What Sorrows Are You Drowning?

What Sorrows Are You Drowning?
Season 03, Episode 10

Air date	January 24, 2020
Written by	Libby Wells
Directed by	Pascal Verschooris
Viewers	0.34 million (340,000)^[1]
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“	Now that I know that it wasn't Mack who fired the bullet that killed Mark, and it certainly wasn't a hunter on our property, I wonder: who did? {...} You lied to sneak into the manor yesterday. You lied to get in today. But worse, you lied about seeing Mack on a day he wasn't even in town.	”
Cristal interrogating Alexis about her ex-husband's shooting

"What Sorrows Are You Drowning?" is the tenth episode of the third season and the fifty-fourth episode overall of The CW's Dynasty. It aired on January 24, 2020.

Synopsis[]

JOINING FORCES FOR GOOD - Anders seeks help finding Kirby, so Fallon assembles Sam, Colby, Culhane, and, reluctantly, Adam, for the mission. Cristal and Alexis have a historically epic encounter.^[2]

Plot Summary[]

SPOILERS AHEAD

Fallon is angrily throwing glasses at Blake, calling him a liar and a murderer. Blake says she doesn’t know the whole story. Anders interrupts and asks to speak to Fallon, saying it is important. He plays a recording for her; it is Kirby. She says she is committed to Joel, and he shouldn’t contact her. Anders asks if she heard from Kirby. She says no, she has been too busy getting a murderer off. Then she says, let’s go see Kirby.

Blake and Cristal are having dinner, he says, throwing himself a yacht-themed fiesta; he wants his membership reinstated.

Jeff tells Michael that he has confidence in him, and he is going to give him his shares. Michael says he doesn’t need to do this; these shares, plus Fallon’s, would mean he is the majority owner. Jeff says he has to prioritize other things in his life right now, and he knows that he got this.

Liam has confirmed that Kirby has sold the company. Fallon says the only guilty party is her snake of a father. They narrow down where Kirby is; she is in a compound. Kirby enlists Adam to pose as a doctor trying to get a job in the compound, so he can get in and save Kirby.

Blake meets up with Cristal after she goes riding. She says she wanted to see if she could find closure about Mark’s death, and when she was out there, she found a bullet casing. Blake says he shoots a lot at the range. Cristal says it wasn’t at the range; it was in the area where Mark was killed. Blake says it is simply a coincidence.

Michael tries to hire Fletcher as his full-time PR guy. Sam walks up and says not the next night because they have a date – then he says okay, but he wants to be with Fletcher.

Cristal goes to see Tony and shows him the casing. Tony says it is a custom Carrington round, and only the family has access to it. Tony says that Mack had access as well; he is the one who probably dropped it.

Anthony later meets up with Alexis, who tells him that he better not have mentioned her name to Cristal when he was talking to her about the casing. Anthony assures her that he didn’t, nor did he mention to anyone that she made him lie to the police.

Adam and Fallon are undercover as a doctor and a nurse. The two have to pretend to be married to get in. Once there, Fallon uses the restroom, and Adam goes in for his meeting.

Cristal finds Alexis in the house, and she tells her to get out, that she wasn’t invited. Alexis tries to pretend that she is looking for her son, then she asks Cristal if it was difficult when she lost the baby.

Fallon meets up with Kirby in one of the compound buildings and tells her that her father is worried about her and concerned that Joel is using her. Kirby hears her concerns but assures her that nobody is using her; she is there to cleanse herself from toxic relationships.

It is Blake’s party night, and Cristal is outside, on the phone with the police confirming what type of bullet killed Mack. When Blake walks over to her, she lies and says that she was on the phone with her mother.

Fallon tells Anders that Kirby is fine. Anders says that the funds will be transferred to Kirby’s account tomorrow, and Joel is on it. So, they are stealing Kirby’s money, not Kirby. Anders says he just wants Kirby back.

Michael, Fletcher, and Sam are on a private jet, the first round of Fletcher’s new PR job. One of Michael’s guests tells Sam that they are not there to make a deal; they are just there for the swag and the fun.

Blake tries to get his membership back and is told no, because of the murder trial. Blake uses good old fashioned bribery to get back in the club.

Cristal is going through Blake’s files and Anders catches her. She asks if there is any news from Kirby; he says yes, Fallon just needs to prove to her that Joel is a charlatan. Anders asks her what she is really doing in the office. Cristal says she is looking for a file on Mack. Meanwhile, Fallon sees Joel with Kirby in what looks like a wedding. Fallon interrupts and takes control; she takes the microphone; she starts singing a song with her “husband.” Kirby has had enough, and she stops them. Fallon tells Kirby that she is being conned by this hippie hipster to steal her money to fund his retirement. Fallon takes off her wig and shows her real identity. Kirby says she is not being conned, and that she chose to give Joel the money. Then, Kirby calls Fallon the most toxic Carrington of them all.

Alexis appears at Blake’s party; she says that Cristal invited her.

Fallon gets herself thrown out of the compound and wants to figure out how to get back in – Adam has an employee badge, they are back in.

Cristal tells Blake that the casing was the same calibre that killed Mark – she thinks Mack killed him. Blake says that Mack’s alibi was that Alexis saw him that day, so he couldn’t have killed Mark. Cristal doesn’t believe that Alexis told the truth. She says she is going to confront her. Blake tells her she is at the party. Cristal is surprised. Blake reveals that Alexis said she invited her.

Fallon sneaks back into Kirby’s room and apologizes. She says that she just came there to help. Fallon says she is sorry and hugs her.

Back in the jet, Michael tries to talk business, but nobody budges. Michael says that they want an honest conversation. One guy says that their stadium is in a crap neighbourhood, and nobody in their right mind would spend money advertising there. Michael tells everyone to get off the plane.

Adam tells Fallon that Blake did what he did only after he found out that Mack shot Mark. That gunshot caused Cristal’s horse to be spooked, and that is how the horse miscarried. Just then, Fallon walked up. She says she called her dad, and he will be there in a few minutes. Do they want a ride home?

Cristal sees Alexis sneak out of the house. She says she knows that Mack did not shoot the bullet that killed Mark. She sneaked into the manor yesterday, lied to get in today, but worse, she lied about seeing Mack when she was out of town. Cristal trips, a gun falls out of her purse, and she catches it in time. Cristal tells Alexis that she was the one who fired the gun. Alexis admits it and says she was aiming at her, and she is sorry that she missed. Cristal goes after Alexis, and they both fall into the fountain. Blake is inside continuing his partnership and celebrating getting back into the club. Cristal and Alexis stop fighting, and Cristal tells her that she is going to get what is coming to her.

Sam and Fletcher are sitting at a bar. Fletcher says they are a dream team. Sam says if he wants to be together, he is going to have to give more of him and walks away. Fletcher tells Sam his middle name and says sorry for holding back.

Fallon tells Adam that a promise is a promise, so she will speak to Blake. He tells her not to bother; he did it to get to know her better.

Fallon goes inside. Kirby thanks her for coming for her. Fallon says she is just happy that she decided to come back on her own. Fallon writes a note to Blake and says sorry, but says he should have told her the truth and that she still doesn’t forgive him for his actions. She is done enabling his self-serving behavior and is moving out of the manor for good. Blake catches her going out the door and tells her she will be back soon enough. Fallon leaves. Cristal goes to see Blake, tells him that Alexis shot Mark and caused them to lose their baby.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington
Daniella Alonso as Cristal Carrington
Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby
Rafael de La Fuente as Sam Jones
Sam Underwood as Adam Carrington
Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux (credit only)
Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane
Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby
Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders
Adam Huber as Liam Ridley (credit only)
Alan Dale as Joseph Anders
Grant Show as Blake Carrington

Guest Starring[]

Pierson Fodé as Joel Turner
Daniel di Tomasso as Fletcher Myers

Co-Starring[]

Jason MacDonald as Rexford Brown
Chase Anderson as Tony
Blythe Howard as Molly Holloway
Curt Bouril as Bob
Michael J. Sanchez as Braun

Uncredited[]

Aiden as Bo
Ana Brenda Contreras as Cristal Jennings (archive footage only)
Damon Dayoub as Mark Jennings (archive footage only)

Trivia[]

This episode features a performance of the song, Happy Together.
As the main cast members, Michael Michele and Adam Huber are credited but they do not appear in the episode.
The truth of Alexis killing Mark Jennings, and Cristal’s unborn child is revealed to Cristal.
Fallon moves out of the manor.
Fallon and Adam convince Kirby to come back home.
The title "What Sorrows Are You Drowning?" is the reference to a line said by Dex Dexter to Amanda Carrington in the six-season episode, "The Souvenirs" of the original Dynasty series.
"What Sorrows Are You Drowning?" is the second episode to feature a water fight with Alexis. The first was in, "Enter Alexis", in which Fallon and Alexis fought in the Carrington pool. Though this is the first time Elaine Hendrix is featured in a fight, because Nicollette Sheridan was playing Alexis during the first fight.
The pond fight is one of Elaine's and Daniella Alonso's favourite scenes. ^[3]
- This is also Daniella's favourite episode. ^[4]
The water fight is a direct reference to the lilypond catfight, one of the most famous catfight of the original Dynasty between Alexis and Krystle in the episode The Threat.
- It took Daniella and Elaine 15 hours to shoot the lilypond catfight. ^[5]
- The episode continue its tradition of playing a famous song during a catfight by playing Volcano Girls by Veruca Salt.
Fallon and Adam perform The Turtles' "Happy Together."

Quotes[]

Fallon: I know everything. You are a liar! And a murderer!
Blake: And you're misinformed.

Fallon (to Joseph): Well, Blake will not ruin another innocent life. I will undo some of the bad karma he has foisted upon this family before it comes back around like a tsunami. What I'm trying to say is, let's go save Kirby.

Joseph: "Medical credentials required." I mean, even my best contact would have a hard time faking one of those on short notice.
Sam: And I doubt any sane doctors would want to get mixed up in this.
Fallon: Probably not. But, I know an insane one that might be desperate enough to help.

Adam: Daddy?
Fallon: Nope. Sister. And desperate times calls for desperate brothers.

Alexis: I am so sorry for the intrusion. I owe you and Blake a much bigger apology than this, but since I am here, I am sorry for everything.
Cristal: I don't believe a word that comes out of your mouth.
Alexis: I am being 100% genuine.
Cristal: You're 100% full of crap.
Alexis: I've suffered, too. I know what trauma can do to a person. How have you been doing since you lost the baby? It must have been very difficult.
Cristal: It was. And still is.
Alexis: I realize that we're nowhere near a clean slate, but ending our feud would give you more space for some closure. Just know that I feel your pain, and it will get better.

Fallon: I am here because your father is worried. You disappeared and sold Femperial. And now we're all worried this guy Joel is using you.
Kirby: I hear your concern, but Synergy isn't using me. I am using them to heal from toxic relationships. I know you don't care about me.
Fallon: What are you talking about, Kirby? I'm here because I do care.

Adam: Uh, that might be easier said than done. They all seem a little incestuous.
Fallon: Oh, wow. Coming from you, that's problematic.

Joel: You are way out of line, Ms. Hart.
Adam: Hey! Don't you talk to my wife that way.
Fallon: But I'm not his wife, I'm his sister.
Joel: Ew.
(Crowd gasps.)
Fallon: And it's not Ms. Hart, it's Ms. Carrington. Fallon Carrington. (awkward silence) Okay. Not fans of style or pop culture. Cool.

Kirby (to Fallon): You say we're friends, but maybe if you tried to understand why I was here instead of just insulting me, you would see that you're the con man. Woman. Person. Whatever. You're the most toxic Carrington of them all.

Cristal: She's here?
Blake: Yeah, she told me that you invited her. That you two had called a truce.
Cristal: Oh, did she? Well, the truce is about to be called off, in a big way.

Fallon: I'm not here to convince you to leave, I promise. I am actually here to apologize. I know that I can be a bit pushy.
Kirby: I think you mean a lot pushy, like aggressively so.
Fallon: Okay, fine, but I swear I really just came here to help. I just forgot to listen to what you wanted, and thought everyone else is right for wanting you to come back, that doesn't mean you're wrong for wanting to stay, Kirby. I want you to be able to make your own decisions. And if your next decision is going to Sri Lanka, then at least I was here to say I'm sorry and goodbye.

Michael: Honest conversation.
Molly: Well, no one here, except maybe the hotel guy, is going to drop hundreds of millions of dollars for the right to put their logo on a stadium when it's advertising no one may ever see.
Bob: Let's be honest, your stadium is in the center of a crap neighborhood, and if your team folds, we wouldn't even be able to repurpose the stadium for anything worthwhile.
Michael: Where you see a crap neighborhood, I see a community that transcends this sport. If we asked our fans to donate their money to put their name on our stadium, we'd reach our goal in five minutes. Because unlike you, they're real people that have come together to support a community in a city overlooked by greedy, corporate bosses. Now, get off our damn plane!

Cristal: Alexis! Stop! I just want to talk.
Alexis: Yesterday you kicked me out. Now you won't let me leave. I'm starting to worry about you. They say the mind is the first thing to go, but in your case, it might be the third thing, after taste in men and fashion sense.
Cristal: Now that I know that it wasn't Mac who fired the bullet that killed Mark, and it certainly wasn't a hunter on our property, I wonder: who did?
Alexis: What are you blathering on about now?
Cristal: You lied to sneak into the manor yesterday. You lied to get in today. But worse, you lied about seeing Mac on a day he wasn't even in town.
Alexis: You can't prove any of this.
Cristal: Well, now we both know I don't need to since I have this.
Alexis: Who doesn't carry in this state?
Cristal: It was you. You killed Mark.
Alexis: I was aiming for you, you bitch. And I am sorry I missed.

Cristal (to Alexis): Drowning you in this pond would be the justice you deserve, you bottom-feeding bitch! But it won't bring back Mark... or my baby. You'll get what's coming to you. I'll make sure of it.

Fallon: A promise is a promise. And I am a woman of my word, so I will go talk to Blake for you. Now, I can't promise that it'll help, because, at the end of the day, he's still Blake, so I wouldn't give up your secret loft just yet.
Adam: Hey. Don't bother. He's either going to forgive me or he's not. Nothing you say is gonna matter. And that's not the reason I went on this little adventure.
Fallon: Then why do it? So you could stand next to Joel to make yourself seem less insane?
Adam: No, it was still about family, just not about Father. I thought this would be a great opportunity to get away from all this and... really get to know my sister. And my wife.
Fallon: You just had to do it.

Kirby: Fallon? Everything okay?
Fallon: Yeah. Yeah, I'm just... worried you may be right. Maybe growth is my thing.

Fallon (to Blake, voice over): I wanted to write to say I'm sorry. About Mac, and Cristal, and your baby. I know the full story. It doesn't excuse your actions, but you could have at least told me, so I could have tried to understand why you did what you did, but... clearly you don't trust me. You're just willing to use me like you use everyone else in your life. But thanks to a few crazy people, I was forced to look in the mirror. I know now that I need to own up to my part in our troubled relationship, but I can't keep forgiving you for everything. I am done enabling your self-serving behavior, but I am also done blaming you for mine. So, in order to stop the cycle of bad behavior, at least from me, I need to distance myself from you, which is why I'm moving out of the manor. For good.

Blake: Cristal? Are you okay? What happened?
Cristal: Alexis was the one that shot Mark... and cost us our baby.
Blake: Hold on, what are you talking about?
Cristal: She admitted it to me. It was all her. Mac did nothing wrong.
Blake: Then we killed an innocent man...