Dante Falconeri is still furious over what happened with his son Rocco, and right now, he’s taking a lot of that anger out on Giovanni “Gio” Palmieri. Things get even more intense when Lois Cerullo—usually the one keeping the peace—drops a cryptic comment suggesting Gio isn’t who Dante thinks he is. That throws Dante into a spiral. He demands answers, but Lois tries to walk it back, saying she was just upset and that Gio’s a good kid. Still, the seed of doubt is planted.
Lulu Spencer, who knows Dante better than anyone, steps in and tries to calm him down. She gently points out that maybe he’s using Gio as a punching bag for his own guilt and fear over what Rocco went through.
Meanwhile, the mystery around Gio’s real identity keeps getting juicier. Some signs are starting to point to something shocking: Gio might actually be Dante’s biological son from a past relationship with Brook Lynn Quartermaine. And just as the pieces start to fit, Brook Lynn decides to finally come clean to Harrison Chase. She tells him that years ago, as a teenager, she had a baby and confided only in her grandmother, Tracy Quartermaine—but she leaves out the most important detail: who the father is.
On a totally different front, Emma Scorpio-Drake shares a secret with her friend Josslyn Jacks. Emma says she wants to work with Professor Henry “Hank” Dalton, but it’s clear there’s more to the story. Joss, who has connections to the WSB (the show’s super-secret spy organization), isn’t sure what to make of it. Later, she meets with Vaughn and Jack Brennan, two high-level WSB operatives, and they make it clear: Emma can’t know the real reason she’s being pulled into this mission. It’s dangerous, it’s complicated, and keeping Emma in the dark might be the only way to protect her.
Back at General Hospital, Gio opens up to Emma about what happened with Rocco. She listens, offers comfort, and the two seem to be growing closer. Meanwhile, Laura Collins visits Rocco, who finally begins to open up and tell his side of the story—maybe offering some clarity that Dante desperately needs.
Elsewhere, at Alexis Davis’s place, things get messy. Kristina is grilling Ric Lansing about a recent car accident, not knowing that he’s being blackmailed—and it involves none other than Ava Jerome. Ric keeps the truth under wraps for now, but Kristina decides to extend an olive branch to her mom, trying to fix their rocky relationship.
So what’s the bottom line? Port Charles is a pressure cooker right now. Between the mystery of Gio’s parents, the shady WSB operation, and all the emotional landmines everyone’s tiptoeing around, things are about to explode. Dante’s close to finding out a life-changing truth, Brook Lynn’s secret could blow up everything, and the spy game is getting deadly serious.