Flamingo Road

1/6/1981

Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.

1/13/1981

Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.

1/20/1981

Titus bugs rooms above Lute-Mae's bar for the purpose of blackmail. Lane runs into an old acquaintance familiar with her unsavory past.

1/27/1981

Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again. Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

2/3/1981

With his popularity at an all-time low, Fielding fortifies himself with drink before an election speech at a fish fry.

2/10/1981

As the election nears, Sam asks Elmo to endorse Fielding in the state-senate race.

2/17/1981

Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.

3/3/1981

As Skipper prepares to leave Truro behind, his father is seriously injured in an accident that Skipper blames on himself.

3/9/1981

A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper. Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an "accident."

3/10/1981

Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance. A killer is tracking Lane.

3/17/1981

A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane. Fielding is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

3/17/1981

Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

4/2/1981

A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Fielding persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.

4/2/1981

The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.