Falcon Crest - Season 5 - Eps 12: False Hope
Chase ignores his new grandchild until the baby needs an operation, then rallies to support Cole and Melissa. When Maggie's novel, ""Sudden Friends,"" debuts in The New Globe, Angela prepares to sue. After Chase loses the distributor for his wine, he makes an offer to Dwayne. Apollonia stars in a video and is offered a long tour, but Lance refuses to accompany her. Reardon stands by while J.J. Roberts announces his candidacy for election, much to Jordan's distress. Confused about his feelings for Melissa, Father Christopher wants to resign from the priesthood. Terry questions Richard Channing about her share of the profits from Tuscany Downs. After she orders a secret audit, she discovers Richard's skimming scheme and confronts him with her findings.
About Falcon Crest

Title: Falcon Crest
First Air Date: 1981-12-04
Last Air Date: 1990-05-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.538/10 (from 52 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 10
Total Episodes: 227
Network: CBS
Genres: Soap, Drama
Production Companies: Amanda Productions, MF Productions
Synopsis
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.
Cast

Jane Wyman
Angela Channing

David Selby
Richard Channing

Lorenzo Lamas
Lance Cumson

Gregory Harrison
Michael Sharpe

Kristian Alfonso
Pilar Ortega

Chao-Li Chi
Chao-Li

Wendy Phillips
Lauren Sharpe

Andrea Thompson
Genele Ericson