Acid Tests

Die Champagner-Produktion von Chase gerät in Misskredit. Einem anonymen Hinweis zufolge sind mehrere Flaschen das edlen Getränks vergiftet. Um kein Risiko einzugehen, muss Chase den gesamten Bestand vernichten. Durch den Skandal um Lance sinkt die Auflage des 'New Globe'. Richard versucht, die Affäre für seinen Radiosender auszuschlachten. Obwohl er genau weiß, dass Lance unschuldig ist, stempelt er ihn als Täter ab.

After years of hard work, Chase and Cole dump hundreds of gallons of tainted champagne as Richard and Angela look on. Chase is convinced one of them is responsible for the poisoning. Richard's obsession with trying to destroy Lance prompts Maggie to quit her job at the radio station. Shaken over her mother's sudden disappearance, Maggie travels to Los Angeles to find her. Upon meeting with his stepfather, Alexander Nicolau, Chase uncovers his mother's dangerous connections with the cartel and is determined to uncover why Riebmann so fervently wants Tuscany Valley. Back in Tuscany Valley, reporters and spectators jam the courthouse for Lance's preliminary hearing. Richard is immensely pleased with Judge Holder's ruling that Lance must still stand trial for attempted murder.