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Knots Landing Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1981 - 1982
Episode 1
The Vigil
Thu, Nov 12, 198160 mins
Sid survives the car crash but goes into a coma. Gary is apologetic to Karen but she won't listen.
Episode 2
Critical Condition
Thu, Nov 19, 198160 mins
This is a continuation of the cliffhanger episode from Season Two, where Knots Landing Motor Company owner Sid Fairgate is involved in a car accident after his criminally-tampered-with brakes fail. In Season Three's opening episode, we see Sid struggling to cope in the hospital after being told he will remain a quadriplegic for the rest of his life. While continuing to undergo therapy, Sid learns of an experimental procedure that could possibly allow him to walk again. There is a down side...because the surgery is extremely delicate and risky, he could also die during the surgery. Against Karen's wishes, Sid agrees to have the operation. This episode picks up from a beside confrontation with Karen, where Sid tells his wife that he will sign the consent form with his teeth himself if she chooses not to do so. Reluctantly, Karen signs the form. The outcome proves fatal for Sid, as he goes into cardiac arrest on the operating table during the surgery. Attempts to defibrillate his heart fail, and the last camera shot of Sid Fairgate is as he's lying face-up on the operating table. From there, there is no audible dialogue for the rest of the show as the camera cuts to the surgeon who informs Karen behind closed doors that her husband is dead. Karen, showing no emotion, takes her three children from the hospital, loads them into her station wagon, and drives off as the show's closing credits appear. This was Don Murray's final appearance as Sid Fairgate.
Episode 3
Aftermath
Thu, Nov 26, 198160 mins
With no funeral fanfare for the dearly departed Sid Fairgate, "Aftermath" picks up five weeks after Sid's death. Few tears are shed in the bereaved family's household, as Karen tries some 'tough love' tactics to get herself and her children to move ahead with their lives, and goes to pretty extreme measures to do so. In the opening of the episode, we see Sid's eldest son Eric weeping in the driver's seat of his father's vintage car in the family's garage. Eric's sadness turns to rage when he soon learns that the car has been sold by his mother. Karen, who has reportedly not shed a tear since her husband's death, further alienates her children and her friends by refusing to talk about her husband. The levees of her composure will crumble later in the season when Kenny and Ginger ask her to be the godmother of their new baby.
Episode 4
Moving In
Thu, Dec 3, 198160 mins
Abby tries to find her children and Lilimae returns to Knots Landing.
Episode 5
The Surprise
Thu, Dec 10, 198160 mins
Abby's children are returned to her after she tricks Jeff and she gets a restraining order against him.
Episode 6
One of a Kind
Thu, Dec 17, 198160 mins
Karen's former boyfriend, Teddy Becker, visits Knots Landing and believes he is Diana's real father. Val and Lilimae bond after bad memories resurface.
Episode 7
Secrets
Thu, Dec 24, 198160 mins
Laura believes that Richard is having an affair when he starts to go to client parties so she goes on a trip to Santa Barbara with Scooter out of spite.
Episode 8
Mistaken Motives
Thu, Jan 7, 198260 mins
Diana misinterprets Karen's friendship with a widower named Bill Medford. Out of spite, she goes to a party with a biker friend whom Karen hates.
Episode 9
The Rose and the Briar
Thu, Jan 14, 198260 mins
Lilimae meets a charming old man (Bert Remsen) who might have a few tricks up his sleeve, believing she is rich. Meanwhile, Gary spends time with Abby and her children, and Lilimae warns Val about the situation. And Richard and Laura continue to argue about their jobs.
Episode 10
The Three Sisters
Thu, Jan 21, 198260 mins
The women of the Cul-de-sac are stranded in a supposedly haunted house where they must spend the night.
Episode 11
Power Play
Thu, Jan 28, 198260 mins
Gary and Abby invest in a company which make methanol cars. Gary mortgages the house behind Val's back. While in Mexico, Gary and Abby have their first kiss, while Val is left home upset by the recent revelations.
Episode 12
Possibilities
Thu, Feb 11, 198260 mins
Richard and Laura set Karen up on her first date but she doesn't like the man.
Episode 13
Reunion
Thu, Feb 18, 198260 mins
Karen's college friend Victoria Hill visits and organizes a fashion show which the women of the Cul-de-sac help out with. Laura discovers she is pregnant.
Episode 14
Cricket
Thu, Mar 4, 198260 mins
A man from Valene's past drops by for a visit, but he leaves behind his stepdaughter Cricket. From the very start, it seems that Cricket is a problem child with serious issues. Karen's brother Joe comes to town.
Episode 15
Best Intentions
Thu, Mar 11, 198260 mins
Val writes a journal about the Ewings of Dallas for an assignment. Without her knowledge, Abby shows it to Karen's brother Joe, who believes that it is good enough to be published. Laura leaves Richard.
Episode 16
Silver Shadows
Thu, Mar 25, 198260 mins
Abby informs Gary that they need $20,000 to keep their methanol company going. She meets a wealthy old man who may be the solution to her problems.
Episode 17
Letting Go
Thu, Apr 1, 198260 mins
Abby, Gary and Val go to Sacramento to meet a senator about making methanol legal or their business will fail. Abby sleeps with the senator to get the bill passed. Karen comes to terms with Sid's death.
Episode 18
Exposé
Thu, Apr 8, 198260 mins
Val's book about the Ewings is published but Gary is angry because it is about his family's scandals. Gary and Abby become closer.
Episode 19
Night
Thu, Apr 15, 198260 mins
Richard suffers a nervous breakdown and holds Laura at gunpoint in a night-long siege.
Episode 20
Acts of Love
Thu, Apr 22, 198260 mins
While a distraught Valene is stranded in a roadhouse overnight, Gary and Abby take advantage of her absence by sleeping together for the first time. Karen tries to convince Laura to visit Richard in the psychiatric institution.
Episode 21
China Dolls
Thu, Apr 29, 198260 mins
Abby and Gary continue their affair until Gary's guilt forces him to end it. However, Val is already suspicious and confronts Abby. Laura considers reconciling with Richard.
Episode 22
Living Dangerously
Thu, May 6, 198260 mins
Laura moves back in with Richard after finding his suicide note. Karen and Lilimae spot Gary and Abby together. Karen later catches them in the act and confronts them but then Val walks in on them and leaves Gary.
