The writer and director Mark Aldridge scripted the character of Peter with Nesbitt in mind to play him.

The writers scripted JR as having a difficult time dealing with Babe's perceived death, but eventually reunited the two.

This time, the writers scripted it as rape instead of a seduction.

The writers also scripted Todd and Blair as best friends before the two ever became involved romantically.

The writers originally scripted Josh's birth date to be December 18, 1973.

The writers scripted Frankie's birth date to be on April 26, 1982, two years older than Bianca.

The writers scripted a passionate relationship between Olivia and Natalia.

To make the storyline work, the writers scripted Cane as less intelligent, a strategy they used previously during his storyline with Amber.

The writers scripted her as a heroine, though keeping devious aspects of the character intact.