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[ sniffles ] [ gasping, crying ] john ross:i moved back in last week. i ownhalf of southfork now. so i figured i'd spenda little more time here, keep an eye on things. the whole family under the sameroof again, just like old times. buckle up, right? did yousell your penthouse?
oh, hell no. a manneeds his man cave. a place where i can take a girlafter i club her over the head. [ chuckles ] [ silence ] or somewherewhere i can read quietly. you surethere's nothing you need? that's very sweet of you,john ross. but my mom'staking good care of me.
i'm -- i'm fine. i have to go. [ sighs ] last timeyou moved in here, i said some prettyharsh things to you. said family meantnothing to you. and i saidthat it does. we're just ontwo different sides of it. mama gave youhalf of southfork.
welcome home,john ross. ♪ ♪ theme music plays ♪ ♪ bobby: i spoke with carlosmaybe two days ago. he still has nothing on the lady that j.r.was with at the motel. i've sent him the surveillancepictures j.r. gave me. he's checking outryland's trucks, okay? until he comes upwith something -- [ door hinges creak ]
what's going on? um, shut the door. i was just bringing john rossup to speed -- i knowwe're never gonna find the petty muggerthat shot my father. but we are no closerto executing j.r.'s master plan than we were a month ago. i spoke with ellis atthe u.s. attorney's office, son. his friendsin the state department
are busy trying totrack your mother in abu dhabi. but they needmore time. what aboutour meeting with tesha? we still on for today? yeah, it's on. because the sensorwas operational. i checked the code. well, then, if what sue ellen'scontact told us is true and the rigwas sabotaged,
i'm hoping that teshawill tell us how and by whom. i knowwhat both of you think. it was barnes global that madea play for the dct contract. it was barnes globalthat had everything to gain by my rig exploding. motive...which is not proof. j.r. spelled it outin his letter. cliff wascoming for us. we don't know anythingfor certain without proof.
we have to wait and seewhat the commission says. son, i knowyou want answers. of coursei want answers! don't you? i want justice! i mean,my children were murdered, and i need to know why! i need to go to work. no. you don't.
drew and i are breaking groundon the rig today. he's lucky to have you. [ door opens ] thank you for waiting,everyone. [ door closes ] will mr. richardsbe joining us? he won'tbe able to make it. my nameis scott taylor. i'm onthe board of directors
for environmental safetyand hazards. i know emotions are highand answers are wanted, so i'll cutright to the chase. i've asked our lawyerto join us. it is the conclusionof our forensic team, after investigatingthe wreckage of the rig and interviewingkey personnel -- yourselves included --that the cause of the explosion was technical.
there was a glitchin the control system. a gas build-up -- christopher: wait, no. that's --that's not right. the forensic evidence,mr. ewing, suggests an explosioncaused by a dangerous increase in methane gas. your sensor was to blame. the sensor was working.
nothing's perfect,mr. ewing. like your investigation? christopher. no, i agree.this is bullshit. mr. richards saidthat some recording equipment picked up the soundof two explosions. it would suggest -- whatever mr. richards told youwas out of line. we concluded our investigationonly this morning.
were there two explosionsor not? like i said, anythingmr. richards told you -- we canshove up our ass? i mean, that's the longand the short of it, right? the rig was sabotaged, and tesha is tryingto cover it up. mr. ewing,i can assure you, we are not in the "sweepingthings under the rug" business. we are in the "getting tothe truth" business.
the investigating committeefinds ewing energies negligent in the operationof its methane rig, causing irreparableenvironmental damage. we find youfully liable... i want to talkto mr. richards. ...and will be issuinga $1 billion fine. we're fighting this. come on. let's go. the factswill fight back.
bobby: my son is right.you can shove it up your ass. [ telephone rings ] sally, get lew rosen for meon the phone right away. we're gonna appealthis thing today. we'll getour own forensic team. we'll examine the wreckage. we can provethat the rig was sabotaged. we're gonna exposewho's behind this ourselves. sue ellen: we'll have tosubpoena the wreckage.
that won't be easy. why don't we just quit all thisand open up a sandwich shop? ken richardswouldn't lie to me. someone put a gag on him. i want totalk to mr. richards. no. i will. he's sweet on me,and i can use that. bobby: christopher, i know youwant to take the lead on this. let sue ellengo with it, okay?
do you have lewfor me? i think we should talkto pamela. if anyone can get closeto cliff, it's her. she can look at his schedule,see where he's been. i thinkthat's a bad idea. who he's been meeting withbefore and after the explosion. she's got accessto his calendar. [ sighs ] how do you thinkwe should pitch this? "hey, pamela,we think your dad's
"the one who blew up the rigand killed your babies. oh, and by the way, can youcheck some dates for us?" well, we can'tjust sit around! look, she is grieving.maybe you should, too. what wouldmake you people happy, huh? you want me to go home andcurl up in the fetal position? all thatwe're saying is -- what?what are you saying? we're sayingthat we'd understand
if you'd want totake a few days off. are you gonna go see pamelaor not? pamela? afton? hello? oh, my god.pamela. what are youdoing out here? i justneeded some air. you've had enough air.
let's get you inside. [ sighs ] where's afton? i thought your motherwas taking care of you. i sent her home. last week. why did you lie to me? look, you should not be aloneright now, pamela. i don't care. where's your father?
[ scoffs ] somewheremaking some deal. he sent me flowers. when wasthe last time you ate? why are you here? i'm here becausewe are all worried about you. and i ain't going anywhereuntil i know that you're okay. you'll be herea long time. i'm gonna go make yousome tea.
[ indistinct conversations ] let me geta miller lite. hear, hear! good job. bartender:here you go. excuse me, gentlemen. mr. ewing. mr. richards. so, what were youand your friends
on the tesha boardtoasting to? victory? your familywas dealt a horrible blow. there were no victors. no. only losers. and liars. i spoke too soonwhen i told sue ellen that there weretwo explosions at the rig. i looked into it. we were wrong.i'm sorry.
i see now i should'vechosen my words more carefully. i wanted to help. well,you still want to help? tell me who.who told you to shut up? there is no conspiracy. oh, bullshit.tell me who. christopher,i know what you've lost -- don't you pretendto understand what i've lost! i will go into your officestomorrow morning
and i will tell everyonethat you are a whistle-blower and a liar! and that's not evenyour worst offense. you're lettinga murderer go. sir, you need to leave. get your hands off me. get off of me! lucky for you, the bouncer you attackedwants a job on a rig,
so i offered him oneon mine. he's notgonna press charges. christopher,i know that you want answers, but i wish you wouldtake your foot off the gas for a second. you're being reckless. you never wanted them. what are youtalking about? you neverwanted the babies.
you said as much. you saidif it were up to you, you'd be focusingon your career right now. well, you're workingwith your brother, so i guess you gotwhat you wanted. congratulations. [ birds chirping ] [ car door opens ] daddy,what are you doing here?
i wasin the neighborhood. your car's in my way. i know you're seeingthat ramos boy. this isno laughing matter. i dug up some dirton your boyfriend. humor me. drew ramos. 1997,grand theft auto. '98,beat up a guy in a bar.
'99, more fighting,resisting arrest, assaultinga police officer. you sure knowhow to pick 'em, sweetheart. i know all this. arrested for transportationof stolen goods... two months ago. women's shoes,it says. he give you a pair,at least? wow.you really are something.
you are the last personwho should be throwing stones. you're gonna stop seeingthat boy. that's not a request. [ drew grunts ] emma: hey. hey. is thatwhere your father drilled? i was 8when we came to america. i was standing right over therewhen my papi said,
"andresito,our blood is in this land. "and oil, too. and you are gonna help mefind it." three years later, he had struck nothingbut just dirt and rocks. i was herewhen he collapsed. the truck wouldn't start,so i ran to southfork for help. by the time we got back,he was dead. who arethe smaller stones for?
that's -- that's forwhat christopher lost. it was my fault. it wasn't.you were only 11. why did youcome out here? well, i wanted toask you out tonight. [ both chuckle ] well,you could've called me. yes, but there are some thingsyou can't do on the phone. [ beep ]
you were right, mr. ryland.she came right to him. and it doesn't look likeshe's saying goodbye. yes, sir.it'll go down tonight. here. i'm nota crazy person. i don't think thatat -- at all. you need to knowin your life that there are people thatlove you and are here for you. [ cellphone rings ]
[ sighs ]it's christopher. i got to take this. sure, of course. christopher:did you get the cliff info? yeah, i'm good. [ cellphone beeps ] go. i'll be okay. i'm glad you came.
you know, there's somethingyou need to know about what really causedthe explosion on the rig. ♪ ♪ music plays ♪ ♪ [ cellphone keyboard clacking ] come on, grab him. [ cellphone buzzes ] [ groans ] son, you won't bemaking your date tonight. sue ellen, i really shouldn't beseen with you tonight.
the only reason i came wasto tell you about your nephew. he's out of control.he came after me today. if he strangled you, i wouldsit back and watch the show. sue ellen,you must know that i'm notjerking your family around. did you everreally care for me? of course. what you're doing now -- covering up what really happenedon our rig -- is wrong.
it's morally and ethicallywrong, and you know it. understand me, ken -- when the ewings unite,nothing can stop us. so you're either on our side,or you're among the casualties after we have taken downeveryone who has screwed us. i hopeyou're on our side. [ laughs ] [ laughter ] emma, get in the car.
crap. is thatyour husband? i'm her father. go rob some other cradle. hey, hey! go on,before i beat your ass! whatever.i didn't like him anyway. get in the car,sweetheart. why should i do that? 'cause you wouldn't listento reason,
so i had totake other actions. let's gosee your boyfriend. [ water trickling ] i remember the first horseyou fell in love with. that stallion on the estatein england. you were what,6 or 7? wild thing, he was. i told you to stay away.that animal was dangerous. of course,you ignored me.
you went right oninto the stable -- alone. you were such a curious,defiant little girl. you spooked that horse. he kicked you in the arm,broke it in two. remember how much it hurt? well, it hurt me, too, seein'my little girl in so much pain. an inch to the left, that beast would'vekicked you in the chest. you'd have been deadon the spot.
and yet you criedand cried when i had that dirty animalput down. now, you see,this is what happens when you golooking for trouble, honey. you force me to take actionfor your own good. so no morelooking for trouble, okay? yes, daddy. that's my girl. no, she was on a datewith drew.
maybe she was,or maybe the date ended early. i'm just telling youwhat i saw. i think she was high. what?[ chuckling ] no. no. have youtalked to her today? she hasn't left her roomsince she got home last night. there are 20 yearsof that little girl's life that you don't knowanything about. i thinkyou should talk to her.
nice shot, governor. i spoke to sue ellen. the ewingsare charging hard. they're appealingthe fine. oh, boy. sue ellen's like a dogwith a bone, isn't she? do me a favor. there's an extra capin the car. would you bring itfor mr. richards?
yes, governor. now, you told methat you could handle them. i'm pushing backbest i can. mm. so,what's the problem? what happened to thatbarnes girl, to her children... i don't knowhow i can square that away. the ewings were never supposedto think there was sabotage. you looked into thingsthat you shouldn't have. it was you who dropped thatdead bird on that doorstep, ken.
you did. and now you got togo on burying it. what if i don't want to? you know i could've hung youout to dry in the past. i didn't do itbecause you're a smart man. and a smart manknows how to keep a secret. like that tech company dumping all those toxicchemicals into that river. you turned a blind eye,and no one was the wiser.
and you knowi could change all that. it's for the glare,mr. richards. in caseyou want to take a shot. wouldn't want youto lose sight. [ gun cocks ] oh, and i acceptyour resignation. i didn't offer it. no, no. you did. pull. [ clay pigeon explodes ]
it's carlos. carlos:bobby, my condolences. i've seen the news. thank you. we could usea little good news right now. i was hopingthat's why you called. carlos: you told me to follow upon what j.r. was up to down in nuevo laredo. the investigation has come upwith something new.
tell me, carlos. well, the police report said that j.r. was seenwith a woman that night. they met at a cluband went back to his hotel room. i have found this woman, andi have brought her to dallas. who is she? she's a hostessat the club. an american. i'm on my wayto meet her now.
i could bring herby your office in an hour. that's great, carlos.i'll be there. what aboutryland's trucks? you have anythingon that? ryland transport moves cargoin nuevo laredo. wholesalewomen's clothing. it's legitimate. i'm not sure what j.r.was on to, bobby. well, maybe the womancan tell us something.
j.r. wanted harris rylandto burn. we won't disappoint him. good work, my friend. thank you very much. it wasn't your fault,christopher. whether or nottesha confirms it, everybody in this familyknows it was not your fault. i'm sorryfor what i said to you. i knowyou would've loved them.
the babies. i know you would've beena great mother to them. you know,i-i just want to go to her. i want to be able to tell pamelathat i'm not responsible for -- for killing our babies. but it's lookingmore and more like i'm never gonna be ableto do that. she'll believe you. go to her.
carlos: rhonda. tell mr. ewingwhat you told me. please. i met j.r. at the club. he wanted to ask me questionsabout the men who own the club. what men? the mendez-ochoa cartel. narcotraffickers. he really wanted to knowabout one guy --
an americanwho came into the club a lot to meetwith mr. mendez-ochoa. [ keyboard clacks ] was it that man? yes. that's him. j.r. wanted to knowwhat business this guy was doing with the cartel.i told him i didn't know, and if i did,i couldn't tell him. because you'd put yourselfin danger?
because i'd put us bothin danger. what would ryland be doingwith narcotraffickers? is that what his trucksare taking back and forthacross the border? maybe j.r.was on to that. i'll talkto the federales, let them knowthere may be a connection between the carteland ryland transport. i'd appreciate it if you'dstay in dallas a few more days.
j.r.'s not the first man to invite me backto his hotel room. he just wanted to talk,share a drink. he was kind to me. gentlemen are in suchshort supply where i work. i'm so sorry what happenedto your brother. john ross told me. he saidthe rig was sabotaged. that your technologywasn't to blame.
[ cries ] promise me... promise me thatwhen you find out who did this, you'll make them pay. lisa, who sent this? lisa: ken richardsdropped it off. bobby:harris ryland? he was the biggest contributorto the governor's campaign. that could mean --
the governoris in his pocket. which is why ryland needed meto lose the election. so harris rylandand the governor are putting pressure on teshato cover up the sabotage and put the blame on us. but why? why would rylandbe involved in this? bobby, we're in a stickier webthan we realized. but i think you, christopher,and john ross know more
than you're letting on. tell mewhat's going on. bobby:j.r. knew that cliff and harris would join forcesand come after us. that's why he wanted usto have this -- all pieces to the puzzleof his master plan to take them both downonce and for all. barnes global'sfinancial history, ryland's trucking in mexico,
christopher's mother'swhereabouts -- somehow,it's all connected. john ross, christopher, and iare trying to figure it all out, connect all the dotsand finish what j.r. started. we need to find a way toruin them before they ruin us. john ross copied thisfrom pamela's computer. it's rebecca wentworth's will. that's cliff's mother,the founder of barnes global. rebecca left her entire estateto her three children --
katherine, cliff,and pam. that includes her sharesof barnes global. if i read this right,her estate is a living trust, which means if we can'tfind pam or if she's dead... her shares go to me. one-third of barnes global. it's lookingmore and more like cliff and rylandare coming for us together, just like j.r. predicted.
if we can getpam's shares, we can kick the legs outfrom under cliff, maybe his entire plan. that's why j.r. wanted usto find pam. that's our move. drew, what happened? who did this to you? promise meyou won't tell anyone. okay,okay, i promise.
it was harris ryland. excellent. yes. all right, thank you. well,everything's in place, and the ewings should be servedany minute now. i was watchingthis program the other day -- some nature documentary on the hunting patternof the komodo dragon. you watch this?
no. well, see,the komodo is venomous, and his bite is poison. so he bites his prey --buffalo usually -- and then he waits. the komodo's strong,but the buffalo's stronger. can't take it downwhile it's full strength. so the dragon waits while the buffalogets weaker and weaker.
takes days,weeks sometimes. the dragonkeeps his distance but never loses sightof his prey. mr. ewing? bobby: yes? sorry to interrupt.this came for you. it says "urgent." harris: he's patientand has no mercy. that's his biggest strength.
the dragonwatches the venom take hold, waiting for the buffalo to fall,for a moment to pounce. you allbetter come with me. the buffalo panics. he tries to escape,tries to fight the venom, but it's no use. the venom is absolute. mr. ewing, i'm mr. travisfrom the governor's office. what the hell is all this?
you can't just takethe land. you have tomake an offer for it. we did. mrs. henderson,the landlord, she told us what to dowith our offer. charming woman. you took advantageof her. our actionsare well within the law, i assure you. and under the privilegeof eminent domain, we're shuttingyour production down.
this landbelongs to the state now. you got a complaint, you canfill out the proper paperwork. harris: there's no escaping it,no fighting it, no end game where the buffalowins and the dragon loses. instead of pumping here, why don't we just pumpat southfork? we'll getour oil that way. the well is capped.it'll take weeks. we don't have time.that fine is coming due.
if we can't pump oil, we can'tpay the fine or the bank. this is what they've beenbuilding towards -- cliff and ryland. they want to see uslose everything. harris: but the dragon'spatience is well-rewarded. the buffalo collapses. succumbs to the venom. that's whenthe dragon feeds.
