Guiding Light
Season 40
This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years, the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family, but later the wealthy Spauldings, Chamberlains, and Lewises, along with the working class Reardons and others, took their own places of prominence, though the Bauers remained the heart of the show.
Where to Watch Season 40
138 Episodes
- Friday May 1, 1992E213
Friday May 1, 1992Hamp introduces singer Roberta Flack to a stunned Gilly and the two dance to ""The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."" However, things get tense when Gilly's stalker gets to her. Blake is shocked when Holly of all people catch the bouquet. Roger tries to convince Alexandra not to interfere with Nick and Eve. Mallet doesn't want to testify in Vanessa's trial, for fear it will blow his cover. Jenna crashes the wedding party. Mallet and Harley dance, when a knock on the door is heard. Blake is shocked to hear what all went down in Acapulco with Roger and Holly, then sets her eyes on Ross, Holly's boyfriend! - Monday May 4, 1992E214
Monday May 4, 1992Roger confronts Alexandra about Blake's firing from Spaulding, but she maintains that Alan-Michael fired her. Harley opens the door to a concerned Frank who is floored that Harley and Mallet are undercover lovers. Gilly is stunned to learn the ""stalker's"" identity and tries to keep him hidden from a suspicious Hamp. Ross rips Mallet a new one when he finds that he is in a hotel and not out trying to catch Jenna. Speaking of Jenna, she trades Alexandra's earring she stole from the wedding for cash until Frank interrupts and they drop the money. Roger threatens Alexandra that he will take something from her if Blake isn't put back on staff. - Wednesday May 6, 1992E216
Wednesday May 6, 1992Jenna gets suspicious when she sees Mallet with Ross, but Mallet comes up with a quick cover. Alexandra tries to convince Roger to come up with a Plan B when Nick comes in to the station and asks Roger what he was doing in Cambrais. Hart and Bridget commiserate with poetry at dinner. Harley confronts Frank about finding Alex's earring in the cash register, but Frank tells her that he had no clue it was stolen by Jenna. Harley goes to Mallet and Ross with a plan to capture Jenna. Roger tries to dodge Nick's questions, then Nick looks at slides of Cambrais as a mysterious woman named Eve packs to leave for the states, with a photo of Nick! - Thursday May 7, 1992E217
Thursday May 7, 1992Ross helps Vanessa get ready for her testimony in court. Nick and Gilly check out the court house, when Vanessa walks in and sees Rebecca (the lawyer) and Jack Kiley getting ready for tomorrow. Holly is surprised to learn that Roger has hired Blake, and even more so that Blake wants to mend their relationship, not knowing her latest scheme to snag Ross from her. Nadine gets blackmailed by a reporter-- if he doesn't get a shot of Vanessa during the trial, he will tell Bill that Nadine tipped him off to the trial. Little Billy is upset that he cannot go to the trial. Ed and Lillian have dinner after her radiation treatment session, and the couple share an awkward conversation before Maureen joins them. Vanessa has a dream that night that Jack Kiley is found not guilty and her friends take turns berating her. - Friday May 8, 1992E218
Friday May 8, 1992Mallet reminds Harley to keep Jenna away from Vanessa's trial. Eleni asks Alan-Michael for a job. Nadine sneaks in a hidden camera to the trial. Vanessa laments to Fletcher that her past misdeeds are going to come out. Billy tries to tell Bill why he can't go to the trial, while he teaches him how to shave. Jenna talks to Alexandra about her charities and heads to the courthouse in Alex's limo. Stavros tells Frank that he should have accepted Alan-Michael and Eleni's money. A-M is annoyed to get another call from Musette and hangs up on her. Mallet testifies to the jury about Vanessa's slip. Harley tries to keep Jenna from seeing Mallet, to no avail. Musette books a flight to Springfield, while Frank and Eleni have an awkward moment at Stavros'. Vanessa arrives to the courthouse and Rebecca begins to question her, as Little Bill walks in. - Monday May 11, 1992E219
Monday May 11, 1992Vanessa is unnerved by Little Bill, who is shoo-ed out of the courtroom by Mindy. Mindy tries to explain to him why he shouldn't be there. Meanwhile, Rebecca badgers Vanessa about the two clients she has had sex with. Alan-Michael, Eleni, and Frank argue about the money, and then Blake agrees to help Frank find out what happened in Paris. Musette arrives at the diner and calls A-M. Roger gives Eve her papers and gives her her directions. Maureen walks in on Alan-Michael and Eleni making out. Later, Maureen comes back with a phone call for A-M. It's Musette! A-M tries to cover and slams the phone down. Vanessa is badgered about her relationship with Fletcher. Later, everyone reassures Vanessa that she made a good testimony. Nick finds an old friend from Cambrai. - Thursday May 14, 1992E222
Thursday May 14, 1992Harley gets insanely jealous when she sees Mallet and Jenna making out. Afterwords, Mallet tells Jenna about some of his past with Francesca. When Mallet is able to get away, he meets with Harley and they have an intimate moment alone. Stavros has problems with his nurse and yells at her. Eleni arrives and makes Stavros some food. Fletcher and Vanessa are interrupted by a reported and Fletcher gets angry and punches him out. Alan-Michael tries to take advantage of Vanessa's situation and a furious Henry catches him in the act. Jenna finds Frank at the diner and asks him where his girlfriend is. Blake tries to get to Ross with a sexy outfit, and gives him a massage when his back goes out. Blake leaves after Holly calls, rather content that her plan to steal Ross from her mother is working. - Friday May 15, 1992E223
Friday May 15, 1992Nadine wonders if Billy is jealous that Fletcher loves Vanessa, while Vanessa wonders if Fletcher is the right guy for her. Nick brings Mindy breakfast, as Eve is on a plane to Springfield, remembering the times she spent with Nick. Billy wants to testify in defense of Vanessa, but Ross and Nadine will not hear of it. Gilly keeps David a secret from Hamp when he comes to work to surprise his bride. Roger is relieved to see that Eve got to Springfield safely. Jack Kiley is called to the stand and lies under oath that Vanessa seduced him. Mindy is saddened when her pregnancy test comes up negative. Hamp goes to Gilly's old apartment and sees her on the bed with David and is shocked. Jack continues to lie on the stand about the rape. Nadine is followed by the tabloid reporter. Alexandra is pleased to know that Eve made it to town. - Monday May 18, 1992E224
Monday May 18, 1992Hamp goes for David's throat, but is relieved when Gilly shouts that David is her brother. During a quiet dinner at a restaurant, David asks Gilly if she has told Hamp his secret. Ross has Jack Kiley on the stand, but Jack is too rehearsed in his testimony to do any damage to his case. The two sides present their summations as Bill asks Fletcher of the name of Jack's previous rape victim. Nadine ushers a reluctant Bill out of the courtroom to evade the tabloid Reporter Bud. Nadine is touched when Bill says that she was his class' ""Best Step Mom."" Nadine gives Bud the broach-camera, but only after she takes out the film. Alex tells Roger that she wishes to see Eve, but he refuses until the time is right. Mindy and Eve meet at the beach, not knowing each other and both talk vaguely about Nick. Alex gets a glimpse of Eve and smiles. - Tuesday May 19, 1992E225
Tuesday May 19, 1992Frank is unnerved when David reveals that he knows that he had an envelope of money. Julie and Hart commiserate over Shakespeare and Lillian and Bridget have a talk about being the third wheel, as Lil keeps looking in Ed's direction. Ed finds out that a friend of Michelle's is hurt. When Musette calls Alan-Michael, he shoo-s Eleni out of the office to Stavros. Musette blackmails A-M, lest she tell Eleni the truth. Jack Keiley is acquitted by a hung jury. Bud harasses Nadine about the tampered film. Dylan catches Julie buying a package of condoms. Bridget finds the condoms when Julie knocks over her purse and is depressed. Eleni gets in an argument with Frank, and Stavros laments how much she has changed while being married to A-M. Billy threatens that ""The jury's not the only thing that's gonna be hung tonight.""