"I just phoned the police again, they're on their way." "How could Sarah have done this?" "How?" " Oh, , why didn't I listen to you?" " Darling" "I should've realised what was happening." "I shouldn't have let her spend so much time with Kristina." "Krystle, listen to me." "Now, if it weren't for Sarah, Kristina wouldn't be alive today." "How could you have possibly known she was gonna do a thing like this?" " Did it ever cross your mind?" " No." "No, of course not." "Well, then I don't wanna hear anything more about blame." "It's happened, we'll find them, and Kristina will be back with us very soon." "Yes, yes, she'll be back with us, and she'll be unharmed too." "You'll see." "We checked her room." "We know that Sarah has taken Kristina's medicine with her." " We know that, don't we?" " Yes." " And she loves Kristina, we know that." " Yes, she does." "Then she's not gonna harm her." " Excuse me, sir." "Yes?" " Sergeant Benson here to see you." " Oh, yes." "Ask him in, please." "Mrs. Carrington." "Mr. Carrington." "I'm afraid the information I have so far is very sketchy." "I'd appreciate it if you could both fill me in on exactly what happened." "Well, our daughter is missing." "She's gone." " Kidnapped, you think?" " Yes." "The child's name?" "Kristina." "She's 3 years old." "I know we're talking about the little girl who had the heart transplant recently." "Yes, that's right, we are." "The name of the alleged kidnapper?" "Sarah Curtis." "Isn't she the mother of the girl whose heart was used in the transplant?" "Yes, she is, sergeant." "And that child's name was...?" ""Cathy."" "See?" "I sewed her name across Raggedy Ann's apron." "So now we have to call her Cathy, not Ann anymore." "Okay, sweetheart?" "I don't care." "What do you mean you don't care?" "You've always loved her." "She's always been your favourite." "Not anymore, she's different." "But you still love her, don't you, Cathy?" "I'm not Cathy, I'm Kristina." "Yes." "Yes, of course you are." "This says "Cathy."" " You look pale." " Do I?" "Then maybe you should send me on a business trip to Tahiti, Mother." "Maybe I could buy Moorea or Bora Bora for Colbyco." " I do the shopping in this family, Adam." " Heh." "Now, I want you to countersign that." "With this I could buy Moorea and Bora Bora." "What I want to buy, Adam, is your vow of secrecy." "That cheque is to buy stock in Trouville lndustries." "To start a takeover masterminded by, let me guess, Dirk Maurier." "That's right." "And you must understand that if word gets out, it could drive the price of the stock up." "Which means the timing is everything." "And if there's one thing Maurier is a master of, it's timing." "I know that." "I also know the man is a monster." "So was Attila the Hun, and he ruled half of Europe." "Mother, don't go through with this deal, please." "Why not?" "Adam, I asked you why shouldn't I go through with this?" "I can't be specific." "Do you have negative instincts about Maurier?" "Yes." "I always have had." "Well, then forget them and sign the cheque." "Now, Maurier is going to make Colbyco a great deal of money." "And Trouville lndustries is going to give us the clout on the East Coast that I've always wanted." "What if I said I still disapprove?" "Then I'd have to remind you, Adam, that I make the decisions around here." "I always have, and I always will." "Adam, your hand's shaking." "What's wrong with you?" "Have you been drinking again?" "You promised" "No, I've stopped all that." "Word of honour." "What is it?" "PAULA You have a call." "Who is it from?" "He wouldn't say." "Just that it concerns a mutual acquaintance by the name of Torrance." "I'll take it." "Thank you, Paula." "McVane, I told you never to call me at my office." "I wanna see you in my apartment in half an hour." "I'm running out of patience with you." "I have things to do." "The only thing you have to do is get right over here." "Or would you rather I come to Colbyco and pay you a visit?" "Where is the information we've been talking about?" "I don't have anything to pass on to you yet." "You don't even know whether or not Alexis made her first move?" "There's nothing to report, and that's the truth." "Do you always sweat like that when you tell the truth?" "It's very warm in here." "There's nothing new." "I swear it." "Now, let me tell you something, Mr. Torrance, the minute I catch you lying, and I will, this Adam Carrington charade of yours is gonna come to an abrupt end." "I can't do this to her, McVane." "Don't you understand?" "I can't betray my mother." "Why not?" "Because you love her?" "Yes, I do." "Well, I loved her once and she betrayed me." "Besides, aren't you a bit confused?" "Alexis Carrington Colby is not your mother." "Now, what do you know?" "Trouville lndustries." "What about Trouville lndustries?" "There's a deal in the works with Dirk Maurier." "Go on." " Dominique." " Nick, hello." "Well, it's been a long time." "Three months to the day, in fact." "Remember?" "Out in the field when you gave me that quick brush-off?" "Ha, ha." " I was in a hurry." " You certainly were." "I'm sorry about that, Nick." "As a matter of fact, I'm in a hurry now." "I just finished a meeting here because I'm rushing off to another." "Can't you cancel it?" "I'd love to take you to dinner." "Nick, it is the middle of the afternoon." "Anyway, I already have a dinner date for tonight." "Well, that's easy enough, just cancel that one too." "Just pick up one of those phones and say:" ""Look, I'm sorry about tonight but Nick Kimball is taking me to the Saint-Malo on Bob Hill, where he's already pre-ordered my favourite French entree, cassoulet parisien. "" "Uh-huh." "The last time I heard, both Bob Hill and Saint-Malo were in San Francisco." "They still are." "Thank you." "You mind if I ask you what's on your mind right now?" "I was just thinking about the last time we had dinner together." "We were in your Jeep." "You took me to a little roadside dive." "We ate hamburgers and french fries." "Yes." "Well, I guess I've gotten lucky since then." "Two new wells have come in." "There was Dominique 1, now there's Ruth 2 and Octavia 3." "Ruth." "That is your mother's name, isn't it?" "That's right." "And Octavia's my little sister." "They must be very proud of you." "They are." "Now the question is, what about you?" "I'm very happy for you." " Leasing a private jet" " Well, just for a day." "But it's a very special day because I'm with a very special person." "Nick, something about you has changed." "Are you actually gonna tell me that I'm not the arrogant, overconfident, rude guy you once said I was?" "No, because you were then." "And now?" "I can't quite put my finger on it." "But I do my best character analysis after a big meal." "Incidentally, how did you learn that my favourite food is cassoulet parisien?" "I'll never tell." "Is there anything I can do?" "Thank you, Dana." "Nothing." "Blake, I came here as soon as I heard." " Dex is on his way." " Good." "Thank you." "I'm so sorry." "But Kristina will be found, I know it." "I need to hear that." "So does Krystle." "Clay was out in the field, so I couldn't reach him for you, but I'm sure he'll call here as soon as he hears what's happened." "Mr. Carrington, Lieutenant Benson is waiting to see you in the library." "Oh, yes." "Let Mrs. Carrington know, will you, please, Albert?" " lmmediately." " Excuse me." "We're covering the airport, the bus stations and the train terminal, Mr. Carrington." "Plus roadblocks, of course." " But it's been hours." " Krystle, darling." "That's all right." "I know exactly how you feel, Mrs. Carrington." "I have children too." "All I can tell you is that an all-points bulletin is out for Mrs. Curtis and your daughter, and all possible steps are being taken." "Thank you, sarge." "We're doing everything we can, Mrs. Carrington." " We'll be in touch." "Mm-hm." " ?" " Yes, Dex." "About Wyoming, I've checked with my father." "There's no indication of Sarah and Kristina having been there yet." "That rules out one more place they can be." "Krystle." "I've known Sarah a long time." "She wouldn't hurt Kristina." "She's incapable of hurting anyone." " Thank you, Dex." " That's very reassuring." "We appreciate your help." "Thanks for coming by." "Well, if there's any other news, I'll let you know." "Blake, where is she?" "Where is she?" "Darling, we are doing everything we possibly can." " I want her home." " I know." "I know." ", I just got back from the Mirror." "Is there any word on Kristina yet?" "No, no." "Nothing yet." "I want you to know that we're printing a special edition of the paper tomorrow with a picture of Sarah Curtis and Kristina on the front page." "Good." "Good." "Very good." "And we're offering a reward for any information to do with the kidnapping." "I can't thank you enough, Alexis." "Oh, ." ", you don't have to thank me." "We've always done everything that we could for our children, we always will." "That's our bond." " And Blake?" " Yes?" "I spoke to the people at KBEX." "They want to send a news crew to the house tonight to do an appeal with Krystle." "If there's anybody that can get to Sarah Curtis it's Krystle." "You've got to make her do that appeal, ." "You're very tired, aren't you, sweetheart?" "Yes, but..." "Yes, but what, honey?" "I want my mommy." "Of course you do." "Of course." "And she's right here." "Your mommy's right here, Cathy." "Sarah, if you're out there watching, I beg you, bring Kristina back." "I know how much you love her, but you know how fragile and delicate her health is." "Her life could be in danger." "She needs to be home with us." "Mommy?" "We can give her the care that she needs." "Mommy." "Sarah, I know how much pain you've suffered, and Blake and I wanna help you" "I hear my mommy." "Oh, honey, sweetheart, you're only dreaming." "That's all." "There's nobody here but the two of us." "See?" " I heard her." " Oh, it was a dream, that's all." "But now that you're awake, I have dinner ready." "And ice cream." "I'm not hungry." "You don't wanna eat it now, is that it?" "That's all right, you can eat it later." "But it is time for your medicine." "Don't be frightened, sweetheart." "We're together and everything's gonna be fine, but only if you take your medicine." "Cathy." "Cathy, why don't you listen to me anymore?" " Hello, Steven." " Sammy Jo, hi." " Did you just get here?" " I got here a while ago." "I wanted to see Krystle and Blake." "How've you been?" "Okay." "Are you staying here at the house?" "No, I'm back at my apartment." "I haven't made any plans yet about anything." "Hmm." "How's Danny?" "Well, he heard me talking on the phone about Kristina, and he started to cry." "I think that was the final straw." "He still doesn't know why you left." "I tried to explain." "I know." "But he thinks it's all his fault." "I'll have another talk with him." "Thanks for telling me about this." "Oh, Sammy Jo, you haven't seen Adam, have you?" "No, I haven't." "Isn't he at the office?" "No." "I phoned." "His secretary said he ran out in a rush and he hasn't come back." " Oh, my God, I hope he" " What?" "That he hasn't heard about Kristina." "I mean, he's very close to the edge already." "To Adam Carrington, our benefactor." " Ha, ha." " When they write my biography, this particular chapter may go something like this:" ""After he realised what Mrs. Colby was up to," "Congressman McVane made certain that the president of Trouville lndustries announced:" "'There is no takeover bid."'" ""And immediately after the announcement, the price plunged and Alexis Colby was out a king's ransom."" " Ha, ha." " And we made a bloody fortune." " Mm." " Ha, ha." "Oh." "Oh." "I can't wait to see the look on Alexis' face when she realises she's been taken." "You know something?" "Revenge is almost as good as sex." "In fact, in this case it's even better." "The Scotch you ordered, Mr. Carrington." " Here you go." " Thank you." "You're my son." "I love you." "You're my son." "I love you." "You're my son." "I love you." "How can you stand to live with yourself?" "So you understand, Mr. Carrington, that time is of the essence." "Yes, I understand, Dr. Chadway." "I wish I could paint you a more optimistic picture but I can't." "Yes." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "Good night." "What did he say?" "Oh, he, uh..." "He just wanted to make sure we would keep in touch with him." "What else?" " That's basically it." " Blake, I wanna know what he said." " Darling" " Please." "He's worried that if for some reason Kristina doesn't get her medicine, she could be in danger." "What kind of danger?" "Her lungs can fill up with fluid." "Now, it may be gradual, but it's still very, very serious." "Oh, my God." "Sarah did take the medicine." "She has to be giving it to her, she has to be." "Of course, I'm sure she is." "She is, I know it." "Oh, good, sweetheart, you're awake." "Now, you really must take your medicine." "I wanna go home." "Oh, and we will very soon." "And we'll have fun like we always do." "And you can ride your little pony and feed your little birds that you love so much." "But first you must take your medicine." "Oh, my God." "What is it?" "What is it, my darling?" "What is it?" "Oh, my God, please don't let anything happen to her." "Please." "Please." "My God, please." "What can I do for you?" "I wanna fight somebody." "Just like that, huh?" "You pick him out, I'll take him on." "Maybe what you should fight, son, is that booze that you been guzzling." "What is your name, sir?" " "Sir"?" "Ha-ha-ha." "That's a first around here." " They call me Cassius." " As in "Muhammad Ali," right?" "Well..." "Well, you see, Cassius, I'm a student of boxing." "You take your heavyweights, Carnera and Schmeling," "Joe Louis and Marciano, now, those guys" "Look, son, I..." "This is a gym, not a classroom." "I got a business to run here." ""Business" is just another word for cash, right?" " Well..." "Hey, look at that." "See..." " I'm willing to pay to fight." "That's a lot of bread." "So who wants to go a few rounds with me?" "Hmm?" "I'll take him." "Come on, you're in no condition." "You looking to get killed?" "That's my problem, isn't it, Cassius?" "Anybody here who thinks he can take me on and end up standing, how about it?" "!" " Okay, just put that money away and get out of here." "You've come to the wrong place." "Now move it." "I was in there." "I heard you." "You still wanna fight?" " You're damn right I do." " What's in it for me?" "Let's wait and see which one of us wins, because let's face it, one of us is gonna get the hell beaten out of him." "Isn't he?" "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on." " Good evening, Mr. Carrington." " Good evening." "Oh, have you seen Mrs. Carrington?" "I saw her go into Mrs. Curtis' room just a few minutes ago." "Thank you." "Krystle?" " Darling, what are you doing?" " I'm trying to find something." "Anything that might tell me where she's taken Kristina." "A flight number, a phone number." " The police already searched this room." " They didn't find anything." ", I have to do something." "I can't just sit here." "I'm so frightened for her." "So am I, but we have to hang on." "We have to be strong." "We have to help each other pull through this." "That's all we can do right now." "Don't you see that...?" "SARAH Close your eyes and sleep tight" "And dream lovely dreams" "And know day and night" "I will always be here" "Do you remember when I used to sing that to you back home?" "In a few days we'll be back at the ranch, Cathy." "But we'll never be in that station waggon again." "We'll never let that other car hurt us again." "We'll be safe and happy." "You'll see." "I will always be close" "To my beautiful child" "I will always be close" "To my beautiful child" " Fantastic." "Ha, ha." " And amazing." "We are the only patrons in this entire restaurant." " Yes." " I'm very impressed." "You obviously asked them to open just for us." "Nick, I know this is very expensive." "Where you're concerned, it's worth it." "I asked them to play that song for us." "I dedicate it to you, Dominique, and to this night." "To us, together." "Nick, I'm very impressed with everything you've done today." "And tonight." "However, I don't intend to show my gratitude by..." "Um..." "Go on." "Nick, I'm not going to bed with you." "Who's talking about going to bed?" " What's on my mind is "wed."" " What?" "You know, you walking down the aisle looking gorgeous, people throwing rice, a great big reception." "Dominique, I'm asking you to marry me." "Nick" "Ha, ha." "Look at those big eyes." "I'll bet I have your attention now." "Think about it." "It's the best offer you're gonna get tonight." "Stay out of the way, buddy." "Hey, what happened here?" "I threw a punch and I missed." "But what the hell, I always do." "Okay, buddy, who'd you throw the punch at?" "Life, destiny." "Take your pick." "Any lD?" "No wallet." "What's your name?" "My name?" "That's what I just said." "What's your name?" "You wanna know my name and I don't know my name." "That's funny." "That's very funny." "Just another drunk, another wise guy." "Come on, let's take him in." "Blake?" "Blake, I had the most horrible dream." "Krystle." "I want my baby." "I know you do, darling." "So do I." "Then why aren't we doing something about it?" "We are." "We're doing everything we can." "I've gotta believe that Sarah saw that appeal you made on television." "Damn it, , don't patronise me." "I didn't think I was." "Why are you so calm?" "Why aren't you angry?" "I am." "But I can't let it cloud my thinking." " But for Kristina's sake we've" " Who are you angry with?" " God?" "Fate?" "Sarah?" " Maybe a little at each." "Well, what about me?" " Are you angry with me?" " Why you?" "Because I'm the one who brought her into this house." " I'm the one who trusted her." " Krystle" "I'm the one who left her alone with Kristina" "Darling." "Krystle." "Whatever we did, we did together." "That's the way it is with you and me." "Isn't it?" "I want my baby." "I want my baby." "The morgue?" "Yes, sir." "An accident." "My God." "Are you saying that my daughter-?" "Mr. Carrington, there's a child's body down there we need to see if you can identify." "She's a little girl of about 3." "She has blond hair." "Sergeant, my wife is going through a very bad time." "I can't tell her about this right now." "Not until we're sure." "Of course, I understand that." "Thank you." "?" " Oh, I won't be too long, darling." "Sergeant Benson needs me down at headquarters." " Well, what for?" " Uh, just routine, Mrs. Carrington." " Well, I'll go with you." " No." "I think it'd be best if you stayed here, near the telephone." "Yeah, that would help us out a great deal, Mrs. Carrington." "Just in case Mrs. Curtis should call here." "All right." " Hello?" " Mrs. Curtis?" "No, I'm a friend of hers." "Who is this?" "Oh, I'm Mrs. Broderick." "I just got back in town and I needed" "Mrs. Broderick, do you know Sarah Curtis?" "Oh, no." "No, not personally." "You see, I had an ad in yesterday's Mirror and Chronicle." "I'm looking for a tenant for my apartment." " Apartment?" " Yes, on Landley Circle." "She left this number on my answering machine." "Do you happen to know if she's still interested?" "Uh, well, I couldn't say, but if you do hear from her, please call me immediately." "Oh, yes." "Yes, of course." "May I have your number?" "Thank you." "Gerard, do you still have yesterday's newspapers?" "I'm not sure, Mrs. Carrington." "I'll ask Marie." "Never mind, I'll ask her myself." "127 Bellamy Street." "It's got to be the one." " Hello?" " Dr. Chadway?" "I'm sorry to bother you, but I have a child here that you treated once." " Yes, who is it?" " That's not important." "The child is." "They took her to California for surgery, and she won't take her medicine." " And I'm very worried that" " Where are you calling from?" "Why do you wanna know that?" "The child is what's important." "Am I the first mother you've known to be concerned about their child?" "Of course not, Mrs. Curtis." " Uh, hold on a minute." " I don't have time for that." "I'll take care of Cathy in my own way." "I don't need you." "I don't need anybody." "Mrs. Curtis, listen to me." "Take that child back where she belongs." "You've already put her life in jeopardy." "Tell when he calls in I had no luck in Wyoming." "But my father is gonna keep an eye on her house, just in case." " I'll tell him." " Thanks, Dana." "Dex?" "Adam still hasn't shown up yet, and I've been so worried about him lately, I'm even more worried now." "Look, Dana, I don't have time to talk about that now." "But I think maybe you can help me." "Neal McVane?" " What about him?" " Well, Adam started acting strangely about the same time that McVane was released on parole." "Do you think that there could be some sort of connection?" "Well, McVane had reason to hate Adam in the past." "And me and Alexis." "But the connection now, I don't have an answer for that." "Well, I'm gonna have to find one soon, or else I don't know what's gonna happen to Adam." "Something terrible." "Say it, I look terrible." "You look terrible." "You certainly don't look like the son I know." "I see you brought the Rolls." "I thought you might decide on one of your less conspicuous Jaguars, just in case one of the media latched on to some of this." "Yes, and you should be grateful that one of my reporters found out about this mess before the rest of the media did." "And spared you maternal embarrassment." "Adam, what is wrong with you?" "Do you mean a Carrington in jail?" "As I recall, you were a guest here once." "Yes, I was, and I was innocent." "Why the hell did you bother to bail me out?" "Why didn't you just leave me there?" "To let you rot?" "That's what's happening to you, Adam." "I know, and I don't care, so why should you?" "Look, I don't want your concern, and I don't want you." "Now leave me alone." "Bellamy Street." "Did she say why?" "No, sir." "Mrs. Carrington had a phone call, then she asked me to round up yesterday's newspapers." "She seemed most anxious to have them." "Yesterday's newspapers?" "Did she take them with her?" "No, she rushed off." "They're still in the library." "This is Carrington." "I'd like to speak to Sergeant Benson, please." "Sarah?" "Sarah, it's Krystle." "Please open the door." "Sarah, I'm alone, there's nobody with me." "Can you hear me?" "I'm alone." "Sarah, I know you're in there." "Please, open the door." "Mommy." "Kristina." "It's Mommy, honey." "Open the door." "Mom" " I wanna see my Mommy." "She's not your Mommy, she's just a lady who's trying to spoil things for us, but she'll be leaving soon, Cathy." " She'll leave." "She will." "She will." " I want my Mommy." "Sarah, please, open the door." "Sarah, I can hear her coughing." "Sarah, I know you don't want anything to happen to her." "You and Cathy helped her to live." "Please, please don't let her die." " Mommy." " Oh, Kristina." "Oh." "Thank God." "Oh, thank God."