List of Falcon Crest episodes

The following is the list of episodes from the television show Falcon Crest, all 227 episodes have been aired.^[1]

Season One (1981-1982)

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code
001	"In His Father's House"	December 4, 1981	101
When Chase Gioberti (Robert Foxworth) learned that he lost his father, two feuding heads of a California wine-producing family chose to put all their moments behind for Jason Gioberti's funeral. When younger daughter, Emma Channing (Margaret Ladd) was responsible for her uncle's death, Angela Channing (Jane Wyman) tyrannical matriarch and owner of Falcon Crest, protects and calms her. When Chase's family heads back to New York, after the death of his father, he begins to remember all the fun times he had with his father. It was also Chase's call for his wife, Maggie Gioberti (Susan Sullivan) and children, Cole (William R. Moses) and Vicky (Jamie Rose), to move to their own house in California, at Falcon Crest, after a year's sabbatical that has taken a toll on his family. Unhappy with Chase's family moving back to the vineyard, Angela comes up with a way to forsake them, consequently, her grandson, Lance Cumson (Lorenzo Lamas) was shocked to hear about her decision for a competitive family to go back east.
002	"A Time for Saboteurs"	December 11, 1981	102
Paul, an old friend of Chase comes to Falcon Crest, where they spent a great deal thinking of the times they had, while attending the Air Force. After taking a trip down memory lane, the two decided to turn their flying business into action, where they disagreed on where it needed to be located. Angela and her family finds out about this, and that Paul has no intention of doing a flying service, when he lies to Chase about the large sum of money from Chase to cover his gambling debt, this led Angela into kicking Paul out of Falcon Crest. When Paul tries to go with his plan, this made the businesses of Chase, Maggie and Julia, as to how he nearly ruined the vineyard, when they find a way to get this vineyard back.
003	"The Tangled Vines"	December 18, 1981	103
Chase, lacking of staff, needing to owe $50,000 in property taxes, who, tries to sell all his grapes before harvest time, only to get Angela to buy them below their retail price. Chase chooses to sell them, after Gus told him that another buyer is interested in paying above their price for his grapes. When Angela learns about the business deal, she chooses to purchase the man's mortgage from the bank, so he can drop a deal with Chase, around the same time The Giobertis decide to sell their house in New York, to stay on board.
004	"The Harvest"	December 25, 1981	104
When Angela couldn't tolerate Lance's irresponsible behavior, she prevents her grandson from becoming the proud owner of Falcon Crest, therefore, she kicks him out, much to her contempt. Discovering from him of his grandmother's feelings towards him, he tries to please Angela by blowing up Chase's pump house and cause a fight in the springhouse, and later gets arrested, before he gets grounded by Angela, not Julia (though she told Lance, her mother was under the impression, who also gave Lance to him, away from Julia, as a little boy)! Once grape harvesting begins, Lance tries to please Angela, again, by paying off Chase's staff, afterwards, to make Lance jealous, Angela escorts Cole into becoming the new heir of Falcon Crest, who straightens out with his father about Chase's staff losing pickers. Cole learned about this, he takes the keys and the car back to Angela, returning to his parents' house. Lance told Angela about his actions, and the staff, before Chase confronts Angela about her doings with Cole and about Chase's staff being gone and demanded that the staff returns, early in the morning.
005	"Tony Comes Home"	January 1, 1982	105
After 12 years of turning Tony's back on Julia and Lance, Lance has a strong dislike about the truth that he can return to the vineyard as if nothing has happened. While Julia tries to please Tony, Angela and Lance become more concerned about their own responsibilities. The truth was revealed when Tony only came back to Falcon Crest to get Julia to make a brand new life, away from the vineyard. When Julia thought about that, she refuses to accept her ex-husband's offer, due to her unwillingness to leave with her family and friends in San Francisco. Also, Chase becomes more concerned about Maggie taking a job in San Francisco, as a newspaper writer, much in fact that she'd be working with his aunt's Angela's ex-husband, Douglas Channing.
006	"Kindred Spirits"	January 8, 1982	106
Chase and Cole accompany Lance on a trip to examine a remote piece of property that Angela is contemplating buying. As the wilderness property is only accessible by horse, Cole is injured in a riding accident. Chase stays with Cole, while Lance goes for help. After running into some problems, Lance finally leads a rescue team to Cole. After Vicky makes an innocent remark regarding a mental health clinic, Emma runs away from home, believing that she is going to be sent away because people think she's crazy. When Vicky discovers Emma hiding in an old springhouse, she befriends Emma, and ultimately persuades her to return home. Worried, Douglas Channing stays by Angela's side until Emma is found.
007	"The Extortionist"	January 15, 1982	107
When Emma's lover, Turner Bates, who was on the scene when Jason died, returns, Chase informs him that Jason supposedly died in a car crash. Knowing this to be untrue, Turner seeks Emma to learn what happened after he ran from the scene on the night of Jason's death, but Angela throws Turner off her property. Turner sneaks back, steals Emma away and romances her in order to learn the truth. Unable to obtain any straight answers from Emma, Turner tries to blackmail Angela, who in turn calls in the police, and Turner, after a car chase, is accidentally killed. Chase and Lance pull Emma out and save her. When Maggie says that she may be pregnant, the Giobertis try to cope with the effects that it would cause.
008	"Lord of the Manor"	January 22, 1982	108
When Angela takes Cole to Rome to attend an important wine-tasting competition, she is surprised to find that Douglas is there, and hopes to rekindle the memory of their honeymoon spent there years ago. Initially, romance flares between Angela and Douglas; however, Angela devastates Douglas when she refuses his proposal to re-marry. Meanwhile, Cole has been given a collection of mysterious letters, which belong to an Italian relative and which underscore the enduring bitterness between Angela and Jason. Angela leaves Lance in charge of Falcon Crest to test him with the family business, but Lance painfully discovers that he's not as shrewd as his grandmother. Chase learns in the end, however, that Lance is not just a spoiled rich kid, but is a very dangerous person as well.
009	"Dark Journey"	January 29, 1982	109
Angry with her parents for their excessive protectiveness, Vicky runs away from home to San Francisco, where she's lured into a wayward street life that she can't escape. Chase and Maggie frantically search for Vicky, unaware that Lance has introduced their vulnerable daughter to a woman connected with pornographic films. The Giobertis become stronger than ever when Chase and Maggie endure a difficult ordeal before locating Vicky. Angela toys with Douglas's emotions, playing him against a renowned painter and making Douglas look like a fool.
010	"Victims"	February 5, 1982	110
Maggie's news assignment on vineyard worker's lifestyles becomes a personal concern to the Giobertis when Maggie's interviews reveal that an extortionist is terrifying Falcon Crest employees. Puzzled as to why undocumented workers suddenly stop working for him, Chase urges Maggie to find out the reason through her interviews. When Chase learns that a man is blackmailing the vineyard workers with threats of deportation, he, despite Angela's warnings against becoming involved, manages to rout the extortionist. When Emma discovers that she is pregnant, Lance realizes that the last thing he needs is another heir competing for the Falcon Crest fortune. Consequently, Emma tumbles down a flight of stairs and has a miscarriage.
011	"For Love or Money"	February 12, 1982	111
After a bitter argument with Angela regarding plans for him to marry Melissa Agretti, the wine empire heiress, Lance leaves in a fury. After he nearly runs over a girl, he falls in love with her and decides to move to San Francisco to be close to the girl. However, when Angela attempts to stop him, Lance succumbs and leaves the love of his life. In an old room that Jason had walled up, Chase finds some writings, which lead him to believe that Angela may have been involved in crippling a girl forty years ago. Confronted with the evidence, Angela turns the tables on Chase, playing a small excerpt of a recording that leaves Chase believing that his father hated him.
012	"Family Reunion"	February 19, 1982	112
Chase's wealthy mother, Jacqueline Perrault (Special Guest Star Lana Turner), mysteriously returns to Falcon Crest. When Jacqueline warns Chase of Angela's treacherous nature and tries to persuade him to leave Falcon Crest, hatred erupts and Jacqueline argues with both Angela and Chase. However, through their conflict, the mother-and-son relationship is strengthened; Jacqueline is convinced that Chase will survive and prosper in the valley.
013	"The Candidate"	February 26, 1982	113
After Ed McKay, a member of the County Board of Supervisors, is assassinated, Chase is encouraged to run for the office. When Chase begins campaigning against Angela's virtual monopoly of the water rights in the valley, she does everything in her power to see Chase defeated. Despite this, Chase wins the election. After Emma is caught shoplifting in a jewelry store, Angela threatens the owner that she will destroy him if he decides to prosecute.
014	"House of Cards"	March 12, 1982	114
Angela, angry that Lance is working for his grandfather's newspaper in San Francisco and determined that he will marry Melissa Agretti, plans to destroy Melissa's budding romance with Cole. Chase and Maggie, concerned about Emma's instability, persuade Julia to take her sister to a local psychiatric clinic. When Angela finds out, she tells Julia the truth about Emma killing Uncle Jason, which turns Julia against Chase and Maggie. At the same time, Chase uses his influence as a county supervisor to discover the real cause of his father's death.
015	"Heir Apparent"	March 19, 1982	115
Chase begins to make inquiries into the circumstances surrounding his father's death. Angela, in an attempt to foil Chase, has Philip mislead Chase into believing he might inherit Falcon Crest. However, Chase doesn't fall for her trickery. Following a party at the Giobertis, Cole's friend is killed in an auto accident after Cole refuses to drive him home. Angela attempts to force Lance to marry Melissa, who instead has become deeply involved with Cole. However, when Melissa learns she is pregnant, she tells no one.
016	"The Good, The Bad and the Profane"	April 2, 1982	116
Pressured by Angela, Lance proposes to Melissa Agretti with the consolation in mind that they dislike one another and that he knows Melissa will reject his proposal. When she surprisingly accepts his offer, Lance is forced to go through with the ceremony. Melissa has her own cunning reasons for marrying Lance, aside from her father and Angela's scheme to merge Falcon Crest with the Agretti Vineyards. When Cole fumes about the arrangement, Melissa assures him that her marriage to Lance won't interfere with their relationship. Another wedding almost takes place as Vicky and Mario decide to elope, but they change their minds at the last minute. Lance discovers that Melissa is pregnant.
017	"Penultimate Questions"	April 9, 1982	117
While Emma draws closer to revealing the truth about Jason's death to outsiders, Chase steadily draws closer to learning the truth through his investigation. No longer speculating over his father's mysterious death, Chase finally gathers enough concrete evidence to go to the D.A., who in turn, calls for a coroner's inquest into Jason's death. While Angela attempts to impede this, she is forced to testify. Following his release from the hospital, Douglas tries to help Emma and escorts her to the inquest. However, before she can testify, Douglas has a fatal seizure and dies. After witnessing this, Emma runs off while Angela blames Chase. Angela learns of Melissa's pregnancy following a disastrous honeymoon and assumes Lance to be the father, despite his denial.
018	"Ultimate Answers"	April 16, 1982	118
When Douglas is buried, Angela tries to keep Emma sedated to prevent her from testifying. Angela could lose Falcon Crest to Chase if his attorney can prove that Jason died under suspicious circumstances. When the coroner's inquest resumes, the D.A. mounts a circumstantial case that is easily rebutted by Philip when Emma is unable to testify. Defying her mother, Emma manages to escape from Falcon Crest and arrives to take the stand, confessing how she accidentally pushed Jason to his death while he fought with Turner Bates. The jury rules that Jason "died at the hands of another," thereby giving Chase control of Falcon Crest, but he magnanimously offers fifty percent of the vineyard to Angela. Though Angela detests the thought of sharing Falcon Crest with anyone, she has no choice and accepts. Another threat looms as Angela learns of Douglas's illegitimate son, Richard Channing, who has inherited fifty percent of The Globe.

Season Two (1982-1983)

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code
019	"The Challenge"	October 1, 1982	201
At Falcon Crest, Angela withstand Chase's offer to half ownership. Feeling bitter over the prospect of sharing Melissa; Lance's inheritance, he is more than happy to present Chase from coming into the vineyard property. For Angela to take over The New Globe, Richard Channing, Angela's illegitimate son of her late husband, plans to take control; as the new Chairman of the Board. The small portion of the newspaper of the big portfolio names "The Company," held by Henri Denault. Having been adopted, nearly all his life, Richard recognizes his mother's identity which transferred him from New York to California. Cole comes to Melissa's father, Carlo Agretti, and that Cole wanted to state that Melissa admits that she's carrying his child... not Lance's, Carlo slaps him in the face. When Gus dies in a gas explosion, Chase gives Angela an affidavit; jeopardizing and accusing her of Gus's death. Angela must agree in sharing Falcon Crest with Chase. Note: David Selby joins the cast of Richard Channing, and Ana-Alicia became a regular star. It was also the first season ever, whose storylines serialized and abandoned the self-contained episode format of the first season. When the show premiered, creator Earl Hamner stated that he did not want the show to become another soap opera like Dallas, however, by its second season, that is exactly what the show became.
020	"The Arrival"	October 8, 1982	202
Chase is now the Board of Supervisors in Tuscany Valley County; who seeks potential to knock out Angela's grip on county water supplies. Before Melissa faces Richard, for the first time, she informs her father about her ambitions to control Falcon Crest. Compared to his mother and Melissa, Richard shows underlying schemes by firing Herb Tallmadge; who was a year short of retirement and pension. For Angela to ruin Richard, he has a violent temper, after her leaving, who then relays to him that he looks nothing like his father.
021	"Troubled Waters"	October 15, 1982	203
Carlo spits fire in Richard's face, after being pressured by him for selling his winery possessions. He also confronts Angela about Lance's past aggressive behavior towards Melissa and has promises that Angela will never get Carlo's land; all because of her grandson. Chase tries to distribute a wine from Canada, through another distributor; which receives an incredible sales price on their wine. Angela takes advantage of Kleeger, who charges Lance with preventing Chase; from hearing every detail, every scene. Angela's water is nasty, thanks to Chase's efforts on the County Board of Supervisors in knocking out her monopoly on the water and distribute it to other growers. Afterwards, Chase orders a second attempt of Falcon Crest's water supply indicating it's not nasty. Cole constantly argues with Carlo, who eventually telephones him to apologizes; who invites him to see Melissa, only to find... Carlo is murdered (with a pistol-to his head) and Cole is the prime suspect.
022	"Murder One"	October 22, 1982	204
At the county supervisor meeting, Angela jeopardizes Nick Hogan not to vote with Chase; against her. If Nick decides to vote for redistribute waters to other vineyards, Angela threatens that she can't buy $17,000 worth of pipes, she was promising to. Nick and Chase agree to vote and Angela threatens Chase that he will be very unhappy, living in the moment of his glory. One of Angela's daughters is gone, secretly offering Chase the voting proxy to her 20% share of The Globe; before departing, the same proxy Angela encouraged that she'd give her control of the Newspapers Board of Directors. A wonderful article Richard points out indicates Cole murdered Carlo. Melissa thinks that Richard could have a hand in her father's death, prior to him asking her to sell Carlo's house. Cole is arrested for Carlo's murder.
023	"The Exposé"	November 5, 1982	205
Cole's bail is being posted by his parents. Cole gets a part-time job at the vineyard of a lovely mother, Katherine Demery. Richard's story revealing working conditions; leads Chase to promising higher wages and benefits for them, in public; in addition to changes in local labor laws. Lance is happy to take Melissa to child-birthing classes; when he declines to attend, choosing to spend time with his ex-girlfriend, Lori Stevens. Melissa envies Katherine's attractiveness; and then, Cole's and Katherine's romance blossoms. Richard tells his reporters that he wants Cole charged.
024	"Home Away From Home"	November 12, 1982	206
Cole moves in with Katherine, against Maggie's wishes. Richard discovers and messes with The Globe with secret photographs of Cole and Katherine kissing. An enemy of Angela's and a mother of Chase's, Jacqueline Perrault, return from Zurich, as a visitor and offers Chase money for his son's legal defense, however, Richard uses his contacts in Zurich to specifically ask Jacqueline to leave San Francisco. Angela purchases most expensive stock (at The Globe) and continue locating Emma to get her proxy. Lori wants Lance to come full circle about his relationship with her. His disrespectful behavior came about when Melissa confronts him about his late night attempts. Melissa's complication in her pregnancy restricts herself in bed, therefore Angela begs Lance to stay with his wife.
025	"The Namesake"	November 19, 1982	207
Planning to build a memorial for Richard Channing's father; on one small portion, and plant the vineyard for the rest, he secretly buys a price of county property earmarked for the park. As Chase strongly opposes plans, a bomb is planted in Nick's truck by Richard; who successfully humiliates Nick to vote at the Board of Supervisors Meeting. Melissa gets taken to the hospital; after leaving her prescribed bed rest to win Cole back from Katherine. At the hospital, she gives birth to an unhealthy, premature baby named: Joseph Angelo Cumson; after Lance's great-great grandfather.
026	"Choices"	November 26, 1982	208
After Melissa gave birth to Joseph, he suffers from a series of health problems; a lesser chance of survival. For Julia to sell off her interests in Falcon Crest and The New Globe, Richard chances his job offer to seduce Tony. However, it was backfired and Julia was very disappointed in hearing this. As Cole skips trial for Carlo's murder, Melissa tries to help clear his name by needing a second autopsy of her father's. Cole is left-handed, whilst the murderer is right-handed, hence, the charges against him is dropped.
026	"The Vigil"	December 3, 1982	209
A blessed Melissa has had Richard takes a neo-natal specialist in from Europe for her baby to live. Maggie goes to Los Angeles to meet with Darryl Clayton about her script, and Angela approaches Darryl... secretly and is more than happy to invest in the movie is he has Maggie worked in Los Angeles; after thinking about turning the script down. Sparks fly between Chase's daughter, Vickie, and Chase's associate, Nick Hogan. Vickie learns from Cole that Nick is a married man. Chase finds out that Angela is taking advantage of all the Falcon Crest's investment funds to purchase stock for Richard's newspaper company. Cole makes a commitment to be a devoted father to Joseph, as his son's health is doing better. In Tuscany Valley, Richard is laying a down payment on a house.
027	"Confrontations"	December 10, 1982	210
Through Vickie, Chase and Maggie overhears Cole that he's the father of Joseph (Melissa's baby); when the chance didn't come on the horizon. Phillip goes out to dinner with Amanda Croft, a middle-aged lady. Despite a romantic relationship with each other, Amanda is curious with Phillip's relationship with Angela. Maggie returns to San Francisco to Chase; after Darryl uses her for a passionate kiss in Malibu. Angela did everything to purchase the stock for The New Globe to control the company. Richard informs his plan on issuing $2 million dollars more of stock, a plan that Angela and Phillip secretly planned for a Wall Street Banker to encounter the displeased Richard. Jacqueline has found Angela's business dealings in Europe and gives Chase with Angela's illegal financial stunts.
028	"United We Stand..."	December 17, 1982	211
Angela competes with Lance and Cole against each other. Richard is planning to use a fake company front to purchase grapes; for twice the raised price; Chase hears about this. Thanks to Richard's threat, Jacqueline encourages Chase to work with Richard against Angela. Melissa is against the fact despite Cole telling Lance that he is the father of her child. Angela bestows Darryl more money in hopes of Maggie's own hope for her script getting produced. When Angela needs Chase's votes on The New Globe to take over control, Kenderson has been bribed, into canceling the new stock issue. Jacqueline surprises both Chase and Richard with the news that she gave Richard up for adoption; as a baby, therefore, they're half-brothers, after Chase enters into Richard's office to deliver construction injunction on his new winery.
029	"...Divided We Fall"	December 31, 1982	212
Richard refuses an explanation from Jacqueline as to why she gave him up for adoption. Cole has been harassed constantly by the police and the community, despite being innocent for Carlo Agretti's murder. Richard asks Chase to vote against Angela's take-over bid of the board of The New Globe. At round the same time, Chase forces Richard in trading all of his construction for his votes. Lance and his new girlfriend, Brenda, attends Angela's annual Founder's Day Party where Angela later becomes disgusted when she find Lance and Brenda; both in bed together. Richard and Melissa, not only agree to their relationship together, but Richard also announces to the entire family that he found his mother at the last minute. Angela then condescends Jacqueline for wrecking her marriage to Douglas, publicly.
030	"Pas De Deux"	January 7, 1983	213
Angela's Founders' Day Party is in a mess before Richard's announcement because Jacqueline is his mother. Richard straightens Chase about not keeping his promise to Jacqueline, except for Chase, who then, confronts him. As Angela comes to Jacqueline, Chase encourages himself to take his mother home. Jacqueline was referred as: "The Adulteress," by Richard, therefore, Chase socks his own half-brother and eventually Chase and Maggie hurries Jacqueline away. The following morning, Chase made the mistake in hitting his own half-brother; while Jacqueline thinks about the previous nights; were behind him. She knows very much of Richard's bitterness, especially when Chase doubts he could trust him, ever again. Melissa finds out that Lance is arranging the date to meet with Lori. Melissa's attorneys are still seeking potential offers. Nick and Sheila both dress; as they share a moment, together.
031	"Above Suspicion"	January 14, 1983	214
When Sheriff Robbins comes to Chase's office, he warns him to stop bothering this investigation about the Agretti case, or he'll be charged with obstruction of justice. Chase is determined to continue searching for leads. When Maggie hears all about her husband's run-in situation with the sheriff, she begs him to drop the issue. When a situation has brought up about Joseph's test results, Angela forbids Lance to talk to her about them, ever again. She already knows he's the boy's father. In escalation of Angela's disgust, Phillip finds out that Lance is where Angela wants him; whose wife will then have no choice other than to sell her father's vineyards. With the private to political problems that Chase is having... vindicating Cole, altogether, Jacqueline leaves Falcon Crest, permanently. Changing her mind about her achievements, Angela invites herself to go sailing with Phillip, the day after. At the lab, Lance complains to Julia about Angela not paying attention to Joseph's results, especially when he has no idea who the boy's father is. Cole is serious about getting custody of his son.
032	"Broken Promises"	January 21, 1983	215
In the garage, Cole is found unconscious, Chase in bed with Maggie, is distracted by that sound, outside. After tearing the door down, Chase rushes to Cole, pulls him out, calls help for Maggie, and desperately administers CPR to Cole, prior to taking him to the hospital. For Angela to get Melissa's independence, Melissa seduces Joseph. Nick is uncomfortable, after he and Vickie made love, after their first meeting in town. At Falcon Crest, sirens are disrupting the silence of the household.
033	"Deliberate Disclosure"	January 28, 1983	216
Lance shows the paper for Melissa to look at, who also thinks he is off the hook, at breakfast. Unfortunately, Melissa finds out that Richard wrote this, because she would not sell her father's property. This is where Angela is aware of Richard's evidence is from the paternity test that Lance gave him; Angela rejects Lance's inheritance. Cole indicates the same article, thinking Melissa had been very honest about Cole's fatherhood to Joseph. Even when the charges against Cole were dropped, Chase learns they will never hear the end of this until Carlo Agretti's actual killer is found. At the hospital, Angela visits Elliot McKay, who's very ill, unwillingly rejects her offer to buy his vineyard. In San Francisco, Vickie meets Nick, who shows his love for her. At the Globe, Melissa confronts Richard about the article that he wrote in the newspaper end, when Richard declines to print a retraction, she threatens to sue him for libel. Richard welcomes the safe publicity.
034	"Love, Honor And Obey"	February 4, 1983	217
When Lance is at Lori's, he attempts to delay her from getting out of bed. Irritated, Lori knows that Lance procrastinates looking for work, constantly, since Angela kicked Lance out of Falcon Crest, for one week. Lori takes Lance in and they make love. At the office, Chase builds up drama from Sheriff Robbins about going to the D.A. with Carlo Agretti's letter from Angela. The sheriff doesn't believe the letter that incriminates Angela in Carlo's murder. At Richard's office, Diane relays to Richard that nearly everybody, except for Angela, who has accepted the invitation to his housewarming party at the McKay place.
035	"Separate Hearts"	February 11, 1983	218
Vickie appears in the garage at the Giobertis, first thing in the morning; who has a cup of coffee, for her father; who cleans up the garage. Vicki talks Chase into seeing Maggie; he unwillingly refuses, because Maggie was the reason who turned her back on him. Cole enters at the same house and tells his father for him to quit this investigation, he’d understand; on the other hand, Chase has no desire of quitting. Meanwhile, Julia meets Maggie at the Tuscany Inn for tea; while Julia encourages Maggie to come back to Chase; for her not to make the same mistake that she made. Nick is in a argument with Vickie, about his dealings with Richard. Chase confronts Angela about hiring Bitterman. When Julia prevents Chase from the investigation, he lashes out.
036	"The Odyssey"	February 18, 1983	219
The firefighters remove the flames of Julia’s overturned car, Chase, Cole and Sheriff Robbins all help. Julia was tossed from the car into the brush, Chase finds her. Chase realizes the brakes of her car went out. The paramedics put Julia on a stretcher, who then took her to the hospital. Sheriff Robbins hears that it wasn’t an accident, recognizing the threatening letter to Julia. Chase and Cole must meet Melissa at her father’s vineyard; he then tells Cole to find Melissa, prior to going to the hospital, where Angela and Lance wait nervously, and a few minutes later, Maggie and Vickie arrive. The reason why Richard plans to destroy Angela and Chase is because he tells Philip to suggest the private vineyards to see him, in lieu of Falcon Crest.
037	"Ultimatums"	February 25, 1983	220
In Falcon Crest, Lance and Melissa stay in bed. Chao-Li arrives with breakfast, who blames Lance for wasting time in bed, when he has been told to help Chase with the inventory. When Chao-Li leaves, Melissa asks Lance if he tracked his father down. Richard helps them, after Lance says no. They also hold the key to Melissa’s father’s vineyard, for being spoken into Angela’s will. Angela and Phillip spends time in Paris ... Phillip was asked to go to New York with Angela, but will not give out any details. Cole wants Chase to back down on this investigation. Maggie fights with Darryl about the change in her script.
038	"Maelstrom"	March 4, 1983	221
Sheriff Robbins is being approached by Chase. Then Robbins received the forensic report on Henri Denault, who questions Richard. Chase has evidence on Carlo Agretti, who was blackmailing Richard, who was dictating Mr. Denault’s obituary to Diana; for the newspaper prior to the sheriff and Chase arriving at Richard’s house. Then, Angela asks Chase about Maggie and Darryl Clayton. The sheriff obtains a warrant and asks that Chase escort him to Richard’s house. Chase cautions Sheriff Robbins not to be irrational, he also warns that they need to search for more harder evidence. Chase finds that they might find more clues at the Agretti place.
039	"Climax"	March 11, 1983	222
After a week since Maggie has been in an accident, Chase was allowed to push her in a wheelchair towards her car. Her doctor asked her to be very careful, because she has a serious concussion. Maggie must go straight home, not to a hotel. Lance and Melissa rides horses in the meadows in hoping that the land is theirs. Before Julia look at Lance's divorce papers, he showed them to Melissa. Angela encourages to have Vickie's wedding at Falcon Crest.

Season Three (1983-1984)

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code
040	"Cimmerian Dawn"	September 30, 1983	301
The Channings and The Giobertis attend the funeral at the Tuscany Valley Cemetery, where their lives will affect everybody, while in San Francisco. Julia admitted to the murder of Carlo Agretti, who then, pull a gun to shoot her cousin, Chase, but to murder her aunt Jacqueline. Dr. Michael Ranson, another one of Chase's cousins, appears at Jacqueline's funeral, who gets completely taken in to the Gioberti house. Julia determines Angela's attempts to help her prove her innocence, thinking prison is better than living under Angela's manipulative behavior. Lance excitingly gives Melissa back to him, who was very devastated that his mother had shot Melissa's father. Julia has made a strong commitment that she would never forgive any of The Channings. In the hospital, Chase is in a coma, but at the very last minute comes out of it, only to find out his bullet lodged in his spine, thus, left him paralyzed. Note: Margaret Ladd became a regular star.
041	"Penumbra"	October 7, 1983	302
While Chase recovers from his operation, Angela wrecks it, for explaining to him about Jacqueline’s death. She also goes for the jugular, after Maggie confronts Angela, who learns Dr. Lantry expand his income by selling illegal pills, she uses this information to blackmail him into signing an affidavit about Chase’s incompetence to own Falcon Crest. While Lance helps his grandmother, in her scheme, his wife, Melissa turns to Richard for love. Another one of Angela’s schemes took in effect, when Joseph is rushed to the hospital, after swallowing the pills that Lance had procured for her. With a lot of hatred, Melissa accuses Lance of killing her baby.
042	"Conspiracy"	October 14, 1983	303
Lance and Melissa calls it truce, after the accident of the baby. Angela and Lance listens to the announcement of Melissa that she is pregnant, again. Bringing on Angela’s plot, Dr. Lantry lets Maggie know that Chase has a bullet in his spine, which also caused an infection, and that they may have to perform surgery. Discreetly, Dr. Lantry injects drugs in Chase’s I.V. Prior to this, Richard has a guilty conscious when he learns from Phillip that Jacqueline had died of cancer and Phillip stepped in front of his son to spare from the gunfire. Richard and Melissa began to take advantage of Julia, by gaining her trust, to avenge the death of their own parents. Michael temporarily replaces Chase, with the beseeching of Maggie. In the hospital, Dr. Lantry triumphantly announces to Angela that Chase has a high fever and could die when and if she wishes. Angela was shocked, when it is too late and she is an accessory to murder.
043	"Partners"	October 21, 1983	304
In a rush, Michael prevents Dr. Lantry from operating Chase, which might also leave him permanently paralyzed. Angela also sets up a court date to have Chase declared illegally incompetent to own Falcon Crest. At Physical Therapy, Chase begin to restore the use of his legs, who recovers. At the trial, when the judge would rule in Angela’s favor, Chase limps on crutches, and the judges denies her petition. As jail inmates torture her constantly, Julia is declared not to be criminally insane. Maggie encourages Michael to take a job as the staff position at the hospital, she’s shocked to hear he’s the executor of Jacqueline’s estate.
044	"Judge and Jury"	October 28, 1983	305
Under Mrs. Channing’s orders, Lance has to make Chase’s return even harder, as he comes back to work. Lance also sabotages The Giobertis, sends Chase’s staff home and destroy one of the vats. They do all the work themselves, but a drainage lid breaks loose, spilling gallons of wine. Chase collapses from the leak, after the leak is controlled. At the trial hearing, Phillip’s feelings is to place Julia in the psychiatric ward for observation, before she pleads guilty on every count. The Channings and The Giobertis were shocked, in order for Melissa to have been accomplished by encouraging Julia to lash out against Angela, prior to her prison sentence, she sits in a self-satisfied manner. Warned, Phillip cautions Angela, Julia might receive the death penalty.
045	"The Wages of Sin"	November 4, 1983	306
Julia is on the brink of going to prison for two murders. While the judge is preparing to pronounce the sentencing, Julia publicly announces she’d rather die than to face life in prison, when the judge, actually, sentence her behind bars. Dr. Lantry is accused of malpractice, however, Dr. Lantry tells Angela he will incriminate her, if she refuses to stop Michael. Richard spins a disgusting web taking advantage of Emma, tempt Maggie to work at The New Globe, as a feature writer, while he fights Chase by holding up the reading of Jacqueline’s will. Phillips retrieves the original contracts to Melissa that Angela had talked her into signing that would’ve given the Agretti land to Falcon Crest.
046	"The Last Laugh"	November 11, 1983	307
Julia has a hard time with the guard in prison, who has a strong vendetta against The Channings. Angela works to get her sentence moved. Melissa offers the Agretti land to Richard, after making love, which he excitingly accepts, in order for him to prevent Angela from taking it. Jacqueline’s will is split between Chase and Richard, when she left $50 million dollars, only after one year, if Chase finds Richard to be trustworthy of him, which reveals the motive of brotherly active. She also left Angela a hotel key suite, which Phillip must escort her there. It was Jacqueline who has “the last laugh,” when Angela finds an unmade bed with a note.
047	"Solitary Confinements"	November 18, 1983	308
Julia has no choice other than to seek Angela for help to prevent her from these conniving prison inmates, or Julia might die. Angela pays the prison guard off to make things real simple for Julia. Maggie reveals evidence that Dr. Lantry’s paychecks were given by a mysterious and handsome additional income. Chase and Michael’s investigation is in a crisis, when Dr. Lantry’s competency results may ban him from being a doctor. Afraid he might be incriminated, Angela jeopardizes Dr. Hooks on any questions. Maggie’s younger sister, Terry Harford, has arrived in Falcon Crest, who finds out Maggie is rich.
048	"Chameleon Charades"	November 25, 1983	309
In desperation, Angela does everything she could to protect herself when she learns that Chase’s and Michael’s investigation into Dr. Lantry’s underlying scheme past point towards her. When Angela informs Lance that Melissa and Richard are having an affair, boiling in anger, Lance, tries to find them. Melissa covers in telling Lance that she’s trying to keep Richard as an ally, while he feasts his eyes on Pamela. Linda’s father refuses to admit Cole as part of his family, while the newlyweds begins the custody battle with baby Joseph, alongside Melissa and Lance. Terry looks for her fortune in San Francisco, when she double-crosses her ways into The Giobertis.
049	"Double Dealing"	December 2, 1983	310
Dr. Lantry is sentenced to jail, all because of Angela, who is now concerned he will incriminate her in the murder of Chase. Phillip sets up the bail of Dr. Lantry, who must be sent out of the county, though Chase and Michael are bound to prove that Lantry is allied with Angela, who investigates Terry’s dark past with plans of taking advantage of her to demolish The Giobertis. She learns Terry was a prostitute in New York, when Angela uses this truth into blocking Cole’s custody suit. While Terry is scheming, she flirts with the many men in Falcon Crest, while Richard is disgusted to find out that the cartel begs for 100% of his racetrack and will stop at nothing to get it.
050	"The Betrayal"	December 9, 1983	311
Angela’s “betrayal” from Lance, who gave information to Chase where Dr. Lantry is nowhere to be found. When he learned from this, Chase accuses Angela of having the bail being arranged by Dr. Lantry, and that Chase tells Angela that he learned all that from Lance. Angela refuses to admit everything else, except, she can hardly control her anger beyond Lance’s “betrayal.” After Chase finds Dr. Lantry, he confesses that Angela blackmailed him, as far as signing the affidavit was concerned about Chase’s incompetency. Dr. Lantry injects himself with a lethal dose of morphine, as Chase was stopping him. When a dead body is found on Richard’s property, Richard’s life, as well as his inheritance, are in jeopardy.
051	"Coup d'Etat"	December 16, 1983	312
Dr. Lantry is near death, Chase learns that he might lose his chance to see Angela in jail. Lance jeopardizes Angela and Melissa with blackmail, and all the while, Angela works with Phillip to commit Julia to a mental institution. Terry crawls her way into Michael’s heart, while Angela blackmails her for love. Vince Caproni, whose unhappy about Linda’s marriage to Cole, tells Linda that Angela’s brutality towards migrant workers caused Linda’s mother’s death. Angela talks Terry into spying on The Giobertis, or else, Angela will open up to Terry’s sleazy past. Chase learns about a clause in his grandfather’s will that’ll enable him to get Falcon Crest, the legal rights away from Angela.
052	"No Trespassing"	December 23, 1983	313
Chase is in a public feud with Richard, who wants to build a racetrack that could demolish the entire wine industry, however, the final say is when the residents who are planning to vote after scandalous campaigns of men. Angela strongly promises that she wouldn’t allow Chase to run Falcon Crest without her and thwarts his goals to retain the accounting records. Lance jeopardizes Vince over Joseph’s paternity suit, Vince becomes gravelly ill. Angela attacks her own nephew to strip him of his powers. In spite of The Gioberti’s warning that Terry is dangerous, she moves in with Michael.
053	"Sport of Kings"	January 6, 1984	314
Richard wins his election in building a racetrack, a plot that Chase will stop him, that results in an explosive manner. Julia is in the mental institution, where she becomes hysterical, when Richard, in the worst way, tells her Melissa's baby is his, that pushed her in a catatonic state. Angela has made an agreement to Lance that they will both be kicking out of Falcon Crest, if they lose Joseph's custody battle to Cole. When Melissa's being questioned on Angela's grandson's affair with Maggie's baby sister, prior to giving deposition to Cole's lawyer, she lashes out and admits that their marriage is a farce. Angela plans to stop Chase's call to plan a champagne market by purchasing the grape harvest he needs.
054	"Queen's Gambit"	January 13, 1984	315
Michael must face his fears from the past, as he operates Sheriff Robbins to save his life. In the operating room, Michael cannot perform the surgery, who later admits to Terry about the guilt he's felt, the day he lost his wife. Terry arranges to become the new wife of Michael, after she spies on Maggie for Angela. While a gangster attacks Richard, Angela plans to crush Chase, with the encouragement of Calvin Kleeger, whose the wine distributor of Falcon Crest. Kleeger lets Chase know that Angela is no longer in the running of Falcon Crest, he won't serve as distributor, until Chase offers the winery as collateral.
055	"Bitter Harvest"	January 20, 1984	316
Thanks to Phillip, Melissa has no choice other than to sell her Agretti land to him. Richard is nearly ran down by a hit man, as the cartel was bound to take over his racetrack. Maggie also finds Jacqueline had an affair with Johann Riebmann, who was the head of the Nazi Gestapo. Cole came back home, only to find out Melissa was waiting for him seductively posed in bed. He kicks her out of the house, prior to Linda coming back.
056	"Power Play"	February 3, 1984	317
When Joseph's custody battle goes to court, Lance and Melissa resort to blackmail. Cole punches Lance in front of a witness, who comes to court, all bodily bruised claiming that Cole had assaulted him. After hearing the story of the blackmailed witness, the case of Cole and Linda had been dismissed. Maggie and Chase notices that Jacqueline's relationship with Johann Riebmann and Henri Denault, led her into being a war criminal. Prior to Maggie, who chooses not to submit her article at The New Globe, Emma, who plays second-fiddle to her mother and brother, Angela and Richard, into being evil, that she has the story written on the front page behind Richard's and Maggie's back. Thanks to Emma's underlying schemes, the cartels were not pleased about that story and Richard would be knocked out.
057	"Changing Times"	February 10, 1984	318
Angela makes a deal with Chase and Maggie, about herself, getting full control of Falcon Crest, as long as Melissa gives Cole custody of Joseph. She (Melissa) was shocked at first, but later reconsiders it. Angela bosses Terry around, in hoping Chase and Michael don't get along with each other, while Richard is at the mercy of the cartel's gangsters in opening a racetrack. Maggie's article about Jacqueline's past, made it the valley's business.
058	"The Aftermath"	February 17, 1984	319
Melissa's in hot water, when, after the argument, she gets into a serious car crash with Linda. Lance spends the night with Terry, while Melissa suffers a miscarriage, at the hospital. Overwhelmed with shame, Lance tries to apologize to Angela, when she's absolutely unforgiving. Melissa has been relayed by Angela that she refuses to give up Joseph and needs the assigned agreement return. Phillip asked Angela to marry her, but she is obsessed with driving Terry out of San Francisco, with the encouragement that Lance will behave more like a husband to Melissa, than just being a ladies' man. Richard and Pamela's relationship has gone up, when she's so concerned about him being killed.
059	"Tests of Faith"	February 24, 1984	320
Terry's sleazy, secretive past has been revealed when Angela goes to greater lengths to wear her out of San Francisco. Kate Mars, a former call girl friend of Terry's, is being paid by Angela, who asked her to tell Michael everything about Terry's past. Angela confronts Phillip about his indiscretions, especially when Jacqueline claimed to have slept with him, while in the hotel room. Phillip refuses to tell her everything else about this, and quits, having been tolerated with Angela's manipulations. Chase looks for another wine distributor, who also learns that Calvin Kleeger serves as front for Angela. Disguised as a janitor, at the mental institution, Julia, escapes and hitchhikes her way back to Falcon Crest. Maggie finds out she has a brain tumor, because of the horrifying dizzy spells and headaches, she's been suffering. The hit men kidnap Pamela who forces her to choose between faithfulness to Richard's and her own life, hence, Richard refuses to give the cartel back to the racetrack. Lance barges in on Richard, searching for revenge for his mother's mental setback, only to get Richard to call security to give him a hard time.
060	"Little Boy Blue"	March 9, 1984	321
The news about Julia’s escape from the mental institution is being printed on The New Globe. Julia also steals a wallet and purchase a wig from a waitress at a roadside coffee shop. When Melissa trades her son for power, which leads her into paying a heavy price. Phillip and Chase try to determine how serious Angela as far as trading Joseph for half of Falcon Crest. Chase is shocked, prior to Phillip produces Angela contract, when he is happy to know when he can pry out of Angela’s clutches. Angela tells Melissa it’s too late to call off the deal with Chase, after Melissa begs her, as Melissa is overwhelmed with guilt, prior to Chase and Cole taking her child away. Chase hears that Richard bribes a county geologist to approve construction of the racetrack. Julia takes over as Kay Aberdeen, who is invited to stay with an unexpected admirer, Lucas Crosby. Maggie has to come to the terms with the fact that she has a brain tumor.
061	"The Gathering Storm"	March 16, 1984	322
Lance loses his temper, when he finds out that Melissa sold Joseph to Angela for her half of Falcon Crest. Angela cautions Lance, who must, then atone with Melissa, who is now Angela’s heir, and if he refuses to, he’ll be penniless. Pamela planted the hidden bugs, whom Richard found, leading him to think the cartel is closer to him. To make Phillip jealous, Angela goes out on a date with Carter St. John. Maggie’s dying, because her tumor is growing fast, who must decide between operation and radiation treatment. She’s also beginning to lose her eyesight, and Michael warns if she doesn’t have surgery, her sight could be irreversible. However, questions about Michael’s surgical abilities, may have to wait. Being afraid of her own safety, Lucas teaches Julia how to shoot a gun.
062	"Final Countdown"	March 23, 1984	323
Michael talks Chase into allowing him on operating Maggie’s brain tumor, which has already took both her life and sight. Michael also enlist his former lover, Lillian Heller, an anesthesiologist, for helping with Maggie’s surgery. Lillian’s a houseguest, that makes Terry really jealous. Chase has high concerns if he’ll ever see his wife again. Angela strongly encourages Lance to reconcile with Melissa, for producing a true heir at Falcon Crest. Lance begs Melissa to give marriage a second chance, when she looks at his deception and has no intention of sharing it with him. Phillip expands to his winery staff by hiring Angela’s best people. Pamela is carrying out Spheeris’s order, in order to demolish Richard, who gets so obsessed with attempting to win over Chase to obtain his inheritance for the completion of the racetrack.
063	"Love's Triumph"	April 6, 1984	324
Maggie’s heart stop, when Michael and Dr. Heller remove the last of her brain tumor, as fast as they could, only to find Maggie in a coma. Angela prays for Maggie, Julia and the entire Falcon Crest, as Maggie’s fate is up to The Lord, while Angela gets back with Phillip again. Richard is very disgusted when Chase has turned over Jacqueline’s $50 million dollar trust fund to St. Martha’s convent in Paris, at the time Richard desperately needs the money. Above this, the cartel plot against Richard’s jeopardizes Pamela’s life. When Pamela’s disappears, Richard notices he has lost the only person whom he truly loved.
064	"Win, Place, and Show"	April 13, 1984	325
A public spectacle about Richard’s assassination of the grand opening of the racetrack, where the cartel begins to carry out traditional plans. Richard, who’s in the limousine, makes a switch to the bomb, causing the cartel to explode. To please Angela, Lance has made a commitment he and Melissa will produce Angela’s first great-grandchild. Melissa learns that she can no longer have children due to injuries sustain in her car accident. While Chase and Maggie have thought Michael and Terry are both traveling to Mexico, they are shocked when the young couple are announcing their marriage. Angela agrees to marry Phillip. Police find out about Julia’s identity.
065	"For Better or Worse"	May 4, 1984	326
As Angela’s wedding is coming closer, one of her daughters, Julia is about to shoot her. It all begins with Julia (dressing up in a nun’s habit), heading towards the church. Chase recognizes her, when she locks him in a closet. As he crazingly works his way around it, Julia fails to shoot Angela, as she leaves for Falcon Crest, as well as the wedding reception. As the reception begins, Julia hiding upstairs, who’s about to point the gun to Angela, who didn’t get shot, again. Chase has the police cautioning Angela that Julia might kill her mother. Cole tries hard to locate Joseph, upstairs, only to find Julia has taken him hostage.
066	"The Avenger"	May 11, 1984	327
Lance and Emma finds out Julia is in the springhouse with Joseph, who’s being held hostage by her. Terry lies, constantly to Michael, when she receives a letter about the dark past. After Angela reads a letter in which Julia had left her, while she was in college, she regrets in not being a very good mother to her, due to her busy career. The house is surrounded by police officers, when Angela enters in trading for Joseph. Angela admits that she has failed in becoming a mother to Julia, and finally gets Julia to listen to what her mother has to say, About Angela loving her. Julia hands Angela the gun, the deputy sheriff ends up shooting, which sets the kerosene lamp and house on fire. Chase and Lance scrambles to locate Angela and Julia, towards their safety, when Lance is knocked out, and has to be rescued by the fire, as did Angela, he is being saved by Chase, and the springhouse explodes.
067	"Ashes to Ashes"	May 18, 1984	328
The springhouse is on fire, the coroners inspecting a ring and bone fragments, they’re all identifies the cremation of Julia’s. In the letter to Lance, the final request from Julia was to have her ashes scattered in Italy. Angela asks both The Channings and The Giobertis to travel to Italy, in hoping that Julia’s death can reunite them together, somehow. Couraged, Richard has learned that Pamela is in Europe. Lance is relayed by Melissa, that the minute he returns from Italy, she’ll be moving out of Falcon Crest. Angela already knows Melissa has filed for divorce, who also can’t have children of her own. Everybody’s leaving, so Melissa pays one of the workers to stage an accident at the winery so that Cole will have to stay behind with her. Prior to Chase inspecting the plane, he fails to notice one of the cartel men posing as a mechanic. As Angela, Philip, Lance, Emma, Richard, Maggie, Michael, Terry, Linda and Joseph, all take off in a plane that Chase is being a pilot, one of its engines loses in the plane, Chase suspects wrecks, the plane dives and has lost control, leading to a crash. Note: Abby Dalton does not appear in this episode.

Season Four (1984-1985)

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code
068	"Requiem"	September 28, 1984	401
As Melissa and Cole wait at the rescue site where the helicopters arrive with the remaining survivors of the plane crash. As Angela leaves the plane, she says to the her family that Phillip is dead, as well as Chase’s co-pilot and Terry’s husband, Michael. Richard has brought up the fact that the cartel was responsible for the crash, while Chase maintains it’s a wreck. Angela blames Chase and has vowed to force him into paying. At the hospital, Linda is in critical condition where Cole visits her and makes plans for her future. Before she passes away, she tells Cole how much she loves him. Terry learns that she’s a rich woman. In Buenos Aires, The Cartel meets where reveals that the ultimate goal is to reclaim a valuable Third Reich treasure buried under Falcon Crest.
069	"Father's Day"	October 05, 1984	402
Chase continues to have nightmares about the crash and is concerned that whatever it was than he could’ve done just to land safely. Greg Reardon is offered a job as a lawyer, much due to Angela’s surprise, to fill the void for Phillip, who died. She also promises to help launch his political career, the following year, if he accepts it. Maggie and Cole pack up Linda’s things. As Richard heads into the limousine, Spheeris levels a pistol at him, who also refuses to buy the property, made especially for the members of the cartels. In planning a fuel leak story that will eventually blame chase for the crash, Angela, Lance and Alan Caldwell of the F.A.A., detailed about it. In Buenos Aires, Johann steps into his limousine, it immediately explodes while Gustav stands by, pleasing watching his father die. Note: Simon MacCorkindale joins the cast.
070	"Strangers"	October 12, 1984	403
Angela and Lance partners against Chase in the F.A.A.’s investigation of the crash. Being bribed by Angela, the airplane’s mechanic, Buzz Whitehead, who lies and claims that Chase had been drinking prior to the flight, and had ignored the leak warning. Chase is determined who wrecked the plane and swears that the cartel was responsible, Richard will pay. Gustav comes to Tuscany Valley to obtain the Falcon Crest secret. Angela, Lance, and Greg try to scheme to take The Globe away from Richard. Maggie’s father visits her. The Giobertis throw a party to introduce their new champagne, however, the celebration turns into a nightmare for Maggie, when Angela publicly announces that Maggie is adopted and her father is unable to deny the hurtful truth.
071	"The Outcasts"	October 19, 1984	404
The cartel bestows Angela a falcon statue that contains a listening device, which the cartel uses to eavesdrops her discussions about The New Globe. Terry gets an unwelcome visit from Joel McCarthy, her ex-husband, who claims they were never divorced. He beseeches $25,000 just to keep quiet, when Terry refuses to lend support for his drug habit. Angela reports evidence to the plane crash, investigating Chase, who later calls Senator Silverlake to put a spin on the F.A.A. report, who then releases their report on the car accident and Chase learns that he’s responsible, hence, his license was suspended. Emma gives her stock in The New Globe to Angela, helping her to take over the newspaper.
072	"Shadows"	October 26, 1984	405
Pamela learns that Richard’s attacker is Padgett, who pulls back the covers only to find the pillows where Richard’s body was supposed to have been. While Padgett attempts to flee from town, Richard hasn’t been knocking out property, Gustav is very furious. At The New Globe, Lance was hired as publisher much to the dismay of many of his new staff. Chase has been removed as the Head of the airport authority by the Board of Supervisors. Joel, broke and desperate to support his drug abuse attacks Maggie at Tuscany Downs. She rarely see him, and later, Cole unhappily hires Joel as the new transportation foreman for the vineyards. Julia has been called out by Emma in the vineyards, where Angela shows up, Julia disappears again.
073	"Lord of the Valley"	November 02, 1984	406
For Gustav’s quest for land adjacent to Falcon Crest, he approaches Sam Gianinni, and when he refuses to cell, Gustav gets Spheeris to pay a special visit that evening. Richard purchases the entire radio station, immediately fires the entire staff and makes Frank Taggert the new general manager. Chase and Maggie travel to New York, to unveil her past. Joel gives Terry written evidence that they are married, and it requires an additional $10,000 check for him to keep quiet. Lorraine Prescott, Richard’s daughter from a previous marriage, returning to his life, the news that leaved Pamela stunned. Angela sees Richard’s fierce protectiveness of Lorraine might be the weakness she’s been searching for him. Julia reappears on the porch, who asks Emma for money, who also asks that Angela mustn’t know about this.
074	"The Intruder"	November 09, 1984	407
The Giobertis have been notified by Sheriff Robbins that Sam Gianinni has been murdered, apparently during the robbery. Lance takes advantage of his new power to use Sam’s death in The Globe. Maggie, who’s now working at Richard’s new radio station to do work writing copy. Richard’s ex-wife, Stephanie, comes to town and gives greater knowledge about her daughter about Richard’s past behavior, cautioning her that he may attempt to take advantage of her too. Gustav bestows Mary Gianinni his condolences and jeopardizes to kill her if she does not sell her property to him. Chase has a copy of the F.A.A. report and is angry that somebody is lying to make him be guilty. Francesca Gioberti is in Italy, who faces disaster at her vineyards, she travels to Falcon Crest, where Angela is surprised to see her, with the help of Francesca’s cousins.
075	"Pain and Pleasure"	November 16, 1984	408
Angela is shocked when she finds out that Francesca has evidence that she’s Angela’s half-sister and legal heir to one third of Falcon Crest. Angela also exploits it, at her advantage by making a deal with her to buy her half-sister’s third in control to gain more of Falcon Crest than Chase. When Julia’s at Lucas Crosby’s home, she tells him she’s tired of running and being afraid somebody will recognize her. When she goes to the police to turn herself in, they don’t believe she’s Julia Cumson. Emma helps Chase finds evidence that Buzz Whitehead had been bought off into lying to the F.A.A. investigator, and Senator Silverlake was forced into suspending Chase’s license. Cole resuscitates his love with Melissa, as the two were in an opening relationship with each other, however, Greg will try to wreck their relationship.
076	"The Trump Card"	November 23, 1984	409
While Chase is in Washington, D.C., who uses Emma’s findings, he confronts Senator Silverlake, with the evidence that he was bought off into faking the F.A.A. reports. He confesses, releasing Chase of all the blame in the plane crash. Lorraine beseeches Lance to print a retraction to an article that connects Richard to the criminal underworld. Lance relishes seductions than retractions, however Lorraine ignores his advances. Richard and Gustav seek romance in Francesca, to get closer to her share of Falcon Crest. On the other hand, Angela and Greg talk her to sign a contract for her share of the vineyards. Private Investigator, Mike Harris, lets Maggie know that her real father was killed in World War II. Though Greg is determined to have a serious relationship with Melissa, she tells him she can’t see him anymore as it jeopardizes her relationship of Cole.
077	"Tarantella"	November 30, 1984	410
Chase hears that Jasper’s case is being reopened, he’s very doubtful of Angela’s motives, and confronts her, who also learns that Francesca is selling her third of Falcon Crest to Angela to save her vineyards in Italy. Confused, Francesca had listened to Angela, telling her that Chase would be very pleased. Cole wants to love Melissa enough to move in with her, especially against his parents’ wishes. Richard, unsuccessfully attempts to prevent Lance from seeing Lorraine, and cautions his nephew not to hurt his stepdaughter. Francesca wants to throw a farewell party, before returning to Italy. She and Lance perform the tarantella dance, and scolds her family for greed and hatred. Jean-Louis helps Francesca by stealing her agreement from Angela’s safe. Prior to the evening, Gustav’s henchmen follow Julia, seize her and drive off.
078	"Going Once, Going Twice"	December 07, 1984	411
Riebmann and Spheeris look after Julia at cartel headquarters, who’s drugged and confined on a bed in a mock hospital room. Riebmann formulates plans to convince Julia that Angela is responsible for her daughter’s kidnapping. In order to give Chase some bargaining power with Angela, Melissa agrees to sell her father’s harvest to him. When Angela finds out about this, she begs Greg to find a way to remove Melissa from the will. At court, Judge Stevens announces that Jasper’s handwritten will is binding, and that an appeal is unjustified. Francesca doesn’t pay attention to her previous contract with Angela, and accepts seal bids for her share of the land. The family gathers for the sale at Falcon Crest, even though Gustav bids the highest at $31 million dollars, Francesca will not sell the price to a stranger nor will she compete against Angela and Chase, against each other, therefore, it’s Richard’s land. Angela and Chase have careful eye contact, as they both find themselves to be unwilling allies against Richard.
079	"The Triumvirate"	December 14, 1984	412
Thrilled with his one-third ownership of Falcon Crest, Richard makes plans to buy new harvests. He acknowledges to Terry that he realizes Joel is blackmailing her and has made a commitment in helping her if she sells him her land. Spheeris and Riebmann continue to plague Julia, in the mock hospital, saying that Angela has given them permission to perform a frontal lobotomy on her. Claiming to work for the U.S. Government, Ben Landale, arrives at Falcon Crest with some commandments to look for Johann Riebmann. Now that Melissa’s and Lance’s divorce have been finalized, Melissa agrees to marry Cole. Secretly working with Angela, Mike Harris tracks down Maggie’s mother, Charlotte Pershing, and takes her to the radio station. Angela relays to Greg she found Maggie’s mother, because her compulsive gambling habits will create big problems with The Giobertis.
080	"Winner Take All"	December 21, 1984	413
As Melissa is being cut out of the will, Angela reinstates Lance as her single heir. For Gustav to scheme Julia by trusting him, he models as Julia’s psychiatrist. Ben and Chase check Falcon Crest for surveillance devices and when Gustav listens to them talk about Henri Denault with Angela, he commands Spheeris to investigate Ben immediately. Greg’s immediate romance with Melissa are taking a toll on Cole’s trust in Melissa. Joel gave back the necklace he stole from Terry and bestows her an engagement ring. She reluctantly agrees to marry him within two weeks. At the Turf Club, Angela wants to allow Charlotte die down to her weakness for gambling. Chase puts Maggie in the dark about his plans with Ben, in searching for Johann in Europe.
081	"Suitable for Framing"	December 28, 1984	414
Being angry about written out of Angela’s will, Melissa begs Joel’s help by bestowing him $50,000 to disgrace Lance in Angela’s eyes. Joel uses Lance into having a private meeting, and locks him up in a deserted warehouse. Pretending to be Lance, he uses Lance’s Porsche to drive Angela off the road. While the real Lance is released from the warehouse, he is arrested immediately for his grandmother’s murder. Angela acknowledges her plot to Greg to ally with Richard in order to get Chase to stop his champagne business. Gustav commands to follow Chase and Ben to Paris, where the two search for clues leading to Johann’s whereabouts. While Ben and Chase are caught in a set-up, Ben is dead. Charlotte loses her temper over her gambling impulses at Richard’s racetrack.
082	"Vicious Circle"	January 04, 1985	415
Angela receives a phone call from Lance, who’s trying to bail out, who also knows that he cannot rot in jail. Ralph Delaney arrives and informs him that The New Globe will pay his bail. Richard asks Maggie to do a story about Lance and uses the situation. As Lorraine finds out about this, she’s enraged, who accuses Richard of slanting the news. Chase tightens security at his house, who purchases a gun. He finds out from Herb Boutilier from Washington, D.C., that Ben never worked for the government and gets another phone call warning him to stop looking for Ben. Charlotte and her old gambling friend meet and begin to lose money for the track. To keep Joel from Terry, Richard sends him to a drug rehabilitation center. Even though Lance is determined he was framed, Angela denies trusting her grandson, she disinherits him. Lance moves in with Lorraine at the Tuscany Inn.
083	"Insult and Injury"	January 11, 1985	416
When Maggie investigates Lance’s case, she’s his only hope, to find him not guilty. She approaches Angela with proof in support of her grandson, and to his surprise, Angela admits that she can trust her grandson’s side of the story and has made a commitment by letting Greg defend him, provided that he stopped dating Lorraine. Lance and Lorraine said goodbye, sadly, planning to reunite after he’s being released. Charlotte fails in retrieving the pearls from the pawn shop, therefore Maggie cries when she learns the pearls were missing. Riebmann listens in as Angela makes plans for Lorraine to be her heir, in the surveillance room, and begins to love her. Chase and Cole discover a surprise plan to undermine their champagne production.
084	"Acid Tests"	January 25, 1985	417
With Richard and Angela looking on, Chase and Cole dump hundreds of gallons of nasty champagne. Chase believes one of them is responsible for the poisoning. With the obsession Richard has about him destroying Lance, encourages Maggie to quit her job at the radio station. When Maggie’s mother suddenly disappeared, she searches for her, while traveling to Los Angeles. Prior to meeting his stepfather, Alexander Nicolau, Chase unveils his mother’s risky connections with the cartel, who is also determined to unveil why Riebmann fiercely wants Tuscany Valley. There, reporters and spectators crowd the courthouse for Lance's preliminary hearing. Richard is highly satisfied with Judge Holder's ruling that Lance still must stand trial for the attempted murder of Angela Channing.
085	"The Showdown"	February 01, 1985	418
The truck is seized and the tanker is drained, there went Richard’s first shipment of Francesca’s wine delivered for bottling. Richard highly doubts Chase and Cole, and after they fight, Chase finishes that Riebmann and the cartel had demolished it. He also details his suspicions that DeBercy may actually be Riebmann. Richard is surprised at the extent of Chase's knowledge about the cartel and so is Riebmann, who is listening from his surveillance room and realizes he must act quickly before his identity is revealed. He continues to use Emma to gather more useful information to further his plot. Meanwhile, Lorraine discovers that she is pregnant with Lance's baby. While Chase, Richard and Greg go to the authorities, Angela receives an invitation at gunpoint to visit Mr. Riebmann and his houseguest, Julia.
086	"Retribution"	February 08, 1985	419
At the Riebmann’s house with Julia, Angela’s kidnapping brings her face to face, while Chase, Richard and Greg are on a mission to save her. All of them play at Riebmann’s hand, getting control of the guards and escape. Riebmann is being followed by Richard, as he enters into the mineshaft where the treasure is buried. Chase, Pamela and Chao-Li stand by in horror, while the mine begins to collapse. Richard tries to escape, when Gustav and Renee are buried with the treasure. To avoid further complicating Lance’s life, Lorraine is planning an abortion procedure, a situation Lance is strongly opposed to. Melissa and Cole were disappointed with Father Bob, when he brings up the annulment of her marriage to Lance could take up to two years. They chose to do a nice ceremony, the following week.
087	"Forsaking All Others"	February 15, 1985	420
At Falcon Crest, Lance is dumbfounded when he sees Julia appear on the stairs. Greg and Angela manage to persuade Judge Leeds to transfer Julia's sentence to a convent in Oregon. Meanwhile, Angela plans to buy Sam Giannini's estate. Richard meets Cassandra Wilder, who attracts both Richard and his advertising account for Francesca wine. Greg continues to pursue Melissa until the day of the wedding. Dr. Mitchell informs Melissa that her auto accident has rendered her unable to bear any more children and Melissa fails to build the courage to tell Cole, who wants more children. However, Cole learns this in the worst possible way, through Angela. Feeling that Melissa has deceived him, Cole decides at the last minute that he cannot go through with the wedding and abandons Melissa at the altar in tears.
088	"Recriminations"	February 22, 1985	421
Melissa confronts Angela when she realizes that Angela had provoked Cole into walking out on their wedding. Although Melissa tries to seek comfort with Greg, she cannot put Cole out of her mind. After arguing with Melissa, Cole swallows his pride, reunites with her and marries her in a meadow in a small private ceremony. Lance proposes to Lorraine and surprisingly receives Angela's support. Unfortunately, Judge Holder has denied a change of venue for Lance's trial. Before Lorraine has a chance to discuss her pregnancy and engagement with Richard, Angela deviously provides him with the information. In turn, Richard confronts Lorraine, who begs him to be happy for her. Instead, Richard throws her out of the house, telling her that, as far as he's concerned, she is dead.
089	"House Divided"	March 08, 1985	422
Greg coaches Lance on his trial testimony as they nervously wait to hear whether the trial will be postponed. Cole and Melissa happily honeymoon in Tahiti. Chase convinces Connie Giannini to keep the land she inherited upon her mother's death rather than sell it to Angela. At KRDC, Pamela advises Richard not to reject Lorraine just when she really needs him. When Richard resists Lorraine's attempt to reconcile, she has no choice but to remain at Falcon Crest, where she is quickly learning that Angela cares only about heirs. The next day at breakfast, Greg soberly announces to the family that the trial extension was denied. Horrified, Lance and Lorraine realize that he will go on trial that Monday.
090	"The Trial"	March 15, 1985	423
Lance stands trial for the attempted murder of Angela, but his real court battle is against Richard Channing, who has secretly bribed the judge. Richard discovers that Greg and the prosecutor, Caroline Earle, have agreed to a deal that would considerably lighten his Lance's sentence. He passes this information to Judge Holder, who, on instruction, rejects such an arrangement. Cole and Melissa consider hiring a surrogate mother to bear them a child. Chase decides to hire Connie to help Cole with their champagne production. Cassandra and Damon come closer to an opportunity for revenge on Angela. Cassandra must keep their identity and plan hidden from Richard, who finds Cassandra intriguing. Melissa's cousin, Robin, arrives at the Gioberti household for an extended visit and hungrily sets her sights on Cole and the mansion.
091	"Justice For All"	March 29, 1985	424
Cole battles with Connie, resenting her interference in his champagne operation. However, Chase convinces her to stay on, not realizing she is thrilled to be working near him. In court, after the foreman announces that the jury cannot reach a verdict in Lance's case, Judge Holder orders the jury to deliberate again. After Maggie observes Richard and Holder meeting in the parking lot, she becomes determined to discover if they are conspiring against Lance. While Melissa fears the outcome if anyone discovers that she was responsible for Lance's arrest, her cousin Robin sees Melissa's search for a surrogate mother as the perfect opportunity to move closer to Cole. Cassandra and Damon use Richard and Cole to further establish themselves at Falcon Crest. After the foreman reads the verdict, Lance and his family hear Judge Holder sentence him to seven years in state prison.
092	"Devil's Harvest"	April 12, 1985	425
Angela takes advantage of Lance's conviction to assume his job as publisher of The New Globe. Richard provokes Lance into a fight at a restaurant, forcing Lance into hiding to avoid being returned to custody. Angela realizes that if Falcon Crest expands to accommodate a contract with Helios Foods, Richard and Chase will fall heavily into debt, and she will once again be the sole owner of the wine empire. She pushes them to agree to bid on the contract. Maggie prefers that Chase sell out and get away from Angela, but he refuses. Cassandra and Damon push the Helios deal to advance their own plans for a takeover. Late that night, Robin tries to seduce Cole with the idea that they could give Melissa the child she wants.
093	"The Decline..."	April 19, 1985	426
094	"...And The Fall"	May 03, 1985	427
095	"Cold Comfort"	May 10, 1985	428
096	"Confessions"	May 17, 1985	429
097	"The Avenging Angel"	May 24, 1985	430

Season Five (1985-1986)

1. The Phoenix (October 4, 1985)
2. Unfinished Business (October 11, 1985)
3. Blood Brothers (October 18, 1985)
4. Echoes (October 25, 1985)
5. Ingress and Egress (November 1, 1985)
6. Sharps and Flats (November 8, 1985)
7. Changing Partners (November 15, 1985)
8. Storm Warning (November 22, 1985)
9. The Naked Truth (November 29, 1985)
10. Inconceivable Affairs (December 6, 1985)
11. Strange Bedfellows (December 13, 1985)
12. False Hope (December 20, 1985)
13. Fair Game (January 3, 1986)
14. Conundrum (January 10, 1986)
15. Checkmate (January 17, 1986)
16. Collision Course (January 24, 1986)
17. Shattered Dreams (January 31, 1986)
18. Gambit Exposed (February 7, 1986)
19. Finders and Losers (February 14, 1986)
20. Flesh and Blood (February 21, 1986)
21. Law and Ardor (February 28, 1986)
22. Hidden Meanings (March 7, 1986)
23. In Absentia (March 14, 1986)
24. Unholy Alliance (April 4, 1986)
25. Dangerous Ground (April 11, 1986)
26. Cease and Desist (May 2, 1986)
27. Consumed (May 9, 1986)
28. Captive Hearts (May 16, 1986)
29. The Cataclysm (May 22, 1986) [This episode aired on a Thursday in Knots Landing's regular time slot. It was the last day of sweeps month that year.]

Season Six (1986-1987)

1. Aftershocks (October 3, 1986)
2. Living Nightmare (October 10, 1986)
3. The Stranger Within (October 17, 1986)
4. Fatal Attraction (October 24, 1986)
5. Perilous Charm (October 31, 1986)
6. Flashpoint (November 7, 1986)
7. Double Jeopardy (November 14, 1986)
8. Nepotism (November 21, 1986)
9. Slow Seduction (November 28, 1986)
10. Maggie (December 5, 1986)
11. Hot Spots (December 12, 1986)
12. False Point (December 19, 1986)
13. Missed Connections (January 2, 1987)
14. Dark Passion (January 9, 1987)
15. When the Bough Breaks (January 16, 1987)
16. The Cradle Will Fall (January 30, 1987)
17. Topspin (February 6, 1987)
18. A Piece of Work (February 13, 1987)
19. Dance of Deception (February 20, 1987)
20. Hat Trick (February 27, 1987)
21. Battle Lines (March 6, 1987)
22. Nowhere to Run (March 13, 1987)
23. Cold Hands (March 27, 1987)
24. Body and Soul (April 10, 1987)
25. Loose Cannons (April 17, 1987)
26. The Great Karlotti (May 1, 1987)
27. Chain Reaction (May 8, 1987)
28. Desperation (May 15, 1987)

Season Seven (1987-1988)

1. Opening Moves (October 2, 1987)
2. Obsession, Possession (October 9, 1987)
3. Redemption (October 16, 1987)
4. The Big Bang (October 23, 1987)
5. Dead End (October 30, 1987)
6. New Faces (November 6, 1987)
7. Sweet Revenge (November 13, 1987)
8. Man Hunt (November 20, 1987)
9. Hunter's Moon (November 27, 1987)
10. Lovers and Friends (December 4, 1987)
11. Across the Bridge (December 11, 1987)
12. Twist and Shout (December 18, 1987)
13. Rescue Me (January 8, 1988)
14. Hornet's Nest (January 15, 1988)
15. The Uncertainty Principle (January 29, 1988)
16. A Madness Most Discreet (February 5, 1988)
17. Stormy Weather (February 12, 1988)
18. Legacies (February 26, 1988)
19. Wheels Within Wheels (March 4, 1988)
20. Channing vs. Channing (March 11, 1988)
21. False Faces (March 18, 1988)
22. Dirty Tricks (March 25, 1988)
23. Flying Blind (April 1, 1988)
24. Key to Angela (April 8, 1988)
25. King's Gambit (April 15, 1988)
26. Telling Tales (April 22, 1988)
27. As Tears Go By (April 29, 1988)
28. Last Dance (May 6, 1988)

Season Eight (1988-1989)

1. Changing Times (October 28, 1988)
2. Farewell, My Lovelies (November 4, 1988)
3. Dust to Dust (November 11, 1988)
4. Jeopardy (November 18, 1988)
5. Tuscany Venus (December 2, 1988)
6. Liars Anonymous (December 9, 1988)
7. Life with Father (December 16, 1988)
8. Solomon's Choice (January 6, 1989)
9. Suspicion (January 13, 1989)
10. There Goes the Bride (January 20, 1989)
11. True Confessions (February 3, 1989)
12. And Baby Makes Three (February 10, 1989)
13. Dinner at Eight (February 24, 1989)
14. Uneasy Allies (March 3, 1989)
15. The Vigil (March 10, 1989)
16. Missing Links (March 17, 1989)
17. Resurrection (March 31, 1989)
18. Enquiring Minds (April 7, 1989)
19. Grand Delusions (April 14, 1989)
20. Ties That Bind (May 5, 1989)
21. The Last Laugh (May 12, 1989)
22. Decline and Fall (May 19, 1989)

Season Nine (1989-1990)

1. The Price of Freedom (September 29, 1989)
2. Charley (October 6, 1989)
3. Flesh and Blood (October 13, 1989)
4. Payback (October 27, 1989)
5. Soul Sacrifice (November 3, 1989)
6. God of the Grape (November 10, 1989)
7. Doctor Dollars (November 24, 1989)
8. Luck Wave (December 1, 1989)
9. Merry Christmas, Charley (December 15, 1989)
10. Danny (December 22, 1989)
11. Time Bomb (January 5, 1990)
12. Madness Descending (January 12, 1990)
13. Four Women (January 26, 1990)
14. Brotherly Love (February 2, 1990)
15. Finding Lauren (February 16, 1990)
16. Walking Money (February 23, 1990)
17. Vigil (March 9, 1990)
18. Dark Streets (March 16, 1990)
19. Crimes of the Past (April 26, 1990)
20. The Return (May 3, 1990)
21. Danny's Song (May 10, 1990)
22. Home Again (May 17, 1990)

References

1. Episodes at FalconCrest.org

External links

• Falcon Crest at the Internet Movie Database
• Falcon Crest at TV.com