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.