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Genie Francis<\/a> has been absent from our screens far too often as of late on General Hospital<\/a><\/em>. Fortunately, that was rectified this week when the Daytime Emmy<\/a> winner\u2019s character, Laura Webber Collins, blasted morally-challenged Congressman Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison<\/a>) for his machinations.<\/p>\n We also saw a fun, softer side to Laura as she bonded with Port Charles\u2019s latest newcomer, Ronnie Bard (Erika Slezak<\/a>). For her performance that was both passionate and personable, TV Insider bestows Performer of the Week honors on Francis.<\/p>\n Congressman Cain is enjoying throwing his weight around wherever he can these days. Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) were his latest targets after Drew discovered that Danny had violated the order keeping him from his sister, Scout (Cosette Abinante).<\/p>\n Francis\u2019s Laura arrived just in time to not only put a halt to Drew\u2019s verbal attack on the boys, but also to administer one of her own. \u201cI beg your pardon,\u201d Laura authoritatively informed Drew. \u201cI believe you\u2019re out of your depth, Congressman!\u201d<\/p>\n Mathison has come to embrace his manipulative character and has gotten quite used to ordering people around. Laura, however, has delt with villains in Port Charles for decades, from conniving Bobbie Spencer (the late Jacklyn Zeman<\/a>), in her conniving nursing school days, to controlling matriarch Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers<\/a>). The mayor of Port Charles doesn\u2019t let anyone push her around. She\u2019s not about to let anyone intimidate her grandson, Rocco, either.<\/p>\n