Cross Janet Off Satin Slayer Suspect List

So much for my theory that the Pine Valley Satin Slayer is Janet [from another planet]Green Dillon. i did not hit the bullseye after all. It was probable but ultimately not possible, as Janet had an air tight alibi when the most recent victim met their fate. Janet was at the mental hospital talking with her daughter Amanda, and Jamie Martin
when Babe Chandler was assaulted in the parking lot at Chandler Enterprizes.

The current twist in this plotline that has my index finger tapping my chin is, is Babe in fact croaked. Sure sure we saw her mom Krystal [great work by Bobbie Eakes]sobbing, embracing, and mourning her 'baby doll' , and giving her a final kiss. But that don't necessarily mean she's really gone. ABC/CapCities' current teaser for All My Children shows quick cuts of Babe and Dixie with the voiceover saying one of them is not dead. Well we know that Cady McClain has been fired from AMC, so unless they're planning on re-casting Dixie, and there doesn't seem to be any indication that that is the plan, then common sense would point to Dixie being dead and not Babe.

Also is it just me or did Doc Jeff Martin seem to be wanting to get
Josh "do you want to go out and get some air son?" and
J.R. "would you like to see Babe?" [both declined] alone to tell them confidentially that things were not what they seemed. i know it seems cruel, but i can't help but think that there is a plan to make the killer think they succeeded in killing Babe, when in fact they didn't. In order for such a plan to work not even her mother could be told. Maybe Babe is not dead, but comatose, but like a Sunny Von Bulow type coma, where she is not in a vegetative state, but is unresponsive otherwise. Extreme i know, but as the late great Jim Varney would say "it could work".

That Satin Doll

Time for me to play detective again. Hey if the soap scripters insist on having murder plots on the front burner storylines i can't resist. Those who've been following All My Children's Satin Slayer storyline know that Simone, Erin, and Dixie have been poisoned. Danielle was one of his victims, but luckily was rescued before the drug took fatal effect. Babe had been the killer's intended latest victim, but Dixie ate the tainted peanut butter banana pancakes that were meant for Babe.

Zoe/Zarf is Pine Valley Police Chief Derrick Frye's prime suspect in the mystery. i don't think Zoe did it. Too obvious. The character said in a recent ep that of course when a stranger comes to town and a serial killer is on the loose, the natural kneejerk inclination is to suspect the town's newest arrival. i agree with Zoe on that point, which is precisely why i don't think Zoe's the one.

my hubby and i were thinking of all the less obvious Pine Valleyites who might be the killer. we agreed a female is a good place to start since everyone in town is presuming the killer is male. hubby'd like the killer to be Bianca. his theory is that because everyone thinks Bianca is so beloved and sweet that it would be an interesting twist to have it be her. Yes, an interesting choice, but i don't think she's the one either.

i kind of dabbled with the idea that it might be the Chandler housekeeper Winifred's niece Sydney. Remember her from the earlier storyline when she was Colby Chandler's rival. But, i discarded her as the killer primarily because the killer supposedly has a beef with Zach Slater and/or the Cambious family, and she's too young to have had a relationship with Zach or his family.

i wondered if Greenlee may have [off-camera] returned to Pine Valley. But, no, i don't think it's her either. Backtracking a bit, if the killer is a man, i think it's Dell. His sister Dixie's murder was accidental, and he's been known to not be the most law abiding, so if it turns out to be a man he's my pick.

my suspect is Annie. i can't explain why, i just have a feeling. i like the character, and i hope i'm wrong but i think it's her.



2~8~07 Update on sookie's theory on Satin Slayer Suspect: How could i have made such a glaring error?! The Satin Slayer is not Annie, it's Janet ['from another planet'] Green Dillon.


Wonderful Robin Mattson, who portrayed Janet [in 1994] is currently working on As The World Turns, but her role there is short term, so it's possible that she could return to the Pine Valley set. [Janet fans that's your cue to start petitioning the powers that be to bring her back].

OMG! i cannot believe my timing...only hours after i posted the preceeding paragraph, All My Children's teaser for the ep for Friday February 9, 2007 has a clip of our beautiful bonkers Janet. But in my initial zeal to share the good news, i miscredited the actress who will currently portray her. Too much/not enough coffee for me?[shrug]. Janet's current and original portrayer [1985] is another fan favorite, the luminous Kate Collins. AMC fans will get their wish, Janet is returning.
Hooray!



[my hiccup not withstanding] this can only mean i'm about to hit a bullseye with my Satin Slayer Suspect theory [say that 3 times fast---i dare you].



[For the uninitiated] Character recap: Janet has been in a mental hospital for several months. When last we saw her [approximately 6 months ago] she was heavily medicated and J.R.Chandler was visiting her. Janet had been assaulting and kidnapping several citizens of Pine Valley. At that time Jonathan Lavery was the prime suspect but was eventually proven innocent. Janet had also murdered her husband Trevor Dillon, and kidnapped Babe and her son Adam Chandler III aka 'lil A. She was about to give Babe the coup de gras when the police and her near and dear came to the rescue. Janet may be mentally ill, but she also has a very high I.Q., is extremely clever, is a master of disguise, is physically strong, and a master escape artist. So, my revised theory is that Janet has escaped from the mental hospital, and it is she who is the Satin Slayer. Forgive me Annie.