Dallas (2012) s03e05 Episode Script

Previously on Dallas You said to get you a meeting with the railroad commissioner - as soon as possible.
- Wait, now? Now? The ceremony's in a few hours.
Stanley's a friend of mine.
Because of that, he's willing to do me certain favors like shutting down the investigation and issuing you your permit.
I guess this is where I ask you what you want.
The orange flash drive.
That must be one hell of an important flash drive.
Take it to this address, you'll get what you want from Babcock.
What kind of sick, messed-up dude is this? Now that you know, I'm sure he'll do whatever you need to make sure that you can drill your ranch.
You are entirely too overdressed for this barn.
I will not stand by and watch you destroy Pamela like J.
R.
Destroyed me.
Is that alcohol I smell on your breath? - You promised me you would be here.
- We are meant for each other.
I just need you to give me the chance.
John Ross and Pamela are now husband and wife.
I can't imagine how low your son had to stoop.
Now I don't have a move left to stop him from drilling this ranch.
But I do.
- What are you looking at? - The world.
You ready to go rule it? I feel like I've been asleep at the wheel for the past few weeks.
Well, you've been planning a wedding.
Yeah, while you were busting your ass getting capital to bid on the arctic leases.
I was no help.
Look, we got the capital, or at least we will as soon, as I start drilling Southfork.
Speaking of Hey, can you take us by the drill site? I actually wanna see what kind of progress we're making.
Yes, sir.
Before we bid on the leases we need to submit paperwork that we got icebreaker ships.
If you sent me the Ryland transport deal, I could get started on that.
That deal's closed, right? We're still negotiating.
Or I could talk to Emma about it.
She and I are pretty close now.
You know, I'm pretty close to closing that deal on my own.
I mean, I don't want to call dibs but Oh, no, no, no.
I get it.
I'll find something to sink my teeth into.
Like you sank your teeth into me on our honeymoon? Bo, why aren't we drilling? One of the men dropped his tools down the wellbore.
Drill bit chewed on those for a while.
We got to fish out the tools and repair the bit.
I'm sorry, boss.
- How far is this gonna set us back? - About a day, day and a half.
Look, we're working as hard as we can.
- Can you and your boys work tonight? - We're run pretty ragged.
So you won't mind if I hire some other guys for a night shift, double the pay? - I'll talk to the others.
- You're a good man, Bo.
Hell, I'll even throw in for a coffee truck.
Do you know what? Call ahead because I do not want to sit next to, Shirley? Is that her name? Sue Ellen, I'm very sorry but we have a very busy day today.
Talk to Jessica and she will reschedule.
I have a little something for you.
A gift.
"J.
R.
Bourbon.
" Cute.
Would you put this in my office? Thanks.
I'll be a minute.
Well, let's make this fast, Sue Ellen.
In 15 minutes, I'm speaking to the Daughters of the Texas Revolution.
That's 300 daughters with 300 guns in their purses.
That's a group of ladies you don't keep waiting, hmm? I want you to ask Stanley Babcock, the Texas railroad commissioner, to resign.
Now, why would I do that? Well, I have it on good authority that Stanley is involved in some illegal activities that could be damaging to you and your office.
That is so sweet.
Would the real reason have something to do with your son drilling at Southfork? Stanley gave my son a permit and I want you to replace Stanley with someone who will revoke it.
Well, in case you hadn't heard, Texas is a pro-oil state.
If I replace him with somebody who's anti, that's like shooting my career in the foot.
I know that you and Stanley are good friends.
Well, his family does have the deepest pockets in Texas.
That's a good friend to have.
Wouldn't you agree? I would, especially if you're considering running for president in 2016, if the rumors are true.
I'll need a running mate, hmm? You will need a miracle when I tell the voters that you conspired with criminals to cover up the sabotage of my family's rig.
Good blackmail never sours.
Well, you spout your fiction and I'll spout mine and we'll see who the people believe.
Their trusted governor or you, a woman who only recently was charged with bribery.
Good blackmail may never spoil but it definitely curdles.
Either way, John Ross has dirt on Stanley.
If you don't get control of him, John Ross will and that won't be good for either one of you.
We'll take our chances.
- So, how'd it go, Sue Ellen? - I think he took the bait.
Good work.
You're sure this whole plan is gonna work, right? Men like my son and the governor have a lust for control.
I think it's time to remind them exactly who is in control.
- Your coffee, sir.
- Thank you, Diego.
How's Pamela? She just got back from her honeymoon.
She seems happy.
Of all the things that the Ewings took from me, my daughter, that has to be the worst thing of all.
And the Ewings deserve to rot in hell.
So, the gun range, that was a dead end.
That's forgivable.
But I must say, Mr.
Treviño, I'm more than just a little bit disappointed that Bobby got to Rhonda.
She was our best lead.
- The Ewings are very smart.
- I'm paying you to be smarter.
The Ewings went to a lot of trouble to frame you.
They're going to push back.
But if exposing the truth of what they did to you gets me justice for what they did to my father, nothing will get in the way.
That's what I like to hear.
There's still the police file on the J.
R.
Murder case.
There has to be something in there.
Clues, people who were paid off.
- I know someone who can help.
- Then make that a priority.
- We'll keep you updated.
- Mm-hmm.
Keep an eye on him? Hey.
Took you long enough to come find me.
- You playing it cool? - Maybe.
- Is it working? - Maybe.
Lousy cousin of yours fired three more of my friends today.
Is this a ranch or an oil field? You know, John Ross won't be in charge much longer.
There's a plan.
Is there something you wanted? I just came by to ask you if you wanna get a drink tonight and also to apologize for not coming by sooner.
I just I didn't know what your expectations were.
Well, cards on the table.
I'm not in the market for anything serious so if you're okay with that I just got out of a serious relationship, so I'm not really in the market, either.
Then drinks it is.
Hey, Uncle Bobby.
I see you're admiring our new artwork.
I actually picked this bad boy up in Tulum.
Figured it'd look great in the office.
But if you don't like it here, we can always move it to Southfork.
No, no.
I think it's perfect here.
As a matter of fact, I love good art.
Jill? Thanks.
Mama, you can't just stop talking to me.
Sit down.
Shut the door.
Are you still sleeping with Emma? I told you that was just business.
That's not the question I asked.
Are you or are you not still sleeping with Emma? No.
If you really love Pamela, you will stop humiliating her.
Well, she's not gonna find out about this.
Then you're reckless and dumb.
This is all about you wanting to punish J.
R.
For the way he treated you.
Well, guess what, Mama.
I'm not J.
R.
So, you laid off some more ranchers, I hear.
Can we talk about this later, please? These are people with families, with mortgages.
Hey, what's going on? - Nothing.
Everything's fine.
- Oh, I'm sure you're fine.
I'm sure you sleep like a baby at night knowing you're destroying people's lives.
Look, it is business.
If I have to frack Southfork to get those arctic leases, I will frack it dry! We'll see about that.
- Mr.
Ewing, is everything okay? - I'm fine, Candace.
- These the papers I asked for? - Yeah.
- Where are you going? - I got a deal I got to close.
How was the honeymoon? Oh, hot, rainy, a ton of iguanas.
Those things are like pigeons down there.
You'd have hated it.
So you were thinking of me.
Actually, I brought you something.
Here.
Let's try it on.
Okay.
Voilà.
I love it.
I actually need your help with something.
The deal that your father killed with the ships, you said you brought your grandmother back because she can control him and that you can control her.
Well, I need those ships.
Why isn't my dad back in jail? You said you'd take care of that.
Whatever's on your father's flash drive is encrypted, which means it's as important as I thought it was.
But once we decrypt it, we will have enough on him to put him away for good.
Now, will you talk to your grandmother for me? I'll see what I can do.
It has been a pleasure doing business with you.
- What are you doing home? - Forgot my briefcase.
So he's giving you jewelry now? I asked him to bring me back a necklace from Tulum.
I'm not stupid, Emma.
What is your purpose around here, anyway? Maybe if you had more of a life outside of Southfork, then you wouldn't have so much time to worry about things that aren't there.
You know, I look out for the people I love.
That's my purpose around here.
Were you looking out for me that day you abandoned me at the fair or am I confusing myself with someone you love? I can't watch you wreck a marriage.
Says the woman who lied to her husband about my very existence.
He really lucked out with you, didn't he? Liar, ex-drug-addict, shot her ex-husband.
Get out.
Get out! I want you off of this ranch! Get out! Cliff Barnes is not a murderer.
He's a victim.
I asked you here, Peter, because I thought you might sympathize.
The state was building a case against Sue Ellen for bribery.
It would've been a slam dunk if J.
R.
Hadn't have stepped in and threatened to ruin my career if I didn't drop the investigation.
So, yeah, you might say I sympathize for anyone who's been bullied by the Ewings.
Help us get access to the police file for the J.
R.
Murder case.
You're a state attorney.
You should be able to pull the right strings.
What's your stake in this? The Ewings took my family's land.
They stole a man's freedom.
Justice needs to be served.
And if you help us serve it, Peter, you'll get full credit.
Help us bring down the Ewings.
I'll make some calls.
Well, the only reason you'd be calling me is if there's an Emma problem.
So, what's the problem? - I threw her out, Harris.
- You did what? I told her I wouldn't stand by while she ruins people's lives.
She said awful things.
We both did.
I've been driving around and looking for her.
I tried calling her a dozen times.
She won't pick up.
You know the danger she's in, the threats.
I know.
I know.
And now she's out there by herself, and if something happens to her Annie, that won't happen.
Let me take care of this.
Annie, you didn't mess up.
- Call me if you hear from her.
- You, too.
It's me.
We need to meet.
I want out.
You know that's not an option.
Cartel has made threats against my family, - against my daughter.
- Your daughter's safe.
As long as you cooperate with the cartel.
You run the drugs to the cartel, we follow the drugs to the head, that's when you're done.
You bought the ticket, you take the ride.
Well, how long does this ride last? The Mendez-Ochoa cartel is a violent, ambitious paramilitary group on the verge of overthrowing the Mexican government.
That would be very bad for them.
And for us.
That's why the CIA is cooperating with the Mexican government to bring these bastards down.
You don't choose when to stop.
That's a picture of some information I have stored on a flash drive.
Look familiar? It's your secret offshore bank account.
Records of multiple payments for illegal black-ops.
Now, if you won't stop the ride, the least you can do is reroute some of those resources and get my family a little extra protection.
Or I can just take this dirt to your bosses.
Your call.
- Hello? - Un momento, señorita.
Who is this? Hi, sweetheart.
It's your father.
Hi, Pam.
You there? Pam? Pam, you there? - I don't wanna talk to you.
- I think about you all the time.
- And I worry about you.
- I'm fine.
How can you be fine? You're surrounded by a bunch of liars and cheats.
And I know the only reason you went along with the Ewings framing me for killing J.
R.
Was because you wanted to punish me for hurting your babies.
They didn't frame you.
You're in jail because you killed J.
R.
I didn't kill him.
I didn't kill him.
I didn't kill J.
R.
I didn't kill him.
I didn't kill J.
R.
Oh, God.
I just got the call, Sue Ellen.
Stanley's on his way to meet with the governor.
We got to go.
I'm sure that's all innocent enough.
He's creating a war within the family when we should be working together.
There's nothing innocent about him.
Wow.
Tell me about high school.
High school.
Back in high school, I was captain of the basketball team - and also head of the science club.
- Oh, wow! I'm guessing one of those got you laid more than the other.
You'd be surprised.
Oh, so, did you initiate the DTR or did you leave that up to the girls? DTR? What's that? "Define The Relationship," that awful, awkward conversation high-school couples have when they're trying to figure out if they're actually a couple or, you know, just screwing around.
Well, I guess I initiated it with Elena.
You know, we'd been going out for a few months and I wanted to know where her head was at.
And she said she felt the same way I did.
What about your last relationship? Um That bad, huh? Look, we don't have to talk about it.
No, we should talk about it, actually.
Oh.
- Shoot.
I got to go.
- Why? What's wrong? Sorry.
It's not an emergency Well, actually, it kind of is an emergency.
- I'll take a cab.
I'm sorry.
- No, no.
Wait.
I'll take you.
No, I don't want you to have to do that.
I want to.
I have a kid.
John Ross has me in a tight spot.
You know, when people find out what I like to do God, if my family finds out what I like to do Calm down, Stanley.
Calm down.
So what you like to have sex with a girl who's dressed up like a dog? There's nothing criminal about that aside from the fact that the girl was a sex worker and you paid her for sex.
Got to help me out, Sam.
Yeah, I'll help you out, Stanley.
I'll help you.
Okay.
But you've got to guarantee me that your family and by family, I mean, your family's money will be behind me when I make my bid for 2016.
Oh, we're behind you, Sam.
We'll funnel the money through the accounting firm, just like last time.
Well, that sounds like a plan.
Conspiracy and illegal campaign contributions, jackpot.
A bug in a bourbon cork.
I think J.
R.
Would see the humor in that.
The family that blackmails together stays together.
- Michael? - Hi, Mama.
Go wait inside for Mommy, okay? - Daddy.
- See you later, buddy.
You were supposed to watch him tonight.
My boss asked me to work late.
I'm hard up and I couldn't say no.
You're hard up because you gamble all your money away shooting pool.
I'm hard up because my damn landlord keeps raising the rent.
What kind of message you think it sends our son when you're always swapping him off at a moment's notice, huh? What kind of message do you think it sends our son to see his mom all dolled up, hanging out with some random guy? I think it's time for you to leave.
Oh, of course.
Can't get fired if you're sleeping with the boss.
You're gonna be late for work.
You stay the hell away from my family, Ewing.
You hear me? - Hey.
You okay? - Yeah.
I've been dealing with Bo since high school.
I can handle him.
- You two were married? - Briefly.
You handled yourself well back there.
Come on, tweedle-bug.
It's Mommy's friend Christopher.
Come say hi.
Hey, I had a toy like that when I was a kid.
Mine transformed into a motorcycle.
- What's yours transform into? - Mine transforms into a dinosaur.
Wow.
That's cool.
Can you show me? - So, this part comes out like this? - Mm-hmm.
How about these little guys? It's pretty awesome.
- Ms.
Judith? - The usual, thank you.
Yes, ma'am.
- So, are you ready to come home? - That's not why I asked you here.
I know someone who's interested in leasing a fleet of our ships.
- Really? Who's the suitor? - Ewing Global.
Now, there was a deal in place before, but Daddy killed it because he hates me.
You wanted me to be involved in the family business.
- So I am.
- So you are.
We will not be doing business with the Ewings.
Is that clear? I took these from Daddy's safe when I took the rest of his files.
You wanna know what's inside? It's about your little side business.
Copies of ledgers, client lists, girls.
Your little black book.
You want to trade? That's half of what daddy has on you.
When I see a contract for those ships, you'll get the rest.
So now that you know about your grandmother's little side business, let me teach you one of the very basics.
Never let a man screw you for nothing.
My girls play a very smart game.
They allow a man to believe he's in control.
But my girls are always in control.
And because they are, they are richly rewarded.
On the other hand, a whore who gives without receiving is not only a whore but a fool.
You think John Ross cares about you? Loves you? You think he'll leave his wife for you? Why would he buy the cow when he gets the milk for free? - John Ross does care about me.
- John Ross degrades you.
If you think that's love then you are a worthless creature.
Don't let him manipulate you.
I would turn you into a newt if I could.
Emma gave our ships to the Ewings.
She leveraged the deal with this.
It's the dirt you dug up on your dear, old mother.
This is all you bargained for? Where's the rest of my files? Well, you didn't exactly put me in a position to haggle, Harris.
There's no telling what else John Ross will manipulate Emma into doing for him.
We need to break them up.
Candace is on it.
How hard is it to get that Ewing boy to drop his pants? The sooner Candace does her job, the sooner we have leverage over John Ross and Emma.
And in the meantime, I need you to get Emma to come back home.
I don't trust her on Southfork in such close proximity to that boy.
Plus, it would really piss off Ann.
I knew our state attorney would come through on J.
R.
's murder file.
There's got to be something in here that will prove Cliff's innocence.
We don't have to look at these now.
Something else wrong? Doesn't it bother you to work for Cliff? Even if he didn't shoot J.
R.
, he's still a terrible man.
Cliff is a means to an end.
We are using a terrible man to do something very good for you, for your family.
Justice.
- Elena, look at this.
- What is it? It's not a gunshot wound and it's not in the M.
E.
's report.
Then what is it? A scar? I don't know.
It looks like an incision.
I got your text.
Did you get the ships? - Maybe I did, maybe I didn't.
- Well, did you? Why are you only nice to me when you want something? You're right.
I've asked you for a lot already.
I've just been so focused on getting those arctic leases that I've lost sight of what really matters.
I think I deserve a finder's fee.
- What are you proposing? - I want a piece of the arctic play.
Hmm.
I think we could work something out.
Good.
But we're gonna have to be more discreet.
Ann threw me out.
Well, you're gonna have to fix that because I don't want to stop seeing you.
I spoke with my daughter.
And I always thought she was framing me for killing J.
R.
But she actually believes that I killed J.
R.
- The Ewings lied to her.
- She's a victim in this, too.
If she knew the truth, it would devastate her.
Elena, you know, you deserved to know the truth about what the Ewings did to your father.
And it was devastating, I am sure.
But you needed to know.
Do the same favor for my daughter.
I will.
Turn her against John Ross and she will help you get your justice and mine.
You came back.
I'm sorry about what I said.
I'm sorry I lost my patience.
When you came to live here, my hope was that we would become closer.
That we'd start to understand each other better.
But you're making it very difficult.
I know.
You're not wearing his necklace? I broke it off with John Ross.
Do you still want me to leave? You can stay.
It's okay, boys.
You can open the gate.
I spoke to my handler.
He agreed to give us more protection.
That means more eyes on Emma, more eyes on you.
Thank you, Harris.
How is she? She says she broke it off with John Ross.
But I don't know if I believe her.
She's lied to me about so many other things.
I'm worried about her.
Honestly, I feel completely out of my depth trying to help her.
Oh, hell, Annie, I'm the one that screwed her up.
You been a better parent to her than I ever was.
Well, I just want what's best for her.
You know, actually, the real reason I came out here was to try to talk Emma into going home with me but I think she's better off here with you.
She needs her mother right now.
- I'll do my best.
- I trust you will.
Oh, we're behind you, Sam.
We'll funnel the money through the accounting firm, just like last time.
So, this is why politicians should never accept gifts, especially gifts with J.
R.
's name on them.
So, who's the guy you have in mind for Stanley's replacement? I have the perfect candidate.
I regret to announce that three months shy of finishing my term, I will be stepping down because of family obligations.
An interim railroad commissioner has been appointed and will serve out the remainder of my term until a new commissioner is elected in the fall.
Bobby Ewing, a stalwart in the oil and gas community, will serve the state of Texas well.
Thank you, Stanley.
We all wish you well.
I'm honored to be given this appointment.
And as a second-generation oil man and a fourth-generation rancher here in Texas, I promise to bring a fair and balanced approach when enforcing all regulations.
Thank you.
Mr.
Ewing, is everything okay? This is Sue Ellen Ewing.
Please leave a message.
Hey, Mama.
If you're gonna betray me, you do it to my face.
Don't stab me in the back.
I thought we were allies.
But now I know I got another enemy I got to look out for.
I ain't gonna forget this.
Do you trust the governor? He won't do anything until after the election, at least.
There he is, our new railroad commissioner and a stalwart of the oil and gas community.
Whose plan was it? Yours, Sue Ellen's, or did you both conspire to ruin this company? Ruin? No.
Harm? Maybe.
You disrupt my drilling operation, which means we won't have the capital to buy the arctic leases, which means we lose the race to the arctic, which means we lose.
You'll cut off your nose to spite your face.
However you want to look at it, John Ross, Southfork is my trust from Aaron Southworth, a man who understood the value of preserving this family's heritage, of protecting it.
It was passed down to me by Mama.
And I'll be honest, sometimes I'm not sure if that's a blessing or a curse.
But you forced me to make this stand, so you listen well, boy.
I am the steward of Southfork and I will not forsake it.
You don't even pause to consider the consequences of your actions, John Ross.
You'll abuse the land.
You'll disrupt the lives of the people who work on it just to get what you want.
You're more selfish than your father ever was.
Fine.
You want to build a roadblock between me and drilling Southfork go ahead.
If I'm as bad as my father ever was, then I'll blow right past it.