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GENERAL HOSPITAL Promo: ‘Time of Death 5:48’

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ABC and General Hospital have released their weekly promo for the episodes surrounding the drama in Port Charles from October 28th through November 1st, with the upshot of Lulu and Sam’s (Kelly Monaco) surgeries at its epicenter.

In the promo, worried mothers, Laura (Genie Francis) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), look absolutely devastated. We hear Sam’s beau, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna), asking “Any news?”and Alexis wanting to know how her daughter is. Carly (Laura Wright) looks concerned and Jason (Steve Burton) is in tears upon his arrival.

At the end of the spoiler video, we hear Lucas’ (Van Hansis) voice in the OR calling the time of death as “5:48.” GH fans are bracing themselves for this to be the passing of Sam McCall, who seemingly will somehow pass away during the procedure, unless this is a red-herring and the time of death call is actually about Lulu, but somehow she is revived?

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Meanwhile, Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) has come to tell Cody (Josh Kelly) that they are biological cousins which would for all intent and purposes destroy their relationship. However, it looks like Cody might be proposing to Sasha right before she gets a chance to tell him. What will she do now?

Take a look below at the GH promo for the week of October 28th. Then, let us know in the comment section, how you think this will all play out based on the preview video.

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Buh-bye Sam, and HELLO to Lulu Spencer!!! It’s about damn time. A worth-while trade!

(before, anyone tries it: this is simply about character…. not actor)

Absolutely agree!

It is about actor. She was fired and hurt

Um, no, my comment was purely about the CHARACTER.

Agree 100%

I agree, Sam has not had a good story in years! The pairing of her with Dante sealed her fate! They were the most boring couple!

I loved Sam and Dante. Seeing Sam degrade herself to the back of the line after Carly in her relationship with Jason was cringe-worthy. Sam and Dante, just like Sam and Drew, were a couple filled with believable love and respect for each other. The attraction was there, the romance, yet there was a maturity and a warmth. I loved Jason and Sam back in the day, and I mean from 20 to 15 years ago or whenever their “young” love started. And then Jason got more and more into Carly lapdog mode and their was no point to a Jason/Sam relationship.

It should be about actor. Not only is “Sam” a legacy characters, Kelly Monaco is a vet. Trading Kelly for an actress who is new to the role of Lulu isn’t even comparable. Even if Julie Berman had come back, I’d hate to see a vet for a vet. GH is losing way too many legacy characters, and many of the vets have either retired or unfortunately passed in real life. Killing off yet another legacy character is horrible and unnecessary, and seems like, as Kelly Monaco stated, “retaliation.”

Totally Agree

I so agree with you. I hate that they are killing off Sam and letting Kelly go. She’s one of the reasons I watch GH. She should not have been let go. They need to save Sam and keep Kelly!

I agree with you!!

I think that it should be both. Kelly Monaco is a vet. Sam has been a big part of the show. I’m going to miss Sam. Good luck to Kelly.

When Sam is leaving the show, so am I and all of my friends,also ?.You are not only loosing an Amazing and Talented actress like Kelly Monaco, you are loosing a lot of Fans..BYE BYE GENERAL HOSPITAL, WE’RE DONE…✋✋

I am done if Kelly Monaco leaves. What is wrong with these writers? Perhaps a set of NEW writers should come into play. Make it a dream for Kelly, but please don’t kill off Kelly.

Let’s be sure to separate real life and fiction – the character of Sam is presumably being killed off. Kelly Monaco will continue to live and hopefully have a successful acting career.

I agree with you. This is ridiculous! The fact they are killing her character like this. Absolutely wrong. They could have left it open somehow. If she turns up on Y&R I am moving over.

I agree. Kelly should stay and be given a better storyline.

If Sam goes so do I and a lot of other people, get rid of Portia she is a HORRIBLE actress and so boring——SAD——-

Yes please get rid of Portia, not a good actress. Sam and Dante needs to stay together. Drew, needs to go. I’m so upset about Sasha and Cody, they need to stay together.

Definitely agree! I am sick & tired of her annoying overbearing manipulative lying azz

I want to puncture my ear drums Everytime she starts talking…. Her and Trina

Agree with you

Absolutely agree with you, I really don’t like Portia either, I say it all the time. I love Sam and Danta together.

Agree

To hell with GH!!

Beware of Mrs Robinson.

I AGREE ABOUT PORTIA

I definitely agree!

Yes! Get rid of Portia!
Can’t stand her

Agree, it’s totally not making any sense. Too many changes, too many new faces. And, story lines are taking too long and not enough turns!

Except Rebecca, my comment itself is NOT about the actor(s) and about the characters.

I know that which is why I disagreed with your jubilation at getting rid of “Sam.” You said it wasn’t about the actor and I said well, yes, it IS about the actor AND the character. Kelly Monaco has played Sam for 20 years; that’s a long time for many viewers to become attached to the character and the actor (and lest we confuse this with actual real life attachment to “Sam” I mean in the GH world). That would be like saying it’s about time they got rid of Jason or Monica..with no consideration that at the same time they’d be getting rid of two of GH’s vets. We’re not talking about a new character; we’re talking about legacy characters and the actors who have played them for years. So it is a double loss, one that seems unnecessary.

If they kill off Sam in a way that is impossible to write a soapy back-from-the-dead, story, they’ve (as I previously wrote) cost us another legacy character and vet. On a show that’s lost so many, this was cruel and unnecessary. Many other ways to write off a character and leave the door open. Seems there’s too much emotionally immaturity behind-the-scenes to put the show’s history first, or respect the wishes of a vast amount of viewers who have helped keep GH on the air for so long. And, like all jobs, seems like those in charge blindside their employees by cruelly throwing them out. They did it to Stuart Damon too. It’s cutthroat and hurts the actor, the show, and the viewers.

Totally agree (Sam) Kelly Monaco must stay No Sam no Gh

No good deed goes unpunished…

I am totally on board about Portia. She’s whinny and not a good fit for Curtis. Would love to see Curtis back with Jordan. Keep Sam and get rid of Portia, Nina and Drew.

I can’t stand Portia. Hypocrite—And, remember, she stole Curtis whom I used to praise—No more—Any guy who bows and kowtows to a wily woman is no man!!

I want Lulu back. I know it’s been a long time but I would like Lulu and Dante back together!

Good grief guys, he meant his statement…He’s happy Lulu is coming back.. An Sam has been on a down slope every since she GREW to big of lips for her face .. Attack me, but I still loved Sam and will cry my eyes out when she does pass away.

Thanks Clare; I appreciate your response so much, because you understood: it was about the characters. Gosh. People cannot read; happy you do!

It seems like you’re the one not reading. People are upset that Kelly AND Sam are leaving. I’m not sure what you’re not getting. This is not a new character and a new actress; both Sam AND Kelly are in effect, being fired. It’s not just about the character, it’s about the actress who’s played her for twenty years. If you got tired of the character; great. We all have different opinions. But as I already mentioned, the character and the actor are intertwined at this point in terms of the loss. We’re losing
Sam, we’re losing Kelly playing Sam. Saying it’s not about the actor means you didn’t want to get attacked; you were just happy to see
Sam go and you prefer Lulu. We get it. I explained why (several times) that it is about both, even if it’s not for you.

And you’re thanking someone who just insulted Kelly and her “big pair of lips.” So, there’s that.

Speak for yourself! Maybe you consider it a worthwhile trade. I’ll take Sam anyway over loopy Lulu. Hopefully, this new one will be able to be taken more seriously. All she did was crazy, immature things, especially when in cahoots with Maxi. At least Sam acted like a grown up woman, not someone always sticking her nose in unwanted places and doing silly things.

Lulu has been out of the soap for a long time. Let her go and keep Sam!!! “Sam” is the greatest! The writers need to take a chill pill and listen to the fans for a change, please!!! I’ve been watching for 60 years and have seen a lot of good actors/charecters come and go and come back to life and come back as somebody else. Please keep Sam!!!

Please keep Sam; don’t kill her off. You can still have an amazing story with her being alive

Loretta

Definitely!

Agreed!!!

Good for Lulu.Feel bad for Sam .Hope she return to GH. GOOD actress.

I agree. Keep Kelly or atleast don’t kill her off.

I hate that Kelly’s gone she was a GREAT ASSET to the show, #FIREFRANK #BRINGBACKKELLY… I WANT WAR AGAINST FRANK FOR HIS STUPIDNESS… HES KILLING THE SHOW SO IT’LL GET CANCELLED WHAT A PIECE OF HE IS

Never thought of it that way but now I believe it. Money talks vet actors walk.

It’s not frank it’s disney!!

What retaliation is Kelly Monaco talking about.

Instead of killing sam off if they wanted Kelly out permanently they could have asked Lindsay if she was/would be interested playing Sam full time

No !! It’s time for the charcter and the actor to go, permanently!!

I agree only Kelly Monaco can play Sam McCall, No disrespect to Lindsay but Kelly Monaco played Samantha McCall for 21 years so it has to end with her that’s like somebody substituting for Maurice Bernard to play Sonny, It Don’t Fit man there’s only one person that can play Sonny and that’s Maurice Bernard. Same thing goes for Sam, It’s Kelly!!!
Now they can bring Lindsay as a new character she earned that right but not Sam McCall-Davis Sorry ‍♂️

I absolutely with everything you just said. Absolutely Noone else can play Sam or Sonny. These Vets are there characters they have done them justice can’t see anyone else playing either of these characters.True maybe they need to get rid of Frank.We all have been watching this show since we where young .I laugh with theses characters and I cry with them to.Its maybe funny to say ,but they are like family.

Lindsey wasn’t that great in my opinion. What they did to Kelly was shameful.

I agree .i liked Lindsay

I will not be watching GH any more. They made one to many mistakes in writing story line.

Please not another hostage situation! So repetitive and hopefully not in a cement room in a faraway country

Hope neither die during the surgery. Both can create new exciting story lines.

I agree there’s others who can leave the show.

The Sasha Cody storyline is stupid. It is totally legal to marry your first cousin in several parts of the world including New York State. Do the writers not realize that?

Gross.

Time to get message to gh writers it’s legal for 1st cousins to get married & have kids it’s better than being brother & sister. Someone needs to tell Cody & Sasha it’s ok for them as a couple to marry & even have kids it’s ok

Having cousins marry borders on incest. It is not normal. Anyway Holly is lying about the whole situation. I can t stand Holly.

But not advisable to have children in real life

I do not believe that either holly or Robert are Sasha s parents. Holly is a liar and a con artist. I believe Luke is possibly Sasha s father or Nina and her first husband are I hope Sasha and Coty get together. Sam and Jason and Sonny and Carly were the most dynamic couples on the show until the producers decided to put random people together that made no sense. Sam and Dante are not a good match. Dante belongs with Lulu. They are taking Alexis off who is a great character and keeping Ava and ric They are also ruining Michael s relationship with willow. Why is Cyrus still on the show? His storyline has gotten played out.

Exactly!! The writers are messing up GH..They started with Sonny coming back & getting with Nina over Family!!

Yes Lulu with Dante. Sam seems like she always said?? Portia send her on her way!

Totally agree. Why assume they can’t be together? Are they Catholic? The church forbids it

Monaco has never been a good actress and her voice is extremely irritating. Good riddance. Never was a good character or story line behind her.

True I would like Lulu back with Dante

I am so upset that they are taking Sam and Alexis off the show and bringing back holly and with Lulu yes I wanted her to survive but not at the expense of losing Sam and Alexis which are great actresses. I was hoping Sam and Jason would have reunited and Dante and Lulu would get together. Now they are destroying Sasha and Coty who are one of the best couples on the show. I am really getting disgusted with gh and I do not know if I will continue watching. The writers of the show have ruined it. Why do they kill every character off. Why can t they have a character leave with the possibility of returning. They ruined Carly and Sonny for 2 new characters that are okay but do not really belong with them. I am not thrilled with Natasha or Brennan. Jason with Anna is absurd. Anna too old for Jason. They bought back Ric Lansing and they. are keeping Ava. What a joke.

Sam looks Sad most of the time.

Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) is not leaving the show.

Who says Alexis is leaving???.

I keep thinking .. “IM SO SURE!!!” Someone in a “coma” as long as “Lulu” has been…would have been physically “curled up” by now!!! She won’t be able to talk normally when she “wakes up” either…just WATCH , they will wake her up, and she will be “normal” right away!… SO unrealistic… anyone in a coma like that will need “rehbilitation” for MONTHS, even YEARS.. IN REAL LIFE.

I am worry that if Sam dies in surgery as doner it will discourage people from donating organs. This program does show case different health issues even as a soap.

YES! YES, YES. this show used to bring education about some health issues to people whom would never learn. I have always respected that. What the he77 are you people doing? Yes all surgery is risky and people do die, but are you trying to discourage donor transplants? I pray that someone you know never needs one and a possible donor match is unwilling to donate because of what they seen on your show!

Why are they doing this to Cody and Sasha????
It’s aweful!!!!!!

PLEASE GET RID OF PORTIA AND HER HAIR AND AT LEAST LEAVE IT SO SAM CAN COME BACK. DON’T LET HER DIE!

I don’t know why they brought back Holly she’s boring never liked her
Get rid of her and take Portia with her

Well at least Sam can go out on a high note, saving lulu’s life and a better drama filled story, then she ever had then when she was still alive.

I agree! Nothing brings on Fanfare like a good Death!

Yesterday wasn’t soon enough for GH character Sam McCall to Exit..stage left! Kelly Monaco has had some good moments but I agree with Frank V. in writing in her demise. Both the character of Sam and the story line with Dante has gone ‘stagnant and has run it’s course.

Poor Sasha, She’s like literally in her own tortured poet’s department.

Such a shame that this storyline leaked in advance. Would have been so much better if the actors and crew could have kept the lid on this. What an amazing moment it would have made. As it is, it’s like watching Titanic. Yeah, it’s great fun, but you know the ship’s gonna sink!

I agree! Sam needs a better storyline! She’s a great actress, they need to let her shine! I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to let her go, she has a fan base, people tune in to see her and other familiar faces. If they let her go, I feel the show will loose viewers, and that it’s an all around mistake.
SAVE SAM !!

Please don’t kill sam I love her Character.

Me Too.

No no Sam will be missed

Please do not kill Sam! All you have to do is put Sam back with Jason! Back in the day before Dani! Before Jason went away him and Sam were the hot couple! They couldn’t keep their hands off of each other. Please give them another chance! Jason and Carley has no sparks! Their dead in the water from the get go.

I cannot believe that they are getting rid of Sam. So sad. I love Sam and Dante together. Fire the writers not the good characters. And what the heck is this with Sasha and Cody, hello give Sasha a break. Hasn’t her character gone through enough??? Ugggg

I just can’t believe that the show are getting raid of the veteran actors qnd bringing back one’s that haven’t been involved in the show for a long time. Especially Sam I would have never written Lulu back in to get Sam out it’s not even the original Lulu it’s some new actor. BAD DECISION.

Vets are vets. I personally welcome back all the vets and the legacy characters. It’s the new characters that shouldn’t be in place of the vets, the history, the legacy families and characters. But in this case I don’t think it was a trade; no matter who else they brought back or didn’t, it had nothing to do with the decision to fire Kelly.
This was personal and brewing a long time.

So sad they let Kelly go. They destroyed her storyline which was the writers fault

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

Michael and Brook Lynn

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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