50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

John McBain Comes to Port Charles

As Todd holds Sonny at gunpoint, John McBain arrives just in time. John arrests Todd for jumping bail and with a few PCPD officers to help him out, warns Sonny that if he is responsible for Cole and Hope's deaths he will be back to deal with him.

Sonny and John chatted up a bit and it turns out that McBain was former FBI and knows Sonny from back when. Carly warned Todd that although he is a dangerous man himself, he might want to think twice about messing with Sonny.

Blair took Starr home and Starr forgave Michael for not saving her family.

Meanwhile "Connie" set forth her plan to have Sonny find her and Johnny in a compromising position but Sonny was tied up at the courthouse and didn't answer her text. Johnny and "Connie" started to get hot and heavy and then Kate came back and pushed Johnny away. Johnny realized that Kate/Connie ARE two different personalities and realized that he is messing with a ticking timebomb.

Anthony continued to push Johnny into getting revenge against Sonny by taking up Kate/Connie's offer and Johnny accused Anthony of trying to pimp him out the way he did Claudia.

Maxi had a little talk with Ewen who warned her that denying her grief would only cause her further pain. Maxi then broke down to Matt who arrived at the hospital with Elizabeth who thanked Maxi for clearing her name. Elizabeth told Maxi how much Robin relied on Maxi to counsel her and Maxi seemed shocked that Robin thought so highly of her advice.

Olivia went to go see Johnny after Steve told her about the blackmail. She also told Steve that she loved him. Olivia overheard Anthony talking to Tracey and now feels that she has something to blackmail Johnny with in order to free Steve.

It was another day that moved us closer to a breakdown for Kate, the truth about who shot out Anthony's tires and possibly some end to Steve and Maggie's secret. Will there finally be a memorial for Robin? Perhaps this week and also the arrival of Patrick's dad (played by Rick Springfield). I see this week ending with a tear-jerking episode as we say goodbye to the character of Robin Scorpio-Drake.

We haven't yet seen Jason since Patrick did his life-saving surgery. Who will tell him about Robin? This and more in the coming days.

General Hospital is heating up!

Todd Vs. the Mob

Carly and Blair Kramer bonded over a bottle at the Metro Court as they compared their exes. It was fun to see Carly befriend someone whose past history with a man mirrors her own. Both women also share a deep love for their children and an inability to walk away from a man who is just not good for them.

Starr had it out with Michael until she realized that she and Michael had an awful lot in common. Both have fathers who do horrible things but yet they both fiercely love their dads in spite of it. These two are both in pain but mature enough to see that they are not responsible for their fathers' actions.

Meanwhile Sonny was granted bail thanks to Alexis and Todd found Sonny in the courtroom where he confronted him about being responsible for killing his granddaughter.

Dante confronted Delores about the missing pictures and Lulu watched as Delores reacted suspiciously. Dante questions why Delores would sabotage the investigation but sees how there was no one else around when the pictures vanished. Dante shares with Lulu that Delores has been to many precincts and always seems to have "problems" and gets transferred. It is a stretch but how involved is Delores in these crimes against the dancers? I suspect it has something to do with Eddie, her husband that we have never seen.

Steve finally came clean to Olivia, admitting that he and Maggie chose to save a young girl who needed a transplant by intentionally allowing a criminal to die. Olivia believed he was remorseful and didn't understand why Maggie and Steve were so concerned about being found out. Steve then told her that Johnny also knows the truth and now an investigation is focusing on him. Olivia wondered out loud why she seems to be attracted to men who are criminals. She thought Steve was different but now has found that he really isn't so different than the mobsters she has loved.

Ewen showed up at Kate's office where she explained the situation with the gun being found in her office. She asked the doctor if she could have done something horrible out of character and not remembered. Although the doctor told her that it was possible, Kate insisted that Johnny must have done it and tried to frame Sonny. She insisted that someone with her character could never have done something so horrible. It's too bad that it wasn't Kate but her alter ego Connie, who IS capable.

As Ewen was leaving, Johnny showed up at the office. Kate asked him what took him so long.

Since Ewen has helped out Dante before, is it unreasonable to think that he could point Dante in Kate's direction or would that be a disclosure of private information from a patient? Technically Kate is not Ewen's patient but she is most certainly unbalanced and ready to snap for good.

As Todd holds Sonny at gunpoint in the courtroom, Blair and Carly and then Starr and Michael burst in. Blair pleads with Todd to not do something stupid but as the screen goes dark a gunshot is heard.

Todd Manning is a twisted man who has no problem killing anyone but he has met his match in mob boss Sonny Corinthos. This may be the beginning of a new war in Port Charles.