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I suppose he could make things uncomfortable.

People who can really make things uncomfortable are the ones who murdered

Osborne. John Osborne was my friend, and they made a serious mistake when they

killed him. Richard told me that he hardly knew the guy.

Channing's a liar.

I had nothing to do with Lantry's disappearance.

I think you did.

No,

you worry about me.

Because I know enough about you and Dr. Lantry to bring you down once and for

all. You get out of my sight.

This has all been quite a shock.

I know you'll do everything you can to find the murderer.

I'm going to have to wait for the forensic report and the autopsy before I

go much further.

I wish there was more I could do to help.

You do, huh?

Well, you could start by being straight with me.

I told you all I know. He was dead when we got there.

I'll be in touch.

You do.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Robbins. Tenacious man.

I suppose he could make things uncomfortable.

People who can really make life uncomfortable are the ones who murdered

John Osborne was my friend.

And they made a serious mistake when they killed him.

I hope you don't have any delusions about taking on the entire cartel.

If you don't have the stomach for the fight, Miss Lynch, then you better get

out.

While there's still time.

Osborne was murdered because you wouldn't let them in on the racetrack.

tactics on their part.

The only way they're going to get a dime now is if they get lucky on the daily

double.

Aside from your affection for Osborne, I still think you're being reckless.

When the racetrack is finished, I'll dominate this valley, and I'm not about

share that with anybody.

That was a delicious dinner. Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without you

two. They'd get starved to death. I doubt it. Nonsense. You'd do what any

red -blooded single American male would do. Frozen dinners. Either that or the

hospital cafeteria. I don't know which is worse.

Hello. Hi. What are you guys doing home so early?

John Osborne's dead.

On his body at Richard's.

Osborne.

Your mother's attorney.

What happened?

Somebody shot him.

It was on the radio.

Why would anyone want to kill Osborne?

Everyone in the valley knows what happened at Richard's house last night,

not one thing in the paper.

Does that surprise you?

Well, if anyone at Falconcrest even raises its voice, it's on page one.

Falconcrest will be right back on page one if we don't get Dr. Lantry out of

country pretty darn quick.

I thought those arrangements were made.

We're still missing a forged passport.

That'll take a few days.

In the meantime, Dr. Lantry is getting very claustrophobic.

I don't know how much longer he can stay locked up in that motel.

Well, you stay on top of it. We don't want Dr.

Lantry doing anything rash.

Did I hear you mention Dr. Lantry's name?

I thought you were racking the 81 Chardonnay.

You know, rumor has it that you helped him jump bail.

You would just love to believe that, wouldn't you?

I have to get back to the city. Thanks for the coffee.

Philip, do you have a copy of the agreement we have with Melissa?

You know, it's only a month to harvest, and I can't find the contract for the

Ugretti crop.

You keep all those agreements here, Angela. There was no copy.

Only the original.

Well, it's disappeared.

I spent an hour last night looking for it.

Maybe you misplaced it.

Well, draw up another one.

I'll have Melissa find it tonight.

All right. Bye, Philip.

Oh, after eight, why didn't you wake me?

You were up and down all night. I thought you could use some sleep.

I could sleep.

Osborne, my mother's attorney, was found murdered at my half -brother's house. I

mean... Darling, you hardly knew the man.

No, I know. It just got me thinking about another stranger.

My mother.

I don't even know what she did.

She was one of the wealthiest women in the world.

And I'm not really sure how she got there.

Well, she married several very rich men, for one thing.

Not that rich. She was worth a... quarter of a billion dollars, Maggie.

Angela claims that Jacqueline got her start by selling Richard when he was an

infant to Henri Denault and then got Denault to cut her in on his empire by

blackmailing him. When did she say that?

It was a month before Vicky's wedding.

I guess with the

Osborne's death and all that's been going on, I just couldn't get it out of

mind last night. Well, what a completely contemptible thing to say.

Yeah, but it's probably true.

In fact, it was right after Angela learned about it that Danone was found

at the bottom of the ravine.

Ah, you don't think Jacqueline had him murdered?

No, of course not. But I don't think he was out there on a nature hike.

There were probably plenty of other people besides my mother who wanted to

Richard's adoption quiet.

There's that bathrobe.

I wonder who sneaked off with it.

I've been wondering the same thing the last couple of days until I found it

hiding in your bathroom.

I hope you don't mind.

I just love padding around the house in it.

Well, tell you what.

Be my guest.

I wouldn't want you to catch cold.

If I extend the parking lot out here, I'll be able to swallow up ten acres of

falcon crest. That will be wonderfully symbolic, don't you think?

If you get the chance.

I will.

I'll simply have the land condemned under the eminent domain laws.

I'm talking about gaming laws.

I spoke to Joe Sharper, the state rating commission.

He's not going to let you build a racetrack in the Tuscany Valley.

Yes, he is. He just doesn't realize it yet.

He said the valley is an agricultural area. He's not about to have it

Nonsense. He's just worried that his favorite racing interest will lose

to a competitor.

He realized how the cartel would deal with a man like him.

Yes, I do, Miss Lynch.

Exactly the same way they dealt with John Osborne.

Now book a flight to San Diego.

I want to have lunch with Mr. Sharp this week.

Oh, Dad?

Well, I knew it would get to you eventually.

A man can't own a vineyard without wanting to get some dirt under his

fingernails. That's what I've learned by doing.

Well,

am I going to see you the day after tomorrow at the hospital?

I don't know. I may not have time.

Awful lot going on around here right now.

Better make time.

With your symptoms, you could be walking around with an ulcer or worse.

Well, right now, worse than this Osborne murder.

You were the executor of Jacqueline Perrault's estate.

I was wondering, how well did you get to know John Osborne?

Well, we spent some time together.

Well, did he seem to you to be handling her affairs in a straightforward manner?

Well, there was one troubling thing. He seemed to be stalling about getting

around to reading the will.

Any idea why?

Appeared to be buying time for Richard Channing.

Richard told me that he hardly knew the guy.

Channing say that?

But Channing's a liar.

I don't know how much more of this I can take. I feel like the walls are

starting to close in on me.

Would you rather be back in prison?

Then stay calm.

We'll get you your passport in a couple of days.

By the end of the week, you'll be in Brazil.

Safe and free and rich.

And 10 ,000 miles away from my home and family, thanks to you and Angela

Channing. Mrs. Channing is being extremely generous.

She doesn't have a hell of a lot of choice, does she?

If the cops get me and I start talking, she'll wish she'd have gone to Rio

herself.

There's no need for you to threaten us. We're well aware of the importance of

getting you out of the country just as soon as possible.

If I had any courage or self -respect, I would stick around and fight this

thing. If you had either, you wouldn't have been selling drugs.

I got four kids. They'll be taken care of. For how long, huh?

Six months? A year?

I'm the one who's going to be taken care of.

I'll be living in a little villa overlooking Guanabara Bay, and my kids

wondering whether their father is dead or alive.

Would you like to have somebody come stay with you? I'm a doctor, remember?

I know how to take care of these minor traumas of the human spirit. I'll be

fine. Believe me.

All right.

But if you need anything, just anything...

Hey, Valerie.

I've been looking all over for you. I thought they must have killed you or

something.

Why don't you take a good look, sweetheart?

They almost did.

Good Lord.

Is there anything I can do? Yeah, you can just leave me alone.

Hey, I thought we were friends. Seems like to me you chose your friends pretty

good. I don't want to have nothing else to do with you. You got it? Just get out

of my face.

Looks like your pal ran into some bad luck.

Looks to me like she ran into a couple of your goons.

Maybe you need something to relax.

You stay away from me.

You hear?

Is that mysterious when you call?

I have some important news.

Couldn't you tell me about it over the phone?

I didn't want anyone to listen in.

Angela has found out that the contract is missing.

It's not missing.

You stole it and you gave it to me.

Yes, we don't want her to know that, do we?

So what am I supposed to do about this new contract with Richard?

That is up to you.

Philip, have you been explaining our dilemma to Melissa?

Yes. I can't imagine how it happened, but the contract for her harvest appears

to have been misplaced.

Angela, I don't remember signing a contract with you.

Well, of course you do.

We discussed it in my study.

Why would I sign an agreement with you when I already have one with Richard for

more than twice the rate you were willing to pay me?

Philip.

Well, we have no legal recourse unless you can find the original contract.

Well, that's going to be difficult since it's obviously been stolen.

Oh, you could always call the sheriff.

But he's awfully busy looking for Dr. Lantry now, isn't he?

I long for the last I've got here.

Hi, honey.

Hi, honey. Come on, you can do better than that.

Darling, Terry is right upstairs, so... Terry is upstairs?

Yeah. The kids have flown the nest and are out on their own.

We deserve to be enjoying ourselves, not worrying about Terry.

You're right. When you're right, you're right.

I just wish I could help her. What am I supposed to do, kick her out?

She doesn't impress me as the helpless type. I'm sure she can take care of

herself. No, it's more than that.

If I ask her to leave, you know where she's going to go.

Back to your father.

And he's not getting any younger.

Neither am I.

Come on.

Good game.

Killer.

Listen, you want to play another set?

I can't. I'm supposed to meet Michael for lunch and I'm late already.

Come on.

Didn't he a little old for you?

I never let a little thing like age get in my way.

Suit yourself.

Of course, if you can come up with something more interesting than Tenet.

Lunch can always wait.

Well, uh, let's see what we can do.

Yeah.

Hi, Terry.

Oh, sorry.

May I help you, sir?

Yes, my name is Michael Ranton. I'm supposed to be the young lady here.

This is Terry Hartford.

Miss Hartford.

No, sir, she hasn't arrived yet, but I'd be happy to see you.

Oh, fine.

Won't you lose your membership if we get caught?

I doubt it seemed like my grandmother built this club.

Isn't there anything in this town your grandmother didn't build? No.

Can I get you some more coffee, sir? No, thank you. I think I'll skip lunch.

Thank you very much. Certainly.

You're

fabulous.

How can you be Maggie's sister?

It's no hostile thing to say.

I didn't mean anything by it.

You like the G. Barneys, do you?

Can we talk about something else?

But I'm curious.

Our land's right in the middle of a feud and nobody will tell me anything about

it.

Well, it's Chase.

It's Chase.

He spent most of his life avoiding this place and now suddenly he decides that

half of it belongs to him.

And your grandmother's unhappy about that.

Who can say that?

So who's going to win this feud?

Angie or Chase?

Well, right now my money's on Chase.

Your grandmother would wring your neck if she heard you say that.

Yeah, well, I'm just calling it like I said.

What makes you so sure?

Because Chase is about to inherit $25 million.

He already owns half of Falcon Crest and is a member of the Board of

Supervisors. Do you want me to go on?

If you feel that strongly about it, you're playing on the wrong team.

Not for long.

Melissa's a strong girl.

She'll resist Angela's pressure tactics.

And you'll have yourself the agretti harvest. You've been hitting the brandy

quite hard lately, Erickson.

It's been a rough week.

I prefer to have my people's minds unclouded by alcohol. Perhaps I should

my liquor cabinet emptied.

You should also stop referring to me as your people.

Yet.

Oh, he is.

I'll be right there.

Ransom's here.

What do you think he wants? I have no idea.

But I don't think you and I should be seen together. Stick around.

Who knows? I may need the advice of an attorney.

I'll give you my advice privately.

But I'm not interested in putting our relationship on display. Erickson, will

you stay put?

Fix yourself a drink.

Hello, Michael. Come in.

Hello, Philip.

Michael. Oh, that's right.

You two know each other. Can I fix you a drink? No, thanks. I just have a few

minutes. I was hoping we could talk alone.

Anything you can say to me, you can say in front of my attorney.

All right.

I'm very concerned about what happened the other night.

So am I.

How does that involve you?

It involves me because I'm the executive of your mother's estate. Her attorney

was killed on your property.

which leads me to believe that it might have something to do with the will.

Isn't the sheriff doing anything about this?

Turning the valley inside out, looking for the murderer.

Perhaps you should talk to him.

My job is to protect the integrity of the will.

Osborne was murdered at the home of a major beneficiary. That doesn't make the

job much easier, Richard.

I would have preferred to have it take place in front of the post office, but I

didn't have any control over the situation.

Sheriff tells me you're not being very cooperative, Richard.

Now, my advice to you is this. Don't let this get out of hand.

I'll do everything I can to keep you from gaining the rest of the estate.

Thanks for jumping right in.

I wanted to see how you'd manage without the benefit of your attorney. There are

plenty more where you came from, believe me.

Why are you being so antagonistic? Because I'm tired of trying to

what you might or might not take back to Angela.

Then why do you keep me around?

Because she thinks you belong to her.

And I'm going to strip her of everything she has.

We have winery hands for jobs like that, Chase.

You're right about that. You're one of them. I told you to take care of this a

month ago.

Sorry. Must have split my mind.

I owe you an apology.

I guess I haven't made life easier for you at Falcon Crest, Chase.

It's all my grandmother's doing.

Really.

She'll just never get used to the idea of you being here to stay.

Look, it might be helpful if you had a friend in her camp.

What do you want from me, Lance?

What would it be worth to you if I helped you get rid of Angela Channing

and for all?

I don't think she's the type to be dislodged.

Especially by you. You'd be surprised at what I can do for a percentage of

Falcon Crest.

I couldn't cut you in on Falcon Crest unless you told me what you had to

Well, Angela's in pretty hot water right now, Chase.

But you're going to have to act quickly, or you'll blow your chance.

Does this have anything to do with Dr.

Lantry skipping bail?

I'm not going to tell you anything else.

Not until you tell me what...

To make a donkey move, you have to get its attention.

Now that I've got yours, where is Dr. Landry?

Wrap that wrench around your neck.

Give it a shot.

You're crazy.

You're entitled to your opinion.

But I think three years in Vietnam gives me the edge.

You stand up with that wrench in your hand.

You're gonna eat it.

Motel in the city.

The highwayman, room nine.

Give me the San Francisco Police Department.

I am getting out. Absolutely no support at Falcon Crest.

I am facing the humiliation of a custody suit, and Angela doesn't even care.

Melissa, it could be months away.

Cole's lawyers don't even have a hearing date yet.

I am not going to let this drag on another week.

If Angela is so all -powerful, then she can put a stop to it now.

She couldn't keep Julia out of court.

You may have to fight this one on your own.

Isn't there something you can do about it?

You're not afraid to use a little muscle when you have to.

Couldn't you get one of your friends to give Cole a friendly warning?

Osborne's death has everybody thinking I'm a gangster.

Including you.

That's not true.

Isn't it?

No, it's just... I'm going to give birth to your baby, and I don't want him

growing up under a cloud of suspicion, no matter what I have to do to stop

Cole's paternity suit.

It's a shame nobody ever told you about birth control.

Think of all the problems you could have avoided.

Why don't you stick her on coal?

She'll eat them alive and we'll be rid of them both.

Goodbye, dear.

You really don't like her, do you? She's a loathsome little creature.

You're jealous.

I'm touched.

I got through to the racing commission.

Joel Scharf is willing to meet you tomorrow for lunch in San Diego.

Good.

Focus on an early flight. One other thing.

Ease up on Melissa.

When are you going to tell her that you can't possibly be responsible for her

pregnancy?

When she's no longer any use to me.

Hello, Leia.

Hi, Emma.

What's the matter? You look sick. Oh, I'm fine.

You're as pale as a ghost.

I think you're having an anxiety attack.

I felt better.

You're under too much stress.

Have you thought of taking up meditation?

Maybe I ought to try that.

Yeah.

I want to talk to you. Not now. Now.

The contract for the Agretti Harvest has disappeared.

And Melissa is threatening to sell her crop to Richard Channing. What does it

have to do with me?

Well, I want you to get the contract back or make Melissa change her mind.

No wonder he's having anxiety attacks. You're always giving him ultimatums. I

only want him to control his wife.

Mother, you're such a male chauvinist.

Will you mind your own business? You know, that's a good idea.

You ought to try it yourself sometime.

Now you keep that up and you'll talk yourself right out of Falcon Crest.

I just don't care anymore.

Number 1 -2 -6 -8 -9 -R -S.

Hello? Yeah.

All right, we're going to have to check this out.

Excuse me, we're looking for Inspector Diggs.

All right, call it in and see what you can find out.

You found him. What can I do for you?

We talk on the telephone. I'm Dan Robbins. This is Chester Berry.

They elect their sheriffs young up in the Tuscany Valley, don't they?

Yeah, well, working on this case, I'm getting older every day. I hate to add

the aging process, but your boy's long gone.

Somebody must have tipped him off.

I can't believe this. I called you the minute I found out where he was staying.

All that's left of him is a room full of clothes.

And morphine.

It looks like your doctor friend has been practicing a little medicine on

himself.

Where's Joseph?

He's with his father.

I'm his father and I plan on proving it in court.

I'm his mother.

No judge is going to give Joseph to you.

I'd love to stay and talk about it.

I'm supposed to meet Linda for lunch.

How does she feel about all this?

She knows how much it means to me.

And you're going to throw it all away.

Cole?

We have lunch reservations.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

See you in court.

Linda?

Did you know your husband is the best lover I've ever had?

Then it must kill you to realize that you'll never have him again.

Goodbye, Melissa.

Jay, I didn't even see you yesterday.

How was I going to ever tell you any such thing? You gambled and you lost.

You tried to use Lantry to make a deal with me.

It's a lie.

We know Dr. Lantry was staying at the Highwayman Motel. We just want you to

us where he is now.

Your job is to track down people, not mine.

If you gentlemen have any more questions for my grandson, I think he deserves

the benefit of counsel.

That's a very good idea, Mrs. Channing, because I think he's going to need it.

And you too.

That's ridiculous.

I had nothing to do with Lantry's disappearance.

I think you did.

I think you arranged his bail.

I think you hid him away in that seedy little motel room.

Now, why would I do a thing like that?

Because you knew he was going to turn state's evidence and you didn't want to

indicted for conspiracy.

Well, that's simply not true.

You're going to have a very interesting time adapting to prison life, Angela.

Ben, I want to talk to Neil Ackerman.

What for? He can't help us now. He hasn't seen Lantry since they were both

arrested. They peddled drugs together. They own a condo in Hawaii.

They own a racehorse together. He's got to know something. Okay, give it a shot.

You missed lunch.

Did we have a lunch date?

Yep, yesterday.

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot all about it.

That's surprising.

It was your idea, remember?

I feel like a terrible fool.

I got a little worried. I called the house. Maggie said you were playing

with Lance.

You hate me?

Well, nobody likes to be stood up, Terry.

Let's get together for dinner soon.

I'll make it up to you. I promise.

Okay, I'll give it another try.

How is, uh... Friday?

Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. Can we do it next week?

For a newcomer, you have a very busy social calendar.

You're a rich, famous doctor.

You shouldn't have any problems filling your nights.

I guess I just don't have your touch, Terry.

Would you care for anything else? Yes, two more martinis for Miss Perkins and

Mr. Sharp.

I'll have a ginger ale.

Thank you.

Hey, make that three martinis.

Cancel the ginger ale.

Yes, sir.

You've got to learn to relax, Channing. That's half your problem.

If I were the life of the party, you'd let me build a racetrack?

Not a prayer.

But I would invite you to my annual Christmas party.

Thanks, but we're overbooked in December as it is.

Let's not be flipped.

You'll have to forgive Miss Perkins. She tends to forget that she's primarily a

secretary.

There's a phone call for you, Mr. Channing.

Excuse me.

Not a very pleasant guy, is he?

I've papered the country with my resume.

I'm getting out as soon as I can.

You told me to call at 1 .30.

How's Leslie doing?

Doing fine.

She worth $10 ,000?

More. My compliments on her casting.

Thank you. All right.

I hate to be so abrupt, but there's been an emergency at the New Globe and I

have to leave for San Francisco right away.

Take care of the hotel, Bill, Miss Perkins. I'll meet you back in the city

tonight.

It was a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Sharp.

I'll have an acceptable proposal on your desk yet.

Stick to the newspaper business.

Great.

An afternoon off.

If you think I'm going to say anything about Harold Landry and implicate myself

any further, forget it. I just want to find him.

I'm looking at ten years in a penitentiary.

I'll talk to the DA.

Maybe something can be worked out.

He's not interested in cutting any deals.

Not in this case. He was about to make a deal with Lantry.

Al's not the type.

Sure he is.

He's a morphine addict, right?

And you supplied him from the hospital pharmacy.

He wasn't going to let anything stand in his way, including your friendship.

Now, if I were you, I'd start talking, and fast.

But you can bet Lantry will.

He's got a little cabin up in the mountains.

Willow Creek Pond.

Ten to one, that's where you'll find it.

So, what's the verdict?

Dan, you know what an aneurysm is?

Aneurysm? No, I don't.

Well, it's a weakening of a blood vessel.

In your case, the aorta.

It literally starts to balloon out like a weak inner tube.

I want to run some more tests.

Sorry, Doc. I haven't got the time right now. I'm in the middle of a murder

investigation.

Dan, this thing could kill you.

Well, so could the next guy I pull over for speeding.

Don't worry. It only hurts when I eat Italian food.

Dan, you walk out the front door of this hospital now.

You're playing Russian roulette with your life.

He's on the tennis court.

Why do you need the sheriff's authorization? Aren't you his deputy?

Then get a search warrant.

Of course, Lantry might not be there, but we won't know until we look.

Robbins is not in his office, and until he gets back, none of these numbskulls

will do a thing.

I'm going up to their cabin myself.

I'll go with you. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

You don't know what's in there.

Probably nothing.

The place is empty, probably. Oh, what if it isn't empty? Why take the chance?

Quit worrying.

Nothing's going to happen. This sounds exciting.

I'm coming with you. No, you're not.

Well, would you be careful, please?

He really doesn't like me, does he?

Terry, of course he likes you.

Just been on edge lately, that's all.

He already says two words to me anymore.

Well, you know you're not exactly that easy to live with.

Nobody's forcing you to let me stay here.

You're absolutely right.

Not so fast.

We want to keep our supper down.

Valerie?

God, what have they done to you?

They call it the treatment.

Ain't too pretty, is it?

You know what I like about it best?

The fact that you're next.

You don't look so good.

Just say the word and I'll have you feeling like a million bucks.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Smart girl.

You're something special.

Special enough for you to get me another job?

If you want to leave Channing, I'm sure I can find a staff position on the

Racing Commission.

That sounds just fine to me.

Where did you get her?

She's a world -class professional.

When I went to European headquarters, your mother hired her to blackmail a

minister.

Good old mom.

Always up to mischief.

You want to see me?

These have to be at the accounting office by six.

You can leave now.

I thought you wanted to talk about what happened this morning between Chase and

the sheriff.

Well, there's nothing more to be said.

I suppose you can always kick me out of the house again.

Oh, you can stay, but you've lost my trust.

I didn't have it anyway.

I delivered Dr. Lantry to your front doorstep, and you kept me in the dark

everything else.

You have a new calling at Falcon Crest.

Aaron Boy.

All I've ever done for you is your dirty work anyway.

I'm the guy you sent to the local vintners when they needed to be put in

right? I'm the guy you stuck in the winery, keep an eye on Chase, to trip

whenever I could, right?

Well, if those are the kind of jobs you're taking away from me, you can have

them, lady.

Self -pity doesn't become you.

You want to know why I betrayed you?

Because you've betrayed me time after time.

You cut me out of your will, you make me marry some woman I don't even love, and

now my mother's in prison.

Well, I had nothing to do with that. Oh, sure you did.

You created Falcon Crest in your own image, Grandmother.

My mother and I are the way we are because of you. And if I've turned

you, it's your own fault.

I have work to do.

You need me.

Badly. Because Chase is going to come after you with all he's got.

I'll worry about Chase.

No. No, you'll worry about me.

Because I know enough about you and Dr. Lantry to bring you down once and for

all. You get out of my sight.

And you know something else? I think while I'm at accounting, I'll have them

bump my salary up an extra thousand dollars a week. How does that sound?

You have a nice day.

to walk from here. We don't want to publicize our arrival.

You really blew it didn't you from the top of your profession to the bottom of

the barrel

You don't know what the pressure is like.

It's incredible.

I'm so ashamed.

What did Angela have to do with it?

She blackmailed me.

To keep you away from Falcon Crest, I signed an affidavit of incompetency.

Chase, have you ever seen morphine withdrawal?

Easy. Easy, Cole. I'll be here in a minute.

The whole body cramps up and you feel like you're going to die.

Help me!

Help me!

You all right?

Where's Lantry?

Lantry?

There was enough morphine in that injection to kill a horse.

I'm sorry.

No!