GH Recap October 15: Willow Gets a Wake-Up Call as Lulu Won't Back Down

On the Thursday, October 15, 2026, episode of General Hospital, Sonny and Ric planned their next move, Willow and Lulu had it out, Joe is ready to do some digging, and Mac gave Josslyn some sound advice.

About Josslyn

Baines had a warning for Josslyn | Image: ABC

Josslyn entered Baines' office, where he asked if she knew the consequences for disobeying a direct order. Josslyn claimed she hadn't done that. Baines brought up the piers and JJE, but Josslyn saw that as part of her job.

Josslyn reasoned that this was all part of her cover. "Congratulations, Agent Jacks. You've found a way to justify your actions while continuing to get what you want," Baines said, before giving Josslyn permission to continue with what she was doing.

Baines wanted to talk about Jack next in relation to Lulu's article. Josslyn asked if it was true. Did the WSB have such a paralytic? Baines would neither confirm nor deny but did say that the WSB was interested in talking to Willow.

Ric stopped by Sonny's to get a feel for how Sonny wants to handle things with Josslyn. "Just to clarify. Are we only trying to protect your interests or are we trying to bring down Josslyn?" he asked. "By going after Josslyn directly, that means I'm hurting Carly and Michael and Donna. I can't risk that," Sonny said. "Josslyn was my stepdaughter. I helped raise her, so she's untouchable."

However, JJE was not untouchable in Sonny's mind. He felt that Hudson needed to be neutralized. Sonny reiterated that he is no longer in the "elimination business." Sonny just wanted to scare Hudson a bit, but do it within the law. Sonny and Ric hoped that Hudson would just quit and leave town. But first, Sonny wanted to know everything about Hudson possible.

Boxing Gym Chronicles

Chase and Hudson worked out near one another at the boxing gym. When Chase dropped a dumbbell, Hudson used it as an opening to make some small talk. Chase said he wasn't having the best day. "You must be thinking about your daughter," Hudson remarked.

Hudson reminded Chase that they had met at the Quartermaines. "I heard you and Brook Lynn were separated," Hudson said. Chase didn't want to talk much about it, but Hudson made sure to bring up Phoebe. Chase ended up opening up to Hudson, telling him how they planned on raising Phoebe together and now those plans had changed.

Hudson said that Phoebe would only know life with her parents apart. "She won't miss what she can't remember," he cheerily said, trying to get Chase to look at the bright side. Soon, Mac, of all people, oddly appeared and asked Chase how he was doing. He also reminded him about the upcoming detectives exam. Chase said he didn't want to take the exam again while he was having family issues.

Elsewhere in the gym, Ric tracked down Hudson and told him that Sonny owned the gym and he was no longer welcome there. Josslyn walked in next and started ordering Ric around. "If Sonny has a problem with JJE owning the piers, you come to me," she demanded.

Hudson still refused to leave, so Josslyn refused to shut up. "Sonny lost and you just want to punish us for that," she said. Ric told Josslyn that she had taken advantage of Sonny's hospitality throughout her life, "which makes your childish vendetta the height of hypocrisy."

When Hudson, Chase, and Ric were all gone, Mac sat down with Josslyn and gave her some advice. "Let it go. It's not worth it sacrificing yourself at the altar of Sonny Corinthos," Mac said.

In the locker room, as Hudson showered, Ric broke into his locker and placed a listening device in Hudson's briefcase.

Lulu Won't Back Down

Lulu watched Joe question Willow | Image: ABC

Lulu sat in the Q kitchen reading over the lawsuit from Willow when Willow herself walked in, all arrogant and pompous as always. Lulu said she was there to see Willow, who just wanted to find Amelia's headband. Lulu let her know she wouldn't find it. Willow figured out that Lulu had Yuri lure her there.

Willow insisted all of their communication had to go through their lawyers, but Lulu wanted to hash this out on their own. "I have nothing to say to you. I think my libel suit speaks for itself," Willow said. Lulu warned Willow that the lawsuit could come back to bite her.

"No matter what this alleged suit says, it still doesn't change the fact that I was in the room with Jenz Sidwell. The quotes in my story come directly from him," Lulu reminded Willow. But Willow reminded Lulu that Jenz had just woken from open heart surgery.

Lulu wasn't backing down. "His story tracks with what happened with Drew and Chief Brennan," Lulu said. She asked Willow to drop the libel suit. Willow said she would on one condition. Lulu had to print a full retraction. Lulu pointed out that the lawsuit would be bad publicity, but Willow didn't seem to care. "You'll have to take the stand where you'll end up perjuring yourself," Lulu noted.

Willow didn't seem to care when Lulu also reminded her that a court case meant an investigation and who knows what might be brought up. Willow said that Lulu had caused enough damage and she wouldn't hesitate to do the same to Lulu.

Lulu was willing to edit the article to say that Sidwell was heavily medicated during the interview. That wasn't good enough for Willow. She wanted a full retraction. However, Lulu refused. "My story is nothing but the truth," she said. Just then, Detective Joe walked in to talk to Willow.

Willow put on her arrogant act and asked if the PCPD was finally going to do something about Nina's situation. "No, I'm afraid not. I want to talk to you about the disappearance of Jack Brennan," Joe said. Willow played dumb and denied every allegation in Lulu's article.

Willow turned to Lulu. "This is all your fault. Because of that article you printed, now I'm being pursued by law enforcement," Willow lamented, before walking out. Lulu and Joe were unimpressed. Lulu and Joe then put their heads together about Willow and Jack. Joe told Lulu that Jack had claimed his stroke had to do with the WSB, which made sense to Lulu.

"So, if your source and Sidwell and the WSB all believe that Nina Reeves had something to do with Jack Brennan's disappearance, then it stands to reason that Willow is tied to it all," Lulu said. Joe agreed and was going to take a further look into things.

Willow Learns Something

Monet was blunt with Willow | Image: ABC

At GH, Monet visited Curtis, who was no longer wearing a neck brace. Monet had to inform Curtis that there was no word on Spring Ridge and she hadn't filed his appeal yet. She assured him that things were in the works. He just had to be patient. She wanted to give Curtis some good PR before filing.

"We're going to turn you into a hero, Curtis. I'm going to set up an interview for you so you can talk about saving Jenz Sidwell's life," Monet said. She hoped that Jordan would help set up the interview with Aurora Media. Curtis didn't like using Jordan, but was fine with Monet using Drew. Little did he know that Drew was the reason he was in that hospital bed.

Monet was all for the idea, but Curtis did warn her to be careful of Drew Cain. Monet wasn't worried. Before Monet left, Willow stopped in with some bad news. The governor was refusing to take her calls, but she'd keep trying to get him transferred to Spring Ridge.

Monet gave Willow a wake-up call. "The governor's probably worried about working with you right now," she said, due to the Invader article. "You know as well as I do that the public made up its mind before they even finished reading the headline."

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