<P> The character is paired with Abigail Deveraux (Mansi) in a romantic storyline . Wilson explained that Abigail is the first girl to make Ben want to "settle down" and have a stable relationship . "It's all really new to him ." Ben's secret past jeopardizes his budding romance with Abigail because "He's not yet ready to tell her...but if everything is good at the end of the tunnel" Ben will come clean . Wilson formed a close bond with his costar Mansi which he said helped with their onscreen chemistry . Ben doesn't hold Abigail's past against her because "Everybody's got baggage" Wilson said . Ben can understand and identity with Abby having a trouble past "because he's far from perfect himself ." Abby and Ben's new romance is also threatened by return of her ex-boyfriend Chad DiMera (Flynn). Abigail is forced to choose between staying faithful to Ben and protecting him from a potential prison stint when he gets arrested for assaulting Chad . After an affair with Chad, which Ben witnesses, Abigail ends up pregnant and is unsure of her baby's paternity . Ben is so desperate to make a better life for himself that he willingly overlooks Abigail's cheating . "That's always in the back of Ben's head" Wilson stated . So, Ben is faced with the task of burying those feelings and staying focused on "his ultimate goal of having a family and becoming stable ." He continued, "Abigail is the puzzle piece that will make all of that possible ." Wilson further stated that this is the first relationship where Ben has "found something to invest in" and he is afraid to lose that so when he learns she is pregnant, Ben holds on tighter . However, "it's eating him alive" Wilson said of Abigail seemingly being drawn to Chad . But, he finds comfort in Abby's reassurances which keep him grounded in the "reality that he knows ." Wilson said he'd advise his character to leave Abigail and the town of Salem behind but admitted "Love makes you do wild stuff ." </P> <P> Robert Scott Wilson, Soap Opera Digest (2015) </P> <P> In April 2015, during an interview for Soapcentral.com, Wilson said that viewers will "learn more about Ben in the next six months ." The actor continued, "It's a whole other side of Ben, and I'm really excited to kind of unravel it ." Wilson welcomed the shift in the direction of his character . "I was getting bored out of my mind . So thank God . It's time for the cycle to change ." Wilson admitted that Ben develops "more of a wild streak than ever ." </P> <P> In the summer of 2015, Entertainment Weekly reported that the series would launch a Murder mystery plot in late August as the show was to celebrate its 50th anniversary . The plot would feature several characters, including some fan favorites as victims . The story was slated to climax during the week of November 8, 2015, the official anniversary date . On the episode which aired on September 24, 2015, the episode culminates with the revelation that Wilson's Ben is the mysterious Necktie Killer when he is shown going over the evidence . Wilson was invited to a meeting with executive producer Albert Alarr and then headwriter Josh Griffith where they informed him of the plans for Ben . Wilson was immediately excited about the story . In 2018, Wilson said of the story, "I didn't see it as a door closing . I saw it as a way to stretch as an actor ." But, Wilson initially felt some apprehension about the decision . "They either want me to fail...or they trust me ." But the producers quickly assured the actor it was the latter . And once he got into it, Wilson felt the changes allowed for him to play the role more "honestly ." Wilson admitted that the way he worked changed "Because they were writing for me . They wrote me an amazing story, which ended up being the threat of the entire show . They trusted me with it ." In an interview with Soapcentral.com, Wilson said "I got to really know Ben and attack him and play it out to its fullest . I'm grateful they wrote as much as they did and really took the time on the story . They put a lot of care into it, and we all stepped up ." Wilson described the plot twist as "some of the most fulfilling work of my career ." </P>

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