Dynasty - Season 9, Episode 20

Sable's geriatric pregnancy is giving her that special glow

"Here Comes the Son"
Original airdate: 4/27/1989

Episode summary: Sergeant Zorelli announces that he's quitting the police force. Adam pays a tabloid publisher to strongly imply that Jeff and Monica are committing incest. Sable learns that she's pregnant.

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Recap: Blake, Dex, and Jeff climb inside the tunnel through the wall hole they just burrowed, stare in horror at the skeleton...and then stare in horror at a second skeleton that's lying a few feet away. Blake remarks on how the remains must be the two missing men that Elsworth had mentioned - prior to being thrown (to his death) out of his living room window. 

Upstairs, Sergeant Zorelli tells Fallon he neeeeeeds to talk to Blake, then adds that the thing he so desperately neeeeeeds to tell him is that he's decided to quit the police force. A stunned Fallon is all, "Say wuh?"

Blake tells Dex and Jeff that they should prolly come forward and tell the police about the two skeletons - but Dex cautions him against doing that until they can determine whether or not "the collection" is somewhere beneath the mansion. Blake says that keeping stolen Nazi treasure hidden is "too high a price" ... and that this interminable storyline desperately needs to come to an end, like yesterday. [Sorry - that was mostly me, projecting.]

Fallon tells Sergeant Zorelli she doesn't believe he has actually quit his job - but when he assures her he chose her over his law enforcement career, she's instantly overwhelmed with joy. A few seconds later, Blake emerges from the basement looking freaked out, covered in dust, and less than thrilled to see Zorelli in his house. Zorelli happily informs him that he just quit the police force and for whatever reason wanted him (Blake) to be the first to know. Blake mumbles at him and Fallon to head over to the library, and that he'll be there in a minute. 

Blake hurries back down to the basement and warns Dex and Jeff that Sergeant Zorelli is in the mansion...and that he claims to have quit the police force. He says he's going to go upstairs to briefly talk to Fallon and Zorelli, then come back down once the former cop has left the premises. 

When Fallon asks Zorelli what he plans on doing for employment now, he's like, "Dunno" and [jokingly?] suggests joining the Carrington family business. He then says he doesn't care what he does for a living, as long as they have babies and grow old together. The two press against each other for a smooch - just as a grim looking Blake enters the room. Zorelli tells him that while he was investigating the murders of Roger Grimes and Elsworth Chisolm, he concluded that he (Blake) likely had nothing to do with the men's deaths...and that his love for Fallon was getting in the way of him being able to objectively function as a sergeant. When he makes clear that he's choosing love over career, Fallon chimes in and tells Blake - in kind of a chastisey way - that it'd be great if he could drop his animosity towards the man she loves and be more accepting of her life choice. Zorelli assures Blake that he no longer has to worry that he's going to arrest him [though doesn't clarify whether the Denver Police Department will just assign someone new to the case who might want to arrest him], and Blake weakly nods and half-heartedly shakes his hand. 

"I'm no longer investigating you for murder 'cause of how much I dig Fallon."

"Fantastic."

Tanner is taking Sammy Jo on a tour of the mean streets of Denver. She asks him if he's not skeered to walk around this dangerous 'hood, so he points out that the wayward kids he has vowed to protect have all lived in the skankiest parts of the city. Sammy Jo suggests that he bring them to Delta Rho for an afternoon, where they can frolic around and ride horses all day, and he perks up and agrees on what a terrific idea that is. When Sammy Jo remarks on how she gets the distinct feeling that he wants to let go of the priesthood but can't, he natters that the church is his family, and that he's honored to help the huddled (mostly underage) masses and serve as their direct pipeline to God.

Fallon and Sergeant Zorelli are sitting in his car, gigglingly kissing and canoodling. Eventually they separate their lips when Fallon decides she should prolly get back inside the mansion now. 

Tanner drops off Sammy Jo at Delta Rho and tells her he'll bring his kids by the ranch tomorrow. As the two stare at each other longingly, Sammy Jo thanks him for giving her a guided tour of Skanksville.

Adam is waiting in his car when a sleazy reporter for The Inquisitor slips into the passenger seat and hands him an envelop that contains doctored photographs that make Jeff and Monica look even more touchy-feely than they were being during the previous episode (which I thought was already pretty damn touchy-feely). Adam happily pays the sleaze, then sends him on his way. 

Monica arrives in Sable's suite, looking bummed 'cause her deadbeat dad didn't bother calling her on her birthday. A queasy looking Sable says she suddenly has an intense craving for carrot juice, then tearfully shares that, against all plausible odds, she's gotten herself knocked up. 

Fallon drops by Denver Carrington to tell Blake that she and Zorelli want to be together but need privacy during the honeymoon phase of their relationship, so he suggests they move into the abandoned cottage that's located on the grounds of the Carrington estate. Fallon perks up at that prospect, and Blake informs her that he has summoned Zorelli to his office so that they can have a private man-to-man discussion. 

As Monica pumps iron in the Carlton Hotel gym, Sable confirms that she really is 100% for sure pregnant, and that Dex (who still has no idea his bun is in her oven) is the father. Monica assumes that her mother isn't actually interested in having the baby...and is appalled when Sable tells her she's seriously considering it. Monica points out that her baby daddy is Alexis's ex-husband, that she's getting into old territory (forty-two according to Stephanie Beacham's bio), and has come to enjoy "a certain lifestyle", post-divorce. Sable tells Monica that raising her three children was the happiest time of her life - just as Dex enters the gym and is all, "So...whatcha talkin' about?"

"Your lifestyle isn't conducive to having a baby."

"To the contrary, I'm very rich and very idle."

Blake looks over Sergeant Zorelli's dossier/resume (?) and asks him if it was a hard decision to give up policing, and Zorelli replies by asking Blake what he would choose: work or the woman you love? Blake snappishly retorts that he doesn't buy this "line of crap" and calls him a liar and an opportunist. Zorelli insists that he really really does care for Fallon, and expresses deep dismay that his lover's father has no genuine desire to bond with his (fingers crossed) future son-in-law. 

Back at the Carlton Hotel gym, Dex tells Sable that he, Jeff, and Blake haven't yet located "the collection" inside the tunnel, but neglects to mention the discovery of two human skeletons. Sable changes the subject to the life-changing decision that one can make by having children, and Dex says he never felt like it was the right time to sire...not least 'cause when he coupled with Alexis, she was long finished with birthing her spawn. He then remarks to Sable how beautiful she looks at this very moment, leaving her staring wistfully after him as he sexily saunters out of the gym.

David Prescott, aka Roger Grimes's former architect partner, is summoned to Blake's office to hand over any old blueprints or paperwork from when the Carrington estate was tunnelled 20+ years ago. David tells him he wasn't able to find any documents about that old renovation job, and says that his office was recently burglarized - but, oddly, nothing of value was stolen, just ransacked. David also mentions that, in order to bring this wretched storyline to its eventual conclusion, Blake may wish to get in touch with Roger Grimes's wife (Emily) ... and Blake expresses surprise that Roger Grimes was married, given how brazenly he was carrying on with Alexis shortly before his death.

While ambling through the Carlton Hotel lobby, Monica remarks to Jeff that she gets the feeling people are staring at them...'cause, yep, a lot of people are definitely giving them the side-eye. The two then enter the lounge, where Jeff had arranged for a table to be filled with flowers and yummy food for Monica's birthday. As they seat themselves and start to amiably chat, an angry looking woman stomps over and slaps down the latest copy of The Inquisitor in front of Jeff...and it remains unclear why this rando would be so personally invested in Jeff's unnatural closeness with his half-sister. Jeff stares at her in puzzlement, then glances at the front page, which features the headline Are Colby Brother and Sister Too Close for Comfort? [Answer: clearly yes - but isn't that mostly their business?]

Duh

"This rag really has our incestuous vibe pegged just right."

Later, Sammy Jo arrives at the Carlton Hotel looking for Jeff...and when she runs into Adam, he clucks sympathetically about the unsettling gossip that's currently swirling around Jeff and Monica. When she's all, "Say wuh?", he hands her his copy of The Inquisitor. She reads the headline and calls it horrible, and Adam amusedly urges her to talk it over with Jeff, who left the hotel a little while ago with his sexy half-sister.

Jeff and Monica burst into The Inquisitor headquarters and find the sleazy reporter who published the offending photograph. Jeff accuses him of doctoring the photo to make it look as though he wants to nail his own half-sister more than any brother should want to nail his half-sister...and when Jeff gets aggressive and grabs at him, a man appears behind him and snaps several photographs of the assault. Monica yells at Jeff to stop, 'cause clearly they're being set up...and as he and Monica storm out, the two Inquisitor sleazes chuckle to each other. 

Over at Police Headquarters, Zorelli is packing up the last of his stuff. Captain Handler drops by to inform him that the forensics report on Elsworth Chisolm's death came in: Blake's fingerprints are all over the apartment, and Elsworth had suspicious bruises on his body. Zorelli says he still doesn't buy that Blake is a murderer, and Captain Handler looks less certain of that, but wishes Zorelli good luck in his future endeavors. 

Back at the mansion, Kristina is playing with her dolls while humming a tune, and Fallon remarks on how familiar the tune sounds...then suddenly stops and stares into the distance looking all spacey-like.

Over in the study, Sable tells Blake about Kristina's imaginary friend Ginny, and Blake chuckles and promises to be more supportive of his daughter's need to be better socialized with other real life kids. He sadly tells Sable that his youngest child is the only link to Krystle he has left, and that being her father is the most important thing in his life right now. He asks Sable if she's ever considered having more children, and Sable stares wistfully into space and says she'd looooove to get a second chance at child rearing. 

That evening, Fallon takes Zorelli to the abandoned cottage Blake suggested they live in, and - yeesh - it's a decrepit shack that is going to need extensive renovations to become remotely liveable. Zorelli tells Fallon he looooooves the idea of them living together in this dump, then wanders off to check out the bedroom. Fallon suddenly looks spacey again and listens as the tune that Kristina was humming earlier plays in a loop inside her head. When she happens to glance over at the window, she sees what looks like Roger Grimes's face staring back at her. She's all, "Ack!" and alerts Zorelli about a possible intruder...and he heads outside to look around, but doesn't find anyone lurking about. Fallon stares worriedly at the window...and while that's happening, we continue to hear Kristina's creepy sounding voice repeatedly humming the children's tune. 

"Boo."

"Is that you, Roger's ghost?"

The next morning at the mansion, Blake tells Dex, Jeff, and Sable that David Prescott's office was recently burglarized, and that it's puzzlingly irritating that someone always seems to be one step ahead of them. He says they should probably go to the police and report their discovery of the two skeletons - but Dex says he'd much rather put that off until they're able to hide "the collection" and then dispose of it. Sable gets on board with that plan and urges Blake to hold off on any kind of police statement - at least until they get a chance to talk to Roger Grimes's widow. Blake says he's willing to give it a week.

After the meeting, Sable asks Dex why he didn't tell her about the discovery of the two skeletons. Dex just kind of shrugs and says he wasn't anxious to share that grisly update with her, and points out that she too doesn't always show all of her cards. 

Over at Delta Rho, Tanner's wayward teenagers are ready to go home after enjoying a day of horseback riding. Sammy Jo shows Tanner the front page of The Inquisitor, but he just laughingly calls the paper trash and points out that it's always filled with implausible, made up stories. He asks Sammy Jo if she truly believes that Jeff would doink his own sister, and she admits she doesn't, but worries, "Maybe they have feelings that brothers and sisters aren't supposed to have." Tanner agrees that it's not always easy to control one's feelings...like when a priest no longer wants to embrace lifelong celibacy, for example, then abruptly says he really really needs to get his kids home now.  

Blake goes to Phoenix's apartment to insist to her that he didn't kill her grandfather, but that he does believe the man was murdered. He asks her if she happens to know the names of the men who disappeared in the mansion's tunnels 20+ years ago, and she responds by shriekingly telling him to get lost and slamming the door in his face. 

Back at the decrepit cottage, Fallon is preparing to paint the walls when the sound of Kristina's humming once again permeates her brain. She stares into space, looking confused and unsettled. 

Jeff and Dex arrive at a rest home, where Emily Grimes is employed as a nurse. She tells them that Roger was a philandering shitbag who was always headed towards a violent end...then changes the subject to their son (Dennis), who was just four years old when Roger disappeared. She adds that Dennis has been away in prison for a long time...then hands Dex a photo of Dennis, who looks to be the spitting image of his father. 

Dennis is peering into the window of the decrepit cottage, where Fallon continues to confusedly stare into space while the children's tune plays inside her head. Dennis pulls out a gigantic '80s cell phone and calls Captain Handler (!) to report that he just planted several bugs inside the cottage so that they can more effectively spy on Fallon, adding, "We're close, Handler. Real close."

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