Monday, January 21, 2019 (S56E198): Another Victim

“Kevin” steps in the door of Lulu’s office; she thanks him for coming to meet with her.  He tells her it is his pleasure.  She asks him if he remembers how many people Ryan killed; he immediately says “nine.”  She looks confused; she asks why the reports only indicate seven… he says the other murders were never confirmed.  She starts reading off the names listed in the police report; “Kevin” starts repeating them with her.  She strangely thinks nothing of the fact that he knows the names of all the victims so well; he says two names that are not on the report. She asks if Ryan confessed to killing these other people to him – and if so, why he never told the police.  He says it would have just been hearsay, coming from him.  He steps forward and sees her wallet on the desk; he opens it and takes out her driver’s license (practically in front of her face).  He sticks it in his pocket; he pulls out the pocket-knife and gets it ready, all while Lulu pays no attention.  He tells her she is blind; he says the answer is standing right in front of her… literally, right in front of her, and she doesn’t even see it.  He stabs her.  He sits down to clean off his knife; she stands up, leaving a bloody handprint on her desk.  He sees her and shakes his head; “now I have to do it all over again,” he says.  He starts walking toward Lulu, gets a sudden headache, and passes out on the floor.  Lulu staggers past him and out the door.

Laura wonders why Lulu is late getting to the book signing; she picks up her phone to call.  Just at that moment, Lulu stumbles off of the elevator.  She walks over to her mother, and falls on the floor.  Carly calls for an ambulance; Lucy and Ava sit and talk about Kevin… Lucy tells Ava she could never know him as well as she does; she says he could never be with someone like her because he would never hurt anyone, or support anyone who does.  “Kevin” wakes up, gets to his feet and realizes he can’t see; he feels his way out into the hallway and to the elevator door.  He pushes the button and gets on when the doors open.

Lulu is taken to surgery immediately; they tell Laura that they don’t know if she will make it.  When “Kevin” steps out of the elevator, Ava sees him; he tells her he cannot see… she takes him to the hospital.  He is taken to a room; he asks her to go check on Lulu, claiming he heard she had been stabbed.  He says, he would hate for Laura to suffer the same thing Ava had to by losing her daughter; he says he would feel better to know she was going to make it.  Ava says she is the last person Laura would want to talk to about her daughter; he asks her to go anyway.  She does.Jordan and Curtis go to check out Lulu’s office; they find a bloody footprint outside of the door, and the knife on the floor.  They say the killer is starting to make mistakes; all they have to do is find that shoe and they have found the killer.  “Kevin’s” shoes are in a hospital bag on the bed next to him; Ava offers to take them home and bring him some slippers.  He thanks her; she takes the bag and leaves.

Friday, January 18, 2019 (S56E197): Lucy’s Book Launch

Valentin continues to pressure Nina to marry him again; Maxie says it’s time to get things started.  Nina and Maxie introduce Lucy and her new book about Port Charles and its residents; Lucy comes out, with security guards standing next to her.  She explains that it is because of the recent murders, which she relates to the Ryan Chamberlain murders of the past and mentions that it is all in her book.  Lulu talks with her mother; she says she is finishing up her story.  They talk about the list Ryan Chamberlain made of all his victims; Laura mentions seeing a similar list on Kevin’s desk… she says he told her he made it to remember the victims, but Felicia was listed as number 10.  “Kevin” told her he saw her as a victim of Ryan’s, even though she wasn’t killed; Laura leaves to go to the book launch.

Peter tells Mac he realizes why Maxie is so important to them, after hearing Lucy read a passage from her book about Maxie’s heart transplant.  Laura is surprised to learn that the book is not only about Port Charles, but also the people that inhabit it.  Lulu talks to Dante and finds out he is going to be gone even longer, and, in addition, will be out of touch for a while.  She recalls her mother’s words about the list on Kevin’s desk.  Lucy asks Felicia if she is mad at her; Felicia can’t believe she doesn’t understand why.  She says she didn’t really want to relive all of these memories tonight, but they make up; Lucy asks Felicia who Kevin is seeing now.  She shouts, “no way” as Ava walks in; she tells Ava there is something she needs to know about “Doc.”

Carly tells Sonny that they need to really face what is happening with his dad; she says this wasn’t just a bad day.  She suggests that they seek professional help.  “Kevin” waits for Sonny and Carly to come meet with him; Ava comes in and says she wants to stay, but he insists she leave.  He tells her he can, and will, do anything for her; she leaves.  Sonny isn’t happy about going to see Kevin, but Carly says they need to deal with this.  When they get there, “Kevin” locks the door behind them; he tells them it’s just habit.  They sit down and Carly starts talking about Sonny’s feeling of obligation to his dad; Sonny defends it.  “Kevin” says he thinks this is about Morgan, the son he couldn’t save; he says Sonny wants to keep his father close in a way he couldn’t with Morgan.  Sonny and Carly think that seems to make sense; he suggests they talk to Morgan more… saying, it will give them a better sense of how to talk to Mike, who isn’t really here anymore either.  They thank him for the talk and leave; he picks up a switchblade from his desk and says (to himself) they shouldn’t need his advice in the future.

Maxie apologizes to Peter, saying she didn’t know Lucy would be dredging up all that stuff about his father.  He gets a call from Lulu; she says she has new information about the connection between Ryan Chamberlain and the recent murders.  He tells her to drop that and just get to the signing; she says okay.  Lulu calls “Kevin” and leaves a message; she says she wants to talk to him about the list on his desk, naming nine victims instead of seven.  “Kevin” goes to see Lulu at the office; he says he was going to the party, but his plans changed.  Maxie apologizes to her mom for not paying more attention to the contents of the book before arranging the party; Felicia says its okay.  She tells Maxie to focus on what she wants; Maxie says she needs to leave. 

Thursday, January 17, 2019 (S56E196): Information Gathering

Alexis prepares for a meeting at GH; she is told that every employee knows how important this meeting is.  Finn finds Anna wandering around the halls; she tells him she needs to walk, and think… she says she can’t rest until she figures out how she caught that strange virus in the first place.  She tells him she is kind of afraid to lay down and go to sleep, because once she closes her eyes, she fears she may not see again.  He tells her he understands her fear, but assures her she will be fine.  She asks if he found anything out in his research; he says, no because they thought it had been eradicated.  He tells her Arthur Cabbot was the original carrier; Anna says he used to do research at the DVX.  She connects that with Faison; they realize her contracting this disease may not have been random at all.

Nina tells Valentin she is going to join the school board, to assure that every child in the city gets the best education possible – and she thinks it will give her authority if she has to deal with Ms. Tate again.  She claims she just doesn’t like dealing with strong women and is taking it out on Charlotte.  Lulu and Laura talk about Lucy’s book launch; Laura wonders how many wardrobe changes there will be.  Willow shows up early at the Metro Court; Nina welcomes her, with a smirk.  Lulu and Willow sit down for a drink; Lulu asks if Charlotte has shaped up.  Willow hesitates, saying she was going to call her later this week; she says it doesn’t involve Aiden though.  Valentin tells Nina he wants her to marry him again; Lulu interrupts before she can answer.  She says she and Ms. Tate need to talk to him; Willow tells Valentin that it appears Charlotte has been cheating off a friend lately.  Cam begins his community service by picking up garbage after the mayoral ceremony; Laura tells him she is proud of him for taking responsibility for his actions.  Liz asks if that will be Rocco ten years from now; Laura laughs about how all children make mistakes.  Oscar and Jos happen by; Cam asks what they are doing.  Oscar says they are planning their future.

Drew tells Jason he needs his help; he says Joslyn needs to accept that Oscar is dying and stop looking for other cures.  He asks if Jason will talk to Carly and ask her to talk to Jos.  Jason tells Drew that he believes Joslyn has the ability to accept what is.  Oscar says he has always wanted to explore the catacombs; Jos says all the entrances were closed some time ago, but Cam says he may know a way in.Sam prepares to go to one of Shilo’s seminars; Jason worries that she is going alone.  She tells him, if he went, everyone would know he was looking for something.  Shilo begins by asking who would like to unburden themselves by sharing a story; Kristina volunteers.  She talks about her ex-boyfriend, Keefer, and his abusive behavior.  Sam steps in and stops it when Daisy starts laying the blame on Kristina.  Kristina tells Sam they are helping her, but Sam doesn’t understand how.  Shilo welcomes her back to learn more; Sam tells him this won’t be the last he sees of her.

Laura, Scotty and Alexis gather for the reading of Gail’s Will.  Gail leaves a trust for mental health services to the hospital; Laura says that’s a wonderful idea, but Alexis says, there’s a catch.  Gail left them with a mystery to solve; Alexis tells them she will let them know when she learns more.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 (S56E195): Madame Mayor

Carly is on the phone with Lucy; she tells her she needs to talk to Sonny (her primary investor).  They discuss some dinner celebration; Sonny tells Carly she owes him for that.  Then he tells her they have a bigger problem; Jordan tells Maxie that she needs to cancel Lucy’s book event before it becomes a crime scene.  Lulu tells Peter she can’t confirm anything with the PCPD, she needs to ask someone else to talk.  Peter tells her she can write the article, but it will be up to him whether to publish it or not; Lulu asks Jordan for a comment about the killer.  Jordan says no comment, but insists that Nathan would agree canceling the book signing was the right thing to do.  Lulu tells Jordan today is Maxie and Nathan’s wedding anniversary.

Scotty meets with Ava at Charlie’s; he tells her, if he does his job, he won’t be seeing her around anymore.  She wants him to oversee the sale of her condo and all of its contents, she says; Sonny tells Carly that Ava wants extended vacations with Avery.  Scotty tells Ava the only way she will get Avery out of the country is over Sonny’s dead body.  She asks what he thinks the chances are that Sonny will drop dead soon; Scotty laughs that people have been trying to kill him for years.  Curtis comes in to meet with Stella; he asks how she is.  She tells him about Marcus and his wife; Curtis says its good that he has her.  She says she doesn’t think he sees it that way.  Mike is upset because he can’t find his watch; Sonny gets it out of his desk drawer.  He tells his dad he gave it to him last Christmas, afraid he would lose it.  Mike calls him a liar and a thief; he punches Sonny.  Carly steps in and tells Mike to go to his room and cool down.  Sonny says he will hire more help; Carly says they can’t do this anymore… she asks what would happen if he ever had to hit Mike in self-defense.

Cameron and the kids are all dressed up for their grandmother’s inauguration as mayor; Aiden asks if Charlotte will be there.  Apparently Cam hadn’t been told that Charlotte was the one bullying Aiden; Jake tells him.  Cam tells Franco he is worried about Aiden; he says they can’t protect him from the world.   “Kevin” sees Laura before the ceremony and tells her she needs to take office with a clean slate; he says they need to finalize the divorce.  She tells him the divorce will have to wait; she walks up the stairs.  He catches her coming back down and tells her that he isn’t the man he used to be; she agrees.  He tells her she is playing a game; she tells him to go to hell.  “Kevin” isn’t happy to see Scotty talking with Ava; she tells him she won’t be able to leave town with Avery, and he offers to help.  He calls Carly and apologizes for their confrontation; he asks if they can meet.  She asks if Sonny can come with her; he says that’s no problem at all and suggest they meet today.  Laura begins taking the oath of office, but stops mid-sentence to take off her wedding ring; she finishes with grace, having memorized the oath flawlessly.  She tells Jordan to bring her the file on the recent murders.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (S56E194): A Discovered Talent

Anna is anxious to see if her eyesight will come back.  She suggests Chase take Finn for a walk because “he’s hovering.”  She asks Griffin how bad the damage to her eyes is; he says he can’t say yet… the surgery went well though, he says.  They stopped the hemorrhaging.  Griffin tells her she is a force of nature; he also says she is lucky to have someone fussing over her.  She realizes he is thinking of Kiki and apologizes.  Aiden needs to take cookies to school; Franco offers to help him make them.  They put on their aprons and get to work; they taste test the chocolate chips, of course… Franco is highly impressed with Aiden’s knowledge about baking.  He tells Franco that he has learned a lot from reading books in the library; Franco asks why he hasn’t told them he liked baking so much.  He says he didn’t want to be left out again.

Joslyn is surprised to see Cameron in the hospital chapel; she sees his book and asks if he is on drugs.  He tells her about being busted trying to buy weed; Jos tells him it is the most wonderful, twisted story she’s ever heard.  She breaks the news the Cameron that Oscar is not getting better.  Cam is devastated; he hugs Jos and tells her he will always be her friend… he hugs her.  Michael asks Monica if she wants to spend a day together; she says she needs to stay with Oscar right now.  He tells her you can’t help anyone else unless you take care of yourself; she laughs, that is something Gail always used to tell her.  Oscar tells Alexis that he wants to finish up his Will and make sure everything is taken care of; she hugs him.  He tells her he has a very important meeting to attend to.  Oscar meets his mom and his doctor; he has some serious questions to ask.  He asks what it will be like when he dying.  She tells him the pain will get worse and he may have trouble maintaining his balance; she says symptoms differ though, so she can’t give him a definite answer.  Kim asks what the longest period of time is that a patient has survived with this condition; she says 6-8 months… the shortest, 6 weeks.  Kim hugs Oscar; he drops his water bottle.

Willow comes into Charlie’s and tells Julian that it wasn’t her decision; one of her student’s parents asked to meet her there.  He asks if she has thought it might be easier if she lived somewhere else; she says moving out of state won’t make her forget about her son.  Elizabeth comes in; she thanks her for meeting with her… Willow says it’s important to her that all kids be happy.  She asks if there is something about Aiden that makes him a target; she says he avoids the other kids, goes to the library during recess.  Liz is highly impressed when she comes home and sees the cookies Aiden created; Franco tells her their son is quite a prodigy in the kitchen.  Liz wonders how she missed it; Franco says maybe they should stop worrying about him fitting in and just let Aiden be Aiden.  Cam comes home and tastes them; he tells Aiden they are really good.  Aiden smiles.

It is time to take off Anna’s bandages; Finn tells his brother that Anna’s vision has been restored.  She asks Finn if he has any idea what caused this at all; he says no he doesn’t.  Kim comes to Charlie’s; she tells him she wants to stay in the moment and enjoy what they have while it is.  Oscar and Jos try to decide what they want to do first; he tells her he is going to let the end of his life begin.

Monday, January 14, 2019 (S56E193): Shilo's Past

Alexis walks into Charlie’s bar with a hug present; Sam is there.  She tells Sam that the gift is for Kristina, and her new home… mentioning that she doesn’t know the address.  Sam tells her that she is there to talk to Kristina too, about something she may need to know about her new home.  She has a hard time telling her mother why she is suspicious of Shilo; Kristina finds Jason and Sonny sitting at a table in the Metro Court.  She tells them everything she knows about Shilo, adding that Sam and Jason just think he’s too good to be true.  She tells her dad she loves helping people; it makes her happy, admits she knows they are just looking out for her and says she has to go feed some hungry people.  Jason tells Sonny about the connection to Sam; they worry this man might be out for payback.

Kristina comes into Charlie’s and finds her mother and Sam; Sam sits her down and tells her about her connection to Henry Archer, Shilo’s father, and their concern that this man might be using Kristina to get back at her.  Sonny tells Jason to stay on top of this guy.  Kristina offers Sam a brochure for one of Dawn of Day’s seminars and leaves.  Sam says attending one of Shilo’s seminars might be a good way to let him know they are watching him.

Carly finds Franco going through Kevin’s office; she is shocked when Franco tells her that “Kevin” told him he didn’t want to treat him anymore.  She tells Franco he isn’t the only one; she says he is doing it to everyone.  She asks Franco about his time teaching art therapy at Ferncliff, and if he ever heard of a Wilson Ritter.  He says no; he also says he never heard of him in all his research about death.  Carly says there is something fishy about all of this; Franco says maybe the answers are in “this box” – holding up the safe.  Carly tells him to put it back and says she will ask Kevin when he gets back there; she says Franco should probably just listen to Kevin and find another therapist.  Franco says he doesn’t want another one; he isn’t going to open that vein in front of someone new… he adds that he finds it really weird that his file isn’t there.  He leaves; Carly starts straightening up Kevin’s files.

“Kevin” does his best to persuade Ava to leave town with him; promising her a new art gallery of her own anywhere in the world.  She says she could never leave Avery though; he suggests they take Avery with them.  She says that wouldn’t be possible because of Sonny and Carly. Nina gets mad at Obrecht for saying anything about her daughter; Nina brings up Britt’s betrayal and says her daughter would never do that to her.  Obrecht says she doesn’t know that; she tells her to keep her eyes open, and makes a comparison to Faison, which upsets Nina even more.  But Obrecht points out all Valentin is done and asks how he is any different that Faison.  Curtis is surprised when Valentin tells him he and Nina are back together again; he asks if finding her daughter was the key.  Valentin says it didn’t hurt.  As Valentin and Obrecht discuss their differences outside of the office door, Nina calls Sasha and tells her she would still love to go to Paris with her.  She agrees to go for two weeks together; Valentin doesn’t seem happy about that when Nina tells him.  He claims Charlotte needs her right now.  She agrees to postpone.

Obrecht finds Franco sitting on the docks and sits down to talk to him; she says it’s good to see him, calling him “friend.”  He says the same.  Franco tells her about a good friend betraying him; Obrecht mentions having a secret that could destroy some very important people.  Carly confronts “Kevin” about Wilson Ritter; she doesn’t buy his argument, saying he couldn’t have pulled all references to Ritter off the Internet.  He gets angry with her and tells her to quit thinking about the pitiful patient, and says she should put her focus on her adorable little children; she says she will get to the bottom of this and storms out of the office.  He immediately pulls out his lock box and adds her name to his list, as number 14.  Ava goes to talk to Sonny about moving to another country, asking for longer visitation periods; he tells her she will have to come back to visit Avery if she leaves.  He will not agree to any extended visitation; she calls “Kevin” and tells him Sonny said no, saying he was hateful and cold.  “Kevin” writes Sonny down on his list, as number 15.

Friday, January 11, 2019 (S56E192): The Eye of the Beholder

As Anna and Peter sit at the table, she begins to feel faint; she tells him she thinks she needs a doctor and passes out cold.  She comes around, but is completely disoriented; she says she can’t see anything.  They take her to the hospital Griffin calls Finn to consult; Anna is terribly confused.  She thanks Peter for bringing her, and staying there with her; he reaches out and holds her hand.  They take her for more tests and she tells him he can go.  Griffin and Finn talk; Finn tells Griffin he trusts him.  Griffin says he does not know if the blindness is permanent or not.  Finn asks what happened to hope; Griffin responds that he has very little of that anymore… he says his faith lies in the data.

Ava is wandering around on the docks; Franco surprises her, just as she is pulling a gun out of her pocket.  As they talk, “Kevin” appears; he does his best to talk Ava into not doing whatever she is thinking about doing.  Franco is shocked when “Kevin” tells him that he thinks they should stop working together and recommends that he find another psychologist.  Franco gets mad and leaves; he is surprised when a new girl says she is Kevin’s assistant… he fired Janet.  Franco breaks into Kevin’s office. While shuffling through things, he finds the safe, where Ryan is keeping all of his victims driver’s licenses.  “Kevin” assures Ava everything will be okay.  He tells Ava the two of them should leave Port Charles for good.

Sonny goes to the chapel, where he finds Griffin sitting; Griffin says he hopes God listens to Sonny because he sure doesn’t listen to him anymore.  He does his best to convince Griffin that Kiki wouldn’t want him blaming himself.  Sonny then sees Drew and Kim, and offers his plane if they want to take Oscar somewhere else for treatment.  They thank him but tell him there is just nothing else to do.  Obrecht interrupts Nina and Valentin in an embrace; she tricks Valentin into giving her a job at Crimson.  He leaves.  Obrecht tries to warn Nina about Valentin; she says she can’t trust him…she tells her to proceed with caution and is upset when Nina tells her that she has moved back into Wyndemere.  Peter tells Valentin to stay away from Anna, and warns Valentin that whatever Obrecht has on him, she will use, sooner or later.  Nina tries to persuade Leisel by mentioning her daughter, who was found by Valentin; Obrecht stops arguing and has a drink of water.  She tells Nina there are few things she needs to know about her daughter.  Griffin comes in with the test results and tells Anna there was some kind of hemorrhage; he tells her they cannot be certain that they can restore her vision.

Thursday, January 10, 2019 (S56E191): Results Are In

Everyone gathers for the election results; right now, it’s too close to call.  Mac calls “Kevin” and says they need to talk about his brother; he tells him to name the place.  “Kevin” says he will come to him.  Finn laughs, “people think I’m awkward.”  Ned and Olivia decide to go ahead and put on the election results; he tells her as long as she is beside him, he wins.

Maxie goes to pick up Lulu for the victory party; Peter knocks on the door.  Lulu asked to see him; she tells Maxie it’s confidential and says she will meet her at The Floating Rib.  She tells him they need to talk about murder.  Anna tells Finn they need to go to the celebration; they run into “Kevin” rushing down the hallway.  He apologizes, saying he was staring at his phone.

As Sam and Jason talk on the docks, Shilo appears… he asks them to come with them, saying they might be able to help him with something.  He shows them a homeless man, who doesn’t want to move.  Sam talks him into going to the shelter.  Shilo thanks them for their help; Sam tells Jason she still doesn’t trust him.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 (S56E190): The Signature of a Killer

Sonny asks Lulu if she knows when Dante is coming home.  Lulu says she spoke with him on New Year’s Eve, but knows nothing.  She admits that she avoided even telling him about “the whole serial killer thing.”  Sonny offers protection, but she says she doesn’t want to be tripping over security guards.  She admits that she hasn’t told him about the killer; she doesn’t want to worry him for no reason.  He tells her next time she talks to him, she needs to tell him it’s time to come home.  He hugs her and leaves.

Carly tells Sam she can’t stop thinking about Oscar; Sam says she can’t stop thinking about Drew…and how Scout is not going to get to know her other brother.  They talk for some time; Carly suggests they have another drink.  She tells Laura that she is excited for her to take over as Mayor; when Laura tells her that “Kevin” promised to look after Ferncliff.  Carly tells Laura she doesn’t trust him; she tells him she believes he is lying about her old neighbor there, as his name may or may not be Wilson Britter.  Carly tells Laura, when she wins, she should fire the current D.A.  Margaux goes to visit Lulu; she asks about her access to police records and what information she shared.  She says this killer may have been acting on information from those police files.  She asks if she knows of a signature this killer had; she says no, but asks what it is.  Margaux tells her to forget they ever had this conversation.  Lulu goes straight to her computer.

Jordan fills Margaux in on the connection they have made; Jordan calls the former commissioner, John Donnelly.  They find out that John doesn’t remember what happened yesterday, let alone twenty-five years ago.  They talk to Mac; he is concerned for Felicia’s safety.  He says he may be able to help them, but he needs to make a phone call.  He says his contact didn’t have the information he had hoped; he says Ryan didn’t talk to any of the other inmates at Ferncliff.  Ned and Olivia watch their interview with Lulu on television; Olivia thanks both Ned and Laura for restoring integrity and civil discourse to politics in Port Charles.  Ned suggests they binge watch a show instead of watching the election results; she confesses that she isn’t really sure she wants him to win.  She is concerned for his safety she says; then admits may she just wants to quit while they are ahead.

At Cameron’s court hearing, Alexis opens by saying that his decision to buy the marijuana was an error in judgment; Cameron reads a letter of apology he wrote to the court and the community, without mentioning why he did what he did.  Elizabeth stands up and asks the judge if she can speak; she says the judge needs to know Cameron’s reason for making the decision he made.  The judge has agreed to the adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, for a period of twelve months.  Liz says he will need to get a job to help pay Alexis’ legal fees; Drew offers to help with that.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 (S56E189): Oscar Receives Tough News

Franco apologizes to Liz for showing up late; they are getting ready for his hearing.  He tells her Kim told him the clinical trial didn’t work; she says the only lesson she can take from this is that you have to be grateful for the present moments.  Cam is happy when he sees Oscar getting ready to go home.  For some reason, Oscar doesn’t tell him the trial didn’t work.  He asks him what’s up with the suit; Cam admits he was busted buying weed.  Kim makes some desperate calls.  Alexis comes to see her; she says she wants to set the record straight.  Kim says she doesn’t care who Julian slept with and asks Alexis to leave.  She says she doesn’t care about her and Julian; Alexis says this isn’t about them, but Kim won’t let her explain.  Alexis apologizes, saying it was wrong on her part; she was trying to help her make sense of it.  Kim cries, “nothing makes sense, and none of it has anything to do with” her or Julian.  She starts blaming herself, for making the wrong decision; she regrets having him cooped up in the hospital over Christmas.  Sam tells Drew she needs to talk to him about Shilo and… about her connection to, Hank Archer.  She tells him she feels like she is being set up.  Carly gets back from the polls; she tells Jos the lines were outrageous.  Jos tells Carly she needs Sonny’s jet, some money and his connections.  Cam shows up to court; Alexis tells him they will be fine, as long as they don’t get Judge Carson (she’s a real hard nose, Alexis tells him).  The bailiff comes in and announces, the Honorable Judge Naomi Carson.

Monday, January 7, 2019 (S56E188): Oscar is Ready to Go Home

“Kevin” follows Laura to the gym; he surprises her by touching her on her shoulder.  She thanks him for his kind words; he says all he did was tell the truth.  She mentions her commitment to mental health reform, as she watches him unlace a boxing glove. He tells her for the greater good of the community, he promises to keep an eye on whatever happens at Ferncliff.  She notices him wrapping the lace around his fingers, and warns that he is cutting off his circulation; he tells her it’s a new nervous habit.  Just as he is getting ready to make his move, Scotty interrupts them.  Scotty tells them that all the interview footage from the dead producer’s office is missing; he says they think that is evidence that this copy-cat is going to make a mistake soon and they will send him away for life.  He says, even if they don’t catch him, karma will get him; he mentions his step-mother Gail, saying she always used to say “what comes around, goes around.”  He then tells Laura that Gail died.

Alexis shows up at Sam’s to visit with Kristina; Sam tells her she moved out… and in with Daisy and some of her friends.  Alexis says okay, “good for her.”  Sam doesn’t understand her reaction; Alexis says they were very nice to Oscar and Kristina is an adult, capable of making her own decisions.  Then she says, “fake it, till you make it.”  She smiles.  She asked when this change came about; and calmly thanks Jason for also being there to look out for Kristina; she leaves.  Sam and Jason are still not sure about it; they sit down and try to figure out why Hank had to reinvent himself into Shilo.  D. H. Archer, filed documents for incorporation as a person growth marketing platform; Sam says that’s the only surviving child of one of her former ‘husbands.’  Jason starts asking questions; she says the son knew she was a gold-digging tramp who only wanted his father’s money.  Jason says too many people they love are in this guys orbit.  Sam draws a graph of all the connections.  She’s in the middle, as Linda Black.  She started getting the emails right when Kristina moved in with this group.

Kim is nervous about taking Oscar home; she is grateful for Joslyn’s love for him. His doctor agrees, love is important, and it helps; Kim says “yes, it does.”  She tells Kim Oscar’s test results are in; it’s time to call Drew.  Drew confronts Julian for dumping Kim the way he has; Julian says at least they both agree the relationship is over.  Julian stands his ground.   He tells Drew he slept with someone else in retaliation for their New Year’s kiss.  Drew tells him he never deserved Kim; he gets a text from her and leaves.  Alexis asks Julian why he just lied to Drew.  She calls his explanation “whimpy.”  She also gets him to admit that the person he slept with doesn’t exist.  The doctor tells Kim and Drew that the treatment failed; there has been no shrinkage of the tumor, in fact, it has grown.  Kim starts to cry, realizing that Oscar is still going to die.  Terrie apologizes; they thank her anyway.  She gives the two of them privacy; Drew says they knew it was a long-shot.  They wonder how they are going to tell Oscar.  She wants to wait to tell him again; Drew reminds her they promised they would be honest with him.  Oscar knows something is wrong as soon as his parents walk in; they ask Jos to leave, but Oscar says no… “Jos is with me.”  They break the news, but we don’t hear… we only see Oscar’s stunned reaction.

Friday, January 4, 2019 (S56E187): A Change for the Better

Mike talks to Stella; he forgets for a moment that Yvonne’s husband is threatening to take her away.  He remembers that Sonny went to stop him.  Sonny is calm, sweet and very persuasive; he shares memories of his dad, telling Marcus he has learned to have no expectations.  Yvonne comes out, all dressed up, asking for Mike.  She becomes extremely upset when Marcus tries to remind her that they are married; she says she isn’t married… she wants Mike.  Stella shares with Mike, her story of love again; she says she made a choice and that part of her life passed her by – now it’s too late.  They return to the center, where Marcus tells Mike he has decided not to take Yvonne away from him.  He says his son changed his mind, because when you love someone, you do the best thing for them.  He watches as his wife revels in the gift Mike gives her, and they hug.  He looks humbled.  He apologizes to Stella for lashing out at her when she tried to intercede; he says it was unfair of him.  He admits there is a part of him that wonders what would have happened if he took Yvonne home; Mike introduces Sonny to Yvonne.  Sonny tells her his dad thinks the world of her.

Jordan and Curtis try to go over the evidence; Jordan says they need a breakthrough.  Jordan says she doesn’t know where to even begin; Curtis says it begins with them… Jordan has made a list of names.  They both say Laura Collins jumps out at them, she was in all locations, although they know she isn’t the murderer, they think she might know them and not even realize it.  She says this killer is proud of his work and wants to display it; they review what the cases have in common… Jordan mentions Ryan Chamberlain.  She brings up another case, where it seemed like one thing, but was actually another.  She gets a call; not a single trace of the documentary was found.  They realize this killer is competing with Ryan Chamberlain’s murders.  They make a connection; he took all of his victims’ drivers’ licenses twenty-five years ago, just like this killer is doing.

Maxie learns that Chase is teaching a self-defense class at the gym; she invites Nina to go with her.  Elizabeth shows up; then Lulu, then Willow.  Neither Lulu nor Nina look happy to see her.  They make small talk though; Nina questions why Maxie is being so nice to her.  She is confused about why Nina doesn’t like the girl; Lulu says she is great, she says, which Nina mocks.  When Nina and Willow start going at it over Charlotte, Maxie suggests they get the class started.  Chase is nervous about teaching it; Maxie cheers him on.  He tells everyone they are living in dangerous times and thanks them for coming.  Nina and Lulu start to fight; they are interrupting Chase.  Maxie tries to tell him to quit; Chase calls Willow up for a demonstration.  She thanks him for stopping her from telling that mother where to shove it.

Ned and Laura go to Charlie’s together, agreeing to run a friendly campaign, working together to get this killer off the street.  “Kevin” walks in and says “that killer doesn’t stand a chance.”  He says he didn’t realize there was a town meeting; the pub starts to fill up with people.  Laura and Ned shake hands and sit down up front; Julian introduces them and welcomes everyone.  Lulu moderates.  Ned tells everyone he agreed to this.  Lulu calls on the first person; Wendy, a resident of down town asks about insurance of diversity among staff and appointees… Ned goes first.  He admits most of his staff is white, mostly male, but not by design, he says; they are there because of years of trust.  He starts to brag about the council.  Laura is given the floor; she says the problem is that a close circle only works with the people they know.  She says she wants to hear from everyone.  Next a question about being a businessman; Ned brags about how important businesses are to the community.  Laura argues that, although that is important, business is not everything; she says people are the key.  “Kevin” raises his hand to speak.  He says even though their marriage is ending, his respect for Laura is immense.  He says when it comes to the future of this city, it will be his honor to vote for Laura.  The room claps; Laura promises to make problems with mental health and social issues her priority.

Thursday, January 3, 2019 (S56E186): Here’s to Gail

A year ago, minus a day, Lucy and Maxi had a conversation; scenes play showing Lucy’s idea to rebrand Port Charles and make it a tourist destination again.  She has conversations with various members of the community.  She tells Maxie she needs quotes from Port Charles’ best and brightest.  Today, she stands at the window of the Port Charles Travel Books and Guides; Lucy finds Maxie and shows her the book she published.  She tells Maxie now she needs publicity; an ad for a book signing.  Drew and Curtis spar at the gym.  Stella comes in to the long-term care center and asks Marcus how his wife is doing; he asks her who wants to know, her or Mike.  Mike and Sonny are at the gym, working out; Mike asks if they can stop by the center after they are done so he can see if she liked her Christmas present.  Marcus tells Stella that he is assuming care for Yvonne and taking her home; she cautions him against that.  He says he will take his changes, telling Stella his marriage isn’t her business, adding that she lost her right to weigh-in on his life long ago  Stella tells Mike and Sonny that Marcus is taking his wife home; Mike looks confused.   He gets angry; he says Yvonne would never leave him like that.  Sonny tells him they don’t have a choice about this; Mike offers to not bother Yvonne again if he will leave her there, where she knows her place.  Sonny promises to “fix it.”

Jason and Sam go to see Kristina; she tells them its perfect timing, saying Shilo is here.  Jason looks at Shilo and says he is lying.  He says he knew him as Hank; he asks Sam if she can appreciate that when you change lives, its helpful if you change names too.  She acknowledges so with a nod; she asks if he talked to Drew.  He says he did, and tells them how Drew saved his life literally and figuratively, and intends to repay the debt.  He says after the war, he changed his life completely, he evolved, because of Drew… starting learning about better ways to live your life, created the center.  He says he owes everything to Drew.  They question how he can fund this place; he says he pays for it out of his own pocket; and she asks where the money comes from exactly.  He says he is a life coach, helping people reach their full potential.  Kristina ends up getting mad at Sam for interfering in her life and leaves.  Sam and Jason tell Shilo goodbye.  Alexis is surprised when Julian tells her he and Kim are through; he has no explanation, only saying he is sure Kim isn’t concerned with him at all.   Kristina comes back and apologizes to Shilo for Jason and Sam’s behavior; he tells her it was her behavior he was disappointed with.  She is confused, but he explains that they didn’t come there with anger; she is the one who brought that anger from within herself.  He tells her he can teach her to change; he invites her to stay with them.

Monica talks to Scotty; they reminisce and a flashback scene plays of the two of them.  She gives him advice about marriage, saying there isn’t a problem you can’t solve, if you love each other.  He admits drifting off in thought; she has some memories of her own.  They are interrupted by Lucy; they tell her Gail passed away last night.  She sits down, devastated.  She shares some memories of her own; Alexis comes over to make her condolences, and tells them that she needs to get them all together.  Gail’s Will contains a request. 

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 (S56E185): Profiling The Killer

“Kevin” acts surprised when Curtis tells him they found Peyton Mills’ body on the terrace behind the holiday display.  He also tells him about the text he got from Peyton, asking him to meet there… they wonder why the killer would want him to find the crime scene.  “Kevin” says he knows exactly why.  He says the killer is taunting them.  He says the choice of holidays to put the bodies on display means a distain for family tradition.  He says the killer is antisocial.  Kristina tells Julian she is moving out and moving into the group home with Daisy; she says she hasn’t told her parents yet so, it’s “on the dl.”

Kim goes to see Julian; again he is distant and cold.  She says she thought he understood…he says he did, until he saw her kissing Drew.  He tells her he found a way to move past it; he says he slept with someone else.  Kim can’t believe it.  He insists, telling her that he probably just isn’t the man for her after all.  She leaves upset.  Drew bumps into Hank in the hospital at GH – Hank insists on showing pictures.  It triggers nothing.  Hank tells Drew he changed his life.  Drew mentions Kim; Hank says he never mentioned her back then.  Hank tells him, even though he doesn’t remember, he wants to be there for him if he needs anything… Drew tells him to forget it.  Hank says he can’t; he tells Drew, “you saved my life.”  He proceeds to tell the story of how Drew kept him from bleeding out.  Drew says he would like to hear more, but he has to get back to his kid.  Lulu gives her condolences to Ava and asks if they can talk; she says they need to talk about Kevin.  She tries to explain what kind of a man Kevin used to be… how he used to help people.  Ava says he is helping her.

Maxie is surprised to see Nina walk in with Valentin; she gives Nina the evil eye, and Nina says, “it happened before Christmas” as if it should be no bid deal.  Jason tells Sam Max took Diane to Vegas… Kristina walks in on them kissing, again.  She tells them about the group home, after Sam pushes her for answers, but Sam becomes more worried, the more Kristina talks.  She is concerned about how much Kristina is speaking of this Shilo; Kristina gets angry when they question if there is a personal relationship between her and Shilo.  Kristina says its not like that.  She’s offended they would even think so, and storms out.  Jordan calls Lulu and tells her she has a story for her; she tells her they are pursuing a serial killer, and there is no telling who the next victim is.

Friday, December 28, 2018 (S56E184): 2019 Arrives

Michael is disappointed when he sees Willow walk in on the arm of Harrington Chase; Willow gets noticeably uncomfortable again when they bump into Julian.  Kim tells Julian she wants him to go to the celebration without her.  She is staying at the hospital with Oscar; He and Jos are getting ready to watch the ball drop on TV.  Drew debates on whether or not to call this Hank guy; he tells Kim he isn’t sure about him.  Something just doesn’t feel right.  Kim starts regretting not finding Drew sooner, and all the time he could have had with Oscar, if only.  Drew tells her not to dwell in the past; he apologizes for being poor company.

Kevin is going back into the editing room, putting on latex gloves.  Jason and Sam are dressed up and ready to go to the fundraiser; she thanks him for his support in going, and not just writing a check.  He says he is still going to write a check, but he has learned that sometimes you just have to show up.  Sam agrees and smiles; they kiss.  She says they need to get going, but sits down to her computer; she is still looking for clues to who is taunting her.  Jason mentions that there was someone from Drew’s past who came looking for him today.  They head out.  Jordan and Curtis are in bed again; she worries about being late to the function.  He says New Year’s parties never start hoppin’ until after 10 pm anyway.  As they get ready, he is still trying to delay their departure.  He gets a text from the television producer, Peyton; it says he’s moved up his flight home and needs to meet with Curtis tonight.  Jordan tells him just to be back in time to kiss her when the clock turns midnight. She tells Olivia that Curtis will be there later.  Ned tells Jordan that he needs to talk to her about Lulu disclosing confidential information; he says her privileges need to be revoked.

Curtis stumbles into a pile of blood on a couch in the office where he is going to meet the producer… he turns on the light and finds blood everywhere around the room, even splattered on the screen where Felicia’s picture is still on display.  No one is in the room though; “Kevin” tells Ava that he is going to give her everything she wants and he will kill anyone who tries to stop him.At the party, Scotty tells Laura that he didn’t feel Kevin ever deserved her in the first place.  He is surprised to learn she already knows about Ava.  Olivia is about to announce the ringing in of 2019; Jordan is sad because Curtis is not there.  Everyone blows horns and kisses, and throws confetti… Kristina hugs Michael… Valerie is acting weird around Kristina… Curtis calls Jordan and tells her he believes there has been another murder… “Kevin” kisses Ava.  Sam and Jason say happy New Year outside, and kiss.  Julian arrives at the hospital to see Drew and Kim kissing.Drew and Kim agree that it was just nostalgia; Kim tries to call Julian, but he doesn’t answer.

Willow tells Michael she needs to leave; she says she turns into a pumpkin after midnight.  “Kevin” and Ava watch the fireworks celebrating the incoming of the new year.  Jordan and Curtis tape off the doorway of the editing room; Chase says, given the amount of blood, it is doubtful the victim made it out alive.  Jason gives Sam his jacket as they watch the fireworks; Jason notices something behind the snowman display.  He kicks it over and a body falls out from behind.

Thursday, December 27, 2018 (S56E183): Will You Move In With Me?

Laura tells Felicia she is ready for 2018 to be over; they sit down and talk.  She asks Felicia if they can talk about Kevin’s breakdown… the time he started stalking her.  “Kevin” finds somebody sitting at his desk; the man says he can tell he never expected to see him again.  He calls him Mr. Mills; the man says to call him Peyton.  He offers to let him look at the rough cut, of the story about his brother; “Kevin” is more than pleased.  He seems entranced when he walks in and hears Felica talking about Todd Wilson; he snaps his pencil in his hand.  He watches the entire thing with intrigue, but asks why they need the mention of Todd Wilson in there.  Mr. Mills insists its an essential part of the story.  “Kevin” says he wants it taken out.

Anna is thrilled when Finn makes it back from the airport with Emma; Emma hugs Griffin and tells him she is sorry Kiki died.  She asks him to celebrate the New Year with them tomorrow; Emma gives them each key rings and suggests that Finn move in with her grandmother.  Finn nervously accepts; heading immediately to get Roxy.  While playing pool, Jason is approached by someone calling him Drew Cain.  Jason tells him he is his twin brother; the man says he knew Drew in Afghanistan.  He challenges Jason to a game of pool and probes him for information on Drew, which Jason does not give.  The man asks for Drew’s phone number; Jason offers to take his.  He tells Drew the guy was “a little too anxious to tell his story.”  He gives Drew the guy’s information.*

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 (S56E182): Hello Again

Nelle is surprised when she gets a visit from Leisel Obrecht; Leisel tells her to consider it a long over-due post-natal checkup.  She says she finds it so ironic that she was in prison, and then she was delivering Nelle’s beautiful baby boy; and now with Nelle in prison, she says, she wonders where that little boy is.  Michael thanks Willow for joining him at the meeting; he tells her it was a really big step to talk about him tonight.  She say she just wishes she could have made all her dreams for him come true.  He starts to tell her about his god-son, Wiley; he shows her a pictures… she says he is beautiful.

Ava isn’t happy to see Anna or Griffin when they walk in to help pack up Kiki’s things.  Ava tells Anna not to touch anything.  “Kevin” comes in and offers to take Ava home; he says they can come back for the rest later.  Anna and Griffin talk about Kiki; Griffin checks the DVR and finds a DVD of From Here to Eternity.  He says Kiki loved this movie and made him watch it; Anna suggests they go.  He takes the movie, staring back at the room and shuts the door.Laura tells Carly she is really concerned about Kevin’s mental health; Carly says she agrees he hasn’t been acting like herself.  Laura confides in Carly that Kevin had a psychotic break some years ago, confusing his personality with his brothers.  Carly says that doesn’t explain his romantic interest in Ava; she asks Laura if she is hoping Kevin doesn’t really want the divorce.

Ryan visits his brother; Kevin, still in a straight jacket, asks if everybody is okay… Ryan admits he has murdered two people.  He says, “it’s just who I am.”  He tells Kevin he is only there because he needs him to fill some gaps in his knowledge; he threatens Laura’s life if Kevin doesn’t cooperate.  “Kevin” then surprises Carly; he tells her he has information about her neighbor at Ferncliff and wanted to let her know.  He says his name is Wilson Ritter, a dangerous psychopath; he warns her to stay away.

Lulu arrives and brings a gift for her mother; she tells her she wants her to know how loved she is by her and the grandkids.  Laura thanks her and then starts pondering what happened to bring her and Kevin to this place.  Laura meets with Ned next and talks with him about the murders; Ava interrupts and tells them if they don’t do something to find this killer, she will.  Olivia pleads with Lulu to write about something other than the Ryan Chamberlain murders; she points out all of the good things about Port Charles and says people need to read about that.

Friday, December 21, 2018 (S56E181): The Night Before Christmas

Kim and Julian give Oscar an early Christmas present; its keys, or rather a key ‘fob’ to his own car.  Chase and Willow leave Charlie’s, but Willow comes back; Julian is closing, but opens the door for her.  She asks him what he thinks the adoption agency would think if she told them about his little visit to her apart, where he begged her not to take her son away from his.  Julian reminds her that she wanted the best for her son and agreed with him that she couldn’t give it to him; he tells her Wiley is happy.  She asks if maybe they could just ‘know’ each other; he agrees to show her pictures.

Anna’s guests start to arrive; Jordan and Curtis tell her they are excited for an authentic English Christmas dinner.  Anna says it isn’t for everyone; Curtis says it must be better than Alexis’ dry Thanksgiving dinner.  She is surprised when Peter shows up; Finn is impressed.  She admits she didn’t expect it.  Chet shows up next and asks if he could bring a friend; Anna says sure.  Willow is still talking to Julian; she admits that she has thought about still telling her son who she is.  Julian pleads with her not to; she heads to the hospital, where Michael finds her.  She tells him she just found herself there; she gets a text from Harrison inviting her to the party.  She tells Michael she wants to go… or rather, she wants to want to go.  Michael tells her he understands; he tells her there is a meeting even though its Christmas Eve… she goes in with him.

Anna and Peter wrap presents together and laugh about what terrible wrappers they are; Peter says he sees he comes by it naturally.  Cameron writes a letter of apology to the court, trying to get a reduced sentence for the attempted weed purchase; just as he is about to read it to his mother, his brothers come home with Franco.  Cameron starts lovingly messing with Aiden, and Jake joins in the fun; the playfully wrestle on the couch.  Liz says they need to get going to the hospital for the Christmas party; Jake jumps over the back of the couch.  Aiden asks Cam how he gets people to like him; Cameron tells him the secret is to like yourself first.  He points out all the ways that Aiden is cool, and tells him kids in the third grade are really dumb and it takes them a while to catch on.  He says they will though, and Aiden hugs him; they all head out the door.

Maxie is surprised by Chet, when he appears in the hallway of the hospital, as she drops off toys for tots donations.  She hugs him; she says he looks great.  He says he just did a photo shoot; Men in Uniform Against MS.  He’s October; Maxie, excitedly says, “that’s my birthday month!”  Chet says “Happy birthday.”  She invites him to go to the party with her.  They show up and Maxie almost knocks the tree over as she goes to put presents under it.  Lucas and Jason visit Jason; Jason holds Wiley.  Lucas tells Jason that he has everything he could want this Christmas already.  Joslyn sees Jason and yells at him for not telling her that he knew Oscar was dying; he tells her he knew it was crushing Oscar and he had to give his word – he kept his word, but hated it every day, he says.  She cries that she can’t be mad at Oscar because he’s sick, but she wants to because it hurts; she apologizes to Jason and thanks him for standing by Oscar.  Carly watches from around the corner and thanks Jason for that; she hugs him.

Thursday, December 20, 2018 (S56E180): All About Wiley

Lucas and Brad come to visit Carly and Sonny; Sonny is excited to hold Wiley.  He isn’t happy when Julian shows up to pick up Avery; Sonny says Ava isn’t in condition to take care of their little girl.  Julian says Avery is all Ava has to hold on to right now; Carly says it isn’t fair to put that on her.  Avery appears at the top of the stairs and asks if she did something wrong; Julian tells her, her mommy just misses her.  Michael says he could use some Wiley time, as he takes him from his father’s arms.  Brad apologizes to Julian for not being able to invite him today.  Sam is dressed up for Wiley’s baptism; Alexis tells her she won’t be able to see her become Wiley’s god mother.  She has an emergency with a client, she says.  Nina wakes up in Valentin’s bed, realizing she is late for a breakfast meeting with Maxie – she tells Valentin she has to go, but looks forward to coming home to him, having accepted that he is her home.  Maxie talks with Peter at the table while she waits for Nina; she tells him she isn’t surprised Leisel flipped out the way she did.  She knows her as Nathan’s mom, and says he wouldn’t want her going to prison no matter what; she is James’ grandmother.

Jordan tells Leisel that she knows she set up the crash and escape, which resulted in Nathan’s death.  Leisel blames Anna, claiming she just wants to redeem herself in Peter’s eyes.  Finn steps up and tells Obrecht that they are just out for justice.  Peter suddenly remembers that he has something he has to take care of; he tells her he will see her after the holidays.  Everyone is stunned when Peter comes into the police station demanding that they let Obrecht go; he says his memory wasn’t so clear when he first gave his statement to them.  He claims Leisel was just trying to help him write another novel, in Nathan’s honor; Leisel smiles.  Valentin passes the doorway of Nina’s room and hears her on the phone, saying, “it’s unforgivable.”  He imagines a worst-case-scenario where she has found out that he hired a woman to pretend to be her daughter; but instead, she tells him she is blowing off her appointment with Maxie to stay there with him.  He sits down and almost confesses his last sin to her, but getting a call from Leisel, letting him know she is free and will never tell what she knows, he just smiles.  For whatever reason, Nina doesn’t even question what it was he was going to tell her.

Maxie is surprised to see Leisel and confused about Peter changing his statement.  Jordan is upset with Peter and tells him that justice has not been served from where she is standing; Anna asks him why he did this.  He says his ordeal, coming that close to death, taught him there is another way to live and Maxie has shown him that there is always room for forgiveness; he says he is trying to be the man Nathan would have wanted him to be.  Anna asks if there is any forgiveness left for her; he doesn’t answer.  She invites him to a Christmas Eve party at her house and leaves.  Obrecht is stunned when Maxie tells her that Michael’s baby was stillborn; Julian and Willow are noticeably uncomfortable when they see each other, as she dines with Chase at Charlie’s.

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 (S56E179): Who We Love

Sam and Jason decide to spend Christmas together; … Mike insists he should be allowed into this jazz club; he says he is a friend of the owner.  Yvonne gets upset when he husband shows up; she tells him Mike is her boyfriend.  She doesn’t know Marcus; Sonny tries to intervene.  He says they are going to have to skip the club tonight; Margaux jumps in and says she is getting Mike a table.

Nina decides that she wants to give Valentin another chance; she says she thinks he has learned his lesson.  She gives in quickly and they start getting undressed to make love; the cuts keep changing back and forth from them being dressed, to undressed, to dressed again… not real good editing.  Long enough scene.  Kristina comes home saying she had a horrible day; she confides in Sam about trying to kiss someone who is clearly not into her in that way.  She lays into Sam about refusing to be with Jason when she knows he is completely right for her.

Cameron tells his mom he was trying to do something good for Oscar; he explains everything… she hugs him but explains that this could have turned out really badly, cautioning about an interaction possibility and says he needed more information.  She says he kids don’t always think things through; she asks him to come to them first if he gets an idea like this again; Franco says they will try to help him.  Alexis says he will still have to face the judge to see what his punishment will be but he is free to go home.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 (S56E178: The Kiss

Marcus stops Mike from kissing his wife under the mistletoe; he insists on taking her back to her room   She argues with him that she doesn’t want to go; she says she doesn’t know who he is.  He gets help escorting her back to her room.  Sonny and Carly tell Mike he should probably go back to his room too.  When they go to see him later, he isn’t in his room.  They soon find out that Yvonne isn’t in her room either; the center closes its doors as they search for the two missing residents.  Margaux goes to listen to a jazz band and sees Mike with Yvonne arguing with the bouncer outside the club.  Mike says he knows the owner, but the guy doesn’t know the name he’s giving him.  Margaux calls in a favor and tells the man to go find them a table.  Marcus tries to file kidnapping charges against Mike; Margaux talks him out of it.  She calls Sonny and tells him she found his dad; Sonny is grateful.  Carly is still annoyed by the closeness that seems to be forming between Sonny and Margaux.

Monday, December 17, 2018 (S56E177): Charlotte’s Apology

Charlotte comes to apologize to Aiden; she musters up a pretty good speech and how she really didn’t mean to hurt Aiden.  She says she was teaching him, or so she thought.  Elizabeth listens as Charlotte swears that she thought she was helping Aiden to learn to fit in.  She promises that she won’t pick on him anymore, but she says she can’t promise he won’t still get picked on because she isn’t the only one who thinks he’s weird.