Dallas (1978–1991): Season 4, Episode 6 - The Venezuelan Connection - full transcript

We have to do something about Bobby.

I just can't believe Bobby
not talking to me about this.

Getting out of hand.

You are siding with Bobby against J.R.

They're both my sons, Sue Ellen.
Don't forget that. I don't.

I won't have Bobby leaving Southfork again
for any reason.

Are you asking me to step down?

- I'm telling you.
- You're wasting my time.

Daddy thinks Bobby's doing a great job. And
he doesn't know he's heading for a fall.

- But you do.
- Wouldn't be surprised.

Bobby. You leaving already?



Yeah. Honey.
I have a meeting this morning.

Bobby. You gotta slow down.
You can't keep going at this pace.

I will. As soon as I tie up
all the loose ends on that refinery deal.

I still can't believe I did it.
I mean. That I bought the refinery.

- You don't know what it means to me.
- I think I do.

That's all you talked about
in the restaurant last night.

Bet you couldn't tell me
what was on your plate.

That's all I talked about?

You're right.
That's all I did talk about.

I'm sorry.

But I never pulled off anything
this big before.

I mean. It's exciting.
What can I say?

I know. J.R.'s gonna be especially pleased
when he takes the company back.

Hey. Bobby.



Finally caught you standing still.

- Morning. Pam.
- Morning. Ray.

Unless you're gonna talk about oil.
Don't bother.

- I'm gonna go to work.
- You haven't eaten.

Well. You're not the only one
who's busy.

- Bye. Ray.
- Bye.

Ray. Can't this wait till later?

Well. That's just it. Bobby.
Can't wait any longer.

I know I haven't been around in a while.
But things are busy at the office.

We got a ranch to run.
And there's a lot of decisions to be made.

All right. Talk to Daddy about them.

I don't want to put any pressure on him.
He's had a lot on his mind lately.

Bobby. I wanna talk to you.

- I've got a meeting. And I'm late already.
- Now!

J.R.. tell Bobby what you just told me.

Well. You and Pam
were in such a rush last night...

you didn't tell me the details
of that deal you pulled off.

Couple of phone calls. I found out.

I'd have told you.
All you had to do was ask.

Well. I'm asking. Did you sell off
Ewing assets to buy that refinery?

It's the only way I could make the deal.

One hundred million dollars
of Ewing property.

Why didn't you check with me first?

There wasn't time, Daddy.
I had to move fast.

Move fast? So fast you didn't
have time to talk to me?

Daddy. I have landed us a refinery.

Now. You know we lost a partnership
in the Main-waring refinery last year.

I didn't plan to lose this one.

Borrowing money from one hand to
pay the other isn't good business, Bobby.

It is good business.

I can double... I can triple
the output of that refinery.

Since when did you start thinking
that you're the only Ewing in oil?

Since when don't you approve
of a good business deal?

Any time that I don't know beforehand.
That's when.

Yeah. Sure.

I'm going to my meeting.

We're gonna have to do something
about Bobby.

I just can't believe Bobby
not talking to me about this.

Getting totally out of hand.

Yeah. One minute
he's leaving Southfork...

the next he's handling Ewing affairs
on his own.

Jock. Maybe it's none of my business...

That's right. Lt's not. Ray.

You did tell him he could run things.

Well. You need crude oil to run a refinery.
Where we gonna get it from?

The output on Ewing 23
is not near enough.

I don't even wanna talk about it.

Jock. Why don't we go over
to that auction in Fort Worth today.

I got a lot of restocking to do.

There's plenty of business
we can talk about on the way over there.

I just don't know what I'm gonna do
about those two boys.

I don't wanna get
in the middle of anything.

Figure this is family.

Well. I'm in the middle.

It's a rotten place to be.

Miss Ellie. I can't believe
Bobby's carrying on this way.

What way. Sue Ellen?

J.R.. his own brother, almost died.

Now Bobby's cutting him out
of the business.

Sue Ellen. You know very well
that's not what Bobby's doing.

No? Then why did he buy that refinery
without even consulting J.R.?

He's running the business
the way his daddy asked him to.

Miss Ellie. You are siding with Bobby against
J.R.. and I don't think that's fair.

They're both my sons, Sue Ellen.
Don't forget that. I don't.

I won't have Bobby leaving Southfork again
for any reason.

- Yes?
- A Mr. Mackey. Are you in?

John Mackey?
Yes. I'll take the call.

Hello? Mr. Mackey?

Mrs. Ewing.

Well. Any news about my mama?

Any trace of her?

- I'm sorry.
- Nothing?

The thing is, we're getting nowhere fast.

You sure you want me
to continue with this?

Yes. I do. Mr. Mackey.

Until we find proof
one way or the other about my mama...

I want you to continue
this investigation.

Yes. Ma'am.

I'll keep after it.

Fine. You do that.

- Thank you. Mr. Mackey.
- Bye.

Yes. Sir. I'll have him
get back to you on that.

Yes. We will call you back.

Bye-bye.

- Morning. Bobby.
- Morning.

- Hello. Bobby.
- Hi.

Congratulations.
First Ewing refinery.

It's always nice to be appreciated.

- Mr. Bullock here?
- Yeah. He's in your office with Mrs. Bullock.

Of course.

Mr. Eugene.
I'm glad you could come.

- Oh. Good morning. Bobby.
- Don't get up.

- You know my wife, Sally.
- Nice to see you. Bobby.

My pleasure again.

Bobby. Your call last night
sure put a bur under my tail.

I said to my lovely Sally here.
“I've always done business with J.R.

Now. What could young Bobby Ewing
be up to?“

Well. Sir. Young Bobby Ewing
has just bought himself a refinery.

That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

Well. I let Sally handle
all the business these days.

I find I sleep better nights.

All right.

The situation is this.

The new Ewing oil refinery
has a capacity of 50.000 barrels a day.

Unfortunately. It's been allowed to slip
to half that potential output.

That's bad business.

I'm certain you'll be wanting
to correct that situation.

Absolutely. I'm gonna double the output
and up the profits.

That's reasonable.

What do Jock and J.R. think of this?

Mr. Eugene. You're dealing with me.

I'm running Ewing Oil now.

So the problem is.
We need to supply the new refinery.

Most of what Ewing Oil pumps
is committed elsewhere...

and what I can get out of Ewing 23
won't make up the lack.

So you'll need another source of crude
to supply this refinery of yours.

That's right.

And I take it you would be wanting
to use our tanker fleet?

Sally always goes straight to the point.

Thank you. Mr. Eugene.

How much crude do you need. Bobby?

Six-hundred thousand barrels. To start.

Shall we go ahead
and handle the purchase?

Yes. Indeed.

Then we'll broker the oil for you
at $30 a barrel.

That's 18 million, payable in advance.

How long will all this take?

Well. One of our tankers
will transport the oil...

up from Venezuela
to Galveston within five days.

Five days.

Well. That's perfect.

We're in business.

I'll have a check ready for you
this afternoon.

Don't worry about the paperwork.

- We'll take care of everything.
- Bobby...

your daddy must be very proud of you.

Yes. Sir.

Connie. What do you have that's cold
and delicious that we can celebrate with?

Seventy-one dollars to one Jock Ewing.
$71 to Jock Ewing.

Bring them on. Boys.

Hey. Jock Ewing!

- You old hound dog.
- Golly.

How in the world are you?

- I haven't seen you in a month this Sunday.
- Well. It seems like years to me.

I swear.
Punk Anderson and Pat Powell.

Your daddy must be very proud of you.

I didn't know you boys still barn cattle.

Well. You know me and old Pat.

We get bored just sitting around
taking care of the gas and oil.

- You remember Ray here.
- I sure do. How are you. Ray?

I'm fine. Good to see you.

- Pat.
- Ray.

Jock. How's Miss Ellie
and those two sons of yours?

Well. They're all right.

Different as daylight and dark.
Those boys.

Hey. I'm out.
Let's go get some liquid.

Come back to these cows any time.

I'll go along with that.

- Hello. Ladies.
- J.R.. you're back!

- How you doing?
- Lt's wonderful to see you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Well. Maybe I should go out
and get shot more often. Huh?

Bad luck. Talking like that.

I think we can work it out. We...

Well. J.R.

You didn't mention
you were coming in.

Oh. You know me. Bobby.

Couldn't keep me away forever.

Mr. Eugene. How nice to see you.
And Sally. You're just looking so good.

What brings you folks here?

J.R.. I gotta tell you.
Your brother is one real live wire.

Yeah. I know. I know.
What's he been up to now?

Well. We all just made ourselves
the best little deal.

Well. Wonderful. Wonderful.

Anything that Bobby does
that's good for Ewing Oil...

I'm behind 100 percent.

- Well. Welcome back to Ewing Oil. J.R.
- Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.

Well. Lookie here. What you got going?
You gonna tell me?

Well. I've just purchased some crude oil
from Venezuela to supply the new refinery.

Well. That's wonderful. Bobby.

What are you gonna pay them with?

I hear you pretty well tapped us out
with that refinery deal.

I took a short-term loan.

But no sweat.
I can pay it off in no time at all.

Oh. Good. Good.

You're doing a lot better
than I thought you were gonna do.

Well. Thank you. I'm working on it.

So I see. I didn't know you had
that much wheeling and dealing in you.

Well. Someone had to do it.

I know.

Well. I hope you didn't think that
this little setup was a permanent deal.

It's just until I get back on my feet.

And as you can see.
I'm back on my feet.

Are you asking me to step down?

I'm telling you.

I can run this company as well as you can.
J.R.. and without all the dirty deals.

Well. I'm highly offended at that remark.

Highly offended.

I know it looks like
you're doing a good job here.

I also know how long it takes to learn
how to handle a juggling act like this.

You're sorry it wasn't your idea.
Aren't you?

The ride's over. Time to step down.

Go back to toys
you know something about.

You're wasting my time.

You're playing with stakes
you know nothing about. Bob.

You listen to me. J.R..
And get it straight.

I'm staying on as president of Ewing Oil.

You counting on daddy backing you up?

Holding you UP?

He's not gonna do that forever.

The meeting's over.
Your office is down the hall.

That president's chair
is too big for you, Bobby.

Sooner or later.
You're gonna have to admit that.

Are you sure it wasn't Bobby
who put up your bail?

No. It was not Bobby.

I don't know who it was.
But it was not him.

But you've always thought of Bobby
as your friend.

Now we know better, don't we?

Do you know that he left Southfork
after he promised to stay and support me?

And now he's trying to destroy J.R.

He has turned totally selfish.
All he thinks about is himself.

He just... He's just power hungry,
that's all.

You keep talking about Bobby. Sue Ellen.

What about J.R.?

Dr. Elby. I come here
to discuss what's bothering me...

and right now
Bobby is bothering me. Not J.R.

If it weren't for Bobby.
Everything would be fine.

Oh. Would it?

Of course it would.

J.R. is a totally different person now.

He's... He's wonderful.

He's changed.
He's just different now.

You really believe
he's changed that much?

Yes. Yes. I really do.

I wish you could see him.

He's warm and tender and caring.

Passionate.

Dr. Elby. He's...

He's a totally different person.

It's been a long time
since we've had a drink. J.R.

Well. That little accident kept me out
of circulation for quite a while.

Are you back to work to stay now?

As a matter of fact.
That's what I wanna talk to you about.

I'm not gonna be able
to go back to work full-time just yet.

So I'd like you to keep
your eyes and ears open for me.

Let me know what's happening
down in the office.

You understand what I mean.

Here's to mutual understanding
of old friends.

Speaking of old friends.
How's that new husband of yours?

Fine. I guess.

Except he's out on the road
so much these days.

That's too bad.

For you. I mean.

One of these days.
When he's on the road...

I just might drop by some evening.

For a drink. Of course.

Of course.

Ray and I bumped into Punk and Pat
at the auction today.

Well. You haven't seen them
in a long time.

That's what I told them.

Hi. Everyone.

Sorry I'm late. But I was at MurieI's.

Granddaddy. I was wondering...

could I have a barbecue
here on Saturday?

You ask your grandma about that.

Any special occasion?

Well. It's Mitch, grandma.

I'd really like for him
to meet some of my friends.

He's so different from them.
He's wonderful.

Well. I'm glad to see
somebody happy around here.

I've never met anyone like him.

He's a real man.

and he's so honest.

Bobby. Maybe he could work
at Ewing Oil.

He'd fit in real good these days.

No. He's already got a job.

He parks cars.

Well. Long as he's got a future.

So. What do you say. Granddaddy?

You think I can have the barbecue?
Just a small one.

I think you'd better
ask your grandma about that.

Yes. Lucy.

Thank you, grandma. That's wonderful.

Lucy. You haven't been very fortunate
in your choice of men.

Maybe this time you'll be
a little luckier or wiser.

Well. We can't all be
as fortunate as you. Sue Ellen.

All right. That's enough.
Let's go in to dinner.

Yeah. I'm starving.

Dear.

- How you doing?
- Okay.

I told Bobby his time for playing president
was over. But he just wouldn't listen.

- Ewing Oil is yours. J.R.
- Well. I know that.

It's Bobby that seems to have forgotten.

Bobby should stick to running the ranch.
What does he know about oil, anyway?

- Think of the damage he could do.
- Lt's not the damage I'm worried about.

It's the good.

Wouldn't Daddy be pleased?

- What are you gonna do about it?
- I'm working on it.

I'm batting my brains out working on it.
I gotta go out for a little while.

So late?

It's business, darling. Honestly.

Shall I wait up?

By all means.

- You going out. J.R.?
- Yeah. Mama.

- Just gonna go into town for a bit.
- At this hour?

Yes. Sir. I wanna see
if I can lend Bobby a hand.

I wanna help him any way I can.

- Night. Now.
- Night.

You know. Miss Ellie...

I just don't like what I see happening
between those boys.

They're farther apart
than they ever were.

Yeah.

They're pulling me from both ends.

Jock. l...

I don't want Bobby leaving Southfork.

Neither do I. Miss Ellie.

But there's not much we can do about it.
He's destined to wanna go.

I know...

and it's tearing me apart.

But I want Bobby to stay.

And he will...

if you don't do anything
to drive him off again.

I could never forgive you that. Jock.

What about J.R.?

Bobby's running Ewing Oil.
Might just destroy him.

You know. Ellie. I always hoped that
someday my boys could work together...

live together. Now. Well. It's...

lt's J.R. who's devoted most of his time.
Most of his life to Ewing Oil.

When Bobby had time
for nothing else except...

Well. Sowing those wild oats of his.

J.R. was right here...

working in the office. In the fields...

anywhere I needed him.

Now J.R. is kicked out.

Me too. For that matter.

Well. I'm kind of fed up
with Bobby's attitude of “hands off.“

lt's not what he's doing.
It's how he's doing it that...

Well. It sticks in my craw.

Bobby has a need to prove himself.

Well. That need...

it's sure carrying a high price tag.

I know.

But. Jock...

I can't lose another son.

I know that. Ellie.

Neither could I.

- Hello.
- Hi.

I know you're going to work.
I came by to invite you to a barbecue.

It's not gonna be anything fancy. Though.

Who's gonna be there?

Just a few friends.

- Where?
- At Southfork. This Saturday.

Saturday. Lucy. I have to study
this weekend.

It's only gonna be a few hours.
Come on. Just an afternoon.

Okay. I'll be there.

Great.

And to prove to you I can be very
understanding. I'll let you get to work.

- Bye.
- Bye.

I was surprised to hear from you.

Well. When I saw you in the office...

I couldn't help but remember
those delightful times we had.

Well. They were all too fleeting. J.R.

Indeed. They were.

But you always had a way
of combining business and pleasure.

Wait till you hear my new proposition.

I think you'll agree that it'll be
pleasurable and profitable for both of us.

Knowing. J.R.. that you and I
are birds of a feather...

I assume this profitable business
venture will shaft somebody.

Sally. Whatever in the world
would make you think...

that I wanted to shaft anybody?

Yeah.

Hello. Sue Ellen.

Now why is it
that seeing one of these rafts...

makes you wanna
just turn it over all the time?

I'll save you the trouble.

Feels good. Huh?

Sue Ellen. We haven't had a chance
to even sit down and talk lately.

You've been very busy lately.

Yeah.

You know. When I was a kid. I used to think
that I'd never wanna run Ewing Oil.

I thought it would be too much work.

Now I find out it's more work
than I thought it would be.

Well. You don't seem very anxious
to give it all up.

No. Matter of fact. I'm enjoying it.

I've noticed.

In fact. We've all noticed.

All right.

Okay. Sue Ellen.
You tell me what's the matter.

Tell me. Bobby. What do you expect
my husband to do...

while you're out playing president?

Now. Hold on.

Now. J.R. is the rightful president
of Ewing Oil company. Not you.

Now. Wait a minute, Sue Ellen.

How many times did you plead with me
to try and stop J.R.?

- How many times? And now that I have...
- And now it's you who has to be stopped.

Well. Looks like a great day
for a little therapy.

Think I'll paddle around
the pool for a bit.

Honey.

How you doing. Bob?

- Hello.
- Mrs. Ewing?

- Yes.
- John Mackey.

I may have some good news for you.

About my mama?

Now. I don't want you to get
your hopes up. But yes.

I do have a lead.

You don't seem like
you're enjoying yourself much today. Jock.

Wanna cut this auction short
and head on back to the ranch?

Nope. I'm in no hurry
to get back to Southfork.

Yeah.

Not what you think. Ray. Lt's Lucy.

She's having
one of her barbecue swim parties.

- Well. Howdy!
- Well. Well. Well.

- Good to see you.
- How you doing?

You got enough ready cash on you
to buy some cattle?

Oh. I reckon I'm sitting on a buck or two.

Jock. Tell me. How are things going
down at Southfork?

Well. Kind of slow.
Not really much to do these days.

That so? Well, you know...

young kids really take over. Don't they?

Yeah. You might say that.

- Well. Hello.
- Hi. Honey.

- My. Don't you look pretty.
- Thank you.

- Where you off to?
- Just going into town for a few hours.

Wait a minute. I'll drive you.
I have to stop by the office.

I don't think so.
I'm gonna see Cliff for lunch.

What's he up to?

I'm not really sure. Something to do with
Dave Culver's campaign for governor.

That's not why I wanna talk to him.

John Mackey
from the detective agency called.

And he thinks he has some news
about my mama.

What kind of news?

Bobby. He thinks she's still alive.

- Pam...
- Well. He's a reputable detective.

I know. I know. But I don't want you
jumping to conclusions. Hon.

- I don't want you hurt.
- You don't have to worry about me.

I don't wanna have to.

Not now. When I have so many things
on my mind.

I want you to take it slow.

Oh. Right. Of course.

I know that Ewing Oil
needs all your concentration.

Hey. Boys. Let's get us a big.
Juicy steak in here.

Been looking at it all morning.

I'm thirstier than I am hungry. Jock.

- Give us a beer. Please.
- Give us brews all around.

- I'm gonna try and find us a table here.
- Fine.

He's a good boy.

- Bulldogged me into coming to this auction.
- I'm glad he did. Lt's good to see you again.

You know. Jock. You and me
go back a long way together.

Yeah. We sure do. Punk.

Sure be like old times
if we could do some business together.

What you got in mind?

Swampland.

Swampland? What for?

Redevelopment.

Into a prime recreational area.

- Where?
- Texas-Louisiana border.

- You two boys check it out?
- Swamp's just waiting there. Jock.

Gonna be a lot of wheeling and dealing
down there. Jock.

- You mean like we used to do it.
- I mean to tell you, just that way.

- Found us a real good table in the back.
- Lead the way.

That ought to do it.
Keep the change.

- Hey. Jock.
- Hey. Ben.

- How you doing. Boy?
- Pretty good. What do you know?

- Meet my foreman. Ray Krebbs.
- Howdy. Pleased to meet you.

- Good to meet you. Sir.
- Heard a lot about you.

You run the Southfork
with Jock. Here. Don't you?

- Yes. Sir. I have plenty of help.
- Don't listen to him.

Best foreman I ever had.
Anybody ever had.

Tell me. Ben. What have you been doing?

Same as you. Running cattle and...

Who's that down there at the end?
The young fella. His name Krebbs?

That's Ray Krebbs.

Who's the old guy with him?

That's Jock Ewing.

What do you know? Much obliged.

I'll take that for you right away. Sir.

Oh. Damn.

Mitch. Mitch.

- I've been waiting for you.
- This what you call a “small“ barbecue?

I want you to meet everyone.
Hey. Listen. Everyone!

I want y'all to meet Mitch Cooper.

Mitch. This is everyone.

- Hi. Mitch.
- Hello. Mitch.

Why. Mitch. I don't believe
I've had the pleasure.

And you won't either.

I tell you. My tennis game's been...

Acapulco's so crowded
this time of year.

I don't know where my daddy's
sending me this summer.

Lucy. I told you. Crowds aren't my thing.

Crowd? This isn't a crowd.
It's a small party.

Hi. Sorry I'm late.

That's okay. Gave me a chance
to finish up some things here.

Let's go.

I don't know if I can eat.

Wait. Now. I rearranged my whole day so I
could have lunch with you. So let's go.

Cliff...

I think we have
our first bit of news about Mama.

Mr. Mackey. The detective.
Says someone saw her...

in a small town
just 30 miles south of Corpus Christi.

- So?
- Cliff...

it was three months
after Digger says she died.

And that was over 20 years ago.

But it's a start. At least
we know for sure Digger was lying.

Listen to me.

Even if Rebecca is alive. How can you forget
that she betrayed Digger and ran away?

She never tried to find us.
Her own flesh and blood.

- Let her stay where she is.
- How can you say that?

You're talking about our mother.

Why do you always dig around
in the past?

Why don't you and Bobby
move away from the Ewings?

Why don't you move away from Dallas?
Why don't you go someplace. Start a family?

A family?

Don't you understand?

I can't go forward
until I know where I'm coming from.

It's different for you.

Digger was your father...

not mine. You know who you are.

But I don't have
any connection with anybody.

My only connection...

is our mother.

How can't you understand that?

We won!

Fifty bucks says
you can't do that again. Lucy.

- You're on.
- Lucy.

- We can do it, Mitch.
- That's not what I'm talking about.

Hell. Let's not play around.
Got any takers for 200?

You're on.

Lucy.

Won't you bet on your gal?

Come on. Mitch. Ante up.

We're in.

Mitch. What are you doing?

Where are you going?

Mitch?

Mitch.

Lucy. Unless I can afford to bet
with my own money. I don't bet.

And I can't.

This is too rich for me.

I knew coming here was a mistake.

I can guarantee those delivery dates.

I hope so. Bobby. Because I've got
my own contracts to uphold.

Five hundred independent
service-station operators...

who do not take kindly
to late deliveries.

I stand by my commitments.

Look. I don't mean any offense...

but Ewing Oil never had
a refinery before...

so we never had an opportunity
to do business.

Bobby. You know how people talk.

The crude is en route from Venezuela.

The tanker will dock
in Galveston tomorrow.

There's no way you won't get
your delivery on time.

- Connie.
- I have the contracts.

Here's your copy. Mr. York.

Looks all right.
25.000 barrels per day. $40 a barrel...

renewable 30 days at prevailing rates.

And you get your first delivery
in three days.

You'll find I never go back on my word.

Three days.

All right. I'll take you at your word.

- Mr. Ewing. What a surprise.
- Glad to see you.

Haven't seen you around here
in a long time.

- How you been?
- I've been fine.

- Wonderful.
- Ls there anything I can do for you?

As a matter of fact. There is.

I'd like to take a look at some land maps
of the Texas-Louisiana border. Okay?

No problem.

Right in here.

Wonder what old Punk's swamplands
look like anyway.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

- Terrific.
- I think you're gonna be happy.

Well. Well. Lookie here.

It's good to see you. How you been?

Fine. Good to see you. Jock.

- How you doing?
- Okay.

I just had one hell of a meeting
with this boy of yours here.

First thing I know.
He's got me turned upside down...

talked inside out.
And I put my name on these contracts.

Gonna buy gasoline
from that new refinery of yours.

I'll tell you something...

- he's one hell of a businessman.
- He is.

Well. I'm gonna be going.
See you later.

Good to see you.

Say. Bobby?

- Three days?
- You have my word on it.

- Hi.
- I have to get to school.

Can I at least talk to you?

Please don't make this hard on me.

I spent all day yesterday
swearing I'd never speak to you again.

But I changed my mind.
I came to apologize.

What I did Saturday was dumb.

Well. Aren't you even
gonna agree with me?

Lucy. It was nice of you to come here.
But you've gotta understand one thing...

being rich is a way of life for you.
I'll never have that kind of money.

- I don't care about that.
- Well. I do!

Why should you?

I can't compete with your fancy friends with
their cars and their trips to Acapulco.

Why do you have to compete with them?

They live like that. So what?

Can't you just accept it?
They accepted you.

Because I was with you.

Well. Wouldn't it be the same way
with your friends?

They'd accept me
only because I was with you.

Look. Things will change.

It'll be different when they know you.
They'll accept you.

Look. I don't give a damn
about their acceptance.

You know what?
You're the one who's the snob.

With all that medical stuff you study.
You sure don't know much about people.

You know. It's funny.

I came here to apologize because
I thought we had a good thing going on.

But now I wonder if we do.

Because if you can't like me
the way I like you...

without caring about anyone else...

then I don't even wanna know you.

Maybe you're not the man
I thought you were.

- What do you say. J.R.?
- Daddy.

- Have a good day?
- Yes. I did.

- Fix you a drink?
- Yeah. I'll have a little touch.

Something I wanna talk to you about.

- Yes. Sir. I'm listening.
- I was up at the office today.

Brady York was there.

Giving Ewing Oil company a signed contract to
distribute gasoline from the new refinery.

Is that a fact?

J.R.. I know this has been
a real hard time for you...

but I changed my thinking
about Bobby.

In what way?

Bobby's doing a good job for us.

We always wanted a refinery.
So he went out and got one.

He moves fast.

As soon as he made
that Venezuelan crude oil deal...

he signed York to take our refined gas.

You've gotta admire that. J.R.

- Yes. Sir. I do.
- What I'm saying is...

I think Bobby should stay on
as president of Ewing Oil.

I'm happy for Bobby. Daddy. I really am.

Now. If you'll excuse me. Sir...

I'm gonna take my wife out to dinner.

Can't keep a hungry woman waiting.

- I'm almost ready for dinner. Darling.
- Good. Good.

What do you seem so happy about?

Before we go down to dinner...

how about a little appetizer?
What do you say?

What brought this on?

Why does it have to be anything?

Whatever is it
that's making you so happy, J.R.?

Daddy thinks Bobby's doing a great job. And
he doesn't know he's heading for a fall.

But you do.

Wouldn't be surprised.

We deserve a drink.

Well. We pulled it off.

We've got a refinery...

and by tomorrow morning.
We've got the oil to supply it.

To our tanker in Venezuela.

Hear. Hear.

- Hi. Sweetheart.
- Hello. Sweetheart.

What are you doing here?

Thought we had a date for dinner.

Dinner. I'm sorry.
I forgot all about that.

- Ewing Oil.
- We'll go right now. Let me...

- Bobby.
- One second.

Bobby Ewing here.

What?

Yeah. Yeah. All right.

Bobby. What's wrong?

The tanker.

It went down.

Somewhere between Venezuela and here.
It sank.

What happened?

Nobody knows.

Six-hundred thousand barrels of oil.

Eighteen million dollars.

And it's gone.

Oh.J.R...

it just keeps getting
better and better...

and better.

It sure does.