Dani Durant

Dani Durant is the younger sister of Lisa Durant, and Amari and Misty's youngest child.

Background
Dani grew up with her mom, dad, and older brother Jeremy. She never met her sister, Virginia, until she awoke from her coma.

Storylines
Dani first appears at the opening of the Montford Town Square, and is excited at the idea of getting to know her older sister. She's delighted that she has all this family, and promises to keep in touch.

On hearing the news that Lisa is in rehab, Dani sees this as an opportunity to get to know Billy and Lisa's kids more and moves in. Although she butts heads with Billy on her arrival, the two find common ground and bond. Billy appreciates Dani's attempt to cook a Thanksgiving meal in her place, but it all goes wrong which makes them all realise life is too short. At the Thanksgiving meal, Tajj and Brody announce they are looking at surrogacy. Privately, Dani offers to be their surrogate, but Brody feels like the baby won't be his.

After looking into options, Tajj finds an awfully expensive clinic that can merge two sperm samples into one egg and presents it to Brody. Brody likes the idea, and they head to a consultation with Dani beside them. A month into treatment, Dani finds out she’s pregnant and the three celebrate! Dani decides that she will spend most of her pregnancy in her hometown of Magenta Bluffs, and regularly, Tajj and Brody attend scans and appointments with her.

When Dani is at term, she arrives back to Windenburg and heads to the cliff house, and Cory (who was thought to be dead) turned up which triggered her labour. Tajj arrived home to see his 'dead' brother helping Dani give birth on the couch, and she gave birth to Lois Durant.

Dani regularly comes back to town to see her great-niece and to spend time with the family, and she becomes extremely close with them all. She starts receiving threatening texts, but keeps this from her family as she doesn't want to burden them. The texts continue for months and on Halloween, Dani is sent a text from the stalker to meet her on Pier 42 that night. She nervously heads there during the Montofrd Square Halloween party and Everest Durant announces she's the stalker. Everest has hated Dani since she came into the family and says she’s responsible for her and Mason being shafted out the family. Everest goes to attack Dani with an axe, but Dani pushes her back and hits her over the axe in self-defence, killing her. Dani pushes her into the water at the pier and her body washes up beside an abandoned warehouse. Dani is approached by Brody that night and is asked an important question out of earshot of everyone else. Dani quickly leaves town after the funeral.

Dani isn't seen until months later, when she comes back to town heavily pregnant. Tajj asks who the father is, and she tells him he is. Brody had asked Dani to carry another baby for them back before their divorce had finalised. Dani agreed and left town. Tajj is furious that Brody did this without asking him but mellows when Brody announces he has a terminal illness and not long left to live. Dani apologises for doing this without Tajj's consent, too, but he understands. Dani gives birth to Tajj and Brody's second child and they name him Demario Durant. Dani struggles with the guilt of carrying Everest when Lisa confides in her.

Dani heads to Cory's house to check up on him as he recently got close with Brody again behind Tajj's back. She finds his gun collection and accidentally triggers one of the guns, sending a bullet into Cory’s skull. Cory just about survives and comes out of hospital a few weeks later and is told to rest. Dani admits to Cory that she accidentally shot him, and he explains he was going to kill himself that day, but the bullet made him realise he had a lot to live for. And although he promises that he won’t ever think like that again, he never wants to speak to her because her carelessness means his face is scarred for life and seeing her reminds him of that pain.

To get back at Dani for disfiguring him, Cory spirals and fakes a break in at his cabin and gets Dani arrested for assaulting him during the break in. Lisa sees through her son's lies and convinces him to drop these charges before he loses everyone he cares about. Dani learns the charges are dropped, but Cory warns her to stay away from him.

After Brody's death and funeral, Dani agrees to take Lois and Demario for a while so Tajj can grieve, but he promises to visit often.

Dani is next seen when Jeremy calls a family meeting and reveals Misty was beaten by Amari. Dani suggested going to the police, but Lisa wanted her mother out of the situation before going. Dani leaves with Lois and Demario after Amari's funeral.

Dani next returns to Windenburg when Tajj decides he's ready to have his children again full-time, and she visits her brother Jeremy, who tearfully reveals he killed Amari. Dani tells her brother that she killed Everest in self defence, too, and the two agree to keep quiet about the others' actions.

Jeremy starts to spiral during his relationship with Joaquin LeChien, and drunkenly confesses to him that he and Dani are killers while on a date at the beach house. The next day Jeremy asks Joaquin to come over to his mum’s old house so he can explain what he meant. Joaquin turns up waiting for an explanation when Dani smashes a bottle over his head. A few hours later he wakes up locked in the house. Dani and Jeremy walk in and tell him he can’t tell anyone what he heard, and they can’t risk it. Jeremy pleads with Dani to let Joaquin go but she tells him she isn’t risking it. Dani forces Joaquin to eat an apple laced with cyanide and to write a suicide note. Joaquin does so and eats the apple. Jeremy runs out the room and is devastated that his boyfriend has died. Dani sends her brother to a retreat in Arizona to heal, and decides to leave town for a little.

Dani is next seen when she meets Cassidy in the Grand Lake Athletic Club and they flirt. They quickly start a relationship, and Cassidy moves out of the DuMont mansion to live with Dani. The next mention of Dani is when Hanna reveals she and Cassidy have gone on a sightseeing trip around Africa and aren't sure when they'll be back. A few months later, Hanna mentions that Dani and Cassidy are living in San Francisco.

Crimes Committed

 * Killed Everest Durant in self defence and pushed her body into the water
 * Obstruction of justice: Knew about Jeremy killing their father, Amari
 * Accidentally shot Cory Durant in the face, disfiguring him
 * Smashing a bottle over Joaquin LeChien's head
 * Kidnapping Joaquin
 * Forcing Joaquin to eat an apple laced with cyanide and to write a suicide note

Health and Vitals

 * Gave birth to Lois Durant for Tajj Steele and Brody Steele
 * Gave birth to Demario Durant for Tajj and Brody Steele