Dallas (1978–1991): Season 5, Episode 7 - Blocked - full transcript

I thought we could do
business together.

- What business could we do together?
- How about Pin the Tail on the Ewing?

- It's J.R. Ewing here.
- So?

- I'd like to meet, talk a little.
- There's nothing to talk about.

Are you afraid to meet?

On top of that building.
I didn't realize where I was.

Everything just felt empty. I can't give
birth to my own child. I can't adopt.

How long you think she's gonna
stay with a sexual washout?

You are a disgusting man. Ewing.

Think I don't realize
what kind of trick you're pulling?

It may be a trick.
But it's certainly the truth.



J.R.. have you seen
the morning paper?

Yes. Ma'am. I did.

I wonder if the price of oil
going down...

is gonna have an effect on
your daddy's stay in South America.

Oh. I doubt it. It's just temporary.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Morning.
- Ray. Donna.

How you doing?

You see here where the price of crude
just dropped a dollar a barrel. J.R.?

Is that all anybody can talk about
around here?

It's not gonna hurt Ewing
that much. Is it?

- I was just telling Mama. It's temporary.
- Well. I hope it continues to drop.

It's bound to be good for the economy.
Especially if it goes down at the stations.

Well. What's good for the economy
is not necessarily good for Ewing Oil.



J.R.. that's a dreadful thing to say.

- Well. It's true. Mama. You know that.
- I don't see how it could hurt Ewing.

Maybe you lose a little bit
on the price of your crude...

but the only people who'll be hurt
are speculators...

who've been sitting on all that oil
waiting for the price to go up.

It's kind of hard
to find sympathy for them.

I gotta get to work.

Kind of edgy. Isn't he?

Well. I imagine most
of the oil producers are.

You know. It's time we took off.
Decorators don't like to be kept waiting.

You're so right. Rising so late.

- Okay.
- Bye-bye-

Bye. Miss Ellie.

SOUTHERN CROSS RANCH

It's a serious situation. Mr. Farlow.

Now that we're shutting down
the refineries...

we're laying off 500 men.
We're down to skeleton crews.

I want the men we've laid off
kept on at half salary.

- You can't be serious.
- I'm very serious.

You can't afford to do that.

Without the income
from the refineries...

you a have a very
serious cash-flow problem.

Then we'll go on as long as we can.

I understand your loyalties
to your men. Mr. Farlow...

but you're putting yourself
in a pretty precarious position.

Clayton. I can't let you do this.

It's out of your hands.

But it's all happening because of me.

I can't let you destroy everything
you've built. Not for my sake.

It's not only for your sake.

I've had other men try to break me.
And I didn't give in to the pressure.

I'm certainly not gonna give in
to flagrant blackmail.

- But if I left...
- Sue Ellen.

We're not the only ones
with a problem.

You read the paper this morning.

Now. J.R. is sitting on top
of 5 million barrels of oil...

that just went down over
a dollar per barrel.

And it looks like
it's gonna drop even more.

Now. He's got to be more
than a little nervous by now.

BROOKTREE HOSPITAL

Do you think your mother was the first
woman ever to abandon her husband?

Of course not.

Then why do you refuse
to even discuss it?

Because most women
don't abandon their children.

Hasn't your mother
explained all that to you?

Yes. And I understand her reasons.

But?

Understanding them and being able
to live with them are different things.

The same thing happened
to your brother.

He seems to have coped very well.

Cliff coped by being so bitter
that until recently...

he couldn't even talk
about my mother.

How did you feel about her?

Well. I always thought I loved her.

Even when I thought she was dead.

Don't you still feel that way?

Well. Of course I do.

It's just...

Just what?

I never had a real relationship
with my mother.

And I'm never gonna have a relationship
with a child of my own. I feel empty.

And you think a child
will make up for what you missed?

I don't know. I just know
that's all I think about.

On top of that building.
I didn't realize where I was.

Everything just felt empty and futile.

I can't give birth to my own child.
I can't adopt.

But you'll be able to adopt.

- It's only a question of time.
- That's what Bobby says.

Well. I don't know
if I can stand the pain that long.

Can you describe the pain?

No. I just know it's there.

And that if I could have a child
of my own. I could prove...

Prove what to whom?

- To me.
- What could you prove?

That I could love it.
And I could be near it...

and that I'd never leave it.

That it could grow up safe...

and that it would always know
that it was loved.

And you think that would make
the pain go away?

I don't know.

Would it?

- Good morning. J.R.
- Morning.

- Any messages?
- Mr. Leland is waiting for you.

All right. Hold my calls.

Vaughn. What on earth
are you doing up here this early?

J.R.. don't tell me you haven't heard
about the big drop in the price of crude.

Well. Of course I have.
Nothing to worry about.

Well. I'm not sure anyone else feels
as sanguine about that as you do.

It's only temporary. It'll go up again.

Well. I'm sure it will.
But when. J.R.?

I mean. That note of yours
is coming due pretty soon...

and what if it drops
even further by then?

I'm not gonna have any problem
paying off that note.

Well. I'm glad to hear that.

But as near as I can figure it.
You just lost about $5 million overnight.

Now. Of course. I have
complete confidence in you. J.R...

but some of the other boys
are getting a little nervous.

Vaughn. Have you ever known old J.R.
not to come up smelling like a rose?

Well. I will say that for you, J.R.

You always land on your feet
no matter what's going on around you.

And I will again this time.

You just tell those old boys to relax.
That money is safe as can be.

- Well. I'm behind you 100 percent. J.R.
- Good.

Ladies. Have a nice day.

Well. I didn't know we had company.

We've been waiting for you.

- How are you?
- Fine.

I want you to meet Edward Chapman.
Edward. This is my husband. Ray Krebbs.

- It's a pleasure. Mr. Krebbs.
- Mr. Chapman.

Mr. Chapman is an editor
with Chapman and Whitnow.

They're gonna publish my book.

Have you read it, Mr. Krebbs?

Nope. She was too nervous
to let me see even a single page.

I was sure it was awful.

Oh. You're wrong. It's one of
the best biographies I've ever read.

- You're really serious. Aren't you?
- Oh. Yes.

Yes. The style is wonderful.

It makes you understand Sam Culver.
What he was. What he stood for.

You weren't in politics yourself.
Were you?

Only through Sam.

When the book comes out...

you'll have national committees
knocking on your door.

Your insight into politics is...
Well. It's extraordinary.

- You are embarrassing me.
- Well. You shouldn't be.

And you. Mr. Krebbs. Should be
very proud of your wife.

If this isn't a national bestseller.
I've never seen one.

Well. I am proud of Donna.

Especially since I have a hard time
just writing the monthly ranch report.

That isn't true.

Well. I'll be heading back to New York.
It's a pleasure.

- Yes. Sir.
- A pleasure. Mr. Krebbs.

I think we'll be seeing
a lot of each other.

- Let me walk you to the car.
- Yeah. Sure.

- Be right back.
- All right.

Still a few more details.
But we can iron them out on the phone.

Okay.
-

- Hello.
- Yeah. Ray? Neal Hart.

- Oh, Neal, haw are you?
- Fine. Just fine. Just fine.

I was wondering if you'd be free
to get together tomorrow.

- Yeah. Sure. Is there a problem?
- Yeah, well, there may be.

Well. Like what?

Well. It has to do with
the grading and foundations.

- The foundations?
- Yeah, an your development.

I think we ought to talk
about it personally.

- Whatever you say.
- Okay, how about lunch tomorrow?

- Sure. How about Cattlemen's. 1:00?
- Fine, fine. I'll see you then.

All right.

Is there something wrong?

Oh. No. That was just the architect.

Wants me to have lunch
with him tomorrow. Go over the plans.

Now. What's all this about you
becoming a best-selling authoress?

Well. Honey. When you got it.
You got it.

Got nervous yesterday
when you missed our meeting.

I had something to take care of. If I had
a way to reach you. I'd have told you.

That's all right. Not that I don't trust
you. But I think it's better this way.

- You have copies of the checks?
- You got the money?

Took a look at them again.
Just like I said...

they all came from some law firm
in California, 2000 a month.

They all came from some law firm
in California, 2000 a month.

The question is. If this is a trust fund.
Who set it up? And why?

I don't know, but if this is a dead end.
That's it, I'm getting out of Dallas.

It's gonna take me some time
to check this out.

I'll be in touch. Don't take too long.

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

Hi.

Afton.

- You're a little early for the show.
- Yeah.

Got good news for you.

- My recording contract?
- Well. No. Not exactly.

I talked to Milton and arranged for you
to have the weekend off.

I thought you might enjoy
a nice little vacation in the Bahamas.

- With whom?
- Vaughn Leland.

Gotta keep that man happy.

Not with me. Not anymore.

Now. Honey. I told you.
I wanna keep him happy.

J.R.. I've done all I'm going to.
I can't stand to be near him.

I thought you wanted
that recording contract?

No. I do. But not that badly.

Besides. I don't even think
there is a recording contract.

I don't want any back talk.
I want you on that trip with Vaughn.

No way. Jose.

Afton. No more games, honey.

I've been paying you damn well
for what you been doing.

- You're better off with me as a friend.
- Let go of me.

I told you. Now. Go home
and pack your bags. You hear?

Just let go.

Mitch. Mitch. Please.
Just stay out of this. Okay?

I'm warning you.
Stay away from my sister.

Stay away from her?

You're gonna have to use a microscope
to find her from now on.

You're finished, honey.
Last night was your final performance.

There's a million tramps like you around.
I'm just gonna have to find another one.

Thanks.

Sometimes it's kind of nice
to have a big brother. You know.

Please. I don't wanna talk
about it now. Okay?

All right.

But I've been wanting to pop him
for some time now.

Well. Why don't I go get my things and
you and I will go have dinner together.

There's no reason to wait
for Milton to fire me.

Yeah. I'm sorry about your job.

It's all right.

I just realized I've been going
the wrong way down a one-way street.

Mr. Leland is here.
Send him fight in.

- Oh. Hi. Vaughn. How you doing?
- J.R.

This is Heather Wilson.
This is Vaughn Leland, a good friend.

- Well. It's my pleasure.
- I'm sure it will be.

Heather works for
the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

Does she. Now?

You know how they're trying
to drum up tourism.

They have this personally conducted
tour of the island now.

And I'd just love you
to be my guest there this weekend.

Personal tour?

Very.

- All expenses paid. Of course.
- All expenses?

I thought it might be a good idea
if you and Heather had an early lunch...

- and discussed your travel plans.
- Well. Yes. I think that'd be a fine idea.

Oh. Darling. Would you mind waiting
outside for just one moment?

Of course not.

Thank you. Heather.

- Very pretty young lady.
- And a wonderful tour guide.

You know. J.R.. I really appreciate
your trying to keep me happy.

However. It has no bearing on the fact
that your note is due in 10 days.

And you better be able to pay it.

I'll send you a postcard.

- Ray.
- Oh. Neal.

- How are you?
- Good.

- Can I get you a drink?
- No. I don't think so.

- So. What's the problem?
- Well. Primarily it lies in two areas.

Like here in the grading.
And it's not gonna be too easy.

I don't see how that could cost
that much.

- Yeah. But that's not the big problem.
- All right.

It's rather complicated and technical...

but basically it's a question
of very soft soil and a high water table.

So. What's the bottom line
on this. Neal?

Ray. As you know. Our specifications...

call for standard foundations
with basic slab flooring.

- Right.
- Okay.

Well. A combination
of this water table and soft soil...

it won't support that.

We may have to go down
with pilings in every unit...

then a subfloor and a raised floor
instead of a slab.

Well. How much is all that gonna cost?

Well. We hadn't worked out
the figures exactly...

but. Ray. At least 50 percent more
than our previous units.

I don't know if there's enough capital
to spend that kind of money.

Well...

then you don't wanna go through
with the project?

I'd just like you to hold up
for a couple of days.

Okay. That's no problem.
I'll just pull her back.

And. Ray. I hope you won't mind
what I'm gonna say...

but ordinarily. On a
project this large...

the developer has these surveys done
long before any money goes into escrow.

Then if there are any problems.
They're known beforehand.

Well. You know the old saying
about fools rushing in.

Look. Ray. I'm really sorry about this.

Thanks. Neal. I'll be in touch with you.

- Yes, sir?
- Any luck on that call to California?

L finally got Mr. Greer': Secretary.
She takes long lunches.

It seems Mr. Greer is out of town
for a few days.

"She says if he calls in
she'll have him ca" us.

- All right. Keep trying. I'll talk to him.
- Yes, sir.

- Hi.
- Hi. Grandma. I'm back.

- How'd it go?
- It went pretty good. I guess.

It's not as much fun as it used to be.

- Hey. Did Mitch call when I was gone?
- I'm sorry. Lucy. He didn't.

Well. That's all right.
I was just kind of hoping he would.

- Any mail for me?
- No. Mostly bills.

What's this big one?

- It's from Jock.
- From Granddaddy.

I wonder what he has to say.

Is he all right?

Oh. My Lord.

There you go. Mama.

I don't see why we have
to wait for J.R.

Because your granddaddy wanted
this done in front of the whole family.

You're being mighty mysterious
about this. Mama.

- Well. Good evening.
- Hello. J.R.

We've been waiting for you. J.R.

- Something special?
- Yes. I...

I got a letter from your daddy.

- Anything important?
- Well...

why don't you fix yourself a drink
and I'll read it.

- Hurry up. J.R.
- Lucy. I've had a long. Difficult day.

Don't start with me.

All right. As I said.
This came from Jock today.

A lot of it's personal.
So I'll skip over that.

Now. Let me see.

“L don't know how much longer
I'll be here...

and as you have been aware of lately.
The phone service between us is terrible.

There are areas I've been into
where no contact at all is possible.

I know that while I'm down here...

the business has to keep running
without me.

While I have the utmost faith
in J.R.'s ability...

to keep Ewing Oil on firm ground
in my absence...

I also realize that at times he takes...

a somewhat headstrong approach
to business.

In your defense, J.R..
I felt the same way about Bobby...

when he was running the company.

So knowing that you could not always
reach me when necessary...

I've had a legal document drawn.
It accompanies this letter.

More than anything I could write here. It
will explain what I think is necessary...

for Ewing Oil in my absence.

I miss you very much...

and look forward to our
being together in the near future.

I love you all.“

“In order that Ewing Oil should continue
to operate without my presence...

and while still keeping ownership...

of the 100 shares of Ewing stock
that comprise the entire issue...

I hereby designate
100 voting shares...

and the management
of the aforesaid Ewing Oil Company...

in the following manner:

To Eleanor Southworth Ewing.
30 voting shares.

To John Ross Ewing ll...

twenty voting shares.

To Bobby James Ewing.
20 voting shares.

To Garrison Arthur Ewing.
10 voting shares.

To Ray Krebbs Ewing.
10 voting shares.

To John Ross Ewing Ill.
A minor. 10 voting shares.

If he is once again living at Southfork
with his father...

then J.R. Ewing
will control his voting shares.

If not. Then Eleanor Southworth Ewing
shall control them.

Witnessed to and attested to... “
And so on.

Grandma. I don't understand.

If Granddaddy still owns the company.
Then what good are those voting shares?

Well. When there was a big decision
to make about Ewing Oil...

J.R. used to consult Jock.

Now the people who have voting shares
can approve or disapprove.

Or say that enough of the people
who had the voting shares...

didn't like the management...

It's nothing personal. J.R.

they could all get together.
Vote in a new president.

Or audit the books.

In essence. Who controls 50 or more
voting shares controls the company.

Well. Here's to Daddy.

For looking out for the welfare
of Ewing Oil.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

- Or is it?
- Well. I'm not sure.

I don't think I fell asleep
until the sun came up.

That was quite a night.

Did...? Did you talk to J.R.
after we left?

No. I think it was
quite a shock to him.

No. I think it was
quite a shock to him.

And to me.

I'm not sure
that Jock did the right thing.

Giving you the largest share of the
votes. Especially with John Ross gone?

Well. He did put a lot of pressure on me.
In a sense. I'm controlling Ewing Oil.

And you know I always stay away
from the business.

Not only that. He's opened the doors
to a lot of rivalry between the boys.

Well. Maybe not. I mean. Certainly Ray
isn't interested in the company.

How did he feel about it?

He was very proud
that Jock thought enough of him...

to give him the voting shares.

But I think he would just as soon
be out of it entirely.

Did you talk to Gary yet?

No. I know I have to.
But I've been putting it off.

I'm just not sure how he'll react to it.

Gary's always avoided pressures.

Miss Ellie. Maybe all of this
is just a tempest in a teapot...

and nothing's going to happen
while Jock's away.

I'd like to think that's true...

but from the way J.R. reacted. I...

I just don't know.

Look. I tell you what.

Why don't we just put all this
behind us and go shopping?

Well. That's certainly better than
just sitting here and worrying.

But I guess I better call Gary first.

I'll wait.

As you can see, the company
is in excellent financial condition.

While our cash position is not quite
as fluid as it might be...

due to the moneys expended
on oil storage tanks...

I can't foresee any problems.

Especially when we have
no major loans outstanding.

Never can tell when somebody
might wanna audit these.

- I want them kept nice and tidy.
- Yes. Sir.

Although the recent sharp drop in oil
prices hasn't caused any damage yet...

it will result in a depreciated
profit picture...

and a further restriction
in cash flow.

We were fortunate our crude production
was based on July rates.

Yeah. We were lucky there. All right.

Well. Actually. Foresight on your part.
Mr. Ewing.

I know many major producers
have been storing crude...

in hopes of a price hike.

Instead it's dropped almost $3 a barrel.

- It'll go up. Always has.
- Yes. Sir. If that's all...?

- Have you had a vacation recently?
- Next month. Mr. Ewing.

Haskell. You've done an outstanding job
for us this year.

I'd like you to take
a couple of extra weeks off.

Kind of a little bonus from Ewing Oil.

Matter of fact.
Why don't you leave on Monday?

Thank you. I'll do that.

You can leave that.
I still have a few things to go over.

I'll have it delivered to you
after the weekend, okay?

- Whatever you say. Sir.
- All right.

- Sly.
- Yes, sir?

Do you have any cartons out there?

I have some stuff
I wanna put in storage.

I'll get one.

Yeah. Mama. I will.

Okay. You take care. I'll see you soon.

All right. Bye-bye.

I guess you got the drift of all that.

I don't see why your daddy
wants to involve you in Ewing Oil.

Honey. I'm not involved.
It's just 10 voting shares.

- J.R. know about it?
- Yeah. I guess he does. Why?

He's not gonna be happy about you
having any say in Ewing Oil.

Valene. I don't care about J.R.

Look. Mama sounded kind of upset.
I think I ought to go back to Southfork.

Gary. You know what happens
every time you go back there.

Honey. We went back for Lucy's
wedding and everything was fine.

I know.

I just get that...

That funny feeling
every time you're around your family.

Look...

I can handle Southfork if I have to.

Yes?

There's a Miss Afton Cooper
here to see you.

- Send her in.
- Yes, sir.

Well. This is a surprise.

Yeah. I suppose. I didn't know
if you'd answer a phone call from me.

Oh. Yes.

Thanks.

I did read the financial page.

You're now president
of Wentworth Tool and Die.

Not bad for a loser. Huh?

I guess I deserve that.

But maybe we can do each other
some good.

I'm doing pretty well on my own.

What if I could help you
get J.R. Ewing?

Why would you wanna do
something like that?

I have my reasons.

Let's talk.

Why don't we go have a drink.
I think we can talk better there.

You think my office is bugged?

I don't know. Is it?

Okay. Marie, I'm gonna go out.

- I'll be back in a couple hours.
- Yes, sir.

You know, it's funny. All my life,
I thought I knew myself, but I didn't.

Oh. Honey. You were doing just fine...

till you found out there was
a problem having children.

No. I wasn't. Bobby. Not really.
I kept all my feelings bottled up inside.

Might never have come out.

Well. Looks like you and Dr. Conrad
are making some progress, huh?

I really feel good.

Maybe it's time I thought
about leaving here.

Coming back to Southfork.
Back to The Store.

Did I tell you Liz and Jackie
came to see me yesterday?

Did they? Well. Now. That was nice.
Wasn't it?

Yeah. They filled me in on the new line.
What's selling. What isn't.

For the first time.
I really missed my job.

Well. Pam. What does Dr. Conrad think
about you leaving here so soon?

You know how doctors are.
She doesn't think I should rush things.

She says we still have
a long way to go.

Well. She's right. You know.
You don't have to rush it.

Everything's fine at home.

You have your job
whenever you want it...

so maybe you should just slow down.
Take it easy.

Maybe.

Bobby. Have you heard anything
from the adoption agencies?

Well. I keep in touch with them...

and I haven't heard anything yet.
But it shouldn't be too long now.

I know. I mean.
It can't be much longer.

Bobby. Do you care whether
it's a little boy or a little girl?

Well. Of course not. Whatever it is.
It's gonna be ours. Isn't it?

I've been thinking of names.

Bobby James Ewing ll.

Pamela Jean Ewing.

Maybe Rebecca.

I love you. Honey.

Well. I love you. Bobby.

Come in. Mr. Krebbs.

- Have a seat.
- Thank you very much.

What can I do for you?

How's the San Antonio venture
coming along?

Well. It's coming along just fine.

Although we've run
into some unexpected problems.

Oh. Really?

Yes. Sir. It's nothing
we can't handle...

but I'm gonna need to finance
about now.

How much are you talking about?

- I think 3 million would handle it.
- I see.

Well. You and Mrs. Krebbs
have more than enough to cover that.

Would you want to use that
as collateral?

I'd just as soon borrow on my own.

You realize. With today's
interest rates...

our loan committee is very careful
with unsecured loans.

Or is there some other collateral
you wish to put up? Stocks? Bonds?

Well. I guess this would have
to be on my name.

I've done pretty well
on my other two ventures.

Yes. You have. And that. Of course.
Will be in your favor.

I wouldn't need the loan for long.
It'd just be to get over this rocky part.

Of course.

Well. Your financial statement is on file.
Our loan committee meets on Thursday.

I'll get back to you.

- Well. I really appreciate that.
- I'll let you know their decision.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay. There's your drink.
No one can hear what we're saying.

You were telling me about J.R. Ewing.

Do you know a man
named Vaughn Leland?

I know that J.R. broke him
during that Asian oil swindle.

He may have been broke once...

but he's now head of a bank
in Houston.

Okay.
-

What about him?

He just loaned J.R. $100 million.

- No. No. He didn't. He hates J.R.
- Well. He did.

And there are some other bankers
that loaned him another 100 million.

Oh. That can't be.

I know the Ewing Oil
financial position too well.

They're solid.
They don't need any loans.

Cliff. This has nothing to do
with Ewing Oil.

It's something J.R. has done
on his own.

Vaughn said J.R. bought millions
of barrels of oil and he's storing it.

Only now the prices are going down.

You're saying J.R.'s in trouble?

That's what Vaughn said.

How do you know all this?

J.R. asked me to meet Vaughn.
Be nice to him.

He said he wanted
to keep Vaughn really happy.

- Which you did?
- No. I didn't.

I can't stand him.

I thought I could do a lot of things.
But I couldn't do that.

Vaughn just told you this. Then?
Why?

He doesn't like J.R.
any more than you do.

And he talks a lot when he drinks.

He said he wanted J.R.
to default on the loans.

- He told you that?
- Well. Not in so many words. But I knew.

All right. Supposing all this is true...

what's it got to do with me?

Why are you telling me?

It's kind of complicated.

There's a lot I want in this world...

a lot that I need.

The reasons don't really matter.

For a while there.
I thought J.R. could help me get it.

But I couldn't pay his price.

It made me feel unclean.
I hated myself.

But I hate him more.

I wanna get back at him.

I know you do too.

I'd like nothing more.

So I thought now that
you're president of this company...

you might be in a position
to take advantage of his situation.

Maybe we could do it together.

I think this calls
for a different kind of drink.

I don't usually buy champagne.
But I think we should celebrate.

Yeah. I'd like to celebrate.

How about...

good endings to bad beginnings?

Amen.

Hello.

- Steve Farlow?
- Yeah.

It's J.R. Ewing here.

So?

I'd like to meet with you.
Sit and talk a little.

- There's nothing to talk about.
- Oh, there really is.

It'd be to your benefit.

- No, I don 't think so.
- Are you afraid to meet with me?

Hell. no.

If you're not afraid.
Why don't I fly down there...

or you come up here. Whatever.

- I'll come up there.
- Cotton Bowl. Noon tomorrow.

All right. I'll be there.

Who was that?

Well. That was just somebody
I have a little unfinished business with.

Yes, sir?

Sly. If I have any appointments
for tomorrow. Cancel them.

Yes, sir.

KREBBS

The land you sold me
just wasn't worth a damn.

It's good land.
It's got some problems.

- Problems you must have known about.
- But I didn't.

Any developer worth his salt would have
checked it out and arranged financing.

We had plenty of money
if that land of yours was any good.

Now. Ray...

Listen. Ray. We're not getting
anywhere yelling at each other.

The point is.
Can you raise more money?

Find out in a couple of days.

All right now.

Let me know what happens.
I've got a lot at stake here too.

Yeah. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I lost my temper.

Goodbye.

Ray! Look. Look at this.

What'd you do. Win some kind
of sweepstakes or something?

It's a $50,000 advance
against the sale of my book.

Does it make you proud of me?

Yeah.

It really does.

I tell you what.

If you'd like to go out. I'll buy.

Oh. I don't know. Honey.
I'm not feeling all that good.

- What's wrong?
- I don't know.

I'm just not all that up. That's all.

Something you wanna talk about?

No. I'll be fine. Really.

I gotta go into Braddock and check on
some feed bills for the ranch.

I'll see you later.

Now. First. I wanna thank you two
for dropping over.

As you know. The senate seat
that I took over for Dave Culver...

is coming up for reelection.
So I've made a decision about that.

I think we should've talked about it
before you made up your mind.

Look. I had things in mind when I took
that senate seat over for David.

I think I've accomplished
some of them.

- But lately I haven't been able to...
- Bobby. We all understand there are...

Look. The point is. It looks like things are
gonna get worse before they get better.

With my daddy being gone
and my wife undergoing treatment...

I think my family needs me.

I think they need me more than the
people of the state of Texas right now.

So I have decided
not to run for reelection.

There's still time to change your mind.

No. I don't think so.

I wanna thank you two for
all the support you have given me.

I just hope I haven't
let you down too bad.

I still think you have a future
in politics.

Well. If so. It's a long way
in the future.

My family needs me more right now.
Thank you. Gentlemen.

Come on in.

Thank you.

I was rather surprised
to receive your call.

I always had the feeling
I was not your favorite person.

Well. This is business.

Yes. I had the impression
that's what it was before as well.

Cliff?

What the hell is this?

I'm Cliff Barnes.
Maybe you've heard J.R. mention me.

I thought we could do some
business together.

What business could we possibly
do together?

How about Pin the Tail on the Ewing?

MIDWAY

Ewing.

Well. That was
a very impressive entrance.

You looking to see if I had
any troops stationed outside?

I didn't come here to play games.
Ewing. What is it you wanted?

Well. We got almost
72.000 empty seats there...

- you sure you wouldn't like to sit down?
- Why don't we just get on with it?

All right.

I suppose you think I came here
to ask you to give me my boy back.

Yeah. That had occurred to me.
So don't even bother.

Well. Actually. I came here
to do you a service.

Oh. Really?

Ever since I found out about your...

Your problem at the trial...

well. I've been thinking about you.

I don't know why you should
think about me at all...

except for the fact
your wife is living with me.

Well. In a sense.
I suppose that's true, technically.

But how long she's gonna be
living with you...

I wouldn't make a hazard to guess.

You do like to get down
in the dirt, don't you?

I find it advantageous at times, yes.

- All right. Let's get this over with.
- All right.

My wife. And she is still my wife...

is a lady of very tempestuous moods.
Mostly sexual.

I can give you a rundown of the names of
her lovers if you're really interested...

No. Not at all.

There is a point here.

I don't wanna be so crude
as to call her a nymphomaniac...

but all the while she and I were
enjoying a very healthy relationship...

she was out
looking for more elsewhere.

You are a disgusting man. Ewing.

You think I don't realize
what kind of trick you're pulling?

It may be a trick.
But it's certainly the truth.

Hasn't it occurred to you...?

Well. Surely you remember
how she was before your accident.

My bet is that you could
hardly keep her out of bed.

How long do you think she's gonna
stay with a sexual washout?

Hell. She can't go without it forever.

Yeah. Maybe she won't have to.

I've seen your daddy.

Maybe she's staying with you
because she's not going without it.

There's only one person
that's man enough...

to keep her happy
on all of Southern Cross...

and that sure as hell ain't you!