Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, now we all know who you are: General Hospital Recap Jan 8 reveals who shot Drew
In the General Hospital recap for Thursday, January 8, 2026, Drew and Willow took the stand, Trina and Kai heard Michael’s ringtone.
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Gio was on his way to Q mansion as Kristina came in. She told Sonny that she forgot her tablet, but was on her way to court to support Michael.
Kristina lamented that if Alexis didn’t get Willow exonerated, they would lose access to Scout but if she did, then Michael could get charged. Sonny told her that Willow being let off the hook didn’t automatically put Michael on it.
In the courtroom, Drew took the stand, claiming to the jury that he wanted to set the record straight as his wife didn’t shoot him. Alexis asked Drew about his conflict with Michael over Willow.
Drew told how Jason beat him up on Michael’s behalf, and that Michael punched him and told him to stay away from his kids.
Turner recalled hearing Drew show up at Sonny’s and threatening to do what he wanted or he’d put Michael in jail. She went after Drew on the stand about Aurora and having sex on the floor of the playroom with Willow the night of Sam’s funeral.
Drew’s temper started to rise as he answered her questions. Turner asked about the wire transfer receipt to Judge Heran, which was in his safe for one million dollars, dated the same day as her ruling that Willow would lose her kids.
Drew started yelling as he accused Michael of setting him up, pounding the stand with his fist, despite the judge telling him to calm down. “Everything you have, you don’t deserve. I take one thing from you – your wife — and you put two bullets in my back,” Drew yelled at Michael.
Drew seethed that he and his wife were going to put him in prison and take their kids back home, where they belong. When Turner said she had no more questions, Drew realized he may have gone too far.
Alexis had no questions. As Drew got off the stand, Nina rushed to him and told him not to dare go to Willow, as he may have just cost her everything.
In the hall, Kai thought that Drew lost it, but if Michael really did set him up, then he had a reason to be upset. Trina said they had to figure it out before it was too late.
At the Q’s, Brook Lynn asked Dante to reinstate Chase, but he said he couldn’t. Dante admitted that his perspective was as skewed as Chase’s. Gio came in as Brook Lynn asked if Dante thought Michael was guilty. Seeing Gio come in, Dante brushed it all off and told Gio to have fun with Wiley before leaving.
Brook Lynn and Gio hung out with Wiley, who worried for a moment that he couldn’t find his phone. Brook Lynn explained that every time Michael left the house, Wiley worried he wouldn’t hear from him again.
After Brook Lynn left to go to Sonny’s to try a taste of his pasta, Gio got a text from Trina saying they were ready for the call.
Dante came to the courtroom and got updated by Kristina. Michael came into the hall and joined their conversation. Dante asked if Drew was setting him up for a crime he didn’t commit.
Just then, Drew’s phone went off. “Daddy, it’s Wiley, pick up,” the tone repeated until Michael answered. When he hung up, Kristina asked when he got a custom ringtone and wanted one too. Michael said he set it up in Germany.
Back in court, Willow took the stand and told how she was arrested in front of the kids, and how she thought it was possible that Michael framed her with the gun.
Willow said that she owed Drew for her life and how warm, gentle, and kind he was to her. Willow called Drew her hero and said she had no choice but to fall in love with him.
Willow said that it was always Drew’s first instinct to protect her, and that was why he got so upset while testifying. Willow told the jury that her being on trial was what Michael wanted.
When cross-examining, Turner used Heran’s decision against her. She read her findings and then asked Willow if she blamed Drew for losing her children, but she did not.
Turner asked if Willow had ever touched the gun that was used to shoot Drew. A flashback showed a gloved Willow unlocking the cabinet and taking the gun from its case. “No,” Willow told Turner, “I have never touched that gun.”
Turner asked about the night of Drew’s shooting, and if Willow was out of control when she left the hospital, and if she drove by his house.
Willow said that she was too upset to remember and that the only thing she knew was that she didn’t stop anywhere. A flashback showed Willow stopping the car and putting on black leather gloves.
Willow said that all she knew was that Drew would do anything for her kids. Turner asked what Willow would do for them.
After a flashback showed Willow in her scrubs, shooting Drew in the back, Willow responded to Turner. “Anything. I would do anything,” she said.
The judge ended court for the day. Turner told Dante that she thought she could get Willow to crack but she didn’t.
As everyone exited the courtroom, Trina and Kai heard the Twinkle Twinkle ringtone. Willow pulled out her phone and answered it. “Wiley?! I’m so glad you called!” she exclaimed.