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November 3, 2023 – Charlotte Disappears From the Group, New Faces, 2 Grads, A Return, So Sad, Celebrations, Cancelled, Told You, This Week in Reality, Trixie’s Home, More, 11 Quotes For Month 11 & Candy

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Carly flips Kelly’s sign to closed and tells Regina that she can go home. She calls Alexis and asks if she’s heard anything about Drew’s case. Alexis says she’s afraid all she’s heard is silence from Judge Kim’s office, but she promises to let Carly know if she hears something. Carly thanks her, and Alexis says she’ll keep pushing. Carly says she knows, and Alexis tells her, have a good night. Sam comes into Kelly’s, and Carly asks if Scout forgot something, but Sam says she just wanted to check on her friend.

Alexis tells Molly that she’s sorry she’s late, but Molly says, five minutes is not late. She tells Alexis that TJ isn’t here. The ER is always busy on Halloween, so he probably won’t be back until early morning. Alexis says, poor baby, and Molly says, TJ loves being a doctor. Alexis says she knows he loves her daughter, and Molly says, Andrea was going to join them, but she’s exhausted after trick-or-treating with her son, so she had to cancel. Alexis is glad Molly has such a cordial relationship with her surrogate, and Molly says, her too. She and TJ were really lucky to find her. Alexis says she thinks that baby will be very lucky to have Molly and TJ as parents, and Molly asks if she’s hungry. Alexis says she’s always hungry, and Molly says she’ll unpack the food. There’s a knock at the door, and Alexis answers. It’s Kristina, and Alexis asks what she’s doing here.

Still dressed as Princess Leia, Willow finds a pirate hat outside Kelly’s, and picks it up. Harmony says she likes Willow’s costume, and Willow asks what Harmony is doing here. Harmony says she came to see Wiley and warn Willow. Willow says, warn her about what? and Harmony says, Willow can’t… She continues speaking, but there’s no sound, and Willow wakes up on the sofa. Michael asks if she had a bad dream.

Doc brings Laura a glass of wine, and she thanks him. He asks if Ace is asleep, and she says, yep and his mother too. He says, Esme is down for the night this early? and she says, Ace is teething. He kept her up all night; she’s exhausted. He says, she seemed fine when she was trotting him around in his costume, and Laura says, wasn’t he so cute? But just a little bit cranky. He asks if Spencer is out with Trina, and she says, yeah, and Charlotte should be out trick-or-treating by now.

Valentin parks the car, and the kids thank him. They start to get out, but he says, not so fast. Stay right where you are. He looks pointedly at Charlotte.

Anna says, it has to be here, and looks in a folder. She says, of course (🍷) it was you, you smarmy bastard.

Walking into Molly’s apartment, Kristina asks, what kind of greeting is that? and Alexis asks if she let Molly know she was coming. Kristina says, yes, when Molly invited her. She also brought pumpkin ice cream for Halloween.🤢Molly comes out and says she’s glad Kristina could make it. They hug, and Kristina says, sorry she’s a little late. She had to get someone to cover for her at Charlie’s, but here she is. Molly says, and she heard Kristina brought pumpkin ice cream, and Kristina says she did. Blaze turned her on to this new place. It’s totally organic and has amazing new flavors. Molly says she can’t wait to try it. She bets even mom will like it. Kristina says, she likes everything, and Alexis says, all right. Time out. Does someone want to tell her what she’s missing?

Sam says she hopes Carly doesn’t mind her dropping by, and Carly says, no, as long as Sam doesn’t mind helping her clean. Sam asks what she can do, and Carly says, crayon duty? Sam gets to work, and Carly says she just spoke to Sam’s mom. Sam asks if she had any news about Drew, but Carly says, no. She called to see if Alexis had an update because she just couldn’t help herself. Sam says she’s sure Alexis doesn’t mind, but she did tell Sam about Judge Kim’s record of giving overly harsh sentences if he thinks it will help him up the ladder. Carly asks if Sam can believe judges are still doing that, and Sam says, no, but her mom will see to it that she makes him answer some really tough questions if he doesn’t reconsider Drew’s sentence. Carly says she knows. It’s just, the waiting is driving her crazy. Has Sam told Scout what’s going on? Sam says, no. She doesn’t want to get Scout’s hopes up in case it doesn’t happen. Carly says, that’s smart. She keeps telling herself the same thing, don’t get your hopes up, but it’s so hard.

Willow asks, where’s Wiley? and Michael says he carried Wiley to bed. He didn’t even wake up. Willow says she’s sorry, but he says she has nothing to be sorry about. It looks like she had a bad dream. Does she remember what it was about? She says she had that dream about Harmony again.

Doc says, it’s good Charlotte’s out doing something with kids her age, and Laura agrees, but she’s just worried because Charlotte is obviously troubled right now. She thanks Doc for fitting Charlotte into his schedule, and he says, it’s a good first step. She asks if there’s anything he can tell her, and he says he can’t share what she confided, because she never opened up to him. Laura says, nothing? and he says, she was pleasant, articulate, and gave nothing away. The only real moment in the session happened when she began to talk about being protective of her father.

Valentin asks if their cell phones are fully charged. What about flashlights? They have candy bags there… Charlotte says, papa, please, and he says he’s almost done. Again, what’s the route? They all recite, Harbor Vista, Prince Street, Elmer Street, and back. He says, they’ll be back at what time? and they say, 9 o’clock. He says, they stay together. No one goes out on their own. Their parents are counting on him to keep them safe. Don’t make him look like a jerk. He puts his hand on Charlotte’s backpack, and she moves away. He says he’s helping her out. Did her father sufficiently embarrass her tonight? She says, he did, and he says, good. That’s his job. (He sounds like my father.) And to keep her safe and make sure she has a good time. She thanks him, and she says, tonight means a lot to her. He says, it means a lot to him too. Have fun. Valentin steps away, and Jake asks Charlotte, what made her change her mind about dressing up as the Hermit? She says, he doesn’t like her rah-rah costume? and he says he’s kind of surprised she does. She says she doesn’t, but she couldn’t get the other costume ready in time. Maybe she’ll dress as the Hermit next year. Georgie tells them, let’s go, and they leave as Valentin watches.

Anna tosses the unneeded folders back into the trunk, and calls Robert. He answers, happy Halloweeny, honey, and she asks where he is. He says, out tricking and treating with the rest of the kids, and she says, no, really. Where is he? He says he’s still in the office, and she says, stay right there. She’s coming over. He asks what this is about, but she says, it’s something he needs to see for himself. Stay in the office. She gathers up the papers she needs, puts them in her bag, and heads for the door. She pauses a moment, and goes back, taking her gun from the safe. She turns out the lights and leaves, locking the door behind her.

Sam says she was watching Carly with Nina earlier. Carly was very gracious to her. Nina says, it’s lucky she wasn’t bobbing for apples, and makes a pushing motion with her hands. Sam says, she’s really good at hiding her animosity, and Carly says, it’s exhausting. Sam says she gets that, and Carly says, fanning the flames of her hatred for Nina doesn’t help anything, and she’s Willow’s mother and Wiley’s grandmother, so… Sam says, and Sonny’s wife, and Carly says, yeah, there’s that. Sam says, Dante told her that Sonny seems to be happy, and Carly says, good. She wants him to be happy. Sam says, Sonny wants Carly to be happy too, and Carly says she knows. And Nina has been on her best behavior around the kids and Sonny. Sam says, but Carly doesn’t think she’s changed, and Carly says, no, not at all. For a long time, Willow didn’t want any relationship with Nina. Now, clearly, that’s changed, so if Willow’s happy, she’s happy. Sam asks, but what about Michael?

Willow gets up and says, so much candy, and Michael asks if it was the same dream or was it different this time? She says she was at Kelly’s, at the Halloween party. She was outside, and everyone else was inside. And suddenly, Harmony was there. It seemed almost normal. He asks if Harmony talked to her, and she says, yes. She asked Harmony why she was there, and she said the same thing as before. Harmony said she had to warn her, but when she goes on, her lips move, but there’s no sound. He says, so she still hasn’t heard an actual warning, and she says, but she thinks she knows what Harmony is trying to tell her.

Molly asks Kristina if Alexis missed something, and Kristina says she doesn’t know. Alexis opened up the door and there she was with her pumpkin ice cream. Molly says she came over, said it sounded really good, and here we are. Kristina says, there we are. Alexis is up to date. Alexis says, funny. They were hugging each other. Kristina asks if that’s against the rules, and Alexis says, they know what she’s saying. The last she knew, they weren’t speaking to each other. Now they’re acting like nothing happened, and they’re playing that little game, let’s make mom think she’s crazy. Kristina says she loves that game, and Molly agrees. Alexis says, spill it, and Molly says, after Alexis told them how disappointed she was in them, and how she’d do anything to have her sister back in her life, they really took it to heart. They got together and ironed things out. Kristina says, it was really more of a hammering thing, if you want to be accurate, and Molly says, sometimes it takes a hammer to get through to Kristina. Kristina says, Molly isn’t so easy herself, and Alexis says she really doesn’t need to know what happened. She doesn’t really need to know the details. Kristina says, Alexis always needs to know the details, and Alexis says, the two of them made up, and they’re very happy, and she’s happy that they’re happy. They’re all happy, and she’s very proud of them. Kristina asks if they can eat now, and Alexis grabs the ice cream and takes it to the kitchen. Molly says she actually thinks Alexis is proud, and Kristina says, of both of them. That’s got to be a first. Molly says she guesses hammering it out was worth it. Kristina says, definitely worth it, and Molly asks if Kristina will feel like that when this baby comes. Kristina says, Molly’s got her. Always. They hug.

Doc tells Laura, Valentin was badly injured not too long ago, and Charlotte is physically and emotionally dependent on her father. Laura says, but she also has them, and she has Sam and Dante. He says, she lived with Sam and Dante a month, maybe two. Before that, she lived with them for a few months, but if you take into context her entire life, as she remembers it, the one constant is Valentin. In other words, protecting her father is like protecting herself. Laura asks how that translates into breaking into Anna’s hotel room and vandalizing it or burning down Anna’s home – if it was really Charlotte who did that.

Jake wonders, what’s with the apples? and Georgie says she hates apples. Danny says, him too, and Jake says, some guy gave him money. Georgie says, her too, and Danny says, that’s why he likes going later. People run out of candy and feel guilty, then they give out cash. (Not in my neighborhood or I’d go out trick-or-treating.) While the others are busy talking, Charlotte slips away and goes down an alleyway to a hidden area. She opens her backpack.

As the Davis girls sit on the floor eating takeout, and Alexis tells them, she’s just saying that was her favorite year taking them trick-or-treating. Kristina says, she made them dress up as Supreme Court Justices, and Alexis says, because there were two women on the Court that year; that was the first time. Molly says, she had to wear those big glass to be Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Alexis says, she was shorter. Kristina says, but those little gavels came in handy when knocking door to door, and Molly says, and their costumes were unique that year. Kristina tells Alexis, be honest. Was that the last time she was proud of them? Alexis says she’s proud of them all the time… when they’re not annoying her. She’s proud of all three of her girls. Kristina says, just wait until she gets ahold of Molly’s little girl on her first Halloween, and Molly says, or little boy, but Kristina says, it’s the Davis family. It has to be a girl. Alexis says, good point.

Carly says she thinks Michael’s just trying to do what’s best for his family, and Sam says, that’s true, but she doesn’t think Michael is as open to Nina as Willow and the kids are. Carly says, maybe he’s just not as good at covering his feelings as his mother, and Sam says, but Michael was best man at his dad’s and Nina’s wedding, right? Carly says she thinks he did that because Sonny asked him to, and Sam asks if she still thinks Michael is wary of Nina. Carly says she thinks wary is an understatement. That woman let them all believe Sonny was dead when she knew damn well he was alive. So she thinks the real question is, why would Michael or any of them trust her? Sam says, that’s true. She’s just glad Michael and Sonny are close again. Carly says, so is she, and Sam says, Dante told her that he didn’t think they’d ever be able to reconcile. Carly says, her neither. They’re both stubborn, stubborn men, and after Sonny fell in love with Nina… Sam says, Michael couldn’t accept it, and Carly says, no. It was really tough on Michael. It was tough on all of them. Sam says, and now? and Carly says, and now, life goes on. Whatever happened in Puerto Rico seemed to have changed everything between Michael and Sonny.

Michael says, so Willow thinks she knows what Harmony is warning her about? and Willow says, not for sure, but she thinks Harmony is trying to tell her that someone close to her is lying. He says, lying to her? and she says, yes, and Harmony is trying to warn her that she’ll get hurt. He says, Harmony’s been lying to Willow her whole life. Maybe that’s what’s jumbled up in her head. She tells him, that’s what Liesl said. Liesl said she should just ignore it. But what if someone is lying to her? Michael remembers asking Nina if she thinks Willow will understand. Drew saved her daughter’s life, and she got him sent to prison. He was beaten so badly, he almost died. Does she think Willow’s going to forgive her for that? Willow asks if he thinks she’s just nervous about how well things are going with Nina.

Doc says, even if Charlotte didn’t burn down Anna’s house, knowing what she has done, she’s clearly in crisis, and Laura says she knows. That’s why she’s so grateful Charlotte is seeing him. She’s going to see him on an ongoing basis? He says, that seems to be Valentin’s intention anyway, and she says, good. The house phone rings, and she says, it’s Valentin. She asks if everything is okay, and he says he was just checking in like he said he would. She says, of course (🍷). He did tell her that. Is Charlotte having a good time? He says, she is. She’s trick-or-treating with Danny and Jake and Georgie. Laura says she’s glad Charlotte’s spending time with them. It will be good for her to be with her friends right now. He says, she really needed this, and Laura says she knows. Please tell Charlotte that she loves her. She thanks him for checking in with her and tells him to have a good night.

Now dressed in a black hooded robe, Charlotte hears Jake calling her name. Jake asks Danny and Georgie how they lost her, and Georgie says, no clue. They call for her, and Danny says, come on. Not funny. They continue to search, and Charlotte puts the hood up, covering most of her face. I guess this is the Hermit?

Kristina asks if Molly and TJ have come up with any possible baby names, but Alexis thinks it’s too early to be talking about baby names. (Is she kidding? Girls probably start doing that in high school.) Molly says she and TJ said the same thing – Alexis says, good – except then they realized they were talking about the most mundane things not to talk about the baby all the time. Alexis says, it’s almost impossible not to obsess about the first baby. Molly says, now it’s all she can think about, and she goes over to the bookcase. Alexis asks if that’s what she thinks it is, and Molly says, a book of baby names. Alexis says, here we go, and tells Kristina, be nice. Kristina says she’s always nice… mostly, and Molly says, so they were both thinking Albert. I literally lol at Alexis’s face, and Kristina says, Albert? For a baby? She asks if Alexis likes Albert, and Alexis says she thinks Albert’s perfect. She thinks any baby name they come up with is perfect, because it’s their baby to name. Molly says she wasn’t even all that crazy about Albert, even though it’s a good name. Then they were thinking Ferris. Kristina says, as in Bueller… Bueller… Bueller… Molly and Alexis tell her, stop, and Molly says, maybe it’s a bad idea. Kristina says, what about girl’s names? And Molly says she was thinking something classic, like Athena, Kristina says, why not name her Madea? And Molly says, very funny. Alexis says, how about if we just look through this book together, quietly, and keep our opinions to ourselves? but Kristina says, they’re her daughters. It’s impossible to keep their opinions to themselves. Molly says, well said, sis, and Alexis says, touché. They open the book.

Carly says she bets Sam didn’t expect to help her take out the trash when she came to check on a friend, but Sam says she’ll scrub pots and pans if Carly needs her to. Carly says, she already did all that, but next time, and Sam says, perfect. Carly says she bets if she had told Sam all those years ago that they’d have a night like this… Sam says she bets she would have told Carly, not in a million years could they be civil to each other, and Carly says, they’ve come a long way. Sam says she’s glad, and Carly says, her too. If Rocco and Scout are on the same sugar rush as her kids used to get on Halloween night, Sam had better get home fast. Sam says she’s sure Dante has downed most of the candy by now, and Carly thanks Sam for coming to check on her. She didn’t realize how much she needed the distraction. Sam says, of course (🍷), and Carly can call her anytime. And don’t give up, because her mom never will. Carly says she knows and tells Sam, happy Halloween. Sam says, happy Halloween, and leaves.

Michael says, so things are going well with Willow and Nina? and Willow says, he was there tonight. Maybe it’s because now they’ve shared some positive experiences? He says he knows she had a good time at the wedding, and she says, they all did. Until Michael got distracted by that business call. He says, sorry about that, and she says, since the wedding, she and Nina can talk about Wiley and Amelia, even about taking that trip to Montreal. He asks if she wanted to go on that trip with Nina to Montreal, and she says, yes, she kind of did.

Laura tells Doc that she knows Charlotte. She couldn’t do something like this without having some kind of help. He asks if she thinks Charlotte had help from Victor, and she says, remember when Valentin got hurt? It was Victor who arranged for Charlotte to go to that private school in Europe. He had access to her there for over a year. Doc says, an impressionable year, and she says, yeah. Who knows what kind of lies he filled her head with? He asks if Charlotte didn’t say she hardly saw him, but Laura says, that is exactly what Victor would have told her to say. Victor hates Anna, so whatever Charlotte has done to hurt Anna is born out of Victor’s own hatred. Why else would Charlotte do something like that?

Anna goes into Robert’s office, and he asks what he needs to see. She opens the folder and asks if he recognizes any names there, and he says, Forsythe. She says, exactly. This memo is proof of a colossal screw up, and Forsythe was right in the middle of it. It should have killed his career. Robert says, but it didn’t, and she says, no, because someone buried it. He asks if this memo is the only proof she’s got, and she says, no. She was there – she takes a volume out of her bag – and she wrote it all down in her notebook. She knows for a fact he was there, and Forsythe has always known that she knew.

The kids continue to look for Charlotte, and Danny says, she’s ruining everything. Georgie wonders, where is she? and Jake says, she has to be around here somewhere. Georgie says, is that her? as Charlotte ducks around behind them, and Jake says, no. They saw that girl before and Charlotte doesn’t have pom poms. Danny says, she must have gotten ahead of them, and looking intently at someone, Jake tells them to go that way. He tells Georgie to text Charlotte, and he’ll go the other way.

Anna tells Robert that she thinks Forsythe either does something with intelligence or the defense industry. Either way, if this came out, it would ruin his career. He says, or worse, and she says, no wonder she’s being targeted. He knows for a fact she witnessed everything that happened. Somewhere in that trunk is a long form copy of the incident. She took it, just for insurance. He says, smart, but she says, what good is it doing her? No one could blame her if she took a copy of this to Alexis at The Invader, before Forsythe finds out she has any actual proof. He says, maybe he should take her home to her place, but she says she doesn’t need a babysitter. If anyone is watching her, everything should seem really normal. (Well, she did just dash to the DA’s office. I’m not sure how normal that is.) He tells her, be careful. They know the lengths Forsythe’s prepared to go to keep this quiet. Anna asks if he thinks that’s why Forsythe burned her house down, destroying any evidence she might have, and Robert says, could be. If he knows she has that trunk, he could come after her. She says, let him. At least now she’s not fighting shadows. She knows exactly what she’s up against.

Valentin looks at his watch, when Georgie and Danny arrive at the designated spot. He says, they’re back early. Where are Jake and Charlotte? Danny says, they couldn’t find Charlotte, and Valentin asks what he means. They were supposed to stick together. Danny says, they were, and Georgie says, when they stopped to check their candy, Charlotte just kind of disappeared. Danny says, Georgie tried texting her, and Georgie says, now Jake’s gone too.

Charlotte knocks on Anna’s door a couple of times and gets no answer. She looks around, smiling, then takes out the keys she spends so much time looking at, and lets herself in, closing the door behind her. She looks around using a flashlight. She checks out the safe, then sees the trunk. She kneels down and opens it, looking at the contents. She flashes back to reading Victor’s letter: Anna Devane is not who she seems. Do not trust her. She takes out a folder and looks at it.

Michael says he had no idea Willow really wanted to go on that trip. She says she knows it’s extravagant; Sonny wanting to take them to Montreal, just so Wiley can prove to James that his grandpa has a private jet. Michael says, his dad will go to extremes just to make sure his kids and grandkids are happy, and she says she can see that now. And she thinks Sonny would be disappointed if he couldn’t do it. And she’s never been to Montreal. Going there with Sonny, Nina, and the kids would give them another positive experience they could share. What does he think?

Molly, Kristina, and Alexis sit on the sofa, and Kristina says, this ice cream is really good. Molly says, Blaze has got great taste, and Kristina says, she sure does. Molly asks Alexis if there’s any update on Judge Kim. Kristina asks if that’s the judge who gave that ridiculous prison sentence to Drew, and Alexis says, it is. Right now, there’s no actual news. There are rumors flying around at the courthouse that he’s going to reconsider Drew’s sentence, but they’re just rumors. Kristina says, poor Scout, and Molly says she saw Scout the other day. She’s old enough to understand what prison means. She misses Drew so much. Alexis says, so does Carly, and Kristina says she can’t believe the judge wouldn’t take Drew’s family into consideration, or his military record. Molly says she thinks the judge wants to be seen as tough on everyone, no exceptions. Use it as a path to bigger things. Alexis says, so they hope for a miracle.

Carly goes in the back, and someone approaches the door. Drew walks in, and she says, is it really you? She runs to him and they kiss. She asks why he’s here, and he says, all he knows is, they said he was free to go, and he came straight here. She says, he couldn’t, but he says he did. He’s here. They’re together and he loves her so much. She says she loves him too, and they kiss again.

Alexis asks if Kristina drove, but Kristina says, on Halloween night? No way. Alexis says, good. She’ll drop Kristina off, and Kristina thanks her. Alexis says, next time, they add Sam to make everything complete, and the girls agree. They say their goodbyes, and Alexis and Kristina leave. In the hallway, Alexis says, that wasn’t the evening she expected. Kristina asks if she’s disappointed, and Alexis says she’s thrilled. Inside, Molly picks up the book of baby names and sits down with it. She says, Romulus… Atlas… Percio… Maybe she shouldn’t show this to TJ.

Michael says he just assumed… He thought Willow only went along with the Montreal trip for Wiley’s sake. He thought she’d be dreading it. She says she would have been, before. She might have even found an excuse not to go. He says, that changed since the wedding? and she says she guesses so. And the more time she spends with Nina when they’re with the whole family, the more she thinks they might actually be able to have a real relationship. Does that bother him? He takes her hand, and says, the only thing he cares about is that she and the kids are happy. He kisses her and says, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure she stays happy, and no one will ever hurt her. Wow. Is she gonna be mad at him when this all comes out six years from now.

Laura tells Doc that Charlotte reminds her a lot of herself at that age. She had a chaotic childhood too, and thought she knew better than all of the adults around her. He says, every teenager thinks that, and she says, yes, but she didn’t think of herself as a teenager. She thought she was more mature than the kids around her, and maybe she was. Maybe Charlotte is too, but Laura threw herself into some really adult situations that she didn’t know how to deal with. But that didn’t stop her from trying. He says, and look how well things turned out for her, and she says, but she didn’t have a grandfather like Victor Cassadine whispering in her ear that she should hate someone. Victor has convinced Charlotte that she should hate Anna, that she should hurt Anna.

Valentin says, it’s going straight to voicemail. She’s turned her phone off. Georgie asks why she would do that, and he yells, I don’t know! Sorry. She says, that’s okay. He’s worried about Charlotte. On the phone, Danny leaves a message for Jake that he and Georgie are with Mr. Cassadine, and he’s really worried about Charlotte. Is he with her? Call him. Valentin asks, when was the last time someone saw Charlotte? and Danny says, before they went into the alley, like they said. Valentin says, and no one’s seen her since? and Danny says, Jake thought he saw her. Valentin says, he did? and Georgie says, but it wasn’t Charlotte. It was some kid dressed as the Hermit in the tarot cards. Valentin asks why he would assume that was Charlotte, and Georgie says, because that’s what Charlotte said she was going to dress up as that, but she changed her mind. (Popular costume, is it?) Valentin says, tell him exactly what this costume looked like.

Charlotte looks through the folders, and Anna comes to the door. Anna puts her key in the lock, and realizes it’s unlocked. Charlotte braces the flashlight in the trunk in way that Anna sees the light, and she backs away from the door. The flashlight goes out, and Charlotte gets up. She taps at it, trying to get it to go on again. Anna sets down her bag and takes her gun out of her waistband. She quietly opens the door and sees the back of the hooded figure. She says, freeze, and Charlotte turns, pointing the flashlight at Anna. Anna shoots, and Charlotte falls.

On Monday, Drew doesn’t know how he got released from Pentenville; Sam says, they can’t jump to the worst-case scenario; Laura didn’t see that coming at all; and Elizabeth wonders where her son is.

🪢 As the Door Revolves…

Today, the new Molly debuted. I had a hard enough time not mixing up Molly and Kristina, but now they really look alike. I get that they’re sisters, but give me a break. We also got a new Georgie and Danny. So far, I’m liking them both.

🎓 And the Diploma Goes To…

How cool that Tajh Bellow (TJ) graduated with him. Two GH generations.

🗽 From the Old Neighborhood…

Gloria is in the building.

🥀 At Peace…

You probably know by now.

There were so many tributes. He was much loved.

🎃 Soap Or Treat…

How the soap stars spent Halloween.

🎱 Time’s Up…

She just got more and more obnoxious as the years went on. Remember that seder she caused a scene at? Oy. Good riddance.

https://www.etonline.com/ramona-singer-is-no-longer-at-real-estate-job-amid-bravo-controversy-214111

⚖️ As Predicted…

And I’m sure more lawsuits to come. Brandi also thinks she’s still 20. Shhh… Don’t tell her.

https://people.com/butler-from-bravo-s-rhugt-files-lawsuit-alleging-sexual-assault-8364873

👠 Recaps Of the House And Wives…

This is one I only watch peripherally – i.e. while I’m concentrating on something else at the same time.

Ditto. Except for when Trixie Mattel was on. I’m not sure why Mary is still in the cast. She seems like someone dropped in from another planet, and that’s saying a lot.

I can’t stomach this, but if you can, go for it.

I thought maybe these two were sane, but it looks like they’re sliding into wishy-washy territory. Sam shouldn’t be surprised. There are only 30- to 40-year-old boys on this show.

https://www.bravotv.com/winter-house/style-living/winter-house-recap-kory-keefer-samantha-fehers-relationship-update

🛠 Speaking Of Miss Trixie…

She is a Queen of many talents.

https://ew.com/tv/trixie-mattel-drag-me-home-hgtv-series/

🦇 You Didn’t Think I Was Done…

If you think you’ve seen them all, you’re wrong. Keep scrolling or swiping. There are definitely some repeats, but even cuter the second time around.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/celebrity-pets-best-halloween-costumes-over-the-years/ss-AA1jb9C6

🪗 Quotes of the Week

Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves—our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love. – William E. Simon (But a little cash never hurts.)

If you don’t believe me, then google it. – Cesar Faison (Anders Hove), General Hospital

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. – Ray Bradbury

It is mental slavery to cling to things that have stopped serving their purpose in your life.Chinonye J. Chidolue

Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion. – Simon Sinek

Success is built sequentially. It’s one thing at a time. – Gary W. Keller

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. – Carl Jung

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou

The differences that separate human beings are nothing compared to the similarities that bond us together. – Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

What did Columbus discover? People were already here. It’s like crashing your car into Starbucks & saying you discovered coffee. – Jimmy Kimmel

Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen. – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

🪶 Shaking A Tailfeather…

Stop in for a quick dose of Fear on Sunday. Until then, stay safe, stay remembering there’s another holiday between Halloween and Christmas/Hanukkah/whatever winter thing you celebrate, and stay knowing that sometimes it takes a hammer to iron things out, but it’s definitely worth it.

November 2, 2022 – Sam Enlists Spinelli To Get the Goods On Cody, Soap Celebrations, Lots Of Costumes (Including Pets!), Why & Grey

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Carolyn tells Jeff, she’s remembering. It’s time she knows the truth. He says he’ll do it. He was the one there; he should be the one to tell her. Elizabeth says, he didn’t push Reiko? and he says, he didn’t. It was you, Elizabeth. You caused Reiko to fall down the stairs. Elizabeth says she doesn’t believe it, because there’s no pleasing her, and Carolyn says, it’s a lot to process. Elizabeth says she doesn’t believe a word that comes out of either one of their mouths. Coming here was the biggest mistake.

Carly says, since Sam asked, there’s something she should know. Drew comes by, and Carly says, when she and Drew were in Jacksonville, they realized something important… Drew jets over, and asks why she let him say it.

At Carly’s place, Josslyn brings out a bowl of popcorn, lightly buttered with Cajun seasoning, and Trina says, bring it to her. Josslyn asks if Trina is ever going to tell her about the weekend with Rory. Trina was clearly ignoring her texts. Trina says, there’s no way she could hear her text alerts at the convention center, and she was busy. Josslyn asks, what about in the hotel room? Was Trina busy there? Trina’s making her pry it out. Trina says, if Josslyn tells her about her weekend, Trina will tell about hers. Did Joss and Cam do anything special?

Obrecht, Britt, and Scotty are at Charlie’s, and Obrecht tells Britt, anything connected to Peter August is toxic by association. She’s opening Pandora’s box. Britt says, it was just a garden variety safe deposit box, and Scotty asks what she found. Britt says, just a necklace, and Obrecht asks, what kind? Is it valuable? Britt says, worth millions maybe, and Obrecht asks if she’s sure it’s genuine. Cody joins them, and says, it looks genuine to him, and Obrecht says something in German that I don’t think is a compliment. He says, nice to see her as well. Sorry he’s late. Scotty says, who invited him? and Britt says she did, and Scotty will play nice if it kills him.

Alexis takes a letter out of a stack of mail, seeing it was originally delivered to the wrong address. She looks at it, and makes a call. She asks them to get her Jordan Ashford right away please… Tell the Commissioner she just  got a letter from the hook killer.

Josslyn says, she and Cam did do something special, and Trina says, did she and Cam… Josslyn says, they slept together, and Trina squeals, saying, she’s happy for them. Josslyn says, being close to Cam is always nice, and he’s one of her favorite people… Trina says, but? and Josslyn says, but she thought sleeping together would reconnect them, and act as some kind of magic fix for what she hasn’t been feeling.

Drew says, in Jacksonville, he and Carly realized they make a damn good team. They went toe-to-toe with the press, and political and prominent people. Sam says, Carly mentioned it, and he says, they didn’t accomplish their mission, but came back with a renewed sense of purpose. Wouldn’t Carly say that? Carly says she thinks he said it perfectly, when Spinelli comes along, telling them, gracious greetings. Isn’t this a merry event? Drew says, Scout’s enjoying the puppet show right now, and Spinelli says, she’s sitting with Georgie. They’re both enrapt by the production. Drew asks if he can run something by Carly real quick, and they step away. Spinelli asks if something is on Sam’s mind, and she says, she’s just waiting for someone to tell her something she already knows.

Drew asks if Carly was just about to tell Sam about them, and Carly says, she just wants to be honest with Sam, and face this head on, but he says, that is something she cannot do.

Obrecht asks to have a word with Britt, and tells Cody to keep his fists to himself. Obrecht and Britt walk over to the bar, and Cody tells Scotty, he just wants to say… Scotty says, save it. He might have Britt and Mac fooled, but he knows trouble when he looks it in the eye.

Britt asks Obrecht to just give Cody a chance. Remember when Obrecht wanted her to like him? Obrecht (now looking fab as a blonde) says, that was before he punched her Scotty in the face, and Britt says, Cody regrets doing what he did; he was acting out of emotion. Obrecht asks why Britt is excusing this man, but Britt says she’s not. But she can relate to being overly sensitive about one’s parents. Cody is going through a lot, and there’s more to him than what Obrecht sees. If they were judged by their mistakes, where would that leave them?

Jordan and Dante come to Alexis’s office, and she thanks them for getting here so soon. Jordan says, no problem. Where’s the letter? Alexis says, it’s on the desk. She’s sorry she touched it; she didn’t know what it was. Jordan says, not a problem. She’s assuming it was in a stack on Alexis’s desk. Was it hand delivered or mailed? Alexis says, mailed; there’s a postmark. Dante picks it up, and says, Dear Editor Davis, you’ve got my attention. Want to be next or are you just curious? Who am I? I’ll tell you who I’m not. I’m not hungry for fame, and I’m no deranged lunatic, striking at random. Only those who wronged me and mine will meet with my venom. Alexis says, leave me be, and you’ll have no cause for alarm. I’m off to see the wizard, which is a reference to Oz Haggerty, who was stabbed the day after this was posted. It’s her.

Jeff tries to comfort Elizabeth, but she tells him not to touch her. She always knew they were neglectful and disloyal, and will do anything to cover for themselves, even throw her under the bus. Carolyn says, they didn’t expect to come home and find Elizabeth here after all these years, and of course (🍷) they’re happy to see her, but these accusations hurt. Elizabeth says, you know what hurts? Having a mother who gaslights her child to protect a man. Maybe it was best they weren’t around while she was raising her children. This is why she didn’t want to see them; because they have a knack of making her feel like she’s always to blame. Jeff says, she saw him and Reiko together. They didn’t realize she was there. When he left, she confronted Reiko. She followed Reiko to the stairs. Elizabeth tells him, stop talking, and flashes back to telling Reiko, stay away from her father. Carolyn says, it’s all coming back now, isn’t it?

Josslyn tells Trina, Cam is still this sweet, loving, generous guy he always has been, but something is lost between them, and she’s not sure he’s aware of it. Trina suggests Josslyn try talking to him about it, and Josslyn says, it’s just going to make him feel bad, and make the distance between them worse. Trina says, but if she doesn’t talk to him, how are they going to figure this out? Josslyn says, that’s what she has Trina for, but Trina says she’s hardly the one to be giving Josslyn advice about being confused. Josslyn asks what Trina is confused about, but Trina says, they’re still talking about Josslyn and Cam. Josslyn says, maybe it’s because she barely got a chance to really enjoy being with Cam before it all fell apart, and Trina says, Josslyn was violated in an intensely personal way. And that trauma got derailed by Trina’s legal drama. She thinks Josslyn just needs time to keep healing, and Josslyn says, maybe she’s right. That bitch Esme stole so much from them. Trina says, Josslyn can’t let Esme destroy what she and Cam have.

Alexis wonders if Oz Haggerty’s death is her fault. Do they think her letter prodded the person into killing again? Jordan says, provocation never helps, but this person seems to have a predetermined plan. This letter was postmarked two weeks ago. When did Alexis get it? Alexis says, just today, and Dante says, she must have used an old typewriter; all the letters are misaligned, especially the O’s. Jordan says, hopefully forensics can narrow down the make and model of the typewriter. Have them dust for prints, and run it through the database. Dante says, he’ll also need the names of anyone who might have touched the letter, and Alexis asks if they’re sure this isn’t someone just seeking attention, but Jordan says, there are details in the letter that haven’t been made public.

Elizabeth says she followed Reiko to the stairs and grabbed her. She flashes back to telling Reiko, stay away from her father, and Reiko saying, stay out of it; her father wouldn’t want her involved. Elizabeth says, don’t talk about her father. See what happens if she does. How dare Reiko do this to her mother? Reiko says, Elizabeth is young. She woudn’t expect her to understand. She tries to break Elizabeth’s grasp, but Elizabeth won’t let go, calling Reiko a homewrecking whore. In the present, Elizabeth says she doesn’t want to remember, but Carolyn says, it’s time. Now that she’s here, they’ll do this together.  

Obrecht tells Britt, that was a passionate defense from someone who was turning up her nose a few months ago. Just what is the nature of Britt’s relationship with Cody these days? Britt says, getting to know one another better, and Obrecht asks, how well? Has Britt shared her diagnosis with him like she did Jason? Britt says, they don’t know each other that well. She’s entitled to her privacy, just like he is to his.

Cody says he gets why Scotty thinks he’s trouble; sucker punching him was indefensible. Scotty says, the sucker punch is not a good calling card, and Cody says he’s grateful Scotty didn’t press charges. He owes Scotty big time. Scotty says, Cody almost sounds sincere, and Cody says, 100%, but Scotty says, of course (🍷) that could just be the art of the master con. Cody laughs, and asks what Scotty thinks he’s after if it’s not Scotty’s forgiveness. Scotty says he doesn’t know. Flimflam men got the long term they’re working on. Cody says, all he wants is a do-over, and Scotty says, because… Cody says, because Scotty is important to Britt’s mother, and Britt is important to him. And he’s learned how much Scotty loved his biological mother, and she loved him. Scotty says, it was a long time ago, and Cody says he’s sorry Scotty lost her. He’s sorry they both did.

Spinelli asks if Dante is joining Sam for the Halloween festivities, and Sam says, he was planning on it, but he got called away on a case. Spinelli says, there’s no rest for the weary, and she asks, what about him? Has he decided to press delete on Society Set-Ups before the Feds catch him, and he winds up in jail?

Carly says she doesn’t understand. Drew doesn’t want her to tell Sam about them? He says, they can tell Sam eventually, but she says, she and Sam are good friends. She wants Sam to hear it from her, not the grapevine. He says, the grapevine is what he’s worried about, and she asks if he wants to tell Sam. She understands, given their history. He says he doesn’t think either of them should tell Sam. In fact, they can’t tell anyone. He leads her to where there are no people, and she says she doesn’t get it. Did something happen to change his mind about them? He says, absolutely not. He and Ned had a conversation, and it wasn’t good. It started bad, and got worse as it went on. Ned said some stuff, and he said some stuff, and the bottom line is, Ned made a threat. He and Carly could be guilty of insider trading. She says, that’s ridiculous, but he says, it’s not. He had a legal consultant go over this. Carly was aware of the possible merger between Aurora and ELQ. Her subsequent purchase of stocks makes her an inside trader. She could be looking at serious fines or worse. She says she was just trying to help him and Michael not lose ELQ; it’s not like she made a killing. He says, it doesn’t matter. She bought the stock based on information that hadn’t been made public yet. By definition, that’s insider trading. He’s sorry. He shouldn’t have told her anything about it. She says, he didn’t want her investing; she insisted. They sit on a bench, and she says, first, she loses the MetroCourt, now she could be dealing with SEC violations. Would Ned really do this? He says, Michael thinks Ned’s bluffing, but he’s not willing to take that chance. It’s dicey for both of them. She asks what they do, and he says, that’s why he didn’t want her telling Sam about them. Talking publicly about their personal relationship could add weight to the allegations. They’ll have to create distance between them and the speculation, and let this blow over.

Spinelli says he’s still weighing his options as far as his business is concerned, and Sam tells him, keep that in mind when he sees Georgie behind plexiglass in Pentenville. He says, point vividly made, and she says she hope it terrifies him. He’s her friend. She doesn’t want to see him lose everything because of Society Set-Ups. Has he ever thought about what Maxie would think if she learned the truth? He says he dreads what Maxinista would think about his crimes of moral turpitude, but silver lining; most of the matches have been successful. She says she’s not so sure.

Britt says, how often does she ask Obrecht a favor? and Obrecht says, not often enough. The interior of Britt’s car is in constant disarray, as are her cuticles. Britt likes him? Britt says, God help her, she does.

Scotty says, Dominique was a good woman, and Cody says he’d like to learn more about her. Scotty says, that could be arranged, and Cody says he hears his sister makes the world a better place. Scotty says, Serena’s a crusader; she got it from both her mothers. Right now, she’s worried sick about Lucy. Cody asks if there’s anything he can do to help, and Obrecht says, the waters are still being scoured, but Scotty says, she’s a tough cookie. She’ll be fine. Cody says he’s dive certified also. Say the word, and he’ll join the search.

Trina tells Josslyn, Ava told her not to let Esme change her life, which is why she went on the trip with Rory, but she still can’t sleep at night. Trusting her judgement is just…. That girl put them through a lot. Josslyn says, tell her about it. Then she takes off without paying for any of it. But if they’re being honest, she doesn’t think she can blame Esme for everything that’s gone on between her and Cam. They kept things from each other and it did its damage. Trina says, like when Cam didn’t tell her about Spencer’s plan? and Josslyn says, and when she didn’t tell Cam that she rescued Dex. Trina says, what is done is done; it’s time to move on. Josslyn says she wants to move on, but doesn’t know how, and Trina says, maybe she should stop trying to get back to where she and Cam were, and be where they are now. Josslyn says, that’s excellent advice, and Trina tells her to stop putting so much pressure on herself. Trina doesn’t see Cam giving up on her. Josslyn says, Trina still hasn’t told her about the weekend, and Trina says, she’s heard about this convention forever, but it was her first time going, and it was surprisingly fun. She gives Josslyn a shopping bag, saying, and this is for Donna and Avery. Josslyn says, it was sweet of Trina to think of them, but she’s not actually asking about the convention. Trina says, she and Rory did get closer this weekend… physically, and Josslyn says, details.

Jordan says she appreciates Alexis bringing this to their attention. It’s valuable information. However, she can’t discuss the details of an ongoing investigation, especially with a journalist. Alexis says, even if said journalist is the one who brought them the information? and Jordan says, procedure is procedure, and Alexis says, just tell her if she believes the killer’s claim that the killings aren’t random. She was threatened. Doesn’t she have a right to know? Jordan says, it tracks with what they suspected, and Dante says, they believe she might have a possible hit list of people she feels wronged her. Alexis says, what if she just wants them to think that? but Jordan says, they’re looking at every possibility. They’re cross-checking victims on the hit list, seeing if there’s a connection to each other, and potentially the killer. Alexis says, what if she publishes the letter in the next edition of The Invader? and Jordan says, Alexis will do no such thing.

Elizabeth says, Reiko got mad, so mad. She flashes back to telling Reiko that she needs to calm down. She thinks she’s so special. She’s not the first, and Elizabeth doubts she’ll be the last. Reiko says, someday Elizabeth will learn how complicated love can be. Elizabeth asks if that’s Reiko’s idea of wisdom, and suggests they put it to the test. She’s going to tell her mom, then she’s telling Reiko’s husband. What’s his name again? Reiko says, Elizabeth can’t say anything, and Elizabeth says, Reiko can’t stop her. They struggle and Reiko falls. In the present, Elizabeth says she did it. It was her.

Jordan says, this is an ongoing investigation. What if publishing the contents of the letter undermines the lead? Alexis says, what if it causes this lunatic to slip up? and Jordan says, does Alexis mean, what if it causes them to make good on their threat to go after her, instead of the next intended target? Let her remind Alexis, they don’t know who the killer is yet. They don’t know her motives, or her next intended victim. Alexis says she understands the risk, but what if a reader… Dante says, what if reader gets killed, or tips the killer off somehow? Jordan says, Alexis has already shown concern about causing Oz Haggerty’s death, and Alexis says, hitting below the belt. Jordan says she needs Alexis to understand. Let’s make a deal. If Alexis sits on this, she’ll grant Alexis an exclusive down the line with information that’s not yet available to the public. Alexis has her word. They need to get the letter and envelope to the lab. Not a word to anyone. They leave, and Alexis makes a call. She says she needs them to get over here right now.

Trina tells Josslyn, instead of two beds, they had one bed and a cot. They were both on the bed, and started kissing and making out. Josslyn says, and? and Trina says, then they stopped. Josslyn asks, why? but Trina says, she doesn’t know. She thought she was ready. Then one minute, she was kissing Rory, and the next minute, she was thinking about Spencer. She doesn’t know what came over her. It was probably because Spencer’s Uncle Victor asked her to visit him; the power of suggestion, right? Josslyn says, please. Trina started thinking about Spencer because obviously, she still has feelings for him.

Drew says he couldn’t stay away from Carly if he tried. This is just about him protecting her from possible legal issues that could include fines and jail time. For now they can’t be in a public relationship. They have to lie low. She says she’d lie with him anywhere.

Sam tells Spinelli that she finds it incredibly suspicious Cody was present when Britt opened Peter’s safe deposit box. He says he knew it. She, too, thinks Cody’s interest in Britt is less amorous and more opportunistic. That’s why Cody blackmailed him into the match-up on Society Set-Ups. She says, it makes sense. Cody’s not happy Britt hired her to investigate the necklace. He asks if she thinks Dante could help, but she says she doesn’t know. She’s afraid it would lead to uncomfortable questions about Spinelli, and he says, heard, acknowledged, and appreciated. He so regrets his endeavors could cause her peril in her relationship. She asks how much he regrets it, and he says, oh no. She says, he started this, and he’s going to help her get the goods on Cody.

Scotty says he appreciates Cody’s offer, but he thinks the divers have it covered, and Obrecht says, about the necklace? Cody said he thought it was genuine. How does he know? Cody says, he read somewhere that real diamonds scratch glass, and she says, so will cubic zirconia, quartz, and moissanite. He says, so much for impressing them with his gem spotting acumen, and Obrecht says, perhaps she should look into this necklace of Peter’s. The sooner it’s sold, the better. Britt says she hired Sam to investigate, so for now, the necklace is staying put, and Obrecht says, appraising gems, wrangling horses, diving, catapulting out of planes. Is there anything Cody can’t do? Cody says, he can’t get Britt on a horse, and Britt says, he’s got her there.

Elizabeth says, it was her fault; she’s responsible for all of this. Jeff says, it was an accident, and she asks how he knows. How much did he see? He says he heard her and Reiko arguing, but by the time he made it over to the stairs, Reiko was lying at the bottom, and Elizabeth was standing over her. She says, he doesn’t know it was an accident, but he says he knows she’d never push Reiko deliberately. None of this would have happened if he hadn’t betrayed his marriage and his family. Elizabeth asks, what did happen after Reiko fell? and he says, she suffered from a concussion and had internal bleeding. She asks when Carolyn found out, and Carolyn says, almost as soon as it happened. Elizabeth was in a state, and her father was so worried, he came to her and confessed everything. Elizabeth was still a minor and they didn’t want to get tangled up in the legal system, so they put in for a transfer and relocated. Elizabeth asks if Reiko just went back to Finn, and Jeff says, Reiko needed a blood transfusion. That’s how she contracted the disease that killed her. Elizabeth says, Reiko died because of her, but Carolyn says, that’s an oversimplification. Like her father said, it was an accident. Elizabeth says, an accident that led to Reiko’s death; why else would she block it out? Carolyn says, Elizabeth didn’t at first. She had horrible nightmares, and was sleepwalking. Jeff says, one night, Sarah found her perched at the top of the stairs, and Carolyn says, they were worried she would harm herself. Jeff says he prescribed her sedatives to help her sleep, and Carolyn says, she began coaching sessions with Elizabeth to discourage the memory. Elizabeth says, Carolyn brainwashed her to forget? and Jeff says, they were at their wits end. Nothing was working. Elizabeth asks if that’s why they sent her away, and Carolyn says, they didn’t send her away because they didn’t love her. They were  afraid the whole thing would come screaming back. They did it all for her.

Trina tells Josslyn that she has a lot of feelings about Spencer, but Rory is mature, responsible, and available. Spencer is none of those things. Josslyn says, she and Cam visited Spencer, and all he did was talk about Trina. He wanted to know how she was doing and if she was happy. And he knows Trina knows he believed in her. He’s hurt she hasn’t reached out. Trina says, now she knows why he called, and Josslyn asks what he said. Trina says, she doesn’t know; her phone was on do not disturb, and she didn’t see it until the next morning. A call from New York State Correctional Facility. Josslyn says, despite everything, she still believes Spencer has a good heart. She still doesn’t know if he deserves Trina though. Hearts can change. She’s seen them lead people astray, and break up entire families. Maybe it’s best to be more clear-eyed, and listen to their heads instead. Trina says she heard Josslyn, and she’s right. She should put all her efforts into this good guy who’s in front of her, like Josslyn has.

Drew tells Sam, the puppet show’s almost over. He’s going to say goodnight to Scout. She thanks him for taking Scout to see Alexis earlier, and Carly says she’s having a Zoom meeting with Mia; she’s got to go. Drew says, he’ll walk her out, and they leave. Sam says, the team is breaking up, and Spinelli says, what team? She says, never mind. What are they going to do about Cody? He says, any help he can give is limited. He could casually pump Cody for information. She says, all he needs is one thing he already has; a very special, very intrusive algorithm.

Obrecht says, Cody’s been a nomad. Does he plan to stick around? Cody says, yes. He likes it here. He likes his job, Port Charles, the people. He has no plans on leaving anytime soon. Scotty says, until the DNA test comes back. Mac told him. Obrecht asks, what it this about a DNA test? and Scotty says, Cody could be Mac’s son. Cody says he used to like the freedom of pulling up stakes, but now he has a compelling reason to stay. Scotty says, he can’t ride two horses with one behind, and Cody says, he’s a stable hand and he doesn’t know what that means. Britt laughs, and Obrecht says, it means you can’t go in conflicting directions. You must make up your mind.

Josslyn says she went to Oscar’s Meadow, and Trina says, that’s right; it was his birthday. Joss… Josslyn says, don’t. It was good to think of him and know she’ll always remember him, but it’s like everyone told her, life goes on. The doorbell rings, and it’s Jordan. Josslyn asks if Jordan is here to see her mom, but Jordan says, she’s here to see Josslyn and Trina.

There’s a knock at Alexis’s office door, and she says, come in. She asks what took them so long, and Gregory says, what’s going on? She says, remember that open letter they put in the paper? She responded. He asks if Alexis is sure it’s her, and she says, positive. Jordan was here, and confiscated the letter. He says, she sent Alexis a letter? Through USPS? How quaint. What did it say? Alexis says, nothing quaint; she threatened me. He tells her, stop being glib, and Alexis says, she told me to mind my own business, and she’s going after the people who wronged her. He asks what else she said, and Alexis pulls a paper out, and says, see for himself. He says, he thought she said they confiscated the letter, but she says, not before she made a copy, and he reads it.

Carolyn says, sending Elizabeth away was the only way to protect her, and Elizabeth says, and dad’s reputation, but Jeff says, it’s not about that. As a mother, she knows there’s nothing a parent won’t do to shield their child from pain. Carolyn says, they made mistakes. She knows Elizabeth thinks they abandoned her, but that’s not true. Jeff says, as much as it hurt to lose their connection to Elizabeth, it was better than losing her forever. Elizabeth says, instead, they drugged her, programmed her, then kicked her out to protect their precious reputations. She says she hopes it was worth it, and runs out.

Spinelli tells Sam, yes he has a very special algorithm that could land him in a very special Federal penitentiary. Didn’t she just discourage him from using his masterpiece in his business venture? She says, yeah, and she still stands by that, but since he currently has the power to access private information, why not use it to find out the truth about Cody? He could potentially be part of Maxie’s family, Georgie’s by default. Shouldn’t they know what he’s up to? Spinelli says, I am at your service, fair Samantha. Discrediting that charlatan is a worthy cause. She says, it’s not about discrediting him. It’s about making sure he’s here for the right reasons. And for Dante’s sake, they should find out.

In the middle of a story, Cody says, the rodeo clown hops up on the fence where he’s sitting, and he ends up face-to-face in front of a bull. Scotty says, holy cow, and Britt coughs. Cody asks if she’s okay. Probably just went down the wrong way, right? She says, it’s been happening a lot these days, and Obrecht says she’s curious if there’s a relationship between bull riding and bull fighting. They’re not dissimilar, and bull fighting is the last remains of Roman gladiatorial combat. Britt continues to cough, and Obrecht keeps one eye on her. Cody says, so by extension, a bull rider is a gladiator.

Gregory says, first thought, he’s impressed, and Alexis says, high praise. He says, that’s his first thought. What does she plan to do? She says, what Jordan told her to do. She’s going to sit on the story, and wait until Jordan gives her the exclusive. He says, the priority of the police is catching the killer, not her story. What if Jordan doesn’t deliver on her quid pro quo? She says, then the deal is off. What’s his second thought? He says, that if she’s not careful, this could blow back big time.

Drew walks Carly to her door, and says he guesses this is goodnight. She says, not goodbye, and he says he’s not going anywhere. They look around, then kiss. Carly goes inside, and sees Jordan. She asks, what’s going on? and Jordan says, the PCPD has evidence that Brando wasn’t the intended target of the attack that killed him; Josslyn was. Josslyn says, the attacker was going after her? Brando was collateral damage? Carly wonders why this psycho would be going after Josslyn, and Trina says, if Joss was the intended target… Josslyn says, then everyone attacked so far… and Jordan says, has a connection to Trina.

Tomorrow, Brook asks, what if Chase doesn’t retire; Sasha tells Gladys, what she and Maxie are doing is for the best; someone has news for Victor; and Josslyn asks Jordan what the new evidence is.

🛀🏽 Halloween Soap…

Soap stars, they’re just like us.

🧙🏽‍♀️ We’ve Got Costumes…

🗽 Local to me.

I have been there and done this many times, but there’s still nothing like it. My advice if you go, go to the arch in Washington Square Park where the parade ends, and watch them come in. If you walk with it, it’s boring AF, since you don’t see the rest of it, and being in the crowd can be a little scary, but not in a good way. Being a short person, I was once wedged in, and thought, if anything happens, this might not end well, and squiggled myself out of there.

https://patch.com/new-york/west-village/village-halloween-parade-2022-check-out-photos-spooky-affair

🎣 The Queen of Halloween.

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2022/11/01/heidi-klum-halloween-2022-costumes-photos/10659150002/

🏊 Across the pond. You might not know some of them – I didn’t – but who cares?

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-of-2022-photos-janelle-monae-lizzo_uk_635f8ac3e4b01c1b94e81955

This is interactive and kind of fun.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11372959/Celebs-pull-opt-kooky-Halloween-costumes-guess-correctly.html

🕵🏾‍♂️ The (un)usual suspects.

https://www.insider.com/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-photos-2022-10

🐕‍🦺 You didn’t think I’d forget, did you?

https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20221101155756/spooky-celebrity-pet-halloween-costumes/

This might be debatable.

🎃 Origins…

In case you didn’t know.

https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween/

👭🏻 Come Play With Me…

Enter if you dare tomorrow for soap and throwing shade at the terrifying House of horrors, otherwise known as vacationing grown-up drunk toddlers. Until then, stay safe, stay making your own kind of music, and stay not pressuring yourself to get back to where you were, and be where you are now.