Recap: Jeff is tossing and turning in bed, dreaming about the contrived car accident that took place on the rainy evening of the Season 4 finale that ultimately led to Fallon's disappearance. When a panicked Fallon yells, "Jeff!", he wakes up with a start, sits up in bed, and contorts his face into a tortured expression.

At breakfast, Jeff tells Blake he's jetting to California this afternoon to launch Operation Look for Fallon Again, and Blake asks him to please hold off on that until after he's met with Justin Dehner, the crackpot psychic he hired in Season 3 to roam around Carrington manor, touch Steven's things, and try to feel out whether he was alive or dead. When Jeff says he's skeptical of going the psychic route, Blake urges him to give this stupid idea a chance.

Krystle asks Jeff why he's putting himself through the torture of searching for Fallon a full season after her disappearance, so he tells her he's convinced that Fallon is the woman in the crowd photo that Lady Ashley took. Krystle says that that's unlikely and that she strongly believes that Fallon is dead - but Jeff tells her he feels compelled to search for her 'cause his life doesn't have much meaning without her.  

Over at the penthouse, the camera pans over clothing that has been sexily strewn about the bedroom...and we see that Alexis and Dex are in bed, basking in the afterglow of a post-coitus canoodle. As Dex lights up a cigarette and coos about how sexsational the romp was, Alexis asks him to elaborate on his rescue missions and tells him how super turned on she is by the kind of big-dicked machismo it has to take to sneak into the world's hotspots and perform such daring exfiltrations. A flattered looking Dex tells her that the missions depend largely on a thorough planning process with established underground networks, and Alexis chews on that for a few seconds and asks if he knows of any such underground network in Moldavia. Dex gets irked by her obsession in freeing her Moldavian ex-boyfriend and tells her that King Galen is probably being tortured by his captors, then ghoulishly taunts her by speculating that he could also be dead with maggots eating out his eyes. As he angrily pulls his clothes on, he makes it clear that he has no intention of ever rescuing Galen, and Alexis poutishly asks, "Why not?" and points out that working on the rescue together could be a marriage-building team effort. When Dex dismisses the idea as ridiculous, Alexis accuses him of being jealous of her friendship with the king and urges him to come back to bed. Dex snarls back that he doesn't appreciate being treated like a sex object that she uses whenever the whim strikes, then buttons his shirt while leaving enough of it undone so he can continue showcasing his ape-ishly hairy man chest, and stomps out of the bedroom. 

Hollywood heavyweight Charlton Heston, aka deceased Cecil Colby's brother, is on his Malibu estate, staring out at the ocean. A few minutes later, he arranges for a call to be placed to Blake, who reacts by snarking at Charlton Heston that he's not interested in anything he has to say after his part in some boring sounding oil lease kerfuffle that involved his brother Ben. Charlton Heston tells Blake that his beef is mostly with his brother, and that he'd like to discuss a lucrative deal that would greatly benefit Denver Carrington - but Blake growls, "I'm not interested" and hangs up. A few seconds later, Charlton Heston's doctor makes a house call to solemnly inform him that his test results were not good - meaning really really bad - and that he should get his affairs in order asap. Charlton Heston mutters, "Damn.." then throws the apple he's snacking on at the ocean. He asks the doctor how much time he has left, and the doctor just shrugs and is all, "Dunno", then adds that it's probably not much. After he slinks off, Charlton Heston picks up the phone and makes arrangements to fly to Denver, then orders one of his flunkies to gather as much research as possible on Ben Carrington.

Blake, meanwhile, opens an old wooden case, pulls out a black and white photo of his mother, and angrily wonders aloud how Ben could have done whatever terrible thing hasn't yet been revealed to viewers.

Charlton Heston drops in on his sister, played by fellow Hollywood heavyweight Barbara Stanwyck, to share his grim prognosis, and then asks her to keep it to herself so he can focus all of his energy on getting the new pipeline project underway. He adds that it's something he'd really like to leave as a legacy/challenge to his children - in particular his hopeless fucktard of a son, Miles. Barbara Stanwyck laments the way Cecil was cut out of the will all those years ago and contemplates what might have been if [their other sibling] Philip have lived and says he'd be sooooo proud of his son, who appears to have made something of his life. When she later stares at a wooden toy soldier and mutters, "Oh Jeff.." I guess we can safely assume that Jeff Colby is the son to which she was referring.

​Blake is in the nursery, cuddling Kristina, when Krystle enters the room and tells him she's been thinking a lot about Sammy Jo and the relationship she never got a chance to forge with Rock Hudson. She worries that she may have come down too hard on her during the previous episode and decides that the conniving skanklet is really not that bad of a person after all.

In New York, Sammy Jo and George Hamilton are scrutinizing Rita's "Krystle disguise", trying to figure out why she still doesn't look convincingly enough like Blake's trophy wife...even though it doesn't take a rocket scientist to deduce that the cheap blonde wig atop Rita's head looks too unlike Krystle's fluffier, side-winged 'do. Sammy Jo says the problem is Rita eyebrows, while George Hamilton argues that her lips are too full...then later decides that the nose is all wrong and that Rita should get a rhinoplasty. Rita gets upset at the scrutiny over her facial features, refuses to undergo surgery, and storms out of Sammy Jo's apartment. When Sammy Jo looks alarmed, George Hamilton calmly assures her that he'll bring Rita around...and Sammy Jo glares at a head shot of Krystle and bitterly warns the photo, "You have no idea what you bargained for when you decided to get cute with me."

Jeff is startled to find Charlton Heston milling around Blake's office and pissily reminds him it's been eleven years since they've seen each other, and that he still resents how little time he was willing to spend with him during his formative years. A few seconds later, Blake enters the room and grumbles about his secretary allowing Charlton Heston to enter his office without permission, and Charlton Heston says he strongly insisted 'cause he's so eager to discuss an important deal he's confident Blake won't want to pass up, namely building the biggest oil pipeline in North America. Blake dismissively says he's not interested, and Charlton Heston smugly retorts that he'd better get interested 'cause he just made a deal with the unnamed country's Minister of Trade to restrict all outgoing oil pumped from the South China Sea to be shipped exclusively via Colby California's tankers. Blake cries, "That's double dealing!" and vows to find a way to get the extracted South China Sea oil into the U.S., and Charlton Heston's like, "Good luck with that" and hands him a copy of the prospectus on the new pipeline before exiting the office.

Over a decadent looking lunch in the penthouse, Alexis asks Prince Michael who he thinks was behind the revolution in Moldavia, and Prince Michael sullenly says he doesn't want to talk about it. Alexis presses the matter by telling him she'd like to help rescue his father, but Prince Michael declines her help and says he's taking the appropriate steps through his own channels. Amanda urges her husband to accept Alexis's assistance so that they can all work together to save Galen, and Prince Michael shoots her an incredulous stink-eye for having the impudence to voice an opinion in his presence, then imperiously replies that, unlike her, he's been reared since birth to handle matters of state. Alexis admonishes his bitchy rudeness towards Amanda, doubles down on wanting to help Galen, and insists on being involved with the rescue. Prince Michael snappishly replies that his own people are dealing with his and that she needs to back off...and when Alexis asks for the details on how he plans to handle his father's predicament, he tells her it's none of her damn business.

Jonathan Lake, an assistant undersecretary from the State Department drops by Denver Carrington to rudely grill Blake on what intel he might have about the new regime in Moldavia. When Blake says he doesn't know a whole lot, Jonathan snidely retorts that he likely knows more than he thinks, given that he was able to secure the release of Krystle and Alexis from their dungeon cells. Dominique, who happened to be visiting with Blake when Jonathan arrived unannounced, glares at Jonathan and icily insists that her brother knows nothing...and Blake dials down the tension by telling Jonathan that he'd be happy to answer any questions if they're submitted to his lawyers in writing. Jonathan agrees to that compromise, then gives Dominique an appreciative once over before exiting the office. 

Blake summons Adam to his office to order him to fly to Los Angeles pronto and find out everything he can about Charlton Heston's finances and the state of his health. He explains that he may be forced into doing business with the man and doesn't want to be blindsided by any troubling surprises.  

Over at ColbyCo, Alexis tells Steven she's beginning to see Prince Michael for the impertinent little prick he is, and that he seems to enjoy playing the role of exiled king a bit too much. She says she really really wants to do something to help King Galen, then asks Steven if he knows of any countries that have friendly trade relations with Moldavia. Steven says he heard that France does...and Alexis mulls that over and decides that her new mission in life will be figuring out how to urge the French government to put pressure on the Moldavian regime to "make them see the light". Steven scrunches his face worriedly and warns her that she could be getting in over her head - just as Dex bursts into the room and asks to speak with Alexis in private. Once Steven is out of earshot, Dex tells Alexis that Charlton Heston is in town, and that he's been discussing joining forces with Denver Carrington to build a large oil pipeline. He says he really really wants Dexter International to get in on that action, but needs her to strong arm Blake into it, which she likely could, given that she owns 25% of the South China Sea oil leases. Alexis chortles about the un-romantic nature of the request, and Dex smilingly reminds her that this is a business meeting and promises to give her some good lovin' in the sack later. Alexis perks up at that, chirps, "Deal!", and agrees to talk to Blake. After Dex exits her office, she asks Steven to get France's Minister of Trade on the phone, then mutters to herself that she's hoping Moldavia will soon fold under the threat of a trade embargo with France.

Over in the La Mirage bar, Dominique overhears Jonathan Lake calling the front desk to ask for her room number, so she marches over and haughtily asks what he wants. Jonathan sheepishly explains that he's not usually as rude to people as he was to Blake earlier - and Dominique retorts that he really should be apologizing to Blake, not her. Jonathan offers to buy her a drink so he can improve on the terrible first impression he must have made to her, but she snootily says she takes great pride in the accuracy of first impressions, then wishes him good day before flouncing off...leaving Jonathan staring after her all smitten-like.

Krystle tells Blake that she feels the need to fly to New York right this minute so she can make peace with Sammy Jo face-to-face, and Blake's like, "Sure, whatever. I really don't give a shit."

George Hamilton is showing Rita some head shots of Krystle, pointing out the need to alter her nose. He then likens her impersonation of Krystle to 'the role of a lifetime', which will transform her into a wealthy trophy wife who has everything she's ever dreamed of. As Rita mulls over her forthcoming metamorphosis, George Hamilton coos about how she deserves the very best, then gives her an intense smooch before the two start getting it on.

Adam reminds Claudia that he gave her an ultimatum to accept his marriage proposal or else, and wants her answer before he leaves for Los Angeles. He then suggests she come along with him and offers to buy her an engagement ring, but she's like, "No and no" and says she's worried that if they get married it'll result in both of them getting hurt. Adam creepily argues that they both share an insatiable hunger for power and a passion for each other - but she's like, "Mmm...nope, I don't feel anything like that", and decides that she's going to spend some time in San Francisco while he's out of town so that they can separately ponder whether they really, truly, absolutely want to gross out all of Denver by forming an unholy marital alliance.  

Jeff hands Justin Dehner the wedding gown Fallon was wearing the night she disappeared, and Justin touches it while closing his eyes, then looks spaced out as he reports that his psychic senses are picking up something related to panic/water/drowning. As he shuts his eyes and gets lost in the troubling sensation, an alarmed Jeff yells, "Where?! Who?!" LOL.

While ambling along a California beach, Miles tells Randall/Fallon that he used to find the beach a sad and lonely place - but now that he has her to stroll along the sand with, he finds it beautiful. He leans in for a kiss - just as Randall/Fallon notices a little boy running towards the water. She has a confusing flashback of when Little Blake was toddling towards the Carrington swimming pool while she was faux paralyzed, shrieks in panic, and races over to "save" the little boy. As she hugs him tightly, the tot's babysitter runs over and snappishly orders her to let go of the kid and mind her own business. Miles scrunches his face confusedly and asks her what in blazes that spectacle was all about, so she explains that she just had a flashback, but has no idea idea what it means, then cries at the sky, "Pleeeeeease help me remember!"

Barbara Stanwyck calls Jeff...and after the two natter about how long it's been since they've spoken, she tells him she neeeeeds to talk to him about something so important that it absolutely has to be a face-to-face conversation. Jeff furrows his caterpillar brows and asks her what this is about, so she tells him she's made a decision that could dramatically change his life, and wants him in Los Angeles to hear the details.

Fallon/Randall and Miles, meanwhile, enjoy a tender smooch on the beach with the dramatic sunset providing a pretty backdrop.

Recap: Krystle is pacing the length of her Moldavian dungeon cell when the door suddenly swings opens and a disheveled looking Alexis is thrown in with her. Alexis stares at Krystle in bewilderment and asks her what in blazes she's doing here, so Krystle explains that she's being [nonsensically] detained for refusing to convince Blake to honor the unholy financial deal she (Alexis) made with King Galen, which she wryly equates to "selling your daughter for a throne". Alexis haughtily says she's not in the mood for a lecture after being tied up and blindfolded...and Krystle counters that she's been rotting in this dungeon cell since the end of the previous episode, then admonishes Alexis for being so self-centered that she hasn't even thought to ask about the fate of her children or Dex. Alexis dramatically shakes her head from side to side - LOL - and asks Krystle if she's seen her loved ones, and Krystle informs her that, impossible as it is to believe, everyone but Lady Ashley and Luke made it through the massacre alive. She adds that the terrorists are claiming that King Galen also perished, but that she later saw him in one of the palace bedrooms, visibly stirring. Alexis moans, "Oh God.." and tears up, and Krystle blames the current predicament of most of the Dynasty cast on her for pushing Amanda into the royal marriage. Alexis snappishly tells her to stop her sanctimonious finger pointing so they can put their heads together and figure a way out of this hellhole.

Blake is on the phone with his banker and cleverly arranges for a bounty of $5 million to be put on the head of the Interior Minister if he doesn't immediately release Krystle and Alexis. He then smugly informs the incensed Interior Minister that this is how he deals with terrorists, and the Interior Minister cringes from the embarrassment of being so easily outsmarted by a douchenut like Blake before instructing Yuri to release the women. 

​In the next scene, Krystle and Alexis are brought into the room, and they squeal with delight at the sight of their husbands and rush over to hug them. The Interior Minister snarks at Blake for referring to him as a terrorist instead of the revolutionary he considers himself to be, and Blake's just like, "Whatever" and demands a safe escort to the U.S. bound plane.

Back in New York, Sammy Jo and Rita are watching news coverage of the return of the Moldavian Massacre's surviving hostages [aka nearly every Dynasty actor who was present at the royal wedding]. Amanda addresses the press and declares that she's standing by her man, who she insists is the rightful King of Moldavia...and Prince Michael bitchily admonishes the reporters for not addressing his wife with the respectful Your Highness title.

Krystle is in the nursery, cuddling Kristina, when a smiling Blake enters the room. Krystle tells Blake how sad she is about the loss of Lady Ashley and Luke...and how frightened she was that she'd never see him and/or hold their baby again. Blake gives her a canoodle and firmly assures her that nothing will ever come between them again.

Adam and Claudia indulge in an energetic romp at the La Mirage...and after enjoying some brief post-coital afterglow, Adam complains about having to hide their relationship behind closed doors, accuses her of not loving him enough, and barks, "Marry me!" Claudia points out that marriage always seems to destroy her serious relationships, as evidenced by the disastrous ends of her marriages to Bo and Steven [even though those breakups were mostly brought about by infidelities on both sides]. Adam agrees to back off, then makes his voice all sexy-husky in that creepy way he does and promises that, henceforth, every time they doink will be like the first time...and Claudia perks up at that sexy promise and waxes on about what a superb lover he is.

Alexis is having a troubled sleep and suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night, screaming, "Galen!" When Dex asks her whassup, she dramatically shakes her head from side to side - LOL - and says she has a strong feeling that King Galen is still alive...not least 'cause Krystle told her what she saw with her own eyes in the palace bedroom. Dex says it's unlikely that the terrorists would have kept Galen alive, then says the only thing he cares about right now is that she's alive and safe with him. He then leans in for a kiss...and the two get into some intense smooching action.  

Over in New York, Sammy Jo has given Rita a fugly cheap blonde wig to make her look more Krystle-like...then stands back and scrutinizes her, unable to put her finger on what isn't quite right about this "disguise" [hint: it's the fugly cheap blonde wig]. Sammy Jo decides that the problem is not enough nose blush - cause...yeah, that's going to make a critical difference - but then concludes that there's no way in hell that Rita is going to be able to successfully pull off a Krystle impersonation. She then decides 'to hell with this implausible scheme' and declares that she's flying to Denver right now to claim her inheritance - and that she's not even going to have to install an imposter in the Carrington mansion to do it. So there!

Over in the cemetery, Steven solemnly stands in front of Luke's coffin and delivers a heart-felt eulogy about the man he describes as his honest, patient lover. He waxes on about how Luke uncomplainingly waited for him to resolve his relentless 'am I a gay man or a straight man?' quandary so they could finally settle into a loving relationship. Afterwards, Blake gruffly tells Steven he's proud of him and invites him to join the rest of the family at the mansion, but Steven declines and says he needs to head over to Luke's apartment to pack up his stuff.

Steven is packing boxes when Claudia stops by the apartment to gush about his amaaaazing eulogy. She tells him she considers their marital problems to be water under the bridge and says she feels only love and compassion for him now...and he apologizes for acting like such a pissy little bitch during the more toxic stages of their ill-fated marriage.  

Claudia finds an angry Adam waiting for her in her La Mirage office. He snaps, "Where the hell have you been?" and gets visibly annoyed when she tells him she was visiting with Steven. He bitchily reminds her that Steven is her past and breathily barks, "I want you. All of you" - but Claudia says she can't force herself to shut off her loving feelings for Steven, and that she needs more time to fully consider if she really truly seriously wants to be shackled in marriage to a creepy rapist abuser who barks things like 'I want you. All of you'. Adam sneeringly declares that he's willing to give her every part of him and expects the same of her...then shoots her the stink-eye before storming out of the room. Run, Claudia. Run!

Rita returns to her apartment and finds George Hamilton (aka her off camera abusive boyfriend) waiting for her. He apologizes for smacking her around the last time they spoke, then explains that he only did it 'cause he was soooo stressed out about getting fired for going $12 million over budget on the film he was directing. Yikes. He tells Rita he wants to make it up to her...and by make it up to her, he means unzip her dress and start getting it on. After some half-hearted resistance, Rita gets into it, and the two start going at it atop the couch. 

Blake tells Prince Michael that he's very proud of how Amanda has dealt with the whole Moldavian Coup Situation, then toasts the couple's future. He offers to introduce Prince Michael to some important Denver players to figure out how he's going to make a living from here on in, but Prince Michael declines the offer and snappishly says he's more than capable of providing for his new trophy wife.

Prince Michael grumbles at Amanda about whether she's daddy's little girl or his adult wife, so she saucily reminds him that she wasn't daddy's little girl last night. Ew. She changes the subject to Duchess Elena and wonders if perhaps she was involved in the Moldavian coup - and an irked Prince Michael tells her not to worry her pretty little head about it and leave all Moldavian affairs of state to him. Amanda gets angry at being blown off and loudly demands to know what the hell she's supposed to do all day, and he orders her to lower her voice and act like his queen...which apparently doesn't involve pondering who might have aided the revolutionaries who betrayed her husband and father-in-law. He snaps, "Is that understood?" and she meekly confirms that it is before he storms out of the room.   

Rita tells George Hamilton about Sammy Jo's nefarious scheme to claim her inheritance money that's currently under Krystle Carrington's control, and George Hamilton perks up at the mention of money and Carrington and says he's read all about the great and wealthy Blake Carrington. Rita says that the idea of her impersonating Krystle is far too crazy to take seriously, not least 'cause she's an actress not a criminal - but George Hamilton urges her to rethink that sane logic and consider the scheme to be an opportunity to turn in the performance of a lifetime.

Over at ColbyCo, Dominique is complaining to Alexis that she's getting in the way of hers and Blake's ability to sell off the valuable timberland that is part of Tom Carrington's estate...and a distracted Alexis, who's idly doodling King Galen on a pad of paper, just shrugs and says she doesn't give a rat's ass about timberland and urges them to do whatever the hell they want with it. Dominique looks pleasantly surprised at Alexis's shift from being her usual obstructive self and says she'll get to work on the bidding process asap...and Alexis is all, "Whatever, I really don't give a shit" and continues doodling.

Sammy Jo is barking orders at the interior decorator she hired to redo the Delta Rho office - just as an aghast looking Krystle arrives and demands to know what she's doing. Sammy Jo reminds her that this property now belongs to her, and that she's opting to get rid of the tacky plaid wallpaper and horse portraits. When she snippily adds that she wants an advance of 10K along with the unpaid stable fees, Krystle wearily promises to get her the cash...and once she's out of earshot, Sammy Jo cackles to herself and vows, "I'll get it all."

Dex is trying to have a business-related conversation with Alexis, who's decked out in a blue blazer that has arrows (?) wings (?) for sleeves - but she's too distracted by the uncertainty of King Galen's fate to pay attention and says she wants to give a TV interview to make public her suspicions about the ousted king still being alive. Dex points out that it's a sure way to get the man killed if he is still alive, and that she wouldn't want that death on her head.

Jeff is in his office at Denver Carrington, sifting through Lady Ashley's things when Dominique breezes in and sympathetically clucks at him to cheer up 'cause Lady Ashley wouldn't want him to dwell on his grief. Jeff's like, "Yeah, I'm already over her" and shows Dominique the crowd photo that Lady Ashley took that he believes has Fallon in it...and Dominique scrunches her face in annoyance and says she assumed that he was mourning Lady Ashley, not reigniting his obsession with Fallon's disappearance. She then raises the obvious point: if Fallon is alive, why hasn't she come home? And Jeff muses that perhaps she's trying to return to him, but for some reason isn't able to. 

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Recap: Yuri and his revolutionary comrades are surveying the Moldavian Massacre carnage when the priest who married Prince Michael and Amanda bursts out of the chapel, looks aghast at the sight of all the corpses strewn about, and snarls at Yuri for being a homicidal maniac. Yuri tells him to shut up and move along - just as Blake is dragged out of the chapel. When he complains about the manhandling he's enduring from the guards, Yuri smugly informs him that he's a prisoner of this revolution, not a guest of his country. Krystle saunters out a few seconds later and rushes over to Blake...and a few seconds later, Steven helps Luke hobble about and implores someone to help his gravely wounded lover. Yuri snaps his fingers at some guards and orders them to take Luke to the nearest doctor, then snarks at Steven to stay behind. Jeff, meanwhile, looks around frantically and demands to know where Lady Ashley is, so Yuri tells him that her body was carted off soon after she died in the hail of gunfire. A slightly injured Prince Michael emerges from the chapel with Amanda in tow and growls, "You traitor!" at Yuri and asks him what in blazes he's done to Moldavia. Yuri mockingly refers to him as "the prince who never grew up", then chuckles as he murmurs, "Boy prince...boy bridegroom." An unconscious King Galen is carried out of the chapel - followed by an angry Dex, who demands to know where the hell his wife is. Yuri informs him that she's been taken to an unspecified location, then turns his attention to the surviving cast members to point out that he and his revolutionaries had every opportunity to kill all of them - but opted not to out of compassion...along with the producers' weak-bellied decision to retain the show's full complement of principal actors for Season 6. As the camera pans across everyone's grim expressions, Yuri announces that a plane will be departing to the United States in four hours and that he's allowing all of them to board it. In the meantime, however, he's going to allow his guards to unnecessarily manhandle everyone while they're being transported to the nearby palace...and when that gets underway, Blake glares at Yuri and snarls, "Thugs! Gangsters!"

When one of the guards orders Amanda to pack up her things, Prince Michael snaps at him to stop ordering his wife around, then declares himself Interim King until his father regains consciousness. He orders the guards to summon the Interior Minister so he can round up any remaining loyal troops and put an immediate end to this shameful rebellion - but a few seconds later, the Interior Minister enters the room and informs Prince Michael that his family's reign is over, and that he and Amanda can either leave Moldavia or stay and face certain execution.

The Interior Minister tells Krystle that, pre-massacre, there was a business deal pending between ColbyCo and King Galen that involved a sizable transfer of funds. Krystle scrunches her face confusedly and asks what that has to do with her, so he says that since Alexis is unable to speak at the moment (!), he needs her to persuade Blake to substitute Denver Carrington for ColbyCo in the aforementioned business deal. He hands her a note that begs Blake to do what the revolutionaries want and orders her to sign it, but Krystle refuses and defiantly crumples it. When the Interior Minister threatens to detain her if she continues to be uncooperative, she haughtily cries, "Blake won't let you get away with this!" ... and he sinisterly snaps back that no one in a high position will be coming to their aid - least of all King Galen.

Steven sits by Luke's bedside while Luke mumblingly recalls a dream he just had about the two of them meeting as children. Steven assures him they'll be together once they return to Denver - but Luke stops him and says he well knows he's about to expire. He begs Steven not to forget him and everything they shared, and Steven tearfully promises. When Luke asks for a blanket, Steven takes off his jacket and covers him with it...and a few seconds later, Luke takes his last breath. Steven sobs, "I looooooved you.." as a grim-faced Blake tiptoes into the room and gruffly expresses his condolences.

Adam informs Claudia that Luke has just died...and Claudia moans, "Poor Luke" and refers to him as "the other outsider". Adam tut tuts her for calling herself an outsider, declares her the future Mrs. Adam Carrington, and promptly proposes. Claudia gives him a funny look and asks him how he can possibly think about marriage at a time like this, then wonders aloud how Blake is going to feel about her divorcing one of his sons and marrying a different one in such a scarily short period of time, cause...yeah, ew. Adam argues that, in fact, it's the perfect time to plan their future, then dismissively says, "To hell with Blake" before leaning in and giving her a blechy smooch. 

Blake apologizes to Steven for being a homophobic dickwad for the last five seasons, and says it's finally dawned on him that not everyone has to live by his straight, curmudgeonly old white man values. He tells Steven he loves him, hates seeing him in so much pain, and offers to do whatever he can to help. Steven tearfully thanks him, and the two hug.

Dex asks Amanda if she knows what happened to Alexis, and Amanda says she has no clue. She discreetly hands him a small velvet black bag filled with royal jewels and suggests he use them to bribe the revolutionaries in an effort to find Alexis - but he grimly tells her that revolutionaries aren't generally the kind of people who can be bribed, then hands the bag back to her.

The Interior Minister asks Krystle if she's ready to cooperate with him, but she haughtily refuses and insists that the money deal be brokered by Blake and King Galen. The Minister's like, "No can do" and breaks the news that King Galen is dead, and Krystle scrunches her face miserably and wails, "You killed him!" She snaps that she has nothing more to say and makes a beeline for the exit - but the Interior Minister bars her from leaving and says he's going to continue aggravating her until she convinces Blake to make a deal with him. It remains unclear why he's wasting time with Krystle over this when surely he could needle/threaten/browbeat Blake directly.

Yuri announces To Blake, Prince Michael, and Amanda that King Galen is dead, then salutes, "Long live the new Moldavia!" Prince Michael decrees that he is now the rightful sovereign and orders Yuri to call off the rebellion, but Yuri just chuckles and calls him a young fool. Prince Michael threatens to kill him if he doesn't stop publicly ridiculing him...and when Yuri responds by getting angry and pointing a gun at him, Blake urges Prince Michael to cut the sass 'cause it's endangering his loved ones. Prince Michael snaps at Blake to mind his own damn business, then orders Yuri to ensure that his father receives a proper funeral...and a weary looking Yuri tells him to pack up his shit and leave Moldavia unless he wants there to be two funerals.

Over in New York City, Rita asks Sammy Jo to recap her nefarious plan, so Sammy Jo explains that her late father left her a huge sum of money in his will - but put her Aunt Krystle in charge of dispensing the funds. She wants to get the will changed and figured that since she (Rita) is a dead ringer for Krystle, she wouldn't mind going to Denver and impersonating Krystle long enough to sign whatever papers are necessary to get the funds released. Rita stares back at her worriedly and says she highly doubts she'd be able to pull something like that off - but Sammy Jo reminds her that she's an aspiring actress who's in dire need of fancy clothes and a better hairdo in order to transform her into "the full package" ... and Rita mulls that over and decides she's A-OK with impersonating Sammy Jo's rich aunt if it means getting a shot at Hollywood stardom.

Dominique finds Jeff wandering around the room Lady Ashley had stayed in, confused about why it's been emptied out. Dominique explains that she took it upon herself to pack everything up, give the terrorists her family's contact info so they could be informed of her demise, and oversee the shipping of her body to France. Jeff stares mournfully into space and says that he and Lady Ashley had had plans to get married, then laments that it's now the second time a loved one on the eve of marriage has disappeared on him so suddenly. Dominique breaks it to him that Lady Ashley had no intention of marrying him, and that she confided her plans to write him a Dear Jeff letter and depart Moldavia immediately after the wedding. She hands him a letter she found among Lady Ashley's things...and in it she explained to Jeff that she's bailing on him 'cause of the torch he'll always carry for Fallon, and that she's not into playing second fiddle to a dead woman. Even though, ironically, she herself is now dead. 

Dex bursts into the Interior Minister's office and demands to know where Alexis is, and the Minister claims she's somewhere in the palace and assures him that she'll soon be joining him and others on the plane. Dex asks if Krystle will also be on that plane, but the Minister refuses to answer and snarkishly orders Dex to be removed from his office.

Krystle has been placed inside a dungeon cell...and she's pacing back and forth when Yuri steps inside and chuckles about the dramatic change in her accommodations. Krystle haughtily says he can't possibly believe he can keep her imprisoned here, and he's like, "Uh, I believe I can do whatever the hell I want" and leans in to give her a smooch. She's all, "Ack!" and slaps him across the face...and he glares back at her as he touches his split lip and backs off. After he exits the cell, Krystle presses herself against the concrete wall and stares worriedly into space.

The majority of the cast is herded into a hangar to wait for the U.S. bound plane to arrive...and a few seconds later, Blake is also dragged in. He notices that Krystle isn't in the hangar and demands to know where she's being held...and Amanda points out that a few others are missing as well: Dominique, Alexis, and Dex.

Jeff rereads Lady Ashley's break up letter...and when he gets to the part about him carrying a torch for Fallon, he has a fake flashback of when he and Recast Fallon kissed in a motel room.

And speaking of Recast Fallon..

Fallon enters a Los Angeles bus station and tells the ticketing agent she'd like to buy a one-way ticket to Taos, NM, 'cause for some unexplained reason she really likes the idea of living near mountains. As he writes up the ticket, she idly flips through the local paper and notices an article about Miles Colby participating in a polo charity event. She murmurs, "Colby...Colby..." and spacily wanders off, leaving the ticketing agent holding her bus ticket and going, "Uh, Miss..? Miss..?"

Fallon arrives at the polo charity event, and is petting one of the horses when Miles Colby rushes over to her and coos about how pretty she is. She tells him she's here alone, introduces herself as Randall Adams, and says that something about his photo in the newspaper drew her to him. Miles perks up at that and says he'd definitely like to get to know her better and invites her to join him for dinner tonight, then weirdly adds how much he looooooves how secretive she is. Fallon stares wistfully into space and says she only wishes she could remember what her secrets are...and Miles just nods and smiles back at her as if this is a completely normal conversation for two near strangers to be having.

The Interior Minister summons Dominique to his office to tell her that he's a lonely man who's looking to share his revolutionary victory with a beautiful woman. To that end, he wants her to live at King Galen's country estate so she can sing for him whenever he wants to be sung to, and put out whenever he drops by for a booty call. Dominique makes a blech face and says she finds that to be the most grotesque proposition in the history of grotesque propositions.

Dominique is brought to the hangar, where everyone is still camped out. Dex pulls Blake aside and tells him that the guards took Krystle away for questioning, and Blake tells him they're definitely going to have to rescue their wives...and by they he really means himself, 'cause the revolutionaries are, no doubt, expecting a rescue attempt to come from a young, seasoned hostage rescuer (such as Dex), and not a geriatric, feeble looking blowhard (such as himself). A confused Dex is all, "OK, dude. Good luck with that."

A guard serves Krystle a plate of food and says that a lovely woman such as herself must keep up her strength while being detained. She says she's not hungry, then begs the guard to allow her to see Blake...and uses her ginormous diamond wedding ring to bribe him. In the next scene, the guard takes her to a room in the palace, where King Galen is laying on the bed. She hovers over him and is startled when he begins to stir. She runs to the door and stupidly flings it wide open, only to find a scowling Yuri standing in the doorway. She bellows, "Galen is alive!" before Yuri tosses her out of the room and orders his guards to return her to the dungeon. As they deposit her inside the dark cell, they cackle about how "this rich American won't be pretty for long" ... and Krystle stares mournfully into space and cries, "Blake! Help meeeeeeee!"

Recap: Alexis tells a despondent Amanda that she can't cancel the wedding at this late date 'cause everything's all arranged for the ceremony and it'd be too embarrassing for the royal family. When Amanda poutishly whines that she doesn't want to marry a man she can't trust, Alexis says it's unlikely that Prince Michael is having an affair with Elena...but even if he were, she'd be a total moron to squander the chance to live a life of luxurious royal leisure 'cause of one measly indiscretion. A manservant pops into the suite to remind the two that they're expected to attend tonight's meet n' greet reception to mingle with the newly-arrived American guests. Once he's out of earshot, Amanda tells Alexis she wants no part of this farce and intends to break off the engagement. A dismayed Alexis implores her to at least break the news diplomatically...and until that time she'll just tell everyone she suddenly came down with the flu.

Upon arrival in Moldavia, Krystle laments to Blake how bummed she is about how the will reading went and how pissed off Sammy Jo now is at her. She says she worries that the skanklet is going to do something desperate - but Blake urges her to not worry so much and allow it to spoil her enjoyment of the wedding. 

Sammy Jo plays a message that Krystle recently left on her answering machine and asks Rita if she thinks she'd be able to make her voice sound the way it would if she weren't speaking with a contrived southern accent. Rita pretends to mull that over and says, "Sure, if I practice" and a delighted Sammy Jo says she'd appreciate her doing exactly that.

At the royal reception, King Galen is introduced to Blake and Krystle and engages in pleasant chit-chat with the two, while Jeff bugs Lady Ashley to give him an answer to his marriage proposal. Claudia encounters Steven and Luke and the three have an awkward interaction...and then Claudia is whisked away by Dominique, who tells her she looked like she needed rescuing. Elena tries to talk to Prince Michael, but he tells her to get lost and orders his security guard to keep her far away from him.

Blake asks Alexis why Amanda isn't at the reception and doesn't buy that she has the flu. Alexis concedes that maybe he can do something to help and fills him in on the situation, which prompts Blake to immediately rush over to Amanda's suite to harshly ask whaddup with her being so stubborn, unreasonable, and childish. Amanda whines that it was humiliating seeing Prince Michael with naked Elena in his room and is soooooo confused about what she should do next. Blake advises her to think through the situation carefully, then make a decision and stick to it. He adds that if she ultimately does decide to call off the wedding, he'll stand by her.

The next morning, Blake confronts Prince Michael about his alleged dalliance with Elena, and Michael says that despite his reputation as a playboy, he loves Amanda and has never been unfaithful to her...and that Elena manipulated the situation to make it look as if they were about to hit the sheets. Blake takes his word for it and later relays this to Amanda...and she thinks it over and decides she'll believe Michael's claim of innocence.

Jeff, Adam, Steven, and Luke are playing volleyball while Lady Ashley watches and enjoys a glass of lemonade. When Dominique saunters over and asks her why she seems so morose, Ashley tells her that Jeff proposed and that she's pretty sure it's just the fantasy of a young man who, for some reason, likes the idea of legally binding himself to an older woman he used to crush on when he was eighteen years old.

Alexis tells Galen she's very upset about Amanda's wedding angst and that she can't get Elena to do anything to help remedy the situation. Galen says he's loathe to interfere and would rather the kids resolve their own relationship issues, then changes the subject to the two of them hooking up after the wedding. He says he'd loooove it if she stayed in Moldavia and became his queen - but she's like, "Meh" and tells him she has an empire and a husband to look after. Galen snorts derisively and urges her to consider sharing her life with him...and as she mulls that over, Dex appears in the doorway. When he witnesses what looks suspiciously like the Alexis and Galen in the act of romantically canoodling, he storms away angrily.

Dex is guzzling booze when Alexis returns to their suite. He rails at her for carrying on with Galen, then grabs her and whirls her around to forcibly face him before growling, "How far has this gone?!" Alexis snappishly retorts, "As far as your thing with Amanda went!" Dex is all, "I'm outa here" and says he's catching the next available plane out of Moldavia...and as he storms out of the suite, Alexis shrieks, "Dexxxxxx!! Don't you walk out on me, you bastard!"

The next morning, Alexis summons Elena and demands to know the truth about her and Prince Michael, and Elena cheekily tells her "the truth" is that she and Michael have known each other since they were children and that he'll always love her. King Galen enters the room, shoots Elena a disapproving glare, and tells her that her father stands to lose a lot of money with the ColbyCo oil deal if Michael's wedding to Amanda falls through. He orders Elena to 'fess up to Amanda and tell her the truth, and she looks suitably contrite and agrees to have that awkward conversation.

Elena heads straight over to Amanda's suite to clear up the misunderstanding she deliberately caused when she sneakily stripped naked in in front of Michael. She admits that Michael didn't actually invite her to his room, and that she sought to convince him - by baring her naughties - that he should break his engagement and revert to his original decision to make her his bride. He was in the process of rebuffing her when she (Amanda) happened to walk in on them. Elena implores Amanda to say that she believes her, and Amanda says she does, then asks her if she (Elena) thinks that she (Amanda) is the right wife for Prince Michael. Elena's like, "Fuck no" and tells Amanda she definite does not have what it takes to makes it as a Moldavian princess. 

Claudia admonishes Adam for avoiding her 'cause he's such a scaredy cat for running afoul of Blake. When he weakly denies doing any such thing, she orders him to start acting like he gives a rat's ass about their relationship - otherwise she'll dump him like yesterday's news.  

Steven notices Claudia and Adam talking...and when Luke sees the wistful look on Steven's face, he says their relationship doesn't stand a chance if he can't put Claudia out of his mind. Steven mumbles about complicated it all is, blah blah...then decides 'ah fuck it' and tells Luke that once they return to the States, he and Danny will be moving in with him [in his tiny apartment??]. Luke perks up at that, and the two press against each other for a stiff looking man-hug.

Blake sees Adam kissing Claudia and scrunches his wrinkly face concernedly at the brazen PDA.

Dex runs into Amanda and tells her he's about to flee "the mixed up world" he suddenly finds himself in. She implores him to stay, then clutches his arm in a weird show of desperation - but he tells her to get lost and shoves her away from him. Prince Michael storms into the room at that exact moment and takes a swing at Dex, but Dex ducks and swiftly knocks Michael down with a sharp blow to the chest...and then the two idiots start wrestling around on the floor until Amanda yells at them to stop. She tells Dex she's reverted to her previous sentiment of being in love with Michael and orders him to leave...and after an exasperated Dex stomps off, Michael asks Amanda if there really is going to be a wedding. She blushingly says yes, and the two start smooching in earnest.

Dex comes upon Yuri and a cadre of shady looking men unloading weapons concealed in wooden wine boxes and demands to know what's going on here. Yuri responds by knocking him out, then orders one of the shady men to tell Dex's driver that he was taken to the airport so that no one starts looking for him. The men cackle gleefully and vow that nothing will ruin tomorrow's carnage causing plot.

Blake chastises Adam for defying him and publicly canoodling with Claudia. He orders him to stop seeing her - otherwise he's going to force him to do something very dickish they're both going to regret. Adam's like, "Noooooo, daddy" and promises to immediately get in line and do whatever he decrees. 

Adam fibs to Claudia when he tells her he bitchily declared to Blake that he'd never give her up. He breathily adds that one day soon he's going to have Denver Carrington and her. 
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As Alexis and Amanda get fussed over with manis/pedis/hair brushing, Alexis gives Amanda tips on how to walk down the aisle and hold her bouquet. 

Jeff asks Lady Ashley if she has an answer to his proposal, and she says she does in fact have an answer: right after the wedding she's jetting back to Paris 'cause she's wary of marrying a guy who's still in love with his dead?/missing? ex-wife-turned-fiancee. Jeff stares sadly into space - but admits that, yeah, he still thinks about Fallon a lot.

Recast Fallon returns to the Los Angeles police precinct to ask the detective she spoke to previously if he happened to come across any missing bulletins for a young, fuzzy haired brunette, and he says no and that it doesn't look like anyone's searching for her. When he asks her what she's living on these days, she says she found money in her purse and pawned the jewelry she was wearing. And because she no longer wants to go by hey you, she gave herself a name: Randall Adams. She tells the detective she's also considering getting on a plane and going wherever the spirit moves her - somewhere that has mountains, for example. Hmm..

Sammy Jo gives Rita a makeover, then asks her to put on a blonde wig she bought after hitting every wig shop in town to find one that has Krystle's trademark side hair wings. Rita puts on the wig and says she really likes the new blonde her...and somehow doesn't seem to recall that she came face-to-face with her blonde twin Krystle, the very person Sammy Jo is trying to morph her into, three mere episodes ago. Sammy Jo is delighted by how startlingly similar she now looks to Krystle and says it's time she taught her uppity aunt a lesson.

Back in Moldavia, Dex is in a shack, tied up to a chair. When Yuri enters the shack, Dex asks what he's after, and Yuri smugly replies, "Destiny." Dex struggles against the ropes that bind him and shrieks, "Don't hurt Amandaaaaaaaaa!"

Amanda, meanwhile, is decked out in her royal wedding gown, posing with Alexis in front of Lady Ashley for a pre-ceremony photo shoot.

​With everyone gathered in the chapel, Blake walks Amanda down the aisle...and as that's happening, rebels infiltrate the estate and easily incapacitate the army of bumbling red uniformed royal guards. Over in the shack, Dex struggles against the ropes and eventually manages to free himself. He bursts out of the shack and races in the direction of the chapel.

Prince Michael and Amanda exchange marriage vows...and a few seconds after the two are pronounced husband and wife, the rebels crash through the windows and doors and open fire with their machine guns. The guests are all, "The fuuuuuuuuuuuck???!!" before the menfolk heroically leap atop their loved ones to act as human barriers against the relentless spray of bullets. Yuri shoots King Galen at close range - just as Dex flies into the chapel and tackles him to the ground.

In the next scene, the gunfire has ceased...and amid an eerie silence, the wedding guests lay motionless on the floor, dead or playing dead [spoiler: mostly playing dead], while the rebels survey the slaughter.

Recap: As security guards lumber around the Carrington estate, Blake is barking to a police detective over the phone to find out who was responsible for the attempted kidnapping of Amanda - damn it! - 'cause if they continue to turn up nothing, how is he supposed to know she's safe in Europe? ... and he says this as if the safety of a future Moldavian princess who will soon have access to a royally appointed team of bodyguards needs to be Denver PD's top priority. 

Dex drops by the mansion to break the sad news to Krystle that Rock Hudson met his end in Libya, and Krystle stares back at him in pensive horror and is all, "Noooooo.." Dex tells her that later he'll be talking to Charles (who was also in Libya) to get the full account of the mission gone awry, then sadly shuffles out of the room. Krystle tells Blake she's so sad that her wonderful, platonic friend is dead...and that she's going to have to tell Sammy Jo that the bio dad she met two episodes ago is gone forever. 

Sammy Jo is sitting on her couch watching The Love Boat when Rita comes home clutching the day's paper. She shuts off the TV and shows Sammy Jo the article about Rock's death...and Sammy Jo's all, "Wuh?" then stares despondently into space while moaning, "I could have been somebody." She whines about inheriting her bio dad's unluckiness in life, then says of being chronically unlucky, "That sure sticks to me like tar." A few seconds later she perks up when she suddenly remembers that Rock acquired many millions of dollars doing whatever it was that he did for a living. 

Claudia asks Adam if he's worried about Blake seeing them together at Amanda's wedding...and by worried she means skeered about what Blake might have to say about it. Adam puffs out his little chest and insists that he's in no way afraid of Blake, is plotting to seize control of Denver Carrington, and has spent enough of his life waiting around for others to decide his fate. When Claudia says she's perfectly content managing La Mirage under Blake's dickish supervision, Adam asks what she'd do if Blake abruptly fired her...and she stares vacantly into space and offers no retort.

Prince Michael, Amanda, and Alexis arrive at the royal Moldavian estate...and as a team of manservants carry in their dozens of suitcases, Alexis gushes about how lovely the summer palace looks. King Galen makes his appearance, is introduced to Amanda, and gushes to an uncomfortably creepish degree about how positively stunning she is, and how proud he is to become a father-in-law to such a perfect English rose. A few seconds later, Duchess Elena (Prince Michael's ex) flounces in and is introduced to Alexis and Amanda, who she promptly stares daggers at.

Amanda pouts to Michael about Elena's presence in the palace and objects to her being on the guest list for their wedding. Prince Michael explains to the nitwit that Elena's father is a prominent man in Moldavia who needs appeasing after his daughter was so callously dumped, and that state affairs always take precedence over personal feelings. When Amanda continues to demand that Elena be banned from the wedding, Prince Michael insists that she's the only woman he loves...then tells her to stop fucking pouting 'cause his daddy probably isn't going to let him un-invite Elena. 

​Yuri is told by a shady looking guy that he has orders from the Minister to meet up tonight to discuss Operation Crash the Royal Wedding and then Open Fire on Everyone.

Prince Michael broaches the subject of banning Elena from the wedding to his father, but Galen nixes that idea and tells him that Elena has promised not to make any trouble. 

Alexis cattily tells Amanda she doesn't think Elena is all that, and Amanda poutishly says she hates politics, court intrigue, and has no idea how she's going to live up to the expectations of being a royal princess. Alexis stares at her incredulously and then gushes about the fabulous life she's going to enjoy living in palaces, jetting off to exotic locales, and having an army of servants catering to her every need. More importantly, she'll have a man who loves her and will one day make her queen...and Amanda mulls that over and smiles blushingly at the thought of her future queendom.

Krystle arrives at Delta Rho to talk to Charles and is all, "Ack!" when she finds Sammy Jo sitting in Rock's leather chair, guzzling a glass of Rock's expensive champagne. She shoots Krystle a smug grin and chirps, "Welcome to my home!" and says she's taking full advantage of the opportunity that so unexpectedly fell into her lap. When Krystle frowns disapprovingly at the brazen show of disrespect, Sammy Jo explains that she was merely thirsty and found the champagne in the fridge...and that she's plenty respectful of all the money Rock earned during his lifetime. A few seconds later, Charles and Dex arrive and are startled to learn that Rock fathered Krystle's skanklet niece, who is now demanding to hear exactly how her father died.

Jeff is hanging with Lady Ashley in her La Mirage suite, working the phones as he diligently monitors Denver Carrington's oil drilling project in Louisiana. Lady Ashley sits in his lap and jokingly accuses him of flirting with some hot Louisiana chick on the other end of the line...and he blushingly denies it before the two start smooching intensely.
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Charles tells Krystle, Sammy Jo, and Dex the tragic story of Rock's demise: somehow the Libyans figured out they'd infiltrated the prison, and while Rock was helping the American reporter flee, he was fatally struck by a bullet after the bad guys opened fire. Charles gets choked up and says he made the choice to continue rescuing the reporter instead of carrying out Rock's dead body 'cause he figured it was what Rock would have wanted. Krystle nods pensively and says she got the sense that Rock had a feeling he might not survive this mission...and Sammy Jo complains, "I really don't like this stuff", then stares at a framed photo of Rock and looks suitably sad as she tells the photo she's sorry they never got to know each other.

Blake tells Adam he's damn impressed with the way Jeff is taking care of the Louisiana oil drilling project despite not physically being in the office. Adam sourly calls Jeff a hero even while being absent from the workplace...and Blake's like, "Uh, speaking of being absent.." and asks whassup with him spending so little time at the mansion lately. Adam says he resents not being given the same amount of privacy as Jeff, and Blake clarifies that he couldn't care less about what he does in his personal life - just as long as no other family member is hurt by it. 

King Galen tells Alexis how impressed he was with the way Amanda handled meeting his ministers, then gets all grab-handsy. When Alexis shoves the milquetoast weasel away, he asks her if she's rebuffing him 'cause she's expecting her husband to arrive, and reminds her that she admitted to having marital problems with Dex. Alexis breezily says that every marriage has its problems, and that whatever's going on with Dex is none of his damn business.

Prince Michael escorts Amanda back to her suite and tells her he has some work to do. After he leaves, Elena appears from out of nowhere and cheekily asks, "You actually think he's in love with you, don't you?" She tells Amanda that Michael has only ever loved her, and that she shouldn't delude herself into believing that her arranged marriage could ever change that. She brags that she spent last night with Michael, who made sweet, passionate love to her...and that it wasn't the first time they've doinked since he declared his engagement. [OK - but seems physically impossible considering that Michael just returned to Moldavia after proposing to Amanda while in Denver.] Elena bitchily declares it won't be the last time she'll hit the sheets with Michael, then flounces out of the suite, leaving Amanda staring after her in enraged bewilderment.

Sammy Jo drops by the mansion to visit Danny...and while she's there she needles Steven about his "pretty new boyfriend". She re-invokes her intention to sue for custody of Danny now that he's a single gay guy and she's a rich heiress. Steven gets enraged by the threat and grabs her while threatening to kill her - just as Jeannette walks by and gasps at Steven's shocking display of violence. Sammy Jo smugly points out to Steven that Jeannette will be her witness in court, and Steven calms himself down and tells her she's welcome to visit Danny any time - but only if the visit is supervised and within the four walls of the mansion. 

Claudia meets with Blake to tell him she'd like a written contract with respect to her job at La Mirage, but he's like, "Uh, nope" and says he's thinking about selling the hotel...and that they can discuss it more after the wedding. Claudia smugly informs him she'll be there as a guest, plans to have a rollickin' good time with her upgraded Carrington beau, and doesn't give the tiniest of rat's asses how he feels about her and Adam dating. With that said, she huffily storms out of his office.

Little Danny doesn't like the story that Sammy Jo is reading to him and begs his nanny to read him something different. Krystle enters the room and tells Danny they can all have lunch together - but Danny points his little finger at Sammy Jo and snarls, "I don't wanna eat with her!" and scampers out of the room. Krystle clucks sympathetically and acknowledges to Sammy Jo how difficult things have been for her, and Sammy Jo smarmily declares how thankful she is to finally have the chance to get what she wants and isn't going to let anyone stop her.

Sammy Jo storms into the Delta Rho office where Charles is on the phone and barks, "Hang up!" and says she expects a full report on the management of the ranch. A dismayed Charles tells her to chillax about the power that's suddenly gone to her head and says that after the will reading on Friday, she may not inherit as much as she thinks she should. Sammy Jo points out that as Rock's only spawn, she's pretty much guaranteed to be the sole heir...then orders Charles to fetch her a ham and cheddar cheese sandwich, along with a root beer float to wash it down. LOL.

​Amanda arrives at the palace's formal dinner party, and everyone gushes about how stunning she looks in her shapeless white dress. Elena cattily asks her if the "sweet gown" was made by a lesser known American designer, and Amanda says indeed it was. When Elena smugly points out that she's wearing the necklace that Michael brought her back from Acapulco, Alexis wryly calls it "a sweet souvenir" - before King Galen breaks up the snidefest by hustling everyone into the other room to check out a priceless painting. Alexis pulls Amanda aside and tells her that Elena is pulling the most common ploy in the book, and advises her to just smile and enjoy her caviar.

After dinner, Alexis is strolling the palace grounds with King Galen. He tells her he admonished Elena for her catty bitchitude, then asks if she's ready to consider ending her marriage to Dex. Alexis tells him she loooooves Dex and isn't ready to give him up - just as Dex arrives at the royal residence and suspiciously watches the two from a nearby terrace. When Alexis spots him, she rushes over to kiss him hello, then introduces him to Galen.

Krystle tells Blake she's off to the reading of Rock's will, and he urges her to keep her distance from Sammy Jo, who always seems to succeed in upsetting her. Krystle reminds him that she promised Rock she'd look after his daughter - but Blake snorts derisively and says that Rock wouldn't have burdened her with that responsibility if he'd known what an intolerable skank she was. 

Will reading! Rock's lawyer informs Sammy Jo that the bulk of Rock's estate has been bequeathed to her - but with one proviso: all monies are to be held in trust with Krystle as the estate's executor. As Krystle stares pensive-concernedly into space, a furious Sammy Jo's all, "Noooo!!" and rails about how tired she is of people telling her what to do. She shrieks, "I'm not going to put up with that kind of crud anymore!" and tells the lawyer she'll find a way to get all of her money free and clear, even if she has to drag them through a hundred courts. Krystle tries to temper her niece's rage by saying this isn't the time or place for such an outburst - and Sammy Jo shoots her the stink-eye and growls, "See you in court. And maybe Steven too." She declares that she's more than ready to take on "all the high and mighties", then flounces out of the room.

Jeff and Lady Ashley return to La Mirage from horseback riding and once again start smooching intensely. Lady Ashley says she's excited to attend the royal wedding as the official photographer, but Jeff's all, "Meh" and instead proposes that they get married. Ashley's all, "The fuck?" and tells him she hasn't even thought about the two of them marrying and suggests they both think long and hard before leaping head-first into a chemistry-free, legally binding union.

Elena sneaks into Prince Michael's room wearing nothing but a frilly bathrobe and tells him that Amanda can't make him happy, not least 'cause she wasn't raised to be a royal princess. Prince Michael sighs wearily and asks her to leave, and she responds by forcibly kissing him and stripping off her bathrobe - just as Amanda enters the room. She stares at the naked Elena in stunned horror and tells Prince Michael she stopped by to apologize for her obnoxious poutiness, but sees it isn't necessary, then shouts, "And neither is this!" before taking off her engagement ring and throwing it at him. She races off down the hall, where she runs into Dex and throws herself into his arms. She cries, "My whole world is falling apart!" and implores him to get her far far away from Moldavia. 

Back in New York, Rita is practicing talking without a southern twang (aka exactly the way Krystle talks) for a commercial acting gig when Sammy Jo returns to her apartment. She stares at Rita in fascination as she listens to her non-twang, stares contemplatively into space, and says a bad idea just popped into her head...which is soon going to morph into an implausible, ill-conceived scheme.

Recap: Prince Michael and his security entourage enter his La Mirage suite, and the men are all "What the fuuuuuck?!" when they see Amanda sitting on the sofa. Yuri (the head security guy who wears an eye-patch) demands to know how she got into the suite and if she's alone...and when Amanda looks put out by the aggressive inquisition, Prince Michael tells Yuri to chillax and go deal with the luggage. Amanda explains to Michael that she's well known around the La Mirage, so when she told the front desk people she's his fiancee, they promptly let her into the suite. Prince Michael orders Yuri to check and recheck the security protocols within the hotel, then apologizes to Amanda for the unpleasant freakout just now. Amanda poutishly tells him she has no desire to live under lock and key...and that while she loves him, she doesn't love the feeling of being caged. Prince Michael urges her to think of being caged as feeling loved and protected, then assures her that for now they're safe and under guard...and that inside this suite they're free to do whatever they like. Amanda perks up at that and gives him an amorous smooch.

Jeff drops by Alexis' ColbyCo office to show her the concert crowd photograph he's pretty sure is a Fallon sighting. Alexis studies the photo and concedes that, yep, the woman in question bears a strong resemblance to Fallon, then lectures him about how hard it is to let someone go when you lose them. When Jeff insists that the woman is definitely Fallon, Alexis cries, "Fallon is dead!" and advises him to get on with his life.

Krystle canoodles Kristina and tells Blake she's soooo happy to be back home...then muses about how Sammy Jo was once a vulnerable little baby. She tells Blake she promised Rock Hudson she'd look out for her niece if something were to happen to him, and Blake rolls his eyes dismissively and says she's a big girl and is just going to wind up hurting her (Krystle) again. He then steers her into their bedroom, where a giant fur rug is spread out among candles. Oh ick. Krystle's all, "Ooooh! How romantic!", and the two lay down and start to go at it atop the rug, which...blech, blech, and double blech.

Over at the La Mirage, Lady Ashley asks Jeff whassup with him being distracted, then correctly guesses that he's still pondering whether or not it's really Fallon in the concert crowd photo. When he insists that it is Fallon, Lady Ashley firmly tells him she won't be used to "blot out painful memories" and that she wants to be the woman he's thinking about while they're doinking. She declares that she's suspending their May-December hookup until he can come to a resolution about his Fallon obsession, and Jeff nods his agreement before sadly shuffling out of the room.

After dining out at a fancy restaurant, Prince Michael tells Yuri that he and Amanda are skipping an outing to a local nightclub 'cause they want to return to La Mirage. Yuri's all, "But the nightclub is on the agenda!" and makes it clear he doesn't like the idea of him changing his plans in such willy-nilly fashion - but Prince Michael's like, "I don't give a shit if you like it or not, we're heading back to the hotel now." 

At the La Mirage bar, a shady looking dude tells Yuri, "I was counting on you", and Yuri explains that whatever nefarious plan they hatched had been all set to occur at the nightclub - but then the prince abruptly changed his itinerary. The shady looking dude snarls, "Get the job done! Is that clear?!" and Yuri promises that next time, nothing will go wrong.  

Adam runs into Jeff, who's returning to his bedroom after a gym workout, and mockingly suggests he focus less on his muscles and more on his brain. Jeff accuses him of altering the Fred Oates cable and vows to never let anything like that happen again.

At ColbyCo, Steven tells Luke that after deeply pondering the idea of them moving in together, he's decided he can't bring himself to make a commitment to anyone, least of all a fellow gay. He insists he's not ashamed of their romance, but Luke argues, "Are too!" and storms out of the office.  

Dominique drops by Alexis' office to demand an explanation as to why she opposes selling an asset (a timber company) from Tom Carrington's estate that she and Blake both agree needs selling. Alexis says she strongly feels that the estate should hold onto this asset, and is relishing the fact that she (Dominique) and Blake require her approval before they can go ahead with the sale. Dominique huffily snarks, "This isn't the end of the deal! We'll see you court!" then flounces out of the room.

Blake and Amanda are having breakfast and looking over the guest list for the wedding. Blake notices that Dominique's name isn't included, and a puzzled Amanda says she's sure it was on the list before she handed it over to Alexis. Blake scrunches his face irritably and says he's going to give Alexis the what for for trying to exclude his half-sister from the blessed event.

Alexis and Amanda are enjoying a private fashion show in downtown Denver when Blake wanders in to admonish Alexis. He pulls her aside and asks her whaddup with her removing Dominique's name from the guest list, and Alexis smirkingly says it was a mere oversight and that she'll make sure to [re]add it.

Dex arrives downtown just as Prince Michael and Yuri exit the royal limo. Dex ambles over and tells Prince Michael he hopes that he and Amanda will be very happy - just as Amanda and Alexis exit the fashion show building. As Amanda and Prince Michael climb into the back of the limo, a group of bad guys suddenly launch a sneak attack and knock Dex to the ground, toss Michael out of the limo [that probably shouldn't have made me laugh as hard as it did], and restrain Amanda inside the vehicle before the driver squeals off. Alexis stares in horror after witnessing her daughter's abduction, while Dex, Prince Michael, and Yuri pile awkwardly into Dex's car to race after the limo.

During the car chase, Amanda struggles with her grab-handsy abductors in the back seat...even though there's not much chance she'd be able to escape from a moving car with two burly men sitting on either side of her. Eventually, the idiot driver ends up on a dead end road...and the bad guys are all, "Ack!" and flee the limo. Dex runs over and flings open the back door to make sure Amanda's OK, then orders Prince Michael to hold her in his arms comfortingly and gently coo at her that she's safe now - while he runs off the try to catch the bad guys on foot. Yuri gets in on that action and gets ahead in the foot chase so he can misdirect Dex about where the bad guys ran. 

The Denver reporters gather en masse at Carrington manor for a press conference to get the skinny on Amanda's attempted abduction. One reporter asks Prince Michael if he considers this an act of terrorism 'cause of all the political unrest in his country, and Michael breezily says that since it happened on American soil, it was was likely just a band of U.S. outlaws. Blake chimes in and says he'll do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of his family...and after an irrelevant question about Adam's abduction as a baby pre-Dynasty, Blake abruptly calls an end to the pointless Q&A. Once the reporters have filed out, Blake says that the royal wedding should be held in Denver - but Prince Michael points out that since it's a state affair, it needs to be held in his country...not least 'cause the Moldavian army is loyal to the royal family and can provide excellent security. Amanda agrees that she thinks the wedding should take place as planned, and Alexis concurs and shoots Blake a fuck you smirk.

At La Mirage, Claudia coos at Adam to stop worrying so much about Amanda...but he continues to hold his head in his hands and laments about how she's never going to forget the trauma of being kidnapped. He then whines about how much more Blake likes Jeff than him, and that Blake doesn't approve of their budding romance. Claudia envelopes him into a bear hug, moans, "Tighter..", and smooches him in a show of solidarity for being totally on board with continuing their icky hookup.

Over a boring lunch at La Mirage, Lady Ashley wanks Dominique about everything she's accomplished in her life - but Dominique worries that she's somehow betraying her poor, younger self who struggled so hard to make it in the music industry. Lady Ashley tells her that she's been tapped to be the official photographer of the Moldavian wedding, and that she's falling in love [presumably with Jeff] and doesn't yet know what to do 'bout that.
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Steven is playing walkie talkies with Danny at the mansion when Claudia drops by to spend some quality playtime with the tot. When Steven heads upstairs to get changed for work, an irked looking Adam asks to speak with him privately. He glares at Steven and says he's trying to figure out exactly what he is: gay? straight? bi? too confused to decide? Steven snarks back that it's none of his damn business what sexual orientation the writers want to assign him at any given time, and Adam says he's utterly fascinated by what a deviant he is (yeesh). He then orders Steven to leave Claudia alone, and to not turn to her whenever he's ashamed of hooking up with Luke...and when Steven's like, "Or what?", Adam hisses, "I'll make you wish you were never born."

Prince Michael caresses Amanda as she lays in bed beside him and gets all schmaltzy about her being a real life sleeping beauty...then says he's soooo relieved that she's OK after nearly being abducted by a group of bumbling idiots with no getaway strategy. 

Over breakfast at Luke's apartment, Steven and Luke discuss their Saturday plans. Luke proposes they fly to Key West for a vacay, but Steven says he can't 'cause he has to travel to Moldavia for Amanda's wedding...and speaking of Amanda's wedding, would he like to attend as his plus one? Luke looks flattered by the invitation, but says he's worried about him flaunting their relationship to his homophobic family. Steven points out that caring for someone isn't the same as flaunting and insists he wants him there as his guest, regardless of what his shitbag of a father thinks.

Jeff is teaching Little Blake how to play chopsticks on the piano when Little Blake asks why his mommy went away. Jeff furrows his furry brows and has no answer for the troubled tot.

Jeff tells Lady Ashley that Fallon had an annoying tendency to always run away from him, and that if she is alive it's on her to deliver herself back to them. When Ashley says he'll never be happy unless he resolves the whole Fallon conundrum, he insists he's over his ex and wants her (Ashley) to be part of his future. He coos, "I love you, I want you.." while giving her another of their chemistry-free smooches.

Alexis is packing up her jewelry for the Moldavia trip when Dex enters the room. She tells him she's still pretty freaked out by her first hand account of Amanda's abduction and hates how helpless she felt as she watched it happen. She thanks him for rescuing her daughter, and he assures her that Amanda is just fine...and that while there's a tiny bit of political disgruntlement in Moldavia, overall it's a crime free country. He says his main concern is that King Galen will try to court her, and Alexis looks delighted by his jealousy - just as her manservant Lin enters the room with a cable for Dex. He instantly tears up at whatever the message is, so I'll assume it's the sad news of Rock's passing.

Blake is going over the security plan with Prince Michael and Yuri to transport Amanda and the prince to the airport prior to their flight to Moldavia. Yuri says he blames himself for the abduction and that he'd sooner die than let harm come to Prince Michael and Amanda...and an oblivious Prince Michael assures him that his devotion to the royal family is unquestioned.

Amanda bids farewell to Blake and Krystle, and excitedly says the next time they see her will be at her wedding. Squeal! Once she and Prince Michael are both out of earshot, Blake shoots Yuri the stink-eye and warns the eye-patched one that if anything happens to Amanda or the prince, he's holding him personally responsible. Yuri nods gravely and replies, "Not to worry. I know what my duty is."

En route to the airport, Prince Michael kisses Amanda and promises they'll live happily ever after...and the limo driver nods at Yuri before shooting him a sinister grin. Subtle, dude.

Jeff is staring at the Fallon portrait, which has been newly repainted to resemble Emma Samms, as he flashes back to himself telling the Emma Samms version of Fallon that she's the first girl he ever loved. Emma Samms, who struggles valiantly to conceal her British accent, returns his I love you...before Jeff carries her over to the bed and mounts her. When Jeff comes out of the flashback, he glares at the painting and screeches, "Nooooo!! Damn it! You're dead, Fallon!"

At a Los Angeles police precinct, a detective is telling a brunette with poofy hair that he needs to know what her name is if she expects him to help her. The camera then pans over to the brunette - Emma Samms, not surprisingly - as she tears up and says she has no idea what her name is, then pitifully begs, "Pleeeeease help me!"

And so begins the oddest recast in the history of primetime TV.

Recap: Blake smiles goofily at Krystle as he gushes about how much he loooooves her and assures her that he has absolutely no problem with her jetting off to New York with Rock Hudson and introducing him to Sammy Jo for the first time. He then frowns at the thought of her skanklet niece and reminds her how selfish, immature, and demanding she can be. Krystle concurs, but points out that there's a soft side to Sammy Jo that needs to be given a chance...and she's hoping that her bio dad will be just the person to bring out that side of her.  

Dex explains to Alexis that Amanda had come to him for advice about marrying/not marrying Prince Michael - but Alexis refuses to buy that, snaps, "I'm not a fool!", and stomps off to work.

Lady Ashley drops by Jeff's office to tell him how happy she is that he's in one piece after his heroic rescue of Blake et. al. ... and Jeff says he merely launched a rescue operation when Blake found himself in a perilous situation of his own making. Lady Ashley says she recalls watching him, when he was just a young lad of eighteen while vacationing in Europe, rescue a little boy. She says that since then she's always been proud of his bravery, and Jeff says he's surprised that the beautiful and sophisticated lady he crushed on even noticed him back then. Lady Ashley assures him she did more than notice him...and after staring hungrily at each other, they start smooching in their usual chemistry-free fashion.

Amanda pays a visit to Alexis at ColbyCo to assure her that nothing happened between her and Dex during the previous episode 'cause she's convinced herself she's suddenly in love with Prince Michael. Alexis perks up at that pronouncement, and beams happily when a smiling Amanda says that she expects to be married in Moldavia within the month. She thanks Alexis for helping her see Prince Michael for the awesome dork he is, then says she's off to do some wedding shopping.

Over at Denver Carrington, Blake tells Jeff that oil drilling off the coast of Louisiana needs to begin in seventy-two hours, otherwise the bank may call in the loan and make it impossible to begin drilling. Jeff assures Blake he has the matter under control and agrees to contact Fred Oates, aka the best drill ship operator in the business. As Jeff loudly informs Blake that he'll send a cable to Fred tomorrow confirming the all-important start date, Adam appears in the doorway and tells Blake he needs his signature on some papers. As Blake signs, Adam stares contemplatively into space while silently plotting his nefariousness.

Adam sneaks into Jeff's office in the middle of the night and finds a copy of the cable to Fred Oates. He cleverly changes the start date of drilling from May 11 to May 14 by turning a "1" into a "4", then tiptoes out of the office.

Krystle and Rock are at the mansion, discussing the last minute details of their trip to New York. When Blake enters the room, Rock thanks him for the use of his private jet and for trusting him to accompany Krystle. Blake clarifies that it's Krystle he trusts...and Rock nods amiably and concedes that, yep, Blake deserves such a damn fine woman 'cause of how hard he's willing to fight for her.

Sammy Jo enters a New York pub, spots Krystle's lookalike from the Photo Finish episode, and seats herself next to her at the bar. After a few minutes of chit-chat, she learns that the lookalike..

• Is named Rita
• Has a southern accent so that viewers won't get overly confused when she gets to the 'impersonating Krystle' part of her story arc
• Got the shiner on her face from the abusive slob she's currently shacked up with
• Loves role-playing and once studied to be an actress

An intrigued Sammy Jo invites her to crash at her apartment for a few days, then wryly adds, "You remind me of someone I know."

Blake looks over the photographs Ashley took of him and gushes about how super talented she is...and Lady Ashley gushes back at him about how the camera saw him for what he is: an open, honest billionaire dipshit. She confesses that she came to Denver with the blechy idea of seducing him, but has since thrown that idea out the window when she finally got it through her thick skull that he and Krystle are meant to be together. Blake blushingly says her restraint makes her beautiful (say wuh?) and that if he weren't so devoted to Krystle, he'd be on her like white on rice.

Rock tells Dex he'll be flying to Libya from New York, and that he expects this latest rescue to be a simple twelve hour mission. Dex shakes his head, prophetically calls it "a death mission", and doubts he's going to be able to ex-filtrate the imprisoned men so quickly. Rock insists he can and asks Dex if he wants to join him, but Dex says that the only rescue mission on his agenda is marriage rescue, then wishes his friend good luck.

Dex brings flowers to Alexis' office and tells her their incessant fighting has gone too far, and that he wants to dial back to how things were pre-Amanda. He informs her he chartered a yacht so they can have the extended honeymoon they never had, but Alexis tells him she can't possibly go sailing 'cause she'll be too busy making arrangements for Amanda's Moldavian wedding. Dex is all, "Wha-a-a?", asks why she withheld the news that Amanda's engagement was back on, and accuses her of manipulating him. Alexis glares at him, then barks at him to leave so she can get some work done.

Adam informs Blake that Fred Oates hasn't arrived in Louisiana, and Blake scrunches his wrinkly face concernedly and says that drilling can't start until he gets there...and that drilling absolutely needs to start in forty-eight hours. Adam shakes his head in faux dismay as he says he can't seem to locate Jeff, and Blake looks visibly annoyed that Jeff is MIA at such critical a time for Denver Carrington's bottom line.

Jeff, meanwhile, is hanging with Lady Ashley at La Mirage. They banter flirtily before getting into some intense smooching action...and nope, still no chemistry there.

Adam is in the study, talking to Fred Oates about him getting to Louisiana asap so that Denver Carrington can start drilling on May 11. Blake just happens to overhear the call, credits Adam for his fine work, and remarks on how annoyed he still is about Jeff's carelessness. Adam says, "We all make mistakes", and adds that clearly Jeff had something else on his mind - but Blake grumbles that Jeff damn well owes him an explanation.

Steven drops by Luke's apartment unannounced to hang for the evening...and when he can't find him, he starts his search in the nearest gay bar. He finds Luke hanging with a group of attractive dudes, and when Luke sees Steven enter, he motions him over - but Steven reacts by shooting him a pissy glare before angrily storming out.

Adam gets canoodly with Claudia and breathily natters about the electrical sparks that shoot off whenever they hook up. When Claudia asks him what in blazes he's talking about, he nonsensically explains, "We generate our own power...our own power to take over Denver Carrington" and makes it clear that a company takeover is about to become his priority. Claudia stares back at him in befuddled horror, and continues to stare concernedly into space when the two get into some intense smooching action.

Blake admonishes Jeff for the Fred Oates cable debacle and snarks that the company could have lost millions. Jeff insists he did not make a mistake communicating the starting date and is certain the documents he approved indicated May 11, not May 14. Blake's like, "Whatever" and says they have Adam to thank for saving the day...and Jeff stares into space, his caterpillar brows furrowed concernedly.

Luke is in Steven's office, and the two are bickering about Luke hanging at the gay bar. Luke points out that he can't be expected to sit home every night on the chance that he (Steven) will drop by, and Steven sheepishly apologizes for acting like such an unreasonable tool and says he was disappointed when he wasn't home. Luke tells Steven he can easily solve this issue by moving in with him - just as Alexis breezes into the room and asks whassup with the palpable tension between them. After Luke beats a hasty retreat, Steven moans to Alexis that he still misses Claudia, which ends up hurting Luke...and Alexis says he's going to have to be willing to give part of himself to those he loves and to make a damn choice about whether he wants to live his life as a straight-gay man married to a wife-beard, or a full on gay man with a male partner.

While en route to New York, Rock remarks on how little he knows about Sammy Jo. Krystle tells him that she's a pretty hard-edged skank due to the life of hard knocks she's had thus far, but Rock just shrugs and says that all that counts is that she's his daughter.

Krystle and Rock arrive at Sammy Jo's apartment just as Rita is on her way out. The doppelgangers stare curiously at each for a few seconds - until Krystle introduces herself as Sammy Jo's aunt. Rita shakes off the weirdness of them being identical and says she's off to go do whatever, but that it's OK with her if they wait inside the apartment until Sammy Jo returns. 

Alexis is having a business meeting at the La Mirage when she spots Lady Ashley, who's sitting at the bar, hand Dex a cryptic letter from Minister Han (of the Chinese delegation), and then joke about its crypticness before Dex promptly leaves. Alexis is so dismayed by the interaction that she flounces over to Lady Ashley and demands to know why Dex left in such a hurry. Lady Ashley says it's 'cause they were done with their brief conversation - but Alexis says she's onto her flirty attempt to seduce Blake and hopes she doesn't now have her eye on Dex. She warns, "Dex is mine in the boardroom and the bedroom!"

Sammy Jo arrives home, is all, "Ack!" when she sees Krystle in her living room, and gets snarky about her being in her apartment uninvited after the mean way she kicked her out of the mansion. Krystle is about to introduce her to Rock when she accidentally knocks over a stack of photos of Sammy Jo posing seductively in skimpy-wear. She gets all judgey and asks if this is kind of modelling she's been doing, to which Sammy Jo snaps, "It's none of your business!" and bitchily grabs the photos out of her hands. Rock pulls Sammy Jo away from Krystle and tells her to behave herself...and when Sammy Jo glares at him and snaps, "Who do you think you are? My father?", he counter-snaps, "That's exactly who I am."

After the commercial break, Krystle and Sammy Jo discuss the shocking revelation amongst themselves. Sammy Jo muses that she knows nothing about her bio dad, and is worried that he was less than impressed with her bratty behavior. Well duh.

Alexis arrives home and finds Dex waiting for her in the bedroom. He makes it clear that there's nothing between him and Amanda...or any other woman, for that matter. Alexis asks what he was talking to Lady Ashley about, so he explains that she was merely passing along a message from Minister Han. He then grabs her by the arm, accuses her of thriving on drama and excitement, and makes clear that he's not going to let her control him. He snarls, "You're the only woman I want!" then violently rips open the furry purple top she's wearing (!!). The two stare hungrily at each other for several seconds until he roughly kisses her, then carries her to the bed before staring hungrily at her again while slowly unbuttoning his shirt. Yowza!

Blake tells Adam he's grateful for his hard work lately, but isn't thrilled about his cozy togetherness with Claudia. He reminds Adam that up until recently she was Steven's wife-beard, and Adam just kind of brushes off his new relationship and assures him he'd never do anything to hurt Steven or Claudia.

Sammy Jo is having a private brunch with Rock. She tells him she never would have married Steven if she'd known he was gay, then adds that she misses her baby every now and again. She says she once tried to sue for custody, but gave up 'cause of how hard it is to fight the Carringtons in court. She then guzzles an entire glass of champagne, and Rock looks amused by her lack of awareness of how expensive what she just drank was.

Jeff tells Lady Ashley he's absolutely sure he wrote the correct date on the Fred Oates cable, but Ashley just kind of shrugs and tells him that everyone makes mistakes. She pulls out a photo and explains that she was hired as the official photographer for a recent concert in Los Angeles, but arrived late and was only able to photograph the crowd. Jeff studies the photo, pales, and goes, "Oh my God.." and says it looks like one of the concertgoers is Fallon.

Rock is on the phone with his lawyer, arranging for him to bring him legal papers to sign before he leaves the country. When Krystle enters his hotel room as he finishes the call, he tells her he's off to his latest rescue mission and that she'll have to fly back to Denver without him. He asks her to please take care of Sammy Jo in the event that something happens to him, but Krystle's like, "Noooo!" and explains just how much Sammy Jo despises and resents her. Rock says to get over it and firmly reminds her that Sammy Jo is his only daughter and also her family...and Krystle mulls that over for a few seconds and agrees before moaning, "God help me."

Recap: As smoke billows from the plane wreckage, Blake crawls around on the ground nearby. He finds Rock Hudson and the pilot barely conscious, urgently warns them that he smells gasoline, then drags each man to a safe distance from the crumpled fuselage. A few seconds later, the wreckage catches fire, which results in a ridiculously massive explosion.

At La Mirage, Adam canoodles Claudia and tells her he's on the cusp of plotting to take over the Denver Carrington empire. When Claudia points out that the company is big enough to share with all of Blake's beneficiaries, he breathily retorts in the creepy way he often talks, "I want it all.." and ignores the ringing phone.

Krystle breaks the news to the Carrington clan that the plane Blake and Rock Hudson were on went down in the Rockies, and adds that she can't fathom why the two men would be on the same private plane. Jeff and Steven leap into action and announce that they're off to Mountain Patrol Headquarters to join the search, while Amanda moans about possibly losing her father so soon after being cast on Dynasty. 

Blake squints up at the darkening sky and tells the pilot and Rock (who's since passed out) that a storm is brewing and that he's going to scout around for some shelter.​

Alexis urges Prince Michael to repair his fractured relationship with Amanda, who she insists is in love with him...then reminds him of the oil deal she made with King Galen in exchange for him marrying Amanda. She firmly says, "A lot is at stake here", and Prince Michael gets irked at that and tells her that no one buys him unless he chooses to be bought, and that he's pretty sure a lot of other countries would be interested in investing in Moldavia and make deals that don't entail him being forced to marry a nitwit. He announces that it's probably best he stay at La Mirage from now on, curtly thanks her for her hospitality, and goes downstairs to his suite to pack. A few seconds later, Dex enters the room and gets a call from Charles, informing him about the plane crash. When he relays the news to Alexis, she tears up and poutishly moans, "Oh Blake, nooooo.." while Dex stares at her in crestfallen dismay.

Blake staggers back to the crash site just as Rock regains consciousness. He tells Rock he found a shack nearby, and Rock tells him the pilot was awake but passed out again, and that he likely fractured his leg in the crash.

Jeff and Steven arrive at Mountain Patrol Headquarters. The patrolman in charge informs them that the search and rescue effort has been put on hold 'cause of the incoming bad weather - but Jeff's like, "Damn it! Blake Carrington is out there!" and that he refuses to take no for an answer in getting access to a helicopter and an accompanying licensed pilot. When Steven insists on coming along, Jeff lures him to a closet, then knocks him unconscious with a [well deserved] punch in the face to forcibly keep him out of harm's way.  

Over at the La Mirage, Lady Ashley is photographing Dominique, who's whining about how much she misses Billy Dee Williams. A few seconds later, Krystle calls to inform Dominique about the plane crash...and she, in turn, relays the news to Ashley. When Ashley tears up, Dominique asks her whassup between her and Blake...so Ashley confesses her raison d'être for being on Dynasty: after hearing about Blake's awesomeness for years, she finally met him and was instantly impressed by how "dynamic, successful, and attractive" he was, and after her rich husband died decided 'why not go to Denver and make a move on the old goat?' in spite of his marital status. When she wistfully admits that it doesn't look like Blake is dumping Krystle anytime soon, Dominique shoots her the stink-eye, then sternly tells her she won't stand by idly and watch her destroy that blissful marriage.

Jeff and a licensed pilot named Hank are flying above the mountains in a helicopter, searching for any sign of the crashed plane. When Hank expresses doubt that they'll be able to find anything in the dark of night, Jeff says he's sure that Blake is alive and that he's so damn resourceful he'll figure out a way to signal them to his location.

Inside the shack, Blake shoves wood into a small stove for added warmth. A weak looking Rock says he'd rather not die just yet 'cause he has unfinished business...and when Blake snarks, "Does that unfinished business include my wife?", Rock's like, "Yep" and says he still plans to do everything he can to steal her away. LOL.

Krystle is staring pensively at a photo of Blake when Adam bursts into the mansion. He sheepishly apologizes for not being present when the Blake is missing news was first delivered, and is visibly miffed that Jeff (and not he) sprung into action so quickly by racing over to Mountain Patrol Headquarters to launch a daring search and rescue operation.

During a fireside chat at the penthouse, Amanda tells Alexis she's worried about Blake's fate - but Alexis assures her that Blake is nowhere near ready to die yet. She recounts a story about how he once rescued Joseph Anders from a house fire and was hailed by everyone as a hero...and Amanda remarks on how much she must have loved him once, then asks what ultimately ruined their marriage. Alexis glosses over her infidelity with Roger Grimes by breezily replying, "Life", then counsels Amanda on how to gauge whether or not you love a man, e.g. do you admire him? feel happy/miserable in his presence? feel the need to cheat on him in his own marital bed? Amanda mulls that over for a few seconds, then grins and says that this advice could be just the thing to give her the nudge she needs to reevaluate her relationship with Prince Dork.

Dex arrives at Mountain Patrol Headquarters and radios Jeff to ask him if he found anything. Jeff says no, but that he and Hank are determined to carry on with the search. Hank stares over at him with alarm and is like, "Uh, actually, we need to head back to headquarters before we run out of gas" - just as Jeff spots a distress signal on the ground below and orders Hank to land the chopper.

Jeff storms into the shack and is relieved to find Blake, Rock, and the pilot alive and doing as well as can be expected after surviving a plane crash in the mountains. 

Dex informs Alexis that Blake was found near the crash site, and has since been checked in and released from the hospital. He then accuses her of still being in love with her ex-husband - but she shakes her head dramatically from side to side and says she only cares for him as someone who's the father of her children. She assures Dex that he's the man she's truly into...and when he moans, "I want to believe you", she urgently plants a giant smooch on his lips.

Blake returns to the mansion with Jeff and Steven, and Krystle gives him a tearful hug and natters on and on about how relieved she is that he's OK. He asks her if she's moved back home yet...and when she admits that she's still living at the La Mirage, he pissily tells her he'll order one of his manservants to drive her back to the hotel. He adds that Rock Hudson is OK in case she was wondering, then shoots her a hateful glare before ambling up the staircase. 

Krystle makes a beeline over to Delta Rho to tell Rock how happy she is that he survived the plane crash. Rock asks her who she worried about more when she heard the news, and she stares at the floor and mumbles that Blake will always be her top priority. Rock tells her that Blake saved his life and that he owes him a lot [even though the dumbass was largely responsible for the crash in the first place] ... and informs her that since it's clear they'll never be a couple, he'll be leaving Denver soon to embark on another dangerous military style rescue mission. 

At Carrington manor, Amanda squeals happily at the sight of Blake. He asks her whassup with her and Prince Michael, then adds that he's secretly glad the engagement is off. Amanda poutishly says she didn't like being jilted and is currently feeling very confused and mixed up. Alexis sweeps into the room with a lavish flower bouquet, asks Amanda to run along and find a vase so she can speak to Blake privately, then asks Blake to pleeeeease tell Prince Michael that he made a grave mistake when he cancelled the engagement. Blake argues that he doesn't much like the idea of his daughter marrying the royal dickwad, and accuses her of selling Amanda as part of a business deal. Alexis barks back that she merely bought Amanda a chance at happiness, then snarks about how tired she is of his holier-than-thou 'tude. Krystle suddenly rushes into the room, grabs Alexis by the arm, and forcibly ushers her toward the vestibule. She snarks at her to get the hell out before she's thrown out...and when Gerard appears carrying the flower bouquet now prettily arranged in a vase, Krystle grabs the flowers and throws them at Alexis in a needless fit of rage.  

​Krystle tells Blake they need to decide, for once and for all, whether or not their shitty marriage is worth saving. When she says she votes for save, he nods and says he definitely likes the sound of that. She makes it clear she's only ever thought of Rock as a platonic friend and that she made her decision to stand by him (Blake), regardless of how vile and grotesque an ogre he repeatedly transforms into. Blake applauds himself for giving her the freedom to make her choice, says he couldn't bear to live his life without her, and gives her a blechy smooch.

When Dex finds Amanda loitering in the penthouse, he makes it clear that while he cares for her, he's deeply in love with Alexis. Amanda concurs with that sentiment and says that her feelings for him have only ever included hurt, desire, and anger...whereas whenever she spends time with Prince Dork, she's generally happy and fulfilled. (That sounds like a rewriting of history, but OK.) Dex nods approvingly and urges her to marry the prince, and she gives him a thank you hug - just as Alexis steps off the elevator. Amanda hastily explains that she was just thanking Dex, and Alexis shoots her the stink-eye and snaps, "For what?" before storming upstairs.

Amanda arrives at La Mirage - just as Prince Michael is about to enter his limo. After bickering back and forth about what she describes as his ill treatment of her, Amanda tells him she's suddenly made a discovery about them...and by discovery, she means she's convinced herself she loves him. Prince Michael perks up at that and gives her an intense smooch.

Krystle returns to Delta Rho to tell Rock she didn't finish telling him what she was going to tell him and figured 'why not dramatically reveal this news closer to the end credits?' She informs him that after he dumped Iris and left Dayton, Iris discovered she was pregnant...and nine months later gave birth to a baby skanklet she named Sammy Jo. Rock stares at Krystle incredulously and is all, "Wha-a-a-a-a?"

Adam skulks around the mansion and overhears Blake thank Jeff for risking his life in the search and rescue mission...and then Jeff wanks Blake by gushing about how much he's always admired and respected him and looked up to him as a father. Blake re-invokes his weird idea about formally adopting Jeff, then says he plans to rewrite his will to include him as an heir...and by heir, he means he wants Jeff to inherit control of Denver Carrington. Adam looks aghast at that pronouncement, then rushes back to his bedroom muttering, "You won't do this to me! I'm your eldest son! Denver Carrington is mine!" He stares at his angry reflection in the mirror before picking up a framed photo of Blake and smashing it atop his dresser. 

Recap: Blake is at the La Mirage, cuddling Kristina, when Krystle returns to her suite and is all, "Wha-at are you doing here?" After Nanny Martha swoops in to take Kristina for her morning bath, Blake tells Krystle he purposely stayed away for several days to give her time to ponder their shittastic marriage - but says it's time for her to come home now. Krystle says she wants him to really really understand why she left - namely, the complete lack of trust between them - and he gets all pissy-defensive and continues to insist that his flirtation with Lady Ashley is casual and innocent. Krystle says that the contrived coziness between her and Rock Hudson is just as casual and innocent - but Blake dickishly refuses to believe that, however is willing to forgive her slutty behavior if she meekly agrees to come home and resume her life as his pliable trophy wife. A dismayed Krystle says she neeeeeeds him to trust and believe her...and when Blake just stares stubbornly at the floor, she wearily tells him he should go now.

Alexis summons Luke to ColbyCo to urge him to return to his job 'cause 1) he's very efficient at PR, and 2) Steven's happiness is super important to her. Luke shifts uneasily and declines the offer before quickly adding that he hopes this doesn't make him her enemy - 'cause who the hell needs that shit?
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Steven and Luke are dining at a swanky restaurant, discussing Luke's polite rejection of Alexis' offer to reinstate him at ColbyCo. A few seconds later, Adam and Claudia enter the restaurant and spot the two...and Claudia gets upset and wants to leave. Adam urges her to let go of the past and is all, "Why don't you get divvvvvvvvvorced already?" 

At the hospital, Dominique nonsensically grumbles to Lady Ashley about her imminent release from the hospital. Ashley says it's normal to be depressed after an operation - but is keeping her fingers crossed she'll soon get out of the bitchy funk she's descended into and get back to her normal, boring-as-fuck self. As Ashley exits the hospital, she runs into Blake and flirtily tells him he's just the medicine Dominique needs and suggests they have lunch this afternoon. Blake awkwardly says he's too busy for lunch today...and when Ashley says she hopes she's not the cause of his recent separation with Krystle [you are, idiot], he mumbles that he and Krystle will find a way to work out their problems on their own.

Alexis tells Amanda that the sample bridesmaids' dresses that whoever (?) sent over are far too fugly for a royal wedding. Amanda snaps at her to stop fussing, then wistfully says she soooo wishes she could call off the wedding on account of she's not passionately in love with Prince Dork. Alexis admonishes her for wanting to throw away "a brilliant marriage" for a man [aka stepfather] she can never have. When Amanda plays dumb about her lust for Dex, Alexis urges her to focus her desires on Prince Michael, who seems dumb enough to be willing to marry her just so his father can reap the rewards of a profitable oil deal. 

Dex drops by Krystle's suite to inform her that Rock Hudson has been captured by a group of bad guys in Paraguay and is currently locked up in a prison camp. Krystle's all, "Wha-a-a-a?" and scrunches her face pensive-concernedly.

In Paraguay, Rock Hudson is dragged into a crude prison cell by three men in military uniforms. As he's being chained to the wall, one of the men barks, "There will be no trial! You will be shot! Comprende?" and a weary looking Rock's all, "Aye yai yai.."

Claudia drops by Carrington manor to tell Steven that she's jetting to Mexico to get herself a quickie divorce. Steven's like, "Nooooo.." and urges her to drag this out more so they can continue to endlessly ponder "what's happened here" and what they mean to each other. Claudia argues that it's unhealthy to continue brooding and suffering in a non-salvageable marriage and wants to end it with the tiny scrap of dignity she has left. Steven bobs his head in reluctant agreement, assures her she can see Danny any time she wants, and expresses sorrow that the marriage didn't work out. Blake enters the room just as Claudia leaves...and when he learns she's filing for divorce, he snarkishly asks Steven why in blazes he didn't stop her. When Steven says that this is between him and Claudia, Blake snidely asks what will be left of the Carrington clan if they split up. Steven replies, "Me and Luke" and reminds his father about his promise to support his reemerged gay lifestyle. When Blake glares pissily into space, Steven asks him if he's already changed his mind 'bout that, and Blake softens his glare and grudgingly says he won't break his half-hearted promise to stand by him.

Over at the penthouse, Dex and Charles are poring over a map, strategizing about their plan to rescue Rock Hudson from Paraguay. When Alexis arrives home, Charles folds up the map and abruptly leaves...and when Alexis asks Dex whassup, he declines to respond. She says his plans always seem like dangerous missions and demands that he call off whatever he's about to do...and Dex gazes at her lovingly and says her snappish tone about his safety is making him feel kinda warm and fuzzy. She insists that she doesn't want to lose him, then gives him a big smooch as an incentive to keep from going off on another mission - but after a second smooch, Dex pushes her away and says he has to go upstairs and pack for Operation Rescue Rock Hudson.

Blake asks Prince Michael why he should approve of a marriage to Amanda, so Michael declares his undying love for his daughter and says he's pretty sure she loves him too...even though she may not realize it yet. Blake points out that Amanda would be marrying a near stranger and living in a not yet politically stable country...and that he wants to be sure that the marriage is based on love, and not for a for-profit reason. Michael assures Blake that he really truly absolutely does love Amanda and will do everything within his power to make her happy. 

Steven is over at Luke's, eating dinner and moping over Claudia's divorce plans. When Luke says that Claudia is doing what she feels is best, Steven snaps, "Is she?" ... and Luke stares dully into space and wonders why he's staying hooked up with the world's most depressing wet blanket. Or maybe that was me, projecting. 

Claudia is in her Mexican hotel room, crying in her pillow over the divorce, when Adam unexpectedly arrives. She looks relieved to see him, cries, "I needed you!", and orders him to doink her. The next morning, the two lay in bed and enjoy some post-coital afterglow...and Claudia marvels about how awesome he is in the sack.

In Paraguay, the bad guys are taunting Rock Hudson and torturing him by grabbing at his wounded leg. Suddenly, Dex, Charles, and a third guy disguised as soldiers rush into the cell, knock out the bad guys, and rescue Rock amid a brief shootout.

Dominique returns to her La Mirage suite after being released from the hospital and snarks at Blake and Lady Ashley about being controlled by "well meaning people". Blake tells Lady Ashley that Dominique is just tired, then thanks her for being so helpful to his sister. He clasps her hands gratefully - just as Krystle appears in the doorway clutching a get well soon gift for Dominique. She looks aghast at the sight of Blake and Lady Ashley holding hands, mutters, "I'll come back later", and storms off.

Prince Michael gives Amanda a lovely necklace, ring, and earrings that once belonged to his mother. He schmaltzily tells her she's far more gorgeous than the jewels, and that with her smile she'll conquer Moldavia - just as she has him. When he tries to kiss her, she poutishly declares that she hasn't been conquered and that sex is not part of their arrangement. A bummed Prince Michael calls her "cold as ice" before stalking out of the room...and Amanda gazes admiringly at her bejeweled reflection in the mirror.

During dinner at the penthouse, Prince Michael apologizes to Alexis for being in such a glum mood after learning of Amanda's no sex ever policy. Alexis assures her future son-in-law that Amanda will eventually come around...and Prince Michael says that even though he's not used to waiting around for other people to decide stuff, he won't give up on his frigid fiancee.

Jeff and Lady Ashley return to her La Mirage suite after a night out. As he glances at the many photographs she has of Blake strewn around the room, she gushingly calls Blake "a wonderful subject". Jeff muses about how she seems to like focusing on older men 'cause they have character, depth, and experience...then half-jokingly asks if younger men stand a chance with her, and gives her an intense, yet chemistry-free smooch. 

The next morning, Rock visits Krystle at her La Mirage suite, and she hugs him and tells him how relieved she is that he's alive. He says he was terrified he'd die without ever seeing her again, and assumed that from now on they'd be a couple. Krystle's like, "Um, not" and breaks the news that, despite her temporary living arrangement at the La Mirage, she's still devoted to and in love with goat daddy. Rock's all, "Wha-a-a-a?" and says he can't bring himself to believe that, and says he'll wait around patiently until she changes her mind.

Dominique is playing piano in her suite while coughing pitifully. Lady Ashley drops by to remind her that they have plans to go to Carrington manor for dinner...and when Dominique grumpishly says she's not in the mood, Lady Ashley orders her to get in the mood 'cause Blake is expecting them.

Jeff counsels Steven about his failed marriage and urges him to not turn his back on Claudia. He then trash-talks Adam, particularly the way he moves in on other men's wives, e.g. Kirby, and now Claudia. Steven pissily says he begged Claudia not to hook up with Adam - but since his words fell on deaf ears, she can marry the psycho fuckwit for all he cares.

"Dinner" at the mansion turns out to be a big welcome home from surgery party for Dominique, and she's thrilled by the surprise and thanks everyone for coming. Steven encounters Adam and Claudia, who tells him they're officially divorced. Steven bitchily asks Adam what his role in all this is, accuses him of strong-arming Claudia into filing for divorce, then storms off before Adam has a chance to retort.

Prince Michael attempts to get canoodly with Amanda, who shoots him the stink-eye and snarkishly tells him to get his fucking hands off of her. Prince Michael sighs wearily, tells her he's had enough of her bitchitude, and loudly declares that he's breaking their engagement. As the party guests titter and stare, he stomps off while Amanda rushes out of the room in tears. When Blake starts to run out after her, Krystle urges him to leave her alone, then informs him that Rock Hudson is back in town...and that she knows this 'cause he stopped by her La Mirage suite to let her know he's OK. Blake gets enraged at the thought of Rock pursuing her so brazenly and decides he's going to need to give the cheeky interloper the what for.

The next morning, Blake phones Rock and demands they talk, but Rock says he can't 'cause he's about to leave for the airport to fly to Portland, then hangs up on him. Blake looks incensed, then rushes out of the mansion.

At the airport, Rock boards his private plane and is surprised to find Blake aboard, waiting for him. Blake growls about wanting to settle things once and for all, and calls him out on trying to break up his marriage. The pilot interrupts to inform the two that he needs to take off right now, otherwise they'll be grounded for several hours due to an impending storm - and Rock tells him to take off now.

While airborne, Blake continues to rail at Rock for trying to lure Krystle away from him, so Rock asks him if Krystle is really truly absolutely happy in her marriage, or if he's afraid she'll see him for the dickish ogre he really is. (I'm pretty sure that ship sailed quite some time ago.) Blake insists that Krystle will never leave him, mostly 'cause he refuses to ever let her go, and Rock replies, "It's settled. I'm taking her." Blake bellows, "Like hell! My wife isn't up for grabs!" and steps aside while his stunt double lunges at Rock's stunt double and gets into some weird looking huggy-type wrestling moves. After bouncing around the seating area, the two idiots hurl themselves toward the cockpit (that's just separated by a flimsy curtain!) and accidentally knock out the pilot, whose lifeless body slams against the controls. Rock stares in horror at the dashboard and does his best to prevent the plane from taking an immediate nose-dive...and Blake props up the pilot against the seat so he doesn't flop forward onto the controls again. As the plane lowers into a mountainous area, Rock informs Blake [via a weirdly calm sounding voice-over] that he's going to do his best to keep the plane straightened out while he looks for a suitable place to land. A few seconds later, he coolly says, "Brace yourself" as the plane makes a scary looking descent.

Nooo!! 

Recap: This episode picks up at the awkward moment where the previous episode left off. Alexis tells Dex he looks still looks pale and weak, then sarcastically thanks Amanda for taking such good care of her husband. She motions at Prince Michael, who's standing behind her, and explains that he traveled with her to America to get some business done and enjoy all that Denver has to offer...and Amanda rolls her eyes disinterestedly and announces that she's leaving. Prince Michael urges her to stay and have dinner with him and Alexis - but she tells him she has plans for the evening, then beats a hasty retreat. Alexis orders her manservant Lin to show Prince Michael to his guest suite...and once he's out of hearing range, Dex asks Alexis why in blazes she brought the prince to Denver, since it's pretty obvious that Amanda has zero interest in him. Alexis glares at him poutishly for a few seconds, then dismissively tells him to go to bed and rest his weakened body.

The next morning, Amanda is breakfasting with Blake and Krystle, who's gabbling excitedly about an Arabian horse she's had her eye on that's just come up for auction in Albuquerque. When she tries to get Blake interested in her horse passion, he just stares back at her blankly before grunting something unintelligible. Amanda gets a phone call from Prince Michael, who invites her to dine with him this evening so he can apologize for hooking up with her in Acapulco while engaged to a duchess, and she agrees to meet up with him at 7pm. After she rushes off to her art class, Blake grumbles to Krystle that he doesn't approve of Prince Michael 'cause he thinks he's too sophisticated for his angel-faced, babe in the woods daughter...and Krystle nods in pensive agreement as she sorts through the mail. When she notices a yellow envelop with her name on it and no return address, she sighs wearily, throws it into the fireplace without opening it, and urges Blake to do the same if he happens to receive any more of them. She then informs him that she'll be in Albuquerque on Thursday night to attend the horse auction...and when he snarkishly asks her if her business partner will be accompanying her, she says he's currently out of town [languishing in a crude prison in Paraguay, waiting patiently for Dex et. al. to rescue him].

Over at the Delta Rho, Charles and Dex are discussing Rock Hudson's predicament. Dex hangs his head shamefully about leaving Rock stranded in South America, while Charles assures him that, according to recent sightings, he's still alive. Krystle appears in the doorway in time to overhear that last part, gasps in alarm, and asks if something has happened to Rock. Dex decides to come clean and reveals to her that he, Rock, and a small team of former military operatives have been working underground for years to rescue hapless Americans who find themselves held captive in third world countries. Their most recent rescue mission involved smuggling an American man across the border - Brazil? Bolivia? Argentina? - and Rock stayed behind to "clean up the mess". Dex assures Krystle that he's OK (fingers crossed, anyway), then adds that Rock is always gabbling to the guys about how much he digs her. Krystle thanks him for telling her the truth and asks him to please keep her in the loop.

At La Mirage, Claudia runs into Dean Caldwell, who points out that since she's now separated from Steven, they can start to date openly. Claudia's like, "Meh.." and says that while he's sweet and kind, she has no room in her life for him...and he shrugs amiably and urges her to give him a call if she ever reconsiders. Claudia heads over to her office, where Adam is broodily staring into space. He urges Claudia to call it quits with Steven by getting a quickie Mexican divorce, but she tells him she can't quite bring herself to take that final step.

Amanda and Prince Michael are enjoying after dinner drinks at Carrington manor. He tells her he called off his engagement to the duchess, then formally proposes. Amanda's all, "Ack!" and calls his proposal "a bit sudden", then asks if Alexis' recent trip to Moldavia has anything anything to do with him and the duchess breaking up. Prince Michael admits that Alexis and his father spoke about them getting married and calls their parents' involvement a blessing - but Amanda argues that this feels more like a business arrangement and that she has no real interest in marrying him. Prince Michael schmaltzily tells her he's loved her since the first moment he saw her - but she reacts all angry-bitchy and snappishly orders him to get the hell out of her sight.

When Steven tells Blake he doesn't believe that he could ever approve of his newly reemerged gay lifestyle, Blake unconvincingly argues he does approve, then urges him to invite Luke to tonight's black tie dinner at Carrington manor. Steven mulls that over and decides 'sure, why the hell not?'

Over at ColbyCo, Amanda tells Alexis that Prince Michael proposed to her, then snappishly asks her what she (Alexis) is getting out of the deal. Alexis avoids answering by urging her to look at marriage with Prince Michael as a rare opportunity to live the life of her dreams as a princess. When Amanda points out that she hardly knows the royal dork, Alexis is like, "He's smart, kind, and a prince. What more is there to know?", then quickly excuses herself to head off to a meeting. Amanda makes a beeline over to the phone to call Dex and poutishly tell him she has an emergency she needs to discuss with him asap. The two agree to covertly meet in front of some downtown building at 11pm.

​Lady Ashley drops by Blake's office to express her concern about Dominique's depression and lack of will to recuperate from her heart surgery. Apparently, she's been spending her days wistfully listening to audio tapes of herself singing...as if she lost the use of her vocal cords instead of undergoing surgery to repair a bum heart valve. Ashley says that Dominique probably just needs "a push to land on her feet" and suggests to Blake that they come up with an action plan over dinner...and Blake says that Thursday would be a good night for them to do that 'cause Krystle will be in Albuquerque, attending a horse auction.

At the black tie mansion dinner, Blake seats Luke next to him so they can engage in some tense chit-chat. Luke gamely tells him a little about himself, namely that he went to Yale and spent his years there in earnest study. Amanda, who's devoid of gaydar and/or didn't receive the memo that Luke was expressly invited to dinner 'cause he's Steven's new boyfriend, asks if he had any fun at Yale...and by fun, she means did he date women? Luke awkwardly tells her that he did date women, and eventually got engaged and married before surprising no one when he finally decided to come out of the closet. He then puts his cards on the table and says he gets that he's not a typical dinner guest, but nevertheless is honored to be welcome at Carrington manor. He thanks Blake and Krystle for their graciousness, and Blake says that any friend of Steven's is welcome in his home...except for poor Ted Dinard, who got manslaughtered by Blake in Season 1 after committing the crime of platonically hugging Steven.

Later, while playing pool in the game room, Adam "lets it slip" to Blake that Claudia hooked up with Dean Caldwell, an indiscretion that maybe, possibly, likely led to the disintegration of her marriage to Steven. Blake's all, "Wha-a-a-a?" and scrunches his wrinkly face into an angry, perplexed expression. 

At 11pm, Amanda climbs into the back of Dex's limo to report her "emergency": Prince Michael proposed to her, mostly 'cause Alexis and King Galen told him to. Dex stares back at her blankly and is all, "And you're telling me this because..?" then asks her if she wants to marry the prince. Amanda says it'd be weird to marry one man while hopelessly smitten with another, so Dex makes it clear that despite them hitting the sheets that one blechy time, he's extremely devoted to Alexis and has no desire to end their toxic marital union. He urges her to accept Prince Michael's proposal, and Amanda retorts by growling, "I hate you! I'll show youuuuuu!" before angrily exiting the car.

Steven thanks Krystle for being so nice to Luke at dinner last night, and she says it wasn't hard 'cause of how bright and charming he is. She then changes the subject to Sammy Jo, and how she hopes to have the opportunity to tell Rock Hudson that he unwittingly fathered the skanklet while he was hitting the sheets with her sister, Iris. 

Over at the penthouse, Alexis demands that Dex tell her who he was with last night (for those five unaccounted for minutes), and he admits that he met with Amanda after she asked him for advice about whether or not she should marry Prince Michael. When Alexis snarkishly asks him what advice he gave, he says he strongly urged Amanda to marry the prince...then gets all weirdly sanctimonious as he chides Alexis for selling her own daughter.
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Prince Michael thanks Dex for letting him stay at the penthouse while he's in the U.S., and Dex says he's welcome to stay as long as it takes to accomplish his goal. He adds that Amanda is young and vulnerable and that he doesn't want to see her hurt, so Michael assures him that he loves her very much and has no intention of hurting her - even though it's plainly obvious that he (Dex) is the man she's hot for.

During a meeting at Denver Carrington, Claudia tells Blake she's happy to hear that he's made peace with Steven's recently reemerged gayness, and that she's inching closer to fully accepting the reality that her wife-beard marriage arrangement is officially over. Blake asks her if it's true that she extramaritally doinked a man named Dean Caldwell, and Claudia admits that, yep, she definitely did. When Blake wonders aloud if her affair pushed Steven into the arms of Luke, she points out how ridiculous it is to suggest that her infidelity re-reverted Steven into a gay man. She says it's obvious that Steven has consciously made a choice to come out of the closet, and that no amount of disapproving glares from Blake is going to change his sexual orientation.

Amanda asks Prince Michael if he'd be willing to marry her on any terms...and by any terms, she means she's OK with having a picture book marriage, as long as it's in name only. Prince Michael says that since he's so eager to seal the deal that Alexis and King Galen plotted behind everyone's back, he'd be more than willing to debase himself by abiding by any terms she sets.

Lady Ashley stops by the tennis courts at La Mirage to watch Jeff and Blake play, and coquettishly tells them she'll buy the winner a drink. A few seconds later, Krystle appears at the courts from several feet away...and when she spots Lady Ashley flirtily observing the match, she scrunches her face with pensive concern.

Blake tells Amanda he's kinda bummed that after spending so much of their lives apart, she's about to leave for a foreign land and become Mrs. Royal Dork. He asks her if she loves her fiance, and she non-answers with: "He's a prince. I'd be insane not to." Blake correctly assumes that Alexis is behind the enforced betrothal and promptly heads over to ColbyCo to give her the what for. Alexis admits that, yep, she encouraged the relationship, but has deluded herself into believing that Amanda has agreed to marry Prince Michael 'cause she's so deeply in love. When Blake asks her what her ulterior motive is, she haughtily deflects by accusing him of forcing their (grown) children to live under his control. Blake retorts that he wants to make up for the fact that they have a schemer for a mother, then segue ways into Steven's recent decision to abandon his wife for a gay lover. Alexis pales and is all, "Wha-a-a-at are you talking about?!" as Blake rails about how he's going to make damn sure that Amanda doesn't get manipulated into throwing her life away by marrying into Moldavian royalty.

Alexis makes a beeline over to Steven's office to complain about how humiliated she was just now when Blake told her about all the problems going on in his personal life. She asks him if it's really true that his marriage is over 'cause he's dating a man...and Steven's like, "Um, d'yuh" and tells her that young, sensitive Luke understands him in a way that Claudia (or anyone else, for that matter) can never hope to. Alexis stares despondently into space for a few seconds, then breathily tells Steven he's always been special to her, briefly reminisces about the day he was born, then promises to always be there for him.

In New York City, Morgan Hess is talking to - hurray! - Sammy Jo about all the compromising photos of Blake/Lady Ashley and Krystle/Rock Hudson they've hired various people to take and then mail anonymously. A dismayed Sammy Jo complains that the suggestion of infidelity hasn't done a thing to destroy Blake's/Krystle's marriage, and doubts that anything can split those two up. Across the restaurant, a brunette huffily walks away from a man at the bar...and by a brunette, I mean Linda Evans donning an unflattering brown wig. Sammy Jo gets a good look at her and is visibly startled by her "strong resemblance" to Krystle, then seems intrigued as she tells Morgan that the woman who walked past them just now is a dead ringer for her aunt. 

Over dinner at La Mirage, Lady Ashley tells Blake she hopes they can come up with something that will inspire Dominique to smile again and help her get back to being her cheery, if inherently snooty self. Blake shoots her an affectionate smile and gushes about what a caring she is, then says it's no wonder Jeff finds her so attractive. She grins at him as she saucily asks, "What about you?" and he blushes while staring back at her mutely.

When Blake returns home, he's surprised to find Krystle sitting in the study. She tells him she never made it to Albuquerque 'cause the Arabian she wanted to buy was abruptly withdrawn from the auction, then asks him if he was working late. He tells her he had dinner with Lady Ashley and emphasizes that it was nothing more than a platonic, pleasant evening - but Krystle immediately gets angry and says she's sick and tired of the hypocrisy of him painting her as a wicked wife for innocently smooching Rock Hudson while he's out publicly wining and dining Lady Ashley. She storms upstairs, bundles up Kristina, then announces to Blake that she's taking the baby and moving out of the mansion. Blake's all, "Nooooo!!" and begs her to stay and talk this out - but she reminds him that they've already tried that, then whirls on her heel and flounces out the front door.

Run far and fast, Krystle!