Jump In to Port Charles #4

Jason/Sam/Lucky/Liz/Alexis

The "Jump In" articles that we'll be posting will help viewers who haven't followed General Hospital/Port Charles very closely. These articles will update you on storylines told over the past year and help you further understand our stories.

Another story we retold in 2006 was the maternity story involving Sam & Alexis. Helena finally had something to hold over Alexis, and decided to go after her. She teamed up with Manny Ruiz (who wanted to kill Jason & Sam) and had Alexis & Sam kidnapped. The two women spent weeks missing, with those at home thinking the worse of each other. Sonny & Nikolas believed Ric might have done something to Alexis; while Jason thought Manny may have been behind Sam's disappearance, but couldn't prove it. Sam & Alexis eventually learned who their capturers were, with Alexis learning the startling news that Sam was her long lost daughter!

Helena planned to blackmail Alexis with the information, threatening to turn her daughter against her if she didn't do what she wanted. Alexis still kept Sam in the dark, and the two women teamed up to make contact back home. Sam made contact with Liz (Jason left his cell phone at the hospital by accident). After telling Jason about the phone call, Liz called Lucky to help Jason. Ric shows up at Jason’s penthouse with the audio from Alexis' car, proving that she taken. Jason, Liz (against the wishes of the others), Lucky and Ric went out in search of Alexis and Sam. Stan was able to trace the phone call and gives them the location. Helena realized her plan was coming undone and decided to kill them all. She arranged for the building to be demolished by a series of explosions. Alexis and Sam realized that the end is near for them as the building begins to explode. Alexis comes clean with Sam about her parentage, causing Sam to flip out. Alexis and Sam shared an emotional moment, promising to get to know each other a hell of a lot better if they made it out alive.

Meanwhile, Lucky, Liz, Ric and Jason found the building where Sam and Alexis were being held and barged in. Jason gets into a fight with Manny as he sends the others to look for Sam and Alexis. The others are able to find Sam and Alexis but are soon cornered by Helena’s goons. Jason rescues them, and then they all try to escape. During the escape, one of the explosions causes Sam and Liz to be separated from the others. Jason and Lucky find both Sam and Liz, who are trapped by fire. Jason tries to get through but the fire is too hot. Lucky is unable to move, frozen with fear and has flashbacks to the fire that allegedly took his life years ago. Helena watches the devastation, takes advantage of Lucky’s hesitation, and shoots him. At the top of the staircase, Helena forces Jason to choose who he’s going to save. Sam or Liz.

When Jason doesn’t respond fast enough, Helena pushed Liz over the balcony and pushed Sam down the stairs. Jason chooses Liz and runs to try to break her fall. Sam sees this as she’s falling. Lucky immediately tries to go after Sam but the floor caves in, causing her and Lucky to fall. With a wounded arm and head, Lucky still tries to rescue Sam. Frantically calling out “Oh my god Lucky, help me please!” Lucky goes as fast as he can. Just as he reaches her, another explosion happens, sending Lucky over another stairwell. Down in the lobby, Lucky is dragged to safety by Ric.

While outside of the building, Alexis argues with Jason to go back inside but he tells her there is no way back up. Another explosion happens knocking them all back. Alexis is horrified when she learns that Sam wasn’t saved during the explosion and blames Jason for not saving her. In the process, Alexis reveals that Sam is her daughter and Jason is responsible for her death.

In the events following Sam’s death, a funeral was held. Jason withdrew from his friends and family, leaving Sonny to handle more of the business. Liz and Lucky began having problems because Liz felt Lucky didn’t do his best to save her. Liz begins to bond with Jason more, leaving Lucky to nurse himself back to health. Alexis on struggled with finding her daughter, only to lose her, and imagined she was seeing Sam everywhere.

In the fall, Liz and Lucky continued to grow further and further apart. Liz began having an emotional affair with Jason. Going to him, confiding in him, while shutting Lucky out. Lucky struggled to handle the growing rift between him and his wife, eventually getting some advice from his brother Nikolas. One night after a fight with Lucky, Liz ran into Jason (who had received a package in the mail that reminded him of Sam) at Jake's and the two of them got drunk. The attraction between the two was too strong to resist and the two were on the verge of making love….until Lucky walked in!

Lucky moved out afterwards, sick of Elizabeth's behavior. Jason realized that it was too soon for him to move on after Sam and told Elizabeth he was glad they were interrupted. Things only got worse when Jason and Liz's friendship grew more on more. At the Quartermaine Thanksgiving, Jason brought Elizabeth as his date….angering Lucky and Carly. A fight ensued between Jason/Lucky and Carly/Liz, ending with no one happy. Lucky returned home afterwards and got the surprise of his life when a very much alive Sam showed up on his doorstep!

Sam, who has selective amnesia, has no memory of her life with Jason or the past year. Lucky felt it was his duty to protect Sam, especially after being haunted by her 'death'. He vowed to protect her from Helena and try to help her reclaim her life. He kept Sam a secret; Elizabeth thought Lucky was finally moving on with his life; Nikolas stumbled upon Sam by accident. Nikolas' roles as the dutiful cousin and protective brother kicked in as he had the two of them move into Wyndemere. Sam has been in therapy sessions with Lainey off and on since January. Meanwhile, Jason again tried to move on by trying to date Elizabeth. After the two of them finally made love, Jason realized it could never happen again.

Only Nikolas, Lucky and Lainey knew about Sam….until Robin saw Sam in the park (Sam thought she was alone). Robin spilled the beans to Jason while at the same time; Carly learned she was alive after overhearing Nikolas and Lucky talk! Jason sprung into action to reclaim the love he lost, arranging for Alexis to find out the truth when he confronted Nikolas & Lucky. Both were disappointed when Sam had no memory of them and wanted nothing to do with either of them. Jason also began reeling from the fact that Lucky and Sam appeared to have a connection!

Recently, Sam's behavior has gotten a bit suspicious. Where was she during the months she was missing? Moreover, why is she not afraid of Helena, the woman who tried to kill her? As Lucky and Liz prepare to finalize their divorce, what does this mean for Lucky and Sam? Will Jason & Elizabeth comfort each other in their heartbreak?