Much to the horror of the God fearing-world, another part of the mysterious Baldwin/Brana puzzle emerged from under the rickety card table Friday and fell into place when Ricardo Brana revealed for the first time that attorney Michael Baldwin once represented his daughter.

Careful not to get specific because it might give away the plot-less plot, Mr. Brana made apologies to Baldwin for being an ass at the time and thought it odd that both his daughter and Baldwin were in Genoa City.

"Just a coincidence," said Baldwin quiveringly, blinking hard in the dark light of the RoadKill Cafe, his skin nearly translucent from living so deep down in the caverns and fearing Brana would run his mouth asked Papa not to tell the Williams about the court proceeding.

Always heavily medicated or otherwise semi-comatose, people in this city haven't learned not to talk about personal security issues when spies like Lauren Fenmore are lurking just feet away. Fenmore had no idea what the hell they were talking about and could have better justified being at the baptism reception for her godson by watching the kid who had been neatly tucked away in a cage and out of sight.

What little Fenmore may have learned might come in handy one day if anyone ever remembers that Mary Williams and Lynne Basset broke into Baldwin's office last week looking for something totally gross and disturbing on Izzy Williams. Icky parasites capable of sucking the blood and chewing the intestines and causing eventual painful death was out there looking for Paul Williams and the girls wanted to find it and kill whatever it was so it wouldn't get their favorite private detective.

It was March, 2001, when a stranger with a checkered past blew into Genoa City and into the offices of detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams.

"I'm in serious trouble. I was told you may be the only person who can help me," said Isabella Brana.

Saying he could solve it in just two days, Clueless took the case. He didn't bother to ask the paranoid woman for any identification even after she admitted the name she had first given was a maiden name.

Mrs. James Franklin explained her husband went to prison for unspecified 'business misdeeds' in 2000 and that her five year marriage fell apart when she refused to falsely testify in her husband's defense as requested by Franklin's shady lawyers. A one-time visit with her husband at the prison turned ugly and since then she had had a feeling that she's being followed and that her life may be in danger.

Changing his mind at first, Clueless shied away from the case until Brana insisted he's the only person she could trust. Not just because she was told, incorrectly, that Clueless is the best PI in town, but because Samantha Lee, who at one time worked with Mrs. Christine Williams, recommended Clueless based on all the work he did to bring Michael Baldwin to justice.

Clueless said it would only take a few days to determine whether Brana was really being followed and if she were he'd be able to "squeeze" her case in. Clueless did not ask Brana what events, if any, other than an argument nearly a year ago, led her to believe she's been followed and what, if anything, had happened that would make her think she's in danger.

Brana added that her husband subjected her to a series of beatings before entering the slammer and she only stayed with him because he made her believe his legal troubles were her fault. She only had a 'feeling' that her husband had hired someone to cause her bodily harm yet there was no evidence.

Clueless said he would provide Brana with 'round the clock' protection until it could be determined if she really was being followed. All services were provided without so much as a dime shelled out on Brana's part. She even got free room and board at the Genoa City Hotel.

In April, Clueless unveiled his remarkable plan. A sub-detective he hired to follow Brana reported she wasn't being followed and Brana herself admitted she may have imagined things. So Clueless ordered Brana to take a short trip out of town.

"Load your car and drive off. We want anyone watching to think you are leaving town for good," Clueless carefully instructed Brana as he outlined the rest of his clever plan. "Pull off and wait before you get on the freeway." His sub-operatives, Fred and Kip, would be close behind.

After a brief cruise up Interstate 39, Clueless determined that Brana was not being followed. During the trip however, Brana did notice a blue van in the rearview mirror which turned out to be nothing more than what appeared to be a woman and some children. Satisfied he had successfully completed another mission Clueless dropped his client off at an office building where Brana announced she would be returning to Los Angeles.

Clueless returned to his office and moments later Brana stumbled in, staggered a bit, wove a little and as Clueless rushed to her aid, collapsed into his arms and passed out.

Refusing medical care, Brana claimed she was attacked by a man at her hotel who "came out of nowhere", grabbed her wrists, put a hand over her mouth and proceeded to deliver a message from her imprisoned husband. The attacker said that Brana's husband expects his wife to go to the authorities and provide an alibi for a crime for which he has already been convicted.

Knowing that Mr. Brana's crime involved tax evasion, Clueless deduced that an alibi wouldn't help and that Brana's husband must really want something else. Refusing to return to the hotel, Brana appeared confused as to what she should do next and was relieved when Clueless' office manager, Lynne 'Yes Boss' Bassett, offered her domicile as a refuge. But Clueless had a better idea. Brana would hold up at his apartment.

Clueless soon found out that James Franklin was in prison for laundering money and could have a mob connection.

"I’m sorry I got you into this," Brana apologized to Williams at his ultra-secure apartment. "It’s my job. Don’t worry about it," Clueless said shrugging off any concern for his own safety.

Momentarily forgetting he was in the presence of a mystery woman, client and new roommate, Clueless held a photograph of his dear wife and began flashing back to better days of holding hands with the love of his life and walking along a Hawaiian beach.

"Where were you just now? You seemed like you were a million miles away. Thinking about your wife?" Brana pried.

Rather than brush her comment off as an annoyance, Clueless spewed how he first fell in love with Christine 'Bug' Romalotti.

"You come to closure with old feelings and it opens a door to the future," Brana philosophized before, in a patronizing tone said, "You’ve helped me stop running from myself. You are not only a skillful detective but you’re my counselor as well. I don’t know if I can ever repay you."

Returning from a trip to South Bend, Indiana, where he had hoped to get a clue in the Nick Newman case, Clueless was happy to see Brana walk into his office a few days later accompanied by a body guard, coffee and rolls.

"I missed you," Brana cooed as Clueless wondered how she knew what his favorite rolls are. "You mentioned it the other day. I guess your attention to detail is rubbing off on me. I haven’t been around a detective before," Brana spewed. Clueless was so impressed he decided to tell the story of how he once chased an ex-husband who owed child support, lost his billfold and identification, was arrested for fleeing from the FBI and thrown in jail.

"My cell mate was a transvestite who gave me a good tip. Your purse should always match your shoes," Clueless chuckled provoking a giggle from Brana. Watching his client laugh at a stupid joke made Clueless realize "it's been a long time since I've laughed like that."

It was May when employees of the Clueless Alarm & Detective Agency swung into action when Izzy Brana couldn't be found. She had slipped away for parts unknown reportedly upset that Clueless had dug up some dirt on her former husband. Since she was no longer being followed, Brana didn't think stirring things was appropriate.

She turned up at the Williams & Baldwin law offices.

"I want out," she told attorney Michael Baldwin who had hired her as a wedge between Clueless and the Bug. Apparently, Brana owed Baldwin a "debt."

"I’ve more than repaid my debt to you," Brana squealed threatening to leave town. She added that she was uncomfortable with Clueless digging into her past and felt it was only a matter of time until he figured out what she and her former husband were up to before they got married. Baldwin didn't object and even allowed her to stay the night at his office.

When Clueless found Izzy at a local restaurant he confessed that he had fallen in love with her and didn't want her to leave town.

"I know all about your past. You don’t have to leave to keep that hidden. If you leave now you’ll be running for the rest of your life. You’ll always think someone is following you," he implored.

When it became obvious she wasn't interested, Clueless said, "Stay and I’ll find out who is doing this to you. It will be over and last but not least, you’ll have a chance to spend more time with my mother."

The offer hit Dizzy Izzy like a ton of bricks. Who in their right mind wouldn't take an offer to spend time with an old busybody hag? Brana wanted to shout yes but managed to control herself by giving Clueless a non-committal hug.

At a nearby table, Baldwin had heard the entire conversation and asked Brana later if she was staying in town.

"I’m not working for you anymore. Our deal is over," she snarled before Baldwin instructed her to stay long enough to push Clueless deeper into love. Assured Clueless would never be able to figure out the truth about her past, Brana said she'd stay.

Abnormal as it may seem, Clueless took Izzy to the Newman ranch for the ostensibly non-stop welcome home Nick Newman party. Other than the unstable Sharon Newman, none of the party goers thought Brana's presence the least bit odd. Sharon developed a strange look on her face when she observed Clueless touching Izzy's cheek and remarked that the Bug's working relationship with Baldwin was adversely affecting the PI's marriage.

In June, Clueless came to the conclusion that allowing Izzy to stay at his apartment could spell doom to his marriage. But before he could get rid of her, Clueless humped Izzy on the sofa. It was no surprise that Clueless was unable to find Brana affordable housing after that.

Clueless was planning to visit James Brana at the prison until Izzy received a so-called 'threatening' letter she said was written by James. This caused Clueless to change his mind. Slipping on a pair of plastic gloves, Clueless read the letter which had already been handled by at least four other persons. Seemingly unable to make heads or tails of the letter's content, Izzy had to tell Clueless to read between the lines and translated the text. At that point, Williams declared he must prove that the letter did in fact come from Brana's former husband.

Clueless changed his mind again. He went to the prison and determined that James had written the letter because, "his fingerprints were all over it."

Clueless didn't actually speak with James but revealed if he can find certain information James keeps in a storage locker it will be enough to wrap up the case. Without elaborating, Clueless said that whatever was in the storage case was just what he needs to keep Brana's husband in jail for a long time on money laundering charges.

At this point Izzy began to worry. If her case were closed her relationship with Clueless would end. However, Clueless said just the opposite. Although he was a married man, Clueless said he would no longer be bound by professional ethics when the case ended and would be free to explore his feelings for Izzy.

For a case that was supposed to take two days, it was July when Izzy discovered that the detective's mother wanted nothing more on earth than a grandchild. Getting pregnant would be a piece of cake. Neither she nor Williams used birth control. With a baby on the way, marriage would be right around the corner. The perfect family.

But in September, Clueless turned down Izzy's sexual advances. She sped to tell Mary Williams that she was leaving town, quickly packed a toothbrush and attempted to flee the city. Genoa City Police were on the scene of a major traffic accident moments later. Izzy was rushed to a local hospital where she learned she was pregnant.

Lauren Fenmore found out and told Izzy to tell Clueless or she would. In order to help Brana sort out the limited options facing her, Fenmore stashed Izzy at the Fenmore suite of the Genoa City Hotel.

"I love the father of my child but he is still in love with another woman," Brana would snivel later.

As December rolled around it was hard to believe that Clueless still thought that Izzy had left town.

It was also this month that Jill Abbott and Sean Bridges offered Izzy a job.

"We do ads for Jabot Cosmetics. Are you sure you’re not a professional model," Bridges asked

"I’m not a model [and] what’s more I have no idea what a model does," Brana confessed.

Nothing more was ever made of the job offer.

On Christmas Eve, Izzy confessed to Mrs. Williams that she had a bun in the oven. Religious warlord Mary Williams suspected the pregnancy while attending church services with her son. That same night Brana told Clueless the child was sired by Michael Baldwin.

As the new year got underway, Baldwin was at Izzy's side purchasing car seats and toys. The entire situation got caught up in the doldrums until April when Clueless found out that he was the father and not Baldwin who Izzy had tried to blackmail. She was now seven months pregnant and still couldn't convince Clueless to marry her.

During this time Izzy and Diane Jenkins became friends.

On May 10 Izzy gave birth to a baby boy by cesarean section.
On May 23 she named the baby Ricardo Carl Williams.
On June 4 Clueless threw a wedding together faster than a hamburger helper dinner. A marriage license, a judge, a witness and a pick-me-up bouquet were all it took. Also on that date it was reported that the man who impregnated Izzy could in fact be a mystery man in her life. A paternity test was never performed.

As of October 2002 nothing more about Izzy's past has surfaced. The father of her baby remains uncertain, the so-called "mystery" man from her past hasn't surfaced and what, other than his using her as a wedge, Baldwin's deal with Izzy is remains a mystery.

The answers may be in the file Lynne 'Yes Boss' Bassett found in Baldwin's office. That file is now in the hands of the police.

What sad lives the rich and famous in Genoa City live.

In a effort Wednesday to surprise his cheap wife, detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams located the telephone number of dizzy Izzy's father in Los Angeles and placed a phone call.

Plagued by telemarketers, Mr. Brana was about to hang up when Clueless spit up that he has become his daughter's husband and that he, Mr. Brana, is now a grandfather with a personal invitation to attend the child's baptism.

After learning that Clueless passes himself off as a private detective, Mr. Brana gagged, "So Isabella married a cop."

Like Sharon Newman, Brana must have rocks in his head because there is a vast difference between a cop and a PI. Most cops retire and become PI's whereas Clueless was never good enough to be a cop and had to become a PI. Incidentally, Clueless hasn't solve more than three or four cases in his entire career.

Declining the invitation, Brana was about to hang up again when Clueless burped that the suspected bastard child was named after Mr. Brana.

In a wrawling fit, Brana became so choked up, so unnerved and so shaken he couldn't speak and had to end the call without committing himself to attending the baptism or obtaining an address - in the event his changes his mind - other than Genoa City, WI.

Brana's crying over trivial matters may have had something to do with the fact his daughter didn't turn out like her mother and pretty much never had sex until her first vaguely unhappy marriage and only then after she filled out the appropriate church application forms and swore not to enjoy any moderately pleasurable genital sensations whatsoever without the presence of a busload of slightly smelly Bible thumpers.

Or maybe Brana knows what everyone in Genoa City knows. His daughter is a product of the devil's workshop. Dizzy Izzy worked for the owner of a brothel, has cheated and lied and committed adultery. Now, in a blatant case of hypocrisy, she's taking her son before God to be blessed.

And not before committing yet another despicable act of blasphemy.

Invited by Clueless to go out for a night on the town, Izzy got all tingly inside when her husband suggested they rent one of the flea-infested whore master rooms above the Lodge restaurant. The thought of wild sex in a bed shared by countless others infected with a variety of diseases tweaked Izzy's toxic parasitic funny bone.

It won't happen overnight but there is a skeleton in Brana's closet dying to get out. William's former wife, Christine 'Bug' Blair is expected to discover the boneman when she starts snooping into why Brana lied about being pregnant.

So called medical professionals at Genoa City's Center 4 Disease reported Friday that dizzy jezebel Izzy Brana suffered what is known in the industry as an Eclampsia attack. The pregnant woman's fate was not immediately known since the quack in charge of her case, Dr. Nora Thompson, referred to her patient has having experienced a fainting spell.

The GCN has learned that Thompson may have rushed to judgment because in fact, there can be no Eclampsia until Preeclampsia sets in. Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy associated with proteinuria and pathologic edema. When proteinuria and pathologic edema are complicated by seizures or coma, only then does the condition become known as Eclampsia.

Assisting Thompson, Dr. Reese Walker was primarily concerned with the hospital's motto, Heath for Profit, and subsequently ordered a series of expensive tests the cost of which are commonly paid for by insurance companies. Not that it mattered. In Genoa City being one of the nearly 40-million Americans without health insurance is never a problem.

Without waiting for the test results, a decision was made to take Brana's baby by cesarean section. Thought to be the father of the impending baby, Dr. Thompson assumed detective Paul Williams had heard of Eclampsia previously. "It can come on suddenly," Thompson pointed out.

Williams acknowledged he has heard of Eclampsia even though it is rare and according to Dr. Thompson, "There is no treatment."

If a rare disease can strike it almost always hits the elite residents of this city. Eclampsia complicates approximately 0.05-0.2% of all pregnancies yet Williams knew all about it. Additionally, patients with Eclampsia must be treated in a facility that offers high-risk obstetric care. At last check, the C4D does not qualify. Thus, the reason this butcher shop got its name.

Of special concern is the after shock of having come through Eclampsia. It can lead to feelings of anger, isolation, resentment and fear. Brana has already displayed all of these symptoms so her prognosis is not bright.

After spawning a baby boy Brana was returned to her hospital room and was fully aware of the events which had taken place within about an hour. But no sooner had the butchers declared her physically fit when Brana's head began twirling and violently slammed into a pillow. A child of four would have known she had slipped into a coma. At a mental age of three, Williams watched in horror, pleaded with Brana to speak with him, obviously to ask "are you okay", before seeking professional help.

One moment the evil woman was having "strange" pain in her chest and the next she was feeling fine. Dizzy Izzy Brana should have recognized the Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde warning signals. Having extreme mood swings during pregnancy is not healthy.

When she's playing RoadKill Cafe owner, Gina Roma also gives out free medical advice and cautioned Brana Wednesday about stressing out. So what if the man Brana is trying to trap in a marriage using an unborn baby as bait balks at tying the knot? So what if the man's former wife is back in town? Is it any reason to blow a gasket? Didn't sperm thief Diane Jenkins tell Brana that she holds the "ace" in her hole?

In her warped and twisted way of thinking, Brana must have realized that women without children have a much weaker stake in the future. With time running out she blamed the victim for her madness. "He's playing me for a fool," Brana griped and simultaneously flew into a rage.

The first stop on her war path was the office of detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams. Had she bothered to cool her jets and call first she would have learned the super-sleuth wasn't in. Fuming at this point, Brana's head began to pound. She sped home, took some funny looking pills and began having strange pain.

Incredibly, Brana was able discern that her victim might be at his old digs. She placed a call and sure enough Williams was there. A little bit of cooing didn't go far. Williams told her to call a doctor. If the doctor said her condition was critical she was to call him back and then, maybe, he might rush to her side.

Listening in on the conversation, Christine 'Bug' Blair savored the spit Williams had given her and then ordered him to check on the soon to be mother of what he thinks will become his son.

Like a dog searching for a bone Williams ran to Brana's side. Suddenly she was feeling so much better.

It must have been the exhaust from her tank-like SUV that prompted Brana to say she was sorry for the false alarm and for threatening him to marry her or else. It was a stroke of genius when Brana came up with the suggestion that he watch when she gives birth to their baby.

Watching a gooey after-birth covered kid coming out of her hole was not something Williams could eagerly agree to. He needed time to think about witnessing such an event.

It was fascinating, but not unexpected, when Brana suffered another nervous system short circuit. She began bellowing. Williams not wanting to watch her spawn was the fault of his former wife. The stress was too much for Brana. The pain returned, she nearly collapsed and had to be rushed to Genoa City's Center 4 Disease.

At the C4D there is no such thing as a timely death. Just when it was thought that all the stories about the medical malpractice that takes place at this hospital were destined to end with the Ashley Carlton breast cancer fiasco along came Dr. Nora Thompson.

Holy medical malpractice! Not only did Brana have an emergency cesarean section, during which a baby boy was removed from her belly, but according to Dr. Thompson the patient suffered a stroke as well. But it's nothing to worry about! Thompson said the stroke would cause no lasting effect.

As the new daddy pleaded with the unconscious mother to wake up, the crusader Bug had slithered into the hospital and was listening outside the door as Williams tried to think of what it would take to make the new mama come around. In a flash he zoomed to the neo-natal ward, snatched up the new born and rushed back to wave the boy under Brana's nose. A few whiffs was all it took to snap her back to reality.

A mere mortal would have been required to stay at the hospital for at least 24-hours. Not Brana. Because the stroke was so miniscule she would be allowed to walk away in about an hour. However, hospital policy requires the baby have a name before it or the mother can leave. Brana had the perfect solution. Carl Williams would be a name sure to please the baby's grandmother.

When Williams expressed reservations Brana lashed out again charging him with being more concerned about his former wife than with the woman who now had him trapped in parenthood.

Thanks to GCN undercover reporter Deep Throat, it has been learned that in just a matter of days Genoa City is gonna be a wild and crazy place!

The melodrama will start to unfold at the RoadKill Cafe where Dr. Nora Thompson discusses the personal problems of a patient in public with the patient! An ethical doctor would never do such a thing but Thompson is a quack. Quacks have no ethics.

Thompson told mentally disturbed blackmailer dizzy Izzy Brana it wouldn't be good kicking the man willing to play daddy to her unborn baby out of her apartment. The riveting conversation was interrupted when a big mouthed law firm secretary strolled into the joint spreading word of attorney Christine 'Bug' Blair's return to the big city.

The news caused a short circuit in Brana's pea brain turning her from a woman waiting to have her soul encased in flames into a wicked evildoer ready to strike again.

As Brana sorted out whether the Bug's return was a dirty trick designed to steal her most prized possession, Clueless Detective & Alarm Company office manager Lynne 'Yes-Boss' Bassett was figuring out that her boss is in a quandary over what to do with his latest heartthrob. Bassett must have been sending out psychic suggestions because old lobster lady Katherine Sterling blew into the office to get the latest trailer park gossip.

It was just the beginning of old home week as moments earlier, detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams had returned to his old digs from a secretive business trip. Inside, Clueless pulled his gun when he heard a noise. Had some of the Taliban wormed their way into his apartment looking for weapons of mass destruction?

Half-cocked Clueless was blown away when Christine 'Bug' Blair crawled out of the bathroom wearing only a towel. The creature said she had stopped by to get some junk left behind. Apparently, just the thought of being in the room where her former husband had humped Brana made her feel so dirty she had a need to shower right then and there.

Observing the crusader made Clueless' knees weak. He spilled his tale of woe before admitting his wish to be with the Bug again and asked the Bug to stay. Unwilling to make the same mistake twice, the Bug did accept a load of spit.

The psychic vibes bouncing from one end of the city to the other could only explain why Izzy Brana knew that Clueless would be at his old apartment at the exact moment she began feeling ill. She called to tell the PI she was feeling "strange" and asked if Clueless could personally check on her. The Bug gave its approval and Clueless was off.

Bad news travels fast. Mary Williams got wind of her son's return and sped to the apartment. She was elated to see the Bug but who could that be at the door? Katherine Sterling! The old woman waved her hideous red finger nails in the air and proclaimed she knows Clueless doesn't really want to marry Brana because he still cares for the Bug!

All the butt-in-skis with their noses in her business pushed the Bug over the edge. Fuming, she threatened to go back to Australia when Sterling had the nerve to ask how she really feels about Clueless.

When the super-sleuth arrived to check on Brana he was not surprised to learn there was nothing wrong with her. She said she had experienced some "shaking" but was otherwise doing fine now that her man was by her side.

Cooing like a crazy love bird, Brana attempted to butter Clueless up by telling him she didn't really mean to tell him to marry her or get out. Then, like a chunk of green phlegm, she hurled out a request. Would Clueless like to watch her give birth?

The concept sickened Clueless. He'd need time to think about witnessing such an event. In an instant Brana was raging. It's that damn Bug isn't it? Get out!

The stress was more than the twisted woman could handle. Brana literally fell apart. Clueless rushed her to the Center 4 Disease where an emergency c-section was performed.

It's a boy!

Brana announced her pregnancy in September 2001 after enticing private detective Paul 'Clueless' Williams to have sex with her in the apartment he shared at the time with his wife. Brana has given Williams many clues that she is mentally unstable but Williams refuses to obtain a DNA test to prove her baby is his.

Brought on by the stress of plotting and planning to make her baby legitimate, Brana's event took place in the presence of sperm thief Diane Jenkins who only moments earlier had urged Brana to play the ace in her belly.

Clutching an over rubbed belly, Brana's unresponsive gaze shielded any indication that her wicked pregnancy is proving a challenge and not as simple as sending a postcard to the stork department asking it to bring her a bundle of joy.

Like most unwed pregnant women in this city, Brana fears having to raise her son without a man and is doing everything possible to sink her hooks into one she claims impregnated her. It comes as no surprise, too, that Brana has received little if any prenatal care.