Knots Landing

An automobile accident leaves Sid paralyzed; Richard promises to locate a private detective who will search for Abby's children.

Unable to accept his blood-clot-induced paralysis, Sid gambles against the odds with an operation that could cost him his life.

A model of self-control, Karen suppresses her grief over Sid's death by plunging into the day-to-day operation of the dealership.

Olivia calls; Val's mother, Lilimae, is nabbed for shoplifting; Abby intrudes on Karen's task of sorting through Sid's belongings.

Abby pursues a heartless plan to get her children back from Jeff; Richard's boss asks him to find a date for an important client.

Karen's old beau claims to be Diana's father; Laura receives an extravagant Christmas gift from Scooter; Val and Lilimae reconcile.

Karen reluctantly asks ex-employee Abby to meet with IRS auditors; Scooter comforts angry Laura; Richard arranges another party.

Still mourning her father's death, Diana jumps to conclusions regarding her mother's platonic relationship with a handsome widower.

Val volunteers Gary to be Olivia's partner for Father's Night at school; Lilimae runs away to Las Vegas with a suave con artist.

Laura, Val, Ginger, Lilimae, Abby and Karen investigate reports that a house is being haunted by a trio of grief-stricken sisters.

Gary mortgages his house to finance a brand-new, methanol-powered car; Lilimae sells a song; Gary, Richard and Abby fly to Mexico.

Karen's children disapprove of her date with a middle-aged stockbroker; Kenny opposes Ginger's plans to pursue a singing career.

Karen seriously considers accepting a position working for her former college roommate, now a successful New York fashion designer.

Val's former beau visits and abandons his troubled stepdaughter; Karen's brother (Stephen Macht) visits.

Abby has plans for Valene's thinly-disguised new novel about the Ewings of Dallas; Richard learns of Laura's unwanted pregnancy.

Money-hungry Abby woos an aging former silent-movie director (Lew Ayres); Abby's engineer boyfriend becomes interested in Karen.

Ardent Larry Wilson invites Karen away for the weekend; a senator falls prey to Abby's persuasiveness regarding the methanol bill.

Val promises not to publish her book if Gary will stop seeing Abby; a prostitute names Richard as a procurer on a TV news show.

Troubled Richard loses touch with reality and holds Laura and Jason at gunpoint.

Rejected Val leaves with Olivia and they both become hopelessly lost; Laura decides to visit Richard at the psychiatric hospital.

Val finally deals with Abby and Gary's affair; Richard continues therapy at the mental hospital.

Lilimae and Karen see Gary and Abby together; Laura believes that Richard is suicidal; Abby persuades Gary to miss Val's party.