Dallas s12e14 Episode Script

NARRATOR: Last on Dallas: MAN: Mr.
Ewing.
J.
R: Yeah? Don't give me trouble.
Get in the car.
- What's going on between you and J.
R? - What makes you think anything is? J.
R: If anybody's to blame, it's my ex-wife, Sue Ellen.
If it hadn't been for her, your boy would be alive.
Your father and I are divorced and gonna stay that way.
I take the Bible literally.
I believe in revenge.
- There is one problem.
- What's that? - J.
R.
SUE ELLEN: No, it was an accident.
Nicholas would be alive if he hadn't tried to help me.
You could've had your revenge by telling a different story.
Instead you saved his life.
WOMAN: John Ross, your mother's here to see you.
Mom.
Oh, hi, sweetheart.
Give me a hug.
Oh, sure, Mom.
I, uh, came here to talk to your daddy, but, uh, I didn't see his car and I wondered if you knew where he was.
[CAR APPRO ACHING.]
There he is.
- Hi, son.
- Dad.
[J.
R.
CHUCKLES.]
How you doing? Do me a favor, will you? Your mom and I wanna talk for a little bit, in private.
Sure, Dad.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
Thank you, Sue Ellen.
All I did was tell him what happened.
Yeah, but you didn't have to.
It's quite a change from a few months ago.
I've done a lot of thinking since then.
It was wrong of me to want you dead.
After all, you are John Ross' father.
Is that the only reason? What do you mean? Are you finished with this revenge thing? I've changed my mind about revenge.
Well, I can't tell you how happy that makes me.
I never wanted us to be enemies, Sue Ellen.
How touching.
Well, at least you're all right.
Yeah, thanks to you.
Why don't I grab John Ross and the three of us go out to eat? What do you say? Some other time.
All right, I'll plan on it.
It'll make John Ross real happy.
Goodbye, J.
R.
And tell John Ross that I'll see him real soon.
[INTERCOM BUZZES.]
WOMAN [O VER INTERCOM.]
: Cliff? CLIFF: Yeah? Senator Hunsacker's here to see you.
Send him in.
Senator Hunsacker.
- It's very nice to see you.
You have a seat.
- Well, thank you, Mr.
Barnes.
I believe you know my good friend Kevin Massey at the Energy Department? - I've talked to him a couple of times.
- He told me about that.
Tells me you've got quite a bit of land in Ellis County.
When that collider ends up there, that land could become quite valuable.
You probably know a lot more about that than I do.
I just wanted to let you know that it's available to you.
Well, that's very nice of you, Mr.
Barnes.
You know, that decision will be made by the local government not by Washington.
Although that is a little down the line.
So I understand, but, you know, time passes so quickly.
Why, just think, you're gonna be standing for re-election in no time at all.
That is true enough.
And Ewing Oil thinks that you're just the kind of man they want in office so, of course, we'll do everything in our power to make sure that that happens.
- That's very kind of you, Mr.
Barnes.
- Not at all.
We like to deal with people that understand us and, uh, that we understand.
Oh, I think we understand each other very well.
After all, we both want what's good for Texas.
[INTERCOM BUZZES.]
Yes, Kelly? KELLY [O VER INTERCOM.]
: Mr.
Harvey and Mr.
Lockwood are here.
Show them in.
Mrs.
E, he's finally here.
This is Don Lockwood.
Don, Sue Ellen Ewing.
- A pleasure, Mrs.
Ewing.
- Mr.
Lockwood.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
You're not quite what I imagined.
Better or worse? Better.
Although the accent surprised me.
I thought you were American.
Well, might as well be.
I live here now.
Hollywood seems to be where most deals are done.
We do them in Texas too.
- Please, sit down.
- Thank you.
- Well, the times they are a-changing.
- Heh.
And how's that? Well, you'd be the first woman producer I've worked with.
Well, I'm sure Bruce will be doing most of the actual producing.
But, uh, does that bother you, my being a woman? On my last project the producer was a 60-year-old, gray-haired, cigar-smoking tyrant.
So this could only be more pleasant, and no, no, it doesn't bother me.
Don't let the looks fool you, Don.
This is one very sharp lady.
Oh, yes, I'm sure she is.
So much the better.
I saw one of your pictures last night on cable.
It was very well done.
Midnight Morning.
It was the first script of my own that I directed.
Pleased you liked it.
This project Bruce talked about sounds very interesting although he was very vague about the details.
I know every single detail I wanna tell in the story.
Well, that's an important first step along with having the right person to write it.
And would that be you? Why don't you tell me what you had in mind and we'll see? Um Basically, I think it's a Texas version of Citizen Kane.
Citizen Kane? Well, at least you're aiming high, hm? Of course, that worked because it was the story of a one-of-a-kind man, a rare breed.
My protagonist is from the same mold.
If you took everyone he trampled on to get to where he is today they would reach from one end of Texas to the other.
But is your character as interesting? Believe me, even Charles Foster Kane would have a hard time keeping up with my hero.
For instance did Kane ever have his wife committed to get her out of his way? J.
R: All right, Sue Ellen.
Come on, darling.
- J.
R.
, don't leave me here.
- I don't have any choice.
You can't take care of your own life, much less the life of your child.
And I can't trust you to keep your mouth shut.
We both have too many secrets for anybody to find out.
I'll be careful, I promise you.
Damn right you will, at least till the child is born.
Gentlemen.
- It's best for everybody.
MAN: This way.
SUE ELLEN: J.
R.
, don't leave me here.
Don't leave me here, J.
R.
I'll do anything you say.
Anything, I promise.
[SUE ELLEN SCREAMS.]
Just don't leave me here, J.
R.
- J.
R.
, I'll do anything you say.
- You boys take care of her, now.
SUE ELLEN: Somehow I'll get back at you, J.
R.
Just somehow, I don't know how, but I'll get back at you.
I take it this is a true story.
- Yes, it is.
- And there are more stories like that to tell? This is just the tip of the iceberg.
We may not be able to fit it all in, or we'd have a 50-hour film.
Well, that'll be the fun part.
Picking, choosing.
I think I might just like to write it.
Well, it may take a long time to tell it all.
Many of the stories are, uh, very painful for me.
But it'll all be worth it just to see the final product on the big screen.
Now, let's hope that's true.
You have no idea.
It'll be a dream come true for me and a nightmare for the person it's dedicated to.
Sorry to hear that about Christopher.
I was hoping he could join us.
Oh, it's nothing serious.
I just didn't want the cold to get any worse.
You and he are pretty close, aren't you? Yeah, yeah, I guess we are.
I don't get to spend the time with him I'd like to.
But I do have to go to work every once in a while.
Well, you're doing a better job of it than I did.
You know something funny? You have to have a license to do almost anything.
To drive a car, to get married, to go fishing.
But anybody can have a kid, whether they're ready to or not.
I've often thought that people should have to pass a test before they can have children.
I probably would have failed the test.
Come on, Mac.
You and Tracey are getting along fine now.
Thank the Lord.
But think of all of those years that were wasted.
All you can do is try.
I think back on the way my daddy raised me and I try and use that as some kind of role model.
I just hope I'm not spoiling Christopher the way that my daddy did me.
Can I freshen that? No, thank you.
I don't wanna ruin my appetite.
I'm assuming dinner is gonna be ready eventually.
A word to the wise.
Don't say anything, uh, about it being late.
Tracey hasn't been fit to live with all day.
Thanks a lot.
I was about to tell you dinner was ready, but maybe you should wait some more.
Oh, come on, honey.
We were having a little joke.
Actually, I'm starved.
Yeah, right.
I can't wait.
All right, then, it's ready.
There's one catch.
Cooking is not my strong suit so good or bad, the first one that complains is out the door.
Well, it sure smells good to me.
BOBBY: It doesn't matter how it looks.
TRACEY: Don't get any ideas.
[MUSIC PLAYING ON VIDEO GAME.]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Hi, how you feeling? All right.
What's that? Some good, hot soup.
I'm not really hungry.
Well, this is sort of like medicine, only it tastes better.
I made it for you myself.
Cally Harper's special vegetable soup.
I thought your name was Ewing.
Hmm, well, I reckon it is but it's a little hard getting used to when nobody calls me that.
I will.
I wish everybody felt the same as you about me.
I think John Ross is a jerk.
[LAUGHS.]
So do I.
I sure wouldn't mind having you for a mom.
And I'd be happy if you was my boy.
But that's just not the way things are.
It surely does pleasure me, though, to have a friend like you.
Want me to tell John Ross what I think of him? No.
I think you best leave it to the two of us to work out our own problems.
Okay, you eat your soup now before it gets cold on you.
- It won't do you no good unless it's hot.
- I will.
I'll look in on you later.
You eat your soup now.
- Good morning.
BOBBY: Morning, Cally.
Bobby, you reckon with all the cars here there's one I might borrow? I'm sure there is.
Why? Well, there's something I need to buy, and I figured I'd just go into Dallas.
Cally, Dallas is a pretty big city for you to go in there all by yourself the first time.
Why don't I have one of the hands take you? You can look around, get your bearings, and take care of yourself the next time.
Well, that would be right nice if it's not too much trouble.
No trouble at all.
You got some money? Well, no, but Lucy told me I didn't need any.
When she took me shopping, all we did was say: "Charge it to J.
R.
Ewing.
" Everyone knows you need a credit card.
Boy, are you a dummy.
John Ross, that's enough.
Cally, even the name J.
R.
Ewing sometimes isn't enough.
Oh.
Well, then maybe I shouldn't go.
Oh, no, of course you should go, but just take some cash.
Here.
Do you think this will be enough? It's more than enough.
But I can't borrow money from you.
I don't know how I could ever pay you back.
Uh, don't worry about it.
I'll I'll get it from J.
R.
You promise? Yes, I promise.
CALLY: Gosh, Bobby, you sure are nice to me.
[INTERCOM BUZZES.]
SUE ELLEN: Yes, Kelly? KELLY [O VER INTERCOM.]
: Mrs.
Ewing, Lucy Ewing is here to see you.
Show her in.
Hi, Sue Ellen.
SUE ELLEN: Hi, Lucy.
- Thank you.
- Hi, what a nice surprise.
- Yeah.
I'm sorry to barge in on you like this.
- I know you're very busy.
- Not so very.
Come on in, sit down.
This is a surprise.
Is it a social visit? Not exactly.
Maybe it is, I don't know.
Um Did you know that Mitch and I were divorced again? Oh, I'm sorry, Lucy, I didn't.
We'll probably both be happier this way.
I'm pretty sure Mitch will.
What about you? I don't know.
At least Mitch has his work to keep him busy.
That's his real wife.
Now, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
That's why I'm here, I guess.
I still don't understand.
I haven't been trained to do a whole lot.
When you grow up at Southfork having to work someday is about the last thing you think of.
- I know that well.
- Look, I know I have to start somewhere.
Maybe I could be a model or something, anything, just to help me learn the business.
And what business is that? Valentine Lingerie.
You've gotta have room for me somewhere.
Oh, Lucy, I'm sorry, but I sold Valentine's, quite some time ago.
Boy, am I out of touch.
I guess I have to start reading the newspapers more often.
Well, looks like the job was over before it even got started.
Lucy maybe there's, uh, something else something where you could really be a big help to me.
Great, I'll do it.
You're the only Ewing that feels the same way about J.
R.
As I do.
That's true enough.
If you come along with me, it means absolute secrecy.
You have to swear not to tell anyone.
Not Miss Ellie, not your boyfriend, not anyone.
I swear.
What is it? Well You've, uh You've been at Southfork quite a long time.
You've known J.
R.
All your life.
You must have a million stories about J.
R.
Ewing.
None that he'd like.
Hmm.
Then that's exactly what I want.
I'm going to introduce you to a man named Don Lockwood.
And all you have to do is tell him about the things you remember about J.
R.
Okay.
Doesn't sound like much of a job though.
Trust me, Lucy, when I finish filling you in you'll think it's a wonderful job, and I guarantee you'll enjoy it.
Cliff, Bobby just came in.
- Bobby busy? - Not yet.
Good.
- Bobby, gotta talk.
- Talk.
Had a meeting with Senator Hunsacker yesterday about the Ellis County land.
I guarantee we can put him in our pocket.
- Are you sure? - I am sure.
He's ours.
All right.
Let's set up a meeting with J.
R.
[CHUCKLING.]
Hello, I'm home.
[METAL CLANKING.]
My goodness.
I didn't even know this was here.
- How big is this house? - Oh, pretty big.
- You gotta try this.
- Whatever for? Looks like mighty hard work to me.
Well, it's great for the old bod.
It'll keep you young and firm.
Besides, it's a great way to work off whatever's bothering you.
Instead of smacking someone, you just start pumping away.
You'll feel better and you'll look great.
I just can't believe there's a whole room just for this.
Well, believe it.
You ought to start using it.
Well, I wouldn't even know where to start.
I'll get you something to wear and I'll show you how to make the body beautiful.
- Beautiful-er.
- Beautiful-er? Something like that.
Come on.
[LUC Y SIGHS.]
Ooh-wee.
Well, uh, I gotta hand it to you, Cliff, that is one hell of an idea.
You like it, huh? Oh, a man would have to be blind not to see what a good deal this is.
So we're all agreed.
It's a go.
- In principle, yes.
- What does that mean? Well, when I came back to Ewing Oil, those are the assets I brought with me.
And I am conditionally prepared to sell them.
Just what do you mean, "conditionally"? You take me back as a full partner and I can deal in oil or gas or anything else I want.
No way.
Our agreement stands.
- Then no Ellis County land.
- You mean you're pulling out? Not if Bobby lets me back in all the way.
I gave you my answer.
And I gave you mine.
- J.
R.
, you are a proctologist's dream.
- What does that mean? You are the biggest horse's behind I've ever seen.
[DOOR OPENS THEN SLAMS.]
Cliff isn't always right, J.
R.
, but this time he is.
I can't imagine you throwing away a deal like this.
Cliff.
Oh, I'm not gonna throw it away, Bob.
[DOOR OPENS THEN SLAMS.]
You can bank on that.
BOBBY: He ends up in a hammock with a beautiful girl.
Oh, hi, Nancy.
I'm sorry we're late.
So the genie turns to the third guy and says: "It's time for your one wish.
What do you want?" He scratches his head, and then he goes: "Gee, I wish my two friends were here to help me decide.
" Poof! - Oh, that's terrible.
- I know, it's the worst joke Well, there is Mr.
Ewing Oil himself.
Cliff, I told you I was as upset as you about the whole thing.
Oh, it was a sweet deal, you know? And it's just old J.
R.
Putting the screws to Cliff Barnes again.
- It's just like the good old days.
- It was one deal.
There will be others.
I never should've let you talk me into that.
You'll look at it differently in the morning, believe me.
I'm thinking about it and I'm not coming into work for a couple days - Well, you're in no condition to drive.
- I'm fine.
Tracey and I are gonna take you home, okay? [CLIFF SIGHS.]
I'm not going home.
- Cliff Debbie.
DEBBIE: Yes, Mr.
Ewing? Would you get a cab for Mr.
Barnes? And stay with him until it gets here.
- Yes, sir.
- Okay, Cliff.
- Come on, Mr.
Barnes.
- Okay, all right.
Oh, boy.
- What was that all about? - Well, it's a business deal that went bad.
- Must have been something pretty good.
- Hey, do you remember our agreement? No talking business after office hours.
- I remember.
- Ah? - I remember.
- Okay.
I'll say one thing.
It's no picnic at Ewing Oil with J.
R.
There.
Come on.
TRACEY: Why don't you just sic your little genie on him? [BOBBY LAUGHS.]
- Poof, he's gone.
- I wish.
Oh, boy, how I wish.
[PANTING.]
Hello, Cally.
What are you doing here? Well, can't you see? I was just sitting around getting fat doing nothing but I don't want bad things to happen to my body.
Well, I don't know.
Looks pretty good to me.
Yeah.
- Feels pretty firm too.
- That's just how I aim to keep it.
[CALLY SIGHS.]
Looks to me like you could stand a working-out.
What are you talking about? I'm in great shape.
Feel that, go ahead.
- Huh? - Not too bad.
But it don't feel as good as it did on our wedding night.
It's as good as it ever was.
Well, you might be satisfied, but not me.
When we finally do get married and go to bed again I want you to be really happy with me.
Well, you could make me real happy right now.
Make us both happy.
It wouldn't make me happy.
But I would like to see you working at it.
All right.
I'll show you how it's done.
[J.
R.
CLEARS THRO AT.]
All right, you put a little weight on here and you take a deep breath and exhale.
[INHALES.]
[EXHALES.]
See there? [GRUNTING.]
- Don't hurt yourself, now.
- Oh, I'm doing fine.
[J.
R.
GRUNTING.]
Now we're gonna do something else now.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
- Who is it? CLIFF: Cliff.
- Ha, ha.
Hi.
- What are you? What are you doing? Well, you said that if I ever wanted to see you again that I had to come crawling.
So here I am.
I appreciate the apology but why here, why this hour? Ah, well, see, because I always liked you, and you're my friend and I don't have anybody to talk to.
Drunk or sober, same old Cliff Barnes.
- So who did it to you this time? - My old buddy J.
R.
And, uh, he's a human garbage dump.
I was wondering how long you'd last at Ewing Oil.
Well, see, I got all Found all this land at Ewing Oil down in Ellis County and we could've made a fortune.
So, what's the big deal about Ellis County? Well, that That's where that big super-duper collider's gonna go.
And it was the sweetest deal in years.
And that SOB shot me down.
I think I better make you some coffee.
Well, I hate that SOB.
Oh, ah Christopher and I will be back as soon as he finishes his checkup.
- I can tell he's feeling much better.
- Yeah, I just want the doctor to make sure.
- So, what are we doing today, Daddy? - I gotta go into town.
- But it's Saturday.
- Well, I won't be late.
We'll figure out something to do when I get back.
Okay.
I'd be happy to do something with you if you want.
No, thanks.
I'd rather play by myself.
Well, I'll be here all day if you change your mind.
I won't, don't worry.
[SIGHS.]
LUC Y: So he got my dad a job that he knew he couldn't handle just to make him look bad in front of my grandpa.
- And it worked, obviously.
- Oh, yeah, it worked.
My daddy left again.
You know, J.
R.
Has always, always tried to keep my daddy and Bobby from getting too close to Grandpa.
That was why he hated Pamela.
Because she was the one who really wanted Bobby to work at Ewing Oil.
Now, what about your mother? Did she never try to make contact with you? Yeah.
Yeah, I remember once, when I was still at SMU she came back into town.
I didn't realize at the time how hard it was for her to come back.
I thought she'd run off because she didn't love me.
But it was J.
R.
It was always, always J.
R.
Anyway, I was finally gonna get to meet her at this motel that she was staying at.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Hello, Valene.
I never thought I'd see you back here again.
- How'd you find me? - Well, it wasn't too hard.
Once I heard you were back in town I just had some of my friends check out some of the cheaper motels.
Figured you'd be living in the style you've become accustomed to.
- And sure enough, here you are.
- Get the hell out of here.
Now, what do I have to do to get you to stay away from us? - I warned you not to come back to Dallas.
- I just wanna see Lucy.
Yeah, I'll bet you do.
I'll bet you I know why too.
Oh, no, you would never understand why, not in a million years.
Well, I do understand that you and that drunken brother of mine will do just about anything to get to live in Southfork again.
Get a slice of the pie before it's too late.
You think money's the answer to everything, don't you? I think it's an answer to you, and you're using Lucy to get at it.
I don't care what you think, because you're wrong.
And I'm not leaving here until I do see Lucy.
You're wrong.
You're leaving here before nightfall.
Get out of here, J.
R.
I swear I'll call the police if you don't.
Well, I like your sense of humor.
Now, go on, pack your little bags, and you'll be out of here in about five minutes.
Oh.
All right.
And if I don't? Well, if you don't, I'll have a friend of mine escort you out of town and keep you out.
- Permanently.
- It won't work anymore, J.
R.
I have run from you for the last time.
There's nothing left for you to do to me.
I've got nothing left to lose.
Except Lucy, and I'm not gonna lose her again.
You've already lost her.
You just don't know it.
She stood up to him as best she could.
And we did get together.
But it didn't last for very long.
The man is an absolute monster.
As they say, you, uh, ain't seen nothing yet.
- Shouldn't they be coming out soon? - They will be.
- You think he's gonna be all right? - Dad, everything is gonna be fine.
McKAY: Ah.
There he is.
MAN: I can't hear a word you're saying.
TRACEY: Oh, God.
You look great.
Hey, why not? I haven't done much but lay around.
- How are you, son? - Okay.
Glad to be out of the hospital.
Come on, we've got a lot of catching up to do.
And wait till you see the ranch.
You're gonna love it.
I bet I am, sis.
I just bet I am.
[WATER SPLASHES.]
Geronimo! Oh, my goodness.
Now, John Ross, you're not supposed to be in there by yourself let alone jumping in that way.
I don't have to listen to you.
You know what? I'm getting mighty tired of the way you sass me.
So what? So if you think if I'm afraid to come down and paddle your rear end you got another thing coming.
I'm not afraid of you.
I don't want you to be.
I just want you to talk friendly to me.
I don't care what you want.
I think you couldn't catch me if you tried.
Now, stop running like that.
All right, all right, I could never catch you.
Just stop running.
John Ross! Teresa! Somebody! Help! Help! Help! Teresa! - Oh, my God.
CALLY: Help! - What happened? CALLY: John Ross fell in.
[CALLY GASPING.]
Just go call an ambulance or something.
He's not breathing.
TRACEY: It's nice, isn't it? TOMMY: It's a lot better than I've been used to.
McKAY: Come on in, son.
It's very impressive.
And the ranch must be a few thousand acres.
Cattle, horses It's quite a life.
I knew you'd like it.
Did Mama's life insurance pay for it? TRACEY: Tommy, that's a terrible thing to say.
I'm sorry.
I guess it is.
I'm just not used to being in polite society.
That's all right.
I understand how you feel.
You know what would be nice? The three of us going someplace for dinner.
I'd like everybody to see my big brother.
Maybe it's a little soon.
Yeah, yeah, I'm kind of tired from all this excitement.
Besides, my feet are killing me.
Haven't had shoes on in a long time.
Didn't you have shoes in prison? Nope, they thought that barefoot would keep us from running away.
That must have been awful.
You get used to it after a while.
You hungry? I can make some sandwiches.
Don't tell me that you learned to cook.
- I said sandwiches.
- That would be nice.
McKAY: I'll show you where your room is.
TOMMY: See you in a bit.
There's still a lot of things to clear up between us, aren't there? Yup.
Seems like Tracey bought your story pretty good.
I just told her the truth.
She made up her own mind.
Look, I'm grateful to you for getting me out of prison.
I know it must have been difficult.
It was, but it was worth it.
And I don't expect you to see things my way.
I'm just glad that you're here and happy that we're all together again.
[CHUCKLES.]
Me too.
Who knows? Maybe we'll end up one big, happy family.
Maybe we will, if we try and if you stay off of drugs.
They tell me at the hospital that you're cured.
Recovering.
That's the term they use.
You're never cured, you're always recovering.
Just like an alcoholic.
Speaking of which, have you stopped drinking yet? I still lift one on occasion.
Well, they tell me that's just as bad for you as drugs.
Maybe you ought to quit too.
Maybe I should.
Maybe we both should be recovering.
I'll see you downstairs.
I won't be long.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
How you feeling? Terrible.
My head aches.
They told me you had a mild concussion.
You'd best just lie still for a while.
You remember what happened? Yeah.
I was just playing and then you yelled at me and made me fall.
Guess I hit my head.
What you were doing was showing off, running around the pool telling me I couldn't catch you.
And what you did was knock yourself out and fall in the pool.
Well, then how come I didn't drown? Because I jumped in and pulled you out.
You got a lot of my breath inside your body right now.
You saved my life? I reckon.
Now I bet you're gonna tell my dad what happened so he'll think you're something special.
[CALLY SIGHS.]
You really are an ungrateful little boy.
I didn't expect much in the way of thanks but I didn't save your life just so I could tell your daddy.
What I did think was that maybe you'd be a little nicer to me.
But I guess you're just spoiled rotten and I don't care whether you like me or not.
And if you don't, well, you can just lump it.
- Where the hell have you been? You're late.
- I know, I'm sorry.
I was getting my hair done and it took forever.
- You like it? - Well, I don't know.
Looks the same to me.
Well, thank you.
Here's the name of the man I want you to contact.
Why? Because he's a lawyer and he's an expert in setting up dummy corporations.
Well, why would I need to set up dummy corporations? Because, April, if you wanna make investments and don't want the whole world to know, you buy through a dummy corporation.
I know what they're for.
But just why do I need one? Because, as hard as you may find it to believe that idiot Cliff Barnes stumbled across something at Ewing Oil that is gonna make you and me a whole bunch of money.
Well, maybe Cliff's a lot brighter than you give him credit for.
[J.
R.
LAUGHS.]
Well, even a blind dog can find a bone every now and then.
Now, anyway, when I came back to Ewing Oil I brought a whole bunch of assets with me that I'm gonna sell to you.
But I can't sell to April Oil or it'll tip off the fact that you and I have been working together.
- Well, what sort of assets? - Land.
- Land that's gonna be very valuable to us.
- I thought we were in the oil business.
Ha, ha.
Well, there's a lot more to the oil business than just drilling wells.
Now, the name of game is profits, and you and I are gonna make a fortune with the added bonus that we'll break Cliff Barnes' heart in the long run.
But, J.
R.
, Cliff isn't such a bad guy.
You just do what I tell you and everything will be fine.
Well, now you've heard the bare bones of the story.
But do you think we can make a picture about him? Well, he's certainly an interesting character.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
If that's the right word.
But that doesn't always make for a good picture.
- So when do we start? - Hey, slow down, slow down.
There's a few things for you to consider before I even start writing.
Such as? Believe me, I'm not trying to talk myself out of a very-well-paying job but you're talking about a $ 15 million investment here.
- So? - So you're new at this.
There's no guarantee that you'll ever get your money back.
For every picture that makes money, Well, why should you care if I lose money? You'll still get paid.
That's a callous question.
You think it's the money that matters to me? Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean that.
Obviously, this picture means a great deal to you.
And I think it could mean a lot to me.
I just don't want to see you hurt if it's a failure.
It won't be.
I don't care if I never get a penny back.
You see, I have finally figured out a way to even the score with J.
R.
When this picture is released he's going to be the laughingstock of Dallas.
[SUE ELLEN LAUGHS.]
I wish I could get Danny DeVito to play the part.
Huh.
J.
R.
Is going to be so embarrassed he'll never be able to show his face anywhere.
And that is going to be my ultimate revenge.
NARRATOR: Next on Dallas: - Your diaries.
- You'll know more than any other person.
The partnership works.
Every time I see that jerk around the office, it makes me wanna puke.
There's something left to discover.
- Like right now you wanna be kissed.
- Do I? I want you to go upstairs and tell Cally that you accept her as your wife or divorce her.
CLIFF: Is he a pool hustler too? He is a hustler, but a different specialty.
I don't want the baby to be rejected the way I was.
- What baby is that? - Our baby.
I'm pregnant.