Dallas s09e06 Episode Script

You allowed that marriage to fall apart.
I'm going to put it back together again.
Nobody can do that except Sue Ellen and J.
R.
Just watch me.
- My offer to buy you out stands.
- You can take your offer straight to hell.
I love Sue Ellen.
You can't keep me from her.
Then nothing I said got through to you.
Now that I'm here, things are going to change.
I'm going to see to it that you get what's coming to you.
I've decided to accept Jeremy Wendell's offer.
- You're finally getting your revenge.
- This is no longer open for discussion.
I know the selection committee's been working on this for quite a while but I'd like to nominate someone who I truly feel deserves the honor this year.
Well, it's awfully late to be bringing this up, J.
R.
The Oil Baron's Ball is just around the corner.
Yes, I realize that.
I wish I'd thought of it sooner, but sometimes you don't think of these things when you figure next year will do just as well.
Why won't next year do? Lt'll be too late.
It's already too late for this gentleman to appreciate it.
I'd like my brother Bobby to be the oilman of the year.
You know we all respected Bobby.
But I'm not sure that's reason enough.
We ordinarily give the award for a special achievement of some kind, J.
R.
Yes, yes, I realize that.
But often it's given for a lifetime body of work in the industry.
- Now, that's true but, uh - But what? Certainly the length of the lifetime doesn't make any difference.
Well, we still have to weigh other factors.
But I will bring his name up to the committee.
Good, good, I appreciate that.
Thank you for your time.
- J.
R.
- Wendell.
What did you have in mind when you put a tail on me? Good seeing you too, Jeremy.
I don't know what you'd find out about me but it's made me find out something about you.
You're scared.
Wendell, the last time I was scared, I was 14 years old.
I was facing a wounded mountain lion.
I walked away without a scratch.
Well, you can do the same thing here.
I bear you no ill will.
This is strictly business, J.
R.
And my offer to buy you out still stands.
Well, that's very kind of you.
You can take your offer straight to hell.
I'm home.
Smells good.
Sounds like somebody had a good day today.
- Mmm.
Pot roast, my favorite.
- Sorry, meatloaf.
That's all right.
Meatloaf, that's my favorite too.
Oh, I gotta tell you.
You should have seen Mark Graison's face when I told him about the wild-goose chase that J.
R.
Sent Pam on down to Jamaica.
Ha-ha-ha.
I mean, there is no chance that he is gonna let Pam sell Christopher's share of Ewing Oil back to J.
R.
Because there was smoke coming out of Mark's ears.
It always comes back to J.
R.
And Ewing Oil, doesn't it? What do you mean? Somebody broke into Jack's apartment last night.
Yeah? What did they take? - Nothing.
- Well, what's the use of breaking in? Jack thinks it had something to do with Ewing Oil.
You didn't have anything to do with it, did you, Cliff? No, of course not.
Why would I? You know, he's on our side.
But it does make me wonder what someone thinks they're gonna find.
What's Jack got that they could blackmail him with? Well, I don't know, and neither does he.
Hmm.
Well, someone thinks he's hiding something.
- Well, who's winning? - Your father is.
I can't seem to keep my mind on the game.
- Now, don't start making excuses.
- Well, I won't hold you up long.
I just came by to tell you that I'm leaving for Cheyenne.
It's time for the final divorce hearing and it's also time that I, uh, dealt with it.
Well, I think you're doing the right thing, son.
And when that's all done, I'm gonna come back here for Sue Ellen.
Then nothing I said got through to you.
I respect what you said, Miss Ellie.
I know that you said it in what you felt was Sue Ellen's best interest.
I just don't happen to agree with you.
I know that she needs me to help her get better.
What she needs, she's getting at the clinic.
And no one can help her with that except herself.
That may be true.
But what's gonna happen when she gets out? She does have a husband, Dusty.
J.
R.
Will be around to handle things.
Exactly.
That's why I'm gonna be around too.
I love Sue Ellen.
You can't keep me from her.
Mark, I'm also your doctor.
I mean, you could've had this Dr.
Matsuta call me from the clinic and let me know.
I couldn't.
We had to make sure that the treatment was working.
Look, I went halfway around the world for help.
I wanna do something right here now to benefit other people.
I wanna fund a research center to specialize in unusual blood diseases.
That will cost you a fortune.
Well, I can't think of anything I'd rather do with my money.
And I want you to head up the whole thing.
- Oh, I'm flattered.
- Well, you ought to be.
So, do we have a deal? You'd better let me think that over.
It's a big step for me.
It's the only way to take life, Jerry.
In big steps.
I finally found that out when I realized my own mortality.
Mark Is that what you were thinking when you decided to come back into Pam's life? You're thinking that was selfish of me after what I put her through? And not knowing what the future would bring? Now, look, I'm not gonna tell you I didn't want to see her again.
God knows I missed her.
But she was in trouble.
That's really the reason I came back to her.
I let her believe I was dead for a year.
I would've stayed away forever if I thought my coming back would hurt her in any way.
Does she know that you're not fully cured? - That you're in remission? - I've been honest with her.
I've told her there are no guarantees.
But feeling as good as I do right now I am willing to believe that if I've lived this long, I'll live forever.
Forever.
If you're willing to go on believing that, I'm willing to go right along with you.
Your next patient is here, doctor.
So, about the research center, you'll give me your answer soon? I'll give you an answer right now.
It's yes.
I knew you'd see it my way.
- We'll talk soon, Jerry.
- You bet.
Why do I drink? Now, that's a good question, doctor.
And it's been a good question every time someone asks me.
Even when you've asked me.
Are you any closer to an answer? - My father was an alcoholic.
- So you said.
Did your other therapist let you get away with that as an answer? Who would you like to blame this time? I'm not blaming him.
I'm just trying to explain it.
You think the fact that your father was an alcoholic explains why you are.
Do you just wish it did? I don't know.
I really don't know.
The whole thing is so perverse.
I hated the smell of alcohol.
I hated everything it represented.
My father drank away all of his chances for success.
And all of my mother's chances for success went with him.
And now I'm doing the same thing.
Your mother.
Let's talk about her a little.
- What's there to say? - I don't know.
Just tell me something about her.
I did already.
My father drank away everything that she wanted out of her life.
Money, prestige, social position.
So she did the next best thing.
She raised me to have that kind of life.
She raised me to marry somebody important.
To love, honor, and obey.
And she made it very clear to me that if I couldn't love and honor I could sure as hell obey.
That's valid, Sue Ellen.
Years ago, a lot of women thought that way.
But the world has changed.
Not for her.
And not for me.
It's all I know.
I was raised to be the best thing that ever happened to a husband.
She just neglected to tell my husband.
Did your husband ever cheat on you? Yeah, I know.
I know we're here to talk about me.
Hm? Well, let me tell you something.
There is nothing in the world more degrading than knowing your husband is sleeping with every tramp there is in Dallas.
Then why do you stay with him? Oh, doctor.
You forgot.
I'm the perfect wife.
Actually, I did divorce him once.
Then I let him talk me into marrying him again.
Why did you let that happen? Because the plain truth of it is that I don't know anything other than being J.
R.
Ewing's wife.
Pathetic, isn't it? Are you blaming your husband now? Well, why shouldn't I? It's his fault, isn't it? Is it? Is it your husband's fault? Or is it your father's fault? Or is it your mother's fault? You think it's my fault.
Sue Ellen, I think it doesn't matter whose fault it is.
What matters is where you go from here.
Well, that's all well and good but the figures I'm looking at just don't add up the way I think they ought to.
Well, I hired him on your recommendation.
Maybe we should think about replacing him.
No, I'll just have to come down at the end of the week and we'll sit down and interview people together.
Right.
I'll see you then.
May I help you? Well, I hope so.
- I'm, uh Patricia.
Ellie.
I just got back to the States, and I came because I heard about - I hope I'm not intruding.
- No, no, of course not.
You haven't met my husband, Clayton Farlow.
Clayton, this is Patricia Shepard.
Sue Ellen's mother.
- How do you do? - How do you do? Oh, Ellie, I'm so sorry to hear about Bobby.
Such a tragedy.
He was a special person.
And I know Sue Ellen loved him very much.
Uh, where is she? Is she home? No, Patricia.
Sue Ellen's not home.
She's at the Meadowlark Sanitarium.
Why? What happened? She's in an alcoholic recovery program.
You know that she had a drinking problem for quite some time.
I don't know anything of the sort.
You've been away for a long time.
Clearly I've been away too long.
I've got to go and see her right away.
No, they're not letting her have any visitors yet.
I'm not a visitor.
I'm her mother.
They'll let me see her.
- Where is John Ross? - He's playing in his room.
You can go right up and see him if you'd like.
Thank you, I will.
So that's Sue Ellen's mother.
- You don't seem to like her much.
- I don't.
That woman's never been anything but trouble.
Why did you have somebody break into my apartment and go through my things? - What are you looking for? - You're barking up the wrong tree, Jack.
Am I? You had me fooled by all that talk about us being family and how important that is.
Because if this is the way you treat family, I don't want any part of it.
Now, wait a minute.
Just hold on here.
If somebody broke into your apartment, that's a matter for the police.
But I assure you, I had nothing to do with it.
While I'm thinking about it you might wanna have a little talk with that brother-in-law of yours, Cliff Barnes.
And that good buddy of his, Jeremy Wendell.
Yeah, they're not above pulling a stunt like this.
You have any idea what they're looking for? No, I don't have a clue.
I apologize, J.
R.
I shouldn't have accused you.
That's all right.
I know how upsetting something like this can be.
Why don't I give you that tour I promised you, huh? Oh, not right now.
I've got someplace to go.
Get back to what you were doing.
Talk to you later.
All right, all right.
Pete? J.
R.
Ewing here.
Say, you're getting sloppy, boy.
How dare you let Jack Ewing know you broke into his place? I mean, I thought you were a pro.
You what? Well, if you didn't, find out who did.
And why.
I've had it.
I'm going back.
So go back.
Don't they ever let up at this place? Ohh.
I haven't had a minute alone since 6 this morning.
Aren't you sick of it? What I am sick of is your constant complaining.
That's all you've done all morning.
I don't know why you're here.
But I'm here to get well.
And I plan to do whatever it takes.
I wanna get well.
- But I'm scared.
- I'm scared too, Barbara.
Look, I've been here almost two weeks, and I'm still scared.
Why don't we try to just get through today? And then we'll work on tomorrow.
Thanks.
I'm not used to asking for help but I think I'm gonna need yours.
And I'm not used to giving it but I'll do all I can do.
Let's run.
Come on.
- Go fish.
- All right.
Now Uh - Eight? No.
- Patricia.
- Daddy! - Hi, son.
J.
R.
, how are you? - Well, it's a surprise finding you here.
- I just got in today.
I came because I heard about Bobby and now, of course, I've heard about Sue Ellen.
Yes, yes.
Son, it's about your bedtime.
Why don't you go upstairs and put your pj's on? I'll come up and tuck you in, what do you say? - I don't wanna go to bed.
- You do like I say.
- Oh, Daddy.
- Good night, sweetheart.
- Go on, son.
Go on.
- My, he's growing up so fast.
- Yes, he is, isn't he? How have you been, J.
R? As well as can be expected, I suppose.
J.
R.
, I want to talk to you about Sue Ellen.
Yes, I guess you do.
All right, where do you want to begin? Well, needless to say, I'm very distressed about the situation.
I know that you gave Sue Ellen the best care possible.
Well, I've tried.
Lord knows I've tried.
We've known each other a long time, J.
R.
I think I know you well enough that we can be honest with each other.
Yes, I hope so.
I want to know what's going on around here.
Sue Ellen's drinking must've been a terrible strain on you.
Some men in that situation might use it as an excuse to have another woman on the side.
I did.
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I did.
Patricia, hell, I'm only human.
When Sue Ellen finds all the comfort she needs in a bottle I have to find all my comfort someplace else.
I don't know what went wrong with my daughters.
I raised them to be perfect wives, perfect mothers.
I'll never understand what happened with Kristin.
But Sue Ellen Sue Ellen was everything I wanted her to be.
I was the happiest mother on earth when she told me she was going to marry J.
R.
Ewing.
Well, I'm sorry things didn't work out as you planned.
All I ever wanted was for you two to be happy.
We were.
For a while, we were.
Not now? You're not saying that your feelings for Sue Ellen have changed? I ache for her.
I ache for what she's going through.
But I can't say we still have a marriage.
Well, every marriage has problems.
Uh Daddy? - Nothing is impossible when two Daddy? - Oh, would you excuse me, please? Damn.
- Well, we should go dancing more often.
Yeah.
Mm-hm.
I'm gonna go to the ladies' room.
Jamie? Sure, I'll join you.
I wonder why they always go in pairs.
Ha-ha-ha.
It's in their genes, that's why.
Mark, have you given any more thought to Wendell? Is that all you ever think about, business? Hey, look, this is important.
The sooner Pam makes up her mind, the sooner you can make plans for your future.
Can't you see this indecision is tearing her apart? Fine, I'll call Wendell and set up a meeting.
I'll call him, I'll call him.
Yeah.
Mm-hm.
- Anytime good? - Whenever.
I just hope his deal is better than J.
R.
's.
I'd like never to lay eyes on that bum again.
After you meet with Wendell, you'll never have to.
- Is his deal that good? - That good, yup.
Mm-hm.
Yeah.
Really.
Jenna, you can't possibly stock an entire store in one day.
Besides, my feet are killing me.
If your feet are hurting you after only two hours you're not gonna be much help to me.
Do you really plan to buy everything today? I wanna reopen the boutique as soon as possible and I can't do it without a full inventory.
Let's go this way.
There's a line I wanna check.
- It's out of Los Angeles.
- Okay.
This is it.
Well, do you think after we do this we might get a bite to eat? You're going to gain 100 pounds with that baby.
Oh, no, I'm not.
You just wait and see.
This place is huge.
Sure is.
You think we're gonna be able to find your mom? I don't know.
Oh, my gosh.
- This is incredible.
- You like that, huh? I think it's disgusting.
Ha-ha-ha! You think it's disgusting? Come on.
Charlie, what are you doing here? Well And Charlie thought you might be hungry.
Oh, you did, did you? - Where's Donna? - She's inside, sitting.
I'll get her.
Donna? Come on out.
Well, hi, you guys.
- How you doing? - Fine, thank you.
It seems that we have an invitation for lunch.
- Oh, hallelujah.
Come on, let's find a restaurant.
I'm with you.
Well, um Uh Shall we? Mosey this way.
I think we should.
- Nice-looking piece of land, Ray.
- Thank you, sir.
It sure is.
You and Donna must be so excited.
Yes, we are.
Finally gonna build us just the kind of house we always wanted.
I'm so happy for you.
Now, show me again where the baby's room is gonna be.
Well, it's gonna be right over here, right next to our bedroom.
Donna doesn't want to miss a sound.
Have you started talking about names yet? Yes, well, uh We thought if it was a boy, we'd kind of like to name him after Bobby.
That would've made Bobby very happy, Ray.
Clayton, I'm a little tired.
Maybe we ought to get back.
All right, sure.
Uh, Miss Ellie, I hope this isn't a bad time but I need to talk to you about Jeremy Wendell.
Not now, Ray.
No, no.
Now's as good a time as any.
What is it, Ray? I don't mean to pressure you but he's pressuring me for my answer.
- Then tell him what it is you decided.
- I'd rather not, I'd stand by your decision.
No, I don't want that.
It doesn't make any difference to me, just tell me which way you're gonna go.
Ray, you decide for yourself.
I simply can't be your conscience.
I'm not asking that.
- It's just that No, Ray.
Decide for yourself.
I don't know what the answer is.
To anything.
Thank you, Raoul.
Better hurry up, honey.
You're gonna be late.
It's so nice being part of a big family again.
What is it, Ellie? It's the invitation to the Oil Baron's Ball.
I just don't think I can handle going this year.
But I guess I can't put off meeting with Jock's scholarship committee.
I've got to make the final selection.
Well, of course we're gonna go to the Oil Baron's Ball, Mama.
I'll book a table in the name of Ewing Oil like I have for the last 20 years.
And once you've selected those four lucky kids that are gonna win Daddy's scholarship, we won't have to worry about this anymore.
- Because we won't be oil barons.
- J.
R.
No, it's true.
Once my family is finished selling me out there's not gonna be any Ewing Oil.
Ahem.
Come on, kids.
Let's get ready for school.
No, no, no.
You just sit there and enjoy your breakfast.
I'm gonna go down to my office, while I still have an office.
Now that we're finally together, let's get down to business.
I want to make it clear to you what my involvement is with this matter.
Cliff told me you're Pamela's advisor.
Jeremy, Pam's been under a lot of pressure lately and Mark's great business experience, he offered to help out.
Well, I'm well aware of Mr.
Graison.
Graisco is an impressive financial empire.
I am here solely to take your offer back to Pamela to interpret it for her with no bias on my part.
Oh, you won't need any bias once she sees the deal.
Now, I can assure you of that.
That's a complete financial package.
I've included Westar's annual reports for the last 10 years projected earnings for the next 10.
Mark, I think you're gonna see this is a huge deal, even by your standards.
Yes, it is.
And because we're a publicly held company rather than a private one the growth potential that Westar stock can offer Pamela is enormous.
As administrator of her son's estate I'm sure she'll find that an attractive advantage over other offers.
It's certainly no small consideration.
I'd like to look this over at length.
Hey, I can stay with you on it all day.
Thank you both.
Now, I think I have some homework to do.
- Mr.
Wendell, Cliff.
- I'll ride down with you.
Uh, Wendell Hey, I'll ride down with you.
Hey! Can't you hire someone to do this stuff? Yeah, but then what would I do? Turn into some suit with my boots up on the desk reading reports all day? No, thanks.
Come out here to help or talk? Well, talk, I guess.
Got a couple of things that are bothering me.
You seem to have a straight head on you.
Depends on what day you get me on.
You guys go ahead and take a break.
- What's up? - Well, I ran into Donna and Jenna yesterday.
Well, that's not quite the way I heard it.
What you hear? I heard that you showed up with Charlie to take Donna and Jenna out to lunch and all you did was stare at Jenna like some kind of sick cow.
And how'd Donna say that Jenna looked at me? Well, I don't think I'd better answer that.
No telling what you're gonna ask me next.
What do you think? Am I wasting my time? No, I just think maybe it's the wrong time.
Gonna take Jenna a while to get over Bobby.
- My guess is a long while.
- Yeah, I should have known that.
Hey, what did you ever decide to do about Jeremy Wendell? Well, I don't know.
It's, uh It's pretty tough on me.
On the one hand, there's my new brother-in-law, Cliff.
And on the other hand, there's my new family, represented by J.
R.
You just ran out of hands.
Miss Ellie.
Your third option's to throw in with Miss Ellie.
You know, Jack, I don't envy you.
Looks like your 10 percent might be a lot more important than anybody ever thought.
Sue Ellen.
Mother.
Mother, what are you doing here? When they told me I could have a visitor, I had no idea that it would be you.
Well, I came as soon as they'd let me.
Here, let's sit down.
- Did someone send for you? - No.
No, they should have.
But no one did.
I came back to Dallas because I heard about Bobby.
I didn't know about you until I went out to Southfork.
Mother, I hate for you to see me like this.
Oh, see you like what? You look just fine.
The important thing is you're getting the help you need.
And now that I'm here, you're gonna get better all that much sooner.
I am.
I am gonna get better.
- For good this time.
- I know you are.
Now, I'm going to get us a house.
And when you get out of here, we're going to straighten out your life.
- A house? - That's right.
I'm going to be right here with you in Dallas until you settle things with J.
R.
And how is J.
R? Well, J.
R.
Is J.
R.
Except it seems you're not the only thing on his mind these days.
Mother, I can't remember the last time I was the only thing on his mind.
Between Ewing Oil and his girlfriends I always seem to have run third.
But you know something? I don't care anymore.
You don't mean that.
Of course you care.
Now that I'm here, things are going to change.
I'm going to see to it that you get what's coming to you.
I didn't raise my daughters to run third.
I raised winners.
Good shot! Not bad, considering your layoff.
- Buy you a beer? - Thanks, I gotta meet someone.
- I hope she's gorgeous.
- He's not.
I'll be along in a little while.
Well, it's nice to see you could make it.
Well, I must admit, I was kind of surprised to hear from you.
It doesn't look like there's any permanent damage.
Huh? Oh, yeah, well No, it's all right.
Listen, Mark, I just want you to know, I understand why you hit me.
What I did to Pam, making her traipse all to hell and gone looking for you it was unforgivable, and I truly apologize.
- It's not for me to forgive, that's up to Pam.
- Yeah, I realize that.
I just want to let you know how sorry I was.
Be that as it may, that's not why I asked you out here today.
I want to talk to you about your offer for Christopher's share of the company.
I thought that's what it might be about, so I brought you this.
I'm not gonna influence Pam either way.
All I'm gonna do is put your offer alongside Wendell's and explain the differences.
The decision is up to her.
You don't expect me to believe you're gonna be impartial.
Well, I don't really care what you believe.
Personalities aren't gonna enter into this if I can help it because if they did, I'd tell you to take a hike.
Well, now, Mark, look, I'm in no position to ask you to let bygones be bygones, so I'm gonna have to let my offer speak for itself and it's a fair offer, more than fair.
Now, I know that Wendell's offer includes some stock, and I just can't match that.
So I hope the cash I've come up with will compensate for it.
Hell, it has to.
It's every penny I could raise.
Now, look, I'm fighting for the company my daddy left me just as hard as you would fight for the company your daddy left you.
Now, you don't have to care about that.
But you do care about Pam.
You wouldn't want to see her make a decision that she'd regret for the rest of her life.
And you think selling to Wendell is something she's gonna regret? Yes, I do.
Christopher's Bobby's son.
And Bobby always wanted Ewing Oil to remain firmly in Ewing hands.
And Pam, in her heart of hearts, knows that.
You'll see.
Talk to me, Mandy.
Talk to me.
We're sorry.
The number you're calling is not in service at this time.
We're sorry.
The number you're calling is not in service at this time.
We're sorry.
The number you're calling is not in service at this time.
Mandy, this can't go on any longer.
You let me in here.
I need you.
Come on, this can't go on anymore.
Let me in.
You let me in, or I'm gonna kick this damn door in.
Well, I'll be damned.
Lunch was wonderful.
And so were you.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate what you've done.
I didn't have the strength to sort through all this on my own.
Well, I am sorry I couldn't do any more for you than show you how the numbers lined up.
You are gonna have to make the final decision yourself.
I know that.
But you know, it's more than just how the numbers line up.
A lot of people are involved, their lives are gonna change according to my decision.
I hope you don't spend too much time worrying about what this means for J.
R.
You said yourself that you sympathize with his position.
Well, I do.
But that doesn't mean I sympathize with him.
And Wendell's bottom line figure's a lot more impressive.
Well, it's more than J.
R.
, Mark.
It's the whole family.
The Ewings.
I was a part of that family for a long time.
I mean, I've gotta consider what Bobby truly would've wanted.
Well, I've gotta get going.
Bye.
I thought I heard you come home, Mrs.
Ewing.
Mommy, look what I made.
Oh, sweetheart! That is terrific! What's that? These? They're just some papers.
Just some papers.
There you are.
I have accepted your hospitality long enough, Ellie.
Thank you for letting me stay.
You're Sue Ellen's mother.
And as her mother I have to tell you how deeply disturbed I am about her being in that sanitarium.
We're all unhappy about it.
But she's there to get the help she needs.
The point is, why does she need help from strangers? Because her problem got out of hand.
And where were you when all this was happening? Sitting at the head of the big Ewing dinner table and watching? I don't deserve that! I did everything I could for Sue Ellen.
Everything but keep our children's marriage together.
How in the world did you expect me to do that? When Sue Ellen married into the Ewings, I was thrilled.
But now the Ewings aren't even a family anymore.
No wonder she started drinking so heavily.
Stop, Patricia.
I thought I could count on you.
But I can see now that if anyone's going to take care of my daughter it's going to be me.
That's been the trouble all along.
Sue Ellen is a grown woman.
She shouldn't need anyone else running her life.
You're just making excuses.
You allowed that marriage to fall apart.
I'm going to put it back together again.
Nobody can do that except Sue Ellen and J.
R.
Really? Just watch me.
Ha-ha-ha.
All right, Christopher, you take your nap like a good fella.
We won't be disturbed here.
You sound serious.
Real serious.
J.
R.
, there is no way to make this easy, so I'm just going to say it.
I've decided to accept Jeremy Wendell's offer.
- No, you can't do that.
- J.
R.
, please.
I want you to know my reasons and that this has nothing to do with you personally.
- It has everything to do with me personally.
- No.
The person it has to do with is Christopher.
Now, I've thought this through.
And I realized that his future can be my only consideration.
How about the future of his family, the Ewings? If you sell out to a stranger, you'll destroy that family.
I feel very deeply about that.
You know how I loved Bobby.
If I thought for one minute I was doing something he didn't want me to do we wouldn't even be talking.
But when Bobby left his share of Ewing Oil to his son he wanted only the very best for him.
Now, your deal is a cash offer.
Wendell has matched that and he's offering stock that will continue to grow in value.
The hard fact is that Westar's offer is substantially better than yours.
The hard fact is, you don't give a damn about the Ewings anymore.
I'm sorry, J.
R but this is no longer open for discussion.
It took me a long time to make this decision and I'm going to stand by it.
- You're finally getting your revenge.
- No.
No, I'm not doing this to hurt you.
I'll try to remember that.
That's the best chili I've ever tasted.
That is, since the last time you cooked chili.
Ha-ha.
Are you saying it's been too long? Hello.
I'm sorry to bother you at this hour.
But I must remind you that I am still waiting for your response to my offer.
I can't wait much longer.
I'm, uh I'm not trying to be difficult, Jeremy.
Pamela Ewing called me a short while ago.
She's decided to accept.
So your holding out won't change things.
I understand.
- Then I can expect to hear from you shortly? - Yes, you will.
Good night.
Why didn't you tell him? I just wanted one more chance to think it over.
He said that Pam's agreed to sell to him.
Well, that must have been very difficult for her.
Ellie, you've always had good instincts.
Don't be afraid to go with them.
It means a lot to hear that from you.
Then it's settled.
I've got to go to J.
R.
And tell him that I'm selling to Jeremy Wendell.
I gave it everything I had, Bobby.
Nobody on Earth tried as hard as I did.
I I tried to make them see.
They just didn't understand.
You understood, Bobby.
You knew what Ewing Oil meant.
You and And Daddy and I.
You and Daddy.
But what difference does it make if there's no more Ewing Oil? It wouldn't be the same anyway.
But why did you have to leave me alone to see this? Why am I at fault for the end of Ewing Oil? Well, there's nothing for me here anymore.
Maybe I should just pick up John Ross and leave Southfork.
Go someplace new for both of us.
Someplace where nobody ever heard the name Ewing.