That's exactly what it was, just an exit for TG's vacation. I still can't believe he's nominated in the lead actor category. He's never around long enough to qualify for a lead actor story (IMO).

Overcome with guilt, daddy buys him a sports car

Is Sonny an idiot? That is a rhetorical question lol. Great idea genius, give anger boy a fast sports car so he can release his rage on the road while going over 100mph as a brand new driver no less.

7/20

Claudia's pregnancy is endangered.
Sam becomes suspicious of Kristina.

7/21

Carly passes out.
Jason wonders if Michael was involved in the hit and run.

7/22

Alexis' world begins to unravel.


Carly is shocked to find Claudia behind the wheel of an overtunred car. She has to drag Claudia out of the car because it is leaking gas and the car's about to explode. Carly saves her life. Claudia is then taken to the hospital.

As Michael confides his fears in Kristina that he may have been the cause of the accident, she treis to convince him that someone else could have been aft fault--without revealing that she too, had been on the road. Michael decies the right thing to do is to go to the police and tell the truth.

However, the car Carly saw was not Michael's. It was a small, light colored car. Infact, she thinks it was Alexis, who has a new car, a white hybrid. Sonny feels guilty, but Carly says "lets get off the pity party and prove Michael innocent."

Jason tries to intercept Michael but he is too late and is arrested by Mac. He is soon released on bail.

Kristina overhears Diane ask Alexis if she could have caused the accident. Keifer advises Kristina not to come forward, but Kristina does confide in Sam. When Aleixs seems to put all the blame on Michael, Sam tells her it is possible that Alexis' daughter was to blame.

In other matters, Spinelli turns to Jason for help in convincing his love to wed him. Jason helps Spinelli set up a romantic riddle for Maxie.

After a series of comedic errors on the part of Lulu and Maxie, Maxie arrives at the rooftop, which Spinelli and Jaosn have turned into a romantic wonderland--where Spin awaits ring in hand, which he promptly drops off the roof! Noise pollution then interferes, but eventually, he once again manages to make his intentions known. Maxie needs more time to respond.

Olivia and Sonny come close to making love but are interrupted by a phone call, informing him that Claudia's baby is his, and that she is in danger of losing her unborn child.

Robin nearly falls down the stairs, Patrick injures his finger catching her.

Claudia puts her own life over that of her baby's.

Carly faces a very serious diagnosis. Jax sits vigil.

Claudia's accident has Sonny reconsidering his treatment of her.

Carly is ordered to bed.

Claudia's brain is swollen. Realizing it's his child, Sonny apologizes to Claudia for how he's treated her. Patrick and Robin advise that the best course of treatment for Claudia is medicine but it will most likely kill the baby.

Claudia opts for surgery instead, but not before telling Sonny that the baby means more to her than he does, more than John, more than life.

Claudia makes it out of surgery fine, but soon learns that her baby died during surgery.

Jax tries to hid Michael's involvement from Carly, but she sees the news.

Week of August 27th

7/27

Sonny has an ugly confrontation with Michael.
Claudia is grief stricken.
Alexis is angered by Sam's suspicions.

7/28

Carly thinks Alexis is trying to frame her son.
Sam is all but certain that Kristina is the guilty party.
Michael's breaks down when confronted by Sonny about the accident.

7/29

Maxie worries when she sees Mac questioning Spin.
Sam and Jason work together.
Ethan tries to repair his relationship with Rebecca.

7/30

Claudia has revenge on her mind.
Alexis prepared to shoulder the blame.
Brother and sister stick together.

7/31

The spark between Sonny and Olivia does not go unnoticed by Carly.
Lulu may have wanted her brothers to get along, but this is not quite what she had in mind.

Coming:

Carly is not pleased with Sonny's lack of faith in their son.

Edward and Rebecca are arrested (something about a license plate), Nikilas shows up at the police station.

Edward runs interference between Nik and Rebeca. Rebecca shuns Ethan.

Olivia confesses to Johnny that she's known about Claudia's role in Michael's shooting for months.

Carly has some advice for Olivia.

Maxie flips out when Spin wants to ask Mac for her hand in marriage. Lulu helps run interference between Spin and Mac for Maxie.

While on the surface Claudia agrees to Sonny's request to state to the PCPD that it was not Michael's car that ran her off the road, Claudia calls an unlikely person for assistance in tracking the teens down.

Michael believes his family is better of without him.

When Kristina and Michael flee, Alexis has Mac post an APB on them.

Morgan receives an email from Michael explaining that he has left PC. He tells Jason, but not Carly in order to spare her any more stress. Jason's goal becomes to locate Michael before Carly knows he is missing.

Jason and Sam hit the road in search of the teens.

Car trouble brings Sam and Jason's search to a temporary standstill. While the car is being fixed, the two have time to reflect upon the past. Later, the two have trouble finding bread crumbs to chase.

Week of August 10th

8/10

Maxie surprises herself and Spin both when she turns the tables on Mac and agrees to marry Spin.
Kristina finally accepts Michael's warning not to trust Jerry.
Jerry makes a move on Sam.

8/11

After Jason and Jerry engage in combat Jerry appears to be the victor.
Michael vows not to go down without a fight.

8/12

Jerry enjoys tormenting Jason, who is trapped.
Olivia insists that Dante get out of Port Charles and get assigned to a different case.

8/13

Keifer terrorizes Morgan, but Dante intervenes.
Robin is sure she is close to solving Brianna's murder.

8/14

Sam is frantic to find Jason.
Jason's injuries lead him to begin having hallucinations.
Olivia attempts to intervene with Dante's business.
Liz and Rebecca have a show down.

More...

The teens escape from Jerry and head to Cancun (where Michael will get his first kiss from a local girl).
Jason is located by Sam just in time.
Olivia disregards Dante's wishes.
Robin gets closer to catching Brianna's murderer.
Mac learns a secret.
Johnny sees something he shouldn't.
Someone catches the tail end of Olivia and Dante's argument.

An evening out at the Haunted Star dosn't turn out like Rebbecca hopes.
Nikolas and Rebecca's plans to travel to Greece come to a swift end when Ethan tells Lucky the real reason for his and Rebecca's arrival in PC.
Lucky appeals to Liz. The two decide Nikkolas must be told the truth.
Lucky sets off to tell Nikolas. Meanwhile, Rebbecca pays Liz a visit and surprisingly, is able to convince Liz that she really is in love with Nikolas.

8/17

Liz finds Nik on the parapet

8/18

Nik pulls Liz into a kiss
Sam makes a promise to Jason.
Olivia orders Sonny out of her life.

8/19

Jason's fever spikes; he becomes delirious.
Spinelli uses his computer magic and tracks down Michael and Kristina.
Patrick is concerned about Robin, reminding her of Andrea's wicked ways.
Liz and Nikolas agree that although they are drawn to each other, their kiss cannot happen again.

8/20

Jax overhears an argument between Olivia and Dante; Olivia's secret leaks out. She begs Jax to keep her secret.
Nikolas rejects Rebecca.
Lulu finds herself in a sticky wicket.
Matt comes to Lulu's aid.

8/21

Jax agrees to keep Olivia's secret.
Nikolas and Elizabeth kiss again after becoming stranded in the rain.