What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

 

General Hospital

Maxie is on the phone, telling someone to do exactly what she says, make it on time, and remember that it’s a surprise. Nina brings in a holiday dress for Charlotte. She wants to go to Christmas mass with Valentin and Charlotte in their finest fashions. Maxie guesses that Valentin didn’t tell her about Charlotte’s mom.

Lulu asks Dante if he’s with her in this, and can love Charlotte like a father. He says he’ll love Charlotte because she’s part of Lulu, but Valentin isn’t going to make things easy.

Ava threatens to go to the cops about Alexis driving drunk and leaving the scene. Julian tells her to let it alone or she won’t like the consequences. Jordan arrives. She wants to ask Julian some follow-up questions. Ava tells her to come on in.

Curtis tells the pawn shop guy that he’s easy going, and can forget about the lies they were told, but Jason takes offense to that kind of thing. The guy introduces himself as Winston Rudge, and says he’s not linked with any crime and resents the interference. Curtis says Winston seems like a nice guy, but needs to think fast and hard about where the tool set came from. Winston says with the economy the way it is, more people are pawning their stuff and it’s impossible to remember. Jason asks about the other employees, but Winston says he’s looking at the entire staff. Curtis wonders about any records and Winston says possible, but not probable, since it’s a cash business.

Lulu asks Dante if he thinks Valentin is telling the truth, but he says he finds it difficult to picture him as a victim. Laura sees them and asks why they’re at the hospital.

Maxie tells Nina that Claudette left out the surrogate part of the story. Nina says Charlotte has been through a lot, and Maxie agrees. Maxie explains how she and Lulu went to the doctor who did the implantation, and Valentin found out. Nina says she’s happy for Lulu, and that Charlotte needs a mom. She tells Maxie that she has a business meeting to go to, but she’s obviously upset, and I don’t think there’s any meeting.

Ava says a police officer is exactly what they need right now. Jordan is surprised to see Alexis there. Ava says she can’t stay away, but it’s probably just concern. She asks Jordan if they have any leads, and if leaving the scene of an accident is serious. Jordan says even if it’s an accident, leaving the scene is a crime. She adds that they have no leads. Alexis says she might as well leave, but Jordan asks if there’s a new development and if she wants to remove the restraining order. Alexis tells her no, and Jordan says she’s basically violating her own order. Alexis says she thought Julian would still be in the hospital, and Jordan asks if she came to see Ava.

Winston tells Jason that he doesn’t keep detailed records. Curtis picks up a model of a ship, but Winston says it’s not for sale; he’s keeping it for one of his customers. Jason gives Winston his number, and they leave. Apparently, the boat is of importance, because the camera focuses on it.

Laura asks if Rocco is sick, but Dante says everyone is fine. He gets a call and has to leave. Laura tells Lulu that if she was to look up “awkward” in the dictionary, it would have their picture, and asks if Lulu wants to tell  her what’s going on.

Felicia comes to Maxie’s office. They talk about Georgie, who is going to be flower girl at the wedding. Felicia wants her input on something, but Maxie isn’t paying attention. Felicia asks her what has her so distracted that she can’t even think about her own wedding. Maxie tells her it’s Lulu. Lulu is positive she’s Charlotte’s mom, but Maxie keeps thinking about how Lulu won’t have any memories of Charlotte’s early years, and it makes her sad.

Nina goes to Windemere and asks Valentin why he’s been lying to her.

Dante goes the MetroCourt and talks to Olivia. She asks if he can help get Christmas sweaters for everyone, and he says they’ll need one for a little girl as well. Olivia asks if it’s a medical miracle or some old girlfriend showed up. Ha-ha!

Lulu asks Laura if Kevin is coming for Christmas, and Laura says nice try. She doesn’t want to pry, but if Lulu wants to talk, she’s there. Lulu explains that Valentin is Charlotte’s father, but Claudette was a surrogate. She tells Laura that she’s Charlotte’s biological mother.

Nina wants to know why Valentin didn’t tell her that Claudette was a surrogate. He says it wouldn’t have been fair until Lulu knew. Nina asks why she didn’t let Lulu know right away. She says everyone is telling her he’s a horrible person, and she doesn’t believe it, but this is as horrible as it comes. He says he was protecting Charlotte, and did what he thought was best.

Alexis tells Jordan that she did come to see Ava. Ava says she’s just as surprised as Jordan, but Alexis claims she came to get a photo album. Jordan asks why she wants memories of the man who tried to kill her. Julian says he was acquitted, and unless Jordan wants to face charges, she’d better watch what she says. Alexis says she wanted pictures of the children. Jordan tells her that she’s not here on a social call either. Ava interjects that sometimes the guilty party can be right under their noses, and Jordan says she’s actually there to talk to Julian about the night his car blew up.

Dante explains to Olivia how Lulu is really Charlotte’s mother. Olivia is shocked, and Dante says he’s having a hard time getting his head around it. He says according to Valentin, Stavros couldn’t father a child. Helena stole a sample from him, and Claudette ended up being the surrogate. He reminds Olivia of the premonition she had that Lulu was going to have a little girl. Olivia is thrilled, and says Lulu is a wonderful mom. She wonders how Dante is doing with all this though.

Laura tells Lulu that after all these grandsons, she finally has a granddaughter. Lulu says she wanted to wait to tell anyone until after Griff confirmed the results. Laura hugs her and says congratulations. She asks how Lulu is handling this. Lulu says she’s mostly giddy and realizes Olivia’s premonition was right. Laura says a child is always a gift, and Lulu says she knows it’s more complicated than that. She says she wanted to carry a child, but instead Charlotte will always be connected to the Cassadines, and her father is the man who killed Lulu’s brother. Laura says it doesn’t matter.

Valentin says that Claudette was the only mother Charlotte knew, and he’s grateful for Nina. Nina asks if he’s been working her this whole time. He says no, he trusts her with his child, and Charlotte has taken a shine to her. He says that she knows what it’s like to be a little girl at the mercy of the grownups in her life, and he didn’t want Charlotte to experience that. Nina believes him. Valentin says Lulu hates him now, but he didn’t want Charlotte to know the truth until he was ready. He’s sorry for hurting Nina, but will never regret her being in Charlotte’s life for a minute.

Jordan shows Julian a picture of the van and asks if he knows about the company name on the side. He says Derek Wells Media has a lot of subsidiaries, but he’s not familiar with that one. She says funny he should mention Derek Wells Media, and tells him that the van was strategically placed outside of The Floating Rib when the car bomb was planted. She tells him the name  was a cover, and it belongs to Derek Wells Media. He asks why it would be parked outside the restaurant, and she says you tell me.

Curtis asks why Jason left his number when Winston is never going to call. Jason thinks he works for Julian and will tell him, drawing Julian out.

Winston brings tea to someone in a back room, and tells them about Jason’s visit. He says he’s sure they saw it on the video screen. We a Post-It note with Jason’s name and number stuck to the phone. There are some ceramic foo dogs decorating the room, and I wonder if it’s Faison. Anyone remember the Wellington dog?

Julian asks Jordan why he would have his own car blown up, and suggests Sonny did it to throw suspicion off himself. Jordan thinks it would be suspicious for Julian to blow himself up. She asks Julian if he can remember anything about the person who hit him. He says no, and it’s a good possibility he never will. She says the truth has a funny way of coming out. Ava sees her to the door.

Felicia says it’s empathetic of Maxie to worry about Lulu. Maxie says she’s been lucky with Georgie in that she doesn’t have to worry. Even if she’s not with her, she knows she’s well cared for. Felicia says a while back she didn’t think Maxie and Lulu’s friendship would survive. She tells Maxie that Nathan is going to be the best step-dad, and that Maxie is an amazing woman. She’s proud to have her as a daughter. She tells Maxie to forget the past when the future is so bright.

Dante tells Olivia that he has questions, but he doesn’t want to ask them, because Lulu might be sensitive. He says he can love Charlotte as his own, but she’s not. He thinks Lulu isn’t taking into account the ramifications. If they bring Charlotte into their lives, they bring in Valentin, and he might never be ready for that.

Lulu wonders if Valentin will take off with Charlotte, but Laura doesn’t think so. She says Scotty can give them a list of the best custody lawyers. She thinks any judge would know the best thing for Charlotte is to be with Lulu. She tells Lulu to reign in her Spencer streak in the meantime, and not do anything impulsive. They have to do it the right and legal way. Lulu says if she gets a crazy idea, she’ll try to stop herself. She’ll ask if it’s something dad would do, and if the answer is yes, she won’t.

Winston tells the mystery person, if there’s anything else you need, call.

Curtis wonders why Winston got crazy over the boat. Jason says Pete got a call just before the bomb was planted, and the bill was paid by a place in China. Curtis adds that the bag was from a Chinese food place. Jason thinks it’s no coincidence.

Ava says she kept quiet for Julian, not for Alexis, and she’ll be at the gallery. After she leaves, Alexis tells Julian that when Jordan questioned him about Sonny, she saw his face. He’s like, so what? She says just because she hates him doesn’t mean she doesn’t know him. Julian says the meds are wearing off, and asks if she could add one with lunch. He says they both know she doesn’t cook, and tells her where the takeout menus are. When she goes to the kitchen, he calls the mystery person. Alexis pops back in and he hangs up. She asks if Chinese is okay (the theme for today), and he tells her go ahead and order for him.

Olivia tells Dante that she knows it’s complicated. She’s honored that he feels comfortable telling her about it, but the most important thing is the little girl. She didn’t asks for the circumstances, and however she came into their lives. It’s a blessing. As for Valentin, she tells Dante to do what’s necessary to protect Charlotte, and she’ll do what she has to do to protect her son when Julian gets better. She says both of their situations aren’t easy, and asks how he’s going to make his work.

Valentin tells Nina that he’s a single father doing his best to raise his daughter alone. Nina is a natural and Charlotte likes her. He says Charlotte’s life benefits from having her in it, and so does his. The doorbell rings. Nina takes Charlotte’s dress upstairs to her.

Valentin answers the door. It’s Lulu. He says it’s not a surprise, and she tells him that she’s taking her daughter home. Like it works that way.

Tomorrow, Anna is on to something, Tracy tells Hayden that Finn might have found a cure, and Tom is still caged.