General Hospital: Baines Slaps on the Irons — Which Woman Goes Behind Bars?

General Hospital delivers WSB Agent William Baines (Alimi Ballard) making an arrest this week, but it might not be the woman who you think should be in handcuffs soon. We’ll talk about who’s arrested and why.

General Hospital: Agent Baines Makes an Arrest

Alright so, we know from the weekly General Hospital promo that somebody is arrested by Baines this week, and the two most likely options are Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) or Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). Both their story lines have reached a point where they could be arrested at any moment.

And we know that Agent Baines tells somebody, “You’re under arrest by the end of this week.” So, we’re going to talk about which one of them it might be, why Anna or Nina wind up arrested, what evidence gets there, and most important, the fallout for Anna or Nina after the arrest, and what is next for them.

Nina the Most Likely on GH

So, let’s talk about Nina first. Now, we know Drew Cain Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison) is framing Nina for Jack Brennan‘s (Chris McKenna) disappearance, but that frame job is going to turn into a murder frame job once Jack’s body is dug up. But of course, Drew doesn’t have any idea that twist is headed his and Ava Jerome‘s (Maura West) way. Drew thinks their body dump will not be uncovered. And you saw that Drew stole Jack’s wallet specifically so he could plant it in Nina’s car.

Drew stuck it up under the seat because he wants revenge on Nina for trying to drown him in the Quartermaine lake. And Drew is also ticked that Nina helped Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) keep him locked in, among other things. Plus, it really doesn’t help Nina’s case that she just publicly threatened Jack. And she did it at the Metro Court restaurant where there were a ton of witnesses. And of course, Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) overheard and pointed Agent Baines right in Nina’s direction.

General Hospital: Baines Grills Nina

So, we had starting on Friday, picking up on Monday, Baines grilling Nina at the Metro Court and questioning her relationship with Jack. And Nina was honest and said they are romantically involved. She admitted they had a fight and said she’s been trying to call Jack so then make they can make up. All that is true, but then Nina did some unconvincing lying when Baines asked what it was everybody heard her demanding Jack to give her.

A WSB plushie is an idiotic cover story. In the end, Nina is going to be completely blindsided because we know she had absolutely nothing to do with Jack’s disappearance or death. And in fact, Nina said she’s tried to call Jack, but she can’t get through to him. And legitimately, Nina has no idea he’s missing. So Baines told her that Jack’s phone is offline and that nobody can find him. Baines said there’s no trace of Jack at all. And then Nina said she wasn’t going to answer any more questions without her lawyer. And that’s when Baines told Nina not to leave town. That was that, at least for now.

Nina Fills Her Family In on GH

Official General Hospital spoilers have Nina calling a family meeting this week and then she cracks under pressure. I suspect the family meeting is her and Willow, probably Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), but maybe not Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), who’s got her own issues to deal with.

So, Nina tells them that Baines questioned her and she may also say nobody’s heard from Jack and Baines treated her like a suspect in Jack’s alleged disappearance. And of course, this will scare Willow because of Drew. And when Nina cracking under pressure, likely has something to do with Baines or because she’s questioned by the PCPD in a more formal capacity and has to bring her lawyer along.

Problem is, Nina can’t tell Baines or the PCPD that Jack abused his position to help Willow and that Nina was demanding he do it again. She has to keep her mouth shut or Willow will be arrested. So, if Baines arrests Nina, I expect Willow may pressure Baines and tell him she’s on the funding committee for the WSB.

General Hospital: Willow’s Power’s Useless

I could see Willow doing that. However, if she does, I expect Baines to slam Willow and say, “Never threaten me again or I’ll destroy you.” So, I don’t think Willow is going to be able to use her influence to help Nina get out of this one. But, I will say Baines doesn’t have enough right now to arrest Nina. It’s just Carly and some diners saying Nina and Jack argued. And of course, Nina has a flimsy alibi.

She was working, but all the security cameras at the Metro Court Hotel, including the offices and restaurant, they were all down because of Drew breaking into Jack’s hotel room. So, there’s no footage that would prove Nina was in her office at the time. But all of this may be enough to get a search warrant for her office, her home, and her car. And honestly, the WSB may not even need a warrant. They may have special spy privileges. You know, national security risk and all that.

Jack’s Wallet Found on GH

Plus, we know the wallet is going to be found, and I’m sure that leads to Nina’s arrest by Baines. Doesn’t necessarily mean it’s coming this week. And of course, Nina will deny any involvement with Jack’s disappearance. That’s because she didn’t do it. And Nina may say, “If I was going to do it, why would I keep his wallet?” Right now, thanks to Drew, all signs point to Nina being behind Jack’s disappearance. So, in the end, it could very well be Nina that Baines is slapping the handcuffs on this week.

But on the other hand, we got to consider Anna Devane. She is in a really bad situation and is also on the WSB‘s radar. We just saw Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) talk to Anna who came clean to Josslyn about what she did to Britt. Of course, she already knew. And Anna also told Josslyn to follow WSB protocol and do her duty as an agent. Josslyn didn’t like it, but she did as advised. Went to Baines and said Anna had a mental breakdown.

And now that Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) thoroughly ticked off Britt by siding with Anna, who tried to murder her, I think Britt’s going to push forward and wants charges pressed on Anna officially. That’s because Britt is honestly legit scared that Anna’s going to come try and kill her again.  I mean, who wouldn’t think that? So, Britt may bypass the PCPD and go directly to the WSB. So, there’s a chance it’s Anna by Baines’s arrest this week. But I suspect that Anna may end up in Shadybrook instead. She said very clearly she doesn’t want to be in a WSB hospital.

General Hospital: Anna Terrified of WSB

Who can blame her after the WSB tormented and traumatized her under Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? But she does need psychiatric help. And we’ll see Anna talk to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) this week. And it looks like Anna may confess and ends up telling him the whole story because Anna wants Valentin to understand the gravity of what she’s done. So right now Anna doesn’t want to let herself off the hook and Valentin may have good advice.

Remember he was recently in WSB custody and may tell Anna that’s the last thing that she needs. So Valentin may suggest Anna does something proactive and make her own treatment choice. With Josslyn reporting her to Baines and going after her, Anna’s in a tight spot. But if she checks herself into Shadybrook, that might stop the WSB. Although, it might be better if Anna has her therapist at General Hospital, formally commit Anna. That way, it’s not just a voluntary thing where Anna could leave whatever she feels like. If a doctor commits Anna, then the WSB might have to leave her there since she would be under doctor’s orders.

And honestly, even Britt might agree to Shadybrook as a good compromise as long as Anna is involuntarily committed and can’t just decide, okay, I’m going to walk out the door today because Britt’s main thing is she is really scared and she doesn’t want Anna on the loose out there and possibly planning to kill her again. So, there is a chance that Baines could arrest Anna this week, but in the end, I expect it will be Nina who is in handcuffs instead. But of course, we all know it should really be Drew and Ava who are arrested.