As chief of Internal Medicine on General Hospital's seventh floor, Dr. Steve Hardy had dedicated to his life to healing. Career came first! In the fall of 1963, that decision cost Steve his relationship with his fiancee, Peggy Lowell. Steve didn't have someone to love him, but he had dear friends -- like Nurse Jessie Brewer. Jesse's turbulent marriage to the brash young intern Phil Brewer gave them both plenty to talk about.