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326.
Found and Lost
gs: J.C. Quinn (Zack)
Pierce
pulls a knife on Paige. She jumps out of the car. Alex is there,
and punches Pierce out. Pierce is arrested screaming that he loves
Paige. Mary returns Meg and tells McKenzie's she's Laura's mother.
Mary gets a lawyer, Toni Fields, to win visitation rights, but she
really wants money. Claudia kicks Alex out. Greg is at a remote
cabin, but Anne finds him and tells him she's pregnant. He doesn't
want her to keep the baby, and wants her to leave. She won't, so
he goes off hiking and Anne follows. Gary is worried when Val doesn't
return from Florida, but has checked out of her hotel.
b:
29-Oct-1992 pc: 447751 w: Ann Marcus d: Nicholas Sgarro
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327. Lovers and Other Strangers
Gary
decides to go to Florida to look for Val. Kate asks Vanessa to leave,
because Alex is moving in with her. Kate catches Alex and Vanessa
in the shower together and kicks them both out. Anne says she is
going to keep the baby, so Greg says that in that case they should
get married. They return home. Mary decides to bring the MacKenzies
to court, so Karen and Mac ask Greg to help. He tells them he'll
take care of it. Anne tells Paige that Paige dropped the ball with
Greg, and now she is going to marry Greg. Paige breaks down and
cries.
b:
05-Nov-1992 pc: 447752 w: Lisa Seidman d: Lorraine Senna Ferrara
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328. The Children's Hour
gs: Karen Ludwig (Dr. Ellen Stern) Gregg Daniel (Deputy Mayor Lofton)
Greg
decides to pay off Mary, but she says it's not about money. The
MacKenzies are mad that she told Meg about the adoption. Claudia
gets Vanessa a job at a music television station, and Alex tries
to get back with Kate, and then comes on to Paige. Alex decides
to go back east. Greg is appointed to a task force to rebuild Los
Angeles after the riots. He tells Paige he wants her and Sumner
Group to be part of it. Gary is frustrated that he didn't find anything
out about Val in Florida. Kate helps to comfort the twins, who are
worried. Kate decides to stay at Claudia's for awhile. Nick comes
back to town. Anne finds out that she isn't pregnant, but is going
through menopause.
b:
12-Nov-1992 pc: 447753 w: James Magnuson d: Jerome Courtland
NOTE:
This episode marks the beginning of a storyline inspired by the
real-life 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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329. Rescue Me
gs: Barry Laws (Paul Cameron) William Newman (Judge Rifkin) Yuji
Okumoto (Art Nam)
In
Florida, Gary discovers Val has been kidnapped. He chases Val and
the kidnappers in his car. The car that Val is in crashes and blows
up. Anne plans her wedding with Greg. She wants a big wedding, but
she tells him to keep it small. Greg wants his commission to sponsor
a sports complex for inner-city youth, and wants Sumner Group to
build the complex. The Judge gives Mary visiting rights to Meg.
b:
19-Nov-1992 pc: 447754 w: Ann Marcus d: Nicholas Sgarro
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330. Love and Death
gs: David James Elliott (Bill Nolan)
Kate
comforts Gary and the twins about Val's death. Gary and Kate start
to kiss, but he says he can't. A memorial service is held, and Betsy
runs out, not believing Val is dead. Karen's upset over Val's death.
Greg appoints Bill Nolan, an ex-baseball player to his commission.
Bill antagonizes Paige, but she agrees to go out with him, and to
back the sports complex. Anne confides in Mac that she isn't pregnant,
but is taking fertility pills. Mac thinks she should tell Greg,
but she doesn't. Anne wants Paige to attend the wedding, but she
won't, because she still loves Greg. Before the wedding, Greg tells
Carlos he feels like he's going to prison, and has a better idea.
Greg lets himself into Paige's apartment, but sees her in bed with
Bill. Greg then decides to go to the church and marry Anne.
b:
03-Dec-1992 pc: 447755 w: Lisa Seidman d: Menachem Bonetski
NOTE:
In reflecting upon Val's death, Sumner remarks, "She was the
most interesting dame on the block."
In this episode, Mack mentions Lilliemae, Val's mother, and Lucy,
Gary and Val's daughter, who both do not appear at Val's funeral.
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331. The Price
gs: David James Elliott (Bill Nolan)
Paige
tells Bill she slept with him on the rebound. He still wants to
go out, but she rejects him. Nick moves in with Claudia. She buys
him an Italian restaurant to keep him in town and in her bed. Nick
lets Vanessa know he's in town. She's upset and asks him not to
tell her secret. He says he won't as his future might depend on
her. Kate feels guilty about her crush on Gary. Meg doesn't want
to see Mary, and Mary tells her if she doesn't, the Judge might
make Meg live with her. Joe Robeson tells the MacKenzies he can
get Mary out of their life if he pays them. The stress is taking
a toll on Mac and Karen's marriage. Mac asks Paige for a million
dollars.
b:
10-Dec-1992 pc: 447756 w: James Magnuson d: Michele Lee
NOTE:
Ted Shackelford (Gary), William Devane (Sumner) and Michelle Phillips
(Anne) do not appear in this episode.
Michele Lee (Karen) directed this episode.
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332. Bye, Bye Love
gs: David James Elliott (Bill Nolan) Yuji Okumoto (Art Nam)
Vanessa's
scared of being fired, because her ratings are low. She finds Anne's
fertility pills. Bill receives an offer to play baseball in Japan,
and asks Paige to go with him, but she says she isn't in love with
him. Gary takes a job overseeing the building of the sports complex.
Karen's upset that Mac won't talk to her. Karen tells Toni that
Mary only wants money. Toni asks Mary, who fires her. Paige can't
get the money, so Mac asks Claudia's help. She tells him to make
up a phony charity for the money. Claudia gets a million dollars,
but only gives Mac half, keeping the other half for herself and
Nick's restaurant. Mac puts the money in a briefcase with a tracking
device. He asks Gary to tape him giving it to Mary. However, the
battery in Gary's video camera dies, so he takes a battery from
a tourist. The tourist, trying to retrieve the battery, blocks Gary's
shot. Mary walks off with the money.
b:
17-Dec-1992 pc: 447757 w: Ann Marcus d: Reza Badiyi
NOTE:
William Devane (Sumner) and Michelle Phillips (Anne) do not appear
in this episode.
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333. A Death in the Family
gs: Lance Slaughter (Darryn Flint) Karen Ludwig (Dr. Ellen Stern)
David James Elliott (Bill Nolan)
Vanessa
tells Anne she wants $2000 a week to keep her secret. Anne's upset
that Greg spends all his time on the committee, and not with her.
She learns Greg had Bill sent to Japan. Anne falls off a horse and
tells Greg she lost they baby. Nick gives Claudia a necklace. Karen's
upset that Mac tried to set Mary up. Mac's upset Gary didn't get
it on tape. Mary gives her brother Joe some money, but says she's
going to see Meg until they give her the rest of the million. Mac's
upset, because he thought Mary was out of their life. He yells at
her and her neighbor comes to see if she's okay. Karen decides to
talk to Mary. She goes to her apartment and finds it trashed, and
Mary is dead on the floor.
b:
07-Jan-1993 pc: 447758 w: Donald Marcus d: Nicholas Sgarro
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334. Some Like it Hot
gs: John Lawlor (Larry Lambert) Jason Workman (Pat)
Kate
helps Gary hire a housekeeper, and tells him that she has feelings
for him. Vanessa's upset that Anne won't give her money. Anne tells
Greg she was never pregnant, but that she'll be a good wife. Greg
tells her it is a marriage of convenience, and she is never to bring
up Paige to him. Karen finds a tape Mary made of her meeting with
Mac. She hides it and calls police. They put Tom Ryan in charge.
Mac burns the tape, but Mary had sent a copy to Toni, which she
gives the police. Tom wants to know where he got the money. Claudia
tells Tom that Mac filed papers with her for "Pacific Preservation
Co." and forged her signature to get a million dollars. Police
find Mac's fingerprints on the ashtray that killed Mary, and they
arrest him for her murder.
b:
14-Jan-1993 pc: 447759 w: Lisa Seidman d: Michele Lee
NOTE:
Michele Lee (Karen) directed this episode.
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335. The Invisible Man
gs: Lance Slaughter (Darryn Flint) Ryan Cutrona (William Reed) Gregg
Daniel (Deputy Mayor Lofton)
Despite
their attempts, Karen and Gary are not allowed to speak with Mack
while he's being booked for the murder of Mary. They retain Attorney
William Reed to represent Mack. Paige and Kate try futilely to calm
Meg, who's nervous that her parents aren't home. After Meg goes
to sleep, Gary and Karen return to the house with no news about
Mack. Kate and Gary share a tender moment. The following day, Karen
and Paige go to the jail where they learn Mack fired his attorney,
Reed, the night before. Reed tells Karen that Mack gave explicit
orders that he doesn't want to see her. She's shocked. The women
go to municipal court for Mack's bail hearing. They learn that bail
is already set at one million dollars and that Mack is back in jail.
Paige asks former boyfriend, Tom, for help, but he suggests Mack
plead to manslaughter. Paige gets angry. Later, Detective Pete Reynolds
tells Tom that he helped Mack give money to Mary. He tells Tom the
money was marked and Mack is innocent. Greg has difficulties getting
his urban renewal projects to run on schedule due to lack of cooperation
from the deputy mayor. He meets with the task force committee and
hears everyone's frustrations. Paige learns that Claudia provided
the funds for Nick's new restaurant. Paige questions Mort about
a million dollars The Sumner Group gave to an unknown foundation
called the Pacific Preservation Society. He explains that Claudia
said not to worry about it. Paige concludes that half of that money
went to Mack and the other half to Claudia for Nick's restaurant!
Nick visits Vanessa at the TV station where she just lost her job.
She's packing to leave for Australia. He tears up her ticket and
tells her she should stay in town and work at his restaurant. She's
scared of him. Meg comes back from school, crying about the name
calling she experienced because her father's in jail. This is one
more bit of anguish that overwhelms Karen. Later, Karen asks Sumner
for a million dollars for Mack's bail money. He effortlessly agrees.
At The Sumner Group that night, Paige tries to break into Claudia's
desk. She finds Sumner lying on Claudia's couch in the dark. He
too knows where the million dollars went. He tells Paige to stay
away from Tom. Later, Tom visits Paige with news about the marked
bills. Then he tries to kiss her. She slaps him and slams the door.
b:
21-Jan-1993 pc: 447760 w: Rocci Chatfield d: Kevin Dobson
NOTE:
Kevin Dobson (Mack) does not appear in this episode.
Although Kevin Dobson (Mack) did not appear in this episode, he
directed it.
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336. The Get-Away
gs: Virginia Capers (Mrs. Carter) Paul Benjamin (Mr. Carter) Marjorie
Lovett (Ingred Raynor) Yuji Okumoto (Art Nam)
Greg
tells Claudia to return her half of the money or he'll make her
disappear. Nick gives her the money, but won't tell her how he got
it. Nick kisses Anne, but she doesn't want to mess things up with
Greg. Gary hires Kate to work on the sports complex. She convinces
a couple who are holding up construction to move, but they later
change their mind. Kate kisses Gary, but he pushes her away. Out
on bail, Mac investigates who killed Mary. Toni decides to help
Mac. Gary gets a report that Joe kidnapped Val, so he decides to
go back to Florida and asks Kate to watch the twins. Mac wants to
go to, but Karen says he would be jumping bail. Mac sneaks out in
the middle of the night and leaves Karen a note.
b:
28-Jan-1993 pc: 447761 w: James Magnuson d: Nicholas Sgarro
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337. Call Waiting
gs: Lance Slaughter (Darryn Flint) Virginia Capers (Mrs. Carter)
Paul Benjamin (Mr. Carter) Gregg Daniel (Deputy Mayor Lofton)
Greg
doesn't know why construction of the sports arena is stalled, and
tries to bulldoze the Carter's house, not realizing they still live
there. The incident is on the news. Greg decides to quit the committee
and go back to Sumner Group. Paige tells him that Claudia will put
up a fight. Tom wants to interview Greg, so Karen and Peggy cover
for him. Karen asks Paige to help, so Paige spends the day with
Tom. The police discover that someone is using marked money. It
is Joe Robeson, and Paige helps Tom arrest him. Joe is questioned,
but denies killing Mary and says the money is his savings. Tom figures
out that Mac jumped bail, and wants to put out a warrant for his
arrest, so Paige asks him to wait for 24 hours.
b:
04-Feb-1993 pc: 447762 w: Donald Marcus d: Beth Brickell
NOTE:
Kevin Dobson (Mack) does not appear in this episode.
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338. Farewell, My Lovely
Back
from Florida, Gary tells Karen that Mary was really Laura's aunt,
and Laura's mother died in childbirth. The police drop the charges
against Mac, and they let Joe go. Joe meets with Nick, who tells
him he wasn't supposed to have murdered Mary. Then Joe is found
dead. Nick tells Vanessa he doesn't want Treadwell coming to town.
Nick has Claudia open a bank account for "Edward Messinger"
and gives her a briefcase of money. Paige asks Mac for his shares
of Sumner group, but he says he doesn't care. Kate comes on to Gary
again. He says he's not ready and she's pushing him. Mac hires Toni
to work with him and says Frank moved to Chicago. Karen is upset
that Mac didn't tell her about Florida or hiring Toni. He says talking
to her is an inquisition. She decides to leave him and stay with
Diana in New York.
b:
11-Feb-1993 pc: 447763 w: Lisa Seidman d: Nicholas Sgarro
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339. The Way Things Were
Greg
ignores Anne, so she comes on to Nick but won't sleep with him.
Greg tells Anne his heart wants what it wants, and it doesn't want
her. Gary tells Kate he has conflicting feelings, but wants to still
be friends with her. Mac calls Karen but she puts Meg on. He and
Greg commiserate in a bar, and Mac says he'll give Greg Meg's shares
back. Paige asks him for the shares, and Mac says he already promised
them to Greg, but will give them to her instead. Greg blackmails
Claudia to sell him her shares. Treadwell calls Nick and Nick tells
Claudia she can't sell, that because he gave her the half million
dollars, she has obligations, and she doesn't know who she's dealing
with. He also wants her to put a disc in the Sumner computer. Out
bicycling with the twins, a van knocks Kate off the road, and she's
unconscious.
b:
18-Feb-1993 pc: 447764 w: William Devane & Don Mueller d: Jerome
Courtland
NOTE:
William Devane (Greg) wrote this episode.
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340. Hints and Evasions
gs: Breon Gorman (Dr. Herndon)
Kate
is okay. Gary tells her she needs to find someone younger, that
he doesn't want any more children. Upset, Kate decides to go away.
Claudia agrees to keep her share. Nick says he needs to know Paige's
strength and weaknesses, now that she has the McKenzie's shares.
Tom investigates Kate's hit and run, and Paige tells him that there
is probably a link to whoever gave Claudia money. Tom, trying to
find Nick, meets Vanessa, and they flirt outrageously. Vanessa asks
Tom for protection, and tells him Nick is involved with Treadwell.
She says she was Treadwell's mistress, that he is ruthless and has
a huge illegal empire in Europe, and now wants to take over the
Sumner Group. Tom tells Nick he wants in on the action, because
he can control Paige.
b:
25-Feb-1993 pc: 447765 w: Ray Goldstone d: Joan Van Ark
NOTE:
Even Though not a castmember, Joan Van Ark (Val) returns to direct
this episode. She would reprise her role as Val a few episodes later
for the Series Finale.
Michelle Phillips (Anne), Kevin Dobson (Mack), & William Devane
(Greg) do not appear in this episode.
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341. My Kingdom for a Horse
gs: Kevin McBride (Myers) Robert Curtis Brown (Marvin Beiderman)
Diana
tells Karen she should give Mac another chance. Greg buys a racehorse
for $10 million. Anne and Nick decide to kidnap it and ask for a
$4 million ransom, so they can run away together. Unfortunately,
Greg insured it for $15 million, so he won't pay the ransom. Then
he discovers Nick and Anne have it. Vanessa and Tom sleep together.
She tells him that she ran away from Treadwell because he was bored
with her, and she thought he would kill her. She came to LA, and
Nick threatened to tell Treadwell where she was. One of Treadwell's
men drops off a case for Nick at the restaurant. Vanessa pries it
open, and it's a high-powered rifle.
b:
04-Mar-1993 pc: 447766 w: Howard Lakin d: Victor Lobl
NOTE:
Ted Shackelford (Gary), Kevin Dobson (Mack), Nicolette Sheridan
(Paige), Kathleen Noone (Claudia), Stacy Galina (Kate) do not appear
in this episode. Michele Lee (Karen), William Devane (Greg) and
Michelle Phillips (Anne) are the only main cast who appear in this
episode.
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342. Day of the Assassin
gs: Kevin McBride (Myers)
Greg
has Claudia and Kate stay at the ranch where he's hired extra security.
Claudia sells her shares to Greg so she won't be in danger. Gary
tells Kate he wants her in his life and they kiss. Treadwell and
his men beat Nick up. Anne tends his wounds and he tells her about
Treadwell. A mailboy shoots Greg, but he's wearing a bulletproof
vest. Tom brings Paige to his apartment so she'll be safe, and they
kiss. Vanessa comes by but runs away, and Tom runs after her. Mac
goes to New York and tells Karen he loves her, and that their marriage
is worth fighting for. Mort tells Greg that the Burton Tech. data
base is being ruined by a virus. Paige and Greg decide to fly there
to see what's going on. Security guards check the plane, but one
of them plants a bomb. Vanessa sleeps with Treadwell and overhears
a call that the bomb will go off in 20 minutes. Vanessa calls Tom
who calls the airport, but the plane has taken off.
b:
11-Mar-1993 pc: 447767 w: Donald Marcus & James Stanley
NOTE:
Mort Haining (Mort) makes his final appearence on the show.
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343. Just Like Old Times (1)
Tom
talks Greg and Paige through disarming the bomb, and they do with
2 seconds to spare. Treadwell is angry that the bomb didn't work
and that Val escaped. Disguised, Val gets off a bus and dyes her
hair brown. She has flowers delivered to Gary with a card that says
to meet her, and "I've never seen the ocean." He has Kate
watch the twins and meets her. They have a tearful reunion at her
motel. He brings her to Karen's, who's shocked, and she tells them
about Treadwell. Tom asks Paige to marry him. Nick begs Claudia
for money and says Treadwell is after him because he didn't kill
Greg and Paige. Claudia tells Greg she'll tell him where Nick is
for $5 million and a job in Monaco. Greg asks Nick where Treadwell
is, and Tom comes in and brings Nick to the station. Nick asks for
protection, and says he doesn't know where Treadwell is, but knows
someone who does. Nick goes to someone and says that Treadwell is
out of control and needs to be stopped. It's ABBY, and she tells
him she'll take care of it.
b:
13-May-1993 pc: 447768A w: Lisa Seidman d: Jerome Courtland
NOTE:
Donna Mills (Abby) and Joan Van Ark (Val) guest star in this episode.
The last two episodes of the series are the only episodes that feature
the three Knots Landing witches; Abby, Anne & Claudia.
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344. Just Like Old Times (2)
Treadwell
is going to shoot Nick, so Vanessa shoots Treadwell. She tells Tom
it was in self-defense, so no charges are filed. With Treadwell
out of the way, Val is free, and she and the twins have a tearful
reunion. Gary tells her about Kate, but says he never loved anyone
the way he loved her. Kate's upset and decides to go away. Karen
and Mac yell at each other, and suddenly realize that things are
back to "normal" and start to laugh and cry and kiss.
Abby tells Greg that she is Treadwell's partner, and is taking over
Sumner Group, because she has information to blackmail him. Greg
has bought information from Nick and Anne that document her and
Treadwell's illegal dealings, so she can't blackmail him. With the
money they made from Greg, Nick and Anne decide to live in Monaco
together. At the airport they run into Claudia, who is also moving
to Monaco. Greg finds that Paige has taken over his office, and
she reminds him she owns 23 of the company, but he can have her
old office. He says that if they work together, they'll need to
spend nights, weekends, even vacations together. She dips him backwards
and kisses him. The MacKenzies and Ewings are having a barbecue
to celebrate Val's return. Abby drives up and says she heard Claudia's
house was on the market, and walks into her old house. Mac shakes
his head, and the rest stand there flabbergasted!
b:
13-May-1993 pc: 447768B w: Ann Marcus d: Jerome Courtland
NOTE:
As the series concluded, TV Guide reported that Michele Lee (Karen)
was the only actor to appear in every episode of the series.
Donna Mills (Abby) and Joan Van Ark (Val) guest star in this episode.
Ted Shackelford (Gary) and Michele Lee (Karen) were the only 2 characters
that starred in every season.
The last two episodes of the series are the only episodes that feature
the three Knots Landing witches; Abby, Anne & Claudia.
Throughout the series run, only one character that had been featured
in the opening credits never spent a single night in the Cul-de-sac.
That character was Jill (played by Teri Austin). (Although she almost
slept over Val's in eps. 219, "The Perfect Crime")
the
completion of the mini-series. In this scene, Paige leaves Sumner
for good because she wants children and he doesn't.
Val's latest book is based on a plot development from the show's
last season- her kidnapping, presumed death and return from the
dead.
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