Editing Luke and Laura (section)

===Laura's return (2006)===
By September 2006, Luke is married to Edward's manipulative daughter [[Tracy Quartermaine]] ([[Jane Elliot]]). However, Robert's daughter, Dr. [[Robin Scorpio]] ([[Kimberly McCullough]]), announces a potential drug therapy that can help Laura recover. Despite knowing that it could lead to permanent catatonia, Luke decides to go ahead with the treatment as all of Laura's children desperately need her. Lucky (then-[[Greg Vaughan]]) is recovering from a drug addiction and had an affair with Felicia's daughter [[Maxie Jones]] ([[Kirsten Storms]]), Lulu has recently had an abortion, and Nikolas is raising a young son on his own. On October 26, 2006, Laura awakens and is surprised that so much time has passed. While Laura bonds with her children, Luke flies to the [[Dominican Republic]] and appears to divorce Tracy in order to give Laura the wedding they had been planning before her mental illness. Laura is able to remember killing Rick and apologizes to her mother and family for what she put them through. Feeling stronger, Laura gets her children to start revealing their secrets so she can help them.

Luke is revealed to be keeping secret that the drug therapy is only a temporary solution and that Laura will eventually return to her catatonic state. Lulu is able to convince her cousin [[Carly Corinthos]] ([[Laura Wright]]) to postpone her marriage to [[Jasper Jacks]] ([[Ingo Rademacher]]), allowing her parents to use the supplies already in place. On November 16, 2006, Luke and Laura remarry on their 25th wedding anniversary.<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news|first=William|last=Beck|title=Luke and Laura reunite on 'General Hospital'|newspaper=[[USAToday]]|date=2006-06-27|access-date=2009-08-04| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-06-26-general-hospital_x.htm}}</ref> A drunken Tracy has to be removed from the ceremony, and scheming Maxie manages to sneak into the ceremony and catch Laura's bouquet, much like Scott had 25 years before. On November 20, Luke reveals that Laura's illness is no longer mental but physical and she will soon revert to her catatonic state. Laura decides she wants an early Christmas as she may not be around for the real one and is able to comfort Lulu when she reveals the truth about her abortion. When Luke arrives with the tree, Laura is confused, confirming that her catatonia is returning. After being escorted back to the asylum, Laura reveals to her daughter that she does not think she really killed Rick Webber and asks her to prove her innocence. After saying goodbye to her family, Laura returns to her chair and sits with Luke as he tearfully watches her slip back into silence.