General Hospital Recap, January 9: Trina moves forward with the truth about Drew’s shooting

The January 9, 2025 episode of General Hospital shifted from speculation to action as the truth about Drew’s shooting began to move forward. Already certain of what she knew, Trina weighed what that truth would cost her and who could be trusted with it. By the end of the episode, it was clear that sitting on the evidence was no longer an option.

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General Hospital’s Trina weighs the evidence against Willow with Kai | Image: ABC

Trina and Kai raced home to her apartment, and Kai ranted about how Willow must've shot Drew. Trina asked him to slow down because the only thing they knew for sure is that Willow had the same ringtone. Kai reminded her that they knew much more than that.

Trina and Kai knew that Willow lied to get Nina to be her alibi. Willow had the key to Drew's place, explaining how the shooter left through the kitchen, and she had access to Edward's gun. Not only that, but they knew about the traffic cam footage that proved Willow was there, even if the jury never witnessed it.

Trina declared, "Once you consider that it could be Willow, all the evidence points to her." Kai stopped Trina from going straight to the police because it would put them at the scene of the crime. Their actions on the night of the shooting were questionable at best, and even if the police bought their story, they would have Drew to contend with.

General Hospital’s Britt opens up to Brad about kissing Jason on New Year’s Eve | Image: ABC

Brad dropped by General Hospital to visit Britt and congratulated her on getting her medical license back. She was ecstatic to see him, and told Brad that she was finally feeling like herself again.

Britt asked Brad why he was at GH, besides seeing her, and wondered if he wanted to get his job back. He asked her where she was on New Year's Eve since he called her to hang out, and she never responded.

Britt flashed back to her kiss with Jason, but lied to Brad, telling him that she was at work. However, Brad called the hospital that night to see if she was there, and they told him that she wasn't. He wanted to know what she was actually up to when she evaded his calls.

Britt was uninterested in rehashing what happened on New Year's Eve. After Brad slipped up about her cold fusion work, Britt was forced to come clean about her personal life. Brad asked who the guy was, and after a few questions, he deduced that Jason was the man in question.

Britt walked Brad through the night and how it ended with a passionate kiss. He asked if she planned to sleep with Jason that night, and she said, "Why not?" Brad was unimpressed. He didn't think Britt would ever take priority over anyone else in his life, especially Carly.

General Hospital’s Laura weighs the growing danger surrounding her family | Image: ABC

Laura paid Sonny a visit to his home, and he asked for an update. She had information about Sidwell that she thought he'd like to know. Although Sonny knew about Sidwell's romantic entanglement with Lucy Coe, he was surprised to learn that he'd become acquainted with Ava.

For now, the relationship appeared to be strictly professional, but Laura told Sonny about Lucy's jealousy. Sonny believed that Sidwell was keeping Ava close because they shared a child together. Sonny wasn't born yesterday. He knew that Sidwell was only cozying up to Ava, so he could send a message about how easily accessible Sonny's family was.

Laura didn't think of that at the time, but she realized that Sonny was correct. She explained about how Sidwell issued an eerie thinly veiled threat to Charlotte about Ace. The threat was substantial enough that Laura insisted Kevin take Ace and flee the country. Kevin's new position in Ireland was the best way to keep Ace from the threat of Sidwell.

Laura felt terrible that she placed Sonny and his family in this position by dragging Sonny into her mess. Laura was in shock when she found Dalton's body in her trunk, but when she panicked, she got Sonny involved, and now Avery could pay the price.

Sonny still believed that Laura made the right decision by calling him that night. Sidwell would have framed her for the murder either way, so this game plan bought them time to find a way to stop him. Laura revealed that on the night she found the body in her trunk, her instinct told her to call Luke, something entirely impossible.

Laura was trapped under Sidwell's thumb. She was at the mercy of a madman, However, Sonny thought that Laura was doing everything she could to protect her family. She recalled how Luke eventually found a way out of organized crime, and she knew that he'd know what to do in this instance.

General Hospital’s Michael struggles with the fallout from Jacinda’s testimony | Image: ABC

Michael returned home to the Quartermaine Mansion, and Jacinda was waiting for him. He asked what she was doing there, and she told him, "I came to say goodbye." Brook Lynn let Jacinda into the house and told her that she could wait there until Michael got back to the house.

Michael allowed her to enter and have a seat, even offering her a drink. She tried to give Michael the bag of money that Kristina gave her to leave town, but he asked why she wouldn't take it. However, Jacinda believed that she caused damage to Michael with her testimony, so the money wasn't deserved.

Jacinda didn't know the specifics, but she realized now that she never should've arrived at the courthouse. Michael had questions about Jacinda and Ezra, and she promised they'd get to that. She was short on money at the time, so she took the booking for Ezra. However, once Michael needed her, she was all in.

Jacinda worried that if she couldn't provide Michael with an alibi, he'd have no use for her. Being with Michael wasn't something that she was willing to easily part with. She couldn't let him go. Michael believed that she didn't intend to cause any harm to his life.

Jacinda tried to leave, but Michael asked her not to leave Port Charles. Jacinda's career as an escort was over because of people finding out that she was a client of Ezra's. She could no longer promise discretion with her services.

Michael asked if she enjoyed working at Crimson, which she did, but Nina wouldn't want her to remain on board. Michael took Jacinda by the hand and vowed to find her a different job at Aurora. Michael wasn't angry, even if he should be. Michael felt as if whatever was happening between the two of them morphed into something genuine.

General Hospital’s Drew confronts Carly and Jason | Image: ABC

Willow called Drew her champion throughout everything she had been through. She told him that she had no clue how she would've gotten through the trial without him. However, just as they were settling into their meal, Carly and Jason arrived, disgusted at the sight before them.

Drew questioned how either of them could show their face anywhere near Willow. She tried to talk Drew down, but he seemed fairly annoyed that his ex and his brother were breathing the same ear. Drew vowed that he would do anything for Willow, even if his testimony could've ruined her case.

Luckily for Willow, Drew's meltdown on the stand let to her testifying, and that turned the entire trial around in her favor. She spoke of her new husband's bravery, and she turned to Jason, expressing to Drew that she could never forgive him.

Drew discussed his past as a Navy SEAL, but Willow didn't think that outweighed Jason being a professional hitman. She found Jason terrifying, but she found him better than Carly. Willow hated how Carly despised her, and how Carly preventing her from seeing Wiley and Amelia on her darkest day.

Willow cried about how Carly and Michael kept her from the kids on the eve of her failed wedding. Drew felt guilty for causing Willow pain when she learned how his sexual encounters with Nina. However, she asked him to stop being hard on himself.

Meanwhile, Carly told Jason that she needed him to help her show great restraint by not marching over to their table and giving them a piece of her mind. Jason thought that Willow's testimony was compelling, and that worried Carly. She worried that if Willow was found not guilty, Justine would place a target on Michael's back.

Jason thought that Michael was capable of shooting Drew, but he would've confessed it to him if he was guilty. He didn't think Michael would ever stand trial for Drew's shooting, Carly wasn't as confident as Jason, but he reassured Carly that her son wasn't a cold-blooded killer.

Drew walked over to Carly and Jason's table to tell them that the restraining order against Danny would not be lifted. Even if Alexis got Willow acquitted, he didn't want his daughter having any association with her brother.

Drew got in Carly's face about keeping Willow from the kids and promised to keep her grandchildren from her. Jason stood up, ready to escalate the situation, but Carly threw a glass of water in Drew's face, a move that garnered a chuckle from the killer bride herself.

General Hospital’s Tracy confronts Alexis after realizing she’s been outmaneuvered | Image: ABC

Tracy barged into Alexis' office and declared, "You tricked me." She tore into Alexis for tricking her into thinking she had legitimate evidence that she lied to protect Michael. Alexis tried to tell her it wasn't a good time, but Tracy didn't care. Tracy wanted the name of whomever told Alexis that she saw Michael outside of Drew's home.

Alexis cited Tracy's guilty conscience as the reason she slipped up on the stand. Tracy claimed that Alexis would've shot Drew herself if Willow hadn't done it first. Alexis ignored the comment and said her only job was to defend her client. Tracy thought that Alexis didn't truly believe her client's innocence, and Alexis didn't do a great job at making it seem otherwise.

As Alexis finished up her closing arguments, there was a loud knock at her office door. It was Trina, which prompted Alexis to open the door. Trina wasted no time, and said, "We know who shot Drew."

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