Dallas (1978–1991): Season 14, Episode 4 - Terminus - full transcript

Still playing the charade, Bobby attends an important oil industry reception with Sheila, unaware of the ominous events about to change his life forever. Meanwhile, back in Dallas, J.R. ties up loose ends now that he is out of the sanitarium.

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This is crazy.

You're crazy.

No, I assure you there
are very good reasons...

for what we are doing. Unh!

They're turning
me into a vegetable.

Please just get him out.

- One condition, J.R.
- Just name it.

I want you out of my life.

Forever.

Let's get out of here.



I'll miss you all.

Bobby, help!

You are fired.

Jordan, I have to tell you about
our Captain de Rougement.

Bobby, darling.

April.

Pleasure to see you again.

Bobby, you're full of surprises.

- Did you know Jordan was in Paris?
- Everybody is full of surprises here.

If you'll excuse me, Jordan and
I have a little catching up to do.

What the hell is
going on, Jordan?

Bobby, I'm sorry it had to be this
way, but you'll see it's all for the best.

You son of a bitch,
you're part of it.

I know this sounds crazy to you,
but you just gotta go along with it.



I don't have to do anything,
Jordan. I don't have to do anything.

Bobby, they hold all the cards.

That's what that phony cop was about,
to keep you from doing anything foolish.

Now, listen to me, you
can trust these people.

The way I trusted you.

You know, it's not
as bad as it looks.

I give you my
word, April's fine.

- How do you know?
- Because I know Sheila.

Maybe you don't understand
you're involved in a kidnapping.

- I'm not gonna let that pass.
- There's never gonna be any proof of that.

Once Sheila gives her speech, you
and April will be back together again.

Why can't she give her speech as
Mrs. Jordan Lee? Why involve me?

Because the name Ewing
Oil means something.

When she gives her talk
as Mrs. Bobby Ewing...

It tells the world we're not gonna stand
for OPEC pushing us around anymore.

People will listen.

You don't kidnap people and take
their place to give some speech.

It's the truth, I swear it.

One day, you'll thank me
for what she's gonna do.

You're crazy.

You're as crazy as she is.

Am I?

How many people you
know killed themselves...

or went bust because of OPEC?

Believe me, if Jack was
still alive, he'd be on my side.

Never.

And you listen to me, Jordan,
and you better pass it around.

If anything happens to
April, you're a dead man.

Along with all your friends.

New, Jordan, you have
kidnapped Bobby long enough.

Imagine leaving your new bride
alone with strangers that way.

On your honeymoon, for shame.

The honeymoon isn't
over yet. Is it, Jordan?

Now, no more business. I insist.

It's not business.

I'm just thanking an old
friend for everything he's done.

Everything's gonna
be just fine, Bobby.

I promise.

Go away, James. We don't
have anything to talk about.

This isn't James, darling.

- J.R.?
- Yeah, I don't mean any harm.

You promised me you'd
stay away from here.

And I will, right after we have
a little talk. New, please, Cally.

What is it, J.R.?

I wanna talk to James and I
figured you could tell me where he is.

Forget it, I don't want this thing
between you to get any worse.

Well, I wanna
mend fences, darling.

Though I admit, when he
tore up those release papers...

I could have ripped
him in half but...

I got to thinking, and he's
a chip off the old black.

I mean, he's a real Ewing and...

I don't wanna hurt the
boy, I'm proud of him.

I want him to come
back to work for me.

Start things fresh.

No, darling, I'm
serious, I really am.

I thought out of all
the people in the world,

you'd know how much
I cared about James.

And I know how much
he cares about you too.

Well, I can't blame you
for not believing me but...

Well, I have to talk to him.

At least give me a
chance to make an offer.

He'll laugh in your face, J.R.

Well, I can't blame
him for that either.

But I gotta try.

Please, tell me where he is.

You really do
mean it, don't you?

More than you'll ever know.

Kasler Construction,
Dallas Parkway Extension.

Thank you. And I promise
I won't hurt the boy.

Well, you take care.

And Cally, if you need
anything, just call me, huh?

April's going to be fine.

I didn't realize how
thorough you were.

I was counting on Jordan.

I'll never know how you
got him to go along with you.

He's been in on it
since the beginning.

That's how I knew that you were
in London and going on to Paris.

I've known that man
since I was a kid.

He's my daddy's friend.

And now he's
just old and stupid.

No.

- He can see better than you can.
- That's a lot of crap.

I'm tired of you justifying everything
you do with "it's good for America."

And I'm really tired of
trying to explain it to you.

So if you're feelings are hurt because
of Jordan, that's just too damn bad.

You stay in line, you gonna
walk away from this thing fine.

All right, you got it, you make your
speech. You do whatever you wanna do.

All I want is out.

But don't wave the flag anymore.

Someday, you're gonna look back on this
and you're gonna know that we were right.

No.

But someday you and your
friends and I are gonna meet again.

And this time, we play the
game my way with my rules.

You liar, you switched
those letters on me.

Hey, calm down.

He fired me because of you.

Why? Just tell me why?

Are you serious? He fired you?

What do you think?

I'm sorry, I didn't
mean for this to happen.

- I never wanted you to get hurt.
- Yeah, well, I did.

Honest, Sly, I never
thought he'd fire you.

What you think he was
gonna do? Give me a raise?

Well, I thought he'd
be scared to fire you.

With all the dirt you got
on J.R., you could bury him.

- He knows I would never do that.
- Why not?

J.R.'s loyalty is
a one-way street.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means after all these
years, you screw up once...

and he drops you
like a bad habit.

That's true, but I
don't still don't think I...

You. We.

You must be able to
remember plenty about J.R.

I don't have to remember.

I've got records of everything.

This could be the beginning
of a beautiful friendship.

A couple of hours, Cliff.

My hair looks terrible.

Well, I wanna look
my best for you.

All right, I'll see
you then. Bye.

Big mistake, Liz. You're
the wrong lady for him.

No, I'm the wrong lady for you.

I told you I want out.

I thought you
understand our position.

I really don't care
about your position.

I want my own life and I
want it with Cliff Barnes.

They like him in
Washington, they like him a lot.

I think he's gonna have
a great future there.

That's right and he
wants me with him.

You know, our
agency could help him.

Or hurt him.

Don't try that with me.

Well, let me finish.

You're the one who could do him the
most damage, not that you'd want to.

A lot of people remember that
you were Johnny Dancer's girl.

You're just a little bundle of dynamite
waiting to explode his political career.

And what if it comes out that I
was working undercover all that time.

That I was a government agent.

You were?

Funny, we never heard of you.

Ah. I'm sorry, Liz...

but when Johnny Dancer gets here,
you have to be free and available.

And that means,
goodbye Cliff Barnes.

Hard to tell the good guys
from the bad guys, isn't it?

Oh, we're the
good guys, all right.

Just sometimes
the lines blur a little.

All right.

But let me tell Cliff
in my own way.

Of course.

But if you don't...

we will.

- So we checked this and you checked this.
- Looks good.

Did you guys check these rigs?

Hey, excuse me.

Hi, J.R. Ewing.

Mr. Ewing, Pete Johnson.
Mr. Kasler said you might come by.

Yeah, I just wanna see
how my boy is doing.

- Heh. Your son?
- Goes on a name of James Beaumont.

Beaumont...

Oh, the new kid, he's a good
worker. You ought to be proud of him.

Yeah, proud is not
exactly the word.

If you don't mind my
asking, Mr. Ewing.

What's your son doing
working on a construction site?

He isn't.

Fire him.

Hello, it's J.R. Ewing here.

I'd like to speak to
Mrs. Ewing, please.

Oh, what do you mean
there's no Mrs. Ewing there?

All right, I'll speak
to Mrs. Lockwood.

Where?

Ah. Oh.

Uh, then I'd like to
speak to my son, please.

That is if he's not on
her honeymoon with her.

When he gets back from his camping
trip, would you ask him to call his daddy?

I'd very much
like to talk to him.

Mrs. Lockwood.

Well, I'll be damned.

Get dressed. Now.

- Why?
- I wanna see April.

We are seeing her
later this afternoon.

We see her as soon as you
call your friends and set it up.

Don't give me orders.

You need me, Sheila, and I'm about
to say to hell with the whole thing.

- I don't think you'd ever do that.
- Are you willing to take the chance?

I might be.

Come on.

Make the call. I wanna
see her in an hour.

What's the difference
now or later?

- Whatever you're thinking won't work.
- You just call.

McKAY: Very nice. Ha, ha.

Very, very nice.

Although, from what I hear,
it may be very temporary.

Oh, yeah? What do you hear?

Well, just that there may be
something even nicer for you...

in Washington in
a very short time.

You do keep up with the news.

- I follow your career very closely.
- I'll bet you do.

Okay, you just come over here to
blow smoke in my direction or what?

I came over here to tell
you you're not the buffoon...

that I once thought you were.

You may become a
very important man.

Whoa.

So, what are you gonna do
about that major discovery?

You know the influence that Westar
has. I just came down to offer my help.

Mm.

- In return for what?
- A variance from the ORC.

We're about to make a
major strike in the Gulf.

I wanna bring up more barrels
per day than are currently allowed.

What? You gotta be kidding me.

I mean, you really think that I
am gonna give you a variance.

When you consider that
up to 50 cents a barrel...

could go towards your
political war chest...

yes, I think so.

I don't need any money in my war chest.
And I don't need you, I don't need Westar.

I don't need anybody. Mm-mm.

No, and you can forget
about your variance.

And if you step out of line
one little bit with that strike...

I will shut you down.

You can put that in the bank.

Do you know why they couldn't
put Humpty Dumpty together again?

- Why?
- Because he fell from such a high place.

Have you been in here before,
Bobby? I hear it's wonderful.

No, I haven't.

Look, there's something I
bet you'd like to take home.

Just what you asked for.

A public place.

Now, let's go.

No. No, Bobby, don't.

April?

April?

Taxi!

- Here you go, the usual.
- Thank you.

J.R.

- Where the devil have you been?
- Well, hello, Duke.

Oh, just been
doing some fishing.

I tried to get to you. You
missed one big poker game.

The most action I've
seen around here for years.

- Your boy James tell you about it?
- No, what are you talking about?

Well, he sat in for you.

As a matter of fact,
he sat in your chair.

Oh, I didn't even know
he knew how to play.

Well, if he didn't, he sure does now.
He learned a hell of a lesson that night.

We took him to the cleaners.

But, uh, I guess that's
a lesson we all have

to learn from time to
time, isn't that right?

You and your sharks
gang up on my boy?

Didn't have to, all he had to
do is talk about his daddy...

and it was like waving a
red flag in front of a bull.

Is that right?

Well, I don't know why
you're so upset, J.R.

You're the one that cut him out
of that deal with me, didn't you?

What I do with my boy is my affair.
Nobody else better lay a finger on him.

- Well, I didn't mean...
- I don't give a damn what you meant.

- You made a big mistake.
- Sorry, J.R.

Oh, you will be. And
you can bet on that.

You tell me where she is,
Jordan, or you're a dead man.

I... I don't know, Bobby. I
swear, they never told me.

How could you do that to me?
I've known you my whole life.

Bobby, I'm sorry it
had to be this way.

I know it's extreme,
but the goal is worth it.

And I swear,
April won't be hurt.

Are you really that
much of an idiot?

This isn't about
some stupid speech.

These people are kidnappers,
Jordan. I've seen all their faces.

Think they're gonna shake
hands and let her go, or me?

Bobby, they promised
no one would be hurt.

They lied to you.

They just used you, Jordan.

For all I know they're
gonna get rid of you too.

- What do you want from me, Bobby?
- Go to the police, tell them everything.

- They'll never believe me.
- Try.

Get a hold of J.R., tell him what's
gonna happen at the OPEC meeting.

- And tell him I need some help.
- All right. I Will.

Don't let me down,
Jordan. Not this time.

Bobby, I'm sorry.

I really am.

It's too late for being sorry.

Don't use the phone in your
room, it's probably bugged.

I got here as quick
as I could, J.R.

You know a fella by the
name of Duke Carlisle?

- Yes, sir, I sure do.
- Yeah.

Well, I'm gonna make that
miserable toad sorry he ever met me.

- You want me on him?
- No, not him.

He's got a daughter named
Melinda. I want her busted.

- On what charges?
- Possession.

I don't wanna know the details, just
get her in jail tonight on drug charges.

Tonight? That doesn't
give me much time.

Just do it.

I want her plastered all over
tomorrow morning's papers.

We'll see how Mr. Duke Carlisle
feels when his kid is shafted, huh?

Yeah.

You damn fool.

- Why do you keep pressuring like that?
- What do you expect?

I expect you to
want your wife safe.

This will all be over tomorrow.

I do want her safe, now I
know how to make it happen.

- It's by doing what you're told.
- Oh, no.

That's the wrong thing to do. From
now on, I'll tell you what's gonna happen.

Oh, don't be stupid.

Whatever is planned for tomorrow you
need me to make it happen, don't you?

Well, I'll play along.
Under certain conditions.

- What?
- I want April there.

- No.
- Oh, yes.

And it's non-negotiable. You
can have your guards with her.

And I'll be with you.

I'll play your game as
long as I can see her.

I have your word?

Is that good enough for you?

Yes.

All right, you got it.

And one more thing...

When everything's in place and
you're ready for your big moment...

you have your
boys bring her to me.

She and I will leave, and you
can do anything you want to.

What makes you think I can
even get her in at the last minute?

Use Jordan Lee's invitation,
she can go with him.

We might be able to arrange it,
I'll have to speak with the others.

Don't give me that, lady.

You're in charge of this
whole thing and I know it.

Now, do we have a deal or not?

You have my word.

I'll believe it when I see her.

Don't push me too far, Bobby.

I tell you the guy must
be made of solid brass...

he just flat-out
offered me a bribe.

Isn't the way a lot of
business gets done?

Not by me.

I told you, I can't afford to do
anything scandalous right now.

Not that I would have
accepted it anyway, but...

How did McKay react
when you turned him down?

Um, a bottle of
Muskoday, please.

Well, you know,
he didn't like it.

But he never changes his
expression, so it's just hard to tell.

You think it's wise to
make an enemy of McKay?

You never know what
a man like that might do.

What can he do? He
can't even touch me.

We spent half an hour talking about
this guy and I wanna talk about you, us.

Well, one of us is
starving. Shall we order?

You're a tough
lady, you know that?

I wanna talk commitment,
you wanna talk Caesar salad.

Well, not tonight I don't.

Tonight I wanna talk
oysters, about a couple dozen.

Yeah, okay. All right,
I get the message.

Answer me one
question, will you?

Do I have to?

I'd hope you'd want to.

All right.

How do you feel about me?

You don't ask easy questions.

Well, it'd be easy for
me if you were asking.

I've never met a man I
cared about as much as you.

And that's as far as
you wanna take it.

You said one question.

Yes, I did.

I tell you, the next time
I ask you a question...

it's only gonna require
a one word answer.

Maybe.

Well, you're the commissioners.

What are you
gonna do about this?

We weren't gonna do anything.

I can't believe
what I'm hearing.

Ah, Texas should never have
legalized gambling in the first place.

Now, J.R.

We can hardly blame Duke Carlisle
for what happened to his daughter.

What kind of message you
gonna be sending to the public...

if you don't revoke his license?

We're talking about a man
who's daughter is in jail...

for one of the most serious
crimes in today's society.

And I have it on good authority he
supplied these drugs to her himself.

Perhaps a suspension might be in order,
but we can hardly revoke his license.

- She hasn't even gone to trial.
- Yeah.

I think I speak for a lot of
well-connected people in this fair city.

And I don't think they're
gonna be satisfied

unless Carlisle is
ridden out of town.

Oh, come on, J.R., I
think that's a little extreme.

Well, not to the people who put you
in office and who can keep you there.

I don't know, I guess I'm
not making myself clear.

You are.

Carlisle isn't from
around here anyway.

We'll re-examine his operation.

Yeah, you do that.

And let me know your
conclusion just as soon as you can.

I really appreciate you all coming by.
- Anytime, J.R.

And give my best to your ladies.

They're gonna be
real proud of you.

Yeah, real proud.

Oh, poor girl.

- What the hell are you doing here?
- I could have broken your neck...

just as easily as
look at you, Daddy.

But why would I wanna do that?

- After all, you seem to be slipping badly.
- Oh?

Did you really think you could hurt
me by getting me fired from my job?

I haven't even started yet.

I'm gonna keep after you till you come
crawling back on your hands and knees.

That's one day you'll never see.

Oh, I'll see it all right.

As far as I'm concerned,
we have a large debt to settle.

One week out of your life
is that important to you?

No.

It was that you betrayed
me and I won't stand for it.

If I'd done something like that to my
daddy, he would've tanned my hide proper.

Do you think you gonna tan mine?

- In a matter of speaking, yes.
- Take your best shot.

But remember, it's not just
one son you're gonna lose...

it's both of them.

What's that mean?

I talked to my little
brother just this morning.

Told him all about the way
you got me fired from my job.

And he was none too happy.

Especially about you
kicking me out of the house.

Matter of fact, he doesn't
wanna come back here with you.

He wants to come live with
me. Isn't that something?

J.R. Ewing's two sons living
together and both hating him.

Pleasant dreams, Daddy.

- Hello.
- Daddy, it's John Ross.

- Did I wake you up?
- Oh, no, son, I was awake.

We just got back and man,
we had the neatest time.

- But I sure do miss you.
- Yeah, I miss you too.

Can't wait till Bobby
brings you two boys back.

Me either.

Say, I understand you
had quite a talk to James.

I haven't talked to James.

Oh, well, uh, maybe I misunderstood,
or he's pulling my leg or something.

How is James? Would
you tell him I miss him too?

- I've got a lot of stories to tell him.
- I'll tell him, believe me, I'll tell him.

Okay, Dad. Guess
I'll see you soon.

- Yeah, son, I'll call you every day.
- Great, bye.

Oh, and, Dad, I love you.

Love you too.

Well, James, you're
gonna be a Ewing yet.

Nice try, boy.

Nice try. Ha, ha.

Just think, today
our marriage ends.

April will be there?

Yes.

We'll go in first.

When they see that we're
together, they'll bring her in.

Fine, let's go.

Oh, my, you are in a hurry.

Aren't you at least going
to tell me that I look nice?

Do you really care?

For my last public appearance
as Mrs. Bobby Ewing...

I think I should.

Okay, you look fine.

What's the rest of the world
gonna say when this is over...

and they find out you're
not Mrs. Bobby Ewing?

The damage will have
already been done, believe me.

- Well, we'll see. Now, you coming?
- Mm-hm.

Now, what is that all about?

In case I don't get a chance
to say goodbye later...

I wanted to do it properly.

McKAY: Yeah? SECRETARY:
Miss Adams is here.

Oh, ask her to come right in.

Thank you for coming.

It's not going to work, McKay.

And good morning to you too.

Oh, I know why you called me.

I only came here to tell you
that I'm not going to help you.

I'm sorry, I must have
missed something.

What are you talking about?

Cliff told me all about you
and the variance you wanted.

Now you want me to talk
Cliff into giving it to you.

The answer is no.

I'll get my variance
without your help.

However, it's an
ingenious enough thought.

In return for my silence,
you whisper into Cliff's ear.

That's not what I wanted
to talk to you about?

Then what?

Oh, I just thought we might
talk over old times again.

I'm leaving.

Hello, Liz.

Longtime.

Hello, Johnny.

You look wonderful.

Better than ever.

Dallas must agree with you.

What are you doing here, Johnny?

Is that a greeting
for an old friend?

- Would you two like me to leave you alone?
- No, it's all right.

We don't have any
secrets. Do we, Liz?

Just you, Johnny.

Oh, well, hey, none of these local hicks
know who Johnny Dancer is anyway...

so, uh, what's the difference?

It was over a long time ago.

I want you to leave me alone.

McKay tells me
you have a new fella.

Local hero by the name
of Barnes, that a fact?

I bet McKay tells
you a lot of things.

He just wants to stay on my good
side. Can't blame him for that, can you?

He's legit now, Liz. All of
that other stuff is in the past.

Right.

The first leopard to
ever change his spots.

I bet this Barnes likes
you because of those...

beautiful long legs you have.

That nice tight body.

But not me. Uh...

I loved you for your mind.

You always knew just
the right thing to say.

If that's true, you're
gonna love this one.

Goodbye, Johnny.

How about see you around?

Or maybe, till next time.

How about forget it?

Your choice. Give
my best to Cliff.

I'll do that.

She's much too good
for this Mr. Cliff Barnes.

Merci, Mr. Ewing.

I told you, she wouldn't be here
until a few minutes after we came in.

My, look at all the people we've
gotten to know the last few weeks.

All of whom think I'm April.

It's gonna be difficult for you
to convince anyone I'm not.

Thank you.

Have you noticed these
boys with the big guns?

You think they're just gonna let you run
up, grab the microphone and make a speech?

I am the wife of a very
important Texas oilman.

I don't think anyone's going to do anything
to cause an embarrassing situation.

Depending on what
you've got to say.

In that case, a lot of very careful
planning will go down the drain.

It isn't a speech,
is it, Sheila?

What are you up to?

You know, the thought of the
speech is making me nervous.

I'm gonna go powder my nose.
Will you excuse me for a moment?

April had better be
here when you get back.

Your trouble, Bobby, is
you have no faith in people.

I'll be back in just a
moment, my darling.

There now, that
didn't take long, did it?

Where's April?

Not yet, Bobby. Wait
till they get to the dais.

- Where's Jordan?
- He couldn't make it.

Soon, Bobby. Soon.

- No!
- Aah!

No!

April.

Next on Dallas:

BOBBY“. You wanna talk?

We can talk about where the hell
you were last week when I needed you.

The next time I come to bury the
hatchet, I'm gonna bury it in your skull.

S-E-X.

I heard you, Rose, and
so has everyone else.

I've been calling every 10 minutes
and I left messages at the Embassy.

Book me on the, uh,
flight to Paris tonight.

Yes, sir.

April.