From GLTV/SOW
Elizabeth Hubbard personally asked Larry Bryggman to return to the show as Lucinda's ex-husband and cantankerous soul mate Dr. John Dixon, and he agreed - a huge surprise considering the legendary actor didn't exit on the best of terms. (He took a hike in 2004 when asked -- after 35 years -- to work off-contract. Bryggman's character will arrive August 27 to help Chris (Daniel Cosgrove), who is suffering from a deadly heart condition. "While John is in town, he and Lucinda will reunite," Hubbard reports. "At the end of the show they leave Oakdale and go off to Amsterdam together, which I think the fans will like. It was nice to end all those years of drama with a little fun."
Elizabeth Hubbard personally asked Larry Bryggman to return to the show as Lucinda's ex-husband and cantankerous soul mate Dr. John Dixon, and he agreed - a huge surprise considering the legendary actor didn't exit on the best of terms. (He took a hike in 2004 when asked -- after 35 years -- to work off-contract. Bryggman's character will arrive August 27 to help Chris (Daniel Cosgrove), who is suffering from a deadly heart condition. "While John is in town, he and Lucinda will reunite," Hubbard reports. "At the end of the show they leave Oakdale and go off to Amsterdam together, which I think the fans will like. It was nice to end all those years of drama with a little fun."

