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 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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Karen receives disturbing fan letters; Paige thinks Sumner's accusations against Tom are mere jealousy; Linda makes a surprising discovery.

Following the stalking fan's break-in at the Mackenzies', Karen suffers from recurring nightmares; Tom takes the hot seat in an internal-affairs investigation; Gary and Danny play a game of cat and mouse.

The fervent fan who frightened Karen with his love letters is finally exposed; Frank maintains a vigil at the hospital, waiting for a miracle as Julie refuses to give up hope; the case against Danny gathers strength.

Frank and Julie suffer an emotional upheaval, as threats continue to plague Karen; Paige prepares to walk down the aisle with Tom; Anne prepares to get her hands on Paige's trust fund.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Jason and Julie are threatened by gang members; Anne's cries for help fall on deaf ears.

Karen and Paige discover Mack gave Mary five hundred thousand dollars. Tom Ryan investigates the murder.

Mack dismisses his lawyer and refuses to see Karen. Paige learns Claudia embezzled from The Sumner Group.

When Mack is released on bail, he recruits investigators to help him. Claudia must replace the missing money.

Karen learns Mack left town with Gary in search of clues. Paige charms Tom Ryan, and they arrest Joe Robeson.

Mack and Gary return from Florida with news about who killed Val and Mary. Mack and Karen argue.

While Tom investigates Kate's accident, Claudia takes care of Kate. Nick persuades Claudia not to leave.

Vanessa tells Nick she thinks Tom is working for Treadwell. Vanessa seduces Tom. Anne kidnaps Sumner's horse.

Treadwell returns and seems eager to have Sumner shot, Nick beaten, and a bomb placed on The Sumner Group jet.

Valene is alive and back in Knots Landing! Sumner and Tom search for Treadwell. Nick asks Abby for help.

Abby tells Sumner she wants The Sumner Group. Vanessa shoots Treadwell. The MacKenzies and Ewings reconcile.