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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Rocco is Framed and Must Stand Trial

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Sometimes when you least expect it on a soap opera, you get served up an episode with heart-tugging emotional moments combined with a shocking ending, hence was the case on the Friday, November 14 cliffhanger episode of General Hospital, which also showcased Finn Carr as the ultimately wrongly-accused Rocco Falconeri.

First, Sonny (Maurice Benard) hires his brother, Ric (which is shocking in itself) to help Rocco in court during his hearing for the charge of breaking and entering Professor Dalton’s (Daniel Goddard) lab with a fob key.

At the PCPD, Ric (Rick Hearst) meets up with ADA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor) in the interrogation room. Ric says Rocco is a minor with no prior offenses but she brought up how he drank to much over the summer and wound up in the hospital. In turn,  Justine offers one year of community services. Ric wants two months, so Justine counters with six months.

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Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) talks to Nathan (Ryan Paevey) at the PCPD about Rocco. Nathan assures her that Rocco will only be charged a misdemeanor offense and will likely get community service. As they head out to the courthouse, Britt notices Dalton showing up urgently, asking to meet with ADA Turner. Once Dalton meets up with Turner in the interrogation room, he tells her to listen to what he has to say.

At Sonny’s, as Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Rocco step out to the patio, Sonny tells Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he hired his brother for Ric to prove himself, and that it’s a good thing the charges against Rocco aren’t that serious. Meanwhile, Rocco tells Gio to not come forward. They don’t need their dad to be angry at Gio again, and if Danny gets in trouble, it will give Drew more ammo against his other brother.

When it’s time, Sonny tells Rocco they need to head to court and they don’t want to be late. They leave with Lulu in tow, but Gio stays behind. Later, Emma (Braedyn Bruner) arrives to see Gio, He doesn’t know if he can live with himself if Rocco goes down because of him. Emma blames herself. She admits she was wrong about Dalton. Gio says she wasn’t, as he’s clearly a bad guy.

Now at the courthouse, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) tells Laura (Genie Francis) she shouldn’t be here for the arraignment, as this could look bad to the voters. Laura stands firm and says she loves her job, but family comes first. With the possibility of losing the mayoral re-election looming, Laura refuses to not be with Rocco in court and to support him. As Ric arrives, he tells Rocco, Sonny and Lulu that he cut a deal with ADA Turner. Next, Ric tells Rocco to follow his lead and things should all go smoothly.

Inside the courtroom, Rocco is happy to see Britt there who tells him not to worry and that things will  work out. However, Rocco is overcome seeing his grandmother, Laura, and tells her how happy he is that she came. Laura says she wouldn’t be anywhere else and they hug. The judge appears as court is now in order. Rocco is asked to stand to hear the reading of the charges against him.

Suddenly, ADA Turner stands to announce that the charges in this case have changed because of new evidence and the previous plea deal is no longer on the table. Turner states that the new evidence demonstrates the destruction of lab materials, intellectual property, and the presence of hazardous chemicals in the lab which could have posed a risk to the university.

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Quickly, Ric approaches the bench with Turner. He asks for a recess in light of the new evidence, Turner explains that Dalton provided her with photos and more. Laura tells Sonny that Rocco is being framed; Dalton never mentioned his lab was trashed to her. Ric tells Rocco things aren’t going as planned. The judge orders Rocco to stand trial, and until then, he’s to be taken into custody. A bail hearing will be set in two days, but bail is not guaranteed.

Rocco is so scared and worried and panicked. Dante tells his son they will figure this out. Nathan will take Rocco into custody so the young man has a familiar face with him to go through the process, (But, we don’t even know if this is really Nathan, do we?). As Rocco is being taken away in handcuffs, he screams that  he didn’t do this!

Once outside the courtroom, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) calls his father, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and says, “It’s over and worse than we feared.” Inside the court, Sonny has a stare down with ADA Turner, when the two seemed as if they were getting closer. Laura reminds Sonny that someone is framing Rocco.

So, what do you think will happen now? How long will Rocco be in jail? Is this all part of the plot to make Laura lose the mayoral election to Ezra Boyle? What will Sidwell do with the update he received from Marco, of what went down in court? Did you enjoy the emotional moments and the twist on today’s GH? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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I’m expecting the Nutty Professor’s arrival in Hell shortly. Sidwell will be the one who sends him down, but don’t be surprised if he tries to frame Sonny for it.

And I’m sure that Scuzzball Boyle probably plotted the frameup along with the Nutty Professor, so he could use it for his own political advantage against Laura.

I’m sure Dalton is about to meet his maker via Sidwell

I like how that storyline involving Rocco is encompassing so many characters in different ways.

I’m loving all the drama, and yeah that professor Dalton days are numbered, but on another note, where the hell is Anna? is Finola Hughes on vacation? why are they prolonging revealing where she’s at? and question on how Nathan and Britt got their jobs back so quickly, no mention of the fact that they were both declared dead, how did they get pronounce undead so quickly? isn’t there a process? even by soap standards, and all the cases at the police department being investigated by detectives with conflict of interest. The two lead detectives were both living with one of the suspects. and poor ned, what’s happening with him?

Actually okay with giving Anna a little break. If it goes on more than 2-3 weeks, we can revisit. Similarly, with all the heavy lifting she’s done recently, Jane Elliot earned a respite.

As for Nathan, why has nobody mentioned exhuming his grave to see who’s buried in it? It was made clear that Britt was cremated so a body wasn’t issue. Nathan was actually seen in the casket.

Plus shouldn’t Nathan have gone under a psychological exam first before Dante rehired him?

Supposedly he did, and passed with flying colors. Though it was off camera of course. Not sure where they found a shrink, since Kevin Collins has been AWOL for months now.

Nathan appears to be completely functional in the psychological sense, aside from the obvious gap in his memory where he doesn’t remember anything from the time his daddy shot him in the chest, to when he woke up in the hospital after wrecking his pickup truck.

Sticking with the theory that he’s got some sort of a brain chip that had him living some alternate reality during those 7 years, and it got knocked loose in the accident. If that’s the case, Nathan should be fine…. until the next time he bumps his head. Then Hell only knows what might happen.

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Kin Shriner Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ TV Daughter Kelly Kruger

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It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.

Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.

In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.

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WHERE IS SCOTT?

On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.

In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”

The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.”  Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.

So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Jason Seeks Answers For Sonny, Drew Gloats, and Chase is in for a Battle

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, getting to the bottom of truth is paramount for several characters, but who will continue to lie and who might break?

In the latest video spoilers for the week of October 19-23, Sonny (Maurice Benard) needs to prove that he is innocent in orchestrating the prison beatdown of Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner). His girlfriend, ADA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor), wants to seemingly turn him to as she is seen saying, “I won’t give up until Sonny is behind bars,” to none other than Drew (Cameron Mathison)!

Meanwhile, it looks like Sonny has pulled Jason back in to to help him clear his name telling him to, “Find out whatever you can.” Later, we see Jason (Steve Burton) posing the question to someone, “Did you frame Sonny for it?” Did he go to Pentonville to confront Sully?

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Elsewhere, Chase (Josh Swickard) and Monet (Blythe Howard) get set to dissolve Chase’s marriage to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) who now has lawyered up with Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst). Monet tells Chase, “We need to prepare for the worst-case scenario.” Chase fires back ,“I don’t want a battle!” Is the battle over baby Phoebe, or a down and dirty fight just to get a divorce?

Then, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) is reeling with happiness in the best possible way, after apparently sharing four kisses with mysterious stranger Jude (Wil Traval) at the Brown Dog Bar. Britt tells Lucas (Van Hansis) all about her evening. But, who is Jude and did he target Britt, or is he truly enamored with her? Stay tuned.

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Now below, take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week of October 19-23.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
Britt makes an intriguing deal. Trina is unsettled. Anna checks in on Sonny. Carly gets the third degree from Lucas. Jason calls out Serena.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Carly puts her heart on the line. Alexis delivers shocking news to Valentin. Sonny has a warning for Jason. Justine makes Drew an offer. Portia is wary of Monet.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Anna seeks out Valentin. Britt’s attitude raises eyebrows. Molly seeks Alexis’s advice. Jason makes an offer to Lucy. Tracy and Cody catch up.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Britt has juicy gossip for Lucas. Chase is thrown for a loop. Emma puts on her detective hat. Michael and Jordan await medical news. Ava is put on the spot.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Ava pitches a dangerous plan to Drew. Jason calls out Josslyn. Ric and Monet go toe to toe. Lulu is discouraged. Sonny dangles a tantalizing deal.

Take a look at the latest GH promo, “Worst Case Scenario” below.

Now weigh-in: Will Jason figure out that Drew and Ava were behind framing Sonny? Do you want Chase to get parental rights to baby Phoebe? Do you like the attraction between Britt and Jude, or is something more nefarious going on with the guy? Let us know in the comment section below.

 

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‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Talks On Where Joe Fitzpatrick is Headed and Soap Opera Shirtless Scenes

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It had become abundantly clear that roomies Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) and PCPD detective Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett) seem destined towards a romance on General Hospital.

In fact, to get Lucas all hot and bothered (although he does fully let on), during the Friday, October 16 episode, the good doctor helps Joe pick out something less stuffy to wear to a bar to meet people.

However, the moment is met with Joe taking off his shirt in front of Lucas and doing a quick change from sport coat and button down shirt to a more relaxed casual button down shirt. In fact, the ABC soap opera even called out the moment as their clip of the day (see below).

Lucas and Joe

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MAJOR STORY TEASE FOR JOE

Bennett spoke with OUT in a new feature about what may be on the horizon for the by-the-book Joe and the moral Lucas, and how he learned that once the producers and writers on a soap script in a shirtless scene, if it goes over well, said actor, can expect many more in the months to come!

“I’m so excited for the audience to see where my character goes on General Hospital. It’s going to be monumental and I think people are going to love it,” teased Bennett. “I was shirtless in an episode and so petrified to shoot it,” he added. “I wanted to look my best and feel good. I really worked hard to get my body to a good place and I did it.”

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However as Jonathan points out, now he is finding himself half-naked in upcoming scenes as officer Joe! “I think I shot myself in the foot! Now that I did it once and it turned out well, every few weeks I read a script and I’m coming out of the shower, changing my shirt, or in the bathtub,” revealed Jonathan.

So, how does he keep camera ready? “I’m in the gym more, I have a better diet,” pointed out Bennett. “You have to stay healthy if you’re going to be shirtless every few weeks! I’m gay, an only child, and an actor. Of course I love the attention!”

While Bennett’s Port Charles story is going to reveal itself in the coming months, you can also see Jonathan back as the host of The Food Network’s Halloween Wars 16th season which concludes on Sunday, October 25.

Now below. check out the scene in question from Friday’s GH entitled, “Lose the Shirt.”

Weigh-in: What do you think will be “monumental” that Jonathan has teased that viewers will find out about Joe in the coming weeks? Are you feeling the on-screen chemistry between Joe and Lucas? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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