"I'd like to give you a kiss good morning." "Last time on Dynasty:" "Jeff..." "Hey, last night was wonderful, and I don't feel I have to apologise for anything." "Well, I don't want you to." "Jeff, can't you see?" "Neither one of us is good at one-night stands." "Is that what you thought last night was?" "Kate Torrance is dead?" "Did you know her?" "It was my idea to snatch the baby." "But to give her something to live for." "But I had it figured all wrong." "She gave all her love to that baby." "To you." "Charlie, what are you saying?" "You are Adam Carrington." " Mr. Carrington?" " Yes." " Mr. Adam Carrington?" " Yes." "Mr. Adam Carrington." "This for you, sir." "What is it?" "A summons." "Karen Atkinson v. Adam Carrington." "They're suing to nullify the surrogate contract." "You smell so good." "So good." "What a pity it won't save you." "Joseph Anders' son or not, what motive could he have?" "Revenge." "Joseph hated me, and whether he showed you or not, he was always very jealous of you." "I think that Sean's out to destroy both of us." "Dex and I are leaving for Natumbe tonight." "I'm convinced that the answer to Sean Anders is there." "Yes, I'm, uh, in total agreement." "Hey, Carrington," "I wanna tell you something." "I know you figured out who I am." "I knew you would, sooner or later." "You just messed up my time table a little, that's all." "He's gonna blow up this ship." "There's been an explosion on one of my tankers, and there's something I must tell you." "There's, uh..." "There's no way I can soften it for you, but Sean is dead." "Are you sure?" "They took a watch off a body, and the inscription read, "To Sean, with undying love." "Alexis"" "Adam." "Adam?" "Adam." "Adam, please, slow down." "Sorry." "Sorry, I'm all keyed up." "I can't wait to get into that courtroom tomorrow." "You're looking forward to this custody fight?" "The sooner we get the hearing over with, the sooner we get to bring our son home where he belongs." "Oh, what makes you so sure we're gonna win this thing?" "Our lawyer said that these surrogate cases can go either way." "Not this time." "We have a contract." "We acted in good faith." "And they can't give him all the advantages we can." "I know that." "I'm just worried..." "There's nothing to worry about." "We're gonna win." "We have to." "Yeah, but if something did go wrong?" "Dana, I was taken away from my family and I swear, that's not gonna happen again." "Not to another Carrington baby." "Not to my son." "Come on now, Sam, I just get back from Africa," "I'm leaving tomorrow morning to make some speeches across the state." "And you hit me with this?" "Well, forget the headlines." "How many years do you know me?" "Well, have I ever done anything in 20 years to lead you to believe that I'm a gunrunner?" "Well, if that's the way you feel, there's no point in our talking, is there?" "Well..." "Yes, I'm sorry too." "Sam Ferguson is pulling out of the campaign." "But he says, "Don't take it personally."" "Don't they realise that you're the one who discovered the guns?" "Now the press is treating you like some sort of criminal." "No, darling." "They're treating me like a political candidate." "They don't care that you risked your life." " They only care how it looks." " Exactly." "And I must say it looks pretty bad." "I mean, after all, those guns were found on a Denver-Carrington tanker." "The company is still under investigation and I'm running for governor of Colorado." "It makes for one hell of a story." "But Alexis knows that Sean was out to destroy this family." "Why doesn't she print that story in her newspaper?" "Eh." "I'll make some calls." "There's really no need for you to get involved." " Thanks, Dex." " Heh." "You know, it all ended so quickly." "I never really got a chance to know him." "Well, you know all you need to know about the man." "Why he came here, what he wanted." "You know what hurts?" "The fact that he..." "He never cared about me, he never really loved me." "Oh, Alexis." "His only love was revenge." "He chose to die for it." "Well, that was a tragic choice." "Just like mine in marrying him." "But that is not going to happen again." "I assure you." "You are a beautiful woman." "You'll love again," " you'll be happy again." " Ha, ha." "Are you saying that all I really need" " is the love of a good man?" " Mm." "It was pretty damned good before, wasn't it?" "Yes." "Yes, it was." "Oh, Dex." "You know this isn't gonna work." " Well, it was an intriguing thought." " Mm." "But I've had enough intrigue in my life to last me a lifetime." "Well, don't be so sure about that." " Well, I've got to go." " Okay." "You know something, Alexis?" "You're one of a kind." "I know." "You're not supposed to be up here." "We've got a restraining order..." "I realise that, but I know you're visiting the baby." "I wanna talk to Karen." "I know..." " No, no chance of that." " Maybe you'll change your mind." "She's not gonna change her mind about keeping our son." "Your son?" "Who the hell do you think you are?" " Both of you." " Dana, I know this is hard for you." "Now, I didn't want it to be this way." "Then how did you want it to be?" "Have you forgotten all those lovely speeches you gave about how this baby was going to be your gift to Adam and me?" "I can't give him up." "I can't, okay?" "He's a part of my life now." "Well, he's part of my life too." "I honestly believed you when you said that we were going to have this child for Adam together." " That's enough." " It's okay." "I can handle this." "No, it is not okay." "Adam is sending his wife over here to soften you up." "Adam has nothing to do with this." "I came here alone." "Well, I would like you to leave on your own." "Ugh, Dana..." "A baby is supposed to bring such joy." " Good evening, Mr. Hess." " Evening." "Come and sit down." "So, what do you have for me?" "I've been checking a few more leads on your late husband." "Ha, oh, please, the life and death of Sean Rowan no longer concerns me." "Oh, I don't know, Mrs. Colby, the guy may be dead, but, uh, he can still hurt you." "What do you mean by that?" "Well, I'm on to something." "I think he's responsible for bringing Jesse Atkinson to Denver." "What?" "Your husband paid him to come back and talk his wife into keeping the baby." "This whole custody battle thing tomorrow," "I think it was your husband's idea." "Are you sure about this?" "Well, I know he gave Atkinson the money for the lawyer." "God." "Not only did he try and destroy Blake and me, he had to steal Adam's baby." "That's my theory." "I need more facts, Mr. Hess." "Can you get me proof?" " Yeah." " I need written agreements, phone company records, cancelled cheques," " anything you can get your hands on." " You got it." "This is one battle that Sean Rowan is not gonna win from the grave." "I want you to get them to me as soon as you can." "Good night, Mr. Hess." "Good night." "Is this your, uh, signature, Mrs. Atkinson?" "Yes." "And did you familiarise yourself with this contract before you signed it?" "I'm not sure." "I don't know what you mean." "Mrs. Atkinson, did you have an attorney explain this contract to you before you signed it?" "Yes, I did." "What's your understanding of the terms of this contract?" "Your Honour, in the interest of time, my client has already stipulated she signed the document and agreed to be the surrogate mother to Mr. Adam Carrington's child." "Your Honour, as grateful as I am for counsel's efforts to move this case along," "I do believe that this testimony is relevant." "Proceed, Mr. Todd." "So you did agree to carry Adam Carrington's child." " Yes." " And after you had the baby...?" "Mrs. Atkinson, I'd like for you to read for the court this portion of the contract." ""The surrogate, Karen Atkinson, shall immediately give full custody of the child to the prospective parents on the birth of the child."" "And you fully understand what that meant?" " Objection, Your Honour." " I'd like to hear the witness answer." "Go ahead, Mrs. Atkinson." "Well, it meant that I was supposed to give them my baby." "Adam Carrington's baby." " Well, yes, but it's my..." " Thank you, Mrs. Atkinson." "No further questions." "Mrs. Wilby?" "Karen, before you signed this very complicated document, did your attorney advise you he needed your informed consent?" "I don't understand what you mean." "Informed consent means:" ""Full disclosure of all facts necessary to make an intelligent decision and an awareness of the possible consequences."" "Karen, when was the last time you gave away a baby?" "What are you saying?" "Well, you agreed to give this baby away, didn't you?" " You signed a contract, didn't you?" " Yes, but I..." "Then you must've known what you were doing, am I correct?" "When I signed the contract, I thought I would be able to go through with it." " Move to strike, Your Honour." " How can anyone know..." "I'd like the court to admonish the witness." " Mrs. Atkinson..." " Admonish the witness?" "Mr. Todd, my client is answering the only way she knows how." "Karen Atkinson admits to understanding the terms of the contract, but she had no way of knowing what the contract would mean until after she had the baby." "Judge, I submit that Mrs. Atkinson knew exactly what she was doing and is trying to take further advantage of Adam and Dana Carrington." "And I submit, counsellor, that this so-called contract is not legal, not constitutional, and I would argue the point, not moral." "Not moral?" "By whose standards, counsellor?" "Yours?" "No, Mr. Todd." "I'm speaking about the morality of a very rich family trying to buy my client's child." " That's a damned lie!" " Order, please!" "How can you accuse me of trying to buy my own child?" "What do you want, proof?" "I'll give you a blood test, anything you want!" "But that is my baby and Karen knows it!" "Mr. Carrington, I won't have any more outbursts from you or anyone else in this courtroom." "Do I make myself clear?" "Mr. Todd." "Mrs. Wilby." "I want to see you in chambers." "I'll be interested in hearing you explain why I shouldn't hold you in contempt of court." "This court is recessed until 2:00 this afternoon." "Mrs. Carrington..." "I'm sorry." "The judge has issued a gag order." "We're not allowed to comment." "But the election is only a week away." "About your husband?" "Where is he?" "He's campaigning out of town." "I'm about to join him." "So if you'll excuse me." "About the weapons scandal, is it true there might be a federal investigation?" "Mrs. Carrington, there's a lot of talk the mob may be in on this." "That your husband used his ships to transport drugs too." "Denver-Carrington deals in oil." "Not drugs and not guns." "Now, we know that one man conspired to involve us." "When we have the facts, you'll be the first to know." "What about you, Mrs. Colby?" "Wasn't your company involved in this Vitron deal?" "Absolutely not." "There are no guns on any Colbyco vessels." "Excuse me." "Back to my original question, Mrs. Carrington, isn't it true that the fbi...?" "My husband will be happy to answer questions at the proper time." "Now, if you'll excuse me." "Mrs. Carrington, one more..." "Oh, come on." "I bet you're sitting around the pool soaking up that California sunshine." "Heh, I wish." "As a matter of fact, I'm in my room, getting ready for another auction." "Good." "I'm expecting you to bring back some champions to our stable." " Jeff." " Yeah?" "Why did you really call me?" "I don't know." "I guess I wanted to hear a nice friendly voice." "Actually, I got, uh, the divorce papers today." "It's official with Fallon and, uh..." "And you're feeling a little empty." " Look, if you want me to fly back..." " No, no, no." "I might wanna call you later on if that's all right." "Any time." "And if you don't call me, I'll call you." "How about that?" " You got a deal" " Bye." "Bye." " Been a long time, Jeff." "How are you?" " I'm okay." "You could have fooled me." "You look like you've lost your best friend." "I just don't feel like conversation, that's all." " Bad news?" " No, no, nothing I wasn't expecting." "Fallon and I are divorced." "Hello?" "Oh, no, Leslie, Jeff's not here." "I was with him a little while ago." "I thought he was on his way home." "He may be, but he doesn't live here anymore." "He has his own apartment." "I didn't know that." "Could you give me the address?" "Sure. 18 Redfield Avenue, Apartment..." "Krystle, are you there?" "Krystle?" "8" " B. I've got to run, Leslie." "My God." " What's all this?" " I'm moving out." "Heh." "May I ask why?" "I appreciate everything you've done, Dex." " You've been a great friend." " And I still am." "So why are you going?" "Well, I guess if you must know," "I don't think Jeff would approve of me staying here with you." "Oh, Jeff." "Well, you never learn, do you, Leslie?" "No, but this is different." "Jeff is divorced." "I love him, Dex, and I know he cares about me." "The way Sean cared about you?" "Or is it more like the way I cared about you, for a while?" "This is different." "I spent my whole life filling it with other people." "You've done the same thing." "You're still in love with Alexis." "You always will be." "That's the way I feel about Jeff." "Okay." "Do whatever you have to do." "But you can never use me again." "That's over." "No more safe harbour when the weather gets rough." "I know." "I'm going after what I want." "You should do the same." "Just a moment." " Who is it?" "The girl of your dreams." "What are you doing?" "I know it's early and that you have a lot of business, but the sooner we get this out of the way, the better." "Out of the way?" "What are you talking about?" "My moving in, of course." " Are you crazy?" " Yes, I am crazy in love with you." "Mwah!" "Wait a minute." "This doesn't make any sense." "Yes, it does." "It makes perfect sense." "You're divorced now." "There's no reason why we can't be together." "You don't have to be alone, Jeff." "Yes." "Yes, I do have to be alone." "Leslie, Leslie, listen to me." "When you put an end to a lot of years, most of them damned good, you are alone." "Now, I let Fallon go out of my life." "I didn't fight her when she wanted to split, so, yes, I am alone." "But I wanna be here for you." "Leslie, please." "I have enough complications in my life." "I'm not a very complicated person." "I've always been very clear with you about who I am and what I want." "Even when we were in New York." " Even now." " Leslie, what happened in New York, that was wonderful, but it wasn't real." "Because you wouldn't let it." "I would've never backed off." "Never even looked at another if you'd been divorced." "Leslie, please." "Would you listen to me?" "Divorce or no divorce, I mean, there is nothing between us." "Can't you get that into your head?" "All right, all right, I hear you." "Maybe I'm just coming on too strong." " Maybe you need some more time." " Look, I don't wanna hurt you." "But I gotta make you understand." "There is no future for us." "I guess what we have is a failure to communicate." "No problem." "It probably wouldn't have worked." "I never could stand anyone who didn't squeeze the toothpaste from the middle." "Goodbye, Jeff." "I won't bother you again." "Mrs. Carrington, first of all, I'd like to apologise for the remarks I made earlier today about wealthy families buying children." "It was insensitive of me." "As a woman, I should have realised how much you really wanted this baby, particularly since you are unable to have children of your own." "Your Honour, once again, I am..." "I'm assuming there's a question here, Mrs. Wilby." "Yes, there is." "Mrs. Carrington, just for the record, why aren't you able to conceive?" " There were complications..." " From an abortion?" "Objection, Your Honour." "Irrelevant." "I'll overrule that, Mr. Todd." "You may answer the question, Mrs. Carrington." "Yes, I had an abortion." "And because of that you became sterile." "Mrs. Carrington?" "Yes." "Please tell the court whose child you were carrying." "Objection!" "Mrs. Carrington's background is not the issue here." "Overruled." "A child's future is at stake and everybody's background is relevant." "You may answer the question." "It was Adam's." "I was carrying Adam's child." "I see." "So you did have an opportunity to have a child with your husband, but..." "Oh, no, no." "It's so long ago." "We were both in high school." "Adam was..." "What?" "Unstable?" "He had a lot of problems, didn't he?" "Drugs." "Alcohol." "He's changed." "That's all behind him now." "Oh, then this must be some horrible mistake." "It says here that Adam Carrington was arrested only last year for being drunk and disorderly." "Your Honour..." " No more questions." "Since Your Honour has expressed an interest in the stability of the litigants," "I call Jesse Atkinson to the stand." "Adam Carrington paid me $100,000 to leave town." "After you made it clear you'd be willing to accept money to leave." "Well, I gave it back to him." "Only when your wife found out and became upset." "That's the only reason you're here today, isn't it, Jesse?" "You don't care about that baby, you just want your wife back." " Objection." " Overruled." "What about it, Jesse?" "Am I wrong?" "I wanted to make Karen happy." "And if Karen changed her mind again, decide she didn't want the baby," " that's okay too." "Correct?" " No, I..." "Isn't the truth the only two people in this courtroom who've wanted that baby from the beginning are Adam and Dana Carrington?" "The name is Harry Thresher." "He couldn't have just disappeared." " Still giving you the runaround?" "It's so frustrating!" "The election's only days away, we're left with Harry Thresher as the only man who can clear Daddy's name." "And he seems to have conveniently disappeared." "Now, a man like Thresher does not just walk away and leave everything he owns behind him." " Steven, something is terribly wrong." " I know it is." "We've got less than a week before the election to find out what it is." "Yeah." "This is Steven Carrington." "I want the company plane fuelled and a flight plan filed for Natumbe, West Africa." "Oh." "I see." "She already has." "Thank you." "I should have known." "Well, do you have room for an extra passenger?" "I already asked Gerard to pack your bag." "Let me see if I understand you correctly, Mr. Carrington." "As an attorney, it's your legal contention that when Karen Atkinson signed that piece of paper, she abdicated all rights to her child." " Correct?" " Yes." "It happens every day, Mrs. Wilby." "It's called adoption." "But in an adoption, isn't it true the mother has a right to change her mind within a reasonable time after birth?" "This isn't the same thing at all." "Oh, it isn't?" " No." "There's been no evidence presented to suggest that Karen Atkinson isn't perfectly capable of caring for that child." "That has nothing to do with our contract." "And to use your own argument:" "Unless a woman is declared unfit, no one has the right to take the mother's child away from her." "And what about my rights?" "Don't they count?" "Aren't you trying to take my son away from me?" "You raise a good point, Mr. Carrington." "For a different hearing." "Is that man sitting there going to be my son's father?" "Can he love him the way I do?" "Give him the kind of life he deserves?" "This is a closed hearing, open only to family members." "Excuse me, Your Honour." "This is Mr. Morgan Hess, and he has just delivered proof that Jesse Atkinson came to Denver for the express purpose of stealing my son's child." "Your Honour, Mrs. Colby's outrageous allegations are totally out of order." "We request a recess to study this so-called evidence." "Study it all you like, my dear." "But I want you to pay particular attention to the documented evidence that shows that he was paid $20,000 to instigate a custody suit." " Reconciliation." " Jesse?" "He was underpaid, but that's the story of his life, isn't it?" "Order!" "Jesse, tell me she's lying." "Damn you!" "None of you are gonna get my baby, do you hear me?" "None of you!" "I just don't understand why Dana isn't happy." "She should be ecstatic." "She was upset at what you..." "We had to do to Atkinson in court." "Atkinson." "Why would she bother about a man like that?" "She thinks we went too far, that's all." "Hmm, does she?" "Her timing is incredible." "This isn't some high school debate, you know." "After what she did to you," "I would think she would do everything in her power to make sure you got custody of your son." "Well, she has been trying." "Up until this hearing." "I get the feeling she doesn't want the baby as much as I do." "Let's face it." "She didn't have anything to do with the conception or the birth." "Dana is my wife and I want her to be his mother." "And are you sure that's what she wants, Adam?" "We'll work everything out." "Adam, she's the one who can't have children." "Mother, please." "I said, we'll work it out" "All right." "But just remember that this is your son." "And I want you to fight for him as much as I fought for you." "And don't let anyone get in your way." "Let's go look at that car." "You know it's an awkward situation at best." "But I think the best way to go about it, George, is to meet it head on." "Yes." "That's..." "Um..." "George, can I get back to you?" "All right." "Bye." " Hello, Blake." " Jeff." "How was the trip to Los Angeles?" "It was good." "It was very good." "I heard that Ferguson withdrew his support" " from the campaign." " Mm-hm." "I'm sorry to hear that." "I worked on him for two weeks." "Well, Ferguson's a political animal, and with this gun scandal right now," "I think that my campaign is a little too controversial for his taste." "No, no." "If anything, I'd take it directly to the people." "They know who Blake Carrington is." "I'd do statewide television and press conferences." "Don't ignore it." "Confront it head on." " Jeff, I..." " Look, Blake, uh..." "Blake..." "I want you to know that I'm not sorry for the action I took against Denver-Carrington's board." "That was business and I'd do it again." "I understand." "However, I don't feel you deserved the way that I spoke to you afterwards." "Well, we both said things that we regret." "And I also don't think you deserve to have your campaigning manager pick up his marbles in the middle of the game and go home." "I was a little disappointed and angry." "But I thought that when things calmed down, that you and I'd get together and we'd straighten them out." "The way we always have." "I know, I miss that." "Blake, I've always thought of you as..." "And this family, as my own." "Anyway, I want you to know how I feel." "Jeff." "You're always gonna be a member of this family." "Well, this work isn't gonna go away, you know?" "Not gonna just disappear." "You look like you could use a hand." "You know what I could use?" "My old campaign manager back again." "I thought this is where I'd find you." "Dr. Gjllman, you're wanted in Paediatrics." "I hope he never finds out what happened in court yesterday." "We destroyed those people." "Dana, this is a custody fight." "People are going to get hurt." "I had it all figured out." "Adam wanted a child, his child, and I was going to do whatever it took to make him happy." "And you did what you felt was right." "Yes." "But now I feel..." "It's as if some force were trying to tell me that this isn't right." "And I can't shake it." "Have you talked with Adam about this?" "Dana, you should tell him." "He should know if you're having second thoughts." "Karen." "Can I talk to you just a minute?" "Look, I did come back for the money." "But when I saw you and the kids again," "I took a good look at my life and nothing good had ever happened to me before, except my family." "Jesse..." "Don't worry." "Don't worry." "I'm not gonna bother you." "But I'm gonna be here in Denver, and if there's anything that you need," " you or the children, I..." " We'll be okay." "I guess I've really lost it all." "Nobody won." "Maybe we all expected too much." "Excuse me." "I'm meeting someone." "Well, if it isn't the proud parents." "Don't even acknowledge him." "I don't care if you acknowledge me or not, Carrington." "Do you know what we've done to Karen?" "All of us?" "You're in our way." "And we know what happens to people who get in your way, don't we, Mr. Carrington?" "I need to talk with Karen." "Well, she's not talking to you." "She's not talking to me." "She's not talking to anybody." "We used her." "All of us." "I wanted a quick buck." "And you wanted a crown prince." "And you wanted to ease your conscience." "We should be real proud of ourselves." "After you." "We have been to the Department of Information." "Twice." "They won't tell us anything we haven't already read in the newspaper." " Those are my orders." " What are you trying to hide?" "Why can't you tell what's happened to Harry Thresher?" "We're not hiding anything, Mr. Carrington." "I've already explained." "This investigation has complications." "You've dealt with my father for years." "You must know we had nothing to do" " with those weapons on his tanker." " Of course." "We've known all along that Sean Rowan and Harry Thresher were selling arms to a revolutionary faction in Natumbe." "Then why haven't you said something?" "We proceed carefully in these matters, Miss Carrington." "Especially since there's now evidence several high officials in our government were involved." "How much time are we talking about?" "Hard to say." "I can assure you that when the facts are released," "Blake Carrington will be completely exonerated." "It'll be too late by then." "Mr. Kotey, my father is running for governor." "The election is a few days away and the scandal is crucifying him." "You've got to cut through the red tape." "Get me the prime minister." "Out of respect for your father and his very persuasive children," "I'll see what I can do." "The court has been very patient, Mrs. Wilby." "We're going to have to proceed without Mrs. Atkinson." "Call your next witness, please." "I wanted you to see him." "Objection, Your Honour." "You're going to decide who gets to keep my child, and you've never even seen him." "Look at him." "Look." "Mrs. Atkinson, please." "We've spent so much time here talking about contracts and consent and money..." "Your Honour, I must insist..." "Has everyone forgotten that the only important thing is the baby?" "What gives you the right to take a child from his mother?" "I carried him for nine months." "If you can't control your client, Mrs. Wilby," "I'm going to have her removed from court." "Stop this, please." " Mrs. Carrington, you're out of order." " I don't care." "I have something I have to say." "Your Honour, my client..." " Mr. Todd." "The court can exercise a little leeway here." "This is not a jury trial." "I remind you, Mrs. Carrington, you're still under oath." "Go ahead." "When I found out that I couldn't have a child," "I felt as if a part of my life had been ripped away, and I thought Karen could get it back for me," "that maybe she could fill the emptiness for my husband," "for me." "But this isn't our baby." "At least he isn't mine." "And I'm sorry, but I can't go through with this, Adam." "The baby belongs with his mother." "The baby belongs with Karen." "My God, Fallon," "I don't know how you and Steven got ahold of these things." "It's all here." "Everything I need to clear myself." "Every phone call, every transaction." "Thresher kept a record of everything." "And Sean Rowan's name is on every page." "L..." "What's the matter, darling?" "Are you all right?" " Oh, I'm fine." " You sure?" "We need to go public with this information now." "I only hope it's not too late." "Not if we can get our story to the voters before election day." "I'll set up a conference, make sure every reporter has a copy of these documents and the affidavit from the prime minister." "You did a good job, Fallon." "It's all in a day's work." "Including a touch of jet lag." "The press is gonna eat this up." "Jeff, all I'm interested in is making sure that the public gets the facts as they happened." "I want them to know I had nothing to do with the guns, or nothing to do with any revolutionary groups." "Nothing." " Steven." " Hello, Mother." " Hello, darling." " How are you?" "It's good to see you." "But you look like you could do with a drink." "Heh, yes." "I could." " Do you mind if I get it?" " No." "Go ahead." "So, what was so important that you couldn't discuss it with me on the phone, hmm?" "Fallon and I just got back from Natumbe." "Natumbe?" "Why on earth would you want to go there after what happened?" "Dad's been cleared of the gun scandal." "It'll be on the afternoon news." "Ah." "How nice." "Oh, of course, I'm pleased that your father is no longer under suspicion." "I would've been more pleased had he been cleared next week, after the election." "Mother, that's not all." "Oh?" "That wasn't Sean's body they found in the harbour after the explosion." "It was Harry Thresher." " What?" " He'd been murdered." "Shot in the head." "They're pretty sure that Sean pulled the trigger." "Oh, my God." "Oh, I can't believe it." "The watch." "What about the watch?" "Nobody's sure about the watch." "Thresher could've taken it." "They're still searching for Sean's body." " Steven, I think he's still alive." " No." "Nobody could've survived that explosion." "No." "I really do believe he's still alive." "Mother, listen to me." "They haven't found Sean's body." "But he's dead." "What are you doing?" "I'm moving into another room." "We can discuss a more permanent arrangement later." "For now, I'm getting out." "Adam..." "I love you more than anything in the world." "Do you?" "Think about it, Dana." "I don't have to think about it." "Look, I know this might not be easy to talk about right now, but there are other ways." "We could adopt a child." "We had a child." "We had two children." "But you destroyed one years ago and now..." "My only chance is to try to undo what you did in that courtroom." " Please, if I had any other way..." " There was." "But you made a choice and we both have to live with it." "I can't look at you." "I can't live with you." "Knowing what you've done." "A few minutes of your time, Mr. Dexter?" " Oh, what can I do for you?" " Alfred Sorenson." "Q and A Magazine." "I'm working on a little story about Mrs. Colby's campaign for governor." " What, uh, kind of story?" " Oh, you know, the usual thing." "Issues, background..." "You knew Sean Rowan, didn't you?" "Look, Mr. Sorenson, I'm kind of up..." "Our readers are very curious about the circumstances surrounding Mr. Rowan's somewhat mysterious demise." "I can't help you with that." "You were married to Mrs. Colby." "When was that?" "Were you husband number three or husband number four?" "I get the picture." "Your magazine specialises in hatchet jobs, right?" "We prefer to call our stories "exposes."" "Why don't you get dirt someplace else?" " You're not being very cooperative." " Young man, aren't getting the point." "Why don't you get out of here now?" "Frankly, I'm surprised, Mr. Dexter." "With all the differences you and Mrs. Colby have had in the past," "I thought you'd be..." "Ugh." "You thought wrong." "Very wrong." "We are gonna write this story, Mr. Dexter." "With or without your help." "Drop out of the race?" "Ha!" "You must be joking." "Joking?" "Can't you see what this is doing to your life?" "No!" "Running for governor has been great for me as far as the public is concerned." "No." "It's made you a target, Alexis." "First with an assassin's bullet and now some sleazebag reporter wants to finish the job in print." "So is that your answer?" "To quit?" "I'm concerned about you." "Why?" "Because I'm stubborn?" "Because I take chances?" "Because I go after what I want?" "I'm not going to change, Dex." "I'm not asking you to change." "Only to look at what you're doing." "You're risking too much on an election that you've got a long shot of winning." "Oh, is that really what you think?" "Or is it the other way around?" "And that you're afraid that I'm going to win." "I've never been threatened by your power, Alexis." "Then prove it, Dex." "I have no intention of dropping out of the race." "So don't fight me anymore." "Help me win, please?" " Hmm?" " Heh." "Oh, you're unbelievable." "I came here to try to talk you out of running for governor, and you've got me hanging campaign posters." "I don't know." "Maybe you should be governor, Alexis." "You're absolutely fearless." "Fearless." "Hello?" "Mrs. Colby?" "Yes." "There's a call coming in for you, Mrs. Colby." "Sean?" "Sean." "Hello?" "Sean, is that you?"