Harmony (Passions)
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Harmony is a fictional town on NBC's soap opera Passions. A coastal town in New England with a small population, its main business being fishing and Crane Industries. Home to many affluent people as well as much poorer families, Harmony has a very diverse population. The town has many stores and restaurants, as well as many Nightclubs. It also appears to have an international airport as multiple times characters have left from this airport on gone to exotic destinations including, Bermuda, Mexico, and multiple trips to Europe. Recently it has been mentioned that Harmony also has many tourists and that Inns are popping up all over the place.
In addition, in recent years, the town has seen an increase in violent crimes. Many citizens have been killed, kidnapped or raped.
Catholicism seems to be the dominant religion.
The show has made a point in recent years of not giving a location for Harmony. Although early episodes implied that the show was in Maine (where an inland town of the same name northwest of Bangor exists), it has never been stated as fact. Various comments over the years have eliminated certain states (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut have all been excluded over the years based on on-air comments that verified the five were different states), leaving only Maine as a possible location for Harmony.
In recent episodes July-August 2007, Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was sentenced to death by the state. Unless the show changed state laws, this would narrow down Harmony to only being Connecticut or New Hampshire, the only states in New England which still have the death penalty. These two states have already been eliminated in previous episodes as being the states to hold Harmony. This further adds to the mystery of where Harmony is located.
One more thing about Harmony is that though it is a small town, it is known throughout the entire continental US as that weird town on the coast. Partly because of the Crane family who reside there, but also because of its crime, and the unusual happenings that occur there quite often.
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[edit] Businesses
Crane Industries - Made up of multiple divisions, it is the main employer of the town of Harmony. Currently headed by Alistair Crane. Divisions include/have included Fisheries, Music Production and a Fashion Design House(briefly). Currently employs in some capacity or another:
Harmony Police Department:
- Chief Sam Bennett
- Detective Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald
- Officer Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald
- Officer Fancy Crane
- Officer Jake Olsen
Former police officers include:
Harmony Hospital - Where Doctor Eve Russell works.
Crane Cannery
Daily Private Lives Tabloid Magazine
Harmony Book Cafe
Blue Note Jazz Club - Where Noah Bennett Currently works.
Bennett Bed & Breakfast- Owned by Sam Bennett.
Harmony Catholic Church St. Margaret Mary's - Lead by Father Lonigan.
[edit] Families
The main four families in Harmony include:
- The Crane family. The richest family in town. Crane Industries is involved in the majority of business interests in Harmony. Alistair Crane the ruthless patriarch of the family has made it his life's mission to ruin the lives of the people in Harmony. An ancestor of the Crane family once burned town witch Tabitha Lenox at the stake.
- The Bennett family. Sam Bennett is the chief of police in Harmony as was his father. The Bennetts and the Cranes have a long storied history of feuding.
- The Lopez-Fitzgerald family. Martin Fitzgerald the patriach of the family who used to work for the Cranes went missing about 25 or so years ago. His wife Pilar was a house keeper for the Cranes for many years. Martin is Irish American while Pilar is Mexican American.
- The Russell Family. The primary African-American family in town. TC Russell is a coach who blames the Cranes for destroying his dreams of being a professional tennis star particularly Julian Crane. His wife Eve was a once a singer and drug addict who dated Julian and conceived a son with him that is currently believed to be deceased.
Other notable families include:
- The Standish family. The women of this family tend to have supernatural powers. Grace Standish married Sam Bennett while she had amnesia and gave birth to three of his children. Grace's twin sister Faith has a daughter named Charity who is supposed to be a powerful force for good.
- The Hotchkiss family. Rebecca Hotchkiss is divorced from her husband Johnathan and has a history of being a tramp. She often helps her daughter Gwen hold on to her rocky marriage.
- The Lenox family. Town witch Tabitha Lenox and her daughter Endora Lenox. Tabitha was originally portrayed as the embodiment of evil, but in recent years has become a much more likable character; in fact she has now been reclassified as a "good witch" by the Witches' Council. Tabitha, Endora and Kay Bennett often get caught up in supernatural plots involving other residents of Harmony.
- The Wallace Family. Edna Wallace and her daughter Beth Wallace. Edna a former prostitute had a daughter, who turned out to be the daughter of Alistair Crane, the richest man in town. Beth was constantly run down by her mother and eventually turned to a life of crime. Today, Edna is on the run alongside Norma Bates, and after Beth was chased out of town she was presumably killed on a train in Rome.
[edit] Notable Citizens
[edit] Harmony Residences
- 14 Raven Hill Road, Crane Estate includes Crane Mansion, as well as the Crane Cottage, and the Crane Mausoleum. It is the biggest home in Harmony and sits atop a hill. Throughout most of the show it was owned by Alistair Crane, however after his presumed death Theresa Crane has taken over the property and people continue to move in and out of the place at will. Currently home to Alistair Crane, Theresa Crane, Little Ethan Crane, Jane Winthrop, Julian Crane, Ivy Winthrop, Fancy Crane, Pretty Crane, Rebecca Hotchkiss Crane, Gwen Hotchkiss, Ethan Winthrop and Sheridan Crane.
- Lopez-Fitzgerald residence. Currently home to Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, her youngest daughter Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald and Eldest son Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald.
- Bennett Residence. Currently home to Sam Bennett, Noah Bennett and Jessica Bennett Lester.
- Crane Studio's Apartment. Currently empty after the death of Chad Harris-Crane.
- Lenox Residence. Currently home to Tabitha Lenox, Endora Lenox, Kay Bennett and Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald.
- Lester Apartment. Spike's rundown apartment where he keeps his wife Jessica Bennett.
- Russell Residence. T.C. Russell and Eve Russell currently live here.
- Former Wallace Residence (assumed abandoned). At one point, Beth, her mother Edna and Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald stayed here. They have all since left. There was a pit dug in the basement of the house by Beth and Alistair Crane to hold Sheridan captive while she was pregnant.
[edit] Major Events
- April 2001 - the original Bennett home was sucked into hell.
- September 2001 - Hurricane Peggy hit town as the Harmony High Class of 2001 was enjoying their senior trip on Warlock Island. The storm resulting from the hurricane left Ivy Crane paralyzed from the waist down for two and a half years.
- July 2002 - Theresa Crane was executed for the murder of her husband, Julian Crane. Both were later revealed to be alive.
- June 24 2004 - the Crane-owned jet carrying Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald exploded after take-off from the airport, killing Antonio.
- July 2005 - an earthquake hit Harmony, causing a tsunami and leaving James Boothe an orphan.
- December 2006 — August 2007 - many of Harmony's citizens were tormented by a figure known only as "the Blackmailer"; he was later revealed to be Vincent Clarkson. The Blackmailer is responsible for the murders of Rae Thomas and Dylan Flood, the two rapes of Fancy Crane, the arson of Flood's apartment, and framing Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald for the acts.
- August 2007 - Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was executed for two counts of murder, two counts of rape, and one count of arson. Endora Lenox later turned back time so that Eve Russell was able to clear Luis's name.
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Fictional Cities in Daytime American Soap Operas
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| ABC Universe Pine Valley, Pennsylvania (All My Children) | Llanview, Pennsylvania (One Life to Live) | Port Charles, New York (General Hospital / Port Charles) | ||||||||||||||
| CBS Universe Genoa City, Wisconsin (The Young & the Restless) | Springfield (Guiding Light) | NBC Universe | The 101 Universe Harmony (Passions) | ||||||||||||
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| Notes:
All ABC Soaps (except Dark Shadows) share the same universe continuity, having many characters sporadically appear in more then one show.
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