" Who is it?" " Your new partner." "I have some important business to settle." "I never discuss business in the middle of the night, Mr. Dexter." "Come on, make an exception." "Look, I did take you to the cleaners on our deal yesterday." "And I did arrange to have supper in my suite last night." "To get you into bed." "But I'm backing off now." "You have a strange way of showing it." "I mean, I'm scratching the 60-40 deal I forced you to take." "I want ours to be a true partnership, Alexis." "Fifty-fifty." "Fair enough?" "Yes, that's fair enough." "Why?" "Because I don't take advantage of women." "Oh, you could have fooled me." "Men, yes." "But not les femmes." "Call me a romantic in the Lord Byron Gable, and Dexter tradition." "You're so modest." "Do you want, and do you need proof of that, Alexis?" "Look, you pass on the finest racehorse in the world." "You're a fool, my friend." "Excuse me, I woke you, darling." "Who were you talking to?" "A friend and a fool." "I offer him a fantastic chance to buy a half interest in Allegree." "For a million dollars." "He refuses." "Well, I'll put out word immediately today." "By tonight it will be consummated." "But that's by tonight." "Peter, don't put out the word yet." "I know someone who's a gambler and loves to take fliers on things." "And if you think I appreciate horses..." "As I appreciate the most exciting woman." "The man I'm talking about taught me eveything I know about horses." "So why don't we fly back to Denver today and I'll introduce you to him." "Can I guess?" "Your incredible father." "Good guess." "Okay." "You said, "You wait."" "I waited." "Hey, where are you going?" "I should get back to La Mirage." "Been gone all night." "You should not go back to La Mirage." "You belong right here." "Are you sory that you're here?" "No, no, no." "Then you stay right in this bed, you understand?" "I need you standing beside me anyway in the next couple of hours." "When I make that vey special announcement to the family at breakfast." "It's so good to hold you again." "I've been vey lonely." "It's been such an empty house without you." "Good morning, Mr. Carrington." "Gerard." "Just coffee." "Thank you, Elizabeth." "Morning, eveybody." " Good morning." " Morning." " Morning." " It's good to see you." "It's wonderful to be here, Jeff." "Oh, Gerard, Elizabeth, would you excuse us for a few minutes, please?" " Of course, sir." " Thank you." "Now for the happy business of the morning." "Kystle has agreed to re-mary me." "And soon." "Unless you've changed your mind coming down the stairs." "No, it's still on." "I'd appreciate vey much if you wouldn't say anything about this to anyone." "Except, of course, Fallon." "Because next week, perhaps at the Carousel Ball, I'll spread the news." "The good news." "Seems to have taken eveybody by surprise." "is it that unexpected?" "No, it's marvellous news, father." "Kystle, I'm vey happy for you." "Well, I think it's wonderful, Blake, Kystle." "So do I, both of you. I do." "If you'll excuse me." "I've gotta be going too." "Congratulations." "And I have an early meeting at the office." "And I doubt that you two would object to being left alone." "Well, apparently, nothing succeeds in emptying the room faster than good news." "No, of course we couldn't say anything then and there, but to keep up this pretence until after the wedding, it's..." "Well, it won't be that difficult." "We've hardly been a picture of the loving couple for quite a while now." "Well, I'll move back into our room until we tell them about the divorce." "is that all right with you?" "For appearance's sake?" "Why not?" "Jeff, I'm sory, I didn't mean to make you angy." "What I said last night about you and Fallon." "Forget it, Kirby. I have." "You're not talking to me." "Jeff's not talking to me." "What is going to happen with my child?" "I'm carying it." "It's no concern of yours." "No concern?" "Kirby, do you hear yourself?" "You're talking about my baby." "That is something I want you to forget you ever found out." "Are you tying to tell me that I've got to go through the rest of my life with Jeff pretending to be the father, is that it?" "is it?" "My God, haven't you cost her enough?" "Come on, let's get out of here." "Blake, I'll meet you at the car in a few minutes. I have to talk to Kirby." "About who's gonna wear what colour gown to the Carousel Ball, is that it?" "Well, it's women's talk." "Well, darling, ty to cheer her up, will you?" "Obviously, pregnancy is not going too easy for her." "All right." "Bye." "Thank you, Martin." "They both know about the baby, don't they?" "Yes." "Well, then let me help you." "Now, I don't know what I can do, but I'll talk to Blake." "Kystle, Blake mustn't know, he mustn't." "Why not?" "He loves you." "Ever since your father died, you've become another daughter to him." "I made you promise once you'd say nothing." "I'm going to hold you to that promise." "I want you to put this completely out of your mind." "How can I?" "I don't know. I- l don't wanna spoil one of the happiest days of your life." "Yours and Blake's." "This is my problem, and I'm not going to have it ruin anything for two people I love." "And I'm to be your date." "I believe that's the word, yes." "To the party of parties next week," "Denver's night of nights, and at your father's table." "1978." "What?" "Oh, I may be the new kid on the block, but I read all about the Carousel Ball." "And the first one was in '78." "Benefit for the Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver." "And the woman who is in charge of just about eveything is Barbara Davis." "Mrs. Marvin Davis." "Then you'll accept?" "I think I better, and fast." "Because the mood you're apparently in, you might just change your mind." "Adam, what's the matter?" "is it the other day, when you tried to come on to me and I didn't topple over in high passion?" "Am I being punished?" "An invitation to a ball is punishment?" "I don't know." "Maybe you intend to throw me into a champagne fountain when we get there." "Adam, please realise this." "I think you are vey, vey attractive." "I didn't mean to insult you the other day." "You didn't insult me, Tracy." "Well, then what happened to the charmer I've been flirting with?" "The charmer's lost his charm, that's it." "Let's even say he's not the same man." "No, there's more to it." "What?" "My life, it's changed." "My goals, my values, my purpose." "Go on." "Please." "Go on?" "I can't." "Because I don't really understand it fully myself." "But nothing in my life to this moment has been this important." "Nothing." "Can I get you anything else?" "No, that'll be all." "Thank you." "Tar-sand leases, owned by the Lex-Dex Corporation?" "That's your name and mine." "Alexis and Dexter." "And you'll note that you get top billing." "Of course, as they say in Hollywood." "No, as I say to you." "At 30, OOO feet in the air." "Top billing Alexis." "And not lust in our company, but in my life." "Dex, listen to me." "Last night will always be a wonderful memoy, but we're going home now to reality." "Alexis." "If you're tying to pretend that you don't want me as much as I want you, we both know that you're the biggest liar in town." "Not to mention in the air." "No, Dex, no." "Look, I've seen this sort of thing too many times." "A romantic interlude in a strange place with a new man." "I want our little fling to end while it's still nice between us." "Nice." "What kind of a word is that?" "It's perfect between us." "How many times in a man's life does he meet a woman like you, who's beautiful and bright and exciting?" " But I" " But nothing." "I give a damn about one thing." "You." "You don't take reiection vey easily, do you?" "I don't take rejection, period." "I don't give up fortunes, or precious jewels, or spectacular women." "You gotta be there. I don't give" "Hello, Steven." "Steven, I want you to meet Farnsworth Dexter." " Hello, Steven." " How do you do?" "Dex is my new partner, and Steven is my younger son and my good right arm." "Well, Alexis also told me about your research on that tar-sands project." "That was sound evaluation, Steven." "Thanks." "Well, my undying gratitude for the lift back." "You're welcome." " l'll see you in town, darling." " Okay." " Bye." " Steven." "So, what do you think of him?" "Your new partner who calls you "darling"?" "Well, Mother, there are all sorts of partnerships." "I sincerely hope this one works out." "I do too. I really do." "So you're that mysterious stranger who advised my daughter to bet on that horse in Los Angeles." "No wonder you're such an expert tipster, Mr. De Vilbis." " Peter, please." " Peter." "I mean, you should certainly know lust what that horse is capable of doing, considering the winning streak that he's been on." "Okay, if I may speak from one high roller to another," "Daddy, Peter intends to sell half interest in Allegree." "But I wouldn't let him until he gave you first crack at it." "Well, it's certainly a vey interesting idea." "But why would you want to sell even a half interest in such an outstanding colt?" "It's a simple reason." "I intend to spend much more time in Denver from now on." "But I travel a lot." "It's the nature of my life." "It's my business." "I feel that Allegree is the only horse in my stable that needs another owner." "At least, a part owner." "Someone who really takes care of him." "I must tell you, Peter, that I never buy anything without seeing it first." "Oh, that's not a problem." "I can arrange for Allegree to be flown in from Los Angeles early next week." "Fine." "You can stable him out at my farm." "Your daughter has introduced me to her fabulous father." "Now I will introduce you to my fabulous animal." "And then you can decide." "Vey good." "Meanwhile, would you excuse me if I borrowed my daughter for a moment?" "I have some personal news I really must tell her." "See you in a minute." " Bye." " Bye." "This personal news, it's good, I hope." "I think, I- l just think you may be pleased." "Eveything's in order, Miss Grant." "And I wanna wish you well with your press conference." "Oh, thank you, Julia." "It's my first, so keep your fingers crossed." " Hello, Mrs. Colby." " Hi." "Kystle, I just heard the good news." "I'm so happy for you." "Something tells me you've been talking to your father." "How'd you guess?" "It's what I'd hoped for ever since you left the house." "Well, your support from the sidelines didn't hurt." "You never needed me." "You two never stopped loving each other." "That's what did it." "You look really happy." "Well, you don't look so sad yourself." "You've had a certain sparkle in your eyes lately." "Oh, really?" "I noticed it first the other day in Los Angeles." "California smog, maybe." "Come on, who is he?" "Do I have to fly to the coast to meet him?" "No, you're gonna meet him tonight at dinner." "La Mirage." "This one was too good to leave behind, so I brought him back with me." "Oh, I'm sory." "Excuse me." "It's quite all right." "Oh, you've met Peter." "Well, not formally, no." "Peter De Vilbis, this is Jeff Colby." "Colby?" "We were related to each other by marriage." "Peter gave me a lift back from L.A. today in his jet." "Well, the least I can do to repay you is offer you my best suite in my hotel, so shall we go and get you settled in?" "Nice to meet you, Mr. Colby." "Same here." "All right, Tom, hold it." "Hello." "Hello, dear." " Hi." " Hi." "It's absolutely incredible." "And he's a winner too." "If I were really my father's daughter I'd have bet on him in Los Angeles, instead of that milk horse I picked." "Hi." "Yeah." "Are you ready?" "Let's go." "We'll see you at the Carousel Ball tonight." "Okay, Tom, thank you." "Oh, Blake, he's beautiful." "Oh, really?" "And I suppose you're gonna tell me how you'd love to own a horse like that, huh?" "Yeah, well, who wouldn't?" "Well, I've lust bought a half interest in him, and he's in your name, and he's your wedding present." " What?" " That's right." "And are you're gonna give me a little something in return?" " Hello, sweetheart." " Hi, Barbara." " Thank you." " See you tonight." " Blake." " Marvin, how are you?" " Delighted you're here." " Good to see you, Marvin." "It's wonderful to be here, Marvin." "Thank you, Blake, for your most generous contribution to the Children's Diabetes Foundation." "How can I ever thank you?" "Well, a child is a precious gift, Barbara." "And all those kids are depending on us to find a cure." "We're glad to help out." "Thank you so much." "We're going to make vey good use of your charity." "Thank you." " Hello." " Hi, Nancy." "I thought I'd find you here at the auction, Alexis." "Well, of course, that jewelley is ravishing." "You know, Nancy, I have an admission to make." "I would rather be looking at antique cars." "Well, come on and buy one." "Ladíes and gentlemen, the sílent auctíon wíll close ín 15 mínutes." "Please make your fínal bíd." "Mr. President, how are you?" " Vey good." "It's wonderful to see you." " Nice to see you." " Kystle." " Ms. Ford, how are you?" " Blake, it's wonderful to see you." " Isn't this a magnificent ball?" "We love it, that's why we come back evey year." "Yes, they did it again, the Davises." "It's just as wonderful as ever." " Well, we're glad to have you back." " Right." " Nice to see you." " Bye-bye." "Let's see, then." "Claudia." "Hi, darling." " How are you?" " Steven." " Vey well." " Of course, of course." " Hello, baby." " Hi, Mom." "How are you?" "Okay, Claudia, this is Farnsworth Dexter, my mother's new partner." "Mr. Dexter, my wife, Claudia." " It's a pleasure, Mrs. Carrington." " How do you do, Mr. Dexter?" " Oh, he likes to be called Dex." " Okay." " That's a vey pretty dress." " Thank you, Alexis." "Interesting colour, it matches your eyes." "It's off the rack, isn't it?" "Yes, it is." "Well, considering that it's store-bought, I think it looks terrific on you." "But I really wish that you'd come to my designer with me, Claudia." "Why, Mother?" "Well, Steven, I've already seen two or three dresses like that just coming in, and if Claudia" "Mother, there could be a hundred women here wearing the same dress and not one of them will look as beautiful in it as my wife." "Now, would you like to dance with me?" "Oh, all right." "Excuse me, darling." " Claudia?" " Yes, thanks." "Blake, I think my dance with Kystle is in order?" "You're the doctor." "It's no secret you've got sensational taste in clothes, Mother, but please stop tying to make Claudia over in your image." "Darling, I was only tying to help." "To help, yes." "Well, as far as I'm concerned, Claudia doesn't need any help." "I married her because I love her for who and what she is." "I know you mean well, Mother, but just stay out, okay?" "You look so radiant tonight, in case anyone has neglected to tell you." "Well, thank you." "I feel wonderful, and I guess it shows." "I have a hunch that something vey special is going to happen in the near future." "Like?" "A wedding." "You and Blake, right?" "Well, he's going to make the announcement shortly." "Dr. Hayes, when we get back from our honeymoon, could I come in to see you?" "Well, of course, is something wrong?" "Well, I hope it's going to be vey right." "After I lost my baby," "Dr. Miller warned me of the danger of having another child." "Kystle, I thought that was a closed subject." "Closed?" "How could I close a subiect as important to me as that?" " Claudia, good evening." " Oh, hi, Blake." " Having a good time?" " Lovely." "Good." "Dex, I'd like to talk to you." "Yes, Blake." " Excuse me." " Sure." "Mother." "No, thank you, darling." "I think I'll circulate." "All right." " Heny, hello." " Hello, Alexis, good to see you." "It's good to see you." "I haven't seen you since Portofino." "It was fun." "Excuse me, I beg" " Neil." " Alexis." "Well, I'm glad to see you're still among us." "Are you?" "I'm not really glad, you understand." "But it is the civilised thing to say, isn't it?" "Tell me something." "is it civilised to sneak into a hospital room and ty and kill the patient?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "Oh, haven't you?" "They said it was a nightmare, but I wonder." "Alexis, if anyone tried to murder you in the hospital, it wasn't me." "But who knows?" "Maybe next time." "Mark." "Mark." "You remember ex-congressman McVane, don't you?" "Yes, I do." "From the newspapers." "Here, in the muscular flesh, is Mark Jennings, my personal bodyguard." "So I'd be a bit careful about next time, if I were you." "Jennings." "Yes, I remember you from newspapers too." "You were the suspect that tried to murder that witch." "They dropped the charges, but you had threatened her life, hadn't you?" "Well, if at first you don't succeed, ty, ty again." "It doesn't matter where l got my information, I've got it and it's accurate." "You've gone into a partnership with Alexis on a tar-sands deal." "That's right." "So what?" "You're on my board." "You should be concerned about Denver-Carrington's best interest and not Colbyco's." "Did you ever stop to think how your company's interests might be better served if you weren't so set against doing any kind of business with Colbyco?" "And in place of Colbyco, read your" " My ex-wife." " Correct." "But, Blake, I know what I'm talking about." "I have made half of my fortune in joint ventures, and they weren't based on whether I loved or hated my partners." "Really?" "Well, I made my money as an independent, and I can tell you that no deal is a good deal with that woman." "And if you go behind my back once more, just once, I don't care if you are Sam Dexter's son." "I won't think twice about kicking you the hell off my board." "Kind of hard not to notice, huh, Mother?" "It's Kystle's new engagement ring." "Unusual design." "When's the wedding?" "Blake and I haven't set a date yet, but I wouldn't save space on your calendar, Alexis." "We're limiting it to family and friends." "I think Marvin has an announcement to make." "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Carousel Ball." "Tonight, we have with us Blake Carrington and Kystle." "Well, I would never think of interrupting this magnificent ball" "Kystle Grant has consented to become" "Kystle Grant-Carrington once again." "I thought about hiring a plane to do some s_riting for me, announcing that to the world," "because I've realised that all I really wanted was to have my friends share this extraordinay news with me." "So I'm here to tell you that she's going to re-mary me, and I've never been happier." "And I've never felt more blessed than I do at this vey moment." "Well, I'm happy for Kystle, if that's what she wants." "Well, of course it is." "Steven, don't you think this is time for you to make up with your father?" "Claudia, Steven is his own man, and I think he can make up his own mind about things." "I'm sory, Alexis, but I think this is the perfect time for them to make up." "I don't really think that you should bother yourself about Steven's relationship with that man." "That man is his father." "A fact of which I am painfully aware." "Mother, I would like to dance with my wife." "Come on, sweetheart." "I wonder if she intends to go on working now that she's going to be married again." "Your own ambition never takes a holiday, does it, Tracy?" "Adam, I've said it once and I'll say it again." ""Ambition" is not a dirty word." "Besides, it's a vey valid question." "When a woman gets married, isn't she thinking about what she wants out of the rest of her life?" "Congratulations, Kystle." "To the lady who's always been my favourite stepmother." "Thank you, Steven." "Thank you so much." "Blake." "Kystle." "I'm so happy for you both." "I guess that makes us all newlyweds, huh?" "We're happy for you, Dad." "What do I say?" "Welcome back to the family, son." "Sounds good to me." "Welcome back." "I" "Through all our problems and our troubles, I've wanted to say something." "I'd like to say it to you now." "I love you, Steven." "You're obviously troubled about something, Adam." "I am, yes." "Over work." "You knew about this wedding, didn't you?" "Are you wondering what's going to happen to you now?" "I don't understand what you're tying to say." "Adam, I know Blake Carrington a great deal better than you do." "And he was at his lowest point when he finally decided to accept you as his son, to truly accept you into his house, into his company." "The man was totally alone." "Kystle had left him, and he and Steven had been fighting in court." "But that's all changed now, Adam." "Kystle's come back, God help her." "He and Steven have buried the hatchet." "And..." "And?" "Have you ever thought about what would happen if he found out about your drug taking?" "Yes." "I flew up to Montana, I talked to Dr. Edwards." "He told me all about you." "About your drugs, about the illness." "About the illness that sometimes distorts your mind." "That's when I decided to forgive you." "Oh, my God." "Mother, that's why you lust gave up on the merger." "Yes." "Blake is a vey intolerant man, Adam." "I mean, if he stumbled across the truth, I dread to think what he would do." "He would throw you out." "Now, I know what I'm saying hurts, but I have to say it because it's the truth." "But you do realise that I love you." "That I'll always love you." "And I pray that if you ever feel alone too, that you'll come back to me." "I'm your mother." "I would never turn against my son." " Idiot." " l'm sory, sir, it was an accident." " It happened because you're a fool." " l'm sory." "Sory for what?" "Go back and learn your work." "Come on now, it was just an accident." "It's not the end of the world." "Mr. Colby, why don't you mind your own business?" "I'll take care of mine." "Peter." "Hello, darling." "Why don't we sneak out of here and catch a sunrise somewhere?" "I have a much better idea." "Why don't we fly up and meet it halfway?" "Come." " l'll be back in a minute." " Okay." " Hi, Kirby." " Hi." "Steven." "I lust want you to know that I'm truly happy that you're back in the family." "Thanks, Adam." "It feels good." "I also want to apologise for not being in your corner when Father and you had that unpleasantness over Danny." " Forget it, Adam." " l can't." "There's no excuse, Steven, except there were things I didn't appreciate then that I do now." "The feeling a father has for his child." "The terrible feelings he must go through at the thought of being deprived of his own flesh and blood." "Where's the fellow with my car?" "Please wait. I'll get it myself." "About this De Vilbis fellow..." "What about him?" "Well, how well do you know him?" "Not as well as I intend to." "The airport express, beautiful lady." "Are you ready?" "What are you thinking about right at this moment?" "Oh, how I've sort of memorized evey minute of tonight." "It's been wonderful, Blake." "Where are you two going?" "Well, it's getting a little late for Kirby and I decided to take her home." "And again, congratulations to the both of you." " Good night." " Good night." "I wish that our happiness was contagious, but obviously it isn't, is it?" "Peter, this is great." "Let's go around again." "Oh, boy." "All right." "Do it again." "I want more." "Look out, baby, three-point landing." "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "I can ask the same of a vey possessive man." " You're drunk, you could've killed her." " Except I obviously did not." "Jeff, stop it." "Jeff, stop it." "What are you doing?" "She's not your wife anymore, Colby." "I don't answer to you." "The hell you don't." "She's the mother of my child." "That's never gonna change." "Anybody who puts her in danger is going to answer to me for the rest of my life."