General Hospital Recap Jan 9: Willow Shows Her True Feelings for Drew

In the General Hospital recap for Friday, January 9, 2026, Drew went after Carly and Jason, Britt confessed to Brad, Trina and Kai made a decision about what they know, Michael and Jacinda discussed their future, and Tracy confronted Alexis.

General Hospital Recap

At the Port Charles Grill, Drew and Willow toasted to her pending freedom. He saw Jason and Carly across the restaurant and paused talking. Drew offered to have Jason and Carly removed, but Willow said she was fine.

Drew told Willow that his testimony didn’t go well, but she thought it was great because it convinced Alexis to put her on the stand and she could tell everyone how much she loved him.

Willow told Drew how she’d never get the image of his bruised and bloodied handsome face out of her mind, and it was Jason’s fault.

Willow recounted how she begged Carly for mercy and she held her back from seeing her kids. Drew promised that soon, Michael would be the one begging for mercy.

Meanwhile, Carly and Jason saw Drew and Willow and talked about how the sight of them made them sick.

Over dinner, Jason assured Carly that Michael didn’t shoot Drew. Carly still thought the finger was being pointed, and innocent people go to prison all the time.

Jason and Carly knew that Drew wouldn’t be satisfied with Willow being exonerated — he wouldn’t stop until he put Michael in prison.

Drew told Willow he couldn’t stand what they did to her and marched over to confront Jason and Carly. Drew reminded Jason that Danny’s protective order wasn’t being dropped then laid into Carly.

Drew told Carly he couldn’t wait for her to come over to see her grandkids, and he would feel nothing but pleasure when he slammed the door in her face.

Carly threw a drink in Drew’s face. Across the restaurant, Willow snickered.

Kai and Trina came back to her apartment and were arguing about what they knew. Trina insisted that all they knew was that Willow’s ringtone was Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.

Kai and Trina went through what they knew and the facts and determined that Willow could be guilty. Trina wanted to go to the police but Kai said they’d go to prison if they did for obstruction and tampering at the very least.

Trina said that Willow knew what she was doing that night and it wasn’t a crime of passion. They heard the shot, Drew fell, and then she shot him again. Kai noted that if Willow was exonerated, then she couldn’t be tried again.

At the hospital, Brad questioned Britt about how she spent New Year’s Eve. Britt admitted she was with Jason.

Britt told him that she and Jason had an amazing cake, but Tracy interrupted, and then Jason walked her to her car. Brad wondered if they would have slept together if Tracy hadn’t walked in.

Britt said “why not?” since they had in the past. Brad reminded her that Jason broke her heart and worried it would happen again.

Laura came to see Sonny and told him that Sidwell was seeing both Ava and Lucy. He thought the only interest Sidwell would have with Ava was that she was his ex-wife.

Laura told Sonny that Kevin took Ace to Ireland. He thought that was smart since Sidwell would use any tactic against them. Laura told Sonny that the night she found Dalton’s body, she thought of Luke.

As the mayor and under Sidwell’s thumb, Laura said that she felt as trapped as Luke was. She thought if he were there, Luke would know what to do.

Michael was surprised to come home and find Jacinda there. She said she wanted to say goodbye. 

Jacinda wanted Michael to give Kristina back her money. He asked why she didn’t just keep it, and she admitted that she considered it. 

Jacinda told Michael the truth about everything — being with Ezra, and him. She said she wanted to tell him the truth, but if she wasn’t his alibi, he’d have no use for her, and she wasn’t ready to let him go.

Michael asked her not to leave because of him. He thought he could get her a job at Aurora, and could understand why she didn’t tell him about Exra.

Michael told Jacinda that they started out with a lie, but at her place together felt real. “Or have I read this all wrong?” he wondered.

Jacinda told him he read things right. Michael didn’t know what would happen with Willow, but wanted her to stay. Jacinda promised to stick around for as long as she could.

“I’ll take what I can get,” Michael said before kissing her.

As Alexis was writing her closing remarks, Tracy burst through her office door. “You tricked me!” Tracy barked.

Alexis told Tracy that what she did was legal and it wasn’t a bluff. “Consider yourself lucky you didn’t purjure yourself,” she said. 

Tracy argued that Alexis was jeopardizing Michael, but Alexis said she had a job to do. She showed Tracy the door.

Later, Trina and Kai knocked on Alexis’ door. Trina told her that they knew who shot Drew.

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