General Hospital RECAP: Thursday January 14, 2016

After searching Felix and Sabrina's apartment, Jordan and Anna returned to the living room. Anna suspected that Sabrina had tipped Carlos off to Anna's suspicions that he was alive. Jordan agreed, but both women turned their attention to the door when they heard a noise. It was Michael. Startled, Michael demanded to know what Jordan and Anna were doing in the apartment. Jordan carefully explained that she and Anna had continued the investigation into Sonny's shooting because Ava couldn't be trusted to tell the truth.

Anna added that she and Jordan had wanted to ask if Sabrina knew anything about Carlos' accomplice, but Michael revealed that it was too late because Sabrina had left town. He gave Jordan the note that Sabrina had left for him. Jordan read the letter and noticed that Sabrina had failed to mention where she had gone. Michael admitted that he had called Sabrina's father, but Sabrina's father hadn't seen Sabrina since Christmas.

Meanwhile, Felix was on the phone talking to Donny as Felix approached the door. Felix invited Donny over for dinner, but quickly ended the call when he entered his apartment and saw Michael, Jordan, and Anna in the living room. Jordan explained why they were there and assured Felix that Sabrina was not in trouble, but Jordan and Anna needed to ask Sabrina a few questions about Carlos. Felix revealed that Sabrina had returned to Puerto Rico to stay with her cousin Juan and Juan's wife Becky. Jordan was surprised that Sabrina was related to a famous recording artist, but Michael reminded Jordan and Anna that Michael had already talked to Sabrina's family.

Jordan suggested that Juan had lied to Michael at Sabrina's request, but Juan might be more forthcoming if the police commissioner called. A short time later, Jordan wrapped up a call with Juan and confirmed that Juan and Becky hadn't seen Sabrina. Anna added that Sabrina's father had sounded genuinely concerned when Anna had talked to him. Felix couldn't understand why Sabrina had lied about where she had gone, but Michael was concerned that Sabrina was alone and weeks away from delivering a baby. Anna cryptically assured Michael that Sabrina was not alone and followed Jordan out the door.

Michael paced the living room as he expressed his regret over not realizing sooner that he loved Sabrina and wanted to raise the baby with her. Felix assured Michael that it wasn't too late because Jordan and Anna were determined to find Sabrina.

In Metro Court's lobby, Olivia called Dante at the police station to let him know that she would be picking up Leo and then heading to the loft to spend time with Dante and Rocco. Dante explained that Rocco was with Lulu because Lulu had claimed that Rocco was sick. Olivia heard the doubt in Dante's tone and asked if he thought Lulu had lied. Dante grumpily told his mother that it didn't matter and abruptly ended the call to get back to work.

At the police station, Maxie and Nathan stood in the interrogation room as Maxie revealed that she had talked to Johnny earlier that day. Nathan quickly fetched Dante because he wanted Dante to hear what Maxie had to say. Nathan questioned Maxie about her encounter with Johnny, but Maxie lied to keep Lulu's name out of it. According to Maxie, Johnny had stopped by the apartment asking for help, but Maxie had turned him away. Alarmed, Dante asked if Johnny had talked to Lulu, but Maxie assured Dante that Lulu and Rocco hadn't been home at the time.

Dante was confused because Lulu had stopped by to tell him that Rocco was sick. Maxie claimed that she'd been on a business call when Lulu and Rocco had left, so Maxie had no idea where Lulu had gone. Maxie promised that Johnny had no idea that Lulu and Rocco had been staying with Maxie, but Dante wasn't appeased and wanted to know if Johnny had asked about Lulu. Nathan explained to Maxie that Johnny had gotten involved with arms dealers and then reminded Dante that Lulu would have mentioned seeing Johnny when Lulu had stopped by to talk to Dante. Dante had his doubts, but he decided to issue a BOLO for Johnny.

Maxie wanted to leave, but Nathan explained that she had to make an official statement. After Nathan stepped out of the interrogation room, Maxie called Lulu to warn Lulu that Nathan and Dante knew that Johnny was in town. A short time later, Jordan entered the squad room to ask Nathan for an update on Johnny. Nathan explained they had issued a BOLO, but there hadn't been any leads yet. Jordan decided to wait for an update in her office as Maxie approached to let Nathan know that she had given her statement. Her expression clouded with guilt as Nathan thanked her for trusting him with the truth and hugged her.

At Maxie's apartment, Lulu thanked the sitter for watching Rocco and asked how he was feeling. Denise collected her things as she admitted that he seemed better and had eaten before falling asleep. After Denise left, Lulu received a text message from Johnny assuring her that the plan was moving forward and Valerie would be out of Lulu's life the following day.

Later, Olivia stopped by claiming to be concerned about Rocco, but Lulu suspected that Olivia wanted to make sure that Lulu hadn't lied. Olivia conceded that a small part of her had wondered, but she had also wanted to talk to Lulu about Valerie. Lulu groaned because she was tired of hearing her cousin's name everyday. Lulu muttered that she wished Valerie would leave town, but Olivia admitted that it wouldn't solve Lulu's problems. Olivia told Lulu about Olivia's talk with Valerie and conceded that Valerie had made a point by reminding Olivia that Valerie hadn't been the only person to make mistakes.

Olivia suggested that perhaps Olivia and Lulu shouldn't put all the blame for what went wrong between Dante and Lulu on Valerie. Hurt, Lulu asked when Olivia had decided that Valerie was blameless in wrecking Dante and Lulu's marriage. Olivia promised that she was on Lulu's side, but Lulu insisted that Dante and Lulu's marriage had been fine until Valerie had showed up. Olivia gently reminded Lulu that Valerie had simply wanted to get acquainted with Valerie's new family. Lulu scoffed because Valerie had skipped over all the Spencers and had made a beeline for Dante.

Lulu pointed out that Valerie could have asked Lulu or Carly for a job, but instead Valerie had opted to work at the police station where Lulu's husband worked. Olivia delicately reminded Lulu that Valerie hadn't slept with Dante against his will, but Lulu promised that she blamed Dante for the affair too. Olivia believed that Dante and Lulu's problems had been bigger than Valerie because the previous year Dante had been upset about Johnny going into business with Lulu. Olivia urged Lulu to sit down and have an honest conversation with Dante because there had been a lack of trust between Dante and Lulu before Valerie had entered the picture.

After Olivia left, Maxie called to warn Lulu that Dante knew Johnny was in town. Lulu realized that she had to warn Johnny, but Dante knocked on the door as Lulu ended the call with Maxie. Lulu asked if Dante was there to see if she had lied about Rocco, but Dante revealed that he wanted to ask Lulu some questions about Johnny because Johnny had been spotted in town. Lulu feigned surprised, but denied being contacted by Johnny. Lulu claimed that as far as Johnny knew, Lulu and Dante were still together.

Dante didn't believe Lulu because he recalled how "chummy" Johnny and Lulu had been the previous year, but Lulu laughed at the irony since Olivia had just talked to Lulu about Dante's jealousy. Lulu reminded Dante that she hadn't been the one to cheat on her spouse and never would. Dante ignored the barb and offered to give Lulu time to think things over, while he checked on Rocco.

A short time later, Dante returned to the living room and admitted that he could spend all night watching their son sleep. Lulu agreed, but she felt bad that Rocco had a stuffy nose. Dante changed the subject by asking if Lulu had anything to add about Johnny, but Lulu stuck to her story that she hadn't seen Johnny. After Dante left, Lulu sent Johnny a text message informing him that she wanted him to call off the plans for Valerie immediately and urging him to get out of town right away.

At Metro Court Restaurant, Alexis and Julian waited for a table as Julian read a text message from Nina letting him know that she was working late. Alexis was curious why Nina would waste her time since the latest edition of Crimson had been a disaster. Julian admitted that he had no idea, but Alexis suddenly realized that many of the patrons in the restaurant were reading Crimson. Stunned, Julian realized that perhaps the issue had been a success, which was not good news for him.

Julian and Alexis sat down as Julian explained that he couldn't afford for Crimson to succeed because he owed a small fortune in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Julian needed to make certain that Crimson folded to avoid the Justice Department using the magazine's success as an avenue to send him to jail. Alexis reminded Julian that she was his attorney and would do everything in her power to keep him out of jail for tax evasion. Julian remained worried because he feared that he would not get to watch Leo grow up.

Alexis promised that not only would Julian get to marry her, but he would also attend Lucas and Brad's wedding, and watch Leo graduate from college. Julian smiled as Alexis kissed him, while Olivia watched the couple from the doorway. After the kiss, Alexis confided that she was concerned about Olivia because Olivia hadn't seemed pleased about Julian's engagement to Alexis. Julian had gotten a different impression, but Alexis quickly warned him to drop the subject when she noticed Olivia approach with a bottle of Champagne. Olivia offered Julian and Alexis a glass of Champagne to toast to their engagement.

Julian thanked Olivia as Alexis smiled awkwardly. Olivia ignored Alexis' reaction and announced that she wanted to host Julian and Alexis' engagement party. Julian appreciated the offer, but Alexis balked and carefully explained that Alexis and Julian would have to discuss it. Miffed, Olivia walked away, prompting Julian to ask what was going on. Alexis explained that she preferred to skip the engagement party and just pick a wedding date. Julian didn't have any objections, so Alexis kissed him unaware that Olivia watched Julian and Alexis.

At the bar, Robert thanked Mac for presiding over Patrick and Robin's wedding ceremony. Mac hated that Patrick and Robin had left town, but he was glad that they had gotten a happy ending. Robert was surprised when Mac shifted gears and asked Robert to stick around Port Charles. Robert explained that it wasn't possible because Robert worked for the World Security Bureau, but Mac wanted Robert to make Port Charles his home base between assignments. Robert appreciated Mac's desire to spend more time with Robert, but Robert remained reluctant to commit.

Mac revealed that he always told people that he had three daughters when they asked if Mac had children. Mac realized that Robin, Maxie, and Georgie weren't Mac's biological daughters, but Mac had raised the girls and had loved them as his own. Robert warned Mac that accusing Robert of being a deadbeat father was not the way to persuade Robert to stay, but Mac rushed to assure his brother that he had great respect for Robert because the world needed heroes like Robert and Anna. Mac reminded Robert that there were still people in town who cared about Robert, including Mac, Felicia, and Anna.

Robert laughed at the idea that Anna would want him to stick around, but Mac revealed that Robert was wrong. Mac conceded that Anna was a proud woman, but she was in trouble and needed Robert's help. Mac filled Robert in about Anna's investigation to prove that Carlos was alive. Robert was surprised when Mac mentioned that Paul Hornsby might be involved.

Mac suddenly noticed the time and suggested that he and Robert leave, but Robert decided to stay and mull things over. Mac smiled and started to leave, but Robert chuckled because it hadn't escaped his notice that Mac had left Robert with the tab. Mac grinned and offered to pay the next time. A short time later, Anna approached the bar. She was delighted that Robert was still in town because she needed help from someone with international connections.

In Valerie's car, Valerie was oblivious that her passenger was notorious mobster Johnny Zacchara. Johnny flirtatiously wondered how much it would cost him for the lift, but Valerie told "Greg" that he could repay her by helping her study for an upcoming test. Johnny agreed, sent Lulu a quick text message, and then gave Valerie directions to a restaurant where he claimed his friends were waiting. Johnny was startled when he realized that she had a police scanner in her car, but she smiled as she explained that she liked to be prepared and used the scanner as a mini quiz to help her study.

Johnny accused Valerie of being an overachiever and turned the topic to her personal life. Valerie made it clear that she wasn't interested in dating because she had just gotten out of a relationship with a man who hadn't gotten over his ex. Valerie assured "Greg" that the man had been one of the good guys and that she wished him and his wife well. Johnny admitted that they had something in common because he had been in a similar situation, which was why he had decided to leave town later that evening. A short time later, the police dispatch announced a BOLO for Johnny Zacchara, who was described as 5-foot 10-inches tall with brown hair and eyes.

The dispatcher added that Johnny used various aliases and posed as a mechanic. Valerie laughed at the vague description. Johnny agreed that it could describe half of Port Charles. Valerie noticed that they had travelled off the beaten path, but Johnny assured her that the restaurant was close and added that being in a remote location was part of its charm. Moments later, Johnny's phone chimed, but he tucked it away as he told Valerie that it was likely his friends wondering where he was. Johnny instructed her to pull over, but Valerie didn't see the restaurant.

Johnny explained that he would walk the rest of the way because the road wasn't in good shape and he didn't want her car to end up in a ditch. After Johnny got out of the car, Valerie's smile vanished as she quickly grabbed her phone. Seconds later, Johnny opened the driver's side door and informed Valerie that she had made a big mistake. Valerie was rattled when Johnny howled like a wolf at her. "Gotcha," Johnny said as he glared at a frightened Valerie.

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