House of Cards

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 14

Air Date:  March 12, 1982

Recap:  Emma is out for a walk, when Chase happens to drive by and offers to take her home.  She tells him that she walks further everyday and that one day she will get to town without anyone noticing she is gone.  Chase tells her that he will take her into town anytime she wants to go.

   Angela thanks Chase for bringing Emma home, as Julia is taking her upstairs, Emma tells Chase how peaceful his father looked when he died.   Lance tells Angela that he wants to cancel his date with Melissa that she set up, Angela tells him that he will marry Melissa, he said that he’ll marry her over his dead body.

   Lance and Melissa are horseback riding, she asks why he didn’t just stand up to Angela.  She rides off and runs into Cole.  She asks him why he didn’t call, Cole tells her that he didn’t think that Lance would appreciate it and besides he didn’t have her number.  She tells him she has dance class with Vicky, so she might give it to her.  Lance rides up and begins to give Cole a hard time about his arrest in New York. 

   That night Angela calls Chase to thank him for helping Emma.  She tells him how distracted Emma’s been.   Chase tells her that she seemed pretty lucid to him.  Chase asks her what Emma meant about Jason’s death being peaceful, he was burned to death in a car accident.  Angela tells him that Emma says a lot of things and that is why she is so worried.

   Julia asks Lance what’s wrong when she sees him packing.  He tells her he has to go because of Angela.  He tells her that he doesn’t want to compromise himself any longer.  She asks him where he will go.  He tells her that he’ll go to his grandfather and work at the newspaper.  He tells her that he is sorry that Angela ruined her life, but he won’t let her ruin his.

   Chase meets with the medical examiner, he tells Chase that they interviewed everyone, but Emma, he says that Angela wouldn’t allow it.  Chase asks him if he thought it was suspicious. 

    Cole is picking up gardening supplies for his mother when he runs into Melissa.  She makes it pretty clear that she is interested in him.

   Chase goes to see Angela to confront her about why she wouldn’t let anyone talk to Emma the night his father died or why she wouldn’t allow an autopsy to be performed.  Emma comes downstairs, and Chase tells her that he wants to talk to her.  Angela tells her to go back upstairs, Chase tells Angela that he has a right to talk to her.  Angela tells him that Emma doesn’t know anything about his father’s death.  Emma tells   Chase that she has to go, Angela tells him that he upset Emma and that he better go.  Before he does he asks her if she is only protecting Emma?

   Lance tells his grandfather that he wants to work for him now, he is surprised to hear this.  He asks him what he and Angela fought about.  Lance tells him that she has planned everything for him even the woman he is supposed to marry.  Douglas sends Lance to the press room to work.

   At their dance class Melissa tells Vicky that there is something very intriguing about Cole and she gives Vicky her number to give to Cole.

   Angela ask Julia about Lance leaving, Emma comes in  and asks if she is disturbed, she’s been reading.  Angela tells her to go back to the house this is all Angela does, that and telling her to go up to her room.

   Chase is trying to read some reports when Julia comes over, she tells Chase and Maggie that she needs to talk about Emma.  Julia tells them about how Angela is keeping Emma locked up at the house.  Chase brings up the clinic that Maggie suggested before.  Julia says that they can take her the next day since Angela will be out of town.

   At the clinic Emma goes in to see the doctor, she asks him if she is schizophrenic or manic depressive.  He asks her why she thinks she is either, she tells him about her mother.

   Maggie tells Chase that the doctor said that Emma does need help and that she was really traumatized by his father’s death and that he thinks that she was there when he died.

   Angela comes home early, and Emma tells her about going to the clinic.  She send Emma upstairs.  Julia tells her that the doctor can help, and that she doesn’t want her locked up in her room for the rest of her life.  Angela tells her that it’s better than in prison, she tells Julia that Emma murdered Jason.

   Julia goes to Emma’s room and tells her that Angela told her about Jason.  Emma tells her that it just happened.

   Melissa is driving with Cole, she is going really fast, she pulls over and lets him drive.  While they are switching Angela pulls over and says hello.  After she goes Cole takes Melissa to the Spring House. 

   Angela is at with Melissa’s father.  She tells him about Cole’s problem with the police in the New York.  She tells him that Melissa’s interest in Cole has driven Lance away.

   Chase and Maggie go to see Julia, she tells them that going to the doctor was a mistake that Emma is very upset, she tells them to go and just to leave them all alone.

   Cole drops Melissa off at home, they are kissing when Melissa’s father comes out and tells her to get in the house, he hits her and Cole tries to help.  Carlo tells Cole to stay away from Melissa.

   In the print shop Lance’s supervisor asks him what’s holding him up.  Lance is getting fed up with the job and tells him to do it himself and walks out.

   Vicky tells Melissa that Cole told her what happened.  She tells Melissa that the next time her father pushes Cole won’t hold back.

   Maggie and Chase go to Douglas and tell him about Emma.  He tells them that he tried before, but now is too tired to fight Angela.  He tells them that he wishes he could help.

   Vicky tells Cole that Melissa is going out on a date.

   Douglas calls Angela about Emma.  He tells her that he will form his own opinion and hangs up on her.   Douglas finds Lance, he tells him that he worked from the bottom and he expects Lance to follow the rules.  He tells Lance that he needs to prove himself to everyone.  Lance apologizes.  Douglas asks him about Emma.  He tells him that Emma is afraid that that Julia has been pushing for Emma to get help.

   Julia asks Angela who else knows what Emma did, she tells her that only Chow Lee her major domo and the family lawyer.  Julia tells her that she understands why she kept it a secret because they could lose everything because of the clause in Angela’s father’s will if there was a suspicious death.

How creepy is he?

   Cole is spying on Melissa as she kisses her date goodnight, she knows he is watching her.  After her date leaves she goes over to Cole, she asks him if he is jealous.  She takes him into the house tell him to be quite so they don’t wake her father. 

   Lance comes home and tells Angela that he is home to stay.  She tells him that she wants him to start at the bottom again.  She tells him about Melissa spending time with Cole.  He tell her that he doesn’t care, he tells her that Melissa reminds him of her.

   Douglas goes to Chase’s house and tells him that he is scared and wants to talk to the doctor Emma saw.

   Douglas, Chase and Maggie all go to Angela’s house he tells her that he wants to talk to her, he tells her that he knows that Emma has something to do with Jason’s death.  She tells him to keep out of it.  He says that he’s got every right to get Emma help.  Angela tells him that all his rights are gone since he walked out on them years ago.  Angela leaves and tells Chase and Maggie to leave, when Douglas cries out collapsing to the floor.  Chase rushes over to him and tells Angela to call an ambulance.  He tells her that Douglas has had a heart attack.
Final Thoughts:  I don't know what I think about Melissa, I wish this storyline about Chase's father would just get wrapped up already, to me Emma didn't do anything, if anyone would get in trouble it would be Angela for covering it up.

Best Outfit:  This is one of the ugliest sweaters I've ever seen.  It reminds me of something Obi Wan Kenobi or Luke Skywalker would wear.