dorian becomes victor's personal physician in 1975, and the two quickly elope in may. soon afterward, tony harris (george reinholt) arrives in llanview, and dorian quickly realizes he is victor's long-sought son. tony quickly becomes friends with victor, and when tony uncovers a diary from viki and meredith's mother, eugenia, and realizing victor to be his estranged father, to the chagrin of a greedy dorian. dorian connives and succeeds in creating a rift between victor and his new son. when tony and victor learn of dorian's scheme, tony first confronts dorian, who denies having done anything wrong. on april 30, 1976, when victor begins questioning dorian, the ensuing argument leads victor to have a debilitating stroke which leaves him unable to speak or dictate alterations to his will. determined to keep her victor from speaking to anyone, dorian brings him home and succeeds from keeping everyone away from him. soon, victor suffers a second stroke which sends him back to the hospital. despite his attempts to speak to viki, victor apparently dies in june 16, 1976, and dorian inherits half of his wealth.