Dallas (1978–1991): Season 3, Episode 17 - Paternity Suit - full transcript
After his senate campaign dies, Cliff is down in the dumps. He knows J.R. is somehow involved but can't prove it. A reporter comes by hoping to get a raw, uncensored interview with him, but instead talks to Digger, who mentions that he believes John Ross Ewing III is actually Cliff's baby. Cliff, seeing yet another chance to humiliate J.R., concurs and lets the story go to press. J.R. and Sue Ellen hide the true facts from Jock and Miss Ellie, as do Bobby and Pam. J.R. gets a judge to acknowledge the birth certificate, so Cliff sues for paternity instead as it will force a blood test to confirm who the real father is. The simple blood test is inconclusive because J.R. and Cliff have the same blood type. A more advanced test is done. Meanwhile, Allen Beam continues to court Lucy, while playing coy with his real girlfriend. At a party at Southfork, Harve Smithfield comes to the house and reveals that J.R. is the father. As the family heads out to a charity dinner, J.R. stays behind and, for the first times, holds his son.
J.R., I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
WELL, THEY LET ANYBODY
IN HERE NOWADAYS.
HEY! COOL IT, BOY.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, J.R.,
I'M GOING TO NAIL YOU.
HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?
YOU GOT TO BE A MAN
TO PLAY IN MY LEAGUE.
NOW, I'M BUSY. RUN ALONG.
Jock: WELL, J.R., I THINK YOU
WERE A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM.
YOU TAKE AWAY A MAN'S DIGNITY,
AND HE'LL DO ALMOST
ANYTHING TO GET IT BACK.
HISTORY'S NOT
GONNA REPEAT ITSELF.
IF I GO DOWN, I
TAKE J.R. WITH ME.
WHAT IS THIS?
CLIFF BARNES HAS
INITIATED A CUSTODY SUIT.
HE'S GOT TO BE OUT OF HIS MIND.
HE'S ASKING FOR BLOOD
TESTS TO PROVE PATERNITY.
WELL, ONE THING FOR
SURE, WE CAN'T KILL HIM.
BUT I'LL GUARANTEE
YOU ONE THING.
BEFORE WE GET THROUGH SUING HIM,
HE'LL WISH THAT HE'D
NEVER MESSED WITH US.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
J.R.: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
IF THESE TESTS
EMBARRASS ME PUBLICLY,
AND IT'S PROVEN
THAT CLIFF BARNES
IS THE FATHER OF THAT CHILD...
I AM GOING TO GET
THE QUICKEST DIVORCE
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND YOU, MY DEAR,
CAN WALK THE STREETS
BEFORE I'LL GIVE YOU A DIME.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
J.R.: HA HA HA, NO.
ALAN, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
NO. I MEAN REALLY GOOD.
NO, I WOULDN'T MISS
THAT FOR THE WORLD.
YEAH.
I JUST WANT TO TELL
YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO BE AMPLY REWARDED
FOR A FINE JOB.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
Jock: YEAH, WHO IS IT?
DADDY, THERE'S A
TV SHOW COMING ON
THAT'S GOING TO BE OF
GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WATCH TV.
I'M WORKING.
WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GONNA WANT TO MISS THIS ONE.
YOU ALL KNOW HOW HARD
I'VE WORKED FOR YOU,
TO KEEP TEXAS CLEAN, TO
STOP THOSE OIL COMPANIES
WHO WOULD STRANGLE THE
ENVIRONMENT AND WREAK HAVOC...
ALAN, HOW MUCH MONEY'D YOU GET?
NOT A PENNY.
GOT SOME PLEDGES, THOUGH, RIGHT?
I'VE BEEN TO SEE ALL
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
ALL THE PUBLIC
INTEREST GROUPS...
EVERY ONE I COULD THINK OF.
NOTHING.
NOTHING?
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
SOMEBODY SCARED THEM OFF.
SOMEBODY SCARED THEM OFF? WHO?
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I HAVE TO ASK THAT.
IT'S J.R. EWING.
WHOEVER IT WAS DID A GOOD JOB.
THE WORD'S OUT, CLIFF.
YOU'RE BROKE.
EVERYBODY WANTS CASH UP FRONT.
I'VE HAD TO CANCEL ALL THE
NEWSPAPER ADS, THE MAILINGS.
THIS IS YOUR LAST BROADCAST.
NO, THIS IS NOT MY
LAST BROADCAST.
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS
SPEECH INTO A FUND RAISER.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT THERE,
AND I'M GOING TO LET THE PEOPLE
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THE MONEY'LL COME ROLLING IN.
$10 HERE AND THERE WON'T DO IT.
YOU NEED BIG MONEY TO
KEEP A CAMPAIGN RUNNING.
AND YOUR SUPPORTERS
ARE NOT IN THAT LEAGUE.
WE'LL GET NEW SUPPORTERS.
FACE IT, CLIFF.
THE GUYS WHO
CONTRIBUTE THE BIG BUCKS
EXPECT SOMETHING
FOR THEIR MONEY.
TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY
WANT, YOU HAVE TO WIN.
THEY DON'T THINK YOU CAN.
HERE'S A LIST.
I'VE BEEN TO SEE EVERY
ONE OF THESE PEOPLE.
I'D GIVE ANYTHING NOT TO HAVE
TO BE THE ONE
TO TELL YOU THIS...
BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD
USE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO BACK OUT GRACEFULLY.
THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW?
I HAD TO PAY THE PRINTER
OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
MR. BARNES, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.
CAN WE GET A VOICE
READING, MR. BARNES?
OH, YEAH. UH...
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TEXANS,
MY PURPOSE IN
COMING TO YOU TODAY...
THANK YOU, THAT'S ENOUGH.
STAND BY, MR. BARNES.
OH.
5, 4, 3, 2, YOU'RE ON.
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TEXANS,
MY PURPOSE IN COMING
BEFORE YOU TODAY HAD BEEN
TO EXPLAIN MY PLATFORM TO YOU...
TO SPELL OUT MY PROPOSALS TO
MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL OF US...
TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I INTENDED TO DO
WHEN I GOT TO WASHINGTON.
BUT INSTEAD, I MUST TELL YOU
THAT I WILL NOT BE MAKING THAT
TRIP TO WASHINGTON THIS TIME.
I'M WITHDRAWING FROM THE RACE
FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN.
YOU ALL KNOW HOW HARD
I'VE WORKED TO CHAMPION
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST
THE INTERESTS OF BIG BUSINESS,
HOW I HAVE FOUGHT TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US,
NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW.
MANY OF YOU HAVE
SUPPORTED ME IN MY EFFORTS
TO PROTECT THIS
STATE WE LOVE... TEXAS
AND TO STOP THOSE,
ESPECIALLY THE OIL COMPANIES,
WHO WOULD STRANGLE OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND WREAK HAVOC ON OUR LIFE.
POOR DIGGER.
MANY HAVE SUPPORTED...
THIS MUST BE A BIG
DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIM.
Cliff: MY FIGHT HAS
EARNED ME ENEMIES.
SOME PEOPLE DESERVE TO FAIL.
ALAN MUST BE MISERABLE.
HE REALLY THOUGHT CLIFF
HAD A CHANCE OF WINNING.
FOR WEEKS NOW, I HAVE MADE
EVERY EFFORT TO STAY IN THE RACE.
THAT'S NO LONGER POSSIBLE.
I CAN'T RUN A CAMPAIGN
WITHOUT MONEY.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE
MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME,
BUT THEY JUST
HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH.
THE COFFERS ARE EMPTY,
AND THERE ARE NO
FUNDS COMING IN.
I AM FORCED TO
WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT IN ANY WAY I CAN,
WITH ANY WEAPON I CAN FIND,
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO STAY IN THERE AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN IN
MAKING THIS CAMPAIGN POSSIBLE.
I'M SORRY TO LET YOU DOWN.
DON'T WORRY.
YOU DIDN'T.
CALLS FOR A DRINK, DAD.
NO. NO, IT CALLS
FOR A CELEBRATION.
LET'S DO OUR DRINKING
DOWN AT THE CATTLEMAN'S CLUB.
OK.
YOU COMING ALONG, BOB?
NOT THIS TIME, J.R.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO
STUDY FOR A TEST?
YES, GRANDMA.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
JUST A MINUTE.
SUE ELLEN, IT'S FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
IT'S A MAN.
HELLO.
SUE ELLEN, IT'S ME, DUSTY.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU.
CAN YOU MEET ME?
PLEASE, SUE ELLEN.
WHY, YES, I THINK I CAN
LEAVE THE BABY OVERNIGHT.
WHAT'S THAT MEAN?
I SAID, UH, I THINK
THAT'LL BE JUST FINE.
OK.
I'M AT THE REGENT
HOTEL IN FORT WORTH.
SUITE 1701.
ALL RIGHT.
TONIGHT AT 7?
UH, DID YOU SAY 6?
YOU'RE SOME LADY, YOU KNOW THAT?
WHY, THANK YOU.
YES, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT, TOO.
BYE.
GOOD-BYE.
WHAT A SHOCK!
PAULA SUE HENSLEY...
YOU REMEMBER ME TELLING
YOU ABOUT HER, MISS ELLIE?
SHE WAS MY SORORITY
SISTER IN COLLEGE.
WELL, THAT WAS
HER HUSBAND ROGER,
AND HE JUST UP AND DECIDED TO
GIVE HER A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
AND WANTS ME TO FLY
TO NEW ORLEANS TONIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S A MAD IDEA, BUT
I'D JUST LOVE TO SEE HER AGAIN.
I JUST, UH, NEED
TO LEAVE THE BABY.
OH, WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY.
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF MY GRANDSON.
I KNOW THAT.
YOU'VE HARDLY BEEN OUT
OF THE HOUSE FOR WEEKS.
IT'LL DO YOU GOOD TO GET
AWAY AND HAVE SOME FUN.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MISS ELLIE.
IS J.R. GOING WITH YOU?
NO. I DON'T THINK
HE'D ENJOY HIMSELF.
Jock: LET'S DRINK UP, BOYS.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE A TOUGH
MAN TO CROSS, J.R.
JUST REMEMBER THAT, ANDY.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, J.R.,
JUST A SMALL PIECE
OF THAT ASIAN PIE.
YOU BOYS JUST NEVER
LEARNED TO TAKE NO
FOR AN ANSWER, DID YOU?
J.R., I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
WELL, THEY'LL LET
ANYBODY IN HERE NOWADAYS.
YOU CAN CUT THE JOKES.
AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO
ASK YOU TO LEAVE, SIR.
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS GENTLEMAN MAY
LOOK LIKE A NOBODY,
BUT IN FACT, HE IS
AN EX-CANDIDATE
FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
IF HE'S A FRIEND OF
YOURS, MR. EWING.
I ASSUME YOU DON'T
HAVE A RESERVATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO
MEET SOMEBODY HERE?
NO, I'M NOT MEETING ANYONE.
I JUST CAME TO TELL
YOU I'M NOT GONNA
TAKE THIS LYING DOWN.
I'M CALLING FOR A
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
BY THE FEDERAL
ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
WELL, YOU DO JUST THAT.
I'M SURE THEY'LL FIND THAT
EVERYTHING IS LEGAL AND ABOVE BOARD,
UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU'VE
BEEN CHEATING ON US, NOW.
NO, THEY'LL FIND OUT HOW
YOU INTIMIDATED MY CONTRIBUTORS.
INTIMIDATED WHO?
AND WHAT CONTRIBUTORS
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DON'T BLUFF ME, J.R.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SOMEHOW, YOU MANAGED TO
SCARE OFF MY SUPPORTERS.
ANYBODY GULLIBLE
ENOUGH TO BELIEVE
THAT THE RIFFRAFF YOU CALL
SUPPORTERS COULD POSSIBLY COME UP
WITH ENOUGH MONEY TO DRAFT
YOU, BARNES, WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
TELL ME IT WAS YOU...
THAT YOU WERE THE ONE
WHO WAS BANKROLLING ME?
THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS A SETUP
TO GET ME OUT OF THE O.L.M.?
YOU ARE SUGGESTING
SOMETHING ILLEGAL,
AND MY DADDY AND I
NEVER DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
HEY! COOL IT, BOY.
I'M AMAZED YOU'RE
NOT A BETTER LOSER
AFTER ALL THE
EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, J.R.,
I'M GONNA NAIL YOU.
HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?
YOU GOT TO BE A MAN
TO PLAY IN MY LEAGUE.
I'M BUSY.
RUN ALONG.
GET ON OUT OF HERE, BARNES.
BEEN PLAYING ANY RACQUETBALL?
Andy: WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH
OF A CHANCE LATELY,
BUT I'M WILLING TO TAKE YOU ON
ANY DAY YOU NAME.
J.R.: NEXT THURSDAY?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
OH, THAT'S GOOD BY ME.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, J.R., I THINK YOU
WERE A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM.
TAKE AWAY A MAN'S DIGNITY,
AND HE'LL DO ALMOST
ANYTHING TO GET IT BACK.
WELL, WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
HE CAN'T TOUCH US.
NOT NOW.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN
HOW PRETTY YOU ARE.
HELLO, DUSTY.
COME IN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
RUN AWAY AGAIN, ARE YOU?
NO. I'M SORRY I
RAN AWAY LAST TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE
YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND...
AND I DON'T CARE.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
I'VE WANTED YOU TO CALL.
I'VE MISSED YOU.
I REALLY HAVE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MMM!
JUST A MINUTE.
I'M COMING, I'M COMING.
HELLO. DEBRA JAHNS.
DALLAS PRESS.
MR. BARNES IN?
I'M BARNES.
DIGGER BARNES.
YOU MUST BE CLIFF
BARNES' FATHER.
OH, YOU WANT TO SEE MY SON.
WELL, HE'S GOING
TO BE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A DRINK.
NO, THANK YOU.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
YOUR SON HAVING TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE CAMPAIGN?
HA HA HA!
WELL, THE ODDS ARE THAT
JOCK EWING IS BEHIND THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF?
HE'S BEEN ROBBING ME
SINCE WE WAS PARTNERS.
HE STOLE ALL MY OIL WELLS.
HE'S GOT ALL THE MONEY.
I GOT NOTHING.
STOLE MY DAUGHTER.
YOU MEAN PAMELA EWING.
BARNES! PAMELA BARNES.
NOW HE'S GOT MY GRANDSON.
YOU SAID GRANDSON.
I DIDN'T KNOW PAMELA HAD A BABY.
NOT PAMELA.
SUE ELLEN.
THAT'S J.R. EWING'S SON.
LIKE HELL HE IS.
HE'S CLIFF BARNES' SON.
AND MY GRANDSON.
Cliff: HI, DADDY.
HELLO.
MR. BARNES, YOU REMEMBER ME.
DEBRA JAHNS, DALLAS PRESS.
OH. YEAH.
YOU INTERVIEWING MY DADDY?
SIT DOWN.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
HE'S GIVEN ME A STORY
THAT MY PAPER
WOULD LIKE TO PRINT.
BUT I NEED YOUR CORROBORATION,
BECAUSE IT COULD PROVE EXTREMELY
EMBARRASSING TO J.R. EWING.
ANYTHING THAT CAN EMBARRASS
HIM HAS GOT TO BE TRUE.
YOUR FATHER'S BEEN TELLING ME
THAT YOU ARE THE REAL
FATHER OF LITTLE JOHN EWING.
THAT'S ONE YOU PUT OVER ON J.R.
IT'S ONE HE'LL NEVER FORGET.
YEAH. I SURE DID.
GOT HIM THAT TIME.
THEN THE BABY IS YOURS.
YEAH.
YES, HE IS.
IT'S MY CHILD.
BREAKFAST IS ON ITS WAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?
UM, NO, NOTHING.
EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.
YOU'VE BEEN FAITHFUL
TO THE WRONG MAN.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
AH. RIGHT THERE.
THANK YOU.
Sue Ellen, whispering: No.
YOU TAKE SUGAR WITH YOUR COFFEE?
UH, I'M SORRY, DUSTY.
I HAVE TO GO.
I'VE GOT TO GO HOME.
DOES HE THINK FOR
ONE DAMN MINUTE
WE'LL LET HIM GET
AWAY WITH THIS?
OH, COME ON, DAD.
THIS IS JUST BARNES' CHEAP WAY
OF GETTING REVENGE
ON THIS FAMILY.
REVENGE, SMEARING OUR GOOD NAME.
HE'S JUST AS BAD AS THAT
DRUNKEN DADDY OF HIS!
YEAH, WHAT DO YOU
EXPECT FROM A BARNES?
SPEAKING OF BARNES,
I DON'T SEE PAM.
SUPPOSE SHE'S GONE DOWN TO
HOLD HER LITTLE BROTHER'S HAND.
SHE WENT TO TRY AND
TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM.
SHE SHOULD'VE SAVED HER BREATH.
WHATEVER TALK IS NECESSARY,
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN COURT.
COURT?
NOBODY'S TALKING
ABOUT COURT IN THIS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO SUE HIM
FOR EVERY DIME HE'S GOT.
WE'RE GONNA BREAK HIS BACK.
DADDY, I DON'T THINK
COURT'S THE WAY
WE SHOULD HANDLE THIS SITUATION.
NO, NO.
I THINK BOB'S RIGHT, DAD.
WE GOT TO THINK OF SUE ELLEN.
SHE'S STILL NOT WELL.
COURT CASE LIKE
THIS COULD SEND HER
RIGHT BACK TO THE SANITARIUM.
MAN, I JUST CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU TWO.
ESPECIALLY YOU, J.R.
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN,
IF ANYBODY SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR MAMA LIKE THAT...
I'D HAVE KILLED HIM.
OH, DAD.
SUE ELLEN... GOOD MORNING.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
I SAW IT ON A NEWSSTAND
AT THE AIRPORT.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF CLIFF BARNES.
NOBODY IS GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE EWINGS
AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
WHAT'RE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT?
KNOW ONE THING FOR
SURE, WE CAN'T KILL HIM.
BUT I'LL GUARANTEE
YOU ONE THING.
BEFORE WE GET THROUGH SUING HIM,
HE'LL WISH THAT HE'D
NEVER MESSED WITH US.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK THAT
THAT'S GONNA MAKE
THE SCANDAL WORSE?
HOW IN THE HELL'S IT GOING
TO BE ANY WORSE THAN THIS?
I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY CLIFF
WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
REVENGE, THAT'S WHY.
WELL, J.R. CAME DOWN PRETTY
HARD ON HIM YESTERDAY.
I TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAVE
TO LEAVE A MAN SOME DIGNITY.
I STILL THINK THAT WE
SHOULD IGNORE ALL THIS.
NO ONE'S GOING TO
BELIEVE IT, ANYWAY.
THEY'LL TALK ABOUT
IT FOR A WHILE,
AND THEN THEY'LL FORGET IT.
SUE ELLEN MIGHT BE RIGHT, JOCK.
TRUTH'S ON OUR SIDE, ISN'T IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY
YOU SHOULD EVEN ASK.
OF COURSE IT IS, DAD.
THEN WHAT HAVE WE
GOT TO WORRY ABOUT?
WE'LL TAKE HIM TO COURT,
AND WE'LL PROVE THAT
THAT BOY IS J.R.'s SON.
NOW, I'M GOING TO
CALL HARV SMITHFIELD,
TELL HIM TO MEET
US AT THE OFFICE.
WHY DID YOU DO IT?
BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE THE EWINGS
ARE FINALLY GOING TO GET THEIRS.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR ALL THAT AGAIN.
CLIFF WOULD'VE BEEN
A U.S. CONGRESSMAN
IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM.
CLIFF... HE'S RIGHT.
J.R. SET ME UP TO GET
ME OUT OF THE O.L.M.
DON'T YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO STRIP ME OF EVERYTHING?
JUST LIKE THEY DID HIM?
WELL, THIS TIME, HISTORY'S
NOT GONNA REPEAT ITSELF.
AND I AM NOT GONNA RETIRE
QUIETLY TO THE BOTTLE.
IF I GO DOWN, I
TAKE J.R. WITH ME.
IT'S ALWAYS J.R., ISN'T IT?
YOU DON'T CARE IF YOU
DESTROY SUE ELLEN AND THE BABY,
AS LONG AS YOU GET HIM!
I DO CARE.
I CARE ABOUT THAT BABY MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD,
BUT PAM, I CAN'T HAVE HIM.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE HIM.
SOMEHOW I'M GONNA
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO CHANGE THAT.
SUE ELLEN.
I READ THAT TERRIBLE STORY
IN THE PAPER ABOUT YOU.
YOU MUST FEEL JUST AWFUL.
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE
CLIFF BARNES SAY
SUCH A DREADFUL THING.
YOU'D LOVE IT IF ALL THAT
WERE TRUE, WOULDN'T YOU?
SUE ELLEN, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
OF COURSE NOT.
YOU THINK THAT J.R.
WOULD THROW ME OUT
AND YOU'D HAVE
HIM ALL TO YOURSELF.
WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW HIM
AS WELL AS YOU THINK YOU DO.
I HOPE I HAVEN'T KEPT
YOU WAITING TOO LONG.
NO. NOT AT ALL.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN,
PLEASE, MRS. EWING?
NOW, I'VE HAD ALL
THE PAPERS DRAWN UP.
WE ARE SUING CLIFF BARNES
AND THE DALLAS PRESS
FOR INVASION OF PRIVACY
AND DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER.
WELL, JUST FORGET
ABOUT THE DALLAS PRESS.
ALL I WANT IS BARNES.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOW, WE ARE ALLEGING
ACTUAL DAMAGES OF $500,000.
AFTER ALL, YOU BOTH HAVE VERY
PROMINENT POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I
DON'T SEE ANY REASON
WHY I NEED TO BE HERE.
BUT YOUR CHARACTER'S
BEEN DEFAMED.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS
TO INITIATE THE LAWSUIT.
BUT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN
ANY ACTUAL DAMAGES.
HASN'T THIS CAUSED
YOU CONSIDERABLE
SUFFERING AND MENTAL ANGUISH?
OF COURSE.
THEN YOU DESERVE TO
BE COMPENSATED FOR IT.
NOW, IN ADDITION, WE ARE ASKING
FOR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES OF $1 MILLION.
THAT SOUND ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. THAT'S FINE, FINE, HARV.
NOW, OF COURSE, WE KNOW HE
DOESN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY,
AND IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
DRIVE HIM INTO BANKRUPTCY,
BUT IT SHOULD KILL ALL POLITICAL
ASPIRATIONS FOR A LONG TIME.
HMM? HA HA HA.
AND NOW IF YOU'LL JUST
SIGN BY THE "X," PLEASE.
I STILL DON'T THINK THIS IS
THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.
SUE ELLEN'S GOT A POINT, DAD.
NEWSPAPER'S ARE GOING TO
MAKE A FIELD DAY OUT OF THIS.
WE CAN TAKE IT, J.R.
MY MAMA SAYS A
LADY DOESN'T DIGNIFY
AN INSULT BY ANSWERING IT.
J.R., WILL YOU TELL YOUR
WIFE TO SIGN THE DAMN PAPER
SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE?
DO LIKE DADDY SAYS.
SUE ELLEN, SIGN IT.
GO ON.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LOT
OF ENEMIES IN THIS BUSINESS.
YOU GOT TO SHOW THEM THEY
CAN'T GET BY WITH A THING.
HEY, WE'RE HOME, MISS ELLIE.
HOW ABOUT A DRINK, J.R.?
I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A
COUPLE MINUTES, DADDY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU REALLY GOT
US IN A MESS THIS TIME.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
SIGN THOSE PAPERS.
YOU MADE ME DO IT.
WHAT KIND OF CHOICE DID I HAVE?
WELL, PERHAPS YOU'D
LIKE ME TO TELL YOUR DADDY
THAT CLIFF BARNES
ACTUALLY IS THE FATHER
OF HIS PRECIOUS
LITTLE GRANDCHILD.
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN
WHORING AROUND.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IT ALL LOOKS
PERFECTLY LEGAL.
HE MUST HAVE GONE
TO A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO LAUNDER THAT MONEY.
UNLESS...
THINK YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER
BEAM COULD HAVE BEEN IN WITH HIM?
NOT A CHANCE.
HE'S ENGAGED TO
THE EWING GIRL, I HEAR.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY
J.R. HATES HIM SO MUCH.
OH, DADDY, YOU
REMEMBER BARRY LESTER?
HE WAS MY ROOMMATE
IN LAW SCHOOL.
HE'S NOW LEGAL COUNSEL
FOR SENATOR DARBONNE'S
ETHICS COMMITTEE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, MR. BARNES.
GOT SOMETHING ON THE EWINGS?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'LL GET THAT.
LISTEN, BARRY, HOW ABOUT A CALL
TO THE FEDERAL
ELECTIONS COMMISSION?
MMM. ANYTHING THEY TURN
UP WILL REFLECT ON YOU,
BECAUSE YOU WERE THE CANDIDATE.
LOOK, I CAN'T LET J.R.
GET AWAY WITH THIS.
IT'S FOR YOU. HAND-DELIVERED.
WHAT'S THAT?
SUE ELLEN IS SUING CLIFF.
SUING CLIFF?
SHE TOOK YOUR SON!
YOU OUGHT TO BE SUING
HER FOR UH... UH... UH...
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? CUSTODY!
I DON'T HAVE A PRAYER
OF GETTING CUSTODY
WITH A MARRIED COUPLE.
WELL, IN NEW YORK RECENTLY,
AN UNWED FATHER SUED
FOR CUSTODY OF
HIS CHILD AND WON.
THAT'S NEW YORK.
NEVER WORK IN TEXAS.
YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN'T GET CUSTODY,
BUT IF YOU COULD
PROVE PATERNITY,
YOU MIGHT GET VISITATION RIGHTS.
HEY, WOULDN'T THAT BE
RUBBING J.R.'s NOSE IN IT, THOUGH?
YOU SHOWING UP EVERY
SUNDAY TO PICK UP YOUR SON?
THAT'S MY SON.
LET'S DRAW UP THE PAPERS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'M GLAD YOU WAITED.
I HAD TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU'VE SEEN THE PAPERS?
YES. IS IT TRUE?
IT COULD BE.
THAT'S WHY I
WANTED TO SEE YOU...
TO EXPLAIN WHY I CAN'T
RISK SEEING YOU ANYMORE...
RIGHT NOW.
LATER, WHEN ALL
THIS IS SETTLED...
YOU UNDERSTAND?
SURE.
THIS IS SUCH A MESS, DUSTY,
AND I DON'T WANT
TO DRAG YOU INTO IT.
BUT LATER, WHEN IT'S ALL OVER,
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
WHAT'S WRONG?
YOU MUST THINK I'M REALLY DUMB.
WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I THOUGHT I WAS RESCUING
YOU FROM A BAD MARRIAGE.
YOU ARE!
COME OFF IT!
HOW MANY OF THESE LITTLE
AFFAIRS HAVE YOU HAD?
YOU'RE WRONG, DUSTY.
VERY WRONG.
THANK YOU.
JORDAN LEE CALLED AGAIN, DAD.
SURE NEVER GIVES UP, DOES HE?
Ellie: WHAT DID HE WANT?
A SHARE IN THE ASIAN WELLS.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
[ALL GREETING]
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU SERVE THOSE PAPERS?
ONE OF MY CLERKS DID YESTERDAY,
WITH SOME VERY
SURPRISING RESULTS.
WHAT IS THIS?
CLIFF BARNES HAS
INITIATED A CUSTODY SUIT.
NO.
HE'S GOTTA BE OUT OF HIS MIND.
Harv: BE THAT AS IT MAY,
HE IS ASKING FOR BLOOD
TESTS TO PROVE PATERNITY.
NEVER.
IT'S HUMILIATING.
IT'S DEGRADING.
CAN THEY FORCE US TO TAKE THEM?
NO, NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU.
BUT IF YOU REFUSE INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL EXAMINATION,
IT'S POSSIBLE YOU COULD
LOSE THE CASE BY DEFAULT.
CLIFF BARNES WOULD GET
CUSTODY OF MY GRANDSON.
THE COURT WOULD WONDER
WHY YOU REFUSED THE TESTS,
AND ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
IT'S INHUMAN.
I WON'T DO IT.
J.R.
YEAH, I BETTER
GO SEE HOW SHE IS.
THANKS, HARV.
SEE YOU AT THE OFFICE.
ALL RIGHT, JOCK.
EVERYONE.
[BABY COOING]
SUE ELLEN.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, J.R.?
WELL, I DON'T THINK WE
REALLY HAVE A CHOICE, DO WE?
YOU'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.
WELL, I TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
IF THESE TESTS
EMBARRASS ME PUBLICLY,
AND IT'S PROVEN
THAT CLIFF BARNES
IS THE FATHER OF THAT CHILD,
I AM GOING TO GET
THE QUICKEST DIVORCE
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
AND YOU, MY DEAR,
CAN WALK THE STREETS
BEFORE I'LL GIVE YOU A DIME.
UH... AHEM... J.R. EWING.
THANK YOU.
[COUGHS]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE COURTS
WOULDN'T LET US SEE OUR OWN DOCTOR.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY WERE
AFRAID YOU'D BRIBE HIM.
WELL, I DON'T WANT THE BABY
EXPOSED TO ALL THESE GERMS HERE.
MR. AND MRS. EWING?
YEAH?
I'M DR. MILES. WE'RE
READY FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
[COUGHS]
GRANDMA?
GRANDMA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THINK IT HAS A
RATHER LIMITED USEFULNESS.
WHY, WHAT A SURPRISE!
WE DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE YOU HERE.
WHERE DID YOU EXPECT TO SEE US?
THIS MUST BE A TERRIBLE
TIME FOR YOU, MISS ELLIE.
WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS SUE ELLEN
TOMORROW NIGHT
AT THE D.O.A. DINNER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
WELL, WITH ALL THE
GOINGS ON IN THE PAPERS,
I HARDLY THINK SHE'D BE...
COMFORTABLE THERE.
WHY, SHE WOULDN'T
MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.
WE'RE ALL GOING,
AREN'T WE, LUCY?
OF COURSE.
WE'RE JUST BUYING SOME NEW
CLOTHES FOR THE OCCASION.
YEAH, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE?
FOR ME, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW. HEH.
WELL, IT'S INTERESTING.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
AT OUR TABLE, MISS ELLIE.
THANK YOU, MARILEE, BUT THE
WHOLE FAMILY WILL BE THERE.
I IMAGINE WE'LL TAKE UP A
WHOLE TABLE BY OURSELVES.
WHY DON'T YOU STOP BY THE
RANCH FOR COCKTAILS FIRST?
WE'VE INVITED A FEW FRIENDS.
YOU'RE HAVING A PARTY?
6:30 TOMORROW.
LINDA?
WELL, THAT SOUNDS JUST FINE.
I'M SURE MY HUSBAND
WILL BE DELIGHTED.
GOOD.
WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.
BYE. BYE.
WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT?
HONEY, THE EWINGS
HAVE NERVES OF STEEL.
GRANDMA, YOU WERE TERRIFIC.
I THOUGHT SO.
BUT I HAVE FACED WORSE
SCANDALS THAN THIS.
NO ONE'S EVER MADE A
EWING BACK DOWN YET.
I DOUBT IF THEY EVER WILL.
HEH HEH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
DON'T LIKE THIS?
NO, YOU MAY NOT WEAR
THAT HORRIBLE DRESS.
SUE ELLEN?
I DIDN'T EXPECT
ANYBODY TO BE OUT HERE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING
ABOUT HOW MANY
LIVES I HAVE MESSED UP.
CLIFF'S, J.R.'s, MINE.
MAYBE EVEN THE BABY'S.
NOBODY EVER SOLVED ANYTHING
BY WORRYING ABOUT THE PAST.
I JUST NEVER EXPECTED MY
LIFE TO TURN OUT LIKE THIS.
WHEN DO THE RESULTS
OF THE TEST COME IN?
TOMORROW MORNING.
WHATEVER THE RESULTS,
WE'LL STAND BY YOU.
WELL, MAYBE YOU WILL.
YOU'RE FAMILY, AND THAT'S
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
YEAH.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
BOBBY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO GO TO...
NO PLACE TO GO TO.
[ALL CHATTERING]
I EXPECT YOU ALL AT THE
D.O.A. DINNER TONIGHT.
I RESERVED A TABLE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I'LL GET IT, LUCY. I'LL GET IT.
MISS ELLIE, I DON'T THINK
THAT I'M UP FOR THAT.
YOU WILL BE.
WE'VE GOT TO SHOW THE WORLD
THAT THE EWINGS
ARE A UNITED FAMILY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOT ONE TO BACK
OFF FROM A FIGHT.
PEOPLE WILL BE COMING
FOR COCKTAILS ABOUT 6:30,
SO YOU MEN MANAGE TO LEAVE
THE OFFICE A LITTLE EARLY.
I'LL SEE TO IT, MAMA.
YOU, TOO, PAM.
YES, MISS ELLIE.
THAT WAS HARV SMITHFIELD.
COURTS CALLED WITH
THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.
THEY WERE INCONCLUSIVE.
BOTH MEN HAVE THE
SAME BLOOD TYPES.
WELL, THAT MEANS WE WON.
YEAH.
HARV SAYS THAT UNDER THE LAW,
THE BABY IS PRESUMED TO BE THE
HUSBAND'S UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE.
NO, J.R., YOU HAVEN'T WON YET.
THE COURT ORDERED NEW TESTS,
MORE SOPHISTICATED ONES.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO HOLD THIS
PIECE OF COTTON, MR. EWING,
SO THE BLOOD STOPS.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WOULD YOU SIT
DOWN, MRS. EWING?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TESTS
THAT WE TOOK YESTERDAY?
THAT WAS A SIMPLE BLOOD
GROUP GENOTYPING TEST.
QUITE OFTEN IN A CASE
LIKE THIS IT'S SUFFICIENT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
NOT THIS TIME.
HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GONNA
HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS INDIGNITY?
THIS IS THE LAST TIME.
WE WILL USE THIS AS A SAMPLE
AND RUN A BATTERY
OF GENE MARKER TESTS.
WELL, HOW LONG
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
WE'LL DO THE TESTS IMMEDIATELY.
COULD BE A COUPLE OF
HOURS OR AS LONG AS 3 WEEKS.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON
WHICH TEST HITS.
WELL, I HOPE WE CAN GET
SOME SORT OF PRIORITY ON THIS.
THE STRAIN OF THE
SCANDAL HAS BEEN
VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY WIFE.
OF COURSE.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
I KNEW I COULD COUNT
ON YOU, DOCTOR.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
THAT WE EWINGS ALWAYS REMEMBER
THE PEOPLE WHO HELP US.
YOU CAN COUNT ON MY
IMPARTIALITY, MR. EWING.
NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST ROLL
UP YOUR SLEEVE, MRS. EWING.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
ALL I NEED IS YOUR IMPARTIALITY.
HEY, DADDY, YOU HOME?
YEAH, I'M HOME.
YOU BEEN TO THAT
BLOOD DOCTOR AGAIN?
YEAH.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
I DON'T LIKE ANY DOCTORS.
BUT THIS TIME,
THEY'RE ON OUR SIDE.
DR. MILES IS GONNA
PROVE THAT CHILD'S MINE.
WHEN?
SOON.
THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT
GRANDSON YOU WANTED.
YOU'LL LIKE THAT, WON'T YOU?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE JOCK
EWING'S GONNA LOSE THIS ONE.
SAY, UH... THE BABY ALL RIGHT?
IS HE HEALTHY?
SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.
WELL, I WAS ONLY
SUPPOSED TO WORK
FOR EWING OIL TEMPORARILY,
BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING
SUCH A GOOD TIME
THAT I'VE PRACTICALLY PUT
ALL THOUGHTS OF SCHOOL
RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
HOW J.R. DOES IT,
BUT HE ALWAYS MANAGES
TO FIND THE PRETTIEST LADIES
TO WORK FOR HIM.
MUST BE A REAL PLEASURE
TO COME INTO THE OFFICE
EVERY MORNING AND
SEE YOU FIRST THING.
OH, WHY, THANK YOU, MR. BRADLEY.
NOW, YOU CAN CALL
ME ANDY, SUGAR.
SARA IS REAL SORRY SHE
COULDN'T BE HERE, MISS ELLIE.
SHE ASKED ME ESPECIALLY
TO GIVE YOU HER REGRETS.
HOW IS SHE FEELING?
BORED, MOSTLY.
THE DOCTOR INSISTS
THAT SHE STICK TO HER BED.
THE BABY IS DUE IN
JUST A FEW WEEKS NOW,
AND WITH HER HISTORY...
I'LL COME AND SEE
HER IN A FEW DAYS.
SHE'D LIKE THAT.
WHAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IS
HOW AN INTELLIGENT LADY LIKE YOU
DOESN'T HAVE HER
HAND IN THE BUSINESS.
WELL, NOW THAT DADDY
IS GONE, YOU NEVER KNOW.
THE COMPANY IS REALLY MINE.
I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND.
SUE ELLEN?
ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?
JUST FINE, PAM.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HAVE YOU MET MY FIANCÉ?
LINDA BRADLEY,
THIS IS ALAN BEAM.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS MOMENT.
I'VE BEEN HEARING THE MOST
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT YOU.
LUCY ALWAYS MANAGES TO FIND
THE MOST INTRIGUING YOUNG MEN.
HAVE YOU SET THE DATE YET?
NO, NOT YET.
CAN'T BE SOON ENOUGH
FOR ME, THOUGH.
AW.
Jock, on phone: OK,
THANK YOU, SALLY.
WELL, YOU MAKE A MOST
ATTRACTIVE COUPLE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I THINK SO.
J.R. YES, SIR?
THAT WAS HARV'S SECRETARY.
SHE SAID THE FIRST
TESTS WERE CONCLUSIVE.
HARV'S ON HIS WAY
HERE WITH THE RESULTS.
DID SHE SAY WHO THE FATHER WAS?
HE DIDN'T TELL HER ANYTHING.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO, MARILEE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT
BOY IS J.R.'s SON.
EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY.
MY HUSBAND SAYS
GIVE ME ONE DRINK,
AND I'LL SAY ALL
KINDS OF FOOLISHNESS.
HEH HEH.
NATURALLY, HE'S J.R.'s SON.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, J.R.
SUE ELLEN, TELEPHONE.
THANK YOU, LUCY.
SOUNDS LIKE THE
SAME MAN THAT CALLED.
YOU KNOW, THE HUSBAND
OF YOUR OLD COLLEGE GIRLFRIEND?
HELLO?
SUE ELLEN, I HAD TO CALL YOU.
I HOPE IT'S OK.
DUSTY!
I HAD TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM
ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.
I DIDN'T MEAN WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I WAS JEALOUS.
I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU.
I LOVE YOU, SUE ELLEN.
THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M BETTER NOW.
JUST REMEMBER THIS.
I'LL BE RIGHT HERE
IF YOU NEED ME.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT.
I KNOW WE CAN.
SUE ELLEN, EVERYBODY'S
BEEN ASKING FOR YOU, HONEY.
I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE, J.R.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING.
I'M SORRY YOU WON'T BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
SUE ELLEN, WAIT.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON.
BYE.
SUE ELLEN.
IT WAS ONE OF THE GIRLS
FROM THE D.O.A.
SENDING HER REGRETS.
NOW, YOU WANT TO BE THERE WHEN
HARV SMITHFIELD ARRIVES, DON'T YOU?
NOW, COME ON.
[ALL LAUGHING AHD CHATTERING]
I DID NOT DO THAT!
SURE YOU DID!
HE'S LYING, DON'T BELIEVE HIM.
THIS IS JUST AWFUL.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
MR. SMITHFIELD.
I'VE JUST TALKED TO DR. MILES,
AND THE FIRST TEST
WAS CONCLUSIVE.
WELL?
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
J.R... YOU ARE THE DADDY.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE'VE KNOWN THAT
ALL THE TIME, HAVEN'T WE, EH?
Jock: WELL, I NEVER
COULD FIGURE OUT
WHY THAT BOY WANTED
BLOOD TESTS, ANYWAY.
WELL, MAYBE HE
HOPED YOU ALL REFUSED
TO TAKE THE TEST. WHO KNOWS?
I THINK THIS CALLS FOR A TOAST.
COME ON IN HERE, EVERYBODY.
RAOUL, WHERE ARE YOU?
BRING IN THE DRINKS.
J.R.: COME ON, WE'VE GOT A
LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, LET'S JUST
HAVE IT QUIET FOR JUST A MINUTE.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
THE BLOOD TEST PROVED
THAT CLIFF BARNES IS A LIAR.
[ALL MURMURING]
NOW, HOLD IT.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A
TOAST TO JOHN ROSS EWING III.
HEH HEH HEH. I'LL
DRINK TO THAT, DAD.
J.R.'s SON, AND MY GRANDSON.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
MOVE AROUND.
[ALL CHATTERING]
I WAS REALLY BEGINNING TO THINK
THAT CLIFF WAS
TELLING THE TRUTH.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
GONNA NAIL BARNES.
I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE FIRST
THING TOMORROW MORNING.
WE'LL GO OVER THE
DETAILS OF THIS LAWSUIT.
I FIGURE $1.5 MILLION
OUGHT TO PRETTY WELL
SEAL HIS COFFIN, RIGHT, DADDY?
I AGREE.
YES, YES, IT SHOULD.
NOW, WAIT JUST A MINUTE.
I'M THE ONE THAT'S
SUING HIM, AREN'T I?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I HOPE YOU CAN SPARE
SOME TIME TOMORROW
TO ATTEND THE STRATEGY MEETING.
WELL, THE FACT IS THAT MR. BARNES
IS SUFFERING FROM DELUSIONS.
THE IDEA THAT HE IS THE
FATHER OF LITTLE JOHN
IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE
THINKING OF A SANE MAN.
J.R., YOU HAVE ALREADY
RUINED HIS CAREER.
ISN'T THAT QUITE ENOUGH?
HELL, NO, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WELL, IT IS FOR ME,
AND I AM DROPPING THIS
EMBARRASSING LAWSUIT.
NOW, JUST A BLAME
MINUTE, SUE ELLEN.
DON'T YOU SEE?
IT'S THE ONLY
GRACIOUS THING TO DO.
I HEAR YOU.
YEAH.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Pam: CLIFF, ARE YOU THERE?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
DID YOU HEAR?
YEAH.
JUST NOW.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY YEARS
THAT J.R. AND SHE WERE
MARRIED BEFORE SHE MET ME?
J.R. MUST HAVE
GOTTEN TO THE DOCTOR,
PAID HIM OFF.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW IT, CLIFF.
YEAH, I KNOW.
AT LEAST WE KNOW
THE BABY WON'T DIE.
WHAT?
HE CAN'T HAVE INHERITED
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT,
BECAUSE HE'S NOT MINE.
I'M SORRY, CLIFF.
I JUST THOUGHT...
YOU THOUGHT I'D
WANT TO CELEBRATE
THAT J.R. HAS A HEALTHY BABY?
NOPE.
YOU CAN'T BE THAT BITTER.
YOU CAN'T HOLD IT
AGAINST THAT LITTLE BABY.
PAM, HE HAS TAKEN EVERYTHING.
HE GETS IT ALL.
NOW, THEY WILL PROBABLY GO AHEAD
AND HAVE MORE CHILDREN.
I WON'T DARE TO.
EVER.
I AM SORRY, CLIFF.
FINISH YOUR DRINKS, EVERYONE.
WE DON'T WANT TO
MISS THE AWARD DINNER.
GRANDMA, DO I REALLY HAVE TO GO?
YOU CERTAINLY DO.
YOU AND ALAN CAN RIDE WITH US.
Alan: HEY, IT MIGHT BE FUN.
WHERE'S J.R.?
HE SAID TO GO ON WITHOUT HIM.
HE'LL CATCH UP.
[BABY CHATTERING]
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
WELL, THEY LET ANYBODY
IN HERE NOWADAYS.
HEY! COOL IT, BOY.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, J.R.,
I'M GOING TO NAIL YOU.
HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?
YOU GOT TO BE A MAN
TO PLAY IN MY LEAGUE.
NOW, I'M BUSY. RUN ALONG.
Jock: WELL, J.R., I THINK YOU
WERE A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM.
YOU TAKE AWAY A MAN'S DIGNITY,
AND HE'LL DO ALMOST
ANYTHING TO GET IT BACK.
HISTORY'S NOT
GONNA REPEAT ITSELF.
IF I GO DOWN, I
TAKE J.R. WITH ME.
WHAT IS THIS?
CLIFF BARNES HAS
INITIATED A CUSTODY SUIT.
HE'S GOT TO BE OUT OF HIS MIND.
HE'S ASKING FOR BLOOD
TESTS TO PROVE PATERNITY.
WELL, ONE THING FOR
SURE, WE CAN'T KILL HIM.
BUT I'LL GUARANTEE
YOU ONE THING.
BEFORE WE GET THROUGH SUING HIM,
HE'LL WISH THAT HE'D
NEVER MESSED WITH US.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
J.R.: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
IF THESE TESTS
EMBARRASS ME PUBLICLY,
AND IT'S PROVEN
THAT CLIFF BARNES
IS THE FATHER OF THAT CHILD...
I AM GOING TO GET
THE QUICKEST DIVORCE
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND YOU, MY DEAR,
CAN WALK THE STREETS
BEFORE I'LL GIVE YOU A DIME.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
J.R.: HA HA HA, NO.
ALAN, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
NO. I MEAN REALLY GOOD.
NO, I WOULDN'T MISS
THAT FOR THE WORLD.
YEAH.
I JUST WANT TO TELL
YOU THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO BE AMPLY REWARDED
FOR A FINE JOB.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
Jock: YEAH, WHO IS IT?
DADDY, THERE'S A
TV SHOW COMING ON
THAT'S GOING TO BE OF
GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WATCH TV.
I'M WORKING.
WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GONNA WANT TO MISS THIS ONE.
YOU ALL KNOW HOW HARD
I'VE WORKED FOR YOU,
TO KEEP TEXAS CLEAN, TO
STOP THOSE OIL COMPANIES
WHO WOULD STRANGLE THE
ENVIRONMENT AND WREAK HAVOC...
ALAN, HOW MUCH MONEY'D YOU GET?
NOT A PENNY.
GOT SOME PLEDGES, THOUGH, RIGHT?
I'VE BEEN TO SEE ALL
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
ALL THE PUBLIC
INTEREST GROUPS...
EVERY ONE I COULD THINK OF.
NOTHING.
NOTHING?
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
SOMEBODY SCARED THEM OFF.
SOMEBODY SCARED THEM OFF? WHO?
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I HAVE TO ASK THAT.
IT'S J.R. EWING.
WHOEVER IT WAS DID A GOOD JOB.
THE WORD'S OUT, CLIFF.
YOU'RE BROKE.
EVERYBODY WANTS CASH UP FRONT.
I'VE HAD TO CANCEL ALL THE
NEWSPAPER ADS, THE MAILINGS.
THIS IS YOUR LAST BROADCAST.
NO, THIS IS NOT MY
LAST BROADCAST.
I'M GOING TO TURN THIS
SPEECH INTO A FUND RAISER.
I'M GOING TO GO OUT THERE,
AND I'M GOING TO LET THE PEOPLE
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THE MONEY'LL COME ROLLING IN.
$10 HERE AND THERE WON'T DO IT.
YOU NEED BIG MONEY TO
KEEP A CAMPAIGN RUNNING.
AND YOUR SUPPORTERS
ARE NOT IN THAT LEAGUE.
WE'LL GET NEW SUPPORTERS.
FACE IT, CLIFF.
THE GUYS WHO
CONTRIBUTE THE BIG BUCKS
EXPECT SOMETHING
FOR THEIR MONEY.
TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY
WANT, YOU HAVE TO WIN.
THEY DON'T THINK YOU CAN.
HERE'S A LIST.
I'VE BEEN TO SEE EVERY
ONE OF THESE PEOPLE.
I'D GIVE ANYTHING NOT TO HAVE
TO BE THE ONE
TO TELL YOU THIS...
BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD
USE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO BACK OUT GRACEFULLY.
THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW?
I HAD TO PAY THE PRINTER
OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
MR. BARNES, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.
CAN WE GET A VOICE
READING, MR. BARNES?
OH, YEAH. UH...
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TEXANS,
MY PURPOSE IN
COMING TO YOU TODAY...
THANK YOU, THAT'S ENOUGH.
STAND BY, MR. BARNES.
OH.
5, 4, 3, 2, YOU'RE ON.
MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW TEXANS,
MY PURPOSE IN COMING
BEFORE YOU TODAY HAD BEEN
TO EXPLAIN MY PLATFORM TO YOU...
TO SPELL OUT MY PROPOSALS TO
MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL OF US...
TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I INTENDED TO DO
WHEN I GOT TO WASHINGTON.
BUT INSTEAD, I MUST TELL YOU
THAT I WILL NOT BE MAKING THAT
TRIP TO WASHINGTON THIS TIME.
I'M WITHDRAWING FROM THE RACE
FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN.
YOU ALL KNOW HOW HARD
I'VE WORKED TO CHAMPION
THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST
THE INTERESTS OF BIG BUSINESS,
HOW I HAVE FOUGHT TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF US,
NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW.
MANY OF YOU HAVE
SUPPORTED ME IN MY EFFORTS
TO PROTECT THIS
STATE WE LOVE... TEXAS
AND TO STOP THOSE,
ESPECIALLY THE OIL COMPANIES,
WHO WOULD STRANGLE OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND WREAK HAVOC ON OUR LIFE.
POOR DIGGER.
MANY HAVE SUPPORTED...
THIS MUST BE A BIG
DISAPPOINTMENT TO HIM.
Cliff: MY FIGHT HAS
EARNED ME ENEMIES.
SOME PEOPLE DESERVE TO FAIL.
ALAN MUST BE MISERABLE.
HE REALLY THOUGHT CLIFF
HAD A CHANCE OF WINNING.
FOR WEEKS NOW, I HAVE MADE
EVERY EFFORT TO STAY IN THE RACE.
THAT'S NO LONGER POSSIBLE.
I CAN'T RUN A CAMPAIGN
WITHOUT MONEY.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE
MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME,
BUT THEY JUST
HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH.
THE COFFERS ARE EMPTY,
AND THERE ARE NO
FUNDS COMING IN.
I AM FORCED TO
WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT IN ANY WAY I CAN,
WITH ANY WEAPON I CAN FIND,
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO STAY IN THERE AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU'VE GIVEN IN
MAKING THIS CAMPAIGN POSSIBLE.
I'M SORRY TO LET YOU DOWN.
DON'T WORRY.
YOU DIDN'T.
CALLS FOR A DRINK, DAD.
NO. NO, IT CALLS
FOR A CELEBRATION.
LET'S DO OUR DRINKING
DOWN AT THE CATTLEMAN'S CLUB.
OK.
YOU COMING ALONG, BOB?
NOT THIS TIME, J.R.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO
STUDY FOR A TEST?
YES, GRANDMA.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
JUST A MINUTE.
SUE ELLEN, IT'S FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
IT'S A MAN.
HELLO.
SUE ELLEN, IT'S ME, DUSTY.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
I'VE GOT TO SEE YOU.
CAN YOU MEET ME?
PLEASE, SUE ELLEN.
WHY, YES, I THINK I CAN
LEAVE THE BABY OVERNIGHT.
WHAT'S THAT MEAN?
I SAID, UH, I THINK
THAT'LL BE JUST FINE.
OK.
I'M AT THE REGENT
HOTEL IN FORT WORTH.
SUITE 1701.
ALL RIGHT.
TONIGHT AT 7?
UH, DID YOU SAY 6?
YOU'RE SOME LADY, YOU KNOW THAT?
WHY, THANK YOU.
YES, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO IT, TOO.
BYE.
GOOD-BYE.
WHAT A SHOCK!
PAULA SUE HENSLEY...
YOU REMEMBER ME TELLING
YOU ABOUT HER, MISS ELLIE?
SHE WAS MY SORORITY
SISTER IN COLLEGE.
WELL, THAT WAS
HER HUSBAND ROGER,
AND HE JUST UP AND DECIDED TO
GIVE HER A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
AND WANTS ME TO FLY
TO NEW ORLEANS TONIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S A MAD IDEA, BUT
I'D JUST LOVE TO SEE HER AGAIN.
I JUST, UH, NEED
TO LEAVE THE BABY.
OH, WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY.
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF MY GRANDSON.
I KNOW THAT.
YOU'VE HARDLY BEEN OUT
OF THE HOUSE FOR WEEKS.
IT'LL DO YOU GOOD TO GET
AWAY AND HAVE SOME FUN.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MISS ELLIE.
IS J.R. GOING WITH YOU?
NO. I DON'T THINK
HE'D ENJOY HIMSELF.
Jock: LET'S DRINK UP, BOYS.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE A TOUGH
MAN TO CROSS, J.R.
JUST REMEMBER THAT, ANDY.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, J.R.,
JUST A SMALL PIECE
OF THAT ASIAN PIE.
YOU BOYS JUST NEVER
LEARNED TO TAKE NO
FOR AN ANSWER, DID YOU?
J.R., I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
WELL, THEY'LL LET
ANYBODY IN HERE NOWADAYS.
YOU CAN CUT THE JOKES.
AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO
ASK YOU TO LEAVE, SIR.
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS GENTLEMAN MAY
LOOK LIKE A NOBODY,
BUT IN FACT, HE IS
AN EX-CANDIDATE
FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
IF HE'S A FRIEND OF
YOURS, MR. EWING.
I ASSUME YOU DON'T
HAVE A RESERVATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO
MEET SOMEBODY HERE?
NO, I'M NOT MEETING ANYONE.
I JUST CAME TO TELL
YOU I'M NOT GONNA
TAKE THIS LYING DOWN.
I'M CALLING FOR A
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
BY THE FEDERAL
ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
WELL, YOU DO JUST THAT.
I'M SURE THEY'LL FIND THAT
EVERYTHING IS LEGAL AND ABOVE BOARD,
UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU'VE
BEEN CHEATING ON US, NOW.
NO, THEY'LL FIND OUT HOW
YOU INTIMIDATED MY CONTRIBUTORS.
INTIMIDATED WHO?
AND WHAT CONTRIBUTORS
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DON'T BLUFF ME, J.R.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SOMEHOW, YOU MANAGED TO
SCARE OFF MY SUPPORTERS.
ANYBODY GULLIBLE
ENOUGH TO BELIEVE
THAT THE RIFFRAFF YOU CALL
SUPPORTERS COULD POSSIBLY COME UP
WITH ENOUGH MONEY TO DRAFT
YOU, BARNES, WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO
TELL ME IT WAS YOU...
THAT YOU WERE THE ONE
WHO WAS BANKROLLING ME?
THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS A SETUP
TO GET ME OUT OF THE O.L.M.?
YOU ARE SUGGESTING
SOMETHING ILLEGAL,
AND MY DADDY AND I
NEVER DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
HEY! COOL IT, BOY.
I'M AMAZED YOU'RE
NOT A BETTER LOSER
AFTER ALL THE
EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, J.R.,
I'M GONNA NAIL YOU.
HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?
YOU GOT TO BE A MAN
TO PLAY IN MY LEAGUE.
I'M BUSY.
RUN ALONG.
GET ON OUT OF HERE, BARNES.
BEEN PLAYING ANY RACQUETBALL?
Andy: WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH
OF A CHANCE LATELY,
BUT I'M WILLING TO TAKE YOU ON
ANY DAY YOU NAME.
J.R.: NEXT THURSDAY?
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
OH, THAT'S GOOD BY ME.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, J.R., I THINK YOU
WERE A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM.
TAKE AWAY A MAN'S DIGNITY,
AND HE'LL DO ALMOST
ANYTHING TO GET IT BACK.
WELL, WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
HE CAN'T TOUCH US.
NOT NOW.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'D ALMOST FORGOTTEN
HOW PRETTY YOU ARE.
HELLO, DUSTY.
COME IN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
RUN AWAY AGAIN, ARE YOU?
NO. I'M SORRY I
RAN AWAY LAST TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE
YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND...
AND I DON'T CARE.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
I'VE WANTED YOU TO CALL.
I'VE MISSED YOU.
I REALLY HAVE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MMM!
JUST A MINUTE.
I'M COMING, I'M COMING.
HELLO. DEBRA JAHNS.
DALLAS PRESS.
MR. BARNES IN?
I'M BARNES.
DIGGER BARNES.
YOU MUST BE CLIFF
BARNES' FATHER.
OH, YOU WANT TO SEE MY SON.
WELL, HE'S GOING
TO BE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A DRINK.
NO, THANK YOU.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
YOUR SON HAVING TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE CAMPAIGN?
HA HA HA!
WELL, THE ODDS ARE THAT
JOCK EWING IS BEHIND THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PROOF?
HE'S BEEN ROBBING ME
SINCE WE WAS PARTNERS.
HE STOLE ALL MY OIL WELLS.
HE'S GOT ALL THE MONEY.
I GOT NOTHING.
STOLE MY DAUGHTER.
YOU MEAN PAMELA EWING.
BARNES! PAMELA BARNES.
NOW HE'S GOT MY GRANDSON.
YOU SAID GRANDSON.
I DIDN'T KNOW PAMELA HAD A BABY.
NOT PAMELA.
SUE ELLEN.
THAT'S J.R. EWING'S SON.
LIKE HELL HE IS.
HE'S CLIFF BARNES' SON.
AND MY GRANDSON.
Cliff: HI, DADDY.
HELLO.
MR. BARNES, YOU REMEMBER ME.
DEBRA JAHNS, DALLAS PRESS.
OH. YEAH.
YOU INTERVIEWING MY DADDY?
SIT DOWN.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
HE'S GIVEN ME A STORY
THAT MY PAPER
WOULD LIKE TO PRINT.
BUT I NEED YOUR CORROBORATION,
BECAUSE IT COULD PROVE EXTREMELY
EMBARRASSING TO J.R. EWING.
ANYTHING THAT CAN EMBARRASS
HIM HAS GOT TO BE TRUE.
YOUR FATHER'S BEEN TELLING ME
THAT YOU ARE THE REAL
FATHER OF LITTLE JOHN EWING.
THAT'S ONE YOU PUT OVER ON J.R.
IT'S ONE HE'LL NEVER FORGET.
YEAH. I SURE DID.
GOT HIM THAT TIME.
THEN THE BABY IS YOURS.
YEAH.
YES, HE IS.
IT'S MY CHILD.
BREAKFAST IS ON ITS WAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?
UM, NO, NOTHING.
EVERYTHING'S PERFECT.
YOU'VE BEEN FAITHFUL
TO THE WRONG MAN.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
AH. RIGHT THERE.
THANK YOU.
Sue Ellen, whispering: No.
YOU TAKE SUGAR WITH YOUR COFFEE?
UH, I'M SORRY, DUSTY.
I HAVE TO GO.
I'VE GOT TO GO HOME.
DOES HE THINK FOR
ONE DAMN MINUTE
WE'LL LET HIM GET
AWAY WITH THIS?
OH, COME ON, DAD.
THIS IS JUST BARNES' CHEAP WAY
OF GETTING REVENGE
ON THIS FAMILY.
REVENGE, SMEARING OUR GOOD NAME.
HE'S JUST AS BAD AS THAT
DRUNKEN DADDY OF HIS!
YEAH, WHAT DO YOU
EXPECT FROM A BARNES?
SPEAKING OF BARNES,
I DON'T SEE PAM.
SUPPOSE SHE'S GONE DOWN TO
HOLD HER LITTLE BROTHER'S HAND.
SHE WENT TO TRY AND
TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM.
SHE SHOULD'VE SAVED HER BREATH.
WHATEVER TALK IS NECESSARY,
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN COURT.
COURT?
NOBODY'S TALKING
ABOUT COURT IN THIS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO SUE HIM
FOR EVERY DIME HE'S GOT.
WE'RE GONNA BREAK HIS BACK.
DADDY, I DON'T THINK
COURT'S THE WAY
WE SHOULD HANDLE THIS SITUATION.
NO, NO.
I THINK BOB'S RIGHT, DAD.
WE GOT TO THINK OF SUE ELLEN.
SHE'S STILL NOT WELL.
COURT CASE LIKE
THIS COULD SEND HER
RIGHT BACK TO THE SANITARIUM.
MAN, I JUST CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU TWO.
ESPECIALLY YOU, J.R.
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN,
IF ANYBODY SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR MAMA LIKE THAT...
I'D HAVE KILLED HIM.
OH, DAD.
SUE ELLEN... GOOD MORNING.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
I SAW IT ON A NEWSSTAND
AT THE AIRPORT.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF CLIFF BARNES.
NOBODY IS GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE EWINGS
AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
WHAT'RE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT?
KNOW ONE THING FOR
SURE, WE CAN'T KILL HIM.
BUT I'LL GUARANTEE
YOU ONE THING.
BEFORE WE GET THROUGH SUING HIM,
HE'LL WISH THAT HE'D
NEVER MESSED WITH US.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK THAT
THAT'S GONNA MAKE
THE SCANDAL WORSE?
HOW IN THE HELL'S IT GOING
TO BE ANY WORSE THAN THIS?
I STILL DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY CLIFF
WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
REVENGE, THAT'S WHY.
WELL, J.R. CAME DOWN PRETTY
HARD ON HIM YESTERDAY.
I TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAVE
TO LEAVE A MAN SOME DIGNITY.
I STILL THINK THAT WE
SHOULD IGNORE ALL THIS.
NO ONE'S GOING TO
BELIEVE IT, ANYWAY.
THEY'LL TALK ABOUT
IT FOR A WHILE,
AND THEN THEY'LL FORGET IT.
SUE ELLEN MIGHT BE RIGHT, JOCK.
TRUTH'S ON OUR SIDE, ISN'T IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY
YOU SHOULD EVEN ASK.
OF COURSE IT IS, DAD.
THEN WHAT HAVE WE
GOT TO WORRY ABOUT?
WE'LL TAKE HIM TO COURT,
AND WE'LL PROVE THAT
THAT BOY IS J.R.'s SON.
NOW, I'M GOING TO
CALL HARV SMITHFIELD,
TELL HIM TO MEET
US AT THE OFFICE.
WHY DID YOU DO IT?
BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE THE EWINGS
ARE FINALLY GOING TO GET THEIRS.
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR ALL THAT AGAIN.
CLIFF WOULD'VE BEEN
A U.S. CONGRESSMAN
IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM.
CLIFF... HE'S RIGHT.
J.R. SET ME UP TO GET
ME OUT OF THE O.L.M.
DON'T YOU SEE THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO STRIP ME OF EVERYTHING?
JUST LIKE THEY DID HIM?
WELL, THIS TIME, HISTORY'S
NOT GONNA REPEAT ITSELF.
AND I AM NOT GONNA RETIRE
QUIETLY TO THE BOTTLE.
IF I GO DOWN, I
TAKE J.R. WITH ME.
IT'S ALWAYS J.R., ISN'T IT?
YOU DON'T CARE IF YOU
DESTROY SUE ELLEN AND THE BABY,
AS LONG AS YOU GET HIM!
I DO CARE.
I CARE ABOUT THAT BABY MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD,
BUT PAM, I CAN'T HAVE HIM.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE HIM.
SOMEHOW I'M GONNA
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO CHANGE THAT.
SUE ELLEN.
I READ THAT TERRIBLE STORY
IN THE PAPER ABOUT YOU.
YOU MUST FEEL JUST AWFUL.
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD MAKE
CLIFF BARNES SAY
SUCH A DREADFUL THING.
YOU'D LOVE IT IF ALL THAT
WERE TRUE, WOULDN'T YOU?
SUE ELLEN, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
OF COURSE NOT.
YOU THINK THAT J.R.
WOULD THROW ME OUT
AND YOU'D HAVE
HIM ALL TO YOURSELF.
WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW HIM
AS WELL AS YOU THINK YOU DO.
I HOPE I HAVEN'T KEPT
YOU WAITING TOO LONG.
NO. NOT AT ALL.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN,
PLEASE, MRS. EWING?
NOW, I'VE HAD ALL
THE PAPERS DRAWN UP.
WE ARE SUING CLIFF BARNES
AND THE DALLAS PRESS
FOR INVASION OF PRIVACY
AND DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER.
WELL, JUST FORGET
ABOUT THE DALLAS PRESS.
ALL I WANT IS BARNES.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOW, WE ARE ALLEGING
ACTUAL DAMAGES OF $500,000.
AFTER ALL, YOU BOTH HAVE VERY
PROMINENT POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I
DON'T SEE ANY REASON
WHY I NEED TO BE HERE.
BUT YOUR CHARACTER'S
BEEN DEFAMED.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS
TO INITIATE THE LAWSUIT.
BUT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN
ANY ACTUAL DAMAGES.
HASN'T THIS CAUSED
YOU CONSIDERABLE
SUFFERING AND MENTAL ANGUISH?
OF COURSE.
THEN YOU DESERVE TO
BE COMPENSATED FOR IT.
NOW, IN ADDITION, WE ARE ASKING
FOR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES OF $1 MILLION.
THAT SOUND ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. THAT'S FINE, FINE, HARV.
NOW, OF COURSE, WE KNOW HE
DOESN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY,
AND IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
DRIVE HIM INTO BANKRUPTCY,
BUT IT SHOULD KILL ALL POLITICAL
ASPIRATIONS FOR A LONG TIME.
HMM? HA HA HA.
AND NOW IF YOU'LL JUST
SIGN BY THE "X," PLEASE.
I STILL DON'T THINK THIS IS
THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT IT.
SUE ELLEN'S GOT A POINT, DAD.
NEWSPAPER'S ARE GOING TO
MAKE A FIELD DAY OUT OF THIS.
WE CAN TAKE IT, J.R.
MY MAMA SAYS A
LADY DOESN'T DIGNIFY
AN INSULT BY ANSWERING IT.
J.R., WILL YOU TELL YOUR
WIFE TO SIGN THE DAMN PAPER
SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE?
DO LIKE DADDY SAYS.
SUE ELLEN, SIGN IT.
GO ON.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LOT
OF ENEMIES IN THIS BUSINESS.
YOU GOT TO SHOW THEM THEY
CAN'T GET BY WITH A THING.
HEY, WE'RE HOME, MISS ELLIE.
HOW ABOUT A DRINK, J.R.?
I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A
COUPLE MINUTES, DADDY.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU REALLY GOT
US IN A MESS THIS TIME.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
SIGN THOSE PAPERS.
YOU MADE ME DO IT.
WHAT KIND OF CHOICE DID I HAVE?
WELL, PERHAPS YOU'D
LIKE ME TO TELL YOUR DADDY
THAT CLIFF BARNES
ACTUALLY IS THE FATHER
OF HIS PRECIOUS
LITTLE GRANDCHILD.
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN
WHORING AROUND.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IT ALL LOOKS
PERFECTLY LEGAL.
HE MUST HAVE GONE
TO A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO LAUNDER THAT MONEY.
UNLESS...
THINK YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER
BEAM COULD HAVE BEEN IN WITH HIM?
NOT A CHANCE.
HE'S ENGAGED TO
THE EWING GIRL, I HEAR.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY
J.R. HATES HIM SO MUCH.
OH, DADDY, YOU
REMEMBER BARRY LESTER?
HE WAS MY ROOMMATE
IN LAW SCHOOL.
HE'S NOW LEGAL COUNSEL
FOR SENATOR DARBONNE'S
ETHICS COMMITTEE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, MR. BARNES.
GOT SOMETHING ON THE EWINGS?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'LL GET THAT.
LISTEN, BARRY, HOW ABOUT A CALL
TO THE FEDERAL
ELECTIONS COMMISSION?
MMM. ANYTHING THEY TURN
UP WILL REFLECT ON YOU,
BECAUSE YOU WERE THE CANDIDATE.
LOOK, I CAN'T LET J.R.
GET AWAY WITH THIS.
IT'S FOR YOU. HAND-DELIVERED.
WHAT'S THAT?
SUE ELLEN IS SUING CLIFF.
SUING CLIFF?
SHE TOOK YOUR SON!
YOU OUGHT TO BE SUING
HER FOR UH... UH... UH...
WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? CUSTODY!
I DON'T HAVE A PRAYER
OF GETTING CUSTODY
WITH A MARRIED COUPLE.
WELL, IN NEW YORK RECENTLY,
AN UNWED FATHER SUED
FOR CUSTODY OF
HIS CHILD AND WON.
THAT'S NEW YORK.
NEVER WORK IN TEXAS.
YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN'T GET CUSTODY,
BUT IF YOU COULD
PROVE PATERNITY,
YOU MIGHT GET VISITATION RIGHTS.
HEY, WOULDN'T THAT BE
RUBBING J.R.'s NOSE IN IT, THOUGH?
YOU SHOWING UP EVERY
SUNDAY TO PICK UP YOUR SON?
THAT'S MY SON.
LET'S DRAW UP THE PAPERS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
I'M GLAD YOU WAITED.
I HAD TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU'VE SEEN THE PAPERS?
YES. IS IT TRUE?
IT COULD BE.
THAT'S WHY I
WANTED TO SEE YOU...
TO EXPLAIN WHY I CAN'T
RISK SEEING YOU ANYMORE...
RIGHT NOW.
LATER, WHEN ALL
THIS IS SETTLED...
YOU UNDERSTAND?
SURE.
THIS IS SUCH A MESS, DUSTY,
AND I DON'T WANT
TO DRAG YOU INTO IT.
BUT LATER, WHEN IT'S ALL OVER,
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
WHAT'S WRONG?
YOU MUST THINK I'M REALLY DUMB.
WHY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I THOUGHT I WAS RESCUING
YOU FROM A BAD MARRIAGE.
YOU ARE!
COME OFF IT!
HOW MANY OF THESE LITTLE
AFFAIRS HAVE YOU HAD?
YOU'RE WRONG, DUSTY.
VERY WRONG.
THANK YOU.
JORDAN LEE CALLED AGAIN, DAD.
SURE NEVER GIVES UP, DOES HE?
Ellie: WHAT DID HE WANT?
A SHARE IN THE ASIAN WELLS.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
[ALL GREETING]
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU SERVE THOSE PAPERS?
ONE OF MY CLERKS DID YESTERDAY,
WITH SOME VERY
SURPRISING RESULTS.
WHAT IS THIS?
CLIFF BARNES HAS
INITIATED A CUSTODY SUIT.
NO.
HE'S GOTTA BE OUT OF HIS MIND.
Harv: BE THAT AS IT MAY,
HE IS ASKING FOR BLOOD
TESTS TO PROVE PATERNITY.
NEVER.
IT'S HUMILIATING.
IT'S DEGRADING.
CAN THEY FORCE US TO TAKE THEM?
NO, NO ONE CAN FORCE YOU.
BUT IF YOU REFUSE INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL EXAMINATION,
IT'S POSSIBLE YOU COULD
LOSE THE CASE BY DEFAULT.
CLIFF BARNES WOULD GET
CUSTODY OF MY GRANDSON.
THE COURT WOULD WONDER
WHY YOU REFUSED THE TESTS,
AND ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
IT'S INHUMAN.
I WON'T DO IT.
J.R.
YEAH, I BETTER
GO SEE HOW SHE IS.
THANKS, HARV.
SEE YOU AT THE OFFICE.
ALL RIGHT, JOCK.
EVERYONE.
[BABY COOING]
SUE ELLEN.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, J.R.?
WELL, I DON'T THINK WE
REALLY HAVE A CHOICE, DO WE?
YOU'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.
WELL, I TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
IF THESE TESTS
EMBARRASS ME PUBLICLY,
AND IT'S PROVEN
THAT CLIFF BARNES
IS THE FATHER OF THAT CHILD,
I AM GOING TO GET
THE QUICKEST DIVORCE
IN THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
AND YOU, MY DEAR,
CAN WALK THE STREETS
BEFORE I'LL GIVE YOU A DIME.
UH... AHEM... J.R. EWING.
THANK YOU.
[COUGHS]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE COURTS
WOULDN'T LET US SEE OUR OWN DOCTOR.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY WERE
AFRAID YOU'D BRIBE HIM.
WELL, I DON'T WANT THE BABY
EXPOSED TO ALL THESE GERMS HERE.
MR. AND MRS. EWING?
YEAH?
I'M DR. MILES. WE'RE
READY FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
[COUGHS]
GRANDMA?
GRANDMA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THINK IT HAS A
RATHER LIMITED USEFULNESS.
WHY, WHAT A SURPRISE!
WE DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE YOU HERE.
WHERE DID YOU EXPECT TO SEE US?
THIS MUST BE A TERRIBLE
TIME FOR YOU, MISS ELLIE.
WE'RE ALL GONNA MISS SUE ELLEN
TOMORROW NIGHT
AT THE D.O.A. DINNER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
WELL, WITH ALL THE
GOINGS ON IN THE PAPERS,
I HARDLY THINK SHE'D BE...
COMFORTABLE THERE.
WHY, SHE WOULDN'T
MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.
WE'RE ALL GOING,
AREN'T WE, LUCY?
OF COURSE.
WE'RE JUST BUYING SOME NEW
CLOTHES FOR THE OCCASION.
YEAH, HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE?
FOR ME, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW. HEH.
WELL, IT'S INTERESTING.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
AT OUR TABLE, MISS ELLIE.
THANK YOU, MARILEE, BUT THE
WHOLE FAMILY WILL BE THERE.
I IMAGINE WE'LL TAKE UP A
WHOLE TABLE BY OURSELVES.
WHY DON'T YOU STOP BY THE
RANCH FOR COCKTAILS FIRST?
WE'VE INVITED A FEW FRIENDS.
YOU'RE HAVING A PARTY?
6:30 TOMORROW.
LINDA?
WELL, THAT SOUNDS JUST FINE.
I'M SURE MY HUSBAND
WILL BE DELIGHTED.
GOOD.
WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.
BYE. BYE.
WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT?
HONEY, THE EWINGS
HAVE NERVES OF STEEL.
GRANDMA, YOU WERE TERRIFIC.
I THOUGHT SO.
BUT I HAVE FACED WORSE
SCANDALS THAN THIS.
NO ONE'S EVER MADE A
EWING BACK DOWN YET.
I DOUBT IF THEY EVER WILL.
HEH HEH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
DON'T LIKE THIS?
NO, YOU MAY NOT WEAR
THAT HORRIBLE DRESS.
SUE ELLEN?
I DIDN'T EXPECT
ANYBODY TO BE OUT HERE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING
ABOUT HOW MANY
LIVES I HAVE MESSED UP.
CLIFF'S, J.R.'s, MINE.
MAYBE EVEN THE BABY'S.
NOBODY EVER SOLVED ANYTHING
BY WORRYING ABOUT THE PAST.
I JUST NEVER EXPECTED MY
LIFE TO TURN OUT LIKE THIS.
WHEN DO THE RESULTS
OF THE TEST COME IN?
TOMORROW MORNING.
WHATEVER THE RESULTS,
WE'LL STAND BY YOU.
WELL, MAYBE YOU WILL.
YOU'RE FAMILY, AND THAT'S
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
YEAH.
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
BOBBY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO GO TO...
NO PLACE TO GO TO.
[ALL CHATTERING]
I EXPECT YOU ALL AT THE
D.O.A. DINNER TONIGHT.
I RESERVED A TABLE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I'LL GET IT, LUCY. I'LL GET IT.
MISS ELLIE, I DON'T THINK
THAT I'M UP FOR THAT.
YOU WILL BE.
WE'VE GOT TO SHOW THE WORLD
THAT THE EWINGS
ARE A UNITED FAMILY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOT ONE TO BACK
OFF FROM A FIGHT.
PEOPLE WILL BE COMING
FOR COCKTAILS ABOUT 6:30,
SO YOU MEN MANAGE TO LEAVE
THE OFFICE A LITTLE EARLY.
I'LL SEE TO IT, MAMA.
YOU, TOO, PAM.
YES, MISS ELLIE.
THAT WAS HARV SMITHFIELD.
COURTS CALLED WITH
THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.
THEY WERE INCONCLUSIVE.
BOTH MEN HAVE THE
SAME BLOOD TYPES.
WELL, THAT MEANS WE WON.
YEAH.
HARV SAYS THAT UNDER THE LAW,
THE BABY IS PRESUMED TO BE THE
HUSBAND'S UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE.
NO, J.R., YOU HAVEN'T WON YET.
THE COURT ORDERED NEW TESTS,
MORE SOPHISTICATED ONES.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO HOLD THIS
PIECE OF COTTON, MR. EWING,
SO THE BLOOD STOPS.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WOULD YOU SIT
DOWN, MRS. EWING?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TESTS
THAT WE TOOK YESTERDAY?
THAT WAS A SIMPLE BLOOD
GROUP GENOTYPING TEST.
QUITE OFTEN IN A CASE
LIKE THIS IT'S SUFFICIENT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
NOT THIS TIME.
HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GONNA
HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS INDIGNITY?
THIS IS THE LAST TIME.
WE WILL USE THIS AS A SAMPLE
AND RUN A BATTERY
OF GENE MARKER TESTS.
WELL, HOW LONG
IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
WE'LL DO THE TESTS IMMEDIATELY.
COULD BE A COUPLE OF
HOURS OR AS LONG AS 3 WEEKS.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON
WHICH TEST HITS.
WELL, I HOPE WE CAN GET
SOME SORT OF PRIORITY ON THIS.
THE STRAIN OF THE
SCANDAL HAS BEEN
VERY DIFFICULT FOR MY WIFE.
OF COURSE.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
I KNEW I COULD COUNT
ON YOU, DOCTOR.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW
THAT WE EWINGS ALWAYS REMEMBER
THE PEOPLE WHO HELP US.
YOU CAN COUNT ON MY
IMPARTIALITY, MR. EWING.
NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST ROLL
UP YOUR SLEEVE, MRS. EWING.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
ALL I NEED IS YOUR IMPARTIALITY.
HEY, DADDY, YOU HOME?
YEAH, I'M HOME.
YOU BEEN TO THAT
BLOOD DOCTOR AGAIN?
YEAH.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
I DON'T LIKE ANY DOCTORS.
BUT THIS TIME,
THEY'RE ON OUR SIDE.
DR. MILES IS GONNA
PROVE THAT CHILD'S MINE.
WHEN?
SOON.
THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT
GRANDSON YOU WANTED.
YOU'LL LIKE THAT, WON'T YOU?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE JOCK
EWING'S GONNA LOSE THIS ONE.
SAY, UH... THE BABY ALL RIGHT?
IS HE HEALTHY?
SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY.
WELL, I WAS ONLY
SUPPOSED TO WORK
FOR EWING OIL TEMPORARILY,
BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING
SUCH A GOOD TIME
THAT I'VE PRACTICALLY PUT
ALL THOUGHTS OF SCHOOL
RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
HOW J.R. DOES IT,
BUT HE ALWAYS MANAGES
TO FIND THE PRETTIEST LADIES
TO WORK FOR HIM.
MUST BE A REAL PLEASURE
TO COME INTO THE OFFICE
EVERY MORNING AND
SEE YOU FIRST THING.
OH, WHY, THANK YOU, MR. BRADLEY.
NOW, YOU CAN CALL
ME ANDY, SUGAR.
SARA IS REAL SORRY SHE
COULDN'T BE HERE, MISS ELLIE.
SHE ASKED ME ESPECIALLY
TO GIVE YOU HER REGRETS.
HOW IS SHE FEELING?
BORED, MOSTLY.
THE DOCTOR INSISTS
THAT SHE STICK TO HER BED.
THE BABY IS DUE IN
JUST A FEW WEEKS NOW,
AND WITH HER HISTORY...
I'LL COME AND SEE
HER IN A FEW DAYS.
SHE'D LIKE THAT.
WHAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IS
HOW AN INTELLIGENT LADY LIKE YOU
DOESN'T HAVE HER
HAND IN THE BUSINESS.
WELL, NOW THAT DADDY
IS GONE, YOU NEVER KNOW.
THE COMPANY IS REALLY MINE.
I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND.
SUE ELLEN?
ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?
JUST FINE, PAM.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HAVE YOU MET MY FIANCÉ?
LINDA BRADLEY,
THIS IS ALAN BEAM.
I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS MOMENT.
I'VE BEEN HEARING THE MOST
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT YOU.
LUCY ALWAYS MANAGES TO FIND
THE MOST INTRIGUING YOUNG MEN.
HAVE YOU SET THE DATE YET?
NO, NOT YET.
CAN'T BE SOON ENOUGH
FOR ME, THOUGH.
AW.
Jock, on phone: OK,
THANK YOU, SALLY.
WELL, YOU MAKE A MOST
ATTRACTIVE COUPLE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I THINK SO.
J.R. YES, SIR?
THAT WAS HARV'S SECRETARY.
SHE SAID THE FIRST
TESTS WERE CONCLUSIVE.
HARV'S ON HIS WAY
HERE WITH THE RESULTS.
DID SHE SAY WHO THE FATHER WAS?
HE DIDN'T TELL HER ANYTHING.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO, MARILEE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT
BOY IS J.R.'s SON.
EXCUSE ME.
I'M SORRY.
MY HUSBAND SAYS
GIVE ME ONE DRINK,
AND I'LL SAY ALL
KINDS OF FOOLISHNESS.
HEH HEH.
NATURALLY, HE'S J.R.'s SON.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU, J.R.
SUE ELLEN, TELEPHONE.
THANK YOU, LUCY.
SOUNDS LIKE THE
SAME MAN THAT CALLED.
YOU KNOW, THE HUSBAND
OF YOUR OLD COLLEGE GIRLFRIEND?
HELLO?
SUE ELLEN, I HAD TO CALL YOU.
I HOPE IT'S OK.
DUSTY!
I HAD TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM
ABOUT THE OTHER DAY.
I DIDN'T MEAN WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I WAS JEALOUS.
I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU.
I LOVE YOU, SUE ELLEN.
THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M BETTER NOW.
JUST REMEMBER THIS.
I'LL BE RIGHT HERE
IF YOU NEED ME.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT.
I KNOW WE CAN.
SUE ELLEN, EVERYBODY'S
BEEN ASKING FOR YOU, HONEY.
I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE, J.R.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING.
I'M SORRY YOU WON'T BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
SUE ELLEN, WAIT.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON.
BYE.
SUE ELLEN.
IT WAS ONE OF THE GIRLS
FROM THE D.O.A.
SENDING HER REGRETS.
NOW, YOU WANT TO BE THERE WHEN
HARV SMITHFIELD ARRIVES, DON'T YOU?
NOW, COME ON.
[ALL LAUGHING AHD CHATTERING]
I DID NOT DO THAT!
SURE YOU DID!
HE'S LYING, DON'T BELIEVE HIM.
THIS IS JUST AWFUL.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
MR. SMITHFIELD.
I'VE JUST TALKED TO DR. MILES,
AND THE FIRST TEST
WAS CONCLUSIVE.
WELL?
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
J.R... YOU ARE THE DADDY.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE'VE KNOWN THAT
ALL THE TIME, HAVEN'T WE, EH?
Jock: WELL, I NEVER
COULD FIGURE OUT
WHY THAT BOY WANTED
BLOOD TESTS, ANYWAY.
WELL, MAYBE HE
HOPED YOU ALL REFUSED
TO TAKE THE TEST. WHO KNOWS?
I THINK THIS CALLS FOR A TOAST.
COME ON IN HERE, EVERYBODY.
RAOUL, WHERE ARE YOU?
BRING IN THE DRINKS.
J.R.: COME ON, WE'VE GOT A
LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, LET'S JUST
HAVE IT QUIET FOR JUST A MINUTE.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE
ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
THE BLOOD TEST PROVED
THAT CLIFF BARNES IS A LIAR.
[ALL MURMURING]
NOW, HOLD IT.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A
TOAST TO JOHN ROSS EWING III.
HEH HEH HEH. I'LL
DRINK TO THAT, DAD.
J.R.'s SON, AND MY GRANDSON.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
MOVE AROUND.
[ALL CHATTERING]
I WAS REALLY BEGINNING TO THINK
THAT CLIFF WAS
TELLING THE TRUTH.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
GONNA NAIL BARNES.
I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE FIRST
THING TOMORROW MORNING.
WE'LL GO OVER THE
DETAILS OF THIS LAWSUIT.
I FIGURE $1.5 MILLION
OUGHT TO PRETTY WELL
SEAL HIS COFFIN, RIGHT, DADDY?
I AGREE.
YES, YES, IT SHOULD.
NOW, WAIT JUST A MINUTE.
I'M THE ONE THAT'S
SUING HIM, AREN'T I?
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I HOPE YOU CAN SPARE
SOME TIME TOMORROW
TO ATTEND THE STRATEGY MEETING.
WELL, THE FACT IS THAT MR. BARNES
IS SUFFERING FROM DELUSIONS.
THE IDEA THAT HE IS THE
FATHER OF LITTLE JOHN
IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE
THINKING OF A SANE MAN.
J.R., YOU HAVE ALREADY
RUINED HIS CAREER.
ISN'T THAT QUITE ENOUGH?
HELL, NO, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WELL, IT IS FOR ME,
AND I AM DROPPING THIS
EMBARRASSING LAWSUIT.
NOW, JUST A BLAME
MINUTE, SUE ELLEN.
DON'T YOU SEE?
IT'S THE ONLY
GRACIOUS THING TO DO.
I HEAR YOU.
YEAH.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Pam: CLIFF, ARE YOU THERE?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
DID YOU HEAR?
YEAH.
JUST NOW.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IT.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY YEARS
THAT J.R. AND SHE WERE
MARRIED BEFORE SHE MET ME?
J.R. MUST HAVE
GOTTEN TO THE DOCTOR,
PAID HIM OFF.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW IT, CLIFF.
YEAH, I KNOW.
AT LEAST WE KNOW
THE BABY WON'T DIE.
WHAT?
HE CAN'T HAVE INHERITED
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS.
OH, YEAH, RIGHT,
BECAUSE HE'S NOT MINE.
I'M SORRY, CLIFF.
I JUST THOUGHT...
YOU THOUGHT I'D
WANT TO CELEBRATE
THAT J.R. HAS A HEALTHY BABY?
NOPE.
YOU CAN'T BE THAT BITTER.
YOU CAN'T HOLD IT
AGAINST THAT LITTLE BABY.
PAM, HE HAS TAKEN EVERYTHING.
HE GETS IT ALL.
NOW, THEY WILL PROBABLY GO AHEAD
AND HAVE MORE CHILDREN.
I WON'T DARE TO.
EVER.
I AM SORRY, CLIFF.
FINISH YOUR DRINKS, EVERYONE.
WE DON'T WANT TO
MISS THE AWARD DINNER.
GRANDMA, DO I REALLY HAVE TO GO?
YOU CERTAINLY DO.
YOU AND ALAN CAN RIDE WITH US.
Alan: HEY, IT MIGHT BE FUN.
WHERE'S J.R.?
HE SAID TO GO ON WITHOUT HIM.
HE'LL CATCH UP.
[BABY CHATTERING]
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.