Dallas s05e08 Episode Script

I thought we could do business together.
- What business could we do together? - How about Pin the Tail on the Ewing? - It's J.
R.
Ewing here.
- So? - I'd like to meet, talk a little.
- There's nothing to talk about.
Are you afraid to meet? On top of that building.
I didn't realize where I was.
Everything just felt empty.
I can't give birth to my own child.
I can't adopt.
How long you think she's gonna stay with a sexual washout? You are a disgusting man.
Ewing.
Think I don't realize what kind of trick you're pulling? It may be a trick.
But it's certainly the truth.
J.
R.
.
have you seen the morning paper? Yes.
Ma'am.
I did.
I wonder if the price of oil going down is gonna have an effect on your daddy's stay in South America.
Oh.
I doubt it.
It's just temporary.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
- Ray.
Donna.
How you doing? You see here where the price of crude just dropped a dollar a barrel.
J.
R.
? Is that all anybody can talk about around here? It's not gonna hurt Ewing that much.
Is it? - I was just telling Mama.
It's temporary.
- Well.
I hope it continues to drop.
It's bound to be good for the economy.
Especially if it goes down at the stations.
Well.
What's good for the economy is not necessarily good for Ewing Oil.
J.
R.
.
that's a dreadful thing to say.
- Well.
It's true.
Mama.
You know that.
- I don't see how it could hurt Ewing.
Maybe you lose a little bit on the price of your crude but the only people who'll be hurt are speculators who've been sitting on all that oil waiting for the price to go up.
It's kind of hard to find sympathy for them.
I gotta get to work.
Kind of edgy.
Isn't he? Well.
I imagine most of the oil producers are.
You know.
It's time we took off.
Decorators don't like to be kept waiting.
You're so right.
Rising so late.
- Okay.
- Bye-bye- Bye.
Miss Ellie.
SOUTHERN CROSS RANCH It's a serious situation.
Mr.
Farlow.
Now that we're shutting down the refineries we're laying off 500 men.
We're down to skeleton crews.
I want the men we've laid off kept on at half salary.
- You can't be serious.
- I'm very serious.
You can't afford to do that.
Without the income from the refineries you a have a very serious cash-flow problem.
Then we'll go on as long as we can.
I understand your loyalties to your men.
Mr.
Farlow but you're putting yourself in a pretty precarious position.
Clayton.
I can't let you do this.
It's out of your hands.
But it's all happening because of me.
I can't let you destroy everything you've built.
Not for my sake.
It's not only for your sake.
I've had other men try to break me.
And I didn't give in to the pressure.
I'm certainly not gonna give in to flagrant blackmail.
- But if I left - Sue Ellen.
We're not the only ones with a problem.
You read the paper this morning.
Now.
J.
R.
is sitting on top of 5 million barrels of oil that just went down over a dollar per barrel.
And it looks like it's gonna drop even more.
Now.
He's got to be more than a little nervous by now.
BROOKTREE HOSPITAL Do you think your mother was the first woman ever to abandon her husband? Of course not.
Then why do you refuse to even discuss it? Because most women don't abandon their children.
Hasn't your mother explained all that to you? Yes.
And I understand her reasons.
But? Understanding them and being able to live with them are different things.
The same thing happened to your brother.
He seems to have coped very well.
Cliff coped by being so bitter that until recently he couldn't even talk about my mother.
How did you feel about her? Well.
I always thought I loved her.
Even when I thought she was dead.
Don't you still feel that way? Well.
Of course I do.
It's just Just what? I never had a real relationship with my mother.
And I'm never gonna have a relationship with a child of my own.
I feel empty.
And you think a child will make up for what you missed? I don't know.
I just know that's all I think about.
On top of that building.
I didn't realize where I was.
Everything just felt empty and futile.
I can't give birth to my own child.
I can't adopt.
But you'll be able to adopt.
- It's only a question of time.
- That's what Bobby says.
Well.
I don't know if I can stand the pain that long.
Can you describe the pain? No.
I just know it's there.
And that if I could have a child of my own.
I could prove Prove what to whom? - To me.
- What could you prove? That I could love it.
And I could be near it and that I'd never leave it.
That it could grow up safe and that it would always know that it was loved.
And you think that would make the pain go away? I don't know.
Would it? - Good morning.
J.
R.
- Morning.
- Any messages? - Mr.
Leland is waiting for you.
All right.
Hold my calls.
Vaughn.
What on earth are you doing up here this early? J.
R.
.
don't tell me you haven't heard about the big drop in the price of crude.
Well.
Of course I have.
Nothing to worry about.
Well.
I'm not sure anyone else feels as sanguine about that as you do.
It's only temporary.
It'll go up again.
Well.
I'm sure it will.
But when.
J.
R.
? I mean.
That note of yours is coming due pretty soon and what if it drops even further by then? I'm not gonna have any problem paying off that note.
Well.
I'm glad to hear that.
But as near as I can figure it.
You just lost about $5 million overnight.
Now.
Of course.
I have complete confidence in you.
J.
R but some of the other boys are getting a little nervous.
Vaughn.
Have you ever known old J.
R.
not to come up smelling like a rose? Well.
I will say that for you, J.
R.
You always land on your feet no matter what's going on around you.
And I will again this time.
You just tell those old boys to relax.
That money is safe as can be.
- Well.
I'm behind you 100 percent.
J.
R.
- Good.
Ladies.
Have a nice day.
Well.
I didn't know we had company.
We've been waiting for you.
- How are you? - Fine.
I want you to meet Edward Chapman.
Edward.
This is my husband.
Ray Krebbs.
- It's a pleasure.
Mr.
Krebbs.
- Mr.
Chapman.
Mr.
Chapman is an editor with Chapman and Whitnow.
They're gonna publish my book.
Have you read it, Mr.
Krebbs? Nope.
She was too nervous to let me see even a single page.
I was sure it was awful.
Oh.
You're wrong.
It's one of the best biographies I've ever read.
- You're really serious.
Aren't you? - Oh.
Yes.
Yes.
The style is wonderful.
It makes you understand Sam Culver.
What he was.
What he stood for.
You weren't in politics yourself.
Were you? Only through Sam.
When the book comes out you'll have national committees knocking on your door.
Your insight into politics is Well.
It's extraordinary.
- You are embarrassing me.
- Well.
You shouldn't be.
And you.
Mr.
Krebbs.
Should be very proud of your wife.
If this isn't a national bestseller.
I've never seen one.
Well.
I am proud of Donna.
Especially since I have a hard time just writing the monthly ranch report.
That isn't true.
Well.
I'll be heading back to New York.
It's a pleasure.
- Yes.
Sir.
- A pleasure.
Mr.
Krebbs.
I think we'll be seeing a lot of each other.
- Let me walk you to the car.
- Yeah.
Sure.
- Be right back.
- All right.
Still a few more details.
But we can iron them out on the phone.
Okay.
- - Hello.
- Yeah.
Ray? Neal Hart.
- Oh, Neal, haw are you? - Fine.
Just fine.
Just fine.
I was wondering if you'd be free to get together tomorrow.
- Yeah.
Sure.
Is there a problem? - Yeah, well, there may be.
Well.
Like what? Well.
It has to do with the grading and foundations.
- The foundations? - Yeah, an your development.
I think we ought to talk about it personally.
- Whatever you say.
- Okay, how about lunch tomorrow? - Sure.
How about Cattlemen's.
1:00? - Fine, fine.
I'll see you then.
All right.
Is there something wrong? Oh.
No.
That was just the architect.
Wants me to have lunch with him tomorrow.
Go over the plans.
Now.
What's all this about you becoming a best-selling authoress? Well.
Honey.
When you got it.
You got it.
Got nervous yesterday when you missed our meeting.
I had something to take care of.
If I had a way to reach you.
I'd have told you.
That's all right.
Not that I don't trust you.
But I think it's better this way.
- You have copies of the checks? - You got the money? Took a look at them again.
Just like I said they all came from some law firm in California, 2000 a month.
They all came from some law firm in California, 2000 a month.
The question is.
If this is a trust fund.
Who set it up? And why? I don't know, but if this is a dead end.
That's it, I'm getting out of Dallas.
It's gonna take me some time to check this out.
I'll be in touch.
Don't take too long.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
Hi.
Afton.
- You're a little early for the show.
- Yeah.
Got good news for you.
- My recording contract? - Well.
No.
Not exactly.
I talked to Milton and arranged for you to have the weekend off.
I thought you might enjoy a nice little vacation in the Bahamas.
- With whom? - Vaughn Leland.
Gotta keep that man happy.
Not with me.
Not anymore.
Now.
Honey.
I told you.
I wanna keep him happy.
J.
R.
.
I've done all I'm going to.
I can't stand to be near him.
I thought you wanted that recording contract? No.
I do.
But not that badly.
Besides.
I don't even think there is a recording contract.
I don't want any back talk.
I want you on that trip with Vaughn.
No way.
Jose.
Afton.
No more games, honey.
I've been paying you damn well for what you been doing.
- You're better off with me as a friend.
- Let go of me.
I told you.
Now.
Go home and pack your bags.
You hear? Just let go.
Mitch.
Mitch.
Please.
Just stay out of this.
Okay? I'm warning you.
Stay away from my sister.
Stay away from her? You're gonna have to use a microscope to find her from now on.
You're finished, honey.
Last night was your final performance.
There's a million tramps like you around.
I'm just gonna have to find another one.
Thanks.
Sometimes it's kind of nice to have a big brother.
You know.
Please.
I don't wanna talk about it now.
Okay? All right.
But I've been wanting to pop him for some time now.
Well.
Why don't I go get my things and you and I will go have dinner together.
There's no reason to wait for Milton to fire me.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about your job.
It's all right.
I just realized I've been going the wrong way down a one-way street.
Mr.
Leland is here.
Send him fight in.
- Oh.
Hi.
Vaughn.
How you doing? - J.
R.
This is Heather Wilson.
This is Vaughn Leland, a good friend.
- Well.
It's my pleasure.
- I'm sure it will be.
Heather works for the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Does she.
Now? You know how they're trying to drum up tourism.
They have this personally conducted tour of the island now.
And I'd just love you to be my guest there this weekend.
Personal tour? Very.
- All expenses paid.
Of course.
- All expenses? I thought it might be a good idea if you and Heather had an early lunch - and discussed your travel plans.
- Well.
Yes.
I think that'd be a fine idea.
Oh.
Darling.
Would you mind waiting outside for just one moment? Of course not.
Thank you.
Heather.
- Very pretty young lady.
- And a wonderful tour guide.
You know.
J.
R.
.
I really appreciate your trying to keep me happy.
However.
It has no bearing on the fact that your note is due in 10 days.
And you better be able to pay it.
I'll send you a postcard.
- Ray.
- Oh.
Neal.
- How are you? - Good.
- Can I get you a drink? - No.
I don't think so.
- So.
What's the problem? - Well.
Primarily it lies in two areas.
Like here in the grading.
And it's not gonna be too easy.
I don't see how that could cost that much.
- Yeah.
But that's not the big problem.
- All right.
It's rather complicated and technical but basically it's a question of very soft soil and a high water table.
So.
What's the bottom line on this.
Neal? Ray.
As you know.
Our specifications call for standard foundations with basic slab flooring.
- Right.
- Okay.
Well.
A combination of this water table and soft soil it won't support that.
We may have to go down with pilings in every unit then a subfloor and a raised floor instead of a slab.
Well.
How much is all that gonna cost? Well.
We hadn't worked out the figures exactly but.
Ray.
At least 50 percent more than our previous units.
I don't know if there's enough capital to spend that kind of money.
Well then you don't wanna go through with the project? I'd just like you to hold up for a couple of days.
Okay.
That's no problem.
I'll just pull her back.
And.
Ray.
I hope you won't mind what I'm gonna say but ordinarily.
On a project this large the developer has these surveys done long before any money goes into escrow.
Then if there are any problems.
They're known beforehand.
Well.
You know the old saying about fools rushing in.
Look.
Ray.
I'm really sorry about this.
Thanks.
Neal.
I'll be in touch with you.
- Yes, sir? - Any luck on that call to California? L finally got Mr.
Greer': Secretary.
She takes long lunches.
It seems Mr.
Greer is out of town for a few days.
"She says if he calls in she'll have him ca" us.
- All right.
Keep trying.
I'll talk to him.
- Yes, sir.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Grandma.
I'm back.
- How'd it go? - It went pretty good.
I guess.
It's not as much fun as it used to be.
- Hey.
Did Mitch call when I was gone? - I'm sorry.
Lucy.
He didn't.
Well.
That's all right.
I was just kind of hoping he would.
- Any mail for me? - No.
Mostly bills.
What's this big one? - It's from Jock.
- From Granddaddy.
I wonder what he has to say.
Is he all right? Oh.
My Lord.
There you go.
Mama.
I don't see why we have to wait for J.
R.
Because your granddaddy wanted this done in front of the whole family.
You're being mighty mysterious about this.
Mama.
- Well.
Good evening.
- Hello.
J.
R.
We've been waiting for you.
J.
R.
- Something special? - Yes.
I I got a letter from your daddy.
- Anything important? - Well why don't you fix yourself a drink and I'll read it.
- Hurry up.
J.
R.
- Lucy.
I've had a long.
Difficult day.
Don't start with me.
All right.
As I said.
This came from Jock today.
A lot of it's personal.
So I'll skip over that.
Now.
Let me see.
“L don't know how much longer I'll be here and as you have been aware of lately.
The phone service between us is terrible.
There are areas I've been into where no contact at all is possible.
I know that while I'm down here the business has to keep running without me.
While I have the utmost faith in J.
R.
's ability to keep Ewing Oil on firm ground in my absence I also realize that at times he takes a somewhat headstrong approach to business.
In your defense, J.
R.
.
I felt the same way about Bobby when he was running the company.
So knowing that you could not always reach me when necessary I've had a legal document drawn.
It accompanies this letter.
More than anything I could write here.
It will explain what I think is necessary for Ewing Oil in my absence.
I miss you very much and look forward to our being together in the near future.
I love you all.
“ “In order that Ewing Oil should continue to operate without my presence and while still keeping ownership of the 100 shares of Ewing stock that comprise the entire issue I hereby designate and the management of the aforesaid Ewing Oil Company in the following manner: To Eleanor Southworth Ewing.
To John Ross Ewing ll twenty voting shares.
To Bobby James Ewing.
To Garrison Arthur Ewing.
To Ray Krebbs Ewing.
To John Ross Ewing Ill.
A minor.
10 voting shares.
If he is once again living at Southfork with his father then J.
R.
Ewing will control his voting shares.
If not.
Then Eleanor Southworth Ewing shall control them.
Witnessed to and attested to “ And so on.
Grandma.
I don't understand.
If Granddaddy still owns the company.
Then what good are those voting shares? Well.
When there was a big decision to make about Ewing Oil J.
R.
used to consult Jock.
Now the people who have voting shares can approve or disapprove.
Or say that enough of the people who had the voting shares didn't like the management It's nothing personal.
J.
R.
they could all get together.
Vote in a new president.
Or audit the books.
In essence.
Who controls 50 or more voting shares controls the company.
Well.
Here's to Daddy.
For looking out for the welfare of Ewing Oil.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Or is it? - Well.
I'm not sure.
I don't think I fell asleep until the sun came up.
That was quite a night.
Did? Did you talk to J.
R.
after we left? No.
I think it was quite a shock to him.
No.
I think it was quite a shock to him.
And to me.
I'm not sure that Jock did the right thing.
Giving you the largest share of the votes.
Especially with John Ross gone? Well.
He did put a lot of pressure on me.
In a sense.
I'm controlling Ewing Oil.
And you know I always stay away from the business.
Not only that.
He's opened the doors to a lot of rivalry between the boys.
Well.
Maybe not.
I mean.
Certainly Ray isn't interested in the company.
How did he feel about it? He was very proud that Jock thought enough of him to give him the voting shares.
But I think he would just as soon be out of it entirely.
Did you talk to Gary yet? No.
I know I have to.
But I've been putting it off.
I'm just not sure how he'll react to it.
Gary's always avoided pressures.
Miss Ellie.
Maybe all of this is just a tempest in a teapot and nothing's going to happen while Jock's away.
I'd like to think that's true but from the way J.
R.
reacted.
I I just don't know.
Look.
I tell you what.
Why don't we just put all this behind us and go shopping? Well.
That's certainly better than just sitting here and worrying.
But I guess I better call Gary first.
I'll wait.
As you can see, the company is in excellent financial condition.
While our cash position is not quite as fluid as it might be due to the moneys expended on oil storage tanks I can't foresee any problems.
Especially when we have no major loans outstanding.
Never can tell when somebody might wanna audit these.
- I want them kept nice and tidy.
- Yes.
Sir.
Although the recent sharp drop in oil prices hasn't caused any damage yet it will result in a depreciated profit picture and a further restriction in cash flow.
We were fortunate our crude production was based on July rates.
Yeah.
We were lucky there.
All right.
Well.
Actually.
Foresight on your part.
Mr.
Ewing.
I know many major producers have been storing crude in hopes of a price hike.
Instead it's dropped almost $3 a barrel.
- It'll go up.
Always has.
- Yes.
Sir.
If that's all? - Have you had a vacation recently? - Next month.
Mr.
Ewing.
Haskell.
You've done an outstanding job for us this year.
I'd like you to take a couple of extra weeks off.
Kind of a little bonus from Ewing Oil.
Matter of fact.
Why don't you leave on Monday? Thank you.
I'll do that.
You can leave that.
I still have a few things to go over.
I'll have it delivered to you after the weekend, okay? - Whatever you say.
Sir.
- All right.
- Sly.
- Yes, sir? Do you have any cartons out there? I have some stuff I wanna put in storage.
I'll get one.
Yeah.
Mama.
I will.
Okay.
You take care.
I'll see you soon.
All right.
Bye-bye.
I guess you got the drift of all that.
I don't see why your daddy wants to involve you in Ewing Oil.
Honey.
I'm not involved.
It's just 10 voting shares.
- J.
R.
know about it? - Yeah.
I guess he does.
Why? He's not gonna be happy about you having any say in Ewing Oil.
Valene.
I don't care about J.
R.
Look.
Mama sounded kind of upset.
I think I ought to go back to Southfork.
Gary.
You know what happens every time you go back there.
Honey.
We went back for Lucy's wedding and everything was fine.
I know.
I just get that That funny feeling every time you're around your family.
Look I can handle Southfork if I have to.
Yes? There's a Miss Afton Cooper here to see you.
- Send her in.
- Yes, sir.
Well.
This is a surprise.
Yeah.
I suppose.
I didn't know if you'd answer a phone call from me.
Oh.
Yes.
Thanks.
I did read the financial page.
You're now president of Wentworth Tool and Die.
Not bad for a loser.
Huh? I guess I deserve that.
But maybe we can do each other some good.
I'm doing pretty well on my own.
What if I could help you get J.
R.
Ewing? Why would you wanna do something like that? I have my reasons.
Let's talk.
Why don't we go have a drink.
I think we can talk better there.
You think my office is bugged? I don't know.
Is it? Okay.
Marie, I'm gonna go out.
- I'll be back in a couple hours.
- Yes, sir.
You know, it's funny.
All my life, I thought I knew myself, but I didn't.
Oh.
Honey.
You were doing just fine till you found out there was a problem having children.
No.
I wasn't.
Bobby.
Not really.
I kept all my feelings bottled up inside.
Might never have come out.
Well.
Looks like you and Dr.
Conrad are making some progress, huh? I really feel good.
Maybe it's time I thought about leaving here.
Coming back to Southfork.
Back to The Store.
Did I tell you Liz and Jackie came to see me yesterday? Did they? Well.
Now.
That was nice.
Wasn't it? Yeah.
They filled me in on the new line.
What's selling.
What isn't.
For the first time.
I really missed my job.
Well.
Pam.
What does Dr.
Conrad think about you leaving here so soon? You know how doctors are.
She doesn't think I should rush things.
She says we still have a long way to go.
Well.
She's right.
You know.
You don't have to rush it.
Everything's fine at home.
You have your job whenever you want it so maybe you should just slow down.
Take it easy.
Maybe.
Bobby.
Have you heard anything from the adoption agencies? Well.
I keep in touch with them and I haven't heard anything yet.
But it shouldn't be too long now.
I know.
I mean.
It can't be much longer.
Bobby.
Do you care whether it's a little boy or a little girl? Well.
Of course not.
Whatever it is.
It's gonna be ours.
Isn't it? I've been thinking of names.
Bobby James Ewing ll.
Pamela Jean Ewing.
Maybe Rebecca.
I love you.
Honey.
Well.
I love you.
Bobby.
Come in.
Mr.
Krebbs.
- Have a seat.
- Thank you very much.
What can I do for you? How's the San Antonio venture coming along? Well.
It's coming along just fine.
Although we've run into some unexpected problems.
Oh.
Really? Yes.
Sir.
It's nothing we can't handle but I'm gonna need to finance about now.
How much are you talking about? - I think 3 million would handle it.
- I see.
Well.
You and Mrs.
Krebbs have more than enough to cover that.
Would you want to use that as collateral? I'd just as soon borrow on my own.
You realize.
With today's interest rates our loan committee is very careful with unsecured loans.
Or is there some other collateral you wish to put up? Stocks? Bonds? Well.
I guess this would have to be on my name.
I've done pretty well on my other two ventures.
Yes.
You have.
And that.
Of course.
Will be in your favor.
I wouldn't need the loan for long.
It'd just be to get over this rocky part.
Of course.
Well.
Your financial statement is on file.
Our loan committee meets on Thursday.
I'll get back to you.
- Well.
I really appreciate that.
- I'll let you know their decision.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Okay.
There's your drink.
No one can hear what we're saying.
You were telling me about J.
R.
Ewing.
Do you know a man named Vaughn Leland? I know that J.
R.
broke him during that Asian oil swindle.
He may have been broke once but he's now head of a bank in Houston.
Okay.
- What about him? He just loaned J.
R.
$100 million.
- No.
No.
He didn't.
He hates J.
R.
- Well.
He did.
And there are some other bankers that loaned him another 100 million.
Oh.
That can't be.
I know the Ewing Oil financial position too well.
They're solid.
They don't need any loans.
Cliff.
This has nothing to do with Ewing Oil.
It's something J.
R.
has done on his own.
Vaughn said J.
R.
bought millions of barrels of oil and he's storing it.
Only now the prices are going down.
You're saying J.
R.
's in trouble? That's what Vaughn said.
How do you know all this? J.
R.
asked me to meet Vaughn.
Be nice to him.
He said he wanted to keep Vaughn really happy.
- Which you did? - No.
I didn't.
I can't stand him.
I thought I could do a lot of things.
But I couldn't do that.
Vaughn just told you this.
Then? Why? He doesn't like J.
R.
any more than you do.
And he talks a lot when he drinks.
He said he wanted J.
R.
to default on the loans.
- He told you that? - Well.
Not in so many words.
But I knew.
All right.
Supposing all this is true what's it got to do with me? Why are you telling me? It's kind of complicated.
There's a lot I want in this world a lot that I need.
The reasons don't really matter.
For a while there.
I thought J.
R.
could help me get it.
But I couldn't pay his price.
It made me feel unclean.
I hated myself.
But I hate him more.
I wanna get back at him.
I know you do too.
I'd like nothing more.
So I thought now that you're president of this company you might be in a position to take advantage of his situation.
Maybe we could do it together.
I think this calls for a different kind of drink.
I don't usually buy champagne.
But I think we should celebrate.
Yeah.
I'd like to celebrate.
How about good endings to bad beginnings? Amen.
Hello.
- Steve Farlow? - Yeah.
It's J.
R.
Ewing here.
So? I'd like to meet with you.
Sit and talk a little.
- There's nothing to talk about.
- Oh, there really is.
It'd be to your benefit.
- No, I don 't think so.
- Are you afraid to meet with me? Hell.
no.
If you're not afraid.
Why don't I fly down there or you come up here.
Whatever.
- I'll come up there.
- Cotton Bowl.
Noon tomorrow.
All right.
I'll be there.
Who was that? Well.
That was just somebody I have a little unfinished business with.
Yes, sir? Sly.
If I have any appointments for tomorrow.
Cancel them.
Yes, sir.
KREBBS The land you sold me just wasn't worth a damn.
It's good land.
It's got some problems.
- Problems you must have known about.
- But I didn't.
Any developer worth his salt would have checked it out and arranged financing.
We had plenty of money if that land of yours was any good.
Now.
Ray Listen.
Ray.
We're not getting anywhere yelling at each other.
The point is.
Can you raise more money? Find out in a couple of days.
All right now.
Let me know what happens.
I've got a lot at stake here too.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I lost my temper.
Goodbye.
Ray! Look.
Look at this.
What'd you do.
Win some kind of sweepstakes or something? It's a $50,000 advance against the sale of my book.
Does it make you proud of me? Yeah.
It really does.
I tell you what.
If you'd like to go out.
I'll buy.
Oh.
I don't know.
Honey.
I'm not feeling all that good.
- What's wrong? - I don't know.
I'm just not all that up.
That's all.
Something you wanna talk about? No.
I'll be fine.
Really.
I gotta go into Braddock and check on some feed bills for the ranch.
I'll see you later.
Now.
First.
I wanna thank you two for dropping over.
As you know.
The senate seat that I took over for Dave Culver is coming up for reelection.
So I've made a decision about that.
I think we should've talked about it before you made up your mind.
Look.
I had things in mind when I took that senate seat over for David.
I think I've accomplished some of them.
- But lately I haven't been able to - Bobby.
We all understand there are Look.
The point is.
It looks like things are gonna get worse before they get better.
With my daddy being gone and my wife undergoing treatment I think my family needs me.
I think they need me more than the people of the state of Texas right now.
So I have decided not to run for reelection.
There's still time to change your mind.
No.
I don't think so.
I wanna thank you two for all the support you have given me.
I just hope I haven't let you down too bad.
I still think you have a future in politics.
Well.
If so.
It's a long way in the future.
My family needs me more right now.
Thank you.
Gentlemen.
Come on in.
Thank you.
I was rather surprised to receive your call.
I always had the feeling I was not your favorite person.
Well.
This is business.
Yes.
I had the impression that's what it was before as well.
Cliff? What the hell is this? I'm Cliff Barnes.
Maybe you've heard J.
R.
mention me.
I thought we could do some business together.
What business could we possibly do together? How about Pin the Tail on the Ewing? MIDWAY Ewing.
Well.
That was a very impressive entrance.
You looking to see if I had any troops stationed outside? I didn't come here to play games.
Ewing.
What is it you wanted? Well.
We got almost - you sure you wouldn't like to sit down? - Why don't we just get on with it? All right.
I suppose you think I came here to ask you to give me my boy back.
Yeah.
That had occurred to me.
So don't even bother.
Well.
Actually.
I came here to do you a service.
Oh.
Really? Ever since I found out about your Your problem at the trial well.
I've been thinking about you.
I don't know why you should think about me at all except for the fact your wife is living with me.
Well.
In a sense.
I suppose that's true, technically.
But how long she's gonna be living with you I wouldn't make a hazard to guess.
You do like to get down in the dirt, don't you? I find it advantageous at times, yes.
- All right.
Let's get this over with.
- All right.
My wife.
And she is still my wife is a lady of very tempestuous moods.
Mostly sexual.
I can give you a rundown of the names of her lovers if you're really interested No.
Not at all.
There is a point here.
I don't wanna be so crude as to call her a nymphomaniac but all the while she and I were enjoying a very healthy relationship she was out looking for more elsewhere.
You are a disgusting man.
Ewing.
You think I don't realize what kind of trick you're pulling? It may be a trick.
But it's certainly the truth.
Hasn't it occurred to you? Well.
Surely you remember how she was before your accident.
My bet is that you could hardly keep her out of bed.
How long do you think she's gonna stay with a sexual washout? Hell.
She can't go without it forever.
Yeah.
Maybe she won't have to.
I've seen your daddy.
Maybe she's staying with you because she's not going without it.
There's only one person that's man enough to keep her happy on all of Southern Cross and that sure as hell ain't you!