From: Marni Centor <mccb@idt.net>

            GUIDING LIGHT UPDATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1998

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Josh & Reva bond at Sunberry Lake.
* Cassie worries that Dinah is giving Hart what he always wanted.
* Sean convinces Dinah to let him be her childbirth coach.
* Holly & Harley discuss their daughters & a mysterious client.
* Beth tells Phillip she thinks Harley is trying to steal Lizzie.

SUNBERRY LAKE: Josh & Reva are asleep in a small double bed. Josh
awakens to a nightmare. It's exactly the way he remembers from last
night. Reva thinks it's perfect, but Josh thinks it's a wreck. He takes
all the blame for picking the spot. Reva says it's beautiful outside.
Josh kisses her & they cuddle as he remembers the way HB used to talk
about the place. He said it had the best fishing in the world. Some of
Josh's best memories of HB involve fishing. That was before life got
complicated by Reva. Josh says it's been worth it. He thanks god for her
every day. They kiss & cuddle some more until the bed breaks. Reva
laughs hysterically.

LEWIS HOUSE: Hart asks Cassie if she's spoken to Reva. Cassie says Reva
& Josh seem to be having a good time, and they deserve it. She's been
worried about them, but Hart is worried about Cassie. He asks how she's
feeling this morning. She says she's a little sluggish, but she'll be
fine. Hart thinks she should call the doctor. Tammy & Shayne roll in
wearing rollerblade gear. Shayne says he wants skis for Christmas. He
hopes Hart will teach him how to ski at Cross Creek. Hart is
noncommittal. Cassie sends the kids outside & asks Hart what the problem
is with Christmas. Hart says Dinah's due date is around that time.

WSPR: Sean has arrived in answer to a summons by Dinah. She wants to
know why he's trying to destroy her life. He seems determined to screw
things up between her & Hart. Sean says there is no "Dinah & Hart" and
as soon as she accepts that, the sooner she'll get over it. Dina shows
Sean that she's carrying Hart's baby. Sean says the jury's still out on
that. Dinah wanted to ask Hart to be her childbirth coach, but Sean
interrupted. He laughs. Dinah says she will need someone in the delivery
room. Sean pretends that he thinks Dinah wants him to be her coach.

JOURNAL: Holly stares dejectedly at a picture of Meg. Harley knocks &
enters, saying she's come by to do some research. Harley can tell that
Holly is very upset & thinks it's about Blake, but Holly says she misses
Meg so much. She keeps thinking the pain will go away, but it doesn't.
Her little girl is growing up without her. Harley understands. Her
daughter is doing the same. Holly says it's not the same; she wanted her
baby & Harley gave hers away. "How could you give your child away?" asks
Holly.

Harley is angry. How could Holly ask her that? Harley gave her child
away because she loved her. And not a day goes by that Harley doesn't
think about her, and she doesn't even know what she looks like, or what
kind of person she is. Is she happy? Who does she look like? Holly asks
how Harley copes with that pain. Harley says she tells herself that her
daughter has a mom & dad who love her very much. Holly says she's not
that selfless. She has a hole in her heart that she can't fill. Harley
says she'll fill it with the love she has for other people & other
children, but she'll never forget.

SPAULDING MANSION: Lizzie is excited about the playhouse she will soon
have. Phillip says she'll have to learn to cook if she's going to have a
big, fancy house. Beth says cooking isn't as much fun as ordering in.
Phillip gets up to go help Harley move into her new office. Lizzie asks
if he'll be back for dinner. Phillip says not tonight. He gives her a
kiss & hug. He asks Beth if Lizzie can have lunch with Harley on Friday.
Beth says says they have plans to go shopping for school. Lizzie
suggests that she could have lunch & then go shopping. Beth sends Lizzie
to get a picture of her playhouse so she can talk to Phillip alone. Beth
says she thinks Harley is trying to steal Lizzie away.

WSPR: Dinah finds it laughable that Sean thinks she wants him to be her
coach. He suggests that she call Hart. Dinah says she can't, because
Hart thinks she slept with Rob Layne, and now he thinks Dinah has
something going on with Sean. She wants Sean to call Hart & set thinks
straight. Sean says he will, if Dinah promises never to bother Hart &
Cassie again. Dinah won't promise. 

Debra interrupts to tell Dinah that she can't make Dinah's first
childbirth class; she has a family conflict. Dinah is upset, but Debra
says it can't be helped & leaves. Sean sees that Dinah was not as
helpless as she claimed. Dinah says she didn't want to pay for a coach,
so someone already on her payroll was a logical choice. Sean suggests
that Dinah ask her mother. Dinah says childbirth is scary enough as it
is. Sean thinks Dinah's only option is him.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie says it's silly for them to talk about Xmas so
early. Hart can tell she's upset. She doesn't want to talk about it. It
annoys her that Hart is so focused on Dinah's baby. Hart reminds her
that there's a chance the baby could be his. Cassie is only beginning to
realize how much this upsets her.

SUNBERRY LAKE: Reva reminds Josh about how she loves life in the wild.
Josh says that's one of the things he loves about her. She doesn't
demand luxury. Reva admits that she said she could handle mosquito bites
& cold showers, but she doesn't really like it at all. She pretended
because she knew Josh liked all that stuff. But it really doesn't
matter, because being with Josh is most important.

JOURNAL: Harley says there's always a chance that Fletcher will change
his mind & come back. Holly can't count on that. He thinks he's doing
the right thing -- protecting his daughter from her mother. Harley made
the hardest decision; the decision to give up her child. Holly knows a
lot of women do it for good reason. She wants to know how Harley talked
herself into letting go. Harley says she was a kid in high school. She
wasn't ready to be a mother & wanted what was best for Daisy. Holly
tries to tell herself that Meg is happy; Fletcher says she's thriving.
But she still thinks Meg must miss her. She must feel that Holly
abandoned her. 

Holly asks if Harley will have more children. Harley says she would love
that. But in the meantime, she can practice on Lizzie. Holly asks how
Beth feels about that. Harley says the incident at Blake's was not the
usual thing. Holly wonders if Harley is using Lizzie to replace the
daughter she gave away. Harley says she didn't give her child away; she
gave her a chance for a better life. And she & Beth are not always at
each other's throats. And whatever problems Beth has with her, it has
nothing to do with her feelings for Lizzie.

SPAULDING MANSION: Phillip thinks Beth has lost her mind to think that
Harley is trying to steal Lizzie. Beth asks if Phillip knows that Friday
is Daisy's birthday. Phillip says he's quite aware. Beth thinks it's
obvious that Harley is sorry she gave up her daughter & is looking for a
replacement. Phillip thinks Beth has finally snapped. Beth says Phillip
wasn't at the meeting where Harley aired all her misery. Phillip says
giving up her daughter was the most traumatic event in her life & she
still has nightmares about it. Beth says Harley is her nightmare. She
took Phillip away, and she'll be damned if Harley will take Lizzie away
too. Phillip says he's had enough & demands that Beth drop it. Lizzie
comes into the room, hears her parents arguing & starts to cry.

WSPR: Dinah would rather sqauat in a rice paddy than have Sean for a
coach. She suggests Sean leave with his "smug butt." Sean finds both
these images very amusing, and offers again to be her coach. Dinah calls
him a Neanderthal, but Sean claims to be Irish. Dinah figures he knows
nothing about childbirth anyway. Sean says he helped his dog birth
puppies [I still don't get why she can't just call him on the phone &
asks him. He'd probably jump at the chance.] Dinah says she'll just hire
a nurse. Sean asks what the rush is. Dinah says she's never been
pregnant before, and she's petrified. Sean suggests she skip the whole
natural childbirth & just let them give her great drugs. Dinah shakes
her head. Sean says there's no shame in it. Dinah says after thinking
about it, she decided she wanted to be awake & experience every moment.
Sean is shocked by Dinah's maternal turn. He can see that she's actually
looking forward to being a mommy.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie hates how happy the baby seems to make Hart. When
she told him the baby might not be his, the light went out of his eyes.
She asks Hart to think about this: when he was together with Dinah, he
wanted her to get pregnant, but Dinah refused to the point of tricking
him. That's why they broke up. Now, suddenly, she's pregnant with his
child. How convenient. Hart doesn't want to go through this again. He
thought Cassie was OK with this. Is she afraid that if the baby is his,
he will leave her? Cassie says no. "What are you afraid of?" asks Hart.

SUNBERRY LAKE: Josh asks Reva if he's ever told her about when he first
realized he was in love with her. Reva recalls that she was 15 & he took
her to a cotillion. She wore a red velvet dress. The look on Josh's
face. When they got in the car, Josh stared straight ahead & she got
scared that he was going to cancel the date. Then he smiled & looked at
her & said she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Reva says
it was one of the most incredible night of his life. Josh says it was
the same for him, but that's not the time he was thinking of. It was the
spring after the cotillion. They went to a restaurant for barbecue and
fried okra. Reva ate a huge meal & he'd never seen anything like it.
That was the night he realized that Reva didn't give a damn. When she
wanted something, she had to have it. Reva says she wanted him. "And you
got me," he replies. He nuzzles her neck. Reva wishes he hadn't told her
that story, because now she's starving. Josh gets up to get some food.
He kisses Reva again & heads out.

Reva gets up & straightens up a little. Someone watches her through the
window, to the accompaniment of creepy music.

SPAULDING MANSION: Lizzie is now scared that Harley is going to take her
away. Phillip says that's not what Beth meant. Lizzie doesn't have the
drawing so Beth sends her out to look some more. After she's gone,
Phillip gives Beth hell over what she has started. After all the work
they have done to help Lizzie, Beth goes & blows stuff way out of
proportion. Phillip says he won't stand for it anymore. Beth says
Phillip is acting just like a Spaulding. But Lizzie is her daughter &
Beth won't let her go anywhere near Harley.

JOURNAL: Harley doesn't know why she's nervous about lunch with Lizzie.
They've always gotten along fine. Holly apologizes for asking all the
personal questions. Harley says it's OK. An aide brings in the research
Harley was looking for. Harley hopes there's a photo. Holly looks
through the folder & says according to the report, there is no such
person as Don Minyard.

WSPR: Dinah says she never wanted to have a baby. It was an unfortunate
mistake, but she kept it because Hart wanted it. Debra comes in & asks
if everything's OK because things got kind of loud. The hospital wants
to know if Dinah is coming to class tonight. Sean asks whether it's
going to be him or a hired hand. Dinah says she'll be at the class.
Debra leaves & Dinah tells Sean to wipe the smirk off his face. She asks
why he's doing this. Sean says he owes her. Also, she reminds him of
someone he used to know--his wife Nora. Dinah is not flattered. He grabs
his jacket & tells Dinah to have someone call him with the details about
where & when the class is. And his first order to her as coach is to cut
out the anger because it's bad for the kid. He leaves. Dinah calls him a
Neanderthal again, but he's already gone.

Alone, Dinah talks to her belly & apologizes for all the yelling. "I
really, really care about you, even if your not Hart's." But hopefully,
he'll believe he's the dad & all will be peachy. If not, they'll still
be OK. Dinah smiles.

LEWIS HOUSE: Cassie asks Hart to think about the whole Dinah pregnancy
thing again. He still doesn't even remember sleeping with her, but Rob
said that *he* slept with her. They both wanted a paternity test, but
then Hart stopped pushing for it. She thinks Hart will be disappointed
if he finds out that the baby isn't his. Cassie is afraid that Dinah
will give him the one thing he wants more than anything.

Hart can see that Cassie is upset, but he doesn't know what to say. The
kids come back inside & ask why Hart & Cassie haven't come out yet. Hart
says Cassie's not feeling well. Cassie says she'll take an aspirin & be
fine. Cassie says Hart can go with the kids & she'll stay home & rest.
The kids go back outside & Hart promises to call Cassie later. He kisses
her & leaves.

Cassie starts upstairs, but loees her balance. She slumps against the
bannister & wonders what's wrong with her.

SUNBERRY LAKE: Reva comes out of the bathroom wearing a sexy negligee.
She brushes her hair & turns around, then yelps & covers her chest with
a towel. "I thought you were someone else," she says. 

SPAULDING MANSION: Phillip says he won't let Beth poison Harley &
Lizzie's relationship with her paranoia. Beth is tired of Phillip only
seeing what he wants to see. "Harley has you snowed." Beth says Harley
is no saint. She had the nerve to blast Beth for being a bad mother &
blame her for the whole incident with Carl. Phillip doesn't believe
Harley said anything remotely like that. He says Beth can't accept that
he chose Harley. Beth says Harley is "seriously guilt-ridden." Phillip
says Beth can play all her games, but Lizzie will have lunch with Harley
on Friday. "Over my dead body," says Beth. "Or better yet, hers!"
Phillip leaves.

JOURNAL: Harley asks if Holly's researcher could have made a mistake.
The guy put $25,000 in her bank account. Holly points out that there was
no Social Security number associated with the deposit. [So?] Harley
takes the file & looks it over. Holly asks what Harley knows about
Minyard. "Not much, obviously," replies Harley. She knows he's wealthy &
low-profile. But Phillip knows him, so he must exist. Holly asks what
Harley did for him. Harley says it was boring stuff, financial matters,
an oil rig consortium. She thinks something is wrong for the picture.
The more she thinks about it, the more she's concerned that something
fishy is going on. Money laundering, organized crime. Phillip warned her
about this & she didn't listen to him. Whoever Minyard really is, he
picked Harley. Maybe he thought she was disposable. She worries that she
knows too much, as the screen fades to black.


