Melissa Bedford

**Melissa Bedford** is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera *General Hospital*.

She was portrayed by Jensen Buchanan from 2001 to 2002.

## Storylines

Melissa Bedford arrived in Port Charles in January 2001. Years ago, Melissa's younger brother Leo was working for Joseph Sorel. Roy DiLucca had befriended Leo, and he and Melissa had been romantically involved, but Roy eventually betrayed them by turning Leo over to the FBI. Leo was imprisoned, where he was later killed by one of Sorel's men. Melissa wasn't able to forgive Roy at the time, and their relationship ended.

However, after enough time had gone by, Melissa realized she was still in love with Roy, so she came to Port Charles to see him. She got a job at the hospital as a nurse, working alongside Bobbie Spencer. Initially, upon discovering that Roy was with Bobbie, Melissa tried to respect their relationship. But when Bobbie's jealousy and suspicions caused her and Roy to break up, Melissa decided to go for Roy. Roy realized he had feelings for her as well, and the two started to rekindle their relationship. When Sorel was murdered in his hospital bed, Melissa and Roy were both immediate suspects because of their hatred for him. However, it soon became clear that Sonny Corinthos was probably the responsible party. However, Sonny wasn't the culprit, Sorel's daughter Angel Ellis was.

After Edward Quartermaine faked being mugged by Zander Smith, he became friendly with Melissa. However, his family cried foul after he rewrote his will, leaving half of his fortune to Melissa. When Edward had a heart attack after a visit with Melissa, his family suspected her and she was relieved of her duties at GH. When it became apparent that Melissa had nothing to do with Edward's heart attack, she was reinstated. In the meantime, Roy became suspicious and began to investigate her past relationships with elderly and terminal patients. With Laura and Lucky Spencer's help, Roy discovered a long trail of patients who died while under her care. Even though Melissa convinced Edward to remove her from his will, Roy continued investigating her past. He discovered proof that Melissa had killed several patients, and planned to go to the police, even though she begged him not to. When Roy didn't change his mind, Melissa asked him how he felt doing to her what he had done to her brother. After Marcus Taggert arrived, Melissa calmly, almost peacefully recounted the many lives of the suffering she had ended. She asked Taggert if he could arrest someone who had done nothing but help those in pain die with dignity. He did, and as she was led away, Melissa reminded Roy again of how much he had betrayed her. Melissa was last seen being transferred to Chicago for her trial, after refusing Bobbie and Scott Baldwin's offer to help her with her case.

## Crimes Committed

* Ended the lives of over half-a-dozen terminal patients [Arrested Feb 12, 2002]
* Along with Roy DiLucca, broke into a gas station [Aug 8, 2001]
* Posed as the niece of the owner of the gas station [Aug 8, 2001]
* Turned off Joseph Sorel’s hospital ventilator [Aug 15, 2001]
* Helped Stefan Cassadine escape jail [Oct 10, 2001]
* Attempted to inject a lethal substance into Edward Quartermaine’s IV [Feb 11, 2002]

## Health and Vitals

* Health hostage at gunpoint by a junkie at the hospital [Apr 13, 2001]
* Encountered a bear while camping with Roy [Aug 10-13, 2001]