A House Divided (1985)

“A House Divided”
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Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 6
Directed by	Don Medford
Written by	William Bast & Paul Huson (story), Frank Furino (teleplay)
Production no.	TC-006
Original airdate	1985-12-19 (ABC)
Ratings	39th (14.8)
Episode chronology
"Shadow of the Past"	"The Reunion"
	Season Guide
	Season 1
Spin-off continuity
"The Roadhouse"	"The Solution"

Plot Overview[]

Jeff believes that Adam has raped Fallon, they get into a brutal fight until Jason stops them and Adam, who seems to be almost more shocked than Fallon, leaves for Denver.

Sable keeps convincing her husband that something is wrong with Conny, but Jason gets tired of her attacks and complains to Frankie how greedy and selfish his wife has become. Frankie encourages him to give his marriage another chance, but Jason seems to be more interested in Frankie.

With Dr. Parris’ help, Fallon finally remembers that Adam didn’t rape her, but that the feelings she once had for him had caused her hysterical amnesia.

Zach and Jason sign a contract for the case that Jason can't ship all of Blake's oil. Sean turns out to be set up on Bliss by his uncle Zach Powers who is eager to get information about Colby Enterprises, but as Sean loves Bliss really he wants out now. Zach refuses angrily.

Hutch's pride is deeply hurt since Conny wanted to give him the $ 200.000 which he paid for the motor home. He tells her he has returned the money and that he is not willing to take money from a woman at all. Unfortunately Sable is notified about the money transaction and starts investigations.

Fallon asks Jeff not to push her, she needs time to turn the two souls inside her back into one person. Miles, who is determined to keep Fallon, watches them and reacts very jealously, he orders Jeff again to stay away from Fallon and asks his wife to make up her mind. Furiously, he agrees now to go to Hong Kong for Jason.

Sable reveals to Monica that Conny is involved with a con man with a criminal record and that he had probably tried to extort the $ 200.000 of her. Zach arranges another meeting with Sable, but she still keeps her distance from him.

Frankie wants to prevent Jeff from being too sure about Fallon and from suffer a disappointment, but her success is rather poor.

Sable informs Jason about Conny and the "con man"; and that she has taken first steps to have her declared mentally incompetent. Jason is terrified and leaves their bed room.

Cast[]

rest of cast listed by end credits order:

Charles Van Eman ... Sean McAllister
Ray Stricklyn ... Dr. James L. 'Jimmy Lee' Parris
Dawson Mays ... Bill Cochran
Alain Saint-Alix ... Fabrice
Alison Evans ... Enid Palmer
Catherine Ferrar ... Make-up Lady
Lauren Levinson ... Wardrobe
Kent DeMarche ... Hairdresser

Crew[]

Produced by

William Bast .... developer / producer
Paul Huson .... developer / producer
Eileen Pollock .... creator / supervising producer
Robert Pollock .... creator / supervising producer
Esther Shapiro .... creator / executive producer
Richard Shapiro .... creator / executive producer
Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
E. Duke Vincent .... executive producer
Marko Joelson .... associate producer
Christopher Morgan .... producer
Stephen K. Rose .... associate producer

Original Music by

Angela Morley

Cinematography by

Richard L. Rawlings

Film Editing by

Chuck Montgomery

Casting By

Marc Schwartz

Art Direction by

John E. Chilberg II

Set Decoration by

Robert Checchi

Costume Design by

Nolan Miller

Makeup Department

Jeffrey Fetzer .... makeup artist
Tom Hoerber .... makeup artist
Lynn Masters .... hair stylist
Norman Page .... makeup artist
Barbara Ronci .... hair stylist

Production Management

Robert Della Santina .... assistant supervising production manager
Joseph Dervin Jr. .... executive in charge of post-production
Norman Henry .... executive production manager
Al Kraus .... supervising production manager
Catherine McCabe .... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Chip Chalmers .... first assistant director
Sam Esptein .... second assistant director
Wendy Shear .... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Richard J. Bayard .... construction coordinator
Douglas M. Keenan .... property master
Gordon Kirschbaum .... superintendent studio operations
Olga Lehmann .... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department'

Bud Maffett .... sound mixer

Special Effects by

Gary Zink .... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Bill Williams .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Marty Dobkousky .... grip (uncredited)
Scott Hamilton .... assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Vicki Huff .... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Robert Berdell .... wardrobe: men
Jean Rosone .... wardrobe: women

Editorial Department

John Woodcock .... supervising film editor

Music Department

Bill Conti .... composer: theme music
Rocky Moriana .... music supervisor
Tom Boyd .... oboe soloist (uncredited)

Other crew

Adell Aldrich .... script supervisor
Rick Edelstein .... executive script consultant
Bret Garwood .... executive coordinator
Phill Norman .... title designer
Elaine Rich .... special consultant
Don Roos .... executive script consultant
Larry Luttrell .... location manager (uncredited)

Info Alert[]

Ken Howard (Garrett) does not appear in this episode.
Guest star Gordon Thomson (Adam) crosses over from "Dynasty."
After the airing of this episode, ABC made a decision to order a full season of 24 episodes beyond the initial 13-episode order despite the show's disappointing performance in the ratings. In addition to a very tough timeslot, "The Colbys" also had a very weak lead-in, the series "Shadow Chasers" (replaced later by "Ripley's Believe It or Not!") which aired on Thursdays at 8pm and was ranked 67th out of 68 shows.

Production details[]

Shooting dates: from October 21, 1985 to October 29, 1985
Deleted scene: Jason talks with Dr. Parris about Fallon.
Filming locations: Paramount studios; Warner Hollywood studios; L'Orangerie (Los Angeles); Malibu Lagoon State Beach (Malibu).

Quotes[]

Sable Colby: Jason, listen to me. Jeff is a Carrington masquerading as a Colby. Why is it that I see through him and you don't?
Jason Colby: Picking me up at the office was a nice idea. This conversation is not.
Jason Colby: Greed doesn't drive everyone, Sable, not all the time. People do things out of love too you know, sometimes.
Zach Powers: Colby and Powers together again. For the first time.
Francesca Colby: It takes two to kill a marriage, Jason. You can still save this one if you try. You've got your life back, think of how much of it is invested in this marriage. Do you really want to throw it all away, for what?
Sable Colby: Do you ever take 'no' for an answer, Mr. Powers?
Zach Powers: Never! And the name is Zach.
Zach Powers: You know, eh, I've come to the conclusion we have a great deal in common.
Sable Colby: Such as?
Zach Powers: Good looks, good taste... and an appetite for more.
Sable Colby: More what?
Zach Powers: More of the best.
Jason Colby: I was too big to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.
Sable Colby: Jason, where are you going?
Jason Colby: I don't think I know you any more. I don't sleep with strangers.