From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE -- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997

                 LIES, MISDEMEANORS & FELONIES

Directed by Brian Mertes

Highlights:
* Buzz chases after bail-jumping Jenna.
* Jenna plays along with Jeffrey to get her son back.
* Annie & Alan monitor & manipulate Reva's search for her sister.
* Rick & Abby confess they have the hots for each other.
* Blake hits her breaking point & calls Holly for support.

Bright & early in Springfield, USA...

SPAULDING ENTERPRISES: Alex reviews a report & laughs over the fact that 
Spaulding's best year yet has been led by Roger & Amanda. Buzz bursts 
in, demanding Alex's help. Alex laughs, having just loaned him $15K to 
get Jenna out of jail. Buzz says if she wants to protect her investment, 
she'll give him an entree into Dallas society. He shows Alex a newspaper 
article with a photo of Jeffrey and the headline, "Jeffrey Morgan and 
Wife to Attend Dallas Gala." Buzz says he has to find Jeffrey very soon.

DALLAS: Jenna rushes down a hotel corridor & knocks on a door. Jeffrey 
lets her in & she zooms right past him, demanding to see her son. 
Jeffrey is surprised that she came without Buzz. Jenna insists that Jeff 
turn over Coop immediately. 

SPAULDING MANSION: Annie works on Alan's muscles while telling him this 
is his best PT session yet. She thinks he'll see results in no time. 
Alan admires the lengths to which Annie is willing to go to save her 
marriage. He asks if she was able to get Blake to help her with the bug. 
Annie says Blake promised to take care of it. Alan bets that Reva will 
call Ross from Arizone & then Annie will be able to find out everything 
she needs. Annie confirms that Reva flew out there last night. She hopes 
their plan to keep Reva busy & away from Josh will work. 

A high-pitched tone goes off & Alan says this means someone has called 
Ross. He hands a set of headphones to Annie, who puts them on with glee. 
And what a coincidence! It's Reva calling Ross! 

MARLER HOUSE/ARIZONA: Reva asks Ross if he's learned anything new about 
her missing sister. Ross says no, but will let her know if anything 
turns up. Blake cleans up the living room in the background. Reva asks 
Ross not to leave any messages about her sister on her machine, because 
it would kill Hawk to learn about Sarah's indiscretion. She promises to 
call Ross when she returns to town. She tells him she's following a new 
lead. Ross warns Reva to be careful, "because in situations like these, 
you can never be sure who to trust." Blake looks guilty.

Ross offers to join Reva to help her out. Reva says she'd prefer to 
pursue the lead right away, by herself. Ross understands. Blake 
interrupts to tell Ross he really needs to get to the office. Ross 
wishes Reva well & says good-bye. Ross turns to Blake & asks if it's 
really that late. Blake silences him with a passionate kiss.

DALLAS HOTEL: Jenna demands to know where her son is, & threatens to 
call the cops. Jeffrey wonders if that's wise, considering she jumped 
bail. Jenna grabs the glass out of his hand & dashes it to the floor. 
All she cares about is seeing Coop. Jeffrey says he will reunite them as 
soon as she helps him separate some ladies from their jewels. Jenna 
tries to attack him, but he grabs her hands. He says Coop is safe with a 
baby sitter. Jenna accuses him of kidnapping Coop from his nanny. Jeff 
admits to this, but says he did it so Coop could be with Jenna. Jenna 
hysterically points out that he's NOT with her at all. Jeffrey insists 
that he loves the boy too & would never put him in danger. Jenna starts 
to hyperventilate, but admits that she knows this is true & that Jeffrey 
has been very good to both her & Coop. He promises that Coop is fine & 
Jenna will be able to see him tonight. She just has to trust him. 

Jenna thinks she can hardly trust a man who left her languishing in jail 
& kidnapped her son. Jeffrey tries to make Jenna see his version of 
reason, pointing out that Buzz came to her rescue anyway. He wonders why 
Buzz isn't with Jenna now. Jenna says Buzz has no idea where she is & 
doesn't know Coop is his son. Furthermore, she intends to keep it that 
way. Jeffrey is relieved to hear this. He thought he was losing her. "I 
don't want to lose you." He takes the crying Jenna in his arms & tries 
to comfort her.

PARK: On their ice skates, Rick & Abby teeter over to a bench. Abby 
teases Rick about his lack of skating ability. Rick is happy to sit on 
something other than ice. Apparently a woman ran over him with her 
skates when he fell. Abby is happy that she & Rick finally got to go 
skating together. She thinks it's so beautiful. Rick thinks she's 
beautiful. He kisses her cheeks "to warm them up." Abby says her lips 
are cold too, so Rick remedies the situation. Abby asks what he 
recommends for frozen feet. Rick offers a Bauer foot massage. Abby takes 
his hand in hers & slides it farther up her leg. She's never felt this 
way before. Rick says when he touches her, he feels like he's holding 
his whole future in his hands. He can't wait until tonight at the 
engagement party, when he can tell the whole world how much he loves 
her. Abby can't wait to be his wife. They kiss.

ARIZONA: Reva wanders around a courtyard, gathering her courage. 
Finally, she rings the doorbell. A maid answers & Reva asks to see the 
LaFontaines. She says it's a personal matter & is willing to speak with 
either Mr. or Mrs. LaFontaine. The maid says Mrs. LaFontaine died 
several years ago. Reva apologizes for not knowing. Mr. LaFontaine comes 
over & Reva asks about a child he adopted about 28 years ago. "What 
business is it of yours?" he asks. Reva explains that she's trying to 
find her sister & he may be the only person who can help. He says he 
doesn't even know her & asks why she thinks the child he adopted is her 
sister. Reva explains what she learned from Mrs. Dwight. 

LaFontaine wants to call the cops. Reva asks him not to, dropping 
Phillip's name as a reference and mentioning that she was once married 
to Alan. LaFontaine says his dealings with the Spauldings are public 
knowledge & Reva could be a scam artist. Reva says the baby had a cameo 
pin on her blanket & describes it in detail. LaFontaine believes her.

The maid brings some drinks & Reva sits down at a table with LaFontaine. 
She's so glad to finally have found her sister. LaFontaine apologizes 
for giving her the wrong idea. He hasn't seen or heard from "Dani" 
(short for Danielle) in almost 15 years. Reva asks what happened. 
LaFontaine says it's a long story. He tells her how much they loved 
Dani; they tried to give her a happy home, but nothing they did seemed 
enough. She hung out with a fast crowd & got involved with drugs. One 
day, she was just gone. They got a post card from her once, mailed from 
Big Sur. They hired an investigator, but were never able to find her. 

He apologizes for not being more help. Reva asks if he has a picture of 
her sister. LaFontaine claims that his wife was so distraught after 
Dani's disappearance that he threw away all her pictures. Reva asks 
about the cameo. He says Dani took it with her. He apologizes again for 
not being able to help. Reva thanks him for what he was able to tell 
her. She gives him Ross's card & asks him to get in touch if he thinks 
of anything else. She vows to find her sister, sooner or later. "Don't 
count on it," says LaFontaine after she leaves. 

He calls Alan & tells him that Reva just left. He fills Alan in on a new 
detail--the cameo pin with the broken clasp & maybe a picture of the 
mother inside. He tells Alan that Reva thinks the girl took the cameo 
with her when she left, and that Reva is now on her way to California.

SPAULDING MANSION: Alan hangs up & fills Annie in on Reva's adventures. 
He suggests that Annie find out more about the cameo, because it could 
be a vital clue in helping Reva find her sister. Annie calls Blake.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake answers the phone, not pleased to hear that Annie 
wants another favor. She refuses, saying Annie promised that placing the 
bug would be the last favor she ever asked. Annie not-so-subtly 
threatens Blake yet again by reminding her how she helped conceal the 
twins' paternity. Wussy Blake gives in; Annie wants her to look in 
Ross's file to see if there's any more information about the cameo. Then 
she wants Blake to go over to Reva's & dig up an old picture of Sarah. 
Blake protests that she's not friendly with Reva & couldn't possibly 
come up with a pretext for visiting her. Annie is sure Blake will think 
of something. They end the call & Blake wanders around her living room, 
distraught. She doesn't want to have to keep doing this. She looks at 
photos of her boys as if drawing strength from them. Then she opens 
Ross's briefcase. Ross comes into the room & asks what she's doing.

Blake says he caught her. He asks why she's going through his briefcase. 
She says she was going to surprise him by putting a picture of the boys  
between his files so he would see it when he got to his office & 
remember how much they love him. PodRoss smiles & asks what he ever did 
to deserve a wife like her. He's going to show the picture to everyone 
who comes to the office & tell them how lucky he is. Blake says they've 
both been lucky so far. Ross says he'll meet her later at the engagement 
party. He'll be about an hour late. He thanks her for starting his day 
off right & giving breakfast in bed a whole new meaning. ;-) Blake hugs 
him & says she loves him. Ross kisses her goodbye & leaves for work.

Blake pulls at her hair in frustration, then calls Holly & asks her to 
come over right away.

PARK: Rick hopes Abby doesn't want a long engagement because he can't 
wait to get into her pants, I mean be her husband. He feels like they're 
already married [since he's not getting any]. Abby feels like she's in 
heaven. So does Rick. Abby knows that they're "different" from other 
couples because they haven't been "involved" yet. Rick understands that 
she's talking about "making love." She asks if it bothers him that they 
haven't. He says he wants to, but it doesn't bother him that they 
haven't. He wants things to be the way she wants them. 

Abby says she thinks about it, but she's scared because she doesn't know 
what she's doing. She wants to, but she wants to be worth the wait. Rick 
tells her to trust him; she has nothing to be afraid of, & she'll be 
well worth the wait. Abby reminds him that he's got experience, while 
she has none. She doesn't want to disappoint him. Rick says she could 
never do that. She's all the love & happiness he could ever want. She's 
the love of his life. Abby loves him so much. They kiss passionately.

DALLAS HOTEL: Jeffrey offers a champagne toast "to us." Miserably, Jenna 
raises her glass & takes a sip. Jeffrey understands she may still have 
feelings for Buzz because he's Coop's father. Jeffrey reminds her that 
*he's* the father Coop knows & the one listed on the birth certificate. 
Also, things didn't work out with Buzz because he's not the right man 
for her. Jenna thinks Jeffrey's a little biased. He calls Buzz a "little 
man" & says Jenna was made for bigger & better things. "Meaning you?" 
she asks. Yes, he replies. What they have may not be what dreams are 
made of, but it worked well for him. He thought it was real enough. Coop 
seemed content. "But what about his mother?" Jenna says she was content, 
until... She just wants to see her son. Jeffrey is glad she didn't fall 
in love with Buzz, because that would make everything so complicated.

Jenna says he doesn't have to worry. She thinks they should get ready 
for the heist. He's glad to see she's changed her tune. She realizes how 
much she owes Jeffrey & how much he's helped her. She wants to make it 
up to him, but she asks him to promise this will be the last time they 
rob people, & that he'll give her back her son. He gives her his word of 
honor. Jenna says she'll go to her suite to change. Jeffrey invites her 
to move into his suite, but she says there isn't time. She'll meet him 
when she's ready for the ball. Jeffrey welcomes her back & kisses her. 
He's missed her. Jenna says she's missed him too. 

Out in the hall, she puts her hand on the wall to steady herself, then 
covers her mouth as if trying to keep herself from vomiting. She heads 
down the corridor. 

SPAULDING MANSION: Alan asks if Annie found out any more information. 
Annie says Blake will call her when she learns anything new. Alan seems 
concerned that Annnie is using Blake again. Annie defends her position, 
saying Ross is Reva's attorney & she can't think of a better person. 
Alan doesn't think it's a good idea to keep pressuring the same person. 
Everyone has a breaking point, & Blake seems pretty close to hers. Annie 
says she knows Blake better than Alan & he should trust her. "Besides, 
she doesn't really have a choice." Alan hopes she's right.

Annie's concerned about the cameo. They'll never be able to find the 
real one. Alan says a good, discreet jeweler can make one that fits the 
description. He's sure Reva doesn't remember every detail. Annie's 
impressed with Alan's scheming abilities. "I've had a lot of practice," 
he preens. Annie has an idea: if they can make up a cameo, they can make 
up a sister, too. Reva won't know the difference. "We could make this 
sister anyone we want to. Absolutely anybody!" Annie's eyes light up.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake holds her head in her hands, screaming with 
frustration, as Holly arrives. Her life is falling apart around her & is 
about to blow up in her face. Holly tries to calm her. Blake says she 
should be happy with her wonderful life, but she's in hell. Holly 
realizes it's about Kevin being Rick's son. Blake tells Holly all the 
terrible things she's been blackmailed into doing because she's afraid 
someone will tell Ross. Holly asks who's doing this to Blake. Blake says 
she almost got caught, so she lied to Ross, & it all keeps repeating 
itself. "I can't keep doing it!" cries Blake. Holly says sooner or later 
the truth will come out. Blake knows this is true. "One day Ross is 
going to find out that I made a baby with another man. With his best 
friend's son! Oh my god!" she cries. It's bad enough that one of the 
boys isn't Ross's, but look what she's doing to him, after she promised 
herself she would never lie to him again.

DALLAS HOTEL: Jenna walks back toward Jeffrey's room, resplendant in a 
sequined black off-the-shoulder gown with long sleeves. Her hair is 
styled in a big, fluffy do, & she vows that she'll do anything to get 
her son back. Just before she knocks on the door, Buzz grabs her from 
behind. "Not so fast, Petula," he says. Jenna breathes a sigh of relief.

PARK: Rick brings hot cocoa for Abby & himself & notes that she's eaten 
all the chestnuts already. He says they should get married ASAP because 
they're sublimating their cravings for each other into cravings for food 
& they're both going to turn into blimps if they don't get some soon. 
Abby says no matter how big they get, nothing will spoil the way she 
feels about him. They kiss some more.

MARLER HOUSE: Holly holds Blake while she cries & agonizes. Blake wanted 
to spare Ross the truth & give him the perfect family. But all she does 
is betray him & there's no end in sight. She's drowning in guilt & lies. 
Kevin starts crying & Blake goes to him. She apologizes to him for 
making a mess out of things. "I promise you, it's going to stop. I'm 
going to tell Ross the truth. I'm going to tell him that Kevin is Rick's 
son, not his." Blake takes a deep breath as the screen fades to black. 


--Marni (marni@panix.com)



