What followed was a series of unfortunate events that allowed the flash drive to fall into the hands of the mad scientist for whom Andre was working. A cult leader named Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin), who knew Drew during his Navy SEAL days, knew that Drew witnessed him commit a crime in Afghanistan (via Soap Hub), and he wanted that flash drive of memories to end up in anyone’s head but Drew’s. So, the two crazed men kidnapped teenager Cameron Webber (Will Lipton) off the street, but his stepfather, Franco Baldwin, rescued him by volunteering his own brain (via Soap Hub). When Franco woke after being hooked up to a helmet of wires as if the soap had become a sci-fi movie, he truly thought he was Drew.
For months, Franco walked around town truly believing he was Drew Cain and even slept with Drew’s ex-girlfriend, Kim, who was so happy to have a version of Drew who actually remembered her back. After several months, Drewco agreed to have Franco’s memories restored (via Soaps in Depth) and woke up looking for a sandwich, which is how his family knew they had the right man back.
Drew’s memories went back onto a flash drive, and he was presumed dead for several years. Now that he is back in Port Charles and Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) is trying to see if those memories live deep inside him for nefarious reasons (via Soap Hub), will Drew finally decide to take a chance and get all of his memories back?