From: Kay Weisman <kweisman@nslsilus.org>

			GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE
			  Tuesday, 4-29-97

Switzerland:  Vanessa/Tess chats online with Matt/Robert as Michael enters,
angry that Vanessa isn't in bed asleep.  Cut to

Casa Reardon: Matt getting off line.  Enter Josh and Shane, who is sick
from eating too much cotton candy at the county fair (in April?????).  Matt
delivers messages from Reva and Annie.  Cut to

LOWHAD:  Annie replaying the-doctor-says-the-baby-is-dead scene.  The knock
at the door is Reva, demanding the truth.  Reva reveals she's been to the
fertility clinic; Annie denies all; still, Reva has most everything figured
out.  She tells Annie she knows all.

Reardon Potting Shed:  Candles are burning and a post-coital Dinah and Hart
are ensconced under a demur antique quilt.  Dinah probes to know the state
of their relationship; then, as if afraid of the truth, announces that they
should just have sex and forgo a messy relationship.

Casa R:  Josh has called Reva's digs, but of course there's no answer.
Shane appears to announce that he wants to go home to Mommy Annie.  Josh is
less than thrilled at the prospect.

LOWHAD:  Reva continues her full court press of Annie.  They make snide
remarks, but it's hardly a contest.  Annie swears the baby is Josh's, but
finally admits she isn't Reva's sister.  Three points!

Potting Shed:  Hart pretends to be hurt by Dinah's suggestion of sex
without love.  He says he has no desire to be her boy toy.

Switzerland:  Vanessa's frustrated by her lack of progress and wants to do
more exercises.

LOWHAD:  More arguing.  Reva's in rare form, laying it on pretty thick.
Annie claims she regrets they aren't really related and knows it will be
hard for Reva to forgive her (that's not even the half of it!).  She
carries on and on and on about Josh, claiming she did it all for love.
Reva labels her a devious, lying, pathetic excuse for a woman.

Shed:  Hart tells Dinah her offer makes him feel cheap and pretends to cry.
She finally realizes he's teasing her and both admit they want more than
sex.  He suggests they keep working on their relationship.  Matt comes to
the door, announcing he's unlocking the shed and they're now free to go.
Dinah meets him at the door to give him the Vanessa letters she found in
the trunk.

Switzerland:  Michael helps Vanessa work on a visualization technique to
help her control her body parts.  (Actually, it's not really as kinky as
that last sentence sounds.)

LOWHAD:  Still more arguing.  Reva begins throwing things and Annie holds
her abdomen again, pretending to fake a miscarriage for the 987th time
today.

Shed:  Musical interlude with much Dirt spit-swapping and dancing.

Casa R:  Josh reluctantly agrees to take Shane to visit Mommy Annie.

LOWHAD:  Reva tells Annie to stop using her pregnancy to manipulate her.
It's over, she says, and you only have yourself to blame.  Exit Reva.
Annie starts putting the furniture back and begs her dead baby to stay put
just a little bit longer.  Enter Josh and Shane.  Shane seems oblivious to
the living room destruction, but Josh wants to know what happened.  Annie
explains that Reva went a little crazy and did all this to poor little me.

Casa R:  Matt begins rereading his love letter to Vanessa.  Cut to an early
flashback of Vanessa and Matt, from their first season.  Cut to

Switzerland:  Vanessa, who's enthusing to Michael about how much she misses
Matt.  He asks the circumstances of their parting, but Vanessa won't say.
She fantasizes about getting up from her wheelchair, entering their house
and embracing Matt.  He's thrilled to see her until she tries to explain
why she left the way she did; then he backs away.  The real Vanessa
concedes that even if she does get well enough to return to Springfield,
Matt may not want her.

Shed:  Dinah realizes she still loves Hart.

LOWHAD:  Annie-the-innocent-victim dutifully cleans up the glass.  Josh
doesn't think she's telling him the whole truth.  He tries to call Reva,
but no one's at home.

Reva's:  She returns home, frustrated to learn that Josh has tried to call her.

LOWHAD:  Conniving Annie convinces Josh that he and Shane should stay
overnight.  Josh doesn't want to, but she persuades him it's best for
Shane.  After he goes to the guest room, she takes the phone off the hook,
so Reva won't be able to call.  She tells the audience it's not over...not
by a long shot.

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Kay Weisman
               I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
                                --Jorge Luis Borge--
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