Silas Clay Whodunit

      Poor, poor Silas!  Someone LITERALLY stabbed him in the back.  Folks, we have a murder mystery!    Let's take a look at some people of interest. 

      1.   The Ex-Wife
    

          Nina was found at the scene of the crime holding the knife over Silas's dead body.   Her motive:  Revenge, of course!   Franco told her that Silas took Avery, which led Nina to believe that her ex-hubby was setting her up to take the fall.  She left the loony bin in a rage, with Franco following close behind.  







     2.  Daughter's Ne'er-Do-Well Boyfriend

        Kiki's one-time husband and current boyfriend is not known for using his head to make decisions.   Silas walked in on him cheating on Kiki with her "aunt" who was really her presumed-dead mother in a wig with an accent.   He was livid at the horndog who is breaking his daughter's heart and threatens to tell Kiki.   Morgan's also the son of the town crime lord, Sonny Corinthos.


      3. The One-Time Mistress

                                          
                     Ava Jerome had a long-ago affair with Silas while he was married to Nina.  Recently, after a series of events lead to Ava falling off of a bridge after an escape from prison, being rescued by Silas, and then being diagnosed with cancer, Silas kidnapped Ava's daughter Avery and gave Ava a bone marrow transplant, curing her.  She wanted to return to Port Charles, but couldn't do so as Ava Jerome, so she concocted a new identity, complete with a new hair color and fake accent as her long-lost twin sister Denise DiMuccio.  Silas catches Ava/Denise in bed with Morgan and threatens to tell Kiki and to expose "Denise" as Ava, sending her right back to prison.

       4.  The Ex-Wife's Malevolent Mother

            Madeline Reeves is plotting with Ric Lansing to drive Nina right back to the loony bin so she can get her hands on Nina's inheritance.   She learned from Franco that someone else kidnapped Avery.  The whole plan to make Nina think she is crazy is based on Nina thinking she did kidnap the baby, so anyone who can let Nina off the hook would blow Maddie and Ric's plan sky high.   If she suspects it was Silas, well, she never liked Silas anyway, so she would have no trouble doing him in.  

        5. The Ex-Wife's Diabolical New Hubby

           

 

   
                  Ric would stop at nothing to make sure Nina's locked up and can't get her hands on her money.  Could he have found a trail that leads to Silas kidnapping Avery?   Could Maddie have let him in on her suspicions after her run-in with Franco?