<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Stavares "Steve" Andropoulos and Elizabeth "Betsy" Stewart Andropoulos are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American soap opera As the World Turns . Steve was portrayed by actor Frank Runyeon and Betsy was portrayed by both actress Meg Ryan and actress Lindsay Frost . The fictional couple wed on May 30, 1984; the episode attracted 20 million viewers, making it the second highest - rated hour in American soap opera history . </P> <P> Steve Andropoulos found himself falling in love with Betsy Stewart in 1982 . The feeling was mutual and Betsy offered to give him her trust fund money so he could start his own business . Though touched by the gesture, Steve refused her offer . Despite everyone's efforts to keep the news a secret, Steve's brother Nick found out that the pair was dating and suspecting that Steve was only after Betsy's trust fund, Nick went after Steve with Betsy in attendance . Though a panicked Betsy promised to stop seeing him, Nick found them picnicking together and violently confronted Steve . In the course of the argument, Nick had a massive heart attack . In agony, Nick muttered that he wished he'd killed Steve . After extracting a promise from Betsy never to see Steve again . </P>

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