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#1 - Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Season 8 Episode 29
Aired 5/7/1987
Abby and Paige argue. Olivia learns about Abby's relationship with Peter, who befalls an unfortunate fate.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
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#2 - No Miracle Worker
Season 8 Episode 17
Aired 1/8/1987
Abby nears the breaking point in her efforts to prevent Olivia from using drugs; Mack departs for the East Coast to meet Anne.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
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#3 - Cement the Relationship
Season 8 Episode 30
Aired 5/14/1987
Abby buries Peter's body, but did she kill him or was it someone else? Ben fails to call Val.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
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#4 - The Unraveling
Season 8 Episode 16
Aired 1/1/1987
Abby encounters a situation she can't manipulate - Olivia's cocaine problem. Paige sees her grandfather.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#5 - Just Disappeared (1)
Season 8 Episode 1
Aired 9/18/1986
A kidnapper imprisons Karen. Ben returns to Val, and Sumner confesses to Peter his real plans for Lotus Point.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
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#6 - Truth Will Out
Season 8 Episode 15
Aired 12/18/1986
Olivia gets caught with cocaine. Karen catches Paige in another lie. Gary discovers Jill's big secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: Scott Hamner
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#7 - Deadly Combination
Season 8 Episode 25
Aired 3/26/1987
Anne tries to seduce Mack while Karen works late. When Mack rebuffs her, Anne takes drastic measures.
Director: Beth Brickell
Writer: N/A
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#8 - Our Secret
Season 8 Episode 26
Aired 4/2/1987
A terrible accident befalls Sylvia. Peter gives Olivia a locket. Paige knows Anne staged her drug overdose.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#9 - Slow Burn
Season 8 Episode 5
Aired 10/9/1986
The kidnapper tries to kill Karen, but someone intervenes. Gary's affair with Jill is exposed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joel J. Feigenbaum
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#10 - All Over But the Shouting
Season 8 Episode 7
Aired 10/23/1986
Mac thinks Greg has something to do with Karen's kidnapping. Greg puts Phil in a motel until he can arrange to send him to Hong Kong.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#11 - A Turn of Events
Season 8 Episode 11
Aired 11/20/1986
Abby suggests Sylvia have an attorney draw up a letter with the truth about Peter, to be released to the public if anything happens to her. Jean tells Ben to report that Peter was seen with Jill before the accident.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - Parental Guidance
Season 8 Episode 28
Aired 4/30/1987
Abby retaliates after Paige and Peter hurt Olivia, who mails Sylvia's letter. Laura gives birth.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#13 - Reunion
Season 8 Episode 3
Aired 9/25/1986
Phil tells Karen that he wants Mac to feel what it's like not to know where his wife is. Greg decides to really clean up Empire Valley.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
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#14 - Pressure Points
Season 8 Episode 8
Aired 10/30/1986
Lotus Point reopens. Phil has an accident. Peter takes an interest in Sylvia's medication.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - Over the Edge
Season 8 Episode 10
Aired 11/13/1986
Gary and Olivia strike a deal. Sumner meets a dangerous person. Abby keeps an important secret from Peter.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
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#16 - Breakup
Season 8 Episode 27
Aired 4/9/1987
Abby warns Peter to stay away from Olivia, who discovers Paige with Peter and mails the letter to Gary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#17 - Brothers and Mothers (a.k.a.) Brotherly Love and Family Business
Season 8 Episode 9
Aired 11/6/1986
Paige and Michael keep a secret, while Mack plots to have his daughter move in with his family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Past Tense
Season 8 Episode 4
Aired 10/2/1986
After hosting Phil at the ranch, Sumner realizes Phil's involvement with Karen's kidnapping.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Touch and Go
Season 8 Episode 12
Aired 11/27/1986
Mack and Karen confront Paige and Michael. Sylvia threatens Peter, as an eyewitness implicates him.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: N/A
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#20 - The Inside Man
Season 8 Episode 13
Aired 12/4/1986
Sumner makes Ben a lucrative offer. Paige takes an interest in Peter, while Karen suspects Paige is a liar.
Director: Paul Tucker
Writer: N/A
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#21 - Distant Echoes (2)
Season 8 Episode 2
Aired 9/18/1986
Gary confronts Sumner about the clean-up at Lotus Point and decides to vie for state senator against Peter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#22 - For Appearance's Sake
Season 8 Episode 6
Aired 10/16/1986
Abby and kids move back to the ranch to help out Gary's family image. Gary catches Abby in bed with Peter, but doesn't care.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
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#23 - Gifts
Season 8 Episode 14
Aired 12/11/1986
Paige dates Peter. Olivia has a crash while on cocaine with Lilimae in the car.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bernard Lechowick
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#24 - My True Love
Season 8 Episode 18
Aired 1/15/1987
Mack reunites with Anne and brings her back. Gary and Abby discuss the divorce, and Sumner suspects Ben.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham
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#25 - A Plan of Action
Season 8 Episode 20
Aired 2/5/1987
Paige starts a new job at Lotus Point. Ben tells Val their family is in great danger.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate" is the best rated episode of "Knots Landing" season 8. It scored 9.1/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan and written by Lynn Marie Latham, it aired on 5/7/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "No Miracle Worker".