Murder One

Falcon Crest 

Season 2 Episode 4

Airdate:  October 22, 1982

Recap:  Chase pulls up at Carlo’s house, and runs inside, he asks Cole if he is alright.  Cole tells him that he just found him like that.  The Sheriff comes over and starts to question Cole, Chase says that he thinks that they should get a lawyer, but Cole says that he’s got nothing to hid, and he tells the Sheriff that he did touch the body, when he was trying to revive him.  When the Sheriff asks him if he touched anything else, Chase stops him and says that they need to get a lawyer.  Melissa arrives at the house she runs into the ambulance.  Cole asks Lance where Melissa was, Lance tells him that she was with him.  Cole realizes that Carlo lied to him about Melissa being at the house.

   Philip tells Angela that Carlo left Melissa with all his debt; she has his land, but no money.

   Maggie wants Cole to tell her what happened, but he doesn’t want to talk about it, he throws a fit telling them that he doesn’t want any help and runs out of the house.

   At the funeral Lance tells Melissa that even though it doesn’t change anything between them that he is sorry about her father.  She thanks him and tells him that he is right it doesn’t change anything.  Chase asks Cole how he is holding up, he tells Chase that he wants to talk to Melissa; he tells Cole that he should wait a while.

Richard comes into the house, he tells Melissa how sorry he is, Angela joins them and asks him what he is doing there.  Melissa thanks him for coming, once he is gone; Melissa asks her why she was so rude.   Angela says that she knows that he is only there because he wants her land.  Melissa tells her that he is coming to the right person then, since it belongs to her.

   At The Globe Richard asks who is covering the Agretti murder, he tells the reporter he wants it covered for the front page.  Diana tells Richard that the police think that it was Cole.  Richard tells her that its bad luck for him since Angela has spurned him since he arrived.

   Angela asks Nick if she can count on his vote, he tells her that he can’t tell her.  She makes it clear that she won’t do any business with him if he doesn’t vote in her favor.

   A reporter arrives at Falcon Crest to question Melissa; Lance throws him out of the house.

   Cole is out driving and after a little accident he meets another local vineyard owner.  She offers him a job working in her field.  He asks her if he can think about it.

   Maggie tells Chase that she thinks that they should hire a criminal lawyer from San Francisco, but he tells her that Burton, the lawyer who drew up the contract for Angela to finally let him work at Falcon Crest, can do the job.  He tells her that everything will be alright.

   Melissa and Cole meet out in the vineyard, she tells him that she wants to talk; she wants to understand what happened.  He tells her that everything he told the police was the truth; he tells her that her father told him that she was there, and wanted to settle their differences.  She kisses him and tells him that she believes him.

   The Sheriff comes over and asks to see Cole, Chase tells him that he is out, he tells Chase that Cole’s fingerprints were found on the murder weapon.  He tells him that he wants to see Cole at the station the next day.  Chase tells him that he will be there with his lawyer.  The Sheriff tells him that’s good, because he’ll need one.

   Melissa goes to see Richard; he tells her that he is still interested in buying the house.  She asks him why that house.  He tells her that he is trying to find his mother and find out why she left him.

   Emma is packing; she hides the suitcase when Julia comes to check on her.  She tells Julia that she should leave Falcon Crest and be with Tony.

   Richard tells the reporter that the article needs to be rewritten; he wants it to be more sensational.  The reporter tells Richard that he has principles.  Richard tells him that he is too old to be looking for another job.  He agrees to have the article rewritten and leaves.  Diana tells Richard that he has quite a way with people.

   Nick tells Chase about what Angela said to him, he tells Chase that he bought a lot of irrigation pumps after talking to Angela one day, and that if he doesn’t vote the way she wants then he will be out a lot of money.  Chase tells him that she is buying his vote.  Nick tells him that it doesn’t matter what why he votes, he will lose either way.

   Cole tells Vicky about the woman he met, she tells her name is Katherine, and she tells him more about her.

Emma drives over and gives Chase and early birthday gift; she tells him that she is leaving.  Chase tells Emma that if she needs anything to call him.  She asks him to say goodbye to Maggie for her.  After she leaves Maggie comes over.  He tells her that Emma is leaving Falcon Crest; he opens the envelope and finds that she has left him her proxy to The Globe.

   Julia comes downstairs and tells Angela that Emma is gone. 

   Vicky brings in the paper and shows it to the family.  The headline shows a picture of Chase and Angela and asks what they are hiding.  Maggie reads the article, it talks about the family feud between the two families, and that Cole and Carlo fought, about his relationship with Melissa, and it brings up Cole’s arrest in New York.  Cole runs out of the room, Maggie follows him and tells him that they will make sure nothing happens to him.

   Angela goes outside and asks Lance about the article, he tells her that he was trying to protect Melissa; she tells him that Melissa could have taken care of herself.

   The board is voting on the water rights, Chase walks in and asks if they are starting without him.  They remind him that he can’t vote, but he says that he will sue if they don’t let him.  He produces a document that supports his claim.  He is allowed to vote and its two votes for and two against, its Nick’s turn to vote, he looks at Angela then votes in favor of sharing the water.  Angela goes over to Chase and tells him to enjoy his victory for now.

   Philip comes over and tells her that Emma’s car was found at the airport, but she wasn’t seen boarding any planes.  He tells Angela that Emma is a lot smarter than they have given her credit for; he tells her that she doesn’t want to be found.

   The Sheriff goes to Chase’s house and Cole that he is being arrested for the murder of Carlo Agretti.

Final Thoughts:  I loved the part when Emma gave Chase her proxy; it guessed what it was right when she gave it to him.  I can’t wait for Angela to find out, that will be awesome.  I thought this was a great episode, I only hope that they don’t drag out the murder trial for very long.  Since forensics were not as advanced then it will get really frustrating.

Best Outfit:  Both Vicky and Maggie have horrible outfits, Maggie's is worse, but there is something about Vicky's that I don't like.

Jock's Trial Part Two

Dallas 

Season 3 Episode 23

Original Airdate:   February 29, 1980

Recap:  Miss Ellie tells Matt Devlin that she feels like she is betraying Jock, when he starts going on about them being in love.  He tells her that it’s not a betrayal to fall in love, (yes it is when you are married to someone else, it never seems that way to the person you’re having the relationship with).  Miss Ellie confesses that she didn’t fall in love with him.  She tells him that she used him, he made her feel desirable again.  She tells him that she is sorry if she hurt him.  He tells her that he is going to scrap the Mimosa Park project, because it means so much to her.  Bobby calls and tells her about Jock’s arrest, he tells her that he will come and pick her up.  She asks him what the charge is, and he tells her murder.

   Reporters swarm around the family as they leave after the bail was paid.  They answer a few questions.

   Cliff goes into Digger’s hospital room and tells Digger that he finally got Jock for him.  Digger tells him that he could really use a drink.

   Back at Southfork, Miss Ellie asks what evidence Cliff has against Jock, when Pam gets home, she tells Jock how sorry she is.  JR tells her that she must be very proud of her brother right now, Bobby tells him to shut up and follows her upstairs.  In their room, she asks him what Cliff could be thinking, he tells her that he doesn’t want her interfering.

   Jock’s lawyer, Scotty Demarest comes over and Bobby introduces him to everyone.  He starts off by telling them all that all of them except Bobby could have killed Hutch McKinney.  He tells them that unless Jock has an alibi for that night then it will be a hard case to win.  JR gets a phone call, he tells Bobby and Miss Ellie that Sue Ellen was arrested in Fort Worth, they picked her up when she was trashing an apartment, they had to break the door down before she did anymore damage.  He asks Bobby to come with him.

   Scotty tells Jock that there is at least one witness to the fight that Jock had with Hutch, and he wants his side of the story.  Jock tells him that he found out that Hutch was stealing from him, selling cattle and pocketing money, so he went to the saloon that all the workers went to after work and confronted him.  In a flashback we see Jock talking to Hutch, they begin to fight after Hutch hits him first, Hutch tells Jock that he will make him pay, once Jock throws him to the ground.  Jock tells him to leave Southfork or he will kill him.  Hutch tells him not to bet on it.  Jock tells Scotty that Hutch left then later he saw him at the bunkhouse with an empty bottle of gin, he tells Scotty that he woke him up and they fought some more.  Scotty tells him that he isn’t going to put him on the stand.  Jock asks him if is going to ask him if he is guilty or not.

   Miss Ellie comes outside and finds Jock reading the paper the next morning she tells him to put it down, since it’s only upsetting him.  She says that they won’t convict him.  Jock asks her about Matt Devlin and the fight for Mimosa Park.  She tells him that it’s over, she tells him about what happened between her and Matt, she says that she used him.  Miss Ellie tells him that she wanted to know if she could still attract a man.  She tells Jock that she loves him and could never be unfaithful to him.

   JR asks Sue Ellen if she will spend the rest of her life in bed, and she tells him that nothing matters anymore, and it will give more time to tell lies about her to his family.  He asks if it was a lie, when he and Bobby bailed her out of the Fort Worth jail.  Sue Ellen says she doesn’t remember any of that.  JR asks if she remembers tearing up the little love nest.  She tells him that she can’t believe that he cares more about this then the mess his father is in.  He tells her that no jury will convict his father on Cliff’s flimsy evidence.  She asks why he isn’t on Cliff’s side since if Jock is convicted Ewing Oil would all be his.  He tells her that to him Ewing Oil is his father, and that she doesn’t know him as well as she thinks she does because everything he does is for his family and especially his father.  JR tells her that she would know that if she stopped looking at the world through the bottom of a glass.

   At the hospital, Bobby joins Pam in Digger’s room, he asks her about Digger, and tells her that he is worried about her.  He tells her that he has hired a full-time nurse for Digger.  Pam thanks him, but she doesn’t want to leave him.  Bobby tells her that she won’t do any good for Digger if she gets sick too, she agrees and they go home.

   Sloan goes into Cliff’s office and congratulates him on all his work on the case.  Cliff tells him about Scotty interviewing all the jurors and that he plans on sending a letter to them all telling them that they don’t need to talk to anyone.  Sloan tells Cliff that the higher ups in the DA’s office are concerned about Cliff’s prejudice against the Ewing’s.  Sloan tells him that he won’t be prosecuting the case, he will.  Cliff tells him that there wouldn’t be a case without him, Sloan tells him that he knows, and that they will let Cliff assist him.

   Scotty tells Jock, JR and Bobby that he wants them to hire some investigators and have them go to every name on the juror list so they can get to know them really well.  He asks Jock about the gun, Jock tells him that it just disappeared one day, and that he can’t tell him anything more than that.  Scotty tells him what the DA’s office has on him, Bobby tells him that he makes it sound like Jock is already convicted.  Scotty tells him that murder trials aren’t predictable.  He says that Jock is a rich and powerful oil man, and that isn’t something that is popular, and Cliff has made a very believable case.  The phone rings JR tells Louella that he told to her not to disturb them, but she tells him that Pam is calling for Bobby.  Pam tells Bobby that Digger is conscious, he asks if Cliff is coming, she tells him that he is on his way.  Bobby tells her that he is coming to, that he wants to talk to him.

   At the hospital Bobby stops Cliff before the door, Cliff tells him to get out, that he is there to see his father.  Bobby tells him that they are going to talk about Jock.  Cliff tells him that it’s not going to happen.  Bobby pushes him against the wall, Cliff tells him to get his hands off him.  Pam comes out and breaks them up.  Cliff goes into the room, Bobby and Pam following right behind him.  Cliff tells him to get out, but Bobby says that Cliff doesn’t care about Digger, he’s been spending all his time trying to send Jock to prison, and he tells Cliff that all he cares about is vengeance.  He tells Digger that Cliff is trying to frame Jock for murder.  Cliff says that he isn’t framing him, that he has solid evidence.  Bobby asks Digger if he wants Jock to go to prison for a murder he didn’t commit, he asks him if he wants to hurt Miss Ellie.  Digger says that he never wanted any of this and that he doesn’t want to hurt Miss Ellie.

   The ADA, calls the first witness.  Bobby asks Scotty if he got the jury he wanted, he tells Bobby that Cliff blocked them pretty good, but they’ll see  how it goes.  The Sheriff is sworn in, Sloan asks him about the body being found.

   JR leaves the court room and Bobby follows him, he asks him what’s wrong.  JR tells him that he doesn’t want to testify.  Bobby tells him that he has to.  JR tells him that he’s afraid he might say something that would hurt Jock’s case.  Bobby tells him to just tell the truth.  JR says that however this ends up he will drive Cliff out of Texas.  Bobby tells him that he’ll have to stand in line behind him, they go back into the courtroom.  The ADA is now questioning the anthropologist that created the model of Hutch.  He asks the bailiff to bring it into the courtroom.  Scotty objects, the Judge has them both approach the bench and Sloan tells him that since the case is so old he wants to remind the jury that Hutch was a living man, who lived and was killed.  Scotty tells the Judge that it’s just a stunt and it would be like bring a corpus into the courtroom.  The Judge decides to allow it and it is brought into the courtroom.  Cliff smirks and the bailiff wheels it in.  When Sloan removes the cover, there is a gasp though out the room.  Sloan ask for it to be admitted in as evidence, but Scotty object and tells the judge that it’s been tampered with since the ADA showed it to him, the model now has a bullet hole in its forehead.  The Judge calls for a recess and wants the lawyers in his chambers, and when they come back the model is to be removed. 

   Sue Ellen goes off by herself and takes a drink from a bottle in her purse, JR catches her and tells her to spray her mouth with some breath spray.  She tells him that he should be happy it’s what he wanted to happen.  He tells her to use  the spray, since his father is in enough trouble without her smelling like a distillery.  He tells her that the worst thing that happened to her was that she lost her class, she tells JR that the worst thing that happened to her was him.

   Scotty is questioning Ray, he asks him if Jock tried to stop the Sheriff from getting the employment records, Ray says no.  Scotty asks him if Jock tried to stop him for looking for them too, Ray says no again.  Scotty asks him if the Sheriff ever mentioned the name Hutch McKinney, and Ray says he didn’t.  So Scotty asks him that even thought the Sheriff was hunting for evidence so they could manufacture it against Jock, he never tried to stop him.  Sloan objects so Scotty rephrases the question.  He asks him if Jock ever prevented the Sheriff from looking for him. Ray says no.

   Pam is sitting with Digger, when her Aunt Maggie comes in, she tells Pam that she should have called her sooner, and asks how he is doing.  Maggie says that Digger was bound to end up this way because of all his drinking.  When Digger wakes he tells Maggie she made a wasted trip that he will be out in no time.

   JR is now on the stand, and Sloan asks him if he recognizes the gun.  JR tells him that it was the gun that his grandfather presented it to his father as a token that he was a part of the family.  Sloan says that it must have meant a lot to Jock.  JR said it did.  He asks if there was any mention of the gun after it went missing.  JR says no, and Sloan says he finds that hard to believe that he never said anything about it going missing to him (I could think of a good reason, JR was just a little kid then).  JR says exactly what I was thinking.  Sloan tells him that if his covering up for his father then he understands.  Scotty objects to this and demands an apology in front of the court.  Sloan does apologize and asks him one more question.  He asks JR if he ever saw the gun after Hutch McKinney disappeared.  JR says that he doesn’t remember, but Sloan wants a yes or no answer.  JR says no.  Scotty tells the Judge that he has no questions for JR.

   Later Sloan is questioning Virgil, the witness to the fight in the saloon.  He tells them that after the fight Hutch fell asleep in the bunkhouse, and about midnight Jock burst in and pulled him out of bed, and warned him what would happen if he found him on Southfork, then they both went outside.  Sloan asks him what the warning was, Virgil tells him that Jock would kill him.  Sloan asks him if he went outside.  Virgil says that he thought it was best if he stayed right where he was.  He asks him if he ever saw McKinney again after that night, no he says.  The bailiff comes up to Cliff and tells him something.  Sloan asks if he saw Jock again, Virgil says that he saw him come into the bunkhouse and washed up, he tells him that Jock had blood splatter all over him.  Cliff stand and asks to approach the bench, he asks the Judge for a recess, he tells him he just found out that his father is dying.  The Judge agrees and announces court will come back in session at nine the next day.  Cliff tells Miss Ellie about Digger and tells her that he’s been asking for her.  She tells him that she will be right there.

   At the hospital Digger asks Cliff for Miss Ellie, he tells him that she will there soon.  She and Bobby walk in then, she goes to Digger’s side, and Digger tells her that he wants to talk to her, he asks Cliff that if want he says is legal.  Cliff tells him that he doesn’t understand.  Digger tells Miss Ellie that he wasn’t going to say anything, he was going to let Cliff get his final revenge against Jock for him, but he couldn’t let it happen because he still loves her after all these years.  He says that he can’t let Cliff do this to her, she asks him what he means.  Digger tells them it happened after one of his three day benders, he tells Cliff and Pam that no matter what he always came back home to them.  He tells them he came home and found Hutch with his wife Rebecca.  We see in another flashback that Rebecca tell Digger that Hutch was fired and is going to leave Dallas, and that she is going with him, and they are going to take Cliff with them.  He asks about the baby she is carrying, Hutch tells him that he is the father.  Rebecca tells Digger that it’s true.  They fight and Digger shoots him.  Pam asks Digger about the baby, he tells her that he always loved her like she was his own, and dies.

   Back at Southfork, in their bedroom, Bobby asks the doctor if Pam will be alright, he tells her that she had quite a shock, and that physically she is fine, she may need counseling, but not to do it right away.  He tells   Bobby that she will need  time to mourn.

   Jock comes into the drawing room and tells them that the charges were dropped.  Miss Ellie tells Jock that Digger finally accepted their marriage.

   Maggie tells the minister to keep the service short, since that is what Digger would have wanted.

Final Thought:  There was so much going on in this episode I thought it was longer than it really was.  I knew that Digger killed Hutch once he said he didn't want to hurt Miss Ellie, I just figured he would say something sooner.  The bombshell about Pam was pretty amazing, I can't remember if she had the tests done to see if she was a carrier of the disease, if she did then she would know whether or not she isn't Digger's daugther.  I wonder how soon she will try to get pregnant now.  Cliff lost once again, I bet he was pretty upset he had to drop the charges, but at least he didn't have to have his father arrested.

Best Outfit:  Again I had some trouble picking out something truly hideous, I picked this because this looks like a shirt and not a dress, or it really is a shirt and she got pants on but I can't tell since it's in a sepia tone.

Heir Apparent

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 15

Air Date:  March 19, 1982

Recap:  Maggie gets off the phone and tells Chase that Julia will be able to come to the party, but Angela won’t be coming.  When Julia arrives later that night, she tells them that she is glad that they are speaking to each other again.  Carl arrives not long after Julia and congratulates Chase on his first six months at the vineyard.  He tells Chase he heard about him questioning the medical examiner, he tells him that he doesn’t want that to get in the way of what Chase is supposed to be doing in office.

   Emma walks over and watches the party through the window.  She starts dancing as she watches the party.

Angela comes home and is upset to see Lance sitting around.  She tells him to get back to work. 

   Chase looks outside and sees Emma, he goes out to her, she tells him that she’s having a great time, and then tells him that she is sorry about the night Jason died.  He asks her what happened, but before she can say anything Julia comes out and stops her.  When they are alone Emma tells Julia that she is going to stay at the party and if she doesn’t let her then she will tell Chase about his father. 

   Vicky and Cole are upstairs with their friends, they are all talking while drinking wine.  Cole’s friend Bill wants him and Melissa to go with them to the cabin, but Cole tell him that they got plans already.  They all go their separate ways, Cole and Melissa go to the Spring House.  Bill is going really fast, his girlfriend, Anna tells him to slow down.  But it’s too late and they crash.

   Cole asks Melissa why she is still seeing other guys, he tells her that he is falling in love with her, but she tells him that she isn’t ready to get emotionally involved.

   Maggie tells Chase that he should back off, but he tells her that he can’t he knows that Emma knows something.

   When Julia and Emma get home, Angela is upset that Julia let her go to the party, once Emma is upstairs Julia tells her that Emma blackmailed her into letting her stay.

   Carl comes over the next day and asks if Cole got home ok, since his son Bill hasn’t come home yet. 

   Angela tells Lance that he has to take Melissa to the Country Club Cotillion.  He tells her that he has plans already, but Angela won’t except it.

   Maggie gets a call from Anne’s mother, she hasn’t come home either, Chase goes upstairs to wake Cole up to see if he knows anything.

   Angela is with the sheriff, eh tells her that Case is asking the medical examiner questions.  He doesn’t want to lose his job since he helped her keep things quit.

   Vicky and Cole get to the cabin and find no one there, Vicky goes out to the pier and calls Cole, she sees Bill’s car.

   At Bill and Anne’s funeral, the priest reads a poem that Bill wrote, Cole can’t take it anymore and leaves the church, Melissa follows him outside.  She tries to convince him that it wasn’t his fault, but he won’t listen and drives off.

    Angela’s lawyer comes over and tells her that Chase will demand an inquest.  She asks him what he suggests she do.  He asks her what she thinks Chase wants, she says he wants the control of Falcon Crest.  He tells her that she should give it to him, at least make it seem like she will be giving it to him.  He says that he will draw up the papers and that Chase will forget he even had a father after he hears about this. 

   Maggie goes to check on Cole, she tells him that she wishes he would talk to her, but he tells her that he is fine and just wants to be alone.

   Chase tells Vicky that he feels responsible for Anne and Bill’s death, she tells him that she was with them too, and asks him is she is responsible.

   Julia goes to visits her father in the hospital.  He asks her about Emma, she tells him that she is doing fine.  He tells her not to worry about him he will be fine.

   Melissa is at her doctor’s office, she tells Melissa that she is pregnant.  Melissa asks her how far along she is, and the doctor tells her the best she can say is about 6-8 weeks.  She asks her if she will tell the father, Melissa doesn’t say anything, which makes the doctor ask her if she knows who the father is.

   Angela’s lawyer goes to see Chase, he tells him that his father’s death was just an accident.

   Cole and Melissa are out driving, he is going to fast and Melissa tells him to slow down.  They fight and she walks home.

   Angela’s lawyer goes back to Angela and tells her that Chase doesn’t want Falcon Crest and that now he is even more suspicious.

   Chase finds Cole chopping wood, He talks to Cole about his time in the war.  Cole tells him that he is responsible for Bill’s death.

   Emma comes into the winery and asks Lance if he is mad at her because she killed Uncle Jason.  She tells him that she pushed him and he fell.  Lance asks if Angela knows, Emma tells him that she does.

   Chase and Cole go over to Carl’s house, he tells him that they want to talk.  He tells them that he is fine, Cole tells him he’s not, and tells him that Bill wanted him to go with him to the cabin, but he told him that he had plans.  Carl tells him that no one could have prevented it, and that it isn’t his fault Bill was drinking and it just happened.  Carl tells Chase that he will take some time off, he tell Carl that they will keep an eye on his place for him.

   Lance goes into the house and tells Angela that Emma told him everything, he doesn’t want to work in the fields anymore.  She tells him that he can’t blackmail her, she says that she is going to put his inheritance in a trust and the only way he will be able to get it is if marries Melissa, and he’s got 90 days to do it.
Final Thoughts:  I liked this episode since it didn't focus so much on the Emma storyline so much, I liked the part when Chase caught Emma dancing outside while watching them party.

Best Outfit:  I couldn't find anything really bad in this episode, I thought that the collar was the worst thing about this outfit, that and the pants, but I couldn't get a good picture of them.