Dallas (1978–1991): Season 9, Episode 12 - En Passant - full transcript
I'll do whatever the judge says, Daddy.
You don't have to fight for me anymore.
I'm never gonna give
up fighting for you.
RAY: We gotta try and get back to normal.
- Normal?
What is normal?
- Who's the judge handling this case?
- John James Reebach will be hearing it.
You know a Judge
John James Reebach?
Know him? J.J.?
- Ha-ha-ha-ha.
- We're like brothers.
I've been waiting for a long
time to meet somebody like you.
I see no reason why the decision should
not be reversed and custody awarded to you.
Harv, I don't understand
what is taking so long.
Now, when is somebody gonna
do something about my appeal?
J.R., you know and I know that
the wheels of justice turn slowly.
Yeah, and I'm paying you a fortune
to get those wheels to turn faster.
HARV: There are a lot of steps
to be taken before it's decided...
whether our deal has merit.
A man's son is being taken away
from him, that doesn't have merit?
A woman's son too, J.R. Has
Sue Ellen picked him up yet?
No. She will soon.
My advice to
you is to stall her.
Possession is
nine-tenths of the law?
I mean that right now the perception
is that she's taking him from you.
But if you picked him up, that
perception would be reversed.
It would look like you are
taking him away from her.
Now, that's a subtle difference.
Judges have been known to
be swayed by subtle differences.
Who's the judge
handling this case?
Well, if we ever get before a judge,
John James Reebach will be hearing it.
Old J.J., is that right?
Well, how about that?
J.R., don't you even think
of getting in touch with him.
Oh, come on now, Harv...
Trying to persuade any member
of the court to see things your way...
would be considered tampering.
Then you'd truly lose John Ross.
I've already lost John Ross.
I'm gonna do everything in
my power to get him back.
Everything, Harv.
Here, catch, Christopher.
Good one. You've been
doing so well with him.
He's a happy
and beautiful child.
Well, he started out that way. I
just tried not to mess things up.
And I didn't do it without help.
I'm gonna need a lot of that.
The appeal process has
made me a nervous wreck.
You expected J.R. to appeal.
Yes.
My lawyers told me
that from the very start.
They don't have any reason to
think that he might win, do they?
No, they don't.
But I don't like giving
J.R. a second chance.
- When are you picking up John Ross?
- As soon as all of this is settled.
When I know that he's mine
and no one can take him away.
I just wanna get
on with my life.
What are you going to do?
Have you thought about the future?
Well, being a mother is
gonna take up a lot of my time.
But I don't want
my life to stop there.
A lot of nice people have
helped me get back on my feet.
I wanna do more than
just stand around on them.
Good morning, ladies.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Jerry called, he wants
to show me a facility
after I've dropped
you at Ewing Oil.
SUE ELLEN: What
kind of a facility?
Well, Mark's starting up a research
center for rare blood diseases.
Oh, I had no idea.
Well, that's wonderful,
and very generous.
Once you've been given a second chance
like I have, you make the most of it.
[GRUNTS]
[PHONE RINGING]
I'll get it.
Hello.
Hello, Ray, it's
Jenna. Is Donna there?
Oh, hi, Jenna. Uh...
I think she might
still be sleeping.
Can I have her call you back?
Sure. We were just gonna go
to a lunch, but if she's too tired...
- Maybe I ought to wake her up then.
- No, no, don't do that.
It wasn't anything special. We
could always do it another day.
- Um, will you tell her I called?
- Yeah, sure, Jenna.
And, Jenna, uh, thank you.
Sure. Don't give up, huh?
I'll talk to you later.
- Bye.
- Bye-Bye.
- Hi.
- Ahem. Hi.
- That was, uh, Jenna on the phone.
- Mm.
She said the two of you were
supposed to have lunch together today.
Did you forget?
Yeah, I guess I did.
Well, it's probably
not too late.
Why don't you go
ahead and give her a call?
I don't really
feel up to it today.
You didn't forget, did you?
You were just going
to let that phone ring.
- Is that what you do when I'm not here?
- Don't start on me.
What are you doing?
I don't understand.
I don't know how to make
excuses for you anymore.
I hate what you're doing.
I hate what I'm doing.
- We gotta try and get back to normal.
- Normal?
What is normal?
[SIGHS]
I need you.
I need time.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
J.R.: Grandma told
me I'd find you out here.
- Hi, Daddy.
- Hi, son.
Are you coming home
from work already?
No, uh...
I was on my way to see somebody,
but I just thought I'd drop by...
and check you out,
see how you're doing.
I'm okay.
Well, son, I just
wanted you to know...
that I'm still trying to find a way to
keep us together here on Southfork.
But I thought the judge
said I have to live with Mama.
Well, there are other
judges, you know...
and what I have to do...
is go to those judges, tell
them how important it is for you...
to stay here with me
and all your family.
See, I gotta convince
them that you belong here...
because this is where you
were born and raised and...
But we already told the judge.
Well, that judge just
didn't understand.
I must have said
something wrong, Daddy.
No, son, now, don't you
say that. It wasn't your fault.
Don't you ever think that.
I'll do whatever the judge says, Daddy.
You don't have to fight for me anymore.
I'm never gonna give
up fighting for you, son.
Never.
I love you, Daddy.
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
Yes?
PHYLLIS: Pam, Mr. Ewing is here to
see you. Uh, Mr. Jack Ewing, that is.
Oh, show him in.
- Hi, Pam.
- Hi.
Thanks for taking the time.
Oh, don't be silly. Would
you like something to drink?
No. No, thanks.
- Thanks, Phyllis.
- Sure.
- Have a seat. JACK: Thank you.
I hope your questions aren't
gonna be too complicated.
I'm, uh, kind of new
around here myself.
I'm looking for advice
more than answers.
As you know, J.R. has asked
me to get involved in Ewing Oil.
I thought you were more
interested in ranching.
Well, I am, really.
But he's, uh, heh, kind of
put this on a personal basis.
Well, what's bothering
you about that?
Well, I get the feeling that you and
J.R. may disagree about a few things...
especially where I'm involved.
I'm worried about being
in the middle of your wars.
Well, I can guarantee you that J.R.
and I will continue disagreeing on things.
And if you expect that to change,
maybe you'd better stick to ranching.
This is the first time I've felt
part of a family in a long time...
and it'd be nice not
to have to take sides.
What exactly is it that
J.R. wants you to do?
To get involved in the
Marinos Shipping deal.
[SIGHS]
What is it? Ha-ha-ha. What just happened
when I mentioned Marinos Shipping?
Well, you just
stepped in the middle...
of one of those wars
you've been talking about.
See, I haven't completely
agreed to that deal yet.
Oh?
Why? Is it a bad deal?
I don't know. I'm not sure.
But until I am, I'm reluctant to
commit to the kind of money...
everybody's talking about.
I've hired an independent firm to go
over the points of the deal and advise me.
- Sounds reasonable.
- Not really.
If I were reasonable, I'd
take my partner's word...
but I'm not ready
to do that yet.
Hasn't that upset J.R.?
Very much.
Well, now, what if your
advisors disagree with J.R.?
What if they do?
[CHUCKLES]
Well, now, whose word do I take?
Welcome to Ewing Oil.
Nicholas, we cannot
afford your hysteria.
As long as you're holding him,
we have nothing to worry about.
NICHOLAS: Nothing
to worry about?
How long are we expected
to babysit this private eye?
Until I get my hand on
that envelope he sent.
We have to know what he knows.
Well, how do you
intend to find that letter?
He won't tell us
where he sent it.
Grace is ready to intercept
it the moment it arrives.
Arrives where?
Nicholas, when will
you use your head?
If you were he, where
would you send your mail?
Forget it, Nicholas.
Just don't lose your detective
the way you lost his letter.
How do you know J.R. has
not already received this letter?
Maybe that's why he's not so
anxious to listen to your deal.
Mr. Ewing is willing and
ready to do anything I say.
Just you be sure that you have everything
prepared when I do close the deal.
Everything is
already in position.
Then I'll call you when I find out
what's in Mr. Adams' envelope.
Goodbye.
Well, it's been a long time
since I heard from you, J.R.
I was wondering how you've been.
Well, tell you the
truth, uh, things haven't
been going too good
for me lately, Harry.
I'm gonna need your help.
- You know I'll do whatever I can.
- Appreciate that.
- You always helped me out.
- I know, I know.
Well, tell me, what
can I do for you?
You know a judge by the
name of John James Reebach?
- Know him? J.J.?
- Ha, ha.
- We're like brothers.
- Ha, ha.
I thought so. Well, I'd like
to do something for him.
Do something for him?
Yeah, yeah. I'd, uh, like to
get him something real nice.
But I don't wanna
deal with him directly.
I wouldn't wanna embarrass
him, you understand.
Oh, yeah, sure. Yeah.
I'd like to surprise him with
something, but I just don't know what.
Maybe he needs something, hmm?
Or maybe somebody in
his family needs something.
Well, it sure won't
take me long to find out.
Good, good.
I don't want him to know
I'm involved in all this.
- You think you can handle it?
- Consider it done.
I tell you what. I'll call you at
your office in about two hours.
- Will that be soon enough?
- That'd be fine.
I owe you one, Harry.
You don't owe me anything, J.R.
I'm just happy to help you and J.J.
Yeah, just remember,
money's no object.
- What the judge wants, he gets, right?
- All right.
[LAUGHS]
Yeah.
JAMIE: Cliff, they're gorgeous.
[JAMIE LAUGHS]
Do you treat all your
new employees this way?
Ha-ha-ha. No.
Just the ones I'm in love with.
[JAMIE CHUCKLES]
Do a good job and no telling
what kind of a bonus you'll get.
Of course I'll do a good job.
First of all, I'm gonna look into
these files and catch up on things.
Then I wanna look over
the Tundra Torque operation.
I think that now might be
a good time to expand it.
You've really been
doing your homework.
Of course I've been
doing my homework.
I know how upset you were about
losing the Marinos Shipping deal...
and I think we just might be able to
find a cold-weather drilling project...
that will be just as exciting.
You amaze me.
When I told you I was gonna go to work
for you, I didn't mean it to be a hobby.
Ha, ha. I can see that.
Why don't you get out of
here so I can get started?
Yes, ma'am.
Expand the Tundra
Torque operation.
I'll be damned.
- Hello.
- Hi.
Mary Kay's sick today.
My name is Grace.
I'm from the temporary service.
You're Mr. Barker?
Yes, my pleasure.
I put your mail on your desk,
and Mr. Adams called from Athens.
Would you like me to get
him back on the phone for you?
Yes, please.
MAN: Hello? GRACE: Yes,
is Mr. Adams there, please?
MAN: Who's calling?
GRACE: Mr. Barker
is returning his call.
Just a minute, I'll get him.
[PHONE BUZZES]
Pete? What the hell's going on?
Nothing, Sam, everything's fine.
Except I've been in the same
clothes for the last three days.
At the last minute, I decided to
stay on and look into something else...
but I forgot to tell the hotel not
to send my bag on to the airport.
[CHUCKLES]
I should've figured as much.
Listen, uh, J.R. Ewing's going nuts
because he hasn't heard from you.
Tell him I did some more digging,
and as far as I'm concerned...
Marinos Shipping is solid.
He should go ahead and
sign on the dotted line.
Will do. Uh...
Hey, this call is costing us
a fortune. I'll see you soon?
Sure. Take care, buddy.
You too.
- Mr. Ewing?
- Huh?
Detective McSween for you, sir.
Oh, thanks.
Hello, Harry.
What you got for me?
Oh, Judge Reebach's son, huh?
Needs a job, does he?
Well, I think I can
fit him in, yeah.
I'll give him a call.
Maybe later, we can meet and have
a little career counseling session, huh?
Yeah, right.
All right, bud, appreciate it.
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Angelica.
Hello. I'm sorry if
I kept you waiting.
Oh, that's all right, darling.
Sit down, sit down. Ahem.
Ah, yes. Would you
care to have some tea?
- Tea?
- Or perhaps some sherry?
Oh, yeah, sherry
would be fine, thank you.
- I'll have some tea, please.
- You take milk?
Thank you.
I had a rather interesting
conversation with Pamela Ewing...
and I was hoping you could
clarify something for me.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I was under the impression that all
that remained to be settled between us...
was the participation
of your cousin Jack.
Oh, don't worry about Jack.
He's as good as in right now.
Ah, I'm glad to hear it.
But you know, Pamela Ewing has expressed
personal reservations about our deal.
Well, Pam always has to
say no before she says yes.
It makes her feel like she's
doing something. Ha, ha.
Yeah, well, once I set her down, explain
the whole thing, she'll come through.
She'll probably end up saying
it was her idea in the first place.
You do have a way about you.
So we can set up our closing meeting
for day after tomorrow as planned, hmm?
Don't you worry
about a thing. Ha, ha.
DONNA: I just can't help it.
I walk around all day long,
thinking of what could've been...
what should've been.
Miss Ellie and everybody
keep telling me I'll get over it.
Ray and I can try again,
we can have another child.
They only wanna be
comforting, Donna, not cruel.
They just don't know about
the problem with the baby...
and what it means to try again.
I know that.
I guess that's why you're
getting the brunt of it.
You're the only one that
knows what I've been through.
The only one I feel
like I can talk to.
And what about Ray?
Can't you talk to him?
How could he understand?
He didn't carry that child.
He didn't feel it inside him.
He was the father of that baby.
He was as close as another
human being could've been.
Listen to me.
Do you remember when you
were pregnant with Charlie?
Didn't you feel like there was something
really special between the two of you?
Something that you couldn't
share with anybody else.
- That you couldn't even explain?
- I suppose so.
Yeah.
I... I always wanted
to be a mother.
I thought it was the most
important thing in the world.
No man can understand that.
I can't share this
loss with Ray.
He's suffering too.
[SIGHS]
It's not the same.
It's just not the same.
I'm home.
PATRICIA: Oh!
What good timing. Dinner
will be ready in just a minute.
Now, you sit down there and tell
me what kind of a day did you have.
What kind of a day did I
have? Uh, pretty good, I think.
Believe it or not, I
started looking for a job.
Don't be silly. You
don't need a job.
Why, you'll have more than enough
money once you settle things with J.R.
Oh, I was just thinking...
you know, we really should start
looking for some houses right away.
The kind of place you're going to
need is not going to be easy to find.
It could take months.
- Months?
- Yes.
You have to have
the right address...
and, uh, who your neighbors
are is very important...
and you'll need a house large
enough to do some nice entertaining.
Of course, when you're
back in circulation again...
you're gonna get
so many invitations.
You won't have time to
give many dinner parties.
Would you believe, Mother...
that I haven't given any of
that a moment's thought?
Anyway, I don't even
have John Ross yet.
Well, I don't know why not.
I don't see how you can let
John Ross stay with J.R. now...
to have his mind
poisoned against you.
I want John Ross here
just as much as you do.
But I won't let my son be used
as a pawn in a chess game.
Until it is absolutely official
that there won't be an appeal...
I won't take him from Southfork.
He's been through
enough as it is.
Sue Ellen, your lawyer told you that
J.R. would have to move a mountain...
to get an appeal to
that custody decision.
J.R. has moved mountains before.
You know, the Cowboys were looking
real good in the preseason games.
Yes, sir, but you know
they're traditionally late starters.
Yeah, yeah. Say, could
you rustle up some peanuts...
or something to munch on, honey?
- Of course, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you, thank you.
Uh...
Now, tell me more about this, uh,
graduate program you just got out of.
Well, there's nothing
left to tell, really. Uh...
I've got a fancy new
MBA, and I can't get a job.
Seems there's an awful lot of us
out there with fancy new MBAs.
I know. I know.
Can't get experience without a job.
Can't get a job without experience, huh?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
You know, it's been my policy to
take a young man like yourself...
and train them from the get-go.
That way you don't have to
break them of any bad habits.
Well, what kind of position is it
you're trying to fill, Mr. Ewing?
Well, we have openings
in several of our divisions.
Um, what are you
particularly interested in?
Uh, heh...
Long-range financial planning,
uh, budgeting. I'm not really sure.
All right.
I'll get you with some of
my personnel people, uh...
I think we can fit you in.
I can't tell you how
much I appreciate this, sir.
My father just got
finished telling me again...
how I should've gone
to law school like he did.
Yeah, and become a judge
just like good old J.J., huh?
Your father is something else.
Yeah, fathers just try to do what's
best for their sons. That's all, Tom.
- That's all it is.
- Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
Drink up.
Good morning, J.R.
Well, that remains to be seen.
I understand you told Angelica Nero
that you won't approve our co-venture...
with Marinos
Shipping. Is that right?
Well, pending a report from
the experts I hired, that's true.
Pam, I really don't
understand you sometimes.
If you can't see what
a good deal this is,
you're wetter behind
the ears than I thought.
Even that idiot brother of yours
was salivating over this one.
Don't push me, J.R.
I never claimed to know
everything about the oil business...
which is why I hired experts
who do to advise me on this.
And when they do,
I'll give you an answer.
Well, this time, would you please make
sure you tell me before you tell Miss Nero?
It's not nice to deal
behind your partner's back.
Well, I haven't been
dealing behind your back.
I don't do business that way.
Well, I just hope your experts get in
touch with you before tomorrow's meeting.
What meeting?
The one between you and
me and Jack and Miss Nero.
I don't know anything
about a meeting.
Oh. Well, that's what
calendars are for.
Why don't you go
upstairs and check yours?
Morning.
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTING]
[RAY GRUNTING]
[PHONE RINGS]
J.R.: Hello. BARKER [ON
PHONE]: What can I do for you?
- Have you talked to Pete again?
- No, not yet.
You know when he's getting back?
No, sir, I don't.
All right, uh, send me the file on
Jason Ewing and his wife Nancy.
Her maiden name was Shaw.
Pete put the file
together last year.
Yes, sir. I'll send that
right over by messenger.
Well, let me know if
you hear from Pete again.
Will do.
Grace, could you, uh, find the
file on Jason and Nancy Ewing...
and messenger it over
to J.R. Ewing at his office?
Yes, Mr. Barker.
Well, hey, gorgeous.
How you doing today?
Just fine, thank you.
MAILMAN: How's Mary
Kay? She feeling any better?
I think she'll be back tomorrow.
- See you later.
- Bye.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Hello.
- Hi.
Can I get you something
to drink tonight?
- Uh, mineral water with lemon, please.
- Okay.
- Make that two.
- I'll be right back for your dinner order.
Why didn't you order a
margarita? I know you want one.
Oh, don't be silly.
Just because I'm not drinking,
doesn't mean that you can't.
- I'll live.
- Heh.
This place doesn't have
strolling mariachis, does it?
Well, not that I know of.
Good. I hate
strolling mariachis.
Don't you wanna talk about it?
- The appeal?
- Uh-huh.
No.
I'm afraid to talk about it.
I'm afraid to think about it.
It seems that
that's all I'm doing.
J.R. doesn't have a chance.
You know that, don't you?
No, I don't know that.
I can't believe I got
custody in the first place.
It's too much to hope
for that I'd win again.
Excuse me. Ready to order?
Uh, why don't you bring us
some nachos to start? Thanks.
Okay, sir.
Sue Ellen, you're a
wonderful mother...
and any judge anywhere is
gonna give you custody of that child.
I'm just so scared.
I don't know what I'll do if
there's an appeal and J.R. wins.
I know him.
If he wins...
he'll do everything in his power to make
sure that I never see John Ross again.
That's not gonna happen.
That's why you have to
be real strong right now.
You just have to
ride this one out.
I'm trying.
[SIGHS]
What would I do without you?
Sometimes I think you're
all that keeps me sane.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, ma'am, I'm
glad to be of service.
[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING
"GUANTANAMERA"]
I swear, I didn't know.
[BAND SINGING "GUANTANAMERA"]
JACK: Hurry up. It's
cold. Whoo! JENNA: Oh.
Whoo, it's wild. I am soaked.
That's what usually
happens when it rains.
Oh, really, is that
the rumor? Ha-ha-ha.
- Let me get you something to change into.
- Ah, okay.
Here you go.
- This ought to do it.
- Thanks.
Oy. Ooh.
- Right up here to your right.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Be right back.
- Like brandy?
- Who?
[LAUGHS]
Never mind.
What? I'll be right out.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Oh, a fire. That's nice.
Here, come sit down.
Thanks.
[JENNA SIGHS]
Here you go.
Thanks.
Aren't you gonna change?
No, I'm tough.
[BOTH LAUGH]
JENNA: Mm.
- Wanna hear some music?
No.
Sometimes, when it's
quiet, I just like to sit.
You're beautiful, Jenna.
[CHUCKLES]
Thank you.
I've been waiting for a long
time to meet somebody like you.
What is it?
Am I saying things I shouldn't?
No, it's...
Meeting you...
having you come into
my life when you did...
it means a lot to me.
But?
That's all it means.
Forever?
For now.
I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to push.
No.
You haven't.
It's just...
Bobby.
I guess it's just taking
more time than most people.
It should.
You weren't like
most people to him.
We were gonna get married.
I know.
I...
I could have made him happy.
You did make him happy.
I have to go.
I have to go home now.
You know, I've lived all my life in
Dallas. I've never been to this place.
Well, I'm not sure
how wise it is...
for the two of us to be
seen in public together, J.R.
Well, I don't see
anything to worry about.
You need a favor.
I need a favor.
Nothing un-American
about that, is there?
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, you know, we're
just pleased as punch...
to have your boy joining
us down at Ewing Oil.
I'm glad. Tom's a smart boy.
He'll be an asset to
your company, I'm sure.
And I'm grateful for the
opportunity you're giving him.
It's our pleasure. Now, what
do you recommend here?
I'm partial to the
prime rib myself.
That's what I like, a
man that eats meat.
Never could understand what those
vegetarians were about anyhow. Ha, ha.
J.R., I'm no country bumpkin.
I know what's going on here. It's
been outlined for me very clearly.
You know that there's nothing I can do
unless your motion for appeal is granted.
It will be.
In anticipation of that, I've
examined the material...
and I see no reason why the
decision should not be reversed...
and custody awarded to you.
I have your word on that?
You do.
Then I think I'll have
the prime beef myself.
[CAR APPROACHES]
[CAR DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]
[DOOR OPENS]
Ray?
I didn't think
you'd still be up.
I was worried about you.
It was getting late.
Did you get caught in the storm?
No, I sat it out in the truck.
Something I had to finish.
Yeah, I know.
I was out at the
home site today.
I tore it all down.
Every piece of it.
There's nothing left out there.
That's what you
wanted, wasn't it?
I saw how painful
it was for you.
No, this is what is painful.
You and me, at a time when
we should be the closest...
we are the furthest apart.
I know.
But it isn't because
you haven't tried.
You've been very
patient with me.
Lot of good that's done.
A lot more than you know.
I just hope it's not too
late to make you see that...
See what?
That I realize you hurt
just as much as I do.
That I love you.
That I need you.
I always have and always will.
I was wondering if I'd ever
hear you say that again.
I'm so sorry that it's
been so long in coming.
Don't be sorry. Just let
me hear you say that again.
I love you.
I need you.
I always have.
I always will.
[SIGHS]
ANGELICA: You know how critical
it is that we settle this deal, J.R.
I mean, Dimitri's
getting very anxious.
It has to be today.
It will be. Will be,
one way or another.
Have you an indication as to
which way your partner is leaning?
Ha. Well, I'm afraid not.
She's been locked up in her office all
morning with her independent experts.
But I feel confident that they'll
see the same thing as I did.
That this is the richest
oil find of the century.
Even Pam couldn't
turn that down.
Oh, I hope you're right.
J.R., Angelica, I'm sorry I'm late, but
that traffic coming in town was a killer.
That's all right. We're
still waiting for Pam.
- Like to sit down?
- Yes, thank you.
Why don't you fix
yourself a drink, Jack?
No, thanks. I think
I'll wait until I find out...
what I'm gonna be doing for
the next six months. Ha, ha.
Well, now that we're all here, I
suggest we don't waste any more time.
Thank you. Hello, Miss
Nero, nice to see you again.
It's mutual, Mrs. Ewing.
Well, there's only one
thing we have to decide...
and that is whether Ewing
Oil and Marinos Shipping...
intend to proceed as partners
in this offshore drilling project.
Uh, I don't think it's any
secret how I feel about that. I...
I think it's a wonderful
opportunity for Ewing Oil.
And Jack here, as a
shareholder in the company...
has expressed a willingness to jump in
and help us out if we move ahead on it.
So, Pam, I believe
the choice is yours.
I know that it appears as though
I've been dragging my feet...
over this decision.
Miss Nero, I apologize if
I've complicated matters...
for you or your company.
Uh, that will depend on
your answer, of course.
Well, I'm cautious.
And since I am a relative
newcomer to the oil business...
I wanted to be sure that I had
the best possible information...
upon which to base my decision.
Well, now, we realize
that you are new at this...
but Miss Nero would
like to let her office know...
if we're in or out
before it closes today.
Everything I've reviewed supports
the fact that this co-venture...
would be good for Ewing Oil.
This may be a first.
I agree with J.R.
I think we should move
ahead with the project.
Well, thank you, Pam.
So we can instruct your attorneys
to draw up the agreements, then?
J.R.: Yes, and the
sooner the better.
Well, Jack, I guess you're gonna have
to put your ranching days on hold, huh?
[PHONE RINGS]
- Hello. J.R.: I think this
calls for a celebration.
J.R., Harv Smithfield's on the line.
Do you want to take it in your office?
No, I'll take it here.
You do the honors, Jack.
Yeah, Harv.
- I just left the hearing for our appeal.
- And?
We're not gonna
get a second chance.
We lost the motion. I'm sorry.
Sue Ellen's lawyer told me that she
now plans on picking up John Ross.
When?
I guess right away.
Miss Ellie. Clayton.
Is John Ross ready yet?
He's up in his room, waiting.
How's he taking it?
Pretty hard, Sue Ellen.
All the more reason to get this
thing over with as soon as possible.
Come on, Sue Ellen.
You go on in. Tell John
Ross I'll be there in a minute.
PATRICIA: Sue Ellen...
- I'll be right up.
You know I wish it
hadn't come to this.
If there was any other way...
We understand, Sue Ellen.
You go on upstairs. We'll
wait for you down here.
Things seem pretty bad, I know.
But it's all going to work out.
You'll see.
The three of us are going to
have a wonderful life together.
You'll have a new
house, new friends.
You'll be able to come out here
on weekends or any time you want.
You do want to be with your
mother and me, don't you?
I wanna be with all of you.
Why can't that happen here?
PATRICIA: Well, it's just
not possible, John Ross.
You know that.
John Ross is ready to go.
Will you leave us alone, mother?
I'll send up Raoul for his bags.
SUE ELLEN: Come here.
I have missed you so much.
I've missed you too.
Would you like to talk
before we go downstairs?
Good. I think we
have a lot to talk about.
I can't imagine what's
taking them so long.
The child is
understandably upset.
I'm sure that Sue Ellen is
doing her best to calm him down.
I talked to John Ross. He
seems to be handling it very well.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Where's my boy? My son?
Now, take it easy, J.R. Don't make
this any more difficult than it already is.
Now, listen, I'm talking
about my son here, Clayton.
I never kept Sue Ellen from seeing
him. She doesn't need a guarantee.
Sue Ellen doesn't want just to
see him. She wants to raise him.
You stay the hell out of this.
J.R., there's nothing more to be done.
You've got to live by the judge's decision.
Mama, I am not allowing
that woman to take my boy.
I don't give a damn what that judge
says. John Ross is not leaving Southfork.
J.R., that's enough.
J.R., before you say
anything, let me speak.
You don't have anything
to say I wanna hear.
I think I do.
We have fought
so much in the past.
I don't think either one of us
remembers half of what we fought about.
Well, this is the only
fight that matters.
John Ross' happiness
is all that matters.
And I think both of us lost sight
of that somewhere along the way.
And he's suffered because of it.
- So now it's my turn to suffer.
- No, J.R., none of us has to.
It's true that I was
granted custody of our son.
But now I realize that custody
is only a legal term for trust.
If I were to take John
Ross away from Southfork...
I would be violating
the spirit of that trust.
Clearly, he's happiest here.
This is where he'll stay.
Wha...? Sue Ellen,
you can't mean this.
We'll spend as much
time together as possible.
I love you, Mommy.
You don't have to fight for me anymore.
I'm never gonna give
up fighting for you.
RAY: We gotta try and get back to normal.
- Normal?
What is normal?
- Who's the judge handling this case?
- John James Reebach will be hearing it.
You know a Judge
John James Reebach?
Know him? J.J.?
- Ha-ha-ha-ha.
- We're like brothers.
I've been waiting for a long
time to meet somebody like you.
I see no reason why the decision should
not be reversed and custody awarded to you.
Harv, I don't understand
what is taking so long.
Now, when is somebody gonna
do something about my appeal?
J.R., you know and I know that
the wheels of justice turn slowly.
Yeah, and I'm paying you a fortune
to get those wheels to turn faster.
HARV: There are a lot of steps
to be taken before it's decided...
whether our deal has merit.
A man's son is being taken away
from him, that doesn't have merit?
A woman's son too, J.R. Has
Sue Ellen picked him up yet?
No. She will soon.
My advice to
you is to stall her.
Possession is
nine-tenths of the law?
I mean that right now the perception
is that she's taking him from you.
But if you picked him up, that
perception would be reversed.
It would look like you are
taking him away from her.
Now, that's a subtle difference.
Judges have been known to
be swayed by subtle differences.
Who's the judge
handling this case?
Well, if we ever get before a judge,
John James Reebach will be hearing it.
Old J.J., is that right?
Well, how about that?
J.R., don't you even think
of getting in touch with him.
Oh, come on now, Harv...
Trying to persuade any member
of the court to see things your way...
would be considered tampering.
Then you'd truly lose John Ross.
I've already lost John Ross.
I'm gonna do everything in
my power to get him back.
Everything, Harv.
Here, catch, Christopher.
Good one. You've been
doing so well with him.
He's a happy
and beautiful child.
Well, he started out that way. I
just tried not to mess things up.
And I didn't do it without help.
I'm gonna need a lot of that.
The appeal process has
made me a nervous wreck.
You expected J.R. to appeal.
Yes.
My lawyers told me
that from the very start.
They don't have any reason to
think that he might win, do they?
No, they don't.
But I don't like giving
J.R. a second chance.
- When are you picking up John Ross?
- As soon as all of this is settled.
When I know that he's mine
and no one can take him away.
I just wanna get
on with my life.
What are you going to do?
Have you thought about the future?
Well, being a mother is
gonna take up a lot of my time.
But I don't want
my life to stop there.
A lot of nice people have
helped me get back on my feet.
I wanna do more than
just stand around on them.
Good morning, ladies.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Jerry called, he wants
to show me a facility
after I've dropped
you at Ewing Oil.
SUE ELLEN: What
kind of a facility?
Well, Mark's starting up a research
center for rare blood diseases.
Oh, I had no idea.
Well, that's wonderful,
and very generous.
Once you've been given a second chance
like I have, you make the most of it.
[GRUNTS]
[PHONE RINGING]
I'll get it.
Hello.
Hello, Ray, it's
Jenna. Is Donna there?
Oh, hi, Jenna. Uh...
I think she might
still be sleeping.
Can I have her call you back?
Sure. We were just gonna go
to a lunch, but if she's too tired...
- Maybe I ought to wake her up then.
- No, no, don't do that.
It wasn't anything special. We
could always do it another day.
- Um, will you tell her I called?
- Yeah, sure, Jenna.
And, Jenna, uh, thank you.
Sure. Don't give up, huh?
I'll talk to you later.
- Bye.
- Bye-Bye.
- Hi.
- Ahem. Hi.
- That was, uh, Jenna on the phone.
- Mm.
She said the two of you were
supposed to have lunch together today.
Did you forget?
Yeah, I guess I did.
Well, it's probably
not too late.
Why don't you go
ahead and give her a call?
I don't really
feel up to it today.
You didn't forget, did you?
You were just going
to let that phone ring.
- Is that what you do when I'm not here?
- Don't start on me.
What are you doing?
I don't understand.
I don't know how to make
excuses for you anymore.
I hate what you're doing.
I hate what I'm doing.
- We gotta try and get back to normal.
- Normal?
What is normal?
[SIGHS]
I need you.
I need time.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
J.R.: Grandma told
me I'd find you out here.
- Hi, Daddy.
- Hi, son.
Are you coming home
from work already?
No, uh...
I was on my way to see somebody,
but I just thought I'd drop by...
and check you out,
see how you're doing.
I'm okay.
Well, son, I just
wanted you to know...
that I'm still trying to find a way to
keep us together here on Southfork.
But I thought the judge
said I have to live with Mama.
Well, there are other
judges, you know...
and what I have to do...
is go to those judges, tell
them how important it is for you...
to stay here with me
and all your family.
See, I gotta convince
them that you belong here...
because this is where you
were born and raised and...
But we already told the judge.
Well, that judge just
didn't understand.
I must have said
something wrong, Daddy.
No, son, now, don't you
say that. It wasn't your fault.
Don't you ever think that.
I'll do whatever the judge says, Daddy.
You don't have to fight for me anymore.
I'm never gonna give
up fighting for you, son.
Never.
I love you, Daddy.
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
Yes?
PHYLLIS: Pam, Mr. Ewing is here to
see you. Uh, Mr. Jack Ewing, that is.
Oh, show him in.
- Hi, Pam.
- Hi.
Thanks for taking the time.
Oh, don't be silly. Would
you like something to drink?
No. No, thanks.
- Thanks, Phyllis.
- Sure.
- Have a seat. JACK: Thank you.
I hope your questions aren't
gonna be too complicated.
I'm, uh, kind of new
around here myself.
I'm looking for advice
more than answers.
As you know, J.R. has asked
me to get involved in Ewing Oil.
I thought you were more
interested in ranching.
Well, I am, really.
But he's, uh, heh, kind of
put this on a personal basis.
Well, what's bothering
you about that?
Well, I get the feeling that you and
J.R. may disagree about a few things...
especially where I'm involved.
I'm worried about being
in the middle of your wars.
Well, I can guarantee you that J.R.
and I will continue disagreeing on things.
And if you expect that to change,
maybe you'd better stick to ranching.
This is the first time I've felt
part of a family in a long time...
and it'd be nice not
to have to take sides.
What exactly is it that
J.R. wants you to do?
To get involved in the
Marinos Shipping deal.
[SIGHS]
What is it? Ha-ha-ha. What just happened
when I mentioned Marinos Shipping?
Well, you just
stepped in the middle...
of one of those wars
you've been talking about.
See, I haven't completely
agreed to that deal yet.
Oh?
Why? Is it a bad deal?
I don't know. I'm not sure.
But until I am, I'm reluctant to
commit to the kind of money...
everybody's talking about.
I've hired an independent firm to go
over the points of the deal and advise me.
- Sounds reasonable.
- Not really.
If I were reasonable, I'd
take my partner's word...
but I'm not ready
to do that yet.
Hasn't that upset J.R.?
Very much.
Well, now, what if your
advisors disagree with J.R.?
What if they do?
[CHUCKLES]
Well, now, whose word do I take?
Welcome to Ewing Oil.
Nicholas, we cannot
afford your hysteria.
As long as you're holding him,
we have nothing to worry about.
NICHOLAS: Nothing
to worry about?
How long are we expected
to babysit this private eye?
Until I get my hand on
that envelope he sent.
We have to know what he knows.
Well, how do you
intend to find that letter?
He won't tell us
where he sent it.
Grace is ready to intercept
it the moment it arrives.
Arrives where?
Nicholas, when will
you use your head?
If you were he, where
would you send your mail?
Forget it, Nicholas.
Just don't lose your detective
the way you lost his letter.
How do you know J.R. has
not already received this letter?
Maybe that's why he's not so
anxious to listen to your deal.
Mr. Ewing is willing and
ready to do anything I say.
Just you be sure that you have everything
prepared when I do close the deal.
Everything is
already in position.
Then I'll call you when I find out
what's in Mr. Adams' envelope.
Goodbye.
Well, it's been a long time
since I heard from you, J.R.
I was wondering how you've been.
Well, tell you the
truth, uh, things haven't
been going too good
for me lately, Harry.
I'm gonna need your help.
- You know I'll do whatever I can.
- Appreciate that.
- You always helped me out.
- I know, I know.
Well, tell me, what
can I do for you?
You know a judge by the
name of John James Reebach?
- Know him? J.J.?
- Ha, ha.
- We're like brothers.
- Ha, ha.
I thought so. Well, I'd like
to do something for him.
Do something for him?
Yeah, yeah. I'd, uh, like to
get him something real nice.
But I don't wanna
deal with him directly.
I wouldn't wanna embarrass
him, you understand.
Oh, yeah, sure. Yeah.
I'd like to surprise him with
something, but I just don't know what.
Maybe he needs something, hmm?
Or maybe somebody in
his family needs something.
Well, it sure won't
take me long to find out.
Good, good.
I don't want him to know
I'm involved in all this.
- You think you can handle it?
- Consider it done.
I tell you what. I'll call you at
your office in about two hours.
- Will that be soon enough?
- That'd be fine.
I owe you one, Harry.
You don't owe me anything, J.R.
I'm just happy to help you and J.J.
Yeah, just remember,
money's no object.
- What the judge wants, he gets, right?
- All right.
[LAUGHS]
Yeah.
JAMIE: Cliff, they're gorgeous.
[JAMIE LAUGHS]
Do you treat all your
new employees this way?
Ha-ha-ha. No.
Just the ones I'm in love with.
[JAMIE CHUCKLES]
Do a good job and no telling
what kind of a bonus you'll get.
Of course I'll do a good job.
First of all, I'm gonna look into
these files and catch up on things.
Then I wanna look over
the Tundra Torque operation.
I think that now might be
a good time to expand it.
You've really been
doing your homework.
Of course I've been
doing my homework.
I know how upset you were about
losing the Marinos Shipping deal...
and I think we just might be able to
find a cold-weather drilling project...
that will be just as exciting.
You amaze me.
When I told you I was gonna go to work
for you, I didn't mean it to be a hobby.
Ha, ha. I can see that.
Why don't you get out of
here so I can get started?
Yes, ma'am.
Expand the Tundra
Torque operation.
I'll be damned.
- Hello.
- Hi.
Mary Kay's sick today.
My name is Grace.
I'm from the temporary service.
You're Mr. Barker?
Yes, my pleasure.
I put your mail on your desk,
and Mr. Adams called from Athens.
Would you like me to get
him back on the phone for you?
Yes, please.
MAN: Hello? GRACE: Yes,
is Mr. Adams there, please?
MAN: Who's calling?
GRACE: Mr. Barker
is returning his call.
Just a minute, I'll get him.
[PHONE BUZZES]
Pete? What the hell's going on?
Nothing, Sam, everything's fine.
Except I've been in the same
clothes for the last three days.
At the last minute, I decided to
stay on and look into something else...
but I forgot to tell the hotel not
to send my bag on to the airport.
[CHUCKLES]
I should've figured as much.
Listen, uh, J.R. Ewing's going nuts
because he hasn't heard from you.
Tell him I did some more digging,
and as far as I'm concerned...
Marinos Shipping is solid.
He should go ahead and
sign on the dotted line.
Will do. Uh...
Hey, this call is costing us
a fortune. I'll see you soon?
Sure. Take care, buddy.
You too.
- Mr. Ewing?
- Huh?
Detective McSween for you, sir.
Oh, thanks.
Hello, Harry.
What you got for me?
Oh, Judge Reebach's son, huh?
Needs a job, does he?
Well, I think I can
fit him in, yeah.
I'll give him a call.
Maybe later, we can meet and have
a little career counseling session, huh?
Yeah, right.
All right, bud, appreciate it.
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Angelica.
Hello. I'm sorry if
I kept you waiting.
Oh, that's all right, darling.
Sit down, sit down. Ahem.
Ah, yes. Would you
care to have some tea?
- Tea?
- Or perhaps some sherry?
Oh, yeah, sherry
would be fine, thank you.
- I'll have some tea, please.
- You take milk?
Thank you.
I had a rather interesting
conversation with Pamela Ewing...
and I was hoping you could
clarify something for me.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I was under the impression that all
that remained to be settled between us...
was the participation
of your cousin Jack.
Oh, don't worry about Jack.
He's as good as in right now.
Ah, I'm glad to hear it.
But you know, Pamela Ewing has expressed
personal reservations about our deal.
Well, Pam always has to
say no before she says yes.
It makes her feel like she's
doing something. Ha, ha.
Yeah, well, once I set her down, explain
the whole thing, she'll come through.
She'll probably end up saying
it was her idea in the first place.
You do have a way about you.
So we can set up our closing meeting
for day after tomorrow as planned, hmm?
Don't you worry
about a thing. Ha, ha.
DONNA: I just can't help it.
I walk around all day long,
thinking of what could've been...
what should've been.
Miss Ellie and everybody
keep telling me I'll get over it.
Ray and I can try again,
we can have another child.
They only wanna be
comforting, Donna, not cruel.
They just don't know about
the problem with the baby...
and what it means to try again.
I know that.
I guess that's why you're
getting the brunt of it.
You're the only one that
knows what I've been through.
The only one I feel
like I can talk to.
And what about Ray?
Can't you talk to him?
How could he understand?
He didn't carry that child.
He didn't feel it inside him.
He was the father of that baby.
He was as close as another
human being could've been.
Listen to me.
Do you remember when you
were pregnant with Charlie?
Didn't you feel like there was something
really special between the two of you?
Something that you couldn't
share with anybody else.
- That you couldn't even explain?
- I suppose so.
Yeah.
I... I always wanted
to be a mother.
I thought it was the most
important thing in the world.
No man can understand that.
I can't share this
loss with Ray.
He's suffering too.
[SIGHS]
It's not the same.
It's just not the same.
I'm home.
PATRICIA: Oh!
What good timing. Dinner
will be ready in just a minute.
Now, you sit down there and tell
me what kind of a day did you have.
What kind of a day did I
have? Uh, pretty good, I think.
Believe it or not, I
started looking for a job.
Don't be silly. You
don't need a job.
Why, you'll have more than enough
money once you settle things with J.R.
Oh, I was just thinking...
you know, we really should start
looking for some houses right away.
The kind of place you're going to
need is not going to be easy to find.
It could take months.
- Months?
- Yes.
You have to have
the right address...
and, uh, who your neighbors
are is very important...
and you'll need a house large
enough to do some nice entertaining.
Of course, when you're
back in circulation again...
you're gonna get
so many invitations.
You won't have time to
give many dinner parties.
Would you believe, Mother...
that I haven't given any of
that a moment's thought?
Anyway, I don't even
have John Ross yet.
Well, I don't know why not.
I don't see how you can let
John Ross stay with J.R. now...
to have his mind
poisoned against you.
I want John Ross here
just as much as you do.
But I won't let my son be used
as a pawn in a chess game.
Until it is absolutely official
that there won't be an appeal...
I won't take him from Southfork.
He's been through
enough as it is.
Sue Ellen, your lawyer told you that
J.R. would have to move a mountain...
to get an appeal to
that custody decision.
J.R. has moved mountains before.
You know, the Cowboys were looking
real good in the preseason games.
Yes, sir, but you know
they're traditionally late starters.
Yeah, yeah. Say, could
you rustle up some peanuts...
or something to munch on, honey?
- Of course, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you, thank you.
Uh...
Now, tell me more about this, uh,
graduate program you just got out of.
Well, there's nothing
left to tell, really. Uh...
I've got a fancy new
MBA, and I can't get a job.
Seems there's an awful lot of us
out there with fancy new MBAs.
I know. I know.
Can't get experience without a job.
Can't get a job without experience, huh?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
You know, it's been my policy to
take a young man like yourself...
and train them from the get-go.
That way you don't have to
break them of any bad habits.
Well, what kind of position is it
you're trying to fill, Mr. Ewing?
Well, we have openings
in several of our divisions.
Um, what are you
particularly interested in?
Uh, heh...
Long-range financial planning,
uh, budgeting. I'm not really sure.
All right.
I'll get you with some of
my personnel people, uh...
I think we can fit you in.
I can't tell you how
much I appreciate this, sir.
My father just got
finished telling me again...
how I should've gone
to law school like he did.
Yeah, and become a judge
just like good old J.J., huh?
Your father is something else.
Yeah, fathers just try to do what's
best for their sons. That's all, Tom.
- That's all it is.
- Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
Drink up.
Good morning, J.R.
Well, that remains to be seen.
I understand you told Angelica Nero
that you won't approve our co-venture...
with Marinos
Shipping. Is that right?
Well, pending a report from
the experts I hired, that's true.
Pam, I really don't
understand you sometimes.
If you can't see what
a good deal this is,
you're wetter behind
the ears than I thought.
Even that idiot brother of yours
was salivating over this one.
Don't push me, J.R.
I never claimed to know
everything about the oil business...
which is why I hired experts
who do to advise me on this.
And when they do,
I'll give you an answer.
Well, this time, would you please make
sure you tell me before you tell Miss Nero?
It's not nice to deal
behind your partner's back.
Well, I haven't been
dealing behind your back.
I don't do business that way.
Well, I just hope your experts get in
touch with you before tomorrow's meeting.
What meeting?
The one between you and
me and Jack and Miss Nero.
I don't know anything
about a meeting.
Oh. Well, that's what
calendars are for.
Why don't you go
upstairs and check yours?
Morning.
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTING]
[RAY GRUNTING]
[PHONE RINGS]
J.R.: Hello. BARKER [ON
PHONE]: What can I do for you?
- Have you talked to Pete again?
- No, not yet.
You know when he's getting back?
No, sir, I don't.
All right, uh, send me the file on
Jason Ewing and his wife Nancy.
Her maiden name was Shaw.
Pete put the file
together last year.
Yes, sir. I'll send that
right over by messenger.
Well, let me know if
you hear from Pete again.
Will do.
Grace, could you, uh, find the
file on Jason and Nancy Ewing...
and messenger it over
to J.R. Ewing at his office?
Yes, Mr. Barker.
Well, hey, gorgeous.
How you doing today?
Just fine, thank you.
MAILMAN: How's Mary
Kay? She feeling any better?
I think she'll be back tomorrow.
- See you later.
- Bye.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Hello.
- Hi.
Can I get you something
to drink tonight?
- Uh, mineral water with lemon, please.
- Okay.
- Make that two.
- I'll be right back for your dinner order.
Why didn't you order a
margarita? I know you want one.
Oh, don't be silly.
Just because I'm not drinking,
doesn't mean that you can't.
- I'll live.
- Heh.
This place doesn't have
strolling mariachis, does it?
Well, not that I know of.
Good. I hate
strolling mariachis.
Don't you wanna talk about it?
- The appeal?
- Uh-huh.
No.
I'm afraid to talk about it.
I'm afraid to think about it.
It seems that
that's all I'm doing.
J.R. doesn't have a chance.
You know that, don't you?
No, I don't know that.
I can't believe I got
custody in the first place.
It's too much to hope
for that I'd win again.
Excuse me. Ready to order?
Uh, why don't you bring us
some nachos to start? Thanks.
Okay, sir.
Sue Ellen, you're a
wonderful mother...
and any judge anywhere is
gonna give you custody of that child.
I'm just so scared.
I don't know what I'll do if
there's an appeal and J.R. wins.
I know him.
If he wins...
he'll do everything in his power to make
sure that I never see John Ross again.
That's not gonna happen.
That's why you have to
be real strong right now.
You just have to
ride this one out.
I'm trying.
[SIGHS]
What would I do without you?
Sometimes I think you're
all that keeps me sane.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, ma'am, I'm
glad to be of service.
[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING
"GUANTANAMERA"]
I swear, I didn't know.
[BAND SINGING "GUANTANAMERA"]
JACK: Hurry up. It's
cold. Whoo! JENNA: Oh.
Whoo, it's wild. I am soaked.
That's what usually
happens when it rains.
Oh, really, is that
the rumor? Ha-ha-ha.
- Let me get you something to change into.
- Ah, okay.
Here you go.
- This ought to do it.
- Thanks.
Oy. Ooh.
- Right up here to your right.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Be right back.
- Like brandy?
- Who?
[LAUGHS]
Never mind.
What? I'll be right out.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Oh, a fire. That's nice.
Here, come sit down.
Thanks.
[JENNA SIGHS]
Here you go.
Thanks.
Aren't you gonna change?
No, I'm tough.
[BOTH LAUGH]
JENNA: Mm.
- Wanna hear some music?
No.
Sometimes, when it's
quiet, I just like to sit.
You're beautiful, Jenna.
[CHUCKLES]
Thank you.
I've been waiting for a long
time to meet somebody like you.
What is it?
Am I saying things I shouldn't?
No, it's...
Meeting you...
having you come into
my life when you did...
it means a lot to me.
But?
That's all it means.
Forever?
For now.
I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to push.
No.
You haven't.
It's just...
Bobby.
I guess it's just taking
more time than most people.
It should.
You weren't like
most people to him.
We were gonna get married.
I know.
I...
I could have made him happy.
You did make him happy.
I have to go.
I have to go home now.
You know, I've lived all my life in
Dallas. I've never been to this place.
Well, I'm not sure
how wise it is...
for the two of us to be
seen in public together, J.R.
Well, I don't see
anything to worry about.
You need a favor.
I need a favor.
Nothing un-American
about that, is there?
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, you know, we're
just pleased as punch...
to have your boy joining
us down at Ewing Oil.
I'm glad. Tom's a smart boy.
He'll be an asset to
your company, I'm sure.
And I'm grateful for the
opportunity you're giving him.
It's our pleasure. Now, what
do you recommend here?
I'm partial to the
prime rib myself.
That's what I like, a
man that eats meat.
Never could understand what those
vegetarians were about anyhow. Ha, ha.
J.R., I'm no country bumpkin.
I know what's going on here. It's
been outlined for me very clearly.
You know that there's nothing I can do
unless your motion for appeal is granted.
It will be.
In anticipation of that, I've
examined the material...
and I see no reason why the
decision should not be reversed...
and custody awarded to you.
I have your word on that?
You do.
Then I think I'll have
the prime beef myself.
[CAR APPROACHES]
[CAR DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]
[DOOR OPENS]
Ray?
I didn't think
you'd still be up.
I was worried about you.
It was getting late.
Did you get caught in the storm?
No, I sat it out in the truck.
Something I had to finish.
Yeah, I know.
I was out at the
home site today.
I tore it all down.
Every piece of it.
There's nothing left out there.
That's what you
wanted, wasn't it?
I saw how painful
it was for you.
No, this is what is painful.
You and me, at a time when
we should be the closest...
we are the furthest apart.
I know.
But it isn't because
you haven't tried.
You've been very
patient with me.
Lot of good that's done.
A lot more than you know.
I just hope it's not too
late to make you see that...
See what?
That I realize you hurt
just as much as I do.
That I love you.
That I need you.
I always have and always will.
I was wondering if I'd ever
hear you say that again.
I'm so sorry that it's
been so long in coming.
Don't be sorry. Just let
me hear you say that again.
I love you.
I need you.
I always have.
I always will.
[SIGHS]
ANGELICA: You know how critical
it is that we settle this deal, J.R.
I mean, Dimitri's
getting very anxious.
It has to be today.
It will be. Will be,
one way or another.
Have you an indication as to
which way your partner is leaning?
Ha. Well, I'm afraid not.
She's been locked up in her office all
morning with her independent experts.
But I feel confident that they'll
see the same thing as I did.
That this is the richest
oil find of the century.
Even Pam couldn't
turn that down.
Oh, I hope you're right.
J.R., Angelica, I'm sorry I'm late, but
that traffic coming in town was a killer.
That's all right. We're
still waiting for Pam.
- Like to sit down?
- Yes, thank you.
Why don't you fix
yourself a drink, Jack?
No, thanks. I think
I'll wait until I find out...
what I'm gonna be doing for
the next six months. Ha, ha.
Well, now that we're all here, I
suggest we don't waste any more time.
Thank you. Hello, Miss
Nero, nice to see you again.
It's mutual, Mrs. Ewing.
Well, there's only one
thing we have to decide...
and that is whether Ewing
Oil and Marinos Shipping...
intend to proceed as partners
in this offshore drilling project.
Uh, I don't think it's any
secret how I feel about that. I...
I think it's a wonderful
opportunity for Ewing Oil.
And Jack here, as a
shareholder in the company...
has expressed a willingness to jump in
and help us out if we move ahead on it.
So, Pam, I believe
the choice is yours.
I know that it appears as though
I've been dragging my feet...
over this decision.
Miss Nero, I apologize if
I've complicated matters...
for you or your company.
Uh, that will depend on
your answer, of course.
Well, I'm cautious.
And since I am a relative
newcomer to the oil business...
I wanted to be sure that I had
the best possible information...
upon which to base my decision.
Well, now, we realize
that you are new at this...
but Miss Nero would
like to let her office know...
if we're in or out
before it closes today.
Everything I've reviewed supports
the fact that this co-venture...
would be good for Ewing Oil.
This may be a first.
I agree with J.R.
I think we should move
ahead with the project.
Well, thank you, Pam.
So we can instruct your attorneys
to draw up the agreements, then?
J.R.: Yes, and the
sooner the better.
Well, Jack, I guess you're gonna have
to put your ranching days on hold, huh?
[PHONE RINGS]
- Hello. J.R.: I think this
calls for a celebration.
J.R., Harv Smithfield's on the line.
Do you want to take it in your office?
No, I'll take it here.
You do the honors, Jack.
Yeah, Harv.
- I just left the hearing for our appeal.
- And?
We're not gonna
get a second chance.
We lost the motion. I'm sorry.
Sue Ellen's lawyer told me that she
now plans on picking up John Ross.
When?
I guess right away.
Miss Ellie. Clayton.
Is John Ross ready yet?
He's up in his room, waiting.
How's he taking it?
Pretty hard, Sue Ellen.
All the more reason to get this
thing over with as soon as possible.
Come on, Sue Ellen.
You go on in. Tell John
Ross I'll be there in a minute.
PATRICIA: Sue Ellen...
- I'll be right up.
You know I wish it
hadn't come to this.
If there was any other way...
We understand, Sue Ellen.
You go on upstairs. We'll
wait for you down here.
Things seem pretty bad, I know.
But it's all going to work out.
You'll see.
The three of us are going to
have a wonderful life together.
You'll have a new
house, new friends.
You'll be able to come out here
on weekends or any time you want.
You do want to be with your
mother and me, don't you?
I wanna be with all of you.
Why can't that happen here?
PATRICIA: Well, it's just
not possible, John Ross.
You know that.
John Ross is ready to go.
Will you leave us alone, mother?
I'll send up Raoul for his bags.
SUE ELLEN: Come here.
I have missed you so much.
I've missed you too.
Would you like to talk
before we go downstairs?
Good. I think we
have a lot to talk about.
I can't imagine what's
taking them so long.
The child is
understandably upset.
I'm sure that Sue Ellen is
doing her best to calm him down.
I talked to John Ross. He
seems to be handling it very well.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Where's my boy? My son?
Now, take it easy, J.R. Don't make
this any more difficult than it already is.
Now, listen, I'm talking
about my son here, Clayton.
I never kept Sue Ellen from seeing
him. She doesn't need a guarantee.
Sue Ellen doesn't want just to
see him. She wants to raise him.
You stay the hell out of this.
J.R., there's nothing more to be done.
You've got to live by the judge's decision.
Mama, I am not allowing
that woman to take my boy.
I don't give a damn what that judge
says. John Ross is not leaving Southfork.
J.R., that's enough.
J.R., before you say
anything, let me speak.
You don't have anything
to say I wanna hear.
I think I do.
We have fought
so much in the past.
I don't think either one of us
remembers half of what we fought about.
Well, this is the only
fight that matters.
John Ross' happiness
is all that matters.
And I think both of us lost sight
of that somewhere along the way.
And he's suffered because of it.
- So now it's my turn to suffer.
- No, J.R., none of us has to.
It's true that I was
granted custody of our son.
But now I realize that custody
is only a legal term for trust.
If I were to take John
Ross away from Southfork...
I would be violating
the spirit of that trust.
Clearly, he's happiest here.
This is where he'll stay.
Wha...? Sue Ellen,
you can't mean this.
We'll spend as much
time together as possible.
I love you, Mommy.