General Hospital blog - November, 2025
November 3rd, 2025
Monica suspected that someone would pull something funny with her will, so she hid a copy in a box of Alan's things in hopes that Tracy would find it. Tracy races to the mansion to stop Ronnie from selling the house to Drew, but as it turns out, she didn't need to rush. First, Outback steals the documents and Cody has to chase her down. Then, just as she's about to sign, Ronnie rips up the paperwork. When Tracy reveals that the house isn't hers, Ronnie exposes Martin for cooking up a scheme and lying to her about the Quartermaines being horrible people who didn't deserve Monica's house. Drew gets let off the hook, and Brook argues for Ronnie to get the same treatment, since she didn't know everything Martin was planning and she backed out at the last minute, but Tracy has Chase arrest Martin. Then Ned says he has a better idea, and the next time we see Martin, he's going to see Laura, so I don't know what's going on there. Anyway, Tracy thinks she's successfully ensured Michael his inheritance, but it turns out that Monica didn't leave the house to him – she left it to Tracy. Curtis tells Jordan that he's made his decision: He wants to co-parent the baby and be with her. Jordan seems hesitant about giving their relationship another try, and she wants to hold off until he's divorced and things have settled down, but she does give him a kiss. And since this is a soap, Portia sees. Emma trashes Britt to Dalton, who trashes her right back. It backfires for Emma, since Britt is more valuable to Dalton than she is. To make matters worse, Britt now has the key fob Emma needs to get into the lab. She decides to enlist Rocco to steal it from her, since he's one of the few people in existence who can get close enough to her to do it. Rocco's uneasy about it, but Emma and Gio talk him into it. Laura tells Sidwell where he can go (well, she suggests that he leave town, but if he'd like to take a trip to Hell, she won't stop him) and lets him know that she hasn't forgotten and never will forget all the horrible things he's done. He thinks he'll be able to figure out her "price" and get her to work with him to save the town from Sonny's whatever. Sonny urges Alexis to pin Drew's shooting on Portia, though he doesn't know what her motive is for the shooting or for having Jacinda drug him. Alexis doesn't see why she should target someone who could be innocent, so Sonny suggests that she start with finding out if Portia has an alibi for the time of the shooting. Seeing all of Tracy's boxes at Lulu's house makes Rocco feel sympathy for her, since her entire life has been disrupted. With Emma's help, he realizes that her family history is also his, and he accepts that the Quartermaines are his people. Portia is a little worried that Brad will come back to town to see Britt and will stir up trouble for her again. Elizabeth casually asks Britt if she's heard from him, then is surprisingly kind when Britt says she hasn't, guessing that Brad doesn't even know that she's alive.
I know we're supposed to think it's sweet that Tracy got the house, but she should NOT have that much power. The second one of the kids spills something on the carpet, she'll kill 'em out.
Who came up with the Outback idea and how did they not get laughed out of the writers' room?
What if Tracy hadn't found the real will for weeks or months? Why didn't Monica just give a copy to, say, Alexis? Or have someone witness her signing it so they could attest later that the fake was a fake?
Why is Brook trying to protect Ronnie? The fact that she apologized and tried to stop what was happening doesn't negate the fact that she was about to kick a bunch of people out of their house because one of them was mean to her. It's like how nothing Sidwell has done since coming to town negates what he did in Africa.
Hey, Portia, just real quick before you say anything: Don't.
November 4th, 2025
Tracy kicks Ronnie out, which for some reason is a dealbreaker for Brook, who threatens to leave with her. The rest of the Quartermaines follow suit, and when Tracy won't acknowledge Ronnie as family or dismiss what she did to them, they all leave. Martin confesses everything to Laura, who's appalled. This is actually part of his punishment, because Laura gets to decide his fate, and telling her what he did is hard enough. Laura agrees to ask Tracy not to press charges (which is allegedly all it will take for this to go away), but she tells Martin he has to move out. Sonny shows up while they're talking, and Martin complains that Laura's turning on him but has no problem with what Sonny does. Sonny's there to talk about Sidwell, but Laura doesn't want to work with him on tackling that, and she says she'll deal with it herself. Portia wastes all of our time by slamming Jordan for whatever imaginary things Portia thinks she's done now, and swearing that Jordan will never get her baby, as if Jordan wants it. Scout was supposed to spend Halloween with Alexis, Molly and Kristina, but – shocker! – Drew wants to change the plans. He's supposed to go to D.C., and now he wants to take Scout with him because she's struggling on the first anniversary of Sam's death. Alexis comes up with a compromise that would have all of them spending the evening with Scout, but when she wants to include Danny, Drew blows his top. He reverts the plans to what was originally agreed to, then warns Alexis that if she doesn't come up with a plan to free Willow and get Michael arrested instead, she'll be barred from seeing Scout. Rocco surprises Britt, who yells at him before realizing who he is. She figures she's scared him off for good, but his only disappointment is his failure to get the key fob from her. Emma and Gio give him an out, but he's determined to follow through. Emma tries to get Gio to go see the Quartermaines, but he's still hesitant to take them back as his family. She thinks he should take the risk because if he doesn't, he might miss out on something great. Britt tells Sidwell about Dalton's proposal, and he tells her to accept. Britt objects, since she's only supposed to do stuff with Dalton's data, but Sidwell threatens to withhold her medication if she doesn't follow all his orders. Jason sees her after the confrontation and encourages her to open up, but of course, she pushes him away again. Marshall pops in for a visit so Curtis can talk about the stuff going on in his life with someone else. Marshall focuses more on the Jordan aspect of things than anything else, and he suggests that Curtis keep his distance from her for now.
Why is Tracy being painted as unreasonable? She doesn't owe Ronnie anything. Threatening to abandon Tracy if she won't acknowledge Ronnie as family is a huge overreaction. She tried to screw all of you over! Why are you siding with her??
Does Tracy know about the deal Ned made with Martin? I can't see her agreeing not to press charges if Laura asks her not to.
Why doesn't anyone on this show knock on doors?
Drew can't skip a fundraiser to be with his daughter on the anniversary of her mother's death?
I need a gif of Jordan rolling her eyes at Portia, because same.
Why does Portia care what Jordan and Curtis do? She's already moved on!
Alexis has to know that pinning the shooting on Michael just so she can see Scout isn't something Sam would be okay with.
I guess no one would believe him, but there's nothing stopping Sonny from accusing Drew of trying to force Alexis to railroad Michael.
Every time Curtis talks about how happy he is about the baby, the chances of him being the father decrease a little more.
November 5th, 2025
Anna asks Jason to talk to Britt about whether Faison is really dead. Jason is pretty confident he is, being the one who shot him, but Anna knows better than to believe that anyone in this town who's been declared dead really is. Jason suspects that Sidwell and whoever he's working with are using Anna's history with Faison to mess with her, hoping it'll distract her so they can carry out whatever their plans are. That makes sense to Anna, but there must be something else going on, too, because someone chloroforms her in her car and she wakes up handcuffed to a chair somewhere. Felicia and Spinelli take James to see Nathan, but James would rather hang out with Cody. Though it's sad, it works in Spinelli and Felicia's favor, as it's a good reason for Nathan not to take James away from his family. He assures them that he's not going to do that, so Spinelli can relax knowing that the kids won't be split up. As for Cody, he recognizes that Nathan is disappointed, and he makes an excuse to leave with Molly so James can spend time with Nathan. That's another point for him with Molly. Sonny rents out the hatchet place so he and Justine can have dinner together without anyone seeing. He advises her to recuse herself from Willow's case because Alexis will destroy her. Justine thinks she can hold her own and that Sonny wants someone inexperienced prosecuting so Willow has a better chance of being exonerated and her kids won't lose their mother. Tracy recaps everything for Gio, then invites him to move back into the mansion, since the people he's been trying to avoid have all moved out. Gio thinks that Monica left her the house because she trusted Tracy to keep the family together, which means she needs to suck it up and let Ronnie off the hook so everyone will come home. Leaving Scout with the Davises on Halloween is the best thing Drew has done in months, because Molly and Kristina know just what to say to her while she's missing Sam. Scout laments that Drew never talks about Sam, so Kristina promises to always be there when Scout wants to do that. Danny confides to Alexis that he feels like he's failing Sam by not being able to look after Scout. She assures him that nothing about the mess they're dealing with is his fault, and she thinks the way he confronted Drew recently makes him just like Sam.
Half of me wants Anna to shut up about Faison already, because it's become an obsession, bt the other half of me knows her paranoia is justified. Plus, Jason made an excellent point. And if Sidwell and co. are trying to throw Anna off her game, it looks like it's working, because she didn't notice that someone was hiding in her car.
I did NOT expect James to prefer Cody over Nathan. But I'm not at all surprised that Cody is trying to help fix that.
Molly doesn't strike me as someone who wears holiday-specific accessories, which means she did that just for Scout, which makes her awesome.
The flaw in Justine's theory that Sonny wants Willow acquitted for the kids' sake is that then the police will look into other suspects, which puts a target on Michael.
Kate Mansi's delivery of "who manhandles cupcakes?" was so funny.
November 6th, 2025
Tracy gives Ronnie an "I'm sorry if my actions hurt you" apology, which Ronnie rejects. They bicker for the millionth time until Ronnie uses a phrase that Monica used to use all the time and Tracy's heart grows three sizes and suddenly everything is good between them. Ned, Olivia, Brook, Michael, and Dante consider their futures, knowing that the odds of Tracy apologizing to Ronnie are slim, so they'll have to find new places to live. Gio has much more faith in Tracy, so he's not surprised when Ronnie shows up and reveals that Tracy fulfilled the obligations they placed on her. The Quartermaines return home, apologizing to Tracy for not believing her about Ronnie, and order is restored in the family's universe. Ronnie leaves Gio with advice to take a page from Tracy's book and say things to Brook and Dante that he currently can't bring himself to say. While discussing next steps with Brennan and Vaughn, Josslyn suggests that they try to get to Sidwell through Marco. This is exactly what Brennan was thinking, and he assigns her to get closer to Marco via his relationship with Lucas. Josslyn doesn't like the idea of lying to family again, and Vaughn doesn't like that Brennan is putting her in danger again, but it's not like they have a better idea. Lucas and Ava agree that it's time for him to move out, and he considers living with Marco. He thinks it's too soon, and he's also worried that he moved on from Brad too quickly and things with Marco won't last. Ava reminds him that there are no guarantees in life, so he's not going to get any assurances before he makes a decision. It might make Lucas feel better to know that Marco also wants to live with him, and he asks Sidwell if it would be okay to move him into Wyndemere. Sidwell is hesitant, since they're working on illegal and immoral things there, but Marco really cares for Lucas and is so sincere that Sidwell gives in. Sidwell asks his new butler to steer Lucas away from anything he shouldn't see, and the butler warns that if Lucas becomes a liability, they'll have to handle him. Oh, and by the way, the butler is Pascal. Britt asks Portia to advocate for her so she can get back her medical license. When Portia says it's too soon and they'll revisit this is a few months, Britt reveals that she's figured out that Portia's pregnant. Portia submits to blackmail yet again, but she points out that she's only keeping her pregnancy secret until the second trimester, which means Britt won't have power over her for long. Alexis hires Felicia to find out if Portia was working the night of Drew's shooting. The referendum vote is polling down the middle, so Jordan advises Sidwell to come up with a plan B in case things don't work out for him. Also, Jordan speaks French, and that's the extent of her contribution to this episode.
Heh, the only reason Dante was on today was to make a hilarious face when Olivia suggested that he and Rocco move in with her, Ned, and Leo.
I figured Pascal would be back sooner or later. I'm only surprised that they waited so long.
How would Britt juggle doing Sidwell's bidding while working doctor's hours?
Why do Portia's storylines always involve blackmail?
November 7th, 2025
Josslyn wants to try to keep Lucas from moving into Wyndemere, but Brennan thinks it's perfect, since it'll put Lucas right in the middle of things. Josslyn worries that he'll get drawn into something dangerous, and she wants to warn him that Sidwell is involved in things that no one knows about. Brennan threatens to have her charged with treason if she does that, so she has to back down. Lucas is still worried that it's too soon to live with Marco, but Marco is so sure of what he wants and so in love with Lucas that he changes his mind. This will make things tough for Britt, who shows up at Wyndemere unannounced, leaving Sidwell to scramble to explain her presence when Lucas and Marco arrive. Carly visits Valentin again and breaks the news that Brennan is having him transferred to the States. Valentin sees this as proof that Brennan has a blind spot where she's concerned. He warns her to be extremely careful, because if Brennan catches on to her, he might hurt Josslyn in retaliation. Emma gives Britt a peace offering, but it fails to get Britt to agree to let her keep working for Dalton. Emma also fails to get her key fob, despite it being just inches away. She's determined to get into the lab during Laura and Ezra's debate, since security will be distracted, but that leaves her with a very short timetable. Charlotte seems to think she can get the job done. Sonny and Jason have wisely purchased some piers in Rochester in case the referendum vote doesn't go their way, but Jason suggests securing what they want by killing Sidwell now. Sonny notes that the WSB is keeping an eye on Sidwell, so if they turn their attention to him, he'll have both federal and local law enforcement watching him. Plus, Lucas could move against him if Sonny kills his boyfriend's father, and Alexis wouldn't be happy, which would cause problems for Kristina. Long story short, the drawbacks outweigh the benefits here, and Sonny will only take Sidwell out if he thinks there are no better options. Lulu tells Charlotte that Valentin might be moved to the States, which would enable more frequent visits. Charlotte knows that Brennan is using her to get information from Valentin, and she doesn't care if other people try to use her as leverage. Brennan informs Laura that Anna has been called back up by the WSB and has abandoned her job as commissioner. Laura doesn't buy it, but Emma reports that she got a voicemail confirming what Brennan said. It's really bad timing for Laura, who's worried about the debate. Sidwell tries to get information on Sonny out of Ava, but she knows better than to get involved in any of that. Some guy watches Felicia at work, then gives her a folder with someone inside that she sounds incredulous about, but I have no idea what's going on there.
Josslyn doesn't need to warn Lucas about anything. Carly will give him enough of an earful for both of them.
Marco and Lucas were discussing living together before ever saying "I love you"? Really?
We're only up to a debate? This referendum storyline is never going to end!
Did Felicia get served papers or something? For what?
November 10th, 2025
Drew is annoyed that Jacinda is working for Nina and wants to send her away. Nina wants to let Michael get rid of her himself – if it comes out that he's dating an escort, his reputation will be harmed, he'll have to turn on her, and their shared alibi will be exposed as fake. Nina's big plan is to arrange for Jacinda to show up while Michael is with the kids. To her surprise, when she asks to have a visit with them, he approves. Brook and Dante discuss whether Michael could have shot Drew and/or framed Willow. It's all boring until Dante reveals that Chase has gone to visit Willow three times. He's actually with her when Alexis comes to tell her that she may be able to get her out on bail after all. Like Nina, Chase thinks that Jacinda is the key to getting Willow out, though Alexis is a lot more realistic about how disproving Michael's alibi would actually benefit Willow. Ned has taken on the responsibility of getting all of the Quartermaines' stuff back to the manor, but Drew reveals that he basically hijacked the moving trucks and had everything sent to his house. While confronting him and threatening legal action, Ned appears to have a heart attack. Drew figures he's faking and walks away. Sonny tells Michael that he wants Willow exonerated for the kids' sake, and he doesn't think the police will pursue Michael as a suspect if they don't have enough evidence to make charges stick. Shockingly, he's unable to convince Michael that this is a good idea. Emma is ready to admit defeat when it comes to getting into Dalton's office, since she can't be sure that Charlotte will come through. Gio gives her encouragement, and she repays him with some after he has a good conversation with Ned. Felicia asks Portia about her whereabouts the night of Drew's shooting and whether she saw Willow at the hospital. Portia says she was on call and was working in her office, but a quick check of that night's schedule lets Felicia know that she was off way before the time of the shooting. Isaiah thinks that he and Portia should tell the police that they were together that night, but she quickly strikes that idea down. Justine conveniently gets a flat tire near Sonny's house and shows up looking for help. They seem like they're close to kissing, but Donna interrupts.
Why does everyone think that disproving Michael's alibi will automatically lead to an arrest and conviction?
Michael and Jacinda have more fake chemistry than most of the real couples on this show.
I definitely didn't predict that Emma and Gio will probably have to put off the heist to get Ned medical attention. Mostly because I didn't expect to see Ned again until Thanksgiving, if then.
Once again, I have to assume that Donna will play a role in this Sonny/Justine weirdness getting out.
November 11th, 2025
Emma and Gio find Ned having a heart attack and rush to help him. Britt happens to be at Bobbie's and gives him CPR until paramedics arrive. Charlotte comes up with a plan for her, Danny, and Rocco to steal the key fob, but they end up not needing it. Britt accidentally leaves her purse at Bobbie's and asks them to get it for her, so she basically hands it right to them. Emma calls off the break-in so she can be with Gio, but the teens decide to proceed on their own. Nina's plan backfires not just because Michael quickly catches on to it but because he has no problem with her telling people that he's letting his son hang out with an escort. She threatens to let the custody judge know, but Michael is confident that Willow will be in prison by the time the next visitation hearing rolls around, so the people he spends time with are the least of his concern. Add to all this the fact that Jacinda is good with kids and Nina has had a completely fruitless day. But she's not the only one to see Michael, Jacinda, and Wiley together – Willow's out on bail, and they're the first people she comes across. Brook and Chase bicker over his private investigation and the complications around him trying to pin a crime on her cousin to free his ex. Brook is mostly worried that Chase is putting his career in jeopardy, especially after he lost his badge for so long. He uses that as a justification for helping Willow – he feels like he did the right thing hitting Valentin, even if it cost him something. In the end, Brook backs down. Dante has been named acting commissioner while Anna's away, because apparently Laura doesn't care that he's connected to people involved in the town's current biggest case. Nathan's psych evaluation is good and Dante needs the help, so he hires him back at the PCPD. He'll be partnering Nathan with Chase, possibly to keep Chase in check while he investigates Michael. Olivia lets Lulu know that she overheard Danny and Rocco talking about Britt, though she doesn't know the details. She advises Lulu to hang back and let Rocco explore how he wants so he can learn who Britt really is on his own. Lucas announces his upcoming move to Elizabeth, who thinks it's a bad idea, not just because it's so fast but because of the Sidwell factor.
I look forward to Rocco inevitably being busted for breaking and entering, only to discover that his father is the acting commissioner.
Michael handled everything with Nina perfectly, and posing for the picture was the cherry on top.
Willow got out of prison and the first place she went was...the Metro Court?
Brook needs to point out that investigating on Willow's behalf doesn't need to include going to visit her. She should also remind Chase of what happened the last time he got overly involved in an investigation.
November 12th, 2025
Everyone gives Britt credit for saving Ned, but Britt and Lulu tell the Quartermaines that Gio was the real hero, since he started CPR right away. Gio's worried that his recent great conversation with Ned is the only one they'll ever have. The teens make it into Dalton's lab, but there are no animals there and they can't find any evidence that Dalton has been conducting illegal testing. Dalton comes in, forcing them to hide, and when he gets to close to Charlotte and Danny's hiding spot, Rocco reveals himself to save them. Willow barely disguises her disgust toward Jacinda while they're with Wiley, then tears into Michael for letting their child be around her. She also accuses him of planting the gun in her room. Michael is still pretty confident that his and Jacinda's shared alibi is solid and that her former profession won't have a negative impact on him at the next visitation hearing. And he still thinks that Willow will be sent back to prison and the visitation stuff will be moot, so basically, Michael has no worries right now. Drew unsurprisingly dangles Scout in front of Alexis to try to make her use Michael in Willow's defense argument. Alexis wants to propose any potential other suspects who might make the jury doubt Willow's guilt, and she thinks Drew needs to reevaluate which part of this is more important to him, freeing Willow or pinning things on Michael. Drew sends in Martin as Alexis' co-counsel, but Martin thinks Alexis is doing everything right. He warns that she'd better have a solid defense planned out, because if she doesn't get Willow exonerated, Drew will retaliate. Meanwhile, Drew tells Willow what he's having Alexis do, sure that Michael will be the parent who never sees their kids again. Martin gives Laura some encouragement before her debate against Ezra, though she's worried that Ezra will try to use her recent appointment of Dante as acting commissioner against her. She approaches Ezra about agreeing to leave personal issues out of the debate, but just then, Dalton drags Rocco in and demands that he be arrested, so that's not going to happen. Britt thinks she knows more about cardiology than Portia and involves herself in Ned's case, so Jason steps in to get her out of here before she gets fired. Britt whines about hating her job and not wanting to be back in town, like, no one's forcing you to be there, hon. Feel free to go back to Croatia.
I assumed that when Ned eventually got another storyline, he would actually get some screentime.
I call B.S. on Dante not going to the hospital because he's "in the middle of a case."
The way Willow sneers over Jacinda's former profession says a lot about her, doesn't it?
Does Britt have to have SO FREAKING MUCH screentime?
November 13th, 2025
Laura comes up with a million excuses for why Rocco might have been in Dalton's lab, but when Rocco produces the key fob he used to enter, she can't defend him. Ezra sticks his nose in and riles things up, and Rocco ends up getting arrested. Laura ditches the debate so she can go with him to the police station. Charlotte rushes to Dante and Lulu and fills them in on Rocco's bust. Dante and Lulu are deeply disappointed, and Dante has to find a way to handle the situation that's both fitting for Rocco's crime and not too harsh on his son. Rocco doesn't mention any co-conspirators, but Emma and Gio want to admit to their parts since the whole thing was their idea. They turn to Sonny, who reminds them that the stakes are much higher for them, since they're adults. Like Gio and Emma, Danny feels horrible that Rocco is taking the full blame for the break-in. Jason takes him to Alexis, who cautions him to keep quiet so Drew doesn't get involved and use this as an excuse to keep him away from Scout forever. Britt asks Sidwell to get Dalton to back off of Rocco, though he thinks she should be more concerned with their timeframe and the work they still have to do. Sidwell tells Dalton not to press things with Rocco, since that could bring attention to the lab, but Dalton wants to punish Rocco since he feels like Laura humiliated him. Ric asks Sonny to bring him on as a lawyer, claiming he wants to finally make peace. To prove himself, he may have a way for Sonny to keep his piers no matter which way the referendum goes. Sonny's hesitant to trust him, but when Gio comes to him for help, Ric is the first person Sonny calls. Nathan and Chase meet and adjust to being partners. They're supposed to look into Heron's murder, and since Nathan is clearly connected to Sidwell somehow, that could get interesting. Molly and Alexis are filler, but at least Molly's making progress with her book.
Interesting what everyone's first moves were today. Charlotte's was to get her mother. Gio's was to go to his grandfather. Rocco's was to come clean. Danny's was to go to his father, and Jason's was to consult Alexis, which was probably the best decision of all of those.
Laura shouldn't have let Rocco hand over the fob. She should have told the cops to get a warrant.
Maybe the masterminds aren't so great at what they're doing if three teenagers could come so close to ruining all their plans.
I predict that Dalton's body will turn up in the harbor by the end of the year. He is, by my calculations, the most expendable character currently on the show, and he's already crossed Sidwell. The second he's no longer needed for his research, he's gone.
We've got to start learning more about what's going on with Nathan and how he fits into all of this. He's been back for weeks now and the plot has gone nowhere.
Ric has been off-screen for almost a month, and all of a sudden he wants to help Sonny? Yeah, he's been scheming for weeks. Sonny should absolutely not trust him.
November 14th, 2025
Rocco agrees with Sonny that Gio should stay out of his legal issues, no matter how bad he feels that his brother is getting blamed for something that was partly his idea. Dante cautions Laura against going to Rocco's arraignment, since it's Election Day and she's already missed the debate for her grandson. Laura cares more about her family than her political career, and she insists on going, which turns out to be a good idea, since Rocco wanted her there. Ric makes a reasonable deal with Justine for community service, but just before the arraignment, Dalton provides Justine with new information. She blindsides everyone in court by announcing that Rocco damaged the lab, destroyed proprietary information, and came in contact with chemicals that could have harmed people. Ric tries to get the hearing postponed, but the judge buys the totally unsubstantiated claims (which the police haven't even investigated) and has Rocco taken into custody for two days before he can have a bail hearing. Laura is positive that he's been framed, since Dalton didn't say anything about damage the night before. Carly reacts exactly as you'd expect to the news that Lucas is moving into Wyndemere. She even suggests that Marco is using Lucas because he thinks getting involved with someone connected to his father's enemy will work to their advantage. Josslyn sides with Lucas, which makes Carly mad at her, too. Emma feels like she's even more responsible for Rocco's situation than Gio does, since she's been planning moves against Dalton for months, but Gio sees them as equals here. They both decide to tell Dante and Lulu about their involvement in the break-in. Stella tells Curtis that she's already figured out that Portia is pregnant, and she is highly opposed to the two of them splitting up. Trina, like Portia, blames Jordan for her parents' divorce, thinking she used what Trina told her about their issues to split them up. She vows to make sure that Curtis never goes back to Jordan. Sidwell tries again to use his connection to Ava as a route to Sonny, but she still won't take the bait.
Oh, yeah, Dalton's definitely getting murdered.
If the police didn't even go to the lab, there's no evidence that the damage occurred before Rocco was arrested, which means Ric should have been able to get all that stuff thrown out.
Enough about "optics" of who Laura hangs out with. The people of Port Charles aren't stupid. They know who she's related to and who she's friends with. Not going to court for Rocco wouldn't separate them in people's minds.
I think it's safe to stay that Sonny's done with Justine.
Trina...no. You sound crazy.
November 17th, 2025
Dalton harasses Laura about Rocco at their polling place, and she doesn't hold back when she calls him a liar and warns that her family will make sure he doesn't get away with what he's doing. A number of witnesses film the encounter, which mostly makes Laura look a little crazy and Dalton look like he should watch his back. Gio admits to Dante and Brook that he was the reason Rocco broke into the lab. Brook gets right away that Rocco chose on his own to break in after Gio and Emma called things off, but Dante places all the blame on Gio, saying he should have known what Rocco would do. He doesn't think Gio actually cares about Rocco or how much he wants Gio as his family. Britt confronts Emma for stealing her key fob and blames her for Rocco's situation. Emma again takes responsibility, but she points out that Rocco decided for himself to continue the plan. Britt thinks that Rocco's been pretending to want to get to know her so he could get close enough to steal the fob. Emma assures her that Rocco is a genuine person and wouldn't use her like that. Lulu confides to Carly that she's thinking of getting Charlotte and Danny to come forward as witnesses in hopes of getting Rocco cleared of Dalton's accusations. She's just not sure that they won't get in as much trouble as Rocco as in. She doesn't trust her judgment here, since she's still haunted by what happened when she and Dante exposed Michael as Claudia's killer years ago. Trina wants to tell her parents that she and Kai destroyed Drew's blackmail material, since she thinks that's one of the stresses that's led them to divorce. Kai reminds her that they don't know where Portia was when Drew was shot, and though Trina might not want to accept it, it's possible that Portia was the shooter. If Trina tells her parents that the blackmail material is gone, Portia might confess to the shooting, and Trina likely isn't ready to hear that. Ric and Sonny tear into Justine for blindsiding Rocco, but she doesn't think she did anything wrong. Sonny tries to convince her that Dalton manufactured the "evidence" about the vandalism in the lab. She thinks he's too biased to admit that Rocco might have actually done it, but she promises to have Dalton's claims investigated. Felicia questions Alexis' decision to focus on Portia in Willow's defense, since they don't know what motive she might have had for shooting Drew. Alexis still isn't sure, but she's keeping her options open. Surprisingly, Ric might provide the break she needs to pursue this as a viable defense: In exchange for her help getting Danny and Charlotte to come forward as witnesses for Rocco, he'll give Alexis information on Portia. Portia and Curtis have the same conversation they keep having about whether or not they'll stay together for the baby.
Forget the end of the year – Dalton's not going to survive to the end of the week. And Laura's going to be the main suspect.
I need someone to tell Dante to shush.
Lulu has the right idea, but will anyone believe that Danny and Charlotte were really in the lab? It's more likely that people will think they're lying to protect Rocco.
Ric can't really think he can guarantee that Charlotte and Danny won't get in trouble – he couldn't guarantee anything for Rocco. Plus, even if he could convince Alexis that Danny would be 100 percent protected, Jason will never trust him.
November 18th, 2025
Britt asks Jason to get Danny to turn himself in for his part in the break-in, but Jason is too spooked by what happened to Michael in Pentonville to do that. While the adults in their lives debate whether they should be kept out of Rocco's situation, Danny and Charlotte make a full confession to Nathan. He takes their statements, then informs them that because they didn't have parents present, it's not official. The teens refuse to take that as an out. But Ric and Alexis have come up with a plan to paint Dalton as the villain to keep all three teens from doing time. Dante seems to regret the way he treated Gio, and he's trying to accept that Rocco made his own decisions and Gio isn't responsible for that. Sidwell and Marco discuss the pros and cons of cutting Dalton loose now that he's gone rogue. Britt may have made the ultimate decision for Sidwell, as she tells him that if he doesn't rein Dalton in and get him to back off of Rocco, she'll torch their project. Laura thinks that her confrontation with Dalton may have cost her the election, but Sonny tells her that it's actually made people like her. He hints that if they can't get Rocco out of this legally, he'll resort to illegal means. Ric tells Alexis that Portia altered Heather's cobalt tests and from there steers her toward putting together that Drew was blackmailing her with the information. Carly continues playing Brennan like a fiddle, even sucking it up long enough to almost fool around with him.
I love so much that Danny and Charlotte barely gave a thought to the risk of confessing. Whatever happens, they tried to do the right thing.
I'm not sure what to make of Nathan taking the teens' statements without adults present. Obviously, the real Nathan would never do that. Is he trying to maintain his cover? Or is he employing some kind of strategy to deal with Dalton?
Imagine if Ric helps Jason keep his kid out of juvie.
Wait, does Dante actually have some self-awareness? He's learning from his mistakes?
Thank you, people of Port Charles, for being like, "Actually, we want a mayor who yells at jerks."
November 19th, 2025
Vaughn spots Dalton getting drunk and summons Josslyn to try to get information out of him. Not only does she get Dalton to admit that he's testing on animals in a lab PCU knows nothing about, she gets herself an invitation to that lab. Emma and Gio show up as they're about to leave, and before Josslyn can convince them that she's handling things, Emma confronts Dalton, admitting that she's the one who got him busted for animal testing in California. He threatens to have her expelled and she throws a drink at him. Before things can escalate, Vaughn steps in, reveals himself as a WSB agent, and orders Dalton to meet with him the next afternoon. Emma frets that all of her planning was for nothing, since the WSB has been investigating Dalton this whole time. Josslyn cheers her up by letting her know that he confessed to testing on animals. Now Emma and Gio are confident that the WSB will take down Dalton. But they probably won't, because when Dalton comes over whining about the WSB being on to him, Sidwell decides to end the whole mess by shooting him. Ric and Alexis are fairly sure that Charlotte and Danny's testimonies will be able to free Rocco, but Dante is hesitant to place faith in that. Jason has already decided to let Danny do what he feels is right, and Lulu eventually gives Charlotte the go-ahead to do the same. The teens scheme to make their testimonies have the maximum impact by agreeing to lie that Dalton hit Rocco. Sidwell tries to talk Britt down from wanting him to move against Dalton, but she refuses to let Rocco suffer because Dalton won't obey orders. She complains about how she got pulled into all of this against her will, but Sidwell doesn't have much sympathy, considering the alternative was to let her die at Heather's hands. He wonders how much Jason knows about Britt's activities and notes that he's unlikely to stay with her if she loses access to her medication and starts declining. Laura hangs out with Jordan while waiting for the election results, regretting that Jordan went to the trouble of quitting her job to work for Sidwell and now probably won't be able to come back. Drew comes by to preemptively gloat and asks Laura to endorse Ezra in her concession speech. He thinks that since she's using her office to try to help Rocco, she's no better than he is. Fortunately, by the end of the episode, Drew has been shut up by the news that Laura won the election and will be mayor for at least another four years.
I take back what I said yesterday about Charlotte and Danny. Bad teens! No treats!
I can't believe that Josslyn was moments away from getting proof to nail Dalton, and Emma is the one who screwed it all up.
So the only point of Ned's heart attack was to disrupt the plans for the break-in? That seems extreme.
Ha ha, suck it, Drew.
November 20th, 2025
Britt is deeply shaken by witnessing Dalton's murder, and Sidwell and Pascal's attitudes about it knock out a lot of her cockiness. Pascal reminds her to keep her mouth shut because they're keeping an eye on her. Laura and Lulu have to take a brief break from celebrating Laura's win when Ezra arrives to complain that the people of Port Charles are stupid for not voting for him. Laura won't let him ruin her night, but it gets ruined anyway. On the drive home, she gets a flat tire, and while looking for flares in her trunk, she finds Dalton's body. Chase meets with Nina in his attempt to help Willow, thinking she can provide information on Jacinda that will disprove her and Michael's alibi. She doesn't, but she does let him know that Jacinda has history with Ezra. It's Chase's lucky night, because he runs into Ezra moments later, and after having lost the election, Ezra is ready to spend the evening drinking and complaining. Willow wants to be more proactive about her trial, but there isn't much she can do to try to prove her innocence. Alexis asks for her alibi, which isn't going to help her in court, since she was alone the whole time. That means Alexis will definitely have to introduce reasonable doubt by directing the jury toward another suspect. Ezra interrupts a date between Michael and Jacinda and tries to pay her to ditch Michael for him. Michael threatens to have him thrown out of the Metro Court, but Jacinda handles things discretely and lets Ezra known that she's not an escort anymore. She tells Michael that she's starting to feel like their fake relationship isn't completely fake. Sonny admits to Carly that he thinks it's more likely that Michael shot Drew and framed Willow than that Willow is the culprit. Carly tries to make up with Lucas, but since she still thinks he's making a mistake moving into Wyndemere, she doesn't accomplish anything. He's just glad he has Ava's support instead. As what's more or less an afterthought, Michael informs Sonny that the referendum vote went his way, so he gets to keep his piers.
Am I supposed to feel bad for Britt? 'Cause no.
"It wasn't personal. Actually, it was. You are very, very annoying." Welcome back, Pascal.
Pretty bold (and dumb) of Ezra to offer Jacinda money in front of a witness.
After months of hearing about the referendum, it's all over with what was basically a throwaway line. Freaking A.
November 21st, 2025
Laura is completely freaked out about having a body in her trunk, and though she knows she should call the police, she calls Sonny instead. Nathan comes across her first, but Sonny arrives just as he's about to open the trunk, and Nathan gets called away without finding out anything. Sonny takes control of the situation and makes sure that there's no evidence connecting Laura to Dalton's murder. He also gets her to figure out that Sidwell is probably responsible. Chase tells Alexis that Ezra said he was with Jacinda the night of Drew's shooting. But Chase doesn't have any proof, and Alexis is pretty sure that Ezra won't go on the record about hiring an escort, so this isn't anything she can use in court. Chase vows to get proof, ignoring Alexis' warnings that he's taking a big risk for something that might not pay off. Sonny tries to reassure Gio that Dante will get past what happened with Rocco and welcome him as a son. At the same time, Brook opens up to Michael about Dante's anger at Rocco. Michael tells her that whenever he's had issues with Sonny, Carly has always helped him. He then arranges for Gio to come by so Brook can tell him that she disagrees with Dante and doesn't blame Gio for Rocco's situation. When she says that she understands that Gio was trying to do the right thing, it finally clicks for him that she was trying to do the same when she gave him up. He's so appreciative of her support that he calls her "Mom." Jason confronts Britt over the fact that she's obviously been working with Dalton. Britt wants to know that Jason will prioritize her and be there for her whenever she needs before she tells him anything. She seems like she might start spilling secrets, but he gets called away to deal with Dalton, which makes Britt see that she'll never come first for him. It must be Corinthos Siblings Try to Help People Connect Day, because Kristina ditches Molly for Jacinda on an evening out so Molly and Cody can have some time alone. The lovebirds end up dancing and look like they might take another stab at that kiss they keep not sharing.
Why was Laura's second instinct to call Alexis? Because she thought she'd need a lawyer? Why not call Martin? Also, I'm going to be honest, my first instinct would have been to call Sonny.
So we're saying that Jacinda was with Ezra the night of the shooting and didn't tell Michael, even after he tried to confirm that no one could contradict their alibi?
Tracy's going to kick everyone out again when she finds out that they didn't tell her about Ned.
No way would Gio call Brook "Mom" this soon.
"If I tell you, I have to know you'd put me first." HE WON'T! HE HAS CHILDREN! ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN IS A MINOR WITH NO OTHER PARENT! JASON WILL NEVER PUT YOU FIRST, BRITT!
November 24th, 2025
Laura worries that getting rid of Dalton's body was a mistake, and possibly what Sidwell wanted her to do, for some reason. Sonny talks her out of telling the police the truth, since he's now implicated in the cover-up, and there's nothing tying Laura to Dalton. Dante visits Rocco, reassuring him that no one believes Dalton's accusations about him. Sometime between that conversation and a visit from Sonny, Rocco is attacked, which sets Sonny on edge. Rocco doesn't want to hide between his mobster grandfather, but Sonny wants any potential enemies to know that when they come for Rocco, they're coming for him, too. When Dalton doesn't show up to meet with Justine first thing in the morning, she and Nathan start to suspect that he fled town before he could be busted for filing a false police report. Without him, Rocco's bail hearing could be affected, which means he may not be home as soon as everyone thinks he will. Brennan can tell that something's off with Carly, but he seems to buy her claim that it's from her recent arguments with Josslyn and Lucas. He tells Josslyn to make up with her mother, because that's totally something a boss should be discussing with his employee. Josslyn vents to Vaughn that she has to pretend to support Lucas fully knowing that it's not safe for him to get too close to Sidwell. Vaughn reminds her that putting an end to Faison's last project is more important than Lucas' personal life. He meets with Brennan to discuss Dalton, and though Brennan appreciates the intel, he doesn't appreciate that Vaughn and Josslyn haven't listened to him about not having a relationship. Vaughn ends up being dragged off to parts unknown. Brennan also urges Carly to make up with Josslyn, and it leads to them smoothing things over. Carly still isn't on board with Lucas and Marco living together, but Josslyn warns that if she keeps pressing the issue, Lucas might feel like he has to choose between her and Marco, and Carly might not like the decision he makes. Martin tears into Laura for continuing to pal around Sonny after he almost made her lose the election. Laura doesn't think that staying friends with Sonny is any different from the way Martin used to go to bat for Cyrus all the time. While others question whether it's too soon for Lucas and Marco to live together, the safety of the situation, etc., Lucas' only real issue is the awkwardness that comes from where things stand between Sonny and Marco. Elizabeth advises him to try to remain neutral so his whole relationship with Marco doesn't become about Sonny. Jason continues to be way nicer to Britt than she deserves, and she continues to test the boundaries of how unpleasant and annoying she can be before he finds another way to occupy his time.
How did Laura manage on the run all those years? She has no chill.
I can't bring myself to care about Vaughn. He's barely a character. We don't even know his first name!
Jason, if Britt keeps evading your questions, take the hint and stop asking.
The only way they can make the Jason/Britt stuff interesting (other than, you know, her giving him even the smallest piece of information about what's going on) is if they play up the fact that she knows who killed Dalton and he knows what happened to the body.
November 25th, 2025
Britt visits Rocco, then interrupts a pointless conversation between Sidwell and Ava about Sonny to demand that Sidwell do something to help. She soon realizes that Sidwell ordered Rocco's assault as a message to Sonny and Laura. I'm not sure what Britt expected Sidwell to do to help, but he makes it clear that she has no power here and he would have no problem giving her the same treatment as Dalton. Nathan rushes Lulu to juvie so she can see Rocco, then takes matters into his own hands and announces that he's taking Rocco to the PCPD until his bail hearing (which Justine has gotten moved up). This gets Nathan a stern warning from Justine, but it's hard to argue with protecting the safety of a child, so she lets it go. Willow moves back in with Drew, though she's worried that his shooter will come back to finish the job. Drew is thrilled that everything is getting back to where he wants it, and he tries to move things forward by proposing again. Michael learns that Willow moved back in with Drew in what he guesses is an attempt to get the kids back. Elizabeth suggests that he offer Willow visitation so she won't see Drew as her only avenue to the kids. Michael says he's considered every possibility and always comes to the same conclusion that Willow's bad decisions mean she doesn't have the kids' best interests in mind. Later, he overhears Willow asking Elizabeth to be her maid of honor when she marries Drew on Thanksgiving. Sonny demands that Justine get Rocco released from juvie, as if she has any control over that. She reveals that there's no proof that Rocco trashed the lab, and since Dalton has disappeared, things are looking better and better for Rocco. Danny and Charlotte test out their plan to say that Dalton hit Rocco, but Alexis, Laura, and Jason don't buy their story for a second. Even after being warned about perjuring themselves, the teens want to stick with their lie. Obrecht asks Nina to write something about Rocco in Crimson, apparently not realizing that magazines aren't a timely medium, and also, it has nothing to do with crime. They shift focus to Willow instead, because Nina can't go a day without complaining about Drew, and she admits that she threw Portia under the bus in an attempt to save Willow.
How in the world did Britt get authorized to visit Rocco?
It's ridiculous that Rocco was in juvie in the first place. What a waste of taxpayer money to put him there for two days instead of just leaving him in PCPD lockup.
Willow has only ever gotten married "out of circumstance or necessity"? Which was Michael the second time?
Please, Obrecht. If Nina had shot Drew, she would have turned herself in the second Willow was arrested.
November 26th, 2025
Drew asks Martin to officiate the wedding, which he admits is partly to help Willow in court, but mostly because he loves her. Portia and Curtis won't be spending Thanksgiving together, which means Stella might have to accept that they're really going to split up. That doesn't help her mood when she, Curtis, and Trina have dinner at the Grille while Drew is there. Stella confronts him with accusations of abusing his office to come after her and basically says that he deserved to be shot. He subtly threatens to have her fraud investigation reopened, and she says she hopes he gets shot again. Drew tells Martin that he thinks Curtis shot him, but he wants Michael to go down for it instead. He'll just find another way to get revenge on Curtis. Michael and Chase fight about Willow again, and Chase continues defending Willow when he learns that she and Drew are going to try to get married again, because it's all Drew's doing and Willow...uh...hold on, I'm not sure what the logic is here. Chase is annoyed that Brook has gone from admitting that Michael could have shot Drew to thinking that he's innocent. She bases that on what he did for her and Gio, which even Chase has to admit was pretty nice. He acknowledges that he's had skewed priorities lately and needs to refocus on his marriage. Obrecht plays peacemaker for Willow and Nina, convincing Willow that, though Nina has made numerous mistakes and continuously disappointed her, she's family and deserves another chance. Dante brings Nathan into the investigation into Drew's shooting, and they agree that Curtis deserves a closer look. Ava tells Portia that Nina sold her out to help Willow, which could put her on the police's radar. Portia worries that everything will come out about the reasons for Drew's blackmail and she'll end up giving birth in prison. Rocco's out on bail, so that's at least one thing going in his favor. Jason warns Lulu that with all the connections their kids have to public figures, both good and morally questionable, this may not be the last time one of them is targeted.
If Stella yelled at me in public, I would have no choice but to leave town.
Chase's defense of Willow makes him sound a little crazy, but honestly, Brook thinking that Michael is innocent because he was nice to her makes her sound a little crazy, too.
I assume Obrecht will now take her own advice and patch things up with Britt? Yeah, probably not.
How about, instead of reopening a case or doing Justine's job for her, Dante and Nathan investigate Heron's murder?