"I'm not a patient man." "Someone has tried to kidnap my daughter, and your department has turned up nothing, lieutenant." "I want to know who was responsible, and I want to know why." "Yes." "Yes, I know she's on her way to Moldavia." "But if we don't know what was behind all this in Denver, how the hell am I going to know if she's safe in Europe?" " Mrs. Carrington." " Yes, Gerard?" "You have a visitor." "Mr. Dexter." "He specifically asked for you." "He's in the conservatory." "Oh, thank you." "Dex?" "Hello, Krystle." "I thought you'd left for Europe with Alexis." "Well, I've arranged to take a later plane." "I had to talk to you first." "Darling, have you see-?" "Hello, Dex, I didn't know you were here." "Well, I've come to talk to Krystle, Blake." "Please stay." "I, uh, postponed my trip to, uh..." "To tell you..." "What is it, Dex?" "I received a cablegram a few hours ago." "About Daniel." "I can't believe it." "He's dead." "Oh, no." "No." "How did it happen?" "We're not sure." "He was in Libya." "Daniel's dead." "Charles was with him." "He'll be back tomorrow." "He'll fill us in on everything." "I'm sorry that I had to tell you this." "Blake, it's so sad." "He was so full of life." "Such a wonderful friend." "I know, darling, I know." "Oh, and Sammy Jo..." "Oh, she just found her father." "Now she's lost him." "What'd you do that for?" "There's something in this paper you have to see." "Rita, this is my apartment and my Tv." "And I'd rather be watching it than reading about who did what to who." "You have got to see this." "Dead?" " How?" " Doesn't say." "I don't know." "I'm sorry, honey." "Real sorry." "It's tough to lose a daddy." "I" " I was just getting to know him." "He seemed like a really terrific guy." "I thought that maybe we could get to be" "I can't believe it." "I was just a kid when my daddy died." "They told me it was a heart attack, but it was really a broken heart." "He was in business with people who robbed him blind." "It could have been so different." "I could have been somebody." "He was so good-looking, wasn't he?" "And unlucky too." "Maybe that's what I inherited from him." "No luck." "That sure sticks to me like tar." "Then again..." "What?" "Maybe not everything is lost, Rita." "What do you mean?" "I don't know yet." "But he was so rich." "The royal chamberlain is commanded by His Majesty, the king, to invite Mrs. Claudia Carrington to the marriage of His Royal Highness, Prince Michael." " Have you R.S.v.P '. d yet?" " What?" "I see you've received your royal command." "Well, you don't seem surprised by it." "No." "But you are bothered by it." "Why?" "I don't appreciate your putting words in my mouth." "It doesn't bother me." "You're afraid of Blake, aren't you?" "He warned you to stay away from me." "And if I go he'll see us together." "You've got it all figured out." "What I don't have figured out is why you're afraid of him." "You'd do just fine on your own, Adam." "Even if Blake does disown you." "I'll never allow that to happen." "What do you want from him?" "The same thing you do." "Power." "Blake's power." "I've spent enough of my life waiting for other people to decide my fate." "Well, no longer." "I wanna be the one in control, the one calling the shots, and so do you." " You're not talking about me." " No?" "What about La Mirage?" "You want it." "How do you plan to get it?" "I'm happy the way things are, just running it for Blake." "What if Blake changes his mind and refuses to let you run it for him anymore?" "What then?" "I know you, Claudia." "I've seen you, the real you." "You can deny it all you like, even to yourself." "But you're as ambitious as I am." "Alexis, Amanda, welcome to our summer palace." "Oh, it's absolutely lovely, isn't it, Amanda?" "Hello, Father." "Alexis, it is very good to see you again." "Your Majesty, my pleasure." "Father." "This is Amanda." "An honour, Your Majesty." "My son told me you were beautiful." "What he didn't tell me was how beautiful." " You're nervous, Amanda." " Well, actually, yes, very." "Well, don't be." "I want you to feel very much at home here." "If Michael was half as right about your intelligence and charm as he was about your beauty," "I'm gonna be a very proud father-in-law." "Elena." "Welcome back, Michael." "Thank you, Elena." "Alexis, Amanda, I would like you to meet Elena." "The Duchess of Branagh." "The Duchess of Branagh, who just happens to be your former fiancee." "That's right, Amanda." "A woman who's not only here in the palace, but who's also been invited to our wedding, is that right also, Michael?" " Right and necessary." " Necessary?" "How dare you embarrass me and allow something like this to happen?" "One of the first things you'll have to realise, my darling, is that here, state affairs take precedence over personal feelings." "There are some things I'll never get used to, Michael." "You'll have to." "Elena's father is very powerful." "The only reason he accepted the breaking off of the engagement was because he understood how much my marriage to you would benefit Moldavia." "And so he put his country before his daughter." "How honourable of him." "Well, I want her out of here, because she's not coming to my wedding." "Amanda, Elena's presence here doesn't matter." "The only woman in this country, on this continent, I see is you." "Now, she must stay here these next few days, and she must come to the wedding." "Tell me you understand." "Amanda, please." "Ah." "Yuri." "The meeting is tonight, usual time, usual place." "But I am on duty tonight." "It's orders from the minister." "You be there." "No, no, no, there is no way we can have Elena leave." "My hands are tied and you know it, Michael." "But, Father, you don't seem to be helping my cause." " The cause of true love?" " Yes." "Michael, you know the political situation as well as I do." "Now, I spoke to Elena a little while ago, and she gave me her word not to cause any trouble." "And since when has Elena ever kept her word?" "Come in." "Would you bring us some mint tea, please, Katana?" "Thank you." "I wouldn't eat those, darling, they're fattening." "I don't care." " She's not that pretty, Amanda." " What?" "That Duchess of Breena or Breina or whatever her name is." "She's on your mind and she's troubling you." "If you want to know the truth," "I'm troubling myself more than she is right now." "Why?" "I don't like politics," "I don't like court intrigue, and I don't know how I'm gonna live up to the expectations of being a princess." "Having to put up with all of these trappings, not to mention the pomp and circumstance." "Yes." "Being waited on hand and foot." "Having your own private royal jet at your disposal." "Weekends in St. Moritz, Sardinia, even Denver." "Darling, it's true that no marriage is perfect, but I know that you're going to learn to compromise just enough to make yourself happy." "Oh, Amanda, my baby, know how lucky you are, darling." "You're marrying a wonderful man who loves you." "You're gonna become a princess." "And one day, a queen." "All right, Dex, thank you." "That's fine, thank you, Jeannette." "He wants me to meet Charles at Daniel's farm." "Do you want me to drive out there with you, darling?" "No, I know how much work you have to finish before we leave for Europe." "I think I'll try to reach Sammy Jo again." "Krystle." "You've already left word on her answering service." "Now, believe me, when she wants to talk to you, you'll hear from her." "Charles?" "Hello, Auntie Krystle." "Welcome to my home." "It's not your being here that bothers me, it's your attitude." "I seem too anxious to take advantage of my newfound opportunity?" " Or something like that?" " Exactly like that." "Now, I can understand how your feelings for your father might not be as deep as they" "Don't speak to me about how deep my feelings are or aren't." "I don't wear them out in public." "You're gonna have to stop assuming a lot about me, Aunt Krystle." "Sammy Jo, your father was a wonderful and caring man, and you owe him some respect." "If you're concerned about the champagne," "I'm not celebrating anything." "The bottle was in the refrigerator, I was thirsty, and I happen to like a little champagne." "And while we're on that other subject, respect..." "Nobody respects money as much as I do." "I'll always be grateful to my father for that." "For having made so much of it?" "That's right." "Mrs. Carrington." "Hello, Charles, Dex." "This is my niece, Sammy Jo." "Samantha Josephine." "Mr. Dalton and Mr. Dexter were very good friends of" " My father?" "Yes." "You're Daniel Reece's daughter?" "Well, I guess you could call it a long story." "Bur first, I'd like to hear how my father died." "Damn it, Taylor, I know these coordinates are wrong." "If we drill the wrong site, it will be your hide." "Check it out." "Check it out now." " Louisiana again?" " Yeah." "Do you know what I think?" "I think you're really talking to a beautiful woman in New Orleans." "And all this palaver about coordinates is some sort of code cover-up." "Well, I happen to be palavering with an engineer at one of our drilling sites." "Who should be shot at dawn for interfering with our pleasure." "We've been locked away here for two days now." "Much as I hate to break the spell." "I'm getting my work done, so nobody's breaking the spell." "Not yet anyway." "We didn't realise the Libyans knew we'd infiltrated the prison." "Daniel was the first to get to the American reporter." "And he was leading him out, when, uh, suddenly they opened fire." "Daniel was hit." "And, uh, he went down and I ran over to him and..." "I" " I saw that, uh..." "That he was dead." "So I did what, uh..." "What he'd have done." "What he'd want me to do, I..." "I got the reporter out of there to safety." "And, uh, I left Daniel behind." "I had no choice." "You said it, Charles." "It's what he would have wanted." "I think Daniel had a feeling it might happen." "I really don't like this stuff." "I'm sorry we never got to know each other." "This looks fine." "Nice job, Adam." "Thanks." "I'll have them processed right away." "Oh, Father, if there's anything you'd like me to take care of with Jeff away," "I'd be glad to." "By the way, where is Jeff?" "I don't know, but wherever he is, the work is being done." "I just heard from Bob Caine down in Louisiana." "It seems Jeff asked them to double-check on some coordinates on one of our drilling sites." "It's a darn good thing he did too, because we'd have had big trouble on our hands." "Jeff, the consummate hero." "I don't say that facetiously, Father." "He really is a blessing to this company." "If a somewhat absentee one." "What about you, Adam?" "What about me?" "Well, your attendance record at home has not exactly been in the A category recently." "I didn't realise we were checked in and out of the house." "No one is and you know it." "No one except me, right?" "Well, I must tell you, Father, I resent it." "I believe that I'm entitled to the same privacy the heroic Jeff apparently is." "Just a minute, Adam." "Let's clear the air on this, and then we can consider the subject closed." "Your personal life is indeed your own business." "Just as long as no one else in this family is hurt by it." " Is that clear?" " Perfectly clear." "I'd say brilliant was the word, wouldn't you?" "You mean the way you look tonight?" "Yes, brilliant, Alexis." "No, no, no, I'm talking about Amanda." "How she handled meeting with your ministers." "She did." "And why not?" "She has your intelligence, your beauty, not to mention your throwaway charm." " Is that supposed to be a compliment?" " Ha-ha-ha!" "It is." " It means you have charm to spare." " Oh." "Even if..." "Even if what?" "You apparently don't have time to spare." "Time for me." "Oh, Galen, I've been with you constantly ever since we arrived." "But never alone." "Ah." "We're alone now." "And you keep moving from me like a cat." "First to the fireplace to warm herself." "Then to the window for a quick look out." "Is it because you're expecting your husband to arrive?" "Perhaps." "I was under the impression there was trouble in paradise." "If you're asking whether things have been better between Dex and me, yes, they have." "But name me a marriage in which there hasn't been a problem." " A problem." "How serious?" " Ha." "I'm afraid that's my business and my husband's." "The last time you were here, you made it my business as well." "Oh, Alexis..." "There has been so much lost time between us." "Too much time." "I wanna make up for it." "Can you honestly tell me that you don't?" "Can you?" "I'll be back in half an hour and not a moment longer." "Did His Highness forget his royal toothbrush?" "It so happens that he has some work to do, but I'll be back." "You actually think he's in love with you, don't you?" " If you don't mind" " Oh, but of course I do." "Now, you will hear what I have to say." "Michael has always loved me." "Only me." "Why would you even begin to think that marriage could change that?" "His engagement certainly hasn't." "What are you trying to say?" "Michael was with me last night." "While you were asleep, Michael was making love to me." "That's a lie." "Last night was not the first time since the beginning of your fairy-tale romance that Michael and I have made love." "And I assure you it won't be the last." "What do you want?" "I'd settle for a friendly greeting." "But I guess you save those for your pretty boyfriend, don't you?" "I asked you something." "I wanna talk about Danny." "You're his mother, you can visit him." "But if you're thinking of more, forget it." "I already had my custody battle and I won." "Right, that was before you lost your second wife." "Because you decided to come out of the closet and tell the whole world you were gay." "There's not a court in this country that wouldn't give my son back to me now." "And they won't be dealing with poor little Sammy Jo anymore." "It's Miss Reece now." "Reece, as in millions and millions of dollars." " I'll kill you before you have Danny." " Let go." " Understand?" "I'll kill you." " You're hurting me." "Let go of me." "Oh, excuse me." "In case you don't know it, that was a witness for me." "When we get to court." "If we get to court." "Until then, you can see Danny, but only in this house." "And only with a member of the staff or family present." "You're never gonna get another chance to kidnap my son, Sammy Jo." " Never." " I won't have to kidnap him." "I'll get him legally this time." "Just wait and see." "Meanwhile, I want to see my son." "Now." "I've, um" " I've come to talk to you about my position at La Mirage." "This isn't easy for me." "Now, Claudia, we've been friends for a long time." "Sure, we've had our disputes, but I've always been very fond of you." "Now, come on, tell me." "What is it?" "Well, um..." "When Fallon died and you made me manager of La Mirage, we had a very informal arrangement, at best." "Blake, I think that you know my feelings for you." "My affection, and my trust, and my admiration." "But now that Steven and I are divorced," "I feel that I need something more formal in way of an arrangement." "You mean a written contract?" "If it's agreeable to you." "Well," "I'm afraid that I can't do that." "Not at the moment anyway." "I don't understand." "You see, La Mirage is really my grandson's property." "I manage it for him right now in trust." "I'd like not to get involved with any binding agreements, until I know for sure exactly what I wanna do with the hotel." "What do you mean what you wanna do with it?" "Well, it may be best to sell it sometime soon." "I meant to talk to you about that." "And I'll decide on it when I get back from the wedding." "All right, Blake." "We'll discuss it when we get back from the wedding." "You've decided to go then?" "Yes, I've decided to go to the wedding, even though you disapprove." "I didn't say that." "You don't have to say it, it's written all over your face." " Claudia" " Oh, no, Blake, what is it this time?" ""Claudia, you're wrong."" "Or, "Claudia, we're crazy about you, we always have been"?" "Well, don't bother with either." "Because when the chips are down, I'm not really a Carrington." "Your daughter invited me to the wedding." "And I'm going." "I'm going to have one hell of a good time." ""And then the little dog, whose name is Peewee, said to the large cat-"" "I don't like this story." "Danny, your nanny told me this was one of your all-time true-blue favourites." "But it isn't anymore." "I think, ma'am, that maybe Danny's getting a little used to it." "Maybe you could read another story." "I want you to read, not her." "Daniel Steven Carrington, I am your mother." "And I don't blame you for not remembering me too well, but we're gonna start to get to know each other now." "Can we go outside and play?" " Danny, listen to me" " Danny." "Hey, maybe tomorrow you and your mom and I could have lunch together?" "And then we could ride those Dodgems you like, okay?" "But not with her." "My son, he's just crazy about me, isn't he?" "Well, you've been gone a long time, Sammy Jo." "You're not gonna give a lecture now, are you?" "No, I know how hard things have been for you." "I'll tell you one thing, though." "I'll always be thankful to my father for giving me this chance." "The chance to have everything I've always wanted." "And I want you to know it, just like Steven does." "Nobody's gonna keep me from getting what I want anymore." "Nobody." "I'll be happy to show Darjeela to you, Mr. Franklin." "But I haven't decided whether that particular Arabian is for sale or not." "Mr. Reece had a special fondness for the mare." " And" " Hang up." "Excuse me, Mr. Franklin." " What?" " I said, hang up." "I wanna talk to you." "Mr. Franklin, I'll have to get back to you." "Right." "Okay, young lady, talk." "After you get up and out of that chair." "I am in charge here now." "Did you hear me?" "Get up." "As for Mr. Franklin, whoever he is," "I want a full report on him and that Arabian he's interested in." "And then I will make the decision on whether she's for sale or not." " Look, Mrs. Carrington" " I prefer to go by Reece now." "Miss Reece." " Daniel's will" " My father's will." "It won't be read until Friday." "And you may just find out you haven't got as much power as you think you do." "Really?" "Well, it just so happens that I am Daniel Reece's only child." "And he told me before he left New York that he's changing his will to make me his only heir." "So you and everybody else had better get used to the fact that I'm just loaded down with power." "Now, I wanna go through the books." "Have someone bring me a ham and cheddar cheese sandwich on French bread with ketchup and relish." "And a root-beer float." "Ha-ha-ha!" "So then, of course, the duke, whom I believe you know..." " Oh, yes, I do." "He used to be married to Arabella Winsmore." "Absolutely, that's correct." "Well, he couldn't ever, during the entire evening, get through the door." "I've never seen him quite so angry." "Ha-ha-ha!" "I think he's equally boring." "Yes, and a temper too, as we said." " Frightful temper, I mean" " Amanda." "We thought you'd never get here." "You look lovely." "That, dear Amanda, is an understatement." "You look positively ravishing." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "It's not surprising, she takes after her mother." "Thank you, Your Majesty." "You do look lovely, darling." "It's such a sweet gown." "I presume it's by one of your lesser-known American designers." "Actually, yes, it is." "I've been admiring your necklace, Elena." "It's exquisite." "Why, thank you, Mrs. Dexter." "Actually, Michael brought it back to me from Acapulco." "How very thoughtful of you, Michael." "Such a sweet souvenir." "Elena, I don't think you've seen the Manet I acquired recently." "It's in the west gallery." "I'll join you." "If you'll excuse me..." "Charming, isn't she?" "Delightful girl." "Darling, darling, don't you realise that what she's pulling is one of the oldest ploys in the world?" "And it's not going to work." "Not unless you push Michael away by becoming jealous and angry." "Now, chin up, stop frowning, start smiling and enjoy your caviar." "I assure you, Alexis, I spoke more than a few strong words to Elena, and there won't be a repetition of that little scene." "Thank you." "Amanda has enough to deal with here without adding jealousy to the list." "I'm afraid jealousy is not so easily crossed off, not for any of us." "We haven't much time to decide before your husband arrives exactly how we should handle that situation." "If by that situation, you mean my marriage," "I'm afraid there's nothing to decide." "I thought you understood me, Alexis." "I am a very jealous man." "And I thought that you understood me, Your Majesty." "Dex has hurt me a lot, but I'm not ready to end it yet." "Not even for me?" "Ha, ha." "Not even for you." "You say that as if you had something planned for us." "Oh, since you've come back into my life," "I have indeed been thinking of many possibilities." "Galen, I told you, I'm not ready to give him up." "Ready?" "Do you remember a long time ago, when you and I were ready to spend the rest of our lives with each other?" "Loving one another, making love." "Why, the vows we made." "Never to let anything or anyone separate us." "Do you remember, Alexis?" "Oh, yes." "I think of those wonderful days often." "Dex." "Hello, darling." "Hello, Alexis." "Come." "Galen, I'd like you to meet my husband, Dex Dexter." "Dex, His Royal Highness, King Galen." "An old and very dear friend." "Your Majesty." "Mr. Dexter." "What time do you have to be out at Daniel's farm?" "Ten o'clock." "The lawyer asked everyone to be very prompt." "He said Sammy Jo wants the will read at 10 on the dot." "You have been more and more upset ever since Sammy Jo came here to Denver." "If you're going to have any peace of mind at all you must keep as far away from her as possible after today." "How can l, Blake?" "I promised Daniel I'd look after her." "Yeah, but Daniel cared for you." "He cared for you very much." "I'm sure if he knew what kind of a daughter he had, he never would have asked you to take care of her." ""As for Charles Dalton, my close friend and associate of the last 15 years," "I ask that he continue as manager of all my holdings, and for as long as he cares to continue in that position." "Finally, to my daughter, Samantha Josephine," "I bequeath the bulk of my estate." "With one proviso:" "that all monies involved be held in trust, with Mrs. Krystle Grant Carrington as executrix." " This portion of my will-" No." "No way." "I would like to continue reading this, if you don't mind." "You have read more than enough as far as I'm concerned." "I have had enough." "I'm sick and tired of people telling me what to do." "I'm not gonna put up with that kind of crud anymore." "I will get my money." "And I will get it free and clear." "Even if I have to drag you through a hundred courts to get it." "Sammy Jo, this is not the time or the place." "You're right, it isn't." "Because I just said it." "I'll see you in court." "Just like I'll see Steven there if I have to." "I'm ready to take on all of you high and mighties." " What a beautiful ride." " Yeah, it was, wasn't it?" "I woke up this morning thinking that pretty soon we're gonna have to get back to the real world." "What a terrible thought." "I think that we should go to that wedding in Moldavia." "Why?" "Because..." "You have a family obligation." "And I could take pictures." "Lots of them." "Well, I'll buy the wedding, but not in Moldavia." "And I think somebody else should take the pictures." "It'd look silly for the bride to be walking around, carrying a camera, clicking away." "What do you mean?" "I wanna marry you, Ashley." "I've thought about being with you, Jeff, a lot." "But marriage?" "That idea hadn't even crossed my mind." "I'll have to think about it." "You've got five minutes." "An eternity." "I'll give you that." "But then I want a yes." " I need time." " Why?" "I just do." "Everything has happened so quickly between us." "Ohh." "I need time, and so do you, Jeff." "We have to talk." "Not now, Elena, and not here." "Michael, it won't take me very long to make my point." " It's such an obvious point." " It's late." "And I'm tired." "And I'd rather not hear any more of this." "Amanda cannot make you happy." "Now, it's not her fault that she can't, but she wasn't raised to understand you, or the kind of life that you have to live." "I mean, look at the way she's been behaving since she arrived." "You need me, Michael." "You always have, and you know it." "Hm?" "Please leave, Elena." "I came to apologise, but I see that that isn't necessary." "And neither is this." "Amanda." "Amanda!" "Dex." "What am I gonna do?" "My whole world is falling apart." "I feel so miserable." "I should be the luckiest girl in the world and I feel so lost." "Help me, please, Dex." "Get me away from here." "Please." "I write with a pen." "I write with a pen." "I write with a pen." "I get stuck with a pin." " Oh, hi." " Hi." "I get stuck with a pin." "I get stuck with a pin." "In case you're wondering," "I'm practicing my vowel sounds." "Down where I come from we call that bum who punched me around a "dog,"" "instead of the dog that he really is." "I'm up for a commercial and they want somebody who says it right." "I find your fondness for fondue phenomenal." "I find your fondness for fondue phenomenal." "I find your fondness for" "You know, Rita, you really sound like someone else." "Well, that's the point, I'm an actress." "I find your fondness for fondue phenomenal." "That dumb lawyer said there was nothing I could do." "But you talking like that makes me think." " What, honey?" " Uh, nothing." "I was just playing with an idea." "Dumb idea."