EPISODE 1235 / 10.16.24

“Bitch, I said what I said. I’d rather be famous instead,” Christian Taylor raps along with Doja Cat’s slinky hit song. “I let all that get to my head… I don’t care, I paint the town red.”

The college sophomore stands before the mirror in his childhood bedroom, which has been updated time and again so that it still reflects his current tastes and interests. He is wearing the new tuxedo that his mother got him specifically for tonight’s event; the white shirt is crisp, and the black jacquard jacket pops just enough that he won’t blend into the sea of regular tuxedos. At present, he has his collar flipped up as he fastens the black bowtie around his neck.

“Need help with that?” Molly asks from the entrance to the room. Christian lowers his arms and smiles at her through the mirror.

From our 20th anniversary in 2017:

Restauranteur Bill Fisher and his wife, Paula, raised four children in the scenic Northwest town of King’s Bay, Washington. Those children — Tim, Molly, Sarah, and Jason — grew up to have lives full of intrigue, passion, danger, heartbreak, and more. Since October 1997, Footprints has been telling the uninterrupted story of the Fisher family and their friends and foes… a story told in the vein of television’s great daytime dramas… a story with no end.