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I do not want Douglas Channing's bastard son turning that newspaper into his own

empire. When she sinks her teeth into here, she hangs on like grim death.

aren't you going to drink a toast to the new heir of Falcon Crest?

I'll drink to the continued good health of that little boy, and the day I can

prove that I'm not the father. I must say, what you've been doing is not only

questionable, but illegal.

That kid knew what was going on around him in sleep with one eye open.

You're already stretched to the limit. I don't care if I have to risk

everything.

If you're waiting for those dishes to dissolve, good luck.

I was thinking about something else.

What do you hear from Melissa?

She's bringing the baby home this morning.

Don't you think it'd be better if you told Mom and Dad about this?

How am I supposed to tell them Melissa's baby is my child, too?

Simple. You just spit it out and then duck. Good morning.

Am I interrupting something?

Oh, we were just discussing who's supposed to do the dishes.

Why don't you make it a joint venture and get it done twice as fast?

How much longer is Mom supposed to stay in Los Angeles?

I'll ask her when I get down there.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Well, it's getting late. Maybe we better hit the road, okay?

Yeah, I'll warm up the chief.

What's his problem?

I don't know. Why don't you ask him?

I thought I just did.

Could we have the wine list, please?

Am I late?

Or were you early?

Oh, I'm never early for anything.

It makes one seem too eager.

I must be late. I apologize for keeping you waiting.

I didn't even look at your watch.

It wouldn't have been polite.

I think you were early.

Just a wee bit.

I'm flattered.

Don't be.

It was as much curiosity as it was eagerness.

Has something happened between you and Angela?

No.

Angela and I are still very close.

We have a very special relationship.

I admire Angela a great deal.

She has a brilliant business mind.

We have many things in common.

But? But.

It's a relationship built on mutual interests and respect.

And there are times when a man needs more than that.

He needs warmth and understanding.

I think I understand.

And that's the last order. 3 ,500 shares confirmed a little over an hour ago.

Up one and an eighth from yesterday.

You have to expect low stock to go up with all the buying you've done.

Well, we're getting there, aren't we, Philip?

But you still need Julia and Emma's proxies before you can challenge

control of the paper.

Since Chase holds Emma's shares, we need to deal with him.

How? We have to convince him it would be in his interest to vote with you.

Everybody knows that Emma isn't well, and you can't find her.

All the more reason to make peace with Chase.

This place is getting a little more lived in, but nothing much has really

changed.

You haven't changed that much either.

A little older, maybe.

Oh, thank you. But it gives you character.

Does it now? I haven't been gone that long.

It seems like it to me.

You know, it would be nice if you could come down and stay for a while.

I'd just be in the way.

Besides, I'm not anxious to turn my back on Angela at home.

How long does it take to get downtown?

Oh, not the auditors again.

I'm supposed to have a meeting with them at two.

Two? Honey, it's 1 .30. You're barely going to make it. Oh, Chase, I thought

were going to have some time together.

We will.

When I come back, we'll have a little lunch, a little vino, a little, uh...

Promise? Hey, don't you think I'm looking forward to a little, uh, family

reunion, too?

Hope so.

Later. All right, good luck.

Oh, uh, car keys. Yeah, got them.

I gotta... Bye.

Drive carefully!

The latest tally of shares acquired by Angela Channing implies a rate of

purchase that is beyond her ability to respond. Just give me the bottom line.

The bottom line is, if she keeps up with the current rate of purchase... She

could have a controlling interest in the Globe by the end of the week, and

that's without Emma Channing's shares.

Very impressive, isn't she?

When she sinks her teeth into you, she hangs on like grim death.

Very formidable lady.

How much of a problem is it?

Maybe not as much as she thinks. I doubt if she's read our corporate bylaws.

Angela Channing may discover she's sunk her teeth into her own tail.

Come on.

to keep doing this. You get to the top.

Oh, oh, I think I got a cramp.

You really have a cramp, but you don't.

Whatever.

Where's it hurt?

There.

There's no cramp in this leg.

I didn't say I had a cramp. I said I thought I had a cramp.

You're the one who said I had a cramp, remember?

Well, I was wrong.

On your feet, girl. We have a 10K coming up. You're not going to get ready

sitting here.

Nick.

Why don't you coach your wife to run with you?

Well, I guess we have different interests.

Come on, hit it.

Don't you ever think about anything except running?

They've arrived.

Who's arrived?

Melissa and the baby.

Would it have been too much to ask for you to bring your wife and child home

from the hospital?

I overslept.

You better start towing the mark around here, young man.

Oh, Melissa.

Hi. Oh, darling, and the baby.

Oh, he's beautiful.

Can I hold him? You have your chance.

Trust you to pull rank, Mother.

Oh.

This calls for champagne, Lance. Not every day a sun and air comes home to

Falcon Crest.

Charlie.

Well, aren't you going to drink a toast to the new heir of Falcon Crest?

I'll drink to the continued good health of that little boy and to the day I can

prove that I'm not the father.

How do you think you'll do that?

Blood tests, Melissa.

Ever hear of them?

Don't be a fool.

That baby ties Falcon Crest to the Agretti vineyards.

Just like your grandmother planned.

Well, the price is too high.

Perhaps for you, but not for me.

I expected you two hours ago.

The session with the auditors went on and on.

Well, at least we can have a late lunch.

Hello there.

Don't mind me. I'm just leaving.

Honey, you remember Daryl Clayton?

Sure. Grapes are great, right?

Well, I'm certainly impressed with the script. Your wife has a lot of talent.

Yeah, I know. I've read her work.

Darling, I'm sorry about the lunch. When you didn't come back, I simply ordered

sandwiches up from room service.

So convenient, room service.

I think I'll adjourn to the bar for some sustenance and let you two have a

little privacy. Oh, Daryl, that's not necessary. No, no, no, no problem.

I get wonderful inspiration in bars.

See you later. Okay, bye.

How long is this meeting gonna last? Oh, honey, I don't know. He called right

after you left. He said he wanted to come over. He had some ideas about the

script, and it's very nice of him to work with me like this. So... Yeah, I'm

sure.

Uh, would you like some coffee or something?

No.

You look a little frazzled.

Yeah, I am a little.

All right, so, lunch didn't work out. Maybe we can make it up at dinner, hmm?

Hmm.

I have a 7 .30 flight home.

Oh, Chase.

It was the only flight I could get. Everything else was booked solid.

All right, well, then stay over.

Supervisor's meeting at nine in the morning.

Oh, honey.

Hey, hey, hey.

It's not the end of the world. I know, darling, but it certainly feels that

A long day.

Could you stand making it a little longer?

I need to talk to you.

Sure.

I'm trying to get my nerve up all the way back from the airport.

Oh, well, let's sit down. Yeah.

What's on your mind?

Well, you remember before Melissa and Lance got married?

I was spending some time with her.

Oh, yeah, I remember.

Well, not long ago, she told me that she and Lance haven't been...

together.

At all.

You mean they've never made love?

Yeah, that's what she says.

You believe it?

Yeah.

Dad, I'm the father of her child.

Cole.

I was afraid that's what you were getting at.

Does anybody else know about this? Lance, maybe?

Well, it has to be pretty obvious to him that he's not the father.

Whether he's found out who is, I don't know.

What does Melissa have to say about all this?

She seems willing to accept things as they are.

You know, sometimes I think she's more interested in getting her hands on

Crest than anything else.

Yeah.

She and Lance at least have that in common.

I'm sorry, Dad. I know you've got enough on your mind without having to worry

about this.

What are you going to do? You're the father of that baby. What's your plan?

I wish I knew.

It's a pretty complicated situation, isn't it?

Yeah, I'd have to agree with that.

Thought I heard you come in.

Hi, honey.

Hi.

Yeah, Jacqueline just phoned from Paris and she'd like you to call her as soon

as possible.

That was the toughest thing I've ever had to tell anyone.

Yes.

Oh, in about an hour.

Well, yes, that would be fine.

Yes. Goodbye.

Angela.

Oh, Philip, I'm so glad you're here. I just had the most intriguing call from

Richard Channing.

Really? It's been impossible for me to get him on the phone.

Well, he'll be here in about an hour.

Did he say why?

I'll just bet he wants to talk about the globe.

From what I've learned, don't expect him to come here hat in hand.

You worry too much.

I'm going to enjoy watching him squirm.

Two days. That doesn't give us very much time to get the house together, does

it?

Honey, I know you can do it, but I... I should be there.

Yeah. All right, well, listen, I'll check on the flights, and I'll call you

let you know which one I get on.

All right, honey. Bye -bye.

Problem on the home front?

Well, Chase's mother decided rather abruptly that she's going to pass a

And you feel that you have to go home to get the place ready to pass inspection?

A little more to it than that. Look, Maggie, I have a very important

guy at the studio who's waiting for the script, and if we keep him waiting too

long, we could lose him.

Terry, you didn't tell me that.

I didn't want to put too much pressure on you.

Look, Chase and the kids can handle the housecleaning, can't they?

Well, Chase said he could, but... Well, why don't you take his word for it?

Look, if we really jump on this thing, I mean work on it nonstop, we could

finish this rewrite in two days.

And a knife.

Or don't you think you can hold up under round -the -clock writing?

No, I think I can do that, except this hotel has been complaining about my

typing at night.

I suggest we use my house in Malibu.

We won't be disturbed there, and we won't inhibit people by typing after

Terrell, I feel so guilty about Chase and leaving him with all that work. I

guarantee you what he'll be going through will seem like a rest cure.

compared to the way you're going to be slaving over this typewriter.

Oh, I think he'll understand.

At least I hope he will.

Operator? Yeah, I'd like to place a call to the Tuscany Valley.

Area code 707.

No, thank you.

That'll be all. Thank you, Charlie.

I've always enjoyed this particular blend of tea.

Well, other than enjoying my hospitality.

Why did you come, Richard?

That's one of the things I admire about you, Angela.

Always directing to the point.

I've always admired those qualities in others.

I was hoping that I would get a chance to see Melissa and the baby while I was

here. Well, they're resting.

We appreciate what you did for us.

Let it go at that.

Well, please pass along my regards to her.

And thank you for the tea.

How are things at the paper?

Circulation is up, and so are profits.

Which should please the stockholders.

Oh, since we're on the subject...

I've noticed that the Globe stock has done quite well on the market recently,

I've decided to take advantage of the situation.

Take advantage how?

There's a clause in our bylaws which permits the issuing of new shares for

purposes of updating and modernizing.

Now seems a propitious time, so I'm putting two million new shares of Globe

stock on the market.

Two million shares.

What about the SEC?

Don't you need their approval first?

Oh, I've already taken care of that. We should be issuing the stock within a

week.

Thanks again for your hospitality, Angela.

Erickson, goodbye, Richard.

Can he do that?

That's one move I didn't anticipate.

He thinks he's outsmarted me.

I'm afraid he has.

It's going to be almost impossible to buy enough stock to gain control now.

Well, I'm not going to give up. Angela, you can't throw good money after bad.

You're already stretched to the limit. I don't care if I have to risk

everything. I want him out of the globe.

We built a memorial on this spot. It can be easily seen from the town.

And it's a short walk.

With the winery on the other side of the tree.

Because of the main highway.

And the railroad spur.

It ran from the main tracks down to, what is this, the old Davalos Winery.

The Davalos Siding.

That was torn up about ten years ago after the winery burnt down.

Doesn't matter. The right -of -way is still there and intact.

They even left the tires. It'll be just a matter of laying the tracks again.

Good to see that our Mr. Hogan is punctual.

Nick, thanks for coming.

Hope it wasn't an inconvenience.

Danny, I wanted to feel my appreciation for what you did for me, Nick.

Let me let him move.

What's this?

Contract. We're going to be doing some construction on this site through the

Construction Company.

They're going to be needing considerable building supplies and materials, and

they're going to buy them all from you.

You have your attorney look that over.

If you have any problems, you let Miss Hunter know, and she'll take care of

them.

I believe in doing business with friends.

I do not want Douglas Channing's bastard son turning that newspaper into his own

empire. And at my expense... I honestly don't see how we can stop him.

Well, who could we get to handle those issues?

We've been using Kenderson & Associates, a San Francisco brokerage totally owned

by a man named Eric Kenderson.

Well, what do we know about him?

He can't be bought, if that's what you mean.

There isn't a man alive that hasn't got a price.

Eric Kenderson is heavily connected.

Wall Street, Washington.

Conservatively, he's worth 20, 30 million dollars.

I honestly don't think money is going to sway him.

Well, I want to know everything there is to know about him.

All right.

I'll put a man on it.

Am I supposed to be impressed? One investigator? That won't even scratch

surface. But Eric Henderson's credentials are impeccable. I don't care

credentials. Now, if he's got a weak spot, I want to know what it is.

I'll get on it right away.

Well, don't pull your punches.

I can't make any promises.

I just want to finish this scene between Arnold and the detective.

I'm almost done.

Oh, hey, Ray, would you look at that light on the water?

It is extraordinary, isn't it? You have the best of both possible worlds. Ocean

out the front, mountains out the back, or is that the front and that the back?

I don't know whether I'm coming or going here.

I really needed this cup of coffee.

You're doing fine.

Writing up a storm, and it's all good stuff.

Oh, it feels good.

And all the suggestions you've made for the script are really just improving it.

Let's face it.

We work well together.

We do, don't we? And it makes such a difference to... I would say, uh, three,

four hours we should have the whole rewrite completed.

I should feel exhausted, and I don't.

No. How do you feel?

I feel stimulated, adrenaline flowing, alive.

Me too.

It's not just our creative juices that we're reacting to.

You know that, don't you?

Daryl, please.

Just being honest.

Well,

look, why don't you take a look at the scene?

Let's see if I got what we discussed.

Right at the start, just at the beginning.

Yeah, she should be back in the morning.

Well, I want you both to come up and see that new grandchild as soon as you can.

Right. Will do.

I'd like to talk to you, Chase.

You need my advice about something?

No.

I need Emma's proxy.

Sorry, Emma.

Now, Chase, I need that proxy.

I have to be able to vote her block of stocks with mine.

If Emma had wanted you to have it, she'd have given it to you. Now, I love Emma

very much, but she doesn't know what she's doing half the time. She knew what

she was doing the day she left here.

Did you see her that day?

That's when she gave me the proxy.

Did she say where she was going? I'm not at liberty to say.

When the time comes to take control of the globe, I want you to vote her block

of stocks with mine for the good of Falcon Crest.

I'll vote as I see fit.

And not just to make you more money.

Well, what benefits me benefits Falcon Crest.

And you're a part of it now.

Well, hallelujah, you finally admitted it. I'm a part of Falcon Crest now, huh?

Hey, don't stop. It's looking great.

I'm through in here anyway.

Is it time for lunch?

That's why I'm here.

All right.

Hey, looking good.

Yeah, Vicki cleaned up in here before she went out running.

Here you go.

I've been thinking about things, Dad. You know, work -wise.

Work -wise?

Yeah, I want a job.

I need a job.

and I thought maybe you could help me get a job up at the winery at Falcon

Crest. You've got plenty to do around here.

Dad, the Falcon Crest crews are handling most everything here now.

Besides, the winery's half yours.

I want to be part of it.

You want a job, or are you just looking for a way to get closer to Melissa and

the baby?

I just want a job. I don't care if it's up at the winery or out in the fields.

I just want to know that I'm working with you.

Well, maybe it's about time you learned the winery business.

Nobody drank my protein shake.

I can't even stand to look at the stuff, let alone drink it.

I'll drink it in private while I'm soaking in a hot tub.

Oh, you're all going to come watch me run the 10K race tomorrow, aren't you?

Wouldn't miss it for anything.

You'll love it. Better than chariots of fire.

What about the job?

Well, if you're serious about it.

Your ocean is too darn cold. That's why I leave the swimming to the tourists. Uh

-huh. Smart.

You warmer now?

Seems to be one extreme or the other.

Why don't we go inside, and you can use the downstairs shower, and I'll meet you

in ten minutes.

Upstairs.

Upstairs. I'll have champagne.

You brought Mr.

Kenderson here?

Yes.

But read this first.

He's eminently exploitable.

Exploitable. He's worth millions.

He's also a drug addict.

Now all we have to do is persuade Rishu to issue his stock through the Kenderson

brokerage.

How do you do, Mr. Kennison? Mrs. Channing. Please sit down. Thank you.

I must say, it's not often that a West Coast broker has the chance to handle a

two million share transaction.

I'm flattered that you would turn to me.

Well, flattery hasn't anything to do with it.

You see, Mrs. Channing is a major stockholder of the New Globe, and she's

concerned that an out -of -town broker may not give the offering proper

consideration.

Yes, but why didn't Richard Channing come to see me himself?

Well, we thought we would like to talk to you first.

Actually, you may stand a better chance if you don't mention our involvement at

all. Why is that, Philip?

Well, Richard's relationship with Mrs. Channing has not always gone smoothly.

He may feel that she is usurping his authority as chairman of the board.

Well, she is.

And I'm not so sure that I want to play a part in some power play.

Yet, you are both being honest with me, so I am in the business of selling

stock.

Then you will speak to him?

I'll do better than that.

I'm going to convince him to let me underwrite the entire two million

Well, you won't have much time, you know.

I'll be in touch.

Thank you very much.

Mrs. Channing.

Good day.

Eric, thanks for coming by.

He is perfect.

Oh, Dara, good. I didn't want to leave without thanking you.

Let's talk about this episode.

Oh, wait a minute.

You are so good at this.

And I am a complete amateur, but I gotta tell you, I really admire your style

and your technique. You make it look so easy.

But it was a good script to begin with.

I'm not talking about the script. I'm talking about the, uh, seduction.

Wrong.

That's the wrong word, Maggie.

There's a lot more to this than just seduction.

You can't stop rewriting me, can you? You're a beautiful lady.

And you're very attractive.

But this is just not my style.

Married is my style. Happily married, which is what I happen to be. So I think

I'd better go.

I'm not giving up on you, Maggie.

Oh, good to be home.

Place looks great.

Yeah.

Nice calling, Vicki.

Vicki's getting ready for a 10K. She's running later this morning, which we're

expected to attend, by the way.

Cole's around somewhere.

Did you finish the rewrites on the script?

Yeah. You want to hear about it?

There's something I think you ought to hear first.

Okay.

Seems...

Our little boy has grown up.

I should be sitting down for this. Yes, I think so.

Cole told me that he's the father of Melissa's baby.

Good Lord.

You think it's true?

Well, if Melissa is to be believed, she and Lance have never consummated their

marriage, and she and Cole...

I think that's our grandchild up at Falcon Crest.

Oh, poor girl.

How is he taking this?

He's had a pretty rough time with it.

Oh, honey.

You want to tell me about your script?

Oh, that can wait.

Ma?

What did you get in? Hi, honey. Hi. How are you?

Oh.

What's wrong?

I just had some upsetting news.

It's about your brother.

Oh, you mean about him and Melissa and the baby.

That's really something, isn't it?

You knew about it?

Well, sure. I've known about it for a long time.

Listen, I've got to go, but I'll see you at the finish line, okay?

Bye.

Good luck.

She's known about it for a long time?

He's here now?

Yes, of course, send him in.

Well, Richard, this is a surprise.

Oh, now tell me the truth, Erickson.

Didn't you expect this visit just a little bit?

Yes, but not quite so early in the game. Sit down. I think you have a good idea

why I'm here.

I enjoy a good battle of wits.

I can't read minds.

I was hoping you could handle some legal affairs for me.

I was under the impression you already had an attorney.

I do, several. New York, Zurich, London, Paris, Johannesburg. But I don't have

one here.

Are you anticipating legal problems?

No, nothing we can't handle together.

You know, Richard, Angela Channing is a very valuable client

and a close personal friend.

Is there a...

Some kind of rule that prevents lawyers from handling more than one client?

No.

But there are rules concerning conflicts of interest.

I see.

I'm glad to know that you're a man of ethics and principles, Erickson.

Angela's very lucky to have you as a lawyer and as a friend.

Oh, Richard.

Could I have a day or two to think about your offer?

I'm afraid not.

Good afternoon.

See, I told you.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, he told me.

I'm sorry.

Oh, honey.

In the words of that wise and wonderful man, your father,

done is done. I didn't think you'd be taking it this well.

Wait a minute. Who's taking it well? Maybe he's taking it well. I'm just

to understand it.

Well, this is definitely not the way I would have chosen to find out I'm a

grandmother.

Mother? It isn't exactly the way I would have chosen to become a father, either.

Maggie? Cole? Has Vicki come in? I haven't seen her yet.

What have you got in the envelope?

It's just something Jacqueline sent ahead before she left Paris.

Oh, I think I see her.

Come on.

must be his wife.

Nick?

Nick. Congratulations.

You haven't met my wife, Sheila.

You introduce.

I'll breathe.

Nick's told me a great deal about you.

Well, this is my wife, Maggie. Hi. This is my son, Cole. Hi.

My daughter, Vicki.

Hi. Hi.

You're the one who gets leg cramps.

Yeah, I think I've gotten past that now, though.

Do you think we could go home? I think I could really use a shower.

Okay, congratulations again. Nice to meet you, Sheila.

Take care. Bye -bye. So long.

Keep it up, keep it up. You didn't tell me that she was that attractive.

Or that young.

So kind of you to take time from your busy schedule this evening.

Well, I certainly hope there's a good reason for this meeting. I took the

liberty of asking Philip Erickson to join us.

Well, aren't you being dramatic?

There's one item of business we can dispose of without Philip.

It involves coal.

He'll be coming to work at Falcon Crest.

Oh, that's impossible.

We're having a hard enough time with our payroll now. We may have to lay people

off. Oh, hello, Philip. Come on in.

Don't let me interrupt.

I know about our cash shortage, Angela.

But don't worry, I've got it all worked out.

Worked out?

There seems to have been a large cash flow from Falcon Crest accounts to

European corporations.

According to this, the corporations are wholly owned by Angela Channing.

One of them is a personal holding company.

How dare you intrude into my personal business?

The Falcon Crest accounts aren't your personal business, not anymore.

As your partner, I must say, what you've been doing is not only questionable,

but illegal.

Philip! Let's hear him out, Angela.

I'm assuming that these cash transfers were merely loans, which will be paid

back to Falcon Crest in full immediately.

And that way we can avoid one of those nasty probing audits of the European

corporations for proof of wrongdoing.

You can't prove anything.

Ah, I forgot to mention Jacqueline will be arriving from Paris tomorrow night.

I'll leave these for you to study.

The ball's in your court.

Partner.

Did you hear what he said?

He's got you over the proverbial barrel, Angela.

There's no way we could explain those cash transfers in court and come away in

one piece.

Sooner or later, you're going to have to talk about the money. It's going to

have to be repaid at Falcon Crest.

And to do that, you'll have to sell most of the stock you bought in the New

Globe. I've come too far for Chase to stop me now.

I'm afraid you have no choice.

My advice would be to repay the money.

Oh, I can handle Chase Gioberti and Richard Channing.

But I'm wondering about Jacqueline.

What has she got to do with all of this?

Next on Falcon Threat.

Mrs. Thoreau.

Hello, Richard.

You may call me Jacqueline.

When are you going to tell Lance the baby's mine?

You know I can't do that.

I work alone.

All I want is a promise that no harm will come to my sons.

I also don't make promises I can't keep. And I must tell you, Angela, Maynard

wins this one. Well, you just better hope I do.

Because we're in this together.

I'm depending upon your support at that board meeting. And if you don't get it,

what then?

Will you put a bomb in my car, too?