Richie Novak

Infobox soap character
series = All My Children
name = Richie Novak


caption = Billy Miller as Richie Novak
first = August 30 2007
last = July 7 2008 (September 19 2008, as a fabricated vision)| cause = Bludgeoned to death with a crowbar by Annie Lavery
Later hit and run by unknown person
portrayer = Billy Miller
creator = James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten
nickname = Richie
alias = Wes
gender = Male
born =
death =
age =
occupation = Former inmate
title =
residence = Pine Valley, Pennsylvania
parents = Walter Novak (father)
* Emma Novak (mother, deceased)
siblings = Annie Lavery
spouse =
romances = Babe Carey (dated)
children =
grandchildren =
grandparents =
aunts/uncles =
cousins =
relatives = Emma Lavery (niece)
color = #C80815 Richard Wesley "Richie" Novak [Middle name stated on air on "All My Children" on 10-8-2007] is a fictional character from the ABC daytime drama "All My Children". He was portrayed by actor Billy Miller from August 30, 2007 to July 7 2008, and until September 19 2008 as a fabricated vision.

Character history

Richie Novak, a former convicted felon, is the younger brother of Annie Lavery. Richie served a seven year prison term for assault and armed robbery, which he allegedly did not commit. On August 30 2007, under the alias of Wes, Richie arrives in Pine Valley and seeks a job at Krystal Carey's bar "The Comeback". He takes what seems to be a genuine romantic interest in Krystal's daughter, Babe. However, when coms to light that he is, in fact, Richie Novak, it is unknown if this interest in Babe is genuine or if he is simply planning to use her in a revenge scheme against his sister.

On November 5 2007, it is revealed that Richie has an incurable form of leukemia. He soon frames J.R. Chandler for the murder of Zach Slater, who was missing. Later, it is revealed that he took out a life insurance policy and made his psychiatrist in prison as his sole beneficiary. However, the terms of the deal stated that his psychiatrist would only receive the insurance money if Richie died in an accident, not of natural causes (i.e. his leukemia). Ryan discovers this and deduces that Richie came to Pine Valley to provoke Annie and Ryan into killing him. Richie later makes Babe his sole beneficiary.

He steals J.R.'s bone marrow without J.R.'s permission. Babe finds out that Richie paid a hooker to pretend as though she slept with J.R. and make him look like sleaze to Babe. Babe becomes furious with Richie for this, and goes on a mission to find out what other misdeeds Richie has committed. After, Babe finds out everything about him. Richie reveals that his interest in Babe is genuine; he says he loves her. He escapes punishment for the crimes he committed and he tries to get back at all the people who hate him. Annie pays him to get rid of Greenlee Smythe, but he instead kidnaps Babe. Babe is rescued by Kendall Hart Slater and Greenlee, who subdue Richie and tie him up. Kendall nearly kills Richie with a knife, as Richie started the chain of events that led to Kendall's tryst with Greenlee's lover Aidan Devane, and the subsequent breakup of Aidan and Greenlee's relationship. Richie escapes after Annie unties him, unknown to everyone else.

Richie is killed on July 7, 2008 by a hit and run. No one knows who killed him. The suspects are Zach Slater, Colby Chandler, Dre Woods, and Cassandra Foster. But Annie is shown to be last with him, after hitting him with a crowbar. During Richie's autopsy, they find out that he died from a blow to the head and when hit by the car, did not feel it.

On July 9 2008, it is shown how all of the suspected may have killed Richie. First, Zach, next Colby, Dre and Cassandra, and then Annie. On July 22 2008, Annie dumps Richie's ashes (having had the body cremated so no one could inspect it any further) at the Pine Valley Yacht Club and reasons to herself that killing Richie was her only option to keep her family safe.

Richie continues to haunt Annie, as a hallucination/ghost, taunting her, and dropping suggestions that she should kill Greenlee. He seemingly harbors no ill will towards Annie for killing him, instead making fun of her for having reached her breaking point.

Crimes

References

External links

* [http://abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren/characters/bio?pn=characterbio&character=Richie%20Novak ABC.com - All My Children Character Bio: Richie Novak]
* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/BillyMillerFans/ Yahoo! Movie Group - Billy Miller Fans]