From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE -- THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997

                       THE TRUTH WILL OUT

Directed by JoAnn Sedwick

Highlights:
* Dr. Levine blows Annie's case wide open.
* Jenna tells Jeffrey that he won't be Coop's role model.
* Harley corners Jenna & prods her for the truth about dumping Buzz.
* Buzz tells Jeffrey that Coop stays in Springfield.

COURTROOM: Josh bursts in with Dr. Levine, demanding that the judge hear 
the doc's testimony. The judge is not pleased with the interruption. 
Annie wears her patented dear-in-the-headlights expression as Alan asks 
her what's wrong. Ross asks Annie, semi-sarcastically, if there's 
anything *else* he doesn't know. [And you thought he reserved that just 
for Blake.]

Annie stands and approaches Josh at the back of the courtroom while the 
judge sorts things out with the lawyers up front. Annie begs Josh not to 
do this. He says it's done. Annie says she can explain everything. Josh 
dares her to come up with a good one.

REGENCY: Jenna examines a itinerary that includes NYC, Cape Code and 
Newport, RI. Jeffrey enters & she demands to know what's going on--they 
were supposed to go straight to Europe. Jeff says they're taking the 
scenic route. Newport is full of rich robbable people this time of year. 
Jenna is ticked that he arranged all this without consulting her. he 
says he's just trying to rekindle their marriage the way it started. 
Jenna says he thought wrong & he brought too many tickets, because Coop 
is staying with Buzz. Jeffrey argues that Coop is part of their family & 
should come with them. "Over my dead body," Jenna retorts.

DINER: Buzz grates cabbage with a vengeance. Harley tells him to slow 
down & tell her what's going on with Jenna. Buzz says he & Jenna are 
kaput. Harley is mystified. Buzz reveals that he caught Jenna in bed 
with Jeffrey.

COURTROOM: Over her protestations, Josh throws all Annie's lies in her 
face & tells her softly to go to hell. He then joins Reva at the defense 
table & gives her a big hug. Annie grabs her abdomen as if she's in 
physical pain.

DINER: Harley thinks Buzz' story makes no sense. It was obvious that 
Jenna was crazy about Buzz & didn't want to be with Jeffrey. Buzz says 
it turned out that he wasn't Jenna's dream & that's all he intends to 
say on the subject. Harley's gears start turning.

REGENCY: Jenna says she gave up Buzz, but she's not giving in on Coop. 
Jeffrey doesn't understand her position. She explains that she doesn't 
want her son growing up with globe-trotting jewel thieves for parents. 
If they ever get caught, Coop would be taken away from them. Jeff thinks 
they're too good to get caught. Jenna wants Coop to have a loving, 
secure family. Jeff says Coop will be better off with them; he'll have 
all the advantages. Jenna says it's not about money, but about the kind 
of man she wants her son to be. Jeff derides Buzz, but Jenna says she'd 
rather rot in jail than have her son exposed to Jeffrey anymore. She 
lays down the law--Jeffrey takes her as is, or not at all, because she 
doesn't put anyone's life, even Buzz's, before her son's well-being.

COURTROOM: Ross leads Annie back to her seat. Holly asks Blake who the 
new witness is. Blake doesn't know, but it looks really bad for Annie. 
Roger rubs salt in Blake's wounds by telling her that her testimony may 
have been superfluous. Blake tells him she did it for herself & warns 
him to leave it alone.

Phillip enters & slips in behind Abby & Rick. They fill him in on the 
latest witness & how Annie's been lying about everything. Phillip is 
disappointed in Annie. So is Rick.

Alan asks Annie what's going on. Annie cries that she doesn't know & 
whines that Josh has turned on her. She asks Alan to be there for her & 
takes his hand.

Up at the bench, the judge gets pissy with Ross & Griffin for turning 
his courtroom into a circus. Griff explains that Dr. Levine is crucial 
to his case. The judge thinks Griff is staging theatrics & wants none of 
it. Griff asks to be allowed to put Levine on the stand. The judge warns 
him that the testimony had better be relevant & puts the ball in Ross's 
court. Griff reminds Ross that he doesn't want to convict an innocent 
woman. Ross glances back at Annie & says he has no objection.

The judge announces that they will hear from one more witness & Griff 
calls Levine to the stand. Annie looks desperate; Reva hopeful.

DINER: Harley wants Buzz to be happy. He says he's fine. Harley asks 
about Coop. She wonders how he got to be such a good kid. She suggests 
that all his good qualities didn't come from Buzz. Buzz doesn't want to 
go down that road & opts to leave Harley in the diner while he takes 
Coop to the park.

COURTROOM: Griff establishes that Levine is an OB/GYN. He asks if Levine 
ever treated Annie Lewis. "Not to my knowledge," responds the doc. Griff 
asks for Annie to rise. She does so reluctantly, at the judge's 
insistence. Levine recognizes her as "Mrs. Johnson." Annie is allowed to 
sit. Levine reveals that Annie came to see him near the end of April 
with an obstetrical emergency & claimed to be from out of town. Griff 
asks about the emergency. Levine isn't comfortable testifying about 
this, due to doctor-patient confidentiality. Griff explains that Reva is 
charged with the attempted murder of Annie and the murder of her unborn 
fetus. Does Levine see any problem with these charges? Could the fall 
have killed Annie's baby?

Ross objects, saying that they've already heard testimony that the fall 
could have killed the fetus. The judge overrules. Levine says the fall 
would not have killed the fetus because it was already dead. The 
audience gasps, Josh smiles & Annie looks like she'd crawl into her 
shell if she had one.

Griff confirms that Levine told Annie of her baby's death & she 
acknowledged her understanding.

Rog tells Blake he-told-her-so re: her testimony being unnecessary. 
Blake tells him to put a sock in it. She has no regrets.

Alan tells Annie that it's one thing to lie to the rest of the world, 
and another thing entirely to lie to him, after all the help he gave 
her. She says she can explain everything. He doesn't want to hear it.

The judge calls the lawyers to the bench. He asks if Ross wants to 
cross-examine. Ross declines & the judge excuses Levine. Griff wants the 
charges dismissed. The judge is inclined to agree. Annie runs up to Ross 
& says she needs to testify again.

DINER: Harley calls Jenna. She pretends to be deathly afraid fro Buzz & 
Coop. Buzz has been acting so strange--quiet & numb. Then he locked 
himself in the old freezer with Coop, & Coop is screaming for his mommy. 
Jenna says she'll be right over.

Buzz comes downstairs with Coop & leaves for the park. Harley pulls out 
the "Closed" sign.

REGENCY: Jenna tells Jeffrey she has to go out. Jeff insists on knowing 
where & why. Jenna says Buzz is having a problem with Coop & she needs 
to go see about it. Jeff wants to go with her, but she says no way. She 
refuses to have him shadowing her all the time. Jeff just wants her to 
want to be with him. She swears it will never happen. He blocks her path 
& says one day he'll have her heart. Jenna leaves.

COURTROOM: Ross tells Annie to sit down & shut up. Annie wants to defend 
herself. Ross says Reva is the defendant & he'd like to keep it that 
way. Annie wants to tell her side of the story. Ross tells her to stay 
where she is; this will all be over soon.

Ross returns to the bench & asks Griff & the judge to let him put Annie 
back on the stand. Griff has no objection. The judge agrees reluctantly. 
Ross recalls Annie to the stand.

DINER: Jenna rushes in frantically. Harley says things are OK--the 
freezer is broken, so it's not really dangerous & Coop has quieted down. 
She thinks Buzz is telling him a story. Since the crisis has passed, 
she'd like Jenna to explain a few things, like why she's leaving Buzz & 
her son. Jenna refuses to talk to Harley & insists on seeing Coop. She 
heads past Harley into the kitchen.

PARK: Buzz brings Coop to a bench & talks to him. He misses Jenna a lot, 
but he can't let it show. He tells Coop He's going to make his dad 
proud. Mrs. Popoff shows up & joins them on the bench. She coos over 
Coop. Buzz sends Coop over to the sandbox to play. Mrs. Popoff says she 
was out of town visiting her kids & grandkids. She announces that her 
grandkids will be coming to spend the summer with her in Springfield. 
She's arranged for Mrs. Rodriguez, a former preschool teacher & another 
diner regular, to help out with them, but Mrs. Popoff can't afford to 
pay her much. Buzz offers to chip in if she'll look after Coop too. Mrs. 
Popoff is delighted.

Buzz' cell phone rings. [Since when does Buzz, of all people, have a 
cell phone?!] The caller is Jeffrey. Buzz asks Mrs. Popoff to keep an 
eye on Coop while he takes care of business. 

REGENCY: Buzz arrives & Jeffrey wants to talk about Coop. Jeff says the 
boy is better off with him & Jenna. Buzz says it's not negotiable. Jenna 
& Jeff can do what they please, but Coop stays with him. Buzz tells Jeff 
to lose his cell-phone number and leaves.

DINER: Jenna bangs on the freezer door. Harley pulls on the handle & 
voila! It opens right up. Jenna runs inside & Harley follows her, 
pulling the door closed behind them & removing a pin from the door so it 
can't be opened. Jenna realizes Harley has duped her. Harley says 
Jenna's not leaving `til she explains why she dumped Buzz.

COURTROOM: Annie takes the stand. Ross asks if she visited Dr. Levine. 
Annie says she went because she was spotting & was concerned. She adds 
that she was a total wreck while Levine was examining her. She claims to 
not have heard him tell her that the baby was dead, because she was too 
distraught. She apologizes to the impassive jury for the mess she's 
made, but says nothing compares to the pain she felt when she lost her 
baby. She insists the baby was Josh's, no matter what Fran said.

Ross asks Annie about the night of the party. She says whether or not 
her baby was dead, there is no doubt that Reva pushed her down the 
stairs, intending to injure both her & her baby. Ross thanks Annie for 
explaining everything. He walks over to his table & whispers something 
to his assistant. Annie asks if she can step down, but Ross has one more 
question.

DINER: Jenna asks where Buzz & Coop are. Harley says they're fine, 
having a great time in the park. Jenna tries to leave, but the door 
won't open. Harley accuses Jenna of lying to Buzz. She won't let Jenna 
out until she knows the real story. Jenna gets all frantic about getting 
out & Harley teases that the great jewel thief can't master a 1946 
freezer lock. She shows Jenna the pin & says Jenna will have to fight 
her for it if she doesn't want to just tell the truth. Jenna spins the 
same tale for Harley that she did for Buzz. Harley says the story is 
convincing & Jenna is smart. Jenna knew Buzz would follow her to the 
hotel if she didn't come right back & how convenient that she & Jeff 
were getting it on just when Buzz walked in. Harley thinks Jenna would 
have locked the door. She deduces that Jenna planned the scenario.

COURTROOM: Ross asks Annie when she lost the baby. Annie says she 
thought it was May 1. Ross corrects her--what was the date she visited 
Dr. Levine under an assumed name & learned that the baby she conceived 
through artificial insemination was dead? The audience gasps and Annie's 
jaw drops as the screen fades to black.


--Marni (marni@panix.com)



