Character Profiles: Alexandra Brooks Carver

Actor History

• Sheila Wills (1988)
• Cyndi James Gossette (1988 to 1989)
• Angelique Francis (1989 to 1990; 1992)
• Shellye Broughton (1993)
• Renee Jones (1993 to January 2, 2007; 2007 to November 23, 2007; January 29, 2008 to Present)

Occupation

• Chief of Staff and Doctor at Salem University Hospital
• Former Chief of Staff at Salem University Hospital
• Former Police Officer

Resides At

• Somewhere in Salem (with Abe and Theo)

Marital Status

• Married/Abraham Carver (Married: April 28, 1989)

Relatives

• Stefano DiMera (biological father)
• Celeste Perrault (biological mother)
• Grace Brooks (adoptive mother/ maternal biological aunt; deceased)
• Santo DiMera (grandfather; deceased)
• Grace Jeffries (adoptive sister/ maternal biological cousin)
• Renee DuMonde (paternal half-sister; deceased)
• Megan Hathaway (paternal half-sister; deceased)
• Benjy Hawk (paternal half-brother; deceased)
• E.J. DiMera (paternal half-brother)
• Chad DiMera (paternal half-brother)
• Anthony DiMera (paternal half-brother; deceased- though no blood relation, Tony used the surname "DiMera" and considered Lexie his sister)
• Andre DiMera (paternal cousin; deceased)
• John Roman DiMera (paternal half-nephew)
• Sydney DiMera (paternal half-niece)
• Steven Hawk (paternal half-nephew)
• Grace Brady (paternal half-niece; deceased)
• John Black (paternal uncle)
• Belle Black (paternal cousin)
• Brady Black (paternal cousin)
• Claire Brady (paternal cousin; once removed)

Children

• Theo Carver (son; with Abe)

Flings & Affairs

• Tek Kramer (lovers; adulterous)
• Brandon Walker (lovers; adulterous)
• Jonah Carver (flirtation)

Crimes & Malicious Acts

• Was blackmailed to tell Carrie Brady that her children with Austin would have severe medical problems
• Tried to pass of Tek's testimony as her own when John Black was shot
• Committed adultery with Tek Kramer while having problems with Abe
• Committed adultery with Brandon Walker while separated from Abe
• Leaked information to the tabloids about Hope's past
• Bribed/blackmailed Cameron Reese so that she could keep Isaac
• Kept quiet that Isaac was actually Hope's biological son
• Kept the secret about how Marlo really died
• Helped Jonah when he was the vigilante known as The Pacifist

Brief Character History

Lexie was adopted by her parents as a baby and didn't even realize she was adopted. Her aunt Frankie had always been in her life. Lexie came to Salem with high aspirations, and fell in love with Police Head Honcho Abraham Carver. They wed in April of 1989, and after spending some time in Chicago, came back to Salem. In the early nineties, Lexie began to have feelings for her husband's brother Jonah. Jonah started "cleaning up" the streets of Salem, all because Lexie had made a simple comment about how unsafe the streets were. When Lexie learned that Jonah was the Pacifier, she ended up being kicked off the police force for helping him. Although they were willing to reinstate her, by that time, Lexie had decided to give medical school a try. She fought her feelings for Jonah for a long time, and eventually things smoothed over in her marriage. Jonah moved on with Wendy, his girlfriend, and Lexie became settled into married life.
Lexie, with Abe, followed the rest of Salem to Aremid, a mysterious city where Stefano owned a house. She found out that she was adopted and went on a chase to find out who her real parents were. The resident village weirdo, The " Parrot Man," dropped random hints about her ancestry. Lexie was sure that Frankie/Celeste knew who her real parents were. Celeste lead her on a wild goose chase for as long as she could, even telling Lexie that her deceased parents lay dead in an Aremid cemetery. When Lexie went to the gravestones and read the dates, it said "her parents" had died a good one hundred years before she was born. Lexie continued to search for more clues. Finally, The Birdman gave in and revealed that Celeste was, in fact, Lexie's birth mother, but refused to name the father. The Birdman finally said Stefano was her father. She found out that Celeste had given birth to Stefano DiMera's child after they had become involved. Not wanting " the DiMera Curse" to control her daughter, she gave her up to the loving parents Lexie grew up knowing, who just happened to be Celeste's sister and her husband.
Abe and Lexie went back to trying to have children, a dream they had been working on for years. For awhile there, Lexie even thought she was pregnant, but it turned out not be be. Having lost her job as a police officer over the vigilante issue, Lexie had turned to medicine, and was a resident at University Hospital. She was slowly getting closer to both of her parents, but when Vivian needed to convince Stefano that she was dying, Lexie initially went along with it, until her conscience started to eat away at her. Abe and Lexie finally gave up on having children of their own, and decided to adopt. Stefano talked them into adopting the child of Rolf's niece Margo, but he had a plan of his own...he switched Margo's baby with Hope's baby at birth, and the child that Abe and Lexie named Isaac and took home with them was in reality the Brady baby. For months Lexie and Abe were in blissful ignorance. They had the baby they had always wanted, and he was a beautiful, healthy baby.
Lexie eventually realized the truth, but by then, she couldn't bear the thought of giving up the little boy she had been raising. When Abe would not help her, she left Salem with the boy, and it was during that time that Abe relinquished custody to Hope and Bo. Once Lexie was returned to Salem, she was forced to return the child, and left with no baby, as Margo's former lover Glen had come to town and reclaimed the child Bo and Hope had been raising. Lexie was prohibited to have any contact with the little boy who thought of her as a mother, but she couldn't stop herself from going to his christening, where she knew Rolf was going to try something. At the same time, it seemed her marriage to Abe was over forever, and Lexie had a one-night stand with Brandon Walker. She was finally able to accept that she lost Isaac (now known as Zack) when she learned she was pregnant. The only problem? She didn't know who the father was!
Throughout her pregnancy, Lexie never told Abe that Brandon was a possible father, and Abe was overjoyed to find out that he was about to be a father at his age. After a fairly easy pregnancy, Lexie prepared to give birth to a baby whose father's identity was still up in the air...on-air paternity tests had said Abe was the father, but Sami had switched the results. Only hours after giving birth to her son, Lexie was confronted in the hospital by an angry Brandon Walker and his scheming new wife, Sami. Brandon demanded to know if the child was truly his. Lexie shocked everyone there by saying that she planted the test result that said Brandon was the father, knowing she could use it to prove Sami was lying and manipulating, and that in reality, the baby belonged to Abe all along. Brandon was saddened to lose a possible child, but thrilled to learn that he had a little half-brother (this was the same day that Brandon revealed he was Abe's son from a long-standing affair with Fay Walker).
With their son Theo in their arms, Abe and Lexie felt their family was finally complete. They made preparations for little Theo's christening. Lexie waited at the Church for Abe, but tragically, he was never to get there. Abe was shot on the pathway in front of his home by the Salem Stalker, and despite the best attempts of the staff at Salem University Hospital, Abe died only hours after being found, leaving Lexie and Theo to go on alone. Although devastated, Lexie was soon thrown into the lives of her friends and family as the Salem Stalker began killing others in town. It was Lexie who was the one to comfort Jennifer when Jack was killed only weeks after Abe, and Lexie who had to be the one to tell Mickey Horton that his beloved Maggie had passed away. She was also the one who had to give Jennifer Deveraux the devastating news that it looked like the baby she was carrying would be born with serious defects.
While grieving for Abe, Lexie began to open her heart up to ISA officer turned cop Tek Kramer, who had been there for her constantly since Abe died. She was finally beginning to move on when the shocking news came that the dead might not be dead after all. Not only was Lexie horrified that Abe might be alive and she was moving on with her own, but the thought that she had mis-pronounced the deaths of her friends and family (Tony was one of the stalker victims) was one that stayed with her no matter how she tried to forget it. When it was proven that they were all alive and well, Lexie was thrilled to have Abe back with her and Theo, although she felt slightly guilty about the feelings she had been developing for Tek. Her happiness was almost short-lived after learning Abe was having serious vision problems. When her step-son (and former lover) Brandon Walker came back into town, Lexie was determined to stop him from getting involved with Sami Brady again. Although she tried, nothing she did worked. Brandon was still just as in love with Sami as ever, but determined not to interfere in her new happiness with Lucas.
After Brandon left town, Lexie focused on her marriage to Abe, but Abe's blindness and impotence was causing problems between them. Abe was having trouble adjusting to his new life, and he and Lexie fought a lot, Lexie often reduced to tears. Tek was there for Lexie when she needed a shoulder to cry on, and the two ended up having sex in her office. Lexie soon regretted her act, especially when Abe told her he wanted to work on their marriage, but Dr. Alex North knew she had slept with Tek, and when Lexie threatened to reveal his hypnotizing Marlena, Alex blackmailed her, stating that if she said anything to anyone he would divulge her affair. After Alex revealed himself as the husband Marlena had once thought dead long ago, he apologized for what he had done, and when Marlena chose to stay with Alex, the matter was dropped on both sides.
Lexie's attempt to move on with her life and her life with Abe ended abruptly when her former lover, Tek, witnessed E.J. shooting John Black in a warehouse. She and Tek were forced to fake their deaths in order to save their own lives. However, Andre kidnapped Lexie before she could leave Salem. Months later, Lexie was discovered in a series of tunnels beneath Salem. She attacked both Bo and Hope before being subdued, and quickly joined the Bradys in their plots to bring down Andre before reuniting with Abe.
In February 2008 Lexie became chief of staff at Salem Hospital. Her work began to take a toll on her marriage and she and Abe entered marriage counseling. They soon learned that work wasn't their problem, but the fact that their son Theo was having developmental problems. He wouldn't speak and couldn't relate to other kids. In the summer of 2008, Theo was diagnoses with autism.
In order to spend more time with her son, Lexie resigned as Chief of Staff, but remained at the hospital as a doctor. She also supported her husband, Abe's campaign for mayor. In November 2008, Lexie became Salem's First Lady.
Despite Abe's positive career turn, Lexie continued to struggle with her relationship with her son and her father. Lexie grieved the death of her "brother", Tony. After his death, she tried to embrace Stefano and EJ, despite their criminal behavior.

Character Profiles: Abraham Washington Carver

Actor History

• James Reynolds (1981 to September 29, 2003; May 26, 2004 to Present)

Occupation

• Mayor of Salem
• Former Salem Police Commissioner 

Resides At

• Somewhere in Salem (with Lexie and Theo)

Marital Status

• Married/Alexandra Brooks (Married: April 28, 1989)

Past Marriages

• None

Relatives

• Benjamin Carver (father; deceased)
• Rita Carver (mother; deceased)
• Theo Carver (brother; deceased)
• Karen Carver (sister)
• Jonah Carver (brother)
• Jett Carver (nephew)

 Children

• Brandon Walker (son; with Fay)
• Theo Carver (son; with Lexie)

Flings & Affairs

• Fay Walker (Mendez)
•  Valerie Grant
• Joan Hopkins
• Nikki Wade
• Denise Preston
• Tamara Price

Crimes Committed

• Sued by Brady Black for shooting him

Brief Character History

Abe's first major storyline was when he was the police officer who investigated Anna Brady's claims that she was sold into white slavery, and reported the existence of her secret Swiss bank account to her husband, Roman. He played in the background for awhile until a pretty woman named Nikki Wade was hired to be a secretary for the Salem PD. She appeared to be a normal, average girl, but actually came from an extremely wealthy and respected family. Their relationship fizzled to a halt when he stood her up at a debutante ball to go on a drug bust, not realizing that the dealer was actually an undercover Roman. The two had a long, drawn out argument because neither knew what the other was doing. Sometime in the years after Nikki (and before being promoted to police captain), Abe met and married fellow cop Alexandra Brooks. Abe was later promoted to police commander when Roman used illegal methods to catch criminal Rafe Torres.
For a long time Abe was on the back-burner, appearing only seldom in his capacity as a police officer. A brief storyline involving his wife's growing fascination with his brother, Jonah, mostly left Abe out of the loop. His next major storyline involved the Aremid wedding of Peter Blake and Jennifer Deveraux. Abe was caught up in the investigation of Tony DiMera's murder, while his wife, Lexie, was searching Aremid's adoption records for her file. Abe supported his wife when she learned that Frankie Brooks (a.k.a. Celeste Perrault), whom she'd always thought to be her aunt, was really her mother, but was less supporting when they learned that Stefano DiMera was in actuality her birth father. Abe was even less pleased with Stefano when he and Lexie had to go to Paris to find Stefano and Marlena, whom he had kidnapped. Abe, Lexie, John, Kristen, and René (a French gendarme who was a friend of John's) spent the night at a ball that John had set up looking for Marlena, but Stefano anticipated this, and had a lot of Marlena impersonators present. Abe and Lexie managed to save Kristen and Rachel from an underground explosion, but when Rachel Blake realized Stefano was about to get away, she shot at him near a gas tank, and the tank exploded. Stefano and Rachel were presumed dead. When Abe finally caught up with Stefano, he was unable to prosecute him, because only Stefano had the drug that would save Roman's life. Abe, Lexie, and John helped break Stefano out of jail. He was pardoned for his crimes after returning to Salem with the drug Roman needed.
Shortly after, a young man named Brandon Walker showed up in town. He had an inexplicable hatred for Abe that he didn't understand. He was the driving force behind a young man named Larry suing Abe. Larry was a young man that, years before, Abe had shot and paralyzed while on the job. Abe couldn't understand what Brandon's problem with him was until Brandon's mother, Fay, who Abe had known years before, explained to him that Brandon had seen them together, and had blamed Abe for the break-up of their family. At the same time, he was going through troubles with Lexie. The underlying pain in Abe and Lexie's relationship was always their inability to conceive a child. The two finally agreed to discuss adoption, and Stefano arranged for them to meet a young woman named Marlo, and to adopt her baby. Abe and Lexie had just gotten baby Isaac home when more troubles struck...Abe misunderstood a situation involving Brady Black playing cowboys and indians (he was currently wanted by the police), and shot him. Brady spent a long time without the usage of his legs, and even sued the police force.
Abe and Lexie were heartbroken when it was revealed that the son they had been raising was Bo and Hope's son when his birth father came to town to claim him. Although they originally tried to keep him, when Abe realized what this was doing to Lexie he signed custody over to Bo and Hope. He and Lexie separated briefly because he couldn't reconcile himself to his wife turning into a true DiMera. They reconciled before long, and when Lexie realized she was pregnant, they were overjoyed. On the day Lexie was due to give birth, Brandon Walker burst in proclaiming that he was Abe's son. Not long after, Abe learned that Lexie had slept with Brandon, and he could be the father of little Theo! Luckily, Abe was the father, and before Brandon left town, he and Abe were able to embrace each other as father and son. Abe was just beginning to enjoy being a full-time father for the first time when he was shot dead the day of his son's christening, the first victim of the 2003 Salem serial killer.
Months later Abe turned up on a remote tropical island, a complete replica of Salem, desperate to get back to Lexie before she could move on (no explanation for why his ghost appeared in Salem after his 'death'). He worked together with Roman and later John to try to get off the island. They were successful in escaping the island, but not all of them made it back to Salem. Abe was reunited with Lexie and Theo, thrilled to see his son in person for the first time since the day of this christening, but soon began having vision problems. He was devastated to learn that he could soon be completely blind, and was more determined than ever to spend as much time as he could with his family while he could still see them. Abe was thrilled when his son, Brandon, came home for Thanksgiving for a brief visit. After Brandon left, though, things began going downhill for Abe. He lost his vision completely and learned he was impotent, and often became angry with Lexie very easily. He began accusing her of wanting to sleep with Tek, even though she hadn't done so (at that time). A short time later, though, Abe and Lexie both decided their marriage was important to them, and that they wanted to work it out.
Abe was devastated when Lexie was believed dead in a horrible car accident. Shortly after, his eyesight began to deteriorate again, and Abe had to undergo a second transplant. Not long after, it was discovered that Lexie was really alive, and had been held hostage in the tunnels under Salem for a number of months. The two were reunited and began looking forward to a future again raising their son Theo.
Abe and Lexie began noticing that Theo was having problems playing with other children. After several tests, Theo was diagnosed with autism. Devastated, Abe and Lexie went to counseling and worked through their problems. The therapy helped. Abe's new look on life did cause him to make some serious changes.
First, Abe finally vented his frustrations over Lexie's infidelities and was able to forgive her. Second, Abe got so frustrated with the corruption at city hall, lead by Mayor Marino, that Abe decided to quit his job as the Police Commissioner and run for mayor. In November 2008, Abe Carver was elected the Mayor of Salem. He appointed Bo as the Police Commissioner and vowed that together, he and Abe were going to finally bring down Stefano.