GH Recap November 12: Sonny's Ready to Make Josslyn Pay...the Sonny Way

On the Thursday, November 12, 2026, episode of General Hospital, Sonny decided to commit a crime just as Anna had almost convinced Justine to trust him. Plus, Carly lamented to Valentin and Drew tried to save himself.

Fear For Josslyn

Valentin met with Carly in her office, where she told him all about Josslyn's meltdown with Sonny when Avery was around. "Apparently when Donna was in the other room, she told Avery that Sonny has been lying about his business," Carly said.

Valentin suggested that Carly get Josslyn's version of the story. Carly admitted she had been putting that off. "I don't know what to say to her...Josslyn...she wants to burn Sonny to the ground," Carly lamented.

Carly knew that Josslyn was a person who would stand on her convictions, "but to pull Avery into this..." Valentin knew Sonny was most upset because Josslyn refused to smooth things over. "That's because everybody, including myself, has always protected Sonny's image," Carly said.

Carly was kicking herself for always making Sonny look good with the kids, no matter what. Valentin felt that Carly was being too hard on herself. However, Carly truly feared what Sonny might do.

Josslyn's Regret

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Lucas found Josslyn looking pensive on her pier. He asked her what was wrong. She admitted she may have made a mistake. "I bought these piers to take them away from Sonny," she said. She explained that she truly believed she could get this man to leave Port Charles.

Josslyn told Lucas about finding the bug and confronting him. "And it couldn't have gone any worse," she said. Josslyn told Lucas about the incident at Sonny's house the night before. "My sole purpose was making Sonny pay. And I hurt her and I feel terrible about it." Lucas thought that Joss had done the right thing. Avery was going to hear about Sonny at some point, so at least Josslyn had ripped the Band-Aid.

Sonny's Bad Idea

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Sonny arrived home to find Ric in his living room. Ric informed him that Josslyn was being followed and she was currently on Pier 55. "Josslyn can come after me or my business, but nobody comes after my family," Sonny declared. "Avery's a child. She doesn't know why I've done the things that I've done."

Sonny admitted the part that angered him the most was Josslyn doubling down once she knew Avery had overheard. "She tried to hurt Avery's feelings. That I cannot stand."

Sonny could still see Josslyn as the little girl he had helped raise. That was why he let her get away with things, but not anymore. He wasn't going to hurt Josslyn, but Hudson might want to watch his back. "Josslyn started this. I'm going to finish it," Sonny said, after Ric pointed out that his plans did not follow the law.

At The Metro Court

Justine met with Anna at the Metro Court restaurant and gave her the case file to look at. She asked Anna how therapy was going. Anna said there was still a lot to work on, but she was getting there. Anna said her leave was well-timed due to some cases being a conflict of interest, including Sonny's.

Anna looked at the Pentonville attack file and determined that there wasn't enough evidence to arrest Sonny. Justine surprised Anna when she said she hadn't trusted her own judgment because she'd had an affair with Sonny. Anna was understanding. "It's very hard for us to admit, but we're only human," she said.

Justine was kicking herself for allowing Sonny to scam her. "I don't think this was a scam on Sonny's part," Anna said. She told Justine about seeing how hurt Sonny was recently. "Now I think he was talking about you," Anna said. Justine thought Sonny's declaration to prove his innocence was another manipulation.

Anna told Justine that she had always known when he was behind something, and she didn't think he was behind the Pentonville attack. Sonny would never be so sloppy as to have all the evidence lead back to him. "I think that there's room to have the benefit of the doubt," Anna said.

Ava shared a meal with Avery at the Metro Court and asked her what was wrong. Avery claimed she was fine, but told Ava she didn't want to take a girls' trip to NY. She wasn't going to leave her dad while Josslyn was telling all these horrible lies about him. "She wants me to hate him, but instead, I hate her."

Avery told her mother what had happened the night before. "She accused Dad of hurting people. My dad. He would never do that," Avery insisted.

Ava got serious with Avery and reminded her that they'd talked about the fact that people might say things about her parents. She had to learn to ignore them. Avery asked if what Josslyn said about Sonny was true. Ava lied and said it wasn't.

Drew's Time in the Barrel?

In Drew's office, he replayed his incriminating recording of Ava when Monet arrived. He quickly put his phone away so Monet could thank him for getting an article about Curtis into The Banner. Monet was pleased when Drew wanted to hire her. Monet assured Drew that Alexis would be fine with her representing him. Drew handed Monet a check and made things official.

"What kind of case am I looking at?" she asked. "The kind that involves the death of a WSB agent," Drew replied. Monet sat down as Drew told her about Ava and Jack having drinks. He left out the part about the sleeping pill. Monet knew that Drew was leaving something out, so she made him spill.

Surprisingly, he told Monet everything and even played her the recording he'd made of Ava. She warned him he could end up in prison, but she had an idea to stop Ava from testifying.

In the PCPD interrogation room, Molly told Dante that a witness could provide a motive for Drew. She'd be there any minute, but Dante would have to conduct the interview. Dante was surprised to see that this witness was Alexis. He sat with her in the interrogation room and conducted the interview.

The interview seemed ridiculously formal as Alexis spoke about people Dante had lived with at one time, but he kept it by the book. Off the record, Dante asked Alexis if she thought Drew had killed Jack. She said she thought it was a possibility, but not just because she detested him.

Dante asked her if she wanted to reconsider her statement, considering how Scout would feel. "I have to protect Scout. My daughter would not want Scout raised by a murderer," Alexis said.

Back in the bullpen, Joe asked Molly why Alexis was coming forward at this particular point in time. Molly told Joe that she'd informed her mother about investigating Drew. "She offered without prompting what she'd seen between Drew and Brennan," Molly said.

They discussed the case some more, with Molly theorizing that Drew planted the wallet and bracelet. Joe noted that Drew had a beef with multiple people, including Alexis. "Do you think I am tampering with the investigation?" Molly asked. Joe said he was not.