[theme music]
[music continues]
[instrumental music]
[people chattering]
Mr. Ewing? Mr. Ewing, your table's ready now.
I'll be there in a minute, Dora Mae.
[elevator bell dings]
How dare you bury April in France?
You had no right to hold her funeral without me.
I did what I thought was best.
Best? Without me? Without my mother?
Without anyone that loved her?
I loved her.
Not like we did. She was my sister.
[April] I should have been at her funeral.
You should have been at her wedding as her maid of honor.
[tense music]
I gave you the first one. You don't get another.
Now leave me alone.
You always get your own way, don't you?
Well, not anymore.
- [knocking on door] - [Cliff] Liz?
Liz, open the door.
[knocking continues]
Okay, what's this all about, huh?
Just who in the hell are you?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Some goon just stuck a gun in my ear
and said if I didn't stop seeing you, he'd kill me.
- Why didn't you listen to him? - I wanna know who he was!
- I don't know. - The hell you don't.
How many ways do I have to say this, Cliff?
Drop it. It's over.
Now leave me alone before you get hurt.
Just what do you think could happen to me
that would hurt worse than this?
[door closes]
I told you I'd break it off with Cliff in my own way.
Why isn't that good enough for you?
If you want Dancer, you leave Cliff Barnes alone.
[sighs]
[slow music]
Dad!
John Ross.
Oh, boy, is it good to see you.
- I missed you, son. [laughs] - I missed you too, Dad.
[J.R.] Hey, Christopher.
Oh, good to see both of you. How you doing?
How'd you get here?
Clayton picked us up in London.
Clayton?
Is my dad here?
No. No, not yet. He will be soon.
Listen, boys. A terrible thing has happened in the family.
But we're Ewings, we'll get through this together.
- Sure, Dad. - [Clayton] Hello, J.R.
Just put things right there. Thank you.
- Hey, Clayton, where's Mama? - She didn't come with me.
Oh. Well...
I'll tell you what, boys, you run upstairs
and unpack and I'll take us all out for dinner.
Okay. Come on, Christopher.
[J.r] What do you mean, Mama didn't come back?
I only came back to wrap up this business with Weststar.
Uh, we decided I should come back alone.
I can't believe Mama knows about April
and didn't come with you.
She didn't know.
I only found out about it myself
when I went to England to see Sue Ellen.
And I thought it best to bring John Ross
and Christopher home with me.
Did you call and tell her?
I don't want her to know. Not yet, at least.
Are you crazy? Bobby's wife is dead.
Mama needs to know. I'm gonna call her.
If Bobby wants, he can call her himself.
Bobby's not thinking straight.
He told you not to call, didn't he?
[Clayton] Or he would've called her by now.
Bobby doesn't know what he's talking about.
Let her have some peace. Let her be happy.
There's plenty of time later for her to find out.
[scoffs] Is everybody crazy around here?
[knocking on door]
I kept the lawyers up all night
hammering out the contract.
They're all ready.
Just have your people go over them,
and then we'll make it official.
Sounds good to me.
There's just one thing bothering me.
What's that?
The first two times we met,
you're as cold as ice in January.
Then, suddenly, there's a definite thaw.
How come?
You always did look a gift horse in the mouth, Johnny.
That's because I never know if a gift horse
is a Trojan horse.
You've walked away from me before, Liz.
Why are you walking back to me now?
[scoffs] I didn't walk away from you, Johnny.
I ran, just as far away as I could get.
- Obviously not far enough. - [Liz] I thought it was.
I thought Cliff would be the perfect antidote to you.
He was honest, kind, caring.
Sounds like a Boy Scout.
He was also boring, self-involved,
- and ambitious. - And safe.
[Johnny] You never settled for safe before.
Who says I settle for it now?
We'll see.
So tell me,
where do all the oil bigwigs hang out?
There are a couple of places. Why?
[Johnny] Since I'm going to be one now,
it's time they saw the new power in town.
I'm sorry I was so late.
I looked in on you and you were asleep.
I stayed up as long as I could.
[Bobby] I'm sorry. If I'd had known
you were coming home last night, I'd have been here.
[Christopher] It doesn't matter. Forget it.
Come on, John Ross, we're gonna be late for school.
Hey, you can miss school today.
I thought maybe you and I spend some time
- together at the ranch. - Same goes for you, John Ross.
I got a business meeting, but I'll be home before lunch.
Bobby, if it's a bad time for me
to finish this Weststar deal,
I can always put McKay off a while longer.
[Bobby] I don't know why you're getting involved
in the first place.
You and Mama were having a good time traveling.
You should be with her instead of worrying about business.
I didn't realize that my doing business
with Weststar bothered you.
Personally, I don't give a damn about Weststar.
[Bobby] I just want you and Mama to have a nice life together.
The oil business is nothing but trouble.
You should just stay out of it.
[instrumental music]
Whoa.
You wanna get down and walk some?
Okay.
That's the quietest ride I've ever taken.
Christopher, I know you're upset about April.
Why won't you talk to me about it?
Son, whatever it is, I want you to tell me.
I was so scared, Dad.
When Aunt Sue Ellen told me about April...
...and you didn't call for such a long time.
Why didn't you call me right away?
And let me be with you?
I'm sorry, son.
I needed some time to get myself together.
But I could've helped you.
I know.
I wasn't thinking too clearly at the time.
I couldn't believe that all that actually happened.
I know it's hard for you to understand.
I'm still trying to be able to deal with it myself.
Christopher...
...it's my fault that April died.
No, Dad, you didn't. You couldn't--
No, no, no, I didn't kill her.
But she's dead because of me, because of who I am.
No, Dad. It wasn't your fault.
Christopher...
there had to have been something I could've done,
should've done, to save her life.
But it was just one big mistake after another.
April put her life in my hands.
She trusted me.
And I let her down. I couldn't save her.
I love you, Dad.
And everything is gonna be okay now.
No, son.
It's not gonna be okay, not for a while.
Not until the people who killed April
have been punished.
Otherwise, none of this makes any sense.
- Do you understand? - Yeah.
And I have to go after them myself.
And once I've...
...taken care of them,
then we can get on with our life.
Okay?
Let's go.
[dramatic music]
Hello, Rose. You just look lovely.
[engine stops]
I guess our little meeting yesterday
agreed with you.
Look, what happened yesterday just happened.
Why don't we call it one of those things
and just forget it?
Oh. Well, that'd be kind of a shame,
but if it's what you want.
[J.R.] Just as long as you hold up
your end of the bargain.
What bargain?
Now, don't tell me you forgot already.
I was drunk, and hurt, and mad.
I would have agreed to anything.
And you did.
You promised to help me because I helped you.
- What do you want? - Oh, nothing much.
I just want you to plant a bug in your husband's office.
I have a friend on the police department
who'd be happy to show you the ropes.
I can't do that.
[J.R.] Well, sure you can.
Unless you want Mac to find out about us.
You wouldn't dare.
Wouldn't I? Oh, boy, that'd be embarrassing.
The one man he hates more than anybody else in Dallas
having a fling with his wife. [laughs]
In his house, on his desk. My God.
You son of a bitch.
Now what kind of language is that for a lady to use?
I'm not a lady.
I'm a stupid fool.
Who's your friend on the police department?
I wanna get this over with.
Now you're talking, honey.
Don't worry. I'll be in touch.
[engine starts]
[sighs]
[Sly] How did you get in here?
You ought to do something about that lock of yours.
All it takes is a credit card.
By now, that's about all mine's good for.
I don't like this, James.
Come on, Sly. Don't be mad.
I didn't know when you'd be back.
And I couldn't wait to read this stuff.
I thought we agreed not to do this.
I tried.
I practically went back to him on my hands and knees.
But he didn't wanna hear it, so all bets are off.
He's just upset about Bobby and April. Give him time.
No way. He had his chance. He didn't want it.
Now, come here. I'm having trouble
reading some of your writing.
I told you, I don't wanna go through with this anymore.
Don't jerk me around, Sly. We had a deal.
That was before April's death. I don't wanna hurt Bobby.
Hurt Bobby? Now you sound like Cliff Barnes.
You didn't go to Cliff.
Sure I did.
James, how could you? You didn't even ask me.
Why should I?
I thought this was what you wanted.
What I want is for all this to be stopped, right now.
Sly, nobody worked harder for J.R. than you did,
and he fired you.
Don't you wanna see him punished?
I don't wanna see him hurt.
I don't believe this.
First Cally, and now you.
What is it with this man?
Every time he's in trouble, people wanna help him.
[sighs]
You wouldn't have kept these records
if you didn't wanna use them.
Maybe.
I don't know anymore. I just...
I feel bad about all this.
We all feel bad about this.
But I'm gonna do it with or without you.
James, no.
You can do what you want,
but from now on, these talk for you.
[door closes]
[sighs]
[crickets chattering]
[Michelle] I'm sorry, April.
I didn't know where else to go.
I bet if you could see me right now,
you'd be laughing your head off.
I guess it is pretty funny.
When's the last time you saw me in church?
I'm sorry I didn't go to your wedding.
I was hurt and angry and feeling pretty selfish.
I am so sorry I hurt you.
I loved you so much...
...and you never knew.
Couldn't you see how much I wanted to be like you?
Every time I tried to get close to you,
I always did something stupid or hateful
and got you mad at me.
Why did you leave me before I could tell you how I felt?
It can be different, I promise.
I'll never say another mean thing to you.
I'll always be there for you.
I'll be the best sister in the world,
just don't be dead.
So she was telling the truth.
From what I can see, apparently so.
I have records of birth and marriage certificates
for both Sheila and John Foley.
Both of Odessa, Texas.
He was head of Foley Petrotech
and he did commit suicide just exactly like she said.
Is that it? Don't you have any idea where she is?
No, not yet.
The lady is a complete and total mystery.
PTA president, head of the Ladies Auxiliary League,
a regular churchgoer.
She's nothing like the woman you said you knew in Paris.
Well, that was all before her husband died.
That's right. That's when everything changed.
She was under medical care for many months.
Being treated for acute depression.
And the doctor just let her walk away?
No. One day, she just vanished.
The breakfast dishes were left on the table,
the radio was still playing.
It was like she just disappeared into thin air.
[door opens]
The geologists are here for the meeting.
Sorry, I didn't know you had people.
You run the meeting, J.R., and the other meetings too.
I have more important things to do.
Oh, all right, fine.
We'll be in my office when you need us.
[door closes]
She was involved with other people
besides Jordan Lee.
Retrace her steps. Find out who she talked to
after her husband died.
There's gotta be somebody who can give us information.
Don't know what to say, Mac.
Chairman of the board?
Weststar stock has already gone up
10 percent since Dusty acquired it.
You vote it the right way
and he's gonna end up a very, very rich man.
- It's not about our money. - Well, then, what is it?
I really thought you'd be delighted at the opportunity.
Under other circumstances, I would,
but after what happened to April...
Oh. I'm really sorry about that.
Poor Bobby. How's Miss Ellie holding up?
This has gotta be terrible for her.
Well, as a matter of fact, I haven't told her yet.
Clayton, do you think you can keep it from her forever?
I don't know.
When I came back to Dallas, I fully intended
to take my seat on the board.
- Working with you at Weststar. - But?
But Bobby said something to me.
It got me thinking.
Why should I go back to this business
when there's so much life left to enjoy?
- You are kidding. - I'm dead serious.
What would you do with your voting right?
Let you vote them for me.
- Just like that? - [Clayton] No.
There's a price tag attached.
I want you to leave Ewing Oil alone.
I don't want any trouble between you and the boys.
Clayton, you give me your voting rights
and I guarantee you there will be no trouble.
And you can have my word on it.
Good.
But we'll make sure it's all spelled out
in the contract, just in case.
Anything you say.
- [elevator bell dings] - What about the request
for the lifting of the drilling limits?
Tell him no way. You got a reservation for me?
Yes, of course. Let me show you to your table.
But if we can reduce our dependence on foreign oil--
Forget it. I make the decisions here, not you.
Maybe we could ease the pumping restrictions a little.
No, I said, no. Listen, just tell Carter McKay and Weststar
to take a hike.
- Dora Mae. - Yes, sir?
Could you see that my associates get seated, please?
Certainly, Mr. Barnes. This way, gentlemen.
Be right there.
Is this the goon that put a gun in my ear?
Cliff, not now.
No, is he the guy that you dumped me for?
Huh? What's so great about him?
Cliff, would you please just leave us alone?
Friend of yours, Liz?
Why don't you introduce us?
Cliff Barnes, John Danzig.
So you're the famous Cliff Barnes?
- It's nice to meet you. - Oh, I'll bet.
Uh, what's with this guy anyway?
He's a friend, Cliff.
Now would you please just go away?
He's a friend. How wonderful.
Uh, what kind of wine are you drinking?
I wanna treat you guys to another bottle.
I'd rather you didn't do that, Cliff.
No, I insist, please. Yeah, need a wine steward.
Wine steward!
Cliffy, the lady said, no, thank you.
Why don't you go back to your own table?
But she doesn't know what she wants.
Sometimes she runs hot,
sometimes she runs cold, mostly cold.
That a fact?
- Sit down, slimeball. - Cliff.
Johnny, no! Johnny, stop it!
My fault. Please, uh, go back to your dinners.
I'm sorry, Cliffy. I'm terribly sorry.
[John] Are you all right?
Come on, honey.
Time to go.
See you around, Cliffy.
If I see you again, I'll kill you.
Hey, good to see you, James. Come on in.
How are you, son?
I'm sorry to hear about your fight with your father.
How'd you hear about it?
Oh. It's a small town. People talk.
I've also heard that you've fallen on hard times.
- Anything I can do to help? - Actually, I came to help you.
How so?
J.R. fired his secretary, and she's out for blood.
She's got J.R.'s files.
Names, dates, payoffs.
And I want you to have them.
And what do you get in return?
Nothing. I just want you to use the information
to bring my daddy down to his knees.
I wanna see him at the bottom, with me.
He's your father, James.
Are you sure you wanna do this to him?
Yeah. I thought you'd be jumping for joy.
Did you know that J.R. had Duke Carlisle
run out of town for suckering you
into that poker game?
That's his problem, not mine.
And what's that got to do with anything?
I had a son
and he died because he was full of hate and anger.
Don't be like him, James.
[Carter] Go back to J.R. and make up with him.
Spare me the sermon.
Do you want the information or not? It's free.
No, I don't want it. I don't need it.
[James] I don't understand this.
J.R. shafted everyone in this town
and nobody wants to get back at him.
I don't need to get back at J.R.
Matter of fact, I never have to worry about him again.
[Bobby] What happened to you?
Oh, no, this is nothing. Forget about it.
Bobby, I am so sorry about April.
- I should've called you. - Forget it.
I didn't know what to say. I didn't know how to say it.
If there's anything I can do, you just name it.
Get me the books on Foley Petrotech in Odessa.
That's a privately-held company.
The O.R.C. doesn't have the authority to go in there.
Cliff, it's me. I know how the game is played.
- I know you can get them. - What do you want?
I wanna buy that company and scatter it to the winds.
Oh. You don't know what you're talking about.
Cliff, I'm gonna destroy Sheila Foley's company.
Wherever she is, she's gonna know it happened
and she's gonna know I was behind it.
Bobby, Bobby, hey.
That's not gonna bring April back.
No, but it might bring Sheila Foley back to Texas.
- Are you gonna do it or not? - Yeah, I'll do it.
Good.
I didn't expect you until tonight.
I finished early. Your brother kept good accounts.
Aren't you gonna let me in?
You never used to ask first.
That's because I always had a key.
What's the matter? Why so nervous, Liz?
I'm not nervous, Johnny. I'm just tired.
You're upset about last night, aren't you?
Since when do you read minds?
You think it's because of what I did to your friend Cliffy.
Is that a fact?
But what you're really upset about is...
...how much you enjoyed it.
It was a turn-on for you, wasn't it, Liz?
Right, Johnny.
The same way I get turned-on
watching an elephant crush a mouse.
No matter how much you deny it...
...I know you better than anyone.
You loved it.
No, Johnny, you loved it.
Violence was always your turn-on, not mine.
You used to be more honest with yourself, Liz.
You craved the excitement as much as I did.
Maybe then, not now.
When are you gonna stop playing games?
When are you gonna start to listen?
Whatever I feel about yesterday doesn't matter.
You don't own me, Johnny. Not then, and not now.
You're never gonna get rid of me, Liz.
I'm in your blood.
Maybe.
But I'll decide if we get back together and on what terms.
There's never been anyone like you.
You're like a wild horse that's never been ridden.
But I'm gonna break you.
[gun cocks]
And I'm gonna enjoy every second it takes
to put my saddle on you.
[door closes]
[Gerhardt clears throat]
You understand that the late Mrs. Ewing
made her will before her marriage,
and only at the insistence of her tax advisers.
So what I have here is somewhat frivolous in tone.
Could we just get on with it, please?
[Gerhardt] Yes, of course.
To sum up briefly,
your sister left bequests to various friends,
$500,000 to her mother,
Amy Thompson Stevens.
But the bulk of her estate, and I quote...
"Goes to my sister, Michelle Stevens.
You always wanted what I had, Shelley...
...so congratulations, you've finally got your wish."
You understand these are Mrs. Ewing's own words.
Under normal circumstances, we'd--
It's understood, Mr. Gerhardt. Is that it?
Not quite.
She also made her sister executrix of her estate.
But as her husband, Mr. Ewing,
you have the right to contest the will.
No way. He doesn't get anything.
He doesn't deserve a dime.
[Gerhardt] Miss Stevens, please.
I called Paris.
[Michelle] The inspector on April's case
told me everything.
I know how she died, Bobby,
and the part that you played in it.
You don't know anything.
I know that she died
because she was married to you.
Congratulations. Like April said,
you finally got what you want.
I won't be contesting the will.
[James] J.R. shafted everyone in this town
and nobody wants to get back at him.
Why, you dirty little turncoat.
[Carter] I don't need to get back at J.R.
Matter of fact, I never have to worry about him again.
What have you got on me, McKay?
What have you got?
[soft music]
Oh, my God.
[J.R. chuckles]
I can't believe you're here.
I was in New York on business when I heard about...
about April.
It's a terrible, terrible
tragedy for all of you.
Yeah. Bobby's really broken up about it.
I don't know what to do.
I flew out to pay my respects to Bobby.
I wanted to tell him how sorry I am.
You flew all the way out here just for that?
Well, James is here and...
...and you.
Perhaps it was a mistake.
No. No mistake.
I can't tell you how much I need you here, Vanessa.
You threw a lifeline to a drowning man.
Then I'm glad I came.
Can we have dinner tonight?
I can't. I just got in
and I really should call James.
Well, that can wait. He's fine.
I'd like to spend some time with you alone
before you see him.
Why? Is something wrong?
Oh, no. I'm just jealous of your time.
I'm afraid if you go away with James,
I'll never see you again.
Well, that would never happen
But, all right. I'll wait to call James.
I'll wait for our dinner, tomorrow night.
Shall I come out to Southfork
or will you and Cally pick me up?
Well, Cally and I are separated.
She's filed for divorce.
Oh, J.R., I'm so sorry.
Don't be. We weren't right for each other.
Not like you and I.
You'd better get used to my company, Vanessa,
because I'm never letting you go again.
So how are you and Liz getting along these days?
She's selling me her company.
No kidding?
I thought she'd never give it up.
At least, not without a fight.
I left her 20 percent as a consolation prize.
But that's not enough to stop me
from making my next move.
Which is?
Taking over Weststar.
That's not gonna happen, Johnny.
[chuckles] Come on, Mac.
We worked well together in the past.
You were a good soldier then.
This is just one more favor you're gonna do for me.
Weststar is not for sale.
All right. If you don't wanna make it easy,
I guess I'll have to watch you sweat.
[Johnny] That should be fun.
Get out of my office, Dancer.
Or Danzig,
or whatever your name happens to be this week.
Not bad.
I haven't even made my first move, you're already sweating.
I said, get out.
I will, for now.
The first thing that gets changed...
...is this office.
I thought you had better taste, Mac.
You make one move to take over my company...
...you're a dead man.
I'm going to enjoy this, Mac.
[laughs] I really am.
[intercom buzzes]
[Carolyn over intercom] Liz Adams is here to see you.
Mr. Barnes? Are you there?
All right, Carolyn, send her in.
- Hello, Cliff. - Liz.
I want to apologize for what happened to you
the other night.
- Are you all right? - No, I'm not all right.
I don't appreciate being humiliated
in front of the woman I love.
- Cliff, please-- - No, just stop.
Look, your friend Danzig might have won the first round,
but the fight's not over yet.
Cliff, don't. He's a dangerous man.
Don't ever think I'm not.
The bastard is gonna pay for what he did to me.
Cliff, just stay away from Johnny.
I'll take care of him. Believe me.
Yeah, a bottle of '45 Mouton
with the bottle of perfume, yeah.
Have it delivered right here at my office,
five o' clock this afternoon, huh?
All right.
- [knocking on door] - [door opens]
J.R., Michelle Stevens is here to see you.
Well, show her in.
Michelle, please sit down.
- I'm so sorry about April. - Thank you.
- Like a drink or something? - No.
Well, where you been all this time?
Oh, I think you know, J.R.,
but thanks for asking.
You know, we have something in common.
Bobby took things away from both of us
that were precious.
Such as?
He took my sister away from me,
and Ewing Oil away from you.
What are you getting at, Michelle?
I know you love Bobby,
but I also know you love Ewing Oil more.
I'll help you get rid of Bobby and make it yours.
Get the hell out of my office.
I thought you'd leap at the chance
- to get your company back. - [J.R.] Not this way.
I'd never do anything to hurt my brother.
This company's gonna save his life.
I'm sure not gonna let some twit take it away from him.
Some silly little twit can't.
But I can and will.
Don't underestimate me, J.R.
I'm not the same naïve girl you shipped away to Bermuda.
[door closes]
[Bobby] Yeah, is Cliff Barnes there? This is Bobby Ewing.
When did he leave?
Did he tell you where he was going?
No, no, I tried him at home.
Listen, he was doing some research for me
on a company called Foley Petrotech.
Do you know if he came up with anything?
Yeah. No, no, it's all right.
Just have him give me a call when you hear from him, okay?
Thanks.
[knocking on door]
Good evening.
Gentlemen, I think there must be some mistake.
May I come in?
Oh! Join the party.
You look like you're ready to go out.
I thought we were going out for dinner.
In a manner of speaking.
We're going exactly 6112 miles...
...to a wonderful apartment in Vienna
where we drank this wine
and you were wearing this perfume,
we were listening to this music,
and eating that dinner.
Here you are, boys. Have a good time.
[door closes]
Perhaps that was a better night for you
than it was for me.
Well, up to a point,
it was one of the best nights of my life.
Until I so boldly propositioned you?
And I so stupidly turned you down.
Tonight, we're starting all over.
Can we really erase all that time?
So much has happened since then, J.R.
I don't think you understand.
For the first time in our lives, we're both free.
Three times we've been together, Vanessa,
and three times I let you go.
I don't know, J.R.
We had something so special.
Did it last because we spent so much time apart?
Will we destroy it if we stay together permanently?
[scoffs] I don't believe that for a minute.
Oh, Vanessa, we have so little time.
Look at Bobby and April.
They took everything for granted.
We can't let that happen. I won't.
I do love you so.
And in Vienna, I loved you so,
as I've loved you all my life.
I'm never letting you go again.
Room service.
Mr. Danzig?
Hm.
[woman] Room service, Mr. Danzig.
Hm.
Mr. Danzig? [screaming]
[suspicious music]
[closing theme music]