Blake travels to Hong Kong to patch up the China Seas oil deal and learns Ahmed has left the country; Mark blackmails Alexis for $100,000, and McVane watches as he deposits the check; Kirby attempts to kill Alexis but is unsuccessful.

Blake mortgages the mansion to raise money; Tracy tells Alexis of her affair with Dex; Alexis is questioned about Mark's death; Sammy Jo intends to obtain custody of her son; an unknown woman, full of curiosity about Alexis, checks into La Mirage.