The recent attempt to kill Michael (Chad Duell) has resulted in an even more intense battle between the warring Corinthos and Jerome families on General Hospital.

Michael's Life Is Put Into Grave Danger

Because Ava (Maura West) never went through with killing Michael as per "Luke's" (Anthony Geary) orders, the head of the Jerome organization sent his hit man to commit the murder-but the plot was foiled when Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) informed Shawn (Sean Blakemore), and together, he and Michael managed to gain control of the situation and take out the hit man instead.

Now, considering he is actually after Ava and trying to keep her under his control so he can kill her after she has her baby, Sonny (Maurice Bernard) believes Julian (William DeVry) was behind the contracted hit-and he will confront his opponent about the situation as a result.

Sam and Patrick Grow Closer

"I have reason to believe you're lying," Sonny says to him in a preview clip for the Wednesday, October 1 episode.

Julian can truthfully deny having anything to do with the hit, but he can't deny knowing about it in advance-and it could put one of Sonny's targets on his back as well.

Meanwhile, Sam (Kelly Monaco) will be forced to defend the nature of her relationship with Patrick (Jason Thompson) to her ex, Silas (Michael Easton), after the doctor suspects there's more than a professional and platonic friendship there.

"Can I ask you something? You two a couple now?" he asks Sam in the clip.

General Hospital airs Monday-Friday at 3 p.m. on ABC.