From: "Brian & Patricia Lambert" <cards@ix.netcom.com>

Guiding Light Update for Wednesday, Oct 9, 1996
By Patricia K. Lambert

Here we go!

Spaulding Mansion:
Amanda & Alan bickering again!  Amanda doesn't need a lecture from Alan. 
Amanda wants to know if Alan is going to help Philip destroy A.M. for
something Alan did.

Spaulding Enterprise:
Philip wants to take responsibility for the disaster and wants to make it
up to A.M.  A.M. just laughs.

Company:
Everyone is gathered to see the new Company.  The chandelier falls into the
cake and Bridgette's foot is wrapped up in the wires, only she doesn't know
it.

Roll lighthouse:

Company:
Quinten pulls out Nola and Zach gets Michelle out.  Nola and Quint go to
boardinghouse to use the phone.  Matt warns Bridgette about the live wire,
and the one around her foot.

Spaulding Mansion:
Amanda says A.M. will enjoy the "sport".  Alan calls her tiresome.  Amanda
calls Philip and A.M. selfish and they always leave him when the going gets
tough.  Amanda admits to altering Neils letter.  Amanda refuses to destroy
it; it's her assurance of a place in the family.  Alex doesn't believe
anything Amanda says.  Alan leaves.  Alex wants Amanda to answer the
question.

Spaulding Enterprise:
Philip wants them to reconcile.  Philip thinks Amanda set him up because
Alex says there's no way A.M. set him up.  Philip owes him an apology. 
A.M. is at a loss for words.  Philip wants to be a team.  He's tired of
being on his guard and mistrusting everyone in his family.  He wants to
work with A.M.  He wants them to break the cycle of working against one
another instead of together.
A.M. wants to think about it.  Philip tells him to take his time.  Alan
walks in and says he knows what he did to his brother, why and wants it to
stop.

Spaulding Mansion:
Amanda tells Alex she scares her.  Amanda finds the conversation boring. 
Alex wants to know why Alan is going ahead with 5th Street because she
tells him to. Amanda says she is his respected advisor.  Alex doesn't buy
it.  Amanda insists Alan loves her.  Her and Alan have a "special"
relationship.  Amanda calls Alex jealous.  Amanda says she is a Spaulding. 
Alex says so are the dogs!!(good one, huh?)Alex calls her slotthy and
insists that Amanda is up to something and she'll find out what it is and
ship her back to "la la land".  Amanda leaves and Alex notices someone
opening the window.
Spaulding Enterprises:
Alan knows about the account and the E.P.A. report that Philip supposedly
missed because A.M. withheld info.  Alan says he got the info from Philip. 
A.M. can't believe he knew after the lines Philip just threw him.  Alan
tells A.M. Philip wants to make him a fool and ran to him to protect him
from A.M.'s move. Alan wants it stopped.  Alan is begging A.M. to stop. 

Company:
Zach asks Lucy if she's okay.  Lucy says nothing works out like you want
it.  She can't imagine Spaulding's working together.  

Bridgette gets her foot out of the wire on the floor but almost falls into
the one hanging from the ceiling.  Matt jumps in front of her and stops her
but he hits it on the way down.

Nola tries to run to them.  Quint stops her.  Nola says Matt grabbed the
wire like he didn't care about his own life.

Matt climbs up a ladder and says he thinks he knows what happened. 
Bridgette says don't worry about it that the thing already ruined the whole
night.  Hart is hovering over her and says they'll clean it up and it'll be
fine.  Nola shows everyone where the brooms are.  Philip walks in and asks
Lucy what happened.  Zach is watching them. Philip says he may have gotten
through to A.M.  Lucy thinks it's great.  Matt leaves and runs into Bill on
the porch.  Bill wants to leave but Matt says he isn't walking out on him
again.  Matt apologizes for screwing up.  Dinah begs him to listen to Matt
for Vanessa's sake.

Convent:
Vanessa wakes up from her short nap.  She tells the doctor she feels better
and could drink a gallon of water.  Vanessa tries to grab the glass but
can't.  

Spaulding Mansion:
Alex breaks the vase over the intruders head and he calls her "Queenie" 
GUESS WHO???? It's Hawk.  He says he was spying on Amanda and Alan.  Alex
says he was breaking her bushes and she doesn't want his help.  Hawk says
he heard "Big Hair" saying something about keeping something in a safe
place.  They hear Amanda leaving and decide to follow her.

Bus Station (or maybe airport):
Amanda runs up to a security man who is about to open a locker and tells
him she has a few more minutes before her time ran out.  He said she was
lucky that in another few minutes, her stuff would've been in lost and
found.  Alex and Hawk are spying as Amanda opens the locker.  Hawk tells
Alex to stay put.  Hawk walks right up to Amanda.

Spaulding Enterprises:
Alan says he is there to right what is wrong between the two sons.  Alan
didn't mean to pit Philip and A.M. between each other.  Alan apologizes for
being a lousy father.  A.M. doesn't want to hear it.  A.M. thinks the
letter proves that he set Philip up.  A.M. asks Alan if he is protection
someone. Alan says only the family.  A.M. says maybe Amanda fixed the
letter to save Alan, or maybe Amanda and Philip cooked it up to fix them
both.  A.M. says that he isn't Amanda.  He can't keep kicking him like a
dog and he'll come back, like Amanda.  A.M. throws Alan out and tells him
he wants him nowhere near him or his family.  

Company:
Philip says his and Lucy's talk is going to be good for the family.  They
both hope so.  Philip leaves her alone and Zach leaves Michelle alone. 
Zach goes to Lucy.  Lucy feels guilty because she believes Philip is really
trying.  Zach says maybe Lucy is thinking that A.M. set Philip up.  
Michelle is upset because she spent all day shopping for her dress and Zach
won't leave Lucy alone.  Abby thinks Michelle should go ask him to dance. 

Nola and Quint apologize to Jay about the check business. He walks off and
goes to dance with Michelle.  Quint tells Nola that Jay is making a point
by asking Michelle to dance.  Zach just sits and watchs them.

Bridgette tells Jay and Michelle to enjoy the fun.  Zach tells them they
looked great. Jay hands Michelle over to Zach as a slow song comes up. 
They both like the song so they dance.  They get really close as the song
goes on.  
Porch:
Bill tells Dinah to stay out.  Dinah says that she had trouble with Matt in
the beginning.  Bill says that he can't go back into the house without
Vanessa.  Everything reminds him of her.  Matt knows exactly how he feels. 
Dinah hugs Bill and apologizes for just being in her own life.  Bill says
he'll be okay at the boardinghouse.  Matt says it's okay.  Bill leaves to
check out the party.  Matt thanks Dinah.  Dinah didn't know how much Bill
was hurting.  Matt asks about her.  Dinah says she's alright, just being
strong like Vanessa.  Matt sees the ring and she tells him that Hart asked
her to marry him and she said yes.  Matt just tells him that Henry and
Vanessa had a lot of faith in Hart and it's okay with him.  Matt just
wishes Dinah what he and Vanessa had.  Dinah and Matt hug and cry.  Matt
wants to be left alone.  

Bus Station:
Amanda wants to know where Alex is.  Hawk says that Alex has been driving
him wild, with passion.  Amanda tries to leave and drops her envelope. 
Hawk picks it up and tries to open it.  She takes it from her and she
leaves.  Alex accuses Hawk of groping Amanda.  Hawk assures Alex she is the
only Spaulding woman for him.  Alex tells him they have to find out what is
in that envelope.

Spaulding Mansion:
Alan walks in and fixes him a drink.  He hears Amanda telling him she's the
only one of the children who loves him and knows exactly who he is.  Philip
walks in and asks Alan if he's had enough time to think.  Alan can't stop
thinking about Philip and A.M.  Philip says he needs to know what he's
going to do.  

Alan has thought long and hard and even talked to A.M.  Philip says it's
not easy to reason with A.M.  Alan couldn't get through to him.  Philip is
convinced A.M. is setting him up now and then.  He says Spaulding is his
company and will take it back. It'll be easier with Alan but he can do it
without him.  Alan agrees to help Philip take back what's his.

Company:
A.M. runs into a leaving Lucy.  They smooch and say they've missed each
other.  Abby and Rick leave, laughing at Rick's dancing.  Rick puts his
jacket on her and tells her she's beautiful and they stare at each other,
about to kiss.

Convent:
Vanessa drinks with a straw.  She's already lost feeling in her legs and
now that hand.  She wants the doctor to tell her what's happening.  She
wants the truth.  The doctor sits and tells her her latest test results
show no improvement.  They aren't certain the loss of movement so far is
not permanent.  The doctor is not discouraged.  He is hopeful of finding
the best dosage for maybe a cure.  At the very least, the symptoms would be
slowed down but not stopped.  He leaves.  Vanessa turns to stare at the
pictures of her family  (any idea how she got framed pictures of the family
after she left so quickly?????)

Company:
Matt returns.  Everyone is dancing.  Some guy sits next to Bill and says
something about his step dad being a hero.  Bill tells him to shut up and
gets up to leave.  The guy follows and Matt steps in.  Bill tells him he
isn't worth it and Matt and the guy get in a fight.  The guy pulls a knife.
 They are fighting.  Matt kicks the knife out of his hand once then the guy
scrambles for it.  

FREEZE on Matt's face as the guys swipes at him with the knife.

THE END:):):)  



