Chase is trying to focus on Brook Lynn, but Willow’s crisis keeps pulling him right back into protector mode.
Willow’s life on General Hospital has turned into one long hallway of bad doors, and Chase keeps being the person who shows up before the next one slams in her face. Chase turned down her chief of staff job offer, chose his badge, and tried to protect his marriage to Brook Lynn. But the June 26 episode made one thing pretty clear. Stepping away from Willow is much easier in theory than it is when the PCPD starts circling her again.
Key Takeaways
- Chase turned down Willow’s job offer, but he still rushed to defend her when the PCPD questioned her.
- His long history with Willow explains why he keeps falling back into protector mode.
- Chase says he is focused on his family with Brook Lynn, but Willow still pulls his attention.
- Willow’s legal trouble is getting worse, and Chase may be one of the few people still willing to stand by her.
Chase Knows Willow’s Worst Days
Chase (Josh Swickard) and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have been through too much for him to treat her like just another person in trouble. They were lovers, and once upon a terrible soap twist, they were married while he was near death from a mysterious illness. That kind of history does not disappear just because both people moved on.
He also saw Willow through some of the worst parts of her life before Drew (Cameron Mathison), politics, and this latest legal mess. Chase protected her during the Shiloh (Colby Ryan McLaughlin) nightmare, supported her through the truth about Wiley (Viron Weaver), and became one of the few people who understood how much loss had already been packed into her story.
That history explains why his instincts kick in so fast. When Detective Joe (Jonathan Bennett) questioned Willow about Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) accident, Chase could not just look away and enjoy poolside small talk with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton). He saw the pattern, saw Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) involvement, and went straight back into protector mode.
Brook Lynn Can See the Problem
That is exactly why Brook Lynn has reason to worry. Chase told her he wanted to refocus on their family and even talked about visiting Finn (Michael Easton) and Violet (Jophielle Love) once the adoption was settled. Then Willow walked off with Joe, and Chase’s attention went right with her.
BLQ didn’t have to make a scene to show she noticed. She gave him room to talk to Curtis (Donnell Turner), then watched him head toward the very problem he had just promised he was trying to step back from. Chase is not sneaking around or playing games, which almost makes it harder, since he is doing what he thinks is right and still making Brook Lynn’s trust stretch like old elastic.
Willow’s situation is getting uglier by the hour. Lucy (Lynn Herring) and Drew placed her on Route 91, Justine got the warrant, and the trip log put Willow near Jordan’s accident at the worst possible time. Chase was right to remind her that she did not have to stay since she had not been arrested, but being right may not keep him from looking compromised again, especially when Willow may not have many better options left.
