Knots Landing
Season 2 Episode 8
Original Airdate: January 15, 1981
Recap: Karen
wakes up to sounds coming from downstairs, she wakes Sid up who goes down to
check. She follows him down, and they
find Michael walking in circles.
The next
morning Sid says that he was just sleepwalking, Karen tells him that he was
wide awake. Eric tells them that Michael
does it all the time.
Sid and
Gary are talking about how they aren’t doing well at the moment, when Linda
comes in asks Sid to come check on the engine.
Michael
is painting in class, he goes over to get more paint and ends up fighting with
another boy in class.
Laura
goes over to Karen’s she tells her that she wants to talk about Richard and
Abby. She says that at first she thought
it was just an act, but now she really thinks that they might be having an
affair. Karen asks her if she has talked
to Richard. Laura tells her that she
hasn’t, she wanted to talk to someone else to see if she was just imagining
things. Karen gets a phone call from the
school and asks Laura if they can talk later since Michael is in trouble again.
Sid is
going over what Abby will be doing at the dealership, she tells him bookkeeping
is the same whatever you are selling.
Gary comes in and tells Sid that he is going to a meeting and that he
can handle it on his own.
The
principal tells Karen that they are suspending Michael and that she should
think about a learning disabled class.
This principal keeps taking phone calls, which makes Karen angry, which
I don’t blame her, what kind of secretary keeps sending in calls when she knows
that the principal is meeting with a teacher.
Karen tells her to look at Michael’s records, she doesn’t think he needs
to be in a special class, the principal tells her that she will look at the
records, but tells her to think about it.
At the
meeting Roy and Frank give Gary a sheet of part that they can sell to them for
$50,000. Gary asks if they are used,
they tell him that they are in good condition.
Gary takes their deal without talking to Sid.
Karen
tells Sid about Michael, he tells her he thinks Michael is just a normal kid,
and that she should just back off him.
She tells him that Michael is in trouble and that she thinks that he
needs to talk to a therapist. Sid says
that it’s too extreme, she says if he gave Michael half the attention that he
gives to his engine that they would all be better off.
Gary
tells Sid about the parts, Sid wants to know why they are giving them such a
good deal. Gary says that it was because
they helped them out that they just want to return the favor. Sid tells him that the parts are worth a lot
more, and that he doesn’t want to do business with them any longer.
Laura
comes downstairs and tells Richard that she wants to talk, he acts like and
ass, and she goes back upstairs.
Sid
talks to Michael about school, and Michael tells him that he can’t keep up with
what the teacher is talking about and that he just wants to be like everyone
else.
Abby goes
into Gary’s office and asks him why he is there on Saturday. He asks her why she isn’t at the beach with
the rest of the neighborhood. She leaves
his office when Roy and Frank come in, Abby turns on the intercom and listens
in on the meeting.
Karl is with
Ginger at the beach, he asks her why she hasn’t told Kenny about the baby
yet. She tells him that she is afraid,
and confused. He tells her that she can
depend on him, and he doesn’t care if she is pregnant.
Michael
runs over and gets Richard and Laura to join in the volleyball game.
Gary
tells them that Sid knows that the parts were stolen and that the deal is
off. They let him know that the deal is
still on and give him a few days to get the money together.
Michael
is running all over the court and finally knocks Olivia over trying to get the
ball. Sid tells him to get off the
court, Michael runs off and Sid follows him.
Michael asks him what’s wrong with him.
Sid tells him nothing is wrong.
Michael
asks why he has to go to the therapist, he tells them that he isn’t crazy. While Karen and Sid are talking to the
therapist Michael is tearing the room apart, ripping magazines, and throwing
cushions around. At home Karen tells Sid
that he made up his mind about the therapist before they went to see him. Sid tells Michael that he will take him to
work with him.
Gary
goes into Abby’s office, she tells him about some big oil conference, she tells
him that JR probably will be there, and that he could give him the money he is
looking for. He realizes she knows what
is going on with Roy and Frank. She
tells him that she admires what he is doing for Sid, and that she doesn’t want
to see him get hurt.
Sid is
explaining everything at the garage to Michael, who is no longer paying
attention, when Sid has to take a phone call Michael starts to play with the
air and water hose, spraying water everywhere.
When Sid gets back he tells Michael to stop. Michael says that he will clean it up and
rushes over to get a rag, he slips and hits his head on a tool. Sid says he is going to take Michael to the
hospital and asks Linda to call Karen.
At the
hospital Karl is checking Michael out since their normal doctor is out of
town. He tells them that Michael is
fine, but they are going to keep him over night, he tells them that he has a
few theories about what is wrong with Michael and wants to run a few tests, he
tells them he will know more the next day.
During
dinner Gary gets a phone call from Roy and Frank, he tells them that Sid isn’t
a part of it and to leave him out of ti.
Val asks him about the phone call and he tells her that he doesn’t want
to talk about it.
Eric
asks when Michael is going to come home, Diana goes on about how much he will
be a pain. Karen gets upset and Eric
tells her that they will help Michael.
Abby and
Gary get to the garage, and find Roy and Frank waiting they go inside. Gary tells them that he can’t come up with
the money right away, they drop a wrench on Gary and tell him that the parts
will be delivered next week and they want the money upon delivery.
Karl
tells Sid and Karen that Michael is hyper kinetic. He tells them that it isn’t their fault, that
they need to help him burn his energy.
He tells them that it can be tough on a family, Sid tells him that they
are a tough family.
Abby
asks Gary if he is alright. She tells
him that he has got to come up with the money somehow.
Michael
tells Sid that he is sorry, Sid tells him that he has nothing to be sorry
about. Eric comes in to play card with
him.
Karen
tells him that it scared her how they were before they found out what was wrong
with Michael. She tells him that hse
knew that he wasn’t the one responsible, but she did think that she was. He tells her that now they know that it was
not their fault at all.
Final
Thoughts: Gary is getting into a big
mess, and I’m sure that it’s going to come all out and he’s going to lose a
good friend. First he start an affair
and now he’s getting the business into
buying stolen parts. I think that Ginger
just needs to divorce Kenny and marry Karl, he seems like he’s a good guy. That principal really got on my nerves, it
was so unprofessional for her to keep taking calls while she was talking to
Karen. I don’t blame her for getting
angry.
Best Outfit: Another muumuu, stop wearing them.
Best Outfit: Another muumuu, stop wearing them.
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