"What's that for?" "Just giving in to an uncontrollable urge." "That's also to say that I love you very much." "And I wish you were not going to New York." "No, no, no, it's got nothing to do with Daniel Reece." "I'm not worried about him." "I'm worried about Sammy Jo." "Blake, Daniel is about to meet his daughter for the first time." "And Sammy Jo is going to be face-to-face with a man she's never met before, her father." "Maybe with me there, it will be easier for them." "But I don't trust her." "Sammy Jo is a very selfish girl." "She's immature, demanding." "You're right, she is." "But there's another side of her that's never been given much of a chance." "And maybe this time, with Daniel, things will work out for her and we'll see that other side." "Blake, I have to go." "All right, but be careful." "Promise me that." "Last night must have been a dream come true for you." "Alexis." "Yes, you've been wanting to sleep in Amanda's bed for some time." "Too bad she's moved out." "Look, Alexis." "Whatever you think you saw between Amanda and me" "I saw Amanda in your arms." "And I saw you kissing Amanda." "What do you expect me to think?" "If you would let me explain." "All right, explain." " Amanda came to me for advice." " Advice?" "Well, I would never have recognised you for a sage." "How silly of me to be so short-sighted." "Well, she does value my opinion." "She wanted to talk about Michael." " Talk?" " Oh, damn it, Alexis." "You really do wanna believe the worst, don't you?" "No, I don't want to believe the worst." "I'd like to believe the best." "And in case you hadn't noticed, Dex, you didn't marry a fool." "Well, I hope that sigh means you're glad to see me." "They told me that you were in once piece, but I wanted to see for myself." " Turn around." " What?" "Go for it, turn around." "Slowly." "All the pieces are still here." "I still have my teeth." "Jeff, you had me scared to death." "Well, Blake was in trouble." "What would you expect me to do, sit back and wait?" "But people are trained for rescue missions and trained to fly in blizzards and helicopters." "Ashley, Blake needed me and he was in trouble." "I think it goes beyond Blake." "I've seen you in action before." "Eighteen years old and just out of high school, you and your Uncle Cecil were visiting us at the villa for a week?" "You remember that?" "Yes, and I watched you race across that dirt road to pull the little boy out of the way without ever stopping to think that the truck might have hit you too." "You saw that?" "From the second floor balcony." "I was proud of you then, Jeff." "I'm proud of you now." "The funny thing is," "I remember never being able to take my eyes off you." "I thought you were the most beautiful and sophisticated woman in the world." "Eighteen years old, madly in love, convinced you never even noticed me." "What healthy woman wouldn't notice you?" "Thank God you're healthy." "What is it, Amanda?" "I'm busy." "Too busy for your own daughter?" "You have an annoying little habit, dear, of becoming my daughter only when it suits you." "Obviously, Dex didn't do a very good job of explaining, did he?" "In spite of what you think, Mommy, absolutely nothing happened between me and Dex." "There is a big difference, Mommy, between a school-girl fantasy and actually having an affair with your mother's husband." "Well, I'm enormously glad to know that you know the difference." "What a shame that Dex didn't." "That's just the point, he did." "Look, I know I flirted with him and I'm sorry." "But he never gave me a chance." " Not once." " Never?" "He was the one who put a stop to it, for my sake, and because he loves you." "And he was right, because I am in love." "But not with Dex." "With Michael, we made up." "And when he's finished his business in New Orleans, he's flying to Denver, and we'll be married in Moldavia in less than a month." "Oh, darling, that's the most wonderful news." "And I owe it all to you." "Because you helped me see Michael for what he truly is." "Intelligent, sensitive and caring." "Darling, you have made me the happiest woman in the whole world." "Second happiest." "The happiest woman has some shopping to do." " So I'll see you later." " Yes." " Goodbye, darling." " Bye." "If we don't start drilling in 72 hours, the bank can call in that loan." "Then we stand to lose this entire Louisiana offshore project." "Relax, Blake, I've got this whole thing under control." "How about Fred Oates?" "Is he standing by?" "He's the best drill ship operator in the business." "We're gonna need him on this one." "Well, he's in Hong Kong waiting to hear from us." "Cable Fred Oates confirming start-up date." "I didn't mean to interrupt, I'm sorry." "It's all right." "Come in, Adam, we're through." "I'll finish this paperwork today." "And cable Fred Oates first thing tomorrow morning." "Good." "Father, I need your signature on these papers." "Daniel, I really think we should call Sammy Jo first." "Tell her we're coming." "No." "No, I don't think so." "My daughter and I have to meet face-to-face." "When she sees who I am," "I wanna see her eyes." "She's a lucky girl, Daniel." "I'm a lucky guy." "Not every man has a chance like this." " Hello, darling." " Blake." " Daniel, how are you?" " Fine, thank you." " Can I fix you a drink?" " No, thanks, I'll do that myself." "Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna check on Kristina." " Can I freshen that for you?" " No, thank you." "Blake, I appreciate your lending me the jet." "And for trusting me to take Krystle along to New York." "It's Krystle I trust." "She deserves that trust." "And, as much as I may hate to admit it, you deserve Krystle." "I told you once I'd fight to the death for her." "I know." "To both of you." "What will it be?" " Hi, vincent, just a beer." " You got it." " How about you, Rita?" " Nothing, thanks." "Hi, Rita, I've seen you here once before." "Are you okay?" "Oh, I'm great." "Don't I look it?" "I'm sorry, I haven't slept much lately." "Maybe you should go home and take care of that." "Well, that's just the problem." "Home is where I got it." "You know my name, what's yours?" " Sammy Jo." " Sammy Jo?" "You know, Sammy Jo, I have studied all my life to be an actress." "I studied people, all kinds." "And I'm good." "I make a living at it." "But when it comes to loving somebody I can never get it right." "Look, if you can't go back, why don't you stay at my house for a few days." "Till you figure out what you wanna do." " Well, I couldn't." " Sure you could." "I have a hideaway bed in the living room." "Why would you want to do something like that?" "Hey, I kind of know what you're going through." "And I like you." "You remind me of someone." "Only you're a lot nicer than she is." "vincent, vincent." "My friend here needs a drink." "Here." "You've done a magnificent job with these photographs, Ashley." "You're a very talented lady." "And one who owes you an apology, Blake." "I'm not sure I understand." "Yes, you do, but being a gentlemen, you're not going to admit it." "Do you know why these pictures are so good, Blake?" "Because you let the camera see what and who you are." "You're open and you're honest." "And you are a very beautiful woman." "You see, here I am getting ready to tell you that I came to Denver with one thing in mind:" "seducing you." "You know that and still you say I'm a beautiful woman." "You had the chance and you never really tried." "Why?" "Because I saw you and Krystle together." "And if ever two people were meant to be with one another, you are." "And that's why you're beautiful." "And that's why if I weren't in love with Krystle," "I might have forgotten that I was a gentleman." "Well, right now, I'll settle for your approval of this layout." "You've got it." " I'm leaving for Libya, directly from New York." "It's a simple 12-hour mission, Dex." "It's a death mission and you know it." "Now listen to me, Daniel, you got out of Paraguay by the skin of your teeth." "No, I got out of Paraguay." "by the skin of your teeth." "Then what makes you think you can drop into Libya, grab those guys and get out in 12 hours?" "This does." "Every inch of terrain, every second on the clock counts." "Daniel, don't do it." "I'm going in." "And I want you with me." "No, not this time." "I've got my own rescue mission to worry about." "My marriage." "Good luck, Daniel." "I'll send you a post card." "Hello." "Hello." "The flowers are gorgeous." "But please forgive me if I don't recall any reason for the two of us to celebrate." "You know, Alexis," "I never thought that you and I would have what's called a tranquil marriage but I think things have gone a little too far now." "So why don't we back up a bit, back to the way we were before." "Before what?" "Or should I say, whom?" " Amanda?" " Yes." "Before Amanda came to Denver, we were planning a cruise, remember?" "I had asked you to marry me." "Well, I got the wedding, but I never did get the honeymoon." "In case you didn't notice, darling, the honeymoon's over." "Well, it doesn't have to be." "Alexis, I've chartered a yacht." "We can leave tomorrow." "Think of it, just the two of us." "No business problems, no family problems." "Nothing to do but eat, sleep, swim in the Aegean, and make love." "Especially make love." "You know, your timing is remarkable." "How convenient of you to make this little gesture when you know I can't possibly accept." " What are you talking about?" " Amanda's wedding." "I've got all the arrangements to make and we leave for Moldavia in less than a month." "Amanda and Michael are getting married?" "When did this happen?" "Well, don't tell me you're surprised." "You told me she asked you for advice." "If it wasn't about her marriage, what was it about?" "How long have you known about the wedding?" "What difference does it make?" "The difference is that I don't like the idea of you withholding information from me." "You have a nasty habit of doing that, of saving what you learn to use at an opportune moment, so that you can manipulate people." "Is that what you're doing to me right now?" "What I am trying to do right now is to get you to leave so that I can get some work done." "Mother, do you-?" "What's going on?" "Nothing, darling." "Dex and I are just rehearsing how to stay happily married." "The play isn't over yet, Alexis." "What are you doing?" "Wait a minute, wait a minute." "What are you doing?" "What are you doing, Snuggle Buggle?" "What are you doing, Snuggle Buggle?" "Here, here." "Look at your daddy, huh?" "Blake, I'm gonna miss you and Kristina." "Well, we'll both miss you very much." "Won't we, Kristina?" "But, we'll manage, don't worry about us." "But I will." "You know no one can love you or take care of you like I do." "Father." "Excuse me, Krystle." "Yes, Adam, what is it?" "We've got trouble." "Fred Oates did not arrive in Louisiana." "He didn't?" " Where the hell is he?" " No one knows, nobody can find him." "The foreman hasn't heard from him, drilling can't start there." "Did you talk to Jeff?" "He's on top of this." "Father, Jeff was the first person I looked for." "I thought you might know where he is." "I have no idea where he is." "If we don't start drilling in 48 hours, the bank's going to call in that loan." "Well, can't you find someone besides Fred Oates?" "He's the best there is but..." "I don't know, I may have to." "I don't know what happened." "And where the devil can Jeff be?" "It was a wonderful day, Jeff." "Thank you." "Denver's pleasure." "Do you think you took enough pictures?" "Well, let me see." "There's half a roll left in the camera and a couple more in my pockets." "Don't forget this one." "Aha." "This is the special roll." "Jeff Colby against a background of the Rockies." "Jeff Colby in profile." " Profile?" " Mm-hm." "Jeff Colby in close-up." "Jeff Colby here and waiting." "I think maybe I should go and get changed for dinner." "The important thing is I found you in time." "The start date on the cable was clearly a mistake." "Mr. Oates, Mr. Oates, you have the right date now." "Call me when you arrive on the site." " You found Fred Oates?" " Yes, I found him." "Good, good work." "That's fine work, son." "Thank you, father." "I don't know how Jeff could have been so careless." "He's only human." "We all make mistakes." "Yes, but those mistakes could have cost us millions of dollars." "I know." "He must have had something else on his mind." "It isn't like him." "It's not like him to disappear either." "Damn it, he owes me an explanation." "Luke?" "Luke?" "I think somebody's looking for you." "Steven." "Claudia?" "Adam." "I wasn't expecting you." "You don't like to be taken by surprise?" "You think you can barge in here, do anything you want?" "Absolutely." "I can do anything I want, anything." " Something's happened, what is it?" " Shh." " What?" " Listen." "I don't hear anything." "Sure, you do." "It's all around us, Claudia, like electrical sparks shooting off." "We generate our own power." "Power for what?" "To take over Denver-Carrington." "That's what I want, Claudia." "I want Denver-Carrington." "I thought I knew you, Jeff, could count on you." " Blake, I don't know what happened." " If you'd stayed on top of this, you..." "I couldn't even find you." "Where have you been anyway?" "Where I've been has nothing to do with it." "We could have lost millions on this deal because you wired them the wrong starting date." "That could have been a very expensive mistake." "Well, there was no mistake." "Now I checked and re-checked each document and the copy of the cable before I approved it for sending." "The date was correct." "I don't know what happened." "Well, I don't know either." "All I know is that we've got Adam to thank for saving this deal." "Thanks to him, we're gonna start drilling on time." "I was having dinner with a friend." " You could have told me you were out." "I came by the office to tell you, but you had already left." "What do you want me to do, sit at home on the off chance you're gonna drop by?" " That's not what I'm suggesting." " Oh, isn't it?" "I'm not someone to add to your calendar, Steven, every Tuesday and Thursday nights at 8." "Look, I'm sorry." "I was disappointed when you weren't home, that's all." "If you want me to be home, Steven, make it your home as well." "Move in with me, bring Danny." "Let's share our lives, not just a couple of nights a week." " Hello, Mr. Fuller." " Hello, Mrs. Dexter." "Darling, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Maybe I should ask Luke Fuller instead?" "Obviously something is troubling him too." "Mother, how do you keep from hurting people you care about?" "Sometimes you can't, darling." "I love Claudia and I miss her but if I try to keep from hurting her, I end up hurting Luke." "Whatever I do, someone gets hurt." "Steven, when you love someone, you have to give a part of yourself to them." "And when you love more than one person, whether it's wife, husband, children, lover, you have to make choices." "Because what's right for one, may be wrong for the other." "There's only one thing more difficult than being in love that's not being in love." " Would you care for any dessert?" " No, thank you." "You know, Krystie, it's strange." "I've got files on men I've done business with, men I've met once and never seen again." "I know their backgrounds, I know their families." "But my own daughter?" "I don't know anything about her." "Well, she's very beautiful, Daniel." "Is she anything like her mother?" "She's not much like lris." "Iris." "She had a softness." "Daniel, Sammy Jo hasn't had it easy." "She's had more than her share of disappointments and that can take some of the softness away." "She's not the little girl you may be expecting." "Whatever she is, she's my daughter and that's what counts." "Here it is, Apartment 2E." "How do I look?" "Well, you look like a..." "Oh, hello." "We're looking for Sammy Jo." "Was she expecting you?" "I'm her aunt from Denver." "Oh, sure, I've seen your picture." "Well, she went to the corner for a magazine." "She'll be right back." "Well, would you mind if we waited inside for her?" "No, I guess that would be all right." "Thank you." "Thank you." "You know your interests are always my first concern." "You've got the strongest portfolio around." "Yes, I know that." "But are we getting the best return on this investment, Conrad?" "Fourteen and a half percent?" "Yes, I suppose that's pretty good." "Lady Ashley, I got your message." "What letter were you talking about?" "Oh, I got this in the mail from Mr. Han Li Su." "He asked me that I tell my very good friend, Mr. Dexter, that spring has finally come to China." "That's it." "I know you weren't too happy with my interference in the South China Sea lease deal, but I do appreciate your taking the time to pass this on." "You're not gonna even give me a clue?" "No, but thank you." "Excuse me." "You must be wearing the wrong perfume." "My husband left in such a hurry." "We finished our conversation." "Maybe you're losing your touch." "I've been watching you in action, Ashley, ever since you came to Denver" " to try and catch Blake Carrington." " Oh?" "Yes." "What a pity that he got away." "I do hope that you're not spreading your net for another catch." "You have such a suspicious mind, Alexis." "Let me put it to you this way." "I don't care whether your relationship with Dex is personal or professional." "Dex is mine in the boardroom and in the bedroom." "Bought and paid for, Alexis?" "I've never had to pay for it, Ashley." "Have you?" "Not quite what I expected." "She's been gone for a long time." "There's no telling when she'll be back." "Maybe we should go and call her later." "You know, you must be exhausted after that long trip." "Why don't you go back to the hotel." "I'll wait here." "Sammy Jo." "Didn't you give me a lecture once, Auntie Krystle, to call before I barged in uninvited?" "Sammy Jo, I'm sorry, but" "Don't hand me sorry after the way you treated me in Denver." "There's someone I would like you to meet." "I'll get those." "Is this the kind of modelling you've been doing lately?" "That's none of your business." " Keep your hands to yourself." " Let go of me." "And you will treat your aunt with a little more respect." "Just who do you think you are?" "My father?" "That's exactly who I am." "If you knew Daniel Reece was my father, why didn't you tell me years ago?" "Because of my promise to your mother." "It wasn't until I met Daniel again and learned that even he didn't know about it, that I realised I had to tell you both." "Well, at least I knew what to expect from Frank." "He certainly wasn't a good father, but..." "I don't know anything about Daniel Reece." "Sammy Jo, Daniel is a wonderful man." "He has nothing to gain by coming here except a daughter." "Then why did he leave?" "Well, to give us time to talk." "And to give you time to think." "Or, maybe he took one look at me and just decided..." "What are you doing here?" " I'm just your husband, remember?" " Oh, I never forget." " Well, neither do I." " Ha, ha." "You really expect me to believe that?" "Yes, I do." "Alexis, there is nothing between Amanda and me." "Good." "And no other woman in your life, right?" "No, not since you." "Ha, ha." "I just love catching you in your little lies." "Why don't you tell me about your rendezvous with Lady Mitchell at La Mirage." "Come on, Alexis, she delivered a message from Mr. Han." "I had gotten his boy back safely." "The kid is finally doing okay." " I love that one." " No, you don't." "What you love is drama and excitement, scheming, manipulation, spinning webs to catch your victims, so you can keep them under your control." "Now, you are not going to control me, Alexis." "You cannot manoeuvre me to my knees." "You are the only woman in my life." "The only woman I want in my life." "Good morning, father." "You wanted to see me?" "Yes, I did, Adam." "Come in, won't you?" "Close the door." "You know how grateful I am to you for the work you've done these past few days." "Your quick action saved Denver-Carrington a lot of money." "I'm a company man, father." "Sit down, please." "I saw you and Claudia at La Mirage yesterday." " We were having lunch." " Oh?" "Do you have lunch often?" "And is there some friendship developing that I don't know anything about?" "We are friends, yes." "Not too friendly, I hope." "What does that mean, father?" "I wouldn't like you to forget she was once married to your brother." "And I wouldn't like to see anything that you did, however unintentional, hurt Steven or Claudia or little Danny." "I would never do that, father." "I'm late for the office." "Have a pleasant day, father." "Thank you, son." "I never would have married Steven if I'd known he was gay." "No matter how much money he had." " That must have been painful." " It was." "It still is." "I miss my baby, Danny." "Danny?" "I sued for custody once." "It's not easy fighting the Carringtons." "You don't suppose maybe you could..." "Well, I like to be sure of all the facts before I take action." "Well, sure, I didn't mean anything." "Do you know what that is, you're drinking?" "Sure, it's champagne." "Isn't it?" "Sit back." "Relax." "Take a deep breath." "Now, let's just be ourselves, okay?" "Okay." "I checked the date on that cable." "I rechecked it." "And it was correct." "Would it make you feel any better if I told you that even I once made a mistake?" "Just before I came to Denver." "Well, I find that hard to believe." "I don't blame you, but it's true." "I'll show you." "I was supposed to cover a rock concert." "Big assignment." "But, I got the time wrong and I arrived too late." "All I got were pictures of the cheering crowd waving goodbye to the band as it drove off in the limo." "Well, you're right." "This certainly isn't your best work." "Ha, ha." "I almost got fired." "There, don't you feel better?" "My God." "What is it?" "This woman in the photograph." "It's Fallon." "Well, all right, but have the papers ready for me to sign." "I'll stop by before I leave the country." "Yeah." "Hold on." " Hi, come on in, I'm on the phone." " Hi." "Yeah." "Everything that needs my signature, must be signed before I leave." "Do you understand?" "Yeah, fine, fine." "Goodbye." "I'm sorry, that was my lawyer." "Well, how was your brunch with Sammy Jo?" "Ha, ha." "Interesting." "Krystie, you'll have to go back to Denver without me." " Why?" " Oh, just business." "You're not gonna tell me about it, are you?" "Daniel, promise me you'll be careful." "Of course, I will." "But you have to promise me something." "What?" "Well, I mean, nothing's gonna happen, but just in case." "Promise me you'll take care of Sammy Jo." "I know she's a little rough around the edges, but she's the only daughter I have." "Daniel, I'd promise you just about anything, but" "Please, Krystie, for me?" "Are you telling me there's a chance you won't be coming back?" "I have every intention of coming back alive and in one piece, but" "There's always just that chance." "Will you take care of Sammy Jo?" "Daniel, you don't understand." "Sammy Jo and I" "We may be family, but she resents me." "She'd resent my interference." "You just said it, you're family." "Please, Krystie." "Promise me." "All right." "I promise." "God help me."