"They're right, you know." "Youth is wasted on the young." "What are you talking about?" "Fishing." "When I was a boy, I used to hate it, but lately it's become my favourite sport." "Well, I'm not into sports." "Even when the fish is Blake, and the bait is Farouk Ahmed?" "Now, that's different." "You know, when it comes to fishing, you're the best there is." "Ahmed loans Blake your billion dollars and Blake puts up his South Sea China oil leases as collateral." "To you, Alexis." "Tell me about Mr. Liu." "You know, the man you had that meeting with in San Francisco." "What's he like?" "Hungry, like all men." "Especially when they meet you." "Tell me something, do you always get what you want?" "Yes." "Alexis?" "She was trying to tell me something." "Who?" "Amanda." "When she called a little while ago from La Mirage." "There was definitely something strange about her voice." "Alexis." "Hello, La Mirage?" "Would you page Amanda Carrington, please?" "She's registered?" "Well then" " Then ring her room." "I shouldn't have hung up on her." "Something's wrong, Ben, I know it." "It's busy?" "Oh, no." "No message." "I'm gonna go over to La Mirage." "I've got to see what's happening." "What's the matter?" "Did Amanda say anything to you today about having a date tonight?" "Meeting someone?" "No." "Do you think she's back with Dex?" "No, no, no, not with Dex." "She stopped by the office today." "I had a meeting with Farouk Ahmed and I asked her to wait for me." "When I came out no more than ten minutes later, she was gone." "Didn't she say what she wanted?" "No, I guess something was troubling her." "I wish I'd talked to her." "You did ask her to wait for you." "Yes, I did, but she didn't, and she hasn't been seen since." "Tsk." "Why is it there are times when we get our priorities mixed and we push our kids aside?" "Blake, you're a good father." "Nobody loves his family or worries more about his children than you do." "Maybe, but I've got a feeling I could do better." "Sammy Jo, all I asked was if you and Danny wanted to go to the circus." "And I told you I'd love it, but it's not that simple, Clay." "The circus?" "What could be more simple?" "You got clowns, acrobats, trained animals." " It's fun, Sammy Jo." " If it were just Danny and me involved," "I would jump at the chance." "Well, did you hear me invite anyone else?" " Steven." " Look, I'm not inviting Steven." "You know what I'm talking about." "It's just that he's got this thing about me taking Danny out of the house." "I don't get it." "What is it with Blake Carrington's kids?" "Do they all need shrinks?" "Steven's paranoid," "Amanda, she's a little girl with big problems." "Well, I wasn't aware that you'd been spending time with Amanda, or her problems." "I just happened to be around a couple times when she needed someone." "Maybe you'd rather take her to the circus." "Come on, Sammy Jo." "I'm not interested in Amanda." "She's a mixed up, spoiled little rich kid." "I'm not exactly the poor relation." "True, but you're still new at it." "And if you're gonna get spoiled, I wanna be the man to do it." "Now, do you, Danny and I have a date?" " For the circus." "Right." " Circus." "Heh-heh." "Hmm?" "Garrett, what is going on?" "Jackie told me you flew in from L.A. to take her to dinner." "What is this?" "Well, I was going to stay over and then I realised it was a rotten idea." "So I'm checking out, Dominique." "Out of this hotel, out of Denver and out of your life." "Oh, really?" "That's what you always wanted." "Face it, Dominique, you've been right all along." "It's been too many years for us." "And as for Jackie, well, if she needs me she can always call." "So you really are a cad after all." "You're walking out on me for the second time." "You're the one who opened the door." "If you wanna go, just remember one thing." "It's very, very cold outside." "In case you missed it, that was a proposal." "In case you missed it, that was an acceptance." "Dad?" "Gerard said you wanted to see me." " Oh, Steven, I'm glad you're here." " What is it?" "Did Amanda say anything to you at all about dating somebody tonight?" "No, I was supposed to have lunch with her, but I missed it." "So you have no idea where she's gone?" "No." "What is it?" "You look worried." "I am worried." "No one has seen her since early this afternoon." " She hasn't phoned." " Could she be with Dex?" "No, I phoned him out at the pipeline." "He hasn't seen her since yesterday." "Oh, wait a minute." "She left me a note." "I forgot about that." "What does the note say?" ""Dear Steven." "Always remember that I love you." "Amanda."" ""Always remember that I love you"?" "I don't like this." "There's something very wrong." "I know it." "She's in trouble." "I'm going to phone the police." "She may need us." "Amanda." "Amanda, open the door." "I know you're in there." " Amanda." " I've got the key, Mrs. Colby." "Open the door." "I know there's something terribly wrong with my daughter." "Amanda." "Amanda." "Oh, God, Amanda, what have you done?" "Amanda, wake up." " Oh, God." "Help me with her." " Yes." "Miss Carrington." "Miss Carrington?" " Call a doctor." "Amanda." "Amanda." " Up we get." "Hold her up." "Darling, it's Mommy." "It's Mommy." "Wake up." " Stand up." "Can you stand?" " Send the paramedics to Suite 2A, and tell them to hurry." "Amanda, wake up." "I'm gonna try and find the house doctor." "I'll be right back." "Come on, Amanda, listen to me." "You always tell me that I get everything I want." "Well, I do, Amanda, and right now I want you to walk." "Do you hear me, Amanda?" "Walk." "Come on." "You know how stubborn I am." "Well, you're going to be all right, Amanda." "Because I'm going to make you all right." "Do you hear me, Amanda?" "Do you?" "Mother." "Oh, darling." "Oh, my baby." "Oh, Amanda." "Oh, my darling, I'm so sorry." "I love you, Amanda." "Amanda, darling, come on." "I'm so sorry." "I'm so sorry, Amanda, for all the things I said and for how I hurt you, darling, but sometimes when you're hurt you say things you don't mean." "But you're my daughter, Amanda, and I love you." "I've always loved you, Amanda, and right now you are going to walk." " I can't." " Yes, you can." "I'm here." "And I'm going to take care of you and you are going to live." "Do you hear me?" "You are going to live." "What is it, Dexter?" "I was looking for Alexis." "I have some business to talk over with her." "Well, she isn't here." "Besides, this is her home." "If you've got business to discuss, the lady has an office." "Well, I'll try to remember that." "It's my impression, Dexter, that you and Alexis are divorced." "Under the circumstances, I should have thought you would hand in your key." "Hmm, um..." " What about yours?" " Meaning?" "Well, you just won $125 million." "One would think that you'd be able to afford your own apartment." "You know, I can think of a long list of people I might answer to, Dexter, but you're not even at the tail end of that list." "Where do I know you from, Carrington?" "Probably from the newspapers." "You've obviously been following my fortunes avidly." "No, it's somewhere else." "Oh, in our pasts, as they say?" "Well, maybe, yes." "Well, have you ever been to Australia?" "No, no." "Then you don't know me, okay?" "I know your face, Carrington." "I saw you once." "With a group of men, something to do with oil fields." "Well, isn't that a surprise?" "Oil happens to be my business." "Sorry I can't help you." "I do know you, Carrington." "And I promise you," "I'll dig to the bottom of the barrel till I find out who you are." " Okay." "Get her out of here." " What do we got here?" "The doctor's on alert, waiting in the ER." "The lV." "You sure?" "What are the vitals?" "Okay, easy." "Come on, easy." " We have a code yellow." " Okay, ER 3." " Move." " Are you her mother?" "Oh, yes." "She swallowed these." "Does she have any medical history we should be aware of?" " I don't think so." " All right." "Mommy's here, darling." "Just hang on, darling, please." "All right, what do you want?" "When I call a man and tell him I'm on my way," "I don't expect to find him in bed with a book." "Frankly, Caress, I could think of no reason to stay up." "Besides, I wanted to make you feel comfortable." "I understand beds and books are your territory." "Now, get to the point." "I'm on the last chapter of this terrific murder mystery." "Of course." "Alexis wasn't with Blake the day of the fire." "She was with me." "Oh, there was a Carrington in bed with a woman, all right." "But that Carrington was you, and the woman was Emily Fallmont." " You're bluffing." " Am I?" "Emily is a decent woman." "She knows that her silence is hurting Blake and it's killing her." "Now, how much effort do you think it would take me to lead her to the district attorney, for her to talk, and for you to lose everything?" "Ahem." "What do you want?" "I'm not greedy, Ben." "Ten percent of your inheritance should do it." " Twelve and a half million dollars?" " Well, I could ask for more." "Accept the offer now before the price goes up." "Deal?" "All right." "But for that kind of money, I want your mouth shut." "And my purse open." "When?" "I'll be in touch." "Oh, don't bother finishing the book." "The younger brother did it." "Yeah?" "Good." "So we'll be in Caracas by noon." "Uh-huh." "What are you doing?" "I'm just getting to know you again." "You know, that was not there the first time around." "It's age." "It's an improvement." "It adds character." "You know, we have wasted so many years." "And every time I saw Jackie smile I would think of you." "I've missed you so much." "From now on, no more lies." "If only I had known that..." "That you and Jessica were divorced, it would have meant" "Forget the past." "It's our time, Dominique." "Marry me." "Now." "Oh, God, do you know how long I've waited to hear you say that?" "Ah." "Say it again." "Marry me." "Please." "Now that I know you just will not take no for an answer..." "Oh, there's Dr. Linaver." "He's handling your daughter's case." " Mr. Carrington." " Doctor, how is my daughter?" "We had to pump her stomach." " We hope it's not too late." " Hope?" "What does that mean?" "She's alive, but your daughter took a massive dose of barbiturates, Mr. Carrington." "Oh, God, Blake." " May I see her?" " Of course." "Only for a few minutes." "Her mother's in there now." "Darling, you could help me." "Call Adam and Steven and let them know what's going on." "Oh, Blake, I'm going in with you." "I don't want you to deal with Alexis right now." "No, it'll be all right." "Really, there's no need." "There'll be no confrontation." "I'll see to that." "Amanda's the important one right now." "Now, you make those phone calls and come back here to the room." "Amanda?" "Amanda, can you hear me?" " Mr. Carrington, you sent for me?" " Yes, doctor." "It's been 12 hours." "Now, I want to know why my daughter is still unconscious." "There's no timetable on these things." "It can take up to 48 hours before we can tell if there's been any damage." "I'm sorry." "There's nothing more I can tell you." "If you'll excuse me." "How can you blame this on the doctor?" "You drove her to it." "I told you she was in trouble." "I begged you to help her." "You've blamed me for everything." "I'll be damned if I'll take the blame for this." "Fact is, that was me she turned to before she took that overdose, not you." "Yes, and you turned your back on her." "There's no way in hell I'll let that happen again." "From now on, she's going to stay away from you." "Are you making decisions about Amanda again?" "Well, that's just like you, isn't it?" "You treat your whole family like soldiers." "You stand them up, you give them orders, and then you expect total obedience from them." "Well, I won't allow it." "Not with my daughter." "You're not gonna have that choice, because I'm not gonna let you near her." " Then you're going to have to hire an army." "I won't need an army." "Amanda knows you for what you are." "No, no, stop it." " Amanda." " Darling?" "Amanda, darling." "Amanda, if you can hear me," "I promise no one is ever going to hurt you again as long as I live." "I promise you that." "Senor Lopez, I am perfectly aware that Miss Morell is no longer in prison here." "That's why I've flown all this way." "To tell me something you and I both know?" "Look, the woman still had two years to serve, yet she was released by you." "Good behaviour." "Sometimes it happens." "Good behaviour had nothing to do with it." "She was released early and illegally because it was to your advantage." "Senor Carrington, why are you here?" "Let's say it's in all of our best interests that Miss Morell return and serve out her full term." "Oh?" "And why is that?" "You received substantial encouragement to release her." "I'll offer you even more encouragement to lock her up again." "I believe we have a vacancy." "But extradition is a long and complicated legal process." "It could take years." "I'll take care of the legalities." "You just keep that cell available." " How is she?" " Hanging in there." " Good." " Steven." " I wanna talk to you." " About what?" "Your request to see all my files at the office." "Why?" "Adam, you are one person I want to know everything about." "Look, you have your secrets, God knows." " Well, I have mine." "So lay off." " I'm on the board of directors." "I have every right to see those files." "You can't stop me." "You always underestimate me." "Do you have something to hide?" "Something you don't want me to find?" "Why not just tell me what it is you're looking for and I'll tell you what you want to know." "Now you're underestimating me, Adam." "I wouldn't believe a word you say." " Steven, back off." " Or what?" "You should know by now." "One way or another, I always settle my scores." "Oh, thanks." "I'm so sorry." "No, I'm the one who should apologise." "For what?" "Because sometimes I forget how young you are." "And I forget that I'm your older brother and that you may need me and not know how to ask." "I'm really sorry." "Oh, come on, Steven." "You were there when I needed you." "I'm really lucky to be alive." "But I've embarrassed everybody, haven't I?" "This isn't an easy family to be a part of, Amanda." "There are a lot of ups and downs." "I know." "But I don't think I can take the downs anymore." "Then I'll make a deal with you." "Next time you're on a downslide, come to me again." "And this time, I promise I'll be there for you." "Okay?" "Okay." " Remember when you were a little boy and you had to sleep with your night light on and the door open because you were afraid of being alone?" "Yes." "Well, remember what I said to you?" "I said that you don't have to worry about being alone." "Because if you believe in yourself, nobody can ever hurt you." "Now no one can ever hurt me, because for the first time in my life," "I really feel that I can make it on my own." "Give me a hug." " Don't go." " Oh, honey, come here." "Come here." "I have to go." "But wherever I go," "I'm gonna carry a little piece of you, all safe and snug, right here." "Now, I'm not going to come back to this house again, but you're going to be okay, aren't you?" "Claudia." "I love you." " I love you." " I love you." "Krystle." "Hello, Claudia." "Aren't flowers wonderful?" "I remember when you nursed me back to health." "My room was filled with dozens of bouquets, aromas." "They covered up the smell of what was really going on." "Claudia, Amanda may be coming home from the hospital today." "I would like this to be a happy homecoming." "Of course." "And flowers will brighten her spirits, they'll brighten her room, and with any luck, they may even cover up the real reasons why she tried to kill herself." "What has this family ever done to you besides loving you, supporting you?" "Oh, come on, Krystle, I was a mercy booking here and you know it." "Having little old Claudia around made the rest of you feel all the more superior." "Blake has cared for you like his own daughter." "And you?" "What about you?" "Did you care?" "You know I've cared." "You know, you've always fascinated me." "While the rest of this family manipulates and turns brother against brother, you stand by radiating this glow of passive acceptance." "You allow the treachery." "And that makes you the most dangerous Carrington of them all." "I know you too well." "You didn't invite yourself over here just to admire my interior decorating." "Well, what if I said it was part of the reason?" "Adam, I've dealt with you before." "When you smile, it makes me nervous." "So why don't you just tell me the other part and leave?" "I ran into Clay Fallmont at La Mirage." "He couldn't stop talking about you." "What did he say?" "Well, he thinks you're beautiful and exciting and fresh." "But I'd forget about it, Sammy Jo." "I'm sure that it's a lost cause." "And what's that supposed to mean?" "Well, Clay comes from a very powerful family." "He likes a challenge in his career and his women." " And frankly" " Frankly what?" "Well, frankly, with a background like yours, I don't see you as a match for him." "Adam, with a background like mine, less can make for more." "It makes you work harder to get things and to hold onto them." "I'm a match for any man, including Clay Fallmont." "Well, maybe you're right." "Maybe that's why Steven is so nervous about your dating Clay." " Nervous?" "Why?" " Well, it's obvious." "Steven still finds it necessary to make you arrange for time to see Danny." "Now, if you married Fallmont and petitioned the courts for custody of Danny," "Steven wouldn't stand a chance." "Not up against a mother who's married to the son of a senator." "Would he?" "A parked car in a dark alley, Ben?" "This is a business deal." "I'm not selling state secrets." "Get in." "You demanded a $50,000 down payment to keep quiet about Emily Fallmont and me." "It's blackmail, and I'm paying it." "I think secrecy is called for." " Have you got the money?" " If you have the manuscript." "Oh, yes." "It's here." "Now, why you should want it, I can't imagine." "Just for my own amusement." "I'll take that!" "And she goes air freight." "To Caracas." " Welcome home, Miss Amanda." " Thank you, Gerard." "Amanda." " I'm so happy you're home." " I'm really sorry." "Everything's gonna be all right." "Don't worry." "Come on, now, young lady." "Upstairs to bed." "Doctor says you've gotta get some rest." "But I feel fine." " No, no, no." "The doctor said for you to take it easy and you're going to do that." "Oh, Daddy, these are beautiful." "Lilacs, my favourite." "Oh." "I don't deserve any of this." "Not after what I've done." "Come on, now, come on." "You know, you really didn't want to die." "If you had, you never would have phoned your mother last night." "All you were doing was just reaching out for somebody to listen to you." "Now, you came to my office yesterday asking for help, and I didn't even take the time to look at you to see" "See what was in your eyes." " I didn't give you much of a chance." " No, no, no." "I should have seen the pain that you were in." "And I didn't, I'm sorry." "But, darling, from now on, whenever you need me," "I'll be there for you." "I promise you that." "I don't understand." "You mean my sister left La Mirage but did not check out?" "Someone else paid and checked out for her." "Someone else checked out for her?" "Yes, that's right, and paid her bill." " And paid her bill?" " Yes, Mrs. Colby." "Thank you." "Well, well, well." "I wonder who paid Cassie's hotel bill." "Well, knowing your sister, any number of men." "I wonder where she is." "Frankly, Alexis, I don't care." "Do you?" "I'm curious." "What have you done with her, Ben?" "Let's just say that I made it possible for her to get her a sensational suntan." "You know, she is my sister." "I do think I have a right to know where she is, don't you?" "Of course you do." "But if I told you, would you want me to bring her back again?" "Alexis, you and I are two of a kind." "How we get our results is unimportant." "And the results are all that count." "Hmm." "Pass the jam." "Thank you." "I'm going to be gone for a couple of days." "Really?" "Where are you going?" "Business trip." "Bon voyage." "And there's gonna be elephants and clowns where we're going, Danny." "And acrobats." "Do you know what an acrobat is?" "No." "Why don't you tell me?" " Steven." " Hey, champ." " Daddy." "You sound surprised." "You sound like you weren't expecting me to be home." "Why don't you run downstairs and tell Gerard we'll be a few more minutes?" "Then we'll go to the circus just like he promised you." "Okay." "Steven, I know what you're gonna say, but don't, okay?" "You're not allowed to take him off the grounds." "I would have asked you, but I knew the answer." " "No."" " That's right." "I wanna do things with Danny." "Fun things, outside." "Not just here in the house." "It's not fair to him, or me." "What does it take to make you understand that I'm not going to risk his safety by letting you take him anywhere?" "Well, I'm sorry you hate me so much, but I'm leaving now and I'm taking Danny to the circus." "You know violating the custody agreement is a crime, Sammy Jo." " If you don't know that, you should." " Just because you're a Carrington doesn't mean you can push me around." "I am getting sick and tired of your threats, and you're gonna be real sorry if you don't start treating me with respect." "Respect?" "Are you kidding or what?" "I talked to my lawyer and he told me if I remarried, there isn't a court in this world that won't give me custody of my son." "There isn't a court who'd be impressed by anybody who'd marry you." "Huh." "Try Clay Fallmont." "Fallmont?" "Ex-Senator Fallmont's flesh and blood." "He's the one who's taking us to the circus." "So remember that the next time you feel like giving me a hard time." " Sit down, Garrett." " Thank you." "I know you have a lot on your mind." "Well, that's all right." "Let's talk." "Can I get you something to drink?" "No, thank you." "Now, you said that you had some business to discuss." "All right." "There's a rumour that you've made a deal with consortium for a billion-dollar loan to finance your Colbyco takeover bid." "Now, you know that's not a rumour." "That's a fact." "And that you're using your South China Sea oil leases as collateral." "And Jason Colby doesn't like it." "Is that what you're trying to tell me?" "He's concerned." "Colby Enterprises and Denver-Carrington are doing business together to create a pipeline." "He thinks you should be concentrating on that rather than risking these leases in a takeover that may fail." "Now, you tell Jason to relax." "I know what I'm doing." "South China Sea leases are secure." "The only one who isn't is Alexis Colby." "I just want to confirm whether you've set up my appointment with Mr. Han." " Yes, I have, Mrs. Colby." " Good." "Then I'll meet you in Hong Kong the day after tomorrow." "And we'll meet prior to my meeting with Mr. Han and I'll tell you about my plans, after which I expect to be in total control of Blake Carrington's South China Sea leases." "The day after tomorrow in Hong Kong." "Yes." "Right." "Just as we planned." "Blake Carrington will lose his oil leases." "And Mrs. Colby?" "You deal with that, Mr. Liu, exactly as per our agreement." "But a part of our arrangement is missing." "Not anymore." "Sister Dearest?" "I'll need it before we get to Hong Kong." "I wouldn't bother to translate the entire thing into Chinese." "Just chapter 12." "It's Alexis Colby at her best." "I just heard about Amanda." "I got back to town as soon as I could." "How is she?" "I always thought that I could take anything that life has to dish out, but I cannot take seeing one of my children suffer." " This is all my fault." " Oh, no, Dex." "Stand in line behind me." "No, you don't understand." "The other day, Amanda came to me asking if we could be friends." "Just friends." "I told her in so many words we were better off not seeing each other again." "Better off?" "Alexis, she almost killed herself." "I know." "Oh, Dex." "I've always thought of Amanda as a grown-up, an adult woman." "When I saw her lying in that hospital bed, all I saw was a frightened, vulnerable little girl." "You know something?" "I feel frightened and vulnerable now too." "It's a hell of a note, isn't it, Alexis?" "That it took something this tragic to stop us from clawing at each other?" "I'm going to go and visit her later." "I'll tell her that you send your regards." "Well, what are you doing here?" "I've been asking you that question for years and I still haven't heard a satisfactory answer." "I am visiting Amanda." "Without even the courtesy of a call first?" "You think you have free access to this house and everyone in it, don't you?" "Nothing's for free in this life." "You of all people should know." "After all, you've charged enough." "Amanda's resting." "I don't think you should see her now." "I'm really not interested in what you think." "Alexis, before all this happened, I warned you about Amanda." "But you didn't care what I thought, or about Amanda." "You still don't." "All you're worried about is avoiding the blame." "Well, it's too late." "If you're quite finished with today's pop psychology lecture," "I'm going to see my daughter." "It's really lovely." "Thanks." "Amanda, I've got to tell you something." "When I saw you and Dex in bed together, all I could think of was my sense of betrayal." " I am so sorry, I" " Oh, darling, please let me finish." "You see, when people are hurt, they forget how much they love." "And they say things that can be unforgivable." "Then it's safer not to love, isn't it?" "Maybe it is." "But it's a lot emptier." "I never meant to hurt you." "Never." "I know you didn't, now." "And I never meant to hurt you." "And whatever it is that I said, Amanda," "I just want you to know that I love you, and I'd give my life for you, darling." "I would." "Come in." "Amanda, darling, I was wondering" "Hi, Daddy." " Are you all right, Amanda?" " Yeah, I'm fine." " I'll be back in a little while." " Okay." "I'm going to be very busy in the next few weeks." "But I just want you to know that whenever you want to, you'll be able to reach me by telephone." "And whatever happens, darling, I will always love you." "Always." "I love you too." "Thank you for my necklace." "It's so beautiful." "Well, it looks so beautiful on you." "You know my mother gave that to me when I was a young girl." "And when she gave it to me, she said," ""I'm giving this to you because you're a very special daughter."" "And that's why I'm giving it to you." "Because you're my daughter, and you're very, very special." "And I love you." "Thank you." "Alexis." "Alexis, I want to discuss our daughter." "Alexis." "God damn it, you listen to me." "Alexis." "You listen to me, Blake." "Everything that I've ever loved, you've taken away from me." "My children, one by one." "This house." "Well, take a deep breath, Blake, because the children and this house and everything that belonged to me is going to be mine again."