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is going to help me win Chase's love and affection.

It's long enough to lay waste to him.

I object. My client is in no condition to represent herself.

Objection overruled. Now may I enter the plea?

Thank you.

Well, if we'd known you were going to come back to work so early, we would

had a reception committee, a couple of balloons, a flag.

Well?

What do you think?

Beats the view from my hospital bed.

So far, so good.

Lance and I haven't taken care of the routine stuff, but we're going to need

somebody after the harvest.

Julie's not going to be easy to replace.

Well, looks like we have a welcoming committee after all.

Chase, nice to see you on your feet.

Really? That's not the impression I got when I stood up at the hearing and

interrupted a little power play.

We were just following the terms of our partnership agreement.

The one you drew up.

That's right. See, we had to keep the place running smoothly while you were

gone, Chase.

Well, I'm back now and I'm... here to stay.

Chase, I hate to see you overburden yourself so soon after the accident.

I mean, after all, a couple of weeks off won't hurt.

Actually, we think a little hard work will do him just a world of good. And so

does his doctor.

But your concern is quite touching.

Excuse us.

Well?

Chase is making a terrible mistake.

Man in his condition needs rest and recuperation.

Tell him that.

That's your job.

Why didn't you tell me my mother was the head of the cartel?

I was her attorney.

I was sworn to secrecy.

Why are you here, John?

To talk about your mother's will.

What's the talk about?

I'd be surprised if she left me a dime.

Then I guess I have a surprise for you.

Jacqueline's only wish was to see you and your brother united.

She never got a wish in life.

I'm not about to grant it to her in death.

Unfortunately, Chase Gilberty holds the key to your inheritance.

You're going to have to mend fences with him or risk losing everything.

Why are you telling me this?

We're friends.

I don't want to see Jacqueline's money go to the wrong people, which is just

what will happen if you and Chase don't close ranks.

Are you telling me that I've got to make friends with Chase before I get any

money? That's right.

If I'm going to cuddle up to Chase, I'll have to do it before he finds out why.

He stands to lose as much as you do.

Just tell him what's at stake.

You can set aside your differences long enough to qualify for the money. Chase

is far too moral for that.

I'm going to get close to him. I'll have to do it before he finds out what my

motives are.

He's not dumb.

He's going to know what you're up to as soon as the will is open.

By then it'll be too late.

Besides, I'll declare my innocence.

I can be pretty damn convincing when I want to be.

Well, if that's what you want, I'll tell Michael Ranson that the reading has

been unavoidably delayed.

Ranson.

What does he have to do with this?

Your mother named him the executor.

Mother.

Well, Emma, I thought you'd be at the New Globe.

Well, I decided to work at home today.

I'm trying to see if I have what it takes to be a writer.

So I'm doing a column about truth.

Well, that's a little heavy -handed for my taste.

figures. But if I ever decide to do a column about sneaking around, I'll be

to call you in as a consultant.

Where are you going?

Philip is meeting me at the county jail.

Julia isn't being very cooperative.

Mother, why don't you let me go with you?

Why not?

Come on.

Supposed to be making wine.

Didn't I tell you not to overdo it on your first day back?

Have a seat. How are you feeling?

All right. I wish I could get rid of these things, though. Well, no promises,

but I admire your determination.

Chase, I've been looking at the hospital files very carefully, and it appears

that Dr. Lantry knew you had pneumonia from the very beginning.

You mean before he ordered Chase's surgery?

Looks that way.

Why would he do that?

I won't even hazard a guess.

I wonder if Angela had anything to do with this.

She didn't have anything to do with the diagnosis.

Didn't she?

Timing's incredible.

Just when Dr. Lantry was about to put me under the knife, she was pushing for a

court date to try to prove me medically unfit to run Falcon Crest.

And it was Lantry's signature on the affidavit of incompetency.

You realize what you're accusing her of doing, don't you?

Oh, don't be surprised. She's capable of anything.

Well, don't say anything for now. I want to be sure.

If there's anything we can do to help.

I can handle it for the time being, but we want to tread very softly.

Medical ethics can be a minefield.

Yeah.

Carl?

Have you seen Lance?

Yeah, he's inside somewhere.

Come on, Cole.

What's the matter?

Can't I say hello to my own son?

You may have fathered him, but he's not your son.

So get it out of your mind.

Sorry, Melissa.

That's not something I'll ever forget.

Jelly's got lunch ready. Come.

I'll meet you back at the house.

Okay.

Cole, we're a little shorthanded on the loading docks today.

You want to go down there and give us a hand?

Sorry, Lance.

Got to go into town and pick up some new valves for the fermenting tanks.

Well, that can wait, Cole.

We have a 1 ,500 case order, Phil.

Now.

Well, if we're that shorthanded, why don't you load a few cases? I'll watch

Joseph.

Because that's why we hired you.

Don't try and pull rank, Lance.

Because you haven't got any.

I'll see you later.

Nice to have your dad back in the winery.

Yeah, I wish I could believe you really meant that.

I'm a father.

I know how important it is that you be near your dad.

You wouldn't know the first thing about fatherhood, pal.

Is that any way to treat a guy who's about to have a second baby?

Melissa's pregnant again, Cole.

Didn't she tell you?

Visitors I've had since I got in here. What is it, Christmas?

No, we're here to discuss your preliminary hearing.

Philip tells me you're fighting everything he's asking you to do.

Well, he keeps on making these ridiculous demands of me, Mother.

Now he wants to buy me a new dress for the hearing. I mean, what is the point?

We'd like to make a good impression.

There's no sense in you walking into the courtroom looking like a criminal.

Why not? I am one.

Julia, if you want to get out of here, you're going to have to do as he says.

If this is going to disintegrate into another argument, I'd like to go back to

myself.

Philip just wants to have you placed under psychiatric observation.

I think it's the best thing for you right now.

Emma, I killed two people.

Dammit, that's just what I'm talking about. If your attitude doesn't turn

around, you might just spend the rest of your life in prison. I can think of

worse places.

Falcon Crest, for instance.

I think I'd lose my mind if I didn't have you to escape to.

Well, I'm glad that I can provide you with a little diversion now and then.

Yeah, more than that.

But as far as diversions go, I've never met anybody better at it.

Why, thank you, ma 'am.

Have you paid Julia a visit lately?

No.

I don't mind going to see her.

What do you want to do? Let your father lie in his grave, unavenged?

Richard, they're going to convict her no matter what I do.

Are they?

Philip Erickson's a pretty good attorney.

He can give him any room for legal maneuvering, and he just might get her

I can't let that happen.

Of course you can't.

And you won't.

Even if it means paying an occasional courtesy call to Julia.

Chase?

Yeah, what is it?

I can't tell if there's enough yeast in this Cabernet.

Well, I wouldn't know about that, would I?

I was in the hospital when you started fermentation.

According to the records, it should be fine. It just doesn't look right to me.

You know, there's not enough foam.

Don't worry about it, Chase. I'm sure it's okay.

Let me take a look.

Chase, what are you doing? You shouldn't be coming up here.

Well, if there's a chance that anything's wrong, I want to know about

I don't want to hear about you coming up here or even try it, Chase. It's too

dangerous.

Alright, huh?

Watch yourself there Here take a look

It's empty no wonder I didn't see any

phone sorry about that

look like I'm doing.

Well, let me help you. I'm fine. I'm fine.

I thought you were having lunch with Emma.

I am.

Don't you think you'd better hurry?

I thought they kept you locked up at Falcon Crest all day long.

Yeah, I gotta get back before they realize I've escaped.

Am I gonna see you soon?

Yeah. How about tonight?

Great.

Hey.

What's the matter?

Melissa's pregnant again.

That bothers you, doesn't it?

She springs up a lot of old memories.

Went through hell the last time I found out she was pregnant.

I know how hard that must have been for you, but this time she's having Lance's

baby, not yours.

Lance will never admit Joseph's my son.

So what are you going to do about it?

I don't know.

The last lawyer I spoke to said I didn't have a chance.

Cole, Joseph belongs with you.

Maybe it's time to find a new lawyer.

I guess I should just stick to being a newspaper executive.

Well, come on. That's a great job.

I had so much I wanted to say.

Especially about Julia.

How's she doing?

She doesn't care anymore.

It's heartbreaking to see her.

You know, I was thinking maybe I would go and visit her. But then I didn't know

how she'd deal with that.

Actually, I don't know how I'd deal with it.

She did shoot Chase.

Oh, Maggie, don't you see? It wasn't really Julia that pulled that trigger.

Something deep inside her made her do it. We've got to get through to her.

Please.

It's worth a try.

You were always her friend.

And that's what she needs now.

I stopped by the Agretti Vineyard yesterday, and that harvest looks the

a decade.

So I've heard.

You must be delighted that you forced Melissa to sign it over to you. I

be happier.

But you know what makes me unhappy is what's happening to Julia.

Aren't we approaching her case from the wrong angle?

We don't have too many alternatives.

But can't you influence the judge?

I mean, privately.

Frankly, it is the toughest judge on the municipal court and the most honest.

Well, we can get it dismissed on a technicality.

To get a dismissal, it has to be more than a technicality. All right, then you

think of something. All you tell me is that mine are wrong. This is only the

preliminary hearing.

Could we talk about Jacqueline Perrault's will?

Michael Ransom has been named as the executor of Jacqueline's estate.

And her attorney, John Osborne, arrived in San Francisco the night before last.

Have they set a date for the reading of the will yet?

No, not as yet.

But it can't be more than a few days away.

Philip, I need information about the will and about the size of that estate.

I want to find out where Chase and Richard stand in all of this.

I've been walking in the vineyard.

You look like you've been dragged through them. Are you all right?

I haven't felt better in months.

Honey.

I've had my eye on this for weeks.

It's a little less...

cumbersome than the crutches, a little more debonair, wouldn't you say?

What a feeling.

Mr.

Osborne?

Osborne. Hello.

Good to see you again. Good to see you too. Have a seat. Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, can I buy you a drink?

Uh, no thanks.

I appreciate you coming all the way into the city. Well, evidently that's one of

the functions of being an executor, to be available, so I'm available.

How long is it going to take?

I'm afraid we have a slight problem. We need to make a preliminary accounting of

Mrs. Perot's assets before we can read the will.

As you know, her holdings are rather extensive and the accounting is taking

time than we had thought.

Hmm. Hope it doesn't drag on forever.

Frankly, I'm not interested in hanging around San Francisco any longer than I

have to.

Oh, here.

You should have this. It's a list of the beneficiaries.

You should begin contacting them immediately.

All right.

What have we got here?

A couple of these names don't look like they belong here at all.

You sure this is accurate?

Positive. Help Mrs. Perot draft the will?

No. With a quarter of a billion dollars at stake, I'm not certain all these

people should be in the same room.

Morning, Chase.

Richard?

I spent a lot of time here during the last month.

Have you?

You told me you were at the funeral. How come nobody saw you?

I guess I prefer to honor the dead in private.

So do I.

I brought you something to help you along during your recovery.

Open it.

Emma told me you were off your crutches. I thought you might enjoy this.

I already have a can, thanks.

Oh, I can see that.

This one's, uh, rich in history.

The man who sold it to me claimed it tapped the Parisian cobblestones when

Napoleon was in power.

I can't accept it. Why not?

Consider it a token of my friendship.

We've already been this route, Richard.

It hasn't worked out.

That was before Mother died, Chase.

Things have changed.

For both of us.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

I know winning your friendship won't be easy.

All in due time.

Hello, Julia.

What are you doing here?

I just thought we could talk.

Talk? Talk about what?

That's enough. Get your hands off of me.

I'm asking for you.

Philip!

Philip!

Thank you.

Here I am.

She says you answered a call. Do you have any idea what she wanted for that

phone call?

$150. I just paid for it. I went out of here. You've got to help me,

please.

Well, you know I'll do anything I can.

And you don't hate me for behaving the way I did?

Of course not.

What made you change your mind?

The matron told me all about it. Apparently you became violent.

Why not?

Maggie and Chase are the reason that I'm in here.

So you can go after them.

Don't you understand?

Maggie and Chase are my enemies.

Not Carlo, not my mother.

You know, Julia, I might just be able to help you.

No, I don't think I've slept ten minutes all night.

I should have gone to see Julia today. That was a mistake. You couldn't have

known. Well, I've always been so close to her. I just thought maybe that...

Strange, isn't it?

You've lost a friend, and I'm being courted by a new one.

What are you talking about?

Richard came to see me once again.

He says he wants to be friends.

Claims he was affected by Mother's death.

Darling, you must have felt something about what happened.

You know, I... I just haven't had the...

Hi, Paul. What's going on?

We're racking tonight.

The latch bolt is cracked, and if I don't replace it, it'll snap right off.

Oh.

Didn't anybody tell you the racking's been postponed?

Nobody said a word.

I scheduled a dozen workers to be here at 7 o 'clock.

Yeah, well, you know, I had to unschedule them.

This ball will take the orders.

That's what Chase wants. Fine.

But that wine really needs to be racked. I know. Chase thinks that another week

and the bat won't hurt.

His winery.

But why don't you take the rest of the day off? I can't. I've still got to

replace this boat. I'll replace the boat, Paul. Come on. You've earned

a little free time.

Is there a problem?

No.

No problem.

Emma, come on in.

Have a seat. Thank you.

I think it's time we seriously talk about your future here at the New Globe.

I've been trying to get you to do that for weeks.

Your persistence has finally paid off.

I am tired of this make -believe job.

Vice President of Internal Affairs?

Nobody's quite sure what that stands for, including me.

How does the title vice chairman strike you?

Like more make -believe.

Unless you give me some real power.

You'll have complete authority over this entire operation.

Answerable only to me.

Well, that's certainly a step in the right direction.

I'm also going to make you a member of the office of the president.

You'll join me in the day -to -day management of the newspaper, including

editorial decisions.

Sounding better all the time. Good.

You're very important to the success of this paper. I want you to be happy.

Well, then, let's get down to the meat and potatoes of this conversation.

How about a raise?

That goes without saying.

It's all right here in black and white. You look it over, sign it, and we'll get

you started right away.

Richard, you're not such a bad boss after all.

I hear she used to be quite mad.

Maybe that's why I'm so drawn to her.

She seems happy enough today.

Wouldn't you be?

If I just gave you a nice fat contract with all sorts of fancy titles.

Why on earth did you do that?

I mean, she doesn't even generate enough work to keep her secretary busy.

You really do have a lot to learn.

Emma is going to help me win Chase's love and affection.

Just long enough to lay waste to him.

You have a visitor.

Melissa.

Hello, Julia.

Ten minutes.

What are you doing here?

They told me they had suspended your visiting privileges for a few days.

The matron wasn't going to let me see you at all.

I had to bribe her. At the rate she's going, our family's going to make her

rich.

I had a dream about my father last night.

About Carlo?

He told me I was right to forgive you for killing him.

Carlo said that?

He said it wasn't your fault.

Of course.

The reason I'm in here is because of Maggie and Chase.

They ruined our lives.

If they hadn't come here, I never would have killed Carlo.

That's not what I heard in my dream.

Maggie and Chase had nothing to do with it.

It was all Angela's fault.

But she's trying to help.

Of course she is.

You were taken from her. Now she wants you back.

You make it sound as if she owns me.

She owns all of us.

But you're lucky.

You're out of her clutches now. And if you're careful, she will never be able

control you again.

That would serve her right, wouldn't it?

My head hurts so bad.

She drove Tony away from you, didn't she?

Yeah.

And she took Lance away from you when he was just a little baby, didn't she?

Yes. She wouldn't even let me raise my own son.

And now he's turning on me, too.

I'm the only friend you have left in the world, Julia.

Help me.

Your preliminary hearing is tomorrow morning.

Just do what I say, and you and I and my father will finally get some

peace.

Paul Espinosa's gone for the day. Has the crew showed up yet? No. I tried

calling Paul at home, but there's no answer.

Lance?

Hold on a second.

What is it, Chase? I'm on the phone.

Do you have any idea where Paul is?

Check the storage room. They're supposed to have a racking crew in here tonight.

That's the problem. There's no crew.

Well, I don't know what to tell you. I guess we'll just have to reschedule it.

It'll cost us a couple of weeks. You know we can't afford to wait.

Well, if I didn't have to wake up so early tomorrow morning to go to my

hearing, I'd help you out. I really would.

Sorry. Well, this is going to be a long night. Honey, I wish you wouldn't.

There's no other way. Come on.

We'll put together a crew if we have to use security and anybody else we can

find and see later.

It's very important to have it tomorrow because we're already... There's already

a hold on it at days.

Yes, sir.

That's the 144 we need.

Seven square.

thing tomorrow morning.

You need it right now.

All right?

All right. Thanks.

Did you get it all straightened out?

Not yet.

But Chase is very good in a pinch these days.

Glad to hear it.

Like the other day when you got him to climb to the top of the fermenting tank.

That was Chase's idea, not mine, Maggie.

Now today the winery foreman doesn't bother to show up for a racking.

Does make one wonder what surprises tomorrow has in store, doesn't it?

Yes. That's why I love this business so.

Never a dull moment.

Of course, if it bothers Chase, he could always get into a less taxing line of

work.

Excuse me.

Dr. Ranson is here to see you, Miss Channing.

Oh?

Well, send him in.

Doctor, this is a surprise.

Could Charlie get you a drink?

Oh, no, thank you. I'm afraid I only have a few minutes.

Oh, well, I take it this isn't a social call.

Actually, I'm here fulfilling my duties as the executor to the estate of the

late Jacqueline Perrault.

Well, I don't know what brings you here.

Jacqueline and I were not on speaking terms.

Maybe not, but you've been named.

as one of the beneficiaries.

Well, so far so good.

It's 11 o 'clock. We should be finished by about 2 .30.

Angela has a keen interest in my mother's will.

She feels very threatened by it. She should.

It's a massive estate.

I assume that Chase will be the principal beneficiary. I wouldn't assume

anything, Erickson.

My mother could surprise all of us.

Angela's been pressing me for some advance warning.

If there are going to be any surprises, she'd like to know about them.

I'm hardly familiar with the specifics of my mother's will.

Besides...

Why would I want to pass along that kind of information to Angela?

Because I can be a lot more useful to you if I can maintain her trust.

Trust is not one of your strong suits, Erickson. I suspect Angela and I would

both agree on that count.

You could always fire me.

Oh, and have Angela find out everything you know about my operation? No, thank

you.

How much do you know about her that you've been withholding from me?

Sorry, Richard.

That is privileged information.

You're very good at this war of wills.

There's a complete accounting of Jacqueline's American assets.

I'm sure that that will satisfy Angela for the time being.

Thank you.

Fair is fair, Erickson. I expect a reasonable return.

How does this year's Agretti Harvest sound to you?

You're going to be okay.

But do yourself a favor. Give yourself a couple of weeks before you pull this

night shift again.

Michael, I have to do what I have to do. You've got to take care of your body.

It's taken a lot of punishment lately.

Take it easy.

I'm scared the daylight's on me. I'll take it.

I finally got through to Paul Espinosa. He said Lance told him to take the day

off. And you can bet he did it intentionally What does he think he's

Probably trying to get me back into the hospital

Mr. Erickson, come in.

Thank you, Charlie. Where's Mrs. Channing? I'm here.

Charlie, will you tell the others Mr.

Erickson's here?

I have to have a word with her before we go.

It's about that means a thing.

It's going to be impossible to learn the details of the will until the reading.

But I did manage to dig up a very precise accounting of her American

Well, that is very impressive.

$110 million in liquid assets.

Stocks, bonds, corporate paper. On top of that, she was heavily invested in

estate.

What about her foreign holdings?

I'd say her total estate...

must be worth two or three hundred million dollars.

If Chase inherits all of that, he'll never defeat him, Angela.

Even if he only gets a small fraction of our empire, he'll be a formidable

opponent.

Michael Ranson stopped by here last night and told me that I was mentioned

Jacqueline's will.

I can't imagine that Jacqueline is going to endow you with any vast fortune. No.

But she wants me there for the reading.

She's got something up her sleeve, even in death.

I don't know how much of Judy's trial I can bear to watch.

I wish we didn't have to be here. I don't like it either, but you don't say

to a subpoena. Well, Chase, putting my daughter in jail wasn't enough, was it?

Will the humiliation of the trial satisfy you?

Or are you looking for a public execution?

Please, Angela, you know perfectly well we have to be here.

Chase!

How did the racking go last night?

We had a wonderful time.

Oh, good. Too bad you couldn't make it.

Well, you know, I stopped by the wire this morning.

The place is a mess.

Yeah, it is, isn't it?

I figure we must have lost several thousand gallons of premium Cabernet.

It's too bad.

Do you know how much that's worth?

No, great deal. It's being calculated now.

It'll be systematically withheld from your paychecks.

Next time you sabotage a bat, make sure nobody's looking.

I'm frightened.

Nothing's going to happen today.

I'm going to enter a simple motion asking the judge to send her to a

institution for further evaluation.

It's a routine matter. Now that we've got Julia's corporation... I don't care

about routine.

Now, this may be a mother's instinct, but I think there's something terribly

wrong. Don't worry.

Everything will be fine.

Never better.

All rise.

The Honorable Frank Leach presiding.

Be seated.

The Tuscany County Court is now in session.

The clerk may call the calendar.

The people of the state of California versus Julia Compson, the defendant has

been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree and two counts of

attempted murder.

Your Honor.

Mr. Erickson.

It is our opinion that Mrs. Compson should be remanded to a psychiatric

institution for further evaluation.

We would be willing to waive time for arraignment.

Do you have anything to say, Mr. Hawkins?

It's pro forma in a case like this, Your Honor.

The state has no objections.

Very well.

Wait a minute. I'd like to speak for myself.

Your Honor, you're about to rule on the motion.

I would like to enter a plea.

Mrs. Compson, obviously you have not discussed this with counsel.

I don't know why I should let you proceed.

Loretta v.

California. The United States Supreme Court ruled that in a criminal trial,

defendant has a right to self -representation.

Now may I enter the plea?

As you can see...

My client is laboring under an enormous emotional burden.

Mr. Erickson, she seems perfectly lucid to me.

Mrs. Cumson, are you aware of the gravity of the charges against you, the

dangers and disadvantages of self -representation? I object. My client is

condition to represent herself.

Objection overruled. Your Honor, please.

Mr. Erickson, you are out of order.

Mrs. Cumson, do you realize that you will be held to the same standards as a

licensed attorney?

Yes, I do.

How do you plead?

Guilty on all counts.

Why?

I will pronounce sentence in these chambers one week from today at two o

in the afternoon.

Due to the nature of the crime, I will invoke special circumstances under the

state law of California.

I object.

Now, Mr. Erickson, your client has just admitted to killing two people.

Special circumstances are clearly warranted.

The objection is overruled. This court is adjourned.

Philip, what happened?

The world caved in.

Special circumstances.

What special circumstances? The death penalty. They might execute her.