If that guy is Dante then this will just kill Olivia. Not only is he in PC, he is a gun carring gangster and he is close enough to Claudia to know who she is on site and visa-versa, but he also knows that she is responsible for the failed hit.As for his being Kate's...well maybe but I think there is perhaps another dark secret that we don't know about, maybe Trevor's kid or Trevor on behalf of the Zaccara's backed her magazine.

Whoever he is (and I'm hoping he is Dante) he has won me over already! Loved the scene with him and Morgan. This was the first time I've heard Morgan say more than 3 words. Pretty cool smartazz kid!

I thought that one of the rumors flying around was that he was Dante, but that he was a cop working undercover. That would explain why he didn't hurt or kill Carly and her kids. It also would explain why he's the only one left alive. The mob hitmen we've been exposed to aren't exactly rocket scientists.

The rumor I read said Dante' would be working for Claudia. Yesterday he said (to Morgan) he grew up in Bensonhurst. The way he interacted with Morgan, Carly & Michael was good for me. He doesn't seem cold hearted like Claudia & her dad. I do feel for Olivia, but I might feel more for him when she finds out what he's up to...if that cutie is Dante'.

LikesGH, I like your idea, that it is Dante and he's working undercover. Imagine the angst when he finds out he's trying to put his father away and his mother is banging Johnny.I liked him too. I thought his scene with Morgan was great.

I would love it if Dominic is realy Dante as an FBI cover. But I agree, poor Olivia would have a fit if she what he was involved in whether it legit or the "business". She just told Dante on the phone how proud she was of him and the path he chose, so I would hope that he isn't lying.

If he's been working for the Zs a while, he might be like Jason & have his office in the legitimate front like the coffee shop where Jason's office was. Liv wouldn't necessarily know what businesses are fronts since she's been out of Bensonhurst for several months. Whatever he is (cop or thug), he has got to be Sonny's kid. Too many similarities for it to be a coincidence. Thankfully, he seems to have inherited Sonny's good side.However, the scenes of him & Claudia today had me wondering if he could be the father of Claudia's baby. That would be the only way she could save herself if the kid's not Sonny's. If he's Dante, the child she's carrying is Sonny's grandchild. And, unlike if it was Ric's, I seriously doubt Sonny would kill his unborn grandchild even if he wants her dead.

I don't think Sonny would purposely kill any child no matter the parentage. Otherwise Claudia would have had an accident by now.

I know that, but I don't think Claudia does. She's been in that town for almost two years & lived with Sonny since December & she still doesn't understand what Jason means to him. So, she'd probably be stupid enough to think he'd hurt a baby.

Very true. Although I must admit I do like the panic in her eyes... like when both Johnny and Jason came back I thought she would have a stroke.

She was really funny when she went to Johnny fuming after Dominic told her Johnny saved Jason. Then, Johnny told her how stupid her plan was & how if Jason had been killed & he came back without a scratch, Sonny'd kill him immediately. I wonder if she's finally learned not to put hits on people or if she's going to keep trying to kill Jason. You'd think, even she with her limited brain power would get it through her head that hits are not her strongpoint.

That would mean she would have to calmly think things out instead of trying to get rid of her problems.You know the way she acts someone may just put a hit out on her. Can you imagine if someone tried and here comes Jason to the rescue?

Well it's just been confirmed by SOD insider that Dominic is Dante. Now is he in the mob or not?

Good. I hoped he was when he made that comment to Morgan about Bensonhurst. So far I really like him. I hope he isn't part of the mob. I would like it if he busted his daddy.

Maybe he and Lucky could be friends and maybe Dominic/Dante could coach Lucky in how to ignore your crazy dad.

I am excited that Dante has come on the canvas. I think that this has a whole new twist on Sonny and his kids. Also would love to see Carly's reaction to know that her new BFF had a kid with Sonnyt and never told her. Also Claudia will have to face the fact that she is not the only one who has a Corinthos offspring.

I think that she would realize it with Morgan (Carly) and Kristina (Alexis).

Yeah. That illustrates Claudia's intelligence right there. She's acting like she's unique because she's having Sonny's baby. If she was smart, the question she'd be asking is, "Who hasn't had Sonny's baby?" Is there a woman under 40 in that town besides the kids, Liz & Rebecca, that he's missed? Seriously, Claudia, you'd make more of an impression if you hadn't gotten pregnant.

As for Dominic/Dante being a bad shot, I think that's better proof than a DNA test that he's Sonny's kid. The fact that he came on to both Claudia & Kristina just added to the list of things they have in common.

Also, I'm looking ahead (not necessarily happily) to when it's revealed that he's Dante & Sonny decides to let him in the business & groom him to take over. That's when we'll really see Michael have a temper tantrum. Never mind that the circumstances are totally different, with Dante already being a gangster. This is, of course, assuming he's not a fed.

Are we sure that Dante is a gangster? There is the persistent rumor that he's an undercover fed. How much worse will Sonny's reaction to a cop son be than Luke's was? A lot of the Luke and Lucky issues had to do with Lucky being a cop.I believe that Dante will be outed in the next week or so. There ought to be a lot of fireworks. It's hard to tell if he already knows that he's Sonny's son.

I doubt he does. Even if he has no interest in Sonny, he'd be interested in his sister & brothers. I can't see a guy growing up in a close Italian family not being interested in his siblings. I think he's going to reevaluate his feelings about Sonny when he's working for him & sees up close what Sonny's like & how he runs his business. Then, once he likes Sonny (he already likes the kids), he'll learn the truth. If he's not a Fed, he'll probably happily agree when Sonny decides to groom him to take over & that will spark hatred on Michael's part. Maybe that hatred will make MICHAEL become the cop in the family. That would be interesting in relation to all branches of his family tree.

Or if he doesn't become a cop, he'll go totally Quartermaine. Edward would love to have Michael at ELQ. Or maybe if he survives this summer he'll hook up with his uncle Luke and his "shiny new son" and they can form a traveling con-artist group. LOL

I like the last option the most. I don't want to see him at ELQ. I know it would give the Qs storyline, but I don't want them to be part of a summer teen story & go back to being wallpaper when playtime is over. Besides, I'd like to see Michael find his own identity, apart from all his parents, step parents & grandparents. I think it would be great if he ended up taking the path Jason never got to & become a doctor. With Em dead, we need a Dr. in the family for the next generation. "Dr. Corinthos. Paging Dr. Corinthos."

The kid needs to high school first. Let the kid have some teen years. As far as Michael working for ELQ. If he keeps whating the mob life, he could take over ELQ & turn it into a mob front.

I don't know why they had to age him to 17. That young man looks young enough to pass for 15 or 16. It would give them a little more time to do teen stories before they have to age the next batch & since he & Kristina originally had a 6 year age difference & she's only a year younger than him now, it would be workable. They gave the other kids (Maxie, Georgie, etc.) more than a year of teens. Why were they in such a hurry to age him?As for this will he or won't he join the mob story, I blame all three of them, (Sonny, Carly & Jason). They raised the kid to idolize Sonny & Jason & then, they're shocked that he wants to be in the business. If Sonny was decent, as that kid was growing up, he would've done what Lorenzo did when he went legit (only a year at most, but could've lasted much longer) & legitimize his business slowly & expand beyond coffee imports. It would've made his family safe & wouldn't have raised the Feds' suspicions, or his enemies'. That would've been the right thing to do, but he took the selfish route & now, he's paying the price & shouldn't be surprised if Michael joins a rival mob family.

What I do not understand is why Dante's Pic was not seen by anyone in the town. His mother who only has ONE child doesnt have pics of him on her desk or at home where her new boytoy has been having "lunch" with her. His Aunt like cousin "Connie' kate who is a business mogul and loves her cuz LIV so much doesnt have a pic somewhere of her cousin and her son either in office or home where her fiance sonny hung out so much. kwim

I haven't noticed many pictures arounf Port Charles at all. carly has a few, I remember seeing one of Robin and Patrick at thier house, but that is really about it. So, not seeing pics is not a surprise to me at all.

Plus, Kate and Olivia, if I remember correctly, had nothing to do with each other since they were teens and had that fight over Sonny. So it would makes sense that she would have nothing of him, she does not even know him.

While it would be nice to see more pictures of characters on desks, etc., I guess it's just too much hassle to have to change them when they recast or age a role.

Quote:While it would be nice to see more pictures of characters on desks, etc., I guess it's just too much hassle to have to change them when they recast or age a role. So true the way they age people on that show. I was thinking in the lines of Laura's old house and patrick and robins also Sonny's house has pics of the kids by the stair case. I was noticing that the other day. The way kate and Olivia spoke of Dante it seemed like kate was close to the child while not his mother. (when Olivia first came to town.)

Sonny always has pic's of the kids in the living room. I noticed the other day they have the new pic's in place of the old one's. The same at Alexis house. There is a cute one of Kristina with a cat. Although that pic made me wonder where is the pet cat? Olivia may not have any pic's of Dante because they had a character for a long time without a actor or maybe she didn't want Sonny to see it or to cover for him if he's FBI??

I don't think it's that. I think it's more what you said about not having the actor. Now that they do, we'll probably see some of his personal pics from when he was a kid. Won't see any of him as an adult until the big reveal. Then, Liv will have lots. That's usually how it works. Actually, I've noticed that each house has a set of pictures somewhere. In the Qs, their pics are on the mantle. Jason has pics of Michael & Em on his, as well. Sonny's got them scattered all over the living room. Carly has hers all over the place too. They are there. Sometimes you have to really look to see them. It depends on the camera angles. I also noticed that Jax has pics of Michael & Morgan on his desk too.

Holy inappropriateness!!!Did Dante just tell his mother than he and the uncles have a right to worry about who she's dating because she got pregnant at 16 and doesn't know who the father is?! Let's just back up a minute, first of all, that was at least 25 years ago. Second, Dante may be grown and look like Olivia's boyfriend instead of her son, but he is still her son. You don't talk to your parent like that. That was out of line.

Honey, the days of kids respecting their parents in soapland has been gone bye bye for some time now...hello!

The time for any kids to respect thier parents or any authority has been long gone for too long now.

I have a 20 year old & he acts worse than my dad ever did about dates. I think it's a pain in the rear end, but sweet at the same time.

LOL...that is sweet

Quote:The time for any kids to respect thier parents or any authority has been long gone for too long now. Say that!

I often wonder what kind of behavior they will expect from THEIR children.

And let's not forget how he said hello to Mom - covering her mouth from behind and boosting her into the apartment. What does Olivia think his "work" is? He hasn't even asked about Aunt Kate. Still hoping he's a Fed and not Mob.

Obviously, he's been in trouble alot because Liv wasn't surprised when she found out he was injured. The thing that bothers me is I think she'd probably know if he was in the business, unless he doesn't live near her. But that's not the impression I got. He's about as intelligent as his father if he thinks she won't find out he's working for Sonny. More importantly, he's as dumb as his father if he doesn't think she won't kick his [censored] in public when she finds out. Not to mention the tizzy she'll throw on Sonny.

LOL. You got that right about her kicking his azz. He must have forgot?

Another thing he's got in common with his father--long term memory loss. The only things Sonny can remember are his horrible step-father & Connie's ugly easter bonnet I wonder if he's got Sonny's other affliction of not remembering the horrible things he does to the people he "loves." He sort of gave me that impression when he went to Sonny looking for a job. I love how he pointed out that he could've killed his ex-wife & kids & didn't. I bet Sonny won't know what to make of him at first. I'd like the "big reveal" to go differently than they usually do. I'd like to see Sonny get to know Dante & figure it out on his own just by observing his behavior & have him quietly, calmly go to Liv & tell her he knows. Save the fireworks for when Dante finds out Sonny's his dad. Have him be the one to flip out. That would be more interesting because he's either really from this splinter Z group & out to kill him or he's a Fed out to bust him. He'll be in the position of having to choose, creating a hint of suspense & alot more drama than Sonny finding out he's got yet another kid he didn't know was his & flipping out.

Actually, I think Dante will realize Sonny is his father before Sonny realizes he's his son. Remember when Dante overheard Claudia having one of her 5000/day temper tantrums and she blurted out that he (Sonny) boned her in high school, etc etc. ? The expression on Dante's face was like he may just put two and two together way before Sonny. JMO

Yeah, you're right about that. I forgot about that. But, don't forget he's Sonny's son so it might not penetrate his brain without dates being mentioned. I just hope he figures it out before he goes to kill Sonny, mainly because I like Dante & don't want to see him carted off to jail or killed by Jason.Maybe they brought him on to replace Jason in Sonny's organization, in case Steve doesn't re-sign or gets those Geary-like vacations written in. Could they finally be getting Jason out of the mob & finding out there are other things he can do besides kill people & clean up after Sonny? Do I dare hope?

LOL. Well here's to keeping hope alive!! As for Dante, well he's Olivia's son too so here's to hoping he gets his brains from his mother. I like him too and also hope he don't go to jail or get killed. He'll probably have the gun to Sonny's head and Liv when run in and save the day with: "Dante, no, he's your father".

Either that or the reverse & Sonny will have the gun to Dante's head. Watching it today, when he went to see Jason, I was checking Jason's reaction to Dominic & I think he saw the similarity to Sonny too. It may even be one of the reasons he wants to do a background check on him. He may be the first one to figure out who Dante is & that he is Sonny's kid. Jason knows Sonny's behavior pattern better than anyone, with the possible exception of Carly. So, he may catch on first. I really enjoyed watching Dante with Sonny today, even though I have the distinct impression that he's also got Sonny's bipolar disorder. He acts almost like he's high & that's how Sonny acts just before the crash. I also think that Dante might very well turn out to be the father of Claudia's baby. That DNA test only tests paternal DNA, which means it would register as Sonny's DNA even if Dante was the child's father. In order to prove between Dante & Sonny, the test would have to single out maternal DNA & that test is not as reliable as the paternity test.

When Claudia was carrying on about how she didn't want Domanic in her house, Sonny gave her a strange look before he made a comment on her strong reaction. I thought he was going to ask her if the baby was Domanic's

I think he knew then that she at least slept with him. So, it'll be in his mind. It also made him think she was behind the Z rebelion. I think that's why he got so angry at her. I think regardless of how he feels about Claudia or whether or not she & "Dominic" slept together, that he liked Dante & will probably mentor him & groom him to take over the business, which Michael will be furious about. That will lead to another generation of brother's hating each other (I don't think Dante will hate him. Maybe feel sorry for him.)

She is sooo transparent.

Unfortunately it will be difficult to really determine the paternity of Claudia's baby with Sonny, Rick & Dante all sharing some DNA. That will give the writer's a chance to see which ending the fans want and then go in the opposite direction.