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Your blood tests lately have shown

High levels of alcohol in your bloodstream.

No more drinking, sue ellen.

She's not hurt.

We just found her unconscious in the car.

Sue ellen's in trouble, j.r.,

And your child's life is in danger.

You must do something about it.

I have no intention of putting up with a drunken wife

Any more than with a promiscuous one.

And what exactly do you intend to do about it?

You are going to dry out.

Lucy: are you gonna go into town, sue ellen?

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How much is that one?

Uh, 165.

Do you have anything more expensive?

This one's 350. It's a little heavier.

Great. I'll take it.

Wouldn't you like to try it on?

No, thank you. That'll be fine.

And would you please hurry?

Pam: lucy!

Hi.

Hi.

Are you early?

I wasn't expecting you for another hour.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I still have some things to get done

Before I can show you the prom dresses,

So you can either wait in the office

Or you can go shopping.

Uh... I, uh... Is something wrong?

No. I just forgot I was supposed to meet you here.

Forgot?

Well, what are you doing?

Can you sign this, please, miss ewing?

Oh, certainly.

Well, it's muriel gillis' birthday today,

So I just stopped by to get her a present,

That's all.

I'm on my way to her house right now.

Well, I'll hold the gowns,

But you make sure you get in here tomorrow

And try them on, OK?

I'm sorry. Bye.

Bye-bye.

Sue ellen... everything all right?

Fine, so far.

However, I think you should cut down on your drinking.

What?

Your blood tests lately

Have shown high levels of alcohol

In your bloodstream,

Not that I needed the tests.

One look at you would've been enough.

Dr. Crane, you've got no right.

Oh, I have every right.

The health of you and your child

Is my responsibility.

The effects of large amounts of alcohol

On the fetus are not completely known yet,

But enough is known for me to be able

To tell you that you are

Putting your baby's welfare in great jeopardy,

Not to mention what you're doing to yourself.

Now, no more drinking, sue ellen.

Not even wine at dinner.

Well, you're exaggerating this

All out of proportion, Dr. Crane.

I had a cocktail at lunch, but that's all.

Oh, sue ellen, please.

I don't care to discuss this any further Dr. Crane.

If you persist in continuing with all this,

I'm afraid I'm going to have to find myself

Another doctor,

A doctor with a little bit more understanding.

Ah, you're back again.

Yeah, it's me again.

You gonna redeem the things you left here?

Your time's almost up on some of it.

Oh, yeah, I'll get it pretty soon.

How much will you give me for this?

Got some real pretty things.

Yeah, how much?

I'll give you 50.

$50?! It's worth a lot more than that.

Not to me, it's not.

Take it somewhere else, see if you can do better, hmm?

I don't have the time.

I'll take the 50.

Now, I'll talk to you later, all right?

Excuse me.

Well, well. Look who's here.

How ya doing?

I got the money.

Let me see it.

OK.

Hey, you want to borrow some of this?

Uh-huh.

Oh, hey, listen,

There's a party starting over at anne's house.

Her parents are out of town.

You want to come over?

Yeah, OK.

OK.

See you there.

Yeah? Oh, good. Send her in,

And you and luella can leave now.

Receptionist: THANK YOU.

Yeah, hon.

Hi.

Hi. I just want to finish this.

I'll be with you in a second.

OK.

Hmm. Actually, I think you should be reading this.

It's new guidelines for the o.l.m.

Tougher than they were last year.

Nothing gets built in the state of Texas

Without the approval of your brother.

Cliff Barnes has become a very powerful man.

Well, I hope it makes him very happy.

Do you?

I still love him, Bobby.

I just don't like him any more.

Well, I think you're gonna

Have to return his phone calls one of these days.

Probably. But I don't have to yet, do I?

It's up to you.

Where do you want to eat?

Oh, I don't care, as long as it's italian.

Hey, how'd it go with lucy at the store?

Oh, she forgot about meeting me.

Have you noticed anything strange about her lately?

No, I can't say as I have.

Well, she's just so quiet. It's not like herself at all.

Well, she's not gonna

Recover from kit overnight, you know?

But she handled it so well at the time.

Well, it's probably just a delayed reaction.

Hello, Bobby, Pamela.

Hello.

Hi.

Uh, j.r. In the office?

Well, no, as a matter of fact,

He's been out at a meeting all day.

Oh. Well, there's a fund-raising dinner

Tonight for the hospital.

I hope he won't be too late.

Well, I'll tell you what,

I'll track down the meeting,

Get a phone number for you. How about that?

Well, thank you. That won't be necessary.

I'm used to waiting.

I'll just go in his office and make myself comfortable.

How about if we wait with you for a while?

Oh, no. That won't be necessary.

Thank you.

You two go on and have a nice evening.

Sue ellen, you're sure?

Oh, I'm sure, Bobby. Thank you.

Good night.

Good night, now.

Well, this has been

An interesting meeting, mr. Ewing,

And a profitable one, I think.

Don't you agree, senator?

I was against the o.l.m. From the start.

I never did like it.

Then we can count on you, senator newberry?

Oh, you can, indeed.

I don't think there's any doubt what a good thing

It would be for the state of Texas

If the o.l.m. Were to be disbanded.

Well, I've taken up enough

Of your gentlemen's time already.

Nonsense, j.r.

The information you've given me on the o.l.m.

Is going to be very valuable to me next session.

I'm meeting with senator allman for some drinks

In a few minutes.

Why don't you come along and fill him in a little?

Well, uh... Senator allman? I'd be delighted, sir.

Great.

You now, I haven't seen the senator in,

Oh, 2 years, I guess.

He's the head of the appropriations committee?

Yes, he is, exactly.

Before that, uh, property down in...

Sometimes... Doesn't happen that way.

You gonna answer that?

No.

Barnes speaking.

Cliff? It's me... Sue ellen.

Yeah, I recognized your voice.

Cliff, I'm feeling pretty awful right now.

Can I come over, just for a while?

No.

P-please, cliff?

I said no.

You've got someone there with you, don't you?

It doesn't make any difference.

But you do.

Wait a minute.

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the last chance for love.

Lucy.

Hi, ray.

What are you doing here?

Oh, careful. I'm gonna fall!

You OK?

Oh, I'm gonna be fine, ray, just fine.

Lucy!

Cut it out, lucy.

I'm not in the mood for any of your games.

You been drinking?

You know I don't drink anything but milk.

Milk.

Oh ho.

Where are you going, ray?

To make some coffee.

Well, that won't do any good.

Oh, ray, come over here,

And you sit right next to me, OK?

Come on, sit right here.

Oh, come and sit by me, ray.

What are you on, lucy?

Something so wonderful.

If you come here, I can show you

Just how wonderful it is.

OK, let's have 'em.

You're just no fun anymore, ray.

The pills... Where are they?

I should have stayed at anne's house.

I was having fun there.

Give me the pills, lucy.

Oh, ray.

Now look, ray... Ray, listen.

We don't have anybody anymore, ray.

Come on, we can have each other.

Hey, we made a deal, remember?

Just friends.

Now, you have 'em on you?

I hid 'em.

Whoa... Whoa, ray.

Well, don't leave me, ray.

I'm not leaving.

I'm just gonna make you some coffee

And try and straighten you out a little bit...

See if I can figure out

How to get you up to the house

Without anybody seeing you.

I don't want anymore.

Come on, lucy. Drink it.

No!

We gotta get you straight.

You don't want jock and miss ellie

Seeing you like this, do you?

I don't really care.

They wouldn't notice me anyway.

You know that's not true.

Nobody ever notices me.

How long you been on this stuff?

You gotta stop it, lucy.

Lucy.

Lucy, now, you're gonna drink this coffee.

Come on, lucy.

Mmm.

Start drinking that.

Now just shape up.

Is she all right?

I don't know.

I... I don't think she's hurt.

I think she just pulled off the road and passed out.

I guess j.r. Never showed.

Yeah, I guess not.

Here.

Sue ellen?

Come on, hon.

We're gonna take you home.

Come on.

Come on, it's OK.

Here, baby.

We'll have one of the boys bring her car in in the morning.

OK, I'll meet you at the house.

All right, hon.

Come on, sue ellen.

I'll get the door.

You know, she's getting worse and worse.

I know. It's gotta stop.

The question is how?

I'll get it.

Be careful.

I'll just put her upstairs.

Oh, lord. What happened?

Is she all right?

She's not hurt.

We just found her unconscious in the car.

I think she probably fainted.

I'm gonna take her upstairs.

Should I call the doctor?

No, I think that can wait until tomorrow.

Well, I'll go on.

Honey.

I'll get it.

OK. You'll be all right.

Do you want some help, hon?

No, I'll take care of her, Bobby.

I think I'll go have a talk with my folks.

I think it's about time.

What is it?

Shh, shh, shh.

What's the matter?

Shh, sue ellen. Just go to sleep.

Pamela?

Mm-hmm.

Sit down.

Why won't cliff talk to me?

I called him tonight, and he...

He just won't talk to me.

I guess he doesn't wanna hurt you anymore.

Mm-mmm.

He... He was with another woman tonight.

Oh, I know he was.

I think he's forgotten all about me.

Try and get some rest. Just... Just try and rest.

But I love him. I love him, Pamela.

Don't leave. Don't leave me.

I won't. I'll be right here.

Please... Don't leave me.

Bobby: well, I think it's time we all stopped pretending

That everything's all right around here.

'cause it's not.

Sue ellen was drunk tonight.

Yes, mama, she was.

Where was j.r.?

I don't know.

Sue ellen was waiting for him at the office, and...

Apparently, he never showed up.

Damn it.

It won't help if we lose our tempers, jock.

He's responsible for the way she's been carrying on,

Endangering her own life... Her child's.

Hey, I saw sue ellen's car

Over to the side of the road.

Is she all right? Where is she?

She's upstairs in bed... Drunk.

Where were you tonight, j.r.?

I had a meeting. It went late.

Sue ellen waited at the office.

She waited long enough to really tie one on.

Well, hold on, Bobby. That's not my fault.

Then whose fault is it?

Did it ever occur to any of you that sue ellen

Is responsible for her own life?

J.r., we're not trying to lay blame on anybody for it.

We just see a problem.

We wanna stop it before it gets worse.

My marriage is my business, bob.

We're family, j.r., z like it or not.

Your marriage is the business

Of everyone in this family.

I wanna talk to j.r. Alone.

Please, jock.

You were a small child, j.r.,

When I stopped interfering in your life.

For some time now, I've been thinking

That wasn't a very wise decision.

But just because I didn't say anything

Doesn't mean I haven't watched and seen.

You're power hungry.

You're like your daddy in that.

But he has redeeming qualities...

His love for his sons, for one.

I don't know that you have

Any redeeming qualities, j.r.

Is there anyone you love?

I love sue ellen.

From the day you brought that girl into this house,

You've neglected her.

First for the business, then with other women.

You didn't even bother to be discreet most of the time.

I don't know why she didn't leave you years ago.

Don't you?

I know money's important to sue ellen, and power.

But she loves you, j.r. She always has.

You just never gave her half a chance!

I don't wanna talk about this anymore.

Sue ellen's in trouble, j.r.,

And your child's life is in danger.

You must do something about it!

It's too late.

I gave you up too soon, j.r.

I should have held onto you a little longer.

Hey, you feeling better?

Well, you just stay here.

I'm gonna go get Bobby, and he'll get you inside.

Just wait here till I get back.

You understand?

Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Oh, boy.

Lucy?

Check the kitchen.

Lucy?

Not here.

Must have lit outta here

As soon as I went up to get you.

Do you know what she was taking, ray?

I don't know.

Some kind of pills, I guess.

Oh, god. Can she even drive a car?

Well, she wasn't in bad shape when I left her.

Well... I'd better call the sheriff

And have the boys pick her up and bring her home.

Just what mama and daddy need

After everything else that's happened tonight.

She could have gone over to her friend anne's.

She'd just come from there.

Anne... Billy driscoll's daughter?

Yeah.

They still live up on colfax?

Yeah, I picked her up there a couple of times after school

Before she got her car.

Well, ray, anything's better than bringing the law in

Before we have to.

You get the truck, meet me up at the house.

I'll tell pam what we're doing

In case she has to cover for us.

Ray: there's her car.

Hi.

Anne: hi.

Hey, cowboy.

Where's lucy?

Anne: she's right over there.

Come on, lucy.

Hey.

Time to go home.

Bobby.

Ray and I are here to take you home.

Let's go.

I don't wanna go home.

Bobby: you're coming with us, lucy. Now let's go.

You heard her. She doesn't wanna go.

Why don't you just stay out of this, junior?

Sure, it's nothing to me.

I don't even know the chick.

Come on, let's go.

Ohh.

Lucy.

Ray, you take her to the car.

Come on.

Oh, mr. Ewing.

Annie, where are your parents?

Um, they're out of town.

You're not gonna tell, are you?

I don't have a choice, honey.

Damn.

Ray, stop it.

I'm disappointed in you.

Well, we can go in and dance.

Come on, let's go dance.

Lucy, where's your purse?

I'll check the car.

What purse?

Here's her purse, Bobby.

Is this all you've got?

Yep.

Now, how long have you been taking that stuff?

If you don't talk to me now,

You're gonna talk to me later.

You understand?

Uh-uh.

I'll take her home in this car, ray.

Come on.

Come on.

Bobby.

Lucy, get in the car. Get in.

Mmm.

See you back at the ranch.

Yeah.

Come on.

All right.

Now you're gonna go in that house

Just as if there's nothing in the world wrong with you.

You understand?

Yes, sir.

Can you do it?

OK, come on, let's go.

Ray, she's grounded.

She doesn't go anywhere

Unless you or I are with her.

Get rid of that car until I ask for it again.

Sure thing, Bobby.

Thanks for the help tonight.

Good night.

Good night.

Hello.

Hi. Is everything all right?

Yeah, it was a flat tire.

But, uh, I didn't like the sound

Of the engine in lucy's car, mama.

So ray's gonna have it looked after.

Lucy, you look exhausted.

Yeah, I'm really tired, grandma.

I thought that if it's OK with you, mama,

That maybe she could stay home from school tomorrow,

Just rest up a little.

You're gonna have to stop this staying out midweek, lucy,

Even if it is to study.

I don't want you missing school.

Come on, mama. It's only one day.

I think she's gonna do her studying

At home from now on, anyway.

Well, all right.

Why don't you run on up to bed, hon?

OK, good night.

Good night.

Ellie: good night, lucy.

She really does look dreadful, Bobby.

Well... Mama, she's had a real bad

Couple of weeks.

She'll get over it.

She's a good girl.

Sue ellen, I wanna talk to you.

Not now, j.r.

Right now.

About what?

You were carried into this house drunk last night.

My mama saw you, my father...

Everybody in the family.

Obviously, it wasn't you who did the carrying.

You don't remember.

The last thing I do remember

Is spending several long and boring hours

By myself, waiting for you.

I was at a meeting.

Who was she, j.r.? Somebody I know?

I was at a meeting. It was business.

Strictly business.

Such important business that the thought of me

Just went right out of your mind?

I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

Is that an apology?

I... I don't believe my ears.

Your daddy must have given you

A tongue lashing last night, j.r.

'cause what I am, you made me,

And you're stuck with me...

You and your precious family.

Till death do us part, j.r.

That's the way it's gonna be, isn't it?

Till death do us part.

That's the way it's gonna be,

Thanks to the child you're carrying.

But I have no intention of putting up with a drunken wife

Any more than with a promiscuous one.

And what exactly do you intend to do about it?

I've had a good look around this morning.

I'm now removing all the bottles from this room.

The bar downstairs is locked.

Raul and Teresa have the keys

With instructions not to give them to you for any reason.

You try to leave the ranch,

And the hands are gonna turn you back.

You are gonna dry out, sue ellen.

I'm gonna see to that one way or another.

You're gonna dry out,

And you're gonna be an admirable wife

And a fine mother.

And what reward do I get for all that?

A loving husband?

A good father?

Not for that bastard you're carrying you don't.

Why don't I pick you up after work?

You deserve a night on the town.

How's sue ellen, j.r.?

Daddy and mama leave already?

Yes, daddy had a 10:15 doctor's appointment.

You know that.

They gonna be gone all day?

No, j.r. They're coming back right after.

So don't worry, all right?

I'll see you.

See you, pam.

Good-bye.

I'm not sure I like leaving them

Home alone, either, Bobby.

Honey, ray's here. He can look in on 'em.

We got the last of lucy's pills.

J.r.'s locked up the liquor cabinet.

I don't see what else can go wrong.

So stop worrying, all right?

I will if you will.

It's a deal.

I'll see you after work.

Later.

Good morning, Bobby.

Hey.

I have a meeting in town today.

When I get back, I wanna talk to you.

I don't wanna scold you.

I just wanna talk to you, OK?

OK.

In the meantime, be a good girl.

OK, I will.

Hi, sue ellen.

Where are you gonna go there?

You have your suit... where are you going?

Are you gonna go into town, sue ellen?

Sue ellen.

Hey, sue ellen.

What are you doing down here, huh?

Lucy.

What?

Why are you on the floor?

Lucy, what the hell happened here?

Sue ellen.

Hi, ray.

Cut it out!

Sue ellen.

Help me.

Stay where you are. Don't move.

You're gonna be OK.

Why didn't you call somebody?

Just stay still.

Baby.

Operator, I'm calling from the southfork.

Leave her alone! Operator...

I didn't do anything.

Got an emergency.

I need an ambulance right away.

Baby.

Of course, I like the plans.

They're good.

Hal, you and I have known each other long enough

That I think we can level with each other.

OK, so let's level.

What you've really been asking me

For the past hour and a half is if I think I can

Get these plans past the o.l.m.

Without any complications, right?

Right.

The answer to that is no.

But Barnes is your brother-in-law.

Ha! If you're counting on that,

You might as well forget it.

Cliff and I get along on a strictly no favors asked for,

No favors given basis. Hello.

Secretary: RAY krebbs on the line.

OK, put him on. Hi, ray.

We got some trouble here, Bobby.

What happened?

Sue ellen fell down the stairs.

The doctor says she's probably gonna be OK...

I think the baby, too.

Just thought you might wanna tell j.r.

She's in an ambulance on the way

To Dallas memorial right now.

And do my folks know?

Not yet.

All right, uh, I'll call them from here as soon as I tell j.r.

Ray, how's lucy?

Well, she got into the pills again.

I found her kneeling over sue ellen,

Smiling when I got there,

Stoned out of her head.

OK, I'll get back to the ranch as soon as I can.

Thank you.

Excuse me a minute, hal.

J.r.?

Yeah?

J.r., ray called.

There's been some trouble at the ranch.

Oh?

Sue ellen fell.

They're taking her to Dallas memorial.

The doctor says she's gonna be all right,

And the baby, too.

Call Dr. Danvers' office,

And see if my folks are still there, would you?

Sure.

What's the problem?

Sue ellen fell down, but she should be OK.

And the baby?

I think the baby's gonna be all right, too.

Buzz them through to my office.

Secretary: OK.

Is the baby all right?

Yes.

The baby will be fine.

Mr. Ewing.

Doctor, how's my wife?

Her blood count is normal, there's no bleeding,

And there are no contractions.

Uh, I would like to keep her here

A little while longer just to make sure, though.

Yes, of course.

And the baby?

And the baby, too.

I'd say your wife and child

Had a very lucky escape this time.

Yeah.

Mr. Ewing, I told sue ellen yesterday

That her continued drinking

Was putting her baby's welfare in great jeopardy.

I was thinking of birth defects and the like.

But I'm afraid I've underestimated the danger.

If your wife doesn't stop drinking,

There's a better than good chance she'll kill herself

And the child.

Now I can recommend a very fine clinic,

And I think you should consider it, sir.

Thank you, doctor.

The ewings take care of their own.

Well, so far, the ewings

Haven't been doing a very good job of it.

How's sue ellen and the baby?

Is she all right?

Everything's fine, mama.

I was just saying to mr. Ewing

That sue ellen's very lucky.

We can see her now for a few minutes

If you'd like.

Yes, please.

Jock?

You go ahead, miss ellie.

I wanna talk to j.r. A minute.

OK.

Well, right now is not really the time to talk, dad.

Ah, it's as good a time as any, j.r.

Besides, what I've got to say won't take long.

Something I should have said a long time ago.

You know, I... I never did begrudge you boys

Having a good time, ha ha.

Hell, I always did.

But there comes a time and a place

When fun stops, and you start facing up

To your responsibilities, j.r.

You've always had that place in business,

But not at home.

I, uh, I just, uh,

Could never understand why not.

Well, from now on, I'll see to it

That you stay on the right side of enjoying yourself.

I want sue ellen happy to be your wife.

I want my grandson proud that you're his father.

I want him live and healthy and proud to be a ewing.

That's the way it's got to be, j.r.

Miss ellie just called from the hospital,

And she says everything's OK.

Where's lucy?

In the study.

She's all right now.

I got the last of her pills from her.

Lucy.

Bobby.

Did ray tell you that grandma called?

Sue ellen is gonna be all right.

Yes, he told me.

I'm sorry about what happened.

I know you are, hon.

But do you think that's good enough?

Good enough?

What do you want me to do?

For a start, you can think how you'd feel

If sue ellen would have died

While you sat there watching her.

Well, she didn't.

Lucy, what if she had?

Would you take a few more pills

To help you cope with that?

Just something to get you over the bad feeling?

I don't know, maybe.

Is that how you wanna go through life?

Doped out of your mind,

Drugged so you don't feel anything?

No.

Honey, if you don't feel pain...

You don't really feel anything,

And that's not living.

Bobby, I'm so scared.

How could I have just let her lie there

And not do anything to help her?

You know how.

What can I do, Bobby?

Stop taking those pills.

If you don't stop, lucy,

You'll never get better... Never.

And just go on feeling awful?

Yes, yes, until you start feeling better.

Honey, that's just the way it is,

And it's the same for everybody.

I can try.

Atta girl.

Well, I've learned not to be so careless.

I've got to stop wearing

Those ridiculously high heeled shoes.

My baby's much more important than fashion.

Well, sounds like a good idea to me.

You must try and be more careful.

Well, never you fear, miss ellie.

I have learned my lesson.

We'll go now and let you rest

Before j.r. Brings you home.

Sue ellen's not coming home, mama.

Not for a while, at least.

What the hell are you talking about, j.r.?

There's a clinic on the other side of Fort Worth.

It's owned by a friend of mine.

He's a fine doctor.

I think it'd do sue ellen a lot of good

To spend some time there.

Don't you be absurd, j.r.

I'm coming home to southfork.

I'll be perfectly fine at home.

From today's evidence,

I sincerely doubt that, darling.

I am not going to any clinic.

I am fine.

I think you should, sue ellen.

Just for a while, until you're better.

Sue ellen, you know that, uh,

That might be the best thing in the world

In the long run for you.

But there's nothing wrong with me.

I'm fine.

All right, sue ellen. Come on, darling.

J.r., don't leave me here.

I don't have any choice, sue ellen.

You can't take care of your own life,

Much less the life of your child,

And I can't trust you to keep your mouth shut

When you've been drinking.

We both have too many secrets

For anybody to find out about.

I'll be careful. I promise you.

Damn right you will,

At least till the child is born.

Gentlemen.

Now it's best for everybody, darling.

J.r., you... J.r., don't leave me here!

Don't leave me here, j.r.!

I'll do anything you say. Anything, I promise!

No!

Just don't leave me here, j.r.

J.r., I'll do anything you say!

You boys take care of her now.

Somehow, I'll get back at you, j.r.!

Just somehow. I don't know how,

But I'm gonna get back at you!

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