"Hank?" "Clint?" "Last time on Dynasty:" " She didn't come back, did she?" " No." "Krystle is gone." "But she's not dead." "Sammy Jo, Krystle's spirit will never leave this house or any of our hearts." "To Krystle." " Krystle." " To Krystle." " Crack the whip." " No." " Yeah." "Don't be afraid." " No." "Oh, oh, oh." "Whoa!" " You're saying my father went wrong." " The three of them did." "What you and I have to do now is we have to protect that secret." "You know, this pizza really is just warm." "Next time I'll bring a microwave." "I know a place where we can heat it up." "You really don't remember me, do you?" "If I've done something to you, I..." "Do you remember me now?" "Good God." "Ever since my father had the good sense to get rid of you, you've been on the prowl for a new coat of arms." "Blake's a free man." "Isn't that why you're here now?" "I can't believe it." "Do I look familiar now, Mr. Dexter?" "It can't be." "The makeup helps, doesn't it?" " Virginia." " Ginger." "I didn't go by Virginia then." "Just Ginger." "It's been so many years." "Ten years, six months and three days." "It's just that I didn't recognise you." "Yeah." "I noticed." "But I never forgot you." "Yeah, smooth, Dex." "Very smooth." "I haven't changed." "Not that much." "You have changed." "You were just a kid." "But how was I supposed to connect you, Virginia, with Ginger?" "I knew you right away." "My hero." "My Mr. Right." "The man who promised to take me away from hell." "Wait, hold on." "I never promised anything." "You threw me away like a used-up memory." " Ginger..." "I mean, Virginia..." " You know what I was left with?" " An empty promise and four photos." " Calm down!" "If you'll calm down, I..." " Take your hands off of me!" " Just calm down!" " My, my." "Doesn't this look like fun." " Joanna." "Oh, and if it isn't our lady of the hotel." "Oh, Dex, you sneaky thing." "You certainly don't waste any time, do you?" "Don't worry, my time's up." "You can take over, babe." "Virginia." "Where you going?" "Oh, I see." "Hit and run, huh?" "You didn't expect me to spend the night, did you?" "Yeah." "Why not?" "I can't." "Well, why?" "Some kind of guilt trip or something?" "Zorelli, you are a cop, and you are trying to put my father in jail for murder." "Oh, right." "Yeah." "Dumb cop Zorelli." "Now I get it." "I should have figured your real reason for coming here." "Didn't occur to me that was your reason." " Reason?" " For climbing into bed." "If you're saying what I think you are, you're more than dumb." "Well, we did get awful close, awful fast." "Maybe you were hoping that if you and I got together, then maybe I wouldn't be so hard on your old man." "Look, Fallon, all I'm trying to say..." "You insensitive, pint-sized flatfoot!" "You've got a lot of gall!" "Oh, here we go." "Here we go." "Poor little 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." " What did you...?" " Enough, Joanna." "Whatever did you do to that poor creature?" "I mean, the last time I saw her, she was a wide-eyed innocent." "This isn't what you think it is, so just forget it." "Look, when you called before, you said something about Fritz Heath." "Yes, I did, didn't I?" "Why are you so interested in him?" "I can't give you the details on that." "But I would appreciate some information." "Now, do you or don't you know him?" "No." "Well, not really, but he did call me." "He wants to meet my boss." " Sable?" "Why?" " Beats me." "Could you find out?" "Maybe." "But why should I?" "I mean, I work for Sable and you work for Alexis." "Why should I tell you anything about Sable's business?" "You probably shouldn't." "But then again, we have been rather close." "That was pleasure." "Not business." "Why don't you let me think it over." "There must have been some reason that you came here tonight." "Other than the fact of volunteering the information that Fritz Heath had called you." "Oh, as you said, we have been fairly close." "And maybe I felt guilty about lying to you about Heath." "But that's not why I came." "I thought, here you were." "Poor man, lonely, taking a shower all by yourself and I was gonna, maybe, rub your back, help soothe your tense..." "It's just been kind of an awkward night." "I can see that." "So I guess you're just gonna have to rub your own back and soothe your own whatever." "Some days..." "Hello." "Well, I don't think Heath" " is Dex's Trojan horse after all." "Really?" "No." "It looks like Dex is as much in the dark about Heath as we are." "You're sure that's not just what he wants you to believe?" "No." "Dex has his moves, but I'm pretty sure we're still ahead of him." "I hope you're right." "It's very important that we get to Heath." "Now, have you finished that background check on him yet?" "I have people working on it now." "Make sure they understand that we want to find something that will make Heath anxious to talk to us." "As Alexis' corporate comptroller," "Heath can tell us exactly what's going on at Colbyco." "You must be Virginia's evil twin." " What?" "I just came from, you know, a new club." "I guess I overdid the makeup, huh?" "I like it." "It's nice having someone around here who isn't a stuffed shirt." "Where is this place, anyway?" "Downtown." "Near the civic centre." "Never heard of it." "Must be pretty lively." "It's okay." "Next time you go maybe you'll take me along?" "Sure." "Carrington residence." "Oh, hello, Mr. Dexter." "Miss Metheny?" "Uh, uh..." "I can take a message for you." "I certainly will, sir." " He just said to tell you he'd phoned." " Yeah." "Well, thanks." "Do you have something against Dexter?" " No." "No." " I wouldn't blame you if you had." "A new woman in front of Dex is like a red flag in front of a bull." "I've gotta get some sleep." "Good night, Adam." "Sweet dreams." "Hmm..." "Well, if it isn't Cinderella." "God, of all the people to run into." "Hot date or just working real late at the office again?" " Shut up, Adam." " Ooh." "Touched a nerve." "I guess you got your tickets to the policeman's ball." " Tickets to what?" " Is it true cops sleep with guns on?" " Who do you think you are?" " You can't resist a man in uniform?" "You really are an ass, aren't you?" "And what are you, Fallon?" " Let go of me." " What would you call a woman who's sleeping with the cop who's trying to put her own father in jail?" "No lesson in morals from a man who has none." "Zorelli's just using you." "Since you're the expert in using people, you should..." "He wants Dad's scalp and you're helping him to get it." " That's not true." " You'd sacrifice your own family for this guy you don't even know?" "Family?" "You don't know the meaning." " You've backstabbed everybody." " I have never betrayed my own father." "Only because you're afraid you'd be cut out of his will." "What's the matter, Adam?" "Touched a nerve?" "Dad missed you tonight." "He's back?" " Is he okay?" " A little hurt that you weren't there." "Wondered where you were." "And I'll bet you told him." "Didn't want him to worry." "There you are." "We're all so fond of Mrs. Carrington." "It, uh..." "It hasn't been the same since she's been gone." "Thank you, Jeanette." "Daddy, you're back." "Adam told me." "Good morning, Fallon." "I'm so sorry about Krystle." "How are you?" "I'm all right." "When you called the day after the surgery..." "Oh, God." "I got in early last night." "We had a family gathering." "We missed you." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I was out." "I didn't know." "Yes, very late." "With that detective." "You make it sound like I'm back in high school." "Well, back then you were a little more responsible." "Daddy, I'm really sorry about what's happened." " If I'd have known you were back, I..." " I've tried to reason with you." "I've tried to explain to you." "Apparently, it doesn't do any good." " Daddy..." " I don't know you anymore, Fallon." "My own flesh and blood, and I swear I..." "I don't know you." "Mm." "You sure know how to make me tingle." " Oh, yeah?" " Mm-hm." "Let's see now." "Tingle, huh?" " How about a little tingle here." " Aah!" "Ha-ha." " Stop it." " A tingle there." "Stop it." "You are a sadist." "And the next thing you know, you're tingling all over." "Jeff, how can it be so relaxed and easy now when it used to get so difficult before?" "Ours is not to question why." "Ours is but to..." "Hello." "And what is this all about?" "Danny found it yesterday." "Danny found it?" "Where?" "Out in the stables." " Where the guy knocked you down?" " He couldn't have dropped it." " Why not?" " Well, because the stable hands searched the place high and low after the guy took off." "Clint figures it probably belongs to one of them and he's checking it out." ""To my Scuba with love."" "One of your ranch hands is a scuba diver?" " Why not?" " Ha-ha." "Where's he gonna dive, in one of the horse troughs?" "Jeffrey, Fallon is the one who has a thing for detectives, okay?" "Now, I did not invite you here for an interrogation." "I guess not." " Yes?" "Mr. Carrjngton," "Sable Colby js here." "She asked jf you had a moment to see her?" "Yes, of course." "Show her in, please." "Blake." " Hello." " Blake." "When I heard you were back from Switzerland," "I came as soon as I could." "How are you?" "As well as can be expected." "Getting back to work, of course, is helpful." "Yes." "Oh, poor Krystle." "It's so horrible." "You know, before you left, I felt so close to both of you." "It's difficult for me not to share your grief." "Thank you." "Got a moment?" "Sit down." "How are you?" "Well, to tell you the truth, I'm feeling a little guilty." "I am responsible for getting you into the mess about the photograph." "The one of you with Roger Grimes." " What do you mean?" " Well, when I saw Fallon showing it to Jeff at The Carlton," "I was so surprised, and..." "Well, I told her to show it to Alexis, more as a prank than anything." "And, of course, I immediately realised my mistake and then I came to you." "Yes, I remember." "That's when you told me that you thought I needed a friend." "I am sorry, Blake." "You can't imagine how heavily this has weighed on me." "No, I understand." "It was an honest mistake, wasn't it?" "Yes." "Thank you." "You know, the more I thought about that problem, the more that something else has been tugging at my memory and given that Alexis may attack you," " I thought I should mention it." " What's that?" "Well, it may be nothing, but..." "Did you know that Roger came to see Jason?" "He did?" "When was that?" "Oh, a couple of years after we were married." "They had a few very private meetings." "Do you have any idea why he came there?" "No." "None at all." "Did you ever ask Jason about it?" "I never even gave it a thought until recently." "Then I wondered if it was something to do with your mining project." "It was the only project that you and Jason had together." "Before the pipeline, of course." "And I do know that if there was any trouble between Jason and Roger," "Jason wouldn't have given a second thought about doing away with that man." "I tell you that for your protection against this accusation that Alexis has hanging over your head." "I thought you should know." "You see, I promised Krystle I'd do everything to stop Alexis." "I make the same promise to you." "Thank you." "I appreciate that." "I don't think there's gonna be any problem." "It'll be all right." "Dex, this is Blake." "I think we have a new problem." "Can you get over here right away?" "Good." "Even if Jason Colby and Grimes did meet, so what?" " I don't see the connection." " That's the point." "There wasn't supposed to be a connection." "Roger Grimes was an architect." "What could he possibly have to do with a mining project?" "Are you sure Sable is telling you everything?" "I can't believe she's hiding anything from me." "After all, she was the one that brought me the information." "Have you spoken to Jason about any of this?" "I've tried calling him but his office says he's out of the country." "Blake, you don't think he's betrayed us?" "Do I think that he has broken the pact?" "That possibility has me very worried." "But why would he do that?" "Jason has as much to lose as any of us if this thing comes out." "Damn it!" "Somebody's trying to unearth the collection." "And if we don't stop them, they're gonna destroy us and our families in the process." "Now, what have you heard from Alexis?" "She's still bogged down in Natumbe." "The last thing on her mind is Roger Grimes." "It won't be once she gets back." "I'll talk to her." "What about Fallon?" "I'm gonna have to do something about Fallon and that detective." "She told me she was interested in him when they first found the body." "If I had known then it was Grimes, I wouldn't have..." "That's all done." "We have to deal with now." "What are we gonna do?" "There's been an idea running around in my head." "If the only way to call off the dogs is to close out the murder case, maybe I'll have to do something myself." "What do you mean?" "If I have to, I'll confess to the murder of Roger Grimes." "Blake." "This thing has got to end." "You don't love me anymore, do you?" "Where are you?" " What were you doing with that cop?" " I just wanted to get close to him." "Why?" "Maybe because I wanted to find out what he knows." " You wanted to hurt me." " No." "If you cared for me, you wouldn't be fooling around with him." "How can I care about you?" "I don't even know you." "Sure, you do." "If not, you wouldn't keep bringing me back." "I want to know you." "I want to know who you were to Mother and to Father." "Why should I tell you anything as long as that cop's still around?" "Wait." "Don't go." "Don't." "So Fritz Heath is a gambler." "Oh, and a losing one." "They do tend to go hand in hand." "Take a look at this last page." "Mr. Heath seems to be in very troubled waters at a private casino just outside of town." " Really?" " And I think you know the proprietor," " Aly Samarkian?" " Oof." "As a matter of fact, I do." "Good work." "You've been doing very nicely, Joanna." "But, you know, I think I'll step in now." "This project really has taken up too much of your time." "All those extra hours working on Dexter." "Well, I have managed to keep him off guard." " Off guard?" " You know what I mean." "And how have you managed that?" "I've been very careful." "Good for you." "Fritz." "I don't know what the fuss was about." "I told you that I could secure the payment." "And you did." "Four and a half million bucks." "And did a terrific job of squeezing out extra interest out of other accounts." "When Alexis gets back from Natumbe, she's going to be very pleased." "Well, I..." "I tried to explain to Mr. Dexter, it's just a question of accounting procedures." "Sure." "Of course." "I'd like to thank you for your support in all of this." "You know that Mr. Dexter and I don't exactly see eye to eye." "Fritz." "Ha-ha." "Let me tell you something about Dex." "You see," "Dex is an action-oriented kind of guy." "Kind of a cross between a Green Beret and a Wyoming cow poke." "It's either you kill them or you brand them." "He's made deals on cocktail napkins." "Yes, I heard about that." "You see, I think the problem is is that Alexis and Dex, they don't understand what you do." "Accounting, I mean." "See, they see a bunch of funny figures and that kind of throws them." "And the next thing you know, they're out for blood." "Ha-ha-ha." "They think you're playing games with us." " No." " Yeah, I know." "I know." "So I'll tell you what we're gonna do." "Why don't you sit down and then show me exactly what you've done." "That way I'll be able to explain it to them, next thing you know, everybody's gonna be happy." " Sure." " Good." "Now, that 4 and a half million dollars from Vitron, that was nice, but that 56 million dollars from Strasser-Silicon." "Whew." "That's gonna be a tough nut to crack." "Maybe it's a bit more complicated, but I've got it under control." "Oh, good, then, why don't you spell it out for me?" "But before you do, I think we should order in some lunch." "We're gonna be here a while." "The important thing is that Sammy Jo didn't get hurt." "Absolutely." " Do you have any idea who it was?" "I was seeing stars before I could get a look at anyone." "You can't be too careful these days." "They come onto your property, into your home." "Oh." "Good evening, Dex." "Good to have you here." " Good evening, everyone." " You've met Virginia?" "Of course, you met her at the wedding." "Sammy Jo, I heard about what happened." " Are you all right?" " I'm fine." "Did they take anything?" "No, but we ended up finding something, so we came out ahead." "We found a knife." "It was engraved with:" " "To Scuba with love."" " Scuba?" "It's probably a nickname for some guy who scuba dives." "Sammy Jo thinks that it's one of the ranch hands, I doubt it." "But we're still gonna keep an eye on them anyway." "Sable, why were you so surprised?" "Well, you don't often find a scuba diver's knife in a barn, do you?" "Unless someone's hunting for seahorses." "Oh, God, Adam." "Let's make a joke out of it." " I've called you a few times today." " Amazing." "You know, I don't hear a whisper in over ten years and suddenly he misses me." " Look, Virginia, don't be silly." " Just can it." "Sammy Jo, why don't you consider staying with us for a couple of days?" "I mean, Kristina would love to have Danny around, and so would I." "Thank you, Blake, but I don't want to be driven from my home because some creep wandered into the barn." "It might not hurt to be more cautious, Sammy Jo." "Well, you sure are good at giving advice, aren't you?" "I'm just concerned." "Yeah, sure." "You talk a sweet game, but when the chips are down, you're out the door." "You made your point." "Now calm down." "Don't tell me to calm down." "You've got no right to tell me anything." " Take it easy." " Keep your hands off me." "Who the hell do you think you are?" " Good Lord." " There are a million stories in the big city." "And I, for one, can't wait to get to the next chapter." "Dex, are you all right?" "I'm sorry about that." " I'm all right, Blake." " What's gotten into her?" "Who knows?" "Is there a full moon tonight?" "Touche." " Shall I go and see how she is?" " No." "No, no, I'll go." "I haven't had a chance to talk to her since I got back." "Again, I'm very sorry, but there must be some explanation for it." "Well, I have business to attend to and I think this party has run its course." "So I'll say good night." "Once again, Mr. Dexter, I am awed by your remarkable effect upon women." "That was quite a scene." "What's the real story, Dex?" "Come on, there's no real story." "As Sable said, I think this party is over." " I'll say good night too." " I'll walk you out." "I'm famished." "Isn't anybody gonna eat tonight?" "Well, I think it's just gonna be us three." "That's we three." "There is food, Adam." "I don't have to eat my words, thank you." "So Virginia Metheny blows up again." " What do you mean, again?" " Didn't you hear about that?" "Krystle took us downtown, this guy pulled out a knife and Miss Goody Two- shoes took the guy apart." " You're kidding." " No." "I thought she was showing off or something, but now I think it might be a permanent defect." "Like Adam." "Speaking of defects, I'm not the one who's telling a detective one thing and the family something else." "Since you obviously don't know what you're talking about, excuse me if I don't take offence." "Would you two knock it off." "Don't you get tired of sniping at each other all the time?" "I don't." "Adam's dull wit needs all the sharpening it can get." "Ugh!" "What's her problem?" "Cinderella complex." "She had to leave before she turns into a bumpkin." "Gotcha." "You know, there are times when we're pushed so hard that we do things that under ordinary circumstances" " we'd never do." " I know." "Here, sit down, sit down." "You've been under a lot of stress lately." "We all have." "I should have controlled myself." "It was just that seeing..." "I know all about it." " You do?" " Mm-hm." "God, you must hate me." "Virginia, I know why you're angry inside." "For the very same reason that I am." "Losing Krystle is terrible for all of us." "But you know what?" "We should be grateful for the time we had with her instead of being angry." "Yeah." "You know something else?" "If we met each day with the same kind of dignity and courage that she had," "I'm sure that's what she'd want." "I'm gonna try, Blake." "We'll all try." "Now, about Dex..." " Blake, if you'll just let me explain." " No, no, no." "I'm sorry that he said something that set you off, but I'm sure it was not intentional." "Dex is a fine man." "The more you get to know him, the more you'll understand why." " Who's that?" " Hmm?" "Wake up." "There's someone at the door." " You're sure you're not married?" " I told you I wasn't." "Yeah, all right." "All right." "Okay." "Okay." "Ah." "Um, your friend and I have some business to discuss." "Why don't you go and powder your nose or something?" " Listen, lady." " You understand English, don't you?" " Yes, ma'am." " Good." "What were you doing at Delta Rho yesterday?" "Delta Rho?" "What's that, some kind of fraternity?" "Your wit is about on par with your taste in women." "A knife was found shortly after a young woman was knocked unconscious." "As I understand it, it was a little different than this one." "It was a folding knife with a name inscribed on it." "Scuba." "As in scuba diving, I suppose." "Hey, lady, you know how many divers there are in the world?" "Rather a lot." "But very few of them hang around horse farms in Denver." "Yeah?" "Well, you can't pin that rap on me." "I don't need to." "The fingerprints on the knife should do that for me." "Of course, the police won't know who they belong to, but I do." "Don't you threaten me." "You were brought here to do a job." "You're paid, and very well." "And I politely asked you to leave." "Now, I am telling you." "Time to go home, Mr. Gibson." "You have 24 hours." "Yeah?" "Or what?" "I don't think you want to find out." "Miss Carrington?" "It's Sergeant Zorelli." " I'll take that." " Daddy, give me the phone." "Mr. Zorelli, I'm drawing the line right here." "It's bad enough that you harass me with your wild accusations," "I will not tolerate you using my family." " Is that clear?" " Daddy!" "I want you out of our lives once and for all!" " I've had it." "This is enough." " Daddy, he was calling me." "You don't have the sense you were born with." "You can't run my life." "I'm a grown woman with two children." "Why don't you act like a grown woman." "I come back from Switzerland, and you're with that man" " until 4 in the morning." " Excuse me." " I didn't know you'd be at the door." " No idea what you're involved with." "Of course I don't." "You won't tell me." "Tell you?" "You're sleeping with a man that's trying to throw me into prison," " you wonder why I don't?" " You can't use him as an excuse." " You were shutting me out..." " You are sleeping with him." "That is nobody's business but mine." "Nice work, Zorro, only how are you gonna use it?" " It came in." " Yep." "The photo blow- up you sent to the Bureau." "Take a look at it." "This might have been worth getting your chops busted after all." " And Mr. Carrington said he never saw the dead guy before." "Guess this one slipped his mind." "Like I was saying, how are you gonna use it?" " What are you talking about?" " I'm talking about you playing with fire and getting your little Italian butt burnt to a crisp." "I'm not real big on parables, Rudy." "Why don't you try plain English, huh?" "Yeah." "Sure." "You stir up things with this little picture here and where do you think you'll stand with Daddy's little girl?" " Looking for directions, lady?" "No, thank you." "I know where I'm going." "How did you find me?" "I parked near the station and followed the smell of garlic." " Can I sit down?" " Free country." "May I help you?" "I'll have an espresso, please." "Sure thing, sweetie." "That's our special tonight." "The coffee acid should kill the germs." "Did you come all the way down here just to insult my favourite restaurant?" "Not exactly." " What's this, homework?" " No." "It's nothing." "So tell me, do I get to hear an apology?" "An apology?" "From me?" "That chat I had with your old man." "I mean, if I want somebody to take a bite out of me," "I don't need to call across town, I could just go to my captain." "If anybody's making apologies, Zorelli, it should be you." "Sorry, you lost me." "The other night at your place, I thought we had a really nice time." "And then you wake up making these ugly accusations." "I guess I was a little hasty." " Hasty?" " Come on, Fallon." "Are you trying to tell me you wouldn't like me to stop the investigation?" "That has nothing to do with why I came back with you." "I thought you knew that." "Here we go." "Here you are." "I don't know what to tell you, Fallon." "I can take off my badge when I'm with you, but I'm still a cop." "It's in my blood." "And as for your old man, I'm not out to get him." "I just think he knows more about this dead guy than he lets on." "You say he doesn't, he says he doesn't." " You don't believe us." " I'm trying to earn my keep." "Am I part of that keep?" "No." "I suppose the other night you were just playing frisk-the-suspect, is that it?" "This might surprise you, sweetie, but this insensitive, half- pint flatfoot has feelings too." "Oh, this tastes blech." "Now you know why I use three sugars." "I'm glad we had this little talk." "You're leaving?" "You said what you had to." "I'm pretty tired." "You're not an insensitive flatfoot." "You're an insensitive ass." "You wanted to meet Mr. Heath face-to-face?" "Voila." "Oh, don't worry, he can't see you." "It's a one-way mirror." "Get as close as you like." "And you say he often comes here?" "What's his game, blackjack?" "Blackjack, roulette, chemjn de fer." "No luck on one, he tries another." "Ooh." "Serious gambler." "If this were a church, he'd be halfway to heaven." "Yes." "Well, this is a temple for more illegal pursuits." "What has his worship cost him?" "Over the years, I'd say, one million-five, one million-eight." "And what does he owe you now?" "Counting tonight, $210,000, give or take." "And you haven't cut him off?" "Well, he's always paid up before." "He says he's working on a way of getting the money by next week." "Oh!" "Well, I hope for your sake that that wasn't the way." "Poor man seems to be losing everything but his trousers." "Oh." "Yes." "There's a Mr. Dexter outside." "He says he knows you're here and he wants to see you." "Well, what do you know?" "Um..." "Would you mind?" "Send him in." "Oh, thank you, Aly." "Take as long as you like." "We'll talk about Heath later." "Oh, Mr. Dexter." "Right in here." "Thank you." "So it seems you have friends all over." "And you have spies following me to them." "You are a clever Dexter." " You're not doing badly yourself." " Ha-ha." "Fascinating, it seems to be open season on Heath." "Look at the poor man, happily racking up debt after debt with no idea we both have him in our crosshairs." "Ugh." "But he is such puny game." "If he's such puny game, why do you want him so badly?" "What?" "Haven't you been able to prise that out of Joanna?" "Obviously, you think that you can use him to get at Alexis." "Oh, now, that is an interesting suggestion." " I must remember that." " Hmm." "What about you?" "Why would you be interested in some sad inveterate gambler?" "I mean, it was him you followed here, wasn't it, not me?" "Oh, absolutely." "Heath's the kind of guy you just can't get too much of." "He's wonderful." "He's like a science project." "Let's dissect him, shall we?" "I'm sure if we opened him up, we'd find all sorts of fascinating things." "No." "No, I won't be long." "I just had to stop and see someone for Dex." "Who?" "Well, it's sort of a personal favour for him." "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." "Oh, I'm almost finished with all this new tack, so don't be too long, cowboy." "I won't." "Bye." "You must be the B team." "You must be Joanna." "Dex isn't gonna make it." "He wanted me to tell you." "That he couldn't make it?" "That's what he wanted me to tell you." "Aren't you a little old to be working as an errand boy?" "Yes, I am." "Excuse me." "Wait a second." "What's your name?" "I always like to know who I've insulted." " Jeff Colby." " No." "Not the Jeff Colby." "The one Sable is always saying terrible things about?" "Tell me something, are you always this warm and ingratiating?" "No." "Only when I'm stood up." "Now, since you're delivering messages, why don't you deliver one from me?" "Why not?" "Tell Dex..." "Tell him..." "You won't forget, will you?" "Robert." "Ahem." " Are you all right, Mr. Colby?" " Oh, no, no, I'm fine." "I'm fine." "That's the second time I've been slapped by a woman in this bar." "Yes, sir, I noticed that." "The man is a rash that won't go away." "So you've been scratching him for Alexis while she's off gallivanting in Natumbe." "Why do you do it?" "So she'll pat you on the head and throw you another little bone?" "Oh, Dexter, surely it must take more than that to please a man like you?" " Sable, why do you keep doing this?" " What?" "What?" "This little dance." "This jab here, a tweak there, always trying to get my goat." "I don't know." "Must be because you deserve it." "Chasing so hard after a woman who obviously cares so little for you." "You really enjoy putting Alexis down, don't you?" "Mm." "Yes." "It helps salve some wounds she's given me over the years." "Well, Alexis and I may have our differences, but I am in no way gonna hurt her." "I see." "Oh, I see, so that's why you keep shying away from me?" "That's a laugh." "Oh, you have your own little dance yourself." "You creep forward and you dodge back." "You know, I think..." "I think you have this troubling sense of loyalty to my cousin." "That's funny, I've never found anything wrong with loyalty." "That depends to whom you are being loyal." "Your loyalty to Alexis is like an albatross around your neck." "She's half the world away doing God knows what," " with God knows whom." " Mm." "And what about you?" " Sable, are you that much better?" " Oh, yes." "Alexis goes through men like they were cheeses with an expiration date." "Now, that's not me at all." " Really?" " No, not at all." "I mean, you didn't set up this meeting in this very private office?" "This very private office?" "No, I didn't set it up." "How could I have known you'd have shown up?" "Easy." "You baited my spies." "Oh, and they just snapped up my bait." "Unlike you, of course." "I don't need bait when I know what I want." " But do you?" " Oh." "Heh." "You." "You're a real queen bee, aren't you?" "Oh, yes, and I sting." "Ooh!" "Now, I know you're a Green Beret and I took you by surprise, but please don't feel you have to brutalise me in return." "Don't worry, Sable." "If I want you to fall for me, I'll be more subtle." "Oh, well, if that notion ever crosses your mind, um, please make sure it's after you're finished playing with my hired help." "Who's there?" "Clint?" "Hank?" "Not again."