Dynasty

Previously onDynasty...

You're not the firstborn Carrington, Steven.

There was a baby boy.

His name was Adam. He was kidnapped.

I have hired investigators, psychics, anything,

anything to find a-a trace.

Well, the reason that he thought

Adam might be in El Paso is because he tracked

one of the suspected kidnappers here,

a guy named John Miller.

If Culhane realizes

the connection between his father's disease

and what C.A. covered up,

it might not be so easy to handle this time.

When I first started working at Carrington Atlantic,

I killed a story about the Clarke County health crisis.

Even though you knew

C.A. was responsible for making people sick?

I was just trying to do my job.

You just wanted me to go on the record with you

so you could blackmail me into silence.

Let's get you back on your feet.

We have work to do.

["Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John plays]

What happened to your vegetarian diet, Fallon?

That was so 2005.

Fallon, you're up early.

And suspiciously peppy.Morning.

Jeff's picking me up.

Colby? The very.

And he'll be taking me to the Winter Dance on Friday night.

What?

It's just so last-minute.

Obviously, we'll have to get you the perfect dress.

Anders, would you be a dear and call the seamstress?

I'll have her come tomorrow, ma'am.

Got to go. Jeff's here.

You're still here?

Back, actually, with sustenance.

You still like honey on your biscuits, don't you?

Look, I told you, I don't need your pity or your help.

You can't just come in here,

acting like you know me.

I've known you since you were 13 years old, sweetheart.

And you haven't seen me in 11.

Does Fallon even know you're here?

No. That wouldn't be helpful to anyone.

And despite your scene

at the trunk show the other night,

I know you weren't trying to hurt her.

You care about her. You always have.

With all due respect, you think this is about Fallon?

You think I'm trying to get back with her?

I've lost my family.

And I want to help you get them back.

I just want to see you happy again.

All I know is that after everything that's happened,

I don't need to see another Carrington as long as I live.

And that includes you. You can see yourself out now.

Okay, be completely honest.

What says "forever" better: eggshell or ivory?

Forever is a fantasy.

Unlike your wedding, ours is real.

And I want it to be perfect.

It would just be a lot easier

if Steven was here right now.

Well, he's only in D.C. for a few days.

I'm sure when he's back, he'll be dying to talk about

napkins and place settings and all the other tedious things

you think will ensure your eternal happiness.

Hey, I haven't tasted those yet.

I'm saving you from yourself.

You don't want to pop a button on your skinny suit.

Mrs. Gunnerson

has been busy.

I said I wanted the crepe cake that Oprah likes.

I'd be quite happy to, um,

sort out your wedding arrangements.

I've been planning events for this house

since before you were born.

Why doesn't anyone get it, Anders?

I want this to be different from anything before.

And yet

you pick the cake recommended by

the most influential woman in the world.

Yeah.

What else did you have in mind?

Oh, I completely forgot, would you pop out and pick up

some tea sandwiches from Henri's?

For that Colby guy?

We're going back there again? No, no.

If I play my cards right, he'll come to me.

What are you doing behind enemy lines?

Is that your breakfast?Don't judge me.

You could have Mrs. Gunnerson pack it up

and you could take it over to the hospital.

Why would I?

Culhane's mother was pretty clear I stay away.

I doubt tiny confections would change her mind.

Mothers usually know best, but we're not always right.

And I admit that my record's better than most.

I did have a sixth sense about Liam.

I knew you'd slip that in there.

And I have a sense about Michael, too.

The good kind.

Don't push it.

I just want to see you happy again,

and if that means being with Culhane,

then don't let anything stop you.

Fallon. What are you doing here?

Well, I thought you could use a break from hospital food,

so I had Mrs. Gunnerson make your favorite.

Chocolate ganache.

You could've had it delivered.

I wanted to know how you were doing.

Don't look so surprised.

Surprise is one word for it.

Look, I know I haven't always been a traditional friend,

but I want to make it up to you.

Let me be here for you.

I appreciate the food

and everything Cristal's done for my dad,

but I didn't bring you into this for a reason.

I just need to focus on my family right now.

Cristal? Yeah.

I don't know what strings she pulled,

but she got my father into this clinical trial

and doctors are optimistic.

Well, that's great.

Yeah, the best news we've got since he got sick.

Um, anyway, I should probably get back inside.

Thank Mrs. Gunnerson for me?

So I want to follow up with legal

on that contract language.Absolutely.

Yes, ma'am.

Fallon. This is a surprise.

So was the fact that you were meddling with Culhane's family.

You got his dad into a clinical trial?

I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

Culhane's father is not the only person that's sick

in Clarke County.

C.A. has a power plant there.

There have been some waste disposal issues,

potential contamination of the groundwater.

My dad knew? For years.

We did this to Culhane's father?

Wedidn't know.

And when I put it together, I told him he had to fix it.

Clean up the power plant, pay for medical care, but he won't.

Well, that would be admitting guilt.

Fallon, he arranged a deposition.

He has a recording of me admitting fault.

He threatened to blackmail me if I came forward,

but I'm going public,

even if it blows up my marriage.

We're finally on the same page. I'm kidding.

Okay.

Well, we need to shut down

the Clarke County plant, yesterday,

and deal with Daddy, of course.

How?

He was in that deposition, too?

Then we get that recording, and we'll have leverage over him.

We force him to do the right thing,

but we're gonna have to do this my way.

Do you trust me?

Honestly?

Let me restate that, you're going to have to trust me.

Here's what I'm thinking: if we work together

and we're able to get our hands on that recorder,

then we can go to him and present...

One major problem, I've looked for that recorder.

I scoured Blake's study at the house, I couldn't find it.

Well, of course he's not gonna leave it

where you could snoop. My money's on

the other side of this wall. In his office?

He keeps a safe in one of his desk drawers.

I found it looking for chocolate when I was seven.

Wouldn't it just be easier for me to go to the press?

How can I stay silent about a potential

Erin Brockovich-level situation?

If you go kamikaze, there's no pulling back.

Hopefully the threat of mutually assured destruction

is enough to turn this around.

Do you know the code to the safe?

One of them. It's my birthday, obvi,

but there's a second "rolling" code,

a random number that generates every five minutes on his phone.

Now if you can get that, I can get into the safe.

We're barely speaking. I don't see how

I'm gonna be able to scroll through his phone.

Oh, well, I'm sure you can find a way.

I just don't want to picture how.

I like what you've done with the place.

The last time I was here...

Well, it wasn't for tea.

To be honest, I'm a little surprised

they let me onto the property.

Don't be silly.

You've always been a part of this family.