Home Away From Home

Falcon Crest

Season 2 Episode 6

Airdate:  November 12, 1982

Recap:  Maggie gets home and finds Cole packing up his car with his things.  He tells her that he is moving to Catherine’s place and that he can’t take it at home anymore.

   Lance leaves Falcon Crest after telling Melissa that he won’t be home for dinner.

   Maggie tells Chase about Cole as they are getting dinner ready, Vicky doesn’t see this as a problem since he is still in the Valley, but Maggie tells her that it’s like he ran away.  Chase says that he can’t believe that Cole didn’t come talk to him first.  The phone rings and it’s Chase’s mother Jacqueline.  He tells her not to come.

   Chase goes to see Cole, he tells him that with the murder trial coming up, that he needs his family.  Cole tells him that he needs his freedom too, Katherine comes over and Cole introduces them to each other.  She tells Chase what a help Cole has been to her.

   Lance surprises Lori on the pier, she tells him that she is tired of all the secret meetings, she tells him that if he was his own man then he would be out on his own, doing what he wanted.  He tells her that this is just the way his family does things.  She tells him that she doesn’t understand it them.

   Diana is going over the report about what Cole has been doing with Richard.

   Jacqueline gets into a limo at the airport and asks to be taken to the Tuscany Valley. 

   Chase and Maggie are in bed when the door bell rings, Chase opens the door and finds his mother there.  The next morning she tells them that she hired a criminal lawyer for Cole, they tell her that they will stick with their lawyer.  Jacqueline asks where Cole is staying. 

   Katherine brings Cole something to drink, while he is working on the roof of her house, they talk about what she is going to make for dinner, she stumbles and he grabs her and they kiss.  There is someone hiding taking photos of them.

   Philip tells Angela that if Douglas knew what Richard would do to the paper he would have made other arrangements.  Angela tells him that it’s up to her now.  She says that they need to find Emma so she can get her proxy.  He suggests that she should buy all the outstanding shares of The Globe, she tells him to get on it.  Chase comes over and tells Angela that his mother is here to visit, he mentions that he will be bringing her for a tour of the winery.  After he leaves, Angela tells her lawyer that she doesn’t want Jacqueline on her property, Philip tells her that it will be hard since Chase owns half of Falcon Crest.

   Jacqueline and Maggie goes to see Cole, he takes them to his room.  Maggie notices that Katherine is doing his laundry, she tells him that she wants him to bring his laundry home.  Jacqueline tells him that she is there for him.

   Emma calls Chase and tells him that she is in Louisiana, she tells him that she was being followed, but that she thinks managed to give them the slip.  She tells him that she trusts him to do the right thing with her proxy.  He asks her to give him a phone number, but she hangs up.

   Julia finds Lance picking out some wine, she tells him that she wants him to go with Melissa to her childbirth classes.

   Maggie gets upset with Jacqueline for the things she bought for Vicky, when Chase comes home, he suggests that they talk about it after dinner.  They go outside to talk, and Chase tells her that she is only doing what any grandmother does for her grandchildren.  Maggie tells him that they went to see Cole, she tells him that she doesn’t think living at Catherine’s is a good idea for him, Chase agrees but tells her that there is nothing he can do about it at this point.  Maggie tells him that she is worried about Cole, and he tells her that they all are.

   Richard picks a new photo of Katherine and Cole for the headline for the paper.  Diana shows him a photo of Cole and Jacqueline, he asks who she is, and Diana tells him that she is Cole grandmother.  Richard tells her that they will have to keep an eye on her too.

   Philip comes over and tells Angela that she now owns 10,000 shares of The Globe.  She is surprised how much it cost her, but he tells her that the prices went up once Richard took over, he tells her that the paper is making money.  She tells him that they need to find Emma, that she really needs her proxy.  Philip tells her that they almost had her in Louisiana, but they can’t figure out what her plans are.  Angela tells him to put more people on it.

   Lance drives over to Lori’s for dinner, and Melissa follows him.  Lori and Lance go out to the balcony where she has the table set, she tells him that she doesn’t want to get used to the best, and he tells her that he isnt’ going anywhere.  Melissa watches them from her car.

   Melissa gets home later as Angela goes back upstairs, she says that she thought Lance was with her, Melissa tells her that she went out to dinner with a friend.

  Maggie meets with Catherine, she tells her that Cole needs his family right now, and Catherine tells her that she really disapproves of her, and Maggie tells her that she won’t let her take her son.

   Later Catherine tells Cole that she saw his mother, she tells him that she was right, but Cole tells her that he is going to stay with her.

   Richard goes to Julia’s lab, he tells her that he has come to talk business.  He offers her cash and that he will find Tony and get him a job for her shares.  Julia asks him how he will find Tony, and he tells her that it will be his problem.  Angela walks in and tells him that Julia isn’t interested in his offer.  Julia tells him that she will think about it

   Chase is showing Jacqueline around when they run into Angela and Richard leaving the winery.  Angela asks her how long she is staying, and Jacqueline tells her she will stay as long as she is needed.  Angela introduces her to Richard.  Something is wrong with Jacqueline after she meets Richard, when they are gone, Chase asks her if she is alright.

   Melissa asks Lance if he is going back to San Francisco, he tells her that he doesn’t care that she knows where he is going.  She cries out in pain, at first he doesn’t seem to believe her, he goes to her side, and then Angela comes in, she tells him to go call for the doctor.

   Cole goes to see Richard, he tells him to stop convicting him before he has gone to trial, and he tells him to leave Catherine out of it.  Richard tells him to get out of his office.  Cole asks him why he is doing this to him.  Richard tells him that he is doing it to himself.

   Jacqueline tells Chase and Maggie that she has to go, but that she will be back.  Chase asks her why she is leaving, she tells him that he was right, she shouldn’t have come.  She gives him a check for the legal expenses, he tells her that he doesn’t want it, but she makes him keep it just in case.  Maggie asks him if he gave her a nudge to leave, he says no, but he thinks that someone else did.

   The doctor comes down and tells them that the baby is in a breach position and that if could endanger Melissa’s life and the baby’s, he tells them that she is to stay in bed and that she should not be upset.  Angela tells Lance that Melissa needs the presence of a loving husband, so he needs to stay home from now on.

Guest Star:  Lana Turner 
Final Thoughts:  Okay whats up with Jacqueline and Richard, that was the most interesting thing to happen in this episode.  I kind of wish that Lana Turner was a regular in the show.
Best Outfit:  If this pajamas I would like to know what's up with the huge necklace.

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.

The Red File Part 2

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 23

Air Date:  February 9, 1979

Recap:  Jock asks Miss Ellie if Bobby is coming to come out of his room, he just doesn’t understand that he loves Pam.  Miss Ellie brings Bobby up something for breakfast since he missed breakfast.  He complains about how the Ewing’s are only after money, and he tells her she doesn’t understand anymore than the rest of the family.  She tells him that Jock isn’t responsible for Digger becoming the way he was, she knows him better than anyone, and says that he would have become a drunk with or without Jock.  She tells him that Cliff has a vendetta just like Digger against the family.  Bobby calls Pam and tells her that Liz called, and let her know that The Store has put her on a leave of absence until Cliff’s trial is over.
   Sue Ellen asks JR if he’s happy about Cliff getting arrested and jailed.  She tells him he’s just jealous of Cliff, he tells her not to flatter herself.

   Bobby asks JR if he set up Cliff, JR denies it.

   Willie Joe and Jeb are at JR’s office and tell him how sorry they are about Julie, JR tells them to get to the point.  They are concerned about what she had from the red file.  JR tells them that they have nothing to worry about.

   Bobby goes to the jail to meet Pam, he asks how Cliff is doing, she tells him that he’s fine under the circumstances.  She tells Bobby that she can’t go back to Southfork, and that she’s confused about what she’s feeling, he asks if she’s confused about her feeling for him, she says not, but that she won’t go back.  He tells her he’s going to see Cliff.

   Cliff is with his lawyer, when Bobby comes in.  Bobby asks if there is anything he can do.  Cliff tells him that the Ewing’s have done enough.  Bobby insists that he wants to help, so Cliff tells him the best thing he can do is find out who really killed Julie.

   They are having an inquest to see if there is enough evidence to go to the grand jury, the DA is questioning the coroner, they talk about the bruises found on Julie’s body, Cliff’s lawyer asks if it’s possible that she caused the bruises herself.  The police report about all the fingerprints they found of Cliff’s in her apartment, but that they didn’t find any on the roof.  Julie’s neighbor tells them that he rode up with her on the elevator and that he walked right inside.  When its JR’s turn to take the stand Sue Ellen wants to leave, but he makes her stay telling her she needs to act the perfect wife for the court.  They question JR about the files she took from Ewing Oil and her affair with Cliff. 

   During recess Bobby asks if the tape will be admissible.  Cliff wants Pam to get his mail, but she will have to take the stand soon, so Bobby goes for her.  He brings back the mail and a new shirt for Cliff.  Cliff gets the letter from Julie, inside it’s a pawn ticket and a key.  Bobby offers to check into it, Cliff thinks about it a minute, but gives it to him.

  Bobby goes to the pawn shop and gets the suitcase that Julie pawned, when he gets outside he opens the brief case he finds all the copies from the red file, then he finds the copy of the will.

   On the stand Pam is asked about Julie and Cliff, and about all of Cliff’s affairs, she doesn’t say anything about Sue Ellen.  Cliff doesn’t let his lawyer cross examine her, she apologizes to him, he tells her she did what she had to.

   At Ewing Oil Bobby sends both secretaries home, and goes into JR’s office, he’s on the phone, but Bobby disconnects the call and confronts JR with the copies of the files.  JR tells Bobby that the forged will was just a business maneuver.  Bobby asks him if he had anything to do with Julie, he tells Bobby that he had the private investigator tapping Cliff’s phones, and that’s how he knew about the call.  Bobby goes to the office of the private investigator and gets him to tell him who else knew about the phone call Julie made to Cliff, he has to threaten him to get him to reveal that he told Willie Joe and Jeb about the phone call.

   When Bobby gets to Willie Joe and Jeb’s office their secretary tells Bobby that they went to the airport to go to Alaska, he gets her to call the airport, he takes the phone and asks for security, he asks the security guard to hold Willie Joe and Jeb till he gets there.  He gives the secretary money to buy more of her perfume.

   Back at the court house, Cliff asks Pam if Bobby is back, they don’t think that they can stop the tape from being admitted into the trial, because Julie knew that she was being recorded on Cliffs’ answering machine.

   At the airport the security guard pulls Willie Joe and Jeb out of the line and takes them to his office, when Bobby gets there he goes out to the hall.  Bobby confronts them with the copies, they say that if he goes to the police with the copies that JR will get in to as much trouble as them, but Bobby says that it’s only copies of checks and other bribes with their names on it, JR is clean.  They admit that it was only an accident.  Bobby tells them that they better confess or he’ll give the police the copies and it will be murder one not manslaughter.

   Cliff is released and cleared of all charges, he asks Bobby what he did, and what he found at the pawn shop.  He tells him that there was nothing at the pawn shop, whatever it was, was sold.  Bobby tells him to forget it, but Cliff tells him that he can’t do that.  He knows that whatever it was JR was behind it.

   At Ewing Oil, JR follows Bobby into the office, he wants to know if Bobby is going to tell Jock about the will, Bobby burn both copies and tells him that he won’t but he’s got JR’s number.  JR tells Bobby that he’s lost all his power with the cartel.

   Pam and Bobby are walking together, she asks what he found, but he won’t tell her what he found out either.  He wants her to come back to Southfork now that Cliff has been released, but she tells him she can’t because she can’t see across from JR at the dinner table.  He tells her that she can call him when she’s ready to deal with the fact that he’s a Ewing, just like he was when she married him.

Final Thoughts:  I'm glad that this story line only lasted two episodes, I thought it was a better than the first half.  I thought the court scenes were better written than the court scenes on Dynasty were. 

Best Outfit:  I couldn't find anything that I really thought was hideous, this is bad, but it just looks really cheap.

Fight Count:  0

Blake Goes to Jail

Dynasty

Season 1 Episode 12

Air Date:  April 13, 1981   

Recap:  Krystle goes to the mansion and Andrew tells her how glad he is that she came back, and for her not to tell Blake that she was going to leave and not come back.  He takes her to where Blake is being questioned by the police.  They want to take him downtown, he tells it was just an accident, and that he won’t go anywhere without seeing Krystle first.  The police leave them for a few minutes together, but then they handcuff him and take him downtown.
   At the police station, Andrew tells him that they are going to 1^st degree murder, and that one of the servants overheard him say that he was going to kill him.  Blake tells Andrew that they need to call in some favors, Andrew tells him he’s got no chance and that things are going to get very messy.
   Matthew is waiting for Krystle at the station, he tells her that she needs to get out of here, but she asks if Claudia was in trouble would he leave, she says that she’s going to be there for Blake.
   At Ted’s funeral Steven, with Fallon, tries to talk to his mother, but she walks away.
   The trial has begun (I don’t know how long time has passed, but it seems like it’s the next day) and the prosecutor is Matthew’s friend.  Blake tells Andrew that he doesn’t want Claudia called to the stand.   They both make their opening statements.  Fallon tries to call Steven and Blake tells her that he hasn’t been able to get a hold of him either.
   Jeff tells Blake about the meeting with the board, Blake tells him that he’ll still be able to make the meeting because the judge has a doctor’s appointment.  Blake tries to talk to Steven, but Steven tells him that he can’t look at him.
   The prosecution begins with the maid, she tells them about overhearing Blake say that he’ll kill him and run up the stairs.  (Now maybe this is because I’ve watched too many episodes of Law and Order, but I was wondering why Blake’s lawyer didn’t object, she says that she heard him say I’ll kill him, but who is him?  He could have meant Steven and any lawyer now would say who hasn’t’ said I’ll kill him at some point.  It doesn’t make it premeditated.)
   At Matthew’s office he is watching the news and sees Ed telling everyone about seeing Steven and Ted at the restaurant.  Claudia tells Matthew that Steven isn’t all gay, he wants to know how she knows, and she tells him that Steven told her at their house when he came over for dinner, Matthew thinks it’s a bit strange that he would have told her that when they hardly knew each other.
   Blake asks Krystle to stay with him, but she tells him that she’s not ready to share his bed yet.  She tells him that she’s feeling guilty for not being there for him when it happened. 
   The next day at the courthouse Jeff tells Blake that the meeting has been moved back, so that he won’t be able to be there, the trial is about to resume.  He tells Krystle that she is going to act in his behalf and she needs to figure out who is the ringer leader, and he tells her what she is going to do in the meeting.
   Fallon is called as the next witness, she changes her story, from what she told the police. 
   At the board meeting Krystle tells them all that she is going to be watching them.
   Steven is put on the stand and tells the court that Fallon lied, and that Ted didn’t push Blake.
Final Thoughts:  As I said earlier I don't know if it's just because I've watched too many legal shows or they just didn't know how to write one, but the whole court scenes don't seem right to me, and that they decided to charge him with 1^st degree murder right away.  Otherwise a good episode with a lot going on.
Guest Star:  Brian Dennehy

Best Outfit:  This jacket has a matching skirt, it looks more like a rug to me.

Fight Count:  none unless I want to count the flashback sequences of Blake's fight with Ted.