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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Speaks at Monica’s Memorial, Jason Says a Final Goodbye, and Erika Slezak Makes Her Debut

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In a beautiful, heart-breaking and emotional episode of General Hospital, the cast, the writers and producers did right to their legacy star, the late Leslie Charleson and the beloved character she played for 47 years, Dr. Monica Quartermaine.

We are sure fans of the soap opera were in puddles of tears several times throughout the memorable and poignant, Friday, September 26 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. As the story picked-up, a wheelchair bound Drew (Cameron Mathison) showed up at the memorial service for his mother, only to be quickly wheeled out of the church and into the foyer by Tracy (Jane Elliot). She told him he’s not wanted here.

Now, up on her feet, and previously dreading to speak at Monica’s funeral, she finally was able to bring herself to do it. Tracy began with, “Okay, I’m going to try. Because I know if I don’t, I’m going to regret it.” Choking back tears and preparing herself, Tracy shared, “Monica means that much to me.” She then spoke on their complicated history and how she thought her brother, Alan married beneath him with Monica.

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Tracy recalled that, “Monica gave as good as she got. And somewhere between, during, or because of our epic battles, I grew to respect her. In fact, that respect grew to love. My brother made her my sister-in-law, but she became my sister.” Then, in one of the more heart-tugging moments of the memorial, Tracy in tears says, “So, my sister, looks like I’m the last one standing. But don’t you worry: That house is yours. Alan gave it to you, an as long as I’m alive, I promise you, it will stay that way.”

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Now back at the hospital, Martin (Michael E. Knight) is surprised to see Drew back so soon from the funeral, as he spews how he’d been publicly shunned and it made it clear that he wasn’t considered a true member of the family and never would be. Drew confessed he is pinning his shooting on Michael, but admitted to Martin, “I don’t remember a damn thing. But the police don’t have to know that.” Drew vowed to make Michael (Rory Gibson) pay for everything he’d taken from him. Martin asked him to reconsider because Tracy is the one is anger should be directed at, but Drew intimated that Tracy will get what’s coming to her as well!

With the service over, everyone is arriving at the Quartermaines’ for the reception, and as mourning after a funeral goes, this felt real-to-life, with Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) baking in the kitchen to keep her mind off her pain of losing Monica, her son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) helping her serve the food, Dante and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) estranged son, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) showing up to pay his respects, Ned (Wally Kurth) being emotional and bringing levity to the situation throughout and more.

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Out on the patio, Jason (Steve Burton ) is by himself taking the death of his mother very hard, and the regret he feels for all the years he distanced himself from the family. Lulu (Alexa Havins) comes to comfort him and tells him Monica knew how much you loved her. Laura (Genie Francis) shows up and is in tears over Monica’s death as Lulu consoles her mother as she cries she will miss her dear friend.

Inside the house, Gio speaks to Tracy, He says being at the memorial gave him a renewed perspective on his situation seeing how the Q family banded together. He feels very proud to be part of the family and as Monica’s great-grandson. This brings tears to Tracy’s eyes. As the family is gathered in the Quartermaine living room toasting to Monica, Jason is feeling isolated. Outside in the foyer, a grief-stricken Tracy takes a moment to sit and look at Monica’s photos and all the Quartermaines that have left her. Suddenly, she walks out of the house.

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Next, Jason walks out of the living room and starts to walk up the staircase to Monica’s room. He stops in his tracks to toast to his mother, and to tell her how much he loves her. We cut to the montage of Leslie Charleson as Monica through the years that reminded of all of: Alan and Monica’s stormy marriage, her enduring relationship with Jason, her daughter, Emily (Amber Tamblyn), the iconic breast cancer storyline, in which Charleson received a Daytime Emmy nominations for, and more.

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As the montage came to an end, the scene took us to General Hospital and the memorial wall, where Laura, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst), Portia (Brook Kerr), Felicia (Kristina Wagner) are together as Monica has now joined the other deceased doctors and nurses with her photo now placed alongside the others, as Elizabeth hugs Laura who is overcome with sadness.

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In the cliffhanger, Tracy arrives at the Quartermaine crypt and sees the door is cracked open, She sees someone standing there and asks, “Who are you? And what are you doing here?” The woman turns around revealing the one and only Erika Slezak who responds, “Someone who has been waiting to meet you for a long time.” We fade to black.

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However, in the closing credits, Slezak was in the cast list with the character name “Veronica Bard.” Longtime GH fans know that Monica’s name was Monica Bard Quartermaine. Just if Erika will prove to be playing Monica’s sister as expected, won’t be confirmed on-screen till next week!

So, do you think GH delivered a proper goodbye and tribute to Leslie Charleson and Monica Quartermaine ? We reached for the hankies several times over. Did you? Share your reactions via the comment section below and check out the beginning of the episode below, one more time.

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Everything was lovely and moving! But I have a question for regular viewers: I don’t understand why Jason has been front and center throughout the storyline of Monica’s death, notwithstanding the good acting performance from Steve Burton. It’s my recollection that, for most of the time, Jason completely rejected the Quartermaines, including Monica. Am I wrong?

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Hi James

For the first 15 years after the accident, Jason did indeed clash with the Qs. But as he matured, and eventually had children, that relationship softened slowly. He seemed to truly regret not seeing Alan while he was dying. Monica initially blamed him for Emily’s death until it came out that it was not mob related.

It was Sam who encouraged Jason to have more contact with the Qs. Danny’s middle name is Edward, which Jason was okay with. Initially, Jason was thought not to be Danny’s biological father. It was Monica telling him how she loved him despite not being her biological son that he stepped up for Sam.

Jason was presumed dead the first time when Edward passed. AJ had returned from the dead and died for the final time all while Jason was “dead”.

When everyone (including Drew) assumed Drew was Jason, the relationship with the remaining Qs mended with “Jason” donating money to save the hospital. When the real Jason returned, Monica knew fairly quickly that he was the son that she raised. He and Billy Miller’s Drew really didn’t interact that much after Sam left Drew to return to Jason.

LC had a few scenes with Cameron Matheson’s Drew when he came on board but was no longer able to appear after Jason’s latest return from the dead.

When Sam died last year, it was her wish to keep her kids together. At that point, Dante and Jason both moved into the mansion (Drew was already living there) to keep the kids together despite CM’s Drew and Jason dislike for each other. Jason and Tracy have shared some thoughtful scenes this year since he moved back into the house Alan gave Monica.

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Hello Steve:

Thank you for your reply and detailed explanation of the storylines and giving context to my concerns. Not being a regular viewer, I was unfamiliar with most of these details. Again, I am amazed at your recall and knowledge of these storylines. Take care, Friend!

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He’s Monica’s only living child and he made mistakes in the past, but haven’t we all.

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Thank you for your reply, Michael. Good point!

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The last week of GH has been awesome! Great tributes to Dr. Monica Quartermaine, a beloved character!

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Sonny and Carly not at Monica’s funeral? Thank you, Soap Gods!

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Amen to that!

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WHERE IS CARLY? SHE SHOULD BE FRONT AND CENTER!!! WITHOUT CARLY, THERE IS NO GH. SUNNY TOO!! The other characters are planets who orbit around Carly and Sunny( as in SUN- get it?). The show has been so weak without Sunny and Carly dominating the stories. And both of em should have been front and center at Monica’s funeral. SO DISAPPOINTED!!

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‘General Hospital’s’ Tanisha Harper Opens Up About Being a Recast for the Role of Jordan Ashford

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On General Hospital, Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) is having her own crisis to deal with since the accident that scarred and disfigured her face. In addition, the man she loves, Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) was just hauled into the PCPD for punching out Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson). Curtis is determined to put the blame on Dr. Gannon for being the driver of the other car.

Such is the drama that Tanisha Harper is currently involved in on the long-running ABC daytime drama. Harper sat down with hosts Rebecca Budig (Taylor, The Bold and the Beautiful) and Greg Rikaart (Leo, Days of Our Lives) for the latest edition of their Soapy podcast which dropped on Tuesday.

As GH fans know, there have been a total of four actresses to play the role of Jordan. Vinessa Antoine (2014–2018), Briana Nicole Henry (2018–2021): Tiffany Daniels (2021) who temporarily filled-in for Henry while she was recovering from Covid-19, and Tanisha Harper (2022- present).

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FINOLA HUGHES WAS A BIG CHEERLEADER FOR TANISHA

Tanisha recalls her screen-test for the role which was actually with Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) and Finola Hughes (Anna): “They were wonderful. I just adore Finola.  I remember when I had finished one of the scenes, and I think we were doing another scene, or another take in a different way, and she was like, “You got this. You’re gonna get this.”  She was so positive, so great, and just so lovely and it made me feel so good.”

BECOMING THE NEXT JORDAN ASHFORD

In addition, Harper shared how she really didn’t know what part she actually would be playing till shortly before her first day on set. “There were two other Jordans, and then there was another girl before me and Brianna,” she detailed. “Initially, I didn’t know that was the role I was going for. So I thought it was for the district attorney. Once I had booked the job, I think about a week before when they sent the script to me, they’re like, ‘You’re going to be playing the character Jordan.’ Even though she been played by two other girls, they didn’t want me to go in and try to emulate how the other girls did their performances. They just wanted me make it my own, and do my own thing.  I think that helped. I didn’t really know anything about the character at all, and it was kind of hard at the time to see online other people’s performances. So, I was forced to make the character my own.”

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JORDAN’S INSIDE JOB TO TAKE DOWN SIDWELL

Recently, Jordan went back to using her undercover skills to infiltrate Sidwell’s (Carlo Rota) organization and get the dirt on his crimes. As she explained her character’s current plight, “Jordan decided to take it upon herself to go undercover to get this bad guy Sidwell, who’s come into town. So I resign from my position, and now my character has been working for him undercover, but he’s a very wealthy man. So my character, she was enjoying that life. She’s all of a sudden walking around with her fancy bags and her cars, but she’s still undercover. Now, Jordan was in a big car accident and now her face is all scarred.” Viewers need to stay tuned-in to GH to see what happens next!

Watch the full conversation with Tanisha on her visit to the Soapy podcast below.

Now weigh-in, do you think Jordan will eventually get the goods on Sidwell, or is she useless in this situation? Will she wind up needing Sidwell to get her to some specialist to help remove the scars on her face? What do you think about Tanisha’s process to becoming the recast Jordan? Let us know in the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Emma Wants to Save Anna, Isaiah’s Career is All But Destroyed, Joe Makes an Arrest

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The Monday, May 18 episode of General Hospital brought with it a startling discovery, a new reality for one surgeon, a new cop on the scene, and a granddaughter determined to protect her grandmother.

First, Laura (Genie Francis) tells Mac (John J. York) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) that Anna (Finola Hughes) is in worse trouble than she was previously after she had Kevin to check on her while he was in Europe. They head out to update Emma (Braedyn Bruner) and Felicia (Kristina Wagner).

Meanwhile, Emma gets upset over Anna during a discussion with Felicia and breaks Anna’s favorite coffee cup. Emma is overcome with sadness and cries, trying to figure out how she is supposed to be so happy with Gio (Giovanni Mazza), while Anna is locked away somewhere against her own will.

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BAD NEWS FOR EMMA

Laura and Mac arrive to talk with Emma and Felicia, and reveal how Anna escaped and made it to the border, but she was now in the custody of the French authorities and they are transferring her to a long term mental illness facility, which freaks out Emma just as Gio arrives. Emma runs into his arms. Laura says at this point, Anna needs a strong advocate and she will make a call on her behalf. (But to who?)

At the Metro Court pool, Curtis (Donnell Turner) is arrested by Detective Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett) after throwing a punch at Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson). Joe takes Curtis to the station where Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) tells Fitzgerald to remove Curtis’ handcuffs. Now inside the interrogation room, Curtis explains that he believes Isaiah left he and Jordan (Tanisha Harper) dead at the side of the road the night of the accident and provoked him.

BROKEN HAND, BROKEN MAN

Curtis just wants to put it all behind him and says he will pay for Isaiah’s medical bills, but Dante informs him, he is trouble and he needs to call a lawyer. So, he calls Jordan. Meanwhile, Isaiah gets looked at while at General Hospital, and his hand is messed up. He comes to learn he will need multiple surgeries not only for broken bones but two tendons were severed in the process. Isaiah realizes his surgical days are numbered possibility forever, if not for a very long time.

JOSSLYN FINDS ANNA’S MESSAGE

While being held hostage, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) tries again to convince Cassius (Ryan Paevey) to set her free. That leads into the two playing cards and Cassius asking Josslyn how she got into the WSB. Josslyn admits her boyfriend was murdered and she killed the person who was the culprit for retribution. She says she put together all the pieces that he did the crime, and now this line of work gives her purpose.

In the shocking final moments, after Cassius leaves for the night, Josslyn heads to the cot in the other part of the holding room and sees a hand-carved message on the wall from Anna that she was there and help captive on October 31, 2025.  We fade to black.

So what did you think of the concern Emma showed for Anna, and the performance of Braedyn Bruner? What are your very initial impressions of Jonathan Bennett as Joe Fitzgerald? Which character is annoying you more in the story …  Curtis, Jordan, Portia or Isaiah? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Detective Fitzpatrick is on the Scene, Nina Has to Silence Jack, Josslyn Needs an Escape Route

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May 18, 2026

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital investigations, protection modes and conflict are the order of the day. In the just released ABC promo for the soap opera entitled “Held Captive,” first Lulu (Alexa Havins) is preparing to flea the country with Rocco (Finn Carr) if necessary including having passports ready and their bags packed.

However, with Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) having full-knowledge of Rocco shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and his own desire and plan to keep his son safe right in Port Charles, he firmly tells Lulu,“You will make my son a fugitive over my dead body!”

Meanwhile, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is trying to find a way out of captivity and as she moves her bed she finds a shocking message,“Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) was held captive here. I was taken on 10-31-25.” Suddenly, Josslyn is so panicked and determined. She tells herself she is going to get out of there. Next, we see her smashing a chair into someone’s face! Can she find a way out? Will Cassius (Ryan Paevey) be waiting for her to throw her back in?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL SPOILERS

Nina (Cynthia Watros) is getting all jittery again, as it appears she has gone back into Jack Brennan’s (Chris McKenna) hospital room and is ready to inject him with another secret dose of the medication to keep him in a paralytic state, after she accidentally jabbed him during his brawl with Valentin (James Patrick Stuart). As viewers know, that dose of the drug meant to keep Drew in a locked-in state. However, now Jack starts to move!

In addition, General Hospital welcomes Jonathan Bennett to the cast as PCPD Detective Joe Fitzpatrick, and in key moment he is seen at the police station. As to just what Joe will be up to? Well, in an additional newly released clip featuring Bennett in his debut episode on Monday, it’s clear that Detective Fitzpatrick is looking into Curtis (Donnell Turner) and Isaiah’s (Sawandi Wilson) altercation at the Metro Court Pool when he says, “What are the chances Ashford talks his way out of an arrest? Curtis Ashford seems to be a very powerful guy around here. The kind of guy that’s used to getting a way with stuff.”

Take a look below at the official GH spoilers for the week of May 18-22.

MONDAY, MAY 18
Police detective Joe Fitzpatrick is called to arrest one of Port Charles’s own. Laura delivers an update about Anna. Joss makes a grim discovery. Jordan presses Justine about Sonny. Emma opens up to Felicia.

TUESDAY, MAY 19
Valentin pitches a new plan. Gio supports Emma. Rocco is frustrated. Dante sets Joe straight. Curtis briefs Jordan.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
Alexis seeks assistance from Ava. Ethan makes a promise to Lulu. Britt makes a big decision. Valentin and Carly clash. Nina gets a shock.

THURSDAY, MAY 21
Alexis wants answers. Ethan pays a visit to Tracy. Dante summons “Nathan.” Britt has new reason to worry. Lulu prepares to make her move.

FRIDAY, MAY 22
Sonny and Ric compare notes. Willow delivers good news. Britt shares intel. Laura’s reaction surprises Lulu. “Nathan” makes a plea.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo and a preview clip of Jonathan Bennett’s first episode as Joe Fitzpatrick below.

Now weigh-in: Since Josslyn will knows Anna was also held captive by Sidwell and company, how will she make her escape plan? Do you think Lulu and Rocco will go on the run? Will Jack come to and the jig will be up for Nina, or will the two reach some deal to keep him quiet from tattling on her? And, are you enthusiastic about the debut of Jonathan Bennett? Let us know in the comment section.

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