The sophisticated doc and the streetwise cop began their romance when Roman was assigned to protect Marlena from the serial killer known as the Salem Strangler. Shortly after, Roman's estranged wife, Anna, and their daughter, Carrie, returned to town, but that marriage was beyond repair. By the time Roman and Marlena were free to wed, Roman and crime boss Stefano DiMera were sworn enemies.
On their wedding day, Roman was the target of an assassination attempt at both the tuxedo shop and the church, but Roman managed to elude the goons. In spite of the danger, Roman and Marlena had a beautiful and romantic ceremony that included a poem by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe:
That is the true season of love
When we believe that we alone can love
When no one has ever loved so before us
And no one will ever love in the same way after us
The couple wed but postponed the honeymoon. In a ploy to distract Stefano's henchmen, Marlena's ex-husband, Don Craig, volunteered to escort the bride to the wedding night hotel while Roman went undercover to bring down DiMera.
Within the year, there were several dramatic adventures as DiMera and Roman played cat and mouse. Then, shortly after Marlena gave birth to twins Sami and Eric, Stefano shot and apparently killed Roman.
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