8.3/1028 votes#1 - The Longest Day
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1985
Harry drives one baby away and Sheila stays in the house with the other. Val cannot retrieve her children.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writer: David Paulsen
8.9/1034 votes#2 - Here in My Arms
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1985
Hospital records suggest Val's babies were born dead. Mack finds Nurse Wislon. Karen brings Val two surprises.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1022 votes#3 - While the Cat's Away
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1985
Val finally gets to enjoy her children, but now Ben worries she won't have any time for him.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: N/A
8.1/1024 votes#4 - The Christening
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1985
Val allows Harry and Sheila to say good-bye to the twins. Mack meets with the governor's assistant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1021 votes#5 - A Little Assistance
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1985
Cathy has worrying bruises on her face. Sumner hires a male secretary, and Mack investigates adoption rings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1021 votes#6 - A Question of Trust
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1985
Elliott corroborates the phony geological survey to Gary. Cavanaugh's nurse agrees to testify against him.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
8.0/1021 votes#7 - Awakenings
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1985
Gary realizes he may be the father of the twins. The survey company lies to Gary and admits it made a mistake.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
8.4/1020 votes#8 - Pictures at a Wedding
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1985
Val and Ben reveal their engagement. Karen hosts a wedding at Lotus Point. Val insists Joshua leave her home.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Paulsen
8.4/1021 votes#9 - Until Parted by Death
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1985
Val and Ben get married. Lilimae realizes Joshua is dangerous. Elliott is involved in a terrible accident.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
8.7/1023 votes#10 - Rise and Fall
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1985
Joshua concocts a plan for Cathy and him to remain together...forever.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1017 votes#11 - To Sing His Praise
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1985
Gary discovers the survey plans are fake. Lilimae tries to make it appear Joshua was a good person.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
8.6/1018 votes#12 - All's Well
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/1985
Cathy moves into Ben's vacant beach house, as Gary discovers the truth about Empire Valley to Abby's dismay.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: N/A
8.5/1019 votes#13 - Aftershocks
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/1985
Lilimae tries to interfere with Cathy's career. Linda tells police Joshua didn't commit suicide.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
8.3/1019 votes#14 - Unbroken Bonds
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/2/1986
Gary tells Val he knows he's the father of the twins. Ken is indicted for Joshua's murder. Cathy feels guilt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1018 votes#15 - Web of Lies
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1986
Gary and Jill go on a date. Cathy confesses the truth about Joshua's death. Laura and Sumner get closer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1019 votes#16 - The Confession
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1986
Karen loses the planning commission job to Abby. Cathy and Lilimae talk to the police about Joshua's death.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Paulsen
8.4/1018 votes#17 - Alterations
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1986
Olivia discovers Abby's secret knowledge about the twins and leaves home. Mack ponders Jill's proposition.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
8.2/1019 votes#18 - Friendly Enemies
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1986
Peter tells Sumner they are half-brothers. Val discovers Sonny is a reporter.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: N/A
8.1/1019 votes#19 - A Key to a Woman's Heart
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1986
Karen can't forgive Mack. Olivia rejects Abby. Sumner makes a proposition to Peter.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
7.2/1019 votes#20 - A Very Special Gift
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1986
Abby hires a private detective to investigate Jill. Gary gives the twins a very generous gift.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1018 votes#21 - Irrevocably Yours
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1986
Abby confronts Gary about his gift to the twins. Michael gets caught with something that belongs to Olivia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1016 votes#22 - High School Confidential
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/1986
Michael refuses to tell Karen whose marijuana the police found in his car. Gary crashes his car.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1017 votes#23 - Distant Rumblings
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/1986
Olivia makes a confession. Jill reveals her past to Mack. Sumner makes an offer to Sylvia.
Director: Michael Preece
Writer: N/A
8.6/1021 votes#24 - Phoenix Rising
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/1986
Abby's secret about the twins is revealed. Sylvia confesses to Abby. Eric grows ill, and Gary surprises Abby.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
8.2/1018 votes#25 - The Legacy
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 4/3/1986
Gary sees Jill and Peter together at her hotel. Eric's condition improves. Abby makes an offer to Sumner.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
The Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 7
Every episode of Knots Landing Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 7!
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Genres:DramaSoap
Network:CBS
Season 7 Ratings Summary
"The Longest Day" is the best rated episode of "Knots Landing" season 7. It scored 8.3/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by David Paulsen, it aired on 9/26/1985. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Here in My Arms".