Recap: Blake tells Krystle that the police are on their way to respond to Kristina's kidnapping, and Krystle kicks herself about not taking his concerns about Sarah more seriously. Blake says she couldn't possibly have known that Sarah would be squirrelly enough to abduct their daughter [a crime that seems implausible, given the number of servants and security people milling around], and says he's fully confident that Kristina will be found before the end of the episode, unharmed. A few seconds later, Sergeant Benson arrives and inquires about what happened, so Blake recaps that a house guest from Wyoming kidnapped their daughter, who's still recuperating from her recent heart transplant...and the Sergeant says he knows all about Kristina's recent operation and the role Sarah Curtis played in supplying the donor heart. Over in the sublet apartment, Sarah shows Kristina how she embroidered Cathy on the apron of her Raggedy Ann doll and tells her they now have to start calling the doll Cathy, not Ann. Kristina pouts, "I don't care!" and pronounces that the doll is no longer her favorite toy...and when Sarah refers to her as Cathy, she growls, "I'm not Cathy, I'm Kristina." Sarah spacily replies, "Yes, of course you are", but then stares confusedly into space. Over at ColbyCo, Alexis hands Adam a big check to purchase Trouville Industries stock and cautions him to keep the transactions on the down-low. Adam implores her not to partner with Dirk Maurier, who he considers "a monster" ... and when Alexis asks him why he's so adamant that she not go through with the deal, he says he can't give her any specifics, except to say that he has very negative instincts about Dirk. Alexis argues that Dirk can earn ColbyCo a lot of money, and that acquiring controlling stock in Trouville Industries will give her the kind of 'east coast clout' she's always craved. Adam makes it clear that he still disapproves, and Alexis is like, "I really don't give a rat's ass, 'cause I'm the boss who gets to make all the big decisions." She then stares at him concernedly and asks him why his hands are shaking, and he assures her it's definitely not from all the booze he's been guzzling lately, then beats a hasty retreat, leaving her staring worriedly after him. Neil summons Adam to his apartment asap, so Adam rushes over (looking extremely sweaty) and fibs that there's nothing to report about the Trouville Industries takeover. Neil remarks on his sweatier-than-usual appearance and that it's usually a sign someone's lying...and warns that if he catches him lying, "this Adam Carrington charade" will come to an abrupt end. A tormented Adam cracks and wails, "I can't betray my mother!" to which Neil points out that she isn't actually his mother, then demands he spill the beans on whatever insider info he has. Adam meekly reveals that, yeah, there is a deal in the works between Alexis and Dirk Maurier, and Neil grins evilly and urges Adam to continue.
Back at the Carlton Hotel, Dominique runs into Nick Kimball, who tells her it's been awhile since they last spoke...and she apologizes for her nonsensical bitchitude last time she dropped by his oil field. He invites her to dinner...and when she tells him she already has dinner plans, he urges her to cancel them and jet with him to one of San Francisco's swankiest restaurants, where he's already put in an order for her favorite French entrée. In the next scene, Dominique and Nick are aboard a private plane, en route to San Francisco. Nick explains that he's suddenly gotten very rich after two of his wells [that he was somehow able to finance] struck oil. He declares today "a special day with a special person" ... and Dominique marvels about how different he is than when she first met him. And by different she mostly means wealthy enough to date a well-heeled diva such as herself. Back at Carrington manor, Blake laments to Ben and Dana that Krystle is anxiously pacing the bedroom and that Kristina's abduction is "too much" after everything else she's been through with their daughter's health issues. Leslie arrives and tells Blake that Dex too is on his way...and then Blake gets word that Sergeant Benson wishes to speak to him in the study. Sergeant Benson shares with Blake and Krystle that as part of the police department's search for Sarah Curtis, they've set up road blocks, and that he has officers covering the airport, bus station, and train terminal in the event that she tries to flee Denver. A few seconds later, Dex arrives and reports that Sarah hasn't been spotted at her Wyoming property, then emphasizes to Blake that she's incapable of hurting anyone (intentionally anyway). After he ambles off, an agonized Krystle moans to Blake, "Where is she? Where is she?", and he reminds her that they're doing everything possible to find Kristina. Alexis calls Blake to ask if there's any news regarding Kristina's whereabouts...and when he tells her the tot is still missing, she offers to print a special edition of The Denver Mirror that features photos of both Sarah and Kristina and offers a reward in exchange for information leading to the tot's safe return. Blake expresses his gratitude for her help, and she lowers her voice into a throaty whisper as she reminds him that they've always joined forces whenever their children are in need. She adds that she has also arranged for a local news crew to arrive at the mansion later and set up their cameras so that he and/or Krystle can appeal directly to Sarah for their daughter's safe return. Back at the sublet, a sad looking Kristina is in bed, mumbling, "I want my mommy" before she falls asleep. Sarah gaily replies, "Of course you do. Your mommy's right here, Cathy." During the TV broadcast, a tearful Krystle begs Sarah to bring Kristina home, reminding her that she's still recuperating from heart transplant surgery and needs to be carefully monitored. Kristina hears her mother's voice from the other room and excitedly runs into the living room - but Sarah hastily turns off the TV and breezily tells her she must have been dreaming. She then announces that it's time for her meds - but Kristina defiantly runs back into the bedroom, leaving Sarah to sadly whisper, "Cathy, why don't you listen to me anymore?"
Back at Carrington manor, Sammy Jo finds Steven in one of the sitting rooms, doing what he's been doing a lot of lately: staring moodily at the fireplace. She tells him that Danny is very sad about Kristina going missing, and on top of that assumes it's his fault that he (Steven) left Delta Rho. Steven grimaces at his son's torment and promises to engage in a comforting father-son chat very soon. Sammy Jo then runs into Dana, who asks her if she's seen Adam...and when Sammy Jo says she hasn't, Dana wrings her hands about how worried she is for the freak, who she thinks is "very close to the edge". Yep, that's safe to say. Michael Culhane is over at Neil McVane's apartment raising a glass and toasting, "To Adam Carrington, our benefactor." Neil chuckles about their cleverness in preventing Alexis and Dirk from gaining control of Trouville Industries by leaking their takeover plans and causing Alexis to be out "a king's ransom" now that the stock price has plummeted. Neil says he can't wait to see the look on Alexis's face when she learns she's been outfoxed by a dumbfuck who has zero ability to move on with his life even after being released on parole, then smugly pronounces, "Revenge is almost as good as sex." Yeah...whatever, pedo. Adam returns to his hotel suite and guzzles more scotch while having a flashback to when Alexis first acknowledged that he's her long lost son. He then walks over to the mirror (that I guess the hotel replaced after he shattered the previous one) and rhetorically asks himself, "How can you stand to look at yourself?" Dr. Chadway tells Blake that time is of the essence in terms of locating Kristina and ensuring that she's getting her daily meds on time...'cause if she doesn't, her lungs will start filling with fluid. After he hangs up, Krystle demands to know what the doctor said, so he passes along the dire message...but the two agree on their hopefulness that, at the very least, Sarah is giving Kristina her meds. Meanwhile, Sarah urges Kristina - who's starting to look visibly ill - to take her meds and holds a spoonful of it in front of her [making it look a lot more like cough syrup than anti-organ-rejection medicine - but then, I'm a recapper not a post-organ transplant recuperation specialist]. Kristina refuses and cries that she wants to go home, then starts coughing uncontrollably...and Sarah hugs her while desperately praying for nothing bad to happen to the tot. Adam has drunkenly ventured to Denver's seedy underbelly and enters a boxing club. He staggers around the gym for a few seconds, challenges any of the men (who are all far buffer than him) to a fight in the ring in a weird effort to work out his self-loathing issues...then pulls out his wallet and says he'd be willing to pay his opponent. The gym owner tells Adam he's in no condition to fight anyone, grumbles that he has a business to run, and orders him to get lost. A disappointed Adam gives up his desire to get pummelled by one or more of the muscular boxers - but after he exits the building, one of the boxers follows him out to the alley. He asks Adam if he still wants to fight...and when Adam says he definitely does, the boxer easily beats him senseless, throws him onto a pile of garbage, and then steals his wallet before racing off. Back at Carrington manor, Krystle is rifling through Sarah's room, desperate for any clues that could reveal where she might have taken Kristina. Blake enters the room and reminds her that the police have already searched the room, then urges her to hang in there and be strong for their daughter. Sarah sings Kristina a lullaby, refers to her as Cathy, and tells her that soon they'll be back in their Wyoming home. Dominique is impressed when she sees that Nick has reserved the entire swanky San Francisco restaurant so that the two of them can enjoy a romantic dinner in near solitude. Nick schmaltzily tells her that she's totes worth the cost and effort, then raises a glass as he toasts her awesomeness...and when Dominique warns that this fancy courting doesn't mean she's automatically going to fall into bed with him, he tells her he's less interested in bedding her than he is in wedding her and proposes marriage (!). Dominique stares back at him in stunned silence, not least 'cause the two have barely even interacted with each other...and Nick strongly urges her to think about jumping head-first into a marriage with a person who is essentially a near stranger.
Someone spots a bloodied, beaten Adam lying in the alley and calls the police. When they poke him back into consciousness, he rambles nonsensically about punching someone...and when they ask him his name, he cackles about how he doesn't know that basic fact. The police officers look less than impressed by his drunkenness and decide to fish him out of the garbage pile, book him at the station, and throw him into the drunk tank. Krystle wakes up from what she assumes/hopes has just been a bad dream...but when she gets up and runs over to her daughter's bedroom and finds it empty, she desperately cries, "I want my baby!" She chides Blake for his general state of calm, so he explains that he can't allow anger to cloud his thinking. Krystle eggs him on to be angry with her, since she's the one who trusted Sarah and brought her into their home - but Blake tells her that whatever lapses in judgement she's guilty of, they're guilty together. The following morning, Sergeant Benson informs Blake that a child has just been found dead after an accident...and since it's a possibility it might be Kristina, he'd like him to go to the morgue and identify the body. Blake agrees, then fibs to Krystle that he's off to the police station for some kind of routine thing-a-ma-jig...and an oblivious Krystle heads upstairs and hugs one of Kristina's teddy bears. While she's doing that, the phone in Sarah's room rings, so she rushes over to answer it. The caller is someone named Mrs. Broderick who asks to speak with Sarah, then explains to Krystle that she's returning Sarah's call regarding an ad she placed in the local paper for an apartment sublet. Krystle perks up at that intriguing clue, then rushes downstairs to look at the Classifieds in yesterday's newspaper. She notices that one of the ads has been circled in pen [way to cover your tracks, Sarah] and calls the number...and when it rings in the sublet apartment, a frightened looking Sarah stares at the phone mutely. Sarah calls Dr. Chadway to tell him that a child he once treated isn't taking her meds as required...and Dr. Chadway instantly recognizes her voice and urges her to bring Kristina home asap so that she doesn't put the poor girl in further jeopardy. Sarah huffily insists on taking care of "Cathy" in her own way, snarls that she doesn't need him or anybody, then hangs up. Dana tells Dex she's extremely worried about Adam, and that he started acting stranger than his usual strange self after Neil McVane was released on parole. Dex mulls that over for several seconds and says he has no clue what the connection between the two men could possibly be, and Dana predicts that something terrible is going to happen to Adam. Alexis arrives at the police station to pick up Adam and explains that one of her reporters discreetly called her after learning of his detainment. Adam sourly tells her he doesn't want or need her concern, cries, "Leave me alone!", and scampers off. Blake returns home and learns from Gerard that Krystle rushed off somewhere shortly after checking the Classified ads. The two men then scan the newspaper and see the circled address, prompting Blake to call the police. Krystle arrives at the sublet apartment, knocks on the door as she calls out Sarah's name, and implores her to open the door. Kristina hears her mother's voice from the bedroom and runs over while screaming, "Mommy!" Sarah tries to hush the child and convince her that she's her mommy - just as Kristina starts coughing uncontrollably. When Krystle begs Sarah to not let her die, Sarah finally decides that the badly planned jig is mercifully up, so she opens the door, then sinks onto the floor with a despondent look on her face...and Krystle rushes in and hugs her daughter tightly as she sobs with relief.
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