Tony Comes Home

Falcon Crest 

Season 1 Episode 5

Air Date:  January 1, 1982

Recap:  Everyone is at Angela’s for Julia’s birthday, a man from Alaska comes to the house, he doesn’t look like he’s thrilled to be at the house.  Angela asks Maggie about her writing, and if she wanted to be a reporter.  The man comes into the house and wants to see Julia.  The man tells her that he wants to talk to her, but she tells him that she isn’t interested and tells him to leave.  Everyone politely acts like that they weren’t listening to what was going on.  Vicky asks who that was and Lance tells her that it was his father.  Julia leaves and goes to her room, Maggie goes to check on her, and Julia tells her about the day he left.

Lance tells Angela that Vicky is always talking about New York and how much she misses it, Lance thinks that his mother is drinking too much, but Angela tells him that when Julia wants to stop she will.

   Angela is having dinner with her ex-husband, she wants him to give Maggie a job, he agrees to talk to her.  When she gets home she calls Maggie and gives her the details for her job interview.  Maggie tells Chase about the interview, and he is less than pleased about it, but he realizes that this is something that she really wants.

   Tony comes back to the house and finds Julia in her lab and sees her push all her work from the table.  She tells him that she has nothing to say to him, but he wants to try to make it up to her for leaving and asks her to go with him so they can talk.

   Chase tells Maggie that he’s got mixed feelings about her going to the job interview, he says that they moved out here to be together, she tells him that if they both are doing something that they love and they can share that then they are doing things together.  He tells her to knock them dead.

   Angela tells Tony and Julia that she thinks that they are rushing things, but they tell her that they know what they are doing and want to get back together.  Tony leaves to go talk to Lance.  Angela asks Julia where is her pride.  Julia tells her that she needs him, and that he only left because of Angela, and that he’s changed.

Tony finds Lance working on his car, he tells him that he and Julia are going to to try to get back together, Lance tells him that he doesn’t care, and he thinks he’s only here for the money.  Tony asks him to give him a chance, but Lance just walks away.

   Douglas Channing tells Maggie that he likes her writing style and offers her a job, and takes her to the editor.

   Julia asked Maggie and Chase to dinner so that they can meet Tony, they seem to get along.  Angela offers Tony his old job back, he thanks her, but Julia tells her mother that he has plans for them that don’t include Falcon Crest.

   In her room later Tony asks her what she meant by he has plans, he tells her that it will be hard for him to get a job after being gone for so long, but she tells him that she’s got enough money for the both of them, he tells her that he doesn’t want her money.  She tells him that she wants to buy them their own vineyard.  He tells her that he wishes that he stayed with her, she tells him to stay with her now, and they kiss.

   Chase and Cole are working, Chase is preoccupied about Maggie working, he doesn’t like it, but Cole tells him that they will work things out.

   Angela finds Tony outside and asks him about the plans Julia talked about, he tells her that they are going away for a few days and want Lance to come, but they know that he won’t come.  Angela offers to talk to him for them.

   Lance comes to Angela dressed up for the party she is going to, she tells him that he’s not going, and he will be going away with his parents, when he protests, she tells him that he needs to find out what his father really wants and he has 3 days to do it.

   Maggie gets home and is exhausted, but is very happy, the kids tell her that they made dinner.

Lance tells Julia and Tony that he wants to come with them, he tells them that he told Angela that he was going, when his mother asks if Angela told him to come.

   They arrive at the cottage and Lance is doing a pretty good job at hiding his real feelings.  Lance watches his parents on the boat as he fishes.

   Maggie calls Chase and tells him that she is going be be late.

   Lance walks into the room as his parents are kissing as they dance, they say good night and once he’s alone, you see how much Lance is really enjoying this time with his parents. 

   Maggie gets into bed, she has a headache and is exhausted, but she tells Chase that the job is so exciting.  He tells her that he’s worried about her driving when she’s so tired.

   Julia and Tony really like the property and while Tony talks to the realtor, Julia tells Lance that this will make them very happy, but Lance can’t believe that she would really turn her back on Falcon Crest.

   Angela finds Lance and asks him what happened, he tells her that his mother is a fool, and that she is planning on buying the property.

   Chase scares surprises Maggie he wants to take her to lunch, she tells him to give her a minute, but after a few calls she tells him that she can’t get away.  He leaves making a comment that he will see her tomorrow.

   Tony hangs up the phone and tells Julia that the realtor didn’t know that there was already a buyer for the property, Julia knows that her mother had something to do with this.

   Douglas Channing comes into Maggie’s office, and asks her whats wrong, she tells him that she misses her family, he tells her that he wants her on his team.

   Julia and Tony comes across Lance on the stairs, she yells at him for telling Angela, Tony tries to step in, but Lance keeps taunting them and Julia smacks him.

   Maggie surprises her family by coming home early she tells them that she told Douglas that things weren’t working out, and she misses her family so he fave her a part time job at the local paper.  Finally Chase seems happy about her working.

   At dinner at Angela’s a lady comes in and says she wants to talk to Tony, he doesn’t know how she is, she gets upset and asks how he can act like he doesn’t know who she is.  Julia is suspicious of him now, he asks her to believe him when he says he doesn’t know who this woman is.  The woman tells him she wants her baby to have his father.  Tony tells Julia that this is a set up and that Lance and Angela are responsible.  The lady tells him that she’s going to go home and he knows where he can find her.  Tony follows Julia to her room and tells her that she’s got to believe him, he asks her to go away with him, she says yes.

   Angela and Lance watch them as they walk to the door, Angela tells Julia not to be a fool.  Just before Julia steps out the door, she tells Tony that she can’t go, she thought she could it.  Tony tries to get her to go, but she tells him no.  Lance looks very pleased with everything at lease Angela has a good poker face.  Julia tells them that someday she will find the strength to leave.

Final Thoughts:  I was hoping that things would work out for Julia, I like John Saxton, I don't really know why, but I do.  God Chase is such a pain in the ass, I like Maggie and that's about it in that family the kids are just as whiny as Chase.
Guest Star:  John Saxton

Best Outfit:  This is some shirt, I had one similar to it in high school, it didn't have the ruffle around the collar or the ruffle down the front, but the sleeves were the same.  The hat really completes the outfit to me.

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