Nina learns all about Drew and Willow's kiss

General Hospital Recap for Monday, July 15, 2024

Drew spoke with Michael, who was taking over as Aurora's CEO because of Drew's run for Congress. Drew wanted to know if it would be hard for Michael to work with Nina. "Just say the word, and she's gone. I will fire her today if you want me to," Drew said.

Michael assured Drew that wasn't necessary and noted that Drew had helped Willow and Nina break the ice. Drew was grateful that Michael wanted to credit Drew with bringing Nina and Willow together, but it had been completely Willow's choice to give her mother another chance. "Willow is helpful and forgiving and really tries to see the best in people," Drew said.

Michael concurred, and he reminded Drew that Willow looked up to him. Drew's congressional run even gave Willow something to believe in. Drew said he hoped he could live up to Willow's faith in him. Michael insisted Willow would be his biggest supporter -- as long as he didn't let politics go to his head. Michael was also impressed that Drew had forgiven Nina for sending him to prison, but it ensured Crimson's success to have Nina at the helm.

Nina was pleased when Willow walked into her office, but she was alarmed when Willow seemed distraught. "I did something terrible, and there is nobody I can talk to about it. It's the kind of thing you can only tell your mom," Willow cried.

Willow told Nina all about watching the fireworks with Drew and getting caught up in the moment. She said one thing had led to another, and she and Drew had soon been kissing. Nina was stunned but tried to be supportive. "Of all things you could have confessed to me, kissing Drew was not what I expected," Nina said.

As Nina tried to listen and hide her shock, Willow went on and on about how much closer she and Drew had grown since they had started working together. Willow could see how much Drew wanted to help people by running for Congress and was even grateful he had brought her and Nina closer together. Willow admitted that she couldn't stop thinking about their kiss, and she said it was unfair.

Nina tried comforting Willow, insisting Willow was being too hard on herself. Willow explained that she wasn't being unfair to herself, but instead, it was unfair to Michael and Drew. Willow wanted Drew to focus on his campaign and not have a confusing relationship with her as a distraction.

Nina said Willow was giving Drew too much consideration. Nina reminded Willow that Drew shared some of the blame for the kiss, but Willow insisted it never should have happened at all. Nina confessed that she'd kissed someone she wasn't supposed to kiss, so she understood. She asked what Willow was going to do about the situation. Willow replied that it was never going to happen again because she and Drew regretted the kiss.

However, Willow told Nina that Drew had told her that in a different world, he wondered if they could have had a relationship. Nina tried making Willow feel better by telling her that sometimes things happened in life; it was a mistake. She said Willow knew that, and it would never happen again. "It's understandable. You're human. Don't beat yourself up so much about it," Nina said.

Willow worried that Michael wouldn't be so understanding when she told him, so Nina told her not to tell him. Willow couldn't imagine how she could keep her indiscretion a secret. She said Michael would be able to tell something was wrong. Nina reminded Willow that there was no way to predict how Michael would react to her confession. Nina finally convinced Willow to keep things quiet, but as soon as Willow left, Nina called Drew and demanded that he come to her office.

Soon, Willow arrived at Drew's office and found Michael there. At that same moment, Drew walked into Nina's office. Before he could say a word, Nina promptly slapped him hard across the face.

Anna and Valentin began their day in bed. When Valentin went to make breakfast, Anna was able to swipe his burner phone and hide it in her pocket before Valentin entered the room. He suggested they go out to eat. Just then, Charlotte surprised them both and walked through the door. She said she had decided to return home from boarding school early when her friends had all gone to a Greek island for vacation. She said she'd seen enough of Greece in her life, so she'd decided to go home instead.

When the awkwardness of Anna being with Valentin ended, Charlotte finally apologized to Anna for everything that had happened the previous fall. "I'm sorry I trashed your hotel room...you were always so sweet to me, but I thought it was all an act. My grandfather Victor told me you were evil, and I believed him," Charlotte said.

Charlotte explained that her change of heart had happened when she'd met kids at school whose country had been attacked. They had lost their entire family and had been forced to leave their lives behind. Knowing they were from a country with a dictatorial leader had made her see that Victor had been the same type of person.

Anna issued her own apology, saying she'd made a lot of mistakes and hurt a lot of people, including what she had done to Charlotte. "Shooting you was the worst thing I ever did in my life," Anna said. Charlotte accepted that Anna was sorry and hadn't meant it. They forgave each other and embraced.

After Anna left, she went straight to Jason's room above Bobbie's and plugged the phone into a laptop to start extracting files. When Jason returned, she told him she had everything they needed to take Pikeman and Valentin down. Jason asked her to hand over the phone so he could get back to his life, but Anna said she couldn't give it to him just yet.

Brennan was surprised when Carly paid him another visit at Pentonville. "You never come to see me just to chat. Something's wrong. Does it involve the FBI?" he asked. Carly tried to make small talk at first, with Brennan wondering if she was a government spy. Carly scoffed at the idea, admitting that she was way too selfish for that line of work. "I don't want to save the world. I just want to save myself and the people I love," she said.

Carly told Brennan that her lawyer claimed she could have a 30 percent chance of acquittal if the FBI took her case to trial. Brennan didn't like those odds, so he offered her a way to improve them. Brennan reminded her that the government lawyers would show her no mercy. He thought she should either go on the offensive by going public and undercutting the agent who had brokered the deal with Jason, or she should make sure Jason remained valuable to the FBI until she could somehow destroy both the evidence and the case. Carly said she had thought about that, but the recording was on a protected server.

Jason stood outside Elizabeth's door, listening to her family activities. He was bending to slide an envelope under the door just as Elizabeth opened it. He explained that he hadn't wanted to interrupt, so he'd thought he'd just leave a check for Jake's tuition and expenses. Elizabeth invited him in to personally ask if Jake would accept his offer.

When Jason and Jake were face to face, Elizabeth told Jake his dad wanted to give him something. Jason said he had heard Jake had been accepted to a prestigious art school in Spain. Jake was humble about it and mentioned that he might not be able to go if loans didn't come through. That was when Jason said that he wanted to pay for Jake's school. "That's super generous of you, but it's not necessary," Jake said.

Jason insisted he was not trying to buy forgiveness. He knew that had to be earned, but there were no strings attached to Jason's offer to pay for Jake's schooling. "I want you to be able to choose to be the happiest without having to worry about how you're going to pay for this. If I'd been a different kind of father -- any kind of father -- paying for your school wouldn't be a question," Jason said.

Jake admitted that he finally understood that Jason had tried to do the best he could under unusual circumstances, so he accepted his father's money. Jake offered Jason his hand to shake, but the father and son ended up hugging instead.