Dallas (1978–1991): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Lesson - full transcript

After hearing Ray trying to pawn the job off on one of the ranch hands, Pam gets more than she bargained for after arranging to see that Lucy gets to school when Lucy takes matters into her own hands by scheming to get out of going. Meanwhile, JR deals with his little brother, Bobby, by ducking him when Bobby tries to find out how JR is so successful when it comes to dealing with other independent oil companies.

MR. MILLER, IF YOU
COULD HELP LUCY,

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, IF YOU SEE
THAT SHE GETS HERE,

I'LL, UH, I'LL TRY TO
SEE THAT SHE STAYS.

HE... HE GRABBED ME!
HE TRIED TO... HELP!

LUCY CAME RUNNING OUT OF
MILLER'S OFFICE SCREAMING.

I GUESS HE MADE A GRAB FOR HER.

YOU TAKING UP
SOCIAL WORK, PAMMY?

OR DON'T YOU LIKE THE IDEA

OF YOUR OLD BOYFRIEND
RUNNIN' AROUND WITH LUCY?

EASY, COWBOY, EASY!



PAMELA, TAKE HER HOME.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

YOUR HORSE IS READY.

All right, yeah, get up on him.

OK.

PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT IN THERE.

GIVE ME A BOOST.

AND UP AND... AND BACK DOWN.

WHAT? WHAT?

LET'S GO BACK TO THE HOUSE,

'CAUSE I CAN THINK OF A
LOT BETTER THINGS TO DO.

I WANT TO LEARN
TO RIDE. I'M SERIOUS.

AND SO AM I.

ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE TIME.
COME ON, SWEETHEART.



PUT YOUR FOOT
RIGHT IN HERE. READY?

GOT YOUR OTHER FOOT IN?

UH-HUH.

OK, NOW, JUST TAKE
HER ON DOWN TO THE END,

TURN HER AROUND,
BRING HER RIGHT BACK.

OK? OK.

RELAX A LITTLE AND HOLD
ON WITH YOUR KNEES.

EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!

RAY, I DON'T WANT TO.

WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT WANT TO?

JUST DO IT.

THE GIRL HATES SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW HOW SHE
IS, SHE'S A HELLION

WHEN SHE HAS TO DO
SOMETHING SHE HATES.

STUFF A LITTLE
COTTON IN YOUR EARS,

KEEP THOSE HANDS ON THE WHEEL,

DRIVE HER TO SCHOOL, STAY CLOSE.

Hal: RAY.

I'VE GOT A RANCH TO RUN, HAL.

I GOT NO TIME TO BE NO WARDEN.

MAKE TIME, RAY.

BOBBY.

MY DADDY TOLD YOU

TO TAKE LUCY TO
SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

BOBBY, YOU KNOW I ALWAYS
DO EVERYTHING JOCK ASKS.

YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.

I DON'T SEE HOW.

IT JUST IS.

Bobby: USED TO DO
EVERYTHING JOCK'D TELL YOU

RIGHT TO THE LETTER.

Ray: SNOW HIT SO SUDDEN
IT CAUGHT US BY SURPRISE.

I GOT 200 HEAD

ON THE SOUTH RANGE NEED MOVING.

JUST TAKE LUCY TO
SCHOOL AND THAT'S IT.

I'LL RUN YOU BACK UP THE HERD.

WE'LL BE DONE WITH BREAKFAST

IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

LUCY WILL BE READY.

YEAH.

HOW AM I DOING?

TERRIFIC.

CAN I GO AROUND AGAIN?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO,
HONEY. BREAKFAST TIME.

COME ON.

MY GOODNESS.

WELL, I COULD BE INDUCED
TO FORGET BREAKFAST.

YOU COULD, HUH?

MM-HMM.

YOU'RE CRAZY! I'M HUNGRY!

OK.

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU AND RAY?

OH, NOTHING, HONEY.

DADDY ASKED HIM

TO TAKE LUCY TO
SCHOOL EVERY DAY,

AND HE'S JUST TRYING

TO SUBCONTRACT
THE JOB, THAT'S ALL.

OK.

BREAKFAST? HUNGRY.

I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN
LUCY SKIPS BREAKFAST.

LET 'ER RIDE, ELLIE.

AT LEAST WE DON'T
GET THOSE LETTERS

FROM HER SCHOOL ANYMORE.

WELL, LUCY USED TO LIKE SCHOOL.

THAT CHANGED YEARS AGO.

AS LONG AS SHE GOES,
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

I NEVER DID LIKE THE IDEA OF HER

GOING TO PRIVATE SCHOOL ANYWAY.

WOULD YOU REALLY HAVE SENT HER?

WE MAY STILL HAVE TO
IF HER STUDIES SUFFER.

THOSE LETTERS
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING

ABOUT HER FAILING.

NO, JUST THAT SHE NEVER ATTENDS.

HOW IS SHE GONNA
GRADUATE THIS SPRING

IF SHE NEVER ATTENDS?

Lucy: MORNING, EVERYBODY.

GOOD MORNING. MORNING.

Jock: MORNING, SWEETHEART.

MORNING, GRANDDADDY.

OH, THANK YOU.

LUCY, THERE'S STILL
PLENTY OF BREAKFAST LEFT.

OH, NO, THANKS, GRANDMA.

RAY'S COMING BY TO TAKE
ME TO SCHOOL IN A MINUTE.

LUCY, UM, YOU'RE GOING
TO CHANGE, AREN'T YOU?

CHANGE?

YOUR CLOTHES.

SURE.

I CAN'T GO DISGRACING
THE FAMILY NOW, CAN I?

WELL, I GUESS WE
BETTER BE MOVING, TOO.

I'M FINISHED. I'LL
GET MY THINGS.

WELL, BOBBY'S REALLY GOTTEN

INTO THE EXECUTIVE
BUSINESS, HASN'T HE?

THAT'S RIGHT. HE HAS.

EXCUSE ME, MAMA.

I'M DRIVING INTO DALLAS
A LITTLE LATER, SUE ELLEN.

COME ALONG.

NO, THANK YOU.

PAM?

HI, RAY.

GOOD MORNING, PAM.

IS BOBBY THINKING
ABOUT GETTING ME FIRED?

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

HAS HE SAID ANYTHING?

NOT TO ME.

YEAH, I JUST THOUGHT
MAYBE 'CAUSE OF US.

US IS ANCIENT HISTORY.

I'VE BEEN AT THIS
RANCH A LONG TIME, PAM.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

COULD YOU TALK TO BOBBY,

MAYBE PUT A GOOD WORD IN FOR ME?

IF IT'S NEEDED, I'LL DO IT,

BUT YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT NOTHING.

WELL, THANKS A LOT.

MORNING, RAY.

J.R., BOBBY.

WHAT WAS ALL THAT, HUH?

OH, NOTHING.

RAY THINKS YOU'RE
GONNA FIRE HIM.

WELL, IF HE DOES HIS
JOB, I DON'T SEE WHY.

COME HOME EARLY.

MM-HMM.

SUE ELLEN, IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER

TO TAKE THE CUFF
LINKS OUT OF THE SHIRTS

BEFORE YOU SEND 'EM TO LAUNDRY,

JUST DON'T BOTHER.

I'LL GET ONE OF THE
MAIDS TO DO IT, OK?

OK, J.R. ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A NICE DAY IN THE CITY.

WHOLE WORLD LOVES LOVERS.

BYE, SUE ELLEN.

SEE YOU LATER, AUNTIE.

COFFEE, PAM?

OH, I'D LOVE SOME.

HMM.

WHAT A SORRY CHARADE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

EVERY MORNING,

LITTLE LUCY PACKS OFF TO SCHOOL.

HALF THE TIME,

SHE FORGETS TO
PRETEND TO TAKE BOOKS.

SHE THINKS I DON'T SEE,

AND SHE SNEAKS ON BACK,

GOES INTO THE STABLE AND
GETS THAT HORSE OF HERS

AND OFF SHE GOES TO
LORD KNOWS WHERE.

I ALWAYS WANTED A DAUGHTER.

MAYBE IT'S A GOOD
THING I NEVER HAD ONE.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

THE EWING MEN ARE STRONG.

JOCK, J.R., BOBBY.

LUCY'S FATHER, HE WASN'T STRONG.

COULDN'T COMPETE.

THAT'S WHY HE LEFT...

AND LEFT LUCY WITH US.

THESE STRONG EWING MEN

NEVER HAVE HAD THE
STRENGTH TO SAY NO TO HER.

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ANY STRONGER.

I'M AFRAID LUCY'S SPOILED.

WELL, SHE HAS A LOT OF SPIRIT.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
SEND HER TO BOARDING SCHOOL.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HER.

THANK YOU, PAMELA.

FOR WHAT?

FOR LISTENING.

Lucy: ARE YOU GOING TO
THAT NEW DISCO IN BRADDOCK?

Ray: IS THE SKY BLUE?

TOMORROW NIGHT, GRAND OPENING.

YOU GONNA TAKE ME?

ONLY IF I FEEL LIKE

GETTING MURDERED IN MY BOOTS.

HEY, SLOW DOWN.

YOU'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW I AIN'T GOING.

YES, YOU ARE.

EVERY MORNING WE HAVE
THIS EXACT CONVERSATION,

AND WHO ALWAYS WINS?

TODAY I WIN.

OH, YEAH? UH-UH.

LUCY, CUT IT OUT. COME ON.

CUT WHAT OUT, RAY?

COME ON, LUCY,
COME ON. I CAN'T DRIVE.

THEN DON'T. COME ON.

COME ON, BABY.

I'M SORRY. I THINK IT WAS ME.

HELLO?

NO, I'M AFRAID
MRS. EWING ISN'T...

WAIT A MINUTE, I AM MRS. EWING.

ONE OF THE MRS. EWINGS ANYWAY.

LUCY'S AUNT BY MARRIAGE.

AS FAR AS I KNOW,

THE LETTERS STOPPED COMING.

YOUR GUESS IS AS
GOOD AS MINE, MR. MILLER,

AND I'M AFRAID BOTH OF
OUR GUESSES ARE RIGHT.

MM-MM. SHE'LL BE THERE.

TODAY IF I CAN FIND HER.

YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE.

DAMN IT.

RAY?

YEAH? BE RIGHT DOWN.

PAM.

COME DOWN HERE A MINUTE.

YOU GIVING ME ORDERS NOW?

COME DOWN HERE, PLEASE.

SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

YEAH. LEAVE US ALONE.
I WANT TO TALK TO LUCY.

NOW, PAM, YOU AIN'T
GOT TO... NOW, RAY.

SUIT YOURSELF.

LUCY!

RAY KREBBS WAS JUST TELLING ME

HOW YOU AND HE USED TO, UM...

NEVER MIND ME AND RAY KREBBS.

THE SUBJECT IS SCHOOL.

I GET ALL THE EDUCATION
I NEED RIGHT HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

HOW ABOUT SEEING JOCK?

FINE.

GRANDDADDY BELIEVES
EVERYTHING I TELL HIM.

OH, THE LETTERS FROM THE SCHOOL?

HE'S GONNA BELIEVE THEY
WERE LOST IN THE MAIL?

IF THAT'S WHAT I TELL HIM.

AND WHEN I GET
COPIES OF THE LETTERS,

HE'S GONNA BELIEVE
THOSE ARE LIES?

SURE.

SWEETIE, THAT'S A SET OF LIES

ONLY AN IMBECILE WOULD BELIEVE.

YOU'RE NOT REALLY
GONNA TELL HIM, ARE YOU?

OH, I REALLY AM,

AND I'M REALLY GONNA GET
COPIES OF THOSE LETTERS.

WHY? WHY DO YOU CARE?

BECAUSE I'M A EWING NOW.

THIS FAMILY IS SO FULL OF GUILT

BECAUSE YOUR DADDY RAN AWAY,

THEY LET YOU RUN WILD.

WELL, BABYFACE, THAT
WON'T WORK WITH ME.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

GO TO SCHOOL.

NO.

HE'S ON THE PHONE, BOBBY.

WHAT YOU INTO TODAY?

THE VOTING RECORDS.

LONE STAR OIL MEN ASSOCIATION.

I PREFER HAROLD ROBBINS.

LATELY EWING OIL'S BEEN PACKING

A HELL OF A LOT OF WALLOP
WITH THE ASSOCIATION.

WELL, J.R.'s BEEN
ON THE WINNING SIDE

IN A LOT OF VOTES.

WELL, MAYBE.

BUT EVERY TIME HE
CHANGES HIS VOTE,

6 OR 7 VOTES GO
RIGHT ALONG WITH HIM.

AND THAT TAKES MUSCLE.

EVEN MY DADDY DIDN'T
HAVE THAT KIND OF MUSCLE.

YOUR BROTHER'S A VERY
PERSUASIVE FELLOW.

HMM.

WELL, IT TAKES MORE
THAN PERSUASIVENESS

TO SWING THESE VOTES.

IT TAKES OIL.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF OIL.

JUST LET ME GET HIS JOHN HANCOCK

IN TIME FOR THE AFTERNOON MAIL.

I WON'T BE A MINUTE.

WHAT'S ALL THAT?

NOTHING. CAMOUFLAGE.

BOBBY'S OUT THERE

WITH THE ASSOCIATION MINUTES.

SO?

HE'S PUTTING THINGS TOGETHER,

LIKE HOW COME EWING OIL

PACKS AS MUCH PUNCH AS IT DOES.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM?

THAT YOU'RE A VERY
PERSUASIVE FELLA.

YOU'RE LUCKY. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I SAID.

ALL RIGHT.

TELL HIM I GOTTA HAVE
THE OFFICE FOR AN HOUR.

I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

OK.

DAMN.

Man: LUCY?

YEAH? MRS. EWING?

YES?

HI, I'M MR. MILLER.

I SPOKE TO YOU ON THE PHONE.

OH, HELLO.

HI. HELLO, LUCY.

HI.

LET'S SEE, YOU SHOULD
BE ON YOUR WAY

TO, UH, WHAT, HISTORY?

YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ME.

PERHAPS YOU FORGOT
THE ROOM NUMBER.

IF YOU'D LIKE,
I... I CAN MANAGE.

I'LL FIND IT. THANKS.

MY OFFICE AFTER
LAST CLASS, PLEASE.

LUCY?

I KNOW, I KNOW.

HOW'D YOU MANAGE?

BLACKMAIL.

WHATEVER WORKS.

MR. MILLER, IF YOU
COULD HELP LUCY,

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I KNOW SHE MUST BE
BEHIND THE OTHERS.

WELL, IF YOU SEE
THAT SHE GETS HERE,

I'LL, UH, I'LL TRY TO
SEE THAT SHE STAYS.

SHE'S IN THE MOST
TROUBLE IN... IN MATH.

I COULD, UH... I'LL TUTOR HER.

OH, THANK YOU. SURE.

Boy: NOW, ARE YOU DOING
ANYTHING SATURDAY NIGHT?

OH, YEAH, WHY? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO
SOMEWHERE WITH ME?

Second boy: YOU DON'T
WANT TO GO OUT WITH HIM.

I'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY.

YOU'LL BE THE FRIDAY AFTER.

WHY, WHO DO YOU
WANT TO GO OUT WITH?

Third boy: MEET ME AT
THE FOOTBALL GAME.

THE FOOTBALL GAME. REALLY?

First boy: WHAT
ABOUT A DRIVE-IN?

HI, LUCY.

ONLY MATH, HUH?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

WHAT?

WELL, MATH'S THE ONLY SUBJECT

YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE IN.

I OVERHEARD YOUR CONVERSATION

WITH MILLER JUST NOW.

I'M THE PRESIDENT
OF THE LETTER CLUB.

OUR OFFICE IS RIGHT
NEXT TO MILLER'S.

THE LETTER CLUB
PROVIDES SERVICES.

WE'RE GOOD AT EVERYTHING.

WE TUTOR MATH, BIOLOGY...

I BET YOU'RE A WIZ
AT SEX EDUCATION.

SAY, YOU'VE GOT A
TERRIFIC SENSE OF HUMOR,

YOU KNOW THAT?

DIFFERENT, BUT, UH, TERRIFIC.

SO WITH YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR

AND MY TALENT IN MATH...

WELL, ANYWAY,

IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU BACK IN SCHOOL.

SORRY I'M LATE.

HI, I'M ROGER HURLEY.

PAMELA EWING.

YOU'RE SURELY NOT LUCY'S MOM?

SURELY NOT. HER AUNT.

WELL, YOU TAKE CARE NOW.

BYE.

HE SEEMED LIKE A REAL NICE BOY.

HE'S NICE-LOOKING ANYWAY.

Lucy: THAT CREEP?
I CAN'T STAND HIM.

IT WOULDN'T HURT
YOU TO DATE A BOY

YOUR OWN AGE FOR A CHANGE.

DATE?

Pamela: BOUGHT YOU SOME
NEW SCHOOL CLOTHES TODAY.

I THINK YOU'LL LIKE THEM.

WHY DON'T YOU
LOOK IN THE PINK BOX?

OH, RAOUL, TAKE THIS UPSTAIRS.

I'LL BE BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE,

AND I'LL HELP YOU
WITH ALTERATIONS.

MISS EWING?

HI.

AL, WOULD YOU EXCUSE
US FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE?

Ray: YEAH, I'LL TAKE IT.

I'M REAL CALM, SO
YOU KNOW I MEAN IT.

IF YOU AND LUCY
ARE TOGETHER AGAIN,

I'M GOING TO TELL MY
HUSBAND, J.R., AND JOCK.

YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'LL DO.

YEAH. KILL ME.

JOCK AND J.R. WOULD ANYHOW...

WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE.

THEN WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

YOU TAKING UP
SOCIAL WORK, PAMMY?

OR DON'T YOU LIKE THE IDEA

OF YOUR OLD BOYFRIEND
RUNNING AROUND WITH LUCY?

NEVER MIND THAT NOW.

JUST BE SURE TO DO YOUR PART.

STAY AWAY FROM LUCY.

BOBBY, ARE YOU
THROUGH WITH THIS?

I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IS IT?

MM, LONE STAR OIL MEN
ASSOCIATION MINUTES...

AH, NO, NO, NO.

I GOTTA TALK TO J.R. ABOUT THAT.

J.R. LEFT, BOBBY.

HE WHAT?

HE WENT WITH SUE ELLEN.

THEY'RE STAYING IN TOWN TONIGHT.

HE SAID FOR YOU TO TAKE HIS CAR.

OH, HE KNEW I WANTED
TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THIS.

THAT WASN'T SO
DIFFICULT, WAS IT?

OK.

GOOD.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
NOT HALF BAD AT THIS.

IS, UH, IS MRS. EWING
PICKING YOU UP TODAY?

YES.

WELL, YOU CAN WAIT
HERE IF YOU LIKE.

OK.

IF WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK.

SURE.

HELP! STOP IT! STOP!

HE'S TRYING TO GRAB ME!

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

AAAAH! RAPE!

STOP IT!

HE... HE GRABBED ME!
HE TRIED TO... HELP!

HELP ME! HE GRABBED
ME! HE RIPPED MY CLOTHES!

SOMEBODY HELP!

MRS. EWING, LUCY'S
NOT HERE. SHE LEFT.

SHE LEFT?

SHE RAN OUT.

POOR KID.

I GUESS MR. MILLER
TRIED TO... YOU KNOW.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER.

LUCY CAME RUNNING OUT OF
MILLER'S OFFICE SCREAMING.

HER BLOUSE WAS ALL TORN UP.

I GUESS HE MADE A GRAB FOR HER.

I GUESS MR. MILLER'S
IN BIG TROUBLE.

HE'S IN THE
PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE NOW.

THANK YOU.

MR. DALEY, I HAVE
BEEN TELLING YOU

THAT THIS IS ALL SOME
TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

I WISH THAT'S ALL IT WERE.

COME IN.

MRS. EWING...

THIS IS MR. DALEY,
THE PRINCIPAL.

PAMELA EWING. LUCY'S AUNT.

YOU'VE HEARD WHAT'S HAPPENED.

NOTHING HAPPENED,
MRS. EWING. NOTHING.

YOU MUST KNOW THAT.

NOTHING?

LUCY EWING COMES
RUNNING OUT OF YOUR OFFICE

SCREAMING, CLOTHING TORN?

I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO CALL THE POLICE.

DON'T DO THAT.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO LUCY FIRST.

MR. DALEY, YOU KNOW LUCY EWING.

SHE'S DONE EVERYTHING
TO AVOID SCHOOL.

SIR, I HAVE A FAMILY.

SO DO I.

AND THIS IS TOO SERIOUS.

FIRST THING MONDAY
MORNING I'LL HAVE LUCY HERE.

I'LL ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY.

MONDAY MORNING?

FIRST THING.

YOU DUG YOUR OWN GRAVE, MILLER.

I HOPE THIS LADY CAN
PULL YOU OUT OF IT.

SO DO I, BECAUSE YOU SURE WON'T.

NO, I WON'T.

I WARNED YOU.

WHAT DID HE WARN YOU ABOUT?

THAT JOCK EWING...

THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE
TO GIVE JOCK EWING

ANY BAD NEWS, THAT
HE HAD A LOT OF POWER.

MRS. EWING, IF HE
FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS,

HE WON'T STOP TO ASK QUESTIONS.

IT'S MORE THAN MY
JOB I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I COULD GO TO JAIL OR WORSE.

YOU BROUGHT LUCY BACK.
YOU ASKED FOR MY HELP.

I'M ASKING FOR YOURS.

J.R.?

YEAH, BOBBY?

CAN I BOTHER YOU?

COME ON IN.

JUST WONDERING IF MAYBE
YOU'D DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR.

WELL, SURE. WHAT CAN I DO?

LET ME IN ON THE SECRETS OF
YOUR POWER OF PERSUASION?

OH, WELL... THERE'S NO SECRET.

JUST RUNS IN THE FAMILY.

WELL, LOOK AT ALL THE YEARS

YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE PERSUADING

WHILE I'VE BEEN
STUCK AT THAT DESK.

THAT'S JUST IT, J.R., I'M
NOT ON THE ROAD ANYMORE.

YEAH, I DO KNOW THAT.

SURELY DO.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU HOW,

HOW YOU FILLED YOUR
DADDY'S HEART WITH JOY

WHEN YOU DECIDED TO SETTLE DOWN

AND COME INTO THE
BUSINESS WITH ME.

WELL, THAT'S JUST
IT. I'M IN THE BUSINESS,

I THINK I HAVE A RIGHT

TO KNOW EVERYTHING
THERE IS TO KNOW.

DO YOU?

WELL, NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

I DON'T SEE WHY, J.R.

WE'RE BROTHERS.
WE'RE NOT ENEMIES.

NO, OF COURSE WE'RE NOT ENEMIES.

BUT WHILE YOU WERE OUT THERE

SOWING YOUR WILD OATS,

I WAS LEARNING THE BUSINESS.

WHILE YOU WERE OUT
THERE PLAYING FOOTBALL

AND WINNING ALL THOSE
HONORS AND EVERYTHING...

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING
WRONG WITH THAT...

BUT I WAS HERE,

BUSTING MY BUTT
UNDER OUR FATHER.

AND LET ME TELL YOU,

HE'S NOT AN EASY
MAN TO WORK FOR.

I THINK I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.

CAN YOU?

AND THE LAST FEW YEARS,
YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE

SPREADING THE Bs AROUND,

WINING AND DINING
FRIENDS OF EWING OIL,

AND HANGING OUT WITH FANCY WOMEN

AND IN GENERAL BEING CHARMING,

I'VE BEEN MAKING
THE COMPANY WORK,

AND I'VE BEEN MAKING IT GROW.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE ENOUGH.

EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER,

ALL YOU EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT WAS RUNNING EWING OIL.

SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE DOING
THE THING YOU LOVE BEST.

I AM. YEAH, I TRULY AM.

BUT WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SAY IS THIS...

I'VE HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS,
AND I'VE HAD TO MAKE DEALS

THAT THE MAN WHO RUNS
THE COMPANY HAS TO MAKE,

AND THAT'S MY BUSINESS
AND MINE ALONE.

AND AS LONG AS I'M RUNNING
THIS COMPANY, BOBBY,

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA STAY.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

OH, YEAH.

ANSWERED A FEW OF
'EM I DIDN'T EVEN ASK.

GET IN.

WALKING IS GOOD FOR MY FIGURE.

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

ME? MR. MILLER SCARED
ME HALF TO DEATH.

IT NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF YOU HADN'T MADE
ME GO TO SCHOOL.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
COULD DO TO MR. MILLER?

DO YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT MR. MILLER?

I CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM.

THEN MONDAY, I'LL GO TO
SCHOOL AND I'LL TELL THEM

IT WAS JUST A LITTLE
MISUNDERSTANDING.

AND IN RETURN FOR THIS
MAGNIFICENT GESTURE...

WELL, YOU JUST MAKE
SURE NO MORE LETTERS

COME TO THE HOUSE
WHEN I SKIP SCHOOL,

AND YOU KEEP MISS ELLIE

BELIEVING I'M IN
SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

YOU REALLY WORKED
THIS BEAUTIFULLY.

THANK YOU.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Sue Ellen: LUCY, ARE YOU BACK

IN THAT SCHOOL ROUTINE NOW?

MM-HMM. I'M EVEN
BEGINNING TO ENJOY IT.

YOU REALLY LOOKED
PRETTY THIS MORNING.

REGULAR BETTY COY.

BETTY WHO?

BETTY COY.

WAS THAT ONE OF THE
OUTFITS PAM BOUGHT YOU?

YES, IT WAS.

I ADMIRE HER TASTE.

WELL, SHE SHOULD HAVE GOOD TASTE

AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS

WORKING IN THE
DEPARTMENT STORES.

EXCUSE ME. TELEPHONE, MISS LUCY.

OH, THANK YOU.

FRANCISCO, COFFEE
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

PAMELA, I FOR ONE AM GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR INTEREST IN LUCY.

OH, THANK YOU, MISS
ELLIE, BUT I HAVEN'T...

YES, YOU HAVE.

OK. I SAID OK.

8:00, 9:00, WHO CARES?

GRANDDADDY?

HI, SUGAR. WANT TO
TAKE ON THE WINNER?

OH, NOT RIGHT NOW, THANKS.

A BOY FROM SCHOOL CALLED

AND ASKED IF I COULD
GO TO A PARTY WITH HIM.

WHAT KIND OF PARTY?

LUCY, A GENTLEMAN
NEVER CALLS A LADY

ON THE EVENING OF A PARTY.

HE APOLOGIZED, GRANDDADDY.

HE SAID HIS FOLKS WERE
HAVING SOME GUESTS OVER

AND HE DIDN'T KNOW
THAT KIDS WERE INVITED.

OTHERWISE, HE WOULD
HAVE CALLED ME SOONER.

WELL, NEVERTHELESS, I
DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA...

J.R.

Sue Ellen: LUCY, WHAT'S
THE BOY'S NAME?

ROGER HURLEY.

DOC HURLEY'S BOY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK IT'S DOC'S GRANDSON.

WELL, AS LONG AS HIS
PARENTS ARE GIVING THE PARTY,

OK, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.

OH, THANK YOU, GRANDDADDY.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOTTA STOP TREATING
HER LIKE A CHILD, JOCK.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE DATES.

MAKES ME FEEL OLD.

JUNIOR, YOU WERE BORN OLD.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

OR JUST SIT THERE AND
COMB YOUR HAIR ALL NIGHT?

OH, COME ON, HONEY.

I THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE
BEEN HAPPY ABOUT IT,

MAMA COMIN' OVER TO
YOUR SIDE LIKE SHE DID.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT UPSET YOU.

IT'S JUST SHE THINKS
I HAVE LUCY IN HAND.

WELL, DON'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOT WHO.

LUCY THINKS I'M DOING THIS

TO MAKE POINTS WITH YOUR MAMA.

INSTEAD OF CARING
WHAT HAPPENS TO HER?

WELL?

WELL, WHAT?

WELL, WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE LUCY'S RIGHT.

OH, COME ON. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU'RE NOT THAT KIND OF PERSON

WHO GOES AROUND
TRYING TO SCORE POINTS.

IF YOU WERE, YOU SURE
WOULDN'T HAVE MARRIED ME.

THAT'S FOR SURE. HA HA HA.

I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT JUST SEE

A LITTLE OF PAMELA
BARNES IN LUCY EWING.

DO YOU, NOW?

I BELIEVE ALSO YOU
PROBABLY UNDERSTAND HER

A LOT BETTER THAN
THE REST OF US,

AND IF YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR HER,

YOU WOULDN'T SIT AROUND HERE

MOPING INSTEAD OF
GETTING DRESSED.

GETTING DRESSED FOR WHAT?

FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW DISCO

IN DOWNTOWN BRADDOCK TONIGHT.

IT WOULDN'T BE OFFICIAL
WITHOUT BOBBY EWING

AND HIS CHARMING NEW BRIDE.

BESIDES, IF WE SPEND

MUCH MORE TIME UP
HERE IN THIS ROOM,

J.R.'s GONNA HAVE IT BUGGED,

FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE
DOING THAT HE'S NOT.

NOW GET DRESSED.

PAMMY...

Jock: DON'T STAY OUT TOO LATE

AND DRIVE CAREFUL, YOU HEAR?

YES, SIR, I WILL.

GIVE MY BEST TO YOUR GRANDDADDY.

I WILL, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MISS ELLIE.

GOOD NIGHT, GRANDMA.

GOOD NIGHT, GRANDDADDY.

BYE, BABY.

HE'S A NICE BOY.

MM-HMM.

THE SORT THAT REMINDS
ME HOW SMART I WAS.

SMART ABOUT WHAT?

MARRYING A MAN WITH
DIRTY FINGERNAILS.

I LOVE YOU.

HEY. STOP IT. STOP IT, ROGER.

HEY, DIDN'T WE HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING?

YOU KNOW, I CAN CLEAR
MR. MILLER IN 2 SECONDS.

I HATE YOU FOR THIS.

YOU'LL FEEL DIFFERENT LATER.

MAYBE.

COME ON, LET'S MAKE
A NIGHT OF IT, OK?

YOUR GRANDDADDY SAID EARLY.

HE FALLS ASLEEP.

LET'S GO DANCING.

DANCING?

DANCING MAKES ME
VERY AFFECTIONATE.

AND THEN?

YOU KNOW A GOOD PLACE?

IF YOU'VE GOT I.D.

HONEY, I GOT EVERYTHING WE NEED.

SAY, YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD.

HEY! RAY, I'VE GOT
TO TALK TO YOU.

THIS IS HARDLY THE
TIME OR THE PLACE.

YOU'VE GOTTA HELP ME, RAY.

COME ON. PLEASE.

BE RIGHT BACK. JUST
COME AND HELP ME.

OK, NOW, WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THIS CREEP.

HE MADE ME GO OUT WITH HIM.

YOU'VE GOTTA TAKE
CARE OF HIM, RAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE WANTS.

THAT'S BETWEEN YOU AND HIM.

RAY, COME ON,

JUST GET RID OF
HIM FOR ME. COME ON.

LUCY, THIS IS CRAZY.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA SEE US HERE.

I DON'T CARE.

I WON'T GO HOME WITH THAT GUY.

I'D RATHER GO HOME WITH YOU.

LUCY... COME ON.

ROGER, ISN'T IT?

YES. HI, MRS. EWING.

HI.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND BOBBY EWING.

THIS IS ROGER
AND... I DON'T KNOW.

MAUREEN.

MAUREEN.

AREN'T YOU TOGETHER?

UH, NO. I'M WITH LUCY.

SHE'S OVER TALKING TO SOMEBODY.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO
CALLED LUCY TONIGHT?

SURE.

TAKE HER HOME.

WAIT A MINUTE, BOBBY.

OH, BOBBY!

EASY, COWBOY, EASY!

I ONLY WANTED HIM

TO HELP ME GET RID
OF THAT CREEP ROGER.

PAMELA, TAKE HER HOME.

I'M OK. COME ON.

GO.

WELL, I FIGURED YOU
HAD THAT ONE COMING.

YOU WANT ANY MORE,

LET'S JUST GO RIGHT ON OUTSIDE.

NO, I FIGURE IT'S FINISHED.

IS IT? WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?

ABOUT YOU AND LUCY.

SURE ABOUT THAT?

WELL, IF IT AIN'T
ABOUT ME AND LUCY,

WE GOT NOTHING
LEFT TO FIGHT ABOUT.

PAM'S YOUR LADY ALL
THE WAY, NOT MINE, BOBBY.

HEY.

YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED
IN THE SCHOOL, DIDN'T YOU?

THAT'S THE ONLY
REASON I CAN THINK OF

LUCY WOULD BE OUT WITH YOU.

YOU'RE JUST GOING
ALONG WITH THIS

TO GET FRIENDLIER
WITH HER, RIGHT?

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS,
I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.

LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'VE GOT IT.

MONDAY MORNING, YOU'RE
GOING TO SCHOOL WITH ME,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL
THEM EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAW.

NOW WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL TELL MY HUSBAND

YOU'VE BEEN
BLACKMAILING HIS NIECE,

AND, ROGER, HE WON'T
TAKE KINDLY TO THAT.

LUCY?

GET LOST.

I'LL GO WITH HER.

WELL, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

NOT REALLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU MAKE SUE ELLEN LOOK SINCERE.

SHE'S A SIMP,

BUT SHE DOESN'T
FLING IT LIKE YOU DO.

SHE SAYS HOW NICE I
GOTTA LOOK AND TALK.

SHE REALLY BELIEVES
IT MATTERS, THOUGH.

IN HER OWN WAY, SHE'S
TRYING TO HELP ME,

NOT LIKE YOU.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

YOU'RE A EWING
ALREADY, YOU KNOW THAT?

YEAH, BECAUSE... BECAUSE
YOU ALREADY KNOW

HOW TO USE PEOPLE, LIE ABOUT IT.

LUCY!

NOW WHAT WAS ALL THAT?

IT WAS PERSONAL.

WHERE'S THAT BOY YOU WERE WITH?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, HOW DO YOU
PLAN ON GETTING HOME?

I'LL MANAGE.

NO, I'LL MANAGE FROM
HERE ON IN IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NOW WHY DID YOU COME
DOWN SO HARD ON PAMMY?

WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK HER?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHEN
SHE FIRST STARTED

TAKING ME TO SCHOOL
AND EVERYTHING?

NEVER MIND.

YOU THOUGHT SHE CARED.

MAYBE.

SHE DOES.

LUCY, YOU AND PAMMY ARE...

DON'T GO TELLING ME
HOW MUCH ALIKE WE ARE.

I WASN'T GONNA SAY THAT.

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT PAMMY
PROBABLY CARES ABOUT YOU

MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

OH, YEAH.

SHORTCAKE, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

WE LOVE YOU, BUT WE
NEVER HAVE THE TIME

TO... TO GIVE YOU ANY GUIDANCE.

I DON'T NEED GUIDANCE.

NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T.

YOU'RE JUST PERFECT
IN EVERY WAY.

COME ON. SHE CARES
AND YOU KNOW IT.

NOW LET'S GO FIND HER.

COME ON.

LOOK, I KNOW WE ALL GOT
A LOT OF TALKING TO DO,

BUT, UH, COME ON,

I GOT 2 OF THE
PRETTIEST GIRLS IN TEXAS.

I THINK WE OUGHTA
DANCE TILL DAWN.

PAM...

YOU HEARD THE MAN.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.