"Aah!" "Blake!" "Blake, for God's sakes, stop it." "Stop it, Blake!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Blake, stop!" "I'm not gonna let you get away with this." " I've taken enough from you." " Blake, she's not worth it." "You can thank Krystle for your life, I would have killed you." "Come on." "Come on." "Nobody crosses you, do they, Blake?" "You just get rid of them, even up to murder." "Get out of my way." "Did you hear me, damn it?" "Get out of my way." "I don't take orders from you." "You're nothing anymore." "A nobody." "A has-been." "Don't, Blake, please." "Stop." "Get out of here before I call the police and have you arrested for attempted murder, and trespassing on private property." "My property." "Come on, Blake, let's just leave." "All right." "I will leave for now." "But you've gotta go upstairs and get Kristina and some things." "We'll stay at La Mirage tonight." "Alexis!" "Alexis!" "Can I help you with the baby, Mrs. Carrington?" "No, thank you, Jeannette." "I'll carry her." "I can't tell you how sad we all are." "Mr. Carrington, there's a phone call, sir." "It's urgent." "Yes?" "I'll be right there." "There's a fire at La Mirage." " A fire?" " Yes, a bad one." "My God, Blake." "What about the children?" "I don't know." "Gerard, will you and Jeannette drive Mrs. Carrington and Kristina to the Carlton Hotel?" " I'll have Alfred take me to La Mirage." " I wanna go with you." "No, I don't wanna worry about you." "I wanna know that you and the baby are safe." "So take Kristina to the Carlton." "I'll phone you just as soon as I can." "Sorry, miss, you can't go in there." "My daughter is inside." "Don't you understand?" " She may be trapped in there." " Dominique." " Where is Jackie?" " I don't know, I've got to find her." " I've got to get in." " Was she in the Sierra Room?" " I don't know." " Where?" "Think!" "She took Sammy Jo and Amanda to my suite to get changed out of their wet clothes." "They may still be all up there." "Please, Dex, help me." "You, mister!" " Dex!" " Come back!" "Can you help me?" "I'm looking for Claudia Carrington." "Mister, you better get out of here as fast as you can." "Come on, this way." "Oh, my God, Jackie." "Run!" "Oh, my God." "Don't panic." "Listen, don't panic." "Everybody, follow me this way." "There's an exit this way, come on." "Clay." "Clay, are you all right?" "Sammy Jo?" "Is that you?" " Yes, are you all right?" " Yeah." "We gotta get out of here." "Come on." " Are you all right?" " Yes." "Captain." "Captain, my name is Blake Carrington." "I own this hotel." " Have you had many casualties?" " We're not sure yet." "What went wrong?" "We checked and repaired the sprinkler system here just last month." "Can you control the fire?" "It'd be a lot easier if we had the latest plans to the building." "I can get them in the manager's office, right off the entrance." "I'm sorry, sir, it's too dangerous." "You can't go in there." " The hell I can't." " You two, go with him." "There you go." "You'll be fine." "You'll be fine." " Thank you." "I don't know" " Shh." "Just take it easy." "Amanda Carrington." "How about that?" "Operator, are you sure you can't get through to La Mirage?" "I see." "Thank you." "The baby's asleep." "She's so beautiful, Mrs. Carrington." "Just like you've always been to all of us." "You've all been wonderful to us, and I won't forget it." "Gerard's waiting in the car." "I guess I'd better go." "Unless, uh, I could stay with you." "May I?" "You know we love you and Mr. Carrington and Kristina." "Oh, Mrs. Carrington, it just won't be the same without you." "Jeannette, that's very kind of you." "But things are so unsettled." "I don't know." "I'll do anything you want, Mrs. Carrington." "For now, go back to the house." "Let me..." "Let me talk to Mr. Carrington and find out what we're going to do." "Whatever you say, Mrs. Carrington." " Oh." " The maid finished changing sheets." "I came to see if you were all right, Alexis." "Well, apart from a slightly sore throat, I'm fine." "This is a big moment for you." "Your victory." "You have the house." "You've gotten what you wanted." "Yes, and this is only the first step." "How do you feel about it?" "The truth?" "Overwhelmed." "Do you know it was just 20 years ago that Blake threw me out of this house?" "Out of this room." "He exiled the two of us." "That's something we have in common." "The irony is that without realising it, he managed to bring us together after all these years." "You know something, Alexis, right now, you're not only more beautiful than ever, you're the most desirable woman I've ever known." " Oh, no, Ben." " I want you, Alexis." "I'm not gonna wait any longer than I already have." "Look, you're a very attractive man." "In fact, there was a time before I married Blake, where I lay awake in bed one night and I thought:" ""Maybe I should marry Ben instead."" "Why didn't you choose me then?" "Because I loved Blake more." "Just as much as I loathe him now." "Look, Ben, there's no room in my life for any personal involvement now." "There are 48 rooms in this house, feel free to choose whichever one you want." "This one is mine." "And I'll sleep here alone." "Sweet dreams, then." "Steven." "Adam." "Amanda." "You belong to me." "We all belong here together, and that's how it's going to be." "Amanda, darling." " Are you all right?" " Yes." "Oh, thank God." "A man helped me." "He saved me." " Yes, who was it?" " He was here." "He carried me." "He wiped my face, smiled." "Is this...?" "Is this his handkerchief?" "Yes." " You." "You're Blake Carrington." " Yes." "Yes I am." "My wife." "Tonight was our wedding anniversary." "We were having dinner here and all of a sudden, there were flames all around us." "She's dead." "And you know who killed her?" "You did." "I'm very sorry." "Is that all you can say?" ""I'm very sorry"?" "You murderer!" "You murderer!" "You killed my wife!" "Oh, Blake." "Oh, thank God you're back." "Are you all right?" "Oh, darling, come sit down." "What is it?" "What happened?" "La Mirage, it's gone." " What?" " The place is a nightmare." "People injured, others dead." "Are the children all right?" "Jackie's got a few problems." "Dominique is with her over at Cheney Hospital right now." "And Amanda..." "She's all right but she had to spend the night in the hospital for observation." "Do you think we should go there?" "Not necessary." "Nothing we could do anyway." "Blake, is there something else you're not telling me?" "There was a man at the hotel, his wife died in the fire." "He accused me of murdering her." "Darling." "I'm sure he was just in shock and didn't know what he was saying." "Yes, but was La Mirage as safe as it should have been?" "Blake, it wasn't your fault." "Darling, you're tired." "You need some rest." "Oh." "What an awful night." "Yes." "The fire, and then having to come here, and having to leave our house." "It's so strange, being in Denver and being in a hotel." "It won't be for long." "We'll get the house back, I promise you that." "It won't be easy, but we'll get it back." "You've been here all night." "Why don't you go home and get some sleep?" "No, doctor, I appreciate your concern, but I have to be here when my daughter awakens." "Miss Deveraux, we've treated her burns." " Now it's a matter of time." " Time?" "What does that mean?" "How long is time, doctor?" "There'll be a lengthy rehabilitation period." "Grafts, physical therapy." "Tsk." "Will she suffer much?" "We'll make it as easy and as comfortable for her as we possibly can." " Mother?" " Excuse me." "Jackie?" "Baby?" "Everything's gonna be all right." "You're gonna be just fine, Jackie." "Where's my father?" "Darling, your father left the hotel shortly before the fire started." "Left?" "But why?" "Does this mean you're not going to marry him?" "I know he lied to you about being married when you met." "And I believed him and I trusted him, Jackie." "And I can't do that anymore." "I'm sorry, darling." "I'm not going to marry Garrett." "That doesn't mean you won't be able to see him anytime you wish, because..." "Because you love him." "And because he loves you." "You believe that?" "Oh, yes, darling." "I know that." "As I've told you, I have no comment to make at this time." "The Fire Department has got its top investigative unit down at the hotel right now, and I'm waiting for the answers myself." "Richard, I have been cooperative with you people down at the Chronicle all along, you know that." "I will continue to be cooperative when I have something to tell you." "Right." "Yes, thank you." "Goodbye." "What is it, Adam?" "What do you want?" "Father, I know what I've done to you." "And I can't defend myself." "I can't even ask you to forgive me." "This is no time for us to be discussing things like this." "I know." "I understand what you're going through, but I didn't know where else to go." "All right." "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "Claudia's dead." "I've just come from the morgue." "She was still wearing the ring that I..." "Kirby." "Claudia." "Every woman I love, every life I touch," "I hurt." "I kill." "Adam, listen to me." "Things happen in life, good things, bad things, they happen." "You have to rise above the pain and move on." "What we have to do right now is discuss the funeral arrangements." "Oh, no." "There won't be any funeral, Father." "Claudia once said to me:" ""lf I die before you, promise me, no funeral." "Celebrate my life, don't mourn my death."" "And I promised." "Thank you for listening." "Tessa, I'm absolutely starving this morning." "All right, you may go." "Yes, Mrs. Colby." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Colby, but he insisted." " What the hell are you doing here?" " Am I doing here?" "Ha, ha." "That's a very good question, Dex." "I'll tell you why." "Because Mr. and Mrs. Carrington don't live here anymore." "I own the mansion now and I threw them out." "And you don't give a damn about anybody but yourself, right?" "Not even the fire can get through that armour of yours, can it, Alexis?" " What fire?" " La Mirage." " La Mirage?" " It burned to the ground last night." "Oh, my God, Dex." "My children were there." " Are they all right?" " Yeah, they are." "Even though you're not." "Whatever you've done to take this house from Blake is the sickest trick you've pulled, and you've pulled some beauties." "I'm sick of being lectured by you." "If you're looking for Blake, why don't you send out a search party." "I was trying to see if I can help him." "I can imagine what he's going through right now with every reporter in the state onto him about the fire." "What caused it?" "Why?" "Yes, that is a problem for him, isn't it?" "Well, he deserves it." "He deserves everything he's getting." "My God, Alexis, when are you gonna realise that this feud you're having with Blake is going to destroy you in the end?" "You're wrong, Dex, because I've won this war." "Now, if you really want to help Blake so much, why don't you sell me your shares of the Lex-Dex Corporation?" "No." "No deal there, lady." "My holding on to Lex-Dex is my way of keeping an eye on you and looking out for my own interests." "You'd better keep on looking out for them because If I find that you're double-crossing me with Blake," "I'll bury both of you." "Having a little problem?" " What are you doing here?" " I live here." "Jealous, friend?" "Get out of my way." "Oh, that's right, you're off to help Blake." "Well, he needs all he can get before his head really rolls." "Yes, what is it?" "A long-distance telephone call, Mr. Carrington." "Australia." "Australia?" "Your past catching up with you, Ben?" "Maybe you should watch out for your own head." " Hello?" "Hello, and congratulations." "I've been reading all the newspapers." "That was quite a deal you walked away with," "Iover." " Who the hell is this?" " Ha, ha." "You thought you buried me, didn't you?" "Remember what the preacher said at the funeral?" "Who is this?" "Who are you?" "How quickly they forget." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Jeannette, I understand from a member of the staff that not only did you drive Mrs. Carrington and her child to the hotel, but that you also helped her unpack." "Is that true?" "Yes, Mrs. Colby, it is." "Didn't it occur to you that you now work for me?" "Well, yes, but Mrs. Carrington has been very good to me over the years." "Good, then I hope she continues to be good to you, because as of now you are no longer in my employ, Jeannette." "Gerard will give you two months severance pay." "I think that's more than generous under the circumstances." "You can go, Jeannette." "That was cruel what you just did to Jeannette." "Amanda, darling, I tried to call you at the hospital but you'd already left." "Mother, that was cruel." "I do not shelter or feed traitors, Amanda." "And I don't talk about them either." "Well, then let's talk about this." "I heard from daddy how you'd taken over the house." "I love you, you know that, but how could you do something so horrible?" "Amanda, there are so many things that you don't understand." "Maybe one day you will." "But what is really important right now is that this is my home and I want you to stay here." "Why should I want to?" "You know, darling, the things that have happened to you, your father's to blame." "You've been stifled by his alleged love." "Well, I'm offering you a different future, a better future." "And one day, a brilliant marriage, as heiress to one of the great fortunes of America." "And you will have a parent who understands you and loves you and truly respects you." "I'm sorry, I can't accept that." "I think your motive is hatred for my father rather than love for me." "That's not true." " lsn't it?" " No." "Maybe." "Maybe not." "My father does love me, I know that." "And I'd rather be with him than with you and share in your triumph." " Where are you going, Amanda?" " To pack my things, Mother." "I can't stay here any longer." "Yes?" " Hi." " Hi." "What is that all about?" "Well, I mean to thank you for leading me out of the fire." "I could have drowned this place with roses, but I said:" ""No." "Now, what's more Sammy Jo?"" "And I hit on it." "A banana split to make the Guinness Book of Records." " No way." " Yes way." " I love this." " Alrighty, here we go." "We've got, uh..." " Let's see." "Chopped nuts." " Show me." "Mm." " Like chopped nuts?" " Oh, love chopped nuts." " lce cream, lots of ice cream." " Oh." "We've got chocolate, vanilla, strawberry." " I mean, lots of ice cream." "Check it out." " Oh, my God." "Chocolate syrup." "Do you like chocolate syrup?" " I love chocolate syrup." " Hmm?" "Good." "And we've got some caramel fudge butterscotch topping." "And your favourite and mine, coconut." " I hate coconut." " No coconut." "And, uh, to put it in..." "Drum roll, please." "Oh." "Well, you certainly know the way to a girl's heart, don't you?" "I try." "Looks like I interrupted something, huh?" "Oh, no, I just finished making some notes on redecorating this room." " Mm-hm." " It really isn't my taste." "And I've been going over my accounts." "We've had quite a month here at Delta Rho." " Bought four new Arabians." " Oh, yeah?" " That looks good." " Yeah." " Which means more feed, trainers." " Mm-hm." " Right." " We're talking big money." "Oh, yeah?" "And, uh, you're working the books?" "You surprised?" "You didn't think I had a brain in my head, did you?" "It just so happens that is not true, Ms. Reece." "Well, I know, Mr. Fallmont, that it wasn't my brain that attracted you." "But that's okay, as long as you know that I have one." "Which makes me smart enough to know that you've been seeing me and hitting on Amanda at the same time." "You saw me kissing her the other night?" " That's what I saw." " By the pool in broad moonlight." "Is that such a big deal?" "Well, it sure became one when you went to freshen my drink and we ended up in a fight in the pool." "Which wasn't really our fault when you were the one to blame." "Then why did you help me out of the fire?" "Well, maybe because I thought I'd get a banana split from a guy I didn't wanna write off." "Maybe I don't wanna be written off." "Let's forget the banana split." "I've got other goodies in mind for you." "Isn't that why you're really here, Clay?" "It so happens, yes," "Miss Reece." "Well, in that case, sell another 100,000 shares of my stock." "I know that, Bob, but I have to liquidate some of my assets if I'm gonna pay Alexis and stay in business." "Yes, I promise you, I intend to stay in business." "All right, you get me reports every hour." "All right." "And in between if there are any significant changes." "Thank you." "Amanda." "Come in, darling." " How you feeling?" " Fine." "Good." " Have a cup of coffee." " I've come for more than that." "Oh?" "To tell you that I want a job here." "I know, you're thinking, "She has no experience."" "Okay, but I guarantee that whatever you give me to do, I'll do well." " You sure you wanna work for me?" " Yes." "And I do not intend to take no for an answer." "All right, I like your spunk." "You're hired." "Dana, put my daughter Amanda on the payroll." "She'll be helping out in PR." "No, no, don't overpay her, just a proper salary." "Oh, by the way, have you come up with anything on our stranger?" "Well, keep trying." "All right." "I'll ask her." "Ask me what?" "We've been trying to locate that young man, the young man who saved your life in the fire." "I wanna thank him, but we haven't had any luck." "Have you found out anything about him?" "No." "But I have a few ideas." "Meanwhile, thank you." "Oh, I love you." "And I'm gonna make you proud of me." "I'm sure you will." "Well, welcome to Denver-Carrington." "Dad, where's Grandpa and Krystle?" "They've moved, Danny." "They don't live here anymore." "Can we go with them?" "No, darling, you can't." "You see, there wasn't any room for you at the hotel, and besides, this is your home." "All right, champ, off to bed." "I'll be up to tuck you in, in a minute." "Brush your teeth." "Good night, darling." "Don't forget, I'm taking you to the fair tomorrow." "Don't worry, he'll get over it." "Why, because he's young?" "No, because he's very bright, and because he's my flesh and blood." "You think he'll understand why you kicked out the two people who really belong in this house?" "I really don't like your tone, Steven." "And I especially don't like the implication that I don't belong here." "This used to be my house, you know." " And now it's mine legally." " If not morally." "Then why are you staying here?" "Because somebody has to stick around to get you to understand that what you're doing is wrong." "Not in my book, Steven." "I've finally done what I wanted." "I've finally put Blake down where he belongs." "What if he gets back up, Mother?" "And he may because he's as much of a fighter as you are." "Mother..." "I know how much love you're capable of." "I know how smart you are, how generous you are." "I know all of these good qualities, and I love you for them." "But I don't understand what you're doing anymore." "I wish you did, Steven." "I really wish you did." "Operator, that call from Australia came in ten hours ago." "Well, how long does it take to trace the number it was made from?" "Well, keep trying." "Alexis, we've gotta have all the phones in this place unlisted." " Why?" " I just fielded a crank call." "They think Blake still lives here, they're sore." "I'm only protecting you." "Do whatever you want, just don't bother me with it." "First Amanda, and then Steven." "I know that Blake has gotten to them and poisoned their minds against me." "Continuing with our coverage of last night's fire at La Mirage in suburban Harmon Springs, we begin by recapping some of the moments after the blaze began and got beyond control." "And off a sudden there were flames all around us and she's dead." "And you know who killed her?" "You did." "I'm sorry." "Is that all you can say, "I'm sorry"?" "You murderer!" "You murderer!" "You killed my wife!" "Ben, do you think you could call the TV station and get me a tape of that sequence?" "Why?" "What for?" "I'll let you know when I know." "You murderer!" "You murderer!" "You killed my wife!" "Is that all you can say, "I'm sorry"?" "You murderer!" "You mur-!" "Lloyd, has there been any word yet from Wendell Parker at The Mirror?" "No, Mrs. Colby, not yet." "As soon as he calls, put him through, please." "I'll do that." "And Mrs. Carrington is here to see you." "Mrs. Carrington?" "Oh, do send her in." "Oh, Krystle, I thought you'd be at the Carlton making Blake's quarters all snug and comfy for him." "We don't expect to be there for very long, Alexis." "Really?" "So why are you here?" "Are you going to beg me to give Blake back his house?" "I don't speak for Blake, he can speak for himself." "Hmm." "I'm here because you've taken personal belongings" " that don't go with the house." " Oh?" "And that weren't included in what you swindled." " Here's a list." " Thank you." ""China, linen, silverware, two oils in the west gallery."" "Oh, yes, that dreadful calendar art you bought." "Yes, the, uh, Monet and the Turner." "Pretty expensive calendar art." "I'll have somebody come by to pick it up next week." "Goodbye, Alexis." "Goodbye, Krystle." "Oh, by the way..." " I've fired your faithful Jeannette." " Really?" "Yes, she was disloyal to me, and as you know, I don't abide disloyalty." "All I know, Alexis, is that unlike you, I value people." "I value caring and loyalty." "Don't worry about Jeannette, I've hired her." "Say what you want, she's a very beautiful woman." "Only when she smiles." "Is that all you can say, "I'm sorry"?" "You murderer!" "Alexis, don't you have better things to do than to see how the media's treating Blake Carrington?" "Not today, Ben." "Not today." " Who is it?" "Amanda Carrington." "It is you." "Uh, yeah, in the flesh, so to speak." "Come on in, Amanda." "I came to thank you for helping me the other night." "The fire?" "You're welcome." "Are you always so reticent about your heroics?" "I wasn't a hero, I just happened to be there." "I'm glad I finally found you." "You're missing a handkerchief, in case you hadn't noticed it." " lnitials M.C.?" " Ha, ha." "So you checked every hotel in Denver till you found an "M.C."" "who checked in from La Mirage?" "Yes." "And I described you to the desk clerk, just to make sure." "You're as sharp as you are attractive." "Thank you." "But I couldn't have looked that attractive." "Oh, you did." "In fact, you looked dangerously close to gorgeous." "And I thought:" ""l wonder what she looks like after a shower?" "All scrubbed down, skin glistening, smelling of jasmine."" " Mr. Culhane" " It's Michael." "Michael." "My father would like to meet you and thank you personally." "You think you could drop by Denver-Carrington in about an hour?" "Why not?" "I would suggest you dress a bit more formally." " Uh, black tie?" " At least a pair of pants." "Even though you do have great legs." "Ha, ha." "Don't bother showing me out." "Yes?" "Oh, fine, send him in, please." "This is Michael Culhane." "My father, Blake Carrington." "Two very important men in my life." "You know each other?" "Yes, we do." "Don't we, Michael?" "Yes, Mr. Carrington." "Would you mind leaving us for a few minutes, please, Amanda?" " I don't understand." " Please." "How long is it since you've left Denver?" "Five years, give or take." "And you've been back here how long?" "A few days." "I owe you for saving my daughter's life, I'm very grateful." "How much do you want?" "You're offering me money?" "I hear you're in a big financial bind." "I can still pay you for saving my daughter, and then watch you leave this office and stay away." " From your daughter?" " Especially from my daughter." "Would you believe that I didn't know who she was?" "I wouldn't believe much of anything you had to say." "In fact, the only thing I remember about you is that you're the most arrogant opportunist that I'd ever come across." "And that you never do nothing without expecting to profit from it." "Blake Carrington, still so damned righteous." "How much do you want?" "How much?" "Give me a little time to work on it, sir." "It's Michael Culhane." "I got to Blake Carrington, finally." "Through his daughter." "Accidental, but it worked." "I want $5 million transferred to my Denver account." "That's right, 5 million." "I've decided to stay for a while." "See, I figured about now you'd be wanting to see me, Fallon." "I'm going out now, Michael." "Don't be here when I get back." "I don't suppose your daddy would be too pleased to hear what, uh, good friends we've become." "That's ugly, Michael." "Driving some rich guy around all day isn't the most interesting way to make a living." "Especially if you got the brains to do better." "Which I believe I do." "And you were just kind of thinking that since I have a few dollars of my own," "I might like to put you on a special little housekeeping allowance?" "Now, how'd you know that?" "I just had a feeling." "And, uh, if I were to say no, you'd what, go to my father?" "Write an anonymous letter?" "I guess I wouldn't have any choice now, would I, Fallon?" "Don't mess with me, Michael." "My father wouldn't appreciate it." "But I would." "And so would you." "And now," "Amanda." "I came right up, Mr. Parker." "You wanted to see me?" " Mr. Parker is no longer here." " What?" "I bought him out this afternoon." "You're Alexis Colby." "That's right, I'm your new publisher." "And I want you to stop your presses now." "You're a good editor, Mr. Eckland, but I don't like your front page." "What's the problem?" "It's so dull even fish wouldn't want to be wrapped in it." "I've had a dummy made up." "This will be your front page for tomorrow's edition." "And I want you to print this picture of Blake Carrington to go with it." "Now, this is out of context, Mrs. Colby." "And very inflammatory." "Oh." "That's just your opinion, Mr. Eckland, one man's opinion." "But that's good, that's what old American newspapers were all about, opinion." "And this reflects mine." "Print it, Mr. Eckland." "This is only the beginning."