Mack goes to Mexico to search for Michael and Paige. Frank finds an unconscious Val on her bedroom floor. Gary rushes to the hospital and pays for Val's medical care. He calls Jill and notifies her of Val's suicide attempt. When Jill arrives and learns that Val will live, she excuses herself to vomit. Jill later muses to herself that Val is in a psych ward and no one will believe her when she regains consciousness. Fearing Manny may hurt her or Mack, Karen leaves Meg with an unhappy Greg. Harold, Manny, and his goon imprison Mack. They call Karen and force Mack to tell her to allow Manny's shipment to be unloaded. Mack plays on Harold's guilt about Olivia to shake his faith in Manny's promise to release Mack, Michael, and Paige. Later, Mack and Chava attempt to overtake Manny and his goon. Chava and the goon are killed. Harold is forced to kill Manny to save Mack. He tells Mack he doesn't know where Paige and Michael are. Written by GusF

Johnny engineers Paige and Michael's escape. Mack and Harold team up to find them, too. Val regains consciousness and screams that Jill tried to kill her. Karen refuses to call the police until she has heard news about her family. Mack later calls and tells her Manny is dead. Gary thinks Val's story is a hallucination. Pat doesn't think the pills Val took would make her hallucinate. Frank calls the police. Val tells her story to a police officer, who then goes to Jill and tells her off the record that she believes Jill is disturbed. Greg hires Ted Melcher to work on improving his image with the public. Johnny, Paige, and Michael realize they must exit Mexico under cover, as Manny's people are in cahoots with the government. They link up with a small group of Mexican nationals attempting to illegally immigrate. Val sends the twins to stay with Lillie Mae and Al. Thieves leave Paige, Johnny, Michael and the other nationals locked in an unventilated truck. Written by GusF

Val leaves the hospital and goes to Karen's because she is afraid to go home alone. Paige, Johnny, and Michael remain trapped in the deserted truck with the other Mexican nationals, one of whom dies. Johnny reveals that he is not Irish and his accent is fake. Mack continues to search for them and eventually frees them. Mack returns with Paige, Johnny, Michael, and Harold to Knots Landing. Harold apologizes to Olivia for leaving her, to Abby's chagrin. Val avoids everyone but eventually pronounces that she did not try to kill herself. She goes home and terrified, stays up all night watching her front door armed with a knife. Greg hires Ted Melcher to reform his public image. Drugs are found in the Lotus Point marina. The police later question Karen and Abby but Mack sends them away. A car pulls into the cul-de-sac at night and parks. Written by GusF

The man in the car observes Frank and Val talking. Val refuses to leave her house. Frank tells Pat he believes Val and asks her to check Jill's account for the past three months. Julie participates in a spelling bee. Frank expresses concern about her being photographed, unaware that the man who has been observing him in the cul-de-sac is now video recording him and Pat. The man (using the name Ned Donnelly) later visits Pat at the bank to open a new account. Pat and Frank ask Julie to lose the spelling bee to avoid the public recognition. Business at Lotus Point drops off dramatically amid the newspaper report of drugs found on the property. Ted suggests Greg get chummy with the environmentalists. Harold and Johnny discuss potential job prospects. Mack is disillusioned with being middle-aged. Val tells Gary not to come around her anymore so that Jill will leave her alone. Paige skinny dips in Greg's pool. Written by GusF

Paige and Greg make love -- repeatedly. Jill calls Val, asking for Gary. Ned blackmails Frank and Pat with his knowledge of their real identities. He tells Pat to transfer $100,000 from one account into hers and make out the amount in a cashier's check to him. Pat is able to contact Mack without Ned's knowledge. Mack follows him and learns he is an actor. He and Frank devise a ruse to uncover how he knows about the Williamses' real identities. He later reveals he was an orderly at the hospital where Pat was a doctor. While Mack and Frank are working to get to the bottom of things, Karen asks Gary to shelter Pat and Julie. Abby tries to hire Ted to clean up Lotus Point's image. Paige moves some of her things into Greg's place, to his discomfort. Val tries to hire a private investigator, but he refuses to take her money when he disbelieves her story. Written by GusF

Paige assures Greg she has not told Mack that they are sleeping together. Later, Ted tells Greg that being with Paige will not be good for his public image. Harold asks Mack for advice about handling Olivia. Mack suggests he talk to Abby, who tells him to give her time to think about allowing him and Olivia to date again. Gary, Karen, and Val go to San Francisco to check on Jill's alibi. Val finds it suspicious that everyone they ask remembers Jill. One man remembers that Jill was not seen after 8 p.m. Val points out that this fact opens the possibility that what she has been saying about Jill is true. When Gary asks Jill about it later, she admits that she was with a man after 8 p.m. that night. Mack arranges for Pat and Julie's dental records (under their real names) to be matched with a mother and daughter who died in a tragic accident. He says they are now free of the Witness Security Program. Written by GusF

Karen, Gary, and Abby put Lotus Point up for sale and consider offers. Greg phones Abby expressing interest in buying Lotus Point. Karen learns Greg made the offer to Abby but she never told them about it. Secretly, Abby has plans to buy Lotus Point and drill for oil. She also scares off a potential buyer before her offer (through her dummy company, Murakame) is presented to Karen and Gary. Abby offers Harold a job and appears to have turned over a new leaf where he is concerned. Later, though, she plants drugs in his locker at work and he is arrested. Ted comes on to Paige, but she says he is a year too late. Val disbelieves Jill's story about a one-night stand in San Francisco and asks Gary to get the man's name (David). She later tracks him down and he denies sleeping with Jill. Jill meets with David and (with Gary eavesdropping) he confesses to lying to Val because he's married. Lotus Point is sold to Murakame. Abby celebrates. Written by GusF

Paige wants to tell Mack and Karen about them, but he says it is a bad idea. Paige and Greg play strip croquet. Paige and Greg both say the L word to each other. Mack asks Greg if he knows who Paige is seeing. Greg takes down the painting he bought for Laura, replacing it with a painting Paige bought him. Greg buys a ring and contemplates marriage, but Ted says that he and Paige would be political suicide. He later proposes to Abby. Ted thinks the L.A. mayor will resign and suggests Greg is the right candidate for a potential special election. Gary is distant with Jill. Jill threatens Val with a slander suit if she continues to make accusations against her. Gary tells Jill that he no longer wants to be with her but agrees to let her stay until she finds an apartment. Ted tries to schmooze both Paige and Abby. Abby hires a lawyer for Harold but secretly works with the lawyer to undermine his case. Jill privately announces her engagement to Gary. Paige's grandfather dies and she ... Written by GusF

In New York, Paige trades barbs with her mother Anne. Anne tells Paige her grandfather left her nothing in his will. Paige insists she needs nothing -- she has Greg's love. Greg begins to avoid Paige's calls from New York. Abby tells Greg she needs time to consider his proposal. Greg spends quality time with Brian to gain Abby's affection. Mack decides to take a leave of absence from work. With both he and Karen home together all day, Mack begins to grate Karen's nerves, and she suggests he go on a vacation, alone. Harold buys a ring for Olivia. Abby tries to discourage Olivia from considering marriage to Harold. Val is determined to get the twins back. Abby accepts Greg's proposal but will keep her own name. Paige returns from New York and falls asleep in Greg's bed, but he lets her sleep alone. Written by GusF

Greg avoids Paige. Ted helps Abby and Greg plan their wedding. Greg is uncomfortable when Meg is mentioned as a possible wedding guest. Paige sees the engagement ring and tries it on. Michael indicates he will major in business in college. Mack meets park ranger Paula Vertosick on his camping vacation and contemplates having an affair with her. Karen is amused at Abby's wedding announcement. Karen breaks the news to Paige, unaware that Paige thinks Greg wants to marry her. Olivia is disgusted to hear Abby is marrying Greg. Greg tells Paige he should never have gotten involved with her. Paige returns to work the next morning, insistent on keeping her job. Jill leaves Gary's ranch, but is giving her new landlord the run around about moving in. She lies that her apartment isn't ready to get back onto the ranch. Greg announces both his candidacy for mayor and his engagement to Abby. Written by GusF

Paige questions why Greg has not told Abby about their relationship. Greg tells her that his conversations with his fiancee are private. Harold proposes to Olivia. Olivia tells Abby she doesn't need her permission to live her life. Paige pleads with Greg that she will do anything to be with him. Mack is disillusioned that his office is assigned to defend the county against the homeless. Paige arranges to be with Ted at the same time and place Greg and Abby Harold has difficulty finding a job. Johnny and Harold rent an apartment together. Paige anonymously sends Greg and Abby a croquet set. Olivia realizes Abby set up Harold and threatens to derail Greg's campaign by exposing her if she doesn't allow Olivia's engagement to Harold. Harold's charges are dismissed. Greg and Abby are married. Gary tells Jill not to return to the ranch. Written by GusF

Abby and Greg make love. Mack quits his job and begins looking for office space to go into private practice. He successfully negotiates a settlement for the homeless. His secretary Peggy later joins him in his private practice. David, the man Jill claims she slept with in San Francisco, tells her she gave him VD. Gary is amused when Jill tells him the news. He later finds out he does not have VD. A delusional Jill tells the doctor she and Gary are getting married, argues with a print shop about wedding invitations, and inquires about enrolling her twins in kindergarten. Gary learns Jill had a prescription for sleeping pills. Later, Mack informs him that Jill negotiated a plea for an elderly lady who was facing prison time for forgery. Johnny tells Paige he knows how it feels to be dumped by someone you love. Val's Aunt Virginia brings the twins home with plans to stay to look after Val. Jill learns Gary knows she had a prescription for sleeping pills. Written by GusF

Mack and Peggy use an old key to get the file on Mrs. Bailey, the forger Jill used to write the Ben letters. Mack hires Frank to locate Mrs. Bailey, who is found in a hospital, unable to speak. Jill learns that Mack and Peggy took a file from her office. Gary is arrested for breaking into Jill's apartment, but she refuses to press charges. Jill lashes out at Gary for believing Val's story. Michael has a crush on a classmate named Ellen, but she has eyes for Johnny. A wedding dress arrives for a delusional Jill. Pat, Frank, Mack, and Karen plot out scenarios that support Val's story. Pat says that in small doses the sleeping pills Jill had could make someone forgetful. David, Jill's San Francisco alibi, tells Gary and Mack he doesn't remember the night he spent with Jill. Written by GusF

Karen tells Val that Mack is working to get a court order to search Mrs. Bailey's apartment. Meanwhille, Jill breaks into the apartment, locates incriminating evidence, and burns it. Jill takes a lie detector test, which she passes. Gary asks Jill to see a psychiatrist. Harold and Olivia babysit Meg. Karen has some separation anxiety when she takes Meg to day care. Greg tells Ted that Mack and Karen have not legally adopted Meg, but she is better off with them. Ted tells Greg that he will lose the election if he has no better explanation for his choice than that. Michael and Ellen's computer program is deemed marketable by their professor. Ellen tells Johnny she is not interested in Michael. Jill shops for a wheelchair for her fiancé. Greg tells Mack he wants Meg in his home, but Mack tells him that will happen over his dead body. Jill cuts the straps on a saddle in Gary's stable. Written by GusF

Abby suggests Greg let the lawyers handle all future contact with the MacKenzies. Mack tells Karen about Greg's request. Paige eavesdrops on the conversation. Later, she asks Greg why he would want a woman like Abby to raise his daughter. Jill shops for a hospital bed. Julie is injured while riding Gary's horse. Karen slaps Abby for saying that a dead Laura has no say in who should raise Meg. Gary threatens Jill. An antsy Gary sleeps outside of Val's house fearing Jill will hurt her or the twins. Olivia tells Abby she will not let her do to Meg what she's done to her. Mack and Karen hire a lawyer. Olivia takes Meg for a walk and doesn't return for hours. Pat learns the saddle Julie was riding on was cut deliberately. She then spies Jill on the ranch, but she disappears from sight. Ted and Abby leak a sob story about Greg and Meg to the press. Written by GusF

Gary is disturbed to learn Jill has been riding horses and hiking on his ranch. He also suspects that Jill is turning his bed down, stealing photos of the twins, and leaving flowers in his bedroom (which she has). Gary threatens Jill to leave Knots Landing or he will destroy her. Jill notifies the police. Ted arranges a sit-down meeting between Mack, Karen, Greg, Abby, and their attorneys. Paige berates Ted for using Meg for political purposes. Jill has Gary served with a restraining order. Karen apologizes for hitting Abby; Mack says she didn't hit her hard enough. The twins accidentally run in to Jill at the library, and she convinces them not to tell Val they saw her. When Val learns about it, she violently confronts Jill at her office. Paige secretly takes Meg to see Greg. Mack and Karen decide to give up Meg to prevent a custody battle. Greg prepares a speech saying Meg will stay with the MacKenzies. Gary is pulled over by the police, who discover Jill's dead body in the trunk of... Written by GusF

Pat admits to Karen that she has a crush on Gary. Frank tells Pat that Jill got what she deserved. Val goes for a jog after learning of Jill's death and collapses in a fit of tears and laughter. Police tell Mack a witness saw Gary put Jill's body in his trunk. Abby theorizes that Gary could have only killed Jill to protect Val or to cover up for her. Gary says Val is his alibi during the time Jill died. Greg's speech curries favor with the public. The coroner determines Jill died from asphyxiating on her own vomit. Material is found underneath Jill's fingernails; meanwhile, Gary's neck has three fresh scratch wounds on it. Greg tells Paige he plans to move out of L.A. after being elected mayor. On election day, a newspaper story leaks that Greg had planned to sue to get his daughter back. The reporter calls Paige and thanks her for the scoop. Greg loses the election. Ted and Abby form an alliance to win. Gary recalls that when he last saw Jill she had been drinking. Mack thinks Gary... Written by GusF

Mack doesn't know how to craft a defense for Gary or if he wants to. Lawyers try to get Val and Gary to turn on each other. Gary and Val show up to Jill's funeral. Val throws dirt in Jill's grave. Mack learns the witness that saw Gary stuff Jill's body in his trunk is anonymous. Abby lobbies to keep Ted as Greg's PR guy. Mack learns Frank was at Jill's on the day she died. He admits to scaring her. Mack says he will notify the police if Frank doesn't. Frank later tells Pat he has no alibi for the afternoon Jill died and asks her to say he was with her. Ted asks Paige why she tanked Greg's election. Ted agrees to keep silent about Paige as they have mutual interests (he wants Abby and she wants Greg). Ted tells Abby, Greg, and Paige the leak came from a typist in the MacKenzie's lawyer's office. He privately asks Greg to promote Paige to work with him on a media campaign. While investigating, Mack and Harold cannot see a Jaguar key hidden beneath Jill's apartment building. Written by GusF

The court finds probable cause that Gary killed Jill and denies him bail. Jill's landlord finds Gary's car key near the building. Frank and Mack determine Jill planned to get married to Gary. Frank lashes out at Pat for not believing in him. Geologist and co-conspirator Rick Hawkins tells Abby she will need an environmental impact report before she can drill for oil at Lotus Point. Karen sees the twins perform a magic trick with rope and theorizes that Jill killed her self. Once Jill's print is found inside a hole in Gary's trunk, Mack recounts for the DA Jill's diabolical plan to frame Gary for her murder. Without disclosing her connection to Murakame, Abby convinces Ted to handle the company's PR. Paige tells Greg he married Abby because he's afraid of her -- and he should be. The DA drops all charges against Gary. Written by GusF

An Ann Landers column on sex after marriage has everyone talking. Karen later shows up at Mack's office wearing a teddy beneath her coat -- and is seen by Mack's clients. Michael, Ellen, and their college friends go on a spring break camping trip. Johnny shows up there, and Michael realizes he and Ellen are lovers. Olivia uses Michael's camping trip as a cover so she can spend a weekend with Harold, but he's insistent that they not be intimate. Pat and Frank make up, thanks to Julie. Paige and Greg have a talk about having sex. Abby and Karen are both nominated to serve on the board of an environmental protection group. Abby accidentally dumps a cup of coffee in Karen's lap. Karen later learns Murakame has applied for drilling permits at Lotus Point. Paige finagles her way into a rent-free apartment owned by the Sumner Group. At their board meeting, Abby and Karen present opposing responses to Murakame's plan to drill for oil. Abby reveals to Ted that she is Murakame. Michael meets ... Written by GusF

Abby presents a report supporting Murakame's plan to drill for oil and offers the Sumner Group as both meeting space and corporate sponsor for the environmental rights board. Michael connects Paula and Karen in the hopes Paula can help Karen with a report opposing Murakame's plan to drill for oil. Ted recommends Greg as an appointee for U.S. trade representative to Japan. Paige suggests Greg develop a relationship with Murakame to help secure the appointment. Gary notices Val's new haircut. Abby arranges a meeting between Greg and a Murakame representative named Mr. Nagata (an actor she has hired). When Abby cuts Paige out of the lunch meeting, Paige moves an out of order sign to trap Abby in a malfunctioning elevator. Nagata says he will take Greg's offer of support to the Murakame board. Later, Greg is notified Murakame has declined his offer. Karen invites Paula to dinner, to Mack and Paula's surprise. Paula tells Mack she doesn't think she should work with Karen. Ellen shows ... Written by GusF

Abby shreds the contents of Paula's Lotus Point file. Ted accuses Abby of directing Nagata to give Paige his name. She then uses sex (in an elevator) to show him that she is still loyal to him. Greg is not interested when Paige tells him that Nagata is an actor. Ginny buys Val a computer to help her with her writing, and says a computer tech named Danny comes along with the purchase should any issues arise. Paige can no longer locate Nagata because Abby has paid him to leave the country. However, he shows up later and extorts Abby for even more money. Michael and Ellen are accused of plagiarism and placed on academic probation once Sumner Group's computer security program is revealed. Sumner tells them Johnny sold him the program. He tells Michael and Ellen to prove he stole it. Abby tries to get Paige to go work for Sumner Group in New York, but she declines the opportunity. Karen asks Abby for Murakame's number so she can contact the company directly. Mack accuses Paula of ... Written by GusF

Michael and Ellen's professor tell them their program is plagiarised from a program donated by Greg, and puts them on probation. Greg tells Michael that he bought it from Johnny. Michael tells Greg that he is going to sue him. Paula admits to Michael she's in love with a married man, but doesn't tell him it's Mac. Paula and Karen go back to Lotus Point, but there's no sign of the oil drillers. Abby gives Nogata money to go back to Japan, but he blackmails her for more. Paige follows Nagata, and sees Ted give him a briefcase of money. She still follows, but loses him at a red light. Home, Paige sees on the news that Nagata was killed. Just then Ted comes by and tells her he was killed. Paige asks how he knew and he says he saw it on the TV in the lobby. Gary continues talking with Sally's friend. Ginny buys Val a computer, and hires Danny Waleska to teach her how to use it. He and Val go out to lunch. Written by GusF

Ted assures Abby that Nagata's death was accidental. Mack dreams and daydreams of kissing Paula. Paige threatens to tell the police she saw him with Nagata before his death, and he tells her she is in way over her head. Val and Danny go on a lunch date. Through an interpreter, Karen learns that Murakame is not a Japanese company. News reports indicate Nagata's death may not be accidental. Michael threatens to sue Sumner. He later tells Johnny he will only end up with about 2 percent of what the computer program is worth. Frank joins Mack's office as an investigator. Karen invites Paula to stay with the MacKenzies while her water heater is being repaired in her apartment. Paige accesses Ted's computer files and learns Ted works for Murakame. Abby doctors Paige's Sumner Group expense reports so that it looks like Paige is misappropriating funds. When the discrepancies are noticed, Abby is surprised to additionally learn that Paige is living in a Sumner Group property rent-free. ... Written by GusF

Paige tells Ted she knows he works for Murakame. He claims Murakame required his confidentiality about his employment. Paige vows to get to the bottom of what is happening. Rick Hawkins gives Paige the run around when she asks what Ted does for Murakame. Rick Hawkins tells Abby that the Lotus Point drilling permits will be denied and she could be imprisoned for defrauding her partners in the sale of Lotus Point. Abby suggests he could be named as a co-conspirator if she is accused of fraud. She asks him to pre-date the documents so that it appears that someone else owned Murakame. Mack and Karen ask Abby to join them in suing Murakame, which will require them to release the name of the owner. When she declines, Karen says she doesn't need her anyway. Greg visits D.C. to secure his appointment as trade representative to Japan. While Greg is away, Abby and Ted play. Abby gets Ted to agree to put his name as Murakame's owner on the back dated documents. Gary and Sally's friend agree to... Written by GusF

Karen accuses Abby and of being involved in Murakame and using Ted as a front. Paige threatens Ted that she will tell Greg about him and Abby. Greg asks Abby to fire Ted once he learns of his duplicity in owning Murakame. Ted and Abby agree that he will resign instead. Abby tips off that Greg has been imprudent about Ted's involvement in Murakame. Mort, a Sumner Group employee, picks Rick Hawkins' letter out of the trash and plans to use it to get closer to her. Paige suspects something has happened to Rick and shares her concern with Mack. Ted tells Abby he's not worried about Rick. Abby suspects he's killed Rick. Abby pulls away from Ted. Abby tries to set Olivia up with a young, attractive Sumner Group employee, but she announces at her 18th birthday party that she and Harold were married that morning. Ted tells Mack that Paige was fired because Greg set up his mistress in a Sumner Group apartment. Ted learns that the drilling permits were denied a week ago. Ted realizes Abby set... Written by GusF

Greg tells Abby their business deal (marriage) is over. Karen and Gary try to find evidence against Abby. The reporter tells Ted that she will need proof that Abby defrauded her partners before she can print the story. Greg allows Paige to keep her Sumner Group apartment but does not want Paige to know he's behind her staying. Rick's death is reported in the newspaper. Paige goes to the police with her suspicions that Ted is involved in Rick's death, but they find her story incredible. Harold and Olivia honeymoon in their apartment. Harold tells Paige she has a post office box key. Abby tells Paige she's a 6 on the Abby scale. When Abby suggests an annulment, Olivia tells her she wants to live on her own. Abby takes Olivia's credit cards and car. At her press conference, Abby claims she bought Murakame only recently to save it from oil drilling. She donates the Lotus Point land to the state as wildlife preserve. Abby is chosen as U.S. trade representative to Japan. While she is in... Written by GusF

Ted stalks Paige incessantly, trying to convince her that she cannot trust Greg and should tell him what was in the letter Rick sent her. Both Paige and Ted try to get Mort to give them access to Rick Hawkins' files. Paige succeeds, but finds nothing in the files. Her apartment is ransacked when she returns home and the key is missing. Paige seeks refuge at Greg's ranch. Ted calls, claiming Greg was not out of town the night Rick died. Carlos confirms he was in California at the time. Greg says he was overseeing a takeover. Paige and Greg make love. Afterward, Paige ...