Dallas (1978–1991): Season 12, Episode 5 - Road Work - full transcript

NARRATOR:
Last on Dallas:

- Lf my brothers catch you, they'll kill you.
- I'll send for you.

We're never gonna be
what we should've been.

So why don't you get back on your horse
and ride the hell out of my life.

I hope you had fun,
it's gonna cost you a whole lot of time.

CLAYTON: Good luck, Mac.
- Same to you, Clayton.

- I'm already married.
- And I'm trying to forget.

CLIFF: You want me to be a partner
in Ewing Oil?

That's gotta be the dumbest thing
I ever heard.

How long is Mr. Ewing
gonna be with us?

Ten years.



[TRUCK HORN HONKS]

Hey, don't stop.

J. R:
Just for a minute.

You know, the boss will be all over you.

It's your butt.

[PANTING]

Having trouble keeping up with the gang?

- I gotta talk.
- You what?

- Boss, I gotta talk.
BUSHROD: You gotta talk to who?

You.

Don't you hear well?
What were you told?

- I just wanna talk for a...
- You don't talk on the road.

We got a contract with the county
to finish this road on time.

And you wouldn't wanna see us
default on that contract, now, would you?



Pay penalties?

No, boss.

You start swinging that thing
before I put it through your foot.

Yes, boss.

BOBBY: John Ross, better hurry up.
You're not gonna have time to eat.

I'm not hungry.

What's wrong?

I tried to telephone daddy, but I couldn't.

I don't know if I got the right number
from Information.

- Where'd you try and reach him?
- At the Haleyville Hotel.

BOBBY:
And?

There was a recording
saying the line was out of order.

Don't worry about it, John Ross.
I'll try and get a hold of him later, all right?

Hasn't he called?

No, Clayton, he hasn't.

But under the circumstances,
that's not unusual.

He, uh, had a slight distraction.

If you're not gonna eat,
I'll take you to school.

Come on.
I have a meeting with your Uncle Cliff.

- Okay.
CHRISTOPHER: Sure. Let's go.

Hello, Jackie.

JACKIE:
Hi, Bobby.

Is he busy?

You're kidding. Phone doesn't even ring
around here anymore.

- I'll take it in.
- You like some?

- No, thanks.
- Okay.

I brought you your major excitement
for the day.

All right, don't start on me.
Jackie's been nagging me.

She's worried
whether or not she has a job.

She's got a job, I'm paying her.

All right, that's between you and her.
But I wanna talk to you about something.

Oh.

Not that cockamamie idea
about me going into Ewing Oil.

I've talked to the banks
about a line of credit...

...so I can buy Clayton's refineries.
They're willing.

But I think it's better
if you and I do it together.

Come on, you put half, I'll put half.
It'll be your first move into Ewing Oil.

- Bobby, you just don't give up.
- Well, it's a good deal.

Those refineries have the best clients
in the business...

...and even in today's market,
they're making money hand over fist.

Bobby, I just sold Barnes-Wentworth.
I shut down the shop.

I'm not ready to go back into business.

I need some time off.

Cliff, you have been active all your life.

Law, politics, business.
You've built this company into what it is.

If you just stop suddenly,
you're gonna go nuts.

Now, come on in with me.

We'll... We'll have some fun.

Fun? I can't exactly see
going into Ewing Oil as fun.

Well, there might be some laughs.

Watching J.R. Choke over me
being a partner.

[CLIFF LAUGHING]

I can just see his face.

That sleazeball would turn
every color in the rainbow.

Might kill him.

Whatever turns you on, Cliff.

Bobby, look.

Don't you think you have enough
on your hands just keeping tabs on J. R?

What do you wanna put yourself
in the middle of both of us for?

I'm willing to take the chance.

FLO YD:
Mr. Farlow.

Hey, Floyd.

I thought you were driving the cattle
down the river.

We got a problem.

- What's wrong?
FLO YD: River's dried up.

Well, that's impossible.

We were there just last week
and the level was down. What happened?

I don't know.
L... I came straight in to tell you.

Well, maybe I better
ride out there with you.

It's too dark. You wouldn't see anything.

Yeah, you're right.
I'll do it first thing in the morning.

Yes, sir.

A river like that
just doesn't dry up in a week.

DEBBIE: Good evening, Mrs. Ewing.
- Oh, hello, Debbie.

Kelly, I believe
Mrs. Ewing had this delivered here for you.

Thank you.

- May I?
- Of course, open it.

I hope you like it.

I'm sure there's a button there.
Just push. There.

Well, what have we here?
Is this a celebration?

Oh, hello, Jeremy.

Yes, she was just opening
her birthday present.

- Kelly, you remember Mr. Wendell?
- Yes, I do.

- Happy birthday, Kelly.
- Thank you.

- Uh, would you like to sit down?
- Just for a minute.

All right.

- Do you like it? Try it on.
- Hm.

Well, for a minute I thought
this party was for you, Sue Ellen.

Oh?

Somebody should've given a parade
in your honor for what you did to J.R.

I'd rather put that entire dreadful evening
behind me.

Yes, I understand.
It was very sad about Nicholas Pearce.

Even sadder still
that J.R. Got off the hook for murder.

However...

...I want you to know,
you are my favorite lady in Dallas.

And I for one...

...would like to do anything I can
to help you.

Well, now that you're back
as head of Westar, who knows?

Well, I'd like it if you didn't just think of me
as a chairman of Westar.

I think there are some things
that I can do for you...

...that have nothing to do with Westar.

That's very generous of you.

Well, I don't wanna intrude any longer.

Please call me and we'll get together...

...and discuss mutual interests.
- Hm, I will.

- Happy birthday again, Kelly.
- Thank you.

He is the coldest man I have ever seen.

[CHUCKLES]

You're absolutely right.

But he may be very useful.

[DOG BARKING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

BUSHROD:
Stand over here.

- Get your hat off.
- What?

- Get your hat off!
- I'm sorry.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I always like to talk to the new men myself
so they get the message exactly.

You understand?

Yes, captain, I understand.

My first feeling about you was that
you were gonna be a troublemaker.

But as soon as you saw the light,
you settled down real fast.

For a man with no calluses on his
hands, you did real well, Ewing.

This little old 10-year sentence
is gonna be over with before you know it.

- Captain...
- I don't like to be interrupted.

I didn't have a fair trial.
I didn't even have a lawyer.

You ain't telling me nothing new, boy.
Every man in here's complained about that.

- Captain, I need your help.
- Why?

You need somebody to help you
get dressed?

You need somebody to sing you a lullaby
before you go to sleep?

Well, captain, there was almost $2,000
in my billfold when I was arrested...

...and I'd be more than willing
to donate that to your favorite charity...

...if you'd let me make one telephone call
to my family.

Ewing.

There was no money in your billfold.

There was no credit card in your billfold.

There was no ID in your billfold
and there was no billfold.

Now, what you got here
is a 10-year sentence for rape.

And I don't like your attitude.

Captain.

Sooner or later,
my family is going to backtrack...

...and they're gonna find me.
- No.

Nobody's gonna find you.

Nobody is gonna know that you're here.

You are gonna have contact with no one.

This is your world.

- And I am your only god.
- I don't think that...

You got 10 years...

...and you're gonna serve
every minute of it.

Now, get this dirt out of my sight.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hey, guys.

- Hi, Dad.
- Hi, Uncle Bobby.

This place used to be packed before dinner.
Where's everybody? Grandma? Clayton?

Upstairs,
but Grandma still isn't feeling well.

- Okay.
- Did you talk to Daddy?

Yeah, I tried him a couple of times,
line was out.

I'll try him again right now.

JOHN ROSS:
Okay.

[BUTTONS CLICKING]

It's ringing.

[RINGS]

Haleyville Hotel. Caleb speaking.

BOBBY [O VER PHONE]:
Yeah, Caleb. This is Bobby Ewing.

Yeah?

I was in the hotel a couple days ago
with my brother, two boys.

CALEB:
I remember.

Can you tell me if J.R.'s there,
maybe in his room or the bar or some place?

Well, he ain't here. He left the hotel.

Said he'd be gone a couple or three days.

Something about business.

- All right. Would you have him call me?
- Yeah, sure.

I'll have your brother call you, Mr. Ewing.

Okay, thank you.

Goodbye.

You heard.

Yeah.

You've done good, Caleb.

Real good.

Now, men, we got a lot of work
we gotta get done today. You understand?

All right, load them up.

BUSHROD:
Ewing, come on.

Let's go.

- Stay away from me.
- What?

The word is out.

No one talks to you
or we end up in the box.

What are you talking about?

Didn't you see them drag
that guard when we were leaving?

- Yeah, I did.
- You're bad news, man. Bad news.

- I gotta get out of here.
- I ain't never seen no one ever do it.

The best thing is just serve easy time.

Okay, okay, get moving.

- Keep it coming.
GUARD: Let's go.

GUS:
Boss, I can't work.

Boss, I'm sick. I can't work.

GUARD:
Move it.

You gonna stand there all day?

Boss, I'm telling you I'm sick.

- What is it, Gus? What's bothering you?
- Boss, I got a bellyache.

Real bad.

Hurt too much to work, does it?

It's really bad, boss.

[GRUNTS]

Now you got a real bellyache.

Sims, get him out of here.

All right, show is over. Back to work.

Had a little trouble
with the captain last night?

No, boss, no trouble.

Well, good.

Let's hope you got the message.

Whatever you do...

...don't get on the wrong side
of that SOB.

[DENAULT & LUC Y LAUGHING]

CHAUFFEUR:
Will that be all, Mr. Denault?

Uh, yeah, thank you.
I'll see you again.

So, what do you think, Lucy?

A little breakfast, maybe?

Breakfast? Are you kidding?
I'm exhausted.

[CHUCKLES]

That was a fun night, though. Hm?

Good food, terrific dancing.

[LAUGHING]

I just wanna go to sleep.

- Sleep? Hey.
- Yeah.

Come on now, I got a fabulous idea.

- What?
- You'll see.

- Where are you taking me?
- Just come on.

Now, isn't this great?

- What's great?
- We got time for a nice quiet swim.

I don't have a bathing suit.

Neither do I.

Okay.

Come on now.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

J. R:
How am I gonna get to talk to that man?

- Bushrod?
- Yeah.

You're crazy.

- He don't let anybody talk to him.
- Well, there's gotta be some kind of a way.

Then you stay away from me.

This is your funeral.

I just gotta take my chances.

One way or another, I'm a dead man.

Lunch.

- I gotta talk to boss.
- Just move on.

No, no, I really gotta talk to him.

Nobody talks on the gang.

What if this was important...

...and he found out you didn't let me
talk to him, what would he do to you?

Ewing's trying to get your attention.

He's got it.

Boss, can I talk to you, sir?

Ah...

...in private.

In private?
You mean, like in my private office?

Yeah, yeah.

[CHUCKLES]

Hear that, Sims?

He wants to talk to me
in my private office.

[LAUGHING]

Okay.

Come on along.

Now, what do you want?
This is about as private as it gets.

You, uh...? You know who I am?

You're a prisoner with a big mouth
and 10 years to serve.

Well, no, I'm...
I'm a little more than that.

I happen to be a very,
very wealthy Texas oil man. I live in Dallas.

I could set you up in your own business.

And you could make, hell, 50, 100
thousand dollars a year if you wanted to.

Doing what?

Anything you wanna do.

What do you do best?

Take care of dumb prisoners like you.

[CHUCKLES]

Bet we could change that.

All you'd have to do
is call my brother Bobby...

...and he'd come down here
with more money than...

Than you ever thought of.

I get money if I just call your brother?

J. R:
Yeah, that's right.

It's not a bad deal.

Will you call him?

Well, as you can see,
we don't have no phone around here.

No, but I'm sure they got one
back at the prison.

Let me see what I can do later.

Right now, you go on and eat.

Yes, thanks. Thank you.

Sue Ellen, these just came.

They're lovely.

From who?

Jeremy Wendell.

[CHUCKLES]

That's very thoughtful.

I'll put them in water for you.

And, Kelly,
could you get him on phone for me?

I think we'll be seeing a lot
of Mr. Wendell.

Yes, ma'am.

[SIGHS]

[PHONE BUZZES]

[SIGHS]

Hello, Jeremy.

This is Sue Ellen.

I wanted to thank you
for the lovely flowers.

Ewing, come here.

You know...

...what's kind of amazing
about people with money...

...they always know
just the right buttons to push.

Well, yeah, it's a knack.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, boss.

You're never gonna regret this,
I guarantee.

- Yeah, I guess every man's got his price.
- Seems that way, yeah.

Yeah, except this man.

[GRUNTS]

[THUDS]

You know...

...money don't mean a whole lot
to me, but doing my duty does.

I don't care who you think you are.

I don't take bribes.

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

[O VER SPEAKER] Mr. Farlow, you are on
Mr. McKay's private property!

Please leave at once!

I said you are trespassing.

Get out!

[CLANGS]

- Here you are, Mr. Denault.
- Thank you, darling.

Anyway, like I was saying before...

...today was the first time I think I've
ever actually enjoyed visiting an oil field.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, I'm glad
because it's pretty special to me.

Yeah, I could really sense
your pride in what you had.

It took a lot of doing.

Well, when I met J.R.
I thought I was on my way.

But he showed me the difference
between winners and losers.

Ha! Well, he's done that
to a lot of people.

Just don't become like him, huh?

The world does not need
another J.R. Ewing.

You don't have to worry about that.

Well, I am mighty glad to hear that,
Mr. Denault.

Because you interest me a lot.

- Is that a fact?
- Mm-hm.

I got a fantastic idea.

So far, all your ideas have been fantastic.

Tell me more.

I will.

Just as soon as we get back to my room.

Casey.

I'm not ready for that just yet.

But I'll tell you what I am ready for.
A swim.

Come on.

Bitch.

Come on, Casey. Come on in.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

CLAYTON: McKay.
- Clayton?

What do you think you're doing
damming up the river?

- There's no cause for you to get angry.
- No cause?

You take my water
and that moron shoots at me.

I tried to warn you away first.

If I was aiming to hit you, I would have.

The fact is that that dam is on my property.
I'm just protecting what's mine.

Don't give me that, McKay.

You dammed up that river
to keep the water from my cattle.

I would have left it alone,
but without water my herds are gonna die.

We're all suffering from the drought.

You're gonna have to truck in water
like everyone else.

- I can't do that, Clayton.
CLAYTON: Why not?

I sunk every dime I had into this ranch.
I have no money for water.

Then sell your herds.

I've got to keep those herds until I make
a profit otherwise I'm out of business.

Southfork is a big, wealthy ranch.
You can afford to truck in your water.

That's your problem, McKay.

Either you take that dam out or I do.

I will take the dam out.

Just as soon as we get some rain.

Oh, no. That water's for both ranches.

Whether we have a dry year
or a wet one.

Clayton, before I had my boys put that dam
in, I checked my deed over very carefully.

There is nothing in it
about you having water rights.

I'm not gonna stand here and argue.

I'm just gonna repeat myself once.

Fix it or I will.

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

CLIFF:
Mm-hm.

Good shot.

- You're gonna be tough to beat.
- I always am.

I've been thinking about Ewing Oil.

You know, you're right. I'd go nuts
sitting around after a couple of months.

Doing nothing.

But I don't wanna work all the time.

Oh, my, I hope that shot's
not an omen of things to come.

I think I'd like to invest enough money so
that you can take over Clayton's refineries.

All right. All right.

- And you are in.
- Are in.

- Welcome to Ewing Oil.
- How about that?

All those years, you know,
your daddy and my daddy fighting.

Me fighting with you and J.R.
And all that.

That's done, it's over. I'm glad.

Celebration.

Mimi.

I'm glad we're celebrating
my being in Ewing Oil...

...because I'm not holding out
a hell of a lot of hope for this game.

[CHUCKLES]

- Uh, two beers.
- Is that a bottle or draft?

- Draft.
- Okay, Bobby.

I'm really sorry, Ace.

You're not gonna get another chance
this game.

Shall we rack them up for another game?

Lousy hustler. You suckered me.

TRACEY:
You could have stopped anytime.

Oh, yeah?

Why don't you go hustle
out on the streets, huh?

TRACEY: There's the little matter
of $500 you owe me.

ACE:
Well, I'll show you what I owe you.

- You cheap tramp.
TRACEY: Who's calling who cheap?

Ace. Why don't you be a good boy
and give the lady her money?

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

But I can handle Mr. Macho myself.

- Okay.
- That's a wise move, cowboy.

Let's go.

[GRO ANS]

One, two, three, four, five.

Five hundred, not a penny more.

Why don't you guys drag him outside?

He's gonna be awfully embarrassed
if he ever gets up on his feet again.

[GASPING]

You don't wanna mess with her.
She knows to handle herself.

[CHUCKLES]

I wanted to thank you
for your offer to help.

Obviously, you didn't need it.

But you were the only one who spoke up.

The others were looking for blood.

They got their wish.

I guess they did.

My name's Tracey.

I'm Bobby and this is Cliff.

- Hi.
TRACEY: Cliff.

Mind if I play the winner?

No, he's the winner.

- Wait, I thought we had one more game.
- No.

I wanna see you get beaten.
Yeah, I'm gonna watch this one.

Uh-huh.

- Let's shoot some pool.
- Okay, hundred a game.

Uh.

- Okay, one condition.
TRACEY: What's that?

Win, lose or draw...

...you don't treat me
like you did old Ace, okay?

You break.

SUE ELLEN: This is
a very charming restaurant.

I don't think
I've ever been here before.

It's very good. It's very quiet
and they give you room to breathe.

You are an extremely private man,
aren't you?

Yes.

But you are a very gracious lady.
I feel very comfortable with you.

Thank you.

We did work very well together
to keep J.R. Out of Westar, didn't we?

Oh, yes.

I thought about you
quite a bit since then.

Have you started divorce proceedings
against J. R?

Yes, the preliminary work is done.

And as soon as we have a hearing,
the marriage is over.

You did remarry him once, didn't you?

[CHUCKLES]

That is a mistake I've lived to regret.
It'll never happen again.

Sue Ellen, are you sure
that you're ready to be alone?

Aloneness has worked for you, hasn't it?

Yes, it's been a great asset.

It's permitted me to pursue
all of my ventures.

Jeremy.

I wanna hurt J.R. So badly...

...that he'll never be able to hurt me
or anyone else again.

Revenge is very sweet.

It takes a plan of attack.

I know,
that's why I wanted to talk to you.

I just don't know exactly
how to go about it.

Well, I think I can help you.
I'd like to think about it a little bit.

You see...

...J.R. Doesn't care enough
about me anymore...

...to hurt him on a personal level.

I wouldn't rule it out.

At the moment,
I wouldn't rule anything out.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

- You're not going out again, are you?
- Yes, I am.

- Well, how long is this gonna go on?
- Every night.

Till I find what I'm looking for.

[DOOR OPENS]

Sorry your friend left. I liked him.

BOBBY: I'm glad to hear that.
Cliff needs all the friends he can get.

TRACEY:
Well, he's a got a good one in you.

- Does he have a girl?
- No.

Do you have a girl?

No.

You guys aren't an item, are you?

[CHUCKLES]

Well, you are up-front about things,
I give you that.

Well, I don't play games except this one.

And I don't like
the way you play this one.

- How come?
- Because it's a one-way affair...

...all I get to do is watch.

You won two games.

Now, did I win or did you lose?

- You're a good player. You won.
- Mm-hm.

And you upped the stakes every time.

I had to protect myself just in case.

Oh.

Like now?

I hope you're gonna be a gentleman
about this.

I'm gonna be a gentleman.
I'm gonna pay you everything I owe you.

The only thing I want hurt is my pride.

Want another game? Double or nothing?

I'm down 1000.
I think that's about enough.

Nine hundred.

Grown man like you
should be better at arithmetic.

I never was one to count my change.

Nine hundred.

Not a penny more or less.

Well, that gives me enough
to buy you a drink, if I may.

Thanks,
but I never mix business with pleasure.

Business.
You are a pool hustler, aren't you?

Oh, you better believe it, cowboy.

And these long hours
are really getting to me.

How, uh...? How could I find you?

If I'd wanted a rematch or something.

If you shoot pool a lot
I'll see you around.

Great game, Bobby.

- You need to go check D barrack.
- Okay.

Ewing.

You hanging in?

What do you want?

Just checking on you.
Wouldn't want you to die or anything.

Then get me out of here.

Now, I hear that you're a rich man.

Yeah.

If I get you out of here,
will you give me a lot of money?

Huh.

So you can charge me with bribery?

Oh, no. No.

No, I'd like a nice, big nest egg.

So I don't have to work around this place
for the rest of my life.

Well, huh...

[CHUCKLES]

I'll make you the richest man
in these parts.

Well, I'd like that.

You hold on. I'll be back in a little while.

[PANTING]

All right.

I reckon there will be some action
out at that dam soon.

As soon as Clayton gets the Ewings
and they figure out what they wanna do.

Well, then I think we should
have some men out guarding it.

No. Let Clayton and the Ewings
blow it up if they want.

What?

I want them to make the first move.

Are you sure?

We got a plan. Let's stick to it.

I was coming to get you.

- What for?
- Breakfast.

Bacon's ready, I put the eggs on.

I don't want eggs.

[CHUCKLES]

Aren't you hungry?

I'm hungry.

[CHUCKLES]

[DOGS BARKING]

SIMS: Get moving if you expect me
to help you. Come on.

[GRUNTS]

- How are we gonna get out of here?
- Don't ask questions.

GUARD:
What's up, Sims?

Captain wants to get a little night work
out of him.

- Sure on the old man's list, ain't he?
- Yeah.

How are you gonna keep him
from talking?

I'm gonna split with him
what I get from you.

Hey, do you know my name?

Sims.

That's all I know, Sims.

You better remember
I'm the one who helped you.

I'm expecting a lot of money out of you.

Oh.

I won't forget.

All right, there's the car.

Now...

...this is my name and address.
You can send me the money.

I'm trusting you, Mr. Ewing.

You can count on me.
You can...

I got enough gas to get you out of here.
Go ahead and get in.

All right.

[GUN COCKS]

Thank you, cousin Sims.

Man, you gonna wish
you was back on that road gang.

NARRATOR:
Next on Dallas:

[NEIGHS]

- Are you serious, Miss Ellie?
- Lf Mr. McKay wants war...

...it's war he's going to get.

- We're gonna ambush J.R.
- And more.

You can't kill him.

- What are you afraid of?
- You.

- We love each other.
- We gonna have us a wedding.

That's quite an army you've got there.

Just shows you what you're up against.

[ENGLISH SDH]