From: Christine Porter <cporter@leland.Stanford.EDU>

Gl update
January 20th, 1998
by Christine Porter


Dr.'s office:

Matt and Vanessa meet a dr. who has flown in at Matt's request to see them.
The dr. tells her that the longer she stays pregnant the greater the risk.
Dr. wants to check out and Van and the fetus to see if an emergency
C-section could save her life. Vanessa is mad at Matt for tricking her into
coming to see the dr. Matt asks for her to let the dr. examine her and if
the dr. says that Vanessa will be alright, he'll respect any decision she
makes.


Ross's office:

Blake comes in with the boys and Ross introduces him to his law clerk. The
law clerk goes into Ross's private office to get some work done and Ross
starts to leave to join him. Blake tells him she loves him and Ross wants
to know what brought that on. Rick and Abby come in and ask if they are
late, saving Blake from being questioned any further. Ross tells Abby they
have alot of work to do and tells Rick that he might as well go get a bite
to eat b/c Abby is going to be busy for a while. Rick protests that he
wants to be with her until Abby tells him its better if he doesn't join
her. Ross tells Abby that they have their work cut out for them. A room
full of people saw her shoot Roy Meechem in cold blood. They have to prove
she feared for her life or she can go to prison for the rest of her life. 

Spaulding Mansion

Annie is making seating arrangements for the wedding. Alan and Micheal
comes in. Micheal has a black bag that Annie immediately grabs from him and
asks if that is her wedding present. Micheal says, "I guess you can say
thaat."  Its her new perfume. Annie loves it and wants it to be marketed
the moment they are declared man and wife. Micheal leaves. Phillip comes
down and reports that Lizzie is none the worse for wear in spite of her
adventure. Annie races off. Phillip and Alan have a talk. Alan wants to
call a permanent truce. Alan asks Phillip to be his best man. Phillip says,
"No, dad, no way in hell."  

The Diner:

Beth drops in at the diner. Eleni and Harley are at a table. Eleni inquires
about Lizzie and is assured that she is fine. Eleni offers Beth some coffee
and she accepts. Beth sits down and thanks Harley for saving Lizzie the
night before. Harley says that there is no thanks necessary, she loves
Lizzie too. Beth informs Harley that Lizzie thinks she is fun. Beth also
thanks Harley for backing off and giving Phillip and her time to be parents
to Lizzie. Beth asks Harley to back away from Phillip for a while. Harley
asks Beth if she knows who she is dealing with. 

Harley tells Beth that what she is saying is garbage. She says that a
pretty face won't distract her from seeing that Beth is trying to
capitilize on Lizzie's ordeal to get closer to Phillip. Beth gets up to
leave and Harley grabs her and tells her that she isn't going to take
anymore. Beth continues to rail against Harley and says that Phillip
yelling at her confused Lizzie. Harley tells her that she is the one
destroying her child and she should look in the mirror and try and change
what she's doing. 

Ross's office:

Ross is questioning Abby about the events leading up to her shooting Roy.
Abby tells Ross about Roy threatening to kill her. Ross wants to know why
she didn't tell him this sooner. Abby is confused, she thought that
everyone heard him. Ross tells her that he didn't hear Roy's threats and
neither did anyone else in the courtroom.  Ross tells Abby that they can
prove she shot Roy in self defense. 

Outside the private office....Blake tells Rick not to worry...Rick tells
Blake that all he cares about is getting Abby off. Rick also tells Blake
that Ben almost convinced Abby to call off the engagement. Blake thinks
that is awlful. Rick wants to know what Blake was doing in Ben's hotelroom
the night she called him.

Micheal's LAB:

Micheal is talking to himself about doing the impossible and he says it
might be the key to keeping Vanessa.  He accuses himself of playing God.

Dr.'s Office:

Vanessa and the Dr. come back from the examing room. The Dr. tells them
that Vanessa's disease is progressing and she should have an emergency
C-section. The dr. tells them the longer that the fetus stays inside
Vanessa the better chance of survival the baby has. Vanessa tells Matt that
she isn't going to go thru with it and storms out of the office. She has a
dizzy spell and sits down on a bench outside the office. The dr.
sympathizes with Matt as he tells her he doesn't know what to do. 

Spaulding Mansion:

Alan tries to convince Phillip to be his best man. Phillip thinks he's
going thru a midlife crisis, but Alan says he isn't.  Alan tells Phillip
that he has never loved anyone like he loves Annie. Alan tells Phillip that
Annie has given her all his darkest secrets and that what Annie needs he
can give. 

Annie comes down with a darling Lizzie in a flower girl dress. Lizzie tells
Phillip that Annie said she could be in her wedding to Granpa. Annie
explains that she told Lizzie that she could b/c of how down she felt about
what happened yesterday. Lizzie tells her dad she wants to be in the
wedding with him....

The diner: 

Beth tells Harley that the best thing for Lizzie is to have her parents
together. Harley reminds Beth that she sent Phillip packing and she has to
live with that.  Beth tells Harley that she made the same mistake that
Mallet did...and then proceeds to tell what made Phillip so upset to an
incredulous Harley. Beth tells Harley that she is nothing more than a
diversion that Phillip is using to get over beth.

Beth calls Harley, Phillip's transition woman, the woman that Phillip will
use til he comes to his senses and comes home to his family. Harley grabs
Beth and ends up pulling out a handful of her hair. Eleni breaks them apart
and Harley continues to yell out the door that Phillip can see right thru
her and Phillip doesn't love her anymore. 

The Lighthouse:

Jesse takes the tape out of the hiding place. He has a flashback of
Michelle telling him to get rid of it. Drew drops by and Jesse hides the
tape. Drew tells him that she heard that Chelle left town and she wants to
comfort him.

Ross's office:

The new law clerk (Reggie) tells Ross that he has called everyone that was
in the courtroom and no one heard Roy threaten Abby. Abby swears that he
said it.  Ross thinks he mouthed it so no one could hear him. Abby is
scared that it can't be proved then. Ross figures out that the threat could
be on the tape that WSPR filmed and tells Reggie to get Whinah, I mean
Dinah, on the phone. 

Outer office: 

Blake and Rick discuss what she was doing in Ben's hotel room. Blake swears
that the only reason she was there was to help Abby and she wasn't fooling
around on Ross. One of the boys cries and Blake goes over to take care of
him. Blake says she was trying to scare Ben but doesnt' want to tell Rick
how she was trying to do that.  She mentions how scared she was when she
saw all the blood after hitting him over the head with a vase....Rick wants
to know where she left if off with Ben....Blake says there is nothing
between her and Ben as she has a flashback of them kissing. 

Micheal's lab:

Micheal is mixing chemicals when Vanessa comes in scared...she tells him
about fighting with Matt....She wants Micheal's help, he says he doesn't
have what she needs. He says he is still running tests and he spoke too
soon.. Van begs him for the drug if it will help her carry the baby to
term. He tells her it won't work. He apologizes and Van leaves
disappointed. Matt meets her outside the door.

Spaulding Mansion:

Phillip agrees to be in the wedding...a happy Alan gives him details about
the rehearsal dinner. Lizzie tells her mother that she is going to be in
the wedding. Alannie and Lizzie go out and leave Beth and Phillip alone.
Beth tells Phillip her side of her confrontation with Harley to Phillip and
says she had owned up to her mistake of "foolishly calling Mallet" ...
Phillip runs off to talk to Harley.  Beth thinks she scored a home run and
is smiling as she watches him go. 

The Lighthouse:

Jesse laments to Drew about losing Michelle. He tells Drew that he is
moving on. He throws the WSPR tape in the garbage and teh two of them leave.

The Diner: 

Harley laments losing her temper to a sympathetic Eleni. Eleni tells her
she has to turn the other cheek... Harley thinks that Phillip is gonna
believe she is some neurotic with a violent streak. The two share a good
laugh as Harley shows eleni the handful of hair that she got from Beth.
Phillip walks in. 

Micheal's lab: 

He talks how it wouldn't have helped Vanessa.

Matt/van outside the lab...Van tells matt that she has made up her mind and
she isn't going to change her mind. She will protect her baby at all costs.
Matt threatens to take her to court. He's gonna force her to have the baby
before it kills her.

The Diner:

Eleni leaves Harley to explain to Phillip what she did. Harley tells
Phillip she could give him a hundred reasons as to why she did what she
did, but the bottom line is she shouldn't have done it. Phillip says its
very angry to stay angry at her when she takes responsibility for her
actions.  Phillip tells her to have some faith in their relationship.
Phillip tells Harley that  he is going to be Alan's best man and that
Lizzie is going to be the flower girl. Harley and Phillip make up. 

Spaulding mansion:

Beth tells Annie about her little fight with Harley. Annie asks Beth to be
her matron of honor. Beth accepts the offer. Annie says her wedding is
going to be filled with great surprises...wait and see... 

THE END

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