From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE - THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1998

Directed by Susan Strickler

HIGHLIGHTS:
* Blake faces Ben again with Ross at her side.
* Holly makes a scene while trying to track down Fletcher.
* Marah meets the clone & they can't stand each other.
* Cassie tries fruitlessly to get answers from Josh.
* Josh regrets what he's done for love.
* Reva wonders how she managed to survive.

BEN'S APARTMENT: Blake tells Ben to go to hell & slams out of his 
apartment. "If I do, I won't go alone," comments Ben. He hums as he 
prances around the room with the infamous videotape, finally locking 
it in a safe within his armoire. He seems pretty pleased with himself 
& decides that Blake will be back.

HALLWAY OUTSIDE BEN'S APARTMENT: As she waits for the elevator, Blake 
opines that nothing but castration would be good enough for Ben. The 
elevator opens & Ross steps out. Both are surprised & ask why the 
other is there. Blake admits she was trying to get the tape from Ben, 
but says she was trying to work up the courage to confront him. Ross 
chides her for getting involved, but Blake says she had to try to do 
something for Abby. Ross says he's been looking for Blake for hours & 
tells her that Fletcher has left Holly & took Meg with him. He's there 
to get Ben to call a judge so they can get an arrest warrant, to keep 
Fletch from leaving the country. Blake worries about her mom & Ross 
says he's never seen Holly in such a state [and that's saying a lot!]. 

AIRPORT: Holly approaches the counter & tries to get information about 
whether Fletcher has left the country from an airline employee who 
refuses to break company policy. She looks at Fletcher's picture & 
says she hasn't seen him. Holly concocts a flimsy story about a news 
story, but her desperation is obvious & it does no good. Holly insists 
that she won't leave until she gets the information she seeks.

PARK: Marah & Cassie want to know why Josh is in the park with a 
strange blonde girl. Josh says he's helping out a friend by baby-
sitting, but it sounds pretty lame. Cassie introduces herself & Marah, 
then asks the clone's name. "Reva," she answers. Cassie asks Josh what 
the hell's going on. Marah tells the clone that Reva is her mother's 
name. The clone says she's never met her mother, but she knows her 
name. Josh interrupts before the clone can say Sarah's name. Marah 
thinks Josh is acting weird. He asks why they're there. Marah says 
they were shopping. The clone wants to know more about Marah's mother, 
& then says she bets Marah doesn't even have a mother. Marah prickles, 
but has to admit that she doesn't know exactly where her mom is.

ISLAND IN THE SUN: Reva yells & screams for help, but gets no answer. 
She appears to have hurt her leg, & clutches it now & again. She falls 
to the sand & prays for help. She doesn't want to die. Slowly, she 
rolls over, ensuring a nice, even sunburn.

PARK: Josh reminds Marah what he told her about her mom's trip. Marah 
still wants to know what he's doing in the park with a stranger named 
Reva. So does Cassie. Josh repeats that he's just helping out a 
friend. Cassie immediately guesses that the friend is Michael, but she 
knows he doesn't have kids. Josh takes Cassie aside & explains that 
Michael does work with an agency that helps orphaned kids & the girl 
is one of them. Cassie finds it suspicious that the girl's name just 
happens to be Reva; Josh says it's just a coincidence. 

The clone asks Marah how old she is. Marah says 13. The clone has a 
real attitude & doesn't believe her. Marah asks the girl her age & the 
clone says, "Today they told me I was 10." Marah guesses it must be 
the girl's birthday, but the clone isn't familiar with the term. "The 
day you were born," prompts Marah. The clone says that was a few weeks 
ago. Marah thinks the girl isn't making any sense. The clone invites 
Marah to come play at her house, but Marah's not interested. The clone 
calls to Josh & tells him to make Marah come play with her. "No!" says 
Josh. "Absolutely not." Cassie watches with increasing suspicion.

AIRPORT: Holly tries again to convince the airline clerk to help her 
with her internationally important breaking story, but the woman is a 
stone wall. Holly is frantic & demands to see the woman's supervisor. 
The clerk starts to call, but then she sees Holly's press pass, which 
lists her name as Reade, not Lindsey. She guesses that Holly's looking 
for her husband. Holly readily admits the truth & says her husband has 
kidnapped her baby & that's why she needs to know if he's left the 
country. She explains with mounting hysteria that Fletcher could 
disappear in Europe & she would never see her baby again. 

The clerk becomes more understanding, but isn't sure if she can help. 
She says she'll call her supervisor. While her back is turned, Holly 
grabs the passenger manifest, but the clerk catches her & grabs it 
back. Holly turns up the anxiety another notch & the clerk decides to 
call security. Hart shows up & asks Holly what's going on. 

HALLWAY: Blake can't believe that Fletcher would kidnap Meg. Ross 
doesn't think so either, but says they'll get it all worked out once 
they find Fletch. Blake thinks it's horrible. Ross finds it strange 
that Blake didn't ask why Fletch left, but Blake figures it must have 
something to do with Roger. She talked to them both at the hospital & 
knew that things were coming to a head. Ross wonders why she didn't 
tell him, but she says he was so wrapped up with Abby's case & there 
was nothing he or anyone else could have done anyway. She figured as 
soon as Rog married Amanda & left town, the whole thing would blow 
over. Ross asks if Blake spoke to Rog before he left town. Blake says 
she did, briefly, but he didn't mention anything about Holly.

Ross explains that Fletch caught Rog & Holly kissing, which is what 
set him off. Blake says it's not Holly's fault that she can't get Rog 
out of her system. Ross muses that Rog has managed to go his merry way 
once again, leaving wrecked lives behind him. Blake wants to go to 
Holly. Ross says he has to talk to Ben. Blake urges him to go to 
Griffin instead, but Ross says the request for a warrant must come 
from the DA. Ben opens his door & greet the Marlers.

Ben says he'll be glad to help Ross, as long as he doesn't mind 
discussing it in the bedroom, where he keeps all his important stuff. 
He gives Blake a special look, which gives her the shivers.

PARK: Josh explains to the clone that it's late & dark & he has to 
take her home. She protests, but Josh insists. Cassie says it's not 
that late & they can stay awhile. She urges Marah to play with "Reva" 
while she talks to Josh. Josh tries to ecape, but Cassie wins. She 
wants to know why Josh refuses to let Marah play with "Reva." Josh 
repeats that he has to get the girl home. Cassie demands to know 
what's going on. She says she's not stupid. She saw the photos of the 
babies that looked exactly alike & now Josh is here with a little girl 
named Reva. She doesn't think it's a coincidence. Josh says Cassie is 
thinking about this way too much. Cassie thinks the girl is Reva's 
daughter. Did Reva have an affair? Did she have a baby during the 
years she was missing? Josh says Cassie's way off base. Cassie 
realizes that a child born when Reva was missing would have to be much 
younger, so she surmises instead that Reva had an affair while she was 
married to Josh, and this little girl was the result. Cassie thinks 
Josh found out about it & kicked Reva out. Josh can't believe Cassie 
would think such a thing, after all he & Reva have been through. 
Cassie can tell Josh is hiding something. Josh swears that the girl is 
not Reva's child.

Marah watches the clone play on the swings. The clone claims to have 3 
sisters, who are all gorgeous. Marah doesn't sound very convinced. The 
clone says she has a neighbor named Laurie, who's a boy. [OK, I get it 
now; she's pretending she's Jo from Little Women.] She says she has an 
aunt with a huge house, and her father is off fighting a war. Marah 
knows we're not at war, but the clone says her dad is fighting the 
South. Marah says the clone is making it all up. She makes the 
connection to Little Women, and the clone says the book was written 
about her. Marah laughs & calls her a liar. The clone doesn't 
appreciate this. Marah points out that Little Women was written more 
than 100 years ago, which was way before the clone was born. The clone 
doesn't like being called names, & she takes a shot at Marah. The 
girls start fighting & Marah pushes the clone to the ground.

ISLAND: Reva lays on the sand, barely conscious. In a series of 
flashbacks, she remembers talking to Josh right before she was 
kidnapped, when he suggested that they go somewhere together. She 
loved that he still felt "that way" about her & he said that he would, 
always. Then she remembers Annie kidnapping her & taking her on the 
plane. She remembers her last phone call to Josh. She realizes that 
everyone must think she's dead.

AIRPORT: Hart says he just came to pick up some tickets & asks Holly 
what's going on. She explains that Fletcher has kidnapped Meg & she's 
trying to stop him from leaving the country. Hart asks if his dad had 
anything to do with this. Holly says Rog married Amanda & moved to 
Florida. Hart knows that, but still wants to know if Rog is involved 
in the current situation, because he knows how Rog feels about Holly. 
Holly says Rog has a lot to do with it, but the issue now is getting 
her daughter back. Holly thinks Hart can understand because he went 
through something similar with Peter. But at least Hart knows where 
Peter is & can see him. Hart thinks Fletcher will come to his senses. 
Holly says Fletcher has snapped; she doesn't recognize him anymore & 
has no idea what he might do.

The airline agent returns with a security guard & explains the 
situation. The guard grabs Holly, who pulls away. Hart grabs the guard 
& is told to get off.

BEN'S APARTMENT: Ben repeats that everything of value that he owns is 
near his bed... his safe, a putter with which he won the Pro-Am at 
Pebble Beach... Ross understands that Ben is a busy man. Ben asks Ross 
to excuse the mess, since he was working in bed. Ross says he needs a 
warrant prohibiting Fletcher from leaving the country. Ben thinks it 
must be horrible for a mother to lose a child & for the child to grow 
up never knowing its real mother. He'd love to help Blake's mother, so 
he gets his address book & calls Griffin. While he's talking, Blake 
notices with alarm a red piece of lingerie on the floor that must 
belong to her. Ben explains the situation to Griff & asks for the 
warrant. He says they'll talk about it in the morning & hangs up. Ross 
thanks Ben. Blake says they should go. Ross accidentally steps on the 
lingerie, which turns out to be a camisole. He picks it up & 
apologizes, saying he will pay for the dry-cleaning. Ben takes it & 
says, "I guess my secret is out." Ross gives him an odd look.

Blake asks what Ben is talking about. Ben says his secret admirer is 
no longer so secret. When Ross called earlier, he was otherwise 
engaged with a lady friend. Ross says this is information he doesn't 
need to know. Ben says he was just trying to explain why he couldn't 
talk when Ross called earlier. In fact, his friend left only moments 
before Ross arrived. Ross really isn't interested. He wants to call 
Holly & tell her they've gotten the warrant. 

While he's doing that, Blake gives Ben hell for not telling her it was 
Ross on the phone earlier. He says he just did Ross a big favor & 
saved Blake's hide to boot. Blake loathes him. Ben likes the way her 
mouth moves when she says that. But instead of insulting him, he 
thinks she should be down on her knees, thanking him. 

Ross announces that Holly has disappeared. Matt told him she left 
without saying where she was going. Ross & Blake rush out, intent on 
finding her. Ben fingers the camisole.

ISLAND: Reva sits up & clutches her injured leg. She knows that the 
plane went down & she survived. After days in the water trying to stay 
awake, hanging on to a piece of the wing. She hung on because she was 
thinking of Josh & the kids, but she doesn't know if she can hang on 
any longer. She wonders how she made it from there to here.

PARK: Josh & Cassie rush over to where the girls were fighting. Josh 
is worried about the clone, but Marah says she doesn't need his help. 
She says the clone pushed her first & explains what led up to the 
fight. Marah says she's sorry for pushing the clone down. Michael 
arrives & asks what's going on. Josh says everything is fine, but this 
would be a good time for Michael to take the girl back to the foster 
home. The clone is upset that Marah is getting away with knocking her 
down. Cassie is very suspicious & asks Michael what's going on. He 
says it's normal for kids to make up stories about themselves. Cassie 
disagrees. Michael says orphans want to feel like other kids, so they 
fill in the gaps in their lives using their imaginations. 

Michael says it's time for the clone to go home, but she doesn't want 
to leave. After arguing back & forth awhile, Michael picks her up & 
carries her away as she screams that she doesn't want to go. 


Josh hugs Marah & asks if she's OK. Marah says she misses her mom. She 
asks why Josh brought a strange girl to the park when she needed him 
at home with Shayne. Josh apologizes & says he was just trying to do a 
favor for a friend. "What about me?" asks Marah. Josh doesn't want her 
to ever feel like second best. She & Shayne & their mom mean the world 
to him. He knows it's hard because Reva isn't around, but he's there & 
it will all be OK. Marah asks if she can talk to Reva, but Josh says 
not yet. Soon. He loves Marah very much. They hug. They head for home. 
Cassie watches suspiciously.

AIRPORT: Hart tries to smooth things over with the guard & explains 
that Holly is looking for her child, not trying to hijack a plane. 
Can't she just see the passenger list? The guard gets belligerent & 
makes another grab for Holly. When Hart tries to intervene, the guard 
punches him in the nose. He & Hart start wrestling & Holly takes 
advantage of the diversion. She runs behind the counter & grabs the 
passenger list. The clerk grabs the phone to call the police & doesn't 
even notice Holly with the list. Holly scans the list.

MICHAEL'S APARTMENT: Michael drags the clone inside as she continues 
to protest. She says she hates him & she wants to pinch him. He lets 
her, but says he won't cry. She repeats that she hates him. Michael 
says she sounds like a broken record & has to learn to control his 
temper. The clone complains about Marah being a mean girl & kicks over 
a table. She asks why Bud was paying more attention to Marah than to 
her. Michael says Josh is Marah's father. The clone continues her 
tantrum, screaming that he's *her* Joshua, & throwing stuff all over.

HALLWAY: As they await the elevator, Blake worries about Holly. Ross 
wonders what kind of woman would sleep with Ben. Blake thinks they 
should call the Journal to see if Holly left any word. Ross thinks the 
woman would have to be very desperate, or else be getting paid.

AIRPORT: Frank arrives to break up the fight between Hart & the 
security guard. He asks what's going on. The clerk starts to talk, but 
Frank wants to hear it from Holly. She fills Frank in. He says she 
should have waited for the police, but she said that would have taken 
too much time. The clerk keeps trying to interrupt, & Frank finally 
blows up at her. Frank asks Hart what's going on. Hart protests that 
he didn't do anything. Frank decides to take both Hart & Holly 
downtown & promises the clerk he'll be back to take statements. 

MICHAEL'S APARTMENT: Michael puts a few drops of growth accelerant in 
a cup & tells the clone that Josh will be back soon, but now she has 
to take her medicine. She refuses. Michael says it will make her grow 
big & strong. The clone wants Josh. Michael says she'll see him after 
she takes the medicine. "Right after?" she asks. Tomorrow, says 
Michael. The clone refuses. Michael says if she doesn't take the 
medicine, she won't see Josh at all. She takes it & makes a face. 
Michael says it's not that bad & it's good for her. He tells her to 
lie back & relax. Soon she'll be back where she belongs.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie stares at a photo of Josh, Reva & the kids as Josh 
comes downstairs. Josh says Marah is in bed now. Cassie continues to 
pick her fight with Josh, but he claims he's not keeping any secrets 
from her. Cassie says she misses Reva. Josh says he does too. Cassie 
can't shake the feeling that something is very wrong. She takes off. 
Josh is frustrated. He looks at the photo & wishes there was a way he 
could really bring Reva back. He wonders how this happened. One minute 
she was telling him they would be together forever & the next minute 
she was gone. Things are happening so fast, & it's so much harder than 
the last time because he has to pretend that everything's OK. He 
doesn't know how things got so crazy. He would have done anything to 
have her back; he would have sold his soul, but he thinks he sold her 
soul instead, to the clone. He looks into her eyes & sees Reva, but he 
knows it's not her, no matter how much Michael tries to convince him 
that it is. He begs Reva not to hate him for what he's done. He just 
loves her so much & doesn't know how to live without her. He's sorry 
for what he's done. Josh leans back on the couch, hugging the photo.

ISLAND: Reva walks around. She says it doesn't make sense; she was in 
the water for days. She couldn't have gotten to shore by herself. 
Dimly, she remembers someone... a man. She wonders who might have 
helped her & looks around suspiciously as the screen fades to black.


--Marni (marni@panix.com)


