07x20 - The Surgery

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WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Nurse Halliday, call Radiology.

Nurse Halliday, call Radiology.

It's been hours. Why haven't they
taken her to the operating room?

Excuse me, Mrs. Carrington.
I'll check the schedule for you.

Dr. Holland, I don't understand.
Why the delay?

Mr. Carrington, Mrs. Carrington,
I'm afraid I have bad news.

Bad news? What do you mean?

There's no way to soften this.

Sarah Curtis has had second thoughts
about the operation.

Blake, no.

- Nut we thought that--
- It's not unusual, Mr. Carrington.

Parents give their consent,

and then, brain-dead or not,
their child is still alive.

That's the turmoil that Sarah Curtis
is going through now.

But this decision, is it irrevocable?

I just left her. I'm afraid we'll have
to wait for another donor.

Nut you said there may not be time
to find another donor.

Mrs. Carrington, as it stands now,
we simply have no choice.

NLAKE: Well, would it be permissible
for me to talk to Mrs. Curtis?

- Yes, of course, but--
KRYSTLE: Please, let me go to her.

All right.

[BLAKE SlGHS]

The doctor told you?

Yes, he did.

I'm sorry.
I just can't go through with it.

She's my little girl.

Would you believe me
if I told you I understand?

I didn't mean to lead you on.

- I didn't.
- I know that.

We both love our daughters
very much.

Cathy's all I have now.

In one moment,
one terrible moment,

I lost my husband,
my marriage, my life.

I will not lose my daughter.

I won't.

How do I tell you
that I don't wanna lose my daughter?

Please.

I understand what you
and your husband are going through.

I'm sorry.

Nut she's my baby. My little Cathy.

I can't. I can't do this.

I can't. I can't.

Blake?

Oh, Dex.
I thought you were still in Wyoming.

I just got back.
I thought maybe I could be of help.

Have they scheduled surgery yet?

No. Sarah Curtis changed her mind.

Oh, I'm sorry, Nlake.

Yeah. Krystle is down
talking to her right now.

KRYSTLE:
She can't.

Nlake, it's her daughter.

I think I would do the same thing.

Sarah?

Hi, Dex.

One of the nurses
gave me this sandwich,

but I wasn't very hungry.

Cathy and I used to feed the birds
all the time.

She even gave them names because
some of them came back every day.

One was Miss Muffet,

and a little chubby bird
she called Humpty Dumpty.

Oh, you missed it.

There we go.

Come on over here. Come here.

Good girl.

Sarah, I want you to know,
if there's anything I can do, anything.

I don't need any help, Dex.
Cathy and I will be fine.

I won't interfere,
not where her life is concerned.

Nut I would like
to ask you a question.

If Noyd were here now,
would you talk this over with him?

Noyd and I talked about everything.

But he isn't here.

But I am. I'd like to help.

I miss him so much. Nut he's gone.

And now they're trying
to take my baby away from me too.

Sarah, if Noyd were here,

he'd tell you that Cathy was taken
from you by a drunken driver.

What are you saying?
That you agree with them?

That I should let them
do the surgery? Is that--?

No, no.
The decision rests only with you.

You always said
that Noyd and I thought alike.

And right now, Sarah,
I'm thinking about Cathy.

- So am l.
DEX: Are you?

Is your decision based
on what's best for her or for you?

Have you thought of what kind
of a future Cathy has in store for her?

Hooked up to machines with no hope
for improvement ever?

You're saying that because
you're friends with the Carringtons.

I'm saying that
because I cared about Noyd.

Because I care about you.

Nut if your decision is firm,
I'll respect it.

If that is what you want, Sarah.

[RlNGS]

Adam Carrington.

Are you sure about that,
Mr. Torrance?

[OVER PHONE]
It's time we got together and talked.

I have nothing to say
to you, McVane.

Oh, but I have plenty to say to you
and to show you.

You're wasting your time.

And you're disappointing me.

I thought you were the smart lawyer
everyone says you are.

I think you need an incentive.

So I'm gonna have
something delivered.

Now, wait a minute--

Yes. Yes.

If you find another donor anywhere,
I have my plane available.

I know that, but try again, will you?

Please try again. Thank you.

Nlake, call Dr. Holland.
Maybe he's heard something.

Darling, I just spoke to him
minutes ago.

Oh, if you won't, I will.

[KRYSTLE SOBS]

Oh, Nlake. What are we gonna do?

We're doing everything
that we can do.

Krystle, there's something
we've got to talk about.

No, Nlake, don't say it.
Don't even think it.

Now, you know that I would give
my life if it would save hers.

You know that.

Nut we have to face the fact
that we could lose our daughter.

[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR]

Yes? Come in.

Sarah has something to say to you.

Dex helped me see things
more clearly.

I signed the papers.

The doctor said they'll operate
first thing in the morning.

Mr. Carrington,
this just came for you.

Came from where? Who sent it?

A messenger delivered it.

There's no name
or return address on it.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

"A little incentive. I'll be in touch."

SARAH:
Cathy.

Think I'm gonna grab a cup of coffee.
You want anything?

No. Thank you.

Well, Dex, there's no reason
for all of us to wait here.

I know you have things to do.

Why don't you go back to your hotel?

- Are you sure?
- Oh, yes, yes, yes, we're fine.

And thanks again
for what you've done.

- If you need me, you call, okay?
- All right.

How long has it been?

Two hours.

Seems like forever.

Our daughter is a wonderful child.

She deserves a chance
to live and grow.

Please, grant her that chance.

Please.

Dad. Krystle.

Hi.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Adam wanted to come,
but something came up, I guess.

He just felt that he couldn't leave.

It's really not necessary
for him to be here, you know--

- Dr. Holland.
BLAKE: Doctor.

KRYSTLE: How is she?
NLAKE: Is she all right?

The surgery's over. So far so good.

Oh, thank God.

BLAKE: Were there any complications?
HOLLAND: None that we didn't expect.

- She's past the first hurdle.
- When can we see her?

I know you're anxious, but I've got
to ask you to be patient a while longer.

She'll be in post-op
for quite a few more hours.

We're so grateful to you.

I appreciate that, Mr. Carrington.

But please understand that Kristina

has been
through a tremendous ordeal.

She fought very bravely,
but her body may still reject that heart.

As I cautioned before the surgery,

the battle against that rejection
starts now.

She still has a very long road
ahead of her.

Well, just tell us what we have to do.

Well, right now, I think
you should try to relax if you can.

- We'll talk later.
- Thank you.

[BLAKE & KRYSTLE LAUGHlNG]

[DOORKNOB RATTLES]

I wouldn't call the guard.

I had to persuade your mother
from doing that just last night.

- You spoke to my mother?
- Of course.

Nut don't worry,
I didn't tell her anything yet.

I want you out of here, McVane.

Hold it.

You start something now
and you're gonna regret it later.

I promise you.

Now, let's talk about that package
you received this morning.

Or more to the point,
what was inside of it.

I threw that damned thing away.

Then you wasted your time.

You see, they come in twos.

And if this is not proof enough,

try this.

Go ahead, open it.

Open it.

That blanket you see there,
I can still produce that if I have to.

Where did you get this?

[CHUCKLES]

No. That's on a need-to-know basis.

And right now,
you don't need to know.

The facts are the Carrington baby
was kidnapped, but he d*ed,

and the kidnappers panicked,
and they did not send a ransom note.

Nut lucky for me, somebody
was smart enough to save all of this.

This is a hoax. It's an insane hoax.

- What do you want out of it, McVane?
- Oh, it's no hoax, I assure you.

And as for what I want out of it,

I wanna get back everything I lost
when I went to prison, and more.

Colbyco is an international empire.

Fortunes, but fortunes can be made

just knowing
where it's going to reach out to.

Now, I would like you
to think of yourself

as my investment counsellor.

That is,
if there are mergers on the wind,

or acquisitions to take place,
I'll be only a phone call away.

That's insider trading.
It's illegal, I could go to prison.

Of course it's illegal,
and of course you could go to jail.

That's why you must be very careful,
mustn't you?

What's to stop me
from calling the police, McVane?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

That is, if you're tired of posing
as Adam Carrington.

Well, you think about it.

And we'll talk again real soon.

You have excellent taste,

Mr. Torrance.

Her heartbeat is strong and regular.

She's a strong little girl.

KRlSTlNA:
Mommy.

We're right here, sweetheart.

Yes, we're right here, darling,
for whenever you want us.

Home.

Yes, we're going home, all of us.

Very, very soon.

All right, Adam,
I think you owe me an explanation.

I'm not used to being stood up,
particularly by my own son.

I'm sorry, Mother, I got tied up
last night at a meeting across town.

Adam, it took weeks
to set up that meeting

with that Japanese minister.

It's not good business
to do things like that.

You're right. Again, I'm sorry.

This may sound unusual,
but Dana's been asking

if she could see
some of my baby pictures.

Oh.

She's curious, you know,
about the kidnapping.

Adam, l...

I just don't want to think
about the kidnapping.

I guess it's pretty hazy
by now, anyway.

Hazy?

Oh, no. I'll never forget it.

How old was l?

It was just before your first birthday,
September the th.

Oh, please, Adam, please,
let's change the subject.

No big thing. It's just Dana asked.

And it was a major event in my life
that I don't know much about.

I mean, did they come to the house?
Take me right out of the house?

No.

You'd scratched yourself
that morning.

A scratch? Where?

ALEXlS:
On your forehead.

I was afraid
that it might become infected,

but the doctor said
there was nothing to worry about.

So later on,
your nanny took you into town.

She took you in your carriage.

She went into a store
and left you out there unattended.

She was only gone a minute,
but that was all they needed.

- They?
- The kidnappers.

And you never got a ransom note
or anything?

No, we...

We waited for some sort of contact,
for some proof.

Well, like what?

Well, you were wrapped
in this tartan blanket

that I'd just bought in Scotland
that had your name on it.

And you were wearing
these blue booties

that your grandmother
had made you.

And they also had your name
embroidered on them.

Adam, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Oh, Mother, I'm so sorry
to put you through all this.

No.

I'm late.

Forgive me, but I've got to run.

And I am sorry
about dinner last night.

- Nye.
- Nye, darling.

[HORN HONKlNG]

LESLlE:
Move it.

Back up.

Would you back up?

[SlGHS]

You've got to be kidding.

Would you back this thing up?

Look, I've got an important meeting,
and I'm late.

Well, that's too bad.
You're gonna have to back up.

Me?

I don't think you heard what I said.
I said--

No, I heard what you said.
You're late for a meeting.

You're still gonna have to back up.

Why?
Necause the gentleman said so?

No, because the law says so.

A vehicle going down the road
has the right of way

over a vehicle coming up.

And since you are going up the road
and I am going down the road,

guess who's gonna have to back up.

Oh, have a heart, will you?

I'm late and my whole future depends
on this, so back up.

Lady, you are a piece of work,
you know that?

I'll tell you what we're gonna do.

[ENGlNE STOPS]

Let's see who blinks first.

LESLlE:
What a jerk.

Idiot.

[COUGHlNG]

[CHUCKLlNG]

- How is she doing?
NURSE: She's still sleeping.

Good.

- Has Steven left?
- Mm-hm.

He had to go back to Denver.

You know, if you have to go, l...

Oh, no, no, no, darling.
I have to stay right here.

Poor little thing.

She's been through so much.

Nlake, we're so lucky.
So lucky, thank God.

Hmm, top engineering school,
third in your graduating class.

You have come a long way
since that summer you worked for me.

- I'm impressed, Leslie.
- Enough to give me another job?

- A good one this time?
- What do you have in mind?

Well, my degree is in engineering.

Leslie, diplomas are one thing,
this pipeline project is another.

I can't put you out there
with no experience.

I'm a fast learner, you know that.

I do, which is why
I will take a chance on you

and sign you up
as an engineering apprentice.

Apprentice? Oh, come on.

That's my offer, and I'll assign you
to one of my top guys.

[CAR APPROACHlNG OUTSlDE]

Good, he's back.

Yo, come on in a minute.

Well, he's stubborn,
but he knows his stuff.

Well, you wouldn't believe
the ditz I ran into on...

DEX: Clay Fallmont, I'd like you to meet
your new assistant, Leslie Carrington.

[SlGHS]

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Well, I'm certainly glad that you could
accept my last-minute invitation.

Has been a rather hectic week.
Milk and sugar?

Well, thank you. I...

Well, I was rather surprised
when you called.

Really? Why?

Well, to be honest,
I'm not quite sure

how you really feel
about Adam and me.

I'm very happy for both of you.

I love Adam.
I'll make him a very good wife.

I'm sure you will.

You don't sound very convinced.

Well, let's just say
that it might be any mother's concern

that no woman
is good enough for her son.

Well, I can understand that.

- Nut can you understand Adam?
- Meaning?

He's a very complex young man.

You won't learn too much about him
by looking at old photographs.

Old photographs?

- May I speak frankly, Dana?
- I wish you would.

You knew Adam in Montana.

- That's no secret.
- You followed him here.

What are you getting at?

I fell in love with your son

when I thought
he was Michael Torrance.

Nut it didn't exactly
hurt your feelings

when you found out
that he was really Adam Carrington.

- That he was kidnapped as a baby--
- Now, wait a minute.

What you're implying here
truly offends me.

I don't know anything
about his kidnapping. I don't want to.

I do know that I love him
and he loves me.

And I am not going
to let you destroy us,

no matter how hard you try.

[DOOR OPENS]

Steven.

Welcome home.

Clay.

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Heh.

May I come in?

Sure.

I just wanna pick up
my leather jacket.

It was in the suitcase
I sent over, Clay.

[CLAY CHUCKLES]

Yeah. Yeah, l, uh, forgot.

[CLEARS THROAT]

- How are you doing?
- I'm fine.

- Danny?
- He's very happy.

Yeah.

Yeah, kids like having
both their parents around.

Sammy Jo...

- Are you happy?
- Clay, I don't know what--

Hey, g*ng, I'm home.
Did you miss me?

Clay, what are you doing here?

I was just leaving.

DANNY:
Daddy, Daddy, you're back!

Hey, I sure am, sport.

Clay, we're going camping.

- Aren't we, Daddy?
STEVEN: I promised you, didn't l?

You hear that, Mommy?
We're going camping.

Yes, I know that,
but that's tomorrow.

And right now, I want you
to wash up for dinner, okay?

- Go on.
DANNY: Okay, Daddy.

You said you were leaving?

- That's right.
- Goodbye, Clay.

Yeah.

You are so tense.

You know, I've got a great idea.

What do you say
we sneak away this weekend?

Take a little cabin in Aspen.

No TV, no phones.

Just you and me
and my magic fingers.

I can't right now, Dana. I'm sorry.

Adam, has your mother
managed to convince you

that I'm not good enough for you?

Oh.

Oh, no.

Oh, that's crazy.

Oh, Dana, I love you so much.

Don't ever forget that.

What I'm going through right now
has nothing to do with you.

Nothing.

Maybe I could help.

No. No, you can't.

[PHONE RlNGS]

Dr. Edwards.

Doctor, it's Adam Carrington.

I've got to talk to you.
I've got to see you right away.

I'm flying up to Nillings
first thing in the morning.

Of course, Adam, but--

I can't talk about it on the phone.
Good night.

EDWARDS:
I'm glad you called, very glad.

Thank you.

The last time I saw you, you were
about to take some medical tests.

- How are you feeling?
- Oh, you know.

Today it hurts on one side,
tomorrow it's the other.

It's called getting on, heh.

No, I'm fine.

Nut from the sound of your voice
last night, I'd say you aren't.

There's something strange
going on, doctor.

- I'm trying to get a handle on it.
- On what?

You don't have
a drug problem again, do you?

Ha-ha-ha. No. No.

And I'm not having
another nervous breakdown, either.

- You can get that out of your head.
- I'm happy to hear that.

What do you need from me, Adam?

I need to know who I am.

Who I really am.

You're Adam Carrington, of course.

Are you sure?

Are you?

After all these years,
there's still no proof

one way or the other.

Memories are all I have to go on.

Nut when the Carringtons--

When my parents came here looking
for their son, you told them it was me.

They said you were so convincing.

When your grandmother
made her deathbed statement

swearing you were
Adam Carrington,

she was convincing too, wasn't she?

Are you saying she was lying?

I'm an old man,
and I'm not sure of anything.

Wait a minute, doctor, don't do this.

I need an answer.
Who do you believe I am?

Am I Adam Carrington?

Do you believe
I'm Adam Carrington?

Do you?

You were playing with my life.

Do you realise that?

With my life.

I'm sorry, Michael.

Don't call me that!
Don't you ever call me that again.

You're a crazy old man,
and you're a liar.

I'm Adam Carrington,
do you hear me?

Adam Carrington.

Okay, so you went
to engineering school.

You make it sound like a crime.

No, no. I think everybody
should get an education.

My, aren't we liberal?

Nut what do you know about the nuts
and bolts of engineering?

The nuts come easy. Look, I get it.

You're not one of the boys until you
put your time in the trench, is that it?

You are never gonna be one
of the boys.

Since we're gonna be working
with each other,

I suggest
that we clear the air, okay?

Sounds like a good idea.

I mean, heh,
that was a pretty dumb stunt out there

- on the road the other afternoon.
- I couldn't agree more.

- And I think it calls for an apology.
- Absolutely.

I mean, after all, it takes big people
to admit it when they're wrong.

I agree.

- You do?
- Definitely.

- Go ahead.
- Go ahead?

Go ahead, apologise.
Let's get this thing out of the way.

You thought I was talking about me?

You weren't talking about me,
were you?

Not when you described yourself
so perfectly.

Listen, Mr. Wise-Guy, I called
the Department of Motor Vehicles.

They told me I had the right of way
going up the hill and not you.

Dex said that you were stubborn,

but he left out that you were arrogant
and rude and...

- Pigheaded?
- Perfect.

[OlNKlNG]

[SlGHS]

What time do I report to work
tomorrow morning?

- Seven-thirty sharp.
- Thank you.

[CHUCKLES]

It's so beautiful out here,
and so peaceful.

Yeah.
Danny's having such a good time.

- Our young Hiawatha in his wigwam.
- Ha, ha.

Steven,
about Clay being at the house--

Listen, you don't owe me
any explanations.

I wanna say this.

After seeing him,
I realised that it's over.

How do you feel about that?

Good. Especially now that we're
living together as a family again.

It's been great for Danny
having you around.

It's been great for me
having both of you around.

I just...

I don't know
where it goes from here.

Why does it have to go anywhere?
Why can't we just let it be?

Truth is, I like us as a family.

- I missed it.
- Me too.

And now that we have it back,
I'd like it to stay this way.

Is that fair to you?

I mean, I've told you,
I can't offer you--

Steven, I'm not asking for anything.

What I need is someone who cares,
and you do.

And I need to show affection,
and you allow me that.

What about the physical part?

This is physical.

And living together is wonderful.
It's exactly what I need right now.

[OWL HOOTlNG]

I hear they're good luck.

Get some sleep.

Good night, Steven.

Good night.

[DOOR OPENS]

Oh, there you are.

Dana. What are you doing here?

Well, I've been looking for you all day.
Your father has called twice.

Where have you been?

Well, we had
some unexpected problems

with one
of our new Louisiana companies.

And I flew out early this morning.

Why didn't you let me know?

I left a message with Mother's
secretary. Didn't you get it?

No, I didn't, and I was worried
when I couldn't reach you.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Look, Dana,
I really am swamped here.

Why don't you head on home,

and I'll join you as soon
as I'm finished, okay?

Adam, I'm sorry, but I'm concerned.

- Is something wrong?
- No, no, no.

Nothing's wrong,
and I love you for worrying about me.

Now, I promise you, the sooner
you get your beautiful self out of here,

the sooner I can finish up
and join you at home, okay?

Okay.

- Nrazilian music tonight?
- Our very own carnival.

- Mm. Just don't be too long, senor.
- I promise.

That's the whole picture.

Well, Colbyco is certainly
on the acquisition trail.

- That'll take a little thought.
- You've got what you wanted.

Now, I want that photograph,
the negative, everything.

All in good time, my friend.
All in good time.

What does that mean?

It means that we're going to be
in business for a while.

For how long a while?

Now, that depends. I'll be in touch.

McVane.

Don't push it.

I'm warning you, don't push it too far.

Now, that sounds like a thr*at.

Nut you're too smart for that,
aren't you?

You know something,
Mrs. Carrington?

I love you very much.

I haven't had a chance to say that
in quite a while.

No, you haven't, Mr. Carrington.

Nut you're forgiven.

[BLAKE CHUCKLlNG]

I love you too, darling.

[KNOCKlNG ON DOOR]

- Excuse me.
- Oh, come in, Mrs. Curtis, come in.

I just wanted to say goodbye.

I'm taking Cathy home to be...

I'm taking Cathy home.

Well, we'd like you to know

that we'll never forget you
for what you've done.

Not ever.

I've been doing
a lot of thinking today, and...

I know that in a way,
Cathy's still living on.

Would it be all right if I looked in
on Kristina before I go?

Oh, of course. We'll go with you.

Thank you.

Hello.

Who are you?

I'm a friend of your mommy
and daddy's.

My name is Sarah.

- I'm going home.
SARAH: I know.

That should make your mommy
and daddy very happy.

Why are you crying?

I'm...

I'm happy for you.

They're happy tears.