"Well, you're going to have one happy little boy tomorrow." "I lust saw the decorations and they're fabulous." " Really magical." " l hope so." "Well, you don't have to hope so, they are." " Is eveything all right?" " Oh, I'm fine." "I lust have a million things to do downtown before the party." "Maybe I'm anticipating being the mother of someone who's in his terrible 2's." "Of course, my son couldn't be anything but wonderful, right?" "Of course." "Hello, this is Fallon Colby." "Did Dr. Walcott get back yet?" "Good." "When can I see him?" "I'm on my way." "We need one of our planes this morning." "Yes, that'll be fine." "We'll be flying to San Francisco." "Yep." "Be ready to take off in about two hours." "Right." "Blake, I need some help handling these calls on the China Sea leases." "It's incredible." "I mean, the seismological survey isn't even in yet and evey company in the world wants in." " Early shoppers looking for a discount." " Yeah." "Well, Denver-Carrington doesn't make deals until it's ready." "I hope you told them that." "I told them exactly that." "I said, "Jump in line."" "Oh, by the way, I'm gonna be flying out to the coast this morning." "Our deep-sea survey ship has been outfitted with new sonar equipment." "I wanna take a look at them." " But you will be back for the party?" " My grandson's 2nd birthday?" "And a chance for me to ride on a choo-choo train once again?" " Of course, I would." "You know that." " Good." "I didn't wanna spend the afternoon explaining why Grandpa wasn't there." "I don't think he'd understand oil leases and the latest in sonar technology yet." " Maybe when he's 3 or 4, but not yet." " Excuse me." " l'll talk to you in a minute." " Go ahead." "Father, I'd like you to look at this geological map." "The Tonkin Gulf." "What are these marked areas here?" "They're where the geologists feel we should start." "Of all the areas you've leased, we feel that these have the greatest potential." "All right." "Let's do it." "Just like that?" " What, is that all right with you?" " No. I mean, yes." "Father, this strange feeling, this charged feeling of being part of an operation this huge, well, it's pretty heady stuff." "Well, take a vey deep breath, son, because the air does smell a lot sweeter when you 're standing on top of the mountain." "A lot sweeter." "What are you doing at my desk?" "When I was cleaning out my office, I find some of your reports, Kystle." "I was just putting them back." "I know you now, Tracy." "And you've never been capable of just doing anything." "I was hoping I'd be out of here before you got back, okay?" "No, it's not okay." "is that all you have to say after eveything that's happened?" "Your husband said it all, I'm sure." "You got what you deserved, if not what you were after, my husband." "I don't have to take this." "Especially from someone who started out exactly where l am." "Really, Kystle, don't you recognise yourself?" "I'm just following in your footsteps." "What is that supposed to mean?" "The tradition you started when you were just a secretay, with an eye out for the boss and a better life." "If that boss had been married, my guess is it wouldn't have stopped someone like you for a minute." "Maybe less." "Your little game's over, Tracy." "And you've lost." "Wrong." "You are so wrong, Kystle." "You see, the way I play, the game isn't over until the team walks off the field." "So lust between us, Iet's consider this a timeout." "All right." "Okay, Fallon, close your eyes." "I want you to bring your fingertips- Hold your arms out." "Bring your fingertips in to touch your nose." "Slowly." "You can open your eyes now." "How did I do?" "Nicely, Fallon." "Just take it easy, okay?" "Well, it's a little hard to relax with all these pains inside of my head." "Your reflexes are all normal." "I suspect the headaches are just a part of the healing process." "I did tell you that following a skull fracture, occasional headaches were not abnormal." "But these are not lust headaches, Dr. Walcott." "It could be tension." "I'm not tense." "Well, maybe I am." "But the other day, when I was on the carousel, the music turned into noise, this unbearable noise, and it was as though it were coming from deep inside of my head." "Fallon, I think a brain scan is in order." "No, no, I'm glad you caught me, Lieutenant Taylor." "Yeah." "Well, I'm out here at the airport just about to leave." "No, I'll be back in Denver tonight." "And I will certainly deal with it then." "Yes." "Thank you vey much." "Hello, Alexis." "How was Hong Kong?" "Fascinating." "And I bought myself some beautiful things." "Oh, by the way, I saw you on television the other night with Rashid Ahmed when you announced your China Sea oil lease." "Oh, you made such a cute couple." "Ever thought of taking your act on the road?" "If we do, you should be our agent." "You deserve a commission." "After all, it was you who brought us together in Italy two years ago." "I have you to thank for that fortunate alliance." "Strange." "You never thanked me for our children, but you do thank me for introducing you to a man who you once professed to hate." "Oh, I know who I'm dealing with, but it's not going to undermine our effort." "We're developing a vast new source of oil, and for that, I would do business with anyone." "including the devil, no doubt." "Well, I think that Rashid Ahmed is so diabolical that I'm glad" "No. I'm lucm that our paths didn't cross in Hong Kong." "But I'm sure that you can handle him and I do really wish you well in this venture." "That's vey kind of you." "Because the day that we start pumping, what I'm sure will be millions of barrels of oil, is the day that your company does an about-face, and Denver-Carrington moves into the lead." "We're going to be number one." "And that's the day that they'll give away fur coats in hell." "Cute." "Real cute." "Mark, how many times have I told you that I don't like your eavesdropping?" "See that the luggage gets back to my apartment right away." "This cablegram lust came in for you, Mrs. Colby." "And there was a phone call from Morgan Hess." "He said he was being detained at police headquarters." "It doesn't surprised me." "He's the sort of slime who gets into trouble and expects eveyone to bail him out." "Will there be a reply?" "No, Lloyd." "It's Douglas, ma'am." "Of course, it is." " Steven." " Mother." "Darling, what a lovely way to welcome me back." "I adore Sterling Silver roses." "They're so beautiful." "They were until you walked in and eclipsed them." "So tell me the good news." "I want all the details." "How many leases and where?" "I'm sory to disappoint you, Steven, but we never had a chance." "Your father had them all tied up." "What?" "Oh, I don't believe this is happening." "I did the work on that report and Adam stole it." "Mother, this proiect belongs to Colbyco." "We've gotta do something about this." "We've got nothing to show for all that research." "Not a damn thing." "I know." "It's absolutely terrible." "But in business, you have to take your losses gracefully." "But we didn't lose this, my lying brother ran off with it." "We have a right to what is ours." "One day it'll even up, and we'll get what we deserve." "Until then, there's nothing we can do." "I don't understand." "This isn't like you." "Why aren't you putting up a fight?" "Darling, I'm doing it for you." "There will always be another deal but there won't always be a chance for you to reconcile with your father." "It took you two so long to accept each other and I wouldn't want to be part of anything that would destroy that relationship." "You really mean that, don't you?" "Yes, I do." "If we take action against Denver-Carrington, that's going to ruin something that you really value." "Sory, I blew up." "You're a man of feeling, there's nothing wrong with that." "I want you to put this in the back of your mind and forget it ever happened. I have." " l'll talk to you soon." " Okay." ""Explosion tomorrow." "Rashid Ahmed."" "A thousand blessings on your head, dear Rashid." "I ordered the blowups of those China Sea maps yesterday." "You said they'd be ready in 24 hours." "Are they?" "Well, call me when you do." "Big operator barking out orders." "Nothing like enioying the fruits of another guy's labour, is there?" "You don't know when to quit, do you?" "I have to tell you, I'm getting bored with this absurd notion of yours." "It's wearing thin." "You know, you may be dressed like a gentleman of the manor but you're nothing but a thief, Adam." "A common thief." "Yes." "Speaking." "Fine." "Thank you." " Hey, Steven." " Hi." "Better save some energy for those kids this afternoon." "I'll be all right." "You know, it's funny, it doesn't seem that long ago that you and I were kids." "Do you remember my 6th birthday?" "We went down to the lily pond and you thought it'd be fun to put that frog" " down the back of Fallon's dress." " Of course, I remember." "She turned around to take a swipe with me, I ducked and she smacked you right in the face." "Established our relationship from that point on." "Steven, we can't contin" "This isn't the time or the place, obviously." "We'll settle it later." "And we will settle it." "What was that all about?" "To know Adam is to know what that was all about." "Ask him, Jeff." "The keywords are "China Sea."" "The blowups of the maps I ordered." "What was going on between you and Steven this morning?" "Nothing." "Just his paranoia." "If this had to do with the China Sea deal, you better be straight with me, Adam." "Well, Steven can't seem to let go of this wild fantasy." "In it, you see, I'm the pirate who makes off with his evaluation report and then claims it as my own." "Thus, stealing from the rich to give to the rich." "is that a fantasy, or is that what happened?" "Jeff, you know damn well this has been my project from the beginning." "From the time I went to Colorado Springs." "The only thing I know about Colorado Springs, is you set Kirby up at that motel." "Oh, come off it." "We've been through that and eveything's changed." "Oh, cut the bull, Adam." "For all I know, that China Sea deal is one of your rationalizations." "Now, I wanna know the truth." "Did you steal Steven's report?" "No, I did not steal that report." "And may I remind you of something?" "You're involved in this as well." "You stand to make a fortune." "Thanks to me." "It's a lovely lunch, but it isn't why you asked me here." "There is something I wanted to talk to you about, Kirby, away from the others." "And I thought it would be more private here than at the house." "What is it?" "Well, I got a phone call from Lieutenant Taylor." "He said that he had let you see your father's suicide note." "Yes. I had to." "I needed to know if it was really Alexis behind it all." "Threatening to expose the truth about my mother." "Your father's last wishes were that you were never to know anything about your mother." "And I simply honoured him in that." "Oh, I know that both you and my father were lust tying to make life easier for me." "But that is all done and finished now, finally." "Good. I'm glad to hear that." "Because you must forgive Alexis for what she did." "How can you say that?" "Now, I know she doesn't deserve it." "I know that what she did was terrible, but it's not for her." "It's for you and Adam." "Alexis is Adam's mother." "I do hope you find someway to forgive her, Kirby, for the sake of your marriage." "Thank you, Blake." "I will find a way to handle this situation." "I give you my word." "This is Kirby Anders." "Mr. Hall of the Downtown Gun Shop called you about my taking lessons." "Yes, that's right." "When can I come down?" "Yes, I can make that, definitely." "In a situation like this, anytime is the right time." "What kind of media coverage is this?" "You've been up since dawn switching channels to evey news show there is." "Something tells me you've got the inside scoop on something about to break." "Something big, maybe?" "Why don't you take your hangover and your bloody may and go." ""Down to your quarters, Mark." You forgot to throw that in this time." "Cute." "If you're here to apologise, it's too little and too late." "If I were here about an apology, it would be to collect yours, Alexis." "Goodbye, Dex." "Exactly." "The lovers part." "But the partners still have things to talk about." "Money talks and I can buy you out." "No, I wouldn't let you do that any more than you would sell to me." "We both know the potential in this partnership." "You and I have an untapped fortune together, Alexis, and neither of us has a passion stronger than profit." "All right." "It's strictly a business affair, right?" "Strictly." "And as for the other affair, I'm returning these to my successor." "Grand gesture." "The petulant schoolboy." "By the way, here's a little business tip." "Denver-Carrington's former PR person, Tracy Kendall, it seems your ex-husband fired her when he was in Hong Kong." "Anyway, she's vey good, she's vey bitter, and vey available." "I'm not interested in Blake's rejects." "But I'd bet you wouldn't mind finding out some of his secrets." "And she knows that entire organisation from the inside." "Yes, I've seen her around." "She's quite good-looking." "Why don't you hire her for your own purposes?" "After you, Alexis, I really think the less involved I am with good-looking women, the more chance I stand at ever being happy." " You know what?" " What?" "This is cute, but dumb." "Now, come on, lust because you're the best-looking clown since Bozo doesn't mean you can give me a rough time." "You look great." " You should start practising your walk." " Oh, okay." " Love those shoes." "They're so you." " Oh, you like them?" "Hello?" "The party, Mother, begins at 4:" "OO." "The same time it was scheduled to begin the last time you called." "Yeah, I'll see you there." "Okay, what is it?" " Nothing. I'll see you downstairs." " Come on now, I know when you're covering up." "What's wrong?" "It's lust the party. I mean, it's one thing to give one for adults, but kids are so unpredictable." "What if they all start cying at once?" "With the way I look, you might be right." "Come on, relax." "Eveything's gonna be fine." "Okay." "And don't forget the wig." "See you downstairs." " Beautiful." " Isn't that beautiful?" "Come on." "Say, "Bye-bye, balloon."" "Oh, Blake." "Isn't it magical?" "Well, this is just a preview." "You should see what I've got planned for our baby's 2nd birthday." "Well, if it gets any bigger, you're gonna have to rent the convention centre downtown." "Well, I've thought of that, or my football field." "Excuse me for a minute." "I have to check on the buffet inside for the big folks." "Oh, put them in the house, will you?" "Blake." " Hello, Alexis." " Isn't this a fabulous party?" "Leave it to Fallon." "This is one area in which she definitely takes after me." " Well, enioy the party." " Blake." "Look, I don't mean to be coy, but the cards are all, obviously, in your hand." "Yes, I would say they were." "I'm probably at the end of a long list of people waiting to buy those leases in the South China Sea, but I do hope that when it comes time to look at my envelope, that you at least break the seal and read my bid." "I'll go one step better than that." "If I like what I read, if the numbers are right, well, then you'll have those leases that you're after." "Oh, Blake." "You make it vey difficult for me to hang on to a lot of old notions." "You really are a vey fair man." "Oh, I don't know quite what to say to that." "You know, our paths had moved in different directions, but here we are celebrating the one thing that we did right together." "We'll always be connected, Blake." "Through our children and through their children." "Good to be sharing their lives, isn't it?" " Hi." " Hi." "Has my knight of old exchanged his armour for a clown suit?" "The image is tarnished." "But when you're the father of the guest of honour, it goes with the territoy." "Well you make a vey d'ashing clown." "Well, thank you." "Wish me luck." "Come on, kids." "Here's Mr. Clown." "Hi, what's your name?" " Was that you?" " No." "No?" "Come on, let's go." "Here we go." "Follow Mr. Clown." "Kirby." "This is what a child of ours would inherit." " Adam, let's lust enioy the party, okay?" " Maybe that's easier for you." "You seem to get on better with the host than I do." " Not that again, please." " Well, then, tell me." "If it isn't nostalgia for the good old days with Jeff, what is stopping you from making plans for a future with me?" "Just because I don't wanna discuss it right here and now, doesn't mean I'm not making plans." "Alexis." " Not now, Kirby." " Yes, now." "If it's got anything to do with what I said about your mother" " No, no." "It doesn't." " Well, what is it?" "Does that iob offer in Paris you made me still hold?" "Yes, but I thought you said that you weren't interested." "Don't go by first reactions." "They're often the result of the surprise of the moment." "Well, what's your second reaction?" "I'm working on it, so maybe I'll be in touch with you." "That's so high." " You like that, huh?" " All right, Little Blake." "Now, Miss Peaches is a nice horsey so you be good to her, huh?" "Okay." "You know, I've always had a philosophy about birthdays." "I think eveybody should get a present." "That's why I've got one for you." "She's gonna set sail next week." "You're gonna fly with me to San Francisco tomorrow and you're gonna break a bottle of champagne across the bow of our new survey ship." "She's being re-christened Krystle." "Oh, Blake." "Oh, what can I say?" "I can't wait to see her." "Oh, she's a beauty." "Sort of like my wife." "Can you believe what you see?" "Well, it's her grandson's birthday." "Maybe she's declared general amnesty for the day." "The only thing that makes me more nervous than Alexis on a rampage, is Alexis on a goodwill mission." "It's nice to see my mother and my wife getting along." "Darling, all I want is for you to be happy." "Claudia makes you happy so how can I help but be fond of her?" "I feel ashamed that I ever suspected you of being involved in that awful plot against Claudia." "It's hardly the first time that I've been set up, but I'll survive." "I think we should put the whole episode out of our minds." " And forget it happened." "All right?" " All right." "Hello, this is Fallon Colby." "I'm returning Dr. Walcott's call." "Yes, I'll hold." "Hello, doctor?" "I hated to call you away from the party, but this is the kind of news that shouldn't wait." " Is it bad news?" " Oh, no." "Not at all." "I'm looking at a vey pretty picture." "In fact, I'd say, it's a picture of one of the healthiest, most normal-looking brains in town." "Oh, God." "Well, I'll tell you what, doctor, you send me that picture, I'll have it framed." "Thank you." " Goodbye, Fallon." " Goodbye." "Here comes the gift clown who's out of gifts." " Is it okay if I retire this?" " Yes, it's okay." "Eveything's okay." "That platter of tea sandwiches is ready to go out." "Yes, Jeannette, right away." " Jeannette, is this watercress?" " Yes." "Watercress is for giraffes." "You know, caviar would have been more suitable for such an occasion." "I'm sory, Mrs. Colby, but this is what Mrs. Carrington ordered for the buffet." "She must have overlooked the fact that I was going to be here. I adore caviar." "Gerard, ask Helen to make some caviar hors d'oeuvres for our guest." "Certainly, Mrs. Carrington." "They'll be along in a moment." "Vey sweet of you, Kystle." "I hope eveything meets with your approval, Mrs. Carrington." " Thank you, Gerard." "It does." " Thank you, Gerard." "Alexis, no one gives orders to my staff but me." "Kystle, all I asked for was a morsel of food." " For you, Mrs. Colby." " Thank you." "Aren't you joining me?" "No, I've given it up for the next nine months or so." "Nine months, are you pregnant?" "Yes." "Congratulations." "Thank you." "Not that it's all that special." "I mean, even worms can procreate." "But they don't all survive." "You know, for a simple soul, you can be vey cyptic sometimes." "Well, let me decypt it for you." "You made sure I lost my first baby, Alexis." "But you're not gonna get anywhere near my child this time." "Stop playing mother earth." "When you've given birth to four, then you can crow." "Four?" "What are you talking about?" "Did I say four?" "Must be the champagne, it's not meant to be gulped down." "No, of course I meant three." "You can't really count the miscarriage I had after Steven." "You lost a baby?" "Don't be so naive, darling." "It happens all the time." "You know, you really amaze me, Kystle." "You act as though you're the only woman to ever get pregnant" "And the only one to ever have lost a child." "Climb over." "That's a good boy." "There." "He's exhausted." "And he's running a slight fever." "I guess that means he's still teething." "And the party was a success." "Well, you know, I've never seen him so excited." "I know." "Sometimes I can't get over how beautiful he is." "Fallon, I know I promised not to push, but I never promised I wouldn't ty to win your heart with presents." "And you're lucm because there happens to be one left." "Look." "_e55." "It was Grandmother Colby's." "My Uncle Cecil left it to me." " Can I put it on?" " Yeah." "Here." "It was her engagement ring." " Do you like it?" " Oh, it's beautiful." "Okay, when's the wedding?" "Whenever you say." "Hello?" "It's me, Hess." "I'm down in the lobby." "We gotta talk." "There's no need for that, Mr. Hess." "I've already taken care of eveything." "Look, lady, under the circumstances, you better hear me out." "Now, let me check your grip again." "Hey, that's pretty good." "Now, you don't wanna miss if an intruder's breaking in." "No, two robberies is more than enough." "I should say so." "Now, honey, the idea is to squeeze the trigger." "It's a vey smooth action, okay?" "Now I want you to ty it." "Just aim right down your arm at the target, and fire." "Look, I know it might feel strange to you but lust like you said, it's for protection." " Yes." " Okay." "No, honey, you ierked." "The idea is to squeeze." "Now, I want you to ty it again." "Only this time, when you look at the target, think of it as a real person out there." "Imagine somebody's out there who's tying to do you harm." "We are out of your reach, Kirby." "You don't belong." "Hey, that's great." "Right through the heart." "If you keep this up, whoever you tango with is gonna be in deep trouble." "All right, Mr. Hess." "What's the problem?" "You call me from headquarters and threaten to talk to the press about our past connections, so I put up your bail, get you an excellent lanyer, now what?" "I just talked to your excellent lanyer." "He tells me there's a chance I might have my licence suspended." "And I could maybe get 90 days for laying those taped phone calls on your daughter-in-law." "Well, if that happens, you've only your own stupidity to blame." "Tying to drive that girl over the edge and thinking that you can frame me for such a horrible scheme." "You know something, lady." "You inspire revenge." "I can still go to your son and claim that you put me up to it." "Even after you confessed that it was your idea." "Steven would never believe you." "Now, you've had all the assistance you're going to get from me, Mr. Hess, so will you please, pack your threats and get out of here." "Hey, look, Mrs. Colby, I'm sory about the threat, I didn't mean it." "Look, you've got a lot of influence downtown, if I lose my licence, if I spend three months in a slammer, I'm out of business." ""Slammer"?" "What a quaint word." "If there was any true iustice in the world, Mr. Hess, it should be your tailor who should be sent to the slammer for those hideous iackets that he supplies you with." "Now, please go." "One day, lady, somebody's gonna get you and good." "Yes, you predicted that before, and as you can see, I'm still here." "Goodbye, Mr. Hess." "The backdoor." "I know that Fallon likes to set the stage for eveything she does." " But I've never seen her quite like this." " What, the místeríoso?" "Yes." "Knocking at my door like a teenager." "Calling for an assembly of the entire family in the libray, black tie requested." "You'd think after all the birthdays festivities this afternoon that she'd have had her quota of partying, but not my daughter, no." " Blake?" " Yes." "I didn't know Alexis had a miscarriage after Steven was born." "I don't know what you're talking about." "She didn't." "Well, then why would Alexis say-?" " Hi." " Hi." "What do you think Fallon is up to this time?" "We were hoping that you were gonna clue us in to that." " No, she's been vey místeríoso." " Místeríoso, _ _now." "Oh, Blake. I wouldn't wory about it." "Asking us all to loin her for drinks doesn't sound so bad." "Maybe it's about new plans for La Mirage." "Maybe so." "I can't wait to see Blake." " Hi." " Hi." " Oh, how pretty you are." " Oh, thanks, Kystle." "Fallon, you look unusually beautiful tonight." "Thank you, Daddy." "And so do all of you." "I obviously have something to tell you all tonight." "Good evening." "Has anyone seen Kirby?" " Isn't she in her room?" " No, she isn't." "Thanks. I don't where she is." "Well, we have a quorum, so I may as well say it." "I'm glad you're all here." "It's the perfect ending to a perfect day." "Or maybe I should say beginning." "Ladies and gentlemen, we have an important announcement to make." "No, actually I think it's a happy announcement." "Well, it's not all that spectacular." "Jeff and I are going to get married." " What?" " Fallon." " Why, darling, that is marvellous." " Oh, congratulations." " You couldn't have made me happier." " And we're gonna do it right this time." "No running off to Vegas." "We wanna hold the wedding here." " Well, I'll go for that." " And I'll go for a toast." "To Jeff and Fallon." "Sory to disturb you, Mr. Carrington." "Mr. Laird just phoned, vey upset." "He said you should turn your television to the news station immediately." " Shall I?" " Yes, of course." "And so Denver's Blake Carríngton has possíbly gotten hímself ínvolved ín what appears to be an ínternatíonal íncídent." "It began wíth a news conference ín Hong Kíng called by Rashíd Ahmed, who represented the government wíth whom Carríngton dealt ín an oíl lease deal." "Ahmed claíms that Denver-Carríngton's" "$100 míllíon advance to secure the leases, was goíng to buy arms to fíght the other government claímíng that area of the Chína Sea." "What?" "Thís provoked an ímmedíate counter-reactíon." "Naval forces have now moved ínto the Chína Sea and are patrollíng the area." "So there wíll be no oíl exploratíon or dríllíng there ín the foreseeable future." "What does thís mean for Blake Carríngton?" "Who only a week ago was beíng touted as the Amerícan busínessman who had just pulled o_ the deal of the century." "Well, that's the news from around the world." "Local news and weather comíng- l don't believe that." "How could that have happened?" "You heard what he said, "Ahmed."" " They're calling you the traitor." " l'm the scapegoat. I've been tricked." " God, how could I have been so blind?" " Blake, what are you going to do?" "I'm going to the office." "Ahmed is not gonna destroy eveything I've worked for without a fight." "I'll come with you." "See you." "Mr. Carrington, how about a statement?" "All I can say for now is that the stoy implicating me in that arms deal is a lie." "Mrs. Carrington, how soon can we expect a press release from you?" "Soon as Mr. Carrington has the facts, I'll call a press conference." "What are your immediate plans, sir?" "To get in my office and to run this thing down." "If I can't do it from here, I'm gonna fly to Hong Kong, let us through." "One more question, please, sir." "Adam, will you answer their questions?" "Mr. Carrington, just one more question." "Sory." "Sory." "No, I want you to keep tying that number in Hong Kong." " Mr. Earl Cunningham." " Yes, that's right, Beth." "We need you all here at 7:30." "We're setting up a press conference." "Paul, we're gonna be flying to San Francisco again tomorrow morning, 9:" "OO sharp." "The reporters won't let up." "I've gotta have some help." " l'll come with you." " Adam, before you go." "You and I are gonna be flying to Hong Kong tomorrow." "We're gonna track down Ahmed, and get to the bottom of this mess." " All right?" " All right." "Jeff." "I went into this deal with my eyes wide open and against all my better instincts." "Yes, but you couldn't have known how it would turn out." "I knew that the whole situation in the China Sea was unstable, but to get a powder keg to explode, somebody's gotta light a fuse." "But why?" "That I can't understand." "Ahmed got a fat commission from that deal." "Why would he double-cross me." "Why?" "She said that she didn't see him when she was there." "What are you talking about?" "The woman behind the man." "The person behind this whole dirty business." "She went shopping, all right, in Hong Kong." "She bought Ahmed." "Alexis." "Alexis." "Oh, you were perfect, darling." "It worked like a dream." "But then, you always were a perfect liar and a perfect lover." "And now you know what your next move is." "So enjoy yourself, Rashid, my darling." "We deserve it."