In 2008, his Aunt Corrine drops a bombshell: the man Rex believed to be his father, Walter Balsom, may not have been his biological father. New guy in town Charlie Banks, who is hiding his identity, glances idly at Roxy's business card and introduces himself as "Charlie Balsom". He is dismayed to learn that Rex's name is Balsom too, and Rex asks if he and Charlie are related. So to stop Rex from looking further, Roxy claims that Charlie is his father. She begs Charlie to go along with the story; he ultimately agrees and reluctantly lets an excited Rex start building a relationship with his "father". Next Rex is told that criminal mastermind Mitch Laurence is his father, but it is later revealed that Rex was switched at birth with Schuyler Joplin. Much later, Rex finds out the truth and ultimately learns that his biological parents are Clint Buchanan and Echo DiSavoy.