Deception

Jason is disappointed by the results of the DNA test and tells Spinelli that the search for Sam's baby is over.

Spinelli refuses to believe the results and tells Jason that he is not giving up. Spinelli asks the lab tech who helped him previously to meet them at the restaurant and she confirms that Spinelli is correct in pursuing another test.

Starr tries to help a troubled Trey who only tells Starr that he has met his mother.

Trey goes to Sonny's party only to be threatened by Sonny but he doesn't back down.

Dante wonders what is going on with Trey and is suspicious of him. Sonny doesn't share the truth with him. Michael keeps the secret of who Trey really is.

Tracy goes to return Joe's medal and winds up in an embrace.

Kate's bachelorette party is a success when Maxie and Lulu get Milo to strip. Kate/Connie forces herself on Milo behind closed doors and Olivia is horrified to catch Kate in an embrace. Kate/Connie convinces Olivia that it was a hallucination but not before Milo runs off terrified of Sonny's reaction.

Kristina tries to convince Sam that her marriage to Jason is not over.

Elizabeth confesses to Lulu within earshot of Sam that she and Jason are involved.

Elizabeth's manipulations cause Sam to believe that she doesn't have a chance with Jason.

Maxie goes to see Spinelli but finds him with someone else.

Johnny asks Carly to take off with him and she is suspicious of why he is running away.

Next week: The wedding promises to be full of fireworks. Will anyone figure out that Connie is back? What are Connie's plans for Sonny and how will it affect Johnny and Carly's relationship?

Will the truth finally come out about Sam's baby? Will Sam and Jason be reunited or will she seek comfort with John? Will Jason fall into Elizabeth's arms or will he stand firm?

Will Joe's motives come to light?

Will Heather finally be found?

The Heat is On

Sam and Jason find themselves at the restaurant where they were married one year ago. They share a passionate kiss before Jason is called away.

Carly finds Sam at the restaurant and criticizes her sadness over the divorce.

Johnny juggles Carly's hovering with Connie's demands.

Sonny questions Kate's choices for the wedding unaware that Connie is back.

Anna grills Todd about his involvement with Heather. John tips Anna off about having suspicions about Todd that might just end with Todd in handcuffs.

John delivers baby Victor's DNA sample to Jason who then gives it to Elizabeth for testing.

Johnny tells Todd to find a way to stop Kate/Connie and he will find Heather.

Connie has big things planned for Sonny.

Mac is happy to find Patrick on a date with Brit but Emma has other plans for her father.

Sonny and Alexis are very unhappy that Kristina won't end her marriage.

Coming: The DNA test will change everything and the result will be many lives thrown into chaos.

What does Connie have planned for the wedding?

Coming Soon!!!

Steve Burton films his last scenes as Jason Morgan on September 25th as news breaks that the character of AJ Quartermaine will be returning.

The Quartermaine family will also be facing the death of Edward whose portrayer died recently at the age of 84.

As Jason gets closer to the truth about Sam's baby (who is actually HIS baby also) will fans get a happy ending before Jason leaves the picture?

How will the character go off into the sunset?

As a huge John McBain fan, it is fun to see him with Sam but will they really explore this relationship with Sam?

The Joe/Kate/Sonny storyline is going to cause a lot of heartache and now that Kristina and Trey's marriage is real, what will Alexis and Sonny do?

Will the wedding happen or will Connie prevent it?

The secrets between Johnny and Todd are about to be revealed but what will the fallout be?

Many people will be affected by the secrets that these two have been holding.

Starr's trust in Johnny and her father will be broken. Carly will be devastated and angry with Todd for hurting Jason. Sonny will want revenge for the damage the guilt has done to Kate. The list is endless.

What is the truth about Joe jr??? Did he really rape Kate? What other secrets does he hold?

Jason leaving Port Charles will have an impact on many as well. Elizabeth will be forced to move on with her life. Carly will lose her best friend just when she is going to need him the most and Spinelli will also feel the loss.

What is the story behind the mousy new nurse Sabrina? Does she have secrets? (of course, everyone does!) but do they have anything to do with Robin?

What about Brit who is aggressively pursuing Patrick?

Luke will be returning to Port Charles and will he and Anna be able to get over his lie?

Will Heather finally be stopped and put away? Will she escape with the baby before Sam is reunited with him?

Lots of drama to come and hopefully some closure. Stay tuned!!!

The Truth Comes Closer

Anna comes back to town and gets to work looking for Heather.

Maxie frantically plans the wedding with the odd requests from Connie.

Patrick reluctantly agrees to a dinner date with a doctor at the hospital as new nurse Sabrina crushes on him.

Spinelli works on helping Jason find Sam's baby. Jason turns to Steve who agrees that Heather could have switched Sam's baby.

Jason learns the identity of the woman who gave birth the same night Sam did. Jason shares what he knows with John McBain and asks him for help.

Sam struggles with her anniversary as she is determined to end her marriage.

Kristina and Trey consummate their marriage, making an annulment unlikely.

Sonny shares the truth about Trey with Alexis but swears her to secrecy.

Starr has a hard time keeping her mouth shut around Trey and Kristina.

Todd visits Johnny and they strike a deal.

Carly is suspicious.

Johnny feels pressure from Connie and Todd.

Coming: As Sonny and Kate's wedding nears, will those who have seen Connie's reappearance warn Sonny?

Will Patrick be able to move forward with his life?

Sam and Jason have an encounter at the Chinese restaurant that can either bring them back to together or cause them to say goodbye.

John goes to Llanview but what will he find there?

How will Sonny and Alexis react to Kristina's revelation?

What is Connie's plan?

Will Jax find out the truth about Johnny in time to save Carly?

Will Heather succeed in her plan for motherhood?

Secrets

The realization that Trey is her son caused Kate to have Connie reappear. Connie headed for the hospital with a proposition for Johnny.

Sonny, Michael and Starr discussed Trey's father and they discovered his true identity.

Tracy shared with Monica and then decided to give Joe a chance to explain himself although Monica warned her against it.

Joe denied raping Kate and told Trey that she didn't want him. Trey wondered if it was Kate's alter who reacted to him and found no sympathy for Kate from Joe. Joe pressed Trey to focus on their revenge although Trey had trouble trusting Joe.

Patrick agreed to go on a date with a doctor from the hospital. A new nurse seemed to have an interest in Patrick.

Now that Joe's secret is out what will Sonny do?

With Connie threatening to reveal Johnny's secret will Johnny be forced to go along with her plan to wreck Kate and Sonny's wedding?

Tuesday on GH

Connie lies to Sonny about her argument with Trey telling him it was about his wedding with Kristina and not the truth that he is her son.

Meanwhile Connie struggles with what to do about Trey.

Starr confronts Trey and he tells her about the argument he had with Kate.

Spinelli and Jason discuss Heather's possible role in Sam's baby mystery.

Olivia and Steve discuss Heather's escape. Olivia feels she has unfinished business.

Steve calls Dante to warn him about Heather and ask for his help.

Dante and Lulu get busy working on a family.

Johnny and Carly discuss his keeping secrets. Johnny tells Carly he did something horrible and Todd knows about it. He tells Carly that he got money from the mob and that is what he is hiding.

Jax presses Todd to tell him about Johnny's secret.

Michael and Sonny discuss Trey's father.

Connie shows up at the hospital and goes to see Johnny.

Carly tells Jax it is time to file the divorce papers.

Monday on GH

Sorry faithful followers of this blog but I have returned to the outside work world (again) and it will take me a bit to get a rhythm..Please bear with me and enjoy my review of Monday's episode


Sam excitedly goes to see Jason hoping to see if they can reconcile but finds him in an embrace with Elizabeth.

What Sam doesn't know is that Jason turns down Elizabeth and tells her he wants to honor Jake by keeping her safe and that means they can never be together.

Spinelli tells Jason that there is still hope that Sam's baby is alive.

Tea hires Heather who is calling herself Susan Moore. Meanwhile she calls Todd who tells her he doesn't know who Susan is.

Heather's strange behavior doesn't cause Tea concern and she brushes it off.

Todd gets disconnected from Tea and leaves her a voice mail.

Todd tells Steve to watch out for his mother when he tells him that she called him during the crisis.

Steve finds out that Heather has escaped.

Sonny walks in on Tracy with Joe and breaks the news to her about who he really is.

Tracy kicks him out of her life.

Kate confronts Trey and soon discovers that he is her son. Connie slips out and tells Trey the details of how he came to be. Sonny walks in as Connie and Trey are getting physical.

Alexis and Kristina persuade Sam to not sign the divorce papers but Sam feels it is over and signs the papers.


On a sad note, the actor who has played Edward Quartermaine for the last 20 years died Sunday at the age of 84 of cancer. He will be missed.

The Plot Thickens

Kristina manages to stop Sonny from going after Trey and the two share a father/daughter moment.

Alexis comforts Sam who admits she might be able to forgive Jason after accepting that it was not his fault that her baby died.

Spinelli attempts to charm a lab tech into testing the dead baby's tissue.

Elizabeth gives Jason a birthday present and brings him home to a decorated apartment. She then tells him how she feels about him.

Joe persuades Trey to stay in the marriage and tells him to get Sonny on his side.

Starr tells Michael about meeting Joe and admits she doesn't know if Trey and Joe are lying or not.

Michael discusses Kristina's wedding with Kate and presses her to remember if she knew someone named Mitchell back in Brooklyn.

Michael goes to Starr's in hopes of meeting Trey's dad but misses him.

Trey arrives at Sonny's but sees Kate instead.

Monica has a talk with Tracy and tells her she is concerned about her new relationship. Monica tells her that Joe seems to genuinely like Tracy but she warns her to be careful.

Kate notices the medal Trey is wearing and asks him where he got it. Trey admits it was a gift from his father and Kate realizes that Joe is Trey's dad and she slips into Connie.

The lab tech tells Spinelli that the dead baby was not Sam's.

Jason and Elizabeth kiss as Sam arrives to reconcile with Jason.

Alexis is happy to find a calmer Sonny with Kristina.

Joe goes to see Tracy who asks him what his last name is.

Coming: Since Kate knows who Trey's father is, will she realize that Trey is her son?

What will Sonny do when he realizes his daughter is married to Joe's son?

Will Spinelli's findings bring Jason and Sam back together or will Jason and Elizabeth's kiss cause Sam to sign the divorce papers?

Will Tracy find out who Joe is?

Secrets

Kristina tries to explain her actions to Sam.

Tracy and Joe have another encounter.

Todd is the supportive friend to Carly but attempts to smother Johnny when left alone with him.

Johnny warns Todd that Jax knows they share a secret and if Jax tells Carly Johnny will not spare Todd.

Sonny goes to see Jason who is recovering from a gunshot wound.

Spinelli returns to town and goes to see Maxie. In front of Mac and Felicia, Spinelli tells her that they cannot be "just" friends because he loves her.

Felicia has a heart-to-heart with her daughter and tells her about her relationship with Frisco and how she finally came to her senses with Mac.

Jason calls on Spinelli to help him solve the mystery surrounding Sam's baby. Spinelli is determined to find the answers.

Sonny tries to break the news about Jax to Carly, Michael and Starr but Jax shows up.

Michael reluctantly tells Sonny about Kristina and Trey and as expected, Sonny goes to find his daughter.

Trey meets up with his father who tells him there will be no annulment.

Starr walks in to overhear Trey and Joe talking.

Jax tells them about Jerry's motive and thanks Sonny for saving his life.

Jax warns Carly about Johnny's secret.

Coming: Joe has plans for Sonny. How will Johnny stop Jax? Will Spinelli find the answers to whose baby died?

Crisis Over!

Thankfully the torturous water contamination storyline seems to be coming to an end. I don't know about the rest of you faithful GH viewers, but between the time change this past Monday and this outrageous plotline, I fear that someone is trying to do in our last surviving ABC soap. Enough of my narrative, here is what happened today on GH.

Shawn and Alexis shared a passionate kiss.

John managed to defuse the bomb and save the anti-serum.

Lulu and Dante rushed the anti-serum to the hospital.

John, Alexis and Shawn found out that the explosion was Jerry's boat. Sonny was thrown clear of the explosion but it appears that Jax was not so lucky.

The Coast Guard apparently confirmed that Jerry is dead but did not yet find Jax.

Alexis and Shawn rushed back to her house to a relieved Molly, TJ and Sam.

Steve and Kate found Olivia on the roof and feared she was having a hallucination.

Olivia foresaw rain saving them from death.

Monica and Jason talked about Sam's baby and Jason shared his concerns with her.

Sonny and Kate were reunited and Sonny told Kate about Jax' fate.

The "cure" for the pathogen was released into the water and sprayed overhead to the residents.

John showed up at Alexis' and Sam asked him to stay.

Dante announced the good news to everyone in the hospital and people quickly went on with their lives.

Steve and Kate realized that Olivia had predicted the future.

Coming: Sonny tries to break bad news to Carly who refuses to believe him.

Steve realizes that Olivia has a gift.

Dante and Lulu get busy on starting a family.

Sam decides who she wants to be with as Jason investigates what happened to the baby.

Countdown to the End

Lulu arrives at the marina to find Johnny bleeding to death from a gunshot and Todd doing nothing to help him.

Carly arrives with the car and Todd reluctantly drives the two of them to the hospital. Lulu runs off to find Dante in the warehouse trying to defuse the bomb that is attached to the anti-serum.

John gets frustrated over the lack of help from the FBI and the three of them attempt to defuse the bomb.

Sonny and Shawn team up to save Alexis who Jerry ties up while he fights with Jax.

Jax is stunned that he cannot get through to his brother. Jerry tells Jax that he is dying of radiation poisoning from the gunshot wound he had received from the Balken and the cure will cost millions. Getting the cure is the reason behind him asking for the money.

At the hospital Patrick manages to make an anti-serum but it is only enough for one person.

Monica tells Tracy that their cook has died and Tracy fears for her father. She has Edward brought to the hospital and steals the anti-serum for him.

Edward refuses to take the serum and instead insists that Tracy give it to Patrick for Emma. Monica looks the other way as Tracy urges Patrick to save his little girl.

Johnny, Carly and Todd arrive at the hospital and Todd doesn't hide his lack of concern for Johnny. Carly gets Steve to give him medical attention but Johnny tries to confess to Carly.

Carly asks Todd what Johnny feels he needs to confess to her. She tells him that Jax saw Todd and Johnny arguing.

Sonny sends Shawn away with Alexis and although Sonny is not well he goes after Jerry.

Sonny manages to shoot Jerry after he knocks Jax down. A gunfight ensues and a barrel of gasoline is hit putting both Sonny and Jax in danger.

John sends Dante and Lulu running for their lives as the timer ticks down without them defusing it.

John says goodbye to his son as he awaits his fate.

Patrick gives Emma the anti-serum and thanks Edward.

Edward is dying and as the show ends, Tracy talks about the good life he has led and how he is ready to join Lila on the other side.

Coming: Johnny grows weaker. Will he confess before he dies?

McBain Saves the Day - Almost

Heather offers to become Victor's nanny as an unsuspecting Tea doesn't know who she really is. Heather plans to have a second chance of being a mother and plans to keep Victor as her own but first she has to do away with Tea.

Jason and Elizabeth discuss Sam's baby and Elizabeth tries to dissuade him from looking for the truth. Jason remembered how Sam was insistent that the baby he handed her was not hers but Elizabeth told him that she was not with it at the time. She warned him that putting her through an investigation would only make her have to lose the baby all over again.

Jason is determined to find out the truth.

Jerry arrives with Alexis and they argue over letting her go.

Todd sneaks away and transfers the money. Alexis agrees to go along with Jerry as long as her daughters will get the anti-serum.

Shawn gives a clue to John and Dante and they head to the marina to find Jerry. They take out Jerry's men and this causes Jerry to switch to a new plan.

Jerry and Jax wrestle with the gun and Johnny and Jax wind up getting shot.

Sonny and Jax fight Jerry to leave Alexis out of it.

Sonny and Jax go after Jerry who takes off with Alexis.

John,Dante and Shawn arrive to find Carly and Todd trying to help Johnny whose wound is very bad. The anti-serum is locked in a case and Jerry leaves without giving them the combination to open it.

Sam feels like the end is near and Jason reassures her that there is still hope.

Tea is stunned by Heather's nanny skills.

Dante manages to open the case but finds a bomb inside.

Todd tells Johnny that he deserves to bleed to death because he killed Hope.

Coming:

Will Johnny die? Will Shawn and Sonny be able to save Alexis?

What will Heather do to get her hands on the baby?

Back to Reality

Jason tries to comfort Sam after she shares her fantasy of how she wishes life would have gone.

Patrick tells Elizabeth that Ewen is dead and she feels sad. He also tells her that Ewen tried to tell him something about Robin but he died before he could tell him.

Patrick tries to tell Sam that there was nothing she could have done to save her baby and he pulls the autopsy reports and goes over them with Jason, Sam and Elizabeth.

Patrick takes Sam to get some tests done because of the bump she got on her head and Elizabeth and Jason look at the reports. The baby who died had a different blood type than Sam and Franco and therefore could not have been her baby. The baby also died from a condition that Sam had been tested for and didn't have.

They determine that the baby who died could not have been Sam's at all but how could that be they wonder? They know their time is short but will Jason investigate it further?

Sam walks in as Elizabeth asks Jason if he should share this with her.

Shawn and Alexis discuss the kiss they shared and he tells her that he didn't want to waste any more time. Meanwhile Molly and TJ talk about their fears of their lives ending without getting to experience life.

Heather visits with Tea and little Victor. Tea thanks Heather for saving her baby's life. What is Heather up to?

Sonny, Johnny, Carly, Jax and Todd await Jerry at the warehouse by the docks and nerves are running high. Johnny and Todd argue over each others' secrets while Sonny can't help but blame Jax for Jerry being around to do this to Port Charles.

Carly senses Johnny has a secret and pleads with him to come clean.

Jerry goes to Alexis' and knocks out Shawn. Meanwhile Molly and TJ are in her room unaware of what is going on.

Jerry tells Alexis he saved her so that she could go away with him.

Jerry holds Alexis at gun point and brings her to the warehouse to get his money.

John tells Dante about the group that is dealing with Jerry and informs him that Sonny is one of the people willing to pay the ransom.

The police struggle to find where the meeting is taking place. Shawn arrives at the police station and tells John and Dante that Jerry has Alexis.

Next week: General Hospital moves to a new time (check your local listings) and the action heats up!

How will this threat to Port Charles end?

Will the secret about Sam and Jason's baby finally come out?

Will Johnny's secrets be revealed also?

How will those affected react to the lies they were told?

Who will die from the deadly pathogen?

Will Jerry finally pay the price for his deeds?

What If?

As the residents of Port Charles face what could be their deaths, Sam and Jason talk about what if things had been different.

In Sam's fantasy she doesn't play into Heather's games and instead leaves confident that the baby she is carrying is hers and Jason's. Sam tells Jason in great detail her fantasy of how it all played out.

They share together all the happiness of awaiting their baby's birth and even see Maxie and Spinelli into a reconciliation. Their baby boy is born and they prepare to live a happy family life together.

Meanwhile in the real world, Heather makes an attempt to tell Steve she is sorry but it falls on deaf ears. Steve is busy trying to help people and doesn't want to hear Heather's apologies.

Heather then decides that time is short and she has had enough. She kills the nurse who was trying to council her and then takes off.

Heather winds up in Llanview at the home of Tea Delgado who answers the door with her baby in her arms.

What will Heather do next???

Coming: The search for Jerry and the anti-serum is on and the question is who will find him?

Patrick works to find a cure using Tracy's blood to find clues.

As unrest builds in the town, the pathogen begins to make people sicker and someone is going to die.

ALERT: NEXT WEEK - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, GENERAL HOSPITAL MOVES TO ITS NEW TIME!!!

Deathbed Confession

Jax explains how Jerry got away to Todd, Sonny, Johnny and Carly.

Joe demands that Jerry give him more of the serum after explaining how he let his go. Jerry reluctantly gives it to him and Joe leaves him in the cabin.

Steve tries to save Ewen although he would rather not.

John and Sam discover that the safe only contains the cards and no antidote. Sam passes out and hits her head which prompts John to bring her to the hospital for treatment.

John and Sam walk in on Elizabeth tending to Jason's gunshot wound.

Tracy tells Steve that she has no symptoms and he suggests that they run some tests to figure out why she appears to be immune.

Joe finds Tracy at the hospital and she remarks how he is looking better than he was. He assures her that they will not die and she is surprised at how she trusts he is telling the truth.

Maxie helps Patrick with looking for a cure for the pathogen.

Ewen asks Steve to get Patrick for him because he doesn't have a lot of time left.

Elizabeth leaves Jason and Sam alone to go help Steve and the two discuss what if things had been different.

John is irate that Jerry has escaped and returns to the police station.

Todd receives a phone call from Jerry and tells him that they have his money. Arrangements are made to make the exchange.

Ewen teases Patrick with Robin but dies before he tells him the truth.

COMING: Will Todd and the rest get the antidote before it is too late??
Will Jason and Sam reconcile thinking that their time is almost up?
Will Patrick be bothered by Ewen's almost-confession?
Will Maxie help Patrick find the cure before anyone else perishes?
Will Jerry escape again?

Note: Today's episode featured the return of the original "Maxie" who had left the role several months back due to illness. Her replacement was absolutely hated by fans and although she was not going to return, she has. So happy to see her back.

Time is Ticking Away

Todd calls the 1% of Port Charles to the Quartermaine mansion to try and raise money to pay off Jerry.

Although the scheme sounds crazy, Sonny, Tracy, Johnny and Carly agree to liquidate funds.

Jason and Ewen fight for Elizabeth and a shoot-out leaves Jason with a wound to his leg and Ewen fighting for his life.

Sam and John go on the hunt for the dead man's hand hoping to find the antidote to save the town.

They find the cards in the safe at Johnny's club and something else.

Steve and Kate argue about Ewen and he tells her that Ewen has kidnapped Elizabeth.

Jason, Elizabeth and Ewen arrive at the hospital.

Jax has it out with Jerry who tells him the Ewen killed their father and tells him the reason behind it. Jax decides to break Jerry out of jail but before they can even get out Jax is ambushed by Joe who has snuck out of the Quartermaine home.

Joe takes Jerry to the cabin where Ewen had hidden Elizabeth and confronts him about getting more of the cure for the sickness.

Todd and the millionaire's club arrive at the police station but encounter a beat-up Jax who tells them that Jerry has escaped.

Coming: What does Sam find in the safe?
Will Ewen make a deathbed confession?
Will Sonny take his anger out on Jax?
Who will die from the illness affecting most of the town?
What is Jerry's true mission by this deadly act?