General Hospital Recap: Nina Threatens Jack Brennan in Front of Carly, Drew and Other Witnesses
On the Wednesday, August 26, episode of General Hospital, Nina (Cynthia Watros) threatened Jack (Chris McKenna) in public, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) vowed to expose Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) as Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooter, Carly (Laura Wright) and Felicia (Kristina Wagner) found common ground, Tristan (Dean Geyer) discussed his past with the WSB, Sonny (Maurice Benard) had parental advice for Michael (Rory Gibson), and more. Here’s everything that happened.
Ace In The Hole
Nina stopped by Willow’s office to invite her and the kids on a long weekend getaway. Willow was thrilled by the prospect — until Nina said she wanted Jack to join them. Insisting that her mom needed to steer clear of Brennan, Willow played some of the recording of Jack threatening her. Horrified that Willow had secretly recorded the WSB agent, Nina begged her to delete the recording, but Willow argued she needed the leverage to protect her children.
Meanwhile, Jack invited Felicia to the Metro Court Gardens and, claiming he was concerned about Anna’s safety, asked why Anna had been so convinced that Faison was alive. Not trusting Jack, Felicia refused to betray her friend’s confidence and stormed out.
Later, Nina strode in and confronted Jack about threatening to expose her daughter. Nina hissed that Jack made a huge mistake and implored him to get something that Willow could use against Michael in their custody battle — then he’d get the WSB funding he wanted. With a shake of his head, Jack accused Nina of being blind to how manipulative Willow was and predicted that her daughter would destroy her if Nina kept enabling her.
Career Builder
Finding Carly in her office at the hotel, Josslyn shared that she’d decided to run Jasper Jacks Enterprises. Skeptical about why Josslyn suddenly caved about taking the job, Carly assumed the WSB was behind it. Neither confirming nor denying it, Joss asked her mother to accept her decision, which Carly begrudgingly did.
Later, Felicia stopped by to vent about Jack’s attempted interrogation, and they commiserated over their mutual hatred of the WSB. Felicia was stunned that Jack had recruited Josslyn to be an agent and hinted that even if Carly couldn’t change Josslyn’s mind, she had every right to protect her daughter.
After volunteering together at a free clinic, Isaiah and Tristan went to the Metro Court Gardens and got to know one another better. When Isaiah shared that he came to Port Charles by way of East Africa, Tristan recognized the area as Jenz Sidwell’s former territory and revealed that he had previously worked for the WSB. Isaiah expressed his surprise over this, prompting Tristan to open up about the “moral relativism” that came with working with the bureau. Nodding at Jack across the restaurant, Tristan added that Jack was one of those still in the trenches and making difficult moral decisions.
Public Display of Rejection
Jordan and Drew were also at the Gardens to discuss his return to Aurora. When he asked how she was doing after Curtis turned himself in to Pentonville, Jordan shut him down, declaring that it was none of his business since they were no longer friends.
Drew hoped he’d be able to earn her trust back but was grateful to be working at Aurora. Knowing that Michael would shoot down his ideas, Drew asked Jordan to be open to considering them. Although she agreed, she made it clear that she’d ultimately act in the best interest of the company. Drew assured her she didn’t need to worry about him trying to shake things up at Aurora, because his energy was focused elsewhere.
Having learned from Felicia that Jack was in the Metro Court Gardens, Carly went to the restaurant to get more information about her daughter. She arrived just in time to see an enraged Nina make a scene in front of Isaiah, Tristan, Jordan, and Drew. Slapping the table, Nina roared, “You just get Willow what she needs, Brennan, or the only person who’s going to be destroyed is you!”
No Holding Back
Afraid that Willow was going to retaliate against him and Trina, Kai went to Alexis’s house and explained what led to them telling Michael that Willow had shot Drew, along with his theory that Willow had tried to kill Drew a second time. Alexis assured Kai that she had his and Trina’s confession in her notes from months ago and would submit them as evidence if Willow tried to pin the shooting on them. In the meantime, she advised Kai to steer clear of Willow.
Later, a furious Alexis stormed into Willow’s office and announced that she’d known since the trial that her client shot Drew and was not going to stay silent any longer. When Willow sputtered that she couldn’t do that, Alexis smirked, “Watch me, Congresswoman.”
Get the Popcorn
After a long session in the studio, Trina and Gio went to the pool to relax with Emma. Trina confided in her friends about how she was struggling with her father having gone to prison, and how grateful she was to have her music.
Josslyn joined her friends and updated them that she was taking an extended leave from the WSB to run her father’s company while Jax was sailing around the world. After making a snarky response about how lucky Josslyn was, Emma privately told Gio that it was unfair that Joss got to walk away when the bureau would never let her grandmother leave.
Meanwhile, Trina questioned why Josslyn would allow Jax to manipulate her into walking away from the WSB. Josslyn pulled out their conversation-stopper word — popcorn — and Trina backed off. But as they shared a hug, Josslyn was visibly conflicted over lying to her best friend.
Little Miss Matchmaker
Donna was disappointed that Wiley and Amelia weren’t joining Michael for the family barbecue. After Sonny offered his son some wisdom about co-parenting with a hostile ex, their conversation turned toward Drew’s return to Aurora. Sonny warned Michael to be careful, because Drew was gunning for him and could go through Michael to get to him.
Next, while Sonny fired up the grill, Donna shared a secret with her big brother: She’d invited Justine Turner to the cookout because “she makes Daddy smile.”
How will Willow contend with Alexis’s threat? Is Drew going to destroy Michael and Aurora to get to Sonny? Will Justine show up to the Corinthos cookout? Share your thoughts about the latest episode of GH in the comments below, along with your theories of what will happen next!
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