Dallas (1978–1991): Season 9, Episode 1 - The Family Ewing - full transcript

As the Ewings prepare to lay Bobby to rest, Dusty tries to get Sue Ellen to stop drinking.

MAN: We were all blessed
to have known Bobby Ewing.

A splendid young
man, loving son.

I'm really not an alcoholic.

Oh, Sue Ellen.

Yes, you are.

I had one brother,
and he's dead.

Nobody could ever replace him.

Least of all, you two.

Go back to your cowboy.
Go back to your bottle.

Go anywhere you
want. Get out of my sight.

- Would you really like to help?
- Yeah, of course I would.



Go on in the house, throw
Sue Ellen over your shoulder...

carry her the
hell off Southfork.

Thank you for coming, Harlan.

Oh, I'm so sorry, Ellie.

Uh, perhaps you could go up
with Jenna, give her a sedative.

I will.

Come on, I'll show you her room.

DANVERS: Donna,
are you all right, dear?

No.

I'll take care of her, Harlan.

Do that, Ray.

- And, Miss Ellie, I...
- No, I'm all right, Harlan, thank you.

- You see to Jenna.
- I will.

Ray, maybe you should
take Donna home.



She should try to sleep.

Are you sure?

Maybe we can stay here
in case you might need us.

What I need is for you
to take care of yourself.

You have a child to worry about.

We'll see you in the
morning, Miss Ellie.

J.R., pour me a brandy.

J.R.

J.R.

You have to help me.

You and I have to be strong.

I'm going to look in on
John Ross and Charlie.

I'll be right back.

PAMELA [SOBBING]:
It's my fault. It's all my fault.

Don't say that.
It was Katherine.

She was crazy. She had to be.

No, if I'd just stayed out of his
life, if he hadn't been over here...

Pam, don't do this to yourself.

No, it's true. He
died because of me.

He was trying to save me.

Come on, come on, lie down.

- You've got to try to get
some rest. PAMELA: No, I can't.

You've got to try
to get some sleep.

I can't sleep.

If I do, I'll just
keep seeing Bobby.

Cliff, let's call a doctor.

No. Now, come on now. Come on.

We're gonna stay with you.
We'll be with you all night.

What about Christopher?

He's fine. I checked.
He's sleeping.

He's fine.

[WHISPERS] It's okay.

PAMELA: Oh, my poor baby.

Oh, his daddy's dead.

Oh, he'll never forgive me.

It was my fault.

It was my fault.

Shh. Come on.

Teresa's making coffee.
Would you like some?

All right.

Hello, Clayton.

It's a lovely evening, isn't it?

CLAYTON: What?

Oh, I had the best day.

Oh, you had the
best day, did you?

[SIGHS]

Yes.

Is there something
wrong with that?

Sue Ellen, don't.

What? What's the matter?

Something is wrong.

- What is it?
- My brother's dead.

Bobby's dead.

[WHISPERING] Oh, my God, no.

Where were you, Sue Ellen,
when we were all at the hospital?

CLAYTON: J.R., don't.

When Bobby was saying goodbye,
when we needed you the most...

where the hell were you?

I didn't know.

Of course you didn't know.

How could you have known?

You were too busy rolling around
in bed with that saddle tramp.

Or maybe it was just getting
stinking drunk at some motel.

CLAYTON: J.R., stop it.

You're never around when anybody
needs you. John Ross almost died.

Bobby did die. All you
ever think about is yourself.

That's not true.

Get out of here, Sue Ellen.

Go back to your cowboy.
Go back to your bottle.

Go anywhere you want.
Just get out of my sight.

[SOBBING]

J.R.

What happened to
Bobby wasn't her fault.

She was never a Ewing.

She never was, and she
sure as hell never will be.

I think he always
knew we loved him.

I never thought
about Bobby dying.

I never thought
about any of us dying.

I have been so wrong.

And so have you.

Somehow or the other, our
problems just don't seem as big.

RAY: Not compared to what
Miss Ellie's going through.

Jenna...

All of us.

Maybe there's a way that
we can work things out for us.

I want to, you know that.

I love you.

[SOBS]

You know that's the one
thing I always counted on.

As long as we have
that, we've got a chance.

[SIGHS]

Daddy?

Hi, son.

Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you
up, but I just wanna visit with you a bit.

Is it true about Uncle Bobby?

Yes.

Yes, Bobby's dead.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

I loved Uncle Bobby.

Yeah, so did I.

I'm gonna miss him so much, I...

I just don't know
what I'm gonna do.

You still got Uncle
Ray and Uncle Gary.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, that's not the same, son.

Bobby's the only one
that mattered to me.

I could help you, Daddy.

I could make you feel better.

You do.

Just being here with
you makes me feel better.

I don't have to go to school.

Maybe I can go to work with you.

Maybe I can take
Uncle Bobby's place.

Maybe.

Because you're all I got.

And I don't know what'd
happen to me if I didn't have you.

Daddy?

Can you lay down
with me for a little while?

Sure, I'd like that.

Now, you just go to sleep.

You too.

I love you, boy.

I love you too, Daddy.

Here, drink this.
It'll help you relax.

- What is it?
- It's cocoa.

Ellie, what are you doing?

I'm, uh, making a list of things
that we have to do tomorrow.

Well, do you have to do it now?

I, uh...

I can't sleep.

Ellie.

Don't bury the pain inside.

Just let it out.

- I can't.
- Why not?

Because my family needs me.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Hello?

This is Clayton
Farlow. Who's this?

Yes, she's right here.

It's Gary.

- Gary? GARY [OVER PHONE]: Mama?

I just heard about Bobby.

It can't be true,
it just can't be.

- It's true, Gary. GARY:
Well, what happened?

What was Katherine
Wentworth doing in Dallas?

Well, we're, uh...

We're not sure about it.

And I don't think
it really matters.

Is there anything I can do?

I think, uh...

I think Bobby would like it
if you came to the funeral.

GARY: Yes, of course.

I love you, Mama.

I love you.

Get here as soon as you can.

I miss you.

Yeah, I will, and
I miss you too.

Um...

He's gone.

And I never got a chance to tell
him how much I cared about him.

Well, I'm sure he knew, Gary.

Good night, son.

GARY: Good night, Mama.

I, uh...

I think I would like some
cocoa, but that must be cold now.

I won't be long.

Oh...

Oh, Bobby.

Oh, Bobby.

[SOBBING]

Oh, God.

Oh, Bobby.

Mommy. Mommy.

I'm sorry, Mrs.
Ewing, he just ran out.

It's all right.

Hello, sweetheart.

- I'm hungry.
- You are?

- Would you like some breakfast?
- Eggs and toast.

All right.

- Is Daddy here for breakfast?
- No, he's not.

CHRISTOPHER: Where is he?

When can I see him?

Daddy's gone away.

Far away?

Yes.

Yes, far away.

When will he come back?

Oh, Christopher, I don't
know how to tell you this.

I don't think that you're
going to understand.

And maybe that's better for you.

But someday, I'm going to explain
it all to you, when you're older.

You see, Daddy's gone.

And he's not ever coming back.

And from now on, it's just
going to be you and me.

It's just going to
be the two of us.

[HORSE BLUSTERS]

CLAYTON: Rather be alone?
- No.

[CLAYTON GRUNTS]

- Took off kind of early this morning.
- Hmm.

How'd you find me?

I stopped by Ray's.

And he figured you
might be out here.

I think Ray knows
me very well, heh.

Well, it's very pretty here.

It's beautiful.

Did Ray tell you that
Bobby used to play here?

CLAYTON: Yes.

ELLIE: This tree house,
Jock built it for him.

Bobby was always
Jock's favorite.

If ever there was a fair-haired
son, Bobby was it for Jock.

CLAYTON: "Ewing Oil."

They started early, didn't they?

Whenever he wanted time
off from his chores, he...

He used to be here.

He'd swim in that pond.

It's not very deep.

He always called
it his very own lake.

Of all the places in Southfork where
he used to play, this was his favorite.

Gary used to come out here.

The two of them would
spend hours and hours doing...

[CHUCKLES]

I don't know what.

- But not J.R.?
- No.

No, J.R. always seemed to
care more about the oil business.

He was always trying to get
to go out to work with Jock.

Or he'd be out on
the oil fields with him.

When the other boys were
playing, J.R. was learning from Jock.

But I think he...

He would've traded
everything if he'd been the one...

that Jock built
this tree house for.

Well, it's difficult to
see J.R. in that light.

Of course, I never knew
him when he was a boy.

Well, I think you...

You might've liked him
more if you'd known him then.

J.R. always knew that
Jock loved Bobby the best...

and it hurt him.

He could never come to grips with
the fact that he wasn't Jock's favorite.

And now Jock's gone.

And so is Bobby.

I want Bobby to be buried here.

Where he can see his
lake and his tree house.

And where we can come
and visit him when we want to.

I think he'd like
that very much.

I'll see to all the
arrangements.

Oh, no, I can do that.

No, why should you carry
it all on your shoulders?

I'm here.

Thank you, Clayton.

Well, are you ready to go back?

No. No, not yet.

All right.

I'll see you back at the house.

[SOBS]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

CHARLIE: So you can't be
sad, because I'll never leave you.

It's not fair.

Why is Bobby dead?

That's the worst
part about life, honey.

It's not always fair.

And sometimes we do dumb things.

We just don't do
the things we should.

I mean, all those years I
could've been married to Bobby.

But I didn't. I ran
away from him.

And then we found
each other again, and...

And then I was so unsure.

Why didn't I marry him?

Oh, Mama, I loved Bobby so much.

JENNA: I know you did, baby.

And that's why I have
to take care of Darius.

And I can't let anything happen to
him, because Bobby gave him to me.

Honey, he'd want you
to take good care of him.

And maybe he'd be a comfort to
you when you think about Bobby or...

Or when you're sad.

And what about you?

I have you.

We have each other.

And we'll always know
that Bobby loved us.

And we would've been a
wonderful family together.

What are you doing here, Farlow?

Well, I just came to pay
my respects to your mother.

And maybe see my wife?

Don't be an ass, J.R.

Now, whether you like it or not,
my father is married to your mother.

I only wanted to tell them
how sorry I am about Bobby.

Well, don't bother.

You're the last person in the world
my mama needs to see right now.

If it wasn't for you,
Sue Ellen might've been

at the hospital with
the rest of the family.

We were together because she
wanted me to help her stay sober.

Which she is not right now.

Have you started
her drinking again?

Hell, all you have to do is say
hello to her to get her started.

Look, I'm not gonna
fight with you, J.R.

Not today.

Well, your concern for my
family is very touching, uh...

Would you really like to help?

Yeah, of course I would.

Then go in the house, throw
Sue Ellen over your shoulder...

and carry her the
hell off Southfork.

How can you say
things like that?

It's easy. I live with her.

I seem to remember
that you lived with her too.

But I noticed you
didn't marry her.

Well, you missed your
chance. Come back to try again?

That's none of
your damn business.

Yeah, it is.

She may be a drunk,
but she's still my wife...

which is a situation I'm
gonna change real soon.

So go on in, take her. She's
yours. You can have her.

You know, one thing is for sure,
you are as disgusting as ever.

That may be.

But losing my brother
made me realize...

just how long I've been
married to the wrong woman.

Now, go on.

[DOOR OPENS]

SUE ELLEN: Miss Ellie.

Miss Ellie...

What can I say?

What would you like to say?

That I wish I were here
yesterday to be with you when...

When it all happened.

That wouldn't have
changed anything.

I know.

[WHISPERS] It's just
that I feel so guilty.

Like I let everyone down.

Sue Ellen, it's about
time you stopped this.

We have a lot more to
worry about than your guilt.

Why don't you start facing the
reality of what's happening in your life?

That's what I'm trying to do.

- It's where I was yesterday.
- With Dusty?

Dusty isn't a cure for anything.

You need help, Sue Ellen.

We can't do it for you.

And J.R.'s wanted you to
go to a sanitarium for help.

But I'm really not an alcoholic.

Oh, Sue Ellen.

Yes, you are.

Every disappointment now
sends you right back to the bottle.

What I'm saying is, this family
is gonna have a terrible time...

trying to face up to
the loss of Bobby.

If you can't help us,
don't make it worse.

Pull yourself
together if you can.

If not, J.R. may be right.

And I'll help him get you treatment
before I'll let you pull him down.

PHYLLIS: J.R.?
- Yes?

These things came
for Bobby, and, uh...

I don't know what
to do with them.

Phyllis, don't do that.
You'll get me started.

- I can't handle it.
- I'm sorry.

- But I don't know what to do with them.
- Put them on my desk. Leave them there.

Now, go on home.

And I want you to
lock up Bobby's office.

I don't want anybody going in there
and touching his things, you understand?

Yes, sir.

Maybe if his door's shut...

I can fool myself into
thinking he's still there.

Go on now.

GARY: Ma.
- I'm so glad you're here.

GARY: Yeah.

Hi, Gary, I'm Clayton Farlow.

Clayton, nice to meet you.

How are you doing, Mama?

Oh, I'm better now
that you're here.

Where are Ray and J.R.?

Let's go inside and put your
things away, and then I'll fill you in.

- Yes, ma'am?
- Ahem, vodka, please.

- On the rocks? A twist?
- Just straight.

Yes, ma'am.

[VODKA POURING]

SUE ELLEN: Another.
Ahem. Double.

BARTENDER: Yes, ma'am.

[VODKA POURING]

- Yes, sir?
- Nothing.

You following me?

Yes.

SUE ELLEN: Why?

I thought by now that everyone
would've told you that I'm an alcoholic.

I told you that myself.

Or maybe you just came
by to say goodbye to me.

No, that's not it.

SUE ELLEN: Why not?

There's no reason
for you to stay.

Because I know
I'm not worth saving.

So why don't you just go away...

and let me stay here and
get real nice and drunk?

It's not that simple.

You're wrong.

It's real simple.

You see, if I stay here,
and I drink enough...

then I don't have
to face anybody.

Not J.R.

Not Miss Ellie.

Not my son.

And not even you.

Sue Ellen, your
family needs you.

Now, Bobby's funeral
is gonna be real soon...

and you've gotta start
pulling yourself together.

Now, I'm here to help you.

But, darling, you've
gotta start helping yourself.

This is all the help I need.

Bartender, another.

No, that's it. No more drinking.

- I said I want another.
- No.

Leave me alone!

[SUE ELLEN GRUNTS]

Lady, you may have given up on yourself,
but I sure as hell haven't given up on you.

I want you to know something.

What?

After the funeral, I want you to go
back to California, to your own life.

Bobby was Bobby,
but you are you.

And I don't want you to think
that you have to stay here...

and try to take his place.

Mama, I could never take his
place, but I can be here for you.

And if I thought that you'd be
happy here, that would be wonderful.

But you can't live your life
as a replacement for Bobby.

You're my son, and I
love you with all my heart...

but we don't have to be
together to keep that love.

No. I guess we don't.

You've been through a lot, Gary.

I can feel a strength in you
that you never had before.

Well, for the next few days,
I'm gonna need that strength.

J.R. and Sue Ellen,
Jenna, little Charlie.

They're all in pain,
and they all need me.

So for a while, I'm gonna
lean on Clayton and on you...

because I know you'll be there.

It's about time, Mama.

It's about time.

Dusty?

[GROANS]

DUSTY: That's gonna
be sore for a while.

[GROANS]

Why?

What happened?

Remember that bar you were in?

Remember slapping me?

Yeah, but that's about all.

Well, we were gonna have
a real big yelling match.

So I decided the best thing to do
was to, uh, get you out of there quietly.

- You hit me?
- Yes.

This is coffee. I
want you to drink it.

- I don't want any coffee.
- Well, suit yourself...

but this and juice are the only
thing you're gonna have for a while.

- What are you talking about?
- I called my daddy.

I told him you were with me.

I told him you were gonna
stay here until you dry out.

Bobby's funeral's in a couple of
days, and I want you there sober.

You want?

What in the hell
do you care for?

Nobody else does.

Well, you got a nice little
bunch of self-pity going there.

If you thought about it hard
enough, you might figure out...

why I'm going
to all this trouble.

You can't tell me
that you still care.

I love you.

I have right from the
first day I met you.

Now, there's a lot gone wrong between
us, but my feelings have never changed.

Dusty...

I can't believe it.

Well, it's true enough.

I don't know for sure
what to do about it...

but I do know that we
cannot let you go on like this.

You don't know how
much that means to me.

I'll have that coffee now.

GARY: It's all right, Lucy. I'm
sure your grandma will understand.

Yeah.

Lucy, I'm really sorry to have to tell
you about this on your honeymoon.

Okay, give Mitch my best.

Bye-bye.

Uh...

She's not gonna be able
to get a flight back in time.

How'd she sound?

Broken up, trying to be strong.

Well, Lucy's a fine girl. You're
gonna be real proud of her, Gary.

Yes, I'm sure I will.

Ray, I owe you a lot.

I know how much care
and time you gave Lucy.

She always had someone to
turn to when I wasn't around.

Well, Bobby too.

He was real fond of her.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Gary.

- When'd you get in?
- This afternoon.

J.R.: Well, I'm
glad you're here.

Can I let, uh, Tracy
get you some dinner?

J.R.: No, I'm not hungry.

GARY: I was kind of surprised
you weren't here when I got in.

Well, I went down to the
office, sent the girls home.

You down there all day?

I'd still be there if it
wasn't for the janitor.

I lost all track of time.

[SIGHS]

I just sat there, trying to think about
Ewing Oil and what's gonna happen.

[SIGHS]

And I couldn't even do that.

Yeah, I guess it will be a little
rough down there for a while...

being there by yourself.

Look, uh, I don't know very
much about the oil business...

but we worked together real
well on that Cliff Barnes trial.

- So?
- Well, we are brothers.

Just till things smooth out,
I'd be glad to go in with you...

do what I could to help.

Well, how about you, Gary?

You wanna come down to
the office and help out too?

Well, I don't want your help.

I don't want your sympathy.

I had one brother,
and he's dead.

Nobody can ever replace him.

Least of all, you two.

Jackass.

Does he think he's the
only one that misses Bobby?

Well...

No matter what, nothing
ever really changes.

Okay, here, try that.

Hmm?

Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Farlow is here.

- Well, tell her to come out, please.
- Yes, ma'am.

Grandma.

Christopher.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, my.

- Pam.
- Miss Ellie.

I know.

I know I should've
come out to see you.

I just couldn't bring
myself to go to Southfork.

There's just too
much of Bobby there.

ELLIE: I know. I understand.

How is everyone?

Uh...

They're all right.

Uh, Gary got in yesterday.

And how are you?

Oh, I'm all right, I guess.

I have to be, so do you.

I know, I...

I just hurt so much.

Thank God for Christopher.

I tried to explain to him about
Bobby, but I don't think he understands.

Pam, the, uh,
funeral's tomorrow.

I'd like you and
Christopher to be there.

Well, we will be.

And, uh, Cliff and Jamie.

Well, do you think
that's very wise?

Well, I think it's time to heal the
wounds between our two families.

Christopher's my grandson.

He has the right
to be at Southfork.

You have the right to be there.

If nothing else, at least let
that come out of Bobby's death.

Miss Ellie, do you really
think that's possible?

I mean, after all, it was
Katherine who killed Bobby.

Katherine...

Clayton talked to
the police yesterday.

He was curious about how
she got back into the country.

She had a forged passport
and driver's license.

Everything that money could buy.

Why did she...?

Why did she hate Bobby so much?

I can't tell you
how many times...

that I wished that Bobby
hadn't been here that morning.

It was so early.

How did he happen to be here?

He stopped by on his way to
work, just to see Christopher.

Well, I've got to get back, Pam.

But I do want you
there tomorrow.

I'll send a car for
you about 2:00.

All right. Thank you.

Bye-bye, Christopher.

Bye, Grandma.

Goodbye, Miss Ellie.

Oh, Christopher, how are we
ever going to get through tomorrow?

MAN: We are all blessed to have
known this splendid young man...

this Bobby Ewing.

Loving son, devoted brother.

Caring father.

Beloved by all who knew him.

Our lives will never be the
same for his having touched us...

and then left us far too soon.

"The Lord is my
shepherd. I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie
down in green pastures.

He leadeth me
beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul.

He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death...

I will fear no evil,
for thou art with me.

Thy rod and thy
staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.

Thou anointest my head with oil.

My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life...

and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord forever."

Amen.

J.R.?

J.R.: You go on,
Mama. I'll be up directly.

I'll take John Ross.

Bobby, I never told you
how much you meant to me.

All the fights, all the time
butting heads with one another...

I'm sorry we were never closer.

I wish...

I wish I'd taken the time to
tell you how much I love you.

I do.

And tell Daddy I love him too.

Bye, Bobby.

I'll miss you.

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