What I Watched Today

(Weekday bites, Friday’s whole GH enchilada & media minutiae)

⚠️🛠 Due to emergency dental surgery, this week’s blog got cut a bit short and/or got a bit messy.

General Hospital

🍕 Weekday Slices…                                                                          

Monday: 

Sonny went to the Quartermaines and found Gio playing in the solarium. Gio told him about the showcase and said it was thanks to Sonny that he was playing again, but Sonny said he couldn’t take all the credit.

Felicia brought an almond cake to Emma, who was making a home cooked dinner for Gio to thank him for the trip to New York. Emma broke a cup and cried over it. She said she’d made it for Anna when she was 10. It was her favorite.

At the station, Dante told Mac to point the WSB to Turner if he got a call about Cullum’s shooting. Laura came in and said Anna was in greater trouble than they thought.

Nathan said Josslyn told him to do the right thing, but the right thing for who? She wasn’t going anywhere. She said, we’ll see.

Turner said she got that Curtis was frustrated and angry, but the injury happened to Jordan, not him. Jordan said she wanted answers.

Curtis said he knew Isaiah was the driver of the other car, and Portia said, he didn’t do it. They started to leave, and Curtis said Isaiah was running away like he did from the accident. Isaiah told Curtis, back off. They both knew what it was really about. Curtis was hoping to break them up, but he wasn’t going anywhere and was going to be a better father than Curtis could ever be. Curtis punched Isaiah, and Isaiah went down.

Ava met Nina at Bobbie’s since it was close to the hospital, and Ava asked if Willow and the kids were okay. Nina said they were fine, but Ava said Nina seemed stressed, and Nina said she didn’t know why she was so worried about Jack.

Nathan said he could have made Josslyn disappear, but was doing what he could to keep her safe.

Gio told Sonny that he was worried playing wouldn’t be the same, but it felt right and familiar. Brook had great instincts and knew her stuff. Sonny said Brook’s mother was the same, and Gio said he thought he’d shared music with his mother Camilla, but he shared it with Brook too, and it made him feel closer to her. He asked if Sonny was going to say, I told you so, but Sonny said, not a chance.

Laura said she’d had Doc check on Anna and the news wasn’t good, but Mac thought they should include Felicia and Anna. Dante asked her to tell Anna that her office was waiting for her, and Laura and Mac left.

Jordan said agreed with Curtis, and wondered how Isaiah could leave them, but Turner said she didn’t know if the other driver even heard the accident. Jordan said without proof there was nothing they could do, and Turner said there was nothing to compel Isaiah into giving a statement, but Curtis was trying to do what he could. Jordan said she was responsible for the accident. She loved Curtis for fighting for her, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t change what happened.

Curtis said Isaiah had it coming, when the cops showed up. Curtis continued to babble about the accident, and Isaiah said it wasn’t him.

Nina told Ava that Jack had a stroke and couldn’t move or speak, and Ava said it was like déjà vu. Nina told her about the WSB being Jack’s health care proxy. She’d met Director Cullum and it was creepy how detached and cold he was. She felt bad that Jack had no support. Ava asked if Carly shouldn’t be with Jack, but Nina said Carly was done with Jack. Ava asked, since when was Nina close with Jack?

Portia told NuDetective Fitzpatrick that Curtis punched Isaiah and Isaiah hurt his hand. They needed an ambulance. Fitzpatrick told an officer to get an ambulance, and Isaiah confirmed the punch. Fitzpatrick arrested Curtis.

Emma said her life was good, and Felicia said Emma felt guilty. Emma said she’d been happy since she’d moved there and now her grandmother was locked away alone, terrified that a psycho was after her and her family. How could she still feel happy? There was something wrong with her. Felicia said there wasn’t, and  Emma said she hadn’t even written to Anna about going to New York. It seemed cruel with her trapped there. Felicia said Anna would take comfort in knowing Emma was happy. It was all Anna ever wanted for her.

Calling Nathan Cassius, Josslyn said he liked his brother’s life better than his own, but he had a choice. No one was forcing him keep her there. Why not turn her into Cullum? He said the only reason she was safe was because Cullum didn’t know she was there, but that could change.

Nina told Ava that she barely knew Jack, but he’d collapsed in front of her and she had basic concern. Ava said some people were callous and couldn’t see past own their own self-interest, and Nina asked if something happened with Sidwell. Ava said Sidwell was grieving and she was trying to help, but she had a business to run and she’d been put in the middle of Sonny, Ric, and Sonny’s new bodyguard.

Laura said Doc wasn’t allowed to see Anna, but spoke to her doctors. She’d attempted to escape again and this time was successful. She’d managed to climb over the exterior walls and hijack a car. She almost made it to the border after a high speed chase, and the French authorities said the current facility wasn’t secure enough. She was being transferred. Mac said it was a facility for long term illness, and Laura said, for those who posed a danger to themselves or others.

Sonny said music was a big part of who Gio was, and Gio said it was like an invisible cord to the other parts of him. Sonny said Gio and Trina were in good hands with Brook, who’d learned from her mother. They were both savvy, knew their stuff, and were respected in business. They would take care of both Gio and Trina. Gio said he and Emma were having dinner and he was giving Emma a guitar lesson, and Sonny said Brook and Olivia were waiting for him, and he left.  

Nathan wondered why Josslyn was working with the WSB, and she said, it was either this or a podcast. He said she didn’t need money and had options, and she said, so did he. He still did. He said he didn’t, and she asked if he’d been pressured to join the family business, which was insanity. He said, it was either this or a podcast, and she said, when this was over, if they were both still alive, they could do one together. Nathan said, one of them would be alive, and asked again why she’d joined the WSB. She said it was personal, but he said she’d been digging into his stuff all night. Had she been naïve about the Bureau? She said someone she’d loved was murdered and she wanted justice, and he asked if she’d gotten it, but she said, no. She’d gotten retribution instead. She’d tracked down the murderer, and when he tried to kill her, she’d killed him instead.

Fitzpatrick brought Curtis into the station and told Dante what happened. Curtis said it was a misunderstanding, and Dante took off the handcuffs. Fitzpatrick stared hard at Curtis as Dante led him to the interrogation room.

Portia found Isaiah in an exam room, and told him that she’d paged Dr. Sherman, who was an excellent hand specialist. Isaiah said he knew he had at least seven broken bones, probably more. That bastard had destroyed his hand.

Curtis told Dante that he was having a conversation with Portia and Isaiah, and things got heated. He admitted that he could have kept his cool, but Isaiah made it impossible. He ran his mouth and said things he shouldn’t have. Dante asked if Curtis threw the first punch, and Curtis said he’d told Isaiah that he’d fled the scene of the accident and Jordan could have died. Dante said the investigation was ongoing, and Curtis asked if he was aware that Isaiah was actively covering his tracks.

Fitzpatrick asked Matthews what the chances were that Curtis talked himself out of the arrest, and Matthews said it was possible. Fitzpatrick said Curtis seemed like a powerful guy who was used to getting away with… stuff (WOTD).

Curtis said Isaiah had been in an accident, but Dante said he was more interested in what happened tonight. Curtis said, maybe he was, but Fitzpatrick, not so much, and Dante said Fitzpatrick wasn’t a rookie. Curtis said he and Isaiah could have worked things out, and Dante said Isaiah ended up at GH. Curtis said he’d apologize and take care of any medical bills to make the whole thing go away, but Dante said they were past that. Curtis had to call a lawyer or get someone to post bail.

Dr. Sherman said Isaiah had eleven fractures, and he said he felt numbness in his index and middle finger. She said they’d know more after the MRI. There was a definite possibility he’d need surgery, but it was too soon to make that call. Portia said she’d go with the doctor to expedite things, and in the hallway, Dr. Sherman said Isaiah had done a real number on his hand, but Portia said Dr. Gannon had done nothing. Her ex-husband had.

Turner said she wished she could give Jordan answers. That was why she’d tried to secure the warrant. Jordan’s phone rang, and Curtis told her that he was trying to track down Michael, but Michael wasn’t picking up. She asked what was going on… Okay. She’d take care of it. She told Turner that Curtis had been arrested for assaulting Isaiah.

Laura said Anna was being held in a local prison awaiting transfer to a UMD – Unité pour Malades Difficiles – and Emma said, for difficult patients. Mac said it would be okay. They’d figure it out. Laura said Robin and Patrick were on their way to France and would call after they landed and took care of the necessary arrangements, and Emma said Anna wasn’t a criminal. Gio came in, saw them, and said he could come back, but Emma ran to him. She threw her arms around him and said she needed him.

Nina told Ava, so Sonny and Ric reconciled and Sonny didn’t retaliate. It sounded like they were closer than ever. Ava said, maybe, but she’d been held hostage by Sonny’s thug, and Nina said she wouldn’t categorize Sonny’s bodyguards as thugs. Ava said he was a new one, and when Sonny ordered him to take her out, she was held hostage in his car for hours. He told her that her life wasn’t in danger unless Sonny ordered it. Nina said Sonny would never hurt Ava, but Ava thought Nina was being naïve. The bodyguard made her fear for her safety and said she should cultivate him. Nina said it wasn’t a bad idea to be on good terms, but Ava said she wasn’t wasting her time. There wasn’t anything trustworthy about Ethan Lovett.  

Mac said Anna was behaving like a criminal, but Laura said she didn’t injure the driver. Felicia said the authorities were just doing their job, but Emma said maximum security would make Anna’s paranoia worse. She’d believe Faison was keeping her there.

Josslyn told Nathan that she’d learned she was good at putting the pieces together. She’d tracked the murderer down and had no problem risking her personal safety to get rid of a dangerous man. She hadn’t known she had it in her. Nothing else would have given her a purpose. She chose this life and owned it. She got herself into this room and would get herself out.

Sonny met Turner at the apartment, and she said it was important.

Portia said she hadn’t realized how deeply Curtis was fixated on Isaiah, and Isaiah said Curtis thought he knew everything and always thought he was right. Portia said she was on Isaiah’s side, but he had to admit he’d baited Curtis. Isaiah said he should have held his tongue, but didn’t Curtis prove him right?

Fitzpatrick looked at Curtis through the window, and Dante asked, what’s the story? Fitzpatrick told him that the maître d’ called about a scuffle they thought might escalate. Obviously, it had. Dr. Gannon was on the ground and Ashford admitted he’d punched him. Dr. Portia Robinson said they needed an ambulance, so one was called, and she and Dr. Gannon went to GH. Curtis didn’t physically resist, but was combative and unapologetic. Multiple witnesses had seen them speaking and then heard Curtis yelling something about Isaiah leaving him and someone named Jordan to die. Jordan walked into the station.

Ava said she was glad the brother situation was resolved, and Nina said Ava must have made a nice profit. Ava said it was a small consolation, and Nina said she needed to go, She had to check on Jack. Ava told her, be careful. She didn’t want Nina to be collateral damage. Nina said she knew what she was doing, she and Ava hugged, and Nina left.  

Dante said it was good to see Jordan, but was sorry for the circumstance. He told her that Curtis was in the interrogation room, and she went in. Fitzpatrick said he assumed this was the Jordan that Curtis was talking about, and Dante said she was the former Police Commissioner and Curtis’s girlfriend. Fitzpatrick said he took it Isaiah wasn’t Curtis’s favorite person, and Dante said Isaiah had helped break up Curtis’s marriage.

Turner told Sonny about Curtis being arrested. She didn’t want to prosecute Isaiah, but she also didn’t want to hurt her friend who was already hurting.  

Curtis said he hadn’t expected Jordan to come, but Jordan said she wanted to be the one who helped him. He said Isaiah was the one who committed a crime, not him.

Portia said Curtis punched Isaiah because he blamed Isaiah for his feelings, when Dr. Sherman came back. She said she wished she had better news. Isaiah’s injuries may require multiple surgeries. In addition to the broken bones, he’d also severed two tendons. He would need microsurgery, with adequate timing between surgeries to insure healing.

Emma suggested that Doc could recommend a better facility, but Mac said the French authorities wouldn’t let Anna go. Emma said she didn’t accept that Anna was stuck and there was nothing they could do about it. Laura said Emma shouldn’t and she wouldn’t either. Anna needed a strong advocate and she thought she knew who she could call.

Nathan put down a card and said, gin. He suggested Josslyn had let him win, and she said it was rule 3½ in the WSB handbook. Another round? Nathan said he was exhausted and thought she was too. He left and locked the door.

As Josslyn got her bed ready, she noticed something on the wall and pulled the bed away from it. She read: Anna Devane was held captive here. I was taken on 10-31-25. Josslyn said, oh my God.

Tuesday:

Turner talked to Sonny about Curtis and Isaiah. She was worried about Jordan, since she’d have to prosecute Curtis.

Fitzpatrick asked Dante if Curtis having dated the former Police Commissioner was going to be a problem for him.

Curtis told Jordan that Isaiah had pushed him past his limits.

Emma told Gio about the cup she broke and how it couldn’t be replaced. The mug was shattered like her grandma and there was nothing she could do to fix it either one.

Carly and Valentin had a drink, and he asked about their cover story for Josslyn’s absence. She said he wanted her to trust that Josslyn was on assignment, but she wasn’t sure if she agreed with him. She thought he was wrong.

Rocco met Danny and Charlotte at the Quartermaines. Danny apologized for what he’d said, and Charlotte said they all needed to get on the same page. Danny said they were sneaking into Windymere tonight.

Cullum went to see Sidwell and said there had been a development in his shooting. He thought maybe Danny was the one who shot him.

Turner said the DA’s office would make the call, and Sonny said he thought the cops were flexing with Curtis. Turner said she didn’t think so, but he told her to think about how things went down.

Curtis told Jordan about what happened at the MetroCourt with Isaiah. He’d confronted Isaiah and said he should give paint sample, but Isaiah said his car had left the shop so it wouldn’t help. Not only was he involved, he was actively covering up what he did. He was never going to come clean. She asked if that’s when Curtis punched him, but Curtis said, no. Isaiah said he’d be a better father to the baby than Curtis.  

Dante said Curtis was well-connected and was close with the mayor, who was also Dante’s ex-mother-in-law. Fitzpatrick said he wasn’t sure he was the right fit for the PCPD.

Emma told Gio about Anna being moved to a new facility, but Gio said he thought they were scared for her and of her. Maybe it was a good thing.

Carly said Valentin just had a theory, but he said Josslyn was capable. She said there were too many variables. Cullum, Jack, and Sidwell could all be the reason she was missing. Either way, she was in danger and needed help.

Rocco said they weren’t going to Windymere, but Charlotte said she knew the place well. They had to figure out what Sidwell was doing. Did Rocco have a better idea? They owed it to Danny, and if they could do something to bring Danny’s dad home, they should do it. Rocco said if Cullum or Sidwell caught them, they’d be dead, and Danny wondered why Rocco was worried about Cullum. Charlotte asked why Rocco was scared.

Cullum told Sidwell that the evidence from his shooting had been misplaced. Dante was a surrogate father to Rocco and wanted to protect Jason, so he would make no effort in the case. His denial of the accusation indicated he was covering. Sidwell said he had protecting his children in common with Sonny and Jason, and Cullum said Danny had probably seen too much, putting them at risk for exposure. He had to go. Sidwell said it would cause a firestorm. Danny was a Quartermaine and had a close connection to the Corinthos family. Sonny would punish any and all involved. They had to be careful or it could bring their operation… Britt walked in.

Jordan asked if Isaiah hit back, but Curtis said he’d had no chance. He hit Isaiah and Isaiah hit the ground. The end. Jordan asked if Isaiah was all right, but Curtis said he didn’t know. He said he hurt his hand. Jordan asked, how badly?

Fitzpatrick told Dante that Curtis seemed to be held in high regard and it could be easier to let things slide. He got it, but looking the other way wasn’t something he could do.

Gio told Emma that Anna scared the officials. She broke out and went on a high speed car chase with the police. It was the most badass thing he’d ever heard. It was so Anna. Emma agreed, and Gio said Anna may need help, but she wasn’t broken. She was still Emma’s grandmother and still herself. Until Anna was fully recovered, Emma had him. She said that was exactly what she needed to hear, and they kissed.

Valentin told Carly that he wasn’t saying she was wrong, but Jack had good reason to send Josslyn away and he thought that’s what happened. Carly said it was standard procedure and revenge against her, and Valentin said another reason would be Jack’s conscience. He’d recruited her daughter and Valentin thought he regretted it. He didn’t think Jack could handle her death.

Rocco told Danny and Charlotte that Cullum was a director at the WSB and had to be dangerous. So was Sidwell. They couldn’t go to Windymere. Danny told Charlotte, let’s go, and Rocco said, if they did, he’d call Alexis and Charlotte’s mom. Danny said he’d never turn on Rocco and left with Charlotte. Rocco threw a pillow across the room, breaking a vase.

Britt said she’d done all she could for now and was heading home, and Cullum asked for the prototype’s status. She said it would be ready to go online in 24 hours. Once that happened, she could complete the final phase. Sidwell said they’d see her tomorrow, and she asked about her meds. Sidwell said, of course (🍷), and Cullum said, allow him. He gave her an alcohol wipe to prepare the shot site, and said, but first, she had to explain why she told the authorities that Jason shot him.

Fitzpatrick said he didn’t want to leave Dante in the lurch, so he’d sign off on the arrest paperwork before he handed in his resignation. Dante said he thought Fitzpatrick misread the situation. No one got special treatment.

Jordan said it was more serious than she’d thought, but it sounded like the police handled it by the book, and Curtis said, maybe they could have worked it out. Now the arrest report was in the system and there was no going back. Jordan said she’d see what she could do to push the paperwork through. She’s pay his bail and they could go home.

Sonny wanted to see the report on Turner’s phone, but she wouldn’t let him. She said, Curtis punched Isaiah and Isaiah fell. It appeared that he’d hurt his hand and went to GH to be checked out. It included witness statements from patrons and staff. She didn’t know Isaiah well, but she knew Portia was sleeping with him, so it sounded like there was motive. Sonny said they couldn’t make assumptions, but Turner said she had a pretty good idea what happened.

Carly asked if Valentin was trying to scare her, but he said he honestly thought they should take out the emotion and look at it with a clear head. She asked, what if Charlotte disappeared? Would he sit back and take it on faith that she was okay? He said, no, but she wouldn’t choose to be a WSB agent. Carly said she hoped Charlotte never made a decision he didn’t agree with and was targeted and manipulated into making a choice that gave her purpose, but led into a life of pain and misery where she had to lie about who she was. He said he hoped so too, when his phone rang. He said he had to take it and went upstairs.

Rocco went to Gio and said he needed his help. Emma got a call and went into another room, and Rocco said he needed to know this would stay between him and Gio.  

Cullum said he knew Britt was unconscious when Jason arrived and didn’t witness his shooting. Why did she tell the PCPD Jason shot him? She said she didn’t see Jason shoot him, but told the cops he did because she didn’t think anyone would want the PCPD digging into what happened. Besides, who else could it have been? Jason was the only other person there, and when she came to, she wanted to believe Jason put a bullet in his back. She was sorry Jason hadn’t shot him twice. She took comfort in the cops showing up being the only reason. Danny and Charlotte listened in.  

Dante said Fitzpatrick did his job, and Fitzpatrick said he walked in to see a pregnant woman in distress and an injured man on the floor. Curtis had seemed unrepentant. An officer told Curtis that he was free to go, and Jordan and Curtis came out. Jordan told Dante that she’d be in touch, and she and Curtis left.  

Carly asked what was going on, and Valentin said he was having an associate keep tables on Anna. He wanted to know if she was okay. Carly asked if she was, but he said, no. She’d escaped the clinic and hijacked a car. After a high speed chase, the French police took her into custody and she was going to be transferred to a high security facility for the criminally insane. Cullum broke her.

Gio promised Rocco that it would stay between them, and Rocco said Charlotte and Danny were doing something stupid. He wanted Gio to talk to them. Gio said he didn’t know how he could help unless Rocco told him exactly what they were doing, but Rocco said it was already too late and he thought he was just overreacting. They’d probably be fine.

Sidwell said he was so glad Britt got that off her chest, but she still needed her medication. Cullum said she should consider that even though she’d like to see him dead, he was the only reason she was still breathing. He thought they should keep her in the subbasement so there would be no risk of her causing further delay. Sidwell said he was sure Britt understood the stakes, and she said she did. She’d done everything they’d asked and would continue. They’d have the prototype in 24-hours. Cullum gave Britt the shot as Danny and Charlotte watched. Sidwell said he’d show Britt out.  

Gio asked if Charlotte and Danny were getting into something dangerous, but Rocco said it was just stupid high school stuff. Gio said Rocco seemed jacked up. What was going on? Rocco said, in trying to help, he’d made everything worse, and Gio said they’d all been there. Let him help fix it. Rocco cried and said he didn’t think Gio could. He had to keep quiet about it. Gio said, says who? and Rocco said, everyone about everything. The real reason he was scared was because of what would happen to him when the truth came out.

Charlotte and Danny snuck into Windymere, and Charlotte said she didn’t know why Britt would lie about Jason shooting Cullum. Watching the injection was like watching an assault. Rocco was right. Cullum was more dangerous than they thought. Danny said they needed to find the subbasement.

Jordan and Curtis went back to the apartment, and Curtis said he was sorry she had to bail him out. She said she was glad she could help, and he said he’d wanted her to decide when she should go out into the word, not the circumstances, and she said she didn’t know if the right ones would ever come around. She’d proved something to herself. She could get out and face the world. If she did it once, she could do it again. They hugged.

Sonny told Turner that Isaiah was a good guy and a great doctor. He’d come through for him more than once. She asked what his take was on Curtis, and he said Michael worked with Curtis and respected him a lot. She said Curtis was convinced Isaiah was the other driver, and Sonny asked if there was proof, but she said none she could verify. Curtis was determined to make Isaiah pay. Sonny said if he thought somebody left him and his family when they knew they could help, he’d make them pay, and she said the question was what she should do as acting DA.

Gio said, whatever the situation was, let him help, but Rocco said he was sorry. He couldn’t let Gio help. He had to go. Promise not to tell anyone he was there. He ran out, and Emma returned. She asked, what just happened? and Gio said Rocco was definitely not okay. She asked what was wrong with him, but Gio said he didn’t know. He’d failed Rocco twice and wouldn’t fail him again.  

At the secret apartment, Turner told Sonny that she couldn’t ignore the case, but Jordan was a friend. How was she going to prosecute Curtis? Sonny asked what she’d do if Jordan and Curtis were strangers, and she said, based on the report, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. It was her duty to prosecute, but she did know them. Nothing about the case was simple. She was risking her career meeting him. He said, it could be worth the risk. It was for him. They kissed.

Curtis said he had to get ahead of this before it went public, and Jordan said Turner was known for her discretion. There was no way she’d bring the case against him forward.

Valentin said Anna broke out because she didn’t feel safe and now they were putting her someplace worse, but Carly said he was assuming the worst like he’d told her not to do. He said it was a high security facility for the criminally insane, and she said Anna wasn’t thinking clearly. Maybe it was the best place for her. He said not when she was desperate and scared. She needed a lifeline and he could provide that for her. He was going to France and breaking her out.

Dante said, Fitzpatrick wasn’t resigning? and Fitzpatrick said, not today, when Gio came in. He said he needed to talk to Dante, and Dante suggested they go into the interrogation room. They went in, and Gio said Rocco had come to see him. Rocco was in trouble.  

Rocco went to Britt’s office and told her that Charlotte and Danny were breaking into Windymere.

Danny said Charlotte should go back to the boat and wait, but she said, whatever they were working on was under the house. She could get him there. They’d take pictures and go to Dante. Cullum stepped out of the hallway in front of them.

Wednesday:

Laura went to see Alexis for a read on Willow. She wanted to know what Alexis knew about their newest congresswoman.

Nina went to Willow’s office, and Willow said she needed to get to the hospital. Drew needed to stay the way he was and Jack needed to stay incapacitated too.

Ethan went to Lulu’s house, where she was packing. He asked if she was going somewhere, and she said only if she had to. She might have to leave town.

Gio told Dante that Rocco said Danny and Charlotte were going to do something stupid. He was worried about them. Then he said it was just typical high school stupidity. Dante said Gio told him Rocco was in trouble, and Gio said something was going on. Rocco didn’t seem okay. He felt guilty about something he tried to make better and made worse. He was torn up about something he couldn’t fix.

Britt told Rocco, calm down, and he said Danny and Charlotte were sneaking into Windymere. Britt said Sidwell wouldn’t hurt them. Danny was a Quartermaine and Charlotte was the mayor’s granddaughter. They were too high profile and the last thing Sidwell needed was a search party on Spoon Island. Rocco said Danny was looking for a way to bring down Sidwell. He blamed Sidwell for his dad being taken away and it was his fault.

Cullum said he knew Charlotte was the mayor’s granddaughter and he knew who Danny was.

Valentin told Carly that he couldn’t let Anna waste away. She needed his help and Carly had never seen him be reckless and stupid. She asked if he wanted to risk his freedom, and he said he’d extracted prisoners before. He was capable. He’d learned the psychology of tactical behavioral and could make an assessment. He was going to be a familiar face, someone who cared about her. He’d bring her back to Port Charles. Carly asked if he was going to put Anna in the attic, and he said she couldn’t expect him to do nothing. She asked why he had to be the one, and he said he knew Anna like nobody else did.

Cullum grabbed Danny and Danny told Cullum to take his hands off him. Cullum said they were trespassing, and Danny said, wasn’t he the one his dad shot? Cullum said that was murky, but maybe Danny could make it clear. They could go somewhere and chat. Move now. Sidwell came in with Ava, who asked what was going on. Sidwell said that’s what he’d like to know.

Gio told Dante that Rocco got more upset, then said he couldn’t talk about it and left. Did Dante have any idea what was going on? Dante said he did and tried calling Rocco, but got voicemail. He said he couldn’t find Rocco’s location, which meant the phone was turned off. He needed to find Rocco. Was Gio coming?

Lulu told Ethan that Rocco was caught up in a complicated situation. The less he knew, the better. Ethan asked how he could help, and she said he sounded like their dad. He said his mom said the same thing. He wanted to keep her safe. Did she have room for one more? She said it wasn’t necessary, but there was something else he could do.

Britt said none of this was Rocco’s fault. If he hadn’t shot Cullum, she and Jason would be dead. He didn’t do anything wrong. Rocco said he let Jason take the fall. Now Danny lost both parents. He should have confessed. She said Cullum would have killed him, and he said he was hurting everyone he cared about. His dad could lose his job. His parents were fighting. She said it would all blow over, but he said he was risking their lives. He couldn’t tell the truth and didn’t know how to fix it. She said she did. She’d been giving this a lot of thought and knew how to make things better for everyone. She was going to leave town.

Willow told Nina that Jack’s dose would be wearing off soon. When he started talking, he’d tell everyone, and that could lead to them having questions about Drew. Nina said Carly had already questioned the connection. Was Willow sure Jack would say anything? He was on Willow’s side and getting leverage on Drew. Willow said she couldn’t count on that anymore. She’d find a way to do that on her own.

Alexis said Willow was a client and there was only so much she could disclose, and Laura said she needed a favor from Willow and thought Alexis could give her insight on how to approach her. Alexis asked if they had a relationship, and Laura said she’d only spoken to Willow a couple of times and they’d taken photos together. Alexis said she thought Willow’s main motivation was her children. Laura could appeal to her as a mom. Laura said she wasn’t trying to manipulate Willow, and Alexis said she didn’t recommend it. People underestimated Willow sometimes. One more thing. Did the favor in any way benefit Michael? Laura said, no, and Alexis said she was sure Willow would be happy to help. Laura said she could think of one reason Willow might turn her down.

Cullum introduced himself to Sidwell, pretending they’d never met, and said he wanted to ask Sidwell some questions when he’d come across these visitors. Sidwell asked why Charlotte and Danny were in his house, and Charlotte asked if he remembered her. He said she was Charlotte Cassadine, granddaughter of their lovely and charming mayor, and Charlotte said she used to live there. Sidwell said now she didn’t, and she said she just wanted to show her friend the property, especially the stables. Ava said, so they snuck in, and Charlotte said they were bored and thought it would be fun. Danny said, it was a dumb idea, and Cullum said he was taking them into custody, but Ava said they were just kids. Sidwell said he wouldn’t be pressing charges, and Danny and Charlotte thanked him. Sidwell said, as for Cullum, he tell him the same thing he told Chief Brennan. If he had questions for him, go through his lawyer. Cullum said, of course (🍷), and left. Sidwell asked the kids to explain what they were doing there again, and Ava held out a phone and said Danny’s grandmother would like to have a word with him. Alexi asked why Ava was putting him on phone, and Danny said he could use her help. She said, as a lawyer or a grandmother? and he said, probably both.  

Lulu asked if Ethan thought he could pull off fake passports for her and Rocco, and he asked if she was trying to insult him. When? She said, as soon as possible. It was a contingency plan. If things went sideways, they might have to leave town. He said, what about Charlotte? and she said she would take Charlotte, but Valentin had already disrupted her life enough taking her on the run. He said, things must be serious, and she said it was going to be tough for Charlotte and Rocco, but it was a matter of life and death.  

Rocco said Britt couldn’t leave, but she said if she disappeared, there would be no one to finish the prototype. If it wasn’t done, Sidwell and Cullum would have no reason to stay in Port Charles, especially Cullum. Once she was gone, he’d be out of danger, and so would Danny and Charlotte. Rocco said, what if she finished the prototype and they let her leave, and she said that’s what she thought at first. Now it was best for everyone to not give them what they wanted. Rocco asked if they could find someone else, and she said, maybe, but they’d been thrown into a panic. It would be chaos and Cullum would be distracted. He’d have no time to find another person. Then Rocco’s life could go back to normal. He said he didn’t want her to go. She had to stay – for him.

Nina said Willow and Jack didn’t have a connection, but Willow said he’d collapsed in her home. She’d take flowers and express her concern. Nina said, no, and Willow asked if she had a better idea. Nina said, yes. Unfortunately, she did. The staff knew she’d been concerned about Jack’s condition. They’d be less suspicious. She was the reason Jack ended up like this, so she’d take care of it. Willow said, okay, and gave Nina the syringe. There was a knock at the door and Nina shoved it into her bag. It was Laura, who said she needed to talk to Willow about something important. Did she have a moment? Willow said she did. Her mom was just leaving to visit a friend.

Valentin said he knew how Anna’s mind worked and she was getting no help now, and Carly said she was in worse shape. He said he had information the doctors didn’t have. He knew the fear Faison brought up in her and the self-loathing that she was complicit in Faison’s obsession. Carly said it wasn’t Anna’s fault, but he said, she allowed herself to be drawn in. No one else got it. Not even Robert. Carly said this screwed up their plan to take down Cullum and Sidwell.

Alexis arrived at Windymere and asked Sidwell to forgive the thrill seekers for their lack of judgment. They’d been through a lot lately. Sidwell said he knew Charlotte’s father was wanted by the WSB and they’d taken Danny’s, and Alexis said it was especially difficult since Danny saw his father arrested. He also saw his father fight with the Police Commissioner before they went to her office where they found Marco. Sidwell said he wasn’t aware Danny was with her, and she said it was traumatic. It wasn’t an excuse, but would provide context. He said it gave him a new perspective.

Ethan told Lulu that the passport photos were perfect, when Lulu’s phone rang. Dante asked if she’d seen Rocco, and she said, why? He said Gio told him that Rocco was upset and ran out. His phone wasn’t on, so they were going to drive around and see if they could find him. Lulu said she would too, but he told her to stay put in case Rocco came home. Lulu said keep her posted.

Dante put the radio on in the car, and Gio said, Dante listened to classical music? Dante said he was educating himself, and Gio said this was one of his favorite pieces. Dante said he could see why.

Britt told Rocco that so many people had made sacrifices for her. It was time for her to stop being selfish. This all started because of a selfish decision she’d made a few years ago. She had a disease… Rocco said, Huntington’s. Aunt Liesl told him that she’d been diagnosed before she died. Britt said Cullum and Sidwell offered her a deal, work on their project and she’d receive and experimental medication that would stop her symptoms from progressing. She took the deal even though it meant letting the people who loved her believe she’d died. It was definitely selfish. He said if she left, she’d be running away again, and she said, the last time, she did it for him. This time, it would be for him and everyone else. He said she wouldn’t get her meds. What happened… She was going to die, wasn’t she?

Alexis asked if Charlotte and Danny thought they could get home without breaking in anyone else’s house, and Danny said he had to return his dad’s speedboat to Quartermaine’s, and Alexis said, of course (🍷). Charlote said she’d drive Danny home afterward, and Alexis said she and Danny would talk later. Sidwell said he’d make sure they didn’t get lost, and Ava said Danny had a habit of getting himself in trouble. Alexis thanked Ava for calling her, and Ava said she was keeping a tally of nice things she’d done in case she had to cash in. What else could she do for Alexis? Alexis said two of her clients wanted to adopt a baby whose mother died in childbirth. They’d done their best to locate the family. Ava asked how she could help, and Alexis said they didn’t know much about the mother, but she seemed to have ties to the New York art scene. Had Ava come across a woman named Delilah Wilson?

Carly said it was going to take time, and Valentin said, the longer Anna was there, the worse off she’d be. Carly asked what he could do. Anna was evading authorities on two continents and was a woman who was mentally and emotionally unstable. Valentin told her not to do anything until he got back, and she said it wasn’t safe until Cullum was out of the picture. He said Cullum sent her Brennan and she should lay low. She said they were supposed to be a team. She’d respected him enough listen to him against better judgement. Clearly, he doesn’t respect her. If he did, he’d see she was trying to stop him from making the biggest mistake of his life.  

Ethan said he was sure Dante was right and Rocco was just blowing off steam, and Lulu said Dante put his trust in the law. She… was a Spencer. She couldn’t bring herself to do that, not when her son’s life was at risk. She and Dante had already had a fight. She loved and respected him, but if in the end, they ended up going on the run, she hoped Dante understood it was what was best for their son.

Gio said, where to next? and Dante said he had to think about it. What was going on with Rocco? Gio had said something was eating at him. Gio said Rocco made him promise to keep the conversation between them. When they found him… Dante said Gio would feel like he let Rocco down. He thought the opposite. He was happy that Gio told him. Gio said it was just that he’d failed Rocco before – twice. He didn’t want to do it again. Dante said he didn’t fail Rocco. He gave Gio a hard time about the alcohol poisoning and the break-in into Dalton’s lab and he shouldn’t have. He was scared and took it out on Gio, and it wasn’t fair. Gio said he should have been a better brother, but Dante said he was a great brother. That’s why Gio came to him. Rocco was grateful to have Gio and he was too. Gio asked where they should go next, and Dante said he thought he had an idea, and started the car.

Rocco said Britt couldn’t leave. It meant she would die. Britt said if she handed them the prototype, it would empower them further. Cullum and Sidwell were extremely dangerous. When the prototype was ready, they’d be able to threaten more lives. She couldn’t let that happen. He asked if there wasn’t another way, but she said there wasn’t. She’d spent months looking for another solution. This was it. He said he couldn’t lose her, and she said she knew it seemed awful, but in the long run, it was what was best. He had his parents and siblings. They were going to help him get past the stuff that happened on the pier – if he let them. He said it wasn’t possible, and she said it would always be a painful, ugly memory, but his life would eventually grow around it. He’d choose a career, fall in love, maybe start his own family. He would heal, but she had to leave. He said he didn’t want her to do it for him, and she said she wanted to. It would mean so much knowing she did everything she could to protect him. Tell her that he understood. They hugged, and he said he loved her. She said she loved him too. She’d drive him home. All the bad memories of the past week would fade and become more manageable. She promised. They left as Cullum watched.

A nurse was in with Jack and Nina asked how he was. The nurse said there had been no change and he hadn’t woken up. She left, and Nina took out the syringe. She said she was so sorry, but she was going to have to do this again.

Laura said she needed Willow’s help with Anna. When she was released, she’d go to a high security state-run hospital, which meant she wouldn’t get the help she needed. Willow said that was terrible. She was sure the family would like to see her in a privately run facility. Laura said, but because broke the law again, it requires diplomatic intervention with the French authorities. She would do it, except she had no influence at the state level. Willow said Laura would like an advocate, and Laura said she knew it was a big ask and she might not be inclined to help the person who led to her being charged in Drew’s shooting. Willow said, Anna was just doing her job. If anything, she owed Anna for rescuing her aunt in Greenland. They all helped save her life. Laura said if Willow was willing to intervene, it would mean so much to Anna’s daughter and granddaughter, and Willow said she’d be happy to help.

Valentin said he respected Carly, but put herself in his shoes. What would she do if Jason was in a French prison? She said, as opposed to a WSB black site in Jakarta? and he said she couldn’t do anything in Jason’s situation, but he could help Anna. If she could, she’d help Jason and nothing could stop her. She said there was a big difference in their situations. She could approach the Jason situation clearly and rationally. She loved Jason, but wasn’t in love with him. Valentin was in love with Anna.

Charlotte knocked at Carly’s patio door, startling Carly and Valentin. Carly let her in and Charlotte said there was something they needed to know about Cullum and Sidwell.  

Dante said they’d been looking for Rocco. He’d tried to call and got worried. Rocco said he just needed time to himself, and Charlotte said she was just about to give him a ride home, but Dante said he’d take it from there. Rocco thanked her for everything.

Ava told Alexis that she didn’t know Delilah, and Alexis said she figured it was a long shot. She asked Ava to look at the list, and Ava said they were all top tier galleries with high end clientele. Alexis wondered why Delilah would have the list, and Ava said, maybe she was looking for a job. Maybe she loved art. Alexis said Delilah also had a tattoo, and showed the photo on her phone to Ava. She asked if Ava had any idea what it meant, and Ava said she’d seen it before.

Outside the hospital, Cullum answered a call from Sidwell. Sidwell told Cullum that Danny Morgan was with his grandmother the night Cullum was shot. He didn’t do it. Cullum said he knew. He thought he’d just figured out who did.

Outside Lulu’s house, Gio asked if he could talk to Rocco, and Dante said he’d let Rocco’s mom know he was there. He went inside, and Lulu asked where Rocco was. Dante said he’d wanted a minute outside with Gio. He’d heard Ethan was back in town. It was good to see him. Ethan said they’d catch up sometime, and went to the kitchen for some water.

Gio said he knew Rocco was angry, and Rocco said Gio broke his word. Gio said he didn’t want to, but he was scared, and it felt like the right thing to do. Rocco said he’d trusted Gio. He was never making that mistake again. He walked inside, and Lulu asked if he was all right. Rocco said he was fine. He wanted to go to bed. Dante asked if they could talk a minute, but Rocco said, not tonight, and went upstairs.

On the phone, Britt said she needed to book a flight to Berlin as early as possible tomorrow – one way.

Valentin told Charlotte that he knew Britt was working for Cullum and Sidwell, but didn’t know they were forcing her by withholding her medication. Charlotte said she and Danny said they’d just gotten there and they seemed to believe it. She said she wanted to show Danny her old house. They didn’t say anything about the tunnels. Carly asked what Britt did, and Charlotte said, Britt lied. They should go to the police. Valentin said neither of them were doing anything, and Charlotte said, what if Britt delivered the project? He said, she won’t. He was going to shut it down now.   

Willow called the French ambassador and said she was hoping for their help with a delicate issue involving one of her constituents. They were currently in the custody of the French police.

Nina was about to give Jack the shot, and flashed back to him fighting with Valentin. Jack opened his eyes.

Thursday:

Chase joined Brook who was with Phoebe in the solarium. He said Alexis had an update and was stopping by.

Danny tried to leave the house, but Alexis said she didn’t believe he and Charlotte were innocently exploring Charlotte’s childhood home. What were they really doing?

Lulu told Rocco that his dad and Gio had been worried about him and that’s why they’d hunted him down. How could she help?

Dante went to see Britt in her office. He said Cullum was looking into the shooting. What did she tell him? She took that to mean Dante wanted to know if she said something to make Cullum suspect Rocco.

Lucas came out for breakfast and saw Pascal wearing a tie he’d bought Marco. Pascal asked why everything was left to Lucas, the traitorous rafe who got Marco killed.

Nathan brought Josslyn breakfast and she clocked him with a chair. She tried to run out, but he grabbed her and pulled her back, tossing her on the couch. He said he thought they were past this, and she asked if gaslighting her like he did Anna.

Pascal said, Cullum murdered Marco because he stole Britt’s meds and Lucas put him up to it, and Lucas was still taking advantage of Sidwell. Lucas said Sidwell wanted him there. He’d loved Marco and Pascal was right. Cullum killed him, but the only way Cullum knew Marco was stealing the meds was if Pascal told him.

Alexis said Danny’s father almost died because of Sidwell’s actions in Africa and he was probably behind the fire at Charlie’s. Why did he and Charlotte break into Windymere? She knew he wouldn’t put Charlotte’s life at risk if there wasn’t a good reason, but good intentions didn’t keep you safe from bad choices. She’d impose strict rules if she thought he was endangering himself. How did he want this to play out?

Dante told Britt that Rocco said she could back up what happened. How did she know Jason was the shooter? Britt said she didn’t. When she came to, Jason told her that he was one who shot Cullum and she didn’t see Rocco. She couldn’t ask Jason questions because Dante showed up, but she assumed he was protecting someone. A couple weeks later, Rocco confessed to her and she told him to keep it a secret. She was glad he had Dante and Lulu to help him through it. Dante wondered why Britt didn’t tell him, and she said it wasn’t her place. If anyone was owed the truth, it was Lulu and Dante. Rocco was at the pier because of her and Cullum knew Rocco’s name because of her. Because of her, there was a target on Rocco’s back. She asked if they were finished, and Dante said, if there was any justice, she would be.

Rocco said he shouldn’t have gotten his dad involved, but Lulu said it was her fault for not telling him the truth from the beginning. They had different methods, but the goal was the same, to protect him and get him to the other side. He had a whole life in front of him. Don’t shut them out. Ethan came home, and Lulu asked Rocco to go to the store for detergent

Rocco left, and Lulu asked if Ethan had them. He said she and Rocco officially had new passports. They would be Sarah and Tyler Anderson.

Brook wondered if they were being selfish, but Chase thought they should be Phoebe’s parents. He asked if the date for Trina’s showcase was still okay. Her dad had been arrested for assault.

Danny told Alexis that what he and Charlotte did was stupid. They could have gotten hurt or arrested. He thanked her and said he was sorry. It wouldn’t and trusted that he wasn’t going to make another unsanctioned trip to Windymere. He said it was dumb, and she said, but he wasn’t. And he wasn’t immune to consequences. He had to decide what actions were worth what and make smart choices.

Pascal admitted he told Cullum that Marco had stolen the meds, and Lucas said the minute he did that, he’d signed Marco’s death warrant. Pascal said it was meant to be Lucas’s. He’d seen Lucas eavesdropping, then two vials went missing. He was certain it was Lucas and never would have told Cullum if he’d known it was Marco. Marco betrayed his own father because Lucas asked him too. He’d sent Cullum after Lucas because he wanted him dead. Lucas said, so he could have Marco.  

Lulu thanked Ethan, and he said he knew Valentin was at large. If she needed a passport for Charlotte, let him know. Lulu said she thought this was enough for now, and Ethan said he could get her a private plane, but she said she had time to make a plan and wanted to keep him out of it. He told her to let him know if she needed to get out before she anticipated, and they hugged. Dante came in and asked what he missed. Ethan said it was a Spencer get together, and Dante said that’s when they did the most damage. Lulu said she’d see Ethan at dinner, and he went upstairs. Dante asked what was really going on.

Nathan asked what Josslyn was talking about, and she said maybe he was going to tell her that she was seeing things that weren’t there. She pulled the bed away from the wall and showed him the message on the wall. He said he didn’t know that was there, and she said, but he knew Anna was being held in there. He admitted he did.

Chase told Brook that Curtis was convinced Isaiah was driving the other car and punched him out at the MetroCourt. Jordan could have died and if it had been Brook, he’d be hellbent on making the other person pay. Brook said the other driver didn’t cause the accident, but Chase said, they left the scene. They didn’t call 911 or make sure Jordan and Curtis were okay. If they had, Jordan’s situation would be different. Brook asked if there was any evidence, and he told her about the paint on the guardrail. Brook said maybe Isaiah didn’t know what happened, when Ethan came in. He said he was looking for Tracy. He had a business proposal. Brook told Phoebe that they had a visitor and asked if Ethan would like to hold her.

Josslyn asked if Nathan grabbed Anna when she tried to get away, but he said he didn’t know she was there until after it happened. She said Emma was desperate and came to him for help, and Nathan told her that he’d just said he had nothing to do with it. He didn’t speak to her or see her. All he knew was that she’d been there. Josslyn said that’s all he needed to know. Anna had been held captive for months and he’d done nothing to help. He said she’d gotten too close to Sidwell and Cullum’s operation. He thought they were just going to keep her there until the project was complete. Josslyn said, then Anna showed up in France in the midst of a mental breakdown. In staying silent, he contributed.

Lucas said Marco died sacrificing himself for him and Britt, and Pascal said Britt was manipulative, selfish, and mean. How was Marco gone and she got to live?

Britt went to see Danny and said she heard he took a trip to Windymere. Tell her all about it.

Lulu told Dante that she didn’t want to fight, but Dante said he couldn’t agree with her recent choices. She asked why he was there, and he said to see his son. She said Rocco was running and errand, and he said he’d wait, but she thought it might be a good idea to give Rocco some space. Maybe there was a way to support him without suffocating him. He felt like he was under a microscope. Dante asked what she was up to, and she said, nothing. He looked at the bags and asked if she was planning a trip, and she said, yes. She needed to get ready in case she and Rocco had to go on the run.

Ethan held Phoebe, and Brook said it was amazing how quickly she’d become the center of their world. She meant everything to them. Ethan said Phoebe was a lucky girl, when Alexis came in. She told Ethan that he was a natural.

Brook asked what Danny and Charlotte saw at Windymere. Did anyone see them? His dad had sacrificed a lot to protect her and she was doing what she could to justify his sacrifice. Jason would want him to trust her. Danny asked why he should trust her when she lied and said his dd shot Cullum.

Lucas said Marco made a choice to help someone trapped by Cullum and Sidwell, but Pascal said Britt was no one’s victim or martyr. Marco was blinded by misguided infatuation and made a decision that ultimately destroyed him. Lucas destroyed him. Lucas said he owned his role in it. It was true he’d pressured Marco and had to live the rest of his life with that. Pascal said, good. Would it were short. Lucas said his death would be guaranteed the minute Sidwell found out. Why not tell him?… He knew it. Pascal hadn’t gone to Sidwell because he knew he was responsible for Marco’s death too.

Josslyn said, drop the act, but Nathan said it was no act. She said it was the one where he pretended to be the nice guy protecting her instead of the monster keeping her in a cage. He’d made fun of the WSB handbook, but was following it. Step one: isolate your victim. Step two: get them to drop their guard. Was he going to find a way to break her? He’d have to try harder. Faison’s book and cigarillos didn’t scare her. He said if he wanted to scare her, he would. He could tell Cullum. She asked why he hadn’t. Why not turn her over to Cullum and let him kill her? He said that wasn’t what he wanted.

Dante said he wasn’t letting Lulu leave with their son, but she said it was a precaution. They had to be prepared in case Cullum found out the truth. She’d do what it took to protect Rocco. Dante said that was the most Spencer thing ever. They ran. She was brought up on tales about Luke and Laura against the world. They were handed down like a gift. Stay and fight. She said she didn’t want to, and he said if she wanted to keep Rocco alive, she would. She’d make his son a fugitive over his dead body. Rocco listened in from the porch.

Ethan said he’d circle back when Tracy was available, and Brook said Tracy loved a business plan. Maybe he should draw one up. Ethan left, and Chase said Alexis told him that she had a update. Alexis said she had a lead on Phoebe’s mother Delilah.

Lucas said Pascal could tell Sidwell that he’d forced Marco to steal the meds and that Cullum killed him for it, but he wouldn’t hesitate to shoot the messenger. Pascal told Cullum that the drugs were missing and put Marco in his crosshairs. Pascal said Lucas played Sidwell for a fool, which was an automatic death sentence, but Lucas said they’d both endangered Marco, which was why Pascal hadn’t said anything. It would be best if Sidwell never found out their respective roles in Marco’s death.

Nathan said he was putting himself on the line. If he’d wanted Josslyn dead, it would have been over. He couldn’t speak for Sidwell. Maybe she was more use to him alive, until she became more trouble than she was worth. She asked if that was a threat, but he said it was a fact. He was the only reason she still had a pulse. She said, thank you so much, and he said he couldn’t prove his motives, but he could do his best to keep her alive.

Danny said he and Charlotte heard Britt talking to Cullum and Sidwell. Why did she lie? Britt said there had been no time for his dad to explain why he asked her to do it. She did it, and the WSB sent him away before she could get more information. He said he and Charlotte knew they were forcing her to work on their project and they saw Cullum give her a shot. He knew his dad would stop them if he could. She said his dad was good at that. She made a choice she regretted that had consequences for people she cared about, but she was trying to do the right thing. Did Cullum and Sidwell see them? He said he and Charlotte got caught after she left. Cullum swiped Charlotte’s phone, but then Ava and Sidwell showed up and Ava called his grandma. He knew his dad didn’t shoot Cullum and wondered why Cullum thought he’d done it. He’d been with his grandma when they’d found Marco. Britt said she was sorry he had to see that, but was sure Sidwell passed the information along. He had to stay clear of them and Windymere.  

Dante said Lulu would make Rocco a fugitive and point Cullum at him, but Lulu said he’d have her. He asked, what about Rocco’s father? Was she cutting him out of Rocco’s life? She said, if it was necessary, but this was about Rocco, not him. He said it was about her missing four years of Rocco’s life that she wanted to get back. She desperately wanted to be a mom, and it was causing her to make short sighted decisions, but she refused to see it. Rocco continued to listen in, and she asked if Dante thought she wanted to leave her daughter. This was a last resort. He said he wasn’t going to let that happen, and she asked how he planned to stop her. Was he going to arrest her? That was the only way. He said he’d assign officers to her 24/7. If she crossed the street with Rocco, he’d know about it. Dante left, and she made a call. She said she needed to see them now. It couldn’t wait.

Alexis said Delilah’s tattoo was associated with the Japanese artist Kyoko, whose work was handled by the Hammitt Gallery. Chase said he see if he could dig up some information on it, and Alexis said discretion was needed or he could scare them off. Britt said, or trigger someone’s financial interest, and he asked what Alexis suggested. Alexis said she’d handle it. She had a plan to enlist some help.

Pascal said Sidwell knew his loyalties, and Lucas said he wouldn’t risk revealing the role Pascal played in Marco’s death. Pascal said Marco haunted him. He could feel Marco. Lucas said it wasn’t Marco. It was guilt. Pascal should feel it, the same as he did. He left and Pascal cried.

Josslyn felt something under the mattress cover and pulled out a towel wrapped around two makeshift blades. She said, thank you, Anna.

Nathan went to Dante’s office, and Dante asked, what happened to his face? Nathan asked if it mattered, and Dante said he guessed not. He knew Nathan told Lulu to get Rocco out of town and it looked like she was taking his advice. Was he helping her? Nathan said, no, but he would if she asked.

Lulu met Ethan in the park, and he said he took it that things didn’t go well. She said Dante didn’t understand and she couldn’t get through to him. She was taking Ethan up on his offer. She needed help getting out of town today and she needed him to go with them.

Rocco went in the house and called to Lulu and Charlotte. He saw the suitcases and opened one of them.

Danny told Britt that he wanted to get proof of what she was working on so he could put a stop to it, but she said she was fixing it. He was going to get hurt, so please stop. He said, okay, and she said she was sorry she dragged his dad into this. The last thing she wanted was for Danny’s father to be taken from him. He said his dad always did what he thought was right and wanted him to be safe, and she said she wanted the same for him. He left, and she called Rocco. She said she needed him to come to her office. She needed to see him. It was important. Rocco said he’d be right there, and found his passport under the name of Tyler Anderson.

🫔 Friday’s Enchilada…

At the hospital, Willow says she already knows Nina didn’t need her to come. It’s fine. She has to talk to Felicia anyway. Besides, she wanted to support Nina. Carrying a potted orchid, Nina says she appreciates that, but she can handle this efficiently and discreetly. Willow says, there’s nothing discreet about bringing him a plant, but Nina says she needed an excuse to visit hm again in the hospital. It’s a get well plant. People bring get well plants to people who need to… get well. Willow says, okay. She’s right. They do. And she has the… Nina says, it’s in her purse, and Willow says, if she’s not careful, she won’t just be implicating herself. Nina will be taking her down too.

Cullum goes into Jack’s room and kicks the door shut. He says, rise and shine, Agent Brennan. It’s another glorious day in Port Charles. He sits down and says he’s been waiting so long to have a frank conversation with him. They have so much to go over, doesn’t he think?

Felicia finds Elizabeth and asks her, how was the big weekend? Elizabeth says, it was so perfect. Ric planned the entire thing. They had the best dinners. They… Wait. Is that Rocco? She told him that his community service hours were finished. Was she wrong? Felicia says, no, he did it. She wonders where he’s off to in such a hurry.

Rocco goes to Britt’s office and she closes the door and shuts the blinds. He asks, what’s going on? and she says, he’s in danger. Cullum is eliminating suspects and piecing together what happened at the pier. He’s running out of time. He asks how she knows that, and she says, listen. He needs to leave town. Go home. Talk to his parents. Convince them to get him out of Port Charles today. He says he doesn’t want to leave with his parents. It puts them in too much danger. He wants to leave with her.

Ric walks into Pozzulo’s, whistling, and Sonny says, he’s in a good mood. Ric says, nothing like a romantic weekend getaway, and Sonny says he’s glad Ric and Elizabeth had fun, especially since Ric almost died getting that present. Ric says, the look on her face when he gave her that sketch was everything he’d hoped for and more. Sonny says, good, cuz while Ric was gone, Sidwell made moves.

Nathan tells Dante, look. He’s going to do whatever it takes to help Lulu protect Rocco, including helping them cover their tracks if they go into hiding. Dante asks who the hell Nathan thinks he is. He thought they already talked about this and he’ll be the one to protect his son, not Nathan. Nathan says, okay, then protect him. Cuz from where he’s sitting, it doesn’t look like Dante’s doing a damn thing.

In the park, Ethan tells Lulu that he meant what he said. If she needs him to leave with her and Rocco, then he’ll do it. Okay? Just tell him what moved up her time table. She says, Dante. He threatened to put her under 24/7 police surveillance, which means they don’t have a lot of time. Her phone rings and she says, sorry. Now’s not a good time. Laura says she needs to see her and she’s not taking no for an answer. Where is she?

In the hospital elevator, Molly tells Kristina that she loves Dr. Navarro, but she is so glad that this is her final, just to make sure, post procedure check-up. Kristina says she’s happy for Molly. Even though these appointments are quick and painless, she’s sure they’re not the most fun. Molly says, definitely not, but it was sweet of Kristina to insist on coming with her today. They get off the elevator, and Kristina says she can’t wait to celebrate with Molly when she finally gets the news that she’s fully recovered. She also can’t believe that she didn’t have to wrestle Cody for the honor of being here today. Molly says, he had something else he had to take care of, but between the two of them, she hasn’t gone to a single appointment alone. Kristina says, who would have thought Cody would be such a world class boyfriend? And she thought he was just some shallow guy with a nice face and good hair. Molly says, he does have great hair… great arms, and his heart… Kristina says, all right. let’s just agree that he’s great and leave it at that. Molly says, okay. Who would have known that the procedure she was dreading for so long would turn out to be such a revelation in so many ways?

Sonny says, Marco’s death slowed Sidwell down, but now he’s back to business, and Ric says, well, Sidwell has gone to extraordinary lengths in order to get those piers. You know, Measure C, framing Laura, blackmailing the two of them in order to force the sale. Sonny says, now he’s got the piers and a flight path for his helicopter, and Ric says, which suggests that it’s more to do with the Deception shipments that he oversees. Other than Sidwell, nobody really knows what’s actually in those. Sonny says, whatever he’s really bringing in is being routed to Spoon Island. Deception is just a cover. But he can tell Ric right now, his end game is getting closer.

Nina tells Willow, everyone knows that Brennan collapsed in front of her, so her checking up on him while he’s in the hospital just looks like she’s doing the decent thing. It’s a good cover. Willow says, one visit is her doing the decent thing, but if she keeps showing up, people will wonder why and she’ll end up drawing unwanted attention. Nina asks how Willow proposes that they give him another dose if she’s not showing up in his room, and Willow says she and Brennan are associates through her work in Congress. It makes sense for her to check in on him. Nina says she gets it, but she actually feels really terrible that she did this to him. Accidentally, but still. She just thinks that she should be the one to inject him. Willow says, doing this someone, putting them in this condition, is harder than Nina thinks, isn’t it? Nina says, it really is. She’s just doing her best. She’s not hoping for a lot. She just wants to be a moderately decent human being. Willow says she admires Nina for that. This whole situation has been really hard for her too. Nina says she knows it has been. They just have to remind each other that Drew and Brennan are going to recover. This isn’t permanent. But right now, they do what they must.

Cullum says he’s spoken to Jack’s doctors. His prognosis isn’t a hopeful one. He gets up and goes over to the bed and says, must be a terrible thing being locked in like that, unable to move, barely able to communicate. But given the subpar work he’s been doing at the WSB, he’d call Jack lucky. He may be trapped in a hospital bed, but it’s better than the alternative. Being shipped off to Steinmauer for obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty. Regardless, it’s delightful to be running the Port Charles Bureau with zero interference from him. So much more efficient now. But don’t worry, Jack. You’ll be taken care of. I’ll make sure of it. Soon, you’ll be transferred to Turning Woods where you can rot away in peace.

Dante says, Nathan’s opinion of how he’s handling Rocco’s situation just doesn’t matter. What does matter is that he stays out of it. Nathan says he doesn’t understand Dante. Wouldn’t he want all hands on deck? Dante says, you’d think so. But the more Nathan is involved, the more Lulu keeps from him, and then he can’t help his son. Nathan says his only concern is Rocco and they both know that once Cullum finds out what really happened, it is over. Dante says, and as Rocco’s father, he will do what needs to be done, and Nathan says, that’s fair enough, but he needs to think long and hard about what they means, okay? Cuz whatever Jason thought it meant landed him in a black site, and nobody has heard from him since, all right? Look, Cullum knows Jason didn’t shoot him. Imagine what he’s going to do to the one who did. Dante asks when Nathan became the expert on what Ross Cullum will or won’t do?

Britt says she’s sorry, but Rocco coming with her is out of the question, and he asks, why? She says, where does she start? His father is the Police Commissioner. His mother is a reporter. His grandmother is the mayor. If he goes missing, they’ll track them down before they get out of New York, and she needs to get further away than that. And his grandfather is… well, his grandfather. If Rocco were to go missing, doesn’t he think his grandfather would have all sorts of unconventional methods to find him? Rocco says, that would all be true if they were looking for Rocco Falconari, not Tyler Anderson, and she asks, who is Tyler Anderson? He shows her the passport, and she asks where he got it. He says his mom. He guesses she got them just in case, so they’d be ready to go. Britt says, thank God. She’s already ahead of this. She’s going to take him somewhere safe. He says, yeah, but she doesn’t want to. He heard her say it. For them to leave town, she has to leave Charlotte and his grandmother behind. Because of this insane mess he’s in, she feels like she has no other option. She says, it’s not his fault, but he says, it totally is. If he goes with her… She says, no way, and he says, but she’s leaving anyway. It makes perfect sense. She says, they’re not negotiating this, but he says he can’t stay here. Please. She says, absolutely not, and he says, why? She says, because she doesn’t want to let him watch her die.

Nina says, Willow told her that she needed to speak with Felicia, and Willow says she has an update for her on Anna. Laura Collins asked her to advocate for Anna on behalf of the Scorpio family and she did. Nina says, that’s incredible. And look at her. A mayor reaching out to her for a favor. She knew Willow was going to be incredible. As a congresswoman, she’s exceeded all expectations. Willow thanks her and says, it’s strange. She had so many plans for getting out from under Drew’s thumb and getting her children back, but politics was never one of them. But somehow, serving in Congress has been one of the most meaningful things she’s ever done. Nina says, her heart has always been in community service and she’s proven that by being a teacher and a nurse and this is just a natural extension of the work she’s already been doing. Willow says, for so much of her life, she’s felt powerless. With Shiloh, Michael, Drew. But now, she’s in control and she’s in a position to help, and she plans to keep on doing just that.

Rocco asks how long Britt can survive without her meds, but she says she doesn’t know. A few months if she’s lucky. But during that time, she won’t be in any shape to protect him if Cullum hunts them down. He says, Cullum won’t find them, but she says, he doesn’t know that. He is WSB. His reach is endless and he has resources in every corner of the world, no matter how remote. He says he gets all that, but it’s worth the risk to him, and she says, he doesn’t mean that. He says he wants to hear about when he was born and when she was raising him during those first seven months. There’s no one else in the world who can tell him about that. She says, but she’s not his mother, as much as she wishes she was, and he says, no, but she did give birth to him, and that’s not nothing. He knows what she did to his parents was wrong, but he also knows people change. She changed. She says, it’s nice of him to say, but he says he’s not just saying it. It’s true. And whatever time she has left, he wants to spend it with her. She brought him into this world. He wants to be there with her when she leaves it.

Nathan says he doesn’t know Cullum, but he knows the facts of the case, and if Dante wasn’t so damn close, Dante would see what he sees. Dante says, and what’s that? and Nathan says, that Lulu was right to get Rocco out of town. Look, he knows things haven’t been the same since he’s been back. He knows that. And him being with Lulu has complicated things between them. He can’t tell Dante how sorry he is about that, but it’s over. They’re not together. She ended things. Dante says, yes, so he said, and Nathan says, okay. But that doesn’t mean that he stopped caring about Dante and his family, all right? And everything that he’s saying, he’s saying for Lulu and for Rocco and for Dante. If you can’t hear that from the me that’s standing across from you right now, then hear it from the best friend I used to be to you, the guy you trusted with your life. Dante says, okay. In Nathan’s opinion, what is the play here? Nathan says, not only did Rocco shoot Cullum, but he saw everything that happened on the pier that night. And a man like Cullum is going to know that the best way to bury a secret… Dante says, is to bury the person who knows it, and Nathan says, yeah, so the move is not to stop Lulu, but to help her.

Laura arrives at the park and says she heard Ethan was back in town. Nice to see him. Ethan says, it’s good to see her too. He was missing his family so he decided to see them. She says, mm-hmm, and Lulu asks why Laura needed to see her. Laura asks Ethan if he’d give them a moment, and he steps away. Laura says, Dante called her. He did not elaborate, but he told her that Lulu was taking Rocco out of town. Lulu says, he went behind her back and called her mother? but Laura says, he’s worried about her and Rocco. She can’t fault him for that, especially given who she’s hanging out with. Lulu says, if Laura is here to talk her out of it… Laura says, if Lulu honestly believes that the best thing for Rocco is to take him out of town, Lulu has her blessing.

Willow asks if Felicia has a minute, and Felicia says, sure. Everything okay with her and the kids? Willow says, yes, thankfully, and Felicia asks, what’s up? Willow says, Laura asked her to look into Anna’s situation in France, and Felicia says, she mentioned that she was going to be talking with an associate, but she never said who it was. Willow suggests they talk somewhere a little more private. She has some news. Felicia says, okay, and they leave.

Nina goes into Jack’s room and says, Chief Brennan. She brought him something to brighten up his room. She hopes that’s okay. Sitting behind her, Cullum says, back again, Miss Reeves? She certainly is a compassionate woman, isn’t she?

Ric tells Sonny, look, this isn’t really his area of expertise, but maybe it’s time he considers eliminating Sidwell. Sonny says he and Jason had a plan. They were ready, waiting. Ric says, yes, and for a myriad of reasons, that plan went by the wayside, and Sonny says, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ric says, Sonny and Laura have been playing along, lulling Sidwell into complacency, waiting for him to make a mistake, so that they can take advantage of that. Sonny says, they’re done waiting. Sidwell is spread thin. His son’s murder has destabilized things. He’s angry. He’s frustrated. Ric says, so now is the time to push him into making a mistake, and Sonny says, and when he does, they’re going to take him down.

Lulu says she can’t tell Laura how much it means to hear her say that, but she’s also a little surprised, and Laura says she can’t tell Lulu not to do something she did once upon a time. And sometimes in life, there’s not other choice. Lulu says, things have been really hard for Rocco, and she feels like the best choice right now is to get him out of Port Charles for a while. Laura tells her, then that’s all she needs to say. She knows things have been hard on Rocco lately. Lulu says, the thing is, she can’t take Charlotte with them, and Laura asks, why is that? Lulu says, because Valentin has already dragged her halfway around the world, and now that she’s settled, she can’t do that to her again. Will Laura please look after Charlotte for her? Laura say, of course (🍷) she will, and asks if Ethan will look after his sister. He says, she has his word, and Laura says, my gosh. His father would have said exactly the same thing, in exactly the same way. She and Lulu join hands and Lulu says, if there were any other way… but Laura says Lulu doesn’t need to explain herself to her. She lived this. Do what you need to do. They hug, and Laura says, be safe.

Dante says, Nathan is making this sound so much easier than it actually is, and Nathan says, all it would take is one call to Dante’s dad. He could do it. He could place Lulu and Rocco someplace safe, someplace no extradition treaty or government agency could touch him. Dante says he’s the Acting Commissioner of the PCPD. If he lifts one finger to help his son go on the run, he flushes everything he’s worked for, everything he stands for. Nathan says, with all due respect, man, didn’t you already cross that line when you destroyed the evidence from the pier shooting? This is just one step further. The question becomes, what’s harder to live with? Losing your job or mourning your son?

Britt says, you’re an extraordinary soul, Rocco Falconari. But her answer is still no. In fact, this whole thing is her fault. He shot Cullum to save Jason. Jason was on that pier to save her. Rocco says he chose to go to the pier, and she says, because of her. This has to end now. He has a family that loves him. She opens the door, but he says, and all he’s done is cause them problems. His parents had the worst fight he ever heard because of him. Danny’s father is in prison because of him. She closes the door again and says, trust her when she tells him that Jason did exactly what he wanted to do. His parents are fighting because they love him and want to protect him. He says, and he wants to protect them, but if he stays in Port Charles, everyone he loves is in danger. Can she honestly say his family wouldn’t be better off if he left? So help him fix this for his family and for him. She say, okay, fine. He can come with her.

Laura shows up at Pozzulo’s and says, good evening, gentlemen. She hopes she’s not interrupting. Sonny says, no. They were just finishing up. Ric says he was just on his way out, and Laura says, wait. She doesn’t want to run him out. Ric says, no, it’s fine, and tells Sonny that he’ll check in with him later. Laura says, hey. She doesn’t think she ever properly thanked him for the way he defended Rocco against Dalton’s accusations. That meant the world to her. Ric says, Rocco’s family. It was his pleasure doing it. She says, and she’ll never forget it. Thank you. Ric leaves, and Sonny asks, everything okay? What’s going on? She says she just came from seeing Lulu. They’re not going to see their grandson for a while.

Molly comes out, and Kristina says, finished already? Molly says, there’s a backup in radiology, so she has to wait for her final scan, but the exam with Dr. Navarro was flawless. Kristina says, as they knew it would be, and Molly says she’s so glad Kristina is here. Cody’s been wonderful and so supportive, but there are some things even the best guys can’t understand. Kristina says she knows. It’s hard enough to talk to your doctors about this stuff, let alone the guy that you’re dating. Especially Molly. She’s always been the keep to herself isolate type when she’s not feeling well. Molly says she feels she should be able to handle her symptoms herself. Besides, how many times can you say the words endometriosis and crippling cramps to a guy before he blocks you? Kristina says, well, it turns out Cody can handle just about anything, including Molly, and Molly says, yeah, he can. He’s been amazing. And they keep connecting in new and different ways. Kristina says, oh, is that what they’re calling it? and Molly says, not what she meant, but yes. He’s really gone from being a not so secret crush to a true partner. She owes a lot of that to Kristina.

Felicia says she’s afraid to ask, but also desperate to know what Willow found out about Anna, and Willow says her contact at the State Department has been in contact with the French authorities. Felicia says, and? and Willow says, and she called in a few favors and pulled a few strings and Anna is not going to be sent to the state-run facility. She’ll be sent back to the private clinic. Felicia says she doesn’t believe it. That’s incredible. She, Mac, and Robin will be so relieved. The whole family will be. Willow says she also pushed for a full dismissal of the charges, and Felicia says, that never occurred to her that was possible, but Willow says, it is and it’s done. Felicia says, done? and Willow says, the charges are fully dropped, but with one caveat. Anna can’t be released until she’s medically cleared, which means she won’t be walking out the door tomorrow. Felicia tells Willow that she doesn’t know what to say, and thanks her. Willow says she was happy to do it. She knows what it’s like to have charges hanging over your head and keeping you from your loved ones. She wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

Cullum says he didn’t know Nina and Chief Brennan were so close, and Nina says, he already knows Brennan collapsed in front of her. He says, yes. He’s just surprised to see her back. She says, why? To tell him the truth, all of this has been incredibly upsetting. She’s the one who brought Chief Brennan in. Of course (🍷) she’d want to know how he’s doing. It’s not like he has anyone else in this town that cares. Cullum say, he has Carly Spencer, but Nina says, from what she understands, they’re not seeing each other anymore. Not that it matters at a time like this, but Carly only thinks about Carly. He says, and she’s different, and she says she wants Chief Brennan to know there is someone in this town who is thinking about him and she won’t be shamed for having common decency. So if he’ll excuse them, she would like to have her visit with Chief Brennan. He says, of course (🍷). There’s someone else he’d like to look in on anyway. She says, how unfortunate of him to have two friends in the hospital at the same time, but he says, it’s not a friend. Enjoy her visit. Cullum leaves, and Nina turns to look at Jack.

Ethan and Lulu go back to her house and seeing the detergent, she says, great. Rocco’s back from the store. Ethan says, okay, great. Let’s grab him and get going. She calls upstairs for Rocco to come down here for a second, but gets silence. She calls again, and Ethan asks if he would have gone back out to see some friends or something. She says, not without texting her, and runs over to the suitcase. She looks inside and says, his passport’s gone.

Britt says, just to warn Rocco, if he comes with her, they will have a target on their backs. Cullum will track them down, but his family will be safe. He says, all he wants is for that guy to stay away from them, and she says she needs him to promise her something. He says, she’s got it, and she says, the second something happens to her, when she… As soon as she’s dead, he has to contact his parents. Promise her that right now or the deal is off. He says, when it’s time, he will. He promises. There’s a knock at the door.

Kristina says she can’t take any credit for Molly and Cody, but Molly says Kristina was the one who nudged her to pursue things with him in the first place. Kristina was also the one who submitted her book to her agent. Kristina says she doesn’t remember any thanks at the time, and Molly says, oh no. She was furious. But in retrospect, it was a huge turning point for her and Cody, and they never would have gotten there if it weren’t for Kristina’s heart in the right place meddling. They get in the elevator, and Kristina says, Molly and Cody are in a good place because Molly did the work. She knows it’s really hard for Molly to let down her walls and thinks it’s really hard for Cody too, but here she is doing it. Molly thanks her for a much needed push. Changed her life. Kristina says, anytime.

Laura says, so when Dante tipped her off, she went to see Lulu and she confirmed she’s taking Rocco out of town for a while, and Sonny asks if she said why. Laura tells him that she said he’d been having a hard time, so she just assumed that it was because of breaking into Dalton’s lab and then getting sent to juvenile or getting beat up while he was in custody. Sonny says, that would be a lot for anybody, and she says, yeah, it really would, but the thing is, for Lulu to pull Rocco out of school before the end of the school year, and to leave Charlotte behind, she must really feel it’s important to get Rocco out of Port Charles. He says, a mother knows, right? and she says, and her instincts are really good. But if Rocco is running because of what happened with Dalton and Sidwell, doesn’t he think they owe it to their grandson to put this behind them once and for all? He says he agrees with her 100%.

Lulu says, pick up, Rocco. Please pick up. She hears his voicemail saying, hey, it’s Rocco. You know what to do and when to do it, so I guess my part’s done. Ethan comes downstairs and tells her, sorry. There’s no sign of him upstairs and no sign of where he went. Did she have any luck reaching him? She says, straight to voicemail. This can’t be happening.

Dante flashes back to Nathan saying, all it would take is one call to his dad. He could do it. He could place Lulu and Rocco someplace safe, someplace no extradition treaty or government agency could touch him. The question becomes, what’s harder to live with? Losing your job or mourning your son. He takes out his phone, when Lulu calls. She says, Rocco’s gone, and he says, what? She says, he’s not at the house and his phone is going straight to voicemail. According to her phone, his last location was GH, so she’s headed there now. Dante says, no, no, no. You just stay put in case he comes home. She says, there’s something else, and he says, what is it? She says she got Rocco a fake passport. It’s gone too. He says, okay. What’s the name on the passport? She says, Tyler Anderson, and he says, all right. He’ll report back. She thanks him, and he leaves.

Elizabeth says, Britt, it’s Elizabeth. Any chance Rocco’s in there? Britt tells Rocco that her car is in the east lot. Go. She’ll meet him there, but be careful. She gives him the keys and says, come in. Elizabeth walks in and says, hey. She thought she saw him. Isn’t he finished with his volunteer hours? Britt says, he is. He just needed her to sign off on his shadowing application. Elizabeth says, those were due weeks ago, but Britt says she was able to get him an extension because of his stellar track record here at the hospital. He’s all set. Rocco thanks her for her help and tells Elizabeth goodbye. He glances at Britt and leaves, and Elizabeth says, come on. What’s going on? Britt says, nothing. There never is. So why is Elizabeth always asking her questions? Elizabeth does know she’s not Britt’s superior anymore, so she doesn’t have to give her any answers. For once, just back off. Elizabeth says her gut is telling her that something is up with Britt and Rocco. And the last time she had this feeling, she was very right. Britt says, ancient history, and Elizabeth picks up Rocco’s passport off the desk and says, what the hell is this? Britt says, put it down, and Elizabeth asks why she has a fake passport for Rocco. Britt grabs Elizabeth, putting Elizabeth’s arm behind her, and says, put it down. Elizabeth says, okay, okay. Just let go of her. Britt says, she’s not going anywhere.

Nina asks Jack, why was Director Cullum here? Was he threatening Jack? Blink once for yes. Blink twice for no. Jack says, takes… too… long… and she says she never expected that he’d be talking so soon. She’s glad he’s okay. It’s nice to hear his voice. She takes the syringe out of her bag, then puts it in a medical waste bin.

Willow says she’ll text Felicia the information for her contact at the State Department in France and she can forward that to Mac and Robin. And if she hits any snags or needs anything else, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Felicia says she’ll let Willow know how it goes, when Cullum appears. He says, an honor, Congresswoman Cain. Director Cullum, WSB. Willow says, yes, of course (🍷). It’s nice to finally meet him in person. Felicia asks what she can do for him, and he says he’s looking for Rocco Falconari. He understands that Rocco is doing community service here.

Rocco is waiting in the car when Britt comes out. He gets out of the car and she hands him the passport and says, he forgot this. Did anyone see him leave? He says, no. He took the back stairwell. She says, good call, and he says, almost makes up for him forgetting his passport. Ready? She says, almost. There’s just one more thing she needs to do.

Lulu says, Rocco’s phone is still going straight to voicemail, and Ethan says, okay, look. Just calm down. Dante will find him. She asks if there’s any way to invalidate Rocco’s fake passport. What about one of his contacts? Or how about the person who made it? He says, the only way to shut it down is to alert the authorities that it’s fake and that would be very bad, both for Rocco and himself. She says she thought she was helping Rocco, but all she did was give him a way to disappear.

Dante walks into Britt’s office, and hears Elizabeth say, hello. Somebody please help me. He sees a chair propped against the bathroom door and moves it. He opens the door and Elizabeth walks out rubbing her head. He asks, what happened? and she says, um, Britt happened. He asks if she’s okay, and she says, Britt locked her in there after she confronted her about the fake passport she had for Rocco. He says, wait. She’s saying the two of them are together? She says, yeah, and she thinks they’re leaving town.

Sonny tells Laura that when it comes to dealing with Sidwell, he needs to know everything as far as what the options are on the table. His phone rings and he says, who’s this? Britt says, hey, Sonny. It’s Britt. He asks if everything is okay, and she says she’s on her way out of town, but there’s something he needs to know. Sidwell killed Henry Dalton. He says, good to know, and she says, and his assistant Pascal helped him cover it up. She’s hoping this information can be of use to him. She hangs up.

Britt asks if Rocco is sure about this, and he says he is. Her? She tells him to give her his phone and he does. She puts it on the ground and stomps on it, then puts it in the car tire’s path. She gets in and drives away after driving over the phone.

On Monday, Alexis says she’s going on a trip and Ava is coming with her; Sidwell says he’ll do whatever it takes to find Marco’s killer; and Sonny tells Laura, all they have to do is get Pascal to turn on Sidwell

🧼 All the Soap News Fit To Print…

Britt’s exit plan.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/is-britt-leaving-general-hospital-kelly-thiebaud-explains-britts-desperate-exit-plan-exclusive

I kinda like this triangle.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/general-hospitals-laura-wright-on-carly-valentin-anna-triangle-and-the-power-of-finola-excl

Apparently, his aim is bad.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/general-hospital-exclusive-finn-carr-reveals-unscripted-rocco-moment-that-made-it-to-air

It was pretty cool when she found the message.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/general-hospital-exclusive-eden-mccoy-says-annas-message-gives-josslyn-a-glimmer-of-hope

You get the whole day off Monday. Unless you want to see GH’s November 3, 2025 episode again. Which I might, since Erika Slezak is in it.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/are-the-soaps-airing-new-episodes-on-memorial-day-heres-the-full-schedule

💉 A Dose Of Reality

Below Deck Down Under

Daisy said Jenna was dipping from the attention pool way too often, and she wasn’t wrong. Jenna told Eddy that they were done, and Ben told Eddy about his dalliance with Jenna. Drunk Jenna confronted Eddy and ran around screaming at everyone and slamming things around, and Barbie wondered, what the hell is happening on this boat? It’s like an insane asylum. Eddy caught Jenna cuddling in bed with Ben in the master cabin, and told Captain Jason that he was royally mugged off. In Daisy’s interview, she said, when the second stew caused trouble in every department, it became her problem. The new charter primaries were James and Kai, landscapers for the stars, who brought their friends along for the trip. They requested a dinner with a Garden of Adam theme (whatever that means), and wanted it to end with a birthday cake. Daisy told Jenna to leave Eddy and Ben alone, and in the captain’s interview, he realized he had to tell Daisy how Jenna’s behavior was affecting the crew. Eddy finally told Jenna to piss off and she cried to Batul. Captain Jason said slamming doors wasn’t second stew behavior and decided to take away Jenna’s stripes. He called Jenna to the bridge and there was more crying. A quick conversation between Ben and Alesia summed up the episode. Ben: Goodnight. Alesia: F*** you.

Below Deck Down Under Season 4 Episode 16 Recap: A Stew Loses a Stripe

Summer House

My two takeaway points were Ciara making out once again with West, because she clearly didn’t know then what we all know now, and Amanda telling Kyle that she needed time apart from him, leading to what we know now.

Summer House Season 10 Episode 16 Recap: The End of an Era

In the City

Lindsay couldn’t believe she was a mom and worried about never having sex again. In her interview, she said she used to shoot rainbows and butterflies out of her vagina, and we flashed back to that. She and her baby daddy had now broken up, and it had been a while. She wanted to teach Gemma what a strong woman was and that you didn’t have to rely on men. Andrea and Danielle joined the cast, along with their respective significant others, Lexi and Eoin. In Danielle’s interview, she said Lindsay had ghosted their friendship. New guy Kenny was a venture capitalist who’d invested in Loverboy, and came along with girlfriend Whitney, whose claim to fame was being on The Bachelor.  In Kyle’s interview, he said, at one point, he’d wanted to give his investors a 25% yield on their money, but the company was now on the brink of collapse. On their 4^th anniversary, Amanda told Kyle that she didn’t think they were moving forward in therapy and she was moving out.

In The City Episode 1 Recap: Familiar Faces and Familiar Drama

In The City Episode 2 Preview: Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula Try To Figure Out a New Arrangement

The Valley

The only two things I really paid attention to were the drag pageant, which was pretty amusing, and Brittany explaining what an a-hole Jax still is, ditto.

The Valley Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: Scenes From Nia and Danny’s Marriage

Southern Hospitality

A white party was discussed, and in Michols’s interview, he said eh didn’t know what a white party was. Same. Why not a purple party? Or a chartreuse party? What Michols did understand was that he was on the cover of So.Gay magazine and he wanted to have a girls and gays party where straights could come too. Maddi wanted to include all female DJs and invited Meredith Marks to do her thing. In Maddi’s interview, she said she wanted to show the men that they were coming for them in this industry and she wanted to inspire women in all male dominated industries. Michols had lunch with his mom, who was not happy he worked in nightlife and wanted him to be in a corporate job. In his interview, Michols said, when he was young, she was his best friend, but when he came out, he’d lost the relationship. She said he’d talked badly about her on the show, but he said it was his truth. She said he’d lied and hurt her feelings. She’d felt he’d attacked her, and he apologized for her finding out his feelings on TV. He said, moving forward, he’d be better, and his mom said she was proud of him. She didn’t care what he was. She loved him. In Michols’s interview, he said he’d never heard her say that before. Affirmations weren’t her thing. There was a cover reveal of an actual publication, not like Dorit’s cover reveal with no book behind it. In Molly’s interview, she said she knew Michols was involved in her firing, but she’d still support him. Maddi was skeptical of Grace being sober because it took her 2½ years and everyone is the same. In Grace’s interview, she said it had been over a month since she’d touched ketamine and she didn’t want to lose her chosen family. Brad told Grace that he supported her. Meredith brought bumps of caviar to go with her tunes. Lake was getting ready for her showcase at Republic and Michols got an email that he was being transitioned out of the general manager role, but was unsure of what that meant.  

Southern Hospitality Season 4 Episode 12 Recap: Mama Knows Best

Real Housewives Of Rhode Island

I missed this, but then caught it during the wee hours Thursday morning when it was nothing but annoying. While I enjoyed Liz and Delores’s discussion of a menopause gummy, I almost had to turn it off when Rosie became a possessed screaming mimi, screeching that Kelsey was a slam pig. I’m just not feeling this one.

Real Housewives of Rhode Island Episode 8 Recap: That’ll Do, Slam Pig

Sounds like Delores is feeling like I do.

Dolores Catania Blames This RHORI Cast Member for Her Lack of Filming on Season 1

Random Reality Items

It’s still not totally clear. Was is Luis or something/someone else?

Margaret Josephs Reveals Why She Really Left RHONJ: ‘It’s Not Teresa…’

Coward.

Andy Cohen Says Real Housewives in St. Louis Is a ‘Hard No’

Could this be Coward Part 2?

Patricia Altschul Confirms New Southern Charm Filmed Without Craig Conover

Other than Riley Burress, she’s the only real celebrity kid.

Brooke Shields ‘Sick to Her Stomach’ Over Daughter Joining Bravo Reality Show

https://ew.com/brooke-shields-daughter-rowan-next-gen-nyc-debut-trailer-11971667

👀 Last Weekend’s Watch…

The Lurker. HBO/MAX. – A short film about a young man named Matthew who slinks his way into the inner circle of famous musician Oliver and ends up doing photography for Oliver’s band. While he’s thrilled to be part of the pack, it becomes clear that he’s more like their whipping boy than errand boy/photographer. While Matthew takes the jabs, he also snubs old friends and his mother, and acts like a big shot, leading to an All About Eve moment toward the end. It wasn’t a total loss, but the Film Stage reviewer hits the nail on the head. Our only disagreement is that I did like the music.

Lurker Review: A Cat-and-Mouse Psychological Thriller Without Bite

Lurker

The Housemaid. HBO/MAX – While on parole, Minnie gets a job as a housemaid to a wealthy family. The wife is weird, the young daughter is contentious, but the husband seems agreeable. Little by little, we find out pretty much everything is a lie and wonder who is crazier. I found this film extremely entertaining with all its twists and turns. The only thing I wasn’t thrilled with was being hit with many revalations toward the end via a letter written by wife Nina, although I’m not sure if it was a cop out or just preventing a 10 hour movie. It’s definitely worth watching and I can’t wait to read the source material, the books by Freida McFadden.

https://omnivorous.substack.com/p/film-review-the-housemaid

It remains to be seen whether this will be a mistake or not.

https://collider.com/sydney-sweeney-thriller-franchise-the-housemaid-stage-show

🔮 Watch Of the Future…

Getting married out loud.

https://extratv.com/2026/05/19/baylen-dupree-talks-magical-wedding-to-colin-queso-fountain-dogs-and-more-exclusive

🐕 Farewell To a Friend…

Having had a Golden myself who went to the Bridge at 8 years old, my heart breaks with hers.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1432022/rhocs-shannon-beador-shares-dog-archie-died-after-brain-cancer-diagnosis

🫏 Mixed Bag Of Tricks…

🐶 Pilaf, Brisket, and now, Bubbles!

https://people.com/cutest-celebrity-dogs-11957042

🐘 And it feels so good.

https://people.com/baby-elephant-reunited-with-mother-and-herd-after-river-rescue-11982357

🕷 A new spin on putting on a happy face.

https://people.com/himalayan-happy-face-spider-discovered-in-india-11981511

🐟 I don’t even know what to say about this one.

https://people.com/suckerfish-are-disappearing-into-manta-rays-rear-ends-11972612

🪈 Quotes of the Week

Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night. – Terri Guillemets

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. – Michael Jordan

It’s a general moral principle that the more power you have over someone, the greater your duty is to use that power benevolently. Well, who is the one person in the world you have the greatest power over? It’s your future self. You hold that life in your hands, and what it will be depends on how you care for it. – Rick Hanson

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. – Carl Bard

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. – George Edward Woodberry

Ho’s can fall in love too. – Villa Garcia, 90 Day: The Single Life Tell All Part 1

🤸‍♀️ Living Like It’s Spring…

Until next time, stay safe; stay honoring those who died in service to our country while enjoying the long weekend (and not drinking and driving); and stay remembering that good intentions don’t keep you safe from bad choices.

Video > Miley Cyrus – Party In The U.S.A. (Official Video)