The Colbys (1985) s01e12 Episode Script

Announcer: Last time, on "The Colbys" It's a letter from your own brother, Phillip.
He said it.
She was a tramp even then.
My God, Jeff isn't even his son.
You're not her first fling, darling, and probably won't be her last.
Oh, lady, I don't give a damn how much money you got.
As soon as you get up and about, we're gonna go out dancing.
Well, in that case, I'll I'll be out of here before you can say Say "I love you.
" And I love you.
Constance may have Unwittingly Given her holdings to an outsider, in contravention of her father's will.
Jeff will have to give it all back.
Uh, my name is Jeff Colby.
I I came here to see Captain Livadas.
- Man: You are seeing him.
- Why would he want to commit suicide? Capitan Livadas was murdered.
He's a spy for Zach Powers, his uncle.
Sean and Zach Powers? I loved you.
I really loved you.
We are fire and fuel, mi amor.
You can have that fire now.
Later you will beg.
Why can't you leave me alone? It's important.
I have to ask you whether you What right do you have to ask me anything? Frankie, I have to know.
Is Jeff my son? Sable's really done a job on you, hasn't she? Sable's got nothing to do with this.
Then why did you come here? Because my dear sister shoves a letter in your face, and says, "Look, here's proof", little Frankie is not what she seems"? All I want is the truth.
In that letter, Phillip claimed Jeff wasn't his son.
If he isn't, I want to know whose son he is.
Oh, I see not just "Is he your son," but "whose son?" Well, it was so long ago, let me go down the list of possibilities.
Frankie! Or why don't you just tell me what it is you want to hear That Jeff is your son, a "true love child"? How very romantic.
But if I cheated on my husband once, why not twice? Why not with a whole string of lovers? That's not what I mean.
You know that.
Do I? Don't you understand what that letter means? Not just you and me, but to Miles too And Jeff.
If he's not Phillip's son, he's not a Colby.
Don't you see how that changes everything? And what about Jeff? It's not just his name at stake, it's his whole life.
I know that, that's why I need the truth.
Please tell me.
You and I made love once.
No matter how much I wanted you, I knew it was a mistake.
Phillip was my husband.
When he came home on leave, I gave him all the love I could.
I tried to give him what he wanted most, a child.
And my prayers were answered.
And not long after he got back to Vietnam, I wrote him that I was pregnant.
Frankie.
I never heard from him again.
All I got, was that last telegram from the State Department.
That's the truth, Jason.
Are you satisfied? Do you think I could find any satisfaction, seeing you like this? What're you talking about? I'm on top of the world.
Roger and I are being married the day after tomorrow, and then we fly to Singapore, his next posting Halfway around the world from California, and the Colbys.
- You can't do that.
- Yes, I can, and I will.
Please, leave me alone.
Go back to your life and let me get on with mine.
I'm gonna see my lawyer this morning.
- What about? - You and Fallon, of course.
Arthur Cates is gonna convince Fallon she loves me? No, but together, we can remove the competition.
Jeff? What with? An eraser? You just convince Fallon not to sign those annulment papers, and I'll do the rest.
But Mother, what're you gonna Well, there is a bit of a temperature, but I don't think it's anything to worry about.
Maybe, it was the flight back from Denver.
We sat on the runway for over an hour.
He was exhausted by the time we got back.
Well, that could be part of it, but his six-year molars are coming in early.
That could cause the fever.
Look, let him get some rest.
If there's any change, you call me.
- Jeff: Thanks, Doc.
- Well, I'll be here with him.
No, why don't you get some rest? You've been up half the night.
- Oh, but I think - It's all right, Mrs.
Colby.
- I'll stay with him.
- If there's any change Oh, don't worry, I'll let you know immediately.
All right, thank you.
Sleep tight, son.
He missed you while you were in Rome.
Jeff: Did you? Fallon: I'm glad you found what you were looking for.
Jeff: So am I.
I finally know I'm a Colby.
- Then you got what you want.
- Well everything except you.
Please, not now.
A lot happened while you were gone, and I I don't know what I feel right now.
Sure you do.
We belong together, you know that.
We'll always have our little boy.
We share that much.
Oh, more than that.
We were together.
I mean, sure, we were angry and hurt sometimes, but at least we loved each other.
- Now, you can't say you don't remember that.
- I do remember.
- But Miles is - I don't wanna hear about Miles.
You've got to.
Miles is part of my life, too.
When there was nobody else, nobody who cared, Miles did.
- I did.
- But I didn't know that.
You didn't exist for me then.
I do now.
You don't have to look for me, I'll always be here for you.
Please try to understand, but I love you both.
Maybe not in the same way, but Miles is an important part in my life, and I can't shut him out, just because you ask me to.
So, you'll shut me out instead.
Jeff, what would you do, if I asked you to choose between me and Little Blake? You couldn't, any more than I can.
No matter what happens, someone's hurt.
You and Miles are pulling at me, like I were a rag doll.
You're tearing me apart.
Please, let me try and find my own way.
Fallon.
Fallon! The letter was definitely written by Phillip Colby.
- You're sure? - There's no doubt about it.
We had the handwriting analyzed by two experts.
Well, that's good news.
At least it proves I'm not a forger.
And it also gives us the ammunition to challenge Jeff's right to Conny's holdings.
Well, you're the lawyer, Arthur.
What do we do? We start with a paternity hearing.
Try and prove Jeff is not a Colby, and therefore, not entitled to any of the Colby holdings.
And we have the proof.
Oh, we'll need more than this letter.
This is merely an accusation.
We need evidence to back it up.
Such as? Well, evidence that your sister was unfaithful.
That Phillip had reason to believe Jeff wasn't his child.
Oh.
Oh, dear.
This is gonna be messy, isn't it? There must be another way that we can use this.
The paternity hearing's your best shot at getting those shares away from Jeff.
Oh, that's not the priority now.
Try and understand, Arthur, I am trying to save two marriages Mine and my son's.
I must move carefully.
This is the only bargaining chip I have.
Wayne: ? But that's not how the story goes?/i> Dominique: Well! Congratulations to you both.
It seems as though Wayne Masterson and Titania Records are in for a long-term relationship.
Not only will he help our country label, he'll cross over.
I promise you, within six months, - he'll be one of our biggest stars.
- Oh, good.
Well, I'll say 12 months, but I'm glad we found him.
We've got Monica to thank for it.
Yes? Now, we have a lot to do to launch our rising young star.
I think I'll introduce him at the opening of my club.
What a wonderful idea.
Yes, but there's a lot of work to be done Transportation, rehearsals, press.
No problem, I'll get right on it.
Oh, Monica, I reserved our table at La Dome for tonight.
I'll pick you up at 7:30.
Well, a couple of weeks ago you two were squabbling like a pair of alley cats.
I'm happy to see that your business relationship has improved.
It is just the business relationship? Oh, he has a certain appeal.
Yes, he has a certain appeal, but don't forget he has a wife.
And he obviously has not told you.
Monica, I'm sorry.
I wanted the two of us to sit down face-to-face, and be honest with each other.
Jeff: Why? Were we dishonest before? You can't blame me for fighting for my son's happiness.
I don't.
Then, please, stop trying to undermine his marriage.
Just to make Miles happy? Not just Miles, Fallon as well.
Well, Fallon can make up her own mind.
Then let her.
You're tearing her apart.
No, I'm fighting for what's mine.
No.
You're fighting for what was, and destroying what is.
And I will do anything I can to stop you.
If you're talking about Phillip's letter, you'd better do better than that.
There's no truth in it.
Why do you say that? Because Frankie said so? Yes.
I am a Colby.
I'm part of this family.
And I'm also part of Fallon's life, and nothing can change that.
Nobody can.
I don't want to use that letter.
I don't want to hurt you.
I don't want to hurt Francesca.
Especially not Francesca.
You'd drag my mother's name through the mud? You'd do that to your own sister? Only if you force me.
Do the right thing, Jeff, for everyone.
Leave Miles and Fallon alone.
How is he? Still has a slight fever.
Oh-hh Oh, now you know what it's like to worry about a son.
I've known that for a long time.
Fallon, Miles tells me I don't want to talk about Miles right now.
Oh, but I have to, don't you understand? For me, Miles is just like that little boy there.
I can't stand by and see him suffer.
I know you love him, but he's a grown man.
He doesn't need your help.
Sable: Oh, doesn't he? Well, I know my son better than you do.
He's very vulnerable.
But I've told you that before.
He was always the golden boy at school.
You know, he was the hero, that was carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders.
Well, he never lost.
Except once.
And then, his teammates, his friends, they turned their backs on him.
I saw Miles race off in that car, alone, devastated.
And I was the one that they called after the accident.
Accident? There was nothing left of that car.
For weeks we thought we were going to lose him.
I didn't know.
There's a lot you don't know about my son.
You've been so good for him.
I'm very grateful.
And yet, he's come to depend on you.
He needs you, and that frightens me.
I love him, it's just Please, don't go through with the annulment.
If he nearly killed himself, when his friends let him down, my God, just think what might happen if you let him down.
Jason: Gentlemen.
Miles: How was London? Wet, unlike our pipeline.
What's the story on that? Not good.
Blake Carrington's getting impatient.
Miles: Yeah, well, so am I.
We know that spill was no accident, and we know who's behind it.
We think we know.
I got that wire you sent about Livadas, Jeff.
- You think it was suicide? - No, I think it was murder.
- And so do the Greek police.
- For once, I agree with Jeff.
It was murder.
Zach Powers is capable of murder.
Damn it, Miles, we need the proof before we mount the posse.
Livadas was our only link to Powers.
You're forgetting the pumpman, Mahoney.
I like to talk to my contacts while they're still alive.
Well, it seems to me that I got more out of a dead sailor than you did out of a live one.
Miles: I'll talk to Mahoney again.
No.
Garrett, you better take on this one.
We need a fresh approach, Miles, that's no reflection on you.
It's no gold star either, is it? Look, we've got two choices here, either we prove Powers was behind that spill, or we use his tankers.
For me, that's no choice.
Let's move.
Sharen, get in here, will you? Oh, Miles? I'll have those papers ready for you to sign this morning.
What papers? Well, the annulment papers.
Jeff said you'll be singing them today with Fallon.
- "Jeff said"? - That's right.
Fallon asked him to let me know if I know you just spoke to Fallon on the phone, Doctor, but if there's no improvement by this afternoon, I want you back there in person.
Right.
Whatever you want, now's not the time.
You like calling a time and place, don't you? What are you talking about? Your new job, Fallon's messenger boy.
Garrett just gave me the good news.
I know how you must feel, but filing the annulment papers was Fallon's choice.
Hmm, and you just couldn't wait to tell Garrett, - could you? - She asked me to.
She told me you knew all about it.
I don't want you discussing our marriage Not with her, not with anyone.
What you want doesn't seem to carry much weight, does it? Push me, Jeff.
Push me just a little further.
By God, I'll go to the wall with you.
You think you can walk into this company and take it over? You think you can take Fallon too? Get out of here.
I've got bad news for you, pal.
If I can't have her, I'll make damn sure, you can't either.
Miles Woman on P.
A.
Blue team, move into two, stat.
Mr.
Corrigan, uh, they told me downstairs, there's some problem with Aunt Conny.
Oh, crisis.
Your aunt won't get into the wheelchair.
Now, she has to check out in that chair.
I told her, it was hospital policy.
You don't wanna know what she told me.
Should I give it a try? Waste of time.
In any argument between a hospital and your aunt, smart money's on Conny.
Sounds like you know her pretty well.
Yeah, yeah, I do.
Well, what was that for? For being here every day, for working with the therapist, for sticking with Conny in spite of her moods.
You go get on back to your office.
I'll see the lady home.
Thanks.
Conny: Thanks.
Hutch: Didn't living like this, go out with the last railroad tycoon? And I thought you'd be happy in an RV.
I would be happy with you anyplace.
Are you sure you don't wanna stay here? - There's plenty of room.
- No, no, the hotel is fine.
I'd be out of place here, I mean, look at me.
I am looking at you, and you look just fine to me.
But, I do understand.
I'll stop by to see you every day.
Conny, welcome home.
Oh, I'm so glad you're all right.
I've been so sorry about everything.
You should've had Eric bring you back in the limousine.
Thank you, cabbie, for seeing her in.
Sable, this "cabbie" is a very dear friend of mine, Hutch Corrigan.
Hutch, this is my sister-in-law.
How do you do, ma'am? Oh.
So, you're the famous Mr.
Corrigan.
I I am sorry.
Well, it's lovely to meet you, Mr.
Corrigan.
Excuse me.
I I really must rush.
Conny.
I get the feeling that lady doesn't like cowboys.
Least of all this one.
Well, that's fine with me, because this cowboy is already spoken for.
Hello? Speaking.
Yeah, okay.
I'll I'll be back in a minute.
This isn't a court of law, this is between us.
It was your idea Give us some room to find out how we feel about each other.
I know how I feel.
I don't need room.
I need you.
Fallon, I I never meant to hurt you.
I shouldn't drink.
I won't.
I promise you, I'll never frighten you again.
Let's stop this, now.
There's nothing final in this not yet.
We just filed, that's all.
Miles: Once we're in court, there's no turning back.
Stop it.
Please.
Whatever happens, I'm not turning my back on you.
- It's just - But that's exactly what you're doing.
No.
I do love you, but - But not enough.
- Oh, Miles.
You're my life.
I just don't know what I'm gonna do without you.
Does this mean we won't be needing these anymore? I'm sorry.
Please, file the papers.
Livadas is dead, now you're telling me Mahoney has disappeared? - Without a trace.
- Somebody's got to know where he is.
Well, since Miles isn't here, I'll say it.
It's beginning to look more like Powers.
There's got to be some evidence out there someplace.
Well, then Jessup's the man to find it.
Get him on it.
Have him start with Miles, he was the last one that saw Mahoney.
- Right.
- Where is Miles? He was supposed to be at this meeting.
I'm not sure.
He signed those annulment papers with Fallon this morning, and left right after that.
In fact, he sort of stormed out.
Damn it, I wish you'd stopped him.
- Well - It's not your fault.
I know he's hard to handle when he gets mad.
Miles.
Bliss.
Uh, I can't talk now, I've gotta see Mom.
Well, so do I, but she's not here.
Oh, great.
My usual timing.
Look, I feel like a drive.
You wanna come along? - Miles, are you all right? - I'm fine, fine.
Come on, let's just leave the world behind us, huh? We'll never do that.
Now, come on, tell me what's wrong.
Come on.
Come on.
Do you ever feel something inside you pushing you to the edge, and you're thinking, "Maybe this time I'm going over"? Fallon? She's filing for the annulment.
I can't hold on to anything.
- What the hell's wrong with me? - Nothing.
You're the best brother in the world.
I can't bear to see you like this.
You mean too much to me.
Thanks, Rabbit.
Sure wish Fallon felt the same.
Miles, the only reason Fallon wants this annulment, is to get a better perspective on things.
She's pulling away from me, I can feel it.
No, she's stepping back, not pulling away.
And when she takes a good look at what she's got, well, what woman in the world could resist you, huh? Fallon may not know it yet, but you're the man of her dreams.
You really live up to your name, Bliss.
Thanks for trying.
Mr.
McAllister, I have told you, Miss Colby is not at home.
Once again, I must ask you to leave.
I am not leaving until I talk with Bliss.
In that case, sir, I must call security, and have them That's all right, Henderson, I'll deal with this.
Uh, yes, madam.
Thank you, madam.
Sorry, Mrs.
Colby, but it's gonna take more than security guards.
This isn't a sit-in, Mr.
McAllister.
You can throw your tantrums somewhere else.
Just what don't you like about me, Mrs.
Colby? Uh, my politics? My beard, my uncle? I respect your politics, I quite like your beard, but your uncle is an entirely different matter.
He is my uncle and that's all.
As far as I'm concerned, it's his vendetta, not mine.
"Vendetta"? What vendetta? That's not the point right now.
Bliss is.
What vendetta, Mr.
McAllister? Look, I'm interested in my life, not his.
Whatever he is involved in, it is ruining my relationship with Bliss.
And that is ruining my life.
Please, let me see her.
That's not up to me.
Whatever the reasons, she wants nothing to do with you.
That's a fact you will have to accept.
And now, I think you'd better leave.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Bliss.
There's the door, Sean.
Use it.
Darling, you can play tennis with Steven any time.
Well, just cancel the luncheon with Amanda.
You have the rest of your life to get to know your cousins better.
Yes, I All right, darling, but I want you to meet me at the airport, please.
Yes, of course, I do.
Yes, me too.
Bye bye.
I I didn't expect an audience yet.
I thought I'd catch you by surprise.
"By surprise"? Well, you did that in Denver, remember? How about a repeat performance in L.
A.
? Garrett Garrett, I have a lot to do to get ready for the opening tomorrow night.
Tomorrow is for the public, I'm talking about the two of us.
"The two of us"? That's history.
There's someone else, isn't there? - Garrett - Dominique, I'm a lawyer.
I know all about lies and secrets, and words between the lines, and trying to cover things up.
Oh, is that the way you carry out your cross-examinations By insinuation? Whatever it takes to get at the truth.
Now, you're hiding something or someone.
Is it Jonathan Lake? Does it Does it really matter? You know it does.
Garrett if it is Jonathan Lake, or if it's someone else, it really is just my business, isn't it? - Miss Deveraux? - Yes? We need your final approval on the seating arrangement.
Yes, I'll be right there.
Garrett, for what it's worth, I want you to know, that the time we spent alone together is very special to me.
But it can never, ever happen again.
I'm sorry.
You always knew how to make an entrance.
I believe in letting people know I've arrived.
Apparently you don't.
Oh? You come back from London, you could've let me know.
Even if you do save your kisses for Frankie.
I saw her, that's all.
I went to London to find out the truth about that letter.
Let me guess.
She told you Jeff was indeed Phillip's son.
That's right.
Which makes me either a liar or a forger.
Or both.
Well, I'm neither.
Arthur Cates had that letter examined by experts.
You took it to him? I had to know for myself.
It's genuine.
I don't doubt that.
Phillip was unstable when he went in the Army.
He got worse in Vietnam.
That letter was the drunken ravings of a Of what, a madman? A drunk? Jason, think.
If we go to court, the family history Past and present Will become public property.
You're the one with the letter and the lawyer.
It's up to you.
I don't want to go to court.
I only showed you the letter because because I was jealous, and I thought that if you knew what kind of woman Frankie really was Darling, she could've had an affair.
She was young, her husband was far away.
She was frightened, lonely.
Yes she was.
You can't expect a hot-blooded creature like Frankie used to be, to be entirely faithful.
She wasn't a saint.
- Sable.
- I'm not judging her.
She's my sister.
I'm merely pointing out the possibility that there could've been others.
You will admit, it is possible.
Even if it were true, are you willing to use that letter and ruin your own sister? I'm willing to forget the letter.
If? If you'll forget the divorce.
A shell of a marriage.
Is that what you want? I think I could cope with almost anything Even an empty marriage.
But God help me, I don't think I could survive a divorce.
At least, if there's no divorce, there's hope.
Hope.
All right, you've got a deal.
No letter, no divorce.
Dominique: ? I'm gonna love ya, like?/i> Nobody's ever loved you/i> ?But don't ever bet me?/i> ?'Cause I am gonna be true?/i> ?lf you let me?/i> ?Oh?/i> Come rain, or come shine/i> ?Unhappy together, yeah?/i> ?I'm with you always?/i> - May I have this dance? - I really don't know if I'm only asking you for a dance, nothing else.
Should we say hello to the Petersons? If you like.
I hope you forgive me for cutting in, Mrs.
Patterson, but I've always wanted to dance with you.
Seems you're doing quite a bit of cutting in these days, Mr.
Powers.
Our pipeline, for instance.
Oh, now, now, please call me Zach.
And it would give me great pleasure, if you would allow me to call you Constance, since we are sure to become such good friends.
That line may go over with a lot of women, Mr.
Powers, but not with me.
- Now, about that pipeline - Oh.
I shouldn't have run out of the office like that.
I'm sorry.
I understand.
I'm through running.
And now, I'm gonna be around to remind you what a catch I am.
So, you better get used to me holding you.
Uh Miles, I can't breathe.
Miles: Shh I'm sorry.
This may be Miss Deveraux's party, Sable, but you're the star tonight.
Let go of me.
Never.
From most men, that would be a compliment.
From you, I think it's a threat.
A threat I think you rather enjoy.
You tried to use my son, then one of my daughters, now me to get at Jason.
Why? Why this vendetta against him after all these years? Is it because he fired you, when he found you in my cabin that summer? - That was a lifetime ago.
- A vendetta? I? If I had a vendetta against Jason Colby, I can assure you, it would be for a much more important reason than losing my job.
If it isn't revenge, what is it you want? You.
Of course.
Leave the party now with me.
Who's keeping you here? Jason? Tsk, oh, I can't believe that.
Stay away from me.
Stay away from my family.
Enjoying the party, Zach? Ah, Jason, I was just thinking about you.
Hmm? Only good thoughts, I'm sure.
I was thinking how you have everything Power, money a beautiful wife.
Well, you've got everything too, Zach.
Except the wife.
Which puts you one up on me Er, for the moment.
You planning on taking a wife? Er, perhaps.
The only question is, whose? I've decided to fly back to Denver with you tomorrow.
We can take the noon flight.
I don't really think that's such a good idea.
Well, I think it's a wonderful idea.
I have someone meeting me at the airport.
It would be very awkward for me, Garrett.
Really? You mean Jonathan Lake? Garrett, please don't be on that plane tomorrow.
If you are, I'll just have to take another flight.
You'll have to excuse me.
I've got to introduce Wayne.
Please.
Mr.
Palmer.
Mr.
Palmer! What is it, Mrs.
Wrigley? It's L.
B.
He's got a temperature of 104.
Wayne:? Crazy for crying?/i> ?Why do I let myself worry?? ?Wonderin'?/i> ?What in the world did I do?? Dominique, Wayne:? Dominique, Wayne:? Fallon, that was Henderson at the house.
It's Little Blake, he's very sick.
They're taking him to the hospital.
- My God.
- I'll drive you.
It's L.
B.
- You said he was just teething.
- Fallon: We wouldn't have gone to the party - if we thought it was something serious.
- His fever jumps up to 104, and you say it's his six-year molars? Mr.
Colby, when I saw your son, he had none of these symptoms.
There was no stiffness in the neck, his his fever was low.
My God, he's burning up.
What's the matter with him? Well, I'm trying to tell you, he has the classic symptoms of acute bacterial meningitis.
- Meningitis? Oh, my God.
- What can you do? We'll try to get the fever down, antibiotics.
Is he going to be all right, Doctor? He's got a fight on his hands.
Oh, my baby.
Fallon someone should let Blake and Alexis know.
You go call them.
I'll stay with her.
Is there a chapel here? Uh, yes, downstairs.
You brought me back to my son.
I can't believe You'd do that, just to take him away from me again.
Please, please.
I'll never leave his side again.
And his father We'll both be with him, always.
Just please, let him live.