Original sentence: Fittingly, the show ended on a cliffhanger, with both Blake and Alexis in mortal peril (Blake being shot in the chest and Alexis and Dex Dexter(Michael Nader) falling off a hotel balcony when the guardrail protecting them broke) and the rest of the cast in similar life-threatening situations.Joan Collins had been conspicuously absent from the season six opener; she was in a tense contract renegotiation with the show, seeking an increased salary
Edited sentence: Fittingly, the show ended on a cliffhanger, with both Blake and Alexis in mortal peril (Blake being shot in the chest and Alexis and Dex Dexter(Michael Nader) falling off a hotel balcony when the guardrail protecting them broke and the rest of the cast in similar life-threatening situations.Joan Collins had been conspicuously absent from the season six opener; she had gone on strike during a tense contract renegotiation with the show, seeking an increased salary