Mason Gatlin

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**Mason Gatlin** is a fictional character in the ABC daytime drama *General Hospital*.

He was portrayed by an unknown actor on June 15, 2022 and returned as Nathanyael Grey from July 20 to November 4, 2022. He next returned from January 20 to November 29, 2023 before since being replaced by Charles Mesure as John Brennan beginning on December 1 two days later.

## Storylines

On June 15, 2022 at Pautauk State Park nearly two months after the armed robbery at Charlie's Pub by Eric Watson and Harry DeFranco who were wanting revenge for the late Peter August after the death of Jason Morgan on Cassadine Island via tunnel collapse; Maxie notices Austin isn't at the campsite while she is gathered around the fire with others. Austin meets a man in the woods and says he made his point. The man appears and Austin tells him to understand something. The next time he wants to talk to Austin, find him while he is alone. Leave Maxie and her friends out of it.

On July 11, Austin gets a phone call while watching the fireworks when on a picnic with Maxie and Spinelli at the park. Austin tells the person on the phone that he was only in town for a camping trip and he is not in Pautauk. He says the person needs to live up to their end of the bargain before Austin hangs up. He joins Maxie again and Spinelli excuses himself. Maxie asks if Austin is okay as he isn't listening to her. Austin says it was just old memories, but he is much happier being in the moment with Maxie.

On February 6 outside Kelly's, Austin catches Mason talking to their boss on the phone. He grabs Mason by the coat and says he can go after him but to stay away from Ava. Mason says he might pay Ava a visit. Austin insists to Mason that he is just friends with Ava.

On August 19, M meets with Austin at the pool and is introduced to Maxie and Spinelli as Mason, Austin's country cousin. Mason is interested in the upcoming Quartermaine picnic but Austin doesn't want him going.

On August 26, it is revealed that Mason is a Gatlin cousin when he shows up at the picnic. Ava overhears Mason talking to Austin. Mason decides Ava heard too much and she is chased by Mason with Austin following behind until Ava is stabbed by The Hook whose face and identity are concealed. Austin later says that Mason wasn't with him the whole night of the picnic.

On March 1, it is revealed that Nikolas' body is missing in the Tack Room of the Quartermaine Stables where Ava hid him. In an unknown location, he is shown unconscious in a hospital bed as Mason talks on the phone to (who is presumably) his boss from Pautauk. He tells the person that Nikolas is stable, on life support, and has everything he needs right there after The Hook was revealed to be Heather Webber and Heather's arrest.

On August 11, it is revealed that Mason had an alibi for the arson fire at the Devane Manor.

In October 2023, his boss Cyrus Renault was released from Pentonville Penitentiary making Mason happy about his release.

On November 29, Mason was taken to Pentonville Penitentiary and meets fellow inmates Frank Anderson, Greg Barnes, Hilda Dorsey, Chris and Paul Gentry, Olivia Jerome, Heather Webber aka "The Hook" who is best known to conceal her face and identity for most of 2022, and Johnny Zacchara.

## Crimes Committed

* Kidnapped and held T.J. Ashford hostage along with another one of Cyrus Renault's men and women under his orders in which Dolores Maloney denied any involvement [Feb 28-Apr 7, 2020; revealed on Mar 12, 2020; Mason's involvement revealed on Oct 27, 2023]
* Harassing Austin Gatlin-Holt [revealed Jun 15, 2022-Nov 14, 2023]
* Worked in the mob for Cyrus Renault in Pautauk known as the Pautauk mob after the Renault Organization became defunct a year ago [revealed Jul 22, 2022]
* Followed Austin to Spoon Island and kidnapped the presumed dead Nikolas Cassadine for Cyrus Renault to have Nikolas be replaced by his uncle Valentin Cassadine and his own children Donald and Charlotte Cassadine [Feb 13, 2023; kidnapping revealed Mar 1, 2023; revealed Austin was followed on Mar 6, 2023]
* Blackmailed Ava into spying on Sonny for Cyrus Renault or her role in Nikolas' "death" would be made public [Jul 2023-Oct 17, 2023]
* Murder; ordered a henchman to kill Gordon Stevens [Jul 24, 2023]
* Got in a bar fight with Eddie Maine at The Highsider and later escaped to avoid being captured [Aug 10, 2023]
* Suspect of arson at Devane Manor [Aug 11, 2023]
* Kidnapped Ava [Sep 29-Oct 17, 2023]
* Physically fought Dex Heller who was trying to rescue Ava [Oct 17, 2023]

## Health and Vitals

* Had his head grabbed tightly by Austin Gatlin-Holt [Aug 26, 2022]
* Grabbed by Austin again [Jan 20, 2023]
* Grabbed by Austin again [Feb 6, 2023]
* Hit over the head with a bottle and knocked unconscious by Carly Spencer in defense of Olivia Quartermaine [Aug 10, 2023]
* Shot in the leg by Dex Heller who then physically fought him [Oct 17, 2023]
* Was unconscious after being shot twice in the back by Dante Falconeri in defense of Ava Jerome and Dex Heller; hospitalized [Oct 17, 2023]
* Was almost smothered by Austin with a pillow; saved by T.J. [Oct 27, 2023; revealed T.J. saved him on Oct 30, 2023]

## Relationships

* Family
* Friends
* Enemies

* Trent Beech - (deceased)
* Bart Bentley
* John Brennan - Fellow inmate
* Linc Brown - Music producer (captured)
* Sienna Colby
* Suzanne Cottle
* Hilda Dorsey - Fellow inmate
* Jameson Forsyth - (deceased)
* Ellen Garten - Former warden at Pentonville Penitentiary now in Texas
* Jerome Grisham
* Gabriel Jenkins
* Olivia Jerome - Fellow inmate and Ava's paternal half sister
* Dolores Maloney - Sam's former parole officer
* Damon Montague - Mason's ally, his boss Cyrus and Victor's counterpart after the death and will reading of Victor Cassadine, and his boss Cyrus' possible associate (captured)
* Cassandra Pierce - Mason's boss' female counterpart (deceased)
* Carl Pine - (deceased)
* Cyrus Renault - Mason's boss
* Betty Rutherford
* Unnamed sniper
* Franco Walker - (deceased)

* Curtis Ashford
* Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
* Marshall Ashford
* T.J. Ashford - Mason's former doctor and his cousin Austin's former co-worker
* Keith Black - Trooper of the New York State Police
* Nikolas Cassadine - His former boss Cyrus' nephew
* Spencer Cassadine - His former boss Cyrus' great nephew
* Harrison Chase - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Laura Collins - His boss Cyrus' maternal half-sister and current Mayor of Port Charles
* Sonny Corinthos
* Dante Falconeri - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Martin Grey - His boss Cyrus' brother
* Dex Heller
* Josslyn Jacks
* Ava Jerome - Nikolas' ex-wife, Victor's ex-great niece-in-law, and owner of Wyndemere Castle
* Sam McCall
* Jason Morgan
* Liesl Obrecht - His boss' enemy before and after Damon Montague's arrest
* Ned Quartermaine
* Olivia Quartermaine
* Dean Raines - Trooper of the New York State Police
* Carly Spencer
* Damian Spinelli - Private investigator
* Marcus Taggert
* Johnny Zacchara - Fellow inmate (imprisoned)