All language subtitles for Falcon Crest s03e09 Chameleon Charades

I

know

my rights! What's going

on? Some kind of a joke.

Thank you.

There we are.

Oh, my.

Isn't this something?

You certainly have done well for
yourselves, haven't you?

Oh, it's been a lot of hard work.

Oh, don't give me that.

First, Chase inherited this place from
his father, and then his mother left him

a nice little bundle.

That's right. This was my father's
house.

I'll take these things upstairs.

Okay. Thank you.

Is that coffee I smell? Oh, it is
coffee.

Madame, you'd like a cup?

It's nice and fresh.

You look great.

Thanks.

Well, I, uh, I wish you'd called and let
us know you were coming. And spoil the

surprise? Don't be silly.

How's Cole?

He is in Tahoe on his honeymoon.

What?

You mean my little nephew got married
and I wasn't even invited?

Well, it's a sort of a last -minute
thing.

But he's just a kid.

I know.

You know, it seems like yesterday you
and Chase came to Dad to tell him you

getting married.

Well, we didn't exactly tell him. We
asked him.

Of course.

But you were always the kind to need
permission, weren't you?

You take a black still, right?

Right.

How is Dad?

Great. He's just great.

It's not every day you send him a check
for $25 ,000 to take a trip.

Well, he called right after he got the
check, but then we hadn't heard from him

since then, so I was concerned.

He's just so busy talking to travel
agents.

Oh, good.

Good. Then he is going to use it. I was
hoping he would. Of course. I thought

he'd like to travel again, you know?

I'm going to the winery. I know you
girls have a lot of catching up to do.

You bet we do.

And just as soon as I finish sleeping
off this cross -country haul, I expect a

guided tour of this famous wine country.

See you later, honey.

You sure got yourself one good catch
there.

Just because Chase has come into some
good fortune doesn't mean we should let

him lead us around by the nose.

New pumps are a waste of money.

I will be the judge of that, young man.
And if you're as smart as you think you

are, you'll realize that Chase is no
fool.

Now where are you going?

I thought I might go upstairs and ask my
wife to join me for a nice quiet dinner

away from this house.

It should be quiet.

I doubt if Melissa will be here.

Why do you say that?

She said she had to go into the city and
see her father's attorneys.

Well, then I'm sure she'll be back soon.

Oh, really?

Well, I had Philip call the attorneys,
and she doesn't have an appointment.

I think that the mother of your future
child is somewhere close to Richard

Channing.

These are going to be some fine
-producing vineyards with a little work.

You're determined to make me a man of
the soil and the vine, aren't you,

Come on.

A couple more months here and you'll
wonder how you could have lived anywhere

else. I tell you, Baltimore seems a
lifetime away.

I'll bet.

Who could this be?

Dr. Ranson.

Yes, sir?

Harrison Albright.

I'm bored of the hospital. What's he
doing here?

I don't know.

Oh, good to see you.

You know my cousin, Chase Giverdy? Yes.

Good to see you. I've heard a lot about
you. I trust you're feeling better. Yes,

I am, thanks.

Chase is helping me get a feel for the
valley.

Well, I think that what I'm here to
offer you will give you the feel you're

looking for, Doc.

Really? What's this?

I want you as my chief of staff.

That contract spells out rather
favorable terms. I'm sure you'll agree.

You serious?

Very.

What about Arthur Hooks?

Well, he came to me with the news that
he decided to affiliate with a new

hospital in San Diego.

He decided?

Actually, it's probably the best thing
all around. I discovered that Dr. Hooks

had been playing politics with my
hospital.

Does he know about this?

Absolutely. He's in full accord.

All right, I'll sign it.

Wonderful.

Right there, doctor.

I've already signed your copy.

You see?

You have made me a very happy man.

You made me a very happy man, too, Mr.
Albright. See, I have a philosophy about

hospital administration and politics. I
don't think they mix.

Maybe that was Dr. Hooks' downfall, and
maybe, just maybe, you fired him because

when you pushed buttons, he didn't
respond.

Well, in any event, Dr. Hooks already
has another position, so I... You forced

him to find one, didn't you?

To cover up the mess at the hospital
you've gone so far as to fire your chief

staff. Let me tell you something, Mr.
Albright. I'm going to hold you to this

contract. And from the fat offer you
made me, I doubt if you'll try to buy me

off before I ask some hard questions
about Dr. Lantry and that hospital.

Now, just a minute. I will not abide any
scandal.

If you think I'm afraid of a scandal,
you're wrong. And you're sure as hell

wrong if you think I'm afraid of the
truth.

Picked a good man.

Oh,

don't

worry.

Don't get used to it.

Why don't you just try and get some
sleep?

I hurt too much to sleep.

Well, now, the last thing you want to do
is to walk into that kitchen tired

before the day's work even starts.

You know Ella will try to break you for
sure.

How'd you get so tough?

You walk North Beach, hustling johns and
dealing drugs as long as I have, you'd

be tough, too.

Isn't it past your bedtime, Valerie?

Yes, ma 'am.

You look terrible.

Yeah.

I need some rest.

Privileges like that don't come free,
you know.

My mother already paid you in advance.

You don't know when you've got it good.

All I want is a drink.

Just one little drink, okay?

Somebody's got to pay the bills.

another brandy. Oh, I got a stack of
notes at home from my racetrack

to work on tonight. Oh, come on.

One more. How about it? Jay, aren't you
being a little obvious?

I beg your pardon?

She just got here this morning and
you're already avoiding her.

Don't you get the feeling that your
sister's just here on a husband -hunting

expedition? She better be careful.
They're an endangered species.

What about Lantry? He's been married a
couple times. Isn't he a likely

candidate? Very funny.

Yeah, and he sure seems to know how to
spend money.

He's not alone.

You know the pharmacist, Ackerman?

He's in partnership with him on a
racehorse.

Ackerman? Again?

He doesn't make that kind of money, does
he?

But his name keeps coming up. We should
find out just how close Lantry and

Ackerman are.

Hi, I'm from Richard Channing's office.

You know the newspaper?

Uh, I gotta get these papers to him. My
boss said they're pretty important.

Do you have any ID?

Oh, I just started this crummy job last
week. I guess personnel is a little slow

in issuing out the ID cards.

Jesus, you'll have to stand up.

What

was

that all about?

Oh, probably some tourist wants a winery
tour.

Maybe somebody was trying to break in.

That's why I pay a security staff.

To make sure no one does.

coffee, honey?

No, I've got to run. I'm meeting Michael
at the county building.

Honey, I thought maybe we could take
Terry on a little tour of the valley

What do you... No.

It's them. They're back.

Wow.

Hello. Hi. Hello. Welcome home.

Hi again. Welcome home, Emily.

Thank you.

So, how was Tahoe?

Good doing, buddy. Good. How are you
doing? Good.

It was great.

It was great, but it's great to be back.
Oh, it's great to have you back.

Have you heard from my father?

I think your dad's been kind of busy.

We tried calling him a couple times from
Lake Tahoe. He wouldn't talk to us.

Well, wait till you see what I have done
with the guest house.

Whose car is that?

Oh, we have another house guest.

And I have an appointment.

See you all later. Okay, bye. You will
never get toothed here. Come on. It's

going to be a surprise.

Cole!

Harry. How's my favorite nephew?

Terrific. You look fabulous.

What'd you find out? Ackerman's a
hospital employee. At least I was able

to his payroll records.

Come on.

This income hardly qualifies him for
membership in the thoroughbred set. I

that, Cosby. I know that. But there's
always a chance of outside income.

source, something.

Maybe I should ask the Board of
Supervisors to open a formal

Let's keep that on the back burner. We
don't want to stir up any controversy

until we're absolutely sure what we're
into.

Now, I have a duty to the people of this
county. I realize that.

I've got one to the hospital.

I can't afford to ruin the morale of the
entire staff.

Michael, if someone on the staff is
guilty of misconduct, won't it improve

morale to dig him out? Eventually, yes.

But right now, we don't have anything
solid. All we've got is hunches. That's

right. And so far, they sure as hell
have paid off, haven't they? What are

afraid of?

I'm not afraid of anything, as long as
it's the truth.

I don't think we've got anything to
worry about.

I hope she has a girl this time.

Wouldn't that be perfect, Mother? One of
each.

Drink your juice.

Melissa? Excuse me.

Melissa?

Aren't you going to have any breakfast
today?

I really don't have much of an appetite.

That's because you've been dining out so
late. That was me that Richard Kneeler

ran over last night.

Really? Why didn't you join us for
dinner? The fettuccine was wonderful.

Doesn't it even matter to you that
you're carrying my baby?

Don't be so sensitive.

The only reason I stay in touch with
Richard is to maintain him as an ally.

We may need his friendship one day.

Then why all the sneaking around?

It won't do us any good for Angela to
find out, now will it? Well, she already

has her suspicions, and so do I.

Don't you see?

The more that she and Richard believe
that you and I aren't getting along, the

better it will be for us in the long
run.

I'm not buying it, Melissa.

Don't be jealous.

Chase is firmly entrenched here. We may
need Richard someday.

Wrong! I can take care of Chase, and I
don't need Richard Channing to do it.

What's going on out here?

Nothing, Grandmother. Just having an
argument about her going horseback

today.

Well, that's hardly the thing for an
expected mother.

Oh, I don't know.

In my case, it might be just the thing I
need.

How are the little lovebirds doing?

Pretty good.

How long are you planning to stay,
Terry?

Oh, just long enough to get the lay of
the land, so to speak.

Extended vacation, huh?

You might say that.

You know, I was sort of hoping to see
some of this famous wine country today.

You wouldn't by any chance be in the
mood to show your dear old aunt some of

sights now, would you?

Sure, why not?

We've only got a few more bags to put in
the house.

Cole, we haven't even unpacked the bags
yet.

Listen, tomorrow's Saturday and all the
wineries will be open, so I'll take you

myself.

Sure. Sounds great.

You married a girl just like your old
mom, huh?

Linda's a great girl, Terry.

Hey, I'm sure she is.

You don't have to defend her.

So, what's a girl supposed to do around
here for entertainment?

Don't you guys do anything besides sit
around and stare at all these plants?

They're called grapevine.

Right.

Say, didn't I see some nice little hot
spots on the other side of the valley on

my way in?

There's nothing over there but a bunch
of sleazy bars. If you go in the other

direction, you might find some nice
little cafes and shops.

Great. Well, I'll see if I can find
something.

A souvenir to take home would be nice.

Great.

We'll bench test these for final
adjustments before we put them online.

Now, when did these come in?

This morning.

I thought you were going to talk to
Angela before ordering new pumps.

There's nothing to talk about. The old
ones are shot.

Look, we can overhaul the old ones at
half the price.

Yeah, and maintain them at twice the
price.

You don't go spending our money without
consoling us first, Chase.

Pack them up, guys. They're going back.
Stay with it.

We'll use these for tomorrow's racking.

Tell you what.

When you supervise your racking, you use
the old pumps.

When I run my rackings...

I'll use the new ones, okay? I'll pay
for them out of my pocket. Won't cost

or Angela a dime. It's fine with me.

And you pay for maintenance on the old
ones.

Ah, separate but equal. I like that,
Chase. I like that a lot. As a matter of

fact, maybe to teach you the value of
experience.

Isn't there some quaint American homily
about the early bird and the earthworm?

Well, along with several about the
pleasures and penalties of sin. Fix me a

of coffee.

Would you?

Please?

Of course. How silly of me.

Executive assistant does not equate with
secretary, does it?

Hardly. Hardly.

David, would you bring me a double
espresso? Very hot.

Make that two, David.

Now, do you really think that an early
afternoon rendezvous at the Tate

And a late supper at Pascal's with
Melissa O 'Gretty Compton will

anything?

It makes certain people down at Falcon
Crest off balance and apparently makes

you jealous. I love suede. Oh, I really
do. It feels so good. So soft and

supple. Of course, that's only after
repeated stroking and manipulation under

great force.

And it also keeps the chill out.

Thank you, David. Thank you.

Oh, I got your housewarming invitations
out this morning. Good.

I thought I'd understand why we have to
socialize with the agricultural

proletariat. It's a way of getting the
masses all marching in the same

direction.

That guy was in a condition.

Tell me.

About two weeks.

You killed it.

Well,

well. This joint's finally getting some
class.

Excuse me, sugar.

How you doing there? I'm Ernie.

This here's my friend Pete.

We sure would like to buy you a drink. A
drink?

And then what?

The band?

Sure, why not?

And then we go out in the parking lot
and discuss my place or yours.

Well, yeah, absolutely.

My place, your place, any place.

I can just see it now, the two of you
guys hanging around Falcon Crest.

Hey, Charlie, get us a couple beers up
here, will you?

Sure did.

Thanks a lot.

Excuse me.

Did I hear you mention Falcon Crest?

Stay nearby.

The Gioverdi. You know them.

I might say that.

Hey, shooter.

Get lost.

Pardon me?

What he's trying to tell you, but...
This lady, take it.

You know these groups?

Give me some credit.

Come on, how about that damn...

You okay?

Does it hurt?

Not really.

I'm gonna make it feel better.

It's working.

Well, we've got assault, battery,
malicious mischief, and destruction of

property. I'll pay for all the damage.
That's not the point, Lanson. You know

it. You got a bunch of witnesses in
there willing to swear it was self

but I know you.

You didn't have to break heads and wreck
the place.

You're right.

Cuff me. Send me up the river.

Don't push your luck.

If you weren't Angela Channing's
grandson, I... Angela Channing?

Then you're from Falcon Crest?

Miss Hartford, here's your driver's
license.

I don't think that Chase and Maggie
would be too pleased to find you hanging

around in a bar like that.

Let's not tell them, okay?

Thanks for keeping me out of this. Just
be careful where you toss your drinks

next time.

I didn't mean to start anything.

Hi,

Michael. What happened to you? He was
defending my honor.

Terry, what are you doing here?

Hi! What are you...

doing out here in California? Well, it's
a long story. It's called a change of

lifestyle. Maggie said you were
visiting. I didn't expect to find you

No, well, Lance was just showing me some
of the sights.

Oh, I see.

Well, um, we got a couple years to catch
up on. You want me to drive you back to

the Givertis? Well, actually, my car's
back at this place called the Corral.

We can start catching up on the way
back.

Thanks again.

Oh, sure. Anytime.

Well, what happened to you?

I was checking temperatures last night
in the winery, and I bumped my face.

Perhaps we need better lighting in the
winery.

I never knew winery work could give one
the smell of cheap beer.

Learn something new every day, don't
you?

Mother, look what's on the society
section of the Tuscany Valley News.

Cole married Linda Caproni. Bill Hope.

That rascal.

Isn't love great?

She seems upset.

This place is called The Corral. Your
version of Studio 54, I think.

Oh, honey, here, let me help you.
Nothing to it. A little coffee and

Better eat.

Thank you. I have this rotten headache.

Well, come on, eat something. That
shouldn't help.

You should have... I've seen the look on
Michael's face when he saw me at that

hospital.

Oh, yeah.

Probably matched the look on my face
when I heard from the sheriff this

He's cute, isn't he? And from what I
gather, we have some very interesting

relatives around here.

Maybe, uh, until you leave, you should
sort of stick with Maggie.

Sure. Let's go out tonight, Maggie. I'm
dying to meet this Angela Channing.

Well, I'm afraid not tonight. Well...
Mr.

Uberti? Yes.

From Richard Channing. Oh, hello.

There you go. Thank you.

What is it, honey?

Richard, looks like an invitation.

Yes? to celebrate the new residence of
one of the Tuscany Valley's leading

citizens next Sunday, 2055 Hilltop Road.

Oh, another housewarming.

Boy, he really does like playing the
role of host, doesn't he? A party. I'll

have to find something to wear.

Leading citizens.

Staggering humility.

Lance told me about you and Richard
Chase.

This should be fun.

We don't have to go, you know.

Well, honey, I do work for the man.

Of course we're going.

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Papa?

We tried calling you.

I read the newspaper.

Don't shut me out like this.

Mr. Caproni, Linda and I are family now.

We want you to be part of that.

Linda needs your love.

No, you don't.

You don't need your father anymore.

You were all I had.

All I ever had.

You turned your back on me.

You want to be a grown -up?

Independent? On your own without me?

That's what you will be.

On your own.

I don't care anymore.

Your mom is gone and now you leave me.

Get out!

Mr. Caproni. I don't have a daughter
anymore.

Get out!

Linda?

Linda?

A love letter.

You got a guy waiting on you, huh?

No.

Hey.

Is it true that they read everything

that you send out of here?

Oh, yeah.

It's just another one of their ways of
keeping us down.

Is there any other way to get a message
out?

What's the matter? You planning a
breakout?

No.

I want to get word to my mother to send
more money to Corrine.

Julia, you're crazy getting involved
with her. All she's going to do is bleed

you dry.

But without her, I ain't gonna make it
in here.

If you let Corrine Powers get you
hooked, you ain't gonna get out of here

Hooked?

I'm not on drugs or anything.

Not yet, you ain't.

I mean, today it just might be booze.

But tomorrow it's gonna be something
else. I mean, I know it. I've seen it.

And here's another thing.

If you want something from the outside,
the last thing you do is put it in

writing.

Okay? Now, my lawyer's going to visit
today.

I'll have him call your mother.

You'd do that for me?

Mm -hmm.

Okay.

You have your lawyer call my mother and
tell her to send Corrine Powers more

money. Oh, Julia.

Okay? Just for a little while.

Just so I can get some rest.

Okay?

Mr. Erickson's car just pulled up, Miss
Channing. Oh, thank you, Charlie.

Charlie?

Angela?

We have to talk.

Charlie, why did you bring Mr. Erickson
a brandy? He looks like he needs one.

You're going to need one yourself.

What's the matter?

I had breakfast this morning with a
member of the Tuscany Valley Hospital

of Directors.

Michael Ranson has been named chief of
staff at the hospital. He and Chase are

conducting an examination of all the
hospital's records.

What's our exposure?

Well, if they finally close in on Lantry
and he talks, our liabilities

are unlimited.

I should handle this personally.

On the contrary, Angela.

You've got to completely dissociate
yourself from Lantry.

Charlie.

Will you call Dr.

Lantry and invite him to tea this
afternoon?

And if he's unavailable?

Tell him it's a command performance.

Angela.

Okay. Oh, did you talk to the lawyer?

Yeah, we're all set.

Well, what did he say?

Well, it's not a he.

They won't say much over the phone, but
don't worry about it.

It'll work out.

I just wanted to offer my
congratulations.

Thank you.

Got yourself in a pretty tight spot,
didn't you?

I know how you feel about Cole.

And about me. Do you really?

Yes.

And in spite of everything that's
happened between us in the past,

just hope someday maybe we can put our
differences aside.

Does it really matter if we do?

It does to Cole.

He'd like to spend more time with his
son.

You haven't spent much time outside that
little family bakery of yours. So let

me fill you in on a couple of details.

Cole is never going to get his hands on
Joseph.

He's my child and nobody else's.

And you, you're not going to stick
around long enough for cheap bread to

Melissa, you may not understand this,
but Cole and I share something that you

and Lance never had.

Real love.

The sad truth of the matter is that Cole
can't get me out of his mind.

Sounds like the bearings are shot.

What do you know about it?

Babies are past their prime. They got
plenty of life in them, Cole.

Leave me alone.

Yep. There's a lot of life left in those
old pumps.

Uh -huh.

Here's another one.

200 gross of barbiturates.

Ordered and delivered.

That's not inventoried.

Hello?

Hi, honey.

What? You've got to be kidding. What the
heck for?

Ah, uh -huh.

Yeah, he's here right now.

Okay, we'll pick you up on the way. Bye
-bye.

That was Maggie.

We've been invited to afternoon tea up
at Falcon Crest.

Afternoon tea?

What in the world for?

Apparently, Angela's promised to answer
all of our questions about Dr. Lantry.

I think you'll like this. It's a new
long blend that Charlie prepared just

me.

Lance, I thought you were racking the
Cabernet 81.

I was.

Well, you're a mess. What happened? I
had an accident.

With a Cabernet? Yes, one of my pumps
blew a gasket. I'll have it fixed by

tomorrow. I want it racked today.

My new pumps are in the storage room on
the south wall. Be my guest.

No, thanks.

Lance?

Can I change first?

Good business and pride don't mix.

I'll write you a check first thing
tomorrow on our half of the new pumps.

Fine. Now, will you kindly tell me why
you called us here? I have a lot to do.

Just be patient.

Angela, I'm afraid I have to get back to
the hospital.

Ask the deputy to join us, please.

Hello. So nice to see you. Well, it's my
pleasure. Nice to see you.

Lovely afternoon.

We thought this would be a perfect
setting to hear the truth.

I'm afraid you're being a bit too
enigmatic for me, Mrs. Channing.

Maybe I can clarify matters, Doctor.

Mrs. Channing has discovered that you
sold barbiturates to her grandson Lance

illegally. Now, wait a minute, Erickson.
I want to... The same pills that almost

killed our baby Joseph.

We had private detectives check you out,
Doctor. You're a dangerous man, and

nothing less than a criminal.

Wait a minute. Wait.

Wait a minute. There's no need to wait,
Chase.

Dr. Lantry, I'm placing you under
arrest. Do you have the right to remain

silent? I know my rights! What's going
on? Some kind of a joke.

No, it's not.

That woman framed me!

She said the grandson of my older sister
framed me!

What is this?

Such desperation.

It's so sad.

It's really incredible.

I think you owe Angela your thanks for
getting to the bottom of this.

And an apology.

There's no need for an apology, Philip.

I don't know how and I don't know why,
but you're deeply involved in this and I

intend to prove it.

Let's go.

Poor boy.

Such delusions.

The fees of Smith, Glenn, and Hodstead
run from $150 to $2 .25 per hour.

I've heard you're the best firm for the
job.

I'm willing to pay for it.

Well, custody suit isn't the kind of
thing we can settle with a couple of

of work.

Will $10 ,000 get the ball rolling?

We want custody of Joseph Smith, and we
are willing to fight for it.

But I'm going to tell you both one
thing. How badly you want your son has

nothing to do with the outcome.

The courts only care about the welfare
of the child.

And that case will win.

But the welfare of the child is only
determined by the evidence presented to

court. And this is going to take a lot
of time, a lot of money, Cole.

And even in the best of circumstances,
the odds are better than 101 against

I don't care what the odds are.

I want my son.

Hard ride?

Working out some aggressions.

Lance, I know how you feel.

But you have to believe me, there is
nothing going on between Richard and me.

Right, and I believe in the Easter
Bunny, too.

I'm only keeping Richard in our corner.
The day is going to come when we're

going to need him to fight Angela. Don't
count on me, Melissa.

You and Richard are no match for my
grandmother.

With your help, we are.

I know where I stand with you, Melissa,
and I'll tell you something.

I'm going to do everything I can to ruin
your plans to undermine Falcon Crest.

But why?

You could have it all. What, with you?

You haven't changed since the day I met
you, Melissa. You're still a sneaky

little slut.

And any power I'm going to get is going
to come from Angela Channing herself.

You're wrong about that, Lance. Well,
that's your opinion.

No, that's the truth.

And I can prove it.

But I don't have an alternative.

It's all I can do for her now.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Vicente.

Angela, what's the matter?

That's a lawyer named Vicente. He has a
client in Julia's cell block.

And Julia is still having problems with
the guard.

I'll file a formal complaint with the
Department of Corrections.

No. That'll only make things worse.

Philip.

I want you to take another thousand
dollars in cash to Corrine Powers.

How can you sit still for this
extortion?

Damn it, I don't care about the money. I
care about my daughter.

Feeling better?

About what?

That's a proof to you that you have
nothing to worry about.

That my devotion to you is complete.

Sex is one thing, Melissa.

Trust. Trust in real love is something
much, much more.

You can't be serious.

What else do I have to do to prove to
you that there is nothing between

and me?

Melissa, you and I both know that you're
a lying tramp.

And when I blow your scheme to sell the
Agretti Harvest to Richard Channing, I

doubt if he'll even bother spitting in
your direction.

You do that.

Now tell Angela everything.

That you were instrumental in helping me
gain Richard's confidence.

She'll know just how loyal her favorite
grandson is then.

Good morning.

I didn't even hear you get up.

No, I didn't. I want to wake you.

Still entry business, isn't it?

And Angela.

I'll bet you anything she staged that
whole little scene yesterday just to try

to throw us off the track.

Chase, at least it's over.

Maybe we should just be thankful that
Lantern's behind bars and forget it.

And let Angela get away with it? No way.

Well, Landry certainly didn't seem
pleased when he was arrested. Maybe

testify against her.

Huh. Well, she never would have taken
the chance unless she had something to

keep him in line.

What could that be?

I don't know.

And neither do you.

Excuse me, Richard.

I just saw the Falcon Crest contingent
arrive.

Good. On our best behavior.

Absolutely. Lovely.

Strange, but lovely.

Chase. Hello, Richard. Maggie.

Hi.

Congratulations to the newlyweds. Thank
you. Hi. Hello.

I wasn't sure you'd come, but I'm glad
you did.

Richard, this is my sister, Terry
Hartford. Richard Channing.

Enchanté.

Ditto.

Welcome, Michael.

Hello.

Why don't I take you on a quick tour of
the place?

Great.

Why don't we have some champagne first?

Angela Channing's on her way up. Show
her in.

Good afternoon.

I'm Mr. Channing's new assistant, Pamela
Lynch.

I'm sure you are.

He sure likes him tall, doesn't he?
Yeah, and he's not alone.

How's the father -to -be doing?

Pretty good.

How's the father that never was?

Oh, I think you'll find I'm full of
surprises.

Good.

I see you haven't lost him yet.

No, and I don't intend to.

Time will tell.

Excuse me, Emma.

Now, Steve, the original, right?

I have an escort, thank you.

Michael can protect me from the big bad
wolves. She'll be okay. Take two of

these, call me in the morning, and don't
take an aspirin, okay?

Come on, show me around.

I'm not sure about your little sister.
Oh, honey, she's just enjoying herself.

She's enjoying Michael.

He's humoring her.

Well, Chase, you don't look like you're
enjoying yourself.

Frankly, I'm surprised to see you here.

Well, I suppose we both have a finely
tuned political sense.

Not to mention your own incredible knack
for escaping justice.

Oh, come now, Maggie, don't be so
paranoid.

That's the one who brought Dr. Landry to
the sheriff's attention.

With your help, no doubt.

I do what I can.

Perhaps we should discuss my paranoid
theories on conspiracy.

Sometimes. Come over here, everybody. I
want to show you why I bought this

place.

Isn't that something?

Yes, you have quite a view.

Over there is the original Giberti
place.

That's your house, Chase.

Down there is your spread, Angela.

Falcon Crest.

Just like little toys on a game board.

But this isn't a game we're playing, is
it?

Oh, of course it is. What else could it
be?

Now that I've got the entire Tuscany
Valley at my feet, how can I lose?