Tom Fisher was the abusive stepfather to Michael Baldwin and father of Kevin Fisher. He often locked a young Kevin in the closet, which gave him horrendous flashbacks later in life. When Tom was in Genoa City, Lauren was stunned to see Michael attack him in their home.
Tom had few fans in Genoa City and Lauren was well aware of his history with her husband and brother-in-law. Lauren was presumed dead after Tom blew up a yacht she was on, but he actually abducted her and locked her up with Sheila Carter in a fallout shelter.
Tom took up with Lauren’s nemesis, Sheila Carter, at one point and she acted as his accomplice while in disguise. She later turned on him.
Terrible Tom started a relationship with Ashley Abbott, who was unaware of his connection to Michael, Kevin, and Gloria, his ex-wife, who had remarried Ashley’s father, John Abbott. After her father shot Tom, Ashley took the blame until the truth came out.
When Tom realized Gloria had married into money as she was now the wife of John Abbott, he decided to blackmail her. Terrified of Tom, and of losing John, Gloria went along with it.
John Abbott eventually learned the truth about Tom’s identity and his abusive past with Gloria and her sons. John punched Tom in the Athletic Club and later shot him dead in an alley. John eventually went to prison for the crime and was sentenced to seven years. He died in prison and never made it home to his family.
The end of Tom’s life meant the beginning of a new chapter of sorts for Kevin, who had suffered from the lasting effects of his father’s abuse. Throughout his life, certain circumstances would remind him of being locked in the closet or verbally abused. Recently, Kevin needed reassurance from Chloe that he wouldn’t be a father like Tom.