Dallas s02e08 Episode Script

- Stand up and listen.
- Now, wait a minute.
Stop it! Money and force.
Seems to be what you Ewings understand the best.
You're starting to sound like your knee-jerk radical brother.
If he doesn't do something the Ewing family will control everyone and everything.
There's bound to be a body in that closet someplace.
Find it.
Do you think I would deliberately betray you? You live with vipers, you become a viper.
I don't know how to play by your rules, but someday I will and you're going to pay for what you've done to my brother.
Boys, we've got a problem.
That's why we called you here.
We've got to find somebody who can beat Cliff Barnes in this election.
- Any suggestions? - Beau Kinney.
He's interested.
I think he can pull it off.
He just became head of the rifle club.
- No, not Kinney.
- What's the problem, J.
R.
? Had a big alimony suit about three years ago, made all the papers.
Three years? Hell, the public's memory's only three days long.
Yeah, but Cliff Barnes' memory's a lot longer.
Careful, Jordan.
You're talking about a relative of Bobby's.
Any other ideas? You got anything for us, Wade? Martin Cole.
Cole? Who's that, J.
R.
? - Fort Worth.
- Oh, yeah, yeah.
City councilman in Fort Worth, moved here about two years ago.
He's a churchgoer, married to Senator Orloff's niece Nancy father of two daughters, has a good law practice.
He just came out against gun control, is as clean as they come.
- Even Barnes couldn't get anything on him.
- You think he'll cooperate? What do you know about this guy Cole, Bobby? Well, Daddy, he's dull, but he's clean and honest.
All right.
Anything else? Any other suggestions? Cole it is.
Bobby will handle the campaign funding, just like he did with Wild Bill Orloff.
He'll be your inside man.
Won't that cause some trouble at home? I don't think it's gonna cause any trouble at home.
My wife is entitled to her opinion in this election.
- It is the American way, isn't it? - Bobby can take care of his wife.
He knows where his first loyalty begins.
He's a Ewing, first and last.
He's with us all the way.
Mr.
Barnes, the people I represent have been most impressed with your investigative work the way you handled that committee on corruption in the independent oil companies.
In fact, your stand against all corruption.
It's reassuring to know that at least I'm pleasing some of the people some of the time.
- Indeed.
And they'd like to show their appreciation and encourage your continued efforts.
- They have read my platform? - Of course.
They've paid a great deal of attention to it.
I see.
And they're aware that there's a strong ecological plank in it and that if I'm elected, I'm going to do everything I can to stop wasteful oil drillings, no matter who's responsible.
They know you're a reasonable man and feel sure you'd put their small gift to good use.
I have a feeling this small gift would wipe out the national debt.
- Look for yourself.
- No, wait, wait.
No, just Just hold it a minute, Mr.
Livingston.
See, I don't think you're getting my drift, so I wanna make it plain to you.
I've spent a lot of time lately fighting the small, independent oil companies but that doesn't mean that I'll hop in bed with the big guys.
- That is who you represent, right? - Don't be foolish, Barnes.
They're prepared to make a generous contribution to your campaign generous enough to make a major difference.
They can afford to be generous because their profits are obscene.
Jock Ewing, at least he doesn't pose as a patron of the arts and humanities.
He's a barracuda and he doesn't pretend to be anything else.
Call me if you change your mind.
I can assure you there are no strings attached.
There are always strings.
And the invisible ones have a way of becoming visible at the most inconvenient times.
The response to the questionnaire seems to indicate a political alliance with the views of our candidate, Mr.
Clifford Barnes.
- Hi there, Mrs.
Ewing.
How you doing? - Hi.
Fine, thank you.
- Peter Larson, I heard you were here.
- Pam! - I got in over the weekend.
- It's good to see you again.
- I'm looking for that crazy brother of mine.
- He's right back here.
I am so excited about this.
I'm so glad you came out to help him.
Hey, what a nice surprise.
What, did you get tired of ringing doorbells? Well, maybe I can find something creative for you to do.
- Like typing addresses on envelopes? - Oh, I don't know.
We can talk about it over lunch.
You wanna join us? I'd love to, but I've got phone calls to get through.
You see that? You see how devoted he is? Well, I wish everybody was like that.
I'm buying.
That was good, Cliff.
Any idea who the Ewings are backing? No.
They're deciding that right now.
- Would you tell me if you knew? - Of course I would.
Unless Bobby asked me not to.
Whoever it is, you can bet that they're not gonna spare any expense now in trying to get him elected.
Which brings me to a job that I have in mind for you.
I need money.
How do you suppose I'm gonna come up with that? Well, I've come up with an idea that won't involve your dipping into your joint checking account.
- Well, what a wonderful relief.
- Yeah.
The manager of the Texas Club, he's offered me his hall for a benefit.
Now, the hospital association last year had a fashion show, raised $50,000.
Fifty thousand dollars I can use.
I can use half of that.
What do you want me to do, Cliff? I want you to run a fashion show.
Well, aren't you just overjoyed at the prospect of helping me out.
Well it's mainly my job.
I just don't know if I have the kind of time Oh, come on, Pam! What, you're getting flak from the Ewings because you're involved in my campaign? Well, what do you think? Of course I am.
You can't back out now because everybody knows that you're working for me.
And how would it look if my sister were to desert me? That would be a great job for public relations.
I'm not deserting you, Cliff.
It's just, under the circumstances, I wanted to keep a low profile.
You can't keep a low profile in politics and especially when you're related to the candidate.
You're the only one I've got to count on.
I need the money.
And the Ewings and their crowd, they can buy this election.
And if I don't have money for TV time I don't stand a chance.
All right.
Oh, there's gonna be hell to pay.
- I knew I could count on you.
- Yeah, I bet you did.
Hey, listen, with your connections at the store I stopped by Sam Twohy's place this afternoon.
He doesn't like Cole very much, but he says he'll pay.
He'd better.
Pulled his fat out of the fire often enough.
Same goes for Crenshaw.
He's gonna ante up on his own.
Hey, good, good.
- Oh, hi, sweetie.
- Hi.
I'm sorry I'm late.
We couldn't get out of the office.
That's okay.
I just got home myself.
Oh, did you bring all your work home with you? Well, it's not exactly work, Bobby.
It's for - What, Pam? - How about a couple of drinks, J.
R.
? - Just soda, Jock.
- Come on, Ellie.
Bobby.
My goodness, Pam, that looks like enough work for a week.
What's it about? Well, I'm organizing a fundraising fashion show for Cliff's campaign.
A fashion show.
What a novel idea.
- When did all this come up, honey? - Today.
I thought you said she's just stuffing envelopes.
Cliff is my brother and he asked me to do this and I would like to do whatever I can to help.
I'd also prefer to discuss this with Bobby in private.
Well, Bobby don't keep any secrets from his family.
Well, maybe he's not sure which family he belongs to.
That's enough, J.
R.
Well, let's see who raises the most money for the candidates, Bobby or Pam.
Bobby's handling campaign funding, just like he did for Wild Bill Orloff.
Sorry.
My, I can see it's dinnertime.
- Not quite, Lucy.
- Thanks a lot, J.
R.
Anybody want another drink? I believe I do, Miss Ellie.
You just sit down.
I'll get it myself.
Pamela, I think it's time we talked about just what we're doing.
I have to do it, Bobby.
Cliff's my brother and I have to help him.
I knew it would be difficult when you were stuffing envelopes but this, I don't know.
Well, there's no one else to do it.
He doesn't have the kind of organization behind him that the Ewing candidate does.
Well, that's the problem, honey.
There is a Ewing candidate and you are a Ewing now.
Have you figured out how you'll handle that? Yes.
I'm going to help my brother.
Pamela, do you understand what this election means to my family? Oh, I understand exactly what it means to your family.
- It's a way to get back at my brother.
- You're being simplistic, you know it.
Your brother hasn't had a hands-off policy when it comes to us, has he? Well, what do you expect him to do? If he doesn't do something the Ewing family will control everyone and everything.
Stop it.
You're starting to sound like your knee-jerk radical brother.
If being a knee-jerk radical means being against exploitation corruption and greed, I'm proud to be one.
Exploitation and corruption of who, of what? Look, my daddy built an empire here because he was smarter than the next guy, worked harder and was luckier.
But anybody with the same qualifications can do the same thing.
That's easy to say when you're born rich.
It's the others Cliff's worried about.
Cliff talks a great game, but when it comes down to it he can play as dirty as the rest of them.
Well, we see things differently, don't we? What I see, Pamela, is what this is doing to us.
Well, we've chosen our sides.
No.
No, not this time.
This time, I think we were born into them.
Among the major problems facing us today is government interference in the lives of individuals and control of those lives through massive taxation.
I would like to remind you of the words of Jesus: "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's.
" And I'm sure if he were alive today, he would want to add: "And let man keep what is rightfully his own.
" I thank you.
We would like to thank both candidates, Mr.
Barnes and Mr.
Cole for coming this evening and presenting their views.
Before we have refreshments, we have time for a few questions.
I didn't know you were interested in politics.
Well, I'm not, but certain politicians interest me a lot.
I'm glad to hear that.
When I found out you would be here this evening I couldn't resist volunteering to chair the meeting.
I'm flattered.
And surprised.
Why surprised? I thought Martin Cole would be more appealing.
Politically, that is.
Martin Cole has limited appeal to me.
Politically or otherwise.
I hate to interrupt, but your conversation is arousing more interest than gun control and the ERA put together.
It certainly was an interesting debate, Mr.
Barnes.
- I'm sure it'll be a close race.
- It won't be close at all because I intend to beat the pants off my worthy opponent.
Excuse me.
Is it J.
R.
Ewing you're out to get or his wife? I hadn't really thought about that.
Till now.
We have got to do something and we got to do it fast.
Barnes gets stronger every day.
We keep pumping money into your campaign fund and we're getting nothing in return.
- We're doing everything we can.
I know that, I know you are, but it's just not enough.
The polls show that Barnes is gaining one percentage point every day.
- We can't live with that.
- That's no surprise.
It's a recognition factor.
Things will change in time.
Take my word for it.
- It just takes time.
- We don't have time.
Things will improve.
My wife says down at the church that we're First thing you've got to do is hire a speechwriter with some guts.
The guy you've got now puts everybody to sleep.
And stop dressing in those tired old man's clothes.
- J.
R.
- Yes? Take this man shopping tomorrow.
Get him some new clothes.
- That won't be necessary.
- We'll tell you what's necessary.
We are paying for your election.
And buy more television time.
I want to see your face every time I turn that damn thing on.
Barnes brought a fellow out from Madison Avenue to manage his media campaign.
Yeah? Who's that, J.
R.
? Peter Larson.
Ran Bryan's campaign in New York.
- Is he any good? - Yes, sir, he is.
- Can we get him? - I doubt it.
All right, let's get somebody else.
Done.
I really appreciate you dropping by.
Why don't I pick you up We're gonna make you look like a state senator yet.
- Whatever you say, J.
R.
- Good boy.
Nice seeing you.
Well Man - He's a washout.
- Yes, sir.
- You know he can't win.
- Yes, sir, I know that.
We've got to see to it that Barnes loses.
Dig something up on him.
I've tried everything.
I've got the boys working on it.
He's clean.
There must be something wrong with the man.
Nobody's gotten that far in politics and stayed clean.
He's just been careful, that's all.
And don't forget he's a Barnes.
There's bound to be a body in that closet someplace.
Find it.
All right, sir.
If I can't find it, I'll put it there.
Whatever.
Whatever.
Inherited $27 million.
Her husband had a franchise for all the mechanical things made in Mexico.
You know, tractors and heavy-duty graders, things like that.
I didn't know that.
Miss Ellie, I don't think the turkey's to Pamela's liking.
She hasn't even touched her dinner.
The turkey's fine, Miss Ellie.
I'm just not very hungry.
Thank you.
Maybe you're working too hard.
Careful you don't get sick.
We wouldn't want your brother to lose his chief fundraiser.
That reminds me, J.
R.
That new ad agency I hired for Martin wants their money in advance.
They were burned on the last campaign by a few boys.
They'll get it.
They're worth every penny of it.
Martin's beginning to come over as a real statesman.
- Well, good.
- Not an easy task, I might add.
Did you get him a new speechwriter? He sounded better the last time I heard him.
Had to.
Gotta fight fire with fire, Miss Ellie.
Barnes brought that Larson fellow out of New York to run his campaign.
He's called a media What the hell is it, Bobby? - Media specialist, Dad.
- Yeah, that's it.
Media specialist.
For a man who's always crying poverty, that seems a little extravagant to me.
Peter and Cliff were roommates in college.
Peter's volunteering his services.
Now, isn't that unusual? Above and beyond the call of ordinary friendship? Meaning what? I was just interested in the nature of the friendship.
Seems extremely close.
Growing phenomenon nowadays.
Something I can't understand myself.
You mean to tell me that that gorgeous Cliff Barnes is I don't like the tone of this conversation.
I know I don't.
I just think it's strange.
Man past 30, never been married.
It just so happens Cliff was engaged to be married to a girl in New York who worked for Peter's father.
- He's just never gotten over her.
- He was? What happened? Why didn't he get married? Well, she She died.
How awful.
How'd she die? It was an accident.
I don't remember much about it.
Well, that was a fine dinner, Miss Ellie.
I think I'll work it off in front of the TV.
Cowboys are playing tonight.
- Want to join me? - In a minute.
I'll bring in your coffee.
Why don't you make it bourbon.
- I wanna see you, J.
R.
- Yes, sir.
Mama, excuse me.
I know.
I know it's short notice, Dan, but we gotta move quick on this.
Now, you call me back just as soon as you can.
Okay.
Who'd we get? Dan Marsh, private investigator.
He'll be in New York City tomorrow morning.
Well, if Cliff Barnes has a body buried somewhere, he'll find it.
- When will we know? - Couple of days.
Good, good.
You're gonna have to talk to me.
We're still married to each other.
Yeah, but we're on opposite sides of the fence.
How'd she die? I don't remember.
Remember? You were never very good at lying.
The tips of your ears turn red.
I can't tell you, Bobby.
I'm sorry.
Honey, if you feel you can't trust me, well that says something about the state of our marriage.
Come on.
Just give me a little time, okay? Okay, Dan.
That is wonderful.
That's the sort of thing we're looking for.
Hang on just a second, would you? Louella, get ahold of my daddy at the ranch.
Say, did you get a statement from the doctor? I see.
All right.
We'll release the story anyway.
I sure appreciate this, bud.
I'll have a check in the mail to you this afternoon.
Okay.
- Yeah? - Mr.
Ewing on line one.
Thank you, darling.
Hello, Daddy.
We hit pay dirt.
Yeah.
Barnes just broke the cardinal rule of politics: Never get caught in bed with a live man or a dead woman.
When Pamela says, "This is Charlene," come down the ramp quickly.
That's lovely.
Do a nice turn right over there.
Follow me down to the center.
That's good.
Yes, yes.
Come over here, make another turn, take off that jacket.
Throw it over your left shoulder.
Go to that end of the ramp.
Lovely.
All right, darling, Tiffany.
Yes, come on.
Lovely.
Quickly.
Let me show Cliff, okay? I'll let you know.
I love them.
Show that wonderful shirt.
That's lovely.
Yes.
Hello! Where you are now, make a nice turn.
Well, that's a really nice lineup.
I am so pleased.
They're all very good too.
This is Kristin Carlson.
I'm standing in the main dining hall of the Texas Club where a benefit is being held later this week for Clifford Barnes, candidate for state senate.
Barnes, this reporter has just learned, has been implicated in the abortion death of a young woman who was his fiancée about 10 years ago.
Mr.
Barnes, most women's groups favor abortion on demand.
Given the circumstances of her death where do you stand on the issue? - He has no comment.
Will this hurt your chances for victory in the election? Sorry.
Nothing right now.
Your opponent, Martin Cole, has taken a strong stand against abortion.
- Our radio audience would welcome - I said, no comment! It's okay, I'll I'll have a statement for the press later this evening.
I don't have anything to say right now.
Folks, just come with me.
I'll call you as soon as Mr.
Barnes is ready to hold a press conference.
Cliff, Cliff Wait a minute.
No, I don't want to talk right now.
I've gotta salvage a sinking ship.
It's important.
I've got to tell you something.
No, really.
No, really.
I can't talk to you.
Which way did Peter? Peter! Okay, folks.
I am sure that you've all heard by now but I just wanted you to hear my side of the story.
First of all, it's true.
Penny Ames and I lived together for several months before she became pregnant.
Peter knew her.
She was his father's secretary.
And Penny's dream was to enter law school.
Saved every nickel toward her tuition.
She had just passed her entrance exams and found out that she was pregnant.
I wanted to marry her, but she said that we weren't ready for a child.
So I borrowed money and went to a doctor who had been recommended to us.
And you know the rest.
Mr.
Barnes, why didn't you get her to a hospital? Because abortions were illegal at the time and you couldn't just go to a hospital and have it taken care of properly.
I know, but why did you keep it a secret? I mean, you should've known that someone would find out.
The secrecy was out of deference to Penny's family.
They were very religious and they wanted it kept quiet.
How is this going to affect the campaign? Well, it's too early to tell.
See, what Cole is saying is that I was involved in an illegal activity that contributed to Penny's death.
Well, insofar as abortions were illegal at the time, he's right.
- I can't deny that.
- What do I tell everybody when they call? The phones haven't stopped ringing.
Well, you can tell them that I'll have a statement for them this evening.
Or No, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
You could tell them the truth.
You could tell them exactly what I've told you because I loved Penny and I wanted to do what she wanted to do and it just didn't work out.
That's it.
I don't know how they got ahold of that.
That's what I don't understand.
Penny's family, I know they wouldn't say anything.
And the only other people that knew were you and Pam.
- Now, wait a minute.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.
Not you.
And Pam's out of the question.
The doctor must've gotten in touch with the Ewings somehow.
Why would he do that? He's just out on parole.
He can't want that kind of publicity, no matter how much money's involved.
Why don't you get out of here.
I can handle the phones.
Hi.
I probably shouldn't have come, but it was an impulse.
I heard the news on the radio.
I'm surprised you didn't hear it firsthand from J.
R.
I don't hear much first or secondhand from J.
R.
Yeah? Well, I guess he's pretty busy.
I imagine he's trying to dig up whatever he can to destroy me.
I've just been wondering how he found out.
You know, don't you? I'd hate to be around when you find out.
I'm really sorry.
You know what? I really believe you are.
So am I.
Oh, boy, about a lot of things.
Well bye.
Yeah, well, thank you.
Thank you very much.
That's wonderful.
All right.
Well, Dad, Martin is finally beginning to gain in the polls.
Well, we've got Dan to thank for that.
Not to mention my pretty sister-in-law.
How could you have done it?! And you, you let him! Politics is politics.
And that's your excuse? For taking a fine, good man and destroying him? And you, you don't need an excuse.
You'd do it for your own self-serving entertainment! Now, now, hold on, Pamela.
We understand that you love your brother but you do have a slightly prejudiced view of him.
And despite what you consider his sterling qualifications the man apparently doesn't hesitate to do what's illegal whenever it suits him.
You have distorted this entire issue.
I think you're despicable! We just told the truth, that's all.
I'll tell you something: I don't know how to play by your rules, but someday I will and you're going to pay for what you've done to my brother.
No, you won't.
You won't use any of those rules against me or any other Ewing.
You'll do just as we do.
You'll use them to protect your own interests.
Then God help me.
Hi.
I called Peter at the office.
He said you'd probably be here.
- You look tired.
- No, I'm doing pretty good considering the beating I'm taking.
When I think what this might mean to your career, Cliff, it It just seems so unfair.
Oh, come on, you have to look at the bright side.
Just think, my losing might be saving your marriage.
- Who told you that? - What? That the Ewings don't like you working for me? Cliff, I have to tell you something and it's so hard.
I don't even know how to do it.
Well, why don't you just tell me.
I don't even understand how I did it.
I was talking and it just slipped out.
And It was you? Before I could do anything about it, J.
R.
was off and running.
Cliff, if there was any way You know, I never even suspected you.
For a moment, I thought maybe it might be Peter.
But you? You never even crossed my mind.
Oh, Cliff, I know it's unforgivable, but it was an accident.
Come off it, Pam! - Things like that just don't slip out.
- What? You're not a child! You had to know what you were doing.
You don't think I did it on purpose and I think you'd do anything for Bobby Ewing.
- That's what I think.
- How dare you! Just don't lie to me, Pam.
What you're saying is unforgivable! I mean, do you think I would deliberately betray you? No, no, no, no, no.
What you did is unforgivable.
You can at least listen to me.
You can give me a chance to Why should I listen to you?! The Ewings destroy everything they get their hands on and you're one of them now.
You live with vipers, you become a viper.
So why don't you go back to where you belong.
To them.
I heard the news on the radio.
What happened? We were rehearsing at the Texas Club.
The reporters just busted in.
- How did he take it? - How do you think? He was in shock the whole time.
We make quite a pair.
J.
R.
and me.
Between the two of us, we managed to ruin a pretty terrific guy.
No, honey, it wasn't you.
And it wasn't J.
R.
Cliff made a mistake, J.
R.
just exposed it.
- You're defending J.
R.
's tactics? - No, I am pointing out a political reality.
Not every politician goes right for the jugular.
Well, honey, I haven't noticed that Cliff runs from the smell of blood himself.
Sweetheart, you cannot change the rules according to whose side you're on.
Now, Cliff made a mistake.
J.
R.
found out about it.
I know you feel bad, but honey, that is the name of the game.
You sound just like your father.
I didn't come home to fight with you.
I heard the report on the news.
You must be feeling bad.
I love you, remember? Cliff thinks I deliberately told J.
R.
I'm sorry, honey.
What's the matter? I wanted to take a real good look and see if it was worth marrying into the Ewing family.
Honey, this hasn't been Cliff's best day.
He'll come around.
He knows you wouldn't say something like that on purpose.
I don't know.
He's really hurt.
It'll be okay.
All right, Daddy, smile.
Come on, we got some more people coming in.
Hey, Ma! We got good news! How you doing? Take this.
There's more.
Hey, catch the door, would you? Hey, Dad, look who's here! Look who's here! Well, isn't that something? Just hold it down a little bit.
I'm gonna turn up the volume.
Results are coming in from the 14th district which is the heart of Barnes ' territory.
With 15 percent of the votes counted, it looks like another Cole victory.
Did you hear that? 15! We're on top! Hey, how about that? Let's buy a drink for everybody in the house.
This has been a stunning come-from-behind upset for Martin Cole the former city councilman from Fort Worth.
Mr.
Cole, as you know, married to the former Nancy Orloff daughter of Senator Orloff.
- This must be a very special victory - May I join you? Not if you're going to gloat.
I'm not gonna gloat.
I'm just sorry that the best man lost.
I'm not sure I heard that.
I was just thinking how nice it would have been if J.
R.
didn't get what he wanted for once.
- They tell me that it's over.
- Oh, come on, don 't give up.
- Wait, wait, wait.
I wanna say that you're the best group of people I've ever worked with.
I want you to go home, get acquainted with your families again and I'll see you next time around.
Excuse me, Pamela.
We got 10 key spots sewed up.
Couple more, we'll be running the whole show.
What do you think about that? Got other ideas? Well, not right now, Wade but we won't forget the work you did in the 14th district.
I'll be right back.
Did you call him? A little while ago.
What did he say? Same thing as before.
What did you offer me to do him in? - He can't be serious, honey.
- Oh, he is.
Come on.
Let's go see Cliff.
Oh, Bobby, I don't think now's the time for a confrontation.
Now is the perfect time to straighten things out between the two of you.
Don't you think I could have one shot of bourbon after this great victory? - I'm sick and tired of this soda water.
- No, Jock.
Would you get Mr.
Ewing some soda water, please? Put a lot of ice in it.
Here at the Cole campaign headquarters we're getting ready for the acceptance speech.
And here comes Martin Cole now.
Listen to that crowd.
Let's call it a day.
Go ahead.
I've got some things to sort out.
Do it tomorrow.
I'm leaving for New York in the morning.
- Let me buy you a drink.
- I'll catch you next time.
Come on.
You're not the first guy who lost.
True.
You know, I don't like the feeling.
I'll help you win next time.
You're on.
And I'll be in the bar across the street if you change your mind.
Thanks, Peter.
- Is Cliff here? - Cliff's in his office.
Oh, Peter, this is my husband, Bobby Ewing.
- How do you do? - Pam I'm not sure this is a good time.
Better wait a few days.
No, we'll see him now, thank you.
Good luck.
Come on, honey.
I wanna talk to you.
Well, how are you at one-way conversations? Because I'm not in the mood to talk.
Look, I think you two ought to straighten this whole mess out.
Oh, what mess? You got your election.
I mean, you don't expect me to be happy and forgiving about the way you got it.
Which means you'll go on blaming Pam forever for something that was an accident? An accident? Don't make me laugh.
You put her up to it.
Bobby had nothing to do with it, Cliff.
- Come on, give her a chance to explain.
- A chance to lie.
- Just stand up and listen.
- Now, wait a minute.
Stop it! Money and force.
Seems to be what you Ewings understand the best.
Cliff, I swear to you, I never told them about Penny's death.
I did tell them you were engaged and that your fiancée died.
But you've got to believe me, I didn't tell them anything else.
J.
R.
found out the rest for himself.
I'd never do anything to hurt you.
You know, sometimes I think your hatred of us Ewings is like a cancer inside of you that chews up your good sense.
Don't you know I love you? I love you too.
I'm so sorry.
I know I messed up everything.
Forgive me.
It seems like we've both got a little forgiving to do.
And I'm willing.
What do you say we go over to the bar and have a drink? Yeah, l Not right now, thanks.
I I've just got some thinking I've got to do.
I appreciate your coming down.
I know that must've been tough.
- See you soon? - Okay.
- Buy you lunch.
- Sure.
Come on, honey.
Peter Larson, please.
He's at the bar.
Well, I'm glad it's all over.
If I know my brother, it's just beginning.
Peter? Cliff.
I want you to get ahold of Livingston.
Yep, the guy with the cashier's check.
Ask him if he's got enough money to buy the next state senate seat.
Maybe even the Congress.
Peter I've just become a realist.