The Wrong Man Died on General Hospital and Jenz Sidwell Is About to Remind Port Charles What Happens When a Father Has Nothing Left to Lose

MARCO RIOS IS DEAD AND JENZ SIDWELL IS ABOUT TO MAKE PORT CHARLES PAY FOR IT

TL;DR: Marco Rios died on the operating table on General Hospital while Ross Cullum survived surgery one floor above him. Lucas Jones saved Cullum’s life without knowing Cullum stabbed Marco. Jenz Sidwell sobbed over his son’s body and promised to make Sonny Corinthos pay. He is blaming the wrong person. He has nothing left to lose. Port Charles has no idea what is coming.

The Wrong Man Died

Marco Rios is dead. Isaiah Gannon and Elizabeth Baldwin operated on him in the ER trauma room and closed most of the stab wounds, but a lacerated blood vessel caused internal bleeding they could not stop. Marco died on that table while Ross Cullum, the man who put the knife in his chest, was one floor above him in stable condition because Lucas Jones removed the bullet and saved his life.

Liz told Lucas. She found him in the hallway fresh off saving Cullum and said the words no one should ever have to hear. She brought Lucas to the body. He said goodbye to the man he called “the one” hours earlier. The man he was looking at houses on the lake with. The man he left a voicemail for on the way to surgery that Marco never heard and will never hear.

Lucas broke down in Ava Jerome‘s arms outside the hospital. At first he refused to accept it. He did not want to let in the reality that Marco Rios was gone. And then it landed. And it wrecked him.

General Hospital killed off a man who chose love over his father’s empire, who stole medication to save Britt Westbourne‘s life, who told Lucas they were going to be happy together. And the man who stabbed him in the chest, cleaned the knife, read Marco’s phone, stepped over his body, and turned off the lights on his way out is breathing in a hospital bed one floor up. The wrong man died.

Marco Rios deserved better. Do you think Sidwell will burn Port Charles to the ground over his son’s death? Send your wildest theories to [email protected] and we just might publish them!

Sidwell Promised Revenge and He Is Aiming at the Wrong Man

Jenz Sidwell arrived at the hospital with Ava. Isaiah had to look a father in the eye and tell him his son was dead. Sidwell’s first instinct was to ask if Dr. Gannon had botched the surgery on purpose as revenge. That is who this man is. Even in grief, he is calculating. Even standing over his son’s body, he is looking for someone to destroy.

Sidwell sobbed over Marco Rios and made a promise. He swore he would make Sonny Corinthos pay for both Natalia’s death and now Marco’s.

He is blaming the wrong man. Sonny did not stab Marco. Cullum did. Sidwell does not know that yet. And when he finds out, the question is not whether Sidwell will seek revenge. The question is how many people he will take down in the process.

How Far Will a Father With Nothing Left to Lose Go?

Here is where the speculation gets terrifying. Jenz Sidwell has lost his son. He has already lost Natalia. The two people he loved most in this world are gone. He has an empire, a blackmail operation running the mayor of Port Charles, and a rage that now has no ceiling.

Will he go after Sonny? He already promised to. Sidwell has been squeezing Laura Collins and has leverage over Willow Tait. He has removed Kevin, Ace, and Martin from Laura’s orbit. He has the infrastructure to wage a war against Sonny from every angle, and now he has the motive to make it personal. What if Sidwell stops squeezing and starts destroying?

Will he take Cullum out when he discovers the truth? Cullum is lying in a hospital bed. He is alive because Lucas saved him. When Sidwell finds out that his most ruthless enforcer is the one who put the knife in Marco’s chest, what happens? Does he forgive a man who murdered his son? Does he finish what the bullet did not? Does he protect Cullum because the operation matters more than his grief? That answer will tell us exactly who Jenz Sidwell really is.

Will Lucas become a target? Lucas saved Cullum’s life. Lucas was helping Britt. Lucas was the reason Marco stole from the safe in the first place. Sidwell could connect those dots and decide that Lucas Jones is as responsible for Marco’s death as anyone. A grieving father looking for someone to punish does not always punish the right person. Sidwell has already proven that by blaming Sonny.

What if Sidwell turns his operation into a scorched earth campaign? No more blackmail. No more leverage. No more quiet power moves from Wyndemere. What if Marco’s death turns Jenz Sidwell from a calculating villain into a reckless one? A father with nothing left to lose and an empire built for destruction is the most dangerous thing Port Charles has ever faced.

Marco Rios chose love. He chose Lucas. He chose to do the right thing. And it cost him everything. The wrong man died on General Hospital and the fallout is going to be catastrophic.

Will Sidwell go after Sonny, Cullum, Lucas, or all of them? And when he finds out the truth about who really killed Marco, will Port Charles survive what comes next? Sound off below because this one is going to explode!

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@soapoperamag MARCO BETTER NOT BE DEAD! Why can't GH ever let us have nice things? Why do they always ruin our joy? Marco was PERFECT! Alexis better walk in that room and find a pulse or so help me, I'll cry! #GeneralHospital ♬ original sound – Soap Opera Magazine