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Message: <blockquote data-quote="80&#039;s Cha Cha Cha" data-source="post: 432214" data-attributes="member: 6964">Chapter 13LA MIRAGE-Michael Culhane was called over to to the check-in desk and told that he had a call.  And it was one that he could take in the Manager’s office.That office was empty right now, though Michael was aware that Fallon would be returning to her post there.  He ignored the image in his mind of seeing Prince Michael dead on the floor near the desk, sat behind it and answered the call.“Hello, this is Michael Culhane.”“Michael, it’s Zachary Powers.  I somehow knew you would be nearby.”Michael frowned.  Yes, he had done some business with Powers that had been profitable in the past, but he could not figure out why he was calling him at La Mirage?“You knew I would be here at La Mirage?”“I knew you would be close to New Moldavia, in some way.” Zach replied.  “I have a proposition for you.  Something that could make you rich enough to make Blake Carrington not give two damns about your marrying his daughter.”Michael leaned back in the chair.“This I want to hear.” Michael replied, only half believing Powers.“Not over the phone.  I will be in Denver tomorrow and I will be staying at the La Mirage.  I will contact you about where we will meet then.”Michael was intrigued and a bit uneasy.  His dealings with Powers had been just a shade bit illegal.  Nothing that could be proven, but if some nosy prosecutor wanted to look into things, then yes, Michael could be looking at some trouble.  And he didn’t need trouble now.  Now when he was so close to joining the Carrington family.Or was he?  What had Kirby meant by what she had said just now about Amanda?  “Alright. We can meet.  But I want you to keep what you said about Amanda in mind.  If whatever this is, is going to have blowback…” Michael began.“What I have in mind is enough money to put you in the same tax bracket as Blake Carrington and Alexis Dexter.  Now, do you still have doubts? Otherwise, I can offer this opportunity to someone else.”  Zach half threatened.“I’ll hear you out.  Tomorrow.” Michael said and Zach hung up.  Michael hung up and stood up from the cushy office chair.  He was walking towards the door when it opened and Dana Waring entered!“Hey you!  You’re hard to catch up with!” Michael exclaimed. How in the hell had she known he was in here? Maybe the desk clerk mentioned it?“Am I?” Dana asked coolly.  “Because I’ve left messages for you at your apartment.  Then again, since you seem to spend all of your time here, maybe that’s why ‘I’ can’t seem to catch up with ‘you’.” Michael could see that Dana would not be pacified by any excuse he gave her.  And he knew he had not been fair to her either.  But Dana Waring worked for Adam Carrington.  And he did not want to burn a bridge if he didn’t have to. There was a lot of intel coming out of that office that he could sell.“Okay, why don’t we get a table and talk about this?” Michael asked, resting his hands on her shoulders.Dana slowly removed them.“Michael, I am not angry with you.  If anything, I’m taking a page out of your book.” she said.Michael raised an eyebrow.“Meaning what?” he asked.“Meaning, just like you are going after what you want with Amanda, I’m going to do the same.” Dana said and turned to walk away from him and out of the office.  Blake’s secretary had told her, as they stood by a copy machine at Denver Carrington, that Blake had wanted to make sure that the Carrington jet was ready for Adam and Kirby.  They were taking Audrina to Montana for a few days.Dana decided that she was going too.  To Montana, that is.  She would come up with some lie that made it necessary to find Adam.  Once this was done, she would stay close to Mr. and Mrs. Carrington by offering to babysit Audrina, while Adam and Kirby spent time alone.Adam would probably welcome her generosity.Dana was unsure of Kirby, though.   She told herself that she would just find out, how much of a barrier Kirby Carrington was to her realizing her dreams with Adam.***OLD DENVER AIRPORT-To say that Matthew Blaisdel was livid with Sammy Jo, was an understatement!It had been very bad luck that Dr. Edwards had just happened by to check in on them.  And it had also been bad luck, that the elderly doctor had seen one of Caress’s luggage bags, that she had carelessly left in the living room.  She acknowledged that it was hers and Dr. Edwards, who had assumed that he was only renting to ‘Bo and Heather’, got huffy, and began to ask for extra money to cover ‘Heather’s Mother’.They were now on the plane that soon-to-be King Danvers had waiting for them, so they could head to New Moldavia.  But Matthew didn’t think that Sammy Jo was even half ready to be Amanda, if the truth be told! And Caress! Goddamned Caress…“You slept with that old man, didn’t you?  Just like you did Walt, right?” Matthew asked tersely.Sammy Jo who was sitting, with her arms crossed, suddenly perked up!“What are you talking about, Matthew?” she asked, now looking from him to Caress.“Dr. Edwards kept saying you were ‘Heather’s’ mother! I never said anything about you, nor would I have lied and said you were Sammy Jo’s mother! Where the hell did he get that idea?” Matthew said, as he walked up to Caress.Caress knew that Matthew was cross about her sleeping with Walter Lankershim, twice, to get the information on what Matthew and Sammy Jo were possibly up to.  And more importantly, she found out from Lankershim, WHERE they were while they were scheming against the Carringtons.  Knowing it would help her book, Caress had made contact with the duo shortly after Prince Michael’s murder at La Mirage.  She had actually helped them find a back way out of the establishment, so they would not be stopped by police.But Blaisdel was no fool. Neither him nor Sammy Jo, told her much about why he was back in Denver, and alive at that, or why Sammy Jo was with him.  Caress was then forced to take a short cut to find out what she needed to know.Caress shared Walter Lankershim’s bed again, feeding his animal need,  while bucking and pitching against him until they were both drowned in the intense heat of ecstasy.That little romp had gotten her the information to head to Billings, Montana.  It had also gotten her a lead on the Torrence Farm.  Caress arrived in Billings and met with Dr. Edwards to find out if she could rent the farm.Dr. Edwards told her that he had already rented it for a week to a couuple named Bo and Heather Blaisdel.  Caress then told him she was Heather’s mother, while removing her top…“Never mind that, “ Caress said with annoyance, “you’d better get us out of here and to New Moldavia.  I will work with Samantha Josephine on the flight and by the time we land…”Sammy Jo stood up and slapped Caress! Matthew nodded with approval.“You act as if you’ve been just as big a victim of Alexis’s revenge schemes, as I have been! But you haven’t! You’re just as bad as she is!  And I know plenty already to pass as stuck up Amanda!  Get the hell off of this plane, lady!”Caress kept her cool and focused on Matthew.“Matthew, leaving me here would be a big mistake.”Matthew was about to answer that, when he saw cars approaching the plane from the window behind Caress!  Sammy Jo saw them too and swore!“That’s Blake’s car!  And I’m sure Aunt Krystle is with him! Let’s get out of here!” Sammy Jo said urgently, now focused on Matthew.But Matthew was frozen in place.  He watched the cars stop.  Blake got out of one and he looked back in to grasp the hand of…Krystle! His beautiful Krystle! Krystle, who’s eyes were the color of the ocean.Matthew tore his eyes off of her and turned to Sammy Jo and Caress.“There’s nothing we can do now.” he murmured, before he suddenly leaped at Caress, grabbed her by the hair and dragged her to the plane door! He opened it and shoved her down the exit stairs!  Krystle screamed and Blake, Andrew and some of the men from their private security team, hurried towards the now unconscious woman!“Why did you do that?!” Sammy Jo yelled at him.  But Matthew was not through.  He then grabbed Sammy Jo and dragged her towards the plane door!“CARRINGTON!” Matthew yelled.  “YOU CAN HAVE SAMMY JO AND SPARE YOUR DAUGHTER FROM BEING HUMILIATED, IF YOU SEND KRYSTLE ON TO THIS PLANE! SAMMY JO FOR KRYSTLE, CARRINGTON!”Blake raised up from the unconscious Cassie to glare daggers up at Matthew and Sammy Jo!  But Krystle suddenly walked past him and closer to the plane!“Krystle, no!  Come back!” Blake yelled, hurrying to her side.But Krystle stared up at Matthew.“Let my niece go and I will take her place!” Krystle called up to him.  Blake grabbed her arm!“No! I will not allow this!” Blake stressed.Krystle looked from Matthew to Blake.“He will not hurt me, Blake!  I can get him to see reason.” she said.“He just threw Cassie down some stairs in front of all of us! He’s threatening to hurt Sammy Jo! NO!” Blake told her.Meanwhile, Sammy Jo, wriggled out of Matthew’s grip(though it was more likely that Matthew just let her go) and faced him!“What the hell do you think you’re doing?! We’re engaged! And you made a deal with this new King of Moldavia! If you don’t bring ‘Amanda’ back with you, your daughter and you, could lose everything you gained all of these years! Don’t be stupid!”  Sammy Jo snapped.As much as he liked rutting around with this tramp, the ‘tramp’ was right.  Matthew had sacrificed and been through a lot, just to get Lindsey and himself, SOMETHING, out of all they had been through.  Out of all they had lost.  And King Camden could very well take that away overnight.“Krystle comes.” Matthew said.  “Now you get out there and get her on this plane.  Otherwise, you can get shown out like Caress.” Sammy Jo rubbed her throat.  She was going to get Matthew Blaisdel for throwing her over for her aunt!  She would just take her time and pretend to go along, to get along.  But when she had the chance, she was going to make Matthew sorry he had ever betrayed her.She smiled coquettishly up at him.“I’ll go down and talk to Aunt Krystle now.” Sammy Jo told him.***CARRINGTON MANSION-Fallon watched from her bedroom window, as Jeff and Little Blake played with a football on the grounds.  She smiled softly at the sight and wondered countless times in her head, why it had taken so much drama to get to this point?  Jeff, LB and herself were a family now.  They were the family they should have been in the beginning.She touched her stomach gently.  And soon, there would be a new member of their family.  And once she told Jeff, he would want to get re-married immediately.Fallon knew she came across as if she could care less avoid Caress’s book, and the rumors that were circulating about her amnesia.  But she did care.  She cared deeply that Jeff could think for a moment that she had actually just left him at the altar.  That is not what happened.But at the same time, Fallon realized that she had to understand just WHAT did happen to her that night?  And why it resulted in her memory loss.  But for the life of her, Fallon could not make sense of her memories of that night, or the awful moment her head felt like it was going to explode, or the moment her door opened and…Yes, Adam had come in but he wasn’t the only visitor she had had that night.  But her recollection of it was so vague that she couldn’t really articulate, as to what it was that had been in front of her that night.Then there was this baby.  This baby that was Jeff’s.  Or could be Miles Colby’s.Yes, unfortunately, when dear Auntie Caress’s rumors about her first came out, Jeff had asked her about them.  He hadn’t been accusatory or anything, but Fallon hadn’t liked his tone. She hadn’t liked it so much, that it had started an argument.  And much in the same way she used to seek out Michael Culhane’s bed when she fought with Jeff at the beginning of their first marriage, Fallon sought out Miles.Fallon was jarred out of her memories, at the sight of Adam’s car.  She could see Kirby sitting on the passenger side and smirked to herself!  Their little separation hadn’t been very long.  There was a part of her that thought Kirby had been a fool to marry Adam, and that she had just done it to be a Carrington.And to stay near Jeff.But she wisely kept those thought to herself as she turned from the window and left the room.  Fallon wanted to be the first to welcome the happy couple back, of course!Meanwhile, Adam parked the car in the rounded drive and Mrs. Gunderson and Gerard came out. Gerard brought in the luggage Kirby had taken with her to La Mirage and Mrs. Gunderson swept Audrina into her arms to carry her inside.Fallon came down the stairs to find Amanda had beaten her to the punch! “Oh Kirby! I am so happy you returned!” Amanda exclaimed, hugging Kirby.  She then looked at Adam.“Daddy and Krystle went to the Old Denver Airport.  Matthew Blaisdel, Sammy Jo and Caress are there getting ready to take off to New Moldavia.”  Amanda told him.“Blake and Krystle went alone?” Kirby asked.“No. They took the security team and Mr. Laird is there.  But that was awhile ago.  I’m worried.” Amanda admitted.“I’m not.” Fallon said.  “Daddy will stop them.  Kirby, it’s nice to see you home.”Kirby didn’t quite know what to think of Fallon’s greeting.“Well thank you, Fallon.” Kirby said before turning to look up at Adam.“Maybe we shouldn’t go?” Kirby suggested.“Go where?” Fallon asked.Adam did know what to make of Fallon’s faux greeting!“Kirby, Audrina and myself, are going to Montana for a few days. The family jet is on standby so we’re leaving right away.” Adam informed his sister.Fallon folded her arms!“You’re running out on our family when you’re needed? And you’re going to ‘relax’ in the same town that Matthew Blaisdel and Sammy Jo were scheming against Amanda in?” Fallon asked, just as Jeff and LB came back into the house.Amanda turned from Kirby and Adam and faced Fallon.“Why don’t you stop?” she asked her older sister.“Why don’t I stop what?” Fallon grinned at her.“What’s going on here?” Jeff asked.  He didn’t appreciate seeing Fallon being ganged up on here in front of their son!“Pretending to care.  Pretending to care about anyone but yourself.” Amanda told her.“You’re out of line, Amanda.” Jeff told her.“Am I? Daddy has went to the airport to do something dangerous.  To stop people who were involved with killing my husband, impersonating me, lying on Adam about who his real father is AND lying about what happened to Fallon here last year.  But you don’t seem the least bit concerned about any of  that.” Amanda said, looking from Jeff to Fallon.Jeff didn’t like this conversation.  He never liked it.  And yes, he would like transparency with regards to what happened to Fallon and where she was, before she met Miles. But being rude about it, wasn’t going to open up Fallon’s memories.Fallon walked over to LB, took his hand and walked off!  Jeff shook his head before his eyes focused in on Kirby!“Really, Kirby? You actually came back here? To him? Your rapist, pig husband…”Adam walked up to Jeff and shoved him! Jeff stumbled backwards and fell! Amanda hurried to Adam’s side, while Kirby walked over to Jeff!“Take care of Fallon and LB, okay?” Kirby told him firmly, before walking back over to Adam and Amanda.“Maybe now is not the time to leave.  Not until we find out if Blake and Krystle are alright.” Kirby said.Adam could barely control his anger!“Are you changing your mind because of my father and Krystle? Or because of Jeff over there?”“Adam!” Kirby and Amanda cried out in unison and dismay, just as Dana Waring walked through the door that Jeff had left open when he entered with LB.  Kirby was the first to notice her and wondered why Adam’s secretary was here?Adam turned and saw her as well.  Jeff righted himself and turned to leave the foyer in search of Fallon and LB.  Gerard came into the area to tell Amanda that Mr. Culhane was on the phone for her.“Dana? Why are you here?” Adam asked her.Dana had thought that she would have to make up some reason to join Adam and Kirby on their Montana trip.  But now she didn’t have to. Circumstances beyond her control had given her a reason.“I’m sorry, Mr. Carrington, but the Carrington  pilot wants to know how much longer to wait for Mrs. Carrington and yourself, considering what’s happened.” Dana announced.“What’s happened?” Adam repeated, not understanding.  Kirby moved to Adam’s side.“Oh God.  It’s all over the news.  Matthew Blaisdel has taken Krystle hostage, along with her niece. They are on their way to Moldavia.” Dana said quietly.***NEW MOLDAVIANeither Dex nor Creigh, liked what was going on.  Yes, there was now a way in, from their vantage point.  Some obscure door that went into a stairwell.  The two men were actually on the palace property, after knocking two guards out and stealing their uniforms.Dex had had eyes on Alexis when she went in, via a few windows, but then she dropped from view.  “Your wife said she’d kind of give a little wave when she opened that door.” Creigh said.  “We don’t know who opened that door for us.”Meanwhile, Daniel was still in a van outside of the palace with Steven and Claudia.  Neither of them liked the wait either.  Daniel looked at Claudia.  He was still dressed like a priest and her a nun.  “We need to get in there.  Steven, stay here.” Daniel told him.“Now wait a minute!” Steven snapped.  “I am not about to let you drag my wife into something she can’t get out of! Let’s just wait a bit longer!”“Steven,” Claudia said, reaching for his hand, “this is Lindsey and Luke we’re talking about.  I don’t want to wait any longer.”Steven squeezed her hand.  Daniel started to get out of the van, when gun shots rang out! The gates to the palace opened and guards came out and surrounded their vehicle.Daniel got out first, hands up, without being asked.“My name is Father…”Sean Rowen, cut a path through his men and walked up to him.“Your name is Daniel Reece.  And we have your two comrades inside.  You will join them.”  Sean said, before shoving Daniel into the guards and peering inside.“Your daughter is waiting to see you.  Mr. Fuller is anxiously awaiting your arrival as well.  His wounds caused him to need plastic surgery.  The King knew you would want to be present when we removed the bandages.” Sean informed Steven.Steven said nothing.  Luke had had no wounds to his face that would have caused him to need plastic surgery! What was this?“I want to see Lindsey!” Claudia exclaimed.Sean grinned!“The feeling isn’t mutual. But you’ll find that out soon enough.  Both of you, out of the vehicle.  It is now time for everyone to get reacquainted.” Sean told them, as he grabbed Claudia’s arm and hauled her out of the vehicle!“Let go of her!” Steven snapped, just as the van doors were wrenched open and he too was pulled out roughly from the vehicle!Meanwhile, inside the palace, Dex and Creigh stood before King Danvers and Tracey Kendall.  Dex shook his head in disgust at Tracey, as he demanded to know where Alexis was!King Danvers answered him.“Your wife is in a cell down below.  You two will be joining her, as well as Mr. Reece and Mr. and Mrs. Carrington.  And after my coronation, it will be up to the Duke and Duchess of Gardwood whether you leave New Moldavia alive, or are executed publicly.”  King Danvers announced.“Who is this Duke and Duchess of Gardwood?” Creigh asked, trying not to stare at a picture on the King’s desk.  That looked like Kirby in that framed picture!Tracey Kendall answered.“They would be Luke Fuller and Lindsey Blaisdel.”  she replied.Meanwhile, down in King Galen’s cell, Alexis was completely alone.  There was no sign of Galen.  Clearly this cell was meant for her, and her alone.  But she wasn’t thinking about her predicament at that moment.  She began to wonder if King Galen, her Galen, was as dead as Prince Michael was?</blockquote>

Verification: Who played JR Ewing?