Friday, June 22, 2018 (S56E59): Who’s There?

Jason is at work, as a janitor at Ferncliff; the guard has him open the door, for him to take lunch trays in.  Carly dumps all three trays, ‘trying’ to take one; the guard gets mad and tells Jason to clean it up, pushing his mop in the door.  Jason closes the door, and Carly smiles.  Jason compliments her on making Rupert drop the trays, but tells her not to do it again.  He says she needs to be a model prisoner; Carly says she can’t stand Mary Pat calling her Caroline, and reminding her that Morgan is dead; she says she wants to slap her across the face.  Jason tells her that woman has it out for her; Carly wonders why.  He tells her to just wait it out; she says she will do her best.  Rupert comes back and asks if he’s done; Jason says yes.  Carly asks for her dinner; Rupert tells her she isn’t going to eat until the next mean, since she dropped her tray.

Mike asks Sonny if he knew Charlie; Sonny says he never stepped foot in this place until Julian bought it.  Sonny thinks Mike might be mistaken, but Mike insists he knows that man.  Mike gets upset and Sonny tries to calm him; Margo (the D.A.) walks in the door and asks if there is a problem.  Sonny tells her this is his father and says she can leave them alone; she asks Mike if he’s okay, and Mike says yes.  He says they were discussing when Sonny got “into the business.”  She asks if he means coffee; Sonny sends his dad to get more coffee and tells Margo to stay out of his business and leave his dad alone.  She tells him he doesn’t want her for an enemy; he says there is probably no avoiding that.  She says, “then let the games begin” and leaves.  Sonny calls Max and asks him to look into a guy named Charlie Delaney, who used to live around there.

Sam and Curtis think Peter is hiding somewhere in Port Charles, and somebody is helping him.  Sam recalls how Julian switched places with Peter; she thinks it was part of Valentin’s plan.  She thinks he also gave Peter his cell phone, but says something went wrong; between going to the hotel and the jet, Peter disappeared.  They wonder who else might be helping Peter; they decide to go search Peter’s hotel room again.  Nina comes back to her office, to find “Morocco.”  Valentin welcomes her; he says they can’t live without each other.  She gets angry and tells Julian the only thing it reminds her of is how she should have never given their marriage another chance.  She says because of his silence, her brother is dead; she also says, because of him, she’s had to take justice into her own hands.  He asks what she means by that; she says it’s just metaphoric.  He says she looks nervous; she says she has a lot of work to do.  He tells her, if she is in trouble he will help her, but she has to let him.

Alexis is relieved when Julian says he will go to therapy with her, to try to give her closure.  She suggests they start now; Kevin agrees to see them.  He tells her to explain to Julian why they are there, and what she hopes to accomplish with this therapy.  She talks about her father, and her mother, and compares it to their relationship; he says there is no comparison.  He says he had no choice; he couldn’t risk his family’s lives… she laughs as she recounts him holding a knife to his throat and he gets upset.  He says if this is just going to be an hour of raking him over the coals, he wants to call the whole thing off.  He threatens to leave, but Kevin suggests they try something more structured; Julian sits back down.  He begins asking Julian questions; he asks what it was about Alexis that encouraged him to pursue her.  Julian says he wanted redemption; he saw, in her, the chance to be redeemed.  He agrees to come back again.  Jason and Carly hear a muffled scream coming from the room next to hers; Jason asks Kevin who is in there.

Thursday, June 21, 2018 (S56E58): Memories of Charlie

Mike gets good news; Griffin says the medication is having a “positive effect.”  Mike thanks his nurse, Francesca, for the good news; he tries to set her up with Michael, but she laughs it off.  One of the doctors asks for lab results; Kiki says she’ll bring them to his office as soon as they come in.  He says that’s okay; he’ll come back and check for them later.  She tells Liz that Dr. Bensch warned her that the doctors might not feel comfortable with her after the article came out.  Lulu shows up; Kiki is disappointed that no one else has come forward yet.  The nurse named Jessica listens to their conversation; after Lulu leaves, she asks to talk to Kiki.  She tells her she admires her courage; Kiki thanks her, saying she needed to hear that.  She listens as Alexis tells Kiki that, without cooperating witnesses, they don’t have a case.  She says, it is “he says, she says.”  Kiki ges upset; Alexis says she is just doing her job.  She doesn’t want to give her false expectations.  Francesca stands there, shaking her head; she decides to come forward.  She tells Kiki Dr. Bensch did the same thing to her.

Julian isn’t excited about the thought of going to therapy with Alexis; Kim tells him she will support him, whatever he decides.  She tells Liz she isn’t excited about the idea, but he tells Alexis he will do it.Mike and Sonny go to Charlie’s; Sonny orders coffee on the house, and tells Julian he wants his July payment “in full.”   He tries to get Mike to talk about the body in Croton again, but he doesn’t remember what he is talking about.  He sees a picture of Charlie, the guy who built the bar; he says he remembers him.  He says he hasn’t seen Charlie since Sonny was about eighteen years old.

Valentin sets up a surprise evening for Nina; Nina goes to check on Peter and can’t wake him up.  She panics; he stirs and says he passed out from the pain.  He asks her to take him to the hospital; she says no, telling him he is exactly where he deserves to be.  Peter tells Nina that he believes Leisel wants to kill him.  Nina says her aunt won’t kill him.Obrecht is irritated when she sees Finn and Anna kissing; Anna tells her if she has something to say, she should get it over with.  Leisel says she is glad to see that Anna is able to move on, adding that not all of them have the luxury.  Anna tells her she thought they could get along now, but Leisel lets her know she still has no use for her.  She says the only thing they have in common is that neither one of them will ever see their son again.  She reminds Anna that they still have their own score to settle.  Finn confronts Valentin; he tells him if he gets involved in Anna’s life again, it will be the last mistake he ever makes.  When Finn comes back, Anna tells him that she thinks Obrecht knows more than she is saying about her son.

Mike asks if there’s a story between him and Julian; Sonny says it’s not worth talking about.  Brad comes in; he says he wants to thank Julian for all the information he put together for Lucas.  He says they can’t give the birth mother any reason to change her mind; he mentions that she knows his GPA from highschool, and he doesn’t even know her name.  Julian asks if he knows what hospital she is giving birth at; he says he knows nothing about her. Julian is intrigued when he says that Alexis is handling the whole adoption for him, and she knows everything about the birth mother.  Leisel sits down in front of Heinrik to eat her sandwich; he begs her for a bite of it, but she just smiles and starts eating.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 (S56E57): Chase Comes Clean

Julian gets a call from Alexis; she says she is coming to see him.  On her way there, she runs into Dr. Bensch; he asks her to represent him, and she tells him that she is already representing Kiki.  He is offended, bringing up the fact that they dated; she says that should have been her first clue, because she has horrible taste in men.  He glares at her as she gets in the elevator and leaves.

Kiki gets a text from her mom, saying she and Griffin are worried about her; Griffin shows up in front of her at the diner.  He asks to sit down; she tells him that she isn’t sure her coming forward has done any good… no one else has come forward against Bensch.  She says it’s kind of messed up that she is hoping he has done this to someone else; then memories of her with Griffin play, and she says this may have been a mistake after all.Ava comes to see Nelle; she asks if she’s catching up on work… she is looking at an old article online about Chase.  Ava sees Dr. Bensch and realizes he is the one who has been harassing Kiki; he tells her Kiki is the one who came on to him.  Ava slaps him; Griffin and Kiki get off the elevator, and Griffin tells Bensch to leave.  Bensch tells Griffin “they are all yours.”

Michael confronts Chase at work; he tells Michael Nelle is quite the storyteller.  Michael says he doesn’t want his opinion on Nelle; he just asked him to leave her alone.  Dante asks what the problem is; Michael tells him Chase had a history with Nelle, which surprises Dante.  Ava brings up the blanket, saying Nelle’s plans could unravel as easy as a homemade baby blanket, if she isn’t careful; Nelle throws a threat back about Griffin finding out what Ava has done.  Ava says she’ll hold on to her security blanket for the time being; Nelle says she’ll hang on to the photo for the time being too.

When Kevin notices Jason, he tells him “this is not a good idea.”  Nurse Mary Pat hears him, and asks if he is already acquainted with their new employee.  He says maybe; Jason tells her his last job was at General Hospital.Oscar and Jos are having lunch at Charlie’s; Kim joins them, but Jos excuses herself and runs out the door.  Kim follows her and Jos sobs in her arms; Julian sits down to talk to Oscar.  He tells him that he plans on being around for a while; he says he doesn’t scare easy.  Alexis shows up; she is surprised when Kim tells her that she and Julian went camping.  Jos talks with Nelle; she asks her what it was like when she stayed in a mental hospital; Michael brings in a package that was delivered for Nelle.  It’s a t-shirt, from a place called The Salty Grog; a place they used to go in Florida.  She says “it’s detective Chase.”

Michael tells Nelle that he spoke with detective Chase, and he won’t be a problem anymore; he suggests she go lay down and rest.  Nelle suddenly notices that the bottle of perfume she had in her purse is gone; Jos has it.  Nelle looks frantically for it; Michael asks why it’s such a big deal.  She says it’s not and goes to get in the tub; Michael calls Spenelli.  He looks at information from Nelle’s computer and sees an order for the t-shirt she received; she had it sent to herself.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 (S56E56): There’s More to the Story

Anna and Finn spend the night together; they decide to get up and go out for breakfast together.  They decide to go on vacation together, throwing around all sorts of ideas for places to go; Finn says, “this is nice – unfamiliar, but nice.”  Just as he speaks of how calm everything is, the waiter slips and falls right beside them.  Anna is annoyed because Finn keeps getting texts from Felicia and Mac.Alexis gives Sam her paperwork, awarding Aurora to Drew; she says she’s coming around to her way of thinking… maybe they both need a clean break.  She tells her daughter, she has a lot of work to do.  Sam talks to her about her mother; she notices the watch Alexis is wearing.

Chase is going through files; he finds Nelle’s picture.  He remembers bringing Nelle in for questioning after her boyfriend’s death; she asks him, “do I look like a killer to you?”  He asks who’s idea it was to go on vacation in Maine; she says it was hers… it was his idea to leave Florida.  She says she was in an impossible situation – watch her fiancé drown, or drown with him.    Nelle tells Michael that the officer, who investigated Zach’s accident; he asks who and she tells him.  A female officer asks why Zach changed his Will just before leaving on that vacation; she says he was mad at his family for the way they treated her, and he wanted to make sure she was taken care of if, God forbid, anything happened.

Michael says it sounds like Chase was pretty hard on her; Nelle says, “you have no idea.”  Nelle says everything was fine, until Zach’s sister showed up and started stirring everything up again.  Chase remembers asking Nelle where she was going to go; she tells him Florida.  He followed her there, and called her; we see a clip from a meeting between them, at a motel room… Nelle’s version anyway.  Next we see the actual version, as Chase remembers it; Nelle came on to him.  We see a bit of the love scene between them; Chase tells her he will take care of her… that he will take care of “everything.”  When he leaves the room to go get her a drink from the convenience store, she calls and reports “some inappropriate behavior by one of their officers.”  She makes Michael think he is out to get her, asking, “what if he is here to finish what he started?”

Franco talks with Kevin; he gets distracted by thoughts of Carly.  He apologizes… Franco sarcastically says, “you have other patients?!”  He tells Franco, as a wedding present, he is going to continue giving him therapy “pro bono.”  Franco likes that idea; Liz tells Kevin she appreciates it too.

Carly is brought into the dayroom to put together a puzzle; she says she is feeling much better today.  The nurse notices that her meds have been reduced; she isn’t happy about it.  Jason comes in to mop; Carly is happy to know seeing him wasn’t her imagination.  Jason listens as the nurse complains to Dr. Collins about Carly’s meds being reduced.  Kevin talks to Carly for a minute, and she thanks him for helping with her medication; he turns to leave and notices Jason.  He says his name; Rupert and the head nurse turn and look.

Monday, June 18, 2018 (S56E55): Mike's Story

Mike tells Sonny that he took the body out of the hole Sonny put it in all those years ago; Sonny asks him where he put it.  Mike says that night was quite a mess; he admits he was hiding in the shadows… he starts to cry, saying he knows he was never there for him and his mom, and this one time, he thought he could clean up after him, to protect him, so he did.  Mike starts to laugh and says this part of the story is kind of funny; Dante walks in.  Mike says, “hey you are just in time.”  Sonny stops him from telling the story he wants to tell; Dante says he needs to talk to him about Carly in Fercliff.  He tells him to stop making phone calls to judges, and pushing the staff; no more exerting influence.  He says it won’t work out well for Carly, and says this is just “a son looking out for his father.”  After Dante leaves, Sonny tries to get Mike to finish telling him the story; Mike has no idea what he is talking about.

Maxie holds baby James; Amy says she is the rock-star of the Nic-U.  She tells Lulu she is ready to talk; she says, too, she has been discriminated against and harassed because she’s a woman.  She says, “GH is a great place, but even great places need to evolve.”  Lulu and Maxie talk, afterward, and Lulu takes it a bit too far again; she say she has gifts for the kids.  Maxie reminds her that they are not “best-ies” again, even thought they are talking.  Lulu apologizes.  Maxie says it isn’t as simple as just “getting over it.”  Amy suggests she let Lulu take her home, and Lulu says she could stay for a while; Amy says it’s good to see them together again.  They both smirk when she leaves and ask if it seemed real.  Maxie decides to actually let Lulu help her.

Obrecht tells Kim and Julian that she is just “taking some me time” and mourning her son in her own way; but when they all hear Heinrick scream, the look in here eyes says it all.  She denies hearing anything, at first, but Kim insists, someone is in terrible trouble.  Leisel says it’s just her primal scream therapy group, letting out their pain; she gives a howl herself.  She tells them she has to get back to it; they just stand there.  Julian tells Kim that’s probably one of the “more saner” things he has seen Obrecht do.  She gets back and scoffs at the snake on the bed, picking it up with a stick and throwing it outside; she says, “no harm done.”  She brings him a cupcake with a candle in it and tells him happy birthday; “celebrate like it’s your last.”

Nina sees Drew at the Floating Rib; she apologizes for all Peter put him through.  Stella has lunch with Curtis and Jordan; it goes pretty well.  Curtis excuses himself, and goes to tell Drew and Nina that there is no clue as to where Heinrik is.  Nina thanks Drew for talking with her, saying it gave her “clarity” and she gets up and leaves.  Stella begins to leave, as well, but Jordan asks her to sit with her for a cup of tea; she says, there is more they need to talk about.  She tells Stella that she knows they will always have Thomas between them, but she wants to focus on what they have in common… their love for Curtis and T.J.  She promises to make Stella’s nephew happy every day.

He tells Drew that Jordan is getting heat from City Hall about finding Peter; he also tells him he got his first case from her… and it’s connected directly to Drew.  He is investigating the man who stole his life from him; Curtis asks Drew to be his best man.  Drew says of course.  He tells Drew that he believes his Aunt Stella is even “onboard.”  Stella calls someone, and finds out that they are “practically around the corner.”