One of the most forgettable amnesia stories on "General Hospital" was when Nikolas Cassadine (then Tyler Christopher) lost his memories after a car accident in 2004. A woman named Mary Bishop (Catherine Wadkins) found him and discovered he was a dead ringer for her late husband, Connor Bishop (also Christopher), so she took him home, patched him up, and made him believe he was Connor! This being a soap, Nikolas accepted her tale despite reservations. Prior to the accident, Nik was in a relationship with Emily Quartermaine (Natalia Livingston), and when he started to wander from Mary's house, she eventually spotted him. But she didn't want him to distance himself from his family, as her brother Jason Morgan had done previously, so she kept it a secret.
Mobster Lorenzo Alcazar (Ted King) was amused to find "Connor" painting a local church, even though he was obviously Nikolas, and hired him to do some dirty work. Eventually, Nikolas sought help to regain his memories and got entangled with Emily! When it became known that "Connor" was actually Nikolas, his grandmother Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) intervened and tried to have him brainwashed so she could gain control of the family's estate. Because the story had been plodding along, it was hastily put to rest as Em and Nik ran from Helena, and his memories returned... only to have the real Connor Bishop later return from the dead and wreak havoc on their lives!
