5 Reasons General Hospital's Chase May Give to Excuse Willow's Crimes

General Hospital's Harrison Chase is at a crossroads in his life. On one hand, he is disappointed with Brook Lynn for keeping secrets and lying, while on the other, he is ready to believe anything Willow Tait tells him. Although he's been aware of how insecure his wife has been about Willow, Chase just can't stop himself from rushing to Willow's rescue. With Willow's crimes likely to be exposed to Port Charles residents soon, Chase's credibility will be questioned.

5 Defenses Chase May Proffer to Justify Willow's Actions

1) Willow grew up in a cult

Chase may excuse Willow for declining mental health | Image: ABC

As most longtime General Hospital viewers already know, Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) has a disturbing past. That includes being pushed into a cult by her adoptive mother and being targeted by the cult leader. These traumatic experiences left Willow with mental health issues she has yet to address.

Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) may use these excuses to explain away Willow's crimes. He may point out how an environment of betrayal and distrust poisoned her mind and drove her to commit crimes. He may try to rationalize that after years of keeping negative actions at bay, her fears and situations pushed Willow's psyche to respond in a manner her past taught her.

2) Drew was terrible to Willow

Chase may paint Drew as the villain who deserved retribution | Image: ABC

Since two of Willow's crimes were committed against Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison), Chase will likely find Drew to be in the wrong. He may point out how Drew has treated everyone abominably. He may give examples of Drew's atrocities against Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) to prove his point.

In the same context, he may claim that Drew has been extremely cruel towards Willow. After emotional seduction and manipulation, Drew's behavior towards her and his control over her life pushed Willow to the edge of sanity. As such, she snapped and shot Drew and later kept him paralyzed through drugs. As far as Chase is concerned, it may be a form of self-preservation.

3) Michael and others pushed Willow out of control

Chase may blame Michael for all Willow's issues | Image: ABC

As mentioned before, Chase will likely justify Willow's criminal actions as a type of self-preservation and self-defense. In that context, Chase may point at Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson). Although Willow had cheated on Chase with Michael while they were married, and later married the latter, Chase never blamed Willow. However, General Hospital viewers know he carried resentment toward Michael.

Although married to Brook Lynn, Chase has been playing the hero for Willow since the time she and Michael separated. Moreover, he considered Michael a villain responsible for Willow's predicament. Since he tried to prove Michael was Drew's shooter, he may find it justified that Willow was trying to frame Michael for the same crime, even though she committed the crime. Chase may also blame the Quartermaine family's pressure and the influence of Willow's mother, Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), for the congresswoman's actions.

4) Willow did it all for her children

Chase may play up Willow's devotion to her children | Image: ABC

Here would be the ultimate defense for all Willow's outrages. Since Willow is known to be a very loving mother, there will likely be no fight about this claim. If Chase could, he would prefer to portray Willow as a cornered mother fighting for her kids. Committing crimes as a desperate mother may gain Willow some audience sympathy.

However, fans also know that Willow's suffocation from Drew's obsessive love, combined with her wanting Michael to take the fall, made her indulge in most of her crimes. Even if Chase prefers to make the kids an excuse to explain away Willow's wrongdoings, viewers know that's just Chase trying to justify things.

5) Chase believes Willow's version of events

Chase trusts Willow completely as per General Hospital's plot | Image: ABC

In a bizarre turn, Chase may continue to display his blind faith in Willow. Instead of questioning the congresswoman for various clues that don't add up, Chase may continue to lap up all Willow's lies. As General Hospital fans have noticed, so far Willow has gotten away by convincing Chase of her innocence in all situations.

When her crimes are finally revealed through evidence and witnesses, such as mobster Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) giving a statement about how he provided her with the paralytic drugs, Chase may deny all other versions of the truth except Willow's. As before, he may strive to prove her right by deliberately looking for proof of her innocence since he genuinely believes her to be blameless and virtuous.

Would General Hospital's Chase strive to justify Willow's crimes when they are finally exposed or would his ego take a hit? Let us know your opinions in the comments.