The third time turned out to be a charm for this long standing, off again, on again couple. Doug was originally hired to break up Julie's marriage to Scott Banning. However, he quickly found himself falling in love with her. Doug and Julie planned on getting married, but, after a heated argument, Julie's mother, Addie, stepped in and proposed to Doug. He accepted! Doug and Addie's relationship ended tragically, however, when Addie was killed. She was hit by a car, but heroically, managed to save baby Hope's life by pushing her stroller out of the way. This was the beginning of a long and bumpy road.
Julie and Doug could never seem to get their timing right. One would be married and the other wouldn't. This went on for quite some time, until a tragic event finally brought the couple together. On the day Julie was to marry Don Craig, Doug had a car accident that landed him in the hospital. Julie left Don at the altar to be by Doug's side. Doug and Julie finally married and enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon in Europe.
Things did not run smoothly for long. Doug was convinced by Larry Atwood to run an illegal gambling operation at his club which, ultimately, got Doug arrested. Larry used this time to attempt to seduce Julie and, when that didn't work, to rape her. Doug went to confront Larry, but found him lying dead on the floor. Julie was arrested, but eventually released.
When Julie suffered severe facial burns, she fled to Mexico and filed for a divorce. She didn't think Doug would want anything to do with her once he saw her face. When her plastic surgery was complete she returned to Salem to find Doug married to Lee Dumonde. Lee refused to give Doug a divorce and hired a hit man to kill Julie. He was unsuccessful so Lee attempted to fake a suicide. She mixed the wrong medications and suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed. Doug had Lee committed and he and Julie were remarried and honeymooned in Japan.
Years later the couple took an extended world cruise. During the cruise they separated and Doug, alone, returned to Salem. For more than a year he stayed until he decided to take off and look for Julie. She returned and took ownership of "Wings." She soon discovered that Doug was in a hospital in Switzerland and she took off to be with him. It was a sham put on by Doug to win her back. She returned to Salem and Doug followed her. There they reunited and returned to Europe where they were married for the third time.
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