As Anna Gets Dirt on Him, Valentin Attempts to Drug Laura, Liz Returns and Tells Finn She Wants Him

General Hospital recap for Friday, July 8, 2022. In today’s GH episode, Alexis and Gregory make a wage, Britt is annoyed by her match, and Chase agrees to go along with Brook Lynn’s plan.

We also have Thursday’s GH recap where Victor and Valentin exchanged threats and Liz flipped out at Kevin before leaving.

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At the Shadybrooke, Kevin informs Finn that Liz left of her own will. He’s only happy that she has a support system at home but there’s little else he can do. Frustrated Finn doesn’t know what to do and how much distance he needs to give her.

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At General Hospital, Terry shows Britt the latest schedule and asks how she felt about the Society Set-Ups mixer. Terry was so impressed, she signed up. Britt wishes her good luck with that.

Liz pops up and announces she’s back and ready for duty. Britt admits they are short staffed but she needs to be cleared by HR first. They start bickering and Liz accuses her of being “britchier” than ever.

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Britt suggests she go home while she still has a job. Liz reminds her she’s unionized and asks Terry to back her up. Terry says she’s out of line. Taking her aside, she’s not happy to learn she signed herself out. Liz refuses to justify herself to anyone.

They spot Finn. The nurse joins him and they walk the hall. He says that getting off the pills was a great start. She claims she would still be in the hospital if she thought she was a danger.

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He wonders if he’s the only one who didn’t know she was checking herself out. She’s sorry she didn’t tell him. The doctor asks if she wants to him to stay away. She explains that she’s realized that her life is better with him in it.

That makes him feel like the luckiest guy in the world. Is she sure she wants someone like him. She confirms it and they kiss. She promises it’s all behind them.

Meanwhile, Britt vents about Liz to Terry. Whatever she has going on, she can’t bring it to work like this.

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Olivia wanders into the stable and chats with Cody. She thanks him for making such good friends with Leo. She tells him that with the exception of her son, horses are a lot smarter than the men in her life. Ned shows up on cue.

Olivia says that she was just thanking the new stableman. Ned has noticed that his employment history is pretty spotty so he wonders if they should think of a replacement. Cody assures them he’s not going anywhere.

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They let him get back to work. Olivia asks her husband if he’s planning to alienate everyone. He admits that wasn’t tactful and he apologizes again for not looping her in on his choice to side with Valentin.

She tells him they will be fine as long as they act as a team. Things may be fine at home but they are falling apart at work. He suggests they buy Carly’s share and give it to her. Carly has already refused that. Ned is sure they will think of something.

Meanwhile, Cody gets a text from Society Set-Ups and accepts a match. Simultaneously, Britt gets a message on the match and rolls her eyes.

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Valentin tracks down Laura on the patio. After assuring her that Charlotte is fine, he talks about what a great mayor she was. She wonders why he’s speaking about her tenure in the past tense. He claims he misspoke.

When she steps away to take a call, he drugs her ice tea. She returns and they toast. A text comes from Charlotte thanking her for a care package. She’s been trying to fill the void left by Lulu’s absence.

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The mayor brings up his relationship with Anna, who seems to have found the good in him. She only hopes that her friend’s faith in him isn’t misplaced. As he takes a drink, he “accidentally” spills her drink as Kevin arrives.

The Cassadine claims he hasn’t been sleeping well and it’s made him clumsy. He apologizes and leaves them confused. The doctor tells her that Liz checked herself out of Shadybrooke and he can’t say he’s not worried.

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In the park, Victor eavesdrops on Anna making a call to the clinic to find out what happened with Valentin. Once she gets off the line, he tells her he noticed she was investigating his son.

She accuses him of seeing villainy in others because he’s a villain. He asks if his son knows she’s a spy in and out of the bedroom and wonders what the nature of her relationship with his son is. “What is the nature of yours?” she shoots back.

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She suggests that he is using his son and she wonders to what end. He suggests that she and Valentin neither know nor trust each other. She’s just a “comely diversion” for his son. Victor claims that he trusts and relies on Valentin. She insists she trusts him too.

The clinic calls her back and informs her that Valentin was there but not for the days she asked about. He left considerably earlier.

Anna goes looking for Valentin. She bumps into Laura and Kevin and admits she’s not sure things are okay.

Valentin visits his father in the park and tells him that he failed to drug Laura. Victor says that failure is not an option.

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By the pool, Chase tells Brook Lynn that they don’t break out the best in each other and their relationship may be unhealthy. They talk about how she uses him. She admits that her pitch to be his manager was mostly about getting revenge.

Self-interest is in her DNA but nothing is more important to her than helping him. She puts her hands on his knees to push the point home. He admits that his family doesn’t think her proposition that he become a pop star is not as crazy as he does.

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Leaping up, she assumes he’s going along with her plan. Chase tries to stop that and says the PCPD won’t value a singing detective the way she does. She thinks he should take the road not traveled while he’s in limbo. He should risk a new passion; it could lead to rewards he can’t imagine.

They nearly kiss but it’s awkward. To demonstrate how successful he could be, she shows him the video that Leo uploaded that has been a big hit. He can’t believe it and asks when they can start. She promises to make him a household name.

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Across the room, Gregory tells Alexis that The Invader blurs the line between objective coverage and editorializing. It’s better than when Peter was in charge but there is still room for improvement. This isn’t going over well.

He points out how hyperbolic her work is. She thinks he’s not used to contemporary journalism. He thinks she’s unused to criticism. This gets her goat and she defends herself as a real reporter while he just teaches journalism.

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Gregory repeats he was only offering constructive criticism. She agrees to read his op-ed and says it will be submitted. They argue about how readers will respond to it. When he asks if the comments will be uncensored, she loses it. They make a wager on who the readers will side with.