Dallas s03e20 Episode Script

I don't like it.
I don't like it one little bit.
I wanted you and Lucy married and out of Dallas as soon as possible.
If you plan on being in Dallas two weeks from now you'd better have the wedding date, boy.
I've been racking my brains trying to figure out what kind of a present I can give Lucy for her wedding.
Well, I think I've come up with something that should please her and Alan both.
So I'd like to introduce to you the newest partner of Smithfield & Bennett law firm, Alan Beam.
We had a deal, remember? You got Lucy and a private law practice in Chicago.
I got Lucy and her scheming parents out of my hair.
That's the way it's gonna be.
Because if not, the wedding's off.
I don't think so, J.
R.
- You calling the shots now, are you? - Yeah, I guess I am.
I'm gonna marry Lucy and I'm gonna have that law partnership.
You can't do anything to stop me.
I don't like it.
I don't like it one little bit.
I wanted you and Lucy married and out of Dallas as soon as possible.
I tell you, J.
R.
, I'm trying.
I'm pushing as hard as I can.
It's just not hard enough.
What's taking so much time, anyway? Gonna wait until Lucy gets her doctorate until you get married? - I'm trying, J.
R.
I'm doing my best.
- Well, your best is not good enough.
If you spend less time chasing Betty Lou and more time getting Lucy to name the date, you'll be more successful.
- What do you know about Betty Lou? - Everything important.
You think I'd trust you as much as I have without checking? - I see.
- Do you? I hope you do, Alan.
If you plan on being in Dallas two weeks from now you better have the wedding date set by then, boy.
Have you decided who's gonna be your maid of honor? I haven't really given it much thought.
No.
I mean, I haven't given the wedding much thought.
Of course you'll be my maid of honor, whenever Oh, Alan's so cute.
If it were me, I'd marry him tomorrow.
Well, what's the rush? I'm gonna be married the rest of my life.
Come on, class is about to start.
Who else would be more interested in lit class than her own wedding? - Hi.
- Hi.
Settle down.
Settle down.
Okay, about last week's reading.
Miss Ewing? Hey, pizza.
Well, can I come in? Well, sure you can come in.
Come in.
I was I was just working.
- On what? - Lord, you know, this and that.
You know.
What brings you here? - Daddy.
- Well, he's fine.
Got a problem? Is he serious about going to Galveston? Yup.
Kind of looks that way.
- Why? - Well, it's a mistake.
Can he be talked out of it? I don't know.
You can try.
I've never known him to be talked out of anything once he made up his mind.
- Well, is he here? - Oh, yeah.
He's in there.
Come in.
Daddy.
- You really going? - Yeah.
- Why? - I'm not needed here.
Nothing to keep me.
Well, there's me and Cliff.
- We're family.
We need each other.
- Oh, now, come on, Pam.
You're a big girl now.
You've got your own life to live.
I'm just a dead weight.
God knows, Cliff would be better off without me hanging around.
Please don't go, Daddy.
You're not well.
I'm better off away from here where I can work.
Keep myself occupied.
If you want something to do, maybe I can help.
The subject is closed.
Don't you see, Pam? I've got to go.
I can't keep hanging around, and feeling used up and worn-out.
I mean, if I can't work the field anymore well, I've gotta find something else.
Work in an office.
Drive a truck, anything.
But I've got to feel useful again.
Well, would you like a ride to the airport or were you going to walk your way to Galveston? Well, now, if you're offering me a lift, I guess I could hardly refuse.
You could give me a lift to the bus station.
I don't fly unless I really have to.
- Cliff? - Hey.
Oh, Dad.
What, are you leaving now? Pam's giving me a lift to the bus station.
Take care, you hear? Sure.
Listen, you take care of yourself too, okay? - I'll let you know where I am.
- Good.
Don't worry, he'll straighten himself out.
- He really gives tough assignments.
- You think so? - You don't? - No.
The reading goes fast.
It's interesting.
- You liked Madame Bovary? - I think it's beautiful.
- It's a great love story.
- Hey.
Are you for real? It's like Dr.
Forrester has you hypnotized.
You're turning into a real grind.
For the past few weeks, ever since his class you've done nothing but talk about school.
- Hi, Alan.
- Hello, Muriel.
- Alan.
- You're late.
- For what? - You asked me to pick you up at 3:00.
I did? Why? To pick out our wedding rings.
The store closes at 5:00, don't you remember? Lucy, you forgot? I'm sorry, Alan.
I really did forget.
Can we make it some other time? Lucy, this is getting ridiculous.
We've canceled three appointments already.
- How long are you gonna put it off? - Just till the end of the semester.
I'm really under pressure.
I've gotta make up for the time I lost visiting my parents.
I've got tons of work.
I've just gotta concentrate on my grades.
I don't get it.
What difference will grades make when you're Mrs.
Alan Beam? - They'll make a difference to me.
- Lucy Alan, please.
Bobby, Cliff really looks awful.
I'm worried about him.
With Daddy gone, he's going to be alone.
He's just going to get worse.
Honey, I can't see where having your daddy around does much good anyway.
Well, I don't seem to be able to do much good either.
Do you think you could do something? Honey, your brother's tough.
He'll come around.
I don't think so.
Not this time.
Well, then, give him more time.
What you mean is you really don't want to help, right? Can you blame me? Well, Lucy, what are you reading there? - Madame Bovary? - What'd you think it was? - One of your true romances or something.
- It is a romance.
It happens to be one of the world's greatest.
Oh, well, that's nice.
That's nice.
- May I get you a brandy, darling? - No, no, I'll get it.
No trouble.
Doing your homework? I'm trying to, Grandma.
Well, I don't understand why you're reading about romance.
- I thought you had a date tonight.
- I don't think that's your business.
No, no.
I was just wondering.
Can't Alan Beam afford to take you out? He understands how important my studies are to me.
I think it's wonderful that she's working so hard.
Oh, I do too, Mother.
I'm sure everybody here does.
I'm just curious as to what brought about this sudden change.
Well, it's about time.
Here's your drink, Miss Ellie.
J.
R.
, I've got a ton of homework.
I'd like to stay home and do it, if you'll let me.
No one's arguing with that, Lucy.
Well, he is.
You know, I believe he'd really like to see me flunk out of school.
If you wanna be the first member of the family to get your Ph.
D.
, go right ahead.
Just don't blame me for being a little suspicious, that's all.
Excuse me, I was up very early with little John, and I'm exhausted.
So I'm turning in.
I've had kind of a hard day myself.
I think I'll turn in too.
- Good night, J.
R.
- Daddy, Mama.
Lucy.
Sue Ellen what was all the kissing and cuddling about? Has it been so long, J.
R.
, that you don't recognize genuine affection anymore? There was such trouble between them after the baby was born I'd almost given up hope.
Everything's gonna turn out all right, Miss Ellie.
Maybe they're just coming down with sleeping sickness.
You really that upset about Cliff? He's in such bad shape.
I've never seen him this way before.
I'm scared for him.
Now, honey I don't see that there's anything that can be done.
Bobby.
Maybe if you could find him a position somewhere.
If he had work, I know he'd pull himself together.
Pamela.
It's just not that easy.
Bobby, if you could only see him you'd know that he can't hurt you or your family anymore.
He's beaten.
Okay.
For you, I'll do it.
I'll try.
Thank you.
Sue Ellen.
J.
R.
, I can't.
What is it, honey? What's the matter? I just don't feel well.
That's all.
You'll feel better soon.
J.
R.
, I told you, I just don't feel well.
Sue Ellen, what are you up to? lmpatience is not your most attractive quality, J.
R.
Say hello to Kristin for me.
So much for genuine affection.
Well, I'm gonna be a little late.
Yeah.
Yeah, I overslept.
I'll be there in about 30 minutes.
- Coffee, baby? - No.
I'll pick it up at the office.
Some say I make the best little cup of coffee in Dallas.
That's not all you make that's good, darling.
When am I going to see you again, J.
R.
? I'll call you.
I hope you've all been thinking about last Friday's question.
What is the theme of Madame Bovary? Mr.
Kettering? It's about how the provincial middle class of 19th century France stifled a woman's romantic dreams which led her to despair and eventually suicide.
Very good.
And what technique does Flaubert use to convey this? Miss Ewing? He gives lots of details, piling on bit by bit until we ourselves can feel what that life must have been like.
And then we're able to identify with Emma Bovary.
Very good, Miss Ewing.
Well, thank you.
Is J.
R.
in yet? Yes.
He's in his office.
I'd knock before I go in.
Marriage has done wonders for you.
Brought out qualities you never had.
At least, I never noticed them.
Come on in, Kristin.
You ever meet Louella, my secretary? - Hello.
- Hello, Kristin.
She's filling in while you settle into your marriage.
I bet she's looking after you real well.
Listen, I really better be going now.
I've taken up too much of your time already.
- It was good to see you.
- Good seeing you too, darling.
Remember what I told you.
Don't you worry.
I will.
- Bye.
Bye.
- I'll be in touch.
What was she doing here? She just came by to say hello.
She's very devoted to me.
And you to her? She was a really good secretary, honey.
J.
R.
, I waited up for you last night.
Where were you? The least you could've done was call.
Honey, I don't want to talk about it right now.
I have something to discuss with my brother.
I don't believe that.
Get back on the phone and look around more.
- Bobby, can I talk to you a minute? - Just a second, J.
R.
Look, I of all people know that Cliff Barnes has his faults.
He's got his strong points too.
He's a hard worker, he's smart, and he has a lot of experience.
I can't believe that you can't find something.
Okay, that's a little better.
You keep looking around, and I'll be in touch.
Bye.
Bobby, are you job-hunting for your brother-in-law? Yes, I am.
He's in pretty bad shape.
Are you out of your mind? Don't you realize that anything you get him, it's just gonna backfire on us? He is defanged and declawed, and we can't do anything more to him.
We've won.
He's defeated, J.
R.
What more do we need? He'll be out of our hair when he's 6 feet under.
Then I wouldn't trust him not to haunt us.
Cliff Barnes is not a threat to us anymore.
I think helping him find a job is just a matter of common decency.
Will you do me a favor? Next time you fool around with Jenna Wade or anybody else buy your wife a piece of jewelry to placate her.
It'd be a lot cheaper in the long run than doing her brother a favor.
You're right about one thing.
I am doing this for Pamela, because it's important to her.
What's important to her is important to me, and none of that is your business.
If it has to do with Ewing Enterprises, it is.
Not this time.
Are you gonna be a good boy and get out? Or am I gonna have the pleasure of bouncing you out of here on your nose? Bob when you finish with your charity work, try to take a look at those papers.
Oh, that's your favorite.
One more.
Come on.
One more big bite for Mama.
Open, come on.
Good boy.
There you go.
Hello, Sue Ellen.
Did you get all your errands done? l Yes, I did.
How was your meeting? Successful.
I think we've found a way of stopping Matt Devlin and his pet project.
If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know.
Thanks, Sue Ellen.
There's nothing I can think of right now.
He is quite a little terror, isn't he? He's wonderful.
Sometimes you sound like your world is wrapped up in little John.
I do? Well, maybe you're right.
But you have to admit, he's pretty irresistible.
What would happen if you didn't have him? The occupational hazard of all mothers worry.
Well, what if, say we were to leave Southfork? Well, we don't have to worry about that, do we? It's hard to believe sometimes, but J.
R.
would never leave the ranch.
He really loves it.
Well, you hurry up with the baby.
Dinner's almost ready.
Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
Look at Grandma.
Bye-bye, sweet.
Say, "Bye-bye, grandma.
Bye-bye.
" Hey, I'd like to talk to you, Alan.
You know, I've got some news that might interest you.
Yes, sir? I just talked with Harve Smithfield.
He tells me he's planning on retiring soon.
- Really? - Yeah, real soon too.
You know, I've been taking care of Lucy all her life.
Those habits are kind of hard to break.
Don't you worry about her.
I'm not rich, but I'm a hard worker.
Harve tells me he thinks highly of you.
Well, that's very kind of him.
Harve isn't kind.
He's a realist.
If he likes you, it's because you're doing a good job for him.
Well, I'm glad he's pleased.
How would you like a partnership with Smithfield & Bennett? - Well, l - Yeah, I thought you would.
Isn't every day a young man gets a chance at something like this.
But Mr.
Smithfield I mean, would he agree? Already has.
Well, do you think we ought to tell the rest of the family about this? Of course.
It's a wonderful offer.
How could I turn it down? - Thank you.
- You're welcome, boy.
J.
R.
, come on over here, I wanna say a few words to y'all.
Yes, sir.
You know, I've been racking my brains trying to figure out what present I can give Lucy for her wedding.
I think I've come up with something that should please her and Alan both and still keep them here at Southfork with me and Miss Ellie instead of going away from home to find their fortune like a lot of young folks do.
So I'd like to introduce to you the newest partner in the law firm of Smithfield & Bennett, Alan Beam.
- What's the matter? - I got something caught in my throat.
Well, Alan, congratulations.
I tell you.
Come on in the house.
I'll buy you a drink.
Go ahead, Alan.
Well, that's just wonderful.
Quite an addition to old Smithfield & Bennett and that group, huh? I'll bet.
You are gonna turn down this offer.
We have a deal, remember, Alan? You're going to Chicago.
Look, J.
R.
, how could I refuse your father? I mean Hey, wait a minute.
Stop talking shop.
We're gonna celebrate.
Me and Miss Ellie gonna take you and Lucy to a place for dinner you'll never forget.
Come on, boy.
See you later, J.
R.
All right, Dad.
Have a good time.
You two-timing, double-crossing little rat.
J.
R.
, it wasn't my idea.
I didn't have anything to do with it.
You didn't waste any time saying yes.
How could I refuse your father? A simple, "No, thank you" would've been quite sufficient.
- J.
R.
, be reasonable.
- Reasonable? We had a deal, remember? You got Lucy and a private law practice in Chicago.
I got Lucy and her scheming parents out of my hair.
That's the way it's gonna be.
Because if it's not, the wedding's off.
I don't think so, J.
R.
- Calling the shots now, are you? - Yeah, I guess I am.
You backed yourself into a corner, and you can't do a thing.
You don't know me very well, Alan.
I wouldn't put anything past you, J.
R.
, if that's what you mean.
But I fail to see what even you can do about this now.
Your talking against me is what attracted Lucy to me in the first place according to plan.
Your plan.
And now it's all just blown up in your face, hasn't it? - You're making the biggest mistake, boy.
- Forget it, J.
R.
I'm gonna marry Lucy.
And I'm gonna have that law partnership.
You can't do anything to stop me.
A legal assistant? I did that the first year I was out of law school.
That's nothing but a glorified clerk.
I'm insulted.
I'm sorry.
That's the best I have to offer.
Frankly, Mr.
Barnes you've been working the wrong side of the street too long.
I have a track record as long as your arm.
I'm a good lawyer.
That ought to count for something in this town.
You've angered too many people in high places.
And those are the very people who'd be in a position to help you now.
Oh, I see.
Then why are you willing to offer me a job? - You want the truth? - Yes.
I wouldn't be if Bobby Ewing hadn't asked me to hire you as a personal favor.
You can tell Bobby Ewing that you can take your legal assistant's job and stuff it.
I'll rot in hell before I'll accept a handout from a Ewing.
- Valerie? - Yes, sir? Send a letter to Bobby Ewing.
Tell him we did our best, but Cliff Barnes turned us down.
I'll sign it.
Thank you.
Can you believe it? Alan Beam double-crossing me like that.
After all I've done for him? You're gonna let him get away with it? That's just the hell of it.
My hands are tied.
I can't break off his engagement to Lucy.
If I say one thing against that boy to her she'd do just the opposite of what I advise.
She always does.
- What if you tell her about Betty Lou? - She wouldn't believe it.
I mean, coming from me, she wouldn't believe it.
If she thinks I'm scheming to bring poor little Alan Beam down she'd jump right straight into his arms.
I know it.
Just to spite me.
- I gotta think of something else.
- Maybe there's something I could do.
No.
What could you do? J.
R.
, I wanna help.
- You know that.
- I know it.
I know it.
You never let me anymore.
What does that mean? You don't count on me the way you used to.
Nothing seems to be the same.
Well, Kristin, when things stay the same all the time, it just gets Boring? Are you bored with me, J.
R.
? No, of course not.
It's just that Things might be a little more exciting if we didn't see so much of each other.
- Familiarity breeds contempt.
- I didn't say that.
But familiarity takes a little bloom off the rose, don't you think? J.
R.
, I'd do anything to help you.
I know that, Kristin.
I appreciate it.
I really do.
But there's nothing you can do, is there? Now I got some business to attend to.
Oh, hi.
I suppose you're expecting Alan.
Sorry to disappoint you.
- Who are you? - Well, you don't know me, honey.
But I know an awful lot about you.
- You must be J.
R.
Ewing.
- Yeah.
That's right.
And you're Alan Beam's little fringe benefit, aren't you? I don't know what you're talking about.
I haven't seen Alan.
Oh, Betty Lou, you're lying.
I know it and you know it.
Stop the acting and get to business.
Now we both have a vested interest in breaking up this marriage only I am willing to make it worth your while.
How much do you think it'd cost me for you to come forward and tell Lucy all about your little affair with Alan Beam? One thousand? Fifteen hundred? I thought you were all for this marriage.
Well, I changed my mind.
You know, you could really spruce this place up for, say, 2000 dollars.
I like things just the way they are.
What are you doing this for, anyway? Surely you don't think a two-timing con artist like Alan Beam is worth it.
Why do you care what I think? Just curious, that's all.
Just curious.
What has that little snake got? I mean, I can understand a nitwit like my niece going for that line of blabber but not a pretty, intelligent girl like you.
Betty Lou, Alan Beam is a liar and a cheat.
And whatever he's promised you, he's not gonna deliver.
So the way I look at it I got two ways of breaking up this marriage: with you or without you.
If I go it alone, I'm gonna drive Alan Beam into the gutter.
Get out.
You really don't want to see that, do you? I said, get out.
Okay.
Oh, Betty Lou, you're never gonna get a chance like this again.
All right, all right.
I've been suspicious of Alan Beam right from the very start.
That's why I had him checked out.
And guess what I found.
A Miss Betty Lou Barker tucked away in his back pocket.
We gotta tell Lucy.
I don't think that's a good idea.
- You got a better one? - We mind our own business.
She is our business.
She's our niece.
We can't let her marry that man.
She wouldn't be so set on it if we'd left her alone in the first place.
- Oh, meaning me, I suppose.
- Yes.
I happen to be watching after my niece's welfare.
- Don't you care if she ruins her life? - Of course I care.
I don't see what we can do about it now.
She's got a right to make her decisions.
I'm suggesting you give her the information so she can make those decisions knowing all the facts.
She's not gonna take any advice from me, but she'll listen to you, Bobby.
Not this time, J.
R.
She's got her mind made up.
Anything I say or any of us say against Alan will just make her more determined.
- You have got to tell her.
- It won't work.
- Something's gotta be done.
- Leave it alone.
She's a sensible kid.
Stop pushing, she just might make the right decision.
Well, I just hope and pray you're right, boy.
Hello, Raoul.
Kristin, what are you doing here? Vaughn Leland dropped these by the office.
He said they were important.
There's no urgency about this.
It could've waited.
- You didn't have to drive out here.
- It was no trouble.
I wanted to help.
This is the deposition I asked for.
Kristin, I can't believe Sue Ellen invited you out here.
Just an errand.
You going out tonight? We're having dinner with some friends of mine.
Hey, Bobby.
Better hurry, Lucy.
We're gonna be late.
I'm surprised you have any friends at all, the way you treat them.
Our association with this family means we have to run into each other once in a while.
I'll try to be pleasant if you will.
I'm not sure how much longer your association with this family's going to last.
- That's enough.
- I know you don't wanna hurt Lucy but I'm not sure you're doing the right thing.
- I'm the best judge of that.
- What are you talking about? Just sounding off, as usual.
I ran into a friend of yours today, Alan.
Betty Lou Barker? We talked, and I guess I must've let it slip about you and Lucy getting married.
Lord, you should have seen her face.
- She was just shocked.
- Kristin.
From what she told me she seemed to think that you and she were getting married.
Of course, you can hardly blame her, can you? Considering how close you two had been, up to this morning, at any rate.
Kristin, you and J.
R.
are just alike.
You'll stop at nothing to get your own way.
- I'm telling you the truth.
- Forget it, Kristin.
- I don't believe a word you say.
- I knew you never liked me.
I didn't think you hated me so much you'd lie to Lucy's family to ruin our chance of happiness.
Sure she would.
She's nothing but J.
R.
's little stooge.
Lucy, believe me.
I'm telling you for your own good.
Lucy, listen to me I have an announcement I'd like to make.
I know you've all been waiting for me to set the date.
Well, I want you all to know that I've finally decided.
Alan and I will be married June the 14.
You're still upset about what Kristin said, aren't you? No.
Betty Lou and I were finished as soon as I met you.
I knew then there was no other woman in the world for me.
Lucy, I'm crazy about you.
What's the matter? I'm just tired.
Would you mind taking me home? I've got school in the morning and I've really gotta get up early.
- I did have other plans for this evening.
- I know.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'm just not in the mood.
I don't get it, Lucy.
You just set our wedding date.
We're gonna be married soon.
You're lovey-dovey in front of family.
Now you're pushing me away.
I'm not pushing you away.
Then what are you doing? I told you, I'm just tired.
I wanna go home.
Now.
What got into you? What on earth made you do such a stupid thing? I was just trying to help.
I thought if I were to tell Lucy, she'd believe me.
Who asked you to put your two cents in? Because of you, exactly what I did not want to happen is gonna happen.
Alan's gonna marry Lucy.
They'll move to Southfork.
Then I'm gonna have my brother Gary and his greedy wife swarming all over me.
- Aren't you jumping the gun? - Give me a little credit, would you? I know my family.
And as for you, my dear you just might know more than is good for you.
- Meaning? - It'd be a good idea for Louella to come back as my secretary.
J.
R.
, you can't mean that.
If you didn't know so much you wouldn't be able to get us into all this trouble, would you? But that's just it, J.
R.
I know enough to make plenty of trouble for everybody.
You're not thinking of blackmailing old J.
R.
, are you? Of course not.
I wouldn't do anything like that.
I'm glad to hear that, Kristin.
Whatever you do know could be attributed to the ravings of a jealous woman.
I'd never do anything to hurt you, J.
R.
I knew you'd listen to reason.
And I just want you to know the condo is yours until you're ready to leave for California.
That's very sweet of you, J.
R.
I'm always trying to think of things to make you happy.
Well, hello.
Come on in, Pammy.
Well, everything looks really nice.
Things are going better.
I can tell.
You're right.
Well, I've really been worried about you.
I'd never seen you so low.
What happened? Frankly, I had to take a good cold hard look at myself, thanks to you.
- What do you mean? - I hadn't realized I'd gone down so far that I had to have Bobby Ewing help find me a job.
- Cliff - I promised myself I would never let it happen again.
Well, obviously something has happened, something good.
Now tell me what it is.
Something.
Nothing definite, but don't worry, I've got everything under control.
Pam, I'm really sorry but I have to ask you to leave because I have some very important calls to make.
Don't worry.
I am just fine.
One thing about us Barnes, we're like cats.
We always land on our feet.
- Bye.
- Goodbye.
- Well, did everybody else leave? - Oh, yeah.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
What are you doing? Cutting school today? No, I don't have a class till 11.
What about you? How come you're still home? I have to go into Braddock to meet with Ray before I head in for the office this morning.
Thank you, Raoul.
Aren't you having breakfast? No, I'm not very hungry.
Aren't you gonna ask me about last night? I wasn't planning on it.
Why? Afraid I can't take it? No, I'm sure you can take it.
I just don't think you'll like it.
Well, go ahead.
Try me.
Okay.
I don't think spite is a very good reason to marry anybody.
Is that what you think I'm doing? Do you love Alan Beam? I don't know.
Then why are you gonna marry him? I'm not sure.
Honey, I understand how J.
R.
can make somebody so mad that they'll do almost anything to get back at him.
But if you don't have a good reason for marrying Alan, don't do it.
It's a lot easier and less painful to change your mind beforehand than afterwards.
I don't know.
I really don't know.
Thank you for caring.
You're welcome.
Is everything all right, madam? Oh, everything's fine.
Thanks.
Alan, there's something I've gotta tell you.
What is it? I don't know exactly how to say this so I'll just get it over with.
I'm not gonna marry you.
I don't wanna hurt you but I feel this marriage would be a terrible mistake.
I don't understand.
Everything was going so well.
Oh, why didn't you say something, Lucy? If there's a problem, we can work it out.
There is no problem.
We're just not right for each other.
I know that now.
I don't know how you can say that, Lucy.
I love you.
- I'm sorry.
- I'd do anything for you.
You know that.
If there's anything I've done wrong, anything I could change It's not that.
It's just I realized I don't love you.
Not the way I should.
Not enough to get married.
But I know I could make you happy.
Look, we have everything going for us.
But that's not the point.
I don't love you.
I never really did.
I don't wanna hurt you but if I went on with this wedding feeling like I do I'd just be using you.
- Lucy - I would.
I know I would.
It'd be terrible for both of us.
It's J.
R.
, isn't it? He's made you change your mind.
You know he couldn't.
Lucy, please don't do this.
It's over, Alan.
I can't help it.
It's just over.
Come on.
I'll call you a cab.
Betty Lou? Betty Lou? Where are you going? Somewhere away from here.
Away? Why? I guess I stopped believing in you.
Somebody's gotten to you.
Oh, it's J.
R.
, isn't it? J.
R.
did talk to me.
He wanted me to spill the beans to Lucy about you and me.
I wouldn't do it.
But talking to J.
R.
made me realize how I had been fooling myself about you.
You're not making any sense.
All right.
Let me put it plainly: You can have your little Lucy Ewing.
You can have your Ewing millions.
You can have your prestigious new position and your high social status but you're gonna have all of that without me, baby because I am walking.
And I'm not coming back.
- Hi, everybody.
- Lucy.
Well, you're home early.
I know.
The wedding's off.
I'm not gonna marry Alan.
Oh, Lucy, I'm sorry.
It's all right, Grandma.
I'll survive.
- Well, what happened, Lucy? - Nothing happened.
I decided we weren't really meant for each other.
I just didn't love him the way The way you ought to love someone you promise to live with the rest of your life.
You sure you're doing the right thing? Not being too hasty about this? No.
I've been thinking and thinking about this, Granddaddy.
It wouldn't work.
He just wasn't right for me.
J.
R.
, you're awfully quiet.
Well, Lucy it's your life, honey.
It certainly is.
Well, if you all will excuse me, I'm gonna go upstairs and study.
Well, it's been a very interesting evening.
If you all excuse me, I think I'll retire myself.
It certainly has been.
I'm coming too.
I'm exhausted.
J.
R.
? You must be drunk, J.
R.
What? You think you're so smart that no one can fool you.
But this time, you're wrong.
You've been had.
Had? Let me just spell it out for you, darling.
I intend to be the best mother little John's ever had and the best wife that anyone's ever seen.
But only for public consumption.
- What game are you playing this time? - The last game, J.
R.
And I'm gonna play it just long enough to convince the Texas courts to give me custody of my son when I sue you for divorce.