From: brwi@ix.netcom.com (Brad Williams)

Guiding Light Update for Monday 7-7
by Rhonda:)

DAHLIA'S HOUSE:
Dahlia and Michelle are together discussing meeting Sugar Hill. Dahlia
wants to dress appropriately and Michelle is trying to ease her fears
by loaning her some of her outfits and jewelry---yawn...While Dahlia
rambles about Sugar Hill and Marcus, Michelle remembers the kiss from
Jesse.....

COURTHOUSE:
Marcus finds Griffin at the courthouse and they discuss his upcoming
meeting with Sugar Hill. Griffin encourages Marcus to relax----Sugar
Hill will be impressed. The elevator door opens, and Jesse enters the
hallway and Marcus exclaims---" this is the guy who tried to rape
Michelle! "

HOUSE OF SPAULDING:
Annie is staggering towards the study when she overhears Amanda and
Alan talking. She stops and hears Amanda berating Alan for allowing
Annie to return to the mansion. " The woman is a drunk! I cannot
believe you are standing by that woman....she belongs in an insane
asylum, or the very least, rehab." At that, Annie enters and says good
morning!

MICHAEL'S ROOM in SWITZERLAND:
Matt and Dinah continue shredding apart Michael's room in search of
damning evidence against him. Dinah locates a photo ID and
immediately, Matt and Dinah recognize Michael as the man that attended
the graduation party! Matt realizes that Vanessa was there, too. " I
was standing right next to her... she came home, Dinah."

COURTHOUSE:
Jesse immediately defends himself to Marcus, denying that he tried to
rape Michelle. Griffin pleads for Marcus to back-off----Jesse is his
client and has taken him on Pro Bono. Marcus yells, " You could just
pay my father with the money you stole from Michelle!"
Jesse is shocked to learn that Griffin is Marcus's father and tells
Griffin he can " forget repping me!" Griffin ushers Marcus out and
then tells Jesse he can sit down and tell him the truth!

DAHLIA'S:
Michelle tells Dahlia about seeing Jesse again, trying to explain how
she went back to Point Lester to apologize to Jesse and invite him to
the Bauer BBQ. She relays the story of how Rick reacted---blah blah
blah---then reveals that Jesse kissed her.

SWITZERLAND:
Matt is beginning to freak out, believing that Michael is going to
hurt Vanessa. Dinah urges him to remain calm but Matt places a call to
Frank in SF for help.

SPAULDING MANSION:
Annie is ribbing Amanda for the warm reception and Amanda leaves.
Annie begins to apologize to Alan for causing him to retrieve her from
the BBQ but she just wanted to see Shayne. " Shayne...that little
boy...is the closest thing I'll ever have to having my own baby! I
just wanted to feel him in my arms, feel the love he has for me!" She
tries to justify her drinking by saying it offered her courage and
promises " no more slips". Alan stops her---" Don't confuse me with
Josh! Don't make promises you can't keep! I am not your watchdog!"
Annie pleads for him to back-off but Alan continues. " What you did at
the Bauer's was absolutely ridiculous! Careening into that party,
running up to that little boy---a boy that calls you Mommy----stinking
of booze! You scared him half to death!"
Alan reminds her that her actions ----in front of the DA, no
less----just serve to confirm the town's view of her and make it more
difficult for him to keep her out of jail. With this, Annie turns on
Alan, accusing him of jumping on the 'I Hate Annie Bandwagon'.
 "I don't need you, Alan. I don't need anyone in this town....You can
all go straight to hell!"

THE DINER:
Josh, Reva and the kids enter and Shayne promptly removes a do-nut
from the counter without asking. Josh scolds him and tells him to
apologize to Eleni. " NO!" Shayne retorts. Reva takes the kids to a
booth where Josh joins them. " Shayne, what exactly do you want?"
Shayne replies," I want to know why Annie was acting so funny at the
BBQ and why everyone wanted her to go away!" 
Eleni answers the phone---it's Matt asking for Frank. He leaves a
message with Eleni that he is looking for Michael Burke and to have
Frank call him on the cell phone ASAP. After she hangs up, Michael
enters the diner!

COURTHOUSE:
Sassy Jesse is reminded by Griffin that he is facing 5 years in jail
for probation violation unless he tells the truth and lets Griffin
help him. Jesse tells Griffin why he missed the 2 community service
appointments but Griffin doesn't buy the true story. Jesse gets angry
at Griffin.

DAHLIA'S:
They discuss the kiss and Michelle tells Dahlia she feels sorry for
Jesse because " everyone is judging him!" Dahlia reminds her that
Jesse could be real trouble for her but Michelle insists that she will
learn more about him.

SPAULDING MANSION:
Annie bounces in with a suitcase declaring that she is leaving. Alan
grabs her by the arm and leads her over to the mirror, demanding that
she take a good look at herself. " What?" she yells, " Is this how you
get off? Making me suffer more than I already have?"
She finally agrees to look in the mirror. Staring at herself, she
offers this: " I see half of a woman. A woman who can't have children.
A woman whose husband has left her...I see a drunk. I see a bottle of
pills and alcohol waving to me to come and get them and I want to
crawl in that mirror and swallow them all because I don't want to feel
this way.....I see a woman who doesn't want to live anymore. I want to
die." She turns to Alan, who while holding her gently, tells her that
he sees a different woman---- a passionate, strong and capable
woman---but Annie believes that woman does not exist anymore. Alan
continues: " I see a very beautiful and vibrant woman. A woman who has
been to hell and back fueled only by her willpower. Her heart is as
strong as steel and yet, it can be as soft as silk....she doesn't know
the word quit. That's you, Annie. That's the woman I want back."
Annie is genuinely  touched by Alan's words but weeps that she has
lost everything, including Josh. Alan assures her that he will be
there for her to make her strong again.

THE DINER:
Reva tries to explain to Shayne how when Annie drinks alcohol, it
makes her sick. Josh assures Shayne that it had nothing to do with him
and they both regret that he was scared. They talk about their new
life together as a family and the new home they are to build. 
At the phone, Michael has called Vanessa explaining he is getting food
for their trip and that from here on out---" it's just you and me."

SWITZERLAND:
Dinah finds a newspaper clipping about the woman that Michael killed.
It describes her as suffering from a degenerative disease similar to
Vanessa's. Matt admits he is scared.

COURTHOUSE:
Griffin is pleading Jesse's case to the judge but sassy Jesse doesn't
help things along. The judge reminds Jesse that he has had several
people believe in him and has had numerous second chances but has
thrown them all away. Jesse insists that his story is the truth but
the judge reprimands him to jail. As he is being led out into the
hallway, he spots Michelle.

SPAULDING MANSION:
Alan tells Annie that she can stay at the house if she wants. As he
leaves the room, Amanda stops him and reminds him that there is a
company meeting tomorrow. Inside the study, Annie approaches the
liquor but stops. She walks instead to the mirror and gazes mournfully
at herself, caressing her face.

LITTLE TIDBITS:
Reva and Josh discuss their beautiful family....
Michael gets his food, declining directional assistance from Eleni....
Matt books reservations to return to Springfield....





