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At the Metro Court pool, Emma shows up to see Gio and wishes him a happy Fourth of July. She asks if he has the night off, but he didn’t ask for it as he needs the distraction to keep his mind off Sonny. He doesn’t know how Sonny can be the man he knows and the one that Tracy warned him about. Emma says people can be more than one thing. He wants to know who Sonny is, so Emma tells him to ask someone who knows him.
Joss and Vaughn Form a Plan
Carly finds Joss doing research on her laptop, which she says is for Professor Dalton. Carly notes she hasn’t seen much of her lately. Joss apologizes for being so busy, and since the fire, she’s been reminded of how fragile life can be. Carly says their family has been through a lot, but for now, they are safe, happy, and healthy. Joss spots Vaughn show up and flashes back to their kiss. Carly notices her looking at him and says she can talk to him, and she’ll be here all night.
Joss talks with Vaughn, and they both agree that the kiss last night never happened, and they got off track. They discuss Joss’ plan to have Vaughn get close to Emma using her animal rights group. However, he needs more than just a love of animals to bond with Emma, and asks what will trigger her and get her worked up. Joss says, “Me.”
Vaughn asks why Emma hates her. Joss says she thinks she’s privileged, spoiled, and a brat. Joss sees Emma across the pool and fakes a fight to get her attention. Joss calls Vaughn a janitor and says they just don’t work together, and they are done. She storms out, and Emma smirks.
Emma walks over and tells Vaughn that she’s sorry for what just happened and that he just met the real Joss. They chat, and he steers the conversation toward animals, telling her about the animal rights group on campus. Emma reveals she started it, and he notes he would love to get involved. They head to the bar to grab drinks and talk some more.
Carly Provides Gio With Answers
Gio flags down Carly to talk about Sonny. He tells her what Tracy told him and doesn’t know if she’s wrong or if he’s blind. They sit down, and Carly tells him that Sonny had a hard upbringing, he’s done things he’s not proud of him, but he loves his family. He’s seen that side, but Carly admits there is another side to him. She says Michael and Dante have wrestled with the same questions about Sonny, and they’ve allowed Sonny into their lives. Gio thinks that if he has more questions, he’ll ask his son.
Was Natalia’s Death an Accident?
Anna stops by Wyndemere to see Sidwell and needs answers about his involvement in Natalia’s death. He says he would never be involved in the death of his son’s mother. Sidwell says he was here signing contracts with Alexis when he received the news about Natalia, so perhaps she should question Sonny, as Natalia was his loose end. He tells her that Sonny has a heart condition, which Natalia was aware of, and perhaps she has broken his trust. Anna says she doesn’t trust him and walks out.
Anna arrives at the hospital to get Natalia’s autopsy report. Marco confronts her and asks how his mother died.
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In the PCPD interrogation room, Sonny and Laura discuss the violence that has come to Port Charles. Sonny has a way to contain the damage for her and tries to convince her to distance himself from him, but she refuses. As they laugh and hug, Ezra walks in, filming them on his phone and nagging them about their friendship.
Laura, with an officer she flagged down, forces Ezra to delete his video as recording in an interrogation room is illegal. She says he’s lucky not to be arrested and orders him out of her sight.
Anna arrives later and reveals to Sonny and Laura that Natalia died due to a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol. It may have been an accident or intentional, but it was not murder.
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Is Sasha Right to Worry?
In the Q mansion living room, Cody checks on Sasha and Daisy, and brings up how freaked out she was the day of Daisy’s christening. She thinks she just had baby brain, and all the changes have her all turned around. Cody wishes Daisy a happy first Fourth of July and heads to the kitchen to get some beers to take down to the boathouse for the fireworks.
At the boathouse, as they set up a picnic table, Brook Lynn asks Michael how the kids are doing. Michael tells her about the incident at the Metro Court pool with Willow. Brook Lynn can’t believe Willow would weaponize a child like that, and then begins venting about what Lulu did to her and Gio. She admits she almost stooped to Lulu’s level and went after her through Rocco, but she couldn’t do it and hurt a child. Michael tells her that she made the right choice and he’s proud of her. She says she’s nothing like Lulu, and he’s nothing like Willow and Drew.
Michael returns to the mansion and watches as Sasha puts Daisy down and tells her how great she is with her. Sasha offers to let Michael put her in her sleeping gown and hands her to him. Sasha says they make a good team, and it makes her believe this could work out, them as co-parents. They say goodnight to her and leave her in her crib.
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Cody arrives at the boathouse and finds Brook Lynn is still setting up. They haven’t spoken in weeks and blame each other for their falling out. Brook Lynn says it was her secret that came out, and he has no right to be mad at her. He reminds her that she made him keep a secret from Dante, who is his best friend.
They sit down and talk through their problems. Brook Lynn apologizes for never telling him she didn’t end her pregnancy, and he admits he just assumed she did. She tells him that her not telling him the truth is not a reflection of their friendship or how much she cares about him. He explains that he spent most of his life not knowing the truth about his father and didn’t want that for Dante. They forgive one another and hug.
Who Is Rocco’s Mother?
At home, Rocco asks his mom if Britt gave birth to him and if she is his real mother. Lulu calls Dante for backup, and he arrives to learn that Rocco has questions about Britt. Rocco tells them he found two birth certificates and asks if Britt gave birth to him. They said she did, but genetically, he is theirs. They planned to tell him when he got older, but when his mom fell into a coma, Dante admits he put it off.
Lulu says a lot happened after she woke up. She had a lot to adjust to, and the truth got lost in the chaos. Lulu explains that what they are about to tell him doesn’t change anything, but Rocco feels it does. He brings up this is just like Gio and Brook Lynn, but Lulu says it’s very different, and they always intended to tell him. Dante says they’ll answer all his questions.
They explain in vitro and the surrogacy to him, that they planned to use Maxie to carry him, but things got complicated, and it was all put on hold. Then Britt stole their embryo and had it implanted in her. Rocco ponders that if Britt hadn’t stolen him, he may have never been born, and cries that they didn’t want him.
Lulu tells him that isn’t true, and he was seven months old when they learned the truth. Rocco feels they got stuck with him, but they say that is not the case. They went back to the doctor to have a child, and that’s when they found an embryo was missing. Lulu says they wanted him and love him. Rocco wishes Danny had never found that file. Lulu asks, “What file?” Rocco tells them that Danny found the file with the birth certificates in a stack of Brook Lynn’s Deception stuff. Rocco says it will take him a bit to process it all and decides to go think in his room. He says he’s not mad, but he just wishes he had heard it from them.
Alone, Lulu tells Dante that she has something to do. Dante asks her not to do it, but Lulu yells Brook Lynn won’t get away with this!
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Back at the Q’s boathouse, Sasha, Michael, Brook Lynn and Cody hang out and wait for the fireworks. It was a year ago that Cody told Mac that he was his son. Michael says a year ago was the beginning of the end of his marriage. Brook Lynn hopes by next year, Gio might be talking to her again. The fireworks begin exploding overhead.
In the Show’s Final Moments
At the boathouse, Sasha hears Daisy crying, likely from the fireworks, and sneaks off to check on her.
At the pool, everyone watches the fireworks when Joss returns and sees Emma cozy with Vaughn. Carly smiles over at Gio.
Sasha heads into the Q’s nursery and finds Daisy is missing!
At the PCPD, Ezra tells Sonny he must be relieved that he gets off free again, telling Anna Sonny could have manufactured the overdose. Anna tells Sonny that he’s free to go. Laura walks him out, and they pause to look up at the fireworks.
At Wyndemere, Sidwell watches the fireworks when Marco shows up. He fumes that Corinthos is free because the autopsy indicated his mother died of an overdose. Sidwell tells his son that Anna may have dropped the matter, but they won’t.
At Lulu’s, Dante and Rocco watch the fireworks from the porch. Rocco asks where mom is, and Dante says she’s running an errand. He worries Danny is in trouble, but Dante says nobody is mad at Danny.
Back at the boathouse, the drink supply is depleted, so Michael and Cody head up to the house for a beer run. Lulu arrives, calls Brook Lynn a hateful bitch, and says that hurting her son is unforgivable. She then slaps Brook Lynn.
On the next General Hospital, Brook Lynn calls Lulu a hypocrite for having double standards. Cody tells Ava, “I’m all yours.” Kristina tells her mom this time, it went too far. Ric arrives at the pool to find Liz with Portia and says, “And I thought the evening couldn’t get any better.” Sidwell tells Marco, “In so doing, she sealed her fate.” Rocco asks Jason to tell him everything he knows about Britt. A frantic Sasha cries to Michael, “Someone took our daughter!”
