The Guiding Light

• Phillip and Alan are both still angry that Alexandra was able to swing so many votes at the board meeting. Phillip encourages Alan to look on the bright side of things, at least a majority of the family voted with them, however Alan still feels betrayed by the board members who swayed the vote. The men stop talking business when Olivia enters the room.
  
  
• Cassie arrives at Reva's and inquires on the kids in Minnesota. Reva tells Cassie that Billy just called and they are settling in all right. Reva tells her that Bridget has taken the girls shopping. Cassie says that they have got to figure a way to lure out Reva's stalker and she thinks she knows exactly how to do it!
  
  
• Mel is working the ER at Cedars when Judith arrives complaining of chest pains. Mel quickly puts her in an observation room and begins to exam the woman. Judith is very chatty about Mel's life as a doctor and woman, Judith inquires if Mel is married and she says she is to Dr. Rick Bauer. Mel is then called away, leaving Judith alone in the examination room.
  
  
• Alan is called away from the breakfast table leaving Olivia alone with Phillip. He questions when she decided to move back into the mansion and Olivia tells him that her and Alan worked things out and decided to give their marriage another chance. Olivia finally reveals to Phillip that she is carrying Alan's child. Phillip questions if the baby could be his and Olivia assures him that they used the proper protection the night they made love. Before she leaves, Olivia tells Phillip that she has seen the error of her ways and now knows that Phillip never loved her the way she should be loved, the way Alan loves her...Olivia tells Phillip that the only woman he'll ever love is Beth!
  
  
• Lizzie is having breakfast in Ben's room at Towers and reads the headline in the paper, "Alexandra Spaulding Remains CEO" and wonders if the family can recover from this blow. Lizzie thinks back and blames herself for even bringing Alexandra back into the fold of things and decides it would have probably been best had she stayed away at boarding school.
  
  
• Outside at the nurses station, Lillian and Mel are discussing Judith's case and how she is showing no signs of a heart attack and before Mel can predict what is actually wrong with her she collapses to the floor.
  
  
• Gus calls in a favor from an old friend at the Chicago Police Station. He tells his friend that he needs to some information on locating a bank that would house a safety deposit box under the name Roy Baker. The friend tells Gus that it will take some time, but it is likely that he'll get the information he's looking for.
  
  
• Marina goes to Ben's suite and he quickly works to hide Lizzie away...Marina asks him if he would accompany her to a campus visit at Chicago State University and he agrees but quickly pushes her out the door. Once she's he asks Lizzie for some money and promises that he'll her do whatever it she needs to bring the Spaulding family back together.
  
  
• Lillian comes back and tells Mel that she has both good and bad news, as Judith listens outside the room: Lillian tells Dr. Bauer that she is suffering from fatigue and that it cannot be good for the baby! Mel is shocked to learn that she is pregnant and begs Lillian not to let Rick find out. Lillian agrees!

• Alexandra awakes and makes a vow to herself that she will be successful with the board meeting, no matter what. Before she hands downstairs for breakfast she takes a phone call.
  
  
• Alan and Phillip at the breakfast table agree to put their differences regarding Olivia aside today in the name of business and get back Spaulding Enterprises.
  
  
• Harley and Blake have coffee at Company and both think about the approaching vote, while Harley recalls her wedding to Phillip as Blake recalls her divorce from Phillip.
  
  
• Reva meets Mindy Sue Lewis at the airport and updates her on the stalker case and why her father is not in Springfield. Mindy offers her apologizes for everything that Reva and Josh are going through. Reva says it going to work out and says she has to get Mindy to Spaulding.
  
  
• Beth dresses and prepares to leave for the boardroom when Lillian arrives at her door. She offers up some advice to Beth, vote with Alan for the sake of her relationship with Phillip and then everything else will fall into place. Lillian warns her daughter against ruining this and tells Beth that she has done enough damage for a lifetime with her relationship with Bill. Beth says she will do her best.
  
  
• The ex-wives, Alan, Phillip and Alexandra arrive at Spaulding Enterprise and Alexandra calls the meeting to order. She says that as per new bylaws written by the new CEO elected today will fulfill a three year contract. She calls for a vote:
  - Alexandra Spaulding : Alexandra Spaulding
  - Alan Spaulding : Alan Spaulding
  - Phillip Spaulding : Alan Spaulding
  - Alan-Michael Spaulding, by Proxy : Alexandra Spaulding
  - Harley Cooper : Alexandra Spaulding (Lesser of two evils)
  - Blake Marler: Alexandra Spaulding
  - Beth Raines : Alan Spaulding
  - Mindy Sue Lewis : Alan Spaulding
  - Inda von Halkein : Alan Spaulding
  
  - Alexandra: 4 ; Alan: 5
  - Board Members w/43 Votes: Alan Spaulding: 21 Votes ; Alexandra Spaulding 22
  
  
• Alexandra announce a tied between her and Alan at 26 votes each. According to the bylaws the CEO shall be given a second vote and therefore allowed to break the tie. Alexandra votes for herself once more as CEO and the motion carries, Alexandra Spaulding remains CEO of Spaulding Enterprises for the next three years.

STILLWATER, OK - Coming up next week on three all new episode of "THE LIGHT" Reva and Cassie come up with a plan to close in on her stalker! Plus, a daytime legend joins as a recast Bauer!

With their children safe in Minnesota and away from Springfield, Reva and Cassie come up with a plan to smoke Reva's stalker out of hiding once and for all! "Reva has got to get her stalker out of hiding one way or another." Shares head writer Josh Hawkins who now confirms that Colleen Dion is in fact playing the woman who is making Reva's life a living hell.

"Who the woman *really* is and what her motives are is another story all its own." Shares the scribe and while Reva and Cassie begin the preparation for drawing her out, Dion's character sets her sights on Dr. Mel Bauer all over again. "Mel has a few huge moments coming up, moments which will deal with the stalker."

By next Friday look for Reva and Cassie's plan to kicked into high gear as they plan to smoke out the stalker!

Fear not 'GL' fans this trio is not far from the minds of "THE LIGHT" writers. "I'm working towards setting up that story." Shares Hawkins, "It takes some time to figure out where I want to take the characters because in late 2002 / early 2003 the characters had little to do, so finding that story will take some careful thought."

However, one storyline rumor circling out there is that "TL" will be revisited the Ross/Holly coupling this time with Blake looking in from the outside. Hawkins debunked that rumor however, "I've toyed with the idea and while readers may think that is where the story is heading, they shouldn't be so quick to judge."

Whatever the story is, writers have promised that Blake, Ross and Holly are very much apart of "THE LIGHT" family and will be given a solid story as soon as it is in place.

Four big name ex-daytime stars are primed to hit "THE LIGHT" airwaves over the course of the next few months. "I've made it my goal to only hire out of work daytime actors/actresses with the exception of Alexa Havins who jumped ship from 'ALL MY CHILDREN' and assumed the role of Marah Lewis.

Early on in the original casting process it was announced that former 'DAYS OF OUR LIVES' star and Emmy nominated, Christie Clark would be joining the cast in what was then an unnamed role. Setsiders are now saying that Clark was originally tapped to play the role of Lucy Cooper Spaulding. Things however went south when Heather Tom became available, prompting Nancy St. Alban (ex-Michelle) to be given her walking papers.

"The decision to recast Michelle was one that was carefully thoughtout of the course of the casting process." Head writer Josh Hawkins stated, "And it is one that I stand by one hundred-plus percent."

Michelle who recently left Springfield with her father Dr. Ed Bauer and traveled to Washington D.C. to see cousin Mike will return to the canvas in the form of Clark on Monday, November 20. Look for Michelle and Ed to return to Springfield together on November 22 just in time for Thanksgiving with the Bauers.

Heather Tom is scheduled for a mid-late December premiere that will incorporate the introduction of Dan Gauither as Alan-Michael Spaulding. Also returning early in 2007 will be Alan's ex-wife and mother of his biological son, Hope Bauer.

"Bringing Hope back for Alan-Michael's story is going to be critical." Shares Hawkins, however that's all he is sharing. No details about the story were made avaiable. He did confirm who would be playing Hope this go around.

"We're very exicted about Ms. Barr's arrival to "TL" come this winter." Shares Hawkins. Barr who recently announced that she is leaving longtime soap opera, 'ALL MY CHILDREN' has signed for an undetermined amount of time. "We will play every beat of this character." Shares Hawkins, "I've been studying her background and am prepared to do her justice."

For more information on all this casting news, stay tuned!

• Gus gets a telephone call from a buddy of his in Chicago. The cop in Chicago tells Gus that she has a lead on the safety deposit box key if he wants to come up they can check it out together. When Harley arrives, Gus cuts the conversation short.
  
  
• Josh and Reva receive word from Billy that Marah, Shayne and Tammy are all safe and secure in Minnesota with Bridget and Dylan.
  
  
• Alexandra meets with Beth...then later Blake and finally Harley!
  
  
• Lizzie returns to the Spaulding mansion and witnesses Olivia and her grandfather in an arguement and secretly sneaks out...without anyone seeing her. Later, when she goes to Towers to see her mother she hears another arguement between Beth and Phillip...that's when she decides something needs to be done to fix the Spaulding family! That's when she runs into Ben Reade.
  
  
• Mel receives another phone call from the mysterious woman, this time at the Bauer home! The "women" tells her that she doesn't deserve Rick and that she never has! The stalker continues and tells Mel that she's nothing but a worthless whore, no better than Reva Shayne. After the woman hangs up Mel decides against telling Rick.
  
  
• Lizzie strikes up a deal with Ben, she'll pay him lots of money if he'll help keep her hidden from the Spaulding family as she formulates a plan to save them all!

ANNOUNCER: It's a November to Remember on "The Light"…

(Lizzie peeks into the Spaulding study...)

ANNOUNCER: The spoiled rich girl is back in town...

(Lizzie at Towers sees Phillip & Beth)

ANNOUNCER: Now it's up to her to restore the family she loves!

Lizzie: You've got to help and if you do...you'll be amply rewarded.

-AND-

ANNOUNCER: She took back her empire and now she must fight for it again!

Alexandra: We will now vote on who should be the new CEO of Spaulding Enterprises.

ANNOUNCER: This week on 'The Light'

• Gus goes in search of the truth about his past without Harley and has some life changing results!
• Reva is determine to force her stalker out of hiding.
• Mel learns some startling and unexcepted news.
• Springfield/Oakdale connections!! CROSSOVER...Find out what role Lillian Raines has been playing in the life of an Oakdale resident.
• THANKSGIVING with the Coopers, Spauldings, Lewis and Bauer families.
• Christie Clark debuts as Michelle Bauer Santos!
• A masquerade ball is held in Springfield with DEADLY results!!

• Josh and Billy leave to go out and search for Marah, while Tammy and Shayne go upstairs to pack up some clothes. Dylan asks Reva if she thinks this is the best idea and she assures her son it is and apologizes for putting him in this position.
  
  
• Tony not understanding the connection is confused, Marah tells him that he knew about the Slut of Springfield incident and he sent that letter. Marah becomes uncontrollably angry with him and begin fighting with him. Saying that he’s had access to Reva all this time, he made the calls, broke into the house and probably paid someone to make those other phone calls during the live television show. Marah questions how much Tony had to pay to have Shayne beaten up and put in the hospital. Tony tried to calm Marah down and assure her he is not responsible for any of this, but she will not have any of it and declares that he should leave her alone, she says that he should never come anywhere near her ever again and storms out of the lighthouse. Tony goes after her in an effort to calm her down but Marah, gets ahead of herself and trips down the stairs, bruising herself up, allowing Tony to finally get to her. Scared that he is going to do something to hurt her, Marah tries to get away but is unsuccessful and Tony assures her that he has never seen those articles and knows nothing about the note she received. He tells her he loves her very much and only wants to keep her safe.
  
  
• Reva receives another threatening phone call, clearly a woman’s voice talking about Dylan’s return to Springfield. Unable to trace the call, Frank offers up that Reva should get the children out of Springfield immediately.
  
  
• Josh then calls Marah and reveals another call was made. She tells him she’ll be home soon. Marah tells Tony that Reva received another call and says that she is sorry for doubting him. Marah becomes shaken and unsure of what to do or even say, so she gets up and leaves Tony, without saying another word. Tony is devastated at how the two of them left things.
  
  
• The SPD sets tight security around Josh and Reva’s house. Reva shares a tender goodbye to her children and apologizes to Tammy for all of this. They get Marah, Shayne and Tammy secured in one car, followed by Billy and Dylan in another Harley and Frank is with the children and they arrive at the airport.
  
  
• The plane carrying Marah, Tammy and Shayne take off without a problem leaving Reva to wonder what her next move is going to be.

• Reva and Josh plan their next move.
• Lillian has surprising news for Mel.
• Alan & Phillip prepare for "The Ex-Wives Club Redux"

October 17, 2006

Updated Character List

Contract Players

• Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding
• Matthew Bomer as Ben Reade
• Mandy Bruno as Marina Cooper
• Beth Chamberlin as Beth Raines Winslow
• Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer Spaulding
• Christie Clark as Michelle Bauer Santos (Coming - October 2006)
• Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis
• Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper
• Marj Dusay as Alexandra Spaulding
• Beth Ehlers as Harley Cooper
• Maureen Garrett as Holly Reade
• Stephanie Gatschet as Tammy Winslow
• Dan Gauither as Alan-Michael Spaulding (Coming - January 2007)
• Ricky Paull Goldin as Gus Aitoro
• Alexa Havins as Marah Lewis
• Elizabeth Kiefer as Blake Marler
• Robert Newman as Joshua Lewis
• Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding
• Marcy Rylan as Lizzie Spaulding
• Peter Simon as Dr. Ed Bauer
• Paul Anthony Stewart as Danny Santos
• Heather Tom as Lucy Cooper Spaulding (Coming - December 2006)
• Jerry VerDorn as Ross Marler
• Jordi Vilasuso as Tony Santos
• Laura Wright as Cassie Layne Winslow
• Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis

• Jordan Clarke as Billy Lewis
• Frank Dicopoulos as Frank Cooper
• Colleen Dion as Judith
• Michael O'Leary as Dr. Rick Bauer
• Tina Sloan as Lillian Raines
• Yvonna Wright as Dr. Mel Bauer

• David Andrew MacDonald as Edmund Winslow (Released from Contract - October 2006; Character Left Town)
• Nancy St. Alban as Michelle Bauer Santos (Released from Contract - October 2006; Recast Role)

• Reva leaves the KSPR studio and another bomb explodes…she screams out in agonizing fear…that turns into a rainy day at the cemetery where she finds a lineup of coffins…Ed Bauer arrives and offers his condolences for Reva’s loss…she suddenly realizes that there are eight coffins containing: Cassie, Tammy, Shayne, Marah, Jonathan, Joshua, Dylan and Billy. Reva cries out and jolts herself awake from her nightmare.
  
  
• Josh asks Reva what is wrong and she recounts her nightmare. Reva says she feels safe with Marah and Shayne, knowing that they will be with Dylan in Minnesota but not knowing if Jonathan is safe or not is bothering her. Josh tries to reassure her that Olivia said he was moving to a different boarding school. After a while Reva questions if the stalker could be someone they know, very well.
  
  
• Josh leaves to go pick Shayne up from Cedars and Dylan comes downstairs. Reva tells him she is so glad to see him, but not under these circumstances. Dylan questions exactly what is going on and Reva reveals to him that after she got a pardon from prison she begun receiving threatening phone calls and messages. Reva says they’ve started coming towards Marah and Shayne and she wants them out of Springfield.
  
  
• Tammy returns from having worked out at The Beacon gym and Cassie tells her she should hurry up and get dressed. Tammy questions why and Cassie explains that her cousin Dylan has arrived from Minnesota and he’s taking Marah and Shayne back home with him until Reva’s stalker is caught. Cassie then informs Tammy that she’ll be going with them, whether she likes it or not.
  
  
• Josh returns home with Shayne to find Billy, Dylan, Cassie, Tammy and Reva awaiting their return. Shortly after Marah and Tony arrive. Reva announces that Edmund was not the person that they were looking for and that her stalker is still out there somewhere and while she appreciates Tony’s help in protecting Marah and Shayne they have decided it would be in the best interest of the children if they left Springfield with Dylan and Billy. Shayne inquires as to where they are going and Josh explains that they will go to Minnesota until the stalker is caught once and for all. Marah is very angry that her mother would just send her away and despite trying to calm her down, she runs out of the house and speeds away.
  
  
• Josh and Olivia meet at Cedars. She informs him that Jonathan and Marissa are safe in San Cristobel and as per Reva’s request Olivia suggested Marissa send Jonathan to a boarding school in Europe to keep him safe from Edmund. Josh thanks her for helping out and putting their differences aside for the sake of their family.
  
  
• Devastated that she is putting her family through this Reva goes off and breaks down. Shayne goes after her and assures her that everything will be fine and that Marah will come around and see that leaving Springfield right now is for the best.
  
  
• Marah goes to the lighthouse and gets on the computer where she begins looking for plane tickets to Paris. She thinks that this is another ploy her father is using to keep Marah and Tony away from one another, distraught over everything that is going Marah begins to breakdown and realizes that if she wants to protect herself from not only the stalker but Josh and Reva and lead a normal life with Tony then she is going to have to do it her own way, with her own set of rules. She grabs a duffle bag from the closet and begins packing what clothes she has left at the lighthouse and that is when she comes across an envelope with Tony’s name on it. She opens the envelope and out falls pictures, newspaper clippings from the 80s through the present day, one that sticks out in her mind the most is the photograph of Reva and Josh at the country club fountain. The picture was clipped from the society page and the caption reads, “Tulsa bad girl Reva Shayne Lewis baptizes herself the slut of Springfield.” Marah begins to freak out and that is when Tony arrives, which sends her reeling. She asks where he got this information and he is without answers. Marah demands answers and he asks what has her so upset and that is when Marah shows him the note that was left for her at the nurse’s station at Cedars, “The water is warm. Make your mother, the slut proud before it’s too late.”

• Gus arrives back in Springfield and Harley, who asks him what happened in Zurich, greets him at the airport. Gus informs her that Roy Baker died before he was able to talk to him.
  
  
• Reva goes to the police station where Frank Copper greets her. She tells Frank that unless Edmund was released from the jail last night, then there is no way that he could be her stalker. Frank argues Reva to reconsider what she is about to do, but she does not, she tells Frank to release Edmund.
  
  
• At The Beacon, Danny arrives and finds Cassie working. The two share a cup of coffee and Danny explains that he is waiting on Michelle to arrive. Cassie informs Danny about what happened with Shayne the night of Reva’s call-in show and she explains that RJ and Will are safe, she can make sure of that but Tammy’s safety is worrying her. Danny asks what he can do to help, but their conversation is cut short when Michelle arrives with Robbie.
  
  
• Before he leaves the police station Edmund comes face-to-face with Reva! She warns him about coming after or near her children. She tells him that he’s a coward and if has a bone to pick with her then he comes to her, she tells him that she’s arranged for a plane to take him to San Cristobel and that the she spoke with Alonzo about him coming near Marissa or Jonathan while he’s there. Reva warns him that she is far more dangerous than he could ever be and if he doesn’t believe her then he should test her. Edmund says nothing.
  
  
• Later, at home Gus puts the envelope the nurse in Zurich gave him away and decides that he will go alone on this part of the journey, keeping the complete truth from Harley, for her own protection he believes.
  
  
• Josh and Olivia meet at Cedars. She informs him that Jonathan and Marissa are safe in San Cristobel and as per Reva’s request Olivia suggested Marissa send Jonathan to a boarding school in Europe to keep him safe from Edmund. Josh thanks her for helping out and putting their differences aside for the sake of their family.
  
  
• Tony and Marah arrive at Cedars and go into see Shayne. While there Dylan Lewis arrives asking Marah what’s been going on.
  
  
• At the Springfield airport, Edmund Winslow boards a plane and leaves Springfield.
  
  
• Michelle announces to a shocked Danny that she is leaving Springfield for awhile and taking Robbie with her. Danny says that she cannot do that and while she admits she knows that, she wants Danny to respect her wishes. Danny questions where she is going and Michelle tells her she is going to Washington D.C. with her father to see Mike Bauer.

• Reva bids a tearful goodbye!
• Lizzie returns to Springfield.
• Mel has a fearful encounter.

• At Cedars, Dr. Rick Bauer arrives and tells Josh and Reva that the attack on Shayne wasn't as bad as it had originally appeared to be. Reva thanks Rick and in private tells Josh that they need to talk. Before going off, Reva asks Cassie to get in touch with Olivia, ASAP.
  
  
• From the Springfield jail cell, Edmund demands that he be allowed to call his attorney: Cass Winthrop. But before he is able to make the call, Cass arrives shocking Edmund. Cass explains to his client that Alexandra telephoned him when she learned of his arrest and further tells Edmund that the case, does not look good.
  
  
• Olivia is heading out when she comes face to face with Alan at her door.
  
  
• In Connecticut, Lizzie Spaulding boards a plane, first class in route to Springfield.
  
  
• Gus arrives in Zurich, Switzerland with the intent on meeting and confronting Roy Baker. However as he is prepared to leave his hotel a phone call from Harley stops him. She says that she has been trying to get him on his cell for hours and he explains that it's not working. Because he's on the hotel landline, Harley ties him up for 30-45 minutes.
  
  
• Phillip and Beth are in route from the airport to the Spaulding mansion when they have a flat tire. After discovering that Beth does not have a spare, Phillip calls Triple-A leaving the divorced couple alone to wait.
  
  
• Olivia is taken aback when Alan barges his way into her room. He yells at her for leaving him alone on the island, while Olivia tells him it was her only choice. Alan warns her about crossing him especially since she is carrying a Spaulding heir...his child, nonetheless.
  
  
• Phillip and Beth finally return to Beth's hotel room at Towers, after Triple-A and Beth questions why Phillip has been so standoffish during their trip and he decides to go ahead and reveal why. Phillip tells Beth she is and will always be his best friend, no matter what happens in their lives. Beth tells him to tell her what the problem is. Phillip decised to reveal that he and Olivia have sex, but Beth mistakes everything, and assumes he wants to be back with her again and she pulls him into a passionate kiss!
  
  
• Reva tells Joshua that she had Cassie call Dylan earlier and he's on a flight to Springfield as they speak to take Shayne and Marah to Minnesota until the stalker is caught. Josh says that the believes the stalker has been caught.
  
  
• Still holding her cards close to her chest, Olivia assures Alan that she is pregnant but before she can tell she believes the baby belongs to Phillip her brother arrives and throws him out, just as the phone rings. Sam answers and hands the phone to Olivia. Cassie tells her that Reva has asked to see her immediately at Cedars, in regards to the stalker case.
  
  
• At the courthouse, Edmund is denied bail and sent back to jail where he is formally charged as Reva Shayne Lewis' stalker.
  
  
• In Switzerland Gus arrives at the hospital only to learn that Ray Baker died of a massive heart attack, after waking from his coma only an hour before Gus arrived. Devestated that he's gone, a nurse questions who Gus is and hands him a letter addressed to "Gus Aitoro." Inside he finds a key with address as well.
  
  
• Agreeing with Josh, that Edmund is behind bars and the family is safe she goes back in to see Shayne and discovers a vase of black roses. Reva freaks out and calls out for Josh who reads the card, "Dial S for Slut...They've got the wrong person" Reva tells him it doesn't matter if Edmund was behind this or not, her children are going to Minnesota, as Olivia arrives.
  
  
• Alone, dressed in black at a payphone in front of Cedars a person dials the number for Cedars. A nurse answers the call and pages Dr. Mel Bauer.
  
  
• Olivia wants to know why she was summoned and Reva updates her on the stalker case and tells her she is sending the kids to Minnesota. Olivia asks how that concerns her and Reva says that she wants her to go to San Cristobel and assure Jonathan's safety.
  
  
• At Cedars: "Dr. Mel Bauer." A short pause, "Hello this is Dr. Mel Bauer, may I help you?" The person breathes heavily and then speaks with a disguised voice, "You're on my list----bitch!"

• Michelle and Mel share a heart to heart!
• Gus gets a huge clue in his search!
• Phillip makes a huge decision regarding the women in his life.

• The Spaulding mansion is buzzing as Alexandra shuts the Reva Lewis show off and goes over to the safe behind the painting and pulls out the mysterious bracelet and has a flashback: Alexandra goes to Company where she runs into Buzz. She tries and fails to defend herself to him and leaves. Buzz finds her outside in tears, and there, they have a more honest, open exchange. She tries to do what is right but finds herself turning into the person she despises most, Brandon. Buzz tries to tell her that it doesn’t have to be this way, but we sense that she is in way too deep and doesn’t know how to get out, but Alan's return from the island jolts her back to reality.
  
  
• At The Beacon Frank and Harley busts into Olivia's bar to find it empty---all but one cell phone lying on the bar.
  
  
• Reva, Josh and Cassie are all together at KSPR in a secured room. When a police officer tells them that the stalker called home and Marah took the call. Worried for her children, Reva demands that she be taken home immediately.
  
  
• Sam returns to his suite at The Beacon to find a restless Olivia awaking from a dream. She tells her brother about it: there was something wrong with the baby and she confessed to Phillip that it was his baby. Sam is acting worried and Olivia picks up on it. He reveals he misplaced his cell phone. He offers Olivia advice about her situation telling her to make a decision best for her, make peace with it and move forward.
  
  
• Alan reveals to Alexandra that his loving wife had him held prisoner on the island and that his only saving grace was Ben Reade. Alexandra however is very short, distant and clearly upset with Alan over something, but does not tell him what and storms out of the mansion. After she's gone Alan goes over and closes the safe, wondering what Alex has been up to in his absences.
  
  
• Frank calls Josh and alerts him that they have a lead with the cell phone they found in the bar. While at the same time Cassie orders the phone logs from The Beacon be turned over to the SPD immediately, as well as security camera DVDs.
  
  
• Tammy returns from the station and when going to her suite finds Shayne in a back hallway bleeding! She calls 911, then Cassie. After getting off the phone with Tammy, Cassie tells everyone that Shayne was found at The Beacon by a payphone in a pool of blood.
  
  
• Frank and Harley begin viewing the DVDs from The Beacon as well as the phone records. They soon view Edmund leaving the bar within second of the first telephone call to Marah and then on the DVDs they see a person dressed in a trench coat and hat at the payphone. They see the figure leave and then later return, placing the person at the payphone at the time of the call to the station and then later they see Shayne Lewis arrive and be attacked.
  
  
• Feeling as though she may finally be cleared and have her name taken off the suspect list, Holly embraces Ross for not doubting her, an innocent gesture witnessed by Blake who thinks he wasn't so innocent.
  
  
• A rookie SPD arrives to tell Frank and Harley the cell phone belongs to Sam Spencer and there were no calls to the KSPR station.
  
  
• As she is coming down to the lobby, Olivia and Alexandra come face to face! Liv inquires as to if Phillip is home and Alex tells her he is not, but informs her that her husband Alan is. Before leaving, Alexandra issues Olivia a stern and firm warning: stay away from Phillip and make her marriage to Alan work, telling her Phillip will never love her the way Olivia wants him to, that it's not in Phillip's blood to love any woman like that unless your name is Beth Raines.
  
  
• Harley and Frank arrive at Edmund's suite to question where he was during the times the phone calls where made and he says at the bar, despite no one having seen him at that exact moments. Frank is forced to place Edmund under arrest as Reva's stalker.
  
  
• On their way to Cedars Reva tells Joshua: "This is the final straw Joshua. We have to protect our children, I have to protect all of my children...once we know Shayne is okay I'm calling Dylan and Marissa."

• Alan confronts Olivia!
• Phillip & Beth return from their trip.
• Gus gets some answers regarding Roy Baker.

• The KSPR studio is secured after the bomb exploded in the stairwell. Even though Harley and Frank assure Reva that everything is all right, she insists that Tony take Marah and Shayne back to the house, with police escorts.
  
• At The Beacon, Edmund is in the bar having a drink when a mysterious women with dark, short hair arrives and introduces herself as Judith as the Reva Shayne Show comes on.
  
• At the Bauer house, Danny arrives to pick Robbie up. Michelle is clearly upset after he leaves. At the kitchen table, she breaks down knowing that she should let him go but just can’t, as Mel arrives.
  
• Before leaving KSPR, Marah (Alexa Havins) has a flashback to finding the picture from Reva’s house at the lighthouse among Tony’s things. But finally decides to go with him, for Shayne telling herself that she can protect herself if need be.
  
• After her children are gone, Reva begins her show, tempting her stalker to call and give her a piece of their mind.
  
• However as the show goes to a commercial break they learn that the phone calls they are receiving have been dead ends, pranksters. Cassie decides to take matters into her own hands.
  
• At home, Marah answers yet another threatening phone call and it is traced to The Beacon prompting Shayne to sneak out of the house without Marah, Tony or the police noticing he is gone.
  
• At the Bauer house, Mel realizes that her sister-in-law is having a hard time letting Danny go and questions her relationship with Bill. Michelle shares with Mel that her relationship with Bill was nothing more than a distraction from Danny. Mel questions if Michelle is going to end her lifelong friendship with Bill over their failed relationship. Michelle reassures her that the two will remain friends and assures Mel that letting Danny walk away was difficult, but she knows it was for the best.
  
• Shayne arrives at The Beacon. Reva and the police finally receives a phone call that the police are able to trace while at the same time, Shayne is attacked from behind!

• For Alexandra the walls seem to be closing in!
• Blakes sees something that upsets her!
• An arrest is made in Reva's stalker case.

STILLWATER, OK - The Guiding Light fan-fic, "THE LIGHT" has finally rounded out the stellar cast with a shocking round of hirings and firings.

"I had three characters that I wanted to bring back." Says Executive Producer, Tyler Miller, "Two of these characters will propel a new and exicting story for a core Springfield family, while the other is a short term player."

Colleen Dion (ex-Felicia, B& joins the cast in a yet unnamed role. "Dedicated "GL" fans will recall Dion's original stint on the show as Ramona in late 2003. However, since 'The Light' fan-fic begins in February 2003 so she never aired on our series. "Dion's character will be a huge turning point in a key storyline and she will not be playing Ramona." Assures Miller.

A stunning recast recently shocked the cast and crew...

During the first three episodes Nancy St.Alban will take the character of Michelle out of Springfield, paving the way for Christie Clark (Carrie, DAYS) to assume the contract role. "We originally brought Christie into read for another role during the original casting of the fan-fic, but she just didnt' fit what we were looking for and the decision was made to take the "Michelle" character into a completely different direction." Shares Miller.

In addition to the casting above, two high profile actors are set to join the lineup. Multiple Emmy nominated and two time winner, Heather Tom (Kelly, OLTL) and co-star Dan Gauither (Kevin, OLTL) are set to join 'TL' cast after leaving their current home at "One Life to Live."

"The availabilty of these three actors were amazing for my show and future storylines." Shares Miller. Who goes on to reveal that Tom will be portraying the role of Lucy Cooper Spaulding, daughter of Buzz and wife of young Spaulding heir, Alan-Micheal, which is the character Gauither will be playing.

"Lucy and Alan-Michael were both favorites of mine and I think the current Guiding Light regime have ruined the character of A-M by pairing him with former step daughter, Marina. He is simply a new character with an old familiar name." Shares Miller. "Interweaving Lucy and A-M into my Springfield canvas was simple." Tom first appears in mid-November. Gauither however, will be appearing much later, in February 2007.

In final casting news, David Andrew MacDonald has been given his walking papers in order for the new hirings to come into play. "Edmund's story has been played out for a very long time and we will not be telling a Cassie and Edmund storyline. After Richard died, there was no purpose for Edmund any longer." Shares Miller. MacDonald's last airdate is mid-October.

Finally, "The Light" premieres Monday, September 04, 2006 and will air on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, here exclusivly on The Soap Opera Network Blogs in narrative/recap format.

As some blog readers maybe aware of, "The Light" a Guiding Light fan-fic will begin following the February 28, 2003 episode of the CBS series. From that point forward, I'll be telling the stories as I think they should have been told to date. So with that information, I'm going to give you all a refresher course in what's happened to this point, plus a sneak peek as to what is coming in "The Light."

- Josh

Gus/Harley: The Search for the Truth

- In Chicago at the gravesite of the unknown woman, read “A Promise Kept.”

- Gus was determined to find Roy Baker, because he believed that he held the key to the mystery of his past.

- The man at the cemetery informed Gus & Harley that an anonymous benefactor kept up the grave.

- Gus became a man on a mission: dig the grave up and have the body exhumed. Harley called Buzz and Frank in Springfield and asked them to come to Chicago and help put the pieces of the puzzle together.

- Having found no luck located a police report regarding a stolen bracelet, Gus decided to go back home and confront Alexandra with the information he did have. Harley agreed behind and press for the exhumation order.

- With Gus gone, Harley, Buzz & Frank dug up the grave themselves and found that the casket had a tricky lock on it. However, after successfully opening the casket they were all shocked to learn that it was empty!

COMING UP... Gus will go in search of Roy Baker, alone and find the clue to his past!

Reva/Josh/Marah/Tony/Shayne: A Stalker Terrorizes the Lewis Family

- Reva becomes even more angry at being a victim of a faceless stalker and tells Josh that she will use her power and position at WSRP to turn the tables and call her stalker out!

- Marah feels that moving in with Tony would be the safest thing to do and in the process gain her independence and show her commitment to Tony. However, Josh has other plans when he invites Tony to move in with the Lewis family and not only be their houseguest but also their protection.

- At school Shayne receives a sweatshirt with blood smeared on and a note saying, “Dial Mom for Murder.” After learning that her kids are becoming a more apparent target for her stalker, Reva announces her plans to the family regarding WSRP.

- Reva and Josh make their case to the suits running WSRP in Holly’s absences. (Because Holly is a suspected as the stalker she is not working at the station.) Finally, after much talk they convince the suits to let them work the Springfield PD in hopes of luring out the stalker live on air.

- The day of the show, Reva invites Holly to be at the station; in hopes of showing her she does not believe she (Holly) is the stalker. However, Holly rips the invitation up and tells Reva she wants her to worry about what she’ll do.

- At the studio, the entire town begins showing up, including Holly. Both Marah and Josh ask Tony to help protect Reva tonight. He later finds a backpack left alone…fearing the worse he throws it down the stairwell just as it explodes!

COMING UP...Reva's not the stalker's only victim!! Soon another family becomes a target.

Michelle/Danny: Over & Over…Again

- After unsuccessfully trying to make love with Bill and seeing Danny, Michelle decided it would be best to end their relationship.

- Upon learning about their breakup Danny vowed to give Michelle her space, despite wanting to go to her.

COMING UP...Life without Danny takes a toll on Michelle.

Alan/Olivia/Phillip: Who’s the Daddy?

- Alan awakes on his remote island, alone, after being trapped there by Olivia. However, he has a plan in place. Thinking Olivia would pull a stunt like this, Alan arranged for Ben to travel to the island and set him free, which he does.

- Back in Springfield, Olivia awaits Phillip’s return. But she soon becomes uneasy and upset when she learns that he was out of town with Beth.

- Alexandra waylays Olivia in her attempt to get in touch with Phillip to tell him that she (Olivia) is pregnant and wants to see him immediately.

- Alexandra sees Phillip before Olivia does and tells her nephew that Olivia is pregnant and she’ll try and make him believe he is the father and not Alan. Alex makes a good case and Phillip is dubious of Olivia, pleasing Alexandra.

- Olivia tells Sam, who is visiting; her reasons for making Phillip believe that he is the baby’s father. Sam however tells her she is just rationalizing hoping to get what she wants in the end.

- Later in the evening, Olivia is wheeled into Cedars, complaining of cramps in her stomach. However, she doesn’t know until later that Phillip is there visiting Rick. After Rick tells her that the baby is okay, she and Phillip come face to face for the first time.

- Olivia admits to Phillip that she is not sure who the father of the baby is, but she wants it to be his. Phillip says he’ll raise the baby as his!

COMING UP...A surprise twist in the tale leaves Olivia wondering what to do!

Alexandra/Buzz: The Trouble with the Truth

- At Company, Alexandra runs into Buzz and tries her best to defend herself, but fails and leaves. Outside she breaks down in tears where Buzz later finds her.

- Alexandra admits that she tries to do what is right, but finds herself becoming the person she despises more than anything, Brandon, her father.

- Buzz says it doesn’t have to be that way, but Alexandra knows it is the only way, she knows that she is in too deep.

- Alexandra examines the sapphire bracelet that has some ties to the mystery surrounding Gus and when he arrives demanding answers, Edmund proves his loyalty by hiding the bracelet.

- Gus then tricks Alexandra into calling the European hospital that is housing Roy Baker and he gets the number.

COMING UP...When the truth comes out Buzz makes his position crystal clear, leaving Alex out in the cold!

Around Town

- Edmund was named Ambassador to San Cristobel, at the urging of Alexandra.

- Lizzie returned from boarding school and declared she would be staying in Springfield.

COMING SOON...Edmund's fate is unclear, while Lizzie makes a play for one of Springfield's own!

TULSA, OK - "Whoever it is...they're going to have mighty big shoes to fill, that's for sure." Words spoken by series head writer Josh Miller of the role of Shayne Lewis, last played by Billy Kaye.

A fan-fiction in the making, 'The Light' begins telling original stories after February 2003 when viewers saw Tony Santos (Jordi Vilasuso) toss a bomb down the stairwell of the KSRP news studio during an attempt to draw out Reva's (Kim Zimmer) stalker.

"For the most part Shayne was not a heavy hitter during that storyline so it's easy to recast with a much older Shayne and begin telling new stories for the character." Continues Hawkins.

Kyle Lowder, best known for his role on the NBC soap, "Days Of Our Lives" assumes the role of Shayne Lewis, the son of Joshua and Reva Lewis beginning in Episode 1 of 'The Light.' Lowder is on contract status, despite the fact that during the first few episodes he will be seen only briefly.

In other casting news, Morgan Englund will appear in Episode 2 of the fan-fiction.

'The Light' is slated to premiere in mid-September 2006.

September 4, 2006

Updated Character List

Contract Players

• Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding
• Matthew Bomer as Ben Reade
• Mandy Bruno as Marina Cooper
• Beth Chamberlin as Beth Raines Winslow
• Crystal Chappell as Olivia Spencer Spaulding
• Christie Clark as Michelle Bauer Santos (Coming - October 2006)
• Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis
• Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper
• Marj Dusay as Alexandra Spaulding
• Beth Ehlers as Harley Cooper
• Nicole Forrester as Cassie Layne Winslow
• Maureen Garrett as Holly Reade
• Stephanie Gatschet as Tammy Winslow
• Dan Gauither as Alan-Michael Spaulding (Coming - January 2007)
• Ricky Paull Goldin as Gus Aitoro
• Alexa Havins as Marah Lewis
• Elizabeth Kiefer as Blake Marler
• David Andrew MacDonald as Edmund Winslow (Released from Contract - October 2006)
• Robert Newman as Joshua Lewis
• Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding
• Marcy Rylan as Lizzie Spaulding
• Peter Simon as Dr. Ed Bauer
• Nancy St. Alban as Michelle Bauer Santos (Released from Contract - September 2006)
• Paul Anthony Stewart as Danny Santos
• Heather Tom as Lucy Cooper Spaulding (Coming - December 2006)
• Jerry VerDorn as Ross Marler
• Jordi Vilasuso as Tony Santos
• Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis

• Jordan Clarke as Billy Lewis
• Frank Dicopoulos as Frank Cooper
• Colleen Dion as Judith
• Michael O'Leary as Dr. Rick Bauer
• Tina Sloan as Lillian Raines
• Yvonna Wright as Dr. Mel Bauer

What if it happened differently? Inspired by others here at the board, mainly King's 'DAYS' blog I have decided it would be fun to go back to a point in time when 'GL' was good and go from there telling a fan-fiction based story.

So that's what I have done, beginning soon I am going back in time (just say that I stepped into Reva's painting) and I am going to tell a brand new story. How far back you ask?

February 28, 2003 is where the real GL stories stop and my stories begin. So I hope you check back often and enjoy the ride of "The Light".

Sincerly,

Josh