General Hospital Recap, June 17, 2025: Lulu apologizes to Gio, Drew is not stopping, Emma becomes a problem

Here’s your General Hospital recap for what happened in Port Charles today, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

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At the hospital, Carly and Felicia were visiting Sasha. They both offered their homes to Sasha and the baby if she wanted. Sasha was very grateful but said she wanted to stay at the Quartermaines because it felt like home now.

Sasha expressed gratitude for being welcomed into their families and that her daughter was going to be able to have what Sasha didn’t while growing up. She also wanted to express her gratitude toward Willow and asked how she was doing since losing custody. Nina and Felicia explained what happened with Willow after the judge’s ruling.

The nurse brought in who was supposed to be Daisy, but Sasha immediately noticed it wasn’t. Panicked, Sasha wanted to know where her baby was. Michael arrived in time to help calm her before Lucas brought in Daisy, who apparently was put in the wrong bassinet. Lucas and Felicia talked outside to figure out how such a mistake could have happened.

Meanwhile, a still stunned Willow sat waiting to be discharged as she recalled Michael’s warning to remember the moment she chose Drew over their kids. Before his visit to Sasha, Lucas came to prepare Willow for discharge. She said there was no home without her children.

Lucas tried to comfort Willow by telling her Michael knew how much she loved the kids, he wasn’t a vindictive person, and “Once the dust settles and you are more yourself, I’m sure you’ll have access to your kids.”

Willow remarked that Michael gets to decide where, when, and for how long. Lucas said the court would decide a visitation, but the important point is that Michael will want Willow to be a part of their lives. He tried to reassure her that they would figure it out and “the more love the better” for the kids.

Nina stopped Drew at the elevators, telling him Willow was not (and maybe never would be) ready to see him. She informed him that Willow’s doctor instructed them to avoid any shock or disruption to prevent Willow from being retraumatized. Nina went so far as to not put Drew on the approved visitation list.

As Portia walked up, Drew asked her to remind Nina that he could see Willow anytime he wanted. Porta informed him that he was not on the list. Drew immediately reminded them he was the one in charge.

All three went into Portia’s office where Drew seemed to act more untouchable than ever. He threatened to expose both of them if they didn’t continue to do what he demanded.

He wanted Nina to be right by his side when he took Willow home and told Portia he wanted an editorial from Aurora about the “miscarriage of justice that was the Corinthos custody hearing”.

Drew and Nina continued to argue and trade threats outside of Willow’s room. He convinced her that Willow needed both of them because they’re all she has left. In the room, Willow sought Drew’s comfort and wanted to go home. As Willow signed out at the desk, Michael and Sasha came out of the elevator with baby Daisy.

At his Aurora office, Curtis came clean about Drew blackmailing Portia and gave Michael his resignation letter because he didn’t want to ruin Aurora’s integrity. Michael refused to accept his resignation and told Curtis to do whatever he had to do to save his family.

Michael suggested they take Drew down together. He told Curtis it would be better to let Drew think he was winning because he would get overconfident and slip up just like he did during the custody hearing. Before leaving for the hospital, Michael assured Curtis, “He’ll do it again. He’ll leave himself wide open, and when he does, you’ll be ready to strike.”

After leaving the hospital, Portia went to tell Curtis about Drew’s demand for an editorial denouncing the judge’s ruling against Willow. He quickly agreed to the article, telling Portia he didn’t really have a choice. He did say he saw Drew and not her as the real enemy, but neglected to fill her in on the talk he had with Michael.

At Professor Dalton’s office, Emma walked in without knocking and almost caught Josslyn and Vaughn in spy mode. Vaughn quickly planted a big kiss on Joss and created a quick cover story.

Emma said, “I’m sorry, I just don’t remember going at it with the maintenance man being part of the job description.” Vaughn explained it wasn’t against the rules for Joss, but said he would get fired if he was caught and asked Emma not to say anything. She agreed but, after Vaughn left, told Joss her silence was going to cost her.

Emma took issue with Joss making out in Dalton’s office and threatened to tell him to get her in trouble. She said it would be fitting if Dalton replaced Joss with her because she deserved the position in the first place and didn’t sabotage anyone to get it. Emma asked, “What do you call that?” to which Joss responded, “Petty”, but Emma countered, “karmic retribution”. When Joss asked what Emma wanted, she said, “Isn’t it obvious? I want you to get the hell out of here.”

After Joss left, Emma was rifling through Dalton’s folders on his desk when he walked in. She covered by saying Joss had to leave, and she was finishing the filing for her. Dalton was not happy to hear that and remarked he would speak to Joss later.

Emma slipped into flirtatious mode and asked for help with a physics equation. She then tried to flirt her way into getting to see his research at the lab, but Dalton told her that would not be possible because his sponsors would not allow that.

At the Metro Court pool, Lulu apologized to Gio, saying she was truly sorry for the way he found out about his parents. Gio told her she had nothing to be sorry for. When they sat to talk, Gio asked why she went digging in the first place. She explained she was looking for Charlotte when she found the information.

As she started to talk about how much Dante would want to know he had a son, Gio stopped her. He sensed she was going to try to advocate for Dante and told her the only family he could stand to look at right now were Sonny and Rocco, and nothing she could say would change his mind. Lulu assured him she wasn’t trying to get him to forgive anyone, talk to anyone, or do anything at all. “How you feel about Dante is how you feel”, she assured him.

He asked why she didn’t tell Dante the second she found out. She said she should have, but she wanted to talk to Brook Lynn first who became extremely emotional, especially when she told her she had a son. When Gio asked if Lulu believed Brook Lynn really didn’t know, she explained they had taken him away before she could, which was something some birthmothers do to make the adoption process less painful.

When asked how Brook Lynn got her to stay quiet, Lulu explained Brook Lynn’s reasoning and her worry about disrupting her son’s life. Gio angrily felt Brook Lynn was only worried about disrupting her life and was only thinking of herself. Lulu said Brook Lynn was a scared teenager who wanted what was best for her son.

Gio accepted that, but then took issue with the fact that she didn’t come looking for him and went on to question why she wouldn’t have sensed he was her son. Lulu didn’t have an answer but did say there were just so many factors involved.

He asked how she figured it out. She explained that, on the night of Rocco’s alcohol poisoning, she noticed how fiercely Lois defended him, and everything clicked into place from there. Lulu believed it was Gloria and Lois' goal to look out for him, but they took it too far, and now he was the one paying the price.

Lulu added that she thought Lois was just hoping and praying it would all work out. When she shared the part where she found out Brook Lynn had given birth on May 15, Gio realized he didn’t know his own birthday. Lulu was distressed when she realized he didn’t know, but Gio told her he wouldn’t know who he was if it weren’t for you. She apologized for blurting out the info about his birthday and admitted her delivery left a lot to be desired. Gio said, “It may hurt like hell, but at least it’s real.”

Meanwhile, Vaughn went for a swim at the pool after he left Dalton’s office. Joss walked in and planted a big kiss on him, telling him they had to pretend they were dating now. She told him to keep a smile on his face when she informed him they had a big problem.

She went on to explain that, in exchange for her silence, Emma demanded she be left in Dalton’s office to go through his files. Vaughn told her he’d seen Emma flirting with Dalton, which was the bigger problem because, if Emma got involved with Dalton, Anna would get involved.

In an effort to remove Emma from the equation, Joss thought Vaughn should join her animal rights group. She thought Dalton could sell himself as a true believer and then lead Emma down the wrong path away from Dalton. Vaughn agreed it was a good idea.

Softball season must be around the corner! Dante, Rocco, and Sonny met at the batting cages. Sonny tried to persuade them to switch to the Corinthos Coffee team, but both will be playing for the PCPD.

Vito took Rocco to get his baseball glove at the Q mansion, which gave Sonny and Dante some time to catch up. Sonny warned Dante that ADA Turner was going after him. Dante let him know he was already aware and had been taken off Natalia’s case by Turner. In turn, Dante warned Sonny to watch out for Turner because she was quick, smart, and determined.

They briefly talked about Gio. Dante is afraid Gio will never want a relationship with him, but Sonny assured him to give it time. In the meantime, he asked Sonny to look after him.

At the Q Mansion, Brook Lynn was meeting with Marco and gave him a brief overview of Britt Westbourne’s involvement in Lulu and Dante’s lives. She explained that Britt stole Lulu and Dante’s embryo, implanted it in herself, gave birth, and tried to pass the baby off as her own.

Brook Lynn said she didn’t live in Port Charles at the time and needed to know what was true and not ture. She wanted Marco to find Rocco’s birth certificate and see who was listed as the father.

Marco questioned why she wanted the information and what she was planning on doing with it. She did not answer him directly, but said, “Doesn’t Lulu deserve a taste of her own medicine?”

Marco reminded her he didn’t know enough of the issues to speak about them. When asked if he would be bothered if she used the information against Lulu, Marco said, “Do you want a lawyer or a moral compass?”

After Marco left, he made a phone call saying that he wanted a deal in writing before his mother would testify.

Rocco ran into Brook Lynn when he was picking up his glove from the Q Mansion. He shared that he talked to Gio who was working as a Lifeguard at the Metro Court pool. He said Gio was happy they were brothers, but was still really mad at Dante. Rocco told her, “I don’t think he gets the person he should be mad at is you.”

He begged her to talk to Gio to make him understand that none of it was his dad’s fault. She told him it was complicated and personal but, as much as she dreamed of finding her son, she was not the one responsible for how it came out. Rocco said he hoped it all worked out for her and left. Brook Lynn went back to looking at Britt’s file.

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