38 Facts About Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is forced to re-examine his prejudice against the Cranes when he falls in love with the beautiful but willful Sheridan Crane.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was born in Harmony, New England, in the early or mid-1970s to Martin Fitzgerald, an Irish-American employee at Crane Industries, and Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, a Mexican immigrant and housekeeper at the Crane mansion.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald dated Beth Wallace during this time, and though the two were deeply in love, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald feared that he would leave Beth like his father had left his mother and broke up with her.

Sheridan is haughty, believing that her status as a Crane will persuade Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald to take a bribe.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald sees Sheridan as just another Crane believing herself to be above the law and places her in jail, seeking to have her punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Sheridan's attempts to bribe her way out of community service are thus dashed; though Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald dislikes spending time with her, he wants her to pay for her crime.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is devastated by Sheridan's death, but is overjoyed when, at Christmastime, he discovers that the FBI faked Sheridan's death to thwart her would-be assassins.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald discovers that Sheridan is still alive when she returns to Harmony in July 2002 with his once-missing brother, Antonio.

Sheridan eventually finds herself pregnant and unsure as to whether or not Antonio or Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald has fathered her child.

When Beth hears of Sheridan's pregnancy, she drugs Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald and makes him believe that he's slept with her, later claiming that she's become pregnant as a result.

Afraid that the baby will unite Sheridan and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, Beth kidnaps Sheridan and holds her captive in a pit in her basement until Sheridan gives birth to a son on September 9,2003.

The ruse works, and Luis believes that the boy, whom Beth names Martin Lopez-Fitzgerald, is theirs.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is unable to accept Sheridan's new personality and continually hounds his sister-in-law, eventually leading Antonio and Sheridan to decide to leave town.

Once back in Harmony, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald eventually discovers that Bob Wheeler is none other than his father, Martin Fitzgerald.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is furious with his father for abandoning their family and demands an explanation, but Martin refuses.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is wracked with guilt and leaves Harmony to search for Marty; at the time, actor Galen Gering and NBC had become engaged in a contract dispute that had nearly caused Gering to leave Passions.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald tries to convince Sheridan to leave Chris, but she refuses, explaining that she has become a mother to Chris's young son, James, and is expecting Chris's child.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is devastated by his son's death and broken by the fact that he will never be able to win Sheridan back.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald's guilt is further intensified when Sheridan suffers a miscarriage after learning of Marty's death, and Luis makes plans to leave Harmony.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is annoyed by Fancy's participation, believing that she isn't serious about joining the police force.

However, Fancy comes to love police work, and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald comes to respect her as a cadet.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald's budding feelings for Fancy are complicated by his lingering love for Sheridan, however.

Physically and emotionally traumatized, Fancy falls into a coma, devastating Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, who stays by her side at Christmas.

Fancy awakens in time for the holidays, the Christmas miracle of 2006, but the attack devastates her; Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, aching for Fancy and furious with her rapist, vows to apprehend her assailant.

When Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald finds Fancy asleep with sliced sheets, he realizes that her attacker has indeed returned.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald takes Fancy to her "princess room", where he intends to sleep on her couch and protect her during the night.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald awakens in his cell one night to find his door open and his clothing reeking of gasoline; fearing that he is about to be set up for something, he heads off to the home of Dylan Flood, a Blue Note bartender to whom Rae had left some information about Fancy's rapist.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is convicted on all five counts and becomes furious with Sheridan for her antics.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, hoping to spare Fancy the pain of seeing him in prison, removes her name from the visitors list.

Fancy is ejected from the prison, and Judge Reilly orders that Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald be executed as soon as possible.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald's time is quickly running out and the Blackmailer continues to elude all who seek him.

Vincent is arrested, and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is freed, much to the joy of Fancy and his family.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald doesn't believe Pretty until Fancy confirms the story, though she denies that the attack is intentional.

Alistair tells Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald that he will have to impregnate Pretty in order to gain their freedom, which he reluctantly does, despite the fact that Pretty is a virgin.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald receives a second miracle that night; Alistair returns Marty to Sheridan's cottage.

Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is thrilled to be reunited with his son, and looks forward to becoming a family with Fancy and Marty.

Still, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is determined to understand what is wrong with Fancy and refuses to give up on her, even after finding her kissing Noah on the wharf.

Fancy and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald eventually discover Pretty's treachery, and after Pretty tries to scar Fancy's face with acid, Sheridan reveals that Pretty's scar has been fake all along.