Dallas (1978–1991): Season 11, Episode 15 - It's Me Again - full transcript

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That's what's known
as breaking the ice.

J.R., I didn't think Cliff Barnes
was any competition for you.

Well, darling. With
your help, he won't be.

- I'm married.
- I've been married five times.

Never stopped me
getting anything I wanted.

Now, you two get married,
I'll back you 100 percent.

The time that I bought Christopher,
I thought J.R. was the father.

Better be ready for a fight.

How'd I do, darling?

Perfect, Daddy.



- .J.R.?
- Yeah, Sly.

Aria Howard on line one.

All right.

I'm expecting Casey Denault
to show up any minute.

Keep him busy out
there until I finish this call.

Yes, sir.

- Hey, Arlo.
- J.R., they just left.

The deal is all signed,
sealed and delivered.

So that junior cartel now
own the Andrews property?

Right. I got a check sitting
in front of me for $30 million.

- Certified?
- Oh, yes, sir. It's yours.

So the kids own that land. Well,
good. That's a good deal, Arlo.

Tell you what, you
messenger that check to me.

- And I'll see that you get your cut.
- Right away.



Bye-bye, J.R.

- Yeah?
- Mr. Denault is here.

Okay, count to four
and bring him in.

Afternoon, J.R.

Can I get you anything?

No.

Well, you heard the latest?

- What's that?
- I had lunch over at the Oil Baron's.

Everybody's saying that
Westar bought out Andy Bradley.

- Is that a fact?
- Yeah.

Well, I got more important
things to talk about than that.

Uh, that Andrews property
I wanted you to buy for me.

- Yes, sir?
- Have you closed the deal on that yet?

Well, I've been in touch with
the owner, that Howard fella...

but, uh, well, he's been a little
evasive. It's been going pretty slow.

Oh, well, thank the
Lord for that, heh.

- You saved me a pile of money, boy.
- What do you mean?

Well, take a look at this.

It's the new specs on
the Andrews property.

That old boy was trying
to put one over on me.

What are you saying,
that that field's no good?

No good? Hell, it's a disaster.

I mean, the formations look fine, but
there's not $50 worth of oil down there.

- Heh. You sure about that, J.R.?
- We||, sure as I'm sitting here.

Whoever buys that field might
as well put a match to his money.

Which reminds me, you
got a big bonus coming, fella.

Yes, sir.

If you hadn't gone slow on this,
hell, I'd have been stuck with it.

I'm glad to have
you on my side, son.

Are you all right, Mr. Denault?

You would have loved this
one, Daddy. Heh, heh, heh.

Really loved it.

Come on in.

There's a Lisa Alden
outside to see you.

Huh.

Show her in.

Come right in.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

You decide to take
me up on my offer?

No.

I came here to apologize.

I got pretty angry with you.

Well, after I
thought about it...

I guess you thought you
were right, trying to buy me off.

I still think I'm doing the right
thing, and my offer still stands.

It isn't the money.

I thought you, of all people,
would understand that.

- Why me?
- I've asked around.

I know you don't
have any family.

Could somebody buy you off it you
thought you could get your sister back?

No, I guess not.

Oh.

I see.

Well, maybe I owe
you an apology.

I knew you'd understand.

Yeah, I just had a feeling that
you were someone I could talk to.

I could really use
someone to talk to.

Do you know what it's like to be an
outside! and go up against the Ewings?

Ha, ha, ha. You asking me, do
I know? Yeah, I really do know.

But still, I do not think it's right that
you're trying to take Christopher...

- away from Bobby, I...
- Well, I'm sorry.

But he is my brother's
son, and I have to try.

I guess that makes
us enemies still, huh?

No.

No, we don't have to be enemies.

Well, thank you
for that, anyway.

Hey, you hungry?

Huh? I'm kind of hungry. Wanna
go have some lunch with me?

We can talk.

- About what?
- I don't care, we can talk about anything.

Family, friends, something.

What do you say?

Yes, I'd like that.

Let's do it.

- Jackie, we're going to lunch.
- What if Miss Krauser calls?

I'm going to the Marquis, tell
her she can reach me there.

Good morning, Barnes-Wentworth.

I understand you bought
the painting, Mr. Fallow.

Yes.

I'm fascinated by it.

Thank you.

I'm David Shulton, that's my
painting. Or it was, until you bought it.

- That's one of my favorites.
- Well, obviously it's one of mine.

The girl...

is she a model, or just
a mind picture you had?

Oh, she's real.

As a matter of fact,
she's a friend of mine.

Would it be, uh,
possible to meet her?

Why? What'd you have in mind?

I don't know.

Wait.

Wait, there's nothing romantic,
if that's what you're thinking.

I just want to see who she is.

Well, I hear you're
a pretty solid citizen.

Her name is Laurel Ellis.

Here's her address.

Now, is there anything
else you wanna know?

I, uh, don't think so.

I just wanted to meet her.

And I don't want any
preconceived ideas.

Okay. Thanks again
for buying my painting.

I mean, you're gonna keep
me in oils and canvas for a while.

Thank you for painting it.

If it'll make you
feel any better...

you call Miss Ellis and tell her I'll
be getting in touch with her real soon.

I'll do that.

I think it's interesting...

that what I thought was a private
conversation between your daddy and me...

somehow get passed along.

Whatever do you mean?

Kimberly, you are the
perfect Southern belle.

All flutter and innocence.

- I try when needed.
- Yeah.

Well, try this.

How come you
told your husband...

that I recommended all the little
independent oilmen get bought up?

Oh, perhaps it was only a coincidence
that Wilson just bought Bradley Oil.

Mm-hm.

And seen, no doubt, he'll be
after Marilee Stone and Jordan Lee.

I suppose that's possible, yes.

- Whose side are you on, anyhow?
- My own.

I thought you knew that, J.R.

You can hardly blame me
for protecting my own interests.

Against me?

I know that my daddy
will only back you...

if you leave Sue
Ellen and marry me.

Yeah, that's what he said.

- And no doubt you know what I said.
- Of course.

But I'm not as sure as Daddy is
that you're willing to go that far.

I'm willing to go as far as I
have to to get what I want.

But I'm not about to take the first
step and then get hung out to dry.

Your daddy wants me to many you
because that's what you say you want.

But I'm gonna need an act
of faith from you, darling...

before I'll leave my wife.

- What might that be?
- Leave Wilson, get a divorce.

Then I'll take my
chances. But not until then.

Sometimes, J.R., I wonder...

if you're not really
more man than I want.

Only one way to find out.

Poor Wilson.

He was so happy married to me.

Thank you, Teresa.

Shall I set a place for Mr. Bobby
and Christopher for dinner?

No, thanks, Teresa. Bobby
took Christopher out for dinner.

Yes, ma'am.

Christopher is really
having a tough time with this.

So is Bobby.

Well, if you ask me,
the whole thing's a scam.

Enough money is gonna buy
that girl right out of the state.

No.

Bobby tried that. She
doesn't want money.

Well, I'm not a lawyer...

but being Christopher's aunt
doesn't mean she can take him away.

For that matter, it seems to me that you
have as much right to him as she does.

After all, Kristin
was your sister.

Ordinarily, you'd think so.

But in order for Bobby
and Pam to adopt him...

I had to sign an agreement giving
up any interest in Christopher.

We're spending too much
time talking about this.

There's no court in Texas that's
gonna take that boy away from Bobby.

Not with the clout
this family's got.

I'm not sure Bobby's worried
about the court decision.

He's more worried about what all
of this is gonna do to Christopher.

I hope he handles it better than you did
when I took John Ross away from you.

Sue Ellen...

that was a very
bad time for all of us.

It was something I hope I don't ever
have to go through with another grandson.

Oh, Mama, everything's
going to be fine.

Trust me.

Dinner's ready.

Well, they didn't have much
in the way of desserts in there.

What do you say we go get a soda
or a banana split 01 something, huh?

No, I'm kind of tired.

All right. What do you
wanna do tomorrow night?

You wanna catch a
movie or something?

I'd rather stay home.

Thank you.

All right.

You know what we can do...

why don't you and I take in
that Mavericks-Lake's game?

Make a night out of it.

Yeah, sure.

That'd be great.

Christopher.

Son, I know it hurts.

I know it hurts. I wish
there's something I could do...

to take that hurt away.

I want you to know
that I love you.

I know.

Come on, buckle up.

I'm coming.

- Hi.
- Good morning.

Box of donuts for you. Thank
you for lunch the other day.

Well, you're
welcome. Come on in.

Thanks.

- Kind of a dumb present, huh?
- No, it isn't, I like donuts.

- You want some coffee?
- Yeah, thanks.

You know, I've been on
my own for so long now.

I forgot how nice it was
to sit and talk to somebody.

All right. We'll
sit, we'll talk...

- we'|| have coffee and donuts.
- Okay.

Excuse me.

- He||o.
- Mr. Barnes...

hi, Tracy Krauser. You
wanted to speak with me?

Yes, I want to speak to you.

I wanna know what's
happening with my right of way.

Not a lot. He is one
stubborn old man.

He just doesn't wanna let
anyone lay the line across his land.

Don't tell me that. I
don't wanna hear that.

Offer the man more money. I
have to have the right of way.

I just don't believe it.

Cliff, what is it? What's
got you so upset?

A farmer. Some stubborn,
damned old farmer.

I don't understand.

You should be the
happiest person I know.

I read about that natural-gas
strike you just made.

Why are you letting some
farmer upset you like this?

It's easy. You see, it's
not like an oil strike...

where you just put it on a truck
and you take it to market, you see?

With gas, it has to be piped.

And I can't do that
because this old farmer

won't give a right of
way across his land...

- so I can tie into the main pipeline.
- Well, can't you tie in somewhere else?

- No, if I could, I would.
- Oh, come on, Cliff, relax.

You're bound to make
a deal with this man.

Oh, I'll make a deal
with this guy, I mean...

- How much could he possibly hold out for?
- Right.

Cliff, what would happen if
you couldn't make a deal?

I'll make a deal, I know I will.

Because if I don't, why, I might as
well not even have made the strike.

- Who is it?
- It's Bobby.

- Good morning.
- Morning.

Ray's gone into Braddock,
if you wanted to see him.

No, actually, I'd like to
see Lucas. If it's all right.

Well, of course. He's up
in the nursery. Come on in.

I know I should
have called first...

but I didn't know I
was gonna stop by.

- I just kind of ended up here.
- That's all right.

Bobby, I'm sorry about that
girl trying to get Christopher.

Oh, yeah. Thanks.

- Thank you, Millie.
- Yes, ma'am.

Goodbye.

Oh, my.

- He's getting so big.
- Yeah.

He's gonna be
crawling pretty soon.

Jenna...

I won't be stopping by
to see him for a while.

Maybe that's why
I came by today.

Why aren't you coming back?

Christopher found out
that I'm Lucas' father.

It's causing him
some real problems.

I wanna spend enough time with him
to show him how important he is to me.

I see.

Hey, come here, pal.

Aren't you getting big?

Oh, yeah.

Aren't you getting
to be something?

Well...

Isn't life strange, Bobby?

Seeing you like this...

makes me think back to
when we were kids together.

How many nights did we
talk about getting married...

and having a son to
carry on the Ewing name?

A lot of nights.

Now here we are...

in the nursery...

with our son.

Only...

I'm married to another man.

And you're divorced from
a woman you still love.

Jenna, things don't always
work out the way you expect.

And especially with us.

What's the old saying?

What goes around, comes around.

Charlie's seeing this boy now.

We go into this big discussion
about falling in love too soon.

She called me a hypocrite.

She reminded me that I was younger
than she is when I tell in love with you.

So, what did you tell her?

What could I tell her?
I told her the truth.

All I dreamed about when I was growing
up was being married to you, you know that.

Come on, pal. Here we go.

That's a boy.

I loved you so much.

I still do.

Jenna, we were just kids.

And so much has changed.

You're married to my brother.

You do love Ray, don't you?

Oh, yes.

And I would never do
anything to hurt him.

I can promise you that.

Heart's a funny thing.

It is possible to
love two people...

in different ways.

Well, he deserves
better than that.

Ray deserves 100
percent of your love.

I'm gonna forget we
had this conversation.

And I don't want you
to ever mention it again.

I wish it were that easy.

Jenna...

If you're still in love, it's with
the Bobby that you grew up with.

He just doesn't exist anymore.

So you can forget him.

And I'm not coming
back here again.

It's gonna be real hard
to look Hay in the eye...

101 along time.

Whew. Here.

Two more and that'll do it.

I can't believe things
happened so quickly.

Still happening.

Contractually now, you have one year
to open boutiques in 50 Fairview Hotels.

It's almost overwhelming.

Thank you.

Sue Ellen, we've accomplished
everything we set out to do.

You have your 12 stores and
now you have all the boutiques.

You, uh...

really don't need me anymore.

Are you serious?

- I need you now more than ever.
- No.

I've, uh, done everything I can.

So I'm, uh, withdrawing
from your account.

Nicholas...

this is no time for jokes.

No joke.

We can't work
together any longer.

But why?

Have I done something wrong?

No.

Then what?

- Nicholas, for God's sakes, talk to me.
- Sue Ellen.

Too much has changed between us.

And not for the better.

- I don't understand.
- Come on, of course you do.

Come on, we're right on the edge of getting
involved. And I don't think that's right.

Then let's go back to
the way things were.

We can't.

I mean, at least, I can't.

And I don't think
you really want to.

I know how much
J.R. has hurt you.

And I know how
vulnerable you are right now.

I don't wanna add to anything
going wrong in your life.

And you think that by quitting
now is going to improve my life?

I think right now I'd be a
wonderful revenge on J.R. for you.

That's not the way it is for me.

And why are you so sure
that that's the way it is for me?

I saw the way you looked at
Kimberly Clyde! at the barbecue.

You're plotting something.

And why not?

What do you want from me?

I wanna look in your eyes...

and no! see JR. (have.

Yes?

Mr. Hewitt from
Manufacturing is here.

He says he has to see you.

Goodbye, Sue Ellen.

- Send Mr. Hewitt in.
- Yes, ma'am.

- Yeah?
- J.R., could you came out here, please?

- What?
- There's someone here to see you.

All right.

- Hi, Daddy.
- John Ross. What are you doing here?

- I wanted to see your new offices.
- How'd you get here?

Grandpa Fallow was coming
into town and he brought me.

Heh, heh. Well, come on in.

- Shall I hold your calls?
- Yeah, yeah, do that.

Wow.

This is neat.

It's better than your
old office ever was.

Yeah, I suppose so...

but it's just not the same.

It's called JRE now
and not Ewing Oil.

Hey, you remember?

When we left our old offices and I
took your granddaddy's picture with us?

Yes.

Remember what I said?

That all you lost
was a building.

That the real Ewing Oil
was Grandpa and you.

Yeah.

But we also lost the name.

And that's what I'm working on.

- You gonna get Ewing Oil back?
- Well, of course I am.

I'm gonna tell you something I
don't want you to mention to anybody.

Not Christopher or
Grandma or even your mama.

I promise.

I'm gonna take over the
company that bought Ewing Oil.

Not because I want it, but
because when I've got it...

I'm gonna take back
everything that belonged to us.

And when you're ready...

the company that you and
I are gonna run together...

is not gonna be JRE Industries.

It's gonna be Ewing Oil again.

Okay?

Enjoying everything? Okay.

How are you this
evening? Good? All right.

- Hi. How is everything?
- Fine.

- How are you?
- I'm April Stevens. This is my restaurant.

- It's a cool place.
- Well, thank you.

I've seen you in here before.

You've got a good memory.
I'm only in here once a month.

It's not that expensive.

No, I'm only in Dallas once
a month, for a few days.

- The famous traveling salesman.
- Yeah.

I'm in the lag business.

The Apparel Man...

is one of my stops.
Would you like to join me?

- Yes. For a minute.
- Great.

Thank you.

The reason I remember you is because
you thought you knew a friend of mine.

Yeah?

Oh, yeah.

Joey Lombardi.

That's not his name.

Hmm. So he said.

I didn't press it, you know...

because he obviously
didn't wanna talk about it.

But, boy...

- You still think it was him?
- Hey, I could be wrong.

But I don't think so. I
mean, I grew up with the guy.

- In Bensonhurst?
- In Bensonhurst.

That's right, Bensonhurst.

Although my family moved to
Philly while we were still in school.

So I, um, lost track of him.

So, what was this
Joey Lombardi like?

Joey Lombardi.

Well, he was a pretty tough guy.

Him and his two brothers.

Nobody messed with them.

That's pretty tough, all right.

Well...

I think pan of it was
the family connection.

What?

Well...

there were a lot of rumors
going around that his old man...

was part of the families.

- What families?
- You know...

they used to make
offers you couldn't refuse.

- You gotta be kidding.
- That was the rumor.

You sure it wasn't just talk?

Maybe.

But we all believed it.

So...

if this guy isn't
Joey Lombardi...

who is he?

He never told me.

Enjoy your meal.

It's on the house.

- Hey, Mary Lou.
- Here. Read these.

- I hope you choke on them.
- Slow down. What are they?

The drilling reports
from the Andrews field.

That great deal you
got us for $30 million.

There's no oil?

There's more oil in my car than
there is in that entire dust farm.

Look, it wasn't really my fault. I
trusted somebody, and he suckered me.

- I thought it was a great buy.
- It was a great deal with our money.

If I had money, I'd
have bought it with you.

That's your problem, isn't it?

No money.

And no class.

I should have known
when I first met you.

You were just trying
to latch on to us.

And I was dumb enough
to fall for your little hustle.

- I thought it'd be good for all of us.
- Oh, especially you.

Why don't you just head
on back to Oklahoma?

You're dead in Dallas.

Dead.

No, not by a long shot.

Just one more debt to pay.

- He||o.
- How'd it go with Barnes?

All right. He's not
such a bad guy.

Well, I don't want character
references, I want information, honey.

You really are cold.

Unlike my warm and
wonderful brother Bobby.

That's right.

Well, I don't get what I
want by being popular...

I get what I want
by paying for it.

Unless you're not
interested in this?

Now, get off your high horse and
tell me what happened with Barnes.

He's having trouble tying
into the main gas line.

Oh? Why's that?

Some old farmer named Bovay, who
owns the land he has to go across...

won't give him the right of way.

- Why doesn't he go around it?
- I guess that's the only place...

the gas company
will let him tie in.

Poor old Barnes.

All that gas and no
way to get rid of it. Huh.

You know that tickles.

What?

- What the hell do you think you're doing?
- Let him alone!

- We weren't doing anything.
- I ought to break his neck.

Just shut up! You get off
this ranch and you stay off it.

If I ever see you around Charlie again,
you're gonna be one sorry young man.

Get out of here! Go on!

Yes, sir.

As for you, young lady. What
do you think you're doing?

We weren't doing anything.

Charlie, just look at you.

- You can't tell me nothing was going on.
- We were just fooling around.

Fooling around?

Just" What do you think would
have happened if I hadn't shown up?

Nothing. You don't understand.

I understand two teenagers
fooling around in the barn.

Why don't you just
stay out of my life?

Damn.

- He||o?
- It's open.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm looking for Laurel Ellis.

Well, look no further.

What's it to be?

Ficus, bonsai, fem?

I didn't come
here to buy a tree.

Well, then you're
in the wrong place.

Wait, wait.

I'm Clayton Fallow. Didn't
David Shulton call you about me?

So you're Clayton Fallow.

Yes. I'm the one who
bought the painting of you.

- Why ever?
- Pardon?

Why did you buy it?

Well, I'm not sure, exactly, uh.

There was something about it.

What, the magical, mystical me?

I hear he 9016000101“.

You must be very rich.

Enough.

Did he do any other
paintings of you?

Once was enough.

I guess now David has
money to pay a model...

and not have to
rely on his friends.

You're not a professional model?

I am a professional tree person.

Well.

I never thought there'd be a thriving
market in Dallas for these little things.

Well, people who appreciate
them are willing to pay for them.

And it is, after all,
a living art form.

And one of the few
things I seem to be good at.

Sculpting these little buggers.

Did you learn that in England?

Oh, you noticed I'm
not a native Texan.

It's hard not to.

Well, to make it a short story,
I've been here a little over a year...

I grew up in London...

and I always read about
the American Southwest...

and so I decided to come and see
the cowboys and the Indians for myself.

And why did you wanna meet me?

I don't know, I just had to.

Disappointing, eh?

Different. Not
disappointing at all.

Look, I didn't mean to
take up a lot of your time.

- You must be very busy.
- Oh, very.

Listen, would you
like a cup of tea?

And some lessons in
the fine art of bonsai?

Yes.

I'd like that a lot.

Okay. Come along, then.

Now that you know so much about me, I
think I'd like to find out more about you.

Why?

Because I have
this strange feeling...

that I'm gonna be
seeing a lot more of you.

Now, come along.

Well, I don't believe this.

The mighty Wilson
Clyde! Visiting my office.

That's it, Jackie. Thank you.

You shouldn't be surprised.

You have something that
is very appealing to Westar.

- I thought we should talk.
- Yeah.

I've done business with Westar before, it's
like wrestling an octopus, you can't win.

Your problems were with
Jeremy Wendell, not with me.

No, you guys are all cutout of the
same cloth. Only the names change.

No. More than that, I have
come with a bona fide offer for you.

Well, I can't wait to hear this.

I've made a careful
study of your history.

Your business life, it's like along
roller coaster ride, up and down.

You were almost bankrupt when
you finally hit at Gold Canyon 340...

and then you almost lost it.

And now you've got this
enormous natural-gas strike.

Should be worth untold millions of dollars,
and you have not made one penny on it.

Well, don't worry about it.
Everything's under control.

- Not what I hear.
- Well, you hear wrong.

The point is you are
gonna manage to minimize...

the profit that you
should make on that gas...

and before you do that, Westar
is prepared to buy you out.

- You wanna buy my gas field?
- We want Barnes-Wentworth...

and everything that goes
with it, except, of course, you.

- Get out.
- We will make you richer...

- than you ever dreamed possible.
- You're not hearing me.

I said, get out.

I'll tell you something right
now, this company is not for sale.

Not now, perhaps.
But just think about it.

Just think about it. Because, you see.
Somehow or other, you will lose it all.

You watch me. I almost got this
last right of way in my back pocket.

Well, there you go, Mr. Ewing.

- Thank you. Here's the check.
- All right.

You now own 200 acres of
the richest farm land in Texas.

Yeah, something I've always
wanted. Thank you. Appreciate it.

Anytime.

Sly, come in here a
minute, would you?

- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Oh. Excuse me.

- After you.
- Yes, sir?

Sly, do you have one of
those new short, short skirts?

Yes, sir.

And a flimsy little blouse
to go along with it, maybe?

- Yes.
- Good.

We're gonna drop by your
place while you change into them.

Then we're gonna do
some fancy horse-trading.

I'll tell you what it's
all about on the way.

Now, Mr. Bovay. I'm sure
you will agree with me...

that this 200 acres of prime
land is more than a fair swap...

- for this little place you got here.
- Like you say, it's fair.

Good. Well, let's just sign these
papers and exchange the deeds.

Thing is, I was born here.

Always figured to
meet my Maker here.

You know, that's
a real coincidence.

I was just about to ask you if you'd
like to stay here and run the place for me.

It'd be like you still owned it.

And you might give some
thought to selling these 200 acres.

Make you a very wealthy man.

You folks have to
go back to the city?

I mean, I, uh, was thinking maybe
you could stay down here for the night.

- I'd be happy to put you up.
- Well, that's real nice of you.

I wouldn't mind.
How about you, Sly?

I tell you what. Why don't
we sign these papers first...

and get the work out of the
way? Then we can relax and enjoy.

The last thing we want tonight is to
have business on our minds, right?

- Let's do just that.
- Well, there you are, sir.

Right there.

Oh, good. And I'll
put in the date later.

- We||, she's all yours, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you. Here's your deed.

Is there anything special
you'd like to eat tonight?

Why don't you just surprise me?

I'll just do that.

Uh, best I see what
kind of fixings we got.

JR.

- You don't actually expect me to"?
- No, of course not, darling.

Come on. We got what we wanted.

By the time he gets out,
we'll be hallway to Dallas.

Then Cliff Barnes is gonna find
out how much it's gonna cost...

to put his pipeline across
this little piece of property.

Next on Dallas:

I performed my act of faith.

- Divorced?
- It's in the works.

Now, my darling, the
ball is in your court.

You bought my brother's son,
Bobby. That's against the law.

He sold him. What
do you call that?

The painting.

I had it delivered
while we were at lunch.

With Ewing Oil out, all the
independents are gonna be fair game.

- What do you want?
- Combine with me. We can stop Westar.

You call the guys, you tell
them the game is off tonight.

Anybody who shows up by
mistake, I break their legs.