General Hospital is about to unleash one of its most gripping and high-stakes storylines yet — a tale of biological sabotage, secret experiments, and a devastating betrayal that places Anna Devane at the center of a dangerous conspiracy that could alter lives across Port Charles forever.

It all starts innocently enough — with a routine data report buried within the files of the WSB’s covert surveillance division, where Josslyn Jacks, now a seasoned analyst, notices something disturbing. A cluster of genetic anomalies—engineered proteins—has been flagged from a private lab run by Professor Dalton, a once-respected academic whose work has recently crossed dangerous lines.

The data shakes Josslyn to her core. These protein strains are like nothing seen before—able to splice into human DNA, manipulate gene sequences, and potentially trigger heritable mutations. The implications? If released, these proteins could alter generations of humans. And even more chilling: the data suggests these aren’t just theoretical. They may already be in play.

Josslyn immediately alerts Anna, her message clinical but urgent. “Risk of genetic corruption. Protein variants active. Suspect weaponization. Need immediate action.” Anna, ever the strategist, picks up on the underlying terror in her words. She knows Dalton has long been obsessed with blurring ethical lines, but this? This borders on biological warfare.

Jason Morgan, lurking within the shadows of WSB operations, watches as Anna storms in to decode the message. Their eyes meet, and without speaking, they form a plan. Jason’s field skills and Anna’s scientific expertise are exactly what this mission demands. Together, they prepare for a secret incursion into General Hospital, where they suspect unauthorized trials have already begun.

In the early morning hours, Anna and Jason infiltrate the hospital. The building is still, sterile, and eerily quiet. Their objective: locate patients potentially infected by Dalton’s experiments, recover any physical samples, and expose the scope of the threat. A few trusted GH staffers, aware of the danger, have helped secure access to a sealed biohazard wing—hidden away from the public.

As Anna pushes open the containment chamber door, a mix of antiseptic and a metallic tang fills the air. Inside, multiple patients lie unconscious, hooked to machines. Their files link them to Dalton’s so-called “gene therapy” project—his experiments cloaked in the false promise of medical advancement. But Anna knows better. These trials are rewriting human biology at the most dangerous level.

She finds a nearby cart with vials marked by Dalton’s lab code—each one a ticking time bomb. Just then, alarms blare across the floor—they’ve triggered a security sensor. Jason’s instincts kick in. He scoops up the vials, Anna grabs the patients’ medical records, and they sprint into the labyrinth of hospital corridors as the wing locks down behind them.

Safely inside a WSB mobile command post, Anna analyzes the samples. Her horror deepens. These variants are capable of self-replicating within host genomes—rewriting critical genetic code. If Dalton finds a way to disperse them into the environment, the result could be a worldwide genetic catastrophe. Families could be changed forever. Children born decades later might carry mutations they never consented to.

Anna whispers to Jason, “We have to go public.” But Jason reminds her how slow bureaucracies can be—and how powerful Dalton has become. He’s not just a rogue scientist. He has friends in high places, people who would bury this to protect him. They need irrefutable proof.

That proof comes when Anna hacks into the hospital’s surveillance footage. There he is—Dalton, striding through the lab days earlier, flanked by loyal techs. In his pocket? A small drive—likely holding the entirety of his research.

Jason and Anna plan their next move: retrieve the drive.

That night, cloaked in darkness, they slip into General Hospital again—this time via maintenance corridors. They avoid guards, alarms, and surveillance until they reach the central security office. Jason neutralizes a guard with surgical precision while Anna hacks the console. Files flicker across the monitor: diagrams of engineered viruses, strategic memos referencing field trials, emails showing Dalton manipulated the WSB itself. It’s worse than they thought—he may have corrupted the agency overseeing him.

Just as they prepare to leave, chaos erupts.

A lab accident—a reactor malfunction in Dalton’s private wing—releases toxic compounds into the air. Emergency lights flood the hallways red. Jason grabs Anna, shouting, “Containment breach in Sector C!” They run. Doors lock behind them. Nurses scream. The acrid air burns Anna’s throat. She recognizes the smell—mutagenic catalysts Dalton used in his proteins. One breath is enough to trigger a slow-acting poison.

They reach a final hallway, but Dalton is waiting.

His lab coat is soaked in blood. His face is crazed, triumphant. “You don’t understand,” he growls. “This is the future of evolution.” In his hand is a strange device. He activates it, sending out a pulse. Jason tackles him. The device clatters to the ground.

Anna scrambles to retrieve it—but suddenly feels a sting.

A needle pierces her arm. One of Dalton’s techs stares at her, guilt in his eyes, syringe in hand. The infection spreads instantly, creeping up her arm like fire beneath her skin. She drops to her knees, her world spinning. Jason lifts her effortlessly, shielding her from a second attack. Anna clutches the stolen data drive in one hand, blood seeping from the other.

“You’re exposed,” Jason whispers, eyes scanning for an escape route. He finds a service hatch. With all his strength, he hoists Anna through it as sirens wail behind them.

They collapse into a dark utility tunnel beneath the hospital. Anna’s breath is ragged. Her skin pale. Jason kneels beside her, pressing her bleeding hand against his chest. “You’re going to be okay,” he says. But the look in his eyes says he knows the danger has only just begun.

Inside her pocket, the data drive pulses with promise. Evidence of everything Dalton did—the key to saving herself and the world. But time is running out.

Anna Devane has been poisoned. The only chance for her survival lies in finding the antitoxin Dalton may have hidden. And with each hour that passes, her symptoms will grow. Jason won’t leave her side. The mission isn’t over—it’s only just begun.

As distant alarms fade into silence, the fate of Port Charles hangs in the balance… and Anna’s life now depends on a race against time.