On the Monday, October 21st episode of General Hospital, you may have needed the hankies, as Violet (Jophielle Love) said her goodbyes to the Q clan as she heads to Seattle to be with her dad, Finn, who after getting out of rehab has found a job there.
The sad goodbyes begin when Tracy (Jane Elliot) arranges a final tea party for Violet, since her plane is delayed. Now sitting in the living rom and using Lila’s best china, Tracy tells Violet that she talked to her dad and he is very excited about their new job and their new home.
Violet says she’s excited, but she’s going to miss Tracy and everyone so much. Tracy tells Yuri to pack up the china so Violet can take it with her, but Violet tells her she needs to leave a tea cup behind for Tracy for when they video chat with each other.
Later, Chase (Josh Swickard) tells Violet the car is packed and they’re ready to head out. Violet asks if they can visit grandpa Gregory’s dedicated bench before she leaves.
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In the emotional high point, Violet wants to leave Bella with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) for their new baby. She wants Chase and Brook Lynn to have a girl because they were are good with them. Next, Violet whispers to Brook Lynn, “Can I tell you a secret? You’re the one I’m going to miss most.” The two hug it out leaving both Brook Lynn and Violet in tears. As they say their final goodbyes, Brook Lynn tells Violet she loves her all the way to the moon and back. Violet tells Tracy she knows this is Monica’s house, but, “you make it feel like home.” Chase exits with Violet. Tracy and Brook Lynn hug it out as they begin to cry. Once outside, Violet tells Chase that she’s ready.
At General Hospital, Laura (Genie Francis) and Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) receive bad news from Terry (Cassandra James) on Lulu’s slim chance at survival from the liver transplant now that they have discovered a major complication. It seems that Lulu has developed portal vein thrombosis, which means there’s a blood clot in the vein delivering blood to the liver, and that it will have to be cleared in the surgery which, in turn, drops Lulu’s chance of survival dramatically.
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Laura says without the surgery Lulu will die. Terry informs Laura and Lucky that the surgery will likely not save Lulu. Now, they have to also inform Sam of the risks, so she can make a decision if she is up to going through with the transplant surgery knowing the murky outcome. As it turns out, no one at thospital has performed a surgery under these circumstances, which in addition, decreases Lulu’s chances even more.
Lucky has an idea and finds Isaiah at the nurses station talking to Lucas (Van Hansis) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst), as they are still going over how Lulu’s ventilator got messed up. Lucas is concerned for Lulu even more after checking an update on the computer system. Now in the stairwell, Lucky asks Isaiah, if he ever performed a transplant surgery on someone with portal vein thrombosis? Isaiah says he has and it worked out OK, but he has quit surgeries like this after losing another patient; which is why he wound up in Africa in the first place.
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Next, Lucky’s tells Isaiah he is not asking him to save Lulu, but to just try. Lucky demands that Isaiah either tell him there’s no hope for Lulu, or to at least try to save her. Meanwhile, Laura is in the hospital chapel with Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) lamenting on the latest news on Lulu’s condition and hoping and praying that Sam (Kelly Monaco) will still agree to donate her liver, even if Lulu’s chances of survival are slim to none.
Now, Sam is telling Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Jason (Steve Burton), the fathers of her kids, that she is about to have the surgery to save Lulu. Both men say they will do whatever it takes to watch over the children while she is recuperating in the hospital. But,what will Sam do when she finds out the latest complication that could arise during the transplant for Lulu? Will she still go through with it? At the end of the episode, Lucky brings Isaiah to the chapel and tells Laura, he may have a way to save Lulu. We fade to black.
