He said it was pro bono. Elizabeth didn’t buy it. And Willow just stepped into a legal mess wrapped in secrets, lies, and fake generosity. Is Ric Lansing about to blow everything up?

On July 30th, General Hospital gave fans a deliciously awkward and suspicious twist that has everyone talking — and side-eyeing Ric Lansing harder than ever.

It started simple enough. Ric offered to represent Willow as her lawyer — for free. That’s right. Pro bono. A gesture of goodwill? A redemption arc? Not if you’ve ever met Ric. And judging by Elizabeth’s reaction, she remembers exactly who Ric is… and who he’s always been.

Elizabeth, who’s been married to Ric not once but twice, knows him better than anyone. And the second he claimed he was doing this out of the kindness of his heart, her face said what we were all thinking: Yeah, right. Ric doesn’t do favors. He doesn’t forget a debt. And he definitely doesn’t work for free. This is the same man who’s made a career out of opportunism and backdoor deals — he’s not suddenly the town’s legal saint.

So why the act?

The answer, as usual in Port Charles, is tangled in secrets. Ric’s “generosity” seems to be less about helping Willow and more about helping himself — or more specifically, Nina. Because in a ridiculous twist of irony, it turns out Nina is secretly footing the bill. That’s right: the woman Willow still struggles to trust is bankrolling her legal help — and doing it through Ric, of all people.

But here’s where it gets even juicier.

Willow thinks she’s making her own decisions. She even told Ric she’d follow his advice… and then promptly did the opposite. Instead of lying low, she stormed over to the Quartermaine mansion — a move so reckless, it nearly undid whatever strategy Ric may or may not have had.

And yet, the wildest part of it all isn’t Willow’s impulsiveness — it’s how much Ric is getting away with.

By claiming he’s working pro bono, Ric is forcing Willow into yet another layer of deception. She doesn’t know Nina’s involved. Elizabeth suspects something, but hasn’t called him out — yet. And Ric? He’s spinning a web that could collapse any second if anyone pulls the wrong thread.

What’s more, his manipulation isn’t even that subtle. Nina’s track record of secret-keeping is so notorious it’s practically a drinking game at this point. One more hidden deal, one more half-truth — and it’s Willow who will pay the price when everything inevitably explodes.

Meanwhile, fans are begging for Elizabeth to speak up. She knows Ric’s patterns, his tells, and his smirking fake sincerity better than anyone. The only question is: will she confront him before it’s too late?

Because if she doesn’t, Willow might find herself entangled in a legal defense driven by hidden agendas, personal grudges, and one very fake “favor.”

In Port Charles, nothing is ever really free. Especially when Ric Lansing’s involved.

And as the lies pile up, we’re all waiting for the moment when someone finally says what everyone’s thinking:

What’s Ric really after?