Knots Landing

Lilimae takes angry Valene to stay with old boyfriend Rusty; Karen petitions the U.S. Attorney's office to look into Sid's murder.

A visit from J.R. Ewing sparks Val's curiosity; Karen continues her search for Sid's killers; Laura and Richard have a baby boy.

Despite Mack's advice, Karen sets a trap for Sid's killers; an aggressive interviewer questions Val about her book and the Ewings.

New evidence surfaces which links Abby to Sid's murder; Valene appears on Mike Douglas' television talk-show to promote her novel.

Valene refuses to accompany Gary to Dallas for the reading of Jock Ewing's will; three men confess to complicity in Sid's murder.

Jock Ewing's death forces Gary to come to terms with the past; Abby and Val meet each other in the lobby of Gary's Dallas hotel.

Gary and Abby disagree over money; Karen and Mack clash while camping; Val returns to find Chip has moved in.

Chip takes advantage of Lilimae's hospitality while romancing both Ciji and Diana; Abby and Gary invest in Richard's restaurant.

Diana doubts Mack's fidelity when she sees a scantily dressed woman in his apartment; Ciji sings for a prestigious record producer.

Karen is still cool to Mack; Abby arranges a record deal for Ciji without concern for Kenny's interests; Diana falls seriously ill.

Abby struggles with the decision of whether to give her kidney to Diana; Richard's marriage suffers from his partnership with Abby.

Mack's father brings bad news that releases bitter, suppressed feelings; the residents of Knots Landing plan a benefit block party.

Gary and Abby plan to dump Kenny as a business partner; Ciji learns that she is pregnant with Chip's baby; Val considers divorce.

Mack proposes to Karen; Kenny cannot accept his exclusion from Ciji's recording career; Ciji tells Chip she wants to have the baby.

Tension surrounds Karen and Mack's pending wedding; a tabloid publishes Val's stolen manuscript pages; Ciji asks Chip to marry her.

Mack has a tough time adjusting to his new homelife with Karen and her children; Gary's alcoholism resurfaces; Chip is found out.

Gary goes on a binge and ends up at Ciji's apartment; Abby takes legal steps to control Gary's finances; Ciji fires publicist Chip.

Ciji's record-album premiere night turns into a disastrous fiasco as the guest of honor fails to appear and Gary is drunk again.

Laura throws Richard out, asking Mack to find Ciji; Ciji's body washes up on the beach near drunken Gary, who becomes a suspect.

Gary fears he may have caused Ciji's death during a drunken binge; Chip reveals his affair with Ciji; Valene thinks she is guilty.

Val is jailed after confessing to Ciji's murder; Abby suspects Val's motives; Lilimae wants Chip out; Mack continues his probe.

Gary faces a murder hearing; Laura suspects Richard killed Ciji; Val goes to Gary after her release from jail; Diana leaves.