Dallas (1978–1991): Season 2, Episode 4 - Bypass - full transcript
Infuriated by Bobby getting stonewalled by his brother, JR, Jock confronts JR about it and suffers a heart attack during the process. While Bobby fills in at the ranch, JR takes it upon himself to make a deal under the table that involves Section 40 of Southfork and doing something he knows will only upset his father.
WHERE DOES YOUR
BROTHER FIT INTO ALL THIS?
HE NEEDS MORE EXPERIENCE, DAD.
HOW MANY YEARS THAT GONNA TAKE?
5, 10, 15...
DAD, WHEN YOU TOLD ME
TO TAKE OVER EWING OIL,
YOU SAID I COULD HANDLE
IT ANY WAY I SAW FIT,
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE... DAD!
IT SEEMS YOU'RE NOT ABOVE
MAKING DEALS ON
THE HOSPITAL STEPS.
DADDY IS SICK UPSTAIRS,
SICK BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU'RE JUST MOVING
TOO FAST, BOY.
HE'S SCHEDULED FOR OPEN
HEART SURGERY THIS MORNING.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO DADDY,
I'M GONNA BE BY YOUR
SIDE 24 HOURS A DAY.
YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING, J.R.,
AND I'M GONNA
FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
Surgeon: CLAMPING, MIKE.
V-TAC.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
[COWS MOOING]
[MEN WHISTLING AND CALLING OUT]
SOME STRAYS OVER
IN THE NORTH PASTURE.
YEAH. JOCK...
GOT A FEW STRAYS
UP AT THE OTHER END.
I'LL GET 'EM.
NO, I'LL GET 'EM. COME ON.
[COWS MOOING]
Sue Ellen: THE FUNDRAISING
COMMITTEE, UH, MET YESTERDAY,
AND VOTED TO HAVE OUR
ANNUAL DANCE AT THE MARINA.
THEY HAD IT THERE LAST YEAR.
YES, AND IT WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS.
MY HUSBAND HATES DANCES.
WELL, I THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
RAISE YOUR HANDS.
NOW...
WHY DON'T WE ADJOURN AND
MEET BACK HERE TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO THINK OF A
THEME FOR OUR DANCE
THAT WOULD SHOW OUR CONCERN
FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED,
BUT, UH, SOMETHING
NOT TOO DEPRESSING.
LADIES, UNTIL TOMORROW.
I BETTER DRIVE
BACK WITH SUE ELLEN.
I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW
TO THINK I'M PLAYING FAVORITES.
OH, THAT'S FINE.
I'LL CALL BOBBY AT THE OFFICE
AND ASK HIM TO MEET ME AT LUNCH.
PAMELA, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
MEN DON'T LIKE THEIR WIVES
CALLING AT THE OFFICE.
SUE ELLEN... THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR
EXPERIENCED ADVICE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[BUZZ]
[BUZZ]
YEAH?
OH, PUT HER ON.
HI, SWEETHEART. HOW
WAS YOUR MEETING?
OH, I'M SORRY.
IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE
SOME GETTING USED TO.
[CHUCKLING] LIKE AVOCADOS.
NO, SWEETHEART,
I CAN'T. I'M SORRY.
NO, I HAVE A REAL
IMPORTANT MEETING
WITH J.R. AND SOME BOYS
AND IT'S GONNA GO
RIGHT PAST LUNCH.
OK.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
PLEASE, WOULD YOU THAT
BACK IN THE MAIL SLOT?
OK, BUT... OK.
J.R.?
J.R.
HMM?
J.R., I'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER
THESE EWING OIL LAND HOLDINGS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE
THAT MUCH PROPERTY.
YOU MEAN OIL LEASES?
NO, RAW LAND ALL OVER THE STATE.
THERE'S NOT A WELL ON IT.
NOTHING BUT SAGEBRUSH AND BUGS.
OH, WELL, A FEW YEARS AGO,
WHEN ALL THE INDEPENDENTS
WERE JUST TAKING LEASES,
DADDY DECIDED TO BUY UP
AS MUCH LAND AS HE COULD
FOR A COUPLE OR $3.00 AN ACRE.
SOME OF THEM WERE OIL WELLS,
SOME WERE DRY HOLES, YOU KNOW.
CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO
A GEOLOGIST, HAVE YOU?
NO.
BUT I HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME THINKING,
AND I THINK WE CAN
PUT THIS PROPERTY
TO SOME GOOD USE.
UH-HUH.
UH, I WANT YOU TO GO OVER
AND TALK TO LUKE HAILEY
AT LUKE HAILEY FREIGHT LINES.
I CAN'T DO THAT, J.R.
WE HAVE THAT MEETING
IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
WELL... HEH... THE THING IS...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL THOSE DERRICKS
THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOWN IN ABILENE LAST WEEK.
LOOK, I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL
AFTER THE MEETING, ALL RIGHT?
NO, THE PHONE'S
NOT GONNA DO IT, BOY.
LOOK, J.R., I AM A FULL
MEMBER OF EWING OIL.
NOW, I SHOULD BE IN ON A MEETING
WITH JEB AMES AND
WILLIE JOE GARR.
WELL, I'M GONNA TAKE
CARE OF THOSE OLD BOYS,
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF
WE DON'T FIND THOSE RIGS,
WE'RE GONNA LOSE A FORTUNE.
WE ARE PARTNERS WITH THEM
IN OVER A DOZEN FIELDS.
WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
BOBBY, I DON'T WANT
TO PULL RANK ON YOU,
BUT I DO KNOW HOW
TO RUN THE COMPANY.
SO I WANT YOU TO GO OVER
TO LUKE HAILEY FREIGHT
LINES RIGHT NOW, OK?
[DOOR OPENS]
CONNIE, WOULD YOU PUT
THIS AWAY FOR ME, PLEASE?
[LAUGHTER]
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
MR. AMES, MR. GARR.
HEY, SUGAR. HI, HONEY.
HEY, BUZZ J.R., THERE, WILL YA?
LET HIM KNOW WILLIE JOE
GARR AND JEB AMES ARE HERE.
WELL, THERE THEY
ARE. RIGHT ON TIME, TOO.
HOW YOU DOING, BOYS?
J.R., WELL, YOU'RE
LOOKING REAL GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I GOT A HELL OF AN IDEA.
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT
GO OVER TO THE CLUB,
HAVE A DRINK.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU, WILLIE JOE,
BUT, UH, MY FRIEND HERE AND I
COULD USE A LITTLE STEAM BATH.
HEY! ESPECIALLY YOU.
[ALL LAUGH]
UH, DARLING, I GET
ANY MORE CALLS,
YOU TELL THEM I'M OUT
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
AND MAYBE THE REST
OF THE NIGHT, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?
YEAH, I TELL YOU. CALL MY WIFE.
TELL HER I WON'T
BE IN FOR DINNER.
[MEN CHATTERING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS] THE CLUB?
IS THAT ALL HE SAID?
HE SAID HE'D BE GONE
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
DAMN.
[GROANS]
SUE ELLEN, YOU QUIT THAT.
QUIT IT!
YOU COME HOME AT
4:00 IN THE MORNING,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
STAY OUT ALL NIGHT.
IT WAS BUSINESS.
WELL, WHOEVER YOU'RE
DOING BUSINESS WITH
WEARS FLEURS DE
PRINTEMPS LIBERALLY!
MUST HAVE BEEN THE WAITRESS.
HMPH. ONLY ONE?
READY?
[SIGHS] YES.
IS PAMELA COMING?
NO, SHE HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
MM-HMM. WELL, THANK HEAVENS.
WELL, UH...
I'LL TRY TO INVOLVE
HER, MISS ELLIE,
BUT, UH, SHE JUST
DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT IN.
OH!
HA.
HEY! WATCH THE
SUIT, WATCH THE SUIT.
MY, ARE WE TOUCHY TODAY.
NO, WE'RE NOT TOUCHY.
WAITING FOR A PHONE
CALL FROM HOUSTON.
TOO BUSY TO DRY MY BACK?
NEVER.
OH! [CHUCKLES]
MMM.
MMM!
OOH, WATCH OUT FOR THE SUIT.
I'LL BUY A NEW ONE.
YOU GOING OUT WITH
MAMA AND SUE ELLEN AGAIN?
OH, NOT TODAY.
I'M GONNA HAVE
LUNCH WITH LIZ CRAIG.
LIZ CRAIG? MM-HMM.
YOUR BOSS FROM THE STORE?
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
WELL... WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT
IS NOT HAVING TO LISTEN
TO BORING SUE ELLEN
OR GOING TO ANY MORE
BORING LUNCHEONS.
BUT YOU HAVE HAD
LUNCH WITH LIZ CRAIG
A COUPLE, 3, 4, TIMES
THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
HMM. WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S A FRIEND.
A FRIEND.
SHE'S GONNA ASK YOU
BACK TO WORK, ISN'T SHE?
IS THAT BAD?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT THAT.
HELLO?
HAROLD, HOW ARE YA?
YEAH, I TRIED TO
GET A HOLD OF YOU.
HEH HEH HEH. YES, I DID.
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
HER WHEN YOU SEE HER.
LOOK, HAROLD...
EWING OIL HAS A LOT OF PROPERTY,
AND I'D LIKE TO PUT
IT TO SOME GOOD USE.
I DON'T KNOW...
BUSINESS COMPLEX,
APARTMENT BUILDING, SOMETHING.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
IN THE FIELD.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GET TOGETHER?
[CAR HORN HONKS]
THERE'S BOBBY. YEP.
DADDY! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
COME ON.
RAY, YOU GO AHEAD.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
BOBBY, MAYBE YOU
CAN GET YOUR DAD
TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A FEW DAYS.
HE'S BEEN WORKING
PRETTY HARD LATELY.
RAY, I'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU AT THE CHUTES.
YES, SIR.
UNH. BOBBY.
THAT TRUE? YOU BEEN
PUSHING YOURSELF?
HEH. YOU KNOW YOUR
GRANDPA SOUTHWORTH?
HE HATED ALL MEN.
HE SAID THEY RUINED THE
RANGES AND STANK UP THE AIR.
AND HE FIGURED THE ONLY WAY
THAT YOU COULD LIVE
OFF THE LAND DECENTLY
WAS TO RAISE CATTLE.
WELL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
I... I'M INCLINED TO GIVE
THE DEVIL HIS DUES.
I'M HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME.
HEH HEH. I'M GLAD.
BOBBY, YOU GOT
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?
YEAH. NOW, DADDY,
WE OWN A LOT OF LAND,
AND I'D LIKE TO USE SOME OF IT.
MAYBE... CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
CONSTRUCTION?
YOU TALK TO J.R. ABOUT THAT?
NO, BUT DADDY, THE
CITIES IN THIS STATE
ARE EXPANDING AT SUCH A RATE
THAT SOME OF OUR HOLDINGS
ARE IN PRIME BUILDING SITES.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK TO HIM?
WHAT?
J.R., HE RUNS THE COMPANY.
IF YOU THINK YOU
WANT TO BRANCH OUT...
NO, DADDY, I AM TALKING ABOUT
A WHOLE SEPARATE COMPANY.
J.R. GIVING YOU A HARD TIME?
I CAN'T WORK WITH HIM, DADDY.
I DON'T LIKE SAYING
IT, BUT IT'S TRUE.
BOBBY, YOU STAND UP TO HIM.
THERE IS NO WAY.
HE PLAYS EVERYTHING
SO CLOSE TO THE VEST,
I CAN'T GET IN.
THAT'S NO EXCUSE.
YOU DEMAND YOUR RIGHTFUL SHARE.
LOOK, I CAN GO INTO
THE OFFICE EVERY DAY
AND PUNCH HIM OUT,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO LIVE THAT WAY.
YOU'RE NOT QUITTING
ON ME, ARE YOU?
JUST LET ME CHECK OUT THIS THING
WITH MY FRIEND
DOWN IN HOUSTON, OK?
I DON'T LIKE YOU
RUNNING OUT, BOBBY.
DADDY, I'VE NEVER RUN
OUT ON ANYTHING IN MY LIFE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
BUT IF I CAN DO THIS ON
MY OWN, WITHOUT J.R.,
THEN I WANT THAT CHANCE.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
DADDY, I'VE GOT
A PLANE TO CATCH.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW THINGS TURN OUT.
MANUEL, TAKE MY HORSE.
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
J.R.?
MORNING, DAD.
DIDN'T KNOW YOU
KEPT BANKERS' HOURS.
WELL, I WAS OUT WITH JED AMES
AND WILLIE JOE GARR LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, ABOUT AS TRUSTWORTHY
AS TWO STEPPED-ON RATTLESNAKES.
WELL, SIR, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT
BROUGHT THEM IN AS PARTNERS
UP AT THOSE TWO FIELDS
UP IN, UH, GALVESTON.
NO, I BROUGHT THEIR DADDIES IN.
MEN YOU COULD TRUST
WITH A HANDSHAKE.
WELL, WE SURELY GOT
A LOT OF NEW BUSINESS
WITH THEM NOW.
I CALL IT TO THEM.
THEY DON'T GO TO THE JOHN
WITHOUT ASKING ME FIRST.
WHERE DOES YOUR
BROTHER FIT INTO ALL THIS?
WELL, HE'S DOING FINE.
I JUST TALKED TO HIM.
I GOT A FEELING
THAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO MAKE AN OFFICE
BOY OUT OF HIM.
HE HAD NO CAUSE TO COME
RUBBING YOU TO COMPLAIN.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT QUITTING.
GOING INTO
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
THAT'S THE FIRST I HEARD OF IT.
WELL, YOU KNEW THAT
I ALWAYS HAD IN MIND
THE TWO OF YOU WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
HE NEEDS MORE EXPERIENCE, DAD.
THAT'S A EWING COMPANY
YOU'RE RUNNING, J.R.
FAMILY BUSINESS.
BOB'S GOT A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
EVERY DETAIL. EVERY MEETING.
I'M TELLING YOU, HE'S
JUST TOO IMPULSIVE
TO SIT IN ON EVERY MEETING,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
HOW MANY YEARS THAT GONNA TAKE?
5, 10, 15...
DAD, WHEN YOU TOLD ME
TO TAKE OVER EWING OIL
YOU SAID I COULD HANDLE
IT ANY WAY I SAW FIT,
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE...
DAD!
DAD, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
OH, GOD.
KIT?
AIN'T NOBODY HERE!
OPERATOR?
OPERATOR, SOUTHFORK RANCH!
GET AN AMBULANCE
OUT HERE RIGHT AWAY.
SOUTHFORK RANCH!
DAD...
[SIREN BLARING]
IT'S AGREED, THEN.
THE THEME FOR
OUR DANCE THIS YEAR
WILL BE "THE PIONEERS."
IT WAS NICE OF YOU
TO AGREE, MRS. LANDON.
YES.
WE WILL NEED, UH,
COMMITTEES FOR CENTERPIECES,
MM-HMM. PUNCH...
MM-HMM. HORS D'OEUVRES...
UM, AND WHATEVER
ELSE WE MIGHT NEED.
IT WOULD BE LOVELY...
YES, LUCY, WHAT IS IT?
SPEAK SLOWER, I
CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU.
AND IN THE CENTER...
WELL, WHO WAS IN THE AMBULANCE?
REAL COVERED WAGON...
WELL, ISN'T ANYBODY THERE?
ALL RIGHT. CALL
BOBBY AT THE OFFICE,
AND FIND RAY. GET
HIM TO STAND BY.
LUCY, DO YOU KNOW
THE OFFICE NUMBER?
WELL, IF YOU FORGET,
IT'S IN THE BOOK
NEXT TO THE PHONE.
NOW, TELL ME THE
NAME ON THE AMBULANCE.
OK, BYE-BYE.
[SIREN BLARING]
[NURSES MUMBLING]
HEY, CHRIS, LET'S
PUT HIM DOWN HERE
TILL WE GET ROOM 3 READY.
[MONITORS BEEPING]
OK, LET'S HAVE A QUARTER
OF ANTI-M.S. READY.
GIVE I.V. WHEN I
TELL YOU, ALL RIGHT?
YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT, PAM.
HE CAME UP TO HERE.
HE HAD CIGAR ASHES
ALL OVER HIS CHEST,
AND HE TELLS ME HE'S GONNA
LAY NEW YORK AT MY FEET.
JUST LIKE AN OLD MOVIE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT FOR TRITE?
IT'S WONDERFUL.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M SURPRISED.
I THOUGHT YOU
ENJOYED MARRIED LIFE.
ESPECIALLY SOUTHFORK.
WELL, I LOVE BEING
MARRIED TO BOBBY...
THOUGH SOUTHFORK'S
ANOTHER STORY.
YOU'RE BORED, AREN'T YOU?
LIZ, I AM BORED TO DEATH.
YOU KNOW... I CAN ALWAYS FIND
A PLACE FOR YOU AT THE STORE.
MRS. EWING?
YES? TELEPHONE.
YOUR HUSBAND'S SECRETARY.
OH.
THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, LIZ.
DOCTOR?
SAY, DOCTOR, UH, MY FATHER?
HE'S STILL HOLDING ON.
I'M SORRY. I'VE GOT
ANOTHER EMERGENCY.
P.A.: DR. GRIFFIN,
GO TO MATERNITY.
DR. GRIFFIN, GO TO MATERNITY.
DR. GRIFFIN... MOTHER.
IT'S DAD. HE'S HAD
SOME SORT OF SEIZURE.
WHERE IS HE?
IN ROOM 3, RIGHT OVER THERE.
ELLIE. WHAT?
LET ME GO IN ALONE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU, J.R.
HOPING, YOU MEAN.
DON'T SAY THAT.
DR. DANVERS WAS ON HIS
WAY TO LUNCH WHEN I CALLED.
I WAS LUCKY.
WELL, I... I DID EVERYTHING
AS FAST AS I COULD.
I DIDN'T THINK OF
DR. DANVERS. I JUST...
NO ONE'S FAULTING YOU, J.R.
J.R... YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
WHERE'S BOBBY?
IN HOUSTON. WHAT HAPPENED?
JOCK'S TAKEN SICK.
THE DOCTOR IS WITH HIM.
WHAT IS BOBBY DOING IN HOUSTON?
I DON'T KNOW.
COMPLAINING ABOUT
SOMETHING, I SUPPOSE.
RAY!
RAY!
IN HERE.
[CRYING]
THERE YOU ARE!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
EVERYWHERE FOR YOU.
WHERE WERE YOU?
I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO.
THERE'S A RANCH TO RUN, HERE.
THIS MARE HERE...
SHE'S GONNA FOAL ANY DAY NOW.
SHE'S REALLY READY.
I'M SCARED, RAY.
OH, HOLD ME.
LUCY.
NOT NOW.
I DON'T WANT TO GROW OLD.
YOU'RE A LONG WAYS FROM OLD.
WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT
GRANDDADDY WAS OLD, EITHER.
NOW, HE'S DYING.
YOU OUGHT TO BE THINKING
ABOUT YOUR GRANDDAD...
NOT YOURSELF.
I AM, RAY.
I AM. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
I JUST NEED YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO GROW OLD.
I JUST WANT TO
FEEL LIKE I'M ALIVE.
[SOBBING]
LUCY...
SO DOES JOCK.
ELLIE... IT APPEARS
JOCK HAS SUFFERED
CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY.
HOW BAD?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S NO TESTING
EQUIPMENT HERE.
I CAN'T GET HIS BLOOD
PRESSURE STABILIZED.
I'D LIKE TO GET HIM
INTO DALLAS MEMORIAL.
I WISH HE HAD BEEN
TAKEN THERE FIRST.
WE'VE LOST SOME VALUABLE TIME.
WELL, THEN, I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD STAND
AROUND TALKING, DO YOU?
[SIREN BLARING]
HE'LL BE OK, J.R.
HAS ANYBODY TRIED
TO REACH BOBBY?
WELL, I DON'T THINK HE CARES,
THE WAY HE STARTED
IN ON DADDY TODAY...
SOMETHING I SUPPOSE
YOU PUT HIM UP TO.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
MAKE ME RESPONSIBLE
FOR JOCK'S HEART ATTACK?
COME ON, J.R. MISS
ELLIE NEEDS US.
ALL RIGHT.
OPERATOR?
HOUSTON INFORMATION, PLEASE.
[SIREN BLARING]
NOW, DON'T YOU DO
ANYTHING FOOLISH,
YOU HEAR?
COMFORTABLE, JOCK?
FEEL LIKE A... DAMN TV STATION.
START THE E.K.G.
I'LL TELL ELLIE YOU'RE
KICKING LIKE A MULE.
DOC?
YES?
[SIGHS]
AM I GONNA MAKE IT?
YEAH.
J.R., SIT DOWN.
YOU'VE BEEN PACING EVER
SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.
WELL, I...
JOCK'S OUT OF PAIN.
HIS BLOOD PRESSURE
HAS BEEN STABILIZED,
AND HE'S COMPLAINING.
WHAT NEXT?
A WHOLE LOT OF TESTING
TO FIND OUT WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED.
ANY IDEA?
OH, I DON'T LIKE TO
GUESS. YOU KNOW THAT.
WHEN CAN WE SEE HIM?
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS,
BUT ONLY FOR 5 MINUTES.
THAT GIVES ME TIME
TO PICK UP BOBBY AT THE AIRPORT.
HARLAN...
I WANT TO STAY
HERE. GET ME A ROOM.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE JOCK.
I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T.
IF JOCK KNEW
THAT YOU WERE
KEEPING A 24-HOUR VIGIL,
IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HE SEES US.
HOLD ON, NOW.
JUST SIT STILL A
MINUTE, WILL YOU?
J.R., HOW'S DADDY?
WHY DID YOU RUN OFF TO HOUSTON?
NEVER MIND THAT.
IT SEEMS YOU'RE NOT
ABOVE MAKING DEALS
ON THE HOSPITAL STEPS.
DADDY IS SICK UPSTAIRS,
SICK BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU AND YOUR WILD SCHEMES.
THE WAY I HEAR IT, HE
COLLAPSED ARGUING WITH YOU.
DO YOU HAVE TO HERE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE
WERE ARGUING ABOUT.
WE WERE ARGUING ABOUT YOU.
YOU AND THREATENING
TO LEAVE EWING OIL.
YOU JUST HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME
TO LEARN HOW I
LEARNED THE BUSINESS.
THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, J.R.
YEAH, WELL, WHAT DO
YOU THINK WORKED HIM UP?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
HE WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT.
FINE, WAS HE? WE WERE
ARGUING ABOUT YOU,
AND YOU'RE JUST
MOVING TOO FAST, BOY.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOOK
HIM TO THAT TWO-BIT HOSPITAL
AND FORGOT TO CALL A DOCTOR.
ARE YOU TRYING TO BLAME ME
FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HIM?
BOBBY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS TO SEE YOUR DADDY RIGHT NOW.
[SIREN IN DISTANCE]
Willie Joe: J.R.?
YOU GO TO THE CAR, SUE ELLEN.
HOW'S YOUR DADDY?
IT WAS A CORONARY.
WE WON'T KNOW FOR A WHILE.
YOU KNOW, WILLIE JOE AND I
WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HIM
WHEN WE HEARD THE
NEWS AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I BELIEVE, UH...
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
FOR US TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT RED FILE.
THE LAST THING ON MY
MIND IS BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.
OF COURSE. WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT
WAS JUST YESTERDAY,
YOU UNDERSTAND, THAT YOU
ASKED US TO BE YOUR BACKERS,
YOU KNOW, AND BACK YOU
WHEN THE CARTEL STARTS.
TRYING TO DECIDE
ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.
YOU CAN'T HARDLY
BLAME WILLIE JOE, HERE,
AND CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENED
WITH YOUR DADDY AND EVERYTHING,
WE'D KIND OF LIKE
A SWING VOTE IN THERE, YOU KNOW?
WANNA MAKE SURE OF
THAT FILE AND EVERYTHING
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I MEAN, FORBID.
I'LL CALL YOU.
CALL SOON, YOU KNOW?
[WHISPERING] I'm sorry, Daddy.
[WHISTLES]
NOW, WHY YOU'D
WANT TO GIVE UP A NICE,
AIR-CONDITIONED
OFFICE FOR THIS...
I FIGURED IT WAS TIME I
LEARNED A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THIS SIDE OF
THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
TRY AND HELP, IF I CAN, BOBBY.
THANKS A LOT, RAY.
COME ON.
MISS ELLIE?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE BOBBY IS?
I HAD BREAKFAST WITH HIM.
HE'S OUT WORKING WITH RAY.
RAY? DOIN' WHAT?
HE'S FILLING IN FOR JOCK.
MISS ELLIE, BOBBY THINKS
HE'S THE CAUSE OF
JOCK'S HEART ATTACK.
NOBODY'S THE CAUSE.
'CEPT MAYBE JOCK HIMSELF.
HE NEVER WOULD
LISTEN TO THE DOCTOR.
MISS ELLIE, I'M REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT BOBBY.
I'VE GOT MORE ON
MY MIND THAN THAT.
PAM, YOU'RE A EWING NOW.
BOBBY'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
HANDLE IT.
WELL, I... I BETTER
GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
JOCK GETS PEEVED
IF I'M NOT AROUND
WHEN HE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
BYE.
THEY SPEND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ON A HOSPITAL
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THEN...
TRY TO KILL YOU
WITH THE DAMN FOOD.
JOCK, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
NOBODY TELLS YOU
ANYTHING AROUND HERE.
THEY BEEN POKIN',
PUSHIN', AND PULLIN' AT ME
FOR 2 DAYS NOW.
I TALKED TO HARLAN.
THEY GOT A FEW MORE TESTS TO DO,
AND THEN THEY'LL KNOW.
ARE THEY GONNA
OPEN ME UP, ELLIE?
HE'S NOT SURE.
BUT THEY'RE BRINGING
THE BEST CARDIAC
SURGEON IN THE STATE.
HOW'S THINGS GOIN' AT HOME?
SAME AS USUAL.
EXCEPT BOBBY'S WORKING WITH RAY.
HE'S FILLING IN
TILL YOU GET BACK.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, ELLIE,
SOMETIMES I WORRY I...
I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN
A VERY GOOD FATHER.
YES, YOU HAVE.
GARY PULLIN' OUT.
DRIFTER.
MAYBE I COULD'VE DONE
BETTER BY HIM, BUT...
JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
JOCK, DON'T.
LOOK AT J.R.
HE MAY GET ON YOUR
NERVES ONCE IN A WHILE,
BUT HE'S DONE
WONDERS FOR EWING OIL.
A NATURAL-BORN BUSINESSMAN.
AND BOBBY'S WORKING THE RANCH.
I LIKE THAT.
MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY TO
SOLVE THE WHOLE PROBLEM.
MAYBE.
ELLIE, IF... IF ANYTHING
HAPPENS TO ME,
YOU KEEP THE FAMILY
TOGETHER, YOU HEAR?
NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
PROMISE ME. IT MEANS A LOT.
TO ME, TOO.
REMEMBER WHEN MY DADDY
DIDN'T GIVE US 5 YEARS TOGETHER?
HEH.
SOMETIMES I THINK HE WAS RIGHT.
WE'RE BOTH SO HEADSTRONG.
WE RAISED A FAMILY.
AND WE'RE STILL TOGETHER.
WE'VE HAD A GOOD LIFE, ELLIE.
WE STILL DO.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT. LOOK.
LOT OF DAYLIGHT
BETWEEN YOUR WIFE
AND THAT SADDLE.
BETTER TAKE A LOOK.
IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT.
NEWS ABOUT DADDY? NO.
BOBBY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
PAMELA, I GOT WORK TO DO.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO TO SEE JOCK
IN THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY?
PAMELA, HE DOESN'T
NEED A CROWD AROUND HIM.
YOU'RE HARDLY A CROWD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU
CAME OUT HERE FOR?
TO REMIND ME TO SEE MY DADDY?
I DON'T NEED REMINDERS, PAMELA.
WELL, YOU NEED SOMETHING.
ARE YOU AFRAID TO SEE HIM?
I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID
OF THAT MAN IN MY LIFE.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO PROVE, WORKING OUT HERE?
HE'S NOT HERE.
SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT.
BOBBY, WHY ARE YOU LAYING
THIS KIND OF GUILT ON YOURSELF?
PAMELA, I COULD'VE
KILLED THAT MAN.
OH, COME ON. IT
WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
PAMELA, GO TO THE HOUSE, PLEASE.
NO!
BOBBY, NOBODY CAN
HELP WHAT HAPPENED.
PLEASE, HE NEEDS YOU NOW.
SO, FEANEY SAYS TO THE BUMPKIN,
"NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?"
WELL, SIR, THE BUMPKIN
SCRATCHED HIS HEAD AND SAID,
"WELL, I'D CALL MY
BROTHER EUSTACE,
'CAUSE EUSTACE AIN'T NEVER
SEEN NO REAL GOOD WRECK."
FOR THE LAST TIME, PLEASE LEAVE,
BEFORE I CALL SECURITY.
Jock: I WISH I COULD, BEN.
MMM-MMM-MMM.
OOH, YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
MIGHTY DANGEROUS.
Nurse: THAT IS IT.
COME ON, BOYS,
YOU CAN DO BETTER
THAN THIS. COME ON.
SURE, BOBBY.
I'M JUST TRYIN' TO
CHEER YOUR DADDY UP.
COME ON, BOYS,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND LET JOCK REST.
Jock: THANKS FOR COMIN', BOYS.
THE WHOLE FAMILY
WAS HERE YESTERDAY,
'CEPT YOU.
YOUR FRIENDS REALLY
OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER.
AW, THEY DON'T MEAN NO HARM.
JUDGE LIKES TO TELL STORIES.
I LIKE TO LISTEN TO 'EM.
TIME TO REST NOW, MR. EWING.
IT'S MY SON. JUST A
FEW MORE MINUTES?
WOULD YOU, UH,
CLOSE THE DOORS WHEN YOU GO OUT?
SENT YOUR MAMA HOME.
TOLD HER TO REST UP.
SHE WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT.
SHE MISSES YOU. WE ALL DO.
SHE TELLS ME, UH,
YOU'RE WORKING WITH RAY.
HE NEEDS A LITTLE HELP
GETTING THOSE CATTLE
READY FOR SHIPPING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS?
I PUT IT ON THE BACK
BURNER FOR A WHILE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
WHEN YOU GET HOME.
BOBBY, I DO NOT WANT YOU
TO LEAVE THE EWING OIL COMPANY.
DO YOU HEAR?
LOOK, I CAME DOWN HERE
TO FIND OUT HOW YOU WERE DOING,
NOT TO HAVE A
BUSINESS CONFERENCE.
J.R. DOIN' FINE.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
KIND OF LIKE TO
HAVE YOU THERE, TOO.
I GET THE FEELING
SOMETIMES THAT...
YOUR BROTHER'S NOT
TELLING ME EVERYTHING.
PLANNING TO
REDECORATE, SUE ELLEN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I LIVE HERE, REMEMBER?
YOU KEEPIN' UP WITH THE LATEST?
YOU PLANNIN' TO REJOIN
THE WORKIN' CLASS?
I FIND IT MORE HONEST
THAN WAITING FOR JOCK TO DIE,
SO YOU CAN BECOME
THE LADY OF THE MANOR.
YOU HAVE A DISGUSTING MOUTH.
OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE
DOING UP ON THE STAIRS?
CHECKING FOR TERMITES?
IF IT DOES HAPPEN, AND
WHEN I DO TAKE OVER,
THE FIRST THING I'M GONNA DO
IS THROW YOU OUT.
NO ONE IS TAKING OVER.
NOT WHILE I'M ALIVE.
LORD LOVE HER. SHE AND J.R...
NEITHER ONE OF THEM
LACKS FOR AMBITION.
COFFEE I SMELL?
WILLIE JOE. J.R.
JAMES. HEY.
I DON'T MIND TELLIN' YOU
I DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARY.
WELL, MAYBE SO, J.R. MAYBE SO.
BUT IT WAS JUST,
WHAT, LAST MONTH
YOUR DADDY WAS TALKING
OVER AT THE CATTLEMEN'S CLUB
ABOUT THE SOUTHFORK.
YEAH, I WAS THERE.
HE SAID NO ONE, BUT NO ONE,
IS EVER GONNA DRILL
OIL ON THAT RANCH.
SENT SHIVERS UP MY SPINE.
YOU GOT NO CAUSE.
WELL, WE ALWAYS VOTE
TOGETHER AT THE CARTEL,
AND THE OTHERS
ARE WONDERING WHY.
YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW,
AND WILLIE JOE HERE
KNOWS IT'S BECAUSE
OF THOSE RESERVES
OF OIL OVER THERE
IN SECTION 40 OF THE SOUTHFORK.
YEAH, DADDY OFTEN SAYS
THINGS SO MAMA WON'T WORRY.
YOU KNOW HOW SHE
FEELS ABOUT THAT RANCH.
THAT'S WHY WE
WANT TO SEE THE FILE.
IT'LL HELP US SLEEP
A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA FACE IT.
YOUR DADDY MAY NOT
GET OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL.
BITE YOUR TONGUE.
I'M JUST TALKIN' ABOUT
FACIN' THE FACTS.
I DON'T MEAN NO DISRESPECT.
HERE, READ THAT.
READ IT OUT LOUD SO
WILLIE JOE CAN HEAR IT.
"THIS CARD OF SALE
AMENDS PARAGRAPH 37.
"UPON MY DEATH,
"I HEREBY GRANT TO
MY SON JOHN EWING, JR.
"FULL DRILLING RIGHTS TO ALL OIL
"FOUND IN SECTION 40
OF SOUTHFORK RANCH
AS DESCRIBED IN SAID PARAGRAPH."
SATISFIED?
SURE AM.
SORRY TO HAVE TO PUT YOU
THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE, J.R.,
BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE
JOCK DIDN'T CHANGE NOTHIN'.
YEAH. MAKE CERTAIN
YOU DIDN'T FORGE HIS NAME
ON THE BOTTOM
OF THIS PAPER, HUH?
I DON'T THINK THAT'S FUNNY.
LET'S HAVE A DRINK
TO DADDY'S HEALTH.
ELLIE.
WE'VE JUST FINISHED
THE CARDIAC CATH TEST.
THERE'S A BLOCKAGE
IN ONE OF JOCK'S
CORONARY ARTERIES.
IT'S SHUTTING OFF
THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO HIS HEART.
DOES THAT MEAN SURGERY?
YES, IT DOES.
WE'LL DO A BYPASS GRAFT.
IT'S LIKE A DETOUR
AROUND THE BLOCKAGE.
HE'S NOT A YOUNG MAN.
OH, HE'S A TOUGH MAN.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
HE'S A GOOD CHANCE
OF LEADING A LONG
AND NORMAL LIFE.
WHEN, HARLAN?
THIS MORNING. WE
DON'T WANT TO WAIT.
WHEN'S IT GONNA HAPPEN?
JUST ABOUT ANYTIME NOW.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
GONNA HAPPEN SO SOON.
YOU USUALLY KNOW ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY
DID IT SO QUICK.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE
REVERENCE FOR NEW LIFE?
BOBBY, IT'S YOUR MOM.
YEAH, MAMA, HOW IS HE?
OK, WE'LL BE RIGHT IN.
HE'S SCHEDULED
FOR OPEN HEART
SURGERY THIS MORNING.
WHAT'D YOU SIGN?
A MESS OF FORMS?
THEY MAKE YOU DO
THAT. IT'S ROUTINE.
NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY NOWADAYS.
IF I KICK OFF...
I GUESS I GOT NOBODY
TO BLAME BUT MYSELF.
JOCK.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING...
I'M TRYING TO TELL
YOU, MISS ELLIE...
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
NON-STOP FOR AN HOUR.
I LOVE YOU.
OHH.
SORRY, MRS. EWING,
I HAVE TO GET HIM READY NOW.
DON'T YOU WORRY, YOU HEAR?
DON'T WORRY.
DID YOU REACH J.R.?
HE'S OUT OF THE OFFICE
AT A MEETING, BUT I LEFT WORD.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT GUY.
HE IS JUST TAKING CARE
OF BUSINESS, BOBBY.
HOW IS HE?
SCARED, BUT HE WON'T ADMIT IT.
CAN WE GET YOU SOME
BREAKFAST, MAMA?
NOTHING.
MISS ELLIE, J.R. WILL
BE HERE IN A MINUTE.
GOOD.
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I WANT TO BE BY
MYSELF FOR A WHILE.
IT'S GONNA BE HOURS.
YOU SURE YOU'RE
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
[WHISPERING] Come on.
SUE ELLEN, DON'T YOU
WANT SOME COFFEE?
SURE.
CAN I BRING YOU SOME?
I'M GOING TO ASSIST
DR. BANCROFT.
YEAH?
I HOPE YOU WASHED
YOUR HANDS, SONNY.
[DOCTORS LAUGH]
SO, ONE BIRTHDAY, I CAME HOME,
AND THERE WAS A
MERRY-GO-ROUND IN THE FRONT YARD.
NOT ONE OF THOSE
DINKY LITTLE THINGS
YOU FIND IN FRONT
OF A SUPERMARKET,
BUT AN HONEST-TO-GOD
MERRY-GO-ROUND
WITH MUSIC AND MIRRORS
AND HAND-CARVED HORSES.
YOUR DADDY SURE DID LOVE YOU.
YEAH. HE'D GIVE ME
ANYTHING IF I ASKED FOR IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT GAVE
ME THE MOST PLEASURE?
JUST SPENDIN' THE DAY WITH HIM.
GO TO THE OFFICE, OR
OUT IN THE OIL FIELDS.
JUST BE WITH HIM.
YOU TWO ALWAYS HAD
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.
I GUESS SO.
MAMA, SHE ALWAYS...
ALWAYS LIKED
GARY THE BEST, SO...
THAT LEFT J.R.
THAT HELPS EXPLAIN HIM,
BUT DOESN'T HELP MUCH.
PAMELA, I THINK
J.R.'s UP TO SOMETHIN'.
WHY, HE'S ALWAYS UP TO...
NO, I MEAN, SOMETHING
HE DOESN'T WANT
ANYBODY TO FIND OUT ABOUT.
BOBBY, J.R. NEEDS SECRETS.
THAT'S HIS POWER.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S ALL ABOUT.
HE KEEPS ME OUT OF EVERY MEETING
WITH WILLIE JOE AND
JEB. EVERY MEETING.
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
BUSINESS GOING WITH THOSE BOYS.
THOSE 2 MEN WE
SAW AT THE HOSPITAL?
YEAH.
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GO TO
THEIR OWN MOTHER'S FUNERAL
UNLESS THEY THOUGHT
THE UNDERTAKER
WAS GONNA STRIKE OIL,
AND YET DADDY GETS SICK,
AND THEY COME RIGHT IN.
SWEETHEART, YOU'RE
UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
LOOK, GIVE IT SOME TIME.
LET'S GO CHECK ON YOUR DADDY.
YEAH, COME ON.
YEAH, I FIGURE YOU
BOYS STAND TO MAKE 15%
ON THE ASPHALT PLAN ALONE.
J.R., THE WAY YOU'RE GOIN',
THE ARABS WILL COME
TO US TO BORROW MONEY.
SMARTEST THING OL' JOCK EVER DID
WAS PUTTIN' YOU IN CHARGE.
WELL, SHOOT, YOU'RE GONNA
BE BIGGER'N HE EVER WAS.
TAKE CARE, NOW. YOU, TOO.
[HONKS MUSICAL CAR HORN]
WE GONNA FIGHT AGAIN?
NOT UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
NO, I DON'T.
LET'S GO AND SEE IF
DAD'S OUT OF SURGERY.
I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOIN'
ON WITH WILLIE JOE AND JEB.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE
THE FILES ON ME.
THEY'RE AT THE OFFICE.
IF YOU'D CARE TO
DROP IN OCCASIONALLY,
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIND OUT FOR YOUR...
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
ISN'T IN THOSE FILES, J.R.
WELL, WHAT IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
I MEAN, WHY DO YOU KEEP
ME OUT OF EVERY SINGLE
BUSINESS MEETING WITH THEM?
BECAUSE I RUN EWING OIL,
AND WHEN YOU'RE
READY, YOU CAN SIT IN
ON ANY MEETING YOU WANT TO.
WELL, I'M NOT READY
FOR THE 3 OF YOU
TO BE CIRCLING THIS HOSPITAL
LIKE A BUNCH OF VULTURES.
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MEAN
WHAT I JUST HEARD YOU SAY.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO DADDY,
I'M GONNA BE BY YOUR
SIDE 24 HOURS A DAY.
YOU'RE HIDIN' SOMETHING, J.R.,
AND I'M GONNA
FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
[WHISPERING] Come on, Pamela.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
GOING OFF PUMP, MIKE.
U-CLAMP.
CLAMPING, MIKE.
[MONITOR BEEPS FASTER]
V-TAC.
AH, LOSING PRESSURE.
GOING BACK ON PUMP.
PADDLES.
NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM.
THINK HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
SURE.
I SURE HOPE SO.
JOCK.
MY FRIEND, YOU TRULY
HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN.
OHH!
GRANDDADDY!
WELL, YOU DON'T DO
THAT MUCH ANYMORE.
SOMETIMES I THINK
IT PAYS TO GET SICK.
SUE ELLEN, YOU SENT
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
ENOUGH TO LANDSCAPE THE HIGHWAY
FROM HERE TO AUSTIN. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
'PRECIATE IT. HOLD IT, ELLIE.
BOBBY, I WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING.
ARE YOU GONNA
QUIT THE EWING OIL?
GO INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS?
WELL, DADDY,
I'M WORKING OUT AT
THE RANCH RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S A NICE, EVASIVE ANSWER.
WELL, J.R., LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THE OFFICE ALL TO YOURSELF.
LET'S GO, ELLIE.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
BROTHER FIT INTO ALL THIS?
HE NEEDS MORE EXPERIENCE, DAD.
HOW MANY YEARS THAT GONNA TAKE?
5, 10, 15...
DAD, WHEN YOU TOLD ME
TO TAKE OVER EWING OIL,
YOU SAID I COULD HANDLE
IT ANY WAY I SAW FIT,
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE... DAD!
IT SEEMS YOU'RE NOT ABOVE
MAKING DEALS ON
THE HOSPITAL STEPS.
DADDY IS SICK UPSTAIRS,
SICK BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU'RE JUST MOVING
TOO FAST, BOY.
HE'S SCHEDULED FOR OPEN
HEART SURGERY THIS MORNING.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO DADDY,
I'M GONNA BE BY YOUR
SIDE 24 HOURS A DAY.
YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING, J.R.,
AND I'M GONNA
FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
Surgeon: CLAMPING, MIKE.
V-TAC.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
[COWS MOOING]
[MEN WHISTLING AND CALLING OUT]
SOME STRAYS OVER
IN THE NORTH PASTURE.
YEAH. JOCK...
GOT A FEW STRAYS
UP AT THE OTHER END.
I'LL GET 'EM.
NO, I'LL GET 'EM. COME ON.
[COWS MOOING]
Sue Ellen: THE FUNDRAISING
COMMITTEE, UH, MET YESTERDAY,
AND VOTED TO HAVE OUR
ANNUAL DANCE AT THE MARINA.
THEY HAD IT THERE LAST YEAR.
YES, AND IT WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS.
MY HUSBAND HATES DANCES.
WELL, I THINK WE
SHOULD TAKE A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,
RAISE YOUR HANDS.
NOW...
WHY DON'T WE ADJOURN AND
MEET BACK HERE TOMORROW.
WE HAVE TO THINK OF A
THEME FOR OUR DANCE
THAT WOULD SHOW OUR CONCERN
FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED,
BUT, UH, SOMETHING
NOT TOO DEPRESSING.
LADIES, UNTIL TOMORROW.
I BETTER DRIVE
BACK WITH SUE ELLEN.
I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW
TO THINK I'M PLAYING FAVORITES.
OH, THAT'S FINE.
I'LL CALL BOBBY AT THE OFFICE
AND ASK HIM TO MEET ME AT LUNCH.
PAMELA, I DON'T THINK
THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
MEN DON'T LIKE THEIR WIVES
CALLING AT THE OFFICE.
SUE ELLEN... THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR
EXPERIENCED ADVICE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[BUZZ]
[BUZZ]
YEAH?
OH, PUT HER ON.
HI, SWEETHEART. HOW
WAS YOUR MEETING?
OH, I'M SORRY.
IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE
SOME GETTING USED TO.
[CHUCKLING] LIKE AVOCADOS.
NO, SWEETHEART,
I CAN'T. I'M SORRY.
NO, I HAVE A REAL
IMPORTANT MEETING
WITH J.R. AND SOME BOYS
AND IT'S GONNA GO
RIGHT PAST LUNCH.
OK.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
PLEASE, WOULD YOU THAT
BACK IN THE MAIL SLOT?
OK, BUT... OK.
J.R.?
J.R.
HMM?
J.R., I'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER
THESE EWING OIL LAND HOLDINGS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE HAVE
THAT MUCH PROPERTY.
YOU MEAN OIL LEASES?
NO, RAW LAND ALL OVER THE STATE.
THERE'S NOT A WELL ON IT.
NOTHING BUT SAGEBRUSH AND BUGS.
OH, WELL, A FEW YEARS AGO,
WHEN ALL THE INDEPENDENTS
WERE JUST TAKING LEASES,
DADDY DECIDED TO BUY UP
AS MUCH LAND AS HE COULD
FOR A COUPLE OR $3.00 AN ACRE.
SOME OF THEM WERE OIL WELLS,
SOME WERE DRY HOLES, YOU KNOW.
CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO
A GEOLOGIST, HAVE YOU?
NO.
BUT I HAVE BEEN
DOING SOME THINKING,
AND I THINK WE CAN
PUT THIS PROPERTY
TO SOME GOOD USE.
UH-HUH.
UH, I WANT YOU TO GO OVER
AND TALK TO LUKE HAILEY
AT LUKE HAILEY FREIGHT LINES.
I CAN'T DO THAT, J.R.
WE HAVE THAT MEETING
IN A COUPLE MINUTES.
WELL... HEH... THE THING IS...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL THOSE DERRICKS
THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOWN IN ABILENE LAST WEEK.
LOOK, I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL
AFTER THE MEETING, ALL RIGHT?
NO, THE PHONE'S
NOT GONNA DO IT, BOY.
LOOK, J.R., I AM A FULL
MEMBER OF EWING OIL.
NOW, I SHOULD BE IN ON A MEETING
WITH JEB AMES AND
WILLIE JOE GARR.
WELL, I'M GONNA TAKE
CARE OF THOSE OLD BOYS,
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF
WE DON'T FIND THOSE RIGS,
WE'RE GONNA LOSE A FORTUNE.
WE ARE PARTNERS WITH THEM
IN OVER A DOZEN FIELDS.
WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
BOBBY, I DON'T WANT
TO PULL RANK ON YOU,
BUT I DO KNOW HOW
TO RUN THE COMPANY.
SO I WANT YOU TO GO OVER
TO LUKE HAILEY FREIGHT
LINES RIGHT NOW, OK?
[DOOR OPENS]
CONNIE, WOULD YOU PUT
THIS AWAY FOR ME, PLEASE?
[LAUGHTER]
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
MR. AMES, MR. GARR.
HEY, SUGAR. HI, HONEY.
HEY, BUZZ J.R., THERE, WILL YA?
LET HIM KNOW WILLIE JOE
GARR AND JEB AMES ARE HERE.
WELL, THERE THEY
ARE. RIGHT ON TIME, TOO.
HOW YOU DOING, BOYS?
J.R., WELL, YOU'RE
LOOKING REAL GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I GOT A HELL OF AN IDEA.
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT
GO OVER TO THE CLUB,
HAVE A DRINK.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU, WILLIE JOE,
BUT, UH, MY FRIEND HERE AND I
COULD USE A LITTLE STEAM BATH.
HEY! ESPECIALLY YOU.
[ALL LAUGH]
UH, DARLING, I GET
ANY MORE CALLS,
YOU TELL THEM I'M OUT
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
AND MAYBE THE REST
OF THE NIGHT, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?
YEAH, I TELL YOU. CALL MY WIFE.
TELL HER I WON'T
BE IN FOR DINNER.
[MEN CHATTERING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS] THE CLUB?
IS THAT ALL HE SAID?
HE SAID HE'D BE GONE
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
DAMN.
[GROANS]
SUE ELLEN, YOU QUIT THAT.
QUIT IT!
YOU COME HOME AT
4:00 IN THE MORNING,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
STAY OUT ALL NIGHT.
IT WAS BUSINESS.
WELL, WHOEVER YOU'RE
DOING BUSINESS WITH
WEARS FLEURS DE
PRINTEMPS LIBERALLY!
MUST HAVE BEEN THE WAITRESS.
HMPH. ONLY ONE?
READY?
[SIGHS] YES.
IS PAMELA COMING?
NO, SHE HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
MM-HMM. WELL, THANK HEAVENS.
WELL, UH...
I'LL TRY TO INVOLVE
HER, MISS ELLIE,
BUT, UH, SHE JUST
DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT IN.
OH!
HA.
HEY! WATCH THE
SUIT, WATCH THE SUIT.
MY, ARE WE TOUCHY TODAY.
NO, WE'RE NOT TOUCHY.
WAITING FOR A PHONE
CALL FROM HOUSTON.
TOO BUSY TO DRY MY BACK?
NEVER.
OH! [CHUCKLES]
MMM.
MMM!
OOH, WATCH OUT FOR THE SUIT.
I'LL BUY A NEW ONE.
YOU GOING OUT WITH
MAMA AND SUE ELLEN AGAIN?
OH, NOT TODAY.
I'M GONNA HAVE
LUNCH WITH LIZ CRAIG.
LIZ CRAIG? MM-HMM.
YOUR BOSS FROM THE STORE?
WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
WELL... WHAT THAT'S ALL ABOUT
IS NOT HAVING TO LISTEN
TO BORING SUE ELLEN
OR GOING TO ANY MORE
BORING LUNCHEONS.
BUT YOU HAVE HAD
LUNCH WITH LIZ CRAIG
A COUPLE, 3, 4, TIMES
THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
HMM. WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S A FRIEND.
A FRIEND.
SHE'S GONNA ASK YOU
BACK TO WORK, ISN'T SHE?
IS THAT BAD?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT THAT.
HELLO?
HAROLD, HOW ARE YA?
YEAH, I TRIED TO
GET A HOLD OF YOU.
HEH HEH HEH. YES, I DID.
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
HER WHEN YOU SEE HER.
LOOK, HAROLD...
EWING OIL HAS A LOT OF PROPERTY,
AND I'D LIKE TO PUT
IT TO SOME GOOD USE.
I DON'T KNOW...
BUSINESS COMPLEX,
APARTMENT BUILDING, SOMETHING.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
IN THE FIELD.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GET TOGETHER?
[CAR HORN HONKS]
THERE'S BOBBY. YEP.
DADDY! I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
COME ON.
RAY, YOU GO AHEAD.
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
BOBBY, MAYBE YOU
CAN GET YOUR DAD
TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A FEW DAYS.
HE'S BEEN WORKING
PRETTY HARD LATELY.
RAY, I'LL CATCH UP
WITH YOU AT THE CHUTES.
YES, SIR.
UNH. BOBBY.
THAT TRUE? YOU BEEN
PUSHING YOURSELF?
HEH. YOU KNOW YOUR
GRANDPA SOUTHWORTH?
HE HATED ALL MEN.
HE SAID THEY RUINED THE
RANGES AND STANK UP THE AIR.
AND HE FIGURED THE ONLY WAY
THAT YOU COULD LIVE
OFF THE LAND DECENTLY
WAS TO RAISE CATTLE.
WELL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
I... I'M INCLINED TO GIVE
THE DEVIL HIS DUES.
I'M HAVING ONE HELL OF A TIME.
HEH HEH. I'M GLAD.
BOBBY, YOU GOT
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?
YEAH. NOW, DADDY,
WE OWN A LOT OF LAND,
AND I'D LIKE TO USE SOME OF IT.
MAYBE... CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
CONSTRUCTION?
YOU TALK TO J.R. ABOUT THAT?
NO, BUT DADDY, THE
CITIES IN THIS STATE
ARE EXPANDING AT SUCH A RATE
THAT SOME OF OUR HOLDINGS
ARE IN PRIME BUILDING SITES.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK TO HIM?
WHAT?
J.R., HE RUNS THE COMPANY.
IF YOU THINK YOU
WANT TO BRANCH OUT...
NO, DADDY, I AM TALKING ABOUT
A WHOLE SEPARATE COMPANY.
J.R. GIVING YOU A HARD TIME?
I CAN'T WORK WITH HIM, DADDY.
I DON'T LIKE SAYING
IT, BUT IT'S TRUE.
BOBBY, YOU STAND UP TO HIM.
THERE IS NO WAY.
HE PLAYS EVERYTHING
SO CLOSE TO THE VEST,
I CAN'T GET IN.
THAT'S NO EXCUSE.
YOU DEMAND YOUR RIGHTFUL SHARE.
LOOK, I CAN GO INTO
THE OFFICE EVERY DAY
AND PUNCH HIM OUT,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO LIVE THAT WAY.
YOU'RE NOT QUITTING
ON ME, ARE YOU?
JUST LET ME CHECK OUT THIS THING
WITH MY FRIEND
DOWN IN HOUSTON, OK?
I DON'T LIKE YOU
RUNNING OUT, BOBBY.
DADDY, I'VE NEVER RUN
OUT ON ANYTHING IN MY LIFE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
BUT IF I CAN DO THIS ON
MY OWN, WITHOUT J.R.,
THEN I WANT THAT CHANCE.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
DADDY, I'VE GOT
A PLANE TO CATCH.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW
HOW THINGS TURN OUT.
MANUEL, TAKE MY HORSE.
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
J.R.?
MORNING, DAD.
DIDN'T KNOW YOU
KEPT BANKERS' HOURS.
WELL, I WAS OUT WITH JED AMES
AND WILLIE JOE GARR LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, ABOUT AS TRUSTWORTHY
AS TWO STEPPED-ON RATTLESNAKES.
WELL, SIR, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT
BROUGHT THEM IN AS PARTNERS
UP AT THOSE TWO FIELDS
UP IN, UH, GALVESTON.
NO, I BROUGHT THEIR DADDIES IN.
MEN YOU COULD TRUST
WITH A HANDSHAKE.
WELL, WE SURELY GOT
A LOT OF NEW BUSINESS
WITH THEM NOW.
I CALL IT TO THEM.
THEY DON'T GO TO THE JOHN
WITHOUT ASKING ME FIRST.
WHERE DOES YOUR
BROTHER FIT INTO ALL THIS?
WELL, HE'S DOING FINE.
I JUST TALKED TO HIM.
I GOT A FEELING
THAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO MAKE AN OFFICE
BOY OUT OF HIM.
HE HAD NO CAUSE TO COME
RUBBING YOU TO COMPLAIN.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT QUITTING.
GOING INTO
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
THAT'S THE FIRST I HEARD OF IT.
WELL, YOU KNEW THAT
I ALWAYS HAD IN MIND
THE TWO OF YOU WORKING TOGETHER.
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
HE NEEDS MORE EXPERIENCE, DAD.
THAT'S A EWING COMPANY
YOU'RE RUNNING, J.R.
FAMILY BUSINESS.
BOB'S GOT A RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
EVERY DETAIL. EVERY MEETING.
I'M TELLING YOU, HE'S
JUST TOO IMPULSIVE
TO SIT IN ON EVERY MEETING,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
HOW MANY YEARS THAT GONNA TAKE?
5, 10, 15...
DAD, WHEN YOU TOLD ME
TO TAKE OVER EWING OIL
YOU SAID I COULD HANDLE
IT ANY WAY I SAW FIT,
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE...
DAD!
DAD, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
OH, GOD.
KIT?
AIN'T NOBODY HERE!
OPERATOR?
OPERATOR, SOUTHFORK RANCH!
GET AN AMBULANCE
OUT HERE RIGHT AWAY.
SOUTHFORK RANCH!
DAD...
[SIREN BLARING]
IT'S AGREED, THEN.
THE THEME FOR
OUR DANCE THIS YEAR
WILL BE "THE PIONEERS."
IT WAS NICE OF YOU
TO AGREE, MRS. LANDON.
YES.
WE WILL NEED, UH,
COMMITTEES FOR CENTERPIECES,
MM-HMM. PUNCH...
MM-HMM. HORS D'OEUVRES...
UM, AND WHATEVER
ELSE WE MIGHT NEED.
IT WOULD BE LOVELY...
YES, LUCY, WHAT IS IT?
SPEAK SLOWER, I
CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU.
AND IN THE CENTER...
WELL, WHO WAS IN THE AMBULANCE?
REAL COVERED WAGON...
WELL, ISN'T ANYBODY THERE?
ALL RIGHT. CALL
BOBBY AT THE OFFICE,
AND FIND RAY. GET
HIM TO STAND BY.
LUCY, DO YOU KNOW
THE OFFICE NUMBER?
WELL, IF YOU FORGET,
IT'S IN THE BOOK
NEXT TO THE PHONE.
NOW, TELL ME THE
NAME ON THE AMBULANCE.
OK, BYE-BYE.
[SIREN BLARING]
[NURSES MUMBLING]
HEY, CHRIS, LET'S
PUT HIM DOWN HERE
TILL WE GET ROOM 3 READY.
[MONITORS BEEPING]
OK, LET'S HAVE A QUARTER
OF ANTI-M.S. READY.
GIVE I.V. WHEN I
TELL YOU, ALL RIGHT?
YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT, PAM.
HE CAME UP TO HERE.
HE HAD CIGAR ASHES
ALL OVER HIS CHEST,
AND HE TELLS ME HE'S GONNA
LAY NEW YORK AT MY FEET.
JUST LIKE AN OLD MOVIE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT FOR TRITE?
IT'S WONDERFUL.
[CHUCKLES]
I'M SURPRISED.
I THOUGHT YOU
ENJOYED MARRIED LIFE.
ESPECIALLY SOUTHFORK.
WELL, I LOVE BEING
MARRIED TO BOBBY...
THOUGH SOUTHFORK'S
ANOTHER STORY.
YOU'RE BORED, AREN'T YOU?
LIZ, I AM BORED TO DEATH.
YOU KNOW... I CAN ALWAYS FIND
A PLACE FOR YOU AT THE STORE.
MRS. EWING?
YES? TELEPHONE.
YOUR HUSBAND'S SECRETARY.
OH.
THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, LIZ.
DOCTOR?
SAY, DOCTOR, UH, MY FATHER?
HE'S STILL HOLDING ON.
I'M SORRY. I'VE GOT
ANOTHER EMERGENCY.
P.A.: DR. GRIFFIN,
GO TO MATERNITY.
DR. GRIFFIN, GO TO MATERNITY.
DR. GRIFFIN... MOTHER.
IT'S DAD. HE'S HAD
SOME SORT OF SEIZURE.
WHERE IS HE?
IN ROOM 3, RIGHT OVER THERE.
ELLIE. WHAT?
LET ME GO IN ALONE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU, J.R.
HOPING, YOU MEAN.
DON'T SAY THAT.
DR. DANVERS WAS ON HIS
WAY TO LUNCH WHEN I CALLED.
I WAS LUCKY.
WELL, I... I DID EVERYTHING
AS FAST AS I COULD.
I DIDN'T THINK OF
DR. DANVERS. I JUST...
NO ONE'S FAULTING YOU, J.R.
J.R... YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
WHERE'S BOBBY?
IN HOUSTON. WHAT HAPPENED?
JOCK'S TAKEN SICK.
THE DOCTOR IS WITH HIM.
WHAT IS BOBBY DOING IN HOUSTON?
I DON'T KNOW.
COMPLAINING ABOUT
SOMETHING, I SUPPOSE.
RAY!
RAY!
IN HERE.
[CRYING]
THERE YOU ARE!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING
EVERYWHERE FOR YOU.
WHERE WERE YOU?
I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO.
THERE'S A RANCH TO RUN, HERE.
THIS MARE HERE...
SHE'S GONNA FOAL ANY DAY NOW.
SHE'S REALLY READY.
I'M SCARED, RAY.
OH, HOLD ME.
LUCY.
NOT NOW.
I DON'T WANT TO GROW OLD.
YOU'RE A LONG WAYS FROM OLD.
WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT
GRANDDADDY WAS OLD, EITHER.
NOW, HE'S DYING.
YOU OUGHT TO BE THINKING
ABOUT YOUR GRANDDAD...
NOT YOURSELF.
I AM, RAY.
I AM. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
I JUST NEED YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO GROW OLD.
I JUST WANT TO
FEEL LIKE I'M ALIVE.
[SOBBING]
LUCY...
SO DOES JOCK.
ELLIE... IT APPEARS
JOCK HAS SUFFERED
CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY.
HOW BAD?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S NO TESTING
EQUIPMENT HERE.
I CAN'T GET HIS BLOOD
PRESSURE STABILIZED.
I'D LIKE TO GET HIM
INTO DALLAS MEMORIAL.
I WISH HE HAD BEEN
TAKEN THERE FIRST.
WE'VE LOST SOME VALUABLE TIME.
WELL, THEN, I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD STAND
AROUND TALKING, DO YOU?
[SIREN BLARING]
HE'LL BE OK, J.R.
HAS ANYBODY TRIED
TO REACH BOBBY?
WELL, I DON'T THINK HE CARES,
THE WAY HE STARTED
IN ON DADDY TODAY...
SOMETHING I SUPPOSE
YOU PUT HIM UP TO.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
MAKE ME RESPONSIBLE
FOR JOCK'S HEART ATTACK?
COME ON, J.R. MISS
ELLIE NEEDS US.
ALL RIGHT.
OPERATOR?
HOUSTON INFORMATION, PLEASE.
[SIREN BLARING]
NOW, DON'T YOU DO
ANYTHING FOOLISH,
YOU HEAR?
COMFORTABLE, JOCK?
FEEL LIKE A... DAMN TV STATION.
START THE E.K.G.
I'LL TELL ELLIE YOU'RE
KICKING LIKE A MULE.
DOC?
YES?
[SIGHS]
AM I GONNA MAKE IT?
YEAH.
J.R., SIT DOWN.
YOU'VE BEEN PACING EVER
SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.
WELL, I...
JOCK'S OUT OF PAIN.
HIS BLOOD PRESSURE
HAS BEEN STABILIZED,
AND HE'S COMPLAINING.
WHAT NEXT?
A WHOLE LOT OF TESTING
TO FIND OUT WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED.
ANY IDEA?
OH, I DON'T LIKE TO
GUESS. YOU KNOW THAT.
WHEN CAN WE SEE HIM?
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS,
BUT ONLY FOR 5 MINUTES.
THAT GIVES ME TIME
TO PICK UP BOBBY AT THE AIRPORT.
HARLAN...
I WANT TO STAY
HERE. GET ME A ROOM.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE JOCK.
I'D RATHER YOU DIDN'T.
IF JOCK KNEW
THAT YOU WERE
KEEPING A 24-HOUR VIGIL,
IT COULD DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, HE SEES US.
HOLD ON, NOW.
JUST SIT STILL A
MINUTE, WILL YOU?
J.R., HOW'S DADDY?
WHY DID YOU RUN OFF TO HOUSTON?
NEVER MIND THAT.
IT SEEMS YOU'RE NOT
ABOVE MAKING DEALS
ON THE HOSPITAL STEPS.
DADDY IS SICK UPSTAIRS,
SICK BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU AND YOUR WILD SCHEMES.
THE WAY I HEAR IT, HE
COLLAPSED ARGUING WITH YOU.
DO YOU HAVE TO HERE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE
WERE ARGUING ABOUT.
WE WERE ARGUING ABOUT YOU.
YOU AND THREATENING
TO LEAVE EWING OIL.
YOU JUST HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME
TO LEARN HOW I
LEARNED THE BUSINESS.
THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, J.R.
YEAH, WELL, WHAT DO
YOU THINK WORKED HIM UP?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
HE WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT.
FINE, WAS HE? WE WERE
ARGUING ABOUT YOU,
AND YOU'RE JUST
MOVING TOO FAST, BOY.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOOK
HIM TO THAT TWO-BIT HOSPITAL
AND FORGOT TO CALL A DOCTOR.
ARE YOU TRYING TO BLAME ME
FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HIM?
BOBBY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS TO SEE YOUR DADDY RIGHT NOW.
[SIREN IN DISTANCE]
Willie Joe: J.R.?
YOU GO TO THE CAR, SUE ELLEN.
HOW'S YOUR DADDY?
IT WAS A CORONARY.
WE WON'T KNOW FOR A WHILE.
YOU KNOW, WILLIE JOE AND I
WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HIM
WHEN WE HEARD THE
NEWS AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I BELIEVE, UH...
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
FOR US TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT RED FILE.
THE LAST THING ON MY
MIND IS BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.
OF COURSE. WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT
WAS JUST YESTERDAY,
YOU UNDERSTAND, THAT YOU
ASKED US TO BE YOUR BACKERS,
YOU KNOW, AND BACK YOU
WHEN THE CARTEL STARTS.
TRYING TO DECIDE
ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT
PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.
YOU CAN'T HARDLY
BLAME WILLIE JOE, HERE,
AND CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENED
WITH YOUR DADDY AND EVERYTHING,
WE'D KIND OF LIKE
A SWING VOTE IN THERE, YOU KNOW?
WANNA MAKE SURE OF
THAT FILE AND EVERYTHING
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I MEAN, FORBID.
I'LL CALL YOU.
CALL SOON, YOU KNOW?
[WHISPERING] I'm sorry, Daddy.
[WHISTLES]
NOW, WHY YOU'D
WANT TO GIVE UP A NICE,
AIR-CONDITIONED
OFFICE FOR THIS...
I FIGURED IT WAS TIME I
LEARNED A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THIS SIDE OF
THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
TRY AND HELP, IF I CAN, BOBBY.
THANKS A LOT, RAY.
COME ON.
MISS ELLIE?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE BOBBY IS?
I HAD BREAKFAST WITH HIM.
HE'S OUT WORKING WITH RAY.
RAY? DOIN' WHAT?
HE'S FILLING IN FOR JOCK.
MISS ELLIE, BOBBY THINKS
HE'S THE CAUSE OF
JOCK'S HEART ATTACK.
NOBODY'S THE CAUSE.
'CEPT MAYBE JOCK HIMSELF.
HE NEVER WOULD
LISTEN TO THE DOCTOR.
MISS ELLIE, I'M REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT BOBBY.
I'VE GOT MORE ON
MY MIND THAN THAT.
PAM, YOU'RE A EWING NOW.
BOBBY'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
HANDLE IT.
WELL, I... I BETTER
GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
JOCK GETS PEEVED
IF I'M NOT AROUND
WHEN HE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
BYE.
THEY SPEND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ON A HOSPITAL
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THEN...
TRY TO KILL YOU
WITH THE DAMN FOOD.
JOCK, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
NOBODY TELLS YOU
ANYTHING AROUND HERE.
THEY BEEN POKIN',
PUSHIN', AND PULLIN' AT ME
FOR 2 DAYS NOW.
I TALKED TO HARLAN.
THEY GOT A FEW MORE TESTS TO DO,
AND THEN THEY'LL KNOW.
ARE THEY GONNA
OPEN ME UP, ELLIE?
HE'S NOT SURE.
BUT THEY'RE BRINGING
THE BEST CARDIAC
SURGEON IN THE STATE.
HOW'S THINGS GOIN' AT HOME?
SAME AS USUAL.
EXCEPT BOBBY'S WORKING WITH RAY.
HE'S FILLING IN
TILL YOU GET BACK.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, ELLIE,
SOMETIMES I WORRY I...
I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN
A VERY GOOD FATHER.
YES, YOU HAVE.
GARY PULLIN' OUT.
DRIFTER.
MAYBE I COULD'VE DONE
BETTER BY HIM, BUT...
JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
JOCK, DON'T.
LOOK AT J.R.
HE MAY GET ON YOUR
NERVES ONCE IN A WHILE,
BUT HE'S DONE
WONDERS FOR EWING OIL.
A NATURAL-BORN BUSINESSMAN.
AND BOBBY'S WORKING THE RANCH.
I LIKE THAT.
MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY TO
SOLVE THE WHOLE PROBLEM.
MAYBE.
ELLIE, IF... IF ANYTHING
HAPPENS TO ME,
YOU KEEP THE FAMILY
TOGETHER, YOU HEAR?
NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
PROMISE ME. IT MEANS A LOT.
TO ME, TOO.
REMEMBER WHEN MY DADDY
DIDN'T GIVE US 5 YEARS TOGETHER?
HEH.
SOMETIMES I THINK HE WAS RIGHT.
WE'RE BOTH SO HEADSTRONG.
WE RAISED A FAMILY.
AND WE'RE STILL TOGETHER.
WE'VE HAD A GOOD LIFE, ELLIE.
WE STILL DO.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT. LOOK.
LOT OF DAYLIGHT
BETWEEN YOUR WIFE
AND THAT SADDLE.
BETTER TAKE A LOOK.
IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT.
NEWS ABOUT DADDY? NO.
BOBBY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
PAMELA, I GOT WORK TO DO.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO TO SEE JOCK
IN THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY?
PAMELA, HE DOESN'T
NEED A CROWD AROUND HIM.
YOU'RE HARDLY A CROWD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU
CAME OUT HERE FOR?
TO REMIND ME TO SEE MY DADDY?
I DON'T NEED REMINDERS, PAMELA.
WELL, YOU NEED SOMETHING.
ARE YOU AFRAID TO SEE HIM?
I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID
OF THAT MAN IN MY LIFE.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO PROVE, WORKING OUT HERE?
HE'S NOT HERE.
SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT.
BOBBY, WHY ARE YOU LAYING
THIS KIND OF GUILT ON YOURSELF?
PAMELA, I COULD'VE
KILLED THAT MAN.
OH, COME ON. IT
WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
PAMELA, GO TO THE HOUSE, PLEASE.
NO!
BOBBY, NOBODY CAN
HELP WHAT HAPPENED.
PLEASE, HE NEEDS YOU NOW.
SO, FEANEY SAYS TO THE BUMPKIN,
"NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?"
WELL, SIR, THE BUMPKIN
SCRATCHED HIS HEAD AND SAID,
"WELL, I'D CALL MY
BROTHER EUSTACE,
'CAUSE EUSTACE AIN'T NEVER
SEEN NO REAL GOOD WRECK."
FOR THE LAST TIME, PLEASE LEAVE,
BEFORE I CALL SECURITY.
Jock: I WISH I COULD, BEN.
MMM-MMM-MMM.
OOH, YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
MIGHTY DANGEROUS.
Nurse: THAT IS IT.
COME ON, BOYS,
YOU CAN DO BETTER
THAN THIS. COME ON.
SURE, BOBBY.
I'M JUST TRYIN' TO
CHEER YOUR DADDY UP.
COME ON, BOYS,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND LET JOCK REST.
Jock: THANKS FOR COMIN', BOYS.
THE WHOLE FAMILY
WAS HERE YESTERDAY,
'CEPT YOU.
YOUR FRIENDS REALLY
OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER.
AW, THEY DON'T MEAN NO HARM.
JUDGE LIKES TO TELL STORIES.
I LIKE TO LISTEN TO 'EM.
TIME TO REST NOW, MR. EWING.
IT'S MY SON. JUST A
FEW MORE MINUTES?
WOULD YOU, UH,
CLOSE THE DOORS WHEN YOU GO OUT?
SENT YOUR MAMA HOME.
TOLD HER TO REST UP.
SHE WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT.
SHE MISSES YOU. WE ALL DO.
SHE TELLS ME, UH,
YOU'RE WORKING WITH RAY.
HE NEEDS A LITTLE HELP
GETTING THOSE CATTLE
READY FOR SHIPPING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS?
I PUT IT ON THE BACK
BURNER FOR A WHILE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
WHEN YOU GET HOME.
BOBBY, I DO NOT WANT YOU
TO LEAVE THE EWING OIL COMPANY.
DO YOU HEAR?
LOOK, I CAME DOWN HERE
TO FIND OUT HOW YOU WERE DOING,
NOT TO HAVE A
BUSINESS CONFERENCE.
J.R. DOIN' FINE.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
KIND OF LIKE TO
HAVE YOU THERE, TOO.
I GET THE FEELING
SOMETIMES THAT...
YOUR BROTHER'S NOT
TELLING ME EVERYTHING.
PLANNING TO
REDECORATE, SUE ELLEN?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I LIVE HERE, REMEMBER?
YOU KEEPIN' UP WITH THE LATEST?
YOU PLANNIN' TO REJOIN
THE WORKIN' CLASS?
I FIND IT MORE HONEST
THAN WAITING FOR JOCK TO DIE,
SO YOU CAN BECOME
THE LADY OF THE MANOR.
YOU HAVE A DISGUSTING MOUTH.
OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE
DOING UP ON THE STAIRS?
CHECKING FOR TERMITES?
IF IT DOES HAPPEN, AND
WHEN I DO TAKE OVER,
THE FIRST THING I'M GONNA DO
IS THROW YOU OUT.
NO ONE IS TAKING OVER.
NOT WHILE I'M ALIVE.
LORD LOVE HER. SHE AND J.R...
NEITHER ONE OF THEM
LACKS FOR AMBITION.
COFFEE I SMELL?
WILLIE JOE. J.R.
JAMES. HEY.
I DON'T MIND TELLIN' YOU
I DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARY.
WELL, MAYBE SO, J.R. MAYBE SO.
BUT IT WAS JUST,
WHAT, LAST MONTH
YOUR DADDY WAS TALKING
OVER AT THE CATTLEMEN'S CLUB
ABOUT THE SOUTHFORK.
YEAH, I WAS THERE.
HE SAID NO ONE, BUT NO ONE,
IS EVER GONNA DRILL
OIL ON THAT RANCH.
SENT SHIVERS UP MY SPINE.
YOU GOT NO CAUSE.
WELL, WE ALWAYS VOTE
TOGETHER AT THE CARTEL,
AND THE OTHERS
ARE WONDERING WHY.
YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW,
AND WILLIE JOE HERE
KNOWS IT'S BECAUSE
OF THOSE RESERVES
OF OIL OVER THERE
IN SECTION 40 OF THE SOUTHFORK.
YEAH, DADDY OFTEN SAYS
THINGS SO MAMA WON'T WORRY.
YOU KNOW HOW SHE
FEELS ABOUT THAT RANCH.
THAT'S WHY WE
WANT TO SEE THE FILE.
IT'LL HELP US SLEEP
A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA FACE IT.
YOUR DADDY MAY NOT
GET OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL.
BITE YOUR TONGUE.
I'M JUST TALKIN' ABOUT
FACIN' THE FACTS.
I DON'T MEAN NO DISRESPECT.
HERE, READ THAT.
READ IT OUT LOUD SO
WILLIE JOE CAN HEAR IT.
"THIS CARD OF SALE
AMENDS PARAGRAPH 37.
"UPON MY DEATH,
"I HEREBY GRANT TO
MY SON JOHN EWING, JR.
"FULL DRILLING RIGHTS TO ALL OIL
"FOUND IN SECTION 40
OF SOUTHFORK RANCH
AS DESCRIBED IN SAID PARAGRAPH."
SATISFIED?
SURE AM.
SORRY TO HAVE TO PUT YOU
THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE, J.R.,
BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE
JOCK DIDN'T CHANGE NOTHIN'.
YEAH. MAKE CERTAIN
YOU DIDN'T FORGE HIS NAME
ON THE BOTTOM
OF THIS PAPER, HUH?
I DON'T THINK THAT'S FUNNY.
LET'S HAVE A DRINK
TO DADDY'S HEALTH.
ELLIE.
WE'VE JUST FINISHED
THE CARDIAC CATH TEST.
THERE'S A BLOCKAGE
IN ONE OF JOCK'S
CORONARY ARTERIES.
IT'S SHUTTING OFF
THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO HIS HEART.
DOES THAT MEAN SURGERY?
YES, IT DOES.
WE'LL DO A BYPASS GRAFT.
IT'S LIKE A DETOUR
AROUND THE BLOCKAGE.
HE'S NOT A YOUNG MAN.
OH, HE'S A TOUGH MAN.
HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
HE'S A GOOD CHANCE
OF LEADING A LONG
AND NORMAL LIFE.
WHEN, HARLAN?
THIS MORNING. WE
DON'T WANT TO WAIT.
WHEN'S IT GONNA HAPPEN?
JUST ABOUT ANYTIME NOW.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
GONNA HAPPEN SO SOON.
YOU USUALLY KNOW ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY
DID IT SO QUICK.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE
REVERENCE FOR NEW LIFE?
BOBBY, IT'S YOUR MOM.
YEAH, MAMA, HOW IS HE?
OK, WE'LL BE RIGHT IN.
HE'S SCHEDULED
FOR OPEN HEART
SURGERY THIS MORNING.
WHAT'D YOU SIGN?
A MESS OF FORMS?
THEY MAKE YOU DO
THAT. IT'S ROUTINE.
NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY NOWADAYS.
IF I KICK OFF...
I GUESS I GOT NOBODY
TO BLAME BUT MYSELF.
JOCK.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING...
I'M TRYING TO TELL
YOU, MISS ELLIE...
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
NON-STOP FOR AN HOUR.
I LOVE YOU.
OHH.
SORRY, MRS. EWING,
I HAVE TO GET HIM READY NOW.
DON'T YOU WORRY, YOU HEAR?
DON'T WORRY.
DID YOU REACH J.R.?
HE'S OUT OF THE OFFICE
AT A MEETING, BUT I LEFT WORD.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT GUY.
HE IS JUST TAKING CARE
OF BUSINESS, BOBBY.
HOW IS HE?
SCARED, BUT HE WON'T ADMIT IT.
CAN WE GET YOU SOME
BREAKFAST, MAMA?
NOTHING.
MISS ELLIE, J.R. WILL
BE HERE IN A MINUTE.
GOOD.
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I WANT TO BE BY
MYSELF FOR A WHILE.
IT'S GONNA BE HOURS.
YOU SURE YOU'RE
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
[WHISPERING] Come on.
SUE ELLEN, DON'T YOU
WANT SOME COFFEE?
SURE.
CAN I BRING YOU SOME?
I'M GOING TO ASSIST
DR. BANCROFT.
YEAH?
I HOPE YOU WASHED
YOUR HANDS, SONNY.
[DOCTORS LAUGH]
SO, ONE BIRTHDAY, I CAME HOME,
AND THERE WAS A
MERRY-GO-ROUND IN THE FRONT YARD.
NOT ONE OF THOSE
DINKY LITTLE THINGS
YOU FIND IN FRONT
OF A SUPERMARKET,
BUT AN HONEST-TO-GOD
MERRY-GO-ROUND
WITH MUSIC AND MIRRORS
AND HAND-CARVED HORSES.
YOUR DADDY SURE DID LOVE YOU.
YEAH. HE'D GIVE ME
ANYTHING IF I ASKED FOR IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT GAVE
ME THE MOST PLEASURE?
JUST SPENDIN' THE DAY WITH HIM.
GO TO THE OFFICE, OR
OUT IN THE OIL FIELDS.
JUST BE WITH HIM.
YOU TWO ALWAYS HAD
A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.
I GUESS SO.
MAMA, SHE ALWAYS...
ALWAYS LIKED
GARY THE BEST, SO...
THAT LEFT J.R.
THAT HELPS EXPLAIN HIM,
BUT DOESN'T HELP MUCH.
PAMELA, I THINK
J.R.'s UP TO SOMETHIN'.
WHY, HE'S ALWAYS UP TO...
NO, I MEAN, SOMETHING
HE DOESN'T WANT
ANYBODY TO FIND OUT ABOUT.
BOBBY, J.R. NEEDS SECRETS.
THAT'S HIS POWER.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S ALL ABOUT.
HE KEEPS ME OUT OF EVERY MEETING
WITH WILLIE JOE AND
JEB. EVERY MEETING.
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
BUSINESS GOING WITH THOSE BOYS.
THOSE 2 MEN WE
SAW AT THE HOSPITAL?
YEAH.
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN GO TO
THEIR OWN MOTHER'S FUNERAL
UNLESS THEY THOUGHT
THE UNDERTAKER
WAS GONNA STRIKE OIL,
AND YET DADDY GETS SICK,
AND THEY COME RIGHT IN.
SWEETHEART, YOU'RE
UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
LOOK, GIVE IT SOME TIME.
LET'S GO CHECK ON YOUR DADDY.
YEAH, COME ON.
YEAH, I FIGURE YOU
BOYS STAND TO MAKE 15%
ON THE ASPHALT PLAN ALONE.
J.R., THE WAY YOU'RE GOIN',
THE ARABS WILL COME
TO US TO BORROW MONEY.
SMARTEST THING OL' JOCK EVER DID
WAS PUTTIN' YOU IN CHARGE.
WELL, SHOOT, YOU'RE GONNA
BE BIGGER'N HE EVER WAS.
TAKE CARE, NOW. YOU, TOO.
[HONKS MUSICAL CAR HORN]
WE GONNA FIGHT AGAIN?
NOT UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
NO, I DON'T.
LET'S GO AND SEE IF
DAD'S OUT OF SURGERY.
I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOIN'
ON WITH WILLIE JOE AND JEB.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE
THE FILES ON ME.
THEY'RE AT THE OFFICE.
IF YOU'D CARE TO
DROP IN OCCASIONALLY,
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIND OUT FOR YOUR...
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
ISN'T IN THOSE FILES, J.R.
WELL, WHAT IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
I MEAN, WHY DO YOU KEEP
ME OUT OF EVERY SINGLE
BUSINESS MEETING WITH THEM?
BECAUSE I RUN EWING OIL,
AND WHEN YOU'RE
READY, YOU CAN SIT IN
ON ANY MEETING YOU WANT TO.
WELL, I'M NOT READY
FOR THE 3 OF YOU
TO BE CIRCLING THIS HOSPITAL
LIKE A BUNCH OF VULTURES.
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MEAN
WHAT I JUST HEARD YOU SAY.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO DADDY,
I'M GONNA BE BY YOUR
SIDE 24 HOURS A DAY.
YOU'RE HIDIN' SOMETHING, J.R.,
AND I'M GONNA
FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.
[WHISPERING] Come on, Pamela.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
GOING OFF PUMP, MIKE.
U-CLAMP.
CLAMPING, MIKE.
[MONITOR BEEPS FASTER]
V-TAC.
AH, LOSING PRESSURE.
GOING BACK ON PUMP.
PADDLES.
NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM.
THINK HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?
SURE.
I SURE HOPE SO.
JOCK.
MY FRIEND, YOU TRULY
HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN.
OHH!
GRANDDADDY!
WELL, YOU DON'T DO
THAT MUCH ANYMORE.
SOMETIMES I THINK
IT PAYS TO GET SICK.
SUE ELLEN, YOU SENT
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
ENOUGH TO LANDSCAPE THE HIGHWAY
FROM HERE TO AUSTIN. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
'PRECIATE IT. HOLD IT, ELLIE.
BOBBY, I WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING.
ARE YOU GONNA
QUIT THE EWING OIL?
GO INTO THE
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS?
WELL, DADDY,
I'M WORKING OUT AT
THE RANCH RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S A NICE, EVASIVE ANSWER.
WELL, J.R., LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THE OFFICE ALL TO YOURSELF.
LET'S GO, ELLIE.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.