 However, Michael only feels guilty because he did not come forward about his flashbacks sooner and knows he could have prevented the situation.When it comes to Claudia, "Michael is in a very dark place," said Garrett to "Soap Opera Digest".The reckless behavior is Michael's attempt to live up to the Corinthos reputation, even going so far as to sic Sonny's goons on Kristina's jerk boyfriend, Kiefer Bauer (Christian Alexander).