Blake is shocked when newspaper headlines announce Ben's acquisition of the South China Sea leases. Sure of Ben and Alexis' collusion, Blake greets the co-conspirators with copies of "Sister Dearest," which he vengefully hands out to the hungry press. Claudia informs Blake that while ill, he gave Adam power of attorney to turn the Lankershim One oil well over to her. Disturbed that the well is nearly dry, Claudia becomes lost in a dreamlike past. Locking herself into a candlelit room, she accidentally sets the room ablaze. Sammy Jo and Amanda fight for Clay's affections during Dominique's engagement party. When a vicious struggle lands both women in the pool, Amanda holds a helpless Sammy Jo under water. Dominique's happiness is shattered when she learns that Garrett was never married before. After manipulating Ben into giving her one half of the leases, Alexis plots her ultimate revenge. Calling in her one billion dollar loan, Alexis renders a stunned Blake financially impotent.
Elenco: John Forsythe , Linda Evans , Joan Collins , Gordon Thomson , Jack Coleman , Heather Locklear , Michael Nader , Diahann Carroll , John James , Pamela Bellwood , Pamela Sue Martin , Lee Bergere , Catherine Oxenberg , Michael Praed , Kate O'Mara , Christopher Cazenove , Kathleen Beller , Geoffrey Scott , Ted McGinley , Leann Hunley , Terri Garber , Emma Samms , Bo Hopkins , Al Corley , George Hamilton , Billy Dee Williams , Rock Hudson , Ali MacGraw , Stephanie Beacham , James Farentino , Lloyd Bochner , James Healey , Dale Robertson , Wayne Northrop .