"Zorelli, you are a cop, and you are trying to put my father in jail for murder." "Why am I here?" "Maybe you were hoping that if you and I got together, then maybe I wouldn't be so hard on your old man." " You've got a lot of gall." " Poor rich girl shows her true colours." "Well, I hope you got a good look at those colours, because it'll be a cold day in hell before you see them again." "Last time on Dynasty:" "You're sleeping with a man that's trying to throw me into prison." " You wonder why I don't tell you?" " You can't use him." " You were shutting me out..." " You are sleeping with him?" "That is nobody's business but mine." "You're paid, and very well." "And I politely asked you to leave, now I am telling you." " Time to go home, Mr. Gibson." " Or what?" "I don't think you want to find out." " I never promised anything." " Threw me like a used memory." " Ginger." "I mean, Virginia..." " Know what I was left with?" "An empty promise and four stinking arcade photos." " Calm down." "I can..." " Take your hands off of me!" " Just calm down!" " My, my, doesn't this look like fun." "I wondered if it was something to do with your mining project." "Why would you think that?" "It was the only project that you and Jason had together before the pipeline, of course." "But if there was any trouble between Jason and Roger," "Jason wouldn't have given a second thought" " about doing away with that man." " What are we gonna do?" "If the only way to call off the dogs is to close out the murder case," "I'll confess to the murder of Roger Grimes." "So I'm here at the stables all by myself with some fresh hay, and I just mjght need someone to help me roll jn jt." "That sounds tempting." " So don't be too long, cowboy." " I won't." "Who's there?" " Call the fire department!" " Okay." "Everybody out!" "Everybody out of here!" "We got a fire out here." "There's a fire!" "There's a fire!" " Where's Sammy Jo?" "I don't know." "Last time I saw her, she was in the barn." "Get some buckets!" "Bring some shovels, get the hoses!" "Oh, my God." "Let's bring those horses out of the barn." "Hurry up there, Victor!" "Take care of him." "Sammy Jo!" "Sammy Jo." "Oh, my God." "Oh, my God, you've been shot." "Just hang in there." "Hang on." "It will be fine." "It's okay." "Jeff, the whole place is gonna go!" "Come on!" " Call an ambulance!" " All right!" " The ambulance is on the way." " Good." "Outside!" "Get them out of there!" "Go on!" "Push her out." "Go on!" "Come on." "Get back inside." "Oh, my God." "Get me some more blankets!" "You're gonna be okay." "You're gonna be all right." "Come on, bring in the buckets!" "We need more buckets!" "Just hang on." "You're gonna be fine." " Yeah, who's there?" "It's me." "After what you did to me in that restaurant," " you owe me." " What did I do?" "Gave me the worst cup of coffee I ever had in my life." "What are you doing here?" "It's funny, you didn't seem like that kind of guy." " What kind of guy?" " The kind who chases a woman and then as soon as he gets her into bed, bingo, it's all over." "Enjoying the show, Mrs. Nowicki?" "Fallon, listen to me, we can't do this." "We just can't do it." " I know, but..." " Try to understand." "I'm on a murder investigation here." "Your father is a suspect." "If my captain finds out I'm fooling around..." " Fooling around?" "What about me?" " You know what I'm talking about." "My father can barely look at me." "My family think I'm a traitor." "That's exactly what I'm talking about here, Fallon." " You shouldn't be here." " Well, if that's the way you want it..." "That's not the way I want it." "It's the way it is." "Yeah, I guess you're right." "I can't think of any other way." " Can you?" " No, I guess not." "It's just the way it's gotta be." "Okay, well, that's it." "Um..." "You're gonna be cold." "Why don't you take my jacket?" "No." "No, because then I'll have to bring it back and we'll have to go through all of this again." "Right." "Right." "This is crazy." "Come on!" "Go!" "It's gonna be fine." "It's gonna be all right." "Guys, come on over here." "She's losing a lot of blood." " Hurry up!" "Here." "Hold on to that." "Breaker, 131, clear." "Bob, let's go." "You first." " Yeah." "You rotten bastard, who the hell are you?" "We'll take care of him." "Don't worry, Mr. Colby." "I don't rate an ambulance?" "I've been shot too, man." "Bright eyes, you'll live." "Just hope she does too." "It was sweet of you to pick me up at the airport, darling." " It's good to be home." "Not bad." "You must have turned a few heads in those." "Heh." "Well, I wasn't in Natumbe to turn heads, exactly." "I was there to make them roll." "And I managed to clear out a lot of the dead wood in my European office." "Good." "Some of those people haven't had a pulse for years." " Hm." " What about the ships?" "Oh, I played their little game in Natumbe." "Greased a few palms or in their quaint vernacular, paid the fines to the right government officials." "You know how to handle a situation, don't you, Mother?" "Darling, I handle people, not situations." "Between Hamilton Stone and that dreadful minister of trade" "I really had my hands full." "But the important thing is that my ships are going to be back here very soon." "Great." "I'm surprised you didn't sail back with them." "Too many fires to put out here." "Hm." "Like Fritz Heath?" "How do you know about him?" "I've had negative feelings about him for a long time." "Why on earth didn't you mention it, Adam?" " Come in." " I just assumed that friend Dex was on top of things." "Of course, I don't know when he finds the time to do anything for you." "He spreads himself thin." "What exactly do you mean by that?" "You have to ask Dex." "I thought the two of you were on the outs." "Well, we were, but nothing terribly serious." "Are you saying he might have been seeing another woman?" " Well, that's none of my business." " Oh." "But there's something very strange going on with Krystle's cousin." "The other night in front of the whole family, she threw a drink in Dex's face." "Oh, she did?" "And he seems to have some special sort of chemistry with Sable." "Just trying to figure out why she's around him." "Well, Adam, I'm back now." "So I'm just going to have to give her some special chemistry lessons of my own." "Mr. Carrington's in the library." "I'll tell him you're here." "Oh, thank you, Gerard." "Is Miss Metheny anywhere around?" "She's in the solarium." "Shall I show you in?" "No, it's okay." "How are you?" "Look," "I know that you don't wanna see me right now, but there is another side to the story." "I put some thoughts down on paper." "Please look it over." "Maybe you'll understand what I did." "Come in, Dex." "Close the door behind you." "I understand that Alexis is back." "Have you spoken to her?" "She's still dealing with her ships." "Maybe it'll get her mind off you and Roger Grimes." "I don't believe it, either." "Which is why I've been looking over some things." "Now, this is everything I could come up with on the Colterton project:" "Blueprints, maps, the tape that our fathers made." "I'm entrusting it to you." " Well, to do what with?" " To put in a safe place." "Blake, if this situation blows up, the cops are gonna wanna talk to me too." "Right now, all they're investigating is a 25-year-old murder." "Now, we can live with that." "Even if Alexis is determined to make me hang for it." "What we can't have is an investigation that goes further than Roger Grimes' murder." "Look, if this is evidence against our families," " why don't we just burn it?" " I've burned a few things." "There are some things in here that could work to our benefit." "Especially if someone is trying to unearth the collection." "Now, Dex, when it started, there were three of them:" "My father, Jason's father and your father." "Now, of the three, Sam is the only one that's still alive." "Now, I think it's time that we got your father back into this." "I can't do that, Blake." "If I tell him, it'll tear him apart." "We're all being torn apart." "Don't you think that my heart cringes at the nature of the crimes that this collection has been associated with?" "Hj, this js John Zorelli..." " Now, where were we?" " Right here." " Leave a message." " Right here?" "Mm-hm." "Hey, Z, jt's Rudy." "Thought you mjght like to know, there's been a shooting at Delta Rho." " What?" "Who got shot?" " Yeah, I'm here." "What happened?" "Some character shot Sammy Jo Carrington." " Sammy Jo?" " Sammy Jo?" " Is it serious?" " I don't know." "The guy caught a bullet too." "Yeah, I'll meet you there." "What happened?" "How bad is she hurt?" "They don't know yet." "I'll take you to the hospital." "I tell you this, Hamilton, if Alexis does have the Natumbe officials in the palm of her hand, you damn well better find a way to open that palm." "Goodbye." "You really seem to enjoy this game, don't you?" "Oh, of course." "Oh, speaking of games, guess who I've just seen at the casino." " Who?" " Our friend, Mr. Dexter." " Oh, really?" " Mm-hm." " He's a fascinating man." " Mm." "You've got to know him quite well, haven't you?" "Oh, what do you mean?" "Like the time I came into your office, you were both bouncing up and down on that trampoline or whatever it was." "Well, I was just trying to get him to reveal something." "And what did he reveal, Joanna?" "Nothing yet." "But you seem to be particularly interested in him." "Oh, yes." "Yes, I'm interested in all the pillars that prop up my cousin." "Makes it that much easier to knock them down." "I never thought of Dex as a pillar." "Tell me, how often have you slept with him?" "What?" "When two heads lie on pillows, it's amazing the amount of information that can come out." "Sable, are you asking me to sleep with Dex Dexter?" "I'd assumed you'd already thought of that for yourself." "Well, actually, I thought you were the one interested in him." "Me?" "Interested in my cousin's concubine?" "Don't be so silly." "Ha-ha-ha." "Jeff?" " Jeff?" " I'm right here." "Where are we?" "You're in the hospital now." "Dr. Foley, to Radjology." "Dr. Foley..." "Get him out of here." "You're the one." "It's okay." "He can't hurt you." " It's all right." " I know him." "I know that man." "I've seen him before." " How is she?" " Well, she..." " No word from the doctor." " Did she tell you what happened?" "She keeps slipping in and out of consciousness." " How about you?" "Are you all right?" " Yeah, yeah." "I'm fine." "And what could that man possibly have wanted there?" "The funny thing is, just as we were wheeling her in..." " How serious is it?" " She's been shot in the stomach." " She lost a lot of blood." " She's gonna be..." "We've been trying to get in touch with you." "Hey, Z." " You got here pretty fast." " Yeah, you know how I drive." "Carrington girl just happened to be hitching a ride." "Just back off, okay, Rudy?" "What do you got?" "I'm gonna get some coffee." "You want some?" " No, thank you." " I'll take a cup." "Dr. Hammer, report to nurses station, fourth floor." " Dr. Hammer..." "Blake, as I was saying before," "Sammy Jo told me she thinks she recognises the guy who shot her." "She does?" "Well, did she say who it was?" "No." "No, she didn't, but she just feels she recognises him." " Mr. Colby, it looks promising." " Oh, thank you." "Her vital signs are stable." "X- rays show some small bullet fragments." "It doesn't seem as though it's caused any major damage." "Oh, that's wonderful news." " When do you think we can see her?" " It's hard to say." " We're prepping her for surgery now." " Thanks." "Well, now, do you need a ride home?" "Daddy, it's not what you think." "I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry about all of this." "I think my family can do very well without your concern." " Daddy." " Okay." "Okay." "What are you doing here?" "You're supposed to be a homicide cop." " Well, it just so happens..." " Don't start." "Okay, the latest on our boy Heath is that he's a gambler." "We tracked him to a private casino where he's dropped a bundle over the years." "Which accounts for his dipping into the till." " We've got all the proof we need." " Forget Heath." "What about Sable?" " Sable?" " Yes." "Have you been dipping into her till?" "You're unbelievable." "Your company's going down, you're worried about my sleeping habits?" "Listen, cowboy." "There's only one reason that woman is going after you, and that's to get back at me." "I don't have to explain what I'm doing or who I'm with because you and I don't have a relationship." "I spent three weeks in that miserable, mosquito-infested backwater of a country, and the only thing that kept me going the entire time was the thought when I got back, you and I could make up." "Then why are you attacking me with nonsense like this?" "Oh, Dex, is it nonsense?" "All right." "You want to know if I'm sleeping with Sable." " Yes." " Okay." "I'm not sleeping with Sable." "Now, if you don't mind, you're in my way." "Oh, that's where I belong." "Look, Alexis, I know why you're upset with me." "You know why I am upset with you." "It's called irreconcilable differences." "Ow!" "Let's reconcile them." "Hm?" "That..." "Oh, that's getting harder and harder." "Well, some things are worth working for." "So anyway, there was L.B. Holding the turtle while Danny was scrubbing him with my toothbrush." "I told him that they could give the turtle a bath." "Are you gonna be all right," " taking care of Danny?" " Oh, yeah, I'm gonna be fine." "I don't want you to think about that." "Think about getting better." "Sammy Jo," "Jeff said something about you recognising the man who shot you." "Was that right?" "I rang the house, they said you were here." "What happened?" "I heard a noise, grabbed my gun." "The next thing I knew, my stomach was on fire." "How terrifying." "It was fortunate that Jeff came along to save her." "Oh." "We'll have to treat you like a hero now, Jeff." "Hello, Sable." " Was it a burglar?" " No, I don't think so." "I saw this man before, Krystle and I." " Krystle?" " When was that?" "Right before the wedding at The Carlton." "Krystle recognised him?" "She said she had seen him in her nightmare coming out of the lake." "Coming out of the lake?" "Yes." "But Krystle..." "We all thought because Krystle was sick that she was imagining it." "She really did see a second man at the lake." "What is this guy... he's prowling around at the lake and now he's out a Delta Rho." "What is he after?" "What does he want?" "Well, Natumbe's a bizarre country." "Yes." "I just got off the phone with the minister of commerce." "Something very strange going on there." " That little customs formality?" " Yes." "Well, they're holding the ships for 24 hours before they release them." "Uh-huh." " At a public auction." " Public auction?" "How can they?" "Those ships are mine." "Well, the auction's not gonna last more than two hours." "But that's a secret." "That's why he says there's nothing to worry about." "Who the hell do they think they are?" "If that sandpit of a country wants an international incident, they're gonna get one." "Call the minister right away." "Tell him to call me here and ask him if the word Marines means anything to him." " Hey." " Hi, darling." " Welcome back." " Thank you." "You having problems?" "Oh, just a minor setback, but Adam's taking care of it." "Well, Adam's a walking setback." "I'm sure he'll be perfect for the job." "Darling, don't you two ever change?" "Mother, I need to talk to you." "No, can you leave it?" "I'm expecting a call." " Yes." " And could I have a mineral water?" "Of course." "What do you want to talk about?" "It's about those dreams of mine." " You're still having those nightmares?" " Yes." "And they're always about Roger Grimes." "Ever since I saw his body in the morgue," " I can't get him out of my mind." " That is so strange." "And they're so vivid." "It's as if I really knew him." "Fallon, you were..." " You were 5 years old when he died." " What was he like?" "Was Daddy the only one who could have wanted to kill him?" "Darling, your father and I are on the outs now, so please don't get involved in this." "I didn't come here to talk to you about Daddy." "No, I know you didn't, darling, but..." "Excuse me." "Yes?" "Oh, thank you." "Yes, Adam." "I just want you to know that I talked with the minister in Natumbe and I gave him your message." "He says everything should be all right." "Good." "It better be." "Thank you, darling." "Sorry, darling, where were we?" "Mother, let's just talk about the weather." "Hi, Adam." "Well, well, our sweet Virginia." "Who'd have thought it?" "No thanks, Jeanette, I'll take care of it myself." "Adam, I'm so glad I caught you." "Did you get to the minister yet?" "Yes, the moment I brought up the ships, he bent my ear with a discourse on poverty in Natumbe and how poorly he's paid." "Poorly paid?" "That idiot could have bought five houses on the Riviera" " with the fines that I paid him." " I'm not sure that satisfied him." "Oh, Hamilton Stone should have that idiot under control by now." "Damn it." "Now, the auction's in two hours." "Can you get to Hamilton Stone?" "I'm sick of all this red tape, Adam." "Take these up to my suite, would you, Charles?" "Oh, my God, don't tell me you're still here." "I thought you were just a temporary infestation." "Well, Alexis, I see you survived Africa." "It's a dangerous place for most animals, but no problem for you, of course." "The sable's an animal too, you know, from the rodent family." "Mm." "Speaking of the rodent family, how are you, Adam?" "Come to visit Mommy?" "I hope you're not trying to climb out onto the weakest limb of the family tree, especially, when it's about to fall to the ground." "I won't have my mother insulted." "Don't worry, darling, I'll deal with this guttersnipe." "You go and make those calls." "Well, obviously, you miss your own family so much that you have to interfere with mine." "This from the woman who's trying to rally her children against their own father?" "You had your little moment of glory when you weaselled this hotel out of me." "And that is the last thing of mine that you're ever going to get your grasping little claws on." "You may be surprised." "Everything that belongs to me is in its rightful and proper place." "Well, I'm very happy for you." "But I thought I'd made myself clear that this hotel was just an appetizer." "And what's the main course?" "Dex or Blake?" "I understand you've been chasing both of them since I left, although you didn't get far with Dex, did you?" "Jet lag has apparently dimmed your bulb more than usual, Alexis." "What a pity that Krystle's still alive." "That does cramp your style rather." "Maybe you should send one of your henchmen to Switzerland and pull the plug on her." "I don't know another soul on Earth that would make a remark as low as that." "Only you, cousin dear, only you." "I care for Blake as a close friend." "And if you choose to go after him with a sordid murder accusation," "I personally will pull the plug on you." "That I'd like to see." "Well, hang onto your chair, deary, because when I do you'll certainly have a ringside seat." "How about the aquarium?" "We can go to a planetarium?" " Any arium." "You just pick it." " No." "All right." "I tell you what we're gonna do today." "What we need is this." "We need discipline." "That's right." "I'm going to tell you what you're going to do today." "That sounds good to me." "What we're gonna do today is this:" "You're gonna go to the circus with Uncle Jeff." "That's right." "And you're going to have fun." "F" " U-N." "You're gonna eat hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn, maybe drink a few sodas." "Maybe even get sick." "Do I have to?" "What, get sick?" "That's optional." "Why don't you do me a favour?" "Wait outside while I lay down the law to your mother." " Do you have to be so hard on him?" " It's good for the soul." "I'll see you later." "Jeff, I didn't wanna ask in front of Danny, but did the police come up with anything on that guy?" "Nothing yet, but don't worry, they will." "Okay, Danny, you drive." "I don't know who he is." "But I tell you, he's got a pattern to what he's doing." "And you think you got a handle on it." "Well, some months ago when Krystle came back from Dayton, she told me that she had a terrible nightmare." "She had dreamt that she was out here at the lake, and she saw Roger Grimes and another man come up out of the water." "Well, I figured that she'd just been imagining it." "But now Sammy Jo tells me that she and Krystle saw that very same man at The Carlton." "And you think he's after it, the collection." "I have a feeling that's exactly what he's after." "Now, look." "Take a look at this." "Now, this is a map of the layout of the property in 1964." "We know that the man searched Delta Rho at least twice." "Why Delta Rho?" "Well, the stables are where the headquarters for Colterton Mining used to be." "That's where the collection was buried first." "Now, we know that the man made a dive here at the little lake." "At least once." "The time that Krystle saw him, and the time that Grimes' body floated to the surface." " And he didn't find anything." " No." "Because the collection was not there." "The collection had been moved under the big lake." "Maybe he even made a dive there, but it wouldn't have helped him because everything was buried deep." "Blake, I never understood it." "You all must have known that someday, somebody would eventually come after the collection." "Why not just destroy it?" "We talked about it." "But I felt it to be wrong to destroy something that precious." "And that if we buried it, and buried it deeply enough, that maybe sometime in the distant future, once the shame associated with it had worn off, that maybe somebody would come along and dig it up," "and despite the stigma associated with it, the collection would do some good." "Why not dig it up now?" "No, the collection is not the problem." "If it could be released to the world, I'd do it." "But once you did release it and it came to light, we'd have to explain how it got here." "That could bring ruin to all of us." "A little dark to be taking pictures, don't you think?" "Not if you have the right film." "You know, I can't tell you how nice it is to have you here." "Really." "You're artistic." "And you're sensitive." "Something this family's sorely lacking." "Especially since Krystle left." "I didn't know you felt that way about her." " Virginia," " Huh." "There's a lot you don't know about." "I love Krystle very much." "That's why I'm so glad you stayed with us." "Thanks." "And what's really so remarkable is how you've remained warm and sensitive." " I mean, after all you've been through." " I'm sorry, I don't understand." "What are you talking about?" "Thrown out of your house when you're just a kid, having to survive on the streets." "Who told you that?" "It's not important who told me." "I just want you to know that I understand." " Dex." " It's all right." "I wouldn't dream of telling anybody else." "Oh, God." "I can't believe it." "When did he tell you that?" "Well, he didn't tell me directly." "I was visiting my mother at Colbyco." "No." "No." "He told Alexis." "Virginia, I am so sorry." "I was stupid to have brought it up." "Forgive me." "If I'd had any idea..." "Come here." "Come on." "Come here." "Come on." "It's okay." "Don't worry." "Everything is gonna be all right." "Your secret is safe with me." "I promise." "I promise." "Hello?" "Yeah, jt's Gjbson." "Are you out of your mind?" "How dare you phone me here." "Look, I've been trying to reach you for 24 hours." "I want you to get me out of here." "Give me two minutes." "You are not my responsibility." "Really?" "Maybe I ought to just tell them who brought me here to Denver." "Who's been payjng my way." "I didn't tell you to break into Delta Rho." "I have done nothing criminal." "Maybe not, but I know one thing for sure." "You've got something to hide from somebody." "Now, either you get me out of here fast, or I'm gonna spread my name and yours in every newspaper." "You just keep your mouth firmly shut and I will do what I can." "You should have seen Danny light up when he saw the trapeze, it was wonderful." " Excuse me, Mr. Carrington." " Yes?" "That Sergeant Zorelli, the one that was here before." "Yes, yes, I know who he is." " He's on his way in, sir." " Guards at the gate let him through." " They did?" " Daddy..." " Well, I'll take care of him." " Daddy." "Daddy, wait." "Dad, careful." "I can't believe he'd have the nerve enough to come in here." "Dad, let me handle this, please." " What are you doing in my house?" " Your house." "Oh, yeah, your house, your city, your state." " It's your damn world." " What are you talking about?" " Unless you're on official business..." " No, I don't have any." "Why?" "They took me off the case." " They finally got good sense." " You got fired?" "No, they put me behind a desk." "Took my gun." " Sounds good." " You have idea what that means?" " Like castration, isn't it?" " Happy now?" "You got what you wanted." " You'd better go." " Whose strings did you pull?" " I had nothing to do with that." " You expect me to believe that?" " You calling my father a liar?" " You shoot your mouth off." " He didn't mean it that way, Daddy." " I'm a lawyer." " They're gonna throw the book at you." " The book?" " People like you write your own books." " Get him out of here." "Stop it!" "Let go!" " Get him out of here before I kill him." "I'll remember you said that." "How do you know my father's behind it?" "Maybe he's not." "What's the matter?" "I thought rich girls had brains." "Somebody else could've taken you off." " What about your captain?" " Funny thing." "I was beginning to think your father had nothing to do with this murder." "Zorelli." "Zorelli." "Zorelli." "Why is he so desperate to have me taken off the case?" "What is he so afraid that I'm gonna find out?" "You're as obsessed with him as he is with you." "This isn't only about me, Fallon." "It's not just my work we're talking about here." "It's also about you." "Look, I know you love your father." "I love my father too." "But this is your life, and he's trying to control it." " I'm going." " Don't run off like this." "Don't run off?" "Go on." " Go back inside the house." " Zorelli..." "Go on." " I don't wanna leave you like this." " Fallon, I'm pulling out of here." "Are you ready for this?" "You sure this is what you want?" "Virginia, listen, I can't tell you how terrible I feel about hurting you the way I did." "No, no, no, forget it." "I know you didn't mean to." "I had no business bringing up that thing with Dex." " If I'd given a second's thought to..." " Look, Adam, really, it's okay." "It's just that I was beginning to feel so close to you." "I don't know, as if I could open up to you." "It's been a long time since there's been anybody around here" " I could really talk to." " Oh." "It's funny." "I never realised you're so lonely." "Oh, there's a lot about me you don't know." "Have I...?" "Have I ever shown you a picture of my son?" "Your son?" "No." "Come here." "That is the sweetest baby I've ever seen in my whole life." "I can't believe how beautiful." "Oh." "He's gonna grow up all alone." "Just the way we did." "I hate that." "It makes me so angry." "We have a lot in common, you and I." "Your family abandoned you, same thing happened to me." "And although I try to pretend it doesn't bother me that I didn't grow up here, that my father is closer to his other children than me, it does bother me." "No, you're wrong." "Adam, Blake loves you." "I'm sure he does." "Come on, he made you best man at the wedding." "Can I tell you something?" "Come on." "Sit." "When I found out what you'd been through, of course, I felt awful for you." "But I liked you even more." "Because somehow, I didn't feel so lonely anymore." "And you're so..." "Oh, God." "You're so beautiful." "To hold someone's hand and know that she understands." "Virginia..." "Can I...?" "Can I kiss you?" "Adam, I'm not sure about this." "It's just that it's been so long." "For me too." "I think" "I could fall in love with you." "Send the Robinsons a bottle of our best champagne, Robert," " with my compliments." " Yes, Mrs. Colby." " Oh, The Iceman Cometh." " I'm running late, Sable." "After bounding up the stairs to wag your tail for Alexis," "I still say you're grovelling in the wrong kennel." "Sable, I am not gonna bite." "This game ends up with me getting my eyeballs washed out again." "Oh, you're still sore about the other evening at the casino, and I suppose you've told my cousin I've got my eyes on Fritz Heath." "Why don't you check with your sources?" "Aren't they supposed to stay on top of things?" "Actually, I suspect it was you that they were on top of." "So I'm gonna have to make other arrangements." "Well, forewarned or not, Alexis is outmatched." "And the fact that she knows I'm on to her, and she can't do a blessed thing about it makes the whole game more intriguing, don't you think?" " Joanna." "Hello, Dex." "All we need is one more witch and a cauldron." "Oh!" "They act like that when they're smitten." " I just heard from Hamilton Stone." " Good news?" "Oh, wonderful news and he sent you this." " It's amazing." " What?" "You're not at all like they said you are." "You're really very sweet." "Well, it takes a sweet person to see that." " Did Dex ever tell you how we met?" " No." " Wanna hear?" " Sure." "Well, it was right here in Denver." "I was about 15 years old but, of course, I looked a lot older." "Virginia, why did Dex put you onto the street?" "He never did that." "That wasn't Dex." "Oh, that was before you met him?" "No." "When I met Dex," " he was a hero." " Hey." " Hey, what?" " You know what I am thinking about?" "No, what are you thinking about?" "Hello?" "What?" "I can barely hear you." "What?" "Are you sure?" "How could you let that happen?" "I told you to work around Hamilton Stone." "Well, find out now." " What's the matter?" " I've gotta go." " Now?" " Yeah, afraid so." "I'm sorry." "I'll make it up to you, I promise." "I'm sorry." " Who is it?" "Sable." " Well, if it isn't my cousin, Sable." " Oh, you know my name." "Why don't you use it?" "And why don't you use this door and slither back where you've come from?" "And please don't make those ghastly hissing noises as you go." " It offends the neighbours." " And I've come on a mission of mercy." "I know how upset you are about your problems in Natumbe." "And feeling a..." "Well, a sense of familial obligation." "I decided to do what I could to help." "You reek of insincerity, cousin." "Or is it that you just reek?" "Tsk, tsk, tsk." "Do you recognise these?" "They look like my tankers." "I came here to assure you that they're in very good hands." "Why don't you say what you mean, cousin?" "They are beauties, aren't they?" "There's only one major flaw." "That's the emblem on the stack." "They'd look so much better with my company logo on." "Don't you think?" "Sable, I wish you'd crawl back into your hole and take your Halloween tricks with you." "Oh, dear, it's not sinking in, is it?" "I have just bought your ships at auction, Alexis." "What?" "For 10 cents on the dollar." "I don't believe it." "You once asked me what I wanted from you and I said everything you've got." "Let's consider this the second instalment, Alexis."