Attorney Evangeline Williamson arrived in fictional Llanview in 2003 as the attorney for con man Mitch Laurence (Roscoe Born), and later for R. J. Gannon's (Timothy Stickney) daughter Keri Reynolds (Sherri Saum) during her child custody dispute with Antonio Vega (Kamar de los Reyes). She soon begins dating club owner and former criminal R. J.; they begin having a series of spats over Evangeline's focus on her work and her closeness with Police Lieutenant John McBain (Michael Easton). She and R. J. eventually split after Evangeline and McBain succumb to passion and made love in a client's basement. Evangeline also develops a close friendship with R. J.'s former sister-in-law, attorney Nora Buchanan (Hillary B. Smith). Evangeline enters into a romantic relationship with John in which they proclaim there are "no strings attached." However, Evangeline eventually realizes that she wants more of a commitment. She tells John that she loves him, but a conflicted John is unable to reciprocate due to the demons of his past and his unresolved feelings for Natalie Buchanan (Melissa Archer). Wanting different things, Evangeline breaks it off.

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