In 1994, Taylor was presumed dead after a plane she was on crashed in the Middle East and her belongings were found in the wreckage (via Soaps in Depth). In actuality, Taylor had been mugged during a layover, suffering a blow to the head that resulted in amnesia.
She found herself in the palace of Moroccan Prince Omar Rashid (Kabir Bedi), who called her Laila and nursed her back to health. When Taylor found a file of information about her true identity in his possessions, her memories flooded back.
Prince Omar held Taylor hostage and tortured her with information about Ridge and Brooke, who had gotten married after Taylor’s presumed death (via Soap Central). Taylor eventually convinced her captor to let her return to Los Angeles after finding out her father, Jack Hamilton (Chris Robinson), had suffered a heart attack.
Not long after that, she disguised herself as a British nurse so she could care for Ridge, who had become temporarily blind. Omar came to the U.S. and tried to retrieve Taylor, whom he had forced to marry him, but a judge determined that Taylor and Ridge were still legally married. The two were quickly divorced so that Ridge could be with Brooke, and Omar eventually took his lumps and went home.
