Dynasty s02e07 Episode Script

Blake, it hurts so much.
We're going to be at the hospital in just a minute, darling.
You're going to be all right.
They'll take care of you.
Easy, now.
You're going to be all right.
Oh, Blake.
I can't lose our child.
I can't.
This is you.
I didn't know you were in the Army.
Shrink for a few of the Pentagon brass? I should have been so lucky, and I was after the war.
I was a neurosurgeon.
Caught a little shrapnel in my right handthat was that.
Who's in the picture with you? He's beautiful.
- My brother, kid brother.
- With blond hair? He looks more Scandinavian than ltalian.
Well, we had different fathers.
Shouldn't you be getting dressed? I'm in no hurry.
You know what time it is? I don't care.
Well, maybe your husband does.
Maybe.
But I come when I want, and I go when I want.
Seems to be a regular Carrington trait.
Don't give a damn about anybody.
You know, you're much sweeter in bed.
Anybody ever tell you that? "Carrington trait.
" Meaning Blake Carrington, I suppose.
You work for him, but you don't like him much, right? Let's put it this way.
I work for myself.
Whether or not I like your father is beside the point.
He's just another client.
Now, it is getting late.
Yes, I know, and I am going.
But not until you tell me why you're such a mystery man.
What does that mean? What it sounds like.
You are.
But I love mystery men.
Up one minute, brooding inside themselves the next.
Why'd you leave New York? I got tired of the pace.
Did the Big Apple give you a tummy ache? - That's a good way of putting it.
- But you had a terrific practice there.
Probably a lot of people miss you, still need you.
Want you.
Well, they've all been referred to a better doctor than I am.
Modesty is not your forte, Nick.
I don't buy it, not for a minute.
But then, that adds to the mystery, which is okay.
Gives me more time to get to know you, to find out what you're hiding.
What, Nick? I'm a fugitive from a Rikers lsland chain gang.
Do better than that.
I'm the illegitimate son of Ma Barker and Dillinger.
- Better than that.
- Would you just--? - Blake? - Jeff.
How's Krystle? The baby? I'm waiting for word.
But it'll be good.
I know it'll be good.
Where's Fallon? I don't know.
She was out when I got home.
I talked to her this afternoon.
She told me she went to Vegas with you? You know Fallon, I assumed that she'd phone you from there.
She's just gonna have to take a little more time to settle down, Jeff, but she will, I'm sure.
Blake, I think it's terrible about my uncle calling in your loan.
If I had known about it earlier, I at least could have warned you.
No problem.
That's what that trip to Vegas was about.
I raised the money.
Cecil's paid off.
Well, I paid him off in a way too.
I quit Colbyco.
You did? That must have made him happy.
Well, he said he wasn't.
Well, I am.
That's if you'd come to work for me.
Blake I've never been very good at showing gratitude, but-- Listen, I've got two children.
Neither one of them is here with me now, but you are.
I'm very grateful for that.
Well, I'm sure if Fallon knew, it'd be the only place she'd wanna be.
Let me call the house and see if she's back.
Okay.
I love you, Blake.
And I need you.
It's that simple.
There's something that I want from you too, just as seriously.
I want a child by you, and soon.
I'd have had it gift-wrapped except that the dealer ran out of ribbon.
- Pink and blue.
- Blake, it's too much.
No, it isn't.
No.
Not for what you're giving me.
A child, new hopes, new beginnings.
Oh, Blake.
For me? No, it's not for you, silly.
I figured if our baby's going to be born with that silver spoon in his mouth, we may as well have one ready.
Was the doctor pleased with you? Well, he said it's gonna be a very happy pregnancy.
And I am very happy.
Fallon's not back yet.
I'm calling about the condition of Mrs.
Blake Carrington.
Sorry, I've no information.
What do you mean you don't have information? She was brought into your hospital tonight and I'm very anxious to know how she's doing.
Are you a member of the family? No.
No, I am not a member of the family.
But I do happen to be the first Mrs.
Carrington, and I think I'm entitled to know how my former husband's wife is doing.
Sorry, we have another call.
Look, I don't care whether you have another call, I insist-- Hi, Sammy Jo.
Hi.
This is Steven.
Isn't he a big one? Yeah.
Looks like Sammy Jo copped herself a real trophy.
You must be pretty good.
Come on, Steven, let's go dance.
Now, wait a minute, I haven't seen you around there, Stevie.
Where you been driving? If you mean racing, I don't race.
Come on, Buddy, let's dance.
You don't race? You can't be getting very far with Miss Hotrod here, then.
But we can fix that up, right, Jud, Andy? - Yeah.
- Sure, if you say so, man.
How? Well, we'll just set up a little race.
First thing in the morning.
You game? Thanks, but I don't think so.
I have a pickup truck.
Oh, hey, hey, no sweat, man.
I'll lend you my car.
I don't know what condition I'll be in come crack of dawn.
You game? - Just for fun.
- I don't think so.
No guts, huh? Turkey.
Now can we dance? You got it.
Come on, Steven, we're gonna boogie all night long.
More coffee, Blake? Yeah, yeah, thank you.
How is she, Victor? I'm sorry, Blake.
We did everything we could.
Krystle's gonna be fine.
But she lost the baby.
Can I see her now? She's under heavy sedation.
She doesn't know about this yet.
No.
The child meant so much to her.
Well, perhaps next time Blake, there have been a few other occasions, maybe more than a few, when I've had to say this.
There probably shouldn't be a next time.
We had to do a D and C, and we've detected an abnormality of the uterus.
Well, you should have found out about that.
Damn it, Victor, this is your fault.
It could have spared her all she's been through.
The hell she's been through, and will have to go through.
Blake, there is no way of detecting it in a normal examination.
Isn't there? No.
I'm sorry, Victor.
When will you tell her? When she's stronger.
Isn't it a bit late to be getting home, Fallon? I couldn't sleep, I went for a long drive.
Well, why don't you come over to my studio and I'll give you a cup of coffee? You look like you could use one.
Even my ghastly coffee.
You're right, it is ghastly.
Oh, well, I can put a little brandy in it, if you prefer.
No, thank you, I have to go.
Fallon, where were you all night? I already told you.
Oh, yes, you told me, but I don't believe you.
Is there a point to all of this? Well, yes.
See, the way you're dressed is hardly the way one dresses to go for a drive.
Really? Where do you think I've been? In somebody's bed.
You know something? Your coffee is worse than ghastly.
It's poison.
Fallon.
Look, why don't you just stay out of my life? You should be good at that.
You've had 1 6 years of practice.
Look, I'm not trying to criticize you.
I'm simply trying to advise you.
Of all people, I don't need your advice.
Oh, but you do.
You especially need mine, Fallon, because I've been there.
I've traveled the same road home from similar beds.
Have you really? Yes.
Well, that doesn't appear to be any secret in Denver or in any other parts of the world.
All I'm asking is that you be very, very sure.
That it's worth what it may cost me? Yes.
Tell me something, Mother.
Is this your way of finally saying you regret having cheated on my father? Maybe.
That's not an answer.
Well, let's just say that maybe some women don't appreciate what they have until they lose it.
On the other hand, some women don't appreciate what they don't have until they get it.
Be careful, Fallon.
I'll try not to trip over a rhododendron on the way back to the house.
Blake's house.
Stop her! Please, somebody stop her.
What is it? Oh, Blake.
Blake, I lost the baby.
I lost the baby.
Now, easy, easy.
- I wanted it so badly.
- I know.
Both of us, we wanted it badly.
Blake, I promise.
I promise.
Next time, I'll be so careful.
I promise.
I'll be careful.
I promise.
I'll be careful.
Did I wake you? Not really.
It was a fitful night.
Your car engine's still warm.
Where the hell were you? I went up to the lake for a while.
To be alone.
Alone? Yes, alone.
Now, would you get off my case? I'm tired.
Yeah, well, so am l, and so is Blake.
He was wondering why you weren't at the hospital last night.
Krystle lost the baby.
I'm sorry for her.
Are you? Yes.
Now, Jeff, I'm really very tired.
I'd like to get some sleep.
I'll go to the hospital and visit her tomorrow and tell her how sorry I am she lost the baby, okay? What did you lose last night, Fallon? Your amateur standing? Claudia, you're up very early.
I couldn't sleep.
Well, neither could l.
Must have been all that commotion last night.
Did you hear that car speeding away? - It was an ambulance.
- An ambulance? They took Krystle to the hospital.
- Why? - She lost the baby.
Are you sure? Jeff just telephoned a little while ago.
Krystle lost the baby.
How dreadful.
What a terrible, terrible blow.
But then, you must know what it's like, don't you? Losing a child? I mean, your husband taking your daughter away from you.
At least I had Lindsay for 1 6 beautiful years.
Of course.
I'm sure that she'll be back again with you soon.
I hope so.
Claudia, I want you to know that I cried for you when I heard about your testimony in court.
About your affair with my son.
It must have been so difficult having to admit that to all the world, especially with your husband there listening to it.
I'm not upsetting you, am l? Yes.
I didn't mean to.
What do you mean? I'm nothing to you.
You're Steven's mother.
I'm just a lodger here.
Well, so am l.
Well, at least that's what I'm taken for.
Just a lodger.
But that's for me to contend with.
What I want to say to you, Claudia, is that if you brought Steven some happiness, and I know that you did, even at a great sacrifice to yourself, then I'm very grateful to you.
As for Krystle and what you feel about her now - Yes? - She too has suffered a loss.
Paid her dues, as it were.
But no greater than yours, Claudia.
And she's not a lodger here.
She is mistress here.
She still has everything.
Everything.
You wanted to see me, Mr.
Carrington? Oh, yes, Joseph.
Would you tell Alfred to go out to the airport, pick up Mr.
Laird.
He'll be in on flight 1 9 from Washington.
Bring him directly back here.
- Right.
- Thank you.
Good morning, Daddy.
I want you to know how sorry I am about Krystle and about not being at the hospital last night.
Where were you? I was at the movies really late.
I could wring Joseph's neck for not leaving a message.
I'll have something to eat, and I'll go to Jurgen's, order some flowers, and go by and visit her.
She may not be in the best of shape.
Well, I'll try and cheer her up.
I'll think of something.
Now, please, be careful with her.
You see She hasn't been told yet, but she can't have any more children.
Come on, Steven! Here they come! Come on, turkey, run your race! Steven, watch out! Watch out! Steven! - Steven.
- I almost made it.
You gave that creep a run, and that's what matters.
But there's more.
There's the fact that I did it, and I loved it.
And I love this track and I love your home away from home and I love you.
He spun out.
What's all the kissing about? Can we go somewhere, Steven? Just the two of us, alone? What's the matter? I shouldn't have brought you here.
But you said you loved me.
But I'm not in love with you, Sammy Jo.
Look, I don't wanna hurt you.
How do you think I should feel? I'm sorry, Sammy Jo.
Sorry? You're Krystle's niece.
What's that got to do with it? With us? Well, she's a friend.
She's been a friend through a lot.
And I would never want her to think that I was taking an advantage that I shouldn't.
I guess it's that simple.
There's more, isn't there, Steven? There isn't any more.
We ought to get back to the house, okay? May I come in, Blake? Oh, yes, of course.
Blake, I want you to know how sad I feel for you and Krystle.
I'm really sorry.
Well, thank you, Alexis, I appreciate that.
I'm happy to tell you she's doing much better today.
Look, I know this is a bad time for you, and I hate to burden you with another problem, but it's Steven.
Something happened while you were in Vegas.
What did happen? I saw him in bed with Krystle's niece.
You what? I can't believe that.
Blake, I saw them in bed together.
Well, did you talk to Steven about that? Oh, yes, of course.
He told me that nothing happened.
Then there's nothing more to talk about, is there? Blake, I'm talking about our son being mixed up with that particular girl.
You mean my wife's niece? Well, Krystle didn't have anything to do with the girl's upbringing.
It's the girl herself who bothers me.
Her uncouth ways, her genius for the bizarre.
She'd make no kind of wife for Steven.
No kind of mother for his children.
Now, Alexis, they have just met.
Nothing has happened between them.
Aren't you marrying them off a little prematurely? We both know about Steven and his past.
Yes, we both do.
Now, what has it got to do with Krystle's niece? Look, I've known young men who decide that maybe homosexuality is not their lifestyle after all, so they decide to settle down and marry.
Except that they marry too fast, and they marry the wrong woman.
Maybe even some tart that they pick up in a bar.
All right.
All right, I'll deal with it.
Thank you.
Yesterday, when I heard that Krystle was pregnant, I went into town and bought a little present for the baby.
Would you mind if I went up to her room and took it out? I wouldn't want her to see it when she came home.
No, of course not.
Please do.
I didn't do it for the applause or the approval.
I did it for myself.
That's why you got the applause.
Listen, didn't we have an appointment up at the house today? I wanted to take a swim by myself.
Yeah, well, it's a beautiful day.
Nobody wants to work today, I guess.
You still thinking of taking that job with Carrington's firm? You know, I think I've got some of it figured out.
You wanna keep on top of the search for your husband and daughter, right? - What's wrong with that? - Nothing.
There's more to it than that, though, isn't there? Come on, what the hell do you keep running from? We're here to find answers.
I know what we're here to do.
I've spent a lot of time with psychiatrists.
Matthew hired them, Matthew paid for them.
Matthew's gone now.
You're here.
Except I didn't hire you and I'm not the one that pays you.
Got that out of your system? Good.
No applause? Touche.
Look, Claudia, I'm not quarrelling with your motives.
It's just, why keep it a dark secret? We neurotics always cover ourselves with quilts that are sewn together with dark secrets, hadn't you noticed? You love your husband still? Let it out.
Are you afraid of it? You afraid of me? You afraid I'm gonna shoot down your hopes, tell you they're unrealistic? Let what out? That he hates me and that he doesn't want me back with him? Something like that.
Boy, Dr.
Toscanni, you're bright, but you're not that bright.
In fact, in this case, you've got it all wrong.
I hate my husband for what he did to me.
I hate him for walking out on me.
I hate him for taking my daughter.
I only wanna find him so that I can fight him for my daughter.
Does the truth always make you smile like that? As a matter of fact, yes.
Oh, God.
I asked the nurse a while ago how soon before I could have another baby.
She said to ask you.
I haven't completed all my tests yet, Krystle.
Well, when will you? Why don't we just take it one day at a time, all right? No.
I wanna know now.
What's the matter? If there's something that you're keeping from me, I wanna know what it is.
I wanna know now.
May I ask what you're doing in here? Still playing the house spy, Joseph? Really, I would have thought you had better things to do with your time.
I asked you something.
You asked Mrs.
Carrington something.
May I remind you that I do have a name, and that that is my name.
Yes, it is, but this room is no longer your room.
True.
However, I just came to take back a present that I bought for your new mistress.
It was a present for the baby.
I didn't think she'd appreciate seeing it when she came back from the hospital.
Pity about what happened, isn't it? You really feel that? Oh, yes, I feel that very strongly.
After all, I'm a mother.
I gave birth to two healthy children.
And luckily, there were no complications.
But then, I'm a very strong woman.
Mrs.
Carrington's health had nothing to do with this.
She fell from her horse.
Oh, yes, I know that.
But what I'm saying is that if she'd have been stronger, then she could have held on and she needn't have fallen.
But then, she wasn't to the saddle born, was she, Joseph? No, she wasn't.
As you weren't.
I beg your pardon? I once did some research on your grand family tree.
From what I gather, your father was a hatter? Yes, actually, he was.
But you should have researched it further, Joseph.
My father was a hatter by appointment to His Majesty, the king.
Very special hats, Joseph.
So put that on your tedious head and wear it.
Yes, come in.
- Blake.
- Andrew.
How are you? Listen, I was very sorry to hear the news about Krystle.
Thank you.
What I've brought back from Washington isn't very good either.
From those people we pay so handsomely to give us good news.
Would you like some coffee? Thanks.
You can forget about any help from the State Department either.
There's no change in their thinking about getting that oil released.
They're sure that maniac over there will not release the tankers.
Yes, I can see what they think of him.
Who is this Ahmed that's mentioned here and on the second page? Rashid Ahmed.
The rumor is he's the man behind the military coup, and not the first one he's been involved in.
B, he got his start as a kind of Mideastern Gulbenkian.
Munitions broker.
A Mr.
Five Percent international-playboy type.
At least, in his greener years.
Shall I continue to read this, or just get a headache without it? There is one ray of hope: The tankers are sitting there, and the oil still belongs to you.
Yes, but meanwhile, Denver-Carrington is paying out a fortune for the lease of those tankers.
Andrew, do you realize we go bankrupt unless something breaks soon? I'm fed up with dealing with middlemen who can't force decisions.
Now, if this Rashid - Ahmed.
- Ahmed.
If he's got control of that oil, then we have to find a way to get to him.
Do you understand that? Understanding is one thing, but doing something about it is quite another.
I don't even know where he is right now.
Nobody does.
We've driven for 45 minutes and you haven't said a word.
I'm beat.
We didn't sleep all night, then the race.
Is it me? I mean, why you didn't wanna sleep with me? Was it because I had told you once I'd been with other boys? Sammy Jo, listen to me.
In this life, whatever we do, whether we're sorry for it or not, we've done it.
There's no need to be ashamed.
Because what we were yesterday, it doesn't matter.
What matters is today, right now.
And today, you're a young, sweet girl.
And the guy who gets you is gonna be a very, very lucky person, Sammy Jo.
I want you to know that, and I want you to believe it.
Okay? Well, what about Harrison? Maybe Harrison can give us a line on this Ahmed.
He used to live in the Middle East, maybe eight or nine years.
He knew everybody.
Yes, but Harrison just went up to Canada yesterday - for a two-week hunting trip.
- That's great.
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you call me - and we'll try to think of something? - All right.
Blake, when you talk to Krystle, please give her my regrets.
Thank you.
- Steven.
- Hi.
- Hello, Dad, Andrew.
- Mr.
Carrington.
Excuse me.
Is that Krystle's niece? She's very pretty.
My son seems to think so.
They don't know anything about what happened yet, huh? I doubt it.
Obviously, they're just getting back from a night out.
Yeah, well, I'll phone you.
What do you mean, we haven't been in touch? Darling, I've been reading your column all over the world.
No.
No, I don't have any gossip of my own for you yet.
But I do need a favor from you.
Now, you know where everybody is and what everybody's doing and who they're doing it with.
I just may be in the mood to pick up with an old friend.
Liz, how do I get in touch with Rashid Ahmed? - Who is it? - Steven.
Come in.
I'd like to talk to you.
About what? I was with a girl last night and this morning.
I wanted to make love to her, but I didn't.
I was thinking of you.
I was wishing it were you with me.
Is that it? "ls that it"? Is that all you can ask, after what I just said? Claudia, look, I want you to get a divorce.
I wanna marry you.
That's crazy.
Why is that so crazy? I love you.
You should be looking for someone young and fresh and healthy to build a life with.
- That's you.
- No, it's not.
Claudia? I don't love you, Steven.
I still love Matthew.
I can't believe that.
Believe it.
I love Matthew.
I always will.
Steven.
Well, I kind of expected you.
You were out all night last night, weren't you? Look, Dad, if you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about it now.
Who were you with, Sammy Jo? Don't you approve of her either? Of course I do.
She's a nice girl.
She's a very pretty, very nice girl.
She's my wife's flesh and blood.
Of course I do.
But? Well, you're over 21, son.
So where you spent the night and with whom is your own business.
But? Well, it's not the "but," it's the "why" of this that bothers me.
I have a feeling that it could possibly be my fault.
Dad, what are you trying to say? Well, your relationship with Ted Dinard.
Now I came on so strongly about that, Steven.
I'm gonna pay for it the rest of my life.
But maybe when you have a son of your own, you'll understand.
What I'm trying to say is that what I'm thinking about is the future.
Your future.
I know.
I'm the one who told you to go out and start looking for a girl that you'd happy with.
Yes, you did.
But I didn't mean for you to plunge into the first relationship that came along.
You said it earlier, Dad.
I'm over 21, which is a little too old to come running to you or to my mother for approval, for guidance.
Please, would you just stay off my back? - But, Steven-- - Look, I don't wanna hear it anymore.
Besides, you can save your fatherly concern for your new son.
I'm sorry, I can't do that.
Krystle is in the hospital right now.
You're the only son I'm ever going to have.
You're gonna be all right.
That's what's important now.
The baby was important.
Don't you care about yourself? No.
That's beautiful, really beautiful.
You mean you're giving up on everything? Why? - Leave me alone, Nick.
- I'm asking you something.
Why? Because I can't give my husband a child, ever.
You can't give Blake Carrington a child, so you're crushed.
Am I hearing you right? - Don't lecture me.
- Now, you listen to me, please.
Understand, we're talking about identity.
You can't buy it with his money.
You can't measure it whether you can give him a child or not.
Krystle, nobody's guaranteed against suffering, not even that man.
He's not that man.
He's my husband.
And who are you? What about Krystle? What happened? You gonna sell yourself short? - Aren't you worth more? - I don't wanna hear this.
Leave me.
Is that the new depression tactic? Oh, please, everybody, just leave the sad lady alone.
That's right, Krystle, cry.
Cry for yourself if you want to, cry for the child you lost, but dear God, don't cry for him.
Nick.
I didn't expect to see you here.
I'm glad, though.
- Wait for me, okay? - Fallon.
Last night.
It was just what I said it was, an unexpected pleasure.
And? We'll get together again.
When? Whenever.
I see.
When you decide.
Because you call the shots, correct? I suddenly feel very shabby, doctor, like a page in your appointment book.
Tell me something, is my father's wife another?