07-06-2017 (Thursday) Jail Bride

Curtis drops to his knees and asks his auntie what is happening; they call for an ambulance.  Jordan says she thinks she may have had a stroke; Stella opens her eyes.  At the hospital, Griffin tells Curtis Stella did, indeed have a stroke; Jordan asks what kind of damage it may have done.  Griffin says it’s too soon to tell; he says this kind of reaction is common in recurrent patients – Curtis is shocked to learn this isn’t her first stroke.  She tells him it was shortly after his mother died; he can’t believe she never told him.  She says she had it under control for years, adding it was just fine, until she showed up in Port Charles.

Olivia is making sure the guys all have plenty of food; she tells them to take care of Ned on his last night as a bachelor.  They tell her she should have something going on too; she protests, saying she isn’t that kind of girl.  Lulu and Laura show up at her door with pink boas and a bottle of champagne.  She makes excuses, but Ned coaxes her to go with them and they head out the door.  Dillon lights a match, saying he wants a cigar; Ned says it would end with the bride busting their butts and says they’ll have to make do with the cigars unlit.  Dillon says fine, and throws the match in the garbage can, not bothering to make sure it is out; moments later, the fire alarm rings.  Olivia doesn’t want to drink, she says she should be responsible.  Laura tells her she has been responsible her whole life and suggests she take one night off; Olivia says okay.  She sips her drink while Laura goes to make a call.

Jason is looking for Sam; he asks Elizabeth if she has seen her.  Sam tells Sonny she has a gift for him, and stabs him three times in the stomach; she smiles at him after he falls to the floor.  Carly tells Jos that she can’t go live with her dad because he isn’t going to be there for six months, saying he has business to attend to; she tells him she can call her dad to ask him if she wants.  She does.  Elizabeth tells Jason she is sure whatever Sam is going through right now is just exhaustion; she says she’ll be fine.  Sonny takes Sam’s arm, and asks if she’s alright; Sam comes out of her trance – she didn’t really stab him.  He asks her what she needs; she says she thought Jason would still be there.   They go on to discuss Jason not being in the business anymore; she suggests he stay away from their family altogether.  Jason calls; she tells him to meet her at the Metro Court because she hasn’t eaten yet.  She turns, after hanging up, and tells Sonny she is sorry; she says she’s just stressed and asks if he would not say anything to Jason about her visit, at least until she can talk to him first.  He agrees and she leaves.  She tells Jason that she just has an iron deficiency; all she needs is some “vitamins and some sleep.”  (Not true, iron is a mineral, for one thing.)  When Jason tells Sam Sonny is looking for a successor, she imagines Sonny over his shoulder taunting her about who it will be.  Even after he tells her it isn’t him, Sonny tells Sam he is never letting Jason go.

Carly gets an emergency call from work and tells Jos she has to go; she tells Dante and Ned that she can’t believe they brought cigars to her non-smoking hotel.  Jos gets a text from Oscar; he asks if she wants to talk about it.  By the time Laura comes back, fifteen minutes later, Olivia has downed four of the drinks; she tells Laura she wanted some liquid courage.  Laura decides to cancel the second part of the evening’s festivities and gets a room for Olivia to sleep in; Laura tells her it’s okay to be afraid of getting married.  Olivia admits she is terrified; Laura says all she needs to know is that she isn’t willing to spend the rest of her life without Ned.  Olivia tells Laura she is a good friend and slides down the pillow to fall asleep.  Everyone leaves the room, except Ned and Dante; he tells Ned he better not hurt his mother (jokingly, sort of); Ned tells him he would never dream of hurting Olivia and tells Dante what a good guy he is.  Dante returns the favor and welcomes Ned to the family, reaching out and shaking his hand.

A knock at the door wakes Olivia up from her stupor; it’s a fireman, whom she supposes is the stripper.  She starts trying to pull his coat off and pushes him down on the bed; he looks totally confused as she starts jumping up and down.  Next thing we see is Olivia in lock up.  Dante returns with a bottle of brandy; he opens it up and pours a glass for himself, Michael, Dillon and Ned; they toast their lives and family.  Dante gets a call from work; he is told about his mother.  The young officer doesn’t believe she is detective Falconeri’s son because in the slinky slip she’s wearing, with her tiara and pink boa, she looks like a stripper.

Instead of blaming Jordan for causing her stroke, amazingly, Stella thanks Jordan for actually saving her life; Jordan questions Griffin about the possibility that it was she that caused this second stroke.  He says he can’t really say; he tells her though that the possibility of survival goes down with each stroke.  Jordan tells Curtis she is going to let him have some time with his family and says they can meet up later; he thanks her for saving the day.  Oscar tells Jos he is glad she isn’t leaving, saying it would have been boring there without her.  When Carly shows up for the party, Laura tells her Olivia is “down for the count.”  Dante identifies his mom; the officer apologizes, saying she looks young enough to be his sister.  Carly tells Sonny about Jos’ delimma; he says if there is anything he could do, he would do it.  She says if they were all there, they could sit down and figure it out.