General Hospital blog - April, 2026
April 1st, 2026
Sidwell and Cassius think that their scheming is going well, partly because Maxie's poisoning took out the only person who might have noticed that Cassius wasn't Nathan. Cassius confirms that Britt and Jason were going to split town together, and Sidwell believes that Sonny had Jason kill Marco on his way out. Cassius withholds what he knows about Cullum's shooting and agrees to find out what he can about the investigation into Marco's murder. Britt and Lucas each blame themselves for Marco's death, but they soon put things together and realize that Cullum killed him. Lucas is distraught at the thought that he was saving Cullum's life while Marco was dying. He puts everything on Sidwell, and when he goes to see him, he asks if Sidwell wants to know why Marco died. Brennan presses Nina again to get information out of Charlotte. Nina knows that Charlotte lied when she said she hasn't been in touch with Valentin, but she figures that he's long gone. Brennan warns that if she doesn't get him what he needs, Willow will pay the price. Though it's clear that Nina wants to help Willow, Brennan decides to line up a plan B. He offers Jacinda something that could help Michael clear his name as Drew's suspected shooter if she can get Charlotte to tell her where Valentin is. Willow gets suspicious about Kai and Trina's comments about her phone and Wiley's ringtone and wonders if they were in the house the night of the shooting. She's too preoccupied by that to listen when Nina comes by to talk to her about Brennan. Kai and Trina feel bad about the hit Michael's reputation has taken since Willow's trial, especially since they know that she shot Drew. Unfortunately for them, Willow hears them talking about that. Ezra instructs Laura to hold a press conference to condemn Jason and distance herself from Sonny. As he tells it, it's his idea, not Sidwell's, and it's purely for Laura's safety – Sidwell's so mad at Sonny about Marco's murder that Ezra doesn't want Laura caught in the fallout. Michael notices Drew's blinking habit, and just think about how hilarious would be if he were the first one to realize that Drew is trying to communicate something about Willow. Lulu asks Laura to reach out to her old WSB contacts to find out where Jason is. Never mind that she can't offer up a believable reason for wanting that. When she shares this request with Cassius, he warns her not to give the WSB any reason to dig into what really happened.
"Nathan died the night he was shot." La la la la la la la I can't hear you.
All this time we thought the C who signed the note to Britt was Cullum, but maybe it was Cassius.
Britt and Lucas being allies is so weird.
Why is Ezra trying to help Laura? He can't really care what happens to her. Maybe it's because if Sidwell gets rid of her, it'll be harder for Ezra to stay off his radar.
April 2nd, 2026
Sonny agrees with Ezra's decision for Laura to give a press conference denouncing Jason and Sonny. He knows Sidwell is going to retaliate over Marco's murder, and he wants to be the only person in the line of fire. After learning that Ric is Sonny's main ally right now, Laura tells him that she's involved in the Dalton dilemma. Dante questions Cullum about his shooting, and though Cullum insists that Jason was responsible, he admits that he didn't see who shot him. Dante's frustrated that Cullum won't tell him why he wanted to arrest Jason. Later, Cullum is honest with Cassius about knowing that Jason didn't shoot him, but he lies that he had nothing to do with Marco's murder. Brad earns himself a slap by telling Britt that it's better that Jason was arrested before he could do something to break her heart again. She tells him what happened on the docks and enlists him to help her figure out the things she didn't see. They agree that Jason is probably covering for someone, but they can't figure out who it might be. Brad thinks that Britt should respect his wishes to keep the truth hidden. Lulu wants to have Rocco talk to Kevin so he can get help working through his feelings about the shooting. Cassius convinces her that that could lead to Laura finding out, which would make it harder to justify keeping things from Dante, the last person who should know what really happened. Lulu then considers doing some digging into Cullum, and Cassius again has to steer her in another direction. Instead of confronting Sidwell, Lucas pretends that he wants them to help each other through their grief. He even agrees to move back into Wyndemere. Pascal is furious about that and tells Lucas that he should be dead instead of Marco. Ric asks Elizabeth to give him information on Cullum's condition. She thinks it's because of Jason and makes him off-limits as a topic of discussion. Ric tells her that he's just helping Sonny, and if that means helping Jason, too, he'll suck it up and do it. Emma wants to bring Anna back to Port Charles, but Felicia thinks it's better to defer to her doctors and keep her where she is. Rocco confides in Gio that he feels horrible for Danny, who keeps taking hit after hit. Gio advises him to keep showing up for his brother. Dante and Elizabeth both think that Jason's actions the night of the shooting were unlike him. Elizabeth then accidentally tips off Dante that other weird things are going on when she tells him about Rocco's injured hand.
Sonny's teaming with Ric, Britt's teaming with Brad, Lucas is moving back into Wyndemere...is anyone making good decisions right now?
Why did Cullum tell Dante that he didn't see who shot him? Why not make it a slam dunk?
I'm sure that'll be that and Lulu won't do any digging. Good job, Cassius.
Thank you, Emma, for trying to move the Anna plot along. Sorry you failed.
April 3rd, 2026
Carly tries to talk Sonny out of going to Marco's funeral, but he and Ric think it's the best way to keep the peace with Sidwell. They're concerned that Sidwell's belief that Sonny killed Marco will lead him to release the photos of Dalton's body, which will harm Laura. They wait until the funeral is over to approach Sidwell so Sonny can try to convince him that he didn't kill Marco. Lucas continues fooling Sidwell into thinking they're buddies. Carly doesn't like the thought of him staying at Wyndemere, but Lucas hints that there's a reason for the decision. Danny got suspended for fighting a kid who talked trash about Jason. Alexis knows he was looking for an excuse to get out some anger, and she worries about him not being open with his family about his feelings. All Danny really cares about is Jason being located and getting out of prison. Nina and Curtis acknowledge that they haven't had much contact since she threw Portia under the bus for Willow. They apologize for their respective betrayals and agree that they don't want them to hurt their friendship. Molly undergoes her procedure, and Cody's waiting when she's done. They're mostly filler, but they're cute filler.
Sonny and Ric might have been right to go to the funeral. Sidwell probably won't kill Sonny in a church.
Not even a mention of Blaze?
Maybe Hank is a jerk because he's mad that he's a teenager named Hank.
Loopy Molly was fun. I'm glad they didn't have her reveal anything she didn't want Cody to know.
April 6th, 2026
Sonny tries to connect with Sidwell over the fact that they've both lost sons. He and Ric make a good argument that Sonny wouldn't kill the child of someone who could send him to prison, and Sonny notes that Sidwell has an enemy out there he doesn't know about. None of this works, and Sidwell promises Marco that he'll make Sonny pay. Danny's intent on making the WSB pay for what they're doing to Jason. Charlotte cautions that that's a dangerous idea, but Danny's too desperate to listen. He goes to Sonny, more or less saying he wants to be a mobster so he can have the power to avenge his father. Sonny refuses, and he and Ric send Danny away. But Danny hangs around and eavesdrops, hearing them say that Sidwell is likely the reason that Jason and Britt were on the docks when everything went down. Willow shares with Chase and Brook the social worker's concerns that they'll try to get custody of Phoebe once her family has been found. They swear that they won't, and when Willow's satisfied, she tells them they've been conditionally approved to foster Phoebe. Jacinda overhears Charlotte saying something to Danny about Valentin, so she subtly tries to pry more information out of her. Charlotte lies that she hasn't been in contact with him, and she says that he's outsmarted everyone. Stella convinces Portia to let Curtis and Trina help her decorate the nursery at her house, as a show of unity. Isaiah thinks she put Portia in a bad position because if she had said no, she would look unreasonable. Portia worries that Stella played her, but she really doesn't have a problem with compromise. Trina's also totally on board with the demonstration of family togetherness, or whatever, and though Curtis looks skeptical, he agrees to it. Justine asks Jordan to try to convince Sidwell that Sonny didn't kill Marco. She's concerned about Jordan's safety and her decision to work for Sidwell rather than pursue her own ambitions. Michael and Willow manage to have a civil conversation about Wiley and how Michael wants him to get some coaching from Kai. Willow's concerned about that second part and asks Chase if Kai's name came up during the investigation into Drew's shooting.
I have a feeling I'm going to be facepalming and saying, "Oh, Danny" a lot this week.
I need Isaiah to shut up.
I, too, am starting to worry about Jordan's safety.
Let's hope Willow finds out that Kai chose not to come forward about what he knew about her, which kept her out of prison, and decides to let go of this.
April 7th, 2026
A conversation between Britt and Cassius finally gives us a little insight into their plot: Cassius continued Faison's project after his death because he wants the money and power it will bring him, he seems to genuinely care about James, and he has no patience for Jason. He urges Britt to finish the project so she can be free of Sidwell and Cullum, and he warns that if she doesn't cooperate, he won't be able to save her. Britt wants to tell Sidwell that Cullum killed Marco, since Cullum dying would make her life a lot easier. Cassius reminds her that Cullum's WSB connections are the reason she's been getting her medication, so they have to put up with him. Charlie's grand reopening attracts a pretty good crowd, and despite her nerves, Trina has an amazing debut. Dante's thrilled to get to see Gio perform with her. Portia gives Isaiah an out, but he's fully accepted the complicated circumstances he's put himself into by being with her, and he's okay with it. Danny won't give up on his desire to work with Sonny to take down Sidwell. Charlotte continues to be the reasonable one, but her idea of distracting him is letting him drive her car, which is probably a bad idea. Lulu and Rocco put on their best everything-is-fine faces when Dante drops by for a visit. When Lulu realizes that Rocco's hand is infected, she asks Isaiah to come take care of him at home. Brook has big concerns about the way Deception has been doing business with Sidwell, and she tries to get Lucy to agree that something needs to change. Lucy tells her that she's making herself indispensable to Sidwell so that Ava will get fed up, make him choose, and suffer when he picks Lucy over her. Jordan and Curtis are at their happiest and most hopeful, which means it's time for a crisis. They get into a car accident at the same time that, apparently, Danny and Charlotte, Brook, and Isaiah are on the road.
I don't get why Lulu had no problem taking Rocco to the hospital after his original injury, but she thinks it's a bad idea now that he has an infection.
I've been getting the vibe that Kristina has a crush on Jacinda, and today it seemed more obvious. Awkward!
Are we supposed to think Brook got drunk off of, at most, two glasses of wine?
Why does Lucy think Brook cares anything about her triangle?
I'm surprised we only saw Jordan and Curtis in a car. Usually when they do this kind of thing, they show everyone who's currently on the road.
Heh, I was worried about Jordan's safety because of the scene in the week's previews where Sidwell tells someone to get rid of "her," but it looks like that doesn't air until tomorrow.
If Jordan dies, will we get to see T.J.?
April 8th, 2026
Charlotte calls Valentin via Carly and tells him she's run into car trouble (which really means a crash). Her timing couldn't be more perfect, as Carly and Valentin are about to hook up again. On the way to Charlotte and Danny, they come across Curtis and Jordan's crash site, and Valentin stays behind to help them. Curtis has trouble getting Jordan out of the car before anything explodes, but Valentin helps him save her. Carly rushes the teens to her house, calls one of Sonny's guys to retrieve and repair the car, and only then asks if the kids had anything to do with the other crash. Sidwell is done with Britt and tells Cassius to kill her. Cassius scrambles to help them make peace, since they still need each other, and to convince Sidwell that Jason didn't kill Marco. Britt sucks it up to basically plead for her life. Ava finds them all talking and knows something's going on but decides to stay out of it. Sidwell implies that if she doesn't keep up that attitude, he'll have to get rid of her. Isaiah is late arriving at Lulu's, making her worry that she'll have to take Rocco to the ER and risk someone asking questions about his injury. Isaiah eventually shows up and agrees not to say anything about the house call or question anything. Dante asks Emma if there's any news about Anna and tells her that he had his own PTSD experiences thanks to the PTSD. Later, he revisits his concerns about Josslyn suffering the same fate. Josslyn overhears Emma and Dante talking about Anna and how she's convinced that Faison is alive. Hopefully, this means she'll start putting things together. Jacinda gets Gio to accompany her as she sings to celebrate Kristina's success, so...maybe she's not the only one with feelings here? Brook is acting weird.
Valentin is lucky that Curtis was too focused on Jordan to ask him any questions.
Of course Carly's first instinct was to cover things up, even before she knew what happened.
Why didn't Ava think that Cassius was at Wyndemere to discuss the investigation into Marco's murder?
I never thought I'd say this, but Josslyn needs to keep eavesdropping.
April 9th, 2026
Jordan is bleeding internally and could be facing issues with her kidney. Chase questions Curtis about the crash, and he leaves Valentin out of the story. He doesn't remember any details about the car they swerved to avoid hitting, but he's sure that driver saw them and chose not to check on them. Valentin wants Carly to break up with Brennan, because I guess he thinks whatever's going on with them has staying power. But he's just told her what a good liar Charlotte is (which makes him skeptical about her claim that she and Danny didn't cause Jordan and Curtis' crash) and all the tricks lying requires, so Carly isn't sure she can trust him. Brennan makes a surprise visit to tell Carly that he hacked something at the WSB to find out that Jason is in Jakarta. He's desperate to hold on to Carly and tells her he wants a future with her, but if she doesn't feel the same way, they can end things. It's the perfect opportunity for Carly to give Valentin what he wants, but dumping Brennan would mean losing access to updates on Jason, so she doesn't. Reasonable, of course, but she takes things a step too far by making out with Brennan while Valentin is watching, then takes him upstairs for sex. Little does Brennan know that she's thinking of Valentin instead of him. Gio admits that he's missed performing and didn't realize it until tonight. He tells Emma that he enjoyed playing for his parents and felt like they looked at him the way his mother used to. He's pleased with how much his relationships with Brook and Dante have improved over the past year, and he credits Emma. Brook gushes to Tracy about Gio and how great things have become with him. Between that and the news that she and Chase get to foster Phoebe, Brook's life is currently awesome, which means it's inevitable that something will happen to ruin that. Curtis calls Trina, who then calls Portia to tell her about the crash. Portia urges Isaiah to go to the hospital if he's concerned for his ex, but he decides to stay out of Curtis' orbit for the time being. Jacinda gets to know Kristina better and praises her again for her accomplishments and how she's turned lemons into lemonade.
Aaaaaand no mention of T.J. Of course.
Huh. Curtis didn't rat out Valentin. Interesting.
Carly. Sweetie. No.
I find it equally unlikely that Brook or Isaiah would witness a crash and keep driving. This will probably turn out to be a Rafe situation where the driver was someone we haven't been made aware of yet.
April 10th, 2026
Valentin thinks that Carly's night with Brennan means she still has feelings for him. He's worried that she'll end up betraying him. Carly insists that she was putting on a show for Brennan, but Valentin suspects that she feels bad for him and doesn't want to dump him yet. She realizes that Valentin is jealous, and he admits that he has feelings for her. But they keep arguing, and they eventually agree that they have to separate their feelings from their goals. Sidwell shows up at the hospital to check on Jordan, but Laura makes him stay away from Curtis. He's suspicious that the car accident wasn't an accident, and that Marco's killer went after Jordan because she was asking questions about the murder investigation. Laura has the same concern about the accident, but she doesn't share Sidwell's theory that Sonny was behind it. Curtis is confident that it was just an accident, and that whoever caused it could have prevented Jordan's condition from being as bad as it is if they'd stayed at the scene. Justine tries to convince Sidwell that Sonny had nothing to do with Marco's murder or Jordan's accident, and as soon as she gets the chance, she calls to arrange to meet with Sonny. Nina finally gets around to telling Willow that Brennan is putting pressure on her to get information out of Charlotte. Willow isn't happy that her mother is considering doing nothing so Charlotte doesn't have to face losing her father. They decide that since Brennan is using Nina's love for her daughter and former stepdaughter against her, they should do something similar to him. Nina tells Brennan that if he releases the footage proving that Willow was near Drew's house the night of the shooting, she'll make sure Carly finds out that he kept it from being used in court, which hurt Michael. Sonny has convinced himself that Sidwell believes that he didn't kill Marco and won't come after him. Even if he does, Sonny thinks that Laura will rat him out to the police, so at least Sidwell won't get away with it. Ric is touched to hear that Sonny considers him someone to protect. Molly and Cody are filler.
Really, Carly? You don't know why Brennan would still be looking for Valentin? He's an international fugitive and Brennan is in law enforcement! That's why!
Who would have ever thought that compassion would end up being a weakness for Carly?
Yeah, Sidwell. Sonny tried to kill Jordan. Go sit down.
How many more years do we have to hear Willow fret about losing her kids?
I enjoyed Sonny saying, "Alexis needs to know that Danny's going rogue, but I don't wanna do it, so I'm tagging you in, Ric."
When did Molly change her mind about publishing her book? And why do the writers think it would be ready this quickly?
April 13th, 2026
Willow lies to Nina about an important phone call to get her to give Drew an injection. When Nina tells her what happened when she talked to Brennan, Willow confesses that the footage of her in the neighborhood on the night of the shooting confirms the fact that she came by and shot Drew. Brook tries to get all the Quartermaines to be on their best behavior before Phoebe is brought over. Gio and Emma bring over a present, which makes the day even more special (even as people keep blaming Olivia for almost ruining everything). Holding Phoebe makes Brook think about how she didn't get to hold Gio as a baby. He acknowledges that they can't go back in time, but he likes the way things are now. Throughout the episode, Brook has flashbacks to the previous night and keeps looking concerned. After learning that Curtis and Jordan were in an accident, she has one last flashback, which reveal that she was the mystery driver. Ric breaks the news to Alexis that Danny wants to mob up. After she stops panicking, she admits that it's not a huge surprise that he wants to "move outside the system," given his parentage. Ric assures her that Sonny is never going to get Danny involved in anything dangerous. Danny (who, BTW, found Ava's ball gag in the basement) guesses that Ric ratted him out. Justine tells Sonny that Sidwell still suspects him for Marco's murder and now Jordan's accident. She basically asks if he was behind the latter while trying to make it sound like she knows he wasn't. He promises that he doesn't move against people he respects, then tries to make things romantic. Justine resists at first, then gives in. Curtis and Stella are basically filler as she tries to keep him optimistic about Jordan's condition. Lucas learns that Jordan and Isaiah were briefly involved and is stunned when Isaiah tells him that she saved him from a hit arranged by Sidwell.
I assume that Willow's plan is to use the syringe that now has Nina's fingerprints on it to force her to choose to protect her over Charlotte. If so, Willow might be too good at being an evil genius.
I just don't buy this for Brook. It makes no sense.
Phoebe's so cute that I'm going to skip the requisite comment that she's way too big for a six-week-old preemie.
Brook: "Be calm and normal." The Quartermaines: "Be what and what?"
Aww, are Chase and Michael friends again? Yeah, probably not.
Chekhov's ball gag!
April 14th, 2026
Willow tells Nina everything, from taking the gun from the Quartermaines' to threaten Drew to shooting him because of what Herron's death meant for the custody case to teaming with Sidwell to cause Drew's current condition. Nina's very understanding of why Willow felt the need to do all of that, but not so understanding when Willow reveals that she's now calling the shots for Nina. As predicted, she has Nina's fingerprints on a syringe of the paralytic, and if Nina chooses Charlotte to protect over her, Willow will do what she thinks is necessary with it. Nina's basically like, "You know, you could have just roped me into all this at the beginning." Brook confesses to Phoebe that she might have caused Jordan and Curtis' crash, though she didn't know what happened until much later. That said, she didn't want to stop and check because she's been drinking and because she could have compromised her position as a foster parent. Long story short, Chase has no idea what Brook did, and Brook plans to keep it quiet. Cassius and Lulu end up at the same bar as Britt and Brad, which ruins both pairs' nights. Lulu complains to Cassius that Britt ruined Rocco's life, even though she didn't actually get him involved in anything. Britt learns from Brad that Lulu and Cassius are dating, and she corners Lulu in the restroom to advise her against it. Of course, that goes over as well as you'd expect. Meanwhile, Cassius expresses his disapproval of Brad and Britt's friendship and warns Brad that if he negatively influences Britt like he always does, Cassius will step in. Jordan gets a good prognosis but is shaken by the fact that she almost died in a crash that she was partly responsible for. Curtis still blames the other driver, since they didn't stop. Sonny and Justine have no self-control and are definitely going to keep hooking up despite knowing it's a bad idea Alexis talks over Scout's living arrangements with Diane, who apparently thinks that it's okay for her to stay with Willow even knowing what Willow did to Drew. Alexis can't help feeling like there's something she's overlooking.
The funny thing is that the previews for the week show Valentin revealing himself to Nina, which means she doesn't need to do anything to protect Charlotte. And that means that Willow didn't need to drag Nina into her crimes.
I'm not convinced that Brook was the mystery driver. The car she swerved to avoid could have been Charlotte's.
"It's smooth sailing from here on out." Freaking A, Chase. Stop jinxing everything.
There can't be anyone who likes Justine and Sonny together. I can't imagine anyone has any opinion of Justine other than "meh."
April 15th, 2026
Brook confesses to Tracy that she's the mystery driver and wants to turn herself in. Tracy refuses to let her, warning that she'll ruin her chances of ever being able to adopt. Brook is desperate to do something to make up for her mistakes, but Tracy tells her that in this case, she can't do the right thing. Jordan starts feeling depressed as she learns that she'll probably be left with facial scars made worse by her burns. Sidwell blasts Ezra for not getting Laura to push through his new flight plan and complains that everyone he's supposed to be controlling is incompetent. Ezra complains back, saying that the common denominator is Sidwell, which means that he's the problem. Sidwell wins the fight because he has a gun. Ezra goes to the Brown Dog to get drunk, and the bartender calls the police. Dante gives Laura a heads-up in case she wants to send the press over and take advantage of her nemesis' vulnerability. Laura goes over by herself and hears Ezra drunkenly trashing her to the bartender. Josslyn buddies up to Cassius so she can ask questions about Faison. He's not happy about it and she takes a while to get the hint that she needs to shut up. He acts like he understands that Josslyn's questions were all innocent and out of personal curiosity, but there's no way that's true. Ava asks Laura to just approve Sidwell's flight plan, partly because he deserves something good right now and partly because they both know he's going to get what he wants anyway. Sidwell is pleased that Ava went to bat for him, so I guess she's proven her loyalty. The police haven't gotten anywhere in finding the mystery driver, so Dante's okay with letting it go. Justine informs Curtis, who's upset that the mystery driver won't face any consequences for their actions. Justine decides that they need to keep investigating.
Jordan finally got a storyline and it's dumb. But I predict that Sidwell will offer to pay for her to have plastic surgery, and she'll have to decide if she's willing to compromise her morals to accept.
Josslyn, I know I said to pull the thread, but...stop pulling. Or at least be silent when you pull it.
Cassius really did his homework if he knows who Josslyn is and that Nathan went to Carly and Sonny's wedding (I assume Maxie planned it; I can't remember that far back).
Ava's sympathy for Sidwell makes her sound like everyone who's ever defended Sonny.
April 16th, 2026
Josslyn has decided to work with Valentin rather than turn him in to the WSB. The two of them and Carly pool their information and guess that Cullum was responsible for what happened to Anna. Carly and Valentin both want Josslyn to drop everything she's been doing before Cullum connects her to anything, but she refuses. The two of them decide that they should set aside their scheme to bring down Brennan and focus on Cullum and Sidwell, since they're the bigger threats right now. Britt tries to make peace with Cullum so she can get more of her medication, but he wants results from Faison's project before he'll supply it. He thinks Britt knows who shot him and is annoyed that she won't tell him. Lucas interrupts, thinking Britt should stay away from Cullum, but she worries that he's putting a target on himself. Since it's a safe bet that he has Marco's phone, there's the possibility that he's seen something on it that mentions how much Lucas knows. Lucas thinks he's so under the radar that he's the perfect person to end everything. Cassius tries again to convince Sidwell that Sonny and Jason had nothing to do with Marco's murder. He then turns Sidwell's attention to another possible killer: Lucas. Later, Cassius asks Cullum for more of Britt's medication, but he sticks to his plan not to provide it until she produces results. Josslyn sees Cassius leaving Cullum's room. Laura records Ezra's drunken ranting, but only to show him how bad it looks so he'll get himself together. He confides that working for Sidwell has turned him into a person he never wanted to be, and he's afraid that he'll end up like Dalton. Laura notes that, since they're stuck working together, they might be able to help each other get out from under Sidwell's thumb. Dante tries to cheer up Rocco and Danny with a trip to the batting cages, and though they're not into it at first, it kind of works. That said, Rocco's still distracted by memories of what happened on the docks, and Danny's still having trouble not knowing what all went down.
I'm starting to have trouble keeping straight who knows what about what in the Britt storyline.
Interesting that Britt hasn't thought about bringing Josslyn in to speed things along for the WSB. As annoyed as she always is with Josslyn, it looks like Britt doesn't want her in danger.
Cassius is trying to pin Marco's murder on...Lucas??
Cullum has put himself in the middle of a catch-22. He's threatening to withhold Britt's medication to force her to work, but she can't work if she doesn't take her medication.
I really enjoy watching Daniel Cosgrove, especially in his scenes with Genie Francis. It seems like they like working together.
April 17th, 2026
Ethan shows up in town with no warning and leaves someone a message that he wants to meet. He and Lulu reconnect, and he claims he's in town to hang out with her, but considering that he goes to Sonny's house next, that's probably not true. Ezra tells Laura that since he suggested that Sidwell get leverage over her, he might be the reason Sidwell put Dalton in her trunk. Laura figures that Sidwell would have come up with that idea on his own, so she's not upset. She gets Ezra to agree to team up to take down Sidwell, starting with an investigation into why he's so eager to have his flight path approved. Jacinda runs into Willow and Wiley, which practically makes steam shoot out of Willow's ears. She later goes to Crimson to accuse Jacinda of only being nice to Wiley to make herself look better to Michael. She trashes Jacinda multiple ways and eventually orders her to stay away from the kids. Michael happens to arrive in time to hear that. Valentin ambushes Nina, who realizes that Charlotte figured out that she's been trying to get information on him. Nina explains that Brennan is threatening Willow to make her cooperate. Valentin thinks the best strategy is for Nina to feed Brennan fake info. Carly admits to Lucas that she's cheating on Brennan, though she won't say who with. She also admits to wanting to have a relationship with the mystery guy, though she knows it's not possible. Michael tells Kristina that he's only going along with the shared-custody agreement until he can prove that Willow shot Drew. His goal is finding the deleted evidence that she was in his neighborhood that night. Kristina's supportive of that, but she doesn't want him to drag the kids into another custody battle.
I love how they tried to hide Ethan's identity in the first scene. I've seen Nathan Dean on three different shows; I would recognize his voice anywhere.
Laura's taking a really big risk trusting Ezra. All this could be an act, and he could run straight to Sidwell and tells him that Laura's plotting against him.
I hope Lucas jumps to a really funny conclusion about who Carly's cheating on Brennan with.
Thank you, Carly, for buying Valentin a razor. Make him shave his ridiculous mustache.
April 20th, 2026
Willow is nasty to Jacinda for, like, 45 minutes, so Michael's nasty to her, and it's all a big mess. Michael wishes he'd just taken it and lulled her into a false sense of security. Jacinda tells him that Brennan offered up something that will help him in exchange for information on Valentin. Nina asks Ric about the battered-woman's defense and whether Willow's trauma from her time in Dawn of Day and Jonah's death could be used to excuse any crimes she might or might not have committed. Ric reminds Nina that Willow was acquitted and suspects that she's planning to do something to Michael. Nina promises that she isn't...moments before Willow comes in, fuming about Michael. She wants to take him back to court and use his relationship with Jacinda against him, but Nina warns her that any of her big secrets could come out and she could lose everything. Kristina and Ethan catch up for a while, but we shouldn't get the wrong idea, because she's not interested in men anymore, so they'll only be friends. Also, he wants to work for Sonny. Valentin plans to have Nina tell Brennan that he and Charlotte have a regular meet-up, then let Brennan almost catch him there. Carly thinks he's crazy and worries that he'll get busted and she'll be left to deal with all the bad guys on her own. Even though they just agreed to go after Sidwell and Cullum first, Valentin doesn't think they should pass up this opportunity to take down Brennan. Alexis still doesn't get why Sonny would bring in Ric when Diane has spent years providing him everything he needs. She guesses that Ric is going to go evil again and/or get implicated in something and go down alongside his brother. Molly gets excellent news at her post-op follow-up, and Cody is excited to celebrate with her. Alexis considers having Sonny give Danny a (legit) job so he'll be too occupied to get into trouble. Sonny advises her to use Scout as a carrot to keep him in line.
Ric's okay with representing both his brother and his brother's son's ex-wife?
What, exactly, did Jacinda think she needed to apologize for? Helping a kid with a school assignment?
Let's get Willow into therapy to discuss why she would associate an ex-escort with a sex cult.
"I'm betting that I can do it without getting caught." I'll take that bet. I bet you $5 million you can't.
April 21st, 2026
Ric is instantly suspicious of Ethan's real reason for wanting to work for Sonny, mostly because he fully admits that he was just hanging out with Robert. Sonny's loyalty to Luke overshadows any doubts he might have, and he agrees to give Ethan a shot. However, he tells Ric that he's not fully convinced that he can trust Ethan; this is just the best way to keep an eye on him. Rocco's community service puts him in Cullum's orbit, but Britt gets him out of there before he says or does anything that Cullum might find strange. Rocco's about at his limit for keeping secrets, and while Britt is cautioning him to stay away from Cullum, he tells her that he's the one who shot him. Jordan declines Felicia's offer to help her deal with any trauma she might have from her accident, but it turns out that's exactly what she needs. When Isaiah visits her, she kicks him out of her room for being positive, more or less, then accuses Portia of only being nice to her out of pity. Isaiah gets yelled at again by Curtis, who thinks he upset Jordan and orders him to stay away from her. Britt has decided to stop working on Faison's project, even if it means she's cut off from her medication. Lucas urges her not to give up and points out that if they stop now, Marco will have died for nothing. Molly is ready to get back to her normal activities, including sex, but Cody worries that he's hurt her in the past and might do it again. She agrees to be honest with him, and let's just say that both of them end the day satisfied. Rocco and Lulu try to convince Dante that Rocco wants distance from Danny because he feels guilty for having both his parents around when Danny doesn't. Lulu tells Dante that they should let the boys take some time apart so Danny doesn't assert any negative influence over Rocco. Curtis is annoyed that Portia and Isaiah went to a prenatal appointment without him, but Portia convinces him that she wasn't trying to exclude him. Dante's suspicious of the official story of what happened on the docks, but since the WSB has taken over the investigation, Cullum won't help him sort anything out.
No one mentioned that Ethan is familiar with the mob – he worked for Johnny.
Lucky would love to know that Ethan started hating Ric immediately after meeting him.
Good for Cody! I don't think I've ever heard the kind of conversation he and Molly had on TV before.
Jordan is going to get really annoying really fast.
April 22nd, 2026
Britt tries to stay calm as Rocco tells her everything he observed and did on the docks the night of Cullum's shooting. She's finally able to put together why Jason told her to pin the shooting on him, and she tells Rocco that his life could be at risk if Cullum ever finds out what he did. He's more worried about her safety, but she thinks she can protect herself by doing what Cullum wants. Portia urges Jordan to reach out to Curtis as she goes through her recovery, because she'll never get through it alone. As much as Jordan despises her, she actually listens. Isaiah's happy to hear that Portia's willing to keep the peace with Jordan, but he doesn't hold out much hope for everyone getting along well, since Curtis just treated him like an enemy. Lulu vents to Josslyn about Rocco's desire to get closer to Britt. Josslyn picks up that Cassius and Britt aren't close, and that Cassius hasn't recovered any memories from his missing seven years. A forensics team got a sample of the paint scraping possibly left by the mystery driver, and Dante tells Curtis that their car was a black SUV. Curtis recalls that that's what Isaiah drives. Gio got tickets for a Broadway show his friend is performing in, and Emma's excited for a surprise getaway. She brings up the possibility of him visiting the Cerullos, but he's not ready yet. Cassius tries to avoid talking about Lulu with Dante, who continues swearing that he has no problem with them dating.
I can't believe Curtis still hasn't told anyone that he saw Valentin. I bet he'll tell Nina.
I still hate this Jordan storyline, but at least Tanisha Harper is bringing it.
The cops are spending more time looking into Curtis and Jordan's crash than they did investigating Heron and Cates' murders.
I'm already annoyed and bored by Emma and Gio's plotline.
April 23rd, 2026
Drew gets Elizabeth to understand that he wants to communicate something, but she doesn't catch on as to the importance. She suggests to Nina that they look into tools that will allow him to communicate. Ethan and Tracy catch up, drawing the attention of Sidwell and Ava. Sidwell sends over some drinks, which Ethan refuses because of what Sidwell did to Holly, Sasha, and Lucky. He's already made a new enemy within 24 hours of returning to town, and Tracy worries that he'll put himself in danger. Willow warns Brennan that if he doesn't ensure that the footage incriminating her disappears, she'll cut funding to the WSB and make sure he's either transferred or fired. Also, she wants him to find something she can use against Drew, preferably something related to Heron's murder. Ric asks Alexis for her take on Ethan and is frustrated when she supports Sonny's decision to hire him. She thinks his real issue is his self-esteem. He'd probably feel better if he heard Sonny tell both Michael and Kristina that Ethan will have to prove himself before Sonny fully trusts him. Jacinda wants to get info from Charlotte to give to Brennan, but Michael would rather let the whole thing go. Kristina's annoyed with Sonny for trusting Ric after all the things he's done to make her life difficult. Emma and Gio are boring in New York.
And that was the last time Elizabeth was allowed inside Drew and Willow's house.
If Ethan wants to convince Sonny that he's loyal, he just has to say that he wants Sidwell to suffer.
I don't know if Katelyn MacMullen is doing it on purpose, but sometimes when Willow gets steely, she sounds like Nina. If it is on purpose, it's a great touch.
Why are Michael and Jacinda getting so much screentime when they have absolutely nothing to offer any storylines?
April 24th, 2026
Britt tells Cassius that she knows what really happened on the docks and that he's been covering for Rocco. He insists that he can protect the teen and tries to get Britt to stay out of it. She admits that she doesn't trust Cassius to protect Rocco, since it's no something their father would have done. Cassius confides that he's in love with Lulu and won't do anything to hurt her. Britt urges him to break things off with Lulu before they get too serious, because the truth will inevitably come out and there's no way she'll want to be with an impostor. Josslyn and Valentin agree that Cullum is probably responsible for Anna's current condition. Valentin is furious about it, and Josslyn tells him to pull himself together so he doesn't make a stupid mistake that gets him busted. She shares her suspicions that "Nathan" is connected to Cullum and Sidwell's scheme, which Valentin thinks is unlikely. That said, his mind could have been messed with, which means he could be dangerous, so Josslyn should keep her distance. Instead, Josslyn approaches Obrecht and asks if it's possible that "Nathan" is the one who's been impersonating Faison. Lulu's surprised that Laura's not taking advantage of Ezra's public drunkenness and instead seems worried about him. Ezra even invites Laura to get one over on him. She and Lulu tag-team to make him agree to support her next initiative, but even that isn't much in the way of revenge. Anna's paranoia has gotten worse and she thinks her doctors are in cahoots with Faison. Felicia wants to take Obrecht to France and have her try to convince Anna that this is all in her head. Obrecht doubts that will work, and predicts that it'll actually make things worse. Emma and Gio continue being boring in New York.
LOL, like Britt cares if Cassius breaks Lulu's heart.
Josslyn's getting to the right conclusions a lot faster than I expected.
Valentin's rage over what Cullum did to Anna makes me think his feelings for her are a bit stronger than his feelings for Carly.
As if the New York stuff weren't mind-numbing enough, they had to go and write in a whole conversation about olive oil.
April 27th, 2026
Josslyn angers Obrecht, who insists that Cassius isn't involved in anything related to Faison. Secretly happy to have to upset Obrecht, Josslyn then goes to Dante to ask about the investigation into Cullum's shooting. He tells her that they aren't looking into it, which makes her wonder why Cassius visited Cullum. Dante reveals that he knows that Josslyn is in the WSB, so she should know more about the investigation than he does. She admits that she's been sidelined, and he tells her that if she wants something from him, she'll need to bring information to trade. But he's convinced enough that something isn't right, and he decides to reopen the PCPD's investigation. Britt spots Rocco lurking outside Cullum's room and freaks out, ordering him to stay away from both Cullum and her. Elizabeth intervenes and lectures Britt, who says she hated doing what she did, but it was necessary. Valentin admits to Carly that he called (as Kevin) to check up on Anna. He shares what he learned from Josslyn and suspects that the timing of Anna's breakdown so soon after "Nathan" and Britt's returns isn't coincidental. Cullum tells Sidwell that Kevin supposedly called to check on Anna, but from Port Charles, not Ireland. He's eager to find out who the real caller was and locate them. Cassius and James run into Sidwell, who gets to see just how close "Nathan" has become with his "son." They later hang out with Obrecht, who tries to shake off Josslyn's comments about Cassius and just be glad that he's back. Cullum tries to get Elizabeth to chat about Jason and Jake, but all he does is annoy her. She tells Dante that based on his questions, the WSB hasn't sorted everything out about his shooting. He regrets that he didn't do more to help Jason and Danny. Lucy's ready to move forward with her scheme against Sidwell (which somehow involves getting an invitation to hang out on his yacht on July 4th), so Sonny tells Ethan to keep an eye on her. Ethan thinks it makes more sense to just take Sidwell out, but he figures Sonny has a good reason not to. Ethan assures Sonny that when the time comes to kill Sidwell, he'll handle it.
Dante sat on his knowledge about Josslyn being in the WSB for so long that I actually forgot he knew.
Britt, you're losing it. Use your inside voice.
$5 says Elizabeth figures out that Rocco shot Cullum just from Cullum mentioning that Jason hurt his hand.
I don't know what Lucy's up to, nor do I care.
April 28th, 2026
Brook still wants to confess to leaving the scene of the car accident, but Tracy reminds her of the risks. A talk with Trina about Jordan's condition just makes Brook feel guiltier. Curtis learns that Isaiah was in town the night of the car crash, which feeds his theory that he was the mystery driver – and that's even without him knowing that Isaiah just scraped the side of his car. Curtis asks Justine to consider him the main suspect. Willow apologizes to Michael for the big fight about Jacinda, then mentions wanting to take the kids to Disney World over the summer. Michael suspects that she only apologized because she wants something, but she swears that she really regrets the fight. Chase comes by with flowers to thank her for helping him and Brook, which isn't awkward at all. Michael thinks he's figured out a way to neutralize Willow. Jordan confides to Justine that, though she's not normally vain, her injuries are making her self-conscious. She's even worried that Sidwell will fire her, since she's basically the face of his business. Justine encourages her and reminds her that she has people to lean on. Trina feels bad about how she treated Jordan in the past and that nursery plans will have to move forward while she's recovering. Portia tells her that it's never too late to make amends, then takes her own advice and asks Lucas to have a plastic-surgeon friend consult on Jordan's case. Kristina wants to find a way to honor Marco, and after a conversation with Lucas, she decides to hold a fundraiser for a tennis center named after him. Isaiah gets Kai to help him cheer up a patient.
Brook, you have to stop taking advice from Tracy.
Chase seems to have little to no interest in Phoebe.
I still don't care at all about Justine, but her scenes with Jordan were nice. I like that Jordan has at least friend around while Anna's gone.
Admittedly, Curtis is jumping to conclusions, but you could argue that he's justified in trying to find out if Isaiah is the sort of person who would drive away from an accident. After all, Isaiah's going to be in his kid's life.
I'm surprised Michael hasn't offered to connect Jordan with the burn clinic in Germany.
So what was the point of the scenes with Kai, Isaiah, and the random kid?
April 29th, 2026
Michael has decided to manipulate circumstances to try to get Chase to have an affair with Willow. Carly note that that would hurt Brook, but Michael thinks she'd be better off without Chase. Brennan gives in to Nina's scheming and tells her he'll leave Charlotte alone and keep the evidence against Willow under wraps. Cassius tells Lulu that Rocco spilled everything to Britt, then urges her to get Rocco out of town before anyone else can find out. Lulu doesn't like his attitude, and probably also doesn't like how aggressive he's being. Isaiah pops in and Cassius makes sure he knows how important it is for him not to tell anyone that he came to the house to treat Rocco. With no one making progress in finding Delilah's family, Brook wants to consider adopting Phoebe. Alexis tells her it'll be tough, since she and Chase will have to make the case that they should skip the line of families waiting to adopt. Plus, anything they've ever done wrong could be used against them. Laura thinks that Curtis should back off of his quest to pin the car crash on Isaiah, since it'll look like he's making things personal. Lucas tells Josslyn that Carly confessed to cheating on Brennan with a mystery man. Josslyn immediately figures out that it's Valentin and goes to share the news with Brennan. Elizabeth brings up communication devices to Willow, who lies that she's looked into them but doesn't want to try any in case Drew thinks she's giving up on any hope of him recovering. Willow then confronts Nina for not warning her that Elizabeth noticed Drew's S.O.S. Charlotte has fully soured on Nina and has no problems telling Jacinda about their issues. Just as she seems ready to open up to Jacinda, Michael interrupts. Jacinda's frustrated, but Michael tells her that he's come up with another way to take Willow down. Carly wants Valentin out of her house (sure, she does), so she's eager for them to get on with their plans. She's worried that he'll kill Brennan, and of course he thinks it's because she actually loves him, and then she accuses him of being jealous, blah blah blah, enough.
Welp, I officially loathe Michael.
Cassius' intensity would be more reasonable if he hadn't waited 12+ hours to talk to Lulu about his concerns.
Willow's excuse for not getting communication devices for Drew doesn't make sense. He would understand if she explained that it doesn't mean he won't recover.
Carly should be more concerned about Valentin changing his mind every day. First he wants to take out Cullum and Sidwell. Then he wants to focus on Brennan. Now he's back to Cullum and Sidwell. Tomorrow, it'll be...I don't know. Cody?
April 30th, 2026
Brennan doesn't believe Josslyn's claim that Carly's cheating on him, figuring she's just messing with him for personal reasons. But her comments about Carly's recent squirrelly behavior make him realize that Josslyn might be telling the truth. He turns to Sonny for clarity but doesn't get any. Ric hasn't found anything on Ethan to make Sonny send him away, so he suggests that Sonny offer Ethan money to leave town. Ethan sees right through the test and says he's not going anywhere. Sonny doesn't seem surprised at all, and still sees no reason not to trust Ethan. Lucy invites herself along on a trip Ava and Sidwell are planning, possibly spurring Ava to finish Lucy's big plan for her. She threatens to convince Sidwell to cut ties with Deception, exactly what Lucy wants. Obrecht tells Britt that Josslyn has been very curious about Faison and Nathan, which annoys her more than it makes her suspicious. Britt passes that news along to Cassius, who doesn't think there's anything to be concerned about, until Britt reveals that Josslyn is a WSB agent. Meanwhile, Josslyn comes up with an excuse to talk to Nina about Nathan and Maxie's relationship. She doesn't get much out of the discussion, except probably confusion as to why they didn't get back together. Lucas worries that Brennan will do something horrible to Carly if he finds out that she's cheating. Carly couldn't be less bothered.
I guess Josslyn's plan is to have Brennan catch Carly with Valentin? If so, it's pretty smart.
I wish Brennan had thought that Carly was cheating on him with Sonny.
It would be hilarious if Ava accomplished Lucy's goals for her.
Josslyn should also ask Nina for advice on dressing better.
Aww, the handcuff story. Good times.