Dallas (1978–1991): Season 3, Episode 20 - Second Thoughts - full transcript

J.R: I DON'T LIKE IT!

I DON'T LIKE IT ONE LITTLE BIT.

I TOLD YOU I WANTED
YOU AND LUCY MARRIED

AND OUT OF DALLAS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU PLAN ON BEING IN DALLAS

TWO WEEKS FROM NOW,

YOU BETTER HAVE THE
WEDDING DATE SET BY THEN, BOY.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
RACKING MY BRAINS,

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT KIND OF A PRESENT

I CAN GIVE LUCY FOR HER WEDDING.

WELL, I THINK I'VE COME
UP WITH SOMETHING



THAT SHOULD PLEASE
HER AND ALAN BOTH.

SO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
TO YOU THE NEWEST PARTNER

OF SMITHFIELD AND
BENNETT LAW FIRM...

ALAN BEAM.

[COUGHING]

WE HAD A DEAL, REMEMBER?

YOU GOT LUCY AND A PRIVATE
LAW PRACTICE IN CHICAGO.

AND I GOT LUCY AND
HER SCHEMING PARENTS

OUT OF MY HAIR,

AND THAT'S THE
WAY IT'S GOING TO BE,

BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT...
THE WEDDING'S OFF.

I DON'T THINK SO, J.R.

YOU CALLING THE
SHOTS NOW, ARE YOU?

YEAH, I GUESS I AM.



I'M GOING TO MARRY LUCY...

AND I'M GOING TO HAVE
THAT LAW PARTNERSHIP.

YOU CAN'T DO
ANYTHING TO STOP ME.

J.R.: I DON'T LIKE IT!

I DON'T LIKE IT ONE LITTLE BIT!

I TOLD YOU I WANTED
YOU AND LUCY MARRIED

AND OUT OF DALLAS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I TELL YOU, J.R., I'M TRYING.

I'M PUSHING AS HARD AS I CAN.

WELL, IT'S JUST NOT HARD ENOUGH.

NOW, WHAT IS TAKING
SO MUCH TIME, ANYWAY?

ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL
LUCY GETS HER DOCTORATE

UNTIL YOU TWO GET MARRIED?

I'M TRYING, J.R.
I'M DOING MY BEST.

WELL, YOUR BEST IS
NOT GOOD ENOUGH, ALAN.

MAYBE IF YOU SPENT
A LITTLE LESS TIME

CHASING BETTY LOU,

AND MORE TIME TRYING TO
GET LUCY TO NAME THE DATE,

YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
MORE SUCCESSFUL.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT BETTY LOU?

EVERYTHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU THINK I'D HAVE TRUSTED YOU

AS MUCH AS I HAVE WITHOUT
CHECKING UP ON YOU?

I SEE.

DO YOU? I HOPE YOU DO, ALAN,

BECAUSE IF YOU PLAN
ON BEING IN DALLAS

TWO WEEKS FROM NOW,

YOU BETTER HAVE THE
WEDDING DATE SET BY THEN, BOY.

Muriel: HAVE YOU DECIDED
WHO'S GOING TO BE

YOUR MAID OF HONOR YET?

I HAVEN'T REALLY
GIVEN IT MUCH THOUGHT.

NO, I MEAN I HAVEN'T
GIVEN THE WEDDING

MUCH THOUGHT.

OF COURSE YOU'LL
BE MY MAID OF HONOR...

WHENEVER.

OH, ALAN'S SO CUTE.

IF IT WERE ME, I'D
MARRY HIM TOMORROW.

WELL, WHAT'S THE RUSH?

I'M GOING TO BE MARRIED
THE REST OF MY LIFE.

COME ON, CLASS
IS ABOUT TO START.

WHO ELSE WOULD BE MORE
INTERESTED IN LIT CLASS

THAN HER OWN WEDDING?

HI.

HI.

SETTLE DOWN. SETTLE DOWN.

OK, ABOUT LAST WEEK'S READING...

MISS EWING?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

HEY, PIZZA.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

WELL, CAN I COME IN?

WELL, SURE, YOU CAN COME IN.

COME IN.

I WAS, UH, I WAS JUST WORKING.

ON WHAT?

LORD, YOU KNOW... WHOOPS...

THIS AND THAT. YOU KNOW?

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

DADDY.

WELL, HE'S FINE. GOT A PROBLEM?

IS HE SERIOUS ABOUT
GOING TO GALVESTON?

YEP. KIND OF LOOKS
THAT WAY. WHY?

IT'S A MISTAKE.

CAN HE BE TALKED OUT OF IT?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU CAN TRY.

I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM TO BE

TALKED OUT OF ANYTHING
ONCE HE MADE UP HIS MIND.

WELL, IS HE HERE?

OH, YEAH. HE'S IN THERE.

[PAM KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Digger: COME IN.

DADDY.

YOU REALLY GOING?

YEP.

WHY?

I'M NOT NEEDED HERE.

NOTHING TO KEEP ME.

WELL, THERE'S ME AND CLIFF.

WE'RE FAMILY. WE
NEED EACH OTHER.

OH, NOW, COME ON, PAM.

YOU'RE A BIG GIRL NOW.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR
OWN LIFE TO LIVE.

I'M JUST A DEAD WEIGHT.

GOD KNOWS, CLIFF
WOULD BE BETTER OFF

WITHOUT ME HANGING AROUND.

PLEASE DON'T GO, DADDY.

YOU'RE NOT WELL.

I'M BETTER OFF AWAY FROM HERE,

WHERE I CAN WORK.
KEEP MYSELF OCCUPIED.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING
TO DO, MAYBE I CAN HELP.

THE SUBJECT IS CLOSED.

DON'T YOU SEE,
PAM? I'VE GOT TO GO.

I CAN'T KEEP HANGING AROUND,

AND FEELING USED
UP, AND WORN OUT.

I MEAN, IF I CAN'T WORK
THE FIELD ANYMORE,

WELL... I'VE GOT TO
FIND SOMETHING ELSE.

WORK IN AN OFFICE...
DRIVE A TRUCK, ANYTHING.

BUT I'VE GOT TO
FEEL USEFUL AGAIN.

WELL, WOULD YOU LIKE
A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT,

OR WERE YOU GOING TO WALK
YOUR WAY TO GALVESTON?

WELL NOW, IF YOU'RE
OFFERING ME A LIFT,

I GUESS I COULD HARDLY REFUSE.

YOU COULD GIVE ME A
LIFT TO THE BUS STATION.

I DON'T FLY UNLESS
I REALLY HAVE TO.

CLIFF... HEY... OH, DAD...

WHAT, ARE YOU LEAVING NOW?

YEAH, PAM'S GIVING ME A
LIFT TO THE BUS STATION.

TAKE CARE, YOU HEAR?

SURE.

LISTEN, YOU TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF, TOO, OK?

I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE I AM.

GOOD.

DON'T WORRY, HE'LL
STRAIGHTEN HIMSELF OUT.

HE REALLY GIVES
TOUGH ASSIGNMENTS.

YOU THINK SO?

YOU DON'T?

NO. THE READING GOES FAST.

IT'S INTERESTING.

YOU LIKED "MADAME BOVARY?"

I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S A GREAT LOVE STORY.

HEY... ARE YOU FOR REAL?

IT'S LIKE DR. FORRESTER
HAS YOU HYPNOTIZED.

YOU'RE TURNING
INTO A REAL GRIND.

FOR THE PAST FEW
WEEKS, AND EVER SINCE

WE STARTED HIS CLASS,

YOU'VE DONE NOTHING
BUT TALK ABOUT SCHOOL.

HI, ALAN!

HELLO, MURIEL.

ALAN... YOU'RE LATE.

FOR WHAT?

YOU ASKED ME TO
PICK YOU UP AT 3:00.

I DID? WHY?

TO PICK OUT OUR WEDDING RINGS.

THE STORE CLOSES AT 5:00,

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

LUCY, YOU FORGOT?

I'M SORRY, ALAN. I
REALLY DID FORGET.

CAN WE MAKE IT SOME OTHER TIME?

LUCY, THIS IS
GETTING RIDICULOUS.

WE'VE CANCELED 3 APPOINTMENTS

WITH THE JEWELER ALREADY.

HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOING TO PUT IT OFF?

JUST UNTIL THE END
OF THE SEMESTER.

I'M REALLY UNDER PRESSURE.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE UP
FOR THE TIME I LOST

VISITING MY PARENTS.

I'VE GOT TONS OF WORK.

I'VE JUST GOT TO CONCENTRATE
ON BRINING UP MY GRADES.

I DON'T GET IT, LUCY.

WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL GRADES MAKE

WHEN YOU'RE MRS. ALAN BEAM?

THEY'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME.

LUCY... ALAN, PLEASE.

BOBBY, CLIFF REALLY LOOKS AWFUL.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

NOW WITH DADDY GONE,
HE'S GOING TO BE ALONE.

HE'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE.

HONEY, I CAN'T SEE
WHERE HAVING YOUR DADDY

AROUND DOES MUCH GOOD, ANYWAY.

WELL, I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE

TO DO MUCH GOOD, EITHER.

DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD DO SOMETHING?

HONEY, YOUR BROTHER'S TOUGH.

HE'LL COME AROUND.

I DON'T THINK SO. NOT THIS TIME.

WELL THEN, GIVE HIM MORE TIME.

WHAT YOU MEAN IS
YOU REALLY DON'T

WANT TO HELP, RIGHT?

CAN YOU BLAME ME?

WELL, LUCY, WHAT'RE
YOU READING THERE?

"MADAME BOVARY?"

WHAT'D YOU THINK IT WAS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT
BE ONE OF YOUR

TRUE ROMANCES OR
SOMETHING. YOU KNOW.

IT IS A ROMANCE.

IT HAPPENS TO BE ONE
OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST.

OH, WELL, THAT'S
NICE. THAT'S NICE.

MAY I GET YOU A BRANDY, DARLING?

NO, NO, I'LL GET IT.

LOOK, NO TROUBLE.

[J.R. CLEARS THROAT]

DOING YOUR HOMEWORK?

I'M TRYING TO, GRANDMA.

WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU'RE SITTING HERE

READING ABOUT ROMANCE.

I THOUGHT YOU
HAD A DATE TONIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANY
OF YOUR BUSINESS, J.R.

NO, NO. I WAS JUST WONDERING.

CAN'T ALAN BEAM
AFFORD TO TAKE YOU OUT?

HE UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT

MY STUDIES ARE TO ME.

I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL
THAT SHE'S WORKING SO HARD.

OH, I DO, TOO, MOTHER.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE DOES.

I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO
WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT

THIS SUDDEN CHANGE, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

HERE'S YOUR DRINK, MISS ELLIE.

J.R., I'VE GOT A TON
OF HOMEWORK TO DO.

AND I'D LIKE TO
STAY HOME AND DO IT,

IF YOU'LL LET ME.

NO ONE'S ARGUING
WITH THAT, LUCY.

WELL, HE IS.

YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE
HE'D REALLY LIKE

TO SEE ME FLUNK OUT OF SCHOOL.

NOW, LUCY, IF YOU WANT
TO BE THE FIRST MEMBER

OF THE EWING FAMILY
TO GET YOUR Ph.D.,

YOU JUST GO RIGHT AHEAD.

JUST DON'T BLAME ME FOR BEING

A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS, THAT'S ALL.

EXCUSE ME, I WAS UP VERY
EARLY WITH LITTLE JOHN,

AND I'M EXHAUSTED.
SO, I'M TURNING IN.

UH, I'VE HAD KIND OF
A HARD DAY, MYSELF.

I THINK I'LL TURN IN, TOO.

GOOD NIGHT, J.R.

DADDY, MAMA, LUCY.

SUE ELLEN, WHAT
WAS ALL THE KISSING

AND CUDDLING ABOUT?

HAS IT BEEN SO LONG, J.R.,

THAT YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE

GENUINE AFFECTION ANYMORE?

THERE WAS SUCH A LOT
OF TROUBLE BETWEEN THEM

AFTER THE BABY WAS BORN,

I'D... I'D ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE.

WELL, I THINK EVERYTHING'S

GOING TO TURN OUT
ALL RIGHT, MISS ELLIE.

MAYBE THEY'RE JUST COMING DOWN

WITH SLEEPING SICKNESS.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

YOU REALLY THAT
UPSET ABOUT CLIFF?

HE'S IN SUCH BAD SHAPE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
HIM THIS WAY BEFORE.

I'M SCARED FOR HIM.

NOW, HONEY, I DON'T SEE THAT

THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT CAN BE DONE.

BOBBY... MAYBE IF
YOU COULD FIND HIM

A POSITION SOMEWHERE.

IF HE HAD WORK,

I KNOW HE'D PULL
HIMSELF TOGETHER.

PAMELA... IT'S, UH,
JUST NOT THAT EASY.

BOBBY, IF YOU
COULD ONLY SEE HIM.

YOU'D KNOW THAT
HE CAN'T HURT YOU

OR YOUR FAMILY ANYMORE.

HE'S BEATEN.

OK. FOR YOU, I'LL DO IT.

I'LL TRY.

THANK YOU.

SUE ELLEN... J.R., I CAN'T.

WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I JUST DON'T FEEL
WELL, THAT'S ALL.

YOU'LL FEEL BETTER SOON.

J.R., I TOLD YOU, I
JUST DON'T FEEL WELL.

SUE ELLEN, WHAT'RE YOU UP TO?

IMPATIENCE IS NOT YOUR MOST

ATTRACTIVE QUALITY, J.R.

SAY HELLO TO KRISTIN FOR ME.

SO MUCH FOR GENUINE AFFECTION.

WELL, I'M GOING
TO BE A LITTLE LATE.

YEAH, YEAH, I OVERSLEPT.

I'LL BE THERE IN
ABOUT, UH, 30 MINUTES.

COFFEE, BABY?

NO, UH-UH.

I'LL PICK IT UP AT THE OFFICE.

WELL, SOME SAY I MAKE THE BEST

LITTLE CUP OF COFFEE IN DALLAS.

THAT'S NOT ALL YOU MAKE
THAT'S GOOD, DARLING.

WHEN AM I GOING TO
SEE YOU AGAIN, J.R.?

I'LL CALL YOU.

I HOPE YOU'VE ALL
BEEN THINKING ABOUT

LAST FRIDAY'S QUESTION.

WHAT IS THE THEME
OF "MADAME BOVARY?"

MR.KETTERING?

IT'S ABOUT HOW THE PROVINCIAL

MIDDLE CLASS OF
19th CENTURY FRANCE

STIFLED A WOMAN'S
ROMANTIC DREAMS,

WHICH LED HER TO DESPAIR,

AND EVENTUALLY, SUICIDE.

VERY GOOD.

AND, UH, WHAT TECHNIQUE DOES
FLAUBERT USE TO CONVEY THIS?

MISS EWING?

HE GIVES LOTS OF DETAILS,
PILING ON BIT BY BIT,

UNTIL WE, OURSELVES,

CAN FEEL WHAT THAT
LIFE MUST'VE BEEN LIKE.

AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY WITH EMMA BOVARY.

VERY GOOD, MISS EWING.

THANK YOU.

IS J.R. IN YET?

YES. HE'S IN HIS OFFICE.

I'D KNOCK BEFORE I GO IN.

HA HA!

YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE HAS
DONE WONDERS FOR YOU.

BROUGHT OUT QUALITIES
YOU NEVER HAD BEFORE.

AT LEAST, I NEVER NOTICED THEM.

COME ON IN, KRISTIN.

YOU EVER MEET
LOUELLA, MY SECRETARY?

HELLO.

HELLO, KRISTIN.

KRISTIN'S JUST FILLING IN

WHILE YOU SETTLE
INTO YOUR MARRIAGE.

I BET SHE'S LOOKING
AFTER YOU REAL WELL.

UH-HUH.

LISTEN, I REALLY
BETTER BE GOING NOW.

I'VE TAKEN UP TOO MUCH
OF YOUR TIME ALREADY.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, J.R.

GOOD SEEING YOU, TOO, DARLING.

REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.

DON'T YOU WORRY. I WILL.

BYE.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

BYE.

WHAT WAS SHE DOING HERE?

OH, SHE JUST CAME
BY TO SAY HELLO.

SHE'S VERY DEVOTED TO ME.

AND YOU TO HER?

SHE WAS A REALLY
GOOD SECRETARY, HONEY.

J.R., I WAITED UP
FOR YOU LAST NIGHT.

WHERE WERE YOU?

THE LEAST YOU
COULD'VE DONE WAS CALL.

HONEY, I DON'T WANT TO
TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE SOMETHING TO
DISCUSS WITH MY BROTHER.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GET
BACK ON THE PHONE

AND LOOK AROUND A LITTLE MORE?

BOBBY, CAN I TALK
TO YOU A MINUTE?

JUST A SECOND, J.R.

LOOK, I OF ALL PEOPLE KNOW

THAT CLIFF BARNES
HAS HIS FAULTS.

HE'S GOT HIS STRONG POINTS, TOO.

HE'S A HARD WORKER, HE'S SMART,

AND HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU
CAN'T FIND SOMETHING.

OK, THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.

YOU KEEP LOOKING
AROUND, AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

BYE.

BOBBY... ARE YOU JOB HUNTING

FOR YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW?

YES, I AM.

HE'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT
ANYTHING YOU GET HIM,

IT'S JUST GOING
TO BACKFIRE ON US?

HE IS DEFANGED AND DECLAWED,

AND WE CAN'T DO
ANYTHING MORE TO HIM.

WE'VE WON.

HE'S DEFEATED, J.R.
WHAT MORE DO WE NEED?

THE ONLY TIME HE'S GOING
TO BE OUT OF OUR HAIR

IS WHEN HE'S 6 FEET UNDER,

AND THEN I WOULDN'T TRUST HIM

NOT TO COME BACK AND HAUNT US.

CLIFF BARNES IS NOT A
THREAT TO US ANYMORE,

AND I THINK THAT
HELPING HIM FIND A JOB

IS JUST A MATTER OF
COMMON DECENCY.

BOBBY, WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE
TO FOOL AROUND

WITH JENNA WADE,

OR ANYBODY ELSE,
FOR THAT MATTER,

WOULD YOU BUY YOUR
WIFE A PIECE OF JEWELRY

TO PLACATE HER?

BE A LOT CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN

THAN DOING HER BROTHER A FAVOR.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING.

I AM DOING THIS FOR PAMELA,

BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HER.

AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO HER IS IMPORTANT TO ME,

AND NONE OF THAT
IS YOUR BUSINESS.

IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO

WITH EWING ENTERPRISES,
IT IS MY BUSINESS.

NOT THIS TIME.

NOW, ARE YOU GOING
TO BE A GOOD BOY

AND GET OUT OF MY OFFICE,

OR AM I GOING TO
HAVE THE PLEASURE

OF BOUNCING YOU OUT
OF HERE ON YOUR NOSE?

BOB, WHEN YOU FINISH
WITH YOUR CHARITY WORK,

TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THOSE PAPERS, WOULD YOU?

Sue Ellen: OH, THAT'S
YOUR FAVORITE.

Child: YEAH.

ONE MORE.

COME ON, ONE MORE
BIG BITE FOR MAMA.

OPEN, COME ON.

GOOD BOY. THERE YOU GO.

HELLO, SUE ELLEN.

DID YOU GET ALL
YOUR ERRANDS DONE?

YES, I DID.

HOW WAS YOUR MEETING?

SUCCESSFUL. I THINK
WE'VE FOUND A WAY

OF STOPPING MATT DEVLIN
AND HIS PET PROJECT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO TO HELP,

JUST LET ME KNOW.

THANKS, SUE ELLEN.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN
THINK OF RIGHT NOW.

HE IS QUITE A LITTLE
TERROR, ISN'T HE?

HE'S WONDERFUL.

SOMETIMES YOU SOUND
LIKE YOUR WHOLE WORLD

IS WRAPPED UP IN
LITTLE JOHN, MAMA.

I DO? WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT,

HE'S PRETTY IRRESISTIBLE.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF, UH...

YOU DIDN'T HAVE HIM?

THE OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD

OF ALL MOTHERS... WORRY.

WELL, WHAT IF, UM...

SAY, UH, WE WERE
TO LEAVE SOUTHFORK?

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT THAT, DO WE?

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SOMETIMES,

BUT J.R. WOULD NEVER
LEAVE THE RANCH.

HE REALLY LOVES IT.

YOU HURRY UP WITH THE BABY.

DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE,
LOOK AT GRANDMA.

BYE-BYE, SWEET.

SAY BYE-BYE, GRANDMA. BYE-BYE.

HEY, I'D LIKE TO
TALK TO YOU, ALAN.

YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE GOT SOME NEWS

THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.

YES, SIR?

I JUST TALKED WITH
HARV SMITHFIELD.

HE TELLS ME HE'S
PLANNING ON RETIRING SOON.

REALLY?

YEAH, REAL SOON, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
TAKING CARE OF LUCY

ALL HER LIFE.

I NOTICED HABITS ARE
KIND OF HARD TO BREAK.

WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT HER.

I'M NOT A RICH MAN,
BUT I'M A HARD WORKER.

HARV TELLS ME HE
THINKS HIGHLY OF YOU.

WELL, THAT'S VERY KIND OF HIM.

HARVEY ISN'T KIND,
HE'S A REALIST.

IF HE LIKES YOU,

IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE
DOING A GOOD JOB FOR HIM.

WELL, I'M GLAD HE'S PLEASED.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A PARTNERSHIP

WITH SMITHFIELD AND BENNETT?

UH, WELL, I... YEAH, I
THOUGHT YOU WOULD.

ISN'T EVERY DAY A YOUNG
MAN GETS A CHANCE

AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

BUT MR. SMITHFIELD... I
MEAN, WOULD HE AGREE?

ALREADY HAS.

WELL, DO YOU THINK
WE OUGHT TO TELL

THE REST OF THE
FAMILY ABOUT THIS?

OF COURSE.

IT'S A WONDERFUL OFFER.

HOW COULD I TURN IT DOWN?

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, BOY.

J.R., COME ON OVER HERE.

I WANT TO SAY A
FEW WORDS TO Y'ALL.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
RACKING MY BRAINS,

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT KIND OF A
PRESENT I CAN GIVE LUCY

FOR HER WEDDING.

WELL, I THINK I'VE COME
UP WITH SOMETHING

THAT SHOULD PLEASE
HER AND ALAN BOTH,

BUT STILL KEEP THEM
HERE AT SOUTHFORK

WITH ME AND MISS ELLIE,

INSTEAD OF GOING AWAY FROM HOME

TO FIND HER FORTUNE

LIKE A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS DO.

SO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU

THE NEWEST PARTNER
IN THE LAW FIRM

OF SMITHFIELD AND
BENNETT, ALAN BEAM.

[COUGHING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I-I GOT SOMETHING
CAUGHT IN MY THROAT.

WELL, ALAN, CONGRATULATIONS.

I TELL YOU!

COME ON IN THE HOUSE,
AND I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.

GO AHEAD, ALAN.

HA HA! WELL, THAT'S
JUST WONDERFUL.

YOU'LL BE QUITE AN ADDITION

TO OLD SMITHFIELD AND BENNETT...

THAT GROUP, HUH?

I'LL BET.

YOU ARE GOING TO
TURN DOWN THIS OFFER.

WE HAVE A DEAL, REMEMBER, ALAN?

YOU'RE GOING TO CHICAGO.

LOOK, J.R., HOW COULD
I REFUSE YOUR FATHER?

I MEAN...

HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU GUYS STOP TALKING SHOP.

WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE.

ME AND MISS ELLIE ARE
GOING TO TAKE YOU AND LUCY

TO A PLACE FOR DINNER
THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

COME ON, BOY.
SEE YOU LATER, J.R.

ALL RIGHT, DAD.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.

YOU TWO-TIMING,
DOUBLE-CROSSING LITTLE RAT.

J.R., IT WASN'T MY IDEA.

I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

YOU DIDN'T WASTE
ANY TIME SAYING YES.

HOW COULD I REFUSE YOUR FATHER?

A SIMPLE "NO, THANK YOU"

WOULD HAVE BEEN
QUITE SUFFICIENT, ALAN.

J.R., BE REASONABLE.

REASONABLE?

WE HAD A DEAL, REMEMBER?

YOU GOT LUCY AND A PRIVATE
LAW PRACTICE IN CHICAGO,

AND I GOT LUCY AND
HER SCHEMING PARENTS

OUT OF MY HAIR.

AND THAT'S THE
WAY IT'S GONNA BE,

BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT,
THE WEDDING IS OFF.

I DON'T THINK SO, J.R.

CALLING THE SHOTS NOW, ARE YOU?

YEAH, I GUESS I AM.

YOU BACKED YOURSELF
INTO A CORNER,

AND YOU CAN'T DO A
DAMN THING ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW
ME VERY WELL, ALAN.

OH, I WOULDN'T PUT
ANYTHING PAST YOU, J.R.,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

BUT I FAIL TO SEE
WHAT EVEN YOU CAN DO

ABOUT THIS NOW.

YOUR TALKING AGAINST ME

IS WHAT ATTRACTED LUCY TO ME

IN THE FIRST PLACE...
ACCORDING TO PLAN.

YOUR PLAN.

AND NOW IT'S ALL JUST

BLOWN UP IN YOUR
FACE, HASN'T IT?

YOU'RE MAKING THE
BIGGEST MISTAKE

OF YOUR LIFE, BOY.

FORGET IT, J.R. I'M
GONNA MARRY LUCY.

AND I'M GONNA HAVE
THAT LAW PARTNERSHIP.

YOU CAN'T DO
ANYTHING TO STOP ME.

A LEGAL ASSISTANT?

I DID THAT THE FIRST YEAR
I WAS OUT OF LAW SCHOOL.

THAT'S NOTHING BUT
A GLORIFIED CLERK.

I'M INSULTED.

I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S
THE BEST I HAVE TO OFFER.

FRANKLY, MR. BARNES,
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING

THE WRONG SIDE OF
THE STREET TOO LONG.

I HAVE A TRACK RECORD
AS LONG AS YOUR ARM.

I'M A GOOD LAWYER.

THAT OUGHT TO COUNT FOR
SOMETHING IN THIS TOWN.

YOU'VE ANGERED TOO
MANY PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES.

AND THOSE ARE THE VERY
PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE

IN A POSITION TO HELP YOU NOW.

OH, I SEE.

THEN WHY ARE YOU
WILLING TO OFFER ME A JOB?

YOU WANT THE TRUTH?

YES.

I WOULDN'T BE...

IF BOBBY EWING HADN'T
ASKED ME TO HIRE YOU...

AS A PERSONAL FAVOR.

YOU CAN TELL BOBBY EWING

THAT YOU CAN TAKE YOUR
LEGAL ASSISTANT'S JOB

AND STUFF IT.

I'LL ROT IN HELL

BEFORE I'LL ACCEPT A
HANDOUT FROM A EWING.

VALERIE?

Valerie: YES, SIR?

SEND A LETTER TO BOBBY EWING.

TELL HIM WE DID OUR BEST,

BUT CLIFF BARNES TURNED US DOWN.

I'LL SIGN IT. THANK YOU.

J.R.: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT,

ALAN BEAM DOUBLE-CROSSING
ME LIKE THAT? HUH?

AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR HIM!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET HIM

GET AWAY WITH IT, ARE YOU?

HONEY, THAT'S
JUST THE HELL OF IT...

MY HANDS ARE TIED.

I CAN'T BREAK OFF HIS
ENGAGEMENT TO LUCY.

IF I SAY ONE SINGLE THING
AGAINST THAT BOY TO HER,

SHE'D DO JUST THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT I ADVISE.

SHE ALWAYS DOES.

WELL, WHAT IF YOU TELL
HER ABOUT BETTY LOU?

SHE WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I MEAN, COMING FROM ME,
SHE WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

IF SHE THINKS I'M
SCHEMING TO BRING

POOR LITTLE ALAN BEAM DOWN,

SHE'D JUMP RIGHT
STRAIGHT INTO HIS ARMS,

I KNOW IT. JUST TO SPITE ME!

I GOTTA THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.

MAYBE THERE'S
SOMETHING I COULD DO.

WHAT COULD YOU DO?

J.R., I WANT TO HELP.

YOU KNOW THAT.

I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT.

YOU NEVER LET ME ANYMORE.

UH... WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

YOU DON'T COUNT ON
ME THE WAY YOU USED TO.

NOTHING SEEMS TO BE THE SAME.

WELL, KRISTIN, WHEN
THINGS STAY THE SAME

ALL THE TIME, IT JUST
GETS, UH... BORING?

ARE YOU BORED WITH ME, J.R.?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

IT'S JUST THAT...
WELL, THINGS MIGHT BE

A LITTLE MORE
EXCITING IF WE DIDN'T SEE

SO MUCH OF EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW.

FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT!

BUT FAMILIARITY
TAKES A LITTLE BLOOM

OFF THE ROSE, DON'T YOU THINK?

J.R., I'D DO ANYTHING
TO HELP YOU.

I KNOW THAT, KRISTIN,
AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I REALLY DO.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO, IS THERE?

NOW, I GOT SOME
BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

OH, HI. I SUPPOSE
YOU'RE EXPECTING ALAN.

SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

WHO ARE YOU?

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW ME, HONEY,

BUT I KNOW AN
AWFUL LOT ABOUT YOU.

YOU MUST BE J.R. EWING.

YEAH! MM-HMM, THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE ALAN BEAM'S
LITTLE FRINGE BENEFIT,

AREN'T YOU?

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

I HAVEN'T SEEN ALAN.

OH, BETTY LOU, YOU'RE LYING.

I KNOW IT AND YOU KNOW IT.

STOP THE PLAY-ACTING
AND GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

NOW, WE BOTH HAVE
A VESTED INTEREST

IN BREAKING UP THIS MARRIAGE...

ONLY I AM WILLING TO
MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE.

NOW, HOW MUCH DO
YOU THINK IT'D COST ME

FOR YOU TO COME
FORWARD AND TELL LUCY

ALL ABOUT YOUR LITTLE
AFFAIR WITH ALAN BEAM?

1,000? 1,500?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
ALL FOR THIS MARRIAGE.

WELL, CHANGED MY MIND.

YOU KNOW, YOU COULD
REALLY SPRUCE THIS PLACE UP

FOR, SAY, $2,000.

I LIKE THINGS JUST
THE WAY THEY ARE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
THIS FOR, ANYWAY?

NOW, SURELY YOU DON'T THINK

A TWO-TIMING CON
ARTIST LIKE ALAN BEAM

IS WORTH IT.

WHY DO YOU CARE WHAT I THINK?

JUST CURIOUS, THAT'S ALL.

JUST CURIOUS.

WHAT HAS THAT LITTLE
SNAKE GOT, ANYWAY?

I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND
A NITWIT LIKE MY NIECE

GOING FOR THAT LINE OF BLABBER,

BUT NOT A PRETTY,
INTELLIGENT GIRL LIKE YOU.

BETTY LOU, ALAN BEAM IS A LIAR

AND A CHEAT, AND WHATEVER
HE HAS PROMISED YOU,

HE'S NOT GOING TO DELIVER.

SO, THE WAY I LOOK
AT IT, I GOT TWO WAYS

OF BREAKING UP THIS MARRIAGE...

WITH YOU OR WITHOUT YOU.

AND IF I GO IT ALONE,

I'M GOING TO DRIVE ALAN BEAM

INTO THE GUTTER.

GET OUT.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANT
TO SEE THAT, DO YOU?

I SAID GET OUT.

OK.

OH, BETTY LOU, YOU'RE
NEVER GONNA GET

A CHANCE LIKE THIS AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

J.R.: I'VE BEEN
SUSPICIOUS OF ALAN BEAM

RIGHT FROM THE VERY START.

THAT'S WHY I HAD
HIM CHECKED OUT.

AND GUESS WHAT I FOUND?

A MISS BETTY LOU BARKER

TUCKED AWAY IN HIS BACK POCKET.

WE'VE GOTTA TELL LUCY.

I DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

WELL, YOU GOT A BETTER ONE?

YES... WE MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS.

OH, BOBBY, SHE IS OUR BUSINESS.

HELL, SHE'S OUR NIECE.

WE CAN'T LET HER MARRY THAT MAN.

SHE WOULDN'T BE SO
SET ON MARRYING HIM,

J.R., IF WE HAD LEFT HER ALONE

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

OH, MEANING ME, I SUPPOSE.

WELL, I HAPPENED TO
BE WATCHING AFTER

MY LITTLE NIECE'S WELFARE.

NOW, DON'T YOU CARE
IF SHE RUINS HER LIFE?

OF COURSE I CARE!

I'M JUST SAYING, I DON'T
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO

ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S GOT A RIGHT TO
MAKE HER OWN DECISIONS.

OH, BOBBY, I'M MERELY SUGGESTING

THAT YOU GIVE HER
THE INFORMATION

SO SHE CAN MAKE THOSE DECISIONS

KNOWING ALL THE FACTS.

NOW, SHE'S NOT GONNA
TAKE ANY ADVICE FROM ME,

BUT SHE'LL LISTEN TO YOU, BOBBY.

NOT THIS TIME, J.R.

SHE'S GOT HER MIND MADE UP.

ANYTHING I SAY OR ANY OF US SAY

AGAINST ALAN BEAM
WILL JUST MAKE HER

MORE DETERMINED TO MARRY HIM.

YOU HAVE GOT TO TELL HER!

IT WON'T WORK.

WELL, SOMETHING'S GOTTA BE DONE!

LEAVE IT ALONE, J.R.
SHE'S A SENSIBLE KID!

YOU STOP PUSHING HER,

SHE JUST MIGHT MAKE
THE RIGHT DECISION.

WELL, I JUST HOPE AND
PRAY YOU'RE RIGHT, BOY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HELLO, RAOUL.

KRISTIN, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, VAUGHN LELAND
DROPPED THESE BY THE OFFICE.

HE SAID THEY WERE IMPORTANT.

OH?

THERE'S NO URGENCY
ABOUT THIS, HONEY.

IT COULD HAVE WAITED
TILL TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.

IT WAS NO TROUBLE.
I WANTED TO HELP.

THIS IS THE
DEPOSITION I ASKED FOR.

KRISTIN... I CAN'T
BELIEVE SUE ELLEN

INVITED YOU OUT HERE.

JUST AN ERRAND. YOU
GOING OUT TONIGHT?

WE'RE HAVING DINNER
WITH SOME FRIENDS OF MINE.

HEY, BOBBY.

BETTER HURRY, LUCY,
OR WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.

I'M SURPRISED YOU
HAVE ANY FRIENDS AT ALL,

THE WAY YOU TREAT THEM.

OUR ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FAMILY

MEANS WE HAVE TO
RUN INTO EACH OTHER

ONCE IN A WHILE, KRISTIN.

I'LL TRY TO BE
PLEASANT IF YOU WILL.

THE THING IS, I'M NOT
SURE HOW MUCH LONGER

YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH
THIS FAMILY'S GOING TO LAST.

THAT'S ENOUGH, KRISTIN.

J.R., I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANT TO HURT LUCY,

BUT I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE DOING

THE RIGHT THING BY HER.

I'M THE BEST JUDGE OF THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, KRISTIN?

JUST SOUNDING OFF, AS USUAL.

I RAN INTO A FRIEND
OF YOURS TODAY, ALAN...

BETTY LOU BARKER.

WE TALKED SOME, AND I
GUESS I MUST HAVE LET IT SLIP

ABOUT YOU AND LUCY
GETTING MARRIED.

LORD, YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN HER FACE!

SHE WAS JUST SHOCKED!

KRISTIN!

FROM WHAT SHE TOLD
ME, SHE SEEMED TO THINK

THAT YOU AND SHE
WERE GETTING MARRIED!

OF COURSE, YOU CAN
HARDLY BLAME HER, CAN YOU?

CONSIDERING HOW
CLOSE YOU TWO HAD BEEN...

UP TO THIS MORNING, AT ANY RATE.

KRISTIN, YOU AND
J.R. ARE JUST ALIKE.

YOU'LL STOP AT NOTHING
JUST TO GET YOUR OWN WAY.

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

FORGET IT, KRISTIN.

I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY.

I KNEW YOU NEVER
LIKED ME, KRISTIN,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK
YOU HATED ME SO MUCH

YOU'D LIE ABOUT
ME TO LUCY'S FAMILY

JUST TO RUIN OUR
CHANCE OF HAPPINESS.

SURE SHE WOULD.

SHE'S NOTHING BUT
J.R.'s LITTLE STOOGE.

LUCY, BELIEVE ME.

I'M TELLING YOU FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD.

LUCY, LISTEN TO ME.

I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
I'D LIKE TO MAKE.

I KNOW YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING

FOR ME TO SET THE DATE.

WELL, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW

THAT I HAVE FINALLY DECIDED.

ALAN AND I WILL BE
MARRIED JUNE 14.

YOU'RE STILL UPSET
ABOUT WHAT KRISTIN SAID,

AREN'T YOU?

NO.

BETTY LOU AND I WERE FINISHED

AS SOON AS I MET YOU.

I KNEW THEN THERE
WAS NO OTHER WOMAN

IN THE WORLD FOR ME.

LUCY... I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M JUST TIRED.

WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ME HOME?

I'VE GOT SCHOOL IN THE MORNING,

AND I'VE REALLY
GOT TO GET UP EARLY.

WELL, I DID HAVE OTHER
PLANS FOR THIS EVENING.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

I GUESS I'M JUST
NOT IN THE MOOD.

I DON'T GET IT, LUCY.

YOU JUST SET OUR WEDDING DATE.

WE'RE GONNA BE MARRIED SOON.

YOU'RE LOVEY-DOVEY
IN FRONT OF THE FAMILY.

NOW YOU'RE PUSHING ME AWAY.

I'M NOT PUSHING YOU AWAY.

THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I TOLD YOU, I'M JUST TIRED.

I WANNA GO HOME.

NOW.

WHAT GOT INTO YOU?

WHAT ON EARTH MADE YOU
DO SUCH A STUPID THING?

I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.

I THOUGHT THAT IF I WERE THE ONE

TO TELL LUCY, SHE'D BELIEVE ME.

WHO ASKED YOU TO
PUT YOUR TWO CENTS IN?

NOW, BECAUSE OF YOU,

EXACTLY WHAT I DID
NOT WANT TO HAPPEN

IS GONNA HAPPEN.

ALAN BEAM IS GONNA MARRY LUCY,

THEY'RE GONNA
MOVE INTO SOUTHFORK,

AND THEN I'M GONNA
HAVE MY BROTHER GARY

AND HIS GREEDY WIFE
SWARMING ALL OVER ME.

WELL, AREN'T YOU
JUMPING THE GUN?

GIVE ME A LITTLE
CREDIT, WOULD YOU?

I KNOW MY FAMILY.

AND AS FOR YOU, MY DEAR,

YOU JUST MIGHT KNOW
MORE THAN IS GOOD FOR YOU.

MEANING?

MEANING I THINK IT
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA

FOR LOUELLA TO COME BACK
AND WORK AS MY SECRETARY.

J.R., YOU CAN'T MEAN THAT!

WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T
KNOW SO MUCH,

YOU WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO GET US INTO

ALL THIS TROUBLE,
NOW, WOULD YOU?

BUT THAT'S JUST IT, J.R.

I KNOW ENOUGH TO
MAKE PLENTY OF TROUBLE

FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU'RE NOT THINKIN'
OF BLACKMAILING

OLD J.R., ARE YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

I WOULDN'T DO
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR
THAT, KRISTIN...

BECAUSE WHATEVER YOU DO KNOW

COULD BE ATTRIBUTED
TO THE RAVINGS

OF A JEALOUS WOMAN.

I'D NEVER DO ANYTHING
TO HURT YOU, J.R.

I KNEW YOU'D LISTEN TO REASON.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW...

THE CONDO IS YOURS...

UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO
LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S VERY SWEET OF YOU, J.R.

I'M ALWAYS TRYING
TO THINK OF THINGS

TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WELL! HELLO.

COME ON IN, PAMMY.

WELL, EVERYTHING
LOOKS REALLY NICE.

THINGS ARE GOING BETTER.

I CAN TELL.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, I'VE REALLY BEEN
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I'D NEVER SEEN YOU SO LOW.

WHAT HAPPENED?

FRANKLY, I HAD TO
TAKE A GOOD, COLD,

HARD LOOK AT
MYSELF... THANKS TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HADN'T REALIZED I
HAD GONE DOWN SO FAR

THAT I HAD TO HAVE BOBBY EWING

HELP FIND ME A JOB.

CLIFF... I PROMISED MYSELF

I WOULD NEVER
LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED...

SOMETHING GOOD.
NOW, TELL ME WHAT IT IS.

SOMETHING.

NOTHING DEFINITE,
BUT DON'T WORRY,

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL.

PAM, I'M REALLY SORRY,
BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU

TO LEAVE, BECAUSE I HAVE
SOME VERY IMPORTANT

TELEPHONE CALLS TO MAKE.

DON'T WORRY, I AM JUST FINE.

ONE THING ABOUT US
BARNES... WE'RE LIKE CATS.

WE ALWAYS LAND ON OUR FEET.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

WELL, DID EVERYBODY ELSE LEAVE?

OH, YEAH. GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CUTTING SCHOOL TODAY?

NO, I DON'T HAVE
A CLASS TILL 11.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HOW COME YOU'RE STILL HOME?

I HAVE TO GO INTO BRATTUCK

AND MEET WITH RAY
BEFORE I HEAD IN

FOR THE OFFICE THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU, RAOUL.

AREN'T YOU HAVING BREAKFAST?

NO, I'M NOT VERY HUNGRY.

AREN'T YOU GONNA ASK
ME ABOUT LAST NIGHT?

NO, I WASN'T
PLANNING ON IT. WHY?

AFRAID I CAN'T TAKE IT?

NO, I'M SURE YOU CAN TAKE IT.

I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU'LL LIKE IT.

WELL, GO AHEAD. TRY ME.

OK. I DON'T THINK SPITE

IS A VERY GOOD REASON
TO MARRY ANYBODY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU
THINK I'M DOING?

DO YOU LOVE ALAN BEAM?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEN WHY ARE YOU
GONNA MARRY HIM?

I'M NOT SURE.

HONEY, I UNDERSTAND HOW J.R.

CAN MAKE SOMEBODY SO MAD

THAT THEY'LL DO ALMOST ANYTHING

TO GET BACK AT HIM.

BUT IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A GOOD REASON

FOR MARRYING ALAN, DON'T DO IT.

IT'S A LOT EASIER

AND A DAMN SIGHT LESS PAINFUL

TO CHANGE YOUR MIND BEFOREHAND

THAN IT'S GONNA BE AFTERWARDS.

I DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

THANK YOU FOR CARING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, MADAM?

OH, EVERYTHING IS FINE, THANKS.

ALAN, THERE IS SOMETHING

I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
HOW TO SAY THIS,

SO I'LL JUST GET IT OVER WITH.

I'M NOT GONNA MARRY YOU.

I DON'T WANNA HURT YOU,
BUT I FEEL THIS MARRIAGE

WOULD BE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

EVERYTHING WAS GOING SO WELL.

OH, WHY DIDN'T YOU
SAY SOMETHING, LUCY?

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM,
WE CAN WORK IT OUT.

THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

WE'RE JUST NOT
RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER.

I KNOW THAT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU CAN SAY THAT, LUCY.

I LOVE YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I'VE DONE WRONG...

ANYTHING... I COULD CHANGE.

IT'S NOT THAT.

IT'S JUST... I REALIZED
I DON'T LOVE YOU.

NOT THE WAY I SHOULD.

NOT ENOUGH TO GET MARRIED.

BUT I KNOW I COULD
MAKE YOU HAPPY.

LOOK... WE HAVE
EVERYTHING GOING FOR US.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

I DON'T LOVE YOU. I
NEVER REALLY DID.

I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU,

BUT IF I WENT ON
WITH THIS WEDDING

FEELING LIKE I DO,
I'D JUST BE USING YOU.

LUCY... I WOULD, I KNOW I WOULD.

IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE
FOR BOTH OF US.

IT'S J.R., ISN'T IT?

HE'S MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

YOU KNOW HE COULDN'T.

LUCY, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.

IT'S OVER, ALAN.
I CAN'T HELP IT.

IT'S JUST OVER.

COME ON.

I'LL CALL YOU A CAB.

BETTY LOU?

BETTY LOU?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

SOMEWHERE AWAY FROM HERE.

AWAY? WHY?

I GUESS I STOPPED
BELIEVING IN YOU.

SOMEBODY'S GOTTEN TO YOU.

OH, IT'S J.R., ISN'T IT?

J.R. DID TALK TO ME.

HE WANTED ME TO
SPILL THE BEANS TO LUCY

ABOUT YOU AND ME.

I WOULDN'T DO IT.

BUT TALKING TO
J.R. MADE ME REALIZE

HOW I HAD BEEN FOOLING
MYSELF ABOUT YOU.

YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE.

ALL RIGHT.

LET ME PUT IT PLAINLY.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
LITTLE LUCY EWING.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
EWING MILLIONS.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
PRESTIGIOUS NEW POSITION

AND YOUR HIGH SOCIAL STATUS,

BUT YOU CAN HAVE ALL
OF THAT WITHOUT ME,

BABY, BECAUSE I AM WALKING.

AND I AM NOT COMING BACK.

HI, EVERYBODY.

LUCY.

WELL, YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

I KNOW.

THE WEDDING IS OFF.

I'M NOT GONNA MARRY ALAN.

OH, LUCY, I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
GRANDMA. I'LL SURVIVE.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED, LUCY?

NOTHING HAPPENED.

I DECIDED WE WEREN'T
REALLY MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.

I JUST DIDN'T LOVE
HIM THE WAY...

THE WAY YOU OUGHT
TO LOVE SOMEONE

YOU PROMISE TO LIVE
WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

YOU SURE YOU'RE DOING
THE RIGHT THING, LUCY?

NOT BEING TOO HASTY ABOUT THIS?

NO, I'VE BEEN
THINKING AND THINKING

ABOUT THIS, GRANDDADDY.

IT WOULDN'T WORK. HE
JUST WASN'T RIGHT FOR ME.

J.R., YOU'RE AWFULLY QUIET.

WELL, LUCY, IT'S
YOUR LIFE, HONEY.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

WELL, IF YOU ALL EXCUSE ME, I'M
GONNA GO UPSTAIRS AND STUDY.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A VERY
INTERESTING EVENING.

IF YOU ALL EXCUSE ME, I
THINK I'LL RETIRE MYSELF.

IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN.

I'M COMING, TOO. I'M EXHAUSTED.

J.R.?

[LAUGHING]

YOU MUST BE DRUNK, J.R.

WHAT?

YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SMART

THAT NO ONE CAN FOOL YOU.

BUT THIS TIME, YOU'RE WRONG.

YOU'VE BEEN HAD.

HAD?

LET ME JUST SPELL IT
OUT FOR YOU, DARLING.

I INTEND TO BE THE
BEST MOTHER LITTLE JOHN

HAS EVER HAD...

AND THE BEST WIFE THAT
ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN.

BUT ONLY FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.

WHAT GAME ARE YOU
PLAYING THIS TIME,

SUE ELLEN?

THE LAST GAME, J.R.
AND I AM GONNA PLAY IT

JUST LONG ENOUGH TO CONVINCE

THE TEXAS COURTS
TO GIVE ME CUSTODY

OF MY SON WHEN I
SUE YOU FOR DIVORCE.

HEH.

[SUE ELLEN CHUCKLES]

All: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DARLING.

J.R.: WELL, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU.

WHY? YOU CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT?

YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO USE
THIS TO TAKE MY SON AWAY?

OUR SON, J.R.

IT'S THE ONE THING WE
MANAGED TO ACHIEVE TOGETHER.

I'D KILL YOU FIRST.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS.

I'VE GOT TO GET SUE ELLEN
BACK IN THAT SANITARIUM.

AND I MIGHT NEED YOUR
HELP FOR THAT, HONEY.

BUT THIS TIME, I WANT MORE.

I WANT TO BE MRS. J.R. EWING.

GUARANTEED.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

All: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

[LAUGHTER]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DARLING.

WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME
SURPRISING YOU LIKE THIS.

NO, NO, I LIKE IT.

WELL, SHE'S BEEN
PLANNIN' IT FOR WEEKS.

YOU'RE A LUCKY GUY, J.R.

YES, SIR, I AM. I SURELY AM.

I HOPE YOU REMEMBERED
TO BUY HER SOMETHING, J.R.

YEAH, MAMA, I SURELY DID.

UH, WELL, YOU CAN GIVE
IT TO ME LATER, DARLIN'.

I HAVE, UH, SOMETHIN'
SPECIAL FOR YOU, TOO.

OH?

[LAUGHTER]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

COME ON.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

J.R.: THIS SURE WAS A
SURPRISE, I'LL TELL YOU.

WHOEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST?

J.R. AND SUE ELLEN,

IT DOES MY HEART GOOD TO
KNOW THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,

THEY'RE IN LOVE MORE THAN EVER.

I'LL DRINK TO THAT, DAD.

Sue Ellen: TO YOU, DARLING.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

HI.

HEY, GEORGE, HOW YOU DOIN'?

PETEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUD.

Lucy, laughing: NOT NOW!

WELL, YOU'RE GETTIN' KIND OF
OBVIOUS, AREN'T YOU, HONEY?

I MEAN, WHY DON'T YOU PRETEND TO
BE HAVIN' A GOOD TIME, LIKE ME, HMM?

AFTER ALL, SUE ELLEN IS
YOUR SISTER, ISN'T SHE?

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE BOTHERED
TO INVITE ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT.

I WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE ANOTHER TOAST.

TO MY DARLIN'
LITTLE SISTER KRISTIN,

WHO'LL BE LEAVIN' US
SOON FOR CALIFORNIA.

MAY SHE FIND A MAN OF HER OWN.

A MAN WHO WILL MAKE HER
AS HAPPY AS J.R. HAS MADE ME.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DARLIN'?

WELL, I TRY MY BEST.

J.R.: GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY!

Woman: WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW!

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,
THAT WAS SOME PARTY.

WASN'T IT, THOUGH?

WHATEVER MADE YOU THINK
OF GIVIN' THAT, HONEY, HMM?

OH, I THOUGHT I'D
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO SHOW OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

WHAT A LOVIN'
HAPPY COUPLE WE ARE

AND HOW DEVOTED I AM TO YOU.

WELL, NOW, WHEN YOU GONNA SHOW
ME WHAT A DEVOTED WIFE YOU ARE?

RIGHT NOW.

YEAH?

[CHUCKLES]

WOULD YOU STOP THAT?

WHAT THE HELL'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

JUST COOLIN' YOU OFF, J.R.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO CONFUSE THE WAY

I ACT IN PUBLIC WITH
WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE.

WE ARE NOT GONNA MAKE LOVE, J.R.

NOT TONIGHT.

NOT TOMORROW.

NOT UNTIL THE DAY I TAKE MY
SON AND WALK OUT OF YOUR LIFE.

MAYBE THEN, J.R.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO.

WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA FOOL

WITH THIS DEVOTED WIFE ACT?

I FOOLED YOU, J.R.

AFTER THAT, EVERYONE
ELSE SHOULD BE EASY.

NEVER GONNA GET MY SON, HONEY.

[CHUCKLES] TAKE MY
SON AWAY FROM ME.

MM-MMM.

MORNING, J.R.

Louella: MORNING, J.R.

MORNING.

UM, KRISTIN SHEPARD
CALLED TWICE THIS MORNING.

SHE SAID IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

WELL, SHE CALLS AGAIN,
TELL HER I'M IN A MEETING.

ALSO, BOBBY'S IN HIS OFFICE.

HE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

BOB.

GOOD MORNIN', J.R.

THAT WAS SOME PARTY
LAST NIGHT, WASN'T IT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I'M REAL GLAD TO SEE YOU
AND SUE ELLEN GETTIN' ALONG SO WELL.

I THINK THE WHOLE
FAMILY'S HAPPY ABOUT IT.

BOBBY, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?

I GOT A HELL OF A
LOT OF WORK TO DO,

AND I DON'T FEEL TOO GOOD.

RECOGNIZE THAT?

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S AN OLD EWING FIELD
DOWN IN EAST TEXAS,

SHUT DOWN ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.

YEAH?

WELL, ACCORDING TO
THE GEOLOGICAL REPORT,

THERE'S STILL A LOT
OF OIL DOWN THERE.

PRICES SO LOW IN THOSE DAYS,
IT WASN'T WORTH BRINGIN' IT UP.

BOBBY, WOULD YOU
GET TO THE POINT?

I FIGURED IF WE OPEN
THAT FIELD UP AGAIN,

WE COULD BRING UP A FEW
THOUSAND BARRELS A MONTH.

WITH PRICES BEIN' WHAT
THEY ARE NOWADAYS,

WE COULD SHOW QUITE A PROFIT.

I DON'T KNOW.

OPENIN' A FIELD LIKE
THAT, IT'D COST A FORTUNE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WORTH IT.

OF COURSE IT'S WORTH IT.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, IF YOU
WANT TO PLAY AROUND

WITH A LITTLE BITTY FIELD LIKE
THAT DOWN THERE, GO AHEAD.

I'M SURE DAD WILL
BE PROUD OF YOU

FOR BRINGIN' IN ALL
THAT MONEY TO EWING OIL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE SMART ABOUT IT, J.R.

I JUST WANTED TO SHOW
YOU WHAT I WAS DOIN'

BEFORE I WENT AHEAD WITH IT.

WELL, IF YOU'RE GOIN'
AHEAD WITH IT ANYHOW,

WHAT'D YOU WANT TO
TALK TO ME ABOUT IT FOR?

BECAUSE YOU ARE STILL
PRESIDENT OF EWING OIL.

OH, WELL, I'M GLAD
YOU REMEMBERED THAT.

EWING OIL. GOOD MORNING.

OH, HELLO, KRISTIN.

UH, NO, I'M SORRY.

HE'S AT A MEETING RIGHT NOW.

BUT I'LL BE SURE AND
GIVE HIM THE MESSAGE.

DID YOU TELL HIM
I CALLED BEFORE?

I SEE.

YOU HAVE TO LEAVE SO SOON?

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO
OVERSTAY MY WELCOME.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF MY...

FRIENDS.

OH, HOW'S THAT?

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

THAT HASN'T OFFERED TO
TAKE ME AWAY FROM ALL THIS.

SET ME UP IN A PLACE OF OUR OWN.

TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ALL THIS?

HONEY, YOU GOT A GOOD
DEAL HERE. TAX-FREE, TOO.

IF YOU DID SET ME UP,

IT'D PROBABLY SAVE YOU
MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

NOW, DON'T PUSH IT, OR
THERE MAY NOT BE A LONG RUN.

I LIKE EVERYTHING
JUST THE WAY IT IS.

CASH AND CARRY.

YOU CERTAINLY KNOW HOW
TO SAY ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

HA HA. WELL, LIKE YOU
SAID, I'M DIFFERENT.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES?

Louella: J.R., A
MR. ALAN BEAM IS HERE.

HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.

SEND HIM IN.

MR. BEAM, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I NEED YOUR HELP, J.R.

DO YOU, NOW?

HARV SMITHFIELD CALLED
ME IN THIS MORNING.

HE INFORMED ME THAT THE
FIRM OF SMITHFIELD, BENNETT

NO LONGER REQUIRES MY SERVICES.

WELL, WHAT HAS THAT
GOT TO DO WITH ME?

HE'D HAVE NEVER FIRED ME
WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL, J.R.

WELL, WHERE'D YOU GET THAT IDEA?

NAME OF THAT FIRM IS NOT
SMITHFIELD, BENNETT & EWING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH 'EM.

J.R., PLEASE.

I KNOW IT WAS WRONG OF ME TO
GO BACK ON MY PROMISE TO YOU.

I WAS GREEDY.

I WANTED IT ALL.

WELL, LOOKS TO ME
LIKE YOU GOT IT ALL.

JUST NOT WHERE YOU
EXPECTED TO GET IT.

LOOK WHAT I DID FOR YOU.

I GOT CLIFF BARNES
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS.

I BURIED ALL THAT MONEY YOU
GAVE ME TO RUN HIS CAMPAIGN.

MONEY I GAVE YOU
FOR CLIFF BARNES?

WELL, WHY WOULD
I WANT TO DO THAT?

I HATE THE MAN.

J.R., I'M NOT TAPING THIS.

OR DID YOU THINK I
BUGGED YOUR OFFICE?

I WOULDN'T PUT IT PAST YOU.

YOU'RE A SNEAK, ALAN, WHICH I'VE
TOLD EVERYBODY WHO'LL LISTEN.

I DID ALL THOSE
THINGS FOR YOU, J.R.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT, ALAN.

BUT I WARNED YOU

ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES
OF WORKIN' FOR CLIFF BARNES.

AND OF TRYIN' TO MARRY
MY LITTLE NIECE LUCY.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
TO PAY THE PIPER, BOY.

OH, DON'T DO THIS, J.R.

I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT YOU
TO CAUSE A LOT OF GRIEF.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TRY IT.

BUT BEFORE YOU DO,

I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE
LITTLE PIECE OF ADVICE.

GET OUT OF DALLAS.

GO BACK UP NORTH
WHERE YOU BELONG.

WHILE THE GETTIN'S
GOOD. THAT CLEAR?

WELL, THAT'S VERY CLEAR.

WELL? WHAT ARE YOU
STANDIN' THERE FOR?

I GOT A LOT MORE
IMPORTANT THINGS

TO DO THAN SIT AROUND
HERE AND TALK TO YOU.

LOUELLA?

Louella: YES, SIR?

I'D LIKE YOU TO SEND A CASE OF
MY FAVORITE BONDED BOURBON

TO MR. HARV SMITHFIELD

WITH A NICE LITTLE
THANK YOU NOTE ON IT.

Louella: YES, SIR, I WILL.

HI.

WELL, I'D THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU'D DIED.

NO.

WELL, NO SUCH LUCK, HUH?

DID YOUR NEW SECRETARY
TELL YOU I CALLED?

ALL DAY?

YES, SHE DID.

YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE AN
ANNOYING HABIT TO GET INTO, KRISTIN.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T
YOU CALL ME BACK?

KRISTIN, I JUST CAME BY FOR A
QUIET DRINK AND TO SEE YOU, HONEY.

I WANT SCREAMIN' AND YELLIN',
I CAN GO HOME FOR THAT.

WELL, FROM WHAT I
SAW AT YOUR PARTY,

WHAT YOU GET AT HOME NOW

IS SUE ELLEN
HANGING ALL OVER YOU.

IT WAS DISGUSTING.

WELL, IT WAS IN FRONT
OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

WHAT'D YOU EXPECT, ANYHOW?

AND WHAT DID SHE MEAN BY SAYING
THAT I WAS LEAVING FOR CALIFORNIA?

YOU KNOW I'M NOT LEAVING.

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
TO COMPLETE YOUR STUDIES.

I WAS DOING ALL THE
STUDYING I WANTED

WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT
AT THE OFFICE NOW.

YOU'RE RIGHT HERE.

YOU'RE WAITIN' FOR ME, SHOULD I
CHOOSE TO COME AND VISIT YOU.

NOW, THAT'S THE
WAY IT'S GONNA BE,

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THE ARRANGEMENT,

I CAN ALWAYS GET YOU A PLANE
TICKET TO CALIFORNIA ANYTIME.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO COMPLAIN.

IT'S JUST THAT I MISS
SEEING YOU DURING THE DAY.

I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT.

HERE, DARLIN',

GO OUT AND GET YOURSELF
SOMETHING REAL PRETTY, HUH?

KEEP YOUR MIND OFF OF ME.

I GOTTA GO, I GOTTA GO.

BUT YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ALREADY?

YEAH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW HOW DADDY HATES ME
TO BE LATE FOR ANY OF THE MEALS.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

WELL, WELL.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S
INTERESTED IN HOW I SPEND MY TIME.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SERGEANT McSWEEN.

J.R.: J.R. EWING HERE.

MORNIN', J.R. WHAT
CAN I DO FOR YOU?

HARRY, I'VE GOT
A LITTLE PROBLEM.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO
COUNT ON YOU IN THE PAST.

I NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN.

ALWAYS GLAD TO
BE OF SERVICE, J.R.

CAN YOU MEET ME IN
MY OFFICE IN AN HOUR?

SURE THING. SEE YOU THERE.

ALL RIGHT, BUD, THANKS.

AREN'T THERE ENOUGH HOUSES
AND HIGH-RISES IN DALLAS NOW?

PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO LIVE.

YES, BUT WHY HERE?

THERE'S MILES OF OPEN
PRAIRIE NOT FAR FROM HERE.

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN
THIS WAS ALL OPEN PRAIRIE.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S EASY FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE SOUTHFORK.

A WAY OF LIFE MOST
PEOPLE CAN'T APPROACH.

WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE THEM A
SUBSTITUTE THAT THEY CAN AFFORD.

BY DESTROYING ALL THE
GREENERY IN DALLAS?

WE'RE NOT BUILDING SLUMS, ELLIE.

WE'RE BUILDING DECENT,
REASONABLE HOUSING.

AND WHAT WILL ALL THESE
PEOPLE DO WITH ALL THIS HOUSING?

LOOK DOWN AT THE
GLARE OF CEMENT?

PRETTY SOON, THERE WON'T
BE ANY PARKS LIKE THIS LEFT.

PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO GO,

SOMEWHERE TO RELAX AND PLAY,

OR JUST LIE BACK AND
LOOK UP AT THE SKY.

ELLIE, YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
SINCE YOU WERE A GIRL.

YOU WERE ALWAYS FIGHTING
OTHER PEOPLE'S BATTLES.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D
BE FIGHTING 'EM WITH ME.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D BE
DESTROYING A WAY OF LIFE.

WHAT ABOUT JOCK
AND HIS OIL WELLS?

WHAT DID THEY DO
FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE?

THEY RUINED IT.

THAT'S WHY MY FATHER'S
ALWAYS HATED OILMEN.

BUT I DON'T THINK HE'D LIKE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING ANY BETTER.

NOW YOU'RE INVOKING THE GHOSTS OF
SOUTHFORK PAST TO CHANGE MY MIND.

WELL, I WARNED YOU,
I'D STOP AT NOTHING

TO KEEP YOU FROM BUILDING HERE.

SHALL WE CALL TODAY A DRAW?

FRANKLY, I'M READY FOR LUNCH.

AND I'D LOVE SOME COMPANY.

IT'S ONLY 11:00.

I TAKE LONG LUNCHES.

JOIN ME.

PLEASE?

I DON'T THINK I SHOULD.

AFRAID TO BE SEEN
WITH THE ENEMY?

OF COURSE NOT.

THEN THERE'S NO OTHER REASON.

YOU'RE SURE THE CAR
WAS FOLLOWIN' YOU?

OF COURSE I'M SURE.

FOLLOWED ME ALL THE
WAY TO THE BRADDOCK ROAD.

YOU SAID, "HE." IS IT A MAN?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF
THAT. I COULDN'T BE SURE.

HOW LONG HAS THIS PERSON
BEEN FOLLOWING YOU?

WELL, I SPOTTED 'IM
FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT,

BUT IT COULD'VE BEEN
ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

THIS MORNING?

UH, WELL, I CAN'T BE SURE.

SO MUCH CONGESTION AND
TRAFFIC, I DIDN'T SPOT ANYBODY.

TELL YOU WHAT, J.R.

YOU LET ME KNOW WHERE
YOU'RE GONNA BE TONIGHT.

WE'LL GET THERE BEFORE YOU,

AND IF SOMEONE DOES
FOLLOW YOU, WE'LL BE READY.

ALL RIGHT, HARRY.

APPRECIATE THIS, I REALLY DO.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER ON, LET
YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOIN'.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, HARRY, I WANT TO
KEEP THIS PRETTY QUIET.

ALWAYS HAVE, J.R.

BY THE WAY, DID YOU
HEAR THAT CLIFF BARNES

HAS JOINED THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?

NO, I HADN'T HEARD THAT.

THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO KNOW.

TALK TO YOU LATER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WELL, J.R., WHY DON'T
YOU USE YOUR... OH.

KRISTIN.

J.R. DIDN'T TELL ME
YOU WERE COMING.

I'LL BET HE DIDN'T.
MATTER OF FACT...

I'LL BET HE DOESN'T TELL YOU
MUCH OF ANYTHING LATELY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WELL, I THINK YOU
AND I SHOULD TALK.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD SAY
THAT WOULD BE OF ANY INTEREST TO ME.

CONSIDERING WE'VE BOTH
BEEN FIRED, MAYBE THERE IS.

I WASN'T FIRED.

I WAS ONLY WORKING
FOR J.R. TEMPORARILY.

THE WAY IT LOOKS, YOU MAY
ONLY BE HERE TEMPORARILY. LOOK...

I KNOW J.R. NOW.

MAYBE BETTER THAN YOU DO.

AS SOON AS HE DOESN'T NEED YOU,

OR GETS TIRED OF YOU,
YOU'RE GONNA BE OUT.

AND I MEAN OUT.

EVEN IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, WHAT CAN I DO?

BY YOURSELF? NOTHING.

BUT MAYBE TOGETHER...
WE COULD GET TO HIM.

WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT DO ME?

DOESN'T REVENGE
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

NOT IF THERE'S NO PROFIT IN IT.

WELL, I'M BEGINNING TO SEE
WHAT J.R. LIKED ABOUT YOU.

JUST DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.

IF I DECIDE TO GET TOGETHER
WITH YOU, IT'LL BE BUSINESS.

AND I MEAN STRICTLY BUSINESS.

SURE.

YOU WANT TO SAVE IT
FOR THE MAN YOU MARRY.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.

I WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER.

ANYWAY YOU WANT IT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

I KEPT RECORDS J.R. DOESN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

THINGS THAT COULD
BE TROUBLE FOR HIM.

IN KNOW YOU DID, TOO.

LOOK 'EM OVER.

THINK ABOUT IT, KRISTIN.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A SHAME
TO HAVE TO GIVE ALL THIS UP.

IF ALL YOU WANTED
TO DO WAS TALK,

WE COULD'VE DONE
THAT ON THE PHONE.

I TOLD YOU... I GOT
OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND.

IT'S YOUR 200, J.R.

CASH AND CARRY, REMEMBER?

THERE'S NO DISCOUNT
FOR CONVERSATION ONLY.

FINE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN
I'VE HAD A NICER TIME.

I'M BEGINNIN' TO THINK THE PLEASURE
I GET'S NOT WORTH THE TALKIN' I GET.

[SIREN]

Man: OUT.

[POLICE RADIO IN BACKGROUND]

SPREAD 'EM.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

SHUT UP.

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWIN' ME?

I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU, I
WAS JUST VISITING A FRIEND.

WHAT'S YOUR FRIEND'S
NAME AND ADDRESS?

UH... COME ON!

LOOK, BUDDY, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

IF YOU WANT OUT, YOU'D
BETTER START TALKIN'.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MY NAME'S FULLER.

I'M A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

CREDENTIALS ARE IN MY POCKET.

TOM FULLER, BRADFORD BUILDING,

SUITE 1103, NUMBER'S 43411.

THAT'S ME, JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU.

WHO YOU WORKIN' FOR?

THAT'S PRIVILEGED. I CAN'T SAY.

SURE, YOU CAN!

NOW, LOOK!

WHAT'S THE NAME?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HOW DARE YOU HAVE A
PRIVATE DETECTIVE FOLLOW ME!

WHY, J.R., YOU'RE GETTIN'
POSITIVELY PARANOID.

NOBODY DOES THAT TO ME.

NOT YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GETTIN' AT, J.R.

WHY WOULD I HAVE YOU
FOLLOWED, ANYWAY?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT
YOU TO TELL ME.

PERHAPS I WANTED TO PAY
YOU BACK FOR ALL THE TIMES

YOU SICCED YOUR PEOPLE ON ME.

LET YOU SEE HOW IT FEELS

TO HAVE SOMEONE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO.

COME ON, SUE ELLEN.

WHY?

YOU CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT?

LORD KNOWS YOU HAVE
ENOUGH DIRT ON ME.

YOU'RE GONNA TRY TO USE
THIS TO TAKE MY SON AWAY?

OUR SON, J.R.

IT'S THE ONE THING WE
MANAGED TO ACHIEVE TOGETHER.

BARELY ACHIEVED, I MIGHT ADD.

YOU'LL NEVER GET LITTLE JOHN
AWAY FROM SOUTHFORK AND ME.

AT LEAST, IF WE GO TO COURT,

AND YOU GO PARADIN' MY
PAST IN FRONT OF THAT JURY,

I'LL HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF INFORMATION

TO FIGHT BACK WITH.

JUST SEE HOW PROUD THAT'S
GONNA MAKE YOUR DADDY.

I'D KILL YOU FIRST.

NO, YOU WOULDN'T, J.R.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS.

WELL, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DO
SOMETHIN' ABOUT THIS, WON'T WE?

UP TO NOW, I'VE
BEEN UNDERSTANDING.

I'VE PUT UP WITH SUE
ELLEN'S FOOLIN' AROUND.

I'VE TRIED TO BE A GOOD
HUSBAND AND A FATHER,

AND LOOK HOW SHE PAYS ME BACK.

JUST LOOK.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
DIVORCE HER AND BE DONE WITH IT?

'CAUSE SHE'S NOT GONNA SETTLE
JUST FOR A SIMPLE DIVORCE.

SHE WANTS TO TAKE
MY SON AWAY FROM ME.

WITH WHAT SHE HAS ON ME NOW,

A DIVORCE COULD
BE A LITTLE BIT MESSY.

DADDY AND MAMA
DON'T NEED TO READ

ANY MORE HEADLINES,
THAT'S FOR SURE.

WELL, I DON'T SEE WHAT
CHOICES YOU HAVE.

WELL...

KRISTIN, I WAS THINKIN' ABOUT
THAT ON THE WAY OVER HERE.

I'VE GOT TO GET SUE ELLEN
BACK IN THAT SANITARIUM.

GOTTA GET HER
LOCKED UP FOR GOOD.

BUT HOW?

SHE DOESN'T DRINK ANYMORE.

WELL, MAYBE WE COULD JUST
GET HER STARTED UP AGAIN.

OR AT LEAST CONVINCE
EVERYBODY SHE STARTED AGAIN.

AND I MIGHT NEED YOUR
HELP FOR THAT, HONEY.

YOU KNOW I'D DO
ANYTHING FOR YOU, J.R.

I ALWAYS HAVE, HAVEN'T I?

AND I'VE ALWAYS SHOWED YOU
MY APPRECIATION, HAVEN'T I?

BUT THIS TIME, I WANT MORE.

IF THIS WORKS...

I WANT YOU TO DIVORCE SUE ELLEN.

I WANT TO BE MRS. J.R. EWING.

WELL, KRISTIN, WE DON'T
HAVE TO RUSH INTO THAT.

I WANT YOUR PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT IT.

GUARANTEED.

NOW, TOMORROW, I WANT YOU
TO CALL SUE ELLEN AND ASK HER

TO COME OUT AND
HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

A COCKTAIL, MRS. EWING?

CLUB SODA, PLEASE.

CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING, SUE ELLEN.

I CAME BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT YOU
THINK WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.

I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR
FEELING THE WAY YOU DO.

REALLY?

I'VE BEEN TERRIBLE.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I COULD
TO BREAK YOU AND J.R. UP.

I EVEN LET HIM...
WE BECAME LOVERS.

I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT
CAUSE YOU TROUBLE.

AND I'M TRULY ASHAMED.

WHY THIS SUDDEN CONFESSION?

BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND
IT ANYMORE WHEN I SAW YOU

AND J.R. TOGETHER AT
YOUR ANNIVERSARY PARTY.

IT MADE ME REALIZE JUST
HOW DREADFUL I'VE BEEN.

NOW THAT WE BOTH
KNOW THAT, SO WHAT?

SO I'M LEAVING
DALLAS, SUE ELLEN.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL
IN CALIFORNIA.

BUT, BEFORE I LEFT,
I HAD TO SEE YOU.

TO TRY AND MAKE IT
UP TO YOU SOMEHOW.

DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE, KRISTIN.

I NO LONGER CARE WHAT J.R. DOES.

I TRIED TO FIGURE
OUT WHY I DID IT.

IT JUST COMES DOWN TO ONE THING.

IT'S WHAT MAMA TAUGHT ME TO DO.

I WAS ONLY DOING WHAT
I'VE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO DO.

YOU ARE SO SMART, KRISTIN.

I WAS MUCH OLDER THAN YOU

BEFORE I FIGURED
OUT I WAS JUST, UH...

LIVIN' MAMA'S DREAMS.

I'M TRYING TO CHANGE, SUE ELLEN.

AND I HOPE THAT WE
CAN AT LEAST BE FRIENDS.

WHY NOT?

TO FRIENDSHIP?

OH, SUE ELLEN, OH,
GOD, I'M SO SORRY.

YOUR BEAUTIFUL DRESS.

OH, KRISTIN, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, REALLY.

I'LL JUST GO TRY TO DRY IT OFF.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THE WAY I SEE IT,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.

NOT IF YOU WANT
TO STAY IN DALLAS.

MR. EWING, WHAT YOU'RE
ASKING IS TOTALLY UNETHICAL.

OH, I REALIZE THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT ILLEGAL.

AND IT'S THE EASIEST
$10,000 YOU'LL EVER MAKE.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, ASK AROUND, TOM.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND IT
TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

TO HAVE ME AS A FRIEND
AND AN EMPLOYER,

RATHER THAN A ENEMY.

THAT I ALREADY KNOW.

NOW, ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS REWRITE

THOSE REPORTS YOU GAVE MY WIFE,

SHOWING THAT I DID
NOTHING BUT SPEND MY NIGHTS

WITH BUSINESS ACQUAINTANCES.

GIVE THOSE REPORTS TO ME,

ALONG WITH THE
ORIGINALS, OF COURSE.

BUT MRS. EWING HAS
COPIES OF THE REAL REPORTS.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
TAKE CARE OF THAT LITTLE DETAIL?

HMM?

IT'S ALWAYS FUN DOIN'
BUSINESS WITH A SENSIBLE MAN.

LIKE I WAS SAYING,

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
NEW ON THE BODY WE FOUND,

SO, UH, I GUESS YOU MIGHT AS WELL
HAVE RAY GO AHEAD WITH HIS HOUSE.

WELL, DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE
CLOSING THE INVESTIGATION?

NO. THE INVESTIGATION'S
NOT CLOSED, MISS ELLIE,

BUT WE'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT.

WELL, THANKS FOR
STOPPING BY, FENTON.

GIVE MY BEST TO YOUR DADDY.

YES, SIR, I SURE WILL. MA'AM.

MRS. EWING.

SHERIFF.

SUE ELLEN... HOW WAS YOUR LUNCH?

JUST FINE, MISS ELLIE.

WHAT, UH, WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR DRESS?

OH, KRISTIN SPILLED HER
DRINK AND IT WENT ALL OVER ME.

SMELLS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN
DRINKING 100 PROOF STRAIGHT, TO ME.

I KNOW.

I ALMOST GOT A LITTLE WOOZY
JUST SMELLING IT IN THE CAR.

WELL, I BETTER
CHANGE. EXCUSE ME.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T REMEMBER KRISTIN
DRINKING ANYTHING BUT WHITE WINE.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S ALL
SHE DOES AROUND YOU.

EVENING, J.R.

J.R... MAMA, DADDY.

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG?

I HOPE NOT, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

Jock: WELL, COME ON,
COME ON, WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW IF I OUGHT TO
WORRY YOU WITH THIS, DAD.

FOR HEAVEN SAKES, WHAT IS IT?

I FOUND THIS IN OUR
BEDROOM THIS EVENING.

I'M AFRAID SUE ELLEN
STARTED TO DRINK AGAIN.

OH, NO, J.R.

WELL, WHAT DID SHE
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?

WELL, SHE DENIED EVERYTHING.

SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE THE BOTTLE CAME FROM.

I'M REALLY WORRIED.

WELL, THAT'S HOW
IT WAS LAST TIME.

SHE NEVER ADMITTED
THAT SHE DRANK.

MAMA, MAYBE IF YOU COULD KEEP
AN EYE ON HER DURING THE DAY?

MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T DRINK.

AND I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DIDN'T
MENTION I SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

IT'D JUST MAKE THINGS WORSE.

OF COURSE, J.R., WE'LL
DO ANYTHING WE CAN.

THINGS WERE GETTING
SO GOOD BETWEEN US.

I GUESS YOU'D NOTICED
HOW CLOSE WE'D BECOME.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAS MADE HER START AGAIN.

I GUESS I BETTER GO
AND SEE HOW SHE IS, HUH?

WELL, I THOUGHT SUE
ELLEN ACTED KIND OF FUNNY

WHEN SHE CAME
HOME THIS AFTERNOON.

SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU LONG TO
GO OVER THOSE PAPERS, DAD.

WELL, GLAD I COULD HELP, J.R.

OH, UH, HOW'S SUE ELLEN?

SHE'S ALL RIGHT, SIR.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO TALK TO HER ABOUT IT.

OH, SAY, I LEFT MY
ATTACHÉ CASE IN THE HOUSE.

I'LL PICK IT UP AND MEET
YOU AT THE OFFICE, ALL RIGHT?

OK.

HELLO?

HE'S ON HIS WAY IN NOW.
GET THERE BEFORE HE DOES.

I'M ON MY WAY.

DON'T WORRY, I KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HOWDY.

GOOD MORNING,
KRISTIN. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD MORNING,
UNCLE JOCK, I'M FINE.

I'M JUST WAITING FOR J.R.

HE WAS GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT
SOME PLACES TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

OH?

WELL, I THINK YOU'D DO BETTER
TALKING TO BOBBY ABOUT THAT.

HE OWNS SOME HOUSES OUT THERE.

J.R. LEAVE SOME PAPERS FOR ME?

SURE DID.

WHY DON'T YOU WAIT WITH ME?

J.R. WILL BE HERE SOON.

THANK YOU, UNCLE JOCK.

I'LL BELIEVE SHE'S GOING TO
CALIFORNIA WHEN THE PLANE TAKES OFF.

[JOCK CLEARS THROAT]

UNCLE JOCK... YES?

I WAS WONDERING...

DID SUE ELLEN GET HOME
ALL RIGHT YESTERDAY?

OF COURSE. WHY?

WELL, I WAS VERY
WORRIED ABOUT HER.

OH?

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE'D
STARTED TO DRINK AGAIN.

WAS SHE DRINKING
WITH YOU YESTERDAY?

AT LUNCH.

SHE MUST'VE HAD
3... NO, 4 DRINKS.

NOT COUNTING THE ONE THAT
SHE SPILLED ALL OVER HERSELF.

SHOULDN'T SUE ELLEN
BE HOME BY NOW?

WELL, SOMETIMES THOSE
D.O.A. MEETINGS RUN LATE.

YOU SURE IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO LET HER GO, J.R.?

TOLD YOU WHAT KRISTIN SAID.

WELL, DAD, I DON'T KNOW
QUITE HOW TO STOP HER.

[SIREN]

[POLICE RADIO]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'LL GET IT.

[RING]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SUE ELLEN
HAS STARTED DRINKING AGAIN.

SHE'S BEEN SO HAPPY LATELY.

WE CAN'T BE SURE SHE HAS.

WELL, IF IT'S TRUE, WE
JUST CAN'T IGNORE IT, J.R.

I HOPE YOU ALL DON'T
SAY ANYTHING TO HER.

I'D LIKE TO TRY TO
HANDLE THIS MYSELF.

THAT WAS THE POLICE.

THEY PULLED IN SUE ELLEN ON
SUSPICION OF DRUNK DRIVING.

THERE'S NO ARREST, BUT
THEY WANT US TO PICK HER UP.

THIS IS ALL A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

I WAS NOT DRINKING!

AND I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK
SINCE THE BABY WAS BORN.

PLEASE... YOU'VE
GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

BOBBY, WHERE'S J.R.?

HE STAYED BEHIND TO TRY AND
SMOOTH THINGS OVER WITH THE POLICE.

ARE THERE GOING TO BE
ANY FORMAL CHARGES?

NO, MAMA, I DON'T THINK SO.

THE ARRESTING OFFICER
SAID THAT HE PULLED HER OVER

BECAUSE SHE WAS
DRIVING ERRATICALLY.

HE SAID HE DIDN'T GIVE HER A SOBRIETY
TEST BECAUSE SHE WAS A EWING.

BUT HE DID SAY WE HAVE
TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

HE WON'T LET HER GET
BY WITH IT A SECOND TIME.

J.R.: I TELL YOU, I EVEN
GOT BOBBY BELIEVING IT.

OH, J.R., YOU'RE SO CLEVER.

AND WITH ME HELPING YOU,

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO.

WELL NOW, LET'S...
LET'S NOT RUSH THINGS.

WELL, WHY?

FROM WHAT YOU SAY, SUE
ELLEN'S ALMOST ON THE BRINK.

YEAH, I KNOW.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I
DON'T WANT TO HURRY THINGS

TOO MUCH OR MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

WE KEEP THIS UP, SHE JUST
MIGHT START DRINKING ON HER OWN.

OH, I CAN'T WAIT.

I'M GOING TO LOVE
LIVING AT SOUTHFORK.

I KEEP TELLING YOU,

LET'S NOT PUT THE
CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

J.R., WE MADE A DEAL.

I KNOW THAT.

I'D NEVER GO BACK ON MY WORD.

I'LL EVEN DRINK TO IT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW TO FIGHT BACK.

WHY ARE YOU SO SURE
THAT J.R.'s BEHIND ALL THIS?

WELL, YOU DON'T THINK IT'S TRUE
THAT I'VE STARTED DRINKING AGAIN?

I HOPE NOT.

REALLY?

AND DO YOU HOPE NOT BECAUSE
YOU SEE OUR WONDERFUL WORK

WE'VE DONE TOGETHER
GOING RIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN?

ALONG WITH YOUR WONDERFUL FEE?

NO. I'D HATE TO SEE YOU
THROWING YOUR LIFE AWAY.

YOU HAVE TOO MUCH REASON NOT TO.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST THE FRUSTRATION OF
NOT HAVING ANYONE BELIEVE ME.

IT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN
WHY J.R. WOULD BE BEHIND IT.

I MADE A MISTAKE.

I LET HIM KNOW THAT I
WAS PLANNING TO LEAVE.

AND HE FOUND OUT
THAT I HIRED A DETECTIVE.

AND I'M AFRAID HE'S TRYING

TO GET RID OF ME
BEFORE I CAN GET MY BABY.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU GET AWAY
FROM HIM FOR A WHILE? TRAVEL.

GO WHERE HE CAN'T
MANIPULATE YOU.

I'M AFRAID TO.

HE'D NEVER LET ME
TAKE LITTLE JOHN.

THEN GO BY YOURSELF.

WELL, I CAN'T.

I KNOW J.R.

ONCE I LEFT, HE'D MAKE SURE THAT I
WAS KEPT OFF THE RANCH FOR GOOD.

THEN I'D NEVER SEE
MY LITTLE BABY AGAIN.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE MOST
OF THIS, DO YOU, DR. ELLBY?

THAT MY HUSBAND IS
PLANNING TO COMMIT ME.

THAT MY LITTLE SISTER
MAY BE HELPING HIM.

THAT I'M AFRAID
TO STAY WITH J.R.

I'M EVEN MORE
AFRAID TO LEAVE HIM.

I BELIEVE THAT YOUR HUSBAND

IS CAPABLE OF MANY THINGS
THAT MOST PEOPLE AREN'T.

DO YOU KNOW THAT I EVEN
TOOK A CAB HERE TODAY?

BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE
ACCUSED OF DRUNK DRIVING AGAIN.

HOW LONG CAN
YOU GO ON LIKE THIS?

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD TELL ME?

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
IT IS, DR. ELLBY... SIMPLE.

J.R. IS TRYING TO
PUT ME AWAY AGAIN.

BUT I WON'T LET HIM.

NOT THIS TIME.

WHY DON'T WE GO INTO
TOWN AND CATCH A MOVIE?

WELL, THAT'D BE NICE, BUT
LET'S MAKE IT AN EARLY MOVIE.

WHY, DO YOU HAVE MEETINGS?

RIGHT, DARLIN'.

WONDERFUL.

LET'S MAKE IT EARLY.

GOOD EVENING.

SUE ELLEN.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAY I HAVE A
CLUB SODA, PLEASE?

SURE.

HOW'S, UH, EVERYTHING
AT THE STORE, PAM?

OH, FINE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME IN
SOMETIME AND HAVE LUNCH WITH ME?

THANK YOU.

UH, MAYBE, MISS ELLIE,
YOU COULD COME IN WITH ME.

I'D LOVE TO.

IF I EVER GET RID OF THIS
MIMOSA PARK PROBLEM.

EVENING, EVERYBODY.

All: J.R.

SUE ELLEN.

HOW YOU FEELING, DARLIN'?

COULDN'T BE BETTER.

WHY'D YOU ASK?

OH, THAT'S THE
THING TO DO, I GUESS.

YOUR SESSION WITH
DR. ELLBY... THAT GO WELL?

VERY WELL.

WE JUST DISCUSSED WHAT'S
BEEN GOING ON WITH ME LATELY.

WELL, ISN'T THAT
WHAT YOU USUALLY DO?

MOSTLY.

YOU KNOW, I HAD HOPED THAT THAT
MAN HAD BE ABLE TO HELP YOU MORE.

Sue Ellen: BUT HE HAS
HELPED ME, DARLIN'.

HE'S HELPED ME REALIZE HOW
IMPORTANT MY SON IS TO ME,

AND WHAT A TRULY
WONDERFUL PERSON YOU ARE.

WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
MY DRINKING PROBLEM?

WELL, FRANKLY, YES, I WAS.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO
DROP THIS RIGHT HERE, J.R.

NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT, REALLY.

YOU'LL BE DELIGHTED
TO KNOW, DARLIN',

THAT DR. ELLBY DOESN'T BELIEVE
THAT I'VE BEEN DRINKING AGAIN.

SUE ELLEN, NONE OF
US WANT TO BELIEVE IT.

BUT YOU'RE GETTING TOO
MUCH PROOF TO THE CONTRARY.

AND DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WANTS
YOU TO THINK THAT I'M DRINKING.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD
I WANT TO DO THAT?

SO YOU CAN PUT ME
BACK IN THE SANITARIUM.

SO I CAN'T TAKE
YOUR SON FROM YOU.

SUE ELLEN, I THINK
IT WOULD BE BEST

IF YOU GO UPSTAIRS
AND GET SOME REST.

NO!

I HAVE DONE
SOMETHING THAT, UH...

NONE OF YOU ARE AWARE OF.

I HAVE HIRED A
PRIVATE DETECTIVE,

AND HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING J.R.

I HAVE REPORTS TO
SHOW EXACTLY WHAT HE IS.

NOW, JUST WHY IN THE
HELL DID YOU DO THAT?

SO THAT IF WE GET A
DIVORCE, I CAN KEEP MY SON.

AND I COULD SHOW THEM

THAT J.R. IS AN UNFIT
HUSBAND AND FATHER.

Ellie: BUT SUE ELLEN,

YOU AND J.R. HAVE BEEN SO CLOSE.

YOU EVEN HAD THAT PARTY FOR HIM.

WHY WOULD YOU THINK OF DIVORCE?

I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL SHOW YOU THE REPORTS.

THAT WAY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
SEE WHY HE'S DOING THIS TO ME.

J.R., GO AFTER HER.

NO, MAMA.

THIS HAS GOT TO
COME OUT IN THE OPEN.

SHE SAID SOME TERRIBLE
THINGS ABOUT ME.

AND I THINK THE TRUTH
SHOULD COME OUT.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF HER REPORTS.

DON'T LET HER DO THIS, J.R.

SHE'S YOUR WIFE, FOR GOD SAKES.

IT'S GOT TO BE DONE, BOBBY.
I'M ONLY DOING THIS TO HELP HER.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO HELP ANYBODY,
IT'LL JUST MAKE THINGS WORSE.

HERE ARE THE REPORTS.

SEE WHAT KIND OF SON YOU HAVE.

WELL?

IT'S ONLY BUSINESS MEETINGS.

DINNERS WITH FRIENDS OF OURS.

WHY'D YOU DO THIS, SUE ELLEN?

YOU SWITCHED THEM.

YOU GOT TO HIM!

YOU CHANGED THOSE REPORTS, J.R.!

[BOTH YELLING]

WAIT!

SUE ELLEN, COME ON.

NOT AGAIN!

I HATE YOU, J.R.!

SUE ELLEN. SUE ELLEN, COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON. COME ON.

THANK YOU, BOBBY.

BOBBY, YOU BELIEVE
ME, DON'T YOU?

LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.

Sue Ellen: YOU BELIEVE
ME, DON'T YOU?

MAMA, DADDY...

SORRY YOU HAD TO WITNESS THIS.

DR. DANVERS, PLEASE.

THIS IS J.R. EWING.

WELL, IF THE DOCTOR
COULD VISIT SOUTHFORK

AND TAKE A LOOK AT MY
WIFE, I'D BE VERY GRATEFUL.

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.