Last week on General Hospital Sonny faced the consequences of shooting Lorenzo as Carly scrambled to avoid the only way to keep herself from testifying. In the meantime, Nikolas and Emily follow the trail to Spencer and its horrifying end. Also, Tracy was threatened by Sam who tried to move forward with Jason despite Liz's interference.
True to style, Carly spoke first and thought later - way later - on several occasions this past week. First, despite Sonny's efforts to contain her, she insisted to the police that Sonny shot Lorenzo in self-defense. Forget the only thing she actually saw was Sonny's gun going off and Lorenzo hitting the floor. When it became evident there was no way Sonny was going to avoid an attempted murder – murder if Lorenzo died – charge, Jason pointed out there was only way for Carly to avoid testifying. The same thought occurred to a thrilled Sonny.
The more Carly fought the idea of marrying her three-time ex, the more stupid she became and the more insulted Sonny felt. First she went to Skye and tried to convince her to back up the self-defense claim. Furious at Carly for trying to protect Sonny while Lorenzo's life lay in question, she threw her out of the hospital room. When another attempt was made on Lorenzo's life (someone tampered with his IV) and Spinelli filled Carly in on Ric's alliance with the arms dealer, she rushed off to Ric's office to blackmail him into dropping the charges against Sonny. Ric was about two steps ahead of her and taped the conversation and threatened to charge her with extortion.
Sonny maneuvered to get her out of that mess and after hitting wall after wall in her avoidance attempts, Carly acquiesced on Friday, agreeing to marry Sonny on Monday to avoid testifying for the grand jury on Tuesday. In the meantime, Lorenzo's accomplice was confessing to Ric that she had planted the gun and caused the diversion that allowed him to hold Sonny at gunpoint.
Not all that long ago I was thrilled to see how intelligent and self-sufficient the character Carly was becoming. She had a handle on her life and was in a healthy relationship that was playing well for the camera and viewer. Of course we had to know this couldn't last long. Watching the woman slowly self-destruct wasn't entertaining - it was painful. In a perfect world, Carly will discover Sonny is off the hook and Jax will swoop in to save her – but don't hold your breath. A Sonny/Carly reunion is inevitable.
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