General Hospital: Sonny Steps In to Rescue Ava as Jagger’s Murder Scheme Comes to Light

Last week on General Hospital, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) alerted Ava Jerome (Maura West) of John Cates’s (Adam Harrington) impending murderous intentions. Because Ava didn’t believe him, she is currently in serious danger. Perhaps Sonny will have to protect her from the morally bankrupt and vindictive FBI agent.

Many fans of GH have expressed dissatisfaction with the way the show handled Jagger’s reappearance, portraying it as a totally insane personal grudge. They wasted the effort of casting an excellent performer such as Adam Harrington. To be fair, John has good reason to feel resentful of Sonny. It is a result of what transpired with Karen Wexler, the daughter of Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) and Cheryl Richardson. Back in the early 1990s, Sonny drugged her and made her undress at his shady club. After developing an addiction, Karen’s life took a dark turn for years until she eventually sobrietized and passed away sadly. This is the reason Scott and Jagger still harbor animosity toward each other.

Of course, we all know General Hospital isn’t going to send Sonny to prison for long. They’ve romanticized the mob so much over the years that when John first showed up, I knew it wouldn’t work out. Now it looks like Ava could be collateral damage if she can’t find a way out of this mess. Sonny might have been able to convince her to trust him if he’d offered a better deal. The problem is, he believes Kristina Corinthos-Davis’ (Kate Mansi) false version of events and thinks Ava pushed his pregnant daughter out a window.

General Hospital: Kristina Corinthos-Davis Prison Bound?

What will it take for Kristina to tell the truth on General Hospital? She keeps repeating the lie to herself, trying to convince herself it’s true. But she knows Ava barely touched her, and it was Kristina’s own actions that led to her tripping and falling. She shouldn’t have been there in the first place. If Sonny doesn’t sort things out with Ava, Kristina may end up in prison for assaulting a federal witness. Some of those pictures look bad enough for even Molly Lansing-Davis (Haley Pullos) to believe Jagger’s version of events.

Just as Sonny predicted on GH, Jagger basically confirmed he plans to kill Ava and frame Sonny for it. It’s a plausible narrative: Ava was going to take Kristina down for attempted murder, which Kristina did because of Sonny, so he got rid of Ava to stop it. It’s a well-crafted plot on Jagger’s part.

In recent GH episodes, Ava quickly realized she bet on the wrong horse and should’ve accepted Sonny’s help when he offered. She noticed the female agent guarding her, Linda Boyle (Amor Owens), was wearing expensive designer shoes instead of standard-issue FBI footwear. When Boyle went to get Ava coffee, Ava rifled through her bag and found a burner phone and a huge wad of cash. Putting it all together, Ava realized Sonny was right—she’s in trouble.

General Hospital: Jagger Cates Kills Ava Jerome?

At the same time, Sonny got confirmation from John himself that he intends to make sure Ava can never recant her testimony. Without saying it outright, Jagger made it clear he’s going to kill her to ensure she can’t take it back. Kristina also wants Ava dead, which is interesting because later this week, Jagger pressures Kristina at the PCPD to give him what he wants – Sonny in jail, not her.

The best way out of this mess is for Sonny to find Ava and get her away from Jagger and the dirty agent he’s paying to help him. Ava would probably be happy to accept whatever offer Sonny makes if he can get her out of this situation. Jagger may have been planning all along to kill her, whether she testified against Kristina or Sonny, to lock in her statement and make it look like standard mob witness intimidation and murder.

General Hospital: Sam McCall’s Tragic Death?

Ava underestimated Jagger and how much he hates Sonny. He hasn’t just gone rogue from his oath; he’s homicidal, unhinged, and at the point of no return. Luckily for Ava, Sonny knows he has to stop him, and so does Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). With the mob boss and his enforcer on the job, it shouldn’t take too long. Brick (Stephen A. Smith) or Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) could probably help track Ava down, and then Jason and Sonny can work on getting her out of there.

The big question is whether we’re about to see another death on General Hospital. News broke recently that Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) is being killed off after the actress was fired following two decades in the role created for her. A source claimed Sam’s death was “storyline-driven,” but that’s a terrible excuse. Writers drive the story, not the other way around. They chose to fire Kelly and kill off Sam.

So, will Jagger also die before all is said and done? The show has hired new people, which means they need to make room in the budget. I’ve reported a few times that I got a leak about Adam Harrington exiting, and there’s been more chatter about it elsewhere. He was initially hired on contract and even featured in the opening credits. But a few weeks ago, GH removed John Cates from the sequence. Suddenly, Jack Brennan (Charles Mesure) is in the opening credits with a much more prominent role when he seemed to be heading off the soap.

General Hospital: Sonny Corinthos to the Rescue?

I think part of it is due to fan reaction—they don’t like Jagger but do like Brennan. Perhaps it’s because Brennan is unapologetically villainous, while Jagger hides behind a badge. There’s no storyline reason to keep Jagger alive, and we all know Sonny won’t go to prison for long, if at all. It’s pointless to keep a vengeful FBI agent around when the writers will never let him fulfill his purpose.

Maybe Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) will report him, and he’ll be recalled to DC. Or perhaps Ava will kill him in self-defense. I’m all for the damsel in distress saving herself, and if it comes down to Agent Boyle versus Ava, my money’s on the mob mama. However, I suspect Sonny will swoop in to save her, and then Ava will have to make things right by recanting the statement Jagger forced her to make.

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