10x14 - The Fire Next Time

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10x14 - The Fire Next Time

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All the head-knocking you and I have been doing in the past was a game.

You've gone too far.

I'm coming after you, Wendell.

Been wondering what this would be like.

- What do you feel? - Nothing.

I held up my end. You hold up yours.

Nobody got you into this. You did it yourself.

I'd watch my back if I were you.

We can do a lot for you.

But with you or without you, I'm gonna put the Ewings out of business.

Mama just called.

She said Clayton just took off after Parmalee.

- She's afraid he's gonna k*ll him. - Oh, God.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

Good day, folks. Can I have your attention, please?

Quiet down, please. Thank you.

Folks, I guess you've all heard the vicious rumors...

that have been floating around Dallas lately.

That my daddy has somehow come back to life...

and he's gonna sell Ewing Oil.

[CROWD CHATTERING]

Well, I'm happy to report that we have absolute proof...

that Wes Parmalee is a fraud and a liar.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

BOBBY: And that means that Ewing Oil is not gonna be sold.

So anybody wanting to do business, J.R. and I are still the ones to see.

You're damn right. Ha-ha-ha.

[APPLAUSE]

Let's strike up this band and have ourselves a barbecue.

We got something to celebrate now.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[BAND PLAYS UPBEAT COUNTRY TUNE]

Aah-ho!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Where's Miss Ellie? - She's upstairs resting.

What did Parmalee say? She tell you?

Said he wasn't Jock.

But we knew that.

Did she say why he had decided to come clean?

That's no secret. He knew we were closing in on him.

Didn't wanna do any prison time. He's making things easier for himself.

I don't think that was it.

Well, we can find that out from Ellie.

What I wanna hear is the rest of what Bobby's got to say.

Yeah, Bobby. You were asking before about Wyatt Haynes.

Now, you can't be saying he's Wes Parmalee.

I sure am, Punk.

Well, he don't look anything like Haynes.

No, not now.

Not after he went through the same helicopter crash that Daddy did.

Now, there. That's where you're wrong, Bobby.

Because I know for a fact that Haynes wasn't on that chopper with Jock.

That's right. He wasn't, at first.

But they made a step along the way.

- Where? BOBBY: Let me start at the beginning.

Honey, why don't you sit down?

When I went down there, I figured I could count on two things.

One, that Parmalee was an American. Two, that he'd known Daddy.

Otherwise, how would he know so many things about him.

We started to eliminate every American who was in the area at the time.

I can't imagine there were very many left.

Hell, that was five years ago.

That's true.

They'd pretty much scattered all over the world. But we kept at it.

And pretty soon we had the list down to three or four men.

And then finally one man remembered something about the day Daddy left.

Something that nobody else had mentioned before.

He remembered that Daddy's helicopter...

made a stop to pick up Parmalee.

Why didn't this man mention that before?

He just assumed it was something that everybody already knew.

But that doesn't account for the fact he knew so much about the family.

What about the hunting trip? The time Daddy got sh*t?

You remember Parmalee talking about that?

He would have had to learn about that when Jock had that fever.

BOBBY: That's right, Punk.

That's why I asked you whether Haynes was around at the time.

Yeah, he was around.

And your daddy did talk about that hunting trip.

Yeah. What about Amanda, Daddy's first wife?

He! too.

Your daddy had a real high fever.

He's ranting and raving for days about his life and family and...

You know, what really gets me, though...

is no matter how much information he had about us...

what made him think he could get away with it?

He almost did get away with it. And you wanna know why?

Because almost everybody started to believe him.

Including a couple of people in this room.

The only people who held out to the end were Bobby and Clayton and me.

Well, all I can say is thank God it's over.

Is it?

Well, I don't think so.

- Ellie. - Clayton, not now, please.

I want to know what he said to you.

I've told you, that he wasn't Jock.

What else?

[SIGHS]

Isn't that enough?

After what he put us through?

I know.

It's been difficult.

It has been for me too.

Why would he come to you, Ellie?

Clayton...

I'm so tired.

I know you are.

But don't you think that you owe me...

some kind of explanation?

Yes, of course I do, but not now.

I need a little time.

It's all been so confusing.

[SIGHS]

Clayton.

I'll tell you.

I promise.

Just let me get my thoughts together.

Please?

[SIGHS]

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING, PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Wait a minute. You believe that?

Of course I do.

There are people with points of view that are different from yours.

Oh, you can say that again.

- You want another Vietnam? - course not.

Well, if we don't stop interfering in their politics...

that's exactly where we're headed.

I don't believe that. I don't believe it.

Let the people of Nicaragua decide what form of government they want.

Tell me, how do you propose that we do that?

They have an elected government, you know, just like ours.

Since when did the Communists...

adopt checks and balances as a role model?

Mrs. Krebbs, you're just like all the other conservatives.

You scream Communist takeover even before the ballots are out.

In most cases, Senator Dowling, there are no ballots.

Boy, is there anything you two agree on?

Not so far.

Probably only that we shouldn't talk about politics...

which in this town leaves very little else.

Senator.

I'll leave you two alone.

Excuse me.

[DONNA SIGHS]

Are you all right?

Fine.

Oh, it's just...

thoughts of home run across my mind every now and then.

It's the Ewing barbecue.

First time in six years that I haven't been there.

Well, you wouldn't make the barbecue, but catch a late flight into Dallas.

No, I'm going home tomorrow.

Good.

That'll give you and Ray a chance to talk things over.

What an idiot I was.

I don't suppose you'd talk to her for me, would you?

Talk to Jamie?

Yeah. Tell her how much I need her, you know.

I can't believe how dumb I was to let her go.

You didn't let her go, Cliff. You practically shoved her out the door.

Yeah, but I didn't know what I was doing.

Oh-ho. You realized what you were doing.

You didn't realized how much it was going to cost you.

Oh, boy.

Why am I like that?

I've been curious about that for years.

Oh, I really do miss Jamie.

Do.

I wonder if you'd miss her so much...

if she didn't own percent of the Ewing Oil.

That is unfair.

Cliff, you're my brother and I love you.

But you don't make it easy.

The lawyer needs to know it you wanna keep these dummy corporations active.

Yeah, might as well hang on to them.

They might come in handy someday.

- You get a hold of Jack Ewing? - No.

I tried his number three times this morning.

Well, keep on it, will you?

Now that we can prove Parmalee is a fraud...

Jack's percent might be worth something.

- And I want it back. - Yes, sir.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

- Yeah? WOMAN: .J.R.

Mr. Homer's here from the Cattleman's Bank.

He said if you were busy, he'd understand.

Mr. Homer?

Well, yes. Send him in, would you?

Sly, stick around a minute. You might enjoy this.

All right.

Franklin, how very nice to see you, sir.

I had to come by this morning and tell you how relieved I am...

this awful business has worked out for you.

- You heard about that? - Three people called me last night.

I just want to reassure you that the Cattleman's Bank...

as it has so often in the past, is proud to stand behind you.

Well, that is reassuring. Isn't it, Sly?

Can I assume that you're interested in reactivating our loan?

Just as quickly as you like.

[CHUCKLING] Well, that's wonderful.

What about the collateral?

That was pretty rough, making us put up percent of Ewing Oil.

Well, that was in the troubled times.

Troubled time?

I'm sure we can reduce the collateral.

Oh, yeah, I'm sure we can.

Now, what about that high rate of interest you hit us with?

Could that be reduced too?

I bet I can persuade the board to shave off one or two points on that too.

I bet you could.

He can be a persuasive little devil when he wants to be.

Uh... Let me think. There's just two other things.

- Just name them. - Oh, guts and integrity.

- I'm sorry? - Guts and integrity.

Not all that much, you understand.

We know you're not well-endowed in that department.

Now, J.R.. The bank has always stood by you.

Yeah, absolutely. They always stood by me.

Up until the moment there were troubled times.

Get out of my office.

I'm taking my business elsewhere, Homer.

J.R., we've done business together for years.

And when I needed you, you weren't there. Now, get out.

Go on, scat. I'm mad at myself for ever doing business with you.

Go on, right out the door. Go on.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I never did like that penny pincher.

J.R., it's nice to see things back to normal.

[LAUGHS] Yeah.

Yeah, it sure is.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

I'm sorry. I just couldn't seem to wake up.

I've taken everything in, but I could fix you something.

No, no. I'll just have some coffee, thank you.

[SIGHS]

How are you?

I'm all right.

[HORSE WHINNYING]

I know.

You're waiting to hear about Wes Parmalee.

Well, I sure would like to know how he lied his way out of this thing.

What did he tell you, Ellie?

Mostly he told me about himself.

Himself?

How he was an oilman and a cattleman.

How he once had a wife and sons...

a family like ours...

and lost them.

Well, that doesn't give him license to take someone else's.

The man claimed he was your husband and he wasn't.

The whole thing's outrageous.

I know. I know.

But it's not as cold and hard as it appears to be.

Damn it, Ellie. You sound like you're feeling sorry for that charlatan.

Well, maybe in a way I am.

The thing is that there are reasons.

I don't care about his reasons.

The man tried to destroy my family...

and almost got away with it.

And I don't see how you can still take his part.

Clayton... I know how you feel.

When he first came to me and told me he wasn't Jock...

and that the whole thing was a lie, I...

I was stunned... and I was angry.

How dare he?

How dare he indeed.

And then I started listening...

to his reasons...

and, well. I began to understand a little.

Clayton...

Clayton, the poor man had lost everything.

Ellie...

you can understand all you want to.

The only thing that I wanna understand is why he gave up.

Ewing Oil was practically in the palm of his hand.

Well, then why?

All of a sudden, why did he decide to come clean? Why?

He didn't wanna put me through any more pain.

What?

He told me that he loved me...

and that he'd see me again someday.

That's what he said.

All right.

Well, I said something too.

I warned him what would happen.

- Clayton. - And I meant it.

No, please.

Clayton!

[CAR OPENS, CLOSES]

[RINGS]

Ewing Oil.

Sly, this is Ellie Fallow.

May I speak to Bobby or J.R., please?

Oh, I'm sorry, both of them are out.

- Well, can they be reached? - I don't think so.

JR. had an appointment, but he didn't to.“ me where.

Phyllis is out, so I don't know how to find Bobby. Anything I can do?

No. But just try to find one of them...

and have them call home as soon as possible.

- Yes, ma'am. - Thank you.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

- Parmalee. - What the hell?

I thought you were somebody else.

Wes Parmalee? I understand he hangs out here.

- He used to. - Has he been in?

No, he left here with a big bar tab. We've got the police looking for him.

Well, if you wanna get paid...

you better pray the police get to him before I do. Sony.

- Jack sold Jamie his percent? - For lousy dollar.

But I think we can fight it.

- Something from the bar before lunch? - My usual, please.

Tonic water, please.

I saw this lawyer yesterday.

He said if I could prove fraudulent intent...

I could have that sale declared null and void.

- Mm. That's hard to prove. - You don't think a judge would find it...

just a little peculiar that he sold off percent for a dollar?

That sale was between a brother and a sister.

I don't care.

I'm gonna fight him and I need your support.

Mm. All I can say is thank God...

Jamie got rid of that tapeworm she was married to.

If he had gotten those shares, he would have had a window into all my business.

- Here you are. - Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, look who's here.

April, excuse me for a moment, will you?

You know, Wendell, I don't understand you.

Obviously, or you'd know I don't like persons intruding on my lunch.

Well, frankly, I don't give a damn about your lunch.

What I don't understand...

is how you thought you could grab Ewing Oil away from me.

I hope you laid out a fortune trying to do it.

Well, I didn't, of course, much as I hate to disappoint you.

You know, all the head-knocking you and I have been doing in the past...

it's just kind of a game.

This time you've gone too far.

I'm coming after you, Wendell, and I'm gonna hurt you.

You know, J.R.. I have a curious reaction to threats.

I tend to take them seriously.

You should.

I have ways of taking care of you you never even dreamed of.

[CHUCKLES]

Sure.

Well... these figures look pretty good.

I like the aggressive way that you go after business.

Well, you don't get ahead by resting on your laurels.

I'm still surprised that you're coming to us.

You've had a long relationship with the Cattleman's Bank.

Yes, we have. Makes it all the more difficult...

to understand how they could treat us so stupidly.

Well, putting together a $ -million loan...

isn't exactly easy these days.

But if it means getting your business, I'll do it.

All right. We'd be more than willing to meet you halfway on that collateral.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

Yes? WOMAN: Mr. Holden?

There's a call for Mr. Ewing on Line .

Thank you.

This is Bobby.

Bobby, I'm glad I caught you. Mama just called.

She said Clayton took off after Parmalee. She's afraid he was gonna k*ll him.

- Oh, God. - Yeah, that's exactly what I said.

I couldn't blame him if he did.

But we gotta try and find him.

Why don't you drop in on Parmalee's hotel?

- It's not too far from where you are. - Do you think he'd still be there?

Hell, I don't know. It's a good place to start.

All right, I'll check it out and get back to you.

I'm sorry to have to cut this short.

I understand. Again, thank you.

I'm gonna make sure Ewing Oil is very happy here.

Well, we're looking forward to that.

Sly, I want you to file this under our legal agreements.

- Yes, sir. - Mr. Ewing?

Daltry.

We got some information I thought you ought to hear in person.

Yeah, come on in my office.

[J.R. CLEARS THROAT]

What are you doing here?

The agency got a list...

all the mercenaries k*lled in that att*ck on the Saudi oil field.

The name B.D. Calhoun was not on the list.

So, what does that mean?

It means he's not as dead as we all thought he was.

Once he figures out that you blew the whistle on him...

he's gonna be pretty mad at you.

I see.

[EXHALES]

Well, how are you gonna protect me?

Protect you?

Yes. We discussed immunity from prosecution and personal protection.

I'm sorry.

As far as the CIA is concerned, you and I never met.

Now, I kept my end of the bargain. You gotta keep yours.

Mr. Ewing, nobody got you into this.

You did it yourself.

I'd watch my back if I were you.

PAM: Miss Ellie, Bobby's right.

If anything had happened to Clayton that man, we would have heard.

I don't know how you can be so sure of that.

Mama, we do have police contacts.

They would have let us know. I talked to Fenton Washburn myself.

Oh, I had lunch with Jamie today and she told me the funniest thing.

Guess what she got from Jack.

- Ten percent of Ewing Oil? - What?

Your radar certainly is working.

I make it my business to know what's happening at Ewing Oil.

Where is she now?

Probably overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

She left for LA. today.

SUE ELLEN: She's going to manage my Valentine operation on the West Coast.

[LAUGHS]

Your brother's timing is right on the dime, as usual.

He managed to dump his wife at exactly the wrong moment.

J.R., don't start.

He marries her for something she doesn't have...

then gets rid of her just before she gets it.

We weren't going to discuss business at home.

J.R.: Well, we won't, especially since you're back.

SUE ELLEN: What's that supposed to mean?

She's a partner in her brother's company.

[PHONE RINGS]

She's as liable to not back to him and tell him everything.

Come on, J.R., knock it off. You know that's not true.

[PICKS UP PHONE]

Southfork Ranch.

- I told you, J.R... - Yes?

I'm gonna see to it that that feud is over.

May I tell him who's calling? One moment, please.

Mr. Ewing, it's a Mr. McSween.

Oh, good.

Hello, Harry?

Yeah.

All right, we'll be right down.

They found Clayton. He's at the Oil Baron's Club.

- Is he all right? - I don't know. We have to go and see.

- We'll go get him, Mama. - I'm going with you.

- There's no need for you to go, Mama. - I'm going with him.

[SOFTLY] Come on.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

It I can get that place for the boutique, we'll be in pretty good shape.

We've gone over this before, but wouldn't you rather keep the boutique...

than to go to work as a waitress or something?

She doesn't feel comfortable owing anything to the Ewings.

No, I don't.

Why don't you take your plate in.

Don't worry about the dishes.

Go on. Ha-ha.

I guess there won't be enough left over for private school.

Oh, honey, I don't think so.

If I can put anything aside, it'll be for college.

College?

Mom, I'm years old.

I have centuries before college.

[BOTH LAUGH]

It's amazing how fast a century can go by.

Let's get these dishes done.

We gotta get you home. You got homework to do.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I'll take it.

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

- Hi. - Donna.

When did you get back in town?

I'm just on my way home from the airport.

May I come in?

- Sure. - Thanks.

- Hello, Donna. - Jenna. Charlie.

I'm sorry. I should have called.

I need to talk to you, but it can wait until the morning.

No, no, no. Don't mind us. We were just leaving.

Don't worry about the dishes. I'll take care of them.

- Where's your book bag? - I left it in the stables.

- Go get it. I'll meet you out in the car. - Okay.

- Bye, thanks for dinner. - Thanks for helping with dinner.

Bye.

- See you tomorrow. - Yeah.

[DOOR OPENS]

We", can I get you something? Coffee?

No. I'm fine, thanks.

Well, come on in.

How you feeling?

Fine.

And the baby?

Everything's fine in that respect.

[VOICE BREAKING] It's the hardest thing...

I've ever had to do.

I love you.

And I love you.

Probably love you the rest of my life.

But it just didn't work.

We...

I wish it didn't end.

We're just...

going separate ways.

You know that.


Go on.

Go on, Donna. Say it.

You want a divorce.

I bet you even have the papers with you.

[SIGHS]

I've been wondering what this would be like.

Dreading it.

Wondering how I'd feel.

What do you feel?

Nothing.

Like nothing.

Dead.

Me too.

I'm sorry.

Donna.

Bye.

Wish you a lot of luck.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Clayton?

Clayton.

Clayton, are you all right?

You have us pretty worried.

I didn't find him.

Bobby, why don't you go on home? I'll come home with Clayton.

Okay.

MAN: Can I get you something? - Yes, two coffees, please.

[BOTH SIGH]

Clayton, I know how you feel.

But I can't tell you how glad I am that you didn't find him.

And justice will never be served.

Justice would have been served if you'd carried out your thr*at...

and spent the rest of your life in some prison?

It was a terrible time.

But let's just be thankful that it's over.

It may be over for you, even him.

But it is not over for me.

Why?

[SIGHS]

How is it you understand everything about Wes Parmalee...

and you can't understand how I feel?

Clayton...

I know how badly this hurts you...

and a lot of it was my fault, I guess...

because I accepted him when nobody else did.

But don't you understand?

I was afraid.

I was afraid he might be Jock.

I don't blame you.

I blame him.

Clayton... it's time to stop this now.

I love you.

Let's just get on with our lives.

Hmm?

I have to say I was really surprised to hear from you.

Why? I've forgiven you for last time.

Oh, you've forgiven me.

Rude, the way you walked out of our deal.

You were trying to give me the wrong end of the stick.

I gave it back to you.

Well, I don't blame you for thinking that, Cliff...

but it's just the perfect example of J.R.'s manipulations...

which is just why I wanted to talk to you. Sit down.

I don't know anyone in Dallas who has more reason than we do...

- to get the Ewings out of the way. - I've been trying to do that for years.

Maybe you're not using all of your resources.

Two things have happened recently.

One, they've started back very aggressively into operation.

Not good for you or me.

But, two...

you have a Trojan horse sitting right at their table.

- You're talking about my sister, Pam? - Yes, I am.

Since she married Bobby, she's privy to all kinds of information.

You really think I'd use my sister like that, huh? Forget it!

Cliff, calm down.

Now, let's be realistic.

You haven't exactly set the world on fire the past couple of years.

And from what I hear, Pam has had to prop up your company.

Prop up?

She bought percent of a very solid outfit.

Oh, then how come she's controlling the purse strings?

You know, forget it. I knew it was a mistake to come here to begin with.

- I wanna form an alliance. - No, no.

You want me to use my sister as a spy, is what you wanna do.

Cliff, Westar is a very important company.

We can do a lot for you.

Or we can hurt you.

Now, I'm asking...

for your help.

Pam can be a very valuable conduit. Both ways, in fact.

She doesn't even have to know she's doing it.

A man who doesn't respect his family isn't worth much in my book.

I feel exactly the same way.

But this is not family, this is business.

Now, think it over, Cliff.

Working with me can be very attractive.

If I were you, I would get on my bandwagon.

But with you or without you...

I'm gonna put the Ewings out of business.

- J.R., we got a problem. - What?

There's been a line break down at the Galveston field.

- What kind of line break? - One of the valves ruptured.

They're trying to fix it, but it's gonna take time.

We have crude flowing all over the place.

- Well, a line break just doesn't happen. - Well, it did.

What I mean is somebody must have been feeling with it.

And I'll bet that somebody is Jeremy Wendell.

Let's not start pointing fingers. We can't be sure of that.

Well, maybe you can't, but I can.

All right...

if it's w*r he wants, it's w*r he's gonna get.

JENNA: I guess I'm butting in where I really don't belong.

It's just that I'm so fond of Ray.

I gather that.

Every time I try to see him, you're there.

Now, wait a minute.

I didn't ask you to lunch so we can get into an argument.

It's true, isn't it?

It's true I've spent a lot of time with Ray, yes.

But why not? He's a friend.

And at the moment, we both need friends.

Why did you wanna see me, Jenna?

Because I know how much Ray still loves you.

And I also know how stubborn a man he can be.

And I hate to see two people breaking up...

over some lack of communication or something.

I'm sorry.

Maybe I'm reading you wrong.

Donna, I don't blame you for wondering...

why Ray and I spend so much time together.

He's alone, I'm alone.

And he's a very attractive man.

Yes, he is.

And if I wasn't still so stupidly in love with Bobby...

and he were free...

I probably would fall in love with him.

I'm sure you could understand that.

I fell in love with him myself.

I know you did.

And I wonder if maybe you're not a little jealous now.

I shouldn't be.

Maybe I am.

Emotions aren't like faucets, Donna.

You can't tum them on and off.

I'm just beginning to realize that.

Look, I'm not out to take your man. Believe me.

But somebody else will be.

Before you finalize that divorce, make sure you're doing the right thing.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Hi, Pam. - Hi.

- That was along lunch. - Well, I had a meeting afterwards.

What's that?

The list of companies you asked me to read.

You're reading these? That's good. Because I'm telling you, speed is vital.

These companies are like ducks on a pond.

And if we don't pick them off, somebody else will.

- Some of the companies have look good. - Yeah. Mm-hm. Um...

Yeah, yeah. Beaufort. What's wrong with Beaufort?

PAM: Nothing. - Why did you cross it off?

I overheard Bobby and J.R. discussing it.

They talk business around you?

What a typical Cliff Barnes comment.

Why, shouldn't Bobby trust me?

Hey, look, forget" I'm surprised that...

Listen, it they think that company is good...

Don't even think about it.

We're in competition with them, you know?

Not anymore. I told you that, Cliff.

Why did you bother to put up my line of credit?

A momentary weakness.

And if I were you, I wouldn't ask me that question again.

- Where are you going? - Home.

- It's only : . - Take it out of my salary.

How did he ever pass that lie-detector test?

Hah. Damn if I know.

Didn't he tell Miss Ellie?

Well, she told me that he said at first...

he did really think he was Jock.

But as far as I'm concerned, that's hogwash.

He's just trying to excuse himself all the harm he did us.

I can't figure it out.

Well, all right, let's say at first he did think he was Jock.

But later on when he found out he wasn't...

he risked going on with it.

[CHUCKLES]

Getting your hands on Ewing Oil would be worth the risk.

Look, I'm no psychiatrist. I'm guessing just like you are.

I do know one thing, though.

The longer you let this get to you, the harder it's gonna be.

Yeah.

Don't know how to stop it.

We both got problems.

Hmm.

Maybe what we ought to do...

is to go back to what we started...

before Wes Parmalee ever showed up.

- Cutting horses? - Yeah.

We were kind of fooling around with that.

Put a little muscle in it, might help us both clear our head some.

Got nothing to lose, I guess.

Wanna do it?

[HORSE WHINNYING]

[BREATHING LOUDLY]

CHRISTOPHER: Give me that. JOHN ROSS: No.

- You can't lift these. - I can too.

PAM: Christopher, I've been looking for you.

CHRISTOPHER: John won't let me pick up the weights.

PAM: Well, ask him nicely.

[EXHALES]

- You got more energy than I do. CHRISTOPHER: It's my tum. Give me it.

Too much sometimes. I was just thinking about that lunch that you and I had.

JOHN ROSS: You're such a baby.

You were talking to me about my drinking.

I do remember.

It's amazing how fast things change.

Oh, things didn't change. You changed, Sue Ellen.

Stopped feeling sorry for yourself. Started getting something out of life.

Even Charlie's stronger than you are and she's a girl.

Hey.

PAM: Christopher. SUE ELLEN: Come on, guys.

John Ross, what's the matter with you?

- He hit me. - But you were teasing him.

CHRISTOPHER: He knocked me down.

PAM: You should be ashamed of yourself.

SUE ELLEN: John Ross, that's enough.

You hit me again, you're gonna get it again.

John Ross, Aunt Pam is right.

You're older and you're bigger and you should know better.

That's right. He's starting to act just like his father.

- Pam, really. - Well, it's true.

I'm going upstairs.

PAM: Christopher.

SUE ELLEN: No more fighting, okay?

Who am I kidding?

Telling a Ewing to stop fighting is like telling a horse to grow wings.

You know, Pam, there are enough problems among the adults in this family.

For God's sakes, let's not have it start with the kids.

I guess I overreacted.

I probably shouldn't say this...

but it's getting a little hard not to notice.

You're becoming really overprotective with Christopher.

I know.

I guess I can't get over the fact that Bobby's going to have another child.

That pipeline didn't rupture by itself.

I think it's interesting that it happened right after Wendell made that thr*at.

Sounds to me like you made the thr*at.

- Mm. You're sticking up for him now? - course not.

I dislike Jeremy Wendell as much as you do.

I'm just not convinced he's behind this.

Come on, JR. Things are going our way now.

We have new financing...

and storm clouds are starting to disappear.

Let's not chase trouble. It seems to find us quick enough all by itself.

- Good night. - Good night.

- Still all right if I leave early? - Sure. Go ahead.

I was wondering.

Since I am gonna be president of one of your corporations...

I should put my best foot forward.

That's kind of hard to do on a secretary's salary.

What would you think about a little presidential raise?

Ha-ha. Now I know why they call you Sly.

- I'll give it some thought. - Great.

[PHONE RINGS]

Get that for me, will you?

Ewing Oil.

Who's calling, please?

I'll see. Someone with information on the pipeline rupture.

He wouldn't give his name.

All right, put him on the speaker phone. I'll see you tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Yeah. JR. Ewing have.

MAN: J.R. Ewing.

For a while I wasn't sure we'd ever meet again.

Who is this?

What, you don't recognize me? Oh, came an.

I was sure by now you'd know I was alive.

Calhoun?

Yes, sir.

So it was you behind that ruptured pipeline.

Hey, what that was was nothing.

Did you ever read the Bible, J.R.?

Deuteronomy : .

But life should go far fife...

eye for eye... - Tooth for tooth.

Calhoun, I'm truly sorry about what happened.

Oh, you will be.

Because we're gonna make your punishment fit your crime.

[LINE CLICKS]

[ENGLISH SDH]
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