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Previously on Falcon Crest.

That's right.

I'm your new distributor.

Well, I'm not going to stand for this.

I'm looking for an investor.

You want to destroy Angela and you want to use my money to do it. That's the

bottom line, right?

I don't want to lose you.

I promised my father on a deathbed that nothing would happen to this land.

Butt out, you bat head!

Melissa's capable of a lot of things, but I know she wouldn't do anything to

harm her child. It's a cable from Cole invoking the joint custody agreement.

He wants Joseph to live with him for a while. You did this, didn't you?

Of course not.

And tonight.

I started my own daycare center. Isn't it wonderful?

I've made your payments for the next two months.

I know his reputation, but he has been kind and loyal to me. It's going to be a

spectacular party, and we're going to show off our winery, and everybody's

to envy us.

Hello, hello.

Hello. I've got some good news for you.

I have?

I spoke to Michelson at the First Merchants Bank. Did you? Yes.

The Tuscany Land Company is going to be off your back for the next few months.

You think so?

I know so.

Michelson's agreed to extend your mortgage.

Just like that?

What did you do?

I bought some time for you.

Meaning?

I've made your payments for the next two months.

You look beautiful.

Oh, please.

I feel like I'm about to give birth to a refrigerator.

Mom,

you've come to like Dan.

Yeah, of course I have. You know that.

Well, he suggested we try living together.

That's a big step.

Yeah, we can find out if we really hate each other or not.

Do you want to?

No. I mean, I do want to live with him.

So what's the problem?

I don't really think I should leave you alone right now.

Now, come on. This is something that you really have got to decide for yourself.

And please, please do not use me as an excuse.

But you'd tell me if you wanted me to tell you.

Well, okay. I'll be around a lot. Yes, of course you will. If you ever need me.

Now, I mean, it's a month before my due date. Mrs. Miller is right here.

Now, if you want to live with Dannon...

The bottom line is that this delivery is your minimal legal obligation, Mr.

Chandler. The bottom line is that my distributor and I work on consignment.

the bottom, bottom line is all of this wine laying here isn't making me one

blessed salad.

Is it a little warm in here?

I thought wine was supposed to be kept cool.

It is.

Why, that dirty... He's turning my wine into vinegar.

And in a year's time, no one will want a glass of Falcon Crest, let alone a

case.

I'll see him in court. I don't care how long it takes. You'll have to prove

malicious intent.

Well, that won't take a genius.

No, I'll probably confess.

But by the time it finally comes to trial, you'll already be broke. My

distribution company will have long since declared bankruptcy, so it won't

any difference.

We'll see about that.

He looks like he's on a short leash.

Attitudinally, your process was counterproductive.

The plan of action is working.

Attitudinally, I'll nail him to the wall.

I spoke to Oak Bridge, Masterfield, and Crown Wineries. They're close to giving

distribution rights to us.

I'm very glad to hear it, Miss Bryson. Good job.

But you're still cash poor.

All the more reason to get Peter Stavros to invest.

He'll never agree to it.

He will if you find Kit Marlowe.

You still think she's alive?

Any of your old federal buddies involved with the witness security program?

Yeah. All right, you find out if they know an agent named Guy Stafford.

And if they do?

Can't you figure anything out?

He'll be able to lead you to Kit Marlowe.

Angela's right.

It is warm in here.

I was hoping we'd be able to spend some time together. We will, son. We will

very soon.

Why are you being so mysterious?

I have to talk to some people in Europe.

There's no need for anyone to know yet.

Uh -huh.

Before I'm through, Angela will be begging me to take her back.

That's pretty hard to imagine.

Even after I destroy Richard Channing.

How are you going to do that?

Watch me.

Off with her head.

Off with his head.

Off with his head.

Her head.

Off with her head.

Her head.

Hey.

What's so funny?

I was just thinking at the time that Liz Bosberg called me a nerd and then she

fell off the ski lift.

Back in eighth grade.

You know, I don't know why you included her on this guest list. And I don't know

why you included Tommy Raina and Alan Manal. And I don't know why you made up

this guest list without even talking to me first.

sweetheart, I was planning on going over the guest list with you. Yeah, well, I

bet you were.

Well, you know what? All these people, they laughed at me. And they didn't

that I could do it. And now I finally have my winery.

Our winery. And this is our party, not just yours.

Exactly.

I didn't want to invite anyone that would upset you.

Do you mean that?

I'll change it.

Why did you come in here? What did you want?

It can wait.

Lance!

It's going to be wonderful, isn't it?

I mean, it's going to be a spectacular party, and we're going to show off our

winery, and everybody's going to envy it.

Yeah.

Don't you think it's better this way?

I liked it before.

Oh, so ugly.

Look.

It's better this way.

Dan.

You're green.

I'm glad to see you made up your differences.

Vicki was just helping me redecorate. Yeah, I hope you don't mind me moving in

here. Well, it's nice to see a man and wife agree on a color scheme.

Angela, you know we're not married.

Well, then... This living arrangement is not acceptable.

You're kidding.

Okay, that's fair.

We'll move out.

This is your place. We'll find a place of our own.

Would that suit you?

Okay, more, more, more, more.

Left, left, left.

Okay, hold it. Mark it right there.

doing? This is private property.

We'll be done in a few hours, ma 'am. Yeah?

Who do you work for?

Tuscany Land Company.

All right.

Now what are you up to?

You're the Tuscany Land Company, aren't you? Actually, I'm General Motors, but

don't let it out, okay? Hey, you go and make my payments for me.

Unsolicited, I might add. And then who shows up but a surveying team for the

Tuscany Land Company? What an amazing coincidence.

They have no business harassing you.

What kind of a deal did you make with my bank?

Or have I already lost my property without knowing it? Be short. If I were

Tuscany Land Company, I wouldn't have had to go through the charade of making

your payments.

I would have just waxed my mustache, taken your property outright, thrown you

out on your keister, and I could have avoided being slapped for my troubles.

Speaking of trouble, you're going to be in a hell of a lot more trouble if you

can't tell your friends from your enemies.

Okay, I guess I owe you an apology.

Save it.

Why are you doing this for me? Don't flatter yourself.

I'm helping other vendors as well.

You know, I don't want to be beholden to you here. Simple. Pay back the loan and

you won't be.

Look, my office is closed. It's late. I'm tired. It's time to go home.

So, how do you feel about dinner tomorrow night?

With you?

Yeah, with me.

Sure.

Yeah, sure.

Eight o 'clock. My place.

You know where it is.

So should I be going to the hospital?

It isn't necessary.

What about the contractions? They stopped a few minutes later.

Maggie, there's no way of predicting when you'll actually go into labor.

I mean, it could be a few days.

It could be a few weeks.

I mean, you could have six more weeks of contractions. Oh.

Wouldn't you rather stay at home? Yeah, I think.

Well, you know how long it's been since my last baby.

My last baby is now moving in with her boyfriend.

Oh, well, I guess there's a lot I've forgotten.

You did the right thing calling me.

But you're going to have to learn to live with this.

Don't be frightened by it.

Go about your life as normally as you possibly can.

And believe me, when it's the real thing, you're going to know it.

What do you think?

We'll take it. Good. Then I'll need you to make out an application.

Oh, it's just a formality, really.

You said you were employed at the Del Oro spa?

Yeah, I'm the assistant manager.

Oh, then we shouldn't have any trouble at all.

And you must let me know what color carpeting you want.

Green.

Green.

Green.

Would you like some tea, Janice? Yes, thank you, Charlie.

Farmer, come back. They weren't real estate. Can you explain to me what

doing here?

Oh, hello, Angela.

They were just frightened by one of my magic tricks. The next trick you do,

disappear.

Look, Emma's in the living room. She can explain everything, okay? Hey, kids,

boom!

he said.

Let's start on our great adventure.

Emma, what are you doing?

Hi, Mother.

Why are all these children here?

Didn't you see? I put posters up all over town.

I started my own daycare center. Isn't it wonderful?

Mrs. Channing, there's a call for you from Mrs. Desmond. She managed an

apartment Van Fix wants to rent. Thank you very much. I'll take it in the

I'll be with you in just a moment.

Hello?

Miss Channing, I have an application for a rental from a Mr. Dan Six.

Yes? He claims to work for you at the Del Oro Spa as an assistant manager. Is

that correct?

Uh, is this for a credit reference?

Yes, it is.

Well, he's only worked for us for a short time.

I would suggest that you continue investigating him.

Would you like me to untie Mrs. Whitaker?

Well, I suppose you should.

She did you a favor. You don't want to join the Helios Club

anyway. Believe me, it's just a bunch of boring old stuffed shirts.

I'm not going to let you disturb my wines anyway, Richard.

You've got your hands full with Melissa, don't you?

How is she?

She's under control.

She better be if she's going to ride this thing.

American made.

I used to drive one of these.

Somehow, riding in the back of a limousine just doesn't give you quite

sense of freedom.

Nope. Tell you what.

Make me an offer. I'll sell it to you.

now the only way I'd buy one of these is if there's nobody else on the road.

Tell you what, though, I will make you a deal.

You give me the contract to distribute a Grady -Cumson wines, and after one

year, I will give you full control over the distribution of Falcon Crest.

Nice try, old buddy.

I... I don't know about you.

Somehow I thought that telling Angela where to get off would appeal to you.

It already did.

And I already have.

Tell me about it.

The only way you're ever going to amount to anything is if you get out from

under her. Now I'm giving you the chance.

Sooner or later, I hope you come around.

But if it's later, the perks aren't going to be nearly as rich.

The percentages won't be too attractive either.

Mother, we're making paper mache masks tomorrow.

I have to ask Kelly to get more flour.

It's a lot of work supervising all those children.

I don't believe in suppressing their natural impulses.

I know you don't.

They still feel that they can run their own lives and control their own

destinies. Emma, don't you think it would be easier if you got a job at an

established daycare center?

You don't believe I can do this, do you?

Darling, you have so much love to give, I hate to see it turn into something

painful.

Like what? You don't have a license.

Now, if the authorities find out about this, you can get into a lot of trouble.

Are you threatening to turn me in? Oh, of course not.

All right, Mother.

I'll call them all and tell them not to come anymore.

I will tell them. It's just another case of a powerful corporation squelching a

small business.

You know, I'm feeling all the vitamins off.

All right.

Now what?

Very good. Very good.

I'm a natural.

Sure you don't want to eat out?

Now you're going to shred them. I am? Mm -hmm.

Okay.

I want to try that. You'll be good at that.

I'm really glad you're here.

Me too.

I guess I'm just a little nervous in the house alone. You know, without my

family. In spite of what Dr.

Randall said, I... As soon as the contractions start again, you call me.

matter what I'm doing, no matter where I am, I will be over here in a flash.

No matter how many false alarms there may be.

Boy, I don't know how I ever got along without you.

Me too.

Hi, come on. This will only take a minute. Really?

You said you had some information for me about the Tuscany Land Company.

Well, not much.

Your mortgage is owned by a series of holding companies, mostly foreign.

The paper trail ends in the Cayman Islands, but the banks there are more

secretive than the Swiss.

So? We still don't know who the Tuscan New Ant Company is.

What is this?

Well, after all that yelling yesterday, I figured the least I could do was

scrape a little something together for dinner.

Beautiful.

Thank you.

These are some of my family's, their own.

Living alone, you don't get much chance to haul them out.

Well, sit.

You're welcome.

And this is the last bottle of my grandfather's wine.

He's been saving it for over 30 years.

This must be a very special occasion.

No, no.

It's just that I decided to stop worshipping the past.

This is a bottle of wine.

This is not a relic. We should drink it.

So, to our friendship.

May it last as long as this wine.

Oh, this is terrible.

Well, so much for friendship.

Maybe we should put out some of these candles.

We don't want to start a fire, do we? No.

All right.

Thank you. Thank you.

Ah, you know what I've forgotten? What? I've forgotten how my feet swell. Could

you just help me get these off? Oh.

Here, here. Very. Let's take these off. Oh, thank you. All right. Attractive,

but. Put your feet right up here.

Right here like this. And I will give you the legendary

Channing Rub.

Legendary Channing Rub?

Oh, boy, oh, boy. My lucky day.

You've got to close your eyes, though. All right.

And you have to think very serious thoughts. All right, serious.

Very serious thoughts.

Oh, Richard!

What are you... Don't do... You don't... You're a pregnant lady. I don't know

what got into me.

Don't... Oh, that's great.

It's good.

Just...

I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. Would you just keep your voice down?

Look, you walked in with an attitude. You saw Richard and... Attitude? You had

your feet in his lap! He was giving me a foot rub!

It's a good thing I didn't come home an hour later, isn't it?

I am eight months pregnant. What do you think you're going to find? An orgy?

I'm sure if Richard had his way... Oh, come on. This is ridiculous. Can't you

see he's just laying the groundwork?

In case you had forgotten, I am still your mother and I do not have to... You

don't even care if you...

friend to me when i needed one now i know his reputation but he has been kind

and loyal to me and i care about him and i don't have to

You know what time it is?

That bad, huh?

Mm -hmm.

I have a very full day today.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'll talk to you later.

Oh, yeah?

I met someone.

Oh.

Someone.

I don't know what I'm walking into.

She is a piece of work.

She's got an opinion on everything.

And doesn't hesitate a second to tell you exactly what it is.

I think I like her.

And you were up all night trying to decide.

How about you? How are you sleeping?

All right.

I suppose Skylar is still on your mind.

Yeah, but not as much.

Since she died, you've done nothing but throw yourself into your work. I thought

you might like to talk.

I appreciate your interest, but, uh... Not just that.

Peter left.

I really don't care.

You know, I'm not entirely sorry he's gone.

I like doing business on my own.

So I've noticed.

As a matter of fact, I've got some ideas I'd like to talk to you about.

We'll do that. Excuse me a moment.

Good morning, Mrs. Desmond.

I see by the register you spent the night at the spa.

Any trouble?

Someone have to be in trouble to stay at your spa, Angela?

Have you found a place of your own yet?

Mrs. Desmond, I was hoping to hear from you.

You gave the apartment to someone else?

I thought we had agreed.

No, no, no, no, no. There must be a mistake.

Did you talk to Angela Channing?

Thank you.

Why didn't you stay with your mother?

I didn't want to get in her way.

Oh, I'm sure your mother would love to have you at home with her. Don't be so

sure.

Are the two of you having a problem?

Ask Richard Channing.

Come on, we're getting out of here.

What's going on?

Oh, Mr. Spence. Thank you, Charlie. I'm so glad you could make it on such short

notice.

Ambience -wise, I was convinced this was a day house.

Processing it at night, however, has transformed my original concept.

Well, do sit down.

I think I've found the solution to our problem.

Well, I've been poring over the contract.

Oh, never mind the contract.

I want you to find out everything you can about the relationship between

Channing and Maggie Gioberti.

Relationship?

Need I be more explicit?

I get the explicit information.

You do that.

And don't let jurisprudence stand in the way.

Hello, party of one. Yes, please.

Give me one moment. I'll be right with you. Thanks.

Hi. Hi.

This is a...

eyes, is it?

This is my wife, Maggie. Do you know Gabrielle Short? I don't think so.

How do you do? Hi.

Well,

I was just shopping, and I didn't realize how hungry I'd gotten. It just

swept up on me, I guess.

Try the beef bourguignon.

Great. We'd better be going. We'd be late.

How are you doing?

Okay. You take care. Yes, you too.

Nice meeting you.

Nice meeting you.

You didn't tell me she's pregnant.

How long have we known one another?

I'm supposed to have said, hello, I'm Chase Gioberti. I have an estranged and

pregnant wife.

I just want to know what the hell I'm walking into.

I wish I had more answers myself.

Well, be honest with me.

Am I just some kind of distraction until your wife has her baby?

If I am, that's fine. I just got to know.

You

can't

get any federal help. You can't get any state help. You can't get any help.

Meanwhile, this Tuscany land company has bought up another 12 vineyards. The

rest of us are powerless to stop them.

As much as I dislike what's going on, the Tuscany Land Company has not broken

any laws.

But that doesn't mean we can't fight them on their own terms.

We ain't millionaires like you.

All right, why don't you give the man a chance to explain?

Which side do you want?

Whatever side gets us what we want.

I've started discussions with several banks to arrange special long -term low

-interest loans.

Oh, Mr. Chairman.

May I speak?

This is Janice. Isn't it true that you've made several personal loans to

vineyard owners?

I've made loans to friends, yes. Do you really think that's proper for a public

official to give preferential treatment?

I haven't done it as a public official, but as a friend.

Oh, a friend.

That demands a first refusal on the harvest.

Now that's the truth, isn't it?

We had business deals, nothing more, nothing less. In other words, this

could turn to your benefit.

Absolutely not.

Certainly didn't take you long.

Oh, I've always felt that an hourly wage, no matter how remunerative, is no

reason to downscale experientially.

You said that you had some information for me.

In English, please.

In her 14th week of pregnancy, Maggie Gioberti took an amniocentesis, which is

not unusual.

She also took a paternity test, which for a married woman is most unusual.

However, later in the day...

She phoned up the lab and canceled the paternity test. She didn't want to know

the results.

Unless she already knew it.

Then why would she have initiated the test in the first place?

Maybe she didn't initiate them.

Two days later, Chase Gioberti moved out of their house.

Oh, and that leaves Richard Channing spending all of his time with the

and Child.

And he's her Lamaze coach.

Mind you, all of this is circumstantial evidence.

It could all be an extraordinary series of coincidences.

What can I do for you?

Mr. Stafford, right?

Yes. I'm with the, uh... There is a Guy Stafford. Is there someone who called

himself a Guy Stafford?

And he did come to see me because there he is.

But he wasn't a federal agent.

And there was a Kit Marlowe.

She's not in the witness security program, so where is she?

You've got to find out who that Stafford is and what he was doing with Miss

Marlowe. What he did to her.

Oh, I'm coming, I'm coming.

Yeah.

I'd like to talk to you about something I think you'll want to hear.

I'm all ears.

Why don't you come by Falcon Crest this afternoon and we'll discuss it? Why

don't you tell me now and save me the trip?

Oh, I don't think you want to discuss this over the phone.

Shall we see you later?

If you're lucky.

It's a damn difficult situation.

Same thing happened to me with your mother.

Only with her it was alcohol.

I mean, there are just so many times that you can rescue somebody.

So this is what you went through.

How did you handle it?

And I don't mean just with Mom. I mean, how did you get through it?

Not as well as I might have.

I ran away.

I guess I was too young to understand.

Yeah, well, don't worry about it. You'll handle it better than I did.

Maybe with your help.

Hi, Melissa.

Hi.

Well, where is everybody?

Baby, when you're in the room, everyone else disappears.

I'm serious. I mean, I went to all the ballrooms and our party wasn't in any of

them. I thought that after what happened at the Helios Club, it would be better

this way.

What way?

Just a few close friends.

I tried to explain to you when we were walking in. What are you talking about?

Don't. Don't you touch me!

You did this to me, Lance.

You knew how much this meant to me. This was supposed to be my party for my

winery. And you took this away from me. Just like you took my son away from me.

And I'm going to get you for this. And I'm going to get my son.

I take it you found a place of your own.

Why did you tell Desmond not to rent to us?

Is that what she said?

What did you think would happen?

That I'd give up after a few attempts? That I'd come crawling back with my tail

between my legs?

All I told her was how long you'd had the job.

My dad will help us find a place.

That's fine.

Or we might even move in with him. You know, he has a big new house and Stan

a standing offer at Girardi Enterprise.

Well, don't you think it's foolish to let a little misunderstanding ruin

everything?

If you and Vicki want to live here, I suppose I could agree.

If you agree to get married.

What, do you have a preacher waiting in the living room?

At least announce your engagement.

Oh, Vicki.

Why, you should have told me.

Oh, congratulations, darling.

Oh, we're going to have a lovely ceremony at Falcon Crest on the front

a huge tent.

And you can invite anyone you like.

When is the wedding?

June. A June wedding.

Oh, 1990.

Angela.

Unless you already know.

If I don't, I'm sure you'll tell me.

It's about Dan and Vicki.

Yes, yes, I know. They're living together.

Living together while they're formally engaged.

And I am very pleased for them. You know I couldn't have them living together at

Falcon Crest unless they were engaged.

You'd never forgive me for that.

Falcon Crest?

Yes, in the guest house.

Don't you and Vicki talk anymore?

Well, we will. Very soon.

Thank you.

Oh, Crist.

You need help?

You're a real mover, aren't you?

I guess that's how you got to be where you are. I should learn.

I had no ulterior motive, if that's what you mean.

Didn't you?

Wait a minute, I take that back. In your case, I did. But the others... I don't

care about the others.

You know how hard it is for me to take your help. The others came to me to ask

for help. They suggested putting up part of their harvest as collateral because

they had nothing else.

And you, of course, took it.

Well, Gabrielle, they have their pride, too.

which you, of course, protected.

You can believe what you choose.

But you're a fool if you let Angela Channing keep you from what you want.

I sold my grandmother's crystal.

All of it.

I can pay you back for your loan.

Beautiful crystal.

Now that I owe you nothing, are you still interested?

You know, we could start our own daycare center.

Rent a building, hire a staff, all those fun things.

Emma, you don't need your mother's money. You've got enough of your own.

She didn't even force me.

All she had to do was make a suggestion, and I caved in.

I hate it when I do.

But look, if you marry me, you could move out of here. We could have a life

together. We could even adopt children.

Mrs. Channing?

Richard Channing is here.

Curiosity got the best of me, Angela.

So, what do you have that you thought would melt the wires?

I understand you're Maggie's Lamaze coach.

Oh, now, now, don't tell me you've taken a sudden interest in motherhood. I find

Maggie's motherhood fascinating.

Don't you?

Oh, I wouldn't put it in three -inch headlines.

Richard.

You know, I certainly wouldn't want to embarrass you.

And I wouldn't want to hurt Maggie or her child.

No one knows better than you what it feels like to be a bastard in this

And you should have thought of that before you got Maggie pregnant.

What's so funny?

You think that I am the father of Maggie's baby?

But you can laugh all you want to. If you don't give up this ridiculous

distribution war... You're going to expose me, is that it?

Angela Channing, you are a riot. You know, I never appreciated your sense of

humor until now.

Mrs. Channing? What is it, Charlie?

Come, Mrs. Channing.

Mrs. Channing, Mrs. Channing.

Oh, Maggie.

I need your help.

I can't make it. Well, let's get her upstairs to the shop. I can't.

I can't. Richard, I think you're needed out here.

No more jokes, Angela. I can't laugh any harder.