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-That's gotta be him! -Cards on the table.

I need money.

Well, if you could persuade Chase to go with you...

...then I could invest in your little venture.

Come in with me on this charter operation.

Your dream.

I found mine, right here.

We can't return to Thorpe with nothing more than assurances.

-You'll get your money. -Irrigation valves were on.

Somebody's trying to sabotage us. Why?

I want you out of here.

-You owe me. -I said, out of my house!

Time to eat yet?

Time to eat yet? We've got a harvest coming in soon.

The more we get done now, the better off we'll be later.

Come on, you can keep up with your old man, can't you?

That's gotta be him!

Some way to make an entrance.

Paul Salinger's the kind of guy who's gotta make an entrance.

Let's get this finished before he gets here.

-Mr. Salinger? -Yeah.

I'm from the rental agency. Here's the car you wanted.

-I wanted a convertible. -One we've got didn't get back.

We could get it to you by tomorrow morning, though.

I didn't want it tomorrow, I wanted it today.

This card's expired, Mr. Salinger.

This card is as good as gold.

The other one's in the mail. Been with this company 12 years.

Thrice they've gotten my card to me late.

You better start using your head, pal,

or you'll be a clerk forever.

Well, as I live and breathe, if it isn't the good earth!

Yeah, and you almost planted the nose of that plane in it.

-How are you, buddy? -Great.

We weren't expecting you for hours.

I got a good tailwind out of Vegas.

Cole.

Hey.

-How are you? -How's it going?

Did you get everything?

Good. Well, we made it.

Well, hi.

-Hi, delicious. -How are you?

-Something for you. -Oh, you shouldn't do that.

-You sure are looking good. -Uh-huh.

Hey, freckle-face.

-Don't call me that. -"Don't call me that."

Wait a minute. Let me see how this looks on you.

Oh, it's gorgeous.

It looks beautiful.

-Paul. -Thank you.

Paul, you don't deserve to meet her

but this is my cousin Julia Cumson.

Julia, Paul Salinger, an old flying buddy.

-How do you do? -Hello.

Your cousin, huh?

You rat! You've been holding out on me.

Well, I'm sure you two have lots to talk about, so I'll....

Now wait a minute. I'm gonna be around for a couple of days.

Chase and I've got plenty of time to talk but....

Julia, stay for lunch, please.

It'd make the seating arrangement so much easier.

And you wouldn't want me to be the odd man out.

No.

So there I was in the middle of a rice paddy...

...mud up to my... My eyeballs.

Pinned down by a whole platoon of Vietcong infantry.

My copilot's been shot...

...I can't get to my chopper...

...and all of a sudden, like an itch,

I'm starting to get religion.

I mean, I thought I was a goner.

Well, I take it you survived.

Thanks to my old buddy here.

He swooped down in his chopper, plucked me out of the crossfire.

I was so busy saying my Hail Marys,

I didn't even know we were airborne.

I had no idea we had a war hero in the family.

How come you never told us about this, Dad?

-There's really nothing to tell. -Oh, like hell there wasn't.

The only man I knew who could fly a chopper

like it was a fighter plane.

Anybody for seconds? Paul?

No.

Hey, Chase...

...you remember that first Christmas in Saigon?

I swiped a quart of 30-year-old Scotch

from the American Embassy...

...and we knocked it off by midnight.

We were so drunk, the MPs had to tuck us in.

I got drunk because there were things I wanted to forget.

Things I'd rather not be reminded of.

Sorry.

Have some more, Paul.

You can't get in trouble with food in your mouth.

Chao-Li, you can take Julia's soup.

She's having lunch with the Giobertis.

Yes, Mrs. Channing.

Your mother's spending a lot of time with Chase and Maggie.

-That's true. -She's so impetuous.

I hope she knows where her loyalties lie.

I worry about what she might discuss with them.

Well, Grandmother, we can't lock her in her laboratory.

No, but we can watch her a little more closely, can't we?

If I hadn't thrown you in that cold shower...

...you never would've passed that first flight test.

Sure, I passed.

Then I got pneumonia. I still owe you one for that.

Yeah, you owe me for your entire career.

If it wasn't for me, you'd be digging ditches.

What are you talkin'? Hey, the first time

I went up in a trainer, I was hooked.

Yeah.

For me, it was the first time I soloed.

Being up there all alone, I knew that was the place to be.

What are you doing here, man?

I don't know. It's kind of hard to explain.

I had to repair some things that were...

...falling apart. Family.

Doesn't sound like the Gioberti that I know and love.

I mean, how can you just sit here on this...?

What do you call this, anyway? Grape farm?

Vineyard. Vineyard.

I don't care what you call it.

It's roots, man.

Roots.

I never thought I'd see you so tied down.

Hah! I'm just as surprised as you are.

What about our charter operation?

You gonna tell me you forgot about that too?

How could I? We've been kicking that dream around for 20 years.

I kept all my ratings up.

I can fly anything from a biplane to the space shuttle.

Well, it's time to stop dreaming, pal.

On Saint Thomas, in the Virgin Islands...

...there is a two-man chopper operation

buzzing the tourists around.

We can take it over just in time for the winter season.

It's the perfect place.

I know what you mean.

I've got the perfect place right here.

So anyway, you'll come?

I'll make him say you're forced to.

Okay, no, seriously.

-Hey, leaving so soon? -Oh, yes.

I've got to finish an inventory in the laboratory tonight.

No rest for the wicked at Falcon Crest, I'm afraid.

I'm gonna drive down to the university tomorrow

pick up some supplies. Would you like to come along?

Thanks, but I have this article on great restaurants

of the wine country to finish.

Gotta get some work done. Talk to you later.

-Bye. -Bye.

We were talking about wine over lunch...

...but I didn't realize you worked for Falcon Crest.

-Mm-hmm. -It's good stuff.

-Thanks. I make that stuff. -No kiddin'.

As a matter of fact, Julia's mother is Falcon Crest.

Listen, my dance card's not exactly filled up tomorrow.

I could drive you anywhere you wan.

Maybe you could show me a few sights in the bargain.

Paul...

...there are an awful lot of good winery tours.

I'm sure Julia's very busy.

Maggie.

I think I'd enjoy the company.

Alright. Pick you up at 11.

Mr. Channing is on the phone.

Oh. Thank you.

Thank you, Chao-Li.

Good morning, Douglas.

For a man who puts a big-city newspaper to bed...

...you certainly are an early riser.

Old habits die hard, Angela.

Do you remember what day it is tomorrow?

Yes, it's our anniversary.

Or would have been, if we'd bothered to stick it out.

Now, Douglas, don't get sentimental on me

after all these years.

Have dinner with me tomorrow. We'll get sentimental together.

But you know how I am about leaving Falcon Crest

so close to harvest.

Well, you know, a newspaper doesn't sleep either.

It'd be nice to get together.

Well, whatever you say.

I'll meet you at your apartment at 5:00.

Good. See you tomorrow.

What about your mother? Haven't you always live here with her?

Well, it's hard for me to imagine...

...a beautiful woman like you wasting...

Spending her life out here.

It's not so bad.

I have my work.

Is that enough?

Don't you need something else, Julia?

Like a man in your life?

Are you applying for the position?

I thought your mother was just gonna take a brief tour.

She spent the whole day with him.

Who is he?

He's an old flying buddy of Chase's.

He's gonna be in town a couple of days.

What for? Only takes a day to see the whole valley.

Well, judging from his car and his wardrobe...

...I'd say my mother's doing better than usual.

Well, maybe I should meet this fellow...

...who finds my daughter so interesting.

And this is where I work.

Hmm.

-Cozy. -If you like test tubes.

Which I happen to very much.

I do everything in here.

I chart the weather...

...identify plant diseases.

And I also...

I blend the wines in here.

I mean, that's what being a winemaker is really all about.

A marriage of varietals to produce one exquisite blend.

Well, Mr. Salinger...

...are you enjoying your visit?

Thanks to Julia here.

-I'm Angela Channing. -This is my mother.

Very nice to meet you, ma'am.

Paul and Chase have been friends for years.

-I hear you flew together. -And want to again.

In fact, that's why I came down here...

...see if I could interest him in a business venture.

A charter aircraft operation in the Caribbean.

That might not be so easy.

Chase has his heart set on being a vineyardist.

I spent a little time with him last night.

All I had to do was mention flying

and his eyes lit right up.

I think he's out of his element here.

Perhaps. But I haven't been able to persuade him of that.

You leave that to me. I know just which buttons to push.

You know, he's a very stubborn man, just like his father.

Hmm.

I hope he doesn't lose everything.

It was a pleasure meeting you, Mrs. Channing.

Thank you.

Lunch tomorrow?

I'll call you in the morning.

Well, what do you think?

It's a little late to ask me my opinion, isn't it?

Mr. Thorpe...

...I'm sitting on the biggest deal of my life right now.

Yeah, the entire Falcon Crest Winery.

Well, I already got 30,000 together.

Just need a couple of days to get the rest.

Then you get all of your money in two weeks, with interest.

Well, Douglas Channing, you know,

the San Francisco Globe...

...he's backing me all the way.

Hello, Paul.

Strange part of the country you're in.

What are you guys doing here?

We were about to ask you the same thing.

I told you I needed some time.

It's gonna take a couple of days.

I hate to tell you this...

...but we've got reservations to Las Vegas tomorrow night.

Now, we can't return to Mr. Thorpe...

...with nothing more than your meaningless assurances.

You'll get your money. I'm good for it.

A highflier like you?

We know you're good for it.

Just don't disappoint us.

Your key.

Just set it over here.

Do you buy what your mother says?

-Chase is gonna lose everything? -No. No, I don't.

But she's willing to do anything to prove that he is.

She keeps trying to buy him out.

But I think he loves what he's doing.

You should've seen him in the air.

He was a master behind the controls.

You know, he could fly anything: choppers, gliders, jumbo jets.

I'd never go in the charter business with anyone else.

Well, if I know Chase, he'll have you crushing grapes

before you get him back in the air.

Well, then I might as well throw in the towel.

If I can't get him to kick in with me...

...I'll never get this operation off the ground.

But you can't let Chase come between you and your dream.

Why don't you get a loan?

Julia, the banks are like loan sharks these days.

The interest would kill me.

If I can't get the money together in the next few days...

...I'll miss the tourist season.

You really think this is gonna be a big moneymaker, huh?

Yeah, sure.

Why else would I be sticking my neck out?

Why don't you talk to my mother?

Is she the kind of woman that would like to turn $1 into 10?

She might not be willing to back you...

...but at least you'd get a lot of expert advice.

Mr. Salinger?

Sit down.

I have a business proposition for you, Mrs. Channing.

Oh? What are you offering?

A fifty-fifty partnership...

...but I do all the work.

Well, that's very ambitious.

But I don't see how you can run a fledgling business

by yourself.

I think you need an experienced partner.

Someone like Chase?

Someone like Chase.

He says he doesn't need me.

Oh, I don't know about that.

It's like you said, he's in over his head.

His money is tied up in a risky business

that he doesn't understand.

Mrs. Channing, let's lay our cards on the table.

I need money.

You want Chase out of the valley.

My only concern is my nephew and his family.

Okay. Whatever you say.

Either way, you're gonna need someone...

...to persuade Chase that he doesn't belong here.

That must be worth something to you.

Well, if you could persuade Chase to go with you...

...then I could invest in your little venture.

But you must be discreet.

He's a very proud man.

I wonder if he appreciates your overwhelming concern.

Pleasure doing business with you, Mrs. Channing.

We'll see.

Gus.

-Chase, Cole. -How you doin'?

Come on, Gioberti, time for a little R and R.

My bird is fueled and ready to fly.

Now what do you say?

It's a great temptation but we got a lot of work here.

To tell you the truth, pal,

I need you to help me check something out.

I've been working on the trim tab

but I'm still getting rudder vibration.

Can it wait?

Couple of hours, that's all the work we've gotta do.

Come on, Gioberti, I'm losing daylight already.

-Cole, you come too, huh? -Come on, Dad.

You guys go ahead. I can finish up here.

We've got all the heavy stuff done.

What is this, a setup?

Okay, Salinger, you're on.

You got yourself a flying lesson coming up, buddy.

-Well, how about it, Cole? -It's great.

Climb aboard.

Step here.

Come in.

Mother, look. These are for you.

Aren't they beautiful? Oh, my.

Mother, do you have a secret admirer?

Yes.

-Your father. -Oh.

Mother, you look so beautiful. Where are you going?

We're gonna have dinner in the city.

-Really? -Mm-hmm.

"Happy anniversary."

Your father's such a sentimentalist.

Yes, it's amazing how the two of you still get along...

...how you still care about each other

after all these years.

It has all the facets...

...of an interesting psychological phenomenon

don't you think?

What are you talking about?

Oh, uh, nothing. I just think it's nice.

I have to go. Would you like to take care of the flowers for me?

Yes.

Goodbye, darling.

-Have a good time. -Thank you.

Thank you.

You're beautiful.

What do you say...

...we show the new kid what flying is all about?

Hang on.

Gus, would you tell Chase that I went over to Falcon Crest?

Sure, soon as he comes back.

Back? Did he go somewhere?

Yeah, he went with Cole to ride in his friend's plane.

That's probably them now.

Oh, my God!

Chase.

So, what do you think?

It handles fine. I don't feel any vibration.

Haven't lost a thing.

-What do you think you're doing? -Maggie.

Trying to get yourselves killed?

Maggie, we're just having a little fun.

-Cole, are you alright? -Yeah.

Would you get in the car, please?

He's fine. He'll be alright.

Maggie, we are professional pilots.

-We were in total control. -Come on.

You're a couple of overgrown kids, that's what you are.

This, I would expect of you

because you don't give a damn about anybody.

You don't care whose life you disrupt,

it's just all so predictable.

-Maggie... -But you, Chase....

I mean, what do you think you're doing?

I can't believe this.

We had an agreement. It's just not fair to go off and risk...

Oh, forget it. Just forget it.

-Oh, wait a minute. -Forget it!

She's really got her back up, hasn't she?

I wonder what she ate this morning.

Don't worry. She'll get over it.

-You know how women are. -I should get back to work.

Hey, Chase...

...come in with me on this charter operation, huh?

Flying is your bag, man.

Not this new grape-farm lifestyle.

Paul, this was great fun.

But the vineyard is my bag now.

It's my heritage.

I owe it...

...to my father, to his memory...

...and to Maggie and the kids to give it my best shot.

My flying days are over, buddy.

Besides...

...I happen to like this new lifestyle of mine.

What about our dream, Chase?

Your dream.

I found mine, right here.

So ease up, okay?

-So hold it up to the light. -Yeah.

-Give it a little.... -Look at the legs.

-Uh-huh. -See them? Okay. Sniff it.

That's right.

Oh, no, Maggie.

You're not supposed to gulp it, you're supposed to sip it.

I'm sorry, Julia, I'm just...

...not in the mood for the fine art of wine tasting.

Oh, why not?

In two words: Paul Salinger.

Oh, what did he do?

He stopped by the house, takes Chase and Cole up in his plane.

Pulls this stunt, scares the daylights out of me.

Look, I know. I know I overreact to him, but...

He was probably just having some fun.

That's exactly what he said.

Julia...

...I know you like him.

But I feel I have to warn you, just don't get too involved.

Why not?

I have known Paul a long time.

And when it comes to women and life in general, he's just...

He's not the most dependable of men.

I mean, he's great for a good time and that's about it.

People change.

Not Paul.

Look, I realize he's very charming.

It's easy to get taken in by that, but...

Hey, look, Maggie...

...I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself.

Now, if you're through here...

...I'd like to get back to work.

You've gotta be kidding, Salinger.

You think you got problems now?

You have gotta get into the 20th century.

Come on, Paul.

You're not making it any easier on any of us.

Now, when you needed the money...

...we were there for you.

Now we need it back. Just like you promised.

My check is as good as cash. Take it to any bank.

I don't think you understand, Paul.

We don't do business with banks.

I can't stand waiting in line.

Okay, I'll cash it myself.

The banks are closed today.

I'll go first thing, you'll have your money tomorrow.

We know you'll do everything in your power.

I would.

Do you need help?

No, I don't. I am perfectly capable of handling this myself.

But thank you.

Okay, okay, I'm sorry.

You should be.

You had no business putting Cole through that. It was...

You're right. What can I say? I'm an idiot?

You certainly are.

-And I just wasn't thinking. -You certainly weren't.

-Here, let me help you. -I got it, thank you.

Oh!

Don't you ever scare me like that again.

-Hi. -Well, hello.

This looks very impressive.

-What is it? -It's a weather chart...

...showing precipitation and temperatures.

-You know, like that. -Important stuff, huh?

At this time of the year, it is.

We have to be very careful that nothing goes wrong.

With you in control, how could anything go wrong?

Sometimes Mother Nature likes to play tricks on us.

She gives us a summer that's too hot

or an autumn with too much rainfall.

-I thought rain was good. -Not this close to harvest.

Why not?

The vineyard gets too wet...

...the ground is very hard to dry out.

That causes a very destructive fungus growth.

It's called Botrytis cinerea.

Otherwise known as bunch rot.

Oh, sounds very ominous.

I'd rather not talk shop. How'd it go with my mother?

Actually, I'd rather not talk shop either.

Not on an empty stomach.

Why don't you go get dressed for dinner?

I'll wait for you here.

Give me a half-hour.

To Falcon Crest.

To Angela Channing, its heart and soul.

Falcon Crest.

It always was your first love. I could never compete.

Oh, what about your newspaper?

You were just as involved in your work as I was with mine.

Guilty as charged.

Sometimes I wish it were different.

Well, we've had some good times, Doug.

But it just couldn't work out.

We're so much alike, so independent.

And just what has this independence gotten us?

A lovely dinner...

...four or five times a year with a dear friend.

-Be my friend, Doug. -Have I ever let you down?

Only once.

Well, maybe it's time I paid for my indiscretions.

I hope you just don't plan to eat and run?

-What is it? -Oh, God, I don't know.

-Chase! -What's going on?

Wait a minute.

-Gus, what's the matter? -We've got big trouble, Chase.

They're soaking wet.

Someone turned on the irrigation valves last night.

-Did you check the pump house? -I check it every night.

-Did you check it last night? -Come on.

-This won't get us anywhere. -Sorry.

-Gus, what do we do? -I'll get some help

and see howbad it is.

Somebody's trying to sabotage us. Why?

Come on. We better get dressed.

I'm gonna call Julia. Maybe she can help.

Well, isn't it a little early for you to be rushing off?

Isn't it a little late for you to be coming in?

I was in very good hands.

I wish I could be as sure of the company you keep.

Chase is in trouble. Someone left the sprinkling system on.

Get over there before their problems become our problems.

So, what do we do now?

You've got to get this field dried out quickly.

Otherwise, you'll lose most of it once the fungus takes over.

Okay. How do you dry out an entire vineyard?

By helicopter. By repeatedly flying over the vineyard...

...you can create enough wind to dry the vines.

Say we get that done, what are our chances of a decent crop?

About fifty-fifty.

The sooner you get started, the better.

I'd better line up a chopper now.

Julia...

...I really appreciate you coming over and helping us out.

And I'd like to apologize about yesterday.

I had no right to interfere, it was...

Hey, forget it.

I'm really glad I can help.

Okay.

Well, I'm very glad to talk to you, Mr. Thorpe.

Yes, thank you again.

Come in.

-Mr. Salinger's here to see you. -Good. Send him in.

Mr. Salinger.

I'm flying out of here today, so I'd like to collect my money.

Do I owe you money?

We had a business deal, Mrs. Channing.

I help you get Chase out of here...

...you give me the money so I get my charter operation going.

But Chase hasn't gone anywhere.

After what I did, he'll be leaving.

He's gonna lose everything.

You.

Do you realize that fungus can spread like wildfire

in the valley?

And every vineyard here is in danger?

Let's just say I rendered my services.

And now I'd like a little quid pro quo.

I'll bet you would.

Well, I just had a very interesting talk

with a Mr. Thorpe.

-You owe me. -I want you out of my house.

-You owe me. -I said, out of my house.

Chao-Li.

Mr. Salinger.

Hello, Chase? This is Angela.

Julia told me what happened and I'm really terribly sorry.

But I do know who's responsible.

Alright, thank you, Angela. Goodbye.

Angie just told me something very disturbing.

That Paul Salinger...

...is the one who opened our irrigation lines last night.

-Well, why would Paul do that? -She said he needed money.

She said he thought he'd give me a good scare...

...and force me to sell this land.

I don't believe that. Paul is your friend.

I know. It doesn't make sense, does it?

-Where are you going? -To find Paul.

I've gotta find out if Angela's right

or if this is one of her games.

Chase, it can't be true. Paul wouldn't do that to you.

-I hope you're right, Julia. -Well, be careful.

It just can't be true.

Julia, I have known Paul a long time.

If he had a reason, I wouldn't put it past him.

When Paul came into my lab yesterday...

I...

I told him.

-What? -I told him everything.

Everything that was necessary...

...to ruin Chase's crop.

Oh, Maggie, it is true.

And I'm just as guilty as he is.

I might as well have helped him turn on the valves.

Julia, you can't blame yourself.

Oh, Maggie.

It has to have been Paul.

And I thought he was something special.

Pull over! Shut it down!

What are you trying to do? Get us both killed?

Tell me. Just tell me!

-What're you talking about, pal? -Tell me.

Tell me. Say you didn't do it.

Hey, buddy, take it easy.

Angela told me her version. I wanna hear yours.

You don't have any right to interrogate...

The hell I don't!

I saved your life, remember? In your glory days in Nam.

That gives me the right.

I'll lay 10-to-1 there never was any two-man chopper operation.

Saint Thomas, the Virgin Islands, flying tourists.

That wasn't a dream. Just one of your scams.

That's not true. It's not.

Maybe I wasn't totally straight with you, but, Chase...

Chase, I got some really bad dudes from Vegas on my back.

And I owe their boss.

That justifies it, right? And what about me, Salinger?

What right have you to wipe out everything I've worked for?

You were gonna lose everything anyway.

It was just a matter of time, so I got there first.

Now you're gonna be okay.

You heroic types always know how to handle everything.

Especially with your insipid newfound morality.

Well...

...well.

The hero finally lost his cool.

Chase, they're gonna take the plane.

That's them. You've got to help me out.

You gotta help me out. Come on, pal.

-I'm not your pal. -Come on, I'll owe you.

I mean, I'll really owe you!

It's working.

A couple more passes, she'll be dried out.

Good.

I still can't believe Paul would do this to Dad.

They've been friends for so long.

I suppose that's the difference between friends and family.