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Falcon Crest Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 1983 - 1984
Episode 1
Cimmerean Dawn
Fri, Sep 30, 198360 mins
Chase struggles to recover from the wedding-day violence that killed his mother. Melissa turns her back on the family that killed her father.
Episode 2
Penumbra
Fri, Oct 7, 198360 mins
Angela blackmails Chase's doctor into declaring him incompetent to run Falcon Crest, Melissa turns to Richard for affection and Chase suffers a setback when Angela tells him of his mother's death.
Episode 3
Conspiracy
Fri, Oct 14, 198360 mins
Richard and Melissa plot to use Julia to avenge their parents' deaths. Dr. Lantry begins carrying out Angela's plan to kill Chase.
Episode 4
Partners
Fri, Oct 21, 198360 mins
Chase begins to recover use of his legs, Julia is ruled not criminally insane, and Maggie talks Michael into taking a position at the hospital.
Episode 5
Judge and Jury
Fri, Oct 28, 198360 mins
Julia faces the death penalty when she pleads guilty. Angela orders Lance to complicate Chase's return to Falcon Crest.
Episode 6
The Wages of Sin
Fri, Nov 4, 198360 mins
Julia is sentenced to life in prison. Michael Ranson accuses Dr. Lantry of malpractice. Richard uses Emma to lure Maggie to work for the newspaper and delays the reading of Jacqueline's will.
Episode 7
The Last Laugh
Fri, Nov 11, 198360 mins
Julia struggles with a tough matron who has a vendetta against the Channings. Jacqueline gets the last laugh on Angela.
Episode 8
Solitary Confinements
Fri, Nov 18, 198360 mins
Julia begs Angela for protection from vicious inmates, Maggie discovers Dr. Lantry's secret source of cash and is confronted with her sister Terry.
Episode 9
Chameleon Charades
Fri, Nov 25, 198360 mins
Cole and Melissa fight for custody of baby Joseph. Angela discovers Chase and Michael's investigations into Dr. Lantry, and Melissa tells Lance she's just using Richard.
Episode 10
Double Dealing
Fri, Dec 2, 198360 mins
Terry sets out to win a wealthy husband at Falcon Crest; Richard fights back when the cartel demands control of his racetrack. Phillip tries to spirit Lantry out of the country while Chase and Michael look for proof of his dealings with Angela.
Episode 11
The Betrayal
Fri, Dec 9, 198360 mins
Chase finds Lantry when Lance betrays Angela. Richard's reputation takes another blow when Osborne is murdered on his property.
Episode 12
Coup d'Etat
Fri, Dec 16, 198360 mins
Chase finds a clause in his grandfather's will that gives him the legal right to oust Angela from Falcon Crest. Terry worms her way into Michael's life and Lance threatens Angela and Melissa.
Episode 13
No Trespassing
Fri, Dec 23, 198360 mins
Angela fights to retain control of Falcon Crest, the battle over Richard's proposed racetrack goes to the polls and Lance threatens Linda's father.
Episode 14
Sport of Kings
Fri, Jan 6, 198460 mins
Julia lapses into catatonia when Richard maliciously claims he fathered Melissa's unborn baby; Chase is driven to destroy the racetrack; and Melissa makes a fatal admission during the custody hearing.
Episode 15
Queen's Gambit
Fri, Jan 13, 198460 mins
Falcon Crest's wine distributer refuses to work for Chase, Richard is attacked by the cartel, Michael tries to face his past and operate on a gravely injured Sheriff Robbins.
Episode 16
Bitter Harvest
Fri, Jan 20, 198460 mins
Phillip forces Melissa to sell the Agretti harvest to him. Richard is targeted by the cartel, Linda finds Melissa in Cole's bed and Maggie learns a secret about Jacqueline.
Episode 17
Power Play
Fri, Feb 3, 198460 mins
The custody case goes to court. Richard fears for his life when Maggie's article is printed, displeasing the cartel.
Episode 18
Changing Times
Fri, Feb 10, 198460 mins
Angela makes Melissa a horrifying offer, the cartel strikes at Richard's racetrack on opening day, and Maggie's article about Jacqueline tears the valley apart.
Episode 19
The Aftermath
Fri, Feb 17, 198460 mins
A fight between Melissa and Linda culminates in a deadly car crash. Richard and Pamela's relationship deepens despite the threat of the cartel.
Episode 20
Tests of Faith
Fri, Feb 24, 198460 mins
Maggie discovers the cause of her dizziness and headaches, Pamela is kidnapped by the cartel and Angela exposes Terry's sordid past to Michael.
Episode 21
Little Boy Blue
Fri, Mar 9, 198460 mins
Melissa loses her baby as Angela refuses to reconsider their pact and Chase gets wind of the contract. Michael surprises Terry.
Episode 22
The Gathering Storm
Fri, Mar 16, 198460 mins
Lance learns of the pact between Angela and Melissa, Maggie's need for an operation grows critical even as questions remain about Michael's surgical skill, and Julia gets an unwitting friend to teach her how to shoot.
Episode 23
Final Countdown
Fri, Mar 23, 198460 mins
Melissa rejects Lance's attempts at reconciliation, Chase waits for Maggie to come through surgery and Pamela carries out Spheeris's orders to destroy Richard.
Episode 24
Love's Triumph
Fri, Apr 6, 198460 mins
Richard's furious when he learns what Chase has done with his $50 million trust fund. Maggie goes into a coma after complications arise during her surgery. Pamela is kidnapped by the cartel, shocking Richard into a realization of his priorities.
Episode 25
Win, Place, and Show
Fri, Apr 13, 198460 mins
The cartel plans to make the grand opening of the racetrack into Richard's public execution. Melissa learns she can no longer have children. Terry and Michael announce their marriage, and Angela agrees to marry Phillip.
Episode 26
For Better, for Worse
Fri, May 4, 198460 mins
Julia prepares to murder Angela on her wedding day.
Episode 27
The Avenger
Fri, May 11, 198460 mins
Julia holds baby Joseph hostage and demands to see Angela. An emotional scene between mother and daughter ends in flames.
Episode 28
Ashes to Ashes
Fri, May 18, 198460 mins
The Channings and Giobertis prepare to depart for Italy to scatter Julia's ashes, a trip that takes a perilous turn when the cartel tampers with the plane.