Dallas (1978–1991): Season 5, Episode 1 - Missing Heir - full transcript

- She's dead.
- He must've pushed her off.

- I saw him in the pool.
- If anyone wanted her dead. It wasn't me.

I'm worried about my little boy.
I'm scared he'll come to some harm.

- Can you explain how that railing broke?
- No. Where's my boy?

- Steven Farlow. San Angelo.
- That's the Southern Cross Ranch.

Mr. Ewing looking to make trouble?

My boy was kidnapped.
I want him home. Arrest these people.

DA Martin Purcell thinks you had
the best motive for murder.

That's absolutely nonsense.

Maybe we'd better talk
at headquarters.

Three-ninety-six in pursuit.



Now. Mr. Barnes. Why don't you
try to tell me what happened?

- A little slower this time.
- I'm sorry. I'm just a little keyed up.

Well. He must've pushed
her off that balcony.

I'd just arrived here for a meeting with
Bobby when I saw the body in the pool.

Kristin.

She's dead. You bastard!

Mr. Barnes. Why don't you
just tell me what you saw.

And please don't speculate.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah, okay.
I'll do the best I can.

- She was your wife's sister?
- Yes.

- Kristin Shepard?
- That's right.

- She live in Dallas?
- She used to.

Been living in California.
Los Angeles, I think.

Come here to visit her sister?



I don't know.
Do we have to go on with this?

Mr. Ewing. I know
you must be awful shook up...

but I have to know what happened.

Raoul. Get me a drink. Would you?
You want something?

- No. Thanks.
- Bourbon and Branch.

- Can we get on with it?
- All right. I'll try.

This has been a terrible
tragedy to my family.

The man you should be
questioning is there. Cliff Barnes.

I'd be happy to come to your
office and tell you everything.

In the meantime.
I'm worried about my little boy.

- You said he's in Abilene with his aunt.
- Right. She kidnapped him.

I'm scared to death
he's gonna come to some harm.

Mr. Ewing. This is an investigation
into a suspicious death.

Now. The boy doesn't sound like
he's in any danger to me.

I know Miss Pamela Ewing.

You don't know a damned thing, Fenian.

Who do you think got you
this job in Braddock?

Mr. Ewing. Please. I know
I owe your family an awful lot...

but I gotta do my duty
as an officer of the law.

Your daddy always said
he'd back me up on that.

All right. Get on with it. What else?

Sheriff Washburn, could I...?
Could I talk to you for a minute?

Sure. Excuse me. Mr. Ewing.

Barnes over there says that Ewing
pushed the girl off that balcony.

That railing is broken.

What did the lab boys say?
Any sign of a struggle?

It's too early to tell.

If I haul Ewing in. I could be buying
myself a whole lot of trouble.

That is a fact. But what if he killed her?

- Mr. Ewing.
- Yeah?

Mr. Barnes made
a very serious accusation.

He claims you pushed
Miss Shepard off that balcony.

The man's a liar. I saw him drowning
that girl. Look at him. He's sopping wet.

I hardly knew her.
She was dead when I found her.

He's trying to frame me like
he did for Julie Grey's death.

If anybody wanted her dead.
It wasn't me.

- Barnes. If...
- Mr. Ewing.

Gentlemen. Gentlemen. We'll finish
all this down at the sheriff's station.

I'm not gonna go to Braddock.

Mr. Ewing. I don't wanna have to arrest
you. But it might just come to that.

J.R.. what's going on?

This clown. Barnes. Killed Kristin.

- Kristin. My God.
- Bobby. I didn't kill her. Your brother did.

Mr. Ewing. We don't know
that anybody killed her.

Her body was found in the pool.

Now. Mr. Ewing. We'll finish
this up at the sheriff's station.

- I wanna talk to my brother a minute.
- All right. But please not too long.

- J.R.. what's going on here?
- She's dead. Bobby. But I ain't got time.

- You don't have time?
- The reason I don't...

is because your wife
kidnapped my son.

- What?
- Can't be clearer. She kidnapped him.

She's got him at the
Traildust Motel in Abilene.

Go down and pick
him up and bring him back.

- Mr. Ewing.
- Barnes.

Get John Ross out of the hands of that
crazy wife of yours before she hurts him.

I'll get officers to drive
these gentleman's cars to the station.

Yeah. You do that. I suppose you're
gonna handcuff me now. Fenton.

- Yes?
- Larry. Gas up the plane.

I'm gonna fly to Abilene.

I'm sorry, Mr. Ewing, we pulled
the engines for maintenance.

How long is it gonna take
to get it ready?

Not before noon tomorrow.

Well. What about a charter?

There won't be anything
open at this hour.

All right. Thanks.

- Sun West Airlines.
- When's your next flight to Abilene?

- Seven a.m.
- You don't have anything before that?

No, I'm sorry.

Book me on the 7:00 flight.
My name's Bobby Ewing.

Thank you, Mr. Ewing.

- Mr. Ewing. Make a statement?
- No comment.

- Your sister-in-law was murdered?
- Nobody's gonna say anything right now.

Have Mr. Ewing and Mr. Barnes
been arrested?

- No. Please step aside.
- Back here.

Take Mr. Barnes
into your office. Please.

I've answered all the
questions you've asked...

Mr. Barnes, I've run
into you once too often.

You're a real troublemaker.
Go with the deputy peacefully...

- or I'm gonna throw your butt in jail.
- Okay.

Mr. Ewing. You can use
my phone to call your lawyer.

Exactly what the hell
do I need a lawyer for?

It's your right.

- Let's get at it.
- You want a cup of coffee?

I'm afraid it's gonna be a long night.

All right.

Deputy Milliken.
Would you come in here.

I want you to take a statement.
And bring Mr. Ewing a cup of coffee.

- What do you like in your coffee?
- Bourbon.

Afraid I can't do that.

He'll have it black.

Sue Ellen didn't
come home last night.

She could've fallen
off the wagon. Bobby.

Kristin dead and Pamela and John Ross
in Abilene. I think there's a connection.

If so. You can bet the
connecting element's J.R.

Whatever J.R. is capable of.
He's no killer.

Anybody can kill
under the right circumstances.

Sure you don't want me
to go with you?

- Somebody better keep an eye on things.
- All right.

All right. Let's go.

Where's Bobby going?

Abilene. For some strange reason.
Pam's down there with John Ross.

I heard about Kristin's death on the
radio. Pam got anything to do with it?

I don't think so. But I don't know.
Everything's in a jumble around here.

What happened?

Found Kristin's body in the pool.

Either fell in or she was
pushed from the balcony.

- Who was home?
- Cliff Barnes found her.

J.R. was on the balcony.

J.R.? Oh. no.

Come on. I wanna go
upstairs to my room.

You're back at Southfork for good?

It's a long story.

How did she get out on that balcony?

She must've wandered there when I
went to take the call from Lt. McSween.

Fenton. She was high as a kite.
Drunk or something. I don't know.

- Did the two of you struggle?
- No. I told you. We did not struggle.

She was abusive.
Asking for money. A lot of it.

Did she often ask you for money?

When you get rich, you'll find you have
an awful lot of poor relatives.

I'd think she'd ask your wife, her sister.

Maybe that's what
she was gonna do.

My wife is no longer
in my home. We're separated.

Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Okay. You were just fixing to leave
the house to go to Abilene...

when you heard the noise outside?

That's right.

I walked on the balcony. That's when I
saw Cliff Barnes drowning that poor girl.

You mean you saw him
in the pool with Miss Shepard?

All right. That's what I saw.

Can you explain how that
railing got broken?

No.

Mr. Ewing. Just one more question.

Did you push Kristin Shepard
off that balcony?

I did not.

Thank you. Mr. Barnes.
I'm sorry we detained you for so long.

- Yup.
- Please don't leave the area...

- without letting us know.
- Right.

Mama. It's Cliff.

I'm coming over.

Thank you. Mr. Ewing.
That's all the questions for now.

- Can I use your phone?
- Sure.

Hello. This is J.R. Ewing here.
Lieutenant McSween. Please.

When did he leave?

All right. Do me a favor.
Leave a message.

Ask him to meet me
in my office in an hour.

- Yeah.
- Detective McSween is here.

Send him right in.

McSween. Where's my boy?

You told me not to have the Abilene
police do anything. Just have it watched.

Well. Somebody picked
him up early this morning.

- Who? My brother. Bobby?
- No. Not Bobby. Someone else.

Police got the license plate
and called me. I checked it out.

The car is registered
to a Steven Farlow. San Angelo.

Farlow. San Angelo.

That's the Southern Cross Ranch.

What the hell do they want
with my boy?

Are you sure the Farlows
own that car?

Absolutely. I was surprised too.

I double-checked it.
It's Steven Farlow's car.

All that money.

Oil refineries.

Southern Cross Ranch.

You know. J.R..
That car could be stolen.

Yeah. That's a possibility.

Now you call the San Angelo police.
And tell them to put a tracer on that car.

Tell them I'm flying
there right away.

- That could be trouble, J.R.
- What?

The Southern Cross is in San Remo.
That's a suburb in another county.

Sheriff Hawkins has power there.

Well. You just have a little talk
with Sheriff Hawkins.

I'm sure he doesn't want
to protect a bunch of kidnappers.

Bobby. I couldn't stand by
and let that happen.

It was awful J.R. took John Ross from
Sue Ellen then took her off the ranch.

You should've called me.
Told me what you were doing.

I couldn't reach you.
If I could. I wouldn't have.

- Why?
- I was afraid you might stop me.

Pam. Don't you understand
this a problem...

for J.R. and Sue Ellen to work out?

Well. I don't see it that way at all.
A helpless baby was involved.

Pam. I understand how
you feel about John Ross.

But I don't think
you did the right thing.

You should've seen Sue Ellen's face
when she picked up the baby.

She was so happy.

Pam. Was anybody
with Sue Ellen last night?

I don't know.

- Well. Did she say where she was going?
- I didn't ask.

- Donna. I didn't expect you home today.
- Hi.

Oh. I decided to cut it short.

Miss me. Huh?

Here. I'll get those.

- Let's see. That cover it?
- Sure will. Thanks.

- Great.
- Thank you.

Manage to get Dave and Lou Anne
launched on that big party?

Well. The party's tonight.

Tonight? Well. Why didn't you stay?

I decided I needed to get back.

We're upset about Kristin. But you
didn't have to rush because of that.

- I could have called you on the phone.
- No. I was coming back anyway.

I see.

Wasn't Kristin's death
that brought you home.

You were worried about that 3 million
I withdrew from the bank.

Ray. I'm not worried.

I was just surprised.

Look. I inherited a lot of money. And I've
never thought of it as mine. It's ours.

- Well. Didn't Dave tell you I called?
- Yeah.

Well. You were in Virginia.
I had to act fast.

Punk let me buy into this big
development deal we're working on.

Honey. I'm sorry. I'd never intentionally
do anything behind your back.

Well. I did feel kind of funny
when the bank called.

Look. Ray. I have to be
honest with you, okay?

I think that you're moving too fast.

I mean. You don't have the
background or the experience.

Donna. I was in on that
Takapa deal all the way.

Now. I learned a lot from
Jock and from Punk.

Obviously. Punk thinks I've made
a good contribution to this deal.

Okay. Look. If it makes
you happy. It's fine with me.

Just because a man starts off a cowboy
doesn't mean he has to end up that way.

No.

I'm glad you're home.

I've been just frantic trying to reach you.
I called your apartment a dozen times.

Thanks. It's been quite a night.

But I think they finally believe
that I only found the body.

Why did they keep you there so long?

The body was found on Southfork.
And Southfork is in Braddock County.

The Ewings have a lot of power
in Braddock County.

But that's no reason to hold you.

Yeah. There's something
suspicious about Kristin's death.

There were only two of us.
J.R. and myself.

I've had a run-in
with that sheriff before.

And believe me, he'd rather have me
as a suspect than J.R. Ewing.

You sound just like your father.

The way Digger used to go on
about his problems with Jock.

Daddy was right. Anytime a Ewing
and a Barnes cross paths...

there's gotta be trouble.

You must be starving.
Let me fix you something to eat.

Yeah. That'd be great. You know.
I just wanna clean up a little bit too.

Got a razor I can use?

- There's a drawer on the left.
- Thanks.

I can't believe she's dead.

Well. I didn't have much time to react.
I was too concerned about you.

Oh. Well.

I'm all right.

What was Cliff doing at Southfork?

He came to see me, but I was
delayed in Austin.

There's something else. Cliff's
accusing me of official misconduct.

- Why?
- J.R. beat those charges...

that he was responsible for the
counterrevolution in Southeast Asia.

Cliff thinks I gave J.R.
information against him.

- That's nonsense.
- Tell that to your brother.

How did J.R. manage
to get the information?

I don't know.

- Think Kristin had anything to do with it?
- Well. Honey. I don't see how.

Pam. You know. I know
how you feel about J.R...

but it sounds like you're
accusing him of murder.

Well. Bobby. If you know J.R..
It is easy to think the worst.

Hi. Mitch.

I'm glad you agreed to talk.

I owe you that much.

Would you like to sit down?

I don't think so.

I wanna talk about what's
going wrong with our marriage.

There's not much to talk about.

I'm what's wrong with it.

- No. You're not.
- Mitch.

When I fell in love with you it was
because you are the way that you are.

I thought it was so romantic and
wonderful because you were poor...

and you had to struggle...

and you wouldn't take
any help from my family.

I told you it wasn't
the way that it looked.

You were right about that.

I don't know.

Maybe I was just so spoiled
when I was brought up...

that I can't live any other way.

I don't wanna wait for what I want.

I don't wanna have to struggle
and to save and scrimp.

That's the only way I know how.

I would change if I could, for you.

Mitch. I don't want you to change.

I love you just the way you are.

I just can't be married to you like that.

Goodbye. Mitch.

- That's the car. Isn't it?
- Appears to be.

Whoever took my boy is still here.

We'll see. Mr. Ewing.

- Afternoon. Bull.
- Afternoon. Mr. Farlow.

Come on in. Boys.

What can I do for you?

That car in the drive
belongs to your son, don't it?

Yes. It does.

Abilene police spotted that car
in front of a Traildust Motel last night.

Abilene Police is right.
He was there last night.

Well. Sir. This is Mr. Ewing.

I know who he is.

Mr. Ewing says his boy was taken out of
that motel and driven in your son's car.

That's right. He was.

Mr. Farlow. Are you saying
my son is here on this ranch?

- That's right. He's here.
- I'd be very pleased if you'd go get him.

I'll like to take him home.

- I can't do that.
- What do you mean you can't do that?

If my son is not returned.
I'm gonna have the sheriff...

arrest you and Steve Farlow
for kidnapping.

- Mr. Ewing looking to make trouble?
- Nothing I can't handle.

- Are you Steve Farlow?
- Yes.

You're that rodeo rider
who made a pass at my wife.

Call it what you want. J.R.

Well. I... I couldn't care less
about that. I want my son.

Not this time, J.R.

John Ross stays with me.

I'm suing you for divorce.

Mr. Ewing. The child's with his mother.
No need to worry about his safety.

My son's been kidnapped. I want him
returned. And I want them arrested.

Mr. Ewing. You heard Mr. Farlow.
There's no cause to...

- We're talking about a kidnapping.
- I don't see any crime's been committed.

- That right. Mr. Farlow?
- That's right, Bull.

You also mow his lawns
on your day off, sheriff?

Now. There's no cause
to get nasty. Sir.

Why don't you go home. J.R.
Sue Ellen's with me now.

Sue Ellen. I wanna talk to you alone.

I don't think that's a good idea.

She can speak for herself. Unless it's
a crime for a husband to talk to his wife.

If it's all right with the lady.

- Sue Ellen.
- Sue Ellen. It's important.

Well. We're just gonna
be right over there.

Your boyfriend can come to your
rescue in one mighty hobble.

Please keep an eye on him.

Sue Ellen...

I have some bad news. I...
I really don't know how to start...

Just start. J.R.

Something terrible has happened. I
don't know if you heard it on the radio.

Is this another one
of your tasteless tricks?

No.

Kristin's dead.

- What?
- They found her on Southfork last night.

No.

I thought you'd wanna know.

I don't believe it.

I wouldn't lie about a thing like this.

You are capable of lying
about almost anything.

Kristin is dead.

She was found floating in the pool
last night on Southfork.

The sheriff was there. The TV.
The media, everything. It was awful.

- What happened?
- I don't know.

You.

- You're the one who killed her.
- Of course I didn't kill her.

You and I both know
that you had the perfect motive.

I didn't tell you this to hear
a bunch of accusations.

Her baby. What about her baby?

All we ever had was Kristin's word
that there was a baby.

But you paid her.

You sent all those checks
to California every month.

I didn't want a scandal. Especially the
way things were with Mom and Daddy.

I figured it was better
to pay her than to call her bluff.

I don't know. J.R. I just...
I don't know what to believe.

Kristin's dead. There's nothing
we can do about that.

Sue Ellen. Come on home.

We'll put all this behind us.
Start all over again.

Chances are. There never was a child.

If you think that Kristin's child was the
only reason I left you, you are wrong.

You're never gonna get John Ross.
And I'm never going back to Southfork.

You really want the cowboy that bad?

I love him.

Well. You can have him. Honey.

But I swear you're not
gonna keep my boy.

Sheriff Hawkins, get me off this place.

Honey. I'm gonna call Cliff.

I'll be upstairs.

Well. Don't you wanna know
how he is?

- Hello?
- Cliff, it 's Bobby.

Yeah. Bobby.

- Are you all right?
- Well. Considering I've been up all night.

- That give you any clue?
- Any answers about Kristin?

No. Suspicions.

- Well. I think we better talk.
- No kidding.

How about tomorrow
around 11:00 at the courthouse?

Why there? You don't want me
to be seen at your office?

I've got business there. I thought
it'd be convenient for both of us.

Okay.

All right.

Honey. Why don't you go lie down?

It's very lonely without him.

I hope he comes home soon.

Come on.

Come with me, hon.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- You like it?
- I like it.

Well. How come
you're not home studying?

Can I get a drink?

I don't think Milton
stocks chocolate shakes.

Afton. Please.

Yeah. Okay.

For a guy who's about to graduate
from medical school in a couple weeks...

you sure have a long face.

- What would like to drink?
- Whiskey.

- Soda or water?
- Just whiskey.

Lucy and I split up.

Permanently?

Looks that way.

You're a real fool.
You know that. Mitch?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about you and your idiotic
standards. You drove that girl away.

- That's enough. Afton.
- No. Mitch. No. It isn't enough.

You had something
so good going for you.

You had a wife who truly loved you.

But that wasn't enough. You also
wanted her to live like a pauper.

Maybe I made a mistake.

Maybe my whole marriage
was a mistake.

No. You made such
a big deal out of her being rich...

like it was a disease or something.

I just don't feel comfortable
around all that money.

Mitch. You were born with most
of the brains in this family...

but you have no common sense.

What's wrong with the woman
being richer than the man?

I don't wanna live
off of my wife's money.

There are a lot worse things.

Fix me another drink.

You really think that's
gonna get Lucy back?

- You want her back, don't you?
- Yes.

Then I suggest you try
using some of those brains...

and figure out a way to earn
yourself a lot of money.

Because it's your only hope. Mitch.

Thought you said
you wanted some company.

I do.

All you said all morning
is. “Hi. Here's your horse.“

I'm sorry.

- You don't have to talk if you don't want.
- No. I do. I do. Come on.

It's beautiful.

You never told me what you're doing
back. Ray said you'd be in Washington.

Yeah. I was. I was helping
Dave and Lou Anne.

Then the bank called and told me
Ray had withdrawn 3 million...

- to invest in that project.
- Three million dollars?

It's okay. It's just...

The Ray you married
never would've done that.

That's what worries me.

Look. He's just trying
to impress Daddy. I know.

I guess. Besides, I think
we worked it out.

And I don't mean to bother you
with my marital problems.

Well. I think you're just
joining the club on that.

Are you and Pam having trouble?

I don't know if you're aware of it...

but she's the one
who took John Ross to Sue Ellen.

I think under the circumstances.
I might have done the same thing.

Well. There's more to it than that.

Pam has these mood swings.

One minute she's just fine. Next minute
she's so depressed I can't reach her.

She wants a baby so badly.

But. Donna. Now it's an
obsession with her.

She might need a doctor.

You mean a psychiatrist?

Yeah.

Well. I talked to her about it.
She won't listen.

Well. You gotta keep trying.
Maybe you can convince her.

I'll keep trying. You know.
You're pretty nice to talk to.

Well. You're not so bad yourself.
Brother-in-law.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

The other one.
We didn't solve a damn thing.

No. But it helps just to talk.

Come on. Let's go.

Theresa. Can I have
some more coffee, please?

Pamela...

you'd be well-advised
to stay out of my sight.

I came this close to having you
arrested for kidnapping my boy.

I didn't kidnap John Ross.
And you know it.

I brought him to his mother after you
had her thrown off this ranch.

Is that all you did? Just an innocent
little outing to Abilene.

So my wife could drag him off...

take him to San Angelo.
The Southern Cross Ranch...

and live with some cowboy
she hasn't married? Ls that all?

John Ross has a right
to be with his mother.

No matter what? Even though
she's sleeping with another man?

A perverse way of looking
at right and wrong.

That's to be expected from the
illegitimate child of a ranch foreman...

and stepdaughter
of the town drunk.

- Enough. J.R.
- No. It's not.

- I'm not finished.
- You are.

No. I'm not. Bobby. And
I'm not gonna lay down for you.

Bobby. Don't.

- Break it up!
- I'm not through with her yet...

and I'm not through with you either.

And I'm not through with you either.

- Good morning. J.R.
- Yeah.

I'm sorry about your sister-in-law.

When Louella comes, tell her
I've got a lot of dictating for her.

Louella won't be in.

- What. Is she sick?
- No. You fired her.

Your lawyer. Howard Barker.
Is in your office.

All right.

- Howard.
- Oh. J.R. I'm glad you're here.

I was going to have to leave.
I'm due in court.

Howard. I want you to represent me.

Sue Ellen's run out.
Gonna be a nasty custody battle.

Thought Lincoln Hargrove
was handling it.

He's too soft.

Well. If he is no longer
on the case, I'll represent you.

- Where's your son now?
- Sue Ellen's got him.

- That could be a problem.
- Why? She's an unfit mother.

That would be easier to prove
if the child was in your possession.

Well. I guarantee you
before that trial...

my boy is gonna be back
on Southfork.

We're gonna have designer jeans for one
more year. But let's keep a close watch.

The market may have reached
the saturation point.

Jackie. I want an up-to-the-minute count
on the stock right after the meeting.

Okay. I'll take care of that.

Pam?

Yes.

You're very quiet.

I didn't realize.

I guess everything's been said.

Jackie. Do you have a report
of sales in the boutique?

Yeah. I've got them right here.

Thanks.

Phyllis. You better call the agency and
get some secretaries for me to interview.

- All right.
- Unless you wanna work for me.

Well. I'd have to talk to Bobby about it.

Yeah. I guessed Bobby's got
you broken in the way he wants you.

- Well. He seems pleased.
- Yeah.

You keep working with him.
Keep my calendar clean this afternoon.

- I'm gonna spend hours with my attorney.
- Yes. Sir.

- Cliff.
- I don't know why I'm meeting you here.

I should get ahold of
the lieutenant governor...

and set up a meeting to discuss
your action in the hearing.

Go ahead. I'm not gonna beg you to
stay. But you owe me a couple minutes.

- Okay. A couple minutes.
- The time I've known you, have I lied?

- Nope.
- Then why would I lie now?

I did not give J.R. the evidence
you piled against him.

Bobby. He's your brother.
You're out to protect him.

You and J.R. sound more like brothers.

The same devious mind. You look
for a hidden motive in anything.

I'd like to know how he got documents
that presumably proved his innocence.

Well. There are only two choices.

Either there was a leak and he was able
to fake the documents, or he's innocent.

Come on. You believe
that J.R. was innocent?

No. I don't.

You're gonna let him get away with it.
What he did is a federal crime.

Overthrowing a foreign
government is a federal crime.

You took your best shot.
Cliff. And you lost.

Now you gotta face it.

Nobody is proving anything
against J.R.. not now.

Maybe he's gonna get off
with Kristin's death too.

But let me tell you one thing.
I am never gonna stop trying.

- So you're still going to Austin?
- Oh. Yeah.

I don't think you're gonna find
a politician who wants to talk.

Cliff. You broke the chain of command.

- You do it to me. You'll do it to anybody.
- No. It's different.

All right. Go ahead.

But I predict Austin will be a mighty
frigid town for old Cliff Barnes.

- You used Ewing clout. Huh?
- I didn't have to talk to anybody.

You threw the rope over the tree.
You hung yourself without my help.

You're through in politics...

and you know it.

"I just" I don't believe it.

First time in my life I really feel free.

Well. I've been thinking
about that. Darling.

Maybe you wanna take time off and
really be free. Just you and your boy?

Oh. I just wanna be
with you. That's all.

Well. Sue Ellen. What I'm saying
is you may need a period of adjustment.

You may need some time
to make your own decisions.

- Are trying to get rid of me?
- No. Not a chance.

It's just that sometimes I...

I wish we'd come together
under different circumstances.

Well. We can't change that.

And I don't know that I'd want to
if I could anyway.

I have fulfilled every woman's dream.

My white knight saved me
from the dragon...

and carried me away to his
white castle on his white horse.

Let me see now. That's where
we're gonna live happily ever after?

Of course.

I don't want you thinking you've
changed one prison for another...

and you're free to go.

You are free to change your mind.

Do you know how special you are?

I'm inclined to believe that.

- And conceited too.
- That's your fault.

Because sometimes
I think you love me too much.

No.

No. I don't. I...

I just wanna spend the rest
of my life with you, that's all.

Hi.

Well. Hi. Lucy.

Ray said you were back, but you've
been keeping yourself pretty scarce.

I guess so.

Did you and Mitch have a fight?

The biggest.

I see.

Aren't you gonna ask me about it?

I figure you'll tell me about it
if you want to.

Why can't I just find
a nice guy and settle down?

You did.

I love him. Bobby.

I mean. I really. Really love him.

But it's not enough. Is it?

No.

I wish Grandma were here.

Lucy. What happened?

Money. What else?

I thought you two worked
that out a long time ago.

I tried.

I guess I really am just a spoiled brat.

Lucy.

I want him back. Bobby.

I really do. And I don't know how.

I'll do anything to get
John Ross back on Southfork.

Must be something
we can do to gain custody.

Of course. The condition
of the child's environment.

Living with a man she's
not married to. That enough?

It's important.

The courts have sometimes ruled
against women in cases like that.

You think there's a chance?

A good chance. Considering your wife's
history. Adultery. Drinking problem.

I'm beginning to get
a little optimistic already.

But you'd better stay clean
until the hearing. J.R.

Yeah.

Sheriff Washburn is here.
He says it's important.

All right. Send him in.

Come in. Fenton.

I'm sorry to disturb you.

Oh. This is Howard Barker.
My attorney.

How do you do, sir.

J.R.. I just got a phone call
from an assistant DA in Dallas County.

Seems he got an attack of conscience
after he read about Miss Shepard's death.

Yeah. so?

Well. Sir. It seems that
in front of most of your family...

Miss Shepard confessed
to shooting you.

And you persuaded him to sweep
that confession under the rug.

- What are you talking about?
- Motive. Mr. Ewing.

Assistant DA Martin Purcell thinks
you had the best motive...

for murdering Kristin Shepard.

Fenton. That's absolutely nonsense.
You know that.

Maybe we'd better talk about it
at headquarters.

You might wanna bring
Mr. Barker with you.