Recap: The doctor informs Blake and Krystle that Kristina needs a heart transplant asap...and as Krystle gasps in horror, Blake asks him if there's any possibility that the graveness of his daughter's condition is somehow a mistake. The doctor's like, "Uh no" and explains that Kristina's heart is deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid rate, and that she's not going to live much longer without a transplant. He adds that they need to rush her to Northern California asap so that she can be near the country's top heart specialists while she waits for an appropriate donor. After he rushes off to make the arrangements, Krystle moans, "This can't be happening!" and says she can't accept the possibility that their daughter may die. Blake assures her that everything possible will be done for the tot, then implores her to stop sobbing and get a hold of herself. He says that the two of them will be with Kristina throughout this crisis, and that they need to believe that she's going to grow up to be strong and beautiful. Adam and Dana are canoodling in her apartment when Steven drops by to inform them of the sad development: Kristina's condition is so dire that she needs a heart transplant, and is being flown to Northern California to await a donor. Leslie arrives at the mansion with her meagre belongings and is warmly greeted by Gerard, and then Ben, who offers to prepare a late supper for her. Leslie remarks that she doesn't want people to think she's accepting charity by living on this luxury estate, then says she plans to look for a job asap. They two head over to the solarium, where Ben whips her up a traditional Australian meal and croons a tune they used to sing together when she was a child - but the tender moment is suddenly interrupted by Gerard, who tells Ben he has an urgent phone call regarding Kristina's heart crisis. Dex arrives at his family ranch in Wyoming with Dominique in tow, then introduces her to his father (Sam) before Sam is called away to take an important call. Dominique brings up the prospective oil field they had scouted earlier to possibly drill on and asks Dex if this is going to create a conflict between him and Alexis, and he assures her it won't now that the Lex-Dex Corporation [as well as the Alexis-Dex relationship] is officially dunzo. Over in Beverly Hills, Alexis is at a house party in a swanky looking home, boogying with a finance bigwig named Dirk Maurier. The two exchange some flirty banter before she excuses herself and then just happens to run into Michael. He tells her he stopped by 'cause he heard that Dirk would be here, then saunters over to Dirk to wank him about his moneymaking abilities and says he'd like nothing more than to become his client - but Dirk makes it clear that he's mostly interested in doing business with Alexis. Later, Michael reminds Alexis that they're going to have to come up with the financing for the Four Crossings development, and Alexis says she figured that's what he was talking to Dirk Maurier about, then adds that she doesn't trust the man. Michael seems unfazed by that and says he's determined to get in on whatever wealth Dirk is generating, and Alexis tells him she'll think about it. Blake, Krystle, Kristina and the medical team arrive via jet at a medical facility in Northern California, and a nurse shows Blake and Krystle to the private quarters they'll be staying in, which are adjacent to their daughter's hospital room. A distressed Krystle natters to the nurse about how anxious and frightened she is about her tot's health situation...and the nurse, who seems far more blasé than one might expect a pediatric nurse to behave towards distraught parents, says that while she can definitely dig all of the anxiety-ridden concern she may be feeling, there's really not a helluva lot any of them can do until a healthy, compatible heart reveals itself. After the nurse saunters out of the room, Blake gives Krystle a comforting canoodle and again reminds her that Kristina needs them both to be strong.
While hovering over Kristina, Krystle tells Blake that it's A-OK if he emotionally falls apart...and instead of doing that, he remarks on how peaceful Kristina looks as she sleeps, then firmly decrees that they mustn't lose her. The next morning, Dr. Holland tells Blake and Krystle that Kristina is stable for the moment - but that they only have three weeks to find a heart that's small enough to fit inside her tiny chest and has a compatible blood type and tissue - plus the parents of the newly deceased child have to agree to the transplant. He warns that while Kristina remains stuck with her bum heart, her condition will continue to deteriorate...so the sooner she gets a new one the better. Blake calls Steven to inform him of the imminent launch of Operation Broadcast to the Entire Country That a Rich Toddler Needs a Donor Heart Asap. He says that he and Krystle will be making an appeal tonight via television broadcast, and that he wants Steven to urge the wire services to tune in, and then mobilize the entire Carrington clan to take shifts manning the 1-800 phone calls. A party is underway over at the Dexter ranch, and Dex and Sam greet all of their friends, including a married couple named Boyd and Sarah Curtis. Dex introduces them to Dominique, then prods Sarah into needlessly regaling Dominque with the story that since both he (Dex) and Boyd crushed on her in high school, they had to flip a coin to see which of them would propose - say wuh? - and Dex smarmily reminds Boyd that he was still able to score a kiss from his now-wife on their wedding day. Dex then quasi-leers at Sarah to cap off the awkward exchange that probably should have ended up on the cutting room floor during editing, 'cause yikes. During the television broadcast, Blake sits beside Krystle and informs America that their daughter is gravely ill, holds up a photo of her, and explains that she's in desperate need of a donor heart. The Carrington clan, meanwhile, has gathered at the mansion to sadly watch the appeal, and are ready to field calls from the two phones that have been installed in the study. Sammy Jo answers the first 1-800 call, but then quickly hangs up when whoever is on the other hand mutters obscenities at her. This distresses Dana so deeply that she gets up and rushes out of the room to go pour herself a cup of coffee. When she sees that Steven has followed her, she apologizes for letting her emotions get the better of her - but he says it's totes understandable, then wanks her about what a great addition she's going to be to "the Carrington tribe". She declares how deeply she loves Adam and that it's a nice feeling to be enveloped into his rich family, and Steven credits her for smoothing out Adam's [psychotic] edges, officially welcomes her to the family, and gives her a brotherly cheek kiss.
As soon as Alexis returns home to the Carlton Hotel, she calls Blake to sympathetically coo about Kristina's worsening health. Blake asks her if she could please publish an appeal for a heart donor in the very next edition of The Denver Mirror, and she says she'd be more than happy to take an indefinite hiatus from using the rag to slander him by splashing his personal bidness on the front page and try to help Kristina. She breathily adds, "I'm praying for her." Krystle assures her daughter that soon she'll be back in her own bed, and Blake concurs and promises that they'll all be going home as soon as possible. He then pulls Krystle aside and implores her to take a short break from anxiously hovering over Kristina, and Krystle reluctantly agrees to take a walk. In the hallway, Krystle encounters a woman named Adele who says she saw her on TV the other night and thinks she might be able to help. As Krystle stares back at her quizzically, Adele offers to find her daughter a donor heart in exchange for lots o' cash, and Krystle recoils and runs away from her while crying out, "Oh God!" Steven calls the Dexter ranch to update Dominique about Kristina's sitch. Dominique tells Dex she feels the need to rush off pronto to see if there's anything she can do to help her niece, and he's like, "Godspeed, friend." Blake and Krystle learn that some random child just died in Seattle, but that the blood and/or tissue isn't a suitable match for Kristina. Over at the Colorado State Prison, a cigar smoking inmate named Charlie is listening to a radio broadcast about a young member of the Carrington family needing a donor heart. He shuts off the radio and remarks to his cellmate about how the Carringtons always seem to be making news...and his cellmate - ack! - turns out to be disgraced former Congressman Neil McVane. Charlie tells Neil that since he's been such a friendly cellmate and is about to be released from the prison sooner than anyone expected, he's willing to tell him a revealing story about Adam Carrington he just happens to be in the know about...and Neil makes it clear to Charlie that he's verrrrrry interesting in hearing whatever tidbit he'd be willing to share.
Back at the mansion, Adam enters the study and finds Leslie snoozing on the couch. He tells her he'll take over the morning shift of monitoring the 1-800 phones. He then says he heard that she turned down a job working for the family business...and when she says she prefers her independence, he points out that she can be both independent and enjoy the kind of nepotism that typically comes along with being a Carrington. He adds that he nearly threw away his birthright - until he realized how special it is to be a Carrington...and Leslie chuckles at the notion of regarding a birthright being an actual thing well past the turn of the century. LOL. Dex and his pa learn that Boyd and Sarah were just in a terrible car accident...and that Boyd was killed, while their young daughter Cathy languishes in the hospital in critical condition. Sarah is sitting alone in the hospital's waiting room when Sam and Dex arrive. She tearfully recounts that the drunk driver in the other car came out of nowhere, and that Cathy is in a coma and likely brain-dead [though I'm guessing her heart is tip-top]. As the wheels in Dex's brain begin to turn, he and Sam discreetly discuss the possibility of Kristina getting Cathy's heart...even though it's probably not up to them - but rather whoever's in charge of the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) who officially coordinates this kind of stuff with America's hospitals. That said, Dex makes a beeline over to the nearest pay phone to inform Blake of the Curtis family's tragedy. Later, Blake jets to Wyoming and arrives at the hospital for a tête-à-tête with Sarah. He introduces himself and says he fully grasps the terrible loss she just suffered, and she says she knows all about his daughter's heart issues and wanted to talk to him in person before she made any decisions. She tells Blake she doesn't want to pull the plug on Cathy 'cause she's still hopeful there's a chance she could survive, and Blake retorts by pointing out that this is probably going to be the most difficult moment they'll ever have to face in their lives, then recaps:
He says they have a small window of opportunity to save one of them - and by one of them he means Kristina - and Sarah stares despondently into space as she silently mulls that over. Michael arrives at Alexis's ColbyCo office - just as Alexis is chatting on the phone to Dirk Maurier about doing business together. Dirk invites Alexis to a cocktail party later in the week...and she pretends to consult her calendar before telling him she can make it. After the call, Michael makes it pissily clear to Alexis that he doesn't want to be cut out of any deal that she and Dirk secretly concoct, and warns her not to double cross him. Alexis retorts by cautioning him not to threaten her, adding that the last man who tried to choke her to death (not counting Blake at the end of the Season 6 finale) is currently serving time in prison. Neil McVane asks a bellboy at the Carlton Hotel to give him access to Adam Carrington's suite, fibs that he's a friend of Adam and is expecting him, and offers a hefty tip...and the bellboy's like 'sure, why the hell not?' and lets him into the suite. Neil wanders around the dark room, then spots a framed photo of Alexis (donning one of her veiled hats) on the dresser. He glares at it while enjoying a flashback of the time he tried to choke her to death before Blake pulled him away from her. He vows, "No one will save you this time, Alexis", then sits down and waits for Adam to arrive.
When Adam enters his suite and sees Neil McVane quietly sitting in a sofa chair, he's like, "Aren't you supposed to be in prison?" Neil explains that the crime of killing Mark Jennings didn't seem to mean squat to the parole board, who somehow decided 'what could possibly go wrong with granting this deranged killer an early release?' Neil then refers to Adam as Mr. Torrence...and when Adam insists that his name is Carrington, Neil says he heard from a reliable source that the real Adam Carrington died the day after he was kidnapped. Adam snappishly calls him insane - but Neil insists that he's perfectly sane, has proof of this allegation, and that he'll be back in touch soon. Blake phones Krystle to inform her that Cathy's heart tissue and blood type just happen to be compatible with Kristina's...and now that Cathy has been conveniently decreed brain-dead, Sarah has given the green light to have her transferred to Northern California. Krystle tiptoes into her daughter's room and tells the sleeping tot that she has a chance at life. A few hours later, Blake's private jet arrives with Blake, Sarah, and the vegetative Cathy. Blake introduces Sarah to Krystle, and the two women stare tearfully at each other before they hug...and while that's happening, Cathy is hastily loaded into the ambulance and transported into the hospital. Thanks for reading! If you are enjoying TVofYore's recaps, consider thanking me by buying me a "coffee"!
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