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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alexis Gives Her Closing Argument in Willow’s Case While Comprising Her Morals
At the conclusion of the Tuesday, January 13 episode of General Hospital, Willow’s (Katelyn MacMullen) fate is now in the hands of the jury, because armed with the truth, her lawyer, Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn), did not come forward before, or during her, closing argument that Willow did indeed commit the crime of shooting Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison).
So why did Alexis ultimately decide to keep her mouth shut, even after Trina (Tabyana Ali) and Kai (Jens Austin Astrup) went to her with how they can place Willow at the scene of the crime? She talked with her law partner at their Miller & Davis law offices, Diane Miller. This marked the return of fan favorite, Carolyn Hennesy who has been recovering in real-life from a broken leg and two surgeries to repair it. Hennesy appeared on-screen in a wheelchair.
In the key scenes, Alexis unloaded the entire quagmire she finds herself in explaining that she can longer defend Willow because she just found out, she’s guilty. After Alexis debriefs Diane on the details, it was Diane who offered her friend and law partner sound advice to save her own career. Diane warns if Alexis comes forward the judge would declare a mistrial. Then, Alexis would be permanently disbarred if she brought any of it up during her closing remarks As we know, Alexis has already been disbarred before, so one wrong move and she would be done.

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Next, the matter of Scout was brought up. Diane tells Alexis that if she comes forward, she is certain Drew would cut Alexis out of her granddaughter’s life permanently. Alexis said Scout was her priority. Diane replied that Alexis knew what she had to do.
Later, at the courthouse, Willow and Drew are waiting for Alexis to arrive, and she is late. Trina and Kai are also there, and notice Alexis hasn’t shown up either. They begin to wonder if the intel they gave her will be enough to change her mind and turn on her client. Alexis makes it to the trial just before Judge Sullivan enters the courtroom.
ADA Turner (Nazneen Contractor) goes first and lays out why Willow had motive, means, and opportunity to shoot Drew. Now, it’s Alexis’ turn and she continues to claim Willow’s innocence while making Michael (Rory Gibson) a more reasonable suspect. During her summation, Alexis slipped up and uttered, “Willow had every opportunity…” before catching and rephrasing, that “Michael had every opportunity and reason to shoot Drew.” This moment did not go unnoticed by Turner.

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After the closing arguments wrapped-up, Judge Sullivan dismissed the jury to deliberate. Then, Willow came up to Alexis and thanked her and said, “And if I go free, it will all be because of you.” That moment resonated strongly with Alexis as she realizes that her guilty conscience was at odds with her defending Willow for a crime, she knows she did commit.
The episode featured an excellent performance by 2025 Lead Actress Daytime Emmy winner, Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis’ face through the trial and its aftermath were pretty pitch-perfect, registering to us, the audience, how her morals had been compromised and the inner-battle she faced along the way.
So, were you mad that Alexis did not come forward and throw her client, Willow Cain, under the bus at the trial? Do you think something will happen when the jury reads the verdict, or will Willow walk away scot-free? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Alexis is pitiful. Kai and Trina dumb and dumber. Justine would’ve given them immunity. Its probably too late now.
Another powerful performance from NLG. Been a long time since we’ve seen Alexis in prime legal eagle form. Don’t necessarily agree with the approach she’s taken.
While I currently don’t think they’ll charge Michael if/when Willow gets wrongfully acquitted, will Diane have to recuse herself as his defense so he ends up with Ric as his attorney?
Ava and Valentin – the confrontation I didn’t know I needed, but absolutely can’t wait to see what develops.
Watching lawyers like Alexis and Diane it made me curious. Is Rick Hearst even on the show anymore? I might have missed something, but I haven’t see Ric in weeks.
Rick Hearst is recurring and commutes from NJ. He’s definitely still part of the active canvas.
Thanks for the info Steve 🙂
I’m so over it!!! I don’t even need to buy soap opera digest anymore, I can get everything online… Gh needs to quit it with a stupidity. Alexis has went overboard doing illegal things and allowing illegal things and Trina and Kai are ridiculously ridiculous.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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