"Oh, I love you, Alexis." "I love you too." "You know, I've never stopped loving you." "Haven't you?" " It was like it used to be." " Mm." "No, it was more beautiful." "Who pulled us apart, Dex?" "I made a mistake with Amanda." "Yes." "And you tried to apologise, but I wouldn't listen to you." "I was too busy running after power." "And power's no substitute for love." "Alexis, you have got to know that now." "All I know is that we've wasted so much time." "And I'm not going to let that happen again." "I promise." "Promise." " What are you doing?" " Is Kristina all right?" "Yes, she's fine." "She just had a nightmare." "I just talked to Washington." "I read them Caress' letter about how Ben had her kidnapped and taken back to Venezuela." "They can't help." "Not without having proof beyond her word for it." " So I'm off to Caracas." " Now?" "Mm-hm." "On the midnight flight." "I've got to." "There's too much riding on this to let any time go by." " Well, then I'm coming with you." " No, you can't do that." "Blake, you have enough to do." "While you're talking to the authorities, I'll ask some questions." "Ask questions where?" "The British Embassy." "Caress is a British subject." "They should know something." "Besides, I wanna be with you." "What about the baby?" "Well, Jeanette will take care of Kristina." "Blake, I want to come." "Something tells me I'd be in for a big fight if I said no." "Yeah, 15 rounds." "I'll pack." "Oh, darling, it's so peaceful here." "Thanks." "Hmm." "How far away from Denver are we?" "Not far enough." " Alexis?" " Hmm?" "Why don't we go to Wyoming?" "My place." "Just the two of us." "I'd love that." "Away from the city, Colbyco, the hangers-on." "The Ben Carringtons of the world." "He's trouble, Alexis." "I know." "I think you're jealous of him." "Aren't you?" "Just because he's tall and good-looking." "Are you just a little bit jealous of him?" "Admit it." "I am jealous of anyone who closes you out of my life." " Aah." " Even for a single solitary second." "Morning." "Miss, uh, Rice, is it?" "Reece." "R-double E-C-E." "Reece, right, right." "Do you always take a shower at 6 in the morning?" "Only when I can't sleep." "You spent a restless night." "Very." " Sammy Jo." " What?" "Look, I know that you are still upset." "And I thought we cleared it up last night." "My father was drunk at dinner." "He hates the Carringtons and he took it out on you." "Will you just forget about it?" "How can l when he obviously doesn't like me?" "Ugh." "It's not important." "Who cares how my family feels about you?" "Well, maybe I do." "I know if my family didn't like you, I'd be very upset." "Sammy Jo, you keep talking family." "We're just the two of us, just us, a guy and a girl who happen to have a lot of fun together." "Who cares if Buck Fallmont gives a hoot about us?" "I said it, Clay." "I care." "People can't go riding on moonbeams all their lives." "Gotta get serious about things." "I'm serious now." "Enjoying scrubbing your back, feeling your skin, which is seriously the smoothest skin I've ever felt." "You enjoy it too, don't you?" " Yes." " So, what's the problem?" "Hmm?" "Hey, hey." "Are you crying?" "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry." "Who's crying?" "I've just got a little soap in my eyes." "Hey." "Hmm." ""From the man who adores you forever and always." "Who's that guy?" "Your loving Dex."" "Morning, Mother." "Oh, Adam, it's not just a good morning." "It's probably the most beautiful morning that Denver's ever seen." "Beautiful flowers too." "Are they arriving every half hour?" "Yes, I seem to have an admirer out there somewhere." "I also brought that report you requested on the new leases." "Oh, that's wonderful, darling." "Just leave it there." "By the way, how is everything going between you and that ex-secretary of Blake's?" "What's her name?" "Dana." "Dana Waring." "That's proving to be a tougher assignment than I'd anticipated." "I really need that information as soon as possible, Adam." " I'll do my very best." " Good." "This place looks like a gangster's funeral." "Well, the flowers are to celebrate a re-awakening." "You must have spent quite a night with that ex-husband of yours." "He kept me out of the rain." "Damn it, Alexis, I was worried sick about you." "Up in the north country, no word." "You in a helicopter, then hearing about the storm and" "Mm, well, now that you know that I'm safe and sound, what do you want?" "I have brought my report on the new oil leases." "Good." "Adam's already brought his." "Adam is an attorney." "I wish to God you'd just lock him away upstairs with his law books." "I'm the one who knows oil." "And arson." "Setting up Blake, who's guilty of plenty, but not that." "I told you, Ben, I don't want any false witnesses." "You know I did what I thought best." "I know that you went against my orders." "Alexis" "I also know that you told Dex that it was your idea to have Lex-Dex stay in business, and you know it was mine." "And you told him that I never wanted to see him again." "That's right, because I don't trust him and neither should you." "He betrayed you, Alexis." "I never will." "Ben." "Twice to my knowledge." "You better see it doesn't happen again." "Look, I have come over 3,000 miles to see Caress Morell." "And I've just explained to you, senor." "The woman was released nearly a year ago." "She flew directly to the United States." "We have not seen her since." "I don't buy that, not for one damn minute." "Am I a liar because an influential American won't take my word?" "I resent your accusation, Mr. Carrington." "Now, look." "You are committing a crime here, a very serious one." "You're holding a woman illegally." "I'm not gonna let you get away with that." ""Holding a woman illegally."" "Yes, that could be a crime." "But you are talking to an officer of the law who now asks you to leave." "I'll be at my hotel when you decide to change your mind." "Don't waste your time sitting near the telephone, Mr. Carrington." "It won't ring." "She's in this jail." "I know it." "I don't know how long it's going to take, but I'm gonna get her out of here." " Yeah?" " Your brother paid a visit." "I put him off." "There is other trouble here." "It's getting very difficult for me to keep the guards quiet about, uh, Caress Morell's being here." "Then replace those guards immediately." "I'll send you additional funds to make your life easier." "If indeed we can locate Miss Morell, and if we can establish that she's being held illegally, yes, quite possibly we'd be able to help her, Mrs. Carrington." "What do you mean, "quite possibly"?" "Those are two very large ifs, especially as we have no proof." "You do realise that this letter sent to your husband could have been written by anyone, anywhere, and mailed from Caracas." "It's done all the time." "Would you care for some tea?" "Uh, yes, thank you." "When we got her letter, I had a handwriting expert compare it with an inscription on a manuscript she gave us." "It was the same handwriting." "Here." "Yes, this would be useful, no doubt about it." "Sugar?" "Uh, no, thank you." "Then you will investigate?" "Oh, yes, of course." "Milk?" "Uh, no, thank you." "We'll be staying at" "Mrs. Carrington, this may take quite a while." "I would suggest that you go back to Denver and wait for us to contact you." "But you will do something about this right away?" "Obviously she's in danger." "With all due respect, not obviously, Mrs. Carrington." "Possibly." "Now, as I said, we will look into it as soon as possible." "Please, assure your husband." "Biscuit?" "Well, it's not very crowded tonight." "Hmm." "And that's the way it's gonna stay." "Oh." "Dex, don't tell me you bought out the house." " For us, just the two of us." " Ha, ha." "I'm not sure I completely approve of the idea." "Hmm?" "Why not?" "You've ruined my entrance." "I was serious when I said we should get away from people from time to time." "Hmm?" "Call this my way of showing you that I meant it." "Oh, darling." "It's so romantic." "All this, and then the flowers all day." "It's..." "Mm-hm." "Go ahead, say it." "It's not like me." "Ha, ha, no." "No, it's not." "Well, see how you can single-handedly turn a guy completely around?" "Oh." "To us." "We were together again last night." "And we belong together for thousands more." "Alexis, I want you to marry me." "Tonight." "Will you?" "Dex, I can't." "Not right now." "Why not?" "I've tried marriage." "It doesn't seem to be one of my talents." "I haven't been very good at it and I don't think I ever will be." "I need my freedom now." "How does Ben fit into all of this?" "Nowhere." "He doesn't mean anything to me." "I'm not talking about sharing your bed with him, Alexis." "I'm talking about Blake." "And the both of you and your vendetta against him." "Dex, believe it or not," "I have better things on my mind right now than Blake Carrington." "I wanna run a newspaper that I can really be proud of." "I want to endow museums, start a new opera company, become a civic leader." "Leader." "Oh, that's the operative word, right?" "Why don't you say what you mean, Alexis?" "Power." "You want more power than any man or woman in this city." "So what if I do?" "What's wrong with that?" " It's ruining you." " It is not ruining me, damn it." "It is nurturing me." "It is filling a need." "Do you know, Dex, sometimes I wake up in the night and I think:" ""Alexis, you've done it." "You left Denver a banished woman." "And you've come back, and you are a winner." "And you're going to continue to be a winner."" "And that's what life means to you?" "That's what life means to me right now, my children and my work." " And I can go to hell." " No, Dex." "I love you, I told you." "But you've got to stop lecturing me." "Alexis." "Last night we talked about Wyoming." "I want you to come and see my place." "We can fly up tomorrow or the next day." "Will you?" "Oh, Dex." "Yes, yes, darling, I will." "I will." "Well, I'm sorry that the trip didn't pan out." "It still may." "But if they deny that she's even there, that's pretty much it, isn't it?" "We're hoping the British Embassy comes through." "By the way, why didn't Michael come down here with the car?" "Oh, I told him that I'd pick you up." "Dad, I wanna talk to you about him." "Why, is something the matter?" "Well, I've been checking up on him and I don't like what I've been finding." "About a year after he left Denver, he was picked up by the police in Louisiana in connection with a phoney oil well-investment scheme." " That sounds like him." " Was he charged?" "No, he managed to get off without even being brought to trial." "Well, stay on it, Steven." "I wanna know everything there is about Michael Culhane." "Thank you." "Well, well." "Chauffeur's night off?" "What do you want, Tilden?" "Actually I didn't come here to talk to you, Michael." "I have other dealings here." "But now that we're together, uh, I'm curious." " About?" " Well, my contact at the bank told me that you transferred $5 million here from New Orleans." "You plan to use that money against Blake Carrington somehow." "But I think you're stalling a little too long." "Carrington might get on to you." "Well, that's my business." "Well, how about letting me make it my business too?" "I can help you, Michael, like I used to." " No." "Those days are over with." " Oh, yeah." "Well, it shouldn't be too much of a hardship for you to get the girl into bed and dump her." "Get your revenge on her daddy." "Just watch out your plan doesn't boomerang on you, my friend." "Look, Tilden, butt out." "Do you always take a late evening stroll?" "I enjoy it." "And it's a way to unwind." "It's your father, right?" "You've been worried about him, everything he's going through." "I can tell you this, Amanda." "He really appreciates all the help you've been giving him." "And how do you know that?" "Mm, one, fathers love daughters." "Two, I drive." "He talks on the car phone." "And he always manages to squeeze in your name." "Real proud." "I like him for that." "I like him for a lot of things." "That's pretty generous of you." "I mean, he doesn't exactly give you an easy time." "Well, I can understand the way he still feels about me." "But things will get better." "Wait and see." "You are beautiful." "And very sexy." " Now, Michael" " Amanda, I want to be with you tonight." "Come to my room." "I can't." "Why?" "Is it because I work for your family?" "No, of course not." "I turn you off." "Is that it?" "You know you don't." "Well, then, what?" "I just don't like to rush into things." "Even if it's what you want, Amanda?" "As much as I do?" "We both know that's true." "Amanda." "Mr. Carrington, don't blame her." "It was my fault." "No, it isn't." "It's my fault." "My fault for hiring you." "I warned you once." "Now you're fired." "Pack your things and get out of here." "Daddy." "I'm sorry." " Are you really going to fire him?" " I already have." "Why?" "For kissing me?" "Why is that so wrong?" "What's wrong is that I decided to give him another chance." "I don't like him, Amanda." "The more I see him, the more I hear about him, the less I like him." "All right." "If that's the way you feel, that's fine." "But it doesn't make you right, because you're not always right." "Give her a minute." "Then I'll talk to her." "He'll always resent Michael for what happened with Fallon." "But that was a long time ago." "And you feel like your father is interfering in your life now." "Yes, I do." "Amanda, he loves you." "He's only trying to help you." "I don't want his help." "Well, he was right about Dex and you, remember?" "That was different." "He's just trying to protect you." "Krystle, I can take care of myself." "I don't need protection." "I'm sorry." "But I have to handle my own life now." "What do you want here?" "Look, I went after you about the fire because I really thought that you were guilty." "But I was wrong." "So I was going through the house and this was about to be thrown out, and I thought that you should have it." "Thank you very much." "What really brings you here, Alexis?" " You're always so suspicious, Blake." " With good reason." "Why do you think I'm driven by hatred for you when I'm not?" "So you brought me this to prove that you're not." "Take it as you wish." "How dare you?" "How dare you bring a picture of my mother after the way you lied about her in that courtroom about who killed her?" "I wanted Ben to have his fair share of your father's will." "So, Ben was hungry for my money, you were hungry for my blood." "You can't accept a decent gesture, can you?" "Because in spite of your facade, you don't know the meaning of the word "decency."" "Look, I'm busy." "Get out of here." "You're a hateful man, Blake." "You always were and you always will be." "I said get out." "Mr. Wales, I have had enough of your lame excuses." "Now, you are supposed to be an investigative reporter, and I want that information about Blake Carrington's new venture within 24 hours." "Now, get me that information." "My plane's ready for takeoff." "We can head up to Wyoming as soon as you have a bag packed." "Oh, darling, um, I'm really sorry, but I can't go." "What?" "Why not?" "I've got to stay and find out what Blake's up to." "Alexis, whatever Blake's doing is his business." "Aren't you ever gonna stop negotiating with our happiness?" "I told you once, Dex, business comes first." " You mean that?" " Yes." "I've got to stay until I find out what I'm dealing with." "I'll tell you one thing you won't have to deal with, Alexis." "Me." "I'm going up to Wyoming alone." "Dex." "Yes." "Yes, yes, I see." "Right." "Goodbye." "The British Embassy wants to help, but their hands are tied." "If we're gonna get Caress out of that jail, we're gonna have to do it ourselves." "That's a big if, Dad." "You're asking for a miracle." "A miracle is just what she needs and she's counting on me for it too." "Steven, she's an innocent victim." "I can't let Ben do this" "No, no, no." "Dexter." "He's the one." "Dad, wait a minute." "He may have done this sort of thing before, but this" "He'll help us." "He wants to settle scores with Ben as much as I do." "I tried to get ahold of him this morning to talk to him about The Crater, but nobody knew where he'd gone." "Steven, you find him." "And quickly." "All right." "Tsk." "Thank you." " Ms. Deveraux." " Yes?" "Gary Tilden." " Uh, do you mind if I sit down?" " Not at all." "I've tried to contact you several times, but, uh, you haven't returned any of my calls." "Well, I've been busy." " You spoke to me about recording." " That's right." "If it's business, you should contact my lawyers." "Well, the people I represent don't always work through lawyers." "Oh, I see." "No, in this case they've asked me to contact you personally and to tell you that they have invested in a recording studio here in Denver." "And they would like very much for you to see it." "Well, perhaps I will when I have time." "Time." "Ha, ha." "We're talking about your career here, Miss Deveraux." "Or what once was your career." "I beg your pardon, Mr. Tilden?" "You're an extremely gifted singer, but you haven't recorded in quite some time." "Now, I can only assume that these rumours, then, are true." "The rumours?" "What are you talking about, Mr. Tilden?" "You haven't heard them?" "No, I haven't." "But I'm sure you can't wait to tell me." "It's a very small business, as you know, Miss Deveraux, and, uh, the word is that you are afraid to go back into the recording studios." " That's ridiculous." " Is it?" "Well, then why don't I arrange for you to come by the studio and check out the facilities?" "Shall we say soon?" "You do that." "I'll be there." "Excellent." "Ha, ha." "Come on, tell me now, what brings you here?" "And why didn't you let us know you were coming?" "Well, it was a last-minute thing." "Jeff has to see Mother about some business, and I thought:" ""I'm going too, just to see my father's great smile." "And see if he's all right."" "Well, what do you think of the new office?" "Well, it's, uh" "Not quite as grand as the old one, but it's a beginning." "Are you all right, though, really?" "The fire at La Mirage." "I couldn't believe it." "I know." "I couldn't believe I was standing there watching it burn." "You know, I've kept an album of pictures." "Someday we can look at it together." "We have a lot of happy memories." "The '20s party the night we re-opened, you remember?" "Yes." "Ha, ha." "Well, now, come on, let's talk about you." "You're, uh, gonna have a baby, and I can't tell you how excited I am about that." "Well, so are Jeff and I." "A new baby in the family." "It's a promise of good things ahead." "From my very special daughter." "Are you really all right?" "I mean, with everything that's happened" "Oh, yes, yes." "I'm fine." "And Krystle is well, and the baby." "And the boys, they're fine too." "And Amanda?" "I don't know." "I really don't know." "You and I, we've always been very close." "I don't find it that easy with your sister." "I wonder if I ever will." "What do you mean, there's been no word from Mr. Dexter since he took off?" "Well, keep checking all the airports between here and Laramie." "I'll wait to hear from you." "Oh." "Uh, Alexis, I know that you're worried about Dex, but come on, we've been at this for hours." "Let's finish this pipeline business with Colby Enterprises." "Now, is it no or yes?" "All right, Jeff." "Tell Jason Colby it's a yes this time." "Thanks." "Thanks a lot." "Please, Jeff, don't be angry with me." "No, it's not that I'm angry, it's- You're preoccupied." "I am." "Dex took a plane to Wyoming this morning and he apparently didn't make it." "I'm worried sick." "Alexis, I'm sure that Dex is going to be fine." "By the way, there's something I wanted to tell you even though you may not wanna hear it." "Both Fallon and I are very upset about the way you're handling things with Blake." "Taking the house was bad enough, but these accusations you've levelled at him in the newspaper, there's no excuse for that." "Jeff, Blake and I have been having our problems for a long, long time." "Oh, no, the way you handled them is cruel and unfair." "I don't think so." "If Blake can't take the truth, that's his" "Excuse me." "Hello?" "Oh, yes, darling, yes." "Um..." "I'll see you in a minute." "Was that news about Dex?" "No, it's Fallon." "She's on her way over." " Where is she?" " Wait just a moment." " I'll tell Mrs. Colby you're here." " No, I'll tell her." "That'll be all, Gerard." "Good night." "Good night, Mrs. Colby" "Oh, Dex, where have you been?" "I've been out of my mind with worry." "Well, I've been out of my mind without you." "So I, uh, put my wheels down in Wyoming." "Wyoming?" "I've had every airport checked and rechecked." "There's no record of you landing in Wyoming." "Because I took off again." "I headed back to try out every bar in Denver." "Because I wanted to drink you out of my system." "But I couldn't do it." "I need you." "I want you." "Oh, Dex, I want you too." "You don't know what hell I've been through." "You don't know what hell is like." "Not mine." "Thank you, Gerard." " Good morning, Mr. Carrington." " Good morning." " I'll have cook get your breakfast ready." " Thank you." "Did you just drop by for the night, Dexter?" "Or are you planning to move in?" "My plans are none of your business." " Well, my plans might interest you." " Oh?" "Alexis is jeopardising her business by letting her feelings guide her." "Jeopardising?" "How?" "You're dealing with my brother on the one hand and with Alexis on the other." "That's funny." "I don't see any conflict at all." "You seem to have charmed Alexis into thinking that too." "Well, let me assure you, it is only temporary." "I'm gonna get you out of her business and out of her life." "You see, my friend, there's no room for both of us." "That's right, Ben." "But it's you who's going." "You see, I've had just about enough of you double-crossing me." "What are you talking about?" "I'm talking about my faithful partner who never stops grilling the household staff about me." "Who lied to Dex about me." "Who is jealous of Adam." "And who betrayed me in the arson investigation." "You're making a mistake, Alexis." "Oh, no, Ben." "You're the one who's making a mistake." "We share the South China Sea oil leases, but that's all we share." "Because I want you out of this house and out of Colbyco today." "Alexis, don't do this." "You heard the lady, friend." "Pack your bags and get out." "If you think you're through with me, Alexis, you're wrong." "Very wrong." "Here's your playback, Miss Deveraux." "That was great." "No, it wasn't." "I was just listening to my playback." "May I ask, what are you doing here?" "Well, if I waited for you to come to my turf, I'd wait forever." "Exactly what is your turf, Mr. Kimball?" "It's Nick, Dominique." "And I'm an oilman just like Blake Carrington." "Really?" "Just like him?" "Well, I intend to be someday." "I'm working an oil well." "I got money in the bank." "I'm a cum laude graduate from the Colorado School of Mines." "So I'm well on my way." "Look, I came to talk about us." "About us?" "Really?" "What about us?" "Friendship." "And then after that..." "After that, what?" "Warmth, communication, romance." "And then" "Oh, Mr. Kimball." "Well, you're very self-assured, aren't you?" "Positive you can handle just about any situation." "If you're saying that I'm a state-of-the-art tough guy, we're wildcatters, so I am when I have to be." "And as for the flip side?" "I presume there is a flip side." "I'm a pushover for good causes and people." "Uh-huh." "Ha, ha." "I send my grandmother a cheque once a month, who lives in Carson City." "She promptly gives it to her church." "And that makes her happy, which is what life's all about." "Right?" "Personality-wise, my likeability quotient is a solid 10." "Really?" "What about your modesty quotient?" "Give me a six on that." "Ha-ha-ha." "A six?" "You do overestimate yourself, Mr. Kimball." "I think I'd give you a zero." "Because, you see, in spite of the cheque once a week to Carson City," "I find you to be one of the most conceited, self-centred, over-confident human beings I have ever met." "Believe me, in my profession, I have worked with the best of the worst." "But, Mr. Kimball, I do thank you for dropping by." "What are you doing here?" "You didn't really expect to get rid of me that easily, did you?" "As far as I'm concerned, Ben, I have." "Well, in that case, I trust you're ready to go to jail." "Or have you forgotten, Alexis, that you and I are guilty of criminal conspiracy and perjury?" "If we were to be convicted, we'd probably get 10 years." "Well, I'm prepared to be a good sport and go quietly." "But I'll take you with me." " You're bluffing." " Am I?" "I love you, Alexis, and you know it." "But I swear that I will destroy you before anyone else has you." "That'll make quite a headline in your very own newspaper." "The great woman of Denver with all her charities and philanthropic foundations and civic pride," "locked up and left to rot behind bars." "You wouldn't dare." "You've had a taste of it already when you were accused of murder." "Nothing terrifies you more than the thought of being caged again, does it?" "Does it, Alexis?" "Well?" "You still say I'm bluffing?" " Hi." " Michael." "I was afraid I'd never see you again." "I tried to reach you, but there was no answer." "I moved." "Well, you could have left a message." "I thought that if I stayed out of your life, you wouldn't have any more problems with your father." "But I decided I couldn't stay out of it that easily." "Well, I'm glad you changed your mind." "Are you?" "My father was very unfair." "I felt sick about it." "Did you find another job?" "Don't worry about that." "The important thing is I've got enough money to take us to lunch." "How about it?" "I wish I could." "I already have a lunch date." "Ooh." "Tsk." "Well, if it's a guy, he's a very lucky guy." "Meanwhile, I'll take a rain check, okay?" "Oh, excuse me." "I thought you were alone, but I see..." "Hello, Fallon." "Michael." "You're looking well." "So are you." "I know you saved my sister's life." "We're all very grateful for that." "That's good to hear." "Well, it's nice seeing you again, Fallon." " I'll call you, all right?" " Yes." "What do you think of him, Amanda?" "I like him very much." "As a matter of fact, I'm beginning to care for him a lot." "I can understand that." "I felt the same way once myself." "But, Amanda, he's bad news." "Look, Alexis, I get back to the trailer, there's a pile of orders from Ben." " Now, I thought you fired him." " Well, I changed my mind, Dex." "I decided that he might be useful after all." "My interests are so diversified now." "What happened after he left this house, Alexis?" "Nothing." "Come have a cup of coffee." "Well, you must have seen him." "Where?" "Did he come back here or did he show up at your office?" "Look, I tracked him down, I asked him to come to my office." "I need somebody to help me run the oil business now." "I'm so busy with the newspaper and with the new museum, I'm" "Okay, come on, now." "He's got something on you, right?" "No." "He's making you do this, isn't he?" "Where is he?" "If you won't tell me, I'll get it out of him." "Look, Dex, I don't know where he is." "And for my sake, will you please stay out of this?" "Not until I get him out of your life, Alexis." "Nicely done, Alexis." "So if we can break Caress out of that prison, bring her back here to Denver and prove that Ben kidnapped her, once and for all, we'd be rid of Ben." " Once and for all." " Mm-hm." "Count me in, Blake."