SOAPnet to air GH marathon for Father's Day

SOAPnet to air GH marathon for Father
SOAPnet to air GH marathon for Father's Day

SOAPnet celebrates Father's Day with a special look at one daytime dad's troubled relationship with his son. On June 20, the all-soaps cable channel will air "Sins of the Father," a four-hour marathon focusing on General Hospital's Sonny Corinthos.

Mobster Sonny Corinthos has grown to respect and admire his newest employee Dominic Pirelli. But their relationship takes a turn for the worse when the mafia boss learns that the man he's considering entrusting his empire to is really an undercover cop. Sonny gets his revenge for the betrayal by shooting Dominic, but he's in for the shock of his lifehe's actually just shot his own son, Dante Falconeri.

Here are the episodes to he shown.3:00pm: Episode #11889 (Original Air Date September 11, 2009) Sonny visits Dante in the hospital and thanks him for saving Morgan's life. As Olivia wrestles with the idea of telling them they're father and son, she's shocked to walk in and see them bonding over childhood stories.

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4:00pm: Episode #11983 (Original Air Date January 29, 2010)The tension builds as Sonny prepares to kill Dante for betraying him. When Dante realizes what's happening, he starts to arrest Sonny who pulls out a gun and shoots him. As Dante falls to the floor, Olivia walks in and tells Sonny that he shot his own son.

5:00pm: Episode #11989 (Original Air Date February 8, 2010)Dante is in the hospital recovering from Sonny's gunshot and the two have their first conversation as father and son. Sonny hopes they can try to build their relationship, but Dante rejects him. Sonny goes to the chapel to pray and realizes that he doesn't want to give up on making things work with Dante.

6:00pm: Episode #12030 (Original Air Date April 6, 2010)Dante lashes out at Sonny, telling him he's the reason all of his kids are having problems. When Dante ends up punching him, Sonny says he'll let it go this time, but can only be pushed so far. Dante scoffs at that and tells Sonny to come and get him any time.


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