Dallas (1978–1991): Season 11, Episode 23 - To Have and to Hold - full transcript

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- Don't do this to me.
- Without your shares...

I don't have proxies. If I don't
have proxies, goodbye pipeline.

He threatened to tell my
wife I've been seeing you.

But that's blackmail.

- Wait a minute, what is this all about?
- I'll be in touch as soon as I can.

- So you want me to keep on seeing her?
- Well, why not?

Maybe you'll get a
little information on her.

- That'd be my pleasure.
- Knowing Kimberly, it may be.

You're tempting me to do something I'm
not going to do until I know you better.

Miss Stevens?



Be a good girl and
you won't get hurt.

Now, I'm gonna slowly take
my hand off your mouth...

and you're not gonna scream.

We're gonna ask questions
and you're going to answer them.

I'm gonna ask you nicely.

Where do we find Joey Lombardi?

Joey who?

Miss Stevens, do we look
like we're playing games?

I'm sorry, I just don't know
any Joey Lombardi. Uh!

Now, where do we
find Joey Lombardi?

What do you want with him?

We just want to talk to him.
We don't want to hurt him.

Look, I am a very wealthy woman.

I will give you a million dollars
if you'll just leave us alone.



Money won't buy you a new
face after I'm finished with it.

His name is Nicholas Pearce.

Pearce?

Joey Lombardi is
now Nicholas Pearce.

Good.

You're doing much better.

Now what we want is an address.

There.

Now, will you just
leave me alone?

AI. Help the lady
to her feet, AI.

No.

No, I won't tell anybody
about this. I promise.

- You promise?
- Yes.

A friend of ours is
gonna take care of you.

What does that mean?

Oh, don't worry,
you won't be bored.

What about Nicholas? What
are you gonna do to him?

We told you, we're just
gonna talk to him, that's all.

- Hello, Sly. What a beautiful day, huh?
- Good morning, J.R.

Get your telephone
book, come in the office.

Yes, sir.

Get April Stevens on the
phone for me, will you?

- Mm-hm. You're looking very happy today.
- Well, why not?

Did you happen to catch
the figures on Westar?

Mm-hm. The
stock is still falling.

I figure it ought to
bottom out pretty soon.

Yeah? How do you know that?

Because when it drops two more
points, that's when we start to buy.

And I want Miss
Stevens ready for that.

Oh, all I get is her answering
machine. Should I leave a message?

Oh, keep on trying. She's just
probably getting her nails done.

Listen, get a hold of
Ray Krebbs, will you?

Did you say Ray Krebbs?

Yeah, that's right, darling.

Good old Ray Krebbs.

Hi, this is April.

Leave a message. Bye.

April, it's Nicholas. I'm
getting worried. Give me a call.

Nicholas, I have to talk to you.

Damn it.

- Good morning.
- What do you want?

Don't leave me standing
here in the hallway.

Thank you.

What is it?

I don't understand what
happened last night.

I already explained.

You didn't explain anything. All you said
was, you couldn't talk to me and see me.

For a while. Now, that's all I'm
gonna say. Now, if you'll excuse me.

Nicholas, I deserve
better than this.

Why have you changed?

- Is it something that I have done or what?
- Sue Ellen, it is not you, it's me.

Now, I want you to leave, and
I don't want you to come back.

I don't wanna repeat myself.

Goodbye.

Yeah, hi, it's Joey.
Look, we gotta talk, man.

Yeah. Right.

And at the close of
business yesterday...

the Dow Jones was holding
steady in relatively light trading.

Gainers finished ahead
of losers eight to five.

The biggest news was Westar 0“,
taking another plunge, dropping 12 points.

Westar Oil is HOW...

In serious trouble.

And so am I.

Good morning. Barnes-Wentworth.

Jackie, I'm not
gonna come in today.

Cliff, are you all
right? You sound...

Westar is going down the tubes.

Damn you, J.R.

Well, all right. Here
and then. Oh, no.

We've been on top of the
situation for several months.

Yes, but no. But it's...

Dr. Styles.

Dr. Styles, New York is on
Line 1. Tokyo is on Line 2.

All right, fine.

Tell New York we'll
get back to them.

Mr. Takamura, it's always
a pleasure to hear from you.

Oh, of course I'm not
concerned about Westar.

Well, it's a temporary
condition. Due no doubt to...

Mr. Takamura, can
I get back to you?

Yeah. Yeah.

Sayonara.

Hi, Kimberly.

- What do you think you're doing, Daddy?
- I'm having the time of my life.

Now, what brings you here?

Well, I was worried
about your health.

Now I'm even more
worried. This is ridiculous.

I've never felt better.

If you keep this up,
you're going to kill yourself.

Why, I'm having
too much fun to die.

Daddy, please. I'm
begging you. Stop this.

Send these people home.

And crawl off in a come! And
wait for Westar to go down?

That's not my style.

How long do you think
you can keep this up?

Just as long as
J.R. and I are at war.

Daddy.

None of this would be happening it I
hadn't brought that man into our lives.

Kimberly, honey, I
was a dying old man.

Now I'm having the best
time I've had in years.

I'm alive.

Thank the Lord
you met JR. Ewing.

Hello, Joey.

- Dora Mae.
- Well, hello, Mr. Krebbs.

It's nice to see you. Are
you meeting someone?

J.R. Ewing.

He's already here. I'll
show you to his table.

Never mind. I'll find
him myself, thank you.

Okay.

- J.R.
- Oh, Ray.

Well, I'm glad
you could join me.

- Curiosity kept me from turning you down.
- Yeah.

Well, curiosity is a
good place to start.

Here's your bourbon
and branch, Mr. Ewing.

Thank you.

- May I get anything for you, sir?
- I'll just have a beer, thanks.

Well, how's your pretty wife?

What do you want?

Well, a little polite
conversation, to start with.

So why don't you
just cut the crap, JR?

Ray, I'd like to do a
little business with you.

You and me?

Stranger things have happened.

Now, let me guess...

you want me to do
something for you.

As a matter of fact, I'm
going to do something for you.

I want you to buy some
stock. Westar stock, to be exact.

Well, that's a very
interesting offer...

seeing as how all the papers are
talking about Westar taking a big dive.

Well, that's my point. You can
get a good deal on a sick horse.

What are you up to?

Ray, I'll be honest with you.

I wanna get back at the people who
took our daddy's company away from us.

Well, that is the first time you
ever called Jock our daddy...

or Ewing Oil our company.

Well, it's the way you
look at it, I suppose.

You help me with this one
thing, and we'll bury Westar.

I'm not buying any stock.

You're not gonna help me get
the people who stole our company?

They didn't steal it.

Well, it sure as hell wasn't for
sale. You got a short memory, Ray.

You made a fortune when the
government took Ewing Oil away from us.

Yeah, and you got your son
kidnapped and almost killed.

You lost Jock's company.

And if you think I'm gonna help you get it
back, then you're out of your damn mind.

You really are a
half-breed, aren't you?

You think like one,
you act like one.

No son of Jock Ewing would stop
until he get revenge on his enemies.

Your beer, sir.

No, that's okay, thanks.

I told you a hundred times.

My father died in prison.

Now, what more do you want?

We're in no hurry,
Joey. We've got all night.

Then you're gonna get
tired of beating up on

me because I'm not
telling you nothing else.

Oh, I think you will, Joey.

Hey, Eddie, look what Joey
was gonna surprise us with.

Don't flatter yourselves.

- I always keep a gun in my house.
- Do you know what I think?

I think you were expecting company.
Now, cut the bull. Where's your father?

I told you, he died in prison.

Right, he was lucky. He
only served two days...

and then he died.

Amazing how the whole
family disappeared after that.

We didn't disappear, we moved.

Only a move?

For that, you changed your name?

My mother did that.

She was ashamed
of what happened.

Hey, Joey, do you
think we're stupid?

Your father never
died in prison, Joey.

The feds released him because
he turned state's evidence.

The Witness Protection Program.

You're familiar with
that one, aren't you?

Your father turned
against the family.

He broke the code of silence.
That, the family never forgives.

Are you gonna
tell us where he is?

Drop dead.

The both of you.

Sooner or later, you're
gonna see things our way.

Now, Joey...

do you wanna arrive at your father's
house alive son or a dead son?

When am I gonna get out of here?

When your pal, Joey.
Gives us what we want.

- What do you want?
- I want you to shut your mouth.

Look, I told you where
Nicholas Pearce was.

There's no reason for
you to keep me here.

Well, when Joey decides to
cooperate, we'll talk about letting you go.

Is Joey...?

Is Nicholas Pearce all right?

If he's not all right,
you're not all right.

Can you believe his nerve?

I should have known better
than to ever meet with J.R.

The only one he ever
thinks about is himself.

She's home.

Hi.

Have a good time with Mamie?

It was okay.

What's up?

Well, Charlie. We're
gonna have a little talk.

I figured as much.

Ray and I have been
discussing things.

Meaning me, naturally.

You have had some problems.

And they haven't
been getting any better.

Charlie, we've tried discipline
and we've tried reason...

and nothing seems
to work for you.

So your mother and I have decided
that it's time to try other measures.

We feel that if you
went away to school...

You're sending me away?

You would do anything to
break me up with Randy.

We found a wonderful
boarding school in Switzerland.

Switzerland?

Randy is not the whole problem,
Charlie. He's only part of it.

This house has
become a battleground.

And do you think
that's all my fault?

Honey, you gotta admit, things
have gotten a little bit out of control.

Control, that's all
you ever think about.

You want to control how I
think, how I look, how I feel.

- That's not true.
- How come I don't have any choice...

on whether I want to go
to this stupid school or not?

Don't I get to say
anything about my own life?

Of course you do.

When you're old enough
to know what's best for you.

Oh, and you think you
know what's best for me?

You're not even my father.

Maybe not.

But I have tried to love you as
though you were my own daughter.

- Bu||!
- Charlie, don't talk like that to Ray.

Boarding school may be the only
place that you ever do learn discipline.

I won't go.

Charlie, honey. It's
not the end of the world.

It's the best for all of us.

You're doing what's
best for you, not me.

You're trying to get rid of me.

I'll always hate you for this.

House on the left. That's it.

- This is it.
- It better be, Joey.

Yes? Can I help you?

- Who are you?
- Who are you?

We're looking for Joseph
Pearce. Does he live here?

- Who is it, honey?
- Some people looking for the Pearces.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Pearce. They live here.

They used to live here.

We bought this house
about six months ago.

That's impossible.

- Do you know where the Pearces moved to?
- They didn't move.

If they'd have moved,
I'd have known.

I guess you didn't hear.

Hear what?

I don't know how close you were,
but there was an automobile accident.

Accident?

That's how we got
this house, in probate.

Mr. and Mrs. Pearce were killed.

No.

I don't believe you.

Hey, Joey, come back here.
Where the hell is he going?

- Mrs. Harris.
- Yes?

It's me, Nicholas Pearce.

Joseph Pearce's son
from next door. Let me in.

- Oh, Nicky.
- Mrs. Harris.

- Tell me, my parents.
- Oh, it's a terrible tragedy, isn't it?

You mean the accident?

It was really true?

Oh, you didn't know.
Oh, you poor boy.

We can hardly
believe that they're...

They're gone.

I'm so sorry, Nicky.

- Hey.
- Hi. You look pretty good out there.

Thanks. I think I invited you out here
because I wanted to show off a little.

Oh, I knew you'd be good. I knew
about your athletic scholarship.

University of Oklahoma, right?

How did you know about that?

You can't work for J.R. as long as I
have and not learn how to play detective.

Kind of makes me wonder
what else you know about me.

Well, I know that as good as
you were on the basketball court...

you didn't get
to play that often.

Yeah, I was always a foot too
short, no matter how fast I was.

You look tall enough to me.

I never could figure why some
people just get things so easy.

For me, things never
seem to work out.

Never?

I always come close, though.

Well, when I got that call from
J.R., I thought, “This is gonna be it.“

I guess I was wrong.

Are you so sure about that?

I think you know the
answer to that, Sly.

Hey, why didn't you stop me?

I usually don't go on
about myself like this.

I'm glad you did.

Say, you wanna make
this along Sunday?

I'll take you to lunch,
movie. Anything you'd like.

I would like all of the above.

And I would also like to
know a lot more about you.

About me?

Well, there is something more.

Yeah? What is it?

Well, I have to
show you, but later.

Come on, give me a little hint.

Let's just say it means a lot more
to me than that scholarship used to.

What do you mean you're
having second thoughts?

I don't know.

I just don't feel right
about what we're doing.

Jenna, we have talked
and talked about this.

Sending Charlie to a boarding
school is the right thing for all of us.

Is it?

I feel like I'm
betraying my own child.

You're not betraying anyone.

- We can't let Charlie run our life.
- That's true.

But there's another side to this, Ray.
Charlie and I have always been a team.

We've always been able
to count on each other.

I am not trying to
split anybody up.

I know that.

It's just from Charlie's point of view,
you and Lucas are crowding her out.

Hey, we're a new family. We're
all trying to make an adjustment.

Oh, Ray, can't you see?

Charlie has never had
to do that before, she's...

This is very hard for her.

I know. The part
that really kills me.

I would do anything for her.

But there comes a time when a man
and a woman have to make a decision.

Who comes first,
them or their child?

As long as Charlie's been a pan
of my life, she's always come first.

What about us?

I can't let Charlie think I'm
pushing her out of my life.

Ray, I've made a decision.

What decision?

- I'm gonna go to Switzerland with her.
- Jenna.

It won't be for very long.

I just want to make sure that the
school is gonna be all right and that...

That Charlie's
gonna be all right.

You're talking
about a week or two.

For as long as Charlie needs me.

I just hate to see you go.

I hope you miss me like crazy.

Thank you. Oh, it's
good to be home.

- Would you like help with your luggage?
- Yes.

You can bring it inside and take
it upstairs. Teresa will help you.

- Grandma! Hi!
- Well, hello. Hello.

Come and give me
a big hug, you two.

- Oh, I'm glad to see you.
- Where's that place you went to again?

St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. Then
went to Atlanta to see your Aunt Lucy.

- Did you bring us presents?
- Yes, of course I did.

One present or
a lot of presents?

Well, if you'll help me
with this, you'll find out.

Okay, come along. Oh,
I'm so glad to see you.

- Here you go, Sue Ellen.
- Thanks, Bobby.

Come on, Grandma,
tell me what you got me.

What do we have? Come on.

Hey, everybody, look who's home.

- Welcome home, Mama.
- Thank you, Bobby.

- How was your trip?
- It was just fine.

- Wonderful.
- Hello, Sue Ellen.

Hello, Miss Ellie. How are you?

Oh, the trip did
me lots of good.

Christopher and John Ross, take
those upstairs and open your presents.

- Okay.
- Come on, Christopher.

- Can I get you a drink, Mama?
- Yes, I'd like a glass of white wine.

- You got it.
- Thank you.

Mama, this sudden
vacation of yours...

J.R. and I weren't the
reason that you left, were we?

Oh, I just needed to getaway
from everybody for a while, that's all.

Because if we were
the reason, I'm sorry.

But I just couldn't put up with him any
longer, and I hope you understand that.

Well, hello, Mama.

Hello, J.R.

Are the Virgin Islands everything
they're cracked up to be?

- Where's Clayton?
- Oh, he's still in Texas City.

Tell us about your
trip, Miss Ellie.

- We||, did he say when he'd be back?
- Tomorrow, I think.

Miss Ellie, you look wonderful.

- He's been gone a long time.
- Come on, Mama, you know what it's like...

when you start a company like
that. He's a busy man right now.

What time tomorrow, Sue Ellen?

Don't worry about Clayton,
Mama. He'll be home.

I'm not worried, J.R.

Well, this is it.

This is what?

Casey Denault's suite of offices,
complete with fabulous view.

- It's yours?
- We||, till next month anyway.

After that, I'm giving it up.

I don't understand, I mean...
When did you get this? Why?

Well, I got it after I
pulled off a deal for J.R.

And I got it because having an office
like this is something I always dreamed of.

Why haven't you
furnished it yet?

Well, I can't afford it.

Like I told you, Sly. My dreams
don't always seem to work out.

What were you gonna
do with all this space?

I was gonna make it
into a real show place.

Some place my
daddy would have liked.

Some place he never had.

It's the first time you've
mentioned your father to me.

Well, you already
know all about him.

He did a lot of deals for J.R.

Helped other folks get rich.

And died broke.

You blame J.R.
for that, don't you?

Oh, he had a big hand in it.
Always one step ahead of my daddy.

Every time my daddy believed
J.R., J.R. would sucker him right in.

But then I got the call in Tulsa that
J.R. wanted Daddy to come to Dallas.

After all those years
doing business together,

J.R. didn't even know
my daddy was dead.

I knew it was my chance.

Come to Dallas, make my fortune.

After that I'd get back at J.R. for
all those rotten things he'd done.

You didn't really think you
could outsmart J.R., did you?

Oh, I was hoping I could.

But you know what happened.

The first time I got out of
line, J.R. slapped me down.

Just like he did my daddy.

Hell, I'm no better off
now than I was in Tulsa.

Still on the
outside, looking in.

Casey, I think you can make it.

With or without J.R.

Thanks.

I wish I felt the same way.

There's something about you
that makes me believe in you.

I mean it, Casey.

When next month comes, I
think you should pay the rent.

Sly...

I think you're the first
friend I've had in a long time.

That's why I wanted
to bring you here.

I just wanted you to know I'm not
some kind of hustler out to use you.

I think I knew that all along.

I was just a little
unsure there for a while.

Come on.

Let's go.

That's too bad about
your folks, Joey.

Leave me alone.

A car accident. Must
have been a real mess.

- Damn you.
- Now, don't be too upset.

AI and I aren't gonna leave
your side until you feel better.

Look, my parents are dead.
What more do you want from me?

How come you didn't know that?
Don't you talk to your parents, Joey?

My father was very secretive.

He never wanted any contact.

We talked maybe once a year.

Well, maybe they're dead,
and maybe they're not.

If someone is dead, there's
gonna be death certificates...

newspaper articles...

tombstones in the cemetery.

What are you getting at?

Well, tomorrow we're gonna find
out just how dead they really are.

JR.

Well, Clayton. Mama's been
wondering what you've been up to.

- Ellie back?
- Yeah. Look who I found.

Good morning, everyone. John
Ross, Christopher, Sue Ellen.

Hello.

Ellie.

Hello, Clayton.

You didn't tell me
when you'd come home.

I didn't think that
would be necessary.

- Grandma brought me some great gifts.
- She did?

Yeah.

How was Texas City?

It was kind of hectic, but I
got a lot of business done.

I'm sure you did.

But I still had
time to miss you.

- Did you?
- Mm.

I'd like to hear
all about your trip.

Well, it was just a trip.

I'm sure yours was
a lot more interesting.

Phyllis, is that you?

It's not Phyllis.

Kay.

Sometimes I get a little
crazy and impulsive.

I'm all for crazy and
impulsive. Come on in.

I'd offer you a cup of
coffee, but Phyllis isn't in yet.

- And you don't know how to make coffee?
- I make a great cup of coffee.

She doesn't like me fooling around
the kitchen, so she locks the door.

With or without coffee,
I'm real glad you're here.

Well, I'm only here for the day.

And it's Dallas I came to see.

And I'm looking
for an expert guide.

I know a guy born and
raised right here in Dallas.

He knows all the high spots, and
the low spots and the highlights...

- the lowlights and everything else.
- Where do I find this fellow?

Stick with me and we'll
look for him together.

He promises to make
this a most memorable day.

Now, that's an
offer I can't refuse.

What happened to all this work
that you had piled up in Washington?

Are we gonna talk
about my workload?

Or are you gonna show me some
of those highlights and lowlights?

- It could take a long time.
- My plane leaves at midnight.

- That soon?
- Mm.

Well, if the lady wants to
see Dallas, I can show it to her.

- Bobby, I'm here.
- Phyllis, hi. This is Kay.

- Kay, this is Phyllis.
- Hi.

I'm not gonna be back the rest
of the day, take care of things?

- Sure.
- Great. Thank you.

Now, first thing we have to do
is find you a proper hat, okay?

We've already been
to the hall of records.

You've seen your
newspaper articles.

You've seen your
death certificates.

What do we have
to come here for?

Gee, Joey. Don't you
wanna show your respects?

Yeah, but not with
you two jerks around.

Why can't I have
this time for myself?

Leave me alone, please.

We didn't come this far
to miss the best part, Joey.

Oh, Mama.

Papa.

Want a handkerchief, Joey?

Now do you have your
proof? What more do you want?

You want to take their
bodies out of their grave?

Pearce, Lombardi,
what's the difference?

As long as they're dead.

Oh, Bobby, this is wonderful.

Well, we could have gone
some place a little fancier.

- No, this is perfect.
- Yeah?

- It's so...
- Texas?

Texas. I like Texas.

I like everything about it.

Well, I'm glad y'all approve. I wasn't sure
if you had a down-home bone in your body.

I'm strictly small-town.

Like a lot of girls who
come to Washington.

We all have three
things in common:

A good education, a
fascination with politics...

and lots of ambition.

I like a lady with ambition.

I like a man who likes
a girl with ambition.

What time did you
say your plane leaves?

In a few hours.

There's no rule that
says you have to catch it.

I have a lot of
work waiting for me.

What happened to crazy
and impulsive anyway?

I always limit myself to
one impulsive act a day.

Would you like to go for two?

What is that dance?

That is the Texas two-step.

Will you teach me?

Come on.

Kay...

there's something I've wanted
to do since I first met you.

Ellie.

Clayton, we've got to talk.

All right.

You have to come all the
way up here just to talk?

It's more private here.

How do you like my new office?

It's nice.

Clayton, I've been waiting for
you to tell me about something...

and you haven't.

I've given you every chance,
and you've said nothing.

What are you talking about?

Ellie, why don't you sit down?

Oh, damn it, Clayton!

Damn it!

Who is she?

- Who?
- Oh, don't play games! Her!

She's a girl in a painting.

Who is she?

She's a model, I suppose.

And?

And nothing.

Clayton...

I saw you with
her, in a restaurant.

I saw her kiss you.

I saw you leave
this building together.

The building that you
wouldn't let me visit.

Ellie, it was all so innocent.

If it was so innocent, why
didn't you tell me about it?

I didn't think you'd understand.

It was just a friendship. A
man's allowed to have friends.

Not that kind of friend.

Nothing happened, Ellie.

Are you trying to tell me...?

Are you trying
to tell me you...?

You didn't go to bed with her?

That's right.

But you wanted to.

It was nothing like that.

Then why? Why have
you been seeing her?

She made me feel
like a man again.

Everybody else was treating me
like a damned invalid. Most of all, you.

Don't you try to
lay your guilt on me.

I don't feel guilty.

Well...

Well, I find that
very remarkable.

Ellie, try to understand.

I wasn't getting
something that I needed.

Call it my male ego or
the fear of growing old...

or whatever happens
to a man my age.

But what about me?

What about me?

What am I supposed to do
while you chase your lost youth?

I'm getting older.

And I have an ego.

Oh, Clayton.

I...

I trusted you.

Well, nothing's changed.

The way I feel about
you hasn't changed.

What's changed is...

how I feel about you.

I can't live with a man
who I can't trust anymore.

Ellie, it's allover
between the girl and me.

It's too late.

Don't you see?

Don't you see what
you've done to me?

Let's go home
and talk about this.

No.

No, you...

You go home...

and get your things.

I want you out.

Next on Dallas:

- I didn't go to bed with Laurel Ellis.
- That's not what David Shulton told me.

I was worried about you.

And all you have to do
is worry about yourself.

I'm really glad I came down.

- There is a plane in the morning.
- I know.

You don't understand. The man's
had me over a barrel all of my life.

What a beautiful home you have. You
wouldn't expect that in a single cowboy.

Two and a half million
for that piece of dirt?

Dry din?

If it had been worth anything, do you
think I'd have given it to your daddy?

About time you showed up.