@justavictim24 said:

Didn't Laura and Jordan plan this whole thing for her to lose her job as deputy mayor so she can work for Sidwell? Why then when Laura and Jordan were alone together after the press conference, they were acting as if the whole thing wasn't staged? What am I missing?

I thought the same thing.

I third this motion. The only thing that makes sense is if they think the office is bugged.

@Briabba2 said:

I third this motion. The only thing that makes sense is if they think the office is bugged.

same. i thought the exact same thing. It's the only plausible reason

Laura planned to fire Jordan. She didn’t expect Jordan to quit during the conference.

@Youcanmakeabettermovie said:

Laura planned to fire Jordan. She didn’t expect Jordan to quit during the conference.

Jordan & Laura cooked up this together so Jordan could take Sidwell's offer! They discussed this plan on April 10. Here is some of the conversation:

From the April 10th recap:

Jordan and Laura Conspire

"Laura meets Jordan at her apartment. Jordan asks for a favor, one that is to stay between them. She needs Laura to fire her. Laura asks why she’d do that? Jordan explains she has an opportunity to find out what Sidwell is up to, but she can’t with her current position. She says Sidwell made her an offer to be his lobbyist. Laura says it will be hard to justify Jordan’s termination, given everyone knows they work well together. Jordan points out there is one thing that they don’t see eye to eye on: Sonny. Jordan suggests they find a way to disagree about her ties to Sonny publicly. Laura has an idea. She explains Ezra tried to publish an opinion piece through Aurora on her and Sonny, but Curtis killed the story. Ezra also suggested they let the public vote on where they want the esplanade. She says she could announce the esplanade referendum, and that’s when Jordan can criticize her about being buddy-buddy with Sonny, and she doesn’t support her choice. Jordan says then Laura could fire her on grounds of insubordination. Laura warns Jordan that Sidwell is a dangerous man. Jordan is okay doing this but feels the political fallout for Laura will be very real, so is she okay with this? This could backfire with her constituents. Laura says Ezra is going to make enough trouble for her, and if it keeps Port Charles safe from Sidwell, then they have to do this."

Laura planned to fire Jordan during the conference. She didn’t expect Jordan to quit.