On General Hospital, Britt did not sugarcoat her story when she met Jason at the harbor master’s cabin. Sidwell wanted a working prototype for their cold fusion machine, and Cullum continued to pressure her about it. And if she failed to deliver, she was dead. Jason heard her out without a word, shoulders tight, eyes steady, and the next step seemed almost inevitable. Port Charles tells itself it’s above mob justice, that everything goes through the system, yet if Sonny does what Sonny has always done, would the city do anything more than sigh?
Key Takeaways
- Britt told Jason she would be killed if she failed to deliver Sidwell’s prototype.
- Cullum continued to pressure her and stands outside Port Charles’ emotional ties.
- Jason and Sonny may see eliminating Cullum as protection.
- Port Charles claims to reject mob justice, but rarely protests it.
A Threat No One Claims
WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) is not a legacy villain. He has no holiday dinners in this town, no shared history at Kelly’s (now Bobbie’s), no grandchildren running through the park. He is a weapons broker tied to Sidwell (Carlo Rota), circling Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and threatening her with the kind of detached cruelty that makes people disappear.
He stands outside the emotional grid of Port Charles with no old friendships or even a complicated redemption arc. Just business, leverage, and menace. If he vanishes, there is no grieving widow to rage at the courthouse steps, as far as we know.
That absence of connections matters. When enemies fall in this town, they usually leave a ripple. Cullum feels more like a stain. And stains get scrubbed. (Is it possible that Britt doesn’t actually have Huntington’s?)
Protection or Pattern?
Jason (Steve Burton) and Sonny (Maurice Benard) tell themselves they protect the people they love. But Britt is cornered, and Joss (Eden McCoy) is dangerously close to being exposed. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Jason and Sonny, Carly (Laura Wright) is plotting in attics and praying she stays ahead of the blast radius. From their vantage point, removing Cullum is a strategy.
But strategy has a history here. Sonny built an empire on the idea that some men, specifically the evil ones, are better erased. Jason perfected the art of making it look necessary and easy. Each time, it began with protection and ended with another body that the town learned not to mention.
So the real question is not whether they can do it, because they absolutely can. It is whether this is different. Is this a last resort to shield the vulnerable, or just muscle memory kicking in when the pressure rises? If Cullum disappears, Port Charles may sleep easier without even realizing it. There would be no vigils, no public mourning…perhaps just a quiet exhale over coffee at the Metro Court.
And that might be the scariest part of all. (Find out why Hawkes doesn’t think Cullum is a villain.)
