Dallas (1978–1991): Season 12, Episode 12 - The Switch - full transcript

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APRIL: Who's that with your mother?
- Oh, my God.

You talk like somebody...

...that wants to own a studio.
- No commitment.

He said you were a hopeless drunk,
that you cheated on him all the time.

Two more members
of the Bobby Ewing fan club.

SUE ELLEN: J.R.
J. R: Unh!

Sue Ellen?

- Do you think all women cause trouble?
- Yeah.

J. R: We thought we were getting rid
of Jeremy Wendell and all the time...

...you were plotting to frame him
so you could get control of Westar.



I tell you, that's pretty good.

[KEYS JINGLE]

[DOOR OPENS]

Fix me a drink, April.

Fix your own drink.

What are you snapping at me for?

For starters, you might have told me
about your new bride.

I felt like a fool
when I found out who she was.

Well, now, you think I knew
she was gonna be there?

Yeah, I cannot imagine Clayton and Mama
bringing that little hick to the ball.

She didn't look like any little hick
I've ever seen.

She's beautiful.
And that was quite a gown she had on.

Don't you worry about her,
that marriage is temporary, honey.

I don't care if you celebrate your golden
anniversary, I just don't like those surprises.



Why did you go with me tonight?

- What kind of question is that?
- Pretty good one, I think.

Wouldn't have anything to do
with the fact...

...Bobby would see you and me together.

Maybe it'd bother him a little bit, huh?

What's it gonna take
to convince everybody...

...that I could care less
about your little brother?

He can fall off the face of the planet
for all I care.

Didn't upset you
seeing him with the McKay girl?

[SCOFFS]

Not as much as it upset Cliff's date.

Oh.

Was that one of Bobby's old girlfriends?

I've seen them together.
I think she has the hots for him.

Hmm. You'd think Cliff Barnes
would get tired...

...of Ewing castoffs,
find somebody on his own.

What are you doing?

Just getting comfortable.

Why?

Did you ever make it with Bobby?

That's none of your business.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, as I recall,
you're a passionate young lady.

So what?

[APRIL GASPS]

- How long since you've been with a man?
- J.R.

If I remember correctly,
we were pretty good together.

You're just gonna have
to live with your memories.

When I picked you up,
you knew we'd end up here.

That was before I found out
you were married again.

I told you, that is totally temporary.

[SIGHS]

Well, until it's over...

...we have a business arrangement only.

As long as you're married,
you're not going to bed with me.

- Put your clothes back on.
- I'm not going back to Southfork tonight.

Fine, you can sleep on the couch.

You won't quite fit
but that's okay with me.

She's gonna think we spent the night
together. Is that what this is about?

Don't you think
I wanna make love to you?

[SCOFFS]

Not really.

I think you're just using me
to get rid of her.

You're a bright girl, April,
that's why we make such a good team.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm not sure but I think that's an insult.

Good night.

I never thought I'd say, "Excuse me while I
change into something more comfortable."

You did.

You look nice.

Thanks.

- More brandy?
- No, thanks.

That was quite a night.

- It's about normal for the Oil Barons.
- Hmm.

Would you rather have some coffee?

I'll finish this and go.

There really isn't any hurry.

Tammy, you are so beautiful.

And sexy.

And you're bright.

And you couldn't keep your eyes
off Bobby tonight.

That isn't true.

Maybe but that's what I was thinking.

I was glad I was with you.

When you were changing...

...when you were checking yourself
in the mirror, what were you thinking?

That I was happy you were here.

Well, maybe that's half true.

I think you were ready to prove to yourself
that you didn't care about Bobby anymore.

What better way to do that
than to go to bed with me?

That's not true.

Okay.

But that's what I was thinking.

[SCOFFS]

And what if you're wrong?

Oh.

I hope I'm wrong.

I could really get serious about you.

I had a thing for Bobby for a long time.

And the truth is, tonight I was
a little jealous of the girl he was with.

But that doesn't mean
I don't care about you.

I'd have liked it better if you cared
about Bobby and had a thing for me.

I'll call you in a couple of days.

[CLIFF SIGHS]

Come on in.

- Would you like a little night cap?
- A what?

Some brandy, it'll help you sleep.

All right.

I'm real sorry you got stuck
taking me home tonight.

Oh, come on,
we enjoyed having you with us.

All the same, I know I was in the way.

I could see the way you two
was looking at one another.

Heh. I'm sorry.
It must've been difficult for you.

Uh, sip that, it's kind of strong.

[COUGHS]

It just made me sad.

Maybe I made a big mistake coming here.

Well, Cally, I think probably you did.

- You don't think I'm good enough for J. R?
- Oh, no, no, it's not that.

I think you deserve a lot more
than you're gonna get from him.

I don't understand.

He was so sweet to me in Haleyville.
Why can't he be like that here?

What you see right now is the real J.R.,
the part that's never gonna change.

Sue Ellen's life was hell
while they were married.

Did she love him?

Yeah, I think so, in the beginning.

But he destroyed that
and eventually drove her away.

My mama and daddy were married
for over 50 years.

She always told me to find the man
that I loved and to stick to him.

She said that there'd be bad times
but that things always got better.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, your mama obviously never met J.R.

Now, he's my brother,
so I love him, I guess...

...but he does leave a lot to be desired.

Well, I'll tell you one thing.

If I was good enough
for Mr. J.R. Ewing in Haleyville...

...then I'm gonna show him and everybody
else I'm good enough for him right here.

And I'm not gonna run away and hide.

Now, maybe that's what he'd like,
but that's not what he's gonna get.

I can't think of one good reason
why you'd wanna stay married to him.

But I'm beginning to think
you're gonna make it work.

I double-damn guarantee you that.

Hope you like me as your sister-in-law...

...because I'm gonna be around here
for a good long time.

KELLY [O VER SPEAKER]:
Sue Ellen, Mr. Harvey is here.

Uh-huh, show him in.

Thank you, Kelly.

Mrs. E, you look beautiful.

Sorry, I couldn't make it yesterday
for the ball...

...but I got held up with details to work out
about the studio.

- Sit down, Bruce.
- Thank you.

- I've been thinking a lot about the studio.
- I thought that you would.

And I'm here to tell you that
the time is right and the price is right.

I've decided not to do it.

What?

Didn't we agree
that owning a studio is where it's at?

Well, where it's at, that's the problem.

Forgive me, Mrs. E, I don't follow.

Bruce, the studio is in Hollywood...

...and I live in Dallas.
- So?

Well, I found out that you
can't run a business long distance.

What I have in mind
requires hands-on management.

And I am not moving to Hollywood.

- Well, we can't move the studio here.
- No.

Heh, but they do have studios in Dallas.

Smaller perhaps,
but large enough for our needs.

That's perfect, Mrs. E.

Away from the rat race
and the gossip, the prying eyes.

That is a brilliant move, if I may say so.

Somehow, I knew you'd agree.

- When do we start looking?
- I already have.

[COWS LOWING]

[HORSE TROTTING]

Hi, Mac.

Morning.

You know something?

The more I look around out here...

...the more I think I've made a mistake
taking that job at Westar.

This is an awful lot to leave behind
just to go sit behind a desk.

Well, I have to admit that announcement
caught me a little by surprise.

Oh, I can understand that.

Why, Mac?

Why out of all the qualified people
in the world...

...were you named chairman of the board?
- Is that an accusation, Bobby?

At the moment it's a question.

Well, that's fair enough, then.

You know I used to work for him.

Dr. Styles and I have been friends all of
our lives. I watched Kimberly grow up.

There were times that Dr. Styles asked me
to run that company but I never wanted to.

And now you do?

Not really.

I'm just paying back a debt to Dr. Styles.

Kimberly asked me to help her
and I agreed.

So you are not using us
to help get rid of Jeremy Wendell?

You've been listening
to your brother too much.

You look up "paranoid" in the dictionary,
and beside it you'll find a picture of J.R.

My daughter looked very happy last night,
she likes you.

- That makes me very happy.
- We're finding our way.

You left her with a lot of scars, Mac.

That's why I'm glad she found you.
You're a good man.

Hope it works out.

Well, I just hope
nothing comes between us.

- Like what?
- Like Westar and Ewing Oil.

You treat her right, you'll never
have a minute's trouble out of me.

I could say the same to you.

I don't think she can handle anything
but the truth from you from here on in.

That's all she's ever gonna get.

You know, Mac...

...you didn't answer my question
about Jeremy Wendell.

I'll ask it again someday.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

[ENGINE STOPS]

- Hi, Daddy.
CHRISTOPHER: Uncle J.R.

Hi, boys.

- Where are you all off to?
- Going riding.

How come you're still in your tuxedo?
Didn't you come home last night?

Well, I'll tell you the truth. I had too much
to drink and I decided to say in town.

Something you ought to remember when
you get older. When drinking, don't drive.

I'm never gonna drink. Ick.

Good, good.

Anybody else around here
besides yourselves?

Just her. She's up in Mama's room.

When are you gonna get rid of her?

Ahh, she'll be leaving pretty soon.

- Well, I don't like her.
- Well, I do.

- I think she's nice.
- [CHUCKLING] Well, now.

Nothing to get in an argument about.
Go and have a good time.

[CALLY HUMMING]

Well, I see you made it home all right.

That's more than I can say for you.

Well, I don't know why
that should bother you.

You know we're not really married.

I know you shamed me last night.

I only went there to show you
I could dress up as good as anyone else.

And you never even looked at me.

You shouldn't have gone.

Why? So you could just carry on
with your little harlot?

Ha, ha. Harlot?
Where'd you pick up that word?

Never mind.

That's where you were all night,
weren't you?

- With her.
- Yes, I was.

Did you make love to her?

No, I didn't.

Is that for true?

Yes, that's for true.

Well, how come you didn't?

Don't ask so many damn questions.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

I'm gonna get you yet, Mr. J.R. Ewing.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- Yes?
CHRISTOPHER: It's Christopher.

Well, hi there.

It's dinner time.

I wondered if you wanna come down
and eat with me.

Well, I'd like that a lot.

You surely do look handsome
in that suit.

Thanks, we dress for dinner every night.

Well, do you think I ought to put on
something a little bit nicer?

No, you're fine.
It's just gonna be you and me.

Where is everybody else?

CHRISTOPHER: Well, Grandma and Grandpa
are in Europe and Daddy's on a date.

Uncle J.R. Went into town
and John Ross won't come out of his room.

He won't come out
on account of me, right?

I guess.

But won't he get mad at you
if you're nice to me?

I don't care, I like you.

I think you're pretty.

Thank you.

Oh, that looks so good.

- May I get you some coffee?
- Oh, nothing. Thank you.

- Thank you, Teresa.
- You're welcome.

See, John Ross doesn't like me because he
thinks I'm trying to take his mom's place.

- Well, aren't you?
- I don't wanna take her place.

I'm just trying to make a place
of my own.

What about your mama, Christopher?

Well, what about her?

I just wondered.

You and John Ross both living with
your daddies made me curious, that's all.

My mama didn't want us anymore.

She was in a car crash and ran away.

She divorced us.

That's okay, I like it like this.

Don't you miss her?

I used to.

But not anymore.

Well, if you ever need a friend...

...would you come to me?

Maybe.

I mean,
I don't even know what to call you.

Aunt Cally sounds funny.

You're not even old enough
to be my aunt.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, why not just Cally?

Okay.

You're gonna have dessert?

I don't think so.

Maybe you ought to go see John Ross,
he's probably getting pretty lonely by now.

He's all right.

I'd rather stay here with you.

Well, in that case,
maybe I will have some dessert, then.

SUE ELLEN:
Do you have anything in production now?

Just finishing a little independent and we're
building sets for our movie of the week.

- It's coming in from Hollywood.
- I see.

Do you know yet
how many stages you'll require?

Um, all of them.

- And for how long?
- Permanently.

You see, Mr. Piper,
I don't wanna rent anything.

I wanna buy the studio.

I beg your pardon?

I wanna buy the studio.

It's not for sale.

Everything is for sale for the right price
to the right buyer.

- But...
- Good. Have a meeting with your directors...

...come up with a fair price...

...and then add 10 percent.

Do you think we can do business?

I think that's entirely possible.

Good.

Then, uh, may I please see the stages?

Yes, ma'am.

[BELL CHIMES]

I think that would have looked great
in your office.

Guy's a bandit,
I'm not paying him $ 12,000 for that.

Cliff, you have enough money
to last you six lifetimes.

What are you saving it for?

Doesn't make any difference
how much I've got.

I'm not gonna throw it away.
I'll find something else to hang there.

- Well, there is somebody I gotta see.
- April.

Yeah.

Go back.
See if you can get a better deal, huh?

- Oh...
- Tell him I'll give him $8000 cash, huh?

- Ahh...
- Do it. Just do it. Do it.

Okay.

[SIGHS]

CLIFF:
April!

It was you, wasn't it?

- Don't you mean it is me?
- I know it's you.

- Is this conversation leading anywhere?
CLIFF: Yeah.

It's leading to the gas leases that the cartel
and Ewing Oil wanted to buy.

But then this unknown company,
April Oil, beat us to it.

- You know who owns April Oil?
- I do, so what?

So how'd you find out about the leases?

There are no secrets in the oil business.
You ought to know.

If there are no secrets, you must have
known we wanted them. Why buy in?

- We, meaning you and Bobby Ewing?
- That's right.

APRIL:
Hmm.

If you remember, I wanted us to go into
business. You threw me out of your office.

When I heard you and Bobby wanted them,
I couldn't wait to beat you out.

Think you're competition,
you're out of your mind.

Really? Well, who has the gas leases?

You got them.
What are you gonna do with them?

You don't know the oil business.
How are you gonna make them pay off?

I can hire people to make it happen.

CLIFF:
Not that simple.

I'm afraid you're in over your head.

Hmm. I'll see you around, Cliff.

If more deals come your way,
don't wait too long.

I might just be there before you again.

[CLIFF SCOFFS]

TRACEY: But after him showing up
with another woman...

...why would she even
wanna stay married to him?

I gave her good reasons
why she should get out of marriage...

...but she wouldn't listen to me.
TRACEY: Hmm.

She's a very determined little girl
and she intends to stay married.

TRACEY:
Well, I feel bad for her.

As a matter of fact,
I didn't feel real good about me.

Why, because your daddy
was named head of Westar?

No, because Cliff's date and J.R.'s
were obviously girlfriends of yours.

Ah, I wondered
when we're gonna get around to that.

Well, we're around to that.

April has never meant anything to me.
I like her, we had some good times...

...but that's as far as it went.
At least as far as I'm concerned.

And Tammy?

Tammy's an old friend from school.

And she was there a couple of times
when I needed her.

But we never had what you and I do.

Hmm, I don't like it.

- Like what?
TRACEY: Being jealous.

Oh, maybe I do.

- I haven't felt like this since high school.
BOBBY: So, what does that tell you?

That I care about you.

A lot more than I want to.

I thought those walls were coming down.

I guess I just didn't realize how fast.

[DOOR OPENS]

Mrs. Ewing,
there's someone here to see you.

Who?

Her name is Mrs. Ewing.

All right, uh, show her out.
Thank you, Carmen.

I came here to apologize to you.

- Did you?
- Yes, ma'am.

For all those things I said to you at the Ball,
I'm real sorry.

Well, it wasn't your fault, I suppose.
Uh, J.R. Can be a very convincing liar.

Yes, ma'am.
I sure believed what he told me.

Come on, uh, why don't you sit down?
And please don't call me ma'am.

- Ha, ha. My name is Sue Ellen.
- And I'm Cally.

Ahh, this is a real pretty place
you got here.

Everybody in Dallas sure does live fancy.

Well, what's it like
where you come from?

Mm, I lived on a farm
with my two brothers.

Well, our whole town
would fit in your backyard.

[SUE ELLEN CHUCKLES]

Sit down.
Um, would you like some ice tea?

No, thanks.

And you'd never met
anybody like J.R. Before, had you?

Nope.

I'd had plenty of men
that tried to catch me...

...but nobody like him.

I'm sure.

Cally, is there another reason
why you came here?

Yes.

Bobby.

He told me that I'd be better off...

...just forgetting about the marriage
and going on back home.

Bobby's right, believe me.

I've spent enough time
being married to J.R. To know.

But you must've loved him once.
You married him.

I was just as foolish as you.

[CHUCKLES]

And I believed him too.

And I kept on believing for a long time.

All I really wanted
was for him to love me.

That's all that I want.

That's a mistake.

Why?

Because J.R. Only wants
what he can't have.

I bet he came after you and after you
until you finally gave in.

That's how it happened.

He never gave me no room to breathe.

Because, to J.R., the chase
is more important than anything.

I think that's why he cheated on me
so much.

But ain't there no way to change that?

Only one way I know...

...if you can do it.

Well, I'd do just about anything
to keep him.

Then you have to make him
want you again.

And he will, if you do it right.

But how do I do that?

You have to tease him and tantalize him.

Make sure he sees...

...what he can't have.

Don't let him touch you.
And don't let him get into your bed.

For how long?

For as long as you can.

The more he can't have you...

...the more he's gonna want you.

- That's kind of sick, ain't it?
- Very.

But that's as good a description
of J.R. Ewing as I've ever heard.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

- Hey, Ratagan, how are you doing?
- Fine, fine.

- I thought you were out of Vice.
- Sometimes I get a little homesick.

What can I do for you?

Carter McKay.
He's the new head of Westar.

I want you to find out
everything you can about him.

Ain't that a job for a private investigator?

Yeah, I hired one
but it didn't do much good.

You think I can?

Yeah, I think the police
have better sources.

Now, I don't want dirt. I want skeletons.

- Such as?
- His son was in jail for drugs.

His daughter hated him.
I wanna know why.

You wanna tell me why?

Mm-mm. Just want results.

You see anything up there you like?
Most of them owe me a favor.

Ha, ha, no, no, not for me.

Of course, not everybody has my
high standards, but then you never know...

...do you?

CLIFF:
Hey, Bobby, hold up.

- Morning.
BOBBY: Morning. How are you?

CLIFF: Hungry. Haven't had breakfast.
Hey, you want a hot dog?

BOBBY: It's a little early for me.
CLIFF: I think I'm gonna have one.

Hey, remember at the Oil Barons Ball...

...I said somebody beat us
to those Louisiana leases?

I remember.
It got a hectic after that, but I remember.

Ha, ha. Didn't it? Didn't it?

Ahh, give me a hot dog please.
Everything on it. Uh, hold the onion.

- Cold drink?
- Uh, no, just the dog.

- What about the leases?
- Yeah. I did a little digging on that.

It turns out it's an ex-friend of ours,
April Stevens.

- You're kidding.
- Yeah.

I think she's got a vendetta against us.

[BOBBY SIGHS]

Well, we've both lost deals before,
that's no big thing.

I can't believe she's holding a grudge
all this time.

VENDOR: Here you go.
- Thank you.

What was that somebody said about
"sharper than a serpent's tooth"...

...and "a woman scorned..."?

Thanks.

I'll bet she showed up
at the Oil Barons Ball with J. R...

...just to see who your date was.
- Well, she saw.

By the way,
I didn't know you knew Tammy.

Huh? Oh, yeah. She showed up at the office
looking for you, then I took her to lunch.

- That's okay. I'm happy for you.
- I don't know how happy you should be.

I don't know if it's going anywhere.

Hang in there.
You can do a lot worse than Tammy.

Oh, listen, I know that.

The problem is,
does she think she can do better than me?

McKAY:
Okay, okay, okay.

You still haven't told me why you did it.

- Did what?
- Took the job with Westar.

Is this gonna cause trouble
between you and Bobby?

No.

With J.R. Maybe,
but Bobby can take care of him.

Then what's the difference why?

I thought you were gonna end up
a gentleman rancher.

Well, so did I.

But an old friend asked me for a favor
and I couldn't say no.

But there are other reasons.

[HORSES WHINNY]

Like what?

Well, you and Tommy, for example.

I can't have you ruining the family name
by hustling in pool halls.

Seemed like an easy way
to make a buck to me.

Sorry I ever taught you how to shoot.

Well, I don't know what I'd do
if I didn't do that.

How would you like
to come to work for me?

- Are you serious?
- Very.

You're going with an oilman.

It wouldn't hurt you
to learn about the business.

- And Tommy?
- Same thing.

When he gets back on his feet, he's gonna
need something solid to hang on to.

And Westar is about as solid as it gets.

Besides, if the Ewings can run Ewing Oil,
why can't the McKays run Westar?

Well, ha, ha, for one thing, you're the only
McKay that knows anything about it.

Well, I'm willing to take a chance
if you are.

What have I got to lose?

Just so that you understand...

...there may come a time when we'll
be going up against Ewing Oil on a deal.

And only one of us can win.

We got a deal?

We got a deal.

BRUCE:
It's a very nice setup, but it's a little small.

There are three stages.

But there's nothing large enough
to build a full-size spaceship on it.

And the sodium screen,
you have to have a lot of room for it.

Okay, all right. We'll farm out
some of the special-effects work.

Bruce, we're not doing
a science-fiction picture.

Wait a second, you don't like the script?

Okay, okay, it's no problem.

I have half a dozen more
that Lucas and Spielberg would kill to do.

And the price is right.

[SUE ELLEN SCOFFS]

The point is, I don't wanna do a picture
from someone else's story.

I want a writer
to write the original screenplay.

You have any idea how long it takes
to work up a story and a screenplay?

Lt'll be months before we're shooting.

I'm in no hurry.

And I have a great idea for a story.
What I want is a writer to write it.

Okay. What's the genre?
Are we talking action-adventure? Comedy?

Brat-pack picture? Buddy picture? What?

Um, I think contemporary
is the best way to put it.

Okay, Mrs. E, you're the boss. I'll have
somebody here before the end of the week.

Is there anything that I might help you with
on your idea?

No.

I know exactly what I wanna do.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Yeah?

Come in.

Did you knock on my door?

[GASPS]

Lord have mercy. You scared me.

Well, I thought I heard somebody
knock on my door.

It wasn't me.

How come you're home tonight?

[J.R. SIGHS]

I just am.

Are you doing all right?

Just fine.

I went shopping today.
You wanna see what I bought?

The lady told me these are pure silk.

Make them out of some little old worm.

Sure feels nice on the skin.

Yeah.

Yeah, it feels nice all right.

Remember the first time I touched you?

You made me shiver all over.

I got pretty legs, don't I?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah. Very pretty.

That's what the fella at the store told me
when I was trying them on.

Asked me to have lunch with him too.

Did you?

Yeah.

He sure was good looking,
but I didn't let him do nothing.

Well, I'm kind of glad
I stayed home tonight.

So am I.

It sure is a comfort for me to know
you're right across the hall.

Well, I could be right here with you.

And you will be...

...just as soon as we get married again
right here at Southfork.

And you better hurry too...

...because there's a lot
of good-looking fellas here in Dallas.

And I don't know how long
I wanna wait.

You wouldn't dare cheat on me.

Don't worry.

I wouldn't do nothing
but maybe fool around some.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[LOWING]

PETE:
Yeah, talk about a rock and a hard place.

I think we gotta put them in the feedlot.

Get a little fat on them before we sell.

BOBBY: Well, we might get
a buck or two more a head, Pete...

...but with the cost of feed,
we'll just break even.

PETE:
Yeah, maybe so.

Well, we'll take them straight on over
to the loading pens, then.

BOBBY:
I think it's best. Hyah!

[BOBBY WHISTLES THEN SHOUTS]

TRACEY:
I was right about you the first time.

- How's that?
- You are a cowboy at heart.

[BOBBY CHUCKLES]

Well, with Clayton gone,
somebody's gotta make the decisions.

There was a Southfork
long before there was a Ewing Oil.

So why don't you just do this...

...instead of putting on
a coat and tie everyday?

I'm not sure there'd be a Ewing Oil
if I wasn't there to run it myself.

I heard J.R.'s a real sharp businessman,
why can't he run it?

When you get to know him better,
you'll understand why.

Hyah!

How do you feel about my daddy
running Westar?

Well, he's gotta be better than Wendell.
There's no reason we should butt heads.

So if somebody worked for him,
that wouldn't bother you?

Somebody like who?

- Like me.
- Ah.

He wants me to come in with him.

- I told him I would. Does it bother you?
- I suppose not, under one condition.

And what would that be?

When we're together,
we don't talk about oil.

We leave all that conversation
in the office, where it belongs.

You got a deal. Hyah!

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

TAMMY: Cliff?
CLIFF: Yeah.

How sweet. Come on in.

Can I get you a drink?

- Am I gonna need one?
- I hope not, heh.

[CLIFF SIGHS]

You sounded serious on the phone,
you seem more serious now.

Cliff, you're one of the nicest men
I've ever met in my life.

That's the kiss of death,
if I ever heard one.

Oh, I didn't mean it that way.

Nice guys don't win ball games.

Cliff, I think our timing is a little bit off.

As in you haven't had enough time
to get over Bobby yet?

Something like that.

But I am not the one who kept him
between us.

You are.

No. Bobby was here
without any help from me.

You think it was easy for me
to walk out on you the other night?

- Then why did you?
- It's not because I'm noble, believe me.

Maybe I just couldn't stand the idea of
standing in for somebody else you wanted.

I don't think we should see each other,
at least not for a while.

I thought I was over Bobby.

And I guess I'm not...

...or you think I'm not.

- You think not seeing me is gonna help?
- I don't know.

Maybe it would be better
if you didn't know Bobby, but you do.

And I know you see him every day.

And that just makes it worse.

Not much I can say about that.

[SIGHS]

See you around.

Cliff.

- I'm really sorry.
- Me too.

Mm. Me too.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[JOHN ROSS AND CHRISTOPHER
SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

CHRISTOPHER: No, you don't.
JOHN ROSS: I do.

CHRISTOPHER:
You're never gonna get me.

Too slow, man.

[JOHN ROSS GRUNTS]

CHRISTOPHER:
See, you couldn't catch me.

- I knew you couldn't have gotten me.
- Almost.

CALLY:
Hi.

How was school?

Okay.

I'd have gone riding with you
if, uh, you'd have asked me.

Didn't want company.

Well, I'm going swimming
and I would love some company.

- Sure thing.
- I don't wanna swim.

You sure are a pain.

- Why don't you shut up?
- Wanna make me?

Christopher, why don't you
go put your suit on?

I'd like to talk to John Ross for a minute.

I'll be right back.

We don't have anything to talk about.

- You scared to talk to me?
- No.

- I'm not gonna take your mother's place.
- You couldn't if you wanted to.

John Ross, as long as we're both
gonna be living here together...

...can't we at least try to be friends?
- Well, I don't have to live here.

- Doesn't your daddy have custody of you?
- No.

I get to decide where I wanna live.

Maybe I'll just tell daddy
that I'm not gonna stay here...

...if he stays married to you.

Well, that would be
a real hateful thing to do.

That'd hurt your daddy an awful lot.

You wanna just bet which one of us
would still be here if I told him?

I'm certain sure it'd be you.

Well, you just watch out.
One of these days, I just might do that.

Hi.

Oh, hi, buddy.
I was just gonna come up and see you.

Can we talk for a minute?

Of course we can. What's on your mind?

John Ross and I...

...almost got into a fight today.

- Oh. Well, what about?
- Uncle J.R.'s new wife.

She wanted us to go swimming.

He was mean to her.

And you, uh... You like her, huh?

She's real nice.

Christopher, do you understand
why John Ross is being mean to her?

I guess he doesn't want his daddy
married to her.

Yeah.

See, John Ross loves his mother and father
very much.

It's gotta be real hard for him to imagine
his daddy being married to somebody else.

I guess.

I have a lady friend
I'm seeing a lot of lately.

- You took her out riding today, didn't you?
- Yes, I did. How'd you know?

Pete told me out in the stable.

I took her out and I showed her
that herd we're gonna sell next week.

How come you didn't take me?

Because, Einstein,
you were in school at the time.

Would you have taken me if I was home?

Of course I would.

Hey, I want you two
to spend some time together.

I think you're gonna like her.

You gonna marry her?

Come here, son.

[BOBBY GRUNTS]

[BOBBY SIGHS]

We are a long way from getting married.

But even if we did...

...nothing's ever gonna come
between you and me.

What if Mama came back
and you were married?

Christopher.

Now, you and I
have had this conversation before.

Mama is never coming back.

What if you get married
and she runs away too?

There are no guarantees, pal.

But if I do get married...

...it's not gonna be until you think
it's the right thing too.

You promise?

Cross my heart, hope to die.

Christopher, you're the most
important person in my life.

And no one and nothing
is ever gonna change that.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

You don't wanna go home with her, J.R.

Well, I'll tell you, Ratagan, you are fast.

How'd you get information on the case
so quick?

McKay isn't the reason
I asked you to meet me here.

No?

Does the name Joey Lombardi
mean anything to you?

No. Uh-uh.

That was Nicholas Pearce's real name.

His daddy, Joe,
was a big man in the Mob...

...before he went into
the Witness Protection Program.

So?

So the word is Lombardi's looking
into his son's death.

And he's headed for Dallas.

NARRATOR:
Next on Dallas:

This is important to me.
Nicholas' father's looking for me.

Get the hell out of here.

BOBBY:
What's going on between you and J. R?

What makes you think
anything's going on?

- J.R., you want my opinion?
- Damn right, I do.

Get bodyguards.

Your father and I are divorced.
We're gonna stay that way.

MAN: Oh, Mr. Ewing.
J. R: Yeah?

- Don't give me trouble, get in the car.
- One problem.

- What's that?
- J.R.

JOSEPH: I have your husband, Mrs. Ewing.
- What do you mean?

I take the Bible literally.

I believe in revenge.

[ENGLISH SDH]