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How long is Angela in Rome?

Less than a week. I'd like this wrapped up before she gets back.

How would you like to make $100,000?

Douglas. What in heaven's name are you doing here?

I heard you were coming to Rome. I couldn't resist.

You can't come prancing around like you're lord of the manor.

It's what Grandmother would have done.

Are you saying that Lance is putting this premium label

on ordinary wine?

What are you trying to do, lose your inheritance?

-Go to jail? -Lance, what's going on?

On Friday, I want you to pour the Pinot Noir.

It's not doing very well lately.

It needs all the exposure it can get.

Everyone's gonna be disappointed you won't be at the party.

I think my presence at the competition is more important.

-Oh, yes. -Your bags.

Thank you, Lance.

I want you to stay here and handle something.

Sure. What is it?

Jack Sloan is distributing our '78 Reserve Cabernet.

Sloan? Why would you let a guy like that handle our wine?

He's got a lousy reputation.

Because he's offering to pay $50 a bottle.

Can't this business with Jack Sloan wait

until you're back from Rome?

It probably could. But I'm curious about something.

What's that?

Do you think you're ready to accept some responsibility

for a change?

I told Jack Sloan I was leaving for Rome this morning...

...and that you were going to handle it.

I want you to be very careful...

...and be sure and get payment in full

before you make that delivery.

Yes, ma'am.

The car is outside, Mrs. Channing.

Thank you, Chao-Li.

Goodbye, Mother.

-Your umbrella. -Thank you.

I'll see you in about a week.

Oh, and have a safe trip.

Rivederci.

How much does it cost?

What is your name?

This is Italian, nerd face, not Spanish.

-It's the hands. -Alright.

I think you better let Angela do your translating for you.

There she is.

A chauffeured limousine to take you to the airport?

I hate to see you roughing it like this.

-I'll help. -I can get them.

I know. I'll help you anyway.

I wish you were more excited about me going.

I'm going with Angela. I'll be okay.

I know you will. I just wish you were going with me.

Just have a good time.

If you keep Angie waiting, I'm gonna talk her into taking me.

That's what you think, nerd face.

-Kids. -Hi, Angela.

Lance, hello.

Mr. Sloan, you're right on time.

Well, time is money, and I don't like wasting either.

Then let's wrap this up.

You know, I never thought I'd see the day...

...when I'd be shelling out $600 a case for some red wine.

Some red wine? This is Falcon Crest's premium wine.

Well, I may not have... What do you people call it?

...the palate to appreciate a really fine wine...

...but I know a good deal when I see one.

The last good business deal you involved my grandmother

in almost put you in jail.

That's why we want full payment on delivery.

Of course.

If you'll just review and sign this contract.

-Pen? -Thank you.

How long is Angela going to be in Rome?

Less than a week.

And I'd like to have this wrapped up before she gets back.

Your grandmother's a very shrewd business woman.

Just what are you driving at?

Lance, how would you like to make $100,000 on your own?

I'm listening.

What if you put those funny-looking labels...

...on 500 cases of ordinary wine?

You're talking about fraud.

Call it whatever you want, we could both make a bundle.

Well, I don't wanna do business with you, Mr. Sloan.

Chao-Li?

Chao-Li will show you out.

Your grandmother's not gonna like you blowing this deal.

She'll like your new terms even less.

I'll bet you even this place has a past.

That's why I always stay here when I'm in Rome.

It gives me a sense of history.

I wanna see everything. the Colosseum, the Catacombs...

-...the Vatican, the Via Veneto. -The girls.

Well, all in good time. Now, here's the key.

Your room is right across the hall.

And remember, ties for dinner.

I'll get it.

Angelina.

Douglas.

What in heaven's name are you doing here?

When I heard you were coming to Rome,

I couldn't resist surprising you.

Well, 8000 miles is a long way to travel for a surprise.

It's the jet age, Angela.

This is my ex-husband, Douglas Channing.

I believe he's your great uncle.

-This is Chase's son. -Cole Gioberti.

Well, that makes you my nephew. Sorry we haven't met sooner.

I see you've already got an escort.

Young and handsome, at that.

Now I have two.

-Mother. -I was under the impression...

...that this was supposed to be informal and very low-key.

This has got to have cost a fortune.

We're pushing the new Pinot Noir, remember?

It's just part of the cost of doing business.

Excuse me.

Hi. Can I get you a refill?

No, thanks.

-You're looking for someone? -Yes, but I can't find him.

Well, why don't you let him find you?

I'm Sheri Hyatt.

Lance Cumson.

Bourbon.

Sure.

-Hey, I like the Pinot Noir. -Well, thank you.

A little bourbon.

Thanks.

Are you in heady company tonight?

Sylvia Hartman, the Cunninghams...

-...Cliff Oates. -Cliff Oates is here?

Angela doesn't know what she's missing.

Oh, I think she does.

Give it another half-hour and come down with a headache.

-Chase. -Nothing serious.

-If you don't, I will. -I see. Well...

Well, what do you think off the party?

Maggie and l haven't been able to talk about anything else.

I'll just bet.

Thank you, Chao-Li.

You know Lance planned this all week.

And I think he did a very nice job.

Sheri tends to get a little claustrophobic.

I think she went out for a breather.

-Oh, is that right? -Yeah.

You know, after yesterday...

...I was pleasantly surprised to get your invitation.

Well, I thought it might give us a little chance to talk.

Let's talk.

-Who's that with Lance? -Down, girl.

That's Jack Sloan. He's a wine distributor.

Oh, I heard he had a run-in with Angela last year.

Yes, he's had trouble with most of the better wineries.

I'm surprised Angela would invite him then.

For some reason I've not been able to figure out...

...she's decided to do business with him again.

Sheri Hyatt's a lovely girl, isn't she?

She seems interesting enough.

I could arrange to leave without her tonight.

Why would you do that?

Consider it a peace offering.

Like I said...

...she's interesting enough.

-Good morning. -Hi.

Apollo.

What's he doing here?

You tried to teach me falconry last night, remember?

Quite a night all around.

-Who is it? -It's your mother.

Come in, Mother.

Did you want something?

-No. -Oh, Mother?

I'd like you to meet Sheri Hyatt.

Sheri Hyatt, my mother.

Nice to meet you, Mrs. Cumson.

Yes.

She seems upset.

Just jealous.

Good morning.

Your breakfast is cold.

Coffee's all I want.

What makes you think you can do that sort of thing

in this house?

What did you expect me to do, take her to the springhouse?

Anywhere but under this roof.

It's never stopped you.

Don't you ever speak to me like that again.

And don't you forget who's in charge around here.

In charge? You must be kidding.

Don't push me.

I'll get it, Chao-Li.

Good morning, Paul. Come on in.

Have a seat.

You were working for Jack Sloan

before you became winery foreman.

Yeah, the guy's a real prince.

Half of his paychecks were late and the other half bounced.

He wants to buy some of our Reserve Cabernet...

...along with another 500 cases of ordinary red dummied up...

...to look like the real Reserve.

I'd tell him to go to hell.

I wanna do more than that, Paul.

I wanna see to it that Mr. Sloan is put out of business...

...for the rest of his days.

-Sloan's an slippery guy, Lance. -Don't worry.

Not the kind you can back into a corner.

We'll do everything he asked, with one exception.

-What? -We'll dummy everything.

He won't get a drop of the real Reserve.

The minute somebody tastes the wine...

Relax.

-It'll never be uncorked. -How are you gonna stop him?

I have a friend, a private investigator.

He's been there before when I needed him...

...and he'll be there now for us.

Does Mrs. Channing know anything about this?

No. And neither does my mother.

And I wanna keep it that way until we're finished with Sloan.

-What do you mean, "we"? -You and me, Paul.

Why do you have to drag me into this?

Because I can't run the bottling machine by myself.

Besides, dedicated employees are hard to find these days.

And we'd like to hang onto you a little while longer.

Lance?

Lance!

Hide those labels.

-Lance. -What is it?

I got your sulfuring compound.

Thanks. I've got your sulfuring compound.

Thank you.

-What's going on? -We're just doing some bottling.

I thought you'd finished with bottling for the season.

We got a special order for some 1981 zinfandel, Lot 3.

That's my crush.

That wine's not nearly ready for bottling.

Well, like I said, it was a special order, 500 cases.

Wait a minute. All the grapes in Lot 3 are from my vineyard.

Right, but we bought those grapes from you.

They're not yours anymore.

Julia had great hopes for this wine.

You're destroying it by bottling it now.

I disagree.

I want you to check the doors to this bottling area.

I want them all locked.

Julia.

Chase.

When I sold you my harvest,

Angela gave me her word those would be treated...

...no differently than grapes from her vines.

-What are you talking about? -Been in the bottling room?

No, why?

Lance has got the bottling machine going full blast.

He's bottling 1981 zinfandel

and it looks like he's prepared to ship it out.

-Zinfandel? -That's right.

-Lot 3? -That's it.

-But that wine's too young. -You tell him that.

-He says it's a special order. -What special order?

-See for yourself. -I will.

This is interesting. It says, "Dear Aunt Angela...

...I think I told you that I promised Dad

I'd try to get to Tuscany.

There was a train at noon and I'm on my way.

I'll try to get back in time for the wine tasting."

-That's from Cole. -I hope I didn't drive him away.

Oh, he's just interested in his heritage.

You Giobertis and your tradition.

Well, that's what winemaking's all about.

It doesn't bother you anymore, does it?

As a matter of fact, I'm grateful.

You're grateful he's still in Tuscany.

I'm grateful he's not here and hungry...

...because I have a reservation at Jimmy's for only two.

Jimmy's?

That's one of the finest restaurants

between here and Paris.

For you, Angelina, the finest isn't good enough.

Toilet in room.

You got a deal.

Lance? Lance, are you in there?

Keep this going. I'll be right back.

What is it, Mother?

Well, aren't you gonna let me come in?

Paul and I have a lot of work to do.

Yes.

Perhaps you'd like me to help you?

I think you'd just be in the way, Mother.

In the way?

I'd like to stop this process altogether.

That zinfandel is much too young to go into bottles.

I appreciate your advice, but I do have commitments to keep.

Sloan is expecting a shipment at 7:00 tomorrow morning, sharp.

Just what do you think you're doing?

You can't come in here, prancing around

like you're lord of the manor.

It's just what Grandmother would have done herself.

Remember, she left me in charge, Mother.

-Lance, how are you? -Fine.

The actual Reserve Cabernet is in the cases sealed...

...with the brown masking tape. I used white on everything else.

Good. Alright, the Reserve is in the brown...

...and the white is the ordinary...

...and I have a check made out to Falcon Crest vineyard.

How about my money?

One hundred thousand, in cash.

-You wanna count it? -Wouldn't you?

Use the office.

Okay, okay.

Okay.

Hey, Miller, how you been?

Your secretary told me I could find you here.

Keep the volume down.

I need your help, old buddy.

What you got on your mind, huh?

A little wiretap? Angry husband on you?

What do you know about a fella named Jack Sloan?

Bad news.

He got plenty of enemies.

He's probably on the chamber of commerce hit list.

Well, I sold that guy 1000 cases of wine this morning.

I want you to get in there and destroy it

before he has a chance to distribute it.

Look, Lance, I'm a semi-respectable guy now.

I got this real hard-to-get license that I wanna protect.

I could make it worth your while.

Some of the wine I sold him isn't what he expected.

I mislabeled the bottles.

Oh, man, I thought you were one of the smart ones.

You want me to blow up a winery?

-I don't see how it can miss. -You need glasses.

Anything happens to that wine, first thing he's gonna do

is go to the cops.

Second thing that's gonna happen,

is he's gonna fill out an insurance claim.

Third thing is they're gonna get an investigator...

...one that's not so chummy with Falcon Crest...

...and, partner, I'm telling you,

you're in for some real problems.

Oh, get a load of this.

And that's not her husband, either.

Switch places with me. Go.

Sit down.

Look, can't you burglarize the place?

Sure, I can do that.

I can also get 10 to 15 years in San Quentin...

...just for having this conversation.

Come on, Miller.

I'm counting on you.

I managed to get you out of scrapes like this before, right?

You're gonna have to take some advice

from somebody who's been around a bit.

You ready?

You're gonna have to get on your hands and knees...

...and crawl back to Jack Sloan.

And you gotta beg him to get out of the deal.

I went over to the winery...

...and I found this in the bottling machine.

"Falcon Crest 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Selection."

Isn't this the wine Angela took to the tasting?

-Yeah. -And that wine was bottled...

...over a year ago.

But Lance told me they were bottling my '81 zinfandel crush.

He was supposed to make delivery of the Reserve to Jack Sloan.

But that wine is still in the winery, all 500 cases of it.

Wait a minute, Julia.

Are you saying that Lance is putting this premium label

on ordinary wine?

I think we'd better go over to Sloan's warehouse

and take a look around.

Do you know which one of the wines is yours?

I haven't the faintest idea. They've got them covered up.

You nervous?

Ours is the only California wine that's been invited to compete.

You can relax now.

It's taken hundreds of years to get to this point.

I'll relax later.

You'll do fine.

I'll drink to that.

-To Jasper. -To Jasper.

And to you, Anna Gioberti, my newfound cousin.

Congratulations, Angelina, you've conquered the world.

I don't know what to say.

You better think of something. I think they want you up there.

Oh, Douglas, I'm so glad you're here.

I've waited a lifetime for a vintage like this '78 Reserve.

Oh, Douglas.

I don't understand it. How could Lance do this?

Hey, what are you two doing here?

-You're looking for somebody? -A fellow... What's his name?

Jack Sloan told us to meet him here.

Yes.

He said we could get some wine at a discount.

Oh, he did. Well, Mr. Sloan's not here right now.

There's no telling when he'll be back.

He told us he might be late. We should wait for him.

Suit yourselves.

You can wait out front in the office if you want.

What is going on?

I'm not exactly sure, but there are more than 500 cases here.

Let's go.

Boy, you sounded very upset on the phone.

-What's the problem? -I wanna cancel the deal.

It's a little late to get cold feet, isn't it?

-What are you worried about? -It's never gonna work.

Will you let me worry about that?

Now, you've kept your part of the bargain.

Now it's my turn. Trust me.

Look, it's only a matter of time before somebody finds out.

I know what I'm doing, Lance.

I'll market the good stuff right here in California,

the rest I'll ship overseas. They won't know the difference.

You don't have any of the real Reserve.

What do you mean?

It's still in our winery. All you've got is common table wine.

Then, if I were you, Lance, what I would do...

...is get the 500 cases of premium wine...

...that I originally contracted over here as soon as you can.

You see, I have paid receipts for that premium wine.

You overpaid for it. You know that, don't you?

You haven't heard, have you?

Falcon Crest's Premium Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon...

...won a gold medal in Rome over an hour ago.

You really should pay closer attention to these things.

That makes the contracts and the paid receipts

I have worth that much more. So is the wine.

Maybe I should talk to your grandmother about this.

Okay. Okay.

I'll bring you the 500 cases we sold you.

But I want the rest of it back.

No, no, Lance. That's not the way it works.

With a gold-medal winner,

the price of that wine just increased.

You can't do that.

Sure I can. And I will.

And you be a good boy and you get the rest of that wine...

...back here today.

Angela, I have an absolutely fantastic idea.

Dare I ask?

We take the first flight to Paris, have dinner at Maxim's...

...and you walk in with your own wine.

Well, I have a better idea.

Why don't we just stay here and call room service...

...and have a nice, romantic evening together.

I like that even better.

I'll call Julia and see if everything's alright.

Pronto.

Let me have the overseas operator, please.

-Hello? -Hello, Lance?

Oh, hello, Grandmother. How's Rome?

It's wonderful.

-Is Julia there? -No, I haven't seen her.

Well, I have some great news.

We won the gold medal at the competition.

-I heard. -You mean you know already?

Sure. I'd like to stay on top of things. You know that.

Well, you don't sound very enthusiastic.

Oh, I am.

I am. I think it's terrific.

Well, Cole and I are leaving for the States tomorrow.

-Is everything alright there? -Fine.

Everything's fine.

Alright. Don't forget to tell everybody the good news.

I will.

Chow.

No, you couldn't have lost with this one.

Took three generations to develop it.

It was a team effort.

-We make a good team, Angela. -Oh, Douglas.

When we were married, all we ever did was fight and argue.

Of course we did. It was healthy.

Well, your newspaper was your whole life.

Was.

Someone warned me once not to work too hard

for what I wanted because I might get it.

And you did.

Now the empire is mine.

And all I really want is you. I know that now.

I love you, Angie.

-Oh, Douglas, I... -I want you to come back.

I haven't got my empire yet.

Is that really important to you?

To me, now...

...nothing is more important.

Maybe I better take a rain check on that dinner.

I'll see you stateside.

-Lance? -I'm in here, Mother.

We've been to Sloan's warehouse. We know all about the wine.

-You don't know anything. -I know enough.

What are you trying to do, lose you inheritance? Go to jail?

Aren't you being a little dramatic, Mother?

Damn it, Lance, what's going on?

I don't think it's any of your business.

The hell it isn't.

Perhaps you'd like me to call your grandmother

and get her involved in this?

Sure, go ahead and call her. I think it's a great idea.

Do you have any idea what she would do to you?

I don't care.

I don't care about her, about you, about Falcon Crest.

I don't care about anything anymore.

So why don't the two of you just get out of here, right now.

Out!

I'll be with you in a minute.

Listen.

Angela left you with a lot of responsibility.

She wouldn't have if she didn't think you were capable it.

You don't know my grandmother, do you?

-Better than you think. -It wouldn't surprise me...

...if she set this whole thing up with Sloan just to test me.

You're trying to blame everybody.

How long do you think you can keep that up?

It was Sloan's idea to mislabel the bottles, not mine.

You fell for it.

I thought I could put him out of business.

Grandmother would have done the same thing if he went to her.

When are you gonna stop trying to fill Angela's shoes?

You don't know what it's like in this house.

Grandmother on my back. Mother's out of her mind...

...hiding from her in the laboratory. It's a mad house.

Come on. Let's go talk to Sloan.

Chase?

Why are you doing this?

I have a stake in this thing.

I'm as much a part of Falcon Crest as you.

Bonjour.

-Well, how was your trip north? -Oh, fine, fine.

We won the tasting, you know.

Great. That's great. I'm sorry I missed it.

-Well, what's that? -Letters.

Some of them are even over a hundred years old.

You'll never believe where I got them.

Well?

Up in Tuscany, from a cousin I never even knew existed.

These are all the old letters Joseph and Jasper wrote

after they got to America.

Oh, well...

-No nay who? -That means this is not for you.

I'm supposed to give it to my dad.

But I brought you something also.

It's a picture of you and Jason when you were both kids.

I guess Jasper sent it.

Dad told me you and Grandpa never got along very well.

But you'd never know it from this picture.

Hello, Sloan.

You've got more Reserve Cabernet than you know what to do with.

Lance, what's going on?

I was expecting a very large shipment this afternoon.

You won't be getting any delivery today.

Yeah. Lance gave me a complete rundown.

He told me all about the mislabeled bottles.

About the cash you gave him. The whole scam.

Well, I told Lance I'd be willing to forgive and forget...

...as long as he got the Reserve here this afternoon.

Everybody knows Falcon Crest only produced...

...500 cases of that Reserve Cabernet.

You've got 1000.

Sounds like conspiracy to me.

-Can you prove that? -Sloan...

...the proposition you made to Lance

is all the proof in the world.

-Try telling that to a judge. -I'd love to.

I'll tell you exactly what would happen.

Angela Channing's grandson would be doing time...

...and I would be doing business, as usual.

Fine with me.

Of course you know it's against the law to sell mislabeled wine.

As a matter of fact, I'll head over to the district attorney

and get an injunction.

And you'll be out a $100,000 in cash.

You're bluffing.

Am I?

Well, you know...

...I would be willing to up the ante. I mean, include you in.

We're talking hundreds of thousands.

You haven't been listening carefully.

Your reputation's bad enough. Whether they convict or not...

...the last thing you need is your name splashed across

the San Francisco Globe.

You'll never do business in the State of California again.

-Well? -What about my money?

Under acceptable circumstances, less costs...

...you'll get it back. I'll see to it.

-What do we do with the wine? -Bury it, quickly.

About the DA, you wouldn't have, would you?

Good question.

You must be one hell of a poker player.

I'm home.

Mother?

Well, how was Rome?

Oh, it was beautiful. Just beautiful.

Good.

And, particularly, the tasting.

And I saw your father.

You did? Well, how is he?

Did you spend some time together?

Some. He's fine. He's fine.

-Grandmother. Welcome home. -How are you?

Fine. How did everything go here?

Fine, fine. Wonderful.

Well, how'd you make out with Mr. Sloan?

I canceled the deal.

You did?

But why did you do that?

The minute I heard you won the gold medal,

I canceled the contract.

That wine's worth a $100 a bottle now.

You wouldn't want me to sell it to Jack Sloan for 50, would you?

That's good thinking, Lance. You're learning.

Oh, I love this. Did you see this one?

-There's a family resemblance. -Yes, I think so.

I didn't realize you had so many relatives in Tuscany.

It would be lovely if we could go together.

Dad isn't working for the airlines.

-We could all go for free. -Dream on, dream on.

Wait a second. This one's postmarked 195O.

I didn't think they were still writing each other.

-Italian. -It's in Italian?

This is from my grandfather Jasper to Maria in Lucca.

-I was there. Yeah. -Can you translate?

-I'm pretty rusty but I'll try. -Oh, well, you'll try.

-Dear Maria. -Dear Maria.

Very good. Impressive.

Something about, "I am an old man now.

I am deeply troubled.

My children, Jason and Angela...

...are bitter enemies.

I fear for the future...