Knots Landing

Gary's affair with Abby deeply hurts Val. Karen begins to investigate Sid's death and confronts U.S. attorney MacKenzie.

J.R.'s visit is a mystery to all except Abby, now that Jock's will is about to be read. Karen trails Sid's killers, while Laura is about to give birth.

Karen is certain she's found her husband's killer. Val's worst fears are confirmed on her first interview to publicize her book.

Mike Douglas and Zsa Zsa Gabor make special appearances when Val tapes her first talk show interview promoting her book. Richard plans to open a restaurant.

Karen tries to lure her husband's killers into Knots Landing. Gary attempts to mend his relationship with Val after learning his father's will is about to be read.

Gary goes to Dallas for the reading of Jock's will and is surprised by Abby and Val. Karen and Mack plan their first trip together.

Gary makes a few investments that infuriate Abby. Karen fears her relationship with Mack is moving too fast. Val is not happy about Chip moving in.

Chip has a secret affair with Ciji while using and romancing Diana. Gary and Abby have a controlling interest in Richard's restaurant.

Diana finds Mack with another woman. Abby secretly convinces a prestigious record producer to listen to Ciji.

Diana's life is in danger when she's admitted to the hospital with a mysterious disease. Abby makes a deal with a record producer to handle Ciji's album.

Abby faces an agonizing moral decision when she is asked to donate a kidney to Diana. Diana's operation brings Karen and Mack closer together.

Mack hears shocking news from his father. Chip gets Ciji to sign over 25 percent of her earnings to him.

Gary and Abby prepare to drop Kenny as a partner. Ciji learns she's pregnant, and Val finds herself in an affair with record mogul Jeff Munson.

Mack proposes marriage to Karen, who finds her love life increasingly complicated when a former boyfriend comes to town. Ciji agonizes over Chip's demands to abort their baby.

Tensions mount as Karen and Mack approach their wedding day. Val's stolen manuscript is published in a tabloid. Ciji tries to talk Chip into marriage.

Mack moves in with his ready-made family, but must deal with certain adjustments. Gary loses his battle against alcoholism.

Gary spends the night at Ciji's apartment after a drunken binge. Abby completes legal procedures to control Gary's inheritance. Ciji terminates Chip as her publicist.

A chain reaction of misunderstandings during the night of the launch for Ciji's album ends in a disastrous climax. Looking for Gary, an enraged Abby visits Ciji's apartment.

Ciji's body is found washed up on the beach, and Gary awakens from a drunken binge nearby. Laura tells Richard to move out of the house. Karen is unnerved by Diana's decision to live with Chip in New York.

With an impending arraignment, Gary thinks he may have killed Ciji while on a drunken binge. Chip confesses his affair with Ciji.

Val is jailed after confessing to Ciji's murder. Abby fears Val's confession is a shrewd trick to win back Gary.

Laura thinks Richard disappeared because he's the real killer. After Karen tells Diana that Chip was sleeping with Ciji, Diana leaves home.