10x17 - Night Visitor
Posted: 12/01/21 08:56
You do exactly what he tells you.
I want the very best for my grandchild.
That's one thing this baby can never be.
There can be no ties with the Ewing family.
Is it written that a man can't raise his child as well as a woman?
You have to prove Donna is a witch...
and a blight on the good name of motherhood.
If I didn't know better, I'd swear you were following me.
Why, Mrs. Ewing. I wouldn't follow a married woman.
- What's the matter? - God, please don't let this be happening.
[TICKING]
[BEEPING]
[CLOCK TICKING]
[CLOCK BEEPING]
[BEEPING STOPS, TICKING CONTINUES]
[EXHALES]
[TICKING STOPS]
[EXHALES]
?
It's all right, Sue Ellen.
Go back to sleep.
[HORSE WHINNYING]
RAY: Did you ever see so much promise in a cult?
Hey, look. You see that front hoof right there?
I guess we can correct that with the right shoe.
There he goes again, see?
Hey, you hearing me?
Oh. I'm sorry.
I was thinking of something else.
You should let go of that, Clayton.
Wish I could.
Forget about Wes Parmalee. We all got hurt on that one.
Not just you.
So it's just business as usual, huh?
That is not what I said.
I was raised to believe there's a right and a wrong.
And Wes Parmalee did a wrong thing.
Now, everybody just seems to wanna let it slide.
Well, I just can't.
- Morning. - Good morning, Sue Ellen.
- Morning, Pam. - Morning.
Where is everybody?
Let's see, Clayton is over to see Ray, and Mama left this morning.
- I don't know what she's up to. - She was going to town.
She said she was gonna see Mavis Anderson.
Oh.
BOBBY: Morning. JR.
- Is it? - Whoo.
Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed.
What's eating you so early this morning?
For your information, I was up most of the night.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that, but don't take it out on us.
I heard a noise in the night, and I got up and walked the house.
SUE ELLEN: You came into my room.
I got so excited by the idea, I went right back to sleep.
[BOTH LAUGH]
J.R.: Do you think this is funny, Sue Ellen?
Well, I went around checking doors last night.
This house is supposed to have a burglar-alarm system, isn't it?
Well, the alarms didn't go off.
Anybody knows when the last time that thing was checked?
Well, I guess it's something I don't think about a lot.
I always think of Southfork as being safe.
Safe? Doesn't anybody read the newspapers?
Here we are, an enormously rich family, right out in the middle of nowhere.
We're fair game for anybody.
You've got a point there.
I guess it wouldn't hurt any of us to be more careful.
I'll talk to Miss Ellie, and we'll get the alarm people out here.
No, no. I'll take care of that from the office.
In this day and age, anybody with $ more than their neighbors is a target.
We're in the oil business, aren't we?
With all the nuts and all the t*rrorists...
it wouldn't surprise me if the Eskimos started hijacking airplanes nowadays.
- Jenna? - Oh, Miss Ellie.
Oh, well, for heaven's sakes, give me a hug.
[BOTH LAUGH]
ELLIE: Oh-oh.
- It's been a long time. - Since before the wedding.
- I've wanted to call you. - Well, I appreciate you did, Miss Ellie.
I'm just not so sure this is such a good idea.
Well, I know. It's awkward.
But I've always been very fond of you, Jenna.
We were always friends.
I was very happy at your house.
It just didn't work out the way it should have, so...
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't befriends.
Of course it does.
- How are you doing? - Fine.
Life goes on.
- Well, you look very well. - Well, I feel good.
Doctor says I'm healthy as a horse, but he did say I had to take it easy.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
That's typical, a man telling a woman to take it easy just because she's pregnant.
I remember, with my sons, the energy I had.
[LAUGHING] Yeah, that's true.
My doctor's very nice, but it's for sure he's never had a baby himself. Heh.
To me, it was a miracle. To my doctor, it was a medical condition. Ha.
You would've thought I caught something.
[BOTH LAUGH]
But the point is...
you listen to your doctor, young lady. And do exactly what the doctor says...
because I want only the very best for my grandchild.
Miss Ellie, that's one thing this baby could never be.
It could never, ever be anything else.
There can be no ties with the Ewing family.
For all our sakes.
Don't say that, Jenna, please.
Miss Ellie, this was a mistake. We never should meet like this again.
Don't tum away from me, Jenna...
if only because someday you may need me.
I told you, I'm just fine.
Jenna, whatever else it is, having a baby is a time when a woman needs support.
And you're alone.
Your son may not have married me...
but I'm not alone.
Goodbye, Miss Ellie.
Harry, I don't care about your other cases.
Listen, I wanna see you right away.
I can't talk about it on the phone.
This office has been bugged already. For all I know, it still is.
Well, I really appreciate the call, Harry.
- Yeah, all right. I'll be back to you. - Ha.
Don't stand there like you're posing for a toothpaste ad.
You obviously heard some good news. Let's have it.
I just got off the phone with Mr. Michaelson from Tidelands Escrow.
The deal closed. We now own an operation on the gulf.
“Ebb Water Offshore Oil and Exploration.“ Well, I'll be damned.
How about that, Bobby? To be honest with you, I didn't think you'd pull it off.
Wait a minute, there's more. I got Canadyne...
to take all the hardware ” our hands for cash now.
What we purchased is reserves and real estate for a traction on the dollar.
- J.R., it was the sweetest deal. - Ha-ha. Bob.
Well, I gotta take my hat off to you. Ha-ha.
- Ewing Oil is back. - Yes, sir.
[CHUCKLES]
- Uh... - Oh, uh, JR.
This morning, you were talking about security for the house.
What was that all about?
Oh, just about security for the house, that's all.
You never think about it until something happens, you know.
Well, I understand that, but did something happen...
that set you to thinking about it? Is anything wrong?
No, no. Nothing in particular.
Bob, I just didn't wanna get into it...
but I'm kind of concerned about Mama and Clayton.
Yeah, Wes Parmalee has dropped out of sight...
but who knows what kind of madman he is?
I think we've seen the last of Mr. Parmalee.
Yeah, well, I wonder.
I mean, here we are back in business...
and he's out there somewhere licking his wounds.
How do we know what's going on in that man's mind?
I guess it wouldn't hurt to update the system a little.
No. No, it wouldn't.
Thank you, Bob.
[SIGHS]
I just don't know what to say.
This agency used to be reliable.
I must say I'm very disappointed in the selection this time.
Well, now, here's a good example. This girl has a very pretty face...
but no, mmm...
- Bust? - Yes, thank you.
Well, they were told lingerie, I mean, not high fashion.
These girls are supposed to have figures.
This is all wrong. She's just flat and no...
Fanny?
[SIGHS]
It's all right...
to use those terms in your presence, Mr. Barton.
I'm a trained professional.
Yes. Well, there's no point in wasting any more of your time.
Let me send these people home, okay? Ahem.
Who's this?
Uh... Yes.
Well, I've seen prettier, but...
There's something about her. Something...
I can't identify. Mysterious?
Hmm.
Well, take her name. Tell Miss Newsom I'll make my decision in a couple of days.
Mm-hm.
- Bye-bye. - Bye. Bye-bye.
Thank you.
Thank you all very much. Thank you, Miss Newsom. That'll be enough.
Excuse me, can I speak to you for a moment?
I don't see why there should be any question.
Jack sold those shares of Ewing Oil to his sister for $ .
One dollar can be proper legal consideration.
The only purpose of that sale was meanness...
[SNIFFLES]
in order for Jack to keep me from what was mine.
We'll have a strong case if we can prove...
he acted out of malicious intention to defraud you.
- But on the other hand... - There is no other hand.
On the other hand, there could be valid reasons...
why a brother might transfer such an asset to his sister.
If he trusted her financial judgment more than his own, for instance...
or if he owed her a debt.
No way.
Another problem we have here is...
we can't sue him if we can't reach him.
- You say you can't reach him. - I don't know where he is.
He hit the ground running and kept on going.
But his sister Jamie is reachable.
She's in California, an executive with Valentine Lingerie.
It could be enough to go straight to her.
If not, there are ways to find the elusive Mr. Jack Ewing.
Thank you. That makes me feel very hopeful.
I'm sorry, Mr. Fallow, but I just don't know what more I can do for you.
You can keep looking for Wes Parmalee.
Or Wyatt Haynes, or whatever he calls himself now.
There's just no point to it. We've made inquiries in four states.
If anybody knows about anything about that character, they're not talking.
Well, this old earth hasn't just swallowed him up.
No. He's out there some place.
At least hospitals and morgues...
don't record anybody fitting his description.
And they'd hardly fail to notice a body...
that'd been broken and reconstructed the way Parmalee's had.
Yeah. We're fairly certain he didn't leave the country too.
At least, he hasn't applied for any passport.
Now, people, even fugitives...
they tend to stick close to what they know best, familiar ground.
You're saying he's still here in the Southwest somewhere?
Oh, I'd bet on it.
All right.
What else would you bet on?
Well...
he's probably doing daywork some place.
Because he hasn't put his Social Security number on any job application.
Leastwise not that we can find.
Will you look at that? It's all computers today.
Well, that narrows it even more.
Mr. Fallow...
I'm trying to describe to you a dead end.
You got a man, alone...
who just decides to up and head on down the road.
Well, there's no way we're gonna find him.
Unless, of course, he wants to be found.
Or he stumbles.
See, that's not impossible...
but it's just not enough for me to keep taking your money.
I told you, money is not a concern to me.
[SIGHS]
I appreciate that, Mr. Fallow, I do.
But that's just not the way we do business here.
Well, if you can't help me, I'll find somebody who can.
Pick up any phone book.
I'm sure you'll find any number of firms that'd be glad to take your money...
just as long as you're willing to write that check.
Thank you.
PAUL: Hi, Ray.
Keeping busy, I see.
Keeping out of trouble. Thank you, Phil.
- You got any good news for me? - Well, no surprises, no magic answers.
I told you that visitation rights...
were pretty much up to the discretion of the judge in each individual case.
Nothing in my research says anything different.
We're just gonna have to play it by ear when the time comes.
Well, the thing is... See, I...
There's no way I can make Donna stay here.
If she decides to move to Washington...
obviously. She's gonna raise the child there.
Obviously.
Which means I won't get to visit very much...
no matter what the judge says.
Let's just wait until we get there.
I've been giving this a whole lot of thought.
I guess...
I'm gonna have to take that child from Donna.
- I'm gonna have to get custody. - Custody?
Not a chance, Ray.
Is it written anywhere that says a man can't raise his child as well as a woman?
Are you crazy?
For openers, you'd have to prove that Donna's an unfit mother.
Well, I'm sure Donna would be a wonderful mother to her child.
Not if you want custody.
If you want custody, you're gonna have to prove Donna is a witch...
and a blight on the good name of motherhood.
And even then, the child almost always goes with the mother.
I know.
But, you see. Donna's gonna be living life on the run.
She's got political ambitions. She's gonna be dragging that child...
from Washington to here, leaving it with strangers.
Ray, forget it.
I'm the one that wants to make a home for that child.
Do yourself a favor.
Paul, you are my friend.
But if you're not gonna get behind this...
I'm gonna find somebody who will.
You're right, I am your friend...
or I'd tell you what you could do with that arrangement.
Now, look...
it you want the slightest prayer...
you have to prove that child's gonna be better off with you.
You're gonna have to put Donna in question...
and you're gonna have to present your own character as unimpeachable.
- What are you so worked up about? - Ray, your divorce isn't final yet.
Now, there can't be the slightest suggestion of any...
relationship.
That's not how it is between Jenna and me.
Not the slightest suggestion, not the appearance, nothing.
Period.
PAUL: Ma'am.
Hi.
Hi, Ray. Are you gonna go riding with us?
Ray?
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
No, I can see where this conversation is going...
and I told you before that it is out of the question.
Ewings are on the move.
They pulled off a neat trick in buying Ebb Water Offshore.
Deals like that are gonna make that company stronger.
- That makes me uneasy. - I hate to see J.R. prosper myself.
Well, you see? We're in the same boat.
If I had known about that pending deal, I could've headed it off.
I'm with you.
But what kind of a man is gonna use his sister as a spy?
We're gonna have to work together on this, Cliff...
out of mutual self-interest.
I don't think so.
Well, I think so.
You remember what it was like when you were poor?
Well, not exactly poor, but the way it was before you had .
You didn't have many friends then.
People didn't "eat you very well.
Are you threatening me?
I'm talking about mutual self-interest.
I head a big company.
Westar can do a lot for a little independent like you.
And I think I'd sleep a lot better it I'd just go it all by my lonesome.
- You owe me a lot of money, Cliff. - I will pay you back.
If you're able to pay.
I understand you're having trouble...
renewing your contract with the refineries.
They're holding me up, and I don't know what's gotten into them all of a sudden.
Coincidentally, Westar has an interest in those refineries.
Any other problems that I can help you with these days?
The union.
All of a sudden, they're making noises about my rig being unsafe.
I heard.
The business agent for the pension fund is a friend of mine.
He was saying it would be a shame if they had to walk out...
to clear this thing up.
We're talking at least two or three months of downtime.
You dirty dog.
Pam isn't ever going to hear about this, Cliff.
That's why we're meeting here.
And if you're making Barnes-Wentworth richer...
aren't you really doing her a favor?
[BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY]
Can't find anything. Place is clean.
[BEEPING STOPS]
He put that bug in here just to shake me up, that's what he did.
Who is "he“?
Come on, J.R., you've waltzed me around enough. Some answers now.
That's him right there.
B.D. Calhoun.
Yeah, I've heard of him.
A very heavyweight mercenary type. But how...?
All you have to know, Harry, is I got hooked up with him, and I'm sorry.
The answer to the second question is:
Yes, he is the one that put the body of Garrett Gordon right there in that chair.
And he sabotaged my pipelines and hugged the office.
Ah. This is out of my league.
Don't fade on me now, Harry.
Then come up with some answers.
How heavy is this?
Well, he came to me waving the American flag...
with some cockamamie scheme about blowing up the Arabian oil fields.
Can you believe that?
And, of course, I turned him down.
Then he threatened me. And I guess I didn't take him seriously enough.
Let me get together with the commander and...
Uh-uh. No-oh. This has gotta be strictly off the record.
I don't want anything like that.
No. My company's just getting back on its feet.
I don't wanna upset the family.
You just find this guy and have him disappear.
[CAMERA WHIRRING]
He's a very dangerous man.
Harry, have this reproduced. Get it to some of your boys.
- J. FL. I... - Harry.
If you pull this off, you can buy your next house with cash.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
JENNA: Ha-ha. That was wonderful.
See? If you set your mind to it, you can do anything, even cook.
Well, I wouldn't say barbecuing steaks was cooking, exactly.
Now, wait a minute. You had com, and you had pie.
Well, I bought the pie.
Ray, when you get a compliment, just say thank you.
Thank you.
- I'm gonna go give Darius an apple. - Okay.
Charlie has been doing wonderful these days.
I mean, she's really gotten it together.
[JENNA SIGHS]
Thank you.
For what?
For being here when I needed you.
I didn't do anything.
Ray. Heh-heh.
When you get a compliment, say...
Thank you.
[BOTH LAUGH]
You know, I...
I talked to Miss Ellie this morning.
She said I was alone.
But she was wrong...
because you've been here.
You've been a strong shoulder when I needed it, Ray.
I mean, you've helped Charlie so much. Even if it's just by having Darius here.
You've given her a sense of place...
to get over it all when Bobby went back to Pam.
[CHUCKLES]
Anyway...
you're my best friend.
Jenna...
What is it, Ray?
I guess I might as well just come right out and say it.
You know...
I'm still thinking about the possibility of getting custody of my child.
Yes.
Well, the thing is, my lawyer says if I wanna have any chance at all...
well, I can't look like I'm having any kind of relationship with anyone.
I see.
It's not fair.
But...
I can't be seeing so much of you and Charlie.
Especially...
in my home.
I'm sorry.
I told you I understood.
I know how much this baby means to you.
Listen, it's getting late. I better think about wrapping it up.
I feel terrible about this, Jenna.
There's nothing you can do.
Your lawyer's right.
Ain't it the darnedest thing?
All I ever wanted was a home and a family.
Really, that's all you ever wanted.
I guess we both just tell in love with the wrong people.
Listen, I gotta be getting home.
BOBBY: All right, now. This time, we're going for the record. You ready? Go.
Go, go, go!
Ha-ha. Ha.
Pretty good. Not the best, but pretty good.
Okay. Now, what I want you to do is bounce about two more times...
get higher, and make the splash bigger.
- Make the water go to the . - Up to the root?
The roof. I had to make it go to the when I was a kid...
or they wouldn't let me in Scouts. One more time. Here we go.
Think “heavy.“ Think “bounce.“
[GRUNTS THEN YELLS]
Whoa.
Not too bad. Are you down there?
Hey. Okay, you got one left in you? I think we're going for a record this time.
- Almost beat the Bobby Ewing record. - Okay, that's it. Bedtime.
- Aw, Mom. - Aw, Mom.
“Aw, Mom.“ No more, "Aw, Mom.“
I told you half an hour ago that it was bedtime.
I told you minutes ago it was bedtime.
And now it's bedtime.
- Just one more cannonball? - Ha-ha.
- Come on, hurry up. CHRISTOPHER: I have to shower.
Not tonight. You're waterlogged as it is.
[LAUGHS]
I'll come up and tuck you in as soon as you get your p.j.'s on.
It's so nice seeing the two of you together.
I don't have a word for how nice it makes me feel.
I love this time I have with him. What little of it I get.
They're the happiest moments of my life.
Well, among the happiest moments of my life.
I wish I could freeze this moment forever.
I wish I could always feel the way I do right now...
as though nothing could hurt us or interfere with our lives.
Honey...
have you noticed anything peculiar about J.R. lately?
Hah. More peculiar than usual?
- No. Why? - Well, I'm not sure.
But something's wrong.
I don't know what it is, but I know J.R...
and something's up, and it's going on behind my back.
Well, if you feel so sure, why don't you talk to him?
That's the point. Talk to him about what?
It's not anything I can put my finger on.
- Well... - Daddy, you coming up?
Sure, but come here. I wanna talk to you about something.
- Okay. - Oh, Bobby.
- It's snorkel time! - No, no, no. He's ready for bed.
[WATER SPLASHING]
[CHUCKLES]
BOBBY: Ha, ha. Come on.
[BOBBY GRUNTS]
Oh. Oh, boy, are we in trouble now.
[GRUNTS]
Off to bed.
[LAUGHS]
DONNA: Well, I'm not really sure about this.
Uh... Tell you what, if you'll look at these papers...
give me your opinion in the morning, I'd appreciate it.
Just check that Hanley bill and then report back to me, okay?
- Good. DONNA: Bye-bye.
Well, well, well.
I finally caught up with you.
You're always out. Your phone's always busy.
- How are you, senator? - I am hungry.
Long past dinner. What do you think?
You wanna go have some dinner with me?
Well...
Look, I promise I will not argue with your politics...
and I'll even let you call me Andrew.
Truth is, I'm having dinner with Dave Culver.
Well, then...
how's about I pick you up Sunday...
and you wear your grubbies?
Grubbies?
Yeah. I'll take you to a place I know in Maryland...
where they dump a dozen crabs in front of you, give you a bib...
duck out of the way, and let you get positively Tom Jones-ish about it all.
You ever had our Chesapeake crabs?
Mm. I think so.
Don't you import them from the Texas Gulf?
Well, we'll ask the cook.
So...
Sunday?
I'm sorry. I really am very busy.
Well, then, I'll see you in church.
Senator.
Uh... Could I have a rain check?
You got it.
Good night, Mrs. Krebbs.
Donna.
Donna.
I hate tension.
Heh.
We'd have sat around all evening knowing this was coming.
And it would've been on both of our minds.
[GIGGLES]
You know, first time...
how it's gonna be, and all of that.
So I thought I'd tum the evening around.
And we can talk business later.
DONNA: I don't know.
I just feel like I'm at loose ends.
You know, the divorce pending and...
Well, this isn't...
This isn't home, but it's where I feel like I should be.
That house back there, it's not home.
Oh, I don't know.
From what I hear from friends who have gone through it...
you know, this is par for the course.
Yeah, son of like a man without a country, huh?
Oh, it'll just take some time, that's all.
My mother could always tell a fever this way.
I never could, but I can now.
You're burning up.
Donna, for crying out loud, why didn't you say something?
Waiter, can we have the check, please?
[GASPING]
Donna? What's the matter?
Oh, God.
Oh, God. Please don't let this be happening.
I'm getting you to a hospital.
[g*nshots]
MAN [OVER LOUDSPEAKER]: Attention on the firing line. Cease tire.
Clear and unload your weapons.
Step back from the booth. Check your target.
Huh. Hey, that's not too bad, huh?
Mm-hm. Yeah, you done real good, Mr. Ewing.
Not bad at all. Ah. You're gonna have to keep that g*n open ” the firing line.
- Oh, sorry. - Now, that's a snub-nose.
It's gonna be less accurate than a long barrel.
Well... Well, it feels pretty good to me.
Well, now. The advantage of having a snubby...
is ease of concealment. Fits right under your jacket.
Heh. How about stopping power?
Oh, make no mistake because of its size. It's extremely effective.
All right, sold American.
This w*apon is issued to more police departments...
than any other g*n in America.
Oh.
Now, then, you want some fun?
Something that fits in your glove compartment or your night table?
This is an entirely different concept.
- Try that out. - Okay.
Thank you.
Everybody, back to the firing line. Resume firing.
[g*nshots]
Maybe you better put your headset on, Mr. Ewing.
- This is where Jackie works, out here. JACKIE: Hi, Christopher.
Hi.
You don't have an office?
This is it. Oh, until my promotion and raise...
which I'm expecting any time now.
[LAUGHS]
Well, lookie, lookie here. Why aren't you in school?
Well, it's a school holiday, and he's been wanting to see where Mommy works.
CLIFF: That's a good idea.
Cliff, there's no messages. Can I go to lunch now?
Oh, absolutely, yeah. I'll see you later. Mm-hm.
Sit down here, Christopher. How you like it up here?
It's all right.
But Mom's computer doesn't have any games.
Oh, well, we're gonna have to talk to Mommy about that.
Of course, Mommy doesn't talk that much anymore.
What's that supposed to mean?
Uh...
Ebb Water Offshore Oil and Exploration?
It's all over town what a sweet deal the Ewings made.
I was the last one to hear, so I feel like an idiot.
Oh, that's so silly. Ewing business is Ewing business.
And it just highlights how little I see of you now that you're married.
I mean, outside of the office.
And then even here, it's like walking on eggshells when we talk.
- I thought we agreed not to talk shop. - No, look, it's all right.
You know, we are brother and sister...
but then, you know. Forget I said anything.
I'll get over it.
It's just, when I tum, and I see this kid growing up before my very eyes...
and realize what little time I get to spend with him...
now that he's at Southfork...
Cliff, I had no idea you felt that way.
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I am gonna buy some video games...
to have herein the office when you come up.
All right.
And I'm gonna pick up some more and take them over to my condo...
in case your Mom ever brings you by for a visit.
All right, Uncle Cliff, we're gonna come see you real soon.
Come on. We're also gonna go to lunch because I promised.
Hey. Well, listen. Now, what are you gonna have? I might go with you.
A Whopper taco and a super-scoop shake.
- I insisted. - Oh. Oh, that sounds great.
Yeah, but I've got an appointment, so I better make it next time.
Hey, wait a minute. Yep. I'm treating, though.
Wow, thanks.
Wow, I'm impressed. Come on, honey.
Wait up. I wanna ask you, kid. Hey, did you ever try mushu pork?
[PAMELA CHUCKLES]
[SIREN WAILING]
- All right, easy, easy. - Ooh, aah.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm all right.
Just don't ask me to dance.
Ha-ha-ha. Not for a while.
Well, this kind of thing, it can happen...
but it doesn't make the operation any easier.
That's right.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
DAVE: Hi, Ray.
- Hello. - Hi.
WOMAN [OVER P.A.]: IV nurse to -West, stat.
- I didn't want Dave bothering you. - I appreciate that he did.
Well, I'm sorry it was necessary.
Well, I'll stop by later.
- Thanks for all your help. - Okay.
- Dave. - See you, Ray.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, they're beautiful. Thank you.
How you feeling?
Well, about like you'd expect.
It was nice of you to come.
Did you think that I wouldn't?
Well, there wasn't anything you could do.
Just because we're getting a divorce doesn't mean I don't care anymore.
How's the baby?
Fine.
It was just appendicitis.
[DOOR OPENS]
[CHUCKLING]
Ta-da.
Ha. Oh, excuse me.
Oh, it's all right. Ahem. Come on in.
You sure I'm not interrupting here?
No.
No. Senator Dowling, I'd like you to meet my husband, Ray Krebbs.
Ray, Andrew Dowling.
- Nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
- Are you sure, now? DONNA: Yeah.
[SIGHS]
Well...
my campaign manager hates these things.
He says they're not hip enough.
- What do you think? - Oh, I don't know.
I kind of think my downstate constituency...
just might remember these signs and think fondly on those times.
Traditional times.
Hmm.
Oh.
I thought this would be appropriate.
Thank you.
He's awful cute.
Yeah. I figured everyone else would be bringing flowers and...
Well...
don't you go doing that again, all right?
Oh, uh... Mm.
You can bet your life I won't. Heh.
Take it easy, now.
And nice meeting you.
WOMAN: Dr. Campbell, please call the OR.
Dr. Campbell, please call the OR.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[g*n CLICKING]
J.R., I...
All right.
You tell me what the hell is going on right now.
It's nothing for you to get excited about.
Don't give me that. You're standing there with a g*n strapped on.
- I'm comfortable with the g*n. - Come on, J.R.
You replace the security system at Southfork.
You're worried about Wes Parmalee.
You're worried about being rich, and t*rrorists...
Wes Parmalee could come back. We are rich. There's t*rrorists all over the world.
Are you forgetting about that pipeline that was sabotaged?
- People like us are sitting ducks. - Come on... Leave us alone for a minute.
All right, J.R., you talk real fast, and it all sounds real good.
But for some reason, what you're hold...
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
Yes?
WOMAN: Sorry to interrupt...
but Bobby wanted to be alerted the minute Mr. Holden arrived.
Well, you heard her.
We're gonna have this conversation tonight when you get home.
I'd like to, but I'm staying in town tonight.
We're not finished with this, J.R.
[TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING]
Are you all right?
Thank you.
[KNOCKING ON GLASS]
Hello there.
And hello again.
For goodness sakes, Mr. Duncan...
if I didn't know better, I would swear you were following me.
Why, Mrs. Ewing. I wouldn't follow a married woman.
- I'll get it. CALHOUN: Goshdam it.
Every time I'm around you, I knock over packages.
SUE ELLEN: Okay. - I don't know what it is you do to me.
Although, if I were to follow a married woman...
you're the married woman I'd follow.
- Thank you very much. - Heh-heh.
- Can I get you anything? - Oh, no, thank you. I'm just a second.
I just wanted to stop by...
I saw you through the window. - -and say hello again.
I want you to have a nice day.
- Bye-bye. - Bye.
She's from right here in Dallas, you know.
She was the calendar girl.
Oh.
- That's right. - Mandy Winger.
Now she's a movie star.
In real life, she's very shy.
Is that so?
My sister had a friend who used to know the girl that did her nails.
Well, this article says that her next movie is gonna be...
a scorcher.
Mm-hm. What's she got left to hide? What they get away with today...
I was born too soon.
[MOANS]
Are you all right?
- Yeah, fine, thank you. - Have a nice day.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Miss?
Can I help you, miss?
Ma'am, it's all right. I'll take care of her.
- I'm a friend of hers. WAITRESS: Okay.
Are you all right?
[ENGLISH SDH]
I want the very best for my grandchild.
That's one thing this baby can never be.
There can be no ties with the Ewing family.
Is it written that a man can't raise his child as well as a woman?
You have to prove Donna is a witch...
and a blight on the good name of motherhood.
If I didn't know better, I'd swear you were following me.
Why, Mrs. Ewing. I wouldn't follow a married woman.
- What's the matter? - God, please don't let this be happening.
[TICKING]
[BEEPING]
[CLOCK TICKING]
[CLOCK BEEPING]
[BEEPING STOPS, TICKING CONTINUES]
[EXHALES]
[TICKING STOPS]
[EXHALES]
?
It's all right, Sue Ellen.
Go back to sleep.
[HORSE WHINNYING]
RAY: Did you ever see so much promise in a cult?
Hey, look. You see that front hoof right there?
I guess we can correct that with the right shoe.
There he goes again, see?
Hey, you hearing me?
Oh. I'm sorry.
I was thinking of something else.
You should let go of that, Clayton.
Wish I could.
Forget about Wes Parmalee. We all got hurt on that one.
Not just you.
So it's just business as usual, huh?
That is not what I said.
I was raised to believe there's a right and a wrong.
And Wes Parmalee did a wrong thing.
Now, everybody just seems to wanna let it slide.
Well, I just can't.
- Morning. - Good morning, Sue Ellen.
- Morning, Pam. - Morning.
Where is everybody?
Let's see, Clayton is over to see Ray, and Mama left this morning.
- I don't know what she's up to. - She was going to town.
She said she was gonna see Mavis Anderson.
Oh.
BOBBY: Morning. JR.
- Is it? - Whoo.
Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed.
What's eating you so early this morning?
For your information, I was up most of the night.
Well, I'm sorry to hear that, but don't take it out on us.
I heard a noise in the night, and I got up and walked the house.
SUE ELLEN: You came into my room.
I got so excited by the idea, I went right back to sleep.
[BOTH LAUGH]
J.R.: Do you think this is funny, Sue Ellen?
Well, I went around checking doors last night.
This house is supposed to have a burglar-alarm system, isn't it?
Well, the alarms didn't go off.
Anybody knows when the last time that thing was checked?
Well, I guess it's something I don't think about a lot.
I always think of Southfork as being safe.
Safe? Doesn't anybody read the newspapers?
Here we are, an enormously rich family, right out in the middle of nowhere.
We're fair game for anybody.
You've got a point there.
I guess it wouldn't hurt any of us to be more careful.
I'll talk to Miss Ellie, and we'll get the alarm people out here.
No, no. I'll take care of that from the office.
In this day and age, anybody with $ more than their neighbors is a target.
We're in the oil business, aren't we?
With all the nuts and all the t*rrorists...
it wouldn't surprise me if the Eskimos started hijacking airplanes nowadays.
- Jenna? - Oh, Miss Ellie.
Oh, well, for heaven's sakes, give me a hug.
[BOTH LAUGH]
ELLIE: Oh-oh.
- It's been a long time. - Since before the wedding.
- I've wanted to call you. - Well, I appreciate you did, Miss Ellie.
I'm just not so sure this is such a good idea.
Well, I know. It's awkward.
But I've always been very fond of you, Jenna.
We were always friends.
I was very happy at your house.
It just didn't work out the way it should have, so...
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't befriends.
Of course it does.
- How are you doing? - Fine.
Life goes on.
- Well, you look very well. - Well, I feel good.
Doctor says I'm healthy as a horse, but he did say I had to take it easy.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
That's typical, a man telling a woman to take it easy just because she's pregnant.
I remember, with my sons, the energy I had.
[LAUGHING] Yeah, that's true.
My doctor's very nice, but it's for sure he's never had a baby himself. Heh.
To me, it was a miracle. To my doctor, it was a medical condition. Ha.
You would've thought I caught something.
[BOTH LAUGH]
But the point is...
you listen to your doctor, young lady. And do exactly what the doctor says...
because I want only the very best for my grandchild.
Miss Ellie, that's one thing this baby could never be.
It could never, ever be anything else.
There can be no ties with the Ewing family.
For all our sakes.
Don't say that, Jenna, please.
Miss Ellie, this was a mistake. We never should meet like this again.
Don't tum away from me, Jenna...
if only because someday you may need me.
I told you, I'm just fine.
Jenna, whatever else it is, having a baby is a time when a woman needs support.
And you're alone.
Your son may not have married me...
but I'm not alone.
Goodbye, Miss Ellie.
Harry, I don't care about your other cases.
Listen, I wanna see you right away.
I can't talk about it on the phone.
This office has been bugged already. For all I know, it still is.
Well, I really appreciate the call, Harry.
- Yeah, all right. I'll be back to you. - Ha.
Don't stand there like you're posing for a toothpaste ad.
You obviously heard some good news. Let's have it.
I just got off the phone with Mr. Michaelson from Tidelands Escrow.
The deal closed. We now own an operation on the gulf.
“Ebb Water Offshore Oil and Exploration.“ Well, I'll be damned.
How about that, Bobby? To be honest with you, I didn't think you'd pull it off.
Wait a minute, there's more. I got Canadyne...
to take all the hardware ” our hands for cash now.
What we purchased is reserves and real estate for a traction on the dollar.
- J.R., it was the sweetest deal. - Ha-ha. Bob.
Well, I gotta take my hat off to you. Ha-ha.
- Ewing Oil is back. - Yes, sir.
[CHUCKLES]
- Uh... - Oh, uh, JR.
This morning, you were talking about security for the house.
What was that all about?
Oh, just about security for the house, that's all.
You never think about it until something happens, you know.
Well, I understand that, but did something happen...
that set you to thinking about it? Is anything wrong?
No, no. Nothing in particular.
Bob, I just didn't wanna get into it...
but I'm kind of concerned about Mama and Clayton.
Yeah, Wes Parmalee has dropped out of sight...
but who knows what kind of madman he is?
I think we've seen the last of Mr. Parmalee.
Yeah, well, I wonder.
I mean, here we are back in business...
and he's out there somewhere licking his wounds.
How do we know what's going on in that man's mind?
I guess it wouldn't hurt to update the system a little.
No. No, it wouldn't.
Thank you, Bob.
[SIGHS]
I just don't know what to say.
This agency used to be reliable.
I must say I'm very disappointed in the selection this time.
Well, now, here's a good example. This girl has a very pretty face...
but no, mmm...
- Bust? - Yes, thank you.
Well, they were told lingerie, I mean, not high fashion.
These girls are supposed to have figures.
This is all wrong. She's just flat and no...
Fanny?
[SIGHS]
It's all right...
to use those terms in your presence, Mr. Barton.
I'm a trained professional.
Yes. Well, there's no point in wasting any more of your time.
Let me send these people home, okay? Ahem.
Who's this?
Uh... Yes.
Well, I've seen prettier, but...
There's something about her. Something...
I can't identify. Mysterious?
Hmm.
Well, take her name. Tell Miss Newsom I'll make my decision in a couple of days.
Mm-hm.
- Bye-bye. - Bye. Bye-bye.
Thank you.
Thank you all very much. Thank you, Miss Newsom. That'll be enough.
Excuse me, can I speak to you for a moment?
I don't see why there should be any question.
Jack sold those shares of Ewing Oil to his sister for $ .
One dollar can be proper legal consideration.
The only purpose of that sale was meanness...
[SNIFFLES]
in order for Jack to keep me from what was mine.
We'll have a strong case if we can prove...
he acted out of malicious intention to defraud you.
- But on the other hand... - There is no other hand.
On the other hand, there could be valid reasons...
why a brother might transfer such an asset to his sister.
If he trusted her financial judgment more than his own, for instance...
or if he owed her a debt.
No way.
Another problem we have here is...
we can't sue him if we can't reach him.
- You say you can't reach him. - I don't know where he is.
He hit the ground running and kept on going.
But his sister Jamie is reachable.
She's in California, an executive with Valentine Lingerie.
It could be enough to go straight to her.
If not, there are ways to find the elusive Mr. Jack Ewing.
Thank you. That makes me feel very hopeful.
I'm sorry, Mr. Fallow, but I just don't know what more I can do for you.
You can keep looking for Wes Parmalee.
Or Wyatt Haynes, or whatever he calls himself now.
There's just no point to it. We've made inquiries in four states.
If anybody knows about anything about that character, they're not talking.
Well, this old earth hasn't just swallowed him up.
No. He's out there some place.
At least hospitals and morgues...
don't record anybody fitting his description.
And they'd hardly fail to notice a body...
that'd been broken and reconstructed the way Parmalee's had.
Yeah. We're fairly certain he didn't leave the country too.
At least, he hasn't applied for any passport.
Now, people, even fugitives...
they tend to stick close to what they know best, familiar ground.
You're saying he's still here in the Southwest somewhere?
Oh, I'd bet on it.
All right.
What else would you bet on?
Well...
he's probably doing daywork some place.
Because he hasn't put his Social Security number on any job application.
Leastwise not that we can find.
Will you look at that? It's all computers today.
Well, that narrows it even more.
Mr. Fallow...
I'm trying to describe to you a dead end.
You got a man, alone...
who just decides to up and head on down the road.
Well, there's no way we're gonna find him.
Unless, of course, he wants to be found.
Or he stumbles.
See, that's not impossible...
but it's just not enough for me to keep taking your money.
I told you, money is not a concern to me.
[SIGHS]
I appreciate that, Mr. Fallow, I do.
But that's just not the way we do business here.
Well, if you can't help me, I'll find somebody who can.
Pick up any phone book.
I'm sure you'll find any number of firms that'd be glad to take your money...
just as long as you're willing to write that check.
Thank you.
PAUL: Hi, Ray.
Keeping busy, I see.
Keeping out of trouble. Thank you, Phil.
- You got any good news for me? - Well, no surprises, no magic answers.
I told you that visitation rights...
were pretty much up to the discretion of the judge in each individual case.
Nothing in my research says anything different.
We're just gonna have to play it by ear when the time comes.
Well, the thing is... See, I...
There's no way I can make Donna stay here.
If she decides to move to Washington...
obviously. She's gonna raise the child there.
Obviously.
Which means I won't get to visit very much...
no matter what the judge says.
Let's just wait until we get there.
I've been giving this a whole lot of thought.
I guess...
I'm gonna have to take that child from Donna.
- I'm gonna have to get custody. - Custody?
Not a chance, Ray.
Is it written anywhere that says a man can't raise his child as well as a woman?
Are you crazy?
For openers, you'd have to prove that Donna's an unfit mother.
Well, I'm sure Donna would be a wonderful mother to her child.
Not if you want custody.
If you want custody, you're gonna have to prove Donna is a witch...
and a blight on the good name of motherhood.
And even then, the child almost always goes with the mother.
I know.
But, you see. Donna's gonna be living life on the run.
She's got political ambitions. She's gonna be dragging that child...
from Washington to here, leaving it with strangers.
Ray, forget it.
I'm the one that wants to make a home for that child.
Do yourself a favor.
Paul, you are my friend.
But if you're not gonna get behind this...
I'm gonna find somebody who will.
You're right, I am your friend...
or I'd tell you what you could do with that arrangement.
Now, look...
it you want the slightest prayer...
you have to prove that child's gonna be better off with you.
You're gonna have to put Donna in question...
and you're gonna have to present your own character as unimpeachable.
- What are you so worked up about? - Ray, your divorce isn't final yet.
Now, there can't be the slightest suggestion of any...
relationship.
That's not how it is between Jenna and me.
Not the slightest suggestion, not the appearance, nothing.
Period.
PAUL: Ma'am.
Hi.
Hi, Ray. Are you gonna go riding with us?
Ray?
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
No, I can see where this conversation is going...
and I told you before that it is out of the question.
Ewings are on the move.
They pulled off a neat trick in buying Ebb Water Offshore.
Deals like that are gonna make that company stronger.
- That makes me uneasy. - I hate to see J.R. prosper myself.
Well, you see? We're in the same boat.
If I had known about that pending deal, I could've headed it off.
I'm with you.
But what kind of a man is gonna use his sister as a spy?
We're gonna have to work together on this, Cliff...
out of mutual self-interest.
I don't think so.
Well, I think so.
You remember what it was like when you were poor?
Well, not exactly poor, but the way it was before you had .
You didn't have many friends then.
People didn't "eat you very well.
Are you threatening me?
I'm talking about mutual self-interest.
I head a big company.
Westar can do a lot for a little independent like you.
And I think I'd sleep a lot better it I'd just go it all by my lonesome.
- You owe me a lot of money, Cliff. - I will pay you back.
If you're able to pay.
I understand you're having trouble...
renewing your contract with the refineries.
They're holding me up, and I don't know what's gotten into them all of a sudden.
Coincidentally, Westar has an interest in those refineries.
Any other problems that I can help you with these days?
The union.
All of a sudden, they're making noises about my rig being unsafe.
I heard.
The business agent for the pension fund is a friend of mine.
He was saying it would be a shame if they had to walk out...
to clear this thing up.
We're talking at least two or three months of downtime.
You dirty dog.
Pam isn't ever going to hear about this, Cliff.
That's why we're meeting here.
And if you're making Barnes-Wentworth richer...
aren't you really doing her a favor?
[BEEPING CONTINUOUSLY]
Can't find anything. Place is clean.
[BEEPING STOPS]
He put that bug in here just to shake me up, that's what he did.
Who is "he“?
Come on, J.R., you've waltzed me around enough. Some answers now.
That's him right there.
B.D. Calhoun.
Yeah, I've heard of him.
A very heavyweight mercenary type. But how...?
All you have to know, Harry, is I got hooked up with him, and I'm sorry.
The answer to the second question is:
Yes, he is the one that put the body of Garrett Gordon right there in that chair.
And he sabotaged my pipelines and hugged the office.
Ah. This is out of my league.
Don't fade on me now, Harry.
Then come up with some answers.
How heavy is this?
Well, he came to me waving the American flag...
with some cockamamie scheme about blowing up the Arabian oil fields.
Can you believe that?
And, of course, I turned him down.
Then he threatened me. And I guess I didn't take him seriously enough.
Let me get together with the commander and...
Uh-uh. No-oh. This has gotta be strictly off the record.
I don't want anything like that.
No. My company's just getting back on its feet.
I don't wanna upset the family.
You just find this guy and have him disappear.
[CAMERA WHIRRING]
He's a very dangerous man.
Harry, have this reproduced. Get it to some of your boys.
- J. FL. I... - Harry.
If you pull this off, you can buy your next house with cash.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
JENNA: Ha-ha. That was wonderful.
See? If you set your mind to it, you can do anything, even cook.
Well, I wouldn't say barbecuing steaks was cooking, exactly.
Now, wait a minute. You had com, and you had pie.
Well, I bought the pie.
Ray, when you get a compliment, just say thank you.
Thank you.
- I'm gonna go give Darius an apple. - Okay.
Charlie has been doing wonderful these days.
I mean, she's really gotten it together.
[JENNA SIGHS]
Thank you.
For what?
For being here when I needed you.
I didn't do anything.
Ray. Heh-heh.
When you get a compliment, say...
Thank you.
[BOTH LAUGH]
You know, I...
I talked to Miss Ellie this morning.
She said I was alone.
But she was wrong...
because you've been here.
You've been a strong shoulder when I needed it, Ray.
I mean, you've helped Charlie so much. Even if it's just by having Darius here.
You've given her a sense of place...
to get over it all when Bobby went back to Pam.
[CHUCKLES]
Anyway...
you're my best friend.
Jenna...
What is it, Ray?
I guess I might as well just come right out and say it.
You know...
I'm still thinking about the possibility of getting custody of my child.
Yes.
Well, the thing is, my lawyer says if I wanna have any chance at all...
well, I can't look like I'm having any kind of relationship with anyone.
I see.
It's not fair.
But...
I can't be seeing so much of you and Charlie.
Especially...
in my home.
I'm sorry.
I told you I understood.
I know how much this baby means to you.
Listen, it's getting late. I better think about wrapping it up.
I feel terrible about this, Jenna.
There's nothing you can do.
Your lawyer's right.
Ain't it the darnedest thing?
All I ever wanted was a home and a family.
Really, that's all you ever wanted.
I guess we both just tell in love with the wrong people.
Listen, I gotta be getting home.
BOBBY: All right, now. This time, we're going for the record. You ready? Go.
Go, go, go!
Ha-ha. Ha.
Pretty good. Not the best, but pretty good.
Okay. Now, what I want you to do is bounce about two more times...
get higher, and make the splash bigger.
- Make the water go to the . - Up to the root?
The roof. I had to make it go to the when I was a kid...
or they wouldn't let me in Scouts. One more time. Here we go.
Think “heavy.“ Think “bounce.“
[GRUNTS THEN YELLS]
Whoa.
Not too bad. Are you down there?
Hey. Okay, you got one left in you? I think we're going for a record this time.
- Almost beat the Bobby Ewing record. - Okay, that's it. Bedtime.
- Aw, Mom. - Aw, Mom.
“Aw, Mom.“ No more, "Aw, Mom.“
I told you half an hour ago that it was bedtime.
I told you minutes ago it was bedtime.
And now it's bedtime.
- Just one more cannonball? - Ha-ha.
- Come on, hurry up. CHRISTOPHER: I have to shower.
Not tonight. You're waterlogged as it is.
[LAUGHS]
I'll come up and tuck you in as soon as you get your p.j.'s on.
It's so nice seeing the two of you together.
I don't have a word for how nice it makes me feel.
I love this time I have with him. What little of it I get.
They're the happiest moments of my life.
Well, among the happiest moments of my life.
I wish I could freeze this moment forever.
I wish I could always feel the way I do right now...
as though nothing could hurt us or interfere with our lives.
Honey...
have you noticed anything peculiar about J.R. lately?
Hah. More peculiar than usual?
- No. Why? - Well, I'm not sure.
But something's wrong.
I don't know what it is, but I know J.R...
and something's up, and it's going on behind my back.
Well, if you feel so sure, why don't you talk to him?
That's the point. Talk to him about what?
It's not anything I can put my finger on.
- Well... - Daddy, you coming up?
Sure, but come here. I wanna talk to you about something.
- Okay. - Oh, Bobby.
- It's snorkel time! - No, no, no. He's ready for bed.
[WATER SPLASHING]
[CHUCKLES]
BOBBY: Ha, ha. Come on.
[BOBBY GRUNTS]
Oh. Oh, boy, are we in trouble now.
[GRUNTS]
Off to bed.
[LAUGHS]
DONNA: Well, I'm not really sure about this.
Uh... Tell you what, if you'll look at these papers...
give me your opinion in the morning, I'd appreciate it.
Just check that Hanley bill and then report back to me, okay?
- Good. DONNA: Bye-bye.
Well, well, well.
I finally caught up with you.
You're always out. Your phone's always busy.
- How are you, senator? - I am hungry.
Long past dinner. What do you think?
You wanna go have some dinner with me?
Well...
Look, I promise I will not argue with your politics...
and I'll even let you call me Andrew.
Truth is, I'm having dinner with Dave Culver.
Well, then...
how's about I pick you up Sunday...
and you wear your grubbies?
Grubbies?
Yeah. I'll take you to a place I know in Maryland...
where they dump a dozen crabs in front of you, give you a bib...
duck out of the way, and let you get positively Tom Jones-ish about it all.
You ever had our Chesapeake crabs?
Mm. I think so.
Don't you import them from the Texas Gulf?
Well, we'll ask the cook.
So...
Sunday?
I'm sorry. I really am very busy.
Well, then, I'll see you in church.
Senator.
Uh... Could I have a rain check?
You got it.
Good night, Mrs. Krebbs.
Donna.
Donna.
I hate tension.
Heh.
We'd have sat around all evening knowing this was coming.
And it would've been on both of our minds.
[GIGGLES]
You know, first time...
how it's gonna be, and all of that.
So I thought I'd tum the evening around.
And we can talk business later.
DONNA: I don't know.
I just feel like I'm at loose ends.
You know, the divorce pending and...
Well, this isn't...
This isn't home, but it's where I feel like I should be.
That house back there, it's not home.
Oh, I don't know.
From what I hear from friends who have gone through it...
you know, this is par for the course.
Yeah, son of like a man without a country, huh?
Oh, it'll just take some time, that's all.
My mother could always tell a fever this way.
I never could, but I can now.
You're burning up.
Donna, for crying out loud, why didn't you say something?
Waiter, can we have the check, please?
[GASPING]
Donna? What's the matter?
Oh, God.
Oh, God. Please don't let this be happening.
I'm getting you to a hospital.
[g*nshots]
MAN [OVER LOUDSPEAKER]: Attention on the firing line. Cease tire.
Clear and unload your weapons.
Step back from the booth. Check your target.
Huh. Hey, that's not too bad, huh?
Mm-hm. Yeah, you done real good, Mr. Ewing.
Not bad at all. Ah. You're gonna have to keep that g*n open ” the firing line.
- Oh, sorry. - Now, that's a snub-nose.
It's gonna be less accurate than a long barrel.
Well... Well, it feels pretty good to me.
Well, now. The advantage of having a snubby...
is ease of concealment. Fits right under your jacket.
Heh. How about stopping power?
Oh, make no mistake because of its size. It's extremely effective.
All right, sold American.
This w*apon is issued to more police departments...
than any other g*n in America.
Oh.
Now, then, you want some fun?
Something that fits in your glove compartment or your night table?
This is an entirely different concept.
- Try that out. - Okay.
Thank you.
Everybody, back to the firing line. Resume firing.
[g*nshots]
Maybe you better put your headset on, Mr. Ewing.
- This is where Jackie works, out here. JACKIE: Hi, Christopher.
Hi.
You don't have an office?
This is it. Oh, until my promotion and raise...
which I'm expecting any time now.
[LAUGHS]
Well, lookie, lookie here. Why aren't you in school?
Well, it's a school holiday, and he's been wanting to see where Mommy works.
CLIFF: That's a good idea.
Cliff, there's no messages. Can I go to lunch now?
Oh, absolutely, yeah. I'll see you later. Mm-hm.
Sit down here, Christopher. How you like it up here?
It's all right.
But Mom's computer doesn't have any games.
Oh, well, we're gonna have to talk to Mommy about that.
Of course, Mommy doesn't talk that much anymore.
What's that supposed to mean?
Uh...
Ebb Water Offshore Oil and Exploration?
It's all over town what a sweet deal the Ewings made.
I was the last one to hear, so I feel like an idiot.
Oh, that's so silly. Ewing business is Ewing business.
And it just highlights how little I see of you now that you're married.
I mean, outside of the office.
And then even here, it's like walking on eggshells when we talk.
- I thought we agreed not to talk shop. - No, look, it's all right.
You know, we are brother and sister...
but then, you know. Forget I said anything.
I'll get over it.
It's just, when I tum, and I see this kid growing up before my very eyes...
and realize what little time I get to spend with him...
now that he's at Southfork...
Cliff, I had no idea you felt that way.
I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I am gonna buy some video games...
to have herein the office when you come up.
All right.
And I'm gonna pick up some more and take them over to my condo...
in case your Mom ever brings you by for a visit.
All right, Uncle Cliff, we're gonna come see you real soon.
Come on. We're also gonna go to lunch because I promised.
Hey. Well, listen. Now, what are you gonna have? I might go with you.
A Whopper taco and a super-scoop shake.
- I insisted. - Oh. Oh, that sounds great.
Yeah, but I've got an appointment, so I better make it next time.
Hey, wait a minute. Yep. I'm treating, though.
Wow, thanks.
Wow, I'm impressed. Come on, honey.
Wait up. I wanna ask you, kid. Hey, did you ever try mushu pork?
[PAMELA CHUCKLES]
[SIREN WAILING]
- All right, easy, easy. - Ooh, aah.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm all right.
Just don't ask me to dance.
Ha-ha-ha. Not for a while.
Well, this kind of thing, it can happen...
but it doesn't make the operation any easier.
That's right.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
DAVE: Hi, Ray.
- Hello. - Hi.
WOMAN [OVER P.A.]: IV nurse to -West, stat.
- I didn't want Dave bothering you. - I appreciate that he did.
Well, I'm sorry it was necessary.
Well, I'll stop by later.
- Thanks for all your help. - Okay.
- Dave. - See you, Ray.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Oh, they're beautiful. Thank you.
How you feeling?
Well, about like you'd expect.
It was nice of you to come.
Did you think that I wouldn't?
Well, there wasn't anything you could do.
Just because we're getting a divorce doesn't mean I don't care anymore.
How's the baby?
Fine.
It was just appendicitis.
[DOOR OPENS]
[CHUCKLING]
Ta-da.
Ha. Oh, excuse me.
Oh, it's all right. Ahem. Come on in.
You sure I'm not interrupting here?
No.
No. Senator Dowling, I'd like you to meet my husband, Ray Krebbs.
Ray, Andrew Dowling.
- Nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
- Are you sure, now? DONNA: Yeah.
[SIGHS]
Well...
my campaign manager hates these things.
He says they're not hip enough.
- What do you think? - Oh, I don't know.
I kind of think my downstate constituency...
just might remember these signs and think fondly on those times.
Traditional times.
Hmm.
Oh.
I thought this would be appropriate.
Thank you.
He's awful cute.
Yeah. I figured everyone else would be bringing flowers and...
Well...
don't you go doing that again, all right?
Oh, uh... Mm.
You can bet your life I won't. Heh.
Take it easy, now.
And nice meeting you.
WOMAN: Dr. Campbell, please call the OR.
Dr. Campbell, please call the OR.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[g*n CLICKING]
J.R., I...
All right.
You tell me what the hell is going on right now.
It's nothing for you to get excited about.
Don't give me that. You're standing there with a g*n strapped on.
- I'm comfortable with the g*n. - Come on, J.R.
You replace the security system at Southfork.
You're worried about Wes Parmalee.
You're worried about being rich, and t*rrorists...
Wes Parmalee could come back. We are rich. There's t*rrorists all over the world.
Are you forgetting about that pipeline that was sabotaged?
- People like us are sitting ducks. - Come on... Leave us alone for a minute.
All right, J.R., you talk real fast, and it all sounds real good.
But for some reason, what you're hold...
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
Yes?
WOMAN: Sorry to interrupt...
but Bobby wanted to be alerted the minute Mr. Holden arrived.
Well, you heard her.
We're gonna have this conversation tonight when you get home.
I'd like to, but I'm staying in town tonight.
We're not finished with this, J.R.
[TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING]
Are you all right?
Thank you.
[KNOCKING ON GLASS]
Hello there.
And hello again.
For goodness sakes, Mr. Duncan...
if I didn't know better, I would swear you were following me.
Why, Mrs. Ewing. I wouldn't follow a married woman.
- I'll get it. CALHOUN: Goshdam it.
Every time I'm around you, I knock over packages.
SUE ELLEN: Okay. - I don't know what it is you do to me.
Although, if I were to follow a married woman...
you're the married woman I'd follow.
- Thank you very much. - Heh-heh.
- Can I get you anything? - Oh, no, thank you. I'm just a second.
I just wanted to stop by...
I saw you through the window. - -and say hello again.
I want you to have a nice day.
- Bye-bye. - Bye.
She's from right here in Dallas, you know.
She was the calendar girl.
Oh.
- That's right. - Mandy Winger.
Now she's a movie star.
In real life, she's very shy.
Is that so?
My sister had a friend who used to know the girl that did her nails.
Well, this article says that her next movie is gonna be...
a scorcher.
Mm-hm. What's she got left to hide? What they get away with today...
I was born too soon.
[MOANS]
Are you all right?
- Yeah, fine, thank you. - Have a nice day.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Miss?
Can I help you, miss?
Ma'am, it's all right. I'll take care of her.
- I'm a friend of hers. WAITRESS: Okay.
Are you all right?
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