The Baby

Dynasty

Season 2 Episode 16

Air Date:  March 3, 1982

Recap:  The guests are all leaving the party, everyone is saying goodbye to Blake and Krystle as they leave the house.  Cecil comes up and tells Blake that he is very pleased for him, he asks if anyone has seen Alexis, so seems to have disappeared.

   Alexis goes back to Fallon, who has woken up.  Fallon cries out saying it’s the baby.  Alexis flags down a car.

   Claudia takes Jeff back to her apartment.  He tells her that he’s glad that they left the party, that he’s in a much better mood now, but that it’s getting late and that he better go.  She asks him to stay, and tells him about her and Matthew.  Claudia tells him that it’s nice to talk to someone.  Again Jeff tells her that he should go, but she kisses him.

   Nick meets up with the doctor who hired him, after checking up on the boy he performed surgery on, he asks him if he was serious about the job offer.  He is still there when Fallon Is brought in, he tries to calm Alexis down as she is taken into surgery,

   Blake and Krystle are having champagne in front of the fireplace, he tells Krystle that he loves her.  They are kissing, when the phone rings, at first he says to ignore it, but when it keeps ringing, he answers it.  It’s Alexis, she tells him about Fallon’s accident.

   Claudia takes Jeff’s keys while he is sleeping, she hurries out the house quietly so she doesn't wake him up.

   At the hospital Fallon wakes up and finds Nick with her, he tells her that everything will be alright, and promises to be with her.  Her doctor takes Nick aside and tells him that they will have to perform an emergency c-section.  He asks about the baby’s chances, she tells him that all they can do is hope for the best.  Fallon is taken into surgery as Blake and Krystle arrive, Blake asks Alexis what happened.  She tells him what happened, leaving out the fact that Fallon was upset about learning that he might not be her father, she says that Fallon drank too much.  Krystle calls her out on that lie, but Alexis manages to convince Blake that this is the truth.  Blake says that all they can do is pray that Fallon got to the hospital in time.  The baby is delivered, but it’s not breathing, they work on him and he starts breathing on his own they take him up to NICU.

   Claudia comes back and while she is trying to get the key back onto Jeff’s key chain he wakes up and she tells him that she was going to go out to get something for breakfast.  He says that he better go, but she asks him to stay with her a while longer, while they kiss she slips his keys back into his pocket, without him ever knowing it was gone.

   The doctor comes out and tells them that Fallon will be fine and that the baby is a fighter, she tells them that the pediatrician thinks that he will be just fine.  Alexis asks if she can see Fallon, the doctor tells her that they can see her tomorrow.  Steven arrives at the hospital, Blake asks if he’s with Jeff, he tells his father that he hasn’t seen Jeff, so Blake goes to call Jeff.  Alexis asks Krystle if she feels bad about Fallon being able to give Blake what she couldn’t. 

   At the house Steven is picking up Sammy Joe's clothes, she wakes up and asks him what he’s doing, he tells her that he’s going to visit his sister, and he tells her that she better be there since she want through so much trouble having that party for them last night.  She tells him that she can’t go since she’s got a headache.  He gets mad and storms out.

   Fallon wakes up in her hospital room, Alexis tells her that she had her baby.  Fallon tries to remember what happened, then remembers what Sammy Joe told her.  She gets upset, and Alexis tries to calm her down, Fallon says that she feels like nothing now, she tells Alexis to leave and tells her if she doesn’t get out she will have her kicked out.  She doesn’t want to see her ever again.

   Jeff comes home and talks to Blake, it takes him a bit before he realizes that Blake can see again.  Blake tells him about the accident and tells him that the baby has arrived.  Jeff is upset that he wasn’t there.

   Back at the hospital Nick as the pediatrician how the Colby baby is doing, she tells him that his breathing isn’t good. 

   Alexis demands that Joseph send Sammy Joe to see her as soon as she gets home. 

   Krystle meets Blake at the hospital, she tells him that it’s an important day for him and she wants to be there with him.  They go see Fallon, they both are concerned when they see that she isn’t happy about the baby.  Blake asks her what’s wrong, but she won’t say.  Krystle leaves thinking that Fallon doesn’t want to talk in front of her.  Blake asks her again, and she tells him that she is just tired and doesn’t want to talk, he leaves and tells Krystle that Fallon is very disturbed about something.  Krystle tells him that Fallon was in a great mood at the beginning of the party and that he should ask Alexis about what happened.

   Alexis' private investigator, Morgan Hess calls and tells her that he’s got some news for her, she tells him it better be good.  Sammy Joe comes over and asks her what she wants.  Alexis asks her why she told Fallon that terrible lie.  Sammy Joe tells her that she doesn’t believe that it is a lie.  Alexis offers her $20,000 to leave Steven and get an annulment.  She asks her if she knows what that is, Sammy Joe doesn’t so Alexis tells her, and Sammy Joe tells her that she and Steven slept together a lot so that wouldn’t work.  Sammy Joe tells her that she’ll show the annulment papers to Steven, if she doesn’t agree to her terms, she’ll take the money and go, so Alexis gives her the check,

   Jeff goes to Fallon’s room and tells her that he’s sorry that she had to go through it all alone.  He admits that he was with another woman, she tells him that it’s alright that it was bound to happen.  He tells her that their son it the most important thing right now.  She tells him that she’s got nothing to offer, and that she doesn’t want to see their baby.  He just can’t believe that she doesn’t want to see him.

   Sammy Joe is walking out of the house, when Krystle asks where she is going.  Sammy Joe tells her that Alexis is sending her away, she asks when Alexis will send her packing too.

   Krystle goes to the kitchen and finds the grounds keeper, Tony cleaning a gun for Alexis, she asks him if Alexis was shooting the day she had her accident.  He tells her that Alexis was.  Krystle tells Tony that she will take the gun to Alexis.

   At the cottage Krystle tells Alexis that she knows that she was shooting the day she had her accident.  This leads into the very first cat fight of the series.  Krystle grabs at Alexis who smacks her.  They throw anything with in reach and pull each others hair, Alexis’ clothes are ripped and her house torn apart.  Krystle smashes the portrait of Blake that Alexis was working on.  Krystle is the winner of the fight and with Alexis collapsed in the corner Krystle stands over her and tells her that if she wants a rematch then she knows where to find her.

   Claudia tells Cecil that she got the key, but the papers that he wanted copies of weren’t there.  He tells her that she still needs to get them, that their deal isn’t through till she gets them.  She tells him that he’s made a prostitute of her.  Cecil tells her that once he gets what he wants them there deal will be complete.

   Morgan Hess comes into Alexis’ house, he asks her if she is okay.  She asks what he found out.  He tells her that the divorce papers to Krystle's first marriage were never filed so she is still married to her first husband.  Alexis tells him to go find Mark Jennings, and that she doesn’t care how much it cost.

Final Thoughts:  The cat fight was hilarious, it was a lot of fun trying to spot the stunt doubles, who were clearly men.  The wigs were a giveaway along with the legs on the Alexis double. 
 Best Outfit:  I chose this one from the closet of Alexis.
 Fight Count:  1 (Krystle vs Alexis)