General Hospital Spoilers: Jude’s Dirty Past Exposed – Ethan’s DNA Switch Hides A Sinister Secret?

General Hospital spoilers and updates pose the question: Does Jude Jacks (Wil Traval) have a criminal record in Port Charles after all?

Could it really have been his DNA that Ethan Lovett (Christian Howard) swapped with his in that case file at the PCPD, and not Jerry Jacks’ (Sebastian Roché)?

Key Takeaways

• Jude may have visited Port Charles under a secret alias
• Ethan could have known Jude’s criminal identity
• Jude, Ethan, and Hudson may share a dangerous history
• The PCPD DNA sample could belong to Jude rather than Jerry
• Jude’s familiarity with Port Charles residents raises suspicions

Jude Could Have Been In Port Charles Under An Alias, And Ethan Knew What That Alias Was

Jude could have been in Port Charles several years back under an alias, and Ethan may have known what that alias was. It sounds like Ethan, Jude, and Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) all knew each other well!

Ethan hadn’t been around Port Charles himself for a while, and a few times Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and his mother, Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), had to get him out of trouble.

But at some point, he must have known Jude did something to get a file in the PCPD, probably under an alias, as mentioned before.

As fans may recall from Ethan’s shocking DNA switch at the PCPD, he went to great lengths to conceal the identity of Phoebe’s biological father.

It must have been sometime between when Jasper Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) went back to Australia and Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) graduated and joined the WSB when it happened.

Up until apparently the last couple of years, no one knew about Jude in Port Charles, including Josslyn, but Ethan did!

Ethan Must Have Known Jude From Australia—And Possibly In New York

Once Tracy and Holly got Ethan out of his latest scrape a few years back, he was doing a lot of world traveling. He must have known Jude from Australia, and possibly in New York as well.

No one would be surprised that Ethan, who does have those con man tendencies, got to know Jude and Hudson in the process of pulling off cons!

They could have even acted as mercenaries dealing in stolen art. That’s been known to happen.

From the sound of how Ethan described Phoebe Chase’s (Luna and Lucia Creighton) birth father, Jude is a very bad dude, perhaps even worse than Jerry!

With Jude’s claim on Phoebe threatening Brook Lynn and Chase, uncovering his past could become more important than ever.

This Had To Be A Police File Containing A Cold Case, Or Someone Who’d Been Released

This had to be a police file containing a cold case, or someone who’d been released. Like his father Jerry had done so many times, Jude may have reinvented himself so he wouldn’t be caught.

He could have had both a different name and a different face when he was in Port Charles before and done something for the PCPD to have that file on him.

In fact, Jude’s possible criminal history and the mysterious cold-case DNA sample could become important if Brook Lynn and Chase end up fighting him for custody of Phoebe.

And strangely, he recognized and knew Tracy and Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), although neither of them recognized him, and the same with Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn).

So, there’s still more going on with Jude than meets the eye, but he’s in Port Charles under his own name—or so he says!

Annemarie’s Take

Something about Jude just doesn’t add up for me! If Ethan really used DNA from an old PCPD case file, there has to be a reason that particular sample was available.

Could Jude have been in Port Charles before under another name? And why does he seem to know people who don’t recognize him? I think Jason and Tracy need to dig into Jude’s past before he gets anywhere near Phoebe!

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