From: Kay Weisman <kweisman@nslsilus.org>

			GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE
		       Tuesday, August 5, 1997

Updater Note:  After nearly two years of updating, I find that I need to
take a break.  If anyone is interested in assuming my duties (every other
Tuesday) please contact me at kweisman@nslsilus.org.  Thanks a lot!

Restaurant in Chicago:  Enter Alan to join Annie at a table, waiting for
Cassie.  Alan has the dirt on Cassie--there is a restraining order
preventing Cassie from seeing her daughter, who is now in foster care.  The
two plot to prey on Cassie's desperation.

Dream House:  A post-coital Matt and Vanessa awaken on their couch.  She
recalls how awful her illness was, and how her memories of him kept her
going.  He stares at her, memorizing her freckles , eyelashes, etc.  She
says she's no longer scared she won't please him.  He reassures her she
most certainly DID please him.

Recording Studio:  Enter Marcus; Sugar is upset because he's late and
because he has a poor attitude  They spar verbally until Sugar threatens to
cancel the gig and stomps off.

Park:  Jesse and Michelle discuss their problems.  The judge has figured
out that this is more than a tutor and tutee relationship and is
threatening to send Jessie to jail.  Enter Dahlia.  Michelle asks Dahlia
(and Marcus) to hang out with her and Jessie so they won't look like a
couple.

Restaurant:  Enter Cassie and the three order breakfast.  Cassie isn't
stupid--she realizes Alan and Annie aren't typical customers of her bar.
She reveals she's divorced, and while she doesn't relish her job, it does
make her a living.  Alan inquires about her family--tipping Cassie off that
Alan and Annie are trying to scam her.

Farm:  Dinah and Hart are in bed, discussing their potential/upcoming
marriage.  He still wants to ask Vanessa for her hand in marriage, making
Dinah depressed that Vanessa didn't come back (as far as she knows).  Hart
suggests eloping

Dream House:  Matt recounts the events of the past week building the dream
house.  Vanessa confesses that while she was away she met someone else.

Restaurant:  Alan launches into his spiel about all his companies.  Cassie
interrupts to ask if they are from social services.  She admits she's upset
since her six-year-old daughter Tammy was taken away from her.  Alan asks
why the court took her daughter away.  She says her ex set her up for
drugs.  Cassie then suspects Alan and Annie are from the IRS.  They assure
her no, but they probably can help her.

Recording Studio:  Marcus wants to know why the great Sugar Hill is so
upset with him.  More very boring arguing until finally Marcus stomps away.
One of the musicians tells Sugar that someone named Drew Jacobs called.
He's not pleased.

Park:  Dahlia declines "babysitting" for Michelle and Jessie.  Enter
Marcus, very upset.

Restaurant:  Annie proposes all of them helping each other out.  She says
Alan's company isn't doing well and they want to "hire" someone to work for
the company and spy for them.  They offer Cassie $50,000.00 for the job,
but she's suspicious and declines the offer, insulted that they think she's
so stupid to fall for their money.

Farm:  Dinah doesn't want Hart to be mad at her for not wanting to get
married right away, but she's upset about her mother.  He interprets her
reluctance as lack of faith.  He's impatient and wants a family of his own,
especially since he feels he's lost Peter.  Dinah prattles on and on about
her dreams of marriage and her obsession with Matt and the lack of Vanessa.
She wants to drive up to the Dream House alone to chat with Matt and Hart
agrees.

Dream House:  Vanessa confesses her "affair" with Robert on the Internet.
She's very upset, but he grins at her and finally admits he was Robert.

Park:  Marcus is upset that Dahlia (and Michelle) are in the company of
Jesse.  Jesse tries to explain that he declined Michelle's offer of hanging
out with Marcus and Dahlia to take the pressure off him from the judge.
Marcus overreacts, and Dahlia wants to know what's going on with Marcus and
Sugar.  He's tells her everything is off.  She urges him to apologize and
agrees to accompany him to the studio.  They leave Jesse and Michelle
talking on the park bench.

Recording Studio:  Enter Marcus and Dahlia.  He admits he was wrong to come
down so hard on Jesse.  Dahlia agrees, telling him she thinks Jesse is OK.

Park:  Jesse says the best thing he can do for her is get out of her life,
but he admits he enjoys being with her (and besides his hormones are
completely out of control lately).  They kiss and she asks him to take her
away.

Restaurant:  Annie tries to persuade Cassie to accept their offer.  Don't
reject the job offer out of hand--especially if you want your daughter
back.  Finally Cassie agrees to hear their plan.

Dream House:  Matt explains how he learned Vanessa was Tess.  Someone
knocks at the door, and Vanessa says she doesn't really want to see anyone.
Outside, Dinah is upset that Matt takes so long to answer the door.
Finally it opens and she and Vanessa hug and cry.

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Kay Weisman
               I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
                                --Jorge Luis Borge--
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