March 11, 1997 - SOD
Previews - Using Alex's money, Buzz gets Jenna out on bail. When she realizes that Jeff has kidnapped little Coop and taken him to Dallas, she hops the next plane. Ms. Bradshaw pleads with Jeff to return her son, but he says she has to steal more jewels first. Meanwhile, in Springfield, Buzz tries to explain Jenna's disappearance. When he learns where she is, he wings his way to Texas---and saves the day by snatching Coop from his baby-sitter.
Buzz, Jenna, and Coop rush to the airport and hightail it back to Springfield, where Jenna wonders how long she can put off Buzz's questions about her little boy. The three settle down in the firehouse to enjoy a quiet evening together. Suddenly, the overlyenthusiastic Frank bursts in, saying that he's aware that Jenna violated her parole.--->Buzz cuts a deal to keep Jenna out of jail.
March 25, 1997 - SOD
The Past Catches Up To GL's Jenna --->Trouble ahead for Jenna and Buzz.
While the Spauldings deal with the fallout from the Brandon/Amanda revelations, Buzz, Jenna and Jeffrey will be dealing with their own paternity crisis. "When Buzz learns that Coop is his son, everything changes for him," says executive producer Paul Rauch. Tensions between Buzz and Jeffrey will quickly escalate with a major confrontation on March 12---and that's only the beginning. "Ramy [Zada, Jeffrey] has signed a one-year contract," reports Fiona Hutchison (Jenna). "A lot of story is going to unfold."
"Jeffrey is in love with Jenna in a rather obsessive way," Rauch explains. "He will definately pose a danger to her and Buzz." Jenna will also be plagued by past misdeeds. "[The three characters] will be involved in an adventure involving the ill-gotten gains of Jenna and Jeffrey before they came to Springfield," the execs hint. "They were robbing people in Europe, and their past is going to catch up with them. Jenna will be in a big mess."
Previews - To Catch A Thief
Jenna tells Buzz that Jeff is going to force her to leave Springfield so that she doesn't get in more trouble with the law. Thinking fast, Buzz convices Vivian to reduce the charges against Ms. Bradshaw. But the joke is on Buzz when Jenna is remanded to his custody for 90 days.
Buzz Off---And On - Buzz does his best to keep Jenna on the straight and narrow, but it isn't easy. Her attention is focused on husband Jeffrey, who is sneaking around and acting suspiciously. Jeff begs Jenna to leave town with him so that they can begin anew elsewhere.
Fearing he might lose Jenna forever, Buzz heads to the Spaulding mansion for Alex's help. On the way, he bumps into Alan, who gleefully reveals that when Jenna left town two years ago, she was pregnant...with Buzz's child. Cooper dashes back to Jenna's place, where Jeff is once again declaring his love for Ms. Bradshaw.--->Buzz reacts to Jenna's stunning admission about baby Coop.
April 1, 1997 - SOD
Previews - The Scoop On Coop
Buzz confronts Jenna, who tearfully confesses the huge secret she's been carrying around for the past two years: Coop is their son! Naturally, Buzz is completely over-whelmed---and more than a little annoyed that Jenna kept this minor detail from him. Meanwhile, Jenna gets tearyeyed thinking about all the time that she, Buzz and Coop could have spent together as a happy family.
Buzz's Off - When Jeffrey claims that Jenna is still very much in love with him, Buzz is vexed. After confronting Ms. Bradshaw, Buzz decides to take matters into his own hands and oust Jeffrey from Springfield, once and for all.--->Jeffrey warns Jenna that he won't lose her to Buzz.
April 8, 1997 - SOD NEW August 6, 2002
Springfield Stories - Jeffrey once again resolves to win Jenna from Buzz, at all costs.
Coop Files - Frank and Eleni are amazed when Buzz brings Coop to the diner and presents him as his son. In the ensuing hubbub, a distracted Eleni burns herself; while Buzz and Frank tend to her wound, little Coop is left unattended.
When the commotion dies down, Buzz looks for his youngest child...and realizes that he's nowhere in sight. A search proves fruitless. Filled with guilt and dread, Buzz heads to Cedars to tell Jenna that he's lost their son.
April 15, 1997 - SOD
More Man Trouble For GL's Jenna
This week on Guiding Light, Jenna will finally declare her love to Buzz (Justin Deas), but that doesn't mean the couple is home-free. By week's end, Jeffrey's hold over Jenna will be revealed---and it could be the end of Jenna and Buzz. "A lot of secrets about Jeffrey and Jenna's past in Europe will come out," says exectutive producer Paul Rauch.
"I'm sure there are a lot of people in the audience thinking, 'If Jenna loves Buzz so much, why on earth doesn't she just dump Jeffrey and go to him?' " sighs the beleaguered heroine's portrayer, Fiona Hutchison. "Unfortunately, things aren't nearly that simple. Jeffrey loves Jenna a lot more than she realized."
The trouble will be more suspenseful than romantic, the actress hints. "If this were just a normal triangle, where Buzz and Jeff both loved Jenna, everyone knows that Jeff would lose," Hutchison muses, adding, "There are very definate reasons why she can't just blow him off. Jeffrey's getting increasingly dangerous. Getting away from him is going to require a lot of delicate finessing on her part."
TEASERS - Buzz Thrill
Jenna makes a romantic confession to an enthusiastic Buzz.
Previews
Buzz and Jenna frantically search for their missing boy, and are relieved when they learn that Coop is safe and sound---with Jeffrey, who claims to have found him wandering around the park. While Jenna weeps with relief, Buzz angrily insinuates that her husband deliberately took Coop just so he could "find" him. Jenna fumes; Jeff uses her anger to his advantage, pressuring her to kiss and makeup with him. Despite his best efforts, his wife informs him that their marriage is over. Meanwhile, Buzz vows to expose Jeffrey for the fraud that he is.
April 22, 1997 - SODPreviews - The Jig Is Up
After noting that Coop's shoes are muddy and Jeffrey's aren't, Buzz accuses his rival of abducting the boy. Jeffrey laughs it off, but later privately warns Jenna that he doesn't intend to lose her. When Jenna confesses that she still loves Buzz, Jeffrey thinks that it might be time for him to move his family out of Springfield---for good.
Dangerous Liaisons -Though they're aware of the threat Jeffrey poses to their happiness, Buzz and Jenna can't resist meeting at the Fire House for a brief make-out session. Later, Jenna tells Buzz the real reason why she has to stay with Jeffrey: If she leaves him, Jeffrey will implicate her in all the heists they pulled in Europe. She will be locked up and little Coop will become motherless.
Meanwhile, Frank can't help but grow a little peeved as he sees Jeffrey acting so rudely to Buzz. Levy, sensing that Frank might be taking the case a little too personally, warns his buddy to cool it or be prepared to suffer the consequences. Acting on an impulse, Frank distracts Jeffrey, thereby giving Buzz the time he needs to sneak into Morgan's hotel suite---and start making love to Jenna.--->Buzz and Jenna revise a plan to get Jeffrey out of their lives.
Was Jenna scared to tell Buzz (Justin Deas) that she loves him? Fiona Hutchison says:
"Oh, yes. She was not sure about his reaction at all. Especially after he introduced Reva as his new wife; that was very unnerving."