Nash accompanies Jessica to Texas for the reading of Asa Buchanan's will, where he gets into a physical altercation with Jared. Back in Llanview, he directs Charlie Banks to the Buchanan mansion to find Jared, who unknown to Nash, is Charlie's son. Nash also successfully defends an attempt by Jared, now posing as Asa's long-lost son, to acquire the winery for Buchanan Enterprises. In early 2008, Nash becomes furious when Jessica poses as Tess in order to fool Jared into exposing himself as a fraud, and believes that Jessica is being too cavalier with her mental health. After Jared has her sent to St. Ann’s Sanitarium for a night, Jessica becomes embroiled in a mystery involving Allison Perkins. Soon, Nash finds himself in the awkward position of being indebted to Jared after the he saves Jessica from Allison's murder attempt at the Go Red Ball. Jared and Nash agree to let bygones be bygones.
