Dallas (1978–1991): Season 9, Episode 6 - Mothers - full transcript

You allowed that marriage to fall apart.
I'm going to put it back together again.

Nobody can do that
except Sue Ellen and J.R.

Just watch me.

- My offer to buy you out stands.
- You can take your offer straight to hell.

I love Sue Ellen. You
can't keep me from her.

Then nothing I said
got through to you.

Now that I'm here, things
are going to change.

I'm going to see to it that
you get what's coming to you.

I've decided to accept
Jeremy Wendell's offer.

- You're finally getting your revenge.
- This is no longer open for discussion.

J.R.: I know the selection committee's
been working on this for quite a while...



but I'd like to nominate someone who I
truly feel deserves the honor this year.

Well, it's awfully late to
be bringing this up, J.R.

The Oil Baron's Ball is
just around the corner.

Yes, I realize that.

I wish I'd thought
of it sooner, but

sometimes you don't
think of these things...

when you figure next
year will do just as well.

Why won't next year do?

It'll be too late.

It's already too late for this
gentleman to appreciate it.

I'd like my brother Bobby
to be the oilman of the year.

You know we all respected Bobby.

But I'm not sure
that's reason enough.

We ordinarily give the award for a
special achievement of some kind, J.R.



Yes, yes, I realize that.

But often it's given for a lifetime
body of work in the industry.

- Now, that's true but, uh...
- But what?

Certainly the length of the
lifetime doesn't make any difference.

Well, we still have
to weigh other factors.

But I will bring his name
up to the committee.

Good, good, I appreciate that.

Thank you for your time.

- J.R.
- Wendell.

What did you have in mind
when you put a tail on me?

Good seeing you too, Jeremy.

WENDELL: I don't know
what you'd find out about me...

but it's made me find
out something about you.

You're scared.

Wendell, the last time I was
scared, I was 14 years old.

I was facing a wounded mountain
lion. I walked away without a scratch.

Well, you can do
the same thing here.

I bear you no ill will. This
is strictly business, J.R.

And my offer to buy
you out still stands.

Well, that's very kind of you.

You can take your
offer straight to hell.

CLIFF: I'm home. Smells good.

JAMIE: Sounds like somebody
had a good day today.

- Mmm. Pot roast, my favorite.
- Sorry, meatloaf.

That's all right. Meatloaf,
that's my favorite too.

Oh, I gotta tell you.

You should have seen
Mark Graison's face...

when I told him about
the wild-goose chase...

that J.R. sent Pam on
down to Jamaica. Ha-ha-ha.

I mean, there is no chance
that he is gonna let Pam sell...

Christopher's share of
Ewing Oil back to J.R.

Because there was smoke
coming out of Mark's ears.

It always comes back to
J.R. and Ewing Oil, doesn't it?

What do you mean?

Somebody broke into
Jack's apartment last night.

Yeah? What did they take?

- Nothing.
- Well, what's the use of breaking in?

Jack thinks it had something
to do with Ewing Oil.

You didn't have anything
to do with it, did you, Cliff?

No, of course not. Why would I?

You know, he's on our side.

But it does make me wonder what
someone thinks they're gonna find.

What's Jack got that they
could blackmail him with?

Well, I don't know,
and neither does he.

Hmm.

Well, someone thinks
he's hiding something.

- Well, who's winning?
- Your father is.

I can't seem to keep
my mind on the game.

- Now, don't start making excuses.
- Well, I won't hold you up long.

I just came by to tell you
that I'm leaving for Cheyenne.

It's time for the final divorce hearing and
it's also time that I, uh, dealt with it.

Well, I think you're
doing the right thing, son.

And when that's all done, I'm
gonna come back here for Sue Ellen.

Then nothing I said
got through to you.

I respect what
you said, Miss Ellie.

I know that you said it in what you
felt was Sue Ellen's best interest.

I just don't happen
to agree with you.

I know that she needs
me to help her get better.

CLAYTON: What she needs,
she's getting at the clinic.

And no one can help her
with that except herself.

That may be true. But what's
gonna happen when she gets out?

ELLIE: She does
have a husband, Dusty.

J.R. will be around
to handle things.

Exactly.

That's why I'm
gonna be around too.

I love Sue Ellen.

You can't keep me from her.

Mark, I'm also your doctor.

I mean, you could've had this Dr. Matsuta
call me from the clinic and let me know.

I couldn't. We had to make sure
that the treatment was working.

Look, I went halfway
around the world for help.

I wanna do something right
here now to benefit other people.

I wanna fund a research center to
specialize in unusual blood diseases.

That will cost you a fortune.

Well, I can't think of anything
I'd rather do with my money.

And I want you to
head up the whole thing.

- Oh, I'm flattered.
- Well, you ought to be.

So, do we have a deal?

You'd better let me think
that over. It's a big step for me.

It's the only way to take
life, Jerry. In big steps.

I finally found that out when
I realized my own mortality.

Mark...

Is that what you were thinking when
you decided to come back into Pam's life?

You're thinking that was selfish
of me after what I put her through?

And not knowing what
the future would bring?

Now, look, I'm not gonna tell
you I didn't want to see her again.

God knows I missed her.

But she was in trouble.

That's really the reason
I came back to her.

I let her believe I
was dead for a year.

I would've stayed away forever if I thought
my coming back would hurt her in any way.

Does she know that
you're not fully cured?

- That you're in remission?
- I've been honest with her.

I've told her there
are no guarantees.

But feeling as good
as I do right now...

I am willing to believe that if
I've lived this long, I'll live forever.

Forever.

If you're willing to go on believing that,
I'm willing to go right along with you.

WOMAN [OVER INTERCOM]:
Your next patient is here, doctor.

So, about the research center,
you'll give me your answer soon?

I'll give you an answer
right now. It's yes.

I knew you'd see it my way.

- We'll talk soon, Jerry.
- You bet.

Why do I drink?

Now, that's a good
question, doctor.

And it's been a good question
every time someone asks me.

Even when you've asked me.

Are you any closer to an answer?

- My father was an alcoholic.
- So you said.

Did your other therapist let you
get away with that as an answer?

Who would you like
to blame this time?

I'm not blaming him.
I'm just trying to explain it.

You think the fact that your father
was an alcoholic explains why you are.

Do you just wish it did?

I don't know.

I really don't know.

The whole thing is so perverse.

[SIGHS]

I hated the smell of alcohol. I
hated everything it represented.

My father drank away all
of his chances for success.

And all of my mother's chances
for success went with him.

And now I'm doing
the same thing.

Your mother. Let's
talk about her a little.

- What's there to say?
- I don't know.

Just tell me
something about her.

I did already.

My father drank away everything
that she wanted out of her life.

Money, prestige,
social position.

So she did the next best thing.

She raised me to
have that kind of life.

She raised me to marry
somebody important.

To love, honor, and obey.

And she made it very clear to me
that if I couldn't love and honor...

I could sure as hell obey.

That's valid, Sue Ellen.

Years ago, a lot of
women thought that way.

But the world has changed.

Not for her.

And not for me. It's all I know.

I was raised to be the best thing
that ever happened to a husband.

She just neglected
to tell my husband.

Did your husband
ever cheat on you?

Yeah, I know.

I know we're here
to talk about me. Hm?

Well, let me tell you something.

There is nothing in the
world more degrading...

than knowing your husband is sleeping
with every tramp there is in Dallas.

Then why do you stay with him?

Oh, doctor.

You forgot.

I'm the perfect wife.

Actually, I did
divorce him once.

Then I let him talk me
into marrying him again.

Why did you let that happen?

Because the
plain truth of it is...

that I don't know anything other
than being J.R. Ewing's wife.

Pathetic, isn't it?

Are you blaming
your husband now?

Well, why shouldn't
I? It's his fault, isn't it?

Is it?

Is it your husband's fault?

Or is it your father's fault?

Or is it your mother's fault?

You think it's my fault.

Sue Ellen, I think it doesn't
matter whose fault it is.

What matters is
where you go from here.

Well, that's all
well and good...

but the figures I'm looking at just don't
add up the way I think they ought to.

Well, I hired him on
your recommendation.

Maybe we should think
about replacing him.

No, I'll just have to come
down at the end of the week...

and we'll sit down and
interview people together.

Right.

I'll see you then.

May I help you?

Well, I hope so.

- I'm, uh... ELLIE: Patricia.

Ellie.

I just got back to the States, and
I came because I heard about...

- I hope I'm not intruding.
- No, no, of course not.

You haven't met my
husband, Clayton Farlow.

Clayton, this is Patricia
Shepard. Sue Ellen's mother.

- How do you do?
- How do you do?

Oh, Ellie, I'm so sorry
to hear about Bobby.

Such a tragedy. He
was a special person.

And I know Sue Ellen
loved him very much.

Uh, where is she? Is she home?

No, Patricia. Sue
Ellen's not home.

She's at the
Meadowlark Sanitarium.

Why? What happened?

She's in an alcoholic
recovery program.

You know that she had a drinking
problem for quite some time.

I don't know
anything of the sort.

You've been away
for a long time.

Clearly I've been away too long.
I've got to go and see her right away.

No, they're not letting
her have any visitors yet.

I'm not a visitor.
I'm her mother.

They'll let me see her.

- Where is John Ross?
- He's playing in his room.

You can go right up
and see him if you'd like.

Thank you, I will.

So that's Sue Ellen's mother.

- You don't seem to like her much.
- I don't.

That woman's never
been anything but trouble.

Why did you have somebody break into
my apartment and go through my things?

- What are you looking for?
- You're barking up the wrong tree, Jack.

Am I?

You had me fooled by all that talk about
us being family and how important that is.

Because if this is the way you
treat family, I don't want any part of it.

Now, wait a minute.
Just hold on here.

If somebody broke into your
apartment, that's a matter for the police.

But I assure you, I
had nothing to do with it.

While I'm thinking about it...

you might wanna have a little talk with
that brother-in-law of yours, Cliff Barnes.

And that good buddy
of his, Jeremy Wendell.

Yeah, they're not above
pulling a stunt like this.

You have any idea
what they're looking for?

No, I don't have a clue.

I apologize, J.R. I
shouldn't have accused you.

That's all right. I know how
upsetting something like this can be.

Why don't I give you that
tour I promised you, huh?

JACK: Oh, not right now.
I've got someplace to go.

Get back to what you
were doing. Talk to you later.

J.R.: All right, all right.

Pete? J.R. Ewing here.

Say, you're getting sloppy, boy.

How dare you let Jack Ewing
know you broke into his place?

I mean, I thought
you were a pro.

You what?

Well, if you didn't,
find out who did.

And why.

BARBARA: I've had
it. I'm going back.

So go back.

Don't they ever
let up at this place?

[BARBARA PANTING]

Ohh. I haven't had a minute
alone since 6 this morning.

Aren't you sick of it?

What I am sick of is your
constant complaining.

That's all you've
done all morning.

I don't know why you're here.

But I'm here to get well.

And I plan to do
whatever it takes.

I wanna get well.

- But I'm scared.
- I'm scared too, Barbara.

Look, I've been here almost
two weeks, and I'm still scared.

Why don't we try to
just get through today?

And then we'll work on tomorrow.

Thanks.

I'm not used to
asking for help...

but I think I'm
gonna need yours.

And I'm not used to giving it...

but I'll do all I can do.

Let's run. Come on.

- Go fish.
- All right.

Now...

Uh...

- Eight? No.
- Patricia.

- Daddy!
- Hi, son.

J.R., how are you?

- Well, it's a surprise finding you here.
- I just got in today.

I came because I
heard about Bobby...

and now, of course, I've
heard about Sue Ellen.

Yes, yes.

Son, it's about your bedtime.

Why don't you go upstairs
and put your pj's on?

I'll come up and tuck
you in, what do you say?

- I don't wanna go to bed.
- You do like I say.

- Oh, Daddy.
- Good night, sweetheart.

- Go on, son. PATRICIA: Go on.

- My, he's growing up so fast.
- Yes, he is, isn't he?

How have you been, J.R.?

As well as can be
expected, I suppose.

J.R., I want to talk to
you about Sue Ellen.

Yes, I guess you do.

All right, where do
you want to begin?

Well, needless to say, I'm very
distressed about the situation.

I know that you gave Sue
Ellen the best care possible.

Well, I've tried.
Lord knows I've tried.

PATRICIA: We've known
each other a long time, J.R.

I think I know you well enough that
we can be honest with each other.

Yes, I hope so.

I want to know what's
going on around here.

Sue Ellen's drinking must've
been a terrible strain on you.

Some men in that situation
might use it as an excuse...

to have another
woman on the side.

I did.

I'm ashamed to
admit it, but I did.

Patricia, hell, I'm only human.

When Sue Ellen finds all the
comfort she needs in a bottle...

I have to find all my
comfort someplace else.

I don't know what went
wrong with my daughters.

I raised them to be perfect
wives, perfect mothers.

I'll never understand
what happened with Kristin.

But Sue Ellen...

Sue Ellen was everything
I wanted her to be.

I was the happiest
mother on earth...

when she told me she was
going to marry J.R. Ewing.

Well, I'm sorry things didn't
work out as you planned.

All I ever wanted was
for you two to be happy.

We were. For a while, we were.

Not now?

You're not saying that your
feelings for Sue Ellen have changed?

I ache for her.

I ache for what she's going through.
But I can't say we still have a marriage.

Well, every marriage
has problems. Uh...

JOHN ROSS: Daddy?
- Nothing is impossible when two...

JOHN ROSS: Daddy?
- Oh, would you excuse me, please?

Damn.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

[SONG ENDS] [APPLAUSE]

- Well, we should go dancing
more often. CLIFF: Yeah. Mm-hm.

I'm gonna go to the
ladies' room. Jamie?

Sure, I'll join you.

I wonder why they
always go in pairs.

Ha-ha-ha. It's in their
genes, that's why.

Mark, have you given any
more thought to Wendell?

Is that all you ever
think about, business?

Hey, look, this is important.

The sooner Pam makes up her mind, the
sooner you can make plans for your future.

Can't you see this
indecision is tearing her apart?

Fine, I'll call Wendell
and set up a meeting.

I'll call him, I'll call
him. Yeah. Mm-hm.

- Anytime good?
- Whenever.

I just hope his deal
is better than J.R.'s.

I'd like never to lay
eyes on that bum again.

After you meet with
Wendell, you'll never have to.

- Is his deal that good?
- That good, yup. Mm-hm.

Yeah.

Really.

DONNA: Jenna, you can't possibly
stock an entire store in one day.

Besides, my feet are killing me.

If your feet are hurting
you after only two hours...

you're not gonna
be much help to me.

Do you really plan to
buy everything today?

I wanna reopen the
boutique as soon as possible...

and I can't do it
without a full inventory.

Let's go this way. There's
a line I wanna check.

- It's out of Los Angeles.
- Okay.

JENNA: This is it.

Well, do you think after we do
this we might get a bite to eat?

You're going to gain 100
pounds with that baby.

Oh, no, I'm not. You
just wait and see.

[DONNA CHUCKLES]

This place is huge.

Sure is. You think we're
gonna be able to find your mom?

I don't know.

Oh, my gosh.

- This is incredible.
- You like that, huh?

CHARLIE: I think
it's disgusting.

Ha-ha-ha! You
think it's disgusting?

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Come on.

JENNA: Charlie, what
are you doing here?

CHARLIE: Well...

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

JACK: And Charlie
thought you might be hungry.

Oh, you did, did you?

- Where's Donna?
- She's inside, sitting.

I'll get her.

Donna? Come on out.

Well, hi, you guys.

- How you doing?
- Fine, thank you.

It seems that we have
an invitation for lunch.

- Oh, hallelujah. CHARLIE:
Come on, let's find a restaurant.

I'm with you.

Well, um...

[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]

Uh...

Shall we? Mosey this way.

I think we should.

[SHUTTER CLICKING]

- Nice-looking piece of land, Ray.
- Thank you, sir.

It sure is. You and
Donna must be so excited.

Yes, we are. Finally gonna build us
just the kind of house we always wanted.

ELLIE: I'm so happy for you.

Now, show me again where
the baby's room is gonna be.

[RAY CHUCKLES]

Well, it's gonna be right over
here, right next to our bedroom.

Donna doesn't want
to miss a sound.

Have you started
talking about names yet?

Yes, well, uh...

We thought if it was a boy, we'd
kind of like to name him after Bobby.

That would've made
Bobby very happy, Ray.

Clayton, I'm a little tired.
Maybe we ought to get back.

All right, sure.

Uh, Miss Ellie, I hope
this isn't a bad time...

but I need to talk to you
about Jeremy Wendell.

Not now, Ray.

No, no. Now's as
good a time as any.

What is it, Ray?

I don't mean to pressure you but
he's pressuring me for my answer.

Then tell him what
it is you decided.

I'd rather not, I'd
stand by your decision.

No, I don't want that.

It doesn't make any difference to me,
just tell me which way you're gonna go.

Ray, you decide for yourself. I
simply can't be your conscience.

I'm not asking that.

- It's just that...
ELLIE: No, Ray.

Decide for yourself. I don't
know what the answer is.

To anything.

ELLIE: Thank you, Raoul.

Better hurry up, honey.
You're gonna be late.

It's so nice being part
of a big family again.

What is it, Ellie?

It's the invitation to
the Oil Baron's Ball.

I just don't think I can
handle going this year.

But I guess I can't put off meeting
with Jock's scholarship committee.

I've got to make
the final selection.

Well, of course we're gonna
go to the Oil Baron's Ball, Mama.

I'll book a table in the name of Ewing
Oil like I have for the last 20 years.

And once you've selected
those four lucky kids...

that are gonna win Daddy's scholarship,
we won't have to worry about this anymore.

- Because we won't be oil barons.
- J.R.

No, it's true.

Once my family is
finished selling me out...

there's not gonna
be any Ewing Oil.

Ahem. Come on, kids.
Let's get ready for school.

No, no, no. You just sit
there and enjoy your breakfast.

I'm gonna go down to my
office, while I still have an office.

Now that we're finally together,
let's get down to business.

I want to make it clear to you what
my involvement is with this matter.

Cliff told me you're
Pamela's advisor.

Jeremy, Pam's been under
a lot of pressure lately...

and Mark's great business
experience, he offered to help out.

Well, I'm well aware
of Mr. Graison.

Graisco is an impressive
financial empire.

I am here solely to take
your offer back to Pamela...

to interpret it for her
with no bias on my part.

Oh, you won't need any
bias once she sees the deal.

Now, I can assure you of that.

That's a complete
financial package.

I've included Westar's annual
reports for the last 10 years...

projected earnings
for the next 10.

Mark, I think you're gonna see this is
a huge deal, even by your standards.

Yes, it is.

And because we're a publicly held
company rather than a private one...

the growth potential that Westar
stock can offer Pamela is enormous.

As administrator
of her son's estate...

I'm sure she'll find that an
attractive advantage over other offers.

It's certainly no small consideration.
I'd like to look this over at length.

Hey, I can stay
with you on it all day.

Thank you both.

Now, I think I have
some homework to do.

- Mr. Wendell, Cliff.
- I'll ride down with you.

Uh, Wendell...

Hey, I'll ride down with you.

[RAY GRUNTS]

Hey! Can't you hire
someone to do this stuff?

Yeah, but then what would I do?

Turn into some suit with
my boots up on the desk...

reading reports
all day? No, thanks.

Come out here to help or talk?

Well, talk, I guess.

Got a couple of things
that are bothering me.

You seem to have a
straight head on you.

Depends on what
day you get me on.

RAY: You guys go
ahead and take a break.

What's up?

Well, I ran into Donna
and Jenna yesterday.

Well, that's not quite
the way I heard it.

What you hear?

I heard that you showed up with Charlie
to take Donna and Jenna out to lunch...

and all you did was stare at
Jenna like some kind of sick cow.

[JACK LAUGHS]

And how'd Donna say
that Jenna looked at me?

Well, I don't think I'd better answer that.
No telling what you're gonna ask me next.

What do you think?
Am I wasting my time?

No, I just think maybe
it's the wrong time.

Gonna take Jenna a
while to get over Bobby.

- My guess is a long while.
- Yeah, I should have known that.

Hey, what did you ever decide
to do about Jeremy Wendell?

Well, I don't know. It's,
uh... It's pretty tough on me.

On the one hand, there's
my new brother-in-law, Cliff.

And on the other hand, there's
my new family, represented by J.R.

You just ran out of hands.

Miss Ellie. Your third option's
to throw in with Miss Ellie.

You know, Jack,
I don't envy you.

Looks like your 10 percent
might be a lot more important...

than anybody ever thought.

PATRICIA: Sue Ellen.

Mother.

Mother, what are you doing here?

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

When they told me I could have a visitor,
I had no idea that it would be you.

Well, I came as
soon as they'd let me.

Here, let's sit down.

- Did someone send for you?
- No.

No, they should
have. But no one did.

I came back to Dallas
because I heard about Bobby.

I didn't know about you
until I went out to Southfork.

Mother, I hate for
you to see me like this.

Oh, see you like
what? You look just fine.

The important thing is you're
getting the help you need.

And now that I'm here, you're
gonna get better all that much sooner.

I am. I am gonna get better.

- For good this time.
- I know you are.

Now, I'm going
to get us a house.

And when you get out of here,
we're going to straighten out your life.

- A house?
- That's right.

I'm going to be right here with you in
Dallas until you settle things with J.R.

And how is J.R.?

Well, J.R. is J.R.

Except it seems you're not the
only thing on his mind these days.

Mother, I can't remember the last
time I was the only thing on his mind.

Between Ewing Oil
and his girlfriends...

I always seem to have run third.

But you know something?
I don't care anymore.

You don't mean that.
Of course you care.

Now that I'm here, things
are going to change.

I'm going to see to it that
you get what's coming to you.

I didn't raise my daughters
to run third. I raised winners.

MAN: Good shot!

Not bad, considering
your layoff.

- Buy you a beer?
- Thanks, I gotta meet someone.

- I hope she's gorgeous.
- He's not.

I'll be along in a little while.

Well, it's nice to see
you could make it.

J.R.: Well, I must admit, I was
kind of surprised to hear from you.

It doesn't look like there's
any permanent damage.

Huh? Oh, yeah, well...

No, it's all right.

Listen, Mark, I just want you to
know, I understand why you hit me.

What I did to Pam, making her traipse
all to hell and gone looking for you...

it was unforgivable,
and I truly apologize.

It's not for me to
forgive, that's up to Pam.

Yeah, I realize that.

I just want to let you
know how sorry I was.

Be that as it may, that's not
why I asked you out here today.

I want to talk to you about your offer
for Christopher's share of the company.

I thought that's what it might
be about, so I brought you this.

I'm not gonna influence
Pam either way.

All I'm gonna do is
put your offer alongside

Wendell's and
explain the differences.

The decision is up to her.

You don't expect me to believe
you're gonna be impartial.

Well, I don't really
care what you believe.

Personalities aren't gonna
enter into this if I can help it...

because if they did, I'd
tell you to take a hike.

Well, now, Mark, look, I'm
in no position to ask you...

to let bygones be bygones, so I'm gonna
have to let my offer speak for itself...

and it's a fair offer,
more than fair.

Now, I know that Wendell's offer includes
some stock, and I just can't match that.

So I hope the cash I've come
up with will compensate for it.

Hell, it has to. It's every
penny I could raise.

Now, look, I'm fighting for the
company my daddy left me...

just as hard as you would fight for
the company your daddy left you.

Now, you don't have
to care about that.

But you do care about Pam.

You wouldn't want to
see her make a decision...

that she'd regret
for the rest of her life.

And you think selling to Wendell
is something she's gonna regret?

Yes, I do. Christopher's
Bobby's son.

And Bobby always wanted Ewing
Oil to remain firmly in Ewing hands.

And Pam, in her heart
of hearts, knows that.

You'll see.

Talk to me, Mandy. Talk to me.

WOMAN [ON
RECORDING]: We're sorry.

The number you're calling
is not in service at this time.

We're sorry. The number you're
calling is not in service at this time.

We're sorry. The number you're
calling is not in service at this time.

[HANGS UP PHONE]

[KNOCKING]

Mandy, this can't go on any
longer. You let me in here. I need you.

Come on, this can't go
on anymore. Let me in.

You let me in, or I'm gonna
kick this damn door in.

Well, I'll be damned.

PAMELA: Lunch was
wonderful. And so were you.

I can't tell you how much I
appreciate what you've done.

I didn't have the strength to
sort through all this on my own.

Well, I am sorry I couldn't
do any more for you...

than show you how
the numbers lined up.

You are gonna have to make
the final decision yourself.

I know that.

But you know, it's more than
just how the numbers line up.

A lot of people are involved,
their lives are gonna change...

according to my decision.

I hope you don't spend too much time
worrying about what this means for J.R.

You said yourself that you
sympathize with his position.

Well, I do. But that doesn't
mean I sympathize with him.

And Wendell's bottom line
figure's a lot more impressive.

Well, it's more than J.R.,
Mark. It's the whole family.

The Ewings.

I was a part of that
family for a long time.

I mean, I've gotta consider
what Bobby truly would've wanted.

Well, I've gotta get going. Bye.

I thought I heard you
come home, Mrs. Ewing.

Mommy, look what I made.

Oh, sweetheart!
That is terrific!

What's that?

These?

They're just some papers.

Just some papers.

There you are.

I have accepted your
hospitality long enough, Ellie.

Thank you for letting me stay.

You're Sue Ellen's mother.

And as her mother...

I have to tell you how deeply disturbed
I am about her being in that sanitarium.

We're all unhappy about it.

But she's there to get
the help she needs.

The point is, why does she
need help from strangers?

Because her problem
got out of hand.

And where were you when
all this was happening?

Sitting at the head of the big
Ewing dinner table and watching?

I don't deserve that! I did
everything I could for Sue Ellen.

Everything but keep our
children's marriage together.

How in the world did
you expect me to do that?

When Sue Ellen married
into the Ewings, I was thrilled.

But now the Ewings aren't
even a family anymore.

No wonder she started
drinking so heavily.

Stop, Patricia.

I thought I could count on you.

But I can see now that if anyone's
going to take care of my daughter...

it's going to be me.

That's been the
trouble all along.

Sue Ellen is a grown woman.

She shouldn't need
anyone else running her life.

You're just making excuses.

You allowed that
marriage to fall apart.

I'm going to put it
back together again.

Nobody can do that
except Sue Ellen and J.R.

Really?

Just watch me.

[SIGHS]

J.R.: Ha-ha-ha. All right, Christopher,
you take your nap like a good fella.

We won't be disturbed here.

You sound serious.

Real serious.

J.R., there is no way to make
this easy, so I'm just going to say it.

I've decided to accept
Jeremy Wendell's offer.

- No, you can't do that.
- J.R., please.

I want you to know my reasons...

and that this has nothing
to do with you personally.

It has everything to
do with me personally.

No.

The person it has to
do with is Christopher.

Now, I've thought this through.

And I realized that his future
can be my only consideration.

How about the future
of his family, the Ewings?

If you sell out to a stranger,
you'll destroy that family.

I feel very deeply about that.
You know how I loved Bobby.

If I thought for one minute I was doing
something he didn't want me to do...

we wouldn't even be talking.

But when Bobby left his
share of Ewing Oil to his son...

he wanted only the
very best for him.

Now, your deal is a cash offer.
Wendell has matched that...

and he's offering stock that
will continue to grow in value.

The hard fact is that Westar's offer
is substantially better than yours.

The hard fact is, you don't give a
damn about the Ewings anymore.

I'm sorry, J.R...

but this is no longer
open for discussion.

It took me a long time
to make this decision...

and I'm going to stand by it.

- You're finally getting your revenge.
- No.

No, I'm not doing
this to hurt you.

I'll try to remember that.

That's the best
chili I've ever tasted.

That is, since the last
time you cooked chili.

Ha-ha. Are you saying
it's been too long?

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello.

WENDELL: I'm sorry to
bother you at this hour.

But I must remind you that I am still
waiting for your response to my offer.

I can't wait much longer.

I'm, uh... I'm not trying
to be difficult, Jeremy.

Pamela Ewing called me a short
while ago. She's decided to accept.

So your holding out
won't change things.

I understand.

Then I can expect to
hear from you shortly?

Yes, you will.

Good night.

Why didn't you tell him?

I just wanted one more
chance to think it over.

He said that Pam's
agreed to sell to him.

Well, that must have
been very difficult for her.

Ellie, you've always
had good instincts.

Don't be afraid to go with them.

It means a lot to
hear that from you.

Then it's settled.

I've got to go to J.R. and tell him
that I'm selling to Jeremy Wendell.

J.R.: I gave it
everything I had, Bobby.

Nobody on Earth
tried as hard as I did.

I...

I tried to make them see.

They just didn't understand.

You understood, Bobby.

You knew what Ewing Oil meant.

You and...

And Daddy and I.

You and Daddy.

But what difference does it
make if there's no more Ewing Oil?

It wouldn't be the same anyway.

But why did you have to
leave me alone to see this?

Why am I at fault for
the end of Ewing Oil?

Well, there's nothing
for me here anymore.

Maybe I should just pick up
John Ross and leave Southfork.

Go someplace new for both of us.

Someplace...

where nobody ever
heard the name Ewing.

[ENGLISH SDH]