‘General Hospital’ Kin Shriner Addresses Scotty’s Absence

General Hospital fans are wondering where Scotty Baldwin is. Not long ago, Scotty left a scene to go grab coffee and donuts and hasn’t been seen since. Kin Shriner recently addressed the character’s whereabouts and when viewers can expect to see him back on screen. Continue reading to see what he revealed.

Scotty Baldwin Was Involved In Multiple Storylines

On the soap, Scotty Baldwin has been working with Agent Jagger Cates (portrayed by Adam J. Harrington). They have been putting their heads together to figure out a way to get Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) locked up.

Scotty was pushing the pharmacist to keep secrets about who switched Sonny’s medications. As viewers know, Sonny has bipolar disorder and needs meds to keep regulated. Fans have watched his mental health spiral for weeks on the soap opera.

However, the storyline seemed to have fallen flat. Scotty Baldwin went out for donuts and never came back. This isn’t the only storyline the attorney is involved in at this point either.

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Kin Shriner’s character was also involved in another story arc with Heather (Alley Mills). He was working with her to free her from prison.

Now that he’s been missing for several episodes, viewers are wondering where Scotty is and when he’ll be back. Recent information from Kin Shriner sheds on light on what fans can expect.

A General Hospital viewer took to X to question Scotty’s absence. “Wow, nothing like disrespecting your longest serving character…#GH,” the fan wrote. Kin retweeted the message and added, “I don’t understand any of it ,I went to get glazed donuts and coffee for the doctor !!”

It’s possible that Scotty may be done on General Hospital. Although Kin Shriner has made similar claims in the past, it could be true this time. There seems to be a replacement of sorts for Scotty Baldwin.

Did General Hospital Writers Get Rid Of Scotty?

Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst) recently made his way back to Port Charles. It seems like he is taking on a lot of Scotty’s casework, including Heather’s case. Viewers might find this strange considering Scotty rarely gives up a chance to make money.

On top of that, Scotty was slated to be Ava Jerome’s (Maura West) attorney. He hasn’t even shown up for her yet and she’s been left to go head-to-head with Sonny on her own. Nina (Cynthia Watros) called Ric in for help, rather than Scotty.

It seems like Ric might be replacing Scotty, but if that’s the case, why didn’t the writers even try to smooth out the transition? They sent him off for coffee and donuts, never to return, and fans aren’t impressed.

This isn’t the first slip-up the writers have made in recent weeks if that is the case. There have been a lot of missing pieces that General Hospital fans have been questioning recently. If they decided to write Scotty off after almost 50 years on the soap, there is sure to be backlash.

Will Scotty Baldwin return this week? General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC.