Dallas (1978–1991): Season 2, Episode 8 - Election - full transcript

When Cliff announces that he's running for State Senate, it puts the Ewing clan on high alert and gets a candidate of their own. Things get ugly when Pam inadvertently tells Jock and Jr about Cliff's past relationship, both in the political ring and between Pam and Cliff, itself.

STAND UP AND LISTEN!

NOW WAIT A MINUTE! STOP IT!

MONEY AND FORCE.

SEEMS TO BE WHAT YOU
EWINGS UNDERSTAND THE BEST.

YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND

LIKE THAT KNEE-JERK
RADICAL BROTHER OF YOURS

IF HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING,

THE EWING FAMILY
IS GOING TO CONTROL

EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.

THERE'S BOUND TO BE A BODY

IN THAT CLOSET
SOMEPLACE. FIND IT.



DO YOU THINK I WOULD
DELIBERATELY BETRAY YOU?

YOU LIVE WITH VIPERS,
YOU BECOME A VIPER.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
PLAY BY YOUR RULES,

BUT SOMEDAY I WILL,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAY

FOR WHAT YOU'VE
DONE TO MY BROTHER.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

Jock: BOYS, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

THAT'S WHY WE CALLED YOU HERE.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY

WHO CAN BEAT CLIFF
BARNES IN THIS ELECTION.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

BEAU KINNEY. HE'S INNOCENT.

I THINK HE CAN PULL IT OFF.

HE JUST BECAME HEAD
OF THE RIFLE CLUB.



NO, NOT KINNEY.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, J.R.?

HAD A BIG ALIMONY
SUIT ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO,

MADE ALL THE PAPERS.

3 YEARS? HELL,

THE PUBLIC'S MEMORY'S
ONLY 3 DAYS LONG.

YEAH, BUT CLIFF BARNES'
MEMORY'S A LOT LONGER.

CAREFUL, JORDAN.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
A RELATIVE OF BOBBY'S.

[MEN CHUCKLE]

ANY OTHER IDEAS?

YOU GOT ANYTHING FOR US, WADE?

Wade: MARTIN COLE.

COLE?

WHO'S THAT, J.R.?

FORT WORTH.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

CITY COUNCILMAN IN FORT WORTH.

MOVED HERE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO.

HE'S A CHURCHGOER,

MARRIED TO SENATOR
ORLOFF'S NIECE NANCY,

FATHER OF 2 DAUGHTERS,
HAS A GOOD LAW PRACTICE.

HE JUST CAME OUT
AGAINST GUN CONTROL,

IS AS CLEAN AS THEY COME.

EVEN BARNES COULDN'T
GET ANYTHING ON HIM.

YOU THINK HE'LL COOPERATE?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS GUY COLE, BOBBY?

WELL, DADDY, HE'S DULL,
BUT HE'S CLEAN AND HONEST.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE?

ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS?

Jock: COLE IT IS.

BOBBY WILL HANDLE
THE CAMPAIGN FUNDING

JUST LIKE HE DID
WITH WILD BILL ORLOFF.

HE'LL BE YOUR INSIDE MAN.

WON'T THAT CAUSE
SOME TROUBLE AT HOME?

NO, I DON'T THINK

IT'S GONNA CAUSE
ANY TROUBLE AT HOME.

MY WIFE IS ENTITLED

TO HER OPINION IN THIS ELECTION.

IT IS THE AMERICAN
WAY, ISN'T IT?

BOBBY CAN TAKE CARE OF HIS WIFE.

HE KNOWS WHERE HIS
FIRST LOYALTY BEGINS.

HE'S A EWING, FIRST AND LAST.

HE'S WITH US ALL THE WAY.

Man: MR. BARNES, THE
PEOPLE I REPRESENT HAVE BEEN

MOST IMPRESSED WITH
YOUR INVESTIGATIVE WORK,

THE WAY YOU HANDLED THAT
COMMITTEE ON CORRUPTION

IN THE INDEPENDENT
OIL COMPANIES...

IN FACT, YOUR STAND
AGAINST ALL CORRUPTION.

WELL, IT'S REASSURING
TO KNOW THAT AT LEAST

I'M PLEASING SOME OF THE
PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME.

INDEED. AND THEY'D LIKE
TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION

AND ENCOURAGE YOUR
CONTINUED EFFORTS.

THEY HAVE READ MY PLATFORM?

OF COURSE.

THEY'VE PAID A GREAT
DEAL OF ATTENTION TO IT.

SEE, AND THEY'RE AWARE

THAT THERE'S A STRONG
ECOLOGICAL PLANK IN IT

AND THAT IF I'M
ELECTED, I'M GOING TO DO

EVERYTHING I CAN TO STOP
WASTEFUL OIL DRILLINGS,

NO MATTER WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

THEY KNOW YOU'RE
A REASONABLE MAN

AND FEEL SURE YOU'D
PUT THEIR SMALL GIFT

TO GOOD USE.

I HAVE A FEELING THIS SMALL GIFT

WOULD WIPE OUT
THE NATIONAL DEBT.

LOOK FOR YOURSELF.

NO, WAIT, WAIT. NO, JUST...

JUST HOLD IT A
MINUTE, MR. LIVINGSTON.

SEE, I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GETTING MY DRIFT,

SO I WANT TO MAKE
IT PLAIN TO YOU.

I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LATELY

FIGHTING THE SMALL
INDEPENDENT OIL COMPANIES,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT I'M GONNA HOP IN BED

WITH THE BIG GUYS. THAT IS
WHO YOU REPRESENT, RIGHT?

DON'T BE FOOLISH, BARNES.

THEY'RE PREPARED TO MAKE

A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION
TO YOUR CAMPAIGN,

GENEROUS ENOUGH TO
MAKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE.

THEY CAN AFFORD TO BE GENEROUS

BECAUSE THEIR
PROFITS ARE OBSCENE.

YOU KNOW, JOCK EWING,
AT LEAST HE DOESN'T

POSE AS A PATRON

OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.

HE'S A BARRACUDA, AND HE DOESN'T

PRETEND TO BE ANYTHING ELSE.

CALL ME IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I CAN ASSURE YOU...

THERE ARE NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

THERE ARE ALWAYS STRINGS.

HEH HEH HEH! AND
THE INVISIBLE ONES

HAVE A WAY OF BECOMING VISIBLE

AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES.

Campaign worker:
YES, MRS. BLACKWELL.

THE RESPONSE TO
THE QUESTIONNAIRE

SEEMS TO INDICATE
A POLITICAL ALLIANCE

WITH THE VIEWS

OF OUR CANDIDATE
MR. CLIFFORD BARNES.

HI THERE, MRS. EWING.
HOW YOU DOING?

HI. FINE, THANK YOU.

PETER? PETER LARSON, I
HEARD YOU WERE HERE!

PAM! I GOT IN OVER THE WEEKEND.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU, TOO.

COME ON, I'M LOOKING FOR
THAT CRAZY BROTHER OF MINE.

HE'S RIGHT BACK HERE.

YOU KNOW, I AM SO
EXCITED ABOUT THIS,

AND I'M SO GLAD YOU
CAME OUT TO HELP HIM.

HEY, WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.

WHAT, DID YOU GET TIRED
A RINGING DOORBELLS?

OH... WELL, MAYBE I CAN FIND

SOMETHING CREATIVE
FOR YOU TO DO.

LIKE TYPING ADDRESSES
ON ENVELOPES?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OVER LUNCH.

YOU WANT TO JOIN US?

I'D LOVE TO, BUT I'VE GOT

A STACK OF PHONE
CALLS TO GET THROUGH.

YOU SEE THAT? YOU
SEE HOW DEVOTED HE IS?

WELL, I WISH EVERYBODY
WAS LIKE THAT.

I'M BUYING.

THAT WAS GOOD, CLIFF.

ANY IDEA WHO THE
EWINGS ARE BACKING?

NO. THEY'RE DECIDING
THAT RIGHT NOW.

WOULD YOU TELL ME IF YOU KNEW?

OF COURSE I WOULD.

UNLESS BOBBY ASKED ME NOT TO.

WELL, WHOEVER IT IS, YOU CAN BET

THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA
SPARE ANY EXPENSE NOW

IN TRYING TO GET HIM ELECTED.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO A JOB

THAT I HAVE IN MIND FOR YOU.

I NEED MONEY.

YEAH. UH-HUH. HMM?

HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I'M
GONNA COME UP WITH THAT?

WELL, I'VE COME UP WITH AN IDEA

THAT WON'T INVOLVE
YOUR DIPPING INTO

YOUR JOINT CHECKING ACCOUNT.

WELL, WHAT A WONDERFUL RELIEF.

YEAH. THE MANAGER
OF THE TEXAS CLUB,

HE'S OFFERED ME HIS
HALL FOR A BENEFIT.

NOW, THE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION LAST YEAR

HAD A FASHION
SHOW, RAISED $50,000.

$50,000 I CAN USE.

I CAN USE HALF OF THAT.

UH-HUH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
ME TO DO, CLIFF?

I WANT YOU TO RUN
A FASHION SHOW.

OH.

WELL, AREN'T YOU JUST OVERJOYED

AT THE PROSPECT
OF HELPING ME OUT?

WELL...

IT'S MAINLY MY JOB.
I JUST DON'T KNOW

IF I'LL HAVE THE KIND OF TIME...

OH, COME ON, PAM!

WHAT? YOU'RE GETTING
FLAK FROM THE EWINGS

BECAUSE YOU'RE
INVOLVED IN MY CAMPAIGN.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

OF COURSE I AM.

WELL, YOU CAN'T BACK OUT NOW,

BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT YOU'RE WORKING FOR ME.

AND HOW WOULD IT LOOK

IF MY SISTER WERE TO DESERT ME?

THAT BE A GREAT JOB FOR
PUBLIC RELATIONS, RIGHT?

I'M NOT DESERTING YOU, CLIFF.

IT'S JUST, UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

I WANTED KEEP KIND
OF A LOW PROFILE.

YOU CAN'T KEEP A LOW
PROFILE IN POLITICS,

AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE
RELATED TO THE CANDIDATE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE ONLY
ONE I'VE GOT TO COUNT ON.

I NEED THE MONEY.

AND THE EWINGS AND THEIR CROWD,

THEY CAN BUY THIS ELECTION.

AND IF I DON'T HAVE
MONEY FOR TV TIME...

I DON'T STAND A CHANCE.

UGH! ALL RIGHT.

OH, THERE'S GONNA
BE HELL TO PAY.

I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU.

YEAH, I BET YOU DID.

HEY, LISTEN, YOU KNOW,

WITH YOUR CONNECTIONS
AT THE STORE...

I STOPPED BY SAM TWOHY'S
PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

HE DOESN'T LIKE COLE VERY MUCH,

BUT HE SAYS HE'LL PAY.

HE'D BETTER. PULLED HIS FAT

OUT OF THE FIRE OFTEN ENOUGH.

HEH HEH! SAME GOES FOR CRENSHAW.

HE'S GONNA ANTE UP ON HIS OWN.

HEY, GOOD, GOOD.

OH, HI, SWEETIE.

HI.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

WE COULDN'T GET
OUT OF THE OFFICE.

THAT'S OK. I JUST
GOT HOME MYSELF.

OH, DID YOU BRING ALL
YOUR WORK HOME WITH YOU?

WELL, IT'S NOT
EXACTLY WORK, BOBBY.

IT'S FOR, UM... J.R.: WHAT, PAM?

Jock: HOW ABOUT A
COUPLE OF DRINKS, J.R.?

JUST SODA, JOCK.

AW, COME ON, ELLIE.

BOBBY. MY GOODNESS, PAM,

THAT LOOKS LIKE
ENOUGH WORK FOR A WEEK.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

WELL, I'M ORGANIZING A
FUND-RAISING FASHION SHOW...

FOR CLIFF'S CAMPAIGN.

A FASHION SHOW.

WHAT A NOVEL IDEA.

WHEN DID ALL THIS
COME UP, HONEY?

TODAY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

SHE'S JUST STUFFING ENVELOPES.

CLIFF IS MY BROTHER,

AND HE ASKED ME TO DO THIS,

AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO
WHATEVER I CAN TO HELP.

I'D ALSO PREFER

TO DISCUSS THIS
WITH BOBBY IN PRIVATE.

WELL, BOBBY DON'T

KEEP ANY SECRETS
FROM HIS FAMILY.

J.R.: WELL, MAYBE

HE'S NOT SURE WHICH
FAMILY HE BELONGS TO.

THAT'S ENOUGH, J.R.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHO

RAISES THE MOST MONEY
FOR THE CANDIDATES,

BOBBY OR PAM.

BOBBY'S HANDLING
CAMPAIGN FUNDING

JUST LIKE HE DID
FOR WILD BILL ORLOFF.

SORRY.

MY, I CAN SEE IT'S DINNERTIME.

NOT QUITE, LUCY.

THANKS A LOT, J.R.

ANYBODY WANT ANOTHER DRINK?

I BELIEVE I DO, MISS ELLIE.

YOU JUST SIT DOWN.
I'LL GET IT MYSELF.

WELL, I THINK IT'S
TIME WE TALKED ABOUT

JUST WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I HAVE TO DO IT, BOBBY.

CLIFF'S MY BROTHER,
AND I HAVE TO HELP HIM.

HEH! I KNEW IT WAS
GOING TO BE DIFFICULT

WHEN YOU WERE JUST
STUFFING ENVELOPES, HONEY,

BUT THIS, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THERE'S NO
ONE ELSE TO DO IT.

I MEAN, HE DOESN'T HAVE

THE KIND OF
ORGANIZATION BEHIND HIM

THAT THE EWING CANDIDATE DOES.

WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, HONEY.

THERE IS A EWING CANDIDATE,
AND YOU ARE A EWING NOW.

HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT HOW
YOU'RE GONNA HANDLE THAT?

YES. I'M GOING TO
HELP MY BROTHER.

PAMELA, DO YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT THIS ELECTION
MEANS TO MY FAMILY?

OH, I UNDERSTAND

EXACTLY WHAT IT
MEANS TO YOUR FAMILY.

IT'S A WAY TO GET
BACK AT MY BROTHER.

NOW, YOU'RE BEING
SIMPLISTIC, PAMELA,

AND YOU KNOW IT.
BESIDES, YOU BROTHER

HASN'T EXACTLY HAD
A HANDS-OFF POLICY

WHEN IT COMES TO
US, NOW, HAS HE?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
EXPECT HIM TO DO?

IF HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING,

THE EWING FAMILY
IS GOING TO CONTROL

EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.

OH, STOP IT, PAMELA.
YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND

LIKE THAT KNEE-JERK
RADICAL BROTHER OF YOURS.

IF BEING A KNEE-JERK RADICAL

MEANS BEING
AGAINST EXPLOITATION,

CORRUPTION, AND GREED,
I'M PROUD TO BE ONE.

EXPLOITATION AND
CORRUPTION OF WHO, OF WHAT?

LOOK, MY DADDY
BUILT AN EMPIRE HERE

BECAUSE HE WAS SMARTER
THAN THE NEXT GUY,

AND HE WORKED HARDER,
AND HE WAS LUCKIER.

BUT ANYBODY WITH THE
SAME QUALIFICATIONS

CAN DO THE SAME THING.

THAT'S EASY TO SAY
WHEN YOU'RE BORN RICH.

IT'S THE OTHERS
CLIFF'S WORRIED ABOUT.

OH, CLIFF TALKS A GREAT GAME,

BUT WHEN IT COMES
RIGHT DOWN TO IT,

HE CAN PLAY JUST AS
DIRTY AS THE REST OF THEM.

WELL, WE SEE THINGS
DIFFERENTLY, DON'T WE?

[SIGHS] WHAT I SEE, PAMELA,

IS WHAT THIS IS DOING TO US.

WELL, WE'VE CHOSEN OUR SIDES.

NO. NO, NOT THIS TIME.

THIS TIME, I THINK WE
WERE BORN INTO THEM.

AMONG THE MAJOR
PROBLEMS FACING US TODAY

IS GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

IN THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS

AND CONTROL OF THOSE LIVES

THROUGH MASSIVE TAXATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
YOU OF THE WORDS OF JESUS.

"RENDER UNTO CAESAR

"THE THINGS THAT ARE CAESAR'S,

AND UNTO GOD THE
THINGS THAT ARE GOD'S."

AND I'M SURE IF HE
WERE ALIVE TODAY,

HE WOULD WANT TO ADD,

"AND LET MAN KEEP WHAT
IS RIGHTFULLY HIS OWN."

I THANK YOU.

WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK BOTH CANDIDATES...

MR. BARNES AND MR. COLE...

FOR COMING THIS EVENING
AND PRESENTING THEIR VIEWS.

BEFORE WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS,

WE HAVE TIME FOR
A FEW QUESTIONS.

I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WERE INTERESTED IN POLITICS.

HEH HEH. WELL, I'M NOT,

BUT CERTAIN POLITICIANS
INTEREST ME A LOT.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU WERE
GONNA BE HERE THIS EVENING,

I COULDN'T RESIST VOLUNTEERING
TO CHAIR THE MEETING.

I'M FLATTERED. AND SURPRISED.

WHY SURPRISED?

I THOUGHT MARTIN COLE
WOULD BE MORE APPEALING.

POLITICALLY, THAT IS.

MARTIN COLE HAS
LIMITED APPEAL TO ME.

POLITICALLY OR OTHERWISE.

I HATE TO INTERRUPT,
BUT YOUR CONVERSATION

IS AROUSING MORE
INTEREST THAN GUN CONTROL

AND THE E.R.A. PUT TOGETHER.

[CLEARS THROAT]

IT CERTAINLY WAS

AN INTERESTING
DEBATE, MR. BARNES.

I'M SURE IT'LL BE A CLOSE RACE.

IT WON'T BE CLOSE AT ALL,

BECAUSE I INTEND TO

BEAT THE PANTS OFF
MY WORTHY OPPONENT.

HEH! EXCUSE ME.

IS IT J.R. EWING
YOU'RE OUT TO GET

OR HIS WIFE?

I HADN'T REALLY
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

TILL NOW.

WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING,

AND WE GOT TO DO IT FAST.

BARNES IS GETTING
STRONGER EVERY DAY.

WE KEEP PUMPING MONEY INTO
YOUR CAMPAIGN FUND, MARTIN,

AND WE'RE GETTING
NOTHING IN RETURN. I MEAN...

WE'RE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN, J.R.

I KNOW THAT. I KNOW YOU ARE,

BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH.

THE POLLS SHOW
THAT BARNES IS GAINING

ONE PERCENTAGE POINT EVERY DAY.

WE CAN'T LIVE WITH THAT.

THAT'S NO SURPRISE. IT'S
A RECOGNITION FACTOR.

THINGS WILL CHANGE IN
TIME. TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

IT JUST TAKES TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

THINGS WILL IMPROVE.

MY WIFE SAYS DOWN AT
THE CHURCH THAT WE'RE...

FIRST THING YOU'VE GOT TO DO

IS HIRE A SPEECHWRITER
WITH SOME GUTS.

GUY YOU GOT NOW PUTS
EVERYBODY TO SLEEP.

AND STOP DRESSING

IN THOSE TIRED
OLD MAN'S CLOTHES.

J.R. YES?

TAKE THIS MAN SHOPPING TOMORROW.

GET HIM SOME NEW CLOTHES.

THAT WON'T BE
NECESSARY, MR. EWING.

WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S
NECESSARY, MARTIN.

I MEAN, WE ARE PAYING
FOR YOUR ELECTION.

AND BUY MORE TELEVISION TIME.

I WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE

EVERY TIME I TURN
THAT DAMN THING ON.

YOU KNOW, BARNES

BROUGHT A FELLOW OUT
FROM MADISON AVENUE

TO MANAGE HIS MEDIA CAMPAIGN.

YEAH? WHO'S THAT, J.R.?

PETER LARSON. RAN BRYAN'S
CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK.

IS HE ANY GOOD?

YES, SIR, HE IS.

CAN WE GET HIM?

I DOUBT IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S
GET SOMEBODY ELSE.

DONE.

MARTIN, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU DROPPING BY.

TELL YOU WHAT, WHY
DON'T I PICK YOU UP

ABOUT 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING?

WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK
LIKE A STATE SENATOR YET.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, J.R.

GOOD BOY! NICE SEEING
YOU. NICE SEEING YOU.

WELL... HUMPH.

MAN... HE'S A WASHOUT.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW HE CAN'T WIN, J.R.

YES, SIR, I KNOW THAT.

WE'VE GOT TO SEE TO
IT THAT BARNES LOSES.

DIG SOMETHING UP ON HIM.

DAD, I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING.

I'VE GOT ALL THE
BOYS WORKING ON IT.

HE'S CLEAN. THERE MUST BE
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MAN.

HE'S JUST CLEAN.

NOBODY'S GOTTEN

THAT FAR IN POLITICS
AND STAYED CLEAN.

HE'S JUST BEEN
CAREFUL, THAT'S ALL.

AND DON'T FORGET HE'S A BARNES.

THERE'S BOUND TO BE A BODY
IN THAT CLOSET SOMEPLACE.

FIND IT.

ALL RIGHT, SIR.

IF I CAN'T FIND IT,
I'LL PUT IT THERE.

HEH. WHATEVER.

WHATEVER.

J.R.: INHERITED $27 MILLION.

HER HUSBAND HAD A FRANCHISE

FOR ALL THE MECHANICAL THINGS

MADE IN MEXICO, YOU
KNOW, TRACTORS AND,

UH, HEAVY-DUTY
GRADERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

MISS ELLIE, I DON'T
THINK THE TURKEY'S

TO PAMELA'S LIKING.

SHE HASN'T EVEN
TOUCHED HER DINNER.

THE TURKEY'S FINE, MISS ELLIE.

I'M JUST NOT VERY HUNGRY.

THANK YOU.

J.R.: MAYBE YOU'RE
WORKING TOO HARD, PAM.

CAREFUL YOU DON'T GET SICK.

WE WOULDN'T WANT YOUR BROTHER

TO LOSE HIS CHIEF
FUND-RAISER, WOULD WE?

OH, THAT REMINDS ME,
J.R. THAT NEW AD AGENCY

THAT I HIRED FOR MARTIN,

THEY'RE GONNA WANT
THEIR MONEY IN ADVANCE.

THEY WERE BURNED

ON THE LAST CAMPAIGN
BY A FEW BOYS.

THEY'LL GET IT.

THEY'RE WORTH EVERY PENNY OF IT.

MARTIN'S BEGINNING

TO COME OVER AS A
REAL STATESMAN, DAD.

WELL, GOOD.

NOT AN EASY TASK, I MIGHT ADD.

DID YOU GET HIM A
NEW SPEECHWRITER?

HE SOUNDED BETTER

THE LAST TIME I HEARD HIM.

HAD TO. GOTTA FIGHT
FIRE WITH FIRE, MISS ELLIE.

BARNES BROUGHT THAT LARSON
FELLOW OUT OF NEW YORK

TO RUN HIS CAMPAIGN.
HE'S CALLED A MEDIA...

WHAT THE HELL IS IT, BOBBY?

MEDIA SPECIALIST, DAD.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.
MEDIA SPECIALIST.

FOR A MAN WHO'S
ALWAYS CRYING POVERTY,

THAT SEEMS A LITTLE
EXTRAVAGANT TO ME.

PETER AND CLIFF WERE
ROOMMATES IN COLLEGE.

PETER'S VOLUNTEERING
HIS SERVICES.

NOW, ISN'T THAT UNUSUAL?
ABOVE AND BEYOND

THE CALL OF ORDINARY FRIENDSHIP?

MEANING WHAT?

WELL, I WAS JUST INTERESTED

IN THE NATURE OF THE
FRIENDSHIP, THAT'S ALL.

SEEMS EXTREMELY CLOSE.

GROWING PHENOMENA NOWADAYS.

SOMETHING I CAN'T
UNDERSTAND MYSELF.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

THAT THAT GORGEOUS
CLIFF BARNES IS...

I DON'T LIKE THE TONE
OF THIS CONVERSATION.

I KNOW I DON'T.

I JUST THINK IT'S STRANGE.

MAN PAST 30, NEVER BEEN MARRIED.

IT JUST SO HAPPENS

CLIFF WAS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED,

TO A GIRL IN NEW YORK

WHO WORKED WITH PETER'S FATHER.

HE'S JUST NEVER GOTTEN OVER HER.

HE WAS? WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

WHY DIDN'T HE GET MARRIED?

WELL, SHE... SHE DIED.

HOW AWFUL. HOW'D SHE DIE?

UH, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

I... I DON'T REMEMBER
MUCH ABOUT IT.

WELL, THAT WAS A
FINE DINNER, MISS ELLIE.

I THINK I'LL WORK IT
OFF IN FRONT OF THE TV.

COWBOYS ARE PLAYING
TONIGHT. WANT TO JOIN ME?

IN A MINUTE.

I'LL BRING IN YOUR COFFEE.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE
IT BOURBON, HUH?

I WANT TO SEE YOU, J.R.

J.R.: YES, SIR.

MAMA, EXCUSE ME.

I KNOW. I KNOW IT'S
SHORT NOTICE, DAN,

BUT WE GOTTA MOVE QUICK ON THIS.

NOW, YOU CALL ME BACK

JUST AS SOON AS YOU CAN. OK.

WHO'D WE GET?

DAN MARSH, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

HE'LL BE IN NEW YORK
CITY TOMORROW MORNING.

WELL, IF CLIFF BARNES HAS A BODY

BURIED SOMEWHERE, HE'LL FIND IT.

WHEN WILL WE KNOW?

COUPLE OF DAYS.

GOOD, GOOD.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO ME.

WE'RE STILL MARRIED
TO EACH OTHER.

HEH. YEAH, BUT WE'RE

ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE FENCE.

HOW'D SHE DIE?

I DON'T REMEMBER. REMEMBER?

YOU WERE NEVER
VERY GOOD AT LYING.

THE TIPS OF YOUR EARS TURN RED.

I CAN'T TELL YOU, BOBBY.

I'M SORRY.

HONEY, IF YOU FEEL
YOU CAN'T TRUST ME,

WELL, THAT SAYS SOMETHING

ABOUT THE STATE OF
OUR MARRIAGE, DOESN'T IT?

COME ON.

JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME, OK?

J.R.: OK, DAN. THAT
IS WONDERFUL.

YEAH, THAT'S JUST THE SORT
OF THING WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

HANG ON JUST A
SECOND, WOULD YOU?

LOUELLA, GET A HOLD OF
MY DADDY AT THE RANCH.

Louella on intercom: YES, SIR.

SAY, DID YOU GET A
STATEMENT FROM THE DOCTOR?

I SEE. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL
RELEASE THE STORY ANYWAY.

I SURE APPRECIATE THIS, BUD.

I'LL HAVE A CHECK IN THE
MAIL TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

OK!

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YEAH?

MR. EWING ON LINE ONE.

THANK YOU, DARLING.

HELLO, DADDY.

WE HIT PAY DIRT.

YEAH. BARNES JUST BROKE

THE CARDINAL RULE OF POLITICS...

NEVER GET CAUGHT
IN BED WITH A LIVE MAN

OR A DEAD WOMAN. HA HA HA!

Woman: ALL RIGHT, WHEN
PAMELA SAYS "THIS IS CHARLENE,"

I WANT YOU TO COME DOWN THE
RAMP QUICKLY. THAT'S LOVELY.

AND DO NICE TURN
RIGHT OVER THERE.

FOLLOW ME DOWN TO THE CENTER.

THAT'S GOOD. YES,
YES. COME OVER HERE,

MAKE ANOTHER TURN,
TAKE OFF THAT JACKET.

OK, THROW IT OVER
YOUR LEFT SHOULDER.

GO TO THAT END OF THE
RAMP. THAT'S LOVELY.

ALL RIGHT, DARLING,
TIFFANY. YES, COME ON.

LOVELY. QUICKLY.

LET ME SHOW CLIFF. OK.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW. I LOVE THEM.

UH, CLIFF?

Choreographer: SHOW
THAT WONDERFUL SHIRT.

THAT'S LOVELY.

YES. HELLO!

RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE
NOW, MAKE A NICE TURN.

WELL, THAT'S A REALLY
NICE... NICE LINEUP.

I AM SO PLEASED. THEY'RE
ALL VERY GOOD, TOO.

THIS IS KRISTIN CARLSON.

I'M STANDING IN THE
MAIN DINING HALL

OF THE TEXAS CLUB,

WHERE A BENEFIT IS BEING
HELD LATER THIS WEEK

FOR CLIFFORD BARNES,

CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATE.

BARNES, THIS REPORTER
HAS JUST LEARNED,

HAS BEEN IMPLICATED
IN THE ABORTION DEATH

OF A YOUNG WOMAN
WHO WAS HIS FIANCéE

ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.

MR. BARNES, MOST WOMEN'S
GROUPS FAVOR ABORTION ON DEMAND.

GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF YOUR FIANCéE'S DEATH,

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE ISSUE?

MR. BARNES HAS NO
COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

WELL, DO YOU
THINK THIS WILL HURT

YOUR CHANCES FOR VICTORY
IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION?

Peter: SORRY. NOTHING RIGHT NOW.

MR. BARNES, YOUR OPPONENT
MARTIN COLE HAS TAKEN

A STRONG STAND AGAINST ABORTION.

I'M SURE OUR RADIO
AUDIENCE WOULD WELCOME...

I SAID NO COMMENT!

IT'S OK. I'LL... I'LL HAVE

A STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

LATER THIS EVENING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY RIGHT NOW.

FOLKS, JUST COME WITH ME.

I'LL CALL YOU AS
SOON AS MR. BARNES

IS READY TO HOLD A
PRESS CONFERENCE.

CLIFF, CLIFF... NO,
LOOK, WAIT A MINUTE.

NO, I DON'T WANT
TO TALK RIGHT NOW.

I'VE GOT TO SALVAGE
A SINKING SHIP.

CLIFF, IT'S IMPORTANT.

I'VE... I'VE GOT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

NO, REALLY,

NO, REALLY, I CAN'T TALK TO YOU.

WHICH WAY DID PETER... PETER!

OK, FOLKS.

I AM SURE THAT YOU'VE
ALL HEARD BY NOW,

BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO HEAR

MY SIDE OF THE STORY.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S TRUE.

PENNY AMES AND I LIVED
TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

BEFORE SHE BECAME PREGNANT.

PETER KNEW HER.

UH, SHE WAS HIS
FATHER'S SECRETARY.

AND PENNY'S DREAM WAS
TO ENTER LAW SCHOOL.

SAVED EVERY NICKEL
TOWARD HER TUITION.

AND SHE HAD JUST PASSED
HER ENTRANCE EXAMS

AND FOUND OUT THAT
SHE WAS PREGNANT.

I WANTED TO MARRY HER,

BUT SHE SAID THAT WE
WEREN'T READY FOR A CHILD.

SO I BORROWED MONEY
AND WENT TO A DOCTOR

WHO HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO US.

AND YOU KNOW THE REST.

MR. BARNES, WHY DIDN'T
YOU GET HER TO A HOSPITAL?

BECAUSE ABORTIONS
WERE ILLEGAL AT THE TIME,

AND YOU COULDN'T
JUST GO TO A HOSPITAL

AND HAVE IT TAKEN
CARE OF PROPERLY.

I KNOW, BUT WHY DID
YOU KEEP IT A SECRET?

I MEAN, YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN
THAT SOMEONE WOULD FIND OUT.

THE SECRECY WAS OUT OF DEFERENCE

TO PENNY'S FAMILY.

THEY WERE VERY RELIGIOUS,

AND THEY WANTED IT KEPT QUIET.

HOW IS THIS GOING TO
AFFECT THE CAMPAIGN?

WELL, IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL.

SEE, WHAT COLE IS SAYING

IS THAT I WAS INVOLVED
IN AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

THAT CONTRIBUTED
TO PENNY'S DEATH.

WELL, INSOFAR AS ABORTIONS

WERE ILLEGAL AT
THE TIME, HE'S RIGHT.

I CAN'T DENY THAT.

WHAT DO I TELL EVERYBODY
WHEN THEY CALL?

THE PHONES HAVEN'T
STOPPED RINGING.

WELL, YOU CAN TELL THEM
THAT I'LL HAVE A STATEMENT

FOR 'EM THIS EVENING, OR, UH...

NO, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU COULD TELL 'EM THE TRUTH.

YOU COULD TELL 'EM
EXACTLY WHAT I'VE TOLD YOU,

BECAUSE I LOVED PENNY,

AND I WANTED TO DO
WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO...

AND IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.

THAT'S IT.

[WORKERS CHATTERING]

OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW
THEY GOT AHOLD OF THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

AND PENNY'S FAMILY,

I KNOW THEY WOULDN'T
SAY ANYTHING.

AND THE ONLY OTHER PEOPLE
THAT KNEW WERE YOU AND PAM.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. NOT YOU.

AND PAM'S OUT OF THE QUESTION.

THE DOCTOR MUST'VE

GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH THE EWINGS.

WHY? WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

HE'S JUST OUT ON PAROLE.

HE CAN'T WANT THAT
KIND OF PUBLICITY,

NO MATTER HOW MUCH
MONEY'S INVOLVED.

[SIGHS]

WHY DON'T YOU GET OUT OF HERE?

I CAN HANDLE THE PHONES.

[HONKS HORN]

HI. I PROBABLY
SHOULDN'T HAVE COME,

BUT IT WAS AN IMPULSE.

I HEARD THE NEWS ON THE RADIO.

I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T
HEAR IT FIRSTHAND FROM J.R.

I DON'T HEAR MUCH FIRST-
OR SECONDHAND FROM J.R.

Cliff: YEAH?

WELL, I GUESS HE'S PRETTY BUSY.

I IMAGINE HE'S TRYING TO DIG UP

WHATEVER HE CAN TO DESTROY ME.

I'VE JUST BEEN WONDERING
HOW HE FOUND OUT.

YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU?

I'D HATE TO BE AROUND
WHEN YOU FIND OUT.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

Cliff: I REALLY BELIEVE YOU ARE.

OH... SO AM I.

OH, BOY, ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

WELL... BYE.

[TIRES SCREECH]

YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, DAD...

MARTIN IS FINALLY BEGINNING
TO GAIN IN THE POLLS.

WELL, WE'VE GOT DAN
TO THANK FOR THAT.

YEAH, NOT TO MENTION
MY PRETTY SISTER-IN-LAW.

HOW... HOW COULD
YOU HAVE DONE IT?!

AND YOU, YOU LET HIM!

POLITICS IS POLITICS.

AND THAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

FOR TAKING A FINE, GOOD MAN

AND DESTROYING HIM?!

AND YOU... YOU DON'T
NEED AN EXCUSE!

YOU'D DO IT FOR YOUR OWN
SELF-SERVING ENTERTAINMENT!

NOW, NOW, HOLD ON, PAMELA.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU LOVE YOUR BROTHER,

BUT YOU DO HAVE

A SLIGHTLY
PREJUDICED VIEW OF HIM.

AND DESPITE WHAT YOU CONSIDER

HIS STERLING QUALIFICATIONS,

THE MAN APPARENTLY
DOESN'T HESITATE

TO DO WHAT'S ILLEGAL
WHENEVER IT SUITS HIM.

YOU HAVE DISTORTED
THIS ENTIRE ISSUE.

I THINK YOU'RE DESPICABLE!

WE JUST TOLD THE
TRUTH, THAT'S ALL.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
PLAY BY YOUR RULES,

BUT SOMEDAY I WILL,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAY

FOR WHAT YOU'VE
DONE TO MY BROTHER.

NO, YOU WON'T.

YOU WON'T USE ANY OF THOSE RULES

AGAINST ME OR ANY OTHER EWING.

YOU'LL DO JUST AS WE DO.

YOU'LL USE THEM

TO PROTECT YOUR OWN INTERESTS.

THEN GOD HELP ME.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HI.

I CALLED PETER AT THE OFFICE.

HE SAID YOU'D PROBABLY BE HERE.

YEAH.

[COUGHS]

YOU LOOK TIRED.

NO, I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD...

CONSIDERING THE
BEATING I'M TAKING.

WHEN I THINK WHAT
THIS MIGHT MEAN

TO YOUR CAREER, CLIFF, IT...

IT JUST SEEMS SO UNFAIR.

AW, COME ON, YOU HAVE
TO LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE.

JUST THINK, MY LOSING

MIGHT BE SAVING YOUR MARRIAGE.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

WHAT?

THAT THE EWINGS

DON'T LIKE YOU WORKING FOR ME?

CLIFF, I HAVE TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING...

AND IT'S SO HARD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU JUST TELL ME?

I DON'T EVEN
UNDERSTAND HOW I DID IT.

I WAS TALKING, AND
IT JUST SLIPPED OUT.

AND... IT WAS YOU?

BEFORE I COULD DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT,

J.R. WAS OFF AND RUNNING.

AND, CLIFF, IF THERE
WAS ANY WAY...

YOU KNOW, I NEVER
EVEN SUSPECTED YOU.

FOR A MOMENT,

I THOUGHT MAYBE
IT MIGHT BE PETER.

BUT YOU?

YOU NEVER EVEN CROSSED MY MIND.

OH, CLIFF, I KNOW
IT'S UNFORGIVABLE,

BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

COME OFF IT, PAM!

THINGS LIKE THAT
JUST DON'T SLIP OUT.

WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT A CHILD!

YOU HAD TO KNOW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.

YOU DON'T THINK I DID
IT ON PURPOSE AND...

I THINK YOU'D DO
ANYTHING FOR BOBBY EWING.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

HOW DARE YOU?!

JUST DON'T LIE TO ME, PAM.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
IS UNFORGIVABLE!

I MEAN, DO YOU THINK

I WOULD DELIBERATELY BETRAY YOU?

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT YOU DID IS UNFORGIVABLE.

YOU CAN AT LEAST LISTEN TO ME.

YOU CAN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO...

Cliff: WHY SHOULD
I LISTEN TO YOU?!

YOU KNOW, THE EWINGS DESTROY

EVERYTHING THEY
GET THEIR HANDS ON,

AND YOU'RE ONE OF 'EM NOW.

YOU LIVE WITH VIPERS,
YOU BECOME A VIPER.

SO WHY DON'T YOU GO
BACK TO WHERE YOU BELONG?

TO THEM.

[DOOR SLAMS]

I HEARD THE NEWS ON THE RADIO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE REHEARSING
AT THE TEXAS CLUB.

THE REPORTERS JUST BUSTED IN.

HOW DID HE TAKE IT?

HOW DO YOU THINK?

HE WAS IN SHOCK THE WHOLE TIME.

WE MAKE QUITE A PAIR.

J.R. AND ME.

BETWEEN THE TWO OF US,

WE MANAGED TO RUIN
A PRETTY TERRIFIC GUY.

NO, HONEY, IT WASN'T YOU,

AND IT WASN'T J.R.

CLIFF MADE A MISTAKE.
J.R. JUST EXPOSED IT.

YOU'RE DEFENDING J.R.'s TACTICS?

NO, I AM POINTING OUT
A POLITICAL REALITY.

NOT EVERY POLITICIAN

GOES RIGHT FOR THE JUGULAR.

WELL, HONEY, I HAVEN'T
NOTICED THAT CLIFF RUNS

FROM THE SMELL OF BLOOD HIMSELF.

SWEETHEART, YOU
CANNOT CHANGE THE RULES

ACCORDING TO
WHOSE SIDE YOU'RE ON.

NOW, CLIFF MADE A MISTAKE.
J.R. FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.

I KNOW YOU FEEL BAD, BUT, HONEY,

THAT IS THE NAME OF THE GAME.

YOU SOUND JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER.

I DIDN'T COME HOME
TO FIGHT WITH YOU.

I HEARD THE REPORT ON THE NEWS.

I KNOW YOU MUST BE FEELING BAD.

I LOVE YOU, REMEMBER?

CLIFF THINKS I
DELIBERATELY TOLD J.R.

OH.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I WANTED TO TAKE
A REAL GOOD LOOK

AND SEE IF IT WAS WORTH MARRYING

INTO THE EWING FAMILY.

HONEY, THIS HASN'T
BEEN CLIFF'S BEST DAY.

HE'LL COME AROUND.
HE KNOWS THAT YOU

WOULDN'T SAY SOMETHING
LIKE THAT ON PURPOSE.

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S REALLY HURT.

[SOFT] IT'LL BE OK.

J.R.: ALL RIGHT, DADDY,
NOW SMILE TONIGHT.

COME ON, WE GOT SOME
MORE PEOPLE COMING IN.

HEY, MA! WE GOT GOOD NEWS!

HOW YOU DOING?!

TAKE THIS. THERE'S MORE.

HEY, CATCH THE DOOR, WOULD YA?

HEY, DAD, LOOK WHO'S
HERE! LOOK WHO'S HERE!

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,

JUST HOLD IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

I'M GONNA TURN UP THE VOLUME.

Newscaster: THE RESULTS
ARE STARTING TO COME IN

FROM THE 14th DISTRICT,
WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS

THE HEART OF BARNES' TERRITORY.

WITH 15% OF THE VOTES COUNTED,

IT LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER COLE VICTORY.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?
15! WE'RE ON TOP!

[LAUGHS] HEY!

Newscaster: THE WORD IS THAT
BARNES WILL BE DEFEATED.

THIS HAS CERTAINLY
BEEN A STUNNING

COME-FROM-BEHIND
UPSET FOR MARTIN COLE,

THE FORMER CITY
COUNCILMAN FROM FORT WORTH.

MR. COLE, AS YOU KNOW,
MARRIED TO THE FORMER

NANCY ORLOFF, DAUGHTER
OF SENATOR ORLOFF.

THIS MUST BE A VERY
SPECIAL VICTORY...

MAY I JOIN YOU?

NOT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GLOAT.

WELL... I'M NOT GONNA GLOAT.

I'M JUST SORRY THAT
THE BEST MAN LOST.

I'M NOT SURE I HEARD THAT.

I WAS JUST THINKING

HOW NICE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

IF J.R. DIDN'T GET WHAT
HE WANTED FOR ONCE.

Cliff: THEY TELL
ME THAT IT'S OVER.

[CROWD MURMURING]

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. I WANT TO SAY

THAT YOU'RE THE
BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE

I'VE EVER WORKED WITH.

I WANT YOU TO GO HOME,

GET ACQUAINTED WITH
YOUR FAMILIES AGAIN,

AND I'LL SEE YOU
NEXT TIME AROUND.

[TV CROWD APPLAUDING]

EXCUSE ME, PAMELA.

WE GOT 10 KEY SPOTS SEWED UP.

COUPLE MORE,

WE'LL BE RUNNING THE WHOLE SHOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

GOT ANY OTHER IDEAS?

WELL, NOT RIGHT NOW, WADE,

BUT WE'RE SURE NOT GONNA
FORGET THE WORK YOU DID

IN THE 14th DISTRICT,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DID YOU CALL HIM?

A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

SAME THING AS BEFORE.

"WHAT DID YOU OFFER
ME TO DO HIM IN?"

HE CAN'T BE SERIOUS, HONEY.

OH, HE IS.

COME ON. LET'S GO SEE CLIFF.

OH, BOBBY, I DON'T THINK

NOW'S THE TIME FOR
A CONFRONTATION.

NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME
TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT

BETWEEN THE TWO
OF YOU. NOW, COME ON.

MISS ELLIE, DON'T YOU
THINK I COULD HAVE

ONE SHOT OF BOURBON
AFTER THIS GREAT VICTORY?

I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF THIS SODA WATER.

NO, JOCK. NO. WOULD YOU GET

MR. EWING SOME
SODA WATER, PLEASE?

PUT A LOT OF ICE IN IT.

Newscaster: HERE AT THE COLE
CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS,

WE'RE GETTING READY FOR
THE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

AND HERE COMES MARTIN COLE NOW.

LISTEN TO THAT CROWD.

[CROWD CHEERING]

[TURNS TV OFF]

LET'S CALL IT A DAY.

GO AHEAD.

I'VE GOT SOME
THINGS TO SORT OUT.

DO IT TOMORROW.

I'M LEAVING FOR NEW YORK

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK.

I'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME.

COME ON.

YOU'RE, UH... [LAUGHS]

NOT THE FIRST GUY WHO LOST.

[LAUGHS] TRUE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T
LIKE THE FEELING.

I'LL HELP YOU WIN NEXT TIME.

YOU'RE ON.

AND I'LL BE IN THE BAR
ACROSS THE STREET

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

THANKS, PETER.

IS CLIFF HERE?

CLIFF'S IN HIS OFFICE.

OH, PETER, THIS IS MY
HUSBAND BOBBY EWING.

HOW DO YOU DO?

PAM, I'M NOT SURE
THIS IS A GOOD TIME.

BETTER WAIT A FEW DAYS.

NO, WE'LL SEE HIM
NOW, THANK YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

COME ON, HONEY.

[KNOCKS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Bobby: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU AT
ONE-WAY CONVERSATIONS?

'CAUSE I'M NOT IN
THE MOOD TO TALK.

I THINK YOU TWO

OUGHT TO STRAIGHTEN
THIS WHOLE MESS OUT.

OH, WHAT MESS?

YOU GOT YOUR ELECTION.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T

EXPECT ME TO BE
HAPPY AND FORGIVING

ABOUT THE WAY YOU GOT IT.

WHICH MEANS YOU'RE
GOING TO GO ON

BLAMING PAM FOREVER

FOR SOMETHING THAT
WAS AN ACCIDENT?

[LAUGHS]

AN ACCIDENT? DON'T
MAKE ME LAUGH.

YOU PUT HER UP TO IT.

BOBBY HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT, CLIFF.

COME ON, CLIFF.

GIVE HER A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.

A CHANCE TO LIE.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE!

STOP IT!

[CHUCKLES]

MONEY AND FORCE.

SEEMS TO BE WHAT YOU EWINGS

UNDERSTAND THE BEST.

CLIFF, I SWEAR TO YOU

I NEVER TOLD THEM
ABOUT PENNY'S DEATH.

I DID TELL THEM YOU WERE ENGAGED

AND THAT YOUR FIANCéE DIED.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME,

I DIDN'T TELL THEM
ANYTHING ELSE.

J.R. FOUND OUT THE
REST FOR HIMSELF.

I'D NEVER DO
ANYTHING TO HURT YOU.

Bobby: YOU KNOW,
CLIFFORD, SOMETIMES I THINK

YOUR HATRED OF US EWINGS
IS LIKE A CANCER INSIDE YOU

THAT CHEWS UP YOUR GOOD SENSE.

DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU?

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[CRYING] I'M SO SORRY.

I KNOW I MESSED UP EVERYTHING.

[WHISPERING] Forgive me.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BOTH
GOT A LITTLE FORGIVING TO DO.

AND I'M WILLING.

WHAT DO YOU SAY

WE GO OVER TO THE
BAR AND HAVE A DRINK?

[CHUCKLES] YEAH, I...

NOT RIGHT NOW, THANKS. I, UH...

I'VE JUST GOT SOME
THINKING I'VE GOT TO DO.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING DOWN.

I KNOW THAT MUST'VE BEEN TOUGH.

Pamela: SEE YOU SOON?

OK.

BUY YOU LUNCH.

SURE.

COME ON, HONEY.

[DOOR CLOSES]

PETER LARSON,
PLEASE. HE'S AT THE BAR.

WELL, I'M GLAD IT'S ALL OVER.

[CHUCKLES] IF I KNOW MY BROTHER,

IT'S JUST BEGINNING.

PETER? CLIFF.

I WANT YOU TO GET
AHOLD OF LIVINGSTON.

YEP, THE GUY WITH
THE CASHIER'S CHECK.

ASK HIM IF HE'S GOT ENOUGH MONEY

TO BUY THE NEXT
STATE SENATE SEAT.

MAYBE EVEN THE CONGRESS.

PETER... I'VE JUST
BECOME A REALIST.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.