Original subtitles

Hey, it's from Mama and Clayton.

They're gonna be coming home day after tomorrow.

I think it would be healthier it you just accepted Mark's death as a reality.

PAMELA: Well, I can't do that, Jerry.

Not until I'm sure.

They're gonna do everything in their power to crush Ewing Oil. We're in a war.

We're losing one battle after another.

Miss Ellie's gonna have to decide between Southfork and Clayton Fallow.

I'm not ready to start pretending that Daddy never existed.

I found it hard to admit that he was dead. I'm not gonna bury his memory.

J.R.: Hey, Bob. BOBBY: Where have you been?

I've been waiting 10 minutes. You said you'd be right down.

J.R.: I got a phone call and I found this on my desk.

- Did you get a copy? - Let me see, I can tell you.

Letter of resignation from Barry Finnigan.

Yeah, I got it.

Well, uh... Bob!

J.R.: Doesn't it bother you that we lost one of the best geologists in Dallas?

BOBBY: Of course it bothers me, but there's nothing we can do.

We just have to replace him.

J.R.: That's the third key man we've lost in a month.

You know where they went? Barnes-Wentwonh.

Barnes is starting to hurt us. [HORN HONKING]

Watch out! He's becoming a monster, Bob.

I don't have to tell you, do I. that you helped create that monster?

That will never happen again. I guarantee it.

That's gonna do us a lot of good now.

I did manage to stop something.

Westar was just about to merge with Barnes-Wentwonh.

- Did you know that? - You stopped it?

- That's right. - How'd you pull that off?

I found somebody to get the word to Barnes that I was behind the whole deal.

When he heard that...

...he broke off negotiations with Jeremy Wendell and no merger.

Sometimes it is a help to have a reputation like mine.

I don't think an unscrupulous, unsavory, underhanded reputation...

-...is gonna solve our problems. - Bobby, this is no joke.

- I'm not joking. - All right, now, there's another thing too.

Mark Graison's will hasn't been probated yet.

When it is, Pam could come into a substantial fortune...

...which she'd add to the fortune she got when her mama died.

I tell you, that woman has a knack for piling up unearned dollars.

And you have a wonderfully crude way of putting things.

Maybe so, Bobby.

But your ex-wife is very devoted to her brother right now.

They're gonna do everything in their power to crush Ewing Oil. We're in a war, buddy.

And we're losing one battle after another.

Well, thanks for the coffee.

I gotta get back to clean up some odds and ends.

Remember, anything you need, my door is always open.

I appreciate that. Thank you very much.

- Surely, we'll be-- - Cliff.

Oh, Pam. Pam, I'd like you to meet Barry Finnigan.

He's going to be joining us. Barry Finnigan, my sister, Pam Ewing.

- Pleasure, Miss Ewing. - You too.

Okay. Thank you, I'll see you a little later.

Do you know who he is?

Well, his face looks a little familiar.

The reason I was looking for you is there's something I've got to tell you.

That guy is Barry Finnigan. He is the chief geologist for Ewing Oil.

Or was.

He's the guy that's responsible for pinpointing that big strike...

...that J.R. had in the Panhandle a few years ago.

He's gonna be a big asset to Barnes-Wentwonh.

See, I finally discovered how to break J.R.

And that is, I just hire the best people he's got.

That leaves him helpless while I build my empire.

Cliff, can I talk to you?

Yeah, sure you can.

PAMELA: Some very strange things have been happening.

In fact, a whole series of events.

CLIFF: Yeah. How so strange? - Well...

I saw Mark's car parked right here in this parking lot.

Now, I checked and there was a logical reason for that.

But?

But while I was checking, I discovered...

...that everything Mark owns, his home, his polo ponies, everything...

...is to remain just as it is for the next two years.

I called his lawyer and he said those are the terms of his will.

Mm-hm. So?

Well, don't you find that very strange?

I think it's a little odd, but I don't know that it's a big deal.

Cliff, you had to be with me.

I mean, it's almost as though Mark expected to return.

Oh, now, wait a minute. Pam, that's nonsense.

I know his death was hard on you. It's hard on me too.

But you have to put that behind you and go on.

You can't go looking for ghosts.

Cliff, I have a feeling.

Pam, Jerry Kenderson said there was no hope for Mark.

Now, he ought to know. He was his doctor.

You can't do this to yourself.

All right. I'll be all right.

- Good morning, Jackie. - Good morning.

Jackie, get Dr. Kenderson on the phone for me.

- Try his office in Houston. - All right.

DONNA: Hey. I'm sorry I'm late...

-...but I was with the drilling foreman. - I didn't notice...

You are not gonna believe it. We got that well up to 40 barrels today.

Not bad for a little $10-million investment.

Keep it up, cowboy. and you're gonna lose a few teeth.

I didn't mean to put down your dabbling in the oil tycoon business.

Well, you will be very happy to know that they are doing more reserves tests...

...that are very promising.

As a matter of fact, this could tum out to be a very rich field.

That's terrific because I'm looking forward to an early retirement...

...after all this wear and tear on the range.

[DONNA CHUCKLES]

DONNA: Oh!

I know why you're grumpy. It's because you're hungry.

- Right. - Okay, well, uh...

What if I'm a good sport, take us into town, feed us dinner?

Tsk, well, that won't be necessary, because you see, I'm not a dependent husband.

I have dinner under control.

It's in the microwave and it's gonna be ready in 10 minutes.

Oh, pray tell, what is it?

A well-balanced meal.

Oh, terrific. I'm starving to death.

[BANGING]

Well, I have news for you, sweetie. You forgot to tum it on.

[RUMBLING]

Hard as a rock.

What? I set that thing.

It will take us a minute. Let me see.

It doesn't matter. Look, why don't we just go into Braddock for a hamburger?

Look, I can still fix a meal around here.

Hey, hey, hey.

I'm sorry I'm late. It doesn't happen often, does it?

Well, I guess I did let it get to me.

Well, that's okay. You are entitled to be angry.

Because after all, I didn't many you because you were perfect.

I married you because I love you.

- I'm sorry. - Okay.

PAMELA: I thought we'd have brunch out here, doctor.

JERRY: Jerry, please. PAMELA: Jerry.

ANGELA: Mrs. Ewing, would you like me to serve now?

PAMELA: Uh, not for a few minutes. Thank you, Angela.

ANGELA: Yes, ma'am.

[PAMELA SIGHS]

PAMELA: I feel a little guilty about your flying up here.

I'd have met you in Houston.

[JERRY CHUCKLES]

JERRY: Don't worry about it. I get up to Dallas quite often.

Besides, I always welcome a chance to talk to you.

I guess I haven't seen you since Mark's accident.

No, that's why I wanted to see you.

I think you were closer to Mark than anyone.

I guess I was.

Thank you.

Jerry, I don't know how to say this, except to just say it directly.

Do you think that Mark was capable of committing suicide?

Uh, I mean, do you think it was part of his makeup or his character?

A strange question. Why do you ask?

I got this letter from Mark before the flight over the Gulf.

And in it, he said that he was planning to kill himself.

You mean the plane crash wasn't an accident?

Well...

It's his handwriting and they're Mark's words.

But I don't believe it. It's out of character.

You mean, even under the circumstances?

He knew that he had a terminal illness.

You don't think that Mark would kill himself?

Pam, you can't know another person that well, but I'd say no.

Mark wouldn't take his own life.

You told him there was no hope.

That's right.

He knew it was gonna be really difficult at the end.

I still can't see him killing himself. He was a lighter.

Well, he was always such a daredevil.

You know, he tried skydiving and was always participating in dangerous events.

Don't people like that have a death wish?

Look, Pam, I'm no psychiatrist, but I know that's an oversimplification.

Yeah, Mark took chances, sure. But that was for pleasure.

He had a great will to live.

I expected him to fight to the last minute.

Was there some other kind of treatment he could have taken?

I mean, he had unlimited means. He was a world traveler.

Maybe there was a clinic some place.

Maybe in South America or Europe 01 Asia.

Pam, there was nothing that could be done.

If there was, don't you think I would've sent him?

Jerry, I'm not talking about conventional treatments.

I mean must be people some place that claim to be able to cure the kind of illness he had.

You know as well as I do, there are all sorts of unorthodox practitioners...

...who claim they can cure anything.

Could you get me a list of those practitioners?

I suppose so.

Thank you.

Do you really believe that this plane crash and suicide note...

...are all just a device to let Mark run off and seek some kind of cure?

No, no, no. If it were just the crash and the note.

But so many other things happened.

All right, I'll do my best with the list.

But for your own sake...

...I think it would be healthier it you just accepted Mark's death as a reality.

Well, I can't do that, Jerry.

Not until I'm sure.

J.R.: Hey, Bob, where are you off to?

BOBBY: I have tickets to the theater. I'm gonna pick up Jenna.

Well, I guess we have the house to ourselves today.

And Jamie.

Oh, yeah, somehow her being here just slipped my mind, honey. Huh.

Have a nice time at the theater, Bobby.

BOBBY: Can I help you?

MESSENGER: I have a cable for the Ewings. BOBBY: I'll sign for it.

BOBBY: Here you go. Hang on a second.

- There you go. - Thanks.

Hey, it's from Mama and Clayton.

They're gonna be coming home day after tomorrow.

Oh, that's wonderful. Family will all be together again.

Family?

Mama's family, that's about it.

I can't believe a Fallow's gonna be living here at Southfork.

Gonna take some getting used to.

Hi, Bob. When did you get in?

[BOBBY SIGHS]

About an hour ago.

How was the play?

It was good.

For a man who took his fiancée to the theater...

...the play was good, you don't seem to be happy.

I notice you're padding around the house in your jammies.

What's bothering you?

I just can't believe that as of tomorrow night...

...Clayton Fallow is actually gonna start living in this house.

Just where would you expect Mama's husband to live?

[SIGHS]

I don't know. I just hate the idea, that's all.

If you're planning on doing something funny, I'm warning you.

No, no, Bobby, that's all over.

I'm not gonna cause Mama any more grief.

It's just that I haven't been able to change my feelings towards Clayton.

Well, Clayton's a good man.

That was a wise decision on Mama's pan to marry him.

And even if it weren't, she loves him and that's all that matters.

Well, if everything is so wonderful...

...how come you're sitting up at 3:00 in the morning?

Because I was thinking.

Things are gonna be a lot different here at Southfork now.

You and I have been running things ever since Daddy died.

And now, that's all gonna change.

I like Clayton, but...

Now we're gonna have to make some adjustments and compromises.

You and I are gonna have to learn to deal with a new man here.

Personally, I can't understand how he could bring himself to live in another man's house.

You can just feel Daddy's presence all over this place.

Maybe we should do something about that.

Right now.

[SIGHS]

J.R.: What the hell are you doing?

J.R., it's time for this picture to come down.

Not on your life. It stays exactly where it is.

It's gonna be hard enough for Clayton to feel comfortable here...

...without this portrait to remind him that it was Daddy's house and family.

You have no right to take down that picture...

...just because Clayton Fallow may be a little sensitive.

He knew what he was doing when he married Mama.

Come on, J.R., lighten up.

I wanna do everything I can to make Clayton feel welcome around here...

-...for Mama's sake. - Mama's sake?

How do you think she's gonna react when she finds this painting gone?

I think she's thoughtful enough to want Clayton to feel comfortable.

Let he! take it down or move it or do anything she wants to it.

I'm not ready to start pretending that Daddy never existed.

We can't get rid of everything in this place that he was connected to, Bob.

Hell, he built this house. And he built Ewing Oil.

He's the reason the two of us are here.

I found it hard to admit that he was dead.

I'm not gonna bury his memory.

We'll let Mama decide.

This dress is perfect for the deb season.

And it's 100 percent silk taffeta.

WOMAN: It's beautiful. How much is this one?

MODEL: Twelve hundred dollars. WOMAN: From what department?

Yes, it has hand cut metal on pure silk.

I think it's perfect for that evening on the town with that special man.

- It's lovely. - Thank you.

It's available at the store for only $1095.

One thousand ninety-five dollars?

That's more money than I've spent on clothes in my entire life.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, it really does give me pleasure spoiling you.

I hope you don't mind.

I'd be lying to say that I'm not impressed by all of it.

Uh, I mean, the restaurant, the clothes, the food, everything.

You know, I'm beginning to like the way the Dallas Ewings live.

It's just too bad you had to wait until now.

After all, your daddy was in the oil business.

I know, but daddy was a real wanderer.

You know. I never knew what I had missed, not having stability and money.

Daddy could have had money, a lot of it...

...but it just never seemed to be important to him.

I guess that was the big difference between, um, Jason and Jock.

Success and power were always very important to Jock Ewing.

And that was the need that he passed on to his sons.

Especially to J.R.

MANDY: Good afternoon.

I'd like to show you this beautiful evening gown.

As you can see, it's gray chiffon with a chiffon overhang...

...embroidered with eight fly gray ostrich feathers.

More coffee, Mrs. Ewing?

SUE ELLEN: No, thank you. I'm fine.

MANDY: This looks lovely with a diamond choker, bracelet and diamond earrings.

Sue Ellen, J.R. seemed to be upset the other morning.

Well, he's been going through a very trying time.

Because of Cliff Barnes?

Yes.

You know, J.R. made Cliff Barnes sound to be like a real threat to Ewing Oil.

JAMIE: Is he really?

[SIGHS]

J.R. is more worried about Cliff than he'd ever admit to anyone.

The two men have always hated each other...

...but this is the first time that Cliff's ever had the upper hand.

I've never seen J.R. so nervous.

PAMELA: Mr. Graison's plane was being monitored...

...by radar out of Houston Hobby Airport.

When the plane went off the radar screen, it was somewhere around here.

And at the same time, a worker on an offshore rig saw an explosion midair.

After all the information was gathered, we realized that...

---Mr- Graison's plane had exploded-.

Mrs. Ewing, I could pinpoint the disappearance with Houston.

We can come up with some precise coordinates.

Well, that's fine. You shouldn't have any trouble locating the plane.

We specialize in deep water salvage, so let me tell you...

...there can be some very weird currents down there.

It's not that easy.

Well, I understand that, Mr. Jackson. That's why I came to your company.

I heard that you were the best.

Mrs. Ewing, the chances of our finding anything are very remote.

The plane exploded in the air.

The wreckage could have been scattered for miles before it hit the water.

Deep water like that, the currents could have scattered the wreckage even more.

I have to know it Mr. Graison was actually on that plane when it went down.

You mean, you want us to look for a body?

Not necessarily.

I want some evidence of whether or not he was on the plane when it exploded.

The odds of us coming up with something like that are practically zero.

Well, I understand.

But I am willing to pay whatever it costs for a full-scale search.

Okay. I'll do my best, but I think you're wasting your money.

When do you start?

I can have ships and crews out there in a couple of days.

Well, that's fine.

Oh, I will want reports as often as possible.

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

Hi.

I was thinking. maybe I ought to have a key to this place.

Hey, hey, hey.

You wanna move in here full-time?

I'm not sure. Do I have to make that decision now?

Well, If you're not gonna be my full-time girlfriend, why...

You know, you could come in here some night unexpectedly...

...and embarrass us both.

I don't embarrass very easily.

Well, I didn't think you did.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh, let me think about the key.

Okay.

I've got something to tell you at dinner tonight.

Are we going out?

No. Uh-uh. We're gonna stay here.

Don't tell me you ordered Chinese food again.

My mouth is full of wax from those canons.

No. No Chinese.

Tacos and enchiladas?

No, no, no Mexican.

What?

[CORK POPS AND ICE RATTLES]

Cliff.

[CLIFF LAUGHS]

I felt the need to do something special.

- Everything ready? - Yes, sir.

- Shall I pour the wine? - Please.

I'm overwhelmed.

It's nothing.

[MANDY SIGHS AND WINE POURING]

I also have a cleaning lady coming. She'll be have twice a week.

- Cliff, that's wonderful. - I did it for you.

After all, I can get along the way things were, but I just thought you'd like that.

Well, since you're doing all this for me, let me brighten your day.

Today, while I was modeling at lunch...

...I overheard Sue Ellen Ewing talking to someone.

She was saying how worried JR. is aboui you...

...and that you're a real threat to Ewing Oil.

- She said that? - Yup.

- You sure it's Sue Ellen? - Yes.

And who did she say that to?

I don't know. A young woman, tall, blondish, maybe a relative.

[CHUCKLES]

So J.R. is worried. Well, let's eat.

You know, maybe there's more to celebrate than I anticipated.

Maybe I'm psychic.

Out with the old, J.R.

In with the new Mandy Winger.

And, uh, your new key to the condo.

[CHUCKLES]

J.R., I'm gonna pick up Donna and Ray and Jenna and I'll meet you at the airport.

Okay.

I'm surprised Lucy isn't here to go with us.

Don't you worry about Lucy. She's acting even stranger than usual lately.

Jamie, you don't mind staying here at the ranch, do you?

Oh, no. I wouldn't feel right about being at the airport anyway.

I mean, I'm still a stranger to them.

Come on, darling. Let's go pick up the bride and groom.

- Bye. - Bye.

ANNOUNCER [OVER LOUD SPEAKER]: Flight number 20, service to Austin...

...will be boarding in 10 minutes.

Flight number 20. service tn Austin...

RAY: They're starting to come off the plane.

DONNA: Is that Clayton? RAY: No, that's someone else.

JENNA: Do you see them yet?

BOBBY: Not yet.

RAY: Hey, wait a minute, there's Clayton.

J.R.: But where's Mama? SUE ELLEN: I don't see her yet.

DONNA: Well, she's gotta be there with Clayton.

RAY: There she is. BOBBY: Welcome home, Mama.

J.R.: Welcome home, Mama.

[DONNA GIGGLES]

MISS ELLIE: Oh, dear... - Welcome home.

- I'm so glad to see you. - You too.

- Ray. - Miss Ellie.

Mm, you've been good to each other, I can tell.

- Sue Ellen. - Welcome home, Miss Ellie.

Thank you for coming to see me.

- Mama. - Oh, J.R.

JR.

- Welcome home. - Jenna, dear.

Thank you, thank you.

- Bobby. - Hi, Mama.

Oh, Bobby.

- Welcome home. - Thank you.

- Are you sure you're all right? - I'm fine. I'm just fine.

- Is your eyesight back to normal? - Twenty-twenty.

BOBBY: Both eyes all right.

ELLIE: When I finally heard the news...

...Clayton had to restrain me from getting on a plane.

J.R.: Oh, he was better by then.

I know, but I didn't speak to Clayton for hours after I found out...

...he'd been to see Bobby, then flew back.

CLAYTON: She said I deceived her, like I predicted, Bobby.

[BOBBY LAUGHS]

He didn't wanna worry you.

I know, Jenna. That's why I forgave him.

Didn't Lucy come to the airport with you?

She said she's sorry she couldn't get out. She'll be at Southtork tonight.

- Well, this isn't like her. - Well, you know Lucy.

She's kind of strange sometimes.

There's a surprise waiting for you, Miss Ellie, at home.

- A new member of the family. ELLIE: Who?

Jason Ewing's daughter, Jamie.

Jason's daughter?

Yeah, that's who she says she is, yes.

Well, I'm more anxious than ever to get home to Southfork now.

JACKIE: Are you coming back to the office after your meeting?

PAMELA: Yeah, we still gotta get some more letters out.

I'm gonna get a sandwich. I'll see you later.

- Okay. - Okay.

Pam?

- Dave. - Hi.

PAMELA: What a surprise.

Well, I was on my way to the bank.

- If you're free for lunch, I'd like to take you. - Oh, Dave, I'm sorry, I'm not.

- I've got a meeting. - Oh, okay. Uh...

May I call you some other time?

Well...

If it's not for lunch, maybe a game of tennis.

We were a great team at Jeremy Wendell's party.

Ha. We did have a nice afternoon.

It was.

Look, uh, I was really surprised...

...that Cliff refused Jeremy's offer. Ha, ha.

I thought that Cliff would really go for all that money.

And the prestige of being on Westar's board of directors.

I wasn't surprised.

Cliff's always wanted to make it on his own and now he has.

Well, you know as well as I do...

...that the bottom line in the oil business is, uh...

...especially for an independent, risk, risk, risk.

And no matter how good your geologists are...

...reserve estimates are just that, estimates, guesses.

Are you telling me that Cliff's Gold Canyon 340 tract could dry up?

No, but if I were in Cliff's shoes, I would have accepted the deal...

...made a quick killing.

He wouldn't have had any financial worries for the rest of his life.

Well, maybe not, but that's not the way Cliff thinks.

Oh...

Dave, I think you're a very nice man...

...but I've never been comfortable with Wendell.

Well, he's tough, Pam, but fail.

Look, I--

All right, all right, that's enough talk about business.

Now, what do you say, can I call you?

Yes, I'd like that.

Soon. - Soon.

- Okay. Bye, Pam. - Bye.

AI, uh, can I ask you a favor?

Sure, Lucy, you can ask all you want. I don't know if I'll do anything about it.

[LAUGHS]

Well, it, um, looks kind of quiet around here this afternoon.

I'd like to know if I could leave now.

Still have another hour and a half on your shift.

Yeah, I know, but my grandma just got home from along trip.

I'd like to go home and see her.

Okay, Lucy. but don't make a habit of it.

Oh... Okay, thanks. I won't.

And remember, 6 a.m. sharp for breakfast.

Oh, you got it.

Uh, bye, everyone.

EDDIE: I'll see you later. - See you.

Well, that reminds me.

I gotta, I gotta get back to the construction site.

Uh, see you later, Betty.

Hey, are we still on for tonight?

I don't know yet.

What do we have to do to get more coffee around here?

Hey, hold your horses. I'm coming.

Oh!

- Oh, oh! JOHN ROSS: Welcome home, Grandma.

Thank you, John Ross, thank you.

JOHN ROSS: I missed you. - Oh, I missed you too.

Mmm.

SUE ELLEN: Hi, sweetheart. JOHN ROSS: Hi, Mom.

J.R.: Hey, John Ross. How you doing, buddy?

Fine, Daddy.

ELLIE: Oh, Clayton, it's so good to be home.

CLAYTON: I tell you, getting your mother away from this ranch...

...is like performing a minor miracle.

[ELLIE SIGHS AND CLAYTON CHUCKLES]

ELLIE: Well, I don't want to travel again for along time.

J.R.: Everything is just the way it was when you left, Mama.

BOBBY: We did send a few of the wedding guests home.

[CLAYTON CHUCKLES]

Mmm. There's nothing in the whole world as sweet as Southfork air.

CLAYTON: Mm-hm. ELLIE: Mmm.

Do you know that Athens has smog?

Ha. Didn't seem to slow her down when it came to shopping.

Hi, welcome home.

Miss Ellie, I'd like you to meet your niece, Jamie Ewing.

- Hello. - Jamie.

Jamie, this is Miss Ellie's husband, Clayton Fallow.

- Hi, Jamie. - Pleasure.

Jamie, you're so young.

I would have thought Jason's daughter would have been older.

Someone closer to Bobby's or J.R.'s age.

ELLIE: But you're only...

Twenty-five. And I don't even know what to call you.

JAMIE: Miss Ellie or Aunt Ellie.

Oh, well, whatever you're more comfortable with, dear.

I like Miss Ellie.

Well, you seem to favor your father.

ELLIE: He was tall and so are you.

I think Jason and Jock were the same size.

Well, why don't we all go inside? Have something cool to drink. Come on.

Well, Jock always said that Jason was hopeless in the marriage department...

...so I'm not surprised that he married late.

JAMIE: Ha, ha. I hear tell that Mama did plan it.

J.R.: Here, I'll get it, hon. I'll get it.

JENNA: Clayton, did you ever try their ouzo?

CLAYTON: Yes, I liked their brandy better.

Ellie liked the tsipouro, but I found it a little too sweet.

Well, I remember when I was in Greece, my favorite dish was the, um, moussaka.

CLAYTON: That's right, you spent some time in Europe.

BOBBY: That's when she was trying desperately to forget me.

JENNA: Ha, ha, ha. Major mistake of my youth.

One which I hope you'll remedy as soon as possible.

Thank you. Absolutely.

ELLIE: Had your daddy been sick very long?

No, but he hit the bottle long and hard sometimes.

I think that weakened his whole system.

- That's what caused Digger Barnes' death. JAMIE: Yeah.

Daddy, Jock and Digger Barnes were pretty close.

Well, they were inseparable for a while.

I thought that they would go on forever in business together.

ELLIE: But Jason had wanderlust...

...and Digger had a fixation on that bottle very early in life.

I understand they brought in a field in East Texas.

- Yes. - Uh...

That was the one Sam Culver was involved in.

Sam was Donna's first husband.

They leased a field that Digger had his eye on...

...and they worked it for almost three months.

The three of them were so far in debt...

...I thought they were gonna have to get down and dig with their bare hands.

Ha. I remember they hit a gusher on the 89th day.

ELLIE: And they paid off all their debts...

...and I didn't see Jock for a week.

ELLIE: That's how long they celebrated, the three of them.

Yeah, Daddy told me about that well.

He, uh, he said he made a vow, that if it didn't come in...

...he was gonna stop wildcatting and open a haberdashery. Ha, ha.

Ha. I doubt if he'd have kept that promise. He used to take me out to the fields.

I never saw a man more excited in my life.

J.R.: I was with him once when he brought in a gusher.

I never heard a man yell so loud.

I can still hear the joy in his voice.

My daddy used to love wildcatting.

Trouble was as soon as the well came in, he'd get bored.

He didn't wanna stick around.

He couldn't wait to get on to another unexplored field.

Then, he never changed.

No, I guess not.

Did he ever tell you the nickname that Jock and Digger gave him?

Nickname?

Why, sure. Tumbleweed.

JAMIE: Tumbleweed Ewing.

ELLIE: Right.

Because he just couldn't settle in one place for very long.

Jamie, you know things about the Ewing family that I'd almost forgotten.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready for a thick slice of Southfork beef.

JAMIE: I know. J.R. said the Ewings always dine at 7.

J.R.: That's right.

Tradition has always played a big part in the Ewing family.

BOBBY: Charlie's not home? - No, she's staying at Susan's.

- Oh... Brandy?

No, thank you.

That was a silent ride home.

[BOBBY SIGHS]

I just felt uneasy tonight.

- Why? Everything went well. - I know.

Family seemed to have a good time.

No, no, I was concerned about Clayton.

- I thought you liked Clayton. - I do.

I'm real glad Mama married him.

So, what is it?

[BOBBY SIGHS]

J.R. and I had an argument a couple of nights ago.

I wanted to take down that picture of Daddy that's hanging.

J.R. didn't. And I let him talk me out of doing it.

Do you think that picture bothered Clayton tonight?

Oh, absolutely.

Honey, that picture is a symbol of the place that Daddy had--

Ha, still has at Southfork.

As if the picture wasn't enough...

...the whole family took a trip down memory lane tonight.

All we talked about were the Ewings.

Bobby, it's possible you're overreacting.

Clayton knew the situation...

...the family he was getting into when he married Miss Ellie.

I mean, maybe he's a lot tougher than you think.

Maybe you're right.

Anyway, it's a problem that Mama and Clayton...

...are gonna have to work out between themselves.

Hey, I changed my mind. I'll have that brandy.

[JENNA CHUCKLES]

Isn't it funny that scene! or later...

...children start to believe that their parents are no longer grown-up...

...can't solve their own problems?

I guess Mama never had any trouble making the decisions up till now.

But her youngest son has.

Oh?

There was a little matter concerning us that you could have settled very easily tonight.

Um... The wedding.

That's right.

You could've told Miss Ellie that we've finally...

...absolutely decided to have the wedding at Southfork.

And we could have set a date.

And instead, we talked about Tumbleweed Ewing and oil drilling.

Ha. That's right.

I tell you what.

We'll go right back to Southtork right now, settle this thing. Wake everybody up.

We'll settle it tomorrow.

Are you sure you can wait till tomorrow?

I'm sure.

I don't wanna upset you.

I'm not upset. Heh...

BOBBY: All right.

[SIGHS]

You know something, tonight really got me to thinking.

RAY: Hmm?

I hope you're not thinking abut running off and wildcatting in Alaska.

That would put a strain on our marriage.

Especially since you know I'm not the perfect husband.

Oh, I'm thinking of running off all right, uh, but with you.

You know, in the four years that we have been married...

...we have never had a honeymoon.

I thought that's what we were on all the time.

[RAY CHUCKLES]

Listening to Miss Ellie and Clayton...

...talk about Corfu and Mykonos and exploring the Parthenon, uh...

Don't you think that sounds romantic?

[SCOFFS]

Urn, I'm gonna be heading over to Fort Worth for a cattle auction.

Maybe you'd like to go along with me?

- I'm going to bed. - Heh...

Hey, wait, what about the time I took you to New York?

- Doesn't that count for a honeymoon? - No, it does not.

But don't you ever get the feeling of wanderlust?

[DONNA SIGHS]

You mean like old Tumbleweed Ewing?

[SIGHS]

Yes, that was an unfortunate topic of conversation.

Especially it being Clayton and Miss Ellie's first night back at Southtork.

[SIGHS]

Did you see Clayton when he got all quiet...

...when the family started talking about the good old days with Jock?

Yeah, I saw him.

I'm sure this Jamie Ewing is a nice enough person...

...but it certainly was the wrong time for her to be there.

It would have been a lot easier for Clayton to deal with today's Ewing...

...rather than to be reminded of the ghosts of Ewings past.

Do you think Clayton and Miss Ellie's marriage is in for a rough time?

I think that the affection they have for each other...

...is a really strong foundation.

But I do believe that Miss Ellie is not meeting Clayton halfway...

...in settling their differences.

Tsk. Well, Clayton and Miss Ellie are both sensible people.

I think they'll work it out all right.

Well, I hope so.

Because if not, I'm afraid Miss Ellie's gonna have to decide...

...between Southfork and Clayton Fallow.

It was quite a surprise finding Jamie here, wasn't it?

She seems to be a lovely girl, doesn't she?

Yes, she does.

Well, can you imagine, at her age...

...knowing all the things she seems to know about the oil business?

And you know, sometimes, I can just hear Jason's voice when she speaks.

I mean, it'll be a tum 01a phrase or a look.

You know. I think that she has Jason's eyes.

What's the matter, Clayton?

Nothing. Just a little jet lag.

Well, then, you better come to bed.

I think this room could use a little brightening up.

Oh. Well, I've never thought it was dark.

It's very cheerful in the morning.

Oh, wallpaper looks a little dull...

...and I think we could change a few pieces of furniture.

I noticed the little wear and tear on that fabric on that chair there.

Well, why don't we talk about it in the morning?

It's been a full day.

I'm too keyed up.

Maybe a little brandy will help me unwind.

Been along plane trip and a lot of talk tonight...

...and I haven't the slightest idea what time my body thinks it is.

Don't wait up for me. You must be exhausted.

Cheer up, J.R.

You might as well accept the fact that Clayton is here and he's hereto stay.

It's difficult for me, Sue Ellen, you know that.

I understand, but please just stay out of their lives.

It would only hurt Miss Ellie.

I'm gonna do everything I can to come to terms with Clayton Fallow.

And what about Jamie?

Have you accepted the fact that she's a Ewing?

That she's Jason's daughter?

[J.R. SCOFFS]

But, J.R.. she knows things about Jock and Jason...

...and even Digger that only family could know.

Well, a lot of those things could have been wild guesses.

There are plenty of ways of finding out about people, you know that.

- But she doesn't have your resources. - Now, how do you know that?

We don't know a damn thing about that girl.

A bunch of things that Mama and Jamie talked about...

...happened long before Jamie was born.

Even Mama started forgetting about a lot of them.

J.R., you're making Jamie out to be devious...

...when actually, she's just a very simple, straightforward, young woman.

[SCOFFS]

- Come on, Sue Ellen. - Oh, come on, J.R.

How do you explain the fact that she knows that Jock called Jason Tumbleweed?

Even you don't know that.

Just because she knows his nickname doesn't mean anything.

Hell, John Ross doesn't know half the nicknames people call me.

That's because he's too young to know words like that.

- You're gonna read all night? - No, no, just for a minute.

I'm all wound up after that conversation tonight.

Uh, ah, wait. you're gonna lose my place.

You can always find your place.

SUE ELLEN: Is this supposed to relax me?

J.R.: Couldn't hurt.

You still live here, Jock.

It's still your house.

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