Pamela is surprised to discover that Richard’s attacker is Padgett who pulls back the covers to find only pillows where Richard’s body should have been. Padgett tries to flee the…

In his quest for land adjoining Falcon Crest, Gustav Riebmann approaches Sam Giannini and when he refuses to sell, Gustav has Spheeris pay Giannini a special visit that night. Richard…

Sheriff Robbins notifies Chase, Maggie and Cole that Sam Giannini has been murdered, apparently during a robbery. Lance uses his new power to exploit Sam’s death in The Globe. Maggie…

Angela is horrified when she learns that Francesca has evidence that she is Angela’s half-sister and legal heir to one third of Falcon Crest. Angela then uses it to her…

Chase uses Emma’s findings and confronts Senator Silverlake in Washington, D.C. with the evidence that he was bribed into faking the F.A.A. reports. Senator Silverlake confesses, absolving Chase of all…

When Chase hears that Jasper’s will is being re-opened, he becomes suspicious of Angela’s motives and confronts her. Chase discovers that Francesca is selling her third of Falcon Crest to…

Julia has been taken to Reibmann’s estate, where she is confined in what resembles a hospital room. When she comes to, the nurse informs her that Lucas has been arrested…

Richard, thrilled with his one-third ownership of Falcon Crest, makes plans to acquire more harvests. He reveals to Terry that he knows Joel is blackmailing her and promises to help…

Angela reinstates Lance as her sole heir, cutting Melissa out of the will. Posing as her psychiatrist, Gustav manipulates Julia into trusting him. Ben and Chase check Falcon Crest for…

Melissa, enraged over being written out of Angela’s will, solicits Joel’s help by offering him $50,000 to discredit Lance in Angela’s eyes. Joel tricks Lance into meeting him privately and…

Lance calls Falcon Crest to get bailed out, but Angela grabs the phone and tells him that he can rot in jail. Ralph Delaney arrives and says that The New…

Maggie may be Lance’s only hope to prove his innocence as she investigates his case for her story. She goes to Angela with the evidence in support of Lance, and…

After years of hard work, Chase and Cole dump hundreds of gallons of tainted champagne as Richard and Angela look on. Chase is convinced one of them is responsible for…

As Richard’s first shipment of Francesca’s wine is delivered for bottling, the truck is hijacked and the tanker is drained. Richard suspects both Chase and Cole, and after Richard and…

Angela’s kidnapping brings her face to face with Julia at Riebmann’s house, while Chase, Richard and Greg plan a mission to save her. They play into Riebmann’s hands, gain control…

At Falcon Crest, Lance is dumbfounded when he sees Julia appear on the stairs. Greg and Angela manage to persuade Judge Leeds to transfer Julia’s sentence to a convent in…

Melissa confronts Angela when she realizes that Angela had provoked Cole into walking out on their wedding. Although Melissa tries to seek comfort with Greg, she cannot put Cole out…

Emma and Lance discover Julia hiding out at the springhouse with her hostage Joseph. Terry receives a disturbing letter, dredging up more of her sordid past and forcing her to…

At the charred springhouse, the coroner, after inspecting a ring and bone fragments, positively identifies the remains as Julia’s. In a note to Lance, Julia’s last request is to have…

At first light, Melissa and Cole wait at the rescue base as the helicopters arrive with the survivors of the crashed plane. Angela disembarks, relaying the news that Philip Erikson…

Melissa helps push Julia closer to the gas chamber as she faces sentencing for two murders. As the judge prepares to pronounce sentence, Julia announces she’d rather die than spend…

Julia enters prison where she meets up with a tough matron who has a personal vendetta against the Channings, while Angela works to get her sentence commuted. After making love,…

Julia breaks down to beg Angela for protection against the ruthless inmates and prison matron who are out to kill her. Angela pays the matron off to make things easier…

Angela desperately protects herself when she discovers that Chase and Michael’s investigation into Dr. Lantry’s underhanded past points to her. After Angela reveals to Lance that Melissa and Richard Channing…

Railroaded by Angela, Dr. Lantry is jailed, but now he poses a bigger threat to the wine baroness who fears he will turn the state’s evidence against her in court,…

Lance betrays Angela by revealing to Chase where Dr. Lantry is hiding. Chase accuses Angela of having arranged Lantry’s bail and tells her that he found out from Lance. Angela…

As Dr. Lantry nears death, Chase realizes that he may lose his only opportunity to see Angela behind bars. Lance boldly threatens Angela and Melissa with blackmail, and at the…

Chase fights a vicious public battle against Richard Channing, who is trying to build a racetrack that could destroy the wine industry, however, the final decision rests with the valley…

Richard has won the election to build his racetrack while Chase is madly driven to stop him, which results in an explosive disaster. In the mental institution, Julia becomes hysterical…

Michael Ranson must face his fears from a dark past and perform surgery on Sheriff Robbins to save his life. In the operating room, Michael is unable to perform the…

Melissa loses control over her wicked power game when Philip intervenes and forces her to sell the Agretti harvest to him. Richard is nearly run down by a hit man…

Melissa and Lance resort to blackmail when Joseph’s custody case goes to court. After enticing Cole into assaulting him in front of a witness, Lance shows up in court badly…

Angela plans to bargain with the Giobertis for control of Falcon Crest; in return, Melissa must give Cole custody of Joseph. Melissa is at first horrified at the thought of…

Death looms over Melissa after her argument with Linda culminates in a fatal car accident. Lance spends the night with Terry while Melissa has a miscarriage at the hospital. Lance…

Terry’s dark, sordid past is exposed to Michael when Angela goes to extravagant lengths to run her out of Tuscany Valley. Angela pays Kate Mars, a former call girl buddy…

The New Globe publishes news of Julia’s escape, while Julia steals a wallet and buys a wig from a waitress at a roadside coffee shop. Melissa pays a heavy price…

Lance flies into a rage when he hears that Melissa sold Joseph to Angela for her half of Falcon Crest. Angela later warns Lance that he must mend things with…

Michael convinces Chase to let him operate on Maggie’s tumor, which has already taken her sight and may take her life. Michael enlists his former lover, anesthesiologist Lillian Heller, for…

Just as Michael and Dr. Heller remove the last of Maggie’s tumor, her heart stops. Working quickly, Michael and Dr. Heller manage to get a weak pulse, but Maggie is…

When the cartel begins to carry out its plans to make a public spectacle of Richard’s assassination at the grand opening of the racetrack, Richard, making a switch with the…