General Hospital recap, December 1 - December 5, 2025: Sidwell’s Sinister Ultimatum Forces Laura and Sonny Into an Impossible Choice

Here is the General Hospital weekly recap for episodes that aired from December 1st through December 5th, 2025: Gio and Emma rescued the dogs from Dalton’s second lab while Jason helped a drunk Britt with her medication, and Sidwell blackmailed Laura and Sonny, causing Laura to dream of nightmares past.

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This week on General Hospital, Thanksgiving in Port Charles kicked off with Chase sweating over a full Quartermaine meal while Brook Lynn hovered with a fire extinguisher, only for Ned to be unexpectedly brought home by Michael, sending Olivia into full holiday relief mode. The smoke alarm blared, the family panicked, and Chase insisted he could finally break the infamous curse, even as Leo announced he was suddenly a vegetarian, and Outback the dog nearly devoured the turkey. The food actually survived! But Brook Lynn convinced Olivia to donate the feast to the hospital staff, where Portia was spending her shift. Unsurprisingly, Isaiah surprised her, so she didn’t spend the holiday alone. The Quartermaines delivered their spread, Chase tried not to look crushed, and Michael slipped off, thinking about Willow’s invitation to Liz for Drew’s wedding. Back home, Gio kept Ned company as they talked through family scars and slow repairs, right before Gio answered the door to someone surprising. Meanwhile, Drew and Willow prepped for their courthouse-bait wedding, with Alexis lecturing everyone, Kai giving Drew a brief update, and Nina arriving determined to keep her behavior clean for Willow’s sake. Nina even offered Willow a last-minute escape plan, only to learn Willow saw this marriage as a legal strategy to get her children back, not a romance. Nathan stopped by before getting called away, leaving Willow alone with a photo of her kids until Liz helped her get ready. Alexis reassured Scout that this wedding would finally give her the family she wanted, though the vibe was more ominous than comforting. Across town, Curtis, Trina, Marshall, and Stella prepared a small dinner until Kai arrived and Jordan unexpectedly appeared with a dish. This prompted Curtis to chase Jordan into the hall, where they quietly acknowledged it was too soon for shared holidays. Inside, Trina learned through overheard whispers that Portia was pregnant and dropped a platter in shock. Later that night, the Quartermaines returned home to a pizza delivery courtesy of Tracy, the family sang before digging in, and Gio and Emma shared a kiss. At Drew’s, Martin officiated the wedding while Michael peered through a window, and Portia and Isaiah grew closer over pumpkin pie. Trina then walked outside and caught Curtis and Jordan kissing, and before she could fully implode, Nathan arrived to haul Curtis in for more questioning about Drew’s shooting. The next day, Willow dragged out her vows but eventually married Drew, leaving Alexis, Nina, and Liz visibly unenthused, while Willow told Nina she’d do anything for her kids and privately thanked Liz for sticking by her. Michael fled the scene and headed to The Brown Dog, where he ran into Jacinda, admitted he needed to see the wedding with his own eyes, and ended up going home with her. Brook Lynn and Gio shared an honest conversation about family and the lab break-in until Emma burst in with an anonymous address she found at her door. At Curtis’ place, Trina told Stella, Kai, and Marshall that Curtis had been taken in for questioning and revealed that she caught him kissing Jordan, blowing up Aunt Stella’s entire worldview. Curtis refused to leave with Nathan until threatened with a court order, and at the station, he learned the Savoy’s alarm records didn’t match his previous timeline, causing him to flash back to a covert meeting with Selina Wu the night Drew was shot. Kevin returned home unexpectedly to Laura and sensed something was off; later, alone, she admitted Dalton’s body had been planted in her trunk, and Sonny helped her clean it up. Meanwhile, Michael and Jacinda grew intimate. Emma and Gio decided the anonymous address was surely Dalton’s second lab and wanted to rescue the dogs. Laura finally told Kevin the full truth about Dalton being dead. Trina spiraled outside her house, wondering if her father shot Drew. At the station, Nathan noted the shooting looked like professional work, just as Curtis remembered offering Selina half a million dollars to have Drew killed. The following day, Rocco blew up at Dante and Lulu for banning Gio and stormed out, landing at Sonny’s, where he asked to stay the night. Sonny talked him through it, then called Dante and Lulu, while Lulu later pushed Dante to make peace because Gio wasn’t disappearing. At the PCPD, Portia saw Curtis being interrogated and went looking for Ava, who was at The Brown Dog watching Nina unravel over Willow’s wedding. Ava urged Nina to fix her issues with Portia right before Portia stormed in and cornered Nina in the restroom, accusing her of betrayal. Nina insisted she only passed along a name to protect Willow, but Portia needled her until Nina snapped and tried to walk out. This caused Portia to physically pull her back. Laura confided every detail about Dalton to Kevin, who worried someone was clearly targeting her. Nathan prepared to request a warrant for security footage from Curtis’ club. Curtis later told Jordan he lied to the police but wanted to tell her the truth. Gio and Emma showed up at Sonny’s with a horde of rescued dogs, prompting Dante to explode that Gio dragged Rocco into another crime until Sonny told him to calm down and think like a parent. Alexis celebrated a quiet win with her daughters as Scout slept over, and Kristina pushed Molly toward a night out. At Trina’s, Kai tried to help her stay grounded as she admitted she might not want to know which parent might be guilty. At The Savoy, Curtis confessed to Jordan that he had approached Selina to kill Drew but backed out before paying. At The Brown Dog, Spinelli worried about Maxie, Jason tried to keep Britt from drinking herself sideways, Cody danced with Britt only to accidentally hurt Molly, and Britt drunkenly kissed Cody, then dared Jason to kiss her. At Laura’s, Sidwell arrived with photos of Dalton in her trunk and threatened to expose her unless she worked for him. Shockingly, he then brought in Ezra as his go-between before Laura threw both men out and broke down once they were gone. Jordan kissed Curtis and insisted she believed him, though his face said otherwise. Trina thanked Kai and agreed they had to find out who really shot Drew. Meanwhile, at Sonny’s, Rocco returned on the condition that Dante looked the other way about the dog rescue. Back at Alexis’, Molly sulked after seeing Cody with Britt, and across town, Cody drank alone as Jason challenged Britt’s antics and she pushed him to kiss her. Jason helped Britt back to her apartment. Meanwhile, Jack wondered if Carly’s family didn’t show up for Thanksgiving because of him. Felicia approached Lucas and told him the family had just come from Boston to visit Maxie; Lucas said he’d been in contact with her doctors, and they reported she was doing well. Laura had a nightmare where Cyrus showed up for Thanksgiving and yelled at her to take responsibility for Dalton’s death. A short time later, Esme also showed up, telling her to do the same thing. Josslyn admitted to Trina that she had slept with Vaughn, who had ghosted her ever since. Sidwell showed Sonny the pic of him and Laura with Dalton’s body, and after monologuing, he told Sonny he wanted his piers and his cooperation. Jason stayed outside Britt’s room, and when she fell trying to take her meds, he rushed in, picked her up, and soon after gave her the injection. Joss was summoned to Jack’s office, where he chewed her out for using a classified file to get the address of Dalton’s second lab and give it to Emma, prompting the animal rescue. He later admitted that Vaughn had been transferred elsewhere, and she would be sent to parts unknown if she broke the rules (about having a relationship with a fellow agent) again. Carly went to bring Lucas a slice of pie at the hospital, and ultimately, he said he needed space until she could accept his relationship with Marco. Laura explained to Kevin that Sidwell was blackmailing her. She feared that confessing would also implicate Sonny. Sidwell informed Sonny that if anything happened to him or Marco, the photos and the gun—covered in Laura’s DNA—would be sent to the PCPD. Jack told Joss that the WSB didn’t want to destroy Dalton’s scientific breakthroughs but rather acquire them. Laura and Kevin weighed the pros and cons of her turning herself in, and later, Jason tucked Britt in after she passed out. Felicia reminded Lucas that Bobbie would never want him to give up on Carly. After Sidwell left Sonny’s, Laura called him, and he reassured her they would figure things out. Jack then received a phone call that left him horrified. Meanwhile, at Carly’s house, she heard strange noises like someone trying to pick the lock of her patio door, so she grabbed a fire poker—only for a bloodied Valentine to appear behind her and grab it just as she swung!

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