05x21 - Life and Death

[bunniefuu]

[SIREN WAILING]

All right. Start arterial blood gases
and scan EKG and chest x-rays.

Okay, l already have the IV going,
the D W.

Doctor, she's my sister.
Please do eveything you can.

- We always do.
PARAMEDIC: Last BP, over .

Heart rate, and regular.

- Do we have any histoy on her?
- No histoy whatsoever.

DOCTOR:
Get Neurology down here.

PARAMEDIC:
Okay, let's transfer her.

- How is she, Father?
- She's alive, but just barely.

She hasn't gone into shock,
but it was close.

Now all her vital signs are stable.

Doctor, was it a stroke
or was it a heart att*ck?

DOCTOR:
Oh, clearly, it was her heart.

You see,
we're not really sure what happened.

We think she has
a serious heart-valve problem.

But the histoy is not typical,
and we're still running tests.

What do you mean by ''not typical ''
doctor?

Well, we hear a murmur sometimes,
and then at other times we don't.

Whenever she sits up,
she becomes faint.

Look, we have her under sedation,

and l don't expect any changes
before morning.

l know you're all vey concerned,
but why don't you go home?

lf there's any change, l'll call you.

No. No, l'm going to stay.

But l do think it would be better
if you did what the doctor suggests,

- all ofyou.
- Well, that's fine with me.

l'd rather be anmhere
than in a hospital.

WOMAN [OVER PA]: Dr. Shem...
ADAM: Father, you shouldn't be alone,

if anything should happen.

Adam's right, Blake.
You need your rest.

Will you do as l say? Please.

ADAM:
If that's the way you want it, Father.

- Ifyou need me, call.
- Thank you. l will.

Doctor, l'd like to phone New York.

l know a cardiologist,
a Dr. Russell Chase,

who, reputedly,
is the best in the county.

That's what l want for my sister,
the best.

Of course. You can use my office.

WOMAN [OVER PA]: --to Paediatrics.
Dr. Verdan to Paediatrics, please.

Jeff, l'm sory about what l said
back there, but it's the truth.

l mean, the smell of a hospital.
You look in these doors,

you see all these people
hooked up to tubes.

Forget about it, we'll iust go home.

Tell you what, l got a better idea.
Why don't we go back to La Mirage

and have a drink
and maybe a dance or two?

No, not tonight.

Well, when?

Jeff, l'm sick to death of wandering
the halls of that castle evey evening.

You go to bed early,
you get up early.

l thought newlmeds were supposed to
have a little more fun.

Wait a minute.
Look, l'm sory if you're bored.

But Dominique could be dying,

and l don't feel tonight
is the night to go dancing.

l'm supposed to give up
my entire life

because somebody l don't know
is sick?

The lady's name is Dominique,

and she's part of the family
that's part of me.

Remember that.

WOMAN :
--call Radiology, please.

Dr. Moore, Dr. Vance Moore,
call Radiology, please.

Uh-huh. Okay, great. Bye.

Thank you.

Kystle's on her way.

l still think you should have
checked with Blake first.

- Adam, she wants to be here.
- Honey, we all want to be here.

But it's clear that Blake decides
who stays and who goes.

You know,
he's under a lot of pressure.

- l think you're misiudging him.
- Am l?

He didn't ask us to leave,
he ordered us to leave.

We're like tin soldiers to him.

Wind us up,
we march to his command.

- He's the head of the family.
- Family?

Now,
that's a wonde_ul-sounding word.

Coniures up all kinds
of lovely images:

family dinners, family picnics,
puppies by the family fireplace.

You think that's
what we are to Blake? Family?

Adam, l think you're tired.

l'm tired of a lot of things.
And don't think you're immune either.

As long as you do what Blake says,
you'll be fine.

But go against his wishes iust once,
and we'll see whether you're family,

or iust one more of Blake's subiects.

[EKG BEEPING]

How is she?

Stable.

lt's a word they seem to use when
they don't know what to expect ne_.

Doctor still doesn't know
what the basic problem is.

Why didn't you call?

- If Claudia hadn't--
- Kystle.

l appreciate your being here,
but there's nothing for you to do.

Why don't you go on back home?

Blake, there may be nothing
any of us can do,

except be here for each other.

So whatever our differences might be,
l wanna be here,

with you and with Dominique.

Please.

Thank you.

Damn it, Sam, you're Dex's father.
You should know where he is.

All right. But if you hear from him,
please let me know.

Goodbye.

Well, at least one of us found
what we were looking for.

Darling, when we were in Acapulco,

did Dex, by any chance,
tell you where he might be going?

The only thing Dex ever told me
is where l should go.

Besides, l had other things on my mind
in Acapulco, remember?

Yes, well
while we're on tha!t subject,

have you done anything
about that situation?

What situation?

Don't be coy with me, darling.

Prince Michael. Have you called him
and tried to patch up your relationship?

There was no relationship,
it was just a faiy tale.

l don't think he thought
it was a faiy tale, darling.

l saw the way he looked at you.

You'd be a fool
if you let him slip away.

Prince Michael was never mine
to let slip away.

He's engaged to that duchess
of something or other.

Darling, engagements were made
to be broken, as we all know.

Mummy, why don't you solve
the problems of your own love life

before you start working on mine?

And what is that supposed to mean?

Well, if l did want
to call Prince Michael,

at least l'd know where to find him.

But where's the love of your life?

You can't call Dex, because you don't
even know where he is.

All right, the--

[COUGHING]

Let's finish this in the morning.
You need some rest.

l'll rest when l get you out of Paraguay,
not before.

Now, the route
to the airport's secure.

l got guys all the way along the line.

l've got a predetermined system
of signals, in case we get in trouble.

l can't do it, Mr. De_er.

l can't take Daniel's passport
and leave him behind.

l owe him a great deal.
l can't leave him.

Professor, please.
Daniel himself approved this plan.

This is not the time to question it.

Look, you're sick.
You've obviously contracted malaria.

[COUGHS]

DOMINIQUE:
Hello, doctor.

Oh.

l've pe_ormed to some rough rooms
in my time,

l don't think l'm going to get a break
in this room either.

Eveything's going to be fine,
Dominique.

ls it, Blake?

Yes. Yes, it is.

CHASE:
First things first, Miss Deveraux.

When l first examined you,

there were certain signs
that led me in a particular direction:

a heart murmur.

Heart murmur?

Those were iust
my stomach grumbling.

l didn't have my breaMast
this morning, doctor.

Please, l know you're frightened,

but you have to listen
and understand what l'm going to say.

l believe that you're suffering
from what we call mitral stenosis,

probably due to a bout with rheumatic
fever when you were a child.

But all the pieces
don't quite fit the puzzle.

l don't ever recall
having rheumatic fever.

Nevertheless, it appears
you do have heart-valve damage.

What's the e_ent of that damage,
doctor?

Well, instead of the approximate
-and-a-half-centimetre opening

in the mitral valve,
you have less than centimetre.

Oh.

That's a silly mistake, isn't it?

The blood flow is inhibited,
collects in the atrium,

and backs into the lungs.

l strongly suggest surgey,
immediately.

That means the damage
can be repaired.

Doctor,

how are my chances?

From all the reports l've seen, you're
othemise in pe_ect physical condition.

But l must impress upon you,
Miss Deveraux,

this surgey is your only chance.

You really have no choice.

l'm sure you wanna be alone
with your family.

l'll wait for your decision.

l have accomplished a hell of a lot
in my lifetime.

And if it ends now,

you know, Kystle,

l really have no regrets.

lt's not going to end, Dominique.

You're a strong woman, Dominique.
You're going to be all right.

Oh, stop it. Stop it, both of you.

l know what you're tying to do.

But if l am dying,

please allow me to die
with some dignity.

[PHONE RINGS]

ALEXIS :
Lin.

De_ers residence.

One moment, please.

Lin, have some cymbidiums sent
to Dominique Deveraux

at Cheney Hospital
with a message from me:

''Get well soon.
l miss the fun and games.''

l'll take care of it, Mrs. De_er.
There's a long-distance call for you

from Bolivia,
regarding Mr. Jeffrey Colby.

- Are you in?
- Yes.

Mrs. De_er will be right with you.

Thank you, Lin. Hello?

Oh, darling.

Well, thank you.

But this isn't iust a friendly call, is it?

l assume that you've dug up
something that l ought to know

about the Jeff Colby,
Nicole De Vilbis marriage?

Aha.

Really?

Steven, my loyalties, and Jeffs,

lie with Denver-Carrington
and not Colbyco.

Well, l can speak for myself, Adam.
Thank you.

Since Colbyco owns percent
of those South China Sea leases,

l'd say we have a shared loyalty,
wouldn't you?

Yes. To make sure that whatever
business deals we do make

benefit both companies.

Then l repeat, there is absolutely
no reason why we shouldn't use

De_er International
Drilling Company.

And we will, if their bid is right.

l'm disappointed in you, Adam.

l thought after you and Dex became
partners in saving Mother's life

that your nemound friendship
would mean something.

l see loyalty
only goes so far with you.

JEFF: Well, we can debate
Adam's loyalty all afternoon,

but the fact remains that if De_er
International can match the best bid

for the South China Sea drilling
operation, we'll do business.

l don't believe that personalities
have anything to do with it.

Since when, Jeff?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

JEFF:
Well, since--

l'm sory,
Barbara was nowhere to be seen.

JEFF: Ashley.
- How are you?

JEFF:
Terrific.

Hi.

Lady Ashley Mitchell,
l'd like you to meet Steven Carrington.

- Hello.
- Hello.

l believe you've met
Adam Carrington in Paris.

We never actually met there,
but it's a pleasure to meet you now.

Thank you. l've been looking fomard
to meeting both of you, Blake's sons.

lf you're looking for Blake, he's at
the hospital with Dominique Deveraux.

Which is where l'm going now, if you'll
excuse me. It's nice to meet you.

ASHLEY: Bye.
- And l've gotta get back to Colbyco.

- Jeff, you will have your bid.
- And if it's good enough,

De_er International
will have our business.

- Good. Nice to meet you.
ASHLEY: Bye.

l stopped by to visit Dominique
at the hospital.

We used to know one another.

They wouldn't let me see her,
only members of the family.

Well, she's all right now,
but l think she's gonna need surgey.

Can l get you a drink or coffee
or something?

- Coffee would be great.
- Terrific.

And you? How are you doing?

l'm holding my own.

More than that,
judging from what l just heard.

But you always were
a downhill racer.

Watch out for Jeff Colby,
he's coming through.

Well, l've taken a few spills in my time.
Please.

Thank you.

That's what made you vulnerable.

And so appealing.

- You've changed.
- l have?

- For the worse?
- Hardly.

Well, l suppose l should congratulate
you on your recent marriage.

Thank you.

Ashley, we've bumped into each other
in some rather exotic places.

And now you're here in Denver.
Why?

My camera happened to focus
on Blake Carrington one day,

and it's been following him
ever since.

So you came all the way to Denver
to photograph Blake Carrington?

l take pictures for a living, Jeff.
l can't do that just staying in one place.

Besides, l love what l do.

Have a career, independence,
adventure.

What more could a woman want?

Except maybe an invitation to dinner
one of these evenings?

For old time's sake?

No, Jeff.

l've always found that the present
is far more interesting than the past.

[PHONE BEEPS]

Excuse me.

Hello.

Yes, Alexis?

l'll come right over.

Oh, Kystle.

Where's Blake?

- He's with Dr. Chase.
- Oh.

[COUGHING]

Lie down, Miss Deveraux.

Dominique, we need to tell Brady.

He'll wanna be here tomorrow
when you're operated on.

No.

We have to know where to reach him.
He should be here.

No. No.

l don't want his pity.

No, l don't care.

[COUGHING]

Please, Miss Deveraux,
you must lie still.

KRYSTLE:
Shh.

[DOMINIQUE GASPING
AND PANTING]

What do you mean
the marriage never happened?

You were drunk, Jeff.
You said so yourself.

She shoved a piece of paper
in your face,

said that you were married,
and you bought it.

Maybe l wanted to buy it.

Why?

l don't know,
l was tired and drunk and lonely.

And something inside me
said l don't wanna be alone anymore.

Maybe l-- l wanted it to be real.

The reality is, Jeff,
that you were lonely and vulnerable,

and she took advantage of you.

l let her.

There was no struggle.
l closed my eyes and l let it happen.

And while your eyes were closed,

she hired an innkeeper
to proclaim you man and wife.

The signatures were false,
the certificate was a phoney.

She paid them off, Jeff.

The marriage was never registered
because it never took place.

So now that your eyes are opened,
what are you going to do about it?

l'll do what l have to do.

l did it because l loved you.

You wouldn't give me a chance, Jeff.

Fallon was always
coming between us.

The memories--

l didn't wanna lose you.

Nikki, when you catch something
in a trap, it doesn't become yours,

it dies.

l needed you.

Jeff, l still do.

We could make this work.
Give it a chance.

Oh, no, we missed the chance.
We used each other.

We both reached out and grabbed
the first warm body we could find.

We were wrong. You...

You can't build a relationship on lies.

lf you don't have truth,
you have nothing.

You mean l have nothing.

When l came here,
l had a map leading to a statue

that was worth a fortune.

You made me give that statue up,
_e_q.

And l did. l gave it up because--

than an ancient Inca statue.

Well, don't wory.

l'll pay you what it was worth.

[SCOFFS]

l'm sory.

You'd think l'd know better by now.

l've been in love twice.

The first time,
Peter De Vilbis destroyed it.

And this time,
it looks like l did it all by myself.

l'll pack my things up
and be out of here as soon as l can.

Nikki, l wish it had worked out.

For both our sakes.

Don't you think this ball
is just a little too big for you?

Not if l hold it with two hands.

Please, Daddy?

You're gonna want your own car
pretty soon.

Excuse me, Mr. Carrington,
a Mr. Fuller here to see you.

Sory to barge in like this.

Danny, l'd like you to meet
a friend of mine.

This is Luke Fuller.
Luke, this is my son, Danny.

How do you do, Danny?

Fine. Daddy's gonna buy me a car.

Whoa, wait a minute, hotshot.

l thought
we were talking football here.

That seems like
a logical progression.

Danny, if l were you,
l'd go for a bicycle first.

Two wheels
are much easier than four.

They are?

Trust me.

Gerard,
would you take Danny up to bed?

l'll be up to say good night
in just a minute, Danny.

Claudia too?

No, not-- Not tonight.

You go on, now.

Gerard.

- Quite a kid.
- Yes, he is.

Claudia working late tonight?

l...

l wouldn't know.

l see.

Luke,

what are you doing here?

l'm sory about you and Claudia,
Steven.

Well, l...

l was coming over to tell you
that l have another job lined up

and that l needed a recommendation
from you.

But l guess l could have phoned you
with that information, couldn't l?

Yes, you could have.

So l tried to think of another excuse
to drive over here, but l couldn't.

The truth is, Steven, l--

l wanted to see you.

l'll stop right here, Steven,
and leave if you want.

l know l promised to stay away,
to keep my distance.

l've tried.

l've tried to keep busy,
buy myself in my work.

But l can't stop thinking about you,
Steven.

l guess l'm not as strong
as l thought l was.

Not as strong as you are.

l'm not as strong as you think.

Luke, l love Claudia.

But to tell you the truth,
l've missed you too.

l've wanted to see you.

Steven, l...

We need to talk.

But this is not the place.

Come on.

Evening, Gerard.

There's a list of calls on your desk,
Mr. Carrington.

BLAKE: Oh, good. Thank you.
- l'm gonna go say good night to Danny.

l'll meet you at the diner, okay?

- Dad.
BLAKE: Steven.

Kystle. How's Dominique?

Oh, she's scheduled for surgey
in the morning.

She's resting now.

Dad, this is Luke Fuller.
Luke, my father and his wife, Kystle.

Mr. Carrington.

- Hello.
- Hello.

BLAKE:
Uh...

Steven, it's late and l know
you have plans for this evening,

but l wanna talk to you
about something.

Would tomorrow be convenient?

Sure.

Good.

Well, good night.

Good night.

KRYSTLE :
Good night.

[MAN COUGHING]

ALEXIS :
Who's there?

Who is it?

- Who's down there?
DEX: It's Dex.

ALEXIS :
Dex.

Dex.

Oh, my God. Dex!

What's happened to you?

Oh, God. Dex.

What's wrong with you?
What's happened to you?

The chills...

Dex!

[PANTING]

Oh, Blake.

l was iust dreaming
of my own funeral.

lt was so beautiful.

lt was...

Blake, if l don't make it,
that's what l want.

A beautiful, elegant funeral.

There's not going to be a funeral,
you're going to be fine.

NURSE: We have an appointment,
Miss Deveraux.

Dominique,
Iet me call Brady, please.

No.

No.

All right.

We love you.

We'll be waiting.

WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Dr. Britt to Paediatrics.

MAN :
Haemostat.

Cardioplegic arrest.

We're all ready.

TULLY:
We're on bypass now, Dr. Chase.

CHASE:
All right, l'm gonna start the atriotomy.

GIDDINGS:
It feels like a firm clot in the atrium.

TULLY:
Looks firmer than a clot.

CHASE:
No, it's not a clot.

lt's a m_oma.

No wonder she became cyanotic
evey time she sat up.

The tumour blocked the valve.

MAN :
Normal bypass pressure.

Blake?

Yes?

lf anything happens to Dominique--

Nothing is going to happen to her.

She's strong.

My sister is strong.

Yes, she's strong.

And she's proud.

And that pride's kept the person
she loves the most away,

iust when she needs him the most.

Brady?

They love each other.

Don't you think that if he knew what
was happening that he'd be here?

No matter what their problems,
their differences?

BLAKE :
l think he would, yes.

Why does it take something like this
to convince two people

that they love each other,
need each other?

There's so little time.

None of us can afford to waste it.

Kystle, you look tired.

Why don't you go home
and get some rest

and look in on Kristina?

lf you wanna come back later,
l'll still be here.

MAN :
Pump functioning well.

TULLY:
We have to make the incision larger.

lt looks like at least centimetres.

CHASE:
How are the blood gases?

ANAESTHESlOLOGIST:
Eveything is satisfactoy.

CHASE:
All right, this is gonna be tricky

because the pedicle
is vey close to a conducting system.

WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Nurse Stodge to ER .

Nurse Stodge to ER .

Blake, how's Dominique?

She's still in surgey,
and she's still alive.

l didn't know
you were that concerned.

Of course l'm concerned.

Well, your concern is usually
about your own self-preservation.

Alexis,

instead of circling overhead
like a vulture, why don't you leave?

l suppose you're referring
to Tom Carrington's estate.

You know what l'm referring to.
You were never happy about

my father making Dominique
the executor of his estate.

That is not why l'm here.

Now you listen to me, Blake.

l could have taken
your precious China Sea oil leases

and left you with nothing, but l didn't.

l offered you an honest deal,
which you accepted,

and which has kept
Denver-Carrington alive.

Yeah, the ne_ thing you did
was to turn around

and ty to destroy
Dominique's company.

l may strike a hard bargain, Blake,
but at least l leave my victims alive.

Which is more than l can say
for you and Rashid Ahmed.

You know damn well that l had
nothing to do with Ahmed's death.

So l read.

Alexis.

Alexis.

[PANTING]

Forgive me.

Can't you do something else
other than just check his pulse?

Your husband's gonna be all right,
Mrs. De_er.

You act like he's got
just a mild case of flu or something.

You told me this was malaria.
He could die.

His life's in no danger.

He's had a relapse, Mrs. De_er.

He's carried this with him
for quite some time,

and he'll get over it again.

Relapse?

Dex.

Dex, darling.

Amanda...

[GRUNTS]

l'm sory.

Amanda,

l'm sory.

Please, forgive me.

Please,

forgive me.

MAN :
Ready to go off bypass.

Lungs are a little stiff.

CHASE:
That's common with mitral stenosis.

TULLY:
Hemostasis satisfactoy.

WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Dr. Shem, call for exchange.

Nurse,
hasn't she been in there a long time?

lt's not unusual
for this type of surgey.

lsn't there anyone that can tell me
how it's going in there?

Please ty to relax, Mr. Carrington.

She's in good hands.

ls there any word yet, Dad?

Oh, no.

No, all we can do is wait and pray.

Thank you for coming, Steven.

You said you wanted to talk to me.

Oh, yes.

Yes.

That young man
that you were with last night...

- Luke Fuller.
- Yeah, Luke.

Uh, you and Luke,

are you, um...?

Dad,

l love Claudia.

And Danny is life itself to me.

But l'm tired of tying to fight it.

Tying to deny what l feel.

No matter what you want for me,
what kind of son you want me to be,

the fact is, l think l love him.

l'm sory.

Steven, l've lost one child this year,
and now l may lose my sister.

Yeah.

l could wish things
were different for you,

but no matter who you are
or what you are,

l'll be damned
if l'm going to lose you.

CHASE:
Atriotomy closed.

MAN :
Blood pressure, steady.

CHASE:
Take her off bypass.

MAN :
Pumps shut off in five seconds.

CHASE: Good.
TULLY: Normal sinus rhythm.

CHASE:
All signs stable.

Close, Dr. Tully. l'll see the family.

ANAESTHESlOLOGIST:
Her heart rate's slowing rapidly,

blood pressure is dropping.

TULLY: She's developed heart block.
She's going into shock.

[ALARM BEEPING]

MAN :
Get Dr. Chase. Stat.

MAN :
Blood pressure, zero.

WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Dr. Chase, OR , stat.

Dr. Chase, OR , stat.

Father?

Oh, Adam.

- Claudia.
- Hi, Blake.

- You need to get some rest.
- Oh, l can't.

Want some coffee then?

All right, thank you.

l wish there was something
l could do for you.

There is something.

Sit down.

l spoke to Steven.

l know about Luke Fuller.

l also know that Steven loves you
vey, vey much.

Now, Claudia,
don't abandon him, please.

Oh, Blake, l'm not abandoning him.

Steven doesn't know what he wants.

And until he does,
what do you expect me to do?

Just sit by and wait for him?

Yes.

Don't you see?
You're his only chance.

At what, a normal life?

He's got a wife and son
who love him,

he's still torn to pieces.

Blake,
Steven has to make up his own mind.

l can't be a one-woman
rescue mission for him.

You can't or you won't?

What do you think she can do,
Father?

Steven's made it clear
that Claudia is merely in his way.

Adam,
this is between Claudia and me.

Oh, no, Father. No.

This goes far beyond
just the two of you.

Claudia has proven her love
and her loyalty to you

over and over again.

CLAUDIA: Oh, Adam.
- You have.

And so have l. So has eveyone.

And now you're asking her
to give up her life

so you can maintain
this vision you have

of what you think Steven
ought to be?

When will it end, Father?

Come on, Claudia.

- Come on, please.
CLAUDIA: Oh, Adam.

[EKG BEEPING]

ANAESTHESlOLOGIST:
Her heart rate is amully slow, doctor.

CHASE: The suture
must have caused heart block.

- Hook up the pacemaker.
ANAESTHESlOLOGIST: What setting?

GIDDINGS:
Heart rate . Five mA's.

Spontaneous respiration resuming.

JEFF: l'd say that Nikki and l
were getting a divorce,

but that isn't exactly right.

What's happened?

JEFF: What's happened
is it was never supposed to happen.

Turns out we were never married.

What?

The whole thing was a sham
from start to finish.

We were married
by a glorified bartender.

Oh, Jeff, l'm sory.

Heh. Who am l kidding? l knew it
wasn't gonna work right from the start.

l iust didn't wanna face it.

l needed somebody to hold onto,
l guess, and...

The fewer questions, the better.

Kystle, when does it stop hurting?

l loved Fallon but couldn't see
what was happening, and l--

l wanted to love Nikki, but refused
to see her for what she was.

Oh, Jeff.

lt'll stop hurting
when you start facing the future.

As long as you live in the past,
the hurt will be there.

l know that,
but how can l put Fallon behind me

when she's with me
evey second of my life?

WOMAN [OVER PA]:
Dr. Dwight Coleman, call your office.

Dr. Coleman, call your office.

Blake.

Ashley, hello.

Don't wory, no photographs.
Just a friend worying about you.

[BLAKE CHUCKLES]

[BLAKE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLM

l could use one.

ls there anything l can do to help?

No, iust you being here helps.

Mr. Carrington?

Yes, doctor?

Your sister's gonna be iust fine.

But she'll be unconscious
for several hours.

That's wonde_ul. Thank you, doctor.

[PIANO PLAYING
AND PEoPLE cHmTERING]

ls this seat taken
or were you saving it for me?

You may wanna change your mind.
l'm not the best company tonight.

So l can see.

What's wrong, Jeff?

The end of a marriage.

The end of a bad idea.

Well, you should be glad it's over.

Here's to the end of bad ideas
and to the beginning of nothing.

That's not gonna solve anything.

You may be right.

Jeff, you're a vey attractive man.

But this is not the time or the place.

Not iust now.

Will you settle for dinner instead?

Come on.

[EKG BEEPING]

l was iust dreaming about you.

Yes, l know.

You called out my name.

That was sweet.

What did l say?

Nothing,

and eveything.

Being delirious is a little bit like
going to confession.

Well, l was hallucinating.

lt's the malaria.

Just the rantings and ravings
of a madman?

Exactly.

Dex,

where were you
that you got this sick?

lt's a long stoy.

l'm sure there's a lot of stories
that you could tell me.

Tell His Maiesty
that it's Alexis Morrell calling.

l know he'll talk to me.

Galen.

Yes.

Oh, yes, it's me.

The Morrell may have changed,
but it's still the same Alexis.

Oh. Oh, yes, l remember.

But Galen, the time for talking
about our love is long past.

That's not why l'm calling.

Your son, Michael,
is almost as attractive as you are.

And needless to say, my daughter,
Amanda, is ravishing.

l'll wager a kingdom, Galen,
that if we got them together,

it could be mutually beneficial
to all parties.