Dynasty s05e07 Episode Script
Amanda
- Good evening.
OFFICER: Good evening.
There you go, Mr.
De_er.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Oh, Dex.
Oh, Dex, l'm frightened.
For the first time in my life, l'm absolutely terrified.
What's gonna happen to me? l love you, Alexis.
And somehow, l'm going to get you free.
l swear it.
Oh, Dex, l don't deserve this.
l'm innocent.
You know l didn't kill Mark.
[DOOR OPENS.]
Mother.
l've filed for an appeal, and l've got two of the best appellate experts working with me on the brief.
Damn your appeal, Adam, you were fired.
lf you hadn't mishandled this case, there wouldn't be a need for one.
De_er, you are not a part of this family.
No matter what happened before, my mother needs me now.
For what? To keep on messing things up? Well, forget it.
l have friends in this state, important friends.
- l'll talk to them about what-- - l wouldn't do that if l were you.
Mother's in enough trouble as it is.
Oh, stop it, both of you.
There's no point in fighting.
The only thing that matters is my future and how you're going to get me out of here.
The appeal, mother.
It's vey important.
And l'm moving on it immediately.
And l'm gonna have to re-examine all the evidence in the case because somewhere there is something we've overlooked.
Who saw Steven at the hotel that night and turned him in so he could testify against you? Adam.
l'd like to help you with this.
Good.
We need all the help we can get.
l'm counting on both of you, desperately.
Please ty.
Look, young lady, l've already told you.
l don't make the rules.
Just fill out the card, state the purpose of your visit and if Mrs.
Colby okays it - Oh, does she have to? - Of course.
- Mr.
De_er.
- Here you go, sergeant.
OFFICER: Mr.
De_er.
Thank you.
De_er, De_er Oh, here it is.
ID badge 17.
Miss, the form? You don't want it? l have a feeling Mrs.
Colby's not gonna want to see me.
STEVEN: All right then.
Lunch tomorrow at 12:30.
Vey good, Mr.
Lombard.
l'll see you then.
Not that l'm counting, but that was your seventh call in the last half hour.
l'm going crazy, Claudia.
l've got to do something.
And the only thing l can do is take care of Colbyco.
Hal Lombard has put his Flatlands Field up for sale.
The field has enormous proven reserves.
lf l can get that for Alexis - Steven, she fired you.
- She can't.
Until she calls a board meeting, l'm in charge.
l understand how you feel, l really do.
l know you're upset about the verdict.
But you told the truth.
There's nothing terrible about that.
No one could have expected you to do anything else.
Not even yourself.
l know that, Claudia.
Still.
Still, you can't accept the consequences of what you said.
l don't know why it's so hard for you to accept who you are.
You're iust a decent, honest man.
When are you gonna make peace with yourself, finally? Let me ask you something.
When are we gonna stop all this talk and go to bed? Why don't you ever want to talk about anything serious? Come on, l think sex is vey serious.
Come to bed, Claudia.
No.
DOMINIQUE: It's vey nice of you to invite me to your home.
lt's no secret that l'm vey grateful to you and this is a good opportunity for us to get to know each other better.
lt's a big day.
l'm pleased to report that the picture is getting much brighter for me.
Yes, the phone's been ringing off the hook.
lt seems that eveyone wants a statement from you, Blake, about Denver-Carrington being back in business again with the help of Dominique Deveraux.
l guess it's time for a smile and some thank you's are in order.
Well, l don't want gratitude.
l didn't do any of this for anyone except myself.
You see, l know a good business deal when l see one.
Here, a little sip's not gonna hurt you.
Just a celebration.
Thank you.
Kystle, for all your love and support during those bad days.
- To Dominique - Thanks for the money? [CHUCKLES.]
By the way, Blake, what do you intend doing with my money? Well, come on over here, partner, l'll show you.
l've started drilling the Carrington One here in Colorado.
And at the Hollow Hill Field in Kentucky.
And the Deep Gorge Field in Alaska.
My problem is that Carrington One is dying up, and the other two fields are a long way from being moneymakers.
So, what l need right now is a source of ready capital.
Which is this lady.
The Flatlands Field in Odessa, Texas.
Mm-hm.
And you need more money in order to buy the lady.
lf l'm gonna make a reasonable bid, yes, l'm gonna need quite a bit more.
l'm sory, Blake, but Deveraux One here has dried up too.
l can't take any more money from my company at this time.
l wasn't asking you for money.
l can get that now that l'm back in business.
l won't have any trouble getting financing from the banks.
Knowing you, l'm sure you won't.
l've enioyed the champagne and the chat, but l really must be going now.
l've enioyed iust being here.
Kystle, it's nice seeing you again.
- And, Blake, l will talk to you later.
- Fine.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
BLAKE : Gerard will see you out.
Well, darling, what do you think of her now? - The truth? - Mm-hm.
l still don't really trust her, Blake.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Yes? Oh, yes, put him on.
Hong Kong.
Hello, Carl.
How's eveything going? Well, l don't care.
l want Rashid Ahmed found and quickly.
Do you understand that? Yes.
Mark Jennings.
Well, l was sory to hear he died.
He was killed but - You didn't like him? - Not really.
l didn't like his style or lack of it, you could say.
Well, did anyone around here like him? Let's put it this way, Mr.
De_er.
The only people that did like him were the ladies, because he was good looking.
And a good-looking tennis pro is a natural for giving lessons on the court and in the sack.
What about the men? l mean, other than the employees here.
There weren't many he hung around with.
Just those guys he partnered with from time to time.
Except for Congressman McVane.
The ladies you were talking about, were there any that Jennings spent an unusual amount of time with? You mean other than Mrs.
Colby during their thing together? Yeah, other than Mrs.
Colby during their brief thing together.
Dex was here a little while ago.
He said he questioned a number of Mark's friends, all the staff at La Mirage, and so far he'd come up with nothing useful.
You've got to give us time, mother.
Of which l may have precious little left.
Meanwhile, Blake is losing no time in putting his empire back together again.
Where did he get the money? - Dominique Deveraux.
- Who? Dominique Deveraux.
You've met her.
She gave father millions to help him get started again.
That nightclub singer? That rich nightclub singer.
She's worth a fortune.
ls she? l wrote her off as a nuisance and a non-entity.
And all the time she was tying to destroy me.
Well, l'll make her regret the day she ever heard the name Alexis Colby.
You've got to get me out of here.
My whole life is falling apart.
You've got to get me out of here before l suffocate and die.
LOMBARD: You wanna know something, Steven? Your motto here at Colbyco should be, ''We do it right.
'' The company condo is delightful, from the furnishings down to the chambermaids.
The iet that you put at my disposal is a beauty.
And that salad was absolutely delicious.
Well, thank you, Mr.
Lombard.
Maybe l've learned a lesson or two from my mother.
And from your father.
Right.
lf we could get down to some business, l'd like to talk about my bid on the Flatlands Field.
For Alexis, huh? Yes.
l've got to do something for her.
l'd like to start with this.
For Alexis and to play against your father.
lsn't that right? l mean, Blake happens to be after the same piece of property.
Or didn't you know that? No, l didn't.
Well, now that you do, how do you feel about it? Not great.
But l'm playing by his rules.
l've made a fair offer.
[CHUCKLES.]
My, you are quite a young man.
Quite a son.
First, you help put your mother away and now you're iust about to do the same thing to your father.
This is business.
And nobody knows the rules of the game better than my father, or plays as hard to win.
Tell me this then, what can Colbyco offer that Denver-Carrington can't? Well, let's iust say that Colbyco's position is a solid one.
The company has a lot of cash reserves to invest.
And if you're looking for a strong corporate structure to protect the royalty you plan to collect as a condition of the sale, you will not find a more solid guarantee than one from Colbyco.
Hm.
And are you prepared to match Denver-Carrington's offer? Within reason.
So is it a deal? l'll think about it, Steven.
l sure will think about it.
Mm.
BLAKE : Ten-thirty tomorrow morning.
Good.
All right, l'll see you then, Heny.
Bye.
- Hello, Steven.
- Hi, Dad.
This is a surprise.
Sit down and have a cup of coffee with me.
l don't have much time.
Dad l iust wanted to tell you that l'm negotiating with Hal Lombard for the Flatlands Field.
Of course you know that l want that field too.
l didn't know that until a little while ago.
Well what are we gonna! do about it? l've watched you in your business dealings.
And you're tough, but you're straightfomard.
So l hope you understand that there is nothing personal, nothing hostile in my tying to get that field.
l accept that.
Because l'm gonna ty my damnedest to get that field too.
And whoever wins, whoever loses, it's gonna be one hell of a fight.
But that shouldn't stop us from loving each other.
Since we're being so open with one another, l'd like you to answer something for me.
Does Colbyco really need Flatlands? Dad, l don't think need is the issue here.
l think planning for the future is.
That field is worth a potential fortune.
That's true.
But is that the real motive here? Motive? Well, it occurs to me you're not just tying to get the Flatlands Field, you're tying to buy back your mother's love.
No, Dad, not buy it.
l'm tying to earn it.
ls that so wrong? Maybe not if your mother was an ordinay mother.
But she isn't.
She's a manipulator.
She's greedy, possessive.
She'll make you feel guilty for the rest of your life.
And she'll ty to take control of you.
Evey fibre of you, if you let her.
Well, is that all? Don't let her do it to you, son.
Don't ever let anybody make you into a puppet.
You've got to be first and foremost Steven Carrington.
Dad, l want the Flatlands Field and l'm going to get it.
Brady.
A husband usually tells a wife before he just drops by.
Why did you do it, Dominique? Why? Why did l do what? You sold two of your nightclubs and your casino.
You collected millions of dollars without telling me, and l wanna know why.
l gave the money to Blake Carrington.
Now l asked you once before, and this time l want an answer.
What is your involvement with Blake Carrington? He is my half-brother.
- What? - His father and my mother.
l was the cutest illegitimate child on the block.
And after all these years, you decide to give your half-brother millions of dollars.
You want to fill me in on that one? Yes.
So that he can regain his crown.
And when he does, Dominique Deveraux Lloyd, born Millie Cox, will snatch it away.
All of it.
Eveything.
The company, the mansion, the lands, eveything.
You're wasting all of that money on revenge.
But l'm not wasting any money, Brady.
And l don't want any revenge.
l iust want what is mine.
l am a Carrington.
l'm not gonna stop what l'm doing until it is acknowledged by the entire world.
You're risking eveything that you've worked for.
Why can't you understand what l am doing? Denver-Carrington is a prime investment.
And when it's mine-- When it's ours, you will be so proud.
You'll have this tiger of a world by the tail.
Hmm.
''Hmm'' what? lt's not the worst idea l ever heard.
You know, that's the ne_ to nicest ''Hmm'' l've have ever heard you ''Hmm.
'' Tell me something, Dominique.
Do you really think you can buy Blake Carrington? Have you ever known me not to get what l want if l really want it really bad, huh? Have you? JEFF: Or maybe our little group would be better known as mixed-up company.
[GROUP LAUGHS.]
Excuse me.
He really is so funny, isn't he? - Claudia.
- Hi, Jeff.
You run a pretty nice place here, in case nobody's told you that.
Thanks.
- Can l buy you a drink? - No, no, no, thanks.
Have you been to see Alexis yet? As a matter of fact, l've been tying to avoid it.
Yeah, you've been avoiding quite a lot lately, haven't you? lf you're talking about my son, l see him evey day.
No, l'm not talking about Little Blake.
l mean, this drinking.
What is it, Jeff? Just a way of avoiding life, pain, love? No, no, come on now, Claudia, don't lecture me.
l happen to be having a good time tonight.
- Don't you think l deserve that? - Yeah, sure.
l do.
l think you deserve it.
But is this drinking a good time? Jeff, you have to face your feelings about how Fallon died.
Either you face your anger and your grief or-- Or what? l'm gonna destroy that fabulous guy? What was his name again? Oh, Jeff Colby, that's right, huh? Yes, you will.
Well, you know what? l really don't even think that guy existed.
And if he did, l don't care what happens to him.
Well, l care.
l care vey much.
You helped me one time when l really needed it.
And l wanna help you now, if you'll let me.
By going to bed with me? Like we did the last time? Okay.
l'm sory.
Please forgive me.
Okay, before we interview the hotel staff - let's go over what we have so far.
- Which will take about a minute.
- You want a drink? - Yeah.
We've run down a dozen or more leads and all we've found out is that Jennings had a lot of acquaintances, most of whom disliked him.
But not one with a strong enough motive to kill him.
Scotch.
What the? Who are you? Wait.
- l've seen her before.
- Where? At the iail.
l don't know what you're talking about.
Girl? What girl? At the sergeant's desk here the other night.
l was leaving.
She was standing there, obviously waiting to visit someone.
- So? - l saw her again last night.
ln your apartment.
ln my apartment? What was she doing there? When Adam and l arrived, we saw her coming downstairs from your bedroom.
Before we could question her, she got into the elevator and disappeared.
What did she look like? She was pretty.
Vey pretty.
Slender.
Light hair.
About 5'3''.
Maybe 19, 20 years old.
What colour eyes? Green.
No, greyish green.
No.
No what? Alexis? l can't imagine who she could have been.
l Probably one of those curiosity seekers who's been following the trial.
l'm a bona fide celebrity now, you know.
Have you and Adam found out anything new? Nothing.
Not yet.
When? l can't stand being caged up in this place any longer.
You won't have to, darling.
Something's going to turn up soon.
l know it.
l'm beginning to think that it's not gonna happen.
l'm beginning to think it's all over for me, Dex.
No.
lt isn't.
On my life, Alexis, l promise it isn't.
Mm.
Yes, l see.
No, let's iust put eveything else on hold for now.
lt certainly is serious, yes.
[DOOR OPENS.]
l have to go.
Who was that? That was J.
J.
Oh.
How's the weather in New York? As bad as it is in L.
A.
For you, Brady.
lt is raining all over your bankbooks.
You're in trouble and you didn't tell me anything about it.
l was going to.
- When? - When l was good and ready.
Well, how about right now? What happened to that cute little group with the purple and green hair that you were managing? What happened to them? They got an offer they could have refused but didn't.
Leaving you in a bind, huh? Let's iust say l'm over-e_ended right now.
Let's iust say that's why you went so crazy when l let Blake Carrington have that money.
Why didn't you tell me, Brady? You're the one that's always so concerned about openness and honesty.
l thought l could go it without you.
When l found out that l couldn't, it was too late.
You had already liquidated.
Why don't you say it, Brady.
Say it, that you're too proud, your vast ego wouldn't allow you to admit you were in trouble.
- Not even to me.
- Why? Did you ask my advice when you had problems? l'll tell you something, Dominique.
l've been worried for a while about this marriage of ours iust where it stands.
- Have you? - Mm-hm.
Why is this the first time l'm hearing about it? Because you're so involved with yourself and what you want, that you don't have time to pay any attention to me.
That is not true, Brady Lloyd.
Tell me something.
lf you had known l was in trouble, would you have given up these plans to win this great victoy over Blake Carrington to help me instead? Dominique? That's what l thought, Mrs.
Lloyd.
lt's been a nice weekend.
l wanna know about you and Alexis.
How could you have lived so many weeks concealing something so important from me? l thought if l didn't talk about it, it would just go away.
l didn't wanna anybody to know.
l even regretted talking to Kystle.
You talked to Kystle and you didn't tell me? l iust told her that l saw somebody, not that l saw Alexis.
l don't care what you said to her.
It's not important.
lt's that you talked to her and you didn't tell me.
What's our marriage worth, Steven, if there are things that are bothering you, paining you, causing you anguish and you're not telling me? - What's it worth? - Our marriage is fine.
Why are you making such a big deal out of this? l'm tying to pull my life together.
Today.
Tomorrow.
The day after.
Why can't you help me cope with those instead of digging up the past? All right.
l don't want evey moment of our lives to go on being a war.
Neither do l.
So can we iust forget all of this? And go on as if nothing has happened? Nothing has happened.
Not to us.
Adam.
Adam.
Alexis? lt's not Alexis.
Whoever Steven saw that night wanted to be seen as Alexis.
We've been going about this the wrong way.
Miss Hartley, at my mother's trial, you testified that on her terrace across the street, you saw a woman standing with Mark Jennings on the night he was killed.
That's right, Mr.
Carrington.
l did.
lf you're both here to harass me, l really am going to phone my attorney-- No, please.
Please, Miss Hartley.
We're here to find out anything we can to help Mrs.
Colby, because we think she's innocent of murdering Jennings.
lt's that simple.
So ifyou can tell us about the party you gave that evening.
lt was a birthday celebration for my niece, Elizabeth.
CocMails.
Hors d'oeuvres.
The usual kind of pleasant evening.
Opening the gifts, taking snapshots.
We played a few rubbers of bridge and some of them listened to music.
Excuse me, Miss Hartley.
Do you still have those snapshots? Yes.
May we see them, please? - Here they are.
- Thank you.
Miss Hartley, can we borrow the negatives? Why, of course.
So not only does Denver-Carrington have a solid line of credit in order to buy the Flatlands Field-- But in exchange for this, you'll let me in on the South China Sea deal.
How'd you know, Hal? Just took a wild guess.
KRYSTLE: Blake.
- Yes? Oh, l couldn't wait to get away from that auction.
Evening, Kystle.
l've been talking to Blake about the Flatlands property.
But first things first.
So l'm gonna say this to you right in front of Blake.
l'm vey sory about your interpretation of my behaviour the last time we met.
And if indeed l did appear to be acting in an untoward way, please accept my apology along with this small token.
l recently sold most of my iewelley except for my wedding ring.
You see, l find it's all l want or need.
Kystle.
Kystle.
Apology's in her court now, Blake.
Get her back here.
She doesn't owe you anything and doesn't want anything to do with you.
- Isn't that clear enough? - How about you? Well, we have a business relationship.
Let's keep at that, huh? Now.
You were about to sign this letter of intent.
You iust said it, friend.
l was about to.
Why didn't you tell me you were negotiating with him for that field? Because l know how you feel about him and l didn't want to upset you.
- Upset me? - Mm-hm.
Blake, how can you trust that man? l don't trust him.
Trust is not what this is about, damn it.
Money is.
ls that plain enough? - Money? - Yes.
Well, does it make you break your promises suddenly? You told me you'd never bring him here again.
l did not say that.
l only promised that you wouldn't have to see him again.
Well, he showed up here unexpectedly, if you hadn't come home two hours before you were supposed to, you would not have seen him again.
You might like to know that the deal with Lombard is now off.
Because of me.
And you're angy.
l'm not pleased.
You wanted me to accept that bracelet? Of course not.
But l do think you might have accepted his apology.
Blake, l can't do what l don't believe.
You of all people should know that.
l'm beginning to know that sometimes you're more than iust a little bit naive about business.
And you're turning into-- What? lnto what, Blake? A problem? Yes.
Here it is.
A blow-up of the section you wanted from your negative.
DEX: There's Jennings at the railing.
There's another figure in the shadows.
But this one gives you a lot more detail within that section.
lt's vey grainy but it's the best l could do.
Adam, you were right.
lt's not Alexis.
Why didn't you tell me who my visitor was? l'm a prison guard, not your social secretay.
Mother, it's about Colbyco.
Colbyco is my company, and you no longer work for it.
l have a contract and l'll continue working for the company until the board cancels it.
That contract is with Steven Carrington.
l no longer have a son by that name.
Mother, believe me, please.
l wish to God l hadn't seen what l did, that l hadn't been called to testify.
But l had to tell the truth in that courtroom.
Except it wasn't the truth.
- Matron.
- It's important.
l've negotiated with Hal Lombard for the Flatlands Field.
l closed the deal this morning.
lt's Colbyco's.
lt's yours.
A gift.
Well, there are some things that money can't buy and my love is one of them.
So don't come back here anymore.
Don't come back here bearing gifts, or false apologies, or mouthing hollow words like truth instead of loyalty.
Because the sight of you makes me sick.
And l never want to see you again eVer.
Matron.
Matron.
Steven? ls something wrong? l iust saw Alexis a little while ago.
And? She won't forgive me.
There's no way she is ever gonna forgive me, Kystle.
l tried to explain that l had to tell the truth about what l saw.
And she said Steven, whatever she said, you have to remember she's She's in a state of shock.
She's vey distraught.
Now l have no love for Alexis, you know that.
But she does love her children.
- She loves you.
- No, she doesn't.
She loves you, and she always will.
Just give her some time.
She'll understand that you did what you had to do.
ln the meantime, don't be so hard on yourself.
Thanks, Kystle.
l'll be all right, l will.
McVANE: All right.
All right.
Good evening, congressman.
l don't know what you two want, but l'm vey busy.
Wait a minute.
- Get your hands off me.
- Or what? - You can't barge in like this.
- Why not? l'm gonna call the police.
Well, go ahead, McVane.
Call them.
Let's all of us hear how you killed Mark Jennings.
What? Look at this.
- What is it? - Look at it.
That is you, right? Now, then Right? l worked hard, hard getting to the top.
And Alexis destroyed me.
Politically, she ruined me.
Made me a laughing stock.
And Jennings double-crossed me.
He reneged on a plan that would help me get my revenge.
And so, that night Go on.
That night, l You what? l went to Alexis' apartment.
l entered through the service entrance.
Jennings was on the terrace.
And l put on Alexis' cape and the wig l bought.
And you pushed Jennings to his death.
He deserved it.
He deserved to die.
Will you say that again? And again and again and again! McVane's in custody, Adam is before the Court of Appeals.
And as soon as the formalities are over with, you'll be going home, Alexis.
- l don't believe it.
- Oh, you will, eventually.
And when you do, you'll, of course, show your appreciation.
Oh, you bet l will.
Oh, yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
KRYSTLE : l was convinced she was guilty.
How could l have been so wrong? Because you have a curious, almost childlike streak that runs through you.
You see most things in terms of black and white.
A woman is either good or bad, a man is either honest or he's a liar.
What's wrong with expecting people to be honest and good? Nothing.
lt would be wonde_ul if the world were like that.
And it would also save us a lot of time figuring out who are our friends were and who they weren't.
But the world, the real world, is a lot more complicated than that.
Which brings us back to Hal Lombard.
No, it's nothing to do with Lombard.
This issue is a lot more as between us.
Blake, l'm sory l lost that field for you.
l know how much you wanted it, needed it.
lt's not the field either.
l can find another way of getting the money that l need.
What l want to know, what l What l have to know is, can l count on you for support, for trust? Or are you gonna keep on challenging me and doubting me in all of this? Blake, l love you.
And l want to help you.
l'll do my best to be understanding.
But l won't turn my conscience over to you.
l have to live my life by my values, and no one else's.
Do you understand that? Yes, l understand it, and it saddens me.
Because l love you so much too, but l'm afraid we're in for a vey stormy time ahead.
Ohh.
Oh, thank God.
Oh, Dex, you have no idea how wonde_ul it is to be home again.
Eveything looks so beautiful.
Oh, how sweet.
And you.
You are beautiful too.
- Uh, uh.
Upstairs with the lady.
- Oh? Mm-hm.
To get some rest.
And l've got some work to take care of.
But l'll be back.
And then we'll celebrate with a family dinner.
Oh, sure.
l'll be back at 7.
Now don't be late.
All right, who are you and what are you doing here? My name's Amanda.
Amanda Bedford.
l'm a guest in the hotel and l have a room on the tenth floor.
Oh, l see.
l guess that gives you the right to go prowling around? ALEXIS : Dex, who are you talking to? Alexis, this is the second time l've caught this lady in your penthouse, and this time l'm calling the police.
ALEXIS : No, Dex.
- l know her.
- What? l know her.
lt's all right.
Leave us alone, will you? You're sure? l'm quite sure, darling.
l'll see you at 7.
What are you doing here, Amanda? l read in the rribune that you were in trouble.
You're supposed to be in Paris, at school.
l came to see if l could help.
lt's the least l could do for my mother.
OFFICER: Good evening.
There you go, Mr.
De_er.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
Oh, Dex.
Oh, Dex, l'm frightened.
For the first time in my life, l'm absolutely terrified.
What's gonna happen to me? l love you, Alexis.
And somehow, l'm going to get you free.
l swear it.
Oh, Dex, l don't deserve this.
l'm innocent.
You know l didn't kill Mark.
[DOOR OPENS.]
Mother.
l've filed for an appeal, and l've got two of the best appellate experts working with me on the brief.
Damn your appeal, Adam, you were fired.
lf you hadn't mishandled this case, there wouldn't be a need for one.
De_er, you are not a part of this family.
No matter what happened before, my mother needs me now.
For what? To keep on messing things up? Well, forget it.
l have friends in this state, important friends.
- l'll talk to them about what-- - l wouldn't do that if l were you.
Mother's in enough trouble as it is.
Oh, stop it, both of you.
There's no point in fighting.
The only thing that matters is my future and how you're going to get me out of here.
The appeal, mother.
It's vey important.
And l'm moving on it immediately.
And l'm gonna have to re-examine all the evidence in the case because somewhere there is something we've overlooked.
Who saw Steven at the hotel that night and turned him in so he could testify against you? Adam.
l'd like to help you with this.
Good.
We need all the help we can get.
l'm counting on both of you, desperately.
Please ty.
Look, young lady, l've already told you.
l don't make the rules.
Just fill out the card, state the purpose of your visit and if Mrs.
Colby okays it - Oh, does she have to? - Of course.
- Mr.
De_er.
- Here you go, sergeant.
OFFICER: Mr.
De_er.
Thank you.
De_er, De_er Oh, here it is.
ID badge 17.
Miss, the form? You don't want it? l have a feeling Mrs.
Colby's not gonna want to see me.
STEVEN: All right then.
Lunch tomorrow at 12:30.
Vey good, Mr.
Lombard.
l'll see you then.
Not that l'm counting, but that was your seventh call in the last half hour.
l'm going crazy, Claudia.
l've got to do something.
And the only thing l can do is take care of Colbyco.
Hal Lombard has put his Flatlands Field up for sale.
The field has enormous proven reserves.
lf l can get that for Alexis - Steven, she fired you.
- She can't.
Until she calls a board meeting, l'm in charge.
l understand how you feel, l really do.
l know you're upset about the verdict.
But you told the truth.
There's nothing terrible about that.
No one could have expected you to do anything else.
Not even yourself.
l know that, Claudia.
Still.
Still, you can't accept the consequences of what you said.
l don't know why it's so hard for you to accept who you are.
You're iust a decent, honest man.
When are you gonna make peace with yourself, finally? Let me ask you something.
When are we gonna stop all this talk and go to bed? Why don't you ever want to talk about anything serious? Come on, l think sex is vey serious.
Come to bed, Claudia.
No.
DOMINIQUE: It's vey nice of you to invite me to your home.
lt's no secret that l'm vey grateful to you and this is a good opportunity for us to get to know each other better.
lt's a big day.
l'm pleased to report that the picture is getting much brighter for me.
Yes, the phone's been ringing off the hook.
lt seems that eveyone wants a statement from you, Blake, about Denver-Carrington being back in business again with the help of Dominique Deveraux.
l guess it's time for a smile and some thank you's are in order.
Well, l don't want gratitude.
l didn't do any of this for anyone except myself.
You see, l know a good business deal when l see one.
Here, a little sip's not gonna hurt you.
Just a celebration.
Thank you.
Kystle, for all your love and support during those bad days.
- To Dominique - Thanks for the money? [CHUCKLES.]
By the way, Blake, what do you intend doing with my money? Well, come on over here, partner, l'll show you.
l've started drilling the Carrington One here in Colorado.
And at the Hollow Hill Field in Kentucky.
And the Deep Gorge Field in Alaska.
My problem is that Carrington One is dying up, and the other two fields are a long way from being moneymakers.
So, what l need right now is a source of ready capital.
Which is this lady.
The Flatlands Field in Odessa, Texas.
Mm-hm.
And you need more money in order to buy the lady.
lf l'm gonna make a reasonable bid, yes, l'm gonna need quite a bit more.
l'm sory, Blake, but Deveraux One here has dried up too.
l can't take any more money from my company at this time.
l wasn't asking you for money.
l can get that now that l'm back in business.
l won't have any trouble getting financing from the banks.
Knowing you, l'm sure you won't.
l've enioyed the champagne and the chat, but l really must be going now.
l've enioyed iust being here.
Kystle, it's nice seeing you again.
- And, Blake, l will talk to you later.
- Fine.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
BLAKE : Gerard will see you out.
Well, darling, what do you think of her now? - The truth? - Mm-hm.
l still don't really trust her, Blake.
[PHONE RINGS.]
Yes? Oh, yes, put him on.
Hong Kong.
Hello, Carl.
How's eveything going? Well, l don't care.
l want Rashid Ahmed found and quickly.
Do you understand that? Yes.
Mark Jennings.
Well, l was sory to hear he died.
He was killed but - You didn't like him? - Not really.
l didn't like his style or lack of it, you could say.
Well, did anyone around here like him? Let's put it this way, Mr.
De_er.
The only people that did like him were the ladies, because he was good looking.
And a good-looking tennis pro is a natural for giving lessons on the court and in the sack.
What about the men? l mean, other than the employees here.
There weren't many he hung around with.
Just those guys he partnered with from time to time.
Except for Congressman McVane.
The ladies you were talking about, were there any that Jennings spent an unusual amount of time with? You mean other than Mrs.
Colby during their thing together? Yeah, other than Mrs.
Colby during their brief thing together.
Dex was here a little while ago.
He said he questioned a number of Mark's friends, all the staff at La Mirage, and so far he'd come up with nothing useful.
You've got to give us time, mother.
Of which l may have precious little left.
Meanwhile, Blake is losing no time in putting his empire back together again.
Where did he get the money? - Dominique Deveraux.
- Who? Dominique Deveraux.
You've met her.
She gave father millions to help him get started again.
That nightclub singer? That rich nightclub singer.
She's worth a fortune.
ls she? l wrote her off as a nuisance and a non-entity.
And all the time she was tying to destroy me.
Well, l'll make her regret the day she ever heard the name Alexis Colby.
You've got to get me out of here.
My whole life is falling apart.
You've got to get me out of here before l suffocate and die.
LOMBARD: You wanna know something, Steven? Your motto here at Colbyco should be, ''We do it right.
'' The company condo is delightful, from the furnishings down to the chambermaids.
The iet that you put at my disposal is a beauty.
And that salad was absolutely delicious.
Well, thank you, Mr.
Lombard.
Maybe l've learned a lesson or two from my mother.
And from your father.
Right.
lf we could get down to some business, l'd like to talk about my bid on the Flatlands Field.
For Alexis, huh? Yes.
l've got to do something for her.
l'd like to start with this.
For Alexis and to play against your father.
lsn't that right? l mean, Blake happens to be after the same piece of property.
Or didn't you know that? No, l didn't.
Well, now that you do, how do you feel about it? Not great.
But l'm playing by his rules.
l've made a fair offer.
[CHUCKLES.]
My, you are quite a young man.
Quite a son.
First, you help put your mother away and now you're iust about to do the same thing to your father.
This is business.
And nobody knows the rules of the game better than my father, or plays as hard to win.
Tell me this then, what can Colbyco offer that Denver-Carrington can't? Well, let's iust say that Colbyco's position is a solid one.
The company has a lot of cash reserves to invest.
And if you're looking for a strong corporate structure to protect the royalty you plan to collect as a condition of the sale, you will not find a more solid guarantee than one from Colbyco.
Hm.
And are you prepared to match Denver-Carrington's offer? Within reason.
So is it a deal? l'll think about it, Steven.
l sure will think about it.
Mm.
BLAKE : Ten-thirty tomorrow morning.
Good.
All right, l'll see you then, Heny.
Bye.
- Hello, Steven.
- Hi, Dad.
This is a surprise.
Sit down and have a cup of coffee with me.
l don't have much time.
Dad l iust wanted to tell you that l'm negotiating with Hal Lombard for the Flatlands Field.
Of course you know that l want that field too.
l didn't know that until a little while ago.
Well what are we gonna! do about it? l've watched you in your business dealings.
And you're tough, but you're straightfomard.
So l hope you understand that there is nothing personal, nothing hostile in my tying to get that field.
l accept that.
Because l'm gonna ty my damnedest to get that field too.
And whoever wins, whoever loses, it's gonna be one hell of a fight.
But that shouldn't stop us from loving each other.
Since we're being so open with one another, l'd like you to answer something for me.
Does Colbyco really need Flatlands? Dad, l don't think need is the issue here.
l think planning for the future is.
That field is worth a potential fortune.
That's true.
But is that the real motive here? Motive? Well, it occurs to me you're not just tying to get the Flatlands Field, you're tying to buy back your mother's love.
No, Dad, not buy it.
l'm tying to earn it.
ls that so wrong? Maybe not if your mother was an ordinay mother.
But she isn't.
She's a manipulator.
She's greedy, possessive.
She'll make you feel guilty for the rest of your life.
And she'll ty to take control of you.
Evey fibre of you, if you let her.
Well, is that all? Don't let her do it to you, son.
Don't ever let anybody make you into a puppet.
You've got to be first and foremost Steven Carrington.
Dad, l want the Flatlands Field and l'm going to get it.
Brady.
A husband usually tells a wife before he just drops by.
Why did you do it, Dominique? Why? Why did l do what? You sold two of your nightclubs and your casino.
You collected millions of dollars without telling me, and l wanna know why.
l gave the money to Blake Carrington.
Now l asked you once before, and this time l want an answer.
What is your involvement with Blake Carrington? He is my half-brother.
- What? - His father and my mother.
l was the cutest illegitimate child on the block.
And after all these years, you decide to give your half-brother millions of dollars.
You want to fill me in on that one? Yes.
So that he can regain his crown.
And when he does, Dominique Deveraux Lloyd, born Millie Cox, will snatch it away.
All of it.
Eveything.
The company, the mansion, the lands, eveything.
You're wasting all of that money on revenge.
But l'm not wasting any money, Brady.
And l don't want any revenge.
l iust want what is mine.
l am a Carrington.
l'm not gonna stop what l'm doing until it is acknowledged by the entire world.
You're risking eveything that you've worked for.
Why can't you understand what l am doing? Denver-Carrington is a prime investment.
And when it's mine-- When it's ours, you will be so proud.
You'll have this tiger of a world by the tail.
Hmm.
''Hmm'' what? lt's not the worst idea l ever heard.
You know, that's the ne_ to nicest ''Hmm'' l've have ever heard you ''Hmm.
'' Tell me something, Dominique.
Do you really think you can buy Blake Carrington? Have you ever known me not to get what l want if l really want it really bad, huh? Have you? JEFF: Or maybe our little group would be better known as mixed-up company.
[GROUP LAUGHS.]
Excuse me.
He really is so funny, isn't he? - Claudia.
- Hi, Jeff.
You run a pretty nice place here, in case nobody's told you that.
Thanks.
- Can l buy you a drink? - No, no, no, thanks.
Have you been to see Alexis yet? As a matter of fact, l've been tying to avoid it.
Yeah, you've been avoiding quite a lot lately, haven't you? lf you're talking about my son, l see him evey day.
No, l'm not talking about Little Blake.
l mean, this drinking.
What is it, Jeff? Just a way of avoiding life, pain, love? No, no, come on now, Claudia, don't lecture me.
l happen to be having a good time tonight.
- Don't you think l deserve that? - Yeah, sure.
l do.
l think you deserve it.
But is this drinking a good time? Jeff, you have to face your feelings about how Fallon died.
Either you face your anger and your grief or-- Or what? l'm gonna destroy that fabulous guy? What was his name again? Oh, Jeff Colby, that's right, huh? Yes, you will.
Well, you know what? l really don't even think that guy existed.
And if he did, l don't care what happens to him.
Well, l care.
l care vey much.
You helped me one time when l really needed it.
And l wanna help you now, if you'll let me.
By going to bed with me? Like we did the last time? Okay.
l'm sory.
Please forgive me.
Okay, before we interview the hotel staff - let's go over what we have so far.
- Which will take about a minute.
- You want a drink? - Yeah.
We've run down a dozen or more leads and all we've found out is that Jennings had a lot of acquaintances, most of whom disliked him.
But not one with a strong enough motive to kill him.
Scotch.
What the? Who are you? Wait.
- l've seen her before.
- Where? At the iail.
l don't know what you're talking about.
Girl? What girl? At the sergeant's desk here the other night.
l was leaving.
She was standing there, obviously waiting to visit someone.
- So? - l saw her again last night.
ln your apartment.
ln my apartment? What was she doing there? When Adam and l arrived, we saw her coming downstairs from your bedroom.
Before we could question her, she got into the elevator and disappeared.
What did she look like? She was pretty.
Vey pretty.
Slender.
Light hair.
About 5'3''.
Maybe 19, 20 years old.
What colour eyes? Green.
No, greyish green.
No.
No what? Alexis? l can't imagine who she could have been.
l Probably one of those curiosity seekers who's been following the trial.
l'm a bona fide celebrity now, you know.
Have you and Adam found out anything new? Nothing.
Not yet.
When? l can't stand being caged up in this place any longer.
You won't have to, darling.
Something's going to turn up soon.
l know it.
l'm beginning to think that it's not gonna happen.
l'm beginning to think it's all over for me, Dex.
No.
lt isn't.
On my life, Alexis, l promise it isn't.
Mm.
Yes, l see.
No, let's iust put eveything else on hold for now.
lt certainly is serious, yes.
[DOOR OPENS.]
l have to go.
Who was that? That was J.
J.
Oh.
How's the weather in New York? As bad as it is in L.
A.
For you, Brady.
lt is raining all over your bankbooks.
You're in trouble and you didn't tell me anything about it.
l was going to.
- When? - When l was good and ready.
Well, how about right now? What happened to that cute little group with the purple and green hair that you were managing? What happened to them? They got an offer they could have refused but didn't.
Leaving you in a bind, huh? Let's iust say l'm over-e_ended right now.
Let's iust say that's why you went so crazy when l let Blake Carrington have that money.
Why didn't you tell me, Brady? You're the one that's always so concerned about openness and honesty.
l thought l could go it without you.
When l found out that l couldn't, it was too late.
You had already liquidated.
Why don't you say it, Brady.
Say it, that you're too proud, your vast ego wouldn't allow you to admit you were in trouble.
- Not even to me.
- Why? Did you ask my advice when you had problems? l'll tell you something, Dominique.
l've been worried for a while about this marriage of ours iust where it stands.
- Have you? - Mm-hm.
Why is this the first time l'm hearing about it? Because you're so involved with yourself and what you want, that you don't have time to pay any attention to me.
That is not true, Brady Lloyd.
Tell me something.
lf you had known l was in trouble, would you have given up these plans to win this great victoy over Blake Carrington to help me instead? Dominique? That's what l thought, Mrs.
Lloyd.
lt's been a nice weekend.
l wanna know about you and Alexis.
How could you have lived so many weeks concealing something so important from me? l thought if l didn't talk about it, it would just go away.
l didn't wanna anybody to know.
l even regretted talking to Kystle.
You talked to Kystle and you didn't tell me? l iust told her that l saw somebody, not that l saw Alexis.
l don't care what you said to her.
It's not important.
lt's that you talked to her and you didn't tell me.
What's our marriage worth, Steven, if there are things that are bothering you, paining you, causing you anguish and you're not telling me? - What's it worth? - Our marriage is fine.
Why are you making such a big deal out of this? l'm tying to pull my life together.
Today.
Tomorrow.
The day after.
Why can't you help me cope with those instead of digging up the past? All right.
l don't want evey moment of our lives to go on being a war.
Neither do l.
So can we iust forget all of this? And go on as if nothing has happened? Nothing has happened.
Not to us.
Adam.
Adam.
Alexis? lt's not Alexis.
Whoever Steven saw that night wanted to be seen as Alexis.
We've been going about this the wrong way.
Miss Hartley, at my mother's trial, you testified that on her terrace across the street, you saw a woman standing with Mark Jennings on the night he was killed.
That's right, Mr.
Carrington.
l did.
lf you're both here to harass me, l really am going to phone my attorney-- No, please.
Please, Miss Hartley.
We're here to find out anything we can to help Mrs.
Colby, because we think she's innocent of murdering Jennings.
lt's that simple.
So ifyou can tell us about the party you gave that evening.
lt was a birthday celebration for my niece, Elizabeth.
CocMails.
Hors d'oeuvres.
The usual kind of pleasant evening.
Opening the gifts, taking snapshots.
We played a few rubbers of bridge and some of them listened to music.
Excuse me, Miss Hartley.
Do you still have those snapshots? Yes.
May we see them, please? - Here they are.
- Thank you.
Miss Hartley, can we borrow the negatives? Why, of course.
So not only does Denver-Carrington have a solid line of credit in order to buy the Flatlands Field-- But in exchange for this, you'll let me in on the South China Sea deal.
How'd you know, Hal? Just took a wild guess.
KRYSTLE: Blake.
- Yes? Oh, l couldn't wait to get away from that auction.
Evening, Kystle.
l've been talking to Blake about the Flatlands property.
But first things first.
So l'm gonna say this to you right in front of Blake.
l'm vey sory about your interpretation of my behaviour the last time we met.
And if indeed l did appear to be acting in an untoward way, please accept my apology along with this small token.
l recently sold most of my iewelley except for my wedding ring.
You see, l find it's all l want or need.
Kystle.
Kystle.
Apology's in her court now, Blake.
Get her back here.
She doesn't owe you anything and doesn't want anything to do with you.
- Isn't that clear enough? - How about you? Well, we have a business relationship.
Let's keep at that, huh? Now.
You were about to sign this letter of intent.
You iust said it, friend.
l was about to.
Why didn't you tell me you were negotiating with him for that field? Because l know how you feel about him and l didn't want to upset you.
- Upset me? - Mm-hm.
Blake, how can you trust that man? l don't trust him.
Trust is not what this is about, damn it.
Money is.
ls that plain enough? - Money? - Yes.
Well, does it make you break your promises suddenly? You told me you'd never bring him here again.
l did not say that.
l only promised that you wouldn't have to see him again.
Well, he showed up here unexpectedly, if you hadn't come home two hours before you were supposed to, you would not have seen him again.
You might like to know that the deal with Lombard is now off.
Because of me.
And you're angy.
l'm not pleased.
You wanted me to accept that bracelet? Of course not.
But l do think you might have accepted his apology.
Blake, l can't do what l don't believe.
You of all people should know that.
l'm beginning to know that sometimes you're more than iust a little bit naive about business.
And you're turning into-- What? lnto what, Blake? A problem? Yes.
Here it is.
A blow-up of the section you wanted from your negative.
DEX: There's Jennings at the railing.
There's another figure in the shadows.
But this one gives you a lot more detail within that section.
lt's vey grainy but it's the best l could do.
Adam, you were right.
lt's not Alexis.
Why didn't you tell me who my visitor was? l'm a prison guard, not your social secretay.
Mother, it's about Colbyco.
Colbyco is my company, and you no longer work for it.
l have a contract and l'll continue working for the company until the board cancels it.
That contract is with Steven Carrington.
l no longer have a son by that name.
Mother, believe me, please.
l wish to God l hadn't seen what l did, that l hadn't been called to testify.
But l had to tell the truth in that courtroom.
Except it wasn't the truth.
- Matron.
- It's important.
l've negotiated with Hal Lombard for the Flatlands Field.
l closed the deal this morning.
lt's Colbyco's.
lt's yours.
A gift.
Well, there are some things that money can't buy and my love is one of them.
So don't come back here anymore.
Don't come back here bearing gifts, or false apologies, or mouthing hollow words like truth instead of loyalty.
Because the sight of you makes me sick.
And l never want to see you again eVer.
Matron.
Matron.
Steven? ls something wrong? l iust saw Alexis a little while ago.
And? She won't forgive me.
There's no way she is ever gonna forgive me, Kystle.
l tried to explain that l had to tell the truth about what l saw.
And she said Steven, whatever she said, you have to remember she's She's in a state of shock.
She's vey distraught.
Now l have no love for Alexis, you know that.
But she does love her children.
- She loves you.
- No, she doesn't.
She loves you, and she always will.
Just give her some time.
She'll understand that you did what you had to do.
ln the meantime, don't be so hard on yourself.
Thanks, Kystle.
l'll be all right, l will.
McVANE: All right.
All right.
Good evening, congressman.
l don't know what you two want, but l'm vey busy.
Wait a minute.
- Get your hands off me.
- Or what? - You can't barge in like this.
- Why not? l'm gonna call the police.
Well, go ahead, McVane.
Call them.
Let's all of us hear how you killed Mark Jennings.
What? Look at this.
- What is it? - Look at it.
That is you, right? Now, then Right? l worked hard, hard getting to the top.
And Alexis destroyed me.
Politically, she ruined me.
Made me a laughing stock.
And Jennings double-crossed me.
He reneged on a plan that would help me get my revenge.
And so, that night Go on.
That night, l You what? l went to Alexis' apartment.
l entered through the service entrance.
Jennings was on the terrace.
And l put on Alexis' cape and the wig l bought.
And you pushed Jennings to his death.
He deserved it.
He deserved to die.
Will you say that again? And again and again and again! McVane's in custody, Adam is before the Court of Appeals.
And as soon as the formalities are over with, you'll be going home, Alexis.
- l don't believe it.
- Oh, you will, eventually.
And when you do, you'll, of course, show your appreciation.
Oh, you bet l will.
Oh, yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
KRYSTLE : l was convinced she was guilty.
How could l have been so wrong? Because you have a curious, almost childlike streak that runs through you.
You see most things in terms of black and white.
A woman is either good or bad, a man is either honest or he's a liar.
What's wrong with expecting people to be honest and good? Nothing.
lt would be wonde_ul if the world were like that.
And it would also save us a lot of time figuring out who are our friends were and who they weren't.
But the world, the real world, is a lot more complicated than that.
Which brings us back to Hal Lombard.
No, it's nothing to do with Lombard.
This issue is a lot more as between us.
Blake, l'm sory l lost that field for you.
l know how much you wanted it, needed it.
lt's not the field either.
l can find another way of getting the money that l need.
What l want to know, what l What l have to know is, can l count on you for support, for trust? Or are you gonna keep on challenging me and doubting me in all of this? Blake, l love you.
And l want to help you.
l'll do my best to be understanding.
But l won't turn my conscience over to you.
l have to live my life by my values, and no one else's.
Do you understand that? Yes, l understand it, and it saddens me.
Because l love you so much too, but l'm afraid we're in for a vey stormy time ahead.
Ohh.
Oh, thank God.
Oh, Dex, you have no idea how wonde_ul it is to be home again.
Eveything looks so beautiful.
Oh, how sweet.
And you.
You are beautiful too.
- Uh, uh.
Upstairs with the lady.
- Oh? Mm-hm.
To get some rest.
And l've got some work to take care of.
But l'll be back.
And then we'll celebrate with a family dinner.
Oh, sure.
l'll be back at 7.
Now don't be late.
All right, who are you and what are you doing here? My name's Amanda.
Amanda Bedford.
l'm a guest in the hotel and l have a room on the tenth floor.
Oh, l see.
l guess that gives you the right to go prowling around? ALEXIS : Dex, who are you talking to? Alexis, this is the second time l've caught this lady in your penthouse, and this time l'm calling the police.
ALEXIS : No, Dex.
- l know her.
- What? l know her.
lt's all right.
Leave us alone, will you? You're sure? l'm quite sure, darling.
l'll see you at 7.
What are you doing here, Amanda? l read in the rribune that you were in trouble.
You're supposed to be in Paris, at school.
l came to see if l could help.
lt's the least l could do for my mother.