GH RECAP WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st
Molly arrives at Kristinaās and asks if she can come in. Kristina invites her in, but she hasnāt signed those termination papers she left. Molly says, āGood, Iāll tear them up myself.ā Molly asks how sheās feeling, and Kristina says the baby is kicking a lot, and her back and feet hurt, but itās all fine. Molly apologizes for waving the document in front of her face and says she was just stressed after seeing the Perez show, and it appeared as if she claimed their baby as hers. Kristina didnāt mean for it to seem that way. Molly knows, and she took her silence to mean otherwise, and she shouldnāt have assumed the worst of her. She sincerely apologizes.
Kristina says she watched the interview over and can see how Molly might have misunderstood. Kristina wants what is best for her and this baby, and Molly wants that too, but at the end of the day, Molly wants them to be sisters.
Suddenly, a man knocks on the door and serves Kristina court papers. She looks over at her sister. Molly swears they arenāt from her. Kristina learns Ava is summoning her to appear at Averyās custody hearing. Molly looks over the papers and says she doesnāt have a choice. She says Kristina will have to testify and tell the truth. Kristina cries that Ava knows she witnessed her father beat up Dex, and she canāt be the reason her father loses custody of Avery.
Kristina asks if there is a way out and how to avoid testifying. Molly says she canāt, she will have to get on that stand and swear to tell the truth about what she saw. Molly says sheāll call and see whatās already filed in the custody case. Kristina suggests maybe Ava will withdraw the subpoena, but Molly doubts it. Molly goes to the other room to make calls, and Kristina says, āUnless I give her a reason to.ā
In Avaās Metro Court room, she and Scotty talk about her list of witnesses. Scott says they need more than Laura, as Sonny will call Carly, and Carly will lie about what he had for breakfast and do it convincingly. Ava thinks Carly wonāt help much after being convicted on RICO charges.
Scott gets a notification, and Kristina has been served. Ava and Scott relish the fact that Kristina will have to testify to what a brutal lunatic her father is. Scott knows Kristina is loyal to her father. Ava believes that when Sonny sees Kristina take the stand, heāll have a total meltdown.
Carly, Michael, and Joss arrive at Wileyās birthday party at the pool. Donna runs up to hug her mother, and Wiley follows. Carly apologizes for being so late, explaining she had a problem, but now itās solved. The kids take Carly over to get some cake. Maxie asks how it went, so Carly asks Joss to take care of the kids while she explains what happened.
Michael reveals to everyone that the charges were dropped, and the evidence somehow disappeared. Later, Michael calls Diane to make sure everything is clear, and he tells Willow he still doesnāt know how or who made this happen, but heās so grateful. Michael calls his mom the heart of their family. Willow wishes Sonny could see this and try to make peace. Michael believes Sonny has other things going on and tells her how he stopped him from attacking Agent Cates outside the courtroom. He states Donna is very lucky to have both her parents free today.
Michael notes his dadās attitude has been so much more volatile lately. His mom thinks heās off his meds, and maybe he is, or maybe heās not. Michael wants to get back to focusing on Wiley. Willow calls him a sweet, generous boy, and she gets to watch him grow up thanks to Michael. Michael says they are the lucky ones as they have her in their lives.
Joss and Carly chat, and Carly admits she was making a mental list of things to tell her to teach Donna in case she couldnāt be there for her while she grew up. She also hasnāt told Donna why she was late. Joss says Donna is way too young to understand. Carly knows Joss isnāt, and sheās sorry she put her through this. Carly admits that what she did was stupid. Carly wants Joss to learn from her mistakes, she should have thought about her and Donna instead of getting into it with Cates. Joss knows it may have been impulsive and reckless, but she loves her and is glad sheās free.
Spinelli and Maxie chat, and he admits seeing how things worked out for Jason and Carly has made him reassess his priorities. Those are her and the kids, as they are family. Maxie says she and the kids already know they are his priority, but she doesnāt want him to stop being himself. Spinelli promises to talk to her before he does anything else āimpressiveā that could affect their familyās future.
Carly interrupts to talk with Spinelli, so Maxie checks in with her office. Carly assumes she has Spinelli to thank for being free, but he swears he had nothing to do with that file disappearing. She asks who did it. Spinelli suggests someone on the inside. She doubts John Cates did this. Carly guesses she has a guardian angel.
In the PCPD interrogation room, Dante meets with Anna and tells her that Sonny tried to take a swing at Cates early, and fortunately, Michael stopped him. Dante says he also discovered General Hospital has no records of Brennan ever being there. Anna reveals Brennan is back as an agent in D.C., and she doubts he has ever lost his status as an agent.
Cates burst into the interrogation room. He demands to talk to Anna and warns Dante to put a leash on his father. Dante leaves, and Cates fumes that the evidence against Carly has disappeared, and that means the three years he put into Jason have been for nothing. Anna reminds him he was supposed to be taking down Pikeman, which he did. His case against Carly has nothing to do with that. Cates says Anna doesnāt seem surprised about the missing evidence and believes Jason let Valentin go in exchange for her disappearing the evidence. Anna laughs that he gives her way too much credit, she doesnāt have that kind of access. He reminds her that she is WSB, but she points out that sheās a former agent and she is only a police commissioner now. Cates accuses her of framing him as his credentials were used to access the evidence last. Anna laughs. She says thatās on him, and he must answer to his superiors for that. He accuses her of protecting and serving by getting into bed with the enemy, and now Sonny and Valentin are free. He storms out.
Sonny returns to his office and calls Brick for an updated location on Jagger. Jason shows up, and Sonny says he has nothing to say to him. Jason says, āThis time, Iāll do all the talking.ā Jason begins filling Sonny in on everything that occurred on Cassadine Island between him and Cates, including that he wasnāt given time to make any calls for help. He had to make a decision at that moment.
Sonny tells Jason he will deal with Jagger and doesnāt want Jason involved. Dante walks in, apologizes for interrupting, but thinks he may have arrived at a good time. Jason says he is leaving, but not before telling Sonny that Cates offered again to let Carly go if he testified against him. However, he refused again.
Cates arrives at Avaās room and fumes about Carly walking because the evidence against her has disappeared. He says he has no leverage against Jason and is no closer to putting Sonny behind bars. Ava assures him that she is confident he will find a new angle to get to Sonny. Cates is sorry as he thought this would help her case, but heāll still help her in every way he can. She thanks him but believes sheāll get the outcome she wants.
Ava informs him that Kristina has been subpoenaed to testify in her custody hearing, and sheāll be forced to state that she witnessed her father attack Dex Hellar. She believes Sonny will melt down when she takes the stand. Cates reveals he was able to provoke Sonny this morning, and if Michael hadnāt intervened, heād be in jail for attacking him. Cates smiles. Sonny is a ticking time bomb, and itās only a matter of time before he explodes. Ava asks if Cates would testify about what happened today. Cates would love to, and Michael was there too. Ava says sheāll get Scott right on subpoenaing Michael. Cates wants to see Sonny behind bars. Ava thinks she can make that happen with some help from her friends. Cates pulls her into a kiss.
Jason arrives at the PCPD to see Anna. Anna says she heard what happened with Carly. Jason says even the best hacker couldnāt get rid of that evidence. Anna admits she has a debt to repay him, but she had nothing to do with that audio file disappearing. Jason asks who did then. She reveals that Jack Brennan is free and back with the WSB. She reveals her theory that the WSB and Brennan worked to sever all ties with Pikeman before the FBI took Pikeman down. She also thinks the WSB has bankrolled Valentin and Charlotteās disappearance. The only thing puzzling her is why Jack would make the evidence disappear to save Carly. Anna knows Brennan talked a lot about how much he enjoyed Carlyās visits, and he made a comment to her that he wasnāt in the business of ruining peopleās lives. So why would Jack go to the trouble of taking a significant risk in hacking into the FBI servers to save Carly.
Back in his office, Sonny tells his son that Jagger wants to take him down, and heās always been his target. Dante agrees that Cates crossed a line, but he canāt cross the line with him. Dante tells his father that he has to stand down. Sonny rants that Jagger wonāt go away and asks why he should listen to Dante as heās a cop first and his son second. Dante explodes, āYou can only push people so far away, and I am right there!ā Sonny gets a call and says he has to take it. Dante doesnāt want to be here to hear it anyway and storms out. Itās Brick, and he says Ava is with Jagger in her suite. Sonny orders him to take a lot of photos.
On the next General Hospital:
Sonny promises Kristina she won't have to testify.
Blaze talks with her mother and says, āI donāt know where we go from here.ā
At the pool, Trina tells Joss she saw something she wasnāt supposed to see.
Jordan promises TJ that sheāll be fighting alongside him.
Ava tells someone, āI didnāt realize I had to clear my visitors with you.ā
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