General Hospital Recap, May 8: Drew vows to destroy Portia's life

Here is your General Hospital recap for Thursday, May 8, 2025, when Drew put his revenge plan into place.

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Portia called Nina and told her to put the TV on right away. Drew was holding a press conference at City Hall, where he announced he was "maliciously and intentionally" given ketamine. Nina watched from her tablet at the Metro Court bar. "I have never willingly or intentionally taken ketamine in my life," Drew said.

Suddenly, Tracy appeared and commented on Nina's viewing choices. "You're not actually watching that jackass," she said. Curtis and Jordan also arrived at the restaurant. Curtis told Jordan he still didn't think that Drew's reputation would bounce back so quickly.

Nina was horrified when Willow appeared by Drew's side looking like a wife out of The Handmaid's Tale, except she was in a bright red Handmaid-colored dress. She ordered a drink just as Curtis sat down and joined her. Nina lamented Willow's presence next to Drew. "Willow was right there, supporting her man. It wasn't supposed to be like this," she said.

Curtis asked Nina what she meant by that. "It wasn't supposed to be like this with my daughter. She should know better than to throw herself behind a man who disrespected her in the worst way possible. She should have more self-respect than this. She is not supposed to blindly follow a man who paraded another woman around town and ended his night doing body shots off of her," Nina said.

Curtis was surprised to hear that Drew's "body shot buddy" was a prostitute. "What is it going to take for Willow to finally be rid of him?" Nina growled. Curtis told her that Drew released the test results that noted ketamine in his system. Nina reasoned he wouldn't be the first politician to indulge in drugs.

Curtis didn't believe that. He and Drew were friends for years, and he never saw Drew do drugs or drink excessively. "I wouldn't be surprised if he was set up,

At a table, Jordan convened a meeting with Sidwell, Marco, and Tracy. "So tell me, how did Drew's PR faceplant upend our plan to rid Port Charles of Sonny Corinthos?" Tracy asked. Sidwell didn't see the big deal. "People have been known to cut loose on occasion," he noted.

Jordan was more focused on securing the best location for the esplanade. "That might be your concern. My concern is getting rid of Sonny Corinthos," Tracy said. "With all due respect, that won't happen until you get serious," Marco told her. He advised Tracy to step up her social media game so her message broke through to voters.

Drew soon arrived and joined the foursome. Tracy wasn't happy to see her nephew, but knew they had a job to do. Drew reiterated to Tracy that he was the victim of a crime. "The woman I was with? She's a person of interest," Drew said. "Well, she certainly had your interest," Tracy quipped. Drew insisted that the person who did this to him would be brought to justice.

Over at the bar, Nina found the scene at the table fascinating. "Well, that's what you call strange bedfellows," she noted. "All of those people have one thing in common," Curtis told her. "To take down Sonny," Nina said. "Despite everything, I'm still Team Sonny," she admitted.

At the table, Drew was as confident as ever before, swaggering off. "That is a lot of hubris for someone in his position," Tracy said. Jordan and Sidwell agreed that hubris might be exactly what they needed. After Jordan and Sidwell left to see Sonny, Tracy informed Marco that she'd get his father the proverbial key to the city if Sidwell got rid of Sonny.

At GH, Lucas was impressed by Elizabeth's new walking skills. She was on crutches but was getting around well. Brad stepped off the elevator in a swanky new suit, surprising Liz and Lucas. He told them he was leaving town, but needed to visit HR first.

Portia was not happy to see Brad in her office. "Didn't I make myself clear when I told you to stay away from me and my family?" she asked. A giddy Brad didn't care what Portia had to say as he handed her his letter of resignation. "Find someone else to kick around and do your dirty work," Brad said.

Portia accepted Brad's resignation, but warned him this was it. If he groveled for his job back, he wasn't getting it — and no more blackmail. "I can assure you that blackmail is no longer in my future, but something tells me that it's still in yours," Brad said, alarming Portia.

Back in the hospital waiting area, Willow appeared in scrubs and sat down with Elizabeth. Willow was surprised to get a text from Portia asking to see her. When Willow got to Portia's office, Portia asked Willow how she was doing after everything that had happened with Drew at The Savoy.

"Did the police find any evidence except that Drew took the ketamine?" Portia casually asked. An annoyed Willow shot back. "Drew didn't take ketamine. He was drugged," she said. Portia thought that was awful if it was true. "It is true. Drew was set up. He knows it. And he's going to prove it," Willow insisted.

Portia decided to talk to Willow, woman to woman. She understood Willow wanting to be there for Drew, but said, "Please make sure you're proceeding with your eyes open." Willow told Portia she appreciated her concern, before asking, "Is there anything else...Doctor?"

After his lunch at the Metro Court, Drew stopped by the hospital to see Brad, who handed him a small envelope. He promised he would take Portia down with what Brad gave him, but on his timetable. "Believe me, there is going to be plenty of destruction to go around," Drew said with a crazed look in his eye.

Drew popped into Portia's office next to chastise her for not following instructions and keeping Curtis from running negative stories about him. "You generated those headlines by licking tequila off of some strange woman in public," Portia pointed out.

"I'm not done with you, Portia, and I am going to come back stronger, so you gotta get Curtis to give me more favorable coverage," Drew said. He also ordered Portia to get Curtis to endorse Ezra Boyle for mayor.

In Sonny's new house, Isaiah gave Sonny a good report after a quick exam. Sonny and Jason were surprised when an angry Dante arrived and told Jason, "Your son almost got Rocco killed last night." Jason was confused. Danny had sent him a text telling him what he needed to talk, but Jason had no idea was about.

Dante explained what happened at the PCU party, but Jason found it hard to believe that Danny would leave Rocco alone. Dante told Jason that the whole thing was Danny's idea. "You let that kid run wild, man. You don't supervise him enough. In fact, I blame you more than I blame Danny," Dante rightfully said.

Jason left to see Danny, but Dante stayed behind to talk to Sonny. Isaiah left father and son alone, so Dante opened up. "Dad, I don't think I've been that scared in my whole life," Dante said. He told Sonny that he and Lulu were supposed to take the boys to a baseball game, but canceled, so Danny had an idea that resulted in Rocco having his stomach pumped.

Dante admitted he partly blamed himself, but he was also really concerned about Danny. "He's a great kid and I love him, but he is reckless at heart," Dante sighed. "That's why Sam had to set boundaries to keep him safe," he added. Dante told Sonny that Jason didn't set boundaries with Danny at all.

Dante wondered if he should stay in the Q house. "You also got Gio running around there. Someone as untrustworthy as him making things worse," Dante complained. He didn't see Sonny's ears perk up when he mentioned Gio.

Sonny asked what Gio had to do with what happened, so Dante told him that Gio was at the party and got Rocco back to the boathouse to sleep things off. Dante was angry at Gio's decision-making skills, but Sonny thought Dante was being ridiculous. "Do me a favor. Put yourself back when you were Gio's age," Sonny said.

"Please don't do that, Dad. You sound like Lois," Dante said. Dante knew Gio was a good kid, but still wanted him to take responsibility, but Sonny had another assessment. "I think what happened last night scared the hell out of you, and you're looking for somebody to blame. Now, that can be Gio, Danny, or even Rocco, and they made mistakes. Wanna know why they made mistakes? Cause they're kids. They screw up," Sonny said.

Dante grew emotional. "My son almost died last night, Dad. I couldn't take it if I lost my son, I couldn't take it," he said.

Sasha found a pensive Danny outside the Q kitchen. She asked him to help her clean up from breakfast. Danny finally addressed the elephant in the room. "So, are we just going to pretend that you don't know what I did to Rocco last night?" he asked.

Sasha told Danny that she guessed he'd gotten an earful from all the adults around him at this point. "I can handle them being mad. It's more that they all seem so disappointed in me," Danny said. Sasha explained that the adults were scared for Rocco, but the adults understand that kids make mistakes. "Just remember that making a mistake does not make you a bad person," Sasha assured Danny.

Danny listened as Sasha tried to give him some advice, telling Danny that it wasn't about apologizing, but "what you do going forward." After talking further, Danny realized that he needed to change. "That's the challenge. To do things better and to make better choices. That's how we make amends," Sasha advised. "For what it's worth, I really think you're going to learn from this," she added as Jason listened in.

Jason made his presence known, so Sasha left Danny and Jason alone. Danny explained to Jason what had happened at the party. "Rocco almost died, Dad. And it's all my fault," Danny said. Jason told Danny that he had already spoken to Dante and that Rocco was going to be okay. However, Jason was not happy that Danny had left Rocco alone.

"You have to look out for each other. That's what brothers do," Jason said. Danny admitted that Rocco didn't even want to go to the party. Jason advised Danny to take responsibility for what happened. Jason then decided to be a father for the first time in his entire life.

"From now on, we need to check in every night, 9 pm. Face to face or on the phone, I need to know where you are and what you're doing," Jason said. He told Danny he trusted him and believed in him. Jason then got deep and told Danny about AJ.

"My brother, your Uncle AJ. He wasn't much older than you when he started drinking. Heavily. And it cost him, it cost me, it cost this family so much. I don't want anything like that for you. Just be careful. You screwed up. Thank God Rocco's okay, but learn from this. And don't do it again," Jason said.

Suddenly, a silent Dante appeared. Danny took a moment but finally apologized to Dante. Jason asked for a moment alone with Dante, in which he told him that Danny understood he was wrong. Dante wanted Jason to do more, as Sam did when she found Danny drinking in the park last year.

"You gotta do something. More than just talking to him. Rocco almost died, and Danny could be charged with accessory to manslaughter," Dante said, giving Jason something to think about.

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