Will Helena Expose Elizabeth's Secret

General Hospital ended last week with us on the edge of our seats waiting to see if the big secret would finally be revealed.

It was awkward for Nikolas and Elizabeth who stood by defenseless while Helena teased Jason with what she knew about him.

Sam almost seemed fearful of the curse Helena bestowed upon her.

Jason grew frustrated by Helena's games.

Meanwhile back in Port Charles Nina stepped in and stopped Franco's enabling of Kiki when she saw that he had a huge possibility of going to jail. Nathan didn't believe her at first until he got a copy of a picture that showed who was actually driving Franco's car and then he had no choice but to release Franco.

Carly was outraged that Franco was freed and found it hard to believe that Kiki was the person who hit her.

Morgan talked Kiki out of turning herself in and instead managed to get her to run away with him. Morgan's mood swings and out-of-control behavior began to scare Kiki who decided it was better that she return home and face the charges.

Anna decided that she needed psychiatric help in order to cope with her feelings of guilt regarding Carlos and went to see the doctor.

Patrick struggled with anger about Sam leaving to help Jason and wound up at the gym where Sonny helped him work out his frustrations. Epiphany praised Sonny for helping Patrick and considered his therapy session a success.

Maxie worked to revive Crimson by doing all she could to promote Nina.

Nina was excited to have a chance at a career but wasn't going to accept that Franco would throw his life away for Kiki.

Lulu misunderstood things and made a fool of herself at the station. Dante told her what was really going on with him and Valerie and told her that he has had enough of her accusations.

Next week on GH:

Will Jason begin to see through Elizabeth's desperation to keep him? Will Helena spill the truth about the secret or will she die before she gets the chance?

Jake is Jason

I am finally ready to jump back into blogging about General Hospital! Let's catch up on what has been going on in Port Charles.

So Jake knows he is Jason Morgan but insists that he doesn't have any recollection of what that means.

Monica tells Jason that she only wants the chance to love the man her son is right now and puts no demands on him unlike everyone else.

Patrick holds the belief that Sam doesn't have a future with Jason as their lives have gone in different directions.

Elizabeth pleads with Patrick to help keep Sam away from Jason.

Laura is happy to hear that Jason knows the truth but warns Nikolas and Elizabeth that Jason needs to know that they knew the truth all along.

Hayden is secretly working with Tracy and tells Nikolas, Elizabeth and Laura that she has no reason to reveal the secret.

Jason is determined to find out who stole his life and goes to Nikolas for answers but finds Elizabeth with him.

Robin tries to warn Patrick about the truth about Jason but is cut off by her captors.

Robin's captors punish her by abducting Emma.

Anna is forced into working for Paul.

Valerie is assigned to work with Dante.

Lulu cancels the plans to have another baby and tells Dante if she chooses to have another child she can do so without him.

Lulu confesses that she still loves Dante but she doesn't know if she can forgive him.

Nina becomes editor of Crimson and hires Maxie to help.

Julian thinks he is fixing his tax issues by giving Nina a job but is unaware of Nina's plans to make the magazine a success.

Alexis tries to comfort Sam through a difficult situation.

Coming:

Will Jason get the answers he is looking for?

Brad Reveals His Bride

Hayden moves in with Nikolas and begins to remember snippets of her life before the shooting.

Elizabeth confesses to Jake that she did tell Nikolas that he and Sam are investigating him.

Jake doesn't get angry at Elizabeth for her actions.

Brad tries to explain to Lucas why he got married and reveals that Rosalie is his wife.

(viewers ALL feel dumbfounded that the writers act as if we are stupid- HOW ON EARTH DID ROSALIE AND BRAD NEVER CROSS PATHS???)

Brad confesses to Lucas that he and Rosalie must stay married to avoid having to testify in a mob trial.

Jordan pushes Sonny who feels confident that Julian is behind recent mob events even though he tells Alexis and others that he is out of the business.

Olivia returns and tells Dante and Lulu that she feels guilty about denying Julian access to baby Leo.

Dante tells his mother that it is questionable whether Julian has actually left the mob as he is telling everyone.

Julian thanks Alexis for supporting him through losing the baby.

Olivia goes to see Julian.

Coming: Hayden remembers more but will she remember who Jake is? Elizabeth plans a the future of her dreams but is plagued by guilt. Nikolas does all he can to prevent the secret coming out. Will Lucas stand by Brad or walk away? Will Olivia confess to Julian?

Murder Mystery?

After Silus catches Ava in bed with Morgan he winds up dead.

Franco finds Nina kneeling over Silus' body with a knife in her hand but she insists she did not kill him.

Yes Nina was furious with Silus after Franco told her that she was not responsible for kidnapping baby Avery and told her the story of how and why Silus was the one responsible.

Does this give Nina a motive for murder? Yes it does but after Franco is arrested for the murder he finally figures out what smart viewers already suspected- who had more of a motive for murder than Nina? Ava (and Morgan) did.

Silus was ready to tell Kiki the truth about her beloved Aunt Denise and her boyfriend Morgan. He left Kiki a cryptic voicemail telling her he had something "important" to tell her.

Kiki returned home only to find a suspicious Franco lurking outside her door and when she entered the apartment and found her father lying on the floor, Franco was not surprised at all leading Kiki to believe that Franco was the killer.

Franco carrying the murder weapon in a bag didn't help to convince anyone of his innocence but in Franco's mind he needed to protect Nina.

It wasn't until Dr. Obrecht came to see Franco in lock-up that the light bulb lit up and Franco realized that Ava was probably the killer.

What will Franco do now? Will he expose the whole truth about what Silus did for Ava and the fact that Ava is Denise?

Meanwhile Nina is slowly learning that she cannot trust her husband or her mother and eventually she will need to trust her brother even though he is a cop. How else can she save Franco from himself?

The Jake is Jason story might finally be coming to an end as more people learn Nik and Elizabeth's secret. Lucky knows and has left town. Laura is struggling with holding onto the truth and now Hayden has come out of her coma. Is Hayden faking memory loss or is she for real?

Elizabeth is enjoying her life but Sam doesn't trust her and it is only a matter of time before SOMEONE overhears the truth or figures it out.

Patrick and Sam's relationship becomes strained after he learns that she has been secretly working with Jake to help Michael get back ELQ. Sam admits that she kept the truth from him because of his friendship with Elizabeth who Sam does not trust.

They are not the only couple with trust issues. Lucas and Brad's relationship is on the rocks after Brad finally admits to Lucas that he is already married. The rest of the truth about that story has not yet been revealed but we will see if these two can get over this hurdle.

Carly has a hard time watching Morgan make a mess out of his life, recognizing that her son has the same destructive tendencies she once had. Wait until she finds out that Ava is Denise!

Is Julian really out of the mob or has he been lying all this time? How is Michael allowing his dad to keep Avery when it is clear that he is back in charge of his business?

With two new writers in charge at GH fans can expect some drastic changes coming. Hopefully these will be for the best and they can get beloved characters back on track.

What do you hope to see happening soon on GH? I want Jason to find out who he is already!!! Enough of the teases- it's time for a Jason and Sam reunion!!!

Goodbye Luke Spencer

It was the biggest wedding ever and it wasn't even "real". Back in the 80's, the wedding of Luke and Laura made ratings history and today Luke Spencer had his final scene on General Hospital.

Did it live up to all the hype? For the last several weeks viewers have been teased with the return of much-loved characters like Lucky and Ethan (played by their original portrayers) after the announcement that Tony Geary was giving up the role that made him famous. For long-time viewers who suffered through the Fluke storyline it didn't come as a big surprise that he was finally walking away from Luke. Word is that it was Tony Geary's insistence that they give him something interesting to work with that brought us the too-long story of is Luke really Luke and all the outrageousness that went along with it.

It was nice to see Laura and Luke team back up again in order to save their son Lucky although Holly and Nathan's return was not much more than a cameo appearance. Luke's final scenes with sister Barbara Jean (Bobbie) didn't seem to have a whole lot of feeling in comparison to Luke's scenes with Lucky when they returned Elizabeth's son Jake to her.

Maybe it is just the chemistry between Jonathan Jackson (Lucky) and Geary is much stronger but Luke and Lucky's scenes reminded me of why I even liked Luke.

Today Luke made his abrupt leave and after saying goodbye to Sonny his daughter Lulu rushed to say her goodbyes. Was Luke really going to leave again and not say goodbye to his daughter?

After the debacle of the Fluke storyline it was a stretch for the writers to make Luke's exit something anyone would shed a tear over. Maybe that is why they decided to resurrect little Jake since 5 years ago it was a drunken Luke who was responsible for the hit and run that killed his own son's son. (step-son that is)

Maybe it was all the fan backlash from that awful Fluke storyline that made Tony Geary say "enough I am just going to go off to Amsterdam and leave Luke behind me forever"...I don't know. I read where Anthony Geary realized recently that his obituary might say that he was known as Luke of Luke and Laura fame. He seems to be regretful of that. The character of Luke brought a lot of happiness to people and sometimes some anger. Don't actors want to be remembered for the roles they play?

This past year has been more fun on GH with the return of "old" fan favorites. The storylines have been difficult to stomach and some of the newer characters are a bore. Daytime dramas are so eighties and today is the end of an era. I'm sorry if Tony Geary will only be remembered for his part but back in the day, Luke and Laura were one of the most exciting couples on daytime. There was a lot of competition back then and they stood out. It's nothing to be ashamed of.

I don't have much more to say about the end of Luke. The era was over a long time ago. Writers failed to give us anything tear-worthy as we said goodbye to Luke. (except of course Elizabeth's face when she saw her son Jake). What did you think of Luke's final episode?

Silus Warns Morgan

Denise scolds Julian for giving up the family business.

Kiki goes to Michael to plead Denise's case and Michael agrees to talk to Sonny about allowing her to visit Avery.

Sonny proposes to a stunned Carly and she accepts.

Rick goes forward with his and Madeline's plan to make Nina think she is going crazy.

Silus tells Morgan he is aware of his cheating with Denise and warns him to stop.

Franco goes to see Ava and Julian is disgusted that she and Franco are a pair.

Coming: How much longer will people closest to Ava not realize that Denise is Ava in disguise?

Will Nina catch on that Rick is playing her or will he succeed in having her committed?

How will people react to little Jake's return?

Will Jason/Jake's memories continue?

Can Dante and Lulu move on or will something happen that will end their marriage for good (like Valerie being pregnant?)

What will Lucky do with the secret Nikolas told him?

Lucky Learns a Secret But Will He Share It?

After she catches Dante calling Valerie, Lulu has trouble with the idea that Dante and Valerie work together.

Luke finds Tracy in bed with Paul.

Luke tells Tracy why he lied to her but she tells him she cannot have him back in her life.

Dylan tells his father that Luke wants his mother back and is unhappy when he tells him that he and Tracy slept together.

Elizabeth explains to Jake how Lucky found her son and brought him back to her.

"Jake" has memories of being Jason.

Elizabeth seems like she is going to tell "Jake" the truth but then instead enjoys seeing him bond with Jake.

Nikolas tells Lucky about Jason and Lucky gets angry that he and Elizabeth are keeping him from his life and loved ones.

Nikolas makes Lucky see that if he cannot be with Elizabeth and raise their boys, Jason can and will even though he doesn't know who he is.

Luke vows to not give up on getting Tracy back.

Elizabeth Gets the Best Gift Ever

Lucky breaks the news to Elizabeth and she is reunited with her son Jake.

Elizabeth feels guilty when Luke reminds her that people don't often get second chances.

Luke encourages Lucky to continue to fight his demons and promises him to be there for him if needed.

Laura goes to see Nikolas to tell him about her adventure.

Patrick tells Sam about Hayden's changing condition and she tells him about Hayden's connection to Nikolas.

Jake goes to see Michael but instead spends time with Monica who reminisces about Jason.

After Elizabeth settles in with Jake, Luke takes off to find Tracy.

Lucky tells Elizabeth he doesn't know what his plans are but he needs to go see his mother and winds up at Windemere.

Dante only confesses to kissing Valerie and keeps the whole truth a secret between him and Valerie.

Jordan warns Valerie that she cannot have workplace drama going on and tells her she needs to put it aside and move on.

Lulu tells Dante she wants to forget the last few weeks and just go forward with their life together not knowing what her husband is really guilty of.

Jake goes to Elizabeth's to find her son Jake there.

Coming: Will the guilt Elizabeth feels be enough to tell Jake the truth about who he is? Will Nikolas confess the truth to his mother about Jason? What excuse will Lucky give to leave his family again?

What Happened on GH?

We are winding down to Tony Geary's final days as Luke Spencer and GH is trying to cram in as many reunions as possible.

Last week we saw Luke confront Helena Cassadine who has been holding little Jake since the drunk driving accident that everyone thought killed Elizabeth's little boy. Helena did this as an act of punishment to Luke and his family and as she explained it, she no longer feels the need to punish Luke as Nikolas has finally become the Cassadine he was meant to be.

Did Nikolas know about Jake all this time? If he did, that is really horrible given his relationship with Elizabeth.

Lucky, Laura, Luke and Jake all headed back to Port Charles with the intention of reuniting Elizabeth with her son.

Meanwhile Elizabeth continued to struggle with keeping the truth from Jason/Jake as he teamed up with Sam in order to regain ELQ from Nikolas.

Sam felt she had no choice but to keep her new alliance from Patrick who would surely tell Elizabeth.

Brad continued to push off planning his wedding to Lucas and made excuses about his family.

Carly slipped and told Lulu about Dante kissing Valerie.

Dante made peace with Dylan after learning the truth about Lulu's trip with him.

Valerie told Dante she would keep their secret but told him that Lulu was wrong to lie to him.

Dylan's father came to town much to Tracy's annoyance.

Monica returned home and Dylan filled her in on what happened while she was gone.

Carly asked Elizabeth for her support as she awaited Joss' cancer test results.

Carly later felt guilty for making Elizabeth re-live losing Jake.

COMING:

Elizabeth receives shocking news. Will this make her come clean about Jason? Valerie and Dante's secret will be hard to keep. Will Tracy accept Luke's apology?

Lucky Makes a Shocking Claim

Lucky saves his family from Frank Smith and his men.

Dante receives a call from Leslie which confirms his suspicions about Lulu.

Silas feels sad when he sees Patrick, Sam and Danny at the park enjoying the Fourth of July festivities.

Elizabeth continues to lie to Jake about who he is but is distracting with worry about not being able to contact Lucky.

Sam and Jake agree to keep it a secret that they are working together to get back ELQ.

Dante has too much to drink and winds up in bed with Valerie.

Lulu is anxious to get home to Dante and explain why she took off the way she did.

Ava confesses the whole truth to a stunned Franco and then tells him that he will keep her secret because she will help him get Nina back.

Nina and Silas run into each other at the fireworks and they discuss their past and futures.

Nina notices Silas' annoyance when she tells him that Franco and "Denise" are an item.

Before Frank Smith (finally) dies, he tells Luke that Lucky was "in" on his own kidnapping.

Lucky tells Luke and Laura that he had to play along with Frank to keep Jake safe.

Luke and Laura are shocked by Lucky's revelation that Jake is still alive.

In a most shocking turn of events, Lucky reveals that Jake is still alive. HOW can that be? We saw Jake die on the operating table. Elizabeth agreed to donate an organ to Josslyn to save her life. This week Carly will take Josslyn for a check-up for her cancer and the results will point to the shocking possibility that Jake really IS still alive. This new turn of events is beyond ridiculous. Hopefully it will mean that either Jake remembers he is Jason or Elizabeth feels overwhelmed by her guilt and lets Jason regain his rightful place with Sam and Danny. What do you think about this? Personally I remember sobbing while watching the death of Elizabeth and Jason's beautiful little boy. Hard to believe it didn't happen.

Luke Leaves July 27th

Tony Geary will last be seen as Luke Spencer on July 27th and fans are holding their breath waiting to see how it all ends. As for Tony Geary, he seems very ready to live full time in Holland where his celebrity is no big deal.

In his career as Luke Spencer, Tony Geary has been the recipient of 8 daytime Emmy awards for a role that originally was meant to last only several weeks. He was a part of the super-couple whose 80s wedding was one of the biggest daytime moments EVER!

For some crazy reason, fans fell in love with Luke and Laura's story even though this love story began when Luke raped Laura on the dance floor of his campus disco. Luke Spencer was not a nice guy and I don't know why fans love him. Laura tried to tame him but there's no taming Luke.

Even when writers broke up Luke and Laura and eventually paired him with upper-crust Tracy Quartermaine fans still enjoyed the adventurous scoundrel'S antics. It wasn't until the recent torturous story where Luke wasn't really Luke that fans began to hate Luke Spencer or at least what the writing staff at GH had done to him.

Luke cracked under the pressure that he was traumatized by holding in the horrible secret that he had killed his parents way back when. Was it this story that finally made Tony Geary say it's time to retire or were the writers trying to challenge Tony by writing this story for him?

Long-time fans of the show have been disgusted by GH in recent years. Characters acting out of character and too much of the mob stories that first started way back when Luke first came on the scene. Luke started as a mobster - remember Frank Smith? Luke managed to leave the mob and go on and hopefully GH will remember that there can be life after the mob and do the same for Julian Jerome.

What the future holds for GH is unknown as the only daytime show left on ABC, July 27th is the end of an era with the departure of one of daytime's most favorite characters.

As for Tony Geary, it sounds doubtful to me that he will ever return, even briefly, unlike Jonathan Jackson who went on with his career starring on "Nashville" but is making a brief return to GH to help send off his tv dad. Tony Geary almost sounds ungrateful to the fans who helped make him one of the highest paid actors on daytime television with perks like having summers off so he could live in Amsterdam during his extended summer vacations. Yes, daytime was very good to Tony Geary.

Hopefully GH will be good to the fans of Luke and Laura and give us closure that we deserve for hanging in there through the awful Luke's breakdown story.

What do you think about Luke's exit?

Lulu and Dylan Share a Secret

Maxie butts into Dante and Lulu's relationship by warning Valerie to stay clear of Dante.

Dante tells Maxie that she owes Valerie an apology as she did nothing wrong.

Lulu has nightmares about the secret she is keeping from Dante and shares with Dylan her guilt over not telling Dante what is going on.

Jake shares his suspicion about Sam to Elizabeth who runs to Nikolas with fears that Jake is too close to people who might make his memories return.

Rosalie tells Nikolas about the investigation and worries that he will be found out.

Tracy demands results from Sam.

Patrick feels deja vous over his current situation with Sam investigating Jake.

Ava is determined to be a part of her daughters' lives even though she can only do it as Denise.

Catching Up

Some mystery person wants Luke and Laura to make everyone believe that they are back together while they hold Lucky hostage.

After Dylan demands answers from Luke he tells him and Lulu that Lucky is in danger and he must keep this secret from Tracy.

Tracy finds a friend in Sabrina who tells her that she knows how she feels.

Sabrina confesses to Tracy that she has hired Sam to find out who is trying to take over ELQ.

Michael hires Jake to be head of security at ELQ and Jake begins investigating.

Jake finds a hidden bug and blames it on Sam.

Rosalie worries that Jake will find out Nikolas is behind the takeover but Nik seems confident that there is nothing to worry about.

Sloan goes to get Brooklyn's shares and is successful when he discovers her babysitting Olivia's supposedly "dead" baby.

TJ gets arrested and is disgusted when Jordan is unable to help him choosing her job over doing what he thinks is right.

Valerie stands up for Dante bringing the two of them even closer.

Rick prepares to defend TJ in court but Sonny makes sure that the charges against TJ are dropped.

Morgan confesses to Sonny that he kissed Denise and Kiki senses that Morgan is hiding something.

Kiki feels a connection to Denise and wants to get to know her new-found aunt better.

Silus and Ava butt heads over her obvious attraction to Morgan.

Elizabeth worries that Jake will remember who he is and Nikolas assures her that she doesn't need to worry.

Coming:

Luke and Laura go on an adventure and Tracy tries to move on. Sabrina's instincts about Rosalie prove to be true. Jake continues to investigate which brings him closer to finding out his own truth.

Maxie and Nathan enjoy their relationship. Dylan and Lulu get closer due to the secret they hold about Lucky while Dante and Valerie grow closer.

Luke Chooses Laura

After Luke publicly humiliates Tracy by telling her that he is going back to Laura, Tracy tells him off.

Denise covers and manages to fool Morgan after their passionate embrace.

Lulu voices her disappointment in both of her parents.

Nina is surprised but thankful for Silus' support after he witnesses her tell Franco she sold his ELQ stocks to Rosalie.

Sabrina tells Michael that she doesn't trust Rosalie and questions why he does.

Nikolas tells Rosalie about Dylan and how he holds valuable shares Nik needs.

Franco rushes to see Michael demanding money for the stocks Nina sold him.

Michael denies the sale and Franco is momentarily confused.

Maxie warns Nathan against working with Franco ever again.

Dylan supports his mother who is broken-hearted over trusting Luke again.

Denise discovers that Kiki and Morgan are a couple and is annoyed with Morgan for kissing her.

Nikolas plans to use Lulu to get to Dylan's shares but Rosalie might have other plans.

What is the big secret behind Laura's return?

The Return of Laura

Tracy is annoyed by an unexpected guest at her engagement party.

Laura begs Luke for a few moments alone.

Ava, masquerading as Denise goes to see AJ and Michael buys her story of being Ava's twin.

Morgan and Kiki find Denise gone and Kiki goes looking for her.

Silus listens to Nina's story of how Franco betrayed her and feels guilty about her being blamed for Avery's kidnapping.

Kiki shows up at the Floating Rib and questions why her father is having drinks with Nina.

Silus tells her he doesn't know where Denise is after admitting that he did go to meet her.

Everyone wonders why Laura showed up at the party and after she and Luke return, he asks everyone to leave and apologizes to Tracy.

Luke drops a bombshell and tells Tracy that their engagement is off.

Denise hands the baby over to Michael who later tells Sabrina that he felt sorry for the woman.

Ava returns to Julians overwhelmed by seeing her daughter.

Morgan comforts Denise and then the two kiss passionately.

Ava's emotions cause her to blurt out how she has missed Morgan and he realizes that Denise is really Ava.

What did Laura tell Luke that caused him to break his engagement? Will Silus' guilt cause him to out Ava? Will Morgan keep Ava's secret?

Toasting Luke and Tracy

Luke's spur-of-the-moment engagement party on the Haunted Star brings together family and friends.

Lulu is taken aback by Valerie's announcement that she will be working with Dante.

Nathan backs out of Franco's plan to get Nina to annul her marriage to Rick.

Silus recounts to Denise how he cured Ava of her cancer and she finally admits that she is Ava.

Dante senses trouble when Lulu introduces him to Dylan unaware that he was back in town.

Ava tries to explain to Silus that creating a new identity was the only way she could be a part of her daughters' lives.

Silus is angry by Ava's choices and feels she takes him for granted.

Nina is angry with Nathan for going along with Franco and winds up at the Floating Rib where she bumps into Silus.

Luke makes a heartfelt apology to his party guests and as he is making a toast to his beloved Tracy, Laura enters the room.

Lucky is Returning!

Jonathan Jackson will be returning as "Lucky" this summer as a part of the story that sends off Luke Spencer. Also returning will be Luke's other son (with Holly) Nathan Parsons will return to his role as "Ethan".

Not quite sure how they will be sending off Luke Spencer but with the characters of Laura, Holly, Lucky and Ethan returning it should be interesting.

On yesterday's show, Tracy declined Luke's marriage proposal but did agree to a 30 day engagement period where Luke promised to prove to her that he is indeed a "changed" man.

Tracy's son Dylan returned and make his mother question her trust in him much to Luke's disappointment. Before Dylan showed up would Tracy have trusted Luke enough to jump into yet another marriage with him?

How will Lucky's return play into Elizabeth's current story where she is keeping the truth from everyone about Jason? Lucky has been an absentee father to their son for a long time now. Will Elizabeth call Lucky out on that?

The send-off of Luke is supposed to happen fast (a refreshing promise to viewers who have been disgusted by drawn-out stories) and hopefully it will do justice to who Luke is and not to who Luke has become.

Anna Devane will be leaving for a few months but will return.

Seems to me that there will be some shake-ups coming as Sloan promises to bring down the mayor and reveal Nikolas' role in fixing the mayoral race.

The future of ELQ looks bleak with Nikolas now holding the shares he needs to takeover the company.

Michael and Morgan call a truce which might turn Michael back into a more likable character instead of the screaming irrational man he has become.

So after what we thought was an assisted suicide, Ava really is alive? Does Denise not remember or is she just playing with Silus?

How will she escape going back to prison?

Jordan is now the new police commissioner and Lulu has to deal with her cousin Valerie working with Dante.

With Dylan back in town will Lulu be tempted to rekindle that old relationship?

Looks like trouble in the Falconari marriage. Speaking of trouble, how will Olivia deal with living with her lie about her baby?

So much to come this summer.

What are your thoughts on the return of Lucky, Ethan, Holly and Laura?

The Return of Luke

The past couple of days (heck- WEEKS) of GH have been quite disappointing. I don't think too many fans are on the edge of their seats waiting to find out the real story behind Ava's look-alike or why Rick is so desperate for money that he married crazy Nina.

Today we saw the return of Luke. As many fans know, Anthony Geary has chosen to retire from his role as Luke Spencer and this decision has caused the writers to wrap up a story and create a pretty hasty exit for this long-loved but almost-destroyed-by-bad-storylines character.

Word is that Laura is coming back and also Holly will be returning to take part in what is being called "Luke's final adventure". Here's to hoping that the writers will do the characters some justice and send off Luke leaving the fans happy with the end.

Meanwhile Anna has too much to drink and gets busy with Sloan. (the uncharacteristic act of killing Carlos has the formerly fiercely dedicated crime fighter feeling like a hypocrite)

Delia shows up at the police station just in time for the reveal of Denise' DNA results and tells everyone that Ava had a twin. Sonny has a hard time believing this but everyone else seems to accept Delia's revelation as truth.

(We SAW Silus administer medication to put Ava out of her cancer misery and silently go on without telling anyone- did this really happen and what will Silus do when he hears about her twin that could have saved her life?)

and in more ridiculousness...Rick goes to see Madeline who hired him to get Nina's money and spills that he married her daughter which she angrily reminds him was NOT a part of the plan. She then turns the tables on him and threatens him if he doesn't get her out of jail as promised.

Nathan tries to get Nina to see that marrying Rick was not a good idea but she blames his actions on Franco and further opens herself up for more trouble when Rosalie asks to meet her and she agrees.

Nikolas orders Rosalie to turn the tables on Michael by getting Nina to hand over the ELQ shares in his attempt to gain control of ELQ. WHY does Nikolas Cassadine even NEED ELQ??? Again another ridiculous story!

Morgan and Kiki are back together - but do we care? The re-cast of Kiki is annoying and who really cares about this character?

Julian has promised his family that he is out of the business for good and although he tells this to Sonny, Sonny still wants to find Duke's killer and will hold Julian accountable.

Word is out that Jake is an innocent man but still is a man with no memory. Nikolas and Elizabeth know the truth and Hayden who also knows that Jake is Jason is in a coma after Nikolas' hitman doesn't do a good job of silencing her.

Hayden is going to come out of her coma but will she tell what she knows or will she die without sharing the truth?

Sloan shares more than just a bed with Anna when he tells her all about the mayoral race and how Nikolas was behind fixing it. Anna is stunned by this news but not surprised because he is a Cassadine after all.

With Laura coming back to town will Nikolas continue to visit his darker side or will the presence of his mother cause him to come clean?

GH lately has been a show that many long-time fans don't recognize. Yes you might recognize their faces but their actions are so out of character. What do you hope will happen in the near future? How do you feel about Luke's exit?

Catching Up After May Sweeps

I don't know about you but May sweeps were a disappointment to this long-time GH viewer. Again we were teased that Jake's identity would be revealed but it was only revealed to a pathetic Elizabeth who then decided to keep it to herself.

I guess Elizabeth cannot see how her keeping Jason's true identity a secret will someday backfire on her.

Hayden was about to (possibly) reveal the truth to Jake and Sam but was hit by a bullet that everyone thinks was meant for Jake but the shooter was a hitman hired by Nicolas who needed to silence her.

Carly continued to show her support and friendship to Jake even though Sonny was not happy at all.

In a strange twist of events, Nina and Rick (of all people) married after meeting in a bar. Don't quite get the point of this hook-up but we will see.

A mysterious woman who resembles Ava comes to town and is promptly arrested. Another disappointment was Ava's death assisted by Silas who has not been around much. Also missing is baby Avery who was found in Silas and Kiki's apartment and returned to Michael?

Olivia gave birth to Julian's son and then she and Ned with the help of Dr. Obrecht managed to sneak the premature baby out of town while everyone mourned the baby's "death".

Shawn got arrested for shooting Hayden and it was (finally) revealed that Jordan is an undercover cop much to Shawn and TJ's disgust and anger. When Shawn told Jordan he wouldn't turn on Sonny, Jordan confessed that TJ is really his son. Shawn (like the rest of us) has a hard time believing that "truth" after all the lies she has told.

General Hospital has been having some trouble finishing storylines in a timely manner and instead drags on with stories that don't hold our interest. Then things are quickly wrapped up without us seeing it happen.

The death of Duke was a devastating loss and Anna's actions afterwards were so out of character. After all the torture and pain Faison caused Anna and her loved ones for years she didn't shoot him but she put Carlos full of holes for shooting Duke even though it was Julian who was behind the hit.

The writers are slowly killing characters like Anna by making them behave in uncharacteristic manners. I will miss Duke even though in his last visit to Port Charles the writers barely touched on why we loved Duke Lavery.

During May sweeps it was announced that Anthony Geary is leaving the role of Luke Spencer. I am sad to see Luke go but the way the writing has been on GH he probably made the right choice. Right now Luke is off after the "big reveal" that it was he who accidentally killed his mother and purposely killed his father. It was a powerful episode that was recently repeated on Memorial Day but the story pretty much set Luke up for a permanent exit.

Too bad. I love the pairing of Tracy and Luke and it feels like she won't ever have another sparring partner like him. Word is that Genie Francis will be returning as Laura and unless they write her a good story it will be a waste of another old character.

Fans want to see Jason remember who he is and maybe have a reunion with his wife and his son that he doesn't even know is his. Of course it will be complicated now that Sam has moved on with Patrick but hey, soaps need drama, right?

The darkness of Nicolas is welcome. He is a Cassadine after all and it is nice to see him explore the dark side. GH needs to bring Lucky back. Jonathan Jackson has moved on with his career and that is great but certainly they can find someone who can play Lucky Spencer.

Fans have accepted the re-casts of many popular characters like Lulu and Jason why not Lucky?

What are your thoughts on May sweeps and what is your biggest disappointment to date?

Who Took Baby Avery?

Lulu is devastated when she finds out that Luke will be sent to jail after he is well enough to leave the hospital.

Kiki and Morgan prepare to bring baby Avery home but then find she has been kidnapped from the hospital.

Franco receives a visit from Scott who warns him about getting close to Nina.

Nina returns and Franco grills her about where she has been.

Nathan goes to see Maxie to tell her he wants another shot at their relationship but she tells him she and Spinelli are back together.

Spinelli asks Maxie if she is sorry about her choice.

Dante assures Valerie that Lulu will understand her anger against Luke and support her.

Morgan calls Dante for help in finding their sister and Dante leaves Rocko with Valerie.

Lulu returns home outraged that Valerie is alone with her baby.

Sabrina asks Felix to test the drug Michael was taking suspicious that perhaps the wrong medication was taken.

Sabrina wonders where Michael went and when he returns she is about to question him and then finds out baby AJ was kidnapped.

Dante arrives to question Michael after Morgan tells him what happened.

Nathan goes to find Nina and see what she knows about the baby.

Luke wrestles with his demons.

Morgan and Kiki's Plan Goes Viral

Carly begs Sonny to stand by Michael after she learns about his meltdown.

Morgan tells Sonny that Michael's actions should help him to regain custody.

Sonny feels compelled to call CPS about baby AJ and they step in and go to take the baby from Michael's care.

Sabrina and Michael are puzzled by what caused him to appear so drunk after only having two drinks.

Kiki goes to Julian about custody and finds him with Alexis.

Ava is despondent about not being able to go to her baby and asks Silus to help her end her life.

Olivia confesses to Ned that Franco and Nina are blackmailing her and he promises to put an end to it.

Nina gets upset with Franco for laughing at the coverage of the baby getting dumped from her stroller and he questions her sanity.

Franco gets a visit from Ned.

Michael's Meltdown

Michael's rage causes him to accidentally knock baby AJ out of her stroller while a tabloid reporter is video-taping the entire rant.

Sonny is concerned over Michael's behavior and Olivia makes sure that Michael is not driving when he leaves.

Although Avery was not hurt, Kiki is still upset by how far she and Morgan went.

Olivia and Sonny question what Morgan and Kiki know about what caused Michael's drinking.

Hayden and Nikolas wind up in bed together after she refuses to tell him who put her up to her scheme with Jake.

Valerie threatens Luke's life and Dante talks her out of killing him.

Elizabeth demands honesty from Ric who continues to lie but is thrilled when she gives in and agrees to give their relationship another try.

Lulu tells her father that he needs to fight to get himself back and believes that he can do it.

Dante and Lulu tell Valerie that they will help her get through her grief.

Michael tells Sabrina that he is worried about Sonny using his behavior against him.

Carly tells Jake that she is having Spinelli investigate his "wife" because she doesn't believe she is telling the truth.

Jake refuses to share what he knows about the Jeromes operation with Carly.

Sonny and Olivia worry about Michael's behavior.

So Far This Week

Luke is depressed over learning that Patricia died and realizes all the damage his break with reality caused.

Lulu and Tracy continue to stand by Luke and Lulu listens as he chronicles his descend into the Luke that no one knew.

Valerie seeks revenge against Luke for causing her mother's death and Dante tries to comfort her.

Elizabeth bends a bit towards Ric who pushes forward.

Hayden is confronted by Nikolas and learns that he knows Jake's true identity.

Kiki and Morgan's plan to make Michael look bad in public is a success when he drinks too much and causes public spectacle.

Sabrina is stopped by Sonny when she is leaving with baby Avery and Michael sees them and has a loud response.

Jake passes on info to Sloan after hearing Carlos and Julian talk.

Patrick is disturbed that Jake is still in Sam's life.

Jake has dreams of Sam.

Coming:

Luke has to come to terms with his past and faces paying for his crimes.

Hayden uses Nikolas' secret for her benefit.

Jake continues to remember but how far will his memories go?

Ric feels confident that he is winning back Elizabeth.

Jake Has Dreams of Sam

Luke's loved ones assure him that he was just protecting his family and didn't mean to kill his mother.

Lulu, Dante and Valerie rush to the old Spencer house and Dante arrests Luke.

Carly tells Lucas about her doubts regarding Jake's new wife.

Carly and Lucas get a call from Bobbie and join the family.

Hayden panics over Jake's refusal to leave town and asks Rick for help.

Sam catches Rick on a call with Hayden and questions what he is up to.

Patrick tells Elizabeth about his plans with Sam and she fills him in on Jake's new life.

Jake has vivid dreams of Sam and Hayden tells him that he his memory is messed up and he cannot trust his dreams.

Hayden tries to get closer to Jake but he turns her down because he doesn't remember her.

After Luke is taken away, Patricia collapses and dies.

Luke Remembers

Yesterday General Hospital outdid itself on it's 52nd anniversary show by finally revealing the trauma that was causing Luke to act the way he was. In an episode done in mostly black & white, Patricia Spencer and Luke and Bobbie remembered that night 52 years ago when their beloved mother died.

Patricia remembered how an ugly argument with their drunken father escalated and Luke accidentally hit his mother with a baseball bat knocking her unconscious. Patricia took her mother to General Hospital where we saw what happened that night.

Current actors played the roles of Dr. Steve Hardy, Dr. Phil Brewer and Nurse Jessie. Laura Wright (Carly) did a wonderful job of portraying the battered mother of Luke, Bobbie and Patricia. Tony Geary more than earned his Emmy nomination by portrayed his drunken father.

A young Bill Eckert was called to the hospital to help support a shocked Patricia after her mother died from brain swelling and accompanied her back to the Spencer home to rescue Luke and Bobbie from their father. Patricia and Bill walked in to find Luke crouched in shock as his father lay dead.

Luke had buried the truth of what really happened that night and only remembered when he returned to the Spencer home.

Lucas received a phone call telling him that a man was seen entering the condemned property and tipped off his mom who along with Patricia, Tracy and Lulu rushed to find Luke at the house.

The women helped Luke to remember what happened that night as Luke broke down horrified by remembering what he had done. He also remembered Bill Eckert's dying words to him that he needed to forgive himself for accidentally killing his mother.

It was a powerful episode but as those in the NY Tri-state area were disgusted (to put it mildly) when the news station cut off the last two minutes of the program. We were later able to view it but it did ruin the momentum of the episode.

So...what do you think about yesterday's reveal?

Jordan in Danger

Jordan walks into Anna's room unaware that Sloan is waiting with her.

When Jordan is exposed to Sloan she is forced to tell him about her investigation.

Carly gives Jake a hard time about starting his life with his alleged wife telling him that she needs his friendship.

Sloan has words with Jake who tries to tell him about learning about his wife but Sloan doesn't want to hear about it.

Nina and Franco threaten to tell Julian what they know and Olivia gives in to their demands.

Lulu leaves Dante with an injured Valerie and takes off in search of her father.

Luke has Patricia tied up and gagged much to the shock of Bobbie and Tracy who try to break through to the Luke they know.

Lulu busts into Patricia's room and is held at gunpoint with her family.

Anna tries to figure out how to keep Jordan safe.

Duke shares with one of his bodyguards why he is not telling Sonny that Jordan was wearing a wire and tells him what he plans to do about it.

Dante Catches on to Luke

Jordan is wired by Anna to catch Duke.

Lulu tells Dante about meeting her cousin Valerie but then they head back to see her on a hunch.

Franco and Nina have their day in court and much to their surprise (and everyone else) they wind up free.

Nina decides to start her new life with Franco instead of rooming with her brother Nathan.

Franco has a plan to live at the Metro Court thanks to Olivia's confession while he was suffering the affects of LSD.

Julian tells Olivia that he is convinced that the baby is not his much to Olivia's delight.

Jordan meets with Duke who tells her the hit is off.

Shawn asks Sonny for details of the test Duke is putting Jordan through but Sonny remains quiet about it.

Tracy fills in Bobbie about meeting Valerie and Bobbie discovers the grave location is actually a nursing home and the two head off in search of Patricia.

Lulu and Dante find an unconscious Valerie who tells them what Luke put her through.

Lulu and Dante head to find Patricia before Luke does.

Sloan arrives at Anna's with a search warrant as she is monitoring Jordan's talk with Duke.

Sloan reveals he knows Jordan is the informant as she bursts in anxious that Anna has heard what Duke said.

Franco demands all the best the Metro Court can offer for him and Nina and tells Olivia that she will do what he wants or he will tell Julian the truth.

Olivia is stunned.

Tracy and Bobbie enter Patricia's room only to find Luke with a gun pointed at them.

Coming next week:

The truth about Luke and Bobbie's childhood is FINALLY going to be revealed on the anniversary episode April 1st. (April Fool's Day?)
Olivia has a choice- allow Franco to blackmail her to keep her secret or tell Julian the truth. Will Carly continue to investigate Hayden or will she let Jake go?

Nina and Franco Go to Court

Sam remembers something strange that Jake said to her about her wedding ring.

Carly goes to Elizabeth's and finds out about Jake's wife.

Carly doesn't buy Hayden's story and drags Elizabeth to the MetroCourt to find out more.

Hayden has plenty of proof for Jake thanks to Rick's plan.

Rick tells TJ and Molly that online dating didn't work out for him as the woman he met was married.

Maxie tells off Spinelli after he seems to gloat about her and Nathan.

Nathan accompanies Nina to court but is called away before her hearing.

Nina admits to Franco that she told Alexis the truth and then Franco confesses he told his father the truth as well.

Alexis tells the judge that Nina was faking her illness at her last court appearance and Nina worries about her defense.

The guy Rick paid to pose in pictures with Hayden confronts him at Kelly's and Rick realizes that there is a snag in his plan.

Patrick waits for an answer from Sam but she is distracted by coming across her wedding ring and thoughts about Jake and Jason.

Rick's Plan for Jake

Rick's plan to get Elizabeth back is put in force when a woman named Hayden shows up claiming to be Jake's wife.

Jake is stunned but Elizabeth is suspicious and asks many questions of the mystery woman.

Patrick and Sam return from Boston and walk in on Alexis and Julian who are getting busy in her living room.

Olivia talks about her choice with Ned and he senses she is having second thoughts.

Lulu and Tracy meet Patricia's daughter who tells them that her mother is dead but Tracy feels she is hiding something.

Luke threatens his niece telling her that he doesn't believe her story that her mother Patricia is dead.

Tracy tells Lulu that she cannot believe Lulu is fooled and insists that there is something going on in the apartment.

Patrick asks Sam to move in with him and a shocked Sam tells him she needs to think about it.

Julian asks Alexis to move in with him but she uses Molly as an excuse why she can't.

Alexis tells Julian that she doesn't believe Rick has changed and doesn't want Molly living with him.

Elizabeth and Jake discuss why Hayden would lie and wait for proof.

Rick provides documents for Hayden to show Jake and they talk about how their meeting on a dating site has worked out for both of them.

Hayden takes his cash with the promise of more when she succeeds in breaking up Jake and Elizabeth.

The Week in Review and What's to Come

It was a slow week on GH and we continue to be dragged along hoping for a reunion of Sam and Jason who still is going through life as Jake Doe. The Luke fiasco is continuing as well with Lulu and Tracy hot on the trail to find the reason behind Luke's breakdown. Here's what happened this past week on GH

Dante continued his search for Luke who escaped from Ferncliff while worrying about Lulu and Tracy who went on a search for Patricia Spencer.

Dante also got in the middle of the Nathan/Maxie/Spinelli drama and accidentally spilled the truth about Nathan and Spinelli's "dual" with Maxie as the prize.

Maxie was torn about her feelings telling Lulu she felt like her mother did when she was torn between Frisco and Mac.

Spinelli with Sonny's help challenged Nathan to a boxing match with the prize being Maxie.

Nathan reluctantly agreed even though Dante warned him that Maxie would not be happy about it.

Lulu and Tracy arrived at Patricia's only to be told by her daughter that Patricia was dead.

They were unaware that Luke was hiding out in the apartment.

Chemotherapy was making Ava more depressed and when Silus told her that her labs showed it wasn't helping she chose to stop it.

Kiki and Morgan talked strategy in fighting Michael for custody of their sister.

Rosalie continued to spy for Nikolas and Helena and almost got caught by Sabrina and Michael.

Rosalie met Sabrina when she showed up at the office to see Michael.

Kiki had a run-in with Sabrina but Morgan cautioned her against doing anything that would hurt their custody fight.

Nina and Franco confessed to their act and looked for a way out of their situation.

Alexis realized she had her hands full with Nina.

Scott told Franco his hands were tied and he couldn't do anything to help.

Olivia wondered if she made the right choice in denying Julian the truth about their baby.

Anna worked harder to find out what Sloan was up to and worried about her own actions regarding Jordan's safety.

Rick devised a plan to get Elizabeth back into his life.

A mystery woman showed up at Elizabeth's looking for Jake.

Who is behind the mystery woman's appearance? Rick or Helena?

Spencer overheard Nikolas talking about Cam's accident and demanded that his father have him arrested.

Emma came to visit Spencer who was self-conscious about his injuries from the fire.

Sam asked Nikolas again what he knew about Jake but Nikolas avoided answering.

Nikolas seemed determined to push ahead with his grandmother's plan to take over ELQ.

Next week we will be building up to GH's Anniversary special on April 1st where it is promised that we will finally get answers as to why Luke Spencer snapped.

Sonny Meets Jake

Sonny goes to Carly's where he meets Jake.

Sonny grills Jake about the kiss he shared with Carly on New Year's Eve and Jake tries to assure a suspicious Sonny that Carly is only a friend and she only has romantic interest in Sonny.

They discuss how Jake stepped out of the way when Rick returned but now Rick and Elizabeth are through.

Sonny isn't convinced by anything Jake says and when Jake tells him that he will be working for Julian, Sonny gets extremely angry.

Carly and Rick go at it about his relationship with Elizabeth and Rick taunts her that her interest in Jake is a little too friendly.

Jordan is stunned when Duke orders her to kill Julian. Duke refuses to address Jordan's concerns that Shawn's suspicions of her caused him to test her loyalty.

Jordan agrees to do what Duke asks and then runs off to see Anna.

Nathan gives Anna a hard time about putting Jordan's life in jeopardy after Jordan begged to get out of her undercover work. Anna admits that her judgment is off.

Patrick and Elizabeth discuss Jake's new job prospect and question why Carly would help Jake work for Sonny's enemy.

Sam and Julian have a heart to heart after he agrees to give Jake a job.

Sam goes to see Patrick feeling good about their romance.

Rick feels convinced that Elizabeth will be coming back to him.

Carlos asks Sabrina what she will do if called to testify against him. Sabrina doesn't want to see him in jail and tells him about her new job. Carlos worries that she will be on Sonny's bad side for taking the nanny position.

The Week in Review

Ava was devastated to learn that she was dying of cancer and felt anger over the news that Michael had won custody of her baby.

Silus tried to convince Ava that the only hope for a cure was testing her baby to see if she was a match but Ava rejected the idea.

Ava then came up with a plan for Silus and Kiki to fight for custody of Avery and told Silus that Julian would help them if asked.

Meanwhile Kiki got outraged when she learned that Michael wanted to hire Sabrina to be her baby sister's nanny. She ran to Julian and begged him to help her.

Julian came to an agreement with Carlos after the truce between the Jerome's and Sonny's organization broke down.

Shawn and Duke had doubts about Jordan's true loyalty and Duke and Sonny came up with a test to prove if Jordan is on their side or is a cop.

Duke went to Jordan and told her he needed her to kill Julian and Jordan got suspicious believing that Duke might suspect she is a cop.

Maxie and Nathan's romance hit a snag when a much-more aggressive Spinelli pushed to get Maxie back.

After much pushing by Dante, Nathan decided to fight for Maxie who still seemed confused by her feelings.

Jake got released from the hospital and thanks to Sam, got himself set up working for Julian as per Sloan's demand.

Sonny and Rick's relationship was strangely one of real brothers and the two discussed how the mysterious Jake seemed to have a hold over the women in their lives.

Elizabeth formerly broke it off with Rick, confessing that she did have feelings for Jake and telling Rick that she didn't believe Rick had changed all that much.

Elizabeth worried about Jake's new job prospect and was also curious about his and Carly's deepening friendship.

Sam reunited with Spinelli after baby Georgie spent the night at the hospital with the flu.

Spinelli recognized Jake as "StoneCold" much to the shock of everyone else.

Later he and Carly talked about the ease Carly has with this mystery man and although Jake denied being Jason, Spinelli still felt he knew the man.

Lulu and Tracy were even more determined to find out what trauma caused Luke's change after he managed to escape from Ferncliff.

Franco vowed to kill Luke should he ever run across him again after he used Nina to help escape.

Nina and Franco's bond got stronger as they tried to figure out what their next move would be to gain freedom.

Sloan baited Anna trying to get information about who her police informant was but Anna wouldn't budge.

Anna watched over the mob wars and continued to investigate what Sloan is up to.

Jordan told Anna that she was in danger of being found out.

TJ was happy to have Jordan and Shawn share a meal with him coming to terms with the idea that both of them are in the mob.

The Fight for Avery Continues

Kiki goes to see her baby sister and finds that Michael wants to have Sabrina be her nanny.

Shawn questions Jordan again about being the mole which causes her to go to Anna for help.

Duke visits Sonny to fill him in on recent activities with the organization and Shawn comes to tell them that he is questioning Jordan's loyalty.

Julian and Carlos talk about getting rid of Duke in order to regain control.

Michael admits to Sabrina that he fixed the custody hearing to protect Avery from Sonny.

Sabrina struggles with taking on the job.

Spinelli recognizes Jake but is told that he is mistaken.

Carly and Spinelli discuss Jake.

Jake asks Sam for help in getting a job from Julian which she questions.

Patrick and Elizabeth question why Jake has to talk to Sam privately.

Spinelli cannot shake the familiar feeling he has about Jake.

Ava urges Silus to seek custody of Avery.

Silus wants Ava to start treatment for her cancer after she declines having Avery tested.

Ava has a plan that Kiki and Silus can fight for custody if they get Julian's help.

Kiki goes to Julian begging him for help in changing Avery's custody arrangement.

Sabrina finally agrees to become Avery's nanny.

Duke and Sonny devise a plan to trap Jordan.

Carlos tells Julian that Sabrina would never hurt the baby and advises Julian to stay out of the custody battle.

Coming:
Sam asks Julian to give Jake a job.

Sonny asks Duke for his advice.

Spinelli Runs into Old Friends

Maxie and Spinelli spend the night together at the hospital after baby Georgie has a medical crisis.

Nathan is called to duty and is unable to stay with Maxie.

Dante talks sense into Nathan who is ready to give up on him and Maxie.

As Jake gets ready to be discharged, several women are concerned about his future much to the disgust of the men in their lives.

Rick goes to discuss strategy with Sonny and they wind up discussing Jake.

Sonny encourages his brother and the two of them form a new bond.

Maxie has a talk with Lulu about Spinelli's new-found aggressiveness.

Nathan goes to Maxie much to Spinelli's annoyance.

Sam reunites with her former partner.

Patrick gives Jake a warning.

Carly helps Jake with his decision.

Michael has a visit from Sabrina and then offers her a job as baby AJ's nanny.

Spinelli recognizes Jake as Stone Cold much to everyone's shock.

Baby AJ

After Spinelli gives Tracy the info about Patricia's last known address she is anxious to get moving on finding Luke's long-lost sister.

Lulu offers to go with Tracy but then she gets news from Dante that Luke has escaped.

Nina is shaken after Luke holds her hostage in order to break free.

Nina tells Franco that next time they run across Luke she will not stop him from killing him.

Maxie manages to talk Nathan into believing that she wants him not Spinelli and the two head back to her apartment.

Spinelli is disappointed to find that Maxie and Nathan are together.

Ava is devastated when Silus tells her that he has explored finding a bone marrow match for her advanced cancer but has no matches.

Kiki and Morgan return to Sonny's with Avery and both give Michael a piece of their mind about what he is doing.

Michael seems unaffected by anything anyone says and then announces that he is going to call Avery "AJ".

Carly vows that the family will stick together through this crisis and Sonny vows to take down Michael.

Ava Has Bigger Problems Than Facing Jail

Nathan is annoyed to find Maxie and Spinelli kissing.

Alice prepares the Quartermaine house for the arrival of Avery.

Tracy tells Alice about Olivia's pregnancy.

Bobbie apologizes to Scott for her brother's behavior and insists to him that Luke is ill.

Maxie tries to talk her way out of it and blames Spinelli but Nathan isn't buying it.

After channeling Hannibel Lechter and biting off Scott's earlobe, Luke is sent to Ferncliff.

Lulu and Tracy are disgusted and very upset by Luke's latest act and believe even stronger that he is mentally ill.

Spinelli finds info about Pat and rushes off to see Tracy.

Tracy congratulates Michael on his victory and tells him that his great-grandfather would be proud of him.

Carly tries to talk some sense into Sonny who calls Morgan and tells him to flee with Avery.

Nina finds Franco attempting to take Luke's life for hurting his father.

Delia and Silus convince Ava that she cannot take off with her baby but must remain in hiding.

After overhearing Nina and Franco talk about escape, Luke offers to go along with them.

Nathan tells Maxie that maybe they are over as a couple.

When Franco seems to be considering working with Luke on an escape plan Nina tells him no way.

Morgan tells Kiki about Sonny's plan but Kiki refuses to go along with it.

Michael arrives at Sonny's with back-up but finds that the baby is not there.

Silus gets Ava back at the hospital and then tells her the shocking news that she is dying.

Ava is stunned but doesn't believe Silus.

This Week on GH

As Spencer heals from his injuries from the fire, Nikolas struggles with keeping the truth about Jake from his loved ones.

Alexis has her hands full with representing a vengeful Michael.

Maxie's relationship with Nathan becomes more complicated with Spinelli in the way.

Nina and Franco confess their secrets to each other.

Jake is offered a deal from Sloan and he contemplates what to do.

While Sam goes to Boston to offer her support to Nikolas, Tracy and Ned babysit Danny.

Sonny agrees to allow Morgan to bring Avery to Ava's memorial service at Ryan's bar.

Silus makes Ava promise to stay at the hospital to avoid them both going to jail.

Michael is ripped apart on the stand by Rick and Alexis warns him that he might not win custody.

Carly and Sonny see how much pain Michael is in but still believe that Sonny will keep custody of his daughter.

Olivia breaks the news to Dante that she is pregnant and she tells him that Ned is the father.

Sloan wants Jake to help bring down the Jerome's and Jake finally agrees.

Nikolas almost tells Sam the truth about Jason but is called away when Spencer suffers a medical setback.

Everyone is stunned on the second day of the custody hearing when the judge who is dating Monica takes over the case.

Tracy tells Ned how she overheard Monica urging her judge boyfriend to help her grandson win custody.

Both Tracy and Ned feel it is justice that AJ's son will be taking Sonny's daughter away from him and raising her as a Quartermaine.

Ava's family and friends gather at Ryan's bar to remember her as a disguised Ava listens in.

Ava is unable to keep hidden and shows herself to her mother and Avery.

Elizabeth is shocked when she finds out that all charges against Jake were dropped and she senses that there is much more to the story than she has been told.

Sam goes back to town but stops to check in on Jake.

Luke faces a bail hearing but Tracy stays away knowing his mental state is too unpredictable.

The Fight for Avery Begins

Nina decides to keep her promise to Franco by faking acting out in the courthouse which sends her right back to Ferncliff.

Olivia goes to see Franco who appears to be out of his mind.

Olivia uses Franco as a sounding board believing that he is out of it and won't remember what she says and confesses to carrying Julian's baby.

Julian meets with Kiki and Morgan to discuss the memorial and tells them he has trouble believing his sister is really gone.

Silus meets with Ava and tells her what has been going on in her absence.

Spencer arrives at Shriner's and the doctor assures Nikolas they will do everything they can to heal his son.

The custody hearing begins and Michael tells the judge why he wants to raise Avery.

Rick does a good job of objecting to a lot of things Michael says about growing up with Sonny.

Jake tells Elizabeth about a dream he had about their roles being reversed which Elizabeth sees as Jake's guilt over her helping him and not as the memory it is.

Nathan is upset by Nina's regression but realizes she needs to be back at Ferncliff.

After Nina tells Franco that she is back to stay she tells him that she faked crazy to come back.

Franco confesses that he is also faking it.

Ava is outraged over what is happening to Avery and tells Silus she needs to rescue her daughter.

Next week on GH:

Rick cross examines Michael to try and bring out his true motives.

Diane realizes she has her hands full with defending Luke.

Lulu, Tracy and Bobbie hire Spinelli to find Pat.

Ava figures out how to get back to her life and avoid jail.

Jakes memories will bring someone to realize who he is.

Custody Fight

Michael is eager to move forward with the custody fight for Avery.

Alexis has her hands full with representing Nina and Michael in back-to-back hearings.

Nathan is thrilled when Alexis gets Nina released and the charges dropped.

Nina is bothered when Franco refers to her as someone named Phyllis from Wisconsin but continues to offer her promise to support him.

Carly tells Sonny about Spencer and Sonny is very upset.

Sonny wants to go see Spencer but has to go to court about custody.

Elizabeth goes to Nikolas after hearing about Spencer.

Dr. Obrecht bears an outburst from a stressed out Nikolas but maintains her composure.

Rick tells Sonny that he is representing him and will fight for him to have his child in his life.

Carly doesn't trust Rick and says so.

Sonny makes peace with his brother much to Carly's disgust.

Dr. Obrecht tells Nikolas and Elizabeth that she feels Spencer's care would be better managed at another hospital due to his serious condition.

Nikolas numbly allows Dr. Obrecht to handle all the plans to have Spencer moved to Shriner's Children hospital in Boston and tells Spencer that he will be with him.

Kiki is very upset to learn that Michael is trying to get custody of Avery.

Silus is called out of town and tells Kiki that they should wait on planning Ava's memorial.

Morgan and Michael comes to blows over what is best for Avery.

Michael holds the baby for the first time and Carly tries to reason with him that Avery needs all her family in her life.

Alexis tells Nina that she has to face the judge and cannot see Franco again.

As Nina enters the courthouse she sees baby Avery and blurts out "that's my baby".

Silus enters a hospital room where a sleeping Ava is in bed.

Spencer Fights for his Life

Nikolas is devastated at the thought of losing Spencer as he fights for his life.

Emma tells Anna that Spencer saved her life and worries about him.

Lulu, Bobbie and Tracy discuss Pat and then decide they need to hire a P.I.

Diane gives Dante and Nathan a hard time regarding the treatment of her new client Luke.

Duke goes to see Julian and offers him a place in the organization but warns him that he is now in charge.

Maxie tells Spinelli that she is offended by his actions and tells him he cannot stay at her apartment.

Duke rushes to check on Emma after he hears about the fire.

Spinelli goes to Lulu's and is just in time.

Alexis rushes to comfort Nikolas.

Diane is shaken after a private meeting with her new client and warns Dante that his father-in-law is not right in the mind.

Anna is surprised by Duke's concern for her family.

Luke continues his threats and tries to rattle Nathan who is not shaken by his threats.

The Party is Over

All the children have left Spencer's birthday bash except for Emma when the two become trapped as a fire breaks out.

Patrick answers questions from Nikolas about Jake and both fathers are unaware that their children are in danger in another room.

Sam spends some time with Jake and he grills her about what she and Carly discussed.

Olivia and Ned share some food as she thanks him for the sacrifice he made but she warns him that it is a big lie to tell.

Alexis and Julian discuss his being a father and although it seems Julian accepts that Ned is the baby daddy, Alexis is not too sure of it.

Elizabeth has some angry words with Rick who wants to make up with her but she can't get over how he wasn't going to defend Jake.

Emma manages to escape the burning room and finds Patrick and Nikolas.

Patrick gets Emma to safety and he and Nikolas save an unconscious Spencer.

Patrick checks for vital signs and it doesn't look good.

Sam and Carly Discuss Life Without Jake

It doesn't surprise Patrick when Sam realizes that doing surgery on Jake makes him think about the failed surgery he did on Raif.

After Spinelli tells Nathan about his true feelings for Maxie, Nathan confronts Maxie and tells her that she needs to make a choice.

Jordan is surprised by a visit from Anna who shares with her that she is not working for the feds and pushes Jordan to help bring down Sonny and his organization.

Anna sees Jordan's closeness to Shawn has grown and questions whether she can do the job.

Sloan goes to see Nikolas and he tells him that the charges against Jake need to disappear.

Nikolas then wonders out loud how he can keep the truth about Jake's identity away from so many people who love him.

Spencer is delighted with his birthday party and more so after Cam and Emma break up.

Cam and Joslyn leave the party together and Spencer moves in on Emma.

Carly and Sam discuss the possibility that Jake will go back to his family.

Jake tells Elizabeth that he remembers telling he that he knows who he is but doesn't remember anything more.

Sonny and Shawn discuss Carly's relationship with Jake and Sonny asks Shawn to keep an eye on him.

Sonny tells Shawn that the custody hearing has been moved up and he has told Duke that he is focusing on his daughter instead of taking back control.

A fire breaks out at Windemere that puts Emma and Spencer in danger.

Who's the Baby Daddy?

Tracy goes to see Luke and witnesses two very different personalities.

After mentioning Patricia to him, Luke has an angry reaction which switches him to the Luke no one recognizes.

Anna tells Sloan that all charges against her were dropped and he threatens her.

Duke witnesses Sloan's threat and steps in to defend Anna.

Spinelli literally runs into Nathan and after some awkward conversation he tells him about Ellie's suspicion.

Maxie brings Georgie to Lulu's and tells her about Spinelli and Ellie.

Lulu reminds her that just because Spinelli wants her back she has moved on with Nathan.

Everyone awaits Jake's recovery hoping that he will give them answers about who he is.

Nikolas, urged by Elizabeth, finally puts Helena in her place and sends her off to Cassadine Island.

Tracy goes to see Lulu and tells her about her visit with Luke and how she believes he is mentally ill.

Alexis doesn't believe that Ned is really Olivia's baby daddy and reminds him that he has done this before.

After much discussion, Julian reminds Alexis that they were together after she was already seeing Ned.

Michael is thrilled about moving forward with the custody fight even though Sabrina feels he is not doing right by Avery.

Maxie walks into Kelly's and sees Nathan and Spinelli together.

Jake regains consciousness.

Olivia Can't Keep a Secret

As Alexis is leaving the hospital with Julian they bump into Ned and Olivia.

Julian and Ned argue and then Alexis pulls Ned aside and tells him he was right about her wanting to be with Julian.

Meanwhile Julian overhears that Olivia has an appointment with an Ob/Gyn and asks her if she is pregnant.

Nikolas and Helena argue about him telling Sam that her husband is alive.

Helena threatens Nikolas with jail for fixing the mayoral election if he tells.

Meanwhile Patrick does the surgery on Jake who has remembered who he is while going under anesthesia.

Sam and Carly remember Jason and laugh at the close moment they are sharing.

Sabrina tries to make Michael see that he is using Avery to get back at Sonny.

Sonny goes to see Michael about his custody battle.

Olivia blurts out that she is pregnant and Ned saves her by saying that the baby is his.

Jake Makes a Decision

Lulu and Tracy demand answers from Helena after both confront Luke.

Nikolas demands the truth about Jake from Helena and learns his identity.

Ned promises to stand by Olivia and help her.

Alexis tells Julian that she managed to get all charges against him dropped.

Jake chooses to have surgery knowing he may not survive it.

Patrick with Elizabeth assisting do surgery on Jake unaware of who he really is.

While going under anesthesia, Jake remembers who he is.

Bobbie has an upsetting visit with Luke.

Bobbie discusses her visit with Tracy and Lulu who tell her that Luke may have a split personality due to trauma during his childhood.

Luke begins to fall apart.

Spencer Prepares to Party

Helena takes delight in spending time with Spencer much to Nikolas' displeasure.

Carly tries to talk sense into Michael about challenging Sonny for custody.

Morgan is disgusted to hear that Michael is trying to get custody of Avery.

Spencer takes his friends out for breakfast and brags about his birthday party.

Sonny knows Michael won't stop until he suffers.

Tracy, Lulu and Elizabeth are shocked when Patrick tells them that Luke does not appear to be under anyone's control contrary to what Helena says.

Patrick does find proof that Jake is being controlled by Helena.

Nikolas demands to know more about Jake from Helena.

Tracy confronts Luke and tells him she is determined to find the truth.

Lulu goes to Helena and demands the truth about her father.

Nikolas threatens Helena with jail.

Jake is brought to Patrick's office and is told that removing the control device in his brain could kill him.

Olivia Shares Her News

Kiki visits Franco and is stunned when he refers to her as his daughter.

Franco does give Kiki some advice which helps her to decide what to do about Avery.

Sonny and Carly enjoy a romantic evening even though they are interrupted by baby Avery.

Alexis and Julian reunite.

Spinelli tells Maxie that maybe the two of them have another shot at being a couple.

Ned tells Olivia that they should be a couple much to Olivia's surprise.

Olivia tells Ned that things are complicated since she is carrying Julian's child.

Nathan goes to Maxie's and is surprised to find out that Ellie has not come with Spinelli.

Sabrina goes to see Michael to apologize for Carlos' actions and she is surprised by his need for revenge against Sonny.

Michael tells Sabrina that he knows how to make Sonny pay and he plans on making it happen.

Maxie lies to Nathan about the real reason Ellie didn't come.

Sonny and Carly are stunned when Sonny is served with papers notifying him that Michael is suing for custody of Avery.

Kiki makes the decision to not challenge Sonny for custody.

Valentine's Day on GH

Spinelli arrives with baby Georgie as Maxie is upset over blowing it with Nathan.

Maxie tells Spinelli how she helped Johnny.

Spinelli shares with Maxie how Ellie dumped him thinking that he is still in love with Maxie.

Olivia runs into an old friend from the neighborhood and talks about her mistakes with men.

Ned plans a surprise for Alexis which gets ruined when the two argue about her feelings for Julian.

Lucas has second thoughts about his relationship with Brad after he talks with his dad and Sam.

Sam gives advice to a new friend while she waits to have her Valentine's Day date with Patrick.

Lucas faces his fears and announces in front of many hospital workers that he is in love with Brad.

Lucas then tells Brad that he will move in with him.

Nathan tells the assistant d.a. what Maxie did.

Alexis goes to Julian and admits to him that she does want to be with him but first she has to end things with Ned.

Ned goes to find Olivia as she is receiving news from her doctor that she has a mild case of the flu but she is pregnant!

Nikolas Steps Up

Elizabeth goes to Nikolas for help for Jake.

Rick tells Jake he is defending him because Elizabeth asked him to.

Kiki struggles with believing that Sonny tried to save her mother and doesn't want to give Avery up to him.

Carly tells Sonny that he rejected her and she found someone else meaning Jake.

Lulu goes to Scott to ask for help for her father but he is less than receptive.

Morgan tries to convince Kiki that Avery belongs with Sonny.

Lulu tells Scott that Helena has used mind control on Luke and begs him to help her prove it.

Maxie faces the consequences of helping Johnny escape.

Sonny tells Carly that he never stopped loving her.

Kiki tells Morgan that she won't allow Sonny to take Avery.

Maxie confesses to Nathan about her role in helping Johnny escape.

Lulu goes to Nikolas to ask for help after Scott refuses to help her.

Nikolas tells Lulu that he will help to make things right again for Luke and for Jake.

Jake goes against rick's advice and pleads not guilty.

So Far This Week on GH

Lulu and Tracy tried to absorb the fact that the man in lock up is actually Luke Spencer.

Jake was confronted by Elizabeth who was angry about his crimes but then realized that he is a victim of Helena.

Sam and Patrick talked about their near-death experience and Sam relayed how Jake "remembered" being with her and that is what saved them.

Alexis broke the news to Julian about Ava and then told him that she was going to defend him to keep him from returning to prison.

Nathan helped Maxie prepare for her baby's visit.

Sonny and Carly went to see baby Avery and Kiki was less than thrilled at the news of Sonny's pardon.

Nathan found Carlos and arrested him.

Carlos told him that Sabrina was his hostage and was innocent of any crimes.

Johnny took off and went to Maxie for help.

Maxie helped but did it in a way that she will not be held accountable for.

Olivia and Ned discusses their friendship and Olivia supported Ned's disgust about Alexis and Julian.

Michael was outraged over Sonny's get out of jail pass from the governor and vowed to make him pay.

Olivia tried to calm Michael down but he was bent on revenge.

Sonny told Kiki that Avery would be coming to live with him.

Morgan comforted Kiki who was upset over losing her mother and now her sister.

#GHFanFeb

So fans. Our first week of #GHFanFeb is over and it was revealed that Luke was Luke much to the shock of Lulu and Tracy. What do you all think of this latest development?

After all the long, excruciating months of masks and distractions, Luke was amused that his identity was there all along but no one bothered to see it.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN????

What happened to the Luke Spencer we all came to love? THIS is not Luke Spencer. Are we supposed to believe that the evil Helena Cassadine has again used mind control? And honestly, for what???

After Luke got through the plutonium poisoning that Helena inflicted upon him and Helena was NOT dead after all- If I remember correctly that would mean that Robin Scorpio-Drake brought Helena (and Stavros) back to life - so Helena in some sort of revengeful move then used mind control on Luke?

Is Robin ever coming back or is she still being held hostage in France?

What happens now? The prints of the person currently being held in the PCPD jail match Luke Spencer and the remains found in the Elm Street basement are most likely Bill Eckert. Faison is free thanks to Helena and Jerry Jax is m.i.a. Everyone will soon be finding out that Luke is Luke and controlled by Helena or not he will still have to pay for his crimes.

The writers dragged this story out for way too long and now we still await Jake fully remembering who he is.

UGH!!! Enough.

Maybe this week of GHFanFeb will actually be a more satisfying one for fans!

What did you think of all of this?

Sonny Gets a Surprise

Morgan tells Carly and Sonny that there is no excuse for Michael's continued grudge.

Dante goes to Michael to tell him he needs to thank Sonny even though he is still angry with him.

Lulu goes to Nikolas looking for answers and angrily tells him how disappointed she is in him.

Ivy breaks it off with Nikolas.

Nathan asks his mother for answers about the body found in the basement.

Sloan goes to see Helena and Luke and they decide there is no more hiding the truth.

Sloan okays identifying the body and Dr. Obrecht tells Tracy and Lulu that the body is decades old.

Nathan finds a match for the man posing as Luke and to Tracy and Lulu's surprise it is Luke Spencer.

Sloan goes to see Kiki and Dr. Clay and tells them the search for Ava is off and she is presumed dead.

Sonny gets word that he is being sent back to prison.

On his way out of the hospital, Michael tries to say thank you but is interrupted by Ivy and her father the governor who calls Sonny a hero.

Sonny is pardoned by the governor much to the shock of Michael, Dante, Carly and Shawn.

Luke delights in knowing that everyone will soon know the truth about him.

The Search for Sonny

Luke pays a visit to Julian in the hospital and as he is attempting to silence him, Alexis walks in and stops him.

Luke leaves and Julian tells Alexis that "Luke" is still not the real deal.

Tracy tells Ned about the party and witnessing Luke with Helena.

Nikolas holds a knife to Helena's throat and tells her that he needs to stop her for good.

Sloan goes to Silus' apartment looking for Ava and tells a shocked Kiki that her mother is probably dead.

Morgan arrives at Kiki's as the cops search the apartment looking for Ava.

Julian tells Alexis that the cops cannot help them be safe against his boss.

Sabrina reluctantly helps Johnny and then demands the truth from Carlos who admits to shooting Ava and leaving her for dead.

Sonny's body is pulled from the water and Carly and Michael perform cpr until he regains consciousness.

Luke arrives at Windemere and stops Nikolas from killing Helena but threatens to kill Nikolas himself.

The cops arrive at Windemere in time to save Nikolas.

Sonny Saves the Day

Sloan and the police arrive on the bridge and arrest Julian who begs them to look for Ava.

Julian doesn't give up Sonny but tells them that Franco was on his way to the mental hospital to save Nina.

Franco promises Nina they will be together and injects himself with the LSD in a desperate attempt to avoid being returned to prison.

Sonny leaves Luke and rushes off to the Haunted Star just in time to grab the bomb from Michael and jump into the water with it.

Lulu arrives at the hospital and Dante is realized to learn that no one died on the boat.

Lulu tells him that it was Sonny who saved everyone.

Lucas worries about Julian.

The police arrive and Nina tells them that Heather injected Franco with the LSD and tells them that Franco needs medical attention.

Julian is taken to the hospital where he is reunited with Lucas.

Patrick arrives at the police station and is shocked when Sam defends Jake.

Maxie doesn't want to let Nathan out of her sight but he assures her that her place is at home while he takes care of business.

Luke gets away from Nathan when Michael shows up on the pier.

Michael is concerned about Sonny.

Dante tells Lulu what happened at the Elm Street house and tells her that her father might be dead.

Franco Makes a Desperate Move

Maxie, Lulu and Patrick discuss Luke's actions.

Johnny holds a gun on Sonny and Julian while Carlos holds a gun on Ava.

Jake tells Sam he remembers her giving him the Phoenix.

Franco holds a gun on Heather who is threatening to inject Nina with a lethal dose of LSD.

Ava tries to apologize to Carlos for what she did to him but Carlos is bent on revenge.

Bobbie and Tracy discuss Luke's actions and Tracy goes in search for him.

Even though Ava begs, Carlos shoots her.

Lulu decides that Luke is acting out of character by overreacting to her and Dante's problems.

Helena and Luke stand on the dock waiting for the Haunted Star to blow up.

Dante is rushed to the hospital unconscious.

Nathan tries to reach Lulu but only gets voice mail.

Sabrina tells Patrick how happy she is with Carlos.

Tracy is shocked to find Luke on the dock cozying up to Helena.

Johnny gets shot and runs to Carlos only to find that Ava was shot and fell off the bridge.

Franco tries to convince Heather that Nina doesn't mean that much to him but Heather isn't buying it.

Nathan tells Elizabeth there was a bomb in the house on Elm Street and Luke was responsible for it.

Lucas tells Michael that their fathers broke out of jail.

Sonny comes across Ava hanging from the bridge and tries to help her but she falls.

Tracy demands answers from Luke.

Nathan arrives at the Haunted Star to tell Lulu about Dante.

Dante regains consciousness and tells Elizabeth about the bomb planted on the Haunted Star.

Julian finds Sonny and is upset by what happened to his sister.

Franco manages to save Nina while Heather goes off to alert authorities.

Franco injects himself with the LSD.

Luke tries to convince Tracy to return to the party but Tracy decides to go after Helena.

Sonny finds Luke on the docks.

Nathan tells Lulu that he is looking to arrest Luke.

Jake tells Sam that he had orders to kill her but couldn't do it.

Jake remembers there is a bomb on the boat.

Coming: Julian is arrested. Dante collapses after revealing there is a bomb on the boat. Jake is frantic when he remembers planting the bomb. Sonny holds a gun on Luke.

Danger is Minutes Away

Helena tells Nikolas about her plan to blow up the Haunted Star and he is horrified.

Helena's goons knock him out and take him home as per her orders.

Sam wants answers from Jake.

Jake tells her that he is guilty but he has no control over what he has been accused of.

When Jake grabs Sam's arm he has flashes of memories.

Jordan tells Nathan about Luke and he goes off in search of Dante.

(F)Luke makes a scene at the party when he is caught on the phone with Dante.

Johnny and Carlos open fire on the crashed prison van.

Carlos corners Ava and Franco but lets Franco go off to stop Heather.

Heather threatens Nina with a vile of LSD intending to use her to get revenge against Franco.

Ava begs for her life but Carlos isn't feeling sympathetic.

Johnny corners Sonny and a wounded Julian.

(F)Luke leaves the party telling Tracy he needs to be alone.

Maxie tells Lulu they need to leave and find Dante so they can work things out.

Helena joins (F)Luke on the dock waiting for the bomb to go off.

Nathan arrives at the house in time to help Dante but will they get out before the bomb goes off?

Coming: The party on the Haunted Star will be explosive. Jake remembers more but will he be able to save those on the boat? Carlos is ready to kill Ava but will he be stopped? Johnny holds a gun on Sonny and Julian. Can Dante and Nathan get out in time? Will Jake remember that he is Jason?

Norman Bates' Mother?

Julian, Sonny, Franco and Ava escaped in the prison van and Ava and Franco argued back and forth about his wanting to go save Nina from Heather.

Meanwhile Julian tried to call Lucas to warn him about Fluke and found out he is on the Haunted Star (along with half of the town).

Nathan goes to the Haunted Star to arrest Jake and which surprises Michael, Lulu and Maxie.

Helena assures Fluke that her "soldier" Jake has planted the bomb on board.

Fluke goes to the party and leaves Helena on the dock.

Helena runs into Nikolas and his date Ivy on the dock and has Ivy go on ahead.

After Helena cannot talk Nikolas out of skipping the party she has her goons take him away.

Dante finally regains consciousness in the basement of the Elm Street house and makes his way over to Luke who is tied up in a chair.

Julian loses control of the van and it crashes.

Sam and Patrick are at the station when Nathan returns with Jake and Carly fills them in and apologizes to Sam.

Sam manages to see Jake alone hoping to get answers.

"Luke" tied up in the basement turns out to be a corpse in an orange jumpsuit.

Okay GH fans. It has taken this fan more than 24 hours to recover from that "Psycho" moment at the end of Friday's episode. I've searched message boards and spoilers and this is my theory.

Luke is being controlled by Helena. This woman who just won't die has powerful mind control techniques that she is using not just on poor Jason but also on her nemesis Luke Spencer. WHY???? I have no clue. Why does Helena want or need ELQ?? It makes no sense to me. Why would Helena care about bringing Sonny down? Again, I have nothing.

What does make a wee bit of sense to me is that the person masquerading as Luke is actually Luke and Bobbie's forgotten sister (yes sister) who has become Luke by means of surgery in order to seek revenge on them. Again another theory floating around and my son who is transgender has a huge issue with this. FTM is possible but how did he sleep with Tracy and she didn't notice anything different???

It is a bit obvious to have Fluke be Bill Eckert and after that Norman Bates' mother scene in the basement, I find it to be just another twist in this neverending story. If it is not Patricia as Luke, why was her name even brought up?

The prison escape has been a source of entertainment. I'd gladly do a crime in Port Charles and be sent to Pentonville. Look how easy it was for 3 mobsters and a serial killer to escape! Too funny. We know that somehow Sonny will make it to the Haunted Star and save the day or at least Michael.

February sweeps have begun and again fans are hoping for an end to the Fluke story and the return (for real) of Jason. Stay tuned!

Carly Turns in Jake

Brad asks Lucas to move in with him but before he can answer they are interrupted by Sam and Patrick's arrival.

Carly goes to the police station hoping to talk to Dante but instead winds up spilling her suspicions about Jake to Nathan.

Jake makes his way onto the Haunted Star and plants the bomb as directed by Helena.

Lulu and Maxie are excited to have Jake working their party.

Michael thanks Tracy for talking Luke into supporting his project.

Nathan tests the gun that Carly found in Jake's bag and it is the gun that shot Nathan.

Madeline is horrified when Ava and company hijack the van.

Sonny saves Ava from the guard who wants to kill her.

Sam sees the Phoenix and questions Brad and Lucas about how it got there.

Carly is upset but insists that there is something wrong with Jake that he cannot control.

Nathan heads to the Haunted Star with a warrant once Maxie calls him and casually mentions that Jake is there.

Patrick and Lucas fill Sam in about Jake's er stay and she realizes that he was the person who broke into her apartment and took the Phoenix.

Luke is horrified when Fluke pushes Dante down the stairs knocking him out.

Luke demands to know if he is Bill and Fluke doesn't confirm or deny it.

Fluke leaves Dante and Luke in the basement with a bomb and tells Luke the rest of his family will die on the Haunted Star.

Sonny, Julian, Franco and Ava take off just as the guards come out and notice trouble.

Coming: Will Dante regain consciousness and save Luke? Carly struggles to accept that Jake is guilty but vows to help him. Sam is confused by Jake's actions.