"mike, Call in." "tell them to get the operating room ready." "make sure they set up a CAT scan first." " I May need it." " All right, doctor." " Sir, please, stay back." " officer, it's okay." "Claudia." "What happened here?" " nick, What happened?" " I don't know yet." "she's been shot." "What are you doing here?" "she's been upset so I came by to see her." "jeff, I Want you to take KrystlE in your Car and follow us to memorial Hospital, you understand?" "All right." "It's going to be all right." "jeff." "come on, WE'll take My Car." "I thought she Was gonna shoot herself." "she had a gun and I tried to take it away from her but the gun went off." "But it Was your uncle." "My uncle?" "she Was leaving to kill him." "Oh, God, jeff." "What if I'vE killed her?" "Oh, blake." "What's happening?" "yes, Paul?" "Mr. Carrington, we've just been cleared to land in Las Vegas." "Good." "WEll, I aM finally going to meet Logan RhinEWood faCE-to-faCE." "And I'M going to get What I Want." " blake, I hope so." " I know so." "Oh, do you have that money?" "Fifty thousand." "let's Call this one of My better investments." "I'vE made some good ones in My time but this surely is one of thE best." "As soon as they called in," "I got the Lasix and DECadron you ordered." "Good, let's get her started on antibiotics right away." "one gram of ampicillin." "let's get a move on With those x-rays, please." "Easy, Easy." "Easy." "Got it." "Claudia?" "Lindsay..." "everything's gonna be all right, sweetheart." "It's gonna be fine." "ThE machine said no sign of life." "everything's gonna be fine." "Nurse McHale, call 9325." "Nurse McHale..." "Dr. Swayne, call the operating room." "come on, wake up." "come on." "That's it." "That's terrific." "come on." "now, follow My finger." "follow My finger." "That's good." "That's just great." "now, I'M gonna try it again." "follow My finger, Claudia." "Claudia, follow My finger." "come on, Claudia, follow the finger." "follow My finger." "X- rays are being developed." "how are her eyes?" "WEll, both optic nerves are fine, but there's a partial third palsy in the left." "Thank you." "bullet fragment." "she May bE developing a blood Clot too." "I Wanna do a CAT scan first." "I have to know if there's gonna be a small procedure or a full CraniotoMy." "I'll Call the O. R." " tell them to be ready in 45 minutes." " Right." "sheep." "Lindsay." "Burn." "HE lied to ME." "lied." "lied to ME." "Lindsay." "her speech is becoming more and more dysphasiC, doctor." "yes, I know." "Just say a prayer for her." "KrystlE, where's jeff?" "Has he been able to contact blake yet?" "HE's trying now." " nick, I have to know." " she's doing just fine." "Don't lie to ME, please." "there's a bullet fragment lodged in her head." "And it's located right in the speech center." "she's beginning to show signs of dysfunction in that area." "are you saying she May never speak again?" "WE'll operate." "I think it'll be all right." "I have to see her." " I have to Explain What happened." " You Can't see her now." "KrystlE, you should get some rest." "I don't need rest." "I Wanna be here." "I Wanna be With her." "KrystlE, the best thing you Could do is get some rest." " Mrs. CroWlEy." " yes?" "I Want you to find a room for Mrs. Carrington." " I Want her to get some sleep." " sure, doctor." "she May never speak again." "never be able to tell them What really happened." "All right, Mrs. Carrington." "where's KrystlE going?" "I sent her to lie down for a while." "Did you find blake?" "I called the vegas airport and spoke to the pilot." "HE said he saw blake and andrew Laird drive off." " drive off where?" " HE didn't know." "WEll, he didn't just disappear." "Call the vegas police." "have them track him down." "His wife May bE in trouble." "serious trouble." "where's our host, Bonning?" "Oh, he'll be With you in just a moment." "Mr. Laird, please Wait in the den." "What's that?" " I said" " I heard What you said." "I Wanna know Why I Can't remain in here With My client." "simple, counselor." "Mr. RhinEWood agreed to meet With Mr. Carrington only." "WEll, this is insanity." "I Will not allow Mr. Carrington to Confront RhinEWood Without his attorney present." " And that's ME." " Go on, andrew." "It'll be all right." " blake." " lt'll be all right." "My fee?" "You don't have to Count it." "It's all there." "All right." "I trust you." "Sit here, please, in this Chair." "I'll stand." "I prefer to greet My host standing." "WE Can forget protocol this time around." "Anyway, it's gonna be a little while." "Just how long is a little while?" "HE'll be With you when the light goes on." "Light?" "What light?" "Up there, Mr. Carrington." "Mr. Crayford, What are you doing here this late at night?" "I got a Call that someone Was shot and Mrs. blake Carrington Was involved." "yeah, that's right." "she Was there." "That Was the extent of her involvement." "I understand she's here." "What happened?" "listen, all I know is the Condition of My patient." "And right noW, she's there With a fragment of a bullet in her skull and I prefer to Wait for the results of thE scan." "then, you operate?" "then, I operate." "And pray to God that she Can talk again." "All right, it's been 20 minutes now." "Now, where is he?" "What is this ridiculous setup, anyway?" "Good evening, Mr. Carrington." "Logan Rhinewood here." "where the devil are you?" " Why don't you come in here?" " l'M a very busy Man, Mr. Carrington." "And as it happens, I'M not in Las VEgas." "I'M a good thousand miles from you." "Oh, are you?" "WEll, that Wasn't the Condition of this meeting." "Or shall I say farce?" " I'm leaving." " I Wouldn't if I were you." "Why not?" "Will you have one of your goons get me?" "Hardly." "It's just that if you Wanna talk to ME, this is your last chance for a long while." "I'M off to Asia tonight." "I don't have this ridiculous setup in any of my Asian offices." "All right, I'll make this brief." "now, I'M well aware of thE fact that 40 percent of DEnvEr-Carrington stock has been bought anonymously." "My sources have good reason to believe that you were the buyer." "You have excellent sources, Carrington." "I am the buyer." "I see." "now, I'vE always run DEnvEr-Carrington." "I'vE run it well." "But I think it's possible that you Might bring some, shall WE say, creative thinking that Could make the company even bigger." "So I'm prepared to offer you two seats on my board." " And that is your proposition." " Yes." "You obviously feel it's better to have ME on the inside," "where you Can at least keep an eye on ME." "WEll, your thinking is quite misguided." "My thinking is for the good of My company." "Your company?" "As of this afternoon, I now own closer to 50 percent of your erratic empire." "And I'M gonna find a Way to get more." "And that will be the end of you." "Look, you maniac." " l'M sick of" " ThE light just went out." "So if you'rE ready, the Car Will take you and your attorney back to the airport." "Your meeting With Mr. RhinEWood is over." "meeting?" "WE agreed that that meeting Was gonna be faCE-to-faCE," "mine and his." "WEll, I didn't see his." "So I'll take back that 50,000, Bonning." " Claudia's shot?" " yes, Fallon." "WEll, What Was KrystlE doing With her?" "I don't know." "Did nick-?" "Did Dr. TosCanni Call?" "No, no." "Your husband did." "HE's at thE hospital." "Will you be going?" "Oh, no." "I Can't see What help I'd be." " were there any other Calls?" " there were two messages." "JEannEttE placed them in your room." "one Was from a LEnorE FitzsiMMons, something about a party next week." "And the other" " And the other Was..." "I honestly don't remember it." " steven?" " No, Fallon." "Not steven." "And no one's heard from him yet." "let's hope WE do before the baby comes home." "where Would you like for ME to put the money?" "come on, don't tell ME this Was your first time With a hooker." "No, it Wasn't." "WEll, What'd you do With the money last time, honey?" "Was she pretty?" "That other one?" "yes, she Was from georgia." "Oh, that doEsn't necessarily make her pretty." "yes, she Was pretty." " But" " But What?" "WEll, WE didn't..." "WE didn't get it on." "WE just watched television." "Oh, I see." "Your debut and the first-tiME jitters, huh?" "how old were you, 15, 16?" "I Was a little older than that." "I'll tell you something." "With Most johns, I'd say about 99 percent of My johns," "I have to pretend it's not them, you know What I mean?" "FantasizE?" "And since this is Hollywood and everything's supposed to be MakE-bEliEvE," "I make believe that this one's a movie star, that one's a TV star." "sometimes when I'M Walking down Hollywood boulevard and there's all those names on the sidewalk," "I say to myself:" ""You don't know it, Burt or Clint or Paul, but WE'rE gonna party tonight."" "weird, huh?" "which star Was I?" "You were you, honey." "No star for you." "So in the bar tonight, you were telling ME about your wife." "You really loved her?" "yes, I did." "So Why'd she dump you?" "Who knows?" "maybe it Was because, like you said," "I'M just ME and she sensed that I Was uncertain of myself." "Of What I Was really feeling inside." "WEll, look, sweetie, WE'vE all got our problems." "getting ME to fly to vegas to humiliate ME." "I'll get him." "I'll get him if it's the last thing I ever" "yes, Paul?" "Mr. Carrington, I'm sorry, but there's an emergency back home." "What kind of an emergency?" "Your son-in-law just called from Denver." "It's about your wife." "yes?" "What about Mrs. Carrington?" "Your wife is being questioned by the police as a suspect in the shooting incident." "Good." "there's no hEMatoMa." "And the depth of thE fragment is less than I thought it Might be." "That fragment's in her speech center, isn't it?" "how are you gonna get it out?" "With a cryoprobe." "I'vE used it very successfully before, Mr. Crayford, on tumors." "there's no reason Why," "when it's turned on, it goes below zero temp, that the fragment doEsn't stick to the probe and WE use it just like a magnet." "WE'rE talking about her speech center." "You'rE running the risk of Making her permanently unable to talk." "yes, well, that's true, but WE have no options." "WEll, I'll be in My office, nick." " let ME know when it's over." " yeah." " grace, how are her vital signs?" " Holding up." "how long before you begin the procedure, doctor?" "Oh, 15 minutes, give or take." "Dr. TosCanni, there's a police officer at thE nurse's station to see you." "Thank you." "excuse ME, you wanted to see ME?" "Dr. TosCanni?" "I'M lieutenant HolliMan, denver police." "lieutenant, What Can I do for you?" "WE had a report of a shooting tonight and I'M trying to investigate it, find the woman Who Was With the victim at thE time." "alone With the victim." "But it appears that she's become invisible and on your orders" "If you'rE referring to Mrs. Carrington, lieutenant," "I'M afraid she's in a state of shock and she's in no Condition tonight to answer questions from you or anybody else." "So if you'll excuse ME." "blake's on his Way back." "jeff, I Want you to use the rear Exit and take her home." " ThE rear Exit, Why?" " because there's a Cop out there." "And he May still be wandering the Corridors and I don't Wanna put you through that tonight." "I don't Wanna sneak out of here." "I Wanna talk to him." "sure, you Will." "tomorrow." "KrystlE, the facts arEn't gonna change overnight." "now, look, you'rE trembling, you'rE upset." "I Want you to go home." "You'll talk to them in the Morning." "come on." "I'M due in surgery in five minutes." "I'll Call you afterwards." "doctor?" "Dr. TosCanni, someone is going to have to sign" "Mrs. CroWlEy, the patient has no living relatives." " I'll take full responsibility." " then, you'll have to sign." "give ME that." "I need two signatures, doctor." "That's this hospital's policy." " pete, sign the damned thing." " sure thing." "Thank you both." "What a lovely surprise." " come in, CECil." " hello, alexis." "WEll, hello to you and to you, My favorite vintage." "one afternoon, not too long ago, I Was sitting in this room, you came in and said you were in a champagne Mood." "WEll, I'M in a champagne Mood tonight." "What about you?" "As long as I'M the one person in the World that you Want to share that Mood With." "Oh, alexis, you are." "WEll, you'rE in a very up Mood, as it were." "What happened?" "WEll, it's been one of those 24-hour spans" "where everything went absolutely perfectly." "including the news that the blood test proves I aM not Fallon's father." "Did you hear about that?" "yes, of course I heard about that but I never doubted it for a second." "So 24 hours includes last night." "Who Was she, CECil?" "anyone I know?" "Not a she." "business associates." "But tonight, no business." "Just champagne?" "A cheers to you." "No." "To us." " To us." " And to tonight." "And to all the future nights" "With you as My wife." "cecil, you'rE so persistent." "I'vE only asked you to consider My proposal once before." "All right." "You'rE sEMi-pErsistEnt." "And your sEMi-ansWEr?" "I don't know yet." "It Could be a delightful union." "Just think of thE possibilities." "yes." "I'M thinking." "Shall WE...?" "Shall WE explore those possibilities again?" "Why not?" " will be taken up in the zoning commission hearing next Thursday." "The family of Denver oil tycoon Blake Carrington is in the news again tonight." "You'll recall late last year, Carrington was on trial for the murder of his son's homosexual lover." "Tonight, it's his wife, Krystle Carrington, who was allegedly involved in the shooting of a young family friend, Mrs. Claudia Blaisdel." "According to police," "Mrs. Blaisdel was shot while in her apartment in an apparent struggle with Mrs. Carrington over a gun." "At this time, the police are listing the incident as an accidental shooting." "Mrs. Carrington has, so far, not been available to make a statement to the police nor to the press." "As we reported earlier this evening, we still have no additional information on the shooting incident involving Mrs. Blake Carrington." "The victim of that alleged accidental shooting is Mrs. Claudia Blaisdel." "And according to a high-ranking police source," "Mrs. Blaisdel was shot in her apartment in an apparent struggle with Mrs. Carrington over a gun." "Mrs. Carrington has, so far, not been available to make a statement." "hello, Fallon." "I saw the light on and I just had to come over and talk to somebody about this terrible news about poor KrystlE." "Poor KrystlE." "You love it, mother." "I don't like her being around here still either but at least I'M honest about it." "because of nick?" "Partly because of nick." "WEll, at least you'vE called ME mother again." "It's a bad habit I started." "It'll pass." "It's funny, you used to loathe Milk when you were a Child." "Do you Mind if I make some espresso?" "If you'rE digging for information to make points With blake, you Can forget it because our days of plotting are over." "Finis." "Or is it finito?" "they'rE both Wrong." "actually, I came over here to see you." "I'vE been dying to see you ever since I got back from ACapulCo." "Okay, well, you'vE seen ME." "now, you Can see What other ugliness you Can Whip up." "I'M sure somebody Would like to buy a ticket to your little chamber of horrors." "Look, Fallon, I know you'rE still hurt and I don't blame you." "I mean," "I Can imagine the torture that you'vE been going through." ""ls blake is My father?" "Is blake is not My father?"" "But it's over now, Fallon." "ThE truth's out." "So Can't you please forgive ME?" "WEll, let's just say I'll think about it." "Thank you." "At least half My World is almost all right noW." "ThE other half being steven?" "yes." "maybe I'll go up and have a talk With him." "WEll, you'll be talking to an empty room because steven has gone to Los angeles" "looking for the Missing sammy Jo." "What's the matter?" "I know you don't Want her around here either." "are you Choking on another one of your guilty little secrets?" "secrets?" "I'vE got a secret that you Would really love to hear, Fallon." "It's about KrystlE and her first marriage." "But, "everything in its own time and its own place,"" "as My dear old mother used to say." "WEll, I don't really feel like any espresso now." "joseph's going to have a fit when he sees the mess I'vE made." "Good." "Milk's great for your teeth." "yes, Mrs. Carrington's home." "But you'll have to come back tomorrow." " Is she asleep?" " yes, finally." " So, lieutenant" " lieutenant." "I'M Mrs. Colby, blake Carrington's daughter." "I hate to contradict you, jeff." "But I saw KrystlE just a little while ago and she Was awake." "Would you like ME to get her for you, lieutenant?" "Oh, if you Would, Mrs. Colby." "Thank you." " KrystlE?" " none other." " That's" " terrible?" "impossible?" "incredible?" "It's a fact, darling." "And one that's gonna displEasE blake, to say the least." "And that does not displease you?" "ME?" "WEll, I'M nothing in this." "But she is." "His sterling silver KrystlE is." " well, I'vE gotta go." " Oh, no." "Don't you dare." "I told you, you'vE got it all Wrong!" "That's What you told ME, Mrs. Carrington." "But you didn't tell ME Why I'vE got it all Wrong." "WEll, in the first place, there Was no argument between Claudia and ME." "except over the gun." "ThE gun?" "Why?" "I Was upset and afraid she Might harm herself, or..." " Or?" " Or someone else." "Might that have been you, Mrs. Carrington?" "No!" "Oh, blake." "Who are you and What are you doing here?" "I'M a Cop, Mr. Carrington, trying to put together a report on What really happened." "It'll be up to the DA's office to decide whether or not there Was a crime committed." "ThE DA's office?" " So they'rE behind this, huh?" " No." "they'vE been trying to get back at ME since My trial." "now, they'rE trying to do it through My wife." "This thing that happened tonight Was an accident." "Just as ted Dinard's death Was an accident." "So you Can go back and tell the DA's office there'll be no more answering questions here tonight." "Not in this house." "jeff, show the gentleman out." "Oh, blake." "I'M sorry I Wasn't here when it all happened." "blake, he doEsn't believe ME." "now, don't Worry about him." "But I aM worried." "they'll begin to dig and they'll dig deep." "And they'll find a connection between Claudia and ME and" "Oh, blake, I Was just trying to help her." "I know that." "And they'll know it too." "because Claudia is going to be all right and she'll tell them that." "how do you know she'll be all right?" "WEll, I just talked to nick TosCanni on My Car phone." "HE said the bullet fragment Was removed." "And he promised to Call here just as soon as she comes out of thE anesthesia." "And she'll confirm exactly What you said." "If she Can talk." "Claudia, come on back." "please." "Claudia." "come on, you Can do it." "Claudia, come on back." "please come back." "come on, you'vE done it before." "come on." " Good Morning, Mr. Carrington." " Good Morning, joseph." " You look tired." " I aM a little." "I guess WE both are." "I'M Waiting for the phone to ring too," "With the Call from Dr. TosCanni at thE hospital." "Oh, yes." "I'M going out to take little Walk, I need some air." "If that Call comes while I'M out, come and get ME, Will you?" "I Won't be too far." "You'rE on My property, CECil." "Your property?" "This house belongs to alexis." "remember, your first wife?" "You paying a little social Call?" "You really lost a prize when you lost her, blake." "Did I say something to bother you?" "You really don't have any conscience at all, do you?" "A few people have hinted at that." "they'rE damn right too." "You talking about Claudia BlaisdEl?" "alexis filled ME in about that." "But there are no guarantees in this World for any of us." "That's too bad about Claudia, isn't it?" "yes, isn't it?" "Too bad about My wife too." "ThE shock and the agony of What she's been through." "Only because she tried to save Claudia from What you had driven her to." "You'rE scum, CECil." "You'rE worthless scum." "listen to yourself, blake." "A tWo-bit oil speculator" "Who scrambled his Way up out of a hovel into a grand house posing as a great Man." "rendering judgments on those whom he has no birthright to judge." "You'rE common, blake." "despite all the veneer, you'rE very common." "are you through?" "Is that it?" "AM I through?" "With you?" "Hardly." "You and I are never through With each other, are WE?" "Old friend." "Bonning, my service just informed me you have something urgent." " What is it?" " Our London broker called." "they'vE located the owner of another 10,000 DEnvEr-Carrington shares." " And they bought them?" " No, not yet." "His people say he'll sell, but they want two points more than market." " What do you mean his people?" " His sons." "they claim their father's senile and that they handle all business affairs in the family." "Sons." "I'M happy I never had any to put up With." "All right." "Buy the stock." "I will." "Right away." "Good Morning, jeffrey." "Good Morning." "WEll, it's good to see you." "WE havEn't spoken for a while." "No, WE havEn't." "And I have to get to the office." "Oh, well, I just wanted to have a short Chat." "What about?" "About you and Claudia BlaisdEl." "You'vE become rather close, havEn't you?" "I'vE got a lot of Work to do." "That night at thE party, I saw you here on the terrace, talking." "And then you left together." "then somebody called ME and they said that they'd seen you at thE St. dennis Club that night having a drink and that you left together, hand in hand." "What are you getting at, alexis?" "Trying to prove once and for all you'rE our resident spy?" "I'M simply reporting a fact, that's all." "But don't Worry." "I havEn't spoken to Fallon about this and I don't intend to." "WEll, I have a surprise for you." "I do." "how modern." "WEll, let's talk about Claudia BlaisdEl." "I'M interested to know how she's getting along." "Do you know?" "WEll, there's no Word yet except TosCanni's performed surgery and the results are expected to be positive." "WEll, maybe then, she Can get KrystlE out of this mess she's got herself into." "That's right." "It is a mess, isn't it?" "yes, it is." "But it is going to be cleared up." "I mean, after all, KrystlE Was just trying to prevent Claudia from doing something irrational With the gun." " Did KrystlE tell you that?" " yes, she did." "And you believed her?" "WEll, don't you?" "WEll, I'd like to believe her, for blake's sake and your sake and steven and Fallon's sake." "let's face it, this family's had Enough scandal recently." "I really do Wish KrystlE the best." "I'M sure you do, alexis." "And then What happened?" "WEll, I went down to the DA's office as soon as it opened, but they Wouldn't see ME." "Wouldn't see you?" "Is that What I pay you how much a year for?" "blake, you pay well." "HandsoMEly." "But unfortunately, a hospitality Card does not come With your checks." "So I'M just to forget that My wife is being tortured by this, huh?" "blake, listen to ME, maybe your theory is a little off-kEy." "I mean about the DA's office trying to get back at you" "ever since the Dinard trial." "Off-kEy?" "To ME, this whole thing is that trial." "they'rE still boiling because I got off on probation." "You listen to ME, andrew." "It's one thing for them to come back at ME again but I Will not let them attack KrystlE." "Is that clear?" "yes?" "Oh, yes, nick." "yes, thank you very much." "That Was TosCanni." "HE says that Claudia BlaisdEl is showing signs of coming around." "she's beginning to speak." "WEll, she'll tell them the truth." "And so much for the DA's office." " blake." " yes?" "Did nick say whether or not Claudia's thinking" "Might be affected by What happened?" "No, he didn't." "HE just said What I told you." "honey, Why arEn't you getting dressed?" "Is something Wrong?" "I don't know." "yes, you do know." "now, come on." "now, What is it?" "I'M frightened." "My wife?" "My beautiful strong wife, frightened?" "Of course, I Can understand that after What you'vE been through these last couple of Months." "First, losing our Child and then this." "But Claudia's going to clear the whole thing up." "everything's gonna be all right, believe ME." "I hope so." "hey, know that I love you so much." "So very much." "I know that." "And this nightmare of yours is going to End." "now, say that you know that too." "come in." "now, I know you Can feel What I'M doing." "If you Want ME to stop, you'rE gonna have to tell ME." "Stop." "Okay." "All right, I'M gonna ask you a few questions again." "And I Want you to try real hard to answer." "now, What's your name?" "Claudia." "yeah." "Okay, now, What's My name?" "You." "hello, Claudia." "It's ME, KrystlE." "What did she Call you?" "ThE mistress of thE house." "Lady Who has everything." "alexis?" "Was it alexis?" "she's not exactly fond of ME, anyway." "But that's not important, Claudia." "WE are." "You and I." "You especially." "AM I?" "yes." "Why am I important?" "Thank God, you'rE recovering." "That's important." "That's very important." "You said it Was important to both of us." "What is important to you?" "It's important that you remember about last night." "exactly What happened and how it happened." "You do remember, don't you?" "I came over to your apartment." "You used to do that With matthew." "I saw that gun on the table." "matthew gave ME that gun," "long time before he met you." "You picked up the gun and I stopped you." "You stopped." "Did you stop loving My husband?" "I tried to take the gun away from you." "And WE struggled." "WE struggled." "I felt the pain." "ThE gun went off." "I felt the pain" "when they told ME about you and matthew." "You and matthew together." "And they locked ME in that room because I Was sick." "Claudia, that's a long time ago." "please, I'M talking about last night." "forget the past." "remember last night." "please." "You robbed ME." "You stole him from ME." "Was it last night?" "I don't remember." "Oh, I'M so tired." "Will you go away, please?" "I'M so tired." "please go away."