Dallas s09e14 Episode Script

Well, have a nice time.
You could be looking forward to having a nice time if that cowboy of yours is stuck around.
- Lf it's cash you need, go to Ellie.
- I don't want Ellie to know about it.
I'll be damned if I'll let you push me out of your life when I know we can work this out together.
We have nothing to work out.
You might be the only woman that J.
R.
Loves but you're certainly not the only woman that J.
R.
Makes love with.
I find you fascinating.
Why, because I have a body and a brain? Because you have a beautiful body, and an impressive brain.
Mommy's home.
Yay, yay! Mommy's home.
Mommy's home.
Yay.
Mommy's home.
Ha, ha.
Yay! Hi, John Ross.
Now, take it easy.
Take it easy.
Hey, your mama's gonna have to buy you some p.
j.
's.
You're growing like a weed.
I think he needs some more shirts too.
- Oh.
- Come on, John Ross.
Sleep time.
Am I going to be as tall as you, Daddy? Well, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
Your granddaddy used to tell me the Ewings pass down brains and brawn to their sons.
What do you hand down, Mommy? Well, beauty and, uh, charm, of course.
Oh.
Enough of that flattery.
Come on.
Bed time.
Good night, son.
Here you go.
Watch your head.
Good night, Mommy.
Good night, baby.
Night, son.
- Daddy? - Yeah? - I'm so glad Mommy's home.
- Aren't you? - Certainly am.
We're all together again.
You betcha.
Sweet dreams.
I'm glad you moved back home, Sue Ellen.
Uh, it's doing the boy a world of good already.
That is what I came back here for, after all.
Yeah.
Well, I'm off.
Going to see Mandy? Yes.
Not that it's any of your business.
I feel that my parental duties are over for this evening.
Well, have a nice time.
You could look forward to having a nice time if that cowboy had stuck around.
Maybe Dusty has a lot more pride than Mandy does.
Oh? Well, I hope that keeps him warm at night.
Sure not gonna do you any good.
Wow.
Quite a place you've got here.
J.
R.
Turned out to be a really good meal ticket for you, hasn't he? J.
R.
Is not a meal ticket.
I told you I'm in love with him.
And he's in love with me.
Okay.
Have it your way.
I just never figured you for the kind of woman who'd be happy being somebody's mistress forever.
It won't be forever.
Mandy, Sue Ellen's moved back to Southfork again.
I know, I know, I know.
It's for John Ross' sake.
But now think about this.
John Ross is 7 years old.
Seven years old.
That means it will be 11 years before he's ready to go to school and leave Southfork.
You're telling me you're willing to wait I don't know but that still isn't any reason for me to turn against him and spy for you.
We're in love with each other.
And you don't care about Sue Ellen? Well, of course I do, but I can live with that.
I'm the only woman J.
R.
Loves.
You might be the only woman that J.
R.
Loves but you're certainly not the only woman that J.
R.
Makes love with.
I mean, the man's incapable of being faithful to anyone.
Whoa.
Okay.
Look.
- I think you'd better go.
- Okay.
Whatever you say.
But, now, don't say I didn't warn you.
I tell you, the next time that J.
R.
Stands you up He has stood you up before, hasn't he? Uh-huh.
Okay.
I thought so.
Well, next time he does, I think you really should check and find out where he is.
I think you'll find out that I know what I'm talking about.
I enjoyed dinner.
I don't understand, and I am really, really trying to.
Jenna we're both grownups.
Grownups talk to each other, so talk to me.
- I have.
- You haven't.
All you've said to me is how much you miss Bobby.
I know you miss Bobby.
You'd be inhuman if you didn't.
But life goes on.
- You don't know anything about it.
- Oh, yes, I do.
I know that we feel something for one another.
I'll admit, maybe I rushed into things, but I'll be damned if I'll let you push me out of your life when we can work this out together.
We have nothing to work out.
I'm sorry if I've led you to believe otherwise.
I had no right to do that.
I guess things just got out of hand.
Oh, you're damn right they did because you care about me too.
No.
I'm sorry.
No.
No, I'm sorry.
I guess I read you all wrong.
I guess you did.
- Maybe I'll call you in a couple of days.
- No, don't.
Don't call me.
Don't come over.
Don't do anything.
Just leave me alone.
Is this a private party? Hmm? Oh.
Oh, I'm just standing around daydreaming.
Fires are nice for that.
My daddy used to tell me when I was a little shaver that if I wanted to find a peace of mind, just to find myself a nice fireplace.
Peace.
Sorry to barge in on you so late but me and Donna are gonna need a place to sleep tonight.
- What? - What happened to you? Um You want me to make up something, or you want to hear the truth? A main water pipe broke, and, uh, flooded the whole house, ha, ha.
And you actually went into that? Well, I was carrying Donna over the threshold for old times' sake and didn't actually notice.
Ha, ha.
Until it was too late, huh? Yeah.
Something like that.
Well, we better get Miss Ellie and get you settled.
You were carrying her over the threshold? Well, yeah.
We were playing honeymoon.
- Don't ask.
Ha.
Surprised to see me? - I wasn't expecting you.
- Ha, ha.
Well, I had to come over.
I have something burning a hole in my pocket and, uh, could you help me with it? With my love and my apologies.
Open it.
What's this for? It's just my way of trying to make up for Sue Ellen moving back to Southfork and to show you how much I love you, and that I'm always thinking of you.
Go on.
Open it.
Oh, J.
R.
It's beautiful.
I've never had anything like this.
And I've never had anything like you.
New dress? - Mm-hm.
- I like it.
Did you go out tonight? To dinner with a friend.
Good.
I hate to think of you sitting around here, waiting for me to show up nights.
Where'd you go? Um, a new Chinese place.
The Peking Palace.
Mandy, I got an idea.
Why don't you slip that new bracelet on, and everything else off and we'll get reacquainted? I'll be right back.
But, Jack, where are you going? Away.
Away from Dallas.
Why? For how long? Jamie, I appreciate the fact that you came here and that you're gonna come by and water the plants, pick up the mail but you've gotta do these things without asking me any questions.
Because I don't have any more answers.
This has something to do with Jenna, doesn't it? Yes.
It's got a lot to do with a lot of other things too.
I made a mistake in coming to Dallas.
I don't belong here.
- Oh, Jack, of course you belong here.
- I don't.
I don't belong in a relationship with Jenna.
I don't belong in an office with J.
R.
Jamie, I just can't talk about it right now.
I've gotta get away, alone.
I've gotta sort things out before I waste any more time.
- Maybe I can help you, Jack.
- Jamie, will you just drop it? Will you at least tell me how I can get a hold of you if I have to? I don't know where I'm gonna wind up.
Do you have any idea how long you'll be gone? I'll get back when I get a handle on things, if I ever do.
- Okay.
- Be good, kiddo.
I hope you don't expect me to actually spy on Miss Nero.
Oh, no, no, no.
I'm just asking you to give me a call every time Mr.
Ewing visits.
Mr.
Ewing's often at the penthouse on business.
Then give me a call when he's there for pleasure, if you know what I mean.
Uh, I hope this might ease your feelings of embarrassment you might have about helping me out in this matter.
- Look, I feel very uncomfortable about this.
Oh, now, look, now.
Miss Nero will never know.
Mr.
Ewing will never know, and all I'm asking for is a telephone call.
It's gonna be our little secret, huh? Now, there.
Do we have a deal? No one will ever know? No one will ever know.
You have my word.
How about a nice leisurely breakfast, and then a long walk? Just the two of us.
I can't make it.
Then let's do it this afternoon.
It's such a beautiful day.
Ellie, I told you I had to go to Houston on business today.
Don't you remember? I'm sorry, Clayton.
I did forget.
I felt you tossing and turning all night.
Was something, uh Something bothering you? I just couldn't sleep.
I'm sorry if I kept you awake.
Uh, I may have to stay over.
I'll call you and let you know.
You have a nice day, Ellie, and I'll, uh I'll talk to you later.
Clayton? See you later.
Come in.
This just came for Bobby.
- Oh.
- Would you like me to open it? No.
I'll do it.
It's an uncut emerald.
Sent to Bobby from Matt Cantrell.
He says it's the first return on Bobby's investment.
Do you know anything about this? - Do you know who Matt Cantrell is? - He's an old friend of Bobby's.
Right.
Well, about a year ago, Matt thought he'd found a new emerald deposit in Columbia.
Bobby gave him the seed money to test it out.
Sounds pretty far-fetched.
I think J.
R.
Put it a little more strongly at the time.
Oh, sorry to barge in, ladies.
I just wanted to remind you of the business luncheon we're having with Angelica Nero.
- Did you think I'd forget? - No.
You got a lot on your mind.
- Is Jack all set? - Well, I haven't seen him this morning.
If he's supposed to be there, I'm sure he will be.
- What's that? - It's an emerald.
Matt Cantrell sent it to Bobby.
He says it may be the first of the biggest emerald find in 50 years.
Well, looks like a piece of glass to me.
I told Bobby not to put any money in that scheme.
Matt Cantrell knows as much about the emerald business as As I do? Or as much as he knows about the insurance business the real-estate business or the used-car business.
All of which he has been a spectacular failure at.
J.
R.
, if that's the real thing, he's not a failure anymore.
Well, I'd have it analyzed, because if that thing's real, I'll eat it.
I wish.
I'll get it analyzed right away.
That was quite a tour, Mark.
You showed me everything except the broom closet.
Well, next time.
I wanted you to see the full extent of our operation so you'd understand why I asked you to come talk to me.
And now I'm supposed to understand what? Well, that medical research is a bottomless pit.
There's no end to the things we need.
You can't imagine how much money that takes.
A steady supply.
Oh.
I'd be happy to give you a donation.
Thank you.
L I appreciate that but I really had something a little bit more ambitious in mind for you.
How would you like to get other people to contribute? Well, of course.
I must know about 50 people who'd be happy to donate money.
Well, not to mention the people you don't know.
I'd like you to be our chief fundraiser.
- You're kidding.
I most certainly am not.
And neither was Pam when she suggested that you were the perfect lady for the job.
Pam said that? Mark, I've always wanted to do something useful in my life.
Something that would make a difference.
And I think that helping you out here would be a great way to start.
You know, I'm not offering a volunteer position, Sue Ellen.
This is, uh, a real job.
This is something that'll take a lot of time and be very important to the success of the center.
Nobody's ever offered me a job before.
Good.
Welcome to the working class.
Thank you.
Market's down, Clayton, possibly going down further.
It's a bad time to sell, in my opinion.
I did not ask for your opinion.
Why? It's no good if it doesn't agree with yours? Harding, I wanna sell those subsidiary companies and I wanna do it fast, and with as few people knowing about it as possible.
This is all because you wanna retire? Well, your father knew the right time to retire.
That's why he turned the law firm over to you.
But he didn't lose a fortune doing it.
Harding, I'm in serious financial trouble.
I have to sell off the subsidiaries to hold on to the refineries themselves.
Damn it, Clayton.
If it's cash you need, go to Ellie for it.
She's one of the richest women in Texas.
She's your wife.
And she loves you.
I'm gonna say this one more time.
I wanna sell them quickly and privately and I don't want Ellie to know about it.
Well, you're home early.
I didn't see you there.
I guess I'm just out of it.
It happens to the best of us.
You could be coming down with something.
Maybe.
Maybe you ought to call Jack and cancel whatever it is you two were gonna do.
I hadn't planned on seeing Jack.
Jenna you're acting very much like someone who needs to talk.
I treated Jack miserably last night.
I said some terrible things to him.
All because he's not Bobby.
I'm stuck, Miss Ellie.
I can't go back in time and be with Bobby and I I can't seem to go forward.
I miss him so much, I can't turn the radio on because I might hear a song he liked.
He loved you very much, Jenna.
Both you and Charlie.
I know that.
I know how much he loved me.
Told me the night he died.
All that wasted time.
We could've been together.
Jenna, you can't change the past.
I know that.
Then try and remember all the happy times and don't punish yourself for having new, different good times with With someone else.
I know you're right, Miss Ellie but I'll never forgive myself for that wasted time.
And, of course, uh, I've saved the best for the last.
I think we can look forward to, uh, getting our drilling permits a lot sooner than we expected.
I thought that kind of paperwork took forever in South America.
Yeah, well, normally it does but one of my boys found a government official down in Caracas and he is willing to be more than a little help in getting our permits.
For more than a little money.
Well, ha, ha, pocket change, really.
And exactly how much is that? Oh, I don't know.
Fifty thousand, 75,000, whatever it takes.
And it's really necessary? Darling, we spend more in postage than that in a year.
It's not the amount of money, J.
R.
, I just don't like doing business that way.
But that's the way all business operates.
Big business, that is.
Well, Pam's our resident Girl Scout.
She's always trying to keep me honest, you know? How charming, and how utterly difficult.
Well, shall we? You will find out why Jack wasn't here? Oh, probably just some little emergency.
I'm sure he'll call and apologize.
And you'll also make sure that he never has to call again with an apology.
Oh, yeah, you can count on it.
Well, thank you.
- Oh, Sam.
Sam Barker.
- Hey, J.
R.
- How you doing? - Good.
Good.
Uh, have you heard from your partner recently? Not since I talked to you last, but I'll definitely keep you posted.
Oh, yeah.
You do that.
You do that.
Uh, oh, I'd like you to meet my partner, uh - Pamela Ewing.
- Ah, Miss Ewing.
And Angelica Nero.
- How do you do? - My pleasure.
And her assistant Grace.
- How do you do? - Pleasure.
They're in from Greece.
We're doing a little business together.
Well, it's nice meeting you all.
Yeah.
Keep in touch.
Will do.
They put on quite a feast at the Oil Baron's, don't they? Yes, um, interesting.
Ladies.
Oh, ahem, I'm terribly sorry, Angelica.
I forgot my folder upstairs and I'll have to go back up and get it.
Why don't you go on, I'll catch a cab, and I'll meet you at the hotel? I'll drop you off.
Find what you're after and then why don't you take the rest of the afternoon off for whatever else you want to do? Thank you.
I won't be long.
Pardon me.
Uh-oh.
- I believe we've met before.
- I believe we have.
I think I owe you an explanation.
May I buy you a drink? Okay.
Bartender.
Should've seen it last night.
Well, you've got an awful big job here, Ray.
You bet.
Ray, you, uh, built this house yourself, did you? Ha, ha.
Yes, I did.
Very inventive plumbing.
Well, ahem, I'd say it's gonna cost you in the neighborhood of 30, 40,000 minimum to get this place in the shape where you'd wanna live in it.
Well, that's a lot of money.
Yeah, well, it will be a lot more if Ray helps me.
Well, listen, Matt, thanks for coming out today.
We'll get in touch with you.
- Okay.
- Bye.
Oh, what's the big deal with the plumbing, huh? - I mean, you're good at a lot of things.
- Uh, yeah.
Like what? Listen.
How do you know this isn't a sign, huh? I mean, maybe we're Maybe we're supposed to start fresh and build that dream house.
I mean, I got dreams.
Don't you? Yeah.
My dream is to make you happy.
Then why don't we build it? And I'll ask Miss Ellie if we can stay at Southfork until it's finished.
Sure you wanna do that? Yeah.
Good.
I always wanted to see how it feels to live at Southfork.
Teresa said you were looking for me.
Um, yeah.
Yeah, I I was wondering if you could tell me, uh, where Jack is.
Um, I have no idea.
Isn't he home? No.
Nobody's heard from him all day.
He's a big boy.
I'm sure he'll show up.
Don't you two have, uh, a date or something like that tonight? No.
We don't.
Lovers' quarrel? J.
R.
, I really don't wanna talk about it.
Oh, I I don't want to be nosey.
It's just that you and Jack have been quite an item lately.
Well, we're not anymore.
Wait a minute.
This fight that you two had it wasn't enough to make him wanna leave town, was it? Uh, Mandy darling, uh, I'm afraid we're gonna have to cancel our plans for tonight.
Well, something important came up.
I'm gonna have to go over to Angelica Nero's.
I'm sorry, I I can't tell you how sorry I am.
No, I don't understand.
Where is he? Well, to be perfectly honest with you, Angelica, I I really don't know exactly.
You came here to tell me that? No, I just came here to tell you that Jack is off somewhere checking a cattle purchase for Clayton and Ray, that's all.
And that takes precedence over his responsibilities to you? Well, I'm sure he just didn't understand how important that lunch was to you.
That luncheon was not important at all.
What was important was the fact that I wanted him there.
When drilling starts, he will be at your beck and call.
I guarantee you.
The drilling is one thing, but the real reason for doing business together is quite another and they are inextricably linked.
Or do I need to remind you for Dimitri to give his fortune to Jack without Jack's knowledge we must have the oil deal to channel that money through.
You don't have to remind me of anything, honey.
I can vouch for Jack's reliability.
I mean, didn't I tell you? He's a Ewing.
Did I tell you he wasn't? - God, you're an exciting woman.
- Don't change the subject.
I find the subject fascinating.
I find you fascinating.
Why? Because I have a body and a brain? Because you have a beautiful body, and an impressive brain.
I suppose your charm works on every woman you meet.
I don't waste it on every woman I meet.
Pardon me, madam.
Is there anything else I might bring for you? No, nothing.
Thank you.
I won't be needing you anymore this evening.
Oh, very good, madam.
But I will be needing you.
Thank you, my friend.
That's just the news I was waiting to hear.
Hello? You are much too beautiful to be spending the night at home alone.
Cliff, why are you doing this? Your boyfriend's not alone tonight.
I know that.
He has a business meeting with Angelica Nero.
And just when do you think that meeting will be over? Early.
J.
R.
Said that he was worn out, and as soon as the meeting broke up he was going straight back to Southfork.
Well you can believe that if you want to.
Why shouldn't I? Why should you? I love you.
What a nice thing to hear in the middle of the night.
Mm-hm.
Oh, I forgot to tell you.
Sue Ellen's gonna come to work for me.
That's business.
We're not supposed to talk about business in bed.
- Oh, you're right.
- But since you started - Hey, wait a minute.
- No, no.
There's something I wanna tell you.
Just one thing, okay? One thing.
You know that emerald that came for Bobby? Well, I had it checked out by a gemologist, and it's real.
- Mm-hm.
- He says it's a very rare find.
Bobby was right to take a chance on Matt Cantrell.
I'm sorry.
I just thought you'd help me decide what to do when Matt Cantrell comes to town.
Well, I have a feeling you may not even be here when Cantrell comes to town.
Here's one for One for me and one for you.
Are we on the same plane? Yeah.
You've got the window seat, and I've got the aisle there, see? Where are we going? Oh, we'll go to Paris to catch the Orient-Express.
Then on to Venice, and then, uh Oh, wait a minute.
Stop.
I can't take any more of this.
It's too good to be true.
It's true.
And nothing's gonna stop it from happening.
I promise you that.
Good morning.
Morning.
I didn't know you were up so early.
I didn't go to sleep after J.
R.
Left.
Does he know where Jack is? I don't know what he knows.
But he would like me to believe, however that he can produce Jack like this, the minute it's necessary for us to have him.
Do you believe that? For the time being, I suppose I have to.
And how was your evening? A bit more productive, I see.
I don't know why they say that auto mechanics is a masculine hobby.
I've always thought it was rather useful.
Very well done.
No, no, we're gonna be staying on at Southfork but we need to get this insurance taken care of before we wear out our welcome.
- Yeah.
Excuse me, ma'am.
- Yes? - There's a gentleman here to see you.
A Mr.
McHenry from the Woodgrove school.
He said you and Mr.
Krebbs met him there.
Uh, yes.
Ask him to come out.
Mr.
Cutler, I'm gonna have to call you back.
Okay, that'd be fine.
Thank you.
Uh-huh.
- Mrs.
Krebbs? Yes.
- You may not remember me but - Of course I remember you.
My husband and I met you after the soccer game.
- You were teaching an art class.
- That's right.
Please, sit down.
I, uh, didn't realize I made such an impression.
It was a big day.
It all made a lasting impression.
I wanna tell you how sorry I was to hear about your baby.
Thank you.
And that's really what brought me out here today.
Uh, I hope I'm not out of line, but I came by to suggest that you might wanna come back to Woodgrove see the children again, maybe on a regular basis.
- Mr.
McHenry.
- Lee.
I don't know what good that would do.
Perhaps I just don't understand what it is you're suggesting.
Well, we're desperate for help out there at the school and you struck me as the kind of person with the love and the strength that our children need.
Well, I don't have any background.
Any training.
If you're interested, we'll take care of all the rest.
Do you think you might be? I don't know.
I don't know that I'd be very good at it.
McHENRY: Oh, I think you would be.
I watched you with the children that afternoon.
You were open to them.
You seemed to respond to them.
You would get back everything you put into Woodgrove tenfold, Mrs.
Krebbs.
Donna.
Then you'll think about it? Yeah.
I'll think about it, but I won't promise you anything.
It's just a lot to consider.
I understand that.
Now, if you have any questions, you can give me a call.
Thank you for coming.
It was really very kind of you.
Kind has nothing to do with it.
We need you.
- Hey, Mandy, you gonna be long? I'm almost ready.
Oh.
Well, you are a vision.
Thank you.
You're not mad about last night, are you? I told you I was sorry.
L I just had to work.
Did you have to work very late? No, no.
I got back to Southfork around 11:00.
Oh.
Good thing too.
John Ross was fussing with a cold.
He was up all night.
I see.
Is he better now? He's fine.
No fever or anything.
Well, I'm glad.
Well, I'm here to take you to lunch.
You just name the place.
I'm sorry, I can't, J.
R.
I have a modeling assignment today.
I really wish you would've called before.
You are still mad.
No, I'm not.
Really.
We'll make up for lost time.
Tonight? Hmm? You still like it? I love it, J.
R.
And I love you.
Nine o'clock? All right.
Here you are, Miss Ellie.
You looking for me? Yes, I was going into town to do shopping and I thought you might like to go along.
Oh, no, thanks.
I don't think so.
Are you shopping for something special? John Ross needs a few new things.
He's growing up so fast.
Hmm.
I remember I used to want to put bricks on the boys' heads to keep them from getting bigger.
I never really wanted them to grow up.
I feel the same way about John Ross.
Doesn't seem that long ago that he was just a little thing I used to carry around in my arms.
What is it, Miss Ellie? Is something bothering you? Was it that obvious? Yep.
Do you wanna tell me about it? Well, I'm I'm not really sure there's anything to tell.
It's, uh It's Clayton.
Have you noticed anything different about him? The way he's been acting? Clayton? Well, he has seemed a little distracted lately.
Is that what you mean? Then it's not my imagination.
But it's something more than that.
It's something that I I can't quite put my finger on.
Maybe he isn't feeling well.
No.
I don't think it's that.
- Have you talked to him about it? - Yes.
Well, no.
Not exactly.
I asked and he denied.
I wish there was something that I could do to help you.
There is.
Don't, uh Don't say anything about this to anybody until I've had a chance to find out what's going on.
Angelica Nero called.
She wants you to call her as soon as you locate Jack Ewing.
Damn, I wish she'd find a new song to sing.
Have you heard from him yet? No.
There's still no answer at his apartment.
I even tried his sister's.
She's not home, either.
Well, keep trying.
What about Ray? Ray hasn't heard from him for a couple of days.
All right.
I'm gonna drop by Jack's apartment.
Maybe he's just holed up in there, not answering his phone.
Pretty shocking about Sam Barker, wasn't it? What about Sam Barker? It was in the news this morning.
In the paper.
He was killed last night in an automobile accident.
I just saw him yesterday.
I'm sorry, J.
R.
Is there anything else? No.
No, I'll be in later.
It's always something.
Sam Barker.
Jamie.
- J.
R.
Jack's not here.
- Oh? I told you that he's not here.
Well, where the hell is he? I don't know.
He wouldn't tell me where he was going.
Did he happen to mention how long he's gonna be gone? No, he did not.
He just asked me to stop by, water his plants and pick up the mail.
Why is Jack all of a sudden so important to you? Business.
- That's it? Business? - That's all you need to know.
It's simple enough for you, isn't it? Business.
Leave, J.
R.
I thought you'd never ask.
When that brother of yours calls, tell him I wanna hear from him.
I don't expect to be hearing from him.
He told me that he wanted to spend some time alone.
Hmm, well, no man's an island.
Hello, Mandy.
Got here as soon as I could.
What's up? I went to Angelica Nero's hotel last night and waited.
It was 5:00 in the morning when J.
R.
Came out.
He didn't see you, did he? When he came over to my place this morning I asked if he'd worked very late.
He said he was back at Southfork by 11.
You were right, Cliff.
Sue Ellen was right.
Everyone was right.
I'm sorry you had to find out this way.
But since you did, are you ready to take me up on my offer? Yes.
You just tell me what you want me to do.
J.
R.
's betrayed me for the last time.
Now it's my turn.