Scapegoat

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.

Kindred Spirits

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 6

Air Date:  January 8, 1982

Recap:  Lance and a girlfriend are fooling around at the pool.  Angela comes home and goes over to him.  She isn’t happy to find him there, he was supposed to be going over some reports.  She tells him that he is reminding her of his father.  He leaves the girl, and goes with Angela to her study.  She tells him that she wants him to check on some property that she wants to buy, and she wants him to take Cole with him.

   Julia tells Angela that she found Emma in her lab experimenting.  She tells her that she is concerned about her and that she isn’t getting any better.  Angela is adamant that there is nothing wrong with Emma.

   Maggie is busy trying to finish some work, when Chase comes in and tries to get her to take a break.  She asks him about Emma, he says that he doesn’t think she is crazy, but she never leaves the house, and they realize that they haven’t seen her since they moved here.  Maggie tells Chase that Julia wants her to talk to Angela, to try to convince her that Emma needs help, and should go to a hospital she’s been researching.     Cole comes in and asks if he can go with Lance on a camping trip, he asks Chase to come too since they haven’t gone camping since he was 9 years old.

   Angela finds Emma, she asks her why she goes off wandering, she tells her to let someone know when she wants to take a walk so they can go with her.

   Vicky tells Maggie that she is trying hard, but none of the kids at her school are interested in the things she likes, they don’t know anything about New Wave, they are just getting into Disco apparently.  She and Maggie go over to Angela’s.

   Chase tells Cole that he’s glad that he talked him into going, Lance wants to get going. 

   Vicky is playing the piano when a dog comes in, she follows him upstairs and hears Emma singing.  Emma tells her that her uncle taught her the song.  She has a flashback to her and her Uncle Jason singing the song and him bringing her to the cottage, he tells her that it is her special place.

   Angela tells them that Emma’s not crazy, Julia says that Emma needs professional help.  Maggie says that the hospital changed her mind about the treatment.  Julia suggests that Angela bring someone to the house to help Emma, Angela says no.

   Emma tells Vicky she wishes she was Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vicky tells her that Maggie is talking to her mother to try to get her help.  Angela’s butler come in and tells Vicky that she shouldn’t be there and that her mother is waiting for her downstairs.

   Over the campfire Lance tells Chase and Cole that it isn’t easy living with Angela, and it can be very lonely.  Chase tells him that he’s different when he’s not with her, he’s more relaxed, Lance shuts down and tells them that they should get some sleep. 

  Emma sneaks out of the house.

   Cole wants to go look at the petroglyphs, Lance tells them that they need to keep going, but Chase tells him that they won’t take long.  Chase tells them that they should walk their horses up, but the boys don’t do this and end up falling from their horses.  Lance isn’t hurt, but Cole is, his horse is hurt as well.  Chase tells Lance to go get help.  Lance rides off but goes the way they were going instead of the way they came.  He stops at a lake and takes pictures.

   Emma sneaks through Chases fields, while Maggie and Vicky are trying to fix the tractor.  Angela comes by and asks if they have seen Emma, she tells them that she wandered farther than usual.  She then asks Vicky what she and Emma talked about, she said that whatever they talked about upset Emma.  Maggie asks if there is anything that they can do to help, Angela tells her that she thinks that they did enough.  In the house Vicky tells her mother that if Angela was her mother then she would have run away too.  Maggie tells Vicky that Angela is the way she is because she has to be to run Falcon Crest.  Vicky tells her that she needs to be alone for awhile.

Chase shoots the horse, and goes back to check on Cole, he tells his father that he should have listened to him.  Chase tells him that he’s going to find something to use as a splint.

   Vicky is walking and comes across Emma’s cottage, she goes inside and finds Emma hiding inside.  Emma tells her that he Uncle Jason built it for her.  Vicky asks her if anyone knows where she is at, she tells her that everyone is worried about her.  Emma says that she doesn’t want to be sent away, she wants to stay here. 

   Douglas Channing comes over once he hears about Emma, he tells Angela that he won’t leave till Emma comes home.

   Cole asks how long Lance will be, Chase tells him that it may take awhile so he needs to relax.

Emma and Vicky hear some voices outside, Vicky agrees to cover for Emma, she goes outside and tells the men that she hasn’t seen Emma and that she comes out here to do her homework.

   Lance leaves his horse, who’s leg is hurt.  Chase is trying to start a fire but everything is damp.  The two bond, when Cole tells him that he never thought he could measure up to him.  Lance comes upon a cabin, he asks to use the phone, but the lady tells him that they don’t have one, the only place that has one is about 10 miles away.  She takes him to the bedroom and tells him that her husband will be home in an hour then he will drive him to the sheriff, she has him lie down, he tells her not to let him fall asleep.

   Emma tells Vicky that she has a lover and they used to come here.  Vicky tells her that she needs to go, and promises not to tell anyone she knows where she is.  Emma tells her that she will only run away again.     When Vicky gets home Maggie asks if she’s feeling better, Vicky tells her not really.  She wants to know if she wants to talk about it, Vicky tells her that she wants to sleep on it.

   The lady fell asleep too and her husband finds her with Lance.  Lance is taken to the sheriff’s department and put in a cell while they wait for the sheriff to get there.

   Cole is getting hysterical, crying that Lance isn’t coming.  Chase tells him that he needs to relax and that help is on the way.

   Vicky is putting food into her bag, Maggie comes down and asks her if she knows where Emma is, Vicky tells her that she’s got to go to the library.

   The sheriff isn’t really buying Lance’s story, but finally seems to when Lance tells him that he will be the one that his grandmother will blame if his cousin dies.

   Vicky gets to the cottage and finds Emma packing up, she thinks that she told people where Emma was,    Vicky convinces her that she didn’t, and gets her to go back home.

   Chase is making a stretcher to carry Cole out, he says to himself that Lance should have been back by now, when he is about to put Cole onto it, he hears the helicopter, and he signals to it.

   Angela tells Emma how worried everyone was, Emma tells her that Vicky is her friend and that she brought her food.  Douglas thanks Vicky for what she did, Angela doesn’t sharing the same feeling.  Emma asks if Vicky can come over and visit with her Douglas speaks first and tells her of course she can.

Maggie meets Chase at the hospital he tells her that Cole is getting the cast put on, she thanks Lance for what he did for them.

   Angela tucks Emma into bed, Emma says that it’s nice to have a friend to talk to.  Angela asks her what they talked about, she asks if they talked about the night Jason died.  Emma asks her what night.

Final Thoughts:  I liked this episode, since it didn't focus so much on the wine and more about the family.  I thought that Lance came off better in this episode, even though he didn't go for help right away, it just shows that he isn't all bad even if that's all we've seen, he's got it in him to be a better person.  I also liked the scenes with Emma and Vicky, I hope that they have more scenes together and that they resolve the whole thing with Jason's death.  I think that it would be more interesting if more people had an idea that something was wrong with what happened.

Best Outfit:  This is Emma's Little House on the Prairie outfit.

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