Recap: As police officers and paramedics swarm the sublet, Sarah continues to slump against the wall of the living room, staring vacantly into space. One of the officers tells Blake that Sarah is suffering from an extreme case of withdrawal from the world...and across the room, Krystle cuddles Kristina and gently explains that Sarah's so zombie-like right now 'cause she isn't feeling well. Blake gathers his daughter in his arms and tells Krystle they need to rush her home so that Dr. Chadway can examine her...and a few seconds later, Krystle happens to notice the Raggedy Ann doll with Cathy embroidered on the apron, but just leaves the thing lying on the carpet as she exits the apartment. Alexis bursts into Blake's office to ask about the latest developments in Kristina's disappearance - and is disappointed to find that only Dana is there, standing by his desk and shuffling papers. Dana tells her that Blake is likely conferring with the police about his missing daughter, to which Alexis snarks, "I suppose you're concerned about that", then snarlingly asks her if she's also concerned about what's happening to Adam, and tells her that he was just picked up by the police after they found him lying drunk and beaten in an alley. She nonsensically tells Dana that she holds her - aka a shameless gold digger - responsible for her son's idiotic decision to get drunk and then challenge a bunch of muscular boxers to a fight, which resulted in him getting ass kicked and thrown into the drunk tank. Dana tearfully reminds Alexis that she had tried to warn everyone that something was seriously wrong with Adam - like more than usual - but no one would listen. Alexis sinks into a sofa chair as she mutely chews on that accusation for a few seconds...then admits that, yeah, Dana did try to warn them. She assures Dana that she's finally listening to her pleas, and that they need to put their heads together to figure out what in blazes is wrong with the tormented freak they both love and care for. Adam returns to the Carlton Hotel and barks at a clerk to get him $500 (assuming to pay his bail) and charge it to his suite. After that, a bellboy approaches him and gives him a message from Alexis that he needs to call her asap...and Gordon Wales, who's been watching him from across the lobby for the last several minutes, wanders over and offers to buy him a drink while they discuss Alexis's attempted buyout of Trouville Industries. Adam snappishly replies that he's too busy at the moment, then hobbles off. Alexis returns to her ColbyCo office and finds an angry Dirk Maurier waiting for her. When she asks him what he wants, he growls, "You really dare to ask me that?" and accuses her of "internal frauds" when she and/or one of her staff leaked info about the Trouville Industries buyout, causing the stock prices to plummet. Alexis shrugs unconcernedly and suggests they have the matter investigated - but Dirk snarks that she'll probably just whitewash the findings. He then tells her he strongly suspects Adam of being the leaker, not least 'cause he babbles a lot whenever he drinks, which is pretty much all the time these days - but Alexis insists that her son would never do such a heinous thing.
Dr. Chadway makes a house call to Carrington manor to examine Kristina, declares her in good health, and instructs her to get some much-needed rest. He then tells Blake and Krystle that her lungs are clearing up nicely and re-reassures them that he's 100% sure she's going to be A-OK. After the doctor exits the mansion, Sergeant Benson informs Blake and Krystle that Sarah Curtis has been transported to the secured psychiatric section of Cheney Hospital. Blake makes it clear how appalled he is by that, and says he's willing to drop all charges against Sarah if it can get her transferred to a pleasant sanitarium. When he barks, "Is that clear?", Sergeant Benson assures him it is, then wanks him about what an awesome guy he is to be so supportive of Sarah even after she kidnapped his daughter. After Sergeant Benson leaves, Krystle thanks Blake for showing so much compassion towards Sarah, and the two agree that it'd be really shitty of them to desert her after everything she's done for them. Gordon Wales drops by Alexis's office to discuss her connection to Dirk Maurier - but she just shrugs and says that the business deal they went in on together somehow went bust...and that that's pretty much that. Gordon switches gears and asks Alexis if she has given any money to Dirk's nephew (Gavin) ... and when Alexis stares back at him blankly and says she has no idea who that is, Gordon expresses surprise that she hasn't "gotten into bed with him, financially speaking". Over at the Carlton Hotel, Adam is poisoning his liver with more scotch and watching a TV interview with Gordon Wales. Gordon dishes about how Dirk and Alexis just lost a lot of money in their quest to take over Trouville Industries, then suggests that there must have been a leak - but from which camp? And which of the two is harboring the traitor? Adam's all, "Ack!" and hastily turns off the TV, then stares despondently into space. Alexis is at the mansion, wondering aloud with Blake what could possibly be troubling Adam to the point that he's never not acting extremely strangely and guzzling hard liquor like he's a sailor on shore leave. She tells Blake that Dana suspects the source of his torment is somehow connected to Dr. Edwards and suggests they fly to Billings and look into it. At that moment, Adam suddenly enters the study and says, "Don't bother", tells them he's not Adam Carrington, then pours himself a drink. He clarifies that he's Michael Torrence, and that the only thing Dr. Edwards is going to confirm is that his grandmother was a sick, deluded woman who lied to him while she lay on her deathbed. He informs them that Neil McVane has accused him of being an imposter, and showed him a photo of "the real" baby Adam Carrington, who he claims - without a shred of proof - died shortly after the kidnapping. As Alexis gasps in shock, Adam sheepishly confesses that he was the source of the leak of the Trouville Industries buyout - but only 'cause Neil was blackmailing him. He then sadly decrees that since he doesn't share their DNA, he really doesn't belong in their lives...and self-piteously wishes that he'd died in the car crash that killed his [supposed] biological parents. Blake points out that he's in no condition to go anywhere and implores him to stay and hash this out some more - but Adam moans, "This has been tearing at my gut. I'm nothing. I'm nobody." After he dejectedly shuffles off, Alexis presses herself against Blake and remarks in a low, poutish whisper, "It's as if we've lost the same son twice."
While driving to a remote location to work on the pipeline project, Clay notices that Leslie is pricklier than usual. He asks whassup with her bristly 'tude, so she reveals that Oscar Goldman phoned her last night to tell her it would be best if she left Denver - and, by association, Clay - and even offered her money to skedaddle. Clay shakes his head sadly, marvelling about how much his dad must hate him. Dana drops by Steven's apartment to ask if he's heard from Adam, then nonsensically blames herself for everything that transpired between him and Neil McVane - but Steven points out that she couldn't possibly have known about Neil's ill-fated blackmail scheme. Dana moans about how she spent the entire evening going from one bar to the next in search of Adam [a sensible strategy], then phoned the police to inquire about whether anyone reported stumbling across any dead men who resemble Adam. She tells Steven that Adam once suffered a nervous breakdown and that she's extremely worried he's headed for another...so Steven promises that he's going to do everything possible to locate his faux-bro and bring him back to her. Over at the High Meadow Sanitarium, a small team of specialists are crowded around an inert Sarah, shining a light into her eyes and injecting her with something they hope will pull her out of her catatonic state. The doctor urges Krystle, who's standing there observing all this, to talk to Sarah and see if she recognizes her voice. Krystle obliges - but when Sarah opens her eyes, she just stares at Krystle blankly and says she has no idea who she is, then demands to know what they've done with her baby. As she slips back into subconsciousness, the dismayed doctor tells Krystle that Sarah will likely remain in this condition until she faces the truth about what happened to her daughter (and husband, lest everyone forget that he too perished in the car accident). Clay tells Leslie he wants to put an end to the tedium that is the Carrington-Fallmont feud and invites her to move in with him. He professes that he's been in love with her ever since they first snarked at each other, and Leslie says she's definitely into the idea of co-habitating and seals the arrangement with a kiss. Blake and Alexis are at Denver Carrington, anxiously hoping that Adam gets back in touch with them. Steven calls from a phone booth in Billings to report that he spoke to Dr. Edwards, but that the old man has no earthly idea where Adam could be. He says that Plan B is to get in touch with Adam's old friends, and promises not to give up until he locates the weirdo. Blake passes along the update to Alexis, who merrily remarks that whenever the chips are down, they can always be counted upon to come together as a family. Adam is sitting in front of his grandmother's gravesite, asking the headstone why she lied to him and thereby prevented him from living his life as Michael Torrence. He says he should prolly hate her - but can't, 'cause of how good she was to him all those years. As he cries, "Why did you lie?!", Steven appears out of nowhere, squats next to him, and reminds him that a lot of people care deeply for him...most notably Dana, who he'd be a fool to walk out on. Adam silently thinks about the woman he loves, then stares contemplatively into space.
Danny calls Blake at his office to ask him if he could lend him some money so he can run away from home...and Blake looks perplexed for a moment, then agrees that, yeah, it'd be rough to run away with zero cash. He tells the imp to stay put at Delta Rho and that he'll be right over. In the next scene, Blake is advising Danny on his plans to flee, then points out that he wouldn't be able to play with Kristina if he were to run away from home. As Danny mulls that over, Blake suggests he come to the mansion for a sleepover, and then follow through with his plans to run away if he still wants to. Danny's like, "Can do!" and runs to his bedroom to pack an overnight bag...and then Blake looks over at Sammy Jo, who's been eavesdropping on the conversation from the doorway. He asks her whassup with Danny wanting to run away...and instead of replying, Sammy Jo just stares back at him mutely. Over in the trailer office, Dominique gushes to Nick about how wonderfully he treats his work crew. He invites her out for another dinner - to the moon! (huh?) - and when Dominique reminds him that she's "a two time loser" when it comes to marriage, he insists that he loves her regardless and urges her to grab hold of happiness before they're both abruptly written out of Dynasty at the end of Season 7. At Carrington manor that evening, Steven updates Blake about his encounter with Adam in the Billings graveyard. He says he doesn't know where Adam went after their chat, 'cause he insisted on wanting to be left alone. He then changes the subject and asks why Danny is spending the night at the mansion, so Blake tells him he's going to need to find a way to make the young tot understand that it's not his fault that he (Steven) no longer wishes to co-habitate with Sammy Jo. Dana is lounging in her apartment wearing a filmy negligee and high heels - 'cause, sure, what better outfit to relax in when you're sitting at home by yourself? - when Adam drops by. He plants a giant smooch on her lips, begs her to forgive him for the appalling way he's treated her for the last several episodes, and asks her to run off with him and get married. Dana's like, "Yes and yes!" and gives him a joyful hug.
Dominique returns to the mansion and is pleasantly surprised to learn that Jackie is waiting for her, and that she has completely recovered from being burned in the La Mirage fire. Jackie tells her she's been spending time with Garrett in New York, gets the strong sense that he still loves her (meaning Dominique), and would looooooove it if the three of them became a family again. Steven admonishes Sammy Jo for involving Blake in their parenting issues, so she tells him that Danny was the one who involved Blake 'cause of how miserable he is to now be living at Delta Rho, fatherless. Sammy Jo moans about how skeered she is of losing Danny, then wonders aloud why they can't put Danny first in reaching a suitable compromise. Steven implores her to understand that he can't live a lie by shacking up with a hetero woman - but Sammy Jo shoots back that their love for Danny is real...then tells him to go pee up a rope until he's willing to be unselfish enough to actually help remedy the situation. Adam and Dana have packed their bags and are about to flee Denver when Blake and Alexis drop by Dana's apartment. They're startled by the sight of all the luggage, so Adam explains that he and Dana are getting married at City Hall, then leaving Denver forever. Alexis decrees that they're not going anywhere, and that they're getting married in the Carrington mansion as originally planned. Blake concurs and tells Adam that, in their hearts, he's their son...and that they love him dearly [despite having demonstrated a disturbing predilection for being revenge-fuelled, rapey, and traitorous]. Adam looks touched and hugs each of his faux (?) parents, while Dana smiles approvingly. Dirk Maurier looks less than thrilled when he spots his nephew, Gavin, in the Carlton Hotel lounge. Gavin giddily chuckles at Dirk for taking a bath in the Trouville Industries deal, though as a result of that experience he gained a valuable partner: Alexis Colby. He then prattles about his plans to change the face of aviation and could really use more development funds - but Dirk makes it clear that he can't/isn't willing to lend him anymore money. Gavin says he knows that he (Dirk) hated his father, and by association him...but is confident that he'll come out on top and find the money he needs, adding, "Somehow" with a mischievous grin on his face. Gavin drives his fancy sports car to the pipeline worksite to meet up with Dex and see if maybe he's interested in funding his aviation venture. Dex informs him that since Lex-Dex is defunct, he has zero interest in investing in anything that risky...and Gavin mulls that over, says he knows that he and Alexis were once an item, and calls her "quite a woman". Dex snarlingly asks him if he came out here to do business or find out about Alexis...then snappishly says that, either way, he's too busy for this nonsense and saunters off, leaving Gavin grinning evilly after him. Adam storms over to Neil McVane's apartment and declares, "You're finished!" He explains that he told Blake and Alexis everything, and that they fully accept him as their son regardless...and that he doesn't give even the tiniest of rat's asses about what the rest of the world thinks. When a startled Neil accuses him of "pulling some kind of a bluff", Adam assures him he's not bluffing, and that he just swore out a complaint with the police regarding his blackmail attempt, which is a direct violation of his parole. He smugly pronounces, "You are going back to jail, McVane" then hastily exits, leaving an ashen-faced Neil staring concernedly into space. Gavin is following Alexis's car as her driver ferries her to the Trimble Gallery. When her car pulls up to the entrance, Gavin parks across the street, staring at her creepily. Inside the Trimble Gallery, Alexis is browsing sculptures as a possible wedding present for Adam and Dana. Gavin slithers over, caresses her hand as she touches the art piece, and schmaltizily asks her what she's thinking while she gazes at the sculpture of a man and woman embracing. She mumbles something about it reminding her that she fell deeply in love a long time ago, then asks him who he is...and he replies, "Your future" before walking off, leaving her staring after him in intrigued puzzlement. Thanks for reading! If you are enjoying TVofYore's recaps, consider thanking me by buying me a "coffee"!
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