Diane is the best attorney on General Hospital, but the custody battle was not her greatest work. Could she have done better?
Who’s That Girl?
Diane (Carolyn Hennesy) has helped Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Jason (Steve Burton) avoid most of their legal issues, sometimes even when they should have been held accountable. So, when she was representing Michael (Rory Gibson) in his custody battle with Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), fans thought it was a slam dunk. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.
Diane wasn’t her usual “sharky” self. It sometimes seemed that she was being soft on Willow. She was definitely off her game.
What Could Have Been
Ric (Rick Hearst) was extremely hard on Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) when he questioned her, to the point that she went into labor. Fans expected something similar from Diane when it came to Willow. She fell flat.
Michael very clearly told Diane that Willow never came to visit him in the hospital in Germany. Knowing Diane, we expected her to be all over that. She could have Sonny or Jason, or even someone like Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), look into what really happened. It would have been easy to get the nurse in Germany to tell them that Drew (Cameron Mathison) bribed her. Unfortunately, she just let it go. Very unlike Diane.
Then there was the disgusting way that Drew gaslit Wiley (Viron Weaver) by purposely letting him hear the lie that his father didn’t want him. She should have asked Willow why she believed her boyfriend over her own son. This would have put plenty of doubt in the judge’s mind about Willow’s ability to be a mother with her boyfriend around.
No matter what the outcome of the trial, it seemed as if Diane did not do her best. Do you agree? Do you think the Corinthos family picked up on it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
