General Hospital: Hudson Demands Phoebe & Custody War Ignites!

General Hospital shocks as sketchy new guy Hudson Tucker (Troy Lennon Appel) is really close to stumbling upon the truth about what happened to his and Delilah Wilson’s (Lily Cardone) child.

Remember, Ethan Lovett (Christian Howard) lied right to his face. But with Hudson on the property and Brook Lynn Quartermaine Chase (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) out with Phoebe Chase (Lucia and Luna Creighton), it’s all about to kick off.

Ethan tried to convince Hudson that the baby died, but he bugged Ethan’s room, knows she’s alive, and this week, Hudson finally lays eyes on his kid. We are going to talk about what happens after Hudson comes face to face with his baby girl.

General Hospital: BLQ & Chase Secure

All right, so right now, Chase and Brook Lynn think everything’s settled. They did a closed adoption after the alleged bio signed over his parental rights. And of course that was Ethan. They’re settling in with Phoebe. They’re planning the future, but it’s all about to go off the rails for Chase and Brook Lynn because Ethan told Hudson when he tracked him down in Norway big lies and none of that is selling.

We know, of course, the baby did not die and she is Phoebe and Brook Lynn and Chase just adopted her. But if you recall when Ethan found out Delila died, he vowed at the time nobody would ever know her secret. And of course, Ethan was referring to nobody ever knowing who Phoebe’s bio father was.

So, Ethan lied and told Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that he was Phoebe’s dad because Ethan’s rationale was Hudson’s a scary and dangerous guy and Delilah wanted to get away from him. That’s why she ran to Port Charles to start with.

Ethan’s Plot on GH

So, Ethan stole a DNA sample presumably from a case some arrest that Hudson was involved in at the PCPD and then he used that sample to cheat the paternity test so Alexis could move the adoption forward. That’s also why Ethan insisted on a totally closed adoption that could never be opened so that hopefully nobody would ever know who Phoebe’s real dad was.

He was adamant about that with Alexis and Ethan also swore Ava Jerome (Maura West) to secrecy. She was skeptical, but after Ethan took a bullet for her, Ava was convinced to protect the kid, keep the secret. And then when Hudson showed up in Port Charles, Ethan freaked when he saw him, and just ran away. So, Hudson had been hunting for answers about Delilah and the baby. And after he followed Hudson to Norway and beat him up, he finally said, “Okay, look, Delilah died,” which was true.

Ethan’s Big Lie on General Hospital

And Ethan also said the baby died. That part was a big fat lie. And Hudson warned if Ethan lied, he would go after his mom and sisters. If you remember, Hudson planted a bug in the hotel room and then he overheard Ethan calling Ava back in Port Charles. And Ethan had her swear that she won’t give up the secret about the baby. But Ethan and Ava never used Phoebe’s name.

That’s helpful. So, Hudson’s not going to immediately see Brook Lynn and Chase’s kid and hear her name and know, “Oh, that’s my kid.” And even though Brook Lynn’s adoption of Phoebe is official, it can absolutely be undone if Hudson can prove he’s the dad. He can allege that somebody scammed the system.

Hudson is Ruthless on GH

He could even say Brook Lynn and Chase paid a con man for his baby, which would look bad. And with Hudson on the Quartermaine grounds this week, he’s going to see Brook Lynn, Chase, and Phoebe. And Hudson may just be curious because he knows he should have a baby right now, and he may ask Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) some just passing questions like cute kid, how old is she?

Hudson’s there trying to get Joss to take that CEO job at JJ. Carly Corinthos (Laura Wright) sent him over to the Q estate to see Joss, but it’s really all because they needed Hudson there to set the stage for him to see Phoebe and this to move forward. So, Hudson tells Joss he’s got this job to do. He won’t leave until it’s done. And then while talking to Joss, Hudson’s going to ask questions. Maybe he even notices something in the baby’s face that reminds him of himself or Delilah and he gets a tingling suspicion.

Hudson Starts Poking Around on General Hospital

So, I’m wondering if Hudson starts asking questions about Brook Lynn and Chase’s baby because spoilers say Joss inadvertently says too much. So, she may tell Hudson when Phoebe was born that the little girl’s adopted and that her birth mother died and it was so tragic. Any and all of that is too much info. He doesn’t need it. But to Joss, it would probably seem like innocent, commonly known info on General Hospital.

And if Hudson asks what happened to the dad, Joss can honestly say they don’t know who it is. It was a closed adoption. He signed away his rights. And from there, I think alarm bells are going to go off in Hudson’s mind because Ethan lied to him about Delilah and the baby. So, thanks to Ethan’s frantic call to Ava, we know that Hudson knows Ethan was keeping some sort of secret about the baby.

Hudson’s Next Move

And the big question is what comes next? Where does Hudson go once he sees the baby on the Quartermaine estate and has these suspicions? I suspect Hudson might initially play it cool and get as much info as he can from Joss. You know, Hudson may even say hi to Brook Lynn and Chase, say cute kid, and then go start figuring things out because he needs to gather evidence to support his suspicions.

And if true, that same evidence would support his claim in court to take Phoebe from Brook Lynn and Chase. So, Hudson might steal her pacifier or Phoebe’s little baby hairbrush, something with some DNA on it so that Hudson can have it tested against his DNA to confirm a paternity match.

And then, you know, he could just go directly and confront Chase and Brook Lynn. But I think it’s smarter to get that DNA evidence first. And I’m also wondering if Hudson is going to go after Ava because Ethan put a target on her by involving her in the cover up and then calling her. Of course, he didn’t know his room was bugged.

General Hospital: Hudson’s Real Motives

But Ava doesn’t have a lot of info to help Hudson. She knows the basics. Ethan lied. Said he was Phoebe’s bio dad when he’s definitely not. But the bottom line is I don’t think Hudson’s going to walk away from his daughter.

Everything we’ve seen of him so far shows he’s both determined and dangerous, which makes it seem smart that Delilah and Ethan were trying to keep Phoebe away from Hudson. But the question is, does he want to be a father to Phoebe or is Hudson just mad that Delilah ran off with his baby? And it’s about control.

I’m expecting Hudson to go after custody. And from there, I expect Brook Lynn and Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) might try and buy Hudson off. Just pay him to go away, leave the baby with them. But Ethan seems to think Hudson is a bad guy. So there’s no telling what he might do. He beat Ethan brutally in Norway.

Ethan Made the Right Call

So, protecting Phoebe seems like a smart idea. Hudson right now is acting like a legit businessman while he’s in Port Charles. But he’s a bad guy. I kind of wonder if that means this JJE stuff has some illegalities in it we don’t know about yet because why would Jax have a psycho like Hudson managing affairs for him? Either way, looks like Chase and Brook Lynn are soon in Hudson’s crosshairs.

And if he’s that bad of a guy, that could be real trouble. And there’s even more trouble ahead for Brook Lynn. She’s still keeping the secret that she’s the second driver in the accident Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) caused. And she framed Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) for it. Chase let the framing slide, but if he finds out the other part, that’s a deal breaker. And if this Hudson and Phoebe thing blows them up, that’s going to be even harder.

General Hospital: Hudson’s Paternity Discovery and Secrets

We’ll see how it plays out, but I’m certain Hudson won’t go away quietly. I doubt the Quartermaines can buy him off. All he needs is a DNA test and he can get a lawyer to go to court and unravel that adoption and snatch Phoebe back. Unless Brook Lynn and Chase can somehow prove he’s unfit, criminal, or dangerous, they’re going to lose Phoebe. And with Ethan gone, nobody else in town seems to know that Hudson’s a really bad guy except for Ava because Ethan warned her. And I could actually see her intervening to protect Phoebe because Ava’s all about the kids. So, this could get really messy for a lot of people really soon.