From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

            GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE: THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS:

* The clone comes up with a plan to avoid leaving town.
* Hart offers to watch Tammy while Cassie is out of town.
* Matt senses that Holly is too attached to baby Maureen.
* Vanessa worries about Dinah.
* Dinah goes to the doctor.
* Lillian & Beth witness Lizzie's hallucinations of Carl.
* Phillip apologizes to Rick, who urges him to help Lizzie.

LEWIS HOUSE: Josh calls to the kids to get downstairs because their 
bus will be there soon. The clone tells Josh she doesn't want to 
leave town & begs him to let her stay. Josh says she'll be fine once 
she gets settled. He thinks she needs time to become her own person & 
not live someone else's life. She says it's all she knows. Josh says 
the family she'll be staying with in Paris is great. "If I go away, 
Reva will die," insists the clone. Josh thinks she's afraid of losing 
her identity & says this trip is supposed help her find her own 
identity. Marah comes down & asks the clone why she's upset.

COMPANY: Hart greets Vanessa, Matt, baby Maureen & Holly on his way 
to Cassie's booth. She asks why he looks so happy. He says it's 
because of the piece of paper he's holding.

Over at the Reardon table, Vanessa thanks Holly for agreeing to do an 
article on her support group. Holly holds Maureen on her lap & says 
she's glad to do it, especially if it means she can spend more time 
with the baby. An odd look crosses Matt's face.

Over at the bar, Rick is on the phone planning a 2nd honeymoon. When 
he's done with his call, he asks for a menu. "I hear the crow is 
good," offers Phillip by way of apology for accusing Rick of murder. 
Rick is slow to accept. He just can't believe that after all they've 
been through, Phillip could think he could kill someone & let Beth 
take the fall. Phillip apologizes again. Rick says he's off the hook 
if he'll pay for lunch, but is still mad. Phillip says that's OK.

Phillip tells Rick how he queered Beth's deal with the DA because 
Griffin overheard him talking to Ben about sleeping with Beth. If 
Beth goes to jail now, Phillip thinks it will be his fault. Rick says 
that's not Phillip's only problem. Lizzie is in a lot of trouble.

LIZZIE'S ROOM: Lizzie whines at Lillian to come back to the tea party 
as Lillian phones a doctor. She rejoins Lizzie and asks what she saw 
at the pond. Lizzie says Carl doesn't want her to talk about it. She 
notices that Lillian's hands are shaking & asks if she's afraid of 
Carl. Lillian says no. Suddenly, Carl appears in the chair next to 
Lizzie. Lizzie tells him that as long as he's nice everything will be 
OK & no one will get in trouble. Carl leans over & whispers in her 
ear. She tells Lillian that Carl knows that now & he's sorry for all 
the bad things he did to Beth. Lillian asks if that's why he doesn't 
want her to talk about what she saw at the pond.

Beth comes in & joins the tea party. She asks Lizzie to go downstairs 
to ask Nettie to fix her lunch. Lizzie asks if Carl can come with 
her. "Carl?" asks Beth, perplexed. Carl appears in the chair again as 
Lizzie explains that Carl has been having tea with her & Lillian. 
Beth says Carl isn't there. Lizzie points to him & says he's right 
there, smiling at Beth. Beth looks at Lillian, who has an 
uncomfortable smile plastered to her face.

COMPANY: Phillip knows that Lizzie's been upset & confused lately, 
but that's natural considering all she's been through. Rick doesn't 
think it's normal that Lizzie talks about seeing Carl all the time & 
calls him her friend. Rick thinks Lizzie needs professional help. 
Phillip asks what he should do to help Lizzie.

LIZZIE'S ROOM: Beth says it's time for Carl to go. Lizzie tells Carl 
that Beth is still afraid of him. Beth gets down on her knees to talk 
to Lizzie. She says she's not afraid of Carl, but she thinks it's 
time for him to go. Beth pretends to talk to Carl. She says Lizzie 
has to have lunch now, so he should go & not come back. Lizzie tells 
Beth not to be mean to Carl. "Remember, he gets mad whenever you 
raise your voice." Beth remembers. Lizzie says she'll talk to Carl 
because he likes her now & she can get him to leave without making 
him angry. Beth tries to explain that Carl is dead, but Lizzie hushes 
her so Carl won't hear.

Lizzie goes over to Carl & says that lunch won't be as good as tea, 
so he may as well leave now. He whispers in her ear & she replies 
that she had a good time too. She adds that he shouldn't worry about 
what Beth said; he can come back any time. Carl gets up & walks out, 
waving to Lizzie as he leaves.

Lizzie returns to Beth, who's on the verge of tears. Lizzie says Carl 
is gone now & she thinks Beth hurt his feelings. Beth tells Lizzie to 
go get her lunch now & she'll be down with Nana as soon as they 
finish talking. Lizzie turns to go & tells Beth not to be afraid of 
Carl because he won't hurt her anymore.

After Lizzie leaves, Lillian hugs Beth. She realizes what a nightmare 
this is for Beth. It's obvious that Lizzie's been traumatized by 
Carl's death in ways they can't imagine. Beth knows she has to do 
something. Lillian says she has the name of a child psychologist who 
can see Lizzie, but Beth & Phillip have to go to all the sessions 
with her. Beth says she may not be able to, because she might have to 
go to jail. She explains that Phillip told Griffin she slept with Ben 
Warren, & now the deal is off with the DA. Lillian is aghast; why 
would Phillip do something like that? Beth says she did sleep with 
Ben, once. But she loves Phillip. If she didn't, she'd hate him for 
what he's done to Lizzie and her.

COMPANY: Phillip says he'll do anything to help Lizzie. Rick says it 
will be really tough on Phillip if Beth goes to jail. Phillip says 
he'll handle it. Rick knows some good therapists. Phillip says if he 
could have figured out who killed Carl, this wouldn't have happened. 
Rick knows Phillip's been trying to help, but he's only made things 
worse. Phillip gets angry & says if Beth had been honest from the 
beginning, none of this would have happened. Rick tells Phillip to 
forget about the investigation & focus on Lizzie; she needs him. 
Phillip says he's trying to help Lizzie. Rick says Phillip's been 
burning too much energy trying to play both sides of the fence with 
Beth & Harley.

In the booth, Hart shows Peter's report card to Cassie. He says 
Bridget sent it to him so she could see how well he was doing. Cassie 
is astonished at all the A's and B's. Hart is glad to be able to 
share this with Cassie. Dinah was always so worried about Bridget 
that she never paid any attention to Peter. Cassie thinks that was 
Dinah's loss. She remembers the first time she saw Hart with Peter. 
She thinks he's wonderful with kids and she's been waiting for a man 
like him all her life. Hart says he's all hers.

DOCTOR'S OFFICE: Dinah sits on an exam table in a little blue robe. 
She tells the nurse she took a home pregnancy test & it came out 
negative, but she feels like something is going on inside her. Maybe 
it's just a bug. The nurse says home tests are sometimes wrong & 
Dinah was wise to come in for a checkup. She is surprised that Dinah 
traveled so far from Springfield to see the doctor, though. Dinah 
says she doesn't have a doctor in Springfield, but she's heard 
wonderful things about Dr. Rich. The nurse can tell Dinah wants to 
have a baby. She reports that Dinah's BP is normal & goes to get the 
equipment to draw blood. 

By herself, Dinah remembers being in bed with Hart in front of a 
roaring fire. She didn't know what she had then, but she does now. 
She vows that if she is pregnant, she will never take Hart for 
granted again. She'll be a good wife & a good mother. All she needs 
is one more chance to get it right & have a life with Hart.

LEWIS HOUSE: Josh says the clone is sad because she's going to miss 
Marah & Shayne while they're away. Marah hugs the clone & says 
they'll only be gone 2 weeks. The clone starts to say that she'll be 
gone when they get back, but Josh interrupts & sends Marah upstairs 
to light a fire under Shayne. The clone begs Josh again to let her 
stay. Josh says his mind is made up. The clone is obviously worried 
about leaving Reva imprisoned, but can't bring herself to tell Josh 
the truth. She says he needs her to take care of him. Josh says 
they'll talk things over at the end of the summer & decide what to do 
then. The clone says it will be too late by then. She feels if she 
goes away, part of her will die. Josh says he has to get the kids on 
the bus, & then he'll to give her some books about Paris. She might 
not even want to come back!

Alone, the clone says Josh would like it if she didn't come back, but 
he won't get the chance, because Reva needs her. She won't go away.

COMPANY: Maureen starts to fuss & Holly gets up, saying she'll take 
the baby for a walk. Van offers to take her, but Holly says they 
should enjoy their meal. After Holly leaves, Matt says he doesn't 
think they should take advantage of Holly. Van is lost in thought. 
She's worried that Dinah is setting herself up for a big disappoint-
ment with Hart, convinced she's won him back after spending one night 
together. She reveals to Matt that Dinah's pregnant with Hart's baby.

Over at the bar, Phillip denies that he's still in love with Beth. 
Rick doesn't buy it for a minute. Phillip finally admits that he does 
love Beth, but in a different way than he loves Harley. Rick asks how 
Phillip can get Lizzie to face reality when he can't do it himself. 
Rick says Lizzie can see it all. Phillip is sick of Rick always being 
right. "Then do something about it," urges Rick.

LIZZIE'S ROOM: Beth doesn't want any lectures from Lillian. Lillian 
doesn't offer any. She knows what it's like to be lonely. Beth wishes 
she had never come back to Springfield. She'd be lonely, but Lizzie 
would be all right. Lillian says Beth needs to focus on getting help 
for Lizzie. Beth is sure she's going to jail. Lillian thinks Ross 
will find a way to keep Beth from serving time. Beth knows Griffin 
won't cut her any more slack. Lillian says Beth & Phillip need to 
talk. Beth refuses to talk to Phillip; he's caused too many problems 
already. She'll take care of everything on her own. She's going to 
take Lizzie away today. They'll get on a plane & never look back.

Beth grabs some suitcases as Lillian argues with her about kidnapping 
Lizzie. She urges Beth to stay & fight. Beth says this is her only 
chance to keep Lizzie safe. Lillian doubts Lizzie will feel very safe 
if she's running away. Beth is determined. Lillian says Beth isn't 
thinking straight. Beth knows that Lillian means well, but is sure 
she's doing the best thing. Lillian says the police will find them. 
Beth warns Lillian that if she doesn't back her up, she'll never see 
Lizzie again. Lillian doesn't like it, but she won't stop Beth. Beth 
hugs her & says this is the only way. Lillian senses that Beth is 
keeping something back.. Beth says she has to protect Lizzie.

Lizzie comes in to announce that lunch is ready. Beth says she has a 
surprise for Lizzie. They're going to have lunch on an airplane; 
they're going on an adventure. Lizzie hopes Daddy is coming too, but 
Beth says he's not. She promises that Lizzie can call Phillip. Lizzie 
asks if Carl can come. Beth says he has to stay in Springfield. 
Lizzie looks sad & says goodbye to Carl. Then she hugs Lillian, who 
cries that she'll miss Lizzie so much.

LEWIS HOUSE: The clone talks to Reva's picture. They have to come up 
with a way to keep Josh from sending her out of town. Marah comes 
down & says they have to start moving the bags outside. The clone 
asks if Marah minds going away. Marah says no, but she can't wait to 
get back so they can go kayaking. The clone asks if Marah would like 
to go right now. Marah says they're about to get on the bus for camp. 
Reva says they should get off the bus at the next stop & she'll meet 
them. Marah is surprised that her mom would do this without telling 
Josh. The clone says she'll tell him afterwards. It will be their 
secret `til then. They pinky-swear on it. Marah runs outside & the 
clone prays that her plan will work.

DOCTOR'S OFFICE: The nurse says the doctor will see Dinah as soon as 
her test results are in, which will be soon. Dinah thinks she 
shouldn't be doing this by herself. She imagines Hart picking her up 
& telling her that she should have told him what was going on. He's 
thrilled she's pregnant & if she's not, they'll try again. He loves 
her. Dinah asks about Cassie & Hart calls her a bubble-headed, gold-
digging bimbo. They kiss.

The nurse returns & says the test results are in & Dinah can see the 
doctor now. Dinah wants to know right now if there's a problem.

COMPANY: Matt tells Van that Hart confided in him about getting 
really drunk & sleeping with someone who wasn't Cassie. Van hopes 
that's not the way Dinah got pregnant. Matt suggests that Dinah might 
be lying, nodding towards Cassie as the reason. 

Over at the booth, Hart asks where they should go on their 2nd date. 
Cassie says she can't see him for awhile because she has to go to 
Oklahoma on business. Tammy will be staying with the Lewises, but it 
won't be much fun for her with Marah & Shayne in camp. Hart offers to 
look after Tammy at the farm. Cassie thinks he's wonderful. Hart says 
he loves her & will do anything to make her happy. Hart thinks it 
will be fun, and also thinks that when Peter comes to visit this 
summer, he & Tammy will hit it off.

Over at the bar, Rick gets ready to leave. He has to pick up his 
honeymoon tickets. He tells Phillip to beep him if he needs to talk, 
& wishes him good luck. After Rick leaves, Phillip pulls out his cell 
phone & calls home. Lillian answers.

LIZZIE'S ROOM: Lillian says Beth isn't there. Beth packs in the 
background. Phillip asks if Lizzie is OK, & Lillian says she's fine. 
She ends the call & Phillip looks at his phone in confusion. Lillian 
begs Beth not to leave, but Beth says it's the only way. They hug.

AIRPORT: Beth & Lizzie walk to the counter. Beth gets 2 tickets to NY 
on a flight leaving in 20 minutes.

Rick walks into the terminal and looks around, but doesn't see Beth. 
She's already walking away from the counter as he approaches to pick 
up his tickets. She sits down in the waiting area with Lizzie, not 
too far behind him. He turns around & sees them. Silently, he reaches 
for his cell phone.

OUTSIDE COMPANY: Holly hugs Maureen, walking with her & talking to 
her. "Everything's fine, `cause you are mine. My own little one. My 
own little Meg." Matt sees & hears this from the door.

AIRPORT: Rick calls Phillip & tells him that Beth & Lizzie are at the 
airport & it looks like they're heading out of town. Phillip says 
he's on his way & asks Rick to stall them. He rushes out of Company.

LEWIS HOUSE: From the door, Josh & the clone wave to the kids as they 
leave on the bus. Josh suggests that the clone learn from their en-
thusiasm & try to get interested in her trip. The clone agrees. Josh 
notices the turnaround. The clone says she knows Josh isn't really 
trying to get rid of her. She knows it will be OK. Josh appreciates 
her new attitude. She just has one request. She wants to leave 
tomorrow. Josh says the arrangements are already made. The clone says 
this is the only home she's ever known & she'd like a little time to 
say goodbye. Josh relents. The clone thanks him & hugs him. 

The phone rings & Josh answers. He tells Wanda to slow down. He is 
distressed to learn that Michael is working for Alan. He says he 
needs to get some paperwork & will call her right back. After hanging 
up, Josh tells the clone that he has to deal with an emergency & 
might be busy on the phone for awhile. She says it's OK. After he's 
gone, she grabs keys from the desk. She says that after tonight, Josh 
will be hers. She'll figure out what to do about Reva later.

DOCTOR'S OFFICE: The nurse tells Dinah to relax. Dinah is all worked 
up, but the nurse says there's nothing wrong with her. She drops a 
clue & Dinah guesses that she's pregnant after all. The nurse says 
she's right & Dinah hugs her happily. Dinah rushes out, saying she 
has to tell Hart the good news.

COMPANY: Van comes over to Hart. She asks if he's spoken to Dinah 
lately. Hart says it's been a few days. Matt comes in; he needs Van 
right away. She goes with him, but tells Hart to call Dinah.

Cassie figures that since Dinah has told people about the night she 
spent with Hart, it must have meant more to her than it did to him. 
Hart doesn't know. But he told her it meant nothing & she was OK with 
it. His future is with Cassie. Cassie believes him, but she's still 
worried. She wishes she didn't have to go away. Hart kisses her.

Matt tells Van he thinks they have a problem. Holly comes in, saying 
it's very warm & she thought she'd get a lemonade. She invites Matt & 
Van to join her, but Matt declines. Holly suggests that since Van & 
Matt have been through so much lately, they should take a few days 
off for themselves. She offers to watch Maureen. Van thinks this is a 
lovely idea, but Matt says he has to work this weekend. Maybe they 
can do it later in the summer. Matt takes Maureen from Holly & thanks 
her. Matt & Van leave. Outside, Van asks why Matt was acting so odd 
with Holly. He thinks she's spending too much time with Maureen.

Inside, Holly orders a white wine.

AIRPORT: Rick worries that Phillip won't get there in time, so 
approaches Beth & Lizzie. He mentions that he's picking up tickets 
for a honeymoon & asks what Beth is doing. She says their flight's 
about to leave, so she'll talk to him another time. He pulls her 
aside & she tells him to forget he saw them. Someday she'll tell him 
everything, but right now he needs to let them get away. Rick says he 
can't. Phillip shows up & Lizzie runs to him. Beth tells Rick that he 
has no idea what he's done.

LIGHTHOUSE: Reva is losing strength. She sits on the floor, weakly 
calling for help. The clone shows up & says she needs help too. Reva 
has to do something for her or she'll never see her kids again. Reva 
looks at her double in alarm as the screen fades to black.

--Marni (marni@panix.com)

