Dallas (1978–1991): Season 2, Episode 12 - Fallen Idol - full transcript

Bobby's college pal, Guzzler, shows up in Dallas and lights up Bobby's eyes like he did when they were in college. But when they team up in a construction deal, it's Pam who feels like she's on the outside.

GUZZLER, WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME?

I CAN'T MOVE IN ON
A EWING COMPANY.

ON EWING AND BENNETT.
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

GUZZLER, I'M BOBBY'S WIFE!

STOP IT!

YOU'LL FIND OUT THAT
GUZZLER IS NOT ONLY BROKE,

HE'S A CROOK.

I WANT YOU TO STOP THIS PROJECT

BEFORE BOBBY SIGNS
ANY AGREEMENT WITH HIM.

AND HOW CAN I DO THAT?

WELL, YOU'RE A VERY
CLEVER WOMAN, PAM.



WE HEARD ABOUT YOUR LITTLE
BROTHER'S SHOPPING CENTER.

WE COULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS.

I'VE ALWAYS PROTECTED YOU BOYS.

YOU KEEP THIS UP,
AND I'M GONNA STOP.

YOU DON'T STOP
BOBBY... I'LL STOP HIM.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

Bobby: IS J.R. STILL
ON THE PHONE?

Assistant: FOR THE
LAST HALF-HOUR.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LUNCH.

WANT ME TO RING THROUGH?

NO. NO, THAT'S TOO LATE NOW.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH AN ARCHITECT.

I BETTER GET TO IT.

I'LL CATCH HIM LATER.



JEB, I'M TELLING YOU, YOU
GOT NO CAUSE TO WORRY.

YEAH, WELL, I DO WORRY

WHEN I COULD GO BANKRUPT.

WELL, I'VE NEVER STEERED
YOU WRONG YET, HAVE I?

[SIGHS] WE'VE NOT
GETTING THIS SOLVED

ON THE PHONE.

TELL HIM WE'RE COMING OVER.

Jeb: YOU HEAR THAT?

YEAH, I HEARD IT.

COME ON OVER.

EWING!

BOBBY, HEADS UP!

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I'M SORRY.

GUZZLER!

BOBBY! HA HA!

GUZZLER!

ONLY YOU WOULD PULL
A DUMB STUNT LIKE THAT.

HO, WHO YOU CALLING DUMB, KID?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

MAYBE YOU DON'T BELIEVE NOTHING.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE
HAVING A COLLEGE REUNION

IN THE MIDDLE OF A SIDEWALK.

WHAT REUNION? I
WAS JUST COMING UP

TO GIVE YOU YOUR FOOTBALL.

GOOD-BYE. NO!

COME ON, LET'S GO FIND
US SOMEPLACE TO TALK.

AND DRINK!

YOUR TIMING IS PERFECT,

AND SO ARE YOU, YOUNG LADY.

WHAT A NICE THING TO SAY.

WELL, WE OILMEN ARE ALWAYS NICE.

IT'S A GOOD THING I CALLED.

ARCHITECTS ARE LIKE ALL ARTISTS.

THEY START TO FEEL REJECTED
WHEN YOU KEEP 'EM WAITING.

OH, YOU AND YOUR WIFE
BUILDING A NEW HOUSE?

NO. ACTUALLY,

I'M SLOWLY STARTING MY
OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

I'VE GOT A FEW PROJECTS GOING.

DADDY'S STILL RUNNING EWING OIL?

NO, NO. DADDY SPENDS ALL
HIS TIME AT THE RANCH NOW.

J.R. RUNS THE COMPANY.

MR. MILK OF HUMAN
KINDNESS HIMSELF.

COME ON, NOW. TAKE IT
EASY. HE'S STILL MY BROTHER.

YEAH, I KNOW.

CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, HUH?

YEP. THAT'S GREAT.

YOU ALWAYS WERE A WINNER.

THAT 80-YARD RUN,
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU KEPT THIS BALL
FOR ME ALL THESE YEARS.

YOU WERE THE BEST QUARTERBACK

THAT TEAM EVER HAD, KID.

AND I NEVER WOULD'VE
MADE THE TEAM

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR YOU.

I COULD SEE IT.

YOU WERE A JUNIOR
WITH ALL THAT ABILITY

AND NO CONFIDENCE.

ALL YOU NEEDED WAS SOME HELP

AND SOMEBODY TO BELIEVE IN YOU.

I OWE YOU, GUZZLER,

AND FOR MORE THAN FOOTBALL, TOO.

MY BROTHER GARY LEFT, I
DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TALK TO,

AND THEN I FIND OUT I CAN
TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANYTHING.

WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES.

BOBBY, IF YOU'RE GONNA CRY,

DON'T GET IT ON THE SUIT, HUH?

COME ON, I THOUGHT
YOU OF ALL PEOPLE

COULD TAKE A LITTLE ADORATION.

IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE YOU'D LIKE?

YEAH, BUT I THINK YOUR BOSS'D

PUT A STOP TO IT, HONEY.

OH!

NO, JUST THE CHECK, PLEASE.

HEY, THAT'S ON ME.

COME ON, NOW. I OWE YOU
FOR MORE THAN JUST A LUNCH.

NOW, HOW LONG'LL YOU BE IN TOWN?

COUPLE OF DAYS. GOTTA
SEE SOME BANKERS.

YEAH? WHAT, ARE YOU
DRILLING A NEW FIELD OR WHAT?

NO. I'M PUTTIN' IN
SOME NEW HIGH-RISES

DOWN IN VENEZUELA.

BUILDING, HUH?

SO, WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE OIL BUSINESS?

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE
DON'T WRITE TO EACH OTHER

FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS, THINGS CHANGE.

LIKE I GOT MARRIED AND DIVORCED.

YOU GOT MARRIED.

YOU GOT MARRIED?

NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

NEITHER DID SHE.

[LAUGHS] I'M SORRY.

HEY, WHERE'RE YOU STAYING?

WHERE DO YOU THINK?

DUMB QUESTION, EWING.

THE BEST PLACE IN
TOWN, THE VERDI. COME ON,

I'LL DRIVE YOU OVER.
YOU'RE CHECKING OUT.

I CAN'T.

MY BEST FRIEND DOES
NOT STAY IN A HOTEL.

NOW, YOU'RE COMING TO SOUTHFORK.

IT'S CONVENIENT.

I'M ONLY GONNA BE IN
TOWN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

I'VE GOT MEETINGS.

WOULD YOU STOP
TRYING TO BE POLITE?

YOU'RE COMING TO
SOUTHFORK, PERIOD.

OK, OK. I MEAN, WHAT
CHANCE DOES A FLANKER GOT

AGAINST A BROKEN-FIELD
RUNNER LIKE YOU, HUH?

COME ON.

HOLD IT. BUSINESS FIRST.
I'LL COME OUT LATER.

DINNER.

I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

ALL RIGHT!

JEB, EVERYTHING POINTS
TO A SALT DOME FIELD

UNDER THAT PANHANDLE PROPERTY.

WE ARE GONNA HIT OIL.

JUST A MATTER
OF TIME, THAT'S ALL.

A MATTER OF TIME.

WE DUG 11 DRY HOLES, J.R.

HATE TO THINK HOW MUCH IT COST.

ANOTHER COUPLE OF DRY
ONES, MY COMPANY'S IN TROUBLE.

AREN'T YOU FORGETTING
THAT ONE BIG ASSET

THAT'S GONNA PROTECT US ALL?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT, JEB.

J.R.'s GOT THAT RED FILE LAND

OUT ON SOUTHFORK.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE'S ENOUGH OIL
ON THAT PROPERTY

TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES
FROM STARVING

FOR THE NEXT 10 GENERATIONS.

THEN DAMN IT, LET'S PUMP
THAT OIL ON SOUTHFORK

INSTEAD OF DIGGING HOLES
ALL OVER THE PANHANDLE.

WHEN MY DADDY HAD
HIS HEART ATTACK,

I GOT THAT RED FILE
OUT WITH HIS WILL IN IT

AND I SHOWED IT TO YOU,

AND YOU KNOW
JUST AS WELL AS I DO

NO OIL CAN BE PUMPED
OFF OF THAT PROPERTY

UNTIL AFTER HIS DEATH.

WELL, THE WAY THINGS ARE GOIN',

WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

OK.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'M WILLING TO GIVE YOU
AN ADVANCE ON YOUR SHARE

IF YOU BOYS WOULD
JUST STICK WITH ME.

ON ONE CONDITION.

I WANNA BRING MY OWN MEN
OUT TO SECTION 40 ON SOUTHFORK.

I WANT AN ESTIMATE

ON JUST HOW RICH
THIS RED FILE OIL IS.

THE ESTIMATE IS
FILED WITH THE STATE.

THOSE RECORDS ARE OLD.

I CHECKED IT OUT.

YOUR DADDY CAPPED THAT WELL

LONG BEFORE YOU WERE EVER BORN.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT,
BRING OUT YOUR CREW.

BUT I WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL.

MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT CLAUSE

IN MY DADDY'S WILL.

I DON'T WANT HER TO
SEE ONE SINGLE OILMAN

ON SOUTHFORK PROPERTY.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S 22.50.

GUZZLER!

HEY, BOBBY.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GUZZLER, MY WIFE PAMELA.

PAMELA, TAYLOR BENNETT,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE GUZZLER.

HI. BOBBY'S BEEN TALKING
ABOUT YOU NONSTOP

FOR AN HOUR.

IT'S A REAL PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, PAM.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

AH, LET'S TAKE THIS.
FAMILY'S WAITING.

THAT'S 22.50.

YEAH. LET ME WRITE YOU
A TRAVELER'S CHECK HERE.

NO, NO, NO. HANG ON.

THERE YOU GO.

PAYS FOR THE RIDE BACK.

FIRST LUNCH, NOW CAB FARE.

THAT'S 2 I OWE YOU, BOBBY.

YOU'LL GET A BILL AT
THE END OF THE MONTH.

MISS EWING, IN CASES LIKE THIS

WHERE THE HUSBAND

OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T KNOW
THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR,

IT'S BEST TO PUT HIM
ON A STRICT BUDGET. SAY,

5 OR 6 DOLLARS A DAY
FOR GAS AND LUNCH.

[ALL LAUGH]

SO, CHRISTINE IS
WITH ME IN THE CAR.

NOW, I KNOW IF THIS PHOTOGRAPHER

CATCHES UP WITH US,

HER DADDY'S GONNA
BLOW THAT SHIPPING DEAL

RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER.

SO, ANYWAY, HE'S ON
ONE OF THESE VESPAS.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THESE LITTLE PUTT-PUTTS?

SO, I REMEMBER THEY'D
BEEN WORKING ON THE ROAD

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
AND HE'S GAINING ON US.

SO I MAKE A TURN, AND I
GO RIGHT OVER THAT HOLE.

OH, NO! AND HE FELL IN!

LUCY, AS FAR AS I KNOW,

HE'S STILL THERE TO THIS DAY.

GUZZLER, LET'S YOU AND I GO
IN AND HAVE A TASTE OF BRANDY.

SIR, I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.

I WANNA FIND OUT IF YOU'RE
STILL A CHAMPION DRINKER.

YES, SIR.

HA HA.

PAMELA.

THANK YOU.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

I'M GONNA GO UPSTAIRS.

I CAN'T STAND ANY MORE
OF THAT NAME-DROPPING.

WELL, I'LL BE UP A
LITTLE LATER, DARLING.

I FIND THAT MAN FASCINATING.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
THE NAME OF THAT ACTRESS

IS GONNA BE FARRAH
FAWCETT GUZZLER.

I NEVER HEARD A MAN TALK
SO MUCH IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

BABBLES ON LIKE
A BLOOMING IDIOT.

CLIFF? IT'S ME.

SURPRISED?

NO. HE'S ON HIS WAY
UPSTAIRS TO BED, TO POUTING.

OH, AN OLD COLLEGE
FRIEND OF BOBBY'S IS HERE,

AND HE DOESN'T
LIKE HIM VERY MUCH.

NO. [LAUGHS]

I DON'T THINK HE'S TERRIBLY
FOND OF YOU, EITHER.

THAT MAKES IT ALL THE
BETTER, NOW, DOESN'T IT?

TOMORROW?

UH, SUNDAY WOULD BE BETTER.

J.R. HAS A MEETING.

OK.

BYE.

WELL, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU GOT OUT
OF THE OIL BUSINESS.

NEVER GOT OUT OF IT. I'M JUST

NOT ACTIVE IN THE
COMPANY ANYMORE.

WELLS KEEP PUMPING,

THAT MONEY KEEPS ROLLING IN.

BUT I ALWAYS KNEW
IT COULD ALL STOP.

IT'S LIKE WILL DURANT SAID:

"CIVILIZATION EXISTS BY
GEOLOGICAL CONSENT...

SUBJECT TO CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE."

HELL, I'VE BEEN BENDING
EVERYBODY'S EAR ALL EVENING.

I WANNA SEE IF YOU CAN
STILL CATCH A FOOTBALL.

ALL RIGHT.

Jock: GUZZLER.

HOPE YOU CAN STICK
AROUND A WHILE.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

THAT GOES DOUBLE FOR ME.

THANKS.

BOBBY, YOU'VE
GOT A GREAT FAMILY.

YES, I DO.

COME ON, LET'S GO!

WELL, IT'S TOO BAD IT'S
SATURDAY, 'CAUSE I'D SURE

LIKE TO HAVE YOU MEET
MY CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN.

HE'S THE BEST MAN
IN THE BUSINESS.

YEAH? YEP.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU USING TILES

INSTEAD OF THOSE
COMPOSITION SHINGLES.

CHEAPENS THE HOUSE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE
WASTING YOUR TIME.

WHAT KIND OF AN ANSWER IS THAT
COMING FROM MY BEST FRIEND?

IT'S AN HONEST ANSWER...

THE ONLY KIND I'D GIVE YOU.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER EXPLAIN IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT SCHOOL YOU'RE BUILDING,

IT'S COMING IN AHEAD OF
TIME AND 15 THOU UNDER.

THIS LITTLE TRACT HERE
IS ALREADY SOLD OUT.

YEAH.

A FEW MINUTES
AGO, YOU'RE TALKING

ABOUT STARTING
ANOTHER LITTLE TRACT.

GUZZLER, I STILL
DON'T GET YOUR POINT.

IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN
I FIRST SAW YOU

ON THE TEAM, BOBBY:
NO CONFIDENCE.

GUZZLER, I AM JUST STARTING OUT.

JUST STARTING?

BOY, YOU'RE DOING
BETTER THAN GUYS I'VE SEEN

WITH 20 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS.

YOU'RE LIKE A MAN
THAT INTERCEPTS A PASS

AND STARTS RUNNING
THE WRONG WAY.

YOU'RE SPENDING A LOT OF ENERGY,

BUT YOU'RE NOT BUILDING
YOURSELF ANY GLORY.

YOU'RE READY FOR
SOMETHING BIG, BOBBY,

LIKE THEM HIGH-RISES I
GOT DOWN IN VENEZUELA

OR AN OFFICE BUILDING

OR A TRACT WITH
400, 500 HOMES ON IT.

IF I DO SOMETHING THAT BIG,

I GOTTA BRING IN A
LOT OF HELP, GUZZLER.

I NEED SOMEBODY WITH EXPERIENCE.

GUZZLER, WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME?

BOBBY, I'VE GOT PROJECTS
GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD.

SO WHAT?

I CAN'T MOVE IN ON
A EWING COMPANY.

YOU LET ME HANDLE THAT.

COME ON, EWING AND
BENNETT. JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR
ME DOWN IN VENEZUELA.

AW, COME ON, POSTPONE IT.

YOU CAN DO THAT MUCH FOR ME
UNTIL WE FIND A PROJECT. HUH?

HOW CAN I TURN
DOWN AN OLD BUDDY?

OK, PARTNER.

ALL RIGHT!

THAT DESERVES A
CELEBRATION. COME ON.

THERE'S A PLACE I FOUND
DOWN BY THE UNIVERSITY.

IT'S JUST LIKE THE
PLACE WE USED TO EAT.

REMEMBER, AFTER THE GAMES?

OH, YEAH.

[CAR APPROACHES, DOG BARKS]

[BOBBY AND GUZZLER LAUGH]

[LAUGHING LOUDLY]

HELP ME.

COME ON, BOBBY.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND THERE.

I THINK I'M PARALYZED
FROM THE NECK DOWN.

OH, GOOD.

OH. OH. A MIRACLE CURE.

[LAUGHING]

OH, GOD.

GUZZLER, 'CAUSE I SUDDENLY

HAVE BECOME QUITE SHORT.

HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

WHOA!

BOBBY, I THINK YOU'VE
HAD A FEW TOO MANY.

YEAH. CAN NOT DRINK BOBBY EWING

UNDER THE TABLE, THOUGH.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Bobby: YOU DIDN'T DRINK ME
UNDER THE TABLE THAT TIME.

UH-OH.

UH-OH.

THE LITTLE WOMAN.

DON'T TELL HER I'M DRUNK.

PAMELA... BOBBY!

Guzzler: EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.

I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE
DISGRACED OURSELVES.

OH, ALLOW ME.

THANKS, GUZZLER.

OH. OH.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE FOR
ME TO DISPOSE OF THE REMAINS?

UPSTAIRS IF YOU CAN MANAGE.

CERTAINLY.

BE... BE CAREFUL.

THIS WAY.

GUZZLER!

[SLURRED SINGING]

ON THE BED.

[MUMBLING]

THANKS.

[SIGHS]

YOU SMELL LIKE FRESH FLOWERS.

DELIGHTFUL.

[NERVOUS CHUCKLE]

THOSE LIPS, THOSE
BEAUTIFUL LIPS.

I'VE GOT TO KISS THOSE LIPS.

OH, COME ON, GUZZLER.

YOU'RE A TURNON, PAMMY.

GUZZLER, I'M BOBBY'S WIFE!

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO TO ME.

STOP IT!

GET OUT.

GO ON.

HOW LONG IS YOUR MEETING
GONNA TAKE, DARLING?

OH, I OUGHTA BE HOME
'BOUT 3:00, I GUESS.

WELL, IT'S A SHAME YOU
HAVE TO WORK ON A SUNDAY.

YEAH. OH, I'VE
FORGOTTEN MY BRIEFCASE.

YOU HAVE A NICE LUNCH

WITH THE REVEREND THORNWOOD

AND HIS WIFE, WHAT'S HER NAME?

I WILL.

HAH.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

DID I SCARE YOU?

I'M SORRY.

I'LL BET YOU ARE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU DON'T KNOW?

YOU MUST BE TALKING
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE
KEPT BOBBY OUT SO LATE.

I FORGET HE'S A MARRIED MAN NOW.

OH, GUZZLER.

THAT'S IT, BOBBY.

BEST WAY TO GET YOUR HEART
STARTED AFTER A BIG NIGHT.

AAH!

NOTHING FAZES THIS GUY.

HE'S INCREDIBLE,
ISN'T HE, HONEY?

OH, HE CERTAINLY IS.

HEY, BOBBY, HOW ABOUT A RACE?

ALL RIGHT. COME ON,
SWEETHEART, JOIN US.

OH, NO. YOU BOYS GO ON AND PLAY.

I'LL GO UPSTAIRS

AND BLOW UP YOUR RUBBER DUCKY.

WHOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO!

YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.

YOU DON'T MAKE UP,

YOU'RE GONNA SLEEP
IN THE BARN TONIGHT.

OH, COME ON. I JUST
CAME IN LATE LAST NIGHT.

SHE'LL GET OVER IT.

LET'S GO. 1... 2... 3!

OH, GOD.

HOWDY.

HELLO, GENTLEMEN.

J.R., THIS IS CALLIE.

WE FLEW HIM IN FROM CALIFORNIA.

I THOUGHT YOU'D
APPRECIATE A GEOLOGIST

FROM OUT OF STATE.

OH. HI, CALLIE. HOW YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE STORY?

WELL, EVERYTHING IS IN
SURPRISINGLY GOOD SHAPE.

OTHERWISE WE COULDN'T
HAVE RUN THE TEST SO QUICKLY.

WHAT ABOUT THE OIL RESERVES?

IT'S JUST A ROUGH
ESTIMATE, YOU UNDERSTAND,

BUT IT CHECKS WITH
THE OLD RECORDS.

WE CAN FILL A 100-GALLON
TANK IN 20 MINUTES.

IT WORKS OUT TO
7,000 BARRELS A DAY.

GENTLEMEN, THAT'S
A BIG OIL WELL.

7,000 BARRELS A DAY. [LAUGHS]

J.R., WITH ALL THAT

SITTIN' IN RESERVE FOR US,

I CAN AFFORD TO GO
ALL THE WAY WITH YOU,

RIGHT UP INTO THE PANHANDLE.

CALLIE, I WANT YOU

TO PUT THIS PLACE BACK TOGETHER

JUST THE WAY YOU FOUND IT.

I DON'T WANT THERE
TO BE A TRACE OF YOU

EVER HAVING BEEN HERE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

HEY, BOY. WHAT'D I TELL YA?

WHAT'D I TELL YA, HUH?

Bobby: IS THAT YOU, DARLIN'?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
NEVER GONNA BELIEVE IT,

BUT GUZZLER BEAT ME
BY ABOUT HALF A LAP.

BY THE WAY, WHAT WAS
THAT REMARK OUT THERE

ABOUT A RUBBER DUCKY?

WELL, IT SEEMED
APPROPRIATE AT THE TIME.

HONEY, I KNOW WE WERE
A BIT SHABBY LAST NIGHT.

I MEAN, IT WAS OLD TIME'S SAKE.
I GUESS WE GOT CARRIED AWAY.

OK.

HOW LONG IS GUZZLER
GONNA BE AROUND?

AS LONG AS I CAN
PERSUADE HIM TO STAY.

I'M CANCELING EVERYTHING
ON MY CALENDAR NEXT WEEK

SO GUZZLER AND I CAN FIND
A PROJECT THAT SUITS US.

A PROJECT?

YOU AND GUZZLER?

WELL, HONEY, I DIDN'T TELL YOU,

BUT, UH, HE AND I ARE
GONNA BE PARTNERS,

FORM A EWING AND
GUZZLER COMPANY.

I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT.

BOBBY, I THOUGHT

YOU WENT INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

TO BE ON YOUR OWN.

HONEY, THIS MAN KNOWS
MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION

THAN I CAN LEARN IN 5 YEARS.

WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT YOU WANTED.

THAT'S NOT WHY YOU
FOUGHT WITH YOUR DADDY.

WILL YOU TRUST ME?
HE'S GONNA BE TERRIFIC.

OH, IT'LL BE TERRIFIC

LOOKING IN A BAR EVERY
NIGHT FOR YOU AFTER WORK.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE, MY KEEPER?

NO. BUT APPARENTLY
GUZZLER'S GOING TO BE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I
THINK IS WRONG WITH YOU?

THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO TELL ME.

I THINK YOU GOT A SLIGHT TOUCH
OF THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.

I MEAN YOU'RE JUST LIKE J.R.
WHEN IT COMES TO GUZZLER,

LIKE YOU'RE COMPETING WITH HIM.

COMPETE WITH GUZZLER?!

HEY, BOBBY, DON'T
FLATTER YOURSELF.

OH, GET OUT AND LEAVE ME ALONE.

GO PLAY WITH YOUR FRIEND.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. LOOK
AT ALL THESE HOUSES.

IT USED TO BE NOTHING
OUT HERE BUT PRAIRIE.

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT
THE METROPLEX, GUZZLER.

DALLAS-FORT WORTH,

THEY'RE GROWING RIGHT TOGETHER

LIKE ONE BIG CITY. PRETTY SOON,

BRADDOCK'S GONNA BE
SWALLOWED RIGHT UP.

STOP THE CAR, BOBBY. WHAT?

STOP THE CAR RIGHT OVER THERE.

I GOT IT! I GOT IT!

YOU'VE GOT WHAT?
LET ME IN ON IT.

THE PROJECT. THIS IS PERFECT.

WE COULDN'T FIND ANY BETTER
PLACE THAN THIS RIGHT HERE.

FOR WHAT?

A SHOPPING CENTER.

A SHOPPING CENTER?

BOBBY, YOU SEE ALL THESE HOUSES.

THERE'RE GONNA BE THOUSANDS
MORE GOING ON UP OUT THERE.

SO WHAT?

WELL, LOOK AT ALL
THIS EMPTY LAND.

GUZZLER, I STILL DON'T GET IT.

DO YOU SEE ANY MARKETS?

DO YOU SEE ANY GAS
STATIONS, ANY DRUGSTORES?

NO.

IT'S A CAN'T-LOSE DEAL, BOBBY.

WE GOTTA FIND THE OWNERS.

WELL, I KNOW THE OWNERS.

OH, WONDERFUL.
LET'S GO TALK TO 'EM.

YOU ARE. BUT AT LEAST I WILL BE.

GUZZLER, THIS IS SOUTHFORK.

IT'S PERFECT, BOBBY.

BOBBY, YOU KNOW HOW YOUR
MAMA FEELS ABOUT THE LAND.

I'M AFRAID THIS LITTLE
SHOPPING CENTER'S

NOT GONNA SIT TOO WELL WITH HER.

WELL, DADDY, I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA HURT SOUTHFORK.

HOW'S THAT LOOK?

CAN'T SEE IT TOO WELL.
TRY MOVING IT DOWN.

OH.

YEAH.

YEAH, IT LOOKS BETTER.

I'M NOT TOO KEEN ABOUT
CUTTING UP THE RANCH MYSELF.

DADDY, IT'S NOT GONNA DO
IT. IT FRONTS ON THE HIGHWAY,

AND YOU NEVER RUN CATTLE
ON THAT SECTION ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, BOBBY,

YOU'VE DONE A HELL OF A JOB

WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION
BUSINESS OF YOURS.

I WAS AGAINST IT ALL THE WAY.

BUT YOU FOUGHT BACK
AND WON. I LIKE THAT.

BUT YOUR MAMA'S INVOLVED NOW.

I HAVE TO SEE THAT
PARCEL OF LAND FIRST

BEFORE I CAN TALK TO HER.

FAIR ENOUGH. LET'S
GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

OK. OH, BOBBY.

WHY IS IT THAT I GET THE FEELING

THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TEAR DOWN

AND REBUILD THE STATE OF
TEXAS BEFORE NEXT FRIDAY?

I MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO ON SATURDAY.

SEE IF J.R.'S BACK.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE HIM GO ALONG.

WHY, DADDY?

IT'S MY PROJECT.
WE CAN HANDLE IT.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EWING LAND.

MIGHT LIKE TO GET HIS OPINION.

ANYTHING YOU SAY.

UNTIL I SAY SOMETHING
YOU DON'T AGREE WITH.

DID YOU LIKE FOREIGN GIRLS

BETTER THAN AMERICAN GIRLS?

YOU CAN'T DIVIDE WOMEN
UP LIKE THAT, LUCY.

EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT...

WHETHER SHE'S BORN IN
FRANCE OR EGYPT OR AMERICA.

WOMEN ARE LIKE SNOWFLAKES.

EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT...

AND EVERY ONE IS BEAUTIFUL.

DO I REMIND YOU OF ANYONE
THAT YOU'VE EVER KNOWN?

YEAH, IN A WAY.

ONLY, YOUR SMILE IS BRIGHTER.

I MET HER IN RUDESHEIM.
IT'S ON THE RHINE.

HER HAIR WAS BLONDE
AND FULL LIKE YOURS.

SHE WAS PETITE...

AND WARM... AND VERY LOVELY.

DID YOU HAVE AN AFFAIR?

THAT'S PERSONAL.

AH. THEN, YOU DID.

WHY DON'T WE GET
A COUPLE OF HORSES

AND, UH, RIDE SOMEWHERE?

OK. I KNOW A GREAT
PLACE BY A LAKE.

WELL, LET'S GO.

HI, PAM.

GUZZLER.

LUCY, WHY DON'T WE
GO SWIMMING INSTEAD?

OK.

I'LL GO UP AND CHANGE.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

IN A MINUTE.

OK.

HI.

NOW, DON'T LET ME
INTERRUPT ANOTHER CONQUEST.

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHY ARE YOU MAD AT ME?

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME THAT WE BE FRIENDS.

SPEAKING OF FRIENDS, WHAT
DID YOU HAVE IN MIND FOR LUCY?

WE WERE GOING FOR A RIDE.

THAT'S ALL?

I NEVER PLAN WHAT
HAPPENS WITH A WOMAN.

OH, AND ALL WOMEN ARE FAIR GAME.

I ENJOY WOMEN VERY MUCH.

SOME OF THEM RECIPROCATED.

IT MUST BE A STRAIN,

ALWAYS BEING SO CHARMING
AND WITTY, GUZZLER.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, PAM, IT IS.

I'LL BET.

OBVIOUSLY, I'VE OFFENDED
YOU IN SOME WAY.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENED
TO BOBBY SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I LOVE BOBBY, IF A MAN
CAN USE THAT WORD

ABOUT ANOTHER MAN NOWADAYS

WITHOUT IT SOUNDING DIRTY.

I NEVER HAD ANY
BROTHERS OR SISTERS.

MY MAMA DIED WHEN
I WAS A LITTLE BOY.

IT WAS JUST DADDY AND ME.

HE WAS NOT... AN
AFFECTIONATE MAN.

SO WHEN BOBBY CAME
ALONG IN COLLEGE,

HE WAS LIKE AN OVERGROWN PUP.

I BETTER STOP

BEFORE SOMEONE
STARTS PLAYING A VIOLIN.

OH, NO. NO. GO ON.

WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE.

BOBBY WAS IMPRESSIONABLE.

I WAS OLDER.

I'D BEEN AROUND
A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I BECAME THE GUY
HE LOOKED UP TO.

I DIDN'T ASK FOR THE ROLE.

IT HAPPENED.

I ENJOYED IT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALL FLASH.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE
WAS ANOTHER SIDE TO YOU.

THERE USUALLY IS
WITH MOST PEOPLE, PAM.

Jock: I JUST CAN'T
GET OVER IT, BOBBY.

THIS IS WHERE I
FIRST DISCOVERED OIL

RIGHT AFTER I MARRIED YOUR MAMA.

Bobby: BUT YOU GOT IT
ALL CAPPED OFF, DADDY.

WHAT WAS IT, A TEASER?

[CHUCKLES] HARDLY.
OLD MAN SOUTHWORTH

DAMN NEAR SKINNED ME ALIVE

WHEN HE FOUND OUT WHAT I DONE.

BARELY TOLERATED
ME THE WAY IT WAS.

HE HATED ALL OILMEN.

SO TO KEEP THE PEACE...

I CAPPED THIS THING OFF.

THEN HE PUT IT IN HIS WILL:

NOBODY COULD EVER
DRILL ON SOUTHFORK.

I GOT THE SAME
CLAUSE IN MY WILL.

THAT RIGHT, J.R.?

YES, SIR.

DADDY, ARE YOU TELLING
ME I MIGHT AS WELL FORGET

ABOUT BUILDING ON THIS SECTION?

J.R.: WELL, THAT'S A
GOOD IDEA, BOBBY.

NO NEED TO CHOP UP SOUTHFORK.

YOU CAN GET ANOTHER
PARCEL OF LAND.

TELL YOU WHAT I'LL
DO, I'LL HELP YOU.

I'LL CALL A COUPLE OF
OLD BOYS THIS AFTERNOON.

NOT SO FAST, J.R. NOT SO FAST.

I THINK BOBBY'S PROJECT

MIGHT BE JUST THE THING
FOR THIS SECTION OF LAND.

IF HE OPENS UP A
SHOPPING CENTER HERE,

IT MIGHT STOP ANY
TEMPTATION AFTER I'M GONE

TO OPEN UP THIS
RANCH FOR DRILLING.

OH, THAT'D NEVER HAPPEN, DAD.

NEVER.

IT'S ONLY BOBBY AND ME,

AND WE'D ALWAYS
RESPECT YOUR WISHES.

AH, IT WOULDN'T HURT

TO HAVE A LITTLE
EXTRA GUARANTEE.

BESIDES, I THINK
BOBBY'S GOT A GOOD IDEA.

DAD, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
MOTHER LOVES THIS LAND,

JUST LIKE HER DADDY DID,

AND THERE'S NO
REASON IN THE WORLD

TO UPSET HER. I TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU LET BOBBY BUILD
THAT SHOPPING CENTER,

AND FIRST THING YOU KNOW,

HE'S GONNA BE
SUBDIVIDING SOUTHFORK,

AND THERE'LL BE
CRACKER-BOXES ALL OVER,

HUNDREDS OF 'EM.

I THINK YOU'RE
OVERREACTING A LITTLE BIT.

I'M NOT GONNA
SUBDIVIDE THIS PLACE.

I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT
PUTTING UP A FEW STORES,

THAT'S ALL.

I KNOW HOW MUCH DAD
LOVES THE LAND, NOW.

YOU CAN BUILD A SHOPPING
CENTER ANYWHERE.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY, J.R.

BOBBY, I'M GONNA HAVE A
TALK WITH YOUR MOTHER.

I THINK SHE OUGHTA
BE IN ON THIS ANYWAY.

OK, DADDY.

I UNDERSTAND.

NO, YOU DON'T.

J.R.?

J.R.?

I WAS SURPRISED WHEN
IT FIRST TURNED OUT

IT WAS THE SAME PLACE
THAT I DRILLED FOR OIL.

I DON'T SEE WHERE
A SHOPPING CENTER

IS ANY IMPROVEMENT
OVER OIL WELLS.

IT WAS OIL HE HATED,
MISS ELLIE, NOT CHANGE.

YOU KNOW SHOPS
OVER ON SECTION 40

IS NOT GONNA DESTROY SOUTHFORK.

IT WAS THE LAND HE
LOVED, AND I DO, TOO.

BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING
AGAINST IMPROVEMENT

OF THE LAND. OTHERWISE
WE'D STILL BE LIVING

IN OUR LITTLE CLAPBOARD HOUSE.

OH, JOCK, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

WE BUILT A HOME.

OH, I KNOW IT'S
DIFFERENT, MISS ELLIE,

BUT IT MEANS A LOT TO BOBBY.

SOMETIMES I THINK
THE MEN IN THIS FAMILY

THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT
SUCCESS AND MONEY.

IT'S NOT THE MONEY
I'M THINKING ABOUT.

I'M THINKING ABOUT OUR SON.

HUMPH. YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT MAKES ME TICK, DON'T YOU?

OUGHT TO BY NOW.

WELL, YOU TWO BEEN
AT THIS QUITE A WHILE.

DAD, I KNOW HOW YOU
LIKE TO EAT DINNER ON TIME.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
DECISION, J.R.

WE'LL JUST FORGET
ABOUT DINNER FOR ONCE.

WELL, MOM, THERE'S NO REASON
FOR YOU TO RUSH INTO THIS.

WHY DON'T I GET SOME
FACTS AND FIGURES TOGETHER

FOR YOU TO LOOK OVER?

J.R., THIS ISN'T A
BUSINESS DECISION.

IT'S... IT'S A PERSONAL ONE.

JOCK...

LET BOBBY BUILD HIS
SHOPPING CENTER.

HONEY.

GOOD MORNING, LOUELLA.

GOOD MORNING.

THEY'RE IN YOUR
OFFICE, MR. EWING.

THANK YOU.

WELL, BOYS.

WHAT'S GOT YOU ALL STIRRED UP

ON A BUSY MONDAY MORNING?

WE HEARD ABOUT

YOUR LITTLE BROTHER'S
SHOPPING CENTER.

IT WAS ALL OVER TOWN
BY 9:00 THIS MORNING.

WHY, YOU DIDN'T COME HERE

TO TALK ABOUT A SHOPPING CENTER?

HE'S BUILDING EXACTLY
WHERE YOUR DADDY'S WILL

GIVES YOU THE RIGHT
TO DRILL FOR OIL!

WE SHARE IN THAT OIL, J.R.

IT'S THE BASIS TO
EVERY DEAL WE'VE MADE.

I'M BEGINNING TO
THINK THAT MAYBE

THAT WILL IS A FAKE.

YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?

IF WE COME UP DRY
IN THE PANHANDLE

AND BOBBY BUILDS
ON THAT RED-FILE LAND,

WE COULD BE OUT OF BUSINESS!

I'VE ALWAYS PROTECTED YOU BOYS.

YOU KEEP THIS UP,
AND I'M GONNA STOP.

YOU DON'T STOP
BOBBY... I'LL STOP HIM.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOU KNOW DAMN
WELL WHAT IT MEANS.

DON'T YOU EVER
THREATEN MY BROTHER

OR ANY OTHER EWING.

I TOLD YOU I'D HANDLE THIS.
NOW GET OUT OF MY OFFICE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

EWING COMPANY.

OH, I'M SORRY, MR. FREDRICKS.

BOTH MR. EWING AND MR. BENNETT

ARE BUSY ON THE PHONE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YES, I'LL GIVE HIM YOUR MESSAGE.

EWING COMPANY. I'M SORRY.

BOTH MR. EWING AND
MR. BENNETT ARE BUSY...

MR. MARSH? YES, J.R. IS IN,

BUT HE'S ON ANOTHER
LINE RIGHT NOW.

WILL YOU HOLD,
PLEASE? THANK YOU.

WELL, TOMORROW WE GOT
TO ACQUIRE SOME NEIMANS

AND LORD & TAYLORS
AND J.C. PENNEYS.

WE'VE HAD TO REVISE
THE PLANS HERE.

WELL, WE'RE JUST
GONNA HAVE TO WAIT

AND SEE WHAT THEY WANT.

SURE, DAVIS, YOU'LL
BE THE FIRST TO KNOW.

I PROMISE YOU.

YES. I KNOW IT'S A
FIRST-CLASS LOCATION.

IT'D BE A LOT OF
PRESTIGE FOR US, SIR:

YOUR ONLY BRANCH
OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY.

ALL RIGHT, SIR.
WELL, MAYBE TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST
THING TO HAPPEN

SINCE THE INVENTION
OF THE HOT DOG.

GUZZLER, I THINK

IT MIGHT BE GETTING
A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.

EWING AND BENNETT.
WHAT A TEAM, HUH?

HEY, THESE SKETCHES
I HAD ERNIE DRAW UP

KNOCKED THEM ON
THEIR RUMPS, DIDN'T THEY?

WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE JUST SIT DOWN?

WE'LL TALK OVER...

YOU KNOW, WE GOT A
MEETING IN 5 MINUTES.

COME ON, BOBBY.

WE CAN'T KEEP THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE WORLD'S CLASSIEST
DEPARTMENT STORE WAITING,

CAN WE?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

UH, MR. MARSH, I JUST
GOT YOUR REPORT.

WELL, IF I'D HAD MORE TIME,

THERE ARE SOME INCIDENTS
OUT OF THE COUNTRY

I'M SURE YOU'D LIKE
TO KNOW ABOUT.

NO, NO. THIS IS ALL I NEED.

YOUR AGENCY HAS
BEEN VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Pam: THE INVITATION
CAME AS QUITE A SHOCK.

I NEVER IMAGINED THE 2 OF
US HAVING LUNCH TOGETHER.

WELL, YOU'RE A MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY NOW.

YOU FOUGHT FOR IT,
AND YOU WON, AND I...

I THINK IT'S TIME WE
BURY THE HATCHET.

[CHUCKLES]

J.R., PLEASE DON'T MAKE
ME LOSE THIS GOOD FOOD.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY TELLING
ME THE TRUTH FOR A CHANGE?

YOU ALWAYS COULD SEE RIGHT
THROUGH ME, COULDN'T YOU?

LIKE GLASS.

WELL... DO YOU BELIEVE
I CARE FOR BOBBY?

I THINK IT'S DEBATABLE.

L-LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND
SOMETHING WE BOTH AGREE ON.

YOU LOVE BOBBY, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW I DO.

YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO
PROTECT HIM FROM HARM?

WHO'S GOING TO HARM BOBBY?

GUZZLER.

YOU BETTER READ THIS.

HE'S GETTING BOBBY

SO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN
THIS BUILDING PROJECT,

HE MAY NEVER GET OUT OF IT.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

READ IT.

YOU'LL FIND OUT THAT
GUZZLER IS NOT ONLY BROKE,

HE'S A CROOK.

HE'S BUILDING AN OFFICE
COMPLEX DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS.

HE RAN OUT ON HIS PARTNER,
LEFT HIM HOLDING THE BAG.

THE COMPANY WENT UNDER,
AND THEY NEVER EVEN FINISHED

DIGGING THE FOUNDATIONS.

THEN HE WENT UP TO
MONTANA, A BIG PILE OF MONEY,

STARED SOME SORT
OF PHONY LAND DEAL.

THAT COLLAPSED.

THE AUTHORITIES ARE
STILL TRYING TO UNRAVEL IT

TO FIND OUT WHO TO
FILE CHARGES AGAINST.

THEN GUZZLER WENT
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MARK,

AND HE FOUND ONE.

BOBBY.

J.R., IF I DON'T TRUST YOU,

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO TRUST THIS REPORT?

I'LL LET YOU TALK TO A
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR,

IF YOU WANT TO, OR
YOU CAN HIRE YOUR OWN.

I'LL PAY FOR IT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ALL
THIS TO BOBBY YOURSELF?

OH, I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING
BAD ABOUT GUZZLER.

BOBBY'S GOT SOME
KIND OF BLIND SPOT

WHERE THAT MAN IS CONCERNED.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I WANT YOU TO STOP THIS PROJECT

BEFORE BOBBY SIGNS
ANY AGREEMENT WITH HIM.

AND HOW CAN I DO THAT?

WELL, YOU'RE A VERY
CLEVER WOMAN, PAM.

YOU'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.

J.R., WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING OUT OF THIS?

DOES IT MATTER?

NOW, WE'VE GOT TO SCALE IT DOWN.

OK, WE'LL HOLD IT DOWN
TO 3 DEPARTMENT STORES.

THAT OUGHT TO MAKE THE
SPECIALTY SHOPS HAPPY.

GUZZLER, WE STARTED OUT
WITH A MARKET, A DRUGSTORE,

A CLEANERS, AND A
COUPLE OF SMALL SHOPS!

I TOLD YOU, I'M A GOOD SALESMAN,

AND I KNEW THAT ONCE
THOSE CHAIN STORES

FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AREA,

THEN NOTHING WAS GONNA STOP 'EM.

YEAH, BUT LOOK AT THE
TRAFFIC, THE POLLUTION,

RIGHT HERE ON SOUTHFORK.

GUZZLER, I DON'T LIKE IT.

[SIGHS]

IF YOU TWO ARE
GONNA WORK ALL NIGHT,

I'LL PUT ON ANOTHER
POT OF COFFEE.

NO, MAMA, I'M ABOUT
READY FOR BED. THANK YOU.

ARE THESE THE PLANS
FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER?

UH, THESE ARE
ARTISTS' RENDERINGS,

MRS. EWING.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

YES, MA'AM, IT IS.

THERE'S GONNA BE 3
DEPARTMENT STORES

AND A MULTILEVEL
GARAGE UNDER THERE.

THERE'S GONNA BE
SPECIALTY SHOPS, TOO,

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.

UH, BOBBY... YEAH. GUZZLER,

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

MAMA...

IT'S BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE, BOBBY.

WHEN EVERYBODY HEARD
ABOUT THE PROJECT,

THEY ALL WANTED IN.

PHONES WERE
RINGING OFF THE HOOK.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?

[CHUCKLES]

OVERWHELMED.

IT'S GONNA CHANGE
SOUTHFORK FOREVER.

MAMA, EVEN A SMALL CENTER

WOULD HAVE CHANGED SOUTHFORK.

IT'S LAND WE NEVER USE.

DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE USED?

CAN'T SOME THINGS JUST BE...

STAY THE WAY
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN?

DO WE HAVE TO CHANGE
EVERYTHING WE TOUCH?

DOES IT REALLY MAKE
THINGS BETTER THAT WAY?

THEN WHY DID YOU
APPROVE THE CENTER

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WELL...

I GUESS IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I LOVE MORE THAN THE LAND,

IT'S MY SONS.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

[WHISPERING] Bobby.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO'S THAT?

IT'S PAM.

PAM?

COME IN.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

DOES BOBBY KNOW YOU'RE HERE?

NO.

I SEE.

SIMMER DOWN, GUZZLER.

I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE
OF YOUR CHARM.

WELL, IF IT'S NOT MY
GREAT BODY YOU'RE AFTER,

THEN FORGET IT,

'CAUSE IT'S TOO EARLY
IN THE MORNING FOR TALK.

NOW, THAT'S NOT VERY SMOOTH,

BUT I GUESS YOU CAN'T
BE SMOOTH ALL THE TIME.

OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD THE
AUTHORITIES FROM MONTANA

BE INVESTIGATING YOU?

I MADE A MISTAKE.

EVERYONE CAN MAKE A MISTAKE.

ONE, MAYBE.

WHAT ABOUT NEW ORLEANS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU'RE A USER, GUZZLER...

FAMILY, FRIENDS,
WOMEN, ANYTHING.

THAT'S HOW YOU LIVE.

WHEN YOUR DADDY DIED,
YOU DESTROYED HIS BUSINESS,

USING HIS NAME ON ONE
PHONY BUSINESS DEAL

AFTER ANOTHER...

AND USING WOMEN THE WHOLE TIME

AND THROWING THEM AWAY
WHEN YOU WERE THROUGH.

AND THEN YOU HIT BOTTOM...

AND YOU KNEW YOU COULDN'T
MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN.

YOU'RE ON THE RUN.

AND THEN YOU HAD
A BRILLIANT IDEA:

WHY NOT TAKE THAT
RICH KID BOBBY EWING?

AND IT HAD TO BE EASY,
BECAUSE HE WORSHIPS YOU!

YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVED HIM.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

WHAT THE HELL DID YOU
DO, HIRE A DETECTIVE?

YOU WIN.

NO, I DON'T WIN.

UNFORTUNATELY, BOBBY LOSES.

YOU'RE WRONG
ABOUT THE WAY I FEEL.

I DO LOVE BOBBY.

YOU HAVE A QUESTIONABLE
WAY OF SHOWING IT.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HE WAS THE ONLY
ONE I COULD COME TO.

PAM, I WAS A BIG MAN ON CAMPUS.

IT WAS THE HIGH POINT
OF MY WHOLE LIFE.

I COULD NEVER BE THAT AGAIN.

I KEPT TRYING AND FAILING.

I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.

SOMEHOW, I JUST...

BURNED OUT YOUNG.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW
BETTER, I'D BE WORRIED.

GUZZLER'S QUITE A WOMANIZER.

THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP.

WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I DON'T WANT TO COME BETWEEN
YOU AND GUZZLER, BOBBY.

I REALLY DON'T, BUT...

I FOUND OUT SOME THINGS.

THE LAND DEAL IN MONTANA?

YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

THE FRAUD CASE IN NEW ORLEANS.

IT WAS EASY TO CHECK.

PAMELA, I'M NOT BLIND.

THAT MAN IS MY FRIEND.

BOBBY, YOU OFFERED
HIM A PARTNERSHIP.

I OFFERED HIM A WAY BACK.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT PARTNERSHIP

MEANS TO GUZZLER?

A POSITION, NOT MONEY.

IT MEANS THERE'S SOMEBODY LEFT

WHO STILL REMEMBERS
WHAT HE USED TO BE:

NUMBER ONE, THE BEST.

SEE, YOU KNOW HIM LIKE HE IS.

BUT I REMEMBER WHAT HE WAS.

YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM WHY.

I OWE HIM FOR MORE
THAN A GOOD TIME.

I'M SORRY, BOBBY.

I THINK I MAY HAVE HURT HIM.

WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD
HAVE TOLD YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT NOW I'M THE ONE
WHO HAS TO HURT HIM.

YOU'RE UP PRETTY EARLY.

I LOVE THE MORNING!

ALWAYS LOVED MORNINGS.

REMEMBER THOSE EARLY WORKOUTS?

OH, YES.

DEW STILL ON THE GRASS.

EVERYTHING SMELLS
FRESH AND ALIVE

IN THE MORNING.

GUZZLER, I'VE BEEN
DOING SOME THINKING.

WHERE'S PAM? SHE
LIKE TO GET UP EARLY?

NO. SHE'S STILL SLEEPING.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

THE SHOPPING CENTER. IT'S
GOTTEN WAY OUT OF HAND.

IT'S TOO BIG FOR SOUTHFORK.

WELL, BOBBY, THAT'S YOUR LAND.

YOU GOT A RIGHT TO DECIDE

WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG FOR IT.

YEAH, BUT WE DON'T HAVE
TO CANCEL THE PROJECT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE CAN GO OUT AND LOOK
FOR PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.

CAN'T DO IT, BOBBY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE
TO DISAPPOINT YOU,

BUT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO
PULL OUT OF THAT DEAL ANYHOW.

THAT THING IN
VENEZUELA... BIG PROBLEM.

WELL, THEN, I'LL WAIT
TILL YOU GET BACK.

HEH. NO.

YOU GOT ALONG WITHOUT
THE GUZZLER ALL THESE YEARS.

YOU JUST NEED CONFIDENCE, KID.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

THAT'S MY CAB.

A CAB?

THEY CALLED ME
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

IT'S A MESS.

THEY NEED ME.

COME ON, HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE

TO FIND ANOTHER PIECE OF LAND?

SORRY TO LET YOU
DOWN, OLD BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU COME BACK,

THE OFFER STILL STANDS.

A PARTNERSHIP:
EWING AND BENNETT.

MAKE IT BENNETT AND
EWING, AND I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

BETTER YET, MAKE IT
GUZZLER AND FRIEND,

AND I'LL BE BACK.

COME ON.

LET ME BUY YOU A CAB RIDE.

BOBBY, THAT MAKES 3 I OWE YOU.

[ENGINE STARTS]

I'LL SEND YOU A BILL.

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