Knots Landing

Season 1 Episode 4: The Lie

14 Seasons Jan 17, 1980 TV-PG 1h 00m 6.9

Laura is feeling unappreciated, so she goes to a cocktail lounge in the middle of the afternoon and meets an artist. The artist buys her a drink, then invites her to his studio to do a portrait of her as a ruse to rape her. She hides the truth from Richard by saying a serial rapist that is on the loose in Knots Landing just had raped her at home before Richard got home. Val knows that this is not the case, and as she goes down to the police station to identify her attacker; the police end up ...

Knots Landing background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

Aired: Dec 27, 1979

Gary and Val move to their new home in Knots Landing that Miss Ellie Bought f...

Episode 2 Community Spirit

2. Community Spirit

Aired: Jan 3, 1980

J.R. Ewing is in town planning an offshore drilling project on the beach, whi...

Episode 3 Let Me Count the Ways

3. Let Me Count the Ways

Aired: Jan 10, 1980

Richard is opposed to Diana's favorite teacher, David Crane, for his unorthod...

Episode 4 The Lie

Aired: Jan 17, 1980

Laura is feeling unappreciated, so she goes to a cocktail lounge in the middl...

Episode 5 Will the Circle Be Unbroken

5. Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Aired: Jan 25, 1980

Lilimae Clements, Val's mother, turns up in Knots Landing to visit her daught...

Episode 6 Home is For Healing

6. Home is For Healing

Aired: Jan 31, 1980

Lucy comes to visit Knots Landing to see her parents, Valene and Gary. Lucy h...

Episode 7 Land of the Free

7. Land of the Free

Aired: Feb 7, 1980

A motorcycle gang causes trouble for the cul-de-sac. Diana gets kidnapped by ...

Episode 8 Civil Wives

Aired: Feb 14, 1980

Sid's ex-wife, Susan, comes to the cul-de-sac where her motives are questione...

Episode 9 Constant Companion

9. Constant Companion

Aired: Feb 21, 1980

Ginger is terrorized by Mrs. Handleman, her ex-boyfriend's mother. Mrs. Handl...

Episode 10 Small Surprises

10. Small Surprises

Aired: Mar 6, 1980

When Karen learns that she's pregnant, she isn't sure she wants the baby, whi...

Episode 11 Courageous Convictions

11. Courageous Convictions

Aired: Mar 13, 1980

When Richard lands in grave financial trouble, Laura wants to get a job to as...

Episode 12 Bottom of the Bottle (1)

12. Bottom of the Bottle (1)

Aired: Mar 20, 1980

Episode 13 Bottom of the Bottle (2)

13. Bottom of the Bottle (2)

Aired: Mar 27, 1980

Gary and Richard get drunk. A drunken Gary takes an unconscious Richard home....

Info about Knots Landing

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Drama, Romance