What is the history of the lighthouse? Who owns it now & who has owned it in the past?
Phillip Spaulding originally owned the lighthouse, but he gave it to Rick as a wedding present when Rick married Meredith Reade. Rick lived there until he left town, which was when Mindy moved out of Roger’s apartment (which she had been subletting) & rented the lighthouse from Ed, who was acting as landlord on Rick’s behalf. For a long time, it seemed as though the writers had forgotten that Mindy was only renting the place, especially after Nick moved in there with her & she fixed up the boathouse as his private office. The lighthouse was burned to a crisp on New Year’s Eve 1994, as the culmination of a story involving Tangie Hill being chased by gangsters. After the fire, it gradually became clear that Ed was still in charge. Later in 1994, Alan-Michael hid in the base of the burnt-out lighthouse while recovering from injuries suffered in an explosion set by an enemy of Alan’s. In early 1996, Brent Lawrence kept Lucy Cooper hostage in the skeletized lighthouse. Ed contracted with a
