Joaquin LeChien

**Joaquin LeChien** was a DJ friend of Lisa Durant's and was also her second husband. (Deceased)

## Relationships

### Spouses

Lisa Durant (1)
 Riya LeChien (2, until death)

## Background

Joaquin went to DJ school in Ohio and moved to Evergreen Harbor to officially start his career

## Storylines

### Meeting Lisa

Joaquin was very kind to Lisa Durant when she first moved into Evergreen Harbor, and one night they went clubbing together and spent the night together in a dumpster.

On Love Day, Joaquin bumps into Lisa and he builds up the courage to ask her out on a date - they have a great time. Timings don't work out, and they don't see each other for a while until Lisa is out spiralling after she realised she would never see her son, Griffin Feng again. Lisa puts her all into partying and bumps into Joaquin in the bar. He’s been away in France DJ’ing for months and doesn’t know about her pregnancy.

Lisa gets a letter telling her a distant cousin has died and left the closest relative money but only if Lisa gets married will she accept. Still in her drugged-up phase she proposes to her fling Joaquin and he accepts. She phones a 24-hour minister, and they marry in her apartment. Joaquin has a commitment in France over Christmas that he cannot get out of, but promises his now wife he’ll be back by mid-January and leaves hesitantly. It was clear he had no idea that Lisa was struggling like she was.

Whilst Lisa was in rehab, she struggled with her feelings for Jeremiah Baxter but she was still married to Joaquin and felt obligated to give their marriage a fair chance. But when Lisa completed rehab, she had a new phone number, and had subsequently forgotten about Joaquin due to her whirlwind romance with Jeremiah in rehab.

Joaquin isn't seen until Lisa is settling in Windenburg with Billy Bjergsen in order to make a plan as to how they're going to get Cory back. Now settling into their house, Joaquin comes over to check his new neighbours out. He is greeted by Billy who tells him he’s moved in with his girlfriend. Joaquin asks to meet her, but Billy says she’s busy, another time. Billy tells Lisa of their new neighbour, and she begins to panic. She recognises that something has happened between them, but her mind is foggy.

### Return To Town

When Billy suggests getting eloped so that the court can see they’re a healthy family, Lisa confesses that she’s already married to Joaquin, Billy recognises the name and realises it’s their neighbour. Coincidentally, later that night, Joaquin is locked out his house and calls for help when Lisa answers the door... Lisa tells her estranged husband why she needs an annulment and her history in rehab. Joaquin says he won’t give her an annulment and says that he wants them to start again now he’s back for a while. She compromises, saying she will try again with him, if he stands up for her in the custody case on Monday. He agrees and kisses her goodnight. It turns out he isn't even needed in the case, as Lisa manages to get Clara to hand Cory back to her and Lisa officially breaks up with Joaquin and starts the process of annulment. Joaquin leaves devastated, and their marriage is annulled.

### Return and 'Suicide'

Joaquin isn't heard from until Jeremy Durant reveals his relationship with him to Lisa and she tells him to end it, as she found out he was married to a woman named Riya.

Jeremy gets drunk and tells Joaquin that he and Dani are killers. Joaquin is terrified and runs off. The next day Jeremy asks Joaquin to come over to his mum’s old house so he can explain what he meant. Joaquin turns up waiting for an explanation when Dani smashes a bottle over his head. A few hours later he wakes up locked in the house. Dani and Jeremy walk in and tell him he can’t tell anyone what he heard, and they can’t risk it. Jeremy pleads with Dani to let Joaquin go but she tells him she isn’t risking it.

Dani forces Joaquin to eat an apple laced with cyanide and to write a suicide note. Joaquin does so and eats the apple. Jeremy runs out the room and is devastated that his boyfriend has died.

## Crimes Committed

* Forced Lisa to rekindle their relationship

## Health & Vitals

* Killed himself after being forced to eat an apple laced with cyanide by Dani Durant