Dallas (1978–1991): Season 7, Episode 7 - Ray's Trial - full transcript

Baby, I want you to keep
your eyes on this glass.

When you find it's empty, bring me another.
Keep them coming till I tell you to stop.

Mr. Ewing, is something wrong?

Well, yes, but nothing
I wanna talk about.

I'll keep the drinks coming.

J.R.

Oh, Lord.

I was hoping I'd run into you.

Would you please leave, Holly?

I just heard the most
astounding news...

that you and Bobby are gonna
run Ewing Oil side by side...



share and share alike.

Well, news travels
fast in this town.

Good story like that?
Hard to keep bottled up.

You've heard the story
and you told me about it.

Now, I really wanna be alone.

Oh, thank you, honey. Ahem.

- Can I get you something?
- Nothing for me, thank you.

Ahem. No, the lady's
leaving, aren't you?

Looks like the only friend
you have left is in that glass.

I just think it's wonderful that
despite all your manipulations...

despite all your
crooked deals...

despite your hitting me up for 20 million
bucks to get you out of my company...

Despite all that...

you still couldn't beat Bobby.



Holly, I don't feel that I owe
you any kind of an explanation.

But since you're not
gonna leave my table...

maybe I can shut you up by
giving a little inside information.

Bobby and I agreed to split up the
company long before the accounting.

Maybe you did.

But the way I heard it, you
were gonna double-cross Bobby.

It was Bobby that agreed
to share Ewing Oil with you.

Not the other way around.

I must compliment you
on the quality of your spies.

I still have some people in
this town who owe me favors.

Well, since I don't think you
slept with Punk or Harv Smithfield...

it must have been
one of the auditors.

01 all of them, as
the case may be.

Same old J.R., hmm. Losing
has done nothing for your soul.

But I'm happy that you lost...

because you cost me the
one thing in the whole world...

that I ever really wanted.

- Bobby.
- Yes.

Well, he's free now, honey. You
can go after him free as a bird.

You made that impossible.

I did?

You mean because of that
one night I spent in your bed?

Oh, my saintly brother.

Darling, I'd like to
make a little toast.

To the fact that you will
never, ever be my sister-in-law.

And I wanna thank you, too. For
reminding me how ethical my brother is.

It's a flaw in his
character that eventually

will cause his downfall
in the oil industry.

I'm not finished yet,
honey. Not by a long shot.

Thank you. I'm feeling better.

Oh, that must be
Atkin's stock over there.

Pretty healthy-looking animals.

Well, he always believed
in calf-free conditioning.

It sure as hell
pays 0”, doesn't it?

I'll buy you some breakfast, give us a
chance to celebrate you beating old J.R.

Ah, there's nothing
to celebrate, Ray.

We're running the company
together, that's all. What about you?

You must have a lot on your
mind, a court trial coming up.

Oh, I'll be all right.

Look, if you don't wanna celebrate,
let's eat. All I've had is a cup of coffee.

Look, do you know who's
gonna defend you yet?

Somebody Donna knows,
a guy named, uh, Morgan.

Paul Morgan.

You know, uh, I sure would like to
have been with you on that last audit...

when you told these boys about the
Canadian oil fields coming in, ha-ha-ha.

I bet old J.R. just about died.

You know, you should have
kept the company for yourself, Bob.

You won it fair and square.

No, it's better this way.
It's what Daddy wanted.

Ray, the fight for
Ewing Oil is old news.

You don't seem to wanna talk about
the tight you're in right now. Why is that?

Nothing to talk about, Bob.

Ray?

Donna.

What are you
doing in Fort Worth?

I have come to take my husband
home. I've been looking all over for you.

We're gonna get breakfast,
then go to the auction.

You have an appointment
with Paul Morgan.

Oh, yeah.

- Come on. The guy's waiting for you.
- I still got the auction...

- I'll take care of the auction. You go on.
- Okay. See you later.

Good afternoon,
ladies and gentlemen.

Another exciting game
of pole at Willow Bend.

And returning to the field after an absence
of several months is Mark Graison...

in the Number 3
position, rated three goals.

Good to have Mark
Graison back in action.

Graison makes a nice
shot down the field...

but it looks like Tulsa's
Albert is going to get there first.

No, Graison takes the
ball and he's controlling it.

Graison's taking
it down the field.

Now, Dallas' Robert
Kane gets a strong shot.

And Graison is in the
control of the ball again.

Dallas and Tulsa have played
against each other two times before.

Kane makes a strong shot.

Wow, look at that man ride.

It is so beautiful.

Mark is really something
else, isn't he, Pam?

Yes, he is.

He goes into the comer,
trying to find the ball.

That guy really knows
how to live, you know that?

I get a kick out of
being here watching him.

You know, we've come a long way.

You're talking
about money again.

Not about money,
I'm talking about living.

I'm learning a lot
about living from him.

Oh, here's Mark Graison again.

Can you imagine here? This is the
world I never thought I'd be a part of.

You know something,
Cliff? You look happy.

I mean, really happy, for the
first time since I've known you.

Yeah, I am. Because
this is where I wanna be.

And my sister has got
the right guy for herself.

Don't rush me.

As far as I'm concerned,
it's already happened.

Here we are one
happy. Prosperous family.

- Oh, look at that.
- Would you watch Mark?

Graison has the ball again and
he's made a beautiful centering shot...

right back in front of
the goal. And watch it.

Graison folds the whip
under the net and he scores.

Ladies and gentlemen,
that ends the third chukker.

Whew. Jenny, get me Thunderbird
for the fourth chukker. Thanks, babe.

- Mark, we missed you.
- Well, I've been busy.

- You didn't lose my number, did you?
- 01 course not.

I'm so glad you're back.
We're gonna have a party after.

That sounds good. I'll see
you. I've got friends waiting.

See you a little later.

A little layoff hasn't hurt
your game any, Mark.

Thanks. Very good to see you.

- Mark, you're playing super.
- Okay, thanks.

Hey, I think the
girls missed you.

I think Cliff's
a little envious.

Well, he shouldn't
be. He's got you, Afton.

Thanks.

- Mark, you really were terrific.
- Thanks, babe.

Mark Graison, where
the hell have you been?

- Well, Tracy...
- You haven't returned any of my calls.

Tracy Andrews, this
is Pamela Ewing...

her brother, Cliff
Barnes, and Afton Cooper.

- So you're Pamela Ewing.
- Yes, I am.

Mark's been out circulation for months.
None of his friends have seen him.

You must really be something
in bed to accomplish that.

I'm sorry, Pam. She never
was known for her tact.

Pam.

I'm sorry, Mark.

I guess I forget what
I've taken you away from.

Pam, there's no competition.

The way I feel about you,
you're in a class by yourself.

Hey, Mark, let's go. Come on.

Okay?

Ray, I have to know
exactly what happened.

Well, there's not
much to tell, Paul.

Pulled the plug on
Mickey's life-support system.

The rest is exactly
like I told the cops.

I know that much.

What I want are your thoughts
when you made the decision.

Everything that
happened that day.

I know you're trying to do your job,
but I don't want any big-deal defense.

I just want you
in court with me.

I have to do more than just be in
court with you. I have to defend you.

And you're not giving
me anything to go on.

I just did what Mickey
would have wanted me to do.

You mean that sometime
before he went into the coma...

he asked you to tum off
the life-support system?

Not exactly.

We talked. It's what he would have
wanted. What I did was not immoral.

I'll let the theologians
worry about the morality.

What you did, in the eyes of the
law, was deliberately take another life.

Raymond.

I'd like to go in and
lie down for a while.

Let me help you, Aunt Lil.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

Ray, you and Mickey
weren't alone in that room.

We'll continue this another time.
I've gotta take care of my Aunt Lil.

Donna, I can't prepare
a case this way.

I know. I know.

Ray's aunt was in the
room when the boy died.

Now, Ray isn't
telling me anything.

I may have to get
the story from her.

You saw what kind
of a condition she's in.

Yeah.

But one way or the other, I have
to know exactly what happened.

Well, I wanna thank you
for coming in on a Saturday.

Sure, I'm glad
you all could come.

I know how much your
weekends mean to you.

We're have out of
curiosity, J.R. That's all.

I think we're shocked that
you had the nerve to call us.

This better be good,
J.R. I gave up a golf game.

Can I buy you all a drink?

I don't know that I'm
ready to drink with you.

Oh, come on, now.

You're not gonna pass
up a little bourbon, are you?

- We got a lot to talk about.
- All right, J.R., what's on your mind?

- Marilee? Eddie?
- Bourbon.

Well...

now, I'm gonna put my
cards on the table, face up.

I'm out to mend fences.

And I'm so sorry that the fight between
Bobby and me cause you so much grief...

And money.

I haven't forgotten about those cut-rate
gas stations that cost us a bundle.

And your brother Bobby
handed us another loss...

when he demanded payment for the Ewing
share of the Wellington land with that oil.

Well, all I can say is I'm
sorry about the gas stations.

But I was in a tight
for my life at that time.

And about the Wellington land
problem, that was inexcusable...

but Bobby is inexperienced in
the oil business. That's all I can say.

Way I heard it, he whipped you.

That was a technicality,
Jordan. Just a technicality.

Now, look, the
important thing is:

You've all made money
with me in the past.

There's no reason that we couldn't put
together profitable deals in the future.

It's not the same
ball game, J.R.

You share power in
Ewing Oil with Bobby now.

You won't be making all
the decisions by yourself.

Marilee, despite all the
fighting, I still love my brother.

But you all know Bobby.

He can't stand the same
routine day in and day out.

Sooner or later, he's gonna
dump the company in my lap.

And Ewing Oil will be a
joint venture in name only.

Well, that wouldn't surprise me.

If we do business together,
you'll be dealing with me.

Because you need me
as much as I need you.

Now, Cliff Barnes, who practically
begged you to take him in the cartel...

has thrown in with Mark Graison.
And that's your competition.

You just try to beat these boys in
the deal without capital from Ewing Oil.

You got a point, J.R.

Just give it some thought. I don't
wanna rush you into anything.

Peter, will you teach me
how to play that game?

Sure, just as soon
as they're finished.

Mom, Peter will teach you how
to play that game, Marco Polo.

That's wonderful. Except this is
Saturday and it's Peter's only day off.

- He's gotta have little fun too.
- Oh, I don't mind.

The counselor's are having a
good time. Thank you for inviting us.

It's my pleasure.

Just a little thank you for all the
help you've given to John Ross.

I don't think I've told you what
a wonderful place Southfork is.

You must feel very
lucky to live here.

Pretty house isn't the
only thing in life, you know?

Oh, no. I guess having
someone you really care for...

is probably the
most important thing.

You must be warm. Why
don't you go in and swim?

That's a good idea.

Excuse me, miss. Could
you bring me a beer, please?

Hello, Bobby.

Jenna Wade.

It has been a long time.

You're my baby shark.

What are you doing?
Stay out of the water.

He can't get enough of it.

- Get out of my way.
- Come in, come here.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Well, this is quite a party.
- Ha-ha-ha.

Yes, they're the, uh,
counselors at John Ross' camp.

- Aren't they wonderful?
- Oh, they're beautiful.

Yes, they are.

Is, uh, Bobby inside?

Bobby? Uh, no. He said
something about going to Fort Worth.

Cattle auction or something.

Oh, he didn't mention it to me.

Maybe I could give
him a message.

No, uh, we were going out to an
early dinner and then to the theater.

Huh, I can't believe he forgot.

Well, he has been
distracted since the divorce.

Well, that's why I suggested we go
out. He broods so much when he's alone.

Have you been seeing
Bobby a lot lately?

Oh, some. I still
think of him as family.

You're welcome
to stay, Katherine.

Oh, no. I don't
think so. Thank you.

It's not like Bobby to
miss an appointment.

I hope he's all right.

- Well, I'm on a break.
- Well...

I have a million
questions I wanna ask you.

I'm sorry I
couldn't talk earlier.

Can I get you
something to drink or eat?

No. No, thanks a lot.

Bobby, it has been a long time.

The last we met was four years
ago. At an airport, remember?

- When Pam went to Paris.
- That's right.

Ha. She came back and we
didn't see each other again.

That's our story.
Easy come, easy go.

Jenna, what are
doing at Billy Bob's?

You mean, what's a nice girl
like me doing waiting on tables?

Something like that, I guess.

Would you believe I'm, uh, doing research
on cowboy hats for Vague magazine?

- Jenna?
- Bobby, why do you think I'm here?

Being an ex-rich girl
doesn't pay the bills.

Ha, I didn't even think I
was qualified for waitressing.

They hired me anyway.

Pays the fees on the condo
and keeps Charlie close.

Charlie? She must be 12?

She's 13. She just
had her birthday.

I bet she's beautiful.

Ha-ha, just like her mama.

Ha-ha-ha. Well, you never were
shy about your looks, were you?

No, but I've grown up to find out
they don't mean a whole hell of a lot.

You need a lot more in this
world. That's what I'm teaching her.

I bet she's smart too.

Yes. I'm proud of her.

Listen, my break's almost over
and I've been doing all the talking.

What's been happening with you?

I heard about your
daddy and I'm really sorry.

- I liked that man.
- Thank you.

Ha. What about you and Pam?

Um... Pam and I...
We're divorced now.

What happened?

I thought the two of you
would be married forever.

Sometimes forever ends
a lot sooner than you think.

It did for us.

Hey, listen, I gotta
get back to work.

Jenna"

Goodbye, Bobby.

How you doing?

Well, you know, I think any child
will respond to therapy it treated early.

I don't know whether
I could do that or not.

Being around all those troubled
children. It would be too depressing.

You know, I don't
think of it that way.

I watch for those little moments
when the child begins to respond.

Oh, it's a wonderful feeling.

Hey, how's the party going?

- Oh, it's been great, Mr. Ewing.
- I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

No, just talking about
work. You know, shoptalk.

Yeah.

He's very interesting, J.R.

I'll bet he is. See, if you hear,
uh... I hope you don't mind.

I'd like to talk to
Sue Ellen by myself.

- Oh, sure. Please, excuse me.
- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, hi there, ladies.
How you doing? Ha-ha.

Well, honey, uh...

maybe we ought to have
this conversation upstairs.

J.R., I'm, uh, enjoying the
sun, so if you wanna talk, talk.

Well, first, why don't you
maybe cover up a little bit here.

I'm getting a tan.

We", don't you think it's
indecent lying out here...

exposing yourself in
front of these people?

Well, I have a dress of
my grandma's in the attic.

Would you like me to put it on?

No, no. That's not what I mean.

Well, I think you're
leading that young boy on.

He's quite taken
with you, darling.

He's a young man, he's inexperienced.
He just might get the wrong idea.

- That's what I was thinking, you know?
- Young man?

I noticed that you could
barely keep your eyes...

me” those two
beautiful young women.

I suspect that they
turned you on...

and you wanna take me
inside with you. Hmm?

Well, like I say, why don't we
go upstairs and discuss that.

No.

J.R., I think it would
be better for both of us...

if you would get rid of your
lust before you came home.

No, Donna, she
doesn't know a thing.

Down in Jamaica, the Ewings
and the Krebbs are just not news.

Hmm. Well, I'm glad...

especially the way
things look right now, uh.

I just don't think I'd like to
predict the outcome of any trial.

Why? Something else happen?

Well, it's nothing
really, Clayton, uh.

It's just Ray's attitude
about the whole thing.

Just a second. Donna, I'm gonna have
to call you later. Ellie's outside. Hmm?

- Hello.
- Hello, J.R. This is Katherine.

- Ah. What can I do for you?
- I'd like to speak to Bobby.

Well, he's, uh,
not here right now.

He was supposed
to see me tonight.

Well, I'm afraid you're gonna
have to solve that yourself.

I've got my own
problems to deal with.

My shift's over.

Just wanted to come
and tell you good night.

- Um. After one dance, okay?
- Hey, Bobby...

No, come on. One dance,
that's all. Excuse me, pardon me.

I have chores to
do when I get home.

In case you didn't
notice, I put in a full day.

Oh, I did notice.

It feels good to
dance with you again.

Why are you still here?

Because I'm lonely.

You won't be lonely
here. I really have to go.

Why don't I drive you home?

I have my own car.
I prefer to go alone.

I thought maybe I could
come in and say hi to Charlie.

Jenna.

Come on, it's early. You know
you don't have to leave yet. Jenna.

You've broken my
heart in the past, Bobby.

Well, that makes us even.
You did the same thing to me.

If we see each other,
you're gonna hurt me.

I'm not asking you to have an
affair. I need somebody to talk to.

You don't understand.

You're too dangerous for me to be
around. That's why I wanna go home alone.

You know, my life has
been on one even keel.

No high waves, just a calm sea.

- That's sounds boring.
- It is.

And it's just the
way I wanna keep it.

Good night, Bobby.

They asleep?

Well, Donna's reading.
Aunt Lil's asleep now.

Okay.

Now, like it or not, you
and I have to have a talk.

You read the arrest record.

Donna filled you in on the rest of it.
What more could you possible need, Paul?

I wanna hear the story
from you, in your own words.

I'll keep you out
of prison if I can.

But if I can't get from you what I
need, I'll have to talk to Aunt Lil.

- I won't allow that.
- Well, I'll table that for the time being.

What I wanna know is, why
you felt it was your responsibility...

to pull the plug
on Mickey Trotter.

Because he was
my responsibility.

He had a mother, a girlfriend,
there were some doctors. Why you?

None of them talked
him into leaving Kansas...

to come work on Southfork.

His mother approved. He was
getting into trouble up there.

Yeah, she approved.

She was even grateful.

- She couldn't handle him anymore.
- He didn't get into trouble here.

A little.

Nothing very important.

Here's a kid that used to
think only about himself.

Then he started thinking
about other people.

He even started
to enjoy the work.

I was proud of the way he was
changing. He changed so much...

he even tried to stop Sue
Ellen from driving drunk.

And that was your responsibility?
Because he got hurt in some accident?

It was no accident.
Mickey was a victim.

Lousy fight for Ewing Oil.

By that time, I was part
of the tight. Bobby's side.

I don't understand.

The car was
rammed intentionally.

A man named Walt Driscoll
thought J.R. was driving.

He was trying to kill him.

Instead, he hurt Mickey.

J.R. and his lousy deals.

What do you mean?

J.R. was selling
oil to the Cubans.

He double-crossed Driscoll.

Mickey got hurt.

I wanted to kill
J.R. I almost did.

- You tried to kill J.R.?
- Yes.

How many people know about that?

Bobby, J.R., Donna.

Few other family members.
Look, that's in the past.

We're all to blame.
That's not important.

It's important that it never come
out that you tried to kill your brother.

That has nothing
to do with this case.

The best way to defend you in this case
is to make you look like a noble saint.

And we can't have some
assistant district attorney...

telling the court that
you're unstable and violent.

That could affect even
the most experienced judge.

And it could make the difference
between freedom and a life sentence.

How about some breakfast, huh?

Oh. I'm really enjoying this.

Nothing nicer than having breakfast
with my family Sunday morning.

- Good idea, Pam.
- Thank you. Come on, sweetie.

Sweetheart, you're stuffing
yourself. You're going to get fat.

Hey, this is a
sign of prosperity.

Listen, she sounds like a wife.

Every time I ask her to
marry me, she says no.

Cliff, you only asked me
once and you mumbled it.

I don't mumble.

Well, then why don't
you ask her again now?

- Yeah.
- I can't. My mouth's full.

He'll never make an
honest women out of you.

- I like things just the way they are.
- I bet you do.

Come on, let's get some trunks
on you and swim a few laps, huh?

I'm not going in that water.
Eat all this food, I'd sink.

Uh, hi, everybody. I'm sorry. I
didn't mean to interrupt the party.

Oh, Bobby. Bobby, I'm so sorry. I
forgot you were to come for Christopher.

Yeah, I was.

- He'll be ready in a couple of minutes.
- Okay. Hi, partner.

Angela, please put a
shirt on Christopher.

Yes, ma'am.

Katherine, I'm sorry about yesterday.
Sue Ellen said you stopped by.

Oh, it's nothing.

Hey, what's going
on? You two dating?

- No, Cliff, we're not.
- No, of course not.

I was supposed to meet
Bobby after the cattle auction.

- I guess it just ran late.
- No, actually it got over early.

I stopped by Billy Bob's
and ran across an old friend.

- Who?
- Jenna Wade.

So I guess the time
just got away from me.

It always did with Jenna Wade.

Hey, here he comes.

Okay, here we go.

I'll bring him back here on the way
to work tomorrow morning, okay?

Say goodbye to
everybody. Wave bye-bye.

- Bye-bye.
- There we go.

Pam?

- Pam, what's wrong?
- Ha.

Nothing.

Excuse me.

This is not the right
way how to swim.

Sure it is. The way
my daddy taught me.

Now kick. Kick right.

You're almost swimming
now. There you go.

Peter told me to go
to the edge and kick.

There's all kinds of way
to learn how to swim, son.

Peter told me to put
my face in the water.

Well, Peter is not here right
now. Your daddy is. Now, go on.

But I have to listen to Peter.

When you're with
Daddy, listen to Daddy.

And Daddy says it's time to go
out of the pool. Now, come on.

Okay.

Come here. Are you
all right, sweetheart?

Yes.

Well, you're in a
fine mood today.

Ah. Well, the boy won't listen to me.
All he does is talk about that counselor.

You wouldn't be jealous of
Peter Richards, would you?

Me, jealous of that
child? Are you kidding?

Child?

He supports himself
and he goes to school.

He's intelligent. And he's
also an accomplished athlete.

You saw that yourself yesterday.

Oh, I do agree with you that, uh. He's
young, but he's certainly not a child.

Yeah, I saw him.

I saw you too, honey.

You couldn't take your
eyes of him, could you?

That young man tum you on?

Would it bother you if he did?

Well, you said it, Sue Ellen.

We got an open marriage. You
can do anything you want to with him.

Anything? Like what?

Uh, Sue Ellen, let's
call a truce, honey.

The way we've living
is just plain foolish.

It's time we share a room
and share a bed again.

Would you like that?

You know I would.

Well, it's not gonna happen.

- Enjoy that.
- Bye-bye. Take care, you two.

- We'll see you tomorrow, probably.
- All right.

You haven't said a
word since Bobby left.

I'm sorry.

I hope it's because
of Bobby and not me.

If this is what my company
does, I should leave.

Ha, it's not you.

You know. I don't see
anyone else around.

- Mark, you know what happened.
- No, I don't. Why don't you tell me?

When Bobby came to pick up Christopher,
my whole family was at the house.

It made me really uncomfortable.

That's got nothing to do with it. When
Bobby arrived, you handled it well.

It wasn't Bobby. It was
someone named Jenna Wade.

You're right.

I know Bobby has every
right to date other women.

I mean, we're divorced
and you're here with me.

Jenna Wade always upset me.

Well, that should be in the past
when you and Bobby were still married.

And if Jenna Wade bothers you, maybe,
uh. It's not over between Bobby and you.

- It is over.
- It better be.

Because I'm here now, not Bobby.

- Well.
- Bobby.

- How about that?
- What are you doing here?

Our timing must be perfect. Couple
of minutes, we'd have missed you.

Oh, excuse me. I
forgot my manners.

Christopher, this is Jenna.
Jenna, this is my son, Christopher.

Hello, Christopher.

Don't tell me you just happened
to be in the neighborhood.

Isn't that amazing? I was driving
Christopher around the city...

and we just accidentally ended up
here on your street in front of your condo.

I really think you're taking
advantage of the fact...

that I find it hard
to ignore you.

I think you're right.

I cannot figure out
how to deal with this.

Nothing to figure out.

Christopher and I thought it would be
nice it we had lunch with you and Charlie.

- Charlie is with friends.
- Uh-oh.

We could make it another time.

Unless you don't mind being outnumbered,
you could come with us right now.

- Just lunch.
- Ah, just lunch.

- All right. I'd like that.
- You can squeeze in the back.

- Where do you wanna eat?
- Anywhere.

- San Francisco?
- I wouldn't put it past you.

We interrupt this program...

to bring you a special news
bulletin. In a special Sunday session...

the Dallas County grand/WV has just
indicted Hay Krebbs for felony murder...

min! the death of his
cousin Michael Trotter.

Trial is set one week
from Monday. It's unusual...

Your Honor, the defendant, Ray
Krebbs, is on trial for one reason:

He committed felony murder.

He killed a young innocent man who
was totally helpless to defend himself.

Ray Krebbs took it
upon himself to play God.

To re-write the rules
of right and wrong.

Snuffed out the life out of Michael
Trotter under circumstances so horrible...

I do not believe that a prison
sentence is punishment enough.

This crime cries out for the
maximum penalty that the law allows.

Dr. Snow, would you
mind telling the court...

what happened at the
door to Michael's room?

We had received a code blue.
The patient had stopped breathing.

I was part of the team
with the crash cart.

What is a crash can, doctor?

It contains all the emergency
equipment for reviving a patient...

who has gone into
respiratory failure.

I see. And what happened
when you got to the door?

We could not get in.

But hospital rooms do not usually
have locks on them, do they, doctor?

No, the door was not locked.

It was being held
shut by Mr. Krebbs.

You mean the
defendant, Ray Krebbs?

- Yes.
- Then defendant prevented you...

from reviving the patient,
Michael Trotter, correct?

Objection.

It hasn't been established that
the patient could've been revived.

- Sustained. You have to rephrase.
- Yes, Your Honor.

The whole idea
behind a crash can...

is to enable a team to get to
the patient quickly, is it not?

Yes, sir.

And it you can't get to the
patient quickly enough...

- the slimmer his chances for recovery.
- Yes.

Dr. Snow, do you believe...

you would have had a better
chance in reviving the patient...

if it had not been for the
defendant blocking the door?

Objection, Your Honor. That calls for
speculation on the pan of the witness.

- The witness is an expert, Your Honor.
- Overruled, Mr. Morgan.

- I'll allow the question.
- Dr. Snow?

I believe it we had gotten to the patient
sooner, we could have revived him.

Thank you, doctor.
No more questions.

Mr. Morgan.

Dr. Snow, if, uh, you could
have revived Michael Trotter...

would he have come
out of his coma?

- I don't know.
- You're an expert.

Give me an expert opinion.

- I think he'd have remained in the coma.
- So even if you had revived him...

he still would have been
unable to see, hear, smell...

or be aware of
anything around him?

He would have remained
little more than a vegetable?

Your Honor, I object to the
defense attorney's terminology.

I withdraw the terminology
and the question.

I'm finished with the
witness, Your Honor.

You may step down, doctor.

Bailiff, will you call the
next witness, please?

Dr. Alexander Hagen, please
come forward and take the stand.

I don't understand. I
confessed. I pleaded guilty.

Why do I have to
go through all of this?

Because Donna wants
me to save your hide.

Raise your right hand, please.

Do you solemnly swear that the
testimony you are about to give...

will be the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Please be seated.

- Where you going, J.R.?
- To the office.

Look, Ray is in trouble and
needs our moral support.

You asked me to put in
an appearance and I did.

But me giving Ray
moral support is a joke.

Miss Ewing, were you
close to Michael Trotter?

- Yes.
- How close?

I don't know what that means.

I beg your pardon. Were
you in love with him?

Yes.

And did he feel the
same way about you?

Yes.

Did you ever make
any plans for the future?

We had talked
about getting married.

Now, was that before or after
he was committed to the hospital?

Um. We talked about it
while he was in the hospital.

Then he was a young man
who had decided to live...

as full a life as his
accident would permit.

He was going to accept whatever
rehabilitation was available to him.

Did you see him on the
day he fell into coma?

Just a little while
before it happened.

Was he depressed?

We had an argument...

a few days earlier.

But we made up that day.

Then his mood was good.

Yes.

Miss Ewing...

did he ever say to you
that he wanted to die?

No.

He wanted to live.

He really did.

I tend to, uh, discount the
professional testimony of the doctors.

We can counter that.

Lucy hurt us more than they did.

What do you think
Ray's chances are now?

I've always felt our best chance
was in front of a judge instead of a jury.

But I can't predict the outcome.

Hey, it's okay.

I didn't wanna hurt Ray.

I know.

But you just did
what was right, Lucy.

You told the truth.

It's just...

I miss Mickey so much.

Dr. Blakely, you attended Michael
Trotter at Dallas Memorial Hospital?

Yes.

When he slipped into
the coma for the last time...

what was your expert opinion
on his chances of recovery?

Oh, uh... slim to none.

Did you form an opinion on whether
or not he would regain consciousness?

Yes.

I felt he would not
regain consciousness.

The damage was too severe
in an already weakened body.

And what would
have been his future?

He only would have spent whatever
time he had left on a life-support system.

Thank you, doctor.
No more questions.

Mr. Meredith.

Dr. Blakely, was
Michael Trotter alive...

before the life-support
system was turned off?

The life-support system
was keeping him alive.

But he was alive.

Yes, he was.

And when the defendant caused the
lite-support system to be turned off...

- he was no longer alive, am I correct?
- Yes.

That is the only question
before this court, Your Honor.

Michael Trotter was alive until the
defendant, Ray Krebbs, killed him.

I have no more questions.

You may step down, doctor.

Mr. Ewing, you had the chance to observe
Mr. Krebbs and Michael Trotter together.

What was their relationship?

Well, Ray was
totally devoted to him.

He was determined to help him grow
up into a worthwhile and productive man.

A father instead of cousin.

So you would say that Ray was a
successful father figure for Michael?

Absolutely.

Ray loved that young man.
There's no way he could hurt him.

Thank you. No further questions.

Mr. Meredith.

Mr. Ewing, has the defendant
always been so caring?

I think so, yes.

He has no temper? Never
done a violent thing in his life?

Objection. There's no foundation
for this line of questioning.

Your Honor, I have
an affidavit which states

that the defendant
can be very violent.

In fact during the
recent fire at Southfork...

I ask that the assistant
DA be stopped...

from making further remarks that
have nothing to do with this case.

Agreed.

Strike Mr. Meredith's
remarks from the record.

Paul, his statements were
stricken from the record.

But they still weren't
erased from the judge's mind.

Okay, so, what do we do?

I have to talk to Ray.

- He's asleep.
- Well, don't wake him.

Donna, despite how
Ray feels about this...

I'll have to put Lil
Trotter on the stand.

Why?

Because I'm not sure
that Ray's telling the truth.

And she was the only
other person in the room.

Well, um...

- I'm not sure that she's strong enough.
- It's a chance we'll have to take.

The Criminal District
Court Number 12...

of Dallas County
is now in session.

Honorable Judge
Emmett Blocks presiding.

Case Number 8046, State
of Texas v. Raymond Krebbs.

The defense calls
Lillian Trotter to the stand.

No, you can't.
You can't do that.