After 12 years of turning Tony's back on Julia and Lance, Lance has a strong dislike about the truth that he can return to the vineyard as if nothing has happened. While Julia tries to please Tony, Angela and Lance become more concerned about their own responsibilities. The truth was revealed when Tony only came back to Falcon Crest to get Julia to make a brand new life, away from the vineyard. When Julia thought about that, she refuses to accept her ex-husband's offer, due to her unwillingness to leave with her family and friends in San Francisco. Also, Chase becomes more concerned about Maggie taking a job in San Francisco, as a newspaper writer, much in fact that she'd be working with his aunt's Angela's ex-husband, Douglas Channing (Stephen Elliott).

Tony Cumson, le père de Lance et le mari de Julia, réapparaît après les avoir abandonnés il y a 12 ans. Chase s'énerve lorsque Maggie accepte un travail de journaliste pour l'ex-mari d'Angela, Douglas Channing.

Zwölf Jahre lang war Julias Ehemann Tony verschollen. Als er plötzlich wieder vor der Tür steht, ist die Aufregung groß. Julia spürt, dass sie Tony auch nach all den Jahren noch liebt. Gemeinsam planen die beiden, Falcon Crest zu verlassen, um an einem anderen Ort von vorne zu beginnen. Julias Mutter Angela hält nichts von diesem Plan und versucht alles, um ihre Tochter aufzuhalten.