Dallas (1978–1991): Season 9, Episode 13 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen - full transcript
If she were to move back...
- she would forfeit custody?
- That's right.
Obviously, we cannot
afford to let Mr. Adams go.
Until we've completed
our business here with J.R.
And Jack.
I'm not gonna give up on
you just because of one night.
Maybe that's what you should do.
Just how much are you
and I gonna make off this?
You know how much
those fields are worth.
No, I'm not talking about the oil fields.
I'm talking about Jack's inheritance.
J.R.: Sue Ellen, he
needs his mother.
I'm asking you to consider
moving back to Southfork.
MANDY [OVER PHONE]: You
sound pleased about something.
Oh, yeah, I am, really am.
Harv was successful.
The court granted your motion
to appeal John Ross' custody.
Uh, no, no, we lost that
round. But we won the fight.
I don't understand.
When Sue Ellen found out
that I had no chance to appeal...
she came out here to
Southfork to pick John Ross up...
and then... And then
something happened.
What happened?
When it came right down to it, she
couldn't take him away from Southfork.
He's here right now
and he's here to stay.
Well, did Sue Ellen say why
she was changing her mind?
[CHUCKLES]
No, not in so many words.
An attack of conscience
or, uh, common sense...
or maybe she just realized
what I'd been telling her...
that there's no place
else for John Ross to be.
He belongs here with his family.
And no little piece of paper
is gonna change that fact.
[SIGHS]
J.R., this is really wonderful
news. I'm so happy for you.
Ha, ha, well, you should be
happy for both of us, darling.
We've got a lot to look forward to now
that the fight for John Ross is behind us.
Is it behind us?
I mean, what if Sue Ellen
has second thoughts?
Well, I'm looking into that now.
Uh, as a matter of
fact, Harv just drove in.
Now, don't you worry
about a thing, darling.
I got my son and I got you,
and I plan on keeping it that way.
Uh, what do you say we
celebrate tonight, huh?
MANDY: I can't wait.
- Neither can I.
I love you.
[CHUCKLES] Bye.
- J.R.?
- Oh, Harv.
Thanks for coming out here
so quickly. Uh, here, sit down.
- Thank you.
- Really appreciate this.
Can I have Teresa get
you something to drink?
Oh, no, thank you.
You know, J.R., I still
find it hard to believe...
that Sue Ellen decided
to leave John Ross here.
What were her reasons?
I don't know.
What I would like to know, though,
is where this leaves us legally.
Well, I didn't have much time.
But I did manage to locate a test case
that was heard in New York some years back.
Now, the situation here,
very similar to yours...
except in this instance: It was
the father who won legal custody.
At the last moment, he decided to allow
his son to remain at home with the mother.
Mm-hm, yeah, and?
And a few months later,
he had a change of heart.
He came by for the boy. Uh,
the mother refused to give him up.
But the judge upheld the
father's right to take the boy...
even though a substantial
amount of time had passed by...
between granting the custody...
and its execution.
Are you telling me Sue Ellen can hold
this decision over my head indefinitely?
There's nothing
I can do about it?
For the foreseeable future, yes.
Sue Ellen retains legal
custody of John Ross...
despite the fact that so far,
she's failed to exercise her right.
Well, that's totally unacceptable.
I'm not gonna live under the fear...
that Sue Ellen can take my boy
away whenever the mood strikes her.
- No way.
- Sorry, J.R.
You asked me where
you stood legally.
I've told you.
Well, maybe it's time you tell me
what we can do to change this situation.
Well, short of Sue
Ellen deciding...
to move back to
Southfork, nothing.
Now, wait a minute.
If she were to move back,
she would forfeit custody?
That's right.
But I don't see much
chance of that coming to pass.
Hmm...
PATRICIA: I'm still
waiting for an explanation.
You owe me an explanation.
After all, we had plans and
they included John Ross.
Mostly they were your plans.
You've always made
plans, for Kristin, for me.
Of course I did. You
were my children.
Your children had feelings too.
You were too busy planning for their future
to hear what they needed in the present.
That's not true.
A funny thing happened
when I was watching you...
help John Ross get
ready to leave Southfork.
I suddenly remembered something
that happened a long time ago.
You were helping me get ready
for one of my birthday parties.
I think it was my seventh.
What does that have to
do with your decision today?
I wanted to wear
my yellow dress.
You had something else in mind.
[SIGHS]
Oh, I know it must seem
insignificant to you now...
but it wasn't then.
Do you remember?
Blue-and-white dotted Swiss.
Oh, for heaven's sake, what does it
matter what happened when you were 7?
Because you were still
planning for me when I was 17.
The night of my senior prom...
you picked out my dress
and the boy I went with.
Well, that's not
altogether true.
It is true! And
you know it's true.
I came home drunk that
night for the very first time.
You can't blame
your drinking on me.
I'm not blaming you. I'm just
trying to make you understand.
I know you've
always meant well...
but you never let up
and you never listened.
I don't want that to
happen to my son.
John Ross is
trying to tell me...
what he needs right now.
And I'm trying to hear him.
Do you really think that leaving
him out there is the answer?
[SIGHS]
I don't know.
I honestly don't know
what the answer is yet.
Can I give you a hand?
Uh, I think I have it.
Closing up early today.
Yeah. It's a slow day.
Come on, let's walk.
I thought a lot about
what happened last night.
So have I.
Now, if I can put into words why
I reacted the way I did, I would.
I guess I'm just not ready
to start another relationship.
Look...
I understand how
you feel about Bobby.
I really do.
And I respect that.
And if I came on
too strong, too fast...
I'm sorry.
You mean a lot to me, Jenna.
And, um...
[CHUCKLES]
I'm not gonna give up on
you just because of one night.
Maybe that's just
what you should do.
You don't really mean that.
I don't wanna hurt you, Jack.
I think it's better for
both of us if we just...
If we just stop
seeing each other.
How on earth did Adams
get ahold of this information?
He's obviously a better
detective than we suspected.
He's a dangerous detective.
I hate to think what would've
happened if this report had gotten to J.R.
It didn't.
Thanks to you, it didn't.
Are you absolutely sure Adams'
partner didn't see you take that envelope?
Absolutely.
I was alone in the outer
office when the mail came.
Mr. Barker does not have a clue.
Lucky for him.
Obviously, we cannot
afford to let Mr. Adams go.
Obviously.
Or at least until we've completed
our business here with J.R.
And Jack.
Oh, yes.
And Jack.
Call Nicholas in Athens.
Inform him that we have averted a disaster
that his carelessness nearly caused.
He'll want to know what
to do with the detective...
now that we've got the letter.
Have him use our police contact.
I want this Adams detained.
The longer, the better.
Do you care what it is we
arrange to have him charged with?
You handle the details.
As long as he's behind
bars until our work is done.
Okay.
[DIALING]
HARDING [OVER PHONE]: Hello?
- Harding?
How's your backswing?
Oh, the same as always, Clayton.
The more I play, the
worse it seems to get.
[CHUCKLES]
It's good to hear from
you. You in Houston?
No. Uh, we haven't talked in quite a
while, just thought I'd give you a call.
Well, I've known you
too long to buy that.
This isn't strictly
a social call, is it?
Well, I guess you've
known me too long at that.
Uh, I called because I'd
like your help in something.
As your friend or
as your attorney?
Both.
Okay. Shoot.
I've been planning on selling some
of my subsidiaries for quite a while.
Uh, I think I better get to it.
Uh, specifically the heavy-machinery
plants down in Galveston and Houston.
Well, you started those
operations from scratch.
They mean a lot to you.
I know, they do.
But, uh, Farlow refineries have
always been my bread and butter.
And, uh, well, tell you the truth, I
just don't have the time or the desire...
to take care of these other
operations the way I should.
I'd like you to handle the sale.
Well, I, uh... I don't
suppose I have to tell you...
you'd be better off using
an industrial broker for this.
No, brokers are only interested in
making the sale, not being discreet.
And that's the way I
want this thing handled...
as quickly and as
quietly as possible.
I'll take care of it.
ELLIE: Clayton? That movie you
wanted to watch is about to come on.
Well, I'd appreciate
that, Harding. Night.
I'm sorry. I didn't know
you were on the phone.
Oh, Ellie, just a little
business, that's all.
Come on, let's go catch
the start of that movie.
Yeah.
J.R.: Sue Ellen.
Thanks for agreeing to see
me. I know it wasn't easy for you.
You said it was important.
Mm-hm. I'm just having
a little coffee. Like some?
Nothing for me, thanks.
So, what's this all about?
Well, I just wanted
to tell you face to face
how much I appreciate
what you did today.
I know how hard it was for you to
leave John Ross with me at Southfork.
If the tables were turned, I'm not
sure I'd be able to do the same thing.
We'll never know, will we?
What I do know is that we still
haven't solved the problem...
as far as John
Ross is concerned.
Sue Ellen, he needs his mother
just as much as he needs me...
and the home that
Southfork provides for him.
If I didn't know you better, J.R., I
would almost believe you mean that.
I do.
I'm asking you to consider
moving back to Southfork.
You've got to be joking.
I never joke when
it comes to our son.
There's got to be
more to it than that, J.R.
If I were to move back...
how would that affect my
rights as the custodial parent?
You'd forfeit custody.
And you expect me to believe...
that fact has nothing to do with
the invitation to move back home?
I'd never be able to
convince you of that.
Sue Ellen, you left
John Ross at Southfork...
because in your heart you
knew it was best for him.
And your moving back home
would make it even better for him.
Promise me you'll at least consider
the idea. That's all I'm asking.
You're asking for a lot.
I always do, don't I?
But this time, I'm
not asking for me.
I'm asking for our son.
Morning.
Clayton?
CLAYTON: Ray.
- Good morning.
Boy, I didn't hear
you sneak up on me.
Daydreaming about all that expensive
horseflesh we're about to buy, huh?
- What?
- At the auction.
We're supposed to leave
for Lubbock this afternoon.
Ray, I'm sorry.
That's okay. Uh, me and Hap,
we can wait until you're ready...
or we can book a
later flight, no problem.
I'm afraid that you and Hap are
gonna have to go on without me.
I don't understand. Uh, don't
you wanna go through with this?
No, I wanna go through with it. It's
just that, uh, I have made other plans.
What is it, Clayton?
Is anything wrong?
No, everything's fine.
- I think we ought to do this another time.
- No, don't... Don't do that.
Now, this auction's too
important to miss. You know that.
Just go without me, that's all.
[SIGHS]
There are going to be some pretty
expensive animals I'm gonna be bidding on.
I'd feel a lot more comfortable with
you there helping us spend our money.
Ray, I trust your judgment.
I'm sure if you're gonna
like it, I am going to like it.
I sure hope so.
- Talk to you as soon as I get back.
- Mm-hm.
[SIGHS]
To tell you the truth, J.R.,
Angelica Nero sounded us out...
like she did a lot
of folks in Dallas.
And for a while, we thought
she'd get in bed with us.
J.R.: Ha, ha, so to speak.
Yes, but she walked
right past our offer...
straight to Ewing Oil.
Now you're interested in
buying a piece of my action.
Well, we know that it's going to
take an enormous amount of money.
And we'd be willing
to take second position.
Well, that's very kind of you.
And you're right, it's
a huge undertaking.
But Ewing Oil can handle it.
Now, thank you, gentlemen.
Appreciate your
concern, honestly.
You could at least pretend to think it
over. Oh, this is a pretty fast shove-off.
Well, there's nothing to think
over. I've done my homework.
I've weighed the pros and cons. And
it is a Ewing Oil deal, pure and simple.
[J.R. LAUGHS]
- I appreciate your friendship.
- Sure. Friendship counts.
- But mostly it's a matter of, uh...
- Money.
- Knew you'd
understand. J.R.: Ha, ha.
- If change your mind...
- I'll call you.
[SIGHS]
Jerry, you've really
picked a beautiful site.
I don't know how you
pulled this together.
Money, lots of it.
Well, that's what it's for.
I hope you realize...
that not even Graisco has enough
money to pay these bills forever.
You're running out of money?
Well, medical research
is kind of a bottomless pit.
- We've already talked about this.
- Right.
- We need a fundraiser.
- A pro?
- Desperately.
- Okay, okay.
We will start searching
for one right away.
Just leave me out of it,
though. I'm a little tied up here.
- I promise, I'll get right on it.
- You're my witness.
- Okay.
- I gotta run. Bye.
- Bye.
- See you, pal.
He is quite a guy.
Yep. Yes, he is.
Where are you going
to find a fundraiser?
Europe.
Europe? Why so far away?
It's a perfect excuse
for us to get away.
Get away from what?
You have been working
your tail off at Ewing Oil...
and I've been going crazy with all
this. We need some time together.
Well, you know I
can't just walk out.
Oh, I'm not asking
you to walk out.
I'm asking you to take a
vacation, some time off with me.
I don't know.
I'm not getting enough of you.
Well, I'm just worried
about the timing.
Timing?
Now, that is one thing
I've become an expert on.
You're taking advantage
of me, you know that?
Yep.
I've heard the dollar's
still strong in Paris.
- Um, could you sign here, please?
- Uh-huh.
Oh, and on page 3, I noticed...
- Oh, did I miss that?
- Mm-hm.
Angelica, I don't know how
you like to work during startup...
but, uh, I have an agreement
with my field supervisor...
that if anything
unexpected turns up...
he's, uh... He's empowered to
make any changes that are necessary.
That sounds reasonable.
Have your people ever worked
off the Venezuelan coast before?
No.
Does that concern you?
No.
[ANGELICA CHUCKLES]
I keep forgetting what
a confident man you are.
I'd like you to, uh, cosign these
checks when you get a chance.
Okay.
Are your rigs on
the way to the site?
Uh, well, the weather's held
us up a little bit, but we'll make it.
Our timetable's very
critical, you know that.
Yes, you made that clear.
There's something you haven't made
clear that bothers me a bit, though.
Just how much are you and I
gonna make off this little venture?
You know how much
those fields are worth.
No, I'm not talking about the oil fields.
I'm talking about Jack's inheritance.
Why are you so
concerned about that?
Well, the sooner he gets his
money, the sooner I get mine.
J.R., if I were you, I would
worry less about Jack's money...
and more about having him
where I need him, when I need him.
No problem.
[CHUCKLES]
[JAZZ-PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]
No, I'm not sure I understand.
You won custody fair and square.
You wanted your son more
than anything in the world.
I thought I wanted him more
than anything else in the world.
But not enough to
make him so unhappy.
Well, then what
on earth happened?
When I went there...
when I saw him,
when I talked to him...
I realized how miserable I was
making him just to satisfy myself.
Just to satisfy
yourself? He's your son.
He belongs with you.
In the long run, he
would've understood that.
In the long run, he might end up
hating me for the rest of his life.
I cannot take that risk.
All right. All right.
Time will tell, I suppose.
In the meantime,
if you'll arrange
for visitation rights...
um, how often do
you intend to see him?
- That depends.
- On what?
On whether or not I
move back to Southfork.
What?
I have to think
of that alternative.
That's not an
alternative. That's suicide.
- That's not fair.
- Fair?
After everything J.R. has done to
you, you're going to go back to him?
I'm not going back to him.
The man has damn
near destroyed you.
After you've worked so hard
to become your own person.
Sue Ellen, for God's
sake, what are you doing?
It's because I am my own person
that I would even consider doing this.
Have you considered
the risk to yourself...
to your own survival?
If I do decide to go back...
I have to believe that I'm strong
enough to handle whatever happens.
[SIGHS]
Part of being your own person
is learning to trust your instincts.
What do your instincts
tell you about you and me?
I don't know what
would happen to us.
I think you do know.
I think you thought
about it long and hard.
I think you know exactly
what would happen.
If you go back...
you and I are gonna wind up sneaking
around back alleys, hotel rooms...
and maybe a pad somewhere.
And we deserve better.
If you decide to go back...
you're gonna push me
out of your life forever.
Is that what you want?
Is that what you really want?
Yeah, it's open.
- Howdy.
- Hey, perfect timing. Just got back.
Oh, good, good.
The horse auction, remember?
Oh, right, right, ha, ha,
that's right. How did it go?
Ha, ha, well, convince me
you care, and I'll tell you.
[JACK LAUGHS]
I'm sorry. I...
I've just got a few things
on my mind, that's all.
Ah, well, go grab
a beer, have a seat.
JACK: I, uh, feel like
taking a little walk.
What do you say?
Well, I say if it's privacy
you're after, Donna's not here.
Shoot.
Well, it's about Jenna.
I think I screwed
everything up with her.
How'd that happen?
I don't know. I guess
just moving too fast.
[SIGHS]
I'll give you money not to
say "I told you so." Ha, ha.
Oh, you won't hear those
words out of this mouth.
So, what are you
gonna do about it, Jack?
Well, if I knew that, I
wouldn't be sitting here.
[SIGHS]
I really don't know
what to tell you, Jack.
Jenna is a very special lady.
She's been through some very
difficult and trying times lately.
It's kind of no wonder
you spooked her.
Ray.
I'm crazy about her.
I can't just walk away from it.
I don't wanna walk away from it.
There's gotta be
something I can do.
Yeah. You can wait.
You can wait until she's
ready to let you into her life.
Now, I don't know how long
that's gonna take exactly...
but I can pretty well guarantee
you that it's gonna be worth it.
Sure. So, what do I do in
the meantime? Stay away?
Well, not necessarily.
Just go easy. Give
her plenty of room.
It's easy for you to say.
[JACK CHUCKLES]
- You're a married man.
- Ha, ha.
And glad of it.
I wouldn't be single again
with all of your problems...
for anything in the world.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- Thanks a lot.
- Oh, come on.
[RAY LAUGHS]
I've thought
about it a lot, J.R.
J.R.: Well, I assume you came to a
decision or I wouldn't be sitting here.
I'm willing to move
back to Southfork.
Under one condition.
What's that?
I want Mandy Winger
out of the picture.
I wasn't aware that you cared.
I don't.
That is, I don't care what you
do with her on your own time.
But I will not have
you flaunting her...
at Southfork in front of
John Ross or in public.
That's your only condition?
Yes, and it's nonnegotiable.
I'm moving back to Southfork...
to give John Ross the kind
of home life he deserves...
with both a mother and a father.
That doesn't leave
room for a mistress.
Do I make myself clear?
Perfectly.
Do you agree to it?
Yes, but I have a
condition myself.
You keep Dusty Farlow out
of John Ross' sight and mine.
Can't have it both ways, honey.
That won't be a problem.
Discretion's never been
your strong point, Sue Ellen.
It's gonna be interesting to see
how you handle this saddle tramp.
I wonder how he's gonna like
having to sneak around to see you.
You have a way of making
everything sound dirty.
Why don't we talk about it again
after you break the news to Mandy?
Yes.
Well, Pam, gorgeous?
PAMELA: Oh, yes. Oh, gorgeous.
- Stand still. JAMIE: Oh.
I never knew your brother
was such a romantic.
Imagine giving me the kind of
wedding I've always wanted...
even after he's already
married me, ha, ha.
- You're already married?
- Uh-huh.
PAMELA: Jamie,
I can assure you...
that no one's ever accused
Cliff of being a romantic.
You must bring it out in him.
Isn't this sleeve longer?
It wouldn't surprise me, Pam, if you
and I didn't switch places pretty soon.
PAMELA: What do you mean?
I mean, that I'll be
standing over there...
and you'll be standing over here
getting pins poked into you. Ouch.
SEAMSTRESS: Sorry.
Well?
Oh, I don't know.
Oh, I bet Mark would marry
you in a second if you'd say yes.
You were going to once.
I know that, but a lot of things
have happened since then.
Well, you still love
him, don't you?
Yes.
And it would be nice if Christopher
had a father again, wouldn't it?
Ha, ha, oh, Jamie, you sound as though
someone paid you to talk me into this.
Oh, no, Pam.
I just want you to be happy.
And I appreciate that.
But there are other
considerations.
SEAMSTRESS: Let's see here.
Uh, could you excuse
us for a moment, please?
[SEAMSTRESS SIGHS]
- Just call me whenever you're ready.
- Thank you.
It's Mark's illness, isn't it?
PAMELA: I couldn't bear to
lose somebody else, Jamie.
To make a life with Mark and
then have it all taken away from me?
I'm just not that strong.
And do you think that you can
avoid that just by not marrying him?
Oh, Pam.
I know that you're not
asking me for my opinion...
but wouldn't it be better to have it
all for as long as you possibly can?
[SIGHS]
Mother, we're not gonna solve
anything if you don't talk to me.
There's nothing to solve, Sue
Ellen. You've made your choice.
Now I must get on with my life.
Why do you make it sound like I have
to choose between you and my son?
You could have had us both.
I could have had both of you...
if I brought John Ross
here to live with us, is that it?
Yes.
Away from J.R. and
his terrible influence.
Mother, this may be hard
for you to understand...
but J.R. is a
wonderful father...
and that's all that
matters to me right now.
[SNICKERS]
It doesn't matter to you
what kind of husband he is?
No.
That's not why I'm
going back to Southfork.
I can raise John
Ross without J.R...
and J.R. can raise
John Ross without me...
but that wouldn't be giving our
son the best of everything available.
And that's what I want for him.
Can you understand that?
Isn't that what every
mother wants for her child?
The best of everything?
Isn't that what you wanted
for me and for Kristin?
Of course it is.
Then why can't you see
that I'm doing the right thing?
Why can't you see that you must
have done something right with me...
if this is the
choice I'm making?
Did I?
You must have.
I... I wanted to, Sue Ellen.
I... I wanted to, but you
always made me feel...
that I did terrible
things to you...
and made you into something
that you didn't want to be.
All I ever wanted for you was for you
to have the good things that I never had.
Is that so wrong?
No.
No, Mother.
That's all I wanted
for John Ross.
Do you see now why I
have to go back to Southfork?
To do everything in my power...
to make sure he grows
up to be the best he can be.
I'm sorry, Sue Ellen.
I'm sorry for not being a
better mother than I was.
But I did the best I knew how.
SUE ELLEN: That's all
any of us can hope to do.
You don't have to
leave Dallas, you know?
Oh, yes, I do.
And you know what?
Something tells me
you're going to be just fine.
My darling.
ELLIE: But you'll be
coming back for visits.
DUSTY: Oh, sometime maybe, sure.
Right now I wanna pack and get
about as far away from here as I can.
Any plans at all?
Well, I never was too good
at making plans, Daddy.
Even when I do, I can't
seem to make them work.
Well, maybe they were
just the wrong plans.
"I told you so." Is
that what I'm hearing?
Dusty.
DUSTY: It's okay, Miss
Ellie. I had it coming.
You both warned me about getting
involved with Sue Ellen again...
I didn't wanna hear
what you had to say.
Dusty, it's no one's
fault that things
didn't work out the way
you hoped they would.
Bye. I'll miss you.
Goodbye.
[CLAYTON SIGHS]
Steve, I'm really concerned.
You just can't go
on drifting this way.
Daddy, it's not what I
want for myself either.
Maybe when I get back
on the rodeo circuit...
I get some distance
from all this here...
I'll be able to think
some things through.
I hope so.
You, uh, be careful, huh?
- I'm always careful around horses.
- Ha, ha.
- It's the women that get me in trouble.
- Ha, ha.
Well, uh, call us once in a
while, let us know where you are.
Sure.
You take care too.
Mm-hm. Yeah.
- Hi, Mandy.
MANDY: Hello, Cliff.
- How are you?
- Fine. How are you doing?
Hey, you don't have to cover
up with me. I've been there.
Ha, ha. If somebody made a list of
the bodies that guy's left in his wake...
I'd be numero uno.
And I don't wanna be those people
that say you should've known better.
I just wanna say I
really feel bad for you.
What are you talking about?
Oh, good Lord. You don't know?
I don't know what?
I thought J.R.
would've told you.
Sue Ellen's moving
back into Southfork.
I don't believe you.
Well, it's true. Pam told me.
- When?
- Yesterday.
Pam knew yesterday?
Thanks.
Well, what a nice surprise.
This is sure a day for them. Just
when were you gonna tell me, anyway?
- Tell you what?
- What the hell do you think?
That Sue Ellen is
moving back to Southfork.
[SIGHS]
We only decided that
yesterday, darling. Uh...
- Mandy, listen...
- No, you listen.
The one thing I counted on
with you this time was honesty.
I gave up everything and
everyone for you, J.R., everything.
Because you told
me you loved me.
I do love you. And I have
been honest with you.
Sure, when it's been convenient.
[SIGHS]
Mandy, you're making too
much out of this whole thing.
And I'm sorry you found out about
this before I had a chance to tell you.
But, yes. Yes, Sue Ellen is
moving back to Southfork.
Not because she wants to for herself
and not because I want her there.
Lord knows, that's
the last thing I want.
We're only doing
this for John Ross.
So you're reconciling
for the sake of your child.
We're not reconciling
anything, honey.
She is simply gonna be living there so that
John Ross will have both of us every day.
You know how hard it is on children,
being shuttled from one parent to another.
It's not fair. He
deserves more than that.
And I love that boy.
Then you've chosen him over me.
[J.R. SIGHS]
- You know better than that.
- I don't know anything.
Well, then, let me
tell you, darling.
There isn't anything in the
world I wouldn't do for John Ross.
But that doesn't
change our relationship.
We're just gonna have to keep things
a little quiet for a while, that's all.
Quiet?
Yeah, you know, uh, keep a
low profile, for appearances.
- Sue Ellen and I have an agreement...
- I don't care about Sue Ellen.
I care about us.
Just what do you
have in mind for us?
Well, for a while, we're gonna have
to stick pretty close to your place.
It's just temporary,
until things settle down.
Now, look, Mandy, I'm
gonna make this up to you.
Just give me a little time.
Time.
You talk as if we have an
endless supply of it, J.R.
But we don't.
I think our time just
may be running out.
I almost can't stand it,
you are so handsome.
Oh, Mom.
[SUE ELLEN GIGGLES]
Well, if I can't say it
to you, then who can?
Besides, I have a feeling...
that when you are grown up,
the girls are gonna be all over you.
What do you think
about that? Oof.
Hmm, girls are okay.
[SUE ELLEN GIGGLES]
What's the matter?
You sure you're not
going home after dinner?
This is my home, John Ross.
But you moved away before.
But I'm here now, for keeps.
I'm gonna be here for dinner,
and I'll be here after dinner...
and I'll be here to
tuck you in at night...
and I'll be here when you
wake up in the morning.
Every morning, forever?
[SIGHS]
Forever.
Oh.
So glad you came home.
So am I.
So am I.
ELLIE: Thank you,
Teresa. That looks beautiful.
You know, I can't think of the last time
that we all had dinner together like this.
- Whew, it's been a long time.
- Yes, it has.
DONNA: Oh, thank you.
That's so pretty.
- Sounds like I missed a
good time. RAY: You sure did.
- Hi, Clayton.
- Hi.
Clayton, I was just telling
Jack about the horse auction.
They had horses there
from all over the country.
They had riding horses
and working horses.
This guy from Louisville brought
down a string of Irish racers.
Not for sale, just for show.
CLAYTON: Just to make
the Texans eat their hearts out.
- I guess.
- Excuse me.
Yeah, sure. You
should've been there.
Did your mouth water for a couple
of those Thoroughbreds, huh?
Oh, I don't know.
Those, uh, thin ankles
kind of make me nervous.
- Four-legged or two-legged?
- Oh.
[BOTH LAUGH]
JACK: Hi.
Hi.
I wanted to call you, but, uh,
I just didn't know what to say.
Jack, there's
nothing you can say.
Jenna, isn't there something
I can do to make things right?
I don't think so.
It's me. It's not you.
I'm sorry.
Come on, Mom.
- Hey, look who's here.
- Sue Ellen.
Hello, John Ross.
JOHN ROSS: Hey, Grandma.
CLAYTON: How are you?
- Wonderful.
- Sue Ellen.
- Oh, Miss Ellie.
So good to see you.
Here you go.
It's just sinking
in, Miss Ellie.
Coming back to Southfork means
more than just being here for John Ross.
It's family. And I seem
to need this family.
And this family
needs you, Sue Ellen.
I'm so glad you're here.
Well, good evening, everybody.
Daddy.
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Hi, son. How you doing?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
There you go, bud. Mama.
Ha, ha. Sue Ellen.
Isn't this nice? Ha, ha.
Isn't this real nice?
Mama?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Having our whole family
back together again.
[GLASSES CLINK]
Now I think we
should drink to J.R...
and to an old saying my
granddaddy taught me.
Don't get mad, get even.
I'm mighty glad you
decided to join me tonight.
[ENGLISH SDH]
- she would forfeit custody?
- That's right.
Obviously, we cannot
afford to let Mr. Adams go.
Until we've completed
our business here with J.R.
And Jack.
I'm not gonna give up on
you just because of one night.
Maybe that's what you should do.
Just how much are you
and I gonna make off this?
You know how much
those fields are worth.
No, I'm not talking about the oil fields.
I'm talking about Jack's inheritance.
J.R.: Sue Ellen, he
needs his mother.
I'm asking you to consider
moving back to Southfork.
MANDY [OVER PHONE]: You
sound pleased about something.
Oh, yeah, I am, really am.
Harv was successful.
The court granted your motion
to appeal John Ross' custody.
Uh, no, no, we lost that
round. But we won the fight.
I don't understand.
When Sue Ellen found out
that I had no chance to appeal...
she came out here to
Southfork to pick John Ross up...
and then... And then
something happened.
What happened?
When it came right down to it, she
couldn't take him away from Southfork.
He's here right now
and he's here to stay.
Well, did Sue Ellen say why
she was changing her mind?
[CHUCKLES]
No, not in so many words.
An attack of conscience
or, uh, common sense...
or maybe she just realized
what I'd been telling her...
that there's no place
else for John Ross to be.
He belongs here with his family.
And no little piece of paper
is gonna change that fact.
[SIGHS]
J.R., this is really wonderful
news. I'm so happy for you.
Ha, ha, well, you should be
happy for both of us, darling.
We've got a lot to look forward to now
that the fight for John Ross is behind us.
Is it behind us?
I mean, what if Sue Ellen
has second thoughts?
Well, I'm looking into that now.
Uh, as a matter of
fact, Harv just drove in.
Now, don't you worry
about a thing, darling.
I got my son and I got you,
and I plan on keeping it that way.
Uh, what do you say we
celebrate tonight, huh?
MANDY: I can't wait.
- Neither can I.
I love you.
[CHUCKLES] Bye.
- J.R.?
- Oh, Harv.
Thanks for coming out here
so quickly. Uh, here, sit down.
- Thank you.
- Really appreciate this.
Can I have Teresa get
you something to drink?
Oh, no, thank you.
You know, J.R., I still
find it hard to believe...
that Sue Ellen decided
to leave John Ross here.
What were her reasons?
I don't know.
What I would like to know, though,
is where this leaves us legally.
Well, I didn't have much time.
But I did manage to locate a test case
that was heard in New York some years back.
Now, the situation here,
very similar to yours...
except in this instance: It was
the father who won legal custody.
At the last moment, he decided to allow
his son to remain at home with the mother.
Mm-hm, yeah, and?
And a few months later,
he had a change of heart.
He came by for the boy. Uh,
the mother refused to give him up.
But the judge upheld the
father's right to take the boy...
even though a substantial
amount of time had passed by...
between granting the custody...
and its execution.
Are you telling me Sue Ellen can hold
this decision over my head indefinitely?
There's nothing
I can do about it?
For the foreseeable future, yes.
Sue Ellen retains legal
custody of John Ross...
despite the fact that so far,
she's failed to exercise her right.
Well, that's totally unacceptable.
I'm not gonna live under the fear...
that Sue Ellen can take my boy
away whenever the mood strikes her.
- No way.
- Sorry, J.R.
You asked me where
you stood legally.
I've told you.
Well, maybe it's time you tell me
what we can do to change this situation.
Well, short of Sue
Ellen deciding...
to move back to
Southfork, nothing.
Now, wait a minute.
If she were to move back,
she would forfeit custody?
That's right.
But I don't see much
chance of that coming to pass.
Hmm...
PATRICIA: I'm still
waiting for an explanation.
You owe me an explanation.
After all, we had plans and
they included John Ross.
Mostly they were your plans.
You've always made
plans, for Kristin, for me.
Of course I did. You
were my children.
Your children had feelings too.
You were too busy planning for their future
to hear what they needed in the present.
That's not true.
A funny thing happened
when I was watching you...
help John Ross get
ready to leave Southfork.
I suddenly remembered something
that happened a long time ago.
You were helping me get ready
for one of my birthday parties.
I think it was my seventh.
What does that have to
do with your decision today?
I wanted to wear
my yellow dress.
You had something else in mind.
[SIGHS]
Oh, I know it must seem
insignificant to you now...
but it wasn't then.
Do you remember?
Blue-and-white dotted Swiss.
Oh, for heaven's sake, what does it
matter what happened when you were 7?
Because you were still
planning for me when I was 17.
The night of my senior prom...
you picked out my dress
and the boy I went with.
Well, that's not
altogether true.
It is true! And
you know it's true.
I came home drunk that
night for the very first time.
You can't blame
your drinking on me.
I'm not blaming you. I'm just
trying to make you understand.
I know you've
always meant well...
but you never let up
and you never listened.
I don't want that to
happen to my son.
John Ross is
trying to tell me...
what he needs right now.
And I'm trying to hear him.
Do you really think that leaving
him out there is the answer?
[SIGHS]
I don't know.
I honestly don't know
what the answer is yet.
Can I give you a hand?
Uh, I think I have it.
Closing up early today.
Yeah. It's a slow day.
Come on, let's walk.
I thought a lot about
what happened last night.
So have I.
Now, if I can put into words why
I reacted the way I did, I would.
I guess I'm just not ready
to start another relationship.
Look...
I understand how
you feel about Bobby.
I really do.
And I respect that.
And if I came on
too strong, too fast...
I'm sorry.
You mean a lot to me, Jenna.
And, um...
[CHUCKLES]
I'm not gonna give up on
you just because of one night.
Maybe that's just
what you should do.
You don't really mean that.
I don't wanna hurt you, Jack.
I think it's better for
both of us if we just...
If we just stop
seeing each other.
How on earth did Adams
get ahold of this information?
He's obviously a better
detective than we suspected.
He's a dangerous detective.
I hate to think what would've
happened if this report had gotten to J.R.
It didn't.
Thanks to you, it didn't.
Are you absolutely sure Adams'
partner didn't see you take that envelope?
Absolutely.
I was alone in the outer
office when the mail came.
Mr. Barker does not have a clue.
Lucky for him.
Obviously, we cannot
afford to let Mr. Adams go.
Obviously.
Or at least until we've completed
our business here with J.R.
And Jack.
Oh, yes.
And Jack.
Call Nicholas in Athens.
Inform him that we have averted a disaster
that his carelessness nearly caused.
He'll want to know what
to do with the detective...
now that we've got the letter.
Have him use our police contact.
I want this Adams detained.
The longer, the better.
Do you care what it is we
arrange to have him charged with?
You handle the details.
As long as he's behind
bars until our work is done.
Okay.
[DIALING]
HARDING [OVER PHONE]: Hello?
- Harding?
How's your backswing?
Oh, the same as always, Clayton.
The more I play, the
worse it seems to get.
[CHUCKLES]
It's good to hear from
you. You in Houston?
No. Uh, we haven't talked in quite a
while, just thought I'd give you a call.
Well, I've known you
too long to buy that.
This isn't strictly
a social call, is it?
Well, I guess you've
known me too long at that.
Uh, I called because I'd
like your help in something.
As your friend or
as your attorney?
Both.
Okay. Shoot.
I've been planning on selling some
of my subsidiaries for quite a while.
Uh, I think I better get to it.
Uh, specifically the heavy-machinery
plants down in Galveston and Houston.
Well, you started those
operations from scratch.
They mean a lot to you.
I know, they do.
But, uh, Farlow refineries have
always been my bread and butter.
And, uh, well, tell you the truth, I
just don't have the time or the desire...
to take care of these other
operations the way I should.
I'd like you to handle the sale.
Well, I, uh... I don't
suppose I have to tell you...
you'd be better off using
an industrial broker for this.
No, brokers are only interested in
making the sale, not being discreet.
And that's the way I
want this thing handled...
as quickly and as
quietly as possible.
I'll take care of it.
ELLIE: Clayton? That movie you
wanted to watch is about to come on.
Well, I'd appreciate
that, Harding. Night.
I'm sorry. I didn't know
you were on the phone.
Oh, Ellie, just a little
business, that's all.
Come on, let's go catch
the start of that movie.
Yeah.
J.R.: Sue Ellen.
Thanks for agreeing to see
me. I know it wasn't easy for you.
You said it was important.
Mm-hm. I'm just having
a little coffee. Like some?
Nothing for me, thanks.
So, what's this all about?
Well, I just wanted
to tell you face to face
how much I appreciate
what you did today.
I know how hard it was for you to
leave John Ross with me at Southfork.
If the tables were turned, I'm not
sure I'd be able to do the same thing.
We'll never know, will we?
What I do know is that we still
haven't solved the problem...
as far as John
Ross is concerned.
Sue Ellen, he needs his mother
just as much as he needs me...
and the home that
Southfork provides for him.
If I didn't know you better, J.R., I
would almost believe you mean that.
I do.
I'm asking you to consider
moving back to Southfork.
You've got to be joking.
I never joke when
it comes to our son.
There's got to be
more to it than that, J.R.
If I were to move back...
how would that affect my
rights as the custodial parent?
You'd forfeit custody.
And you expect me to believe...
that fact has nothing to do with
the invitation to move back home?
I'd never be able to
convince you of that.
Sue Ellen, you left
John Ross at Southfork...
because in your heart you
knew it was best for him.
And your moving back home
would make it even better for him.
Promise me you'll at least consider
the idea. That's all I'm asking.
You're asking for a lot.
I always do, don't I?
But this time, I'm
not asking for me.
I'm asking for our son.
Morning.
Clayton?
CLAYTON: Ray.
- Good morning.
Boy, I didn't hear
you sneak up on me.
Daydreaming about all that expensive
horseflesh we're about to buy, huh?
- What?
- At the auction.
We're supposed to leave
for Lubbock this afternoon.
Ray, I'm sorry.
That's okay. Uh, me and Hap,
we can wait until you're ready...
or we can book a
later flight, no problem.
I'm afraid that you and Hap are
gonna have to go on without me.
I don't understand. Uh, don't
you wanna go through with this?
No, I wanna go through with it. It's
just that, uh, I have made other plans.
What is it, Clayton?
Is anything wrong?
No, everything's fine.
- I think we ought to do this another time.
- No, don't... Don't do that.
Now, this auction's too
important to miss. You know that.
Just go without me, that's all.
[SIGHS]
There are going to be some pretty
expensive animals I'm gonna be bidding on.
I'd feel a lot more comfortable with
you there helping us spend our money.
Ray, I trust your judgment.
I'm sure if you're gonna
like it, I am going to like it.
I sure hope so.
- Talk to you as soon as I get back.
- Mm-hm.
[SIGHS]
To tell you the truth, J.R.,
Angelica Nero sounded us out...
like she did a lot
of folks in Dallas.
And for a while, we thought
she'd get in bed with us.
J.R.: Ha, ha, so to speak.
Yes, but she walked
right past our offer...
straight to Ewing Oil.
Now you're interested in
buying a piece of my action.
Well, we know that it's going to
take an enormous amount of money.
And we'd be willing
to take second position.
Well, that's very kind of you.
And you're right, it's
a huge undertaking.
But Ewing Oil can handle it.
Now, thank you, gentlemen.
Appreciate your
concern, honestly.
You could at least pretend to think it
over. Oh, this is a pretty fast shove-off.
Well, there's nothing to think
over. I've done my homework.
I've weighed the pros and cons. And
it is a Ewing Oil deal, pure and simple.
[J.R. LAUGHS]
- I appreciate your friendship.
- Sure. Friendship counts.
- But mostly it's a matter of, uh...
- Money.
- Knew you'd
understand. J.R.: Ha, ha.
- If change your mind...
- I'll call you.
[SIGHS]
Jerry, you've really
picked a beautiful site.
I don't know how you
pulled this together.
Money, lots of it.
Well, that's what it's for.
I hope you realize...
that not even Graisco has enough
money to pay these bills forever.
You're running out of money?
Well, medical research
is kind of a bottomless pit.
- We've already talked about this.
- Right.
- We need a fundraiser.
- A pro?
- Desperately.
- Okay, okay.
We will start searching
for one right away.
Just leave me out of it,
though. I'm a little tied up here.
- I promise, I'll get right on it.
- You're my witness.
- Okay.
- I gotta run. Bye.
- Bye.
- See you, pal.
He is quite a guy.
Yep. Yes, he is.
Where are you going
to find a fundraiser?
Europe.
Europe? Why so far away?
It's a perfect excuse
for us to get away.
Get away from what?
You have been working
your tail off at Ewing Oil...
and I've been going crazy with all
this. We need some time together.
Well, you know I
can't just walk out.
Oh, I'm not asking
you to walk out.
I'm asking you to take a
vacation, some time off with me.
I don't know.
I'm not getting enough of you.
Well, I'm just worried
about the timing.
Timing?
Now, that is one thing
I've become an expert on.
You're taking advantage
of me, you know that?
Yep.
I've heard the dollar's
still strong in Paris.
- Um, could you sign here, please?
- Uh-huh.
Oh, and on page 3, I noticed...
- Oh, did I miss that?
- Mm-hm.
Angelica, I don't know how
you like to work during startup...
but, uh, I have an agreement
with my field supervisor...
that if anything
unexpected turns up...
he's, uh... He's empowered to
make any changes that are necessary.
That sounds reasonable.
Have your people ever worked
off the Venezuelan coast before?
No.
Does that concern you?
No.
[ANGELICA CHUCKLES]
I keep forgetting what
a confident man you are.
I'd like you to, uh, cosign these
checks when you get a chance.
Okay.
Are your rigs on
the way to the site?
Uh, well, the weather's held
us up a little bit, but we'll make it.
Our timetable's very
critical, you know that.
Yes, you made that clear.
There's something you haven't made
clear that bothers me a bit, though.
Just how much are you and I
gonna make off this little venture?
You know how much
those fields are worth.
No, I'm not talking about the oil fields.
I'm talking about Jack's inheritance.
Why are you so
concerned about that?
Well, the sooner he gets his
money, the sooner I get mine.
J.R., if I were you, I would
worry less about Jack's money...
and more about having him
where I need him, when I need him.
No problem.
[CHUCKLES]
[JAZZ-PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]
No, I'm not sure I understand.
You won custody fair and square.
You wanted your son more
than anything in the world.
I thought I wanted him more
than anything else in the world.
But not enough to
make him so unhappy.
Well, then what
on earth happened?
When I went there...
when I saw him,
when I talked to him...
I realized how miserable I was
making him just to satisfy myself.
Just to satisfy
yourself? He's your son.
He belongs with you.
In the long run, he
would've understood that.
In the long run, he might end up
hating me for the rest of his life.
I cannot take that risk.
All right. All right.
Time will tell, I suppose.
In the meantime,
if you'll arrange
for visitation rights...
um, how often do
you intend to see him?
- That depends.
- On what?
On whether or not I
move back to Southfork.
What?
I have to think
of that alternative.
That's not an
alternative. That's suicide.
- That's not fair.
- Fair?
After everything J.R. has done to
you, you're going to go back to him?
I'm not going back to him.
The man has damn
near destroyed you.
After you've worked so hard
to become your own person.
Sue Ellen, for God's
sake, what are you doing?
It's because I am my own person
that I would even consider doing this.
Have you considered
the risk to yourself...
to your own survival?
If I do decide to go back...
I have to believe that I'm strong
enough to handle whatever happens.
[SIGHS]
Part of being your own person
is learning to trust your instincts.
What do your instincts
tell you about you and me?
I don't know what
would happen to us.
I think you do know.
I think you thought
about it long and hard.
I think you know exactly
what would happen.
If you go back...
you and I are gonna wind up sneaking
around back alleys, hotel rooms...
and maybe a pad somewhere.
And we deserve better.
If you decide to go back...
you're gonna push me
out of your life forever.
Is that what you want?
Is that what you really want?
Yeah, it's open.
- Howdy.
- Hey, perfect timing. Just got back.
Oh, good, good.
The horse auction, remember?
Oh, right, right, ha, ha,
that's right. How did it go?
Ha, ha, well, convince me
you care, and I'll tell you.
[JACK LAUGHS]
I'm sorry. I...
I've just got a few things
on my mind, that's all.
Ah, well, go grab
a beer, have a seat.
JACK: I, uh, feel like
taking a little walk.
What do you say?
Well, I say if it's privacy
you're after, Donna's not here.
Shoot.
Well, it's about Jenna.
I think I screwed
everything up with her.
How'd that happen?
I don't know. I guess
just moving too fast.
[SIGHS]
I'll give you money not to
say "I told you so." Ha, ha.
Oh, you won't hear those
words out of this mouth.
So, what are you
gonna do about it, Jack?
Well, if I knew that, I
wouldn't be sitting here.
[SIGHS]
I really don't know
what to tell you, Jack.
Jenna is a very special lady.
She's been through some very
difficult and trying times lately.
It's kind of no wonder
you spooked her.
Ray.
I'm crazy about her.
I can't just walk away from it.
I don't wanna walk away from it.
There's gotta be
something I can do.
Yeah. You can wait.
You can wait until she's
ready to let you into her life.
Now, I don't know how long
that's gonna take exactly...
but I can pretty well guarantee
you that it's gonna be worth it.
Sure. So, what do I do in
the meantime? Stay away?
Well, not necessarily.
Just go easy. Give
her plenty of room.
It's easy for you to say.
[JACK CHUCKLES]
- You're a married man.
- Ha, ha.
And glad of it.
I wouldn't be single again
with all of your problems...
for anything in the world.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- Thanks a lot.
- Oh, come on.
[RAY LAUGHS]
I've thought
about it a lot, J.R.
J.R.: Well, I assume you came to a
decision or I wouldn't be sitting here.
I'm willing to move
back to Southfork.
Under one condition.
What's that?
I want Mandy Winger
out of the picture.
I wasn't aware that you cared.
I don't.
That is, I don't care what you
do with her on your own time.
But I will not have
you flaunting her...
at Southfork in front of
John Ross or in public.
That's your only condition?
Yes, and it's nonnegotiable.
I'm moving back to Southfork...
to give John Ross the kind
of home life he deserves...
with both a mother and a father.
That doesn't leave
room for a mistress.
Do I make myself clear?
Perfectly.
Do you agree to it?
Yes, but I have a
condition myself.
You keep Dusty Farlow out
of John Ross' sight and mine.
Can't have it both ways, honey.
That won't be a problem.
Discretion's never been
your strong point, Sue Ellen.
It's gonna be interesting to see
how you handle this saddle tramp.
I wonder how he's gonna like
having to sneak around to see you.
You have a way of making
everything sound dirty.
Why don't we talk about it again
after you break the news to Mandy?
Yes.
Well, Pam, gorgeous?
PAMELA: Oh, yes. Oh, gorgeous.
- Stand still. JAMIE: Oh.
I never knew your brother
was such a romantic.
Imagine giving me the kind of
wedding I've always wanted...
even after he's already
married me, ha, ha.
- You're already married?
- Uh-huh.
PAMELA: Jamie,
I can assure you...
that no one's ever accused
Cliff of being a romantic.
You must bring it out in him.
Isn't this sleeve longer?
It wouldn't surprise me, Pam, if you
and I didn't switch places pretty soon.
PAMELA: What do you mean?
I mean, that I'll be
standing over there...
and you'll be standing over here
getting pins poked into you. Ouch.
SEAMSTRESS: Sorry.
Well?
Oh, I don't know.
Oh, I bet Mark would marry
you in a second if you'd say yes.
You were going to once.
I know that, but a lot of things
have happened since then.
Well, you still love
him, don't you?
Yes.
And it would be nice if Christopher
had a father again, wouldn't it?
Ha, ha, oh, Jamie, you sound as though
someone paid you to talk me into this.
Oh, no, Pam.
I just want you to be happy.
And I appreciate that.
But there are other
considerations.
SEAMSTRESS: Let's see here.
Uh, could you excuse
us for a moment, please?
[SEAMSTRESS SIGHS]
- Just call me whenever you're ready.
- Thank you.
It's Mark's illness, isn't it?
PAMELA: I couldn't bear to
lose somebody else, Jamie.
To make a life with Mark and
then have it all taken away from me?
I'm just not that strong.
And do you think that you can
avoid that just by not marrying him?
Oh, Pam.
I know that you're not
asking me for my opinion...
but wouldn't it be better to have it
all for as long as you possibly can?
[SIGHS]
Mother, we're not gonna solve
anything if you don't talk to me.
There's nothing to solve, Sue
Ellen. You've made your choice.
Now I must get on with my life.
Why do you make it sound like I have
to choose between you and my son?
You could have had us both.
I could have had both of you...
if I brought John Ross
here to live with us, is that it?
Yes.
Away from J.R. and
his terrible influence.
Mother, this may be hard
for you to understand...
but J.R. is a
wonderful father...
and that's all that
matters to me right now.
[SNICKERS]
It doesn't matter to you
what kind of husband he is?
No.
That's not why I'm
going back to Southfork.
I can raise John
Ross without J.R...
and J.R. can raise
John Ross without me...
but that wouldn't be giving our
son the best of everything available.
And that's what I want for him.
Can you understand that?
Isn't that what every
mother wants for her child?
The best of everything?
Isn't that what you wanted
for me and for Kristin?
Of course it is.
Then why can't you see
that I'm doing the right thing?
Why can't you see that you must
have done something right with me...
if this is the
choice I'm making?
Did I?
You must have.
I... I wanted to, Sue Ellen.
I... I wanted to, but you
always made me feel...
that I did terrible
things to you...
and made you into something
that you didn't want to be.
All I ever wanted for you was for you
to have the good things that I never had.
Is that so wrong?
No.
No, Mother.
That's all I wanted
for John Ross.
Do you see now why I
have to go back to Southfork?
To do everything in my power...
to make sure he grows
up to be the best he can be.
I'm sorry, Sue Ellen.
I'm sorry for not being a
better mother than I was.
But I did the best I knew how.
SUE ELLEN: That's all
any of us can hope to do.
You don't have to
leave Dallas, you know?
Oh, yes, I do.
And you know what?
Something tells me
you're going to be just fine.
My darling.
ELLIE: But you'll be
coming back for visits.
DUSTY: Oh, sometime maybe, sure.
Right now I wanna pack and get
about as far away from here as I can.
Any plans at all?
Well, I never was too good
at making plans, Daddy.
Even when I do, I can't
seem to make them work.
Well, maybe they were
just the wrong plans.
"I told you so." Is
that what I'm hearing?
Dusty.
DUSTY: It's okay, Miss
Ellie. I had it coming.
You both warned me about getting
involved with Sue Ellen again...
I didn't wanna hear
what you had to say.
Dusty, it's no one's
fault that things
didn't work out the way
you hoped they would.
Bye. I'll miss you.
Goodbye.
[CLAYTON SIGHS]
Steve, I'm really concerned.
You just can't go
on drifting this way.
Daddy, it's not what I
want for myself either.
Maybe when I get back
on the rodeo circuit...
I get some distance
from all this here...
I'll be able to think
some things through.
I hope so.
You, uh, be careful, huh?
- I'm always careful around horses.
- Ha, ha.
- It's the women that get me in trouble.
- Ha, ha.
Well, uh, call us once in a
while, let us know where you are.
Sure.
You take care too.
Mm-hm. Yeah.
- Hi, Mandy.
MANDY: Hello, Cliff.
- How are you?
- Fine. How are you doing?
Hey, you don't have to cover
up with me. I've been there.
Ha, ha. If somebody made a list of
the bodies that guy's left in his wake...
I'd be numero uno.
And I don't wanna be those people
that say you should've known better.
I just wanna say I
really feel bad for you.
What are you talking about?
Oh, good Lord. You don't know?
I don't know what?
I thought J.R.
would've told you.
Sue Ellen's moving
back into Southfork.
I don't believe you.
Well, it's true. Pam told me.
- When?
- Yesterday.
Pam knew yesterday?
Thanks.
Well, what a nice surprise.
This is sure a day for them. Just
when were you gonna tell me, anyway?
- Tell you what?
- What the hell do you think?
That Sue Ellen is
moving back to Southfork.
[SIGHS]
We only decided that
yesterday, darling. Uh...
- Mandy, listen...
- No, you listen.
The one thing I counted on
with you this time was honesty.
I gave up everything and
everyone for you, J.R., everything.
Because you told
me you loved me.
I do love you. And I have
been honest with you.
Sure, when it's been convenient.
[SIGHS]
Mandy, you're making too
much out of this whole thing.
And I'm sorry you found out about
this before I had a chance to tell you.
But, yes. Yes, Sue Ellen is
moving back to Southfork.
Not because she wants to for herself
and not because I want her there.
Lord knows, that's
the last thing I want.
We're only doing
this for John Ross.
So you're reconciling
for the sake of your child.
We're not reconciling
anything, honey.
She is simply gonna be living there so that
John Ross will have both of us every day.
You know how hard it is on children,
being shuttled from one parent to another.
It's not fair. He
deserves more than that.
And I love that boy.
Then you've chosen him over me.
[J.R. SIGHS]
- You know better than that.
- I don't know anything.
Well, then, let me
tell you, darling.
There isn't anything in the
world I wouldn't do for John Ross.
But that doesn't
change our relationship.
We're just gonna have to keep things
a little quiet for a while, that's all.
Quiet?
Yeah, you know, uh, keep a
low profile, for appearances.
- Sue Ellen and I have an agreement...
- I don't care about Sue Ellen.
I care about us.
Just what do you
have in mind for us?
Well, for a while, we're gonna have
to stick pretty close to your place.
It's just temporary,
until things settle down.
Now, look, Mandy, I'm
gonna make this up to you.
Just give me a little time.
Time.
You talk as if we have an
endless supply of it, J.R.
But we don't.
I think our time just
may be running out.
I almost can't stand it,
you are so handsome.
Oh, Mom.
[SUE ELLEN GIGGLES]
Well, if I can't say it
to you, then who can?
Besides, I have a feeling...
that when you are grown up,
the girls are gonna be all over you.
What do you think
about that? Oof.
Hmm, girls are okay.
[SUE ELLEN GIGGLES]
What's the matter?
You sure you're not
going home after dinner?
This is my home, John Ross.
But you moved away before.
But I'm here now, for keeps.
I'm gonna be here for dinner,
and I'll be here after dinner...
and I'll be here to
tuck you in at night...
and I'll be here when you
wake up in the morning.
Every morning, forever?
[SIGHS]
Forever.
Oh.
So glad you came home.
So am I.
So am I.
ELLIE: Thank you,
Teresa. That looks beautiful.
You know, I can't think of the last time
that we all had dinner together like this.
- Whew, it's been a long time.
- Yes, it has.
DONNA: Oh, thank you.
That's so pretty.
- Sounds like I missed a
good time. RAY: You sure did.
- Hi, Clayton.
- Hi.
Clayton, I was just telling
Jack about the horse auction.
They had horses there
from all over the country.
They had riding horses
and working horses.
This guy from Louisville brought
down a string of Irish racers.
Not for sale, just for show.
CLAYTON: Just to make
the Texans eat their hearts out.
- I guess.
- Excuse me.
Yeah, sure. You
should've been there.
Did your mouth water for a couple
of those Thoroughbreds, huh?
Oh, I don't know.
Those, uh, thin ankles
kind of make me nervous.
- Four-legged or two-legged?
- Oh.
[BOTH LAUGH]
JACK: Hi.
Hi.
I wanted to call you, but, uh,
I just didn't know what to say.
Jack, there's
nothing you can say.
Jenna, isn't there something
I can do to make things right?
I don't think so.
It's me. It's not you.
I'm sorry.
Come on, Mom.
- Hey, look who's here.
- Sue Ellen.
Hello, John Ross.
JOHN ROSS: Hey, Grandma.
CLAYTON: How are you?
- Wonderful.
- Sue Ellen.
- Oh, Miss Ellie.
So good to see you.
Here you go.
It's just sinking
in, Miss Ellie.
Coming back to Southfork means
more than just being here for John Ross.
It's family. And I seem
to need this family.
And this family
needs you, Sue Ellen.
I'm so glad you're here.
Well, good evening, everybody.
Daddy.
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Hi, son. How you doing?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
There you go, bud. Mama.
Ha, ha. Sue Ellen.
Isn't this nice? Ha, ha.
Isn't this real nice?
Mama?
[J.R. CHUCKLES]
Having our whole family
back together again.
[GLASSES CLINK]
Now I think we
should drink to J.R...
and to an old saying my
granddaddy taught me.
Don't get mad, get even.
I'm mighty glad you
decided to join me tonight.
[ENGLISH SDH]