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Nina Van Slyke

Nina Van Slyke is the villainess from "Oh, Lucky Man", a Season 3 episode of the 1980s tv series "Highway to Heaven". She was portrayed by Shannon Tweed.

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Nina was a gold digging con woman who schemed, with her partner Howard, to fleece Mark, one of the series' protagonists, out of his multi-million dollar windfall. Mark catches feelings for Nina almost instantly, letting her lead him into renting a luxury condo.  Nina breaks off business with Howard, instead tweaking the plan to be her marrying & divorcing Mark to take him to the cleaners in the divorce settlement. Mark's partner, Jonathan, spends the episode trying to keep Mark on the path of his original intentions; donating the money to the creation of a new youth center.


Eventually, Mark makes the right decision to donate the money, against Johnathan's notion that Nina loved his money, not him. When he goes to inform her & asks her to confirm their love is real in front of Johnathan, she is cold silent. Mark walks out the room heartbroken. When Johnathan goes to follow behind him, Nina angrily asks "Are you happy now?" Johnathan replies, "How could I be? See, I love the guy." Nina is left with her just desserts.