General Hospital Spoilers | Molly Covers Up Ric’s Crimes, Shocking Cause of Alexis’ Death

General Hospital spoilers tease that one of the new disasters brewing in Port Charles is the dangerous deterioration of Alexis and Rick’s relationship.

A bond built on years of legal battles, overlapping personal histories, and a once-viable connection is now falling apart into sharp, jagged pieces as a result of troubling changes.

The new story—of fabricated secrets, unethical deals made behind closed doors, and bargaining based on fear rather than reason—is showing a crazy adjustment in how both Alexis and Rick see themselves and each other.

In particular, Christina’s near-death experience caused by Rick and Elizabeth cutting the brakes on what she mistakenly thought was Ava’s car is a turning point. It not only sparks a personal crisis but also ignites a hidden war between Rick and Alexis—one that no longer abides by any moral code.

Rick, once sidelined from important family decisions, now returns with a new power: the ability to manipulate Alexis through her own fear.

The moment he realizes that Alexis is willing to spend money, destroy her reputation, and even go against the principles that once defined her—just to protect Christina—is when Rick decides to use it all.

No longer feeling pity, no longer needing forgiveness, Rick is now completely clear-headed when facing Alexis. He chooses to take revenge in the most brutal way: making her see herself broken, shattered, and distorted by her wrong choices.

Alexis, once strong, decisive, always living by justice and morality, is now at an irreversible crossroads. She cannot expose Christina without losing her daughter. She cannot expose Ava without leaving an indelible stain. And she can’t confront Rick, who’s taking advantage of her by sitting back, watching, and smiling as her values crumble bit by bit.

In that suffocating situation, the tacit adjustments between the two are pushing things to a new limit—a complete distortion of right and wrong, victim and mastermind.

This shift is more than just a legal confrontation or a personal clash. It’s a sign that Port Charles is entering a darker era, where truth is a commodity, justice is a luxury, and the deepest hurt comes from those who once loved and shared a home.

If Rick continues to push Alexis to the brink, if Ava continues to hold the bargaining chip, and if Christina isn’t forced to confront the truth—the price will be more than a few million dollars or a ruined career. It will be the souls of a generation who once stood at the moral center of this city.

And Rick doesn’t stop there.

After securing Alexis’s silence, he finds a renewed strength in playing the victim-turned-strategist. His next move? Undermining Ava.

Ava, who has long played her own games in Port Charles, finds herself for once unsure of where Rick stands. One moment, he’s seemingly helping her cover up Christina’s crime. The next, he’s whispering implications to Laura, to Dante, to anyone who might eventually benefit from Ava being on the outs again.

Rick sees Ava as the last domino that needs to fall.

Once Alexis is morally paralyzed, once Ava’s alliances are severed, and once Christina is left vulnerable with no one but Rick to “protect” her—then Rick will be exactly where he’s wanted to be all along: in control.

What makes this particular arc so chilling is that it’s not built on explosions or kidnappings or secret paternity tests. It’s built on power—silent, calculated, and psychological.

Rick is peeling away every safeguard Alexis once had. And she’s letting it happen, not out of weakness but out of despair. She’s convinced that silence is her best form of love. That sacrificing her ideals is the only way to save Christina. And that losing her soul is preferable to losing her daughter.

The tragedy is in that logic.

Because in protecting Christina from the truth, Alexis is teaching her daughter that truth doesn’t matter.

That survival is more important than accountability.

That shame can be bartered for comfort.

And Rick is counting on that lesson to stick—because if Christina falls into that pattern, he wins.

He not only ruins Alexis.

He rewrites the entire Davis family legacy.