1 00:00:03,713 --> 00:00:05,088 He mortgaged Southfork. 2 00:00:05,256 --> 00:00:07,830 You're poking around in things that don't concern you. 3 00:00:08,843 --> 00:00:10,124 This concerns me! 4 00:00:10,303 --> 00:00:13,138 What are the chances of oil coming in before payments are due? 5 00:00:13,306 --> 00:00:14,385 It's gonna be close. 6 00:00:14,557 --> 00:00:17,807 I didn't marry you, Jock, to lose Southfork over an oil deal. 7 00:00:17,977 --> 00:00:20,895 - You're scared. - That an insight from your psychiatrist? 8 00:00:21,064 --> 00:00:24,647 It's the first time I've truly heard fear in your voice, J.R. 9 00:00:24,818 --> 00:00:28,649 The Ewings are gonna be destroyed, but not by your brother... 10 00:00:29,322 --> 00:00:30,485 ...but mine. 11 00:01:53,573 --> 00:01:55,447 A typhoon? 12 00:01:55,825 --> 00:01:57,818 Well, how much damage? 13 00:01:58,870 --> 00:02:02,654 Listen, Hank, I'm not interested in your digestive tract or your nervous system. 14 00:02:02,832 --> 00:02:04,030 What I wanna know is... 15 00:02:04,209 --> 00:02:07,874 ...how soon those oil-drilling rigs are gonna be operational again. 16 00:02:09,631 --> 00:02:12,335 That's a half-million dollars a day! 17 00:02:13,843 --> 00:02:16,963 I know it. I realize that you're the big expert on Southeast Asia... 18 00:02:17,138 --> 00:02:20,223 ...and that's why I'm asking you for an estimate on the time. 19 00:02:21,226 --> 00:02:23,633 Well, how far behind schedule? 20 00:02:25,438 --> 00:02:27,929 Hank, if you don't strike oil within the next week... 21 00:02:28,107 --> 00:02:31,274 ...Ewing Oil is out of business, and so are you, boy! 22 00:02:31,694 --> 00:02:33,652 - Typhoon? - J.R., I'm sorry. 23 00:02:33,822 --> 00:02:36,906 That's not for you to worry about. I'll write you a nice reference. 24 00:02:37,075 --> 00:02:39,447 - You know I'd work for you for nothing. - I know it. 25 00:02:39,619 --> 00:02:42,454 Maybe Mr. Leland will give you an extension on the mortgage. 26 00:02:42,622 --> 00:02:44,615 - It's due next week. - That is defeatist talk. 27 00:02:44,791 --> 00:02:46,997 I don't wanna hear any more. Go do some filing. 28 00:02:47,168 --> 00:02:48,710 I got some phone calls to make. 29 00:02:48,878 --> 00:02:50,622 Go on. 30 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:58,761 Barnes for Congress, can I help you? 31 00:02:59,180 --> 00:03:01,932 - Alan Beam. - Just a minute. 32 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:04,306 Has anyone seen Alan? 33 00:03:06,062 --> 00:03:10,226 I guess he hasn't come in yet. Can I take a message or a contribution? 34 00:03:10,650 --> 00:03:13,734 No, I don't wanna give any contributions. 35 00:03:31,713 --> 00:03:33,955 Hello. Yeah? 36 00:03:34,424 --> 00:03:37,460 I don't mind you having fun in the afternoon, but not on my money. 37 00:03:37,969 --> 00:03:39,594 What do you want? 38 00:03:40,180 --> 00:03:44,592 South of Braddock, Road 27. Forty minutes. You be there. 39 00:03:47,604 --> 00:03:49,929 - Morning, Miss Ellie. - Hello, Ray. 40 00:03:50,106 --> 00:03:52,099 - Anything I can do for you? - No. 41 00:03:52,275 --> 00:03:56,024 I've been so busy with myself lately, I haven't paid much attention to Southfork. 42 00:03:56,196 --> 00:03:58,272 Well, good to see you out here. 43 00:03:59,032 --> 00:04:00,692 Thanks, Ray. 44 00:04:00,867 --> 00:04:03,275 - Diablo's looking fine again. - Yeah. 45 00:04:03,453 --> 00:04:07,285 Dad says he's gonna be just fine now. Slight viral infection. 46 00:04:07,832 --> 00:04:10,502 Ray, I'm surprised you haven't started building a house... 47 00:04:10,668 --> 00:04:12,542 ...on that section that Jock gave you. 48 00:04:13,338 --> 00:04:15,046 Well, for a long time... 49 00:04:15,215 --> 00:04:18,999 ...I just couldn't see myself rattling around alone in a big, new house. 50 00:04:19,385 --> 00:04:23,217 - Has someone changed your mind? - I think so. 51 00:04:23,389 --> 00:04:24,967 I'm just not sure yet. 52 00:04:25,141 --> 00:04:27,715 Well, don't wait too long. 53 00:04:27,894 --> 00:04:30,895 Build on it, Ray. Put your roots down. 54 00:04:31,064 --> 00:04:33,981 Your own land is the most precious thing you can own. 55 00:04:57,757 --> 00:05:00,544 - You're late. - Sorry. Had to finish something. 56 00:05:00,718 --> 00:05:03,719 - Anything I should know about? - No. 57 00:05:03,888 --> 00:05:07,637 I think we're at the beginning of the end of our little charade with Cliff Barnes. 58 00:05:07,809 --> 00:05:10,929 Tonight's speech at the anti-oil, anti-nuke rally ought to do it. 59 00:05:11,396 --> 00:05:13,056 Well, I hope so. 60 00:05:13,231 --> 00:05:17,145 - I poured enough money into that scheme. - You'll find a way to write it off. 61 00:05:17,318 --> 00:05:20,272 What do you need tonight in the way of contributions? 62 00:05:20,613 --> 00:05:23,698 Another 25,000 ought to just about do it. 63 00:05:24,325 --> 00:05:27,741 - Just about, huh? - Well, it will do it then. 64 00:05:27,912 --> 00:05:29,406 It better. 65 00:05:29,581 --> 00:05:32,285 This is no time to stop trusting me. 66 00:05:33,293 --> 00:05:35,250 All right, now, remember... 67 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:38,955 ...you're to use this money only, no one else's. 68 00:05:39,132 --> 00:05:41,338 I don't want those people to get carried away... 69 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:43,585 ...and start making their own contributions. 70 00:05:43,761 --> 00:05:46,466 - Understand? - Well, I handpicked them myself. 71 00:05:46,639 --> 00:05:49,557 They've all got starry eyes and empty pockets. 72 00:05:50,143 --> 00:05:52,100 He never asked where this money comes from? 73 00:05:52,270 --> 00:05:54,310 He doesn't have to. He's not a candidate yet. 74 00:05:54,481 --> 00:05:57,481 He has no idea you're the only one financing his campaign. 75 00:05:57,901 --> 00:05:59,692 He's gotta declare soon, Alan. 76 00:05:59,861 --> 00:06:03,312 I've got to get him out of the Office of Land Management and off my back. 77 00:06:03,490 --> 00:06:05,482 It won't be long. 78 00:06:05,658 --> 00:06:08,410 - This week. - I can't give you an exact timetable. 79 00:06:08,578 --> 00:06:10,072 Alan... 80 00:06:10,872 --> 00:06:12,746 ...this week. 81 00:06:21,382 --> 00:06:23,505 - Morning. - Morning. 82 00:06:24,719 --> 00:06:27,008 - Is J.R. in? - No. 83 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:29,671 - Where is he? - Well, he didn't say. 84 00:06:29,849 --> 00:06:32,091 Kristin, come in my office. 85 00:06:36,189 --> 00:06:38,265 Close the door, please. 86 00:06:43,696 --> 00:06:47,860 Now, where is J.R.? 87 00:06:48,326 --> 00:06:51,161 - Bobby, he didn't tell me. - Kristin. 88 00:06:51,329 --> 00:06:53,701 He doesn't tell me everything. You know your brother. 89 00:06:54,082 --> 00:06:57,036 Yes, but I think you probably know him better than most of us. 90 00:06:58,253 --> 00:07:01,004 - That's not fair. - I'm not interested in fair, Kristin. 91 00:07:01,172 --> 00:07:02,832 I have questions. I need answers. 92 00:07:03,007 --> 00:07:06,791 - Well, I'll try and help. - Thank you. 93 00:07:07,262 --> 00:07:09,669 Now, what do you know about the Southeast Asia deal? 94 00:07:09,848 --> 00:07:13,548 - I don't know what you're talking about. - Come on, Kristin. I'm not stupid. 95 00:07:13,726 --> 00:07:16,348 J.R. must have dictated letters, signed orders. 96 00:07:16,729 --> 00:07:20,145 - I don't know a thing about it. - Well, I think you're lying. 97 00:07:20,775 --> 00:07:22,815 Well, I'm sorry, Bobby. I don't deserve that. 98 00:07:22,986 --> 00:07:24,396 Kristin. 99 00:07:25,572 --> 00:07:26,900 I'm not through yet. 100 00:07:29,909 --> 00:07:32,365 Is the cartel in on the deal with J.R.? 101 00:07:32,745 --> 00:07:35,034 Why don't you ask one of them? 102 00:07:39,085 --> 00:07:41,493 Thank you. You can go now. 103 00:07:49,095 --> 00:07:53,140 Connie, get Jordan Lee on the phone, see if I can meet him for lunch. 104 00:07:58,771 --> 00:08:01,938 I can't believe I'm eating here with you. 105 00:08:02,817 --> 00:08:05,902 I thought you graduated from fast foods to restaurants. 106 00:08:06,070 --> 00:08:10,732 I like white tablecloths and fancy service just as much as the next person... 107 00:08:10,909 --> 00:08:14,741 ...but, I don't know, when I have a problem, I just feel more comfortable here. 108 00:08:15,246 --> 00:08:18,283 - Kind of like going back to your roots? - Yeah, I suppose so. 109 00:08:18,458 --> 00:08:19,917 I gotta make a speech tonight. 110 00:08:20,084 --> 00:08:23,536 Gonna be a lot of important ecology groups there. 111 00:08:23,713 --> 00:08:25,622 You've made speeches before. 112 00:08:25,798 --> 00:08:28,468 I know. This is different. 113 00:08:28,635 --> 00:08:31,801 If I feel their support, I'm gonna declare my candidacy. 114 00:08:33,473 --> 00:08:35,216 Well, you know how I feel about that. 115 00:08:35,391 --> 00:08:37,717 I can win. I know it. 116 00:08:38,144 --> 00:08:40,351 That certainly will make Jock and J.R. happy... 117 00:08:40,522 --> 00:08:42,598 ...to have you out of the OLM. 118 00:08:43,483 --> 00:08:46,484 I can hurt them even more as a congressman. 119 00:08:47,487 --> 00:08:50,060 Cliff, don't leave the OLM. 120 00:08:50,782 --> 00:08:54,696 Stop putting all the pressure on Ewing Oil. We can all live happily together. 121 00:08:54,869 --> 00:08:56,613 Never. 122 00:08:58,706 --> 00:09:00,782 Thanks for lunch. 123 00:09:01,125 --> 00:09:03,699 Pam, please don't go. 124 00:09:03,878 --> 00:09:05,670 I need a favor. 125 00:09:06,047 --> 00:09:07,375 I need to see Sue Ellen. 126 00:09:07,549 --> 00:09:09,458 - Oh, no. - No, please, try to understand. 127 00:09:09,634 --> 00:09:13,798 I'm about to make a very important decision in my life and I wanna talk to her. 128 00:09:14,681 --> 00:09:17,350 Cliff, I'm not getting involved with this. 129 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,183 I can't call Southfork. 130 00:09:19,853 --> 00:09:22,522 Now, she has to go someplace without J.R. 131 00:09:22,689 --> 00:09:24,349 She has to... 132 00:09:24,524 --> 00:09:26,932 What, go to the hairdresser? 133 00:09:27,110 --> 00:09:29,683 Please, please try to understand how I feel. 134 00:09:31,656 --> 00:09:35,440 Maybe the best way is for you to understand how she feels. 135 00:09:37,912 --> 00:09:41,613 Sue Ellen's seeing a psychiatrist three or four times a week in the morning. 136 00:09:41,791 --> 00:09:44,543 - She is? - Dr. Simon Elby. 137 00:09:45,211 --> 00:09:47,168 Make sure you don't hurt her again, Cliff. 138 00:09:47,338 --> 00:09:50,754 I won't. I promise. Thanks. 139 00:09:57,223 --> 00:10:01,221 And when I told him I didn't know anything, he called me a liar. 140 00:10:01,436 --> 00:10:04,306 Bobby's a hothead. He'll apologize. 141 00:10:04,647 --> 00:10:07,352 He'd never be that rude to Sue Ellen. 142 00:10:08,234 --> 00:10:11,021 I'm not so sure about that, darling. 143 00:10:11,196 --> 00:10:14,565 He might be if he thought Sue Ellen knows as much as you do. 144 00:10:14,741 --> 00:10:18,157 Now, just what did you tell Bobby about the Southeast Asia deal? 145 00:10:18,328 --> 00:10:20,036 Nothing. 146 00:10:20,205 --> 00:10:22,612 - You sure? - Absolutely. 147 00:10:22,790 --> 00:10:25,032 He wanted to know if the cartel was involved... 148 00:10:25,210 --> 00:10:27,249 ...and I told him to ask one of them. 149 00:10:28,129 --> 00:10:29,588 Here. 150 00:10:29,756 --> 00:10:33,504 You just dry those pretty little eyes off. I'll take you home, all right? 151 00:10:39,432 --> 00:10:41,341 Cartel, huh? 152 00:10:42,060 --> 00:10:45,310 Well, Bobby's not gonna get any information off those boys. 153 00:10:49,609 --> 00:10:50,937 I shouldn't eat with a Ewing. 154 00:10:51,110 --> 00:10:54,064 Your brother-in-law finds out, he'll cut off my oil production. 155 00:10:54,239 --> 00:10:56,694 Jordan, I think we can sneak by with one lunch. 156 00:10:56,866 --> 00:10:58,277 I suppose so. 157 00:10:58,451 --> 00:11:01,618 Now, tell me what it is that you want. 158 00:11:01,788 --> 00:11:05,655 Well, as you know, the OLM has us practically shut down here in Texas. 159 00:11:05,834 --> 00:11:07,660 That's a fact. 160 00:11:07,836 --> 00:11:11,039 Anyhow, I was thinking... 161 00:11:11,214 --> 00:11:16,090 ...proposing to Daddy and J.R. that Ewing Oil start drilling overseas. 162 00:11:16,261 --> 00:11:18,384 - You're kidding. - No, I'm dead serious. 163 00:11:18,555 --> 00:11:21,224 Hasn't J.R. told you he's already involved? 164 00:11:23,643 --> 00:11:25,968 No. He never said a word. 165 00:11:27,063 --> 00:11:29,898 I guess he plays things pretty close to the vest, doesn't he? 166 00:11:30,066 --> 00:11:32,059 That sounds like J.R. 167 00:11:32,986 --> 00:11:36,485 Well, here's to lunch anyway. How much are you in for over there? 168 00:11:38,074 --> 00:11:41,573 No, not me. I wouldn't get involved overseas. 169 00:11:43,121 --> 00:11:44,995 Seth Stone or Wade or somebody? 170 00:11:45,165 --> 00:11:48,415 As far as I know, J.R.'s in this thing alone. 171 00:11:48,835 --> 00:11:51,456 Well, he always was one for taking chances. 172 00:11:51,629 --> 00:11:53,669 That's what made Ewing Oil what it is today. 173 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,627 Well, maybe the Ewings can afford that kind of gamble. 174 00:11:56,801 --> 00:11:59,375 After all, you're the only ones with enough collateral... 175 00:11:59,554 --> 00:12:01,796 ...to get the loan it takes to drill overseas. 176 00:12:01,973 --> 00:12:03,348 What kind of collateral? 177 00:12:03,516 --> 00:12:05,675 We don't have an oil well left open here. 178 00:12:06,311 --> 00:12:08,599 I wasn't talking about oil fields. 179 00:12:08,771 --> 00:12:11,772 Rumor is J.R.'s put up something big. 180 00:12:12,650 --> 00:12:15,224 Something real big. 181 00:12:27,707 --> 00:12:28,905 Here you are, Mr. Ewing. 182 00:12:29,083 --> 00:12:31,871 If it's been recorded recently, you'll find it in this book. 183 00:12:32,045 --> 00:12:33,705 Okay, thank you. 184 00:12:51,397 --> 00:12:53,853 He mortgaged Southfork. 185 00:12:59,948 --> 00:13:03,613 Cliff Barnes, sounding very much like a candidate for his party's nomination... 186 00:13:03,785 --> 00:13:06,358 ... spoke tonight before a large ecological rally. 187 00:13:06,538 --> 00:13:09,207 We have film now of that rally. 188 00:13:09,999 --> 00:13:13,534 My work at the OLM has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt... 189 00:13:14,087 --> 00:13:16,329 ... that we can control the oil companies... 190 00:13:16,506 --> 00:13:19,922 ... instead of the oil companies controlling us. 191 00:13:21,928 --> 00:13:23,967 We've accomplished this in Texas... 192 00:13:24,138 --> 00:13:27,804 ... and now it's time to do this vital work on the federal level. 193 00:13:28,685 --> 00:13:34,521 Your representatives must take this country back from the oil companies. 194 00:13:34,691 --> 00:13:38,735 And then all the people, all of us, you and I... 195 00:13:38,903 --> 00:13:42,521 ... will determine what we do with our energy resources. 196 00:13:43,867 --> 00:13:49,323 That is the message that you must send to Congress at the next election. 197 00:13:49,497 --> 00:13:50,742 Thank you. 198 00:13:50,915 --> 00:13:53,620 Cliff Barnes for Congress! 199 00:13:53,793 --> 00:13:56,462 Cliff Barnes for Congress! 200 00:13:56,629 --> 00:13:57,792 Cliff... 201 00:13:58,381 --> 00:14:00,089 Was I right? 202 00:14:01,301 --> 00:14:04,670 According to those people, I could be president. 203 00:14:05,180 --> 00:14:07,256 One step at a time. 204 00:14:07,765 --> 00:14:09,509 When are you gonna make it official? 205 00:14:10,852 --> 00:14:13,687 - How's the money coming? - It's pouring in. 206 00:14:15,857 --> 00:14:17,849 I'll let you know. 207 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,623 - J.R. - Bobby. 208 00:14:40,798 --> 00:14:42,590 - I wanna talk to you. - I'm going to bed. 209 00:14:42,759 --> 00:14:44,383 - I wanna talk to you! - What? 210 00:14:44,552 --> 00:14:48,384 I thought you'd reached bottom when you tried to turn this ranch into an oil field. 211 00:14:48,556 --> 00:14:50,964 - That's all over with. - Explain something to me now. 212 00:14:51,142 --> 00:14:52,471 You have explaining to do. 213 00:14:52,644 --> 00:14:54,221 I found Kristin in tears today... 214 00:14:54,395 --> 00:14:57,396 ...because you're poking around in things that don't concern you. 215 00:14:57,899 --> 00:15:00,188 This concerns me! 216 00:15:01,653 --> 00:15:04,654 I had copies made at the Hall of Records today. 217 00:15:07,784 --> 00:15:10,275 Well, this is just a formality, but... 218 00:15:10,453 --> 00:15:13,075 - You call mortgaging Southfork formality? - Yes, I do! 219 00:15:13,248 --> 00:15:16,533 - What are you two fighting about now? - It's after midnight. 220 00:15:16,709 --> 00:15:17,907 You wanna tell them? 221 00:15:18,086 --> 00:15:20,755 - J.R., what is it? - Bobby and I are just talking business. 222 00:15:20,922 --> 00:15:22,665 Don't lie to them, J.R. 223 00:15:22,841 --> 00:15:24,465 They're gonna find out soon enough. 224 00:15:24,634 --> 00:15:27,670 Nobody would've had to find out until you started snooping around. 225 00:15:27,846 --> 00:15:29,968 I could've saved everything this family owns... 226 00:15:30,139 --> 00:15:32,216 ...and Mother and Father wouldn't lose sleep. 227 00:15:32,475 --> 00:15:35,891 Well, as long as you got us up, why don't you fill us in on it? 228 00:15:36,688 --> 00:15:39,179 Sit down, Mama, Daddy. 229 00:15:46,531 --> 00:15:48,689 Cliff told Pamela... 230 00:15:48,867 --> 00:15:52,449 ...that one of the reasons he's considering running for Congress... 231 00:15:52,620 --> 00:15:55,372 ...is to try and stop Ewing Oil in Southeast Asia. 232 00:15:55,748 --> 00:15:57,871 Southeast Asia? 233 00:15:59,127 --> 00:16:01,665 I thought you said you wasn't going into that, J.R. 234 00:16:01,838 --> 00:16:04,590 That's what I was talking to Bobby about. It's a good deal. 235 00:16:04,883 --> 00:16:06,875 Where'd you get the money to buy the leases? 236 00:16:07,427 --> 00:16:11,045 From mortgages. About $ 100 million worth. 237 00:16:11,472 --> 00:16:13,714 A hundred million? 238 00:16:14,392 --> 00:16:17,227 - How, J.R.? - I had to go it alone, Dad. 239 00:16:17,395 --> 00:16:18,806 Hell, you'd have done the same. 240 00:16:19,147 --> 00:16:22,397 I wanna know how you raised 100 million. 241 00:16:22,567 --> 00:16:25,140 This family has a lot of assets when you add them all up. 242 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,692 We only have one asset. 243 00:16:30,950 --> 00:16:32,860 Southfork. 244 00:16:35,872 --> 00:16:38,992 - You mortgaged Southfork? - Yes. 245 00:16:39,167 --> 00:16:42,666 When those Asian wells come in, this'll be as if it never happened, Mother. 246 00:16:42,837 --> 00:16:44,213 As if nothing happened? 247 00:16:44,380 --> 00:16:47,251 The first payment on those loans is due next week! 248 00:16:47,717 --> 00:16:51,501 How could you do this without talking to me first, J.R.? 249 00:16:51,679 --> 00:16:55,298 How in the hell could you involve Southfork? 250 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,056 Dad, you and Mama have problems of your own. 251 00:16:58,228 --> 00:17:01,762 Now, you made me the head of Ewing Oil. I made the decision. 252 00:17:02,023 --> 00:17:04,016 I felt it was worth a calculated risk. 253 00:17:04,484 --> 00:17:07,604 Our home, a calculated risk? 254 00:17:07,779 --> 00:17:10,186 What kind of thinking is that? 255 00:17:10,365 --> 00:17:12,357 Mama, don't worry. It's just business. 256 00:17:12,534 --> 00:17:14,941 I'm capable of understanding business. 257 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,204 I don't mean to offend you, Mama, but I wanna handle this myself. 258 00:17:18,373 --> 00:17:21,706 What are the chances of oil coming in before those payments are due? 259 00:17:22,752 --> 00:17:25,919 It's gonna be close, real close. 260 00:17:26,089 --> 00:17:27,832 Close? 261 00:17:35,431 --> 00:17:39,476 - What do you mean, close? - Dad, I can't pinpoint it. You know that. 262 00:17:39,644 --> 00:17:43,393 J.R., I wanna know when you expect to strike oil over there. 263 00:17:44,732 --> 00:17:46,725 Well, there's problems. 264 00:17:47,193 --> 00:17:50,230 - The weather. - Well, how bad? 265 00:17:50,905 --> 00:17:54,523 A typhoon hit the platform. Lot of damage. 266 00:18:01,249 --> 00:18:05,662 Well, what you're saying is we've had it. Finished! 267 00:18:06,588 --> 00:18:08,046 No, sir. 268 00:18:08,798 --> 00:18:10,423 We're gonna make it. 269 00:18:11,509 --> 00:18:13,169 You'll see. 270 00:18:18,933 --> 00:18:20,593 Jock? 271 00:18:21,978 --> 00:18:23,971 My God, Ellie. 272 00:18:24,939 --> 00:18:26,398 I don't know what to say. 273 00:18:28,443 --> 00:18:32,108 I didn't marry you, Jock, to lose Southfork over an oil deal. 274 00:18:45,752 --> 00:18:48,290 Daddy, it's not your fault. 275 00:18:51,466 --> 00:18:53,921 Well, maybe it is, Bobby. 276 00:18:55,678 --> 00:18:58,798 I trained J.R., taught him everything he knows. 277 00:18:59,766 --> 00:19:02,601 Gave him the fever for big business. 278 00:19:04,521 --> 00:19:06,643 But I never taught him when to stop. 279 00:19:25,917 --> 00:19:27,495 Well... 280 00:19:28,503 --> 00:19:30,661 ...you've finally done it, haven't you, J.R.? 281 00:19:31,548 --> 00:19:33,624 You've lost everything. 282 00:19:34,008 --> 00:19:36,499 Sue Ellen, what have you been doing? 283 00:19:37,136 --> 00:19:39,509 Hiding on the staircase, listening? 284 00:19:39,848 --> 00:19:42,848 No, I wasn't hiding, J.R. I was just listening. 285 00:19:43,017 --> 00:19:45,591 Pamela and Lucy were doing the same thing. 286 00:19:47,438 --> 00:19:49,182 Poor little Lucy. 287 00:19:49,357 --> 00:19:51,646 I bet she doesn't know what to think. 288 00:19:52,026 --> 00:19:55,027 She's happy to see you fall flat. 289 00:19:55,738 --> 00:19:59,072 I don't know how she's gonna manage without all the Ewing money. 290 00:19:59,617 --> 00:20:01,740 Lucy's gonna be fine. 291 00:20:01,995 --> 00:20:03,786 So is the rest of the family. 292 00:20:04,956 --> 00:20:06,699 Not this time. 293 00:20:09,169 --> 00:20:11,291 You're scared, aren't you? 294 00:20:12,338 --> 00:20:14,046 Really scared. 295 00:20:14,215 --> 00:20:17,050 Is that a little insight you picked up from your psychiatrist? 296 00:20:18,887 --> 00:20:20,547 No. 297 00:20:21,556 --> 00:20:24,391 Just from listening to you for the past eight years. 298 00:20:26,186 --> 00:20:30,135 It's the first time I've truly heard fear in your voice, J.R. 299 00:20:30,648 --> 00:20:32,890 Why don't you go to sleep, Sue Ellen? 300 00:20:33,067 --> 00:20:35,190 You know how haggard you look in the morning... 301 00:20:35,361 --> 00:20:37,319 ...if you don't get your full eight hours. 302 00:20:38,907 --> 00:20:41,908 Are you gonna visit my sister and spend the night? 303 00:20:42,577 --> 00:20:45,246 It's gonna be quite a change for her. 304 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,663 I don't think she's ever been to bed with a poor man. 305 00:21:01,596 --> 00:21:05,012 Let's go upstairs, try and get some sleep. 306 00:21:05,183 --> 00:21:07,092 I don't think I can. 307 00:21:07,310 --> 00:21:09,516 You go on up. I'll be up later. 308 00:21:15,485 --> 00:21:17,442 I'm so sorry, Bobby. 309 00:21:17,612 --> 00:21:19,770 I know how much Southfork means to you. 310 00:21:20,323 --> 00:21:23,941 It's my home. It's where I was brought up. 311 00:21:24,994 --> 00:21:27,402 But I think I could stand losing it. 312 00:21:28,164 --> 00:21:31,699 Daddy, J.R., even Lucy could stand it. 313 00:21:33,127 --> 00:21:35,334 But I don't know about Mama. 314 00:21:36,172 --> 00:21:39,126 Southfork is more hers than anybody's. 315 00:21:41,678 --> 00:21:43,587 She's been through so much. 316 00:21:44,264 --> 00:21:46,719 It's all so unnecessary. 317 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:50,719 We could've survived until your brother was out of office. 318 00:21:51,145 --> 00:21:53,138 But J.R. just couldn't wait. 319 00:21:53,690 --> 00:21:55,978 You really don't think there's a way out, do you? 320 00:21:56,484 --> 00:21:58,477 I don't see one. 321 00:22:10,957 --> 00:22:13,662 The irony of everything is that... 322 00:22:14,002 --> 00:22:17,786 ...the Ewings are gonna be destroyed, but not by your brother... 323 00:22:18,715 --> 00:22:20,339 ...but mine. 324 00:22:30,935 --> 00:22:34,138 - Who is it? - J.R. Open up. 325 00:22:35,148 --> 00:22:37,437 J.R., I wasn't expecting you. 326 00:22:37,609 --> 00:22:41,274 If you got anybody else in here, tell him to go on home. 327 00:22:41,446 --> 00:22:42,821 I'll wait in the kitchen. 328 00:22:42,989 --> 00:22:45,231 J.R., there isn't anyone here. 329 00:22:45,408 --> 00:22:47,733 There's no one else but you. 330 00:22:47,994 --> 00:22:49,274 You're a pretty smart girl. 331 00:22:49,454 --> 00:22:53,997 I wouldn't be at all surprised to see you start to diversify your assets... 332 00:22:54,167 --> 00:22:59,161 ...set up a little hedge against the sudden devaluation of the Ewing dollar. 333 00:22:59,672 --> 00:23:03,752 J.R., I don't care about the money. I care about you. 334 00:23:03,927 --> 00:23:07,046 That's something you're not gonna hear from my sister. 335 00:23:10,058 --> 00:23:13,012 - Want a drink? - Yes, please. 336 00:23:14,771 --> 00:23:16,598 What happened? 337 00:23:16,773 --> 00:23:18,600 You ought to be able to figure that out. 338 00:23:19,150 --> 00:23:21,772 Bobby told Uncle Jock and Miss Ellie everything. 339 00:23:22,904 --> 00:23:24,980 Get the other liquor for us. 340 00:23:27,825 --> 00:23:29,533 I hate your brother. 341 00:23:29,702 --> 00:23:31,612 I hate him for what he did this morning... 342 00:23:31,788 --> 00:23:33,365 ...and what he's doing to you now. 343 00:23:33,790 --> 00:23:36,577 Hey, don't be too hard on old Bobby. 344 00:23:36,751 --> 00:23:39,669 He's a very simple, dedicated young man. 345 00:23:39,838 --> 00:23:42,589 He tends to see things as either all black or all white... 346 00:23:42,757 --> 00:23:44,999 ...but some people find that appealing. 347 00:23:45,176 --> 00:23:47,383 As a matter of fact, if I remember correctly... 348 00:23:47,554 --> 00:23:50,258 ...you had kind of a yen for him last year, didn't you? 349 00:23:50,431 --> 00:23:52,638 I was very young then. 350 00:23:54,143 --> 00:23:57,844 Well, you're not exactly ancient now. 351 00:23:59,816 --> 00:24:01,855 You staying tonight? 352 00:24:02,443 --> 00:24:04,021 I might. 353 00:24:04,904 --> 00:24:07,989 I don't have anything waiting for me at Southfork. 354 00:24:22,005 --> 00:24:23,499 Daddy. 355 00:24:23,923 --> 00:24:25,204 Bobby. 356 00:24:25,842 --> 00:24:28,511 It's not good for you to be out here like this all night. 357 00:24:28,678 --> 00:24:30,172 You're a fine one to talk. 358 00:24:48,198 --> 00:24:51,282 Look, families have suffered setbacks before. 359 00:24:51,576 --> 00:24:53,782 We start over again, that's all. 360 00:24:53,953 --> 00:24:57,618 And you can do it, Daddy. You're a respected man. You're trusted. 361 00:24:59,042 --> 00:25:01,367 Not enough time left for me to do that. 362 00:25:01,961 --> 00:25:03,539 Well, I'm here to help you. 363 00:25:03,713 --> 00:25:05,338 I appreciate that, Bobby. 364 00:25:06,174 --> 00:25:09,210 It's not the oil business that I'm worried about. 365 00:25:12,222 --> 00:25:15,840 There's just no way that you can build another Southfork. 366 00:25:16,434 --> 00:25:19,103 Not in six lifetimes. 367 00:25:19,395 --> 00:25:23,061 - Mama said something, huh? - Not a word. 368 00:25:24,234 --> 00:25:27,270 But she hurts and she hurts bad. 369 00:25:29,906 --> 00:25:34,947 I was just beginning to get things patched up between us. 370 00:25:36,246 --> 00:25:38,155 All this had to happen. 371 00:25:38,873 --> 00:25:41,364 Daddy, there has to be a way out of this. 372 00:25:41,543 --> 00:25:44,994 We can get an extension on the loans. We can buy more time. 373 00:25:45,171 --> 00:25:48,256 We'll try, Bobby. We'll try. 374 00:25:49,217 --> 00:25:51,922 But this feels like the end of... 375 00:25:53,888 --> 00:25:58,135 ...forty years of sweat and hopes and dreams. 376 00:27:21,684 --> 00:27:23,179 Hello? 377 00:27:25,939 --> 00:27:28,227 Operator, I got it. 378 00:27:29,192 --> 00:27:30,769 This is J.R. Ewing here. 379 00:27:30,944 --> 00:27:34,811 J.R., I was just about to leave word with your service for you to call me. 380 00:27:34,989 --> 00:27:36,531 I wanted you to know first thing. 381 00:27:37,951 --> 00:27:41,201 - Know what? - Cliff Barnes just called me. 382 00:27:41,371 --> 00:27:44,122 He's been up all night meditating or something. 383 00:27:45,208 --> 00:27:48,162 I'm calling a press conference for him at noon today. 384 00:27:48,336 --> 00:27:51,041 He's gonna run. He's quitting the OLM. 385 00:27:53,883 --> 00:27:55,543 You sure? 386 00:27:55,927 --> 00:27:58,679 - There's no slip-ups? - Absolutely. 387 00:27:58,847 --> 00:28:00,045 Guaranteed. 388 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:04,219 Well... 389 00:28:05,770 --> 00:28:07,763 I did it, didn't I? 390 00:28:09,357 --> 00:28:12,477 Well, son of a gun, I did it. 391 00:28:13,027 --> 00:28:18,069 Alan, you call me right after that press conference, you hear? 392 00:28:19,450 --> 00:28:23,662 Alan, you deserve a bonus, boy. 393 00:28:23,830 --> 00:28:25,407 A big one. 394 00:28:36,926 --> 00:28:38,171 I did it. 395 00:28:57,447 --> 00:29:01,943 Well, looky here. I just made it in time for breakfast. 396 00:29:02,452 --> 00:29:05,287 Hey, Teresa, give me some of those scrambled eggs and bacon... 397 00:29:05,455 --> 00:29:07,780 ...and just load it up for me, darling. 398 00:29:07,957 --> 00:29:10,627 Oh, some of them corn muffins too. What do you say? 399 00:29:10,793 --> 00:29:12,952 Well, you're looking good this morning. 400 00:29:13,129 --> 00:29:14,921 Get your rest? 401 00:29:15,298 --> 00:29:17,754 J.R., just what the hell's going on? 402 00:29:18,468 --> 00:29:20,959 Well, Dad, I know how upset everybody was last night... 403 00:29:21,137 --> 00:29:23,711 ...so I got myself into Dallas, checked into a hotel... 404 00:29:23,890 --> 00:29:25,966 ...so everybody could get some sleep... 405 00:29:26,142 --> 00:29:28,764 ...knowing everything looks brighter in the morning. 406 00:29:29,062 --> 00:29:31,387 What'd you do, J.R., strike oil in Southeast Asia? 407 00:29:32,315 --> 00:29:34,058 Better than that, Bobby. A lot better. 408 00:29:34,234 --> 00:29:38,278 - Come on, out with it, J.R. - All right. 409 00:29:38,530 --> 00:29:42,658 Today at noon, Cliff Barnes is announcing his candidacy for the Congress. 410 00:29:43,451 --> 00:29:45,907 He's resigning from the Office of Land Management... 411 00:29:46,079 --> 00:29:49,993 ...and the Ewings can start pumping oil again all over Texas. 412 00:29:50,333 --> 00:29:52,041 How do you know Cliff's resigning? 413 00:29:52,210 --> 00:29:55,330 Well, there's very little I don't know that goes on in Dallas. 414 00:29:55,672 --> 00:29:58,341 Timing seems almost a little too perfect, J.R. 415 00:29:58,716 --> 00:30:01,207 Well, I wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. 416 00:30:01,386 --> 00:30:04,091 Bobby won't have to rely on your salary at the store... 417 00:30:04,264 --> 00:30:07,680 ...and you just may be the sister of a congressman. 418 00:30:08,142 --> 00:30:11,808 If Cliff is out of the OLM, we could open up all those wells he shut down. 419 00:30:11,980 --> 00:30:15,183 - Might make a difference with the bank. - That's right. 420 00:30:15,358 --> 00:30:17,267 I doubt if they'll give us extension... 421 00:30:17,443 --> 00:30:20,859 ...on the strength of Barnes' resignation alone, Bobby. 422 00:30:21,030 --> 00:30:22,608 Please try, Jock. 423 00:30:23,908 --> 00:30:26,233 - I will, Miss Ellie. - Mama, don't worry. 424 00:30:26,411 --> 00:30:28,071 This calls for a celebration, Daddy. 425 00:30:28,246 --> 00:30:31,615 Nope. We'll wait, J.R. Plenty of time to celebrate. 426 00:30:46,514 --> 00:30:52,766 Hank, I wanna get your lowest estimate on getting those rigs into operation. 427 00:30:53,897 --> 00:30:56,518 No, you gotta do better than that. 428 00:30:57,567 --> 00:31:02,193 Yeah, I know what you told J.R., but you're talking to Jock Ewing now. 429 00:31:02,363 --> 00:31:05,946 You've got to be drilling in less than a week, you understand? 430 00:31:06,868 --> 00:31:11,494 All right, call me back when you get a long-range weather forecast, okay? 431 00:31:14,751 --> 00:31:19,911 Well, we'll be drilling again in two weeks, maybe less, if the weather holds up. 432 00:31:20,089 --> 00:31:23,090 The banks just might give us a week's extension. 433 00:31:23,551 --> 00:31:25,923 Well, Dad, you shaved off a week. 434 00:31:26,095 --> 00:31:28,551 - That's pretty good. - Well, that's not good enough. 435 00:31:28,723 --> 00:31:30,680 Weather doesn't look too promising. 436 00:31:31,226 --> 00:31:34,096 You know, it could all boil down to just how the banks feel... 437 00:31:34,270 --> 00:31:36,596 ...about Barnes' resignation. 438 00:31:38,274 --> 00:31:41,774 Daddy, talked to Vaughn Leland and the rest of the bankers. 439 00:31:41,945 --> 00:31:44,780 Vaughn'll be here at 2:30. He'll have a decision for us then. 440 00:31:44,948 --> 00:31:46,774 If Cliff makes his announcement. 441 00:31:46,950 --> 00:31:50,698 He's going to announce. We are back in the oil business in Texas. 442 00:31:50,870 --> 00:31:53,408 I don't know what you two are worried about. 443 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,303 Sue Ellen. 444 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:17,394 What are you doing here? 445 00:32:17,564 --> 00:32:19,805 - I had to talk to you. - How did you find me? 446 00:32:19,983 --> 00:32:22,474 - Does it matter? - Well, it matters to me. 447 00:32:22,652 --> 00:32:26,566 I already have one man who likes having me followed by private detectives... 448 00:32:26,739 --> 00:32:29,147 ...and I don't need another man doing the same thing. 449 00:32:29,325 --> 00:32:31,484 I didn't do that, believe me. 450 00:32:31,661 --> 00:32:34,282 - Cliff, I'm in a hurry. - Sue Ellen. 451 00:32:34,581 --> 00:32:38,413 Except for a couple of brief meetings, we haven't talked since the baby was born. 452 00:32:39,043 --> 00:32:43,586 The last time we talked, J.R. sent you away like a simpering mongrel. 453 00:32:44,591 --> 00:32:47,295 Sue Ellen, I just need to know, is the baby well? 454 00:32:47,677 --> 00:32:50,713 Of course the baby is well. Why shouldn't he be? 455 00:32:50,889 --> 00:32:53,296 He's being seen by the finest pediatrician in Dallas. 456 00:32:53,474 --> 00:32:54,969 Okay. 457 00:32:56,936 --> 00:33:01,645 Cliff, the baby's fine, healthy and robust. 458 00:33:01,858 --> 00:33:03,186 Thank you. 459 00:33:03,359 --> 00:33:05,850 I need to share one more thing with you. 460 00:33:06,070 --> 00:33:09,689 I'm making plans, big plans for the future. 461 00:33:09,866 --> 00:33:13,116 No. Don't. 462 00:33:13,453 --> 00:33:14,484 Goodbye, Cliff. 463 00:33:26,466 --> 00:33:29,882 - Okay, Connie, those are ready to be filed. - Okay. 464 00:33:33,056 --> 00:33:36,888 Kristin, about yesterday, I am sorry. 465 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:39,054 You were hard on me, Bobby. 466 00:33:39,437 --> 00:33:41,845 Yes, I know, but we've all been a bit on edge. 467 00:33:42,899 --> 00:33:45,568 I understand. Thank you for the apology. 468 00:33:46,277 --> 00:33:47,819 Come on, Bobby. It's noon. 469 00:33:47,987 --> 00:33:50,443 Cliff Barnes plans to resign his powerful post... 470 00:33:50,615 --> 00:33:52,738 ... as head of the Office of Land Management... 471 00:33:52,909 --> 00:33:56,408 ... and declare himself a candidate for his party's nomination for Congress. 472 00:33:56,579 --> 00:34:00,992 The Grab Barnes For Congress movement seems to have made a significant impact. 473 00:34:01,334 --> 00:34:03,659 We have a live Minicam at Barnes headquarters... 474 00:34:03,836 --> 00:34:06,541 ... where Cliff Barnes is expected to arrive momentarily. 475 00:34:08,174 --> 00:34:11,211 Well, I sure hope you're right about this, J.R. 476 00:34:11,970 --> 00:34:15,220 We take you now to Phyllis Blaine at Barnes headquarters. 477 00:34:15,390 --> 00:34:17,548 Well, Mr. Barnes, have you made a decision? 478 00:34:17,725 --> 00:34:19,599 That's why I called the press conference. 479 00:34:19,769 --> 00:34:22,556 Do you plan to step down from the Office of Land Management? 480 00:34:22,730 --> 00:34:25,221 - Hold it, hold it. - Okay. 481 00:34:27,277 --> 00:34:31,606 Campaign workers, members of the press, fellow Texans... 482 00:34:32,657 --> 00:34:35,611 ... there's been a lot of soul searching on my part. 483 00:34:35,785 --> 00:34:39,403 As you know, this is not my first time around as a candidate. 484 00:34:39,581 --> 00:34:41,241 I lost once. 485 00:34:41,416 --> 00:34:44,749 I would not like to lose again. 486 00:34:45,503 --> 00:34:49,667 But the support this time seems very real and widespread. 487 00:34:50,383 --> 00:34:53,633 So I have tendered my resignation to the governor... 488 00:34:53,803 --> 00:34:56,508 ... as chief of the Office of Land Management. 489 00:34:56,681 --> 00:34:59,967 I am a candidate for the House of Representatives. 490 00:35:01,686 --> 00:35:02,966 Right on schedule. 491 00:35:03,146 --> 00:35:06,978 - Golly damn, this calls for a drink, eh? - We're not out of the woods yet. 492 00:35:07,150 --> 00:35:09,985 - Bobby? - I don't feel like celebrating. 493 00:35:10,153 --> 00:35:12,988 Pam finds out what you did, that's the end of our marriage. 494 00:35:13,156 --> 00:35:16,026 That's like killing two birds with one stone, I guess. 495 00:35:16,201 --> 00:35:19,486 You can leave your celebrating to me. 496 00:35:20,455 --> 00:35:21,914 Stop it! 497 00:35:22,081 --> 00:35:25,166 Now, let's wait to see if the banks will let us survive. 498 00:35:26,419 --> 00:35:30,499 Ewing Oil. No, I'm sorry, he's in a meeting. 499 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:34,541 Jock, please try to understand our position. 500 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:39,677 Now, I know Barnes has resigned, and I know that's good for Ewing Oil... 501 00:35:39,849 --> 00:35:44,558 ...but we just don't know who the governor will appoint, or how soon. 502 00:35:44,729 --> 00:35:46,271 It's too risky. 503 00:35:46,439 --> 00:35:51,231 Do you mean to tell me that after all the years I've done business with you... 504 00:35:51,402 --> 00:35:53,775 ...that you won't extend our loan a week or two? 505 00:35:53,947 --> 00:35:55,145 I can't. 506 00:35:55,323 --> 00:35:57,695 Vaughn, we've been through some rough times together. 507 00:35:57,867 --> 00:35:59,694 This is no time to get hard-nosed. 508 00:35:59,869 --> 00:36:03,534 Now, I explained all this, J. R, when I okayed the loans. 509 00:36:03,706 --> 00:36:06,541 Look, if it was just up to me, I'd do it. 510 00:36:06,709 --> 00:36:09,876 I've tried to convince the other bankers. They won't budge. 511 00:36:10,296 --> 00:36:11,375 This is ridiculous! 512 00:36:11,548 --> 00:36:15,213 With Barnes out of office, our oil rigs are gonna be pumping oil all over Texas. 513 00:36:15,677 --> 00:36:19,295 We just don't know who the governor will appoint to replace Barnes. 514 00:36:19,472 --> 00:36:21,014 Anybody would be better. 515 00:36:21,182 --> 00:36:25,227 But we don't know when that appointment will be, or how soon you can start drilling. 516 00:36:25,812 --> 00:36:28,813 You can think up more damn fool excuses. 517 00:36:29,941 --> 00:36:32,895 We just can't wait beyond next week's deadline. 518 00:36:33,903 --> 00:36:36,026 Is that your final word? 519 00:36:38,283 --> 00:36:40,074 I'm sorry. 520 00:36:46,875 --> 00:36:49,163 I don't give a damn what Leland says. 521 00:36:49,335 --> 00:36:53,713 I think the bank will give us a week, but they won't give us any more than that. 522 00:36:53,882 --> 00:36:56,669 We better start praying that those rigs in Southeast Asia... 523 00:36:56,843 --> 00:36:58,919 ...are operating ahead of schedule. 524 00:36:59,387 --> 00:37:04,263 And we also better pray that we strike oil. 525 00:37:05,185 --> 00:37:07,758 Otherwise, boys... 526 00:37:08,521 --> 00:37:10,229 ...it's all over. 527 00:37:22,243 --> 00:37:24,913 Not going to the office today, J.R.? 528 00:37:25,288 --> 00:37:28,040 Or don't you have an office to go to? 529 00:37:33,630 --> 00:37:36,796 I suppose your daddy's in the driver's seat now. 530 00:37:37,383 --> 00:37:40,384 I can just imagine how Jock must feel. 531 00:37:40,553 --> 00:37:46,140 He gave his oldest son the biggest toy a father can give, Ewing Oil... 532 00:37:46,643 --> 00:37:50,142 ...and within two short years, you broke it. 533 00:37:52,232 --> 00:37:56,146 Sue Ellen, can you just hold it down? 534 00:37:57,111 --> 00:37:59,318 I got a headache this morning. 535 00:38:01,908 --> 00:38:05,526 You kept telling me how all your problems would be over... 536 00:38:05,703 --> 00:38:10,116 ...once Cliff Barnes resigned from the OLM. 537 00:38:10,667 --> 00:38:12,790 Well, he's out, darling... 538 00:38:13,253 --> 00:38:15,079 ...but so are you. 539 00:38:35,483 --> 00:38:37,606 Maybe, little John... 540 00:38:38,236 --> 00:38:40,229 ...maybe it's better that it's happening... 541 00:38:40,405 --> 00:38:45,779 ...before you're old enough to know the loss of all the power and the money. 542 00:38:48,705 --> 00:38:51,492 No inheritance for you, little one. 543 00:38:51,666 --> 00:38:54,501 You'll never know the beauty of this ranch. 544 00:38:55,211 --> 00:38:57,536 I guess you were never supposed to know. 545 00:39:43,384 --> 00:39:47,464 Go through those for me again, will you, Bobby? I can't find anything. 546 00:39:48,932 --> 00:39:53,095 Is there anything that we own that J.R. hasn't mortgaged? 547 00:39:53,269 --> 00:39:55,974 Not that's gonna do us any good. 548 00:39:57,398 --> 00:39:59,142 Damn! 549 00:40:00,652 --> 00:40:01,814 Yes, Connie? 550 00:40:01,986 --> 00:40:04,773 It's Sy Stevens in the governor's office for your father. 551 00:40:04,948 --> 00:40:06,062 Thank you. 552 00:40:06,241 --> 00:40:07,783 Daddy. 553 00:40:08,701 --> 00:40:10,741 - Hello? - Jock. 554 00:40:10,912 --> 00:40:13,118 Thought you'd be interested in knowing... 555 00:40:13,289 --> 00:40:15,959 ...who the new head of the OLM is going to be. 556 00:40:16,125 --> 00:40:17,703 Yeah, I sure would. 557 00:40:17,877 --> 00:40:20,997 - Who's the governor appointing? - Bill Watson. 558 00:40:21,172 --> 00:40:23,295 He'll make the announcement this afternoon. 559 00:40:23,466 --> 00:40:25,375 Watson's a good man. 560 00:40:26,427 --> 00:40:28,420 Sure hope he can do you some good. 561 00:40:28,888 --> 00:40:32,886 - So do I. Thank you, Sy. - Any time, Jock. 562 00:40:35,228 --> 00:40:38,015 - Is that Bill Watson? - Yeah. 563 00:40:38,189 --> 00:40:41,392 A week, two weeks ago, might have made a difference. 564 00:40:41,609 --> 00:40:44,812 I get to Austin, I can push his confirmation through the legislature. 565 00:40:45,530 --> 00:40:46,858 Be no use, Bobby. 566 00:40:47,031 --> 00:40:49,985 Watson's gotta have time to get settled into office... 567 00:40:50,159 --> 00:40:52,448 ...and the bank just won't give us that much time. 568 00:40:52,620 --> 00:40:54,946 Daddy, we can't just lie down and play dead. 569 00:40:55,206 --> 00:40:58,492 There comes a time, Bobby, when you gotta face facts. 570 00:41:00,128 --> 00:41:02,417 We've drilled a dry hole. 571 00:41:33,369 --> 00:41:35,077 Morning, Connie. 572 00:41:36,623 --> 00:41:40,952 - Daddy or Bobby in the office? - They're in Bobby's office. 573 00:41:41,294 --> 00:41:43,536 Come on in. I wanna talk to you. 574 00:41:48,051 --> 00:41:49,628 J.R. 575 00:41:51,679 --> 00:41:54,764 I couldn't stop them. Your daddy took everything. 576 00:41:54,933 --> 00:41:57,768 All the files on the loans, all the Ewing Oil holdings. 577 00:41:57,936 --> 00:41:59,762 Everything. 578 00:42:01,814 --> 00:42:03,522 Is that right? 579 00:42:05,235 --> 00:42:08,438 - You gonna be home tonight? - Of course. 580 00:42:09,405 --> 00:42:12,406 Haven't made any other plans or anything, have you? 581 00:42:13,201 --> 00:42:15,240 Well, no, why would I? 582 00:42:15,411 --> 00:42:19,030 Well, I know you Shepard ladies. 583 00:42:19,207 --> 00:42:22,410 You and Sue Ellen like to be assured of a rosy future. 584 00:42:22,919 --> 00:42:25,244 I'm just not certain I can provide that for you. 585 00:42:25,421 --> 00:42:27,663 J.R., don't. 586 00:42:28,591 --> 00:42:30,667 I am not Sue Ellen. 587 00:42:30,843 --> 00:42:33,631 Whatever happens, I wanna be with you. 588 00:42:33,805 --> 00:42:36,094 Well, thank you, honey. Thank you. 589 00:42:36,391 --> 00:42:40,638 I'm gonna be at the Cattlemen's Club. I don't think I'll be in this afternoon. 590 00:42:41,062 --> 00:42:43,055 Will I see you tonight? 591 00:42:43,773 --> 00:42:45,516 You might. 592 00:43:02,625 --> 00:43:04,867 Mr. Jordan Lee, please. 593 00:43:05,503 --> 00:43:07,959 Hello, Jordan. This is Kristin. 594 00:43:08,131 --> 00:43:11,132 Remember that standing invitation to lunch you made me? 595 00:43:11,301 --> 00:43:15,250 Well, I can make it today, as long as it's not at the Cattlemen's Club. 596 00:44:04,020 --> 00:44:07,471 - Miss Ellie. - Jock. 597 00:44:11,778 --> 00:44:14,185 Ray said you took a tour of the ranch this morning. 598 00:44:14,989 --> 00:44:16,863 Yes, I did. 599 00:44:18,701 --> 00:44:21,868 Well, we've tried everything, Miss Ellie. 600 00:44:22,038 --> 00:44:23,532 I'm sure you have. 601 00:44:26,709 --> 00:44:32,249 J.R., do you know how much Southfork means to me? 602 00:44:32,423 --> 00:44:34,381 To all of us? 603 00:44:34,717 --> 00:44:37,718 I'll never understand your motives as long as I live. 604 00:44:39,264 --> 00:44:41,221 Mama. 605 00:44:41,391 --> 00:44:45,602 Now, as I see it, the problem is this: 606 00:44:46,229 --> 00:44:51,140 Next week, the bankers who own the mortgages expect to be paid... 607 00:44:51,818 --> 00:44:54,107 ...and we don't have the money. 608 00:44:54,904 --> 00:44:56,731 Is that right? 609 00:44:57,574 --> 00:45:01,239 Yes. And everything worthwhile is mortgaged. 610 00:45:03,288 --> 00:45:05,197 Except one. 611 00:45:07,917 --> 00:45:09,577 What? 612 00:45:10,753 --> 00:45:13,079 They can take this land... 613 00:45:13,256 --> 00:45:17,206 ...but they don't have the right to drill for all that oil under section 40. 614 00:45:17,385 --> 00:45:20,220 My daddy's will gave the mineral rights to me. 615 00:45:22,307 --> 00:45:24,976 Mama, you can't do that. You can't break Granddad's will. 616 00:45:25,143 --> 00:45:27,219 He wanted that land preserved for ranching. 617 00:45:27,687 --> 00:45:29,929 You think the banks will preserve the land? 618 00:45:34,736 --> 00:45:36,563 They will not. 619 00:45:37,447 --> 00:45:42,274 However, I can release all of that oil for drilling. 620 00:45:42,660 --> 00:45:45,578 Millions and millions of dollars worth. 621 00:45:46,289 --> 00:45:48,282 And for that... 622 00:45:48,458 --> 00:45:52,408 ...I'm sure the bank will extend the due date on the mortgage indefinitely. 623 00:45:53,963 --> 00:45:58,791 - I could never ask you to do that, Ellie. - It will save this ranch, Jock. 624 00:45:58,968 --> 00:46:03,132 And for that, I'll go against my daddy's wishes. 625 00:46:08,394 --> 00:46:12,095 Jock, 40 years ago... 626 00:46:12,649 --> 00:46:17,643 ...Ewing Oil paid off the mortgage on Southfork and saved it. 627 00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:22,981 Now I think it's time that Southfork repaid those debts. 628 00:46:53,439 --> 00:46:55,562 Mama, Dad. 629 00:46:56,568 --> 00:46:59,189 Why don't you sit at my desk over here, Mama? 630 00:46:59,362 --> 00:47:01,070 Thank you. 631 00:47:05,034 --> 00:47:07,869 I have all the papers right here. 632 00:47:08,037 --> 00:47:11,287 Maybe we all should sit down. I'll explain everything to Mrs. Ewing. 633 00:47:11,457 --> 00:47:13,284 We'll stand, Leland. 634 00:47:13,459 --> 00:47:16,626 - Jock? - Harve Smithfield looked it over, Ellie. 635 00:47:16,796 --> 00:47:18,540 All in order. 636 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:21,876 I have a pen right here. 637 00:47:24,262 --> 00:47:27,631 You can still change your mind, Miss Ellie. 638 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:42,478 Jock, let's go home. 639 00:47:53,291 --> 00:47:56,742 I may never forgive you for this, J.R. 640 00:48:41,339 --> 00:48:43,415 Subtitles by SDI Media Group 641 00:48:43,591 --> 00:48:45,667 [ENGLISH]