"For God's sake." "You just signed away our lives." "No, I got us a reprieve." "I don't care about this pile of bricks and mortar, and I don't care about Denver-Carrington." "I want you to go outside and talk to those people." "Act like you are having the best time that you've ever had in your whole life." "Blake?" "Heh." "It just hit me." "We did it." "We won." "We got everything back." "I'm so proud of you." "You never lost faith, not for a minute, did you?" "No." "Oh, just think, tomorrow night we'll be in our own home again." "Yes, in front of the fireplace, lying close together." "Well, there are quite a few fireplaces." "We'll light them all." "Blake, what if Alexis had called your bluff?" "I know you wouldn't have exposed Emily." "No." "No chance." "She sure guessed wrong on that one." "She sure did." "I've called you all here tonight because by morning everyone is going to know that Blake Carrington is again in control of Denver-Carrington, and our paper is going to give them the reasons behind the story." "Which are?" "Denver-Carrington is a losing proposition, and I don't get involved with losers." "So you just gave it back to him?" "Yes, in exchange for future share of revenues." "And if there are none, then Blake Carrington takes the loss, not I." "I see." "But why sell the mansion back to him, Mrs. Colby?" "You do ask a lot of questions, don't you?" "I felt that the mansion had bad vibes for me." "All right, everybody, that's enough." "I'd like to see this ready for tomorrow morning's edition." "Thank you." "I thought I asked you to leave." "Or do you have any more questions?" "It's my job to ask questions." "Especially when I'm getting a snow job." "Heh. "Snow job"?" "You're covering up, Mrs. Colby." "Why?" " I don't pay you to challenge me." " You pay me to be a reporter." "I don't think I want to pay you anymore, Mr. Wales." "You're fired." "I'd like the number for Technel Laboratory." "Thank you." "Somebody answer the phone." "Sammy Jo?" "Who you calling at this time of night?" " I thought you were asleep." " Ha, ha." "I was calling Austria." "There's a stallion on the market." "A horse?" "Ha, ha." "You're up at this hour asking about a horse?" "Sweetheart, if you're calling Steven" " Steven?" " It's okay." "I understand." "The two of you shared a life once, you have a son together." "You're worried about him." "Where he went after his fight at the party." "Right." "I was worried about that." "The mood he was in when he left, there might have been an accident." "I just hope he's all right." "Oh, Steven, are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Where's Danny?" "Oh." "Uh, he's asleep." "Um, the nanny got an emergency call and she had to leave for the night." " We tried to call you at the party." " Uh, I left early." "Ugh." "Oh, Steven, you are going to have one huge headache in the morning." "And I think you're gonna need someone around to give you an aspirin." "Oh, Gerard, just leave the flowers, will you?" "Just for tonight." "Yes, Mrs. Colby." "I wanna look at them for awhile." "Well, I got your message to wait up for you." "Thank you, darling." "It was a beautiful party, wasn't it?" "Denver's never seen anything like it." "Oh." "I don't think it ever will again." " Join me in a brandy?" " Yes." "Thank you, darling." "Something's wrong." "What is it?" "Tomorrow morning, when you pick up the Denver Mirror, you'll see a headline that says:" ""Blake Carrington regains control of Denver-Carrington."" " What?" " And this house." "I'm moving out tomorrow." "What's he done to you?" "He's blackmailed me." "He's threatened that I would go back to prison again." "You see, Adam, when I testified at the trial," "I said that I was with Blake the day that his mother died, but I lied." "I sensed that, and I understood why." "I know what it's like to be cheated and pushed aside by Blake Carrington." "You've had to fight all along for what belongs to you." "You know I can't stand Ben, but in a way, what you were doing was just defending him from Father." "Oh, darling." "Thank you for understanding, and for not turning against me." "Never." "Never." "Oh." "Well, Blake may have won the proverbial battle but we are going to win the war." "Goodnight, darling." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "What are you doing here?" "Waiting for you." "It ended for us tonight, Ben." "Surely even you must realise that." "It'll never end for us." "You need me." "I'm the only one you have left." "No." "I've got myself, and that's all I need." "Alexis, the other day I dropped by your newspaper office." "The morgue, specifically." "Really?" "Why?" "I wanted to dig up some bones from another period of your very eventful life." "Just in case they should come in handy." "Something tells me you never stuck these clippings into your scrapbook." "And what are those?" "It's the account of the death two years ago of your bodyguard, Mark Jennings." "How you were accused of his murder, and locked away for awhile." "That was a long time ago." "I was innocent, and I was acquitted." "Tell me, Alexis, the prospect of spending the next ten years in prison for perjury, that really scares you, doesn't it?" "No, it doesn't." "Because if I go to jail, you will too." "Except I'd survive it." " Could you?" " Yes, I could." "Yeah, I'd like the number of the district attorney's office." "Oh, no, you don't." "All right." "You win for now." "No more talk about getting rid of me, ever." "Big brother is watching." "Arrive early to gloat?" "I came in early to get back to work, not argue with you." "Oh, of course." "Blake Carrington's at work, all's right with the world." "You may have won this round, but my turn will come." "Tsk." "Ben, when is this thing going to end?" "Why does it always have to be your turn and then my turn?" "Because those are the rules you play by." "Always have." "Not always." "Remember when we were young?" "We shared dreams together." "We were gonna be partners." "We were gonna build an empire together." "An empire can have only one ruler." "All you were doing was inviting me along for the ride." "That's not true and you know it." "Oh, really?" "What about the time I came to you, an option in my hand from old man Bateman?" "An option for our first oil well." "All it needed was your signature next to mine." "The Carrington brothers, equal partners in a future." "I've told you, Bateman was just trying to unload an overworked well." "He'd come to me earlier with the same offer." "It was worthless." "Not in my opinion." "And that was the problem, wasn't it?" "I was old enough to have my own opinions, but suddenly I was just an upstart who had to be taught his place." "There was always a place for you, Ben, as an equal partner, but you were never there." "That's an old argument that's been going on for years." "I was always there until I realised how useless it was." "That you'd never stop judging me." "Don't you realise that this bitterness is just going to eat you up and destroy you?" "We'll see." "Oh." " What time is it?" " Hmm." "It's nearly 11." "Oh, God." "Where's Danny?" "Don't worry." "I gave him his breakfast and I put him on the bus and he's on his way to school." "But I've decided it's time for me to play hooky." "Claire, what happened last night?" "You were very drunk and I put you to bed." "Did-?" "Did we, uh...?" "No." "Ha-ha-ha." "No, we didn't." "You were out of it completely." "You never woke up." "But now..." "Oh." "Ugh." " What's the matter, Steven." " Unh." "Do nursery school teachers turn you off?" "Come on, will you be honest with me?" "Is it-?" "Is it because I work with Danny and you don't want to get involved?" "No." "No, that's not it." "It's none of that." "Then why don't you relax?" "You feel so tight." "Agh." "Claire, you've been gone from Denver for a long time, otherwise you'd know." "I don't know what you're trying to tell me." "But all I want is to be with you." "Is that so terrible?" "No." "No, of course not." "I just don't wanna play games." "Last night, I ended up pushing some guy around." "Well, are you gonna tell me why?" "He propositioned me." "I don't understand." "He'd" " He'd seen me around a few times." "I don't understand." "He'd seen you around where?" "Gay bars." "Gay parties." "Oh." "Oh." "Oh, God, I should have seen this coming." "Steven, you have been with women though." " You've been married." " Claire..." "It didn't work." " But, unh..." " No." "It just didn't work." "Do you think I should take Danny out of your school?" "Oh, no, Steven, don't do that." "No, don't let this hurt Danny." "I love that little boy." "Please don't take him away, okay?" "Mrs. Carrington." "Welcome, from the entire staff." "Oh, thank you." "It's good to be back." " Is Mrs. Colby upstairs?" " No, she's in the library." "I understand she's redecorated the master bedroom." "Well, I see what Mr. Carrington meant." "Gerard, what happened to our furniture?" "I had it placed in storage, Mrs. Carrington." "I thought I told you to give it to charity, Gerard." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Colby, but I didn't think you meant that literally." " I always mean what I say." " Well, that isn't important now, is it?" "Gerard, would you please arrange to have everything returned today?" "Uh, where would you like your furniture sent, Alexis?" "Oh, just put it into storage." "I'm bored with it and everything in this house anyway." "Then you won't mind leaving." "No, I'm very happy to be leaving." "In fact, I'm going to be moving into the Carlton Hotel." "Well, I hope you'll be as happy there as we'll be here." "The only reason that you are here, my dear Krystle, is that your husband blackmailed me." "But he's going to pay for that, and so is everyone in his life." "You wanted to see me, Mr. Carrington?" "Oh, yes, Dana." "Come in, please." "What is it?" "What's the matter?" "Nothing, it's just seeing you here in this office is" "It's wonderful to have you back." "Thank you." "Sit down, won't you?" "Thank you." "Is there something I can help you with?" "Yes." "I'm trying to reach Adam." "Oh, he won't be in." "He's over at Colbyco setting up his office." "Oh, yes." "I assumed that he would." "I did want to check with him first, but I'd like you to come back and work for me again as my assistant." "Oh." "Well, thank you, but" "You've always been so efficient, and so loyal to me." "I need that now." "Mr. Carrington, you may want someone else." "Well, if it's a question of salary" "Oh, it's not the money." "I wish it were." "But..." "The leak about your plans for the crater, that came from me." "What?" "I knew that, that information was confidential, but I'm in love with him, and he was under such pressure, and he swore he'd never use it against you." "I'm so sorry." "I..." "It was wrong, and that's why I can't come back." "Dana, wait." "Thank you for being honest." "I know how difficult it was for you to tell me about this." "But the fact is, I still need you very much." "Now, would you please come back and work with me again?" "Welcome, Miss Deveraux." "Mrs. Carrington's waiting for you in the suite." "Thank you, Gerard." "Please take my luggage upstairs to the third bedroom on the left." "Huh?" "Moving in already?" "Yes, only until my house is finished." "Hmm." "Settling down in Denver, are you?" "Yes, I've just bought a recording studio here." "How nice." "And I'm negotiating to buy the Carlton Hotel." "I've heard." "That's why I was in such a hurry to move out." "Yes, well, it was never meant to be a hotel for transients." "Spectacular party last night, Alexis." "Especially your performance after you came out of your meeting in the library with Blake." "I almost felt sorry for you." "Save your pity, Dominique, you're going to need it for yourself." "What do you mean I can't see my lab test results?" "I'm sorry." "You'll have to get that information from your doctor." "I already have, and she said I wasn't pregnant." "But I don't believe it." "It could have been a mistake." "It could have been someone else's test." "We've been in business for 32 years, and we've had very few mix-ups." "So if your test says you're not pregnant then you're probably not." "Well, I can't tell you what this means to me, to be back home again, to have my family with me." "Danny, slow down now." "Don't run." "That sounds like the rest of the family now." " Hey." " Grandpa." "Here's the guest of honour." "Hi, Danny." "I'm glad to see you." "Oh, welcome home, Danny." "Where's Mr. Sammy Slugger?" "Well, he's upstairs with the rest of your toys." "He's been waiting for a rematch." "I'll take him upstairs, Mrs. Carrington." "It'll be a pleasure to see Danny take on Mr. Slugger." "Don't be too long now, Danny." "You and I got a lot of things to do." " Hi, Krystle." " Hi." "Father, I wanna thank you for including me." "Well, no matter what's happened, Adam, you're still part of this family." "Boy, Danny's glad to be back here again." "Mm-hm." "He should be, this is his home." "And yours too, Steven." "I do hope that you're thinking about moving back here." "Well, I'm thinking about it, Dad, but I'm not sure." "All right." "You don't have to give me an answer yet." "You know, each one of you, no matter what problems we may have, they can be worked out under this roof, because our love is in this house and you're all part of it." "What are you thinking about?" "Oh." "How happy I am." "You know, I never knew how much this house meant to me until we had to leave." "I remember how sad I felt when I came upstairs that night to get Kristina." "I wondered if I'd ever see this room again." "Yes, but that's over." "That's all ended." "I should've known that my wonderful husband would bring us home again." "Well, your wonderful husband happens to be the luckiest man in the world." "You know that, don't you?" "Because without your love, and support," "I never could have pulled it off." "Never could have gotten past those rough days." "You know, sometimes, in the middle of the night, I'd wake up in a panic," "then I'd look over at you lying there next to me, sleeping, and I'd whisper:" ""I'm gonna make it work, darling." "I will." "For both of us."" "It's late." "Let's go to bed." "I love you." "I love you so much." "And I love you, darling." "Oh, Blake, we're home." "We're finally home." "I've been in touch with Minister Han." "He's going to call me just as soon as he's able to see us." "I want you two to be ready to leave for China within an hour after he calls." "I do have other business to attend to, Blake." "And I don't relish being at your beck and call." "That's exactly where I expect you to be." "Blake, aren't you rushing this a bit?" "What are we gonna tell Han when we see him?" "You're gonna tell him the truth." "That you two made false accusations about me, which they believed, and now you're gonna inform him that you were mistaken, and that you transferred those leases back to me." "We haven't yet discussed the deal about how those leases are going to be transferred." "Oh, yes, we have." "The deal is made." "I get everything." "Now, there's nothing further to discuss." "Yes, there is." "You seem to forget that I've owned one-quarter of those oil leases from the beginning." "You did, before you tried to swindle the rest of them out of me." "But there's a price to pay for that, and now you're paying it." "All right, Blake." "All right, you can have your little revenge for now." "But I'm not going to forget this." "Good." "I don't want you to forget." "I've always thought your music reviews were extremely fair, Mr. Adams." "You know what I want in this case, so as soon as you've written it, have it sent over to my newspaper right away." "Yes, thank you." "Goodbye." "Yes?" "SECRETARY Mrs. Colby, Michael Culhane waiting." " Hmm." "Send him in." " Yes, Mrs. Colby." "I hope I'm not interrupting you." "I usually don't drop in unannounced." "Oh, well, sometimes the surprise visits are the most fun." "In any case, I was expecting you." "Have some champagne." "I always celebrate whenever I get what I want." "And do you always get what you want?" "Often enough to run up a heavy bill for champagne." "This time you're saving money." "I'm turning down your offer to buy my share in the crater." "I won't sell out and give Blake Carrington the satisfaction." "All right." "Well, pour anyway." "We can drink to our mutual dislike of Blake Carrington." "Hmm." "I do have a proposition for you." "Oil prices have fallen, and there's a chance to move in on some very attractive energy properties in Colorado." "People are selling out cheap." "We could take advantage of that." " We?" " Yes." "My capital was tied up in the crater." "I need a partner." "You." "Projected income, tax benefits, investment credits." "And when the price of oil goes back up, so will our profits." "Hmm." "All right, Michael." "I'll go into business with you, on one condition." "That you sue Blake Carrington for your $50 million, plus another 100 million for damages." " Sue?" " Yes." "He had no right to close down the crater and jeopardise your investment." "You must make him pay for it." "You do shoot to kill, don't you?" "I've been known to hit a bull's-eye or two." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Mrs. Colby, these just arrived for you." "Where would you like them?" "Oh, well, you can put the small ones next to the bed and the larger ones over on the sideboard." " Who are they from, Lin?" " They're from me." "Oh." "How sweet." "Thanks." "What, no smile?" "Alexis, the flowers are to cheer you up." "Well, I don't need cheering up." "Do I look sad?" "Yes." "Well, it's not the mansion, but, uh, it's still pretty impressive." "Hmm." "I think you'll do just fine here." "Doing just fine, Dex, has never been at the top of my list of priorities." "I know you were never happy about my moving into the mansion, so if you've come here to gloat..." "I came because I thought you might need someone right now." "Alexis, I want you to be happy." "That's all I've ever wanted for you." "Look, whenever you wanna talk about what happened with Blake" "I don't want to talk about it, Dex." "You can read all about it in my newspaper." "Your newspaper, printing what you want it to." "That, I'm not buying." "Well, I don't care whether you buy it or not, Dex." "I mean, that's the way it is." "All right." "Like I said, when you wanna talk." "What about if I just wanna be held?" "Then there's no one better." "Oh." "Oh, Dex." "Mm." "Oh, darling." "Oh." "Ah." "What are you saying?" "Look, I know this isn't easy, Adam" "I don't care about easy." "I'll settle for honest." "I am being honest." "Ny telling me you're staying at Denver-Carrington with my father, when we had agreed you were coming with me to Colbyco." "No, I said I'd think about it." "Oh, Dana." "This was supposed to be a celebration." "Well, maybe you should've checked with me first." "I thought each of us knew what the other was feeling." "This doesn't have anything to do with the way I feel about you." "Then why?" "For a number of good reasons." "The first and most important being that I like and admire your father very much." "And for another?" "You" " You're going to be working for your mother." "She doesn't like me, Adam, and I'm not particularly fond of her." "And I get tossed by the wayside." "We could both work for Denver-Carrington." "You know your father would welcome you back if you'd just" "If what?" "If I returned on bended knee." "Alexis needs me more than my father does." "Besides, I've already committed myself to her." "Fine." "But you're gonna have to accept my decision as well." "Look, Adam, if you really love me, my working for Denver-Carrington shouldn't make any difference, should it?" "Heh, it isn't as simple as that." "Yes, it is." "It" " It really is." "And when you're ready to accept it, call me." "Ah." "Didn't I tell you?" "Each room has infinite possibilities." "One of the things I love about you, Dex, is your eternal optimism." "Given the right inspiration, anything's possible." "I'll get it." "I'm sorry, you have reached a disconnected number." "Dexter?" "What the...?" "Never mind, I wanna talk to Alexis." "Ben, do me a favour." "Get lost." "Dex, I have to talk to him." "Have to?" "Why?" "Please, just give me the phone." "Hello, Ben." "What do you want?" "Alexis, I have just received a copy of the contract between Colbyco and Michael Culhane." "Now, why was I not consulted on this?" "Because I'm not in the habit of telling you about all my business decisions." "Then from now on, get in the habit, Alexis." "What was he calling about?" "I thought after all this time you would have at least gotten rid of him." " You don't understand." " Then make me understand." "You're scared about something, Alexis." "Just leave it alone, will you?" "No." "No, I don't like it, and I'm not going to accept it." "I love you too much for that." "I love you too." "Let's just call it a night." "Alexis, I have never seen you this frightened before." "One way or another, Alexis, I'm gonna find out what's going on." "And I promise you, I'm going to help you." "I wish you could, Dex." "I really wish you could." "Ha, ha, I promise not to overstay my welcome." "As soon as I approve the plans on my new home" "Dominique, you know you're welcome to stay here as long as you like." " Thank you, Krystle." " Yes, of course." "Darling, is that this morning's Mirror over there?" " Yeah." " Let me see the paper." "Would you look at that front page?" "I tell you, this paper gets worse every day." "Blake, may I see that for a moment, please?" "Mm-hm." " What is it?" " Well, would you look at this." ""Vaughn Adam, music critic."" ""The vastly overrated Dominique Deveraux, who was never more than a glorified saloon singer-"" "What?" ""- has decided to spend her waning years in Denver." "Well, Denver is not a town to welcome has-beens or those who never were."" "This man calls himself a critic?" "Well, no matter whose name is on that byline," "Alexis is doing the talking." "Alexis." "I think I will give my critique to Alexis in person." "Excuse me." "They told me I'd find you in here." "This order you signed to fund the Michael Culhane loan, I've cancelled it." "It wasn't countersigned by me." "Ny you?" "It's an order from Alexis." "Which must now have my approval." "You don't run the company, Ben." "Someone has got to." "Adam, Colbyco shouldn't be disbursing funds, we should be accumulating them by selling off properties." "So you can get your hands on the cash." "If you don't like it, quit." "And make life easy for you?" "You must be kidding." "Alexis." "What do you want?" "I've heard you don't care for my singing." "That's right." "It's the truth that hurts." "The truth?" "I hope you say that when I sue you in court for libel." "You'd only make a fool of yourself, Dominique." "Everyone knows that you're nothing but a second-rate lounge act." "I don't care what you say to my face, you viper, retract this or I'll cram it down your throat." "Will you?" "Ow!" "You bitch." " YELPS]" "Mother." "Dominique." "Stop it." "Stop it." "Get up." "Get up." "Oh." "Anytime." "Anytime you want more of the same, I'll be waiting for you." "And I'll be waiting for you, to tell the world what a no-talent has-been you are." "Lin, would you take care of Miss Deveraux?" "Oh, I'll slap her." "I'll slap her." "What in God's name were you doing?" "I was defending the freedom of the press." "What are you doing here?" "I'm afraid we've got to talk about Ben." "Oh." "Ben, Ben." "Adam, can you give me a few minutes?" "Do I have a choice?" "Ha!" "Who's been sitting at my desk?" "Ah." "I was trying to reach you." "Marching orders from Blake." "Minister Han's ready to see us." "We leave for Hong Kong in the morning." "Forget Blake and forget Hong Kong, I wanna talk about you and me." "Now, in case you've forgotten, I run this company." "And I'm sick and tired of you using my office, cancelling my orders, and threatening my son." "I am the chief executive of this company." "A chief executive who is also trying to run a newspaper, become Santa Claus to every charity in Denver, and play ring-around-the-rosy with her ex-husband." "Do everything, in fact, except run this company." "I run Colbyco and my life the way I see fit." "We need cash, Alexis, and reorganization." "We don't need Michael Culhane, and we don't need your son trying to obstruct everything I do." "And we don't need you." "Well, you've got me." "Now, I give you a chance, Alexis, from now on, we do things my way." "I love being here alone with you." "Me too." "Particularly, these times on the rug when I'm just sitting here like this with you." "There were nights at the hotel when I'd watch you sleep too." "Watch the shadows on your face and remember nights like this." "Now it doesn't even seem like we've left here." "Ah, in a way, we never did." "This room has always been part of us." "Darling, I wish you'd reconsider, come to China with me." "Oh, Blake, you know I would love to, but there's so much to do here." "And I don't want to leave Kristina alone now." "I've got to deal with the press and answer their questions about what happened." "I know, I know." "But I'm gonna miss you." "Oh." "I'll miss you too." " Now close your eyes." " Hmm?" "Close your eyes." "There's something I want you to remember while you're gone." "Hot, hot, hot." "Put her in here with me." "This is all a mistake." "This is all a terrible mistake." "Sure, it's always a mistake, honey." "Now you just make yourself comfortable till the judge sets your bail." "Don't you dare walk away and leave me here, damn it." "Let me out of here!" "Let me out of here!" " Hello." " Hello, Adam." "Mother, what is it?" "Oh, Adam, darling, please." "I'd like to see you right away." "Okay." "I'll be right over." "It was so real." "Being arrested for Mark's murder, and then thrown into that dreadful cell." "I know." "But you've got to try and put it out of your mind." "Ben's been making me relive that nightmare." "Oh, Adam, we've got to find a way to get rid of him." "How?" "You try and pay him off, he'll bleed you the rest of your life." "You worked closely with him all those weeks at Denver-Carrington." "Did he ever say or do anything that we could use against him?" "Mm-mm." "Except those calls from Australia." "What calls?" "The first one came to the house." "He refused to take it." "And the next day, he had all the numbers changed." "And the second one came to the office." "He refused that call as well." "Both times, he broke into a cold sweat." "Did he say anything to you about them?" "He didn't have to." "He knew what those calls were about, and he was terrified." "Terrified?" " Yarralumla." " What?" "It's a godforsaken place in the outback where I found Ben." "He's going to Hong Kong with me tomorrow." "I want you to fly to Australia." "To do what?" "I found Ben in the outback." "He said he was working there, but I think he was hiding." "I want you to find out why." "It'll be a pleasure." "It could be a matter of life or death."