Jane Elliot (1978-1980, 1989-1993, 1996 [General Hospital]; Fall 1996 to March 1997 [The City]; General Hospital: April 17th, 2003 to April 28th, 2003; June 12th, 2003; November 13th, 2003 to Present)
Occupation
C.E.O. of E.L.Q.
Partner with Luke in The Haunted Star Casino
Former Director of the General Hospital Charitable Endowment
Former Mob Boss
Former E.L.Q. Board Member
Larry Ashton (divorced)
Mitch Williams (divorced)
Paul Hornsby (divorced)
Gino Soleito (deceased)
Relatives
Edward Quartermaine (father)
Lila Morgan (mother; deceased)
Alan Quartermaine Sr. (brother)
Bradley Ward II (paternal half-brother)
Jimmy Lee Holt (paternal half-brother)
George Quartermaine (paternal grandfather; deceased)
Ida Zemlock (paternal grandmother; deceased)
Harold Morgan (maternal grandfather; deceased)
Herbert Quartermaine (paternal uncle)
Hal Morgan (maternal uncle)
Quentin Quartermaine (paternal cousin)
Alexandria Quartermaine (paternal cousin)
Alan Quartermaine Jr. (paternal nephew)
Jason Morgan (paternal nephew)
Emily Bowen Quartermaine (paternal niece; via adoption)
Skye Chandler Quartermaine (paternal niece; via adoption)
Justus Ward (paternal half-nephew)
Celia Quartermaine (paternal first cousin once removed)
Lila Rae Quartermaine (paternal great-niece; via adoption)
Mitch Williams (dated)
Nicholes van Buren (dated)
Scott Baldwin (lovers)
Harlan Barrett
Jasper Jacks (kissed)
Coleman Ratcliffe (lovers)
Crimes Committed
Schemed to prove that AJ wasn't Alan's son so that Ned would remain the Quartermaine heir [1979-1980]
Blackmailed Larry Ashton for a portion of the Dragon Bone profits [1989]
Got Decker Moss to help her break up the pending marriage of Ned and Dawn Winthrop [1990]
Tried to break up Lucy and Alan's marriage with Scott Baldwin's help [1990]
Blackmailed Jenny Eckert to stay away from Paul Hornsby [1992]
Hit Jenny Eckert with her car and fled the scene [1993]
Broke up Ned and Lois' marriage [1996]
Faked the measles to avoid consummating her marriage with Gino [1996]
Hired a prostitute to pretend to be her when Gino wanted to consummate their marriage; hid his body when he died in bed [1996]
Hired robbers to rob the Quartermaines [1997]
Blackmailed Skye Quartermaine; Tracy told Skye that if she didn't cough up $5 million, Tracy would reveal that Skye wasn't Alan's biological daughter [Apr 18th, 2003]
Snuck into Jax's hotel room and stole the Dead-Man's Hand [Nov 13th, 2003]
Hired Coleman to steal the Azure Key's treasure from the auction [Feb 4th, 2004]
Helped Sage Alcazar upload pictures of a showering Georgie Jones onto the computer at General Hospital [Mar 31st, 2004]
Blackmail; threatened to send Dillon to military school and ruin Georgie's reputation if he didn't vote for her as CEO of ELQ [Apr 6th, 2004]
Blackmailed Jasper "Jax" Jacks into an engagement; if Jax married her, she would not go to the police with photos that suggested Skye Quartermaine killed a police officer. [April 30, 2004]
Blackmailed Felicia Jones; if Felicia chose Tracy as Lila Quartermaine’s heir, Tracy would keep Georgie Jones’ role in Sage’s Alcazar’s death a secret. [Aug. 27, 2004]
Helped to cover up Alan Quartermaine’s hit and run; later blackmailed Dillon into keeping quiet about it. [March 24 and 30, 2005]
Faked her death after Luke Spencer pretended to kill her. [Jan. 16, 2006]
Blackmailed Sam McCall into leaving ELQ; if Sam left, Tracy would keep a secret from Sam’s past hidden. [Jan. 16, 2007]
Teamed up with Luke Spencer to alter Alan Quartermaine’s will. [March 7, 2007]
Aided and abetted Luke Spencer in the kidnapping of Laura Spencer. [June 11, 2007]
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Involuntarily committed to the Shadybrook mental institution, after having conversations with her deceased brother’s ghost. [June 2007 to Current]
Brief Character History
Tracy, the bratty spoiled daughter of Edward and Lila Quartermaine, blew into town in 1978 and fell in love with the Assistant DA Mitch Williams, who was corrupt and involved with the mob. Mitch, however, was also seeing Susan Moore.
In 1979, Tracy learned that her sister-in-law Monica Quartermaine was pregnant. Tracy assumed correctly that this child, the first male heir of her brother Alan, would inherit the Quartermaine fortune. Tracy wanted her son Ned Ashton, who was away at boarding school, to inherit the money. The only way to keep Ned as the heir was to prove that the baby wasn't the son of Alan but of someone else. At the same time, Tracy discovered that her father Edward wouldn't give her any money at all unless she was married. Tracy lured Mitch into a wedding, because Mitch was enticed by the Quartermaine fortune. Mitch however continued his affair with Susan. Mitch also started his campaign for state senate but with Tracy supplying the money he had to give into her demand to crack down on organized crime. This was hard for Mitch who was involved with the mob. Soon, however, Tracy discovered Mitch in bed with Susan which caused the marriage to crumble. This allowed Tracy more time to prove that Monica's baby wasn't Alan's child. Tracy had a feeling that the unborn baby was the son of Rick Webber, a man whom Monica was very close with. But Tracy didn't know for sure if Monica and Rick had ever had an affair. Then, Monica and Rick had to give a deposition at a hospital hearing where they had to reveal that they had an affair. Tracy didn't know about the confessions but saw the difference in the way the two reacted to each other after the hearing. Tracy felt that she had to get her hands on the deposition report, hoping something would be revealed. The papers however were court sealed.
In 1980, Tracy learned that Alan had read the deposition and knew the truth that Monica and Rick had an affair. Monica also blurted out during the birth of Baby Alan Quartermaine Junior that Rick was the baby's father. It didn't help that the person delivering the baby was Rick's wife Lesley Webber. Port Charles now knew that the baby could be Rick's. That wasn't good enough for Tracy who still feared that Alan could be AJ's father. She brought a paternity suit against Monica hoping that Rick would be named the baby's father. Edward wanted baby AJ as his own heir, and was furious at Tracy's recklessness. Edward drew up a new will disinheriting his daughter! As Edward began to sign the will, however, he fell to the floor with a heart attack! He begged Tracy to give him his medicine but Tracy refused, hoping that he'd die without ever signing the new will. Edward suddenly became lifeless and Tracy thought he was dead. Suddenly, Edward jumped up and signed the will! It was a test to prove Tracy's loyalty and she failed. Later, Edward gave in and gave Tracy two million dollars, which could only be spent on Mitch's race for the senate. Knowing that she needed Mitch to keep the money, Tracy again lured Mitch away from Susan Moore and the two moved to Albany.
In 1989, Tracy returned to Port Charles single and dating Nicholes Van Buren, a.k.a. Domino, who was a criminal after the Dragon Bone, a key to a long-lost Chinese civilization. Tracy also wanted a piece of the profit so she blackmailed her first husband, Lord Larry Ashton, who was also after the Bone. Tracy revealed to Larry that she knew he wasn't the real Ashton heir and that she would expose him unless he gave her and son Ned a share of the profits from the quest. Eventually, the quest ended after the Dragon Bone was buried by Robert Scorpio's dog Friday. Tracy then got involved with David McAlister, who wound up murdered with Tracy as the prime suspect. So she hired Scotty Baldwin to defend her. Almost as greedy as Tracy, Scotty agreed to help her only if she got him the position as General Counsel at ELQ. As a back up, Scotty also collaborated with Alan to help him oust Ned from ELQ.
In 1990, Tracy discovered that Ned was engaged to Dawn Winthrop, a student nurse who was also Monica Quartermaine's illegitimate daughter. Tracy was bent on breaking them up and enlisted young con artist Decker Moss to help her. Dawn loved Ned but was secretly infatuated with Decker. On Dawn and Ned's wedding day the truth came out that Ned and Monica had an affair a few years before and Dawn was crushed. She ran away from town with Decker. Later that year, Tracy wanted to break up the marriage of Alan and Lucy Coe. Tracy hated Lucy and saw her as a gold-digger who threatened to take away Quartermaine money. Tracy joined forces with Scotty Baldwin to destroy the union but the two got sidetracked when they fell into bed together!
In 1991, the Quartermaine boat, the SS Tracy, exploded in the harbor while carrying unsafe chemicals. Harlan Barrett came to town to salvage the sunken chemicals and became very taken with Tracy, who had just ended her relationship with Scotty. Harlan though loved Tracy's money more than Tracy herself. With the help of Leopold Taub, Cesar Faison and Larry Ashton, the 4 formed a cartel bent on controlling global business using a chemical called carbon disulfide. To achieve their goal however, the cartel needed to take control of ELQ, the Quartermaine business. The cartel ordered Paul Hornsby to get control of Tracy's stock by marrying her. Paul had also recently become CEO of ELQ and would cause its downfall with Tracy's stock. Paul however didn't love Tracy, he loved Jenny Eckert. The cartel threatened the life of his daughter Susan so Paul complied and married Tracy.
In 1992, Tracy began to see that Paul really loved Jenny. But Tracy refused to give him a divorce, especially after learning about his involvement with the Cartel and his true motivations behind marrying her. Determined to hang onto Paul, Tracy announced at Ned and Jenny's engagement party that she was pregnant. Shocked, Jenny married Ned. Tracy and Paul bonded during her pregnancy. Baby Dillon was born premature but healthy, and Ned and Jenny were named his godparents. But Tracy and Paul's marriage grew shakier. Tracy hired Marco Dane to dig up some dirt on Jenny. Marco discovered that she had a miscarriage when she was 16 with the baby of a Senator Jack Kensington! Tracy used this information to keep Jenny away from Paul but soon Ned and Paul learned of the truth. Ned divorced Jenny and Paul left Tracy, a move that was allowed since the cartel had been broken up. Tracy sought her revenge by trying to frame Paul for embezzling money from ELQ. Ned also sought revenge by blackmailing Paul into handing over his shares of ELQ.
In 1993, Tracy accidentally hit Jenny with her car! Tracy thought that Jenny was dead and fled the scene after phoning the police with a hit and run. Jenny didn't die though and told the police that she didn't know who hit her. Jenny secretly knew though and told Tracy to leave Paul alone and give him a divorce or else she would tell the police. Edward learned the truth of Tracy's hit and run and kicked her out of the house! Tracy divorced Paul and left Port Charles with baby Dillon in tow.
Tracy again returned to Port Charles in 1996 for revenge! She was tired of being treated like an outcast in her own family and planned to orchestrate a hostile takeover of ELQ with the help of Jasper "Jax" Jacks. The takeover attempt failed and she was again banished from the family. Before Tracy left town, though, she managed to break up the marriage of Ned and his new life Lois! Tracy hated Lois from first sight and felt that she wasn't good enough for her son. Lois was pregnant and learned of Tracy hitting Jenny and felt that Tracy was evil. She was starting to believe that all Quartermaines were evil! Lois didn't want her baby to grow up like Tracy so she divorced Ned and left right after Tracy did.
Tracy arrived in SoHo with the intention of blackmailing Sydney Chase over the golden pipes that her husband, Jared, has supposedly stashed in the building. Sydney was moving to London, and gave Tracy 51% of the building. What they didn't know was that there was $12 million in back taxes due on the building. Tracy decided she needed to marry somebody rich, and set her sights on Gino Soleito. He wooed her and finally proposed marriage. She accepted, but his daughter Carla hated Tracy. She thought she was just a gold digger. Gino and Tracy married, and Gino couldn't wait to consummate their marriage. On their wedding night, Tracy faked getting the measles so she was safe for one night. She knew, however, that measles wouldn't last forever. She hired a prostitute to pretend to be her during a romantic night with Gino. It worked, but there was one problem, Gino died in bed! Tracy and Zoey hid the body in the basement, but Alex found out. They told Carla and she was furious. One of Gino's many homes was later broken in to. Tracy headed to the house to see if she could find what it was that the would-be robbers wanted-and she did. Armed with these papers, by the end of The City's run, Tracy became the new Godmother of the Soleito crime family.
In 1997, Tracy was hard up for cash and hired robbers to dress up as pilgrims and rob the Quartermaines on Thanksgiving! The robbery however wasn't successful and Tracy wasn't been heard from for awhile.
In 2003, Reginald opened the door of the Quartermaine mansion to find Tracy Q.! Tracy's appearance was a huge shocker for all of the Quartermaines. Edward told Tracy that she was still the black sheep of the family and that she was not welcome. However, Tracy dismissed his lecture. After insulting everyone in the room and introducing her son Dillon, she asked Lila to stay. Lila reluctantly agreed to give Tracy permission to stay, but Tracy had to be on her best behavior. However, Tracy had an agenda. When Tracy was alone with Skye, Tracy revealed that Skye wasn't a true Quartermaine! Tracy told Skye that if she didn't cough up $5 million, she would reveal that Skye wasn't Alan's daughter. Skye enlisted Jax's help in trying to get Tracy to cough up the proof behind her accusation. But the real proof came in the form of Skye's mother, who confirmed Tracy's allegations. A smug Tracy demanded her hush money, but Skye turned the tables by telling the family she wasn't a Quartermaine. Tracy was further appalled when her mother told her to pack up and leave. Tracy told Dillon that she was leaving him with the Quartermaine family because she had to attend to business, but promised that she'd be back to get him soon.
In Summer 2003, Dillon was arrested for stealing A.J.'s car and running over parking meters. Tracy returned to Port Charles to bail him out but refused to take him back to Europe with her. Tracy felt bad about leaving him with the family, but she promised to send for Dillon while she was in Manhattan. Dillon tried to make her follow through with her promise, but true to form, Tracy made up yet another excuse for not having Dillon come see her. She finally returned after Dillon got into trouble with his grandfather to the point that Edward threatened to ship him off to military school. Actually, she came back with the intent of getting her hands on the Dead Man's Hand. Before she came back, she had Dillon steal the cards from AJ and hide them. She was quite peeved to learn that he wasn't able to keep the cards from being taken from him. But when she learned that Jax had access to them through Sam, Tracy threw in with Jax to screw over Sam, get the cards, and open a casino. Her plans were thwarted once again when she learned that the only gambling license Port Charles will ever have belonged to Luke Spencer. Never one to stand still for long, Tracy tried to convince Jax to take over ELQ and put her as CEO. However, Jax turned her down.
Tracy was not thrilled to learn that Dillon was dating Georgie Jones. Tracy repeatedly tried to get Georgie away from Dillon and even threatened to send him to military school if he didn't stop seeing Georgie. When newcomer Sage Alcazar showed an interest in breaking up Georgie and Dillon, Tracy did everything she could to throw Sage and Dillon together. But Georgie wanted Dillon away from Sage and her mobster uncle. She was so desperate to achieve this that she made a deal with Tracy: she would stop seeing Dillon and Tracy would keep Dillon from working for Alcazar as Sage's bodyguard. Unaware of the deal, Dillon was heartbroken when Georgie broke up with him. He rebounded with Sage, and Tracy tricked Georgie into finding Dillon and Sage together. Georgie was heartbroken and Dillon was furious with his mother and himself for giving in to Sage.
Tracy was as shocked as the rest of the family when AJ called from an unknown location to announce he'd robbed the family of its fortune. Tracy smelled an opportunity to get rich when she overheard Jax talking to a sailor on the docks about a sunken ship in the harbor that may have carried treasure. Tracy informed her family that the ship that sunk, known as "The Courage," belonged to the Quartermaines at the time, which meant the treasure belonged to them. But Nikolas's new freighter had sunk on the same spot as the Courage and he claimed part of the treasure belonged to the Cassadines. When he proposes an even split of any treasure found, Tracy quickly agreed. Then she hired Sam to recover the treasure before Nikolas could. Sam's father managed to recover it first, but Sam stole it and took off with Sonny in his plane. They were forced to land on a tropical island where a storm ensued and the treasure was stolen by Helena Cassadine. Nikolas and Emily managed to get the treasure back and declared that an auction would be held to sell the treasure and the profits would be split equally between their families.
Tracy hired Coleman to steal the treasure during the auction but Nikolas caught him before he got the chance. Later, Luke stole it right from under its display case but then Sam stole it from him. A fire broke out in the hotel while the auction attendees were being detained for questioning. When Edward wanted to take responsibility for not fixing the faulty hotel wiring, Tracy fought against him and tried to convince him it would be better for ELQ if he kept quiet. While Edward recovered from a heart attack that nearly killed him, Justus convinced Edward that he should act senile to avoid responsibility for the fire. Tracy took advantage of the situation and went after ELQ. She even tried to have Edward committed, insisting that it was a necessary step in the senility ruse. But Skye and Luke hid him at Skye's house. Ned and Tracy partnered up to gain control of ELQ when Ned revealed that the arson report relieved the family of responsibility for the fire. Luke and Skye stole the report and control of ELQ had to be put to a vote. The whole family was shocked to learn that Tracy had used her recent powers to give Dillon AJ's vote. When the vote tied among the other family members, the deciding vote went to Dillon. Tracy pressed hard for Dillon to vote for her as Edward tried to bribe his grandson to vote for him. So Tracy played hardball. She had Sage take nude pictures of Georgie and then made it look like Georgie was selling them on the Internet from the computer at the hospital. When Dillon found out, Tracy blackmailed him into voting for her in order to protect Georgie. Reluctantly, Dillon complied.
Having won the CEO position at ELQ, Tracy turned her attention to tormenting Skye. When Sage revealed to the family that Tracy had blackmailed Dillon, Skye protested, claiming that it was against the bylaws and that with enough evidence, they could get Tracy ousted. When she went to Skye's lake house one night, Tracy saw Luke through the window dragging an obviously dead guy across the floor in an attempt to hide him. Skye, in turn, saw Tracy peaking through the window. Luke and Skye hid the body in the Quartermaine's freezer and Tracy managed to get a picture of Skye with the corpse. She then showed the picture to Jax and blackmailed him into partnering with her, in the boardroom and the bedroom, in order to keep Skye out of trouble. Jax reluctantly agreed. However, Jax broke his part of the "deal" when he learned that Courtney Matthews was pregnant, possibly with his child. Consequently, Tracy turned the photos of Skye with the deceased officer into the police, testified against her at the trial, and took part in sending her to prison. The Quartermaines were not pleased.
The following month, the family grieved upon finding out that their matriarch, Lila, Tracy’s mother, died in her sleep. Tracy lashed out during this difficult time, and on the day of the funeral, found comfort in her brother’s arms. Soon, Lila’s will was read: The most virtuous family member would receive her estate. This proved to a difficult task for the mischievous Tracy Quartermaine, who was initially eliminated for blackmailing the judge, Felicia Jones. Felicia’s daughter, Georgie, had locked Sage Alcazar in a freezer the same night a murderer had been loose on the Quartermaine property. Sage was stabbed, and Tracy heard Georgie blame herself. If Felicia voted Tracy as the most virtuous, she would keep her mouth shut. Felicia knew her daughter was innocent and refused.
Later in the competition, Felicia made the decision to reinstate everyone. Unfortunately for Tracy, she was eliminated again for teaming up with Helena Cassadine to stop Nikolas and Emily’s marriage. Around the same time, Tracy also attempted to get Emily out of the running for the inheritance when she and Helena bribed a nurse to state that Emily walked into the hospital room with the pills that killed Mary Bishop. Soon after, Tracy discovered that Helena was homicidal and was out to kill Emily with a curse she put on her. Risking her life, Tracy double crossed Helena, stole the Book of Curses, and gave it to Nikolas and Emily. Not long afterward, Helena was presumed to be dead when Nikolas literally pushed her off a cliff. Tracy did not have to worry about Helena coming after her any longer.
Meanwhile, Heather Webber had been in town and had turned her attention to the grieving Edward Quartermaine. She had a plan to lure him to the altar, murder him, collect his life savings, and then run off with Luke Spencer! Tracy was not fond of her father’s relationship with Heather and tried to put a stop to it. The rest of the Quartermaines sided with her, and eventually, Edward himself realized what was going on. As a result, he, Tracy, Luke, and Skye formed an alliance, and in the end, Heather was carted off first to jail and then a mental institution.
The following month (January of 2005) it had been revealed that Helena Cassadine was actually alive and that Tracy was working with her! As it turned out, Helena was filling ELQ’s accounts with large amounts of cash in exchange for information on Nikolas and Emily. Dillon found out and was very disappointed in his mother. He shared the information with Luke and Skye, who were trying to catch Helena. Tracy agreed to help them, but all of them together were no match for Helena, and she escaped after shooting Lucky Spencer, who took the bullet for Emily.
In February, the Quartermaines experienced another loss. AJ Quartermaine had been found murdered in his hotel room. His ex-wife, Courtney Matthews, was the prime suspect, and Tracy wanted justice to be served. The day of AJ’s memorial, Tracy was there for Alan, who regretted not being a better father to AJ. The next month was even worse for Alan, when he found out that his grandson, Michael, had also been "murdered." He started drinking a lot, and Tracy noticed. When her inebriated brother crashed his car and sent a pregnant Alexis Davis to the hospital, Tracy covered for him. She later blackmailed her son, Dillon, into keeping quiet about it. Emily found out and unleashed her rage on Tracy.
The month of April brought the good news that AJ was indeed alive after all. Nonetheless, after an injury at the Quartermaine mansion, AJ ended up in the hospital, where he was suffocated by a pillow. Tracy was interested in AJ’s money. One night, while trying to track down AJ’s funds, Luke Spencer arrived with a drink. Thankful, Tracy took it, not realizing it had been drugged. She woke up, bounded and gagged, on The Haunted Star. Luke explained to her that he wanted to know Helena Cassadine’s whereabouts. He figured that Tracy, having worked with her in the past, might have a good idea. Tracy had no idea, though, and later discovered that Luke transferred Cassadine money into her account. In other words, Helena would notice the cash, 15 million dollars, was missing and would come out of hiding. Sure enough, it was a success. Unfortunately for Tracy, Helena showed up at her house with a gun, demanding to know why she stole so much. Helena had to flee when she heard Edward and Justus coming into the room, but that didn’t stop her from threatening Tracy. Helena showed up again – this time at The Haunted Star, where she shot Luke in the chest and told Tracy she was next. Terrified, Tracy grabbed the gun from Helena, who, without her weapon, left the scene. Tracy was surprised to see Luke pop up. He had been wearing a Kevlar vest. He decided that Tracy needed a body guard and insisted he was the perfect man for the job. Tracy initially refused, but the fear that Helena could be following her around caused her to reconsider. Then, she, Luke, Skye, Elizabeth, and Lucky joined forces to capture Helena once and for all. They were successful, and Helena was carted off to prison.
There was just one problem…Helena was unable to reclaim her 15 million dollars that Luke had transferred into Tracy’s accounts. Tracy decided to keep it, but this was completely unacceptable to Luke, who wanted the cash for himself. He, of course, had a plan. In May, Luke enlisted Dillon and Georgie’s help and set it into action. Tracy received a phone call from Dillon, in which he lied and told Tracy that he and Georgie had eloped. Tracy took a flight to Las Vegas to put a stop to it, but she was "too late". She decided to drown her sorrows in a nearby bar, where Luke joined her. The next morning, Tracy woke up in a tacky hotel room, in Luke’s shirt, with a shiny diamond ring on her finger. Unbeknownst to her at the time, she had drunkenly agreed to marry Luke Spencer! She was horrified, especially when Luke assured her that they consummated the marriage, thus making an annulment impossible. Tracy asked what Luke wanted. His response was "alimony." He would gladly divorce Tracy if she gave him 15 million dollars in the settlement. Tracy refused.
The next couple of months resulted in a full battle of one-upmanship, as Tracy and Luke took turns trying to get out a marriage that neither of them wanted to be in. Tracy tried to prove that Luke was committing adultery with Skye. Luke went as far as putting the owner of a Jake’s bar, Coleman, in bed with Tracy, and then took photos. Tracy believed she was sleeping with Luke and didn’t realize what happened until the next morning. Luke insisted that the photos proved adultery and that he would be able to get the cash. But, Tracy turned the tables on Luke when she decided to pursue a relationship with Coleman! Luke was jealous and decided not to divorce her. Meanwhile, Coleman and Skye spent some time together. Tracy and Luke caught them, and later, when Coleman had some harsh words to say about Tracy, she kicked him out. Luke finally decided he was tired of the games and agreed to a divorce, but Tracy, angry about Skye and Coleman, wasn't going to give him one or the 15 million. The game was back on.
Afterwards, in late June 2005, Luke agreed to help Tracy maintain her position as CEO of ELQ. For three months, which would be long enough to solidify the position, he would also have to act as a real husband, and then she'd give him the divorce and the alimony. Luke, indeed, acted as a real husband, as he comforted Tracy when she was forced to give up Lila’s former position of Director of the GH Charitable Endowment. Skye saw that Luke really wasn’t acting, and that he and Tracy did have a growing bond. However, this didn’t last long. In late July, when it was time to vote of the new CEO of ELQ, Luke didn't help out his wife, and she lost out to Lorenzo Alcazar. Luke broke his end of the deal, and Tracy wanted Luke to be miserable, so she assured him they'd be married for a long, long time. At this time, Luke took off on a mission for Lorenzo.
With Luke gone for the summer, Tracy did not have much to do. One afternoon, Lorenzo summoned Tracy to his house to share his plans for ELQ. She found out that he was going to use her family’s company to front his illegal activities. Tracy forbade him from doing so, but when Lorenzo indirectly threatened to make her disappear, she agreed to his plans and then left. It was later revealed that she was in Europe. She was not seen again until October, when she had gotten herself kidnapped while searching for her husband. Luke refused to pay the ransom and said he'd still get the alimony if she died. Skye was appalled and requested that Lorenzo put up the cash. It didn't matter in the end, though, because Tracy irritated her kidnapper so much that he let her go.
In November, tragedy hit Port Charles, when a train, with several of the town’s residents, collided with another train. Luke’s son, Lucky, was onboard, and Luke went to rescue him. Tracy feared Luke would be buried alive and was relieved when he came out of the tunnel. In December, Tracy revealed to Jax that she had no intentions of divorcing Luke. Lulu, Luke’s daughter, who had moved in with the Quartermaines the month before, overheard and spilled the information to her dad. Luke thought this was all interesting, but he was still not over Skye.
In January, Tracy found out that Luke was very, very short on money and that he would have to depend on Tracy’s wealth. Glad to have the upper hand, Tracy imposed some rules. Luke, Skye, Dillon, Georgie, Lulu, and Alice wanted no part in this and all teamed up against Tracy. As part of the plan, Luke pretended that he wanted to kill Tracy. His goal was to scare her, so that she’d divorce him and therefore, give him the 15 million. His plan backfired, though, when Tracy’s car went off the road and into a lake. Luke dove in to try and save her, but she was nowhere to be found. Police Commissioner, Mac Scorpio, suspected that she was dead. Dillon was devastated. Luke, desperate to avoid murder charges, left town. As it turned out, Tracy was indeed alive. She was en route to the police station, when a truck came out of nowhere, and she was forced to swerve out of the way. Deciding to take advantage of the situation, Tracy used it to fake her death and give them all a scare.
February was another month of disaster. Luke had been in the Markaam Islands, and when he returned to Port Charles, he unintentionally brought a virus with him. Tracy was very concerned when he fell ill and ended up in the hospital. Later, her son, Dillon, came down with the same illness, but she refused to believe he was going to die. Dillon wasn’t as sure, though, and wanted to marry Georgie Jones. Eventually, Tracy agreed, and the two were married in the hospital chapel. Afterwards, Dillon took a turn for the worse, and Tracy returned to the chapel, this time to pray. She promised God she would be a better person if he let Dillon live. Luke overheard, and when Tracy got her miracle, Luke decided to serve as her Jiminy Cricket. It was evident that they were moving closer.
Tracy’s kindness did not last long, as she intended on destroying her son’s marriage. Luke reminded her of her promise, and in light of Dillon and Georgie’s young love, Luke and Tracy had their own conversation about young love. Both of them wondered what it would have been like if they had met when they were teenagers. Luke imagined whisking Tracy away and getting her out of that house. He told her he could still do that and make her happier than she’s ever been. Massaging her shoulders, he moved even closer to kiss her, but Dillon and Georgie interrupted. Days later, Luke and Tracy were again on shaky ground when they learned of Skye’s pregnancy. Lorenzo Alcazar was the father. Luke needed to distract himself and went to work on reconstructing The Haunted Star casino. He decided to make Tracy his partner. Initially disgusted with the idea of having to play hostess, Tracy ended up enjoying herself a lot more than she thought she would.
In April 2006, Luke surprised Tracy by throwing her a birthday party, complete with a cake and gifts. Having not expected anything like this, Tracy was grateful. Later in the month, Luke asked her to renew her vows. Tracy was confused, unaware that Luke was back to making Skye jealous. She ended up agreeing though, since Robert Scorpio had just returned to Port Charles to extradite Luke to the Markaam Islands. That night, the two planned to remarry in the Quartermaine mansion, but suddenly, Luke received a phone call. It was Holly Scorpio, a former flame of his, who was in trouble. Luke opted to rescue her and leave Tracy at the altar. She pretended not to be bothered, but Lulu and Dillon knew that she was hurt. Meanwhile, Robert wanted to track down Luke (He still had plans to extradite him). Alice, Lulu, and Dillon didn’t want this, though, so they locked Robert in the Quartermaine freezer. He freed himself, and then Tracy knocked him out. Robert persuaded her to let him go, but when she tried, Alice, Lulu, and Dillon tied her up, gagged her, and locked her in the freezer with Robert! In time, the two freed themselves, and Robert went to search for Luke. Tracy also left to find him.
Weeks later, she had success and found him and several others on the Markaam Islands. She had just taken care of the trouble the group had gotten themselves into, and had arranged for all of them to get home safely. In return, she wanted her husband to honor their vows, but Luke was much more interested in Holly Scorpio. In fact, he drugged Robert and Tracy, so that the two would end up in the same bed together. Luke took a photo to get their attention, and Tracy was furious, especially since it was their anniversary. During the argument, Holly ran off with the jewels the group had acquired out there. However, as it all turned out, this was part of Luke’s plan. Earlier that evening, while Holly was looking for the camera, Luke switched the real jewelry with Tracy’s traveling jewelry. Holly, therefore, ran off with the wrong jewels, and the good ones were left for Luke, Robert, and Tracy. Luke and Tracy celebrated with a kiss. Unfortunately, the happiness did not last, as bounty hunters from the area came to take the jewels.
Soon, the three of them arrived home, where Tracy made it very clear to Luke that he owed her for leaving her in the first place. She froze all of his assets, including The Haunted Star, and then, she made Robert the new manager. Luke could not stand this and arranged for the casino to be robbed. Tracy found out, got an injunction, and demanded that Luke return the cash he stole. The matter was dropped, however, when the Quartermaines were forced to deal with another family death: Justus’s. After his memorial, Tracy listened as Luke talked about the life he had with Laura. When Luke got up to leave, Tracy kissed him on the cheek. Luke, in turn, kissed her on the lips, before leaving for the summer. Tracy was confused.
In the next couple of months, Tracy took on the responsibility of Lulu’s guardian. She was not pleased to learn that her son Dillon was sleeping with her stepdaughter and banned them from ever doing it again. Tracy and Robert advised Dillon and Lulu, respectively, but that didn’t stop them. Tracy didn’t understand why Dillon was doing this, since he was so devoted to Georgie, his wife. Dillon explained that Georgie had with been sleeping with Diego Alcazar. Tracy didn’t believe it and later found out that it was a lie Lulu told to Dillon to get him into bed. The next month, Tracy continued to serve as a surrogate mother to Lulu when she helped plan a surprise birthday party for her. And later, when Lulu discovered she was pregnant with Dillon’s child and was considering abortion, Tracy shared her own experience of abortion with Lulu. Luke returned to town briefly and was thankful that Tracy had been there for his daughter. Against Tracy’s advice, Lulu did abort her pregnancy.
In the fall, the Quartermaines acknowledged that ELQ had been manufacturing defective condoms and prepared to face a scandal. As it turned out, Tracy had been renamed CEO before all of this happened and accepted the responsibility. One problem had been dealt with, but another soon emerged. Tracy found out that Laura Spencer, Luke’s former wife, had come out of her catatonic state. She was livid that Luke had not informed her. Tracy threatened to tell Laura about her marriage to Luke, but he warned Tracy not to. Later, when Luke decided to remarry his "Angel," Tracy was devastated even though Luke assured her that it had been Laura’s idea. In fact, he was content in his current marriage – to Tracy. It was soon revealed that Tracy had had her eyes on Luke’s for decades. Luke told her that he wished he would have known. Tracy was still hurt, though, with Luke’s dedication and affection towards Laura. Her pain only worsened when she found out the marriage was going to take place in her own backyard, but again Luke told Tracy that it was Laura’s idea. That same day, Luke surprised Tracy when, after 18 months of being married, he told her that he loved her. Soon after, Luke and Laura were remarried, although since Luke had never divorced Tracy, the ceremony was not official. Tracy, however, was still upset and turned to alcohol. When she got up to object to the marriage, Monica tripped Tracy, and Alice carried her away. Tracy spent the reception tied and gagged, in a closet.
In the meantime, Luke doted on Laura, while sharing the truth with Tracy alone. It was revealed that Laura’s condition was only temporary and that she would slip back into her catatonic state. Luke was set on making Laura’s final days perfect. Just before Thanksgiving, the Spencers decided to give Laura a special Christmas, since she wouldn’t be there for the real one. Luke chopped down a tree from Tracy’s yard, which angered Tracy. Luke proceeded to lash out at her but apologized moments later. That evening, Tracy confessed to Dillon that she would never be able to win Luke’s heart away from Laura. Later, Edward reminded her that she deserved better that Luke. Tracy was thankful for his support. On Thanksgiving Day, Laura slipped away, and Luke couldn’t deal with the loss. Tracy encouraged her husband to be there for Lulu, but he ended up leaving.
With Luke still missing, in January, Tracy again stepped in as guardian of Lulu. She found out that Lulu, Dillon, and Spinelli were up to something and wanted to know what it was. Lulu wouldn’t give her details, but Tracy knew it had to do with Laura. Tracy hoped it helped her to miss Laura a little less because it is hard to lose a mother. Lulu developed a new respect for Tracy. Later that month, Tracy occupied herself with ELQ. Edward had hired Sam, and this was completely unacceptable to Tracy, who blackmailed Sam into quitting. Late that month, Luke came back and gave Tracy control of their marriage. He would remain Tracy’s husband for as long as she wished to remain his wife.
In February, yet another tragic event occurred in Port Charles. The Metro Court Hotel had been taken hostage. Alan, Tracy’s brother, was in that hotel. He ended up having a heart attack and collapsed right outside the building. Luke, wanting to participate in the rescue efforts, helped bring Alan to safety. Tracy was very grateful for Luke saving her "big brother." At General Hospital, Alan lied unconscious, as Tracy begged him to wake up. He did, but it was short lived. Alan died that night. She told Dillon that she was afraid to live without him.
Meanwhile, Tracy still was curious about what was going on with Lulu, Spinelli, and Dillon. She found out that the 3 of them knew who killed Rick Webber. Previously, everyone believed it was Laura, but right before she went back into her catatonic state, Laura asked her daughter, Lulu, to prove her innocence. Tracy did not want Luke privy to this information. Luke knew something was going on though since Scott Baldwin was back in town. Luke concerned himself with that matter instead of being there for Tracy immediately following Alan’s death. Tracy understood though, and on the day of Alan’s actual memorial, Luke was there to comfort her. Later on, the two of them teamed up to get Alan’s will and change it. Soon, Tracy was in for the shock of a lifetime when Alan started haunting her! He manifested himself as her guilty conscience, and she couldn’t get Alan out of her mind. Luke noticed and was worried that Tracy was going to break and tell the truth about the will. Tracy wasn’t being as careful as she should. Several times she had conversations with her deceased brother in the presence of others. The family eventually found out.
In the meantime, Scott Baldwin was trying to get guardianship of Laura Spencer and made a deal with Tracy. Tracy was just working him, but when Luke found out, he wasn’t too sure. Luke warned Tracy that if he didn’t get guardianship of Laura, he would end his marriage to Tracy. He apologized, and later, Tracy admitted to loving him. She then lashed out, telling her husband that she was tired of waiting for him to accept that Laura was gone. That evening, Luke found her drinking at The Metro Court, and the two of them came to appreciate their unique relationship. Tracy wanted to help Luke get guardianship of Laura. Alan tried to stop her because he didn’t understand his sister’s relationship with a man who would always love another woman. Tracy tried to ignore Alan and continued helping her husband. They became more affectionate than ever during this time. Soon, the date of the trial arrived, and in the end, the judge awarded custody of Laura to Scott. Tracy knew what lied ahead for her and Luke. She knew that he was going to take Laura and leave, but Luke assured her that he would always come back to her. Then Luke, with the assistance of Tracy, kidnapped Laura, before leaving Port Charles yet again. Once Scott found out, he had Tracy arrested. Lulu bailed Tracy out of jail. Tracy soon realized that Lulu was the only person on her side.
Meanwhile, Tracy continued to see and hear Alan, who warned her that their father was up to something. Tracy didn’t do a good job of hiding her conversations with her brother, and Edward decided to bring in Dr. Lainey Winters to observe his daughter. If he could get Tracy committed to Shadybrook, he could get control of ELQ. Lainey witnessed Tracy talking to Alan’s chair. Not much later, two men in white coats showed up with a straight jacket and whisked Tracy away. Lainey tried to get her to admit that she had a problem, but Tracy wouldn’t budge. Alan tried getting her to confess the truth about the will, but Tracy refused. While in Shadybrook, Tracy had several visitors. Scott Baldwin was one of them, and he believed that Tracy was pretending to be nuts to avoid kidnapping charges. Unbeknownst to Scott, Tracy hired a private investigator to find some information on Scott’s past. She found out that Scott had a son, Logan Hayes, and planned on using that information to blackmail him into dropping the charges. When she presented the information, Scott insisted that he did not have a son.
Another visitor was Dillon. He came to her with the news that he had been offered a job in the film industry. Ned, Tracy’s oldest son, had offered this job to him, which would require Dillon to move. Tracy didn’t want this, but in the end, she didn’t have a choice. Before Dillon left, Tracy made a surprise appearance at the house. She told him she loved him, and Dillon hugged and kissed her. Then, Edward had her taken back to Shadybrook. Days later, when Lulu went missing, Edward let Tracy out on a "Day Pass" to locate her stepdaughter. Tracy and Scott found her kissing Logan. Tracy knew Logan was no good for Lulu and didn’t want her near him. The other Quartermaines agreed and placed Lulu on "house arrest" when Tracy had to return to the mental hospital. Tracy tried to figure out what to do about Lulu’s relationship and was wondering what Alan thought, but Alan didn’t feel like himself. He realized that he was fading because Tracy was doing a good thing – helping out Lulu. Alan decided to take a break from haunting her. Tracy was sad to see him go. She screamed, trying to get him to reappear but was interrupted when Nikolas entered. Tracy turned to him for help with Lulu. Tracy also turned to Edward for help, asking him to get her released so she could help Lulu, but he wouldn’t budge. Soon after, Alan returned to haunting his sister, and Tracy challenged Scott and Logan to take a DNA test.
