Wednesday, December 12, 2018 (S56E174): Tough Love

Chase finds Griffin passed out, drunk, on a park bench; he brings him back to his apartment and calls Finn.  He says he thinks maybe Finn can reach him, because he’s been there (addicted, devastated by a death, etc.)  Finn does get through to him and convinces Griffin to go take a shower, telling him he reeks; Griffin thanks Chase for the clothes and leaves.  He goes to see Anna; she offers her consolation.  Sasha tells Nina that she is leaving town, but says she promises to stay in touch and invites Nina to come visit her, adding that she won't be stepping foot in Port Charles again, at least until this killer has been caught.  Nina tells her she doesn’t blame her for that; Sasha urges Nina to go back to Wyndemere, claiming she wants to know that she, too, will be safe.  She encourages Nina to give Valentin another chance; Nina seems to consider it, admitting that she is hopelessly in love with him.  They meet Spencer on the way out, and Nina is surprised to hear that he and Sasha already know each other.

Spencer has breakfast with his Uncle Sonny; he has a heart-to-heart talk about doing things for the people you love and then confides in him about causing confusion during the election to buy his grandma Laura more time to campaign.  Sonny makes sure he knows what he did was wrong, but also, subtly tells him that he is proud of him.  Valentin goes to see Obrecht in the interrogation room; he asks what she expects of him; she says to make certain she is never punished for the “vigilante justice she dished out to Peter August.  She tells him she knows he found a fake daughter for Nina, and threatens to expose his lie to Nina if he doesn’t help her.  “Kevin" confronts Carly about her attacking Ava at the graveyard.  Carly is astonished that he is sticking up for her this way; he likens what she is going through to what Carly has been through.  Carly brings up having found a name for her ex-neighbor at Ferncliff; Wilson… “Kevin" tells her he will check into it, asking her to leave it alone again.

Laura goes to give her condolences to Ava; she brings her flowers.  Ava is ugly to her at first, throwing the flowers on the floor, but Laura convinces her she is sincerely sorry about Kiki’s death and Ava’s suffering because of it.  Ava convinces her that the affair with Kevin only recently started, which makes Laura even more confused about his changed behavior.  Anna and Finn talk about what they said the other day; he says he meant it so much he could probably say it again, and he does… Anna replies that she loves him too and they kiss, just as the elevator doors open.  Maxie and Peter are having lunch together; they talk about being happy that they have moved past everything that has happened.  Anna interrupts; she tells Peter that Obrecht has been arrested and is in custody; he thanks her for letting him know.  Peter asks Maxie about the moment they almost kissed the other day, when she calls this lunch a “reset” for them; she says they agreed that didn’t happen… he says he remembers it though, and she admits that she does too.