Sonny stops at the Quartermaine front door to see Willow. She tells him that Michael is at the main house celebrating Leo’s adoption. Sonny asks to speak to her in private because he has a favor to ask.
At the house, Chase apologizes for being late and gives Brook Lynn flowers. BLQ tells him that she missed the party and that Leo was bummed out. Chase explains that he was knocked out. Brook Lynn runs up to him and asks if she’s okay. He jokes that he has a thick head and leans in to kiss him. Suddenly, Michael shows up to talk to Brook Lynn about ELQ.
Michael explains that he and Drew are thinking about merging Aurora and ELQ to get Valentin out, but he thinks Ned is worried it will affect his position. He asks her to keep an eye on his father because he doesn’t want any more family drama. Michael leaves, and Brook Lynn and Chase sit down and reminisce about playing house together. Chase apologizes again for the things he said to Dante about her, but admits that some of what he said was true. Chase tells BLQ that he catches her, just like she catches him. Brook Lynn laughs and says that if he catches her, what does she expect at this point? He walks over to kiss her, only to be interrupted by Leo. Leo questions why Chase missed his party.
BLQ explains to Leo that Chase had to help out some friends and Chase says that he couldn’t be in two places at once. Chase asks how the party was and Leo says it was fun. BLQ brings up the poem Leo was going to read, but chickened out. Chase gives him the advice to pretend he’s just acting in front of a person and asks Leo if he can read him his poem. Leo agrees and recites his poem from memory, which is about the spinning planet and the life on it.
Back at the front door, Willow asks Sonny if it’s about Nina and the visitor case. Sonny says no, and that it’s about Michael. He knows that Michael is angry and lashing out at him and asks if she can talk to Michael and let him know that she loves him. Suddenly, Michael walks in. Sonny tells Michael that he is angry and that he wants them to move on. He admits that he came to talk to Willow about building a bridge. Michael tells his father to leave Willow out of this and talk to him.
Sonny tells Michael that he is his son and that there is too much love between them to throw their relationship overboard. Michael thinks it’s like his father put this on him, but Sonny admits it’s his fault. Sonny says they are alike and have anger issues. Michael admits that he is angry about what Sonny did to his mother. Sonny insists that he never wanted a divorce and tried to fight for her marriage, but Carly walked away from her. Michael exclaims that she caught him in bed with Nina.
Michael lashes out saying that he doesn’t want to see Sonny anymore, that he doesn’t want anything to do with his father and that’s it. He vows to erase Sonny from his life and his family’s. Sonny tells his son that he will always love him, but he won’t forget him. And if Michael wants forgiveness one day, he will have to beg. Michael tells her not to hold her breath. Sonny walks out.
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At Liz’s place, Jordan tells Liz that he will have his forensics team try to restore the video. Later, Jordan receives word from the PCPD that someone used a device to block the cameras and did it on purpose.
Jordan walks out and Aiden shows up and says he heard what happened to Chase. He is sure that it is Franco who does this. Finn asks Aiden why he thinks he is Franco. Aiden senses that Franco is angry that everyone has gotten close to Finn. Finn points out that Franco loved them and wouldn’t want to hurt them. Liz tells her son that she should go get more clothes since she will be staying with Grandma Laura a little longer. Her alone, she thanks Finn for helping with Aiden. He is sure this has nothing to do with ghosts. In her mind, Liz goes through all the things that have happened.
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At the dock, Curtis presents Marshall’s arrest record. Marshall is furious when Curtis reveals that he didn’t get it legally and wonders why he would risk everything to get that file. Curtis felt that he was leaving her no choice. Marshall believes that he should have respected his privacy and left his business in the past. Curtis explains that he thought Marshall was in danger, he thought he had a target on his back that could put them all in danger. Curtis is dumbfounded as the truth was no reason for him to ghost his family. Curtis knows that he was arrested for a protest that got out of hand and was sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. Curtis receives the stigma of mental illness, but nothing in this file justifies him staying away from his family.
Marshall feels that he made a sacrifice for his family and that they did not need to deal with their problems. However, the real bug was coming back. Curtis wants his father in his life and says this could be a fresh start for them with no secrets. He asks what his diagnosis was. Marshall suggests that he read the file he broke the law for, and if you don’t get the answers from him, then you won’t get them from him.
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Diane shows up at Alexis’s office to find her deep in thought. Alexis reveals that she’s not sure if she should publish Smoltz’s story about Nina or kill her. Diana wonders why she would think of doing that. Alexis admits that Harmony asked her. Diane tells Alexis that she needs to kick Harmony’s butt to the curb. She admits that she has a vested interest in getting this story published, but asks him to think about what happened the last time she went against her instincts to help someone. Alexis knows that her lie for Neil blew up her life. Alexis admits that killing history is against her ethics, so Diane asks her not to ruin what she has built here. Alexis will tell the story, but she asks what she should do with Harmony.
Diane says that Harmony is in trouble and it’s not Alexis’s job to fix her. She suggests that Alexis locate Harmony at Metro Court and offer to pay her first and last month’s rent for her in a new place. Alexis thinks it’s fair and decides it’s time to talk to Harmony. She asks Diane if she can ask Lucy to try to find Harmony a decent place. Diana agrees.
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At Alexis’ house, Carly catches Harmony starting to burn Neil’s records. Harmony claims they are personal tax records. Harmony asks how she can help Carly. Carly asks what is really going on between her and Nina. Harmony teases that she only knows her through Wiley. Carly points out that she was very nervous last night every time Nina’s name came up. She asks if Nina is blackmailing her and Harmony laughs. Carly knows that she worked with Phyllis at the same facility that Nina was at…did she have any contact with Nina? Harmony admits that she was the caregiver for another patient and feels that Nina was separated from her child. She says that sometimes when you want to be a mother so badly, you will do anything to make it happen. Carly remembers her saying last night that Willow wasn’t hers. Harmony explains that she just meant that she has worked hard to repair her broken relationship with Willow.
Harmony excuses herself to find her phone and get Carly something to drink. Carly looks in the folder on the table labeled “Harmony Miller” and sees Neil’s notes about evaluating her as a patient. She wrote that despite everything, her Harmony refused to see her do anything wrong. Carly looks into the fireplace and discovers that she is burning Neil’s records.
Harmony returns with a syringe on her back and asks Carly what she’s doing. Carly reads Neil’s notes aloud about Harmony taking a son and realizes that Willow is not Harmony’s biological daughter. Suddenly, Harmony tries to stab Carly with the syringe, but Carly fights her off. The syringe falls and skids across the floor, and both women run to grab it.
Later, Alexis comes home to find her house in a mess. She calls out to Harmony, who is sitting in her car, her face bruised and battered. She leaves a message asking Harmony to call her. She then sees a piece of paper on the floor with Harmony’s name on it. Alexis calls Diane and fears that Harmony is having a nervous breakdown. She remembers a conversation about the cliff in the woods that she liked to go to and Harmony realizes where she is. Meanwhile, Carly is unconscious in Harmony’s trunk, and Harmony’s car is perched on the edge of the cliff.
In the next General Hospital: Harmony says that there is no turning back. Liz tells Finn that she can’t do that. Willow asks Michael if he’s really ready to cut her father out of his life. Sonny tells Dante not to judge until he has put himself in someone else’s shoes.
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