At the Quartermaine mansion, Michael accuses Willow of marrying Drew as a legal tactic. He tells her that if she marries that man, she will never see their kids again! Willow lashes back that once she and Drew are married, she’ll have a shot at getting partial custody. Michael yells at her that her relationship with Drew is why she lost custody in the first place, and he will never let Drew be a part of their children’s lives.
Willow tells Michael he’s been unreasonable from the start, and he wouldn’t even see her when she went to Germany. Michael says nobody told him she was there, but she tells him the receptionist told her that he said he didn’t want to see her. Michael says that makes no sense. Willow says it’s clear Michael is keeping her children from her to punish her for falling in love with Drew. Michael says he would never do that, but she tells him it’s what he’s doing. Michael says he won’t stop her from living out this warped fantasy life with Drew, but he won’t let her drag their kids into it. Willow tells Michael that she is marrying Drew and getting her children back, and there is nothing he can do to stop it. She storms out.
Jason and Sonny Discuss Sidwell
At Sonny’s, he tells Jason about running into DA Turner at softball practice, and she has no idea her star witness against him is about to disappear. Jason says the house for Natalia is set up, and Sonny says as soon as she drops off the incriminating records, they’ll ship her off to Belize. Jason does have one concern, and that is that Natalia could have told Sidwell what she knows.
Sonny doubts Natalia would have told him, as she hates him. But even with Natalia gone, Sidwell will come for them in one way or another. Sonny couldn’t make that deal with Sidwell to sell him his piers, and now they have to be prepared for blowback.
Lucy Offers to Help Sidwell
At the Metro Court Gardens, Lucy meets with Sidwell for lunch and seems a bit annoyed to learn that he invited Marco to join them. Marco arrives, and Sidwell tells Lucy he had hoped to throw a sale her way with Sonny’s piers, but he turned his offer down. Lucy suggests she may be able to make the deal happen, and she’ll go visit Sonny right now. Sidwell calls her an angel and hugs her.
Carly Turns Nina Down
Elsewhere, Carly asks Nina why she thinks she can pry Willow away from Drew this time. Nina explains that if Willow can see the kids without Drew, she will eventually realize that she doesn’t need Drew to help her keep the kids in her life. Carly tells her she’s still dreaming, and Drew still calls the shots. Carly tells Nina it’s on her to find a way to stop Willow from marrying Drew, as nobody else can.
Portia Calls Out Jordan
At the pool, Portia calls Jordan out for entertaining her husband all day and causing problems in her marriage. Jordan tells her that she and Curtis are friends and are still family. Jordan tells Portia to be a woman and step up. If her marriage is on the rocks, Jordan says Portia only has herself to blame. Isaiah watches from the sidelines as Portia throws a drink in Jordan’s face!
Isaiah hustles over and tells Portia that she should come with him. Portia warns Jordan to stay out of her marriage. Isaiah pulls Portia aside as she rants that she has to deal with this once and for all. She gets a text and says, “Now is my chance.”
Portia takes off, and Jordan thanks Isaiah for interfering. She can’t believe Portia flew off the handle like that. Isaiah says he saw her with Curtis, and Portia had a right to be worried.
Lucy Makes an Offer
Lucy arrives at Sonny’s with a basket of oranges. Jason takes off, and Lucy wants to talk to Sonny about his piers. Sonny asks if Sidwell sent her, but she insists he didn’t. She is here to get him and Laura out of this sticky situation with Measure C. Sonny says he turned Sidwell down as he’s a bad guy. Lucy says they are all in business together, Deception’s stock is soaring, and they could make even more money if Sidwell had those piers for shipping. Sonny is worried he won’t just ship minerals.
Nina Reaches Out
Nina calls Jason, who later meets Nina at the Metro Court Gardens. She needs his help convincing Michael to let Willow see the kids without Drew. She believes this will give her the time to convince Willow to dump Drew, as she no longer needs him now that she can see her kids. Jason says it could work. Suddenly, Willow appears and asks what is going on.
Elsewhere. Marco asks his father if he thinks Lucy can convince Sonny to sell his piers. Sidwell says Lucy is very good at persuading people. Marco says, regardless, that Sonny won’t be a problem for him for much longer.
Michael Tells Carly His Plan
Carly drops by the Qs and tells Michael that she just spoke to Nina, who thinks that if he lets the kids see Willow without Drew, it will help Willow realize she doesn’t need Drew. Michael says he’s realized nothing can help Willow now, and no one will keep her and Drew apart. He’s going to have Diane delay the visitation hearing as long as she can, but when it happens, he must make sure Willow ends up with nothing. He must keep the kids from her for their good.
Trina Wants to Help Her Parents
At the gallery, Curtis asks Trina why she thinks her mom is in trouble. Trina tells him what Kai overheard the day Grandpa came for a visit, so she needs to know what is going on. Curtis says her mother is in a situation, and they are handling it. Trina understands he’s trying to protect her, but he’s making a mistake, and she can help.
Curtis explains this is because he and Drew are at odds, and he targeted her mother to get to him. If she gets involved, Drew will target her. He assures her that her parents can handle this and asks her not to discuss this with anyone. Trina says she won’t, and neither will Kai.
Later, Portia meets Curtis in her office and is glad he called. She knows he was with Jordan at the pool today. Curtis stops her and tells her the reason he called her is that Trina knows she’s in trouble with Drew. He explains what Kai overheard, and fortunately, he doesn’t think Kai would tell Drew, as that would hurt Trina and this family.
An Unexpected Press Conference Guest
At City Hall, Tracy cannot call Drew by the name Quartermaine, and states she can’t do this. She says Drew took drugs, then he planted them in her car to frame her, and he should be thrown out of office the way Monica threw him out of the mansion. Martin tells Brook Lynn to take her Granny home as she’s having a stroke or sundowning.
Tracy goes off on Martin, and Kai manages to get Drew off camera and out of the way of Tracy and Martin’s spat. Everyone stands by and watches as Martin and Tracy insult one another. Martin accuses Tracy of drugging the congressman. Tracy counters that she did no such thing, and Drew planted the Ketamine in her car to frame her.
Suddenly, Cody appears and tells Tracy she’s dead wrong about that and Drew is innocent. Tracy cries out that she can’t believe Cody, as she gave him a job and a roof over his head. Martin thinks they should listen to Cody Bell, pull him up in front of the cameras, and introduce Cody to the press as Mac’s son. Martin asks if Cody is saying that Drew did not plant the Ketamine in Tracy’s car. Cody states he knows he didn’t.
Cody explains that he is in charge of the horses on the estate. He had to get some anesthetic and other supplies for one of the horses’ medical procedures. He borrowed Tracy’s car as his truck was on the fritz, something he did without her knowing. He picked up supplies for the procedure, which included Ketamine. He says Tracy is innocent as well. He’s the reason the rug was in her car. Tracy smiles.
Martin asks Cody why he took so long to come forward. Cody claims he doesn’t watch the news, as it’s always sad, and he only found out about these charges today when he happened to turn on the TV. Martin thinks Tracy’s paying him to lie, but he pulls out a receipt for the Ketamine. Tracy grabs the receipt and says she’s sending this to her lawyer for authentication. Martin demands the receipt and reaches for it from the stage, only to fall off and onto his face.
Kai helps Martin up, and Tracy pulls Drew on stage to make a statement of his own and wrap this conference up. Drew says it appears his aunt didn’t drug him, and he will work with the PCPD to find out who did. Tracy laughs and tells him to look in the mirror to find the guilty party.
In his office after the press disperses, Drew lashes out at Martin, blaming him for not seeing what Tracy was planning because he was so focused on revenge. Martin, who is in pain from the fall, decides to go to the hospital to get checked out and limps away.
Drew vents to Kai that he now appears even guiltier. He needs to repair his reputation, as he and Willow are getting married and trying to get custody of her kids back. However, if his name isn’t cleared and the judge thinks he’s a drug user, he’ll fail his constituents and the woman who he loves.
Out in the auditorium, Chase talks with Cody about his speech and wonders if he really has a receipt for the Ketamine. Cody admits he’s not great at bookkeeping, and it’s around somewhere. Chase isn’t surprised. Brook Lynn, meanwhile, tells Tracy that Cody coming to her rescue was unexpected, and she is going to owe him big time.
In the Show’s Final Moments
At his place, Sonny tells Lucy that he loves her and their friendship, and she’s a savvy businesswoman. Savvy enough to know this is a situation she shouldn’t be involved in. Lucy says she will back off, but she thinks he’s judging Sidwell on his reputation and not his actions. She thanks him for hearing her out. He thanks her for the delicious oranges.
At the Metro Court, Sidwell asks his son if he knows something about Sonny. Marco says he’s said as much as he can, and Sidwell understands. Sidwell hopes he doesn’t have to get his hands dirty to rid this town of Sonny, but he will if he must. He then looks over and sees Willow, Nina and Jason together.
Willow thinks Michael sent Jason to intimidate her, which Jason denies. Willow says they are all wrong about Drew, who is a good man. She is going to marry him and get her kids back. Jason says if that’s her choice, then okay. He walks off.
At the pool, Jordan insists to Isaiah that nothing is going on between her and Curtis, and she is sorry things didn’t work out between them. Issaiah says he can see Sidwell wasn’t the only man to come between them, and if she doesn’t see that she still has feelings for her ex, she’s in for a rude awakening soon.
In her office, Curtis tells Portia that Felicia has tracked Jacinda to Australia, and hopefully, he can talk to her and convince her to come back and rat Drew out for being focused on sex and drugs that night.
At City Hall, Tracy tells Brook Lynn that Cody lying for her was Michael’s idea, and that a real Quartermaine gets things done.
In his office, Drew tells Kai that he will have to call off the wedding, and everyone seems to be against him. Kai tells Drew there is something he needs to know. He rats out Curtis’ plan to the congressman and warns him to start preparing now, should Curtis be successful.
At the Q’s, Carly tells Michael that she understands his position, and she’s been there. She reminds him that she kept him from AJ for what she thought was his own good, and he never thanked her for it. She tells him that when they are grown, his kids may not thank him for keeping them from their mother, and they may even resent him. Michael says he knows, and he’ll have to live with the consequences of his actions
On the next General Hospital, Dante tells Brook Lynn they need to work together to reach Gio. Tracy needs to discuss someone’s payment. Cody asks if his job is already done. Liz asks Lucas if he thinks she’s leading Ric on. In a hospital bed, Martin tells Ric that he’s the only one who can irritate that woman. Ava fumes about someone for being a liar. Sonny asks someone, “What is your answer going to be?”
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