Harrison Chase has finally stopped playing by the book. The General Hospital detective confronted Lucy Coe in the breakfast room, demanding she march down to the PCPD and correct the record. Chase, out of uniform and visibly furious, gave Lucy an ultimatum: amend her statement or face the consequences. He had already told Jordan Fitzpatrick at the station that this was personal, that he was handling it himself.
The confrontation stems from the hit-and-run that sent Jordan and Curtis to the hospital. Brook Lynn was behind the wheel that night, and the investigation has revealed that Lucy committed perjury to protect her granddaughter, framing Willow for the crime. Chase knows the truth now, and he is no longer willing to let Lucy squirm out of trouble the way she has for decades. For him, this is a criminal investigation being manipulated, and the woman with the silver tongue has run out of time.
Meanwhile, Ava Jerome’s carefully built alibi was threatened by something absurdly small. During a medical exam, Dr. Isaiah Gannet removed a tick from her neck and rattled off a list of possible diseases, from Lyme disease to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The actual danger was not the bug itself, but what it revealed.
Ava had no explanation for being near any wooded area, and she could not admit where she had been. She was in the Quartermaine Preserve woods burying Jack Brennan’s body with Drew Cain. The moment she admits to being in that location, she is connected to the burial site. Ava, a woman who has survived mob wars and serial killers, now has to sit in an exam room and play dumb while a stray tick threatens to unravel an elaborate murder cover-up, all because she cannot explain being outdoors.
Michael Corinthos has made a promise that raises the stakes for his ex-wife. Michael gave his word to Kai Taylor that he will personally make sure Willow is no longer a threat to Kai or Trina Robinson. Willow, now a congresswoman, is the one who shot Drew Cain, and she knows that Kai and Trina witnessed it. The couple was at Drew’s house the night of the shooting, and they know exactly who pulled the trigger.
Despite being legally married to Drew, Willow’s spiral has made her a liability to everyone around her. Michael, now divorced from her and moving on with Lucinda, is still cleaning up her mess. She has spent years judging others, particularly Nelle Benson, but now she is an attempted murderer covering her tracks. If the truth leaks, Willow loses her congressional seat, custody of her children, and everything she built.
Michael’s vow to neutralize her threat signals that his patience is finally gone. Drew Cain, meanwhile, believes he is untouchable. He sat with Martin Gray, insisting that whatever evidence existed against him would remain buried. But Drew buried the former head of the WSB in the dirt, and he planted Jack Brennan’s wallet in Nina Reeves’ car to frame her for murder.
Nina saved Brennan’s life weeks ago, and Drew repaid her by setting her up. Martin Gray has a bad feeling about the situation, and given the scale of the disaster forming around his client, that feeling seems well-founded. Drew’s arrogance is also focused on the auction for Jen Sidwell’s assets. Sonny Corinthos is moving to regain his piers, and Drew appears furious at the idea of being outmaneuvered by the mob.
Sonny has his own concerns. He summoned Alexis Davis to discuss legal issues and asked her directly how significant she thought the coming disaster would be. Whether it is the challenges of his legitimate business ventures, the Sidwell auction, or the fallout from Danny and Charlotte discovering Brennan’s body in the pool, Sonny is juggling multiple explosive secrets. Alexis remains the one person who can speak to him without backing down.
But the darkest storyline centers on Anna Devane. She encountered Jason Morgan, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong with her. Anna is suffering from severe PTSD from her captivity, and she is hallucinating Peter August. She has lured Britt Westbourne to Emerson Mountain, promising answers about Kasha’s fate.
Instead, Anna is holding Britt at gunpoint, guided by the voice of her dead abuser whispering in her ear. Britt has already endured captivity, poison, and a life on the run. Now she is staring down Anna’s gun. Jason and Valentin are the only ones who know Anna asked Sonny about land on Emerson Mountain, and time is running out.
If Jason does not get there soon, Anna may commit an act she can never take back. The big questions now are whether Chase can force Lucy to tell the truth, whether Ava’s tick bite will expose her involvement in the cover-up, and whether Jason can reach the mountain in time to stop Anna from pulling the trigger.
