Dallas (1978–1991): Season 2, Episode 1 - Reunion: Part 1 - full transcript

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING. HE'S COMING HOME.

WHO'S COMING HOME?

GARY!

GARY?

Miss Ellie: DID YOU HEAR, J.R.?

YES, MAMA, I HEARD.

I DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TO GO WRONG.

HONEY, THIS IS GARY.

MY BROTHER GARY.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA
HANDLE 2 BROTHERS?



I DON'T HAVE TO
HANDLE 2 BROTHERS.

I DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE ANYTHING.

HE'S A LOSER, SUE ELLEN.

AND IF HE WANTS SOMETHING,

HE'S GONNA LOSE
IT ALL BY HIMSELF.

NO, HE'LL MESS UP THIS VISIT

WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM ME.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP YOUR GAME.

I'LL BE THE ONE TO
DECIDE THAT, ELLIE.

WE GOT THE 15%
REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL.

UH, I SUGGEST TERMINATION
OF THE OLD PERSONNEL

BEFORE THEY HAVE
THE CHANCE TO RETIRE

AND COLLECT THE
ACCRUED RETIRED BENEFITS.



AND DESTROY THIS TAPE
AND PUT THE TYPED VERSION

IN THE RED FILES.

[HORSES WHINNYING]

J.R., 5 LETTERS, WATER MARKERS.

BUOYS.

WHAT'D YOU SAY, J.R.?

B-U-O-Y-S. BUOYS.

THANK YOU, J.R.

THANKS, EARL.

AHH.

A SORE LOSER.

OHH.

NOT TOO MUCH, NOW, PAM.

SHE'S OK, JOCK.

WELL, THE DOCTOR SAID SHE
SHOULDN'T EXERT HERSELF.

THE EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR HER.

OH, NO, JOCK, NOT AGAIN.

YOU HAVEN'T WON A
GAME SINCE FEBRUARY.

MARCH.

[SIGHS]

MMWAH! OUT.

OUT.

MMM, THAT FELT GOOD.

WHEW!

[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

OOH, I LOVE THIS SONG.

[SHUTS RADIO OFF]

DON'T OVERDO IT, NOW, PAM.

I'M FINE.

COME ON, PAM.

MY DADDY HASN'T
TALKED TO ME IN WEEKS

BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID.

THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE
STORY, AND YOU KNOW IT.

NO, BUT IT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL.

[SIGHS] COME HERE.

LUCY, I BET YOU'RE REAL EXCITED

ABOUT THAT CATTLE AUCTION
TOMORROW, AREN'T YA?

I USED TO LOVE THE
CATTLE AUCTIONS.

MY DADDY USED TO TAKE ME.

YOU'RE KIDDING?
GRANDPA SOUTHWORTH?

MM-HMM.

HE MUST HAVE FELT ABOUT YOU

THE WAY GRANDPA
FEELS ABOUT BOBBY.

Miss Ellie: WHEN I WAS 4 OR 5

AND FOUND OUT WHAT
THE AUCTIONS WERE,

I MADE A TERRIBLE
FUSS. [CHUCKLES]

I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SELL

ANY OF THE LIVESTOCK.

WELL, WHY'D HE TAKE YOU?

SEEMS TO ME IT'D MAKE IT WORSE,

YOU SEEING THEM BEING SOLD.

NO, BECAUSE THEN
PRIDE TOOK OVER.

ONCE WE GOT THERE AND I
SAW THE OTHER LIVESTOCK

AND LISTENED TO THE
BUYER, I SWELLED UP.

THE STEER ON MY DADDY'S RANCH

WAS ALWAYS THE
BEST IN THE STATE.

AND THE EWINGS CONTINUE

THE SOUTHWORTH TRADITION.

IT'S HARD, BUT WE TRY.

WELL, I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND

WHAT SOUTHWORTH
SAW IN THOSE STEERS,

BUT I DO NOW.

THEY DON'T PAY AS WELL AS
OIL, BUT, WELL, I DON'T KNOW,

IT, UH... JUST
FEELS GOOD, ELLIE.

BE NICE IF YOU COULD SHARE
THAT FEELING WITH YOUR SONS.

I'D LOVE TO, BUT BOBBY HAS TO GO

ON THAT OIL MAN'S
JUNKET TO LAS VEGAS,

AND J.R. THERE,

WELL, HE DON'T CARE ANYTHING
ABOUT RANCHIN' ANYWAY.

GARY WAS ALWAYS THE
COWBOY AMONG MY SONS.

HE REALLY LOVED
THIS RANCH, LIKE I DO.

EVER NOTICE HOW QUIET IT GETS

WHEN MY DADDY'S
NAME IS MENTIONED?

I WONDER WHY THAT IS.

COLD DRINK FOR YOU, MY DARLING.

I BET J.R. WOULD JUST LOVE

TO GO TO THAT CATTLE
AUCTION WITH YOU.

WELL, I'VE ASKED HIM BEFORE,

BUT HE'S ALWAYS TURNED ME DOWN.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE EWING OIL

TAKES UP ALL OF HIS TIME.

I THINK HE'D REALLY
BE INTERESTED.

HUH! I NEVER KNEW THAT.

BUT, HELL, YES, I'D BE
GLAD TO HAVE HIM GO.

THANK YOU, JOCK.

J.R., I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU.

DADDY'S GONNA TAKE YOU

TO THE CATTLE AUCTION
WITH HIM TOMORROW.

ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?

SUE ELLEN?

YES, MY DARLIN'.

WHAT WAS... WHAT
WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

IT'S A WIFE'S DUTY
TO COME TO THE AID

AND THE SUPPORT OF HER HUSBAND.

WELL, WHAT'S THAT GOT TO
DO WITH A CATTLE AUCTION?

WELL, YOUR DADDY'S
GOIN' TO THE AUCTION,

AND I SHOULD THINK

THAT YOU'D WANT TO BE
BY HIS SIDE... FOR A CHANGE.

NOT AROUND A BUNCH
OF COWS, I DON'T.

WELL, THE SURROUNDINGS
ARE NOT IMPORTANT.

LISTEN. I GOT
SOMETHIN' TO TELL YOU.

NO! YOU LISTEN.

NOW, YOU MAY NOT SEE

WHAT'S GOIN' ON
AROUND HERE, BUT I DO.

LITTLE BROTHER BOBBY
IS SLOWLY TAKIN' AWAY

EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE.

I HAVEN'T LOST A THING.

YES, YOU HAVE.

BOBBY'S IN THE BUSINESS NOW,

AND MOMMY AND DADDY
HAVE ACCEPTED THAT GIRL,

AND EVER SINCE THE MISCARRIAGE,

THEY'VE BECOME
DOWNRIGHT SWEET TO HER.

THEY WON'T EVEN LET YOU

SAY THOSE FUNNY
LITTLE THINGS ABOUT HER

THAT YOU USED TO SAY.

IT'S TEMPORARY.

WELL, MAYBE.

BUT EVERY DAY, I SEE
YOU LOSIN' YOUR GRIP,

AND IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA
DO SOMETHIN' ABOUT IT,

THEN I WILL.

ARE YOU FINISHED?

NOW, SUE ELLEN, DON'T
YOU EVER TRY TO TELL ME

HOW TO RUN MY BUSINESS.

EWING OIL IS BIGGER
THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN.

YOU KNOW WHY? IT'S
REAL SIMPLE, HONEY.

IT'S 'CAUSE OF ME.

NOW, I GOT BROTHER BOBBY
RUNNIN' ERRANDS SO FAST

HE HASN'T EVEN FOUND
THE WASHROOM YET,

AND I DON'T THINK HE EVER WILL.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KEEP SLEEPIN'
BETWEEN THOSE SATIN SHEETS,

DON'T YOU EVER TRY TO TELL
ME HOW TO RUN MY BUSINESS.

NOW, BOBBY.

WELL, NOW, WHAT, HONEY?

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT LAS VEGAS?

OH, THERE'S AN OIL MAN'S
CONVENTION THERE TOMORROW.

YOU'RE GOIN'?

WELL, HONEY, I KNOW I PROMISED

I WOULDN'T GO ON
THE ROAD ANYMORE,

BUT I WAS KINDA SAVING IT

AS SORT OF A SURPRISE.

WE'RE BOTH GOING.

OH!

[NO AUDIO]

WELL, THERE HE IS.

HELLO. HOW YOU DOIN'?

Bobby: REX, YOU OIL
BANDIT, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IF YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING...

WE'LL BE UP AT THE BAR ANYWAY.

BOBBY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

VICTOR.

BOBBY. I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOUR DADDY'D MISS
ONE OF THESE SHINDIGS.

WELL, I'M TELLIN'
NO TALES, VICTOR.

HE'S A DYED-IN-THE-WOOL
RANCHER NOW.

CATTLE HAVE STOLEN
HIS OLD OIL MAN'S HEART.

[AUCTIONEER CALLING]

GRANDDADDY, I WANNA
GO TO THAT WESTERN STORE

AND SEE WHAT THEY
HAVE DOWN THERE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT LUNCH?

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

YOU GO AHEAD, SWEETHEART.

I'M HUNGRY.

THANKS, GRANDDADDY.

I'LL SEE YOU IN AN HOUR.

LUCY? WHAT?

SUPPOSE YOU SEE
SOMETHIN' YOU LIKE?

IF YOU'RE GOIN' TO
THE WESTERN STORE,

YOU MIGHT WANNA
BUY SOMETHIN', HUH?

LET'S SEE. THAT'S 100.

THERE'S A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS.

RAY, GO WITH HER.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

GO ON.

YES, SIR.

DON'T COME WITH ME.

I'M DOIN' WHAT YOUR
GRANDDAD SAID.

YEAH, I HEARD HIM,

BUT YOU'RE NOT COMIN' WITH ME.

I'M NOT GOIN' TO
THE WESTERN STORE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOIN'?

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOUR GRANDDADDY

JUST HAPPENED TO
MAKE IT MY BUSINESS.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
FIXIN' TO GET YOURSELF

INTO TROUBLE, LUCY.

YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING,

SO JUST GET LOST.

NO.

IF YOU DON'T,

I'LL TELL GRANDDADDY
ABOUT YOU AND ME.

NOW DON'T GO START
HARPIN' ON THAT AGAIN, LUCY.

TRY ME.

WOULDN'T GRANDDADDY
JUST LOVE TO KNOW

ABOUT ALL THOSE
AFTERNOONS IN THE HAYLOFT?

I'LL TELL HIM I TRIED TO STOP,

BUT THAT YOU WOULDN'T LET ME,

AND I'LL TELL HIM THAT YOU TRIED

TO MAKE ME GO WITH YOU
SOMEWHERE RIGHT NOW.

WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT?

[HONK HONK]

I'LL MEET YOU BACK
HERE IN AN HOUR.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

OH, I DON'T CARE.

I'LL TELL YA, BOBBY MARRYIN'
DIGGER BARNES' DAUGHTER,

THAT'S ONE THING,

BUT THAT DON'T MEAN
JOCK'S GONNA STAND

FOR YOU TAKIN' UP
WITH DIGGER'S NEPHEW.

THEN YOU MAKE SURE
HE DOESN'T FIND OUT.

[COIN CLATTERS ON TABLE]

THANKS.

HI.

HI.

YOU REMEMBER JIMMY.

OH, SURE, I DO.

HE BROUGHT YOU THE LAST TIME.

HOW YOU DOIN', JIMMY?

GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

OH, I... CAN'T COMPLAIN.

JUST LET ME CLEAR THESE,

AND WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE WALK.

I'M GONNA GO GET
MYSELF A HAMBURGER.

Lucy: I'LL HELP YOU.

THEY LOOK MORE LIKE
SISTERS, DON'T THEY?

WHAT?

OH, VAL AND LUCY.

THEY LOOK MORE LIKE SISTERS

THAN THEY DO MAMA AND DAUGHTER.

Jimmy: YEAH.

GOT IT? OOPS!

OOP!

WE'LL SEE YOU DOWN AT
THE CASINO, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, HONEY, THAT'S
THE LAST OF 'EM.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

ALMOST. ONE MORE GOOD OL' BOY.

I'LL SHAKE HANDS
AND SAY GOOD-BYE.

YEAH.

GOT TO CLEAN UP.

MY WIFE AND I ARE GOIN' DOWN

TO THE POOL RIGHT NOW.

DON'T FORGET SUNTAN LOTION.

CAN'T YOU DO THIS
WHILE WE'RE OUT?

THE THOUGHT OF THIS MESSY ROOM

WOULD RUIN MY DAY.

I AM COMPULSIVE.

NOW, LISTEN, FELLA...

SORRY. ONCE I
START, I CAN'T STOP.

LISTEN HERE. I JUST
WANT YOU TO GET OUT...

GARY.

IN THE FLESH.

GARY.

PAMMY.

PAMMY, I WANT YOU
TO MEET SOMEBODY.

THIS IS MY WIFE.

HONEY, THIS IS GARY.

HELLO, GARY.

HELLO.

NO, HONEY. THIS IS
GARY... MY BROTHER GARY.

HERE! HERE!

OVER! OVER!

YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I
LOOK AT THAT PRETTY FACE,

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LUCKY I AM

I FOUND YOU AGAIN.

TELL ME ABOUT YOU AND DADDY.

OH, SUGAR, I BEEN TELLIN'
YOU THAT SAME STORY

FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.

COME ON.

[CHUCKLES] OK.

WELL, I WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD.

BUT YOU SAID YOU
WERE 16 TO GET THE JOB.

RIGHT. AND IN HE COMES,

THE PRETTIEST MAN I EVER SAW.

HE SAT HIMSELF DOWN
AND TOOK A LOOK AT ME.

OH, YOU SURE YOU WANNA
HEAR ALL THIS AGAIN?

YES, AND THEN YOU
SAID, "WHAT WILL IT BE?"

MM-HMM. AND HE
SAID, "I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DOES A MAN IN
LOVE EAT FOR LUNCH?"

[CHUCKLES]

I KNEW HE WAS JUST FLIRTIN',

BUT IT WAS GOOD FLIRTIN',

AND IT MADE ME
FEEL... LIKE A LADY.

HE ALWAYS DID, DIDN'T HE?

ALWAYS.

HE WAS THERE WHEN I GOT OFF WORK

TO WALK ME HOME.

"MISS VALENE," HE SAID.

"I HAVE THE URGE TO
ASK YOU TO MARRY ME."

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WELL, NOTHIN'. I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY,

BUT HE TOOK THAT AS A YES,

AND 2 DAYS LATER,
WE GOT MARRIED.

HE NEVER EVEN TOUCHED ME.

HE NEVER EVEN HARDLY
KISSED ME TILL AFTER.

A REAL GENTLEMAN.

YEP. IT'S A GOOD THING, TOO,

BECAUSE I WOULDA BEEN SCARED.

I MEAN, I... I WAS
ALWAYS A GOOD GIRL.

THE TIMES THAT YOU SAW HIM...

HE JUST CAME AND WENT.

HE WAS THE DEAREST
MAN I EVER KNEW,

EVERY DAY I KNEW HIM

TILL HE TOOK ME HOME
TO MEET HIS FAMILY.

HEH. YEAH. I KNOW THAT FAMILY.

HE KEPT SAYIN' NO AND STALLIN',

BUT AFTER YOU WAS ON THE WAY,

I MADE HIM TAKE ME
HOME TO MEET 'EM.

WELL, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST
MISTAKE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

LAST THING THEY WANTED

WAS HIM BEIN' MARRIED
TO A NOBODY LIKE ME.

HE JUST WASN'T STRONG
ENOUGH TO STAND UP TO 'EM...

ESPECIALLY TO J.R.

I USED TO THINK I
HATED J.R. EWING

MORE THAN ANYBODY.

BUT I DIDN'T... NOT UNTIL NOW.

ANYWAY, THERE I WAS.

GAMBLED MYSELF
INTO $40,000-50,000 DEBT.

A FULL-FLEDGED
ALCOHOLIC, NO PLACE TO GO.

SO I DID THE ONLY THING
A REAL MAN COULD DO.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I BLACKED OUT.

ONE DAY, I WOKE UP.

I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR.
I'D BEEN BEATEN TO A PULP.

YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW WHO DID IT,

BUT I'M SURE I HAD IT COMING.

LATER ON THAT DAY, I DISCOVERED

THAT I HAD LOST 2 WEEKS.

I STILL DON'T KNOW
A THING ABOUT THEM.

OH, GARY.

ANYWAY, I FIGURED WHOEVER
WORKED ME OVER WOULD BE BACK,

SO I HIGHTAILED IT OUT OF TOWN.

YOU CAME HERE?

EVENTUALLY.

AND YOU'VE BEEN
STRAIGHT EVER SINCE?

NO. I KEPT ON TRYING,
BUT I KEPT SLIPPING BACK.

TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO LICK IT.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

GOT A JOB AS A BARTENDER.

YOU'RE KIDDING!

NO. THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU KEEP THE STUFF ALL
IN FRONT OF YOU THERE.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

AND WHEN YOU FELT A
GAMBLING URGE COMING ON?

SAME THING.

CAME HERE AND GOT A
JOB DEALING BLACKJACK.

I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!

YOU WORK HERE?

IN THE BYZANTINE.

I KNEW THE LONE STAR
OIL MEN WERE HERE.

SO I CHECKED THE
JUNKET LIST DOWNSTAIRS,

AND WHEN I SAW YOUR NAME ON IT,

I CAME ON UP.

SUPPOSE DADDY'S NAME
WOULD'VE BEEN ON THAT LIST?

I STILL MIGHT HAVE COME UP.

J.R.?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

GARY,

I THINK YOU AND I HAVE
SOMETHING IN COMMON.

HEY, COME ON NOW.
J.R.'s NOT THAT BAD.

OH, BOBBY!

[LAUGHS]

MAMA, LET'S GET A
PLACE TOGETHER.

THAT'D BE NICE, WOULDN'T IT?

MAYBE RENT A LITTLE APARTMENT.

SUGARPLUM, IF YOUR UNCLE

KNEW WE WAS EVEN
SEEING EACH OTHER,

HE'D RUN US CLEAN OUT OF TEXAS,

MAYBE EVEN WORSE.

IMAGINE WHAT HE'D
DO IF YOU LEFT HOME

TO COME WITH ME.

WE COULD GO TO ANOTHER STATE.

I TRIED THAT WHEN
YOU WAS A BABY.

HE FOUND US THEN.

YOU WOULD JUST
BET HE'D FIND US NOW.

MAYBE. BUT YOU KNOW, I TOLD YOU

HOW BOBBY'S MARRIED
DIGGER BARNES' DAUGHTER.

BUT HE HASN'T BEEN
ABLE TO BREAK THEM UP.

JUST GIVE HIM TIME, SUGARPLUM.

OH, BUT, MOM... NO BUTS.

LET'S JUST KEEP IT LIKE THIS

FOR THE TIME BEING ANYHOW.

THEN WE'LL SEE, OK?

OK.

I'LL COME BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

I'LL BE COUNTING THE DAYS.

YOU TAKE CARE NOW,
AND YOU, TOO, JIMMY.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Bobby: LUCY IS STILL
ROUND-FACED AND ROSY.

LONG, GOLDEN HAIR

AND A SMILE THAT
WOULD MELT ROCKS,

AND, SWEET LORD, IS SHE SWEET.

OH, BOBBY, SHE'S A WILDCAT.

PAMELA.

I'M SORRY, BUT
YOU'RE NOT DESCRIBING

THE LUCY I KNOW.

EVERYBODY TREATS
HER LIKE A CHINA DOLL,

AND SHE'S NOT.

SHE GETS EVERYTHING SHE WANTS,

AND SHE GOT THE EWING TEMPER

AND THE STUBBORNNESS.

AND THE EWING SPIRIT.

SO FAR, I LIKE HER.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.

DO YOU?

WELL, SHE'D HATE
TO HEAR ME SAY IT,

BUT I DO.

I LIKE HER A LOT.

THEN I KNOW I WOULD.

BOY, OH, BOY.

BOBBY, WHO ARE YOU CALLING?

MY MAMA. WHO ELSE?

TELL HER YOU'RE COMING HOME.

DON'T.

I DON'T GET IT.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT GOING HOME.

WELL, YOU LOOKED
US UP, DIDN'T YOU?

THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M
READY FOR A FAMILY REUNION.

LOOK AT YOU. YOU'RE FINE.

YOU'RE SOLID AS A ROCK.

SOME ROCK.

I CAN JUST SEE OLD J.R.
GETTING READY TO PULVERIZE ME.

GARY, YOU'RE MAKING A
BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN YEARS,

AND TIME CHANGES THINGS.

MAYBE A VISIT. OH, I DON'T KNOW.

COME ON. ANYBODY WHO
CAN LICK BOOZE AND GAMBLING

AND LORD KNOWS WHAT ELSE

IS NOT GONNA HAVE
TROUBLE WITH J.R.

YOU DIDN'T GET
ALONG. THAT'S ALL.

LOOK, HE'S NOT A MONSTER.

HE'S FAMILY.

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT.

OH, I GOT TO GET GOING.

HEY, WE'RE GONNA SEE
YOU FOR DINNER, RIGHT?

SURE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

BYE-BYE.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT DINNER.

RIGHT.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

BOBBY, ARE YOU SURE YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

HONEY, EVERYTHING
IS GONNA BE FINE NOW.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
I THINK YOU FORGET

JUST HOW TOUGH
YOUR FAMILY CAN BE.

DON'T FORGET WHAT THEY DID

TO DIGGER AT THE BARBECUE.

NOW, HONEY, I LOVE YOU,

AND YOU KNOW HOW I
FEEL ABOUT YOUR DADDY.

BUT I DON'T SEE THAT GARY
IS ANYTHING LIKE DIGGER.

I HOPE NOT.

AND NOW I'M GONNA
GET INTO MY SWIM TRUNKS

AND BURN MYSELF TO A CRISP.

OH, HONEY, MAMA'S GONNA FLIP.

GARY WAS ALWAYS HER FAVORITE.

A SOUTHWORTH AMONG EWINGS,

SHE USED TO CALL HIM.

I'LL SEE YOU DOWNSTAIRS.

LET ME HAVE A CLUB
SODA WITH A TWIST OF LIME.

OH, WAIT JUST A MINUTE.

HI. HI, GARY.

WHERE'S BOBBY?

HE GOT WAYLAID BY
SOME OLD FRIENDS.

HE'LL BE ALONG IN A MINUTE.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

YEAH. VODKA TONIC. THANK YOU.

CAME ON PRETTY
STRONG, DIDN'T HE?

WELL, MAYBE.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING
A LOT OF THINKING

OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS,

AND I DON'T HATE J.R.
ANYMORE OR MY DADDY.

BUT I DON'T NEED TO
SEE HIM AGAIN EVER.

AND MAMA...

WELL, I STILL MISS MAMA,
BUT I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

BUT... LUCY.

THE THING IS I'M AN
OUTSIDER WITH THEM.

WELL, I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

I LIVE IN THAT HOUSE.

THEY DON'T MAKE IT
EASY ON OUTSIDERS.

WELL, J.R. ANYWAY.

BUT I THINK I CAN
DO IT NOW, PAMELA,

FOR A VISIT.

I'M NOT POSITIVE,
BUT I THINK I CAN.

WELL, IF YOU NEED
ANOTHER OUTSIDER

TO LEAN ON, BROTHER-IN-LAW...

THANKS. I JUST MIGHT.

WELL, I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA,
BUT I GOT THEM.

GOT WHAT?

TICKETS FOR THE
THREE OF US HOME.

THAT'S THE THIRD
TIME I'VE HAD THIS...

JOCK!

YES, ELLIE?

JOCK!

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING. HE'S COMING HOME.

WHO'S COMING HOME?

GARY!

GARY?

HE MET BOBBY AND
PAM IN LAS VEGAS,

AND THEY TALKED, AND,
JOCK, HE'S JUST FINE,

AND THEY'RE ALL FLYING
HOME THIS MORNING.

DID YOU HEAR, J.R.?

YES, MAMA, I HEARD.

SO YOU JUST FORGET ABOUT
THE OFFICE THIS MORNING,

AND, SUE ELLEN, YOU WON'T WANT

TO BE GOING INTO TOWN EITHER.

OF COURSE NOT, MISS ELLIE.

BECAUSE I THINK WE
SHOULD ALL BE HERE

WHEN HE ARRIVES.

I DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TO GO WRONG.

NOTHING.

DO YOU HEAR, JOCK?

WHATEVER IS DONE IS DONE.

LEAVE IT THAT WAY.

HE'S STILL OUR SON
AND YOUR BROTHER.

YOU GIVE HIM WHAT HE
NEEDS TO FIT BACK IN.

DON'T GO PUTTING UP
WALLS, EITHER OF YOU.

JOCK?

JOCK, DID YOU HEAR ME?

WHAT KIND OF A MAN
DO YOU THINK I AM?

MY SON'S COMING HOME.

I HARDLY KNOW HIM.

I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT
PUTTING UP WALLS.

I'M THINKING ABOUT
TEARING THEM DOWN.

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
THAT, MISS ELLIE.

WELL, ISN'T THAT EXCITING?

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO GET

ANOTHER OFFICE READY.

I DON'T THINK THAT'LL
BE NECESSARY.

WELL, LUCY WILL
BE EXCITED, ANYWAY.

LUCKY LUCY.

J.R., IT'S NOT EVEN
LUNCHTIME YET.

WHY DO YOU THINK
HE'S COMING BACK?

I DON'T KNOW. SEE LUCY, I GUESS.

HE MUST WANT SOMETHING.

HE'S NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO WANT ANYTHING,

AND IF HE DOES,

NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ASK FOR IT.

MAYBE HE'S CHANGED.

I DOUBT IT.

HE WAS ALWAYS WEAK.

IS THAT WHY YOU DROVE HIM AWAY?

I DID NOT DRIVE HIM AWAY.

I TRIED EVERYTHING IN MY POWER

TO KEEP HIM AROUND HERE.

I HAD PLANS FOR HIM.

HE WAS GOING TO COLLEGE.

I TRIED TO ANNUL THAT MARRIAGE

TO THAT TRASHY GIRL.

ONLY HE LEFT AND THE
GIRL STAYED, RIGHT?

DID NOT LEAVE. HE FLAT RAN OUT.

LEFT HIS WIFE HERE
WITH THAT LITTLE BABY,

A LITTLE BABY THAT MY MOTHER

HAD TO RAISE, BY THE WAY.

HE WAS SCARED OF
I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

ALWAYS RUNNING AWAY.

EVERY TIME THERE'S ANY PRESSURE,

ANY TIME THERE'S
A RESPONSIBILITY...

[WHISTLES] OUT THE DOOR.

J.R. HA HA!

HOW ARE YOU GONNA
HANDLE 2 BROTHERS?

I DON'T HAVE TO
HANDLE 2 BROTHERS.

I DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE ANYTHING.

NOW, HE'S COMING FOR A VISIT.

HE'S MY BROTHER, AND
I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

BUT HE'S NOT GONNA STAY.

HE'S A LOSER, SUE ELLEN.

BEEN A LOSER EVERY
DAY OF HIS LIFE.

IF HE WANTS SOMETHING,

HE'S GONNA LOSE
IT ALL BY HIMSELF.

NO, HE'LL MESS UP THIS VISIT

WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM ME.

YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

RAY, YOU IN HERE?

Ray: YEAH. I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

[BANGING]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

I SAID I WAS COMING OUT.

OH, THAT WAS BEFORE I CAME IN.

LOOK AT THIS.

OUR OLD STOMPING GROUND.

CLOSED BOOK.

WELL, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT REOPENING IT, HUH?

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH THAT NEW
LITTLE PAL OF YOURS,

THE BARNES KID?

MONAHAN, NOT BARNES.

THAT'S JUST THE
PROBLEM. HE'S A KID.

KIDS IS WHAT YOU NEED.

HOW ABOUT A KISS, RAY?

HUH?

COME ON. FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.

I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT
NO MORE OF THIS, LUCY.

NOT NOW OR EVER.

YOU DON'T MEAN THAT, RAY.

WHAT'S BOBBY AND PAM DOING HOME?

WELL, HOW'S IT LOOK TO YOU?

ABOUT THE SAME.

WHO'S THAT?

[CRYING]

OH, GARY!

GARY.

DADDY.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?

YEAH, I KNOW WHO THAT IS.

HELLO, LUCY.

HI.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU, TOO, DADDY.

Bobby: I TELL YOU,
MAMA, HE WAS WEARING

A BUSBOY'S UNIFORM,

AND I HAD THIS WILD VISION
OF ONE CRAZY BUSBOY

RUNNING AROUND THE ENTIRE HOTEL,

CLEANING UP THE WHOLE
THING ALL BY HIMSELF.

I OPENED THE DOOR,
AND HE CAME CHARGING IN.

HE WAS EMPTYING GLASSES
AND CLEANING UP ASHTRAYS.

I COULDN'T EVEN CATCH UP
TO HIM TO THROW HIM OUT.

I WAS STANDING THIS
CLOSE TO MY OWN BROTHER,

AND I DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM

TILL I FINALLY SPUN HIM AROUND
TO CHUCK HIM OUT OF THERE

AND LOOKED AT HIM,
AND THERE HE WAS.

BOBBY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY

WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.

YES, WE DO.

GARY, HAVE YOU KEPT
UP WITH YOUR RIDING?

LUCY TELLS ME
YOU'RE THE BEST RIDER

IN THE COUNTY THESE DAYS.

Jock: THAT'S ENOUGH!

LET'S CUT OUT ALL THIS TALK

ABOUT BELLBOYS AND
HORSEBACK RIDING

AND CLEAR THE AIR IN THIS ROOM.

JOCK, NO.

BAD ENOUGH DURING DINNER, ELLIE.

I CAN'T STAND ANY MORE OF IT.

DADDY, I DON'T
THINK YOU CAN CLEAR

16 YEARS OF AIR IN
JUST ONE SITTING.

SURE WE CAN, BOBBY.
WE'LL TAKE IT SIMPLE.

WHO DID WHAT TO WHO?

WHO NEEDS FORGIVING?

WHO NEEDS TO FORGIVE?

WE CAN STAND EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL

AND GET IT OVER
WITH ALL AT ONCE.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO
PUNCH ME IN THE MOUTH,

JUST STAND UP AND
DO IT RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ENOUGH, JOCK.

NO, I DON'T THINK WHAT
DADDY'S SAYING IS SO BAD,

NOT IN PRINCIPLE ANYWAY,

AND I'D LIKE TO START
THE BALL ROLLING MYSELF.

J.R... NO, GARY,
IT'S GOT TO BE SAID.

I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR COMING HERE

IN SUCH A GENEROUS SPIRIT

AND ALLOWING ALL OF US
TO LET BYGONES BE BYGONES.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
J.R., IT REALLY IS.

YOU HEAR THAT? YOU HEAR IT?

HE WAS ALWAYS THE
KINDEST-HEARTED OF US ALL.

WELCOME BACK, GARY.

HEY, BOBBY.

DO YOU WANT TO SHARE
SOME OF THAT, BROTHER?

WHY, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WERE ALWAYS A MESSY KID

WITH MILK DOWN THE
FRONT OF YOUR PAJAMAS.

IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED,

THERE'S NO BUTTONS ON
THE BACK OF MY JAMMIES.

HA HA!

YEAH, I NOTICED.

ALL GROWN UP AND MARRIED.

HEY, REMEMBER THE
LAST TIME WE DID THIS?

YOU NEVER MADE ME
FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BROTHER.

YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE
THAT TOOK ME SERIOUSLY,

YOU AND MAMA.

YEAH. I'D TELL YOU
ABOUT GROWING THINGS

AND WHAT TO LOOK
FOR IN FINE CATTLE.

AND ABOUT YOUR DRAWINGS,
YOUR WANTING TO PAINT.

YEAH.

YOU STILL DO THAT?

NO. I LOST THE DESIRE

SOMEWHERE IN A FIFTH OF GIN.

WELL, YOU'LL GET IT BACK.

DO ANYTHING YOU
SET YOUR MIND TO.

HI, MAMA.

DO YOU KNOW HOW
I'VE LONGED TO SEE

YOU TWO LIKE THIS AGAIN?

THE FIRST TIME I FOUND YOU HERE,

BOBBY WAS IN HIS HIGHCHAIR

AND YOU WERE FEEDING
HIM A GRAHAM CRACKER.

IN MY JAMMIES WITH THE
BUTTONS ON THE BACK.

I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.

GOOD NIGHT, BOBBY.

CAN I GET YOU
ANYTHING? YOU HUNGRY?

OH, NO, MAMA, THANKS.

GARY, I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH...

ALL THE TIME.

I'M GLAD I CAME HOME
FOR A VISIT, MAMA.

NOT A VISIT, SON.

YOU'RE HOME FOR GOOD.

IT'S A MIRACLE
YOU'RE COMING BACK,

AND I'LL BE THANKFUL FOR IT

UNTIL THE DAY I DIE.

Lucy: DADDY!

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR YOU!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
UP SO EARLY, LUCY?

I COULD HARDLY SLEEP.

DADDY, I WANT YOU
TO TAKE A DRIVE

WITH ME SOMEWHERE.

WHERE TO, HONEY?

TO FORT WORTH. COME ON. PLEASE.

YOU'LL SEE. IT'LL BE WORTH IT.

FORTH WORTH?! OH, COME ON.

WE'LL GET THE KEYS TO THE PICKUP

FROM RAY KREBBS.

MAMA.

LUCY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HELLO, VAL.

IT'S HIM, MAMA...

AND HE'S STILL PRETTY.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

HELLO.

AUNT MAGGIE?

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT HAPPENED?

OK, WHERE ARE YOU?

NO. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

OK, BYE-BYE.

IS THAT DIGGER?

YEAH. HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL.

HOW BAD?

SAME AS USUAL, I GUESS.

EXCEPT THIS TIME, THEY
FOUND HIM HALF-DEAD

IN THE STREET.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

OH, NO.

BOBBY, I LOVE YOU, BUT
IF HE SEES YOU THERE,

IT'S ONLY GONNA MAKE IT WORSE.

I'LL CALL YOU IN A WHILE, OK?

MMM. OK.

[SIGHS]

SHE'S SO NERVOUS.

THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH
SHE STILL CARES, RIGHT?

I THINK IT SHOWS
HOW NERVOUS SHE IS.

HOW'D YOU EVER FIND HER?

SHE FOUND ME.

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,

SHE STARTED COMING
UP TO THE SCHOOL,

WAITING AROUND OUTSIDE.

I DON'T KNOW.

FOR SOME REASON, I
JUST KNEW THAT THAT LADY

WAS THERE TO SEE ME.

SO ONE DAY, I WENT UP TO
HER AND STARTED TALKING.

DADDY, IS MAMA GONNA COME BACK

TO THE RANCH WITH US?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, SWEETHEART.

I DON'T THINK I
CAN CONVINCE HER.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE I SHOULD TRY.

Valene: OH!

YOU GO SIT DOWN. I'LL TAKE OVER.

[LAUGHS]

PETE RELIEVED ME IN
SELF-DEFENSE, I THINK.

EXCUSE ME.

JUST SUCH A SHOCK.

FOR ME, TOO.

SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME
WHERE WE WERE GOING.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T LOOK
SHOCKED WHEN YOU CAME IN.

I SORT OF FIGURED IT OUT

ON THE WAY IN FROM THE RANCH.

YOU'RE AT THE RANCH?

FOR A WHILE.

HOW IS IT?

NOT BAD.

IN FACT, IT'S GOOD. I'M AMAZED.

YOU LOOK TERRIFIC, VAL.

SAME AS EVER.

WHEN DID YOU TURN LIAR?

YOU NEVER WAS ONE BEFORE.

I'M STILL NOT ONE.

LUCY WANTS YOU TO COME BACK

TO THE RANCH WITH US.

NO. NO, NO WAY. I'M SORRY.

IT'D MEAN AN AWFUL LOT TO HER.

YEAH, AND TO J.R.

I DON'T THINK SO.

OH, GARY, NOW YOU CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT HE'S CHANGED THAT MUCH.

I DO.

BUT EVEN IF I DIDN'T,

I'VE SEEN HOW MAMA AND
DADDY KEEP HIM IN LINE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

LUCY'S TOLD ME THAT.

LOOK, VAL, YOU AND I... [SIGHS]

WE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT,

AND I CAN'T DO IT HERE.

IF YOU CAME BACK TO
THE RANCH WITH US,

THE THREE OF US
COULD SPEND SOME TIME.

NO, GARY, DON'T.

I DON'T BLAME YOU
FOR NOT WANTING TO.

WE WERE KIDS THEN.

IT'S ALL CHANGED NOW.

IT'D MEAN SO MUCH TO LUCY,

EVEN FOR A WHILE.

I... I... I JUST DON'T KNOW.

MAMA, YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK

TO THE RANCH WITH
US, AREN'T YOU?

PLEASE? DADDY.

IT'S SETTLED, THEN.

I'M GONNA CALL HOME

AND TELL THEM WE'RE COMING.

CAN WE MAKE IT A SURPRISE?

CALL, GARY.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WHERE'S GARY AND LUCY?

COFFEE, MISS ELLIE? DON'T KNOW.

RAY KREBBS SAID
THEY TOOK THE PICKUP

AND WENT OFF DOWN THE HIGHWAY

A COUPLE HOURS AGO.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, ELLIE.

HE PROBABLY WENT TO SEE

SOME OF HIS OLD HANGOUTS.

PROBABLY.

J.R.: HOWDY.

HI, DADDY. WHERE'S PAM?

SHE WENT TO SEE HER
DADDY. IT'S PRETTY BAD.

HE'S IN THE DRUNK WARD.

HA! SAME OLD DIGGER BARNES, HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT, DADDY.

THE SAME OLD DIGGER
BARNES WHO HAD THE GUTS

TO COME HERE NOT TOO LONG
AGO AND TRY AND BURY THE HATCHET

AND LEFT DRUNK AND BROKEN AGAIN

BECAUSE OF YOU.

THAT'S THE SAME DIGGER BARNES

WHO WON'T EVEN SEE PAMELA,
LET ALONG TALK TO HER!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

MISS ELLIE, TELEPHONE.

THANKS, RAUL.

I DON'T KNOW WHY BOBBY
HAS TO BE SO HOSTILE.

HELL, MY SON'S GOT A RIGHT

TO DEFEND HIS
WIFE AND HER FAMILY,

EVEN FROM ME...

AS LONG AS HE'S GOT THE GUTS.

JOCK, THAT WAS GARY.

HE AND LUCY ARE
WITH LUCY'S MAMA.

WHAT?

HOW'D THEY EVER FIND HER?

LUCY'S BEEN MEETING HER.

WELL, I'LL PUT A STOP
TO THAT QUICK ENOUGH.

NO. NO, THEY WANT TO
BRING HER HERE NOW.

I TOLD THAT GIRL NEVER
TO SET FOOT IN TEXAS AGAIN.

COME ON, J.R. CAN'T
YOU FORGET THE PAST?

NEVER MEANS NEVER, BOBBY.

I TOLD THEM TO BRING HER HERE.

JOCK, I WANT MY
FAMILY TOGETHER AGAIN.

FROM WHAT I SAW LAST NIGHT,

GARY'S GOT A GOOD, LEVEL HEAD

ON HIS SHOULDERS.

IF HE THINKS IT'S OK
TO BRING HER HERE,

IT'S OK.

WELL, I THOUGHT THIS WAS

JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A VISIT.

NOT ANYMORE.

HE'S HERE NOW
WITH MY OTHER BOYS,

WITH HIS DAUGHTER.

HE'S GONNA BRING THAT GIRL HERE?

SHE'S NOTHING BUT
A TRAMP, MOTHER.

Bobby: LAY OFF, J.R.

IF GARY WANTS HER HERE,

SHE'S GOT JUST AS MUCH A RIGHT

TO BE HERE AS
ANYBODY, INCLUDING YOU.

WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE

THE UNANIMOUS
OPINION AROUND HERE.

SO BE IT.

TOM, WHAT'S THE
NAME OF THAT COMPANY

I ASKED YOU TO LIQUIDATE?

Tom: Q&R MAKES
THOSE BY-PRODUCTS.

I WANT YOU TO REACTIVATE IT

AND REWORK THE BOOKS

SO THAT Q&R LOOKS
LIKE THE IBM OF TEXAS

AND GET THE BOOKS OUT HERE

JUST AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

MR. EWING, I...

I DON'T THINK I HEARD YOU RIGHT.

NOW, THAT COMPANY'S A LOSER.

FINE, FINE.

I FOUND JUST THE
LOSER TO RUN IT.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO ABOUT GARY?

I'M GONNA DO JUST WHAT MY FAMILY

WANTS ME TO DO,

BECOME JUST WHAT
THEY WANT ME TO BECOME.

AND WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER.

[LAUGHS]

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.