Hi.
Well, it seems we're neighbors.
I had the hotel arrange it
so we could consult more easily.
Well, you're sure right about this town.
Caracas is a beautiful city.
And how about the music?
- Isn't it wonderful? - Yeah.
Have you ever danced the samba?
No, I think I'll stick to the Texas two-step.
Oh, then you'd be missing something special.
It's, uh...
It's the world's most sensual dance.
You sway, you roll, you cling.
I met Roberto in Rio. We...
We danced the samba until seven in the morning.
You talk about him a lot, you must miss him.
I used to.
But lately, I've been feeling something different.
You know I'm attracted to you.
Well, if so, it's a shipboard romance.
We've been working together pretty closely.
Is that your way of telling me you don't feel the same?
And if I did?
I think...
I think I'd let myself be yours,
lock, stock and barrel.
Would you kiss me, J.R.?
I think I can manage that.
Ah.
Gracias.
Well, it's, uh,
just a gift of welcome from the hotel.
It's perfect timing, huh?
Could have been worse.
I'm really sorry.
I don't know what comes over me when I'm around you.
There I was, ready to give you my body,
my soul and everything I own.
Maybe it was just the music.
Yes, maybe it's the music.
You're damn right, we have a problem.
All the evidence was there. I thought McKay was guilty.
[scoffs] Maybe he still is.
I don't care how important Barnes is
maybe he's a wacko with a thing for making confessions.
That's what I thought,
until he mentioned the phone call.
He told me he called 911 from the hotel
after Dancer was shot.
And, sure enough, we have a record of that call.
There's no way he could have known about it.
What else?
Barnes said when he ran, Dancer was still alive.
Forensics says it could've taken
10 or 15 minutes before he died.
[chuckles] Terrific.
Just terrific.
What do we do now?
Apologize to the taxpayers
for sending an innocent man to death row?
What did you do with Barnes?
I told him to lay low until I contacted him.
Well, for once you did something right.
Now you're gonna make it two in a row.
We need a plan.
Something to get us out of this
with our jobs and dignity intact.
Got any ideas?
Come in, the door's open.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
I hope you don't mind, I thought we'd discuss
the sale of the refinery over breakfast.
Fine with me.
I'd like to go over the prospective buyers
- before we meet with them. - Oh, good idea.
Oh, excuse me.
Hello.
Oh, yes. Yes, he is.
Hold on.
It's for you.
Hello. J.R. Ewing here.
J.R., it's Vanessa.
Hello. How's it going?
Well, I'm a little bit confused.
Why did LeeAnn answer your telephone?
I'm in her suite right now.
We're discussing some business.
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
I asked the hotel operator to ring Mr. Ewing's room.
Why did he connect me here?
Well, I really don't know.
I have a room adjacent to LeeAnn's
and I guess the operator got confused.
I told the operator
to transfer all your calls to my room.
I knew you'd be spending the morning here.
LeeAnn says she got all my calls transferred here so...
Yes. Yes, I heard her.
Look, I'm sorry I interrupted your work.
Why don't you call me this evening?
Yeah, I'll do that, and I'll be home real soon.
Yes, I'm sure you will.
Goodbye, J.R.
Goodbye, Vanessa.
I suppose I shouldn't have had your calls transferred here.
I didn't realize Vanessa
was keeping such close tabs on you.
Well, she's not actually.
It's just that after all that happened last night...
I really didn't have time to call her.
It's a good thing
nothing happened between us then, isn't it?
Though isn't it sad...
to have all these feelings for someone
and never do anything about it?
[Bobby] Well, we got a lead now.
I should quit the business.
You seem to be better than I am.
I just got lucky, that's all.
Sheila Foley's real name is Hillary Taylor.
And she has a daughter.
Although the kid seems to have disappeared.
- You found Sheila? - No, I didn't get that lucky.
I still need you to stay on that.
I want you to find the daughter.
Her name is Marjorie.
Her nickname is Jory, if that's any help.
All right. I'll start
with the public school system in Midland.
Go on from there. But do you wanna go with me?
No, I wanna spend some time with my son.
Ready, Dad?
I understand, sir.
I'll let you know as soon as I have anything.
I appreciate it.
You ready to go, son?
Oh, Dad.
Oh, thank you very much.
Hello.
I was surprised to get your call.
I didn't think you were talking to me.
I'm making an exception today. Sit down.
How come?
I wanted to talk to you.
Thank you.
I wanted to talk to you about Michelle Stevens.
There's nothing to talk about.
Well, I think there is.
She came crying to me about how you broke her heart.
[scoffs] Yeah, right.
Didn't you love her?
And since when is my personal life your business?
Since you made my personal life
your business.
She claims that J.R. broke the two of you up.
Look, nobody forced Michelle
to take that job in the Bahamas.
She split because she wanted to get married and I didn't.
- And why didn't you want to? - Why do you think?
I mean, look at the role model I had in my daddy.
Marriage may work for some, but I never met any of them.
So why spoil a perfectly good relationship
by getting married?
Look, I know it's not what you wanna hear,
but that's the way I feel.
Don't let her feed you any more
of those cock-and-bull stories.
Like the one about Diana Farrington?
- She told you that? - It isn't true then?
Well, it depends on what she told you.
I mean, J.R. was sleeping with Diana Farrington.
Then he saved his hide by using me as the middleman
to lie to Cally.
Perhaps he was becoming unhappy in his marriage.
His marriage was fine.
J.R. slept with Diana for business.
He'll do anything for business.
Because his marriage vows don't mean a damn.
Well, it will be different this time, James. You'll see.
If that was true,
would you ask all these questions about him?
Look, I'm sorry, Mother,
but J.R. can't help cheating
any more than a shark can help killing.
You were wonderful.
I could never have done it without you.
Well, I've been doing it all my life.
Oh, don't be so modest.
You've added several millions to the company's coffers.
I would have accepted the buyer's first offer.
Price of oil's going up.
He wanted your refinery more than you wanted to sell.
I still can't thank you enough.
Just doing my job.
Well, you're doing it extremely well.
And I think it's about time I gave you a bonus.
When we get back to Dallas, I'm gonna throw us a party,
and at that party, I'm going to make an announcement.
I'm going to introduce
my full partner in De La Vega Oil...
you.
Gentlemen, this is not good.
No, it isn't, Your Honor.
Why didn't Mr. McKay's counsel
bring this up during the trial?
He didn't know about it, sir.
But something about the tape kept bothering me.
So I played it and played it.
I finally took it to the lab for tests.
They told me the tape had been doctored.
So Mr. McKay really didn't threaten Mr. Dancer's life
as recorded by tape?
We'll never know for sure.
All we know is that key evidence has been tainted.
Gentlemen, I commend you
for realizing justice is more important
than a conviction.
However, I have no choice
but to declare a mistrial.
Do you have enough evidence
without the tape to retry Mr. McKay?
I'm afraid not, Your Honor.
Mrs. McKay left the country right after the trial.
Without the tape or his wife's testimony against him
we just don't have a case.
So you're dropping the charges against him?
He's guilty as hell,
but there's nothing we can do about it.
I'll have Mr. McKay freed immediately.
American Airlines flight 504 from Caracas, Venezuela
is now arriving at Gate 7.
Hello, Kendall.
Welcome back, J.R. Nice trip?
Wonderful. Just wonderful.
Hi, I've messages for you.
Well, they can wait.
Get me Fred Morton at the Cattlemen's Club.
- It's on the computer. - I know the number.
Mm.
Yeah?
Mr. Morton's on the line, sir.
All right.
Hello, Fred. This is J.R. here.
Listen, I want you to do me a favor, buddy.
I want you to convert some of my stocks and bonds into cash.
Uh, well, a lot.
I know it'll cost me,
but I'm buying back into my company
and I need some cash real quick.
I'll be in tomorrow and sign whatever I have to.
I'll see you then.
Oh, I tell you,
you could've knock me over with a feather.
I thought that woman was gonna keep me dangling forever.
Hey, get us the best
bottle of champagne you got in the house.
Does that mean more trips to Caracas?
Well, De La Vega Oil is based in Venezuela.
I suppose I'll be going there much more often, for sure.
I thought you didn't like Venezuela.
Honey, to get my company back
I'd fly to the North Pole every weekend if I had to.
And LeeAnn, will she be making these trips?
I don't know. Does it matter?
Vanessa, I thought you'd be happy for me.
I don't know what I feel, J.R.
When I called and LeeAnn answered the telephone--
- We were discussing business. - Yes.
Perhaps you were.
But I need to know for sure, and I want you to be honest.
Did anything happen between you and LeeAnn in Caracas?
Yes, it did.
She made me a full partner in the company.
In exchange for what?
Vanessa, there is nothing going on
between LeeAnn and me.
I love you.
You're the only woman I've ever loved.
And I won't let anything jeopardize our relationship.
I hope that's true.
Thanks for coming.
Especially on such short notice.
Why did you want to see me?
Please, why don't we sit down?
- May I pour you some tea? - No, thank you.
Well, then, I'll just serve myself, if you don't mind.
So have you and J.R. set a wedding date?
Not yet. Why?
I just wondered.
Is he getting cold feet?
LeeAnn, forgive my rudeness,
but I'd like you to come to the point.
All right.
You're the wrong woman for J.R.,
and he's beginning to realize it.
That is absolutely absurd.
Vanessa, please, hear me out.
Why should I?
Because I don't wanna lie to you anymore.
About what?
J.R. and I are lovers.
And we have been since before Caracas.
You're lying.
That morning when you called,
J.R. and I were in bed.
I don't believe you.
It isn't that J.R. doesn't love you
it's just that we have something stronger,
a love for the oil business.
A passion, um...
a bond that keeps getting stronger
every time we're together.
That is the most outrageous pack of lies
I've ever heard.
Well, then, see for yourself.
This opens the door to my suite.
Tonight, during the party...
even with you there...
J.R. will be up here with me making love.
J.R. would never do that.
Oh, I'm sure he'll have some convincing excuse to get away.
But you know J.R.
He always wants to have his cake and eat it too.
Take it.
See for yourself.
Hey, Alex, are you sure you gave me the right address?
I don't see anybody with a broken down bike around here.
Oh, wait. I see him.
All right, I'll check in when the job's done.
I think it's terrific you make house calls.
So do I look like one of your biker chicks?
What are you doing here?
My bike broke down, I need you to fix it.
What are you really doing here?
- I needed to talk to you. - [scoffs] I'm in the book.
James, wait. This is really important to both of us.
Oh, as important as you telling my mother
that J.R. broke us up?
I did it for you.
What are you talking about?
I know you hate the idea of her marrying J.R.,
so I put in a word on your behalf.
Why?
I am this close to busting J.R. for good.
Before I go too far, I need to know
if we're on the same track.
- You interested? - Maybe.
What are you gonna do?
When the time's right, I'll fill you in.
Hey, suit yourself.
Can you give me a lift back to my place?
Take the bike.
Unless it's really broken.
I guess it works.
I paid a guy on a truck to bring it out here.
I've never ridden a motorcycle in my life.
You could drive a truck, can't you?
Sure.
Take it home.
I'll follow you on the bike.
Thank you.
Welcome, darling.
Oh, I am sorry to keep monopolizing your fiancé,
but he is such a wonderful dancer.
Yes, I know.
But his strong suit is the waltz.
Please, ladies, there's not enough of me to go around.
I certainly hope that's true.
Hi there.
Hello.
- Have a good time. - Yeah.
Oh, Michelle.
Are you sure it's okay for me to be here?
What if J.R. sees me?
Let him.
We started this together, you should be in on the kill.
I take it everything's going well?
Oh, everything is going perfectly.
[chuckles] It's all so easy.
Except I wanna throw up every time J.R. kisses me.
[Vanessa] I'm sorry.
Aren't you feeling well?
If I asked you to take me home right now, would you?
Couldn't we just spend this evening by ourselves?
This is one of the greatest nights in my life.
I just wanna enjoy every minute of it.
Why can't you be a partner in her company
without all of this?
Darling, it's just for tonight.
Believe me, starting tomorrow
everything will be back to normal between us.
I see.
I need some air. I'll be right back.
Vanessa.
Darling, just a second.
You couldn't do it.
You thought could get rid of me.
You and that bloody tape.
Well, now it's my turn.
It's gonna be hard for you to get even
once they kick you outta Weststar.
It doesn't matter what happens to me.
First, I'm gonna nail Dancer's murderer.
And then I'm coming after you.
I think it's time I rescued J.R.
Fine.
No. No, thanks.
Hi.
Hey, bartender. I'll have bourbon branch.
- J.R. - Yes, darling?
J.R., the buyers are backing out of the refinery deal.
My attorneys are waiting in my suite.
- Come on, let's go. - Well, not right now.
It will wait till tomorrow morning.
Well, this can't wait.
I mean, this could cost us millions.
All right, I'll find Vanessa and tell her what's going on.
You do that.
[male 1] I think I will.
[J.R.] Oh, Vanessa, darling.
I'm sorry to do this to you,
but there's a problem with one of our refineries.
I'm having a meeting
with LeeAnn and her lawyers in her room.
It shouldn't take long.
Oh.
- Hello. - Hi.
- Where's everybody else? - I lied.
I wanted some time alone with you.
Now, in the middle of the party?
J.R.
Why do you think I'm selling half my company to you?
Because you like the way I do business.
Uh-uh.
It's more than just business.
I have feelings for you, J.R., strong feelings.
I can't just ignore them.
As you keep pointing out, I am engaged to get married.
I can't feel like this
and work with you day in and day out,
and not be able to do something about it.
If you want my company, J.R., you make love with me now,
tomorrow, and forever.
'Cause that's the only way
we're both going to get what we want.
Champagne. Champagne, that's what we need.
Champagne. It's much more romantic.
We can have it later to celebrate.
Hmm? [laughs]
Excuse me.
Vanessa, wait. Are you okay?
For once in his life, my dear son was absolutely right.
Why spoil a good relationship by getting married?
Could I use the phone please?
Excuse me.
- Ignore it. - I can't.
I can't, it may be important. Hello?
I just wanted to call and congratulate you.
She ran out of here like a bat out of hell.
Oh. Oh, my God, that's wonderful.
Thanks for letting me know.
You got it.
You won't believe this.
My sister-in-law, Carmen, is flying into Dallas.
I'm going to pick her up at the airport.
I'll see you tomorrow, darling.
What about the announcement?
Well, you make it.
- See you later. - Wait a minute.
You're gonna let me watch?
- You want to? - Of course, I do.
I want you to go and win for the Gipper.
- Who? - Uh, just go play ball.
[child] Come on. Come on.
[child] Steady.
Set. Hut.
[McKay] Tell me the truth.
Who are you covering for? Who really killed Dancer?
- You should know better. - That's garbage.
You and I both know that tape wasn't doctored.
That means you know who the real killer is.
You're a free man. Why rake all of this up?
My life is ruined for a crime I didn't commit.
And I wanna know who put me through this hell.
No one did. Now, just count your blessings
and get out of here.
You're not just covering Dancer's murderer, you're...
You're protecting yourself as well.
All right.
I'll find Dancer's killer without you.
And when I do...
you're going down too.
Come on, you promised you'd teach me how to play.
Well, the first thing you have to learn...
is how to catch a ball.
That's not fair, you didn't warn me first.
Well, you see that's because...
you and I need a huddle.
I thought you said "huddle," not "cuddle."
- Well, which would you prefer? - Making a pass.
You mean, going out for a pass.
I mean both.
Hey, Dad, did you see that? Did you see my catch?
Yeah, you stud, you. You're incredible!
[child] Yeah.
Hello, J.R.
Where did you get to last night?
I got tired of waiting.
I was only upstairs for about ten minutes or so.
When I came back down, you were gone.
And why didn't you let the hotel
put your calls through?
I'm sorry, but I...
I wanted to be alone. I had some thinking to do.
J.R., I'm...
I'm going back to Vienna,
and I've come to say goodbye.
What?
I don't like what I've been feeling.
I was angry and very, very hurt...
because I thought you were having an affair with LeeAnn.
Oh, Vanessa, you've got nothing to worry about.
Perhaps not.
But I don't like being suspicious.
And I was ashamed of turning into a spy...
following your every move,
becoming obsessed over whether you loved me enough.
Well, how can I prove to you that I do?
There's nothing you can do.
There'll always be a LeeAnn in your life
or a Ewing Oil to fight for.
I'm a very possessive woman,
and I don't want to share you with anyone or anything.
Vanessa, I love you.
You're the only woman I've ever loved.
And I love you.
Perhaps we were only meant to be together for brief moments.
And to share this bittersweet sort of love.
I'm afraid if we married, our...
Our candle would never last the night.
my darling.
We'll meet again.
Someday.
When Ewing Oil and winning aren't so important to you.
Everything looks great.
[Michelle] I told you.
It's legal, it's notarized,
and it's all mine.
It's sure gonna blow J.R.'s mind.
Then why do I detect a "but" in your voice?
Because I know you, you don't give anything away.
There's gotta be a catch to it.
Well, maybe a small one.
There's really nothing to it.
All you have to do is marry me.
Congratulations, Mac.
How does it feel to beat the system?
I'm gonna wring your neck.
Not a good idea.
You haven't got the nerve.
I've had time to practice,
waiting to testify against you.
What do you want?
A little payback.
That's a lot of money.
I put in a lot of work for that money.
I deserve every penny of it.
Forget it.
Fine.
Then I'll just kill you.
You haven't got the brains to get away with it.
Really?
Is that a chance you're willing to take?
My Weststar stock is worthless.
I can't give you that kind of money.
You're breaking my heart. Now sign it.
There, you've won.
Thanks, Mac.
Though I can't say it's been a pleasure.
When I think of the humiliation
you put me through...
Maybe this piece of paper isn't enough.
Maybe I should just get it all.
Rose, no.
Or maybe you should just sit here...
thinking about what your life might have been.
[Bobby] Okay, be careful. We're almost there.
[April] She's not gonna break.
I know, just be careful with her, all right?
Christopher, we're home.
[Christopher] Coming.
She's as pretty as her mama.
She definitely has her daddy's eyes.
Hi, pal.
I wanna introduce you to your new sister...
Janine Robin Ewing.
Boy, is she little.
- Can I hold her? - Sure.
But you have to be real careful.
Support her head like this.
No!
[Christopher] Dad.
[Bobby] April.
[Christopher] Dad?
[Christopher] Mr. Breslin's on the phone.
I'll take it in here, son. Thank you.
Yeah, Breslin. What have you got?
We've traced Hillary Taylor's daughter to Los Angeles.
- Have you got an address? - I don't know yet.
We've hit a hundred dead ends but we're still looking.
Well, keep looking.
I want that in my hands tomorrow morning.
- Good morning, J.R. - Good morning.
Hey, Jackie.
I got the money.
Show me where to sign.
What are you talking about?
Well, it's time to finalize our deal.
My half of the company, remember?
Oh, I'm sorry, J.R.
But I was wrong, I can't do this to Vanessa.
I can't ruin your marriage.
Well, there's nothing to ruin.
The wedding is off.
I'm all yours.
I'd like to tell you a little story if I may.
[scoffs] Sure.
It's about an innocent young girl who went to school
and fell in love with a handsome prince.
They had what she thought was a beautiful romance.
But when she got pregnant, the prince turned into a frog.
And he threw her out of his life
like five-day-old trash.
The moral of the story is
that LeeAnn Nelson should never
have kissed a toad like J.R. Ewing.
LeeAnn.
Oh, my God.
I had an abortion, J.R.
It was illegal, of course, and highly unsafe.
I was sick for a long time
and I had to drop out of school.
But you wouldn't care about that, I suppose.
Isn't that what the village whore deserved?
I never said that.
You said that and a lot worse.
How did I know you were telling the truth?
Have you any idea how many women
have tried to pull that stunt?
I don't give a damn.
It was my life you threw away.
It was my self-esteem you stamped out just like that.
And now it's time I paid you back.
How? By taking Ewing Oil away from me?
Not just Ewing Oil.
I had to take away everything that was precious to you.
Your company, your fiancée, and even your son.
Why is this so important to you?
Because you took away the thing most precious to me.
Because of that botched abortion
I was never able to have children.
Well, I'm sorry about that.
[scoffs] It's not good enough.
Oh, don't get me wrong.
I was able to live a fairly happy and normal life...
until I heard your name again and it all came rushing back.
You hated me that much? To do that to me?
Yes, I did.
But I never could have done it alone.
I had the help of a very dear friend all along.
Hello, J.R.
This is your help?
She'd never have bought the company without me.
You just can't keep your claws off of me, can you?
Ruining my son's life wasn't enough for you.
Temper, temper, J.R.
You two belong together...
hatching your little plots
in your silly little heads.
You're not good enough to wipe the spit off my boots.
You better watch that mouth, J.R.
Where the hell do you think you're going?
I'm going home.
I've had enough revenge to last me a lifetime.
Oh, yeah?
Well, this isn't over yet, honey.
It is for me.
Although if I were you, I'd apologize to Michelle.
Oh? Why?
Because...
she's the new owner of what used to be Ewing Oil.