Falcon Crest

Angela fumes when stepson Richard Channing claims title to her ex-husband's newspaper and Chase becomes co-owner of her vineyards.

Angela's stepson, Richard Channing, arrives to claim his newspaper; Julia plans Melissa's baby shower; Emma plots a secret escape.

As county supervisor, Chase tries to break up Angela's monopoly of the water supply; Carlo Agretti attacks Richard, Lance and Cole.

Richard attempts to strip Angela of her powers over Tuscany Valley; Cole is still the only suspect in the murder of Carlo Agretti.

Richard uses his newspaper to discredit Chase; Chase tries to prove Cole's innocence of the murder; Lance seeks comfort with Lori.

Jacqueline Perrault (Lana Turner) arrives to help her grandson, Cole, with his legal problems; Melissa learns about Lance and Lori.

Chase and Maggie worry about Cole's relationship with an older woman; Melissa's baby is born prematurely; Nick romances Vickie.

Richard Channing offers Julia's husband Tony a job at The New Globe; Cole runs away from home rather than face a murder conviction.

Chase believes that Angela is embezzling funds; an anonymous backer finances Maggie's movie script; Cole wants to claim his child.

Richard stops Angela's takeover bid; Maggie works diligently on her movie script in Los Angeles; Cole tells Chase about the baby.

Jacqueline Perrault returns with damaging evidence against Angela; Angela pits Lance against Cole; Melissa forbids a paternity test.

Richard tries to use Jacqueline's revelation to swing the shareholder's vote and give him control of The Globe. Angela's Founder's Day bash brings more revelations.

Angela, incensed over her late husband's love affair with Jacqueline, plots revenge; Lance arranges a blood test for Melissa's baby.

Intruders ransack the Gioberti home following Chase's murder investigation; Angela ignores paternity test results; Emma is found.

Cole lies near death in a coma after an attack; the mob rules on Richard's failure to control the wineries; Lance pursues a divorce.

The New Globe names Cole as the father of Melissa's baby; Lance files for divorce; Chase asks Nick about his romance with Vickie.

Lance regrets choosing love over money; a guest at Richard's party overwhelms Angela; Chase is arrested; Maggie works with Darryl.

Despite death threats, Julia investigates a clue to Carlo's murder.

The terror of the Agretti murder lingers; Angela flies to Paris to investigate Richard's past; Emma goes to work at The New Globe.

Angela tries to rid herself of Richard's meddling by blackmailing Henri Denault; Lance is suspected of attempting to murder Julia.

Richard is accused of the Agretti and Denault murders; Lance finds his father, Tony, and tries to drive Julia from Falcon Crest.

Richard discovers the true power behind The Company. Carlo's killer is unmasked at Nick and Vikki's wedding, which ends in death as the murderer produces a gun.