Dallas (1978–1991): Season 3, Episode 19 - Sue Ellen's Choice - full transcript

PAM, I WANT TO
SAVE OUR MARRIAGE,

BUT I CAN'T DO THAT BY MYSELF.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.

I DON'T THINK I CAN.

YOU GOT NOTHING
TO LOSE, SUE ELLEN.

WHATEVER J.R. EWING OFFERS
YOU, I CAN GIVE YOU MORE.

I LOVE YOU.

LEAVE HIM.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
IF YOU WANT BOBBY,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, I DO.

THEN YOU'LL GIVE ME A DIVORCE?



THE SOONER THE BETTER,
BUT THE BOY STAYS HERE.

YOU COULDN'T TAKE MY SON!

MY SON.

WHOA!

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO,
KNOCK IT THROUGH THE WALL?

IF I DON'T, YOU WILL.

THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN
RIGHT BETWEEN US

IN A LONG TIME.

EVER SINCE WE LOST THE BABY.

SHE'S BEEN MISERABLE,

AND I DON'T SEEM
TO BE ABLE TO HELP.

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING
I COULD THINK OF.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO, BOB,



EXCEPT JUST GIVE HER SOME TIME.

PAM'S A FIGHTER.

SHE'LL GET THROUGH THIS OK.

YEAH, MAYBE.

ANYHOW, IF YOU AND DONNA

ARE GONNA BE IN THE
LONGHORN TONIGHT,

I'D BE PROUD TO BUY YOU A BEER.

DONNA AND I AREN'T

SEEING EACH OTHER ANYMORE.

SINCE WHEN?

YESTERDAY.

THESE THINGS ALWAYS
COME IN BUNCHES,

DON'T THEY?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I FINALLY GOT SMART.

I REALIZED THERE'S NO WAY

THAT DONNA AND I COULD
EVER MAKE A GO OF IT.

IT'S LIKE J.R. SAYS, SHE
COULD HAVE ANYTHING

IN THE WORLD SHE WANTS.

SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
SETTLE FOR JUST BEING

A COWBOY'S WIFE.

RAY, YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING

J.R. HAS TO SAY.

IT'S NOT JUST J.R.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
THE SAME THING MYSELF

FOR A LONG TIME.

I GUESS I WAS JUST
AFRAID TO ADMIT IT.

I MEAN, THE COWBOY
AND THE LADY...

WE'RE JUST TOO DIFFERENT TO EVER

BE HAPPY TOGETHER.

YOU COULD HAVE MADE IT.

JUST GIVE IT MORE TIME.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE THING
IN COMMON TO START WITH.

EXCEPT EACH OTHER.

I USED TO THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH.

I DON'T ANYMORE.

WELL, IT SURE AS
HELL OUGHT TO BE.

COME ON. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

HI, PAM!

HI.

HI.

WELL, WE DIDN'T EXPECT
YOU UNTIL MONDAY.

WELL, I TOOK AN EARLIER FLIGHT.

BUSINESS WAS OVER,

AND I DIDN'T FEEL
LIKE SIGHTSEEING.

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME?

YEAH. TERRIFIC.

WHERE'S BOBBY?

HE WENT TO THE CLUB WITH RAY.

HE DIDN'T SAY WHAT
TIME HE'D BE HOME.

WELL, I'D BETTER UNPACK.

I'M SURE HE'LL BE
HOME SOONER OR LATER.

FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST
SPENT A WEEKEND IN PARIS,

SHE DIDN'T SEEM
TOO EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SOMETIMES I THINK
NOBODY'S EVER SATISFIED.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'VE NEVER BEEN
HAPPIER IN MY LIFE.

COULDN'T WAIT TO GET BACK HOME?

HELLO, J.R.

DIDN'T YOU ENJOY
HARRISON'S COMPANY?

HE CAN BE REAL CHARMING
WHEN HE WANTS TO BE,

AND I'D THOUGHT
HE'D DONE JUST ABOUT

ANYTHING TO PLEASE YOU.

WELL, HE IS TRYING VERY
HARD TO PLEASE SOMEBODY.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO WITH
MY GETTING THAT PROMOTION?

WHAT MADE YOU THINK I
HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT?

SOMETHING HARRISON
SAID THIS WEEKEND.

YOU MADE HIM SEND LIZ CRAIG
TO HOUSTON AND GIVE ME HER JOB,

DIDN'T YOU?

OH, PAMELA, YOU HAVE

AN EXAGGERATED VIEW OF MY POWER.

I MERELY POINTED OUT YOUR...

YOUR MANY TALENTS
TO HIM, THAT'S ALL.

WHY?

WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU LOOKED UNHAPPY.

THOUGHT YOU NEEDED
SOMETHING TO DISTRACT YOU.

WELL, HOW VERY KIND OF YOU.

WELL, I THOUGHT SO.

AND NOW THAT BOBBY'S
FOUND SOMETHING

TO DISTRACT HIM,

EVERYTHING WORKED OUT
JUST PERFECTLY, DIDN'T IT?

BOBBY?

JENNA WADE'S BACK IN TOWN.

HADN'T YOU HEARD?

IF YOU'RE EXPECTING
HYSTERIA, J.R.,

YOU'RE GONNA BE
AWFULLY DISAPPOINTED.

THEY'RE OLD FRIENDS.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING
TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

THEN YOU DON'T KNOW
JENNA... OR BOBBY.

SEE YOU LATER, GIRLS.

HELLO, DADDY.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, BOBBY?

WHERE ARE YOU OFF
TO THIS MORNING?

I'M GOING OVER TO FORT
WORTH TO HAVE DINNER

WITH PAT POWERS.

EVERYBODY DOWN HERE'S
SO DAMN BUSY THERE'S NOBODY

TO TALK TO.

CATCH UP TO YOU.

HEY, BOBBY.

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU
TILL TOMORROW MORNING

FOR BREAKFAST, IF THEN.

AND WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

NOW, COME ON. DON'T GET TOUCHY.

HOW YOU SPEND YOUR
TIME IS YOUR BUSINESS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND IF YOU WANT TO
SPEND IT WITH JENNA WADE,

I CAN'T BLAME
YOU ONE LITTLE BIT.

OH, BY THE WAY,
YOUR WIFE IS HOME.

ALREADY?

YEAH.

YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO
MENTION JENNA'S NAME TO HER,

DID YOU, BY ACCIDENT, OF COURSE?

BOBBY, I'M SORRY.
I DID LET IT SLIP.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU DID A GOOD DAY'S
WORK YESTERDAY BREAKING UP

DONNA AND RAY.

THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR
ONE WEEK, DON'T YOU THINK?

EVEN THE LORD RESTED
ON THE SEVENTH DAY.

DONNA AND RAY, HUH?

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, I TRIED.

IT'S HARD TO HAVE A GOOD TIME

WHEN YOU'RE MAD AT ME.

WHAT DID HARRISON
SAY WHEN YOU LEFT HIM?

WELL, THE WORK WAS FINISHED.

HE COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

WHY? DID YOU HOPE HE
GOT ANGRY AND FIRED ME?

WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE
THE WORST THING THAT

EVER HAPPENED.

IF HE DID, I'D JUST HAVE
TO GO OUT AND FIND

ANOTHER JOB.

YEAH.

WHAT'S WRONG BETWEEN
US ISN'T MY WORK, BOBBY.

YOU RAN INTO JENNA
AT THE AIRPORT.

WHAT'S WRONG HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH JENNA EITHER.

I KNOW.

DID YOU HAVE A
GOOD TIME WITH HER?

YES.

YES, I DID.

I HAD A SENSATIONAL TIME.

THE KIND OF TIME THAT
YOU AND I SHOULD BE HAVING.

PAM, LAST NIGHT I
ALMOST SLEPT WITH JENNA.

I DIDN'T... BUT I WANTED TO.

DOESN'T THAT MATTER TO YOU?

DOES ANYTHING MATTER
TO YOU ANYMORE?

WHAT STOPPED YOU?

I LOVE YOU, AND SHE KNOWS IT.

PAM, I WANT TO
SAVE OUR MARRIAGE,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.

BOBBY... I DON'T THINK I CAN.

IT ISN'T WHAT I WANTED FOR YOU,

BUT IT'S THE BEST I
COULD DO FOR NOW.

NO, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

REALLY, ALAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

LUCY, LET'S GET MARRIED SOON.

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT.

WELL, HONEY, IT TAKES
TIME TO PLAN A WEDDING.

YOU DO WANT A BIG
WEDDING, DON'T YOU?

A BIG, SPLASHY WEDDING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND,

JUST AS LONG AS IT'S SOON.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS LATER?

I'M STILL STUNNED
FROM BEING ENGAGED.

LET ME JUST GET USED
TO THAT FIRST, OK?

SURE.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE
PROPOSAL A DOZEN TIMES.

HE'S SMART, THAT MATT DEVLIN.

HE HASN'T LEFT US
MUCH ROOM TO FIGHT HIM.

WELL, MAMA, I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU'D WANT TO FIGHT HIM.

THAT MIMOSA PARK
IS PRIME REAL ESTATE.

J.R., AS FAR AS
YOU'RE CONCERNED,

THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS
COULD BE A CONCRETE SLAB,

INCLUDING SOUTHFORK.

NOW, THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I
CARE FOR SOUTHFORK.

RIGHT, DAD?

MORNING, PAM.

PAM. MORNING, PAM.

WELL, I GUESS I'D
BETTER GET GOING.

I DON'T WANT BOBBY
TO GET TOO MUCH OF

A HEAD START ON ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME HE LEFT
THIS MORNING, BUT IT MUST HAVE

BEEN EARLY TO GET BY ME.

WHAT TIME IS THAT MEETING

WITH VAUGHN LELAND?

11:00.

11:00, HUH?

WELL, I SHOULD STOP BY
PUNK ANDERSON'S FIRST.

MISS ELLIE, CAN I TAKE YOU
TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?

NO, THANKS, JOCK.

SUE ELLEN'S TAKING ME IN LATER.

MAMA, PAM.

BYE-BYE.

PAM.

HE WAS OUT ALL
NIGHT, MISS ELLIE.

I THINK HE WAS WITH JENNA WADE.

HE'S MY SON.

WHATEVER I SAY WILL
MAKE IT SOUND AS IF

I'M MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM,

BUT HE LOVES YOU, PAM.

I'M SURE OF IT.

WELL, IT'S NOT HIS
FAULT, MISS ELLIE.

IT'S MINE.

I'VE KNOWN THERE
WAS SOMETHING WRONG.

I DIDN'T WANT TO PRY.

I'VE BEEN SO AWFUL
TO HIM LATELY.

AND I TRY NOT TO BE,

BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP MYSELF.

I THINK MAYBE IF
YOU SAW DR.ELLBY,

TALK TO HIM.

HE'S HELPED SUE ELLEN SO MUCH.

I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW THAT IT
SAYS HERE THAT JORDAN LEE

IS WORTH $40 MILLION?

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT TO
LOOK AT HIM, WOULD YOU?

WELL, MY MAMA ALWAYS
SAID, "NEVER JUDGE A MAN'S

BANK BALANCE BY THE
SIZE HAT HE WEARS."

AH, MORNING, LADIES.

MORNING, J.R.

HELLO, KRISTIN.

YOU HAVE A NICE WEEKEND?

I'VE HAD BETTER.

HANK JOHNSON
CALLED, AND JORDAN LEE.

OH?

GET HANK ON THE
PHONE FOR ME, WILL YOU?

BRING SOME COFFEE IN THE OFFICE.

[DOOR OPENS]

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

WELL, WELL, BOBBY.

YOU WERE UP AND OUT OF THE
HOUSE SO EARLY THIS MORNING,

I FULLY EXPECTED TO
FIND YOU ALREADY HERE

HARD AT WORK IN YOUR OFFICE.

WELL, I'M SORRY TO
DISAPPOINT YOU, J.R.

ANY CALLS?

YEAH.

ROY TATE, TIM JESSUP OF
THE CATTLEMAN'S ASSOCIATION,

AND JENNA WADE.

SHE'D LIKE YOU TO
CALL HER RIGHT AWAY.

ANOTHER GREEDY LADY.

THEY ALWAYS WANT
MORE, DON'T THEY?

I'M NOT IN A VERY GOOD
MOOD THIS MORNING, J.R.,

SO, UH, DON'T YOU
RIDE ME TOO HARD, OK?

ALL RIGHT, BOBBY. ALL RIGHT.

CONNIE, GET JENNA
WADE ON THE PHONE.

I'LL TAKE IT IN MY OFFICE.

SURE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

UH-OH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, HELLO. NICE
TO SEE YOU, TOO.

WHERE'S DADDY?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

HE'S OUT SOMEWHERE.

WHY, DID YOU WANNA SEE HIM?

NO, NOT REALLY.

CLIFF, THIS PLACE IS A MESS.

AREN'T YOU EVER
GONNA CLEAN IT UP?

YEAH, I AM.

SOMEDAY WHEN I GET IN THE MOOD.

YOU HAD A JOB
INTERVIEW ON FRIDAY,

DIDN'T YOU?

CRAWFORD AND MASTERS?

YEP.

WELL, HOW DID IT GO?

FINE.

MASTERS AND I ARE
BOTH THINKING IT OVER.

MEETING WITH OTHER
PEOPLE THIS WEEK?

YEAH.

WHAT IS THIS, 20 QUESTIONS?

NO, I'M JUST CONCERNED
ABOUT YOU, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE CONCERNED.

I'M FINE.

OH, WELL.

YOU'RE FINE.

I'M FINE.

EVERYBODY... IN FACT, EVERYTHING
IS JIM-DANDY, A-1, OK FINE!

I SAID I'M FINE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU, HUH?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

PAMMY, COME ON.

OUT WITH IT.

CLIFF, I'VE BEEN SO AWFUL
TO BOBBY FOR MONTHS NOW.

I DON'T THINK HE CAN
TAKE MUCH MORE OF IT.

BUT WHY? WHAT DID HE DO?

NOTHING.

THAT'S WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE.

UP UNTIL NOW, HE'S BEEN
WONDERFUL... UNDERSTANDING.

HE DOESN'T DESERVE THE
WAY I'VE BEEN TREATING HIM.

I CAN'T SEEM TO HELP MYSELF.

SOMETIMES I ALMOST
THINK THAT I'M GOING CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
I ACT THE WAY I DO.

IT'S AS IF I WANT
TO DRIVE HIM AWAY,

AS IF I WANT HIM TO LEAVE ME.

THEN MAYBE HE'D FIND SOMEBODY
AND HE COULD LEAD THE KIND

OF LIFE HE WANTS, WITH CHILDREN.

PAM, IF THAT'S SO IMPORTANT,

THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE RISK.

YOU GO AHEAD, YOU GET PREGNANT.

ONLY I HAVE SYMPTOMS,

AND IF I'VE GOT A 50%
CHANCE OF PASSING IT ON,

ANY CHILD YOU HAVE
PROBABLY WOULD NOT

BE AFFECTED.

I CAN'T. I'M TOO AFRAID.

AND I FEEL SO GUILTY OF
DEPRIVING BOBBY OF CHILDREN.

I FEEL SO INADEQUATE
THAT EVERY TIME HE TRIES

TO TOUCH ME, I TURN ICE COLD.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

YOU HAVE TO STOP
WORRYING ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE TO STOP
THINKING ABOUT IT.

CLIFF, BOBBY'S
GOING TO LEAVE ME.

I KNOW HE IS.

AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

HI.

SIT DOWN.

OH.

A VERMOUTH CASSIS ON THE ROCKS,

AND BRING ME
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE.

I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

I REALLY NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU CALLED.

I'VE BEEN FEELING TERRIBLE ABOUT

THE OTHER NIGHT.

I HAVEN'T SLEPT SINCE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT INTO ME.

THERE'S NO NEED
FOR YOU TO BE SORRY.

YOU DID WHAT WAS RIGHT.

BUT YOU NEEDED ME,
AND I LET YOU DOWN.

NO.

NO, YOU DIDN'T LET ME DOWN.

I WAS TRYING TO USE
YOU, AND YOU KNEW IT.

I LOVE YOU, BOBBY.

I CAN'T BEAR TO SEE YOU UNHAPPY.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
MEN I'VE SLEPT WITH IN MY LIFE

WHO HAVEN'T CARED
ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

WHY WAS IT SUDDENLY
SUCH A BIG DEAL?

JENNA, I DO CARE
ABOUT YOU... VERY MUCH,

AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT NOT ENOUGH.

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS LIE TO ME.

I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED YOU.

I WANTED TO.

I'VE NEVER LIED TO YOU.

I'M NOT GONNA START.

YOU LOOK AWFUL.

HAVEN'T YOU BEEN
SLEEPING, EITHER?

I SPENT THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL.

WHY CANT YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S WRONG, BOBBY?

NEXT TIME I WON'T
BE SUCH A FOOL.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK.

JENNA, THERE
WON'T BE A NEXT TIME.

YOU TOLD ME YOU WANTED MORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT TO WANT IT.

YOU DESERVE IT.

AND I WANT TO SAVE MY MARRIAGE.

I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT... I DO.

AND I WON'T DO THAT IF I
GET INVOLVED WITH YOU.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

UHH... COME IN.

HELLO.

DID WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT

I'VE FORGOTTEN ABOUT?

NO.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?

I'D LIKE TO KNOW
IF YOU WANT BOBBY,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, I DO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING HERE?

TRYING TO SAVE YOUR
MARRIAGE, IT SEEMS.

WHICH JUST GOES TO
SHOW I MUST BE CERTIFIABLE.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT THIS, JENNA.

I'D LIKE YOU TO LEAVE.

I WILL... JUST AS SOON
AS I'VE SAID EVERYTHING

I CAME TO SAY.

I WANT YOU TO GET OUT NOW.

AREN'T YOU INTERESTED
IN KEEPING YOUR HUSBAND?

WE'RE NOT SCHOOLGIRLS, PAM.

WE BOTH KNOW THAT MEN LIKE
BOBBY DON'T GROW ON TREES.

I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN
TO YOU LECTURE ME

ON THE VIRTUES OF MY HUSBAND.

WELL, YOU BETTER LISTEN
TO SOMEONE IF YOU WANT HIM.

I LOVE BOBBY. I ALWAYS HAVE.

I MAY HAVE HAD A STRANGE
WAY OF SHOWING IT AT TIMES,

BUT WHEN I LET HIM GO, I WAS 20.

THAT WAS MY EXCUSE
FOR BEING A FOOL.

WHAT'S YOURS?

OH, HAS BOBBY BEEN CRYING

ON YOUR SHOULDER, JENNA?

COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WIFE

THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HIM?

YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN THAT.

HE HASN'T SAID A WORD ABOUT YOU.

THEN WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE

I'M GOING TO LOSE HIM?

HE'S MISERABLE, PAM.

ANYONE CAN SEE THAT,

AND I KNOW HIM BETTER THAN MOST.

HE'S LOVING,
UNDERSTANDING, AND KIND,

BUT ULTIMATELY, HE'S A SURVIVOR,

AND IF YOU WON'T MAKE HIM HAPPY,

HE'LL FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL.

THAT SOMEONE BEING YOU.

YES, IF I HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT.

LOOK, PAM, BOBBY
LOVES YOU A LOT,

SO I'M TRYING TO PLAY FAIR,

BUT IF YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM HAPPY,

I'LL CUT YOU OUT
JUST AS FAST AS I CAN.

WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW?

GOTTA GO BACK TO SAN ANGELO.

I'VE GOT RESPONSIBILITIES
THERE, SUE ELLEN.

YES, OF COURSE YOU DO.

WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?

I'M NOT SURE.

I WENT BACK TO THE
SOUTHERN CROSS

BECAUSE I WANTED TO
MAKE A HOME FOR YOU.

TO DO THAT, I HAD TO MAKE A DEAL

WITH MY FATHER.

PROMISED HIM I'D BE
THERE WHEN HE NEEDED ME.

AND ME?

YOU GOT RESPONSIBILITIES,
TOO: YOUR SON.

HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP
RUNNING OFF TO MEET ME

WITHOUT NEGLECTING HIM?

ARE YOU POLITELY
TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT YOU DON'T WANT
TO SEE ME ANYMORE?

I AM... POLITELY...
ASKING YOU TO MARRY ME.

DUSTY!

BUT YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

I AM MARRIED.

DIVORCE HIM.

MY SON.

HE'S LITTLE.

THERE'S MORE THAN
ENOUGH ROOM FOR HIM

AT SOUTHERN CROSS.

WE... IT'LL BREAK THEIR HEARTS,

JOCK AND MISS ELLIE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR
HEART? WHAT ABOUT MINE?

J.R.'D NEVER LET ME GO, NEVER.

HE CAN'T STOP YOU.

THAT'S WHAT YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND, SUE ELLEN.

THIS TIME HE'S NOT DEALING WITH

A PENNILESS POLITICIAN.

HE CAN'T BRIBE ME OFF.
HE CAN'T SCARE ME OFF.

ME, MY FAMILY, WE'RE
MORE THAN A MATCH

FOR J. R. EWING,
FOR ALL THE EWINGS.

I... I JUST NEED SOME
TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT NOTHING ELSE

FOR MONTHS NOW.

BUT I'LL HAVE TO
TALK TO DR. ELLBY.

WHY? DON'T YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

YOU GOT NOTHING
TO LOSE, SUE ELLEN.

WHATEVER J.R. EWING OFFERS YOU,

I CAN GIVE YOU MORE.

I LOVE YOU.

LEAVE HIM.

OH. I WILL.

OH, I WILL.

MR.EWING, DONNA CULVER IS HERE.

OK. SEND HER IN.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WELL, WELL, DONNA.

SURE GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

SURE.

MAYBE I COULD GET A
DRINK FOR YOU, HUH?

NO, UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

IT WAS GOOD OF YOU TO SEE
ME ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

WELL, I'M AFRAID GOODNESS
DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING

TO DO WITH IT.

IT ISN'T OFTEN ANYMORE

THAT A PRETTY
GIRL LIKE YOU CALLS

AND ASKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

IT'S ABOUT RAY, JOCK.

RAY? RAY KREBBS.

WE'VE BEEN SEEING EACH
OTHER SINCE SAM DIED.

YES, I HEARD.

I'M SORRY.

THIS IS EMBARRASSING.

WELL, NOW, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.

SOMETHING UPSET YOU
ENOUGH TO BRING YOU HERE.

WHAT IS IT?

RAY AND I WERE PLANNING
ON GETTING MARRIED

AS SOON AS IT
SEEMED RESPECTABLE.

AND NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

HE'S CHANGED HIS MIND.

I WANT YOU TO TALK TO HIM.

WELL, DONNA, THERE JUST
ISN'T A WHOLE LOT THAT I CAN

DO ABOUT THAT.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HE'S GOT SOME CRAZY IDEA

THAT HE'S NOT GOOD
ENOUGH FOR ME.

YOU KNOW HIM, JOCK.

YOU KNOW HIM
BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

YOU'VE BEEN LIKE
A FATHER TO HIM.

HE RESPECTS YOU.

HE THINKS THE
WHOLE WORLD OF YOU,

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO TELL HIM

THAT HE'S GOOD
ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY...

ANYBODY AT ALL.

'CAUSE I KNOW
HE'D LISTEN TO YOU.

RAY'S A PRETTY SMART BOY, DONNA.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU
WON'T TALK TO HIM?

I NEVER EVEN TOLD MY OWN BOYS

HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIVES, DONNA.

I CAN'T START WITH RAY.

JOCK, WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

YES.

YES, I BELIEVE YOU
DO, BUT, DONNA,

A GOOD MARRIAGE IS BASED

ON A MUCH MORE SOLID
FOUNDATION THAN THAT.

WELL, I'M SORRY
IF I BOTHERED YOU.

YOU DIDN'T BOTHER ME, DONNA.

JUST WISH I COULD HAVE
HELPED YOU, THAT'S ALL.

I KNOW.

BYE. GOOD-BYE.

WELL, DONNA CULVER, WHAT
BRINGS YOU HERE, HONEY?

GET OUT OF MY WAY, J.R.

WELL, WHAT A WAY TO TALK.

ESPECIALLY AFTER I MADE
SUCH A HANDSOME CONTRIBUTION

TO YOUNG DAVE'S
CAMPAIGN LAST SATURDAY.

THAT'S NOT ALL YOU
DID ON SATURDAY, IS IT?

I DON'T FOLLOW YOU, DONNA.

HOW IS IT YOU
ALWAYS KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT TO DO TO
CAUSE THE MOST HARM?

AND YOU ALWAYS DO IT

WITH SUCH UNERRING INSTINCT?

IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER,
I'D SWEAR YOU'D MADE

A PACT WITH THE DEVIL.

ARE YOU TRYING TO
FLATTER ME OR INSULT ME?

I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHICH.

I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS.

DAVE AND I ARE GONNA TAKE UP

WHERE CLIFF BARNES LEFT OFF.

WE'LL DESTROY YOU.

WELL, SAM SAID SHE
HAD A COOL HEAD.

FILE THOSE, HONEY.

MISS ELLIE.

PAM... BOBBY CALLED
A FEW MINUTES AGO.

HE WON'T BE HOME FOR DINNER.

WELL, DID HE SAY
WHERE HE WOULD BE?

I'M SORRY, PAM. HE DIDN'T.

THANK YOU.

OH, MAMA, HOW'D YOUR MEETIN' GO?

FIND A WAY TO WHIP
OL' MATT DEVLIN YET?

MAYBE.

NOT TALKIN', HUH?

AFRAID I'M GONNA
STEAL YOUR SECRETS

AND SELL 'EM TO THE
ENEMIES ARE YOU?

WHERE'S SUE ELLEN?

SHE'S UP WITH THE BABY.

SHE'S BECOME A
WONDERFUL MOTHER, J.R.

I TOLD YOU, MAMA.

JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

MAMA'S RIGHT.

YOU TWO MAKE A PRETTY PICTURE.

THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY?

YES.

I HAD A PRETTY GOOD DAY, TOO.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH
VAUGHN LELAND TODAY,

AND BOBBY WAS SO PREOCCUPIED,

HE HARDLY SAID A WORD.

DADDY, WELL, HE
WASN'T MUCH BETTER.

YEAH, WE JUST SAT DOWN
AND DID ALL THE BUSINESS

IN HALF THE TIME.

NOT ONE ARGUMENT.
HOW ABOUT THAT?

ARE YOU MAKING AN
ATTEMPT TO SHARE

YOUR LIFE WITH ME, J.R.?

YEAH, I GUESS I AM.

KINDA SOUNDS
LIKE IT, DOESN'T IT?

IT'S A LITTLE LATE.

YOU KNOW HOW THE SAYING GOES.

I WANT A DIVORCE.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

YOU HEARD ME.

SUE ELLEN, I ASKED YOU BEFORE.

I'M ASKING AGAIN.

WHO IS HE?

WHY DO YOU THINK
THERE IS ANYBODY?

I AM MISERABLE WITH
YOU, AND I HAVE BEEN

FOR A LONG TIME.

I WANT A DIVORCE.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT
THE GUTS TO LEAVE ME

AND GO OUT ON YOUR OWN.

WHO IS HE?

NO ONE YOU CAN INTIMIDATE,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

HE'S AS RICH AS YOU
ARE, AND AS POWERFUL.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO SCARE HIM OFF.

I'M NOT SURE I WANT
TO SCARE HIM OFF.

HE JUST MIGHT BE
DOING ME A FAVOR.

YOU'VE BEEN A HEADACHE
TO ME, SUE ELLEN,

FOR A LONG TIME.

THEN YOU'LL GIVE ME A DIVORCE?

SURE. WHY NOT?

PROVIDING THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT
ANYTHING FROM YOU, J.R.

MY BABY AND I HAVE
EVERYTHING WE NEED

JUST WAITING FOR US.

YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GONNA LEAVE HERE

WITH LITTLE JOHN, DO YOU?

WELL, WHAT ARE
YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

OF COURSE I AM.

OH, NO.

YOU CAN LEAVE ANYTIME
YOU WANT TO, SUE ELLEN,

THE SOONER THE BETTER,
BUT THE BOY STAYS HERE.

YOU CAN'T MEAN THAT.

I HAVE MY RIGHTS, J.R.,
AND THERE ARE COURTS,

AND I WILL FIGHT YOU.

SUE ELLEN, YOU'RE A
DRUNK... AND A TRAMP.

WITH YOUR HISTORY,
THERE ISN'T A COURT

IN THE STATE OF TEXAS

THAT WOULD LET YOU HAVE HIM.

NO, J.R., YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

YOU COULDN'T DO THAT TO ME.

YOU COULDN'T TAKE MY SON.

MY SON.

HEY, WATCH IT, BUDDY.

I'M SORRY.

YOU THINK YOU OWN THIS
PLACE OR SOMETHING?

LOOK, I SAID I WAS
SORRY, ALL RIGHT?

WATCH IT.

YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?

YEAH, I KNOW
WHO IT IS. BIG DEAL.

GUYS LIKE HIM THINK
THEY CAN DO ANYTHING

AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

LOOK, BUDDY, NOT
TONIGHT, ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, I TOLD YOU...

I'M LEAVING.

UNLESS ANYBODY HAS
SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.

COME ON. LET'S DANCE.

SUE ELLEN?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, I'M JUST FINE.

WELL, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NOWHERE.

NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR.

SUE ELLEN, YOU DON'T LOOK WELL.

WHY DON'T YOU COME
ON BACK IN THE HOUSE?

J.R., STOP HER.

WHY?

[CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

HI.

DONNA.

YOU'RE MAKING THIS TOO
HARD... FOR BOTH OF US.

I JUST CAME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

WE SAID IT THE OTHER NIGHT.

NO, YOU DID.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, REMEMBER?

I'M GOING AWAY.

FOR LONG?

NO.

JUST FOR A MONTH OR
SO, THEN I'LL BE BACK.

I PROMISED DAVE I'D HELP HIM GET

THE HEALTHCARE
REFORM BILL THROUGH.

HE NEEDS ME.

BESIDES, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING.

I SUPPOSE.

I STOPPED IN TO SEE JOCK TODAY.

I NEEDED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY

THAT KNEW YOU REALLY WELL.

HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT
I SHOULD LISTEN TO YOU.

I AM RIGHT.

I WISH YOU'D BELIEVE ME.

I DO... NOW.

I FIGURE THAT IF WE
BOTH AREN'T CONVINCED

WE CAN MAKE IT WORK,

WE JUST DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.

ONE THING BEING
AROUND POLITICS SO MUCH,

YOU LEARN TO RECOGNIZE
WHEN YOU'RE BEATEN.

DONNA, I'M SORRY.

SOMEDAY YOU'LL SEE.

YOU ARE THE MOST
STUBBORN MAN I EVER MET.

GOOD-BYE.

I LOVE YOU.

I'M SORRY THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

BOBBY?

HELLO.

HELLO.

I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT
YOU TO COME HOME.

I CAME BACK TO GET
SOME CLEAN CLOTHES.

I'VE BEEN WAITING
TO TALK TO YOU.

OK.

BOBBY, PLEASE DON'T MAKE
THIS ANY HARDER FOR ME.

JENNA CAME TO SEE ME TODAY.

YES?

SHE'S STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HER.

NOT ANYMORE.

WERE YOU WITH HER LAST NIGHT?

I WAS IN A HOTEL
LAST NIGHT... ALONE.

VERY MUCH ALONE.

I'M TO BLAME FOR THIS,
BOBBY, I KNOW THAT.

PAM, IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHO'S TO BLAME.

NOT ANYMORE.

BUT IT DOES.

I SPENT THE WHOLE
DAY THINKING ABOUT IT,

EVER SINCE I TALKED TO JENNA...

ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I
COULD STAND LOSING YOU.

AND?

SOMETIMES I THINK
YOU'D BE BETTER OFF

WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

YOU'D BE WITH SOMEBODY
WHO LOVES YOU,

WHO COULD GIVE YOU CHILDREN.

PAM, WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS
A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE.

I KNOW.

BOBBY... I FEEL... I
FEEL SO INADEQUATE.

I FEEL ALL THE TIME
AS IF I'M FAILING YOU...

AND I CAN'T STAND IT.

IT MAKES ME PULL AWAY FROM YOU.

IT'S CRAZY, BUT SOMETIMES
I WISH YOU WOULD LEAVE,

AND SOMETIMES I THINK
THAT IF YOU GO I'LL DIE.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN, HON.

THE REST IS UP TO YOU.

I KNOW.

[SOBS]

I LOVE YOU.

AND I WANT US TO SPEND THE
REST OF OUR LIVES TOGETHER.

WITH CHILDREN, WITHOUT
CHILDREN... I DON'T CARE.

I WANT US TO BE
TOGETHER AND TO BE HAPPY.

I WANT TO TRY,

IF YOU'LL GIVE ME
ANOTHER CHANCE.

I PROMISE I'LL TRY.

I THINK I CAN GIVE YOU ONE MORE.

I LOVE YOU.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I EXPECTED YOU HOURS AGO.

JUST DRIVING AROUND.

JUST THINKING.

WHAT HAPPENED?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

SUE ELLEN, TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I ASKED J.R. FOR A DIVORCE.

YES, AND?

HE SAID HE'D GIVE ME ONE.

BUT HE'LL KEEP MY BABY.

HE CAN'T.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WE'LL FIGHT HIM.

THERE'S NO USE.

SUE ELLEN, I'VE GOT MONEY.

I'VE GOT ENOUGH MONEY
TO FIGHT HIM AND WIN.

I'VE BEEN HOSPITALIZED
FOR ALCOHOLISM.

WHAT JUDGE IS GONNA
LET ME HAVE MY BABY?

WE'LL FIND A JUDGE.

WE'LL FIND A JUDGE WHO WILL.

J.R. HAS REPORTS...

DETECTIVE REPORTS
ABOUT CLIFF AND ME.

I CAN'T BEAT HIM.

YOU'VE GOT TO TRY, SUE ELLEN.

IT'S NO USE.

IF I LEAVE HIM,
HE'LL KEEP MY BABY.

NO, HE WON'T!

I PROMISE YOU HE
WON'T. I'LL FIND A WAY.

I CAN'T LEAVE MY BABY...

NOT EVEN FOR YOU.

SUE ELLEN, COME WITH
ME NOW, PLEASE, TONIGHT.

I LOVE YOU, DUSTY, BUT I CAN'T.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

OK.

YOU'RE UPSET, DARLING.

TAKE SOME TIME.

THINK IT THROUGH.

YOU'LL SEE THAT I'M RIGHT.

I'LL GO HOME... AND I'LL WAIT.

FOR HOWEVER LONG
IT TAKES, I'LL WAIT.

AND YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I WON'T.

SUE ELLEN... WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

HE CAN'T WIN.

BUT HE HAS, AND HE ALWAYS WILL.

SUE ELLEN.

I KNEW YOU'D NEVER
HAVE THE GUTS TO GO.