From: brwi@IX.NETCOM.COM (Brad Williams)

Guiding Light Update for Wednesday June 18
by Rhonda

COMPANY:
Bridget has delivered the news to Hart that she wants to take Peter to
Minnesota and live with Dylan. He is not pleased -- he does not want
to lose his son.She explains that a lot of her past actions were
juvenile and she is ashamed for some of the things she once did to
Hart and Dinah BUT, now she is in love and she wants him to be
understanding. Hart gets up and walks outside.

REVA'S HOUSE:
Annie has arrived at Reva's and, peering through the door, sees Marah
and Reva engaged in mama/daughter chit-chat about Annie. In Annie's
hands are a pair of sharp (clean and shiny) gardening shears. Annie
overhears Marah express her concern for Reva. =20
" Annie cannot hurt me anymore---or you--or your brother---or your
daddy" Reva offers, as Annie begins to cry, staring at the shears,
staring at Reva......
Annie reaches for the door just as she hears a car in the driveway.
She quickly runs behind the bushes as Blake arrives to visit Reva.
After Blake is welcomed into Reva's home, Annie emerges from the
bushes---visibly shaking. She stares at the shears---and through tears
says " What's happening to me? God, help me." She drops the shears and
leaves.

CEDAR"S
Josh is at Cedars trying to get information from Rick about Dr.
Levine's whereabouts. Josh explains to Rick that Dr. Levine may be the
only person who knows that Annie's baby was actually dead *before* the
fall. He explains their theory to Rick---including that Annie threw
herself down the stairs. Rick is having more than a little difficulty
accepting this . Rick is paged away and Abbey approaches Josh---" I
think I may be able to help you." She goes to the computer, and
entering Dr. Levine's full name , is able to locate his home address.
Without hesitation, she gives the information to Josh---who
immediately leaves, offering grateful thanks.
Rick returns and Abbey confesses that she has given the doctor's
address to Josh

BACK AT REVA'S:
Reva offers coffee (or something stronger) to Blake. Blake apologizes
to Reva for the delay in telling the truth. She explains that she was
afraid she would lose Ross forever if he found out the terrible things
she did for Annie BUT she couldn't stand by any longer and watch Reva
pay for something she did not do. She asks that 'someday', she hopes
that Reva will forgive her.
"Blake---someday is today---and I understand, believe me ,I do---what
you said in that courtroom is the *only* thing that helped me".
Reva accepts her apology and explains that her mouth has certainly
caused a lot of trouble in the past and she understands all about
keeping secrets. Blake cannot believe that Reva is being so nice!=20
" Blake, you did what you did and you had your reasons for doing
it---I can't possibly hold that against you." Blake admits she wishes
Ross felt that way but Reva encourages her to hold on---Ross loves
her---and they are both survivors. " It's time for the good guys" Reva
offers---"it's our turn, Blake."

COMPANY FRONT PORCH:
Matt tells Dinah that he believes Vanessa is in Zurich,Switzerland and
he plans on looking for her. Dinah now believes Matt but asks him to
keep their shared belief to themselves----she feels it would be best
not to tell Nola or Hart.
Hart joins them and informs Matt that his sister is planning to leave
town and would he please go talk some sense into her? Matt
refuses---because he thinks Bridget's leaving is a good thing and he
would not tell Bridget what to do.

CEDAR's:
Abbey immediately becomes defensive---thinking that Rick is going to
blast her for giving out confidential records to Josh. She contends
that if he must report her---fine!---she does not regret helping Reva
and Josh in their quest to disprove Annie's allegation's. Rick tries
repeatedly to interrupt but Abbey continues yakking ! Finally, Rick
jumps in and explains that he, too, would have done the same thing.
She is relieved that he feels that way and now wants to leave for the
courthouse. Rick quickly asks for his position to be covered
(yeah,right!) and he follows Abbey to the trial.

REVA'S:
Blake thanks Reva for the pep talk. Reva explains that Blake has
nothing to be ashamed of BUT Blake is concerned that Ross will never
forgive her. Reva reminds Blake that Josh fogave her when she married
Billy---and when she married H.B.---- and what's happening with Ross
will one day be forgotten. "You and Ross have exactly what Joshua and
I have---it's called 'staying power' ! That kind of love can survive
anything----floods, fires, fountains....twins and trials." Blake wants
to know how she can become as sure of herself as Reva .
"Practice,practice,practice" Reva says. Reva then asks Blake to join
her in court today. No way---Blake says---but Reva persuades her
otherwise.

THE COURTHOUSE:
Ross is preparing for his day when Griffin approaches and makes a
wager that this trial is over. Ross says---'you'd lose'---there are
still plenty of eyewitnesses that saw Reva push Annie down those
stairs....
In the hallway, Roger arrives with Amanda and  Holly  remembers the
kiss that Roger gave her. Fletcher comes up and asks her if she is
okay----"just seeing that guy bothers you, doesn't it?" he says. She
offers that she is worried about Blake.
Annie is spotted by Alan---she is still shaky---and Alan demands to
know where she has been. She admits that she went to Reva's----and he
was right---Josh lied to me---Marah was there. Alan questions her as
to what she did----did you go in? She confesses that she did not go
in---but---" there were some gardening shears....and they were
shiny....and I put them in my hand..." Terrified, Alan asks if she did
anything and Annie says no---" Blake drove up and I hid in the bushes
like a coward and when she went inside I got scared and left." Alan
pursues by asking Annie that if Blake had not driven up would she
have...." What?", Annie says, "killed her?"

BACK @ COMPANY:
Hart, Dinah and Matt sit in a booth as Hart begins to question Matt
about how Vanessa would feel to know that Peter was being taken away?
Dinah and Matt agree that Vanessa would support Bridget----this upsets
Hart and Dinah asks Matt for some time alone with Hart. She asks him
what is the matter? He tells her that he is concerned that by letting
Peter go away with Bridget, he will be forgotten. Dinah tries to
encourage him by reminding him that they can talk on the phone and can
go visit. " I'm afraid", Hart says, " I know what it's like growing up
without a father and I don't want Peter to go through that."=20
"You are his father" Dinah explains----" You want him to have a home
and Peter has a home with Bridget....and I promise you, when Peter
comes to visit, he will have a home with us"
Hart is still concerned that Peter will forget him---how he looks, how
he sounds..." I am afraid that my son will forget all about me and
that kills me."

COURTHOUSE HALLWAY:
Alan leads Annie to a bench where she proceeds to blast Reva and the
venom she has used to confuse Josh. Alan attempts to silence her but
she continues by saying that Reva should be eliminated from her life.
"This whole world be a better place if she would just
disappear!....She's poisoning Josh." Alan reminds her that Josh loves
Reva but, she continues to insist that Reva is the one who is
responsible for the confusion Josh feels. She explains that Alan would
not be questioning her if she were doing all this for him. Sure... but
where is your husband now? Alan asks.....

DOCTOR LEVINE"S:
Josh frantically arrives at the doc's house and when the wife answers
the door, he asks to see Dr. Levine. She explains that if this is a
matter regarding a patient, he must see the Dr. on-call. Josh begins
pleading that it is urgent that he see Dr. L and begins yelling 'This
Is An Emergency!' Dr. L arrives at the door, and after some
persuasion, is convinced to listen to Josh's story. He admits to Josh
that Annie was his patient---she did lose the baby---and she left the
clinic without the follow-up appt. for her D&C. Josh pleads for him to
come to court and tell this----it is Reva's only hope! Finally, he
agrees to go....

BACK TO THE COURTHOUSE:
Blake and Reva arrive to a slew of reporters and Blake makes her way
through to Holly. They enter the courtroom to the disapproving glare
of Ross. In the hallway, Abbey reaches Reva and tells her that she has
given Dr. Levines address to Josh. Rushing to Griffin, she tells him
the good news. Griffin then approaches the bench with Ross and asks
for a recess----he has a new witness! The judge grants him only 10
minutes. While they are waiting, Hawk appears and offers  support for
his 'litte girl'.

BACK TO COMPANY:
Hart continues that when growing up, he always hated Father's
Day----he always made a card for his Grandfather and a secret one for
his father. He kept them for years is a shoebox until one day, as a
drunk teenager, he burned them all. Dinah says that nothing like that
will ever happen to Peter---because he is loved by his father----and
Peter will know his father. Hart finally realizes she speaks the truth
and thanks her for being there for him. He goes outside with Dinah,
and tells Bridget that he is okay with the idea of her leaving with
Peter----but don't let him forget me....Hart and Bridget embrace and
leave for the inside....

THE TRIAL:
Ross begins his opening statements by admitting that the trial has
been full of twists and turns---a real roller coaster--- BUT nothing
said in the courtroom has changed the fact that Annie was pushed down
the stairs by Reva. He admits that even if the jury believes  that
Annie did have herself artificially inseminated, did trick Reva into
believing they were sisters----none of that matters *except* the fact
that an innocent unborn child lost his life in that fall. " If just
one witness had been able to come forward, if just one person would
say NO--Reva did not push Annie down those stairs....but, in the
absence of such testimony, you have no choice but to find Reva
Shayne......
"WAIT ! WAIT " Josh yells as he enters the courtroom with Dr. Levine.
Annie goes drop-dead pale as Alan asks " Annie, isn't that the doctor
that treated you when you thought you had lost the baby?....ANNIE??
What could that man possibly have to say, unless you have kept
something from me ?" Annie's only reaction is of fear and defeat.....

Until next time!
Happy Viewing:)
Rhonda

