General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alexis is Arrested for the Murder of John Cates While Sonny Looks On; Kristina Admits to Michael She Wanted to “Kill” Him
On Friday’s, September 13th episode of General Hospital, Kristina (Kate Mansi) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) are caught in the crosshairs as the police continue to investigate who shot and killed John “Jagger” Cates (Adam J. Harrington).
Sonny (Maurice Benard) comes to visit Alexis and she tells him they need to find a way to keep Kristina from being charged for a murder they both know she didn’t commit. When Sonny asks where Kristina was the night of Cates murder, she says “She was here with me until she left to steal a gun from you!”
Alexis explained the night of the murder, Kristina came into the house soaked having visited Adela’s grave in the thunderstorm. She tells Sonny a gun is against her bail restrictions. Next, Alexis shares her worries that she had feared that Kristina would shoot someone or even herself that is why she got rid of the gun that night. At the time, she did that, she had no idea Agent Cates was being murdered with the same type of gun!
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Admitting to Sonny, the police have already questioned her about the night of the murder, Sonny asks her what she said. Alexis fires back if he is wondering if she incriminated Kristina or him. Alexis wants Sonny to confess to murdering Cates. However, Sonny claims he had nothing to do with it and Carly (Laura Wright) has his alibi. Alexis is not buying his act for one second, and if he were innocent he wouldn’t need Diane (Carolyn Hennesy) to defend him, which is why Diane can’t defend her.
At Michael’s (Chad Duell) office, he tells Kristina he has a plan to help get Alexis and her out of this jam and to pin the crime on one of Cates’ long list of enemies and pay them off to do so. After Kristina is called to the PCPD and questioned by Chase (Josh Swickard), with Michael present, Chase asks Kristina where she was the night Cates was murdered. She explains she was home all night, except for going to the cemetery for about 30 minutes. Michael says she is done talking until she has a lawyer present.
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Later, Michael asks Kristina, do the police have anything on her that she is not telling him? He can tell she is hiding something because she is blinking her eyes rapidly. Kristina admits she made one more stop that night. She pulled into the Quartermaine driveway for a few seconds, where she admits she considered murdering Cates.
At the end of the episode, Mac (John J. York) goes to Alexis’ house and arrests her for the murder of John Cates as Sonny stands by and watches. Alexis shoots him daggers while she is being hauled off to the PCPD.
Elsewhere at General Hospital, Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) warns Jason (Steve Burton) that Sidwell (Carlo Rota) is too dangerous for one man to take down by himself. Jason is intent on rescuing Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) at Carly’s request and says he needs some kind of advantage to get him in the door. Isaiah says there is only one weakness to exploit: Sidwell’s girlfriend, who Sidwell calls “English” (which GH fans know “English” was the name Luke Spencer called Holly Sutton).
Meanwhile, Anna (Finola Hughes) is determined to get Lucky’s location in Africa from Jack Brennan (Charles Mesure). She explains Luke and her were friends and that he always looked out for her daughter, Robin. She pays her debts. Brennan snark he’ll remember that when it’s time for him to collect and gives her the newest location for Sidwell.
Carly says goodbye to Jason who is heading to Africa, and leaves a message for Laura that Jason is on his way to help her find her son, while Felicia (Kristina Wagner) and Anna talk before Anna takes off on her mission to save Lucky with her gun.
In the GH hallway, Brennan tells Carly that it’s a special kind of hell when you don’t know if someone you care about will come home. She didn’t expect him to understand what anyone of them is going through with trying to rescue Lucky, but clearly he does, giving us more questions about Brennan’s motives and his past than answers.
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At the end of the episode, Anna and Jason find themselves travel partners as their seats are seemingly next to each other as they both head out of Port Charles to find Lucky, leading some fans to speculate that perhaps, a Anna and Jason pairing could be right around the corner? Hmmm.
So, what do you think about Sonny watching Alexis being handcuffed and taken into custody for a murder she did not commit? Comment below.
I love GH characters but I’m tired of the dynamic between Alexis and Kristina. If getting arrested is what finally gets Alexis to stop coddling Kristina, then so be it. I’m so glad someone finally said out loud that Kristina should be in a facility getting help. The irony being Sonny is the one who said it. I was sympathetic toward Kristina during the pregnancy and for a while after. But now I’m over it. It’s clear Kristina may have other mental health issues aside from PTSD and postpartum. She’s Sonny’s child after all. They need to look into that once and for all.
Despite Wackadoodle Kristina calling her “Adela”, the baby’s name was Irene.
At this point, anyone with the last name of Corinthos (over the age of 18) is just vile. Michael has lost any shred of decency by covering up Sonny’s guilt and now suggesting they hire a fall guy. Kristina needs Kevin to come back from his adventure quick to examine her. And Sonny, just make it stop. What’s next – will Avery will be a suspect?
Switching gears, someone on social media found Carly and Lulu’s last scene together was in 2013 (7 years before Lulu went into a coma.). The shoehorning of Carly into leading storylines may be unnecessary but was probably done here to give her more scenes with Jack.
Thank you for confirming what I was wondering about Carly and Lulu having few scenes together.
That baby was physically her child and she named her Adela, which I think was her right, just as T.J had the right to call her what he wanted, with him being the bio father. We are all never going to see eye to eye on this , but all I know if I carried a baby for 9months, from my egg, it would definitely be my child, and anyone but the father laying claim to it,could go to hell!
Look up surrogacy. Kristina violated her agreement time and time again.
No,No,No. I’d never watch with that relationship! Makes me sick just thinking of them together, especially with what they’ve done to her character. I wonder how she likes playing this new Anna that seems to hate everyone, since she lost her lover, and even when she’s at her worst and giving someone a hard time, she has her demonic smile going full speed. Yuk!, so sick of her, if she ever gets her claws in Jason, that’s the end for me. You can have her Satan, just kidding, I like you and wouldn’t wish her on you or ANYONE!
The part in Anna’s hair changed when her character changed too.
Well, her part has sure changed, period!
Nancy looks good for 68 she is a good actress not watched since 2019 I got tired of both sides constantly harping on Twitter politics you know we just what a escape and since you can’t stop it I stopped you.
Tracy was team Sasha for a long time. Not liking this writing change. Tracy makes me laugh and I love her but this switch in the writing is annoying.
It’s not a switch in the writing. Lois called out the fear & loneliness that Tracy’s feeling. She lashed out because of her fear of losing Brook Lynn to a baby and her growing family, and losing her friendship with Cody to Sasha and his newfound family with Mac. Tracy needs a relationship; it’s a shame (and a wrong decision) that they killed off Gregory.
Yes I know both Lois and Felicia explained it but I still think it’s a desperate change in writing. Tracy fought for Sasha to be the face of Deception over Blaze in the beginning. Sasha later won Tracy over again when she became the Q cook. She’s always known Cody and Sasha were headed toward being an item. This feels like a stretch even for Tracy. The actor who portrays Cody already teased he would be game for a Cody-Tracy pairing so whatever. GH is going full tilt with the bazaar pairings. Jason and Anna. Drew and Willow. Tracy and Cody. Feels like someone over at GH wants to be as outrageous as RC.
I don’t really know what to say about Michael and how calculated he can be. Willow is better off getting away from him. I’m grossed out by the Drew pairing but if it gets her away from Michael I guess I don’t care anymore.
I think there’s a twist coming here. The fact that it was a “dark and stormy night” when Jagger got sent down here to Hell is going to play into it.
What we thought we saw on screen was Jagger going out of his way to provoke Sonny, resulting in Sonny saying “you should have never threatened my daughter” and then putting two bullets in his chest.
But if it was really going to be that simple, why bother with the weather theatrics? Are storms like that really the usual weather in late August in upstate New York??
Now that Kristina has admitted to Michael that she was at the Quartermaine estate on the night of the murder, it opens up some other possibilities. For one thing, we know that she was driving Alexis’s car. If the Q’s had surveillance cameras at the gates, they probably caught the car on tape, ran the plates, and this – along with the gun tossing – might be the reason they sent Mac to arrest Alexis. Because the assumption is, if her car was at the scene of the crime, so was she.
The other possibility here is… given Kristina’s emotional state and the physical injuries she’s recovering from, is it possible she might have “blacked out” after driving to the Quartermaines, made her way to the boat house, and shot Jagger from a distance, either at the same time her daddy shot him, or the sound of her gunfire was muted by thunder from the storm, maybe?
Some mortals have questioned whether Jagger might have been wearing a vest, even equipped with fake blood packs, to set Sonny up on a fake murder charge. Yet Jagger is indeed in Hell, so if that was his plan, it failed. Most bullet proof vests have a front and a back, but not “sides”. So what if the two bullets Sonny put in him only hit a rigged vest, but a third shot hit him in the unprotected side, did some major organ damage when it got there, and turned his fake death into a real one. Yeah, I realize this last part is a stretch, and somebody should have noticed the fakery when they took the body away. But we’re just now hearing that Krissy was on the premises for a reason… because it previously looked like she was rolling in the mud on her baby’s grave that entire time.
I always felt since Sonny was seen shooting Cates that it was too obvious. Of course, he’s a thug and has shot his own son but this time it was so open and shut. My (lame) theory is Sonny actually blacked out and someone else shot Cates. I don’t think it was anyone important but I just don’t think it was Sonny. Now, the last minute red herring about being at the driveway at the Q’s further makes me believe it wasn’t Sonny. At first, I was getting confused when Michael kept questioning Kristina about that night. I started questioning myself if he knew about Kristina stopping by Sonny’s place and getting the gun. Then all of sudden she says she was at the Q’s?!?! So (somehow) Sonny blacked out, Cates was shot and Michael came up upon it seconds later.
The writing on this show is such a mess, no wonder they’ve been hemorrhaging viewers in the ratings. Been watching GH for 31 years, and there have been few times that have pissed me off as a viewer as much as what’s been going on for the past couple of weeks. Some of the garbage they’re writing is almost so bad that it’s insulting.
GH is built around Sonny, Carly and their family. A family where one of them commits murder, they all lie about it and cover it up, and then allow an innocent person to be arrested for the crime. Are we as viewers supposed to be rooting for the Corinthos family? Are we supposed to want to see Sonny get away with murder? Are we supposed to be happy that Michael and Kristina are conspiring to cover up their father’s murder, along with his ex-wife? What a backwards way to write a show!
Sonny, Kristina and Michael make me sick. I hope the entire Corinthos family ends up in a prison cell when this murder/cover up scheme is done with. But we know that will never happen, Sonny is never made to pay for any of the crimes he ever commits. Carly makes me sick. Trying to make it look like all of a sudden she has this close relationship with Lulu and the Spencer side of her family, give me a break. The idea of an Anna/Jason romantic pairing makes me sick. No thank you. Drew and Willow make me sick, instant fast forward for me every time they appear on the screen.
Dan, I had to read your name more than once to realize that this post wasn’t written by me. Needless to say, I completely agree with you and couldn’t have said it better myself. Cheers!
I’d definitely be open to a Jason/Anna romance, though I’m not sure that’s where the story is headed. It seems to be, the writers are definitely trying to lead us to think there might be, but if the writers are testing the waters (and viewer reaction) they might nix the idea because of all those who seem “aghast” and “appalled” as if they’re new to soaps. I think it could be really interesting to see these two in a relationship neither saw coming… And, I don’t care that she’s Robin’s mother. Robin and Jason were thirty years ago. There have been quite a few couples where the parent is dating their child’s ex or vice versa. And, in reality, Finola and Steve are only about ten years apart. In-story, their characters, maybe 14. If there was a vote, I’d say go for it…
I don’t see Jason ever hooking up with a cop. Let alone Robin’s mom. That would be too weird.
Well.. at least it is not an uncle going after his nephews wife. Willow is best away from both Drew and Michael.
Where the hell is Scott Baldwin? I know he isn’t well liked but not even Elizabeth nor Lulu wants to officially report him missing? Is he locked away on the island with the pharmacist? Is the pharmacist still being held or did Sonny and Jason let him go? Has Scott been free all this time and was lurking around spying on Sonny? Was he at the Q’s on that stormy night?
Oops I meant Lucy, not Lulu.
So glad that Marty Grey is coming to Alexis’s rescue, even if she thinks she doesn’t need another lawyer’s help. I’m still wondering what they did with Scotty, probably stashed him down in Puerto Rico at Sonny’s place with the naughty Pharmacist.
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?
On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.
Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.
However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.
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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON
Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.
He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.
Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”
General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”
So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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