Falcon Crest (1981) s01e02 Episode Script

-That's gotta be him!
-Cards on the table.
I need money.
Well, if you could persuade
Chase to go with you
then I could invest
in your little venture.
Come in with me
on this charter operation.
Your dream.
I found mine, right here.
We can't return to Thorpe with
nothing more than assurances.
-You'll get your money.
-Irrigation valves were on.
Somebody's trying
to sabotage us. Why?
I want you out of here.
-You owe me.
-I said, out of my house!
Time to eat yet?
Time to eat yet? We've got
a harvest coming in soon.
The more we get done now,
the better off we'll be later.
Come on, you can keep up
with your old man, can't you?
That's gotta be him!
Some way to make an entrance.
Paul Salinger's the kind of guy
who's gotta make an entrance.
Let's get this finished
before he gets here.
-Mr. Salinger?
-Yeah.
I'm from the rental agency.
Here's the car you wanted.
-I wanted a convertible.
-One we've got didn't get back.
We could get it to you
by tomorrow morning, though.
I didn't want it tomorrow,
I wanted it today.
This card's expired,
Mr. Salinger.
This card is as good as gold.
The other one's in the mail.
Been with this company 12 years.
Thrice they've
gotten my card to me late.
You better start
using your head, pal,
or you'll be a clerk forever.
Well, as I live and breathe,
if it isn't the good earth!
Yeah, and you almost planted
the nose of that plane in it.
-How are you, buddy?
-Great.
We weren't
expecting you for hours.
I got a good tailwind
out of Vegas.
Cole.
Hey.
-How are you?
-How's it going?
Did you get everything?
Good. Well, we made it.
Well, hi.
-Hi, delicious.
-How are you?
-Something for you.
-Oh, you shouldn't do that.
-You sure are looking good.
-Uh-huh.
Hey, freckle-face.
-Don't call me that.
-"Don't call me that."
Wait a minute. Let me see
how this looks on you.
Oh, it's gorgeous.
It looks beautiful.
-Paul.
-Thank you.
Paul, you don't
deserve to meet her
but this is
my cousin Julia Cumson.
Julia, Paul Salinger,
an old flying buddy.
-How do you do?
-Hello.
Your cousin, huh?
You rat!
You've been holding out on me.
Well, I'm sure you two have
lots to talk about, so I'll.
Now wait a minute. I'm gonna be
around for a couple of days.
Chase and I've got
plenty of time to talk but.
Julia, stay for lunch, please.
It'd make the seating
arrangement so much easier.
And you wouldn't want me
to be the odd man out.
No.
So there I was
in the middle of a rice paddy
mud up to my My eyeballs.
Pinned down by a whole platoon
of Vietcong infantry.
My copilot's been shot
I can't get to my chopper
and all of a sudden,
like an itch,
I'm starting to get religion.
I mean, I thought I was a goner.
Well, I take it you survived.
Thanks to my old buddy here.
He swooped down in his chopper,
plucked me out of the crossfire.
I was so busy
saying my Hail Marys,
I didn't even know
we were airborne.
I had no idea
we had a war hero in the family.
How come you never told us
about this, Dad?
-There's really nothing to tell.
-Oh, like hell there wasn't.
The only man I knew
who could fly a chopper
like it was a fighter plane.
Anybody for seconds? Paul?
No.
Hey, Chase
you remember that
first Christmas in Saigon?
I swiped a quart
of 30-year-old Scotch
from the American Embassy
and we knocked
it off by midnight.
We were so drunk,
the MPs had to tuck us in.
I got drunk because there
were things I wanted to forget.
Things I'd rather
not be reminded of.
Sorry.
Have some more, Paul.
You can't get in trouble
with food in your mouth.
Chao-Li, you can
take Julia's soup.
She's having lunch
with the Giobertis.
Yes, Mrs. Channing.
Your mother's spending a lot
of time with Chase and Maggie.
-That's true.
-She's so impetuous.
I hope she knows
where her loyalties lie.
I worry about what
she might discuss with them.
Well, Grandmother, we can't
lock her in her laboratory.
No, but we can watch her
a little more closely, can't we?
If I hadn't thrown you
in that cold shower
you never would've passed
that first flight test.
Sure, I passed.
Then I got pneumonia.
I still owe you one for that.
Yeah, you owe me
for your entire career.
If it wasn't for me,
you'd be digging ditches.
What are you talkin'?
Hey, the first time
I went up in a trainer,
I was hooked.
Yeah.
For me, it was
the first time I soloed.
Being up there all alone,
I knew that was the place to be.
What are you doing here, man?
I don't know.
It's kind of hard to explain.
I had to repair
some things that were
falling apart. Family.
Doesn't sound like the Gioberti
that I know and love.
I mean, how can you
just sit here on this?
What do you call this, anyway?
Grape farm?
Vineyard. Vineyard.
I don't care what you call it.
It's roots, man.
Roots.
I never thought
I'd see you so tied down.
Hah! I'm just
as surprised as you are.
What about
our charter operation?
You gonna tell me
you forgot about that too?
How could I? We've been kicking
that dream around for 20 years.
I kept all my ratings up.
I can fly anything from
a biplane to the space shuttle.
Well, it's time
to stop dreaming, pal.
On Saint Thomas,
in the Virgin Islands
there is a two-man
chopper operation
buzzing the tourists around.
We can take it over just in time
for the winter season.
It's the perfect place.
I know what you mean.
I've got the perfect place
right here.
So anyway, you'll come?
I'll make him say
you're forced to.
Okay, no, seriously.
-Hey, leaving so soon?
-Oh, yes.
I've got to finish an inventory
in the laboratory tonight.
No rest for the wicked
at Falcon Crest, I'm afraid.
I'm gonna drive down
to the university tomorrow
pick up some supplies.
Would you like to come along?
Thanks, but I have this article
on great restaurants
of the wine country to finish.
Gotta get some work done.
Talk to you later.
-Bye.
-Bye.
We were talking
about wine over lunch
but I didn't realize
you worked for Falcon Crest.
-Mm-hmm.
-It's good stuff.
-Thanks. I make that stuff.
-No kiddin'.
As a matter of fact,
Julia's mother is Falcon Crest.
Listen, my dance card's
not exactly filled up tomorrow.
I could drive you
anywhere you wan.
Maybe you could show me
a few sights in the bargain.
Paul
there are an awful lot
of good winery tours.
I'm sure Julia's very busy.
Maggie.
I think I'd enjoy the company.
Alright. Pick you up at 11.
Mr. Channing is on the phone.
Oh. Thank you.
Thank you, Chao-Li.
Good morning, Douglas.
For a man who puts
a big-city newspaper to bed
you certainly
are an early riser.
Old habits die hard, Angela.
Do you remember
what day it is tomorrow?
Yes, it's our anniversary.
Or would have been, if we'd
bothered to stick it out.
Now, Douglas, don't
get sentimental on me
after all these years.
Have dinner with me tomorrow.
We'll get sentimental together.
But you know how I am
about leaving Falcon Crest
so close to harvest.
Well, you know, a newspaper
doesn't sleep either.
It'd be nice to get together.
Well, whatever you say.
I'll meet you
at your apartment at 5:00.
Good. See you tomorrow.
What about your mother? Haven't
you always live here with her?
Well, it's hard
for me to imagine
a beautiful woman
like you wasting
Spending her life out here.
It's not so bad.
I have my work.
Is that enough?
Don't you need
something else, Julia?
Like a man in your life?
Are you applying
for the position?
I thought your mother was
just gonna take a brief tour.
She spent
the whole day with him.
Who is he?
He's an old flying buddy
of Chase's.
He's gonna be in town
a couple of days.
What for? Only takes a day
to see the whole valley.
Well, judging from his car
and his wardrobe
I'd say my mother's
doing better than usual.
Well, maybe
I should meet this fellow
who finds my daughter
so interesting.
And this is where I work.
Hmm.
-Cozy.
-If you like test tubes.
Which I happen to very much.
I do everything in here.
I chart the weather
identify plant diseases.
And I also
I blend the wines in here.
I mean, that's what being
a winemaker is really all about.
A marriage of varietals
to produce one exquisite blend.
Well, Mr. Salinger
are you enjoying your visit?
Thanks to Julia here.
-I'm Angela Channing.
-This is my mother.
Very nice to meet you, ma'am.
Paul and Chase
have been friends for years.
-I hear you flew together.
-And want to again.
In fact,
that's why I came down here
see if I could interest him
in a business venture.
A charter aircraft operation
in the Caribbean.
That might not be so easy.
Chase has his heart set
on being a vineyardist.
I spent a little time
with him last night.
All I had to do
was mention flying
and his eyes lit right up.
I think he's
out of his element here.
Perhaps. But I haven't been able
to persuade him of that.
You leave that to me. I know
just which buttons to push.
You know, he's a very stubborn
man, just like his father.
Hmm.
I hope he doesn't
lose everything.
It was a pleasure meeting you,
Mrs. Channing.
Thank you.
Lunch tomorrow?
I'll call you in the morning.
Well, what do you think?
It's a little late to ask me
my opinion, isn't it?
Mr. Thorpe
I'm sitting on the biggest
deal of my life right now.
Yeah, the entire
Falcon Crest Winery.
Well, I already
got 30,000 together.
Just need a couple of days
to get the rest.
Then you get all of your money
in two weeks, with interest.
Well, Douglas Channing,
you know,
the San Francisco Globe
he's backing me all the way.
Hello, Paul.
Strange part of the country
you're in.
What are you guys doing here?
We were about to ask you
the same thing.
I told you I needed some time.
It's gonna
take a couple of days.
I hate to tell you this
but we've got reservations
to Las Vegas tomorrow night.
Now, we can't return
to Mr. Thorpe
with nothing more than
your meaningless assurances.
You'll get your money.
I'm good for it.
A highflier like you?
We know you're good for it.
Just don't disappoint us.
Your key.
Just set it over here.
Do you buy
what your mother says?
-Chase is gonna lose everything?
-No. No, I don't.
But she's willing to do anything
to prove that he is.
She keeps trying to buy him out.
But I think
he loves what he's doing.
You should've
seen him in the air.
He was a master
behind the controls.
You know, he could fly anything:
choppers, gliders, jumbo jets.
I'd never go in the charter
business with anyone else.
Well, if I know Chase,
he'll have you crushing grapes
before you
get him back in the air.
Well, then I might as well
throw in the towel.
If I can't get him
to kick in with me
I'll never get
this operation off the ground.
But you can't let Chase
come between you and your dream.
Why don't you get a loan?
Julia, the banks are
like loan sharks these days.
The interest would kill me.
If I can't get the money
together in the next few days
I'll miss the tourist season.
You really think this is gonna
be a big moneymaker, huh?
Yeah, sure.
Why else would I
be sticking my neck out?
Why don't you talk to my mother?
Is she the kind of woman that
would like to turn $1 into 10?
She might not be willing
to back you
but at least you'd get
a lot of expert advice.
Mr. Salinger?
Sit down.
I have a business proposition
for you, Mrs. Channing.
Oh? What are you offering?
A fifty-fifty partnership
but I do all the work.
Well, that's very ambitious.
But I don't see how you can run
a fledgling business
by yourself.
I think you need
an experienced partner.
Someone like Chase?
Someone like Chase.
He says he doesn't need me.
Oh, I don't know about that.
It's like you said,
he's in over his head.
His money is tied up
in a risky business
that he doesn't understand.
Mrs. Channing, let's lay
our cards on the table.
I need money.
You want Chase
out of the valley.
My only concern
is my nephew and his family.
Okay. Whatever you say.
Either way,
you're gonna need someone
to persuade Chase
that he doesn't belong here.
That must be worth
something to you.
Well, if you could persuade
Chase to go with you
then I could invest
in your little venture.
But you must be discreet.
He's a very proud man.
I wonder if he appreciates
your overwhelming concern.
Pleasure doing business
with you, Mrs. Channing.
We'll see.
Gus.
-Chase, Cole.
-How you doin'?
Come on, Gioberti,
time for a little R and R.
My bird is fueled
and ready to fly.
Now what do you say?
It's a great temptation
but we got a lot of work here.
To tell you the truth, pal,
I need you to help me
check something out.
I've been working
on the trim tab
but I'm still
getting rudder vibration.
Can it wait?
Couple of hours, that's all
the work we've gotta do.
Come on, Gioberti,
I'm losing daylight already.
-Cole, you come too, huh?
-Come on, Dad.
You guys go ahead.
I can finish up here.
We've got
all the heavy stuff done.
What is this, a setup?
Okay, Salinger, you're on.
You got yourself a flying lesson
coming up, buddy.
-Well, how about it, Cole?
-It's great.
Climb aboard.
Step here.
Come in.
Mother, look.
These are for you.
Aren't they beautiful? Oh, my.
Mother, do you
have a secret admirer?
Yes.
-Your father.
-Oh.
Mother, you look so beautiful.
Where are you going?
We're gonna have
dinner in the city.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
"Happy anniversary."
Your father's
such a sentimentalist.
Yes, it's amazing how the two
of you still get along
how you still
care about each other
after all these years.
It has all the facets
of an interesting
psychological phenomenon
don't you think?
What are you talking about?
Oh, uh, nothing.
I just think it's nice.
I have to go. Would you like to
take care of the flowers for me?
Yes.
Goodbye, darling.
-Have a good time.
-Thank you.
Thank you.
You're beautiful.
What do you say
we show the new kid
what flying is all about?
Hang on.
Gus, would you tell Chase that
I went over to Falcon Crest?
Sure, soon as he comes back.
Back? Did he go somewhere?
Yeah, he went with Cole
to ride in his friend's plane.
That's probably them now.
Oh, my God!
Chase.
So, what do you think?
It handles fine.
I don't feel any vibration.
Haven't lost a thing.
-What do you think you're doing?
-Maggie.
Trying to get yourselves killed?
Maggie, we're just
having a little fun.
-Cole, are you alright?
-Yeah.
Would you
get in the car, please?
He's fine.
He'll be alright.
Maggie, we are
professional pilots.
-We were in total control.
-Come on.
You're a couple of overgrown
kids, that's what you are.
This, I would expect of you
because you don't give
a damn about anybody.
You don't care
whose life you disrupt,
it's just all so predictable.
-Maggie
-But you, Chase.
I mean,
what do you think you're doing?
I can't believe this.
We had an agreement. It's just
not fair to go off and risk
Oh, forget it. Just forget it.
-Oh, wait a minute.
-Forget it!
She's really got her back up,
hasn't she?
I wonder what she ate
this morning.
Don't worry.
She'll get over it.
-You know how women are.
-I should get back to work.
Hey, Chase
come in with me
on this charter operation, huh?
Flying is your bag, man.
Not this new
grape-farm lifestyle.
Paul, this was great fun.
But the vineyard is my bag now.
It's my heritage.
I owe it
to my father,
to his memory
and to Maggie and the kids
to give it my best shot.
My flying days are over, buddy.
Besides
I happen to like
this new lifestyle of mine.
What about our dream, Chase?
Your dream.
I found mine, right here.
So ease up, okay?
-So hold it up to the light.
-Yeah.
-Give it a little.
-Look at the legs.
-Uh-huh.
-See them? Okay. Sniff it.
That's right.
Oh, no, Maggie.
You're not supposed to gulp it,
you're supposed to sip it.
I'm sorry, Julia, I'm just
not in the mood for
the fine art of wine tasting.
Oh, why not?
In two words: Paul Salinger.
Oh, what did he do?
He stopped by the house, takes
Chase and Cole up in his plane.
Pulls this stunt,
scares the daylights out of me.
Look, I know. I know
I overreact to him, but
He was probably
just having some fun.
That's exactly what he said.
Julia
I know you like him.
But I feel I have to warn you,
just don't get too involved.
Why not?
I have known Paul a long time.
And when it comes to women
and life in general, he's just
He's not the most
dependable of men.
I mean, he's great for a good
time and that's about it.
People change.
Not Paul.
Look, I realize
he's very charming.
It's easy to get
taken in by that, but
Hey, look, Maggie
I'm a big girl.
I can take care of myself.
Now, if you're through here
I'd like to get back to work.
You've gotta be kidding,
Salinger.
You think you got problems now?
You have gotta get
into the 20th century.
Come on, Paul.
You're not making it
any easier on any of us.
Now, when you
needed the money
we were there for you.
Now we need it back.
Just like you promised.
My check is as good as cash.
Take it to any bank.
I don't think
you understand, Paul.
We don't do business with banks.
I can't stand waiting in line.
Okay, I'll cash it myself.
The banks are closed today.
I'll go first thing,
you'll have your money tomorrow.
We know you'll do
everything in your power.
I would.
Do you need help?
No, I don't. I am perfectly
capable of handling this myself.
But thank you.
Okay, okay, I'm sorry.
You should be.
You had no business putting
Cole through that. It was
You're right. What can I say?
I'm an idiot?
You certainly are.
-And I just wasn't thinking.
-You certainly weren't.
-Here, let me help you.
-I got it, thank you.
Oh!
Don't you ever scare me
like that again.
-Hi.
-Well, hello.
This looks very impressive.
-What is it?
-It's a weather chart
showing precipitation
and temperatures.
-You know, like that.
-Important stuff, huh?
At this time
of the year, it is.
We have to be very careful
that nothing goes wrong.
With you in control,
how could anything go wrong?
Sometimes Mother Nature
likes to play tricks on us.
She gives us a summer
that's too hot
or an autumn
with too much rainfall.
-I thought rain was good.
-Not this close to harvest.
Why not?
The vineyard gets too wet
the ground is
very hard to dry out.
That causes a very
destructive fungus growth.
It's called Botrytis cinerea.
Otherwise known as bunch rot.
Oh, sounds very ominous.
I'd rather not talk shop.
How'd it go with my mother?
Actually,
I'd rather not talk shop either.
Not on an empty stomach.
Why don't you go
get dressed for dinner?
I'll wait for you here.
Give me a half-hour.
To Falcon Crest.
To Angela Channing,
its heart and soul.
Falcon Crest.
It always was your first love.
I could never compete.
Oh, what about your newspaper?
You were just as involved
in your work as I was with mine.
Guilty as charged.
Sometimes I wish
it were different.
Well, we've had
some good times, Doug.
But it just couldn't work out.
We're so much alike,
so independent.
And just what has this
independence gotten us?
A lovely dinner
four or five times a year
with a dear friend.
-Be my friend, Doug.
-Have I ever let you down?
Only once.
Well, maybe it's time
I paid for my indiscretions.
I hope you just don't plan
to eat and run?
-What is it?
-Oh, God, I don't know.
-Chase!
-What's going on?
Wait a minute.
-Gus, what's the matter?
-We've got big trouble, Chase.
They're soaking wet.
Someone turned on the irrigation
valves last night.
-Did you check the pump house?
-I check it every night.
-Did you check it last night?
-Come on.
-This won't get us anywhere.
-Sorry.
-Gus, what do we do?
-I'll get some help
and see howbad it is.
Somebody's trying
to sabotage us. Why?
Come on. We better get dressed.
I'm gonna call Julia.
Maybe she can help.
Well, isn't it a little early
for you to be rushing off?
Isn't it a little late
for you to be coming in?
I was in very good hands.
I wish I could be as sure
of the company you keep.
Chase is in trouble. Someone
left the sprinkling system on.
Get over there before their
problems become our problems.
So, what do we do now?
You've got to get this field
dried out quickly.
Otherwise, you'll lose most of
it once the fungus takes over.
Okay. How do you dry out
an entire vineyard?
By helicopter. By repeatedly
flying over the vineyard
you can create enough wind
to dry the vines.
Say we get that done, what are
our chances of a decent crop?
About fifty-fifty.
The sooner you get started,
the better.
I'd better
line up a chopper now.
Julia
I really appreciate you
coming over and helping us out.
And I'd like
to apologize about yesterday.
I had no right
to interfere, it was
Hey, forget it.
I'm really glad I can help.
Okay.
Well, I'm very glad
to talk to you, Mr. Thorpe.
Yes, thank you again.
Come in.
-Mr. Salinger's here to see you.
-Good. Send him in.
Mr. Salinger.
I'm flying out of here today,
so I'd like to collect my money.
Do I owe you money?
We had a business deal,
Mrs. Channing.
I help you get
Chase out of here
you give me the money so I
get my charter operation going.
But Chase hasn't gone anywhere.
After what I did,
he'll be leaving.
He's gonna lose everything.
You.
Do you realize that fungus
can spread like wildfire
in the valley?
And every vineyard here
is in danger?
Let's just say
I rendered my services.
And now I'd like
a little quid pro quo.
I'll bet you would.
Well, I just had
a very interesting talk
with a Mr. Thorpe.
-You owe me.
-I want you out of my house.
-You owe me.
-I said, out of my house.
Chao-Li.
Mr. Salinger.
Hello, Chase? This is Angela.
Julia told me what happened
and I'm really terribly sorry.
But I do know who's responsible.
Alright, thank you,
Angela. Goodbye.
Angie just told me
something very disturbing.
That Paul Salinger
is the one who opened
our irrigation lines last night.
-Well, why would Paul do that?
-She said he needed money.
She said he thought
he'd give me a good scare
and force me
to sell this land.
I don't believe that.
Paul is your friend.
I know.
It doesn't make sense, does it?
-Where are you going?
-To find Paul.
I've gotta find out
if Angela's right
or if this is one of her games.
Chase, it can't be true.
Paul wouldn't do that to you.
-I hope you're right, Julia.
-Well, be careful.
It just can't be true.
Julia, I have known Paul
a long time.
If he had a reason,
I wouldn't put it past him.
When Paul came
into my lab yesterday
I
I told him.
-What?
-I told him everything.
Everything that was necessary
to ruin Chase's crop.
Oh, Maggie, it is true.
And I'm just as guilty as he is.
I might as well have helped him
turn on the valves.
Julia, you can't blame yourself.
Oh, Maggie.
It has to have been Paul.
And I thought
he was something special.
Pull over! Shut it down!
What are you trying to do?
Get us both killed?
Tell me. Just tell me!
-What're you talking about, pal?
-Tell me.
Tell me.
Say you didn't do it.
Hey, buddy, take it easy.
Angela told me her version.
I wanna hear yours.
You don't have
any right to interrogate
The hell I don't!
I saved your life, remember?
In your glory days in Nam.
That gives me the right.
I'll lay 10-to-1 there never was
any two-man chopper operation.
Saint Thomas, the Virgin
Islands, flying tourists.
That wasn't a dream.
Just one of your scams.
That's not true. It's not.
Maybe I wasn't totally straight
with you, but, Chase
Chase, I got some really bad
dudes from Vegas on my back.
And I owe their boss.
That justifies it, right?
And what about me, Salinger?
What right have you to wipe out
everything I've worked for?
You were gonna
lose everything anyway.
It was just a matter of time,
so I got there first.
Now you're gonna be okay.
You heroic types always know
how to handle everything.
Especially with your insipid
newfound morality.
Well
well.
The hero finally lost his cool.
Chase, they're
gonna take the plane.
That's them.
You've got to help me out.
You gotta help me out.
Come on, pal.
-I'm not your pal.
-Come on, I'll owe you.
I mean, I'll really owe you!
It's working.
A couple more passes,
she'll be dried out.
Good.
I still can't believe
Paul would do this to Dad.
They've been
friends for so long.
I suppose that's the difference
between friends and family.