"Idon't care what it takes, or what it costs, Phil." "I wanna know who Amanda Bedford's father is." "Is that clear?" "Good." "All right, get back to me as quickly as you can." "Bye." " Blake?" " Yes?" "What are you doing up at this hour?" "Oh, I just phoned our office in London." "I've got Phil Barsan contacting a firm of private detectives about Amanda." "Couldn't it wait until tomorrow?" "No." "No, it couldn't." "Why not?" "Well, because it's very important to me." "You took one look at Amanda, and now you're convinced she's your daughter?" "No, that didn't convince me." "It was that little chat I had with Alexis that did that." "Blake, I know how much you miss Fallon." "You're thinking that I would like to have Amanda as a replacement for Fallon, is that right?" " I didn't mean it like that." " That's exactly what you meant." "All I was saying is that you're grieving deeply over Fallon." "It might help if you talk about it instead of keeping it inside." "That's not the way that I am, you know that." "I don't know, someday" "Someday maybe the pain will go away, but right now, I can't talk about it." "You won't share your grief?" " Not even with me?" " I can't." "I can't share it with anyone." "Careful, you'll spill that expensive stuff." "Well, if I do, that's the price I have to pay for not being able to take my eyes off of you." "I've seen pictures of your wife." "She's very beautiful." "Don't you have the same problem with her?" "She's dead." "I'm" " I'm sorry." "Why didn't you tell me about it when we first met?" "Because I don't like to talk about it." "It's still too fresh." "Anyway, she's a closed chapter." "You say that, but it doesn't work." "Jeff, you have to talk about her." "Get her out of your system." "I don't have to do anything." "Oh, he's angry." "Look at that little boy's pout." "You know, in a strange way it makes you even more attractive, if that's possible." "Don't you realise the only thing I'm really interested in right now is just to make you happy?" "Maybe, um, happier than you've ever been." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Coffee please." "Adam, I didn't know we were here to enjoy ourselves." "You're right." "That's Denver-Carrington money, several million of it, we have locked away in the vault." "Unless, of course, you've been shopping for minarets." "Well, I have been shopping." "For answers." " And?" " Rashid Ahmed is here." "Good." "Now what are you going to do?" "Don't you have any ideas, Adam?" "Because if you don't, what are you doing here?" "Miss Deveraux, finding out that a man we expected to be here is in fact here isn't quite enough work to justify sending you off on a month of R and R. Have you talked to Ahmed yet?" " No." " No." "When do you plan to?" "Blake sent you on this trip as his son the watchdog." "So why don't you just keep your mouth shut and watch?" "You're not talking to another piano player." "Your father couldn't do this job, Adam." "If Ahmed even suspected that he was in the area," "Ahmed wouldn't be." "So I agreed to do it, okay?" "If you don't let me attend to the essentials without any interference from you," "I'm getting on the next plane back to the States and Blake Carrington and his problems be damned." "All right." "I'll keep my mouth shut." "But I'll also keep watching you." "You'd better be sure I like what I see." "Because this is important to my father." "It's very important." "Dominique." " How exquisite you look, as ever." " Thank you." "And whatever am I doing in Istanbul?" "Would you believe I'm just passing through?" "I might, I might, if I did not know that you arrived by jet last night and in the company of young Adam Carrington." "News travels very fast." "Yes, Rashid, it's true." "I did come especially to see you." "Would you like to know why?" "That I can guess." "You want me to tell the world that I was untruthful when I implicated Blake Carrington in that arms deal." "Hm?" "And just what are you prepared to offer me for that admission?" "I am prepared to offer you the thing you love most in the whole world, Rashid: money." "How much?" "Alexis gave you 5 million." "Oh, but she offered me more than money." "A lot more." "I'm offering 7 million, period." "Blake Carrington does not seem to be your kind of man, nor oil your kind of business." "Oh, but it is." "When it involves a fortune, you see, that word has never been anathema to me." "Carrington and I both want the South China leases." "Forgive me." "How rude of me." " May I offer you tea?" " Yes, thank you." "Khaled." " Cigarette?" " No, it's not my brand." "Rashid" "This is very important to me." "And you do owe me one." "The Greek tycoon, remember?" "I do, but I will do nothing for Blake Carrington." "Certainly not for only $7 million." "But what are your plans for this evening?" "Surely you'll have dinner with me?" "Of course, I will have dinner with you." "And who knows?" "One of us might change our minds." "Huh?" "Ha-ha-ha." "Would you look these over, Mr. Carrington?" "Fine." "And there's a Miss Amanda Bedford waiting to see you." "Oh, well, ask her to come in, please, Barbara." "Certainly." " This way." "Thank you." "Hello, Mr. Carrington." "Hello, Amanda." "What a lovely office." "Thank you." "It's new." "As a matter of fact, the packing cases went out of here just this morning." "In time for your visit." " Sit down, won't you?" " Thank you." "Now, what brings you here, young lady?" "Well, actually, I've come to apologise for putting you on the spot about using the name Amanda Carrington." "I had no intention of doing it." "Especially since my mother's name is Colby now." "Why did you do it?" "To irritate her." "I know it's childish, but there's something about her that just brings out the worst in me." "Well, don't be concerned." "I've forgotten all about it." "I'm delighted, really delighted to see you again." "It was so nice chatting with you on that street corner the other day." "You know, I don't get much of a chance these days to help young ladies carry their packages after they've been shopping." "If fairy tales did come true..." "Fairy tales?" "I mean, when I found out Alexis was my mother, you should have been my father." "Well, I would have considered myself a very lucky man." "I never really had a father." "It's such a terrible feeling to think you know who you are, and then to find out you're not that person at all." "It's like looking in a mirror, and all at once not seeing your face but somebody else's." "Amanda, how would you like me to help you find him?" " Do you really mean that?" " Yes, of course." "Oh, thank you." "Oh, I knew you'd be my friend." "From the first moment, I knew it." "Well, then, maybe you'll accept a friendly invitation." " Dinner at my house?" " I'd love that." " Good, 8:00 all right?" " Fine." "And wear something kind of fancy." "We'll make it a festive occasion." "All right." "Bye." "Bye." "Yes?" "Mr. Carrington?" "Your son, Adam, is on line one." "Fine." "Yes, put him on, please." "Adam, how's it going?" "Not very well, Father, I'm afraid." "Dominique had a meeting and then dinner with Ahmed." "She offered him the 7 million and he said, "Forget it."" "Well, you tell her to raise the ante." "Make it 10 million." "And put the next phase of the plan into operation." "Phase two?" "You want me to move that fast on it?" "Yes, that fast." "And, meanwhile, keep an eye on Ahmed." "Don't let him get away." "I want that confession." "You know what has to be done, now you do it." "Right away, Father." "Jeff?" "Excuse me." "I thought Jeff might be in here." "I saw his car parked outside." " You're Mr. Carrington." " Yes." "Well, I recognise you from all the photographs in the newspapers." "I'm Nicole Simpson." "I'm Jeff's friend." "Well, Miss Simpson, may I ask why you're here?" "Well, let's just say that Jeff wanted to hide me away while he went upstairs to say good night to his son." "Oh." "I hope you don't mind my being here." "No." "No, not at all." "This is Jeff's home too." "Mr. Carrington, that photograph..." "That beautiful girl, was that your daughter?" "Yes, that's Fallon." "I was so sorry when I heard what happened." "Thank you." "Oh, when Jeff comes down, will you tell him that I'll be in the library and I'd like to see him before he goes?" "Oh, sure." "Thank you." "I wonder, would De vilbis have told you?" "Would you have told Jeff?" "Ah, Jeff." "Jeff, I've been wanting to speak to you for some time." "I haven't been able to catch up with you." "Well, I've been a pretty busy fellow." "Yes, I know that." "And now that the company is back in operation, full operation, don't you think it's time that you got back to work?" "I could use your help." "And apart from that, I've missed you." "I've missed my third son." "Well, I appreciate that, Blake." "That's very nice, but I'm just not interested in getting back to work right now." "I'm just not ready." "I thought you might like to know" "I've deposited 15 percent of Denver-Carrington stock in your account, to compensate for the losses that you took." "Oh, Blake, I don't give a damn about the stock." "I have a whole new world opening up to me now, and I'm enjoying it." "And I intend to keep on enjoying it." "With the help of the young lady that's in the conservatory, no doubt?" "I think I know what the problem is." "You never wanted to see me with anyone else but Fallon." "Well, Fallon is dead, and it's time that I start to make a new life for myself." "Jeff, I'd like you to be married, happily married." "I'd like you to give your son brothers and sisters." "A real family." "Not a family, a dynasty." "Just like the Carringtons." "Well, you call it what you want." "What it translates to is people who care about each other, who, in spite of everything, love each other." "Now, I don't think that's gonna happen to you if you keep on being self-destructive, if you keep on acting the playboy." " I don't want that to happen to you." " Well, why not?" "You tolerated all of that with Fallon." "Anything went." "Look, I'm late." "Nicole's waiting for me." "Blake, it's my life we're talking about here." "There's nothing you nor anyone else can do about it." " Hello." "You're Miss Bedford." "Please come in." "Would you take Miss Bedford's fur, please?" "Good evening, Amanda." "My, don't you look pretty tonight." " You know Krystle, of course." "Yes." " Good evening, Mrs. Carrington." " Hello, Amanda." " Welcome." " Thank you." "That is the most beautiful maternity gown I've ever seen." "Oh." "Thank you." "We'll have drinks with Steven and Claudia in the library before dinner." "Come along." "I'm so glad that you could make it tonight." "It gives us an opportunity to all know each other better." "When I looked at my birth certificate, I couldn't believe my eyes." "Did you ever think that Alexis might be your mother?" "Never." "Rosalind was always more reserved in showing affection, but I thought that was because she was a very different kind of person than Alexis." "It must have been quite a shock." " Or am I putting it too mildly?" " Yes, it was, Mr. Carrington." "I remember going back to my hotel room and sitting there for days, trying to decide what to do." "Then I made up my mind to come to Denver." "To publish the news in the Chronicle." "I didn't decide to do that until after I'd spoken to Alexis." "Steven, she made me so angry, I didn't stop to think." "We are being honest here tonight, aren't we?" "Yes, of course." "Did you ever stop to think how you might have spared our mother a great deal of unnecessary embarrassment?" "Steven, Alexis is used to unfavourable publicity." "She can handle it." "Maybe so." "But there's no excuse for her own children to cause it." "You, of all people." "You're a fine one to lecture me after what you did to her in court." "I don't think you understand some of the circumstances." "All right, all right, no more arguments." "This was planned to be a very pleasant, very special getting-to-know-you kind of dinner, not a family war." "I think, um" "I think some apologies are in order." "I'm sorry, it was my fault." "No, it was only half your fault." "Maybe less." "Well, that's better, much better." "You know, I'm reminded of some of those famous scraps that you used to have with Fallon, remember, Steven?" "Both stubborn, both lethal at the attack and the counterattack, and then making up and declaring an armistice over the ice cream." "Well, I think we'd better get on with the next order of business, that very good vichyssoise." "Oh, it's you." "Your ecstatic greeting is overwhelming." "Well, I was expecting Amanda." "Coming to say goodnight to Mommy?" "No." "Coming to tell me where she's been tonight." "She's obviously out." "Obviously." "It's so late." "It's not that late." "It's very late." "Alexis, you can't be worried about her." "I can, and I am." "She's 20 years old, an adult by law, and, believe me, able to take care of herself." "Yes." "Yes, I know all of that, Dex." "But she doesn't know anybody here in Denver." " Well, maybe she went to a movie." " Mm." "Maybe." "Amanda?" "It's just the wind." "You know something, Alexis," "I am sick and tired of hearing about Amanda." "I want you." "Now." "To hold you, to make love to you." "Dex, Dex, I'm just not in the mood now." "And to be perfectly blunt, I didn't invite you here tonight." "And I would prefer it if you would leave." "And leave you to your maternal concerns?" "Yes." "Your insensitivity astounds me." "Well, Amanda, your mommy's been worried about you." "So worried she kicked you out of her boudoir?" "She made a big mistake." "You know something, Amanda?" "You should have your bottom smacked." "Any time." "What did Ahmed say to the 10 million?" "His answer is still no, Father." "But I've made contact with Colonel Saban." "He was very obliging." "I don't foresee any problems in carrying out phase two." "Well, when this is over you tell Ahmed that he plucked out my eye, now I've plucked out his." "You take care." " Goodbye, Father." " Bye." "Blake, was that Adam?" "Yes." "Well, where is he?" "He left on business, but you never told me where he was going." "Well, he's in Turkey." "Istanbul." "And that's where Rashid Ahmed is." "Yes, if you don't mind, Krystle, I'd rather not talk about this now." " Why not?" " Well, it's, uh" " It's business." "Oh." "And you don't want to upset me with any of the details." "Well, you know what Ahmed did to me." "You know how he double-crossed me on those South China Sea leases." "So now you have to have your revenge?" "No, now I have to have something that's owed to me." "Blake, what's happening to you?" "What are you doing to yourself?" "I don't like what I see." "And what do you see?" "You're not the man I married." "He wouldn't have struck back with such anger because a man cost him some money." "He wouldn't have wanted his pound of flesh this badly." "I mean, how many millions do you need?" "And at what price?" "This has nothing to do with that." "It has to do with what is right." "And I assure you that no one is going to get hurt." "Krystle, you must trust me." "You do trust me, don't you?" "I want to." "But you're not sure, are you?" "You're not, damn it, are you?" "I wish you not to worry, Mr. Carrington," "My men will see to it that Rashid Ahmed will remain in Istanbul until you personally tell us all is finished, he goes." "Thank you, Colonel Saban." "And I remind you my father wants no harm to come to Ahmed." "He's far too valuable." " Come in." "Of course," "I understand thoroughly." " And who was that?" " A friend of my father's." "Adam, what devious plot do you and Blake really have going on here?" "How many times do I have to say it?" "I'm here waiting for you to accomplish what you have to." "Change Rashid's mind." "Well, I tried again, but, no, I have not changed his mind." "Tell me, are you saving the best card for last?" "Or has the Nefertiti of the cabaret circuit lost her touch?" "You arrogant son of" "Blake Carrington." "Adam..." "Why do you dislike me so?" "You hardly know me." "I never said I disliked you, Dominique." "But like some members of my family, my father included, I don't trust you." "Yes, that seems to run in the Carrington family." "All right, I gave Blake my word that I would help him with Ahmed." "And I will keep my word." "But you can't get near him without me, so you had better trust me." "Why did you agree to help?" "This could be very dangerous for you." "You're going to have to ask your father about that one, Adam." "If you want my help, I want to know all about this plot." " I understand that you dined at the Carrington mansion last night." "Who told you?" "Steven?" "Yes, he did mention it." "Amanda, why do you insist on trying to antagonise me?" "Why should my spending a few hours at Blake Carrington's house even begin to upset you?" "Because Blake Carrington is my enemy." "He has betrayed me." "How can you think of being friends with him?" "Oh, what about Steven and Adam?" "I had no choice." "He happens to be their father." "With me, Mommy, you have no choice either." "I see whom I want when I want." "Amanda, if I've made some mistakes that hurt you, they weren't made deliberately." "I've been hurt too." "Losing my children." "Can't you understand that?" "Yes, I can understand." "I just wish you'd be honest with me." "Why can't you tell me who my father is?" "Amanda." "Why does the name of your father matter to you so much?" "He'd be a total stranger to you, I'm not." "Isn't it enough that I love you?" "If you really loved me, you'd tell me the truth." "Do you know how important that is to me?" "Claudia." " Oh, hi, Dean." " How are you?" " Fine." "Would you join me for a drink?" "Sure." "Club soda, twist of lime." "I remember." " It was fun the other night, wasn't it?" " Yes, it was." "I would be delighted if you would join me for dinner again tonight." "I don't think so." "Oh, thanks." "In fact, no." " Why not?" " You know that I'm married." "Yes, you mentioned that." "No, no, please let me finish." "If I gave you any of the wrong signals the other night, well, I was having a problem." "Your husband?" "Other woman?" "Other man?" "You're not laughing, that was a joke." "And I'm sure not the best you've ever heard." "Claudia, you're a very special woman." "very tender. very warm." " A woman- I'm not intruding, am I?" "Oh, Steven, I want you to meet Dean Caldwell." "You know, the Caldwell Gallery?" "Dean, this is my husband." "How do you do?" "Pleasure." " Hi." "I was just inviting Mrs. Carrington here to an opening next Wednesday night." "Hope you can make it too." "Well, till then, goodbye." "Goodbye." "That was a personalised invitation, wasn't it, his hand on yours?" "Oh, darling, he was just being friendly." "very friendly." "I didn't know Dean Caldwell was a friend of yours." "Oh, we met the other night." "We had dinner." "The night that you were called back to the office." "Dinner." "You didn't mention that." "There was nothing to mention." "It's just part of the job." "I meet a lot of people here." "Sometimes I have drinks." "Sometimes lunch, dinner." "That's not really so awful, is it?" "No, I guess not." "Come on, Claudia, let's get some lunch." "Yes?" "I'll take it." "Rashid." "Darling, this is a terrible connection." "Where are you calling from?" "From the city of incredibly good food and leather goods." "Ah, lstanbul." "So that's where you've disappeared to." "You should be safe from Blake there." "Huh." "Exactly what I thought, Alexis, but apparently we are both wrong." "Dominique Deveraux." "Do you know her?" "Yes, what about her?" "She arrived here several days ago and has been trying to get me to sign a paper clearing Blake Carrington." "Now, that is bothersome enough but, your son, Adam, is here with her and is meeting with certain parties who are not exactly fond of me," "let us say." "Rashid, uh, why are you calling me about all this?" "I want help, Alexis." "I am very anxious not to leave Istanbul." "My villa here is as comfortable as my life here, so if you would call Blake, find out what he is planning, there might be a way I could abort their plot." "Would you help me, for good and old time's sake?" "Rashid, I recently paid you $5 million to do a little job for me." "You did it, but it cost me more than 5 million, didn't it?" "What are you talking about?" "When I checked out of our love nest in Hong Kong," "I was presented with a bill." "I found that you had charged all of the beautiful flowers you'd sent me, plus two custom-made suits, about three jeroboams of champagne, tin upon tin of caviar, plus those disgustingly sweet and highly unoriginal fortune cookies." "And the shoes too." "Rashid, you are a disgrace to your sex and your countrymen." "Call Blake yourself." "Dear God, please let this be a happy room for my baby, and for Blake and me." "You've blessed me with so much." "Help me to be a good mother and a loving wife." "You know that's all I've ever really wanted." "Morning, Steven." "Luke, it's awfully early, even for you." "Well, I've been here since 6:00." "I have to get this press release out by noon or it could be my neck." "Your mother's rejected three versions already." "Would you take a look at this for me?" "Sure." "Maybe I need a break and some company." "How about it?" "Join me for a Danish and some fresh coffee?" "Steven?" "Not this morning, Luke." "I've had breakfast." "Thanks." "Well, if you change your mind you know where to find me." "Rashid is there." "He sent the rest of his staff on ahead." "There are only two guards here." "Good, leave the rest to me." " I want to go with you." " No." "You've helped me all you can." " But" " No buts." "Wait for me at the hotel." "Adam, be careful." "Don't worry." "I'll see you as soon as possible." "All right." "Miss Deveraux, the car is waiting for you." "Good." "Thank you." "We will wait for four minutes and then we'll move in." "Position your man and wait for my signal." "Remember, Saban, we don't want him hurt." "Understood, Mr. Carrington." " Deveraux, of course." " That's right." "She also planted a package here in your little palace." "What are you talking about?" "What package?" "The one that contains two kilos of heroin." "What?" "And we both know how the Turkish authorities feel about drugs." "Punishment for a dealer is not..." "Well, it's not very pleasant." "However, you can avoid such unpleasantness by signing this letter my father has prepared." "And if I refuse?" "The police." "But if I leave here within a minute with this letter signed, they can be stopped." "Blake Carrington wants to end our vendetta?" "I assure you, Ahmed, with your signature in place, you'll be free to go." "I agree." "vengeance is sweet, but it does get tiresome." "Don't be a fool." "You'll never get away, Ahmed." "He's heading for the courtyard." "Saban, get your men in position." "Shoot, but do not hit him." "You'll never make it, Ahmed." "Don't let him get to the chopper." "Stop, Ahmed." "Stop." "No!" "No, idiot!" "I'm sorry, Mr. Carrington." "He's dead." "It is expected that the White House will release those figures tomorrow." "Now to recap today's top overseas stories:" "In the Mideast our sources have confirmed that Rashid Ahmed," "last year implicated in the collapse of Denver-Carrington, was killed today while attempting to flee his villa in Istanbul." "Police who arrived on the scene found a cache of heroin hidden in the villa." "It's assumed that Ahmed's killing was drug-related." "Is it?" "Is that what you and Adam were talking about?" "I never meant for it to happen that way." " Believe me." " How was it supposed to happen?" "Everything was planned, carefully planned, to force him into signing that confession." "No more than that." "Killing him was an accident." "Blake, all I know is that a man is dead." "A man I never met." "But a human being is dead because of you." " Krystle, I never" " Don't." "Just leave me alone." "Leave me alone." "Krystle." "Krystle, wait." "Wait." "Gerard." "Oh, no." "Krystle." "Krystle." "Krystle." "Oh, my God." "Jeannette." "Somebody!" "My love."