From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE -- THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997

Highlights:
* Rick & Abby have a close encounter of the medical kind.
* Josh tells Annie their marriage is over.
* Jeffrey takes legal steps to keep Jenna to himself.
* Buzz & Jenna conspire to outwit Jeffrey.
* Reva struggles with her divided loyalties.

CEDARS: Abby is worried that Reva will be upset after seeing Josh & 
Annie in the childbirth class. Reva admits it's upsetting, but Annie has 
a right to be happy, and Reva won't stand in her way. She had no choice 
but to give Josh up.

PARK: Annie chases after Josh, trying to find out why he's so upset. He 
says he can't keep hurting her. 

DINER: Buzz explains to Jenna how they can outdo Jeffrey at his own 
game. Jeffrey obviously forged papers so that he didn't need Jenna to 
get at the safety deposit box; why don't they forge some papers too? 
Jenna likes this idea. Jeffrey will be left with nothing & they can walk 
into the sunset together. Jenna wonders if they're being unrealistic to 
think they can beat Jeff at his own game.

Buzz convinces Jenna that the plan can work. Jenna says they have to get 
inside Jeffrey's head. They have to convince Jeffrey that his plan is 
working on Jenna. Buzz wonders if Jeff will actually get what he wants--
does Jenna harbor any "wifely" feelings toward him? No, insists Jenna, 
but she has to convince him that he has her firmly in his grasp. Buzz is 
not fond of this idea, but Jenna says it's necessary. She assures Buzz 
that she can take care of herself. She's going to put the plan into 
action tonight. Buzz wants to know the plan. Jenna says she will give 
Jeffrey exactly what he wants; she'll be the spider to his fly. [Didn't 
she mean that the other way around? Oh, maybe not.] "Over my dead body," 
replies Buzz, another fly.

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS: Jeffrey & his lawyer, Dan, meet with a judge to 
discuss Jenna's case. Jeffrey claims his mother is ill, & he'd like to 
be with her. But Jenna is obligated to remain in Spring-field for 
several more weeks. Jeffrey's mother is in England. Dan presents 
documentation from the mother's doctor. Jeffrey says his mom has given 
up, but maybe his presence & his son's presence will help restore her 
will to live. They urge the judge to set aside Jenna's probation so that 
the whole family can return to England together. Because of the judge's 
long acquaintanceship with Dan, he says he'll consider the request. He 
leaves to finish up in court & asks them to wait. Dan thinks Jeff's wife 
will be pleased. Jeffrey smirks & replies that she'll certainly be 
surprised.

DINER: Buzz doesn't want Jenna to put herself in a compromising position 
with Jeff. She grabs Buzz by the shirt & assures him he's the only one 
she'll compromise. Jenna says forging Jeff's signature is only half the 
plan. They also need a lot of good, clean fingerprints & Jenna's in the 
best position to get them. Buzz doesn't want Jenna anywhere near Jeff, 
who is dangerous. Jenna knows this, but she has to get back in his good 
graces if their plan is to work. Buzz's problem is that he thinks Jenna 
will sleep with Jeffrey to get what she wants.

PARK: Annie wants to know what's bothering Josh. Is it Reva? Annie's 
made her peace with Reva. Everything in their life is going so smoothly. 
Josh disagrees. Annie starts to cry. Does Josh realize what this sounds 
like? He does. He knows it's going to hurt her, but in the long run, 
it's the right thing. Annie is a wonderful woman, and she deserves to be 
with a man who can return her feelings in the same way. Annie says Josh 
is that man. "It's over, Annie," he replies. She shakes her head as 
tears roll down her cheeks.

CEDARS: Abby hates to leave Reva when she's upset, but Abby has to go to 
class. Abby departs. As Reva leaves in the opposite direction, she 
passes Rick & Lillian. Rick mentions that he's teaching a class for 
another doctor tonight. Abby reappears, books in hand. She tells Rick 
that she fixed the data entry problem & she's sorry for the mistake. 
Rick says it's fine & dismisses her. Abby heads off. Lillian is 
concerned because she cares for both Rick & Abby. Rick makes a comment 
about women, but Lillian's not the right audience, so he gives up & 
heads in to teach his class.

As he's getting started, he notices Abby in the class & asks what she's 
doing there. Abby says Rick isn't supposed to be teaching this class.

In the chapel, Reva talks to her mom. She says she found Sarah's baby, & 
Annie has ruined Reva's life. Annie had a rough time growing up, but so 
did the other Shayne kids. But they had Sarah. Sarah would have been a 
great mom to Annie, but it's too much for Reva to have to give Annie 
Josh in return. He's the only man she ever truly loved. Is this what 
Sarah wants? Reva hopes so.

PARK: Annie says a lot of men get scared when they're about to have 
children. Annie has all kinds of doubts too about how their life will 
change after the baby is born. But these thoughts are normal. They just 
have to stand tough & keep the faith. Josh says their marriage will 
never work because it's based on the wrong things. He's with her for all 
the wrong reasons. It's not fair to either one of them. He knows what 
kind of love it takes to keep a man & woman together, but they don't 
have it. "Please," cries Annie, barely audible. Josh promises to provide 
for Annie & the baby, but he can't continue to live a lie. He's sorry, 
but he can't be married to her anymore. Annie turns her back & cries.

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS: The judge returns. Jeffrey hopes the judge can come to 
a decision "before it's too late." He also asks the judge to consider a 
promise that Jenna will never return to the US as part of the agreement. 
The judge hopes Jeffrey's wife realizes what a lucky woman she is.

DINER: Jenna swears that Jeffrey won't touch her. Buzz reminds her the 
way Jeff showed up at the firehouse & laid claim to her. He's worried 
that Jeffrey has some sort of power over Jenna. She says that was before 
they had a plan to combat him. Now she knows his weakness & how to get 
what she needs. She urges Buzz to go with the flow. He's got nothing to 
worry about. There's no way Jeffrey will want a sexual relationship in 
the next few days. She's banking on her previous experience with him. 
They were just colleagues for a long time. Jeffrey moves very slowly & 
fancies himself quite a charmer. He's rather old-fashioned that way. 
Buzz doesn't really want to hear this, but Jenna gives him a few kisses 
to convince him. Buzz fixes a salad for Jenna to take back to Coop. They 
kiss again & Jenna takes her take-out out. She mouths "I love you" to 
him before she walks out the door.

Billy, behind the counter, tells Buzz that everything's under control. 
Buzz invites him to take a seat. He wants Billy's professional advice. 
What does Billy know about lifting fingerprints?

CEDARS: Rick & Abby take it into the hall. They're both angry. Abby 
thinks Rick set her up. They had an implicit agreement. It's a bad idea 
for her to be in his class. Rick accuses Abby of arranging for them to 
get thrown together. Abby thinks Rick is the most conceited man in the 
state. If he didn't arrange this, who did? The registrar? Some 
interfering busybody? The lightbulb flashes as they both realize it was 
Blake. Rick laughs at the thought that they were set up. They'll have to 
fix it. Since Abby clearly can't handle it, he'll talk to Lillian & 
arrange a switch. Abby retorts that she's perfectly capable of taking 
Rick's class. She stalks back to class & holds the door for him.

In the chapel, Reva admits to Sarah that she doesn't like Annie at all. 
"In fact, I hate her guts. No offense, but who the hell did you sleep 
with to produce her?!" [ROTFL!] Reva doesn't want these feelings. She 
doesn't want to hate Annie. She just wants Josh.

PARK: Annie refuses to listen to or believe Josh. She blames it all on 
Reva. Josh insists that it's not true. Annie says it's always about 
Reva. Reva must have said something to Josh about Annie. What was it? 
Josh gets very angry. He yells that he's telling Annie the truth. He's 
not doing this because of Reva. Reva doesn't even know about this 
conversation. Annie says it's not a conversation; it's murder. Josh is 
killing her. Josh says it's the only way. The truth is that he doesn't 
love her anymore. If he could go back to the way he used to love her, he 
would. Annie cries that if he loved her once, he can love her again. She 
begs him not to leave her. 

CEDARS: Rick demonstrates the Heimlich maneuver with 2 volunteers. The 
next demo will be CPR. He asks for another volunteer. Annie raises her 
hand. Rick ignores her. Abby stands up, but Rick says she doesn't know 
what she's volunteering for. She insists she can take whatever it is. 
She joins him up front & he invites her to recline on the table. She 
obliges. He lectures a bit, then looks her in the eye & says he's about 
to demonstrate mouth-to-mouth rescuscitation. Abby jerks forward, but 
realizes she has to go along with this or look like a fool. She 
acquiesces. Rick gives the class a few instructions. The nearness is 
obviously getting to him as he starts to explain about the necessity of 
an airtight seal around "her" mouth. "Him, her, it could be a chimp," he 
revises. He lowers his mouth to Abby's in a very un-rescuscitative way.


DINER: Billy explains that although he did try to off Roger, he's not 
much of a hardened criminal. Most of his friends in the big house were 
white collar & talked about T-bills & pork futures. Couldn't Frank help 
Buzz with this? Buzz says he can't let Frank know about this. Billy's 
lips are sealed. Buzz says he & Billy are pretty smart & ought to be 
able to figure it out. Buzz takes Billy's glass & asks for some flour. 
He brushes it on the outside of the glass & asks for some sticky tape. 
"Where do you want me to stick it?" asks Billy. "Don't go there," warns 
Buzz. Billy applies the tape to a part of the glass. Buzz peels it off & 
examines his take. Looks pretty good. Billy guesses that this has some-
thing to do with Jenna. Where did she go, anyway? Not where Buzz wanted.

JEFFREY'S SUITE: Jenna returns & notes that Jeffrey has finished his 
business. Jeffrey says Jenna is late getting home from community 
service. Where was she? She says she stopped to get some food and admits 
she went to see Buzz. Jenna says she's not fond of the way Jeffrey has 
treated her. But she's also not fond of admitting she's wrong. 
Nevertheless, she agrees that some of what Jeff has been saying about 
Buzz makes a lot of sense. Now that she's been spending more time with 
Buzz, she's beginning to feel differently. Jeff asks if she's told Buzz 
how she feels. Yes, she says. Jeffrey finds it hard to believe that Buzz 
would just give up cut Jenna loose. Jenna says she doesn't want to be 
with a man who needs her more than she needs him. She'd rather be with 
an equal. Jeffrey thinks her turnaround is very hasty. What happened? 

Jenna is bored with Springfield. She's been thinking of Paris & the 
south of France. She remembers a picnic; Jeffrey fed her truffles. Jeff 
remembers daring her to run naked in the field; she did. They had a 
wonderful life then, says Jenna. It still could be, says Jeffrey, if 
Jenna's being honest. She touches his chest & caresses his face. Jeffrey 
suggests trying to get back the chemistry they once had. They kiss.

PARK: Annie & Josh sit on a bench. Josh tells the crying Annie that she 
has so much to offer. She doesn't want his pity. Josh says he cares for 
her. Annie doesn't want just his friendship; he's her husband, she 
insists. She stands up & starts to walk away. Josh yells at her to stop. 
Annie says she's tired of talking to him. Josh needs her to understand. 
"I have one person who needs to understand me. One person who I need to 
talk to," replies Annie. [Who? Jim Beam? Jack Daniels?]

CEDARS CHAPEL: Reva gets up to go. She's glad to have spoken to Sarah. 
She really wants to be the kind of daughter Sarah wanted her to be. She 
promises to act the "good sister" to Annie, even if it kills her.

PARK: Josh grabs Annie. He wants to know where she's going. She yells at 
him to take his hands off her, then runs away. After a bit, she stops to 
catch her breath. "I'm going to kill you, Reva Shayne," she vows, as the 
screen fades to black.


--Marni (marni@panix.com)



