Flamingo Road

Jan 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.

Jan 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.

Jan 13, 1981

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

Jan 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.

Jan 27, 1981

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

Feb 3, 1981

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

Feb 10, 1981

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

Feb 17, 1981

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

Mar 3, 1981

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

Mar 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."

Mar 10, 1981

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

Mar 17, 1981

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

Mar 17, 1981

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

Apr 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.

Apr 2, 1981

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

Nov 3, 1981

Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

Nov 10, 1981

Titus is reluctant to investigate when Lute-Mae is raped by the son of an influential Truro family.

Nov 17, 1981

Fielding campaigns aggressively to renovate the barrio, until he learns the identity of the slumlord.

Nov 24, 1981

Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property. Claude catches Fielding in a restaurant with another woman.

Dec 8, 1981

Lane is distressed by the appearance of her long-lost father. Tyronne plans to buy and then demolish the Cuban barrio.

Dec 15, 1981

Tyronne tries to gain Fielding's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career. Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital.

Dec 22, 1981

On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property. Constance seeks the attention of Julio.

Jan 5, 1982

Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

Jan 12, 1982

Titus faces tough competition for re-election when Elmo throws his hat into the ring. Constance has a tryst with Julio.

Jan 19, 1982

Fielding has the mill's books audited. Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio. Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother. Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

Feb 2, 1982

Julio is arrested for the theft of Constance's jewelry. Lane pressures Sam to marry. Tyronne takes Lute-Mae to the race track.

Feb 9, 1982

Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Sam and Lane elope.

Feb 16, 1982

Sam marries Lane. Skipper's blindness could be permanent. Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

Feb 23, 1982

Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care. Constance has Julio spy on Field. Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

Mar 2, 1982

Julio proclaims his love for Constance to Field. Alicia eludes Eudora's guard and sees Skipper. Titus and Tyronne plot Truro's future in gambling.

Mar 16, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.

Mar 23, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.

Mar 30, 1982

A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.

Apr 13, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.

Apr 20, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.

Apr 27, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.

May 4, 1982

Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.