Dallas s09e07 Episode Script

Well, you know, I was behind this from the start.
Now I'm gonna enjoy being your boss.
- Is my baby sick? - There is an abnormality.
Sell your interest in Ewing Oil? - That's what I've been thinking.
- To whom? Make me an offer.
You're just as bad as J.
R.
Don't worry about Sue Ellen.
She doesn't live at Southfork anymore.
As a matter of fact, I may not be there much longer myself.
Not only Ewing Oil is coming to an end, but the Ewing family is.
- Mark, how about some coffee? Oh, no.
- All right, then how about another brandy? Good grief, no.
Pam, can I get you anything else? No, I feel good and relaxed, and relieved.
Relieved? You should be ecstatic.
Wendell's offer was fantastic.
Sit down, Cliff.
All you've talked about is Wendell.
Maybe Jamie's right.
- I think I made the right choice.
Oh, you're darn right you did.
You're just happy because J.
R.
Got burned.
No, he burned himself.
His offer was lousy.
- I have to admit, I don't feel sorry for him.
- In a way, I do.
But I want what's best for Christopher.
That's the bottom line: Christopher.
Are you having doubts? Because if you are, we could postpone that meeting with Wendell.
No.
Hey, if you want me to have that meeting moved up so you can get it over with, I will.
Cliff.
We'll meet him next week, sign the papers as planned.
Are you sure? I know what I heard.
Good morning, Raoul.
I'll do that.
Did you see J.
R.
This morning? He left a while ago with John Ross, Miss Ellie.
That doesn't sound like J.
R.
He couldn't have meant it.
He meant every word.
Leave Southfork? With John Ross, to start over.
He'd be leaving his whole life behind him.
He feels everyone's abandoned him, abandoned Ewing Oil.
And without Ewing Oil, there's no reason for him to stay.
No reason? There's you, there's his family.
What family? There's no family left.
He's just angry, he'll cool off.
And when he does, he'll stay.
I can't imagine Southfork without J.
R.
Neither can I.
But that's why, for better or worse I can't sell my share of Ewing Oil to Wendell now.
Well, I thought you were putting an end to all the fighting.
To save my son.
Not to lose him.
Look.
Rabbits.
Mama, can we go feed the rabbits? Sure, you go on ahead.
We'll be right behind you.
Take it easy now, boy.
Thank you for bringing him.
I've really missed him.
He's missed you too.
You're looking good, Sue Ellen.
Real healthy.
Thank you.
It's the first time I've felt healthy in a long time.
J.
R.
, I'd like to tell you how sorry I am for the mess I've made of our lives.
Yours, mine, John Ross Oh, I don't wanna go through this again.
No, J.
R.
, just listen to me.
I know you've heard this several times before, but just bear with me.
Whatever problems I have caused in the past as a wife, as a mother And I've had some pretty serious problems.
- I know now that I can't solve them until first I take care of my alcoholism.
I know now that, uh That I have to stay sober no matter what, for the rest of my life, or I won't have a life.
You think you can do that now? With a lot of help.
From these people and AA.
Are you telling me you're cured? You know there's no cure, there's only treatment.
But I've always denied myself that treatment in the past, but not anymore.
Well, darling, if you're telling me that you wanna stay here longer hell, I think you should.
I'm checking out tomorrow.
But I'm not coming back to Southfork.
At least, not right now.
I'm staying at my mother's for a while.
Well, look here.
Don't be foolish about this.
If you don't wanna leave now, stay here until you're ready.
No, I'm ready to leave.
I'm just not ready for us.
I mean, if I do come back home, it should be because we both want it.
Otherwise, it doesn't make any sense.
Well, if you can make sense out of our relationship they got a miracle cure here.
Sue Ellen, frankly, I don't care where you live long as you understand that John Ross stays at Southfork.
I'll explain it to him in a few days.
Soon as I get used to the idea myself.
Mommy, Daddy, come look at the baby rabbits.
Hurry.
Come on.
Whoa.
Hey, that's Shh.
- Let's go.
- No.
- Now.
Let's go.
- Come on, Ma.
Charlotte.
Hi, Jack.
Hi, Charlie.
Hi, Jenna.
Sorry.
That was beautiful.
Oh, we didn't mean to interrupt you.
No, no.
It's okay, it's okay.
What were you playing? Well, I wasn't really playing anything.
I was just thinking.
Ha-ha.
Funny way of thinking, huh? Eh, depends on what you were thinking.
Ha-ha-ha.
- Charlie.
Well, I was thinking about the ball.
- The Oil Baron's Ball? - Yep.
That sounds so exciting.
It does? Are you going? Ha.
I wish.
Kids aren't allowed.
But Mom is.
Uh, like I said, I'm sorry we interrupted you.
Charlie, come on.
Are you? I mean, uh, going to the ball, that is? Mom's not too enthusiastic either.
Well, then, uh, let's just, uh, suffer together.
Ha-ha.
- What? - Well, uh I mean, uh - Be my date.
- All right.
Date? - Sure.
Well, I mean, it's, uh Well, it's not really like a date.
It's a Well, I mean, I guess we're all gonna go as a family, right? So, uh I'll, uh I'll be your escort.
What do you say I pick you up about 8? Eight will be fine.
At last.
Spooky, huh? Yes.
Frightening almost.
That's what I thought.
I never thought I'd find him.
Wasn't easy.
Are you sure he's not aware you've been following him? Of course I'm sure.
Good.
Listen, I'd like to see him in person, get a close-up of him.
But I don't want him to suspect anything.
I can assure you, he won't suspect a thing.
Wonderful.
I'll be in touch.
You heard me, Billy.
I want everybody in your office in my office by Friday.
Well, I don't care where they are.
Fly them in.
I want everybody present.
You'll find out at the meeting, but I'll tell you one thing.
I'm gonna make an announcement that will set Dallas on its ear.
J.
R.
, I've been looking for you all day.
Oh, well, I'm sorry, Mama.
I took John Ross to visit his mama.
And then I needed a little time by myself to think things through.
J.
R.
, I know everything seems to be coming down around you.
Not just Sue Ellen everything else, including me.
But that's changed now.
And I want you to know that I'm standing behind you.
In what way? In every way.
I think you were right to commit Sue Ellen.
And I think you were right to fight against the takeover attempt of Jeremy Wendell.
I didn't at first, but I do now.
Well, it's nice to hear.
A little late, isn't it? No, it's not.
I've decided not to sell my interest in Ewing Oil.
And Gary and Ray won't either.
Well, in case you hadn't heard, Bobby's ex-wife is selling Christopher's share to Jeremy Wendell.
Yes, I heard.
Well, then you must know it doesn't matter what you do now.
Well, what do you mean? I mean that as long as an outsider like Jeremy Wendell owns 30 percent of Ewing Oil, I don't want any part of it.
You can't be serious.
I certainly am.
Are you forgetting what this company's all about? Are you forgetting how hard Daddy worked to build Ewing Oil so he'd have something to leave us? Is everybody forgetting that? Well, we still own 70 percent.
We still own the company.
Owning 100 percent makes it our company.
Owning 70 percent makes us shareholders.
Daddy didn't live and die for that.
Neither will I.
What will you do? Just what Daddy would've done: Start over.
Only this time, for my family, for John Ross.
And I guarantee you, I won't sell him out the way my family sold me out.
Forget about you? My roommate? You? Heh, me.
All of us.
Get used to the big bad world again.
I'd rather stay here.
I know.
But it doesn't work that way.
I gotta go.
Before you know it, things are gonna get back to normal.
And the big bad world won't seem so bad anymore.
I can't afford to forget this place.
You can't afford to forget your responsibilities either.
You have a husband and a son.
J.
R.
And John Ross came by yesterday and I told them that I'd be living with you for a while.
How did he feel about that? I only know how I felt about it.
There we go.
Ah.
I'll miss John Ross terribly.
John Ross can visit us.
He can stay overnight.
He can spend a whole weekend with us.
- I'd like that.
- We'll show him a good time.
We'll work everything out.
We always have.
Grandma, Aunt Pam, watch.
How was that one, Grandma? Very good, John Ross.
Very good.
Christopher's so glad John Ross is here.
He really misses seeing Christopher.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I won't let so much time slip between visits.
No.
No, I didn't mean it that way.
I know it's not easy for you to visit Southfork.
Well, I don't think I'm very welcome around J.
R.
Did he tell you that I'm selling Christopher's share of Ewing Oil to Jeremy Wendell? Jeremy wants me to sell my share too.
He also wants to buy Gary's and Ray's.
You're not going to sell, are you? No.
You know that it was a difficult decision for me? Yes, I realize how difficult it was.
J.
R.
Hates me for it.
I just hope that you don't.
I don't.
I did what I thought was best for my son.
I know you did.
And I always did what I thought was the best for mine.
But what I thought was right and what was right weren't always the same thing.
What do you mean? Well, for a long time, I've told J.
R I thought it was a good idea to sell.
Hm.
I might as well have stabbed him in the back.
J.
R.
Can't survive without Ewing Oil.
But I honestly thought and felt that selling to Wendell would be the end of all the fighting and the pain.
And that we'd come together again as a family.
But I was wrong.
Instead, J.
R.
Is gonna leave Southfork.
And take John Ross with him.
Hm.
I'd always pictured Christopher and John Ross growing up side by side.
And then they'd finally start running the business together the way Jock used to.
Tough, honest.
I had faith that they'd always do the right thing even where their fathers had Had sometimes failed.
I had faith.
But then, I lost that faith.
And so now, Christopher and John Ross won't ever get their chance.
And now besides Ewing Oil coming to an end the Ewing family is as well.
Mom, you look outrageous.
Thank you, I think.
Ha-ha.
Jack is gonna die.
Charlie, I think it's about time you and I had a little talk about Jack.
- Did you hear someone at the door? - Charlie.
What's wrong? - You're too young to understand.
Daddy? Come on in, son.
- You all ready for the ball? - Yeah, just about.
I wish I was going with you.
Heh.
Yeah, me too.
How old do you have to be to go? Oh, you got a few years yet.
When I'm old enough, will you take me? That's what I've been dreaming of, son.
Hmm.
Gonna wear a tuxedo just like you.
Ha-ha.
Okay.
You can win Oilman of the Year.
Well, I don't know.
You gotta be the best to win that.
You are the best.
So are you.
We'll win it together, then.
Sure.
Just me and you, huh? Sure.
Why not? Why not? Jamie, look, I'm sorry.
Not another word, I promise.
All you ever talk about is getting J.
R.
Ewing.
Hey, tonight's a big night.
I got carried away.
I'm not talking about tonight, Cliff.
Every night is the same.
I should've known from the moment I met you.
The first time you even said hello to me, you asked me about Ewing Oil.
Face it, Cliff, you're obsessed with destroying Ewing Oil.
And that is sick.
No.
I'll tell you what's sick.
J.
R.
Ewing's sick.
He's immoral! No, no.
No, no, he's amoral.
That man is rotten to the core.
He will do anything and hurt anyone just to get what he wants.
I can't tell you the number of times he's tried to ruin my life and half the people in this town, but nobody will stand up to him.
Except you, right? Except me.
And now, I'm the bad guy.
He's even got my sister feeling sorry for him.
And now you? It might not make any difference to you that Wendell is buying into his company.
But I'll tell you, it makes my day! The less power J.
R.
Ewing has, the safer mankind is.
Pam? Been downstairs for quite a while.
I thought maybe Angela didn't let you know.
I'm sorry, I was thinking about something.
I guess I lost track of the time.
It must be pretty important.
I considered everything: Stocks, stock options, cash, inheritance, taxes short-term gains, long-range returns, growth potential, divestitures, debentures.
Everything short of pork-belly futures.
And I made my decision, and I felt good about it.
Then I saw Miss Ellie.
- Your decision was a good one.
- Was it? I considered everything but the Ewings.
- It's not as though they're broke.
- Well, that's not the point.
I considered every possibility, and what they meant to me and to my son.
But never what it would do to others.
And I worry that maybe I did that subconsciously to hurt J.
R.
But the person I hurt the most is Miss Ellie.
She's losing more of her family.
And I wonder if because of me if maybe Christopher is losing his too.
Do I hate J.
R.
So much that I couldn't do what was right? Look, I dislike him as much as you do.
But maybe we're being misled by that and don't want to admit it.
But it's not too late to do what you think is right.
Look, we went through all this trouble so you could be happy.
If you're unhappy, change your mind.
You're allowed.
Change your mind, sell the damn shares to J.
R and let's put all of this behind us.
I'll back you up either way.
All right, I'll get it.
Coming.
- Hello.
- Hello, are you Ray Krebbs? - Yes, that's right.
- I'm Dr.
Rose.
Amy Rose.
I'm Donna's OB.
- Oh, hello, doctor.
- How do you do? - Come on in.
- Thank you.
Donna.
Amy.
What a nice surprise.
I'm so sorry to interrupt your evening.
I did try to call several times today and I never got through.
Please, sit down.
Thank you.
What is it? It's about the results of your amniocentesis.
I wanted to discuss them with you as soon as possible.
There is an abnormality.
Is my baby sick? No.
Technically, your baby is healthy.
Then, uh, what is wrong? What is the abnormality? Your baby has Down syndrome.
How you doing? Good to see you.
Well, I've seen my enemy.
Beluga.
What a terrible name for food.
Sounds like the name of that actor that always plays Count Dracula.
Of course, how do you make fish eggs sound good? What? Nothing.
J.
R.
, how are you? Well, Jordan, Marilee.
How's the cartel tonight? - Wondering.
- Oh, about what? - You.
- And Jeremy Wendell.
Well, I suppose you know that that Barnes woman is selling Bobby out.
- We're surprised you let that happen.
- Well, I tried to stop her.
- I was pretty upset when I couldn't.
- And you're not now? I consider it a blessing in disguise.
I been wanting to break out and be on my own for some time now.
Start a new company? - Mm-hm, brand-new.
Alone? That's right.
No partners, no shareholders, nobody to answer to but myself.
And sell your interest in Ewing Oil? - That's what I've been thinking.
To whom? Make me an offer.
You're serious.
Jeremy Wendell can buy as much of the company as he wants to.
He can have everything but the name, because that's mine.
No, this time next year, there will be a new Ewing Oil and it'll be bigger and healthier than ever before.
You see? There's always a silver lining.
Will you excuse me, please? Mama, may I have the honor of your first dance this evening? - Seems to be taking it very well.
- He's dying inside.
- How can you say that? - Are you kidding? Marilee, Jordan, come join us, won't you? Ha-ha! - Hello, everybody.
Marilee, Jordan.
- Good to see you, Mark.
- Jeremy congratulations on your latest acquisition.
- Thank you.
- Great.
Great, isn't it? You must've found it very difficult, severing your ties with the Ewings.
No, no, it would've been much more difficult for her to refuse Jeremy's offer.
I meant because of Bobby and all.
Yes, it was very difficult.
Uh, Cliff, let's dance.
- No, not now.
- Now.
- I don't wanna dance.
I don't wanna dance.
- Now.
Cliff.
Come on, Cliff, I wanna do dips.
Do dips? Mama, are you concentrating on your box step or are you just off someplace? Oh.
I'm sorry, J.
R.
I was just wondering if we'd ever be at the Oil Baron's Ball again as a family.
Well, maybe some things are better left behind.
J.
R.
, are you sure you know what you're doing? Yeah.
Yeah, Mama, my mind's made up.
That's for sure.
- Well - Do you mind? I'm getting a little jealous.
Well, I can't blame you for that.
Thank you for your first dance.
You all enjoy yourselves.
I'm gonna get a little breath of fresh air.
Now, have I told you tonight that I love you? Yes, but you can tell me again.
Would you rather sit down? Oh, no.
Would you? - Your heart doesn't seem into it.
- Oh.
I was looking around for Ray and Donna.
I'm surprised they're so late.
Maybe they just, uh, changed their mind about coming.
No, I was with her this afternoon and she was really looking forward to tonight.
Why don't you try giving them a call? - That would be silly.
- No, calling isn't silly.
Worrying is.
All right.
No, I think I will.
Good.
I think the phones are over this way.
Hello, Patricia.
Sue Ellen.
- Hello, everyone.
You look wonderful.
Thank you, Clayton.
- It's so nice to see you both.
- You look beautiful.
What a surprise.
Come and join us.
- We're at a table somewhere near.
- Nonsense, you got plenty of room here.
- You're right with us.
Come on.
- Oh, thank you, Clayton.
Sue Ellen? Ha-ha-ha.
- Oh, Pam.
- Hi.
Hi, Pam, it's so good to see you.
Are you okay? I'm fine.
I'm really fine.
You look wonderful.
Thank you.
And thank you so much for your letter.
It meant a lot to me.
Well, I'm so glad you came tonight.
Well, I must admit, I'm a little nervous.
I told her there was nothing to be nervous about.
You're with us.
That's all that counts.
There, you see? What did I tell you? Pam, stay for a while.
- Oh, Miss Ellie, I don't - Please, please.
Just a while? - Well, of course I will.
Yes.
- Oh, good.
Well, I don't see J.
R.
Oh, Lord, I missed you.
Not nearly as much as I missed you.
That's why I had to risk coming here tonight to see you.
Where'd you run off to? Doesn't matter where I've been.
What matters is that I'm back, if you'll have me any way you want.
Any way? I won't make any demands.
Whatever happens, happens, including your life with Sue Ellen.
I'll be your girlfriend, I'll be your mistress, I'll be your wife or I'll be anything in between.
Because anything is better than nothing.
Well, you don't have to worry about Sue Ellen.
She doesn't live at Southfork anymore.
As a matter of fact, I may not be there much longer myself.
But from now on, we're No, please, no promises.
Let's just take things as they come.
You know what I hope? I hope when all the dust has settled around here I hope we can get the hell out of this city.
Far away.
Somewhere we can be alone.
No oil business, no research center, nothing.
Hmm.
Just slow everything down.
Take a cabin high up on a mountain somewhere looking down over forests.
And I can hold you in my arms.
And we can dance to our own music.
The music of the wind.
J.
R.
, I've been looking for you.
I wanna be the first to tell you how happy I am that Pam decided to sell to Wendell.
Makes me feel great.
Why do you feel so great? Is it the fact your sister finally did something you could never do? Of course, that's not saying a lot.
How would you like to know the truth of the matter? I was behind this from the start.
I engineered the whole deal.
Wendell will tell you that the plan has been that I become the new chief executive officer.
So stick around, because I'm gonna enjoy being your boss.
That will never happen, Barnes.
With you, Wendell has a mess on his hands, and that makes me happy.
Because you two deserve each other.
- How could you? What? You lied to me.
Don't tell me that you're doing all this for the good of mankind.
Hey, calm down, Jamie.
This has nothing to do with anything except your stupid obsession with beating J.
R.
You lied to your own sister, Cliff.
You sold her out for power.
- How could you do that? - Hey.
How long will it be before you do that to me? Or have you already? You know, Cliff, you're just as bad as J.
R.
In fact, you're worse.
Hey.
Isn't she something? Marilee, Jordan, you still interested in buying 200,000 shares of Ewing Oil? - Always.
Well Maybe I can arrange a little discount for you, honey.
- Jack.
- Hey, sis.
Can I stay at your place tonight? Well, sure.
Thanks.
Jack, would you take me home? - Now? - Please.
Yeah, come on.
Thank you.
Hello, J.
R.
Isn't Down syndrome mongolism? Well, that term isn't used much anymore.
But the child Will be retarded.
Are you sure that you don't think we should go over there? Ray said they really wanted to be alone to sort out their thoughts.
I wish there was something we could do.
I can't help but think of Charlie.
How lucky I am.
She's so beautiful.
So normal.
That's it, isn't it? That's what you pray for, isn't it? When you think about all the things that can go wrong Yes :::you pray: Yeah, well, all the things that can go wrong you figure never will.
I wonder what the odds were.
What difference does it make? Just like to know, that's all.
No reason.
There aren't any odds anymore.
Just facts.
Facts! Some facts.
Some damn facts.
I wonder what they're gonna do.
Do? Yeah, I mean, you said that they have the option to end the pregnancy.
Well, they're gonna meet with their doctor again tomorrow, and I suppose they'll discuss that as one of the alternatives.
How does a mother make that choice? Start over? There's no reason why we shouldn't.
Isn't this baby reason enough? Well, you can get pregnant again.
I'm pregnant now.
This baby inside me is 5 months old.
This baby is very sick.
This baby is alive! You say it's alive, they say it is seriously abnormal.
- When are we gonna start facing facts? - I don't wanna talk.
Just say it, Down's syndrome.
Say it, Down's syndrome.
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Damn it! No! I see I'm not the only surprise visitor you had tonight.
Ha-ha.
Don't let her throw you.
Oh, I'm okay, if you're okay.
I feel great.
You okay? I can't wait to go home.
We promised Cliff we'd meet at the Tuxedo Club after the ceremony.
- Oh, no.
We'll make it very short and sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, if I may have your attention, please.
Thank you.
Well, now that we all have full stomachs and tired feet it's time to announce the winner of this year's award as Oilman of the Year.
Now, as you all know, Punk Anderson's unable to be here tonight.
Therefore, presenting this year's award in his stead will be last year's Oilman of the Year, Westar's Jeremy Wendell.
Thank you.
Thank you.
It's an honor to announce this year's award winner.
Uh, I must tell you as the outgoing Oilman of the Year this has been a very special 12 months for me.
And I wanna thank you again for that wonderful honor.
Now, without any further ado, why don't we find out who the blue-ribbon panel has secretly voted as this year's honoree? The envelope, please.
Ladies and gentlemen the award for the Oilman of the Year is being given posthumously to Bobby James Ewing.
At this time, the committee would like to ask Bobby's mother Mrs.
Ellie Ewing Farlow, to come up and accept this award on his behalf.
Thank you for your generosity.
I, uh I wish I were down there with you, applauding for Bobby too.
This award means a lot to me.
And a lot to my family.
And it would've meant a great deal to Bobby.
As you know, he worked with a strong code of honor, his own.
And he set standards for himself that others never dreamed of.
I'm very happy you remember him.
But I'm very worried that someone who he loved more than anyone, will not.
That someone is his son, Christopher.
It would be a shame if all that Bobby lived for died with him.
If he couldn't pass on to his son, as Jock did to him those things that were important to him: Honesty, hard work a deep faith in other men.
And an uncompromising love for his family.
To protect that legacy, I would like to ask your permission to pass this award on to his son.
Perhaps someday, it will encourage him to follow in his daddy's footsteps.
I'd like to ask Pamela Barnes Ewing to come up here and accept this award on behalf of her and Bobby's son Christopher Ewing.
There's a lot of wisdom in what Miss Ellie has had to say here tonight.
I guess that's where Bobby got his from.
It is only right that Bobby's son should keep this award.
It will forever remind him of his father's achievements his business expertise, his standing in the oil community.
And that's good.
But maybe that's not enough.
Remembering his father's achievements is one thing but appreciating his heritage is quite another.
And that is something that he must do.
As most of you know, I had intended to sell Christopher's share of Ewing Oil to Westar.
But I've slowly come to realize that if I did that I might not be doing what Bobby would've wanted.
Bobby always said that Ewing Oil and the Ewing family were inseparable.
Working with his family is my son's birthright.
And I don't want to take away his chance to follow in his father's footsteps.
To honor him by emulating him.
To carry the torch, so to speak.
To work beside you, as Bobby had.
Therefore with apologies to those who may not understand my change of heart I cannot I will not, sell Christopher's share of Ewing Oil to Westar.
Well, I gotta admit in front of God and everybody else that what you did tonight is gonna be remembered as a wise and historic decision.
Well, I'm surprised to hear you say that, but I'm happy to hear you say it.
Well, not as happy as I am, honey.
I'll tell you what.
I'll get our lawyers together and we'll just close this little deal.
What deal? For Christopher's share.
J.
R.
, when I said that I wasn't selling to Wendell I didn't mean that I was selling to you.
- What? - I'm not selling at all.
From now on, it's going to be you and me.
- I'll see you at the office, partner.
Excuse me.