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Good morning.

JR, you in, get up.

What time is it?

It's after eight.

Weren't you the one that suggested the three of us lunch

in Amarillo today?

Yeah.

Yeah.

In the words of JR Ewing,

oil is a business for early risers.

Do you want to be a player in this game?

Get up.

That's fine. Good morning.

Good morning.

Pleasant dreams?

Yeah, fascinating.

You're bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning.

Good morning, everybody.

Morning, Bobby.

Hey, Bob. Yeah. Did you see the headlines this morning?

It said, Westar Oil, top independent in Texas.

How about that?

I remember when Ewing Oil used to be number one.

Well, I wouldn't be too complacent, JR.

Those numbers change by the hour.

Oh, I don't know.

Since I've been running Westar, it hadn't changed that much.

I bet Ewing Oil will surprise you yet, JR.

Well, with you and Bobby running Ewing Oil,

I don't think Westar's really got that much to worry about.

Oh, come on, JR.

No offense. Now, I don't mean to offend you.

J.

R, could we have one family breakfast without you talking

about the oil business, please?

Well, sure.

Let's just be a normal, happy family,

Only when you think about it, here we sit,

three single multimillionaires under the same roof.

Well, guess every family has their little quirks.

I'll see you in Amarillo.

John, I need a loan from your bank big enough for a hostile

takeover viewing all.

A takeover by Westar? No, by me.

As rightfully mine.

That's an awful lot of money, JR.

You can't do it without partners.

I don't want any partners.

Then you'll have to have more personal assets.

Simple arithmetic.

I got all the personal assets I need right here.

Get me the loan, John.

JR, you're leveraged up to your eyeballs.

Even if you liquidated all your stock and options,

with your tax base as high as it is,

you couldn't cover a takeover of viewing oil.

Come on. We've gone through this before. Maybe.

But with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake,

your net worth will not cover it.

Joe, I meant what I said about you riding the workers too hard.

You keep that up and they're going to end up slowing down

the output, getting hurt, or simply walking out.

We can't afford to lose any good workers.

I heard you loud and clear, Ms. Ewing.

Thank you, sir.

You handled that well.

Well, he's not a bad guy.

He just gets a little overeager sometimes.

That's the one I was betting on,

and it didn't disappoint me.

You know, told JR that we'd meet him at the ranch house.

I'm thinking maybe I should call him up and cancel.

Why?

Well, it's where all the roughnecks hang out.

Daddy used to take JR and me there when we'd come up here to

inspect the fields.

We saw daddy knock more drunks on their butts in that place.

I'm just not sure it's the right place for you to be.

Bobby, times have changed. I think I can handle myself.

All right.

Since we still have time,

let's go to twenty three and check the reports.

Morning, Amanda. Oh, hello, Ms. Smithfield.

Why don't you call me Anita? I'll hold his calls.

Good

morning, counselor.

Good morning, J. R.

Darling, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cancel our afternoon.

Oh.

I'm having lunch with Sue Ellen and Bobby up in Amarillo.

I'm through making offers for Ewing Oil.

From now on, I play hardball.

Well, now I'm your lawyer.

You better tell me what you're planning on doing.

Well, nothing illegal. Divide and conquer.

I need Bobby at South Fork and Sue Ellen at Ewing Oil alone.

And the closer I put them together,

the faster it's gonna happen.

How you plan on doing that?

I'm working on it.

Oh, say, by the way,

have you come up with anything more on those geologicals McKay had done?

I hear the real promise.

Just as you suspected, there's oil under Ray Crabbe's ranch.

Oh, damn.

Why did daddy ever give him that land?

Well, with those rich oil reserves running through the

land, you can use it as collateral to get Ewing back.

I mean, assuming Krebs will sell.

Where is he these days anyhow?

Oh,

in Switzerland, doing whatever cowboys do in Switzerland.

Not your favorite brother, Well, that is one big mistake.

I just got a great idea.

What?

Why don't I use Ray's land and the oil under it as collateral

to take over Ewing Oil?

Great idea, JR.

Yeah.

Think you can get the ranch from Krebs?

I've never had any trouble getting anything from Ray.

What about Bobby and Sue Ellen?

Oh, I can handle Sue Ellen.

But Bobby, well,

sometimes he comes across as being kind of soft.

But if he wants to, he can be damn tough.

Y'all check on those tanks today?

Yo,

watch this.

After I poured the wine, they said if I must,

I'll go down in flames.

Howdy, man.

I couldn't help but notice you got a great set of wheels.

Hey, Why don't you take it back to the bar?

You see, I'm talking to the lady.

Oh, I know.

But if you just take it back to the bar.

Now, that was

in there.

Come on, Cicero. Let's get out of here.

Excuse me.

Ray.

Well, Ray, welcome home.

Hi, Ray.

Well, Sue Ellen, are you sure you want to be in the oil business?

More and more.

Actually, it was sort of exhilarating in there.

Mr. Ewing?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

There you are.

Thank you. Here, and buy the boys a drink.

Well, thanks for nothing, Mr. Ewing.

This was supposed to be a walk in the park.

They nearly put us in the hospital.

Who was the, the other guy? Randy Krebs.

Always shows up like a bad penny.

Listen, I want you to do something for me.

Right? Throw me out of here, but real gentle here.

Throw you out of here? Yeah, but be gentle.

Oh, real gentle. Yeah. No problem.

Are you, ready? Yes. Go.

Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Got Wait. Get out of here.

All right,

What are you doing to me?

Why did you leave me all alone in there?

Hell, I could have been killed.

Oh, I don't know. You looked pretty safe behind that table.

What are you doing here, Ray?

I thought you and Jenna were living in Switzerland,

living the high life.

Well, not that it's any of your business, JR.

I was hired by a European oil company trying to help them out here in Texas.

-Right. You're a cowboy. Or are you trying to be a Ewing again?

-JR, you missed the action in the bar.

Are you determined to get beat up out here?

Well, no, you're missing the humor to this, Bobby.

I mean, hell, Ray and Oil Man.

Listen, I'd love to stay in chat, but I got an appointment.

Oh, why don't you and Cliff Barnes, start a company?

You can call it the blind leading the bland.

Oh, there she is.

Hi. Oh, Bobby. Come on, it's getting late.

We have a meeting with McKay.

Well, take care of that without me. Bobby?

I just want to do some catching up with Ray. That's all.

Sure. I'll see you tonight at dinner. Okay.

And, Ray, don't you be a stranger at South Fork.

I want to, Alan. Okay. Hello, Radhook.

Thanks.

Sue Ellen?

Oh, hello, Mac. It's just me today.

Bobby's been delayed.

That's no problem.

Sue Ellen, this is my associate, Peter Ellington.

Pleased to meet you, mister Ellington.

Been waiting a long time to meet you, mister Ewing.

Thank you.

No one analyzes an oil field like Peter.

Excuse me just a second.

Sure.

Mom? Alright.

Well, how long have you known Mac?

Long enough to know that he is one of the most amazing men

I've ever met, and without question,

the most brilliant oil man in the state.

Whatever he needs, I'll help him get.

I'm sorry?

Mr. Ellington has been singing your praises.

-I should be singing his.

He

has just discovered an incredible new source of crude.

-Really? Where?

-Oh, I can't reveal that yet.

We have to get the papers signed first,

and then we're off and running.

Well, we can certainly use your expertise.

His work was brilliant in Kuwait and Venezuela.

I was lucky enough to lure him back here.

No wife or children?

Nothing interferes with my work.

We make a good team.

He he finds gushers like a minesweeper

finds mines.

Sue Ellen, I need you and Bobby to read and sign this.

Now, I guarantee this will make

Ewing Oil bigger and more powerful than Westar ever was.

JR will die because he's no part of any of it.

Well,

I'll have to run this by Bobby, but I'm sure it'll be fine.

It'd be wonderful to welcome you aboard, both of you.

-Thank you.

It's all filled up, Mr.

Ewing, unless you want to sit up front. Oh, sit up front?

I told your company I wanted a limo and a van.

What's the matter with them anyway?

Sorry, Mr. Ewing.

Yeah. Sue Ellen, let me hitch a ride with you to the airport.

Oh, sorry, darling.

I've got work to do.

Oh, come on. My my limo is totally filled up.

There's no room in there for it.

Please.

I love it when you beg.

All

right, come on.

If you're gonna come, you have to come right now.

Come on. All right, all right. Follow us to the airport.

Yes, sir.

Thanks,

honey.

Thank you.

Thank you, darling.

Ray, I'm not going back to Dallas until you tell me what's going on.

I took a job here for six weeks.

I had some personal business in Dallas to take care of anyway,

so the timing worked out.

That's it?

I made a few mistakes, Bob.

Well, we've all done that.

What else?

All right.

I'm flat broke.

The ranch is mortgaged to the hilt.

But this is my problem, and I'm gonna take care of it.

I guess I just don't have the Ewing touch,

Well, Jenna, she doesn't know how bad the finances are,

so when this call came in for the oil job,

I just jumped on it.

Why didn't you call me? I could have done something.

I'm not taking charity, Bob.

I'm not talking about charity, Ray.

I'm talking about Ewing Oil.

We've got markers all over Europe. I'll be okay.

Always taking care of my own life.

I'll tell you, you want to do something you love,

why don't you come to South Fork and help me run that for a while?

I could use the help.

I've got trouble with rustlers again.

It's one of those hit and run operations like a few years back.

They've taken over one hundred head right from under our nose.

Well, can't solve my problem on a ranch hand, Saurie.

You are not a ranch hand.

When are you gonna accept the fact you're a Ewing?

Not according to JR. Forget him.

You gotta get past JR.

Have you gotten past JR?

We're not talking about me here. We're talking about you.

You lead me out of this, okay?

Searland, you're becoming some sort of workaholic or something.

Look at all this stuff you got here.

I'm enjoying myself more than I ever have in my life.

Well, I'm happy for you.

You think it's the old business you're so happy with or,

who you're partnered with?

Bobby is a far cry from you.

You know, I've been keeping my eye on you, ain't all.

You have learned more in two years than Bobby has in twenty.

And he didn't go for the jugular like you do. No.

His heart is at South Fork hunting, yours is at Yoyingong.

Let me tell you, it shows. It really does.

Oh my god.

That bomb was meant for me, sir.

In other local news, a limo belonging to oil baron JR

Ewing exploded on Interstate forty earlier today.

The car was headed for Amarillo Airport. Although Mr.

Ewing was not in the car, the driver,

thirty five year old Douglas Harper,

who suffered minor injuries, revealed that Mr.

Ewing was in fact supposed to be driving with him.

Police are now investigating what appears to be an attempt on Mr.

Ewing's life.

Reporting live from the scene, this is Carmen Jones.

How long is it gonna take for you

to find out who blew up my limo?

Well, I'm still waiting on the forensic report.

We already know how it was done.

Somebody put a timer bomb in one of your file boxes.

All right, I want the name of everybody who had access to my room and

the limo for it to pick me up.

I know how to do my job, JR.

I will handle it. I'll be in touch.

Bobby should have been home by now. I wonder where he is.

See, I'm the one who almost got killed.

Nobody tried to wipe out Bobby.

A little compassion would be nice right about now.

Poor JR.

How's that for compassion?

Sue Ellen seemed responsive. I suspect Bobby will be too.

I've got get locked into Ewing Hall before I can make any sort of a movement.

I don't think they'll put up with you giving it a secret much longer.

This is a private deal.

I'm using my own funds.

I don't want this to be part of Ewing oil until I

decide to put it there.

If anybody finds out about this field before we make a move on

it, the whole thing could fall apart.

Bobby and Sue Ellen will see the geologicals in due time.

I think they may be a bit squeamish when they find out

it's on Ray Krebs land.

And then again, JR could come swooping in out of

nowhere, and the whole thing could go right up in smoke.

Somehow, I don't think so.

Why not?

Didn't you see the news back?

Somebody tried to blow up his limo.

By fluke, he wasn't in the car,

but he's gonna be looking over his shoulder for a long time

until whoever's trying to kill him finally hits the mark.

-JR? -Hello. Where have you been?

-I came as soon as I heard. What happened?

-Oh, nothing much.

-Someone tried to kill JR.

Again.

Who? I don't know. Police are working on it.

Sue Ellen, what about you? Are you, are you okay?

Oh, I'm I'm fine. Thanks.

Well, I'm going upstairs.

Somebody comes up and tries to kill me,

I'll ring a bell or something.

Nothing anybody down here would listen.

-I

was really getting to worry about you.

-Thanks, but I I'm okay.

-Who's to say that the killer isn't after all of us?

-You may be right.

We should all be a little more careful from now on.

-I don't know what I'd do without you, Bobby.

-Suellen.

How did it go with McKay?

-Bobby, Mac is ready to join us.

-Suellen,

it's touchy bringing Mac into the company.

He's -He's obsessed with JR.

That could hurt us.

-He's the only oil man I know that can beat JR at his own game.

-Just remember, Ewing is about oil.

It's not about destroying our competitors.

-JR was right when he said you didn't have the killer instinct.

-Oh, I've got it.

I just don't use it like JR does,

unless family's threatened.

-Isn't ewing oil part of your family?

-No.

Ewing Oil is a company.

Daddy built it. I'm proud to be in it.

But

no, it's not family.

-What's the point of running an oil company if you're not gonna

take it to the top?

-That depends on what you have to do to get there.

-Bobby, we're not talking about committing murder.

All I want is to put Ewing Oil back where it belongs.

Do you have a problem with that?

-Not so far.

Yeah, come on in.

Hey, Bob.

How you doing?

You know, I was nowhere near that limo.

That's not what I asked.

Not the first time somebody has tried to kill me.

Well, that's not something you get used to.

By tomorrow, I'll have so many guards around me,

even you'll get frisked before you can come near me.

Okay. Good. I just want you to be careful, Edson.

Bobby,

I never thought I'd want another drink again.

JR, that is not the way to solve problems. Never has been.

You know, I'm getting a little paranoid thinking about all the people who hate me.

What if John Ross was in that limo or Sue Ellen?

Oh, come on. Come on. Don't do that to yourself.

Just get some sleep. It's gonna look different in the morning.

Sue Ellen's so lucky to have you to lean on.

Lord knows I failed her often enough.

She's fine, J. R. She's a strong woman.

Yeah, she's strong on the outside.

But deep down inside, she's as fragile as bone China.

Need someone to care for her. She always has.

She needs you, Bobby.

-I'm here for her. You know that.

-Thanks.

-Let me check under the bed before I go?

-Get out of here.

Radigan. Hey, Radigan.

Have you been able to find out who's trying to kill me yet?

Well, I'm working on it, J.

I've got a guy that knows something about the bomb.

I'm gonna meet with him in the You let me know as soon as you

find out anything here.

I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life looking over my shoulder.

You got it.

Come in.

Mr. Ron.

I just wanted to apologize for my behavior downstairs.

I had a rough day. I'm just not myself.

Under most circumstances, that would be a blessing.

Well, you know, it's not a lot of fun being a target.

Well, you've been in danger before. You can handle it.

Not like this, I haven't.

I've always had you around to help me.

Oh, I'm around. I'm here for you.

Well, you may be just across the hall, but well,

I feel you've moved out of my life.

Oh, I'll always be in your life, in one form or another.

You know, you finally come into your own.

You've become a really powerful businesswoman

And you're willing to take chances too.

Look at the way you knocked that cowboy on his ass,

I'm really proud of you for that.

I need that strength.

But mostly I need you, Sue.

You're always the only woman in my life.

Nice try.

You only want me back so you can try to get your hands on you and oil.

I wouldn't be surprised if you set up that whole explosion

just to soften me up.

This is getting real old, JR.

It worked once before, but it's not gonna work again.

Sue Ellen.

Hey, darling.

Yeah, I'm all right.

I was frantic.

The first report was that you were in that limo.

Yeah, I dodged that bullet.

Let's hope I can keep on dodging them.

Well, thank God you're all right. So how did Amarillo go?

Did your plan work out?

Not exactly, no.

Well, here's something that'll rattle your spurs and give that evil

mind of yours a boost.

Guess who Bobby and Sue Ellen are negotiating with to join

Ewing Oil? Who?

Carter McKay.

Well, don't that beat all.

That's the best news I've heard in a long time.

My plan has fallen into place, honey.

Well, now how do I fit into that plan?

Look out your window in about a minute.

Okay.

Hello, Simone.

Hi, Bobby.

JR is up to his old tricks again.

-Tell me something new.

-Oh, really? He's up to something.

Too many compliments, too much patronizing.

His little Machiavellian mind is working overtime.

Sue Ellen, that's just the way JR is.

That's exactly what he wants you to think.

You

know, strange as it sounds,

I think he really cares for you, for all of us.

It's just that he does it in his own way.

Oh, sure. He cares. Like the time he faked his own death.

That's right.

Came to the funeral in the back of a pig truck.

How the hell did I get involved with him in the first place?

I think I married the wrong Ewing.

Thank you. Can I bring you something from the kitchen?

No, thanks.

Mr.

Ewing, You get mighty wild after

staring death in the face.

Did I ever thank you for forgetting me,

your Uncle Harvey's file on Ray Krebs' ranch?

I think he just did.

You know, that land was a gift to Ray for my daddy.

That was real generous of him.

Well, didn't know just how generous.

That cowboy built a house on it and never realized it's sitting

on a big pool of oil.

Well, then maybe it's time to try to strike a deal with old Ray, because,

I happen to know he's in some serious financial trouble.

What?

I had my contacts in Europe, do some asking around.

It seems a, a Texas cowboy who blows all his money sort of stands out over there.

Trust me, Krebs is up to his elbows in debt.

Nada, you are one extraordinary woman.

All right. Here's the plan.

I buy Krabs' ranch,

get Bobby back on South Fork where he belongs.

And then with Sue Allen all alone there, Ewing Aw,

with nobody to turn to,

somebody's gonna have to jump in there and save the day.

Then there's McKay.

I don't think that old buffalo's gonna be any problem.

As a matter of fact, he might prove to be an asset.

Oh, J. R. You have no conscience.

Well, a conscience is a lot of trouble.

It's like a boat or an airplane.

If you ever feel you need one, rent it.

Now listen to me, Rednegan. I want results.

No more excuses here.

All right.

Excuse me, JR. Jennifer Jansen is here.

Jennifer

Jansen?

Well, send her in.

Hello, JR.

Well, I never expected to see you on this side of the

Atlantic.

What's with the bodyguard?

Oh, I had a little trouble just beeping up security.

Come on in.

Well,

you have improved with time.

I'm I'm not used to seeing you without London or Paris as a backdrop.

What are you doing in Dallas?

What else? Oil.

Well, you came to the right place.

Just consider Westar as one stop shopping.

And I do appreciate your business, JR,

but we need to diversify a little bit,

and I was hoping you'd be able to introduce me to some other independents.

Well, sit down.

I'd be glad to help.

You know, you were very kind to my father when he was in

trouble, and Jansen Oil stayed afloat because of you.

That's something I'll never forget.

Thank you. I really liked you, daddy. God rest his soul.

And look at his little daughter,

president of Jansen Oil, head of a big European cartel.

He'd been so proud of you.

Yeah.

So what independence should we start with?

Well, naturally, Ewing Oil comes to mind.

Oh,

I understand that your brother is in business with your ex wife.

Now, that didn't have anything to do with your breakup, did it?

Oh, no. Bobby's as pure as the driven snow.

You know, his wife died a long time ago.

He's been really lonesome without her.

He needs to get out and about.

See, you know, you could be the answer to his prayers and mine, of course.

Really?

Oh, J. R.

I hope you're not confusing me with an escort service because

this isn't about your brother's social life.

This is about oil.

Oh, no. I I just thought you all might get along.

Bottom line, can I make a deal with your brother?

Honey, he take one look at you,

and you can make any deal you want.

Oh.

Look, there's this one section I've seen we'll break for lunch.

There's another section there.

R. C.

See if you can get it pulled off from there.

Alright. Okay. Easy boy.

Hey, Ray.

Bob. You're just in time to help me fix fence.

Thanks a lot.

Are you selling some cattle out here today?

No. Why?

On the ride out here,

I saw a truck over at Two Stick Pasture,

and there's a bunch of guys out there loading up your cows.

Those ******** are stealing them in broad daylight.

RC, I want you to call the sheriff. Okay.

And then get a hold of the ranch and have some boys jump

in the jeep and meet us at Two Stick with some firepower.

Wholesome.

Drive up.

Jimmy, you got a problem with Two Stick. Yeah. Where are you?

Where the hell did they come from?

Damn, I wish we had two rifles.

Whose idea was this anyway?

Gonna try and sneak around behind you.

Cover me. No, wait a minute.

Just wait for the sheriff to come, okay?

Well, then wish me luck.

Hold it.

Right where you are. Now don't move.

Throw those guns on the ground nice and easy.

Put the hands up in the air where I can see them no funny stuff.

Well, looks like you didn't need us at all, mister Huey.

They're all yours, Scott.

Now turn around there. Come on. Turn around.

Let's go.

Alright.

Welcome back to South Fork.

I don't know how you boys got out on bail so soon,

but you better be back in time for trial.

Hey, you don't sweat it, Pard.

You know, things hadn't changed much here in Braddock.

We'd rather hang a rustler than waste the county's money on a trial.

Yeah, well we'll see you.

Hey, I'll meet you guys back at Lone Star.

Yes, sir.

I told you, no guns.

I heard it was like the shootout of the O. K. Corral.

Somebody could have gotten seriously hurt.

Yes, sir, I know.

I know.

And everything was going great too,

till he and that Ray Krebs character come along like the

cavalry and messed everything up.

Krebs again?

Damn.

Alright. Get out of here, you idiot.

Ragin.

Ray Krebs?

I just wanted Bobby to realize he was needed more at South

Fork than at Ewing Oil.

Alright. Let's go.

Vicki, everybody inside?

So, Alan, sorry I'm late.

Nice to see you, Bobby.

Hey, Mac.

Your, your partner not coming?

Oh, he's taking care of the business. Okay.

Well, we, we looked over the deal.

Don't see anything we can't live with.

You want all your salary, percentages,

and stock options to go to McKay Enterprises?

Personal corporation for tax purposes.

It's the same deal I had at Westar.

Bobby, I intend to make a lot of money from Ewing Oil.

Well, we'll, turn it over to the lawyers.

One thing, Mac.

We want you here because of what you can do for us,

and that has nothing to do with J.

R.

Believe me, Mac, I understand how you feel about him,

But your position here cannot be a platform for some personal vendetta.

Understood?

Okay.

All right. Well, let's keep this all a secret, hon.

We'll let our competitors know when we're ready.

Sounds good to me. Talk to you both later.

Bye, Mac.

Bye.

Well,

Sue Ellen, I hope McKay's oil resources are as good as he

says they they are,

because I don't like the idea of him withholding information.

Well, he's just protecting himself until the deal is signed.

It's just good business, Bobby.

I still don't trust him.

Maybe he just wants to be part of a successful oil company again,

-That's the way it starts.

Then pretty soon, everybody wants to be king of the hill.

They start plotting the murder of their competitors.

That's the oil business.

And that's why I'd rather be at the ranch.

-Look, I know you'd rather be at South Fork,

but aren't you just a little bit excited?

I mean, with these numbers going up and McKay coming in,

I know you're not so sure about that, but just for a minute,

put your doubts aside.

Bobby, we could be big.

I mean, we could be we could be big.

Yes, I Really big. I mean I know.

Know.

I could be big again.

Mean, bigger than Ewing Oil ever been.

Oh, like the good old days.

Like, and daddy and wild patterns, textures, gold.

Bobby. Bobby. Bobby, Ewing, can't you get into this?

I mean, it's fun.

I mean, not as much fun as roping a steer or something like But damn.

Is it fun to, like, beat out your competitors?

Calm down.

Right now.

Okay?

I'll I'll get my purse. Okay.

Your chardonnay, sir?

That's great.

Steve, we'll have the usual. Of course, mister Ewing.

Yeah. Was great. Alright. Let me see the reports.

The reports.

Don't know.

Hello, Larry. Good to see you.

Bobby, your secretary said I could find you here.

I want you to meet Jennifer Jansen.

How do you do?

Hello. Nice to meet you.

And I'm Sue Ellen Ewing, his partner.

Oh, I'm sorry. This Sue Ellen Ewing.

I know. Yes. Of Jansen Oil?

Oh, she is Jansen Oil and also the head of one of the largest

cartels in Europe.

Now Jansen wants to expand,

and although Westar can supply all her requirements,

she wants to connect with some smaller independents.

So, of course, I thought of Ewing along.

It never is out of your mind, is it?

Bobby, could you take care of her and see if she gets back to her hotel?

With pleasure.

You're in good hands now, darling.

Thank you, JR.

Thank you, darling. JR.

If you two will excuse me,

I have work to do back at the office. Jennifer? Certainly.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Bye, Bobby. Bye.

Is, is this a bad idea for us to do business together?

-No. Actually, I think it's the best idea I've heard all day.

Thank you.

I'm sure that Ewing will be able to supply all your needs, Ms.

Janssen.

-Now, please call me Jennifer.

All right.

Maybe we can discuss this, over dinner?

Well, that sounds lovely.

Actually,

if I may be so bold, I know a great little spot.

-All right.

You make the arrangements and let me know.

-Okay.

Hi, handsome.

Boy, I wish I had a room here right now.

Well, I'm one step ahead of you. I already booked one.

Aren't you little miss thinking bear?

Mr. Ewing? Did you find anybody?

I'll place a call to beef up your security.

What good is it gonna do to beef up security if you don't

know who you're looking for?

You all right?

Okay.

Come on, guys. Let's get out of here.

Somebody get my briefcase.

Hi.

This is my friend, Jennifer Jansen. Jennifer Georgios.

Jennifer.

Nice to meet you.

Bobby, you're overmatched.

Oh, my.

Hope you got your game face on.

Oh, I'm gonna do my best. Thanks.

You guys have a wonderful evening in the Cowboys home.

Thank you.

To see you, Jerry.

So hi. Hi.

Well,

it's lovely.

Thank you.

Would you like some champagne?

Sure.

So how's JR doing after last night?

Well, he's a little shook up. Surrounded by security now.

But he'll be all right.

Boy.

This is Westar's box, isn't it?

Yes, it is. They were kind enough to lend it to me.

Texas Stadium all to ourselves?

Romantic, isn't it?

Well, you have discovered one of my passions already. Oh.

So tell me Yes. Are you really a football fan?

No. Troy Aikman's my hero.

There you go.

-Jennifer,

I, I have to ask you this.

-Yes?

-What's your relationship with my brother?

There has never been anything between JR and me.

You have my word on that.

I would think he would find you very hard to resist.

Well, maybe I resisted him.

Look, let's talk about Ewing Oil and

what kind of deals you and I can make, No, no, no, no.

Let's just relax for a bit, okay?

The last thing I want to do right now is talk about oil.

-Well, I hear that Carter McKay is joining Ewing Oil and bringing

oil reserves with him.

-How did you know about that?

-Well, I make it my business to know where the oil is.

-No. How did you know about McKay?

-Look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up.

It really doesn't matter.

-It matters to me.

Jennifer, things in the oil business don't just happen,

and private dealing should be private.

I'd like it if you told me who told you,

but I think I have a good idea.

-Look, Bobby, the bottom line is we need all

the crude you can supply and more.

-The bottom line is that Ewing Oil will only do

business with people who are open and honest with us.

Good night.

-Bobby, don't leave.

-Tennifer, I'm sorry.

But you know more right now than you should about my company.

Hello, Ray.

See you, Ellen.

You

finished with your work in Amarillo?

Yeah, pretty much.

When are going back?

Soon, I guess. I miss Jenna like crazy.

It'll be hard to leave South Fork again.

This has been home for you for a lot of years.

You and Bobby, partners in Ewing Oil,

who would ever imagine.

How

does JR handle all that?

Oh, his usual way, he's trying to buy it back.

He thinks that money is the answer to everything.

Well, there are some problems that only money can solve, see,

Willen.

What's going on?

I'm losing my ranch.

Got a mortgage due and I can't pay it,

so the bank's calling the loan.

Does Bobby know anything about this?

Not all the gory details, and I don't want him to know.

So look, I wanna do everything I can to help you, Ray. Let me.

Thanks, Sue Ellen.

But I got myself into this alone,

and that's how I'm gonna have to get myself out of it.

Take

care, Ray.

Good to see you. You too.

Darling. Yeah.

Hey,

Ray.

Hey, don't you think it's time to shake hands and make up?

Whatever happened between us happened a long time ago.

Give it up, JR.

That could put an end to all your money problems.

You could take off, fly to Switzerland,

pick up the high life again.

I'm waiting for the catch.

There's no catch.

I just want to buy your ranch, that's all. What?

Yeah, well, things are getting kind of uncomfortable here.

I'm gonna have to move off South Fork.

I gotta have some place to live.

And I wanna be near here,

and your ranch would just be perfect.

Sure as hell won't be on my property.

That is Ewing property. You are not a Ewing.

You are a Krebs.

It still just kills you that Jock was my father too, doesn't it?

My daddy was too kind.

He'd never turn his back on a little ******* like you.

I ought to just take you apart.

Well, I gotta warn you,

I got more security here than the president of the United

States.

Now, you make a move on me,

and they'll be on you before you can say,

I blew all my money on bad investments.

You know, I think it might just be worth it.

Hey, Bob.

JR.

What's going on, Ray?

The usual.

Hey, you're kind of early.

What happened with your date with Jennifer?

Your little plan to set me up backfired, JR.

What do you mean?

Just how does Jennifer know so much about my business?

Well, I don't know.

She's a hell of a businesswoman in her own right.

You just never give up, do you?

Bobby, can we talk?

Sure. Is something wrong?

-Look, I need a full time partner.

-You've got one, Siobhan. I'm your partner.

-Bobby, you're always wrenching.

And even when you are at the office,

your mind is elsewhere.

-It's a little strong, don't you think?

Not when Ewing Oil is on the line, no.

What is this really about, Ms. Ellen?

Let's talk about Jennifer Jensen.

Okay. What about her?

I can't do business with that woman.

She's a friend of JR's and I don't trust her.

But you were willing to jump right in.

Well, I'm not jumping right in, so problem solved. Next.

That's it?

What about the fact that you couldn't keep your eyes off or went home?

-Wait a minute, Sue Ellen.

My personal life is not open for discussion.

I left the oil business once before because I didn't want to

lose a brother over Same holds true for my sister-in-law.

No one is talking about losing me. We're partners.

That's what I'm trying to preserve here.

At what price?

Oh, Bobby, for God's sakes.

If you want to beat the killers at their own game,

you have to become one yourself.

Well, maybe I should let you do that,

if that's what you want to be.

You know, it doesn't seem like you care very much about the company

your father started from nothing.

What right do you have to tell me what I'm supposed to care about?

Grow up, Bobby.

You should care about Ewing Oil.

And if you don't, you should get the hell out of it.

You know, Sue Ellen, you are turning into someone else.

Someone who sounds a lot like JR,

and that is not an attractive transformation.

Well, I think that sounding like JR isn't so bad.

At least he had passion for his All

right, Sue Allen, I'll tell you what.

Ewing Oil was here before you came along.

It's gonna be here after you're gone.

So you make any decision you want to about it, okay?

And you sink or swim on your own merits.

Just leave me out of it. Fine.

It was nice doing business with you, darling.

Everything all right?

Mr. Ellen? Bobby?

There's a hell of a racket going on last night.

What was that all about?

None of your business.

Well, know, when Bobby and I ran the company together,

we had our disagreements,

but nobody ever heard screaming and hollering at each other in

the halls of this house.

You're just so damn civilized, aren't you?

J.

I, this has nothing to do with you, so just leave it alone, okay?

All right.

All right.

I'm off to my peaceful little oil company,

where everybody gets along, nobody's related.

You two have a good day.

I assume you won't be coming into the office today?

That's right.

Out of there. Here we go.

Here.

Oh, Go see your mom.

Jennifer.

They told me back at the ranch where I could find you.

Well, you were just in time to see

the newest addition here at South Wharf.

Yeah, I saw that.

Look, Bobby, about yesterday,

this has all been one big misunderstanding,

and I'd really like to explain.

You don't owe me an explanation.

You see, I grew up around JR's behavior,

and I just don't have to deal with it anymore.

Bobby, I'm sorry you got so angry.

The oil business has become my entire

life, especially since my father died.

And I guess sometimes I just get a little over ambitious,

And it's hard to keep a proper perspective.

Well, that's why I like to spend as much time as I can out here.

Well, it is beautiful.

Jennifer,

why did JR want us to meet?

Who knows what goes on in JR's mind.

When I met you, I

was hoping it wasn't one of his schemes.

I agreed to meet with you because I thought we could do

business together.

But what I didn't expect

was to take one look at you and have my whole world turn

upside down.

It was the same for me.

I'm sorry that you felt so deceived.

I'd never do anything to hurt you.

Well,

that's all I wanted to say.

Jennifer,

Can't we,

start over?

Well, do you think we should?

Absolutely.

I'm Jennifer Jansen.

Bobby Ewing.

I've waited my whole life to meet you,

Bobby Ewing.

Ewing's production is slightly off this year.

One of the old fields is playing out faster than we anticipated.

The deal that I talked about should close very soon.

Crude will not be a problem once it's signed.

Why didn't you move on it before?

I didn't have a base of operations after Westar.

Now that I'm here,

I can take action with the Ewing name behind me.

I can tell you this.

This is going to make Ewing oil the biggest thing

in Texas.

-Matt, go ahead with the deal. With my blessings.

-What about Bobby?

-I'll handle Bobby.

-Bye.

Hello.

Hi, Bobby. Mckay and Ellington just left.

They still wouldn't reveal their new oil source, but,

they both seem incredibly optimistic.

So I told them to go ahead with the deal.

Well, maybe you're right about McKay.

Well, it's the right thing to do, Bobby.

I hope so.

Bobby, why don't we have dinner and we can talk about it, okay?

I can't, Sue Ellen. I already have plans. Oh.

Jennifer Jensen and I are gonna have dinner.

How wonderful.

We'll have a nice time. See you tomorrow.

Come on, I'll show you some more of the ranch.

Thank you so much. It was nice meeting you. It's true.

You too.

Good to see you again. You want some flowers? Yeah.

Okay.

Here

you go, buddy.

Ready? Thank you.

You're welcome.

Now,

I know that you have the Eiffel Tower,

but wait till you see what we've got.

Oh. Come on.

I can hardly wait.

Okay,

here we go.

All the way around to the water.

They're so lifelike.

Yep. What do you think?

Is great. This is great.

I'll take these over the Eiffel Tower any day.

How

long are you gonna be in Dallas?

I don't know. A week or two? Maybe more?

Is there any way to convince you to stay longer?

Well, I'd say it's a definite possibility.

How

A month.

Two months. How about a year?

Oh, I saw your brother and Jennifer Jansen earlier.

They, they looked awful cozy in the back of a horse drawn carriage.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

Say, do you have those papers on Ray's ranch?

Oh, yeah.

Golly.

I think

I think this is the page you're looking for.

Yeah, just as I thought.

Old Ray has mortgaged that ranch to the hilt.

And did you see this?

Every time someone wanted to buy it,

he turned down the offer.

Never has paid the bank. How about that?

Well, he has until close of business tomorrow to pay it in full or

the bank's gonna foreclose on him.

How long have you known that?

I just found it out.

Well, I'm gonna have to move faster than I thought.

My cane could make a bid on that land and take it right

from under my nose.

Well, I can check back in Uncle Harv's files,

see if I can find out more about that ranch deed.

JR, who are calling?

John Savory, Dallas Commercial Bank.

I need him to finance my takeover of Ewing Oil.

But first, he's got to agree to my bid on Ray's Ranch.

I'm not sure I can use that as collateral.

Hell hello. JR, it's the middle of the night.

Hey, John. How you doing? JR here.

Yeah, I got something I want to talk to you about.

Savory, thank you for coming.

Sorry I'm late. Last minute phone call.

Peter, nice to see you.

Likewise. Let's get down to business.

I'm ready to make an offer on this Krebs property.

Well, Mac, you have some competition.

Who? I was in on this first.

There is no first.

Krebs will still not let his ranch be sold.

He wants to pay off his loan.

He must be dreaming. When do you call in his loan?

Tomorrow, end of day.

I'm meeting J. R.

And his Westar office at noon.

J. R.

How

did he hear about this property?

That, I don't know.

But I expect there'll be a bidding war between Westar and

Ewing Oil, now that you're Ewing Oil.

I'll be at his office.

Don't you close the deal without me. Noon sharp.

Good night, Mac, Peter.

Here you are.

You are not going to beat me again.

Hey, Ray.

It's been a long time.

Hey, Riley. It's Rez.

Hey. I heard some fellas talking about you earlier.

Who? Locals.

Seen them playing cool.

You said you said you run them off Southport.

Those guys still here?

Yeah. Yeah. I think so.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Who hired you to wrestle our cap?

I don't know what you're talking about, mister.

I wanna get up, and I wanna know now.

I don't think so, boys.

Let's hear it.

Thank you, Jane. Just half a cup.

Suellen.

Suellen, this is crazy.

You and I have never fought like this before.

It just feels wrong.

I know.

I don't want to fight anymore either, Bobby.

Okay.

Then

let's not.

You know, it gives JR such pleasure

when he thinks that we are at each other's throats.

So let's not play along.

Let's be better at his game than he is.

But this has nothing to do with JR. This is about us.

And if we disagree about Ewing Oil's strategy, that's fine.

I just don't want it to put our relationship at risk.

How do you propose that we do this?

Carefully.

Oh, I do love you, Bobby Ewing.

Okay. I'll see you later at the office.

Hello?

Oh, hi, Mac.

I see.

I'll be there in a few minutes.

Good morning, Vicki. Good morning, ma'am.

So JR's our competition.

I should have known that.

Relax, Sue Ellen.

I still have a trick or two left up my sleeve.

Oh, come on, Mac. It's time I know what the property is.

It's the Krebs Ranch.

That place is just loaded with oil.

What? We can't do that to Ray.

Now, don't you get soft on me, Suellen.

I'm going up against JR on this.

Mac Ray is family.

And this is business. Isn't that what you're hiring me for?

Ewing Oil is not going to use Ray's misfortune to fill our coffers.

And you are certainly not going to use Ewing money.

Bobby was right. I can't trust you.

-Now if you'll both excuse me.

-Vicki, I'm going over to West Star. I'll be in JR's office.

If anything urgent comes up, you can reach me there.

-Hello.

JR? Ranigan.

What do you got for me, Ranigan?

Plenty. Guess who planted the bomb in your car?

Carter McKay. Close.

His right hand man, Peter Ellington.

The bellman finally remembered Ellington going through the boxes.

I knew McKay would go to any lengths to destroy me,

but hiring a killer.

Why me?

You're McKay's biggest enemy, so you're the target.

McKay tipped the loss of Westar harder than I thought.

All right. Have the cops pick up Ellington.

Get him off my back. I'll take care of McCay.

Thanks, Reidegger. I'll be in touch.

Hey, Bob. Hey.

You gotta cover that coffee?

Sure. Jane, would you bring another cup, please?

Actually, I could use the whole pot. A rough night.

Thank you.

Did a lot of drinking over in Braddock last night.

That doesn't sound like you.

Ran into one of our rustler friends.

That little run-in we had the other day was financed by

JR.

Are you sure?

Believe it, Bob. It was JR.

He would do anything to keep me out of Ewing Oil and on this ranch.

I think maybe we better have a talk with JR.

The sooner the better.

Now, Bob, there's more.

The other day, JR tried to buy my ranch.

Why?

Somehow, he found out the bank has taken it back.

All right.

When is all this supposed to happen?

End of business today.

Why didn't you tell me before?

I didn't want to cause you any trouble.

So because of pride, you'd lose your ranch?

You still don't get it, do you?

What?

Family, Ray.

JR, this just came in by fax.

I'll be right back.

All right.

Anita, you are one amazing woman.

J. R?

Didn't your mama teach you to knock?

What are you doing here, McKay?

The Dallas Commercial Bank is going to take over the Krebs

Ranch. I'm going to buy it.

Unless you think you can steal it from me.

That land was originally part of South Fork,

and it's gonna be again.

I'll never let you get it.

Savory's late.

Savory's not coming,

Why not? Because the mortgage on Ray's ranch has been paid.

By you?

Well, well, congratulations, Ray.

Bobby's a hell of a brother, isn't he?

Hey, you're out the woods now. You got your ranch back.

But I'd still like to buy it.

I'll offer you a top dollar,

and we'll keep it in our family,

That ranch is worth ten thousand dollars an acre.

With one thousand acres,

that's ten million dollars I'll offer you twelve.

This is a family matter, McKay.

Oh, let's see how close these family ties are.

Ray, I'll make it fifteen.

I'll make it twenty, and it stays in the Ewing hands.

Thirty.

Ray? Keep it going, boys. I'm listening.

Thirty five.

JR, what are you up to? Forty.

There's oil on that land, isn't there?

Forty five.

What is it?

Mrs. Ellington.

Now, I'm in reception next door,

and I have a gun to sue Ellen's head.

If McKay loses at ranch,

your wife is gonna die.

Yeah, yeah, I understand.

You put on the speakerphone so I can hear everything you're saying.

Making a preemptive bid.

This is a cashier's check for fifty million dollars and it's

made out to you.

All right. That's too rich for my blood.

You bought yourself a ranch, McKay. McKay.

Pleasure doing business with you, Mr. McKay.

Thank you, Ray.

Done deal.

Bobby, Peter Alex has got a gun on Souhalan.

They're in reception room right next door.

I'm gonna go through here and create a diversion.

You use the hall door.

When you hear me talking, you go in there and nail him.

Let's go.

Congratulations, McKay.

Ray? Call the police.

Take it easy, Ellington. McKay's got his ranch.

You just put the gun down, and we'll all walk away.

No. No. I don't think so.

You deviated from my plan. Let's go, C. Ellen.

Elmington.

My god. Hold on one one.

It's a shirt.

A

bulletproof vest.

Yeah. I've been marveling ever since I got shot at him.

Oh. Sue Ellen, what the hell happened?

I don't know.

I was coming in here and he grabbed me in the elevator.

What's going on?

Oh, well, here's your partner, Sue Ellen.

What are you trying to do, McKay?

Turn my daddy's company into McKay Oil?

You must be squatting on your Spurs, boy.

Did you sick that maniac on me? Hell, no.

That's right. You haven't got the guts to get what you want.

Here we go.

You think the Ewings are gonna let you into that company now?

You're losing McKay. Out

of here. Go. Let's go.

You alright, buddy? I'm okay.

I don't need Ewing oil anymore.

I have the only piece of undiscovered oil rich land in

Texas right here. That runs right through Southport.

When my daddy gave Ray that land,

he deeded the mineral rice to our children's trust fund.

They're not for sale. Never were, never will be.

Raid it and weep, McKay.

See, Alan, I think you're lucky you decided not to go with your firm.

I mean, anybody who would pay fifty million dollars for a cotton

field worth ten would make a pretty poor partner in my book.

You *** ** * *****.

It's not over, JR.

You should have aimed between your eyes.

You

never were planning to win that bidding, were you?

Well, there's a grain of truth in that, Sue Ellen.

Mm Well, I'm glad you are in one piece, though.

Hey.

Hi, Bobby. Your secretary said I could find you here.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to interrupt a meeting or whatever.

No, it's all right.

It's, it's over.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just thought I'd come by and see if you were available for lunch.

-Yeah, I think maybe I am. And dinner.

Maybe for the next couple of months,

if you don't mind showing me around Europe.

I've had enough of the oil business for a little while.

-JR, I know you bid on my ranches to get

back at McKay, but I thank you anyhow.

You know, you turned out to be the second best brother I ever had.

Sue Ellen, you can, run Ewing Oil any way you

want to for now.

I am officially on vacation, and you're gonna be just fine.

Oh, J. R.

Oh, golly, Bob.

That's for having people try and steal South Fork cattle.

Could have had somebody killed out there.

Bye,

Goodbye, Bobby.

Golly.

Well, J. R, was it all worth it?

Well, Suellen, look at it this way.

McKay's out of your hair for good.

Ray's got fifty million of his money.

Bobby's on a long vacation, and you are running Ewing Aw.

That ain't bad. It's just you and me.

Yeah.

What did I say?

Enough.