On GH, Sam's Sordid Past Comes Out  And Jason Leaves Town

Last week on GH, PC was rocked by a mob shoot-out that nearly claimed the lives of Sonny and Jason. The hit was orchestrated by Alcazar, more specifically, his hired assassins. This week, the gun-toting goons take a different tack and target the mobsters' loved ones. At the top of the list is Jason's love, Sam, who unbeknownst to her man, is dealing with her own personal drama-keeping her secret, a sordid past a secret.

 Steve Burton says that Jason knows that Alcazar is faking the whole brain injury. When they ran into each other at MC and Alcazar instinctively reached for his gun, that's when he figured it out. After they got ambushed at the Cellar by Alcazar's guys, there's no doubt.
However, as Jason and Sonny try to formulate a plan of attack, their efforts are hampered by members of the press. Not only did the shooting makes headlines, but Sam's new job as the host of "Everyday Heroes" sent her TVQ through the roof, and the constant media attention is proving detrimental to everyone in her life. Shady producer persuades Sam to use the publicity generated from the shooting to help the show. Sam initially refuses to blend her personal and professional lives, but eventually relents. Bob Guza says that "at this point, Sam doesn't see a problem. She believes that she can handle both. At this point, she does not see that her career in any way will resurrect her past. Note the use of 'at this point.' "

Jason remains supportive of Sam despite Sonny's frustration about the press. And, leave it to Spinelli to be the one to call Stone Cold out on letting the press troubles go he secretly feels guilty about the baby. Steve  says that "He's absolutely right," acknowledging the Jackal's bold assertion. All of this press is every around him and Sonny. Things have been coming out on the front page-and she was Sonny's mistress and he bought her a career. Sonny's putting pressure on Jason for her to quit the show. But Jason knows how happy it makes her. It's a real tangled web here. She's happy doing it and he's trying to make her happy, but also trying to avoid the press."

Meanwhile, Sam has her own personal problems to deal with as she continues to have nightmares about her life as Angela Monroe. At long last, viewers are clued into Sam's secret past. During her con-artist days, Sam created various aliases, then married men and took all of their money.

Guza says that " this is just the beginning of the secret. The secret unfolds in degrees. We're really peeling the onion here. You already know Sam was a con artist. What you don't is just how bad some of her cons were. These cons are now coming back to haunt her big time. And Amelia knows everything and her plan is in motion."
Amelia's plan involves some type of guilt on Sam's part, and as she wrestles with her conscience, Jason visits Sam at the TV studio. There, Amelia turns the screws by siccing reporters of the press on the shy enforcer, prompting Jason to slip out-unaware,  that a light fixture is strategically placed to fall on Sam.

Guza says that "this incident could have been set up by Amelia and her people or it could be tied to Jason's mob activity. Amelia wants to hurt Sam, we know this, but this incident could be coming from a different source."

Sam emerges shaken but unscathed. Unaware of the near fatal event, Jason runs into Liz and the pair reflects on their difficult decision to keep the secret of her baby's paternity. Liz admits that she loves both him and Lucky, and that it's getting more difficult to deprive him of a family. Rebecca Herbst says that "Liz and Jason have this undeniable chemistry. They're not maliciously trying to sabotage the other's relationship. They just have this bond, this friendship, this chemistry that at certain times, they can't deny. But they're pretty good at controlling it [laughs]. It's just a painful situation all the way around."

Jason decides to keep his distance to make things easier on Liz and heads back to the TV studio, unaware that things are about to go from bad to worse. Alcazar's men target Sam and show up with guns drawn. Just as arrives, shots go off.

Burton says that "two men are holding people captive and he walks right into it. They take Jason's gun away. Then, there's a nice fight and Sam ends up shooting one guy and Jason ends up shooting the other guy."

A disturbed Amelia goes into P.R. overdrive and convinces the mayor to keep it under wraps that her star, Sam, killed one of the mobsters. Then, she suggests that Jason keep his distance from Sam. Next, Amelia hightails it back to Sam and says that Sam's career would benefit from ending her romance with Jason. Sam, however, refuses to entertain the thought.

Guza says that "essentially what Amelia is trying to do is play games with Sam's head. We know Amelia has an agenda, which has way more to do than just doing a TV show. Amelia is making Sam a star to bring her down. She is messing with her romance by saying she shouldn't be involved with Jason and is siccing the press on Jason and Sonny, which she knows they will hate. This is all apart of Amelia's extensive machinations."

And by weeks end, Amelia's efforts may have succeeded, as Jason hops on his motorcycle and heads out of town. SB chuckles saying "too much drama. He's got these major problems with the two women in his life. He definitely needs to clear his head. But this isn't the end. This whole situation is coming to a head and people are going to get hurt."

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