Rick Springfield as Dr Noah Drake on General Hosptial

General Hospital

Sept 19th 2008

Then there were three!

With Patrick still looking on from the door, unnoticed Noah says he isn't there to pretend they share more than DNA. "Yeah, well why should now be any different than the rest of my life?" Matt asks his father. "Your still my son" With that said by Noah Patrick entered the room and asks "Did I just...Matt Hunter's your son?" He asks in disbelief. "How long have you known he's your father" Patrick asks Matt. "All my life, let me guess you didn't know?" Matt says. Noah then says to Patrick "Say what you have to say" "Did Mom know?" Patrick needs to know. Unless she hid it from him, she didn't know Noah assures him. He did know he hadn't always been faithful, but they worked it out between themselves. When Matt's mom turned out pregnant he made a side deal with her that he would financially support Matt until he was 18. "A side deal? So you paid her to go away?" Patrick accuses Noah. "If you want to call it that, she actually got a job offer in Albuquerque when Matt was still a baby" Patrick cuts Noah off and wants to know how many times did Noah try to get in touch with him? Matt replies with "Until today, once" "You son of a bitch" Patrick yells at Noah.

Keep it zipped!

"So your just another egotistical surgeon that can't keep his pants zipped?" Patrick accuses Noah. "Your just real happy to rush to judgement aren't you" Noah shoots back. "You make me sick" Patrick says and walks out of the room. Noah starts to follow but Matt says to him "Is this one of those warm and fuzzy moments I missed by not having you as my Dad?" Matt says this with a smile. That stops Noah and he asks if he came to Port Charles to see him or meet Patrick? Don't flatter yourself he assures Noah. He had a Fellowship. Noah isn't buying it thought. He knew they were both there. Matt admits he was curious but not anymore. Any apology Noah can offer is years to late and wouldn't make a difference anyway Noah says as Anna comes up to the door. Anna doesn't hesitate and walks in. "Hi, sorry am I interrupting?" she asks. You can cut the atmosphere with a knife and that can't be good for the patient she tells them. Noah informs them he is just leaving as Matt comments he is good at that. That stops Noah. Noah confesses he didn't tell Anna before because he wanted to talk to Matt first. Matt is his son he confesses.

Time out!

Back at the nurses station in a hell of a mood Patrick gives Elizabeth a hard time to which she tells him to take a time out. Patrick apologies and storms off only to find Robin coming off the elevator. "Hey you" she says and starts in on the baby name thing. He tells her its not a good time. What's wrong she wants to know puzzled. "Well I just found out I have a brother!" They sit in the lounge and discuss the latest developments. She is astonished that Matt knew and didn't say anything. And so did his father Patrick adds. "Remember when Eli Love's son came here and we thought what scum he was, well it turns out my Dad is the same way" Robin asks if Noah offered an explanation. "What's there to explain?" Patrick asks "My father cheated on my mother more than once....Matt Hunter is my brother and laying in the ICU. I can't believe I just said my brother" Robin says "I'm sorry, this is crazy" Patrick goes on about how amazing his gene pool is and no wonder she doesn't want to marry him.

He's a good man

Anna & Robin watch Patrick at the nurses station and Anna asks how he is handling it. Robin is unsure. Just when he made peace with Noah this comes up. Anna doesn't want to judge Noah, hes done some stupid things in his life but she thinks he is a good man underneath it all. Robin says Patrick thinks this is why she doesn't want to marry him, that he will turn into a version of his father. "Is that what's stopping you?" Anna asks Robin.

We need to talk!

Noah comes storming up the nurses station and says "Ok do you want to talk about this?" Nothing to talk about, not his business Patrick says as Anna & Robin watch this unfold. Patrick starts to walk away and Noah tells him he understands he is angry but he'd rather face that. "You understand? You know what I understand that every night you were supposedly out saving lives, you were banging nurses and making kids you didn't want" a very angry Patrick says. "I loved your mother & I love you" Noah replies. Funny way of showing it Patrick tells him. Noah can't change the past and he isn't proud of this but when your over the shock they have to talk about it. "You want absolution? Go to church or dive into another bottle! Matt did fine without you. I'm sure I can too!" and an angry Patrick walks away.

Warm & Fuzzy family reunion

Robin & Anna go see Matt. "Looks like news of the family reunion has spread as if it's any of your business" Matt greets them. Maybe not Robin agrees but he is her baby's uncle, the only one she has unless Anna has a secret. She looks to Anna who assures her she is her only living child, but can't vouch for her father, Anna says with a smile. Matt isn't interest in Sunday dinners, he doesn't do warm & fuzzy he informs them. Robin just wants to tell him he matters. Robin asks if he needs anything and Matt says she has never had any use for him before so please don't start now. With that Patrick walks in and demands Matt treat Robin with respect. What does he want from them? Nothing Matt assures them. They don't get it, if he wanted to meet Noah Drake or any of them he would have walked up and introduced himself. With that Noah appears in the door.

Stay tuned next week to see how this plays out.....