Knots Landing

After Paige is shot by Pierce, the MacKenzies, Anne, and Sumner rally to her side. Will she recover?

Val gets Sumner's cooperation for her book about him. Pierce buys a rifle and makes a death threat to Sumner.

Pierce is beaten and told to avoid Paige. Val is asked to write Greg Sumner's biography, as Sumner hires Alex.

Gary accepts a job managing the ranch. Sumner brings Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton to Meg's competition.

Karen is asked to do a TV feature on the Ewings but instead leaves the show. The ranch is auctioned.

Paige discovers Pierce's late girlfriend was pregnant. Gary shuts down the Tidal Energy Project.

Greg Sumner and Claudia plan to find a new job for Joseph. Alex Barth makes trouble for Claudia.

Gary's bank loan is in question thanks to Pierce's boat accident. Jason isn't sure about leaving for Sweden.

Mack worries Sumner will take his daughter back. Benny fakes a fall at Anne's workplace to make money.

Victoria and Sumner plot to ruin the energy project. Victoria knows a dark secret about Pierce's past.

Brian keeps his gun pointed at the members of the MacKenzie family, as he awaits a call from Sumner.

Benny loves Anne, who doesn't reciprocate. Joseph and Kate are in love. Pierce's ex-girlfriend makes trouble.

Paige outwits Sumner to help her boyfriend's company, while Kate and Joseph begin a romance.

After realizing Linda's murder is a low priority for the police, Greg sets out to find Brian.

A suspicious Sumner investigates Claudia's convenient fainting spell and discovers it's a real problem.

When Brian learns Linda's revealed his wherabouts to his ex-wife, he reacts viciously.

Linda learns Brian killed a private investigator hired by his wife. Paige's romance blossoms.

Kate tries to convince the police her mother, Claudia, trapped her own son and accidentally caused his death.

Claudia settles into her new job, promptly appointing a new board member; Frank gets a job offer; Paige has had about all she can take of her job---and of Linda; Val gets a welcome home from the twins.

Greg offers Claudia a job in hopes of keeping her in town, while Steve finds out who orchestrated his family's business failure.

Mack faces disbarment after helping Jason; Anne and Nick discover that money doesn't buy happiness; Steve lands a job at the Sumner group---as Paige's assistant; and Paige gets the surprise of her life.

Jason moves in with his new foster family; Anne and Nick scheme to double their investment; Linda plays cat and mouse to impress Sumner; Frank searches for Ms. Right.

An antique doll could mean life or death for Anne and Nick; Linda's carelessness could mean the end of her relationship with Michael; Steve follows Claudia to get some answers; Frank plays chaperone to Julie.

A friend's return puts Anne in an awkward position; Jason can't seem to escape violence; Claudia's past catches up with her; Gary tries to make a future for himself and the twins; Sumner notices Linda's hard work.

Mac determines to get Jason's custody order rescinded or face a jail term for kidnapping; Steve reveals his intentions; Val taunts Gary with more wild accusations; Paige learns of her mother's duplicity.

The Mackenzies rearrange their lives for Jason; Gary gets news from Val's doctor; Frank and Charlotte have their first nondate; Linda's ploy backfires; Kate's new pal Steve stirs up trouble.

Mack's family history prompts his concern for finding and protecting Jason; Paige gets wise to Linda's aspirations; Kate catches the eye of a photographer; Frank and Julie reach an understanding.

Mack takes steps to gain Jason's trust, while Jason tries to make peace with his father; Claudia hides her glee upon hearing Sumner's news; Frank struggles with dating; Gary and Karen await signs of Val's recovery.

Sumner springs some news on Paige; Mack feels helpless when Jason is returned to his brutal father; Paige proceeds with her wedding plans; Gary encourages Val to get treatment.

Paige and Greg may finally be singing the same song; Claudia intends to tarnish the holidays for Anne; Gary takes care of the twins in Val's absence; Mack means to save Jason from a terrible fate.

Wedding bells chime for a new bride; Claudia stops at nothing to win control of Sumner's fortune; Mack wants to learn more about Jason; and Val's unpredictable behavior threatens the twins.

Anne and Nick fret over the briefcase fiasco; a Sumner Group bigwig is impressed by Linda; Frank lays down the law to a truant Julie.

The briefcase turns up; Greg and Paige make headlines after she visits him in the hospital; Karen wants to know Linda better; Val's prenuptial jitters baffle Gary; Frank worries about Julie's new boyfriend.

Anne and Nick get cozy; Sgt. Levine questions Julie about Danny's death; Val and Gary bicker over their rehearsal dinner; Paige feels confused after a chat with Mack; and Anne prepares to confront the blackmailer.

Nick and Anne respond to blackmail threats; Paige gets into a squabble at home and seeks to change her image at work; pain gets the best of Sumner; Frank receives troubling news; Gary worries about Val.

A houseguest makes Anne's life miserable; personal indecision plagues Paige; a cop hounds Frank about Danny's death; family matters seep into Sumner's thoughts.

The police search for a murder suspect; a blackmail threat puts Anne in touch with someone from her past; Paige plays hooky to look for another job; Kate spends some time with Sumner.

Karen's nightmare at the station isn't over; Val's torment on the home front may be coming to an end; and Anne's financial troubles may just be beginning.

Danny plots revenge against Gary; and Mack is asked to plead Tom's case to Paige. Meanwhile, Anne loses her financial footing; and troubles surface for Karen following Frank's TV appearance.

Gary and Val contemplate a major move, while Danny plots revenge; an unexpected visitor interrupts Sumner's vacation plans; Frank watches as Julie clears the house of all reminders of her mother.

Sumner is haunted by faces from his past; Paige is in a black mood over Tom's disappearing act; Val is in a quandary over Danny's harassment and Gary's proposal; Jeff moves to ease Karen's nerves.

Tragedy reunites Frank and Pat; the TV station beefs up security for Karen, while Dianne schemes to exploit the celebrity-stalker situation; Tom makes official his proposal to Paige and arouses Sumner's curiosity in the process; Gary basks in his new role as father.

Tom's heartfelt proposal gives Paige food for thought; Paula's announcement leaves Sumner nonplussed; Danny's confession confuses the twins; a deranged fan continues to stalk Karen; Frank and Patricia stubbornly remain apart.

Danny's threatening presence at the house drives Val to seek safety at Gary's; Karen dismisses as harmless an adoring fan's visit to the TV station, despite warnings from Jeff; Patricia lands a hospital job.

Val takes action to protect herself and the twins from Danny; a medical emergency has Patricia yearning to return to hospital work; Anne schemes to get rid of Paula to have Sumner all to herself.

Sumner gets a second chance, thanks to Mack; Danny's secret past comes to haunt Val; Karen and her producer nearly come to blows over promotion for "Open Mike"; and Linda becomes an overnight sensation at work.

Sumner fights for his life in a hospital bed; Paige gets an unwelcome visit from her mother; Danny reacts violently in an argument over the adoption of the twins, while Tom reacts in anger to Mack's accusations.

Someone is waging war on the Sumner Group, but Mack's chief concern is Paige's safety; Danny means to end Gary's interference; Eric returns to make amends.

Sumner is left more than baffled by findings that may be connected to his daughter's homicide; Harold leans on Tom for a loan; Karen picks up bad vibes from Danny at a dinner party for Val; Gary finds himself alone - again.

Sumner grieves over Mary Frances by taking solace in a bottle---but the mystery of her death only becomes more complicated; Harold acts drastically when he's unable to pay a debt; Val's desperate act surprises Karen.

Tom is summoned to Sumner Group headquarters to investigate a tragedy; Jane Sumner is summoned again to Knots Landing; Mack considers giving up the Oakman investigation.

Sumner's embittered daughter Mary Frances pays a surprise visit; Mack learns who controls the Oakman Industries' pension fund; and Harold gets in over his head in the world of high finance, while Olivia's business acumen pays off.

Mack and Tom try to track down a former Oakman employee, but Tom has another mission to accomplish; Olivia buys some stock on a tip, while Harold also searches for a way to make a fast buck; Val plans her wedding, despite friends' doubts.

Linda's announcement has a profound impact on the Mackenzie family and raises a barrier between Eric and Michael; Mack and Frank follow a lead in the Oakman Industries scandal; Sumner pursues Paula with a vengeance.

Michael blames himself for the marital problems between Linda and Eric, which intensify during a party for Michael; Paige feigns illness to spend the day with Tom; and Paula gets wise to Sumner.

Val refuses to believe Gary's story that Danny raped Amanda; and Amanda feels victimized again after she goes to the police.

Paige resents Mack and Karen's interference in her topsy-turvy personal life; lusting after his brother's wife takes a toll on Michael; Karen takes over as host of "Open Mike"; Tom refuses to play by the rules.

With their divorce now final, Amanda feels released, but Danny feels rage; Baylor warns Mack to quit pursuing the pension-fund murder case; Tom's superiors warn him against dating Paige; and Mort badgers Michael about "Teresa."

Mack runs into puzzling road blocks as he tries to clear a client; Karen proves a natural as host of a TV interview program; Michael gets carried away with his first credit card, and with emotions involving Linda.

Sumner takes a liking to Paula; Paige puts Sumner on the back burner; Mack unnerves an Oakman executive while preparing his defense of Virginia; Michael discovers an admirer close to home.

Mack and Frank are caught up in a murder investigation that leads too close to home; Karen goes up against Sumner in a TV debate on the environment; Val finally realizes how Amanda fits into the scheme of things.

In her new executive position, Paige gives her boss a run for his money; Gary bursts Val's bubble when he ends up in a confrontation with Danny; Mack takes on the case of a defiant client.

Paige considers Sumner's offer, intending to wrap him around her little finger; Val considers Danny's offer, troubled by his effect on the twins; Gary pounds the pavement in search of "Sally's friend."

Paige is sickened by the surprise she receives upon returning to Knots Landing; Karen realizes that rumors about Mack's behavior may be true; Val wonders whether she's found Mr. Right; Olivia and Harold clash over finances.

Gary thinks he may have overheard a murder, but he reaches a dead end when he looks for the victim; Paige plays cat-and-mouse with rivals Sumner and Ted; Danny suggests a way to ease the twins' confusion over his relationship with Val.

Paige traces Hawkins' key to a box in Spring Lake and travels with Melcher, who thinks he has the key.

Paige's investigation implicates Ted Melcher in the murder of Murakame Corporation's president.

Abby's intricate scheme to protect her secret ownership of Murakame Corporation begins to unravel.

As Karen and Paula compile evidence against her company, Abby concocts a plan to protect her drilling scheme.

Abby's secret ownership of Murakame is endangered when Sumner requests to meet the company's chief executive.

Abby joins a conservation group working to stop an offshore drilling plan - by a company she secretly owns.

As Gary faces a hearing for Jill's murder, Mack works to prove his innocence. Paige approaches Sumner.

Jill's funeral is held, as Mack's investigations reveal Val and Frank could be suspects in her murder.

Gary is arrested for the murder of Jill. Karen and Mack rejoice at Sumner's decision regarding custody of Meg.

Val and Gary worry Jill might hurt someone else. Karen and Mack agree to meet with Sumner and Abby.

When Sumner moves to regain custody, Karen and Mack fight back. Jill's plot to win back Gary endangers Julie.

Jill wants to take a lie-detector test to prove her innocence. Ted warns Sumner of his political weaknesses.

As the evidence mounts, Gary believes Jill tried to murder Val. Michael becomes infatuated with a classmate.

Jill's alibi begins to come apart when her San Francisco "lover" makes an embarrassing accusation.

As Sumner and Abby's wedding approaches, his former lover Paige tries everything to win him back.

Jill reluctantly prepares to move out of Gary's home. Abby works to make Sumner's wedding a media event.

Sumner shocks Abby with a proposal, as Olivia announces she will marry Harold. Paige receives unexpected news.

Sumner considers running for mayor and hires Ted Melcher to handle his return to politics. Val confronts Jill.

Jill confesses to Gary that she slept with another man the same night Val overdosed. Abby hides information.

Val, Karen, and Gary investigate Jill's alibi. The Williamses take refuge at Gary's ranch.

Val hires a private investigator to prove her case. Pat and Frank seek Mack's help, and Paige seduces Sumner.

Val is too scared to leave the house. Abby, Karen, and Gary are implicated in an exposé about drug activity.

Paige, Michael and Johnny are trapped in a van on their way out of Mexico. Val returns to an empty house.

When Val claims Jill tried to kill her with a drug overdose, no one believes her. Sumner re-enters politics.

Mack travels to Mexico in a desperate effort to save Paige, Michael, and Johnny from paid killers.

Gary sees something strange. Mack doesn't trust Manny. Harold leaves town, and Olivia tries to break free.

Olivia and Harold's plans to elope go awry. In Mexico, Paige and Johnny get involved in an archeological dig.

Val receives Ben's letter. Paige flirts with Sumner. Olivia and Abby argue about Olivia's time with Harold.

Mack and Frank get into a nasty confrontation. Olivia becomes romantically involved with Harold.

Jill hates Gary's involvement with the twins - and Val. Olivia meets a new beau. Sumner makes Paige an offer.

Sumner makes a decision about Meg, while Val gives Gary some good news.

Abby marries Charles and surprises him. Pat refuses to move. Val wants to keep Gary away from their twins.

Abby discovers the man she loves is lying. Paige has an interest in Sumner. Mack and Karen spy on neighbors.

Johnny becomes a member of the organization. Karen is asked to testify at a custody hearing for Val's twins.

Karen and Mack discover their neighbors are secretive. Charles shows Abby his divorce papers.

Sumner's behavior disturbs Mack and Karen. Charles gives Abby a party, but his wife ruins the festivities.

An emergency arises with Meg. Charles' wife confronts Abby, and Paige gets a surprise.

Paige discovers Sumner isn't in New York. Abby spends her time with Charles. Karen welcomes new neighbors.

Gary ends his relationship with Jill. Charles and Abby rekindle their passion, and Sumner drops off a package.

After Laura's funeral, everyone returns to Sumner's ranch. Laura leaves messages for her friends and family.

Sumner's friends gather at his ranch. Richard Avery arrives with Jason. Mack wants to raise little Meg.

Karen's hosts a reception for Eric and his bride. Val and Gary get romantic. Sumner receives sad news.

Val and Gary share an evening with the twins. Lilimae dances with Al, and Abby reunites with her past love.

Sumner can't find a suitable nanny for Meg. Gary shows up uninvited to the twins' birthday party.

Laura harbors a sad secret.

Paige admits she accidentally killed Peter.

Gary finally realizes Abby didn't kill Peter, and Mack deduces who did.

The evidence points to Olivia, but someone else confesses.

Peter's body is found, and the police investigate.

Val doesn't receive a phone call from Ben and worries he's gone. A large crack develops in the playground.

A terrible accident befalls Sylvia. Peter gives Olivia a locket. Paige knows Anne staged her drug overdose.

Anne tries to seduce Mack while Karen works late. When Mack rebuffs her, Anne takes drastic measures.

Val reassures Jill about Gary. Ben worries Jean will return. Anne arranges a private evening with Mack.

Val fears Ben is dead and steals Gary's gun to kill Jean.

Rumors of Sumner's death circulate, while Laura gets a pleasant surprise.

Jean proves to Ben there is no escape. Sumner and Ben meet at Ben's office. A mysterious gunshot is heard.

Paige starts a new job at Lotus Point. Ben tells Val their family is in great danger.

Sumner discovers a listening device in his home. Paige and Anne reunite, while Ben gets a bad assignment.

Mack reunites with Anne and brings her back. Gary and Abby discuss the divorce, and Sumner suspects Ben.

Abby nears the breaking point in her efforts to prevent Olivia from using drugs; Mack departs for the East Coast to meet Anne.

Abby encounters a situation she can't manipulate - Olivia's cocaine problem. Paige sees her grandfather.

Olivia gets caught with cocaine. Karen catches Paige in another lie. Gary discovers Jill's big secret.

Paige dates Peter. Olivia has a crash while on cocaine with Lilimae in the car.

Sumner makes Ben a lucrative offer. Paige takes an interest in Peter, while Karen suspects Paige is a liar.

Mack and Karen confront Paige and Michael. Sylvia threatens Peter, as an eyewitness implicates him.

Abby suggests Sylvia have an attorney draw up a letter with the truth about Peter, to be released to the public if anything happens to her. Jean tells Ben to report that Peter was seen with Jill before the accident.

Gary and Olivia strike a deal. Sumner meets a dangerous person. Abby keeps an important secret from Peter.

Paige and Michael keep a secret, while Mack plots to have his daughter move in with his family.

Lotus Point reopens. Phil has an accident. Peter takes an interest in Sylvia's medication.

Mac thinks Greg has something to do with Karen's kidnapping. Greg puts Phil in a motel until he can arrange to send him to Hong Kong.

Abby and kids move back to the ranch to help out Gary's family image. Gary catches Abby in bed with Peter, but doesn't care.

The kidnapper tries to kill Karen, but someone intervenes. Gary's affair with Jill is exposed.

After hosting Phil at the ranch, Sumner realizes Phil's involvement with Karen's kidnapping.

Phil tells Karen that he wants Mac to feel what it's like not to know where his wife is. Greg decides to really clean up Empire Valley.

Gary confronts Sumner about the clean-up at Lotus Point and decides to vie for state senator against Peter.

A kidnapper imprisons Karen. Ben returns to Val, and Sumner confesses to Peter his real plans for Lotus Point.

The secret about Empire Valley is exposed. Ben and Cathy share a romantic tryst.

Gary sees Jill and Peter together at her hotel. Eric's condition improves. Abby makes an offer to Sumner.

Abby's secret about the twins is revealed. Sylvia confesses to Abby. Eric grows ill, and Gary surprises Abby.

Olivia makes a confession. Jill reveals her past to Mack. Sumner makes an offer to Sylvia.

Michael refuses to tell Karen whose marijuana the police found in his car. Gary crashes his car.

Abby confronts Gary about his gift to the twins. Michael gets caught with something that belongs to Olivia.

Abby hires a private detective to investigate Jill. Gary gives the twins a very generous gift.

Karen can't forgive Mack. Olivia rejects Abby. Sumner makes a proposition to Peter.

Peter tells Sumner they are half-brothers. Val discovers Sonny is a reporter.

Olivia discovers Abby's secret knowledge about the twins and leaves home. Mack ponders Jill's proposition.

Karen loses the planning commission job to Abby. Cathy and Lilimae talk to the police about Joshua's death.

Gary and Jill go on a date. Cathy confesses the truth about Joshua's death. Laura and Sumner get closer.

Gary tells Val he knows he's the father of the twins. Ken is indicted for Joshua's murder. Cathy feels guilt.

Lilimae tries to interfere with Cathy's career. Linda tells police Joshua didn't commit suicide.

Cathy moves into Ben's vacant beach house, as Gary discovers the truth about Empire Valley to Abby's dismay.

Gary discovers the survey plans are fake. Lilimae tries to make it appear Joshua was a good person.

Joshua concocts a plan for Cathy and him to remain together...forever.

Val and Ben get married. Lilimae realizes Joshua is dangerous. Elliott is involved in a terrible accident.

Val and Ben reveal their engagement. Karen hosts a wedding at Lotus Point. Val insists Joshua leave her home.

Gary realizes he may be the father of the twins. The survey company lies to Gary and admits it made a mistake.

Elliott corroborates the phony geological survey to Gary. Cavanaugh's nurse agrees to testify against him.

Cathy has worrying bruises on her face. Sumner hires a male secretary, and Mack investigates adoption rings.

Val allows Harry and Sheila to say good-bye to the twins. Mack meets with the governor's assistant.

Val finally gets to enjoy her children, but now Ben worries she won't have any time for him.

Hospital records suggest Val's babies were born dead. Mack finds Nurse Wislon. Karen brings Val two surprises.

Harry drives one baby away and Sheila stays in the house with the other. Val cannot retrieve her children.

Karen confronts Dr. Ackerman. Gary agrees to plans for Empire Valley. Abby seeks the truth about Val's babies.

Cathy and Joshua get married. Gary receives an unusual proposition concerning Empire Valley.

Abby learns the TV station is just a front. Gary discovers Galveston left Empire Valley to him in his will.

Karen locates a nurse who was on duty the night Val's babies were born. Gary remains suspicious of Sumner.

Sumner calls a press conference to discuss Galveston. Mack and Ben investigate an address in Wespall.

Galveston dies, as Sumner is urged to help run his father's business.

Ben discovers Galveston Industries was responsible for water contamination. Galveston lies near death.

Galveston lies near death. Joshua and Cathy resume their romance. Val yells at Lilimae for abandoning her.

Val's memories return, but she still thinks she's married to Gary. Ben discovers some odd cargo in transit.

Mack gets confessions in the Tidal Basin murders. Val prepares for her wedding. Galveston has plans for Abby.

Gary tries to help Val remember who she is. Abby is suspicious of Galveston. Mack readies warrants for murder.

Sumner finally reveals his connection with Galveston, who is now being implicated in the Tidal Basin murders.

Galveston discovers the plot involving Val's babies and tells Abby he will tell Gary everything.

Galveston wants Sumner to take over his empire. The detective finds Val. Karen is admitted to the hospital.

Karen finally tells Mack about her paralysis. Galveston offers Mack help in solving the Tidal Basin murders.

After Galveston offers Gary a real estate partnership, Abby grows suspicious. Karen's condition worsens.

Mack believes Galveston is connected to the Tidal Basin murders. Abby confronts Ackerman about Val's babies.

Abby begins to understand the truth about Val's babies. Mack and Karen host Thanksgiving for their friends.

After delivery, Val is told her babies are stillborn. Mack and Karen spend the weekend together.

Mack is served with divorce papers. Joshua and Cathy consummate their relationship.

Abby learns Val's children could be heirs to the Ewing fortune. Gary's tries to reunite the MacKenzies.

Sumner tries to repair his relationship with Caulfield. Ben has a new admirer at the station.

Lilimae tells Joshua she's his mother. Abby plots revenge versus Sumner. Karen tells Gary about her condition.