Rich Man, Poor Man
Chapter 4
Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired 1976-02-02
Synopsis
Trouble continues to follow Tom as he gets involved with young Teresa who becomes pregnant and names him as the father. Because she is a minor, Tom is arrested for statutory rape. Tom's father Axel reluctantly pays off Teresa's father to drop the charges and Tom takes flight again. Axel had planned to finance Rudy's small ski shop, but spent his savings paying off Teresa's father.
In the series
This episode is part of Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) on ABC.
Brothers at war with class — the novelization of the American century in chapters.
Key cast
- Peter Strauss as Rudy Jordache
- Nick Nolte as Tom Jordache
- Susan Blakely as Julie Prescott
- Edward Asner as Axel Jordache