TENSE DEVELOPMENTS at General Hospital: Ava (Maura West) is in more danger than ever, Sonny wants to get rid of Ava by ***

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Now that the verdict is in, Ava (Maura West) is in more danger than ever. The verdict gave Sonny (Maurice Benard) even more reason to want to take Ava down. There’s nothing more dangerous than Sonny when he feels like he’s on a mission for justice. And now Sonny will be more committed than ever to making sure that he gets custody of Avery (Ava & Grace Scarola).

The Verdict Was Fair

It may be a hot take, but the “not guilty” verdict was fair and reasonable in the circumstances. The prosecution didn’t prove that Ava was solely responsible for Kristina going through the window. Kristina bears some responsibility because she went to the hotel room specifically to confront Ava, knowing that Ava has a history of violence.

Even Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) admitted to each other that the death of the baby was a tragic accident, and that Ava wasn’t solely responsible. They are ready to put aside the need to find someone to blame so they move forward and grieve. But Kristina (Kate Mansi) and Sonny are not going to let it go.

Rick Hearst and Maura West in General Hospital

Teaming Up For Revenge

Kristina has convinced herself that the only way she can move forward from losing her child is to watch Ava suffer. She thinks that is justice, and it will make her less angry about the baby’s death. But it’s really just a desire for revenge. Nothing is going to take away the pain she’s going through, not even Ava being punished.

Sonny is taking advantage of Kristina’s need for vengeance and cloaking his desire to get rid of Ava once and for all as a mission of getting justice for Kristina and her baby. Sonny has been trying to take Ava down for years, and now that she is fighting him for custody of Avery, he has even more incentive to get her out of the picture.

Sonny may appear to be an aggrieved father and grandfather who is committed to getting “justice” for his daughter and granddaughter but really he’s just the same old Sonny. He’s going to act like he’s a fierce family man protecting the women and children he loves when really he’s just looking out for himself.

If he can manage to take out Ava for good Kristina will love him even more, and she will be loyal to him. He will get custody of Avery and be able to keep Kristina close to him while eliminating one of his biggest enemies while looking like a good guy. That’s a win from every angle. And if there’s one thing that Sonny knows how to do it’s work his angles.

Kristina Blew The Case Against Avery

It’s very hypocritical for Kristina to be so bent on avenging her child when she’s the reason that the case against Ava fell apart. The only reason that Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst) was able to get the jury to have reasonable doubt is because of the way that Kristina acted on the stand.

She was hostile, angry, and admitted that she went to the hotel to violently confront Ava. She also admitted that she hated Ava and wanted her to suffer, Of course the jury had reasonable doubt after that performance.

If Kristina had just managed to keep her cool on the stand the verdict might have gone the other way. Alexis tried to warn Kristina to keep her temper under control. But because Kristina is physically unable to process her emotions like an adult, she couldn’t do it, and the result was the “not guilty” verdict. But now, like usual, Kristina is going to make her emotions everyone else’s problem.

Maurice Benard and Kate Mansit in General Hospital

Sonny Isn’t Helping His Daughter

Kristina is clearly struggling with everything that happened, and she needs help and support to get through that. Sonny feeding into her delusion that making Ava suffer will somehow stop her grief isn’t helping Kristina.