Dallas s03e10 Episode Script

What an ordeal for Miss Ellie.
- She's gonna live, Sue Ellen.
- Sometimes that's not enough, J.
R.
There are other things important to a woman besides beauty.
- Not if you are married to a Ewing.
- I'm married to Bobby, not J.
R.
It doesn't matter.
In a couple of years, they'll look at you as the same way: Property.
I'm deformed.
Nothing matters.
Just the way it didn't matter for Amanda? You tossed and turned all night.
If you knew that, you weren't sleeping too sound yourself.
I'm worried about Miss Ellie.
She's had so much trouble all at once, Bobby.
Her surgery and now finding out about Jock's first marriage.
Yeah, honey, I know.
Daddy's finally home.
I'm gonna go see if there's something I can do for him.
Okay.
- Daddy.
- Bobby.
How's she doing? Well, she keeps dropping in and out of consciousness.
You know, from all those shots.
But I think she understood when Harlan told her what they did.
Did he say if they got all the cancer? Well, they They don't know yet.
What an ordeal for Miss Ellie.
The doctors think they got the cancer early.
- She's got a good chance.
- Chance for what? I wouldn't want her chances.
- She's gonna live, Sue Ellen.
- Sometimes that's not enough, J.
R.
I don't believe it.
Dad's going back to the hospital.
He hasn't slept all night.
Lucy, we're eating breakfast now.
I'm not hungry.
Look, honey, I understand how worried you are.
Bobby, I just want to be alone.
I'll let you know when we go to the hospital.
- I'm not going.
- Why? You think about it.
Just coffee, Teresa.
- Where's Lucy? - She's in the den.
Honey, she said she's not going to the hospital today.
- I thought maybe you could talk to her.
- Well, of course I will.
Maybe I can help.
Miss Ortiz, would you take care of these, please? Ellie? My God, I love you.
Sue Ellen? Did Bobby and J.
R.
leave? - Yes.
- Do you know where Lucy is? No, I don't know.
Well, why don't we find her and try and talk to her now? Pamela, I think you better talk to her alone.
Well, I can, but I thought you wanted to help.
I can't.
You know Lucy doesn't listen to me.
Well, this is a little different.
It's really important.
The child dislikes me.
You can't handle it either, can you? I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm talking about Miss Ellie's operation.
- Can you? - I don't know.
And I hope I don't ever have to know.
J.
R.
fell in love with me because I was a beauty queen.
I was Miss Texas.
There are other things important to a woman besides beauty.
What? - Brains? Charm? Personality? - Yes.
- You don't believe that, do you? - Yes, I do.
Well, I have never met a man yet who thought of brains when he first looked at a woman.
Women don't just exist for men.
We exist for ourselves first.
- Not if you are married to a Ewing.
- I am married to a Ewing.
Then open up your eyes.
The Ewing men come first.
I would have thought you'd learned that by now.
I think you forget that I'm married to Bobby, not J.
R.
Bobby, J.
R.
, Jock, it doesn't matter.
In a couple of years, they'll look at you as the same way: Property.
And you better be wrapped up in a pretty little package.
- Sue Ellen - I'll see you at the hospital.
Dr.
Samuels, call your service.
Dr.
Samuels, call your service.
He's gotta be in Mama's room.
Come on.
- Boys.
- Dad.
Daddy, you been able to talk to her? No.
She's only awake for a few minutes at a time.
Why don't we go in the waiting room, Dad? You'd be more comfortable.
Harlan's supposed to come by with lab reports.
He'll find us down there.
I sure messed up things with your mama.
Just at a time when she needed me the most.
You didn't know.
It just happened, that's all.
I felt she was fretting about something.
Something was wrong.
I asked her a couple of times, she said she's okay.
God, why couldn't it have been me they cut up instead of her? Come on, Dad.
Let's go.
Lucy? Lucy, why don't we drive in to the hospital together? - No, you go ahead.
- Lucy I think we'd better talk about this.
I've got nothing to talk about.
I mean about the way you feel.
How would you understand how I feel? Grandma could die.
She has a good chance of living a full life.
Oh, what do you know? You're the one who told me it was only a cyst.
- And it was cancer.
- Lucy And I could get it, because I'm her granddaughter.
You mustn't think that way.
Don't lecture me, Pam.
You're not a doctor.
- Any news yet? - No, nothing.
Is Lucy here? I'm sorry.
I couldn't get her to come.
- Jock.
- Get the report, Harlan? Yes, we got it.
The cancer, did you get all of it? Well, apparently the tumor was localized and there's no sign the malignancy has spread.
And Dr.
Andrews also removed and the lab has checked those too.
No cancer.
Then she won't have to have chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
No, but she'll have to be watched.
It was a good report, Jock, and we have Ellie to thank for that.
Because of her frequent self-examination she knew her own body better than anyone.
- Well, thank God.
- Yeah.
Well, she'll be sleeping on and off for quite a while now.
Why don't you get lunch? You deserve a break.
- No, no, no.
I'll wait with Miss Ellie.
- Yeah.
- Well, I'll see you all later.
- Thank you, Harlan.
Why don't you all go on and have some lunch? I wanna see Miss Ellie.
- I'm going back to the office.
- Honey? - Okay.
- Sue Ellen, see you downstairs? I'm gonna call Lucy and let her know what's going on.
Mrs.
Baker, please come to Admitting.
Mrs.
Baker, please come to Admitting.
Dr.
Friday, 1823.
Dr.
Friday, 1823.
Hello, is Dusty there, please? Jock? Ellie.
Harlan got the report.
They got all the cancer.
You're gonna be just fine.
When did she have the surgery? The day before yesterday.
The doctors say she's gonna be all right.
That's rough.
Pam, why didn't you call me? It just all happened so fast, I didn't even think of it.
It's been a blow to the whole family.
Well, I've gotta go and see her.
Daddy, I don't think you should.
You don't understand how I feel about Ellie, do you, Pam? He's still in love with Miss Ellie.
- He loved mama too.
- Did he? He never says that.
When he speaks of her at all, it's with a kind of reverence but not with the kind of passion he seems to feel for Miss Ellie.
Ellie Ewing was somebody very special to him.
It was his first love.
He lost her.
Jock? We were talking and you dozed right off.
- I don't remember.
- It doesn't matter.
- Must be those pain shots.
- How you feeling? I'm not sure.
You're alive.
You're still with me.
- Am I, Jock? - Of course you are.
My arm's numb.
- Maybe I better call the nurse, huh? - No, Jock.
Miss Ellie, there's something that I've got to say to clear the air.
Don't, Jock.
Not now.
I never lied to you or anyone else.
Believe me.
Back in those days, I was in competition with Digger Barnes for you.
I was afraid that if I told you anything about Amanda, I'd lose you.
Don't.
I don't want to hear any more, Jock.
- Hi, Mama.
- J.
R.
- How you feeling? Better? - I'm all right.
A little sleepy.
J.
R.
, I'll buy you lunch.
Let Miss Ellie sleep a while, huh? All right.
See you later, Mama.
About that trust fund, J.
R Oh, yes, sir.
I suppose I could move on that right away.
Why don't I call Harve Smithfield.
He can meet us for lunch.
Forget it.
I've decided to put it off till your mother feels better.
- I'll take it all up with her.
- Well, if you're sure.
I'm sure.
You didn't finish your dinner, Mrs.
Ewing.
I think I did very well.
It's not easy to work up an appetite for watery soup.
Well, tomorrow you can have solid food.
Maybe I can order a steak from Southfork.
I think you're getting chicken.
Chicken for a cattle rancher.
Wonderful.
Hey.
Joking already, huh? I knew it wouldn't be able to keep you down.
Digger.
Ellie.
What a nice surprise.
I was gonna come earlier, but I wasn't sure so I just wandered around for a while.
These are for you.
Wildflowers.
Digger.
Well, I couldn't very well afford those long-stemmed roses.
- That's not the reason.
- No.
I remembered how you used to look when you picked those in the field face all lit up and glowing.
Digger, you have the longest memory.
You know these mean more to me than all those fancy bouquets.
- 1747.
Dr.
Mars - You really mean that, Ellie? - Did I ever say anything I didn't mean? One time I wish you had.
When you told me you were going to marry Jock Ewing.
Digger won't you ever accept that? - Never.
Ellie, don't you still feel something for me? That's not fair.
I'm gonna ask you again when you get out of here.
Digger.
I don't wanna tire you out.
I'll call you when you get back home.
I'm glad you came to see me.
Ellie, you're so beautiful.
You think so, Digger? I'm not the same anymore, you know.
Nonsense.
Of course you are.
Mrs.
Wagner, please come to X-ray.
Mrs.
Wagner, please come to X-ray.
Did you see Digger? Yes, I did, and I hope he didn't upset you too much.
Well, why didn't you come in? Oh, I just thought you two would like to be alone.
That never stopped you before.
What's changed, Jock? Ellie, you just had surgery, and you know how he sets me off with his moanings and complainings about us Ewings.
I just didn't want to upset you, that's all.
He only came because he still cares.
You believe that? If you hadn't married me, he'd have been out of your life long ago.
Digger may have his shortcomings but he's always been honest with me.
Which is more than you've been.
He's a blowhard, a liar, and a bullthrower.
And I don't like it one little bit that you're defending him to me.
You can be very callous and very cruel and right now, I don't want you around.
Well, you're finally home, Miss Ellie.
I didn't know I could miss Southfork so much in two weeks.
Family's waiting.
They're anxious to see you.
- What about Lucy? - Well, she's there too.
- Mama.
Welcome home.
- Bobby.
How are you feeling? - Pam.
- Hello, Miss Ellie.
Sue Ellen.
J.
R.
I missed you at the hospital, Lucy.
Well, I'm sorry I couldn't come, Grandma.
I really am glad you're home.
Well, I'm glad to be here.
I'm a little tired from the drive.
I think I'll go upstairs for a while.
I'd love some company later on.
Your spirits seem good today, Miss Ellie.
Well, Sue Ellen, I'm just grateful to be alive and back on this ranch that I love so much.
You do have a full life, Miss Ellie.
You always have.
Must make it a little easier to accept what you've gone through.
We're all so happy to have you back home.
Everyone except Lucy.
Well, Miss Ellie, Lucy's so young, and she's frightened.
She'll come around.
Just give her some time.
Oh, I hope so.
Have you decided whether or not you're going to have reconstructive surgery? Well, I have six months to think about that.
Of course, it doesn't duplicate the original breast but it does make you feel kind of put back together again.
- Has Jock said anything? - About what? About how he feels about the surgery.
No, he hasn't.
- He said that he loves you.
- Yes.
You don't sound like you believe him.
I'm not sure.
Of Jock? I don't know if I'll ever be sure of him again.
- Hi there.
- Hello.
I'm glad you answered the phone.
I know it's been quite a while, with Miss Ellie sick and all.
I could see you day after tomorrow.
Sue Ellen, there's a hotel in Fort Worth called the Regent.
Well, Dusty, a hotel? - I don't think so.
- Well I'm gonna be there at 1:00 and if you're not there, then Then I'll understand.
Hey, Bobby.
Didn't expect you in today.
Dad and I are having a little early lunch.
- You wanna join us? - No.
I came into town to talk to you.
I didn't wanna bring this up with Mama in the hospital.
What's on your mind, bud? Alan Beam.
Oh, yeah? What's he up to? I thought maybe you could explain that to me.
What's that supposed to mean? Like explaining why a couple days after he has a fight with you he opens a headquarters for the "Draft Cliff Barnes for Congress" movement.
That should tell you something about that dude.
Well, fill me in.
What are you two arguing about? Didn't wanna bring you in on this, not quite yet, because I'm not quite sure.
I think J.
R.
's up to something that we ought to put a stop to.
- That's none of your business.
- It is.
I've been busting my butt in Austin to get a investigative committee together to look into Cliff Barnes and the OLM, all legal and aboveboard.
You're doing something that's gonna ruin everything I've been working for.
- Now, I wanna know - Hold it, Bobby.
Just hold it.
Well, what are you up to this time, J.
R.
? All right.
I'm behind the movement to draft Cliff Barnes for Congress.
I planted Alan Beam in his office, and I'm footing the bill for his campaign.
- Why, you must be crazy.
- Like a fox, Daddy.
In order for Cliff Barnes to run, he must resign from OLM.
That's the law.
Once he resigns, he's off our backs, we can open our wells, drill anyplace.
J.
R.
, you know a man like that could do us a lot of harm in Washington.
Dad, he's not gonna get to Washington.
He's not gonna get the nomination.
Once he resigns, I pull the rug out from under him and all his funds just dry up.
Daddy, we can't go along with a dumb stunt like that.
Once the state Senate investigates Cliff, he's gonna be thrown out, all legal.
There's evidence in Austin he's taken payoffs.
We follow that lead and everything's gonna be fine.
Bobby, we don't have time for that.
Those committees move like snails.
They're bleeding us dry.
I'm all for getting rid of Cliff Barnes, but not this way.
Well, I'll tell you boys something.
I want to get rid of that dude any way we can.
He's used every dirty trick in the book to try to break us.
I don't think that what J.
R.
's doing is any worse than what he's pulled.
I'll go along with you, J.
R.
Then count me out.
We don't count anybody out.
This is the Ewing Company, and you're part of it.
Furthermore, I don't want this discussion to go out of this office.
If Cliff Barnes ever gets wind of what's going on hell, we'll never get rid of him.
It seems to me this family has enough money to wait out Cliff Barnes and take care of him legally.
I don't understand the rush.
You want me to keep quiet, I'll respect your wishes.
I won't say anything for now.
Miss Ellie, it's been a long time, too long, since you've graced this table.
I think you ought to say a few words in honor of the occasion.
Well, I'm just glad we're all together.
You know how important that is to me.
Well, I can't think of anything else to say.
- J.
R.
, would you please pass me a roll? - Sure.
We're all glad you're back, Mama.
Do you feel that way, Lucy? You've hardly talked to me since I came home.
Well, I've been pretty busy, Grandma.
J.
R.
, I noticed you and Bobby weren't speaking to each other at cocktails.
That was nothing.
Just a little business argument, that's all.
- It wasn't a little argument to me.
- It was.
- It wasn't, J.
R.
- It was.
- It was more - Bobby! - Sorry, Mama.
- It's wonderful.
The Ewings are back to normal.
Oh, my God, Ellie.
What's wrong? Go away, Jock.
I want to help.
I can't leave you like this.
Nothing Nothing fits.
I'm telling you, it'll be all right.
It doesn't matter.
Why doesn't it matter? Because I'm not young anymore? Don't you think I care the way I look? Don't you care? I care for you, Ellie.
You.
I'm just so happy that you're alive.
Nothing else matters.
Nothing at all.
Doesn't it? Jock I'm deformed.
Doesn't that matter? You are not deformed, Ellie.
If you lost an arm or a leg, I'd suffer that loss with you too.
But it wouldn't change anything between us.
I'm not talking about an arm or a leg.
I'm talking about my breasts.
What do you know about that? Mary Lee, I'm really not up to it.
Could you call Linda and cancel the luncheon? Maybe in a couple of weeks.
Thanks, Mary Lee.
Bye.
- Hello? - Hello, Ellie.
Digger.
How nice of you to call.
I told you I would.
I always keep my promises.
Well, I don't know about that, but I'm really glad to hear from you because right now I feel as if my whole world had caved in.
Well, Ellie, I'd sure like to see you.
Do you feel up to meeting someplace? Yes, where? I'll meet you.
How about Curtis Park? Wonderful.
Give me about an hour.
- Goodbye, Ellie.
- Bye.
Hello, this is room 721.
It's Mr.
Farlow.
Never mind.
Hi.
Come on in.
I sat in my car for a long time.
I'm glad you're here.
Oh, none for me, Dusty.
I can't drink.
Well, that's okay.
- Don't you even wanna know why? - Well, sure, if you wanna tell me.
Well, I may be an alcoholic.
I'm not sure, but, anyway, I don't wanna take a chance.
I was in a real bad accident, and I almost killed my baby and myself.
Oh, Sue Ellen, I'm sorry.
It's gotta hurt like hell.
I tried to shut out everything, all my feelings and I just wrapped myself up in my own little cocoon.
You don't have to do that anymore.
I don't know You're here now.
This is very elegant.
I'm rich, remember? But you walked away from all that money.
You said you didn't wanna be tied down.
You wanted your freedom.
I changed my mind.
Well, why? Because I want you.
Dusty, I can't.
Why not? There's nothing for you at Southfork.
Yes, but I have a lifestyle that I can't change.
- I don't have that kind of strength.
- I'm offering you my strength.
It's too soon.
Did you think all I wanted to do is get you in the sack? Well, I tried not to think.
I want you to understand something.
I think you're very attractive and very kind and incredibly desirable.
I just wanted to see if I could take one step out of that cocoon.
Just one step.
Nobody's ever given me wildflowers in years and now twice.
Oh, Digger.
Those flowers are supposed to make you smile, not cry.
- No tears.
- All right.
- You tired? - A little.
Well, now, let's sit down.
Just let me clean up this bench here.
Don't wanna get that dress all messed up.
The dress is old, Digger.
The way I feel.
Ellie that's nonsense.
You don't look any different than you did when we was dating.
- I wish I could believe that.
- Why? It's true.
Say, you know, I remember every day we ever dated.
Remember that time you was teaching me how to ride a horse? Had that big palomino, name of Buckwheat.
- I remember.
- Yeah.
I still had oil on my boots.
Yeah.
You must have spent hours cleaning up that animal.
You picked the only spot of mud in the whole corral to fall into.
Yeah.
I wasn't much of a horseman.
It didn't matter.
Nobody ever really knew how gentle you were.
Only you.
Of course, I had a terrible temper.
Still do.
Well, I wish things would've worked out differently.
We were good for each other.
For a while.
We still are.
Do you know how much I've always loved you? Digger.
Willard Barnes.
Always the romantic.
What do you say? Well right now I wish I could blank out the last few weeks become that girl you remember.
You can, with me.
We could travel.
Get out of Texas for a while.
You've been in one spot too long.
I belong at Southfork, Digger.
With Jock? You don't need him, Ellie.
He's cold.
He's mean.
He stole my oil.
He stole you from me.
He didn't steal me, Digger.
If it wasn't for Jock Ewing, we'd be married right now.
We'd be on top of the world.
I'd be rich.
I'd have my own oil company.
I'd be respected and powerful.
Jock Ewing ruined it for both of us.
No, Digger.
You wouldn't have changed.
And neither would I.
I'd still be just the same.
No different.
I wanted to turn back the clock.
I can't do that.
I'm sorry, Digger.
I have to go now.
What did I say? It's all right.
You just helped put things into perspective.
Saw Miss Ellie yesterday.
Seemed to have a lot of that old spark back in.
- Yeah, she's doing fine.
- Hey, what's with you? Hardly said a word all morning.
Nothing.
Why? This is your old buddy Ray you're talking to.
I've seen that look before, now.
Got some family problems or what? You a cowboy or a mind reader? Just a friend.
Wanna talk about it? - No.
It's my problem.
I'll take care of it.
- Okay.
Oh, fine.
Come here, Bobby.
I wanna talk to you.
I wanna go over those feed orders.
I needed help two weeks ago on that.
You were busy.
I took care of it.
I know that, but I wanna see them now.
- I got work to do, Daddy.
- Ray can handle that.
Get in.
All right, let's settle it now.
Well, there's nothing to settle.
I just want to see the orders.
I'm still running this ranch.
Then I figure you can run it without me.
Why not talk to J.
R.
? You seem happy with his decisions.
I don't give a damn about Cliff Barnes or the OLM.
It's your mama, Bobby.
Well, Daddy, you can't You can't drop a bomb like that on somebody and expect them to turn around and act normal.
Well, I don't know.
I've really tried with that woman.
I really have.
When I think everything is okay, suddenly it isn't there anymore.
I have tried everything that I can think of to tell her how much I love her.
What happened between Amanda and me has nothing to do with us.
Daddy, I'd I'd like to help you, but I don't know what to do.
Yeah.
Yeah, I understand that, Bobby.
I just I just had to have somebody to talk to and, well, I I just couldn't think of anybody but you.
- Let's go back to the ranch.
- Yeah.
Lucy, are you home? Yes, Grandma.
Well, come down.
I wanna talk to you.
I've gotta get back to my studying, Grandma.
Why have you been avoiding me, Lucy? I haven't been.
You didn't visit me at the hospital.
We've only seen each other at breakfast and dinner.
And then you never speak to me.
- Can I go now, Grandma? - Have I done something to hurt you? No.
But I have.
You're not being truthful with me.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I had cancer, Lucy, and you're my granddaughter.
And now you're afraid you'll inherit it from me.
I don't wanna talk about this, Grandma.
We have to talk about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it and talking about it is not gonna make it go away.
Then you're just gonna go on hating me? - I don't hate you.
- I think you do.
Oh, Grandma.
I feel so awful about what happened to you but this isn't gonna do any good.
I don't wanna talk about it.
You're right.
I do hate you for getting sick.
And for making me worry.
Why me, Grandma? Why me? Why me, Lucy? Oh, Grandma.
I'm just so scared.
I don't wanna go through what you went through.
Lucy.
Because it happened to me doesn't mean it's inevitable that you'll have it too.
But I don't want you to avoid regular examinations learning about your own body just because you're frightened.
Well, regular examinations didn't stop it with you.
So, what good is it? I'm alive, Lucy.
I wouldn't wanna live like that.
Would you rather I was dead? No, Grandma.
Then, Lucy, I don't think I have to say anything else.
I guess not.
But how do I learn how to handle the fear? We all have to live with fear sometimes, Lucy but we have to learn to deal with it and get on to the business of living.
I don't know if I can.
But I'll try.
- Hi, Mama.
- Hello, Bobby.
Would you excuse your daddy and me? Sure.
Jock? What is it, Miss Ellie? Jock, I was very hurt when you told me about Amanda.
I never meant to hurt you.
But if you hadn't told me about her I would have found something else to try and drive you away.
Drive me away? Why? Because I was so afraid of losing you after the operation.
I'm not happy about Amanda, but l I realize I used her as an excuse.
So that if you did leave me I could pretend it was her and not because Because you couldn't bear to look at me or touch me.
Never.
I'm still afraid I'll lose you.
And I don't know how to change that but if you'll be patient with me, maybe Maybe we can make it work again.
I'll try, Jock.
I love you.