Previously on "Dallas"...
Sue Ellen: I think Emma was high.
What? [ Chuckling ] No.
I think you should talk to her.
You're gonna stop seeing that boy. That's not a request.
Yes, daddy.
Why are you here?
I'm here because we are all worried about you,
and I ain't going anywhere until I know that you're okay.
If we can't find your mother or if she's dead...
Her shares go to me.
One-third of Barnes Global.
Sabotage?
John Ross: Cliff Barnes blew up the rig.
It's what J.R. predicted.
Man: We concluded our investigation.
We find you fully liable,
and will be issuing a $1 billion fine.
Mr. Richards said recording equipment
picked up the sound of two explosions.
The Ewings were never supposed to think there was sabotage.
You looked into things that you shouldn't have.
And I accept your resignation.
Bobby: Harris Ryland?
He was the biggest contributor
to the Governor's campaign,
so Harris Ryland and the Governor
are putting pressure on TESHA, and put the blame on us.
Under the privilege of eminent domain,
we're shutting your production down.
This land belongs to the state now.
If we can't pump oil, we can't pay the fine or the bank.
This is what they've been building towards.
Cliff and Ryland...
They want to see us lose everything.
Sam: I do not take lightly the use of eminent domain,
which is why I'd like to thank those good folks
who gave up this land.
Bless you... bless you so much for seeing that this pipeline
will create thousands of jobs for fellow texans.
Oh, and... and let's thank the good folks at Barnes Global.
I can't think of a company better poised
to undertake such an ambitious project.
Thank you all so much for coming out.
We'll see you later! All right.
[ Applause ]
Thank you so much.
Thanks for being here. Thank you.
- Who's this? Hey, beauty. - This is Abigail.
Hi, I'm your Governor.
[ Laughter ]
[ Chuckling ] All right.
Hi. Thank you so much.
Governor.
Ah, Sue Ellen.
It's always so nice to see you,
and, Bobby, I'm really sorry to hear about J.R.
Man had his enemies,
but, uh, he was really a credit to the state.
That's not why we're here.
Well, I'd love to hear what you have on your mind, but...
Governor, you've got a luncheon
I think you're gonna be late for.
Harris Ryland is on my mind.
Give us a minute, will ya?
- Sure. - All right.
Hey.
We know what you're doing here.
Uh, you mean revitalizing our economy?
Guilty as charged.
Colluding with Harris Ryland and Cliff Barnes
to destroy Ewing Energies.
It's no coincidence that this pipeline
is going to stop us from pumping Southfork Oil.
Well, now, why in the world
would I want to destroy the Ewings?
Because Harris Ryland bought you that election.
The only reason that you won
was because Harris saw to it that I lost.
Now, Sue Ellen, just because you're a dirty politician,
doesn't mean we all are.
We know that TESHA found evidence of sabotage
and you're trying to cover it up.
You must be talking about Ken Richards.
Well, apparently, this wasn't the first investigation
that was bungled on his watch.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I did like the man,
but, boy, I was relieved when he resigned.
Sue Ellen: Resigned?
Just be aware, Governor,
we're gonna take down Harris Ryland,
and if you don't make all this right,
you will go down with him.
Well, good luck with that.
My father took down three senators, two governors,
and a vice president,
and he taught me everything he knows.
Your head's gonna look real nice above my fireplace, Governor.
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S02 E12 - A call to arms
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I know we're not pumping any oil, Alan.
That's why I need more time with the loan.
What if you don't get the oil pumping
or that fine removed?
Then you call in the loan... The whole damn thing!
Just give me three more weeks.
I'll see what I can work out.
Okay. [ Beep ]
Even if he gives us three more weeks,
it's not much time to get us out from under this fine
and to appeal the eminent domain.
Then we double down on J.R.'s plan.
This pipeline proves that Cliff and Ryland
and now the Governor are in this together. Yeah.
What's the latest from Carlos del Sol
on Ryland's trucking operations South of the border?
I talked to Carlos.
He said that twice a week, five of Ryland trucks
loaded with Mexican-produced goods
cross the border and come to a warehouse
somewhere in North Dallas.
All the inspections at the border come up clean.
Well, then it's about time we catch them in Texas.
All right. Christopher: What about Cliff?
He's trying to destroy Ewing Energies!
And we can't just let him get away with it.
I know it's hard, son,
but be patient.
J.R. took the long view and so should we.
We stick with the plan.
We take Cliff down by taking his company.
Christopher, you've got to put more pressure on Ellis
to find your mother.
We've got to get our hands on her shares at Barnes Global
to mount a takeover from the inside.
Fine, but if getting Barnes Global
is the key to getting Cliff,
then my mother's not the only Pamela we need.
We need Pamela Barnes as an ally.
Pamela wouldn't turn on her own father.
She would if she knew the truth.
Come on.
She's barely accepted the fact that her babies are gone.
We tell her that her father's behind the explosion...
She might break.
Look, I know you care about her, John Ross,
but she deserves to know.
Hey.
I couldn't figure out a color, so I decided to go with white.
Fresh start, right?
Well, it looks good on you.
I'm sorry.
No.
[ Chuckles ] No, no, it felt nice.
But...?
Something wrong, John Ross?
It's not me.
It's your father.
[ Scoffs ]
What, he showed up drunk somewhere else,
made a fool of himself?
He was behind the explosion on the rig, Pamela.
He, Ryland, the Governor...
They're trying to destroy Ewing Energies.
[ Sighs deeply ] They sabotaged the rig
to make it look like Christopher's technology.
To devalue us,
to get the government to Levy the fine.
And they're trying to see to it that we cannot pay the loan.
Get out.
I'm telling you the truth here, Pamela.
My father would never hurt me.
Maybe not intentionally ...Not ever.
Look, you have to hear me out on this. No.
No, I... I should've known.
Your... your sitting with me...
It's all a move to try to turn me.
I sat with you because I care about you, Pamela.
To try to manipulate me like you always do.
Like we always do.
I swear to you I'm telling you the truth.
You've never told a truth in your life.
I'd be a fool to believe that you'd start now.
Just get out.
Get out!
What the hell happened to you?
I fell off some scaffolding at the well site.
I told him to leave the rigging to the roughnecks,
but he wouldn't listen.
Typical.
I'd listen to your sister next time.
She's usually right.
Bye, babe. Bye.
I don't see why I have to keep lying for you.
[ Sighs ] The Ewings hate Harris Ryland as much as you do...
If not more.
Well, if you're going to ask me to keep lying,
don't you think I at least deserve to know why?
Trust me, if I told you,
you'd feel like you had to do something about it.
I don't want that.
It's my problem. I'll fix it.
At least tell me you're staying away from Emma.
It's hard. I care about her.
Harris Ryland is a sadistic bully,
so stay away from Emma.
If I'm going to lie for you,
that's the least you can do for me.
Hi.
I know you've been avoiding me...
But I've missed you.
You can't miss me.
I can't see you again.
Next time, my father won't be as gentle, Drew.
I've been thinking, and...
Maybe we can get away from all this.
Hmm?
[ Sighs ]
I like you.
We like each other, right?
That can't happen.
There's nowhere we can go where my father won't find us.
Just leave me alone.
Sam: The Ewings paid me a visit today...
Hurled some nasty accusations my way.
Accusations you assured me I would never have to hear.
Nah, don't worry about the Ewings.
They're like a bunch of trapped animals.
They know it's over, but they keep flailing about,
trying to convince themselves that it's not.
Be that as it may,
they've connected more than a few dots,
and I do not like it.
The only reason I agreed to help your friend Barnes, here,
is because I owe you a favor.
No, you owe me the election.
And I'm grateful...
[ Breathes deeply ]
But my gratitude will only go so far.
And if this thing goes bad for me, [Chuckles]
I guaran-damn-tee it's gonna go bad for y'all.
I'd hate to overturn that TESHA report
on the Ewing rig explosion.
Investigators start looking in places they shouldn't. Hm.
Nothing's gonna go bad for you, Governor. Just the opposite.
Pipeline's gonna be lucrative for the state. And you.
[ Exhales deeply ]
The Ewings are coming for you.
And in my experience, it's the cornered animals
you really need to look out for.
If they smell blood, they're gonna attack.
So you best tie all your loose ends up.
And what the Ewings don't pick clean...
I will.
Christopher: There's no way my mom just vanished in the air.
Surely, your contacts in Washington have turned up something by now.
I mean, doesn't the State Department
track the movements of American citizens overseas?
Yes, but as you can see,
your mother's passport expired in 1998
and it hasn't been renewed since.
What about the IRS? Has she filed a tax return?
Not since 1989.
According to my friend at Treasury,
all the dividends paid to her
as one-third owner of Barnes Global
have been sitting in a trust account,
untouched since then.
I'm sorry I don't have more information.
The truth is, your mother could just as easily be dead
as she could be off the grid.
Good.
Then get me a death certificate.
I want you to have my mother declared legally dead.
I can't just snap my fingers and produce a death certificate.
This is the government.
You know, not so long ago, you assured us
that Vicente Cano would face justice here in the U.S.
And never be extradited.
And three days later, he was in my living room
with a gun to my fiancée's head.
So I'm thinking you owe us, Ellis.
When do you need it?
Yesterday.
[ Scoffs ]
Emma: What are you doing?
Oh, I was just, um...
I-I brought you some flowers...
And I found these.
You've been going through my things?
You're just as bad as my father.
I've been on anti-anxiety medication for years.
You, more than anyone, should know what it's like
living with my father and grandmother.
I also know the damage those can do.
The other night when you said you were out with Drew,
Sue Ellen said she saw you at a bar with an older man
and that you seemed high.
[ Sighs ]
The guy at the bar was just a creep hitting on me
while I waited for Drew.
I was not high.
Although, I'm... I'm not surprised
Sue Ellen would say that about me.
What do you mean?
[ Sighs ]
She was drunk that night.
Oh.
She's just trying to make me look bad in case I told you.
Sue Ellen wouldn't do that.
But you believe I would?
[ Sighs ]
Look me in the eyes.
I'm telling the truth.
Ask Sue Ellen about that night and see if she can do the same.
Here.
Keep 'em. [ Lightly chuckles ]
Thrown them away.
I don't need them anymore.
Okay.
[ Exhales deeply ]
[ Chuckles ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Door closes ]
[ Breathes shakily ]
Oh.
[ Elevator dings ]
Elena! Hi. Hi, Jill.
It sure hasn't been the same around here without you.
Thank you. Is Christopher around? I brought him some lunch.
No, he's out. He's at a meeting with Ellis.
The assistant U.S. attorney?
Mm-hmm.
Excuse me.
Don't worry.
I'm not here to stage a coup.
Couldn't blame you if you were, Elena.
[ Laughing ] What? No snarky comeback?
No, just feeling the seeds from all the lies I've sown
coming back to bite me in the ass.
Something you want to talk about?
Christopher: Hey.
Hey.
Everything okay?
Yeah, I was just in the neighborhood.
I thought I'd surprise you with some lunch.
You were meeting with Ellis?
I was just tying up some loose ends
with the whole Vicente Cano situation.
You know, some bureaucratic stuff
that needed to get straightened out.
So, what do you got there? Ribs?
Sonny Bryan's.
First good news I've had all day.
Bobby: Ryland's next delivery comes in tonight.
I know it's a big favor, Derrick.
I'll owe you.
[ Breathes deeply ]
Without probable cause,
I can't justify the use of official manpower,
but after what that son of a bitch did to Ann,
it'd be my pleasure to see him get 20 to life.
I can do it on my way home.
[ Chuckles ] Thank you.
Ma'am.
Sue Ellen: Sheriff.
[ Sighs ]
Bad news?
Ken...
His office and his cellphones both went to voicemail,
so I went to his house...
Don't tell me. He's gone.
Newspapers and mail were stacked up on his doorstep.
You know, maybe Bum can help us out, track him down.
I'm gonna go give him a call.
Okay.
Hey.
How are you?
Other than the, uh, financial apocalypse
Ewing Energies is facing, I'm fine.
Really?
Are you?
What do you mean?
[ Sighs ]
The other night when you saw Emma at that club...
Emma said she thought you seemed like you'd be drinking.
Is that right?
I know how hard it must be since J.R.'s passing,
and at the funeral...
I had a drink, and I haven't had one since.
I was at the bar meeting a contact inside TESHA,
trying to save Ewing Energies, Ann.
I wasn't drinking.
Okay.
You're not doing Emma any favors by believing her lies.
Being a mother is about doing the hard things,
even though she may hate you for it.
You McCabe?
I'm whoever you're looking for.
I heard you rodeo.
Yeah.
Something tells me you ain't no buckle Bunny.
I've been to enough rodeos to know that you bull riders
eat prescription painkillers like candy.
Can you get me some?
[ Chuckles ]
You get right to it, don't you?
Yes or no?
I might be able to help you.
Depends on what you're willing to pay.
The going rate for benzos is $5 a pop.
I could use 50.
Looks like you're a little light.
Of course, I'm... sure we can work something out.
[ Chuckles ]
Ah, damn.
You bit me.
[ Chuckles softly ]
I thought you boys liked it rough.
You want more?
Damn right, I do.
Get me what I want.
[ Elevator dings ]
You can yell at me all you want
for not showing up at the hospital.
Oh, please, don't look at me like that.
I messed up.
Your mother told me about the accident,
and then I-I thought I'd break up
seeing my little girl fight for her life.
You have to forgive me.
I don't have to do anything, daddy.
No, no, you're right.
You don't have to, but...
I'm your father, and I love you, Pamela,
and I promise I'll make it up to you.
That's your annulment.
You are finally free from the Ewings.
Yeah.
The Ewings say the rig was sabotaged,
that there was a cover-up.
And that I'm involved, I'm sure.
Of course they would say that!
The Ewings haven't taken responsibility
for anything they've ever done.
I know that it won't bring the babies back,
but you will have your revenge
and you will get everything
the Ewings stole from digger Barnes.
What's going on, daddy?
All of our hard work is going to pay off.
It'll be our finest hour.
You're scaring me, dad. What have you done?
[ Laughs ]
No, I'm doing what I should be doing...
Taking care of my daughter.
And the Ewings will pay for all of their sins.
Hi, Bum. Sorry to keep you waiting.
Sue Ellen, it's been a long time.
It has. Please sit down.
The last time I saw you was in my rearview mirror.
I'd just come back from England, and J.R. had you tailing me
to find out who I was dating.
[ Chuckles ] Well, J.R. always was the jealous type,
especially when it came to you.
But I'm guessing you didn't invite me here
just to reminisce.
[ Sighs ] No.
I need a bloodhound, Bum.
Ken Richards, former commissioner of TESHA.
[ Sighs ] It looks like he skipped town.
I'm fairly convinced that our illustrious Governor
may have strongly encouraged him to disappear.
J.R. always said that you had a knack
for finding people who don't want to be found.
I'm on it.
Well, I can see now
why my ex-husband thought so highly of you.
Well, I see why he married you, Sue Ellen...
Twice.
Bobby: So, that's where the bourbon went.
Sorry.
It's all right.
As long as you share.
So...
How'd it go with Pamela?
[ Sighs ]
[ Exhales sharply ]
For once in my damn life, I told the truth,
and she thought it was a move.
Guess I'm like the boy who cried wolf.
My reputation precedes me.
You know, J.R. always liked that saying of Mark twain's...
"A lie could make it halfway around the world
before the truth can put on its pants."
You spend your days lying and scheming,
people have a tendency to be suspicious.
I just can't help but feel like I let her down.
Well...
If, uh, anyone in this house knows
how complicated a relationship with a Barnes woman can be,
it's me.
Whenever there was a conflict between me and my Pamela,
she would choose her family and I would choose mine.
As much as I loved her,
I had to understand that she was a Barnes first, Ewing second.
[ Cellphone rings ]
[ Beep ]
Derrick,
tell me you've got something.
Derrick: [ Sighs ] I wish I did.
Those trucks are pulling up to the warehouse now,
right on schedule.
[ Sighs ] It looks like it's all what it's supposed to be.
All right, Derrick. Thanks for checking on it.
Wait a second.
One of them just pulled away.
It's headed somewhere else. I'll call you back.
Couldn't get the tranqs you were looking for,
but I got you some vike.
Drew: Hey! Hey.
What are you doing with this guy, huh?
A lot more if you'd go away.
Emma.
Emma, look at me.
Drew, leave me alone.
You heard the lady.
Come on, this guy's a loser.
I'll squash you like a bug, boy.
Yeah? Okay, come on.
Another time, Drew.
Come on.
Emma.
Emma!
Hey. Hi.
Here you go.
Son, how'd it go with Ellis?
Good.
So, he has news about your mother?
No, nothing.
Maybe it's for the best.
What do you mean?
I asked Ellis to use his contacts
to have my mother declared legally dead.
So you can inherit her shares.
Yeah.
[ Cellphone ringing ]
Oh, sorry.
[ Beep ]
Hello?
Hey, I think we've got something.
I tailed the truck here, then watched two guys load
while an armed guard never took his eyes off the cargo.
When narcotics showed up with the dog,
the load was legit...
What?
Exactly what was listed on the manifest.
Why would they deliver four loads
to the department store warehouse and one load here?
Got me, but without probable cause,
there's no reason to follow up.
I'm sorry, Bobby. It feels like a dead end.
Let's get this wrapped up.
Something's not right here.
Come on.
[ Door opens, bells jingling ]
You the owner?
Last time I looked. What can I do you for?
You ever see this man around here?
[ Chuckling ] Look, I just lease 'em.
They call it self-serve storage for a reason.
I already gave the cops all the paperwork.
So, you've never seen anything unusual going on with that unit?
Well...
It's hard to be sure.
All right.
Uh...
Just in case you could be sure...
Well, I do see the occasional truck come and go,
but that's pretty much it.
All right, well, if you see a truck like that
come through here again, why don't you give us a call?
That's our number on the card there, and we'd like to come down,
check it out ourselves just to make sure.
Sure thing.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You were right. They were here. The cops, too.
You swap out that cargo like we discussed?
Yep.
All they found was shoes.
Thataboy.
[ Beep ]
[ Horse whinnies ]
Hey.
Emma.
- Emma. - What do you want?
Just... just want to talk to you.
[ Scoffs ] Look, I know you're not that bright,
but I've already told you
that after what happened with my father, we're done.
Go find another rich girl to obsess over.
You think I care about getting beat up again?
McCabe's trouble. You know it.
Why are you doing this to yourself?
Because he's great in the sack.
How many pills do you cost a night, huh?
Screw you!
I can help you. I've been there.
There's a way out of this.
I don't want your help,
and if you come near me again, I'm filing a restraining order.
- Entiendes lo que te digo, muchacho? - Hey, come here.
I see you near McCabe again, I see you high again,
I go to the FEDs about your father.
What I know about his business, his real business...
Would put him away for a very long time.
That'd be stupid. You'd go down with him.
I've been there, too.
You said you could give us three weeks.
Look, I did what I could,
but the loan committee got nervous,
so we sold the loan.
What? You sold it? To who?
Love a good fire sale.
You know, they say you can pick up
some pretty good bargains in economic times like this
if you got the stomach for the risk.
You son of a bitch! This ain't ever gonna fly, Barnes.
Alan, you can't do this.
Look, I'm sorry, Bobby,
but the bank has to protect its bottom line.
And I have to protect mine.
Look, I'm sorry for these bad-luck times
your company's going through,
but in banker terms, it... What the hell's it called, Alan?
A material adverse change.
In other words,
Ewing Energies is in technical default of the loan,
so I don't have any choice
but to call the loan in in its entirety... now.
So, unless you can get your hands on $200 million
in the next 24 hours, I will own you.
[ Chuckles ]
Oh! I don't take checks.
[ Cellphone rings ]
[ Beep ]
What part of "I want nothing to do with you"
don't you understand?
And what part of me telling you that your father
was behind the rig explosion don't you understand?
I don't want to talk about this, John Ross.
Your father just bought our loan.
He doesn't want to destroy Ewing Energies,
he wants to own us.
Tell yourself whatever you need to
in order to justify that explosion,
but I am done listening.
You ask your father one question...
Why the hell would he want a company
with a billion-dollar fine
and technology that is not only worthless, but unsafe?
You ask him how he plans
on doing away with the fine
and how he intends on rehabilitating the methane.
He has a plan, Pamela. I promise you.
He knows Christopher's technology
isn't to blame for the explosion,
and there's only one way that he can know that.
Because he was behind it.
Goodbye, John Ross.
[ Beep ]
Daddy, what are you doing here?
Got some flowers for my girl.
They're beautiful.
Read the card.
"We did it."
Barnes Global will own Ewing Energies tomorrow.
Yeah. We won.
We did it.
Between the TESHA fine
and their oil production being shut down,
they were upside down on their loan,
so bought it for a song.
[ Chuckles ]
But it's a worthless company with a billion-dollar fine.
Well, with a few well-placed campaign donations,
why, I'll take care of the fine,
and then we'll make billions on christoph's technology.
[ Gasping ]
I know this might be hard for you to hear,
but the babies would have tied you
to the Ewings forever.
Well...
Maybe it's a blessing in disguise.
I should go put these in water.
[ Gasping ]
[ Crying ]
[ Rain falling, thunder rumbling ]
Pamela: You were right.
[ Voice breaking ] My father killed my babies.
I've spent my whole life trying to get him to notice me.
Trying to get him to love me.
But he was never gonna love me more than he hates your family.
[ Crying ] Come here.
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
You've been searching for your mother?
Why would you keep something like that from me?
Because I knew you wouldn't approve.
I mean, you got angry with me
when I told you about the blackmail.
You said my family was a pit of snakes.
I didn't tell you because it's part
of a bigger play against Cliff Barnes.
I'm trying to get my mother declared legally dead.
Dead?
Christopher, what is going on?
Cliff is coming for us, all right?
And not just with the rig, he bought our loan.
He's trying to take over Ewing Energies.
You know, if I can get my mother declared dead,
I'll inherit her shares at Barnes Global.
Do you hear yourself?
You're talking about declaring your mother dead
like it's a business transaction. It is.
Look, we need to start taking from Cliff
what he's trying to take from us.
This is a means to an end.
Coming to terms with the idea of your mother's death
can't be this easy.
Look, you need time to process.
My mother left when I was 7 without so much as a goodbye.
The truth is, she was dead to me years ago.
Maybe now something good can finally come of it.
[ Crying ]
Hey.
[ Sniffles ]
[ Crying ] I want to hurt him as much as he's hurt me.
My contact at the treasury found something.
Ellis: A list of deposits being made
to a Swiss bank account by Barnes Global.
The thing is, payments made to the Swiss account
mirror the exact amounts
being paid to the Pamela Ewing trust.
Same dates, same amounts, going all the way back to 1988.
And unlike the trust account, this account is active.
Now, the names are different,
but take a look at this withdrawal slip.
The handwriting's exactly the same.
She's alive.
Christopher, your mother's alive.
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