In the brand-new General Hospital preview for Thursday, Oct. 24, Sam is just trying to get some rest before going under the knife to donate part of her liver to boo Dante’s former wife, Lulu. Should be easy, right, especially with patient advocate Felicia hovering to second the motion. But no, into Sam’s room comes… someone — and not someone she seems especially pleased to see, either.

“You want something,” she tells her uninvited guest. “You always do.”

Who is it, and what do they request of Sam? That, we won’t find out until airtime.

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In other developments, Portia, reeling from the news of Heather’s imminent release, considers Plan B to deal with the threat if her Plan A fails. But wasn’t tampering with The Hook Killer’s lab-test results Plan A? In any case, although Ric is sure that his client is no longer a menace to society, we could make — and have made — a case for why when she was locked up, the key should have been thrown away. Read it here.

Ever the optimist, Laura insists to Isaiah that, the odds be damned, “If you give Lulu the chance, she will win again.” Brennan tells Carly, “If you have to ask, you’re not as smart as I thought you were.” Snap! And Jason and Sonny put their heads together as they try to pull a literal fast one.