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Paul Cramer is a fictional character from the
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''. Paul was originated on October 3, 2003, by Brock Cuchna, who played the role until March 10, 2004.Paul Cramer profile - SoapCentral.com
/ref> The character was then recast with
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on March 11, 2004. In August 2004, the role was temporarily played by Shane McRae. Paul crossed over to ABC's ''
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'' multiple times from December 2003 to October 2004 during a "baby switch" storyline involving both series. The character of Paul was killed off as part of a murder mystery storyline in October 2004, but lingered in newly created flashbacks and other characters' dreams and hallucinations until May 2005. Tom is the real-life brother of
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, who played Paul's half-sister Kelly Cramer.


Storyline


Beginnings

Paul Cramer first appears in Llanview in late 2003 at the re-opening Crossroads, the bar formerly owned by
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. In search of Sarah Roberts, the daughter of
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and
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, Paul says he had known Sarah's brother C.J. while serving as a pilot in the
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and that he had made "the biggest mistake of his life." The nature of this mistake is never revealed as Paul never shares any scenes with Sarah and instead becomes embroiled in a storyline with
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and the
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. A local society maven, Dorian is shocked as Paul arrives on her doorstep and claims to be the son of Dorian's mentally disturbed younger sister
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(who had recently confessed to Dorian that she had given birth to another child during her years in
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) and therefore
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's brother. Paul was raised by an upstanding foster family and has only just recently learned of his true heritage. Dorian soon worries that this heretofore unknown Cramer could be the heir to her aging Aunt Betsy's fortune. Aunt Betsy, an eccentric old spinster, has very specific ideas on what a "real Cramer" should be and feels that almost all the women in the family have abdicated their power and self-esteem to men. Dorian and her other niece
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are desperate to get their hands on Aunt Betsy's inheritance, and the matriarchal family is shocked when man-hating Betsy's favor turns to the dark horse: Paul, the newcomer, who also happens to be a man. A seemingly agreeable young man with his life in order, Paul is soon targeted for ruin by Dorian and her partner in crime
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. Determined to get Aunt Betsy's inheritance, Dorian and David seek any information they can use against Paul to force him out of Betsy's good graces. They find just that in the discovery of Paul's connection to schemer
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from Pine Valley, and Paul and Babe's outrageous marriage from the recent past. With Paul out of Betsy's favor, Dorian and David are free and clear to use
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's ward Adriana Colón to gain control of the Cramer wealth once and for all. Paul, meanwhile, begins exhibiting shadier behavior, like working with Dr. William Long, then-Chief of Staff of Llanview Hospital, to sell organs on the black market, and
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ing
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for sex using a tape of
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and Jen's mother Lindsay in bed.


Crossover to ''All My Children''

Paul's December 30, 2003 visit to his estranged secret wife
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on ''All My Children'' ultimately leads to an extensive "baby switch"
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storyline in 2004. Paul finds himself delivering the babies of both Babe and her friend
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during a rainstorm in nearby Pine Valley on March 24, 2004. Paul stages a crash with his
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helicopter and takes Babe's son for Kelly, who is desperate for a child to save her marriage after miscarrying her own. Paul initially tells Babe that her child had died in the accident; threatened at the scene by the powerful family of the child's father, Paul quickly changes his plan, giving Bianca's daughter to Babe and telling Bianca that her baby had died instead. Unaware of the child's origins, Kelly brings Babe's infant back to Llanview, passing him off as her child with Kevin. Kevin and Kelly name the baby Asa "Ace" Buchanan II after Kevin's grandfather. Babe discovers that "her daughter" is really Bianca's, but remains silent for months and allows Paul to manipulate her and Bianca. Meanwhile, a devastated Kelly discovers that Paul had stolen Ace from his mother; Paul, desperate for cash, blackmails Kelly by threatening to reveal the secret to Kevin and Llanview. Armed with the truth, Kelly realizes they must return the child to his parents; though broken-hearted, they do. Bianca's family resents Babe for the baby switch, seemingly forgetting Paul's role in the incident.


Demise

After alienating nearly everyone in town, Paul has a mysterious meeting in a cemetery in October 2004; his corpse is later revealed in an open grave, shot to death. In 2005, the killer is revealed to be Daniel Colson. Paul had been blackmailing Daniel, who is secretly
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and carrying on a torrid affair with local college student Mark Solomon. When Paul learned the truth about Daniel's extramarital activities, Daniel eliminated him and attempted to pin the crime on Jennifer Rappaport. During the course of the storyline, Paul appeared to Daniel as a hallucination, warning him that he would be exposed.


References


External links


Paul Cramer profile - SoapCentral.com
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