A specific detail from The Young and the Restless episode has fans thinking that Dr. Laurence Markham might not be who he claims to be. During his first appearance, he teamed up with Patty to hold Diane hostage. He told Diane that he was helping her emotionally, but in fact, he was merely fulfilling Patty’s wish to get Diane out of Jack’s life and clear the way for her.
Is The Young and The Restless’ Dr. Laurence Markham Psycho Martin Laurent?
Dr. Laurence Markham is not confirmed to be psycho Martin Laurent, but all the recent hints have made fans think of this theory.
The speculation emerged from the plot where Diane searches Markham’s home and comes across a bookshelf. She noticed that it had all the books authored by Dr. Alan Laurent. He was Ashley’s doctor, who treated her for dissociative identity disorder two years ago.
Fans recalled that Alan also had a twin brother, whose name was Martin, and that it could be Dr. Laurence Markham, who appears to have changed the identity. This is because Markham shared that he is a Gemini, which Alan was too, subtly hinting that a twin connection could be possible.
The ongoing theory suggests that Martin has taken on a new identity, similar to how Patty did back then, which allowed her to roam freely without anyone knowing who she really was. In the past storylines, Martin was considered to be dead, but that was never the case. He survived and took on Alan’s identity, a move many believe could be possible for him even now, this time with a new identity.
After pretending to be his brother, Martin held Phyllis and Sharon hostage, getting them involved in a twisted experiment. However, he was eventually arrested once his crimes came to light. So the possibility still lingers that Martin might now have returned to add another twist to the plot (via Soap Opera Digest).
