This would turn out to be pretty normal behavior for her (viaUs Magazine).
After that disaster, Delia reconnects with her ex Roger Coleridge (Ron Hale).
The two marry but eventually get divorced when Roger suspects Delia of cheating on him with her stock broker.
She gave her daughter up for adoption knowing she wouldn’t be able to take care of her.
Concerned that her daughter is in danger, Delia goes to stay with Ava at Sonny’s home.
A furious Sonny has Delia escorted back to NYC (viaABC).
After breaking out of prison, Ava is shot and presumed dead (viaSoap Central).
In actuality, she is rescued by Silas Clay who helps rehabilitate her in secret.
She returns to Port Charles with a dark-haired wig and a new name: Denise DeMuccio.
Like mother, like daughter.
