Caught In a Trap: GH

The plot thickened on Monday's General Hospital as Jerry took Sam hostage and revealed his plan to trap Jason. While Sam was calling Jason to give him directions to a location specified by Jerry, Michael remembered hearing Jerry's voice while he was in the coma. Michael's instincts then took over and he persuaded Kristina to continue their journey without Jerry's help. Meanwhile Jason was on his way to find Sam and Jerry after Sam warned him over the phone that Jerry was setting a trap. This trap may turn out to be only a small part of Jerry's diabolical plan as Michael and Kristina discovered that they were essentially being held captive when they were met with a guard outside the door as they were trying to leave. Jerry's plans for Sam became even more twisted after he locked her in a dark room and handcuffed her to a chair, where she was later informed that Jerry had sold her to another man.

While all of this is likely to turn out to be one of Jerry's elaborate plans to kill Jason I am still having difficulty understanding why Jason is such an important target for Jerry. It is not as if Jason were the only person to try to kill Jerry. He has made quite a few enemies all over the world. Moreover Jerry was out of town when Claudia called him and was presumably conducting business away from Port Charles, so why is the idea of killing Jason all of a sudden so appealing to him? And why did he decide to stop blackmailing Claudia? I am still waiting for the truth to come out about her involvement in Michael's shooting.