A captive Richard finally meets the chief of "the company"; the news of the elder Fong's death prompts Chase to leave Vickie's wedding.

Nick and Vickie seek Chase's blessing to marry; Maggie finishes her screenplay work; Robbins approaches Richard with new evidence about the alleged suicide.

Angela threatens Henri Denault; Sheriff Robbins finds evidence about Julia's accident that points to Lance; Richard refuses his father's summons to New York.

Richard begins a bidding war for the valley's grapes; Angela goes to France to investigate Richard's childhood.

Julia is threatened after offering to help Chase with his investigation; the elusive Fong arranges to meet with Melissa.

A surprise guest attends Richard's celebration of his new holdings; Chase is issued a court order to keep off the murder case.

Melissa files a lawsuit after Richard publicly identifies her baby's father; Lance files for divorce; Maggie acquires a job.

The note found on the comatose body is traced to Maggie; Lance visits a divorce lawyer; Richard's superiors order him to abandon the newspaper.

Chase's obsession with Agretti's murder damages his home life; Chao-Li blocks one of Chase's leads; Lance and Phillip catch each other in the same compromising situation.

Richard provokes a left hook from Chase; Nick gets a clue about his wife's outside activities; Phillip gets information for Angela to use against Jacqueline; the results of the paternity suit are revealed.

Maggie learns how her screenplay was financed; Jacqueline and Cole discuss his child; Richard makes a play for Melissa.

Jacqueline returns from Europe with proof of Angela's financial finagling; Chase learns the truth about Richard's planned memorial.

A maneuver by Richard stuns Angela in her bid to control New Globe stock; script rewrites with Darryl (Bradford Dillman) keep Maggie separated from Chase. Susan Sullivan, Robert Foxworth. Richard: David Selby.

Angela secretly finances Maggie's screenplay; Lance tries to keep the truth about the winery's finances from Chase.

Richard offers a job to Julia's estranged husband; Chase asks Melissa to permit a second autopsy on her father's body; Cole plans to leave the country.

Richard schemes to acquire land; Lance brings Lori to Falcon Crest; Melissa visits her unborn child's real father.

A surprise visit from Chase's mother irritates Maggie; Richard prints a photo of Cole at his new home; Melissa follows Lance to the city.

Richard attacks the winery's labor practices; Cole retains a lawyer, and goes to work for Katherine; Lance pursues an old flame in the city.

Richard publishes the fact that Cole's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon; Angela threatens the swing vote on the water issue; Emma gives Chase a powerful gift.

Carlo scorns Richard's threat to buy his vineyards; Chase disputes a health inspector's report on his water reserves.

Angela meets Richard Channing, and battles Chase over the distribution of water reserves; Carlo and Lance clash; Emma plans to leave home.

Chase fights to assume partnership in the winery; Angela seeks information about her late husband's illegitimate son; Cole confronts Melissa about her unborn child.