From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE - THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS:
* Blake delivers the tape to Ross, but he has lots of questions.
* Abby gets a tough-but-tender cellmate named Selena.
* Josh tries futilely to explain to the clone why he can't love her.
* Vanessa & Matt visit Maureen & learn she can come home in a week.

MARLER HOUSE: While Holly looks on, Ross calls his assistant and asks 
him to cancel all his appointments for the next 2 weeks so he & Blake 
can go to France. Holly is upset by the thought of Abby in jail, as is 
Ross, but there's nothing he can do about it right now. He goes 
upstairs to get the luggage. Holly worries about where Blake is, & 
hopes it's not with Ben. She goes outside & finds Blake, who 
exultantly tells Holly that she's got the tape.

STATE PEN: Abby sits on her bunk & looks over the letter she's written 
to Rick, in which she tells him that she's find & he shouldn't worry 
about her. The sore on her wrist is nothing serious & should heal 
soon. She looks at it; it's a nasty red bruise or scrape. She tells 
Rick that she loves him for worrying about her, but it upsets her when 
he gets upset. She reminds him that they agreed it was best to accept 
the plea bargain, since they didn't have the tape. Her time in jail 
will be over before they know it. Then she'll be back in his arms 
forever. A guard walks by & says that Abby is very pretty. Abby turns 
around & sees him.

LEWIS HOUSE: Just outside the door, Dinah tells Hart that she hopes 
Cassie will understand it wasn't her fault Rob was hired at WSPR. Hart 
hopes so too. Dinah asks Hart to put in a good word for her, but he 
says it's all up to her.

Inside, the TeenClone (TC) vows that she will help Josh get over Reva. 
The doorbell rings & Cassie & Josh decide they have to hide TC. She 
wants to answer the door, but Josh tells her she's not the real Reva & 
never will be.

Outside, Dinah wonders what's taking so long. Cassie finally joins 
them outside, closing the door behind her. Dinah wants to go in, but 
Cassie says it's not a good time. 

Inside, Josh is keeping TC hidden under the stairs. He says he's just 
trying to protect her. She wants to know what he'll give her for 
keeping quiet. "My undying gratitude," replies Josh. TC says that's 
not good enough, because she knows that she's the best-kept secret in 
Springfield, & Josh, Michael & Cassie want to keep it that way until 
she looks just like Reva did before she died. She wants Josh to show 
her which bedroom is theirs.

Josh refuses & TC asks why. "You know why!" replies Josh. TC mopes 
because she's too young. Josh tells her to stay where she is & keep 
quiet until the visitors are gone. She wants him to kiss her & says it 
will keep her quiet. Josh promises to teach her how to drive, but 
she's over that & wants to learn "other things." Josh says she can 
forget it. She inhales to scream, but Josh covers her mouth before she 
can get a sound out. She pulls his hand away & says he has to do 
something for her. He balks, but she says it's not "that." Josh 
agrees, but says she has to stay quiet. He leaves her to see what's 
going on & TC grins with delight.

Outside, Dinah asks why they can't go inside. Cassie says Josh hasn't 
been feeling well & he's finally getting some sleep & she doesn't want 
them to wake him. Hart says Dinah has something important to tell 
Cassie about Rob. While Cassie is momentarily distracted, Dinah slips 
past her & into the house. Josh is coming downstairs as she opens the 
door & greets Dinah with a big grin. Hart asks Cassie if she's hiding 
something from him. In her hiding place, TC giggles silently.

CEDARS: Vanessa & Matt arrive at the nursery to visit baby Maureen. 
Rick sees them through the nursery window & comes in to look at the 
baby with them. He says she's making great progress & will probably be 
able to go home in a week. Rick gets beeped & leaves.

Van realizes that she & Matt have a lot of work to do if Maureen is 
coming home so soon. Matt plans to call Bill to see if he can help 
finish up the nursery during his spring break. Van wants to plan the 
christening. Maureen will wear the same gown that she & her mother 
both wore. Matt reminds Van that Dinah offered to help. Van isn't 
going to count on Dinah, because now that Maureen is better, she is 
back to her own life. Matt thinks Dinah is jealous of Maureen. Van 
agrees & says she will talk to Dinah about it. She won't let anything 
get in the way of their happiness.

Rick returns & Matt can see that he looks a little upset. Rick tells 
them he's worried about Abby because when he visited her, she had 
sores on her wrist that reminded him of what he's seen on handcuffed 
prisoners. Matt wonders why Abby would be handcuffed while she's in 
jail. Rick intends to find out.

THE POKEY: The guard tells Abby that prison can be tough, especially 
if you don't have friends. She looks like she can use a pal. Abby 
thanks him but says she's OK. He says he could look out for her & make 
things easy for her. Abby just wants to be left alone. The guard says 
she didn't pay for a single room as another guard brings in a new 
prisoner for Abby's cell. She's a small woman with short, light brown 
hair. Abby introduces herself & asks the woman who she is. In a tough 
voice, she says she's Abby's new cellmate. Does Abby have a problem 
with that?

MARLER HOUSE: Blake & Holly go inside & Blake says the tape will clear 
Abby. All she has to do is make sure the tape "shows up" at Ross's 
office & then Ross will be able to clear Abby. Holly asks if Blake did 
anything she's going to regret to get the tape. "You mean, did I sleep 
with him?" asks Blake. Holly says Blake did admit to being attracted 
to Ben. "Like a bug to a zapper," replies Blake sardonically. 

Ross returns & Blake throws her coat over the tape on the phone table. 
He says they're going to France, then hugs Blake & asks if she's sur-
prised. "You have no idea," she says. Holly sighs, shaking her head.

It turns out the tape is only partially concealed by the coat, but 
Ross & Blake sit on the couch & Ross has his back to the tape. Blake 
asks about their trip. Ross says Holly helped him decide that they 
need some time together. Blake asks about Abby & Ross says he had no 
luck getting her transferred, so there's nothing more he can do right 
now. They'll leave for France tomorrow & be drinking wine & romancing 
before she knows it. Blake asks what they'll do with the boys. Ross 
says Holly has volunteered to watch them.

Ross gets up to call the travel agent & finds the tape under Blake's 
coat. He asks what it is.

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: Michelle sits in her room reading a 
Braille book. Her hair is in two braids, hanging over her shoulders. A 
suitcase sits open on her bed. Jesse/Carlos comes to the door & 
watches her. After a while, she senses that someone is there. Jesse 
says he's come for his lesson. Michelle wants to skip it today & tells 
him to come back tomorrow. Jesse can tell she's unhappy, so he pulls 
up a chair & asks her what's wrong. She wonders why she feels so 
comfortable talking to him. She says she has to make a very important 
decision today that will affect the rest of her life.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie tells Josh that she explained to Dinah & Hart that 
he wasn't feeling well. Behind their backs, she makes some sort of 
motion to TC, who turns around in her hiding place. Josh says his 
headache is better now. Dinah explains that her assistant hired Rob to 
work in the mailroom, not knowing that he was Cassie's ex. Dinah 
didn't want Cassie to hear about it from someone else & think that 
Dinah was conspiring against her. TC listens with interest. She waves 
to Josh. He puts his finger to his lips so TC will know to stay quiet. 
She returns the gesture & smiles.

Hart says he offered to have Rob come work for him instead of for 
Dinah. Cassie thinks that's a good idea. Hart is surprised that Cassie 
doesn't seem to care. He thinks she's trying to get rid of them.

THE SLAMMER: As she stows her possessions in her cubbies, Abby's 
cellmate says it's the 3rd time they've moved her in the year she's 
been in prison. At least this cell isn't near the kitchen, where the 
grease makes you sick before you even eat the food. Abby, of course, 
has no idea that this woman is talking to her. She says her name is 
Selena Davis & asks Abby her last name. Abby doesn't see her talking. 
"Hello!" yells Selena. She doesn't like ladies with attitudes. When 
Abby still doesn't respond, Selena goes over & pushes Abby, which gets 
her attention. Abby apologizes, explaining that she didn't hear Selena 
because she is deaf. Selena thinks this is a joke. Then she realizes 
that Abby is telling the truth.

Selena yells at Abby at the top of her lungs: "THIS IS GREAT! I LOVE 
TO TALK & YOU CAN'T HEAR! WE'RE GONNA MAKE A GREAT TEAM, GIRLFRIEND." 
She goes back to her bunk.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake says she was so excited about the trip that she 
forgot to tell him about the tape. He asks what it is. She says she 
doesn't know; she found it leaning against the front doorstep on her 
way in. She thought maybe it was for Holly from the Journal. She asks 
if Holly was expecting something & Holly says no. Blake figures it 
must be for Ross. He wonders who would leave him an unmarked tape. Was 
there a note? Blake says no. He goes to check the mailbox & says when 
he came home, it wasn't there. He asks Holly if she heard anyone 
outside before Blake came home. Holly says no, but she had gone into 
the kitchen. Blake wonders what's on the tape. Ross says there's only 
one way to find out, & pops it in the VCR.

He immediately sees it's the tape of the shooting. Holly is riveted. 
Blake feigns amazement, poorly. Luckily, Ross is too engrossed in the 
video to notice. He sees Roy's threat & realizes Abby did fear for her 
life. Blake says this is the proof Ross has been praying for. Ross 
wonders why Ben would just give it to him. Blake asks who cares. The 
point is that he has it & now he can use it to free Abby.

Ross watches the tape again & says not a jury in the world would 
convict Abby after seeing this tape. Blake can't understand why Ross 
isn't happier. Ross is mystified by why Ben would give him the tape 
now. It totally destroys his case. Blake says maybe they were wrong 
about Ben having the tape. Ross remembers that Blake spoke to Ben 
about the tape once; maybe she spoke to him again. Blake says Ross 
told her not to. Ross says that's never stopped her before. He needs 
to know the truth. Did she say anything to Ben to get him to turn over 
the tape? Blake asks what she could say that would get through to 
"that heartless jerk." Holly asks what difference it makes. Ross 
shouldn't waste any time in getting Abby out of jail. 

Blake says she'll start packing for their trip. Ross tells her to 
wait, because he has to find out what's going to happen with this new 
piece of evidence. He might be able to get Abby a new trial, or the 
charges might be dropped altogether, but either way, it will take a 
few weeks. Can Blake bear with him? Blake says Abby is what's 
important. Ross promises to make it up to her. He leaves to call 
Griffin & Blake breathes a sigh of relief at her close call.

Holly wants to know what Blake did to get the tape. Blake says she 
used her brain instead of her body. The amazing thing was, it worked. 
She told Ben the truth--that she was attracted to him & couldn't be 
around him, so she was leaving town so she wouldn't ruin her marriage. 
And Ben bought it & gave her the tape as a good-will gesture. Holly 
says Ben is getting through to Blake. Blake says he wants to be 
friends & start over fresh. He promised to be a perfect gentleman. 
Holly says it sounds like Blake will be seeing him again. Blake says 
she promised she would. "You are not going!" declares Holly.

CFIL: Michelle says in slow Spanish that she has to go to California, 
to the Jules Stein Eye Institute, to see if they can help her. But she 
doesn't want to go because it's so far from the people she loves. 
Jesse acts like he doesn't understand. She decides maybe they should 
have their lesson after all. He hands her a Braille book from the 
floor & she reads the first word, "Romeo." Carlos adds, "Y Julieta." 
Michelle thinks it's funny that he picked that book. She read it with 
Jesse. He was everything she ever wanted.

Michelle hands Jesse a photo of herself & Jesse that she pulls from 
the book. She says she loved Jesse like Juliet loved Romeo. Everyone 
was against them, but they fought to be together. She promised him 
that they wouldn't have a sad ending like the play.

LEWIS HOUSE: Hart can't believe that Cassie doesn't care if Rob comes 
to work for him. Cassie says it's Hart's business who he hires. She 
knows she's acting strange, but it's not a good time right now, with 
Reva gone. Rob's career choices aren't at the top of her list. Josh 
says it's his fault, because he had asked Cassie to help him with a 
difficult project. Dinah says she'll get out of their hair. She hopes 
that Reva comes back soon. Cassie says she's not sure when Reva's 
coming back. Hart thought Cassie said she'd be back in a few days. 
Cassie says that's probably right, but she's not sure. Dinah asks 
where Reva is; Cassie says she's in Florida. Dinah thinks Reva will 
come back tan & rested; she thinks Cassie should take a vacation too. 
With that, Dinah & Hart are out of there.

TC emerges from her hiding place, commenting on how interesting that 
all was. Reva is due back home soon, eh? TC asks if the "beefcake" is 
Cassie's boyfriend. TC reminds Josh of his promise. She wants to go on 
a trip with Josh. He says they're not going to Paris. She says she 
thinks this place is in the US. It's called Genoa City. Josh has never 
heard of it, but Cassie says it's the setting of the Young & the 
Restless. [A little CBS cross-promotion, huh?] Josh says Billy & Wanda 
watch Y&R on their lunch hour. He asks what TC is doing watching 
soaps. TC wants to meet this rich person she saw on the show & figures 
Josh might know her because he's really rich too. 

Josh says they can't go. "You promised," sulks TC. Josh explains that 
they can't go because Genoa City isn't a real place. It's fictional. 
"Of course it's real," says TC. "I saw it on TV." Josh says not 
everything on TV is real. "Why else would it be on?" asks TC. She 
knows Josh is lying to her & if he doesn't take her to GC, she's going 
to tell everyone that she's Reva's clone. Josh turns to Cassie & asks 
her to excuse them so they can talk. Cassie leaves the room.

TC asks why Josh keeps building up her hopes & then letting her down. 
He says he doesn't mean to hurt her. He knows she wants him to love 
her the way he loved Reva, but he can't. She asks if that isn't the 
reason he had her made. "But I love Reva," he says helplessly. "But I 
AM Reva," insists TC. Josh explains that his decision was a knee-jerk 
reaction to Reva's death. He changed his mind, but by then it was too 
late; she was already there. "You wish I didn't exist?" she asks. 

Josh says it's more complicated than that. When he looks at her, he 
sees the Reva he grew up with. "The Reva you loved. Don't forget the 
love," says TC. Josh says she brings back a lot of old feelings & 
emotions, & she's so much like Reva, even in the way she talks & the 
things she says. But she's still not Reva. Reva's dead. And Josh 
misses her terribly. He misses her smile & her eyes & her voice. His 
Reva. His one & only. TC gets teary. Josh says he never meant to cause 
her pain & none of this is her fault. He's trying to keep her from 
being hurt by explaining how special his love for Reva was. It can't 
be forgotten & it can't be duplicated.

TC knows that what Josh wanted with Reva was forever & always. But if 
she's exactly like Reva, can't he love her a little bit? Josh says he 
cares about her & will always be there for her, like an anchor or a 
best friend. But he can't be her lover. TC looks sad, then gets up & 
walks away in frustration.

CFIL: Michelle apologizes for going on about Jesse. Jesse asks if she 
feels better now. She says he's so nice; how could his girlfriend 
leave him? Does he ever see her anymore. Jesse says yes. Michelle 
thinks that means things are better with them & he's very lucky. She 
says maybe there can be happy endings. She thanks him. He says she 
says "thank you" too much. She says she won't say it; she'll show it. 
She gives him a kiss on the cheek. Jesse touches his cheek. Michelle 
says she'll never forget him. She leaves to see Dr. Dan.

CEDARS/MARLER HOUSE: Rick returns a call from Ross. Ross says he has 
the tape of the shooting & everything they need is there. Rick says 
it's too good to be true. Ross says he's about to file some papers. 
Rick asks how Ross got the tape. Ross says it was delivered 
anonymously; apparently Ben had a change of heart. Rick says this is 
wonderful news & he's going to call Abby right away. Ross cautions him 
not to get Abby's hopes up. He thinks they should wait until they can 
give her some definite news. Rick agrees & they hang up. Rick smiles.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake is sure that Rick was thrilled with the news. Ross 
says yes & asks Holly to excuse them for a bit. Blake says it's 
wonderful that they have the tape & asks Ross what's wrong. Ross is 
worried about how they got the tape. Blake asks what difference it 
makes. Ross says, "It could make all the difference in the world. To 
us."

Blake doesn't see why Ross is making such a fuss. Ross asks if she 
really found it outside the door. She asks if he thinks she's lying. 
"It wouldn't be the first time," he states honestly. "Did you get Ben 
to give you this tape?" 

THE JOINT: Selena asks what a nice girl like Abby is doing in a joint 
like this. Abby doesn't want to talk about it. Selena says there's no 
need. She recognizes Abby from TV. She's the one who shot "that scum" 
in court. Selena says Abby shouldn't look so guilty. She's been beaten 
up by guys plenty of times & knows what Abby must have been going 
through. The guard comes by to try to make time with Abby, but Selena 
tells him to leave her alone. The guard threatens Selena with solitary 
if she causes trouble. He tells Abby that things can get pretty nasty 
for people who don't cooperate. Accidents happen. He leaves.

Selena comments dourly on men: "Can't live with them, can't kill all 
of them." Abby goes to the bars & looks down the cellblock.

LEWIS HOUSE: Josh says TC can make all the threats she wants, but 
they're not going away together. TC takes the cassette out of the 
answering machine & throws it at Josh. She hopes it keeps him warm at 
night. He should take it to Genoa City. Cassie returns, but she isn't 
much help. TC picks up a photo of Reva & says it's because she doesn't 
look like that yet. If she did, Josh would want her. Josh says that's 
not it. TC says she's going to tell everyone what he did. She runs 
off. Cassie says he has to go after her.

Outside, TC says she loves Josh & she'll make him love her. She stalks 
away from the house as the screen fades to black.


--Marni (marni@panix.com)


