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Episode 1: "The Siege Part 1" (recap) 
Original airdate: 9/23/1987

​Matthew continues to hold a large group of people hostage in Carrington manor. Alexis is rescued after her car plunges into a river. Adam and Dana jet to their honeymoon destination.
Episode 2: "The Siege Part 2" (recap) 
Original airdate: 9/30/1987

​Steven takes matters into his own hands and puts an end to Matthew Blaisdel's hostage-taking mayhem. Alexis hires Morgan Hess to investigate the handsome young stranger who saved her life. Adam informs Dana that he expects her to birth many Carrington heirs.
Episode 3: "The Aftermath" (recap) 
Original airdate: 10/8/1987

​Fallon tells Jeff about her visitation with an extraterrestrial being, which he assumes is just a hallucination. Blake announces that he's running for governor. Steven glumly broods about his stabbing of Matthew.
Episode 4: "The Announcement" (recap) 
Original airdate: 10/14/1987

Alexis hooks up with Sean Rowan, aka the handsome young man who rescued her from drowning. Dana learns that she's unable to have children. Blake announces his bid to become Colorado's next governor.
Episode 5: "The Surrogate Part 1" (recap) 
Original airdate: 10/28/1987

Alexis is irked when Blake seeks to purchase prime timberland and turn it into a wildlife preserve (to boost his image for voters). Dana frets about her infertility. Steven takes ownership of a football team.
Episode 6: "The Surrogate Part 2" (recap) 
Original airdate: 11/4/1987

Dana has second thoughts about surrogacy when Adam seems smitten with the prospective bio mom. Alexis offers Leslie a corporate job. Josh makes a move on Sammy Jo.
Episode 7: "The Primary" (recap) 
Original airdate: 11/18/1987

​Blake wins the gubernatorial primary. Sammy Jo and Josh give in to their mutual attraction for one another. Sean convinces Alexis to marry him while on a surprise vacation in Mexico.
Episode 8: "The Testing" (recap) 
Original airdate: 11/25/1987

Blake appoints Steven as Denver Carrington's new CEO (in the event that he's elected governor of Colorado). Sean reveals his true identity and intentions towards the Carringtons. Leslie and Jeff hook up in New York.
Episode 9: "The Setup" (recap) 
Original airdate: 12/2/1987

A scandal breaks out when the ex-quarterback on Steven's football team is busted for drug dealing. Dana confides in Alexis about a deep dark secret. Fallon tells Jeff she's ready to formally put an end to their deteriorating marriage.
Episode 10: "The Fair" (recap) 
Original airdate: 12/9/1987

Alexis hosts an Old English Fair and tries to publicly embarrass Blake with some old video footage (that doesn't really seem all that embarrassing). Fallon tells Jeff she intends to file for divorce. Josh proposes to Sammy Jo.
Episode 11: "The New Moguls" (recap) 
Original airdate: 12/23/1987

​Blake holds a press conference to offer irrefutable proof that he didn't indulge in sexy time with a hooker. Steven turns down a business proposal from Vitron Oil, much to the annoyance of Fallon and Adam. Josh overdoses on cocaine.
Episode 12: "The Spoiler" (recap) 
Original airdate: 12/30/1987

​Steven and Fallon continue to spar over the Vitron Oil proposal, which Dex suddenly thinks is a good idea. Jeff and Sammy Jo take their boys on a ski trip. Alexis announces her candidacy for Colorado's gubernatorial race.
Episode 13: "The Interview" (recap) 
Original airdate: 1/6/1988

Blake unhappily contends with Alexis's sudden decision to enter the gubernatorial race. Dana confesses to Adam that she once aborted his spawn. Fallon gets a grisly new 'do.
Episode 14: "Images" (recap) 
Original airdate: 1/13/1988

​Krystle launches an impromptu investigation of when Alexis inherited a vast fortune from her late husband, Cecil Colby. Fallon travels to Natumbe with Dex and makes a drunken spectacle of herself. Leslie pokes into Sean's past.
Episode 15: "The Rifle" (recap) 
Original airdate: 1/20/1988

At Fallon's and Adam's urging, Steven agrees to sign off on a business deal with Vitron Oil. Blake irritably tells Krystle to stop investigating the source of Alexis's fortune. Sean takes his revenge plot to a dangerous level.
Episode 16: "The Bracelet" (recap) 
Original airdate: 1/27/1988

Alexis survives Sean's sniper bullet and continues her quest to become Colorado's next governor. Jeff rescues Sammy Jo when she's attacked by a creepy admirer. Karen Atkinson is shocked by the return of her estranged husband.
Episode 17: "The Warning" (recap) 
Original airdate: 2/3/1988

Sean gets so annoyed at Leslie's demands that he threatens to kill her with a poisonous snake. Jesse stirs up trouble with Karen's surrogacy agreement. Alexis resumes her gubernatorial campaign.
Episode 18: "Adam's Son" (recap) 
Original airdate: 2/10/1988

Alexis confronts Sean about her suspicions that he's been unfaithful to her. Jeff resigns his role as Blake's campaign manager. Karen births a son and tells Adam and Dana that she's changed her mind about giving him up.
Episode 19: "The Scandal" (recap) 
Original airdate: 3/2/1988

​Blake and Dex travel to Natumbe to look into Sean's shenanigans. Jeff and Sammy Jo formally decide they're a couple. Adam finally learns that he is a biological Carrington.
Episode 20: "The Trial" (recap) 
Original airdate: 3/9/1988

​Blake is cleared of any connection to Sean's gun-running operation in Natumbe. Leslie makes a move on Jeff, but he makes it clear he's not into her. Dana decides she's no longer interested in raising Adam's/Karen's surrogate baby.
Episode 21: "The Proposal" (recap) 
Original airdate: 3/16/1988

Blake is dismayed when his lead in the gubernatorial election takes a dramatic turn. Jeff proposes to Sammy Jo. Karen panics when her baby goes missing from the hospital's nursery.
Episode 22: "Colorado Roulette" (recap) 
Original airdate: 3/30/1988