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Is Austin Really Alan Quartermaine’s Son – Raised by Jimmy Lee Holt in ‘General Hospital’ Twist?

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General Hospital spoilers introduced Austin (Roger Howarth) in Pautuck – a city which could tie him to Alan Quartermaine (the late Stuart Damon) if you know your 1908s ABC soap history. There’s a lot of suspicion about Jimmy Lee Holt (Steve Bond) as a potential father as well.

With Stuart Damon recently passing, it would be a touching tribute if the storyline included his character, and lots of flashbacks, whether he’s the mysterious Austin’s father or not. Here’s how the new doc in town might have a double deep tie to the legacy family.

Is Austin the Son of Jimmy Lee Holt on General Hospital?

On the last GH, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) found a photo and told Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) that she knew Austin’s father. They’ve not said Austin’s last name yet, but it could be Austin Holt, making him Jimmy Lee Holt’s son. If he is Austin Holt, then he’d be the grandson of Edward Quartermaine, but not entitled to any ELQ shares given the terms of the will.

No doubt there’s more to come on General Hospital. And they might do a ret-con (revision) of history to give Dr. Austin Holt some shares. They did this recently with Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) to magically give him a law degree he never had to plug him in as DA. So, back in the early/mid 80-s, Jimmy Lee popped up as a son of Edward Q, born out of wedlock.

Jimmy was from the little town of Pautuck, NY – and he was around back when Anna was. For about three years, Jimmy Lee Holt was in Port Charles scheming with, for, and against the Qs. Then in 1986, headed back to Pautuck where he married Charity Gatlin and they ran a country store, and he was off General Hospital.

But Could the New Doctor Really be Alan Quartermaine’s Son on GH?

That woman – Charity – is very important as she’s also tied to Alan Quartermaine on General Hospital. And she might be the key if they decide to link Austin to the Qs in a double-deep twist. In fact, Austin himself might not know that he’s a “true” Q who’s a direct descendent of Edward’s rather than from an offshoot line. Keep reading…

At Edward’s will reading in 2012 on General Hospital, Jimmy Lee Holt was cut out. But Alan Quartermaine’s children inherited. And you might have noted Dr. Austin seemed interested in the power play at ELQ. And he hired Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) for a Q-related task. So, that might be a subtle sign that Austin could be a direct relative of Edward and also Alan. So, how could he be Alan’s son?

General Hospital: Scott Baldwin- (Kin Shriner) - Austin (Roger Howarth)

Back in the mid 80s, Jimmy Lee bankrupted the Qs on General Hospital. So, Alan Quartermaine cooked up a plan to get back their fortune. Then, Alan faked his death and went to – guess where – Pautuck! Alan Q lived there in secret, under the name Simon. And guess who Alan had a fling with while in the small upstate New York town? You guessed it. Charity Gatlin – Jimmy Lee’s future wife.

Is Charity the Mom of Dr. Austin on General Hospital? She’s Tied to Alan!

So, if it turns out that Charity is Austin’s mother, as GH spoilers may reveal, then that nominates two possible fathers. Dr. Austin could be Jimmy’s son – or he might be the offspring of Alan Quartermaine. In a further possible twist, the hunky new doc might be Alan’s son and not know it because Jimmy raised him as his own.

There are many possibilities with this new General Hospital character. And with Stuart Damon recently passing, even if the writers didn’t originally intend to involve Alan in Austin’s backstory, perhaps they’ll tweak it that way to honor the actor’s long-running role on GH. For now, not much is known about RoHo’s new role.

However, Anna spills more info in upcoming General Hospital episodes to Valentin. She recognized a photo of Austin as a young boy and knows his father. So, we’ll have to wait and see what name she says. It’s unlikely it’s Alan Quartermaine. More likely it’s Jimmy Lee. But that doesn’t exclude Alan as Austin’s biological dad as the story unfolds.

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