The Vigil

Summary

Melissa is grateful when Richard flies a neo-natal specialist in from Europe to keep her baby alive. Maggie travels to Los Angeles to meet with producer Darryl Clayton about her screenplay. After Darryl turns the script down, Angela meets Darryl in secret and agrees to invest in the film if he will keep Maggie occupied in Los Angeles. As a romantic relationship develops between Vickie Gioberti and her father's associate, Nick Hogan, Vickie finds out from Cole that Nick is married. Chase discovers that Angela is using all of Falcon Crest's investment funds to buy up stock in The New Globe. After Chase confides with Nick about his war with Angela and her attempt to take over the newspaper, Richard soon finds out and confronts Angela. As Joseph's condition improves, Cole vows to be a loving father. Richard puts a down payment on a house in Tuscany Valley.

Guest stars

• Margaret Ladd as Emma Channing
• Mel Ferrer as Phillip Erickson
• Jan Tříska as Dr. Karl Edsen
• Amzie Strickland as Estelle
• Bradford Dillman as Darryl Clayton
• Shannon Tweed as Diana Hunter
• Roy Thinnes as Nick Hogan
• James Staley as Fred Tanner
• Richard Eastham as Dr. Howell
• Maggie Cooper as Lori Stevens