Dallas (1978–1991): Season 9, Episode 28 - Serendipity - full transcript

I'm only gonna say this once.

You stay away from Pam and me.
You stay out of my life.

Or I'll take your head off
at the shoulders.

Tony was adopted once before.

I don't understand.

It's all here.

There's a magic between us, Sue Ellen.
I know that and so do you.

He went back to Sue Ellen.

As soon as she takes him back,
why, he won't want her anymore.

One thing for sure
is J.R. And Sue Ellen won't last.

Drop the purse right now.



That's gonna put some people
out of work, J.R.

Well, it can't be helped.

Any stripper well producing
less than 15 barrels a day gets shut down.

I'd rather keep the oil in the ground
till the prices go up.

Those strippers are about 20 percent
of your fields.

Well, it's just not profitable anymore.

Costs more to produce
than we can sell it for.

Besides, those Venezuelan fields
ought to be coming in...

...pumping, what, 5000 barrels a day?
Real soon too.

Even after my split with Marinos...

...that ought to more than compensate me
for the stripper losses.

Well, I better be getting out in the fields
and let everybody know the bad news.

How long you think it'll take
to shut everything down?

- Week, maybe two.
- Hm, all right.



Be sure and tell everybody, now,
that this is just temporary.

The price goes over 22,
we'll open everything up again.

Yes, sir.

Uh, J.R., Mark Graison
is here to see you.

Oh, all right. Send him in.

- Okay.
- Hello, Mark.

I'm almost surprised
you're man enough to see me.

- Uh, thanks, Sly. Shut the door, darling.
- Yes, sir.

Why shouldn't I wanna see you?

For one, that cop you had down
in Houston snooping into my life.

Oh, found out about that, did you?
I guess he's losing his touch.

I still got
a lot of friends down there, J.R.

And at Rice.

They told me someone was asking
questions about me during my college days.

I didn't need two guesses to know who.
I just couldn't figure out why.

As a matter of fact...

You were after Jerry Kenderson.

Yeah, can you blame me?
Sue Ellen's been seeing a lot of him lately.

I wanted to find out
what kind of a man he is.

You mean you wanted to find
something to use against him.

- No, that's not true.
- Isn't it?

You're capable of almost anything,
aren't you?

When it comes to protecting
my family, I am.

Well, that's a load of crap, J.R.,
and you know it.

Whatever you do
is for your own gain, period.

What are you getting so excited about?
You got something to hide down there?

You pay attention to me, J.R.,
because I'm only gonna say this once.

You stay away from Pam and me
and you stay the hell out of my life.

Or I'll take that head of yours off
at the shoulders.

So he is hiding something. Hm.

- Yeah.
Mr. And Mrs. Krebbs are here.

Oh, have them come right in.

Good.

- Hello, come in.
- Hi, thank you.

I have Tony's files right here,
ready for you to see.

Sit down, won't you?

No, thanks.

Something's wrong.
Have you changed your minds?

- Oh, no, uh...
- No.

No, we still want to adopt Tony.

We went to see him yesterday
to talk to him about adopting and...

He told us
he did not want us to adopt him.

I see.

I was wondering
if that was still bothering him so...

What?

Tony was adopted once before.

I don't understand.

It's all here.

He was only 6.

They were a very lovely couple,
very much like the Cranes, but childless.

The wife was deaf...

...so she and Tony
had a very special bond.

Why is he living with the Cranes now?

Shortly before the final decree,
the husband was killed in a car crash.

He didn't have any insurance.
The wife was left penniless.

She couldn't support Tony properly,
so he had to be returned to the state.

Good Lord.

Mrs. Krebbs.

The welfare of the child
is our first and only concern.

Why couldn't you have told us
this before?

No wonder he didn't want us
to adopt him.

Poor little guy.
He had to be absolutely devastated.

He was.

But that was six years ago,
and I'd hoped that was all behind him.

You know what?
He's scared to death.

He thinks that it's just gonna happen
all over again.

Any kind of a time limit...

...to get him to change his mind
about letting us adopt him?

You still want to?

Well, sure, we do. Don't we?

Of course we do.

What he needs is a family.
A family of his own.

We can give him that.

No, there's no time limit.
As long as you still wanna keep trying.

Of course we wanna keep trying.
I'm not about to quit now.

We're just gonna have to show him
what a great family we'd make, that's all.

- That's right.
- Wonderful.

Fifty.

Two thousand.

That takes care of any damages
at the cantina.

- Now will you release my men?
- Of course.

Now, tell me.

Wouldn't it be easier to stop them
from coming to Los Gatos...

...than to have to keep on paying
for the damages they inflict?

They work hard all week.

It's good for them
to blow off some steam.

Uh-huh.

So all still goes well at the mine?

Better than ever.

There's a pocket of emeralds there
that won't quit.

And of course, you have already told
Mrs. Ewing of your good fortune?

Rueda, that's none
of your damn business.

I suppose not.

I was just wondering
if she knew that her investment...

...was paying off so handsomely.

No, she doesn't know yet.

And she better not find out
before I get back to Dallas.

Who will tell her?

- So you intend to surprise her?
- That's right.

I intend to go back to Dallas
with a bag full of emeralds...

...and show all the people
who doubted me.

But mostly...

...I can't wait to see the look on
Pam's face when she finds out we hit.

How soon will you be leaving?

I'm going back to the mine
for a couple of days...

...then I'm gone.

Is there anything you would like me
to oversee in your absence?

- For a price?
- Heh, heh, of course, for a price.

Just stay away from the mine.

I'll settle any damages with you
when I get back.

As you wish.

Have a safe trip.

Hi.

Hi.

Is this what you wanted
to see me about?

Yeah.

I need to take some time off,
away from the center for a while.

Any specific reason?

Yes.

Does this have anything to do
with Jerry Kenderson?

In a way.

Did J.R. Say anything about Jerry that
made you change your attitude toward him?

Well, I know he isn't happy
that I'm seeing him...

...but that's about it.

Why do you ask?

Well, I went in to see J.R. Today.

Why?

Well, I found out somebody
had been looking into my past.

It had to be J.R.

- And was it?
- In a way.

Actually, he was digging into Jerry
to see what he could find out.

He came across me because Jerry and I
were roommates in college.

- And he admitted that?
- Yeah.

That's why I thought maybe he'd found
something he'd used against him.

No.

At least not yet, anyway.

I'm glad you told me, Mark.

I'm gonna keep your name on this office.

You do that. I may not be gone long.

Well, I mean, you can imagine
a little 6-year-old orphan...

...never had a family of his own, a home.

All of a sudden, he finally gets one,
and it's just taken away from him.

That's terrible.

But I'm sure in time,
he'll come around to you both.

Well, I sure hope so.
I care a great deal about that little boy.

Had that little horse
ready for him, didn't you?

When did you get that, Ray?

Picked him up with some breeding stock
in McKinney a while back.

They're all up the new ranch.

I'd like to ride out and see that one day.

Yeah, well, things are going along
real well.

We have the stables done,
most of the fencing's up.

We still got enough money in the group
to take care of it all?

Heh, heh, just about.

But it won't be long
before we have to put in a lot more.

Well, you know,
I'm a little short right now.

But J.R. Was after me to sell
my 10 percent back to him.

I was gonna offer it to Pam...

...but now that she sold out to him
I guess I'll just let J.R. Have it.

Some reason I'm the topic
of conversation tonight?

- Evening, Mama.
- J.R.

Well, the fact is, J.R.,
I could use a lot of cash about now.

So I guess I'm willing to let you have
my 10 percent of Ewing Oil back.

- Oh, is that right?
- Yes, it is.

Well, Jack,
I'm afraid that you're a little late.

You should've taken advantage of the offer
I made you down in Martinique.

Trying to cut my price down, are you?

No, no, there is no price.
That ship has sailed.

You see, I don't need your 10 percent,
because I already own 60 percent.

But I'll tell you what, um...

...if you're strapped for cash,
why don't you take a loan against it?

Lt'd be worth a lot more money now
that I'm in the driver's seat again.

A little short on cash
since you bought Pam out, J. R?

Ray, I stopped trying to explain
the oil business to farmers a long time ago.

Let's keep our tongues civil, J.R.

We're a little touchy tonight, aren't we?

Just since you got home.

- Is dinner ready, Mama?
- Yes, I'm sure it is.

Good, I'm starved.

Excuse me.

Hi, Daddy. How was work?

Heh, heh, great. Let's go eat.
I'll tell you all about it.

- Mama, Mama, guess what.
- What, what, what?

I just got off the phone with the most
gorgeous guy in our whole school.

And he wants me to go
to the dance with him next week.

So can we go shopping
for a dress tomorrow, please, please?

- Please? Please?
- Wait a minute. Wait, wait.

- He wants you to go to a dance with him?
- Yes, so I have to have a killer dress.

- Just have to.
- Well, I guess we can go look.

- Thanks, Mom.
- Okay.

I can't believe it.

My little girl's going to a dance
and with a date.

She's not a little girl anymore.
She's quite a young lady.

Ooh, she and I are gonna
have to have a little talk.

Or two.

J.R., I wanna talk to you now.

You're home early.
I thought you were out with Dr. Feelgood.

It isn't early, it's late.

I stayed away from here
until I managed to calm down a little bit.

If I'd come home any earlier,
I would have strangled you.

- Well, what got you so upset?
- You. What else?

J.R., you almost convinced me
that you were a changed man.

That you had given up doing all those
dreadful things that you'd done in the past.

Do you have anything specific
in mind, honey?

Oh, you bet I do.

You dared to pry into Jerry Kenderson's life
to find something to use against him.

It's the same J.R. All over again.

You've been talking to Mark Graison.

So?

Well, I have had Harry McSween checking
into the good doctor, and you know why.

It doesn't matter why.
It's still a terrible thing to do.

Darling, the thought of losing you
is much more terrible to me.

Look, Sue Ellen, I'm changing my ways.
I really am.

So even if I'd found something on him,
I don't think I'd have use it.

- Really?
- Well, I couldn't come up with anything.

The man's never even gotten
a parking ticket.

If ever there was a worthy candidate
for your affections, he is it.

What are you up to?

Just telling you the truth.
He's a wonderful man.

Of course, there would never be...

...the electricity that you and I
have always had between us.

But maybe the new you
is looking for something else now.

Like maybe a stable,
dependable, dull marriage.

J.R.

There's a magic between us, Sue Ellen.

I know that and so do you.

Maybe you can accept something less,
but I can't.

I've done everything in my power
to win you back.

There's nothing more I can do.

So it's your choice.

You have to decide
what you want your life to be.

That man is a snake, a weasel.

Hm, I told you that before.

I know you did, I know you did.

But sometimes it's hard to believe
until you see it for yourself.

Welcome to the club.

You know, I always used to think
Cliff was a little overboard about him.

But now I'm beginning to understand
what he meant.

I just can't believe
he had somebody checking up on Jerry.

Well, believe it.
That man would do anything.

I also can't believe somebody
hasn't tried to do away with him by now.

Somebody has, but he recovered.

Did they ever find out who it was?

What?

I'll bet they had a list of suspects
from here to Houston and back.

I can't hear you.

I'm talking about J.R.

Well, stop talking about J.R.
I'm worried about something else.

What's that?

You.

Me? Why?

Well, ever since I said I'd marry you,
I think you've been taking me for granted.

How's that?

When we used to get up together
in the morning...

...you didn't start the day
by talking about J.R.

I think the romance is over.

You just wait till I finish my shower
and we'll talk about the romance.

I've never been very patient.

Boy, you aren't patient, are you?

Are you complaining?

Well, I didn't... I didn't know
what to say, do you know what I mean?

- I do.
Oh, dear, dear, dear.

I never saw anything
like that in my life.

- Morning, everybody.
- Morning.

Look at me.

- Where'd you get those clothes?
- Daddy got them for me.

I'm going out to the fields today.

What's this all about, J. R?

I thought it was time John Ross found out
what the oil in Ewing Oil stands for.

So we're taking the helicopter
and we'll fly on down.

Daddy's gonna teach me everything.

You ready to learn all that?

Yes, sir. I sure am.

Good for you, John Ross.

- Have a good day, bud.
- Yeah.

You keep a close eye on him, J.R.

Oh, Mama.
I mean it.

I'm gonna keep close eye on him.

Gonna have lunch down there.
Probably won't be back till after dinner.

Come on, son.

Bye, Mama.

Goodbye, sweetheart.
- Don't worry, we're gonna be fine.

Okay, have fun. Bye.

Oh, my.

That does take me back to when Jock
and J.R. Used to go off together.

I don't mind telling you, I do envy J.R.
For the way that little boy looks up to him.

Well, I'll say one thing for him.
He really cares about John Ross.

Tell you what...

...one of these days, you're gonna have
your own son tagging after you.

I hope so.

We got one.

Step out of the car, please.

- Is there a problem, officer?
- Yes, ma'am.

You were exceeding the speed limit
by quite a bit.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize it.

- I'll be sure to slow down from here on.
- Just a minute, ma'am.

You've got a rental sticker on this car.
You have your rental agreement with you?

- Yes, right in here.
- May I see it, please?

Certainly.

It is in order, isn't it?

- You're Andrea Barrett?
- Yes, of course.

Um, officer,
I still have a very long way to go.

I would be very happy
to make it worth your while...

...if you would forget my speeding.

Don't make it worse, ma'am.
Would you show me your driver's license?

- Officer, please.
- Just do it.

Drop the purse right now.

Get out, turn around,
put your hands on the car.

Billy, call ahead.
Tell them we're bringing in a suspect.

And I want license verification
on this car.

- Hi, Mrs. Crane.
- Afternoon.

Sure do appreciate
you arranging this for us.

Well, when you called, I thought it'd
be easier for you to talk to Tony here...

...rather than back at the house
with all the other kids around.

That was very thoughtful of you.

He's over there.

I'll be waiting here till you're through.

Thanks.

Tony.

- Tony.
- Hi.

It's okay.

Hey. Look, we know what happened.

And we're very sorry.

And I can't promise you that nothing
will ever happen to Ray or me...

...but that doesn't change how we feel.

We still want to adopt you.

There's no guarantees
in this world, Tony.

Not for grown-ups or for little children.

Just gotta keep trying.

We, uh...

We still want very much...

...for you to become our boy.

Won't you just come
to Southfork with us...

...and meet the rest of our family?

You won't be the only one there your age.
There's John Ross, a nice little boy.

And Charlie, a real pretty little girl.

I think you'd like them.

L... I know they'd like you.

Can't you just give it a try?

- Attaboy, Tony.
- Great. Just great.

J. R?

The boy's plumb tuckered out.

Oh, he's filthy.

- Well, he must have had a great day.
- He did.

Did you?

Best day I can remember, Mama.

Reminded me of when Daddy
used to take me out in those fields.

Only it was better
because this is my boy.

Your daddy would have been very proud
of you today.

I'd like to think that.

Well, I'd better get him to bed.

That's the J.R. I wish
the rest of the world could see.

I know, Miss Ellie. I know.

Oh, it looks good, Ray.

Won't be much longer, we'll be able
to bring over rest of the stock.

What about manpower?
Shouldn't we be laying on more people?

Well, I got some top prospects in mind
who could be available in couple of weeks.

- It means a bigger payroll, more money.
- That's true.

But any new operation's gonna run
in the red for a while.

You know, it's funny, isn't it?

I own 10 percent
of a multimillion-dollar company.

Cash is hard to come by.

We'll cover you, Jack.

No need. I'll go to the bank tomorrow.

See about borrowing
against my share of Ewing Oil.

Well, all right, then.
We'll put out the word we're hiring.

Okay, as long as we're going this far...

...let's start thinking
about a name for this outfit.

Think about incorporating.

Well, how about Saddletree Enterprises?

Saddletree Enterprises.
What do you think?

Saddletree, huh? Sounds good to me.

Hey, Jackie, you hear from Jamie?

Yes, she called about half an hour ago
when you were in your meeting.

She said she'd be in this afternoon.

- Where was she calling from? She say?
- Nope.

Okay, I'm going out to lunch.

Uh, I'll be back by 2:00.
Just petty cash, yeah.

That's funny, I wonder
why she didn't say where she was going.

Harry, I don't know how Graison found out.

But I'll tell you one thing, you better
be a little more careful in the future.

I don't wanna hear about that.

But what I do wanna hear about
is why Graison got kicked out of college.

I wanna know
everything about that man.

Yeah, right. Just as soon as you can.

All right. You call me.

- Yeah?
J.R., Jamie Ewing...

I'm sorry,
Jamie Barnes is here to see you.

All right, send her in.

Well, surprised to see you here.

I suppose you are.

Get tired of the Barnes name
and that idiot you're married to...

...and wanna move back
with the Ewings?

- I didn't expect this to be pleasant.
- Oh, what'd you expect?

To talk.
I think that it's important for all of us.

Well, I doubt anything important to Barnes
would matter to me much.

But go ahead.

- Do you mind, can I sit down?
- Please.

Well, first of all, I want you to know
that the reason why I'm here...

...is because I love Cliff very much
and I wanna help him.

Well, he can use all the help he can get,
that's for sure.

I'm worried about him.

Ever since you bought back
the Marinos deal from the cartel...

Well, it's got him all stirred up again.

Uh-huh. What's new about that?

I thought that he'd finally forgotten
about Ewing Oil.

But that's all he ever talks about again.

J.R., I wanna strike a deal with you.

I'm listening.

Pam is no longer a part of your life.

She and Mark plan to be married.

There's no reason
to carry this feud on any longer.

Jamie, that feud has always
been one-sided.

It's all in Cliff's mind.

Granted, I had to slap him down a couple of
times because he just wouldn't let me be.

Well, all right, then.

If I can promise to keep Cliff away
from you and Ewing Oil...

...will you leave him alone?

Can we all just go
our own ways in peace?

Well, if you can do it,
which I doubt, all right.

I give you my word,
I won't go after him first.

I've got more important fish
to fry than him.

That's all I wanted to hear.

Thank you.

Jamie, just remember...

...my word is good only
so long as he keeps away from me.

Which he won't.

Dora Mae.
- Mr. Barnes, I have your table ready.

- Any cartel here today?
- No, sir.

Hold my table a minute, will you, please?

- Uh, there's somebody I want to see.
Yes, sir.

- What a surprise. Mandy Winger.
- Hello, Cliff.

I guess what I warned you about
happened, huh?

What's that?

Well, I told you that J.R. Would dump you
if he found out what you'd been doing.

And here you are with a new fella.

Dale, this is Cliff Barnes.

Cliff, Dale Mattson.

- Barnes.
- Hello, Mattson. It's nice to know you.

Boy, I'm telling you, you're a lucky guy.
She is some pretty lady.

That's what I've been telling her.

I'm trying to convince her to leave Dallas,
to come back East and make a fortune.

Dale owns the largest modeling agency
on the East Coast.

Oh. Well, I wouldn't be surprised
to see you leave town.

I mean, after all, J.R. Did to you what
he's done to everybody else.

Although I'm sure
he had a lot more fun with you.

Or don't you know
what he did to the cartel?

No, I don't. And I don't really care.

- Well...
- If you'll excuse me. I'll be back in a bit.

Yeah, nice to meet you. He didn't
tell you what he did to the cartel?

He doesn't tell me anything anymore.

He and I are through.

He went back with Sue Ellen.

Oh, ha, ha. Not again.

I mean, that guy
is getting so predictable.

As soon as she doesn't want him anymore,
then he can't live without her.

I only hope that she's learned something
from past experiences.

Because he may want her now...

...but as soon as she takes him back,
then it's all over.

One thing for sure
is that J.R. And Sue Ellen will never last.

They've been through this before?

Oh, yeah, always the same results.

I even burned my fingers once.

And you don't think
this time could be different?

No, no way.

I mean, look at you.

I mean, as soon as he gets what he wants,
he doesn't want it anymore.

The man's vermin.

And what about you?

You could never beat him.
All you can do is throw mud at him.

Wait a minute. Now, listen to me.

This time is different.

Because I've got Pam and Mark Graison
in my corner...

...and it's gonna be like an elephant
stepping on an ant.

You just better be careful
who steps on who.

Now, I'll give you two things
to put in the bank:

J.R. And Sue Ellen will never last.

And if you don't wanna see him
lose everything, then you better leave town.

And that's the truth.

And of all the boys,
your daddy was the one...

...that always wanted to go out
into the fields with your Grandpa Jock.

He loved the oil business.

Guess that was partly because he always
wanted to be his daddy's favorite son.

And was he?

Oh, your grandpa loved all his boys.

But it was your daddy
that he taught the oil business to.

Didn't Uncle Bobby or Gary
or Ray ever go with him?

Well, he used to take them all
hunting and fishing.

Sometimes they'd be gone a whole week.

I know that.

My daddy was telling me stories
about when he used to go on trips...

...with Grandpa and the brothers.

It really sounded like fun.

Yes, I'm sure it was.

It sure would be neat
to have my own brothers.

But I guess I never will.

Now, why do you say that?

I know that my mama and daddy
aren't really living together.

Well, John Ross, you know, sometimes
people have times with one another...

...when it's very difficult to live together.

I bet you and Grandpa didn't.

Oh, yes, we did. We certainly did.

Your granddaddy, in his own way,
was a very difficult man to live with.

The oil business was always first with him
for a very long time.

Yeah. Well, I bet you never got divorced.

No. No, we didn't.

No matter how bad things got,
your granddaddy was the only man for me.

So we stuck it out together.

It wasn't always easy, but we did it.

And I'm so happy we did.

If you can get through the bad times,
the good times will come.

And in the end, being together
and raising our family together...

...has made my whole life worthwhile.

I wish I'd known Grandpa better.

So do I, John Ross.

So do I.

When I grow up and get married...

...I want us to be
just like you and Grandpa were.

Dora Mae.
- Good evening, are you having dinner?

No, I'll just have a quick drink
and wait for the expressway to clear up.

- A table in the bar all right?
- Yeah, that's fine.

Thank you.

Here you are, Mr. Ewing. Your usual.

Well, thank you, Cassie.

J.R.

Well, Marilee.

You really have guts
to show your face in public.

Is that supposed
to mean something to me?

After what you did to us
in the Marinos deal...

...you're lucky I don't have Harry here
tear you apart.

Well, I thought you'd want him
to save his strength till later.

Uh, say, Harry,
why don't you go and get a table?

I'd like to do a little talking to Marilee.

Mrs. Stone?

Go ahead.
I wanna listen to this rat squirm.

Well, sit down, darling.

Oh, Marilee,
you never cease to amaze me.

I'll bet.

Look, let's examine the facts, hm?

I didn't come to you
when the Marinos deal looked bad.

You all came to me with your hats
in your hands, begging me to bail you out.

You're the one that got us
involved in this.

Well, we made the deal, darling.

And then you all wanted to renege
and I took pity on you.

I bought it all back,
not knowing what was gonna happen.

The hell you didn't.

Marilee, if this deal worked for me...

...it's because I had the guts
to put my money where my instincts were.

Just a minute.

You know the trouble
with you and the rest of the cartel?

You're not tough enough
to see a deal like this through to the end.

You can twist things
any way you want, J.R.

We know when we've been had.

But let me tell you something else.

Cliff Barnes has asked us to throw in
with him and we haven't yet.

But after this, we just might.

Maybe Cliff is right.

Maybe it's time we run you
right out of Dallas.

Well, you know
where the Ewing Building is.

Anytime you and that group
of numbskulls you work with...

...feel that you can knock it down,
just give it a try.

I think you better go back to your table...

...before Harry's trainer
finds that he's not in his cage.

- For you, Mr. Ewing.
- Thank you, Cassie.

J.R. Ewing here.

How'd you know I was here?

All right.

If it's that important,
I'll... I'll be over in an hour.

If you'll sign here for your property,
Mrs. Barrett, you can be on your way.

I can tell you right now
that I'm not very happy about this delay.

If your gun permit hadn't been in order,
this delay would have been a lot longer.

As I have tried to explain
to that stupid officer of yours...

Yes, ma'am.

Now, how do I get back
to the state highway?

Take a left when you come out
of the station.

About five miles to Farm Road 4232.

Turn left, take you right to it.

Which way you heading?

Dallas.

And this is Miss Wade.

- Hi, Tony.
- Hi.

And Mr. And Mrs. Farlow.

Welcome to our home, Tony.
We're very pleased to have you here.

Thank you.

Donna and Ray have told us
a lot about you.

And this is John Ross Jr.

Hi.

Are you really deaf?

Well, he reads lips a little bit.

You know, I have a whole train
set up in my room.

You wanna see it?

Tell you what, maybe after dinner.

Great. You're gonna like it here.

- Dinner's ready, Mrs. Farlow.
- Thank you, Teresa.

- Shall we go in?
Yeah.

Do you know how to ride?

A little.

I have my own horse.

You can ride him if you want.

Is he big?

No, but I'm gonna get a bigger one soon.

Thank you, Clayton. Thank you.
Okay.

Now...
I wonder where Charlie is.

Oh, she'll be down.

Well, I took her shopping the other day,
probably upstairs trying on all her outfits.

- Hi.
Hi.

Hi.
Sorry I'm late.

That's okay, honey.

Charlie, this is Tony.
Tony, this is my daughter, Charlie.

- Hi.
- Charlie.

Hello.

Mom, may I have some money
to buy some new records tomorrow?

Records?

You already have
every record that's been made.

Yeah, but not the one's
they're gonna be playing at the dance.

I have to practice.

Do you dance?

Oh.
Oops.

That's all right, Tony.
It's all right, it's only water.

Teresa, bring some napkins, please.

Are you all right? Here.

I'm sorry.

I used to do that all the time.

Thank you, Teresa. It's okay.

What grade are you in?

Thank you, honey.

Sixth.

Oh, well, would you like to learn
how to dance?

I have to practice anyway.

She thinks I'm too little to dance with.

We can practice in my room.

We were gonna play with my trains.

Uh, I think that you can probably...

...dance and play with
the trains too, huh?

I would like to dance,
but I can't hear the music.

I can watch you and John Ross.

Yeah, you can learn by watching us.

Tomorrow, we could go riding.

Um...

You too?

Yeah, we could all take a ride
down to the lake and go for a swim.

Can I?

You bet.
And have I got the horse for you.

And now for the 8:00 Metroplex News.

Honey, are you about ready?

- We're gonna miss the curtain.
Just a second.

- The controversial no-pass, no-play rules
in Texas high schools continue...

...and is expected to carry on
into the night.

In sports, the Rangers fell...

Well, was it worth the wait?

- It's worth missing the play.
- Stop it.

A major earthquake has struck Colombia.

An earthquake measuring 7.6 on
the Richter scale has devastated Colombia.

The epicenter seems to have been
in the central area...

...near the small towns
of Garando, Mirada and Los Gatos.

- Reports of widespread devastation.
- Oh, my God, Matt.

The town of Los Gatos is said
to have been virtually destroyed...

...with the death count in the thousands.

All communication has been cut off.

Well, so far it's been real polite.

But I know there's a reason
you wanted to meet.

I thought we should talk privately.

Why have you left
the research center, Sue Ellen?

It's only temporary.

I wanted to sort a few things out.

Am I one of them?

Partly.

Jerry...

...you're one of the nicest men
I have ever met.

And you're gonna make someone
a wonderful husband.

But not me.

Well, why not? Is nice so bad?

No.

As hard as I've tried, and I have...

...there's just something missing
between us.

I can't even describe it.

But I think it's better
if we don't see each other anymore.

It's just not fair to you, or to me.

Fair?

Really?

Is that the truth?

Or has J.R. Somehow managed
to get you back?

You've been through that before.
You know he can't change.

Maybe not.

But I've seen a J.R. Lately
that I like a lot.

He's trying.

And I'm gonna try as well.

Jerry, I'm really sorry,
but I think I'm going back to him.

- Mandy?
I'm in here. Come on in.

When you called,
you said it was important.

It is, but I still have to bathe.

The last time we talked,
I thought I made my position very clear.

You did.

But that doesn't change
my feelings for you.

I saw Cliff Barnes at lunch today.

- So?
- I thought you'd wanna know.

He's getting his sister and Mark Graison
to throw in with him against you.

Why are you telling me this?

I know how important
Ewing Oil is to you...

...and I just wanted to warn you.

Would you hand me my robe?

Thank you.

Oh, and one more thing.

I've changed my mind
about leaving Dallas.

And why is that?

Because even if Sue Ellen
does take you back...

...she won't be able to hold you
very long.

And except for the fact
that she has your son...

...can she really compete with me?

Good night, Mandy.

I know you.

It won't be long
before you get tired of her again.

That's why I'm staying.

And when you want me...

...I'll be ready.