The Candiate

Falcon Crest 

Season 1 Episode 13

Air Date:  February 26, 1982

Recap:  A man sneaks by a security guard and goes into a man’s office, and shoots him.

Lance tells Angela and Julia that McKay’s dead, and that a man named Phil Everheart shot him.  Angela realizes that she bid on the shooter’s property.  Lance says that things will be better for her now that McKay's out of office.

   Julia and Emma are out shopping.  They are looking at some pieces, when Julia isn’t paying attention, Emma steals a bracelet.  The stores security guard sees this and follows them outside, he confronts them and Emma gives him the bracelet, he takes them into the managers office.

   At the funeral Angela compliments John on his eulogy, they talk about who will take over.  Chase is stopped by Carl, he tells him that he would like to talk to him.  Maggie asks why a member of the board of supervisors would wants his help. 

   Julia tells Angela about what Emma did, Angela asks her how she could have let this happen.  Julia tells Angela that no one was impressed when she told them who’s daughter they were.  Emma apologizes, Angela asks her why she embarrassed the family. 

   Chase meets up with Carl  He tells him that Angela has stacked the board and that she controls the water.  He tells him what McKay was trying to do.  Chase asks why no one has tried to it.

   Angela is meeting with a member of the committee, He tells her that he isnt’ sure working for her is worth it, she tells him to get Peter Burns in.

   Carl tells Chase that they don’t have a chance since the other members of the committee always vote the way Angela wants them too.  He tells Chase that he wants him on the board.  He tells him that he is the perfect candidate, he is the best hope that they got.  He reminds him that Angela controls the water and that she could destroy them all, when Chase tries to bow out.

   Burns goes to see Angela, she tells him that she is going to support his run for office. 

   When Chase gets home, Maggie wakes up and he tells her that he is going to run for the board of supervisors.  She tell shim that she wishes that he would have discussed this with her.  He tells her that he wold have but there was no time.  Maggie tells Chase that Douglas Channing wants her to write an article on Phil Everheart, the man that shot McKay

   Lance gets home and tells Angela that Lance is going to run for the board of supervisors. 

   Maggie goes to the jail and sits down with Everheart for the interview.  She asks him how he is going to plead, he tells her that not guilty.  He tells her that Angela tired to get his land and that he went to the officials since they are there to help them.  Phil says that Angela turned off his water, and that McKay told him that he would help him, but he never brought it up with the board, and then his vineyard died.

   Chase goes to the headquarters for his campaign.  Angela stops buy and tells Chase that she is proud of him and wants to give him $10,000 for the campaign.  Chase tells her that he doesn’t want her money.  She tells him that he will need her help.

   Phil tells Maggie that he isn’t sorry, he lost everything because of McKay and Angela Channing. 

   Chase is handing out fliers when Maggie meets up with him, she tells him about her interview and tells him that she knows why he has to run for the board.

   Angela tells Lance that she wants him to go to the store that Emma shoplifted at and talk to the manager, to get the charges dropped.

   Angela has a meeting with the editor of the local paper, she gives him the “true story” of Chase and his family.  He tells her that it makes for good reading, but that this isnt’ her style.  She tells him that the community deserves to know what kind of man Chase is.

   Carl calls and tells Maggie that Phil tired to kill himself in his jail cell.

   At the store Lance is talking with the manager, he tells Lance that they have to press charges, Lance tells him who is grandmother is, but he doesn’t care, he says that if the Queen of England walked in and stole something they would still press charges.  This is great, both Lance and Angela getting a big dose of reality that money can’t get you out of everything.

   At the hospital Phil overpowers the guard and sneaks out of the hospital.

   Lance tells Angela about Phil’s escape.  Angela tells Lance that she wants him to talk to the foreman they need to do something about their workers who are supporting Chase’s campaign.

   At a debate Chase is dong very well, Peter Burns is just trying to smear Chase.  McKay’s father comes up to Chase and tells him that he wants to support him and offers him $100,000, he tells him that the only thing he wants in return is for Chase to live up to his promises. 

   Lance is with the foreman they are sitting outside Chase’s campaign headquarters, they are discussing the Falcon Crest employees that are going inside, Lance tells him who to fire. 

   Angela gets the news about Chase’s campaign contribution, she says there is nothing to worry about.

McKay’s father comes to Chase and shows him the newspaper article, he is upset by what he’s read, and tells Chase that he thought he was honest.  Before he leaves he tells him that he is politically dead.  Chase reads the paper and sees that it’s about him and his family.

Maggie has written a rebuttal to the newspaper article.  Carl tells them that Phil Everheart called Angela and threatened her.

   Angela and Lance went back to the jewelry store.  The owner tells her that he doesn’t appreciate her pressure.  She lets him know that she knows about his business, things that she shouldn’t know without digging.  He tells her that his business is not her concern.  She tells him that she is a member of the board of the bank where he got his loan.  Lance says that they are going to call on his loan.

   Emma and Vicky are going on a picnic, Emma is telling Vicky about her crimes.  Emma is just about to tell her about Jason, when Vicky says she forgot the corkscrew, Emma says that there is one in the Spring House.  Vicky goes in, Phil Everheart is inside and grabs a knife and hides in the shadows.  Emma calls out saying that she found it, before Vicky can find him.

   Carl shows Chase the next article, this one is about Cole’s arrest in New York.  Chase goes to see Angela, he tells her that she was the only one who knew about Cole’s arrest and now it’s in the papers.  Everheart sneaks inside Emma’s room without waking her.  He overhears Angela and Chase arguing, when she goes upstairs he grabs her, holding the knife to her throat.  He demands a car.  Chase tells him to let her go, and that he will just get shot if he doesn’t let Angela go.  Chase tells Phil that he has been treated unfairly, he tells him that they want to help.  Chase manages to convince him to let her go, Chase says that he knows it’s hard but promises that it will get better.  Phil gives Chase the knife and is handcuffed.  Chase goes with him to the police station. 

   Everyone is watching the news and it’s announced that Chase has won the election.  At her house Angela is in her office she is  listening to the radio, the news of the elections is on.  She turns off the radio after they start talking about what will happen if Chase lives up to his promises.
Final Thoughts:  I thought that this was a interesting episode, it's getting a bit annoying that Angela is out to get Chase.   
Best Outfit:  All Angela needs is a red hat.

Guest Star:  Dana Andrews he was in two of my favorite movies of all time, Laura and State Fair.