The organization reached out directly to Executive Producer, Frank Valentini, who responded, "The anger is understandable, but everyone needs to watch all of it. This is a story about the harsher side of intolerance and about one man not being true to himself. There are going to be meaningful, frank discussions that come out of this." Higley added,"Daniel is not the first gay character on 'OLTL.' If he had been, I would have felt a different responsibility. But writing a political ambitious character who is deep in the closet and who murders as a result is something that hasn't been explored before on daytime." While some groups shared in GLAAD's criticism, such as "TV Guide", others were supportive. Hillary B. Smith, who played Daniel's wife Nora, explained that support groups such as Straight Spouse Network praised the story for bringing attention to those women who are dealing with their husbands identifying as gay. Riley Colson is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera "One Life to Live". Jay Wilkison played the role, originally supposed to be only eight episodes, from February 24, 2003 until June 8, 2005. Riley Colson arrives in Llanview in February 2003 as the boyfriend and bandmate of Sarah Roberts. He has a somewhat volatile relationship with his father, District Attorney Daniel Colson. Riley had been named for Victoria Lord Davidson's first husband, reporter Joe Riley, whom Riley's mother had admired. In the summer of 2004, Riley becomes involved with Jennifer Rappaport. In 2005, Daniel marries Nora Buchanan and is soon revealed as Paul Cramer's murderer; Paul had been blackmailing Daniel with the secret of Daniel's homosexuality. Daniel first frames Jennifer for the crime, and then strangles her to death in 2005 when she learns the truth. Daniel is ultimately caught and brought to justice. After the fallout of Jennifer's death and Daniel's crimes, Riley returns to using drugs, and is arrested for dealing. He shares a sad goodbye with his stepmother Nora and leaves town to go to a drug rehabilitation center. Betsy Cramer is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime serial "One Life to Live". The role was played by actress Lois Smith from November 11, 2003 until the character's onscreen death in February 2004. Phylicia Evans (maiden name Wenton) is a fictional character originated on the ABC Daytime serial "One Life to Live". The role was portrayed by actress Tonye Patano from September 10, 2009 until the "OLTL" ABC finale in 2012.