Dallas (1978–1991): Season 3, Episode 12 - Ellie Saves the Day - full transcript

HE MORTGAGED SOUTHFORK.

YOU'RE POKING AROUND IN
THINGS THAT DON'T CONCERN YOU.

THIS CONCERNS ME!

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
OF OIL COMING IN

BEFORE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE DUE?

IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

I DIDN'T MARRY YOU, JOCK,

TO LOSE SOUTHFORK
OVER AN OIL DEAL.

YOU'RE SCARED, AREN'T YOU?

IS THAT A LITTLE INSIGHT

YOU PICKED UP FROM
YOUR PSYCHIATRIST?



IT'S THE FIRST TIME

I'VE TRULY HEARD
FEAR IN YOUR VOICE, J.R.

THE EWINGS ARE
GONNA BE DESTROYED,

BUT NOT BY YOUR
BROTHER... BUT MINE.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

J.R.: A TYPHOON?

WELL, HOW MUCH DAMAGE?

NOW LISTEN, HANK,
I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN THE STATE OF
YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT

OR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW
SOON THOSE OIL DRILLING RIGS

ARE GONNA BE OPERATIONAL AGAIN.

THAT'S A HALF
MILLION DOLLARS A DAY!

I KNOW IT. NOW LISTEN, I REALIZE



THAT YOU'RE THE BIG
EXPERT ON SOUTHEAST ASIA,

AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU

FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THE TIME.

WELL, HOW FAR BEHIND SCHEDULE?

HANK, IF YOU DON'T STRIKE
OIL WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK,

EWING OIL IS OUT OF BUSINESS,

AND SO ARE YOU, BOY!

TYPHOON?!

J.R., I'M SORRY.

WELL, THAT'S NOT FOR
YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.

I'LL WRITE YOU A NICE REFERENCE.

YOU KNOW I'D WORK
FOR YOU FOR NOTHING.

I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT. I KNOW IT.

WELL, MAYBE MR. LELAND

WILL GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION

ON THE SOUTHFORK MORTGAGE.

IT'S DUE NEXT WEEK.

NOW LISTEN, THAT
IS DEFEATIST TALK.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE ABOUT IT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO DO
SOME FILING OR SOMETHING?

I GOT SOME PHONE CALLS TO MAKE.

GO ON.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

BARNES FOR CONGRESS,
CAN I HELP YOU?

ALAN BEAM.

Woman, on phone: JUST A MINUTE.

HAS ANYONE SEEN ALAN?

I GUESS HE HASN'T COME IN YET.

CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE
OR A CONTRIBUTION?

NO, I DON'T WANT TO
GIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS.

[HANGS UP]

[DIALING]

[RINGS]

[BOTH LAUGH]

HELLO. YEAH?

I DON'T MIND YOU HAVING A
LITTLE FUN IN THE AFTERNOON,

BUT NOT ON MY MONEY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

SOUTH BRADDOCK, ROAD 27
IN 40 MINUTES. YOU BE THERE.

[HANGS UP]

MORNING, MISS ELLIE.

HELLO, RAY.

ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NO.

I'VE BEEN SO BUSY
WITH MYSELF LATELY,

I HAVEN'T PAID MUCH
ATTENTION TO SOUTHFORK.

WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT HERE.

THANKS, RAY.

DIABLO'S LOOKING FINE AGAIN.

YEAH.

THEY SAY HE'S GONNA
BE JUST FINE NOW.

SLIGHT VIRAL INFECTION.

RAY, I'M SURPRISED YOU HAVEN'T
STARTED BUILDING A HOUSE

ON THAT SECTION
THAT JOCK GAVE YOU.

WELL, FOR A LONG TIME, I
JUST COULDN'T SEE MYSELF

RATTLING AROUND ALONE
IN A BIG, NEW HOUSE.

HAS SOMEONE CHANGED YOUR MIND?

I THINK SO.

I'M JUST NOT SURE YET.

WELL, DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.

BUILD ON IT, RAY.

PUT YOUR ROOTS DOWN.

YOUR OWN LAND IS THE MOST
PRECIOUS THING YOU CAN OWN.

YOU'RE LATE.

SORRY. I HAD TO
FINISH SOMETHING.

ANYTHING I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

UH, NO.

J.R., I THINK WE'RE AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE END

OF OUR LITTLE CHARADE
WITH CLIFF BARNES.

TONIGHT'S SPEECH

AT THE ANTI-OIL, ANTI-NUKE RALLY

OUGHT TO DO IT.

WELL, I HOPE SO.

I POURED ENOUGH
MONEY INTO THAT SCHEME.

WELL, YOU'LL FIND A
WAY TO WRITE IT OFF.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TONIGHT

IN THE WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS?

ANOTHER 25,000 OUGHT
TO JUST ABOUT DO IT.

JUST ABOUT, HUH?

WELL, IT WILL DO IT, THEN.

IT BETTER.

WELL, THIS IS NO TIME
TO STOP TRUSTING ME.

ALL RIGHT, NOW REMEMBER,

YOU'RE TO USE THIS
MONEY ONLY, NO ONE ELSE'S.

I DON'T WANT THOSE
PEOPLE TO GET CARRIED AWAY

AND START MAKING THEIR
OWN CONTRIBUTIONS.

UNDERSTAND?

WELL, I HANDPICKED THEM MYSELF.

THEY'VE ALL GOT STARRY
EYES AND EMPTY POCKETS.

BARNES NEVER ASKED WHERE
THIS MONEY COME FROM?

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.
HE'S NOT A CANDIDATE YET.

HE HAS NO IDEA
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

FINANCING HIS CAMPAIGN.

HE'S GOT TO DECLARE SOON, HUH?

I'VE GOT TO GET HIM

OUT OF THE OFFICE
OF LAND MANAGEMENT

AND OFF MY BACK.

IT WON'T BE LONG.

THIS WEEK.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU
AN EXACT TIMETABLE.

ALAN... THIS WEEK.

MORNING.

MORNING.

IS J.R. IN?

NO.

WHERE IS HE?

WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY.

KRISTIN, COME IN MY OFFICE.

CLOSE THE DOOR, PLEASE.

NOW, WHERE IS J.R.?

BOBBY, HE DIDN'T TELL ME.

KRISTIN.

HE DOESN'T TELL ME EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW YOUR BROTHER.

YES, BUT I THINK

YOU PROBABLY KNOW HIM
BETTER THAN MOST OF US.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

I'M NOT INTERESTED
IN FAIR, KRISTIN.

I HAVE QUESTIONS.
I NEED ANSWERS.

WELL, I'LL TRY AND HELP.

THANK YOU.

NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DEAL?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

COME ON, KRISTIN.
I'M NOT STUPID.

J.R. MUST HAVE DICTATED
LETTERS, SIGNED ORDERS.

I DON'T KNOW A THING ABOUT IT.

WELL, I THINK YOU'RE LYING.

WELL, I'M SORRY, BOBBY.

I DON'T DESERVE THAT.

KRISTIN.

I'M NOT THROUGH YET.

IS THE CARTEL IN ON
THE DEAL WITH J.R.?

WHY DON'T YOU ASK ONE OF THEM?

THANK YOU.

YOU CAN GO NOW.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

CONNIE, GET JORDAN
LEE ON THE PHONE.

SEE IF I CAN MEET HIM FOR LUNCH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M
EATING HERE WITH YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU GRADUATED
FROM FAST FOODS TO RESTAURANTS.

WELL, I LIKE WHITE
TABLECLOTHS AND FANCY SERVICE

JUST AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON.

BUT I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM, I JUST
FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HERE.

KIND OF LIKE GOING
BACK TO YOUR ROOTS?

YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.

I GOT TO MAKE A SPEECH TONIGHT.

GONNA BE A LOT OF IMPORTANT
ECOLOGY GROUPS THERE.

YOU'VE MADE SPEECHES BEFORE.

I KNOW.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

IF I FEEL THEIR SUPPORT,

I'M GONNA DECLARE MY CANDIDACY.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
I FEEL ABOUT THAT.

I CAN WIN. I KNOW IT.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY WILL
MAKE JOCK AND J.R. HAPPY

TO HAVE YOU OUT OF THE O.L.M.

I CAN HURT THEM EVEN
MORE AS A CONGRESSMAN.

CLIFF, DON'T LEAVE THE O.L.M.

STOP PUTTING ALL THE
PRESSURE ON EWING OIL.

WE CAN ALL LIVE
HAPPILY TOGETHER.

NEVER.

THANKS FOR LUNCH.

PAM, PLEASE DON'T GO.

I NEED A FAVOR.

I NEED TO SEE SUE ELLEN.

OH, NO.

NO, PLEASE, TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

I'M ABOUT TO MAKE A VERY
IMPORTANT DECISION IN MY LIFE,

AND I WANT TO TALK TO HER.

CLIFF, I'M NOT GETTING
INVOLVED WITH THIS.

I CAN'T CALL SOUTHFORK.

NOW, SHE HAS TO GO
SOMEPLACE WITHOUT J.R.

SHE HAS TO, WHAT, GO
TO THE HAIRDRESSER?

PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO
UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL.

MAYBE THE BEST WAY IS FOR YOU

TO UNDERSTAND HOW SHE FEELS.

SUE ELLEN'S SEEING
A PSYCHIATRIST

3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK
IN THE MORNING.

SHE IS?

DR. SIMON ELLBY.

YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON'T
HURT HER AGAIN, CLIFF.

I WON'T. I PROMISE.

THANKS.

AND WHEN I TOLD HIM I
DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING,

HE CALLED ME A LIAR.

BOBBY'S A HOTHEAD.

HE'LL APOLOGIZE.

HE'D NEVER BE THAT
RUDE TO SUE ELLEN.

WELL, I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT THAT, DARLING.

HE MIGHT BE IF HE THOUGHT

SUE ELLEN KNOWS
AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

NOW, JUST WHAT
DID YOU TELL BOBBY

ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST ASIA DEAL?

NOTHING.

YOU SURE?

ABSOLUTELY.

HE WANTED TO KNOW IF
THE CARTEL WAS INVOLVED,

AND I TOLD HIM TO
ASK ONE OF THEM.

HERE.

YOU JUST DRY THOSE
PRETTY LITTLE EYES OFF.

I'LL TAKE YOU HOME, ALL RIGHT?

CARTEL, HUH?

WELL, BOBBY'S NOT GONNA GET
ANY INFORMATION OFF THOSE BOYS.

[CHUCKLES]

I REALLY SHOULDN'T
EAT WITH A EWING.

YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW FINDS OUT,

HE'LL CUT OFF MY OIL PRODUCTION.

JORDAN, I THINK WE CAN
SNEAK BY WITH ONE LUNCH.

WELL, I SUPPOSE SO.

NOW TELL ME WHAT
IT IS THAT YOU WANT.

WELL, AS YOU KNOW, THE O.L.M.

HAS US PRACTICALLY
SHUT DOWN HERE IN TEXAS.

THAT'S A FACT.

ANYHOW, I WAS THINKING...
PROPOSING TO DADDY AND J.R.

THAT EWING OIL START
DRILLING OVERSEAS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS.

HASN'T J.R. TOLD YOU
HE'S ALREADY INVOLVED?

NO. HE NEVER SAID A WORD.

WELL, I GUESS HE PLAYS THINGS

PRETTY CLOSE TO
THE VEST, DOESN'T HE?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE J.R.

WELL, HERE'S TO LUNCH, ANYWAY.

HOW MUCH ARE YOU
IN FOR OVER THERE?

NO, NOT ME.

I WOULDN'T GET
INVOLVED OVERSEAS.

SETH STONE OR WADE OR SOMEBODY?

AS FAR AS I KNOW, J.R.'s
IN THIS THING ALONE.

WELL, HE ALWAYS WAS
ONE FOR TAKING CHANCES.

THAT'S WHAT MADE EWING
OIL WHAT IT IS TODAY.

WELL, MAYBE THE EWINGS CAN
AFFORD THAT KIND OF GAMBLE.

AFTER ALL, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONES

WITH ENOUGH COLLATERAL
TO GET THE HUGE LOAN

IT TAKES TO DRILL OVERSEAS.

WHAT KIND OF COLLATERAL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, JORDAN?

WE DON'T HAVE AN OIL
WELL LEFT OPEN HERE.

I WASN'T TALKING
ABOUT OIL FIELDS.

RUMOR IS J.R. HAS PUT
UP SOMETHING BIG...

SOMETHING REAL BIG.

HERE YOU ARE, MR. EWING.

IF IT'S BEEN RECORDED RECENTLY,

YOU WILL FIND IT IN THIS BOOK.

OK, THANK YOU.

HE MORTGAGED SOUTHFORK.

TV announcer: CLIFF BARNES,

SOUNDING VERY
MUCH LIKE A CANDIDATE

FOR HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION,

SPOKE TONIGHT BEFORE A
LARGE ECOLOGICAL RALLY.

WE HAVE FILM NOW OF THAT RALLY.

[APPLAUSE]

MY WORK AT THE O.L.M.

HAS PROVED BEYOND
A SHADOW OF A DOUBT

THAT WE CAN CONTROL
THE OIL COMPANIES

INSTEAD OF THE OIL
COMPANIES CONTROLLING US.

WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
THIS IN TEXAS,

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO DO THIS
VITAL WORK ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
MUST TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK

FROM THE OIL COMPANIES,
AND THAT ALL THE PEOPLE...

ALL OF US, YOU AND I...
WILL DETERMINE WHAT WE DO

WITH OUR ENERGY RESOURCES.

THAT IS THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU MUST SEND

TO CONGRESS AT
THE NEXT ELECTION.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU.

Crowd: CLIFF BARNES
FOR CONGRESS!

CLIFF BARNES FOR CONGRESS!

CLIFF... [TURNS OFF TV]

WAS I RIGHT?

WELL, ACCORDING TO THOSE PEOPLE,

I COULD BE PRESIDENT.

ONE STEP AT A TIME.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
MAKE IT OFFICIAL?

HOW'S THE MONEY COMING?

IT'S POURING IN.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

J.R.

BOBBY.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'M TIRED. I'M GOING TO BED.

I SAID I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

I THOUGHT YOU
REACHED ROCK BOTTOM

WHEN YOU TRIED
TO TURN THIS RANCH

INTO AN OIL FIELD LAST YEAR.

THAT'S ALL OVER AND DONE WITH.

MAYBE YOU BETTER EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO ME NOW.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE
EXPLAINING TO DO YOURSELF.

I FOUND KRISTIN IN TEARS TODAY

'CAUSE YOU'RE POKING AROUND

IN THINGS THAT
DON'T CONCERN YOU.

THIS CONCERNS ME!

I HAD COPIES MADE AT THE
HALL OF RECORDS TODAY.

WELL, THIS IS JUST
A FORMALITY, BUT...

YOU CALL MORTGAGING
SOUTHFORK A FORMALITY?

YES, I DO!

Jock: WHAT ARE YOU TWO
FIGHTING ABOUT NOW?

IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Bobby: YOU WANT TO TELL THEM?

J.R., WHAT IS IT?

OH, BOBBY AND I ARE JUST
TALKING BUSINESS, THAT'S ALL.

DON'T LIE TO THEM, J.R.

THEY'RE GONNA FIND
OUT SOON ENOUGH.

NOBODY WOULD'VE HAD TO FIND OUT.

NOBODY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY

UNTIL YOU STARTED
SNOOPING AROUND.

I COULD'VE SAVED EWING OIL

AND EVERYTHING THIS FAMILY OWNS,

AND MOTHER AND FATHER WOULDN'T
HAVE TO LOSE A MINUTE'S SLEEP.

AS LONG AS YOU GOT US UP,

WHY DON'T YOU FILL US IN ON IT?

SIT DOWN, MAMA. DADDY.

CLIFF TOLD PAMELA
THAT ONE OF THE REASONS

HE'S CONSIDERING
RUNNING FOR CONGRESS

IS TO TRY AND STOP EWING
OIL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

SOUTHEAST ASIA?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU
WASN'T GOING INTO THAT, J.R.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS
TALKING TO BOBBY ABOUT.

IT'S A GOOD DEAL, DAD.

WHERE'D YOU GET THE
MONEY TO BUY UP THE LEASES?

FROM MORTGAGES,
ABOUT $100 MILLION WORTH.

100 MILLION?

HOW, J.R.?

I HAD TO GO IT ALONE, DAD.

HELL, YOU WOULD'VE
DONE THE SAME.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW
YOU RAISED 100 MILLION.

THIS FAMILY HAS A LOT OF ASSETS

WHEN YOU ADD THEM ALL UP.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE ASSET.

SOUTHFORK.

YOU MORTGAGED SOUTHFORK?

YES.

WHEN THOSE ASIAN WELLS COME IN,

THIS'LL BE AS IF IT NEVER
HAPPENED, MOTHER.

Bobby: AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED?

THE FIRST PAYMENT ON
THOSE LOANS IS DUE NEXT WEEK!

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS
WITHOUT TALKING TO ME FIRST, J.R.?

HOW IN THE HELL COULD
YOU INVOLVE SOUTHFORK?!

DAD, YOU AND MAMA HAVE
PROBLEMS OF YOUR OWN.

NOW, YOU MADE ME
THE HEAD OF EWING OIL.

I MADE THE DECISION.

I FELT IT WAS WORTH
A CALCULATED RISK.

OUR HOME A CALCULATED RISK?

WHAT KIND OF THINKING IS THAT?

MAMA, DON'T WORRY.

IT'S JUST BUSINESS.

I'M CAPABLE OF
UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS.

I DON'T MEAN TO
OFFEND YOU, MAMA,

BUT I WANT TO
HANDLE THIS MYSELF.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES
OF OIL COMING IN

BEFORE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE DUE?

IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE, REAL CLOSE.

CLOSE?!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CLOSE?!

WELL, DAD, I CAN'T
PINPOINT IT. YOU KNOW THAT.

J.R., I WANT TO KNOW

WHEN YOU EXPECT TO
STRIKE OIL OVER THERE.

WELL, THERE'S PROBLEMS.

THE WEATHER.

Jock: WELL, HOW BAD?

A TYPHOON HIT THE
PLATFORM. LOT OF DAMAGE.

WELL, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
IS WE'VE HAD IT. FINISHED!

NO, SIR.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

YOU'LL SEE.

JOCK?

BY GOD, ELLIE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I DIDN'T MARRY YOU, JOCK, TO
LOSE SOUTHFORK OVER AN OIL DEAL.

DADDY, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

WELL, MAYBE IT IS, BOBBY.

I TRAINED J.R., TAUGHT
HIM EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.

GAVE HIM THE FEVER
FOR BIG BUSINESS.

BUT I NEVER TAUGHT
HIM WHEN TO STOP.

[SIGHS]

WELL...

YOU'VE FINALLY DONE
IT, HAVEN'T YOU, J.R.?

YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING.

SUE ELLEN, WHAT
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

HIDING ON THE
STAIRCASE, LISTENING?

NO, I WASN'T HIDING, J.R.

I WAS JUST LISTENING.

PAMELA AND LUCY WERE
DOING THE SAME THING.

POOR LITTLE LUCY.

I BET SHE DOESN'T
KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

SHE'S HAPPY TO
SEE YOU FALL FLAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
SHE'S GONNA MANAGE

WITHOUT ALL THE EWING MONEY.

LUCY'S GONNA BE FINE.

SO IS THE REST OF THE FAMILY.

NOT THIS TIME.

YOU'RE SCARED, AREN'T YOU?

REALLY SCARED.

IS THAT A LITTLE INSIGHT

YOU PICKED UP FROM
YOUR PSYCHIATRIST?

NO.

JUST FROM LISTENING TO
YOU FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME

I'VE TRULY HEARD
FEAR IN YOUR VOICE, J.R.

WHY DON'T YOU GO
TO SLEEP, SUE ELLEN?

YOU KNOW HOW HAGGARD
YOU LOOK IN THE MORNING

IF YOU DON'T GET
YOUR FULL 8 HOURS.

ARE YOU GONNA VISIT MY
SISTER AND SPEND THE NIGHT?

IT'S GONNA BE QUITE
A CHANGE FOR HER.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S EVER
BEEN TO BED WITH A POOR MAN.

LET'S GO UPSTAIRS, TRY
AND GET SOME SLEEP.

I DON'T THINK I CAN.

YOU GO ON UP. I'LL BE UP LATER.

I'M SO SORRY, BOBBY.

I KNOW HOW MUCH
SOUTHFORK MEANS TO YOU.

IT'S MY HOME.

IT'S WHERE I WAS BROUGHT UP.

BUT I THINK I COULD
STAND LOSING IT.

DADDY, J.R., EVEN
LUCY COULD STAND IT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MAMA.

SOUTHFORK IS MORE
HERS THAN ANYBODY'S.

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH.

IT'S ALL SO UNNECESSARY.

WE COULD HAVE SURVIVED
UNTIL YOUR BROTHER

WAS OUT OF OFFICE,

BUT J.R. JUST COULDN'T WAIT.

YOU REALLY DON'T THINK
THERE'S A WAY OUT, DO YOU?

I DON'T SEE ONE.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

THE IRONY OF EVERYTHING IS THAT

THE EWINGS ARE
GONNA BE DESTROYED,

BUT NOT BY YOUR
BROTHER... BUT MINE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

WHO IS IT?

J.R. OPEN UP.

J.R., I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU.

IF YOU GOT ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE,

TELL HIM TO GO ON HOME.

I'LL WAIT IN THE KITCHEN.

J.R., THERE ISN'T ANYONE HERE.

THERE'S NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU.

YOU'RE A PRETTY SMART GIRL.

I WOULDN'T BE AT ALL SURPRISED

TO SEE YOU START TO
DIVERSIFY YOUR ASSETS,

SET UP A LITTLE HEDGE AGAINST
THE SUDDEN DEVALUATION

OF THE EWING DOLLAR.

J.R., I DON'T CARE
ABOUT THE MONEY.

I CARE ABOUT YOU.

THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT
GONNA HEAR FROM MY SISTER.

WANT A DRINK?

YES, PLEASE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.

BOBBY TOLD UNCLE JOCK
AND MISS ELLIE EVERYTHING.

[SIGHS]

GET THE OTHER LIQUOR.

[SIGHS] I HATE YOUR BROTHER.

I HATE HIM FOR WHAT HE
DID TO ME THIS MORNING

AND WHAT HE'S DOING TO YOU NOW.

HEY, DON'T BE TOO
HARD ON OLD BOBBY.

HE'S A VERY SIMPLE,
DEDICATED YOUNG MAN.

HE TENDS TO SEE THINGS AS
EITHER ALL BLACK OR ALL WHITE,

BUT SOME PEOPLE
FIND THAT APPEALING.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF
I REMEMBER CORRECTLY,

YOU HAD KIND OF A YEN FOR
HIM LAST YEAR, DIDN'T YOU?

I WAS VERY YOUNG THEN.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, YOU'RE NOT
EXACTLY ANCIENT NOW.

YOU STAYING TONIGHT?

WELL, I MIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
WAITING FOR ME AT SOUTHFORK.

DADDY.

BOBBY.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU TO BE
OUT HERE LIKE THIS ALL NIGHT.

YOU'RE A FINE ONE TO TALK.

LOOK, FAMILIES HAVE
SUFFERED SETBACKS BEFORE.

WE START OVER AGAIN, THAT'S ALL,

AND YOU CAN DO IT, DADDY.

YOU'RE A RESPECTED MAN.

YOU'RE TRUSTED.

NOT ENOUGH TIME
LEFT FOR ME TO DO THAT.

WELL, I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT, BOBBY.

IT'S NOT THE OIL BUSINESS

THAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY THAT YOU
CAN BUILD ANOTHER SOUTHFORK.

NOT IN 6 LIFETIMES.

MAMA SAID SOMETHING, HUH?

NOT A WORD.

BUT SHE HURTS,
AND SHE HURTS BAD.

I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO GET
THINGS PATCHED UP BETWEEN US AND...

ALL THIS HAD TO HAPPEN.

DADDY, THERE HAS TO
BE A WAY OUT OF THIS.

WE CAN GET AN
EXTENSION ON THE LOANS.

WE CAN BUY MORE TIME.

WE'LL TRY, BOBBY.

WE'LL TRY.

BUT THIS FEELS
LIKE THE END OF...

40 YEARS OF SWEAT
AND HOPES AND DREAMS.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RINGS]

[RINGS]

[RINGS]

[RINGS]

HELLO?

OPERATOR, I GOT IT.

THIS IS J.R. EWING HERE.

J.R., I WAS JUST
ABOUT TO LEAVE WORD

WITH YOUR SERVICE
FOR YOU TO CALL ME.

I WANTED YOU TO
KNOW FIRST THING.

KNOW WHAT?

CLIFF BARNES JUST CALLED ME.

HE'S BEEN UP ALL NIGHT
MEDITATING OR SOMETHING.

HEH. I'M CALLING A PRESS
CONFERENCE FOR HIM AT NOON TODAY.

HE'S GONNA RUN.

HE'S QUITTING THE O.L.M.

YOU SURE?

THERE'S NO SLIP-UPS?

ABSOLUTELY.

GUARANTEED.

WELL... I DID IT, DIDN'T I?

HA HA!

WELL, SON OF A GUN, I DID IT.

ALAN, YOU CALL ME

RIGHT AFTER THAT PRESS
CONFERENCE, YOU HEAR?

ALAN, YOU DESERVE A BONUS, BOY.

A BIG ONE.

[CHUCKLES]

I DID IT.

[ROOSTER CROWS]

WELL, LOOKY HERE.

I JUST MADE IT IN
TIME FOR BREAKFAST.

HEY, TERESA, GIVE ME

SOME OF THOSE
SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON

AND, UH, OH, JUST LOAD
IT UP FOR ME, DARLIN'.

OH, SOME OF THEM
CORN MUFFINS, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING
GOOD THIS MORNING.

GET YOUR REST?

J.R., JUST WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON?

WELL, DAD, I KNOW HOW UPSET
EVERYBODY WAS LAST NIGHT,

SO I... I GOT MYSELF
INTO DALLAS,

CHECKED INTO A HOTEL SO
EVERYBODY COULD GET SOME SLEEP,

KNOWING EVERYTHING LOOKS
BRIGHTER IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW.

WHAT'D YOU DO, J.R.?

STRIKE OIL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA?

HA HA, BETTER THAN THAT, BOBBY.

A LOT BETTER.

COME ON, OUT WITH IT, J.R.

ALL RIGHT.

TODAY AT NOON, CLIFF
BARNES IS ANNOUNCING

HIS CANDIDACY FOR THE CONGRESS.

HE'S RESIGNING FROM THE
OFFICE OF LAND MANAGEMENT

AND THE EWINGS CAN START
PUMPING OIL AGAIN ALL OVER TEXAS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
CLIFF'S RESIGNING?

WELL, THERE'S VERY LITTLE I DON'T
KNOW THAT GOES ON IN DALLAS.

TIMING SEEMS ALMOST A
LITTLE TOO PERFECT, J.R.

WELL, I WOULDN'T LOOK A
GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.

NOW BOBBY WON'T HAVE TO RELY
ON YOUR SALARY AT THE STORE,

AND YOU JUST MAY BE THE
SISTER OF A CONGRESSMAN.

DADDY, IF CLIFF IS
OUT OF THE O.L.M.,

WE COULD OPEN UP ALL
THOSE WELLS HE SHUT DOWN.

THAT MIGHT MAKE A
DIFFERENCE WITH THE BANK.

J.R.: THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I DOUBT IF THEY'LL
GIVE US AN EXTENSION

ON THE STRENGTH OF BARNES'
RESIGNATION ALONE, BOBBY.

PLEASE TRY, JOCK.

I WILL, MISS ELLIE.

MAMA, DON'T WORRY.

THIS CALLS FOR A
CELEBRATION, DADDY.

NOPE. WE'LL WAIT, J.R.

PLENTY OF TIME TO CELEBRATE.

HANK, I WANT TO GET
YOUR LOWEST ESTIMATE

ON GETTING THOSE
RIGS INTO OPERATION.

NO, YOU GOTTA DO
BETTER THAN THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD J.R.,

BUT YOU'RE TALKING
TO JOCK EWING NOW.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE DRILLING IN LESS
THAN A WEEK, YOU UNDERSTAND?

ALL RIGHT, CALL ME BACK

WHEN YOU GET A LONG-RANGE
WEATHER FORECAST.

OK?

WELL, WE'LL BE DRILLING
AGAIN IN 2 WEEKS, MAYBE LESS,

IF THE WEATHER HOLDS UP.

THE BANKS JUST MIGHT
GIVE US A WEEK'S EXTENSION.

WELL, DAD, YOU'VE
SHAVED OFF A WEEK.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

WEATHER DOESN'T
LOOK TOO PROMISING.

YOU KNOW, IT COULD ALL BOIL DOWN

TO JUST HOW THE BANKS FEEL
ABOUT BARNES' RESIGNATION.

[DOOR OPENS]

DADDY.

TALKED TO VAUGHN LELAND
AND THE REST OF THE BANKERS.

VAUGHN'LL BE HERE AT 2:30,

AND HE'LL HAVE A
DECISION FOR US THEN

IF CLIFF MAKES HIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

J.R.: HE'S GOING TO ANNOUNCE.

WE ARE BACK IN THE
OIL BUSINESS IN TEXAS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU
TWO ARE WORRIED ABOUT.

SUE ELLEN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I HAD TO TALK TO YOU.

HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

DOES IT MATTER?

WELL, IT MATTERS TO ME.

I ALREADY HAVE ONE MAN

WHO LIKES HAVING ME FOLLOWED
AROUND BY PRIVATE DETECTIVES,

AND I DON'T NEED ANOTHER
MAN DOING THE SAME THING.

I DIDN'T DO THAT, BELIEVE ME.

CLIFF, I'M IN A HURRY.

SUE ELLEN...

EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE
OF BRIEF MEETINGS,

WE HAVEN'T TALKED
SINCE THE BABY WAS BORN.

THE LAST TIME WE TALKED,

J.R. SENT YOU AWAY LIKE
A SIMPERING MONGREL.

SUE ELLEN, I JUST NEED
TO KNOW IS THE BABY WELL?

OF COURSE THE BABY IS WELL.

WHY SHOULDN'T HE BE?

HE'S BEING SEEN BY THE
FINEST PEDIATRICIAN IN DALLAS.

OK.

CLIFF, THE BABY'S FINE,
HEALTHY AND ROBUST.

THANK YOU.

I NEED TO SHARE ONE
MORE THING WITH YOU.

I'M MAKING PLANS, BIG
PLANS, FOR THE FUTURE.

NO. DON'T.

GOOD-BYE, CLIFF.

OK, CONNIE, THOSE
ARE READY TO BE FILED.

OK.

KRISTIN, ABOUT
YESTERDAY, I AM SORRY.

YOU WERE HARD ON ME, BOBBY.

YES, I KNOW, BUT WE'VE
ALL BEEN A BIT ON EDGE.

I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU FOR THE APOLOGY.

COME ON, BOBBY. IT'S NOON.

TV announcer: CLIFF
BARNES PLANS TO RESIGN

HIS POWERFUL POST AS HEAD OF
THE OFFICE OF LAND MANAGEMENT

AND OFFICIALLY DECLARE
HIMSELF A CANDIDATE

FOR HIS PARTY'S
NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS.

THE "DRAFT BARNES FOR
CONGRESS" MOVEMENT

SEEMS TO HAVE MADE
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

IN HIS DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A LIVE MINICAM
AT BARNES' HEADQUARTERS

WHERE CLIFF BARNES IS EXPECTED

TO ARRIVE MOMENTARILY.

WELL, I SURE HOPE YOU'RE
RIGHT ABOUT THIS, J.R.

WE TAKE YOU NOW
TO PHYLLIS BLAINE

AT BARNES' HEADQUARTERS.

Phyllis: WELL, MR. BARNES,
HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?

THAT'S WHY I CALLED
THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

Reporter: DO YOU
PLAN TO STEP DOWN

FROM THE OFFICE OF
LAND MANAGEMENT?

HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

OK.

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

CAMPAIGN WORKERS, MEMBERS
OF THE PRESS, FELLOW TEXANS...

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
SOUL SEARCHING ON MY PART.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT MY
FIRST TIME AROUND AS A CANDIDATE.

I LOST ONCE.

I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LOSE AGAIN.

[LAUGHTER]

BUT THE SUPPORT THIS TIME SEEMS

VERY REAL AND WIDESPREAD...

SO I HAVE TENDERED MY
RESIGNATION TO THE GOVERNOR

AS CHIEF OF THE OFFICE
OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

GOLLY, DAMN, THIS
CALLS FOR A DRINK, DADDY!

WELL, WE'RE NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS YET.

J.R.: BOBBY?

I DON'T FEEL LIKE CELEBRATING.

PAM FINDS OUT WHAT
YOU DID TO HER BROTHER,

THAT'S THE END OF OUR MARRIAGE.

WELL, THAT'S LIKE KILLING

2 BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, I GUESS.

IF YOU'RE THINKING THAT
YOU'RE CELEBRATING...

HEY!

STOP IT!

NOW LET'S WAIT AND SEE IF
THE BANKS WILL LET US SURVIVE.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Woman: EWING OIL.

NO, I'M SORRY,
HE'S IN A MEETING.

JOCK, PLEASE TRY TO
UNDERSTAND THE OPPOSITION.

NOW, I KNOW BARNES HAS RESIGNED,

AND I KNOW THAT'S
GOOD FOR EWING OIL,

BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW

WHO THE GOVERNMENT
WILL APPOINT OR HOW SOON.

IT'S TOO RISKY.

DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THAT AFTER ALL THE YEARS

THAT I'VE DONE
BUSINESS WITH YOU,

THAT YOU WON'T EXTEND
OUR LOAN A WEEK OR 2?

I CAN'T.

VAUGHN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
SOME ROUGH TIMES TOGETHER.

THIS IS NO TIME TO
GET HARD-NOSED.

NOW, I EXPLAINED ALL THIS,
J.R., WHEN I OKed THE LOANS.

OH, LOOK, IF IT WAS
JUST UP TO ME, I'D DO IT.

I'VE TRIED TO CONVINCE
THE OTHER BANKERS.

THEY WON'T BUDGE.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS!

WITH BARNES OUT OF OFFICE,

OUR OIL RIGS ARE GONNA BE
PUMPIN' OIL ALL OVER TEXAS.

BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW

WHO THE GOVERNOR WILL APPOINT

TO REPLACE BARNES.

ANYBODY WOULD BE BETTER.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN
THAT APPOINTMENT WILL BE

OR HOW SOON YOU CAN
START DRILLING IN TEXAS.

YOU CAN THINK UP MORE
DAMN FOOL EXCUSES.

WE JUST CAN'T WAIT BEYOND
NEXT WEEK'S DEADLINE.

Jock: IS THAT YOUR FINAL WORD?

I'M SORRY.

WELL, I DON'T GIVE A
DAMN WHAT LELAND SAYS.

I THINK THE BANK
WILL GIVE US A WEEK,

BUT THEY WON'T GIVE
US ANY MORE THAN THAT.

SO WE BETTER START PRAYING

THAT THOSE RIGS
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

ARE OPERATING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

AND WE ALSO BETTER
PRAY THAT WE STRIKE OIL.

OTHERWISE, BOYS,
IT'S... IT'S ALL OVER.

OHH.

NOT GOING TO THE
OFFICE TODAY, J.R.?

OR DON'T YOU HAVE
AN OFFICE TO GO TO?

[GROANS]

I SUPPOSE YOUR DADDY'S
IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT NOW.

HEH HEH. I CAN JUST
IMAGINE HOW JOCK MUST FEEL.

HE GAVE HIS OLDEST SON THE
BIGGEST TOY A FATHER CAN GIVE...

EWING OIL.

AND WITHIN 2 SHORT
YEARS, YOU BROKE IT.

SUE ELLEN... CAN YOU
JUST HOLD IT DOWN?

I GOT A HEADACHE THIS MORNING.

YOU KEPT TELLING ME

HOW ALL YOUR
PROBLEMS WOULD BE OVER

ONCE CLIFF BARNES
RESIGNED FROM THE O.L.M.

WELL, HE'S OUT,
DARLING... BUT SO ARE YOU.

OH, MY... OHH.

MAYBE, LITTLE JOHN...

MAYBE IT'S BETTER
THAT IT'S HAPPENING

BEFORE YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO KNOW THE LOSS OF...

OF ALL THE POWER AND THE MONEY.

NO INHERITANCE
FOR YOU, LITTLE ONE.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THE
BEAUTY OF THIS RANCH.

I GUESS YOU WERE
NEVER SUPPOSED TO KNOW.

[BABY COOING]

[SIGHS]

GO THROUGH THOSE FOR
ME AGAIN, WILL YOU, BOBBY?

I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE OWN

THAT J.R. HASN'T MORTGAGED?

NOT THAT'S GONNA DO US ANY GOOD.

DAMN!

[BUZZER]

YES, CONNIE?

Connie: IT'S SY STEVENS

IN THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE FOR YOUR FATHER.

THANK YOU.

DADDY?

HELLO?

Sy: JOCK, I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING

WHO THE NEW HEAD OF
THE O.L.M. IS GOING TO BE.

YEAH, I SURE WOULD.

WHO'S THE GOVERNOR APPOINTING?

BILL WATSON.

HE'LL MAKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON.

WELL, WATSON'S A GOOD MAN.

SURE HOPE HE CAN
DO YOU SOME GOOD.

SO DO I.

THANK YOU, SY.

Sy, on phone: ANY TIME, JOCK.

IS THAT BILL WATSON?

YEAH.

A WEEK, 2 WEEKS AGO,

MIGHT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.

I GET TO AUSTIN, I CAN PUSH HIS
CONFIRMATION THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

BE NO USE, BOBBY.

WATSON'S GOT TO HAVE TIME
TO GET SETTLED IN AN OFFICE,

AND THE BANK JUST WON'T
GIVE US THAT MUCH TIME.

DADDY, WE CAN'T JUST
LIE DOWN AND PLAY DEAD.

THERE COMES A TIME, BOBBY,
WHEN YOU GOT TO FACE FACTS.

WE'VE DRILLED A DRY HOLE.

[BANGING]

MORNING, CONNIE.

DADDY OR BOBBY IN THE OFFICE?

THEY'RE IN BOBBY'S OFFICE.

COME ON IN. I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU.

J.R... I COULDN'T STOP THEM.

YOUR DADDY TOOK EVERYTHING...

ALL THE FILES ON THE LOANS,

ALL THE EWING OIL
HOLDINGS... EVERYTHING.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YOU GONNA BE HOME TONIGHT?

OF COURSE.

HAVEN'T MADE ANY OTHER PLANS

OR ANYTHING, HAVE YOU?

WELL, NO. WHY WOULD I?

WELL, I KNOW YOU SHEPARD LADIES.

YOU AND SUE ELLEN LIKE TO
BE ASSURED OF A ROSY FUTURE.

I'M JUST NOT CERTAIN I
CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU.

J.R., DON'T.

I AM NOT SUE ELLEN.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, I
WANT TO BE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU, HONEY. THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA BE AT THE
CATTLEMEN'S CLUB

HAVING A COUPLE DRINKS.

I DON'T THINK I'LL BE
IN THIS AFTERNOON.

WILL I SEE YOU TONIGHT?

YOU MIGHT.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

MR. JORDAN LEE, PLEASE.

HELLO, JORDAN.

THIS IS KRISTIN.

REMEMBER THAT STANDING
INVITATION TO LUNCH YOU MADE ME?

WELL, I CAN MAKE IT TODAY...

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AT
THE CATTLEMEN'S CLUB.

MISS ELLIE.

JOCK.

MAMA, RAY SAID YOU TOOK A TOUR

OF THE RANCH THIS MORNING.

YES, I DID.

WELL, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE
TRIED EVERYTHING, MISS ELLIE.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE.

Ellie: J.R...

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
SOUTHFORK MEANS TO ME?

TO ALL OF US?

I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND YOUR
MOTIVES AS LONG AS I LIVE.

MAMA...

NOW, AS I SEE IT,
THE PROBLEM IS THIS:

NEXT WEEK, THE BANKERS
WHO OWN THE MORTGAGES

EXPECT TO BE PAID, AND
WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YES.

AND EVERYTHING
WORTHWHILE IS MORTGAGED.

EXCEPT ONE.

WHAT?

THEY CAN TAKE THIS LAND,

BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT TO DRILL

FOR ALL THAT OIL
UNDER SECTION 40.

MY DADDY'S WILL GAVE
THE MINERAL RIGHTS TO ME.

MAMA, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU CAN'T BREAK GRANDDAD'S WILL.

HE WANTED THAT LAND
PRESERVED FOR RANCHING.

YOU THINK THE BANKS
WILL PRESERVE THE LAND?

THEY WILL NOT.

HOWEVER, I CAN RELEASE
ALL OF THAT OIL FOR DRILLING.

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WORTH.

AND FOR THAT, I'M...

I'M SURE THE BANK WILL
EXTEND THE DUE DATE

ON THE MORTGAGE INDEFINITELY.

I COULD NEVER ASK
YOU TO DO THAT, ELLIE.

IT WILL SAVE THIS RANCH, JOCK...

AND FOR THAT, I'LL GO
AGAINST MY DADDY'S WISHES.

JOCK, 40 YEARS AGO,
EWING OIL PAID OFF

THE MORTGAGE ON
SOUTHFORK AND SAVED IT.

NOW I THINK IT'S TIME THAT
SOUTHFORK REPAID THOSE DEBTS.

MAMA, DAD.

HI, SON.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT AT MY
DESK OVER HERE, MAMA?

THANK YOU.

I, UH, HAVE ALL THE
PAPERS RIGHT HERE.

UH, MAYBE WE ALL
SHOULD SIT DOWN.

I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
TO MRS. EWING.

WE'LL STAND, LELAND.

JOCK?

HARV SMITHFIELD
LOOKED IT OVER, ELLIE.

ALL IN ORDER.

I HAVE A PEN RIGHT HERE.

YOU CAN, UH, STILL CHANGE
YOUR MIND, MISS ELLIE.

JOCK, LET'S GO HOME.

Ellie: I MAY NEVER
FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS, J.R.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.