Upon discovering someone had been in Sam’s room, Jason took his former girlfriend back to their apartment to keep her under his protective eye. Sam was almost able to use the situation to her advantage as she whittled away at his protective walls. Before she was able to completely break through, the news of Justus’ disappearance (and later death) came, reaffirming for the new mob boss everyone close to him was in danger.

You've got to give Sam props for persistence. She hasn’t easily given up the fight to keep her man, but I was a bit relieved to see her show up at the hospital late in the week looking for an application for employment and making the announcement to Liz she was giving up the good fight. The scenes had been getting repetitious and a bit boring.

I’m also disappointed by the way the writers seem to believe the women of Port Charles are nothing without their men. It would be nice to see Sam stand on her own two feet for a bit and give Jason a bit of time to work through his demons and issues. With any luck he’ll find his way back to her.

Different characters took the news of Justus' death in their own unique way. Lainey spent most of the week full of regrets and wondering what might have been. Jason added yet more guilt to his baggage, while Edward fell deep into a pool of grief. The Quartermaine patriarch lashed out at Sonny who was tinkering on the edge of the ultimate breakdown with ever-so-helpful shoves from his brother Ric.

Though Sonny didn’t totally believe Ric when he insisted he had nothing to do with purchasing Lily’s look-alike dress for Emily, which threw him into a rage, Ric was able to cover his tracks pretty well. And even though Max is wise to the game Ric is playing, he has been ineffective in calming the stormy seas. Ric continued to push the alcohol and keep the painful memories in the forefront of Sonny’s mind.

This story line continues to be intriguing to watch and in my mind one of the better medical cases they’ve done in a while – even if they seem to be rushing him through the emotional ups and downs. What remains to be seen is how true to life the writers will be when they get to the treatment phase of the story. I imagine we will not have long to wait as Sonny came to the realization late last week that “there is something wrong.”