sentences:  Duke is introduced as the mysterious owner of a local night club who falls in love with police chief Anna Devane (Finola Hughes).Unbeknownst to the rest of Port Charles, Duke is laundering money for the mob but when his criminal ties cost him Anna, he teams with her ex-husband Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) to bring down the mob.Duke and Anna's romance becomes quite popular among fans achieving supercouple status and rivaling Anna's romance with Robert.