Dallas (1978–1991): Season 8, Episode 24 - The Verdict - full transcript

Look, whoever killed Naldo
also killed Veronica.

Don't you wanna see that person
brought to justice?

I have children to think of. A husband.

I didn't go to bed with anybody else.

I don't care who you sleep with
just as long as it's not me.

- We were so close.
- Yeah, I know.

Oh, Mandy,
I haven't felt like this in years.

Oh, JR...

We, the jury, find the defendant--

- We're ready.
LUCY: Great, come on.

- Thanks for taking them to school, Lucy.
- Oh, it's my pleasure.



After I drop them off,
Christopher can help me buy shoes.

- Why can't I go to court?
- That's no place for you.

- See you.
- We don't have much time, Jenna.

- I know, I'm just gonna see Bobby out.
- Don't worry about me.

Do you think
you'll be in Los Angeles long?

As long as it takes to convince
Veronica's sister to testify.

- Do you think you can?
- I have to, honey.

She's too important a witness to lose.

- Don't be too long.
- I'll be back as fast as I can.

Bye.

The stewardess said we should be landing
in Tokyo in about an hour.

Hmm. And then what?

We have a two-hour
layover between planes.

Something like that.



I was just wondering,
why are we rushing back?

- I mean, have you ever been in Japan?
- No, I haven't.

Hmm.

Neither have I,
but I've always wanted to.

So instead of changing planes right away,
why don't we go into Tokyo?

- No, I don't think so.
- Why not?

You need a little time to unwind.
We could walk around, do a little shopping.

Shopping?

Sue Ellen,
you've already bought half of Hong Kong.

You don't have any more room
in your suitcases.

So I'll buy some more suitcases.
Come on, just a couple of days?

I'd really like to stay.

Well, you did come all this way for me.

I wouldn't be much of a friend
if I turned you down.

- So you'll stay for a while?
- Okay. But not for long.

Okay, couple of days, I promise.

J.R.: What's up?
You sounded kind of worried on the phone.

CAHILL:
Yes, sir. We got a problem.

There's an oil leak over at Ewing 17.

Probably one
of the cement casings is broke.

Yeah, that can happen.
Those are old wells.

The thing is, there's an ail seepage
into the drinking water supply.

The Texas Energy Commission came in
and shut the field down.

- The whole field?
- Yes, sir.

There can't be more than one
or two wells involved.

I know that, and I told the TEC man that,
but he wouldn't listen.

He wants the whole field shut down
until we can locate the leak and fix it.

I never heard of shutting down a whole field
just because of a couple of leaky wells.

You could fix it in one, two days,
couldn't you?

That's hard to say till we get in there
and see exactly what the problem is.

It could be more than one or two wells.
But anyway, it wouldn't take too long.

All right, good. You get down there.

If they shut us down for a few days,
it's gonna cost me a lot of money.

- Sly, get Nathan Billings on phone for me.
- Nathan Billings?

Yeah, the new chairman
for the Texas Energy Commission.

Get down there
and find those leaks and fix them.

- I want frequent reports.
- I'll keep you informed.

All right, good.

- Ahem. Got him yet?
- In @ minute sir.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

- Yeah?
SLY: Mr. Billings is on line two, J.R.

Hello, Nathan Billings,
this is J.R. Ewing here.

BILLINGS:
Yes, Mr. Ewing?

I understand your commission
shut down one of my fields.

- Yes, sir, we had to.
J.R.: Well, I'd like to talk to you about that.

Could I come over to your office?

- It you like.
- All right. I'll see you in about an hour.

Uh, Dr. Finch,
if a person were chloroformed...

...what condition would he or she be in
just prior to losing consciousness?

Most likely very disoriented.

Could that disorientation last,
say, 10 or 15 seconds?

Well, yes.

Now, during the course of this trial,
it has been suggested that the defendant...

...was vitally concerned
with locating her daughter.

And that she would never kill Mr. Marchetta
because he was the only link to her child.

Now, my question to you, sir, is this:

If Miss Wade had been chloroformed
before passing out...

...is it possible that she was too groggy
to think about her daughter?

- Yes, I'd say that's possible.
- Thank you, sir.

No further questions.

Mr. Demarest, your witness.

Dr. Finch, how long does it take
for chloroform to work?

That would depend
on the amount of exposure.

Well, then it's possible my client
could have lost consciousness immediately?

Yes.

In which case, it would be very difficult
for her to fire a gun.

That's correct.

All right, now let's assume that she didn't
lose consciousness immediately.

Let's just assume...

...that she was disoriented,
even 10, 15 seconds.

If that were the case,
how could she know what was going on?

I'm not sure
that I understand that question.

The question is,
if Miss Wade was so disoriented...

...she could forget about her daughter...

...who, by the way, was the only reason
she stayed with Marchetta.

Then how could she have
the presence of mind...

...to know that he was attacking her
and fight him off?

- I don't know.
- Neither do ll.

No further questions, Your Honor.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

BILLINGS: Yes.
WANDA: Mr. Ewing is here, Mr. Billings.

Just a moment.

You may show him in please, Wanda.

Nathan, I appreciate
your seeing me so quickly.

- Mr. Ewing.
- Please call me J.R.

- Can I get you anything?
- No, no. Not tor me.

That will be all, thank you.
Come in, please, sit down.

- Now, about my field.
- Yes, sir.

I'm sorry the commission
had to shut you down.

Well, I'm sorry too,
but I understand it had to be done.

My foreman tells me that we're leaking oil
into the drinking water supply.

- That could be a real health problem.
- Yes, it could.

I wanted you to know
that my crews are gonna be working...

...day and night to repair the wells
that are at fault.

And to make sure that the other ones
don't act up either.

- Well, I'm pleased you feel that way.
- How else could I feel?

Water pollution is a serious threat
to the environment.

Yes, it is.

Let me ask you a question now.

This leak we have now
is gonna be relatively easy to fix...

...but what if something similar happened
on my offshore rigs?

That'd be a hell of a lot harder to fix.
Now, would you still shut us down?

If the environmental people knew about it,
I'm afraid I'd have to.

Yeah.

You know, Nathan, this country needs
more men like you in the government.

Men who are willing
to put themselves on the line.

Well, I appreciate your saying that.

Incidentally,
is there any truth to the rumor...

...that you might be running
for the state senate next year?

- I have been considering it.
- Good, good.

Oh. golly, I gotta get going.

I'd like to discuss this
with you a little further.

- Are you free for dinner tonight?
- I'm due at my in-laws for dinner.

- But I could meet you earlier.
- Oh, all right.

- How about the Qil Barons' Club, say 5:00?
- I'll be there.

I wanna thank you
tor being so understanding.

I wanna thank you
tor doing such an outstanding job.

See you tonight.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Cliff? Leo Wakefield's here.
He'd like to see you.

Yeah, show him in.

Mr. Wakefield?

Cliff, if you don't mind,
I'd like to take an early lunch.

I have a few errands to run.

[CHUCKLES]

- Go ahead.
- Thanks.

Cliff, I've gone over this deal
you wanna make with Jordan Lee...

...and, frankly, I'm not very impressed.

- What's wrong with the deal?
- Well, nothing per se.

But it's another ail deal and I think
you're pumping too much already.

If I don't pump oail, I don't sell.
If I don't sell, I don't make money.

The price of oil is dropping,
you know that.

We don't get nearly as much for it now
as we did in the past.

I think you should diversify.

Diversify. Into what?

Five-and-dime stores? Ladies' shoes?

No, there are a million things
that could bring us a strong profit.

Where you wouldn't be subject to all
the ups and downs of the business.

I'm an oilman.
ll don't know anything about ladies' shoes.

I wish you'd reconsider.

Leo, my mind's set.
I wanna do this deal with Jordan Lee.

You just figure out the particulars
and don't worry about it.

We're gonna make money.

- Anne.
- What are you doing here?

- I have to talk to you.
- I don't wanna talk to you.

Look, my fiancée is on trial for murder
and the case against her is very strong.

I know she didn't commit that murder,
but I need you to testify on her behalf.

- I can't.
- Look, you're my last hope.

Will you please leave me alone?

- Anne, has somebody threatened you?
- No, but I can't take the chance.

My sister was murdered
because she was gonna testify for you.

Is that what she wrote in that letter
you mentioned?

She said she had
had several attempts on her life.

- Now, please, I'm so afraid.
- Look, I wanna see that letter.

- No, I don't have it anymore.
- What?

I destroyed it.

That was the last letter
that your sister wrote to you.

And you destroyed it? I don't believe it.

- That's it, it's gone.
- Look

It has to be that whoever killed Naldo
also killed Veronica.

Don't you wanna see
that person brought to justice?

I have children to think of. A husband.

If Jenna goes to jail, the case is closed.

The real killer gets away.
I want you to come and testify.

- I have to see that letter.
- I can't. I just can't.

Anne. All right.

All right, I'm gonna give you my card.

And I'm gonna write the name
of the hotel that I'm staying in.

I want you to think about what I said
and then give me a call.

Anne, I know you're afraid.

But I also know
that you're a decent person...

...and you wouldn't let
an innocent woman go to jail.

Please call me.

- Your bourbon, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you, Cassie.

- And plain soda.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Here's to your career.
- Thank you.

You know, Nathan,
you showed a lot of guts yesterday...

...closing my field down the way you did.

Well, I must say I was a little nervous.
I figured you'd be furious.

Yeah, I was. I was at first.

Then I realized,
you did what you had to do.

But what I admire is you did it without
considering what might happen to you.

Most politicians don't act like that.

Now, tell me, how serious are you
about running for higher office?

I'm very serious.

Well, then, I think we ought to talk
about me giving you some financial backing.

Well, financial backing
is always welcome.

Now, honestly,
what do you think your chances are?

Lila?

- Lila? It's J.R. Ewing.
- I don't believe this.

Ha, ha, ha. Yeah, I knew it was you.

How did you recognize me
after all these years?

It's easy. You haven't changed a bit.

If you can say that,
you haven't changed either.

- You're still as big a liar as you were.
- Ha, ha, ha.

I'd like to introduce my daughter.

Rhonda, this is a very dear
old friend of mine, Mr. J.R. Ewing.

- Hello. I've heard so much about you.
- Well, I'll be darned.

A daughter. She's just lovely.

Oh, listen, excuse me, I'd like you
to meet a friend of mine. Lila--

It's Cummings now.

Lila Cummings
and her beautiful daughter, Rhonda.

This is Nathan Billings here.

- Mr. Billings, how do you do?
- Hi.

- Would you join us?
- Oh, I'm sorry.

We have a table and there are things
I'd like to talk to my daughter about.

Rhonda's out of college and I'm helping
her decide what sort of job to look for.

Oh, really? What kind of work
are you interested in?

Well, I'm not sure exactly.

I was thinking about something
in public service.

Public service?

Well, that's really more up
your alley than mine.

Uh. Nathan here is the head
of the Texas Energy Commission.

Oh, you're the people
that oversee the oil industry.

Yes, ma'am.

Yeah, he keeps us oilmen from getting
ourselves into too much trouble.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh. Say, your commission needs help
from time to time, doesn't it?

- Yes.
- Why don't you talk to Rhonda here?

Maybe you can fit her
into your organization some place.

If there were an opening,
I'm not sure how much it'd pay.

- The commission operates on a shoestring.
- I don't think it's a question of money, is it?

- Oh, no.
- You just wanna do something worthwhile?

That's right.

Why don't you exchange numbers? Maybe
you could get together and talk sometime.

Well, we would love to,
if it's not too much of an imposition.

Not at all. Please call my office.

Thank you, I will.

J.R., it was awfully nice seeing you too.

Maybe we could
get together sometime also.

I'd love to. I'll call you.

- Thank you.
- Good seeing you.

- Mr. Billings.
- Rhonda.

You know, I really cared
tor that girl back in college.

I wish I could find a way
to help her out.

Well, if she calls the office, I'll be happy
to see what I can do for her daughter.

Really?

Well, Nathan,
I'd consider that a personal favor.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Hello?

ANNE: Mr. Ewing?
- Yes.

This is Anne. Anne McFadden.

Uh. Can you meet me
at my house tomorrow morning?

- What time?
- About 10:00.

I'll be there.

[SIGHS]

Donna?

I need to talk to you.

I want you to come home.

Look, this is crazy.

I said some things I never should have said.
ll got a little drunk.

I was wrong, I'm sorry.
I wanna apologize.

Ray, have you always resented
my successes?

I thought that you were proud of me.

I mean,
there was nothing I couldn't do.

I am proud of you, honey.
You've just gone a little bit overboard.

Don't I have a right to be excited
about what's happening?

Of course, you have a right to be excited.

Look...

Things have been pretty good
between us up until now.

Can't we just have things
the way they were?

People grow and they change.

Otherwise, they just stay
in the same room and they die.

Don't you understand?

Il can only vacuum the house
so many times.

Once the bed's made, it's made.
The dishes are clean, they're clean.

What else is it you want from me?

I'll tell you.

Lady, I just want some love
and some respect.

It goes both ways, cowboy.

Ray, please.

Just wait a damn minute.

Who is it that you're mad at?
Is it me or is it yourself?

Is being a Ewing so important to you...

...that you are willing to lose everything?

Don't you think it's time that you started
looking in a different direction?

Because you're only good to J.R.
as long as he can use you.

I am doing this for Jock.

Jock is dead, Ray.

Do something for the living.

I said I was sorry.

Are you coming home with me?

Why?

Are you sure
that you don't want some dessert?

I think I have some ice cream.

Oh, no, thanks. Not for me, I'm stuffed.

That dinner did it.

- Well, then, how about a cup of coffee?
- That sounds good.

Okay. Would you like
some chocolate in it?

- Chocolate in my coffee?
- Yeah, some people like it like that.

No, just coffee in my coffee.
Maybe some water.

Okay, you got it.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, shoot.

No water.

[LAUGHING]

You see, that's what you get
for living in a low-rent apartment.

The landlord shuts off the water at night.

No, they were working down
in the basement on the plumbing earlier.

No, if it's off now.
It's probably not gonna be on tonight.

No, I don't think so.
It's happened before.

- It'll come back on eventually.
- Well, I don't think you should chance it.

You could come to my apartment
and stay there tonight.

Cliff...

- No. But thanks.
- Well...

We could get to know each other better.

[CHUCKLES]

I don't think so.

I really like you.

I like you too, Cliff...

...but I'm just not ready
for something like this.

I think we could be good together.

Cliff, I haven't been with anybody
in a long time...

...and I would like to think about it.

You got it.

I won't push you now.

Thanks.

All right, Mr. Mendoza,
do you mind telling the court...

...where you were
on the night of the 28th?

I was in my room at the hotel.

Oh, would you mind, for the record,
to tell us what hotel it was?

Oh, I'm sorry.
It was the Border Hotel in Laredo.

Thank you. Do you happen to know
the number of the room?

Yes, it was number 321.

Three-twenty one.
That's directly adjacent to Room 319.

Yes, they are on the same side
of the hall.

Well, now, somewhere between 6:30
and 7:15 that evening...

...did you hear anything unusual
coming from the room next to yours?

- No.
- Nothing at all?

There was a party down the hall...

...and every once in a while,
I could hear them.

But I did not hear anything
from the room next door, no.

Well, now, if there was
a gunshot in that room...

...do you think you'd be able to hear it?

A gunshot?

Of course. Absolutely.

Well, somebody called the police...

...said they heard a gunshot
coming from that room.

- It was not me.
- Well...

A shot was fired in Room 319,
but you didn't hear it.

Nobody else heard it,
except the person who called the police.

Now, how do you account for that,
Mr. Mendoza?

I do not know.
I did not hear a gunshot.

Well, I know.

The bullet was fired through a silencer
and the only one who heard it...

...was the one who fired it.

And that's the same one
who chloroformed my client...

...and killed Renaldo Marchetta.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[SIGHS]

- Good morning.
- Morning.

Let's talk out here, my daughter's inside.
I don't want her to know about this.

Well?

Well, I thought about it all night
and I'd really like to help you.

But I can't go back to Dallas
and testify.

Anne, we need you.

The trial is almost over.
There's not much time left.

I know you could subpoena me
it you want to, but--

Look, I never threatened to do that.

No, but you could.

If you promise not to, though,
I'll give you Veronica's letter.

I didn't think you destroyed it.

Please, just promise me you won't put me
on the witness stand...

...and I'll turn the letter over to you.

Your testimony
could be so important for us.

I'm sorry.

I don't have much choice, do I?

Please try to understand.
It's so dangerous for me.

What happened to Veronica could happen
to me, could happen to my family.

All right, I won't subpoena you,
but I need the letter.

Oh.

Here.

Will it help?

I think it will.

I really think it will.

DEMAREST:
You might never see Charlie again.

I'm sorry. I think it's wrong.
ll don't like Charlie getting involved in this.

She's already been involved.
That's very important for her to testify.

Why is it so important?
She didn't see who shot Naldo.

No, but she could testify
that Naldo took her out of school...

...gave her to Veronica,
kept her away from you.

So what? What's that gonna prove?

That the only way you could get to her
was to submit to Naldo's demands.

Now, it's vital the jury understands
that the one goal you had in your mind...

...was to get your daughter back.

Don't you see?

A strong part of our case
rests on the fact.

...that though you hated Naldo,
you wouldn't wanna see him dead.

Without him,
you might never see Charlie again.

Now, I've got to be able
to support that argument.

Now, there's one more thing.

That's a strong case against you
and I don't have much to counter it with.

Now, please don't fight me on this.

Now, let me put up Charlie's name
as a new defense witness.

I'm sorry, I can't.
Charlie's been through enough.

No matter what happens to me,
I don't wanna see her on that stand.

All rise. The court is back in session.

The case of the
State of Texas v. Jenna Wade will resume.

Be seated.

- Okay, that's enough, John Ross.
- Just one more dive, please.

- You've got homework to do.
- Not yet. Please, one more dive.

All right.

- Hi, Mama.
- Hi, sweetheart.

Look at me dive.

Mommy.

Hi.

Ha, ha. Oh, I missed you.

Mommy.

Hi, sweetheart.
Look at you, you're all wet.

Do you have any presents?

Presents? Was I
supposed to bring you a present?

You brought me presents, didn't you?

Well, maybe there's
a little something somewhere.

Is everybody out?

Mr. Bobby had to go to Los Angeles,
but he's on his way back home.

- I think everybody else is at the trial.
- That's right.

We'd forgotten it was starting
until we saw a newspaper at the airport.

Poor Jenna.
How is it going? Do you know?

They don't talk about it much
when they come home.

I'll go help them
with the rest of the things.

- Can we go inside now?
- I think he wants to see his presents.

- I think you're right.
- Yeah.

Come on.

Come on, sweetie.
ll got a whole suitcase of presents for you.

Would you like that?

- I didn't kill him.
- But you threatened him.

I was angry.
I didn't mean it as a real threat.

But you were angry the night
he was killed, weren't you?

Ot course, I was.
I wanted to get to my daughter.

He wouldn't take me to her.

No, he was taking you to the hotel.
That's what you said.

- Hmm?
- Yes.

He's gonna make you meet somebody.

- Is that what you said?
- That's what he told me.

How do you know he wasn't lying?

How do you know he wasn't trying
to get you there so that he could rape you?

DEMAREST:
Objection.

I'm sorry, Your Honor.
So that he could attack you again.

The only thing I know tor sure
is that I didn't kill him.

Well, I'm sorry, Miss Wade,
but all the evidence points to the contrary.

No further questions.

FENERTY:
Mr. Demarest?

A Beretta 380.
A very interesting weapon.

You knew Naldo was carrying this,
didn't you?

Yes, he showed me in the corridor.

Assuming that you could get hold of it,
now, that's a large assumption.

Since he was much bigger,
much stronger than you, wasn't he?

Yes.

Well, let us forget it.

Just say you were able to get a hold of it.

What would be the first thing
that you would do?

I don't know. Shoot it.

Well, if he had it in his belt,
he'd probably have the safety on...

...don't you think?

- I guess so.
- Yeah, I think so.

So the first thing you'd do
would be to take the safety off.

Why don't you do that?

- Where is it?
- Well, don't you know?

Well, there are all kinds of levers
and things on both sides here.

You were raised on a ranch.
Now, you must have fired a gun before.

I've shot a rifle and I've shot shotguns.
I've never shot a handgun.

- This is completely different.
- Oh, yes.

It's very different.

Very different indeed.

This is a very complicated weapon...

...and yet the prosecution
wants you to believe...

...that under the effects of chloroform,
this little lady here can grab it away...

...from a man bigger, stronger than she,
find the safety...

...release it, shoot,
before he could stop her?

I don't think so.

I don't think anyone
with any common sense would think so.

That stretches the imagination
a bit too far.

And we believe
that the problems you expressed...

...in your letter of the 16th
have more to do...

...with your accounting procedures
than with ours, and--

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yeah?

KENDALL:
There's a Miss Rhonda Cummings here.

- She says she met you with her mother.
- Uh. Send her in.

- Do you want me to leave?
- No, no, this won't take long.

Rhonda.

- Oh, am I bothering you?
- No, no, this is my secretary, Sly.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I just wanted to thank you.

I talked to Mr. Billings this afternoon
and he offered me a job.

Is that a fact? Well, that's wonderful.

I hope it's something
you're interested in.

Rhonda wants to get
into public service work.

Well, he wasn't specific,
but we are going to talk about it again.

Tonight, in fact.

He's going to pick me up
at my mother's apartment at 8:00.

Well, I can't tell you
how happy I am for you.

Thank you.

I can see you're working
so I won't keep you.

I wanted to tell you
how grateful I was.

Well, think nothing of it, darling.
And I hope everything works out for you.

Yes, I hope so too. Goodbye.

Well, isn't that nice of her
to come by just to thank you.

Oh. she's a lovely girl.
ll used to know her mother very well.

- Pam?
- Bobby.

- When did you get back?
- This afternoon.

I was just packing Christopher's things
to take him home.

Yeah, I just got back myself.

- I heard you were away.
- Actually, I got back a little earlier.

I stopped by the courthouse
to pick up Jenna.

Um.

How did it go in Hong Kong?

Was he there?

No.

No, it was all a mistake.

I saw the man they thought was Mark
but it wasn't him.

I'm sorry, Pam.

I wanted so much to find him, Bobby.

ll know.

...

I was hoping you'd find him too.

- Now, I feel so alone.
- Hey.

Hey. Come on.

It'll take some more time,
but you'll be all right.

- I'm having so much trouble accepting it.
- Oh, hey.

- We were so close.
- Yeah, I know.

I wish there was something I could do
to make it easier for you.

Just hold me.

- Mama, I'm gonna go show Grandma.
- Wait, John Ross. Wait a minute.

- What?
- Where do you think you're going?

You got all the presents
and you left me with this mess?

Come on, put the paper in here.
Take the bag downstairs, okay?

That's it. Good.

Okay, bye-bye.

- Daddy.
- Hey, hi there, son.

- Well, I heard you're back.
- Yeah, we just got back this afternoon.

- You have a nice trip?
- Very nice.

Well, we all missed you.

I bet you did.

I bet you stayed home every night
just pining after me.

I didn't go to bed with anybody else
if that's what you're intimating.

Frankly, J.R., I don't care.

ll don't care who you sleep with,
just as long as it's not me.

I see from your attitude
nothing has changed between us.

Not the way you hoped it would.

- All right. I tried.
- Tried what?

I tried to be a good husband.
You just won't let me, will you?

I won't let you back into my bed,
that's for sure.

Then it I read you right,
you still have no desire tor me?

None whatsoever.

All right.
At least we both know where we stand.

Exactly.

I just wanted to be sure.

DEMAREST: So, Mr. Ewing, did you ever
meet with this Veronica Robinson?

Yes, twice, in California.

Would you mind telling the court
the reason for your meetings?

She was holding Jenna's daughter
and wanted $50,000 to release her.

That was the first time.

The second was the day when I gave
her the money and got Charlie back.

- Did you ever see her again?
- No, sir. Not alive.

She left the country shortly after that.

I did get a call from her
from overseas a couple of weeks ago...

...offering to come here
and testify at the trial.

- What happened?
- When I met the plane, she was dead.

Do you have any idea how she died?

The medical report said
she gave herself an overdose of heroin.

I personally believe
that she was murdered.

Objection.

Your Honor, what the witness believes
should not be admissible.

If you'll permit me, Your Honor.

I believe the witness has tangible evidence
to support his opinion.

What tangible evidence do you have?

I have a letter written by Veronica
to her sister...

...just before she got on that plane.

Let me see the letter.

Thank you.

Still object?

No, Your Honor.

Objection withdrawn.

Proceed.

If it please the court,
I'd like to have this letter read out loud.

Granted.

"Dear, Anne--"
That's her sister, Anne McFadden.

"I'm at the airport waiting for my plane.
I'm leaving for Dallas this afternoon.

Annie, I'm so frightened.
I have to tell somebody.

I think whoever killed Naldo
is after me now.

I've already had two attempts on my life.

I called Bobby Ewing
and he said he'd protect me...

...if I testified for his fiancée,
so I'm going to do it.

I think it's my only hope of staying alive.

But there's another reason
I'm going back to testify, Annie.

Naldo and I caused Miss Wade
so much pain.

I just can't bear to think
she'll have to go to jail now...

...for @ murder she didn't commit.

For once in my lite,
I want to do the right thing...

...and it's important to me
that you know that.

Well, the plane is starting to load.
I'd better get this in the mail.

Pray for me, Annie.
I'm doing what you always said I should do:

Trying to get my life straightened out.

I wish it were easier.”

She signed it: "Love, Veronica."

Thank you. That will be all.

Mr. Hoskins.

Mr. Ewing, to get Charlotte Wade back
from Veronica Robinson...

...how much did you say you had to pay?

- Fifty thousand dollars.
- Mm-hm.

And you also stated previously
that according to the police report...

...that this woman was a drug addict?

According to the police report, yes.

So in other words,
what do we have here?

A letter written by a woman
who was a kidnapper...

...an extortionist and a drug addict.

This letter could've been written
when she was in a weird hallucinatory state.

It's a fine piece of evidence. Tsk.

[CHATTERING]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- Who is it?
- It's me, Mandy, J.R.

Let me in, will you?

Mandy, open the door. I wanna see you.

What's going on with you, darling?
You haven't let me see you in a week.

J.R., this is really hard for me.
Don't you realize that?

What's so hard about it?
I know you care tor me.

Of course, I do.
That's what makes it so difficult.

That's what I wanna hear.

No, J.R., I'm gonna get hurt. I know it.

Nobody's gonna hurt you.
Not it I have anything to do with it.

Mandy, I haven't felt like this in years.

- Hmm.
- Oh, J.R...

[GASPING]

- No.
- What's the matter?

- Please, we have to stop.
- Why?

J.R., we can't go on.

Don't you see?
We're starving for each other.

But I can't let myself go any further.
I won't go to bed with you.

Not while you and Sue Ellen
are together.

All right.

Well, we may not be together
much longer.

BAILIFF:
Court is back in session.

Please be seated.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

The defendant, Jenna Wade-Marchetta,
is charged with the offense of murder.

There are several possibilities
as to the verdict you may reach.

It is my duty to instruct you in them.

To find the defendant guilty of murder,
you must without any reasonable doubt...

...conclude that she intentionally
and knowingly caused the death--

- Are you all right?
- Oh, I will be.

I just couldn't listen to any more of that.

Oh, that poor girl charged with murder.
She's no more guilty than I am.

- Calm down. Calm down.
- I don't understand why.

- Why couldn't--?
- Calm down.

I'm sure the jury will see it that way.

[SIGHS]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Just a minute.

Mr. Billings.

- I'm not quite ready yet.
- No, you certainly are not.

Well, come in.

I'm sorry, I was taking a bath
and the time just slipped away.

You know how that happens.

Is your mother home?

No, in fact, she had to go out of town.

But she wanted me to be sure
and say hello to you.

Thank you.

Well, I guess I'd better get dressed.

Oh, would you like a drink
while you're waiting?

- No, thanks.
- Nothing?

Well, maybe a soft drink.

A soft drink?

Wouldn't you rather have
a drink drink?

- No, I don't use alcohol.
- Well, okay.

Oh.

Excuse me.

You know, I can't tell you
how excited I am about this job...

...and I'm very happy
to be working for you.

We're very happy to have you.

I just hope I don't disappoint you.

I'm sure you'll be just fine.

You know, you're a very attractive man.

I'm also a married man.

I won't tell if you don't.

I didn't realize how attractive you were
when I first met you.

[CHUCKLES]

Perfect.

You know it she was my real daughter,
I would be very upset.

[CHUCKLING]

Yeah. Well...

[CHATTERING]

BAILIFF:
All rise.

FENERTY:
Please be seated.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?

Yes, we have, Your Honor.

Bailiff, bring it to me, please.

Thank you.

I have before me a document
signed by the 12 members of the jury...

...which was charged with reaching
a verdict in this case.

I'll read the decision aloud.

"We, the jury, having duly deliberated
over the evidence and guided by the law...

...that is contained
in the charge of murder...

...do hereby find the defendant
not guilty."

[SIGHS]

[GAVEL STAMPS]

"As per instructions, we also deliberated
upon the charge of voluntary manslaughter.

And guided by the law
that is contained in this charge...

...we do hereby find
the defendant guilty."

Guilty?

Scotty, I'm not guilty.
You said I was innocent.

What happened, Scotty?
What about Charlie?

Bobby. Bobby.

I didn't do it. I didn't do it.

[ENGLISH SDH]