Knots Landing

The police prepare to trace any call from Karen's kidnapper; Val tells Gary she wants to save her marriage; Ben tries to end his relationship with Jean.

Abby plans to reopen Lotus Point; Gary decides to run against Peter; Greg and Mack clash over Anne in a '60s flashback.

Abby plays Gary's loving wife while backing Peter's campaign; Karen learns her kidnapper's target is really Mack.

Phil Harbert, a man once subpoenaed to testify against the mob, visits Greg; smoke fills Karen's farmhouse prison cell.

Greg traces Phil's license plate and heads for the burning farmhouse; Abby threatens to expose Peter; Paige and Michael grow closer.

Karen wants to meet Mack's daughter; Gary gains on Peter in the senate race; kidnapper Phil worries Sumner by refusing to leave town.

Greg and the police converge at Phil's hideout; Sylvia overimbibes at Peter's victory party; Abby celebrates the reopening of Lotus Point.

Family friction intensifies when Paige moves in with Mack and Karen; Ben's plan to do a profile of Peter worries Greg and Peter.

Ben wonders why Jill and Peter tried to cover up Sylvia's disappearance; Lilimae has a premonition about Paige.

Lilimae confides her distrust of Paige; Jill urges Peter to confess his identity, then falls off a cliff.

Peter anonymously reports critically injured Jill's accident; Ben discovers that Peter was with Jill before she fell.

Police grill Peter about Jill's accident; Ben questions the integrity of Val's new secretary; Mack and Karen reprimand Michael and Paige.

With Peter standing on the brink of political ruin, Sumner asks Ben to become Peter's press secretary; Paige sets out to get Peter.

Karen discovers the truth about Paige; Michael realizes Paige left him for Peter; Ben feels compromised by his truce with Peter.

Paige's claims confuse Mack and Karen; Lilimae finds drugs in Olivia's car after the accident; Karen convinces Michael about Paige.

Abby discovers Olivia is using drugs; Paige's grandfather recognizes her; Gary goes to Val for advice; Ben helps Greg and Jean.

Mack (Kevin Dobson) leaves for New York to see Anne; Olivia (Tonya Crowe) endangers Brian with her drug problem.

Mack (Kevin Dobson) brings Anne (Michelle Phillips) back from New York; Jean (Wendy Fulton) asks Ben (Douglas Sheehan) to bug Greg's (William Devane) computer room.

Greg suspects someone has access to his computer; Val's script is altered; Abby and Gary discuss the terms of their divorce.

Jean threatens Ben's family; someone tries to run Val off the road; Peter asks Abby to the club opening.

Ben (Douglas Sheehan) enlists Mack's (Kevin Dobson) help; Greg (William Devane) wants Laura (Constance McCashin) back.

Jean (Wendy Fulton) needs proof that Greg (William Devane) is dead; Karen (Michele Lee) tries to find out what is going on.

Afraid that Ben is dead, Val searches for a gun; Greg tells Mack that he will take care of everything.

Anne (Michelle Phillips) moves into Laura's (Constance McCashin) house; Greg (William Devane) fires Ben (Douglas Sheehan); Jill (Teri Austin) has second thoughts about marrying Gary (Ted Shackelford).