Dallas (1978–1991): Season 12, Episode 1 - Carousel - full transcript

NARRATOR:
Last on Dallas:

- Where is my son?
- Well, you'll never find him.

I wanna sell the ranch.

Are you're fixing to move
to Europe permanently?

You're trespassing.
If I use this, the law will be on my side.

Get the hell out of here.

I'm at the Oil Barons Club,
I see Jordan Lee. I saw Pam.

Call off your gigolo.

[GRUNTS]

- I'm gonna bring her back.
- I can't.

- What are you talking about?
- Tell her I'm here.



SUE ELLEN:
No!

SUE ELLEN: So I thought
the only way to get my son back...

...was to once and for all
force J.R. To tell me where he was.

And Mr. Pearce went along to help you?

Yes.

But, uh, J.R. Refused to tell me.

When we started arguing...

...J.R. Pulled out a gun to threaten us.

Then Nick jumped him
to try to get him to put the gun away.

So Mr. Pearce was shot
during the struggle?

There was a shot. I don't know
whether anyone was hit or not.

And then?

[SIGHS]

And then, they struggled
out toward the balcony.



And somehow...

...J.R. Threw him over.

He threw him over?

Yes.

And then?

And then he turned back to me.

I was sure he was gonna kill me too.

So l... I picked up the gun.

I couldn't believe what he had done.

And he came toward me...

...and I killed him.

Well, you shot him.

Whether he's dead or not
is another question.

You don't mean he's still alive?

He was still breathing
when they got him in the ambulance.

He lost a lot of blood.
We haven't heard anything since.

I don't believe this.

You mean that bastard is still alive?

That should make you happy. At least
you won't be facing a murder charge.

It would almost be worth it
just knowing he's dead.

But it wasn't murder.
It was self-defense.

I already told you that.

Yes, ma'am.

If Mr. Ewing does live...

...l'd be interested
to hear what he has to say.

BOBBY: Clayton, I can remember
when the grass in this part of the ranch...

...was so thick and high
you could barely walk through it.

CLAYTON:
Even if we get rain now...

...it's gonna be quite a while
for this to come back.

Well, it's a good thing
Southfork is the size it is.

At least we have
other pasture lands we can use.

Well, if what we have left
is enough to hold them.

We may have to start
shipping feed in here any time.

Water too, you think?

We're all right there.
Table is low, but we're holding our own.

You know, Mama was saying
before she left, it was like this way back...

...when she and her daddy
almost lost the ranch.

She told me.
That's when she and Jock got married...

...and he moved in
and saved the ranch, huh?

Welcome to half ownership
of Southfork, Clayton.

This is all just a plot
to get me to spend my money...

...instead of the Ewings
spending theirs, huh?

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

Hey. What's that pilot doing?

He's gonna spook the herd.

Carter, what are you doing?
You know better to pull a stunt like that.

They called the ranch
from Dallas Memorial.

J.R. Has been shot.

From what they say,
he must be near dead.

- Want me to go?
- No. Get ahold of Mama...

...in case she hears it on the radio.
I'll call you when I know something.

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Ah, finally, there you are.

- Hi, Jackie.
- Hi.

Finally? It's only a quarter to 9.

Well, we're out of here.

I left a note on your desk.
Explains everything.

Must be something pretty good.
You seem very excited.

It is. I can't tell you what this means.

Where are you going?
When will you be back?

Stop asking questions.

I'll be back when I'm back,
I'll phone you in a couple of days.

- What if somebody needs you?
- Nobody's gonna need me that bad.

Come on. We're out of here.

Have a nice time.

DOCTOR:
I don't understand it.

What's not to understand?

You're the luckiest man I've ever known.
Or you're wife is the worst shot.

You've got, uh, two clean holes here.

Nothing vital has been hit.
No arteries, no nerves.

It wasn't exactly a walk in the park.
The woman tried to kill me.

I lost a lot of blood and it hurts like hell.

- You'll be out of here in a couple of days.
- Damn right, I will.

Why did you want us to describe
your condition as being extremely critical?

I have my reasons.

You must know
what that'll do to your family.

The only member of my family
I give a damn about is my son.

And where he's at,
he's not gonna know about this.

As far as the rest of them goes...

...it won't hurt them one little bit
to worry about me.

[GRUNTS]

What are you doing?

You won't be needing this any longer.

Hey, I'll tell you what I need
and I don't need.

Now I'm gonna be having my family
visit me soon.

And I want this place to look right.

What do you mean, "look right"?

Where are all the monitors
that track your heart...

...and tubes and the drip bags,
the stuff that makes you look bad?

Mr. Ewing, those things
are totally unnecessary.

Doctor, do you have any idea
how much money I contribute to this place?

Yes.

Then, unless you feel
your job is totally unnecessary...

...you better give me what I want.

And make this place darker.
I look too damn healthy.

Mr. Ewing, this is wrong and it's cruel.

You have just uttered
my two favorite words.

Now, come on. Hop to it.

I'm gonna be having company real soon.

[SIGHS]

We gotta get a move on,
we'll miss that plane.

It doesn't leave for another hour.

CLIFF: It's gonna be a long hour.
I can't wait to see Pam.

APRIL: You sure you're doing the right thing?
- What?

Looking for Pam like this.
What if she doesn't wanna be found?

Are you nuts? I'm her brother.

She might look a little different,
might not want us to see her like she is.

But I just wanna let her know
that we love her.

Yeah. Well, Bobby loved her too.
But he is letting her be.

- Aha, that's it.
- That's what?

Bobby. You don't want me
to bring Pam back...

...because then you're afraid
that Bobby won't see you again.

I can't believe you're for real.
You think that's what this is about?

Yeah, it's between you and Bobby.

Bobby is a misguided fool who thinks
he's gonna find Snow White...

...and carry her to never-never land.
- Might be.

But you're still upset
that Bobby dumped you.

- I could care less about Bobby Ewing.
- That's what I think. Wait.

Consider this.
Maybe I ought to go alone...

...because I don't want you
upsetting the apple cart with Pam.

No. I mean, believe it or not,
I do care about you.

If anything goes wrong now,
I'm not sure you'd be able to handle it.

You're just going along
to see I get through this?

Yeah. I guess so.

You know what I think?

Most of the time.

I'm glad you're my friend.

Now I have to go find my sis.

[SIGHS]

[EKG BEEPING]

[WHISPERS]
J. R?

Bob?

Is that you?

Yeah, it's me.

Where's Mama?

[IN NORMAL VOICE]
Mama's in Florida. She's with Mavis.

I hope she gets back before...

Tell her I was thinking of her.

Come on.

You'll tell her yourself.

You know, Bob, I think this is it.

You know...

[SIGHS]

...whenever I thought of cashing in,
I just never imagined...

...Sue Ellen would have done it to me.

Oh, boy, may she fry
for what she's done to me.

Well, they told me that she shot you,
but why?

Oh, Bobby, she's crazy.

The woman is crazy.

It's not that I mind dying so much, it's...

Well, it's just one thing.

What? What? What's that?

When I go meet Daddy up there...

...how am I gonna tell him
what happened to Ewing Oil?

That I'm not even part of it anymore.

[GRUNTS]

Bobby.

Would you do me one last favor, bud?

Just name it.

Shake my hand.

Tell me we're partners again.

Let me go meet our daddy
with my head held high.

[CHUCKLING]

J.R., there's just a couple of reasons
why I can't do that.

What?

First of all, if you are dying,
which obviously, you're not...

...I doubt that you'd end up
in the same place as Daddy.

And second of all, this whole act
would be a lot more convincing...

...if you had been worried
about John Ross.

And told me where I could find him
so I could bring him home.

And thirdly, the nurses told me that
you asked them to install all these monitors.

Yeah, well, what if I did?
Hell, I could have been dying.

Yeah, I cannot believe you turned down
my last request. I can't believe that.

Don't you care Mama
would've been worried that you were dying?

Don't you care about anything
except what you want?

Mama would have found out
I was all right soon enough.

The only thing I care about
is John Ross and Ewing Oil.

I'd do anything for either one of them.

And if I knew you was dying,
I'd sure make you my partner.

Well, I guess that proves it then, J.R.,
doesn't it?

Deep down inside
you really are a better person than I am.

I'm not gonna make you my partner.

I'm gonna call Mama,
tell her you're gonna be fine.

Now, why don't you send all of this stuff
back to the people who really need it?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- Mr. Ewing?
J. R: Hmm?

I'm Detective Kane, Dallas P.D.

I'd like to talk you about last night,
the, uh, shooting.

Yeah. Well, it's about time. I assume you
got that fruitcake wife of mine locked up.

- No, sir, we don't.
- You don't?

She wants us to bring charges against you
for the murder of Nicholas Pearce...

...and attempted assault on her.

This is a joke, right?

You're not a policeman.
Somebody hired you to do this to me?

Yeah, I know who. Cliff Barnes.

It sounds like
that moron's sense of humor, ha, ha.

Mr. Ewing, I am who I say I am, and
your wife wants charges filed against you.

God, it's not enough she tried to kill me?

She's filing charges against me too?

Do you deny you threw
Nicholas Pearce off your terrace?

Well, of course I do.

Hell, the man was intent on killing me.
I was trying to protect myself, that's all.

That's not what Mrs. Ewing said.

Well, Mrs. Ewing
is a flat-out, boldfaced liar.

A... Uh...

Did you see my door in my apartment?

They kicked it in, came in, threatened me
both physically and otherwise.

Ha, ha, yeah, I tell you.

I just did what any good Texan would do.
I was defending my home against intruders.

You mean you pulled a gun on him?

Well, I had no choice.

But I didn't start that fight.
Pearce jumped me.

He was pounding on me and I was trying
to get away, he was after me all the time.

And... Well, when he went over
the balcony...

...it was only because he slipped
trying to push me over.

And then I turned around...

...and there was Sue Ellen
standing there with a gun in her hand.

She looked me straight in the eye
and pulled the trigger.

You wanna know why?

She says you came after her.

That's a damn lie.

She shot me because her lover was dead.
Or didn't she tell you that they were lovers?

Huh?

Well, if you don't know,
you're the only one in Dallas.

No, vengeance.

It was vengeance,
pure and simple on her part.

And I tell you what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna file attempted-murder charges
against her.

Mr. Ewing, you can't both be guilty
of attempted murder.

Right. So the sooner you get out and lock
that woman up, the safer I'm gonna feel.

Bobby?

Sue Ellen, what are you doing here?

Don't condemn me
without hearing my side, Bobby.

I really don't care very much
about your side of it.

You could've killed J.R.,
even he doesn't deserve that.

I think it's a little strange to hear you
defending him as well as you know him.

He's my brother.

And that's the bottom line, I love him.

Well, there are very few people in the world
who can make a statement like that.

What do you want, Sue Ellen?

I wanted to talk to Miss Ellie.

What makes you think she's gonna be
any happier to see you than I am?

I think she might understand
what happened.

Even Mama can only turn the other
cheek so many times.

I thought she might know
where John Ross is. I want him.

She's in Florida.

Clayton's gonna be bringing her home
tomorrow.

[SIGHS]

- Do you know where John Ross is?
- No.

And I'm not sure I'd tell you even if I did.

Bobby, I'm gonna get him back
one way or the other.

J.R. Is hardly able to take care of him
from prison.

[SIGHS]

What makes you think
that J.R. Is gonna end up in prison?

For killing Nicholas Pearce, that's why.

Don't you think I'm gonna see him
prosecuted for that?

That would make wonderful headlines
for John Ross to read, wouldn't it?

"Mother accuses father
of killing her boyfriend."

- That's real love, Sue Ellen.
- You don't know a damn thing about it.

I know it would be hard for John Ross
to live with that.

You expect me to just let him get off
scot-free?

If you were a better shot,
you wouldn't have to worry about that.

Lucy, this is not time
for your dumb jokes.

The only joke is that she had three chances
and missed.

If you're gonna try again, Sue Ellen, why,
I'd be happy to help you steady the gun.

Lucy, if that's really the way you feel...

...maybe you'd be better off
just going back to Atlanta.

Hey, this is my home
just as much as it is yours.

And why I feel any different
about J. R?

Because he's family.

Why don't you ask my daddy
what kind of family he is?

Honey, there are some things
you don't understand.

Maybe you just never will.

I'm on Sue Ellen's side.

Well, fine.

Why don't the two of you talk about that.
I've said all I'm going to.

Bobby.

I want my son back.

Then you're gonna have to find him.

I'm not gonna help you, Sue Ellen.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

GEORGE: Yes, sir?
- Yes, I'm Cliff Barnes.

- We have an appointment with Mr. LeMay.
GEORGE: Yes, sir. Come right in.

Thank you.

GEORGE:
This way.

Please wait here, I'll get Mr. LeMay.

Oh, thank you.

I still don't see why
you didn't tell him the truth.

He might have hung up on me
on the phone.

And just better that he thinks
it's a business appointment.

- Don't you do anything easy?
- I'm doing it. Don't worry.

I want to tell him face-to-face.

Thank you, George.

Mr. Barnes.

- Mr. LeMay.
- And?

- Oh, uh, April Stevens, my...
- Associate.

I must say I was surprised to get your call,
Mr. Barnes.

I've heard of Barnes-Wentworth,
of course.

But I didn't realize you had any interests
this far north.

Mr. LeMay,
uh, I wasn't exactly truthful with you.

LeMAY:
Oh?

No, um...

A while back, you had a party here.

And one of your guests was Jordan Lee.

Yes. I remember that night.
What about it?

All right. The same party, there was a lady
who called herself Pam Monahan.

Called herself? What do you mean?

If Jordan was right, it was really
Pamela Barnes Ewing, my sister.

She was in a terrible accident a while back,
and she just disappeared.

And I've been looking for her ever since.

I see.

I do remember her.

She was with Dr. David Gordon.

She is, I assume, one of his patients.

Fantastic. That's... Okay.
Now, how can I get a hold of her?

Mr. Barnes, if she hasn't contacted you...

...I think it's better that I talk to them
and see if she wants to see you.

No. Of course, she wants to see me.
I'm her brother.

Well, we'll find out.

- Is there somewhere I can reach you?
- The Bradley Hotel.

- I'll call you.
- Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Good day.

Yes, we appreciate anything you can do.

CLIFF:
All right.

[CHATTERING]

Hello, Bobby.

Jeremy.

Just wanna say how sorry I was
when I heard about J.R.

Well, now, that surprises me.

Well, not about the shooting.

About his recovering so nicely.

- May I get you something, Mr. Wendell?
- No, Debbie. He's not staying.

- You can take my usual to my table.
- Yeah. Yes, sir.

That was just a joke about J.R., uh...

Actually, I'm very happy he survived.

You know, Wendell, I really
don't give a damn about how you feel.

WENDELL:
Well, you should.

You see, I don't want anything
to happen to J.R. Unless it comes from me.

We have a very large score to settle.

Well, fine. You two settle your score
and leave me out of it.

I'm trying to be fair and let you know
what kind of danger you're in.

Now, why would I be in any danger?

I assume, what with J.R.
Having Ewing holdings back...

...and you're having the name,
that you'd be back in business in together.

Well, you assumed wrong.

We are not back in business together,
and I don't think we will be.

Well, that's very prudent.

I'm willing to leave you alone
as long as you don't tie in with J.R.

Now you listen to me, Wendell.

Your threats don't mean dip to me.

It might be worth going back into business
with J.R. Just so I could tangle with you.

I can't imagine something I'd enjoy more.

Don't be foolish, Bobby.

You stay out of this while you can.

I wanna get J.R.

If I have to take on the whole Ewing clan
to get him, I'll do it.

I will make you one promise right now.

If my brother doesn't get you, I will.

You've been fair warned, Bobby.

[RINGING]

LUC Y:
I've got it, Teresa.

Hello?

Yes, this is Mr. Blount
at the Wilson School.

Is there a member of the Ewing family
I might speak to?

This is Lucy Ewing.
What can I do for you?

BLOUNT:
Well, I'm in a quandary.

Um, Mr. Ewing's son is here...

...and he left rather specific instructions
about caring for the boy.

Then what's the problem?

Well, uh, John Ross has heard that his father
was shot, and he demands to go see him.

Is the senior Mrs. Ewing there?
Perhaps she could help.

No. I'm the only one here right now.

I'm John Ross' cousin. I'll pick him up
and take him to the hospital.

Oh, no. I'm afraid I couldn't allow that.

You wouldn't want J.R. To find out
that you didn't let his son come see him...

...would you?
- No, I suppose not.

Good. Then tell me how to get there,
and I'm on my way.

I know it's an unusual procedure, but,
uh, you were the only two people there...

...and you're telling opposed stories.

- I told you she was a liar.
- And he's a murderer.

The only murderer in that apartment
was you.

SUE ELLEN:
I wish I'd have been.

Then I would've had my son,
and you would've been a bad memory.

You wait a damn minute.

Now, whoa,
this isn't what I wanted at all.

Mr. Ewing, do you still want us
to press charges against Mrs. Ewing?

Damn right, I do.

And you, Mrs. Ewing?

No.

I've decided to drop all charges
against him.

You are?
Does this mean you're changing your story?

No.

It just means
that I remember I had a son.

And as much as I wanna see J.R.
Punished...

...I don't want my son exposed
to any of this.

Well, I hate to say it, but she's right.

It's best this never gets to trial.

[SIGHS]

I'm willing to drop charges
and forget the whole damn thing.

You can both drop your charges,
but there's still a dead body...

...and I'm not gonna call this off
until I find out what did happen.

SUE ELLEN:
Hi, sweetheart.

- Sue Ellen.
- Mommy.

Hi. Good to see you. Oh, sweetheart,
what a surprise. How are you?

- How are you?
- How's Daddy? Is he all right?

How did he get shot?

I was just up in his room.

He's fine.
He'll be home in a couple of days.

But how did he get shot?

I'll tell you on the way home, okay?

Am I going home with you?

Yes.

This is Dallas County,
not Braddock County.

I have every legal right to him.

I'm not gonna argue with you.

Ha, ha, there still is one Ewing I can trust.

But I wanna see Daddy.

Sweetheart, children aren't allowed
in the patient's rooms but, uh...

There he is. Look. Up in his window.

Give Daddy a wave. Okay?

J. R: How could you leave
that ninny alone in the house?

If she's still at Southfork,
I'm gonna have her barbecued.

You moved out of Southfork, J.R.,
Lucy moved in.

Where were you when she
was handing my son to Sue Ellen?

I was flying back here to see you
to make sure you were all right.

I even worried about you.

I shouldn't have.

Hmm. Now that
female assassin's got my son.

He's better off with her
than hidden away in school.

Butt out of this, Clayton.
We're talking family.

J.R., you keep a civil tongue in your head.
Clayton is family.

No matter what you say,
he's never gonna be family.

J.R., wounds or no,
I'll kick your butt around this room.

Oh, that's great, yeah.

Attack me when I can't defend myself.
That figures. Yeah, ha, ha.

J.R., you're not suffering
from any serious effect from the shooting.

And there's no other reason for us
to stay here.

J. R: Doesn't anybody care
that I was almost killed?

I was almost killed.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

Oh, Mr. LeMay. Yes.

I've been waiting for your call.

That's great.

All right. Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you. Thank you very much.
I really appreciate that. Mm-hm, bye.

Pam's agreed to see me.

When?

Uh, late tomorrow afternoon
at this clinic...

...this, uh, Dr. Gordon runs,
something like that.

I wonder if anything's gonna change J.R.

He was so cruel.

Mama, I think he's really hurt right now.

Good.

Lucy, don't say that.

I'm not completely convinced that giving
John Ross to Sue Ellen was the right idea.

Don't think he's better off with J. R?

- Lf J.R. Were here at the ranch, yes, I do.
- Well, he's not here.

Now wait a minute.

J.R. Is in a pretty bad place right now.

We've all dumped on him. He's out there
on his own and he's lost John Ross.

Bobby, there's something you fail
to mention about your beloved brother.

And what's that?

There is one thing that he loves
as much as John Ross.

And that's Ewing Oil.

So?

Well, everyone here knows
how I feel about him.

But you're his brother, his ally.

When he wanted back in,
did you take him? No.

You dumped on him
just like the rest of us.

Before you start throwing rocks at me,
take a look at your own glass house.

You're right, Lucy.

You're absolutely right.

Came right down to it, he didn't fare
any better with me than he did with you.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

SUE ELLEN:
Yes, Kelly?

KELLY:
Mr. Gurney is here.

SUE ELLEN:
Oh, please, show him in.

Mr. Gurney.

- Mrs. Ewing.
SUE ELLEN: Hello, Mr. Gurney.

- May I get you some coffee?
- No, I'm fine. Thank you.

- That'll be all.
- Yes, ma'am.

- Shall I hold your calls?
SUE ELLEN: Please.

- Okay.
- Come in. Sit down.

You've been, uh, recommended
by several people...

...as being the best divorce attorney
in the state.

Well, I guess I do handle my share.

I take it you and Mr. Ewing
are separating?

We've been separated for a while.
What I want now is an immediate divorce.

I see.

On what grounds?

Take your choice.

Infidelity.

Mental cruelty.

Incompatibility.

Well, the choice of grounds
will really depend...

...on what you had in mind
for a settlement.

How much are we after?

Hmm...

Nothing.

Not a penny.

Not even child support.

I don't want J.R. To have a claim
on me at all.

Mrs. Ewing...

...your husband's a very wealthy man.

At least let's go for a dollar a year
just to keep it open.

[CHUCKLES]

Nothing.

I have all the money I'll ever need.

The one and only absolute must
is that I have total custody of my son.

Do you have the boy now?

Yes, I have a court order granting me
total custody in Dallas County.

And Braddock County,
where Southfork is located?

Well, J.R. Has a lot of power there,
as you must know.

So John Ross won't be going there
until the divorce is final.

I see.

And the, uh, question of my fee?

Whatever it takes
for a clean and fast divorce.

I'll file today.

I wanna go in there alone.

- I understand.
- Okay.

- Good luck.
- Thank you.

GORDON:
Come in.

CLIFF:
Pam.

Hello, Cliff.

This is Dr. David Gordon.

I really don't think I'd have made it
without him.

I'm Cliff Barnes. Pam's brother.

Pam's told me a lot about you.

Oh, nothing good, I'll bet.

[SIGHS]

How are you?

Fine.

I suppose
Jordan Lee told you he saw me.

I was hoping he hadn't recognized me.

Oh, no. He recognized you.

I couldn't believe it when he told me.
I just kept thinking it just couldn't...

[SIGHS]

...really be you. But, boy, it is.

Yes.

So when can you travel?

I'm not going back, Cliff.

Oh, no. Of course you're going back,
because Bobby's there.

And Christopher. Me, everybody.

No, I'm divorced from Bobby.

I love Christopher with all my heart.

But that part of my life is over.

I'm staying here with David.

Who is this guy?
Some kind of Svengali or something?

So he's doing plastic surgery on you...

...but you belong in Dallas, and I can
get you the best doctors in the world.

I have the best.

And I've fallen in love with him.

I belong here with him,
and we're gonna be married soon.

I wish you had never found me.

Yeah, but I did.

And you can't turn your back on us.

You know, on me.

You're all I've got.

Not anymore, Cliff.

Forget you ever had a sister.

Go home. Live your own life.

That's what I'm gonna do here.

No, Pam.

Goodbye, Cliff.

We're never gonna see each other again.

Cliff.

Cliff, what happened?

Cliff.

Pam.

Why didn't you tell him the truth?

Because they've lost me once.

They adjusted to it.

Could I really go back...

...knowing I only have
a few months to live?

Get their hopes up?

And have them stand by
and watch me die?

I love them all too much for that.

What about you?

At least in the end, you'd be surrounded
by people that loved you.

You deserve that much.

No.

I know it's better this way.

They won't look for me anymore.

And if there is pain in the end...

...in my mind, I'll have Cliff.

And Christopher.

And Bobby will be with me.

My love for them is all I really need.

You getting ready to go home?

That's right.

Thought I'd come by and give you a ride.

I got a ride, Bobby.

J.R., I am sorry
that you don't have John Ross with you.

Well, I don't need your sympathy.

The whole family
has turned their back on me.

But I'll get by.

Damn it, J.R. You get what you give.

Why did you come down here, Bobby?
It wasn't to give me a ride.

I have changed my mind
about you coming back to Ewing Oil.

- What?
- Under certain conditions.

Well...

- When do I show up for work?
- Wait a minute. Hear the conditions first.

Ewing Oil is my company.
No ifs, ands or buts.

- Fine.
- You can have your name on the door...

...you can have a title...

...but you are out of the oil business.

You can deal in anything
as long as I know about it...

...and as long as it has nothing,
and I mean nothing, to do with oil.

Bobby, you don't know
what you've just done for me.

I guess when you come down to it...

...it's always that brother's love.

Maybe that's the strongest love
of them all.

You got a deal, Bobby.

You call the shots, run the company,
just as long as I'm part of Ewing Oil, ha, ha.

The Ewing brothers back together again.

Just don't tell me
how happy this would make Daddy.

- You swamped with work, Sly?
SLY: J.R. Ha, ha, ha.

- Hi, darling. Ow.
SLY: Ha, ha.

- Oh. Sorry. Sorry.
- Careful. I'm still a little tender.

Say hello to my new boss.

Bobby's taking me back.
We're Ewing Oil again.

That's wonderful.

- You don't know how happy you made him.
- Yeah.

Come on. Let's celebrate
and have a drink, buddy.

The prodigal returns.

Well, Bob, what will it be?

- It's a little early for me.
- Huh?

Oh, yes. As a matter of fact,
it is, isn't it?

You know, this is a...
This is a nice office...

...but I never really liked it.

I'll be happy to dump it
for any hole in the wall you could give me.

- Your office...
- I haven't figured out the office situation.

I'll see what I can do,
but you're gonna operate out of here.

I was hoping we'd be working
side-by-side together again.

Like in the good old days.

Well, you remember the good old days
a little differently than I do.

Let's see how it goes for a while.

I'll take care of the oil business.

You take care of whatever it is
you're gonna do from here, all right?

I guess you have reason to doubt me.

Well, you're the boss.
Whatever you say goes.

Would you stop being so agreeable?

Makes me a little nervous.

I'll call you.

Have a real good day, Bob.

Heh.

Sly, come in here a minute, will you?

Yes, sir?

Get me a drink, honey.

All right.

Well, should I start packing?

Not quite yet.

But soon. Real soon.

CLAYTON:
You know what I heard?

Old man Pearson's been hauling feed
in here all the way from back east.

MAN:
Gotta be something closer than that.

Oh, yeah.
There's a few tons here and there...

...but not enough to handle what we need.

Maybe we better start up a rain dance.

The way the price of feed is shooting up...

...be cheaper to feed them money.

[CLAYTON LAUGHS]

Yeah, you got that right.

Hey.

That somebody we know?

No. Don't look familiar.

CLAYTON:
Howdy. Can I help you?

Could be.

Fellow named Clayton Farlow out here?

That's me.

Well, you're the man I'm looking for.

My name is Carter McKay. They told me
back at the ranch I'd find you out here.

Now that you found me,
is there something I can do for you?

I hope so.

I'm just moving in to this area.
I had a ranch in Colorado I sold...

...and I'm looking to buy down here.

Well, Southfork's not for sale.

I couldn't afford it if it was.

But I hear there's a place owned
by a man named Krebbs that you're selling.

Well, that's true enough.

But it won't come cheap
even in these times.

I'm not looking for cheap.

I'm looking for something prime.

A few thousand acres to run
some cattle on, maybe a crop or two.

That's Krebbs' place all right.

But it's not a very good time
to start running a herd.

Maybe not.

But I've got my mind set to it.

Most folks say I'm a stubborn old cuss.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, don't say I didn't warn you.

Why don't you, uh, come up to the house,
and we'll see what we can work out?

Fair enough.

Um, when do you think I could see
the Krebbs' place?

Tomorrow too soon?

Well, yesterday would be better.

But I guess I can wait.

- Here you go, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you, Mike.

- Hi, Bob.
BOBBY: Cliff.

Want a drink?

Mike.

- Mr. Barnes. What will it be?
- Bourbon on the rocks.

Yes, sir. Coming right up.

So how was your flight?

Okay.

And the trip?

It was good.

You called me the minute
you got off the plane.

You gotta have something to tell me.

I do.

Was it her?

Was it Pam?

No.

It was a wild-goose chase.

Oh, well.

It's for the best.

I'm, uh, just sorry
that you got your hopes up so high.

Best thing to do is just forget about it.
She knows where we are.

Next move is up to her.

I'm not happy about it.

There doesn't seem to be any way
to find out what happened.

I've talked to District Attorney's Office,
there will be no prosecution...

...in the death of Nicholas Pearce.

As far as they're concerned,
this case is close.

If it'll make you feel better,
it was an accident.

SUE ELLEN:
He'd be alive if it weren't for you.

Sue Ellen, you heard the man. It's over.

What is over is our marriage.

You should be getting
your divorce papers.

Good.

And you can kiss your son goodbye.

You'll never keep John Ross from me.

- Just watch me.
KANE: Enough.

We don't want any trouble from you.

This is not your personal police.

And the first one of you
that gives us trouble is gonna regret it.

Plenty of trouble until I get my boy back.

You'll get him back over my dead body.

Whatever it takes, Sue Ellen.

Whatever it takes.

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I am so sorry.

If I were in my own school...

...Daddy would come and kick them
around the schoolyard. I hate this.

- In Braddock, he's mine.
- No kidnapping.

CLAYTON: The place is all yours.
- You've made me a very happy man.

- I'll see you later.
- You will, Clayton. Count on it.

Cliff lied to you. He saw Pam.

She doesn't wanna know about you,
nor him, even about Christopher.

I want you to do is grab John Ross.
If a cop can't break the law, what use...?

She's okay. Just no fun.

Not like Grandma. I hope it gets better.

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