"Well, if I'm back in your life, Krystle, it's by accident, not by design." " I find that hard to believe." " Why?" "Because this gift doesn't seem like an accident." "It's far too expensive for that." "This frame is not what you're upset about." "You come in here accusing me of doing something." "What?" " You're gonna tell me you don't know?" " No, I don't know." "Mr. Reece." "Casbah has begun to foal." "I'll be right with you, Charles." "Krystle, you have something to say to me?" "Excuse me, sir, but Dr. Porter's tied up in surgery, and Casbah appears to be in some kind of trouble." "Forgive me." "I don't mean to appear rude, but I've got a prize mare who's in trouble and a lot more valuable than a picture frame." "Let me come with you." "I can help." "It's been a while, but I was raised on a farm." "All right, as long as you don't get in the way." "What are you doing?" "Oh, please, Adam, leave me alone." "Claudia, what's going on?" "I'm moving to La Mirage." " You're leaving?" " Yep." "For good." "I realise that things haven't been going very well between you and Steven, but is this what he wants too?" "It's what I want." "Steven doesn't even know." "What about Danny?" "Adam, you know that I love Danny, but Steven made it perfectly clear he's his son, not mine." "Carringtons have a way of taking possession and shutting other people out." "Steven is no exception." "I'm sorry." "You have nothing to apologise for." "You've been a real good friend to me." "I'm only sorry it took me so long to realise it." "There can be only two reasons why you're in bed this late in the day." "Either you've had one hell of a night, or you've been expecting me." "Oh, Brady, thank God you are here." "Hey, sweet lady." "I came to bring you joy." " What's this?" " What's this?" "What's this?" " Oh, thank you." "Are you all right?" "Well, I don't know, Brady." "Brady, would you tell me, why do I have to keep proving myself all the time?" "Proving how talented I am, how strong I am, and how clever I am." "You don't have to prove anything, not to me." "But tell that to Blake Carrington." "I mean, I've done everything he's asked me to do, Brady, and more, and still he will not believe me." " About being his sister." " Yes." "No matter what I do." "You are your own creation." "Be proud of that." "I am a Carrington." "I don't care what I've created." "You have more than the Carringtons could ever possibly hope for." "Oh, what?" "My talent?" "My voice?" "And suppose that goes." "Then what do I have left?" "Only my rightful name, Brady." "Well, what about us?" "What about what we mean to each other?" "But why does that have to take the place of what's mine?" "Why do I have to choose?" "Why can't I have both?" "I am a Carrington by birth." "That's who I am, and, by God, that's who I'll be." "Oh." "Oh, Brady." "We had a hard enough time convincing Amanda to come and live with us." "Why do you insist on sending her away?" "For us, Alexis." "Because we need time together alone." "Maybe Amanda should go back to the mansion, live with Blake a while." "Never." "For the sake of our marriage, Alexis, get her out." "Send her to Paris, anywhere." "You've always fought my relationship with my children, but never this much." " Why?" "Mommy?" "We're up here, darling." " Am I interrupting you?" " No, no, Amanda." "I'm just on my way out." "Hi, darling." "Sorry, my timing's not the best." "Oh, no, it's all right." "We were just talking business." "Come and sit down." "Come." "Here." " That's better." " What is?" "Well, I'm really glad that you decided to come and live with us, Amanda." "I want us to be more than mother and daughter." "I want us to be friends too." "Were you friends with Fallon?" "Well, not always, but I think at the end we were." "I want to be friends too." "But you can't give me conditions, because I'm not gonna give Blake up." "Darling, I'm just trying to protect you." "You don't know him as I do." " But he's my father, and I love him." " You love what you think he is." "I know that every child wants a father." "And I don't care what Rosalind told you," "Blake Carrington is not your father." "Then who is?" "I've told you, I don't know." "Then you're lying." "Look, I'm here where you want me, but you can't stop me from seeing who I want when I want, and that includes Blake Carrington." "You're a little brat, and I'm not going to allow it." "Try to stop me." "Dominique Deveraux, please." "Easy." "Easy, now." "Easy." "It's her first." " I know the feeling." " Careful." "She's mean with strangers." "She's okay." "She knows a friend when she sees one, don't you, Casbah?" " How long since she started?" " About 25 minutes, sir." "That's too long." "Something must be wrong." "The left foreleg is twisted back on itself." "Foal's too big for the birth canal." "If you push the foal back up a little, you'll have more room to work." "I know." "I'll try." "But if the sac breaks, we're in trouble." "Shh." "It's all right." "Easy." "Easy, now." "Shh." "It's all right." "It's all right." "We're with you." "Easy." "Easy." "Easy." "That's all right." "Come on, sweetheart." "Straighten up your act." "Mama's waiting." "Sir, the vet is on the way." "So is the colt." "No, no, no." "It's okay." "Easy does it." "The legs are perfect." "So is the mother." "Easy, now." "It's all right." "Welcome back to Denver, Mr. Lloyd." "Well, I'm afraid my welcome back is not what I expected." " Oh?" "Sit down, won't you?" " Thank you." "What happened?" "Well, I thought I knew my wife very well, Mr. Carrington." "You know, strong-minded, tough." "Well, that's not the woman I came back to." "Mr. Lloyd, I'm not sure that I'm the one you should be discussing this with." "Tell me something." "Why do you refuse to accept the fact that you and Dominique share the same father?" "Well, that fact has yet to be proven." "You just claimed a daughter." "Where was your proof then?" "There's a world of difference between your wife and my daughter." "Amanda didn't come to me claiming anything, demanding recognition." "And unlike Dominique, she didn't threaten me if I refused that claim." "And she didn't come to you with $70 million to save your neck either." "That should prove something." "That just proves she's a smart businesswoman." "I promised her a sizeable return on that investment." "A return beyond even her wildest dreams." "Now, I promised that to her, and I will deliver that to her." "I wanted to hear that from your own mouth before I made up my mind." " Made up your mind about what?" " Whether you're a friend or an enemy." "Now I know." "You'll find me a worthy opponent." "I've had to fight a lot of men, Mr. Lloyd." "I haven't lost yet." "I wish you luck." "Oh, thank you." "Will there be anything else, Mrs. Dexter?" "No, thank you, Lin." "That'll be all." "Well, isn't this more civilised than some crowded, noisy restaurant?" "Of course it is." "No witnesses." "There's no crime in having lunch together, Dominique." "Alexis, why the invitation?" "I am a partner in Denver-Carrington." "You run Colbyco." "We have absolutely nothing in common." "Oh, but we do." "We're both ambitious, determined, professional women," "like sisters, really." "To prove my sincerity, I'm gonna make you an offer that you can't refuse." "Really?" "What exactly is that?" "I'm offering to buy all of your shares of Denver-Carrington at a handsome profit." "And I'll throw in a few shares of Colbyco too, just to make the deal irresistible." "Alexis, you are many things." "A sister is not one of them." "There is a reason that you're interested in those Denver-Carrington shares." "I'd like to know, what is that reason?" "A good businesswoman takes advantages of a good deal and doesn't question motives." "I always question motives." "That's how I've survived so long and so well." "Denver-Carrington's stuck in quicksand, and you know it." " Maybe I like the challenge." " Maybe you like Blake Carrington." "Yes, I choke on his name too." "Get out while you can, Dominique." "You are anxious, Alexis." "You are too anxious." "Common sense tells me you've made me an offer that I should not refuse, but" "Rumour and nasty speculation tells you not to trust me." "You'd be far better off dealing with me than you would with Blake Carrington." "That's like asking me if I'd rather be clawed by a lion or bitten by a cobra." "Either way, if I'm not careful, I could be dead." "Oh, hello." "What are you doing?" "I think it looks better over there, don't you?" "I'd check with Alexis before I started rearranging things, Amanda." "I'm not rearranging." "I'm just making myself at home, which is something my mother's gonna have to get used to." "That's the trouble with having your children around." "They tend to mess up your tidy life." " Well, not all children." " Just brats like me, right?" "Well, if that's the way you feel, Dex, why did you ask me to come back?" "Amanda." "Yes?" "I had no choice." "To our little colt, one hour old and still going strong." "By God, I've never seen anyone gentle a horse the way you did." " That's a gift, lady, and you've got it." " Well, thank you." "Thank you for your timely arrival." "Um, I have to be going." "Do you always leave before you finish what you start?" "I came to return your gift." "I've done that." "Krystie, you and I have just been through something very special." "Don't you think that entitles me to an explanation?" "My sister loved you, and you walked out on her." "Walked out on her?" "Well, yes, I left, but I didn't abandon her." " I didn't love Iris." "She knew that." " You told her that?" "I wanted to love her." "But I was in love with someone else." "I couldn't help that." "She understood." "Well, I can't believe that." "Before I left, we sat down, and we talked." "I told her how I felt." "I told her I didn't wanna hurt her and that I had to leave." "She understood." "And she didn't say anything else?" " No." " And you never spoke to her again?" "She said she thought it best if we never see each other again." "And we never did." "Krystie, what was it you think I did?" "You really don't know, do you?" "No." "That's the truth." "I swear it." "I believe you." "It was just a misunderstanding." "Don't leave, Krystie." "Um..." "We have a new life to celebrate, remember?" "So we do." " What are you going to call him?" " Um..." " verdad." " Truth?" "Mm-hm." "Somehow that little colt helped you discover the truth about me." "WOMAN Dr. Stanch to Emergency Room 3." "Dr. Stanch to Emergency Room 3." "Oh, nurse, would you happen to know whether my wife had been here today or not?" "No." "She phoned, said she'd be by later." " Well, did she say what time?" " No, she didn't, Mr. Carrington." "I see." "Thank you." "They look so delicate." "Don't let their looks fool you." "Arabians are strong." "Delicate, yes, but strong." "Like you." "You have a real talent for horses, Krystie." "Have you ever thought about working with them?" "Actually, I have." "I've always dreamed about working with horses." "Well, why don't you?" "I just had a baby." "I waited all my life for her." "Oh, that's nice." "Could do both." "My mother did." "I was raised with horses." "A gift like yours shouldn't go to waste." "I wouldn't know where to begin." "Oh, I can show you all there is to know about training horses, selling them, building a business around them." "No, I don't think so." "Why not?" "Blake has his career." "Why shouldn't you have yours?" "You know, I've seen plenty of marriages like yours:" "rich husbands who pamper their wives with clothes and furs and jewels, and parade them around like China dolls." "It's good for the husbands." "Gives them power." "But is it good for the wives?" "You don't know anything about Blake and me." "And what about you?" "You've got power." "Corporations, newspapers, wealth." "I like to think I'm the exception." "A relationship involves two people as partners, not one dancing to the whim of another." " You don't know my husband at all." " Don't I?" "Tell him you wanna start your own business." "I'll tell you what he'll say:" ""Your business is here with me as my wife."" "Maybe that's where I wanna be." "Krystie, you can be anything you want to be." "You can make that dream come true." "The only one standing in your way is you." "Oh, Blake, I've had the most extraordinary day." " Krystle, where have you been?" " I just came from the hospital." "I know Kristina's only three weeks old, but I swear she smiled at me." "And before that, I returned the picture frame to Daniel Reece." "Well, that couldn't have taken all afternoon." "I've been worried about you." "Oh, Blake, something very special happened." "Daniel Reece isn't anything like the man I expected him to be." "I watched him deliver a foal." "In fact, he let me help." "You couldn't have phoned to tell me that your car hadn't broken down, or that you weren't in an accident?" "It never occurred to me." "You couldn't have taken five minutes to say that you were gonna be late?" "I didn't think I had to report in." "Oh, Blake, I want to do something with my life." "Something I've always dreamed about, but never thought possible." "Now, look, Krystle, if you're talking about a career again," "I think you already have one." "Seems to me that being a mother and a wife is a full-time job, and not one to be taken lightly." "Well, I was just thinking about, in a small way, getting involved with horses." "Horses?" "We have horses." " No, I mean Arabians." " Arabians?" "Why?" "I mean, they're beautiful, but..." "Useless?" " They're only show horses." " Like me." "Krystle, will you mind telling me what kinds of notions this man Reece has been putting into your head?" "This is something I've always dreamed about doing." "You mean daydreamed about doing." "This is reality." "But I can make it a reality if I try." "Krystle, I don't think that you fully understand what's involved in something like this." "I do." "But I can't seem to make you understand." "I can't talk to you." "I have so much to tell you, and I can't talk to you about anything anymore." " Hi, Krystle." " Hi, Steven." "Krystle, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Everything is fine." "Come on." "We're friends, I know you better than that." "What's wrong?" "I guess it does have something to do with you." " With me?" " And your son." "Come on, let's talk about this." "Krystle, what is it?" "It's about Sammy Jo's father." "Frank?" "That's just it." "Her father, little Danny's grandfather, isn't Frank." " What are you talking about?" " Sammy Jo's father is Daniel Reece." " How long have you known this?" " A long time." "Iris swore me to secrecy." "She was pregnant when Daniel left." "I thought he ran out on her, but I was wrong." "I talked to him." "He didn't know anything about it." " Did you tell him?" " No." "But doesn't he have a right to know?" "And doesn't Sammy Jo?" "I don't know what to do." "I promised lris, and..." "Daniel Reece is a stranger, not only to Sammy Jo, but also to my son." " Well, so, what do I do?" " We keep this between us." "There are three people's lives involved" "We better think about it very carefully before we just change them forever." " There you go." " Thank you." "Please sit down, Mr. Lloyd." "Let's get down to business." "You're a sophisticated man." "I'm sure you understand the subtleties of the business world and high finance." "I know how to make a buck, yes." "Well, then I'm sure you were as amazed as I was when your wife turned down my very generous offer." "What offer?" "In exchange for her shares of Denver-Carrington," "I was offering her a substantial amount of money, plus valuable shares in Colbyco." "Didn't she tell you?" " No, she didn't." " very strange." "I..." "I thought that you and your wife had a very close relationship." "I'd hoped that you could influence her, but obviously you can't." "Why are Dominique's shares in Denver-Carrington so important to you?" "I'm a businesswoman, Mr. Lloyd." "I realise the potential of Denver-Carrington under my control." "And it has nothing to do with your feelings toward Blake?" "Absolutely not." "I'm merely ambitious." "Ha, ha." "With a vengeance." "If you want my help, you'll have to come up with a better reason than ambition." "Blake Carrington has robbed me of many things in my life." "Right now, he lives in a mansion that should be mine." "But your wife's investment enabled him to pay off the mortgage." "And you want me to convince her to sell out to you." "Yes, I do." "Hm." "Sorry." "But Dominique runs her own business." "Think about it." "It could be very lucrative." "Thanks." "There isn't enough smoked salmon in the world to get me to change my mind." "Steven, I've been looking for you." " Not now, Adam, please." " About Claudia." "Claudia is none of your business." "She's a part of this family." "And I'm sick and tired of you and Blake telling me that family business is none of my business." " Claudia's my wife." "I'll deal with her." " Deal with her?" "Steven, she doesn't need to be dealt with." "She needs to be talked to and, above all, listened to." "Fine." "As soon as I'm done here," "I'll go upstairs, and Claudia and I will talk." "How's that?" "Steven, she's not upstairs." "She's gone." " What do you mean, she's gone?" " She's moved to La Mirage." "I don't know if you give a damn or not, but I do." "For you and Claudia, but especially for Danny." "He's already lost one mother." "Is he gonna lose another?" " Claudia." "I know you're in there." "Answer me." " Claudia." " Steven, keep your voice down." " Please." " Pack your bags." "You're coming home." " I am not going anywhere." " Did you even bother to leave a note, or were you counting on Adam to be your messenger?" "Would you please leave?" "We'll discuss this another time." " Come on." "You're coming home." " I am not." "Claudia, you're coming home with me." " Now, come on." " Now, leave me alone!" "I'm tired of you pushing me away." "You're my wife, and it's time you started acting like it." "Don't you come near me." "If you have to prove that you're a man, you find somebody else." "Now, get out." "Go to the Chronicle, then." "Tell them your story." "If my own father won't accept me, I want Blake to do it." "I don't give a damn about anybody else." "Do you know how it feels to have your own brother" "look you in the eye and deny you?" "He took your money and didn't give you what you wanted." "He never promised to." "When he took your money, that was promise enough." "Now, you told me you wanted to get him." "Now, do we go after him or not?" "I'm not sure I'm ready to do that, Brady." "How much convincing do you need?" "Blake Carrington is your enemy." "Now, let's talk about how we go after him." "Jeff." "How you doing?" "Good to see you." "John." "I'd offer you a drink, but it looks like you've had enough already." "What's the problem?" "Marital problems." "You ever have marital problems?" "A relationship's tough on anybody." "I'm sure you'll work it out." "Claudia seems like a terrific woman." "I used to think so." "I don't know what I think anymore." "Can I get you something?" "About anything." "I want another one." "I think you've had enough, friend." " I know when I've had enough." " Steven, take it easy." "I'll take care of him." "Look, give me your car keys." "I'll drive you home." "Steven, give them to me." "Look, I live just a couple of blocks from here." "We'll stop by my place and make some coffee." "I'm sure you don't wanna go home in this shape." "No, I don't." "Not like this." " Thanks." " Sure." "Let's go." "WOMAN Dr. Yeager, call the operator." "Dr. Yeager, please call the operator." "How would you like somebody staring at you morning, noon and night?" "She needs a break, Krystle." "So do you." "Well, when can she come home, Dr. Harris?" "Soon." "She's out of intensive Care." "But we wanna keep her isolated so we can keep a close eye on her." "Your daughter's life right now is here in this nursery." "But yours is not." "But she can come home soon, as you said?" "Krystle, it doesn't take a trained eye to see that you and Blake are going through some difficult times right now." "Whatever problems you've got, you can't expect your baby to solve them." "Well, I know." "If you merely sit and worry and do nothing, all you'll get is depressed." "That won't help you or Kristina." "Well, I would never do anything to hurt her." "Then get on with your life." "Find an interest." "Something for you." "Take responsibility for your own fulfilment." "Do it, Krystle, for her sake and yours." "Denver's grateful for your generous contribution, Mr. Reece." "Well, thank you." "I've always been interested in medicine." "I think your hospital is a fine institution." "Well, looks like the hospital trustees went all out with this one." "It's quite a party they're giving Mr. Daniel Reece." "Yes." "It's not every day that a man donates $6 million for a new hospital wing." "Hi, Krystle." "Blake." " Oh, you look lovely." " Thank you." " Mr. Reece, good evening." " Good evening." "I understand that we're gonna be neighbours." " How do you mean?" " Well, your new wing at the hospital is gonna be right next to the one that I donated last year." "Well, it gives us something in common, doesn't it?" "I understand you're interested in buying the Chronicle." "Yes." "It's a good newspaper." "I think I can make it better." "Always good to have new money and new blood in our town." "I'm flattered that you should take such an interest in my activities." "Only where it touches my life." "Now, we're both men of the world, Mr. Reece." "You pulled Allegree out of that auction to sell him to me, and you lost a chance to make a big killing." "You gave my wife a very expensive picture frame." "What are you up to, anyway?" "Good evening, Krystle." "Good evening, Daniel." "Perhaps this isn't the best moment for this conversation, Mr. Reece." "I hope we can continue it sometime in the future." "Anytime." "Dexter." "Took me a long time to track you down." "Be at my place tomorrow." "We have to talk." " Not on your life." " I've got a lot to talk about." "My talking's done as of this moment." "I didn't realise that you two knew each other." "Well, not any longer." "Let's get ourselves a drink, Alexis." "Would you mind explaining to me what that was all about, Mr. Reece?" "No, Mrs. Dexter, I don't think I could." "Excuse me." "Are you sure you know where the combination is?" "Trust me." " What if it's not in here?" " You looked everywhere else." "The attic in the house." "Fallon's room." "Everywhere." "Now, Peter gave Fallon that map, and my bet is it's right here in front of us." ""Peter De vilbis." That's Fallon's handwriting." "Peter's half of the map." "That's it." "Jeff, we found it." "Ha, ha." "Fallon." "Now, the process itself is worth several million dollars." "But you have to play that off against the cost of the development." "Our Research and Development department is very high on the project." "They have good reason to be." "Denver-Carrington has put a great deal of time and money into the process." "We feel that it has long-range potential throughout the petrochemical industry." "It's a bit expensive at present, yes, but once it reaches full operation, we feel confident that the cost will be reduced drastically." " Well, I don't know, Blake." "There's no reason" "Krystle, would you care to dance?" "Would you mind, Blake?" " No, of course not." " Thank you." " Excuse me, Blake." " Nice to see you again, Blake." "He's rather an attractive man, don't you think?" "Don't just stand there and sulk, Blake." "Swallow your pride, and let's show them what dancing's all about, shall we?" "Alexis, that's quite enough." "Thank you very much." "Thank you, Blake." "Dex, your wife." " Having fun?" " I always have fun at parties, darling." "Joe, give me another one, please." "Excuse me." "Blake, what's the matter?" " You're acting as if you're jealous." " Do I have reason to be?" " No." " Okay, then I'm not jealous." "Well, something's wrong." "What were you and Daniel talking about earlier?" "Only asked him some questions." "Questions about my wife." "I thought I had a right to some answers." "Why didn't you ask me?" "All right, I will." "Why did he sell me Allegree?" "Why did he give you that picture frame?" "And why was I so long at his farm?" "I'll tell you why, Blake." "Because a foal was being born, and it was a beautiful moment." "And I helped." "I was filled with memories of unfulfilled dreams." "Is that so hard to understand?" "Sometimes you are very naive, Krystle." "Now, I'd like to go home." "All right, I'll leave the car out front for you." "Oh, Blake." "I've just come from Dominique Deveraux." "She's in my office, and she'd like to see you." "All right, thank you." "Dominique." "Claudia said that you wanted to see me." "Indeed, I do." " I wanted to be the one to tell you." " Tell me what?" "I've invested quite heavily in Denver-Carrington, and a considerable amount of my investment went to repay your mortgage on your mansion." "The courts call that mismanagement of corporate funds." "You're suing me?" "Exactly, big brother." "And it's all worth it just to see that expression on your face." "Oh, excuse me, Blake." "Gerard's calling you from home." "Thank you." "Yes, Gerard?" "No, that's quite all right." "He did?" "How long does he have to live?" "Well, book me on the first flight out." "Thank you." "What is it, Blake?" "It was a long-distance phone call from Sumatra." "Your lawsuit is gonna have to wait." "My father has had a heart attack." "He's dying." "Not your father, our father." "I am going with you." "Bartender, Scotch and soda, please." "You said if I decided to go into business, that you'd help." "Mm." "How?" "It's just like dancing, Krystie." "One step at a time." "Then teach me."