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Calculated Risks

Episode Number: 102    Season Num: 6    First Aired: Thursday October 18, 1984    Prod Code: 173302
The doctor tells Karen that she'll die within the year unless she has a risky operation with only a 50% survival rate. Mac wants to get back together with her, but Karen lies and says she doesn't love him. Mac moves in with Ben. Diana moves to New York. Joshua Rush shows up at Val's. His mother was Lilimae's sister. She abandoned him and he wants to learn about her from Lilimae. She says her sister was a vicious, wicked tramp and he should be glad that she's dead. Val invites Joshua to stay with them. St. Claire threatens Greg and he comes to the yacht. Abby sees a gun in a drawer and gives it to Greg. Greg shoots Mark St. Claire.

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Writer: Susan Goldberg
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Star: William Devane (Greg Sumner),  Michele Lee (Karen Mackenzie),  Doug Sheehan (Ben Gibson),  Alec Baldwin (Joshua Rush),  Ted Shackelford (Gary Ewing),  Joan Van Ark (Val Ewing),  Kevin Dobson (Mack Mackenzie),  Donna Mills (Abby Ewing),  Lisa Hartman (Cathy Geary),  Julie Harris (Lilliemae Clements),  Constance McCashin (Laura Avery)
Recurring Role: Joseph Chapman (Mark St. Claire),  Claudia Lonow (Diana Fairgate),  Marcia Solomon (Marcia)
Guest Star: Jason Bernard (Dr. Garner),  Ed Griffith (Shugure),  Burke Byrnes (Commisary),  David Selburg (Strategist),  Arnold Turner (Assistant #1),  Dick Christie (Assistant #2)

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Claudia Lonow ("Diana") leaves the cast in this episode but will return in the final season. (edit)
In an ironic twist, Karen is presented with the same dilemma as her late husband Sid after his car crash- surgery to prevent paralysis with a 50/50 chance of survival. Knowing Sid's fate, Karen opts not to have the surgery, but will later change her mind. (edit)
Alec Baldwin joins the cast as Joshua Rush in this episode. (edit)

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