Recap: The new, much friendly nurse (who was hired by the Carringtons to monitor Kristina's post-surgery progress) is doing her regular, middle-of-the-night check and is alarmed when the tot is not in her bed. She immediately alerts Blake and Krystle, who quickly initiate a search of the mansion...but then a few seconds later, Sarah rounds the corner of the second floor corridor with a sleeping Kristina in her arms. She explains that she found Kristina awake in her bed, took her back to her room, and rocked her back to sleep...the way she used to do with Cathy. She apologizes for causing them any concern, and Krystle says it's fine since there was no harm done, and takes Kristina from Sarah's arms so she can personally carry her back to her room. When Sarah is safely out of earshot, Blake asks Krystle why in blazes Sarah would be looking in on Kristina in the in the middle of the night, given that they hired a nurse to do exactly that...and Krystle just kind of shrugs and says that maybe she was lonely. Over at ColbyCo, Adam barks at Neil McVane over the phone to never call him at his office again...then abruptly lowers his voice once Alexis enters his office. She hands Adam a proposed guest list for the wedding and asks him to look it over, and he breaks the news that there isn't going to be any wedding. He fibs about how her instincts about Dana were right, namely that she turned out to be an opportunist...and Alexis says if that's really true, it's better that he found this out before getting married. She adds that she really only tolerated the idea of Dana becoming her future daughter-in-law 'cause he seemed to love her so much - but if he's decided that she's the wrong woman for him, then clearly he's better off without the "small town girl with big ideas". She then gets up and flounces out, leaving Adam staring sadly into space. A flustered looking Dana hands Blake a sales report...and when he tells her it's not the report he asked for, she miserably apologizes and says she'll go and fetch the correct one. Blake stops her and asks what's troubling her, so she tearfully tells him that she and Adam had an argument and that - poof! - the engagement is suddenly off. Blake assures her that it's totes normal for couples to quarrel - but Dana clarifies that Adam called off the wedding for reasons she can't understand or explain. Neil runs into Alexis in the Carlton Hotel lobby and tells her he's on the ground floor of a major deal that's going to put him on top, and invites her to come in on it with him. She stares at him incredulously and snaps, "Not in your lifetime" [and somehow refrains from reminding the nut that he did, at one point, try to kill her], then strides past him...prompting Neil to mutter to himself, "That's where you're wrong, Alexis. That's where you're wrong." Neil goes upstairs to Adam's suite and announces that he wants Trouville Industries, aka the company Alexis is currently targeting for a buyout. He orders Adam to guarantee him a piece of that action, and Adam meekly agrees and helplessly says it's not like he has any choice in the matter [despite having a clear choice in the matter due to the weak nature of Neil's blackmail attempt]. Neil suggests they go in on this deal together...and when Adam says he has zero interest in that, Neil's like, "Your loss" and orders him to keep him informed about ColbyCo's buyout. After he exits the suite, a tortured Adam guzzles yet more booze, then glares at his reflection before violently throwing his drinking glass at the mirror. Blake tells Krystle that Adam dumped Dana, and Krystle's all, "Wuh?" and says she's sorry to hear that, 'cause - like everyone else in their orbit - she thought that Dana was a pleasant antidote to the freak's psychopathic tendencies. Blake shakes his head in puzzlement and says that the breakup makes no sense, and that he's determined to find out what's really going on with Adam by hiring a PI to follow him around and report on his activities. Krystle warns that that might not be a good idea, 'cause if Adam ever found out it could create a rift between them - but Blake's like, "I'm totes willing to take that chance" and promptly gets on the phone to hire an investigator. Krystle drops by Sarah's room to say goodnight, and finds her busily sewing a blue dress for Kristina. Sarah apologizes again for worrying them earlier and insists that she'd never do anything to harm the cute little tot. Krystle assures her it's all fine, then remarks on how much Kristina is going to love her new dress...and after Krystle leaves, Sarah opens her photo album and looks over photos of the late Cathy, who we see was photographed while wearing a replica of the blue dress that Sarah is in the process of making for Kristina. Oh dear. Dana stops by Delta Rho to return Sammy Jo's bridal shower gift...and when Sammy Jo asks her why the engagement was called off, Dana's like, "Dunno. One minute Adam loves me, the next he wants nothing to do with me." [Consider it a bullet dodged, Dana.] She scrunches her face confusedly and says, "It's as though Adam isn't Adam anymore" - just as a shirtless Steven enters the room to find a clean shirt. After that awkwardness, he quickly scampers off, prompting Dana to stare at Sammy Jo questioningly...so Sammy Jo explains that Steven is living at the ranch so they can co-parent Danny...but then admits that, yeah, she's feeling more-than-just-platonic affection stirring in her loins, which isn't being reciprocated by Steven - not that this should be a giant surprise considering he's made no secret of the fact to anyone in Denver that he's gay (sorta). The PI checks in with Blake and tells him he's surveilling Adam from the Carlton Hotel - just as Adam walks past him and then through the lobby. While lunching at the Carlton Hotel, Dex tells Sarah he'll ask his father to look in on her Wyoming ranch to make sure everything's OK - though hopefully she has ranch hands who are keeping the cattle and horses from starving to death - then assures her that eventually life without her family will become easier to bear. Sarah laments how alone and empty she feels - but Dex earnestly points out that there's a whole world out there to fill up her life whenever she's ready...and in the meantime, she can hang out with him. Across town, at Nick's Big Horn Bar, Adam is once again pooching his liver by excessively boozing while he sits atop a barstool looking despondent. A brunette hooker with a comical white flower in her hair sashays over to where he's sitting, compliments his cuteness and fancy attire, and introduces herself as April. When she asks what she can call him, he replies, "It depends" ... and she looks intrigued by the mysterious stranger and asks who he is, and he says, "That's a real good question", then tells her she can call him Michael Torrence, aka A Fake and a Phony. He glances across the room and happens to notice Blake's PI sitting at a nearby table, recognizes him from the Carlton Hotel lobby, and storms over to demand to know why he's following him. The PI pretends it's purely coincidental that they're currently drinking in the same dive bar, then says he doesn't want any trouble and beats a hasty retreat. A worried looking April asks Adam if he's dangerous, pronouncing, "I don't do business with weirdos" - LOL - and Adam avoids outing himself as the confirmed weirdo he is and says he's never done business with a beautiful hooker before. He starts removing her jacket, and she coos at him to take it slow and then ushers him over to the dance floor, where he continues to get all grab handsy. At Delta Rho, Steven returns home earlier than expected from work, and Sammy Jo admits that she's feeling kinda glum 'cause she's been worrying that her hetero affection for him is going to push him away. Steven's like, "On the contrary, I have very fond memories of what it was like to hit the sheets with you", then solemnly confesses, "When I look at you, I feel." Sammy Jo gushes about how he makes her feel beautiful, warm, and safe...then recalls the first time they slept together and leans in for a smooch. Steven looks all into it as they lay atop the furry rug and continue smooching, and eventually the camera pans over to the fireplace. Mmm hmm.. The nurse weighs Kristina, who excitedly races over to Krystle and reports that she gained a whole pound. She then tells her mom that Sarah suggested she host a tea party, and lays it on thick about how much she loooooves having this new grownup friend around. When Adam arrives late to the office, his assistant Paula tells him he missed a morning meeting and that she's growing concerned about his general slackitude. Adam snappishly tells her to cancel his appointments for the rest of the day, barking, "No calls!", then pours himself yet another drink...and when Paula buzzes a few seconds later to tell him his [ex]fiancée is on the line, he tells her to tell Dana to go pee up a rope and not call him again. Kristina is hosting a tea party in the solarium, and in attendance are her favorite stuffed toys, Krystle, Sarah, and the principle servants. Everyone gushes over the yummy cookies she helped bake...and after a few minutes of Dynasty's biggest cuteness overload to date, Krystle declares it nap time and asks the nurse to take her daughter upstairs. Sarah and Krystle hang back to continue chatting, agreeing how lovely it is that she (Sarah) and Kristina have become fast friends...and that it's not weird at all, how visibly clingy Sarah is towards the child who now has Cathy's heart beating inside of her. Later that afternoon, Sammy Jo tells Steven she was a bit put off that he left for work so early this morning, 'cause it made her wonder whether or not she should apologize for initiating last night's doinkfest. She tells him she found the experience "beautiful and loving" and that all day she was sooooo tempted to call him at the office to ask if he regrets what happened - but is glad she didn't 'cause she's utterly thrilled that he returned home in lieu of abandoning her. She assures him that everything is going to be A-OK and leans in for a hug, during which Steven looks noticeably uncomfortable. Dana drops by Adam's hotel suite to return his engagement ring...and when he snappishly tells her to get lost and take the ring to the nearest pawn shop, she whimperingly asks him why he's treating her so shittily. He coldly replies that he decided he didn't want to become anyone's meal ticket, and again tells her it's over. Dana says she knows he loves her, to which he scoffs, "You're kidding yourself" ... and when Dana implores him to open up and let her help him, he tells her in no uncertain terms that he just wants her to go away. She responds by storming out of the suite, leaving Adam staring into space with a tortured look on his face. Downstairs in the hotel lounge, Clay and Leslie are gabbling about a movie they just saw when Oscar Goldman drunkenly staggers over. He raises a glass to toast the end of Clay's marriage to Sammy Jo, then asks for an introduction to his new gal pal. Leslie introduces herself as Leslie Carrington, aka Ben Carrington's daughter, prompting Oscar to shoot Clay the stink-eye and snarl, "You just go from bad to worse, don't you?" and huffs off. Blake returns home from work and finds Kristina hanging out with Sarah while she does a final fitting of the blue dress she's been sewing. Kristina excitedly gushes to Blake about the frock and starts to tell him that it's a replica of the one Sarah once made for her daughter - but Sarah cuts her off, hastily closes her photo albums and says she doubts that Blake wants to look at any of her old pictures. Blake begins to exit the room with Kristina, and when Kristina asks Sarah if she's coming along, Blake swiftly says, "No no...I'm sure that she has things to do", leaving Sarah staring after them with sadness etched across her face. The next morning, Blake tells Krystle he's concerned that Kristina is getting overly attached to Sarah, and wonders if they're doing more harm than good, encouraging this near stranger to stay at the mansion instead of working to rebuild her shattered life. Krystle argues that being at Carrington manor is an essential part of her healing process and thinks it's working...and when the camera pans across the room, we see that Sarah has been eavesdropping on the conversation. Over breakfast, Leslie tells Ben she met Clay's father, who proved himself to be a hateful drunk and freaked out when he learned she's a Carrington. She asks Ben if there's anything he'd like to share with her that could explain Oscar's deep-seated anger at their family, and Ben's like, "Nope, I don't have a clue" and says he's never actually met Clay's father...then abruptly gets up and says he needs to get a jump on his busy day. Ben heads over to the Fallmont mansion to give Oscar Goldman the what for for being such a jerk to Leslie, then implores him not to take his anger at the Carringtons out on their kids just 'cause he (Ben) screwed Emily all those years ago. Oscar Goldman makes it clear that he's nowhere near ready to forgive and forget, and that he doesn't want Clay having anything to do with Leslie. He then yells at Ben to get the hell out of his house and never come back, and Ben vows to not let him poison their kids' lives. After he leaves, Oscar Goldman gazes at a framed photo of Emily, then stares despondently into space. A distressed Kristina tells Krystle that Sarah is packing her bags, which saddens her 'cause she doesn't want her new friend to leave. In the next scene, Krystle asks Sarah whaddup with her packing her suitcases, and Sarah tells her it's time for her to leave, and that it's doing "more harm than good", the longer she stays. Krystle sheepishly realizes that she must have overheard her earlier conversation with Blake and explains that they're merely concerned about her welfare. She begs Sarah not to leave for the wrong reasons...and Sarah chews on that for a few seconds and remarks on how good it's been for her to spend time with Kristina. When Krystle implores her to stay, she asks if they all want her to continue living at the mansion despite Blake making it pretty obvious he'd much rather she return to Wyoming and sort out her grieving issues there, and Krystle says yes and gives her a happy hug. Late that evening, Sammy Jo asks Steven if she created a problem by enticing him to abandon his non-hetero lifestyle preference and go to bed with her. He tells her that before the other night, he was fairly certain he was only into dudes - but now is back to being at the mercy of wavering writers who can't seem to fully commit to the notion of featuring a wholly gay man on '80s primetime TV. Sammy Jo wanks him about his gentle and sensual his lovemaking abilities, then asks if he was faking it - and he assures her that the pleasure on his end was indeed very real, and promises to not abandon their renewed romance. Sammy Jo says she wants them to be good for Danny and for each other, begs him to come to bed with her, then steers him out of the living room and down the hall. Mmm hmm.. Thanks for reading! If you are enjoying TVofYore's recaps, consider thanking me by buying me a "coffee"!
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