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Ronnie’s True Identity EXPOSED — Drew, Jason & Michael Stunned by the Bombshell!
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00:11The mystery surrounding Drew Cain's shooting may be solved by Nathan West, according to General Hospital spoilers.
00:17Is it going to be the detective's return to the force?
00:21Fans of GH are aware that Nathan is keen to return to the PCPD and resume his criminal investigations,
00:26but Anna Devane recently put a stop to it.
00:30Without knowing more about Nathan's whereabouts and activities during the past seven years,
00:34Anna is unsure if he will ever be allowed to return to work.
00:38Regarding Nathan's absent period, there are many unanswered questions,
00:42but perhaps his work will soon be able to speak for itself.
00:45Nathan could be able to regain his previous position if he can demonstrate that he is prepared to take on new challenges.
00:51In the upcoming episodes, when Nathan finally catches up with Lulu Spencer,
00:56she may ask him for assistance in solving this murder.
00:58While Lulu's suspicions about Michael Corinthos are intensifying,
01:02she is displaying some empathy for Willow Tate.
01:06If Nathan could demonstrate that someone other than Willow shot Drew,
01:09it would undoubtedly benefit Nina Reeves and her daughter.
01:13Nathan might be slightly more inclined to look into this situation as a result.
01:18Since Nathan hasn't had his badge back yet,
01:20he will need to start this investigation informally.
01:22Nathan's possible strategy might succeed as long as he doesn't go too far in revealing the truth.
01:29Finding the true culprit could help demonstrate that Nathan still possesses the skills necessary to be a successful police officer.
01:36Nathan might be able to cleanse Willow's identity and ultimately bring down the guilty party.
01:42Nathan could be able to become a detective again more quickly because to his remarkable investigative abilities.
01:47Will Nathan solve Drew's case and grant him his wish?
01:51Nathan would be overjoyed to return to the force and resume investigating crimes.
01:57According to General Hospital spoilers,
01:59Drew's shooter mystery will present some unexpected turns,
02:01so keep an eye out for any shocking information Nathan may learn.
02:04The morning air in Port Charles carried a quiet tension,
02:08the kind that hinted something monumental was about to explode.
02:12At General Hospital,
02:13the sterile white walls couldn't contain the whispers that had begun circulating through town.
02:18The name Ronnie was being spoken with a mixture of confusion, fear, and curiosity.
02:24For weeks, everyone had been wondering who he really was,
02:27what secrets he carried,
02:28and why he seemed to be lurking in the shadows of so many lives.
02:31Drew Cain stood in the elevator, his mind churning.
02:36He'd followed enough leads to know that the truth about Ronnie wasn't simple.
02:40But he had no idea that what was waiting for him would shake not only his own world
02:43but Jason Morgans and Michael Corinthos as well.
02:47When Drew stepped off the elevator and headed toward the nurse's station,
02:50Elizabeth Weber looked up from her charts.
02:53Drew, she said softly, sensing the weight in his expression.
02:57You look like you haven't slept in days.
02:59He gave her a faint smile, the kind that barely masked exhaustion.
03:05That's because I haven't, he admitted.
03:07There's something I've been tracking down,
03:10something that's about to change everything.
03:12Elizabeth frowned, concerned knitting her brows.
03:16Does this have anything to do with Ronnie? she asked.
03:20Drew hesitated, then nodded.
03:22Yeah, he said.
03:24And if I'm right, this guy isn't who anyone thinks he is.
03:27Meanwhile, at the Metro Court, Jason sat at a corner table with Carly.
03:33His piercing blue eyes were fixed on his coffee, though his mind was clearly elsewhere.
03:38Carly leaned forward, her voice low but sharp.
03:42You've been off all morning, she said.
03:45What's going on?
03:47Is this about Ronnie again?
03:49Jason exhaled through his nose, a muscle ticking in his jaw.
03:52Something doesn't add up, he replied.
03:56Sam said Ronnie showed up at the pier last night asking questions about Drew.
04:01Why would he do that?
04:03Carly frowned.
04:05Because he's shady as hell, that's why.
04:08Nobody knows where he came from, who he works for, he's just there.
04:13And you don't like that.
04:15Jason looked up, meaning her gaze.
04:18No.
04:19I don't.
04:21Across town, Michael Corinthos was at the Quartermain mansion, pacing near the fireplace.
04:27He had just gotten off the phone with Chase, who'd hinted that something big was going down.
04:32Ronnie's been playing both sides, Chase had told him.
04:36But that's not all, he's connected to someone you know.
04:40Michael rubbed the back of his neck, uneasy.
04:42He hated being left in the dark, especially when it involved his family.
04:48Just then, the front door opened, and Drew stepped in.
04:51Michael, Drew said firmly.
04:54We need to talk.
04:56Michael turned, eyes wide.
04:59Is this about Ronnie?
05:01Drew nodded, pulling a folded document from his jacket.
05:04You're not going to believe who he really is.
05:07At General Hospital's conference room, the atmosphere was thick with tension as Drew, Jason, and Michael gathered.
05:15Sam stood near the door, arms crossed, watching the three men closely.
05:19Before we start, Sam said carefully, you all need to understand something.
05:24This isn't just about Ronnie's identity, it's about what he's been doing in Port Charles.
05:30Drew laid the document on the table.
05:31I ran facial recognition through every database I could access.
05:37Ronnie's real name isn't Ronnie Santos, it's Ryan Stone.
05:41Jason's brows furrowed.
05:43Ryan Stone, he repeated.
05:46Never heard of him.
05:48Drew nodded.
05:50That's because he disappeared over a decade ago, after being presumed dead.
05:54Michael's jaw dropped.
05:56Wait, you're saying this guy faked his death?
05:59Drew met his eyes.
06:01Not just that.
06:04He was an undercover operative for the DEA.
06:07He infiltrated mob organizations across the country.
06:11And now he's in Port Charles, using the name Ronnie.
06:15Jason's gaze hardened as he absorbed the revelation.
06:19So what's he doing here?
06:21Why now?
06:23Drew's voice dropped.
06:25That's the part that doesn't make sense.
06:27But I found something else, a file that was sealed by the Bureau.
06:32Ryan Stone had a partner, someone named Frank Barrett.
06:36Michael blinked.
06:38Frank Barrett?
06:39That's Sonny's old alias when he was working undercover in the early 90s.
06:44Jason's eyes flicked toward Michael, realization dawning.
06:47So Ronnie, or Ryan, has a connection to Sonny?
06:52Drew nodded grimly.
06:54More than that.
06:56According to the file, Ryan Stone was Sonny's half-brother.
07:00The silence that followed was deafening.
07:03Sam's eyes widened, her hand flying to her mouth.
07:07You mean Sonny has another brother?
07:09She whispered.
07:11Drew nodded slowly.
07:13And he's been living under everyone's nose, pretending to be someone else.
07:18Michael sank into a chair, disbelief washing over him.
07:21This can't be real, he muttered.
07:24My father never said anything about another brother.
07:28Jason's voice was calm but icy.
07:31Maybe he didn't know.
07:33Drew looked between them.
07:36That's what I thought too, but there's more.
07:39Ronnie, Ryan, has been gathering intel on all of us.
07:43Our movements.
07:45Our alliances.
07:47Even the Corinthos organization's internal structure.
07:50Carly, who had just entered the room, froze.
07:54He's been spying on us, she said sharply.
07:57For what?
07:59Revenge?
08:01Drew shook his head.
08:02That's the thing, he doesn't seem to want revenge.
08:06He's been contacting someone offshore, a handler.
08:10The messages were coded, but I cracked part of it.
08:14He's looking for something called Project Phoenix.
08:17Jason's expression darkened.
08:20Project Phoenix?
08:21That's the same codename used by Victor Cassidyne years ago for his mind control experiments.
08:27Drew nodded.
08:29Exactly.
08:31I think Ronnie's been sent to retrieve something Victor left behind.
08:35Sam frowned.
08:36But why involve us?
08:39Drew looked at her, voice heavy.
08:42Because Victor's files mention two test subjects, Drew Cain and Jason Morgan.
08:47He's trying to finish what Victor started.
08:50Michael stood up abruptly, pacing.
08:53So Ronnie, or Ryan, whatever his name is, has been using us as bait?
08:58He's pretending to be someone else just to get close?
09:02Jason's tone was cold steel.
09:05He's been manipulating everyone.
09:08Carly folded her arms tightly.
09:10We need to find him before he makes his next move.
09:14Drew nodded.
09:16I agree.
09:17But it's not going to be easy, he's already a step ahead.
09:22Later that evening, at the docks, the fog rolled in thick and heavy.
09:26Jason stood near the water's edge, waiting.
09:29He'd gotten a message, an anonymous one, telling him to come alone.
09:34The sound of footsteps echoed, and from the shadows emerged Ronnie.
09:38His eyes were calm, almost too calm.
09:41You found me, he said quietly.
09:45Jason's gun was steady in his hand.
09:48You lied to everyone, Jason said.
09:51Why?
09:52Ronnie exhaled slowly.
09:54Because the truth would've destroyed everything.
09:58Jason didn't lower his gun.
10:00Try me.
10:02Ronnie stepped forward, the moonlight revealing the faint resemblance to Sonny,
10:06same jawline, same eyes.
10:08I didn't know who I was until recently, Ronnie said.
10:12I was adopted after my mother disappeared.
10:15When I found out who my father was, it was too late.
10:19Sonny currant those.
10:20I didn't want to come back as his son.
10:23I wanted to come back as the man who could fix what he broke.
10:28Jason's expression didn't waver.
10:30And how does spying on his family fix anything?
10:34Ronnie's jaw tightened.
10:36Because I wasn't spying, I was protecting them.
10:39Victor Cassidyne's people were watching Drew, you, Michael.
10:43I had to make it look like I was one of them.
10:47Jason's eyes narrowed.
10:48You expect me to believe that?
10:51Ronnie stepped closer.
10:53I don't care if you believe me.
10:56But if you don't stop what's coming, everyone you care about will pay the price.
11:01Just then, Drew appeared from behind a crate, gun drawn.
11:05It's over, Ronnie, he said.
11:08Ronnie turned, sighing.
11:10You shouldn't be here, Drew.
11:12You made it my business, Drew shot back.
11:16You used me.
11:18Ronnie shook his head.
11:20I saved you.
11:22The files Victor left behind, they weren't just experiments.
11:26They were blueprints for something worse.
11:29Someone else has them now.
11:32Jason's voice was low.
11:34Who?
11:35Ronnie met his gaze.
11:37A man named Archer.
11:40He runs the remnants of Victor's organization.
11:43And he's coming for Michael next.
11:46The words hit like a thunderclap.
11:49Drew glanced at Jason, then back at Ronnie.
11:52Why should we believe you?
11:54Ronnie's voice broke slightly.
11:57Because I'm already dying.
11:59Victor's serum, it's in my system.
12:02I've got weeks, maybe less.
12:04But if you don't stop Archer, everything Sonny built, everything you love, will burn.
12:10Jason's grip on the gun faltered slightly, the weight of truth settling in.
12:15Drew lowered his weapon just an inch.
12:18If what you're saying is true, then help us stop him.
12:22Ronnie nodded slowly.
12:24I will.
12:25But you need to trust me, just once.
12:29Hours later, Jason, Drew, and Michael sat together in the Quartermain living room.
12:33The air was heavy, the silence unbearable.
12:37Michael finally broke it.
12:40So, what now?
12:41He asked.
12:43Jason's voice was firm.
12:45Now we find Archer.
12:47We protect the family.
12:50Drew looked down at the file in his hands.
12:52And we figure out if Ronnie's telling the truth.
12:56Michael shook his head.
12:57After everything he did?
13:01He's Sonny's brother.
13:03That changes everything.
13:05Jason's eyes met his.
13:08Yeah.
13:09It does.
13:11The next morning, word spread fast through Port Charles.
13:14Ronnie Santos was really Ryan Stone, the long-lost son of Sonny Carintho's first love, a truth buried for decades.
13:20The revelation sent shockwaves through every corner of town.
13:26Carly sat at the Metro Court, staring out the window, whispering to herself.
13:31Sonny had another son, her voice trailed off.
13:34Sam entered quietly, sitting across from her.
13:38Jason told me what happened last night, she said.
13:41Do you think Ronnie's really dying?
13:44Carly sighed.
13:45If he is, maybe that's his punishment.
13:49But if he's telling the truth about Archer, Port Charles isn't safe.
13:54By nightfall, the Carintho's compound was on lockdown.
13:58Jason and Drew worked side by side, strategizing their next move.
14:02Michael hovered nearby, restless.
14:05It's crazy, he muttered.
14:08One day we're trying to figure out who this guy is, and the next he's family.
14:12Drew nodded.
14:13Family or not, he's still dangerous.
14:17But maybe he's also our best chance at stopping what's coming.
14:21Jason loaded his gun, eyes cold and determined.
14:24Then we move fast.
14:27No mistakes.
14:29In the distance, under the shadow of the harbor lights, Ronnie stood alone, watching the skyline
14:33of Port Charles.
14:35The truth was out, but the storm had only begun.
14:38He touched the locket around his neck, a relic from a mother he never knew, and whispered,
14:43I'm sorry, Sonny.
14:45I never wanted it to end like this.
14:48His breath caught as pain ripped through his chest, the serum burning his veins.
14:53He knew time was running out.
14:56But before it did, he was going to make sure the people who mattered most were safe.
15:00The silence that settled over the penthouse was heavier than any they had ever known.
15:05It was a physical presence, thick with the dust of shattered assumptions and the chilling
15:09vacuum of revelation.
15:11The frantic energy that had characterized the last hour, the shouting, the accusations,
15:16the desperate attempts to reason and rationalize, had evaporated, leaving behind three men frozen
15:20in a tableau of utter shock.
15:23Jason Morgan, his face a granite mask honed by a lifetime of violence and discipline,
15:27stood with his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles were white islands in a sea of taut skin.
15:32Drew Kane, his expression a turbulent storm of confusion and dawning, horrific understanding,
15:37had taken an involuntary step back, as if physically pushed by the weight of the words just spoken.
15:43And Michael Corinthos, the moral center of their fractured trio, simply stared,
15:47his mouth slightly agape, his eyes wide with a disbelief so profound it bordered on paralysis.
15:53The source of their stupefaction stood before them, a figure both familiar and suddenly,
15:58terrifyingly alien.
16:00Ronnie, the unassuming, often overlooked, perpetually nervous man who had orbited their lives for months,
16:05was no longer Ronnie.
16:07The slouched posture had straightened into an unnervingly confident stance.
16:12The furtive, shifting eyes now held a steady, almost mocking glint.
16:16The man who had presented himself as a low-level informant, a pawn in the great,
16:21bloody chess game of Port Charles, had just declared himself the king.
16:25Say something, the man who was not Ronnie said, his voice stripped of its former wine,
16:29now low, calm, and laced with a chilling amusement.
16:33I must admit, I expected more from the legendary Jason Morgan and the formidable son of Sonny Corinthos.
16:39Cat got your tongue, Drew?
16:41It was Jason who broke the silence, his voice a low, dangerous growl.
16:47Who
16:47are
16:49you?
16:51A slow, cruel smile spread across the man's face.
16:54It was a smile that transformed every familiar line, every known crease, into something sinister.
17:00Now, Jason, that's the question, isn't it?
17:04It's the question you should have been asking from the very beginning.
17:08But you were all so busy looking for grand conspiracies, for masterminds in shadowy boardrooms
17:13or rival mob bosses in dark alleys.
17:16You never once considered the man fetching your coffee, the man listening in the corner,
17:20the man you all so easily dismissed as just Ronnie.
17:23And for Drew, Jason, and Michael, the revelation of Ronnie's true identity was only the beginning
17:28of a battle that would test everything they thought they knew about family, loyalty, and
17:32the haunting ghosts of Port Charles that never seemed to stay buried.
17:36He took a slow, deliberate step forward, and Drew and Jason instinctively shifted, a unified
17:41defensive posture born of countless battles.
17:43Michael remained rooted to the spot, his mind racing, trying to recontextualize every interaction,
17:50every piece of information, every seemingly insignificant moment through this new, horrifying
17:54lens.
17:56My name, the man said, pausing for dramatic effect, savoring the moment of his unmasking,
18:01is Jeremy Garelli.
18:03The name landed in the room not with a bang, but with a sickening, hollow thud.
18:08It was a name from a ghost story, a name etched on a tombstone in the cemetery of their
18:12pasts.
18:13To Jason and Drew, it was a name that resonated with a specific, personal history of betrayal
18:18and violence.
18:19To Michael, it was a name from the cautionary tales his father had told him, a footnote
18:24in the bloody history of the Corinthos-Morgan feud.
18:27Garelli, Jason repeated, the name tasting like ash.
18:31Lorenzo Alcazar's man.
18:34His right hand, Jeremy Garelli corrected, his smile widening.
18:38His most trusted lieutenant.
18:40Until you, he pointed a finger at Jason, and your brother, Sonny, decided our business
18:46arrangement was no longer profitable and not Lorenzo had outlived his usefulness.
18:50The pieces, jagged and sharp, began to click into a grotesque picture.
18:55Lorenzo Alcazar, the international shipping magnate and arms dealer, had been a formidable
19:00enemy years ago.
19:02His demise had been messy, final, and, they had believed, had closed that particular chapter
19:07of their lives.
19:09You were there, Drew whispered, his memory, a fractured and unreliable thing for so long,
19:14now delivering a crystal-clear flash of a long-forgotten face in a crowd, a face younger,
19:18harder, but undeniably the one before him now.
19:22At the docks.
19:23The night Alcazar was killed.
19:26I was, Garelli confirmed, his eyes glazing over with the memory.
19:31I saw it all.
19:32I saw Lorenzo fall.
19:35I saw you too, his gaze swept over Jason and Drew, walk away as if you'd simply taken
19:39out the trash.
19:41And I made a vow, right there, standing in the shadows with the smell of salt water and
19:45blood in the air.
19:47I vowed that I would not just avenge Lorenzo.
19:50I would destroy you.
19:52All of you.
19:54I would take everything from you, just as you took everything from him.
19:58From me.
20:00Michael finally found his voice, though it was strained and thin.
20:04All these months, you've been in our homes.
20:07You've spoken to my mother.
20:09You've been around my son.
20:12The thought made him physically ill.
20:14You were playing a part.
20:17A part?
20:18Garelli let out a short, humorless laugh.
20:22Michael, I wasn't just playing a part.
20:25I became Ronnie.
20:27I studied pathetic, desperate men.
20:30I learned their tics, their speech patterns, their insecurities.
20:34I immersed myself in the role so completely that even I sometimes forgot I was Jeremy Garelli.
20:40For years, I built a legend.
20:43A small-time, two-bit hustler with a knack for being in the wrong place at the right time.
20:47I made sure my path crossed with people on the periphery of your organization.
20:52I made myself useful, but never too useful.
20:56I was a face you saw so often you stopped seeing it at all.
21:00I was part of the scenery.
21:02The sheer scale of the deception was breathtaking.
21:06This wasn't a plan conceived in weeks or months.
21:09This was an opus of vengeance, composed over years with the patience of a master craftsman.
21:13He hadn't just infiltrated their organization, he had woven himself into the very fabric of their daily lives,
21:20a silent, unobserved thread slowly pulling everything apart.
21:24The shipments, Jason stated, is mined, a tactical computer, now running a devastating damage assessment.
21:31The ones that were hijacked.
21:33The information that was leaked to the PCPD and the DEA.
21:36That was you.
21:39Of course it was me, Garelli said, almost dismissively.
21:43I was your most reliable informant, wasn't I?
21:47I fed you just enough truth to make the lies taste sweet.
21:51I pointed you toward rivals, toward dead ends.
21:54All while I was carefully siphoning your operations,
21:57setting you up for falls that would cripple your finances and your reputation.
22:00I had access to schedules, routes, security protocols.
22:06You handed it all to poor, harmless Ronnie because he was so grateful for the scraps from your table.
22:12Drew's mind was reeling, connecting dots that had previously made no sense.
22:17The incident with the warehouse fire.
22:19You were the one who overheard the plan.
22:22You sent us on a wild goose chase while they hit the real target.
22:27A classic misdirection, Garelli said with a theatrical shrug.
22:31And you fell for it.
22:33Every single time.
22:35You see, the key to a good con isn't just lying.
22:39It's understanding what your mark wants to believe.
22:42You wanted to believe there was a simple, external threat.
22:46You wanted to believe your inner circle was secure.
22:50I gave you that comfort.
22:52And while you were comfortable, I was busy.
22:55He turned his gaze to Michael,
22:57and the mockery in his eyes softened into something colder, more personal.
23:01But the financial hits, the lost shipments, that was just the groundwork.
23:06The prologue.
23:08The true masterpiece was the psychological warfare.
23:11The real damage is done not to your bank accounts, but to your souls, to the bonds you hold so dear.
23:17A cold dread, colder than any they had felt yet, began to creep up Michael's spine.
23:22What are you talking about?
23:25The rift, Garelli said softly.
23:27The growing, festering distrust between the three of you.
23:32Between you and your father.
23:34Between Jason and Drew.
23:36The suspicion that one of you had to be the leak.
23:40The whispered arguments, the sidelong glances, the loyalty that was once unshakable now cracking under the strain.
23:47That was my symphony.
23:48And I was the conductor.
23:51He began to pace slowly, like a professor delivering a lecture to his captive audience.
23:56You see, I learned from the best.
24:00Lorenzo was a businessman, but he understood the human heart.
24:04He knew that to truly break an enemy, you must first turn them against themselves.
24:08I couldn't just kill you.
24:11That would be a mercy.
24:13I had to make you destroy each other.
24:16He stopped and looked directly at Drew.
24:19Drew, do you remember when you started having those doubts about Jason's motives regarding the new export business?
24:25The anonymous tip you received suggesting he was cutting you out?
24:29That was me.
24:31A carefully worded text from a burner phone you'd never trace.
24:35He shifted his gaze to Jason.
24:38Jason, the security report that suggested Drew was meeting with a known federal agent in secret?
24:44The one that made you question whether his time with the WSB had realigned his loyalties?
24:49I planted that report.
24:51I made sure it crossed your desk from a source you trusted implicitly.
24:56Finally, he looked back at Michael, his eyes gleaming with malicious triumph.
25:01And Michael, the constant, nagging fear that your father's world was once again poisoning your life,
25:06threatening your family, your marriage, your future at Aurora?
25:09The evidence that Sonny was keeping secrets, that his methods were jeopardizing everything you were trying to build?
25:15I fed that fear.
25:18I watered it.
25:19I nurtured it until it grew into a wall of resentment between you and your own father.
25:24The room seemed to spin.
25:27Every conflict, every moment of tension that had plagued them for the better part of a year,
25:31was now exposed as a carefully orchestrated manipulation.
25:34They had been puppets, and Jeremy Garelli had been the puppeteer, his strings invisible,
25:40pulling them into positions of anger, suspicion, and paranoia.
25:44The foundation of their family, a foundation they had believed was built on bedrock,
25:48had been revealed to be sand, meticulously eroded by the man they had considered a nuisance.
25:53You son of a bitch, Michael breathed,
25:55the words laden with a pain that was both fresh and ancient.
25:58The art of it, Garelli continued, ignoring the insult, was in the timing.
26:04It was in letting you believe you had uncovered these truths yourselves.
26:08I never forced a conclusion.
26:11I merely laid the breadcrumbs, and you, in your inherent distress and your complicated histories,
26:16followed them every single time.
26:18You did my work for me.
26:21Jason's mind was a whirlwind of recalculations.
26:24Every operation, every conversation, every piece of intelligence had to be re-evaluated.
26:30The trust he had placed in his own instincts, in his inner circle, was now a questionable asset.
26:36The betrayal was so deep, so fundamental,
26:39that it called into question his entire reality for the past year.
26:43This wasn't just a spy in their midst,
26:45this was a psychological saboteur who had weaponized their own personalities against them.
26:50Drew felt a similar, vertiginous disorientation.
26:54His own identity had been a battleground for so long,
26:57first with the Jason Morgan doppelganger crisis and then with his fractured memories.
27:01He had worked tirelessly to build a solid sense of self,
27:05to know where he stood with Jason, with Sam, with Michael.
27:08Now, he realized that a significant portion of that journey had been influenced,
27:13skewed, and poisoned by this man.
27:15The paranoia he had felt, the moments of doubt he'd dismissed as his own insecurities,
27:20they had all been engineered.
27:21Why now?
27:24Jason asked, his voice dangerously calm.
27:27Why reveal yourself?
27:29You had us exactly where you wanted us.
27:32We were tearing ourselves apart.
27:35You could have continued.
27:37For the first time, a flicker of genuine emotion,
27:40something beyond cold amusement, crossed Ghirelli's face.
27:44It was anger.
27:45A deep, smoldering rage.
27:49Because you started to fix it, he spat, the calm facade cracking.
27:53Despite my best efforts, despite the seeds of discord I planted,
27:57you three, you started talking.
27:59You started to remember you were a family.
28:03Michael, you reached out to Sonny.
28:05Jason, Drew, you had that meeting at the Metro Court
28:08and decided to trust your gut over the evidence.
28:10You were beginning to rebuild what I had worked so hard to destroy.
28:15He slammed his fist on the table, the sudden violence making all three men flinch.
28:20I couldn't allow that.
28:23I couldn't stand by and watch my masterpiece be undone by your stubborn, sentimental loyalty.
28:28The plan had to be accelerated.
28:31The final phase had to begin.
28:33The final phase?
28:36Drew asked, his blood running cold.
28:39Ghirelli's smile returned, more terrifying than before.
28:43The groundwork is laid.
28:45The financial hits were to weaken you.
28:48The psychological warfare was to isolate you.
28:52But the final act, the final act is about legacy.
28:56It's about ensuring that the names Morgan, Corinthos, and Kane are not just disgraced, but erased.
29:01It's about taking from you what you took from Lorenzo and me, a future.
29:06He looked at Michael with a predatory focus.
29:10Your work at Aurora, Michael.
29:12Your attempt to build something legitimate,
29:14something that would carry the Corinthos' name into a clean, bright future.
29:18Did you really think I would let that stand?
29:21The merger you've been brokering with the Japanese investors?
29:25The one that will secure Aurora's status for the next decade?
29:28Michael's heart hammered against his ribs.
29:32The merger was the most important deal of his career,
29:34a deal that would finally, fully, legitimize his family's name and fortune.
29:39It was supposed to be secret, known only to a handful of people.
29:44How do you know about that?
29:46Michael demanded, his voice trembling with a mixture of fear and fury.
29:50Because Ronnie was the one who recommended the security consultant who vetted the entire digital data room,
29:56Garelli said smoothly.
29:58The same consultant who, as we speak, is transferring every proprietary secret,
30:02every financial projection, every piece of your intellectual property,
30:06to a shell company I control.
30:08By the time you walk out of this room, the merger will be dead.
30:12Aurora will be facing lawsuits that will make the SEC investigation look like a parking ticket.
30:17Your legacy, Michael, will be one of corporate espionage and catastrophic failure.
30:23The Corinthos' name will be mud in the business world forever.
30:27The air left Michael's lungs.
30:30It was worse than any physical blow.
30:33He had poured his soul into Aurora, into making it a force for good,
30:36a redemption for his family's sins.
30:39And with a few sentences, Garelli had obliterated it.
30:42But Garelli wasn't finished.
30:45He turned to Drew.
30:47And you, Drew?
30:49You've been searching for so long, haven't you?
30:53Searching for your place, for your history.
30:56You found a family with Scout and Sam.
30:59You built a life.
31:01But what is a man without his past?
31:04What is a father if he can't protect his child?
31:08Drew went rigid.
31:09You stay away from my family.
31:12Oh, it's far too late for that, Garelli chuckled.
31:16Those custody documents that mysteriously appeared, challenging your fitness as a father?
31:21The anonymous calls to social services, suggesting your violent temperament and unstable past made you a danger?
31:28All leading to that hearing next week.
31:31The one where a very sympathetic, very well-prepared judge will review your case.
31:35A judge who happens to be a very old, very dear friend of the late Lorenzo Alcazar.
31:41You will lose your daughter, Drew.
31:44You will lose Scout.
31:46And you will have to watch as another man, a man I have chosen, becomes the father in her life.
31:52The threat was so vile, so deeply personal, that Drew saw red.
31:57He took a step forward, a raw, animalistic sound tearing from his throat,
32:00but Jason's arm shot out, a steel bar holding him back.
32:05Don't, Jason growled.
32:07He wants you to lose control.
32:09He's right, Garelli said, smiling.
32:13I do.
32:14But it's so much more satisfying to watch you stand there, knowing what's coming, and being powerless to stop it.
32:21Finally, he turned his gaze to Jason, saving the piece de resistance for last.
32:25And you, Jason Morgan.
32:28The man of stone.
32:31The man who feels nothing.
32:33What do you take from the man who has nothing left to lose?
32:37Jason said nothing, his eyes like chips of blue ice, but a muscle twitched in his jaw.
32:42You took my mentor, my future, my life, Garelli said, his voice dropping to a venomous whisper.
32:48So I will take the one thing that, despite your best efforts, you still care about.
32:53The one person whose safety is the cornerstone of your entire existence.
32:58Jason's icy composure cracked.
33:01Just a hairline fracture, but it was enough.
33:04If you touch her.
33:06Her?
33:08Garelli feigned confusion, then laughed.
33:11Oh, no, Jason.
33:13Not Sam.
33:15That's too obvious.
33:17And she can take care of herself.
33:20No.
33:21I'm talking about the one truly innocent soul in your orbit.
33:25The one you would burn the world down to protect.
33:29The realization hit Jason with the force of a freight train.
33:33Danny, he whispered, the name a prayer and a curse.
33:36Your son, Garelli confirmed, his voice silken and deadly.
33:40The custody arrangement is so fragile, isn't it?
33:44A few signed papers, the goodwill of Sam and Drew.
33:47What if something were to happen?
33:50What if, during your time with him, he was put in terrible danger?
33:55What if there was an accident that could be directly traced back to your world, your choices, your violence?
34:00An accident that leaves him, scarred?
34:03Or worse?
34:05He let the horrific image hang in the air.
34:08Sam would never let you near him again.
34:11Drew would use it to secure full custody.
34:14You would be utterly and completely alone, Jason.
34:18You would have to live every day for the rest of your life knowing that your son was harmed because of who you are.
34:23That is the hell I have been living in for years.
34:27And soon, it will be your turn.
34:29You would have to live every day.
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