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Alexis calls Chase to the stand and, while he is being questioned, he admits that he investigated Willow’s case on his own time because he thought the police didn’t have any solid evidence against her. Dante later suspends Chase for making the PCPD look bad in court. Dante is also upset when Chase accuses him of not investigating Michael as a suspect because he is his brother.

Alexis also calls Portia to the stand and, while being questioned, Alexis gets her to admit that she was at the Metro Court Hotel with Dr. Gannon. Portia also tells the court during her testimony that she altered Heather Webber’s test results in order to protect Trina because she feared that Heather would hurt Trina. Portia admits that Drew found out what she did and was blackmailing her with the information.

Alexis wants to call another witness, but the judge calls a two week recess so everyone can enjoy the holidays. Drew is angry with Alexis for calling Portia to the stand and exposing his extortion that he tells her she can’t see Scout for the holidays.

Curtis tells Kai to take Trina home while he talks to Portia. Portia tells Curtis that she doesn’t know if he or Isiah is the father of her baby.

Alexis is still in court when a messenger hands her a letter that says “Michael was outside Drew’s house the night he was shot and Tracy Quartermaine saw him there. Merry Christmas.”

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The residents of Port Charles celebrate Christmas Eve.

Portia celebrates with Isiah at the Metro Court.

Trina invites Jordan to celebrate with Curtis, Aunt Stella, and Marshall. Trina apologizes to Curtis and Jordan for accusing them of having an affair.

Emma gives Gio her digeri doo that her grandpa Robert gave to her when she was a little girl . Emma also offers to teach Gio how to play it.

Jack keeps his part of the deal he made with Britt and gets back her medical license. Britt gets a text message telling her she got back her medical license and she is thrilled about it.

Cody and Molly help get Nathan’s present of a saddle under the tree for James for Christmas after the package is delayed and stuck in a Port Charles distribution center.

Gio and Charlotte persuade Rocco to call a truce with Dante for the holidays. Sonny tells Carly that he and Ned bought a violin for Gio and are just waiting for Gio to be ready to play the Violin again.

Carly reunites Valentin with Charlotte for Christmas Eve as he brings Charlotte to the attic in her house where she has put a decorated tree so Valentin and Charlotte can spend Christmas Eve together.

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Britt and Brad decide to dine and dash from the restaurant. Chase later shows up at Britt’s hotel room and arrests her and Brad for the dine and dash.

Brook Lynn, Elizabeth, Kristina, and Drew testify at Willow’s trial. Acting District Attorney Turner questions Kristina about her time at Dawn of Day with Willow. Kristina tells the court that she and Willow were trained in how to use guns because she and Willow were part of the group within the cult that were in charge of protecting Shiloh.

Drew testifies that he doesn’t remember who shot him. Drew tells Alexis that, if she doesn’t do a better job of defending Willow, she will never see Scout again. Drew also tells Alexis that, if it looks like Willow is losing the trial, he will get on the stand and tell the court Michael shot him.

Carly assures Valentin that she is more committed than ever to taking Jack down now that she knows Jack was just using her.

Nina tells Charlotte that she loves her very much and advises her not to tell anyone that Valentin contacted her. Nina tells Charlotte that she can’t trust anyone.

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Britt and Brad have a very fancy dinner at the Metro Court. Britt tells Brad that she is working for Jens Siddwell in exchange for the medication to keep her Huntington’s disease from progressing and getting worse. Brad and Britt finish dinner and each think that the other is going to pay the bill but Brad tells Britt he is broke because his model boyfriend Gunter took all his money. Britt then tells Brad that she doesn’t have any money because she hasn’t gotten back her medical license.

Valentin tells Carly that Jack probably got rid of the evidence against her in her racketeering trial. Valentin also tells Carly that Jack will tell her that information when it is beneficial to him.

Alexis calls Tracy to the stand and gets her to testify that she didn’t see Willow outside Drew’s house. Alexis also gets Dante to testify that Michael had very strong motive to shoot Drew. Acting District Attorney Turner tries to introduce into evidence time stamped photos which put Willow outside Drew’s house because the surveillance footage they had of Willow is gone. Alexis objects to the introduction of the evidence because the chain of custody of the evidence could have been broken.

Jason asks Joslynn to tell him the connection between Jens Siddwell, Professor Dalton, and Britt. Jason explains that someone is making Britt do research in exchange for medication to keep her Huntington’s disease from progressing.

Pascal is the one holding Anna hostage and he tells her, in French, that he won’t let her go until she solves a case and gives her some files to read and also some food to eat.

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returns to Port Charles because he spent all the money he got from Drew. Brad visits Portia at the hospital and tries to blackmail her but she reminds him he doesn’t have any evidence to prove his allegations. Brad also reunites with his best friend Britt and they agree to watch the Oscar’s together in March.

Lucas tells Brad that he and Marco are living together at Wyndamere.

Portia decides to go to Isiah’s cabin with him to do her doctor ordered bed rest.

Lulu tells Britt not to contact Rocco via text message or any other way. Lulu tells Britt that she is blocking her phone number from Rocco’s phone.

Willow’s trial begins as Acting District Attorney Turner and Alexis give their opening arguments to the jury.

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Dante agrees to let Gio see Rocco as long as he can be there when they visit. Dante suggests that they all get together at Lulu’s house and decorate Lulu’s Christmas tree. Gio doesn’t like the idea of supervised visits with Rocco but he agrees to the compromise for Rocco’s sake.

Lulu is hurt when Charlotte tells her that she loves her but she doesn’t know her as well as Valentin and when she thinks of home she thinks of being with her father.

Jack agrees to make the evidence against Willow disappear if Nina will help him find Valentin by getting close to Charlotte and letting him know when Valentin contacts Charlotte.

Tracy and Brook Lynn tell Martin that if he doesn’t persuade Drew to return the Quartermaine family heirlooms they will send him to jail for fraud since he tried to steal Tracy’s house. Martin tries to talk to Drew but Drew tells Martin that he isn’t going to return anything to Tracy.

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Jason tells Britt he has a friend who can figure out what is in the medication so she won’t have to do the bidding of the person who is giving her the medicine. Jason tells Britt that he knows she is a good person who loves her friends and family. Jason assures Britt that he is going to be with her and he won’t leave her. Britt grabs Jason and passionately kisses him .

Michael sees Willow’s car leaving the Quartermaine house and tells Chase that he will tell his lawyer to put him on the stand at his custody hearing. Chase tells Michael he can do that but he isn’t going to say anything.

Nathan and Dante find surveillance footage of Willow that puts her in Drew’s neighborhood at the time of the shooting. The footage shows Willow’s car turning into Drew’s street and another part of the footage minutes later of Willow leaving Drew’s street.

Acting DA Turner was going to pursue charges against Curtis but because of the new evidence against Willow she drops the charges against Curtis and sets him free. Alexis tells Willow that Acting DA Turner is going forward with the trial and adding obstruction of justice and perjury charges against her. Willow tells Drew she didn’t shoot him, she just drove to his house and back to the hospital. Drew tells Willow he believes her, but Alexis tells Willow that it will be harder for her to prove she is innocent. Nathan gives Nina the bad news about the new charges against Willow.

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Felicia persuades Elizabeth to go see an eye doctor for her itchy red eyes. Elizabeth later tells Felicia that her eyes are inflamed because of eyebrow mites which can easily be treated with eye drops.

Portia asks Britt to examine her since Doctor Navarro is unava8lable. Lucas orders the tests for Portia since Britt can’t practice medicine. Lucas later tells Britt that he will write her a letter of recommendation for her to get her medical license.

Michael and Jacinda ‘s relationship becomes real when they tell each other they have feelings for each other.

Alexis, Drew, and Willow find out that Curtis was arrested for obstruction of justice and making false statements. Portia tells Isiah that he or Curtis could be the father of her baby .

Nathan and Dante find a second surveillance video that has evidence about Drew’s shooting.

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Willow practices her testimony in front of Alexis’s assistant who acts as the jury. Alexis’s assistant tells Willow that the jury would find her guilty because she gave the jury too much information and she also made the jury see that she would do anything for her children including shoot Drew.

Nathan arrests Curtis because the surveillance footage of the Savvoy shows him meeting with Selena Wu.

Nina goes to Alexis’s house and tells Willow and Drew that Curtis was arrested, and she thinks that the charges against her will be dropped.

Portia tells Isiah that Curtis was arrested and the police may question her and she may have to tell them that she was with him that night. Portia is so nervous about Curtis arrest that she starts having stomach cramps.

Jens Siddwell persuades Brook Lynn, Lucy, and Felicia who is representing Maxie’s interest in the company to let him manage all of the shipments for Deception.

Anna tries to remember what happened and figure out her location. Anna remembered that someone put a cloth with chloroform over her mouth while she was in her car. Anna also remembers passing over water but she can’t remember any other details about how she ended up locked in the room and her location.

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Drew and Willow prepare for Willow’s trial at Alexis’s house. Alexis tells Willow it is best that she not testify at her trial and Willow doesn’t think that it is a good strategy. Drew is also upset when Alexis tells him that he absolutely cannot point the finger at Michael as he person who shot him. Willow persuades Drew to listen to Alexis and not point the finger at Michael as the person who shot him . Drew almost remembers something about the night he was shot but then the memory goes away.

Mac and Molly both tell acting ADA Turner that Sonny is capable of killing Henry Dalton to save Rocco. Emma tells Mac she got a voicemail from Anna wishing her a happy Thanksgiving and she also told her that she won’t be able to call her for a while.

Jason, Laura, and Sonny decide to go along with Jens Siddwell ‘s plan so he thinks he is winning and he let’s down his guard and exposes his weaknesses so they can take him down.

Carly leaves a blue ribbon on Lulu ‘s porch so Charlotte knows that he is okay. The audience sees Anna in a dark room, and she screams “What do you want from me”

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Spinelli talks to Jason about his trip to Boston to check on Maxie’s condition. Spinelli tells Jason that Georgie and James also saw Maxie and they are hopeful that she will awaken. Spinelli admits to Jason that he thinks that Maxie will never wake up but that her condition will get worse and she will die . Jason encourages Spinelli not to give up hope that Maxie will awaken.

Curtis tells Jordan that Salena Wu agreed to ger someone to kill Drew for one million dollars but he had second thoughts and went back to his office at Aurora Media to cancel the electronic transfer.

Kai and Trina decide to try and figure out who killed Drew because they were the only ones who were at Drew’s place when he was shot.

Kristina persuades Molly to accept Drew’s invitation to go to the Brown Dog Bar. Molly arrives and sees Cody dancing with Britt. Molly sees Britt kiss Cody but leaves before hearing Cody tell Britt that there is someone else in his heart now so he can’t be with her.

Rocco asks Dante to let Emma and Gio off the hook for liberating the dogs from Dalton’s secret lab he will return home with him. Dante agrees to let Gio and Emma off the hook and Rocco heads home with him.

Jens Siddwell arrives at Laura’s house and tells her that, if she doesn’t follow his orders as Mayor, he will turn her and Sonny in to the police for Henry Dalton’s murder.

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Emma shows Gio a note she got with the address of Henry Dalton’s secret lab and they plan to break in and save the animals tonight.

Curtis remembers Mrs. Wu telling him she knows the perfect person to shoot Drew, and it will be done in two hours.

Curtis tells Nathan to stop questioning him about Portia and Jordan because his personal life is none of his business. Curtis tells Nathan that he can contact his lawyer if he needs him to come to the station . Curtis later tells Jordan that he lied to the police today but he is going to tell her the truth about what happened the night Drew was shot.

Rocco argues with Dante because Dante doesn’t want him to see Gio anymore. Gio heads to Sonny’s place and Sonny tells Rocco that he can stay there tonight but he has to talk to his father tomorrow.

Emma and Gio arrive at Sonny’s place with a lot of dogs they took out of Dalton’s secret lab.

Laura tells Kevin the details of how she found Dalton’s body in her trunk and she is about to tell him who she thinks framed her but Kevin is called away by a troubled young man who just checked himself into General Hospital. Laura later opens the door to her house and tells someone that she knew the person would be coming to see her.

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