From: Marni Centor <mccb@idt.net>

            GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Fun & excitement at the annual Bauer Barbecue. The confrontations
include:
     Harley vs. Beth
     Dinah vs. Vanessa
     Hart vs. Bill
     Drew vs. Michelle
     Ben vs. Blake & Ross
     Blake vs. Beth
* Reva is reunited with her kids & brother.
* Josh tries to figure out what to do with the clone.
* The clone has some ideas of her own.

Independence Day in Springfield, USA...

LEWIS HOUSE: Reva & Josh come down to the living room as she tells him
how wonderful it was to wake up in his arms. She's glad the kids will be
coming back from Rusty's soon; she can't wait to see them. Reva hugs
Josh. Cassie & the clone come in. Josh thanks Cassie for giving him &
Reva some time alone. Cassie says the clone was no problem. Josh says
the kids are coming home today. The clone is happy; but Josh says the
kids can't see Reva & the clone together. They'll have to keep the clone
out of sight until they come up with a permanent solution. Josh suggests
that the clone stay in the poolhouse, but she doesn't like that idea.
Josh says they won't shackle her like Reva was. The clone asks why she
can't stay with Harley. She's nice & she knows the whole story. Josh is
outraged at Cassie. What was she thinking by taking the clone to
Harley's?

BAUER HOUSE: Buzz, Jenna & Harley arrive laden with pies. Meta is
delighted to see them. Buzz goes off with Meta & Jenna interrogates
Harley about why she's so quiet. Harley seems to be gearing up for
Beth's arrival, but Jenna senses Harley is also thinking about her
mysterious house guest from last night. Harley will only say that she
was helping a friend of Cassie's.

Rick comes in wearing a huge chef's hat & wielding a spatula. He gives
orders right & left, sending Harley & Jenna out to the patio. Jesse
arrives to a warm welcome. Michelle takes him aside & tells him that
having him sketch her in the nude was like having him make love to her
with his eyes. Rick breaks up the hormone-fest & demands assistance.
Jesse jokes that Rick looks like Pop-n-Fresh.

Meta asks for Jesse's help in setting up for Vanessa's Second Chances
auction. Outside, Drew arrives with one of Jesse's sketches of Michelle,
framed.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake digs out the tape she got from Ben, but hearing
Holly, shoves it back in the drawer. She says there will be more than
fireworks if they go to the Bauers. She wants Holly to help her convince
Ross to celebrate the 4th at home. Holly says they always go to the
Bauer BBQ, and besides, she wants to see baby Maureen. Holly figures out
that Ben will be at the BBQ. Blake says she can't be in the same place
with both Ross & Ben.

BAUER PATIO: Charles & Vivian wander around while Jenna & Harley
decorate. Harley can't stop talking about Beth's testimony about Ben.
She realizes she should never have walked away from Phillip. Now she
intends to fight for Phillip. She would love to tell Phillip all about
Beth's testimony, but she won't, because she doesn't want to look like a
vindictive witch. Phillip is incapable of believing that Beth slept with
Ben just because she wanted to. The only way she'll get Phillip back on
her side is to ignore Beth. Jenna doesn't think that's very likely. Just
then, Beth & Ben arrive. Harley says that Beth has made a big mistake.

Beth introduces Ben to Charles & Vivian, who cuts them dead. Jenna holds
Harley back & reminds her that she's supposed to ignore Beth. Harley is
just infuriated.

Ben comments on their not-so-welcome reception. Beth notes that the
Grants have been front-page new themselves. She doesn't care what anyone
thinks, because Ben has been a good friend to her & Lizzie.

Harley tells Jenna that she doesn't care what Beth does, as long as she
knows that Phillip is hers. She wants to go give Beth a piece of her
mind, but Jenna keeps Harley in check.

Dinah arrives & gives Bill a hug. He says it's good to be home & he's
happy to be going back to Springfield U in the fall. Dinah quickly
realizes that Bill doesn't know she's pregnant, so she fills him in. He
asks about Hart & Dinah says he's really happy about it.

Marcus & Dahlia arrive. Marcus gives Dinah a big hug & Dahlia quickly
excuses herself. Bill follows. He approaches Hart & says he just heard
the news about the baby. Hart tells Bill that he & Dinah are not
together. Bill jumps to the conclusion that Hart dumped Dinah after
knocking her up, but Hart takes him aside to enlighten him.

Beth greets Harley & Jenna makes herself scarce. Harley informs Beth
that bringing Ben to this party was less than sensitive. Beth doesn't
think she needs Harley's approval on her guests. Ben's cell phone rings
& he steps aside. It's Blake. She tells him that she has to go to the
Bauers, so he can't be there. He says it's too late. She says tough;
she's got a restraining order against him. Ben says he was there first,
and hangs up.

MARLER HOUSE: Blake is a wreck; Holly tells her to relax, or Ross will
know something's wrong. Ross comes in & tells Blake to hurry up. The
boys are in the car & he's ready to go. Holly tugs the reluctant Blake
toward the door.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie tells Josh that she trusts Harley. Harley won't tell
anyone & she has experience that could be helpful if things get tricky.
Josh still thinks Hart's farm would have been better, but Cassie says
they are just back together & she doesn't want to muddy the waters by
throwing the clone into the mix. Josh says it's important to keep the
clone out of sight. "This town is not ready for 2 Revas." Reva says they
can't lock her up. If they do, they're no better than she is. She
suggests passing the clone off as a distant relative. Josh thinks this
is absurd; the clone looks like an identical twin. Cassie worries that
the clone will start "playing" Reva again, confusing matters further.
The clone doesn't like being talked about like she's not in the room.

Reva says they want to do what's best for her. The clone says they might
as well just have her arrested if they want her out of their hair. Josh
takes the clone outside to talk. Cassie & Reva hug. They hope they can
figure out what to do with the clone. Cassie mentions Sean & says he
seems very nice. Reva says he is; she trusts him with her life. Cassie
hopes he's trustworthy, because she lent him her car to get away. Reva
can't believe he broke out of jail to help her. Cassie says he was
desperate to find her & it killed him to leave before Reva showed up.
Reva vows to do everything she can to prove he's innocent of the crimes
he's been accused of. Cassie says if Sean is important to Reva, then
he's important to her too. 

Outside, the clone says she can't stand the way Josh looks her now. Josh
doesn't know what she expects, after what she's done. The clone reminds
him that she apologized; what more does he want? Josh says that's hardly
enough. The clone asks what she's supposed to do. Josh doesn't know.

BAUER PATIO: Jesse helps Meta position the food table. He thanks her for
treating him like family. Meta says she loves Michelle, but she's had
too much disappointment in her life. She wants Michelle to be happy.
Jesse thinks that won't be a problem now that they are back together.
Meta makes a comment about Drew & then walks away. Michelle comes over
to Jesse & they kiss.

Bill & Hart have words over Dinah's situation. Bill doesn't know the
whole story & makes a comparison to Bridget. Vanessa & Matt show up &
Van tells Bill to back off, because he doesn't know the whole story.
Bill doesn't understand how Van can take Hart's side against Dinah.
"She's your daughter, Mom. You should love her." Hart apologizes to
Vanessa & walks away.

Dinah challenges Van, and Matt leaves to check on the baby. Dinah
accuses Van of trying to turn Bill against her. Van says if she really
wanted to do that, she'd tell him the whole story. Dinah says Van should
go ahead & tell everyone.

Beth says Harley has no place making accusations when she can't make up
her mind whether she wants Phillip or not. Harley says the only reason
she let Phillip go was so he could be with Beth & Lizzie, but Beth
strutting around town with Ben was not part of the deal. Beth says she
was only with Ben once. "But you're with him now, here, while Phillip is
away with Lizzie." Harley says it's not so much that Beth slept with
Ben, but the way she acts as if she can get away with whatever she
wants. Beth thinks what bothers Harley is that Beth no longer feels
threatened by her. This is just Harley's excuse for going back on her
word & fighting for Phillip. Harley says she doesn't need an excuse,
because Phillip loves her. Beth doesn't believe this. Harley figures
Phillip didn't mention that they ran into each other the other night at
Oak Ridge. It was an accident & nothing happened, but not because they
didn't want it to. Harley's not making any promises about the next time.
Beth recovers her composure & flings it right back at Harley. She was at
Oak Ridge too, but not by accident. And she won't say that nothing
happened. On this note, Beth leaves Harley fuming.

BAUER KITCHEN: Holly & the Marlers [a new reggae band :-)] arrive &
apologize for being late. Blake says it's her fault because she wasn't
feeling well. Rick promises that a burger will fix her right up. Charles
& Vivian argue over who's going to bring the burgers out to Ed. Vivian
thinks Charles is overexerting himself. Rick takes the burgers & Vivian
pushes Charles toward a lawn chair. Ben enters the kitchen & Ross asks
what he's doing there. "I came for the fireworks," replies Ben. "Rumor
has it they're going to be spectacular this year."

Rick returns & comments that every year they have an unwanted guest.
Beth joins Ben & says she invited him. Ross thinks it was pretty
thoughtless, considering that Ben is the man who railroaded Rick's wife
into prison. Beth says Ben is her friend & he's part of Ross's family.
Ross denies this last & reminds everyone about the restraining order. If
Ben doesn't leave, Ross will call the cops. Ben suggests they ask Ben.
Blake says not to call the police. She doesn't care what Ben does as
long as he leaves her alone. She also doesn't want to ruin everyone
else's good time. She asks Holly to help her bring the boys their sand
toys. Ross follows. Ben says they can all get along if they try. Ross
ignores him.

PATIO: Meta asks Buzz & Jenna what they've decided to name their baby.
"Ian," says Jenna. "Stavros," says Buzz. They start arguing about it &
Meta walks away. Michelle catches up with her & asks what she was
talking about with Jesse. Meta says she told him she thought Drew was
trouble. Michelle laughs, but Meta says is serious. "That girl is cheap
as one of those plates," she pronounces.

Dinah says Van is mad just because Bill is on her side. Van says it's
only because he doesn't know everything. "You tried to seduce Matt," Van
accuses. Dinah knows Van will believe whatever Matt tells her. Van does
believe him, and it makes her wonder about the night Dinah spent with
Hart. "Did you set him up too?" Dinah won't dignify Van's question with
an answer, but it doesn't matter to Van because she knows the answer.
Dinah walks away. Van looks distressed.

Blake & Holly watch the boys having fun in the sandbox. Holly asks if
Blake is OK, because she wants to go back to the car to get her gift for
Maureen. Blake says she'll be fine as long as Ben stays away. Holly
thinks he knows he's pushed as far as he can today. She departs. Beth
approaches Blake with kind words about her sons. Blake asks what's
really on her mind. Beth knows how scared Blake must be to have feelings
for Ben.

LEWIS HOUSE, OUTSIDE: Josh reminds the clone that she left Reva to die.
The clone says Josh made her to love him & she did. And he loved her
too. They should have been married by now. "That would have been a
terrible mistake," says Josh. The clone knows all Josh cares about now
is finding the best way to get rid of her. Josh says he is putting his
feelings for the clone aside now because Reva has found it in her heart
to forgive the clone & help her start over. Josh wants to know where the
clone stands. A horn blares & Josh sees that Rusty has arrived with the
kids. He hustles the clone inside before anyone can see her.

Inside, Reva says the clone won't ruin her reunion with her kids. The
clone says she'll go out to the poolhouse & stay there until someone
says it's OK for her to come out. Josh asks Cassie to go with her. They
leave out the back. Rusty comes in with the kids, who run to Reva & give
her a big hug.

Shayne complains that Reva is treating him like a baby. Marah asks Reva
if she's all right. Rusty told them she had an accident & that's why
they postponed the wedding. Reva says she's fine now & everything will
be great from now on. Reva does something that Marah hasn't seen in
awhile, and Marah is reassured that her mom is back to normal. Shayne
asks when the wedding will be; Josh says as soon as Reva is up for it.
Reva tells Rusty to call the preacher. Josh says Reva is making light of
it, but she's been through a lot.

The kids want to go to the Bauer BBQ. Reva agrees. Josh says he has to
check on something first & then they can go. He heads out back. Reva
gives Rusty a hug & a kiss, then envelops Marah with one arm.

BAUER PATIO: Marcus offers to help Rick, but Rick's not quite ready for
help yet. Marcus joins Dinah, who is annoyed that her mom had the nerve
to suggest that her baby wasn't Hart's. "Score one for mom," says Marcus
with a whistle. He says they both know that Hart is going to make Dinah
take a paternity test. Bill overhears this & asks why Hart would do
that.

Michelle tells Jesse she feels so close to him right now & she thinks it
has something to do with the sketches. Jesse asks if that's why Michelle
took them. She says she didn't. Jesse says they weren't where he left
them after Drew & Bill came over. He says he'll find them later.
Michelle says he'd better, because she doesn't want anyone else to see
them. She kisses him.

Drew hands Rick three wrapped packages & says they are the rest of the
things she promised for the auction. Rick thanks her & says it's for a
good cause. "That's why I'm doing it," says Drew.

Blake tells Beth that she doesn't spend her days pining for Ben &
doesn't care what he does as long as he stays away from her & her
family. Beth knows better. Ben has told her everything. Blake wonders if
that was before or after they slept together. Beth says it was just once
& wonders why Blake is fixated on it. Is she jealous? Blake says she's
furious that Beth brought Ben to the party knowing how uncomfortable it
would make everyone.

Ross comes over & asks where Jason is. Blake thought he was in the
sandbox with Kevin. Ross says he's not. Blake runs after him to help
look for Jason.

POOLHOUSE: Cassie thumbs through a magazine while the clone paces. Josh
comes in & tells Cassie that everyone wants to go to the Bauers. He
offers to make an excuse to stay so Cassie can go with them while he
stays with the clone. Cassie says Josh should go & she'll stay. The
clone says she doesn't need a baby sitter. Cassie stays & Josh goes. He
promises to tell Hart that she was delayed. The clone says Cassie can go
& not worry about her. She knows that everyone is worried about her
future. She knows she has to take responsibility for herself. She could
have already run away, but she didn't, because she has nowhere to go.
Her life is a mess, but it's the only life she knows. Cassie says it's
hard on everyone. The clone wishes she could find a way to stop screwing
up everyone's lives.

The clone sees a picture of a hot dog in Cassie's magazine & says she's
never had one. She asks what they taste like. Cassie says they're great,
especially cooked on a BBQ. The clone asks if Cassie would bring her one
back from the BBQ later. Cassie says sure. After a moment a thought,
Cassie asks the clone if she could trust her to stay while she goes to
the BBQ. The clone promises not to let Cassie down. Cassie takes her
word for it & leaves. The clone sits & waits.

BAUER PATIO: Dinah admits to Bill that Hart dumped her for Cassie. When
they had a fight, Hart came to her, and that's when she got pregnant.
She leads Bill to believe that it's Cassie who is insisting on the
paternity test & insists that she hasn't been with anyone other than
Hart. Bill believes her & says he won't let Cassie walk all over her.
Dinah smiles weakly.

Harley chases Beth & says they both went a little overboard before,
which wasn't her intention. Beth says it wasn't hers either. Beth says
she loves Phillip & knows that Harley does too. But Lizzie & she need
him right now, and Phillip knows that. "What about Phillip?" asks
Harley. "Do you ever stop to think about what Phillip needs?"

Ed interrupts to announce that Phillip's on the phone. Beth asks if he's
all right. Harley asks who he wants to talk to. Ed says there was so
much static on the line, he couldn't understand. Beth & Harley both head
for the kitchen.

Ross & Blake still haven't found Jason. Ross suddenly runs toward the
pool. As he runs past, the camera focuses on the hot tub cover, which is
slightly askew.

BAUER KITCHEN: Harley tries to talk to Phillip, but can hardly hear him.
Beth wants the phone. Harley hands it to her & says the line's dead. 

The Lewises show up & Rick notes that they're just in time to eat. Reva
greets Abby warmly. Rusty takes the kids outside. Josh goes with them.
Abby mentions that Reva barely spoke to her the last time they saw each
other. Reva says she hasn't been herself lately, but she's getting back
to her old self now. She assures Abby that she loves her dearly & is
happy to be back with the people she loves.

POOLHOUSE: The clone thinks life isn't fair. If she had killed Reva,
they wouldn't all be in this quandary about what to do with her now.
She'd be married to Josh by now. She'd be at the BBQ having a good time.
She wanders around the sauna, complaining about being cooped up while
everyone else is having fun. She decides to go to the BBQ. "It's my
independence day," she declares.

PATIO: Drew asks Rick when the auction is going to start. Rick says it
won't be long. Drew sees Michelle with Jesse & says to herself,
"Everyone deserves a second chance."

Marcus helps the Marlers look for Jason. The Grants haven't seen the
boy. Ross goes to check the house. Blake keeps looking. Ben sees the hot
tub cover & lifts it up. He sees the child inside & yells for Blake,
then dives under & retrieves Jason, who looks none the worse for his
adventure. Blake runs to Jason with Rick right behind her. Rick grabs
Jason from Ben's arms. Ben hands Rick a towel while Blake asks Rick if
Jason's OK. Rick says he's fine. Blake turns to Ben & thanks him, then
gives him a big hug & cries into his shoulder.

Ross sees Jason with Rick & rushes over. He takes Jason into his arms
and turns to see Blake hugging Ben as the screen fades to black.

