finally in 2003, following the arrival of viki's long-lost daughter, natalie (melissa archer), an ailing victor (william stone mahoney) resurfaces. it is during this time when mitch laurence (roscoe born) marries natalie in a plot spearheaded by victor to kill his granddaughter and harvest her heart, as he was dying of old age and heart disease. viki foils victor and mitch's plot, saving natalie from impending death. victor is again rushed to the hospital. larry tells victor's present children, viki and todd (howarth), to say their final goodbyes to their dying father. victor dies on-screen in march 2003, a month before a shocked dorian returns to llanview.