General Hospital recap, March 4: Lulu learns the truth about Dante's other child

As Lulu fiddled with her keys to Laura's place, she discussed Marty and Valentin on the phone with Spinelli. When she walked in the front door, she found Marty and Laura sitting in the living room. She quickly made an excuse to leave again, but Marty had something to say.

"I want to apologize for failing to realize just how sick Cyrus really was," he said, Lulu assured her uncle that she didn't blame him for Cyrus' misdeeds. After Lulu left, Marty apologized to Laura. He thought it was his fault that Lulu left so soon. Laura assured her brother that Lulu would warm up to him.

Laura then got a call from Congressman Henderson before calling Curtis and asking him to come over for a meeting. A curious Curtis headed straight for Laura's so she could tell him that the city had been given the go-ahead to move forward with the esplanade project.

Gio and Dante stopped by the stables to see Cody. After Gio left, Dante and Cody sat down to chat over some beers. Dante admitted that the closure over finding Sam's killer has not helped him emotionally at all.

Cody listened to Dante lament, knowing that none of this made Dante's relationship with Lulu any easier. Dante admitted there was a wall between him and Lulu. "Sam's death. It's there. It's like it's always going to be there." Dante felt bad because he knew Lulu was trying to help but he felt disconnected emotionally.

Dante also knew that Lulu was hurt seeing Brook Lynn able to comfort Dante. Cody reminded Dante how close he and Brook Lynn were as teens. Dante regretted never telling Lulu about that long-ago summer with Brook Lynn.

Lulu had her own agenda after leaving Laura's place. She donned a housekeeping uniform and tried to sneak into Marty's Metro Court room, but Maxie spotted her first. "Did you meet someone? Is this role play?" Maxie asked, referring to Lulu's get-up. Lulu brushed off that comment, telling Maxie this was her uncle's room so that idea was "gross."

Lulu finally explained this was about Charlotte before entering the room and asking Maxie to be her lookout. Lulu rifled around the room and finally hit paydirt — just the wrong paydirt. She found Marty's notes naming Dante as the father of Brook Lynn's child.

In the hallway, Marty found Maxie outside his room and wondered what was going on. Maxie put on a good act and told Marty she was looking for him to advise him to reconnect with Lucy.

Willow and Nina met up at the Metro Court so Willow could discuss something urgent with her mother. Nina was surprised when Willow announced Carly would be joining them. Carly also had no idea what this was all about.

As expected, Willow announced that she and her children would be moving in with Drew. Nina and Carly tried to keep their cool. "I am going to ask you to reconsider. we've done everything to keep things stable for the kids so Michael could focus on his recovery, but if you do this and take Michael's children and move in with Drew, that's pushing Michael too far," Carly calmly explained.

Willow reasoned that the fact that she was telling Carly her plans ahead of time made her altruistic. "I didn't want you to be blindsided, but I'm not asking for permission," Willow said. Carly reiterated that this wasn't about her, it was about Michael. Willow pointed out that Michael filed for divorce and there would be no reconciliation.

Carly asked Willow to just wait until Michael had recovered before making the move. "I have tried to be civil with you, but if you do this, you are starting a war," Carly warned. Nina stepped in and asked Carly to trust that Willow knew what was best for herself and her kids. However, Carly didn't agree.

"Boy did I misjudge you. You are selfish to the core. You and Drew really belong together," Carly told Willow. After Willow left the table, Carly and Nina gave each other all-knowing smiles. "How do you think that went?" Carly rhetorically asked. Nina admitted she had to bite her tongue so hard when she played her part defending Willow.

Anna, Emma, and Maxie also dined at the Metro Court so Anna could make a request. She wanted Maxie to hire Emma as a Deception intern, much to Emma's surprise. Emma immediately said she would be declining the offer, so Maxie pointed out that she never made an offer.

Anna wasn't deterred, but Maxie was adamant that she had no plans to hire Emma as a favor. Anna got a text that called her away, so Maxie spoke with Emma about giving her an internship if she wanted one, but she needed to show real interest. "It could be a good opportunity for you," she said.

Jason took one look at Sidwell standing in the kitchen with Sasha and whipped out his gun. He promptly marched Sidwell outside despite Sasha's objections. She quickly called him and begged him not to do anything crazy but hung up as soon as Tracy walked in.

Tracy was uncharacteristically nice when she asked what was going on but Sasha snapped at her anyway, asking Tracy to make up her mind whether Sasha was staff or the mother of the next generation of Quartermaines.

"When I found out you were pregnant, I had no idea you were a Quartermaine. That changes everything," Tracy said.

Sasha suggested that Tracy focus on other family members, but she'd taken a liking to Jason so his alleged new child was Tracy's concern. She also warned Sasha that if she thought she was going to raise her baby with no Q interference, then she needed to think again.

Tracy complimented Sasha, telling her that she was smarter than Willow. She advised Sasha to figure out how to live life her way whileknowing she is also the mother to a Q. "Unlike Willow who is living inside of some fantastical creation in her mind," Tracy said.

Tracy told Sasha that as an heiress she had to accept that men would come after her for her money. "When I accepted that reality, the love of my life came after me nad we ended up falling in love," Tracy said of Luke. "In my experience, one you know who you are and what you want, the whole world can open up to you in ways you never expected. Jason and this family can offer you more than you ever realized," she added.

Once Sasha was alone in the kitchen, she felt the baby kick and decided to call Sidwell to tell him she was taking him up on his offer.

As for Jason, he took Sidwell to the pier and asked him one pointed question: "Did you blow up Sonny's penthouse." Sidwell firmly denied setting the incendiary advice so Jason put down the gun. Sidwell went on to explain that what happened in Africa was a unique situation because he and Anna had infiltrated his camp.

"Now I am in Port Charles setting up a legitimate business where there are laws and systems in place, and I intend to obey them," Sidwell declared. He also claimed he did not want a conflict with Sonny, but also had no issue with Jason since he returned his diamonds all those months ago. That's when Anna showed up as if she was on a stroll.

Sidwell got on the launch as soon as it arrived and bid Anna and Jason farewell. Anna then chastised Jason for his actions, reminding him that two cops were following him at all times because he was still a suspect in the Cyrus case. Jason also believed that Sidwell was telling the truth when he said he didn't blow up Sonny's penthouse.

As soon as Brad stopped Lucas from going any further in a Miami hotel room and told him he had a confession to make, Lucas knew it was bad. Brad admitted that he was only at the symposium because he made Portia send him. "Define made," Lucas demanded.

Brad claimed he did Portia a favor so she would allow him to attend the conference. "I found out something Dr. Robinson wanted to keep private, so I agreed to just keep it to myself," Brad vaguely said.

Lucas was furious and begged Brad to stop explaining. He knew that Brad had blackmailed Portia but Brad said it wasn't like that because all he wanted was a trip to Miami.

"You were using something of leverage to get something from Portia. That is the very definition of blackmail," Lucas exclaimed. Lucas declared that Brad hadn't changed and never would. Lucas admitted that he still loved Brad "but to us, love means two very different things."

Back in Port Charles, Drew found Portia in her office. Portia was firm when trying to get Drew to go away, but he refused to budge. Portia was stunned when Drew mentioned how she tried to "inconvenience" Heather Webber. Drew pointed out she could lose her medical license for what she did, but Portia brushed him off and said she had no idea what he was talking about. So, Drew pulled the proof out of his pocket.

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