| Daniel Romalotti and Daisy Carter | |||||||||
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| The Young and the Restless | |||||||||
| Current status | Exes | ||||||||
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| Family | Romalotti Summers Carter | ||||||||
| Alias(es) | Dansy | ||||||||
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Daniel Romalotti Jr. and Daisy Carter are fictional characters and a former married couple from the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Daniel Romalotti is the son of Phyllis Summers and Danny Romalotti. Daisy is the daughter of Tom Fisher and Sheila Carter. Daniel is portrayed by Michael Graziadei and Daisy is portrayed by Yvonne Zima.
Dansy is the nickname given to the relationship between Daniel Romalotti Jr. and Daisy Carter
Daniel was getting in the way of Sara Smythe and Daisy Sanders' plan to murder Phyllis. Sara sent Daisy to stall Daniel. Daisy drugged Daniel and took him to bed. Unbeknownst to him that Daisy was already pregnant. He said the whole idea of Daisy carrying his baby caused Abby to break up with him. He noted the similarities in Amber breaking up with him because she wanted to have a kid and Abby breaking up with him because he was going to have one.
In December at Daniel's loft, Daisy Carter became frustrated as Daniel callously stuffed all the festive decorations she had set out into a box. Daniel insisted that he and Daisy weren't a family celebrating the holidays together. Daniel complained about having given up his freedom and privacy in order to act as her jailer. Daniel instructed Daisy to get herself ready for her check up at the hospital. Before they left, Daniel told the guard to let the monitoring company know that Daisy was leaving the premises.
At the hospital, Daisy seemed crushed after Daniel refused to accompany her into the exam room to hear the fetal heartbeat or view an ultrasound image of the baby. Instead, Daniel studied a brochure about adoption after Daisy went into an exam room. Later, the obstetrician stepped out with Daisy and informed Daniel that the mother-to-be was already dilated and could soon give birth to his daughter. Daniel seemed stunned. After they returned from the hospital Daniel reminded Daisy that she would be returning to jail after she gave birth.
Daisy claimed that Daniel was in denial because he was refusing to acknowledge his role in the baby's life. Daisy told Daniel that he'd be unable to remain aloof after he gazed into his baby's eyes. Daniel seemed to expect a knock at the door when a woman named Genevieve from the Family Hope Center arrived. Daniel explained that he had summoned a representative from the adoption agency. Daisy yelled that Daniel had no right to contact the agency without first having asked her. Daniel explained to Daisy that it wouldn't hurt to discuss matters because she had admitted that they needed a plan.
Genevieve seemed taken aback by Daisy's anger so she reminded them that newborns could be dropped off at any hospital or fire station. Daisy angrily ordered the woman to leave. Daniel reminded Daisy that she was going to jail for a long time and he maintained that he didn't intend to take care of the baby. Daisy insisted that Daniel would love his daughter. Daniel replied, "By no fault of my own, I fathered this child. My one and only responsibility is making sure that she is placed in a good home where she's loved and cared for."
Tears flowed down Daisy's cheeks when Daniel firmly announced that the craziness was about to end. Daniel ran into Phyllis Summers and Summer Newman at Crimson Lights. Summer was holding her bright pink bag in her lap and thanked Daniel for giving it to her for Christmas. Phyllis noted that the bag was packed for a sleepover. After Summer left with her friend, Phyllis asked her son what was wrong. Daniel explained that Daisy's baby could be born soon and he needed to figure out what to do. Daniel explained that Daisy believed she would have the baby, stay with him and play house happily ever after. Phyllis agreed that Daisy was delusional. Daniel cried that he'd have to make the right choice on his own and admitted to his mom that he didn't know what to do. Daniel worried about what would happen if plans weren't finalized before the baby came. Phyllis offered to phone her attorney and ask about Daisy's rights, Daniel's rights and about his obligations to the child. Phyllis stammered that she wished to adopt the baby. Revealing his intention to allow a family that lives a long distance from Genoa City adopt Daisy's baby, Daniel argued with his mother about whether Phyllis had a say in the matter.
Daniel denied it and warned he wouldn't change his mind. Daniel returned to the apartment and noticed that Daisy Carter had ordered a pizza. Daisy told Daniel that she realized that she'd been a bitch to the woman from the adoption agency. Daisy declared that she did not want to give up the baby. Daniel told Daisy the decision wasn't hers. Daisy said she wasn't the same person who'd kidnapped Lauren Fenmore and Jana Hawkes.
Daisy was confident that everything would work out and she'd never spend another day in jail. Daniel took a slice of pizza and wondered why Daisy was acting so sure of herself. Daisy said she believed that a court would understand her plight. Daniel was doubtful. Daisy said they had to make plans before the baby to be born like visitation schedules. Daniel said the laws of nature may have resulted in Daisy getting pregnant but the laws of the state would prevent Daisy from keeping the child. Reading from a page on the Internet, Daniel told Daisy how he could force her parental rights to be terminated.
Daniel read from the Wisconsin legal code and pointed out how Daisy had violated the law in numerous ways which would result in her losing any rights to the baby. Daisy was stymied. Daniel took his laptop and left the apartment. Daniel returned with a U.S. marshal. The marshal explained to Daisy that she was being transferred to the hospital on New Year's Day to have the baby. Daisy would then be returned to jail. On New Year's Eve, Daniel told Daisy that he was leaving her alone for the night. Daniel reminded Daisy that her ankle monitor was active and, if Daisy attempted to escape, she'd be arrested. Daisy was in tears as Daniel left.
In January 2011 at the hospital, Daniel, accompanied by Abby Newman, told Phyllis Summers and Jack Abbott that Jana Hawkes and Daisy Carter should have already arrived. Jack asked Daniel what Jana had told him when she phoned. Daniel explained that Daisy was in labor so he had instructed Jana to drive Daisy to the hospital. Jack mentioned the ankle monitor and Daniel said he'd phoned the police and asked them to turn off the alarm. Phyllis attempted to phone Jana but she didn't answer. Daniel mentioned that the bad feelings he'd experienced earlier had worsened.
After Kevin Fisher called about Daisy's escape, Daniel blamed himself. Daniel admitted to Jack, Phyllis, and Abby that he'd brought a U.S. marshal to the apartment the day before Daisy ran away. Daniel added that Daisy had fantasies of living free and raising the baby on her own, so he'd asked that marshal to explain to Daisy that she would be transferred to a women's correctional facility after the baby's birth. Abby agreed that Daisy had been pushed over the edge by the realization of facing prison. Phyllis noted that Daisy wouldn't get too far away because she was in labor.
Jack explained that the authorities had surely begun tracking Daisy after Kevin phoned and alerted them of her escape. Phyllis assured a distraught Daniel that Daisy would soon be in custody. Daniel seemed somewhat relieved after the monitoring service phoned and told him that a signal from Daisy's ankle device had been detected. Daniel shared the news with his friends and his mom. Jack maintained that it was only a matter of time before Daisy would be captured. Abby blasted Daisy for risking her baby's life. Phyllis added that Daisy's life was also in jeopardy.
Daisy makes her get away in the car with the baby, leaving Daniel in the snow bleeding. Daisy abandoned her newborn daughter at the Church Of The Sacred Heart, then fled to Canada. Michael and Daniel found Daisy in Canada and Michael went to the police. Daniel let Daisy go since when she threatened to tell the Genoa City authorities that he delivered the baby, and he didn't want her to take Lucy away from Billy and Victoria. When he was questioned as to why he let her go, he said it was an accident.
Daisy's parental rights were restored, and she had full custody of Lucy. After failing in a legal attempt to attain full custody of his daughter, Daniel decided the best way to be sure Lucy would remain safe was to marry Daisy. They did marry, but the marriage was a loveless one due to Daniel's hatred of her. Daisy tried to team up with Ricky Williams to get him to help her and Lucy leave town, but she disappeared after an altercation with Ricky.
The pair divorced and Daniel became the sole parent to Lucy. He eventually left town with Lucy.