Knots Landing Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Knots Landing: Season 14 (1992 - 1993)

• Season 14 Episode 19: Just Like Old Times

  The return of Val and Abby sheds light on the takeover of the Sumner Group; Sumner and Paige are on a plane with a bomb.

• Season 14 Episode 18: Just Like Old Times

  The return of Val and Abby sheds light on the takeover of the Sumner Group; Sumner and Paige are on a plane with a bomb.

• Season 14 Episode 17: Day of the Assassin

  Sumner returns to the Sumner Group and must battle Paige and Treadwell; Kate's disappearance wakes up Gary; Vanessa catches Tom and Paige.

• Season 14 Episode 16: My Kingdom for a Horse

  Anne and Nick kidnap Greg's $10 million race horse; attraction to Tom endangers Vanessa; Greg searches for Claudia and Kate.

• Season 14 Episode 15: Hints and Evasions

  Hit-and-run victim Kate is rushed to the hospital; Tom's past haunts him while investigating Nick; Karen stays in New York.

• Season 14 Episode 14: The Way Things Were

  Erratic behavior threatens Mack's marriage; the repercussions of Mary Robeson's murder claim another victim; Nick compromises Claudia.

• Season 14 Episode 13: Farewell, My Lovely

  Mack and Gary return from Florida with information on Val and Mary's killer, while Joe Robeson is released from jail, only to be found dead later

• Season 14 Episode 12: Call Waiting

  Karen learns Mack jumped bail; a disaster at the Task Force makes Sumner reconsider his absence from Sumner Group.

• Season 14 Episode 10: The Invisible Man

  Karen tries to raise Mack's $1 million bail; Paige probes Claudia's relationship with Nick; Sumner has a grueling week.

• Season 14 Episode 9: Some Like It Hot

  Karen finds Mary Robeson's body, and Mack is the prime suspect; Tom Ryan (Joseph Gian) heads the investigation; Paige suspects Claudia of embezzling.

• Season 14 Episode 8: A Death in the Family?

  Karen learns of Mack's efforts to entrap Mary Robeson; Vanessa blackmails Anne; Sumner has a run-in with minority citizens over efforts to rebuild the city.

• Season 14 Episode 7: Bye-Bye Love

  Without Karen's knowledge, Mack tries to frame Mary Robeson for extortion; Paige's romance is threatened; Vanessa has dirt on Anne.

• Season 14 Episode 6: The Price

  Karen and Mack cope with Meg's nightmares; Paige fails to ditch Bill; Nick renews a liaison with Vanessa while romancing Claudia.

• Season 14 Episode 5: Love & Death

  Friends and relatives say goodbye to Val; Anne prepares for her wedding while Greg has second thoughts.

• Season 14 Episode 4: Rescue Me

  Anne tries to hide the truth about her pregnancy from Greg; Gary's search for Val leads to tragedy; Karen and Mack are frustrated in their custody fight.

• Season 14 Episode 3: The Children's Hour

  Greg and Anne's relationship shocks all; heartbroken Gary returns from Florida without Val; Claudia helps Vanessa get a TV job.

• Season 14 Episode 2: Lovers & Other Strangers

  The law threatens Karen and Mack's custody of Meg; Anne pursues Greg in Montana; Gary fears danger for Val in Florida; Claudia ejects Alex.

• Season 14 Episode 1: Found and Lost

  Pierce holds Paige at knifepoint; Mack and Karen realize Meg has been kidnapped; Anne tries to find Greg; Gary awaits Val's return.

Knots Landing: Season 13 (1991 - 1992)

• Season 13 Episode 22: Little Girl Lost

  Greg announces he's dividing up his company; Val learns the identity of the mystery woman; Meg is gone; Paige has a surprise visitor.

• Season 13 Episode 21: Do You Love Me

  Paige recovers at Mack and Karen's but Pierce is presumed drowned, while Greg revisits his wife's grave

• Season 13 Episode 20: Sea of Love

  Reporters pester Paige's family; Pierce traps Paige on a boat; Alex and Vanessa get close; the mystery woman calls Val.

• Season 13 Episode 19: Trials & Tribulations

  Greg consults specialists for paralyzed Paige; a mysterious source contacts Val; Pierce kidnaps Paige from the hospital.

• Season 13 Episode 18: Dedicated to the One I Love

  Shot by Pierce, Paige faces surgery or paralysis; a vigil at the hospital; Pierce confronts Claudia.

• Season 13 Episode 16: Baths and Showers

  Val gets a lucrative offer to write Greg's biography; Claudia tries to boot Alex; Pierce blackmails Mort; a college pal visits Kate.

• Season 13 Episode 15: Letting Go

  Ardent Larry Wilson invites Karen away for the weekend; a senator falls prey to Abby's persuasiveness regarding the methanol bill.

• Season 13 Episode 14: Fair Warning

  Karen refuses to do a story on the Ewings; Gary's ranch goes up for auction.

• Season 13 Episode 13: Torrents of Winter

  Joseph takes a new job, dashing Gary's hopes for Tidal Energy; Alex torments Claudia.

• Season 13 Episode 12: And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

  Meg vanishes; Gary argues with Val over Tidal Energy's financial crisis; a visitor disturbs Claudia.

• Season 13 Episode 11: Holiday on Ice

  Gary confronts Pierce about the boating accident; the lights go out on Christmas; Jason leaves for Sweden.

• Season 13 Episode 10: Lost at Sea

  Pierce is missing; Mack worries that Greg will take Meg; Benny takes a fall.

• Season 13 Episode 9: Victoria's Secret

  Sumner and Broyard join forces against Pierce; the MacKenzies suffer the aftereffects of being held hostage; Claudia hears about a death.

• Season 13 Episode 8: House of Cards

  Brian holds the Mackenzies hostage while he waits for Sumner to make contact

• Season 13 Episode 7: 1,001 Nights of Anne Matheson

  Benny is falling for Anne; Joseph, for Kate; Frank's romance with Debbie is jeopardized; the search for Brian gets dangerous.

• Season 13 Episode 6: Business With Pleasure

  Paige boosts her boyfriend's business by outwitting Greg, and Brian confronts the detective hired to find him

• Season 13 Episode 5: Home Again, Home Again

  Greg steps up the search for Brian, Anne negotiates for a radio show, and Claudia is reconciled with her daughter

• Season 13 Episode 4: I, Claudia

  Greg hears about Linda's death, and Claudia's desperation to win back her daughter results in a faked suicide attempt

• Season 13 Episode 3: Eye of the Beholder

  Brian confronts Linda; Paige's beau joins Gary's project; Anne poses nude for a magazine.

• Season 13 Episode 2: The Question Game

  Paige's romance blossoms, Brian's wife learns his whereabouts, and Anne tries to profit from an extramarital affair

• Season 13 Episode 1: The Gun Also Rises

  Karen's foster son makes a recovery but another boy is not so fortunate, and Paige's mother is still wandering the streets

Knots Landing: Season 12 (1990 - 1991)

• Season 12 Episode 26: Play, Pause, Search

  Greg gives Steve a check; a gang invades a party; Anne is evicted; Brian and his sex tape are missing.

• Season 12 Episode 25: A Horse Is a Horse

  Anne's blackmail backfires, and Linda develops a relationship with Brian Johnston

• Season 12 Episode 24: The Last One Out

  Fire traps guests at Gary and Val's rehearsal party; Karen and Linda argue about Michael; Val and Gary elope.

• Season 12 Episode 23: Where There's a Will, There's a Way

  Greg puts Paige and Linda together; Kate is injured at a party; Anne reveals Steve's real father to Nick.

• Season 12 Episode 22: An American Hero

  Steve learns that the Sumner group may be behind his parents' bankruptcy, and Greg is concerned about losing Kate

• Season 12 Episode 21: Upwardly Mobile

  Nick recognises the potential in extortion, Greg's nephew builds a rapport with his boss when he gets a job with the Sumner Corporation

• Season 12 Episode 20: Gone Microfiching

  Nick and Anne get what the puppy swallowed; Frank and Charlotte get serious; Nick and Anne get duped.

• Season 12 Episode 19: Bad Dog

  Jason is hospitalized; Anne's puppy tears Betty's doll and swallows something inside; Claudia warns Greg about Steve.

• Season 12 Episode 18: Call Me Dimitri

  Anne and Nick exploit a dead woman's legacy, Linda closes in on Greg, and Kate learns she has a half-brother

• Season 12 Episode 17: In the Doghouse

  Mack faces jail for hiding Jason; Val accuses Gary of infidelity; Paige learns of Anne's scheme and orders her out.

• Season 12 Episode 16: Always on Your Side

  Mack is arrested for kidnapping Jason, Steve's past catches up with him, while he shows suspicious interest in Claudia

• Season 12 Episode 15: A Sense of Urgency

  Mack's motivation for helping Jason is revealed, Linda makes progress with Greg, and Val realises she needs help

• Season 12 Episode 14: Simmer

  Anne persists in chasing after Gary, Mack is concerned for Jason's welfare, and Val continues to behave erratically

• Season 12 Episode 13: The Unknown

  Paige is perturbed by Greg's behaviour, and Mack continues to make an effort to help Jason

• Season 12 Episode 12: A Merry Little Christmas

  Val's mental problems endanger the twins; Anne plans to use Paige's wedding for a scam; Michael wants to wed on New Year's.

• Season 12 Episode 11: Asked to Rise

  Claudia learns Greg and Paige may marry; Val worries Gary and Karen; Anne and Nick toast their engagment.

• Season 12 Episode 10: The Lady or the Tiger

  Claudia comes to the rescue when she learns that Greg's operation is under threat, and Val disappears with the twins

• Season 12 Episode 9: Side by Side

  Linda uses her femininity to her advantage, the briefcase containing the bomb goes missing, and Claudia continues her scheming

• Season 12 Episode 8: The Best Laid Plans

  The circumstances of Danny's death are revealed, Greg is discovered unconscious, while Nick and Anne continue their scheming

• Season 12 Episode 7: Do Not Attempt to Remove

  Anne outsmarts Nick to get her hands on the blackmail money, Val's bang on the head affects her behaviour, while Tom and Paige fall out over Greg

• Season 12 Episode 6: You Can Call Me Nick

  Anne gets a roommate; Karen pacifies her producer; Paige confronts Sumner about gossip.

• Season 12 Episode 5: What If?

  Anne investigates the blackmail photos, the police suspect Danny may have been murdered, and Paige fails to find a new job

• Season 12 Episode 4: Dead But Not Buried

  Jeff traps Karen alone in the studio; Danny's corpse is found; Val organizes a search for Gary; Anne gets a blackmail letter.

• Season 12 Episode 3: God Will

  Danny attacks Gary and plots murder; Karen is trapped at the studio; Tom tries to win back Paige; Julie rebels.

• Season 12 Episode 2: Blind Side

  Karen and Mack mourn Jeff; Val and Gary look for a new home to escape Danny; Tom visits Paige, who mulls vacationing with Greg; Gary walks into a trap.

• Season 12 Episode 1: Return Engagement

  Greg gets bad news from the doctor, Danny is released from jail a reformed man, and Jeff's plans for Karen go with a bang

Knots Landing: Season 11 (1989 - 1990)

• Season 11 Episode 29: Let's Get Married

  Karen and Mack face another threat; Julie holds Danny at gunpoint; Tom is pressured to leave Paige; Gary wants to marry Val.

• Season 11 Episode 28: Fan Club

  Mack realizes Wayne is obsessed with Karen; Julie snaps upon learning of her mother's brain death; Tom mulls delaying the wedding.

• Season 11 Episode 27: If I Die Before I Wake

  Karen quits, but the harassment continues; Frank learns devastating news about Pat; internal affairs questions Paige about Tom.

• Season 11 Episode 26: My Love Always

  Karen's stalker becomes increasingly desperate, Pat remains in serious condition, and Tom is accused of pocketing drug money

• Season 11 Episode 25: The One to Blame

  Pat is comatose after being run down by Danny; an admirer's erotic gift spooks Karen; Paige and Tom make wedding plans.

• Season 11 Episode 24: Only Just Begun

  Danny tells Bobby that Gary is his real father; Danny's drunken driving brings tragedy; Paula considers leaving Greg.

• Season 11 Episode 23: Home Sweet Home

  Danny wants to stay married; a zealous fan focuses on Karen; Tom quizzes Paige about Greg; Harold calls Olivia from Florida.

• Season 11 Episode 22: Devil on My Shoulder

  Val stabs Danny in self-defense; Pat decides to return to medicine, sparking a family crisis; Danny lies at the hearing.

• Season 11 Episode 21: Good News, Bad News

  Danny continues to treat Val badly, Mack and Tom are at each others' throats, while Jeff manipulates Karen and her producer

• Season 11 Episode 20: Wrong for Each Other

  Greg's IV malfunctions; Paige's mother, Anne, arrives; Val and Danny fight; Tom confronts Mack.

• Season 11 Episode 19: The Grim Reaper

  Sumner's life hangs in the balance, Danny adopts Val's child, while Eric and Linda begin divorce proceedings

• Season 11 Episode 18: The Ripple Effect

  Danny finally meets Val's friends, Amanda bids farewell to Gary, and Sumner's investigation comes to an abrupt halt

• Season 11 Episode 17: My Bullet

  Memories of his father and daughter haunt Greg as he seeks clues about his daughter's death; Val and Danny elope; Harold threatens Tom.

• Season 11 Episode 16: Out of Control

  Greg's first wife arrives for their daughter's funeral; Val learns of Gary's attack on Danny; Val is afraid of Gary.

• Season 11 Episode 15: My First Born

  Greg's estranged daughter attempts reconciliation, while Greg himself pledges to straighten out the pension fund scandal, and Harold's debts worsen

• Season 11 Episode 14: Road Trip

  The head of Oakman Industries orders Tom to kill Mack; Michael moves out after a fight with his brother about Linda.

• Season 11 Episode 13: Oh Brother

  Karen confronts Michael about Linda; Mack and Frank make startling discoveries; Aunt Virginia believes Danny raped Amanda.

• Season 11 Episode 12: What a Swell Party This Is

  Linda tells Michael she loves him and is getting a divorce; a surprise visitor crashes Mack and Karen's party.

• Season 11 Episode 11: Twice Victim

  Gary tells Amanda to go to the police about Danny, but Val manages to convince them not to prosecute

• Season 11 Episode 10: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

  Amanda's depression jeopardizes her relationship with Gary; Val falls for Danny; Mack and Karen try to reconcile Paige and Tom.

• Season 11 Episode 9: Perfect Couple

  Mack is warned off the Oakman case, Danny turns his attentions to Val, and Paige suffers disappointment

• Season 11 Episode 8: The Good Guys

  Baylor wants to plead guilty; Karen flops as a TV host; Paige dates a cop; Mack looks for Jeri's neighbor.

• Season 11 Episode 7: Mixed Messages

  Mack interrogates Baylor; Amanda submits to Danny; Paula dates Greg; Michael asks Linda to the office party.

• Season 11 Episode 6: When Push Comes to Shove

  Mack has woman trouble following Karen's TV appearance, and Aunt Ginny becomes a murder suspect

• Season 11 Episode 5: Best Interests

  Sumner becomes suspicious of Paige, Danny and Val face a crisis, while an elderly client of Mack's meets his match

• Season 11 Episode 4: Close Call

  Val tells Danny that Gary is the twins' father; Michael works with Greg; Gary brings Mack and Frank into his search.

• Season 11 Episode 3: Prince Charming

  Karen learns of Mack's tryst with Paula; Paige waits for negatives; Val mulls Danny's proposal; Olivia and Harold keep on a budget.

• Season 11 Episode 2: Poetic Justice

  Gary seeks the identity of Sally's friend, whom he fears is dead; Paige seeks evidence Hawkins left behind; Danny proposes.

• Season 11 Episode 1: Up the Spout Again

  Gary's phone friend is murdered, and Hawkins' key is traced by Paige, Sumner and Melcher

Knots Landing: Season 10 (1988 - 1993)

• Season 10 Episode 28: Down Came the Rain and Washed the Spider Out : Part Two

  Part two. Karen is hospitalised after a disastrous camping trip, Paige seeks refuge with Greg, while Mack and Paula spend the night together

• Season 10 Episode 27: Down Came the Rain and Washed the Spider Out : Part One

  Part one. Paige makes the shocking deduction that Ted or Greg is a murderer, and Abby faces being ostracised

• Season 10 Episode 26: The Heat of Passion

  Abby becomes aware of Ted's dark side, Mack learns that Paige had an affair with Greg, and Gary becomes obsessed with a friend of Sally

• Season 10 Episode 25: Straight Down the Line

  Abby's scheming reaches new heights when she lures Ted and Hawkins deeper into her plan while Gary is away in Washington

• Season 10 Episode 24: The Perfect Opportunity

  Abby distances herself from Murakame; Paige's probe links Melcher to Murakame and its president's death; Val has a date.

• Season 10 Episode 23: That's What Friends Are For

  Abby's scheming to protect her investment turns sinister, involving blackmail and a suspicious death

• Season 10 Episode 22: Dial 'M' for Modem

  Karen and Paula go to town in their fight against the Murakame Corporation, while Abby protects her oil-drilling scheme

• Season 10 Episode 21: Giganticus II: The Revenge

  Abby's secret is almost exposed when Greg requests to meet the chief executive of the Murukame Corporation, and Karen joins forces with Michael's teacher

• Season 10 Episode 20: Birds Do It, Bees Do It

  Manipulative Abby joins a conservation board opposing her company's plan; Karen and Mack are interrupted.

• Season 10 Episode 19: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  Mack works to clear Gary of Jill's murder, Karen comes up with a murder theory, and Abby uses the Murakame Corporation to tempt Ted Melcher

• Season 10 Episode 18: A Grave Misunderstanding

  Jill's funeral goes on; Mack tries to clear Gary; Greg wants to know who leaked the story of Meg's custody.

• Season 10 Episode 17: Double Jeopardy

  Gary stews in jail, Karen and Mack celebrate little Meg's future, while Pat confesses to falling for another man

• Season 10 Episode 16: Poor Jill

  Gary believes Jill cut his saddle; she gets a restraining order against him; Greg records a speech about Meg; Gary's trunk hides something.

• Season 10 Episode 15: The Spin Doctor

  Julie Williams is endangered by Jill's neurotic plan to win Gary back, and the Mackenzie's vow to stop Greg from taking Meg

• Season 10 Episode 14: Without a Clue

  Jill takes a lie-detector test, and Greg learns he is politically vulnerable because he is not raising his daughter

• Season 10 Episode 13: Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Wrench

  Gary starts to believe Val's accusations, and Michael becomes infatuated with a fellow student

• Season 10 Episode 12: Mrs Peacock in the Library with the Lead Pipe

  Jill's alibi is shaken by accusations she passed a venereal disease to her San Francisco friend; Mack looks for an office.

• Season 10 Episode 11: Merger Made in Heaven

  The wedding nears; Paige tries to win back Sumner; Olivia tries to clear Harold, seeking Abby's approval.

• Season 10 Episode 10: Cabin Fever

  Paige goes home to Sumner not knowing of his plans to wed Abby; Mack meets a beautiful young woman while on vacation.

• Season 10 Episode 9: A Many Splendored Thing

  Greg's marriage proposal shocks Abby; Olivia informs Abby of her intention to marry Harold; Karen an Mack argue a lot.

• Season 10 Episode 8: A Fine Romance

  Sumner considers running for mayor; Val confronts Jill, who is reluctantly preparing to separate from Gary.

• Season 10 Episode 7: The Briar Patch

  Abby, Gary and Karen seek a buyer for Lotus Point; Jill reveals she slept with another man the night of Val's overdose.

• Season 10 Episode 6: A Weekend Getaway

  Val, Karen and Gary investigate Jill's alibi; the Williamses hide out at Gary's ranch; Dyer asks Abby for permission to see Olivia.

• Season 10 Episode 5: Sex & Violence

  A blackmailer threatens to reveal the Williams' identities; Paige seduces Sumner; Val hires a detective to prove her case against Jill.

• Season 10 Episode 4: The Pick-Up Game

  Gary, Karen and Abby are implicated when drug activities are exposed at Lotus Point, while Val is terrified of leaving the house after her ordeal

• Season 10 Episode 3: Deserted

  Johnny, Paige and Michael are trapped in a van with illegal aliens crossing the border; Val dreads coming home.

• Season 10 Episode 2: Borderline

  Val's claims that Jill attempted to murder her are met with disbelief, while Paige and Michael face execution in Mexico

• Season 10 Episode 1: Suicidal

  Val and her suicide note are found the next morning; Mack rushes to Mexico to save Paige from Vasquez's killers.

Knots Landing: Season 9 (1987 - 1988)

• Season 9 Episode 29: The Perfect Crime

  Jill goes to San Francisco with murder on her mind, while Gary and Abby set out to destroy Manny Vasquez's operation

• Season 9 Episode 28: The Perfect Alibi

  Jill sets up her alibi; government officials halt Mack's investigation of Vasquez.

• Season 9 Episode 27: Discovery

  Mack tells Karen, Gary and Abby of the drug-running operation at Lotus Point; Paige and Johnny try to stop construction of a highway Vasquez wants built.

• Season 9 Episode 26: Just Desserts

  A suicide attempt leaves Olivia unconscious and near death; Frank uncovers incriminating evidence against Manny Vasquez at Lotus Point.

• Season 9 Episode 25: With a Heavy Heart

  Olivia becomes despondent over her broken relationship with Harold; Jill continues her plot to delude Val that Ben will return soon.

• Season 9 Episode 24: Mother Knows Best

  Abby searches for her daughter, Ben makes contact, and Garry is concerned that he will not be able to see the twins

• Season 9 Episode 23: Her Letter

  Ben gets in touch with Val after disappearing in South America, and Jill becomes increasingly jealous of Val and the twins

• Season 9 Episode 22: Full Disclosure

  Mack misinterprets the Williams' strange behavior; Olivia becomes more involved with Harold; Val gets shocking news through the mail.

• Season 9 Episode 21: A Fair Race

  Paige falls for Greg, Gary becomes a sleeping partner in the Lotus Point project, and Abby meets a man full of potential

• Season 9 Episode 20: Bouncing Babies

  Sumner's decision to take Meg back to live with him devastates Karen and Mack; Paige gets caught in a cynical love affair with Rourke.

• Season 9 Episode 19: Lawfully Wedded

  Pressed to gain control of Lotus Point, Scott implores Abby to elope with him; Mack angrily confronts Frank Williams.

• Season 9 Episode 18: The Blushing Bride

  Making wedding preparations, Abby begins to doubt Scott's intentions; the new neighbors' strange behavior makes Karen suspicious.

• Season 9 Episode 17: In Too Deep

  A confrontation with Judith Scott disrupts Abby's love affair with Charles; Karen is drawn into Gary and Val's court battle.

• Season 9 Episode 16: If Not Now, When?

  Abby accepts Scott's proposal, then sets out to destroy his wife; bizarre behavior casts suspicion on the new neighbors.

• Season 9 Episode 15: Another Modest Proposal

  Abby refuses Scott's proposal; Paige's ex-lover gets involved in dirty dealings in Lotus Point; Sumner's behavior concerns Karen and Mack.

• Season 9 Episode 14: Ties That Bind

  Scott's wife confronts Abby; Sumner's infant daughter goes into convulsions; Paige believes Sumner is having an affair with Abby.

• Season 9 Episode 13: Only 'til Friday

  Abby succumbs to Scott's overtures; Karen and Mack baby-sit Sumner's baby; a new neighbor (Lynne Moody) moves into Laura's old house

• Season 9 Episode 12: Weak Moment

  Abby's broken dinner date with Scott makes her doubly determined to prevent history from repeating itself; Jill confronts Gary.

• Season 9 Episode 11: Noises Everywhere

  Laura leaves posthumous videotaped messages to her friends; Jill is shocked that Sumner keeps Peter's ashes on his coffee table.

• Season 9 Episode 10: Noises Everywhere

  The entire community mourns Laura's death, as Sumner faces the task of raising their newborn daughter alone; guest John Pleshette.

• Season 9 Episode 9: The Flight of the Sunbirds

  Lillimae prepares to fend off another of Al Baker's overtures; Abby excitedly prepares for her date with Charles Scott.

• Season 9 Episode 8: Love In

  Abby's first love, a wealthy industrialist (Michael York), visits; Valene grudgingly allows Gary to stay for dinner.

• Season 9 Episode 7: Say Uncle

  Val resists Gary's efforts to become more involved with the twins; Al Baker (Red Buttons) tries to woo uninterested Lilimae.

• Season 9 Episode 6: The Gift of Life

  Laura's news puts Sumner in a state of disbelief and places a heavy burden on her friends; Michael urges Karen to see his rock band.

• Season 9 Episode 5: There Are Smiles

  Abby recants her confession, but the police do not believe her; Paige is shocked to learn Mack suspects her in Peter's murder.

• Season 9 Episode 4: Half-Truths

  Abby's confession shocks the community and raises new questions about Peter's murder; Laura's return without her sons hurts Sumner.

• Season 9 Episode 3: Under Pressure

  Abby and Olivia become prime suspects in Peter's murder, while Gary and Greg formulate their own theories.

• Season 9 Episode 2: The Trouble With Peter

  Police launch an investigation into Peter's death after his body is discovered, resulting in further anxiety for Abby and Olivia.

• Season 9 Episode 1: Missing Persons

  Peter's murder takes its toll on paranoid Abby and Olivia; Paige accuses Sumner of being her real father.

Knots Landing: Season 8 (1982 - 1987)

• Season 8 Episode 30: Cement the Relationship

  Abby faces the possibility of a murder accusation; Ben's disappearance has Val frantic.

• Season 8 Episode 29: Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate

  Abby fires and Karen rehires Paige; Olivia finds Peter dead.

• Season 8 Episode 28: Parental Guidance

  Peter dumps Paige, proposes to Abby; Ben gets an out-of-town job.

• Season 8 Episode 27: Breakup

  Abby warns Peter away from Olivia; Anne says that Greg, not Mack, is Paige's father.

• Season 8 Episode 26: Our Secret

  Mack finds Anne unconscious; Paige visits Anne in the hospital; Peter gives Olivia a locket.

• Season 8 Episode 25: Deadly Combination

  Mack tells Anne he will not leave Karen; Anne takes pills and alcohol.

• Season 8 Episode 24: Neighborly Conduct

  Ben sees Jean everywhere; Anne moves next door to Mack and Karen; Jill has second thoughts.

• Season 8 Episode 23: Nightmare

  Jean targets Greg; Val thinks Ben is dead; Val takes Gary's gun.

• Season 8 Episode 22: In Mourning

  Jean tells Nick that Greg is dead; Karen is confused; Gary visits Val; in walks Greg.

• Season 8 Episode 21: Survival of the Fittest

  Ben wants $1 million for the job; Ben confides in Mack.

• Season 8 Episode 20: A Plan of Action

  Jean threatens Ben's family; someone tries to run Val off the road; Peter asks Abby to the club opening.

• Season 8 Episode 19: Never Trick a Trickster

  Greg feeds Jean false information; Abby and Gary reach a settlement; Jean tells Ben to kill Greg.

• Season 8 Episode 18: My True Love

  Mack and Anne return from New York; Paige takes refuge with Peter; Ben bugs Greg's computer room.

• Season 8 Episode 17: No Miracle Worker

  Abby confronts Olivia about her cocaine addiction; Mack sees Anne.

• Season 8 Episode 16: The Unravelling

  Abby discovers Olivia is using drugs; Paige's grandfather recognizes her; Gary goes to Val for advice; Ben helps Greg and Jean.

• Season 8 Episode 15: Truth Will Out

  Paige's claims confuse Mack and Karen; Lilimae finds drugs in Olivia's car after the accident; Karen convinces Michael about Paige.

• Season 8 Episode 14: Gifts

  Karen discovers the truth about Paige; Michael realizes Paige left him for Peter; Ben feels compromised by his truce with Peter.

• Season 8 Episode 13: Inside Man

  With Peter standing on the brink of political ruin, Sumner asks Ben to become Peter's press secretary; Paige sets out to get Peter.

• Season 8 Episode 12: Touch and Go

  Police grill Peter about Jill's accident; Ben questions the integrity of Val's new secretary; Mack and Karen reprimand Michael and Paige.

• Season 8 Episode 11: A Turn of Events

  Peter anonymously reports critically injured Jill's accident; Ben discovers that Peter was with Jill before she fell.

• Season 8 Episode 10: Over the Edge

  Lilimae confides her distrust of Paige; Jill urges Peter to confess his identity, then falls off a cliff.

• Season 8 Episode 9: Brothers and Mothers

  Ben wonders why Jill and Peter tried to cover up Sylvia's disappearance; Lilimae has a premonition about Paige.

• Season 8 Episode 8: Pressure Points

  Family friction intensifies when Paige moves in with Mack and Karen; Ben's plan to do a profile of Peter worries Greg and Peter.

• Season 8 Episode 7: All Over But the Shouting

  Greg and the police converge at Phil's hideout; Sylvia overimbibes at Peter's victory party; Abby celebrates the reopening of Lotus Point.

• Season 8 Episode 6: For Appearance's Sake

  Karen wants to meet Mack's daughter; Gary gains on Peter in the senate race; kidnapper Phil worries Sumner by refusing to leave town.

• Season 8 Episode 5: Slow Burn

  Karen escapes the farmhouse fire only to find her kidnapper, Phil Harbert, waiting to kill her.

• Season 8 Episode 4: Past Tense

  Phil Harbert, a man once subpoenaed to testify against the mob, visits Greg; smoke fills Karen's farmhouse prison cell.

• Season 8 Episode 3: Reunion

  Karen seriously considers accepting a position working for her former college roommate, now a successful New York fashion designer.

• Season 8 Episode 2: Distant Echoes

  Abby plans to reopen Lotus Point; Gary decides to run against Peter; Greg and Mack clash over Anne in a '60s flashback.

• Season 8 Episode 1: Just Disappeared

  Karen's ordeal continues as her captor reveals a disturbing amount of knowledge about her

Knots Landing: Season 7 (1985 - 1986)

• Season 7 Episode 30: The Longest Night

  Karen vanishes after closing Lotus Point; Val sees Cathy and Ben together; tipsy Peter visits Abby; Gary finds Val on the beach.

• Season 7 Episode 29: Thicker Than Water

  Karen and Abby feud over Lotus Point; Greg and Abby urge Peter to enter politics; Ben packs for Cathy's tour; Mack meets his daughter.

• Season 7 Episode 28: His Brother's Keeper

  Greg promises to claim Peter as his legal brother; Cathy tells Ben they belong together; Abby wounds Gary with news about Jill.

• Season 7 Episode 26: Arsenic and Old Waste

  Abby races to unload Empire Valley holdings; Ben tells Cathy the truth about the twins; Peter tries to reconcile with Sylvia.

• Season 7 Episode 25: The Legacy

  Eric suffers from severe abdominal pains; Abby hears shocking news about Empire Valley; Sumner ousts Peter, who turns to Jill.

• Season 7 Episode 24: Phoenix Rising

  Abby intends to make a profit from Gary's divorce plans; Sylvia falls for Abby's trick and reveals evidence against Peter's claim.

• Season 7 Episode 23: Distant Rumblings

  Abby forces Olivia to tell the truth about the marijuana found in Michael's car; Val upsets Ben by visiting Gary in the hospital.

• Season 7 Episode 22: High School Confidential

  Gary crashes his racing car, Michael is caught in possession of drugs and Mack is shocked to discover Jill Bennett's true identity

• Season 7 Episode 21: Irrevocably Yours

  Gary's gift to the twins infuriates Ben and Abby; Michael is arrested when marijuana belonging to Olivia is found in his car.

• Season 7 Episode 20: A Very Special Gift

  Olivia's strange behaviour concerns Abby, Gary and Jill get passionate while Karen is feeling down. Prima donna Cathy threatens to walk out on the show

• Season 7 Episode 19: The Key to a Woman's Heart

  Karen demands to know why Mack had Jill's key in his pocket; Cathy learns Sonny's true identity; Abby offers Peter financial aid.

• Season 7 Episode 18: Friendly Enemies

  Olivia refuses to return home; Peter Hollister reveals his true identity to Greg; Karen finds a motel key in Mack's pocket.

• Season 7 Episode 17: Alterations

  A scandal sheet runs a story on Cathy and Lilimae; Greg demands payment for Abby's planning-commission post; Jill extends her visit.

• Season 7 Episode 16: The Confession

  Police seek another suspect in Joshua's death; Peter Hollister reassures his money-hungry mother (Ruth Roman); Greg has new plans.

• Season 7 Episode 15: Web of Lies

  Lilimae's lies result in an innocent man being suspected of murder; Gary dates Jill; Ben comforts Cathy; Abby has a deal for Greg.

• Season 7 Episode 14: Unbroken Bonds

  Joshua's death prompts a murder investigation; Val asks Gary to stay away from the twins; Mack's former aide Jill wants to see Karen.

• Season 7 Episode 13: Aftershocks

  Gary destroys the secret installation at Empire Valley; Cathy tries to free herself from Lilimae's meddling.

• Season 7 Episode 12: All's Well

  Gary forces Abby to help him protect his family from a hit man hired to guard the secret of Empire Valley; Cathy flees from Lilimae.

• Season 7 Episode 11: To Sing His Praise

  Lilimae lies about Joshua's fatal fall; Gary is torn between Abby and the twins; Coblentz hires a killer to settle things with Greg.

• Season 7 Episode 10: Rise and Fall

  Joshua preaches on the streets; Cathy finds success on television; Gary asks Mack to investigate Frank Elliot's death.

• Season 7 Episode 9: Till Death Do Us Part

  Gary and Val talk while the wedding party waits; Joshua stalks Cathy; Abby and Greg overestimate their power in Empire Valley.

• Season 7 Episode 8: Pictures at a Wedding

  Val and Ben plan their wedding; Gary wonders if he is the father of Val's twins; Joshua's behavior becomes frightening.

• Season 7 Episode 7: Awakenings

  Joshua walks out on his show; Greg's secretary exhibits independent thinking; Abby plans a cover up; Gary visits the twins.

• Season 7 Episode 6: A Question of Trust

  Karen suspects Mack is warming to working with Jill, and Sumner's new assistant shows an interest in the boss's confidential files

• Season 7 Episode 5: A Little Assistance

  Joshua continues to deceive Cathy over the state of Lillimae's health, and Jill Bennett annoys Mack by getting involved with the adoption ring investigation

• Season 7 Episode 4: The Christening

  Unstable Sheila Fisher stalks Val; Mack shows more than a passing interest in the governor's aide, Jill Bennett (Teri Austin).

• Season 7 Episode 3: While the Cat's Away

  Abby seizes control of Empire Valley; the Fishers tell Mack about the illegal adoption; Joshua's strange behavior distresses Cathy.

• Season 7 Episode 2: Here in My Arms

  Mack feels an investigation of illegal adoption agencies will help Val's case; Abby challenges Greg's power in Empire Valley.

• Season 7 Episode 1: The Longest Day

  Val must prove the twins adopted by the Fishers are hers; Greg woos Laura; Gary learns of Bobby's fate.

Knots Landing: Season 6 (1984 - 1985)

• Season 6 Episode 30: The Long and Winding Road

  Abby fears being linked to the disappearance of Val's twins; Laura leaves Greg; the Fishers are determined to keep Val's babies.

• Season 6 Episode 29: Vulnerable

  Ruth wants Abby to break up Greg and Laura; Karen makes a breakthrough in her hunt for Val's twins; Joshua hampers Val's recovery.

• Season 6 Episode 28: One Day in a Row

  Ben aids in Karen's search for Val's two babies; Mack replies to the governor's offer; Ruth uses Abby to break up Laura and Sumner.

• Season 6 Episode 27: A Price to Pay

  Empire Valley backers order Sumner to force Gary out of the project; Ruth schemes to distract Mack with an offer to be a Senator.

• Season 6 Episode 26: Four, No Trump

  Dr. Ackerman thwarts Karen's probe; Gary plays a dual role in Empire Valley's secret mission; Ruth vows to separate Laura and Greg.

• Season 6 Episode 25: For Better, for Worse

  Gary's inheritance forces Greg to act; Cathy frets over her wedding; Gary learns Empire Valley's secret; Karen finds Dr. Ackerman.

• Season 6 Episode 24: A Man of Good Will

  Greg tries to ruin Gary when Abby undermines the project; Mack encourages Karen's search for the doctor who delivered Val's babies.

• Season 6 Episode 23: The Forest for the Trees

  Cathy fumes over Joshua's proposal; Ruth wants Greg to stop Mack's investigation; Karen finds a nurse who witnessed Val's delivery.

• Season 6 Episode 22: A Piece of the Pie

  Greg decides between the Senate and project; Gary threatens to end his business with Galveston; Joshua announces his engagement.

• Season 6 Episode 21: The Deluge

  A businessman makes inquiries about the purchase of Knots Landing Motors, while Sumner is urged to help maintain his father's business

• Season 6 Episode 20: The Emperor's Clothes

  Ben's Empire Valley probe angers Gary; Joshua asserts his power; Galveston's aide threatens Laura; Karen begins to believe Valene.

• Season 6 Episode 19: Rough Edges

  Joshua and Cathy start afresh while Val accuses Lilimae of abandoning her as an infant. Death beckons Galveston, who sends his men to contact Greg in a bid to transfer power to his son, but he refuses to take over the company

• Season 6 Episode 18: Fly Away Home

  Val has flashbacks to her past, but thinks she is married to Gary, Ben finds an interesting g cargo on its way to Empire Valley, while Galveston's illness worsens

• Season 6 Episode 17: Lead Me to the Altar

  Mack makes a breakthrough in the murder investigation, Val gets ready for her wedding, and Galveston asks Abby to run the Empire Valley TV station

• Season 6 Episode 16: Out of the Past

  Gary tries to help Val regain her memory; Galveston learns that Laura knows about his ties to Sumner; Ben and Cathy confront Abby.

• Season 6 Episode 15: Inside Information

  Mac shows Lila Maxwell's room-mate a tape of the Tidal Basin murders, and she identifies one of the men involved as being a former employee of Galveston's company

• Season 6 Episode 14: No. 14 With a Bullet

  Mack awaits word on Karen's surgery; Abby conceals information about Val; Galveston tries to halt Mack's Tidal Basin investigation.

• Season 6 Episode 14: 14 with a Bullet

  Karen's surgery is a success, and Greg tells Mack to look for a connection between the Tidal Basin murders and Galveston Industries

• Season 6 Episode 13: Weighing the Evils

  Abby offers Joshua a weekly TV spot; Val finds love; Karen decides about surgery; Galveston sees Abby as a threat to the project.

• Season 6 Episode 13: Weighing of Evils

  Karen finally agrees to have the operation, and Greg tells Laura his divorce is final

• Season 6 Episode 12: Uncharted Territory

  Val assumes a new identity as a small-town waitress; Abby offers Joshua another TV spot; Mack confronts Karen about her illness.

• Season 6 Episode 12: Unchartered Territory

  Galveston asks Gary to help him set up a planned community in Empire Valley - but secretly plans to take advantage of his supposed stupidity

• Season 6 Episode 11: Distant Locations

  Karen discovers Val went to the bus station, but is annoyed when the trail suddenly goes cold. Galveston notices Abby is not happy with Gary

• Season 6 Episode 10: Message in a Bottle

  Val fights for sanity; Abby suspects Scott Easton of taking Val's twins; Gary and Karen meet with tycoon Galveston (Howard Duff).

• Season 6 Episode 9: We Gather Together

  Nobody believes Val when she insists her babies are alive, and Gary reveals to Lilimae that he secretly hoped he was the children's father

• Season 6 Episode 8: Tomorrow Never Knows

  Val goes into premature labor; the Rev. Kathrun (Sandy Kenyon) counsels confused Joshua; Mack and Karen attempt reconciliation.

• Season 6 Episode 8: Tomorrow Never Knows

  Val goes into premature labour, the Rev Kathryn counsels a confused Joshua, and Mack and Karen attempt reconciliation

• Season 6 Episode 7: Love to Take You Home

  Joshua faces his minister father; Karen serves Mack with divorce papers; Val is the target of a plot; Greg wants Laura to join him.

• Season 6 Episode 6: Truth and Consequences

  Abby deals with knowing Gary fathered Val's babies; Gary and Val try to reunite Karen and Mack; reporter Kelly has her eye on Ben.

• Season 6 Episode 5: Ipso Facto

  The opening of Lotus Point nears; Sumner plots to control Abby; neglected Jane Sumner visits Mack; Abby now knows Valene's secret.

• Season 6 Episode 4: A Little Help

  Abby is furious when Greg tells her he will never work with her again, and decides to search for confidential information about his opponent Bob Caulfield

• Season 6 Episode 3: Hanging Fire

  Lilimae admits the truth about Joshua; Sumner claims self-defense in St. Claire's death; Karen tries to avoid her own problems.

• Season 6 Episode 2: Calculated Risks

  St. Claire offers Sumner a chance to save his campaign and Abby's life; Joshua Rush (Alec Baldwin) claims to be Lilimae's nephew.

• Season 6 Episode 1: Buying Time

  Val admits to Ben that she still loves Gary, and Karen is told by a doctor that a bullet fragment lodged in her spine could have disastrous consequences

Knots Landing: Season 5 (1983 - 1992)

• Season 5 Episode 25: Negotiations

  Mack and Karen separate over Mack's obsession with destroying Wolfbridge; Abby reluctantly agrees to help Mack capture St. Claire.

• Season 5 Episode 24: Yesterday It Rained

  Cathy discovers the hitman shot Ray, not Gary - and as the news spreads, Greg suspects Gary may still be alive. Meanwhile, Val is overjoyed when Ben returns home

• Season 5 Episode 23: Finishing Touches

  Mack attempts to make Abby reveal her dealings with Wolfbridge; Ben is found unconscious in the remains of a bombed-out church.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Silent Missions

  Sumner warns Gary that interference in the Lotus Point project could be fatal; Val tries to discover Ben's fate; Ray watches Gary.

• Season 5 Episode 21: No Trumpets, No Drums

  Mack traps Abby and Sumner in a plan to destroy Wolfbridge; Gary serves Abby with divorce papers; Val learns she is carrying twins.

• Season 5 Episode 20: High Ideals

  Gary freezes the assets of his company; Cathy reveals her feelings for Gary; Val's doctor advises taking a trip; Olivia runs away.

• Season 5 Episode 20: High Ideal

  Gary freezes the assets of his company and seals the office. When Val is overcome by pain caused by her pregnancy, her doctor forbids her from accompanying Ben to El Salvador

• Season 5 Episode 19: ... So Shall You Reap

  Laura reveals Abby's business dealings to Mack and Karen; Gary orders Abby to move out of the ranch; Ben and Val decide to marry.

• Season 5 Episode 19: So Shall We Reap

  Ben proposes to Val and vows to raise her baby as his own, while Cathy tries to take responsibility for a murder Ray committed

• Season 5 Episode 18: Lest the Truth Be Known

  Mack breaks in on Laura and Greg's secret rendezvous; Val wants Ben to turn down an assignment in El Salvador; Ray betrays Abby.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Let The Truth Be Known

  Ray visits the ranch intent on charming Cathy - and they soon start making plans together

• Season 5 Episode 17: Second Chances

  Abby threatens to reveal Cathy's location to her ex-husband Ray. Ben tells Val he has secured a job in South America, and Michael, Eric and Gary try to convince Diana to make amends with Karen

• Season 5 Episode 16: Reconcilable Differences

  Karen continues detoxification; Ben uncovers Abby's real-estate transactions; Cathy's evasiveness bothers Gary; Karen comes home.

• Season 5 Episode 15: Forsaking All Others

  Mack commits Karen for detoxification; Sumner publicly accuses Mack; Laura conceals vital information on the Lotus Point project.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Secrets Cry Aloud

  Wolfsbridge representative Mark St Claire visits Abbey to deliver an ultimatum, and the McKenzie home is ransacked. Val tells Lilimae she is pregnant, and is later forced to reveal to Ben that Gary is the baby's father

• Season 5 Episode 13: Witness

  Val has mixed emotions about her pregnancy by Gary; Greg asks Abby to an important reception, unaware that his wife will be there.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Denials

  Sumner has Mack followed; Karen becomes even more dependent on pills; Chip's sister tries to tell Diana what Chip is really like.

• Season 5 Episode 11: I'll Tell You No Lies

  Mack feels pressured by Karen's pill dependency and his strained relationship with Sumner; Chip meets Cathy at the ranch.

• Season 5 Episode 11: I'll Tell You No Lies

  Mac questions Tom about whether a lawyer named Cavanaugh is the head of the Wolfbridge group

• Season 5 Episode 10: Homecoming

  Gary hires Cathy at the ranch then tries to make her over in Ciji's image; Diana helps Chip hide out at the ranch.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Money Talks

  Abby and Sumner begin a cautious affair; Greg's daughter (Danielle Brisbois) visits; Cathy visits Gary; Val and Ben become lovers.

• Season 5 Episode 8: A Change of Heart

  Cathy and Ben meet at the beach house; Greg plans a surprise wedding for Laura; Peter and Jill threaten to expose each other's pasts.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Sacred Vows

  Gary weds Abby; Mack signs on as crime commissioner; Lilimae is committed for observation; Gary sees a maid who looks like Ciji.

• Season 5 Episode 6: ... And Never Brought to Mind

  Lilimae confesses to hitting Chip with her car and insists she isn't insane; Val and Gary spend a romantic night together.

• Season 5 Episode 5: One Kind of Justice

  Gregory Sumner offers Mack a position on the crime commission; Karen fails to make peace with Diana; Lilimae seeks revenge on Chip.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Marital Privilege

  Diana moves in with Abby after Chip is put in jail; Valene and Ben renew their friendship; Abby eyes a candidate (William Devane).

• Season 5 Episode 4: Marital Privileges

  Karen decides to testify after Diana reveals that Chip killed Ciji for her

• Season 5 Episode 3: Nowhere to Run

  Police corner Chip and Diana in a shack; Gary hires Laura to keep track of Abby; Lilimae disapproves of Val's friend Ben Gibson.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Fugitives

  Diana learns the truth about Chip's identity; Val discovers Ben's tie to a cable news station; Gary convinces Abby to buy a ranch.

• Season 5 Episode 1: The People v Gary Ewing

  Gary fights his indictment for Ciji's murder; Abby makes marriage plans; Karen awaits news from Diana; Mack searches for Chip.

Knots Landing: Season 4 (1982 - 1983)

• Season 4 Episode 22: Willing Victims

  Gary faces a murder hearing; Laura suspects Richard killed Ciji; Val goes to Gary after her release from jail; Diana leaves.

• Season 4 Episode 21: The Burden of Proof

  Val is jailed after confessing to Ciji's murder; Abby suspects Val's motives; Lilimae wants Chip out; Mack continues his probe.

• Season 4 Episode 20: The Fatal Blow

  Richard confides in Laura about his brother's death, Abby refuses to let Mitch pay Gary's bail and Val tells Karen about her fight with Ciji not long before she was killed

• Season 4 Episode 19: The Loss of Innocence

  Ciji's body is discovered near the beach, and Abby wonders whether Gary was responsible for her death. Meanwhile, Chip tells Diana he is going to New York alone

• Season 4 Episode 18: The Celebration

  Ciji's record-album premiere night turns into a disastrous fiasco as the guest of honor fails to appear and Gary is drunk again.

• Season 4 Episode 17: The Morning After

  Gary goes on a binge and ends up at Ciji's apartment; Abby takes legal steps to control Gary's finances; Ciji fires publicist Chip.

• Season 4 Episode 16: A New Family

  Mack has a tough time adjusting to his new homelife with Karen and her children; Gary's alcoholism resurfaces; Chip is found out.

• Season 4 Episode 15: To Have and to Hold

  Tension surrounds Karen and Mack's pending wedding; a tabloid publishes Val's stolen manuscript pages; Ciji asks Chip to marry her.

• Season 4 Episode 14: And Teddy Makes Three

  Mack proposes to Karen; Kenny cannot accept his exclusion from Ciji's recording career; Ciji tells Chip she wants to have the baby.

• Season 4 Episode 13: Cutting the Ties That Bind

  Gary and Abby plan to dump Kenny as a business partner; Ciji learns that she is pregnant with Chip's baby; Val considers divorce.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Block Party

  Mack's father brings bad news that releases bitter, suppressed feelings; the residents of Knots Landing plan a benefit block party.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Abby's Choice

  Abby struggles with the decision of whether to give her kidney to Diana; Richard's marriage suffers from his partnership with Abby.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Emergency

  Jeff Munson reveals he will only work with Ciji if he is named as her new producer, leaving Abby with the unenviable task of removing Kenny as the opposition

• Season 4 Episode 9: Best Kept Secret

  Renowned record producer Jeff Munson is invited to hear Ciji sing, and while Abby remains enthusiastic about his input, Kenny worries he will take over, leaving it up to Gary to put aside his fears

• Season 4 Episode 8: Man in the Middle

  Chip takes advantage of Lilimae's hospitality while romancing both Ciji and Diana; Abby and Gary invest in Richard's restaurant.

• Season 4 Episode 7: Investments

  Gary and Abby disagree over money; Karen and Mack clash while camping; Val returns to find Chip has moved in.

• Season 4 Episode 6: New Beginnings

  Gary heads to Dallas for the reading of Jock's will, but is surprised when Abby turns up at his hotel. However, he also runs in to Val, who is far from pleased to see him

• Season 4 Episode 5: Catharsis

  Gary asks Val to go to Dallas with him for the reading of Jock's will, but she refuses. Richard's restaurant opens it doors to the public

• Season 4 Episode 4: Svengali

  New evidence surfaces which links Abby to Sid's murder; Valene appears on Mike Douglas' television talk-show to promote her novel.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Encounters

  Gary tries to win Val back, but she refuses to speak with him - even when Lilimae tries to intervene. Karen tells Mac that she thinks Wayne caused Sid's death

• Season 4 Episode 2: Daniel

  A visit from J.R. Ewing sparks Val's curiosity; Karen continues her search for Sid's killers; Laura and Richard have a baby boy.

• Season 4 Episode 1: A Brand New Day

  Lilimae takes angry Valene to stay with old boyfriend Rusty; Karen petitions the U.S. Attorney's office to look into Sid's murder.

Knots Landing: Season 3 (1981 - 1982)

• Season 3 Episode 22: Living Dangerously

  Lilimae and Karen see Gary and Abby together; Laura believes that Richard is suicidal; Abby persuades Gary to miss Val's party.

• Season 3 Episode 21: China Dolls

  Val finally deals with Abby and Gary's affair; Richard continues therapy at the mental hospital.

• Season 3 Episode 20: Acts of Love

  Rejected Val leaves with Olivia and they both become hopelessly lost; Laura decides to visit Richard at the psychiatric hospital.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Night

  Richard holds Laura hostage at gunpoint after a meeting at his house develops into an argument

• Season 3 Episode 18: Expose

  Val promises not to publish her book if Gary will stop seeing Abby; a prostitute names Richard as a procurer on a TV news show.

• Season 3 Episode 16: Silver Shadows

  Money-hungry Abby woos an aging former silent-movie director (Lew Ayres); Abby's engineer boyfriend becomes interested in Karen.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Best Intentions

  Val writes an assignment about the Ewings for her class, but it ends up in Joe's hands - and he decides to send it to a publisher

• Season 3 Episode 14: Cricket

  Karen's brother Joe moves into her house, and Val is surprised when one of her ex-boyfriends arrives in town - and leaves his daughter in her care

• Season 3 Episode 13: Reunion

  Karen seriously considers accepting a position working for her former college roommate, now a successful New York fashion designer.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Possibilities

  Ginger is encouraged to become a professional singer, but Kenny says she should be at home looking after their daughter instead. Karen goes on a disastrous date

• Season 3 Episode 11: Power Play

  Gary mortgages his house to finance a brand-new, methanol-powered car; Lilimae sells a song; Gary, Richard and Abby fly to Mexico.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Three Sisters

  Laura, Val, Ginger, Lilimae, Abby and Karen investigate reports that a house is being haunted by a trio of grief-stricken sisters.

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Rose and the Briar

  Val volunteers Gary to be Olivia's partner for Father's Night at school; Lilimae runs away to Las Vegas with a suave con artist.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Mistaken Motives

  Still mourning her father's death, Diana jumps to conclusions regarding her mother's platonic relationship with a handsome widower.

• Season 3 Episode 7: Secrets

  Richard's plans for a romantic getaway are thwarted when his boss asks him to throw a party - leading Laura to suspect he is having an affair

• Season 3 Episode 6: One of a Kind

  Karen's old beau claims to be Diana's father; Laura receives an extravagant Christmas gift from Scooter; Val and Lilimae reconcile.

• Season 3 Episode 5: The Surprise

  Abby comes up with a devious plan to get her children back from Jeff, while Richard's boss asks him to find a date for an important client

• Season 3 Episode 4: Moving In

  Olivia calls; Val's mother, Lilimae, is nabbed for shoplifting; Abby intrudes on Karen's task of sorting through Sid's belongings.

• Season 3 Episode 3: Aftermath

  Karen's behaviour causes concern for her family in the wake of Sid's death, as Michael becomes terrified she will die and Diana is upset that she refuses to talk about her feelings

• Season 3 Episode 2: Critical Condition

  Sid is rushed into surgery to remove a blood clot that could potentially paralyse him - but the operation involves life-threatening risks

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Vigil

  An automobile accident leaves Sid paralyzed; Richard promises to locate a private detective who will search for Abby's children.

Knots Landing: Season 2 (1980 - 1981)

• Season 2 Episode 18: Squeeze Play

  The FBI questions Gary about a stolen-parts ring; Karen and Richard uncover Abby's shady bookkeeping; Sid is caught in a car wreck.

• Season 2 Episode 17: Designs

  JR Ewing arrives in town with big ideas about patenting Sid's engine design. Larry Hagman guest stars as his character from Dallas

• Season 2 Episode 16: More Than Friends

  Earl invites Val over as part of a plan to take revenge on Gary; Laura's promotion leads to rumors that she and Scooter are lovers.

• Season 2 Episode 15: Man of the Hour

  Karen finds marijuana that Eric was holding for a pal; Ginger's sister, Jill, almost drowns under the influence of PCP.

• Season 2 Episode 14: Moments of Truth

  Gunmen enter the Ewing home and take guests at Ginger's baby shower hostage; escapee Diana manages to call in the local police.

• Season 2 Episode 13: The Loudest Word

  Val faces surgery for colon cancer; Bobby Ewing arrives to help Gary through the crisis; the operation affects everyone's life.

• Season 2 Episode 12: Players

  Karen accuses Sid of making a play for Linda; Ginger tells Kenny about the baby; Richard is jealous of Laura's financial success.

• Season 2 Episode 11: A State of Mind

  Abby's ex-husband, Jeff, disapproves of her lifestyle and sues for custody of the children; a client of Laura's suggests romance.

• Season 2 Episode 10: Choices

  Scheming Abby arranges for Val to see Gary with Judy; Richard flaunts his affair with Abby; Sid becomes closer to mechanic Linda.

• Season 2 Episode 9: A Family Matter

  Abby urges Gary to ask JR for money - but when he refuses, she decides to get it herself by any means necessary. Larry Hagman guest stars as his Dallas character

• Season 2 Episode 8: Scapegoats

  Sid and Karen seek help for discipline-problem Michael; Abby becomes Gary's bookkeeper; Gary unknowingly purchases stolen parts.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Breach of Faith

  Earl Trent's wife, Judy, becomes increasingly dependent on Gary; Laura gets a real-estate license; Ginger receives startling news.

• Season 2 Episode 7: Breach of Faith

  Ginger learns she is pregnant, and Laura eavesdrops on Richard and Abby

• Season 2 Episode 6: Step One

  Diana and her boyfriend succumb to pressures to become lovers; Karen finally talks with Diana; Richard and Abby begin an affair.

• Season 2 Episode 5: Kristen

  Kristin Shepard resurfaces in Gary and Val's lives after getting arrested, and soon stirs up trouble by making a pass at Kenny. Mary Crosby reprises her Dallas role in the spin-off

• Season 2 Episode 4: Chance of a Lifetime

  Richard misinterprets a Chicago lawyer's comments as a firm job offer; Gary hires a woman mechanic and deals with shady car buyers.

• Season 2 Episode 3: Remember the Good Times

  Gary meets another alcoholic and his wife at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting; Kenny visits Ginger; Karen and Abby have an argument.

• Season 2 Episode 2: Hitchhike

  Part two of two. Sid fires Richard as his attorney, leading to a commotion in the cul-de-sac - until Karen recalls a vital piece of information

• Season 2 Episode 1: Hitchhike

  Part one of two. Sid picks up a female hitch-hiker, who asks him to give her money - but when he refuses, she accuses him of rape

Knots Landing: Season 1 (1979 - 1980)

• Season 1 Episode 13: Bottom of the Bottle

  Conclusion. Gary's drinking problem worsens, and Val tries to make him realise how much he is harming himself and those around him

• Season 1 Episode 12: Bottom of the Bottle

  A champagne celebration party throws recovering alcoholic Gary off the wagon; Ginger accuses Kenny of infidelity.

• Season 1 Episode 11: Courageous Convictions

  Richard won't allow Laura to get a job despite the couple's deep financial woes; Karen has misgivings about Diana's new boyfriend.

• Season 1 Episode 10: Small Surprises

  Karen discusses mixed emotions about her pregnancy with Sid; Karen suffers from complications; Eric dates Ginger's younger sister.

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Constant Companion

  Mysterious gifts and telephone calls resurrect a painful, 8-year-old memory for Ginger; Val decides to get a high-school diploma.

• Season 1 Episode 8: Civil Wives

  Karen finally meets Sid's ex-wife Susan when she visits regarding a legal matter about their daughter, and Eric develops a crush on Ginger Ward

• Season 1 Episode 7: Land of the Free

  A motorcycle gang injures Michael; Karen presses charges and becomes the target of a fear campaign.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Home Is for Healing

  Lucy Ewing discovers that her long-separated parents have finally remarried, and decides to leave Texas to join them in California.

• Season 1 Episode 6: Home Is for Healing

  Val and Gary are visited by their daughter Lucy, and it is not long before old tensions re-emerge. Charlene Tilton guest stars in the Dallas spin-off

• Season 1 Episode 5: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

  Lilimae, Val's mother, arrives in Knots Landing - but discovers her daughter is still angry with her about events from her childhood

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Lie

  Neglected Laura claims to have been attacked by a local rapist after a strange man she met in a bar forced his attentions on her.

• Season 1 Episode 3: Let Me Count the Ways

  Karen sets out to save the career of her daughter's controversial high-school teacher, who is under attack for unorthodox methods.

• Season 1 Episode 2: Community Spirit

  JR Ewing visits the community, and makes enemies of most of the residents by planning an offshore drilling project. Larry Hagman guest stars in the Dallas spin-off

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  A couple make a fresh start in an affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood. First episode of the Dallas spin-off, starring Joan Van Ark and Ted Shackelford

Knots Landing: Special

• The Knots Landing Block Party

  The cast and producers share their memories of working on the long-running American soap opera

Knots Landing: Other Episodes

• Calculated Risk

  Karen is told she will die within a year unless she has a risky operation with only a 50 per cent survival rate, and Mac reveals he still loves her