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What's wrong? Is he having a heart attack?

You must let me operate now. That bullet has to come out.

Dr. Landry is threatening to kill Chase.

You never told him to go that far.

You are being so difficult.

You're not going to save me.

You're just trying to save yourself.

I'm pregnant.

I'll send Lance my congratulations.

The baby's yours.

If Chase doesn't make it, our problems are solved.

Don't be a fool.

If Chase dies, our problems are just beginning.

Thank you.

Doctor, he just suddenly caught a cold.

Get a blood pressure, and I want cool compress.

Temperature's out of control.

Cockbeat's rapid, but his pulse is shallow.

What's wrong? Is he having a heart attack?

No, but the infection is obviously putting him under a lot of stress.

His blood pressure's 90 over 60, Doctor.

His heart's been giving us a little problem. His blood pressure's 90 over

What is happening to him? Look, Mrs. Gilberry, there is an enormous amount of

stress on your husband's heart, and you must let me operate now. That bullet has

to come out.

Can't we wait for Michael? We can do whatever you want, Mrs. Gilberry. We can

even wait for your husband to die if you want.

Go ahead. Good.

Good, I'll get him ready for surgery. You've made the right decision.

Oh, I hope so.

So if we can get over there by, you know, 4 .15, I think we'll be okay. We

20 minutes.

Oh, boy.

Go on, I'll see you later.

Sheriff, I want a word with you.

Well, what can I help you with, Mrs. Channing? I don't like the way my

is being treated in your jail.

Julia's being treated just like everyone else.

Are they all denied bail?

I was under the impression that a person is innocent until proven guilty.

The court denied your daughter bail, Mrs. Channing. I'm simply enforcing the

judge's order.

Sheriff, Julia needs help.

Now, she's not acting rationally.

She's going through a period of adjustment.

What is she supposed to adjust to, the riffraff in your jail?

No, to the system.

Now, maybe you're right. Maybe she doesn't belong in here, but what if

convicted? Do you really think that life in the county jail is easier than the

state prison?

Well, it can't be any worse than what I've seen.

This is a church picnic compared to the state penitentiary.

What you're saying is that you are unwilling to take any action.

Well, I will have to remember that when election time comes around.

Mrs. Channing, I don't like idle threats.

And I don't make them.

I brought this for you.

Failing opposites.

A butterfly orchid.

It's beautiful.

Why?

I told you I wanted to help you.

I'm bringing some joy, a little bit of beauty into your life.

Beauty? Here?

When Emma was down in Houston, I used to send her a dozen roses every week just

to let her know somebody cared.

You were Emma's unknown admirer?

Somehow, roses didn't seem, I don't know, quite appropriate for you. And

remembered that Carlo, he was carrying on about you one night to me, and he

compared you to an orchid.

Refined, exotic.

Carlo said that?

He was quite taken with you.

You committed the only crime most of us are truly capable of.

The crime of passion.

Of the heart.

I was beginning to think you've stood me up.

I had to stop by and see Sheriff Robbins about Julia.

He is totally insensitive.

It's also squeaky clean.

I had my office check him out, just in case.

The good sheriff is an eagle scout.

Have you seen Judge Wagner yet?

Yes. She agreed to hear your petition for permanent conservatorship of Falcon

Crest in three weeks.

But that's too long.

Can't you get her to move it up?

It was the best I could do.

The court calendar's so overcrowded, we were lucky to get it at all. But what

the rush?

Dr. Landry has Chase exactly where you want him, and under control.

Philip, I went by the hospital last night, and Dr. Landry is threatening to

Chase.

You never told him to go that far.

I know, but he's running scared.

Now, we've got to stop him. We can't get involved, Anto. We'll only draw

attention to ourselves.

But I... never meant for Chase to die.

Let's hope he doesn't.

But no matter what happens, if anyone suspects our connection with Lantry,

apt to wind up right where Julia is, in prison.

I can't find Michael anywhere.

How soon would they operate?

Within the hour.

I'm on my way.

Where's he off to in such a hurry? He said something about Chase being

on.

What's the matter?

If Chase doesn't make it, our problems are solved.

Don't be a fool.

If Chase dies, our problems are just beginning.

My name's Foster.

I'm a doctor.

I was appointed by the court to examine your case.

But you're not just a doctor, are you?

You're a psychiatrist.

That's right. I am.

All right.

What do you want to know?

Anything you want to tell me.

How you feel about things.

Oh, that's very interesting.

No one else seems to care what I feel about anything.

Well, I do.

For instance, if someone were to come in here and take your orchid without

asking you, what would you think?

That would be stealing.

And what if you caught the person who stole it?

I would have to call a guard.

But what if the person who took your orchid destroyed it?

And that person would have to replace it.

But how would you feel?

About what?

Your orchid.

Wouldn't the fact that someone physically violated a living thing that

about make you angry?

Bullet's located here, here, here.

Yes, it's fragmented.

Tissue damage near the spinal cord is extensive.

Any attempt to remove it could leave the patient paralyzed for life.

The infection sets in. What choice do we have?

Look at the lungs, Arthur.

Hmm.

Seems to be quite a bit of congestion.

Enough to suggest that the fever was not due to the bullet, but...

Pneumonia. Michael, I've been looking everywhere for you. What is it? They're

going to operate on Dad.

No.

You can't let them do that, Arthur.

I would really like Dr. Ranson to be here before we start. Mrs. Jibbery,

worry. We'll take very good care of him.

Could I just have a second? Of course. Give him a moment.

I'll be up here.

I want to go home. You will go home, darling. I promise you.

Stay with me.

I'll always be with you.

It's time.

I love you, Chase. I love you.

Dr. Hooks, you better have a very good reason for this, because I plan to open

this entire matter up before the Board of Review. Hal, don't get upset.

I'm not upset. I'm furious.

A man's life is at stake. How dare you interfere with the surgery?

Dr. Ransom had some compelling reasons for not going through with the surgery.

Dr. Ransom? Have you seen this, Doctor?

Of course I've seen it. I requested it.

It shows the lower thoracic, upper lumbar region of the patient's spine

bullet located between L1 and L2. What about the lungs, Doctor?

What about the lungs?

I say they were somewhat congested, doctor.

I'd say it was pneumonia, doctor.

I'd also say it's a probable cause for the infection, not the bullet.

Then I would disagree.

That may be. But as of this moment, I am asking Dr. Ranson to take over my

husband's case.

Do you realize you're deliberately risking your husband's life?

All right.

I want Mr. Giverty back in intensive care.

No surgery.

The ethics committee is going to hear about this.

Thank you.

Otto!

What a surprise!

Hello, Philip.

Somehow I thought I'd meet you here.

Just spoke with your client.

Oh? I was delighted when I heard that the court appointed you to do the

psychiatric evaluation.

We need a professional of your caliber.

Well, it'll be a few days before I file my written evaluation.

How'd you feel about a sneak preview?

Well, you may not like what I have to say.

What's that?

I think that Julia Compson is perfectly capable of standing trial.

She's a very disturbed woman.

Well, I won't argue with you.

But she is not criminally insane.

And in my professional opinion, a diminished capacity plea?

Never hold water.

I can't believe they're going to leave the bullet in.

Well, that's what Michael Ranson wants to do. I thought Chase was Dr. Lange's

patient. Well, he was, honey, but this morning Michael Ranson took over.

Too bad he's planning to go back to Baltimore.

He's a good man. I like him.

I don't. He's a meddler.

Now, can't we talk about something else?

That's your problem, Mother. All you ever want to hear is news that confirms

what you already know.

Well, if you believe that, why don't you talk Richard Channing into letting you

publish the truth for a change?

Be careful, Mother.

Maybe I will.

Whatever you got cooked up, it better be worth missing dinner. Miss Lynch and I

haven't dined yet.

What if I could offer you a way to put Angela right in the frying pan?

You can't cook what you can't catch.

What's the plan?

Simple, really.

You create a limited partnership and buy up all the great futures in the valley.

Futures? I didn't realize they traded in futures in the wine industry.

It sounds risky.

Any venture in the commodities market involves risk.

But if you're investing in the destruction of Angela Channing, it's the

conservative way to go.

You're saying cut her off from her suppliers?

And turn up the heat until she's well done.

In the interest of being conservative.

Don't you think further investigation is warranted? Yes, I certainly do.

How can I be sure that the growers have any interest in selling futures?

I took the liberty of obtaining 12 options in your name.

Contingent upon your approval, of course.

Erickson thinks of everything.

Look, Miss Lynch will be in touch with you as soon as she's had a chance to

into this.

Meanwhile, if you would be so kind as to let yourself out the way you came in, I

thought I would buy Miss Lynch dinner. Dinner would be wonderful.

But as you can see, I've already made my plans.

You two gentlemen have a nice evening now.

What are you doing for dinner, Erickson?

What are you doing here?

Well, I told you to go home and get some sleep.

I couldn't sleep.

I cleaned up the guest house instead.

You didn't have to do that. Oh, come on. At least I could do after all you've

done.

How is he?

His temperature's dropping.

Evidently, all he needed was the right medication.

I don't understand.

How could Dr. Landry have missed something so obvious?

I've asked myself the same question.

I'm still not sure I'll ever walk again.

I'm not sure, but I am sure of one thing.

You'll make it.

You'll make it. You'll make it together.

And I'll be back in Baltimore this weekend.

You won't face it, will you?

What?

My love, you are one of the most gifted men I have ever... No, and you're just

denying it.

I'm not denying it. Yes, you are. When Joseph took the pills, the man who took

charge, the man who saved that child's life, was not a research scientist. He

was a man of action and a doctor. That was entirely different.

And what you did for Chase, I suppose that was different, too. Yes, he's my

cousin. We grew up together. Oh, Michael, come on.

You did that because he needed you.

Because that's who you are.

And there are a lot of people who need you, and I cannot... Dan, to see you

living in the past.

Leave the past out of it, okay?

Look, I'm not asking you to stay just for Chase.

I am telling you that you have got to do this for yourself before it's too late.

It's not that easy, Maggie. It is that easy.

It is that easy. Look, you keep talking about how you admire our family and how

you envy what Chase and I have together.

Michael, you're part of it. You're part of this family.

You don't get that, do you?

All you have to do is just go to Dr. Hooks and tell him you want to take this

position. It's that simple, because this is where you belong.

I always said Chase would never lose with you beside him.

So you'll go to Dr. Hooks?

You'll go to Dr. Hooks?

I'll talk to Dr. Hooks.

Chase is going to be so pleased.

Come on.

I'll have to find a place to live before I get kicked out of my guest house.

We're not going to kick you out. We only kick out strangers.

I'm supposed to hang around until Jacqueline's will is read anyway.

Really? What do you have to do with Jacqueline's will? Beats me. They want

be the executive of the estate. Figure that one out.

Hi. I'm looking for either Chase or Maggie Giaberti. I'm Mrs. Giaberti.

I have a subpoena for you.

Thank you.

Have a pleasant evening.

I don't believe this.

Angela Channing is petitioning the court to declare her sole conservator of

Falcon Crest in light of Chase Giveri's physical incompetence under the

conditions of the partnership.

She never misses a beat, does she?

Hi. Hi there.

I came to steal you away from work.

Oh, it's my lucky day.

I don't have much time. I've got a piano lesson this afternoon.

Well, maybe I can change the tune.

So,

how's your dad doing?

He's coming along.

I think he's going to make it. Oh, that's great.

Listen, I want to apologize for the way my father behaved the other day. Nah,

your father doesn't like me. That's his problem, not yours.

No, but he makes it so difficult for us to see each other.

And, uh, we're adults.

We can do anything we want.

You know I could be 80 years old and I'll still be his little girl?

My sister's been going through it for years.

I like this.

Being surrounded by all this greenery.

So isolated.

Scratch one piano lesson.

Remember when you asked me to wait until I was sure I loved you?

You both better be sure.

Yes, well, thank you for calling.

Goodbye.

Excuse me, Miss Charney, but Dr. Lantry is here to see you.

Send him in.

Thank you.

I know it's late, but I think we should talk.

I don't have any further business with you, Doctor.

Yes, well, neither does Chase G. Bertie. I'm no longer his doctor.

I recall that you were willing to let Chase die on the operating table to

preserve your reputation.

And yours, too.

May I sit down?

Remember, Mrs. Channing, we're in this together.

Wrong. I only wanted you to sign that declaration of Chase's incompetence.

Oh, well, in that case, I'm sure you won't mind returning it to me since that

document is no longer valid.

Tell me, you are a licensed physician in this state.

Correct? Yes. Yes, of course I am.

When you signed that declaration, you were Chase's personal physician.

That doesn't matter. It's no longer relevant.

But it is.

I intend to use that declaration against my nephew, and there's nothing you can

do about it.

Yes, there is.

I could deny it.

And perjure yourself?

I doubt that.

Look, just what do you want from him?

Nothing that I don't already have.

You realize I could lose my entire practice over this.

And you could go to prison for pushing drugs.

It's your choice, Doctor.

I'll let them again.

Just let me a piece of lemon meringue pie.

Oh, now that's a good sign.

I appreciate my cooking.

Well, a little strawberry shortcake.

Oh, no, strawberry shortcake. One chocolate chip. No, no, no.

Kiss. That's not bad.

Yeah, not fattening.

Hi. Hi, Emma. Hello.

Said I'd drop by for a minute.

Oh, thanks for coming by.

How've you been?

The question is, how've you been?

Coming along?

No, I think the rest is behind us.

Well, that's an improvement.

Last time I was here, you were so down that I brought you this.

Mind control.

Control your mind, control your life. A study in self -help. Thanks.

Read it. It should help.

Not bad advice.

Hi, Michael. You two have met, haven't you?

Oh, yes.

I was there when Dr. Ransom saved Joseph.

Oh, yes. Yes. How is he?

Oh, he's fine.

Good. Well, I have to get back to the paper.

Nice to meet you again. Nice to meet you.

Hurry and get well.

I'll do my best. Thanks again.

Bye -bye.

Well, control your mind. What about controlling your little toe?

Chase, I've been examining your x -rays.

The wounds are healing nicely, and as of now, there's no apparent damage to your

spinal column.

What about the bullet? It's still there, but you're progressing.

I'm progressing?

I can't move, and don't tell me you believe this.

I believe a lot of it, yeah. I also believe the sooner you take charge of

life, the better.

Recovery takes time, Chase.

Time.

There's one thing I don't have.

Angela's going into court next week to try to have me declared incompetent. And

if she does, I'll be there to fight her.

And Sawyer's an excellent attorney. He'll be representing you.

I should be there.

Chase, there's nothing I'd like better than you to walk into that courtroom by

yourself. But you're not going to walk anywhere unless you start pushing

yourself. Only you can make these legs work.

What?

What'd you feel?

Shooting pain.

Went right into my hip.

It was wonderful.

How can Chase be in physical therapy?

When Emma saw him, he couldn't even move his legs.

When I called his room today, that's what they told me. Well, he can't

enough to make a court appearance in a week.

Or can he?

I wouldn't worry.

Physical therapy can take months.

What should I know about this Judge Warner?

She's tough.

But she favors big business.

Can we count on her?

We have to compromise.

Oh, I hate compromises.

When I was a little boy, I wanted a dog, desperately.

But I knew my father wasn't very keen on the idea.

So I told him that what I really wanted for my birthday was a purebred Arabian

stallion.

He was very happy to give me a puppy instead.

Your folksy homily aside, what compromise did you have in mind?

We petition for you to be awarded permanent conservatorship of Falcon

I think we can reasonably expect to be given one year, six months at the very

least. And then what?

Then it will be up to Chase to prove that he can fulfill the terms of his

partnership with you.

Can it happen in a year?

Shall we go?

I wouldn't want to miss... Annie of Don Giovanni.

Notte giorno paticar is one of my favorite aries.

Oh, really?

Oh, that's fine, Clay.

Just two more to go in this lot and then we're done.

Yo, Maggie.

What do you think you're doing?

I'm rocking the 1982 Chardonnay.

Fellas, I want all this wine returned to the cast right now, please.

Why? It says right here, Lot 40282 Chardonnay racked from oak to stainless

steel. Because if you knew what you were doing around here, you'd know that we

never, never remove Chardonnay from the oak before bottling. Preserves maximum

character.

Well, then... There's no problem, Cole. We straighten it out.

Can I see that?

Lot 402.

That's the Chardonnay Angela wanted racked into the stainless.

We never do that. I know that. That's why I suggested this experiment.

By racking earlier, we'll get a crisper.

fruity or wine.

Angela agreed.

Well, I disagree.

Well, why don't you disagree with Angela, okay? We're trying to get some

done here. All right, fellas, you want to continue what you were doing while

Compton confers with his grandmother?

That would have been proud of you.

Thanks.

All right, Cousin. Go slowly.

Get your center of gravity.

Use your weight to help yourself.

Last time I saw somebody hit the floor that hard was in the 80 playoffs when

they were double -teaming Jabbar.

Look at this guy's body hitting the floor from the chief's seats.

Don't let this throw you, man.

Thanks, Larry.

You can do it, man.

Hi.

Hi. Be right there.

I've been waiting for you.

Why?

I've got the prize for you.

Oh, Chase, be careful.

Michael says with a little practice, I'll be running in a Boston marathon.

Oatmeal cookies.

Amazing.

It's all in the bouquet.

So, uh, what's the occasion?

They're for Dad.

Mom said the hospital food's been driving him up the wall. Sounds like a

idea.

So you told Mom and Dad about Nick yet?

No, I haven't figured out how to break it to them yet.

Why not just tell them the truth?

The truth is I'm not only getting a divorce, I'm moving back to New York.

Why?

I've never really felt like a part of things around here anyway.

And I want to start studying dancing again.

Vicki, you haven't been to New York in over two years. Where are you going to

live? Well, do you remember Carol Adams from high school?

Yeah. Well, I talked to her last week, and she just got a job at an ad agency,

and she and her roommate have an extra bed.

Sounds like your mind's made up.

It is.

The only problem is I can't work up enough courage to face Mom and Dad.

You know, the longer you wait, the tougher it's going to be.

I wish I had your courage.

Don't wish. Just do it.

How come older brothers are always right?

That's what older brothers are for.

Eight.

Nine.

And... Fifty. Oh, honey.

You are doing great.

You've improved so much.

But not enough to make it appear in some court tomorrow.

Well, if you only had another week.

Well, I don't, so I just have to keep working.

All right, but you need us a little encouragement here.

Yeah, give me some real encouragement. Got some real encouragement? Yeah.

I see you two have met.

Oh,

it ought to be me acting.

Well, if it isn't a master of torture. What have you brought today? Thumb

screws?

Close. New crutches, complete with fender skirts and pinstriping. No extra

charge. How about mileage?

Good. Real good.

Oh,

you're going to be there tomorrow, right?

Yeah, I know. Your attorney called me this afternoon.

I'm the one who needs to be there.

But since you can't, we'll have to do it for you.

Now I'm going to be there too, remember?

I guess I have no choice.

Guess not.

As you were.

All right. All right.

I could hardly miss it.

Are you impressed?

Well, the word's overwhelmed.

I looked at all the newspapers in the United States with a circulation of over

100 ,000, and the most successful all featured a human interest column by page

three.

Well, that's very interesting.

I suppose the New Globe might profit from something like that.

Is that my decision?

Part of it.

The rest is... letting me write it.

Emma, you're a vice president. You're not a cub reporter.

But it was my idea.

Give me a chance.

I... I could just do a sample column and then you could decide.

All right.

You got it.

You

can't just

go off like this. Why not?

Honey, you're disoriented. You've gone through something terrible with Nick.

That's why I'm leaving.

But that's just running away. You need to be here where your family is.

Your father's right, darling.

This isn't the right time to... Vicki,

we love you.

Oh, I know you love me, and I love you, too.

But you've got to try to understand, it's not just what happened with Nick.

It's not even this valley, it's me.

The one good thing that's come out of all this is I've had to take a good look

at my life.

Before we ever left New York, I wanted to be a dancer.

It's always been my dream.

But somehow along the way, my dreams got lost because of, well, what I thought

other people expected of me.

And that's wrong.

So I'm moving back to New York.

And if I fail, at least I try to do what I expect of me.

Now, I know this isn't exactly...

what you want to hear right now, but please try to get used to it because

the way I feel.

Seems to me I recall you saying something similar to that to your father

wanted to get married.

It's really what you want, isn't it?

Yeah, I'll never know if I don't try.

Well, all right.

But I'm telling you, if I spend one week, I don't get a phone call from you,

going to be on the next plane. You hear me?

I'm going to miss you.

What do you mean telling them that you don't want to speak to me?

Well, I had no idea they allowed visitors in this part of the jail.

not a visitor. I'm your mother.

Correction.

You are Angela Jennings.

Why are you doing this?

We're only trying to help you. Then leave me alone.

Now, how do you expect Philip to defend you if you won't cooperate with him? I

don't.

Where'd you get that?

Richard gave it to me. Oh, Julia, won't you ever learn?

Richard doesn't give anything unless he gets something in return.

Well, then I'd say that makes him one of us, wouldn't you? You are being so

difficult.

I'm just going to have to save you from yourself.

That's no fury like a vice president with a word processor.

Take it.

Yes? Mr. Channing, Melissa Compson is here to see you.

Send her right in.

Melissa. Hello, Richard.

I, uh, believe you know Miss Lynch.

I thought this was to be a private meeting. Miss Lynch has my complete

confidence. Please, have a seat.

So what is it you want? I'd like to take an option on next year's agretti

harvest.

Richard, nobody buys futures in the wine industry.

The risks are too high. Oh, my life is predicated on risk.

But your entire investment would hinge on the whims of nature.

Drought, rain, frost, any one of them would destroy you. I'm willing to take

chance. As a matter of fact, I had my lawyers draw up an option contract.

You are reckless, aren't you? I know.

Would you like to have lunch?

Some other time.

I have a doctor's appointment.

Nothing serious, I hope.

Hardly.

I'm pregnant.

Well, I'll send Lance my congratulations.

Don't. The baby's yours.

You sound very sure about that.

Call me when you're free.

I will.

Maybe we could get together alone somewhere.

Don't forget to have your lawyer look over that contract.

Goodbye, Richard.

Bye. Have a nice day.

Congratulations. I'm not the father.

Oh, well, she seems pretty sure you are.

She's wrong.

Then you better have a strong argument.

I've got the strongest of vasectomy.

Melissa's made a very big mistake.

It's not a mistake.

It's a lie.

That lady wants something. You can count on that.

Question is what?

Your Honor, we've been waiting for Mrs. Gioberti for over an hour.

I'm sure she'll be here any minute, Your Honor.

This is typical of what my client has had to put up with since Mrs.

Gioberti's hospitalization.

Delays, postponements.

Your point's well taken, Counselor. I think we have waited a sufficient time.

Let's proceed.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Since the court has read the petition, I'll be brief.

The question here is simple.

Is Chase Gioberti competent to carry out his duties at Falcon Crest, or should

the court appoint Mrs. Channing permanent conservator under the terms of

existing partnership agreement?

Since Mrs. Channing would continue to pay Mr. Gioberti his full share of

profits, the only issue is one of competence.

So noted, Mr. Erickson.

Mr. Sawyer, please be brief.

Yes, Your Honor. I'd like to call Dr. Michael Ransom.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the

truth, so help you God?

I do.

Please be seated and identify yourself in the record.

My name is Michael Ranson. I am the attending physician to Mr.

Chase Gioberti.

Doctor, would you describe Mr.

Gioberti's condition in your own words?

He was incapacitated as a result of a gunshot.

wound in his lower back. Initially, he suffered paralysis in the lower

extremities, but he has begun to reverse that because of physical therapy.

Well, in your opinion, will he be able to resume his normal activities?

I see no reason why not.

How soon?

In the very near future.

Your Honor, as you can plainly see, this case is wholly without merit.

I move to dismiss the petition with prejudice.

Do you have any questions for this witness, Mr. Erickson?

Yes, Your Honor.

Dr. Renson, were you able to remove the bullet from Mr. Gioberti's spine?

No, we didn't even try. Because the bullet was fragmented, there was no

possibility. That sounds dangerous.

Does that mean that Mr. Gioberti is subject to a relapse at any time?

Technically, but I don't think there's a very good... Then there are no

guarantees that Chase Gioberti will ever fully recover, are there?

No, but I think there's a very good chance.

Of course.

But it is nevertheless just that, a chance.

Yes.

One last question, Dr. Ransom.

Are you related to Chase Gioberti?

Yes, he's my cousin.

Thank you, Doctor.

That's all.

Your Honor, Chase Joe Barry knew the importance of this hearing.

Had he been physically able, surely he would have been here.

The merits of our petition are self -evident.

Thank you, Counselor.

Doctor, you may sit down.

If there's no further evidence and both sides rest...

It is my opinion that a

compromise is in order.

As an interim measure for the period of one year, Angela Channing should...

I'm Chase Gioberti, Your Honor.

Sorry I'm late.

Mr. Giberti, this court is convened because there are serious concerns about

your physical competence.

I know that, Your Honor. I'm here to dispel those concerns.

Your recent injury did not incapacitate you?

Well, that depends on your definition of the word, Your Honor.

No, I can't ice skate right now.

Nor can I walk.

But neither could Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and he ran the country from a

wheelchair. I can certainly run Falcon Crest.

But when the occasion demanded, at least Franklin Roosevelt could stand up.

Is there any further objection, Your Honor?

I believe you've made your point.

Petition denied.