Gabriel Devane
Actor History
Eric Dearborn (contract: 20 April 2001 to 12 October 2001)
Lifeline
In 2001, he was approximately 19 years old.
Occupation
Works at Sounds of Salsa (former)
Resides At
Hungary
Marital Status
Single/Never Been Married
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Thomas John Devane (father; deceased)
Cecilia (mother; deceased)
Anna Devane (half-sister)
Alexandra Devane (half-sister)
Lindsay Devane (half-sister)
Aidan Devane (half-nephew)
Robin Scorpio (half-niece)
Leora Hayward (half-niece; deceased)
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Rosa Santos (kiss)
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Cut open his right shin after a jump from the Wildwind turret. [Apr 23rd, 2001]
Admitted to PVH after jumping into icy waters and losing consciousness. [Apr 26th, 2001]
Crimes Committed
Breaking and entering at Wildwind (Numerous times) [Apr 2001]
Theft (Stole a photo of Alex from Wildwind) [Apr 2001]
Destruction of property (Crumpled a photo of Alex) [Apr 2001]
Theft (Stole $5.50 in tip money from BJ's) [Apr 20th, 2001]
Attempted Theft (Took $20 left by Joe to pay his BJ's bill. Later dropped it when confronted by Ryan) [Apr 20th, 2001]
Theft (Stole Gillian's cameo from the turret) [Apr 23rd, 2001; Returned it May 23rd, 2001]
Stowing Away (Hid in the backseat of Ryan and Gillian's car [Apr 23rd, 2001]
Stowing Away (Hid aboard the Fidelity [Apr 24th, 2001 and several other times]
Drugged a guard dog, Rambo, (Rottweiler) at Wildwind, [May 3rd, 2001]
Started a fire in the Wildwind tack room. [May 7th, 2001]
Arrested for unlawful trespassing [May 23rd, 2001]
Arrested for assault of Marcus [Jul 5th, 2001]
Punched a police officer [Jul 6th, 2001; Charged dropped Jul 12th, 2001]
Destruction of property; uprighted a buffet table. [Jul 20th, 2001]
Underage drinking. [Aug 3rd, 2001]
Arrested for assaulting Marcus Dunn. [Aug 13th, 2001]
Fled from the police [Aug 2001]
Brief Character History
Though no one knew it, Gabriel wandered about the Wildwind property for days and days, slipping in and out of the main house and turret. On one romp around the main house, he stole a photo of Alex -- and later crumpled it in anger.
On April 20th, Gabriel's face was seen for the first time. Prior to this date, he was merely a set of legs sporting muddy boots. Ryan spotted Gabriel lifting $5.50 in tip money from a table at BJ's. Rather than turn the boy in, Ryan replaced the money with some of his own. He explained to Gillian that he recognized his "look" as that of someone who had no money and was struggling to get by. Gabriel later tried to swipe moeny Joe Martin had left to pay for his food. Ryan confronted him and Gabriel scampered off.
Gabriel continued to lurk about for weeks and weeks after his initial encounter with Ryan. He destroyed a photo of Alex, set fire to the stables at Wildwind and stole Gillian's heirloom cameo. Strangely, with each of his appear bad deeds, he also turned in some good deeds -- returning the cameo he'd stolen and fixing a broke lock aboard The Fidelity.
Gabriel was caught and tired up by Edmund and Dimitri during one of his adventures on the yacht, but managed to free himself. He escaped when Anna tried to talk to him. Later, Anna realized that she knew the unnamed (and unusually quiet) young man from somewhere.
Gabriel returned to the yacht near the end of May 2001. This time, Ryan sat down with him and tried to get him to speak, to explain why he kept returning to the yacht. Earlier, though, Ryan had asked Gillian to call the police when she feared that someone had gotten onto the yacht without permission. Just as Gillian and Ryan were making progress with Gabriel, Derek and a police officer showed up and placed Gabriel under arrest. Despite Ryan's protest that the young man not be detained, Derek hauled him off to jail.
As Alex tried to reach out to him, Gabriel came to the realization that he and Alex and Anna were related. Charles Devane, Alex and Anna's father, had had an affair with the family's nanny -- and Gabriel was created. The revelation brought about more questions about Gabriel's past. Most of his childhood remained a blur.
A trip to England to see Charlotte Devane helped Edmund and Anna learn a bit more about Gabriel's past. Gabriel's parents were killed in a car accident arranged for by Charlotte. Charlotte then held the young Gabriel captive in a cage at Bryn Wydd. Though unclear about exactly how poorly Gabriel had been treated, his wild behavior and burn marks on the backs of his hands, gave a good indication that he had been abused.
Gabriel became fixated on Rosa and befriended Bianca. Bianca and Gabriel bonded over the fact that both were viewed as "outcasts." Marcus and Sweeney, however, continued their attempts to make Gabriel look bad. The convinced Mateo that Gabriel was no good -- and Gabriel's silent treatment didn't help his case. Mateo, like many others in town, viewed Gabriel as bad news. That all changed when Gabriel helped Mateo find and extinguish a fire that erupted at SOS. Mateo realized that Gabriel wasn't the bad guy he'd been made out to be and Alex and Edmund clued him into how Gabriel had been abused by Charlotte. Mateo warmed to Gabriel and offered him a job at the club he saved from burning down.
Gabriel was not exactly accepted into Pine Valley society. His upbringing caused him social awkwardness and he was taunted repeatedly by his peers. Gabriel developed a crush on Rosa Santos, but their relationship never flourished beyond a simple kiss. Gabriel eventually opted to leave town and join Alex and Dimitri Marick in Europe.
