Dallas s03e07 Episode Script

- Tell me about Dr.
Elby.
- He's my psychiatrist.
Of all the psychiatrists in Dallas you picked the one that's gonna get you in the sack.
You've got a grandson.
John Ross Ewing III.
- J.
R.
's boy? - That baby's mine.
- He'll be a vulture, like the rest of them.
- lf he lives.
- Who's that coming? - That's Pam.
Pam! Pam? Look sharp, boys.
Here comes the boss.
- Hello, Jimmy.
- Mr.
Ewing, Ray.
- I got a good bunch of boys for you.
- Good.
- Howdy, boys.
- Howdy, Mr.
Ewing.
Ray.
Well, good to see you all.
Okay, Matt? Look at you, John.
What's your name, boy? Luke Middens.
I'm Bobby Ewing.
Howdy, Mr.
Ewing.
That's sure a good-looking horse.
- Is he yours? - Yep.
- You wanna ride him? - Sometime, maybe.
Ray.
- What's your name, cowboy? - Bo Middens.
We got a cottage out in back, Bo.
I'll be riding out there, you can follow me with the boy.
The rest of you men I picked can go on up to the bunkhouse.
Maybe next time, fellas.
Thank you, boys.
Hey, Sue Ellen.
You going shopping, honey? I have a few errands to do.
See you all later.
Well, now, hold up there.
I'll walk you to the car.
Sue Ellen seems to be feeling better.
She's gonna be all right.
Sue Ellen, what's going on? Seems like every morning you leave and disappear for hours.
- Now, what's happening? - I like to keep myself busy, J.
R.
- Meetings, shopping, that sort of thing? - Something like that.
- Which one is it? - A little bit of everything.
Sue Ellen, now don't overdo it.
We wouldn't want you to get sick again, would we? How nice of you to care, darling.
Well, I care enough to wonder what you're really up to.
I stay out of your life, J.
R.
You stay out of mine.
I can't do that.
Honey, we're a family now.
I wouldn't want anything to spoil that pretty picture.
That pretty picture is just for the public.
Not for us.
Hi, Pedro.
Want to walk him out for me? Thank you.
Well, I better go.
There's gonna be an early photo session at The Store today for the spring catalog.
- And Liz is expecting me to handle it.
- Well, don't work too hard, Pam.
You know, the first months of pregnancy can be tiring.
I'm fine, Miss Ellie.
Anyway, you know how much I like working.
- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
Well, you leaving already? I came back just to have breakfast with you.
You're about 10 minutes too late, I'm sorry.
I got sidetracked by one of the cutest kids you ever saw.
One of the men I hired brought his boy with him.
- Yeah, who's that? - His name's Bo Middens, Daddy.
But I don't think he's from around here.
Honey, wait till you see this kid.
There's something about having a child on Southfork here that makes me feel so happy.
When we have our baby, I'm gonna walk around with a permanent grin on my face.
Well, I think I better go.
I'm gonna be late, Bobby.
Okay.
- Did I say something wrong? - I don't think so.
She seemed a little upset about something.
Well, don't forget, she's had a miscarriage before.
Maybe she's a little nervous about being pregnant again.
- Good morning.
- Well, good morning.
- That's nice.
- Can it wait till tonight? Well, I guess it has to.
- My place at 7? - No, I can't, darling.
Gotta have dinner with the family.
You wanna earn your salary? I thought I was.
Get Cal McBride on the phone for me.
The private detective? That's nothing for you to worry your little head about.
And so our relationship got steadily worse.
Finally, out of desperation, I had an affair.
After a few weeks, I found out I was pregnant.
By this man? I think so.
I'm not absolutely sure.
Sue Ellen, there are ways of establishing paternity if you wanted to know.
I don't think I do.
Not really.
Whichever way it turned out, I don't think I'd be happy anyway.
Can you tell me about him? This man you think might be your child's father? I can't.
Not just yet.
That's all right.
Trust takes a while.
Thank you.
Sue Ellen, what do you expect from our work here? Actually, I've thought about that for quite a while now.
Why I finally decided to start therapy.
I've been unhappy for quite a while now, and I don't wanna be unhappy anymore.
I wanna be in control of my life.
And I don't wanna be dependent on anyone ever again.
And I wanna be a good mother to my son.
Dr.
Elby, it looks like you've got your work cut out for you.
Not my work, Sue Ellen.
Yours.
I'm ready.
I know.
- Thanks for getting back to me, Cal.
- No problem, J.
R.
- What can I do for you? - It's my wife.
Your wife? Right.
I'd like to know how she's spending her time these days.
- Have you got anything to go on? - Nothing.
Just keep an eye on her.
Let me know everything she does and whoever she meets.
I got it.
- Get back to me as soon as you can.
- I'll do that, J.
R.
Cliff, you are so consumed with hate for the Ewings.
I don't think you know how to love anymore.
I learned a valuable lesson about power from the Ewings: If you wanna help the little guy, you have to operate from a position of strength.
Since you've had it, you've just tried to destroy Ewing Oil.
I've stopped oil companies from raping the land.
That's why I took the job with the OLM.
Oh, come on.
- You really believe that? - That happens to be the truth.
The truth is you like power for its own sake.
You enjoy it.
Somebody's gotta have it.
Better me than them.
There's talk about me running for Congress.
Don't know who's behind that, but I gotta say I'm flattered.
Well, I guess so.
Are you flattered enough to consider it? Maybe.
Yeah.
What do you think I should do? You shouldn't ask for my advice when I can't even make my own decisions.
Do you mean to tell me that you still haven't said anything to Bobby? Sooner or later, you're gonna have to tell him.
Come on.
Okay, next one.
Here you go.
Hang a loop right here.
All right.
Here.
Okay.
You ready? - Watch out.
Ready? Got it? - Yeah.
Go.
Come on.
All right.
Here we go.
Hey, that's not bad.
I think you're gonna make yourself a pretty good cowboy someday.
What do we do now? We eat.
Come on, get down.
All right.
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
How do you like working here? It's only been a day.
Can't tell nothing in a day.
That's what my pa says.
- Well, you like the food well enough.
- It's okay.
I'd love to see you tear into something you really like.
What's the matter? It ain't good manners to wolf down food.
That's true enough.
Your daddy teach you that? No.
Some lady.
Ain't nobody teaching me nothing.
I gotta learn when I can.
- You don't go to school, do you? - No.
We don't stay no place long enough.
It don't matter.
I like working with my pa.
Still, it's gotta be tough not having permanent friends.
Soon as you get to know someone, you're moving again.
That's gonna change, wait and see.
Your daddy will get a permanent job, and he'll settle someplace.
He talks about going to Montana.
I got an uncle who works on a farm there.
Pa says we might go.
Well, that sounds good, doesn't it? You excited about that? I like Texas well enough.
Pa wants to leave.
He says there's too many memories.
I guess he misses Ma.
You miss her too, don't you? I never knew her.
She died when I was born.
I ain't got no real family.
You got your daddy.
And the important thing is you're together.
Together, you make a family.
That's what my pa says.
He says a family just ain't folks living in the same house.
It's folks with the same dream.
You think that's true? It's true enough, Luke.
Eat your sandwich.
- We got trouble, Bobby.
- What's the matter, Ray? This damn hot weather's got the rattlers out.
One of them got Bo.
- We called an ambulance already.
- Pa! - Get on your horse, boy.
- He's gonna be okay.
We'll just ride out there.
All right, keep it cool.
We got help coming.
- Just hang in there.
- I'm sure getting nauseated.
We got help.
- Luke.
- Are you all right, Pa? - I'm fine, son.
- We'll take care of your boy, don't worry.
I'm not leaving you for long.
Don't worry, Luke, it'll be okay.
Sue Ellen! I wish we'd known you'd be in town, you could've joined us for lunch.
Sue Ellen's been busy lately.
I doubt if she could've spared the time.
We were entertaining some clients.
You would've enjoyed it.
I never interfere with my husband's business.
You know, Sue Ellen, this job has turned out better than I expected.
J.
R.
's a terrific boss, and the business is very exciting.
I'm so happy you found your little niche in life, Kristin.
Have you found yours? J.
R.
certainly thinks I have.
I think a married woman with a baby to look after has a niche.
Where you off to, honey? Another committee meeting? Back to my niche, J.
R.
Do you think she knows? Do you care? Let's get to work, darling.
- Connie, any calls? - Yes, sir.
Thank you.
- Get Cal McBride on the phone for me.
- Yes, J.
R.
- Yeah? - J.
R.
, Cal McBride on the line.
Put him on, sugar.
Yeah, Cal? What you got for me? Anything? Nothing so far.
She's on her way home now.
- What did she do this morning? - Had her hair done, went shopping.
- That's all? - That's all.
I was right by her all the time.
Okay.
Stay close.
I will, J.
R.
, I will.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
It's the hot weather.
Brought out all the rattlers.
How long you figure he'll be laid up? Not serious, then? Now, don't you rush it.
I don't want him leaving that hospital till he's fit, you hear? Don't let those paper pushers start hounding him about money or insurance.
I'm picking up the tab.
Well, thanks for that report, doctor.
Keep me posted, will you? Okay.
- Afternoon, Dad.
- J.
R.
Oh, I'll tell you, it is hot in that town.
- Yeah, I bet.
- Boy.
- Can I refresh your drink for you? - I'm okay.
You got problems? Yeah, we got a man in the hospital.
Well, that's nothing to worry about, we got plenty of insurance.
I wasn't thinking about the money, J.
R.
You take care of that matter we talked about? Well, now, what was that? Did you take care of that business that we talked about? - What business is that, sir? - You know damn well what business.
That trust fund for Amanda.
Yeah.
No, I haven't had a chance to get at it, Dad.
I've been so busy at the office.
I'll get at it real soon.
Soon's not enough, J.
R.
I've let this thing go far enough as it is.
Amanda was my wife.
She's got to be taken care of.
- You say anything to Mother yet? - No, I haven't, but I will.
Now, you do what I told you.
Amanda deserves a lot more than I've ever given her.
I'll get to it, Dad.
Tomorrow, J.
R.
If you don't, I'll get out of this wheelchair and do it myself.
You're not getting out of any wheelchair until the doctor says you can.
- I don't want you two arguing.
- No, ma'am, nothing serious.
We was just talking a little business, that's all.
- I'll get right on it, Dad.
- Do that.
Mama.
How are you feeling, Jock? Fine, fine.
Now, you don't have to fuss over me any.
If I didn't have you to fuss over, what would I do with myself? How long has it been since I told you I loved you? Well, when was the last time Halley's comet appeared? Well, now, it hasn't been that long ago.
You know me, Miss Ellie that just sometimes I can't put into words how I feel about you.
- You knew that when you married me.
- I know, Jock.
But I can tell you one thing.
There's never a day in my life that I don't thank the stars for making you my wife.
You're a good man, Jock.
And a good husband.
And my best friend.
I haven't always liked you.
But I've always loved you.
And always trusted you.
Okay, Manuel.
Keep that on about two more days, he'll be all right.
Okay.
Let him loose.
- Hi, Luke.
- Hello.
- How's he doing? - The doc says he's gonna be just fine.
But it'll be a while before he can come in to work, Bobby.
What do you think, we go one man short? Not a good idea.
We're gonna have to replace him.
Don't hire anybody else.
I can do the work.
Luke, we know you're a good cowboy.
But you can't do the work of a full-grown man.
Till next year, anyway.
I can do it.
I wouldn't say so if I couldn't.
I don't tell lies.
Ray, maybe he works as good as he talks.
Okay.
We got some strays out in that south end.
Get on that little pony of yours and we'll see how much cowboy you got in you, kid.
I sure hope you know what you're doing, Bobby.
I know what I'm doing.
I'll be a good mama.
I promise.
Well, that's a very touching scene.
He's asleep.
Sue Ellen, what were you doing in town today? Darling, what were you doing in town today? I should ask you what you were doing with my sister.
She's my secretary.
We were coming back from a business lunch.
I can just imagine the kind of business.
Your imagination is as vivid as ever, Sue Ellen.
When it comes to you, J.
R.
, it certainly is.
- You haven't answered my question.
- You're right, I haven't.
I'm gonna find out sooner or later, you know that.
Why are you so interested in what I do with my spare time? Because you're my wife.
I know it's inconvenient to remember that, but you might try.
I'm not your wife, J.
R.
A wife is someone who shares her life with her husband.
She cares for him, and she's cared for in return.
That hardly describes our relationship.
How would you describe it? Sick.
Very sick, J.
R.
Hey, Luke, hold up.
Take care of that for me.
Pedro, get the gate.
- Did you get those strays? - I got them.
Go down and get cleaned up.
Come up to the house for dinner.
Can't do that.
Gotta eat at the bunkhouse.
The food's better at my house.
I work with the other men, and I'm gonna eat with them.
I gotta be treated like the others.
Hey, Luke.
How about after dinner, we take in a movie? Okay.
If it ain't a cowboy picture.
- He's a really terrific kid, huh? - Yeah.
Oh, you mean I didn't mess up your evening tonight? I felt guilty I asked Luke to come along after I promised you a night on the town.
I had a wonderful time.
I think both Luke and I had a better time than we were expecting.
Well, I certainly went out of my way to keep you two entertained.
I'll say you did.
I've never seen a kid laugh so hard.
You really like him a lot, don't you? Yes, I do.
But I'm gonna love ours.
Bobby what if we weren't going to have one of our own? And what are you talking about? What if something happened and I couldn't have a baby? I know you're worried about having this baby.
- But everything's gonna be all right.
- You don't know that for sure.
You worry too much.
Millions of women have babies every day with no trouble at all.
What if I'm not one of them? You will be.
Look, I know I'm not God.
I can't say that for sure.
But the odds are in our favor.
So can't we just believe that everything's gonna be okay and enjoy this time? It's such a wonderful time.
Bobby? - Good morning.
- Morning, Pam.
- Where is everybody? - Well, everybody's gone but Bobby.
He's with Luke.
I think they're going riding.
That sounds like a good way to start the morning.
I'll do the same thing.
Pam, tell Bobby he doesn't have to drive us to the doctor's.
Ray can do it.
Okay, I'll tell him.
Hey, Luke, come on.
What did you do, oversleep? - Who's that coming? - That's Pam.
She can sure ride.
Oh, my God.
Pam! Honey.
Honey? Pam? Bobby.
I'm here.
The baby.
Don't worry about anything.
Just go to sleep.
Dr.
Mondonio, report to intensive care.
Dr.
Mondonio, report to intensive care.
It's time to go.
She'll sleep now.
There's no point in your staying.
I'll have you called as soon as she wakes up.
Losing a child is never easy, Bobby, I know.
But try not to take it too hard.
You're both young and healthy.
You'll have other children.
We wanted this one so much.
Cal McBride on the line.
- Cal, you got something for me? - Yeah.
Dr.
Simon Elby, do you know him? - No, never heard of him.
- He's a psychiatrist.
Your wife is seeing him.
- How do you mean, seeing him? - Professionally.
J.
R.
, you still there? Yes, Cal, I'm still here.
What else you got? Well, that's about it.
A couple of charity meetings, a fashion show.
- That sort of thing.
- Tell me about Elby.
Well, he's got a good reputation, solid practice in Dallas.
He's a good-looking guy.
Something of a ladies' man.
He just got divorced from his second wife.
Likes to be seen around town with a different woman every night.
- Are they pros? - No, sir.
The cream of the crop.
He likes his women rich, smart and beautiful.
Thanks, Cal.
It's good work.
- How's your pa? - Oh, he's fine.
Cheerful and all.
He's getting out of the hospital as soon as the doctor signs some paper.
Well, that's good.
Is Pam gonna die? No, of course not.
She's gonna be fine.
Then how come you're sad? She was gonna have a baby.
We lost it.
You mean the baby died? Yep.
My mom died so I could be born.
Luke, your mother didn't die because of you.
Yes, she did.
If it wasn't for me, she'd still be alive.
Now, that's not true, son.
It wasn't your fault.
Sometimes I get mad at her for going away.
Don't tell anybody, but I get scared sometimes.
If my pa's away even for a day, I get to thinking he's not coming back.
Well, your daddy's just fine.
He's gonna be back on this ranch tomorrow, all right? Okay? All right.
- You gonna have other kids? - Oh, I hope so.
Boys or girls? Well, one of each, I hope.
But you kind of take what you can get.
I don't want no kids.
They're nothing but trouble.
Well, Luke, I used to feel that way myself, but I changed my mind.
- How come? - Well, that's a little hard to explain.
You'll find out when you're grown up.
Come on, let's get some lunch.
Sue Ellen.
I tell you, it's a hot one.
Well.
Tell me about Dr.
Elby.
Get your spies to tell you.
Well, why don't you tell me, Sue Ellen? - He's my psychiatrist.
- What do you want with a psychiatrist? What do you need to babble to him about? I don't care to discuss this with you, J.
R.
I think I have a right to know, darling.
I mean, after all, who's paying for him? I would say that our life together leaves a lot to be desired.
Wouldn't you? Well, nothing's perfect, Sue Ellen.
I can't go on like this anymore, J.
R.
I have got to get my life together.
Before I can do that I've got to figure out how it got so messed up in the first place.
Oh, I can tell you that.
You just can't stay away from any man that looks cross-eyed at you, that's all.
Darling, hold it.
Sue Ellen, you want it all.
You want the Ewing name, privileges, the freedom to act like a tramp.
And that's all you ever did want.
Believe it or not, J.
R.
, I loved you when I married you.
That was a long time ago.
Been a lot of action since then.
- On both our sides.
- Let me tell you about Dr.
Elby.
Of all the psychiatrists in Dallas you picked the one that's gonna get you in the sack.
- Tell me something, J.
R.
- Yeah? What matters most? The fact that I'll sleep with him or that I might tell him something you don't want him to know? Hey.
They're beautiful.
I'll put them down.
- There.
- Thank you.
We're not much at small talk, are we? It's hard.
It's hard on both of us, but But it's not the end of the world.
I know how much you wanted this baby, Bobby.
Yes.
Yes, I did.
But more than anything, I want you happy.
And safe.
And we have the rest of our lives together.
There mustn't be any more children.
I know you feel that way now.
I understand.
But you'll change your mind.
No, I won't.
I mustn't have any more children.
I shouldn't have become pregnant this time.
Honey, what are you talking about? Bobby, I've wanted to tell you.
Well, tell me.
Do you remember when Digger came back from California and was so sick? He had some tests run.
And they discovered a disease called neurofibromatosis.
What does that have to do with you? It's genetic.
And it's awful.
Tumors form, and the baby may die.
If they have it.
My parents lost two children before they were a year old.
But they had you and Cliff.
We carry it, and any children we have would probably die if they inherit it.
Bobby, I'm sorry.
I tried to tell you, but you were just so happy about this baby.
Baby John.
I took him to my doctor for tests.
But we won't know for a few months for sure.
I'm so sorry, Bobby.
The one thing you really wanted and I can't give it to you.
Thank you for coming.
I'm sorry I wasn't better company.
You were just fine, honey.
- Everything's gonna be all right.
- Yeah, I know.
I'll call you when I get home.
I'd like to go down there and sit a while.
I don't feel like going back to your place just yet.
- You feel okay? - A little sad.
- About Pam? - And you.
Me? You don't have to worry about me.
I'm fine.
We're both fine.
I wanted a grandchild, that's the truth of it.
You'll have one.
Pam and Bobby will probably adopt.
You'll be a grandfather before you know it.
That ain't the same thing.
It's the end of the Barnes line.
You're the last one.
You'll have a grandchild.
Maybe he won't look like you, but I can think of a lot worse things.
You don't know what it's like to grow old.
When a man's got nothing left but his children his children's children.
There's no sense in talking about it, because it's not gonna change anything.
Cliff, you ain't got nobody.
Who's gonna be looking after you when you get old? I'll take care of myself, just like I always have.
Son, if a man's not a father, he's gonna be a child the rest of his life.
I don't wanna listen to this.
My whole life, I never got one thing I wanted, except you.
You've got a grandson.
I'm telling you.
You've got a grandson.
John Ross Ewing III.
J.
R.
's boy? Not J.
R.
's son.
Sue Ellen and I had an affair last year.
That baby's mine.
Yours? And you let Jock Ewing have him, huh? Well, he ain't gonna keep him.
- They'll keep him over my dead body.
- Daddy, please.
That's my grandson.
And he's not gonna steal him like he stole everything else from me.
Daddy, just hold on.
I'll get him back, I promise.
If he lives.
Damn this contraption.
You're not supposed to be out of that wheelchair for another week.
Don't baby me, Miss Ellie.
I'm all right.
- What time did Bobby say he'd be back? - He said he'd be home soon.
- That's good.
- He said Pam was fine.
- Drink? - No, thanks.
- Okay.
- Hello, Mama.
- How's Pam? - She's gonna be all right, Lucy.
- She's just taking it real hard, that's all.
- I should have been there.
You should have let me come.
Mama, there wasn't any need for you to be there.
What did the doctor say, Bobby? About having more children? It's too soon to tell.
Where are you going? I wanna go upstairs, be by myself.
There must be a reason for this.
But if I live to be 100, I'll I'll never understand it.
Sweetheart.
Bobby, wait up.
- I'm not in too good of shape.
- Go on, get up here.
Well, what's the matter? Pa's out of the hospital.
We're going away today.
Montana.
- To your uncle's place, huh? - He's been talking to him.
Says there's work there.
Well, that's terrific.
What did I tell you? I don't wanna leave.
I'll never see you again.
Sure you will.
I go to Montana a lot.
Maybe the next time I'm there I'll come for a visit.
And then maybe you won't.
We're friends, aren't we, Luke? Well, friends don't just say goodbye and never see each other again.
Can't say about that.
Never had any friends.
Well, it sounds like from now on you're gonna have plenty.
I bet I never have one like you.
Well, the feeling's mutual.
- He's hurting so much.
- Well, it takes time.
He'll be all right.
- Hi, Bobby.
- Hi.
Listen, Bobby, I'm truly sorry about all this.
But under the circumstances, it's probably for the best.
No, Cliff, it's not for the best.
I know how you feel.
How the hell do you know how I feel? You've never cared for anybody but yourself.
Bobby.
Did it ever occur to you that my son means something to me? That I might know what anguish is all about? My son may be dying, and I can't even see him.
You've lost a child.
So have I.
Stop cornering the market on self-pity.
Here comes Bobby and Pam.
Miss Ellie? Lucy? They're home.
Pamela.
I'm really very sorry.
I mean that.
I know how much having a child meant to you.
Thank you, Sue Ellen.
How do you feel? Empty.
It'll pass in time.
- Hey, Bobby.
Pam.
- Pam.
I'm so sorry.
Glad to see you.
Pam, you're home now, that's all that counts.
Well, he's getting it now.
Well, I'm gonna miss you, partner.
You gonna write me a letter? I don't write too good, but I'll send you a picture postcard from Montana.
I guess that'll have to do.
Well, Bo, good luck.
Take care of yourself.
Thanks for everything, Mr.
Ewing.
Time to say goodbye, son.
You get out of here.