Getting Closer to the Truth

Franco is surprised on his birthday with a visit from Heather.

Ava manipulates a weakened Sonny.

Max and Shawn decide to do what is best for the organization without Sonny's input.

Sam and Alexis are thrilled with Dr. Clay's news about Danny.

Felix warns Carly about getting involved with Franco and forces her to go to his room to make sure he knows she doesn't want anything to do with him.

Dr. Clay asks out Sam.

Alexis witnesses Derek's altercation with Anna and Duke.

Although neither recognizes him, Duke and Anna both feel suspicious about Derek.

Derek gets called away from the hospital.

Julian/Derek and Ava get rid of one of their men after Max and Shawn get him to confess who he works for.

Franco frantically goes to Kelly's and gets what Heather demands without blowing Shawn and Max's plan.

Franco arrives back at his room only to find a very suspicious Felix and Carly outside his door.

Coming: Will Heather be revealed?

Will Alexis become suspicious enough about Derek to investigate?

Will Ava's manipulations cause Sonny to break?

How will Sonny react to Shawn's news?

Anna and Duke continue to search for answers about the Jerome family.

Maxie Protects Her Lie

Britt refuses to bond with her baby.

After a heart-felt talk with Anna, Maxie goes to see Britt who has just given birth. She asks her to keep her secret and shares that Spinelli knows the truth about their baby.

Britt is stunned to hear that Maxie is giving up her baby even though Spinelli knows the truth.

Britt changes her mind about the baby and asks Nicholas to bring him to her.

The press surrounds Sonny's home and he punches a reporter who asks him if he is the one who really killed Connie as Diane alleges.

Olivia struggles to try and keep Sonny calm.

Sabrina tells Patrick that although she understands his feelings of loss he needs to focus on the good in his life because he is lucky to have it.

Dante and Lulu have a hard time deciding on a name for their daughter.

Dante and Lulu take their baby home and bring her to see her grandpa Sonny. They tell Olivia and Sonny that they have named their daughter "Connie".

Nicholas tells Patrick that he understands his disappointment but tells him that after he lost Aiden he focused on what was good in his life.

Patrick goes to Sabrina and tells her that he is ready to move forward with her and Emma.

Sonny continues to struggle with losing Connie.

An outraged Monica goes to see AJ in jail and harshly tells him that he must pay for all he has done, including ruining her life and Michael's.

The hospital board tells Monica that she needs to step down as chief of staff due to AJ's arrest.

AJ tells Michael that Diane wants to shift the focus onto Sonny being the possible killer.

Michael is outraged over having to choose between fathers.

Franco is Freed!

Thanks to Diane's legal manueverings, Franco returns to the Quartermaines, much to the shock of Tracy and Ava.

After confessing to Tracy that he was the one who poisoned both of the relishes, Franco throws Ava out of the house.

Ava is desperate to stay in Tracy's good graces and begs her not to fire her from ELQ but Tracy tells her that she is no longer needed.

Franco tells Carly that he needs for her to believe he is a changed man.

Michael brings Kiki to see Franco and tells her that he respects how his brother feels about her and cannot come between them.

Morgan goes to Sonny and tells him that Connie is dead because he forced Sonny to keep his secret. Sonny assures him that it was not his fault.

Olivia tries to take care of Sonny but (stupidly) leaves him with a bottle of his medication.

Sonny continues on a self-destructive course and doesn't take his medication.

Sam tells Dr. Clay that she cannot even think about entering into a relationship until she knows that Danny is okay.

Molly and TJ get back together much to the disappointment of Raif.

Felix continues to grill Brad about why he is abandoning his child.

Sabrina rushes Britt's baby to the hospital leaving Nicholas to consol her.

Brad stands idly by as efforts are made to save the baby that everyone thinks is his. He wrestles with what to do with the information he overheard.

Dr. Clay saves the baby and Sam is impressed by his skills.

Britt gets to the hospital and is relieved that the baby is okay.

Coming: Post-partum depression or facing the truth? Britt rejects her son. Carly fights her feelings for Franco. Olivia continues to worry about Sonny. Can anyone save him from himself?

The Lie Continues

After Lulu shared her news about Luke, both Spinelli and Maxie cannot tell them the truth about the baby.

Lulu and Maxie have a conversation about her attachment and Maxie promises to let go.

Spinelli confesses to Ellie that he still loves her.

Brad confronts Dante, insistant that he has something to tell him about Britt's baby.

Nicholas supports Britt as Sabrina delivers her son.

Brad overhears Maxie and Spinelli discussing their baby.

Morgan, Michael and Dante arrive at the Haunted Star and help Olivia convince Sonny to not end his life.

Coming: There is something wrong with Britt's baby.

Brad decides what to do with the info he overheard.

Not Guilty by Reason of Tumor?

After Diane is unable to get the judge to release AJ, she has better luck with her next Quartermaine client.

Diane stuns the courtroom by producing a jar containing the tumor removed from Franco's brain and claims it is the reason why he should not be held accountable for his past crimes.

Carly testifies that although she doesn't trust Franco with her children she does believe that she has seen a new man in Franco.

Sabrina goes to see Britt and gives her a piece of her mind about what she did to Patrick and Emma.

Britt fights back and then goes in labor and begs Sabrina to help her.

Nicholas goes to see Brad and demands that he takes care of Britt and their baby. Brad refuses, saying this was not a part of their agreement.

Michael, Morgan and Dante go searching for Sonny.

Olivia has a vision that helps her to figure out where Sonny is.

Patrick explains to Emma that there is no baby.

Brad runs into Dante and tells him that there is something he needs to know.

COMING NEXT WEEK:

The "real" truth about Britt's baby is revealed!

Maxie will not be able to have her baby taken from her and the truth will come out.

Can Olivia break through to a grieving Sonny?

Will Carly give Franco a chance?

Where's Sonny?

Nicholas comes home to find Patrick outraged over Britt's confession about the baby. He is livid when she tells him that Brad fathered her child for a promotion.

Felix and Brad discuss his feelings for him but Felix just can't trust him.

Olivia is frantic when she finds a note from Sonny that scares her. She enlists Morgan to help her find his father.

Kiki is torn between helping Michael through a hard time and being faithful to her husband.

Michael cannot believe that AJ really killed Connie.

AJ doesn't remember pulling the trigger.

Spinelli turns the tables on Maxie by going along with the lie about their baby. Maxie is devastated.

Lulu and Dante consider keeping Maxie out of the baby's life.

Patrick goes to see Brad and punches him for being a part of the coverup.

Felix is stunned to find out he was right all along.

Sabrina comforts a hurt Patrick.

Nicholas continues to allow Britt to stay at his home even after she confesses the "truth" about her baby's daddy.

Patrick feels bitter about being betrayed and also at the loss of the son he was looking forward to.

Felix tells Brad that he could never consider a relationship with him after what he's done.

Sabrina supports Patrick through his disappointment.

Sam and Dr. Clay share a passionate moment but she pulls back, afraid of her feelings.

Alexis begins to remember Derek/Julian.

Derek is thrilled to be able to save his grandchild and considers telling Sam and Alexis the truth.

Dante's excitement over becoming a new father is pushed aside when he is faced with helping to find Connie's murderer.

Morgan finds the murder weapon and calls the police even though Kiki tries to stop him.

Olivia tells Morgan that no matter what he and Michael are family and they need to stick together.

Michael stands by his father but then is called away when the family frantically searches for Sonny.

Carly angrily reminds Elizabeth that AJ has done what he always does- crashes and burns but not without taking innocent people along with him.

Elizabeth goes to AJ's hearing but not to show her support for him.

Diane stuns the courtroom with her defense of Franco.

Carly goes to Franco's hearing to support him.

Coming: Britt's baby comes and his true parentage is revealed as Maxie and Spinelli continue to lie about their baby.

Patrick is in for a big surprise! Michael continues to be torn between his fathers.

Britt Blurts Out the Truth!

An angry Patrick finds Britt at Nickolas' and confronts her about her mother.

Spinelli decides to try and see Maxie.

Ellie decides to fight for her relationship.

Derek almost confesses the truth to Alexis and Sam.

Lulu breaks down to Nicholas, sharing her fears about Luke's health.

Nicholas encourages her to take a break from the baby and Maxie sneaks in to see her daughter.

Mac and Spinelli find Maxie missing.

Patrick tells Britt that he is going to file for sole custody of their son and Britt blurts out that the baby isn't his.

Coming: the truths about the babies are revealed and the aftermath changes many lives.

Coming this fall: Robin returns!

AJ a Killer?

Luke goes to visit a surprised Tracy who assumed he was dead. He tells her that he is happy she got ELQ back and tells her that he has to continue on his journey alone to find Jerry.

Michael tells Elizabeth about AJ and she remembers how angry he was at Connie. Both she and Michael wonder if he could have killed her.

Scott finds Laura at the hospital and tells her that he wants a divorce.

Dante and Anna try to get a confession out of AJ but he cannot remember anything from the night before.

Lulu is frustrated by Dante's absence, unaware that Connie has been murdered.

Felix tells Patrick and Sabrina about Britt's mother and Patrick runs off to find where Britt is, worried about his unborn baby.

Nicholas asks Britt to be honest with him about her involvement with her mother. He tells her he will trust her even though others have warned him against doing so.

AJ tells Anna and Dante that Tracy has a gun and Dante goes off to find it.

Nicholas goes to the hospital to see Lulu and his new niece but runs into an upset Elizabeth first.

Lulu overhears Luke and Laura discussing his illness.

Laura leaves for an overdue checkup in Paris and Lulu confronts Luke about his illness.

Tracy opens the safe for Dante to find her gun is missing.

Who is AJ?

Connie leaves a clue of "AJ" written in her own blood.

Everyone assumes that she meant AJ Quartermaine and as Sonny confronts him, Olivia tells Alexis that she hopes Sonny kills him for murdering her cousin.

Dante rushes off to find Sonny and runs into Michael.

Dante and Michael discuss where AJ is and then come upon Sonny holding a gun to AJ.

Meanwhile Ellie finds Franco on the roof of the hospital and the two talk before Ellie decides to go off to find Spinelli and beg forgiveness.

Kiki and Morgan search for Franco.

Carly comes to the hospital looking for AJ and finds out Franco is missing.

Carly finds Franco and tells him he has yet to prove to her that he is trying to redeem himself.

Spinelli and Lulu talk about Maxie and Spinelli holds back from telling her the truth.

They both feel badly that they didn't know Maxie almost died after childbirth.

Michael saves AJ by stopping Sonny from killing him. Dante takes AJ away, promising Sonny that he will pay for killing his cousin.

Coming: AJ could also be Ava Jerome but how long will it take for others to realize the connection?

Who Killed Connie?

Sonny rushes to find Connie dying from a gunshot wound. Although he promises her they will be together forever, she dies but not before she writes "AJ" in her own blood.

Olivia is frantic about her vision and Alexis brings her to find Connie.

Dante is called away from the hospital due to a shooting that Sonny calls in. Lulu is mad that Dante has to go but tells Mac that she better get used to this.

Mac and Lulu discuss Maxie's attachment to the baby and Mac explains that Maxie believes the baby is hers and Spinelli's.

Spinelli and Ellie continue to argue and Spinelli tries to absorb the fact that he is a father.

Derek remembers the night he met Alexis and summons Ava to the hospital to tell him about his daughter.

Ava warns him against blowing their cover.

AJ stumbles back into the Quartermaine's and Michael tries to find out where he has been.

Dr. Clay prepares to get Derek ready for the transplant.

A Baby and a Gunshot Shake Up Port Charles

Ellie explains the truth to a stunned Spinelli.

Dante and Lulu struggle with deciding on a name for their baby girl.

Olivia has a vision and is desperate to get to her new granddaughter, sensing trouble. Sonny and Olivia get stuck in the elevator together and she helps him through his panic attack.

A drunk and angry AJ arrives at Connie's office threatening to kill her. Connie manages to call Sonny and although he cannot hear what is going on, as soon as he gets out of the elevator he heads to her office.

Alexis and Sam are thrilled when they find out there is a bone marrow donor match and share the news with Derek that he is the one in 50,000 that is a match.

Alexis shares with Derek the story of her one-night stand and as she tells him about the mysterious Julian, he begins to remember.

Derek tells Alexis that he will help Danny but he prefers to remain low-key about it.

Mac and Felicia find out how close Maxie came to dying after giving birth.

Maxie awakens and tells Mac and Felicia that she saw Georgie. Then she asks for her baby and tells them that the baby is hers. Mac and Felicia think it is just the pain killers talking and get the doctor to sedate her when they feel she is just having trouble letting go.

Dante and Lulu confront Spinelli and Ellie who argue loudly.

Michael and Kiki talk about their fathers and her quickie marriage. Kiki tells him that she must stand by Morgan and their marriage.

Sonny arrives at Connie's office to find her lying on the floor with a gunshot wound.

Olivia has another vision.

Coming:

Will Derek helping to save his grandson cause his true identity to be revealed?

Will Spinelli tell the truth about the baby?

How will Dante and Lulu react?

Olivia's visions begin to make sense.

AJ Falls Off the Wagon

AJ says hurtful things to Elizabeth after he falls off the wagon.

Michael is upset when Elizabeth tells him about his father but still insists upon looking for him.

Connie overhears Derek/Julian and begins to figure things out.

The new grandparents celebrate the birth of their granddaughter, unaware that Maxie is near death.

Felicia and Mac await news about Maxie.

Ellie tells Spinelli the truth.

Sam and Alexis are overjoyed to find out that there is a bone marrow match for Danny and are stunned to find out that it is Derek Wells who we know is really Sam's father.

Luke goes off to find Jerry.

After hallucinating, AJ goes to find Connie and make her pay.

Maxie has an out-of-body experience and Georgie tries to help her see that she needs to fight to stay alive.

Coming:

Max and Felicia wait for news about Maxie.

Spinelli reacts to Ellie's confession.

Dante and Lulu bask in their happiness unaware that it is short-lived.

Maxie's Baby is Born!

Felicia and Mac manage to finally get married but the honeymoon is put on hold when Maxie's water breaks.

Everyone rushes to the hospital to await the arrival of the baby.

Luke and Laura manage to get to the hospital to support Lulu.

Elizabeth and Michael search for AJ after hearing about how Tracy kicked him out of ELQ.

Carly confronts Morgan and pleads with him to come clean about Kiki.

Kiki goes to see Franco and tells him the truth.

Ava arrives and Kiki asks her why she lied. Franco is devastated to lose Kiki and refuses to believe he is not her father.

Morgan arrives at the hospital to support Kiki.

Maxie has an emergency c-section to save the baby's life.

Maxie tries to tell Spinelli the truth but is rushed into surgery before she can.

Dante and Spinelli watch as Lulu holds Maxie's hand through the delivery of a baby girl.

Connie discusses Sonny with Tracy who shares how she feels about Luke.

Luke asks Sonny to watch over his family and tells him about his poisoning.

Coming:

Anna hopes that holding Britt in custody will make her mother come forward.

Obrecht's Identity Revealed!

Dr. Obrecht's evil plot to seek revenge on Anna backfires when Duke drinks the poisoned champagne at Felicia and Mac's wedding.

He sees Dr. Obrecht before he collapses.

Duke regains consciousness because the dosage was meant for Anna so it was not a fatal dose for Duke. He tells Anna that Dr. Obrecht is responsible.

Spinelli and Felix overhear Anna talking about the evil doctor and fill her in on Spinelli's investigation of Britt's mother.

Dante and Anna rush to Felix's apartment but the evil doctor manages to escape. (a ridiculous moment if I do say so)

Meanwhile Felicia and Mac's wedding is interrupted by Richard Simmons who apologizes to all for his behavior at the nurses' ball.

Felicia and Mac finally go on to get married.

Lulu feels that Maxie is becoming to attached to her baby.

Luke and Holly's search for Jerry Jax brings them to an abandoned mansion in Pennsylvania where Dr. Obrecht flees to. (another strange moment in soap opera land- how does she escape the apartment in New York and seemingly minutes later arrive in Pennsylvania?)

Luke and Holly discover her connection to Jerry but the pieces are falling together for many Port Charles residents who will discover all of her deeds.

Connie goes to see Kevin to find the answers to why she sabotaged her relationship with Sonny.

Olivia tells Sonny that they both should have fought to stay together instead of allowing Connie to break them up.

Maxie goes into labor!

Dante and Anna arrest Britt who insists she knows nothing about her mother's wherabouts or crimes.

Hiding the Truth

Port Charles reacts to the headline "Kiki not a Q".

Sonny feels betrayed by Connie and runs to Olivia who tries to defend Connie's actions.

Michael frantically tries to find Kiki but Morgan is one step ahead of his brother.

Morgan takes Kiki to the courthouse to get their marriage license and tries to talk her into getting married right away.

Michael confronts Ava about her lie and Ava has not much to say for herself.

Sam and Silus discover he has a daughter and a stunned Silus goes to find Kiki.

Mac and Felicia go to get their marriage license and run into Morgan and Kiki.

Tracy and Elizabeth hash it out and Elizabeth asks her why they just cannot work together.

AJ confronts Connie angrily about her actions, convinced that she has ruined his life.

Sonny pulls a gun on AJ when he finds him with his hands around Connie's throat.

Coming: Morgan tries to keep Kiki away from the truth.

Michael, Ava and Silus are desperate to get to Kiki.

Connie has to face the consequences of her actions.

Shake Up At ELQ

Connie shares her secret with Tracy who urges her to go ahead and use it despite how Sonny will feel.

Ava meets with her brother Julian who is back in town using another name and identity in order to put forth their plan to take back their family's territory from Sonny.

Luke gets help from Holly to find Jerry Jax.

Scott tells Lucy that Laura has taken off after Luke.

Tracy makes an investment in Lucy's spa in order to get her share of ELQ.

Anna and Duke go to Sonny to get information about the Jerome family. Sonny suspects they are behind the gambling that got Morgan into trouble but insists that they are sloppy and he can shut them down.

Anna warns Sonny that they are very dangerous and don't care who they hurt.

Under hypnosis Alexis remembers the name of Sam's father- Julian.

Sam goes to see Connie and finds Ava and Julian instead.

Next week:

Lives will be changed when Connie uses the information she finds about Kiki. Sam fights to find someone to save Danny as she moves closer to finding out who her father is. Luke with Holly's help gets closer to finding the truth about Jerry Jax.

Who's My Daddy?

As Danny's life hangs in the balance, Sam pushes Alexis for the truth.

Alexis gets hypnotized in the hopes that she will be able to tell Sam who her father is and possibly save Danny's life.

Morgan swears Sonny to secrecy about Kiki's true parentage.

Connie overhears Sonny and Morgan and struggles with using the secret to save her magazine.

Carly is stunned by Sonny standing by Morgan's choice to marry Kiki.

As Britt's pregnancy draws closer to an end, her mother urges her to be careful of those who are trying to sabotage their plan.

Maxie struggles with her feelings about Spinelli and her growing attachment to their baby.

Laura goes off to find Luke and help him.

Anna and Duke put their heads together about Ava.

Meanwhile the new owner of the paper has a connection to Ava Jerome.

Coming soon:

Many peoples lives are going to be affected by Connie's front page news. Two babies will be coming into the world and their true identities will change many lives. Luke and Laura team up to find Jerry but will uncover a huge secret that will change many lives.

What's to Come

It's been a busy summer in Port Charles. Here's what you missed the last few weeks and what's to come.

Laura jeopardizes her marriage to Scott by taking off to find a dying Luke after Leslie convinces Monica to help her get into Luke's medical records.

Monica tries to warn Tracy that Laura knows Luke's secret but is called away to the hospital.

The search for a donor for little Danny causes Sam to ask Alexis about who her father really is. Alexis feels awful that Sam is the result of a teenage one-night-stand and she is clueless as to who fathered her child.

Molly and TJ are still apart but Rafe continues to be a good friend to Molly.

Silus grows curious about Kiki, believing that he is her father and comes closer to finding the truth.

Ava convinces Morgan that he must hold onto Kiki or else she will go to Michael.

Ava uses Franco's condition to greedily get what she can from Tracy but it backfires on her.

Franco finds a friend in Carly who helps to save his life when his brain tumor convinces him that he is Jason.

Silus becomes a support to Sam who feels desperate to save her son.

Kate and Sonny get back together but for how long?

Felix asks for Michael's help to get to the truth about Brit's baby.

Meanwhile Brit appears to come clean with Nicholas.

Brad shows his true self to a shocked Felix. Brad hints that Brit's mother knows the truth about the baby.

COMING: Paternity matters and the truth about Kiki could tear apart two brothers.

Brit's baby is not Patricks and whose baby it is will be a shocker!

Maxie's baby's paternity will also be revealed but Dante and Lulu's heartbreak will not be for long.

Patrick and Sabrina will have the chance to build a future together.

Will Laura be able to help Luke find Jerry in time to save him?

The battle for ELQ finally will be resolved.

The truth about Brit and Maxie's babies will cause break-ups and new alliances.

As Silus gets closer to the truth we get to see a more human Silus instead of the cold doctor who Sam first met.

Week Ending July 12

So what did you miss this past week on GH? Let's see...

Lulu and Dante couldn't decide on a name for the baby girl and Lulu decided to ask Maxie for help.

Dante was disgusted by Sonny's actions towards Franco and was convinced it was Sonny who hired the shooter that almost killed his mother.

Maxie became more attached to the baby she is carrying and had a visit from Georgie who urged her to fix the mess she is in.

Will Maxie spill the truth about the baby she is carrying?

Meanwhile Ellie decided that Damien deserves to have his own child, knowing that Maxie is carrying his baby she told him she was willing to have a child with him.

TJ was shocked to find out that Shawn and Alexis broke up and started to figure out just what Shawn does for Sonny.

Molly and Rafe babysat Danny while Sylis and Sam went to see Heather for a DNA sample.

Rafe urged Molly to forgive TJ for sleeping with Taylor.

Danny came out of remission and the push to find a donor became more urgent.

Michael and Kiki had trouble fighting their mutual attraction.

Sonny and Shawn tried to teach Franco a lesson.

Franco agreed to give a DNA sample to help save his nephew.

Connie decided that she couldn't live without Sonny and went to tell him she wanted him back.

Meanwhile Olivia and Sonny were growing closer but when Connie confronted Sonny, Olivia stepped aside.

Ava pined for Sylis who wants nothing to do with her.

Franco was curious about Ava's past.

Alexis wondered about what Ava and Franco are up to.

Coming this week:

As Danny gets sicker will a donor be found to save him?

Will Alexis tell Sam who her father is?

Will Maxie be able to live with her choice?

Lulu suspects Maxie of hiding a secret.

Will Sonny go back to Connie or will he continue with Olivia?

Luke Leaves

Franco and Ava blackmail Carly into allowing Morgan to stay at the Q's. Carly warns them that the war is not over.

Tracy tries to convince Luke to allow her to help him find Jerry in order to find the cure.

Lulu shares her happy news with Nicholas and Laura.

Elizabeth tells Nicholas that she hasn't decided to forgive AJ and Nicholas is stunned by how AJ spins the truth.

AJ confides in Michael about what happened between him and Carly much to Michael's shock.

Michael has trouble staying away from Kiki and wants AJ to send him out of the country which AJ refuses to do.

Lulu and Laura discuss Luke and decide to confront him about what is really going on.

Alexis and Shawn work things out.

Franco tells Ava he knows she was the other person who tried to kill him.

Coming: Elizabeth goes to see AJ. Franco decides what to do about Ava. Lulu and Laura beg Tracy for the truth.