Dallas s02e11 Episode Script

That little girl dancing with Dad, I'd like to meet her.
Oh, no, not this time.
That little gal is something special.
I'm in love with that gal.
Sure you are.
I use Ewing Oil money to support you and build you up to stardom.
And in return? Exclusive use of your services for as long as I want.
Oh, my God.
Hey, Ray Isn't she great? I told you she was terrific.
- She is great.
- She's always been good.
Now that she's got real songs to sing.
You've heard her before? Well, honey, I had a life before I married Bobby.
It's Ray Krebbs.
What's she doing with Ray? Can we go over there? - I'd really like to meet her.
- I'd kind of like to meet her myself.
Oh, you would, would you? Well, darling, I wasn't struck deaf, dumb and blind when I married you.
Come on.
I wouldn't mind if she hung all over me like that.
Well, why don't you just go give it a try, Joe? I mean, you may be able to cut Ray right out.
She might prefer little boys.
I hear some women do.
Ray.
Hi.
- Bobby.
- Listen, I'm sorry to interrupt but a few of us would like to meet this lady.
- Sure.
Bobby Ewing.
Garnet McGee.
- A pleasure.
- Garnet, I think you know Pam? - Oh, yes, we've met.
And this is Lucy Ewing and her friend Joe Newcomb.
- Howdy.
- Hi, Joe.
- Hello.
How you doing? - All right.
- Pull up some chairs here and join us.
- Thank you.
I didn't expect to see you all here tonight.
Well, I saw you on that TV interview and I wanted to come.
I'm surprised we haven't seen a lot more of you on TV.
Oh, well, I got a way to go before television.
First out of this club and into a bigger one, and then records.
It's not easy.
I've been trying a long time.
But someone as good as you, I don't see why.
- It'll happen.
It all just takes time.
- Oh, it'll happen, all right.
I just need a break.
Could we have a round of drinks, and then whatever they're drinking.
Well, I surely do admire his taste in women.
- You like her? - Well, darling she's a very hard person not to like.
- Let's get out of here.
- You two, don't be too late.
- You have school tomorrow.
- Don't worry, I'll be right home.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Bye.
Well, you wanna dance? Oh, no.
- What's the matter? - Nothing.
Come on.
Well, it's Garnet.
She's always been on the make, Bobby.
She's an opportunist.
When I knew her, she was living with a songwriter and she stayed long enough to get her repertoire.
You heard it tonight.
I don't know.
It worries me.
I don't know why she's with Ray.
Well, maybe she's in love with him.
Could be.
I also didn't like the way she was looking at you.
Isn't that amazing? That's what I like best.
Come on, let's dance.
Come on.
You been on that ranch how long now? Long time.
- Twenty years or so, I guess.
- Don't you ever feel like getting away? Sometimes.
You know how it is, though.
I never had a home much or anything.
Tired of drifting, running from the law, juvenile authorities.
Showed up to Southfork one day old Jock just gave me a job right on the spot.
I was just this skinny, little useless kid.
Well, I'll tell you I've always loved that ranch.
Been sort of a home for me.
Now with Gary gone, Bobby and J.
R.
are off into other things.
- Who's Gary? - He's the middle brother.
He never got on too well with Jock.
- But you and Jock do.
- Yeah.
We always have for some reason.
Work real well together.
You know I bet if you played your cards right, you could marry that little Ewing girl.
You You come here, you.
All these months we've been together they've been some of the best of my life.
I love you, Garnet.
I can't think of anybody else but you.
You were born poor.
Intend to die that way too? I got everything I need.
When you grow up like we did dirt-poor everyone seeing you own not a blanket, not a dollar toy it ain't easy being satisfied.
You're lucky.
You learned how.
For me, the wanting's like a disease.
Nothing ever cures it.
Nothing's ever enough.
I'll be enough.
I promise.
Lucy, where on earth did you get that idea? Grandma, my voice isn't half bad, and with some lessons, I could be really good.
J.
R.
knows those people in Nashville and Austin.
- He could help me.
- You just hold on.
If you think I'm gonna help you become a nightclub singer, just forget about that.
- Lucy, this whole thing's absurd.
- No, it's not.
I don't see why I can't do what I want to with my life.
I'd just like to know where this harebrained idea came from.
Well, Daddy, I guess you could blame us.
We took her to see Garnet McGee last night.
- Yeah, who's that? - She's the singer at the Mustang Club.
It wasn't their idea, Granddaddy.
I asked them to.
Lucy, I know being a singer may seem wonderful to you but if what I've read is true, it's a life of hard work and terrible disappointment.
You'd better think about finishing school and doing something practical with your life.
Yeah, like getting married and having kids, I suppose.
Lucy, you make it sound like a fate worse than death.
Well, I'm sure it's fine for you, Sue Ellen but I wanna do something interesting with my life.
If by "interesting" you mean becoming a singer, you can forget that.
I'm not gonna have you embarrass this family by becoming a public spectacle.
- But - Just get that idea out of your head, Lucy.
Excuse me.
- And you too, for encouraging her.
- Daddy, we didn't exactly encourage her.
We just took her out for a night on the town, that's all.
- Stop it! - Hey, Lucy.
I've been looking for you.
I'm gonna see your granddaddy.
You'll get kicked if you handle a horse that way.
Watch out.
Hold on to the reins.
You're taught a lot better than that.
What's wrong? No matter what I wanna do, they never let me.
- Fighting with your family again, huh? - You make it sound like it's my fault.
- Well, it takes two to make a fight, honey.
- Not when one's a Ewing, it doesn't.
- Well, what was it this time? - I told them I wanna be a singer.
You should've heard them.
You'd think I said a hooker.
A singer? What, don't you approve either? Seems to me you like singers well enough.
That's none of your business.
None of my business? How can you say that after all we've been to one another? Lucy, that's over with.
- Now, get up here on this horse, will you? - No! Boy.
Grab this rein.
Go out and ride, will you? Get rid of some of that bad temper.
- And get to school on time.
- It's not over.
Not until I say it is.
Oh, yeah? Get on out of here! Well, I'm real close to getting those plans okayed but Farraday said he wanted modern.
And modern for him stopped in 1935.
Darling, are you still thinking about Garnet and Ray? Now, even if your suspicions about her are justified Ray's life is none of your business.
You can't interfere.
No, I don't have any suspicions.
Bobby, I've known Ray a long time, and he's such a good man.
- I think he deserves the best.
- Second best.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- So, what do you think? - Same as you, Jock.
They look real good.
You know, if we get the right cross-strain in we could have a good herd.
You bet we can, sir.
- Let's take a look around.
- Yeah.
- Oh, my, Ray.
- You'll be okay.
Oh, Lord, I hate crowds.
You sing in front of three times as many people every night.
That's different.
They're my people.
- You hungry? - Are you kidding? - Boy, that looks good.
- Sure does.
What's in here? - Well, hello.
Welcome.
- Bobby.
- Hello, Lucy.
- Hello.
Well, you don't mind if I initiate things, do you, by having the first dance? - Of course not.
- Garnet? - You didn't tell me you were bringing her.
- Oh, any reason I should've, honey? Ray let's dance.
Oh, Ray? See you a minute? Now, your granddaddy's calling me.
How about later, okay? Excuse me.
- So how did you manage to get off? - I didn't.
My first show is at 10.
Well, I'm glad you could come, even if it's just for a while.
I think maybe I am too.
Come on, let's get a drink.
Oh, Pamela, hi, darling.
Look who I found.
- Well, hello, Garnet.
- Hello, Pam.
Bobby, could I borrow you for a minute? There's some people over there who haven't seen you since you were 5.
- Oh, it sure is nice here.
- Yes, it is.
Enjoy yourself.
I'm still living in the same old place on Belle Claire.
I gotta hand it to you, honey never would've thought you'd do so good for yourself.
Start out the way we did.
- We don't figure to end up like this.
- I guess I was lucky.
I figure we all make our own luck.
- What about Ray? - He's a real sweet guy.
Things were different You'll use him until something better comes along.
Didn't you? Here she is.
Garnet, I got somebody here I'd like you to meet.
- Well, well.
- Garnet McGee.
Jock Ewing.
- Howdy, ma'am.
- Ray's told me so much about you.
Well, I can imagine the things he might have said.
I don't think you can, but if you ask me to dance, I might tell you some.
- You got a deal.
Come on.
- Excuse me, honey.
- Ain't she something? - Oh, yeah.
So I told him, "If you don't come up with a phony deposition you're finished, buddy, just finished.
" Who's that dancing with your granddaddy? Just someone Ray brought.
Hey, Ray.
J.
R.
That little girl dancing with Dad, I'd like to meet her.
Oh, no, not this time.
That little gal is something special.
I'm in love with that gal.
Sure you are.
Hey, Daddy, brought you a drink.
- Mind if I cut in? - Oh, no, I don't mind.
This is my son, J.
R.
Garnet McGee.
You know, I haven't been able to take my eyes off you all night.
- Good morning, Ray.
- Good morning.
- You gonna herd cattle in that outfit? - No, I thought I'd change first.
Dad wants to see you.
- Well, I'll go right on in and see him then.
- Good.
Oh, good morning.
I went looking for you last night.
Where were you, with her? Come on, excuse me now, honey.
I gotta go see your granddaddy.
Look, I like you to be there when I need you.
And I don't like it when you're not around.
Come on, Lucy.
You better watch out, because J.
R.
doesn't like you seeing Garnet any better than I do.
- Jock? - Yeah? - You looking for me? - Come in.
You know, that's quite a girl you got there.
- Does she sing as good as she looks? - You bet she can, sir.
I'd like to hear her.
Been a while since Miss Ellie and I been out on the town.
- We're about due for a spree.
Sit down.
- Thank you, sir.
There's a lot we got to talk about, anyway.
Seeing you with that girl made me wonder well, just what sort of plans you might be making for the future.
Well, I'm gonna marry her, if that's what you mean, sir.
- When? - As soon as I can talk her into it.
You know how women are these days, pretty damn independent.
- I'm not trying to pry, Ray, I just - No, sir.
No, that thought never crossed my mind.
I've been meaning to tell you about this anyway.
I'm just waiting till things are more official.
Yeah.
Well, what I'm trying to get at is when you do marry what about Southfork? Are you planning on leaving? I don't think so, sir.
I mean, it's real hard to say.
Well, I was going to give you this in a couple of months, anyway celebrate your being here 20 years.
That's a whole section of prime Southfork land at the northern end.
Jock, I You were the skinniest kid at 15 that I ever saw in my life.
No doubt about my hiring you.
I knew you'd stick around and work your tail off.
That's just to make sure that you will always wanna do just that, Ray whatever happens in the rest of your life.
Thank you, sir.
It's wonderful.
What is it? What difference does it make, as long as you like it.
- So I'll know what to ask for next time.
- Oh, don't worry about it.
I'll take care of that just like I did today.
- You like taking care of things, don't you? - Some things.
Most things, I bet.
But I take pretty good care of myself.
You gonna invite me in? You know, that's the trouble with married men all they have to offer is little bits of time here or there.
- Mostly in the middle of the afternoon.
- Oh, I think I got more than that to offer.
Oh, sure, baby.
I know, you're a terrific lover.
Frankly, I don't care.
Lots of guys are.
- It's not enough.
- Does Ray give you enough? He gives me everything he's got.
And if he had more, he'd give me that too.
There aren't a lot of men like him.
And if I drove off, and you never heard from me again That's up to you, baby.
Entirely up to you.
Thanks for lunch.
Okay.
Why don't we go home, then? - You sure Sue Ellen's all right? - Oh, yes, sir.
She's upstairs resting.
- Maybe we should call up the doctor.
- A little morning sickness isn't unusual.
It's nothing to worry about.
- Well, I don't know.
- Oh, Dad remember that prize bull Sam Gurney bought a couple years ago? Yeah.
Well, I heard down at the club that he might be interested in selling that.
Is that right? He outbid me before, you know.
I wonder how much he wants.
Well, I don't know.
Having some kind of money trouble, I understand.
I guess it wouldn't do any harm to send Ray to Odessa and have a look.
Nobody knows cattle better than he does.
If I run into him, I'll tell him to come up to the house to see you.
Excuse me, Mama.
- Hey, Ray? - J.
R.
- Daddy's looking for you.
- Yeah? There's a bull for sale out in Odessa.
He wants you to go take a look at it.
Odessa.
Yeah, pretty quick too.
Today, as a matter of fact.
Look, I got a lot of things planned today, J.
R.
Oh, well, you know what they say, business before pleasure.
Of course.
It's not that.
It's something different, you know what I mean? Well, if you don't wanna go, better tell him yourself.
It's Dad's idea and after all, you do work for him.
You have a good day, you hear? Garnet! - I wasn't expecting you till tonight.
- Well, something's come up.
I gotta go to Odessa.
- Today? - Yep.
- How long you gonna be gone? - Well, that depends.
- I want you to go with me.
- Oh, but, Ray, I can't.
Everything's changed now since Jock gave me that section of land.
I'm not just a ranch hand anymore.
I'm a landowner.
You know what that means to me? What that means to us? Garnet.
I wanna get married, Garnet.
Now, we can be on a plane and be down in Mexico by Saturday.
- Honey, it's the weekend coming up now.
- I know, that's exactly it.
I can't just not show up at the club on a weekend.
- Well, your boss would understand.
- Understand? - He'll kill me.
- Well, I'll just call Jock he'll fix it.
- Listen, sugar.
There are some things not even a Ewing can fix.
I got my name to protect.
It's important to me.
I can't afford a reputation for running out on club dates.
Garnet, it's only a weekend.
I just can't.
You don't want to marry me.
- That's it, isn't it? - Oh, honey.
It's not that I don't care about you, honey.
You know I do.
It's just I got things I gotta do before I can even think of marrying.
Now, I've told you that.
I have never lied to you.
- I love you.
- Oh, Ray, things are so great with us.
Can't we just let them go on the way they are? Why do we have to change anything? Because I want you to be my wife, that's why.
It's a word, honey.
You've got as much of me now as I'm capable of giving.
You aren't gonna get any more by marrying me.
Go to Odessa.
But hurry back, you hear? I'm gonna miss you.
Say, Mervin, you got that studio time for me? You bet, J.
R.
Got the musicians too.
It's the backup group from the club.
Oh, they're fine.
Except for maybe the guitar player.
Well, get rid of him.
I want this done real good for Dan Ingalls.
- Will do.
- I'm gonna be about an hour late so keep him happy, all right? - Right, J.
R.
- Okay.
- Yeah? - Garnet McGee is here.
Send her in.
Garnet.
- You sent for me, Mr.
Ewing? - Well, this is a business meeting.
I thought my office would be the appropriate place for it.
- Can I get you something? - I don't drink.
I suppose Ray's trip to Odessa was absolutely necessary.
Well, you're gonna be pretty busy the next few days.
I don't think you'll miss him.
Oh, busy? Doing what? - You know who Dan Ingalls is? - Sure, I do.
He owns Down Home Records.
- He's a friend of mine.
- Well, I bet you got lots of friends.
- What's the deal? - Well, it's a simple arrangement.
I introduce you to Dan.
He gives you a recording contract, and I use Ewing Oil money to support you and build you up to stardom.
And in return? I get 25 percent of your earnings from all sources.
And the exclusive use of your services for as long as I want them.
Ten percent.
Done.
You're gonna have a hard time enforcing that exclusivity clause when I'm on the road.
You let me worry about that, honey.
- Wasn't that Garnet McGee with J.
R.
? - Yes, sir.
Now, Jock told me you're ready to part with that old bull.
I can't understand how that rumor got started.
Now, you're sure that bull's not for sale.
Is that right? I'd never part with that bull, and old Jock Ewing knows it.
Is he trying to pull a trick on me? No, sir.
I think I just got the wrong end of the stick this time.
- You sure came a long way for nothing.
- Sure did.
Why don't you stay tonight, have supper get a fresh start back in the morning? No, thanks, Sam.
I think I'll head on back now.
Alrighty.
Listen, you find out who started that rumor, you let me know.
You bet.
Take care, now.
But, Miss Ewing, I don't think you should.
It's okay, Louella.
I'm just gonna wait right here.
It'll be fine.
Thank you.
He shouldn't be long.
He's down at the lab checking out oil samples.
Fine.
"Garnet McGee.
Exclusive service agreement"? - Contract - Oh, she is, is she? - To whom do I owe this pleasure? - I wanna talk to you, J.
R.
Can it wait till we get home? I can't talk to you there.
There's just no privacy in that house.
Oh, am I about to be honored with confidence? My, how things change.
I want your help, J.
R.
I know y'all just think I'm dreaming about being a singer but I'm not.
I've got talent.
- lf I remember correctly last year, you wanted to join the circus, and dance on a horse - That was different, J.
R.
I'm older now.
- No, no, exactly the same thing to me.
No, it's not.
Just back me with Granddaddy.
He'll let me if you say it's okay.
He will.
And then I'll work hard.
I will work hard.
Just give me a chance.
Please? - You won't change your mind? - I'm not in the habit of that.
Not even if I don't tell Granddaddy about that contract on your desk? I should encourage him to send you away to that school he's always threatening you with.
Get you out of all our hair.
Sue Ellen might like to know.
Maybe Ray.
Why, Lucy Ewing, are you trying to blackmail old J.
R.
? No.
I just want your help.
All right, honey, go on, you take these.
Take them home.
Show them to anybody you like.
What is it gonna prove? Ewing Oil is branching out into the entertainment business.
A lot of money in that.
And what it will prove is that you are your mother's daughter.
A scheming, blackmailing little tramp.
Got a contract for you.
Yes? I saw your light.
- Are you all right? - Just fine, Miss Ellie.
What time did J.
R.
say he'd be coming home? Well, he didn't.
Dan Ingalls is in from Nashville and he said he owed him a night out on the town.
And I think that means all night.
Well he's very lucky to have a wife as understanding as you are.
You can't be married to J.
R.
for seven years and not understand his devotion to the business.
Good night, Sue Ellen.
Good night, Miss Ellie.
The first time we met I knew I'd have a dollar.
Well, I'll see you and raise you a dollar.
- Can I raise again? - You got that good a hand? What you got? - Oh, you little rascal, you.
- I'll get the better of you yet.
Don't you count on it.
- You hungry again? - Honey, I'm always hungry.
Were you very poor? You want some of this? There were 10 of us, J.
R.
I never had a pair of shoes of my own, brand-new till I was 16 years old and started working.
Always had my mama's or my big sister's.
I figure that's how come I'm so greedy now.
What's your excuse? I don't need one.
That's probably how come I like you so much.
Is it? You're just the way I am.
Maybe a little worse.
And not the least little bit ashamed of it, are you? - Do you really like me? - Well I still have a whole pack of little brothers and sisters to take care of not to mention myself.
Hey, J.
R.
, don't you have to go home now? Sue Ellen's a very understanding wife.
When Ray gets back I want you to finish it.
I mean it.
Finish it with him.
Because if you don't, I will.
- Jock? - Ray.
- Sully said I'd probably find you out here.
- Back already, huh? Yeah, I decided not to stay over.
- You got a deal? - No deal, Jock.
Why not? Well, I guess J.
R.
must have got the wrong idea about that.
Bull's not for sale.
Oh, damn it.
J.
R.
don't make mistakes like that.
Waste a whole day on a wild-goose chase.
I wanted that bull real bad.
Man, you look beat.
Better get some rest.
See you in the morning.
Yes, sir.
I didn't expect to see you until sometime tomorrow.
- You must have been in a big hurry.
- Are you crazy? You know your granddaddy's right outside here? What if he saw you coming in? Ray.
Is that all you can think about, my granddaddy finding out? Now, will you just go on up to the house? I'm gonna get cleaned up and go into town now.
- I hardly see you anymore, Ray.
- Will you just go on up to the house? - Oh, Ray.
- Can't you Ewings take no for an answer? Lucy, listen to me, now, it's over with.
No.
I know it hasn't been easy for you growing up the way you did.
No mama, no papa.
I know you've been lonely a lot of the time, Lucy.
I'm not running out on you.
I'm just trying to be your friend.
Now, the other is over with.
I was wrong to let it get started in the first place.
I was wrong to let it go on as long as it did.
I'm just not going for it anymore.
Ray.
You're a fool if you're giving up me for Garnet.
Honey, this has nothing to do with Garnet.
That's good, because you're not gonna have her for very long.
J.
R.
wants her.
What J.
R.
wants, J.
R.
gets.
Not this time.
We're gonna get married, Lucy, as soon as her career's together.
Well, good.
That ought to be real soon now seeing as how she signed that contract with J.
R.
What are you talking about? I was in the office this afternoon, and I saw it.
J.
R.
has signed her to an "exclusive service agreement.
" Whatever that means.
And if you've noticed, J.
R.
hasn't come home tonight.
I expect he's out somewhere busy accepting her gratitude.
Ray.
Ray, wait a minute.
Where are you going? Ray, don't! Where are you going? Ray, wait a minute, will you? Come on, Ray.
Ray, wait a minute! Ray, I only said it to make you mad.
I swear, I only said it to make you mad, Ray.
Ray, don't go! No, please don't go, Ray! J.
R.
is gonna kill you! Lucy, what is it? You woke up the whole house.
Bobby got you.
I'll be damned if I let J.
R.
get Garnet.
Oh, Ray, please don't! No, Ray! - Lucy, what is it? What? - It's J.
R.
and Garnet.
I told Ray.
- Told him what? - I told him that they're together right now.
- I'm sorry, Pam.
I'm sorry.
- Oh, dear God.
- Bobby.
- What is it, darling? J.
R.
is with Garnet.
Ray's going into town after him.
- Do you know where she lives? - It's on Belle Claire.
It's called The Pines.
Okay, don't worry.
Good night.
Oh, my God.
Hey, Ray Hey, take it easy.
Stop it! Both of you! For God's sake, Ray! Take your hands off of him! Ray, take your hands off him! Get him off! Ray! Get him off me.
Bobby, get him off! Ray, stop it! Get off him! Stop it.
Now, hold it.
Now, I didn't come here for that.
Now, think about it.
Anything you want, you buy.
You think there's nothing your money can't buy you! Oh, you make me sick! I'm sick to here with you Ewings and all of your money.
I'm clearing out.
I told you how it'd be, honey.
I told you there were things I had to do.
You're no better than they are.
I guess it's just like you wanted.
Just you and me.
Yeah, exactly.
The contract's legal, J.
R.
Just don't try to get out of that or everyone will know about our little arrangement.
Ray.
Look, I know how you feel.
What a stupid thing to say.
I know Look, I don't know what to say, but don't leave Southfork.
Look, forget about J.
R.
There's Jock to think about and he's not gonna take lightly to your leaving.
I don't owe him anything.
I've worked my tail off for him.
Look, I'm not saying you owe him anything.
I'm saying he wouldn't want you to go.
Southfork is your home and as much yours as anybody's.
Krebbs.
I want you off Southfork by sunup.
I was gonna leave.
But I think I just changed my mind about that.
I'm staying now.
You want me off that ranch, you're going to have to get Jock to fire me, if you can.
But it don't make no difference to me one way or the other.
All these years, you've been screwing around with people's lives.
Well, I don't want any part of it anymore.
It's over with! You slip up just once, J.
R.
, and I'm gonna be there to make sure you never get up again.
You understand? J.
R you have one unholy knack for making every good friend you ever had into an enemy.
Ray? You don't have to look so worried.
I only came to say I'm sorry.
I really am.
About last night.
About Garnet.
About everything.
Will you forgive me? Can we still be friends? I don't have very many friends.