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GH: Michael the Mobster?

In the wake of the car-bombing, GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Michael is eager to indulge his lifelong dream of joining the mob and helping his father take revenge on the Balkan.“Michael really wants to help a lot,” enthuses his portrayer Chad Duell. “He wants to try to solve this thing.”



But does he really understand what it means to head up a criminal organization — the unglamorous dark side of violence and death — or does he have a more romantic idea of gangsters in mind?



“He just wants to be involved; he wants to do something that makes him feel like he has a purpose,” Duell explains. “He feels like he’s good at it. What it entails? He doesn’t necessarily think about that as much as he just wants to be a part of the business, because he feels like he can do well and be comfortable.”



It would also help Michael “feel like he has some choice in his life. He feels like everyone else in his life has choices,” Duell notes. “He wants something for his own in life, so he can feel that he has some power and control of his own life. He would be working with people that he knows, and his family — Jason and Sonny. He feels like he’d fit in.”



Duell notes that Michael has a sense of the sacrifice such a career would require, thanks to a talk with Jason.



“Jason had to sacrifice a lot,” Duell observes. “Jason talks about how he couldn’t have kids; he had to give up Jake. And Michael has suffered a lot. There’s a lot of weight and trouble that comes along with this business. Jason is trying to give him a warning, that people in his life, like Abby, could be affected by this. He’s talking from experience. Carly is talking about what would be best for Michael, but Jason talks about being in the business; what it will do to his life. Michael is really getting the lowdown.”



But does any of that change his mind? Says Duell: “Michael still wants to do it.”

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