On General Hospital, Drew has gone from plotting against Jack to building an entire operation around getting into his hotel room, and that escalation says plenty all by itself. He recruited Ava, secured a computer virus from Martin, planned to knock out surveillance, and handed Ava a sleeping pill to slow Jack down. Whatever Jack has on Drew, he clearly believes it is dangerous enough to justify taking several enormous risks just to make it disappear.
Key Takeaways
- Drew is trying to destroy evidence Jack has that could tie him to congressional embezzlement.
- His plan now includes Ava, a computer virus, disabled surveillance, a hotel-room break-in, and a drugged drink.
- Drew is creating new legal problems while trying to erase the evidence that already threatens him.
- Jack is only the first target, since Drew plans to go after Sonny once Brennan is neutralized.
Drew’s Plan Against Jack Keeps Getting Bigger
Drew (Cameron Mathison) first told Ava (Maura West) that Jack (Chris McKenna) had something he needed back, which already sounded ominous enough. He then asked her to keep Jack occupied while he searched the WSB chief’s room, making it clear this was not about embarrassing Jack or beating him politically. Drew wanted access to something specific, and he was willing to break into a hotel room to get it.
By Friday, the plan had grown considerably more complicated. Martin (Michael E. Knight) provided Drew with a thumb drive loaded with a virus, and Drew revealed that Jack had evidence suggesting he embezzled congressional funds. Martin warned that if Drew did not get rid of that evidence, he could end up in federal prison, which certainly explains why Drew stopped treating this like an ordinary grudge.
That still does not make the plan any less reckless. Drew intended to use the virus to shut down the Metro Court’s surveillance, break into Jack’s room, and retrieve what he needed while Ava kept Jack busy downstairs. When your legal strategy starts requiring malware, trespassing, and a lookout, the phrase “second chance” has probably left the building.
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The biggest problem is that Drew is creating fresh exposure while trying to erase the old kind. Ava did not merely agree to distract Jack. Drew gave her a sleeping pill and pushed her fears about losing Avery until she agreed to use it if necessary, dragging her directly into his scheme.
Then Ava actually crushed the pill and slipped it into Jack’s drink. At that point, Drew’s effort to protect himself stopped being a private cleanup job and became something that could create an entirely new set of consequences if anyone discovered what happened. Jack may have damaging evidence, but Drew is now manufacturing plenty of his own.
The most telling part is how urgently Drew wants Jack neutralized before moving on to Sonny (Maurice Benard). He told Martin that once Jack was out of the way, Sonny was next, which makes this feel less like panic and more like the first step in a larger war. Drew may succeed in destroying whatever Jack has, but if this plan blows up, he could end up proving exactly why Jack considered him dangerous in the first place.
