Better put some pillows on the floor, ’cause the week of December 9 on General Hospital doesn’t just look like it will have us on the edge of our seats, it’ll knock us clear out of ’em!

In the preview that ABC released Monday, as the investigation into Sam’s death continues, Dex is at Rice Plaza looking through some trash for evidence when — yikes — he’s stabbed in the back, presumably by the individual who cut short the life of Kelly Monaco’s character.

But the show wouldn’t so cruelly part Dex and Josslyn by killing him, would it? Not after it so recently ended Dante and Sam’s relationship in an equally brutal fashion. (Then again, this is Port Charles, aka the most dangerous town in all of daytime television.)

In other developments, it would appear that Carly has found out that her ex-lover Drew slept with her son Michael’s wife, Willow. Do you hear that ticking? Yes, that’s the bomb that is Carly about to explode. The question is, will she also unload on Willow or assume that Drew took advantage of her?

As the year comes to a close on General Hospital, it is going through a major transition, what with the exits of Monaco, Jacqueline Grace Lopez (ex-Grace), Michael Easton (ex-Finn), Jophielle Love (ex-Violet) and next Chad Duell (Michael). Back on the canvas are Jonathan Jackson (Lucky) and Rick Hearst (Ric), and new to the show are Alexa Havins (Lulu), Sawandi Wilson (Isaiah), Van Hansis (Lucas) and Jens Austin Astrup (Kai).