Previously on Dallas...
50% of my shares of Ewing Energies
- for Christopher's matching pattern. - 90%.
I'll take 70%.
Emma, I'm your mother.
I was hoping I'd never see you again.
Bobby: You and Harris kidnapped her, and you raised her in secret.
John Ross: You have earned it, Elena.
How about it, fellas? We each get 5%, making it equal ...
equal partners.
Elena had to borrow a large sum of money
to get the lease on the Henderson land.
Money from your Mama. We can't expect your Mama
to seize Elena's shares for no good reason.
Oh, I'm sure their contract is full of good reasons.
You disrespected me in front of the board.
Don't do that again.
How does it feel to be a poodle?
Becky: She fell in love with Christopher.
She quit the con. She threw out my brother.
This is ridiculous! She's lying!
I'm ruling against annulment.
This court will reconvene for divorce proceedings.
- Who sent this? - The sender is... Tommy Sutter.
Pamela: Tommy, I warned you.
I have very powerful contacts. I can make you disappear.
2x03 - Sins of the Father
[ telephone ringing ]
What are you doing? Let's go.
If I file a missing person's report on Tommy,
every cop in Texas is gonna be looking for him.
- Yeah, that's the point. - Well, I'm not doing that to my brother.
The only reason he would have sent me his phone
is 'cause he knew something bad was gonna happen to him.
No, he's okay. He's just laying low.
- Come on. - Why are you making me do this?
Because, whether you want to face this or not,
Pamela Barnes did something to your brother.
[ police radio chatter ]
And when I prove that, she goes to jail
and I get custody of my children.
And if you don't do this,
you'll be sitting right next to her in that cell.
- [ sighs ] Name. - Thomas William Sutter.
[ keyboard clacking ]
- Height and weight. - 5'8", 200.
[ keyboard clacking ]
6'0", 175.
You sure you two talking about the same guy?
You know, I can save you time. He's probably in the system.
Mm-hmm.
"Fraud, burglary, forgery..."
Is it possible this pillar of the community
isn't in danger and just in the wind?
No, Tommy and my ex-wife were involved in a scam
to steal from my family when he went missing.
- I'm pretty sure my ex-wife is involved. - And you think that because...?
Tommy, I warned you.
I warned you not to push me around, because I will push back.
I have very powerful contacts. I can make you disappear.
Push me one more time, and you'll be sorry, Tommy.
- I'm gonna need you to fill this out. - What is it?
It's a release for your brother's dental records.
- Hey. - Hey.
Congratulations on you being made partner at Ewing Energies.
Thank you.
- You keep those boys in line. - Oh, I will.
Are you all right?
- Elena, do you mind? - Of course.
Bobby... talk to me.
I'm gonna tell you something that's gonna be hard to hear.
Okay.
I talked to Emma.
She told me she had never been kidnapped.
Ryland took her from the fair that day.
And he is gonna pay. I promise you.
The police are gonna question Emma tomorrow
about everything that happened.
That son of a bitch.
- That son of a bitch. - Annie.
- That son of a bitch. - Annie, Annie.
At least now you know why she was angry with you.
Harris filled her with lies all these years.
Now that you know what you're facing, you can build a relationship with her.
- She wasn't angry. She hated me. - She never met you.
She hates this ... this thing that Harris created.
Show her who you really are.
We can go there tomorrow.
You can talk to her at the police station.
I can't.
- But you have to. - It's too late.
Annie. Annie. Ann!
You can't allow her to go the rest of her life
with the poison that that bastard filled her with.
She deserves to have you in her life.
Fight for her.
[ sighs ]
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Where you going?
I get me a little breakfast, I think I'll be ready for round 2.
[ sighs ]
I hear they have nice waffles at the Ritz.
- You're kicking me out? - I have work to do.
Well, speaking of work,
how about I draw up some papers, finalize our deal?
Smooth. You don't have control of Ewing Energies yet.
And until I get my divorce, I don't have any shares.
Well... [ sighs ]
That is only a matter of time.
Becky Sutter's testimony guaranteed that.
I don't trust you.
Don't be confused by what happened last night.
This is business. You and I are working together.
Nothing more.
[ gasps ] [ grunts ]
Now, darling, let's not consider this work.
Let's consider this screwing over Christopher and Elena
and stealing Ewing Energies right out from underneath them.
I like to be on top... darlin'.
Well, we have that in common... darlin'.
Hey, Rollie.
- Thanks for letting us do this. - No problem, Bobby.
- I'll find out what interview Emma's in. - Okay, thanks. Come on, honey.
Haven't you done enough damage to that poor girl?
The damage I've done? [ scoffs ]
That's rich. Your son stole my daughter from me.
He let me believe she was dead.
And I know you were right there by his side.
Yes, I was. And now I can finally tell you
what I have waited 20 years to say.
You were nothing but an egg donor for Harris.
You were never worthy to be his wife.
And there's only one woman good enough for that job, isn't there?
Too bad it's a crime to marry your son.
No. No, no, no, no. Hey. Hey.
Emma's in interview three.
Thanks, Rollie. Thanks. Annie...
she's not worth it. She's nothing.
Go see your daughter.
The minute Harris is in prison, I am coming for you.
Oh, dear. That's so sweet.
But you're not my type.
I know you're angry, but I just wanted to talk to you.
Using the police to get me here wasn't very helpful.
The police brought you here because your father kidnapped you.
Rescued me.
[ sighs ]
I understand you've probably spent your whole life hating me.
I never gave you much thought, actually.
Emma, when you were born, there was a lot going on.
This is a waste of time, Ann.
Your father's had your whole life to convince you I'm a monster.
Please just... give me five minutes to try and prove I'm not.
What did he tell you about me?
He told me you were a drug-addicted, depressed, hopeless mess.
I was.
When you were born, I was lost and confused and hated myself
because your father made me believe I should.
Don't blame him for your failings.
I took tranquilizers to try and push away that pain.
To stay in the marriage, to... to be a good mother.
But it made things worse.
And I started falling down this dark hole,
farther and farther until I lost sight of who I was
and what really mattered ... you.
I'm so sorry.
When I lost you, I died inside.
You seem to have recovered quite nicely.
[ sighs ]
I spent years looking for you.
Praying that you were still alive.
I never stopped loving you, Emma.
I think you've confused love with guilt.
I've lived a great life with my father.
If you care about me at all, you'll leave me alone
and you'll stop what you're trying to do to him.
Now I'd really appreciate if you'd leave.
We can pick this up later, darling.
How you doing?
That little girl is gonna teach me what I need to know
to erase the cloud drive Bobby has ... the one with all the dirt on me.
Come on over here. Take a look at this.
I got a hold of Elena's loan agreement with Sue Ellen,
and I found the best trigger for your mother
to take Elena's shares of Ewing Energies.
So, if Elena defaults on the Henderson loan,
Mama can take all her shares.
Yeah, and once Sue Ellen has those shares,
they're as good as ours.
Look, you and I both know that even if Elena does default,
Mom's not gonna take her shares.
She's not gonna want to look like the bad guy.
Now, that's why you're gonna have to get her riled up about Elena.
Well, how the hell do I do that?
Son, that girl stomped all over your heart
like a Brahma bull going after a rodeo clown.
You use those puppy-dog eyes you got from me,
and that's gonna bring out the mama bear in Sue Ellen.
- Is he talking to his father? - No, it's lew, his lawyer.
Bobby and Ann are still at the police station.
I don't know how she's dealing with this.
God doesn't give you more than you can handle, mija.
Christopher: That's great. That's great. Thank you.
[ sighs ]
Lew was able to set a hearing with the judge
to have Becky Sutter back on the stand.
Will he be able to grant you an annulment
so we can have a church wedding?
- It's a good first step. - The place doesn't matter.
As long as I'm marrying my soul mate.
Cuz, if you want me to be your best man, you better ask me soon.
- I book up kind of fast. - You know, I was gonna ask you,
but I thought you might be busy that day trying to screw me over.
Then it's maid of honor or nothing.
You'd think rich people would lock their damn doors!
Andres! I must be seeing things. Ay!
Oh! Let me look at you.
Estás muy flaco.
You need to eat more. [ laughs ]
- Elena, look who's here. - No love for big brother?
I'm just surprised.
Hug your brother right now.
I'm gonna make you all your favorites.
- Oh! - Hey, hey, hey.
Don't break my fiancée.
I told you if you didn't get out of this town,
you'd end up with one of these dopes.
I got a fast car. Not too late to run.
No, running's more your style. Been here under a minute
and you're already stirring up trouble. That's got to be a new record.
Hey, just... treat my sister right.
Always have.
J-ro, my boy. What about you, huh?
- You got anybody special? - They're all special. You know that.
If I only stuck around, I could have taught you so much.
If you'd have stayed around, I'd be doing hard time in huntsville.
- How long you back for? - Back for good.
You know, figured it's time to put down some roots.
Sue Ellen: Yes, I understand your position,
but just think of all the good that money would do.
No, I appreciate you calling me yourself.
[ cellphone beeps ] [ sighs ]
There's the prettiest mother in Texas.
John Ross, what are you doing here?
Oh, I came to make a contribution to the Sue Ellen Ewing foundation.
Put that away.
- Hey, Mama. - Hi, sweetheart.
Now, I know things may not be as great around here since... [ sighs ]
My public disgrace?
It'll turn around.
But if it doesn't, well, it might be for the best.
What are you talking about?
Mama, I never saw you more alive than when you were running for Governor.
Even though that didn't happen,
doesn't mean you've got to go back to
having tea with a bunch of rich old ladies.
- We do good work here. - You do a lot for others, Mama.
But isn't it time you do something for yourself?
Such as?
You wrote Elena that check to buy the Henderson oil lease.
You should be getting paid on that oil.
Well, Elena said that they hit a salt dome.
That it was nearly impossible to get that oil.
Hmm, well...
Nearly impossible... ain't impossible.
Elena stopped drilling because she's too busy
counting her new shares of Ewing Energies.
Why are you suddenly so interested in my oil loans with Elena?
Maybe it's time for you to start building your own empire.
Vengeance won't heal a broken heart.
[ sighs ]
A broken heart is one thing,
but she and Christopher seem to enjoy watching
me witness every moment of their newfound love.
She wasn't the right one for you.
She played me like a fool, Mama.
Don't let her do the same to you.
I was married to your father for 17 years.
I think I know when I'm being played.
But maybe it's time to show that girl exactly who she's dealing with.
It's 15 years overdue,
but I figure it's time I pay you back for my first beer.
- I don't do that anymore. - Yeah, right.
What happened to the guy that spent a week building a ramp
so he could launch his car into old man Reeder's pond?
He realized that drinking and success do not mix.
All right.
No more trouble from me, little sis. Promise.
To promises kept.
[ cellphone ringing ]
[ cellphone beeps ] Hello.
Sorry, I got to take this. Yeah.
Hey, I have a business proposition for you.
Okay.
I spent the last 10 years since I got out of the army
learning how to run every new piece of equipment
they have on a drilling rig.
I came back to Dallas to drill our father's land.
- Drew ... - Let me finish.
[ sighs ]
Our father died before he could find oil.
You and me together could find that oil.
Drew, we don't own that land anymore.
- What? - Mom sold it to Bobby.
Why the hell would she do that?
Because when you chose the army over jail,
life went on back here.
We had bills to pay... debts you owed on.
Bobby gave mom more than that land was worth.
He bought it because he knows there's oil under there.
It's a dry hole.
And if Dad hadn't been so blind to that fact,
- he'd still be alive today. - No, you're wrong.
You're wrong.
[ sighs ]
And I'll prove it. I'm getting our land back.
Because I won't turn my back on our father's legacy.
[ metal clangs ]
Pamela: I don't pay you to think.
When the option hits the strike price, you sell.
[ cellphone beeps ] Maybe I wasn't clear.
I gave you that money to go away.
- Where's my brother? - I have no idea.
- What do you want? - To stay out of jail.
What are you talking about?
Christopher's threatened to try me for perjury if I don't go back on
that stand and admit you were leading the con to get his methane patent.
- Threatening you with what? - He has Tommy's cellphone.
So?
There's a voicemail on there that proves I knew about the con.
That's unfortunate.
For you.
What's unfortunate for you is that there's another voicemail
on there that sounds a lot like you threatening my brother's life.
I didn't hurt Tommy.
You need to believe that.
No, what I need to believe is that you're gonna hand me
a million dollars cash to go somewhere Christopher can't find me.
- Your price has gone up. - I spent the morning
letting Christopher believe I was on his side.
But I have no intention of being around when the court date arrives.
Unless you don't pay.
Then I'll be up on that stand singing my heart out.
There was a voicemail that Christopher Ewing played for me
from you to Tommy Sutter where you said...
if he pushed you one more time, he'd be sorry.
Tommy had been threatening me
to try and get the plans for Christopher's methane patent.
I was afraid if I didn't make him go away,
that Christopher might do something to him.
- Christopher? - Yes.
Tommy had hit me.
And when Chris found out, he threatened to hurt Tommy.
Hmm.
Well, I think that's all the questions I have.
Of course. Whatever help I can be.
- Hey. - Hey. I was right.
My brother came back for a reason.
He wants to drill on the land my Dad died on.
- There's no oil there. - I know, but this isn't about facts.
Then what's it about?
He wants to prove that my Dad didn't die drilling a dry hole.
He still feels guilty about his death.
Just because Drew was there when your father died
doesn't make it his fault.
No, but he thinks it's his fault that he didn't save him.
- He was a kid. - It doesn't matter.
And I'm scared that there's a part of Drew that thinks it's his
destiny to drill on that land until he either strikes oil, or...
Or what?
We need to get Becky out of town.
She's too unpredictable to trust around the police.
I'll deal with her.
Just pay her off. But make her believe
if she comes sniffing around for money again,
she's not gonna like the answer she gets.
[ knock on door ] Sue Ellen.
- El, your office is lovely. - Thank you.
So, what can I do for you? Please.
I gave you a sizable loan to drill on Henderson land.
- You stopped. - Because we hit a salt dome.
Which I've heard is drillable.
It is, but we have to sidetrack around it,
which is gonna cost us more money than we have right now.
I was hoping to get some cash from my share of Ewing Energies
so that I could pay for those costs rather than come to you for more money.
That's not your decision to make.
It's time that you started treating my interests
- as something more than just a hobby. - This isn't a hobby.
Sue Ellen, I'm not sure where all this anger is coming from,
but if this is about something more personal,
then we should talk about it.
- John Ross and I ... - You broke his heart. He'll heal.
This is about business, pure and simple.
I loaned you that money because I believed that you could turn a profit.
You have one month to hit that oil or I call in the loan.
Hey, Jill, anything new from John Ross' secretary?
Nothing suspicious yet.
- Keep an eye on her. - Okay.
- Sue Ellen. - Christopher.
- What was that all about? - Sue Ellen is just a bitch on wheels.
Something or somebody got her all riled up
about me not drilling the Henderson well.
- Hmm. - Stacy did say that
John Ross has been calling his mom a lot recently.
And he wrote her a pretty big check for her foundation.
[ cellphone rings, beeps ]
Yeah.
I'll be right there.
The cops just found something at Pamela's old condo.
- What? - They wouldn't say over the phone.
I got to go.
[ door opens ]
What did you find?
Here, put these on over your shoes, and don't touch anything.
Your ex-wife ... she tried to convince me
that you did something to Tommy.
Me?
Yeah, but I saw how her moving out of this condo
and Tommy Sutter going off the grid seemed to coincide.
Leave them.
Got this off the heating grate in the floor. See that?
- High-velocity blood spatter. - Somebody was shot in here.
Whoever it was probably didn't make it.
Look at this.
Cleanup was good.
But once the blood gets down in the cracks like that,
it's almost impossible to get it out.
How long before you find out if it's Tommy's?
With the burglary conviction, he's already in the system.
- Shouldn't be too long. - Is this enough to arrest Pamela?
No, but she's got a lot of explaining to do.
[ cellphone vibrating ]
Hi, I need a cab. Tell them to wait. I'll be right there.
[ gasps ]
[ cows mooing ]
[ dog barking ]
[ chuckles ]
Remember how dad used to let us
Sit on his lap and drive the truck out here?
I always told him, "faster, faster."
But he said, "you have to be careful out here.
If something goes wrong, you're on your own."
He should have taken his own advice.
He wasn't alone. I was here.
Drew, I know it's hard for you to accept that this land isn't ours anymore.
Dad knew there was oil here.
Us finding it would have made him proud.
No.
Us pumping oil under the Ramos name would make him proud.
You can help me make that happen.
- Yeah, how? - I bought a lease on the Henderson land.
But I've been so busy with Ewing Energies I kind of dropped the ball.
What's the projected reserve?
5,000 barrels a day. But we hit a salt dome.
I've dealt with those before. I could really use your help.
Work for my little sister?
With me.
For Dad.
Hey, Bubba. What you drinking?
Anything you're buying.
Two of those, please.
So, word is, you got hired on as the drilling foreman on Elena Ramos' rig.
You know I don't drink at work anymore.
I need this job, John Ross.
[ chuckles ] Untwist your britches. I'm just making conversation.
Thank you.
- So, I heard they hit a salt dome. - Yeah.
Drilling those can be tricky...
...especially when the GPS on the drilling head is off.
- Well, that wouldn't happen on my watch. - People make mistakes.
What are you asking?
I would consider it a favor
if you did not strike oil for quite some time.
Well, if I do this favor for you, what's in it for me?
My undying friendship for every month till I say different.
Enjoy that drink.
You lost a step, Frank.
[ chuckles ] It's a sad day when an old man
- can sneak up on a super-ninja. - What are you doing here?
Well, I heard they found some... what do you call it? ...
"high velocity blood spatter" at Pamela Barnes' old condo.
Word is it might belong to Tommy Sutter.
I'm no detective, but whatever they found
in Pamela's condo is Pamela's problem.
Well, I'm no detective either,
but it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to know
that you clean up whatever mess Cliff asks you to.
And this certainly is a mess.
It may be hard for an old, retired fellow like you to understand this...
But I'm a busy man. I don't have time to chat.
Yeah, well, I'm retired, but not by choice.
Getting pushed out of my place at the table stung like hell.
But you know how that feels, don't you, Frank?
After all the jams you've gotten Cliff out of,
to be treated like a lapdog by that spoiled princess.
You're not a Barnes, Frank.
No matter how much Cliff appreciates what you've done,
when push comes to shove, he's gonna protect his daughter.
And we both know that rich folks don't go to jail.
However, the people who clean up after them do.
- What are you suggesting? - Tell me where the body and the gun are.
I'll make sure they pop up.
You can get your place back at the Barnes global table,
and I make sure that Barnes girl doesn't get a piece of Ewing Energies.
If there were a body, the moment it appeared,
Cliff would know I sold him out.
[ laughs ] Frank, I'm J.R. Ewing.
I can make a body appear in the middle of a church social
without anybody knowing how it got there.
- Why should I trust you? - Because we both want to destroy Pamela.
And it's a rare and beautiful thing when enemies share the same enemy.
I'll be expecting a call.
Make it soon.
[ music ]
[ cellphone rings, beeps ]
- Yeah, what's going on? - The results are in.
That was Tommy Sutter's blood in Pamela's condo.
This is now a homicide investigation.
[ cellphone beeps ]
[ sighs ]
Lew is freaking out.
He said he had to beg this judge to get this hearing.
And if Becky doesn't get here soon,
she's gonna throw out your annulment case,
and once it's gone, it is never coming back.
Becky will be here.
She knows what's gonna happen if she's not.
- The judge is getting impatient. - You need to find her. Now.
[ dialing ]
- Now is not the time. - I just want to talk.
Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen.
Why not? What are you afraid of?
You.
[ ringing ]
Becky, come on. Pick up, damn it.
- Can I get you anything? - No, Bobby, I'm fine.
All right, so, what is it that you couldn't tell me over the phone?
Where's Ann? This concerns her, too.
She's upstairs resting. What's going on?
There's nothing we can do to Harris Ryland.
What are you talking about? He kidnapped Emma.
When a parent does it, it's called custodial interference.
The statute of limitations to prosecute has passed.
So you're telling me this piece of garbage is gonna get away with it.
The only way we could prosecute him is if he sexually abused Emma.
But the police questioned her for hours,
and all she kept saying was how much she loved her father.
I'm ... I'm sorry, Bobby.
- You've got to question her again. - Her answers aren't going to change.
You have to do something, Rollie.
We have to find a way to make Harris pay.
- There's nothing else to do. - What am I gonna tell Ann?
[ laughs ]
- J.R. - Hey, Bobby.
I'm just looking at some old news clippings of my past exploits.
It seems like I was quite a scoundrel, huh?
[ chuckles ] J.R., I need your help.
What's gotten into you?
Harris Ryland is not going to jail for kidnapping Emma.
The statute of limitations has expired. And I want him to pay.
Well, I've seen that look before.
You go over there to get justice, and you're likely to beat him to death.
That's why I need you.
Help me find a way to bring him down.
Don't you worry, little brother. This is gonna be my masterpiece.
[ sighs ]
- I heard Becky was a no-show. - I told you I'd handle it.
What's going on?
Cops said they found Tommy Sutter's blood in your old condo.
They said they had evidence that he was shot, Pamela.
Know anything about that?
[ sighs ] I know he hit you.
- More than once. - Was it a fight?
I mean, you were just protecting yourself, right?
Why does it matter to you?
Just protecting the deal.
[ door closes ]
[ sighs ]
Emma's a pretty amazing girl, isn't she?
She holds a hell of a grudge, though.
Me and mama raised her right.
Why? Why did you take her away from me?
Last time we talked, you were wearing a wire. So...
[ chuckles ]
...if we're gonna continue this conversation... I'm gonna have to...
[ sighs ]
Now, if I remember correctly...
Why did you take her?
I just did what you didn't have the guts to follow through on.
That's a lie. It destroyed me.
Did you hate me that much?
Oh, Annie, it all worked out for the best.
Besides, she's a grown woman. Nothing you can do about it, anyway.
Just tell the truth for once in your miserable life.
- Why? - Do you really have to ask?
- I want to hear you say it. - 'Cause you were about to leave me.
And after all I did for you, turning that gangly, raw-boned girl
- into a proper woman... - Broken puppet.
...there was no way you were gonna make a fool of me by leaving.
You had to pay a price.
And the look on your face right now... is priceless.
- Go on. - Oh, you still like the pain, don't you.
How's it gonna help to hear about what you lost?
Is it gonna get you back any of Emma's first steps,
or her dance recitals, or any of those birthdays?
Is it gonna get you even one of those nights
snuggled up to her, telling her bedtime stories
while she fell asleep?
No. 'Cause I took that away from you.
Forever.
See? Hearing that didn't help at all, now, did it?
Oh, it helped a lot.
[ gunshot ]
[ humming sound ]
[ steps in distance ]
[ tense music ]
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