Falcon Crest (1981) s01e05 Episode Script

-Why? After all these years?
-There's so much I wanna tell.
Tony didn't leave me because
of another woman or weaknesses.
He left me because of you.
Tony wants something from us
and you have three days
to find out what it is.
Your mother and I
are trying to get back together.
You think I care?
Remember how to run a vineyard,
and I'll give your job back.
Tony has plans for our future
that don't include Falcon Crest.
Falcon Crest needs you.
You won't leave.
Never.
It's beautiful.
-Isn't that lovely?
-Yes, it is.
Oh, my goodness. Thank you.
-Happy birthday.
-Oh, thank you. Thank you all.
Happy, happy.
I feel like
I've ignored you two.
-Not at all. It's Julia's party.
-Maggie, how about another wine?
-Yes, I'd love some.
-Let's go over here.
Chao-Li.
I didn't know
you were interested in writing.
Have you thought
about making a career of it?
Well, she's been freelancing
for eight and a half years.
If that's not a career,
I don't know what is.
It's been just about perfect.
I write whenever I want.
I make extra money,
still have time for the family.
Have you thought
about being a reporter?
You know,
my ex-husband publishes
one of the finest papers
in San Francisco.
-Don't close the door.
-Mr. Cumson, you have to go.
Be reasonable.
I just wanna talk to Julia.
No.
I'm not gonna cause
any trouble.
Julia.
Let Chao-Li handle it.
No.
I want to.
Well
hello, Tony.
Julia
I'm sorry about
busting in like this.
I've been trying to reach you.
I can never get through to you.
Did it ever occur to you
that I might want it that way?
I need to talk to you.
Twelve years ago
I might have been interested
in talking to you.
But not now.
I wanna make all that up to you.
You can't.
All I ask is a couple
of hours of your time.
Can I me take you
to dinner or for a drink?
Why don't you just leave?
Go.
Get out.
Get out.
Who was that?
He was my father.
Excuse me.
Julia.
Oh, Maggie.
Maggie, please.
I don't want you
to see me like this.
Don't be silly.
Look, I'll go if you want me to.
I just wanted to know
if you're alright.
The last thing I
Really, the last thing
I thought I would do is cry.
Come on, it's alright.
He
He
He went out into
the vineyard one morning
and he didn't come back.
Twelve years
without a letter
not even a phone call.
And then he just
saunters in
on a Sunday afternoon.
Hey.
It's alright. Here.
Thank you.
And then he
He just started calling and I
I couldn't even talk to him.
Julia, it must have been
very painful for you.
Come and see me more often.
The opera season's in full tilt.
You missed a great Giovanni
last night.
You invite me to see Carmen
and you have a date.
Will do.
I have something important
I wanna talk to you about.
I think I've discovered
a very talented new writer.
-Who?
-Chase's wife, Maggie Gioberti.
-That's quite a byline.
-Oh, be serious.
She's been freelancing
for about eight years.
She's ready for something
more challenging.
And she could be
a wonderful reporter.
Angela, we've known
each other too long for this.
Why do you want me
to give her a job?
Well, she's bright.
She's a very sharp New Yorker,
dying of boredom in the valley.
And she's family.
I'll meet with her.
That's all I'll promise.
Somebody send me flowers,
I'm dead.
If my manicurist
could see me.
-Horrible.
-Oh, manicurist.
I got it.
Hello?
Oh, no. We just
We just walked in the door.
You two grab a shower
while I help your mother
put dinner together?
Put a hold on it, everybody.
There's no hot water.
Oh, not again.
I don't know
what to say, Angela.
You don't have to say anything.
Just don't let that husband
of yours talk you out of it.
I know how stubborn
the Gioberti men can be.
Yeah, yeah.
Just a second. Go ahead.
Yeah, I'll be there tomorrow,
10 a.m. And thank you.
Goodbye, Maggie.
There's no hot water, Mom.
Maybe we should've bought
a new hot-water heater
instead of that
washer and dryer.
What was that all about?
I have an interview
with Douglas Channing
at the San Francisco Globe.
-What kind of an interview?
-To be a reporter.
She ran into him on the street.
She mentioned
my writing to him
I thought you loved freelancing.
I do. This is different.
I wish we'd had a talk
before you told her yes.
Chase, she'd made the
appointment. What could I do?
This This is the kind
of break you only dream about.
I understand how important
it is to you.
I just wish the timing
were better for us.
We need so many things here.
We're up to our ears in debts,
back taxes, inheritance taxes
I don't want you
to worry about money.
I'll go back
to flying part-time.
I can bring in more in
a few hours a week
than you can make in a month.
But you don't wanna fly
and I wanna write.
San Francisco is an hour
and a half's drive, one way.
Chase, I have a degree
in journalism
I never thought
I'd get a chance to use.
This is a major publication and
a prestigious one. I want this.
I want it very much.
Okay.
Alright.
Julia.
What are you doing here?
I still know my way around
the place pretty well.
It wasn't hard to get in.
It just took me a while
to get up my courage.
Well, I don't want you here.
I don't have anything
to say to you.
I know how much I've hurt you.
But don't say
I can't make it up to you.
Give me a chance to try.
It's what I came back for.
Why? After all these years?
There's so much
I wanna tell you.
All I ask for is a couple
of hours of your time.
We can find a place to talk.
Julie
please
come with me.
It's gonna take
a lot of courage and patience
for Julia to forget the past.
I know that.
I think you're
moving too quickly.
No, Mother.
We're being very careful.
Well, if it works out,
you'll probably wanna find
a place of your own.
In the meantime, Tony is welcome
to stay at Falcon Crest.
Well, thank you,
but I don't wanna do that.
Oh, it's no imposition.
Both of you should be with
Lance, don't you think?
It's the only chance you'll have
to become a family again.
-Where is Lance?
-He's probably at the garage.
He spends a lot
of time with his cars.
I'd like to talk
to him alone. Excuse me.
Julia, where is your pride?
Oh, damn my pride.
I need him.
And for once,
I'm gonna have what I want.
You need a man.
You don't need Tony Cumson.
You measure people
like you do your wines.
And so far, I've never met
anyone who could pass your test.
Have you forgotten
why he left in the first place?
We've discussed it.
I can't stand to see
you go through that again.
Let's stop kidding ourselves.
Tony didn't leave me
because of another woman
or my weaknesses,
he left me because of you.
I never once interfered
with your marriage.
You made me jealous of every
woman he even looked at.
You made me feel like a failure.
Blaming me isn't gonna
rebuild your marriage.
Mother
Tony has changed.
Now he needs me too.
I don't think it's gonna work.
But if you feel strongly
about it, you have to try.
I've invited Maggie
and Chase for dinner tonight
so they can get to know him.
If you don't want to be
here, I'll understand.
Julia, no matter
what our differences,
past or present,
we are still a family.
Hi, Lance.
Does my grandmother
know you're here?
Yes, she does.
Then I take it you're leaving.
How are you, Lance?
How do I look?
About like I did
when I was your age.
I'm nothing like you.
This is gonna be
a lot harder than
I even imagined it would be.
Your mother and I are trying
to get back together again.
She'll never take you back.
We spent the whole night
talking. She's willing to
To give me a second chance.
Do you think I give a damn?
I wish I could change
the past, but I can't.
I know something else
you can't change
no matter how many lies
you tell Mother.
I haven't lied to anyone.
I'm the heir
to Falcon Crest, not her.
I knew that
the day you were born.
Your grandmother
made it very clear,
what she wanted was a male heir.
Then if you don't want
the money, why are you here?
Is that all
you care about, money?
Let's say I understand
how it affects people
who don't have it.
I used to talk
that way too, you know.
Tough
the boss, in control,
but scared to death
to feel anything.
I know you better
than I thought I would.
Why don't you give me a chance?
I could be a friend.
I like your style.
It's clean and fresh.
Angela was right.
-You got talent.
-Thank you.
Never worked
for a newspaper before?
No.
Don't usually hire anyone
with less than
five years' experience.
But I think I can
persuade one of my editors
to take you under his wing.
Mr. Channing
I don't want this job
if it's a favor to Angela.
Angela got you the interview,
your talent got you the job.
Then I accept, and thank you.
I have a meeting
in Oakland in an hour.
I'll introduce you
to Ed Nichols,
and he'll get you started.
Bring some of your articles
for him to read.
-Yeah.
-And let me warn you
Ed yells a lot. Yeah.
I talked to Douglas
this evening, briefly
and he was very impressed.
You won't let him down?
I won't. Thank you again
for setting up that interview.
Oh, it was nothing, really.
Well, they're not drilling oil
wells in the valley these days.
Yeah, that's for sure.
If you remember
how to run a vineyard,
I'm willing
to give your job back.
My holdings have doubled
and I could use an extra man.
And besides, I'm selfish.
I'd like to see
my daughter happy.
That's very nice of you, Angela.
I'd like to think about it.
You don't have to be
polite, darling.
Tony has plans for our future
that don't include Falcon Crest.
Maggie and Chase
seemed to really like you.
What did you mean,
I have plans for us
that don't include Falcon Crest?
I've got to get a job. Some
kind of job, that's for sure.
I know. I know,
but working for my mother
is the very worst thing
you could possibly do.
It sure wouldn't be easy.
But
when I decided
to come back here
I knew that I'd have
to make some compromise.
I've been away
from the valley so long
I honestly don't know
who else would hire me.
My mother has an excellent
business manager.
He's made me
a very wealthy woman.
Julia, I don't want your money.
I wanna give to you now.
I did enough taking before.
I can afford to make
a small down payment
on a vineyard of our own.
-That's a lot of money.
-With your background
and my winemaking experience,
we could do it.
I know the perfect place
for gamay.
We could go look
at it this week.
Oh, when I think of what
we could have had
if I'd stayed with you.
Stay with me now.
-Are you sure?
-Are you?
Do you love me?
Yes. Yeah, it's Maggie.
Listen, I just interviewed
that guy from the nursing homes.
Very closemouthed. Right.
Now, I wanna talk to that
retired couple
the ones that moved out
after Livingston took over.
You have a phone number
or addre Good.
Okay. Thanks.
Cole
why are you putting those
right in the line of work?
-How many more on the truck?
-About 50.
God, I hope my back holds out.
Hey, I know you're upset
about Mom being gone and all.
Don't worry. We'll work it out.
I remember the time
Alicia got a job in town.
It was real hard getting used
to her being away.
Are you just making
that up for my benefit?
No, no. It really happened.
Yeah? And how did
you feel, deep down?
Angry.
Keep talking.
Well, I never could
figure out why.
I'm not one of those guys that
has to be waited on all day.
I don't know why either,
but I'm mad as hell.
Not just at her
for taking the job
but at myself for being angry
in the first place.
I'm glad you're alone.
I wanted to talk
to you about your plans
that don't include Falcon Crest.
Well, it's nothing
definite, Angela.
Well, you know, Julia
doesn't realize it
but she has
more security here
than she would
have anyplace else.
And so could you,
if you were smart.
If I were to put myself
under your thumb again?
Well, not necessarily.
You know
you were very good at your
work when you wanted to be.
And with inflation,
your salary could triple.
I'd think about it seriously.
Why don't you just let Julia
and me work things out
for ourselves
this time around?
Well, Julia's asked me
for a couple of days off.
And I can understand
how you'd like to be together.
But I think you should
include Lance.
I've already asked him.
Well, why don't you
let me ask him?
Now, why would you wanna do
a thing like that for me?
Oh, I think I know him
better than you do.
I'm sure he wants to go.
He's just a little prideful
like his father.
Hello, Grandmother.
I thought you'd be packing.
I'm gonna escort you
to the reception this evening.
Oh, I want you
to go with them, Lance.
No, Grandmother.
The international market
means just as much to me
as it does to you.
It'd be a plus to have
Falcon Crest wines
served in foreign embassies.
That can take care
of itself in time.
This situation needs
your attention now.
-Business first.
-Family first.
He was never a father to me. Why
should I start pretending now?
I'm asking you to do this
for your mother.
-She can take care of herself.
-Since when?
Tony Cumson wants something from
us and you have three days
to find out what it is.
-Mom, hi.
-Hi.
How you doing? I have a plate
in the oven for you.
You do? Great. Thanks, honey.
-Hi, Mom.
-Hi, hon.
-I fixed dinner.
-You did?
Meatloaf.
-Even looks like meatloaf.
-Oh, that's good.
Sit down, we'll
take care of everything.
Good.
-Hi, honey.
-Hello there.
I was beginning
to be worried about you.
I'm okay. I'm just exhausted.
And my feet are killing me.
Have some wine.
Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you.
To home.
Mother?
I'd like to go to the mountains
with you, if it's not too late.
Did your grandmother
tell you to do that?
No, I told her.
I've been thinking about it.
Maybe we should try
to work things out.
-Don't.
-You should stop.
Hello. Maggie.
Ed asked me to do a rewrite
on this nursing-home article.
Honey, I'm sorry, it's just
Well, it came up
at the last minute. I know.
Maybe 15,
maybe 20 minutes, tops.
-Okay. See you soon.
-Alright. Be careful.
-Goodnight, darling.
-Goodnight.
See you in the morning.
Maggie, are you coming to bed?
I had to take
a couple of aspirin.
I can't get rid
of this blasted headache.
Oh, oh, oh.
Maybe, this'll help.
Honey, I mean
That's great, except I'm
too tired to appreciate it.
Just hold me, alright?
It's a lot of pressure,
isn't it?
I tell you, I have never
had to work so fast.
It's exciting, though.
So are you.
You know one of the nice things
about farmers' hours
is you go to bed early
and you get to make love.
-I miss that.
-Me too.
Want to try
for a refresher course?
-Oh, honey.
-Or are you too beat?
Well, you know I have
to do a 9:00 interview
at city hall tomorrow morning.
City hall.
Oh, who cares? I'll catch up
on my sleep on the weekend.
Hi.
No, I don't
I don't want you driving tired.
I'm worried about you.
-Is this gonna go on for long?
-I know, it's very hectic.
I didn't expect
it to be like this.
Things will settle down.
Do you have any idea when?
A couple of weeks.
I love you.
I love you.
Seems to me that used
to be my line.
Yes, I see what you're saying.
It's one of the best listings
we have in the office.
Of course, when you have
500 acres like Falcon Crest
it doesn't seem like much,
but it has real potential.
These days you've to constantly
expand or die in the process.
-Right.
-Can I talk to you for a second?
Sure. Excuse me.
This is making your father
and me very happy, Lance.
Having us all
together like this.
You're gonna turn your back
on Falcon Crest for him?
Don't you see what he's doing?
Don't jump to too many
conclusions, Lance.
I don't have to.
It's very clear.
Tony can still manage property,
and I could make my own wines.
And you won't need me after
you take over the property.
Falcon Crest needs you.
You won't leave. Never.
Well, when did you get home?
A little while ago.
Would you like to share
your little outing with me?
Not much to tell.
It was nice, really.
We went fishing, drove around a
bit. The weather was beautiful.
Come to the point, Lance.
She falls all over him and
doesn't see what a phony he is.
-Obviously, you do.
-She's making a fool of herself.
You sound like a jealous lover.
Now, what is she up to?
She's putting an offer
on 20 acres
of zinfandel and gamay.
Up around Hot Springs.
Thank you very much.
You scared the daylight
What are you doing?
I had some business in town,
thought I'd take you to lunch.
Oh, how nice. Oh, excuse me.
Hello? Yeah, yeah,
I'm almost finished.
Oh, half-hour.
Okay. Great. Bye-bye.
-So can you wait?
-Sure.
Good. Okay.
-Excuse me.
-Oh, wait a minute.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
No, no, no. This. Okay.
Thought the airlines
were hectic.
Quite a pace around here.
Yeah?
Wait a minute.
Nobody told me about changing
the angle on the story
Well, has anybody
spoken to Ed?
Fine. Alright, I will.
I don't know. I'll get back
to you soon as I can.
Yeah. Great.
Honey, I'm sorry. I'm not
gonna be able to make it today.
That's alright.
I just had a great little
Italian restaurant picked out.
Oh, honey, I'm sorry.
Maybe some other time, okay?
It's okay.
I'll see you at home.
Chase.
Well, thank you very much.
He said there was another offer
already in
and he didn't know
about it until now.
I must have been crazy
to think
that Mother would
ever leave us alone.
It doesn't matter.
Don't say anything.
Don't give her the satisfaction.
We'll bide our time.
There are other vineyards.
Where's all the frenzied
activity I usually see here?
-I'm afraid I'm frenzied out.
-If it's Ed, don't worry.
He tells me you've taken
to reporting like fish to water.
No. No, it's me.
Chase came by
to take me to lunch.
We haven't seen much of each
other since I started here,
I've been sitting
on this deadline all morning.
Finally, he left and I haven't
been able to write a word.
-Is this it?
-Yeah.
Sounds like the walls
are closing in a little.
Yeah, that's what it feels like.
I don't know. Something's wrong.
You had your feet wet.
Do you like reporting?
I love it. I do.
But?
I don't wanna sound maudlin
but I miss my family.
I had a balance there
between everything that I love.
I wish Angela could've
thought like that.
We might still be together.
You see, she had only
one passion in life.
Falcon Crest.
I won't live like that.
Maybe that's something
she hadn't counted on.
What do you mean?
Never mind.
Look, I know a thoroughbred
when I see one.
If you're gonna run anywhere,
I'd like you to run
with my colors.
Calm yourself.
Don't get involv
I should've known better than
to think you had any feelings.
You knew we made a bid,
-you had to spoil it.
-Forget it.
-Julia, forget it.
-No, I won't forget it.
He's not worth
getting worked up over.
Stay out of this. This is
between my mother and me.
He calling the shots now?
A couple of rolls in the sack
make him a big man again?
I see everything
is finally back to normal.
This is going on the rock pile.
-Hi.
-Hello.
What are you doing here?
Well, Douglas Channing
gave me a new job.
Yeah?
He came in, I said,
"This isn't working out
for me on the Globe."
He said, "No problem."
Gave me a part-time job
as a stringer on
the local paper in the valley.
And I'm home again.
Good.
We've got you back.
Excuse me.
-Excuse me.
-Listen, Mom.
-What?
-We're glad you're back and all.
But it's time to get back
to doing what you really love.
-So these are for you.
-Oh, God, you're so good to me.
Do I deserve this family?
A young woman to see Mr. Cumson.
Tony
could I talk to you alone?
I'm sorry, who are you?
Please don't do this to me.
You seem very upset, Miss
-Barbara.
-Barbara.
What can we do for you?
I wanna talk to Tony alone.
To Tony?
Look, miss, whatever
you've got to say to me
you can say it right here
in front of my wife and my son.
How can you stand there and
pretend that you don't know me?
Because I don't.
Two years living together
is wiped out just like that?
I have never seen you before.
Look, what are you
trying to pull here?
I'm pregnant.
I didn't know that
when you'd left.
Chao-Li, I'd like her
out of here, please.
No. I think I wanna hear this.
I told you, I don't know her.
I'm sorry.
I didn't wanna come here
and hurt anyone.
You say we lived together?
Where did we live?
-Anchorage.
-Where in Anchorage?
9611 Highgate Hill.
Why are we playing this game?
All you have to do is tell me
that you don't want the baby
and I'll leave.
I mean, this is crazy.
It's them.
They set this whole thing up.
I don't have anybody but Tony.
I want my baby to have a father.
I thought,
if you knew the truth
-The truth?
-maybe you'd let him go.
I want the truth.
And I want it right now.
Tony, stop it.
You're hurting her.
I'm going back up home
again tonight.
You know where to find me.
I swear to you,
none of it is true. None.
Look, you've gotta believe me.
I don't know
what to believe anymore.
You can believe
that your mother and Lance
can't stand
to see us together.
That they'll do anything
to prevent it.
-Yes.
-Yeah, and he's just like her.
Oh, I know. I know.
We can't survive here.
Come away with me.
Tonight. Now.
-But where?
-It doesn't matter.
-What about my work?
-It doesn't matter.
-Where would we go?
-It doesn't matter. I love you.
Please.
I don't wanna lose you.
Please.
Please.
Yes.
Oh, yes. Yes, we'll go.
We'll go.
Start packing.
Don't be a fool, Julia.
I'll take that, honey.
Julia?
I can't go.
You can't?
I really thought I could leave,
but I can't.
I
I can't live here.
I know that.
Someday
somehow,