January 19 2010

Let's get to it:

Sam is surprised that the hair in the cabin is Sonny's. Jason is too, since Sonny was never at the cabin.

Olivia says Sonny should leave town because the cops found Claudia's body. He wants to know how she feels about him leaving. She doesn't answer but instead says the cops will have every available expert on this. He thinks she knows something he doesn't.

At the airstrip: Lucky says he doesn't want Nikolas to leave Port Charles. Not for him. Nik says he's doing it for everyone. He wants to know why Lucky wants him to stay when every time he sees him, he'll feel betrayed.

Credits; They seriously need to redo this opening. It was idiotic to have an opening where all the men appear on screen when the cast of soap operas change so frequently.

Spinelli thinks Sonny's hair made it to the cabin on Claudia's clothes. He says he'll do whatever it takes to thwart the PCPD. Jesus. I used to think Mac was hard on Spinelli by calling him a criminal but he's really turned into a full-fledged one.

Olivia says she doesn't know anything. She says Claudia's body will give the PCPD all the info that they need. She encourages him to leave town, mostly because of his stupidity at the metro-court. I'm taking a moment to imagine a Sonny-free General Hospital. It's so nice. It'll never happen.

Lucky says that this is partly his fault. He lies that he's put himself into Nik's shoes and imagined all that he's been through.

Spinelli says he can corrupt Sonny's DNA as well. He runs off to his office to see what he can do. Jason tells Sam about Sonny's stupid plan to frame Franco. He says he needs to come up with a better plan.

Sonny jokes by asking if he should take it personally that she wants him to leave town. Olivia doesn't know if he's stupid or stubborn. Both. She brings up another, "remember that time in Brooklyn..." that we don't care about. Sonny says he'll handle it. She calls him arrogant. He says the cops don't have enough evidence.

Haunted Star: Mike is gambling with Ethan at the Roulette wheel. He's the only one there. How does this business stay afloat? Afloat? Get it? Cause it's a boat? See what I did there? Anyway... Mike writes Ethan an I.O.U. and Ethan asks him if he'd rather put it on a credit card. Tracy comes in and cuts him off wondering why they're open for just one customer. Ethan says if they closed every time Luke left town... That still doesn't answer her question, but OK. Mike wants to continue gambling but Tracy shuts it down. Mike suddenly gets angry tossing over a barstool and leaves in a huff saying Luke will hear about this. She tells Ethan that Mike is an addict and Ethan doesn't see the problem. She says the problem is that he'll lose and then go to his "mobster son" for help and then Ethan will have a problem.

Lucky wants to make sure Nikolas doesn't leave. Someone's got a plan! Nik says he wants to make sure he let's his feelings for Elizabeth subside. Lucky says he knows Nik wouldn't let anything happen and if he did, Liz would never betray him. They play games for a while on this note. Lucky is so eerily calm. This is also the first time in a while I've seen Tyler Christopher act. I think he's needed this. The eeire music matches the mood. Nikolas finally agrees to stay. The brothers hug.

Jason's apartment:: Jason tells Sonny of the hair in the cabin and that it matched his DNA. Sonny is perplexed. He still wants to pin Claudia's murder on Franco and he wants Jason to just stay out of it. Jason says he can't.

Docks: Lulu sees Johnny. He's waiting for Olivia. He tells her he knows about Dominic/Dante. She wants to know what he's going to do. He's not going to tell Sonny. He says he'd much rather watch Dante bring Sonny down. He says there's a lot of ways this thing can go and he doesn't want to see her hurt. Dominic/Dante shows up.

Kristina meets Keifer at Kelly's. He makes some stupid joke about stalking. He thought she was mad at him. She thought he was mad at her. They're both not mad at each other. He says he's just been frustrated - not about sex - he thinks he's way more into 'them' then she is. He gives her a present. It's a necklace with two halves of a heart with their initials.

Lucky comes by Elizabeth's. The boys are sleeping. He tells Liz that he saw Nikolas at the airport and convinced him to stay in Port Charles. Liz wants to know why. He answers that Nikolas is his brother and he couldn't let him leave.

Ethan arrives at Kellys. He's looking for Mike. The waitress says he won't be back tonight.
Along with the necklace - Keifer has gotten tickets to the Black Eyed Peas. Ethan interrupts to see if everything is OK. Kristina says things are fine but that doesn't leave him off the hook, re: teaching her poker.

Lucky says he literally stopped Nik on the tarmac. Liz says she just wants Lucky to be happy. Lucky thanks her because he knows this is hard on her then asks her if he was selfish. She says 'no' but wants to know why Lucky did it when Nik made it clear that this is what he wanted. Lucky lays it on thick here talking about how they started out as mortal enemies and found a way to become friends and brothers. He throws around words like 'trust' and 'honesty'. I wonder how long he's going to keep this up. But this story-line has suddenly gotten more interesting. He leaves.

Dominic/Dante wonders if there's a problem because it sounded like Johnny was warning her. Lulu explains that Johnny isn't so sure if it's a good idea to hang out with a cop. Lulu actually mouths the word 'cop', which I find incredible since they're usually so loud about it. It's like they want everyone to know. Johnny says that Dom/Dante would never raise a hand at Olivia's son but this whole thing is going to explode and he's going to have a lot of 'splaining to do. He wonders what Lulu's dad would think. She says it's not his business. Johnny says to think about that because Sonny and Luke look out for each other. He says Luke will hate it. Johnny nails his point a little further and Dominic/Dante thanks him for the warning. Lulu and Dominic take off.

Jason and Sonny have the same 'framing Franco' argument. Sonny orders Jason to stay out of the mix and leaves.

Dom's room at Kelly's: He says he needs to wrap this up soon and shouldn't have let this get personal. He says Johnny's right. When this ends, he doesn't know where it'll leave everyone - especially him and Lulu.

Sam comes back to Jason's apartment. Doesn't she have a job? He tells her Sonny is handling things and it's going to make things worse with Michael. He fills her in with the plan to peg Claudia's murder on Franco.

Nik comes to Liz's house. He wants to explain why he's still there. She already knows. Liz is pissed. She says she will never be with him again. She chooses Lucky and only Lucky.

Lucky stops by the Haunted Star. He wants to know where Luke is but Ethan has no clue. He tells Lucky about Mike. He's going to track down Mike and let him win because he's more worried about his kneecaps than Mike's addiction. Lucky tells Ethan that he'll close up. He catches a moment where Lucky sounds like Luke and tells him. He says if he's got a problem, he can listen. But Lucky says he's got his problems handled. Ethan jets.

Dominic is worried that when everything comes out, Lulu's world is going to change and it won't be pretty. She's not afraid. He hates that he put her in this position. Lulu takes it lightly and surprisingly maturely. They kiss. I think they're gonna do it for the first time! But no, Dominic/Dante stops it and insists she goes. She doesn't think he's noble. She thinks he's an 'emotional coward'.

Olivia apologizes for being late. Hmm, I wonder who kept you? He tells Olivia that he ran into Dante and Lulu. He tried to warn Lulu of the fallout. Olivia said he did the same thing for Sonny. They're glad they have each other, despite all the heartache that's about to come. Sonny sees them kiss.

Jason knows Franco will release the photos if he's blamed for Claudia's death. Sam becomes Jason's cheerleader again.

Nikolas tells Liz that he'll leave if she wants him to. She says to stay for Lucky's sake. They know they're going to be spending a lot of time together.

Music Montage! Liz staring out the window. Lucky looking at a bottle of vodka remembering Nikolas and Liz screwing. He takes a bottle of Gin? Whiskey? He pours himself a glass - takes forever - but finally downs it.

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