From: sknelson@medicon-hcis.com (SKN)

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE - realTuesday 6/17/97

FAUXREVABEND: Reva comes downstairs and finds Josh asleep on the sofa.  He
wakes up.  Josh tells her she is beautiful and they kiss.  Josh explains
that he was up most of the night looking for Dr. Levine.  When he ran out of
leads he broke into Reva's house.  He saw Reva and Marah asleep and retired
to the sofa.  Josh promises he will find Dr. Levine.

COURTHOUSE: The bailiff opens the dark courtroom; Annie is already outside
pacing.  Alan enters and Annie vents about how Blake and Fran lied about
her.  Annie tells Alan that she called him the night before, and when he
didn't return the calls, she thought he was deserting her too.  Alan is
surprised it bothered her.  Annie blurts out that of course it bothered her,
he was almost like her...  Alan wants to know what he is to her.

VANVENT:  Van is exercising and Michael enters and eggs her on.  Michael
reminds Van that she has to has to do this for herself. Van is sarcastic
about how she will be doing this alone, and isn't that something to look
forward to. Michael thinks leaving the convent is something to look forward
to.  Van whines about how her children have moved on and her husband has
someone new.

CEDARS:  Matt enters and wants to talk to Rick about Vanessa.  Rick doesn't
have time; Matt grabs him and backs him into a wall.  Matt demands some answers.

SHORT TWIRL

BACK AT THE FARM:  Dinah and Hart are in bed cooing.  Dinah thinks Hart
looks worried.  Hart is concerned about Matt's story.  Dinah explains that
Matt has a lot of evidence, and Hart thinks it is all coincidence.  Dinah
wonders again why there was no body at car crash site; Hart reminds her that
the fire melted the engine.  Hart wants Dinah to stop going along with Matt.
Dinah says she can't tell Matt that he is crazy for loving her mother so much.

CEDARS:  Matt has calmed down and wants to know about the last time Rick saw
Van as a patient.  Rick is evasive; Matt shows Rick the lab report he got
from Nola.  Rick tells Matt Nola had no right to give it to him.  Rick tells
Matt that he tried to get Van to fess up to the truth.  Matt thinks Rick
should have told him.  Matt gets upset again; Rick thinks if he had told
Matt it would have looked like the car crash was a suicide.  Matt gets angry.

VANVENT:  Van is wondering how Michael will help her get over Matt.  Michael
thinks it's important that Matt moved on; Matt thought his life was worth
living without Van. Michael thinks is Matt can go on then Van can too, but
she say's she can't. Michael tells her she just has to find the will, and
she can.  It dawns on Van that Michael is going to help her by dating her;
she gets upset and tells him that could never happen because he doesn't have
a life.  Michael looks upset.  Van apologizes and realizes that Michael was
trying to make her mad to cheer her up.  Michael gloats that it worked, but
admits that she zapped him.  Van wonders about what he said yesterday, about
losing someone.  Van insists that she wants answers and bargains that for
each answer she will do two leg lifts.

COURTHOUSE: Annie is sitting alone in the courtroom; Alan enters and shuts
the doors. Annie tells Alan that he is her best friend. She tells Alan that
she was alone the night before because Josh took Marah back to Oklahoma, and
she thinks she might be completely alone.  Alan tells her it doesn't have to
be that way.  Annie says she couldn't even get ahold of Ross, and that's why
she came early - to talk to Ross before court.  Annie explains that Marah
turned on her; when she saw Marah the day before she asked her what was
going on and Marah was holding back. Annie is afraid that everything is
falling apart.  Annie can't figure out why Fran turned on her, and wonders
again if Alan really paid her off.  Alan remembers giving Fran the money for
telling the truth, and how Fran realized that Alan wanted Annie for himself.
Alan tells Annie that all the witnesses won't help because of all of the
witnesses that saw Reva push her down the stairs.  Annie brightens up a
little. Alan tells Annie that everything is the way she wants it, so she
doesn't need him anymore.  Annie looks puzzled.

FAUXREVABEND:  Josh is getting dressed and assuring Reva that he won't let
her down.  Reva thinks everything is still the same; Josh reiterates what
Blake and Fran said.  Reva brings over the newspaper and outlines the
headlines. Reva thinks the testimony called Annie's character into to
question, but that's it.  Josh thinks it's just yellow journalism.  Reva is
still disbelieving.  Reva tells Josh about her moment in the elevator; she
tells him that Annie says she will keep them apart no matter what.  Josh
can't believe Reva is backing down.  Reva explains that the threat isn't
just against her, it's against people she cares about.  Marah comes down the
stairs and has heard the last part of the conversation.  Marah says she will
testify that Annie tried to hurt Reva.

JESSUP FARM:  Dinah reminds Hart that he was all for Matt getting back out
there, even with the woman on the internet.  Hart tells Dinah that Matt has
gone over the edge.  Dinah is taken with how much Matt believes that Vanessa
is alive.   Hart thinks if Dinah helps Matt, and if doesn't work Matt will
just be more hurt.  The phone rings and it's Bridget.  Hart gets off the
phone and says that Bridget has to talk to him face to face right away.
Hart starts to leave and asks Dinah to let it go.  Hart is sure that if
Dinah let's it go, then sooner or later Matt will forget about it. 

CEDARS:  Matt is following Rick around and asking questions.  Rick admits
the nature of Vanessa's disease.  Matt asks Rick what someone would do if
they had the disease.  Rick says that some new experimental drugs were
discovered after Van died.  Matt wants to know how and where to get them.
Rick gives Matt the name of a drug company in Switzerland that does
experimentation.  Matt thanks him and runs off.

HALFTIME

VANVENT: Van wants Michael to keep his part of the bargaiin.  Michael thinks
it's juvenile.  Michael doesn't want to talk about his life; Van reminds
Michael that he knows so much about her, and she needs to trust him.  Van
tells Michael that he is her only human contact, since she gave up the long
computer chats with Matt.  Michael is amazed that she gets Matt and Robert
mixed up.  Van asks Michael if he is a doctor; he is evasive.  Van reminds
him that he mentioned a patient that he lost.  Michael admits that he is a
doctor, but he hasn't practiced in a while. Vanessa wants to know who the
person is that Michael lost, and he looks uncomfortable.

COURTHOUSE:  Alan starts to walk away and Annie want's to know what he means
about her not needing him anymore.  Annie says she can't let Reva win and
take away her husband and family.  Annie reminds Alan that he has been with
her every step of the way; she reminds him that lied on the stand and paid
people off.  Alan says he didn't perjure himself and that he stood by her
when no one else would.  Alan tells Annie not to threaten him.  Alan reminds
Annie of the night in the hospital when he told Annie that he is calling the
shots from now on.  Alan demands that Annie tell him the whole truth.  She
claims that Alan knows everything. Alan starts to leave and Annie begs him
not to leave.  Alan tells Annie that the truth is that he lied to her.

FAUXREVABEND:  Josh wants to know if Annie said something to Marah. Reva
asks if Annie said something about hurting her.  Marah says that Annie
didn't say anything, but she knows that Annie's lies are hurting Reva. Marah
thinks she needs to go to court and just tell one lie to stop Annie.  Josh
and Reva tell Marah that the court needs the truth, and don't want any lies.
Marah is afraid that Reva will go to jail.  The phone rings and Josh takes
it; Josh finds out that Dr. Sedgewick has Dr. Levine's patient list. Josh
rushes over to Cedars.  Reva hugs Marah.

COURTHOUSE:  Alan tells Annie about the night of their picnic when he
stopped Annie from going into the house.  He tells her about what he saw on
the other side of the door - Josh and Reva kissing. Annie gets hysterical,
and doesn't want to hear it.  Alan tells her it is the cold facts.  Alan
tells Annie that Josh is probably with Reva right now, but she thinks he is
in Oklahoma.  Alan tells Annie that Josh doesn't love her, and she thinks
Alan is being cruel to her.  She walks away.  Alan says that he wants Annie,
and that he will have her.

COMPANY: On the porch, Dinah admits that Hart is right about her mother.
Dinah admits that she loves the idea of her mother being alive, and loves
Matt's excitement, however, she is not going to encourage it.  Bridget comes
out.  Dinah says she is going to give Hart and Bridget some privacy and stay
outside.  Hart and Bridget sit down and he asks how his son is and Bridget
says Peter is her son too.  Bridget says she wanted to talk to Hart about
her trip to Minnesota. Hart wonders if she is going on another vacation.
Bridget tells Hart that she and Peter are going to move to Minnesota to live
with Dylan.

Back outside, Matt runs up and tells Dinah he knows where Vanessa might be
and needs Dinah's help. 

Dinah is less than enthusiastic.  Dinah wants to know what Rick said.  Matt
tells her about the disease and the new drugs.  Matt is convinced that Van
is getting better and can come home now, they just have to find her.

VANVENT:  Michael looks out the window and says Van doesn't really want to
hear all his stuff.  Van says she understands if he doesn't want to tell
her.  Michael turns and tells her that the woman he was talking about was
his patient.  He did everything he could but he couldn't keep her alive.
Van asks if he gave up medicine because he had come to the limit of his
skill.  Michael says he needed a break and decided to dedicate himself to
hopeless romantics - like Vanessa.  Van looks confused.  

Van says she knew it along there was more to Michael than the charming,
aloof exterior.  She thinks they have a lot in common - pasts they want to
get away from but can't.  Michael tells her it's a long slow process, and
she agrees. Michael says they have to grab ahold of the process, and make it
shorter.  Van agrees and wants to know how.  Michael says they'll figure out
and lean on each and go forward.

COMPANY:  Matt can't believe how Dinah is reacting; he thinks she's looking
at him like he's crazy.  Matt realizes that Hart got to Dinah.  Matt says he
will do it on his own, and starts to go away.  Dinah stops him and says she
believes him, and believes that her mother is alive.

CEDARS:  Josh is frantically waiting for Dr. Sedgewick to get off the phone.
Rick is trying to figure out what Josh is up to.  Dr. Sedgewick gets off the
phone and explains how she is filling in for another OB/GYN who was supposed
to be on an extended honeymoon in Europe.  It turns out that the other
doctor was just honeymooning at home.  Josh asks if she is talking about Dr.
Levine and she says yes. Josh wants to know his address, and Sedgewick
suggests he try personnel.

FAUXREVABEND:  Reva is brushing Marah's hair and telling her how proud she
is.  Marah asks if Reva could still go to jail; Reva says she could, but
they will still keep fighting.  As Reva hugs Marah, Annie walks up outside
and looks at them through the door. Annie is shocked and backs up knocking
over a basket of gardening things.  Reva and Marah hear, turn around, see
nothing, and continue to hug each other.  Annie puts the basket back,
finding a large pair of gardening shears.  Off Annie - looking at the large
sharp shears.

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