CBS Legend Passes Away! General Hospital Ric Lansing died, Very Heartbreaking News!

General Hospital spoilers reveal that Rick Lansing (Rick HST) was furious when Sonny Corinthos showed up at Ava Jerome’s door, offering a compromise like never before—shared custody, split right down the middle.

What could have brought the mob boss to her door with his heart on his sleeve? Why now?

It’s likely that Rick will continue to try to convince Ava that Sonny is playing her for a fool, but she’s more likely to follow her gut and stick with the deal she and Sonny made.

How will Rick pivot to continue angling for his brother if Ava is spontaneously going to make amends with him?

Ava was every bit as taken aback by Sonny’s sudden about-face when he turned up at her door, offering to meet her in the middle. And Rene’s general war that he started—without the knowledge that Sonny has recently battled some pretty scary potential health problems—took it as a peace offering and scooped it up while she had the chance.

Worried that second-guessing the Don might tick him off and make him pull back on his offer, Ava was going to get while the getting was good.

But Rick suspects there is more to the story—and he’s not wrong.

Ava may be starting to see the writing on the wall, screaming that Rick has it out for his half-brother. Why else would he be so displeased with her swift negotiations?

Even though Ava felt like she was walking away from the situation a winner, the relief she must have felt the instant Sonny walked out the door—ready to share custody with her—was practically palpable.

But so was Rick’s tense demeanor as he judged her up one side and down the other. It was as though her decision affected him in some way—and we’re not talking about his bottom line.

Is that because he had bigger plans for using Ava to stick it to his brother?

Which way is Ava going to go?

On one hand, she doesn’t trust Sonny farther than she can throw him. On the other hand, she knows beggars can’t be choosers, and this is a better deal than what she started out with before.

She likes Rick and is interested in seeing where their relationship can go now that she’s going to get her daughter back.

But will Rick continue to lead Ava astray—this time with romance instead of legal manipulation—as a means to an end to exact his twisted and never-ending desire for revenge on Sonny?

Will this be a reboot of the angle he had when he married Alexis Davis to influence Sonny’s child?