JOHN ROSS: Previously on Dallas...
- Are you still sleeping with Emma? - No.
I need control of Ryland Transport's new drilling ships
and ice-breaking cargo ships.
There's no telling what else John Ross
will manipulate Emma into doing for him.
We need to break them up.
Candace has been working double duty as John Ross' secretary.
She's gonna gather a little John Ross DNA for us.
I will not watch you destroy Pamela like J.R. Destroyed me.
Perhaps your drinking is making you forget your loyalties, Mama.
CLIFF: Pamela's the key.
Turn her against John Ross
and she will help you get your justice and mine.
You'll abuse the land,
disrupt the lives of the people just to get what you want.
If I have to frack to get the lease, I will frack it dry!
I don't have a move left to stop him from drilling this ranch.
But I do.
I want you to ask the Texas railroad commissioner to resign.
Who's the guy you have in mind for Stanley's replacement?
I have the perfect candidate.
JOHN ROSS: You disrupt my drilling operation,
which means we won't have the money to buy the arctic leases.
Which means we lose.
I am the steward of Southfork and I will not forsake it.
Babcock already approved my permit. You can't just turn around...
MAN: The permit's in environmental review by our new commissioner.
Your commissioner has it out for me. That investigation was closed.
Then take it up with Commissioner Ewing.
What the hell were you thinking? We're supposed to be allies.
You brought this on yourself.
You shut down my fracking operation to teach me about infidelity?
I told you I was only with Emma to get those damn drill ships!
Is that gonna make it hurt any less when Pamela finds out?
Pamela's not gonna find out. I hate to break it to you, mama.
But you're punishing the company, not me.
Without the shale, we'll have no capital for the arctic deal.
And you would cheat on your wife and start a war in this family
just to get your deal done, wouldn't you?
You are trying so hard to fill J.R.'s shoes.
You've become drunk on power.
You can justify your actions to kingdom come, mama.
But we both know the real reason you did this.
Is that bourbon on your breath?
I may be drunk on power.
But you, you're just drunk.
This wasn't the tough love of a mother.
These are irrational decisions of an alcoholic.
(DOOR CLOSES)
(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
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Let me guess. Self-righteous, party of two.
I get that you're angry, John Ross. But go easy on your mother.
She was just trying to stop you from going down the J.R. Road.
People in glass houses, Uncle Bobby.
Because I'd bet if you ask Cliff Barnes,
he'd say that you've been down that very path yourself.
That was different, John Ross. That was necessary.
Need I remind you, J.R.'s plan was that we all work together.
With the way you've been behaving lately,
making unilateral decisions, fighting us at every turn,
you gave us no choice.
Why the hell are you even here, Uncle Bobby?
The funny thing about being a railroad commissioner
is that you can't be a shareholder of an oil and gas company
at the same time.
I divested my shares,
signed everything over to Christopher.
And, you know, the funny thing about telecommuting these days
is that when I'm not needed in Austin,
the commission has no problem with me leasing an office in Dallas.
And luckily for the commissioner, we have just such an office.
I didn't even have to move my stuff.
Malign me all you want.
If you'd get off your high horse,
maybe you'd see that I was the only one offering you
a real solution to get around Trevino.
It wasn't personal.
But you and my mother? You stabbed me in the back.
So don't talk to me about the importance of sticking together.
Because that stunt you just pulled? That doesn't make you a Ewing.
It makes you a damn hypocrite.
- I'll be in my office. - Yeah.
- Hey. - Hey.
Have you been able to find out anything about Nicolas
that we might be able to use?
I'm sorry, Christopher. I haven't.
What is it?
Christopher, I know you really don't want to hear this.
But the more I get to know Nicolas,
the more I think he's not the villain we all thought he was.
He's a good guy.
If he's such a good guy, why didn't he exist before 1997?
- He's not who he says he is, Elena. - What do you mean?
Carlos Del Sol has been looking into him for us in Mexico.
He thinks that Trevino's past has been professionally cleaned.
Meaning whoever he used to be,
that's the key to finding out his real agenda.
Okay. I'll look into it.
I just got your text. What is it?
They know you changed your identity.
They're trying to figure out who you really are.
So what? Let them look.
Joaquín, if they find out who you really are,
it's only a matter of time before they find out our connection.
Even if they did, there is nothing for them to find.
I grew up in an orphanage and your parents never adopted me.
Just stay the course and get close to Pamela.
If we turn her against the Ewings,
we can persuade her to give us
evidence of how they framed our father.
In the meantime, I'll see what I can find out from John Ross.
Considering his entire family just turned on him,
he's never been more vulnerable.
Okay.
NICOLAS: What a waste, isn't it?
The arctic is the next energy frontier.
And yet, your family seems happy to give it up just to teach you.
If you came to rub my nose in it, I'm really not in the mood.
Far from it. I came to commiserate.
Not even I can deny those arctic leases
are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
I truly hate to see it pass this company by.
Drink?
What a shame to be handcuffed
by the very people you're supposed to be in business with.
To be honest, I can relate.
Following Cliff's agenda is becoming increasingly difficult.
What do you say we put down our swords,
figure out a way to get some real business done.
Then why don't we get a real drink after work?
I was thinking the same thing.
Just another day at the office, huh?
Apparently, Nicolas is taking John Ross out for drinks after work.
Got me thinking, the boys shouldn't have all the fun.
How about a girls' night out?
Yeah. I like that.
- Should I invite Emma? - Yeah. The more, the merrier.
- How you doing today? - Better.
Thank you for letting me back on Southfork.
I meant what I said. It's over with John Ross.
Good.
I realize that he was just using me. And I don't want to be used anymore.
I'm so glad you realize that, Emma.
You have so much more to offer men than just sex.
And when you find the right man,
you'll realize your connection goes much deeper than the physical.
Until Bobby, I never understood unconditional love.
I don't know if I believe in unconditional love.
I mean, with daddy and grandma, there was so many strings attached.
Well, I hope you know by now that with me, there are no strings.
And for what it's worth, in his own way,
I know your father loves you very much.
- Nicolas. - You're working awfully late.
Eh... Well, I have a lot of things I have to get up to speed on
in my new position.
I can imagine.
But then, becoming the railroad commissioner
seems a circuitous route to take to stop your nephew from fracking.
Going around your elbow to get to your thumb?
Well, actually, my reach is much greater than it used to be.
In fact, I was surprised to find out how many subsidiaries
Trevino Industries has right here in Texas.
Now, I was hoping that you would help this company
find the capital that it needs.
But if not, maybe you'll find the railroad commission
is not as friendly as it was before.
That sounds like a threat.
Or at least an abuse of power.
And here I thought you were an honorable man.
Oh, Nicolas, Nicolas.
There's nothing dishonorable
about making sure every single rule and regulation is followed
to the letter of the law, is there?
- Take your best shot, Mr. Ewing. - Don't say I didn't warn you.
♪ (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
- What do you want to drink? - Bourbon and branch.
Well, Mr. Ewing, what a coincidence seeing you here.
Not really, considering it's on my schedule and you're my assistant.
Can you blame a girl for wanting to see you outside the office?
To be honest, there's a lot of you I'd like to see outside the office.
Sorry, darling, but we got some business to discuss.
Some other time, then.
Was that your assistant?
I guess she was looking for some overtime.
Here's to seeing eye-to-eye for a change.
As much as I may sympathize with the standstill of your company,
I'm afraid my hands are tied.
Frustrating as it may be, I have to follow Cliff's lead.
Talk some sense into the old man. Let him see this is a business move.
Sell some assets to fund the arctic play.
I've tried reasoning with him, but it's like screaming in the wind.
I can't imagine sacrificing everything
in the service of personal vendetta against your family.
(CROWD CHEERING)
Yes! Put it down. Put it down.
Looks like someone's still living off the trust-fund teat.
- You know him? - Hunter McKay.
His grandfather and my daddy fought their battles back in the day.
We used to play basketball with him and his brother.
Dude! Dude, come here! Get over here!
This is, like, my oldest friend.
- Shall we? - HUNTER: Get over here!
(GROANS) This ought to be good for a laugh.
I was so sure I was doing the right thing
by end-running John Ross with Bobby.
But now, I think I may have gone too far.
You were just giving John Ross some much-needed tough love.
I did the same with Emma, throwing her out of the house.
- We did what we had to. - Did we?
- Maybe we were wrong. - We weren't.
Emma told me it's over with John Ross.
I hope so.
(SIGHS) I just wish it didn't end up costing me my son.
What can I say?
One day, I realized the video game I wanted to play didn't exist,
so I just decided to create it myself.
Three games and two rounds of funding later,
we took the company public.
Who knew being a video-game junkie would pay off, right?
(CHEERING)
So, what's the stock price at these days?
Ladies?
- Well, would you look at that. - HUNTER: Hence the celebration.
I'll go get us another round.
Hey, I was sorry to hear about your dad.
I'm sure your grandfather was pleased.
Hey, that's his baggage, not mine.
Honestly, the best part about having my own success
is being able to create space between all the family drama and me.
I thought about taking Ewing Global public.
Hard enough dealing with family, but let alone a board of directors.
That was the best part about going public.
I was able to buy up the controlling interest in the company.
PAMELA: Seriously, I don't care how fast that girl can type.
She'd better stop flirting with my husband!
Jill and the assistants have a betting pool going
on how short that girl's skirt is going to get.
They are not fans. This was last week's winner.
Oh, come on!
I mean, how can she even type with those things in the way?
You don't really think John Ross would cheat on you with her, do you?
- I hope not. - John Ross would never cheat on you.
ELENA: Emma's right.
John Ross loves you.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- It looks like I'm just in time. - (CHUCKLES)
How was your night?
Interesting, actually. I ran into Hunter McKay.
- As in Carter McKay's grandson? - The very one.
We had an enlightening chat.
I believe I've found a way to solve all of our problems
and get your daddy out of our lives for good.
But I'm gonna need your help.
Well, like you said, we're partners.
Thank you for meeting me.
A cheating husband, my favorite kind of case.
ELENA: Well, everything you need should be in here.
Think he's bold enough at the office and not just his penthouse?
I think he would try just about anything anywhere.
I'll have surveillance up and running ASAP.
If he's cheating, we'll find out.
I'd offer to help if I wasn't enjoying the view.
And I'd be offended you weren't offering,
if I wasn't so glad to have my job back.
With John Ross' fracking operation shut down for good, finally.
Oh, yeah? How glad?
Well, at the risk of dirtying your pretty suit,
why don't you come over here, and I'll show you?
Hope I'm not interrupting something.
HEATHER: What?
I've got to go to Fort Worth. Stevie needs an extra hand on ajob.
- HEATHER: I just can't drop everything. - I can't win with you.
If I don't have a job, you're bitching about child support.
I do have a job, you're bitching about your schedule.
Figure it out, Heather.
Bo. Bo!
(ENGINE STARTS)
- Hey, tweedle bug! - Sorry, mama.
Hey. Don't you ever apologize to me. You did not do anything wrong.
- Hey, buddy. - But I got to work, okay?
So I am gonna call Lily and you're gonna hang out with her.
Can you keep an eye on him while I call the sitter?
Of course.
Hold on a second.
Any chance you'd want to come to my office with me today?
It's "bring a kid to work" day. Turns out you're the one I know.
- For real? - You'd really be doing me a favor.
What do you say?
Christopher.
I don't know. It's a lot to ask.
Well, then it's a good thing you're not asking.
- We gonna have some fun today? - Yeah!
Now, the cool thing about one of these
is that they can move around wherever they want.
(MIMICS ENGINE NOISE)
So, they can drill anywhere. (MIMICS DRILLING SOUND)
You want to be an oil-and-gas man when you grow up?
Yeah, either that or a bull rider, like my dad used to be.
Are you Candace?
Stuart from accounting is looking for you.
Apparently, there was a mistake
on the expense report you submitted for Mr. Ewing.
He said it was, like, urgent.
I hate this job.
(DOOR OPENS)
If you're going to yell at me again, you might as well leave.
No, I don't want to yell. Just want to talk.
I thought about what you said. And you're right.
Cheating on Pamela for whatever reason is wrong.
But what you did, the way you did it was way out of line.
I may have overreacted.
But it wasn't because I was drinking.
It was because you hurt me.
And I'm very sorry about that.
But you put this company in a serious bind.
Now, I may have a way to make things right.
But I'm gonna need your help. Pamela's already on board.
What is it?
I want a vote to take Ewing Global public.
It'll get us the capital we need for the arctic leases
and it will dilute Cliff's shares.
Two birds, one stone.
- Is it over between you and Emma? - Yes. Yes, it is.
I wanna make this point very clear. I love my wife.
The last thing I ever want to do is hurt her.
Then you have my support.
But, John Ross, even with my shares,
you still don't have the numbers you need for a super-majority.
Leave that to me.
I'll admit I'm intrigued.
What could possibly necessitate us meeting all the way out here?
I wanted to make sure we had privacy for you to say "yes"
to the deal that I'm about to offer you.
- And what deal is that? - We both want the arctic play.
But more importantly,
we both want freedom from those who hold us back.
You vote with me to take Ewing Global public,
we can have both.
You want me to go against Cliff?
I want you to start following that killer instinct
that made you the successful businessman that you are.
How does two percent royalty on oil produced by the arctic leases sound?
I'm willing to bet that's a lot more than Cliff's paying you.
Betraying Cliff Barnes, that's a dangerous proposition.
And the rewards will be well worth the risks.
Three percent royalty. No risk.
I am tired of being the black sheep of this family
and I know that you are tired of being Cliff's lapdog.
Now, you said yesterday it is a shame to be handcuffed
to the very people you're in business with.
So...
un-cuff yourself.
HEATHER: Hey.
- Here, take this. - Thanks.
Thank you so much for today. Michael had so much fun.
I don't know what you told him, but he's convinced you own Alaska.
(LAUGHING)
I had fun, too. He's a great kid.
He's the one good thing that came from my relationship with Bo.
He said Bo used to be a bull rider. What happened?
Yeah, he used to be one of the best in the circuit.
Had a really bad fall, fractured his spine
and the doctors said he'd never ride again.
I said he was lucky to be walking, but he didn't see it that way.
He felt like he was cheated out of his dream, I guess.
After the physical pain was gone,
he was still popping painkillers like they were candy, so...
- That had to be hard. - Yeah.
I'm just worried now that he's out of a job again.
I've been down this road before.
I wish John Ross had never dangled that opportunity in his face.
Look, I want you to know you don't have to worry about money.
- If there's anything that I can do... - No, thank you. No, we're fine.
- All right. - We'll be fine.
- Here we are, talking about money. - I know.
You're watching my kid.
Thought we were supposed to be keeping this casual.
Apparently, I'm not too good at keeping things casual.
Yeah, apparently, I don't, either.
Well, whatever this is...
...I admit I like it.
So do I.
(PHONE VIBRATING)
All right, I'm headed out for the night.
Just wanted to make sure there's nothing else you need.
No, thank you. I am good. You can go.
You sure there's nothing else you need?
Look, I appreciate your enthusiasm,
but you got to start taking "no" for an answer.
I'm a married man.
I'm sorry, but it ain't ever gonna happen.
Well, that son of yours is something else.
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
JOHN ROSS: I'm a married man.
I'm sorry, but it ain't ever gonna happen.
Maybe we were wrong. Maybe he's not cheating on her.
Without proof, there is no way Pamela's gonna turn against him.
There might be another move to be made with John Ross.
What is it?
He wants me to vote with him to take the company public.
He's angling for control of Ewing Global.
- No, we cannot let that happen. - And we won't.
- But what if we vote with him? - No.
Let him think he's in control
and then we steal Ewing Global out from under him.
Cliff gets back control of the company
and the Ewings are more divided when they blame John Ross.
That's a dangerous gamble.
These people took everything from you.
Taking the company public lets us truly get justice...
...by taking everything from them.
Well, Uncle Bobby recently lectured me
on the importance of this family working together.
Keeping that in mind, I am hoping I have your support.
I have an idea that will not only end our current divide,
but also give us the capital that we need.
I want to take this company public.
This company is our family's legacy, John Ross.
Taking it public will make anyone buy a controlling interest.
Meaning yourself. No way.
I'd like to say that I'm surprised that you two are against me,
but I'm not.
Luckily for me, it doesn't matter. I have the super-majority I need.
Pamela, my mother and Nicolas,
we believe that this is what is best for Ewing Global.
And what kind of deal with the devil did you make, John Ross?
Truth is, I had a long conversation with Cliff.
Thankfully, his business instincts seem to trump his desire for revenge.
Sue Ellen,
you know he's only doing this is to get the company for himself.
I move that we take a vote.
All of those in favor for taking Ewing Global public,
please say "aye."
- Aye. - Aye.
I love my wife.
Last thing I ever want to do is hurt her.
I vote...
...no.
Wasn't enough for you to stab once? You had to go and do it twice?
What the hell is wrong with you?
What's wrong with me? What is wrong with you?
- You lied to my face, John Ross. - I didn't lie to you!
I told you the truth. It is over with Emma.
How clever you are with your words, just like J.R.
What in God's name are you talking about?
I saw her.
Coming out of your office. I saw her, John Ross.
- Candace? - Once a cheater, always a cheater.
I should have learned that lesson the first time around.
You don't know what you're talking about, Mama.
Yeah, Candace was in my office. And the crazy bitch was all over me.
And I turned her down!
Bullshit! I know what I saw!
You don't know because you're drunk! I am telling you the truth!
Even drunk, I know the sound of a lie.
And you are an expert at it, just like your father.
I am not my father!
Are you so hell-bent on punishing J.R. For his sins,
that you're willing to destroy the relationship with your only son?
Damn it, I needed you, Mom! And you sided with them!
I'm your son.
You remember that,
or are you too damn addled to remember who I am?
Why are you doing this to yourself again?
Don't you get it? You did this to me.
You and your father.
- (SOBBING) - No, Mama.
You did this to yourself.
You're so busy seeing the ghost of J.R. In me,
that you can't stop to take a look in the damn mirror.
You want me to take responsibility for my actions?
Then you take responsibility for yours.
(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)
(CELL PHONE BEEPING)
Hey. I need a favor.
- You rang? - Did you bring what I asked?
Pamela told us all about Candace.
Are you sleeping with your secretary, Mr. Ewing?
No. I am not.
Good.
Because I like to know that I'm the only other
"other" woman in your life.
I don't have time for your games. Give me the file on the judge.
You haven't thanked me yet for the shipping contract I got you.
And yet here you are, asking me for something else.
It is always about you.
Your schedule.
Your needs.
But I have needs, too.
Don't bother.
Tonight, it's about my needs.
EMMA: I said come here.
Now.
(PHONE VIBRATING)
(EMMA MOANING)
Now go home and kiss your wife.
(DOOR OPENING)
My mother's not just drinking again, she's out of control.
I'm so sorry to hear that.
You were friends with my daddy back in the day.
You know what a slippery slope this is.
A gift from that whorehouse you like to frequent.
You certainly are just like your father.
You hear that enough...
...eventually, you start to believe it.
(KNOCKING)
What? What is going on?
Ma'am, I got a court order here to take you into custody
for a mandatory psychiatric evaluation.
What? Is this a joke?
You're okay. You're gonna be okay.
(SOFTLY) What is happening? What is this?
Watch your step.
It's okay. This way.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Just gonna make sure you don't hurt yourself, ma'am.
Get her some help.
(VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES)
(ENGINE STARTS)
- (DOOR UNLOCKING, OPENING) - (MAN, WOMAN LAUGHING)
John Ross?
What are you sitting in the dark for?
What's going on?
It's my mother. She's drinking again.
And I think she's been drinking since daddy's funeral.
Oh, no.
JOHN ROSS: We had a huge fight.
She's out of control, Uncle Bobby.
I had to call the police. They've taken her to get her help.
- What? - They took her away?
Now I know why she's been acting so erratically.
And why she betrayed me the way that she did.
What have you done, John Ross?
With my mother incapacitated, her power of attorney falls to me.
And I just know that she'd want me to do the right thing.
Which is why I'll be voting for her to take Ewing Global public.
And there's not a damn thing you can do to stop me.
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