The Colbys (1985) s01e16 Episode Script

Announcer: Last time, on "The Colbys" How can your son be a Colby when the man you claim to be his father was sterile? Your Honor I'm his father.
Jeff's my son.
All my life I thought I had to live up to you That I could never be the son you deserve.
Not anymore.
You may be Jeff's father, but to me, you're nothing.
Haven't you done enough damage? I'll kick in every door in this house until you listen to me! You used to love her, didn't you? I know Jeff is our son but I'm still with Roger.
Before you showed up, at least I had At least I had the fantasy of having a father.
I used to dream about meeting you again, but that dream has turned into a nightmare.
Whatever you feel about it, I'm your father, like it or not.
I've lived most of my life without a mother or a father.
I don't need one now.
- What about Miles? - Miles? Your brother! You're the strong one.
He needs all the help he can get now.
He's lost his wife to you, and now he's lost his position as Jason's son and heir to you.
My God, what do you think this is doing to him? After all, we are family now.
Same father, different mother, of course.
Yours is the whore.
Fallon: Jeff! - Miles: Jeff! - Fallon: Jeff! Oh! No, Fallon, you'll go over, too! Oh, dear God! Miles: Jeff! Fallon: Do something, Miles! For God's sake, do something! Donald! Donald! Can you hear me, man? Yes, sir! What is it? Get a long rope, and someone to help! Fast! Hello? Sable, I've got to see you.
We've got to talk.
Fallon: Be careful! Fallon: Can you get to him? Fallon: How is he? Jeff you all right? Is he all right? Yeah, yeah, he looks okay! Miles: Drop that other rope down! Don't look down.
Trust me to do this? Miles: Everything's secure.
Let's pull him up! If you feel up to it, I thought we might talk.
I don't think we've got anything to talk about.
Maybe not.
Guess we haven't had much to say to each other for a long time.
All the more reason to talk now about the divorce.
Yes.
I thought you'd be getting around to that.
We have to be realistic.
- We can't live like this.
- No, you're right.
Finding out that your husband has fathered a child with your own sister is no way to live.
Sable, I wish I could Could what? Explain it? Justify it? - Make it easier for you.
- Oh, please.
Spare me.
I suffered quite enough humiliation in the courtroom.
I can't stand pity, especially from you.
Look whatever you think about me, you have to understand I never wanted any of this.
I'm sorry.
Sorry? You don't know the meaning of the word, but you will.
You want a divorce? I'll speak to Arthur Cates with all due haste.
Now, please go.
Look, I For what it's worth, thanks.
Save it.
I'd have done the same for a stray dog.
Well, I can see that nothing's changed.
Not a damn thing.
Stop it, you two, for God's sake, stop Stay out of it, will you, Fallon? This is strictly between my brother and me.
One way or the other, we have to settle it.
I'll be looking forward to it, brother.
And another thing Next time you come crawling through Fallon's bedroom window, I'll be waiting there for you.
- Stop it, both of you! - Sure, I'll stop.
But I'm not finished with you.
Or you.
Hey there, young fella.
- You like horses? - Mm-hmm.
- You know how to ride? - Uh-mm.
We'll have to fix that.
We've got a whole stable full of horses.
Ought to find one of them is about right for a man your size.
Come over here.
Yes, sir.
Well, you've got manners, boy, but you don't call me "sir.
" It's time we got acquainted.
Don't you know who I am? Sure, you're Mr.
Colby.
I'm your grandfather.
My grandfather's Blake.
Yeah.
You've got two of us now Blake and me.
Do you belong to my mommy or my daddy? Well, your daddy's my son.
That makes me your granddad.
Your granddad is late for work! Can I see, Grandpa? Listen.
Maybe we'll get you a watch like that someday.
L.
B.
? L.
B.
, you know you're not supposed to be down here.
Oh, it's all right.
He's just getting to know his granddad.
What is it? What happened to you? Ask Miles.
Come on, L.
B.
, your mommy's looking for you.
Now, you be a good boy and hold on to Mrs.
Wrigley's hand at the zoo, okay? - Okay, Mommy.
- Mrs.
Wrigley: We'll have a fine time.
I should have taken him myself.
You can't be with him every minute of the day.
It's just that every time I'm away from him now, I can't help worrying.
He's in very good hands with Irene.
I know, I know.
I don't know why I'm so tense.
Well, it's been quite a morning.
I'll never forget that look on Miles' face.
What are we going to do? We're going to get married as soon as we can.
Fly to Denver this weekend and make all the plans.
Denver? Why Denver? - Because that's our home.
- That was our home.
Darling, that's where the wedding should be In your father's house.
That's where we were planning on being remarried before.
I don't want it to be in that house, because of what happened the last time.
Oh, it won't happen again.
You're over that problem with Adam.
It's not Adam.
It's that house.
I know it sounds superstitious, but I won't go through that again.
I can still see those women dressing me, chattering and pulling at me It's terrible.
All right.
We'll have the wedding somewhere else, but not here.
Jeff.
I found you this year after so long, and you've found your family.
We're finally right where we should be.
These people don't mean anything to me To us.
Blake and Krystle, they're our family.
But this is your home now.
This is your family.
I want us to be married here, in your father's house.
Darling I love you, and I'd do anything for you, you know that.
But this isn't my home.
And I'll never think of Jason Colby as my father.
I will not be married in this house.
Full glare will only Come in.
Sable, I've got to talk to you.
Close the door.
Frankie: Thank you.
This is important for both of us.
Yes, well, we have so much more in common now - including my husband.
- No.
Believe me, it was the same for me.
I know how you feel To find out in court that Jeff is Jason's son.
It hit me as hard as it hit you.
Frankie, I'm not stupid.
Of course, you knew all along.
That's why you stayed away.
It wasn't out of pride, it was out of shame.
Yes.
I was ashamed.
I was unfaithful to my husband.
And you were afraid that I'd find out what you'd been doing with my husband all these years.
That's not true! Jason and I It was over in one night.
I trusted you.
I opened my heart and my home to you and your son.
And how do you thank me? By undermining my entire family.
You ruined my son's marriage and mine, you humiliated me in public Stop.
Can't you at least be honest with yourself? All of this is your doing.
You wanted blood, well, you got it.
Only now we're all going to have to pay for it.
That's good, Frankie.
Very good.
Did your years in diplomatic circles teach you that That the best defense is a strong attack? Well, it won't work.
Not this time.
Not this time.
I can see right through you, and I won't let you ruin my life.
That's what you want, isn't it? I want nothing from you.
Ah, now that is exactly what you're going to get.
You will never have Jason, or anything that goes with him.
Now, get out.
Get out! I feel sorry for you.
You have everything and nothing.
I'll stop by the stables right after supper.
Goodbye.
Yes? Sure.
Send her in.
Hey, what a nice surprise.
- I'm not interrupting? - No, no, no.
Your timing's perfect.
Here, sit down.
I just now called the stable.
By tonight, we'll have a horse for that son of yours to start on.
We had quite a talk this morning.
He's a good boy.
I like him.
I don't know if he likes me, but he he likes my watch.
I'm so glad he took to you.
I just wish his father Yeah.
So do I.
I'm not one of Jeff's favorite people right now.
Give him time.
He's not seeing things very clearly.
Jason, would you object to us being married here? - In L.
A.
? - In your home.
- Is that what Jeff wants? - It's what I want.
Jeff wants us to be married in Denver.
Why are you fighting him on that? Because Denver's wrong for him.
His home's here.
Jeff's been yearning for a family all his life.
For years, he worshiped a father he never knew! Yeah, I sure took that away from him.
But you gave him a real father Alive! A man he could count on.
I have to make him see that! I wish you luck, honey.
I'd say you've got your work cut out for you.
In my considered opinion, we're looking at very strong grounds.
That means a healthy settlement.
- How healthy? - Robust.
Without going into the fine print, you should see a large chunk of Jason's shares in Colby Enterprises As much as half.
A sizeable cash settlement, real estate including the beach house, the Palm Springs house, the flat in Paris What about my home? The house, here? Put that out of your mind, Sable.
It's not community property.
Jason's father gave him that house before you were married and you're not entitled to it.
We can ask for it, can't we? Even if Jason wanted to, he can't give it to you.
Andrew Colby's will stipulated that the Colby house was irrevocable Colby property.
"Irrevocable"? Never to be sold or bargained away.
Jason and Conny own that house jointly.
Equally.
If you go after it, you may never get a divorce.
Old Andrew considered that house to be the heart of the Colby family.
Well, we shall just have to strike at the heart, won't we? The very heart.
I tried to explain it to you.
You don't owe me any explanations, Daddy.
What happened, happened a long time ago.
I'm a big girl now.
And you weren't shocked in that courtroom? Yes, I was.
And a little hurt.
- Sweetheart - No.
My feelings toward you and Jeff won't change.
But I do worry about Miles.
I told you.
I tried to talk to him.
- He won't listen.
- Well, put yourself in his shoes.
One day, you're Jason Colby's only son, the next, you have a brother A half-brother.
- He's still my son.
- He's disappointed.
He loved you and now he thinks he's lost you.
Well, he hasn't.
He ought to know that.
Well, maybe he should, but he lost his wife, too To Jeff.
Daddy, he hates Jeff.
And now it turns out they're brothers.
My God, I'm amazed he hasn't snapped before this.
I can't rewrite the past for him.
But you can control the present.
Please don't let Jeff and Fallon be married in our house.
Jeff is my son.
He has the right to be married in my house.
Miles is your son, too.
What about his feelings? Look, Jeff and Fallon are going to be married.
The whole family has to accept that.
- It's the only way to help Miles.
- Help him? If we deal with this realistically, he will, too.
But if we pretend it doesn't exist, try to sweep the wedding off into a corner someplace, it'll only hurt him more in the long run.
Darling I'm doing the best I can do.
That's all I can do.
Sometimes being fair can be the unfairest thing of all.
- Jason - You look beautiful.
Thank you.
Do you think that perhaps - Did you talk to Cates yet? - Yes.
At length.
And? He's preparing a proposal for the settlement.
That's what you wanted.
What I want doesn't mean much anymore.
I think that I should warn you, Arthur has advised me to be merciless.
He wants this divorce as costly as possible.
I don't doubt that.
But he's asking for half of everything.
- You're entitled to that.
- I knew you'd say that.
Arthur thought you'd put up a fight, but I knew that you wouldn't.
Jason: You know me better.
Anyway, apart from the Colby Collection and the house, everything's negotiable.
Jason: The house? Which house? This house, of course! This house isn't community property.
That's up to you.
Arthur says that you can declare it community property.
Darling, I've lived here all my married life.
We brought our children up in this house.
Naturally, I want to remain here.
It isn't a question of what you want.
I can't give you this house! - Can't, or won't? - This is the Colby house! My father built it! My granddad bought the land.
It isn't mine to give! Hell, Conny owns half of it, you know that.
Oh, then we have a problem.
I'm not thrilled at the idea of a divorce, but I'm damned if I'm going to be kicked out of my own home.
I want this house.
I suggest that you talk to Conny, use some of that famous Jason Colby charm.
It worked on my sister.
Thank you.
We have to discuss this.
Yes, oh, darling, I'm sorry, I'm already late.
Late for what? Where are you going, anyway? I'm going to the gallery.
There's a private showing.
And after that Well, that, it seems, is no longer any of your business.
Good night, Jason.
Good luck with Conny.
Got a minute? Hi! Have you talked to Jeff yet? Oh, are you kidding? He won't even let his little boy talk to me.
That L.
B.
He came into my study this morning and I thought, I'd Well, I missed out with Jeff, maybe I've got a chance with his son.
He's my grandson.
Ah, you still have a chance with Jeff.
No, no.
He's hanging onto the way he remembers Phillip.
He doesn't want any part of me as a father.
That's my fault.
I protected Phillip too much.
We all have.
And now it's coming between you and Jeff.
We've just got to face up to the truth.
You want to open that door? I have to, for Jeff's sake.
Now, what was it you wanted to talk to me about? Okay.
Would you sell me your half of this house? Sell you? What in God's name for? Sable wants it.
It's her price for the divorce.
She doesn't quit, does she? She'll have us out on the street next.
She raised the kids here.
It's her home.
It is our home! Now, you better teach that lady a lesson.
I don't treat family like that.
She is not family, not after all the dirty tricks she played on us.
- Conny, I'm - Why does she want this? She knows she can't have this house, not while I'm still alive.
I'll tell her.
I was supposed to "charm" you into selling.
Not a chance, kid.
Not a chance.
But Jason, you watch out for that woman.
She will strip you clean.
Tell you the truth, I was hoping you'd turn me down.
- Yes? - Harold Jessup, please Oh, Harold! Uh, this is Constance Colby.
I wa yes, yes, I'm fine, thank you.
- I need a favor.
- Well, just name it.
I want Mrs.
Colby Mrs.
Sable Colby, followed.
Did you say, "followed"? Yes.
Morning, noon, night, whatever.
You'll find her at the Colby Collections now.
All right.
I'll put a man on it right away.
Yes, yes, of course, your best man.
Oh, he'll be my best man, all right.
Don't worry about that.
And I can promise you, no one will find out a thing about this.
Harold, um I won't forget this.
And neither will you, Sable.
Neither will you.
I'm sorry.
Something I said? Or perhaps, didn't say.
It's not you, Zach, it's me.
I've never I've never been unfaithful to Jason.
Pets are faithful, Sabella Blindly, obediently.
Among the higher species, however, fidelity has to be earned.
I'd say Jason no longer deserves yours.
- Don't you want to be here? - Yes.
Then you must let go of Jason, the past, all your worries.
Think only of here and now and us.
That's part of my problem.
Letting go.
- Let me help you.
- It's not that easy.
It's this mess with my sister and Jason.
I cannot stop thinking about it.
Yes, I can imagine.
Sable: If only she hadn't moved back to Los Angeles, but with her here, moving in the same circles Can't you see? I could meet her at any moment, any place.
I'd feel so much better if she were back in London, out of my life.
And out of Jason's.
Jason and I are through.
He can go where he likes, see whom he pleases, but my sister will always be a thorn in my flesh.
Your sister's husband is with the British Foreign Office.
Yes.
But what Well, I have, as it happens, a modicum of influence in diplomatic circles.
Your reach extends to the British Foreign Office? And beyond, when necessary.
You are the most extraordinary man.
Oh, if you could help me in this way I make no promises, but let me see what I can do, huh? I would be eternally grateful.
I don't want your gratitude.
- I do want you.
- Oh, Zach.
I've dreamed of this moment.
Zach, I can't.
I would be very surprised if this were easy for you.
The sophisticated Sable Colby behaving like a virgin on her first encounter.
Not an altogether displeasing image.
- You're not angry? - Disappointed, yes.
Angry? Only if you said you didn't want me.
I can't say that.
I could never say that.
I'm afraid.
Please, may we take things very slowly? On one condition.
You spend the night here in my bed.
- What? - Alone.
But why? Because I don't want you going back to his, house tonight because Because I've always wanted to have breakfast with you.
How do you always manage to say the right thing? Then you will stay? Why not? I have no one to answer to anymore.
You sure you can trust me? Trust you? I'll show you how much.
I won't even lock the door.
On second thought, lock the door.
Sable? Sable Come in.
Good morning.
- And how did you sleep? - Soundly.
- Good.
- And you? My guest room is pleasant, but lonely.
I was wondering, how will you explain your absence to Jason? Jason gets no explanations.
Not anymore.
Anyway, I can't believe you care what he thinks.
How right you are.
Hmm.
What is it, this grudge you have against him? He has you.
That's flattering, but I know you too well.
There's something else.
Why won't you tell me? Because, my lovely Sabella, then you would know what I know.
There must be some secrets to keep you interested.
And now I'm late for the office.
What about our breakfast? I have an important call to make to London? Thank you, Zach.
I can't thank you enough.
Oh, yes, you can, if you try.
But for now, let's say you owe me.
I'll collect.
I always do.
Well, "mi casa es tu casa.
" Make yourself comfortable.
The houseboy will fix you breakfast.
Wait a minute.
You're sending me where? I need someone in the New York office I can trust.
No! No, I won't do it.
You want to get rid of me that badly? I should think you'd appreciate a chance to get away from all this.
And leave the field wide open for your number-one son? He's not gonna crowd me out of here, too.
No way.
Look, you've been a real help here these last few months.
I can use you in New York right now.
Why are you pushing so hard to get me out of town? Miles, I can't help what happened with Jeff and Fallon, but I can keep you from having to live with it.
Go to New York.
Stay there a while.
Even if I wanted to leave LA, I can't.
You forgot already.
I'm still a suspect in Mahoney's death.
Jessup is working on that.
Be patient.
Patient? Damn it, Dad, I may be facing a murder charge and you're not doing a thing about it! This has to be handled just right.
Leave it to Jessup.
He'll clear it up! You've got to trust me.
I care about you.
Don't you see that? No, I don't.
I need some help.
And if you won't give it to me, I'll find someone who will.
Don't interfere in this.
As far as I'm concerned, this meeting is over.
I'm on your side.
Put me through to Zach Powers right away, will you? This is Miles Colby.
I'm sorry, Mr.
Colby.
Mr.
Powers has not arrived yet.
Look, when do you ex Forget it, just forget it.
- Good morning, Mr.
Powers.
- Good morning, Lena.
Will you get me the British Foreign Office in London, please? I want to speak to the foreign minister.
Yes, sir.
Oh, Mr.
Colby just phoned.
- Jason? - No, sir.
Miles Colby.
Miles? He sounded very upset and he wouldn't leave a message.
All right, thank you.
The phone call, please.
I need to see Zach Powers.
Mother? Miles! Sable: Oh, Miles, please wait! Oh! Conny? Henderson said you wanted to see me.
Oh, yes, if you have a minute or two.
Please.
Sit down.
I wanted to talk to you about Phillip.
What about him? I tried to make Phillip a hero for you.
We all did.
It seemed the right thing to do at the time, but now it is not fair to you or Jason.
I heard enough of this in court.
I don't need to hear any more.
Conny, I never met him.
Just some some photographs and stories.
And now, he's my uncle, not my father.
Okay, I can deal with that, I think.
But I'm used to him.
My picture of him don't change that.
But it's not true.
Can't you let me keep something? I lied to you the same way he lied to us.
- What do you mean? - Well, he He embezzled from Colby Enterprises.
He forged his name.
That's why my father cut him out of the will.
Why would he steal? He had money! He gambled, and he covered his losses with company money.
Jason found out about it.
He paid Phillip's debts out of his own pocket.
- Did my mother know? - Just my father, Jason and me.
Your mother never did know why Phillip All of a sudden Got it in his head to go overseas.
We never told her.
So that's what he was like? I loved him.
I tried to make you love him.
It was wrong.
And I'm sorry.
I don't want to protect Phillip anymore.
Not if it keeps you from your real father.
Jason loves you.
Don't please, please don't turn away from him.
I'm glad you told me.
Frankie: Singapore? But you've just been assigned here.
Can they do that? Not without a fight.
I'm taking the next flight to London.
Either the foreign minister's gone back on his word or someone's been meddling.
Oh, Roger.
I hope this trial hasn't hurt your career.
I don't know, but I'll find out.
Will you come with me? Maybe I should stay here, considering the way things stand between Jeff and me.
To say nothing of the way things stand between you and Jason Colby.
Grandpa? Mrs.
Wrigley: Just down the hall, gentlemen.
These are the beds to go.
Mr.
Colby wants a king-size bed in here now.
Hey! What are you doing here? Nothing.
Hey.
Isn't that the kid I read about in the newspaper? You know, the one whose old man just got half a billion dollars dumped in his lap? I think you'd better run along and not get underfoot.
- Please try to hurry.
- Yes, ma'am.
Mover 2: Half a billion dollars.
Wow.
First kiss, near miss/i> Never thought I'd be feeling like this/i> Don't know what to do/i> ?'Cause the feeling's brand new.
?/i> Monica.
- How did you know? - Your perfume.
I remember that.
I have to rely a lot on memory.
How did I do? It's it's me.
I didn't know you sculpted.
I did it back before I lost my sight.
This is the first time since.
What's on your mind? Wayne, I want to It's about the promotional tour.
Look, I don't want to argue, not here.
No, no, I've been thinking, maybe a tour is the right move.
I know what it must have taken for you to change your mind, but I've been doing some thinking myself and I need to do a whole lot more before I make any more commitments.
Thinking about what? Whether there's going to be a tour for you and me.
May I ask where you were last night, all night? No.
You may not.
Don't play games with me, lady.
You are still my wife.
Only technically.
I remind you that you left my bed.
From now on, I go where I please, when I please with whom I please.
- Now look - Our only common ground, is our divorce.
Now, did you ask Conny about the house? Conny isn't selling her half of the house.
Not to me, not to anyone.
Did you tell her that it's part of my price for the divorce? Look, I'll buy you another house.
I'll build you one An exact replica of this one, if that's what you want, But I cannot give you this house.
Jason.
You know that I always insist on originals.
I despise fakes, whether it's art, jewelry or husbands.
Darling.
This is my home.
This is where I'm staying.
Be reasonable, Sable! I am being perfectly reasonable.
I get the house, you get the divorce.
Sable, I have never Henderson: Mr.
Colby! Mr.
Colby! Yes, Henderson, what is it? Please excuse me, sir.
It's the little boy young Master Colby.
What about the boy? Well, we can't find him anywhere, sir! Irene! Enid? Irene! - Conny: What is it, Jason? - L.
B.
's missing.
- All right, what happened? - I left him in the play room while I went to see to his supper and bath, and when I came back to get him, he was He was gone! Gone? L.
B.
? Oh, my God.
Mr.
Colby, I'm so sorry! - We've looked everywhere.
- Jason: Well, look again! He's got to be somewhere The house, the grounds.
Have Henderson get the whole staff together.
We'll look till we find him.
- It can't be.
- Don't worry, we'll find him.
- You don't think that - Dear Lord.
The moving men.
The mov What about them? When they saw L.
B.
, one of them said something like, "All that money" The way they looked at the boy Oh, God, Jeff.
It's happened again.
He's been kidnapped!