General Hospital spoilers reveal a chilling turn in Port Charles as a familiar face vanishes without a trace, sending shockwaves through the lives of those closest to him. Ric Lansing’s sudden disappearance has ignited panic in Molly Lansing-Davis—and unknowingly drawn her into a tangled web of secrets, lies, and ruthless cover-ups that could shake the very foundations of her family.
The day had begun like any other for Molly. The early Port Charles sun crept through her window, the city stirred to life, and her phone lay silently by her side. But that silence quickly turned ominous. Her morning check-in call to her father, Ric, went unanswered. Voicemail after voicemail yielded nothing but a cold, disquieting emptiness. Ric Lansing—known for being meticulous and always reachable—had seemingly vanished.
Worried, Molly reached out to Deception Cosmetics, where Ric had served as a legal advisor. His colleagues offered little comfort: yes, Ric had been at a meeting the day before; yes, he’d left for an investor appointment and hadn’t been seen since. It didn’t add up. Ric never went off the grid.
By the afternoon, Molly found herself at the Port Charles Police Department, filing a missing person’s report. While Detective Davis heard her out patiently, the lack of evidence of foul play meant the case would likely be pushed to the background—leaving Molly to pursue the mystery alone.
But elsewhere in town, the pieces of Ric’s fate were already in motion. Jason Morgan, back in his old, dark element, was a step ahead. Secluded in a dimly lit suite at the Metro Court, Jason pored over internal surveillance footage acquired from Deception’s own security system. The footage showed Ric arriving at the building, texting in the lobby, and then… nothing. No footage of his departure. Just a void where Ric’s exit should have been. Jason knew what that meant: someone needed Ric gone. And fast.
Jason’s involvement wasn’t by chance. Sasha Gilmore had come to him with a deeply unsettling confession. She feared Ric had unearthed a secret she’d fought to keep buried—the true paternity of her unborn child. Everyone believed Michael Corinthos was the father, but in truth, it was Jason. The ramifications were dangerous. If Ric exposed this secret, it could derail Michael and Sasha’s lives and potentially sway the custody case between Willow and Drew Kane. Worse still, Ric may have already collected damaging evidence, thanks to surveillance tactics he used during a previous blackmail scheme.
Jason knew what had to be done. He had lived long enough in the shadows to understand that some threats had to disappear—completely. With Sasha and Michael’s lives hanging in the balance, he made his move to erase the danger Ric posed once and for all.
As Molly spiraled with worry, backtracking her father’s last steps, Jason activated a network of trusted operatives. Burner phones, untraceable vehicles, and surgical precision became the tools of his plan. His mission: silence Ric before he could speak a word about Sasha, Michael, or the secrets he held.
At the same time, Molly’s desperate search led her to uncover a mysterious email titled “Midnight Protocol” sent from her father’s account to an unknown address. Her heart sank. Something was terribly wrong. She couldn’t decrypt it, but her instincts screamed that it was important. Maybe even a warning.
Meanwhile, Jason and his team tracked Ric to his penthouse. Ric had just returned from a tense conversation with Sasha, where she’d all but confirmed his knowledge of the truth. A creeping sense of paranoia had already set in for Ric—his instincts telling him danger was near. But it was too late.
Jason and his team moved quickly. As Ric stepped onto his balcony to clear his head, Jason struck. A dart to the neck ensured Ric never cried out. His body crumpled silently into Jason’s arms. By the time Molly burst through the front door of the apartment, Jason and his men were already gone. Only a faint whiff of chloroform and Ric’s abandoned phone remained—blinking with missed messages Molly had left just minutes earlier. 
Molly dropped to her knees, the truth settling over her like a storm cloud. Her father hadn’t just gone missing—he’d been taken. And whoever did it knew how to cover their tracks.
The PCPD continued its investigation but lacked any real leads. Ric had simply vanished from Port Charles with no signs of foul play. Yet Molly couldn’t shake the feeling that something sinister had happened—something beyond the scope of the law.
Determined not to give up, she poured over Ric’s digital trail. Legal documents, emails to Willow’s lawyers, records of secretive calls, and cryptic files labeled “Custody Impact” all painted a picture of a man who had discovered something damning. Molly knew she was chasing a ghost, but she also knew her father had been onto something big.
Unbeknownst to her, Jason had already ensured that every piece of Ric’s knowledge was wiped clean. All evidence tying him to Sasha, Michael, and the baby had been buried. To the world, Ric Lansing was just another unsolved mystery. But for those in the know, his disappearance had served a dark and necessary purpose.
As the sun rises over Port Charles, the town remains blissfully unaware of the lengths some are willing to go to protect their secrets. Ric is gone. Sasha and Michael are safe—for now. But Molly’s search is only just beginning. And if she digs too deep, she may find herself staring into the same darkness that swallowed her father whole.
One thing is certain: in Port Charles, no secret stays buried forever—and some disappearances come at a price that can never be repaid.
