FIRST APPEARANCE:September 1983 LAST APPEARANCE:December 28, 1984 PERFORMER:Ralph Byers (1983-84). EXIT:Stabbed to death in a duel with Sky Whitney (November 1983), then appeared to be alive in the final telecast. LAST LINE:(To Sky Whitney) "For your information, I always hated Van Dine...he would have made a lousy soldier..." OCCUPATION:Security manager for the Isis Building and criminal associate of Louis Van Dine. VILLAINOUS ACTS:Assisted Louis Van Dine in the attempted takeover of Monticello. Tried to kill Sky Whitney. Firebombed the Video Disco. Kidnapped Cliff Nelson and Mitzi Martin. USELESS TRIVIA:Hext was the United States Army fencing champion (1969-70).