From: Marni Centor <marni@panix.com>

          GUIDING LIGHT MINI-UPDATE -- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997

NOTE: Due to the extreme delay in getting this show in NYC, this is more of 
a synopsis than a scene-by-scene account of the action. It wasn't a really 
great episode anyway, so don't feel too bad.

Highlights:
* Josh & Reva hang out at home.
* Cassie enthusiastically drowns her sorrows.
* Hart & Dinah have a fight.
* Matt & Vanessa spend some quality time at their lake house.
* Alan tries to get Annie back under lock & key.

REVA & JOSH'S PLACE: Reva & Josh hang out & discuss recent events. Reva 
fills Josh in on Annie's recent visit & tells him that Harley will be 
keeping a very close eye on Annie from now on. The kids come down & they 
all talk about their plans for the next day, which is the first day of 
school. The kids head back up to bed & Reva tells Josh about Cassie's 
daughter & her problems with social services. Josh isn't so sure that Reva 
should have volunteered to help Cassie out, when they don't really know her 
all that well.

BAR: Cassie downs some tequila. Hart comes in to buy some champagne from 
the bartender. He recognizes Cassie, but they don't have much of a 
conversation. Hart takes the champagne & leaves. Cassie calls Reva and 
tells her that she can't take her money after all. Then she tells her 
troubles to the bartender & orders some more tequila.

LAKE HOUSE: Matt & Vanessa are happy to be back from Switzerland. Vanessa 
surprises Matt with a hot tub that she had Josh & the crew from Lewis 
Construction install while they were away. She even got them to set up some 
romantic lighting with candles. Van & Matt soak in the tub with some 
champagne, and Van calls Dinah to let her know they're home. 

JESSUP FARMHOUSE: Hart has prepared a special meal for Dinah, complete with 
fancy folded napkins. She's very touched & they get playful over the 
appetizers. Hart makes the mistake of mentioning that he's following 
Blake's advice to take things lightly, which ticks Dinah off, because she 
doesn't like the idea of him discussing her with other people. Vanessa's 
call interrupts the argument. After the call, Dinah is more moody than 
before, and Hart just gets more & more pushy. Dinah accuses him of asking 
for more than she can give & finally tells him to go to hell. She storms 
out of the house & Hart decides not to follow her.

LAKE HOUSE: Vanessa mentions her earlier dizzy spell to Matt. As she's 
getting out of the hot tub, she has another dizzy spell. Later, when she 
thinks she's alone, she takes one of her Swiss pills, but Matt sees.

LOWHAD: Alan brings Annie to the house so she can pick up some things, but 
instead she wanders around aimlessly, mourning her lost relationship with 
Josh. Alan keeps telling her they have to get her back to the hospital 
before she's discovered missing. Alan shares with Annie that the one time 
she truly hurt him was when they went on their picnic & all she could talk 
about was how much she loved Josh. She realizes how long Alan has truly 
cared for her & this seems to bring them closer. Then, Annie gets a call 
from Otis at Cross Creek. 

BAR: Cassie heads into the bar's pool room & sees some couples dancing. She 
derides their dancing abilities & starts showing off her own by doing an 
up-close-&-personal bump & grind with some of the pool players. Eventually, 
she climbs up on top of the pool table & starts doing a strip tease. Hart 
comes in & sees her going to town.

REVA & JOSH'S: Josh & Reva are making out on the couch when the doorbell 
rings. Josh doesn't want to answer it, but Reva opens the door anyway. When 
she sees Alan, she tries to shut the door in his face, but he forces his 
way in with Annie. Alan announces that they have bad news, and the screen 
fades to black.


--Marni (marni@panix.com)



