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Season 14 (1992-93)
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################ Knots Landing ###############
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CBS Thursdays

Primary Cast:
Michele Lee ................................... Karen MacKenzie
Kevin Dobson .................................. Mack MacKenzie
Ted Shackelford ............................... Gary Ewing
William Devane ................................ Greg Sumner
Michelle Phillips ............................. Anne Matheson
Nicollette Sheridan ........................... Paige Matheson
Stacy Galina .................................. Kate Whittaker
Kathleen Noone ................................ Claudia Whittaker

Secondary Cast:
Lorenzo Caccialanza ........................... Nick Schillace
Felicity Waterman ............................. Vanessa Hunt
Joseph Gian ................................... Tom Ryan
Tara Marchant ................................. Toni Fields
Maree Cheatham ................................ Mary Robeson
Norman Merrill ................................ Joe Robeson
William Allen Young ........................... Cliff Templeton
Joseph Cousins ................................ Bobby Ewing
Emily Ann Lloyd ............................... Betsy Ewing
Rhianna Janette ............................... Meg MacKenzie
Victoria Ann-Lewis ............................ Peggy
Carlos Cantu .................................. Carlos
Mark Haining .................................. Mort Tubor

14.1 (326) Knots Landing: "FOUND AND LOST"
29Oct92 CBS Thur
Written by : Ann Marcus
Directed by : Nicholas Sgarro
Guest Cast:
Pierce Lawton.............. Bruce Greenwood
Alex Barth........... Boyd Kestner
Zack....................... J.C. Quinn
Paige is shocked when the presumed dead Pierce Lawton threatens her with a
knife; fortunately, Alex Barth saves her and Pierce is taken to jail. A
frantic Karen and Mack search for Meg and are surprised when Mary Robeson
brings her back to the house, claiming to be Meg's grandmother (Laura's
birth mother). Meanwhile, Anne tracks down Greg in the mountains to tell
him that she's pregnant with his child, and Claudia kicks Alex out. Gary
becomes concerned when Val doesn't return home from Florida.

14.2 (327) Knots Landing: "LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS"
5Nov92 CBS Thur
Written by : Lisa Seidman
Directed by : Lorraine Senna Ferrara
Guest Cast:
Alex Barth................. Boyd Kestner
Paige finds out from Carlos that Anne went looking for Greg. Mary Robeson
visits Karen under the pretense of learning more about Laura, whom she
claims was wrongfully taken from her at birth. Mack is frustrated working
with the Sumner Group and decides to focus on his law practice, especially
since Frank went back east to visit Julie. Anne and Greg decide to get
married and keep the baby, and the news stuns everybody, including a
heartbroken Paige. Mary plans to sue the MacKenzies for visitation rights
to Meg. Kate catches Alex and Vanessa in the shower together and kicks them
out. Gary goes to Florida to search for Val.

14.3 (328) Knots Landing: "THE CHILDREN'S HOUR"
12Nov92 CBS Thur
Written by : James Magnuson
Directed by : Jerome Courtland
Guest Cast:
Alex Barth................. Boyd Kestner
Dr. Ellen Stern... Karen Ludwig
Deputy Mayor Lofton........ Gregg Daniel
Greg warns Mary to stay away from Meg and the MacKenzies. Gary returns from
Florida without any clues as to Val's whereabouts. Kate moves back in with
Claudia at the cul-de-sac. Greg goes to work on a task force to improve
real estate developments in Los Angeles that have been destroyed by riots.
He uses the task force to try and get closer to Paige but she doesn't fall
for it. Claudia gets Vanessa a job at a television station as payment for
breaking up Kate and Alex. Mack and Karen find out that Mary told Meg she
was adopted. Nick Schillace visits Anne after learning of her engagement. A
drunken Alex is fired by Paige after he tries to assault her; he later
leaves town. Anne's doctor tells her that she's not pregnant after all.

14.4 (329) Knots Landing: "RESCUE ME"
19Nov92 CBS Thur
Written by : Ann Marcus
Directed by : Nicholas Sgarro
Guest Cast:
Paul Cameron............... Barry Laws
Alex Barth........... Boyd Kestner
Judge Allan Rifkin......... William Newman
Art Nam.............. Yuji Okumoto
Paul Cameron, the detective Gary hired to search for Val, has a lead that
she was kidnapped. Before he goes to Florida, Gary confronts Mary Robeson
about Val's disappearance but she denies knowing anything. Later, Mary has
her brother Joe try to extort money from Karen and Mack in exchange for
dropping the visitation suit, but they don't bite. When Claudia sees Nick
Schillace at Anne and Greg's house, she tries to have him arrested for
stealing art from the Sumner Foundation a year before. However, Nick
returns the artifact to Claudia and they sleep together. Mary's sob story
during the hearing convinces the judge to give her visitation rights to
Meg. Greg arranges for Mary and Joe to be set-up for cocaine-trafficking,
but they catch on and dispose of it all before they're caught. Joe, unknown
to Mary, calls someone in Florida and tells them to get rid of Val. When
Gary and Cameron trail a car they believe has Val in it, they're shocked
when it goes off the road and bursts into flames.

14.5 (330) Knots Landing: "LOVE AND DEATH"
3Dec92 CBS Thur
Written by : Lisa Seidman
Directed by : Menachem Binetski
Guest Cast:
Bill Nolan................. David James Elliott
Everyone is saddened by the news of Val's death. While packing away Val's
clothes, Kate tries to comfort Gary and they end up kissing. Karen gives
the eulogy at Val's funeral. Former baseball stars Bill Nolan and Cliff
Templeton ask the Sumner Group to help finance a sports complex designed to
keep kids off the street, but Claudia and Paige vote against it. Anne, who
still hasn't told Greg that she's not pregnant, begins taking fertility
pills. She tells Mack that she's trying to get pregnant so Greg will never
know she lied. Meanwhile, after changing her mind about the sports complex,
Paige sleeps with Bill instead of going to her mother's wedding. Greg, who
was having second thoughts about marrying Anne, sees them together in bed
and goes back to the church.

14.6 (331) Knots Landing: "THE PRICE"
10Dec92 CBS Thur
Written by : James Magnuson
Directed by : Michele Lee
Guest Cast:
Bill Nolan................. David James Elliott
Paige tells Bill that it was a mistake to sleep with him, but they work it
out. She manages to get the Sumner Group's approval to build the sports
complex, even though Claudia votes against it. Nick and Claudia grow
closer. Later, Nick and Vanessa Hunt talk about their past connection to a
man named Treadwell. Kate confides in Paige about kissing Gary. Mary
Robeson's visit causes Meg to have nightmares; despite this, the judge
still won't end Mary's visitation rights. When Joe again tries to extort
money from the MacKenzies, Mack secretly asks Paige for a million dollars.

14.7 (332) Knots Landing: "BYE-BYE, LOVE"
17Dec92 CBS Thur
Written by : Ann Marcus
Directed by : Reza Badiyi
Guest Cast:
Bill Nolan................. David James Elliott
When Paige tells Mack that she can't let him borrow a million dollars to
pay off Mary Robeson, he goes to Claudia. She creates a phony charity to
cover up the missing million dollars, but lies to Mack and says she could
only get half a million; the other half she uses to buy Nick a restraunt.
Mack, with Gary's help, plans to videotape the transaction to prove that
Mary is trying to extort money, but the camcorder breaks down during the
meeting. Bill Nolan, despite growing closer to Paige, accepts a
multi-million dollar offer to play baseball in Japan.

14.8 (333) Knots Landing: "A DEATH IN THE FAMILY"
7Jan93 CBS Thur
Written by : Donald Marcus
Directed by : Nicholas Sgarro
Guest Cast:
Darryn Flint................Lance Slaughter
Dr. Ellen Stern... Karen Ludwig
Bill Nolan................. David James Elliott
Joe Robeson tells Mary about what happened in Florida with Val. Furious,
she gives him $50,000.00 and tells him she never wants to see him again.
Later, she tells Mack that until she gets the other half million, she's
going to keep visiting Meg. When Mack shows up at her apartment, Mary
secretly records their argument. Anne and Greg return from their honeymoon.
When Vanessa finds Anne's fertility pills, she tries to blackmail her. To
cover her tracks, Anne fakes a miscarriage by falling off her horse. She's
frustrated, however, when she finds out that Greg arranged for Bill Nolan's
job offer in Japan in order to keep him from Paige. Karen goes to Mary's
apartment and finds her dead.

14.9 (334) Knots Landing: "SOME LIKE IT HOT"
14Jan93 CBS Thur
Written by : Lisa Seidman
Directed by : Michele Lee
Larry Lambert.............. John Lawlor
Pat..........Jason Workman
Karen takes the tape of Mary and Mack arguing before the police arrive.
Mack is furious when he finds out that she took it because she thought he
was involved in Mary's murder. Paige's former fiancee, Tom Ryan, who's in
charge of the investigation, questions Karen, Paige, and Mack. When Paige
learns that Claudia gave Mack half a million dollars, she vows to find out
what happened to the other half. After Mary's former attorney, Toni Fields,
gives Tom a copy of the tape Mary made and sent to Toni before her death,
Mack is arrested for murder. Meanwhile, Gary tells Kate that he only wants
to be friends with her. Anne tells Greg that she was never really pregnant,
but he decides to stay married to her out of convenience.

14.10 (335) Knots Landing: "THE INVISIBLE MAN"
21Jan93 CBS Thur
Written by : Rocci Chatfield
Directed by : Kevin Dobson
Guest Cast:
Darryn Flint.............. Lance Slaughter
William Reed.............. Ryan Cutrona
Deputy Mayor Lofton........Gregg Daniel
While in jail awaiting bond, Mack refuses to see Karen. Tom tries to get
closer to Paige but she rejects his efforts. Greg and Paige suspect that
Claudia gave half a million dollars to Mack and the other half to Nick.
Claudia tells Tom that she never gave Mack any money from the Sumner Group.
Karen asks Greg to pay Mack's bond.

14.11 (336) Knots Landing: "THE GETAWAY"
28Jan93 CBS Thur
Written by : James Magnuson
Directed by : Nicholas Sgarro
Guest Cast:
Mrs. Carter................ Virginia Capers
Mr. Carter...... Paul Benjamin
Ingred Raynor.............. Marjorie Lovett
Art Nam......... Yuji Okumoto
Toni Fields offers to help Mack with his investigation of Mary's murder.
Claudia tells Nick that she needs to give back the half a million dollars
that she embezzled from the Sumner Group or she'll end up in prison.
Surprisingly, Nick gives Claudia money from his "friends," and Claudia
quickly returns the money. Greg continues to punish Anne for lying about
her pregnancy by making her feel unattractive. Without telling Karen, Mack
and Gary go to Florida to track down Joe Robeson to see what he knows about
Mary's murder and Val's kidnapping.

14.12 (337) Knots Landing: "CALL WAITING"
4Feb93 CBS Thur
Written by : Donald Marcus
Directed by : Beth Brickell
Guest Cast:
Darryn Flint.............. Lance Slaughter
Mrs. Carter.............. Virginia Capers
Deputy Mayor Lofton........Gregg Daniel
Mr. Carter............... Paul Benjamin
Anne considers having plastic surgery. Karen tries to cover for Mack after
he skips bail with Paige's help. Paige distracts Tom and they find out that
Joe Robeson is in Las Vegas, not Florida. Tom takes Joe in for questioning
but all he admits to is taking the half million from Mary's apartment. When
Tom finally realizes that Mack skipped bail, Karen and Paige beg him to
wait 24 hours before arresting him.

14.13 (338) Knots Landing: "FAREWELL, MY LOVELY"
11Feb93 CBS Thur
Written by : Lisa Seidman
Directed by : Nicholas Sgarro
(No Guest Cast)
Mack and Gary return from Florida and tell Tom that "Mary" Robeson was
really Laura's aunt. The real Mary Robeson died in childbirth, and her
sister Loretta assumed her identity in order to extort money from the
MacKenzies. When Val found out, she was kidnapped by Joe's thugs to keep
her from ruining Mary's extortion plan. Joe Robeson meets Nick and admits
that he killed Loretta. Nick reminds Joe that the custody battle with the
MacKenzies was designed solely to distract Karen and Mack and get them out
of the Sumner Group. Later, Joe is found dead of a gunshot wound. Mack asks
Toni Fields to be his partner in his law practice now that Frank has moved
back east to be with Julie. The charges against Mack are dropped, but his
irrational attitude and unwillingness to talk to Karen causes her to take
Meg to New York to visit daughter Diana.

14.14 (339) Knots Landing: "THE WAY THINGS WERE"
18Feb93 CBS Thur
Written by : William Devane & Don Mueller
Directed by : Jerome Courtland
(No Guest Cast)
Greg asks Mack for his shares of the Sumner Group so that he can regain
control of the company. Later, when he threatens Claudia with prison for
money laundering, she relectuantly consents to selling him back her shares.
Nick doesn't take kindly to this news and tells Claudia she still owes his
"friends" for giving her half a million dollars. To keep Claudia from
quitting the company, Nick's employer arranges a hit-and-run accident for
Kate. Meanwhile, Anne finally lets Greg have it for treating her like dirt,
and Mack gives Paige his shares of the Sumner Group.

14.15 (340) Knots Landing: "HINTS AND EVASIONS"
25Feb93 CBS Thur
Written by : Raymond Goldstone
Directed by : Joan Van Ark
Guest Cast:
Diana...................... Claudia Lonow
Kate tells Paige that the truck hit her on purpose; fortunately she has no
serious injuries. Nick tells Claudia that the accident was a warning for
her to not quit the Sumner Group. Paige and Tom grow closer. Karen tells
Diana that she misses Mack. Vanessa tells Tom about Treadwell, a powerful
man who's determined to take over the major corporations of America,
starting with the Sumner Group. After putting a virus in the computer banks
for Nick, Claudia goes on a vacation with Kate, who's devastated by Gary's
inability to forget Val and move on with his life.

14.16 (341) Knots Landing: "MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE"
4Mar93 CBS Thur
Written by : Howard Lakin
Directed by : Victor Lobl
Guest Cast:
Myers.............. Kevin McBride
Marvin Biederman........... Robert Curtis-Brown
Anne and Nick scheme to trick Greg out of four million dollars by holding
for ransom one of his prized horses, but their plan backfires when he
learns that the insurance for the horse is worth more than the actual horse
itself. Nevertheless, Anne is humiliated when Greg catches her red-handed
with Nick and the horse. Tom and Vanessa sleep together, and Vanessa tells
him just how sick and evil Treadwell is. Later, Tom tries to alert Greg
about the danger facing him, Paige, and Claudia, but he won't be
intimidated out of the company.

14.17 (342) Knots Landing: "DAY OF THE ASSASSIN"
11Mar93 CBS Thur
Written by : Donald Marcus
Directed by : Reza Badiyi
Guest Cast:
Diana.................... Claudia Lonow
Treadwell.................. Daniel Gerroll
Anne tells Greg she knows the only reason he stays married to her is so he
can't have Paige. When Greg tracks down Claudia and Kate, he offers them
protection from Treadwell if she'll sell him her shares; she agrees. Gary
tells Kate that he wants to be with her. An attempt is made on Greg's life,
but he remains unfazed. Mack goes to New York and asks Karen to come home
with him. Vanessa is kidnapped by Treadwell and overhears him plotting to
put a bomb on the Sumner airplane. She notifies Tom but it's too late--the
plane carrying Paige, Greg, and the bomb has already lifted off.

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Note: CBS originally aired the following three episodes in one
evening. In reruns, they've been shown over three different days.
The Knots Landing Block Party" (not to be confused with episode
65, "The Block Party") is not numbered in the episode sequence as
it was a documentary produced by an outside production company.

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"THE KNOTS LANDING BLOCK PARTY" (documentary)

This documentary features Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson, Michele Lee, and Ted
Shackelford sitting in director's chairs in the center of the cul-de-sac,
recounting a lot of Knots' best scenes (clips) and discussing the ones that
had the greatest effects on them. In taped interview segments, Lisa Hartman
Black, Julie Harris, Constance McCashin, William Devane (who gently cuts
down the decision to kill off Laura), and Nicollette Sheridan (there may
have been another) discuss their memories of Knots Landing. The program
also features clips of fans talking about how everything stopped on
Thursday nights when they watched Knots, and a brief list (with still
photos) of other actors who had appeared on the show. At the closing
credits, Michele Lee and Joan Van Ark decide to do a loud version of the
theme song, singing 'da, da-DA DA DA, dada DA, dadada DA.' At the very end,
Ted Shackelford says, "We'll never work in this town again!" as everyone doubles over laughing.

14.18 - 14.19 (343 - 344) Knots Landing: "JUST LIKE OLD TIMES" (final episode)
13May93 CBS Thur
Part 1-- Written by : Lisa Seidman / Directed by : Jerome Courtland
Part 2-- Written by : Ann Marcus / Directed by : Jerome Courtland
Special Guest Stars :
Joan Van Ark.......... Val Ewing
Donna Mills........... Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner
Guest Cast:
Treadwell.................. Daniel Gerroll

Tom Ryan helps Paige and Greg disarm the bomb. Val arrives from Florida in disguise and contacts Gary. She says that
she was kidnapped because she caught on to Robeson and Treadwell, and that it was one of the kidnappers that was killed
in the car that exploded. Mack, Karen, and Meg return from New York and are shocked to learn that Val is alive. Vanessa
kills Treadwell before he could kill Nick. In exchange for her shares of the Sumner Group, Greg gets Claudia a job as
a curator in a museum in Monaco, five million dollars, and a savings account for Kate. Meanwhile, Treadwell's partner
is revealed to be Abby Fairgate. She proceeds with her plot to take over the Sumner Group, but Nick and Anne sell
information to Greg that can stop her. Anne leaves Greg and Knots Landing with Nick, but first tells Paige to follow her
heart. Kate leaves town to go back to college so that Gary and Val can resume their lives. Anne and Nick celebrate their
financial windfall from Greg and Abby by going to Paris, which, they learn as they board the airplane, is exactly where
Claudia is going, too! Greg tells Abby that if she doesn't end the takeover attempt, he'll use the information Anne sold
him to send her to prison. Now that she owns 2/3 of the Sumner Group, Paige tells Greg she wants his office, then they
kiss. As the Ewings and MacKenzies plan a barbecue at the cul-de-sac, Karen and Val become nostalgic when they see a
couple moving into Frank's house. Just then, Abby arrives and announces to the very surprised neighbors that she bought
Claudia's house. "Just like old times," she muses before walking into her new house, leaving Karen good-naturedly
shaking her head.