General Hospital Weekly Recap 5-5

General Hospital Weekly Recap, Mon 5 May - Fri 9 May 2025

What a week it was in Port Charles. A Beach Party went horribly wrong for Danny, Rocco and Gio. The coalition against Sonny forms. Drew holds a press conference to clear his reputation and also regains Willow’s trust, Gio’s true birth and paternity is almost exposed, Lulu is laser focused on Lois and Brook Lynn’s baby’s identity. Agent Jax/Joss betrays Emma and later strengthens their bond after sharing secrets. Nina is frustrated with Willow. Laura, Carly, Jason and Sasha give good advice to the teen guys. Dante confronts Gio and Danny with reality. Local spies are still surveilling, Kai gets through his surgery and Trina’s there to support him, Lucas and Marco get closer, Ava and Ric solidify their blackmail of Alexis, the Davis Girls’ connection rebuild begins, Drew continues blackmailing Portia, Jordan and Sidwell make Sonny an offer worth his while, a quirky character sadly leaves for good.

Rocco was found and Danny got Gio to help him get Rocco to the Quartermaine beach house. Thankfully Cody came by before Gio left to get Rocco’s phone at the beach. Cody said Rocco’s breathing was too shallow, and they got him to the hospital immediately. Dr. Park said it was possibly alcohol poisoning. They began to pump his stomach. Dante, Lois and Lulu got to the hospital, and Dante asked Gio to tell him what happened. Rocco recovers and apologizes to his parents for drinking. Dante angrily threatens to make Gio responsible for Rocco’s drinking, by possibly arresting him. Lois defends Gio, and tries to stop Dante’s accusations. She tells him he doesn’t know who Gio is.

Tracy and Lois talked about Brook Lynn’s baby. Tracy demanded to know where her Great Grandson was. She also wanted to know why the Quartermaines were never told there was a new Quartermaine baby. Lois wanted the best for the child, and is glad the child was raised away from the Quartermaine influence. Emma lost her thumb drive. Gio and Joss helped her search for it. Joss found it in the beach sands. Emma is thankful.

Lucas and Marco get closer. They flirt with each other as they discuss their first date in the GH break room. They both agree there will be a second one. They are cutely falling in love. Brad looks on in anger as he watches Lucas and Marco laughing and talking.

Willow takes a stand and tells Carly she must contact her before seeing Wiley and Amelia, not just drop by. Willow tells Nina that someone targeted  and drugged Drew. She wants to know who. Nina tells Willow she knows Drew is lying to her. Lulu and Dante declare they still love each other. Dante is also still in love with Sam. 

Carly tells Lulu that Brook Lynn’s secret is not hers to tell. She says if she tells Dante he’s the father of an unknown child she will live with that decision for the rest of her life. Joss, Emma and Vaughn at the PCU Party. Emma and Joss reminisce about Cam and Spencer, and how they miss those times. Portia and Brad discuss his part in Drew’s drugging. Portia set Brad up to be the person who was responsible for getting the ketamine and searching Drew’s medical records. Brad tells Drew he knows who drugged him. He tries to make a deal to reveal the information. Brad makes a deal with Drew and is promised $1 million if he does something for him. Trina is there with Kai when he wakes from his surgery. Kai recuperates and is up. He is able to take a tentative step, but looks worried. Carly talks to Danny about his taking Rocco to a college party. She gets him to take responsibility for his actions. He and Rocco were lucky. Danny realizes he’s come close to losing his brother. Carly gives him tough love. 

Alexis tells Diane she believes she cannot repair her family’s close relationship. Kristina feels betrayed. Alexis tells Diane Kristina doesn’t know Alexis knows about her attempted murder of Alexis and actual near killing of Elizabeth and Ric. Ava and Ric bring Alexis their newly formed offshore account. They also ask for increased blackmail payments. The Dolos Fund credit card  has very high limits. Cody is suspicious about Ava’s newfound wealth.

Kristina tells Lucky about her Mom creating involuntary commitment papers for her. She doesn’t trust her Mom. Lucky she should take this chance to bring her family together.

Kristina admits to Ava, Alexis and Ric that she was wrong in holding them responsible for her anger at losing her baby and Michael’s burn injuries. She apologizes and asks for peace with everyone. They all agree to her request. Emma comforts Gio, and says Dante is wrong in his assessment of Gio. Gio takes Dante’s to heart and realizes he doesn’t respect him. Lulu is putting facts together. She notices Lois’ ardent defense of Gio. She will research Lois’ whereabouts when Gio was born. She questioned Ned about Lois taking Brook Lynn on a music tour when Brook Lynn was in high school. Lulu’s putting the pieces together. Joss and Emma share information. Joss tells Emma about Dex and how his death influenced her desire to make things better in the world. Emma tells Joss she’s on a mission to expose Dalton’s unethical, questionable and dangerous research. She tells Joss the real reason she left her old school. Joss, Vaughn and Brennan discuss her progress on her mission. Joss did get Emma’s thumb drive and corrupt it. She had a delay in getting it back to Emma. Brennan emphasizes she gained access to Dalton’s lab as his research assistant. Drew gives a press conference to publicize that he was drugged and has filed a criminal complaint with the police. He says he was targeted and will find the perpetrator. He will not be alone, and presents Willow as his supporter.

Brad leaves Port Charles for good. He goes to HR to resign. He gives his resignation letter to Portia. She asks if he’s certain, and says he is. Lucas later says goodbye. Jordan, Tracy, Sidwell and Marco meet at the Metro Court to discuss getting rid of Sonny. A coalition is formed. Marco tells them they are losing because the common man and woman love Sonny. He is charismatic and helps them. The Port Charles elite are the only ones who don’t like Sonny. Drew arrives and says he can be their ‘charisma’ person. They also need to step-up their social media game. Dante goes to Sonny’s home to talk to Jason and Sonny. He tells Jason almost got Rocco killed. Dante lets out all his frustrations and pent-up fear as he has a heart-to-heart talk with his Dad. Sonny tries to tell him not to be so hard on Gio, Rocco and Danny, because they are just kids. Dante says they have to be responsible for their actions. 

Sasha talks to Danny and gives him good advice. She walks him through his past and future actions. She is great with him, and gives him some good tools of logic to prepare him for future situations. Jason later shares with Danny information about his brother, AJ. He tells him he started drinking heavily at Danny’s age. Jason earnestly tells his son he doesn't want that for him. Danny apologizes to Dante with Jason there for support, but Dante is not very receptive. Dante later tells Jason Danny could be charged as an accessory to manslaughter. This really gets Jason’s attention. Dante understands the boys regret what they did, but empty apologies don’t leave a lasting impression. Drew continues to threaten Portia. He wants her to influence Curtis to back Ezra Boyle for mayor, and convince the people to vote for the referendum to take over Sonny’s piers. Portia needs to tell Curtis Everything NOW! Tracy gives Marco a message for his Dad. Tell him if he can get rid of Sonny, Port Charles will be open for him and she will personally give him the key.

Elizabeth and Lucas catch up and discuss if Portia is still being blackmailed when Brad leaves. They will continue investigating to help Portia. Nina and Curtis discuss what’s happening with the coalition of Jordan, Tracy, Sidwell, Drew and Marco. They know they are trying to get rid of Sonny. Nina says she’s still with Team Sonny. Curtis says Drew is trying to rally support against Sonny. He says Aurora Media is backing Laura and won't give Drew any support. That means they are backing Sonny by default. 

Willow tells Isaiah why she supports Drew. She tells him she needs a judge to believe Drew is exonerated, so she can't lose her kids in her divorce.

Jordan and Sidwell come to see Sonny. Sidwell tells him he can make it worth his while. Sidwell talks Sonny into selling his piers to him and circumventing the democratic referendum process.

Lulu puts Rocco and Danny to work cleaning the house from top to bottom as a step towards reestablishing their trust. Danny and Rocco apologize to each other for what happened to Rocco.

Sidwell asks Alexis to draw up a contract for a huge real estate purchase. Dante tells Rocco and Danny they are brothers, and should be there for each other. 

Dante and Lois apologize to each other for the angry arguments they had about what happened to Rocco. Jason tells Lois Dante was right about his parenting skills. He’s determined to make changes in how he parents Danny. Danny  is his priority. Jason asks Sonny if he's going to sell his piers to Sidwell. Sonny says he might.

Sasha and Willow meet and Sasha tells her that she chose the wrong man. Willow doesn’t want to believe this. Sasha later tells Jason that Michael never spoke with Willow face-to-face. Drew pulls out the envelope Brad gave him earlier. Drew gives it to Willow, she opens it and finds a capsule. Drew says it's a vitamin infusion his doctor gave him. 

Lulu and Ned talk about Brook Lynn and Lois’ earlier musical touring career. He tells her Brook Lynn toured and missed six months of high school.