Roman Augustus Brady is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Roman was played by Wayne Northrop from 1981 to 1984 and 1991 to 1994, and has been played by Josh Taylor since 1997, with a brief hiatus in early 2004, when he was a victim of the show's now-infamous serial killer storyline. Drake Hogestyn played Roman Brady from 1986–1991, until Northrop returned to the show and it was revealed in a storyline that Hogestyn's character was not the true Roman Brady.

Roman Brady first appeared on Days to protect Marlena Evans from a serial killer. He slept on her floor. The chemistry between the actors, and the characters, led to love. In 1983 on Days of Our Lives, Roman and Marlena were married. Over the next year Roman became embroiled in a storyline with Stefano DiMera. Stefano was a crime figure from Europe who had come to town, and Roman being the top cop had gone after him. Subsequently Stefano framed Roman for serial killings that were being committed by his nephew Andre DiMera. At the time Marlena saw Roman killing a woman. Later it was shown that Andre had used a realistic mask. Roman was jailed. Mrs. Alice Horton baked him some drugged doughnuts, and on the way to the hospital Roman escaped. He went on the run to prove his innocence, and he accomplished that. He was promoted, and Stefano was on the run.

Isabella Beatrice Black (née Toscano) was a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character first appears on a recurring basis on October 16, 1989 being portrayed by actress, Staci Greason. Greason is put on contract in December 1989. Greason leaves the show in October 1992, after Isabella dies from pancreatic cancer. Greason reappears as Isabella's ghost in 1995, 2000, 2002-2003, and most recently in November 2010.

Isabella was born on July 27, 1960, to Loretta Toscano and Ernesto Toscano. She had an older sister, Marina Theresa Toscano. Isabella was initially introduced in 1989 as in inmate in an asylum. Though Marina had forced Isabella into the asylum, Jack Deveraux, whose brother, Steve Johnson was being blackmailed by his first wife Marina, did not believe that she was insane. Therefore, Jack helped her escape and hid her in his loft. Together, Jack and Isabella found the Toscano family treasure and her mother's diary, for which Marina has been searching all along.