General Hospital Recap, June 12, 2025: The shocking verdict is in, Cody completes his trial run, Natalia and Sonny are in trouble

Here’s the General Hospital recap of what happened in Port Charles today, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

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Cody completes his trial run with Ava at the gallery on General Hospital | Image: ABC|

Michael, Carly, and Jason met Diane outside the courtroom. Diane was concerned that having a baby with Sasha would hurt Michael’s case. Inside the courtroom, Drew remained ever-confident, but Ric cautioned that the judge may rule for joint custody. Willow told Nina she doesn’t want joint custody anymore. As they entered the courtroom, Michael asked Jason if the jet was ready in case the ruling didn’t go his way. Jason assured him that he and the kids would be in the air before anyone even knew they were gone.

The rulings were in! First, the judge dissolved the marriage of Michael and Willow and then divided their assets. Lastly, it came time to rule on the custody of Wiley Allen and Amelia Grace Corinthos. The judge said, above all else, she considered the safety, security, and welfare of the children and who would act in their best interest.

Before announcing who was awarded custody, the judge reviewed Willow’s actions since Dec. 16, 2024, while the children were under her sole custody. She moved them from home to home four different times, transported Wiley across state lines without his father’s knowledge, and chose to have him sleep in the same hotel suite as her and Congressman Cain. She also made no attempt to promote contact between the children and Michael after his catastrophic injury. Additionally, she filed legal paperwork granting guardianship to Congressman Cain and ignored Michael’s custodial rights. The judge went on to say that Willow had demonstrated “a consistent pattern of negligence regarding her children’s emotional well-being, often violating the law in the process.” Ultimately, full physical and legal custody was awarded to Michael.

Willow briefly sat confused and stunned before she began to have a major breakdown. When she processed what had just happened, she stood, begging and yelling at the judge not to take her kids. She was in utter disbelief and lashed out at the judge, saying that Michael cheated on her with Sasha and had a baby, and all she had done was love her children and do what was best for them.

She yelled that it was not right and ran over to Michael to beg him to tell the judge she made a terrible mistake. Diane told Michael they needed to leave as Willow continued to beg him that the kids needed their mother.

Crying, Willow collapsed into Nina’s arms. Nina moved her to a chair where she sat practically frozen and wanting to see Wiley and Amelia to let them know how much she loved them. As Drew and Nina helped her stand to leave, she looked at Drew, “You said I...I would win.” As she started to speak again, she fainted in Drew’s arms.

Outside of the courtroom, Michael, Diane, Carly, and Jason were in disbelief about what had just happened. Even though it was upsetting to see Willow like that, Diane and Jason felt that it only reinforced that the judge made the right decision. Visibly disturbed, Michael wanted to leave to see the kids.

At the hospital, Elizabeth thanked Laura for meeting her there. Worried, Elizabeth told her that she had every right to blame her for Lucky leaving. Laura did not blame her and, instead, commended her for making the right decision. Laura wanted Lucky to be happy and be true to himself, so she was grateful to Elizabeth.

They sat to catch up for a bit, and Laura invited Liz over for dinner. When Laura mentioned Martin, Elizabeth shared how he approached her, looking for clients, and encouraged her to sue the car company over the wreck she was in. Laura asked if she was thinking about it, but Elizabeth (knowing the truth) dismissed wanting to do anything about it.

After Willow collapsed in the courtroom, Drew and Nina brought her to the hospital. Willow sat in a wheelchair, barely responsive, when Elizabeth took her to a room.

Drew was still in disbelief at how Willow could lose. Outraged, Nina berated him for his actions and told him, “My daughter lost her children because she did everything you wanted her to do since your egregious affair began. And, in the eyes of the court, that makes her a bad mother.”

Elizabeth told Nina and Drew that Willow’s vitals were good and she was likely just in shock. She said they also called for a psych consult, which seemed to surprise Drew, who asked if they thought she had a mental breakdown or something.

When Ric came to the hospital to check on Willow, he talked to Elizabeth at the nurse’s desk. Seeming somber and remorseful, he told Elizabeth that, even though he hated to lose anytime, he had never felt so horrible losing a case before. Elizabeth comforted Ric.

In full-protection mode, Nina let Drew have it. She told him that if he wanted to help, he needed to go home, and he was “the last person that Willow needs”. “You don’t get it, do you?” she went on. “You did this to her! You cost her her children and if you truly…Listen!...if you truly love Willow as much as you say you do, you’ll walk away from her right now and you’ll never look back.” Drew looked undaunted by what Nina had to say. Willow woke up in her hospital bed, hearing the judge's ruling repeat in her head.

Michael, Jason, and Carly went back to Carly's house. She wanted to make sure Michael was okay and understood how “gut-wrenching” it was to watch Willow go through that. Michael reflected on how things went so awry. He was remorseful, but still couldn’t “reconcile the Willow that I married with the one I divorced today.” Carly hoped this would be a wake-up call for Willow so she could get her act together and have a relationship with her children.

Carly and Jason sat to reflect on the ramifications of everything and concluded it was going to be rough for a while, but better than if Michael had taken the kids. Jason said, “Drew led her down the wrong path, and now she’s suffering the consequences. Drew shattered Michael’s family. He shattered Willow. This is on Drew.”

Michael went outside to tell Wylie about the divorce and said it was going to be a while before he saw his mommy. He reassured Wylie that his mommy loved him very much and she would see him as soon as she could.

Cody went to the gallery to see Ava. He gave her the sunglasses she left at the pool. Ava was slightly suspicious of how he knew where to find her, but he told her that everyone knew Ava Jerome. She acknowledged he probably heard a lot of bad things about her, but Cody told her that he preferred to make his own conclusions about people, especially since his reputation wasn’t great either.

Cody said he was curious about art but didn’t know anything about it. Ava offered to talk to him about it anytime, including now. She went over one of the pieces in the gallery. Cody played coy and uneducated, but was willing to learn.

Cody thanked Ava for not judging him. He was afraid she would think he was a lost cause and an “uncultured dope.” Ava told him she liked a challenge, to which he responded that he did as well. Before he left, Ava invited Cody to the upcoming Joel Sartore (real person - Check out his work!) show. He thanked her for the “crash course in art appreciation.” Later, Ava left a message for Ric and then picked up glasses, obviously thinking about Cody.

Kristina visited Alexis at her law office. Alexis was concerned that something else had happened, but Kristina told her she had a solution to their Ava problem. She shared her plan for hiring someone to seduce Ava, which she thought would help put a rift between Ava and Ric and get them to turn on each other.

Alexis asked, “What, did you hire a gigolo?” Kristina told her that she hired Cody. Alexis was skeptical at best, but Kristina was confident. She also wanted to push Ric toward Elizabeth to which Alexis said, “You can’t push that despicable cretin onto poor Elizabeth. She doesn’t deserve that.”

After hearing Kristina’s plan, Alexis told her, “I think you haven’t learned a damned thing from any one of your mistakes” and her acting first and thinking later was what got them into this mess in the first place. Alexis cautioned about the many variables that would have to go right at the right time.

Kristina remained confident even though Alexis wanted to wait for a better opportunity to come. Laura called Alexis and asked her to stop by her office to discuss something important.

Cody met Kristina at the law office. He informed her that he had completed his trial run and she owed him $1,000. He felt he could pull it off, but wanted to know how far she expected him to go. Kristina told him whatever was enough to break up Ava and Ric.

Having researched Ava, Cody expressed serious reservations. “I knew that she wasn’t a saint, but I had no idea how downright lethal she was. She shot Mama Q.” Kristina responded, “Well, if it helps, she was trying to shoot someone else. Cody said, “Uh, it does not help. Not to mention, she also killed Mama Q’s cousin. And that was definitely on purpose. Look, Ava’s hot, but you’re asking me to seduce a murderer…If you want me to be the Clyde to her Bonnie, then I’m going to need some hazard pay.”

Laura asked Alexis to come to her office to discuss Martin and Elizabeth. She shared her talk with Elizabeth about Martin, encouraging her to sue the car company over the wreck. Even though Elizabeth did not want to pursue a lawsuit, Laura wanted to know if she had a strong case. If so, she would encourage her to pursue it.

Alexis told Laura that the car was already destroyed. Laura asked her to think about it because she trusted her to give an unbiased and honest opinion. Alexis said she would take a look at everything.

Natalia tells Sonny she is in trouble and he is too on General Hospital | Image: ABC|

Sonny met Natalia in her car in the parking lot. She immediately warned, “I’m in serious trouble and so are you.” Natalia filled him in about her DUI arrest after leaving the Metro Court pool. Ashamed, she also admitted that it wasn’t her first offense, and she was facing up to five years in prison. Her only hope would be to cooperate with ADA Turner, who wanted information about Sonny from her.

Initially dismissive, Sonny didn’t think Natalia had anything that would incriminate him, but she said she did, and it could put him in prison for a very long time. Through Deception, she had information about Sonny’s financials. She said it didn’t take too long down the money trail to find inconsistencies. Even without specifics, it would be enough ammunition for ADA Turner to open an investigation.

For a moment, Sonny thought she was trying to blackmail him, but she assured him that wasn’t the case. She reminded him that he trusted her and they were friends before he found out about Sidwell, and she came to him so he could protect himself and, hopefully, help her as well.

In the end, Sonny agreed to help and, trust him, he would handle everything. Natalia thanked him and was relieved because she had been feeling so trapped and alone. She told him he was a godsend and hugged him.

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