ALISTAIR CRANE

'Alistair Ephraim Crane' is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama ''Passions''. Alistair has been played by Alan Oppenheimer (voice; August 23, 1999 - September 24, 2004), Bill Dempsey (body double; November 11, 1999 - September 24, 2004), David Bailey (September 27, 2004 - January 13, 2005) and John Reilly (January 21, 2005 - July 17, 2006; August 20, 2007 - Present).

Contents

Character history

Lifeline

The faceless years (1999-2004)

A more prominent role (2004-2006)

Return to Harmony (2007-present)

Family and relationships

Spouses

Children

Grandchildren

Occupation

Victims

Will

See also

Sources

External links

Character history

Alistair Crane is the primary villain on ''Passions'', and is usually behind evil plots when they're not caused by Tabitha Lenox. He was formerly the head of Crane Industries. He has made constant attempts to separate Sheridan Crane and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, as well as to disrupt the lives of the Bennetts and to persecute the Lopez-Fitzgeralds. Everything about or related to Alistair has been made out to be evil. He is supposedly racist, sexist, and homophobic, and may be a pedophile, since he raped Liz Sanbourne when she was fourteen. Many of the relationships Alistair has had with women usually saw him not really loving women but possessing them, and sometimes raping them.

Lifeline

Presumed deceased from July 17, 2006 until August 20, 2007 following a train explosion in Rome.

The faceless years (1999-2004)

For the shows first five years, Alistair's face was never seen. During this time, he was less of a primary villain, focusing his efforts on keeping his daughter, Sheridan, away from Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, whom Alistair did not want discovering the secrets of the Crane empire, and making certain that Julian and Ethan stayed in line. He disinherited both Julian and Ethan in 2000, after they dallied with women Alistair did not approve of. In 2000, Alistair tricked Sheridan into thinking that Luis had cheated on her by fitting another man with a Luis mask; in 2001, when Luis and Sheridan were to be married, he had her wedding ring poisoned, and when the couple's nuptials fell through, he had their boat in Bermuda blown up, presumably killing Sheridan.
When Sheridan became pregnant with Luis's child in 2003, Alistair took the appearance of a lesbian named Charlie in order to help Luis's ex-fiancée, Beth Wallace, kidnap Sheridan and hold her prisoner in a pit until she could give birth. Once Sheridan gave birth to her son, whom Beth later named Marty, Beth threw Sheridan into the ocean attached to an anchor, and Alistair drove off a cliff; "Charlie", as well as Luis and Sheridan's child (an empty carseat was found in the back), was presumed dead.
In 2004, Alistair convinced Sheridan's husband, Luis's weaker-minded older brother, Antonio, to have his wife placed in a psychiatric ward after she showed clear signs of mental distress after the death of her baby. In the psych ward, Alistair had Sheridan administered electric shock therapy until she could no longer remember her love for Luis. When Sheridan did finally remember, her husband, Antonio, kidnapped her and forced her onto the Crane jet with him; he later let her go, and Alistair blew up the plane, unaware that Sheridan was no longer on it (Antonio was killed as a result).
When Luis and Sheridan traveled to Puerto Arena, Mexico, that same year, Alistair finally realized that his wife, Katherine, was living there with Luis's father, Martin (Alistair had faked Katherine's death years earlier after she left him). Alistair attempted several times to murder the four, plus Martin's daughter Paloma, to no avail.

A more prominent role (2004-2006)

When Alistair's face was finally revealed in September 2004, the patriarch's reign of terror truly began to start. In 2005, he helped Beth, whom he had learned was actually his biological daughter with Edna Wallace, escape with Luis and Sheridan's son, Marty. When Luis went after Beth and Marty, Alistair had his goons kidnap Luis in Tangier and hold him prisoner in Hawaii for several months; Alistair faked Luis's death during this time. Alistair also had his wife, Katherine, as well as Gwen, Jane and grandson Fox, held hostage at one of his compounds in the Atlantic. He also physically tortured Gwen on the compound, after she tried to stop him from raping Katherine, which he proceeded to do anyway.
With Luis out of the picture, Alistair began focusing on punishing the Bennett family for opposing him for so many years. Alistair had Sam Bennett fired as chief of police; he also saw to it that his associate, Spike, lead Sam's lost young daughter, Jessica, into a life of drugs and prostitution. He also had Sam's youngest son, Noah, arrested on false drug and weapon charges, fearing that his beloved granddaughter, Fancy, might fall in love with the boy.
Alistair also entered into an alliance with Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, who agreed to be Alistair's mistress in exchange for his help in getting back her ex-fiancée, Ethan Winthrop, and her daughter, Jane. When Theresa later refused to sleep with him as she had promised to do, he forced her; the two were later married on October 3, 2005. Alistair repeatedly raped and tortured Theresa, he even made her do sexual things that she would never normally do. Alistair then adopted her son, Little Ethan, and made him his heir, believing him to be his grandson by his oldest child, Julian (Little Ethan was later revealed to be Ethan's biological son). At this time, Alistair disinherited the rest of his family (some members had already been disinherited) for having turned their backs on him.
Though Theresa attempted to murder her husband several times, it wasn't until Liz Sanbourne stabbed him in the neck that it seemed that Alistair might finally be put out of commission. Alistair lapsed into a coma, and was put into Lyndon Hill Nursing Home. While everyone thought that he was in a coma, Alistair was really setting his omega plot into motion.
Alistair began dressing as a monk and appeared several times to novice Whitney Russell, who was eager to do penance for her sins of incest. Believing he was God, Whitney followed Alistair to Rome, where she helped him to come into possession of a chalice belonging to the Pope, which would allow whomever unlocked its secrets to rule the world. Alistair also lured other people to Rome, including Chad Harris-Crane, Simone Russell, Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald, Jessica Bennett, Spike Lester, Ethan Winthrop, Gwen Winthrop, Theresa Crane, Beth Wallace, Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, Fancy Crane, Noah Bennett, and Maya Chinn; in addition, he hired a terrorist named Lena, along with Spike and Maya, to break up Noah and Fancy, and assisted Beth and Marty in escaping from Luis.
Though Alistair was able to gain some of the chalice's powers, sleazy tabloid editor J.T. Cornell stole the chalice; it was later recovered by Chad Harris and returned to the Pope. Alistair then focused his efforts on escaping Rome with Beth and Marty. He commandeered a train for them to escape on; they were on their way out of Rome when a drone plane fired missiles at a bridge, destroying it; the train plunged into the ravine below, presumably killing Alistair, Beth, and Marty on July 17, 2006. With Alistair gone, Theresa assumed control of the vast Crane fortune.

Return to Harmony (2007-present)

Alistair returned to Harmony more than a year after his "death", dressed as a guard from the mental institution that is housing Vincent Crane. It is revealed that Alistair ordered Vincent to do the murders and attacks on the citizens of Harmony. He returned to Harmony with a hit list; in attempting to poison Theresa for passing her son off as a Crane, he inadvertently sent Ethan Winthrop into a coma, and when his son Chad Harris-Crane attempted to get help, Alistair shot him in the chest, killing him. Alistair has also explicitly threatened the lives of Vincent and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald in a quest for vengeance, preservation of the family name, and as part of his plan to take his beloved grandaughter Fancy with him when he next leaves town.

Family and relationships

Spouses

★ Katherine Barrett (annulled)

★ Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald (married October 3, 2005)

Children

★ Julian Crane (son, with Katherine)

★ Sheridan Crane (daughter, with Katherine)

★ Chad Harris-Crane (son, with Liz; deceased)

★ Beth Wallace (daughter, with Edna; deceased)

★ Ethan Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane (adoptive son, born June 21, 2002, with Theresa)

Grandchildren

★ Vincent Clarkson (grandson, via Julian)

★ Fancy Crane (granddaughter, via Julian)

★ Pretty Crane (granddaughter, via Julian)

★ Fox Crane (grandson, via Julian; deceased)

★ Endora Lenox (granddaughter, via Julian)

★ James Boothe (adoptive grandson, via Sheridan)

★ Marty Lopez-Fitzgerald (grandson, via Sheridan)

★ Miles Harris-Crane (grandson, via Chad)

★ Unamed Grandchild (grandchild, via Chad; currently expecting)

Occupation

★ Former CEO (and possible founder) of Crane Industries.

Victims

★ Ethan Winthrop (poisoned Ethan; twice)

★ Chad Harris-Crane (murdered him in cold blood)

★ Theresa Lopez-Fitzgeerald Crane (blackmailed her into marriage and attempted to murder her, raped her numerous times)

★ Sheridan Crane (attempted to murder her; numerous times)

★ Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald (attempted to kill him; numerous times)

★ Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald (Had her kidnapped and nearly killed)

★ Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald (killed him in an explosion)

★ Martin Lopez-Fitzgerald (attempted murder; numerous times)

★ Vincent Clarkson (took him from his biological parents, brainwashed him, and tried to have him killed)

★ Eve Johnson Russell (took her biological son Vincent Clarkson)

★ Julian Crane (took his biological son Vincent Clarkson)

★ Whitney Russell (manipulated Chad Harris-Crane paternity test; threatened to kill her)

★ Gwen Hotchkiss (physically tortured her; threatned her)

★ Rachel Barrett (kidnapped, raped and abused her repeatedly)

★ Katherine Crane (Brutally raped and tortured her; repeatedly)

★ Liz Sanbourne (Raped her when she was 14)

★ Jessica Bennett (Hired Spike to drug her and prostitute her)

★ The Entire Town of Harmony -- Sent Vincent as the blackmailer upon them.

★ Fancy Crane (Falsely put her life in danger; had Vincent rape her)

Will

★ Alistair dis-inherited his son Julian Crane in 2000 when his behaviour became unlike any Crane.

★ Alistair dis-inherited Ethan Winthrop in 2000 before he was revealed to be a Bennett and not a Crane.

★ Alistair dis-inherited Fox Crane not to long after he became engaged to marry Kay Bennett.

★ Alistair dis-inherited Pretty Crane after Fancy threw acid on her face.

★ Chad was never considered a possible Crane heir because of his racial background even though he is Alistair's son, which means the same would apply to his children with Whitney

★ Upon his marriage to Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald his will changed to make her son Ethan Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane sole heir to the Crane Empire hoping with his influence he could mold the boy into his image

★ When Julian discovered Little Ethan was not his son Theresa informed him that Fancy Crane, Julian's oldest daughter was the only one of Alistair's grandchildren not dis-inherited when he married Theresa in 2005. As it was thought that Little Ethan was Julian's son, he would be deemed the Crane heir, but Vincent has allowed Alistair to learn that Ethan is really Little Ethan's father.

★ Vincent has suffered the same treatment from Alistair that Chad has, because of his racial background and even though he is Julian's oldest child and oldest son he was never considered a Crane heir.

★ Fancy Crane is the sole heir to the Crane Estate once the truth comes out that Ethan Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane is Ethan Winthrop's biological son and not Julian Crane.

★ Alistair has decided to kill every family member since they have dissappointed him, but since Sheridan, Julian, Pretty, and Fox have come full circle as Cranes they presumably would have a chance; with the possible exception of Pretty. Alistair dislikes her intensly. Alistair already killed his son Chad.

★ Fancy Crane is the only biological sole heir of the Crane Estate. Even though disappointed by Fancy, he has not disinherited her or vowed to kill her.

See also

Crane family

Sources

★ 'soap'central.'com'|PS Online

★ Alistair at Soap Central

External links

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