The Cliff

Dynasty

Season  2 Episode 22

Original Airdate:  May 4, 1982

Recap:   Blake and Chris to wake up two noises is from outside.  They look outside and see men working, putting up tents near Alexis' cottage.  Blake go down to see whats going on.  Alexis tell him it's for her wedding reception.  Blake rush home and tried to get Andrew to do something but there isn't anything that he can do.  Blake suggest that he in Krystle go away for awhile, he tells her that he's interested in buying a ranch. 
   Alexis tells Fallon about her wedding, and asked her to come.
   Joseph go to see Nick and tell him what Claudia was saying in the car on the way to the hospital, she was talking about a life reborn. 
   Fallon goes to the nursery and finds that the nurse isn't there when she gets back she asks why she was gone.  The nurse reminds her that she's not a slave.  Blake join Fallon in the nursery and hold the baby.  Blake asked Fallon to come with him and Krystle to the ranch, she said she's that she would rather stay at home with the baby.  She asked if he heard from Steven yet, and says that they won't probably won't hear from him for awhile.  She tells that the baby will know what a privilege it is to be a Carrington.  Jeff overhears this, and tells Fallon to have the nurse get the baby ready so he can take him out.  
   Nick tell Claudia about the hospital she'll be staying at, she knows that it's really a sanitarium but agrees to go.
   Jeff and the nurse go to the cemetery, he is taking the baby to his father's grave on the way he runs into the new caretaker.  This guy is really shady and is a big creepo when he goes by the nurse who is waiting in the car. Fallon followed Jeff and listens to him talk to his father about his baby. 
   Claudia goes to her room and starts to count her money when Joseph come in and asks her where she was, that he looked all over the hospital for her she said she sorry that she forgot something at that she needed from the drugstore, she says that she took a cab home.  Fallon joins Jeff at the St. Dennis Club, she tells him that she followed him to the cemetery.  She apologizes for not understanding his feelings. 
   At Denver Carrington Blakes talk to Jeff about the meeting with Rashed Ahmed. Ahmed's brother has  come instead.  Blake isn't happy about this, but they talk about the deal anyway.  Blake asked what his brother wants, Blake think it's because Rashed is trying to get out of a messy situation got himself into.  Blake tells him to leave.  Rashed's brother tells him that he will smile when Blake is in agony losing someone he loves.  (Really let's just say something that is way inappropriate so that if anything does happen then you will be the prime suspect)  Nick is looking at a picture of him in his brother, he makes a phone call to the hotel where Ahmed is staying.  When he gets there he wants to see Rashed, they tell him that he's not there.  He know his brother and he tells Nick that they didn't know his brother was dead at the time.  Nick tells him that he to bring his brother body back.  Ahmed tells him that because of the coup, the body was buried in a mass grave.  Nick attacked him, he told Nick that Blake was responsible and that he could tell him a lot of things about his brother and Blake. 
   Blake and Krystle arrive at the ranch Krystle loves the place and tells him to buy it.

   Back at Denver Carrington, Nick goes to Blake's office and asks Jeff were Blake is.  Jeff told him he's with Krystle at the ranch.  Jeff tells him to stay away from Fallon.  Nick tell him he doesn't have a wife, he has a Carrington.
   Blake and Krystle are riding a trail, Blake want to keep riding and tells Krystle to go back to the lodge.    
   Nick is driving to the ranch and thinking of the conversation he had with Blake about his brother.  When he gets there Krystle sees him, she goes over to him and asked what he's there, she think something is wrong.  He tells her that he just want to talk to Blake, she calls Blake, from the walkie talkie, that Nick is on his way to see him.  She tells him not to be too long.
   The nurse is really creepy now.  She keeps saying weird things to the baby, like how much he is worth.  Joseph come and asks for her help, the cook cut herself
   The creepy caretaker from the cemetery is at the house, helping with Alexis' wedding.
   Jeff comes home and see the preparations.  Claudia comes out and talk to him, when leaves she take the keys from his car. 
   Alexis gets news from her PI that he found Mark Jennings, she tells Cecil all about it. 

It kind of looks like blue gloves

   The door to the nursery opens and a person walks in, you can't see who it is, they pick up the baby.  You can't really tell if it's a man or a woman, they are wearing a trench coat wearing big blue gloves.
   Blake stop and see Nick riding up to meet him.  Nick tells him what Ahmed told him.  Blake tells Nick Ahmed is lying.  Nick attacks Blake, he falls from  his horse.  Blake tell him that everything he told him was the truth.  Blake says that he did everything you could.  Nick doesn't want to listen he hits him again, Blake tells him that his brother wasn't innocent, Nick stops and things finally seem to penetrate that tick skull.  Blake tells him leave his family alone.  Blake rides off.  Nick gets on his horse.  There is a snake and it startles Blake's horse and he thrown.  Blake falls and rolls down the rocky hill. Nick rides down, when he comes to Blake's horse he get off and looks over and sees Blake is laying unconscious. Nick gets back on his horse and rides away, he stops once and looks back but keep going. 
   Fallon and Jeff go to the nursery and find out the baby's gone they go look for the nurse the check in the kitchen and they say that the nurse went back to the nursery.
   Nick is talking to someone about what bringing what he wants to his house.  Krystle asks him what happened, when she sees his cuts and bruises, he lies to her and says that he fell from his horse and that he never saw Blake, he drives away. 
   Alexis is and Cecil are in bed and all she can do is talk about Krystle and apparently Cecil like this kind of thing because they get it on, Cecil has another attack, Alexis smacks him, and tells him not to die in her.  She needs him to help her get back at Blake, he passes out. 
   Krystle keeps calling Blake from the walkie talkie, but he is still out cold. 
   Fallon and Jeff run into Claudia and ask her if they saw the nurse.  She says no, but that she saw a foreign looking man with a beard.  
   It begins the storm in Crystal still calling for Blake, who is still unconscious on the trail.
Final Thoughts:  I really enjoyed this finale, there was a lot of stuff going on and it was a great ending.

Best Outfit:  This seems like something Sarah Crewe would have worn in a Little Princess, I am thinking of the one from the 80's.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090474/

The Red File, Part I

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 22

Air Date:  February 2, 1979 (1979-02-02)

Recap:  JR took Julie along on his business trip, it looks like he’s spending more time with her than with work.  She asks him if it bothers him that she betrayed him to Cliff.  He changes the subject, and she tells him that she only wants to know what he’s thinking.  It seems pretty clear to me what he’s thinking.

   Cliff has been appointed Chief of the Bureau of Land Management; he tells the man who's given him the appointment, that he’s going to bury JR.  Cliff calls Southfork and Sue Ellen answers, she tells him that they agreed that they weren’t going to do this anymore, and he tells her he called for Pam.  He tells her he wants to talk, she doesn’t have anything to say to him, but she agrees have dinner with him.   His phone has been tapped.

   Jock and Miss Ellie are going to go to Fort Worth to buy some cattle.

   In Bobby’s office, he’s showing Ray some plans for his house, he doesn’t know if he wants to build a house now, they talk about what JR and Garnet, Bobby tells Ray that JR isn’t the only one to blame for that, he didn’t hold a gun to her head.  Ray tells Bobby about his investigation about the oil drilling on Southfork land.  He tells him about the man Charlie Waters, that he is looking for.  Bobby tells him that he’ll help him.

   Cliff is having a meeting with his new committee; he wants to start an investigation into JR Ewing.

   JR gets a call from one of the men that was in that meeting and he tells JR all about what Cliff is planning.

   Cliff tells Pam that he didn’t think she would come, she tells him that she said she would.  He tells her that the affair with Sue Ellen is over, before Bobby gets there, he asks if he knows about it, she tells him that she never said anything to him.  When Bobby gets to the table he looks at the really cheap bottle of wine Cliff ordered, and when Cliff said that when he invited them he wasn’t planning on spending a lot on them, he pulls out two large sandwiches for him and Pam, she thinks this is really funny.

   JR says goodbye to Julie when they get back to her apartment after their trip, she starts to unpack and notices things have been moved.  She realizes that JR had her room searched, she knows that he won’t find what he’s looking for because he doesn’t know where to look.

   Ray goes to look for Charlie Waters again, and this time he’s there, he and a bunch of his buddy’s beat Ray up.

  As they walk to the house, Bobby asks Pam what’s going on between her and her brother, Ray comes out of the shadows and asks to talk to Bobby.  He sees that Ray has been beat up pretty badly, Ray tells him that it was Charlie Waters, he knows that JR must have something to do with this now.  Bobby says that he wants to keep this from Jock till they know a bit more.

   Julie is waiting outside for Cliff at a restaurant, he joins her at her table, Cliff is surprised to find out that she isn’t working for JR.  He tells her that he’ll buy more info on JR, but she says he can’t buy what she has.  He tells her that JR hasn’t hurt her yet.  They are being watched by a man at another table.

   JR meets with Charlie, he tells him that he’s made a mess, and he wants him out of the country.

   Miss Ellie and Jock come home, she was a big help to him.  Bobby gets a phone call where he learns that Charlie is now in Mexico, Jock over hears this and tells Bobby that Charlie used to work for them, but he was fired 5 years ago for stealing tool. 

   Willie Joe and Jeb are waiting for JR in his office, he asks what they want, they are concerned about a few things, but he tells them that they struck oil in the pan handle, which makes them forget part of the reason they came, they tell him about Julie seeing Cliff.  JR tells them that he can handle Julie.

   JR goes to Julie’s and tells her he knows about her seeing Cliff at lunch.  After they’ve slept together he gets dressed and tells her he wants her to start sleeping with Cliff so she can report back to him.  She doesn’t look happy about this.

   JR checks in with his private investigator, he tells JR about Cliff’s phone calls, and that Sue Ellen hasn’t called him.

   Bobby confronts JR about section 40, but somehow JR manages not to tell Bobby anything.

   Julie calls Cliff, leaving him a message that he was right and that she is ready to give him what he wants.  She takes a safety deposit key that was taped to the bottom of the drawer and puts it in an envelope and mails it.

   The man listening to the phone calls, calls Willie Joe or Jeb, I’m not sure who is who, and tells him about Julie’s call to Cliff.

   Cliff gets home and listens to his messages, he goes right back out.

   Willie Joe or Jeb knock at Julie’s door, they tell her that she needs to leave town, she realizes that they were listening to her phone calls, she asks if JR sent them.  She sneaks out of her apartment when he thinks she’s packing.  But the other guy is down stair waiting, she is surrounded.

   Cliff gets to her apartment, and goes inside.

   Julie gets to the roof followed by Willie Joe and Jeb, who begin to search for her.

   Cliff goes into her apartment looking for her.

   When they find Julie, there is a struggle and she falls to her death.

   The next morning Jock reads the paper and learns about Julie’s death, they don’t know if it was suicide or murder.  JR leaves the table and Bobby comes to him to see if there’s anything he can do.  JR tells him to leave him alone.

   The police go to Cliff’s apartment, he doesn’t know about Julie, they tell him that they want to question him downtown, he asks if he’s being arrested and they tell him no.

   JR gets the recording of Julie’s message to Cliff, the private investigator tells JR that he can’t use it because it was obtained illegally, but JR calls the police and tells them about Cliff’s answering machine and that Julie left a message. 

   The police are going to play the recording and tell Cliff that they are going to arrest him.  Pam goes to visit Cliff, he tells her that Julie’s message sounded like he was blackmailing her, but he thinks that JR has framed him.

   Pam gets home and confronts JR about framing Cliff, she goes upstairs and packs, she tells Bobby that she just needs to get away for awhile, JR and Sue Ellen are watching as she leaves.  Sue Ellen asks him how he could do it

Final Thought:  JR has got to get rid of those two, they are nothing but trouble.  You have to feel bad for Cliff, but I don't get why he would automatically think that JR is framing him, he would have to know that JR had his phone's tapped.  I'm probably looking to much into it.

Best Outfit:  JR has an ascot for the morning and one for the office.
Fight Count:  2 (Ray vs Charlie Waters and Gang) (Pam vs JR)