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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Walks in on a Crime Scene, Kristina is Grief-stricken But Family Deem Her Suspicious, Jason Comes to Ava’s Defense
Tuesday’s powerful episode of ABC’s General Hospital, illustrates that on soap operas when it rains it pours, literally! And, who doesn’t love a massive downpour to try to see what’s actually going on! Bravo to the cast for getting soaked while emoting in their scenes.
In story, and in the pick-up from the Friday, August 30th cliffhanger, it is Michael (Chad Duell) who walks by moments after Sonny (Maurice Benard) shot and killed Agent John “Jagger” Cates (Adam J. Harrington) with two bullets to the chest. Trying to quickly dissect what happened, he comes to the rescue of his father, and they quickly have to figure out how to cover-up Sonny’s involvement in murdering Cates.
Michael thinks quickly, and picks up the shell casing left behind and that Carly is at the Quartermaine house and he should use her as the alibi. Once at the Q’s, Sonny asks Carly to lie for him and say he was been with her for the past 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile, Kristina (Kate Mansi) is visiting “Adela” at the cemetery and is just overcome with grief. She is lying on the dirt on top of the gravesite, along with the teddy bear left for her baby. Kristina just completely loses herself in the death of her child, saying she will never, ever forget her, and that she did not cause her baby’s death, Ava (Maura West) did.
As the rain continues, it’s Jason (Steve Burton) who finds a struck Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) in the middle of the road and calls 911 for help. However, just then, Agent Boyle has Ava at gunpoint after their vehicle slammed into Isaiah. As Boyle starts to walk Ava into the woods to shoot her, Ava pleads to her to please let her go. She is a mother to a little girl, Avery and there is another way they can deal with Cates and the situation. Boyle won’t stop her plan. Just then, Jason of all people, shows up with a gun to save Ava.
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Now with the situation in reverse, Ava has the gun on Boyle and Jason leaves it up to Ava to shoot and kill her or not too. Eventually, Ava backs down. Jason informs Ava that Sonny sent him to find her and they had Brick track her whereabouts. Ava wants to flee the scene, but Jason tells her they are now in this together up to their necks, and can’t leave evidence behind.
Isaiah is brought to GH where Portia (Brook Kerr) run tests on him. Portia speaks to Jordan (Tanisha Harper) about the hit and run and asks for her help in getting an ID on the mystery man. Jordan finds out Jason placed a 911 call and wants to know why he left “John Doe” alone before the paramedics arrived.
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By this time Anna (Finola Hughes) and Chase (Josh Swickard) are alerted to the crime scene at the Q’s boathouse. When Chase questions Michael, he says that when he found the body he saw no one else in the vicinity. When Michael gets up to the house, he tells Carly the same story that he found Cates’ body but no one else was around.
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Sonny comes down the Quartermaine staircase with Carly with his shirt untucked. Once in front of Tracy (Jane Elliot) and company, he begins to tuck in his shirt, making it look like he and Carly just had sex, as Nina (Cynthia Watros) looks on perturbed. Carly gives Nina smug look back and a snarl. Tracy then accuses Sonny of shooting Cates.
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At the end of the episode, Kristina comes back to Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) house where her mother is there with her sister, Sam. She explains she went to talk to Adela and apologized to her. It’s at that point, Kristina says she doesn’t know if she can go on without her. Kristina blames Ava for the entire situation and vows to make her pay for what she has done. Later, alone, Alexis finds Sonny’s gun in Kristina’s purse.
So, is Kristina going to end up being the prime suspect in the murder of Agent Cates? Therefore everything Sonny did to protect his daughter is only going to backfire, and to save her, he will need to come forth and admit he murdered the vengeful “Jagger”? Will Isaiah actually be related to someone in Port Charles, or potentially be a new love interest for let’s say, Jordan? (Since it seems that they dropped a potential Jordan/Drew pairing). What do you think of the rainy and dramatic episode of GH? Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, check out some rainy moments from the episode.
One of the best episodes !
I loved how willing Michael is help Sonny cover up Jagger’s murder. No questions asked or hesitation.
Not me; he’s a hypocrite (as per the course). He spent over a year trying to have Sonny locked up, he poses himself as the moral center, and he’s covering for the man who killed his own father. To top it off, he’s having Carly commit a crime by telling Sonny that his mom will give Sonny an alibi, which also makes no sense because he knows that would put her in trouble with the law (although since it’s Carly and we know Carly never pays…) when he just wanted her to use the evidence against Sonny to keep her from going to jail for RICO charges.
Great points. I wonder if this is how Sonny and Carly will end up married again.
All signs will lead the PCPD to think Kristina as the murderer. In one stupid move, Michael made me start rooting for Drew & Willow to explore more.
Could this be Maurice Bernard’s exit story? And please, not another marriage of convenience story for CarSon to avoid testifying. We’ve made way too many u-turns on that rocky road.
All of this happening on the Q grounds is disgusting. Where’s Yuri or other security? Monica or Olivia never installed security cameras?
On the other hand, I’m all for whatever keeps Ava and Jason in scenes together.
I could not tell, what Dante picked up on Thurs. from the crime scene. Looked like a Cell Phone??
Yeah, it was definitely a broken phone. Probably won’t be functional, but I’ll bet Spinelli can get the data out of it. Definitely should be enough to ID the guy in the hospital, and might also have Lucky’s phone number in it.
Though the obvious irony here is, if Isaiah just escaped from some war torn country in East Africa, cell service is probably pretty spotty there. You would think he would have a satellite phone instead?
One more question please. If Jason found Isaiah hit and run by Ava and Ms. Boyle, why do you think that’s his phone at the death scene on the Q’s property. Also, Jordan seems overly interested in Isaiah.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly Fears Escalating Tensions Between Sonny and Josslyn: ‘I’ve Already Lost One Kid Because of That Man. I Won’t Lose Another’
On the Thursday, November 12 episode of General Hospital, as battles line are drawn by Carly’s (Laura Wright) ex-husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), she realizes things are about to get a whole lot worse, and she expressed her fears to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart).
After Sonny came to see Carly to get her daughter to back off of him; especially when Josslyn lit into him in front of nuAvery (Ayla Bullington), Carly is terrified that Sonny could retaliate against Josslyn. Realizing, Josslyn is in danger, Carly won’t sit by and let anything happen to her. She tells Valentin, “I’ve already lost one kid because of that man. I won’t lose another.”
Viewers won’t soon forget the devastation Carly felt when Morgan (Bryan Craig) died in a car bomb explosion back in 2016 because of Sonny’s dealings in the mob in a complex story involving Julian (William deVry) and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker).
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SONNY IS READY FOR WAR
Meanwhile in the aftermath of his visit with Carly, Sonny told his brother Ric what went down when Josslyn disrespected him in front of his own daughter and hurt Avery. Since Josslyn already make it known that she no longer considers herself part of Sonny’s family, he’s decided to treat her accordingly.
Sonnys first step in payback is to take away her support system at JJE by approaching Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) again, but this time in a much less-friendly way.
Ric points out that this would go against every move Sonny made as a legitimate businessman in Port Charles and would mean he’s back in the mob? Sonny doubles down, saying Josslyn changed the game when she involved Avery. While he showed concern of how bad Carly would feel over all this year, he said he is ready to finish what Josslyn started.
At the Metro Court, Ava (Maura West) is listening to Avery explain what happened between Sonny and Josslyn and how much she hates Josslyn right now, which Ava seems to be OK with.
WILL JOSSLYN’S WORLD BLOW UP ON HER?
Speaking of Josslyn, she is on the pier still after her talk with Hudson and still crying over her confrontation with Sonny and Avery overhearing it, and what she told her sister. Lucas comes across her at the pier while out for his run.
Explaining how badly she feels for what she said about Sonny to Avery, Lucas says that eventually Avery will discover the truth about Sonny. He explains to Josslyn that even though Avery hates her now, she will come to realize that what she said about her father was the truth, and that Josslyn was not lying to her at all.
So, what do you think about Sonny ready to play dirty to take down Josslyn? How will Carly ensure her daughter does not wind up dead? Who do you think is in the right here? Is Josslyn’s vendetta against Sonny justified, at the cost of the relationships with her family? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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