Season One was shown on Mondays in the USA.
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 001 |
"Oil - Part 1" |
January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) |
101 |
| As wealthy oil tycoon Blake Carrington prepares to marry his former secretary Krystle, Steven and Fallon, his children from his previous marriage, arrive in Denver for the ceremony — as does Krystle's old flame, Matthew Blaisdel.[1] |
| 002 |
"Oil - Part 2" |
January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) |
102 |
| Things get even more complicated when an old friend of Matthew's, Walter Lankershim, approaches Matthew about forming a business partnership. But Matthew says his loyalties lie with Blake — until Walter's oil well is sabotaged and it looks like Blake is behind it.[1] |
| 003 |
"Oil - Part 3" |
January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) |
103 |
| As Blake and Krystle recite their wedding vows, Walter arrives with a gun determined to get revenge, Jeff Colby pursues Fallon even though she is more interested in his uncle, and Matthew quits his job at Denver-Carrington to work with Walter.[1] |
| 004 |
"The Honeymoon" |
January 19, 1981 (1981-01-19) |
104 |
| The honeymoon is cut short when Blake's Middle East oil business runs into trouble, Krystle has trouble dealing with the household staff, Cecil Colby has a proposition for Fallon, and Steven goes to work for Matthew Blaisdel.[1] |
| 005 |
"The Dinner Party" |
January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26) |
105 |
| Blake throws an elaborate dinner party and invites Matthew and Walter in hopes of luring Matthew back to Denver-Carrington. Walter is willing to bury the hatchet, but Matthew thinks it is a set-up and doubts about going. Matthew's emotionally unstable wife Claudia persuades him to attend the party, and assures him that she will not have a setback at the party. Meanwhile, Krystle is worried about the costs of the party, and Fallon tries to explain her that during a crisis, the rich are supposed to spend a lot of money to showcase their power. While arranging the design of the party, Krystle yet again quarrels with the majordomo Joseph, but she eventually believes that they have come to an understanding. During the party, Cecil offers to help out Blake financially without expecting any favors. Blake doesn't trust the situation, unaware that Cecil has a secret understanding with Fallon, which obliges her to become involved with Jeff, even though she does not get along with him. While Steven is befriending Claudia, Fallon - who is smoking weed with Jeff - overhears Matthew telling Krystle he still loves her. Krystle gets mad at him over the past, which leads Matthew to an anger outburst, after which Blake plans on ruining him.[1] |
| 006 |
"Fallon's Wedding" |
February 2, 1981 (1981-02-02) |
106 |
| When Steven's ex-lover, Ted, arrives in Denver and begs Steven to come back home to New York, Fallon and Jeff jet off to Las Vegas and get married. Blake's chauffeur, Michael, secretly tries to help his boss by bribing a banker.[1] |
| 007 |
"The Chauffeur Tells a Secret" |
February 16, 1981 (1981-02-16) |
107 |
| Michael finds out about Cecil's deal with Fallon and tells Blake, and Matthew's daughter, Lindsay, has an encounter with a boy at school who says she is going to end up as crazy as her mother. Steven and Claudia share a kiss.[1] |
| 008 |
"The Bordello" |
February 23, 1981 (1981-02-23) |
108 |
| As Steven's anti-gay co-workers on the oil rig continue to taunt him, Walter decides to take him to a bordello to "make a man out of him." While Blake attempts to save his business by putting key holdings in Krystle's name, Krystle pawns an expensive necklace to help Matthew.[1] |
| 009 |
"Krystle's Lie" |
March 2, 1981 (1981-03-02) |
109 |
| As Blake angrily tries to discover who helped Matthew, Matthew discovers one of his own workers was paid by Blake to sabotage the oil rig and blame it on Steven. Blake goes into a rage when he finds Krystle's birth control pills.[1] |
| 010 |
"The Necklace" |
March 2, 1981 (1981-03-02) |
110 |
| Michael tells Fallon that Krystle sold an emerald necklace and gave the money to Matthew. Claudia picks up a young man at a singles bar but when she changes her mind and calls Steven to come get her, they end up spending the night together.[1] |
| 011 |
"The Beating" |
March 9, 1981 (1981-03-09) |
111 |
| Steven decides it's time to make some changes, so he moves out of the mansion then tells Blake he'll come work for Denver-Carrington. Lindsay finds out her mother slept with Steven, and Blake has Michael beaten after learning he slept with Fallon.[1] |
| 012 |
"The Birthday Party" |
March 16, 1981 (1981-03-16) |
112 |
| Michael tells Blake that Krystle pawned her necklace and gave the money to Matthew. Jeff is so outraged when he learns about his uncle's deal with Fallon that he makes a drunken scene at Cecil's birthday party with Cecil's new girlfriend.[1] |
| 013 |
"The Separation" |
March 23, 1981 (1981-03-23) |
113 |
| Ted arrives back in town and meets Claudia to talk about Steven. Fed up with Blake's games, Krystle leaves. Steven also plans to leave Ted, but Ted tracks him to the Carrington mansion where their goodbye hug leads to disaster.[1] |
| 014 |
"Blake Goes To Jail" |
April 13, 1981 (1981-04-13) |
114 |
| Krystle returns to stand by Blake after he is arrested for the murder of Ted Dinard. When Prosecutor Jake Dunham pushes for a murder conviction, Fallon testifies that Ted tripped and hit his head. Steven soon takes the stand and accuses his sister of lying.[1] |
| 015 |
"The Testimony" |
April 20, 1981 (1981-04-20) |
115 |
| Back at the mansion, tempers erupt over Steven's testimony. When Claudia is called to the stand and forced to reveal her affair with Steven, an outraged Matthew attacks Blake. Claudia packs her things and runs away, taking Lindsay with her. On the way, they are in an accident. In court, Jake calls in a new witness, a mysterious woman in a white hat and veil enters. Fallon recognizes the woman as her mother.[1] |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 016 |
"Enter Alexis" |
November 4, 1981 (1981-11-04) |
201 |
| Joan Collins joins the cast as Blake's ex-wife, Alexis, who testifies against Blake in his murder trial and proves that he can be a violent man. Claudia awakens in the hospital and discovers Matthew has run off with Lindsey.[2] |
| 017 |
"The Verdict" |
November 11, 1981 (1981-11-11) |
202 |
| Blake is sentenced to two years in prison. Alexis' true colors show when she moves into her old studio on Blake's property and their hatred for each other is evident. Tension rises as Blake tries to talk to Steven. Krystle discovers she's pregnant.[2] |
| 018 |
"Alexis' Secret" |
November 18, 1981 (1981-11-18) |
203 |
| After Claudia is released from the hospital, she attempts suicide. She's saved by Blake's friend Dr. Nick Toscanni, who has a secret vendetta against Blake. Fallon and Jeff decide to have a baby, while Alexis confesses to Steven that Blake is not Fallon's real father.[2] |
| 019 |
"Fallon's Father" |
November 25, 1981 (1981-11-25) |
204 |
| Alexis confronts Blake with the information that he is not really Fallon's father, but he has heard it before and never believed it. Alexis urges him to reconcile with Steven. Blake also learns that his associates do not like dealing with an accused murderer, and that Cecil Colby closed a deal without consulting him. Alexis reveals to Cecil that he is Fallon's father. Meanwhile, Steven is diagnosed with possible brain damage after drunken fall in the family's swimming pool.[2] |
| 020 |
"Reconciliation" |
December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02) |
205 |
| Heather Locklear joins the cast. As Steven recovers at home, he and Blake reconcile. Krystle's ex-brother-in-law, racecar driver Frank Dean, sends his stepdaughter Sammy Jo, to stay with her. Alexis hires a private investigator to uncover Krystle's past, while Cecil puts pressure on Blake to repay the $9 million loan he is owed.[2] |
| 021 |
"Viva Las Vegas" |
December 9, 1981 (1981-12-09) |
206 |
| To repay the loan, Blake travels to Las Vegas and borrows the money from gangster Logan Rhinewood. Sammy Jo takes comfort in the arms of Steven, but it is Claudia he asks to marry him. Fallon and Nick find love together. While skeet shooting, Alexis spots Krystle on horseback. With a premeditated shot, the frightened horse throws Krystle to the ground and she is rushed to the hospital in fear of losing the baby.[2] |
| 022 |
"The Miscarriage" |
December 16, 1981 (1981-12-16) |
207 |
| Krystle is devastated after learning that she has not only lost her baby, but she can no longer have children. Jeff quits his uncle Cecil's business to join Denver-Carrington while Fallon continues her affair with Nick. Although Steven and Sammy Jo spend time away together in his cabin, he still asks Claudia to marry him. She declines, stating that she's still in love with the husband who abandoned her. More trouble comes to Blake by way of his attorney, Andrew Laird, regarding Middle Eastern oil leases.[2] |
| 023 |
"The Mid-East Meeting" |
January 6, 1982 (1982-01-06) |
208 |
| Blake and Jeff fly to the Middle East to try and meet with Rashid Ahmed to obtain his help with releasing their overseas of tankers. Meanwhile, Alexis flies to Rome to meet with Ahmed, a former lover, under the guise of helping Blake. Fallon learns she's pregnant, makes plans for an abortion, and asks Jeff for a divorce. He agrees only if she'll keep the baby. Fallon confesses her love to Nick. Alexis persuades Blake to come to Rome under false pretenses.[2] |
| 024 |
"The Psychiatrist" |
January 13, 1982 (1982-01-13) |
209 |
| Traveling to Rome, Blake phones a despondent Krystle in another attempt to get her to see psychiatrist Nick Toscanni. Consumed with jealousy over Krystle, Fallon tells Jeff their marriage was a business arrangement to benefit Blake and she only became pregnant to compete with Krystle. Krystle becomes shattered over suggestive photos that appear in a tabloid of Blake and Alexis together in Rome. Nick comforts Krystle, and passion soon ignites.[2] |
| 025 |
"Sammy Jo and Steven Marry" |
January 20, 1982 (1982-01-20) |
210 |
| Krystle stops Nick before they sleep together, but Nick confesses his love for her. She tells him she won't cheat on her husband. Blake returns and explains the photos were not what they seem. Steven marries Sammy Jo and decides to be a racecar driver.[2] |
| 026 |
"The Car Explosion" |
January 27, 1982 (1982-01-27) |
211 |
| When Steven and Sammy Jo return home, they tell everyone of their marriage except Blake. Alexis goes out of her way to make Krystle believe that an affair happened in Rome. Nick persuades Krystle to leave Blake. To make matters worse, Ray Bonning, a representative for Rhinewood, interferes in the business. When a bomb is thrown at Blake from a speeding car he becomes blind.[2] |
| 027 |
"Blake's Blindness" |
February 3, 1982 (1982-02-03) |
212 |
| Convinced that Ray is behind the explosion, Blake settles plans to exact revenge. Krystle decides to hold off on telling Blake about her divorce plans until he is feeling better. Fallon tell Alexis about her affair with Nick and her feelings for him. Alexis promises to rid Krystle from their lives.[2] |
| 028 |
"The Hearing" |
February 10, 1982 (1982-02-10) |
213 |
| After doing some research , Blake discovers that Nick's brother, Gianni, worked for Denver-Carrington, but was killed in the Mideast problems. Fallon tells Alexis that she does not want her help in her problem with Krystle. An anonymous note is delivered to Blake suggesting Krystle is with Nick. Blake's sight returns but no one knows except Joseph, the butler.[2] |
| 029 |
"The Iago Syndrome" |
February 17, 1982 (1982-02-17) |
214 |
| Blake pretends to still be blind and has a talk with Nick about the death of his brother. Krystle ends things with Nick and decides to leave Denver but is convinced to stay by Blake. Sammy Jo takes advantage of being married to a Carrington and behaves like a spoiled rich housewife.[2] |
| 030 |
"The Party" |
February 24, 1982 (1982-02-24) |
215 |
| Blake finally tells everyone his sight is back. During a party to celebrate Steven and Sammy Jo, Sammy Jo becomes drunk and embarrasses the entire Carrington family. The truth about Cecil being Fallon's real father is revealed. Afterward, Alexis and Fallon are in a car accident that leaves Fallon unconscious.[2] |
| 031 |
"The Baby" |
March 3, 1982 (1982-03-03) |
216 |
| At the hospital, Fallon gives birth to a son, who is born so weak that his chances for survival are slim. Claudia sleeps with Jeff to steal a key to the archive in Blake's office. Meanwhile, Sammy Jo leaves Steven. When Krystle discovers the truth surrounding her miscarriage, she and Alexis have a catfight in her studio.[2] |
| 032 |
"Mother And Son" |
March 10, 1982 (1982-03-10) |
217 |
| After a surgery, Fallon's baby recovers, but she and Jeff fight over custody. Jeff discovers that it is Claudia who has been leaking information to Cecil about Denver-Carrington.[2] |
| 033 |
"The Gun" |
March 24, 1982 (1982-03-24) |
218 |
| Blake discovers, through a blood test, that he is Fallon's real father. Steven follows Sammy Jo to Hollywood, where she's been modeling at a sleazy studio. Claudia tries to shoot Cecil after learning that Matthew and Lindsay are dead, but in a struggle between her and Krystle, the gun fires.[2] |
| 034 |
"The Fragment" |
April 7, 1982 (1982-04-07) |
219 |
| Claudia is wounded by the gunshot, and the police suspect Krystle in the shooting. Claudia doesn't remember the incident when she awakens. Blake gets a meeting, via microphone, with the reclusive Logan Rhinewood.[2] |
| 035 |
"The Shakedown" |
April 14, 1982 (1982-04-14) |
220 |
| Steven is arrested for assault after beating up a con man who tries to blackmail him. Blake threatens Alexis when he learns of her involvement in Krystle's miscarriage.[2] |
| 036 |
"The Two Princes" |
April 28, 1982 (1982-04-28) |
221 |
| Little Blake Colby comes home from the hospital along with Susan, the nurse hired to look after him. Alexis accepts Cecil's proposal of marriage and plans her wedding. Rashid Ahmed returns to conduct more business with Blake.[2] The final appearance in the regular series of Al Corley as Steven. |
| 037 |
"The Cliff" |
May 4, 1982 (1982-05-04) |
222 |
| When Nick discovers that Blake is responsible for his brother's death, a fight breaks out. Blake falls unconscious down a cliff and Nick leaves him there. Little Blake is kidnapped, and Cecil suffers a heart attack while making love to Alexis on the night before their wedding.[2] |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 038 |
"The Plea" |
September 29, 1982 (1982-09-29) |
301 |
| Krystle finds Blake in the mountains. Cecil is brought to the hospital. A police investigation is started to find the baby. Blake goes on TV with the family to offer a reward for Little Blake. Alexis talks about their son Adam, who was kidnapped when he was a baby. In Montana, Michael Torrance is told by his dying grandmother that he really is Adam Carrington.[3] |
| 039 |
"The Roof" |
October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06) |
302 |
| Michael goes to Denver to find out who he is. Alexis and Cecil plan a wedding in the hospital. Claudia disappears and Blake suspects her of kidnapping the baby.[3] |
| 040 |
"The Wedding" |
October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) |
303 |
| The baby is recovered from the real kidnapper. Fallon starts looking for a job, and Blake gives her his hotel La Mirada. She and Michael meet, not knowing they may be brother and sister. Michael seeks Blake, but Blake rejects him when he says he's his son. Cecil and Alexis get married in the hospital.[3] |
| 041 |
"The Will" |
October 27, 1982 (1982-10-27) |
304 |
| Cecil leaves his estate and ColbyCo to Jeff and Alexis. He also reveals his "Rhinewood" game to Blake at the reading of his will. Blake suspects Alexis of being a part of it. Adam finds Alexis and shows her the silver rattle he had when he was kidnapped.[3] |
| 042 |
"The Siblings" |
November 3, 1982 (1982-11-03) |
305 |
| Alexis gives her newfound long-lost son Adam a job at ColbyCo. Blake starts to believe that Adam may actually be his real son. Fallon and Adam keep flirting with each other, not knowing they are siblings. Adam has dinner with Krystle and Blake. Alexis finally meets Krystle's first husband, Mark.[3] |
| 043 |
"Mark" |
November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10) |
306 |
| Blake tries to be friends with Adam. Alexis tells Mark that he's still married to Krystle. Mark tries to get a job as a tennis pro at Fallon's hotel. Jeff joins ColbyCo. Joseph wants to quit his job at the mansion and go to his daughter, Kirby, who's having trouble in France.[3] |
| 044 |
"Kirby" |
November 17, 1982 (1982-11-17) |
307 |
| Joseph's daughter Kirby comes to stay with the Carringtons. Mark gets the job at Fallon's hotel. Blake tries to get help from congressman Neal McVane. Jeff and Adam have problems working together. Adam gets hold of a toxic chemical mixture.[3] |
| 045 |
"La Mirage" |
November 24, 1982 (1982-11-24) |
308 |
| Fallon gets a letter from Steven, who is on an oil rig in Indonesia. Adam mixes the toxic compound in the paint for Jeff's new office. Fallon hires Kirby as a nanny for Little Blake, and throws a big opening party for her hotel, which she now calls La Mirage. At the party, Alexis sleeps with McVane and tries to stop him from helping Blake. Mark tells Krystle that they're still legally married. Adam comes on to Kirby, and Jeff comes to her rescue.[3] |
| 046 |
"Acapulco" |
December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01) |
309 |
| Jeff starts to become dizzy and affected by the toxic paint. Joseph tells Kirby to stay away from Jeff. Krystle goes to Acapulco to find out what really happened with her divorce from Mark, and Blake comes after her. The oil rig Steven works on explodes.[3] |
| 047 |
"The Locket" |
December 8, 1982 (1982-12-08) |
310 |
| The family is informed that Steven's oil rig exploded. Blake goes to look for him, with an uninvited Alexis. Sammy Jo's stepfather Frank returns to Denver to collect her share of Steven's inheritance. Joseph tells Jeff to stay away from Kirby. Mark continues to contact Krystle, who tries to get him out of her life.[3] |
| 048 |
"The Search" |
December 15, 1982 (1982-12-15) |
311 |
| Alexis and Blake continue the search for Steven in Indonesia, but find evidence that he might be dead. Blake refuses to believe it, and hires a spiritualist to help. Jeff gets ill from the paint in his office. Kirby confesses her love to Jeff, but because of his poisoning, he thinks she is Fallon. Using the situation to his advantage, Adam forces Kirby to sleep with him. Mark pays off Frank to leave the town.[3] |
| 049 |
"Samantha" |
December 29, 1982 (1982-12-29) |
312 |
| Blake continues his search for Steven, although no one else has much hope. To try and win Blake's favor, Adam feigns support for him. Blake refuses to attend the memorial service Alexis has arranged for Steven. After Krystle rejects Mark's advances, Alexis seduces him. Fallon mends fences with Krystle. Sammy Jo comes back to the Carrington mansion with a surprise: Steven's son, Danny.[3] |
| 050 |
"Danny" |
January 5, 1983 (1983-01-05) |
313 |
| Sammy Jo wants money to stay in Denver, otherwise she will give Danny up for adoption. Alexis asks Mark to stay because she needs him, and they start an affair. Blake and Krystle agree to adopt Danny while Sammy Jo goes to New York to pursue a modeling career. Alexis objects to this and tries to offer more money to Sammy Jo for Danny, without success. Jeff has more hallucinations. Steven wakes up alive in Singapore and learns he is recovering from a plastic surgery operation.[4] |
| 051 |
"Madness" |
January 12, 1983 (1983-01-12) |
314 |
| Jeff becomes more and more aggressive, a reaction to the toxic fumes in his office. He sees Fallon flirting with Mark, becomes jealous and tries to strangle her, but Mark rescues her. Adam tries to pit Blake and Jeff against each other in order to gain shares of Denver-Carrington. He is forced to include Alexis in this plan and the toxicity of Jeff's office. After she refuses to accept this, he blackmails her by threatening to tell everyone the plot was her idea. |
| 052 |
"Two Flights To Haiti" |
January 26, 1983 (1983-01-26) |
315 |
| Blake wants an explanation of Jeff's behavior. Fallon flies to Haiti for a divorce from Jeff. Adam tries to convince Alexis that Jeff's life is not in danger. In his confused state, Jeff signs his voting control of his own ColbyCo shares and Little Blake's Denver-Carrington shares over to Alexis, which gives her the power to control Blake's company. In a tennis match with Mark, Jeff collapses and is taken to hospital. Krystle suspects that Alexis knows something about Jeff's illness.[5] |
| 053 |
"The Mirror" |
February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) |
316 |
| Adam decides to renovate Jeff's office again, this time to destroy damaging evidence. Mark follows Fallon to Haiti and tries to cheer her up. Steven, who still believes he is Ben Reynolds, gets his bandages removed and sees his new face for the first time. Alexis gains the majority of votes for the Denver-Carrington/ColbyCo merger. Blake learns there is poison in Jeff's system. |
| 054 |
"Battle Lines" |
February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16) |
317 |
| Blake is desperately searching for ways to stop Alexis from taking over Denver-Carrington. Alexis wants to take Jeff to a Swiss Hospital, but the doctors and Blake forbid this. Jeff retuns to the Carrington mansion and Kirby again professes her love for him. Fallon and Mark return from Haiti. Sammy Jo agrees to Danny's adoption. |
| 055 |
"Reunions In Singapore" |
February 25, 1983 (1983-02-25) |
318 |
| Blake flies to Singapore to check the identity of the survivor, and recognizes his son's eyes. Jeff comes to regret selling his stock to Alexis and wants it back. Adam takes Kirby on a business journey, but Jeff rescues her from Adam's advances and proposes marriage to her. Alexis is hurt when she realizes that Fallon has feelings for Mark. |
| 056 |
"Fathers And Sons" |
March 3, 1983 (1983-03-03) |
319 |
| Steven is hesitant to return home, but Blake persuades him to do so. Upon returning to Denver, Steven meets his brother Adam and son Danny for the first time. Jeff and Kirby fly to Reno and get married. Mark and Fallon decide to continue their affair. |
| 057 |
"The Downstairs Bride" |
March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09) |
320 |
| Joseph is angry about the wedding of Jeff and Kirby, and Alexis is concerned as well. Steven goes to New York to meet Sammy Jo and to convince her to come back to Denver with him, but she refuses. Alexis wants Adam to chum up with his brother Steven. |
| 058 |
"The Vote" |
March 16, 1983 (1983-03-16) |
321 |
| Alexis enforces the merger of ColbyCo and Denver-Carrington in the long planned board meeting. Blake also agrees, just to stay in the board to observe Alexis. Steven hires a lawyer for divorce from Sammy Jo and accepts a job offer from Alexis. Kirby suspects Jeff and Fallon are falling in love again. Alexis tries to split up Fallon and Mark and to destroy the reputation of senator McVane, who again helped Blake by blocking the merger. |
| 059 |
"The Dinner" |
March 30, 1983 (1983-03-30) |
322 |
| Krystle organizes a dinner to arbitrate between Blake and Steven. Alexis is hopping mad about this and makes sure that Steven misses the reunion. Kirby pushes Jeff to leave the Carrington household. Blake buys the important extraction method and holds an ace against Alexis. Steven is visiting Claudia in the sanatorium. Fallon is hurt when Alexis tells her about the affair she had with Mark. |
| 060 |
"The Threat" |
April 13, 1983 (1983-04-13) |
323 |
| Sammy Jo accepts the divorce and the custody of Danny. Steven takes Danny to his home, and his lawyer comes out as gay. Fallon says Alexis to prefer Krystle as mother, wherefore Alexis provokes Krystle to a lily pond fight. Blake cuts them, whereupon Krystle is leaving and moves to La Mirage. Kirby is pregnant, and Alexis threats Joseph to tell her the truth about her mother. The career of senator McVane is ruined by the journal article initiated by Alexis. Hopeless, he strangles her, but Blake saves her life. This episode also features the first use of the word 'bitch'. |
| 061 |
"The Cabin" |
April 20, 1983 (1983-04-20) |
324 |
| Chris moves in with Steven, and while he is babysitting Blake visits the flat. Blake is appalled and decides to fight for the custody of Danny. Kirby discovers shocked that Adam is the father of her baby. Fallon learns details of Adam's first case as lawyer, a case with intoxication by chemicals, and she notices the analogies to the situation with Jeff. Alexis traps Krystle in a cabin to offer her 1 million to finally leave Blake. Meanwhile somebody inflames the cabin while Alexis and Krystle are caught inside. Season Finale. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 062 |
"The Arrest" |
September 28, 1983 (1983-09-28) |
401 |
| Mark Jennings saves Alexis and Krystle from the burning cabin. The search for the attempted murderer is difficult, because of a lot of suspects: Adam (because of the possible change of Alexis´ will), Mark (because of forced breakup with Fallon), private detective Hess, Senator McVane, Joseph and of course Blake. At first the police arrests Mark. Fallon tries to find out more about Adams first case with the toxic chemicals, but Adam can argue his doctor into convince Fallon of Adam's innocence. Jeff is leading ColbyCo while Alexis´ absence. After finding out the story of Krystles riding accident with the loss of her baby, Kirby goes riding with a wild horse and provokes an accident. |
| 063 |
"The Bungalow" |
October 5, 1983 (1983-10-05) |
402 |
| Mark is freed from custody as Blake comes forward with the $100,000 bail money to prove to Krystle that he is a fair person. After her accident Kirby confides in Krystle that the baby is not from Jeff. Adam wants to convince Steven to work together against Jeff, but fails. Furthermore he also brokes with Alexis because he wants love more than money and leaves her penthouse. In the hospital somebody tries to choke Alexis. Joseph shoots himself, Blake and Jeff come too late to prevent this. |
| 064 |
"The Note" |
October 19, 1983 (1983-10-19) |
403 |
| After Joseph kills himself, Blake and Jeff find a note that he wrote confessing that is was he who set the cabin on fire trying to kill Alexis. Kirby is left devastated over her father's suicide and confides in Krystle that she provoked the accident because the baby is from Adam. Claudia Blaisdel is released from the sanitarium and starts again an affair with Steven. Fallon restarts to investigate about Adams first case. Blake tells Steven that he intends to fight for custody over Danny. |
| 065 |
"The Hearing - Part 1" |
October 26, 1983 (1983-10-26) |
404 |
| Kirby demands Alexis divulge the real motive behind her father's murder. In a fit of rage, she tries to strangle Alexis. Adam moves into the Carrington household and also starts working for Blake, while Claudia does this for Fallon at La Mirage. Steven finds a social worker snooping around his apartment, which the information is later used at his custody trial. There Alexis testifies Blake tried to purchase the baby from Sammy Jo and he is a bad father. Krystle also gives evidence for Steven, but Blake prohibits a cross examination of her. |
| 066 |
"The Hearing - Part 2" |
November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02) |
405 |
| Alexis arrives home to find her apartment broken into. Fallon testifies on Steven's behalf. Fallon and Jeff fly to Montana to get information about the poisoning incident, and stay together the night. Adam is warned by Alexis. On the witness stand, Sammy Jo fabricates tales of Steven's promiscuity. That night, Claudia barges into Sammy Jo's hotel room demanding she retract her courtroom statements. Claudia tells Steven she has devised a plan to retain custody of his son. |
| 067 |
"Tender Comrades" |
November 9, 1983 (1983-11-09) |
406 |
| To retain custody of Danny, Steven and Claudia fly to Reno and are married. When the judge receives the assurance to jointly rear the child, the suit is dismissed. Attempting to win Krystle back, Blake offers her a public relations job at Denver-Carrington. Fallon and Jeff investigate the poisoning incident in Montana. They are stunned to learn the name of the prosecuting attorney was Michael Torrance-the name Adam used before arriving in Denver. |
| 068 |
"Tracy" |
November 16, 1983 (1983-11-16) |
407 |
| Alexis begins to realize that her son Adam is framing her for Jeff's poisoning. A jealous Tracy learns that Krystle has been given the job she coveted. Mark overzealously suggests a reconciliation between him and Krystle, and attacks her when she says no. |
| 069 |
"Dex" |
November 23, 1983 (1983-11-23) |
408 |
| Jeff accuses Alexis of poisoning him. Michael Nader joins the cast as Farnsworth 'Dex' Dexter, who wants to enter into business and pleasure with Alexis. |
| 070 |
"Peter De Vilbis" |
November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30) |
409 |
| As Jeff returns to work at Denver-Carrington, Krystle goes to battle with Alexis over comments she made about the corporation. Fallon meets Peter DeVilbis for the first time. |
| 071 |
"The Proposal" |
December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07) |
410 |
| Dex beats Alexis to the punch on a new business deal. Jeff nearly kills Adam over Kirby's rape. Blake and Krystle decide to remarry. |
| 072 |
"Carousel" |
December 21, 1983 (1983-12-21) |
411 |
| When he sees Fallon with Peter, Jeff is enraged. At the Carousel Ball, Blake announces that he and Krystle are to re-marry. Due to the warm nature of the occasion, Blake and Steven decide to bury the hatchet. |
| 073 |
"The Wedding" |
December 28, 1983 (1983-12-28) |
412 |
| As Blake and Krystle prepare to remarry, Tracy starts preparing plans to steal Krystle's job. Peter unexpectedly shows up at La Mirage looking for Fallon, but he seems to have eyes for Claudia. |
| 074 |
"The Ring" |
January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04) |
413 |
| Frightened by a mysterious stranger, Claudia decides that she, Steven and Danny should move back into the Carrington mansion. Tracy continues her scheming. Jeff and Kirby divorce, laying the groundwork for a reunion between Kirby and Adam. |
| 075 |
"Lancelot" |
January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) |
414 |
| Fallon discovers a less than noble attribute about Peter. Tracy sets Krystle up for failure in front of Blake and the board, while making herself out to be the hero. Claudia begins receiving ominous notes. |
| 076 |
"Seizure" |
January 18, 1984 (1984-01-18) |
415 |
| Kirby begins to experience poor health. Even as he proposes to Fallon, Peter continues to proposition Claudia. |
| 077 |
"A Little Girl" |
February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01) |
416 |
| Blake is uneasy when Fallon announces that she and Peter will marry. Adam finally admits that he was behind Jeff's poisoning. Kirby's life and the life of her unborn child are in danger. |
| 078 |
"The Accident" |
February 22, 1984 (1984-02-22) |
417 |
| Claudia tries to warn Fallon about Peter's wandering eye, but her pleas fall on deaf ears. Tracy goes to extreme measures to hurt Krystle. As Peter abruptly flees from Denver, an inconsolable Fallon puts herself in mortal danger. |
| 079 |
"The Vigil" |
February 29, 1984 (1984-02-29) |
418 |
| While the family rushes to the hospital to be with Fallon, Blake goes on a mission to catch Peter DeVilbis. McVane spearheads a scheme to blackmail Alexis. Adam and Kirby make plans to marry. |
| 080 |
"Steps" |
March 7, 1984 (1984-03-07) |
419 |
| Alexis resorts to dirty trickery to block the marriage of Adam and Kirby. Claudia continues to be harassed. |
| 081 |
"The Voice - Part 1" |
March 14, 1984 (1984-03-14) |
420 |
| When Krystle discovers she is pregnant, she sends Tracy in her place on a business trip with Blake. Claudia comes to term with the deaths of Matthew and Lindsay. |
| 082 |
"The Voice - Part 2" |
March 21, 1984 (1984-03-21) |
421 |
| Alexis makes plans to destroy Blake's latest overseas deal. When Tracy puts the moves on Blake, instead of returning the advances, he gives her a pink slip. |
| 083 |
"The Voice - Part 3" |
March 28, 1984 (1984-03-28) |
422 |
| Dex is angry with Alexis over her dealings with Rashid Ahmed. Kirby continues to uncover truths about her parents. Fallon continues to experience aftershocks from her accident. |
| 084 |
"Birthday" |
April 4, 1984 (1984-04-04) |
423 |
| Krystle confronts Tracy and the two battle in a war of the words. Fallon and Jeff tell the family that they are to remarry. Alexis is shocked with the news of Krystle's pregnancy. |
| 085 |
"The Check" |
April 11, 1984 (1984-04-11) |
424 |
| Kirby's attempt to murder Alexis fails. Mark Jennings blackmails Alexis for $100,000 in exchange for his silence over her meeting with Rashid Ahmed in Hong Kong. |
| 086 |
"The Engagement" |
April 18, 1984 (1984-04-18) |
425 |
| Alexis learns that her bodyguard Mark Jennings has been found dead at the bottom of her apartment building and the police are unsure whether he jumped or was pushed. |
| 087 |
"New Lady In Town" |
May 2, 1984 (1984-05-02) |
426 |
| Diahann Carroll joins the cast as Dominique Deveraux, Blake's illegitimate half-sister. |
| 088 |
"The Nightmare" |
May 9, 1984 (1984-05-09) |
427 |
| Alexis is arrested for murdering Mark Jennings, Fallon has a car accident (Pamela Sue Martin leaves the series). |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 089 |
"Disappearance" |
September 26, 1984 (1984-09-26) |
501 |
| Jeff goes after Fallon and finds her car wrecked by the side of a road after a collision with a truck, but Fallon is gone. Alexis has to pay two million dollars bail. Brady Lloyd, Dominique's husband, comes to Denver. Adam drives Sammy Jo to the airport but she fools him and runs off with Danny. |
| 090 |
"The Mortgage" |
October 10, 1984 (1984-10-10) |
502 |
| Blake and Jeff continue to search for Fallon while Dominique makes her singing debut at La Mirage. |
| 091 |
"Fallon" |
October 17, 1984 (1984-10-17) |
503 |
| Alexis is arrested for attempting to leave the country while Jeff and Blake learn Fallon has died in a plane crash with Peter De Vilbis. |
| 092 |
"The Rescue" |
October 24, 1984 (1984-10-24) |
504 |
| Fallon Carrington Colby's funeral is held. Adam finds Sammy Jo, ties her up and rescues baby Danny, returning him to his father Steven. Dominique Devereux tells Blake that they have the same father. |
| 093 |
"The Trial" |
October 31, 1984 (1984-10-31) |
505 |
| Alexis' trial for the murder of Mark Jennings kicks off. Steven is called to the stand to testify against her, claiming that he saw her with Jennings on the balcony the night that he died. |
| 094 |
"The Verdict" |
November 7, 1984 (1984-11-07) |
506 |
| The jury decide that Alexis is guilty of murder in the first degree. |
| 095 |
"Amanda" |
November 14, 1984 (1984-11-14) |
507 |
| Catherine Oxenberg joins the cast as Alexis' secret daughter Amanda. Dex and Adam track down the real culprit behind Mark Jennings' murder. |
| 096 |
"The Secret" |
November 21, 1984 (1984-11-21) |
508 |
| Jeff Colby meets Nicole Simpson, Peter De Vilbis' widow, Blake suspects that he is Amanda's father and has a confrontation with Alexis. |
| 097 |
"Domestic Intrigue" |
November 28, 1984 (1984-11-28) |
509 |
| Blake makes inquiries into whom Amanda Bedford's father is. Dominique and Adam go to Greece to track down Rashid Ahmed, who is eventually gunned down in. Krystle takes a tumble down the stairs after having words with Blake. |
| 098 |
"Krystina" |
December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) |
510 |
| After falling down the stairs, Krystle goes into premature labour and gives birth to a baby girl who they name Krystina. Later it is discovered that the baby has respitory distress syndrome. |
| 099 |
"Swept Away" |
December 12, 1984 (1984-12-12) |
511 |
| Blake promises Amanda he will help her find out who her father is. Amanda and Dex sleep together in a mountain cabin. Alexis finally agrees to marry Dex. |
| 100 |
"That Holiday Spirit" |
December 19, 1984 (1984-12-19) |
512 |
| Dex and Alexis go to London to get married. Blake purchases Allegre back for Krystle for Christmas. Claudia confesses to Steven that she cheated. Amanda finally learns that her father is Blake Carrington. |
| 101 |
"The Avenger" |
January 2, 1985 (1985-01-02) |
513 |
| Blake learns that his father has had a heart attack. |
| 102 |
"The Will" |
January 9, 1985 (1985-01-09) |
514 |
| Blake's father Tom Carrington dies. He admits to Dominique that he is her father, and she is also made executor of his will, much to the rage of Alexis, who vows to find a way to break the agreement. |
| 103 |
"The Treasure" |
January 16, 1985 (1985-01-16) |
515 |
| Jeff and Nicole go treasure hunting and end up married. Blake finally accepts that Dominique is his sister and formally welcomes her into the Carrington family. Meanwhile, Alexis and Dex are on the outs due to her going to see Tom without telling him. She is further frustrated by Amanda's devotion to Blake and her acceptance of Dominique as her new aunt. |
| 104 |
"Foreign Relations" |
January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23) |
516 |
| Ali MacGraw makes her first appearance as Lady Ashley Mitchell. Jeff and Nicole declare that they got married in Bolivia. |
| 105 |
"Triangles" |
January 30, 1985 (1985-01-30) |
517 |
| Amanda moves out of Alexis' apartment and moves into the Carrington mansion. Steven decides to end his relationship with Luke Fuller. |
| 106 |
"The Ball" |
February 6, 1985 (1985-02-06) |
518 |
| Amanda meets Prince Michael of Moldavia whilst Krystle kisses Daniel Reece (real life scandal with Aids infected Rock Hudson) Claudia tells Steven that their marriage is over. |
| 107 |
"Circumstantial Evidence" |
February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) |
519 |
| Blake and Krystle are both sent photographs indicating that they may be cheating on each other. Alexis and Dex have another falling out and Dex decides to join Daniel Reece on one of his covert missions. Daniel confesses to Krystle he's always loved her whilst Amanda learns Michael is engaged. |
| 108 |
"The Collapse" |
February 20, 1985 (1985-02-20) |
520 |
| Alexis learns that Dominique is staging a hostile takeover of ColbyCo as a counter attack against Alexis trying to take her company. Brady serves Dominique with divorce papers, but in the end, refuses to sell his shares in Dominique's company to Alexis, effective stopping the takeover. Later that evening, Dominique collapses while singing after her victory with Alexis. |
| 109 |
"Life And Death" |
February 27, 1985 (1985-02-27) |
521 |
| Dominique has to have heart surgery, and the operation is a success. Alexis discovers that Jeff and Nicole were never really married and tells him, leading to their break up. |
| 110 |
"Parental Consent" |
March 6, 1985 (1985-03-06) |
522 |
| Alexis manages to persuade King Galen to let the marriage between Amanda and Michael go ahead. |
| 111 |
"Photo Finish" |
March 13, 1985 (1985-03-13) |
523 |
| Sammy Jo is revealed as the person behind the incriminating photos being sent to Krystle and Blake. Krystle leaves the Carrington mansion with Krystina after an argument with Blake. Sammy Jo spots Rita for the first time. |
| 112 |
"The Crash" |
March 20, 1985 (1985-03-20) |
524 |
| Blake and Daniel are involved in a plane crash together while Claudia divorces Steven and Amanda and Michael split up. |
| 113 |
"Reconciliation" |
March 27, 1985 (1985-03-27) |
525 |
| Blake and Daniel survive the plane crash, and Alexis is thrown out of the Carrington mansion by Krystle. Blake and Krystle decide to make a go of their marriage. Krystle tells Daniel that he has a daughter named Samantha Josephine. |
| 114 |
"Sammy Jo" |
April 3, 1985 (1985-04-03) |
526 |
| Sammy Jo meets her real father, Daniel Reece. |
| 115 |
"Kidnap" |
April 10, 1985 (1985-04-10) |
527 |
| Emma Samms makes her debut as Fallon Carrington Colby. Amanda is briefly kidnapped after attending a fashion show. |
| 116 |
"The Heiress" |
May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) |
528 |
| Alexis, Michael and Amanda go to Moldavia to prepare a big wedding. They meet Michael's jealous former flame Elena, the duchess of Brana. She manages to make Amanda believe she's having an affair with Michael. Galen wants Alexis to leave Dex for him. Daniel's will awards his farm, Delta Rho, and his fortune to Sammy Jo, though it is held in trust and Krystle has the control over it. Fallon suddenly shows up in a police station in Los Angeles with amnesia. |
| 117 |
"Royal Wedding" |
May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) |
529 |
| Steven promises Luke they and Danny will move in together when the wedding is over. Meanwhile Adam and Claudia look like they are meant for each other. Sammy Jo plots revenge against Krystle, and gets an unusual idea when she sees Rita playing Krystle. In Moldavia, Elena confesses she's lying about the affair. The entire family gathers to watch Amanda and Michael get married. As the couple are proclaimed man and wife, armed revolutionaries attack the chapel, leaving all in attendance bloodsoaked on the floor. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 118 |
"The Aftermath" |
September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25) |
601 |
| The attack at Michael & Amanda's wedding leaves 2 guests dead. Meanwhile the rest of the wedding party is held captive in Moldavia. |
| 119 |
"The Homecoming" |
October 2, 1985 (1985-10-02) |
602 |
| The Carrington Clan returns to Denver for Luke Fuller's funeral. Alexis is convinced that King Galen is still alive. Sammy Jo meets Joel Albrigore. |
| 120 |
"The Californians" |
October 9, 1985 (1985-10-09) |
603 |
| Blake decides to enter into business with the long absent Jason Colby. Rita seeks plastic surgery to look more like Krystle. |
| 121 |
"The Man" |
October 16, 1985 (1985-10-16) |
604 |
| Constance Colby, Jason's sister, gives nephew Jeff half of the family business, Colby Enterprises. |
| 122 |
"The Gown" |
October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30) |
605 |
| Krystle sees Rita for the first time at Delta Rho, with unexpected consequences. |
| 123 |
"The Titans - Part 1" |
November 13, 1985 (1985-11-13) |
606 |
| Blake prepares for the arrival of the Colbys. Meanwhile Krystle is held hostage at Delta Rho by Joel while Rita takes her place at the mansion. |
| 124 |
"The Titans - Part 2" |
November 13, 1985 (1985-11-13) |
607 |
| The Colby family arrives in Denver from California. Dex and Alexis travel back to Molvadia in an attempt to rescue Galen. Rita continues her masquerade as Krystle. Jeff spots Fallon during the party at the mansion. |
| 125 |
"The Decision" |
November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20) |
608 |
| Dex and Alexis smuggle Galen out of Moldavia. Little Blake overhears a conversation between Rita and Sammy Jo and quickly realizes that she is not his step-grandmother, Krystle. Jeff follows Fallon and his cousin, Miles Colby, to California. |
| 126 |
"The Proposal" |
November 27, 1985 (1985-11-27) |
609 |
| After marrying Adam and gaining financial independence due to an oil well willed to her by the late Walter Lankershim, Claudia decides to move back into the Carrington mansion. The family discovers that Fallon is not dead, but alive and living in California with Miles Colby. |
| 127 |
"The Close Call" |
December 4, 1985 (1985-12-04) |
610 |
| With King Galen recuperating in Denver, he and Alexis begin to make plans to regain power. When Blake lays claim to her property, Claudia has words with him over the oil well. |
| 128 |
"The Quarrels" |
December 11, 1985 (1985-12-11) |
611 |
| When Blake schedules a doctor's appointment for Krystle, Rita goes into a frenzy. Galen's presence in Denver starts to drive a wedge between Alexis and Dex. |
| 129 |
"The Roadhouse" |
December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18) |
612 |
| Alexis and Dex are shocked to see Krystle in the arms of Joel at the roadhouse. Krystle sends signs of help to Alexis, but they are ignored. In a desperate move to win back her oil well, Claudia tries to get in Steven's good graces, in hopes that he can persuade Blake to return it to her. |
| 130 |
"The Solution" |
December 25, 1985 (1985-12-25) |
613 |
| Rita begins to poison Blake. Dominique is weak to Garrett Boydston's advances. Alexis is unknowingly falling prey to Galen's duplicity. |
| 131 |
"Suspicions" |
January 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) |
614 |
| Krystle attempts several ploys to escape from Joel and Delta Rho. Steven fights with Bart Fallmont over the pipeline. Sammy Jo discovers that Rita has been poisoning Blake. |
| 132 |
"The Alarm" |
January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15) |
615 |
| Alexis' sister, Caress Morell, is freed from prison and plans to destroy her estranged family members. As Sammy Jo confesses the deception to Steven, Blake collapses at the mansion. |
| 133 |
"The Vigil" |
January 22, 1986 (1986-01-22) |
616 |
| Blake is taken to the hospital after his collapse. Panicked and seeking comfort from Joel, Rita rushes to Delta Rho, only to discover Krystle instead of Joel. The two women engage in a vicious physical battle. |
| 134 |
"The Accident" |
January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29) |
617 |
| As Sammy Jo and Krystle attempt to leave Delta Rho, they are stopped by Joel. Krystle now poses as Rita and they escape. Krystle and Blake are reunited at the hospital and both soon return to the mansion. Alexis devises a plan to profit from Krystle's misfortune. Dominique's daughter, Jackie, returns home from boarding school in Switzerland. |
| 135 |
"Souvenirs" |
February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05) |
618 |
| Alexis hires a reporter to pose as a nanny to infiltrate the Carrington mansion. Fallon returns home to the family. Alexis discovers that Caress has been released from imprisonment in Caracas. Amanda and Dex make love. |
| 136 |
"The Divorce" |
February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12) |
619 |
| When Alexis discovers Amanda in bed with Dex, she promptly disowns her daughter and begins divorce precedings. Garrett believes that Jackie, Dominique's daughter, is his daughter as well. |
| 137 |
"The Dismissal" |
February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19) |
620 |
| Blake and Sammy Jo become consumed with finding Joel and Rita. Caress comes face to face with her estranged sister, Alexis. |
| 138 |
"Ben" |
February 26, 1986 (1986-02-26) |
621 |
| With Blake out of the country, Krystle and Alexis have a vicious (and infamous) mud fight. Dominique is evasive when Garrett questions her about Jackie's father. Seeking revenge on Blake, Alexis contacts his long lost little brother, Ben, who has vengeful plans of his own. |
| 139 |
"Masquerade" |
March 5, 1986 (1986-03-05) |
622 |
| During a masquearade ball at the mansion, Steven and Adam fight over a damaging article about Bart Fallmont, Steven's new secret lover. Alexis and Ben take their plan into overdrive when Ben reveals himself to Blake at the ball. |
| 140 |
"The Subpoenas" |
March 12, 1986 (1986-03-12) |
623 |
| Amanda is devastated when Dex reveals that he does not love her and Alexis will not forgive her for the transgression. Ben threatens both Blake and Alexis. Caress unwittingly becomes the victim to a manipulative Alexis, who has set a plan into action to stop her sister's damaging book. |
| 141 |
"The Trial - Part 1" |
March 19, 1986 (1986-03-19) |
624 |
| Caress finally discovers that Alexis has purchased the publishing house who was to distribute her book, "Sister Dearest". It is quickly cancelled and Alexis celebrates destroying her sister's vengeful plans. Ben confronts Blake and demands his share of their father's estate, and a court battle begins. |
| 142 |
"The Trial - Part 2" |
March 26, 1986 (1986-03-26) |
625 |
| With damaging testimony from Ben and Alexis, the judge rules in Ben's favor, forcing Blake to give one-fourth of the estate to his brother. Bart's political dreams are crushed when he is booted from the senate rate. Steven blames Adam, and a fight ensues between the two. |
| 143 |
"The Vote" |
April 2, 1986 (1986-04-02) |
626 |
| Blake rushes to save his company, Denver-Carrington, when it is left in a dire state after the trial. Caress offers help to Blake, in hopes of getting revenge on Alexis. Dominique finally reveals the truth to Garrett: he is Jackie's father. |
| 144 |
"The Warning" |
April 9, 1986 (1986-04-09) |
627 |
| Caress discovers Ben Carrington and Emily Fallmont in a compromising position. Blake unknowinly enters into a deal with Bob Ashmore, who is already in business with Ben. |
| 145 |
"The Cry" |
April 16, 1986 (1986-04-16) |
628 |
| An increasingly desperate Blake is once again duped into a bad business deal, this time by Middle Eastern titan Farouk Ahrned and his business partner: Alexis. Meanwhile, Caress gives Blake damaging information on Ben and Alexis, hoping it can be used to their advantage. Jackie is told that Garrett is her father. A severely depressed and rejected Amanda attempts suicide. |
| 146 |
"The Rescue" |
April 30, 1986 (1986-04-30) |
629 |
| Alexis finally decides to forgive Amanda, only to discover her suicide attempt. Blake and Alexis clash at the hospital. Caress blackmails Ben into paying her off for her silence. Ben reluctantly agrees, but has a plan of his own. |
| 147 |
"The Triple-Cross" |
May 14, 1986 (1986-05-14) |
630 |
| Blake and Alexis continue their respective plans to ruin each other, meanwhile Ben is making moves to destroy the both of them. Dominique and Garrett make wedding plans. |
| 148 |
"The Choice (a.k.a.) The Vendetta" |
May 21, 1986 (1986-05-21) |
631 |
| After Alexis manipulates him, Ben agrees to go into business with her, and together, the two finally bankrupt Blake. When Alexis takes over the Carrington mansion, Blake begins to strangle her. During Dominique's engagement party, Claudia accidentally sets fire to La Mirage, leaving several lives in danger. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 149 |
"The Victory" |
September 24, 1986 (1986-09-24) |
701 |
| Michael Culhane returns to the fold to rescue Amanda from the La Mirage fire, but tragically Claudia dies in it. Alexis immediately begins another plot to destroy Blake even further. Karen Cellini joins the cast as Amanda, replacing Catherine Oxenberg and is added to the opening credits. |
| 150 |
"Sideswiped" |
October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01) |
702 |
| Blake is being vilified in the press as an arsonist after a local paper accuses him of starting the La Mirage Hotel fire. Blake, Krystle and Michael are nearly killed in a limo crash. |
| 151 |
"Focus" |
October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) |
703 |
| Krystle is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the crash. Dominique offers financial help to Blake. Alexis puts pressure on the district attorney to charge Blake with arson. |
| 152 |
"Reward" |
October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) |
704 |
| Alexis goes into full force with her smear campaign against Blake, who becomes convinced that the land he inherited from his mother holds the key to regaining his empire. Michael continues his manipulation of Amanda to get revenge on Blake. Adam and Ben are at odds. Blake is arrested on charges of murder and arson. |
| 153 |
"The Arraignment" |
November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) |
705 |
| Alexis realizes that Ben is also plotting against Blake in the La Mirage arson case. Krystle begins experiencing poor health, but ignores her doctor's requests. Dominique and Krystle learn from Jackie that the fire started in Claudia's room, leading to Blake's exoneration. Alexis and Dex reunite. |
| 154 |
"Romance" |
November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) |
706 |
| Ben discovers that Caress contacted Blake for help, and sets a plan into action to block her freedom. Alexis has finally tired of Ben's antics and severs all ties with him. He immediately vows to make her pay. |
| 155 |
"The Mission" |
November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19) |
707 |
| With help from Clay Fallmont, Dex and Blake free Caress from prison in Caracas and bring her back to Denver. |
| 156 |
"The Choice" |
November 26, 1986 (1986-11-26) |
708 |
| Caress turns the tables and begins a malicious plot for revenge against Alexis and Ben. Michael is in cahoots with Carrington enemy, Zach Powers. Blind to Michael's cunning ways, Amanda moves in with him. |
| 157 |
"The Secret" |
December 3, 1986 (1986-12-03) |
709 |
| Even after an attempt on her life, Caress continues to carry out her plans for revenge. |
| 158 |
"The Letter" |
December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10) |
710 |
| A dying Emily Fallmont gives Blake a letter that will clear his name and expose Alexis and Ben of all their schemes. After Alexis makes threats to expose him, Michael confesses and finds himself out of favor with Blake. Upon leaving Denver, Caress makes peace with Alexis and warns her about the sinister Ben. |
| 159 |
"The Ball" |
December 17, 1986 (1986-12-17) |
711 |
| Now that Blake has concrete proof, he presents both Alexis and Ben with Emily Fallmont's letters and signed affidavits from witnesses who perjured themselves on the stand. Alexis and Ben now have to play ball with Blake or have their schemes exposed for all to see. |
| 160 |
"Fear" |
December 31, 1986 (1986-12-31) |
712 |
| Alexis caves into Blake's demands and he regains power of Denver-Carrington and gets the mansion back as well. Ben immediately turns on Alexis and a battle ensues over ownership of ColbyCo. Dominique and Alexis have a confrontation. |
| 161 |
"The Rig" |
January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07) |
713 |
| When Alexis sends Adam to Australia, he happens upon Ben's long-lost daughter, Leslie. Blake and Ben are in an oil rig explosion, and seeking final vengeance, Ben leaves Blake for dead. Karen Cellini leaves the cast as Amanda. |
| 162 |
"A Love Remembered - Part 1" |
January 14, 1987 (1987-01-14) |
714 |
| At the last second, Ben decides to save his brother. At the hospital, Alexis decides to take advantage of Blake's memory loss by feigning a picture of them as a happily married couple. |
| 163 |
"A Love Remembered - Part 2" |
January 21, 1987 (1987-01-21) |
715 |
| Krystle and Dex arrive in Hong Kong to search for Blake, Alexis & Ben. Meanwhile back in Denver, Sammy Jo and Steven grow closer over their troubling situations. Alexis exposes her own deceitfulness to Blake at the hospital and reunites him with Krystle. |
| 164 |
"The Portrait" |
January 28, 1987 (1987-01-28) |
716 |
| The family learns that Amanda has left town. Alexis hits the roof when she fears Steven may want to reunite with Sammy Jo. Leslie Carrington, Ben's daughter, arrives in Denver, but the reunion between father and daughter is less than pleasant. |
| 165 |
"The Birthday" |
February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04) |
717 |
| While Clay and Sammy Jo are ending their brief marriage, Adam announces his engagement to Dana Waring. Both announcements please Alexis, who then goes into overdrive planning the wedding. Dex decides to leave Alexis and ends up in the arms of Dominique. Krystina collapses and is taken to the hospital. |
| 166 |
"The Test" |
March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) |
718 |
| Michael presents Alexis with a new offer, but she is hesitant to accept. When Alexis comes to the hospital in support of Krystina, she is shunned by Krystle. Blake and Krystle learn that Krystina's condition is fatal and she will need a heart transplant to survive. |
| 167 |
"The Mothers" |
February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25) |
719 |
| Krystle extends an invite to Leslie to move into the mansion and she accepts. Ben sees this as a chance to reconcile with his daughter. When Blake and Krystle desperately search for a donor for Krystina, Dex and Dominique offer a sliver of hope. |
| 168 |
"The Surgery" |
March 4, 1987 (1987-03-04) |
720 |
| Sarah Curtis, the mother of the young girl whose heart Krystina will be receiving, nearly backs out. After a brief delay, Krystina has the heart transplant. Neil McVane returns to Denver and begins blackmailing Adam about his true paternity. |
| 169 |
"The Garage" |
March 11, 1987 (1987-03-11) |
721 |
| Krystle and Blake have concern for Sarah, who is growing increasingly unstable following the surgery. Adam is unnerved at the notion that he may not be a Carrington after all. Krystle invites Sarah to move into the mansion, which makes Blake uneasy. |
| 170 |
"The Shower" |
March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18) |
722 |
| Dana, Alexis and Steven try to figure out what is causing Adam's strange and unpredicable behavior. After he is shunned by Alexis, Michael gets into the revenge business with Neil. Both Blake and Dex begin to realize the attachment that Sarah is developing to Krystina, but Krystle remains oblivious and names Sarah as Krystina's new caretaker. |
| 171 |
"The Dress" |
March 25, 1987 (1987-03-25) |
723 |
| Suspicions about Adam continue to grow after he calls off the wedding, leaving Dana crushed. Steven and Sammy Jo continue to grow closer. |
| 172 |
"Valez" |
April 1, 1987 (1987-04-01) |
724 |
| Krystle asks Sarah to leave the mansion. She does--and takes Krystina with her. |
| 173 |
"The Sublet" |
April 8, 1987 (1987-04-08) |
725 |
| A kidnapped Krystina is terrified while being held captive by an unstable Sarah, who has convinced herself that Krystina is her own deceased daughter, Kathy. Dominique receives a marriage proposal from Nick. Adam self-destructs. |
| 174 |
"The Confession" |
April 22, 1987 (1987-04-22) |
726 |
| Once Krystina is reunited with the family, Blake and Krystle drop the kidnapping charges against Sarah, on the condition that she receive mental treatment. Adam reveals his true identity to Blake and Alexis. Adam and Dana decide to give their love another chance and decide to leave Denver. |
| 175 |
"The Affair" |
April 29, 1987 (1987-04-29) |
727 |
| Jackie returns to Denver with plans of reuniting her parents, Dominique and Garrett. She confronts Nick and tells him to stay away from Dominique. Krystle continues to help Sarah through the grieving process. Plans for Adam and Dana's wedding go back into full swing. |
| 176 |
"Shadow Play" |
May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06) |
728 |
| Season Finale. Krystle senses danger on the eve of Adam and Dana's wedding. Both Clay Fallmont and Ben Carrington decide to leave Denver, amid scandal about Clay's paternity. The festivities of the wedding make Alexis emotionally vulnerable, and her car goes into a river. Krystle's premonition of danger is realized when the entire Carrington family is held hostage at the mansion by a face from the past: Matthew Blaisdel. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 177 |
"The Siege - Part 1" |
September 23, 1987 (1987-09-23) |
801 |
| Still held captive by the deranged Matthew Blaisdel, Blake and his family wait helplessly as Blaisdel's obsession for Krystle grows dangerously stronger. Witnessing Alexis' car plunge into the river, a handsome and mysterious stranger rescues her from the rushing current. Unaware of the tragedies that face their family, Adam and Dana are on their private jet, en route to their honeymoon paradise. Alone in her bedroom, Blaisdel takes Krystle and reminds her of their past love .for each other, promising things will be that way once again. Fallon's car is found abandoned in the desert. Receiving word of his wife's disappearance, Jeff rushes to the scene. Searching several miles from the car, Jeff finds her unconscious by the side of the road. Allowed to leave the mansion to secure a fortune in cash for Blaisdel's trip back to Peru, Blake overpowers his guard and goes for help. Determined to thank her mysterious rescuer, Alexis finds the man she feels indebted to, but is dismayed by his casual acceptance of her gratitude. Protecting Leslie after she tries to escape, Dex lunges at Matthew. In the ensuing fight, Dex finds an opportunity to run out the door and across the grounds for help. Blaisdel's accomplice steadies his gun and shoots, dropping Dex. Returning to the mansion, with a SWAT team covering him, Blake is terrified to find the mansion empty, except for the shredded remains of Krystina's doll. |
| 178 |
"The Siege - Part 2" |
September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30) |
802 |
| Matthew takes the hostages to his old oilrig, Lankershim-Blaisdel 1, and keeps them in the house there. Dex is brought to the hospital with serious injuries, but he makes it and is able to give Blake and the police good leads. Alexis hires Morgan Hess to check out the guy who saved her. Fallon wakes up in the hospital, but does not dare to tell Jeff about the abduction. After a while of thinking, she decides she wants to take a trip home to Denver. Matthew buys explosives and makes a bomb for his hostages. In Hawaii, Adam and Dana are enjoying their honeymoon, and Adam is already planning to have a baby. Dana is a bit skeptic about this. In the middle of the hostage drama, Gerard reveals to Jeanette that he loves her. In the mean time, Blake and the police have finally found them. The house is surrounded and Matthew's helpers are shot. Inside, Matthew activates the bomb, intending to kill everybody. Steven puts a quick, but yet dramatic ending to it all, by killing Matthew with a knife while Blake disarms the bomb. |
| 179 |
"The Aftermath" |
October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) |
803 |
| The incident in the bunkhouse leaves Steven emotionally scarred. The police urge him to seek psychiatric help to deal with the trauma. Jeff and Fallon's unexpected homecoming helps everyone to put the tragedy behind them. Adam is suspicious when Dana keeps changing the subject when it comes to having children. Alexis hires Morgan Hess to find the man who rescued her. Fallon confesses her experience to Jeff, but he doesn't know how to handle it. Blake emerges as a candidate in Colorado's gubernatorial race. |
| 180 |
"The Announcement" |
October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14) |
804 |
| Blake asks Steven to be his campaign manager. He is deeply disappointed when Steven declines his offer, expressing no interest in exposing his private life to public scrutiny. Attributing Jeff and Fallon's intimacy with Blake to their giving him grandchildren, Adam continues to pressure Dana into starting a family. Alone, following Alexis' surprise catered dinner, Sean Rowan carefully studies an old news clip of Blake's custody trial for Steven's son, Danny. Alexis is hounded by a reporter, Rebecca Payne, from an unscrupulous tabloid. Rebecca is seeking a comment on Alexis' recent decline in support for her gubernatorial candidacy. Sammy Jo is saddened by the realization that her and Steven's relationship will never have the closeness she has longed for. Taking up Alexis offer of a place to stay, Sean Rowan shows up at her Carlton hotel suite. Giving in to lust, they are drawn together in heated passion. Jeff is surprised by Blake's request to have him as his campaign manager. Intrigued by the offer, Jeff waits for Fallon's reaction before giving Blake an answer. Learning of Dana's appointment with her doctor, Adam rushes to his office, hoping for good news. His dreams of starting a family are crushed when he overhears Dana's doctor inform her she is unable to have children. Alexis contemplates the means at her disposal to thwart Blake's gubernatorial bid. With his own secret reasons for Blake's demise, Sean Rowan eagerly awaits Alexis' next move. |
| 181 |
"The Surrogate - Part 1" |
October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28) |
805 |
| Intrigued by Sean's mysterious interludes during the day, Alexis hires a private investigator, Mr. Hess, to follow her enigmatic lover. But when he catches Hess spying on him, Sean returns to Alexis, informing her of his decision to leave Denver. Pleading with him to stay, Alexis offers him a job. Tortured by a secret from her past explaining her inability to bear children, Dana struggles about whether to tell Adam, and risk losing his love. Jeff accepts Blake's request to be his campaign manager, after learning Fallon has sent for L.B. Detained at Blake's fundraiser, Jeff cancels his and Fallon's reconciliation dinner further weakening their fragile marriage. Alexis commits Colbyco to fight Blake's proposal of saving valuable timberland as a national park, depriving her of a resource for her newspaper. Accepting Alexis' job offer, Sean asserts Adam's involvement is a conflict of interest, persuading her to let him take over control of the matter. Steven asks Blake to sell him the Denver Monarch's football team. Asking the team's quarterback, Josh Harris, to the ranch, Steven offers him a lucrative contract if he can pull the team together. Shaking hands on the deal, Sammy Jo walks in, immediately feeling attracted to the roguish quarterback. Tormented by Adam's desire to have children, Dana is filled with renewed hope after learning of the successes of surrogate mothers. |
| 182 |
"The Surrogate - Part 2" |
November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04) |
806 |
| Stunned by the morning paper's praise for Blake's stand on conservation, Alexis takes Sean's advice, pointing out another slant to the story. Using Blake's campaign pledge of saving the acres as depriving the state of badly needed jobs, Alexis sets out to undermine his public opinion. Researching the possibility of a surrogate mother, Dana sets up a meeting for her and Adam with a prospective candidate, Karen Atkinson. All of Adam's doubts to using a surrogate vanish when he sees her. A beautiful, single mother of two gorgeous children, Dana becomes jealous of Adam's obvious interest in her. Seeking more from life than what working for Dex has to offer, Leslie accepts Alexis' job proposition. Sensing the hostility between Jeff and Fallon, Blake invites them to dinner. Sharing a terse glance, they decline his offer. Jeff retreats to the study to work on countering Alexis' viperous editorial against Blake. Working late, he gives in to Leslie's playful persuasion, accompanying her to dinner, while Fallon's call to the study goes unanswered. Following the artificial insemination, and the doctor's optimism that Karen may be pregnant, Adam embraces her, leaving Dana outcast and afraid. After he brings flowers as a peace offering for his brutish behavior, Sammy Jo allows Josh to kiss her. Liking what she feels, she returns his passionate kiss, as he brings her close into his body. Witnessing the heated interlude, Steven breaks up their lustful encounter, as he is filled with a slow burning rage. |
| 183 |
"The Primary" |
November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18) |
807 |
| Distraught over Blake's meteoric rise in pre-election popularity, Alexis gives in to Sean's persuasions, and he flies her off to a remote cabin on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Entranced by his romanticism, Alexis accepts his impromptu offer of marriage. They have the ceremony in the local fishing village. Sammy Jo tries to put Josh Harris out of her thoughts, determined to give whatever is left between her and Steven a chance. Reacting to Steven's indifference and preoccupation with business, Sammy Jo gives over to Josh's passionate advances. Blake meets with Arthur Whitcomb, hoping to persuade him against selling the timberland leases to Alexis. Blake tells Whitcomb to do what he truly feels will be best for Colorado. Whitcomb has a change of heart and gives Blake the leases. Attending a support group for those who have encountered space aliens, Jeff finds the discussion too unbelievable and leaves without Fallon. Leslie offers Jeff a good luck kiss before the primary elections, as Fallon and Dex observe the moment with hurt feelings. Weary of Leslie's selfish ambitions, Dex tells Fallon it was Leslie who told him about her extraterrestrial encounter. Adam is overjoyed to learn Karen is pregnant with his child, as Dana feels left out of his excitement. Adam brings home an exquisite pair of earrings, lifting Dana out of her gloom, until she realizes they are for Karen. At Blake's election victory party, a jubilant Adam informs Blake he will have another grandchild. Doing her best to share the happiness, Dana offers her brightest smile, covering her emotional pain. |
| 184 |
"The Testing" |
November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25) |
808 |
| Forced to divest interests in Denver-Carrington to avoid conflict with his political career, Blake struggles to decide who in the family will assume power. Upset that Jeff told Blake of her alien encounter, Fallon bitterly rejects Jeff's request to accompany him to New York. Taking advantage of Jeff's vulnerability, Leslie shows up on board the Carrington jet. She flies with him to New York under the pretext of doing business for Alexis. Taking Dex's advice to call Jeff in an effort to save their marriage, Fallon is devastated when Leslie answers the phone. Blake walks in on Steven as he is reprimanding Josh Harris for his declining performance on the field. Impressed, Blake makes note of Steven's decisiveness in handling the situation. Sammy Jo is confused by her lingering feelings for Steven and her yearning feelings for Josh. Showing up at Josh's apartment, she is torn whether to stay the night. Soon after Sammy Jo leaves, Skip Maitland, the original quarterback for the Monarchs, shows up at Josh's door with a vial of cocaine. Kept unaware by Leslie that Fallon had phoned, Jeff calls Fallon hoping to initiate a reconciliation. Fallon hangs up on him. Distraught by Fallon's actions, Jeff takes Leslie to his room, asking her to stay the night. Blake asks Steven to run Denver-Carrington. Sean vows to avenge the suicide of his father, Joseph Aynders, and the rape of his sister, Kirby. Blaming Alexis for his father's death, Sean promises to crush her and her family by using his influence on her to turn the family against themselves. |
| 185 |
"The Setup" |
December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02) |
809 |
| Prodded on by Alexis' incessant questioning, Dana reluctantly explains the reason for her infertility was due to a botched abortion many years before. Suspecting Dana is manipulating Adam to selfishly benefit her own future, Alexis schemes to prevent Dana from legally becoming the mother of Adam's surrogate child. Seeking to undermine Steven's position of power at Denver-Carrington, Adam anonymously informs the press of Skip Maitland's arrest for dealing drugs to players on Steven's football team. This sets off a scandal linked to Blake's campaign. Returning from New York guilt stricken by his weekend affair with Leslie, Jeff hopes to work out his problems with Fallon. But when Fallon walks in on Leslie and Jeff innocently finishing business matters, she is convinced their marriage is over. Concerned by his poor playing performance, Steven requests Josh Harris have a physical. Fearing his drug use will be detected Josh quits the team. After Alexis informs Sean of Dana's ill-fated abortion, he develops a strategy to use Dana to his advantage. Flying to Billings, Montana, Sean meets with a schoolmate of Dana's, discovering the father of her aborted child was Adam. Alexis invites Krystle and Blake to an Olde English Fair to benefit Krystle's drug rehabilitation program. Expecting a turnout of influential people affecting Blake's campaign, Alexis prepares a special surprise to hinder his political goals. |
| 186 |
"The Fair" |
December 9, 1987 (1987-12-09) |
810 |
| As Alexis' grand fair draws near, Sean assures her that all is going according to plan. Left alone with Dana while Adam and Alexis dance, Sean threatens to blackmail Dana with the truth about her abortion if she does not gather secret information on the Carringtons. After misinterpreting Sammy Jo's plea for him to not quit the team as meaning something more, Josh asks her to marry him. Devastated by her rejection, Josh reverts to his alcohol and drug addiction. While preparing to attend Alexis' Olde English Fair, Fallon informs Jeff of her decision to file for a divorce now, rather than wait for Blake's campaign to finish. Stunned by her sudden desire to end their marriage, Jeff storms from the room. Passing Leslie on his way out, a vulnerable Jeff is tempted by her offer to stop by her suite at the Carlton. Participating in the merriment of the Olde English Fair, Alexis and Krystle are chosen for a tug-of-war contest. Strung out between a pool of slosh, Alexis and Krystle pull ferociously until Alexis is thrust into the oozing mud. Conceding the first round to Krystle, Alexis promises more surprises to come. Climaxing the evening with a campaign film of Blake and Krystle touring the rehabilitation center, Alexis and Sean unveil their sinister scheme. Splicing the film with scenes of Blake visiting Cora Van Husen's brothel, the partygoers are stunned by the insinuation of Blake's infidelity. |
| 187 |
"The New Moguls" |
December 23, 1987 (1987-12-23) |
811 |
| Krystle asks Cora Van Husen to relinquish information on the scandalous video of Blake in her brothel. Though reluctant at first, Cora hands a copy of the tape over. Calling a press conference to prove the tap had been tampered with, Blake is finally vindicated. A seething Alexis vows to never give up her campaign against him. Dex accepts Fallon's request to check out a questionable oil deal in West Africa before she approves committing Denver- Carrington to a contract. Discovering the man in charge of the operation, Harry Thresher, is somehow tied in with Sean Rowan, Dex decides to stick around to find answers to the unraveling mystery. Jeff's pleas to work their problems out have no affect on Fallon. Finally admitting their relationship has fallen apart, Jeff agrees to see his lawyer. The realization that their marriage is lost fills Fallon with a deep sadness. Learning of Josh's cocaine addiction from Skip Maitland, Steven offers him a chance to take a drug test and get help for his self-destructive binge, or else be kicked off the team. Outraged by the ultimatum, Josh quits. Concerned when she can't reach him at his apartment, Sammy Jo stops by and finds Josh unconscious from a drug overdose. |
| 188 |
"The Spoiler" |
December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30) |
812 |
| Following Josh Harris' drug overdose death, Sammy Jo carries a burden of guilt. Realizing her obsession to be with Steven is depriving her of an intimate relationship, Sammy Jo asks Steven to move out of her Delta Rho ranch. Steven is pressured by the press and Jeff to administer drug testing on his team. Troubled by crisis in his personal and professional life, Steven welcomes the surprise visit of his old friend, Chris Deegan. Steven is shocked by the team's decision to volunteer for the tests in order to alleviate the stress it has placed on Steven and on Blake's campaign. After Dex returns from Natumbe, Steven reprimands him and Fallon for going against his orders. Sean's amorous moves are shot down by a brooding Alexis. Alexis' indifference sends Sean looking for affection in Leslie's hotel suite. Jeff asks Sammy Jo to accompany Danny, L.B., and him on a weekend skiing trip. Before leaving, Jeff is presented with Fallon's divorce papers. Discovering a new angle for destroying Blake's campaign, Alexis calls a late night press conference to declare herself an independent candidate for governor. |
| 189 |
"The Interview" |
January 6, 1988 (1988-01-06) |
813 |
| Following a night of lovemaking with Leslie, Sean hears a news report on Alexis' bid for governor. Seeing an opportunity to avenge his father's death, Sean returns to Alexis in order to curry favor. Alexis asks Sean to assume control of Colbyco so she can concentrate on the election. At the mountain cabin with Jeff and the kids, Sammy Jo contemplates her failed marriage and her inadequacies as a mother. Jeff comforts Sammy Jo and a new bond forms between them. Karen urges Dana to tell Adam that he was the father of the baby she aborted in high school. Adam is bitter when Dana finally tells him and he accuses her of murdering his child. Adam turns to Karen for solace and confides his worry that the baby she's carrying will come to a bad end. Karen reassures Adam and gives him an innocent kiss which Dana witnesses and misinterprets. Alexis sabotages Blake's televised debate and then shows up to steal his thunder. Krystle fills in for Blake and capably defends him against Alexis' political insults. Trying to think of a way to get back at Alexis, Krystle remembers Alexis' hasty marriage to Cecil Colby before he died. Krystle wonders if she can prove that he didn't die from natural causes and somehow implicate Alexis. |
| 190 |
"Images" |
January 13, 1988 (1988-01-13) |
814 |
| Ignoring Blake's objections, Krystle continues her investigation into Alexis' deathbed marriage to Cecil Colby. Cecil's nurse approaches Krystle and volunteers information concerning his death. Krystle learns Alexis wielded her influence over the hospital administrators to persuade Cecil's doctor to allow the highly unusual wedding. Leslie follows Sean to his father's gravesite and discovers his true identity as Joseph Aynders' son. Threatening to reveal his charade, Leslie coerces Sean to accept her as an equal partner in his scheme. Heeding Sammy Jo's advice, Dana returns to Adam. Realizing he almost her forever, Adam holds Dana in a desperate embrace. After Dana tells Adam of Sean's blackmail, he calls Sean, promising to kill him if he hurts Dana again. Fallon and Dex fly to Natumbe to check out the Vitron oil deal. Satisfied with what Harry Thresher has to show her, Fallon decides to fight Steven in favor of the deal. Celebrating her affirmative stance, an inebriated Fallon is carried out of a local club by Dex, as an enterprising bartender catches the moment on film. Krystle promises to reveal the findings from her investigation to the press if Alexis does not withdraw from the election. Hoping that Krystle is bluffing, Alexis watches in horror as Krystle challenges her to call her bluff, before turning and confidently walking from the room. |
| 191 |
"The Rifle" |
January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20) |
815 |
| Sean prepares to leave for Natumbe to finalize his deal with Harry Thrasher. Leslie convinces Sean to let her join him on the trip. Alexis tries to persuade Gerald Wilson, Cecil's personal lawyer, to work for Colbyco. Instead of helping Alexis, Gerald gives Krystle a copy of Cecil's original will. Krystle learns the will was changed soon after Cecil and Alexis were married. Krystle thinks she finally has solid evidence against Alexis. Steven is outvoted and reluctantly authorizes the Vitron oil deal. Sean's vendetta against Alexis and the Carringtons is put into effect. Alexis has second thoughts about running for governor when a reporter hints at a scandal behind her marriage to Cecil. Realizing that Alexis running for governor is crucial to his revenge scheme, Sean tries to convince her to remain in the race. As she prepares to debate against Blake, Alexis questions whether or not she should run. In the rafters, a rifleman trains a gun below. Blake begins the debate unaware that a rifle is trained on his heart. Alexis stands with the intention of withdrawing from the debate and she unwittingly stands in front of Blake and takes the bullet meant for him. |
| 192 |
"The Bracelet" |
January 27, 1988 (1988-01-27) |
816 |
| As Blake rushes to Alexis' side, it is revealed Sean is the gunman who squeezed off the bullet. Recovering from her wounds, Alexis tells Blake she has decided to withdraw from the election. But when she becomes aware of her sudden rise in popularity, she reconsiders. Determined to unleash his frustrated sexual energy on Leslie, Sean drags her into Alexis' bedroom. Struggling against him, Leslie's bracelet falls off and rolls unseen under the bed. Unaware that Alexis has reconsidered against dropping out of the election, Sean panics. Deciding to speed his plan up, he flies to Natumbe. Thinking Sean is skimming profits off the top of the Vitron oil deal, Leslie follows him, demanding a piece of the action. Karen's husband, Jesse, shows up and tells her he never signed the final divorce papers, making them still legally married. After Jeff bails Sammy Jo out of her financial debts, Steven offers him a warning to stay away from his ex-wife. Saving Sammy Jo from an attempted rape, Jeff stays with her for the night. Believing her to be asleep, he kisses her gently before leaving the room, realizing he is falling in love with her. Dex shows Alexis a picture he found in Harry Thresher's desk, revealing Sean and Thresher to be good friends. Warning her that Sean may not be who she thinks he is, Alexis kicks him out. After finding Leslie's bracelet under her bed, Alexis can no longer deny her worse fears since she knows Sean and Leslie are together in Natumbe. |
| 193 |
"The Warning" |
February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) |
817 |
| Alexis waits for the right moment to crush Sean and Leslie's intimacy. Suspecting that Alexis knows about her and Sean's passionate rendezvous, Leslie vows to take Sean down with her if she loses her job. Outraged by her threat, Sean plants a venomous snake in her hotel room. Arriving just in time, he grabs the snake and holds it close to her, emphasizing his distaste for the game she is playing. Fearful that Jesse will complicate the legal procedures for taking custody of Karen's surrogate baby, Adam bribes him to leave town. Finding out about the bribe, Karen loses all faith in Jesse and his promise that he has changed. Realizing his mistake, Jesse gives the money back. After hearing Jesse tell Adam all he wants is Karen, Sean warns him to keep their bargain to make Adam's life a living hell by suing for custody of Karen's child. Despite the attempt to ignore her feelings for Jeff by putting her energies into Delta Rho, Sammy Jo can't stop herself from falling in love with him. Concerned about the recent purchase of Denver-Carrington stock, Steve, Fallon, and Adam are stunned to learn Jeff is the one buying his influence into the company. Threatening to initiate a proxy fight for control of the company, Jeff demands a seat on the executive committee for all pipeline business, with Dex heading up the project. |
| 194 |
"Adam's Son" |
February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10) |
818 |
| After walking in on Adam and Jesse locked in a bitter fight, Karen falls to the floor with labor pains. Waiting pensively at the hospital, neither Adam nor Jesse can let go of their overwhelming resentment for each other. Jeff resigns as Blake's campaign manager after Blake voices his displeasure over Jeff's tactics in maneuvering into Denver- Carrington. Reconfirming his alliance to Blake, Jeff turns down Alexis' offer to come to work for her. Accompanying Sammy Jo to Los Angeles for a horse auction, Jeff stops by her hotel suite after spending the day together at the beach. Feeling herself falling in love with Jeff, she allows herself to surrender to his passionate kisses. Sean threatens to kill Leslie if she quits her job at Colbyco, fearing it would confirm Alexis' suspicions about their affair. Scared for her own safety, Leslie turns to Dex, telling him she knows Sean's true identity. Suspecting Sean is seeking vengeance for his father's suicide, Dex warns Alexis. Not wanting to believe that Sean is trying to destroy her, Alexis wonders with horror if Dex's accusations are true. Overjoyed by the birth of his son, Adam holds the baby in his arms. But his and Dana's jubilation is shattered when Karen asks for the baby back and with tears in her eyes, tells them she can't give up her baby. |
| 195 |
"The Scandal" |
March 2, 1988 (1988-03-02) |
819 |
| Certain Sean is intent on exacting revenge for his father's death, Alexis warns Blake that their family may be at risk. Taking Dex with him, Blake leaves for Natumbe to uncover Sean's mysterious dealings with the Vitron oil deal. After waking up from a passion fIlled night with Jeff, Sammy Jo begins to fear her affair with him will harm her and Fallon's friendship. Uncertain of her future with Jeff, and not wanting to get hurt, Sammy Jo asks him to keep their romance a secret until they know for certain what they are feeling is permanent. Returning to Denver to capitalize on Alexis' bid for political office, Neal McVane is paid an unexpected visit from Adam. Forcing McVane to name his source on the Carrington kidnapping, Adam finds him and questions him on what he knows. To his great satisfaction, Adam learns that he truly was the Carrington baby that was kidnapped. His elation is short lived, however, when he is served papers for Karen's custody suit to keep the baby. Blake and Dex discover the illegal arms shipment, but they are locked in the hold of the tanker. Seconds before Sean sets the tanker ablaze in a thunderous explosion, Dex blasts their way to safety using grenades from the arms shipment. Certain that Sean was killed in the explosion, Blake contacts Alexis to tell her, as Sean's shadowy figure slips away to safety. |
| 196 |
"The Trial" |
March 9, 1988 (1988-03-09) |
820 |
| Following his near fatal brush with death in Natumbe, Blake returns to Colorado facing accusations that he was involved in an illegal weapons deal. Concerned that the bad press will harm his campaign, Fallon and Steven fly to Natumbe to find proof that will clear their father's name. As Karen's custody suit draws near, Alexis discovers proof that Sean paid Jesse to return to Denver. Bringing the evidence into the courtroom, Alexis proves Jesse acted out of greed in influencing Karen's decision to keep the baby. Tortured by the pain the custody suit has caused everyone, Dana blurts out that Karen is the rightful mother. Devastated by her outburst, Adam moves out of their bedroom. After Leslie discovers Jeff's divorce is final, she throws herself at him. But after he abruptly puts an end to their relationship, Leslie is left broken hearted. Jeff stops by Blake's campaign headquarters to patch up their differences. Mutually regretful for their separation, Jeff asks to return as Blake's manager. Steven and Fallon return to Denver with documents that prove Sean was behind the arms shipment. Alexis tries to conceal her terror when she is told the body assumed to be Sean is Harry Thresher's. Despite Dex's assurance that no man could have survived the explosion in Natumbe, Alexis can't suppress her ominous suspicion that Sean is still alive. |
| 197 |
"The Proposal" |
March 16, 1988 (1988-03-16) |
821 |
| Leslie finds herself out of favor with nearly everyone in the family. Alexis and Blake are neck and neck in the race for governor. Dana finally decides to leave Adam. |
| 198 |
"Colorado Roulette" |
March 30, 1988 (1988-03-30) |
822 |
| Sean has kidnapped Karen's baby and taken Leslie hostage -- when the gun goes off, it is unclear whether Dex, Sean or Alexis has been shot. Jeff is left in a compromising position when old feelings for Fallon return after he proposed to Sammy Jo. Blake discovers that Krystle has been covering up her health issue. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 199 |
"Broken Krystle" |
Thu. November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03) |
901 |
| Recovering from Sean's attempted murder on her life and his subsequent death, Alexis and Dex flee to Los Angeles. There, they regain the passion they once had. Jeff tries to keep Sammy Jo from entering his room after he and Fallon have just made love. Hearing a noise, however, she pushes past him and enters. To Jeff's relief, Fallon has put on her clothes and slipped out, undetected. Following Krystle's bizarre disappearance, Blake searches frantically for her. Finding smashed pictures of a smiling Krystle, he calls her doctor, fearing Krystle's mental illness may be developing. Adam withdraws into a drunken stupor, alienating his family and Dana. Intent on using Dana to help him regain his son, he apologizes for his behavior. But when Dana packs her things and leaves him, he suddenly realizes how much he truly loves her. Sammy Jo broods over Fallon's influence on Jeff's life and after leaving unanswered messages on his machine, she pays him an unexpected early morning visit. Groggy after spending most the night making calls to help find Krystle, he tells her about Krystle's disappearance. Sammy Jo mentions Krystle's favorite hideaway, an out of the way lake. Sensing she may have gone there, Jeff and Sammy Jo go after her. Finding tracks and Krystle's diary near the lake, they spot something floating in the water. Investigating closer, they are stunned when they discover a dead body. |
| 200 |
"A Touch of Sable" |
Thu. November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)[6] |
902 |
| Sammy Jo and Jeff are relieved to discover the body they found in the lake is not Krystle, but the mystery of how she is involved still haunts them. Krystle's car is found in Harmon Springs and the man responsible for stealing it is a convicted murderer. Frustrated by the bizarre elements involved in Krystle's disappearance, Blake is both relieved and confused when Krystle's cousin, Virginia, informs him that Krystle is with her. Finding a sealed farewell letter to Blake and Sammy Jo from Steven, Adam tosses it in the fire. Fallon comes across the partially charred remains, and immediately suspects her brother of treachery. After Dex expresses his unwillingness to help Alexis strengthen her empire, she takes advantage of Sable's unexpected return and her political and financially affluent friend, Hamilton Stone. Alexis persuades Stone to help her get her ships back from Natumbe, while Sable contemplates how she can benefit from their budding relationship. Blake flies to Dayton, Krystle's hometown. Meeting Virginia, he learns that Krystle's memory has regressed back to her earlier life of growing up in Dayton. Virginia confides in Blake that Krystle had mentioned she was on the run from someone who was trying to kill her. Listening in shock, Blake is further stunned when she tells him Krystle confessed to having killed a man. |
| 201 |
"She's Back" |
Thu. December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01) |
903 |
| Finding Krystle and her cousin, Virginia, talking, Blake is pleased to see Krystle well, but remains distressed when she has no recollection of how she got to Dayton. Fearing she will react badly to the news that she may be involved with a murder, Blake keeps the truth from her when they return to Denver. Adam persuades Steven's secretary, Claire Tennyson, to work for him, hoping she will reveal some of Steven's secrets. Claire eagerly accepts, having her own devious reasons for doing so. With Alexis in Natumbe with Hamilton Stone, Sable pours her seductive charms on Dex, who is only amused by her passes. Krystle is overcome by a painful migraine, as the reason for her attacks continues to frustrate her. Finding out from Sgt. Zorelli that she is a suspect in a murder, Kryslte accuses Blake of lying to her. Needing to know what happened at the lake, Krystle goes to Sammy Jo, demanding to be told the truth. Finding out about the body in the lake, she convinces Blake to take her to the morgue to see the corpse. Pulling back the sheet, Krystle does not recognize the face. But when Blake looks, he cringes with the recognition of who it is. |
| 202 |
"Body Trouble" |
Thu. December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) |
904 |
| Blake entrusts Jeff with Steven's share of leadership in Denver-Carrington. Devastated by Blake's reliance on Jeff, Adam schemes to gain control of Denver-Carrington. Making light of Sammy Jo's objections to him working closely with Fallon, Jeff playfully teases her. Krystle awakens screaming after a nightmare reveals a horrifying glimpse into her clouded memory. Arriving in Los Angeles to meet with Dr. Hampton, Blake tells Krystle that her headaches are a result of complications from the fall she took off her horse several years before. Accompanying Sgt. Zorelli to the morgue to identify the body, Fallon privately thinks that the dead man looks familiar. Sharing her thoughts with Blake upon his return, he admits the young man looks like someone he knew many years ago. Blake goes through photographs dating back to 1963, showing the man and Blake together. While mingling with guests at a party for Blake's friends and supporters, Krystle is gripped by a painful headache. Losing control, she flings dishes at the guests until Blake is able to calm her. Arriving at the party unexpected, Sgt. Zorelli informs Krystle she is no longer suspected of murder after an autopsy showed the body to be dead for over twenty years. |
| 203 |
"Alexis In Blunderland" |
Thu. December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15) |
905 |
| Returning from her trip to Natumbe, Alexis is greeted by Dex and his gloomy prognosis for Colbyco. Desperate to liquefy her assets, she makes plans to sell the Carlton Hotel and the Vitron tankers, as the realization she may lose everything finally hits her. Finding out about Fallon's one night stand with Jeff, Sammy Jo squares off with Fallon. Wrestling with each other, they fall into a water trough and then take a roll through the mud, before they finally realize they are fighting over a man neither wants anymore. Adam plots to double cross Jeff by reading Steven's confidential notes on the pipeline. Fallon questions Dex on what he knows about the man-made lake where the body was found. Uneasy about discussing the subject, Dex admits the lake was made after a project had gone bad between Blake, the Colbys, and Dexter's family. Sable is delighted to hear Hamilton Stone has succeeded in winning Alexis' trust. With Stone's inside knowledge of Colbyco's business dealings, Sable schemes to take Alexis' oil tankers. Blake receives a bad news call from Krystle's doctor. Seeing the pain on Blake's face, Fallon barges into the library demanding to know what is going on. Finding Krystle crying in Blake's arms, he asks Fallon to gather the family. |
| 204 |
"Every Picture Tells a Story" |
Thu. December 22, 1988 (1988-12-22) |
906 |
| Taking the picture of Blake standing with the young man found floating in the lake, Fallon sets up an appointment with Sergeant Zorelli to view the corpse. Krystle undergoes more tests to determine her reaction to a new drug. Virginia joins Blake and Krystle at the hospital. Blake and Virginia develop a special bond of friendship. After sleeping with Claire, Adam tells her it's best she find another job. Following her tests, Krystle has a new resolve to live. Sammy Jo and Fallon put their differences aside and develop a friendship. Dex asks Jeff to help him find more out about Fritz Heath, Colbyco's comptroller. A seething Alexis berates Dex for unwittingly selling the Carlton to Sable. Unable to view the corpse, Zorelli sets Fallon up in a room and gives her a picture. Unaware that a camera is focused on her, she pulls out Blake's picture and compares photographs, as Zorelli watches. Virginia is awestruck by the opulence of the Carrington mansion as she returns to Denver with Blake and Krystle. Finding out about the picture, Sable goes to Blake to let him know that when the story gets out, he can count on her as an ally. Taking Sable's suggestion to ask her mother about the man in the picture, Fallon goes to Alexis for answers. Recognizing the man to be Roger Grimes, a man Blake discovered her having an affair with, she accuses Blake of murdering him twenty five years ago. |
| 205 |
"The Last Hurrah" |
Thu. January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) |
907 |
| Blake is furious at Fallon for showing the picture of Roger Grimes to Alexis. Overhearing his tirade, Krystle is uncertain why Blake is so concerned by the picture. After Alexis vows to make Blake suffer for killing Roger Grimes, Dex is convinced that she still harbors feelings for Roger. Deciding not to be Alexis' toy lover any longer, Dex pays an amorous visit to Joanna Sills, Sable's personal assistant. While visiting the seedy part of town with Sammy Jo and Virginia, Krystle looks for ways she can help the unfortunate. Approached by a man with a knife, Virginia attacks him with a viciousness that makes Sammy Jo think she may be more street wise than she wants people to think. Krystle is told her only chance for survival is an operation with a marginal chance of success. Alexis is outraged by her discovery that Hamilton Stone only got two of her ships out of Natumbe. Finding out about Alexis' vendetta against Blake, Krystle barges into her apartment. Krystle threatens to use her recent mental illness as a justifiable excuse to kill Alexis if she carries out her plans to accuse Blake of Roger Grimes murder. |
| 206 |
"The Wedding" |
Thu. January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12) |
908 |
| Krystle agrees to the operation only after Blake reluctantly signs her divorce papers and living will, to be enacted if the surgery is not a success. Virginia tells Krystle of her troubled youth after their mother left her. Krystle invites Sable to dinner and their friendship continues to grow. Fallon is haunted by a recurring dream of Roger Grimes. Dex hires a Vietnam buddy, Painter, to investigate Colbyco's controller. Krystle recognizes one of the caterers at her dinner party, Gibson, as the same man she sees coming out of the lake in her haunting nightmare. Fearing Krystle will put the puzzle together, Sable tells Gibson to discontinue his dives into the lake. Those are the same dives that originally uncovered the body of Roger Grimes. Thinking he has discovered an underwater passageway, Gibson is hesitant to abandon his search. Virginia reacts very strangely when she is introduced to Dex. Following the reaffirmation of their wedding vows, Blake is forced to cancel his and Krystle's second honeymoon. Krystle and Blake leave immediately for Switzerland so she can have the high risk operation. |
| 207 |
"Ginger Snaps" |
Thu. January 26, 1989 (1989-01-26) |
909 |
| The operation fails and Krystle is in a coma and will probably never wake up. A devastated Blake returns to Denver. Sammy Jo is struck down in the stable at Delta Rho by a mysterious guy snooping around. He looses a knife with the inscription: "To my scuba with love. Edy." Sammy Jo sleeps with Jeff. More money disappears from ColbyCo accounts, but Fritz claims he's got full control. Blake and Dex discusses what to do about their secret. Apparently, a long time ago, Tom Carrington, Sam Dexter and Jason Colby had a mining company at the place where the lake is now. A serious happening made them swear to secrecy, but after the discovery of Roger Grimes, keeping it secret may be difficult. Fallon sleeps with John Zorelli. Jeff insinuates that Sable is in Denver to take Krystle's place. Virginia makes Dex remember who she is. |
| 208 |
"Delta Woe" |
Thu. February 2, 1989 (1989-02-02) |
910 |
| Following their passionate love making, Zorelli suspects Fallon is merely trying to influence him to drop the Roger Grimes case. After Virginia storms from Dex's room, leaving behind pictures of them together from a happier time, Dex is left stunned by the uncanny turn of events. Blake orders Zorelli to stay away from Fallon. To avoid having their family secret revealed, Blake vows to take the rap for Grime's murder. Fallon continues to be haunted by the memory of Grimes. Sable discovers Gibson left his knife in Sammy Jo's barn. Confronting Gibson, she warns him to leave Denver or face her wrath. Zorelli receives a blown up photograph of Grimes with Blake, proving Blake knows more than he is letting on. Learning that Heath is a regular gambler at her friend's casino, Sable follows him there. Surprised to discover Dex has also followed Heath, Sable uses the opportunity to toy with Dex. Arousing his interest, Sable then turns him off like a cold shower. Alone in her barn, Sammy Jo hears noises and takes her shotgun to investigate. Gibson jumps her and she gets off a shot that hits Gibson. As Gibson drags himself out of the barn, a raging fire traps Sammy Jo inside. |
| 209 |
"Tankers, Cadavers To Chance" |
Thu. February 9, 1989 (1989-02-09) |
911 |
| Jeff pulls Sammy Jo from the burning barn, and Gibson is taken into custody. Sammy Jo recognizes Gibson as the man Krystle saw in her nightmares. Blake worries that Gibson is involved in trying to uncover his family secret. Dex gives Virginia a letter explaining his side of the story. She tears it up but later pieces it back together and gets teary as she reads it. Blake gives Dex an audio tape and documents relating to their secret for safe keeping. Loathing the thought of Sable winning over Dex, Alexis reignites his passion. Alexis fears the work she did to secure her ships in Natumbe may have run afoul. Adam snoops through Virginia's room and discovers the letter from Dex. Adam seduces Virginia and wins her trust. Gibson threatens Sable to get him out of jail. Zorelli storms into the Carrington mansion, accusing Blake of having him pulled off the Grimes case. Denying it, Blake has him thrown out. Torn between her father and her lover, Fallon leaves with Zorelli. Sable terrorizes Alexis with the news that she has undone all her work in Natumbe and gained possession of Alexis' tankers. |
| 210 |
"All Hands on Dex" |
Thu. February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16) |
912 |
| Irate after Sable gains control of her ships, Alexis hires one of Adam's unsavory friends, the handsome and intriguing Cray Boyd, to get them back. Running into Hamilton Stone at the Carlton, Alexis promises to make him pay dearly for double crossing her. Shaken by her threats, Stone ponders the damage she could cause. Sammy Jo is mistaken for a sixteen year-old runaway by Tanner McBride, a teen counselor. Apologizing and embarrassed, Tanner is attracted to Sammy Jo. Zorelli pleads with his captain for a second chance, only to be sternly denied. Dex begins to doubt his and Alexis' relationship can survive. Jeff reprimands Adam for neglecting his loyalties to Blake. Stung by his reproach, Adam swings wildly at Jeff. After several missed blows, Adam orders Jeff out of the house. Blake confronts Gibson. Offering to help him if he talks, Gibson tells Blake Sable hired him. Accusing Sable of working for Jason, Blake lashes out at her. Before Sable can explain, Alexis walks in on their fight, renewing her vow to crush them both. Sable finds reason to rejoice when Joanna gives her Fritz Heath's marker, indebting him for over two-hundred thousand dollars to her. Dex walks in on Sable's jubilation and she throws herself into his arms, taking him and Joanna by surprise. |
| 211 |
"Virginia Reels" |
Thu. February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23) |
913 |
| Sable meets with Blake and Dex to explain she was searching the lake to discover what her ex-husband, Jason, was determined to keep hidden. She assures them that she had no idea Blake and Dex would be harmed by uncovering the secret that lay hidden there. Dex is intrigued by her honesty. Sammy Jo helps Tanner McBride persuade an official to let him retain temporary custody of one of his runaways. Appreciative of her efforts, Tanner brings her a rose and leaves his number for her to call if she ever wants to talk. Sable threatens to reveal Heath's embezzling money from Colbyco unless he helps her obtain damaging information on Alexis. Dex learns that Adam took advantage of Virginia after reading the letter he wrote. Outraged, he attacks Adam, threatening to kill him. Jealous of Dex's interest in Sable, Joanna accepts Adam's offer to get better acquainted. Going against orders, Zorelli copies a map taken from Gibson outlining the lake and Delta Rho. Fallon discovers the picture Zorelli took of her holding the picture of Blake with Roger Grimes, and suspects he is using her to get information on Blake. Blake is saddened by Virginia's decision to leave Denver. Sable is amused by Heath's demand for 5 million dollars for the information on Alexis. Pulling out a gun, Heath nervously aims it at Sable. |
| 212 |
"House Of The Falling Son" |
Thu. March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02) |
914 |
| Sable is able to maintain a calm facade and convince Heath to put the gun down so they can talk. Agreeing, and feeling more at ease, Heath talks about how Sable can ruin Colbyco. After Heath leaves, Sable is still in shock from her close encounter with death. Needing to be with someone, she goes to Dex. Blake questions Dex about what Adam did to Virginia to make her want to leave. Hearing the truth, Blake kicks Adam out of the house, as Blake feels his family slip away from him. Alexis goes to Paris to check on Boyd's commando operation. Alexis finds herself wanting Boyd. Fallon moves in with Sammy Jo. Zorelli asks Fallon to explain why she is suddenly cold to him. Joanna confronts Sable for stepping in between her and Dex, causing Sable to suspect Joanna's loyalty. Joanna tries to seduce Dex but he turns down her advances. Sable meets with Dex to apologize for their night together, promising she respects his love for Alexis. Despite their polite insistence that the whole affair meant nothing, they feel a burning desire for each other. Unable to resist, they go back to her suite and make passionate love. Before Boyd leaves for his dangerous mission, Alexis gives in to her own lust, as she allows Boyd to take her into his arms. |
| 213 |
"The Son Also Rises" |
Thu. March 16, 1989 (1989-03-16) |
915 |
| Seeing the disarray of Denver-Carrington, Blake resumes control of the company. His first act is to fire Adam. Appreciating Joanna's knowledge of Sable's affairs, Adam tries to charm her into working for him and Alexis. Sable watches as Adam enters Joanna's suite, confirming her suspicions of Joanna's disloyalty. Zorelli realizes that Fallon saw the picture he stole of Blake and Grimes, explaining why she suddenly became hostile towards him. Sable asks Dex if he will be able to turn against Alexis if she pursues her vendetta against Blake. Tanner McBride stops by Delta Rho to make Sammy Jo and Fallon dinner. Fallon notices Sammy Jo's obvious attraction to him. Sable's daughter, Monica, comes to Denver to visit her mother. Knowing Joanna can no longer be trusted, Sable convinces Monica to stay in Denver and help her with her campaign to destroy Alexis. Zorelli tells Fallon that he is in love with her, and that he never meant to use her to get at Blake. Confused by her feelings for him, Fallon slaps Zorelli and orders him to leave. Zorelli offers her the only copy of the picture to prove he is not using her. Joanna accepts Adam's offer to work for Alexis. Jeff shows Blake an ad in Alexis' newspaper asking for information on Roger Grimes. Blake hardens his resolve to stop Alexis once and for all. |
| 214 |
"Grimes And Punishment" |
Thu. March 23, 1989 (1989-03-23) |
916 |
| Joanna agrees to tell Adam everything she knows about Sable, in exchange for his protection. Upon Alexis' return to Denver, Blake confronts her about the ad asking for information on Roger Grimes. She reasserts her vow to see him pay for Grimes' murder. Fearing Alexis may get a warrant to search the lake, Blake asks Dex to dive into the lake and make sure everything that needs to be hidden stays that way. Zorelli promises his commanding officer, Capt. Handler, that he will drop the Grimes case and is given his old job back. Sable is pleased when Monica moves in with her. But Sable's joy is short-lived when Alexis and Adam tell her the tankers have been destroyed. Sammy Jo offers Tanner a check for his home for runaways. She grows increasingly fond of him, unaware that he is married. Blake goes to Delta Rho to make amends with Fallon, and finds the picture Zorelli left behind. With all his faith in Fallon destroyed, Blake storms out. Dex goes to Alexis' penthouse to talk about her vendetta against Blake. With guilt written all over his face, she realizes he slept with Sable. Devastated, Alexis kicks Dex out. With a war clearly brewing between Alexis and Sable, Monica tries to persuade Jeff to take Sable's side. Alexis' grief over losing Dex is diverted when Adam tells her he has found a man who knows who killed Grimes. Elsworth Chisolm tells Alexis he saw Blake carry Grimes' body out of the mine he was working on. |
| 215 |
"Sins Of The Father" |
Thu. March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30) |
917 |
| Alexis is emotionally crushed by Dex's affair with Sable. She sends Adam to try and make up with Blake, so she can have a set of ears in his camp. Blake and Sable renew their bonds of friendship. Adam meets with Chisolm's granddaughter, Phoenix. She tells Adam that there was another secret project going on at the mine. Alexis rummages through a box of Roger Grimes' things and she comes across a picture he gave her. Sable sees the picture and suddenly realizes what Blake's secret is. Blake confesses to Dex and Sable that the secret beneath the lake is a Nazi treasure of precious art innocently obtained by his father. Blake vows to keep the treasure and his father's involvement a secret for fear it would ruin his family name. Blake tells them his father killed Grimes because he discovered the treasure and was trying to make his fortune from it. Sammy Jo gets a rude awakening when she discovers Tanner McBride is a priest, married to the church. Adam tells Blake that Alexis has a witness who saw him murder Grimes. Fallon realizes that her grandfather, Tom Carrington is also in her nightmares. She tells Zorelli that she remembers her grandfather taking her into dark tunnels. Dex dives into the lake and discovers the seal to the mine entrance is open. Zorelli watches from the shore. |
| 216 |
"Tale Of The Tape" |
Thu. April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06) |
918 |
| Blake and Jeff are stunned when Dex finds the hidden vault beneath the lake completely empty. Returning from the lake, Jeff finds Sammy Jo waiting for him in his bed. Blake asks Sable to try and find out any information Alexis may know about the vanished treasure. Having a passkey to Alexis' suite, Sable waits for the right time to sneak in and take the painting Roger Grime's stole from the hidden Nazi treasure. Alexis tells Captain Handler about her eyewitness to Roger Grimes' murder. Even with the witness, Handler is reluctant to reopen the case. Zorelli subtly gets valuable information out of Fallon, leading him to the uncle of Blake's half-sister Dominique Devereaux. Meeting Dominique's uncle, Charles Matthews, Zorelli puts a bug in his house and learns Matthews knows more about Grime's murder than he is letting on. Jeff warns Blake that he doesn't think Sable can be trusted. Federal Marshals burst into Alexis' suite to seize Colbyco records, as Sable unleashes her lawsuit to bring Alexis to her knees. Alexis promises Sable that she, too, knows a few secrets, and isn't afraid to reveal them. Alexis leaves for Switzerland to protect her assets. Adam phones Blake and tells him where he can find Elsworth Chisolm. While Fallon opens up to Zorelli about her grandfather and the mine beneath the lake, she doesn't know her conversation is being recorded. Chisolm makes a deal with Blake to tell him everything he knows about the secret tunnels beneath the lake. Someone watches them from a narrowly opened door. Adam pulls up just as Blake is leaving to get money for Chisolm. Going inside Chisolm's house, Adam finds him dead. |
| 216 |
"Tale Of The Tape" |
Thu. April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06) |
918 |
| lake and Jeff are stunned when Dex finds the hidden vault beneath the lake completely empty. Returning from the lake, Jeff finds Sammy Jo waiting for him in his bed. Blake asks Sable to try and find out any information Alexis may know about the vanished treasure. Having a passkey to Alexis' suite, Sable waits for the right time to sneak in and take the painting Roger Grime's stole from the hidden Nazi treasure. Alexis tells Captain Handler about her eyewitnscovers Tanner McBride is a priest, married to the church. Adam tells Blake that Alexis has a witness who saw him murder Grimes. Fallon realizes that her grandfather, Tom Carrington is also in her nightmares. She tells Zorelli that she remembers her grandfather taking her into dark tunnels. Dex dives into the lake and discovers the seal to the mine entrance is open. Zorelli watches from the shore. |
| 216 |
"Tale Of The Tape" |
Thu. April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06) |
918 |
| Blake and Jeff are stunned when Dex finds the hidden vault beneath the lake completely empty. Returning from the lake, Jeff finds Sammy Jo waiting for him in his bed. Blake asks Sable to try and find out any information Alexis may know about the vanished treasure. Having a passkey to Alexis' suite, Sable waits for the right time to sneak in and take the painting Roger Grime's stole from the hidden Nazi treasure. Alexis tells Captain Handler about her eyewitness to Roger Grimes' murder. Even with the witness, Handler is reluctant to reopen the case. Zorelli subtly gets valuable information out of Fallon, leading him to the uncle of Blake's half-sister Dominique Devereaux. Meeting Dominique's uncle, Charles Matthews, Zorelli puts a bug in his house and learns Matthews knows more about Grime's murder than he is letting on. Jeff warns Blake that he doesn't think Sable can be trusted. Federal Marshals burst into Alexis' suite to seize Colbyco records, as Sable unleashes her lawsuit to bring Alexis to her knees. Alexis promises Sable that she, too, knows a few secrets, and isn't afraid to reveal them. Alexis leaves for Switzerland to protect her assets. Adam phones Blake and tells him where he can find Elsworth Chisolm. While Fallon opens up to Zorelli about her grandfather and the mine beneath the lake, she doesn't know her conversation is being recorded. Chisolm makes a deal with Blake to tell him everything he knows about the secret tunnels beneath the lake. Someone watches them from a narrowly opened door. Adam pulls up just as Blake is leaving to get money for Chisolm. Going inside Chisolm's house, Adam finds him dead. |
| 216 |
"Tale Of The Tape" |
Thu. April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06) |
918 |
| lake and Jeff are stunned when Dex finds the hidden vault beneath the lake completely empty. Returning from the lake, Jeff finds Sammy Jo waiting for him in his bed. Blake asks Sable to try and find out any information Alexis may know about the vanished treasure. Having a passkey to Alexis' suite, Sable waits for the right time to sneak in and take the painting Roger Grime's stole from the hidden Nazi treasure. Alexis tells Captain Handler about her eyewitness to Roger Grimes' murder. Even with the witness, Handler is reluctant to reopen the case. Zorelli subtly gets valuable information out of Fallon, leading him to the uncle of Blake's half-sister Dominique Devereaux. Meeting Dominique's uncle, Charles Matthews, Zorelli puts a bug inCaptain Handler, suspecting Blake may have killed Chisolm, puts Zorelli back on the Grimes case, despite Zorelli's belief that Blake is innocent. Blake accuses Adam of setting him up to look like he killed Chisolm. Learning that Alexis is having her painting appraised, Sable convinces the appraiser to tell Alexis the painting is worthless. Sable learns someone has been searching for a Frederick Stahl painting. Adam has a hotel photographer shoot pictures of Monica and Jeff together. Charles Matthews warns Blake that Zorelli has been asking them questions. When Blake tells Fallon that Zorelli has been using her to get information about Matthews, her love for Zorelli turns to contempt. Tanner's feelings for Sammy Jo make him question his priestly vows. Finding a diagram with his father's things that Charles Matthews dropped off, Blake discovers that it is for a tunnel system originating from the basement of the mansion. Adam visits Phoenix Chisolm and in her grief, she blurts out that her grandfather knew about the tunnels under Blake's mansion. Acquiring a listening device that detects tunnels, Dex, Jeff, and Blake search the basement for a tunnel entrance. Finding it, they crawl into the dark space and discover a human skeleton. his house and learns Matthews knows more about Grime's murder than he is letting on. Jeff warns Blake that he doesn't think Sable can be trusted. Federal Marshals burst into Alexis' suite to seize Colbyco records, as Sable unleashes her lawsuit to bring Alexis to her knees. Alexis promises Sable that she, too, knows a few secrets, and isn't afraid to reveal them. Alexis leaves for Switzerland to protect her assets. Adam phones Blake and tells him where he can find Elsworth Chisolm. While Fallon opens up to Zorelli about her grandfather and the mine beneath the lake, she doesn't know her conversation is being recorded. Chisolm makes a deal with Blake to tell him everything he knows about the secret tunnels beneath the lake. Someone watches them from a narrowly opened door. Adam pulls up just as Blake is leaving to get money for Chisolm. Going inside Chisolm's house, Adam finds him dead. |
| 217 |
"No Bones About It" |
Thu. April 13, 1989 (1989-04-13) |
919 |
| Captain Handler, suspecting Blake may have killed Chisolm, puts Zorelli back on the Grimes case, despite Zorelli's belief that Blake is innocent. Blake accuses Adam of setting him up to look like he killed Chisolm. Learning that Alexis is having her painting appraised, Sable convinces the appraiser to tell Alexis the painting is worthless. Sable learns someone has been searching for a Frederick Stahl painting. Adam has a hotel photographer shoot pictures of Monica and Jeff together. Charles Matthews warns Blake that Zorelli has been asking them questions. When Blake tells Fallon that Zorelli has been using her to get information about Matthews, her love for Zorelli turns to contempt. Tanner's feelings for Sammy Jo make him question his priestly vows. Finding a diagram with his father's things that Charles Matthews dropped off, Blake discovers that it is for a tunnel system originating from the basement of the mansion. Adam visits Phoenix Chisolm and in her grief, she blurts out that her grandfather knew about the tunnels under Blake's mansion. Acquiring a listening device that detects tunnels, Dex, Jeff, and Blake search the basement for a tunnel entrance. Finding it, they crawl into the dark space and discover a human skeleton. |
| 218 |
"Here Comes The Son" |
Thu. April 27, 1989 (1989-04-27) |
920 |
| Another skeleton is discovered buried in the tunnel beneath the mansion. Blake is convinced that whoever else is looking for the treasure also killed Elsworth. He gives Dex and Jeff one week to meet with Roger Grimes' widow, Emily, before he reveals their tangled secret to the police. To prove his loyalty to Fallon, Zorelli quits the police department. Tanner and Sammy Jo have an unspoken desire to be together. Sable learns she is pregnant, but is unable to tell Dex he is the father. Fallon decides to move into an abandoned cottage on Blake's property. Adam retouches the photograph he had taken of Jeff and Monica to appear as if their relationship may be incestuous. He then submits it to a sleazy tabloid for publication. Outraged, Jeff storms into the tabloid's office and begins attacking the reporter. A photographer captures the assault on film. Fallon recognizes a lullaby she hears Krystina sing. Setting up house in her cottage, she is haunted by the lullaby. Afraid her mind is playing tricks on her, Fallon thinks she sees Roger Gimes staring at her through the window. Desperate for answers, Blake goes to see Phoenix Chisolm. She refuses to let him in, creating a commotion that brings the neighbors out. They recognize Blake as the man who was with Elsworth before he was murdered. Emily Grimes tells Jeff and Dex that Roger had a son, Dennis. Seeing his picture, they are shocked by his resemblance to Roger. Outside Fallon's cottage window, Dennis Grimes watches her. Using a portable phone, he communicates with Captain Handler, assuring him their plan is working. |
| 219 |
"Blasts From The Past" |
Thu. May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04) |
921 |
| Monica learns from Alexis that Jason Colby is not her father. A huge catfight ensues between Alexis and Sable. Fallon realizes that, as a little girl, she killed Roger Grimes to prevent him from attacking her mother. |
| 220 |
"Catch 22" |
Thu. May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11) |
922 |
| The series finale. When Blake and Jeff are set up by a corrupt cop, Blake ends up taking a bullet. Fallon and Krystina are stuck in a collapsing mine shaft. Alexis and Dex take a plunge from a balcony. |