"Quickly, Michael, quickly." "Unh!" "You're gonna be all right, darling." "We'll get you out of there." " Quickly." " All right." " Before the car comes over." " Okay." "Just a little more." "Come on, damn it, hurry." "That's it, good." "Good." "All right." "Here." "Let's get her out." "Let's get her clear of the car." "Easy." "Easy." "There." "Let's cover her up." "You're gonna be all right, darling." "Here." "Here you go." "She's breathing." "She's alive, Mr. Carrington." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "Are you okay down there?" "Anybody hurt?" "We need an ambulance." "I've got a CB here." "I'll call the paramedics." "Everything is going to be all right." "Everything's going to be just fine." "You're going to be all right." "They're taking her to X-ray because she suffered head trauma." "They'll check her legs because she was pinned under the car." "But will she be all right?" "She's still not moving." "She's been unconscious since the accident." "Nobody can tell you that until after a doctor has read a CAT scan." "Now, please, Mr. Carrington, the trauma centre is off limits." "Dr. Kelly to OR." "Dr. Kelly to OR." "Give me the number of Dr. Paul Gaffen, please." "It's an emergency." "I'd make that a short one if I were you, Dex." "I have to go upstairs and change." "Not until you explain this to me." "Well, that's obviously from Colbyco's attorneys cancelling my contract with Lex-Dex." " Talk to my attorney about it." " I'll talk to you." "This breaking up of our company, it's your little revenge against me, isn't it?" "Revenge." "You are familiar with the word?" "Oh, yes, it has crossed my lips from time to time." "But why are you so angry, Dex?" "Surely you didn't expect to get off scot-free after trying to bail out Blake." "Oh, forget about Blake for once in your life." "Don't you understand that when you do something like this, you're hurting your own company and yourself?" "Oh, Colbyco can take the loss." "As for me, I'm immune to personal pain." "What about personal happiness?" "You're not a happy woman, Alexis." "You think you have everything in the world right now, but you don't." "You're missing two things." "One is love." " Hmm." "What an overused word." " The other is passion." "You used to thrive on them." "We both used to." "Together, remember?" "Oh, there are so many things that I've forgotten about the two of us." "Sorry to disappoint you, Dex, but it's not been difficult." "Look me in the eye and say that." "What's the matter, Alexis?" "Afraid to face me?" "I seem to be interrupting something." "Tell him to get out of here." "No, you're..." "You're not interrupting anything." "I'd like you to leave, Dex, right now." "Leave." "Ben, I want you to speak to the attorney tomorrow and reinstate the Lex-Dex Corporation." "Is that all it took, a kiss from your cowboy?" "Stay out of my personal life, Ben." "And stay out of my emotions." "Just notify Dex through his attorney that I want the contract reinstated." " Dad." " Hello, Steven." " You all right?" "Doesn't look so good." " Just a scratch." "How's Krystle?" "I don't know." "I'm waiting for the neurosurgeon." "He's in with her now." " Damn it, when is he gonna come out?" " Dad, take it easy, come on." "Come on, let's go." "Let's sit down." "Dr. Taylor, extension 39, please." "It was a miracle that she got out of that wreck alive." "We were in the car, going to the press conference." "Krystle was never more animated, more confident." "Then all of a sudden, this man pulled up beside and he yelled:" ""Murderer." "Murderer." "You killed my wife."" "Then he..." "He was trying to kill me, and Krystle is suffering for it." "All right, Dad, listen." "It's not your fault there's some madman out there blaming you for something you didn't do." "I know that." "I guess it's just that everything is piling up on me all at once." "Steven, call the hotel for me, will you?" "See that Kristina's all right." "Explain to Jeanette what happened." "And tell her I don't know how late I'm going to be." "All right, all right, you take it easy." " Blake?" " Yes, I'm here." " You all right?" " Oh, yes, I'm fine." "What happened?" "That man shouted something." "He..." "I can't remember." "It doesn't matter, darling." "Everything is fine." "The only thing that counts is that you're going to be all right." " Yes?" " Is this Blake Carrington?" "Yes, it is." "I'm Evelyn's husband." "Evelyn is the beautiful woman you killed in the fire, damn you." "I am going to make you pay." "So help me God, I am not through with you yet." " Who was that?" " Oh, nothing, nothing." "Hmm." "I'm so tired." "Oh, darling, rest." "Close your eyes and rest." "Lieutenant, how long is it gonna be before you find that man, Thorpe?" "Well, we found his car abandoned in Harmon Springs." "We can't find him, but we're trying." "Well, obviously you're not trying hard enough." "Mr. Carrington, I have an APB out on a hit-and-run." "All units have been alerted." "I just don't have anything yet." "Lieutenant, that man is still around." "Now, I don't know how he found us here at this hospital, but he just phoned me a little while ago." "Said that he was gonna finish what he started." "This crash, this is not a hit-and-run accident." "It was premeditated." "Let me give you some advice, sir." "A lot of people don't care for you much right now." "Thorpe is obviously one of them." "If he's still around..." "Keep a low profile, huh?" "Real low." "For you own sake and your family's." " Adam." " What is it?" "Did you bring me those papers I asked for?" "No, I didn't." "Ben, the next time you want something from the office, may I suggest that you send a messenger?" "The headline was perfect, Mr. Eckland." "Yes, yes, I know you don't approve, but I haven't received your letter of resignation yet, have I?" "Ha, ha, well, if and when I do, there is a gentleman from the Chronicle who will be more than willing to take over your job at double the salary." "Thank you." "Goodbye." " Trouble, Adam?" " Yes." "It's Ben." "I am sick and tired of taking orders from him." "Well, maybe he's just passing on my orders." "You don't really believe that." "You don't trust him, do you?" "Adam, listen to me." "I know how to handle Ben, but I'm not sure that I trust him either." "But one thing I am sure of, darling." "That I love you and that I'm so happy you're here for me now." "I'm your son." "I don't think you should expect anything less." "Steven's my son too, but he's not here, is he?" "Mother, I promise you, I will always protect you." "And I will always be here for you." "You see," "I need you and your love as much as you need me." "Mm." "Blake." "Adam, I wanna talk to your mother." "I'll see you at dinner, darling." "I know that this used to be your house, but it isn't now." "I'd appreciate you having yourself announced next time you barge in here." "Let's talk about this time." "You do know that Krystle is in the hospital." "Yes, I heard." "My sources tell me that she's alive and doing quite well." "She's not doing quite well." "She's suffering from a severe concussion." "And she barely escaped with her life after that car crash." "And I blame it all on you." "Now that is insane." "I blame you and that damned newspaper." "I didn't start that fire, Blake." "No, but you did start a barrage of character assassination that nearly ended in murder." "Well, this time, it might end in murder." "What are you talking about?" "Now, I can take anything that you can hand out, anything." "But if Krystle doesn't come through this," "I'm going to finish what she stopped me from doing." "I am going to kill you." "Miss Deveraux." "My name's Tilden, Gary Tilden." "How do you do?" "What is it?" "I'm in a terrible hurry." "And I am here to offer you the musical deal of the decade." "What?" "I want you to record for a company I represent." "We want you to make videos using that fabulous voice and persona of yours." "I've just flown in from Los Angeles to visit my daughter." "She's in the hospital." "So I really don't have time for this right now." "Ah." "But you are interested?" "Call me later and we'll discuss it." "You get a good deal on that rental car?" "Till the boss's gets out of the shop, yeah." "Has Mr. Carrington phoned about when to pick him up?" " He said for you to be at his office at 4." " Thanks." "Uh, excuse me, I'm waiting for a limousine." "I wonder if that chauffeur was asking for me." "Oh, no, Mr. Tilden." "Uh, he's Mr. Carrington's personal driver." "I see." "Thanks." "You mind telling me what the hell you're doing playing dress-up in a chauffeur's uniform and living in the servants' quarters?" "Well, it's the way I've been getting my kicks lately, Tilden." "Ha-ha-ha, tired of counting your money?" "Well, let's say I'm giving my attentions to, uh, other matters." " Like?" " Ah." "That is my business." "Hmm." "Well, then let me guess." "Blake Carrington." "Fallon Carrington." "Put them both together, they spell..." "Humiliation." "Remember the beating you took for having had an affair with the boss's daughter?" "So you're here to humiliate Blake Carrington now, right, Michael?" "Well, you seem to have all the answers." "You tell me." "How am I going to humiliate him?" "Well, now, let me see." "Oh." "Carrington has another daughter." "You might wind up bedding her down and then dropping her, and making sure her father knows all about it." "That's good." "Not bad." "I may even try that, Gary." "Except it would screw up any business deal that we might wanna make with Carrington." "What business deal?" "I have varied interests, Michael." "You know that." "Well, just as long as they don't include me." "You and I, we're through." "I've had it with you and your filthy money." "I think it was that same filthy money that helped set you up in New Orleans not but five short years ago." "But, no, I don't think that you would have forgotten that." "I mean, that would be stupid." "That would be very, very stupid." "Get out of here, Tilden." "Oh, Michael." "Ahem, I'd watch out for that young Carrington girl." "She's beautiful." "Very beautiful." "And if you end up really falling in love with her, well, where's your revenge?" "Don't you worry about that." "I'm through falling in love with Carrington women." "Now get the hell out." "I'm sorry." "I was trying to be quiet so I wouldn't wake you." "Well, that's all right." " Oh, look at all the balloons." " Yeah, they're from Blake." "They're to celebrate your fantastic recovery." "And you're getting out of here later today." "I bet you're really sad about that." "Well, it has been the longest week of my life." " Hi, Sammy Jo." "Hello." " Hi, darling." " I should be getting back to Delta Rho." "See you both." " Good morning, darling." "All set?" " Hmm." "Oh, you're early." "They won't let me leave for hours." "Well, in that case, there's no point in my hanging around here." "I'll go." "Oh, no, you don't." "Thank you for the balloons." "Oh, I'm glad you like them." " I love them." " You know what we're gonna do?" "We're gonna take them downstairs with us when we go." "And we're gonna release them and let them fly to the sky." "Have you heard anything about Mr. Thorpe yet?" "I just talked to the police about him." "They think that he's gone back to his hometown, somewhere in the East." "And they're gonna pick him up for questioning as soon as he shows up." "If he shows up there." "Well, let's talk about us." "Now, you are gonna be leaving here today." "By the end of the week" "Blake, they postponed the press conference until tomorrow, and I wanna be there with you." "Well, if the doctor says it's all right and if you feel up to it, sure." "I'll be fine." "All right, we'll see." "But by the end of the week, I am gonna take you on a jeep ride, and I'm going to show you something." "Really?" "What?" " Our future." " Our future." "Hmm." "Just the way you say that, it sounds good." "It is good." "It's going to be wonderful." ""Blake Carrington's future, Denver or oblivion?"" " What do you think?" " Uh..." "Ahem, Mrs. Colby, it seems to me you're putting the future before the present." "First thing is to give the La Mirage story top coverage until Mr. Carrington is brought to trial." "That is what you want, isn't it?" "Yes." "He had a lot to gain from that fire." "I want the city desk to keep focusing on the possibility of arson." "Mr. Baines, I want you to write an editorial insisting that the grand jury indict Blake Carrington for arson and murder." "I'm afraid that the DA's office would have to handle that." "And that we still need some proof of his motive." "Oh, you'll have your proof." "From someone who's been unwilling to come forward because of fear." "Well, I think $100,000 should quash that fear." "That is the reward that the Mirror is going to offer for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist." "Put that on the front page." "You've got it, Mrs. Colby." "Should be worth every penny." "I can hardly wait to see Kristina." "What is it, darling?" "Are you all right?" "Oh, I'm fine." "You know you could have stayed in the hospital another day or two." "I was just feeling a little woozy." "And besides, you owe me a jeep ride." "That's right, so I do." "A dollar for your thoughts." " It used to be a penny." " Hmm, call it inflation." "And you look like you're into some pretty heavy thinking right now." "I was just thinking how good we are together." "And how I've never been happier with anyone, ever." "I just kind of wish it could" "It could always be like that with us, you know?" "Sammy Jo, what I know is that right now" "I'm not ready for any kind of involvement." "Well, you sure seem to be involved when you begin to undress me." "And kiss me and make me crazy." "Yeah, well, that was different." " Just plain sex." " No, that's not what I mean." "Whatever you mean, it's not really important." "Besides, I've got other things in life to think about." "Like running my stables." "And right now I've got some business to attend to." "In the middle of the night?" "Hmm?" "Hmm?" "I have to make some calls overseas." "To Warsaw and Cairo." "I've gotta find some new studs for my mares." " Warsaw?" " Mm-hm." "I guess you speak perfect Polish now, huh?" "No, but my Egyptian sure knocks their socks off." "Well, can't it wait till morning?" "Hmm?" "Please." "No." "No, sorry, it can't." "By the way, did you tell your mother about that horse I wanna give her?" "No." "Uh, I'm sorry, it slipped my mind." "You know, sometimes I get the feeling that you're ashamed of me, Clay." "Come on, Sammy Jo." "Yes, I'd like to place two overseas calls." " I'll hold." " Oh." "Get dressed and go, Clay." "You and I are both very rich." "The only difference is I'm not idle." "You must know that the Denver Mirror is carrying on a campaign against me." "Accusing me of some very serious crimes." "Namely arson and murder." "Before this once-great newspaper tries to indict me and convict me, in print if not in fact," "I would like the people of Denver to know my side of the story." "You weren't invited here, Alexis." "This is a press conference, isn't it?" "And since I own the Mirror, I am the press." "Shall we continue?" "Thank you." "Isn't it true that at the time of the La Mirage fire" "And that is what we're here to talk about." " your financial empire was on the brink of bankruptcy?" "I've been through the best of times and the worst of times, Mr. Wales." "The past two months have not been the best." "Isn't it also true that the insurance company has refused to pay off, Mr. Carrington?" "Yes, it is true, so far." "Mr. Wales, three of my children were at the hotel on the night of the fire." "Now, do you honestly think that I would jeopardise the lives of my children, my own flesh and blood, for any amount of money?" "I'm certain that when the investigating committee finishes its investigation, it will tell us clearly what it was that caused that fire." "Mr. Carrington, has the insurance company reimbursed you for any damages to date?" "I've already stated that they haven't." "Why not?" "Does that mean that arson has not been ruled out?" "It means that the cause of the fire has not yet been determined." ""Not yet been determined." I see." "Tell me, Mr. Carrington, what do you intend to do now that you're no longer running Denver-Carrington?" "I'm about to form a new company called Carrington Ventures." "My mother left me some land in her will years ago." "We're gonna develop that property and some others as well." "I see, and where do you intend to raise the capital for this new venture?" "I believe that my reputation as a good businessman will attract the right investors." "Hmm." "What about Colbyco?" "Don't you think that you should pay off the $50 million debt that you owe to them before starting Carrington Ventures?" "Colbyco will be paid in full." "Colbyco better be paid." "Otherwise its owner will confiscate your property and attach it to her holdings." "I never thought I'd say this, Mr. Wales, but I'd like you to call me at my office in the morning." "Carrington Ventures." "I wonder what your father meant by that." "I don't know." "There's one thing that I know, Steven." "I think there's something that you want to tell me." "Yes, there is." "I'm moving out of the house and setting up an apartment in town." "And I'm taking Danny with me." "Oh, Steven, no." "Look, if it's Ben, I'll tell him to leave." "It's not Ben, it's me." "It's something I have to do." "Huh." "Something you have to do?" "Dragging a little boy away from his security?" "From everything the rest of the world would envy?" "Mother, you forgot one key thing." " Love." " Love." "I love Danny, you know that." "And I'm not going to lose both of you." "You're not losing us, Mother." "We're just moving to another place." "This is one of your father's insidious little plots, isn't it?" "This is his way of punishing me because I took over this house." "Well, it's your house too, and Danny's." "No, it's not mine anymore, Mother." "Tell me the truth." "Do you really want Danny and me to stay or are you just afraid of being alone?" " I'm not afraid of anything, Steven." " Good." "Then there's no problem." "My secretary told me you called and said you had good news for me." "Yeah." "You wanna join me in a drink?" "No." "No, let's just hear the news." "Alexis..." "Well, she's a brilliant woman, but as we both know, she isn't always right." "So?" "Well, she was wrong in cancelling a contract that was in the best interests not only of Lex-Dex, but Colbyco as well." "How do you figure that?" "Well, because it was out of pique towards you, not rational business thinking." "What part do you have in any of this?" "Well, I've talked her into allowing me to reinstate the contract." "I see." "Well, I'm sure that you'll benefit from it as much as Alexis and I will." "Not so fast." "There's a condition that goes with this." "I want you to stay completely clear of Alexis, or this time, I'll kill the deal myself." "You do that and you may end up back in Australia with that pretty face a lot less pretty." "Uh, Bob, can I call you back in a little while?" "Right, thank you." "Dominique." " Oh, it's so good to see you." " Blake." "You poor thing, spending all your time in the hospital." " How is Jackie anyway?" " She's coming along." "She's very brave." " What about the burns?" " Well, they're healing nicely." " Good, wonderful." " Blake, let's sit down, please." "Now that you've settled in to your new offices," "let's talk a little business." "I sold Titania Records to Zach Powers for $50 million." "I want to invest that in Carrington Ventures." "Fifty million." "Certified cheque." "You call this a little business?" "Well, it's just a little cheque." "It's only 3-by-8 inches." "Dominique, I can't do this." "I can't let you take that kind of a risk." "Blake, someone said to me a long time ago:" ""No risk, no adventure and no fun."" "You think that's gonna be fun?" "I know this is gonna be fun, because I know you." "And I know whatever you have planned for Alexis, she deserves it." "Besides, what's family for?" "Family is for inviting one another to dinner, for sharing holidays." "Not for giving charity." "Charity?" "This is business." "If when you started Denver-Carrington, someone came to you and offered you 50 million, what would you have said?" "I'd have called the nearest psychiatrist." "But you would have made that person a billionaire." "You wouldn't deny me that, would you?" "Would you?" "Your decorators did quite a job, Alexis." "Dramatic, exciting, you." "Don't get too comfortable." "If you're lost, I'll draw you a map to your room." "You look ravishing tonight, Alexis." " Look, I'm tired." "I've had a hard day." " Alexis." "My, my, what a pretty sight." "The scorpion and the cobra." "How dare you barge into my house?" "I shall dismiss the butler who let you in." "You do that, and I'll hire him back when I take over this house again." "I'll also have this room put back the way it was, and fumigated." "In the meantime, this is yours." "Is that right, $50 million?" "So you paid your debt." "Oh, no." "No, not yet." "My next repayment to you is for taking this house, hurting my wife and blackening my name." "You see, Alexis, I've been keeping an account book, and I'm not stopping until I pay you back in full." "Have a pleasant evening." "What are you gonna do?" "Get me the district attorney's office." "Ah, Blake, it's beautiful here." "It's further out than I thought." "Yeah, the roads aren't the best either, I know." "But believe me, it's gonna be worth it." "Here it is." "My mother left it to me in her will." "As far as the eye can see." "I've always loved it here." "Never did anything with it." "But there's something about this place." "I can feel it in the dirt." "You seem happy, Blake." "Happier than I've seen you in a long time." "I am, because this could be the biggest thing we have ever done." "I didn't say anything about it at the press conference, but we could recoup everything in just one toss of the dice." "We'll know about it soon." "But for now, it's our secret, hmm?" "All right, Mama." "I'm here and I'm back." "I'm finally gonna do something with this place." "You always said there was magic in it." "Well, I'm going to find it." "Jake Dunham was a colleague of yours, wasn't he?" "Thank you." "That's right, Mrs. Colby." "Then you do remember that he was the assistant district attorney who subpoenaed me from Acapulco several years ago to testify against Blake Carrington." " The Ted Dinard case." " That's right." "Mrs. Colby, I was born and raised in these parts." "And I always wondered what the inside of this mansion was like." "Now that I see it, I'm impressed." "But I would like to know the reason for your invitation and this meeting." "I want your office to help me in my crusade against the crimes of Blake Carrington, arson and murder." "I see." "You wanna collect your marker from Jake Dunham." "Well, that isn't the way I do business, Mrs. Colby." " That isn't the way our office operates." " Really?" "Well, in that case, you are forcing me into a rather awkward situation." "That being exactly what?" "That if you don't do your job, my newspaper is going to have to deal with it." "Deal with it?" "In what way?" "Make public your refusal to handle a capital case." "More champagne?" "No, thank you." "Mrs. Colby, the DA's office doesn't work on a case until they have hard evidence." "You don't have any." "What I do have, Mr. Ferguson, is the truth, which can sometimes be stranger than fiction, but in this case is going to be a very well-publicised truth." "Well, hurry home, darling." "Jeanette just left." "And I know Kristina would like to see you before she goes to sleep." "I love you too." "Bye-bye." "Here we go." "There we go." "Oh." "Lie down." "That's okay." "Just for a minute." "Your daddy's coming home soon." "Here you go." "Your daddy's coming home, sweetheart." "Just a minute, baby." "Close it." "Close it." "Move." "And don't call out or I'll kill you faster than planned." "Get away from that door." "What do you want?" "Your husband murdered my wife." "Now he's gonna come here and find his wife dead." " Mr. Thorpe, please" " Please?" "Please what, let you live?" "My Evelyn is dead." "Why should you live?" "Why?" "Don't move." "It's my baby." "I just wanna see if she's all right." "Don't make me say it again." "Or I will fire and you'll be dead just like my Evelyn." "Thank you." "Looks like you saved my life again." "Well, not quite, but, uh, I am at your service, mademoiselle." "Anytime." "You could have called a handyman to fix that." "I know, but it's late and I was in a hurry." "They're not as swift around here as they were at Denver-Carrington." " I'll get back to typing, if you don't mind." " What if I said I did?" " Amanda, you working late tonight?" " Yes, finishing up a report." "And I'm waiting for Steven." "He's taking me back to the apartment to have dinner with Danny." "I'm ready to leave, Michael." "Good night, darling." "Miss Carrington." "She's asleep now." " Can't I just see her for a minute?" " No." "Get me some water." " Mr. Thorpe." " What?" "Do you have any children?" "Yes." "One." "A girl?" "A boy." "What's his name?" "Greg." "His name was Greg." "We lost him." "I'm sorry." "He was, uh, 12 years old when he got very sick." "Ahem, and left us." "Evelyn, she was the strong one." "She..." "Her heart was breaking." "Whenever I'd break down and cry about the boy, she said, "At least we had him for a little while." "And you and I have each other and always will."" "But your husband took care of that, didn't he?" "I swear to you on everything sacred to me, my husband had nothing to do with that fire." "Oh, please, believe me." "I believe what I know." "He killed her." "I'm waiting for an explanation." "It bothered you when you saw me in the office with Amanda tonight." " Obviously it bothered you a lot." " You're damn right, it did." "Culhane, I'm very grateful to you for what you did for my wife, what you did for my daughter." "But if I open a door, any door, and I see you within 10 feet of my daughter," "I'm gonna see to it that you get booted out of Denver." "And that you stay out this time." "What you're thinking of doing isn't gonna bring your wife back." "I know that if she were here, she'd say, "Philip, this is wrong."" "How did you know?" "She always called me Philip." "Never Phil." "From the day we met till that night of the fire, it was Philip, Philip." "How did you know?" "You never knew her." "And if you had, what would she have meant to you, a Carrington?" "Who were we to you?" "Couple of people you couldn't have cared less about." "Except for right now." "You care about me." "About what I have to do." "Mr. Thorpe, you don't have to do this." "I know how much you and your wife loved each other." "Would she want you to-?" "To destroy yourself by hurting someone else?" "I don't think so." "It's all right." "Get me the police." "I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry." "What do you want?" "I came by to see Danny, but they told me he's moved out with Steven." "That's right, he's gone." "Well, where did they move to, Alexis?" "I don't know." "You'll have to ask Steven." "I don't give out give out addresses." "In case you've forgotten, Danny is my son." "Yes, I know, poor little thing." "That's a cross he'll just have to bear." "Excuse me." "I can't really blame Steven for moving out on you and taking Danny." "At least I know you won't be able to contaminate my child with your conniving and your lying and your dirty ways." ""Dirt" seems to be the big word in your vocabulary, Sammy Jo." "You grew up on the road with racing cars and dirt." "You modelled for all those dirty magazines." "You're covered in it." "If that were true, all I would need is a bath." "But with your track record, Alexis, what you need to do is to stand naked in a rainstorm for a week." "You trashy little tramp." "We're gonna have to make sure that you take it easy." "Oh, come in, Lieutenant Calder." "We just had two of your men here." "I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Carrington." "We need you at headquarters to answer a few questions." "Well, if it's about that episode with Mr. Thorpe, can't we talk right here?" "No, no, it's not about Mr. Thorpe." "The DA's office thinks the fire at La Mirage was arson." "They'd like to talk to you about your part in it."