04x04 - The Hearing - Part 1

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( majestic theme playing)

( majestic theme playing)

(chattering)

Here he comes. Mr. Carrington.

Is it true that your grandson...?
No comment. Excuse us, please.

Any prediction on the
outcome of tomorrow's hearing?

Yes, I'm gonna get my grandson
back home where he belongs.

WOMAN: I agree with
him. That's all we get?

Your confidence is all
right for those reporters,

but don't buy it yourself.

Steven's lawyer
may be his gay lover,

but Chris Deegan isn't stupid.

You can count on a tough
cross-examination from him.

He will do everything
he can to discredit you.

With the ghost of
Ted Dinard, you mean.

That's right.

Andrew, that was in the past.

What concerns me
now is the future,

my grandson's future.

No matter how rough it gets,

I'm gonna get little Danny
out of that environment.

( majestic theme playing)

Come on, girls.
Let's go, let's go.

Samantha, I got buyers out
there waiting to see my swim line,

so do you mind?

Listen, you got mixed
up with the wrong guy

and your baby's up
for grabs, I'm sorry,

but you do the hurting
on your own time, okay?

I'll be right there, Mr. Melman.

We made a deal,
Steven, and this wasn't it.

( majestic theme playing)

Blake, how can you
have such compassion

and understanding
for Claudia Blaisdel,

and then be so cruel
toward your own son?

I am the head of
this family, Krystle.

If the people who
belong to this family

don't conduct their
lives in a decent fashion,

then it is my responsibility
to take some action.

No one else's.

Now, try to understand that.

You said you... You wanted
me to come back to you.

I mean it, you know that. Do I?

You said you wanted me
because you needed me.

But for what?

To agree with you

when in my soul I
know that you're wrong?

Blake,

I was so close to saying yes,

but if you're determined
to go through with this,

I can't be a part of it.

( dramatic theme playing)

Krystle,

I love you and I do need you,

but if your coming back
to me is conditioned

upon on my blinding
myself about Steven,

I'm sorry, it's no deal.

( dramatic theme playing)

I understand you've trapped

a certain Claudia
Blaisdel in here?

Hello, handsome.
Give us a minute, okay?

So I figure... (door shuts)

if we place tables for
ten in each of the corners,

we can seat more

without being cramped.

And the rest remain
tables of eight?

Uh-huh. It's gonna
work, I promise.

Terrific. Meet my new assistant.

Ta-dum.

You're kidding.

Uh-uh.

(chuckles)

You're not kidding.

How about that?

That's great. Congratulations.

To both of you.

If you can spare
her for a minute,

we've got a date.

Just let me organize this
with the banquet manager

and I'll see you in the
lobby in ten minutes.

And, Fallon, thanks
for everything.

The thanks come from both of us.

Oh.

Claudia deserves a chance.

Only one week out
of the sanitarium,

she's come a long way.

It's been a long
trip for all of us,

the last seven days, hasn't it?

A rough road, yeah.

It's gonna be even rougher
at the hearing tomorrow.

I wish it could happen
to somebody else.

Someplace else.

Well, with you and Mother
and Krystle to testify for me,

how can I lose?

Someone is gonna lose.

Whoever it is, it's gonna
be somebody I love.

( melancholy theme playing)

Blake's gonna learn a
very painful lesson from this.

He can't go around
shoving his prejudice

down other people's throats.

You've got your son,

and I'm gonna keep mine.

Look, Steven.

I think it would just be
a little too painful for me

to sit through all that hearing

watching you and Daddy
on opposite sides of the room.

So I'm just gonna be
there when I have to be,

when I have to
testify, all right?

Yeah.

Of course it's all right.

Well, you didn't drive
all the way out here

for a cup of coffee, Andrew.

So why don't you
get to the point?

All right, I will.

Blake doesn't know I'm here,

but as your friend, Krystle,

I'm asking you not to testify
on Steven's behalf tomorrow.

A friend would
never ask me that.

Krystle, I'm a very good lawyer,

and I don't wear
gloves in the courtroom.

When Chris Deegan calls you

as a character
witness for Steven,

it's gonna be my job to
discredit your testimony.

You have a background, a
previous marriage, a family,

and you have a certain niece.

What I have to say has
nothing to do with Sammy Jo.

Didn't you invite her to live
with you under Blake's roof?

Yes.

And you were in that house
when she went after Steven,

weren't you?

That has nothing to do with
Steven's right to his own child.

Is it possible that
you and Sammy Jo

have something in common?

You both come from relatively
poor backgrounds, right?

Wrong.

Very poor.

Mm.

And you both married men

who could offer you
comfort and luxury

beyond any expectation.

I can't speak for Sammy Jo,

but as far as Blake
and I are concerned...

Krystle.

What about the
other men in your life?

What are you talking about?

Are you sure you're the best
judge of a man's character?

Take Mark Jennings,
your first husband.

A tennis pro who
earns more on the side

than his profession
would seem to warrant.

I've had enough of this.

Krystle, please.

Don't you see?

If you take the stand,
this is only the beginning.

It will get ugly.

Then I'll just have
to take my chances.

( dramatic theme playing)

( majestic theme playing)

Mrs. Colby, may I help you?

No, thank you, Jeanette.

I'm just on my way to see
the baby. I know the way.

Oh, I love your daddy so much.

So much.

(giggles)

Daddy.

Hello, Kirby.

Hello, darling.

Look what I've brought you.

Obviously, you came to
see little Blake, excuse me.

Kirby, I haven't
seen you since Jo...

Since your father's funeral.

I just want you to
know how sorry I am.

Sorry? You didn't even bother
to attend his memorial service.

I wanted to be there
but Blake wouldn't let me.

Oh?

He wouldn't let you play
act at a memorial for a man,

who for all practical
purposes, you k*lled?

I don't know what you're
talking about, Kirby.

You threatened to
ruin Mr. Carrington,

my father knew it.

Is that according to
the great god Blake?

Yes, but there has to
be more to it than that.

You drove a man to k*ll himself.

I saw how my
father looked at you.

You... You frightened him.

Frightened him?

We hardly spoke.

When you did, whatever
you said destroyed him.

I wanna know the
truth, Mrs. Colby.

Do you hear me?

Do you? Do you hear me?

Oh, Jeanette, you
can cancel that search.

I found the folder
I was looking for.

I'm glad, sir. I'll tell Gerard.

Tell Mrs. Gunnerson I
won't be home for dinner.

I'm facing a meeting that
could go well into the night.

ALEXIS: He k*lled
himself. KIRBY: Yes.

He took his own life because
of what you said or did to him.

ALEXIS: I did or said
nothing. The man took his life

because he was distraught
about something else.

KIRBY: You have no
idea what that was?

(crying) ALEXIS: No, I do not.

Kirby, listen to me. Now,
I know that you're upset,

but I just want you to
understand that I didn't...

Oh! Oh, get your hands
off me. Get your hands...

Kirby, are you crazy?

JEANETTE: Oh, good gracious.

What the devil...?

Let go of her. Let go. (gasps)

It's all right, little master.

She tried to strangle me.
JEANETTE: It's all right.

She's out of her
mind. Quiet now.

It's all right. It's all right.

I'm sorry. I'm
sorry. It's all right.

Now, Jeanette,

I'd appreciate it if you'd
take Kirby to her room.

And would you remind the nanny

that her place is
here with little Blake?

Yes, sir.

Kirby, now, be quiet.

And you and I are
going to have a little talk.

I don't care who's wife
she is, that was unprovoked.

Unprovoked?

Yes, I came with
a gift for the baby.

The gifts that you bring,
Alexis, can be deadly.

Now, you listen to me.

I once told you that
I would not deny you

access to your
grandson, but now,

if I have to post an armed
guard at the front door,

you'll not see Little Blake
under this roof again.

Oh, really?

Well, not even an armed
guard is going to keep me away.

If you wanna see your grandson,

you'll have to arrange with
Fallon to bring him to you.

I will not have you
threatening Kirby.

What is this, Blake,

the sacred house of
Lord Carrington of Denver,

hear no evil, speak no evil?

How can you cast the first stone

when everybody knows that
you are planning tomorrow

to destroy your own son?

( ominous theme
playing) Get out of here.

Just go.

Take your hands off me, Blake.

I loathe being touched by trash,

and that's what you still
are and always will be.

( dramatic theme playing)

( majestic theme playing)

(door shuts)

Father?

Hello, Adam.

I promised I wouldn't
head back to Montana

without saying
goodbye, so here I am.

I'm glad that you're here
but I'm sorry that it's goodbye.

Really? I sensed a
collective sigh of relief

at my impending departure.

No. If you think that I'm
happy about seeing you go

then you're wrong.

Am I?

Was I wrong when I came
here first from Montana

to expect you to welcome
me back to my family?

Well, I'm human, Father.

I wanted to be loved not tested.

Adam, I'm a cautious man
about some things, it's my nature.

Now, if I have hurt you on
that score then I'm truly sorry.

Accepted and let's
just forget it. I'll survive.

Well, there's more to life
than just survival, you know?

Not for me.

Don't you understand?

When you grow up alone,

when you live alone,

never knowing who
you are or what you are,

survival is your only friend.

You never learn
how to reach out,

to become a part of
someone else's life.

Well, listen to me, son.

At the hospital,

when your mother accused
you of trying to k*ll her,

her own son,

you reached out to me.

You said you needed a father

and a friend.

I still do.

So do I.

There's gotta be
something between us.

Give me a chance. Give...

Give us a chance.

I don't know if I can
be the son you expect.

I don't wanna hear
that kind of talk.

Now, I don't wanna lose you.

I've already lost my other son.

Please.

(Danny crying)

Sounds like a
wisdom tooth to me.

At his age?

I got a precocious
kid. It's in the genes.

Little Danny's
in with his nurse,

Mr. Carrington. He's fine.

I'm sure he is.

Uh, may I get you a drink?

Oh, no. I was just...

Let me guess. Taking inventory.

Why don't I take
these groceries inside

and I'll check on Danny.

Mrs. Blaisdel, Ms. Pomeroy.

Ms. Pomeroy is a social
worker the court sent.

She wants to see Danny
and me on our home ground.

Hello. How do you do?

You said "Mrs." Blaisdel?

That's right, Ms. Pomeroy.

I do have friends of both sexes.

Really, I didn't mean...

Look you were here once before,

did we have a
second appointment?

Not in the formal sense, no.

What about the informal sense?

Hoping to uncover
some dark hidden secret?

Don't take this
personally, Mr. Carrington.

How am I suppose to take it?
You saw Danny and me together,

you saw how we lived,
you graded my performance.

Grades are for children

and I don't appreciate
people who try to provoke me.

So is hide-and-seek
for children.

I don't appreciate people
who try to inv*de my privacy.

Hey, Steven, it's all right.
No, Chris, it's not all right.

The lady was going
through the bar.

Maybe she'd like to
check out my dresser,

see if I fold my
clothes properly

or what color underwear
I seem to prefer.

Look, Ms. Pomeroy...
It's all right, Mr. Deegan,

I'm finished here anyway,

and I did enjoy
seeing Danny again.

I will be seeing you
gentlemen again too,

in court, won't I?

If that was the ninth inning,
you just lost the ball game.

I don't like being
spied on, Chris.

What, did she think I was
putting on some sort of an act

during her first visit?

Whatever she thinks, she's
going to testify tomorrow.

What she says
counts for something.

And what about what I say?

That may just be the problem,
what you say and how you say it.

Sometimes I wonder if you're
fighting to keep your son,

or simply to defeat your father.

My son means everything
to me and you know it.

What I know is this:

you keep handing your father
amm*nit*on to destroy you with.

Did you try to convince
them we're living together

as friends not lovers?

He wouldn't listen.

Then it's up to you
to make him listen.

My right to raise my son
as I see fit is at stake here,

not my arguments with my father.

If that's true, you'd better
change your attitude.

Why don't you get
another lawyer?

Or at least I should
move out of here.

No, wait. Wait a minute.

I won't change the
way I live or my beliefs

just to make life easier
for Blake Carrington.

If I don't settle this
now once and for all,

I'll always be afraid
of losing Danny

because of his prejudice.

Steven, what about
your own prejudice?

You've never
believed your father

that Ted Dinard's death was
an accident, not intentional.

He has a right to
his principles too.

(Danny giggling)

And I to mine.

To my principles and to my son.

( majestic theme playing)

Oh, hello to you too.

What?

Oh, I'm sorry, Fallon.

It's Kirby, isn't it?

Well, give her time.

Joseph's death was a
terrible shock to all of us,

especially to her.

She'll come out of it.

Well, I keep
telling myself that,

but it gets worse, not better.

I just wish she would open
up and tell me what's going on.

I feel so damn frustrated.

Well, move over. I can't seem
to reason with Blake or Steven

and it looks like I've hit
a dead end in Montana.

What, that chemical
poisoning thing?

That thing that
might have k*lled you.

I've finally located a
company in Billings

that manufactures mercuric oxide

and it turns out the foreman,

the man the whole
case revolved around,

doesn't work there anymore,

and nobody knows where he is.

Well, you know
what I think, Fallon?

I think you're
overreaching on this.

I'm not exactly crazy
about Adam either,

but he did say the
lawsuit wasn't his case.

Except I think he's lying.

Oh, maybe I should
forget the whole thing.

And Adam too.

Finally he's going back
to where he came from.

Thank God.

May I suggest

a Shakespeare
sonnet, read aloud.

Something soft and sweet.

They say everything you
do affects your unborn child.

Do you always sneak
up on people like this?

Sorry, Kirby, I didn't
mean to frighten you.

Well, you did.

Look, let's start
over again, shall we?

Let's not. Kirby, wait, please.

You look so beautiful.

And you're gonna
have a beautiful baby.

I don't wanna talk
about the baby.

Kirby, I'm just trying to...

Sometimes I find it
difficult to say what I feel.

I just wanted to tell you
how glad I am for you.

And Jeff.

He's a lucky man.

KIRBY: Are you finished,
Adam? ADAM: No.

I'd like to go. No, I'm not.

Just let me say
this, Kirby, please.

I mean it. He is a lucky man.

I hope I'm lucky enough to
have a child of my own one day.

You'll never know how
much I pray you don't.

What does that
mean? Kirby, what?

I don't wanna hear
any more of this.

I don't wanna continue
this conversation.

What the hell are
you doing here?

Didn't Blake send
word over to Colbyco?

I'm working for him now.

Terrific, Adam.

What are you doing here?

I just moved in, Jeff.

I live here now.

( ominous theme playing)

( peaceful theme playing)

What are you doing here?

Just been for a swim.

I just moved in, the house
that does have rooms,

and I guess I got
the wrong door.

I'm glad I did.

(door shuts)

God, you're sexier now
than you were that night.

The first time.

Jeff's away.

And while the cat's away,

the mice should play.

No. No. No.

No. No.

Let me go, please.

No, please.

Let me go. No!

No, please.

No. No. Kirby. Kirby, wake up.

No, let me go.
Sweetheart, wake up. Kirby.

You're having a bad dream.

Is it your father?

Please, I don't... I
don't wanna talk about it.

Please.

Kirby, I'm your husband.

I love you. I wanna help you.

I'm just...

I'm just frightened, that's all.

My father commits su1c1de.

I mean, su1c1de.

What's inside of me?

What kind of baby
am I gonna have?

A wonderful child.

Kirby, I know how
much you hurt now,

but we have a
great future together.

Do we?

Yes.

You and me and the
child, it'll be perfect.

Perfect?

Steven has a child

and tomorrow he
has to go to court

to fight Blake for that child.

Kirby.

Sweetheart, look at me.

( dramatic theme playing)

This is our child.

No one will ever
take him from us.

Okay?

( melancholy theme playing)

( dramatic theme playing)

(chattering)

Did you see him?

How are you
feeling this morning?

I'm fine, how are you?

You look pretty
confident, Mr. Carrington.

You think the court
will rule in your favor?

Yes, I do. I certainly do.

CHRIS: That's all, ladies
and gentlemen. Thank you.

(speaking indistinctly)

Good luck. I'll
see you at lunch.

Okay.

Mr. Carrington, may I
ask you a question, sir?

Do you think there's a chance

the court will permit
a single gay parent

to raise his child

while living with
another h*m*?

No, I don't.

( dramatic theme playing)

Good morning.

Blake,

there are a couple of things I
wanna make sure you're clear on.

During the interrogation
of certain witnesses,

it's important for us to...

Excuse me.

Good morning,
Krystle, how are you?

I'm fine.

Is that all?

Is that all we can
say to each other?

Would you like me
to wish you luck?

I only wish it
hadn't come this far.

Excuse me, Krystle.

I'd like to have a few
words with my son.

BAILIFF: All rise,

the Honorable
Judge Henry Kendall.

It'll have to wait, Mrs. Colby.

Good luck, darling.

Be seated.

The plaintiff in this hearing,
Mr. Blake Carrington,

has entered a motion for
change of custody of his grandson,

Daniel Steven Carrington,

on the grounds that
the child's father,

Steven Carrington,

is a h*m* and
living with another man,

and is thus an unfit parent not
entitled to retain said custody.

Is counsel for the plaintiff

prepared to call
its first witness?

Yes, Your Honor.

We call Helen Pomeroy.

Ms. Pomeroy,

you have a master's
degree in social work.

Is that correct?

Yes, I do.

And a bachelors in sociology.

And are you presently qualified
to investigate and evaluate

the parents of children

whose cases come
before the court?

HELEN: Yes, sir, I am.

And didn't you recently complete

such an investigation
of Steven Carrington?

Yes, sir.

Please share with
us your conclusions

based on that
investigation, won't you?

Well, there's no
doubt that his child

is physically well-cared for.

A comfortable apartment,

certainly a reliable nursemaid.

LAIRD: Yes.

But what about the
emotional environment,

and its potential
impact on this child?

My opinion is that a child
raised by two gay individuals

will, in all likelihood,
become gay.

Objection, Your Honor.

Studies don't
support that opinion.

Or is this just something
Ms. Pomeroy drummed up?

KENDALL: Mr. Deegan,

this is a hearing, not a trial.

As such, I must permit
opinions to be heard.

Now, let's get on with it.

Now, Ms. Pomeroy,

based on your observations,

what kind of a parent
is Steven Carrington?

Well, he certainly
doesn't like surprises,

I can tell you that.

Oh?

What makes you say that?

People sometimes
prepare for my visits

so I try to make at least
one unexpected one.

You mean, catching
them with their hair down,

so to speak.

Exactly.

You can tell a lot by observing

people's reactions
to a surprise visit.

What was Steven
Carrington's reaction?

I'd say he overreacted.

LAIRD: Would you
explain that, please?

He became antagonistic
and overemotional,

but based on my
experiences with these people,

they all seem to be that way.

Objection.

That's biased, Your Honor.

Again, Ms. Pomeroy's
unverified opinion.

With no bearing
on Mr. Carrington's

fitness as a parent.

Objection overruled.

This court is only concerned
with the best interests

of the child, and
opinions about the quality

of the father's
emotional stability

are certainly germane
when there is no

balancing factor of a mother.

Sammy Jo, that's
some balancing factor.

(sighs)

( majestic theme playing)

Look, don't give me the
"protect the boss" routine.

I wanna talk to
Mr. Carrington now.

Well, when he gets out of court,

tell him that Samantha is trying
to reach him from New York

and I'll keep on
calling until I do.

So you would
not call this action

to gain custody of your grandson

a vendetta against
your son, Steven?

No, certainly not.

LAIRD: Isn't it
true that you were

in the process of
legally adopting Danny

when you learned that Steven

might still be alive?

Yes, and I immediately
flew to Singapore

to bring Steven back home.

So he could be a
father to his own child

and we could all be
a family once again.

LAIRD: Was it to
turn out that way?

BLAKE: Unfortunately, no.

Up to that point, the child
had been surrounded by love.

Steven saw fit to remove
the child from that love.

Supposedly to raise
the baby on his own

as a single parent.

Tell me, Mr. Carrington,

is that so uncommon?

For a single parent to
raise his or her own child?

Of course not.

But no sooner did Steven
move in to his new apartment,

I discovered that he invited
another man to move in with him.

Now, that is uncommon

and that is unhealthy.

An innocent child
who might wander

in the middle of the night
into his father's bedroom,

find him in bed with a man.

Objection, Your Honor.

If he found him in
bed with a woman,

it would still be
traumatic for the child.

We expect parents
to use discretion.

That's why doors have locks.

KENDALL: Sustained.

That exchange will be stricken
from the record of this hearing.

Mr. Carrington,

this action has to
be painful for you.

Why have you taken it?

I've always placed
love of my family

ahead of anything
else in my life.

Now, Steven's love for his son,

and his concern
for his well-being,

obviously do not come first.

My grandson deserves
better than that.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Did you wish to
cross-examine, Mr. Deegan?

Oh, yes.

(clears throat)

Do you consider
yourself a prejudiced man,

Mr. Carrington?

As I understand the word, no.

Would you please share
your understanding of the word

"prejudice" with this court?

It's an opinion
based on ignorance.

Very good.

Tell me, Mr. Carrington, have
you met many h*m*?

A few. A few?

Do you have any friends
who are h*m*?

Not to my knowledge.

Any working for you?

Probably, but none that
I'm aware of personally.

What if you were aware?

Would you do anything about it?

If their lifestyle
didn't interfere

with their work or with me, no.

In other words,

as long as they stay clear
of Blake Carrington, it's fine.

Objection, leading the witness.

Sustained.

You will kindly refrain
from that tack, Mr. Deegan.

Yes, Your Honor.

You have a large circle of
so-called straight friends.

I like to think so, yes.

Are some of them honest?

Some not?

Does one maybe cheat
on his wife while another

is a model family-man?

Do some drink too much?

In short, Mr. Carrington,

do you find in
your straight world

that individual's vary
from man to man?

Yes, of course.

Why do you have this
prejudice against h*m*?

I deny that I have any
prejudice, Mr. Deegan.

Do you also deny
that you were convicted

of murdering a h*m*?

A certain Ted Dinard?

Whose only crime was that

of saying goodbye
to his old friend,

your son... BLAKE: Old friend?

They were lovers.

And I am not a m*rder*r,
that was an accident,

and it happened a long time ago.

Mr. Deegan, I am
not on trial here.

What is on trial here
is my son's lifestyle

and the damaging effect

that it'll have on
the life of his son.

Now, Mr. Carrington.
(gavel bangs)

I will not sit back and allow

an innocent child
to be victimized...

KENDALL: That's
enough, Mr. Carrington.

You will please
control yourself.

( dramatic theme playing)

Any more questions, counselor?

No, Your Honor. Very well,

we'll recess for
lunch. This hearing

will resume at p.m.

(gavel bangs)

BAILIFF: All rise.

Be careful, Blake.

Don't keep on losing your cool,

or you could end
up losing this case.

( dramatic theme playing)

( dramatic theme playing)

Chris Deegan really
scratched the surface, Steven.

The ugly in Blake
Carrington goes to the bone.

I think your lawyer
should go after it.

Mother, Chris knows
what he's doing.

I'm not gonna
insult his intelligence

by telling him how to
practice his profession.

Darling, all I am suggesting

is that he call Blake
back to the stand.

I mean, there are things
that were they revealed

would guarantee that you
would get custody of Danny.

After all, isn't that
what we all want?

But from what
Steven said at lunch,

it seems like Chris
was very effective.

Claudia, there is effective,

very effective, and
extremely effective.

Believe me, I should know.

Well, if Chris
pushes Blake further,

Laird could go after
Steven with a vengeance.

Yes, you may have a point.

Problems.

Excuse me.

Problems?

There's problems? Why
isn't Fallon handling it?

Where is she?

I thought I told you,

she's with the architect.

I'll just be in a minute.

She's a lovely creature,

but she seems a bit fragile.

Fragile?

Yes.

I think she's been out of
the real world for so long

that she's forgotten
how ruthless it can be.

Mother, I know Claudia
a lot better than you do.

A sanitarium is
a very real world.

She had some problems
and she solved them.

Well, more power to her.

She's very perceptive

and there is nothing
fragile about her mind.

It works very well.

Darling, I didn't
mean to criticize her.

( dramatic theme playing)

CHRIS: Now, you have
stated with great conviction

that Steven Carrington will
make not just a good father,

but an outstanding one.

Please tell us why.

Well, because I've
experienced his gentleness,

understanding, and tolerance.

Would you explain that?

I first met Steven when I
was about to marry his father.

The...

The entire family,
even the staff,

treated me as an outsider.

Steven was the only exception.

And how did he treat you?

He offered me love
and understanding,

and he asked nothing in return.

Uh, no more questions.

Excuse me.

There's something
else I'd... I'd like to say.

( dramatic theme playing)

When I was married
to Blake Carrington,

I had a miscarriage.

It was something I
thought I'd never get over.

And then Steven's wife
offered Danny to us for adoption.

Well,

I-I thought my whole life
had finally come together.

Then we learned
that Steven was alive,

and knowing that
Danny would grow up

with Steven's warmth
and tenderness,

well,

I knew it was the best thing
in the world for both of them.

Thank you.

Do you have any questions
for this witness, Mr. Laird?

Blake, I have got
to cross-examine.

Not as long as
you're my lawyer, no.

No questions, Your Honor.

You may step down,
Mrs. Carrington.

BAILIFF: The defense calls
Mrs. Alexis Colby, Your Honor.

Mrs. Colby,

you are the first wife
of Blake Carrington

and the mother of
his three children,

is that correct?

As it turns out, Mr. Deegan,

I am the mother of
his three children,

and his only wife.

CHRIS: As a parent,

how would you evaluate your
son Steven in the same role?

Steven is gentle and bright.

He's sensitive to
the feelings of others,

he can be strong

without being belligerent,

but Steven's qualities as
a... As a parent and as a man,

are not the only issue here.

Between Blake
Carrington and my son

lies a universe of differences.

CHRIS: Mrs. Colby, let's just
stay with Steven for the moment.

Judge Kendall, you said
that we were gathered here

in the best interests
of Steven's child,

isn't that correct?

That's true, Mrs. Colby.

Therefore, the question
is not whether Steven

is a fit parent for the child,

but whether Blake Carrington
is suitable to bring him up,

and I could tell you
from personal experience

that the man is not fit
to raise his own children.

Blake is a human power broker

who has always treated
the members of his family

like his personal possessions,

and Danny would just

be the latest in his collection.

Your Honor, I don't
think it's proper for th...

Adopt Danny?

He merely purchased him
from Steven's desperate wife.

That is a lie, damn it.

(bangs)

Fit father for the child?

A man with a streak of cruelty
so deep that he banished me

Mrs. Colby. From
my own children.

He deprived them of
my guidance. Mrs. Colby.

Depriving them of
everything a mother...

It was your
guidance that did it.

You had seven years to
turn him into what he is.

I've been fighting to make him

into a man ever since.

(gavel banging) (
dramatic theme playing)

That's enough,
Mr. Carrington. Sit down.

This hearing is adjourned
until : tomorrow.

I suggest, Mr. Laird, that
you counsel your client

to remain in control when
he returns to this chamber.

BAILIFF: All rise.

(door opens)

You know very well Blake didn't
buy that baby from Sammy Jo.

She offered him to us.

Would you mind
lowering you voice?

There's a terrible echo in here.

He tried every way he
could to get her to keep him.

Mm. Strange how he failed.
He's usually so persuasive.

You know, I'm surprised
at you defending

your husband so vigorously

when you walked out on him.

Well, at least
Blake tells the truth.

The truth as he sees it.

Ah.

Now I understand why you refused

my offer of a million dollars
to get out of town permanently.

Do you? Yes.

You obviously figured it was
worth more to stick around.

You know, Krystle,
if I were you,

I'd start checking the want
ads for a new secretarial job.

Blake may be rich now,

but when our
merger goes through,

he's going to be working for me,

and if you thought he was
difficult to live with before,

when that happens, he's
going to be impossible.

( dramatic theme playing)

I'll be with you in
a minute, Andrew.

All right.

Uh, Steven.

I'd like to have a word
with you in private, if I may.

Blake, I'll wait for
you in the hallway.

(door shuts)

I...

Make it brief, Dad.
I'd like to get home.

I'm sorry about what
happened with your mother

and what I said about you.

I...

I never meant it to come
out that way, believe me.

You meant it. You've
always meant it.

It's just that now you've
managed to put it into words.

All this talk about
fatherly love,

but when do we
talk about the hate?

You hate me.

You always have.

That's not true, Steven.

Steven.

Krystle.

Hello, Mark.

You look like you've
had a rough day.

Can I buy you a drink?

I'm sorry, I...

I really feel like
being alone right now.

I have some sorting out to do.

Did Carrington's lawyer give
you a rough time on the stand?

As a matter of fact,

Blake wouldn't let his
lawyer question me at all.

( majestic theme playing)

I appreciate your
offer, Sammy Jo, but...

Just put me on that
stand, Mr. Carrington,

and I guarantee
you'll get Danny back.

( majestic theme swells)

( majestic theme playing)