What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Tracy tells Dillon it might help Paul if he could see his daughter. Dillon can’t believe after all Paul has done, Tracy wants to help him. Paul strolls into the house, uninvited, saying he comes in peace. Does no one lock their doors in Port Charles? He thanks Tracy for being understanding, and she says she realizes it’s about Susan.

Morgan tries to work on his paper, but he can’t think. He reminds me of Jefferson in 1776, trying to write the Declaration while his mind is on his wife. Kiki comes by and asks if he’s almost done.

Franco has to meet with his accountant and tells Elizabeth he’ll see her later. He’s really visiting Heather.

Elizabeth’s doorbell rings. It’s her sister, aka Hayden. She asks if Elizabeth is disappointed that she’s not in prison.

Julian tells Alexis he’s surprised she didn’t change the locks. She says she didn’t think he’d have the audacity to just walk in. Why not? He tries to talk to her, but she tells him the law is on her side. She says he tried to kill her once before and she won’t think twice about killing him now. Okay, I just have to say this. The least he could have done after letting himself in, is not leave the door wide open.

Morgan says he got lucky. The professor had a personal issue and gave an extension.

Elizabeth invites Hayden in, saying she’s glad she’s free. She says she didn’t know all the facts and once she found out everything, it was too late. Does she even realize how bad that makes her sound? Hayden explains about her mother taking the rap for her. Elizabeth apologizes and says she didn’t mean to make all this trouble. She hopes they can move forward. She tells Hayden about her other sister, Sarah, and that she lives in CA, and how she hardly gets to see her. She says maybe she and Hayden could figure out a way to be sisters. Hayden says she’s not there for a reunion, but to give her something. She hands Elizabeth a paper.

Heather talks about Franco forcing her to tell him that Hayden and Elizabeth are sisters, and now her income stream is destroyed. She says the Bank of Heather is closed. Franco says he had to tell them because of the GH killer.

Tracy says it’s only natural after what happened that Paul would think of his own child and how easy it is to lose someone you love. Paul makes up stuff about why Sabrrrina’s death hit him hard and says the best way to handle it is to stay on top of the case. He wonders about Dante’s lead and wants to interview Monica himself.

Alexis tells Julian to get out. He says he understands why she feels the way she does, and says he never would have killed her because he loves her. He says no matter how much she betrayed him, he never wanted to scare her like that. But you are, Blanche! You are in that chair. Sorry. Alexis isn’t having any, so Julian says he’ll be going now. He wants to give her something before he leaves. It must be gifting day.

Elizabeth opens Hayden’s attorney bill. Hayden says she’s a widow with no spousal support and her only back-up was the diamonds. She says she needs to save her mother and the least Elizabeth can do is provide the funds.

Franco explains to Heather about the blood transfusion and how he was forced to tell the secret. He says he’s going through a financial crisis himself and he needs her to go back to her nest egg. For some reason, Heather thinks Franco pushed Elizabeth down the stairs.

Tracy says Monica’s doctors were specific and Monica needs rest. Tracy says the only thing Monica remembers is the killer’s cologne, and that she’s smelled it in the house. Paul says he’ll be going now, and Tracy asks him to consider talking to Susan. He says he’ll think about it. As soon as Paul is gone, Tracy tells Dillon they have to find Susan.

Kiki wants to read Morgan’s paper. He asks if she doesn’t trust him. She says she just wants to help, and he asks her if she thinks he’s going to fail.

Julian gives Alexis the signed divorce papers. She says to put them on the table. He asks what exactly happened at the trial and why she blew her testimony. He says she knew what the jury wanted to hear, but she couldn’t get a coherent word out. He asks if it was because of him, and she tells him it was because of having to look at his stupid face. He asks if she did it on purpose to save him.

Elizabeth tells Hayden that she lives paycheck to paycheck. Hayden suggests they call Jeff together, and maybe he can help her.

Franco tells Heather he’d never hurt Elizabeth and wonders how she could think that. She tells him to admit that removing the tumor didn’t change anything. He says he didn’t kill anyone.

Kiki says she’s concerned that Morgan is putting too much pressure on himself. He says everyone has stress and it’s how you manage it that counts. She apologizes for hovering and he says don’t apologize for caring. He wants her to be proud of him. She says she is.

Dillon thinks calling Susan is a bad idea, but Tracy tells him to just encourage her to call. He says maybe she’s right and that after the trial, Paul was pretty dejected. Tracy has the number for Susan’s store in the phone and tells him to push call. He gets voicemail.

Paul goes to a hospital bearing flowers and a gift. He gives the nurse some candy and she tells him that Susan is waiting. He goes into her room. Susan seems pretty out of it. He tells her hello.

Morgan tells Kiki he’s on the last paragraph. She says they’ll celebrate later by eating something fried and delicious. She leaves and Morgan checks the spyder-finder search engine for where to buy a paper. He takes out his credit card.

Heather says she understands everything about Franco and he tells her she’s way off base. She says you need conflict to create and he should let the darkness inside of him out. He says he was exonerated and he’s completely innocent. She says she was so sure he did it.

Hayden says it’s time to let Jeff know she’s his daughter. Elizabeth says he does humanitarian work and doesn’t have money. She says Hayden chose to chase money more than anything else, and it’s time for her to get a job. Hayden says she had a job at ELQ, but Tracy got rid of her, and since she was raised by Raymond Berlin, no one will ever hire her again.

Tracy answers Dillon’s phone thinking it might be Susan. She finds out Susan sold the shop and she asks if there’s a forwarding address. She writes something down. She says she knows that place and wonders how Susan ended up there.

Paul puts the flowers in water and takes a trip down Memory Lane. There’s no response from Susan who just hugs her pillow. He says he got her something else. He tells her that he didn’t succeed in getting her all the presents he wanted to, but managed to get most of them. Susan runs to her bed and hugs her knees.

Alexis tells Julian what a twit he is. He says her subconscious wouldn’t let her help convict him. She says she hates him with every fiber in her being, and there was nothing in her subconscious that was otherwise. Julian says she wants to believe she hates him, but he believes what happened in the courtroom was fate. He says the way they loved each other doesn’t just stop. He says in order for him to keep going, he needs to trust they’ll be together again. She tells him to do what he has to and she’ll do what she has to. She calls the police. She wants the paperwork for a restraining order and wants Julian to never be near her.

Kiki returns. Morgan says he’s done with his paper. She tells him that she got them tickets to see Hypothermia. He says the tickets are sold out and expensive, and that he doesn’t deserve her. She says it’s for both of them because she loves the band and they need a night of fun. He says she doesn’t understand, but then Dillon interrupts. Kiki tells Dillon about Morgan going back to school and just having done his first paper. Dillon asks if the college is still using a website called TurnInYourWork.com. When Morgan says they are, he says it’s to find out if the students are cheating.

Hayden sees that Elizabeth has a private nurse and says she thought Elizabeth was destitute. Elizabeth tells her that Franco paid for it and if Hayden ever needs a blood transfusion, she’ll give blood and they’ll be even. She suggests that Hayden find a rich man like her mother did, and sister or not, she has nothing but contempt for people like her. Hayden walks out. That was pretty nasty. This is why I don’t like Elizabeth. She’s no saint from like, five minutes ago, yet she looks down her nose at her sister, who is obviously desperate.

Franco tells Heather it hurts his feeling that she’d think he was the killer. She asks if he blames her, considering his past. She says she loves him and wants the best for him and he needs to be his own man. She says he can paint full time now and take the setback as an opporunity to make her feel proud of everything she’s sacrificed.

Paul says he didn’t mean to scare Susan. It breaks his heart that he can’t hold her hand or touch her. He says he doesn’t know why shes like this, but when she sees what he’s given her, it might help her find her way back. He made a lsit of the people who hurt her, starting with Kyle Sloane, Dr. Mays who mishandled her rape kit, and the rest. (Here on Gilligan’s Isle!) He lists the people he’s killed and says they’re all gone. He got rid of them and the world is safe, so she can come back. It’s time.

Alexis finishes her call and asks Julian why he’s still there. He says no matter how much distance she puts between them, they’ll always have Paris be connected. He tells her good-by – for now. Moron. He leaves and Alexis can’t drink her wine fast enough.

Franco asks Elizabeth how her alone time was. She tells him Hayden came by, but all she wanted was a hand out. She says she doesn’t know what she’d do without him. She wants to take a nap, so he helps her up. She asks why he’s going so far out of his way for her. He says he’d do anything for her, even being a better person who deserves to be with her. Bleh.

Kiki tells Dillon she never heard of the website. He says once paper is turned it, it goes through databases to see if anything was copied or if the student bought the paper. Uh-oh, Morgan.

Hayden looks for jobs.

Franco tries to get his credit card limit raised.

Paul lights the candles on Susan’s cake. He says whatever she desires, blow out candles and he’ll make it happen. He asks her to come back, saying he got rid of them all for her, that justice has been served, and no one will come after her again. She sits and just stares ahead. He begs her to come back and starts to cry. He blows out the candles himself.

Tracy is outside the door and she’s overheard.

That was a really nice scene. That’s what soap opera is all about.

Tomorrow, Claudette needs to talk to Griff (what else is new?), Anna is back, and Maxie tells Nathan that Claudette has been lying the whole time (that’s not new either).

If Loving You is Wrong

No doubt Louise is dead, since everyone keeps wandering around instead of helping her, and the police are taking their sweet time getting there.

Kelly sees a body that’s not moving in Randal’s house. Esperanza tells her to check for a pulse. Kelly wonders if the person is still in the house, but Esperanza says Alex was already there and said they’d left. Kelly is like, how does she know that? and I’m with her. It’s not like she checked upstairs. I can’t believe a 911 operator would try to get a civilian involved like this.

Kelly checks on the kids. She tells Esperanza she feels sick and wonders what’s taking the police so long. She hears sirens, but only sees that idiot, Travis, outside. Don’t tell me he’s going to get arrested for this. I’d laugh my head off. The police finally pull up. They approach the house, which is dark all of a sudden. Um…the lights were on two minutes ago. Continuity, people! Yep, looks like Louise is dead. No, wait, there’s a pulse. The EMTs get her into the ambulance.

Steven goes next door to talk to Kelly. He asks what she saw. She says she didn’t see anything, and that Esperanza had called her to check on things. She asks if Louise is going to be okay and Steven says, hopefully. He asks if she went into the house or stepped in the blood. She says no, but he asks to take a photo of her shoe just in case. He acts all concerned about her welfare, but Kelly says she’s just shaken up. He asks if she heard anything, but she says no. He asks how she knew Louise, and Kelly says they just met once or twice and asks again if she’s going to be okay.

Steven asks if she knows Brad. She says yes and tells him which house is Brad’s. He says he has reason to believe Brad is involved and Kelly is like, no way. Steven says way; Louise whispered that he did this. She tells him that Brad moved, and he asks if she would call him. Right now. She dials the phone. Do we still call it dialing?

Joey is wheeled into the ER. Natalie is right behind him and a nurse steers her to paperwork. They ask if he has insurance and she says no. The clerk tells her she’ll be right back. Lushion comes in and tells Natalie it’s going to be okay. She says they won’t give Joey good care, and tells him about the insurance question. Lushion goes with her to talk to the nurse, who says they’ll know something shortly. Natalie asks why the clerk stopped taking her information. The nurse says Joey can’t leave until he’s stabilized. Lushion asks if he’s going to be taken to a county hospital and she says it’s been known to happen. Lushion tells her that they can pay. Natalie is beside herself, but he tells her again that it will be okay.

Julius asks Ben about his hand. He asks if it hurts. He wants more information, which puzzles me. Ben says he hates Andrew. Julius asks if he wants to kill him or at least shoot his fingers off. Julius says he thinks he should and he can. Ben asks how, and Julius says they should hang out; he could use a man in blue. Ben says if Eddie finds out… but Julius stops him. He says Eddie is a street dog, but Ben can be prime and work for him. He says they’ll talk later, but for now he needs to prove his loyalty. He tells Ben to give him his phone and he’ll put his number in for Ben to call later. He tells Ben to keep under the radar.

Eddie comes into the station and asks Esperanza what she’s doing there. She says working. He asks about his daughter and she says she’s the primary care giver, so don’t worry about it. He tells her to get her primary ass home. Esperanza says she’s at Kelly’s and Eddie makes a racist comment. She says he doesn’t get to talk to her about night shift or anything else anymore. She tells him his days are numbered and she needs to make sure she’s good when he goes down. He asks if that’s an invitation. Ew! She tells him he disgusts her. He says maybe, but she always comes back. She gets up and he grabs her arm. She tells him not to touch her and smacks him. She asks where his girlfriend, Claudia, is. She asks him to leave. He says he knows what she’s worried about and Joey will be fine. She says first Alex now this. He asks what happened and she tells him to look at the board.

Kelly’s ex calls. Um…he’s calling from prison. The call doesn’t just connect. Oh, his mother has set up a three-way call. He asks how Kelly is doing. His mother says Kelly doesn’t want to talk to him and he says she will if his mother lets her. Kelly says she’s there and his mother berates her for not visiting. The ex says she’s been raising his son and his mother gripes about not seeing him. His mother says Kelly is fine because he’s locked up for something she did. He tells Kelly he’ll call her back and his mother says he’s a damn fool because she’s not going to answer.

She answers. But then she hangs up.

Eddie asks Ben how things are going. Julius asks Eddie wazzup. Eddie asks what he’s doing there. Julius says one of his rookies arrested him for drunk driving and points out Andrew. Eddie lets him out of the cell because they’re as lax as they are on GH. Andrew says Julius needs to take a breathalyzer. Ben tells him to get lost and Andrew says he’s reporting this to the captain. Ben says he’s signing his death warrant. Julius asks what happened to Ben’s hand and says the job has many hazards. What the blip is with Julius’s obsession with Ben’s hand?

Julius asks Eddie about his plan. He says, one down, two to go. He tells Julius that Quan is down, but Julius says he wasn’t on the list. Eddie says he got caught in a drive-by. Julius asks about Claudia. Eddie says he’s working on it. Julius says he had some Cubans in the car when he was arrested. Feel free to make your own joke here. Eddie asks Andrew about it and Andrew says it’s contraband. Eddie says go get them. When he returns, Julius says he doesn’t like Andrew and gives Eddie a cigar. He tells Andrew to keep doing things by the book and leaves. Andrew stares at Eddie who asks Ben where his damn coffee is.

It’s Randal in a box! He says he can’t breath. Something gets poured on him and he starts yelling no, no, no, no, no. Is it gasoline?

Ben sees Julius outside. He’s waiting for his car to come out of impound. Julius offers Ben a cigar. Julius tells him to enjoy it and says he works too hard. Ben says he admires Julius and that his father is a legend. Ben offers his condolences. Julius says thanks, but it’s his turn now, and he’s doing things differently. Ben asks why here in Maxine? He says it’s such a small town; he’d be in Miami. Julius says maybe they should go. Ben says he’ll do anything for Julius. Julius says when his car gets there, they should go for a ride. Ben says he’s still on duty, but Julius offers him some pure Colombian. I wonder if they’re talking about weed or coke, but Ben is so excited, I assume the latter. Julius says he owes him one. Ben says he can’t leave though, because Eddie is watching. Julius says Ben has his number. Yeah, me too.

Alex drives around crying and trying to use her phone. She calls her mother. She asks where her baby is. She says she knows that her mother took him. She  saw her in the truck and her mother acts ignorant, saying she doesn’t know what Alex is talking about. Alex says she’ll call the police, and her mother asks if she’s drunk. Alex begs her mother not to do this. Her mother says if someone took her bastard maybe it’s for the best. Her mother acts like the phone is going out and hangs up.

Brad tells Marcie she’s playing hard-to-get. She asks if his phone was ringing, but he says it’s no one he wants to talk to. She asks if he’s been drinking, and he says not as much as he’d like. He tries to kiss her and she tells him to back up. He asks her to sit and talk. He asks if you can love someone too much, and she says it depends on the person. You can’t love someone too much who loves you the same way. He says every day he feels fine and then something reminds him of Alex and he feels the pain. He wants it to be done. It makes him feel stupid and sad. He says usually he can detach emotion from the relationship. Marcie asks what changed, and he says a girl named Alex. He says they have two kids together and he’ll have to see her. Marcie says to give it time. Her phone rings, but she doesn’t answer. She says a phone ringing late at night is never good news.

Marcie tells Brad that it’s Kelly and he says she’s been calling him too. Marcie answers and Kelly asks if she knows where Brad is. Marcie says no. Kelly tells her the police are there. She says that the baby is missing, Randal is gone, and Louise is hurt and told the police Brad did it. The police want to talk to him. Marcie says she doesn’t know where he is. Steven wants to talk to Marcie.

Steven asks Marcie if she knows where Brad is. He says he’s heard they share an apartment. She wants to get off the phone and he tells her her life could be in danger. She says she’ll call him back. He asks if Brad is there and that’s why she can’t talk. She says thank you and hangs up. Steven asks Kelly if she knows where they live. She doesn’t say anything, so he asks for a trace on the cell phone. He thanks Kelly and goes back to the car. Kelly has a headache.

Marcie says the mud on Brad’s boots is red and does he want to tell her what’s going on. He grabs her by the throat and I gasp out loud. I was not expecting that.

Next time, Lushion tells Esperanza about the shootout, Eddie threatens Ben, Travis screeches at Kelly, and Alex gets in an accident.

Below Deck

Ben tells Trevor he’s sh*tfaced. Trevor calls him a jackass and insults everyone. The crew heads back to the bus or trolley car or whatever it is, and Trevor continues to act idiotic. Kelley tells him to settle down and Trevor says he has a PTSD Marine for a bosun. Trevor jumps out of the car, wanting to fight Nico, and everyone tries to get him to calm down. Kelley says he can stay at a hotel room tonight, but Trevor says he doesn’t give a flying and continues to insult the Marine Corps. Ben tells Kelley that Trevor is a wanker and it has nothing to do with him.

The next morning, everyone either has a headache or is still half-drunk. Captain Lee is looking for his radio and Kate suggests he use Trevor’s since he’s not on the boat. Kate invites the captain to have cereal and talk. She fills him in a little, but says it’s best if Kelley tells him how things ended. He radios Kelley to come to the wheelhouse.

The captain asks for a synopsis. Kelley says Trevor got wasted, hassled Ben, and on the way back, spoiled for a fight. The captain wants to get everyone’s take on it. Lauren is next. He asks about her eventful evening. We see everyone talking to the captain and they all say the same thing. Trevor was a drunken idiot. The captain says he’ll deal with it in one way or another.

Ben asks Kate if Trevor should be fired. She says yes, because he doesn’t learn, but Ben thinks he should have another chance.

Trevor gets back and Kelley tells him to talk to the captain. He tells Captain Lee that everything was fine until the bus, and then the crew made fun of him for being a hair model. The look on the captain’s face is priceless. Trevor says he’s still in the learning process and he needs guidance in how to talk to people without coming off brash. Um… stop talking altogether? The captain calls Kelley in. In his interview, the captain says once is an accident, twice is a pattern, and he believes there will be a third time. He can’t afford to babysit, and thinks this isn’t the place for Trevor. He says says Trevor can leave nice and make apologies if he needs to. In his interview, Trevor asks where his apology is. Ben says it’s tough to be forgiven twice in the yachting profession. Nico thanks God. Trevor says it will be tough to replace him. Kate says we all have to hit rock bottom before we can make good life changes. Well, some of us apparently.

Trevor apologizes to Kelley and Ben, but not to Nico. Nico says he doesn’t know whether Trevor was embarrassed or just being a d*ck. I vote for the latter. Kelley tells the captain he feels like he failed a little, but it will be smoother without Trevor. Nico is happy to get the top bunk back. Sierra says Trevor never did anything to her, but there was definitely a negative vibe on the boat.

It’s time to go over the new charter guests. A group of entrepreneurs and something about an internet company. They want to explore and have a beach bar. The captain points out that one of the guests likes to eat nothing but air. No meat, dairy, gluten, fat, wheat, seafood (except for fish – I don’t know what that means) and no food whatsoever. The guests want a formal dinner on the first night with a 12-course tasting menu. Ben is thrilled. Nico says he’s already looking forward to them leaving.

Kate video chats with her girlfriend, Ro. The wifi is so inferior, she’s thinking of wrapping a coat hanger in tin foil. Google it if you’re too young to understand the reference.

Sierra tells Kate that she used to have a juicing business, but she ran out of money and turned to yachting. She wants to go back to it eventually though. She offers to help Ben with the menu. He says she and the guest are a match made in gluten-free heaven. She does a tricep workout with some cans.

Trevor gives instructions to the deckhands and tells Nico the hot tub has to be drained.

Sierra has a problem with the juicer. Kelley points out that it’s not plugged in. I think there was a reason she couldn’t make money with her juicing business.

The guests arrive. Kate gives the boat tour. She says she’s getting a strange vibe, and they’re like something from a D-list Tarantino picture. The captain says the boat is under-powered, the wind is going in one direction, and the tide in another. Not the best conditions. Somehow, they still manage to get away from the dock.

Uh-oh. The hot tub is awfully full. Bald guy guest says they’re making more money just sitting around than most people make in a year, and I hope it overflows onto his bald head. Ben gets lunch ready so he can prepare for dinner. Bald guy suggests he’ll hook up with Emily if his wife dies. Kate thinks she’ll probably commit suicide being married to him. There goes the hot tub.

Nico sees water coming from everywhere. Sierra makes lemonade that Ben thinks is awful. He hopes her culinary skills are better than her juicing skills. Only if she turns the appliances on. Nico calls Kelley to help with the hot tub. He says if it had to happen, it’s the best time since the guests are eating.

The captain tells Kelley to break out every toy they have. The deckhands pull out the inflatable stuff and the pool. I don’t get the pool thing. It’s basically a huge fish net that you swim in. The idea is that no sea life touches you. I would think part of it would be swimming with the fishes. Captain Lee jokes about how much hair bald guy has on his back. Sierra asks what to expect from a 12-course meal and Ben says, chaos. Kate says it might cause her to cry. Ben suggests a salad for the gluten free Carolina. Kate is concerned that Sierra helping Ben is like sending a bunny into a lion’s den.

Dinner time. They do the table setting with those glass stones again and I love it. Ben says he needs someone who can distinguish clear thoughts in a short amount of time. I predict Sierra is going to have a problem with that. These people seem a like a bunch of weirdos. Ben looks like the Karate Kid in his black outfit and headband.

Nico and Kelley talk about the girls. They think Sierra is pretty, but perhaps has a screw loose. Back in the kitchen Sierra still needs to get the salad together. OMG – the caviar whatever-it-is looks fabulous. Sierra says she’s thick-skinned, but needs positivity. The primary’s daughter is with them and he talks inappropriately in front of her. Gluten Free is still waiting for her salad and Ben wonders wtf? He says Sierra has two courses and all she’s doing is making the world’s biggest salad. Gluten Free doesn’t like that since she doesn’t eat anything, she’s missing out on the courses. Sierra goes back to the kitchen and tells Ben to make a conch course for Gluten Free. Oh Lord, they’re only on the third course.

Sierra sears (ha-ha!) the tuna. Ben says it has to be as aesthetically pleasing as the raw tuna and he’s about to give up. Ben tells Sierra the tuna is f*cked and he doesn’t want to serve it. She gets all bummed. Gluten Free doesn’t like raw fish. There is nothing not to like about this tuna. Fat dude is sleepy. Sierra starts to get clumsy in the kitchen. Ben tells Kate she’s making Sierra nervous. Gluten Free claims to not be picky and tries the calamari. Isn’t that seafood??? No one knows what course they’re on at this point. Bald guy picks his nose. I don’t like lamb, but I would eat the dish Ben made anyway.

Trevor says he’s thrown off some hints to Emily that he’s interested, but is getting weird signals back.

The final course is some kind of dessert that I’m sure tastes wonderful. Mmmm…I love spun sugar. By midnight, it’s over. Sierra is all weepy and wants to go home. Kate takes a picture of whatever guests are left with Ben. She thinks it’s genius to have such a long meal, since the guests are ready to go to bed afterward. Kate and Ben tell Sierra that nothing was her fault and not to stress. In his interview, Ben says in the old days you got dishes thrown at you or saucepan to the back of the head, but now he can’t even yell at someone. He says if you’re sensitive, you should stay out of the kitchen. Has Gordon Ramsey taught us nothing?

Next time, Sierra breaks down, a new deckhand arrives, and Nico comes on to Emily.

What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Andre goes to Jordan’s office. She needs his help finding the killer before the hospital suffers. Nathan joins them and says the hospital will have to be shut down if they don’t find the killer.

Paul talks to Susan on the phone. He wishes he could be there for her birthday, but he has a commitment to keep – for her. He says if everything goes as planned, he’ll be finished soon. He says he has one more present on his list and she just walked in.

The new Perks baseball hats come in. Kiki likes them, but Morgan says they’re not exactly right. He gets very anal about it and then says no big deal. Kiki suggests they ditch work and go for a swim. I’m in! She says his only customer left a stack of books on the table and he says they’re his. He’s enrolled in PCU. Kiki isn’t that enthusiastic and he tells her to restrain herself. She thinks business and marketing might be a heavy workload, and he thinks she doesn’t believe him.

Sabrrrina talks to Tracy while wearing some really cute purple scrubs. Tracy tells her to keep her resume updated. The hospital might be closed by tomorrow.

Hayden wakes up on Finn’s couch. He asks for help with his shot and asks how she’s feeling. She says better than when she was in the interrogations room and thanks him for his help. She wants to help him too, but he says his problem is his. She says he’s not the only one with the disease and asks if he’s too proud to let her help others.

Franco whispers to Elizabeth while she sleeps. He tells her she has a secret sister. She stirs a little. Sabrrrina walks in and he says Elizabeth is stable, but not awake. Sabrrrina says rest provides healing. She thinks Franco must be delirious from lack of sleep and escorts him out. She tells him to get some food and take a nap. He says she doesn’t care about him, but she says Elizabeth does.

Monica talks to Tracy over coffee. Tracy just came from an emergency board meeting and the board wants to close GH. She says this so loud, I’m surprised heads don’t turn. Shouldn’t this be on the QT?

Nathan and Jordan go over all the people who have been murdered and the attempted murders. Andre asks about the timing and if there’s any connection between the victims, but there’s nothing. Jordan says a syringe was found in the locker room and maybe the target was another staff member.

Elizabeth wakes up saying Franco’s name and “secret sister.”

Jordan thinks maybe the killer was thrown off of his intended target and that’s why he got rid of the syringe. Nathan brings up the blackout. Andre says no one was killed, but Elizabeth was pushed down the stairs and maybe everything is connected.

Monica tells Tracy to get the board to back off and she’s like, oh yeah, sure. Paul joins them and I realize what his motive is. Tracy explains what’s going on. He asks if the hospital can survive a shut-down like that.

Sabrrrina asks Elizabeth what she was saying about a secret sister. Elizabeth doesn’t remember, and asks her why she’s in scrubs. Sabrrrina tells her that she’s back on staff and Elizabeth is her first patient. Elizabeth asks what happened, and Sabrrrina tells her about the spleen thing, but says someone donated blood. She tells her about Franco and says the police might also want to talk to her. Elizabeth wonders why, since it was Hayden who pushed her. Sabrrrina tells her that Hayden was released.

Hayden tells Finn about her deal with Franco and says that she’ll sell the diamonds to fund the research. Finn says they should have this conversation when she has the diamonds. She asks if he’d prefer discussing their feelings and brings up the kiss. Finn says she’d been drinking and neither one of them were thinking straight, but she doesn’t buy it. He says he’s still dying and still in love with his wife.

Kiki tells Morgan he’s being unfair and that she’s stuck by him. He says she didn’t even congratulate him. She says he never expressed an interest in college. He says he’s sick of handing out espressos, but Kiki interjects that he’s never liked school. He says it was years ago, when he didn’t have a purpose and wasn’t thinking about the future. He says he’s not an un-medicated nutjob now. She thinks he should give it more thought. He says maybe she’s threatened, since she’s directionless. He immediately apologizes. She tells him to get back to his books and she’ll get back to going nowhere. Ouch.

Darby shows up at Perks. She asks if Morgan is okay, and he says yes, other than having to tell his girlfriend he had an STI. Darby says someone should tell his girlfriend to take a step back and see what she’s got in him. Yeah, an un-medicated nutjob.

Franco shows up at the bar and tells Kiki a nurse kicked him out. He asks if she has any tips about Elizabeth for after she gets out of the hospital. She tells him to back off and that Elizabeth hasn’t even recovered from surgery yet. She says he reminds her of Morgan right now. She tells him to slow down and let Elizabeth’s family be there for her.

Finn says he’d never lie to Hayden and the reason he gets up in the morning is to find a cure for the disease that took his wife. She says if he’d never come to Port Charles, that they wouldn’t have met, but he says he likes to think their paths would have crossed somewhere and quotes Hemmingway. He says perhaps if things were different, and she says, but they’re not. She says she’s still grieving too, and rebounds are always a bad idea, but she’s still going to make things right for once.

Elizabeth is shocked that Hayden is out of jail. She insists that Hayden pushed her down the stairs and starts getting excited and tries to get out of bed. Sabrrrina tells her to just say what she needs and she’ll deal with it. Elizabeth tells her she has something of Hayden’s, a pouch full of diamonds that Hayden was hiding. She says if she turns them over to the cops, Hayden goes to prison. She tells Sabrrrina where they are. Sabrrrina says she’ll take them to the police if Elizabeth promises to stay put.

Nathan says it’s too coincidental to have two would-be murderers. Andre says they need to assume whoever pushed Elizabeth down the stairs is also the killer. Jordan wonders why the killer would deviate, and Andre says it‘s situational. He says that it’s possible that Elizabeth found out something she isn’t even aware of, but before that, the killer was very specific about who he wanted dead.

Monica talks about two other times the hospital was shut down. She says they can take care of the victim’s families, but the longer the hospital is closed, the longer the staff has to find other employment. Tracy says they can still block the closure and tells Paul to get the police on it or GH will close for good.

Morgan tells Darby about going back to school. She’s like, no way, and he wonders why everyone is reacting like that. She says she’s just surprised and congratulates him. He says he already has a paper due and hasn’t even read the material. Darby suggests buying a paper.

Andre says serial killers are notoriously rigid about their patterns. Nathan brings up Dr. Mays. Andre tells him maybe it’s not a serial killer and they’re looking for something that’s not there. He says maybe it’s someone with a particular ax to grind against particular issue. He asks why each patient was in the hospital. Jordan looks through the files and they all had similar stomach problems. Andre says it’s no accident that they ended up at GH.

Finn asks Tracy what’s up, and she says impending doom. He’s like, before lunch? She says she needs his expertise.

Franco wolfs down his meal, telling Kiki that toast is his lucky breakfast food. He blames himself for not being there for Elizabeth and Kiki says that’s not just self absorbed, it’s crazy. He says he made the blood transfusion happen and neither one of them will ever know the truth. Kiki asks what truth, but he says it’s best he doesn’t tell her, but then asks for her advice on whether to tell Elizabeth. She asks what he thinks.

Hayden goes to Elizabeth’s room. Elizabeth asks if Sabrrrina is back already and Hayden says, guess again.

Morgan scoffs at buying a paper. Darby says he said he’s behind, you can get any paper for twenty bucks, and it’s okay to do if you’re stuck. He says what’s the point of going to school if he’s not going to learn. She tells him he’s noble and she’ll see him on campus.

Jordan says she had Epiphany check the records and they all had the same stomach bug. Nathan wonders why make people sick just to kill them. Andre says maybe the hospital itself is another victim.

Tracy talks to Finn about what’s happening with the hospital. He says if the hospital closes, the closest one won’t be able to handle the overflow and on a personal note, he can’t move his research.

Kiki tells Franco to trust his instincts and do what he thinks is right. She says she would chose diplomacy, because some people like living in their own world, but ultimately he has to do what’s right for him. Yeah, like get to Elizabeth’s kitchen where she stashed the diamonds. Sabrrrina calls Franco, saying Elizabeth is awake and alert and wants to see him.

Elizabeth starts to freak, saying Hayden tried to kill her. Hayden says Elizabeth wouldn’t be there screaming like an idiot if it wasn’t for her. She tells Elizabeth about the deal she made with Franco. Elizabeth says the diamonds are gone and she’s going back to jail.

Kiki calls Morgan and he apologizes. He says she has a lot going on in her life right now and he knows she’ll get back on track. She says she’s sorry too, and she’s supportive of whatever he decides. She tells him to get back to work cracking the books. He’s playing solitaire on his laptop.

Andre thinks the hospital and victims have wronged the killer somehow, and he’s looking at it as payback. Nathan gets a call and goes out into the station. He meets Sabrrrina and she gives him the pouch. No, no, no, no, no! She explains that Hayden was hiding them. Why did Sabrrrina do this when Elizabeth was obviously wrong about Hayden pushing her? Better yet, why is Elizabeth doing this when she has done so much worse, like standing by while Nicholas had Hayden shot? Why am I even asking?

Elizabeth tells Hayden she’d better run and that they’re coming for her. Hayden says Elizabeth had no right to get in her business. She tells Elizabeth that she saved her life and this is how Elizabeth repaid her. Hayden says next time someone pushes her self-righteous ass down the stairs, she’s on her own. Franco comes in and tells her to be nice. That’s her sister.

Jordan says the killer has a vendetta against the hospital. Andre says they have to find a common thread before he kills again.

Tracy asks Finn to speak to the board because he does quantifiable good at the hospital and the board likes quantifiable things. She tells him Monica is pursuing other avenues and they’re not taking this lying down.

Monica answers her office phone. Paul comes in behind her with a syringe.

Tomorrow, Carly tells Sonny that Julian is going to prison and they’ll have their lives back, Sabrrrina finds Monica, and Franco spills the sister beans.

If Loving You is Wrong

Alex looks frantically for her baby. She sees a trail of blood and follows it into Randal’s house where she sees a huge puddle of it. She goes out to the infamous shed, but nothing there. She goes back into the house and hears moaning. It’s Randal’s mother calling for Marcie.

Louise is covered in blood. She says to call the police and that it was that man next door and Alex who did it. Alex is horrified. Louise keeps calling her Marcie and asks why she’s just standing there. She realizes that Alex isn’t Marcie and pleads with Alex not to kill her. She tells Alex to get out and says she’s calling the police and telling them it was her. Alex runs out the door, and Louise passes out.

Alex goes back home, not knowing what the blip to do. So she calls her mother. Why? Why, Alex, why? Oddly enough, her hillbilly parents have an answering machine where she leaves an incoherent message.

Meanwhile, at the shooting site, Lushion calls for an ambulance. Faun calls out for Joey, asking if he’s okay. Natalie comes out and starts kicking one of the bodies, I’m assuming the guy who shot Joey. Lushion grabs her and says he’s called the police and to get herself together. She wants to know why Joey isn’t moving. She goes to Faun and tells her that it’s not her fault and to save her strength. Faun says she had the money and Joey was trying to protect her. She keeps asking if Joey is okay, but Natalie says she doesn’t know. Lushion calls again for an ambulance. Lushion tells Natalie to ask if Faun can feel her toes.

Esperanza is with her daughter at Kelly’s place and they’ve just had dinner. Kelly tells thekids to go in the other room, which her son determines is code for they want to have girl talk. Esperanza apologizes for Kelly having to pinch hit for her, and says she picked up a shift at the last minute. She asks Kelly what happened with Ramses, and Kelly said he’s mad at her for jumping to conclusions about the woman who was in his house. She says she apologized, but she doesn’t want to run after him. Esperanza calls her stubborn. Kelly says she’s surprised Eddie lets Esperanza work the night shifts, but Esperanza says he’s her ex and is going to stay her ex and has no say.

Esperanza asks Kelly what the look is for. Kelly says Justice’s father called. He’s out of jail and wants to come live with her. Esperanza is shocked. She says this man Kelly never talks about wants to live with her? Kelly says they haven’t spoken in four years, but he thinks she owes him for going to jail. She says he was involved in something illegal when they were together and he took the fall for both of them. She says she was young and stupid and it was something that could ruin her life. Since she had Justice, his father saved her ass. Esperanza says she needs to tell him he can’t come, but Kelly says it’s easier said than done, and admits owes him.

Kelly informs Justice that Esperanza’s daughter is staying overnight, so he’ll have to bunk with mom. Esperanza tells Kelly to call her later.

Skeevy Eddie asks Ben what happened with Pete. Ben says Pete is still in his hospital bed. He says there are cameras, but Eddie isn’t having any. He still wants Ben to kill Pete. Ben says Andrew’s girlfriend is also the nurse. He says he’s been feeling badly about Pete, and keeps flashing back to Pete trying to call for backup. Eddie tells him this is no time to find Jesus and he needs Pete taken out. Ben says that Pete might not even remember when he wakes up, but Eddie doesn’t want to take any chances. He tells him to find Claudia too. Ben says how, just ask people? Eddie tells him when everyone leaves, go through the database. Ben asks what about Andrew and Eddie says he’ll take care of that right now.

Eddie leaves and Ben makes noises about how Eddie shouldn’t keep messing with him. Steve comes by his desk and asks him if he’s talking to himself. He asks how Pete is doing and Ben says no changes. Steve says he’ll call the doctor later. Ben asks how long he’s on Pete duty and Steve says for as long as it takes. Which I guess means until they bump Pete off.

Eddie sees Andrew in the locker room. Andrew asks if he’s okay and Eddie says he’s not good. Not at all. He wants to know what Andrew’s girlfriend is doing putting cameras in Pete’s room. Andrew acts ignorant. Eddie says if Andrew has something to say to him, he needs to say it to him. He asks what Andrew has to say, and Andrew says he doesn’t know what Eddie is talking about. Eddie says Andrew’s girlfriend couldn’t have put the cameras in by herself and he wouldn’t want her to get shot. Andrew tells him not to threaten his girlfriend and Eddie slaps him. Eddie tells him to learn the ropes so he doesn’t get hung by them. Idiot.

A bunch of guys go running out of the station. Eddie asks Steve what happened, and Steve tells him to get to the car. Instead, Eddie sits down and Steve tells him to get in the car – now. Eddie tells Ben it’s quiet right now, so he needs to get the deets on Claudia. When Eddie is gone, Andrew tells Ben that he shouldn’t let Eddie lead him down the wrong path and he knows what the two of them are doing. He says the cameras aren’t coming down and they’re going down. Eddie tells him he’s the fool in this place, and if he doesn’t get with Eddie, he’s gonna get got. Andrew says he doesn’t know what Ben is talking about. Ben says Andrew that he’s nobody if there isn’t someone watching his back. Andrew says he does have someone, and funny how Ben can stand up to everyone except Eddie. He asks what Eddie has on him and if it’s drugs. He says he knows Ben was on a lot of pain meds in the hospital. Ben punches him out and says he has more seniority and more skills and don’t make him whoop his ass again.

Ben goes to the computer in Steve’s office. This place is more lax than the police station in Port Charles.

Alex is crying and quietly freaking out. Why she’s just waiting for her mother to call her back and not calling the police, I have no clue. She calls her mother again, saying to herself that it’s been a half hour. For the love of all that’s holy, is she just going to let Louise drown in her own blood? She calls Brad and gets voicemail. She leaves a message that it’s an emergency. She calls back again immediately, crying and asking him to pick up the phone.

Alex calls Marcie, who says, hey bitch what do you want? Alex begs Marcie to put Brad on the phone. Marcie tells her to call Brad’s phone and she says she did. Alex says she knows he’s there, but Marcie says he isn’t. Alex asks if Marcie knows where he is, and Marcie asks if Alex knows where her husband is. Alex begs her to put Brad on, but Marcie says don’t call her again. She hangs up and calls Brad, telling him Alex called and sounded desperate. He says he’s in the middle of something, but when he’s done, he’ll call her.

Looks like he’s in the middle of burying something…or someone.

Andrew pulls Julius over and asks for his license and registration. Julius asks for his name and he repeats himself and tells Julius to take the documents out slowly. Andrew looks at the papers and asks Julius if he’s been drinking. Julius asks if Andrew knows that’s illegal and Andrew asks him again. Julius says he was drinking before he was driving. Andrew does not think that’s funny and Julius asks where his sense of humor is. Andrew says he lost it with all the people who lost their lives because of someone like him, and tells him to get out of the car. He’s under arrest. As he hustles Julius to the squad car, Julius says he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Andrew checks Julius’s car. Julius sees Andrew’s notebook where he has stuff about Ben written. When Andrew comes back, Julius asks if he’s sure he wants to do this. Julius asks about his car and Andrew says it will probably be towed. Julius tells him he’s making a mistake, but he could use someone like him in his organization. Andrew says he already has a job. Julius tells him that he could make a lot more money, but Andrew says he’s fine where he is. Julius asks if Andrew knows his name and Andrew says it’s right on his license. Julius says if he’s going to take notes on fellow officers he shouldn’t leave them out on the seat. He asks if Andrew knows Eddie and asks questions about the notes, but Andrew ignores him and starts the car. Julius calls him a rookie. I’m wondering if Andrew is going to survive this episode.

Travis sits on Kelly’s porch. The kids come out and make small talk with him. Kelly makes them go inside and asks what Travis is doing there. She tells him to go home. He says he wanted to see her and she says well, you did, go home. He grabs her and she scrambles to get free. She tells him to go home and he says he is home. She says no, go home to yo momma. He says he can’t believe she had sex with him and then didn’t return his calls. He grabs her again and throws her up against the side of the house. He says they belong together. She struggles with him, telling him never to come back again. He says he’ll pay her and tries to kiss her. She says she can’t breathe and he’s not going to take advantage of her. He says he wants to hurt her like she did him.

Randal pounds on the box he’s trapped in underground. Ooh, it’s like Kill Bill Vol. 2. He hears someone laughing. He calls out that he can hear them and yells for help. We hear Alex’s father saying, “Yell all you want, boy.” Not a good sign. Randal screams nooo! as Rusty says he’s going to die.

I love this show.

Next time, Julius goes to jail, Kelly apologizes to Travis, and Alex goes to Kelly for help.

Below Deck

Kelley talks to Captain Lee about Trevor. The captain tells him to tell Trevor no one is indispensable, and basically tells Kelly to figure it out for himself.

Kate says she wishes all the guests were this social media obsessed. She could just lie in her bunk and tweet them when dinner was ready and post menu options.

Kelley seeks Trevor out. In his interview, Trevor says the deckhands should have come directly to him if they had a problem.

Kate instructs the other stews on how to do a beach party. She says she used to love beach parties until she became chief stew. Now she stays behind. Chef Ben says they’re running out of gluten free, fat free, tasteless ingredients. Kelley has Nico load the inflatable boat. Sierra and Emily talk about Kate having a girlfriend.

Trevor pretends he has something else to do, so he doesn’t have to help Nico. He’s miffed because Nico complained about him to Kelley. Trevor takes his sweet time getting over to the beach. Like the jerk he is, when he gets to the shore, he tosses Nico a broom so it lands in the water. Nico says Trevor should at least act like he’s working. On the yacht, primary guest Allison talks about how hot dogs lead to childhood leukemia.

Kate is pleased with her stews and their eagerness to learn. That is unusual for this show. Kate gets the guests ready and they head to the beach. As always, the food looks fabulous. Ben and Kate discuss tonight’s dinner.

Kelley flirts with guest Kelsey without flirting. Emily and Sierra discuss how cute the crew is. The guests frolic in the surf. The beach party is over all too soon. Kate tells the captain how thrilled she is with her team. Nico complains to Lauren about how Trevor acted like an idiot and he had to do all the work.

Trevor babbles at Ben while Ben cooks dinner. Lauren helps in the galley, doing mindless chores, which she finds almost therapeutic. Kelley tells us it’s been five months. I don’t want to know. Another amazing dinner is served. One of the guests has an aversion to barley and Ben says it’s tough keeping up with all the restrictions. The guests talk about how cute Kelley is, while he tells the deckhands that guest Ashley was making googly eyes at him on the beach. OMG – someone’s Wi-Fi isn’t working. Oh the humanity of it! Or lack thereof.

Ben presents himself at dinner. He questions whether the guests are actually eating the food or just posting it on Instagram. After Kelley is hunkered down for the night, Kelsey gets ahold of a walkie-talkie and calls him. She requests that he play a Battleship type game with her.

Trevor shows off his tattoos, and tells Emily and Lauren the stories behind each one like he’s The Illustrated Man. Sierra brings the captain a cup of coffee. She’s put the entire sugar packet in it – I mean the actual packet, not just the contents – and he says it must be time released sugar. Ha-ha! Captain Lee looks out to Trevor doing arm signals to help steer him toward shore and doesn’t know what the blip Trevor is signaling. Kelley informs everyone that he and Kelsey are following each other on Instagram. Must be love.

Ben gets annoyed because he’s burned the toast two days in a row and it’s the stews’ job. Kate tells him that she didn’t even know toast was supposed to be happening. Ben argues so much about it, I don’t think it’s about the toast. It’s about it being early in the morning. Later he apologizes. Sort of. They do a pretend hug.

It’s time to dock. Captain Lee says Trevor needs to learn how to control his mouth and just do what he’s told. The guests ask to take pictures of the deckhands. In his interview, Trevor says Kelley is a hypocrite, since they’re not supposed to get close to the guests and he’s all about Kelsey. Kelley calls Trevor to get a cart or something, and Trevor gives him a hard time. Does he not realize that Kelley is his boss?

It’s good-by to the guests. Allison gives Captain Lee the envelope and says, hashtag loveyouall. It’s tip time! Captain Lee compliments the interior crew and says the deck staff is doing okay, but should dial it back a bit. He says it’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon. The staff gets 15 large, or $1300 and change per person. The crew can go out, but tomorrow, it’s back to work.

While the other guys are cleaning, Trevor buys a car online. Captain Lee is baffled that he’s doing this right in front of him. Nico says they spend half the day talking about Trevor and the other half talking to him. Kate radios Trevor about a plumbing problem in the bathroom. She says it delicately, but it sounds like the toilet won’t flush. Yep, that’s it. After he finishes with that, Kelley calls him to the main deck. He says he’s busy, and Kelley just repeats that he wants him on deck. In his interview, Trevor says he’s been a bosun and could teach Kelley a thing or two. When Trevor gets there, Kelley tells him to never say he’s busy, especially when Captain Lee can hear. Kelley tells Trevor he’s poor at communication.

Trevor and Ben start drinking early while everyone else gets ready to go out. They go to a tiki bar and Kelley makes a toast to a great first charter. Since Kelsey is gone now, Kelley flirts with Emily. Drinking and eating commences. Trevor gets weird when Kelley doesn’t want another drink at the moment. In his interview, Ben says Trevor seems like the type that can go off at any moment. Dancing happens. Trevor begins to be an annoying drunk, bragging about his money and how much he can drink. On the way back to the boat, Nico tells Trevor to slow down.

Back at the yacht, Trevor says things that make no sense. Kelley tells him he needs to guide the deckhands, not boss them around. Trevor keeps saying something about being undermined and says it’s not the alcohol talking. I believe it if you believe it. He gets in the hot tub. Nico begs Lauren not to leave him with Trevor and Kelley.

Trevor insults Nico’s tattoos. He talks about being undermined again when Kelley tells him that he’s rude. Nico leaves and tells Trevor to keep his opinons to himself. Kelley tells Trevor that was a perfect example of his leadership and he doesn’t respect anyone. In his interview, Kelley wonders if Trevor has more than one brain cell, or is it just one bumping against the side of his head. Trevor tries to argue with Kelley, who tells him it’s time to go to bed and that’s an order.

In his interview, Trevor says Kelley blew it out of proportion and he already has a dad. Nico is concerned about going back to his cabin with this nut, and Kate tells him to sleep in a guest room. Trevor wants to talk to Nico and Ben stops him, saying that’s a bad idea. Kelley tells Trevor to go to bed again, and they’ll talk in the morning. In his interview, Trevor says sh*t’s hitting the fan soon. I can’t wait.

Next time, the Valor gets a poodle as a guest, another beach party, Kate and Ben argue, and Trevor drinks during charter.