Falcon Crest Season 1 Episodes

Episode 0

The Vintage Years

Fri, May 26, 200660 mins

Episode 1

In His Father's House

Fri, Dec 4, 198149 mins

After his father's mysterious death, Chase Gioberti inherits 50 acres of Tuscany Valley vineyards that his aunt, Falcon Crest winery owner Angela Channing believes rightfully belongs to her.

Episode 2

A Time for Saboteurs

Fri, Dec 11, 198145 mins

Angela promises Chase's old friend Paul a large sum of money if he succeeds in getting the Giobertis off their land. But Paul's plan also endangers the Falcon Crest vineyards.

Episode 3

The Tangled Vines

Fri, Dec 18, 198149 mins

When Angela thwarts their attempts to raise money to pay a large tax bill, Chase and his family decide to sell their New York City house.

Episode 4

The Harvest

Fri, Dec 25, 198149 mins

Disenchanted with unruly, irresponsible grandson Lance Cumson, Angela pretends to court Cole as heir to Falcon Crest. Lance bribes Chase's grape pickers not to harvest the Giobertis' crop.

Episode 5

Tony Comes Home

Fri, Jan 1, 198260 mins

Tony Cumson, Lance's father and Julia's (ABBY DALTON) husband, reappears after deserting them 12 years ago. Chase gets upset when Maggie takes a newspaper job working for Angela's ex-husband, Douglas Channing.

Episode 6

Kindred Spirits

Fri, Jan 8, 198245 mins

Cole is badly injured on a journey into a wilderness area with Chase and Lance. Thinking she's about to be sent to a mental institution, Emma runs away from Falcon Crest.

Episode 7

The Extortionist

Fri, Jan 15, 198245 mins

Emma Channing's lover, who was present the night Jason Gioberti died, blackmails Angela to keep the truth a secret.Maggie may be pregnant.

Episode 8

Lord of the Manor

Fri, Jan 22, 198245 mins

Angela takes Cole to a wine-tasting competition in Rome, where her ex-husband, Douglas Channing, proposes that they remarry. Chaselearns that Lance is a very dangerous person.

Episode 9

Dark Journey

Fri, Jan 29, 198260 mins

When Chase and Maggies's daughter, Vicki, runs away to San Francisco to escape her overprotective parents, Lance introduces her to a woman involved in the pornographic film business.

Episode 10

Victims

Fri, Feb 5, 198245 mins

Maggie's news reporting assignment uncovers an extortionist threatening Falcon Crest workers. Lance fears competition from Emma's unborn child for the family fortune, but Emma falls down a flight of stairs and miscarries.

Episode 11

For Love or Money

Fri, Feb 12, 198244 mins

Angela schemes to force Lance into marrying Melissa Agretti despite his love for another woman. Chase finds incriminating evidence against Angela, while she misleads him into believing that his father hated him.

Episode 12

Family Reunion

Fri, Feb 19, 198247 mins

Chase's wealthy mother, Jacqueline Perrault, returns to Falcon Crest, rekindling fear and hatred between Angela and her former sister-in-law, who has come to warn Chase of Angela's treacherous nature.

Episode 13

The Candidate

Fri, Feb 26, 198245 mins

Angela struggles unsuccessfully to prevent Chase from being elected to the County Board of Supervisors. Emma is caught shoplifting in a jewelry store.

Episode 14

House of Cards

Fri, Mar 12, 198245 mins

Angela sets out to destroy Melissa Agretti's budding romance with Cole. Chase and Maggie persuade Julia to take Emma to apsychiatric clinic, but Angela stops Julia with the truth about Emma killing Jason Gioberti.

Episode 15

Heir Apparent

Fri, Mar 19, 198245 mins

Chase uses his political position to make inquiries into his father's death. A friend who Cole refuses to drive home after a party is killed in an auto accident. Melissa learns she's pregnant.

Episode 16

The Good, the Bad, and the Profane

Fri, Apr 2, 198247 mins

Lance is shattered when Melissa accepts his marriage proposal, and even more so when he finds out she's pregnant. Vicki and Mario decide to elope.

Episode 17

Penultimate Questions

Fri, Apr 9, 198247 mins

Chase persuades the district attorney to order a coroner's inquest into the death of Jason Gioberti. Before Emma has a chance to testify, Douglas Channing suffers a fatal seizure in the courtroom.

Episode 18

Ultimate Answers

Fri, Apr 16, 198247 mins

When Emma finally testifies that she pushed Jason Gioberti to his death, the jury awards Falcon Crest to Chase. Angela accepts Chase's offer of equal partnership while vowing to regain full control.