As the August weather heats up, so will the action on One Life To Live.

Viewers can look forward to the following developments later this summer...

Jonathan Phillips - who is actually the nephew of Gone With the Wind actress Barbara O'Neil - told The Greenwich Gazette last month that he was hired as  "a Russian mobster."

There's talk around the Internet that Cole's undercover mission to take down Llanview's drug ring may lead to the kidnapping of Starr and Hope by Russian mobsters. Uh-oh!

Among other August casting notes:

• Michael Lowry debuts as Ross Rayburn on August 28. His characters is tracked down by Blair.
• Patrick Allen Cole returns as Rodi's Manager Jeff on Monday, August 17.

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