THE chips never fall far from the block. When you had a father like Ted Blackburn, then it is understandable that women are at the centre of your universe. Since the death of Jade, Richard has been roaming solo, but for how long?

When Claudine, the attractive law student visited Royal Palm Estate, it was obvious that Richard’s style and charm caught her eye. Since she returned home to New York, she has burnt up the nights with e-mails that made Richard know that her interest was intact and growing.

Richard is never one to miss an opportunity to cement a relationship with a person of the opposite sex and when he offers her a weekend at the greathouse, be prepared for fireworks of the sensual kind.

To give his mission some respectability, Richard also issues an invitation to his youngest brother — Ted Junior, to make the trip with Claudine. The greathouse promises to be a new world for the inquisitive mind of the young Blackburn who is anxious to learn more about his late father — Ted Blackburn.

Madden is still hot in pursuit of Julia Blackburn. Unless he kills her soon, he cannot collect his $2-million bounty. Her attorney Aaron Levy is not making it easy for Madden, so what will he do?

The Blackburns of Royal Palm Estate is aired Sundays at 9 pm on CVM TV with an encore on Wednesdays at 10 pm.