03-08-2017 (Wednesday) "Duke" Saves Anna

Nelle is packing boxes, saying she has nothing left here; Carly shows up with her last check and to “finish business.”  Nelle insists their father loved Carly, but Carly says he “never reached out” to her – Nelle shows Carly the silver rattle she has been keeping.  Carly says her father probably only had it because he couldn’t pawn it, or forgot about it; she says he didn’t care about her at all, until she was grown and rich.  Nelle dumps out the letters from her music box, all returned, except on, which Carly responded to, telling Frank that she didn’t care about him or his “little brat.”  Nelle insists that Carly demanded her kidney from their father; Carly informs her that she always though Joslyn’s kidney came from Jake, and explains the circumstances that created that belief, saying she had asked her best friend for his dying child’s kidney.  After she leaves Nelle’s, Carly calls someone, saying, “we need to talk, now.” Sonny apologizes to Michael, discussing Nelle… how, if, etc.; Sonny tells Michael he is lucky he’s not “with” her.  Michael asks why Sonny didn’t warn them about what he knew; Michael says he was just trying to protect himself and let Nelle trash their family for months.  Sonny argues that he did it for their family; he begs Michael not to forgive Nelle, adding that she is dangerous.The judge calls Nina up to the stand; Nina testifies that her marriage is NOT a sham.  She says she and Valentin love each other, and she believes they can provide a stable, loving home for Charlotte.  Diana files an Emergency Petition for Removal of Charlotte, for “kidnapping” explaining that the term kidnapping also includes simply keeping a child from its mother; she asks Valentin (now on the stand) how long he has known about Lulu, then stresses to the judge that he kept this child from her mother during her most formative years.  The judge adjourns momentarily.  When she returns, she decides to have an evaluation done of Charlotte and both sets of parents; she denies the Petition for now.  Nora tells Valentin she hopes he doesn’t have any skeletons in his closet.Rudg sneaks into Julian’s room and tries to suffocate him with his pillow; he gets interrupted by Jordan.  Julian tells her that was his sister’s “thug.”  Jordan determines no one is safe and puts the hospital on lockdown; Felix tells Jordan he just saw Rudg heading down the stairwell.  “Duke” tells Liv that there is no room for Anna in their lives; he tells Anna to leave and get the help she needs, assuring Liv that she won’t be a threat to them any longer.  Olivia says she can’t allow a witness to this; Anna has to die.  She pulls a gun on Anna; “Duke” says he should be the one to pull the trigger; Liv hands him the gun.  He points it at her.  Anna laughs at Olivia, telling her this isn’t Duke; Liv remembers moments with her beloved, then attacks Griffin.  Anna pulls her off; Liv tells Anna she knows something Anna doesn’t know, and laughs.  She has Robyn, now strapped to a bomb – but where?  Jordan finds the secret door, but before she can enter, someone hits her over the head with a lead pipe.

03-07-217 (Tuesday) The Spirit of Duke

Nora asks Valentin where Nina is; he says she may or may not come, admitting that they’ve had a disagreement.  Nora says they’ll spin it – she is so devoted to he staff at Crimson” etc., she couldn't be there.  Laura goes to visit Nina; she tells her it would be a shame for her to lose Charlotte and suggests that she help Lulu get custody.  Nina asks what she wants her to do; Laura says she could testify that their marriage is a sham, begging her, for Charlotte’s sake to help her daughter.  She warns Nina of the Cassadine wrath, saying if things don’t work out for her and Valentin, he will never let her see Charlotte again; she assures Nina a place in Charlotte’s life if she helps Lulu get custody.  Court begins; Lulu wonders where her mother is.  Diane introduces Lulu and gives a good speech about the importance of a child-mother relationship.  Nina shows up.

Olivia has Griffin strapped to a bed in the basement of General Hospital; she tells him he is going to spend the rest of his life with her.  He asks where Robyn is; she says she is fine and says nothing more about her.  She tells Griffin that she heard Duke cry out to her after he died; she says he won’t be free unless she helps him.  His soul needs a vessel, she says, to come back to and tells Griffin to drink something “to cleanse” his body so Duke’s soul can return.  She uses a funnel to force it down Griffin’s throat when he refuses to drink it; she then takes a scalpel and cuts his chest. 

Julian is brought into the hospital; Anna wants to question him.  Julian tells her Olivia is “here,” in the building.  Jordan and Andre are also there; Julian mentions “Grey,” the board member who was on Olivia’s payroll.  Andre questions whether they have Liv’s previous mental health records; Anna goes to look for Olivia and the secret lab.After a review of her medical records, Andre tells Jordan that it appears Olivia has an extensive mental health history; her mind latches onto to fantasy that it creates for herself.  

Anna finds Olivia; Liv tells Anna she is bringing Duke back to life.  Anna sees Griffin strapped to the table; Anna and Liv begin to fight.  Liv cuts Anna’s hand with the scalpel.  Griffin struggles and breaks loose; he yells, “stop, Olivia!” claiming he is Duke.  Olivia smiles.

03-06-2017 (Monday) Oivia Makes her Move

Liv wakes up Robyn, who is passed out while sitting up, chained to a wall.  Liv tells Robyn they have so much work to do; she has a hammer in her hands.  Robyn asks if she wants revenge on Julian for putting the hit out on Duke; Olivia says she is here to right Julian’s wrong, saying she has to restore balance.  She tells Robyn she has to bring Duke back.  Liv proceeds to tell Robyn that she has become enlightened; Robyn looks confused.  Liv intends to resurrect Duke; she says what she needs to do it is underneath the hospital.  She opens a door in the boiler room and says this is where Helena Cassadine brought her son, Starvros back to life.  They go down a passageway to a room where there are some large machines, covered in cobwebs; Robyn tries to explain to Liv that Starvros was not really dead.  They machines just kept him alive while he healed from his injuries; she tells Liv Duke is gone.  She reminds her that he was cremated; Liv says she knows – she pulls out a lock of Dukes hair, saying his DNA should be enough.  Robyn explains that it’s just not.  Olivia remembers meeting Griffin; Duke left another piece of himself, she says.

Anna is getting dressed and planning on checking herself out of the hospital; Dante tells her that she isn’t invincible and she has to remember that Olivia Jerome has a grudge against her and is out to get her.  She says she is counting on that.  She tells Griffin that she has to stop Olivia before she goes after Robyn; Griffin asks why she thinks she would do that.  Anna says because she knows it would be the best way to get to her; Anna tells Griffin it’s a good thing Liv doesn’t know he exists.  Otherwise, he might be in danger, she says.  Griffin tells Anna he’ll talk to her later; Olivia is on the elevator when he gets on… both going down.  She tells him, as she reaches out and touches his face, that his father was the man she loved.

Nina is on the phone at Crimson, and the other line is ringing off the hook; Valentin walks in and hangs up the call on her.  He asks why she didn’t come home last night; she says she is surprised he noticed.  She figured he would be with Anna DeVane.  He assures her that she is his focus; he says he does not have feelings for Anna anymore.  He says they need to present a united front in court in a few hours and asks if that is going to be possible.  Nora Buchanan is back in town; Diana accidentally meets her at the bar.  Nora says she knows who she is; she knows her books about the adventures of Damian Spenelli.  Diane doesn’t realize it is the infamous Nora Buchanan until Valentin walks in and she introduces herself as his attorney; Lulu and Dante show up to meet with Diane.  She tells them Valentin has a very good lawyer, adding it’s a good thing that theirs is better.

Franco and Liz talk in the parking garage; she thanks him for walking her to work.  Franco says he is not taking any chances with that crazy woman on the loose.  He says, as Heather Webber’s son, he has learned that crazy doesn’t discriminate; he says he’ll pick her up later.  When he comes back, he announces to Liz that he is the new GH parking garage attendant.  They hear a noise in the trunk of a car; Franco breaks in and they pop the hood.  Elizabeth is shocked to see Julian.

03-03-2017 (Friday) Sam Survives

Jordan questions whether Julian is Olivia’s victim or accomplice; Olivia opens her trunk in the parking garage, exposing Julian, bound and gagged.  Griffin approaches and asks if he can help with her bag; he says it looks heavy.  She quickly closes the trunk and tells him it’s just books; she’s going to see a friend, she says.  Griffin inquires as to whether she knows her way; she says she used to live there “years ago” – he tells her the hospital remodeled in 2009.  She assures him she is fine, then notices that he looks “strangely familiar” and asks him if they’ve met before.  He suggests she may have known his father, Duke Lavery; Olivia smiles.  Alexis tells Jordan about the safe deposit box; she asks if this qualifies for her to get into the box.  Jordan says she will call to see about getting a Warrant.  Monica calls Alexis to tell her about their granddaughter’s condition, which is good, and to break the news to her that Sam is in a comma now.  

Ava asks why she’s still being chained to chairs; Jordan says she needs to question her about her sister, Olivia Jerome.  Ava looks confused; she says her sister is long dead.  Jordan tells her maybe not so.  Ava inquires and says it makes sense because she didn’t have anything to do with planting the bomb and it wasn’t her Julian was talking to on the recording.  Jordan asks for information about her half-sister; she says she didn’t know her, but Julian told her she was the “worst kind of whack job,” that she wanted power but didn’t know what to do with it, that she was unstable, compulsive and obsessive (referencing Duke Lavery) and says they should talk to Anna DeVane about Olivia.  Robyn fills her mother in on Sam’s accident and her condition.  She says no matter how much doctors learn, sometimes, medicine comes down to guess-work; playing the odds and hoping you get lucky.  Anna apologizes for not considering what Robyn has been going through.  She says it can’t be easy to learn your mother has cancer, and asks how she is.  Robyn admits she is terrified, but considers herself lucky.  They talk about the children Anna lost and Anna recalls that Olivia caused the loss of Duke’s baby by rigging the crash of that elevator.  Anna tells Robyn she needs to go home and rest; Robyn makes her promise to stay in bed.  

Griffin comes in to check on Anna; she tells him she is thankful she has so much support.  Jordan comes in asking about Olivia Jerome; Oliva opens her trunk and asks Julian how come he didn’t tell her Duke had a son.  She says maybe she should cut her losses, since she’s found out she can’t trust him.  She closes the trunk, saying she has something important to do.  Robyn walks through the parking garage and sees Olivia; she can’t believe it.  Anna briefly tells Jordan about her relationship with Olivia; she says it doesn’t matter though because that woman is dead.  Jordan tells Anna that they have reason to believe Olivia Jerome may still be alive; Anna is horrified at the thought.  

Nelle tells Carly she is gotten everything she deserves; Sonny questions what Carly did to deserve this.  Nelle tells Carly her real last name is Benson; Carly says, “Oh my god, you’re Frank Benson’s daughter.”  She says, “yes…and he was your father too.”  Carly denies this, saying he was just a dead beat who walked out on her and her adoptive mother when she was three years old.  Nelle says her father was a good man, he just wasn’t very good with money after her mom died; Nelle says their father loved Carly and tried to reach out to her, writing her letter after letter.  Carly claims all he wanted was a handout; she told him, as she tells Nelle, Frank Benson meant nothing to her and she doesn’t owe him a dime.  Nelle says, “he meant nothing to you, until Joslyn got sick…and you demanded a kidney!”  Carly swears she didn’t do that; Nelle insists she called their dad and asked for a kidney, no questions asked, and he gave hers.  

Michael asks Nelle if she has any proof that his mother reached out to her father; he says without proof, it’s just his word against Carly’s.  Nelle gets angry when Sonny chimes in and says whatever she’s done, Carly did first; she recounts Carly’s arrive to Port Charles and her antiques with her mother’s husband.  She says, “what goes around comes around” and calls Carly a bitch; Carly slaps her across the face, hard.  Nelle just looks back at her, Sonny shakes his head, and Michael just stares in amazement.  Sonny tells Nelle it wasn’t Carly who screwed her over, it was her own father; he says she doesn’t want to face reality.  She says he’s the one who doesn’t want to face reality; if he had stayed with Carly, she would have just broken his heart.  Michael steps in and says he doesn’t blame her for what she was feeling, but after spending months there with them, he asks, if she didn’t question her father’s version of the story.  She just shakes her head.  Carly, tells her better women have tried to take her down.  She said she wanted to believe the girl who gave her daughter life was that sweet, that selfless; but she was wrong.  She tells Nelle the pain she caused is coming for her like a runaway truck and walks out; Sonny follows her, but Carly tells him she can barely look at him now.  Michael tells Nelle to enjoy her victory, gives her a very disappointed look and walks out; she cries.

Jason tells Sam he is afraid, like he never has been before; he says he is not strong enough to do any of this without her and begs her to open her eyes.  Nothing.  Alexis shows up to see Sam and the baby; Jason is still talking to Sam when Alexis comes in.  She tells him the police are looking for Olivia Jerome; she apologizes for her father putting Sam in danger.  Jason says he’ll let them have some time alone; Alexis kisses Sam on the head, briefly talks to her daughter and then goes to see the baby.  Jason continues to talk to Sam, recalling many of their adventures together and how much they have come through, what a fiercely protective and nurturing mother she has become.  He tells her none of this works without her; Alexis comes back in with the baby.  Jason lays the baby on Sam’s chest and puts Sam’s hand on her; Sam wakes up.  Jason welcomes her back.  He tells Sam she is incredible; she touches Scout on the nose.

03-02-2017 (Thursday) Sam Stil in Danger

Tracy, Hayden and Finn come into the Metro Court; Tracy says she is springing for dinner.  She thanks Finn for what he did; he says she doesn’t need to thank him any more.  Hayden is angry with Finn for some reason; Tracy asks if they can table the spat until after they enjoy their dinner.  She pours champagne and tells them to cheer up; Hayden asks Finn what part of his soul he had to sell to make this deal.  Finn explains that he didn’t have to sell his soul at all; he says he managed to convince the owner of the company to make a low-cost version of the drug available to underdeveloped countries that may need it most.  Hayden is semi-impressed, but still seems upset with Finn; Tracey says she hopes they can work out their differences and forces them into a toast with her.  They click their glasses.  Finn says he needs to make a call now; Hayden questions why.  He leaves without answering; Hayden tells Tracey about Finn’s addiction.  Hayden says she has realized they don’t even know who the real Finn is because she’s never known him when he wasn’t high; Tracy tells Hayden they have to help him.  Tracy confronts Finn when he comes back; he says he is going to get help “soon.”  He says he’s got this under control; Tracey tells him is going to quit right now, or she will make his life a living hell.  Hayden adds, “so will I.”

Laura wakes up in the passenger’s seat of her car, at JFK airport; she wonders what she is doing there.  Laura’s door opens and the car alarm goes off; she starts screaming.  Kevin tells her it’s okay; it’s him.  He asks her what she last remembers; it was being in the parking garage.  She says she “woke up” here; he asks why she was unconscious.  She has no idea; she remembers the hospital vote and panics… he tells her it’s okay.  She wonders how she lost hours and ended up there; Kevin asks if she remembers anything out of the ordinary at the Metro Court.  She mentions the guy knocking her purse over; Kevin figures it was someone who didn’t want her to make the vote at GH.  Laura questions how Kevin found her; he says she texted him.  He says he used an app to locate her and says he is glad that, even in a stupor, she thought to reach out to him.

Carly accuses Sonny of protecting only himself, not her, and says their live together now is never going to happen.  When she opens the door and sees Nelle and Michael there, she is speechless; Michael asks if something happened, and Carly says, “you could say that.”  She tells them to come in and Carly asks Nelle what her plan was; Nelle says she didn’t have a plan.  Michael asks what’s going on; Sonny tells Michael that he and Nelle slept together last thanksgiving.  He tells Michael it was a mistake for him, but that Nelle knew exactly what she was doing; he explains that Nelle recorded their conversation about it.  Michael says that doesn’t make any sense; Carly says no it doesn’t and points out how this “wonderful, selfless, generous young lady wormed her way” into Sonny’s bed.   She calls her names and wonders how she got her completely wrong; she is either “one hell of a blackmailer, or a wall-crawling psycho.”  Nelle tries to leave; Michael grabs her and says he will give her one chance to tell him the truth.  He asks her why she did it; all she can say is that she is “so sorry.”  Michael clarifies everything; Nelle says she had already set things is motion and was trying to stop it.  Sonny asks about the plan to get him in bed, to record the conversation and to plant the bra; Nelle admits to doing all of that, but says she wasn’t going to go through with it.  She tells Michael she wanted to be the person he saw in her; she starts crying and tells him she is “so, so sorry.”  Carly makes fun of her for crying; Sonny says he wants to know why she did this.  Carly says it doesn’t even matter; she tells Nelle she wished Joslyn didn’t have her cold blood running through her.  Nelle tells Carly it’s not because of her parents selling her kidney that she is acting this way; it’s because of her, she says. 

Jason grabs Franco; Robin interrupts them.  She asks what’s going on; Franco says he was just trying to keep him from interfering with the medical professionals doing their job.  He walks off.  Jason proceeds to tell Robin about Sam’s adventure and the delivery of the baby; he explains that he was just loosing his mind and Franco got in the way.  Elizabeth tells Jason that she has checked on the baby and she is doing well; warming up.  Sam on the other hand is hemorrhaging; probably internal bleeding from the fall.   She is critical; Jason asks Liz to keep him updated.  Franco tells Jake that he has a new baby sister; Jake realizes that Sam is not okay and questions what happened.  Franco just says she is sick; Jake starts feeling bad for being mean to Sam last year.  Then he says Sam has a curse on her; a very bad curse.  He tells her that Helena Cassadine says that bad things will always happen to Sam.  Robin assures Jason that it will be okay; she tells him that they need to pray and visualize Sam recovering.  They go see ‘Scout’ and Jason tells Robin he is scared because he has so much to lose now, remembering that it wasn’t that long ago he didn’t think he was capable of feeling.  He admits that he is afraid because he doesn’t know how any of this works without Sam.  Liz goes to get an update and comes back to tell Sam that things don’t look good; she says he should probably go see Sam right now.