“General Hospital” Weekly Recap – Week of 6/29/15-7/3/15

Nina arrived in her room at The Metro Court and started asking Ric if he was her mother's lawyer. Madeline hid in the bedroom and listened. Ric acted indignant at the suggestion and then hid Madeline’s purse when Nina's back was turned. She continued to worry about her mom being free and on the loose. He then urged her to get control of her money before her mom could. Ric then suggested they go downstairs. Nina was reluctant, but Ric talked her into it. Before he left, he whispered with Madeline in the bedroom. She pushed him to get Nina’s power of attorney quickly. Downstairs, Franco and Ava/Denise agreed to be a couple in public. They then practiced canoodling. Morgan cringed at the sight of them making out from across the room. Kiki then interrupted them and asked if they wanted to join her and Morgan for dinner. Franco imagined that Morgan might object, but he agreed. Ava/Denise then ran off to powder her nose. Morgan trailed after her to warn her about Franco. She told him that whatever they had was over. Meanwhile, Franco assured Kiki that he wouldn’t hurt her aunt. He then said that they were good for each other. Then, Ava/Denise and Morgan returned. She asked for Michael's phone number so she could call to see her niece. Franco then spotted Nina and Ric walking in. So, he started making out with Ava/Denise. Out of jealousy, Nina then started making out with Ric. Madeline stood a few feet away and watched both make out sessions and as Ric got Nina to sign over her power of attorney to him. Afterward, Nina and Franco stared at each other jealously.

Michael and Sabrina arrived at Sonny’s house with baby Avery. He told Sonny that he was bringing the baby home. Sonny was shocked. Michael then explained that Sabrina helped him get past his anger, that he realized that he took Avery from Sonny out of spite and that he couldn't tear the family apart anymore. Sonny then promised that he would come through for Avery. Carly was proud of Michael and sorry that she had made everything worse. Michael then got Sonny to promise never let Avery reach a day when he didn’t seem like a hero. Taking Avery in his arms, Michael said his goodbye to her and promised to look out for her. He and Sabrina then left. Once they were gone, Carly and Sonny talked about what a great son they had raised and Carly told Sonny that she knew this would happen.

Michael and Sabrina returned to his place. He told her how much he already missed his baby sister. After he thanked her for everything, they kissed. She then offered to get his mind off of Avery. They headed for the bed. While they were in the bedroom, Ava/Denise called and left a message, saying how much she wanted to see her niece again.

At Lulu and Dante’s apartment, Valerie told Dante that she would be there for him. Then, he kissed her. Eventually, she pulled away. He then told her that he felt something between them. She didn’t think he was the kind of guy who cheated on his wife and urged him to confront Lulu rather than making the same mistake he thinks she did. He then apologized for kissing her. "Maybe I suck at marriage?" he wondered. Valerie replied that she thought he was a great husband and father. Dante hoped he didn't ruin things between them by kissing her. She then offered to forget about it and decided to head back to Wyndemere.

In British Columbia, Holly was surprised when she walked into Luke and Laura's hotel room and they had their guns out. She had her gun out drawn too. Laura then demanded to know what she knew about Lucky. Holly replied that someone had taken Ethan too. They then all put their guns away. Holly then explained that she and Ethan were grifting some guy in South America when he went missing. After that, she found a matchbook for this hotel and came looking. Luke and Laura then filled Holly in about Jennifer Smith. Then, Laura got a call. They offered to tell them all they needed to know tomorrow.

In her room down the hall, Lulu thought of calling Dante, but didn’t want to have to lie to him again. To waste time, they read one of Dillon's scripts. She then made fun of it and joked around with Dillon.

Michael woke up in his bed with Sabrina. It took him a minute to remember that Avery was now with Sonny. He then told her that he didn’t regret it or spending the night with her. Now, that they we’re now both unemployed, they had time for morning sex. After that, he asked her to help box up Avery’s things.

Jake/Jason joined Elizabeth for breakfast at Kelly's. They talked about Nikolas and his takeover of ELQ. He wondered if Nikolas ever mentioned anything to her. She assured him that he didn't. As he said that Nikolas wouldn't get away with what he did, Nikolas arrived and sat down with them. Jake/Jason then accused him of being a thief. Nikolas replied by asking Jake/Jason to keep his job at ELQ anyway. Jake/Jason was offended. Nikolas then explained that what was good for him was good for ELQ and that was what was in the Quartermaines best interests. He then offered Jake/Jason a generous financial package. Jake/Jason bitterly rejected it and threw it back in Nikolas’ face. Once Nikolas walked away, Jake/Jason wanted to get some air. Elizabeth decided to stay behind and talk to Nikolas. After Jake/Jason left, Elizabeth and Nikolas talked about how important it was to keep Jake/Jason out of the Quartermaine orbit.

At the Quartermaines, Tracy assured Edward’s portrait that she would get ELQ back from Nikolas. Then, Ava/Denise started knocking in the door. "Vegas is that way," Tracy replied. Ava/Denise told her that she was looking for Michael and started babbling about family. Tracy pointed her to the door again and told her that Michael was elsewhere. Getting irate, Ava/Denise demanded to know where baby Avery was. Tracy prevented her from searching the house. They were bickering until Michael and Sabrina arrived. Ava/Denise then demanded to see Avery. Michael then informed her that Avery was now living with Sonny. That didn’t go over well. Once Ava/Denise left, Tracy admitted she would miss having the baby around. Later, Jake/Jason strolled in and offered to help Michael get ELQ back. Michael agreed to that.

Avery sat on Sonny's lap at his house. Then, Dante arrived and Sonny explained why Avery was there. Dante then told Sonny that Lulu was having an affair with Dillon. Sonny doubted it, but Dante said that he was sure and that he nearly paid her back for it. Sonny urged him to talk things out with Lulu. He then agreed to watch Rocco while Dante heads north. Later, Ava/Denise showed up on Sonny’s doorstep.

Luke laid in bed with Laura and Holly at the hotel in British Columbia. None of them slept. He was sick of sitting around, they all were. Then, Holly pointed out that someone was obviously targeting Luke through his sons. Luke then decided to go and check on Lulu.

Meanwhile, Laura and Holly rehashed their past. Laura told her that she didn’t feel the urge to level the score. Holly then explained how she got pregnant with Ethan, how she never even knew that Luke was married at the time and already had a son. She then apologized for any pain she had caused Laura. They then discussed Luke and Bill. Then, the kidnappers called. Laura and Holly were instructed to look outside the hotel room door and they found a photo of their sons bound and gagged to chairs.

Down the hall, Dillon woke Lulu up. She wanted to call her parents. He talked her out of it and they ended up eating room service. He then told her that he spent the night re-writing his script. She then started unloading about lying to Dante. Luke then interrupted and filled them in about Ethan also being kidnapped. Luke then added that once he got his sons back, he planned to make things up to Tracy. They then headed back down the hall. After Holly and Laura showed them all the photo, they vowed to kill whoever did this. Later, Dante arrived and found Lulu's room empty.

At Silas’ place, Morgan told Kiki that he was worried that Franco may hurt Ava/Denise. Kiki defended Franco and said what Franco did to Carly was wrong, but that she would be pissed if she found out Morgan was cheating on her. Morgan then assured her that he would never stray when he had someone like her and then the two make love. Later, Kiki decided to go get them some food at Kelly’s and she suggested they meet at the park for the Fourth of July festivities.

At GH, Franco found Obrecht and took her to lunch to discuss his new girlfriend Ava/Denise. He let her know their relationship was a ruse to make Nina upset, but also that he was confused as to why Ava/Denise was going along with it. As they talked, Franco admitted he believed it has something to do with Morgan. Obrecht agreed and suggested that she was trying to make Morgan jealous. Franco didn’t want Kiki to get hurt and asked Obrecht what he should do. Before she could answer, Obrecht was called away for a meeting, but said that she would think about a solution and get back to him.

Ava/Denise showed up at Sonny’s place and asked to have a talk about her niece Avery and perhaps see her. Sonny invited her, but only because he wanted to talk about her and Morgan. He then demanded that she stop what was going on with Morgan. Ava/Denise replied that she didn’t know that Morgan was involved with Kiki, that she would never hurt Kiki and that she had dating Franco. She then asked if she could see Avery, but Sonny refused to let her because he told her that he didn’t trust her. Ava/Denise then warned him that this wasn’t over and then she left.

At the Quartermaines, Michael and Jake/Jason worked to come up with a way to get ELQ away from Nikolas. As Jake/Jason talked about honor and the importance of it, which Nikolas lacks, told him that he sounded exactly like his Uncle Jason. Jake/Jason then told Michael that Spinelli felt he reminded him of Jason too. They then discussed Jason for a bit before they got back to the matter at hand and tried to figure out how to get some of the ELQ shares back. Jake/Jason thought Nikolas had to have a secret that they could blackmail him with.

Sam ran into Nikolas outside of Kelly’s and started yelling up at him. She told him that wasn’t the same person he used to be and she wanted to know why. Nikolas replied that he had to make a change and soon they would all see that he was just trying to preserve ELQ. They then fought about family and Sam told him that if Jason were alive that he would kick Nikolas’ butt. Nikolas responded that he should be glad that Jason wasn’t here. Sam was mortified at this response. Nikolas then apologized and said that no matter what he still loved her. She said that she loved him too, but that she didn’t trust him anymore.

Later, Sam called Patrick to tell him about her fight with Nikolas. Jake/Jason found her and suggested there may be a way for her to help the Quartermaines win back ELQ.

Inside Kelly’s, Kiki arrived to get food and ran into Franco. Franco learned that she was meeting up with Morgan and suggested that wasn’t such a good idea.

Up in British Columbia, Luke and the others tried to figure out where Ethan and Lucky were. Luke studied the photo of the boys and saw that Ethan was making a sign with his hands. They were signals he and Luke used while scamming in card games. Lulu then also noticed that Lucky was pointing at himself. They decoded the signs to mean “three jacks son,” or 3 Jackson Street. Lulu then traced the address to a local lumberyard, so they took off. The gang made their way to the warehouse at the lumberyard, which was heavily guarded. Lulu devised a diversion plan in which Lulu and Dillon pretended to be a married couple whose car broke down and Lulu was in labor. One of the guards offered, after some debate, to take them to the hospital. After they left, Luke, Laura and Holly got the drop on the other guard and knocked him out. They then decided to split up and scout the place out. Luke then busted into the warehouse and exclaimed, "I’ll be damned!"

Back at Silas’s place, Ava/Denise showed up and Morgan was wearing nothing but a towel.

Nikolas arrived at his office at ELQ to find Spencer sitting in his chair. Spencer then demanded that Nikolas explain why he stole ELQ. Nikolas replied that he did it for him and explains that the Cassadine family was cash poor thanks to Uncle Victor and Grandma Helena spending too much money. He then said that he wanted Spencer to keep living the life he was accustomed to and not become a “townie.” Spencer replied that it wouldn’t be so bad since his mother was a “townie.” Spencer then explained that after the fire he was so worried that he was ugly on the outside that he didn’t think about how ugly he was on the inside. Spencer then added that his family was there for him and helped him through that time. He then wanted Nikolas to call the Quartermaines and return ELQ to them, but Nikolas refused and said that wasn’t how things worked. He did promise to think about what Spencer told him. The two then left to watch the July 4th fireworks.

Outside of Kelly's, Jake/Jason asked Sam to dig up some dirt on Nikolas to blackmail him into returning the ELQ shares to Michael. Sam told him that until recently Nikolas had been a good guy so there may be nothing to find. Jake/Jason then suggested that it was odd that Nikolas had Jason’s wedding ring. She then asked him if he was suggesting if Nikolas was keeping secrets from her about Jason. Jake/Jason replied that he had thought a lot about what Nikolas has said and done and that it just didn’t add up. Sam then agreed to help Jake/Jason.

Inside Kelly’s, Franco suggested to Kiki that Morgan and Ava/Denise had something going on. She thought that was just Franco’s jealousies and insecurities talking, but Franco told her that he and Ava/Denise weren’t really dating. He explained he was using her to make Nina jealous and that she agreed to play along because Kiki was trying to set her up with Silas. Kiki replies that was true. She then added that she wanted Franco to be happy, even if it was with Nina, but said if his plan fell apart it wouldn’t have anything to do with Morgan and Ava/Denise because there was nothing is going on between them. Franco hoped she was right for her sake.

At Silas’ place, Ava/Denise arrived to see Morgan and asked him to fix things with Sonny so that she could see Avery. Morgan replied that he couldn’t help her and told her that it was bad for them to be alone together because he was attracted to her and couldn’t stop thinking about her. He then told her that he saw so much of Ava in her, but he didn’t understand what she saw in him. She replied that it was obvious, just look at him. Ava/Denise then said that she didn’t want to hurt Kiki so she told him that she would go. Morgan then offered to talk to Sonny for her, which she thanked him for.

Dante returned home and tells Valerie that he went to British Columbia and learned that Lulu and Dillon were having an affair. He admitted that he never spoke to them, so Valerie urged him to speak to Lulu. Dante refused since he felt he knew enough. He then told Valerie that she didn’t know Lulu like he did and that she had a side of her that lived for adrenaline. Valerie then suggested they go to Sonny’s and pick up Rocco, but Dante said that he wanted to stay there with her.

Up in British Columbia, Holly and Laura scouted the grounds while Luke headed into the warehouse. There he found Ethan just standing in the middle of the room. Ethan warned him not to come any closer because he was standing on a bomb. He said he had been there for 16 some hours and was getting woozy, so he told Luke that Lucky was alive and managed to escape. Ethan was about to pass out and warned Luke to go, but Luke decided to disarm the bomb. Ethan felt he should go help Lucky, who could be injured, but Luke said he would save Ethan or die trying.

Elsewhere, the guard offered to drive Lulu and Dillon to the hospital, so Lulu pretended to go into labor to avoid getting in the van. Unfortunately, their scheme to distract the guard was revealed when her hay bundle baby fell to the ground. Then, the other guard, who was knocked out by Holly and left behind, had come to and arrived. He grabbed Lulu from behind and threatened to break her neck. Lulu elbowed him to break free and Dillon fought the other guy. They left the men unconscious and headed back to find Luke and the others. After they left, one of the guards woke up and made a call.

Back at the warehouse, Luke did what he could to disarm the bomb. Luke then took Ethan’s hand and pushed him off the bomb, which didn’t explode. Before they could leave, the guards arrived with Lulu, Dillon, Laura and Holly at gunpoint. Luke then demanded to see their boss. Then, their boss walked in as Luke and Laura gasped in disbelief.

Carly brought Sonny a drink at his place. She wondered why Rocco was staying over. Before Sonny could tell her, TJ and Molly interrupted and then left for the park. Once they were gone, Carly asked again what was wrong with Dante and Lulu. Sonny was evasive, but Carly wouldn't stop bugging him for an answer so he eventually he told her that Lulu had cheated on Dante. She found that hard to believe. Sonny then explained that Dante kissed Valerie, but she shot him down. Carly was relieved to hear that and wanted Sonny to tell Dante to make sure before he something he ruined his marriage. Sonny was sure the whole thing would blow over. He then told Carly that he was more worried about Ava/Denise and Morgan. He then added that he had already warned Morgan to stay away from Ava/Denise. They then went outside to watch the fireworks. He didn't think anyone had it better than them. Then, they kissed.

At his and Lulu’s place, Valerie tried to drag Dante to go to Sonny’s and pick up Rocco, but he wanted to stay there. He then told her that he wouldn't be able to keep things together if he saw his son right now. Dante then drank until Maxie and Nathan showed up. Maxie was less than thrilled to see Valerie. Dante then explained that Lulu was out of town… looking after her grandmother. Maxie pressured Dante to go to the fireworks, but Nathan got her to back down. Once she and Nathan left, Dante continued to drink and vent to Valerie, who then recalled how much her mother loved the 4th of July. Valerie then explained that last year, her mother was too ill to watch the fireworks. They then watched the fireworks in her honor.

At Kelly's, Franco was outraged when he learned from Ava/Denise that Michael had forgiven his parents and given baby Avery back to Sonny. She then started venting about Sonny. When she mentioned Morgan, Franco then wondered what was going on between them. She dismissed his concerns and cursed him when he admitted that he came clean to Kiki about their fake relationship. He apologized. She then worries that Kiki would spread it around. He then asked her to go with him to the park for the fireworks, but she then got a call from Morgan. He apologized for not being able to get through to Sonny about letting her see Avery. After they hung up, Ava/Denise started to bawl and Franco tried to comfort her "That little girl is never going to know her mother!" He corrected her. She then confessed that Avery was her daughter.

Kiki approached Morgan in the park and told him that Ava/Denise has her all about what was going on between her and Franco. As they ate BLTs, she explained that they were a fake couple to make Nina jealous. She then filled him in about Franco's assumption that Ava/Denise had the hots for him. Morgan replied that she was off base, then she agreed. He then mentioned that Ava/Denise tipped him off about Michael giving Avery back to Sonny.

Elsewhere in the park, TJ and Molly discussed why he agreed to live with Sonny. Then, he changed the subject and pulled out the earrings he got for her. She loved them. Then, they kissed.

Across the park, Maxie and Nathan set up their picnic. She vented to him about Valerie. She wanted to go back to Dante and Lulu's to make sure that Valerie wasn’t making her moves on Dante while Lulu was away. He then handcuffed her to him and reminded her that it was the anniversary of when he fell for her. They then had some wine and made out.

Lulu, Luke, Dillon, Holly, Ethan and Laura were surrounded by thugs in a warehouse. Then, a very much alive Frank Smith wheeled in. Luke then recapped their history for everyone. Luke then said that he thought he had killed him twenty years ago. Frank then explained that Luke didn’t check that he was dead when he shot him, but he did shoot in the spinal cord and then dragged himself to get help. Frank then pulled out a gun. Luke begged him to let his family go. Then, Dillon stepped up for Lulu so the thugs knocked him out. Luke then pleaded with Frank again, who then shot Ethan in the arm. He then allowed everyone to leave, but Luke and Laura. While Ethan and Holly drove off to the hospital, Lulu and Dillon circled back to the warehouse. When they got there, they heard a gunshot go off.