Dallas (1978–1991): Season 5, Episode 8 - The Split - full transcript

I thought maybe we could
do some business together.

What business could
we possibly do together?

How about "pin the
tail on the Ewing"?

This is J.R. Ewing here. So?

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

There's nothing to talk about.

Are you afraid to meet with me?

When I was on
top of that building,

I didn't even
realize where I was.

Everything just felt empty.

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



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

You are a disgusting man, Ewing.

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

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

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

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

Yes, ma'am, I did.

I just 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.

Morning. Morning.

Ray. Donna.

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 going to hurt
Ewing that much, is it?

Well, I was just telling
Mama it's temporary, that's all.

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 that
are really gonna be hurt

are speculators that have
been sitting around on all that oil

they own 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?

Oh, 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. I didn't
realize it was so late.

OK.

Bye-bye.

Bye, Miss Ellie.

Man: It's a serious
situation, Mr. Farlow.

Now that we're shutting
down the rest of the refineries,

we're laying off
another 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 have a very serious
cash-flow problem.

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

I understand your loyalty
is to your men, Mr. Farlow,

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

Humph.

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 up,

not for my sake.

It's not only for your sake.

I've had other men
try to break me before.

And I didn't give in to
this kind of pressure,

and I'm certainly not going
to 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.

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?

Well, understanding
them and being able

to live with them
are 2 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, uh...

Just what?

I never had a real
relationship with my mother,

and I'm never gonna
have a relationship

of a child of my
own. I feel empty.

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

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

When I was on
top of that building,

I didn't even
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?

Morning, J.R.

Morning. Any messages?

Mr. Leland is waiting for you.

All right. Hold all my calls.

Vaughn.

What on earth are you
doing up here this early?

Well, now, 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.

Oh? 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
problems paying off that note.

I'm glad to hear that.

Because 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?

Heh heh heh! Well, I
will say that for you, J.R.

You always seem
to 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%, 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.

Honey, 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 Witnow.

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.

Ha ha! 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. Heh!

You weren't in politics
yourself, were you?

Pfft! Only through Sam.

Well, 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 reports.

Heh heh heh! 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.

Oh, let me walk you to the car.

Oh, yeah, sure.

Be right back. All right.

Still a few more details,

but we can iron them out on the
phone when I get back to New York.

OK.

Hello.

Yeah, Ray? Neal Hart.

Oh, Neal. How are you?

Fine, just fine, just fine.

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

Yeah, sure. Is there a problem?

Yeah, well, there may be.

Well, uh, like what?

Well, it has to do with the
grading and foundations.

The foundations?

Yeah, on your development.

And I really think we ought
to talk about it in person.

Whatever you say.

OK. How about lunch tomorrow?

Sure. How about
Cattlemen's, 1:00?

Fine, fine. I'll see you then.

Right.

Oh!

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.

Ha ha ha!

Got a little nervous yesterday
when you missed our meeting.

Well, I had something
else to take care of.

If I had a way to get a hold
of you, I could've let you know.

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?

I took a look at them again.

Just like I said,

they all came from some
law firm in California.

2,000 a month.

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 going to 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. I 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.

Oh?

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
want to 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.

Oh, I do. But not that badly.

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

Uh, 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've been doing.

You're much better off with
me as a friend. Now come on.

J.R., 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, OK?

I'm warning you, Ewing,
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 myself another one.

Thanks.

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

Please, I don't want
to talk about it now, ok?

All right.

Heh heh heh!

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'll go
have dinner together?

No reason to wait
for Milton to fire me.

Yeah, I'm sorry about your job.

Humph. It's all right.

I just realized I've been going

the wrong way down
a one-way street.

Sly: Mr. Leland is here.

Send him right in.

Oh, hi, Vaughn. How you doing?

J.R.

This is Heather Wilson.

This is Vaughn Leland, a
very good friend of mine.

Well, it's my pleasure.

I'm sure it will be.

Heather works for the
Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

Oh, does she now?

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

Well, 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 a little early lunch and
discussed your travel plans.

Well, yes, I think
that'd be a fine idea.

Oh, darlin', 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.

Oh, I'll send you a postcard.

Ray.

Oh, Neal. How are you?

Good.

Get you a drink?

No, I don't think so.

So what's the problem?

Well, primarily
it lies in 2 areas,

like here in the grading, and
it's not gonna be too easy.

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

Well, 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 like 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.

Well, the 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%
more than our previous units.

Oh.

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

Well, uh, then you don't want
to go through with the project?

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

OK. It's no problem. I'll
just... 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?

I finally got
Mr. Greer's secretary.

She takes long lunches.

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

She says that if he calls
in, she'll have him call us.

All right, keep trying.
I have to talk to him.

Yes, sir.

Hi.

Hi, Grandma. I'm back.

How'd it go?

Well, 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.

Oh, 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.

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

Because this is
something your granddaddy

wanted done in front
of the whole family.

You're being mighty
mysterious about this, Mama.

Well, evening.

Hello, J.R.

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

Something special?

Yes, I got a letter
from your daddy.

Oh. Anything important?

Well, uh, 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.

"I don't know how
much longer I'll be here,

"and as you've
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 shall
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 in the management

"of the aforesaid Ewing Oil
company in the following manner:

"to Eleanor Southworth
Ewing, 30 voting shares;

"to John Ross Ewing
II, 20 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 III,
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 that have the 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.

Uh, 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.

It was quite a night.

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

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

And to me.

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

You mean 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?

Well, 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.

Look, Miss Ellie, maybe all
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?

Hmm! Well, that's certainly better
than just sitting here and worrying.

But I guess 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 money's
expended on oil storage tanks,

I can't foresee any problems,

especially when we have
no major loans outstanding.

Hmm. Well, you never can tell

when somebody might
want to audit these books.

I want them kept nice and tidy.

Yes, sir. Although the recent
sharp drop in crude 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 $3.00 a barrel.

It'll go up. Always has.

Yes, sir. Now if that's all?

Have you had a
vacation recently?

Next month, Mr. Ewing.

You know, 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.

Oh, you can leave that.

I still have a few
things to go over.

I'll have it delivered to your
office after the weekend, OK?

Whatever you say, sir.

Sly?

Yes, sir?

Do you have any
cartons out there?

I have some stuff I
want to put in storage.

I'll get one.

Yeah, Mama. I will.

Ok, you take care. I'll
see you soon. All right.

Bye-bye.

I, uh, guess you got
the drift of all that.

Mm-hmm.

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?

I guess he does. Why?

'Cause I don't think
he's gonna be too happy

about you having anything
to say about 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 Dye.

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 want to
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.

Ha ha ha. You think
my office is bugged?

I don't know. Is it?

Ok. Marie, I'm gonna go out.
I'll be back in a couple of 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.

It might never have come out.

Well, it 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 by 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 miss my job.

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

Well, 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 II.

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's very
careful with unsecured loans.

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

Stocks, bonds?

Well, I guess this'd
have to be on my name.

I've done pretty well
in my other 2 ventures.

Yes, you have. And that, of
course, will be in your favor.

I wouldn't need the
loan for very 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.

I really appreciate that.

I'll let you know
their decision.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

OK, 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.

OK. What about him?

He just loaned
J.R. $100 million.

No. No, he didn't.

He hates J.R.

Well, he did. And there's
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,

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.

And 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.

He made me feel unclean.

I hated myself.

But I hate him more.

I want to 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, uh...

good endings to bad beginnings.

Amen.

Hello?

Steve Farlow?

Yeah.

This is J.R. Ewing here.

So?

I'd like to meet with
you, sit down, 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.

Well, 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?

Oh, 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.

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

It's good land.

It's just got some problems.

Problems you must
have known about.

But I didn't. Anyway,

any developer worth his
salt would have checked it out

and arranged proper 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.

Sorry I lost my temper.

Good-bye.

Ray! Ha ha ha! 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
want to talk about?

No, I'll be fine, really.

I... I got to go into Braddock

and check on some
feed bills for the ranch.

I'll see you later.

Well, first, I want to thank
you two for dropping over.

As you know, the Senate
seat that I took over

for Dave Culver's
coming up for reelection,

so I made a decision about that.

Bobby, I think we should have 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 it.

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 want to thank you
two for all the support

you have given me, though.

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

We still think you have a
future in politics, Bobby.

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 maybe we could
do some business together.

What business could
we possibly do together?

How about pin the
tail on the Ewing?

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?

Look, why don't we
just get on with it, huh?

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.

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 under
the circumstances,

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.

Now I can give you a rundown
of the names of her lovers

if you're really
interested, but...

No. Not at all.

There is a point here.

I don't want to 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 cheap trick you're pulling here?

May be a trick, but
it's certainly the truth.

Hasn't it occurred to you...

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 that lady happy
and on Southern Cross.

And that sure as hell ain't you!

Ha ha ha!

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