Knots Landing

Sid is accused of raping a blackmailing hitchhiker; Sid's divorced sister, Abby Cunningham (Donna Mills), arrives.

Sid is arraigned, then fires Richard for unethical tactics; Gary and Abby run the business together in Sid's absence.

Gary meets another alcoholic and his wife at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting; Kenny visits Ginger; Karen and Abby have an argument.

Richard misinterprets a Chicago lawyer's comments as a firm job offer; Gary hires a woman mechanic and deals with shady car buyers.

Kristen Shepherd (Mary Crosby) comes to Los Angeles and contacts Gary and Val after being arrested; Kristen makes a play for Kenny.

Diana and her boyfriend succumb to pressures to become lovers; Karen finally talks with Diana; Richard and Abby begin an affair.

Earl Trent's wife, Judy, becomes increasingly dependent on Gary; Laura gets a real-estate license; Ginger receives startling news.

Sid and Karen seek help for discipline-problem Michael; Abby becomes Gary's bookkeeper; Gary unknowingly purchases stolen parts.

Abby meets with J.R. to discuss a loan for Gary; Kenny moves out on Sylvie, hoping this will encourage Ginger to take him back.

Scheming Abby arranges for Val to see Gary with Judy; Richard flaunts his affair with Abby; Sid becomes closer to mechanic Linda.

Abby's ex-husband, Jeff, disapproves of her lifestyle and sues for custody of the children; a client of Laura's suggests romance.

Karen accuses Sid of making a play for Linda; Ginger tells Kenny about the baby; Richard is jealous of Laura's financial success.

Val faces surgery for colon cancer; Bobby Ewing arrives to help Gary through the crisis; the operation affects everyone's life.

Gunmen enter the Ewing home and take guests at Ginger's baby shower hostage; escapee Diana manages to call in the local police.

Karen finds marijuana that Eric was holding for a pal; Ginger's sister, Jill, almost drowns under the influence of PCP.

Earl invites Val over as part of a plan to take revenge on Gary; Laura's promotion leads to rumors that she and Scooter are lovers.

Abby wants to sell Sid's experimental-engine designs to eager-buyer J.R. Ewing; Val and Karen see Jeff kidnap Abby's children.

The FBI questions Gary about a stolen-parts ring; Karen and Richard uncover Abby's shady bookkeeping; Sid is caught in a car wreck.