Family Reunion

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 12

Air Date: February 19, 1982

Recap:  Maggie is stressing out, while cleaning since Chase’s mother is coming to visit.  Chase tells her not to worry so much, his mother is coming to see them, not inspect the house.  Maggie tells him that she just wants to make a good impression.  He tells her that his mother told him not to tell Angela that she was coming.  Chase calls the airport to get her arrival time.

   Lance goes to the flower shop, and finds Vicky there, she tells him that her grandmother is coming to visit.

Chase tells Maggie that his mother will be there in 20 minutes she got on an earlier flight, so he goes to pick her up, while Maggie and Cole rush around to finish cleaning and get dressed.

   Lance goes back to Falcon Crest and tells Angela that Chase’s mother is coming.  She tells him about her and he wonders why she is coming back.

   Vicky arranges the flowers around the house, then goes up to clean her bathroom.  Maggie is trying to get dresses, when the doorbell rings, Chase goes to answer it,  and finds his grandmother at the door.  Maggie is halfway down the stairs, half dress, with half of her make up on.  Chase comes home just then and hugs his mother.

   Vicky is with her grandmother, while she unpacks her things.  She tells her about her grandfather.  Vicky asks her why she left.  Her grandmother changes the subject.  Lance comes over with a gift for Jacqueline, it’s a gift basket of Falcon Crest wines.  She reads the card, it’s an invitation to dinner at Angela’s house.       She tells him that she wants to spend time with Chase and his family. 

   When Lance gets back he tells Angela that he doesn’t think Chase knows why his mother came back either.  Angela tells him that she will find out herself.  Julia is talking about Jacqueline and Jason, Angela gets upset that everyone is talking about her and tells him to stop it.  Emma comes downstairs dresses up, she says that she wants to go see Jacqueline, but Angela tells her to go up and change.  Angela leaves.

   Chase and Jacqueline talk about his father’s death, he tells her that he isn’t so sure of Angela’s story.

   Angela is playing golf with her lawyer, he tells her what he’s found out about Jacqueline since she’s been gone.  He tells her what her income is, and that she could be a tough opponent. 

   Emma is taking a walk and finds Jacqueline at Jason’s grave.  Emma tells her how Jason would always talk about her.  She tells her that Jason fell, but when she questions her about it, reminding her that Jason died in a car accident, Angela comes over just in time, she tells Emma to leave.  Jacqueline tells her that she dominates everyone one.  Angela asks her why she came back.  Jacqueline tells her that she just came back to warn her son.  Angela tells her that Jason became a drunk after she left and that is why he had his accident.  Chase pulls up and Jacqueline leaves with him.  When they get home she tells him that they should leave Falcon Crest, that Angela destroyed his father and she will do anything to stop him from succeeding.   Chase leaves them, and Maggie tells her that the land means a lot to Chase,  Jacqueline tells her that she is just afraid for them, and that she could give them one of her vineyards  in France, she tells her that she just wants the family to be together.  Vicky is listening in on this and goes out to find Chase.  She tell him about his mother’s offer, but he tells her that this is there home and they can’t take her offer.

   Angela calls and invites them over for dinner, Jacqueline takes the phone from Maggie and asks Angela over to Chase’s house for dinner, and she tells her to make sure to bring Emma.  Maggie tells her that she is surprised that she wants Angela over.  Jacqueline tells her that it would be a good idea to play Angela’s game on their own court.  She tells her not to worry about dinner that they will have it all catered. 

   At Angela’s when Emma comes downstairs ready for the party, Angela tells her that she can’t come, but Emma tells her that Vicky invited her and she goes out waiting for the rest of them. 

   At Chase’s everyone is socializing, Jacqueline makes her entrance.  At dinner Emma says that its’ too bad that Jason isn’t there with them.  Angela agrees with Jacqueline when she says that Jason and Chase don’t belong at Falcon Crest.  Jacqueline tells her that she never gave him a chance.  Angela gets up and goes outside, followed by Jacqueline.  Maggie stops Chase from going after them.

   Jacqueline tells Angela that she won’t let her destroy her son.  She tells Angela that she knew that she was after all of Falcon Crest and that was why she left.  She took Chase so that she wouldn’t destroy him, she tells her that she doesn’t believe her either about Jason’s death.  Chase comes out and tells his mother that he isn’t his father and that he understands Angela’s way of business, and that this is there home and that they have no intention of leaving.  He lets her know that he understands why she left.

   Back at home Lance says that the things Emma said made a lot of sense, Angela tells him that he is on thin ice.  I guess this is referring to something that wasn’t shown since the only thing I remember Emma talking about was wishing Jason was there.

   Cole asks Vicky when she is going to France, she tells him she doesn’t know.  He tells her that he thinks it’s a good idea, because they all see how unhappy she is there.  She is surprised by this.  I am surprised that she is surprised since all she does is talk about how much she hates it there. 

   Maggie and Chase get into bed, she wants to talk to him, but he doesn’t want to talk right now.  She tells him that his mother is just afraid for them and tells him how dangerous Angela can be.  He tells her that he thinks Angela overplayed her hand with his father.

   While Jacqueline is packing her things she tells Vicky that she will make some calls to the schools in France.  Vicky tells her that she can’t go to France.  Jacqueline tells her that she is her father’s daughter, she isnt’ a quitter.  She tells her that France will always be there. 

   At the airport, they are all saying goodbye.  Chase tells his mother that he would like her to stay so that they could be a family.  She tells him that she ‘s been waiting a long time to hear that.  He tells her he resented her taking him away and that he wishes that they had talked about this a long time ago, but that has changed now.  She waves as she goes to board the plane.

Final Thoughts:   I really liked this episode, I hope we see more of Jacqueline, she is someone who will really stand up against Angela.
Guest Star:  Lana Turner

Best Outfit:  Emma looks like Baby Jane or maybe Eliza Doolittle before she is made into a lady.