All language subtitles for Falcon Crest S02E01 The Challenge.srt

Now your first job is to see to it that Chase Gioberte
never sets foot in this whiner.

You've got yourself a deal.

Whose baby is that, Melissa?

You come here and accuse my daughter of
breaking her marriage vows.

You scum. I'm going to kill you.

My husband was unfaithful to me.

And there's a woman out there responsible for that.
Responsible for all of my pain.

Someone has to pay for it.

Angela, there's really no point in fighting this anymore.

I haven't even begun to fight.

The first thing is to check the pressure in the tanks
and check the hose fittings.

Fun.

Yeah, Dad.

I found the instruction manual.

Oh, good. Take a look at it.
I should be done here in a second.

There. That should hold it.

Where do you... I didn't know you knew how to well.

It's really nothing to it.

Breakfast.

Oh, great.

Well, I'm sorry it's not ham and eggs, but...

I'll get it.

Now this is more continental.

All you're a writer, not a set.

True, true.

Of course, now that you and Angie
are 50/50 on Falcon Crest,

you could be up there having an eggs Benedict.

No thank you, I'd rather not.

Oh, Sam! Something happened to Gus!

You know the chases I will come by here any day now
with that fantasy of taking over Falcon Crest?

Letting him assume control of half
of everything was the only viable option.

I refuse to give up half of Falcon Crest.

But under the terms of your father's will,

Chase could assert his legal rights to 100% control.

But it will never happen.

How can you be so sure?

Because you won't let it. Will you?

Good morning.

Good morning, Melissa. You ready for breakfast?

Oh, I'm starving.

Oh, that's good news. You're eating for two now.

Mmm.

Did you see the newspaper this morning?

Well, no, I was looking for it.

My fault. The baby was kicking so I was up early.

There's quite an article here about the management turnover
they expect at the globe when Richard Channing takes over.

Does it say when he's coming?

Yes, it does right here.

The by laws of the globe require the new chairman of the board
to be in office before the end of the month.

That's just a couple of weeks.

I guess we can expect to see your stepson real soon.

But he's certainly not my stepson.

He is Douglas Channing's son.

Who's his mother?

The thing that matters now is that the control
of the globe is in the proper hands.

I'm surprised Douglas didn't leave the newspaper to you.

Douglas is very close to his girls.

I'm sure that he would have wanted them to control it.

Then why did he leave majority control of the paper
to Richard Channing?

Well, in the end, Douglas wasn't well,
and he made a mistake.

A mistake that I intend to correct.

Emma, come on down.
We're having breakfast by the pool.

I'm busy with this atlas.

Are you thinking of going somewhere?

Yes.

Where?

It's a secret.

You're not thinking of sneaking away from Falconcrest again?

I'm not going to sneak away, but I can't stay here.

At mealtime, I am as hungry as a lion.

And then when I get to the table and I see all your faces,
I lose my appetite.

Are we so grim?

Grim is not the word.

Lance is rude. Melissa's two-faced.

You are moody,
and Mother is plotting the overthrow of the entire world,

especially anyone who looks at her crosswise.

We do seem to have more than our share of troubles, don't we?

If I were you, I would go find Tony.

Wouldn't you rather be with him?

Why don't I have Charlie bring up a tray?

Julia, why don't you have breakfast here with me?

We could have champagne and caviar.

And while we're dining,
we could talk about the good old days,

when Uncle Jason was alive,
and when dear Turner Bates was courting me.

Well, I think I'd better take a rain check on that.

Mother will not be happy if we're both absent from breakfast.

So what excuse shall I give for you?

Tell her I am planning my getaway.

I'm not kidding.

I'm not kidding.

I was searching for an irrigation pipe,
and he struck a gas line instead.

Explosion threw the backhoe right up into the air.

It's just an accident. Just one of those.

I was supposed to be out there helping him, Chase.

- Let me sleep in this morning.
- I'm going to do a better good to blame yourself.

It'll be all right.

Beautiful morning, isn't it?

Where's your sister?

Emma said she is not coming down for breakfast.

Emma's getting very independent these days.

Clearing up Uncle Jason's death
seems to be just what she needed.

What Emma needs is a little self-restraint.

She almost destroyed us with her testimony.

Lance, we're down here.

- How about some breakfast?
- Oh, no, thanks. I already eate.

Lance!

- Where were you all night?
- I had a prior engagement. My apologies.

- You can't do this to me. I'm your wife.
- Oh, please. Don't remind me.

I've been waiting up for you all night.

Lance.

Why do you two always have to bicker?

Now, what could we possibly have to bicker about?

She's just sensitive. The pregnancy is tiring her.

- Well, you should give her more respect.
- Respect? You've got to be kidding. What for?

Well, first of all, she's your wife.

And second, I want you to talk to Emma. She trusts you.

- I doubt that.
- Then you'll have to earn her trust again.

I want her proxy and I want it for the end of the month.

Look, she's already told you how she feels about that.

Thank you for everything.

- I'll call you later from the office.
- That's fine.

Bye, Phillip.

Lance.

Bye.

Handsome devil, isn't he?

You're attractive enough, I suppose.

Seems like he's really been working overtime on your legal affairs.

You get your own house in order before you comment on mine.

- Mrs. Charning? - Yes.

- Gus Newnos is in the hospital. He's had an accident.
- When did that happen?

Just this morning. Thank you, Charlie.

- Put the hood down.
- Oh, I just got started.

You're taking me to the hospital.

How's Gus doing?

His injuries were quite extensive.

We did everything we could, but I'm afraid we lost him.

I'm sorry.

Gus...

was the...

first real friend I had in this family.

Doctor.

- Oh, poor darling.
- I'm so sorry.

He was such a good man, but father...

I know. We're all gonna miss Gus very much.

If there's anything I can do, will you let me know?

Certainly, thanks.

I didn't know you were so fond of Gus.

This is no time for your rude remarks.

Gus Newnos has been a part of this valley all his life.

Well, it just seems a shame.

With Gus gone, Chase may be more vulnerable.

You may have a point.

Mario.

We're all right, Vicki.

Mario, are you okay?

I don't know, darling.
This has been a terrible shock for me.

I need some breathing, you know?

Why don't you go over to the Newnos house and spend
some time with Alicia and Mario?

You know what's coming?

I've got to go up to Falconcrest.

It's very kind of you to come to Gus's funeral.

His death was a tragedy to all of us.

Yes. He would have been a valuable asset to Falconcrest.

Gus hasn't worked at Falconcrest since my father died.

He was your vineyard manager.

I was going to bring him with me this week.

I don't think I follow you.

Surely I don't need to remind you that we
now share Falconcrest 50/50.

Please, Chase,
i haven't enough to worry about with the globe.

The globe? Why not just deal with Richard Channing
the same way you deal with me?

Brush him off, ignore the issues.

Are you prepared for an operation
as sophisticated as I have here?

I have been very generous with you.

I'm rightfully heir to all of Falconcrest.

But I've agreed to split it with you.

Half for you, half for me.
Equal profits, equal liabilities.

I disagree.

I wouldn't.

I'll be setting up an office in the winery on Monday.

Well, if you want to.

Hi, honey, you okay?

Yeah.

Look, I think you were right to leave earlier.

Mario needs some time by himself.

I know, I just...

I just wish he'd let me in
and let me help him through this thing.

Mom's right.

You just need some space.

There are some things you just have to go through by yourself,

and I'm afraid this is one of them.

I don't think the reality of this has even hit Dad yet.

He'll never be able to keep this place going without Gus around.

Oh, sure he will.
We're all just going to have to pitch in a little harder, that's all.

Harder? Cole and I already qualify
as philanthropic patrons of the arts, Mom.

All you do is pound that typewriter.

I know, I know.

And look, I really appreciate you guys giving me the time to write.

What are you writing?

We're beginning to feel like the parents
of a kid who only does homework.

Would you please not pick on your mother?

Hi. How'd it go?

Fine, I'm setting up an office in the winery on Monday.

Moving into the Hall of the Mountain Queen?

Yeah, I'm afraid it's going to be a long, hot summer.

They all are around here.

Well, you could go swimming at the pool at Falcon Crest.

We have equal use of facilities now.

Now, well, I'm afraid I'm not going to have time for that.

Oh, that's right. Your mysterious project.

That's not mysterious.
It's just something that I'm not, you know, that secure with.

And you're avoiding embarrassment
by not telling us your own family

that you're working on a great American novel, right?

No, it's, um, screenplay.

Screenplay?

Screenplay.

Suppose you really can write a screenplay.

How are you ever going to sell out the Hollywood
sitting in the middle of a vineyard?

That's a good question.

I suppose Chase is serious about this equal partnership deal.

I never thought of Chase as being frivolous.

Well, if he becomes equal partners with you,
where does that leave me?

Where do you think?

I stand to lose half my inheritance, don't I?

Unless you think Chase is going to put you in his will,
which I sincerely doubt.

I already share everything with Melissa.

But you married her.

You forced me to.

I would have married Carla or Granny myself
to get those vineyards if i had to.

But you didn't have to. You threw me to the wolves
instead and i've got nothing to show for it.

I promised you that i'd make you my general operations manager,
didn't i?

Yes. And that's the only reason why I married Melissa.

Oh, well, i think it's about time I made good on that promise.

With some real responsibility for once?

Of course.

Now, your first job is to see to it that Chase Giaberti
never sets foot in this winery.

You got yourself a deal.

Morning, Lance.

Chase.

The front door is locked.

I know.

Listen, you guys better double check
this barrel for tar traits.

You think i could get a hand hauling some stuff
out of the truck?

Well, we're really kind of busy this morning, Chase.
Maybe later.

I'm moving into my office. In the winery, Lance.

How are you now?

That's right.

Angela and I have an agreement.
I told her I'd start to work today.

Did she also tell you that
i'm in charge of the winery now?

General operations manager?

Really?

No, she didn't say anything about it.

Well, I'm sure she saw no need to.

Well, now, she can't make that kind of decision
without consulting me.

Maybe I ought to talk to her about that.

Yeah. I'm sure we can work something out.

I really don't see how.
I've already got all the help I need this morning.

Hey, what do you think you're doing, Chase?
Those are my keys.

Our keys. The sooner you accept me as co-owner,
the easier it's going to be for both of us.

Chase, I am General Operations Manager and nobody sets foot
in that winery without my permission.

You just don't get it, do you?

You work for me.

Chase, try to understand. This isn't for you.
There's no room for you at Falcon Crest.

Look, you're not even supposed to be in here.

Get me some men to help with my things.
I'll need a desk and a couple of lamps.

I've got a desk chair and order a phone.
I want an office ready by morning.

You want something?

You bet I am.

Adrenaline. Have it ready by tomorrow.

Or I start looking for a new operations manager.

I think my grandmother would have something to say about that,
don't you?

No more than I'll have.

At this point, that's all we've got.

Well, you have investigators in nine different cities and all you've
found out is that he was adopted from an orphanage at the age of four.

Well, we've also found out that if he doesn't assume the board
chairmanship of the globe by the end of the month, he'll lose it.

Well, what about his mother?
Have you found out anything about her?

Nothing. But then, neither is he.

You mean he's looking for her?

Richard Channing has spent nearly half a million dollars
over the past ten years looking for his mother and not finding her.

Well, now that means he's vulnerable.
Perhaps we can find her.

And then that would keep the globe from passing into
someone else's hands.

Particularly the bastard son of your ex-husband.
Now, why did that bother you so much?

My husband was unfaithful to me. And there's a woman out
there responsible for that. Responsible for all of my pain.

Someone has to pay for it.

Four hundred dollars a piece for French barrels?
That's a lot of money, Lance.

I run the winery and i buy only the best.

Oh, yeah. I heard how you ran the winery this morning.
Just how long do you think you'll be able to keep Chase at bay?

Look, good wine takes time. And I got plenty.

Oh, use your head. You're not going to be able to keep Chase
from getting his fifty percent of falcon crest?

Your grandmother agreed to get it to him.

You're my mom, right? And you know i love you. i mean,
i practically owe everything to you. Tell me everything i know about one.

Well, maybe you're trying to do too much. Managing the winery is one thing,
but fighting your grandmother's battles is something else.

Yeah, yeah, but i'm doing it for us. Don't you see?
One day we'll have all of this. You and i.

You make it sound so nice.

But if you think that i'm going to sign a proxy giving away
my share in the globe, then you've still got a lot to learn.

All right. Of course I want that proxy, but we'll both be stronger.
We'll be able to deal with grandmother together.

We'll have a source of power. You and me.
Mother and son.

Oh, don't make me laugh. Until now i have never been more
than a hired hand around here. Julia, do this. Julia, do that.

But my shares in the globe, my shares, are going to give me the power
that i've wanted all of my life, and I'm not about to give that up.

Not for you, your phony affection,
your feudal battles with Chase or anything else.

Nikki.

Well, you've been waiting almost two hours.

My mom decided to live with her sister in San Diego.
I had to take her to the airport.

Then we're alone?
It's been a while since we had any time together, you know?

I know.

Mario, your dad's accident hasn't changed anything between us.
We still have each other.

Nikki, try to understand something, okay?
My father died of manual labor, doing menial work.

What does that have to do with us?

Everything. Don't you see? My father, he had a real feeling for his people,
but he could never do anything for them. Not really.

He had the feelings, but he didn't have the education.
Well, I've got that education.

Mario, you can't solve the world's problems out
of some sense of responsibility or obligation.

Maybe not. But I can sure try.

What am I supposed to do while you're off leading your crusade?

I don't have all the answers, not today.

Hello.

Hi.

Oh, are you expecting a call snap?

Well, it's got to be done sometime.

Yeah, but the middle of summer?

I'm all right.
I'm just trying to burn out some frustration.

How you doing?

Okay, honey.

Things didn't go so well this morning?

Oh, it's a combination of things.

Oh, maybe I'm naive.
I expected things to be different after the inquest.

Chase, you won a great moral victory at that inquest, but a moral victory
is one thing. What we need now is a practical one, don't you think?

We're feeling the same thing, that we haven't actually won anything.

Honey, the fact that we have survived here is winning,
but there's got to be more.

Well, I love a good fight.
And you know how Angela can get when she's pushed into a corner.

Yeah, well, she pushed herself into this corner,
and I don't think you should let her out of it.

Yeah, you're right.

I'm going over to Falcon class tomorrow
and get what's rightfully ours.

Even if we have to get a lawyer to get it, we'll get it.

Okay.

There you are, Emma.

Hello, Mother.

What are you doing, darling?

I was reading.

Oh, clinical psychology. Where'd you get that?

At the library in town.

A consumer's guide to automobiles.
Now, what do you know about automobiles?

Nothing. That's why I got the book. I thought
i should know something about cars before i go out and buy one.

You do know such thing.

Well, of course I will.

Don't forget the stocks father left me the globe,
paid nice dividends. I won't even need a car loan.

Emma, you know, i think it's time that we talk
about your shares in the globe.

You and Julia could help Falcon Crest a great deal.

How?

By signing a proxy statement,
which means that i would be voting your shares.

Of course you wouldn't even have to go to a stockholders meeting.

Oh, but Mother, i think it would be great fun
to go to a stockholders meeting.

You could if you wanted to,
but i would still be voting your shares.

For the good of the family, Emma.

For the good of the family. Mother,
there is very little good in this family the way it is now.

Besides, i think it's time I set a living life my own way.
Excuse me.

We'll discuss this later.

Hey, we're all ready for winter.
Honey, i need a favor.

Oh, and i need a chiropractor.

My typewriter is now typing a language of its own.
You think you could drop it off at the repair shop, pick me up a loaner?

Right now?

Goal! Hollywood is waiting for your mother's property.
Ah, that's right. I forgot.

I think we can still get tickets.

All right, you just give me a break.
Would you please? Thank you.

So, you worked off all your frustration?

Well, I've worked off some of them,
but definitely not all of them.

Hmm.

My father called.
We're invited to breakfast in the morning.

I'll be busy. You can make my excuses.

I've run out of lies.

Well, you do okay in front of my grandmother.

I only do what I have to.

Me too.
And I don't have to have breakfast with your father.

Lance, couldn't we put on a better show?
We are married.

Wrong. You're married.

And you're not.

This whole thing's a sham, Melissa,
and you know it.

I promised Papa we'd both be there.
He expects us.

That is your problem.

$1,900 from maternity clothes.

I needed something to wear.

Send him back.

Only if you'll start acting like my husband.

I'd rather pay the bills.

Fine. Then I'll be in town.

Shopping.

Melissa.

Hi, Cole.

We need to talk.

You and i shouldn't really talk about
anything for a while, Cole.

If my father or aunt you're chanting found out.

Who are you afraid of?
Nobody can stop us from talking.

Cole, please.
I have a husband now.

A husband? That's a joke.
You don't love him and you know it.

Love has nothing to do with it.

That was a very lovely lunch.
Thank you, Phillip.

You know, i really should get to the city more often.

Yes, you should.

I seem preoccupied. Why?

Oh, i just wish
i knew what Richard Channing was up to.

There's nothing we can do about that
until he appears at that board meeting.

My office has tried everything.

And we still don't know anything about his mother.

Nothing.

All we know at this point is that he took
the Channing name as a 12-year-old boy.

Despite his adoption by the Danone family in New York.

Don't worry, Danone.
I've heard that name.

Tommy Danone is a potent trading figure.

Who seems to be sticking his thumb into
the international money market pie.

Well, i talked to the managing editor
of the Globe this morning

and he tells me the Channing is due early next week.

Why don't we relax?

Come up to my place. Have a drink.

Well... oh, no, no.

Forget about the problems of falcon crests for today, Angela.

You can't just falcon crest, Phillip.

Or chase Dear Barathe or Richard Channing.

And what?

Well, it's just a game.

You know, life is a battle of war to be won.

Is it never an armistice?

Not until i can use the Globe to turn the tables
on my dear nephew, Mr. Dear Barathe.

Mr. Channing, Mr. Danone is on his way down to see you.

Thank you, Miss Hunter.

California.

Yes, sir.

It's taken me 30 years to bring the company to this point.

Brazilian timber, African diamonds, Indonesian cobra,
American wheat, Japanese steel.

Hell, those things were easy compared to
the European money markets.

But we have them all now, Richard.

I know that, sir.

Newspapers. They're a dying business.

Economic anachronisms.

San Francisco Globe is the strongest paper on the coast,
but there's more to it than that.

The Globe can be a power base.

You're talking about independent power, not the company.

Independence is not something you, the company appreciates.
I know that.

The simple truth is, you want your freedom.

You want to see if you can do what I've done.

And somewhere in the back of your mind, you think
you're going to find out who your mother was, don't you?

All right, yes.
I suppose i do, but that doesn't mean i'm forgetting anything.

You've been a good father to me.

As your adoptive father, i only wanted to be a good teacher.
That's all.

I never was anything more.

Well, then I guess all this comes as no surprise.

When you were 12 years old,
you contacted every adoption agency in the country.

In spite of the fact that your records had been...

That I had them destroyed.
You discovered your real name was Channing.

You took that name for yourself.

Then I knew this day would come.

I wanted my own name. My...

Identity.

And now you want more. You want out.

You were right a minute ago.

I want to do what you have done.

You want your freedom.

But freedom is never free.

What do you want?

Quid pro quo. Something for something.

As far as i can see, all you have now is a newspaper.

If you give me time,
i'll deliver a multi-billion dollar per annum business to you.

Anything that big I already have.

Not the California wine industry.

That's nothing more than marketing and distribution.

And real estate and governmental subsidies
and enormous profits.

That could help solve our cash flow problems.

I'd like to take Miss Hunter with me.

And I'll be needing some initial funding.

You have some sort of plan, i trust.

Yes.

My father's ex-wife controls
one of the largest wineries in California.

I'll start there.

Yes.

Having some wine would be nice.

But don't let little curiosities about your parentage
become emotional distractions.

If you don't deliver this wine business in a reasonable time,

I'm afraid I'll have to cancel this agreement of ours.

And my freedom from the company?

You simply won't have any.

Where do you think you're going?

Roller skating. What does it look like?

Or do it with my father's for breakfast?

Well, make an excuse for me.
I'm not really good enough to eat breakfast.

That's not the point, and you know it.

He wants to talk to us about the baby.

So let him talk to the real father.

Whoever that is.

Lance.

In ten weeks, we are going to have a child.

Will you give me a break?

You and I both know that baby's not mine.

And if you think it's going to give you any
more rights around Falcon Crest.

This baby is just as entitled to a share
of Falcon Crest as you are.

Nothing you ever do will change it.

Have a nice breakfast, sweetheart.

Nick, the worst thing you can do is push him,
believe me.

I know, I just wish he'd talked to me about it.
I don't feel like we even know each other anymore.

You remember when your grandfather, Jason, died?
How your father reacted?

He wasn't exactly too talkative.

No, he wasn't.

There are so many things that go on set between a father and a son,
and when one of them dies, it's just too late.

That's what I tried to tell Mario.
It's too late to worry about the things he wanted to say.

I know, honey, but it's not too late for regrets, is it?

No. You got the butter?

Ah. Thank you.

Good morning.

Put off the presses.

How'd you sleep, okay?

Huh?

How'd you sleep last night?

Oh, yeah, fine.

I'm just not very hungry.

Cole, i want you to sit down and eat.

Mother, I almost forgot.
I told Paula Spinoza i'd meet him at the winery this morning.

I'm going to help him rack some burgers.

Cole, I don't want you to go in without---

Do you really think my cooking's that bad?

Oh, honey, next victim.

Maggie, didn't I tell you we had
an appointment in town this morning?

Yeah, the appointment-- where?

Yeah, to meet with a lawyer to, uh,
put together their contract with our partners.

Oh, my God. All right. It'll take me two minutes.
Uh, can you take care of this?

I'll be right down.

It does look pretty bad, doesn't it?

Honey, we really aren't running late. I'm sorry.

Toast looks pretty good, though.

It's too late for flattery, Dad.

It is in my darling. Good morning.

Good morning, Papa.

Well, it's Lance. I was hoping we could talk.

He wouldn't come.

What do you mean?
He knows you were coming, doesn't he?

He does not treat you as he should.

It's like living in a house full of strangers, Papa.

Well, maybe you should come back home.

And give up Falcon Crest?

Look, Chowley, just tell her it's me, all right?
I need to talk to her.

I'm afraid that Melissa is not available at this moment.

Who's that?

Cold Geopetish.

She's where she belongs, Cold. At her father's.
If you want her, go get her.

What you tell me about Lance goes beyond all tolerance.

I'm going to speak to Angela about this.

Don't bother, Papa.
She's too wrapped up with business to take notice.

Oh? What could be more important than her own family?

She seems terribly concerned about the man who's going
to be taking over the globe, Richard Channing.

She never even knew about him until Douglas died.

Not many did.

You sound like you know him.

Let's say I know of him.

Angela has good cause to worry.

Melissa! Melissa!

I told him to stay away from here.

Papa!

Papa!

Mr. Aggretti, I--

Get off my property.
I just want to talk to Melissa first thing.

Call your brother-in-law.

He leave my daughter-in-law.

Mr. Aggretti!

I love her.

Call, please.

Just tell me the truth, Melissa.
The truth about your baby.

Get out!

Poor old man.

You can't face the truth, can you?

Whose baby is that, Melissa?

You come here and accuse my daughter
of breaking her marriage vows.

You scum. I'm going to kill you.

You just remember one thing.
There's nothing more deadly than the truth.

Someday you'll find that out.

Hello, Angela.

Phillip.

We've finally gotten some leaves on Richard Channing.

Oh, and what is that?

Well, he graduated with honors from an Ivy League law school.

Then he dropped out of public sight to work
on the business interests

of the North family's international cartel.
It's all in there.

Well, if he's such a good businessman,
i'm sure he would be reasonable.

Then why has he been so evasive?

Why haven't we seen him yet?

Well, he does seem to be waiting until the
last moment to make his move.

Send a memo, Miss Hunter.

To whom?

The editor-in-chief at the San Francisco Globe.

I think it's time we started rattling his cage.

Why bother?

Newspapers are hardly a large profit area.

We are going to change that.

Besides, the paper gives us the chance
to use another form of power.

Information.

Control what people think,
and you control their lives.

And how will you pay back your debt to Mr. Denault?

Well, the woman who was once married to my father.

She now dominates the California wine industry.

But with a little help from the Globe,

I should be able to, uh, to throne her with relative ease.

Angela Channing's a tough lady.

Oh, I'll bet she's got a heart of gold.

First things first.

Dear Mr. Tomage,

as you are undoubtedly aware,

my father's estate is named me

as the Globe's chairman of the board.

On my arrival in San Francisco,

I, uh, should like to discuss my plans for the paper.

Chase, now I thought I made myself clear yesterday

when i told you Angela doesn't want you around here anymore.

Oh, you made yourself clear.

But I am around here to stay.

Now excuse me, please.

Lance.

I'll handle this.

What can I do for you, Chase?

Don't be patronizing to me, Angela.

You know why I'm here.

Half of this is mine now.

I know we had a little handshake agreement

about your half of Falcon Crest,

but it was in name only.

No, no.

In both title and interest,

meaning profits, liabilities, management,

and control the whole ball of wax.

Now why would I agree to that?

To keep me from demanding your further prosecution

in the matter of my father's death.

Excuse me, please.

Chase, i'm sure we can work something out of here.

We already have.

Phillip Angelo and I struck a bargain,
and holding it to it.

Chase, now be reasonable.

If you get involved with Falcon Crest,

how are you going to take care of your place?

Well, what Cole can't handle,

I'll bring under the Falcon Crest umbrella.

We'll reunite the original vineyards

under one management team, our management team, Angela.

That was not our agreement.

No, it wasn't.

Our deal was to split Falcon Crest between us.

Not what's already mine.

But I'm willing to show you my good faith.

I can see that you really worked up about this, Chase.

Perhaps you could select a competent legal counsel

and we could work something out on a less emotional level.

That's a good thought, Phillip, because, uh,

that's just what we've done.

In the interest of working things out on a less emotional level,

we've had a little, uh, document drawn up here,

establishing the ground rules of our working relationship.

Actually, it's a binding contract.

We don't need a contract, Maggie.

We have an agreement.

But you've ignored it.

This will take some time to digest.

Well, digest it all you want,

but sign it now.

And if I refuse?

I'll be at the district attorney's office by noon,

filing an affidavit against you for complicity in
my father's death.

You might get me into court, Chase,

but I could be completely exonerated.

Then you would have nothing.

And you could be convicted.

I'm willing to take that chance.

Are you?

Courtrooms do have certain hazards.

Here's your copy.

Now the first paragraph calls for office space.

Well, Lance, i think you could help us with that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Lance.

If there's anything i can do for you,

I'll be in my office.

This is it.

Angela's really no point in fighting this anymore.

Fight?

I haven't even begun the fight.