Stone Cates
Stone Cates | |
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General Hospital character | |
Portrayed by | Michael Sutton |
Duration |
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First appearance | July 23, 1993 |
Last appearance | August 1, 2017 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Created by | Claire Labine |
Introduced by |
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Book appearances | Waiter |
Parents |
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Brothers | Gina Cates |
Nephews | Stone Cates |
Stone Cates is a fictional character on the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
for the role.
Storylines
1993–95
Stone and his sister Gina Williams were raised by their older brother
Frank Smith out of prison. Jagger had a motorcycle accident but recovered and married Karen. Stone started to date Robin Scorpio. The pair fell deeply in love. Mac Scorpio, Robin's uncle, proved to be a big obstacle in their relationship as he did not approve of his niece dating a street kid. He came down with the flu and Robin took care of him. He told her that he had been tested for HIV and they had sex for the first time. They used protection at first, but eventually they stopped; this was a decision that would change Robin's life forever. Stone had the flu for a while and decided to get tested for HIV again. The test came back positive. He did not know how to tell Robin. Stone was shot and his blood got on Robin. He ran away from her. She found him in the same motel where they previously had sex. Stone told Robin that he was HIV positive. Dr. Alan Quartermaine ordered that they both be tested. Stone's test revealed that he now had AIDS. Robin's test came back negative. Alan started Stone on drug therapy. Mac Scorpio, Robin's uncle was furious when he found out, but he cared for Stone and even saved his life during a seizure, and later bonded with the kid. Robin later tested positive for HIV. Towards the end of his life, Stone was cared for by Robin and Sonny Corinthos at Sonny's penthouse. Stone's eyesight started to fail due to CMV retinitis worsened by his illness. Right before he died he was able to focus on Robin and see her for one last time. His last word were, "I see you...Oh, Robin, I see you." Stone was like a brother to Sonny and Sonny took his death very hard. Brenda Barrett
took his death hard as well, and the two comforted each other. Sonny, Brenda, and Robin had Stone cremated and threw his ashes over a bridge where he had gone bungee jumping to fulfill one of the wishes on his "bucket list", which he made once he knew he would not live many more months.
Afterlife and legacy
In May 1996, Sonny lost his pregnant wife,
Sam Morgan
and left to die in a warehouse.
References
- ^ Matheson, Whitney. "Recalling some of TV's dearly departed." USAToday.com 31 August 2005.