From: Sarah Marcel <smarcel@UTKVX.UTCC.UTK.EDU>

Guiding Light Update --  Friday Feb. 16, 1996


Okay, guys, it's my first update, so bear with me....


=09Ed and Annie stand outside her old apartment, as Annie digs in her=20
purse for keys.  She thanks him for getting her to the AA meeting earlier t=
hat
evening.  It's no problem.  She fumbles the keys, dropping them.  Ed leans=
=20
over and scoops them up.  She's having problems there, maybe because she=20
doesn't want to face the mess she left behind.  Annie left a lot of stuff=
=20
in the apartment that she never got around to taking to Josh's- maybe she=
=20
knew deep inside that she would be coming back.  Ed- Maybe like the rest=20
of us, you don't like schlepping big heavy cardboard containers.  Annie=20
has a brief smile- Maybe.  Ed offers to help unpack, but Annie has a better=
=20
idea.  Why don't they go get a pizza and a movie?  Ed shakes his head-=20
There is no time like the present to play the cards.  He opens the apartmen=
t=20
door.  Annie moves into the door, looks around- Oh my gosh.  She stands wit=
h=20
eyes wide and mouth open in surprise.

=09Alex, Alan, Susan, Nick, A-M, and Lucy walk into the elegantly=20
appointed Spaulding dining room.  The table is set with a lacey cloth and=
=20
crystal.  Alex shoos everyone to chairs, and assigns A-M to pour wine.  Ale=
x=20
claims the head of the table, and Alan sits at the foot.  Nick wants to kno=
w=20
how Alex is feeling- Absolutely wonderful, now that everyone is here.  Alan=
=20
kisses Alex on the cheek, and tells her that it looks wonderful, she's=20
thought of everything.  She never thought that they would all be sitting=20
down at the same table again. "Well, it's still my home too, Alex" Alan=20
points out, then asks about the extra chair.  She arranged that for Reva,=
=20
if he had brought her along- unless of course, Alan didn't invite her?  =20

=09Reva sits in a booth at the Diner, with Eleni and Frank talking at the
counter and Buzz carrying food to Reva.  He orders her to eat, but she's no=
t=20
hungry.  He didn't think wallowing in self-pity was her style.  What does=
=20
he want from her- besides that?  He's just returning the favor, since she=
=20
wouldn't let him mope about Lucy.  Besides, he can't let her take potshots=
=20
at his coffee.  Reva doesn't want his coffee, or his sweetroll, but there=
=20
is something she wants from him.  She wants it real bad, and right now.

=09Josh and a mysterious man meet outside, Josh gives him directions. =20
Does he all the instructions right?  As much as Josh hates to do it, it's=
=20
the only way to end things with Reva.  Does the stranger promise to keep=20
quiet?  They shake hands.

----Roll Lighthouse!

=09Buzz stammers at the Diner.  Anything you want, my sure wit, my=20
strong arm to lean on, my Adonis-like body, whatever.  Just name it.  Reva=
=20
chimes in with "A job.  J...O...B" I can spell it, and do a darned good=20
one.  She wants to work as a waitress?  At the dinner?  Unless he hasn't=20
told her about a chain of restaurants.  It's gainful employment, just=20
like her lawyer suggested, right under her nose.  Give her a week and she=
=20
can learn to make mousokka!  After all, almost nobody can cheer her up=20
better than Buzz.  Almost nobody?  Reva's face falls, and she says forget=
=20
it.  He's a great guy, but if Buzz offers her a job, she still won't be=20
anything more than a friend.  Buzz says that they are talking about a job,=
=20
not a life-time commitment.  Reva babbles about another time, another place=
,=20
and Buzz blows her off.  Her shift starts tomorrow at 9 am.  If she gets th=
e=20
sensible shoes, he'll supply the apron. =20
=09
=09Buzz stands and announces to Frank and Eleni- Hey, we got help!  Reva=20
bubbles, hopes that Eleni doesn't mind.  Eleni looks uncertain, then=20
smiles. No, no, can she talk to Buzz, _now_?  Eleni, Buzz, and Frank move=
=20
into the kitchen.  Buzz warns both of them not to start.  Frank blusters,=
=20
and Eleni points out that business is slower than it's ever been.  Buzz=20
says that they can hash this out later, and ducks back into the front=20
room to bid Reva goodbye.  She's off to find comfortable shoes.  Eleni=20
asks if Buzz is crazy, that there isn't enough business to keep the two=20
of them busy, let alone another person.  He'll find something for Reva to=
=20
do.  And what will he pay her with?  Buzz hits the cash register- This!  Th=
e=20
last Buzz heard, he ran that diner.  The woman is hired.  Discussion ended.=
 =20
He shuts the cash drawer, and stalks off to the kitchen.

=09Rick is visited in his garage apartment by Josh.  Rick greets him=20
by asking if Annie's all right.  Yes, in fact that's the reason Josh is=20
here.  Can he ask Rick a favor?  Sure, if he can help.  Where's Annie? =20
Because of the court order, she is moving back into her old apartment.  Jos=
h=20
has to go away on important business and wants Rick to make sure Annie will=
=20
be okay.  What could be more important than Annie?  In case he hasn't=20
noticed, Annie is far from okay.  Is Rick wearing a Boy Scout uniform?  Doe=
s
Josh really want him to hold Annie together while Josh is off doing whateve=
r=20
with Reva?   He can't help Annie with this!  Josh asks if Rick is still=20
in love with her?  What if I am, replies Rick.

=09
=09A shot of Annie's unpacked apartment ends on Annie, Ed, Lillian, and=20
Vanessa.  They are there for fun and to "dish Reva Shayne".  There is a=20
message on the answering machine.  Wow, it looks better than before the=20
wedding.  Van reassures Annie that no matter what Reva wants people to thin=
k,=20
Annie is still married to Josh.  Annie should stand her ground.  Dinner is=
=20
provided by Van's cook, and Ed has to leave.  It's girls' night in. =20
Lillian will bring Ed some leftovers at the hospital- See, at least she=20
likes me!  He goes.  Annie always thought Lil has a thing for Dr. Ed.  Anni=
e=20
would dress up in plastic wrap for Josh in a heartbeat.  Van prefers alumin=
um=20
foil- you only reveal what you want to reveal, and it tears more easily. =
=20
Annie stumbles over her and Josh's sex- it used to be just fine.  Van=20
notes that the seperation is temporary.  Lil says it's just a living=20
arrangement, Josh will pop in the door any minute.  Annie says she tried to=
=20
call him after her AA meeting, but Mary said he left with an overnight=20
bag.  Annie has no idea where he could be.... unless.....

=09Josh tells Rick that he is still in love with Annie.  Rick never=20
stopped caring about Annie, ever, and he'll always love Annie, the same=20
way Josh will always love Reva.  Josh denies it, says he used to love Reva.=
 =20
Rick says the only difference is that Rick loved Annie enough to let her=20
be happy with Josh.  Everyone but Josh can see that he is caught between=20
two women, so why doesn't he tell Rick, is it Annie or Reva?

=09Back at the Spauldings', Alan gets defensive about Reva.  Just as=20
he and Alex are about to start arguing, Faith licks Alex's knee under the=
=20
table.  Alex squeaks.  Lucy and A-M ask if she's okay, and cover for the=20
dog.  A maid walks in, and announces a call for Alan.  It's the police. =20
Alan leaves to take the call, and Lucy starts to bend under the table.  Ale=
x=20
asks where she's going, and A-M gets up to offer Alex wine.  While she's=20
distracted, Lucy slips food to Faith under the table.  Nick and Susan chime=
=20
in that everything is perfect, and Alex bewilderedly asks if everyone is=20
acting strangely tonight.  Alan returns, looking dour.  Alex asks what's=20
happened, he looks like he lost his best friend.  "Money, Alex, only=20
money."  A-M wonders if that means they didn't recover any of it?  Alex wan=
ts=20
to know what he's talking about.  Nick explains the $10 million in ransom=
=20
money.  He didn't loose it all- the police divers recovered about $50,000=
=20
in gold certificates.  Alan thinks the salmon is delicous.  Alex wonders=20
how he can talk about the salmon when his $10 million is floating out to se=
a.=20
What else can he do?  After all, the most important thing is that Lucy and=
=20
A-M are safe.  Alex wants to know what Alan will do?  He plans to enjoy his=
=20
dinner.  Oh, of course, Alex thinks, you're going to ask Amanda for the=20
stock back.  Alan wouldn't think of doing that to his daughter, and could=
=20
A-M give him some more wine?  Alex asks how he will live- he'll manage,=20
he always has.

=09A-M sits down, and notes that the problems between Alan and him=20
seem to be over.  Alan feels the same way.   A-M says thank you, and Alex=
=20
thinks that Alan should grab that olive branch before it gets pulled away. =
=20
Alan says that the money was more than worth it, to show A-M how much he=20
means to Alan.  A-M invites him back to Spaulding, to help run the company.=
 =20
Alan is moved, and it's tempting, but he'll have to say no.  Nick doesn't=
=20
understand.  Alan says that he couldn't resist temptation to fall back to=
=20
his old ways at Spaulding, working to take control from the rest of the=20
family.  Circumstances may have changed,  but Alan hasn't.  He wouldn't=20
be happy unless he was at the top.  "Brandon didn't raise fools, and I'm=20
not going to make that same mistake twice."  What will he do?  Alan=20
thinks success depends on talent, hardwork, luck, and moving forward.  He=
=20
intends to move forward and never look back.  They toast, and Reva bursts=
=20
in.  She has to speak to Alan.

=09Eleni kisses Frank goodnight.  He knows she's going to talk with=20
Buzz, and asks her to go easy on him.  As Frank goes upstairs, Buzz teases=
=20
him about kissing Eleni.  Eleni walks over to Buzz, and announces that the=
=20
Reva discussion isn't over.  Look, she'll do the stuff Eleni hates to do- b=
ut=20
business is down 18%, replies Eleni.  The catering business can't cover=20
those losses.  So, Reva and Buzz will cover the diner, leaving Eleni free=
=20
from more catering.  Buzz and Reva will get paid out of tips, after all,=20
what's money?  It's just paper.  Eleni thinks Buzz is more decent than=20
people know, but he can't save the world.  Buzz says Reva's in a rough=20
patch, and he's offering a hand to get her out.  "Your hand?" smirks=20
Eleni.  I don't think so- you're offering your heart.  What bugs Eleni is=
=20
that Reva couldn't care less about Buzz.=20

=09Alex invites Reva to sit down and tell everyone the good news. =20
Susan, Nick, A-M, and Lucy all get up and leave, taking Alex with them. =20
A-M comes back to get Faith, and Reva and Alan are alone.  Reva notes that=
=20
she can still clear a room.  What's Reva's news?  It's about the hearing-=
=20
does Alan want to know?  Depends on whether she's there to celebrate a=20
victory or cry about losing Josh.  Reva sits down- Nobody won.  Alan notes=
=20
that lawyers are paid to win, something must have happened.  Well, Reva's=
=20
lawyer beat Annie up using her past, and the judge ordered Annie out of=20
Josh's house.  Alan sarcastically calls that a victory, and Reva notes that=
=20
it made her feel sick.  Isn't that what Reva wanted to happen?  No, she=20
wanted Josh to let her spend time with her children.  Alan doesn't want=20
to go over that again- he doesn't have the time or the patience.  Reva=20
notes that the house isn't the same without Alan.  She'll get used to=20
that.  She misses him.  Alan says that she'll get used to that too.  She=20
asks him to come back, and Alan won't- nothing has changed, including her=
=20
feelings about Josh.  Alan won't live that way.  Reva=D5s mood dramatically=
=20
changes- Things are the same.  It's your way or the highway.  Alan is=20
more like Josh than he knows.  Reva leaves.  Alan looks uncomfortable and=
=20
drains his wine glass.

=09Back at Rick's apartment, Annie knows how Josh feels.  Rick challenges=
=20
him to tell Annie, not Rick.  Nothing and noone, including Rick or Reva, ar=
e=20
going to make Josh break the promises he made to Annie.  Rick can live in=
=20
the past if he wants to, but Josh is focused on now, on his family, Annie,=
=20
Marah, and Shayne.  Josh will do whatever it takes to keep them happy and=
=20
together.  Rick thinks that's good- Annie wants that life.  If Josh plays=
=20
it straight with Annie, he'll do whatever he can to help.  Abigail walks in=
=20
and notices the tension between Rick and Josh.  Rick has Josh's word- he=20
will never hurt Annie.  Rick will hold him to that, and Josh leaves. =20
Abigail goes to Rick, and signs what's wrong?  Abigail wants to know what=
=20
Annie is to Rick? =20

=09Rick admits that he thinks about Annie alot.  Abigail wants to know=20
why he and Josh are fighting- he wonders how to explain this.  A few years=
=20
ago, Rick and Annie were married.  Now, Annie and Josh are married.  Abigai=
l=20
looks confused.  How can Annie be married to two people at the same time? =
=20
Rick says that some times, marriages don't work out.  Abigail wants to=20
know why?  Many reasons, anyway, a judge gives you a piece of paper that=20
says marriage finished.  Abigail wants to know if the paper means you stop=
=20
loving them?

=09At Annie's apartment, Van could tell stories about Reva that could curl=
=20
your hair.   Lillian agrees.  Van notes that Annie has a message- maybe=20
it's Josh.  It is- he wanted to catch Annie, but he'll explain about his=20
trip when he gets home.  See, I told you he'd call, says Lil.  Josh=20
probably thought he explained more- lots of people get flustered talking to=
=20
machines.  Annie notes that Josh doesn't.  She thinks Josh is with Reva=20
somewhere.  Lil wants to know why he would bother?  Reva is his past, Annie=
=20
is his future.  Van doesn't want to speak ill of the newly risen dead,=20
but... Reva isn't worth the hairs on Annie's head.  Lil says that Reva's=20
done nothing to her personally, but has put a lot of women through the=20
wringer.  Van raises her hand.  Lil launches into a story about Reva,=20
coming out of a pricey store.  Reva had the back of her dress tucked into=
=20
her undies.  "And the worst part was, the panties were a little dingy." =20
The three of them cackle, and Van announces that the legs weren't all=20
they were cracked up to be.  She cups her hands around her mouth, and=20
whispers that they had a little bit of ... ( I think cellulite).  Again,=20
the three laugh.  Annie announces that Van and Lil are wicked, so tell=20
her some more.  Van agrees, and begins another story.

=09Reva walks into her house, and Hawk has been waiting for her. =20
Reva's not cooking, so Hawk should call out for a pizza.  Hawk agrees- no=
=20
cooking if she's going to catch the plane.  H.B. called, and sent the=20
Lewis plane for Reva- she's to come to Cross Creek.  It's Hawk's hide if=20
he doesn't get Reva on the plane, so he's already packed for her.  Reva's=
=20
wary- Hawk never liked H.B., so why is he pushing her out the door? =20
Hawk says fine, he didn't sound good on the phone.  What does Reva want=20
on her pizza?  Reva orders him to stop thinking about food, and tell her=20
about H.B.  If he's sick, Reva wants to know.  Wait a minute- does Reva=20
suppose that's why she's to fly to Cross Creek, and not come up to=20
Springfield himself?  H.B. did ask Hawk a lot of questions about his heart=
=20
attack.  Hawk turns to the phone, mumbling about sausage and mushrooms. =20
Reva picks up the overnight bag, and asks Hawk if he has the phone number=
=20
at CC as she sails out the door.  Hawk has it somewhere, and announces to=
=20
noone after she leaves that he still has it.

=09A-M and Lucy settle in for the night at a room in the Spaulding=20
mansion.  They talk about Faith doing well for her first Spaulding=20
dinner.  A-M wants to know when they get to plan their own wedding.  As=20
soon as Lucy can get it together.  First they get Nick and Susan=20
married, and then it's their turn.  It's just that big weddings are hard=20
to plan for.  They did want a big wedding, right?  Yes, anything Lucy's=20
heart desires- it doesn't matter to A-M.  Lucy looks upset- what do you=20
mean, it doesn't matter?  He thinks of them as being married already,=20
after the lighthouse.  Lucy is here with him, and safe.  He is never=20
going to let her go.  It's right where she belongs, and they love each=20
other.  That's what kept her going the whole time she was a prisoner.  =20
They'll be together forever.  They kiss, and the camera does a soft fade=20
as A-M lays her down on the bed.

=09Back at the Cooper Diner, Buzz says okay, Reva doesn't love me,=20
_now_.  Eleni thinks she's a fool not too.  But?  But he's acting like a=20
love-sick puppy.  If Buzz is ready to move on with his life, Eleni is=20
all for it.  But not with a woman like Reva Shayne.  Why doesn't Eleni=20
like Reva?  Eleni adores Buzz, and hates to see him choose a woman like=20
Reva, with all of her baggage.  What about all of Buzz's baggage?  All=20
the more reason not to add hers to his.  Buzz says that he has made more=20
mistakes than Reva- that's not what Eleni hears.  Buzz is a good man. =20
And Reva is a good woman.  Eleni wiggles her face.  Buzz tells her to=20
stop it, that she learned that from Nadine.  What?  When she's down on=20
something, the eyebrow goes up.  Eleni sighs.  She doesn't want Buzz to=20
get hurt.  Buzz has a shot, and he has to take it.  Buzz doesn't have to=20
prove anything to anyone.  Okay, so he's (Greek for a love-sick puppy)! =20
Reva doesn't know it yet, but Buzz is going to be in her future, and she=20
will be in his.   And Eleni can take that to the bank.

=09Alex drops in on Alan in the Spaulding dining room.  Mind if I come=20
in?  Alan notes that she always does what she wants to.  Alex laughs-=20
what I want to do is say I'm sorry.  What, you and the cat who ate the=20
canary?  Alex admits that she is no fan of Reva, and never will be.  But=20
she hurts for Alan's feelings.  Alex can quit, because Alan is the one=20
who left Reva.  Alex coos that there is some hope- let her start over. =20
Alan talked a lot about that earlier tonight.  Alan interupts- you were=20
actually listening to me?  Every single word, my dear, replies Alex.  I=20
want us to start over.  Alan wants her to promise to watch her tongue? =20
Girl Scouts' honor.  Alan remembers that she was thrown out of Girl=20
Scouts for working on her outdoor camping badge in Brandon's Lakeland suite=
. =20
Alex couldn't help that she likes luxury, so sue her!  No, Alan would=20
rather pour her a drink, and let Alex tell him about Susan and Nick. =20
Alex glows- she's a lovely girl, and the best thing that's ever happened=20
to Nick.  They drink to moving forward.

=09A-M and Lucy smile, and he traces a rose along her face.  They kiss=20
and A-M undresses her.  And they roll around on the bed (sorry, I simply=20
can't detail any further). =20

=09Back at Rick's apartment, he tastes the food Abigail brought over.  She=
=20
won't let him change the subject, announcing that she's not a kid.  Rick=20
knows that, and they are friends.  But there is nothing else to add=20
about Annie, she and Rick are finished.  Abigail doesn't believe him and=20
goes to the door.  As she begins to leave, Hawk bursts in and tells Rick=20
that now's his chance.  Tonight's the night to make his move on Annie. =20
Abigail looks at Rick, who turns away.

=09Lillian leaves Annie's apartment, taking Ed part of a loaf of bread. =20
Annie thanks her for being there.  Lil tells Van to have fun with the=20
dishes, as she's probably never done them before.  Annie is depressed=20
again, and Van wants her to stop having crazy thoughts.  They aren't so=20
crazy, Annie replies, we have to face facts.  Josh is with Reva.

=09At Cross Creek, Reva bursts into the cabin.  She calls for H.B.,=20
then goes to warm herself at the fire.  Josh walks up behind her, and in=20
a low voice says "Hello, Reva". =20

Freeze frame.   =20

