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Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: Digger's Daughter

An age old feud between the Ewings and the Barnes starts up again when Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes reveal the shocking news to their families they have married. J.R. Ewing, Bobby's older brother, seeks to break the newlyweds up by using ranch hand Ray Krebbs, who once dated Pamela.

     

Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: Digger's Daughter

An age old feud between the Ewings and the Barnes starts up again when Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes reveal the shocking news to their families they have married. J.R. Ewing, Bobby's older brother, seeks to break the newlyweds up by using ranch hand Ray Krebbs, who once dated Pamela.

     

Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: Lessons

Seeking acceptance into the Ewing family, Pamela does her best to befriend Lucy despite the situation being not as easy as it would seem.

     

Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: Lessons

Seeking acceptance into the Ewing family, Pamela does her best to befriend Lucy despite the situation being not as easy as it would seem.

     

Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: Spy in the House

When information from sensitive paperwork for the family business ends up with Cliff Barnes, J.R. accuses his new sister-in-law, Pamela, of leaking Ewing Oil information in front of the entire family. Pamela denies everything but her and Bobby end up leaving the ranch to spend a night in a hotel.

     

Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: Spy in the House

When information from sensitive paperwork for the family business ends up with Cliff Barnes, J.R. accuses his new sister-in-law, Pamela, of leaking Ewing Oil information in front of the entire family. Pamela denies everything but her and Bobby end up leaving the ranch to spend a night in a hotel.

     

Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Winds of Vengeance

Texas is being threatened by a powerful storm. As the hurricane approaches two men arrive at Southfork and take hostages. One of the men is out for revenge on J.R. for having an affair with his wife.

     

Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Winds of Vengeance

Texas is being threatened by a powerful storm. As the hurricane approaches two men arrive at Southfork and take hostages. One of the men is out for revenge on J.R. for having an affair with his wife.

     

Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: Barbecue

The annual Ewing barbecue is a source of tension between the Ewing and Barnes families when Pam's pregnancy is announced. The news, among other things, sends Sue Ellen to the bottle which brings about other problems at Southfork.

     

Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: Barbecue

The annual Ewing barbecue is a source of tension between the Ewing and Barnes families when Pam's pregnancy is announced. The news, among other things, sends Sue Ellen to the bottle which brings about other problems at Southfork.

     

Episode 6 - Season 2, Episode 1: Reunion, Pt. 1

Bobby thinks he has hit the jackpot in Las Vegas when he runs into Gary, Lucy's father, and convinces him to return to the family ranch in Texas. Gary's return makes quite an impact on the family and Lucy has a surprise of her own when she unites her father with her mother whom she has been seeing secretly. J.R. sees Gary's return as another attempt by his brothers to dilute his power and he is determined to not let it happen.

     

Episode 6 - Season 2, Episode 1: Reunion, Pt. 1

Bobby thinks he has hit the jackpot in Las Vegas when he runs into Gary, Lucy's father, and convinces him to return to the family ranch in Texas. Gary's return makes quite an impact on the family and Lucy has a surprise of her own when she unites her father with her mother whom she has been seeing secretly. J.R. sees Gary's return as another attempt by his brothers to dilute his power and he is determined to not let it happen.

     

Episode 7 - Season 2, Episode 2: Reunion, Pt. 2

J.R.'s attempts to make his long-lost brother Gary comfortable in his new surroundings is a ploy to pressure him into taking over one of the Ewing businesses. Val, Gary's former wife, believes it is just another method of chasing him away again. Pam's father, Digger, is recovering from another drunken binge and decides he will no longer acknowledge Pam as his daughter because she married a Ewing.

     

Episode 7 - Season 2, Episode 2: Reunion, Pt. 2

J.R.'s attempts to make his long-lost brother Gary comfortable in his new surroundings is a ploy to pressure him into taking over one of the Ewing businesses. Val, Gary's former wife, believes it is just another method of chasing him away again. Pam's father, Digger, is recovering from another drunken binge and decides he will no longer acknowledge Pam as his daughter because she married a Ewing.

     

Episode 8 - Season 2, Episode 3: Old Acquaintance

Jenna Wade, a young woman Bobby once asked to marry, returns to his life asking for help for herself and her fatherless daughter, "Charlie." Fearing the child may be his, Bobby finds himself helping Jenna more than he cares to and Pam definitely sees Jenna and her daughter's presence as a threat to their marriage.

     

Episode 8 - Season 2, Episode 3: Old Acquaintance

Jenna Wade, a young woman Bobby once asked to marry, returns to his life asking for help for herself and her fatherless daughter, "Charlie." Fearing the child may be his, Bobby finds himself helping Jenna more than he cares to and Pam definitely sees Jenna and her daughter's presence as a threat to their marriage.

     

Episode 9 - Season 2, Episode 4: Bypass

Bobby and J.R. both feel guilty for their father's apparent heart attack when Jock becomes distressed over Bobby's threat to leave the Ewing Oil Company after continually arguing with J.R. Jock's condition mandates open heart surgery which causes Bobby to suspect J.R. of making business deals on the possibility of Jock not surviving the operation.

     

Episode 9 - Season 2, Episode 4: Bypass

Bobby and J.R. both feel guilty for their father's apparent heart attack when Jock becomes distressed over Bobby's threat to leave the Ewing Oil Company after continually arguing with J.R. Jock's condition mandates open heart surgery which causes Bobby to suspect J.R. of making business deals on the possibility of Jock not surviving the operation.

     

Episode 10 - Season 2, Episode 5: Black Market Baby

Afraid that Pam and Bobby will produce the first Ewing grandchild, Sue Ellen tries to adopt, but upon learning the waiting period could be years, she decides to buy a "black market" baby. Sue Ellen decides to keep her illegal adoption a secret from J.R., knowing he would refuse to allow it. As she shops for baby items she runs into Pam and fears her secret will be exposed.

     

Episode 10 - Season 2, Episode 5: Black Market Baby

Afraid that Pam and Bobby will produce the first Ewing grandchild, Sue Ellen tries to adopt, but upon learning the waiting period could be years, she decides to buy a "black market" baby. Sue Ellen decides to keep her illegal adpotion a secret from J.R., knowing he would refuse to allow it. As she shops for baby items she runs into Pam and fears her secret will be exposed

     

Episode 11 - Season 2, Episode 6: Double Wedding

Pam tries to keep a secret from Bobby -- that she was previously married -- but cannot when her ex-husband appears at J.R.'s office to declare he wants her back. J.R. is delighted to spread the word at the family dinner that Pamela is a bigamist but Pamela contends it was a momentary teen-age marriage that was annulled. With no papers to prove it was annulled the situation proves to be more than just embarrassing for Pam.

     

Episode 11 - Season 2, Episode 6: Double Wedding

Pam tries to keep a secret from Bobby -- that she was previously married -- but cannot when her ex-husband appears at J.R.'s office to declare he wants her back. J.R. is delighted to spread the word at the family dinner that Pamela is a bigamist but Pamela contends it was a momentary teen-age marriage that was annulled. With no papers to prove it was annulled the situation proves to be more than just embarrassing for Pam.

     

Episode 12 - Season 2, Episode 7: Runaway

Lucy runs away from home when Jock refuses to allow her to invite her mother to her birthday party. She accepts a ride from someone who turns out to be a psychotic thief and who thinks he has found a lovely partner for his crimes.

     

Episode 12 - Season 2, Episode 7: Runaway

Lucy runs away from home when Jock refuses to allow her to invite her mother to her birthday party. She accepts a ride from someone who turns out to be a psychotic thief and who thinks he has found a lovely partner for his crimes.

     

Episode 13 - Season 2, Episode 8: Election

Cliff Barnes' race for state senator places Pam in an awkward position when she decides to help her brother's candidacy against the man backed by the Ewing family. Pam's effort to help Cliff are suddenly reversed when she accidentally gives J.R. some information which could hurt Cliff and eliminate all trust that he might have in his sister.

     

Episode 13 - Season 2, Episode 8: Election

Cliff Barnes' race for state senator places Pam in an awkward position when she decides to help her brother's candidacy against the man backed by the Ewing family. Pam's effort to help Cliff are suddenly reversed when she accidentally gives J.R. some information which could hurt Cliff and eliminate all trust that he might have in his sister.

     

Episode 14 - Season 2, Episode 9: Survival

A severe thunder storm forces the Ewing plane, with bobby and J.R. as its sole passengers, to crash into a swamp. The Ewing women try to keep the news from Jock due to his recent heart operation. While waiting to hear the fate of the two brothers, the four women slowly reveal different aspects of their personalities due to the pressure of the moment.

     

Episode 14 - Season 2, Episode 9: Survival

A severe thunder storm forces the Ewing plane, with bobby and J.R. as its sole passengers, to crash into a swamp. The Ewing women try to keep the news from Jock due to his recent heart operation. While waiting to hear the fate of the two brothers, the four women slowly reveal different aspects of their personalities due to the pressure of the moment.

     

Episode 15 - Season 2, Episode 10: Act of Love

With J.R. out of town, Sue Ellen continues her romantic encounters with Cliff Barnes only to surprise everyone, including herself, with the news that she's pregnant. Besides Sue Ellen's news, Pam has now gotten a promotion in her job which involves flying to Paris at the same time Bobby is depending on her to play hostess at a function he considers very important.

     

Episode 15 - Season 2, Episode 10: Act of Love

With J.R. out of town, Sue Ellen continues her romantic encounters with Cliff Barnes only to surprise everyone, including herself, with the news that she's pregnant. Besides Sue Ellen's news, Pam has now gotten a promotion in her job which involves flying to Paris at the same time Bobby is depending on her to play hostess at a function he considers very important.

     

Episode 16 - Season 2, Episode 11: Triangle

Ray Krebbs falls in love with an ambitious country singer and proposes marriage but finds himself faced with stiff competition from J.R. J.R. is more subtle and cunning, believing he can use his wealth and power to win the lady's affections eliminating Ray from her life.

     

Episode 16 - Season 2, Episode 11: Triangle

Ray Krebbs falls in love with an ambitious country singer and proposes marriage but finds himself faced with stiff competition from J.R. J.R. is more subtle and cunning, believing he can use his wealth and power to win the lady's affections eliminating Ray from her life.

     

Episode 17 - Season 2, Episode 12: Fallen Idol

It's reunion time for Bobby when his former college idol, Taylor "Guzzler" Bennett, arrives in town and they decide to renew their friendship by becoming partners in the construction business. Guzzler's big plan is to build a shopping center on land that is a part of Southfork but Miss Ellie and J.R. have strong objections, each for different reasons.

     

Episode 17 - Season 2, Episode 12: Fallen Idol

It's reunion time for Bobby when his former college idol, Taylor "Guzzler" Bennett, arrives in town and they decide to renew their friendship by becoming partners in the construction business. Guzzler's big plan is to build a shopping center on land that is a part of Southfork but Miss Ellie and J.R. have strong objections, each for different reasons.

     

Episode 18 - Season 2, Episode 13: Kidnapped

A trio of kidnappers plan to grab J.R. and hold him for ransom but accidentally capture Bobby instead. Cliff Barnes is selected by the kidnappers to deliver the 1.5 million dollars in ransom money but J.R. resents his rival's participation and proceeds with his own plans.

     

Episode 18 - Season 2, Episode 13: Kidnapped

A trio of kidnappers plan to grab J.R. and hold him for ransom but accidentally capture Bobby instead. Cliff Barnes is selected by the kidnappers to deliver the 1.5 million dollars in ransom money but J.R. resents his rival's participation and proceeds with his own plans.

     

Episode 19 - Season 2, Episode 14: Home Again

Garrison Southworth, Ellie's brother whom she believed had died many years ago, appears at the ranch with a young woman. Jock and J.R. believe he's resurfaced to claim his inheritance, the Southfork Ranch. Ellie, who inherited the ranch by default, is determined to right that wrong by returning it to him but the majority of the family are against her decision, especially her husband.

     

Episode 19 - Season 2, Episode 14: Home Again

Garrison Southworth, Ellie's brother whom she believed had died many years ago, appears at the ranch with a young woman. Jock and J.R. believe he's resurfaced to claim his inheritance, the Southfork Ranch. Ellie, who inherited the ranch by default, is determined to right that wrong by returning it to him but the majority of the family are against her decision, especially her husband.

     

Episode 20 - Season 2, Episode 15: For Love or Money

Sue Ellen, embarrassed once more with J.R.'s unfaithfulness, decides to leave him and seeks comfort from Cliff Barnes and understanding from her mother and younger sister who have recently moved to Dallas. J.R. refuses to let Sue Ellen leave without a fight and when he discovers that it's Cliff Barnes with whom she is involved, he tackles the situation with a vengeance.

     

Episode 20 - Season 2, Episode 15: For Love or Money

Sue Ellen, embarrassed once more with J.R.'s unfaithfulness, decides to leave him and seeks comfort from Cliff Barnes and understanding from her mother and younger sister who have recently moved to Dallas. J.R. refuses to let Sue Ellen leave without a fight and when he discovers that it's Cliff Barnes with whom she is involved, he tackles the situation with a vengeance.

     

Episode 21 - Season 2, Episode 16: Julie's Return

Jock, feeling useless with everyone treating him like and invalid, strikes up a friendship with Julie Grey who has returned to Dallas and makes a point to see him. J.R. decides that if he tells his mother, Miss Ellie, that will put a stop to the budding relationship but to everyone's surprise Jock continues to see Julie.

     

Episode 21 - Season 2, Episode 16: Julie's Return

Jock, feeling useless with everyone treating him like and invalid, strikes up a friendship with Julie Grey who has returned to Dallas and makes a point to see him. J.R. decides that if he tells his mother, Miss Ellie, that will put a stop to the budding relationship but to everyone's surprise Jock continues to see Julie.

     

Episode 22 - Season 2, Episode 17: The Red File, Pt. 1

Julie Grey decides once and for all that J.R. is only using her and is determined to repay him by spilling his secrets to Cliff Barnes. Cliff goes to Julie's apartment, and when he finds her gone, he doesn't understand until a few hours later when J.R. helps frame him for her murder.

     

Episode 22 - Season 2, Episode 17: The Red File, Pt. 1

Julie Grey decides once and for all that J.R. is only using her and is determined to repay him by spilling his secrets to Cliff Barnes. Cliff goes to Julie's apartment, and when he finds her gone, he doesn't understand until a few hours later when J.R. helps frame him for her murder.

     

Episode 23 - Season 2, Episode 18: The Red File, Pt. 2

Pam believes J.R. framed her brother for the murder of Julie Grey and moves out of the house leaving Bobby confused. Bobby convinces Cliff as well as Pam that he really wants to help and accidentally uncovers some evidence which could free Cliff but at the same time he learns the truth about all the illegal activities in which J.R. is involved.

     

Episode 23 - Season 2, Episode 18: The Red File, Pt. 2

Pam believes J.R. framed her brother for the murder of Julie Grey and moves out of the house leaving Bobby confused. Bobby convinces Cliff as well as Pam that he really wants to help and accidentally uncovers some evidence which could free Cliff but at the same time he learns the truth about all the illegal activities in which J.R. is involved.

     

Episode 24 - Season 2, Episode 19: Sue Ellen's Sister

Kristin, Sue Ellen's sister, decides to see if Bobby is susceptible to her charms while he is separated from Pam and J.R., of course, does everything he can to encourage her. Meanwhile, Cliff Barnes has a chance to slow down a Ewing Oil deal and doesn't mind using Pam to accomplish his objective even if it means causing even more conflict between her and Bobby.

     

Episode 24 - Season 2, Episode 19: Sue Ellen's Sister

Kristin, Sue Ellen's sister, decides to see if Bobby is susceptible to her charms while he is separated from Pam and J.R., of course, does everything he can to encourage her. Meanwhile, Cliff Barnes has a chance to slow down a Ewing Oil deal and doesn't mind using Pam to accomplish his objective even if it means causing even more conflict between her and Bobby.

     

Episode 25 - Season 2, Episode 20: Call Girl

Pam acquires a new friend, Leanne, but is unaware of her shady past. When J.R. sees the two girls together he decides it's a great opportunity to ruin both Ben Maxwell's reputation, who is Cliff Barnes' backer, and Pam's at the same time. J.R. blackmails Leanne into getting Maxwell as well as Pam into a situation which would appear to be compromising to the hidden photographer J.R. has hired, believing that he can eliminate both problems together.

     

Episode 25 - Season 2, Episode 20: Call Girl

Pam acquires a new friend, Leanne, but is unaware of her shady past. When J.R. sees the two girls together he decides it's a great opportunity to ruin both Ben Maxwell's reputation, who is Cliff Barnes' backer, and Pam's at the same time. J.R. blackmails Leanne into getting Maxwell as well as Pam into a situation which would appear to be compromising to the hidden photographer J.R. has hired, believing that he can eliminate both problems together.

     

Episode 26 - Season 2, Episode 21: Royal Marriage

Lucy falls in love and delights everyone, especially J.R., with the news that she is marrying Kit Mainwaring III, the only son of another powerful oil-rich Texas family. J.R. views Lucy's upcoming marriage as a way to join the two families into an independent oil dynasty and when he learns there's trouble in paradise, he is determined not to let anything disturb his plans.

     

Episode 26 - Season 2, Episode 21: Royal Marriage

Lucy falls in love and delights everyone, especially J.R., with the news that she is marrying Kit Mainwaring III, the only son of another powerful oil-rich Texas family. J.R. views Lucy's upcoming marriage as a way to join the two families into an independent oil dynasty and when he learns there's trouble in paradise, he is determined not to let anything disturb his plans.

     

Episode 27 - Season 2, Episode 22: The Outsiders

Ray Krebbs meets Donna McCullum at a bar and they discover a mutual attraction to each other -- except Donna doesn't tell him that she is already married. Meanwhile, J.R. seeks another solution to stop Cliff Barnes' harassment of Ewing Oil by soliciting the support of a former powerful politician, Sam McCullum, not realizing that Ray has already gotten himself involved with McCullum's wife, Donna.

     

Episode 27 - Season 2, Episode 22: The Outsiders

Ray Krebbs meets Donna McCullum at a bar and they discover a mutual attraction to each other -- except Donna doesn't tell him that she is already married. Meanwhile, J.R. seeks another solution to stop Cliff Barnes' harassment of Ewing Oil by soliciting the support of a former powerful politician, Sam McCullum, not realizing that Ray has already gotten himself involved with McCullum's wife, Donna.

     

Episode 28 - Season 2, Episode 23: John Ewing III, Pt. 1

Sue Ellen's drinking problem has developed to the point where Jock and Ellie feel they must say something to J.R., while Bobby tries to keep Lucy's pill addiction a secret from his parents. Despite the admonitions of both her doctor and her husband, Sue Ellen continues to risk the health of herself and that of her unborn baby but her real danger comes from Lucy.

     

Episode 28 - Season 2, Episode 23: John Ewing III, Pt. 1

Sue Ellen's drinking problem has developed to the point where Jock and Ellie feel they must say something to J.R., while Bobby tries to keep Lucy's pill addiction a secret from his parents. Despite the admonitions of both her doctor and her husband, Sue Ellen continues to risk the health of herself and that of her unborn baby but her real danger comes from Lucy.

     

Episode 29 - Season 2, Episode 24: John Ewing III, Pt. 2

Sue Ellen is determined to get back at J.R. for committing her to a sanitarium and when he shows her pictures of Cliff Barnes with a new girlfriend it's more than she can take. Sue Ellen uses her own resources to obtain alcohol within the sanitarium which also leads to her escape and a brush with death.

     

Episode 29 - Season 2, Episode 24: John Ewing III, Pt. 2

Sue Ellen is determined to get back at J.R. for committing her to a sanitarium and when he shows her pictures of Cliff Barnes with a new girlfriend it's more than she can take. Sue Ellen uses her own resources to obtain alcohol within the sanitarium which also leads to her escape and a brush with death.

     

Episode 30 - Season 3, Episode 1: Whatever Happened to Baby John?, Pt. 1

Sue Ellen is despondent and the family worries if she has any interest in taking care of her child. Cliff Barnes claims to be the father of John Ross and J.R. seeks the services of lawyer Alan Beam.

  

Episode 31 - Season 3, Episode 2: Whatever Happened to Baby John?, Pt. 2

The Ewing family races to find out who has kidnapped John Ross. Bobby suspects Cliff is guilty of the deed and J.R. attempts to pay the ransom for the child.

  

Episode 32 - Season 3, Episode 3: The Silent Killer

Cliff Barnes flys his father, Digger, to Dallas to show him how he's getting even with the Ewings but Digger's sudden medical problem places a cloud over Cliff, Pam, and even Sue Ellen's new baby. A doctor's examination discloses that Digger has a genetic disorder that has not only been passed to his children but also to their offspring which could prove fatal to John Ewing III if Cliff is actually the father.

  

Episode 33 - Season 3, Episode 4: Secrets

Lucy's mother tries to re-establish some understanding with her daughter while Pamela, already depressed with the reality of the Barnes' family genetic disorder, suddenly has to cope with the news that she is pregnant. Valene employs Bobby to urge Lucy to meet with her as Pamela tries to decide whether to tell her husband the news, as well as her horrible secret, or decide on the fate of her unborn baby alone.

  

Episode 34 - Season 3, Episode 5: The Kristin Affair

Kristin easily convinces J.R. to give her a summer job in his office as she openly vies for his attention and Bobby learns about Pam's pregnancy before she can make a decision about getting an abortion. As Bobby delights in the news that he's going to become a father, J.R. has his hands full as he tries to consummate the biggest oil deal of his life as well as begin his own kind of relationship with Kristin, Sue Ellen's sister.

  

Episode 35 - Season 3, Episode 6: The Dove Hunt

On a hunting trip in Louisiana, Jock finds himself the target of revenge from a man he doesn't even remember and at home Ellie is afraid that she might be facing surgery. Jock and J.R. are wounded by a sniper's bullets while hunting and with their vehicle sabotaged, Bobby and Ray have to walk to town for help. Thinking he might not recover, Jock reveals a secret to J.R. that he has been hiding from Ellie since they were married.

  

Episode 36 - Season 3, Episode 7: The Lost Child

Bobby finds himself getting attached to Luke Middens, the young son of one of the hired hands, which only makes Pam's efforts to tell Bobby the truth about their unborn child even more difficult. Eventually she is forced to confess. Meanwhile, J.R. becomes suspicious of Sue Ellen's frequent trips to town and, when she refuses to acknowledge her activities, he hires a private detective to follow her - and is very unhappy with what he learns.

  

Episode 37 - Season 3, Episode 8: Rodeo

At the annual Ewing sponsored rodeo, Sue Ellen finds herself drawn to Dusty Farlow, a cowboy participant, and Digger Barnes holds good on his threat to see "his" grandson while J.R. and Kristin have a little game plan all their own. J.R. feels threatened by Sue Ellen's sudden enthusiasm for life once more as she openly displays interest for Dusty, while Lucy in turn forces Ray to deal with a painful situation he tried to forget.

  

Episode 38 - Season 3, Episode 9: Mastectomy, Pt. 1

Ellie is afraid to tell Jock about the lump in her breast after he reveals he was married before and left his first wife when she became mentally ill, so Ellie is afraid Jock will leave her also if the lump requires a mastectomy. J.R. works and schemes with Alan Beam to deal with Cliff.

  

Episode 39 - Season 3, Episode 10: Mastectomy, Pt. 2

Ellie does require a mastectomy and Lucy reacts by avoiding her grandmother as she fears getting cancer herself. Sue Ellen seeks solace by getting involved with Dusty Farlow and Jock realizes how much he loves his wife. J.R. gets support for his plan to deal with Cliff from Jock.

  

Episode 40 - Season 3, Episode 11: The Heiress

Lucy decides that Alan Beam is the man for her after she witnesses him standing up to J.R. without knowing it was a fight staged by the two of them to further convince Cliff Barnes of Beam's loyalty. Lucy makes an obvious play for Alan, who sees her as his ticket to riches, while Pam accuses Bobby of trying to ruin her brother and accidentally learns from Cliff about J.R.'s secret Asian oil deal.

  

Episode 41 - Season 3, Episode 12: Ellie Saves the Day

J.R. is caught from all sides when a typhoon delays the oil drilling in Asia as his bank loan becomes due, then Bobby discovers that J.R. has mortgaged Southfork ranch and he is forced to tell Jock and Ellie that they may lose everything. J.R. believes that once Cliff Barnes resigns his post as head of the Office of Land Management, the banks will extend their loan deadline, but again, he's mistaken. When the efforts of all the Ewing men seem to have failed, Ellie makes a supreme sacrifice in an effort to save Southfork.

  

Episode 42 - Season 3, Episode 13: Mother of the Year

Sue Ellen's avoidance of her own baby becomes a source of conflict between her and J.R., and between Bobby and Pam, who have begun to think of the child as her own. Meanwhile, seeing the pain Miss Ellie is going through as workmen prepare to pump oil out of Southfork, Jock decides to sell the Asian oil leases even though it means losing millions, and J.R. tries to stop him if at all possible.

  

Episode 43 - Season 3, Episode 14: Return Engagements

Ellie's sadness on the occasion of the birthday of Gary, her missing son, quickly changes to jubilation when she learns he and Valene are both back in Dallas and plan to be re-married. Ellie plans to keep the news of the wedding a secret from J.R., who's on a business trip with Kristin, but Sue Ellen delights in giving him the news as well as telling Rudy Millington, Kristin's boyfriend, where to find her.

  

Episode 44 - Season 3, Episode 15: Love and Marriage

J.R. decides that bringing Bobby back into Ewing Oil is the best way to keep Jock out of the office and J.R. also aims to get Pam a promotion to keep Bobby's mind off anything but his troubled marriage. Pam is using her work to hide from her own unhappiness while Ray seems to have found happiness at least when Donna Culver reenters his life.

  

Episode 45 - Season 3, Episode 16: Power Play

Alan Beam's "romance" with Lucy is discovered by Kristin who believes once J.R. knows about it he will quickly get rid of the ambitious young lawyer but J.R. fools everyone by encouraging Alan to follow through with his plan to marry Lucy. Lucy puts off deciding about Alan's proposal until J.R. orders her not to see him again then she makes a startling announcement.

  

Episode 46 - Season 3, Episode 17: Paternity Suit

After Cliff Barnes announces he is quitting the race for Congress, Digger returns to the bottle and drunkenly tells a reporter that Cliff is really the father of Sue Ellen's baby. Jock Ewing insists the family sue Cliff, who countersues for custody of his son forcing Sue Ellen, J.R., and Cliff to take blood tests to prove once and for all who is the baby's real father.

  

Episode 47 - Season 3, Episode 18: Jenna's Return

Sue Ellen actively sees Dusty, Pam leaves town and an angry husband who runs into Jenna, an old girl friend, while Ray ponders if he and Donna have anything in common besides their love. J.R. finds himself angry and jealous of Sue Ellen's unexplained nights out as Kristin tries to take advantage of the situation and permanently enters J.R.'s life.

  

Episode 48 - Season 3, Episode 19: Sue Ellen's Choice

Sue Ellen is being pressured by Dusty to leave J.R., Pam and Bobby's marriage continues to strain towards the breaking point and Donna makes a last attempt to get Ray to change his mind about marriage. Sue Ellen makes her decision and asks J.R. for a divorce but his reaction is not at all what she expects. Meanwhile, Pam is surprised when Jenna makes a surprise visit and declares her intentions about Bobby.

  

Episode 49 - Season 3, Episode 20: Second Thoughts

J.R. pushes Alan Beam to pressure Lucy into setting a wedding date so they'll move to Chicago but Jock messes up J.R.'s plans by securing for Alan a law partnership in Dallas. Kristin tries to help J.R. by telling Lucy about Alan's girlfriend but the plan backfires and Lucy announces a date for the wedding.

  

Episode 50 - Season 3, Episode 21: Divorce: Ewing Style

Sue Ellen takes great pains to appear the perfect wife and mother in preparation for her divorce action but when J.R. realizes what she is planning, he decides to take a strong counterattack. J.R. is furious when he learns Sue Ellen has a private detective following him on his nocturnal visits and decides the best way to keep her from leaving him with their son is to prove that Sue Ellen is drinking again.

  

Episode 51 - Season 3, Episode 22: Jock's Trial, Pt. 1

As a new assistant district attorney, Cliff Barnes jumps at the chance to work on the investigation of the body found at Southfork, obviously murdered many years ago, while Sue Ellen fights to convince the family that she is not drinking again. Cliff's investigation unearths some new clues which tie the murder closer and closer to Jock, while Sue Ellen prepares herself to leave J.R. and her baby.

  

Episode 52 - Season 3, Episode 23: Jock's Trial, Pt. 2

While Jock faces his murder trial, other family members are distracted with their own problems, as Sue Ellen drinks to forget Dusty's death, Pam watches Digger slowly deteriorate in a hospital, and J.R. fears his testimony will incriminate his father. The family hires famed criminal attorney Scotty Demerest only to be told that Cliff Barnes' case against Jock is dangerously incriminating and the family prepares for the worst.

  

Episode 53 - Season 3, Episode 24: The Wheeler Dealer

With most of the family visiting Jock's first wife in a Colorado sanitarium, J.R. uses the time to try to set up an even bigger oil deal with the now profitable Asian wells, while Sue Ellen and Pam deal with their separate grieves in very different ways. Pam becomes determined to learn about her mother, long-believed dead, and Sue Ellen again seeks liquor for her solace, which pleases J.R. in his plan to rid himself of his wife.

  

Episode 54 - Season 3, Episode 25: A House Divided

J.R.'s selling of the Asian oil leases before news of the fields' nationalization is made public wipes out the fortunes of Ewing Oil's former business associates and also creates untold havoc within the family. J.R.'s business dealings so disgust Bobby that he and Pamela move out of Southfork and Sue Ellen decides to stop drinking and wage her own battle against J.R.'s efforts to send her back to the sanitarium, while Cliff Barnes also plans his own revenge against J.R.

  

Episode 55 - Season 4, Episode 1: No More Mister Nice Guy, Pt. 1

J.R. lies close to death as the Ewing family reassembles to wait for news of his fate and the police search for clues and suspects in the shooting. All hope for J.R. to regain consciousness and the possibility that he will be able to shed some light on the identity of his assailant.

  

Episode 56 - Season 4, Episode 2: No More Mister Nice Guy, Pt. 2

As J.R. undergoes his second operation, Bobby takes over Ewing Oil with Jock's blessing. Sue Ellen tries to combat the guilt that makes her believe she may have shot her husband in a drunken stupor as she unsuccessfully fights against the operation that could either let J.R. walk again or cost him his life. Alan Beam is brought back to Dallas by the police, Cliff Barnes is taken into custody, and Marilee Stone institutes a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Ewings. Lucy meets and is frustrated by a poor medical student who resists her advances.

  

Episode 57 - Season 4, Episode 3: Nightmare

J.R. fights to overcome the helplessness of his paralysis as Bobby finds that his efforts to run Ewing Oil are thwarted by J.R., even from his hospital bed. One thing that J.R. can't control is the fact that Miss Ellie finds the gun used to shoot her son and the evidence points to someone in the immediate family. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen tries to deal with her continuing nightmares that indicate that she is the one who shot her husband. Otherwise, J.R.'s power is felt throughout Dallas as Cliff Barnes gets suspended from his job and Bobby is frustrated in his efforts to run Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 58 - Season 4, Episode 4: Who Done It?

Sue Ellen's fingerprints are identified on the gun that was used to shoot J.R. and she is arrested and jailed in the shooting of her husband. She is further devastated when the Ewings abandon her, leaving her to languish in jail. After bail is mysteriously posted from an unknown source, Sue Ellen seeks solace from her sister, Kristin. She also seeks answers to the extent of her guilt through hypnosis sessions with her psychiatrist, Dr. Ellby.

  

Episode 59 - Season 4, Episode 5: Taste of Success

Bobby, Ewing Oil's new president, finds the power intoxicating, which promotes apprehension in both Pamela and J.R., but for different reasons. Bobby works hard to buy an oil refinery, something Jock has always wanted and which J.R. could never accomplish. When J.R. learns of his intentions he tries to sabotage Bobby's plan which leads to another inevitable clash between the two brothers.

  

Episode 60 - Season 4, Episode 6: The Venezuelan Connection

The conflict between J.R. and Bobby escalates as Bobby refuses to step down as president of Ewing Oil. Jock finds himself helplessly caught in the middle of the conflict between his two sons because Bobby seems to be doing a better job than J.R. for Ewing Oil, even making a deal for Venezuelan oil to supply the new refinery. Meanwhile, Pam continues to search for her mother and Lucy tries to introduce Mitch to her friends with disastrous results.

  

Episode 61 - Season 4, Episode 7: The Fourth Son

The sinking of an oil tanker and the loss of 600,000 gallons of crude oil has J.R. delighted but to Bobby it's only a minor inconvenience until he discovers that the oil was not insured and the loss could total over $18,000,000 for Ewing Oil. At the ranch Ray greets a very unwelcome guest, his father, Amos Krebbs, whom he hasn't seen or heard from since he was 3 and who has some very disturbing news for the entire Ewing family.

  

Episode 62 - Season 4, Episode 8: Trouble At Ewing 23

An extortionist threatening to blow up Ewing 23 gives J.R. an opportunity to put a halt on his fading fortunes with the company and the family by out maneuvering Bobby. In the meantime, Ray has to come to grips with his new found identity and face the fact he may be losing Donna to Cliff Barnes.

  

Episode 63 - Season 4, Episode 9: The Prodigal Mother

Pamela Ewing believes she has at last found her mother, Lucy asks Mitch to marry her, and J.R. closes in on what he thinks is his brother's reckless running of Ewing Oil. The woman Pam thinks is her mother dashes all hopes of a reconciliation and Pam abandons her quest. In the meantime, Lucy and Mitch defy all of the built-in pitfalls to their romance and J.R. stumbles onto a scheme which he intends to use to put Bobby in trouble with their father.

  

Episode 64 - Season 4, Episode 10: Executive Wife

J.R. encourages his father to consumate a business deal, fully aware that the venture will conflict with his brother's investment plans and leave Ewing Oil with a serious cash flow problem under Bobby's leadership. Meanwhile, Pam, feeling she places a poor second to her husband's work, receives the attention she is lacking from Bobby and Lucy makes an appointment which is unsettling to the Ewing clan.

  

Episode 65 - Season 4, Episode 11: End of the Road, Pt. 1

J.R.'s attention to Lucy's future sister-in-law is almost enough to divert his intention of getting Bobby's job as head of Ewing Oil, but he is quick to capitalize on his brother's rash actions. Mitch's sister and mother arrive for the upcoming wedding and J.R. takes an immediate interest in the new arrivals, which worries Sue Ellen. Bobby finds himself in a tough position after he enters into an oil drilling agreement which will put the company back on good terms with the cartel, even though he knows that Jock has already invested its capital in land development. J.R. delights in the bind in which his brother has placed the company and investigates a scheme of his own to make Bobby look bad in their father's eyes.

  

Episode 66 - Season 4, Episode 12: End of the Road, Pt. 2

Events at Lucy and Mitch's wedding at Southfork have far more impact on the Ewing family than is apparent to the assembled guests. Sue Ellen disocvers that J.R. is much too friendly with Mitch's sister and consequently makes her own play for an old boyfriend. J.R. is not as delighted as he expected to be when Bobby resigns as president of Ewing Oil and Miss Ellie shocks Jock by accusing him of behavior for which she can never forgive him.

  

Episode 67 - Season 4, Episode 13: Making of a President

J.R. may have met his match in a high pressure public relations woman whom he hires to improve his tarnished image as he resumes the reins of Ewing Oil. The prospect of a national image as the All-American business man is attractive to J.R. but even more so is the provocative woman who proposes working to replace his horns with a halo. Meanwhile, J.R. is confused by Bobby's actions after giving up the presidency of the company, as is Pam, whom Sue Ellen discovers having a rendezvous with a male business associate. At Southfork, coolness prevails as Miss Ellie is unforgiving with Jock for his part in the recent events in the Ewing family.

  

Episode 68 - Season 4, Episode 14: Start the Revolution With Me

J.R. takes steps to re-establish his power and increase his wealth, even if it means reshaping history and violating the laws of the land. His campaign for power puts J.R. further under the influence of Leslie Stewart, who, much to his frustration, keeps her new client at arm's length. He also goes ahead with his plans to topple the government which confiscated his foreign oil fields even though it could lead to prison if he is caught. Bobby's ambition to purchase a solar energy company again alienates him from Pam and Sue Ellen combats Leslie by resuming an old friendship with Clint Ogden. Cliff Barnes is disappointed by Donna Culver and Miss Ellie continues her resentment of Ray's influence with Jock.

  

Episode 69 - Season 4, Episode 15: The Quest

J.R.'s conniving affects the lives of Bobby, Pam, Cliff, Donna, and Ray, but Sue Ellen is ignored as he refuses to acknowledge the fact that she is being followed. J.R.'s influence seems to have no bounds as he works to make sure that Cliff Barnes does not get chosen to run for public office. When his plans backfire and draw in Bobby and Pam he is even more pleased at what fortune has brought him, which even includes an implied promise from Leslie Stewart. In the meantime, Sue Ellen can't get anyone to believe that she is being followed and J.R. could not care less, so she takes matters into her own hands.

  

Episode 70 - Season 4, Episode 16: LoverCome Back

Luck seems to be following J.R. as his foreign coup brings the cartel back to Ewing Oil to please his father but Jock has his own surprise for the family. Romance is still alive but not all is well in the Ewing family as Donna Culver and Ray are reunited and plan to marry. Mitch discovers that Lucy has been lying to him and Sue Ellen is shocked to find Dusty Farlow still alive but unwilling to resume their old relationship.

  

Episode 71 - Season 4, Episode 17: The New Mrs. Ewing

Donna Culver becomes the new Mrs. Ewing as she and Ray marry. The newlyweds' happiness is not reflected in the rest of the Ewing family as the cold war between Jock and Miss Ellie escalates. Bobby forms a new alliance with Cliff Barnes but his growing jealousy over Pam compels him to a confrontation with Alex Ward. Lucy is happy to win the title of Miss Young Dallas which again makes Mitch feel inferior. And Leslie Stewart succeeds in driving a wedge between J.R. and the cartel to further her own ambitions.

  

Episode 72 - Season 4, Episode 18: Mark of Cain

J.R. succumbs to the cunning Leslie Stewart, who now knows she has the head of Ewing Oil right where she wants him. While Leslie reels in her catch, Bobby is caught in the middle of Jock and Miss Ellie's feud. He is put in the same uncomfortable position while taking his new place on the senate committee which will decide the future of Takapa. Pam enters a new phase in the relationship with her and Cliff's mother. Sue Ellen continues to seek comfort from Clint Ogden and the new "Young Miss Dallas" makes life very difficult for Mitch.

  

Episode 73 - Season 4, Episode 19: The Gathering Storm

Discord haunts the head of the Ewing clan as Jock threatens to sell the company business if Miss Ellie divorces him. Jock and Ellie become even more estranged when they learn Bobby is on the senate committee investigating the Takapa development project. J.R. manipulates Jock into declaring he'd sell Ewing Oil if he and Ellie are divorced. Lucy's "Young Miss Dallas" career is actively driving a wedge into her marriage to Mitch. Cliff gets wind of J.R.'s involvement in the Asian Oil scam while Pam warns her mother about Cliff's motives. Clint urges Sue Ellen to divorce J.R.

  

Episode 74 - Season 4, Episode 20: Ewing vs. Ewing

Donna and Ray try to reconcile Jock and Miss Ellie but find there is more to their discontent than the Takapa project. Miss Ellie has consulted an attorney regarding divorce and J.R. accelerates his efforts to sell out Ewing Oil. Leslie Stewart's past performances are revealed when her ex-husband shows up in Dallas. Bobby stuns the senate hearings on Tapaka and the differences between Mitch and Lucy grow wider.

  

Episode 75 - Season 4, Episode 21: New Beginnings

Jock and Miss Ellie's reconciliation results in a second honeymoon for them and the stalling of J.R.'s scheme to sell Ewing Oil. Westar Oil's Jeremy Wendell plots revenge on J.R. for reneging on their deal and Donna threatens J.R. after he sets up Ray for a falling out with the family. Sue Ellen meets Clint's wife and Leslie earns some accolades from her ex-husband for her manipulations of J.R.

  

Episode 76 - Season 4, Episode 22: Full Circle

Kristin Shepard returns to Southfork and reveals another scheme. Sue Ellen meets with Dusty again and Lucy moves out on Mitch. Cliff uses Westar's help in building evidence against J.R. and hands it over to Bobby's senate committee. J.R. consults a lawyer about custody of John Ross and Rebecca and Cliff meet at last.

  

Episode 77 - Season 4, Episode 23: Ewing-Gate

In the season finale J.R. faces the possible loss of Ewing Oil and a jail sentence for his role in the Asian oil scandal. J.R. also has to deal with a blackmail scheme by Kristin Shepard and attempts by Sue Ellen to take John Ross away from him which lead up to a horrifying discovery by Cliff Barnes at Southfork.

  

Episode 78 - Season 5, Episode 1: Missing Heir

J.R. is a prime suspect for murder as the mystery of the body in the Southfork swimming pool is unraveled. Both Cliff and J.R. accuse each other of the foul play involved in this misdeed.

  

Episode 79 - Season 5, Episode 2: Gone, But Not Forgotten

J.R. and Cliff Barnes face each other at the inquest held to establish the facts behind the death in the Southfork swimming pool. J.R. has other problems on his mind as he plots to recover the custody of his son while Cliff is faced with the fact that he apparently is washed up in Dallas with even Afton Cooper turning her back on him. Lucy refuses to give up on her marriage to Mitch and looks to Donna for advice and the Ewings find that Clayton Farlow and his son, Dusty, can be powerful adversaries.

  

Episode 80 - Season 5, Episode 3: Showdown At San Angelo

With the help of Miss Ellie, J.R. gains entry to the ranch domain of Clayton Farlow. In order to see John Ross, J.R. cons his mother into letting him accompany her to the Southern Cross and then tries to use her as a shield to snatch his son and return to Southfork. Back in Dallas, Afton helps her brother, Mitch, celebrate his graduation from medical school while Lucy struggles desperately to find ways of salvaging her marriage to him.

  

Episode 81 - Season 5, Episode 4: Little Boy Lost

Even Miss Ellie seems to have lost all patience with J.R., which could severely hamper him in the custody fight for his son. As J.R. prepares to challenge Sue Ellen for temporary custody of John Ross, his plans for discrediting her backfire. Meanwhile, Bobby desperately tries to find an adoptive child for Pam and himself as his wife's emotional stability declines to the extent where she obviously needs medical help.

  

Episode 82 - Season 5, Episode 5: The Sweet Smell of Revenge

J.R. uses his power to try and force the Farlows to stop protecting Sue Ellen and John Ross. Unknown to J.R., Sue Ellen's relationship with Dusty is already being adversely affected by his feelings of inadequacy. Bobby is having troubles of his own, Pam has a life-threatening emotional breakdown and he has to deal with a possible extortionist after receiving a baffling piece of mail. Cliff Barnes' new role as head of Wentworth Tool and Die does not sit well with his new found half-sister, Katherine, and Mitch considers a new approach to his medical career in the hope of getting Lucy back.

  

Episode 83 - Season 5, Episode 6: The Big Shut Down

In his vendetta against the Farlows for harboring Sue Ellen and his son, J.R. puts Ewing Oil on the line by secretly attempting to borrow $200 million to dry up the supply of oil to the Farlow refineries. Bobby buys information about Kristin's baby while his wife meets her half-sister in the hospital where Pam is under Dr. Conrad's care. Ray decides to try his business project alone when Punk Anderson is forced to pull out until an uneasy Donna convinces him to let her be his partner.

  

Episode 84 - Season 5, Episode 7: Blocked

J.R.'s scheming seems to be backfiring when his efforts to force the Farlows to stop harboring Sue Ellen and his son don't work and the stockpile of crude oil he is withholding from the Farlow refineries threatens the Ewing fortunes. Dr. Conrad reports that Pam could be heading for a serious depression and Bobby continues to gather information about the identity of the father of Kristin's child. Lucy is delighted that Mitch will remain close to her in Dallas as an intern with Dr. Waring and Donna and Ray inspect the land on which they plan to build townhouses.

  

Episode 85 - Season 5, Episode 8: The Split

The Ewing family learns that Jock has instituted a plan which dramatically affects their relationships and the future of Ewing Oil. Most affected by Jock's new scheme is J.R. whose freehanded ways with the company could be at an end. Bobby declines to run for reelection to the senate and receives more information about Kristin's past. Pam's emotional stability seems improved but Dr. Conrad remains very concerned and Donna's book is accepted for publication but she doesn't know that Ray has run into trouble on their development project.

  

Episode 86 - Season 5, Episode 9: Five Dollars a Barrel

A triumphant Cliff Barnes forces J.R. to submit his demands for Ewing Oil property or face foreclosure on the note which Barnes now holds. J.R. tries to solidify his power base in Ewing Oil by plotting to acquire more voting shares but Gary and Ray refuse to be coerced. Ray is facing a serious business setback as Donna, unaware of her husband's dilemma, flies to meet with her new publisher. Bobby's investigation of Kristin's past turns up startling information which links her to J.R. even after she had fled Dallas.

  

Episode 87 - Season 5, Episode 10: Starting Over

Miss Ellie discovers that J.R.'s irresponsible wheeling and dealing has put Ewing Oil on the brink of financial disaster. With the intention of helping Ray out of his own financial crisis, Ellie tries to loan him money from the Ewing account and is shocked at its condition. J.R. desperately consults a stock broker about going public with Ewing Oil to rid it of Cliff Barnes' note. Meanwhile, Bobby is stunned when he finally learns the truth about Kristin's baby, while Pam arranges to get discharged from the hospital against Dr. Conrad's advice.

  

Episode 88 - Season 5, Episode 11: Waterloo At Southfork

J.R.'s position at Ewing Oil hangs in the balance when Ellie takes matters into her own hands. An angry, determined Miss Ellie calls the family together to vote on whether J.R. should be removed as the company's president when it looks like he will be forced to default on his loan. Meanwhile, J.R. plots to gain custody of his son now that Sue Ellen has left the protection of the Farlows and Bobby becomes aware of the difficulties he and Pam have ahead of them in adopting Kristin's child without Pam learning of its parentage. Ray has no choice but to pull out of the townhouse development deal, leaving Donna angered by his refusal to confide in her.

  

Episode 89 - Season 5, Episode 12: Barbecue Two

Miss Ellie plans the annual Ewing Barbecue to coincide with Jock's expected return to Southfork. The barbecue gets underway with all of the intrigues inherent at most of the big Ewing functions. J.R. and Sue Ellen find a renewed interest in each other while Cliff Barnes realizes that he may still love Sue Ellen. Lucy is annoyed when Mitch is called away by a patient and Ray gets drunk and embarrasses Donna.

  

Episode 90 - Season 5, Episode 13: The Search

The Ewings are unable to accept the fact that their father, Jock, could be dead, and J.R., Bobby, and Ray fly to South America to see the crash site and determine his fate. In South America the Ewing sons find an injured man at the crash site who tells them his small plane collided with a helicopter which crashed into the lake. Ray and Bobby dive into the lake and find pieces of a helicopter and evidence that their father was a passenger. It is J.R. who has the most trouble accepting the reality of his father's mortality.

  

Episode 91 - Season 5, Episode 14: Denial

Jock's death has a devastating effect on J.R. and Bobby has to cover for himself as well as his brother in running Ewing Oil. J.R. is unable to deal even with the simplest of business demands in his grief. In the meantime, the rest of the family is puzzled at Miss Ellie's calmness in dealing with her husband's death and Bobby realizes that she is refusing to accept its reality. Cliff, ecstatic at his victory over J.R., tries to renew his relationship with Sue Ellen, who is having troubles coping with her new single life. Ray and Donna's marriage begins to fall apart with Donna's continued success as a writer and Ray's increasing depression over being a failure, and a drunken J.R. terrifies Sue Ellen by demanding Jock's only grandson be returned to Southfork.

  

Episode 92 - Season 5, Episode 15: Head of the Family

With J.R.'s continued absence from the business and Ray's apathy and negligence toward the running of the ranch, Bobby is both struggling to keep Ewing Oil afloat without the authority to make decisions and trying to keep the operation of Southfork running smoothly. Bobby tries to convince Ellie to let him take over as temporary President of Ewing Oil until J.R. recovers from Jock's death but Ellie vehemently refuses putting added pressure on Bobby.

  

Episode 93 - Season 5, Episode 16: The Phoenix

A recovered J.R. brings John Ross to the Ewing Oil offices to introduce him to what he hopes is his son's future. Later, when he tells Sue Ellen about it, she is far from delighted. Lucy's photography sessions continue with Roger becoming increasingly obsessive. Ellie becomes aware of Ray's continued negligence toward the ranch and angrily confronts him about it. After being pressured by Pam to find out more about Christopher's parents, Bobby consults his lawyer friend again and is referred to a lawyer specializing in adoption.

  

Episode 94 - Season 5, Episode 17: My Father, My Son

J.R. tries to convince Donna that the only way to save her marriage is to persuade Ray to give his ten voting shares to J.R., thereby severing his ties to the Ewings. Bobby has his first meeting with Eccles about adopting Christopher telling him the child's mother is dead and the father unknown. Donna leaves Southfork to work on her new book and Lucy gets angry when she sees Mitch with another woman.

  

Episode 95 - Season 5, Episode 18: Anniversary

J.R., behind the scenes, gets a job offer for Cliff to get him out of Southfork so he can make a move to rekindle his relationship with Sue Ellen. Ray is caught with another woman by Donna and Lucy confronts Evelyn about Mitch. Bobby surprises Pam with her own business -- an aerobic dance salon -- pointing out she is now able to work and be with Christopher at the same time.

  

Episode 96 - Season 5, Episode 19: Adoption

J.R. has Ray arrested during one of his binges then shows up at jail and persuades a distraught Ray to sign over his ten voting shares in Ewing Oil. Cliff discovers J.R.'s plot to get him a phony job with Olco Industries. Roger's obsession with Lucy becomes increasingly warped and he becomes irate after she tells him she can't see him one night. Bobby wins temporary custody of Christopher at the adoption hearing.

  

Episode 97 - Season 5, Episode 20: The Maelstrom

J.R. returns to Southfork where the family is celebrating Christopher's adoption which serves to depress him further as he realizes he may be a long way from having his own son back. Ray cleans up his act and starts to put his life back together. Mitch shows up at one of Lucy's photo sessions and tells her he wants a divorce.

  

Episode 98 - Season 5, Episode 21: The Prodigal

Katherine looks for J.R.'s help because Cliff has taken over Wentworth Tool and Dye. Donna uncovers a secret in the pasts of the Ewings and Culvers while Clayton does some investigating to find out if Cliff is good for Sue Ellen. Farraday attempts to blackmail Bobby about Christopher and Lucy gets threatened by Roger.

  

Episode 99 - Season 5, Episode 22: Vengeance

J.R., through his manipulations, dupes Cliff into spending millions on a phony land deal. Farraday meets with Bobby and wants money and a ticket to Rio while Cliff proposes marriage to Sue Ellen. J.R.'s belief about the true parents of Christopher leads him to a blackmail plan to garner the control of Ewing Oil. Lucy is kidnapped by a crazed Roger when she is granted a new photographer.

  

Episode 100 - Season 5, Episode 23: Blackmail

Bobby Ewing's worst fears are realized when Farraday is murdered but a much worse blackmailer takes his place, his brother, J.R. With copies of Christopher's adoption records in his possession, J.R. realizes that he is probably the real father and now he can force Bobby to do his will so that Pam will never find out. J.R. also believes he will soon have a clear field to get Sue Ellen back with Clayton Farlow leaving town and Cliff Barnes well on the road to ruin. Donna faces Miss Ellie with her findings on Jock's early career and a deep rift is created between the two women.

  

Episode 101 - Season 5, Episode 24: The Investigation

Bobby is in a difficult position when he is questioned by the police about the extent of his involvement with Farraday. Lucy is released from her bondage after she is found by Pam and Bobby. Cliff realizes he is facing ruin and tries to borrow money from Sue Ellen, which J.R. uses to try and win Sue Ellen back even as he draws the net around Barnes even tighter. Donna is distressed at Ellie's continued coolness and Bobby is contacted by underworld figures.

  

Episode 102 - Season 5, Episode 25: Acceptance

Miss Ellie makes a decision on the book Donna is working on and comes to accept that Jock has died. The police recruit Bobby's help in setting up a plan to catch Farraday's killers and Cliff is fired by his mother for embezzlement. J.R. continues his efforts to win back Sue Ellen.

  

Episode 103 - Season 5, Episode 26: GoodbyeCliff Barnes

Cliff is devastated by Sue Ellen's return to J.R. and when Afton visits him she makes a shocking discovery. Bobby comes clean and reveals Christopher's true parentage to Pam. Clayton makes a return to Southfork and Lucy admits to a terrible secret.

  

Episode 104 - Season 6, Episode 1: Changing of the Guard

J.R. is the focus of everyone's wrath at Southfork. J.R. is blamed by the other Ewings, as well as Afton and Rebecca, for driving Cliff to suicide. Bobby has his own reasons for being furious with J.R. after being blackmailed by him over Christopher. Lucy has other worries as she waits for the results of a pregnancy test and Miss Ellie wants J.R. out as president of Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 105 - Season 6, Episode 2: Where There's a Will

J.R. schemes to get an advance look at Jock's will after discovering his father's wishes have sealed it until it can be revealed to the entire family. Still feeling guilty about Cliff Barnes, Sue Ellen wants time to think about re-marrying J.R., so she visits Clayton at the Southern Cross. Afton is disturbed when Cliff rejects her attempts to look after him and Marilee Stone offers him a position with her company. Ray and Donna get disturbing news from Kansas about Amos Krebbs while Bobby digs in at Ewing Oil and Miss Ellie reconsiders attending the Oil Barons Ball.

  

Episode 106 - Season 6, Episode 3: Billion Dollar Question

J.R. tries to push his mother and Bobby into a decision that would open Jock's will. Bobby and J.R. agree that it is time their mother gets out and meet old friends. Donna and Ray's long delayed honeymoon is postponed when they have to go to Kansas for Amos Krebb's funeral. Pam's concern for Lucy's depression prompts her to tell Bobby about his niece's condition and J.R. uses John Ross as a pawn to win Sue Ellen back.

  

Episode 107 - Season 6, Episode 4: The Big Ball

The Oil Baron's Ball opens up a new era for Miss Ellie. Sue Ellen is shocked when Dusty shows up at the Southern Cross while she is there visiting Clayton. Lucy decides she must get on with her life and put the past behind her. Ray tries to take a hand with his rebellious young cousin while he and Donna are in Kansas. J.R. and Bobby realize that the Ewings will be alienated from the oil cartel if Cliff Barnes works with Marilee Stone.

  

Episode 108 - Season 6, Episode 5: Jock's Will

The Ewing clan gathers at Southfork to hear the contents of Jock's will. Miss Ellie realizes that there is little hope of Jock ever returning so she takes her own advice about "moving on". Ray and Donna are called back from Kansas and Gary Ewing flies in from Knots Landing to a warm reception from his mother and Bobby but both Lucy and J.R. greet him unpleasantly. In spite of Jock's best intentions, the will again splinters the Ewing family.

  

Episode 109 - Season 6, Episode 6: Aftermath

With Jock's will pitting them against each other, J.R. and Bobby prepare to do battle to prove who is the best man and entitled to Ewing Oil. Miss Ellie is in the middle as her two sons square off and Ray is happy that he is now on par financially with Donna. Afton tries desperately to lift Cliff out of his despondency and to accept an offer from his mother even though it could put him on a collision course with J.R.

  

Episode 110 - Season 6, Episode 7: Hit and Run

J.R. and Bobby take different routes in their efforts to outdo each other for Ewing Oil. J.R. again is up to his old tricks to gain the advantage over his brother in their rivalry. Bobby gambles on a risky business proposition and Rebecca makes Cliff president of Barnes/Wentworth Oil. Pam pleads with her mother to call off her vendetta against J.R. which has all of the Ewing women worried.

  

Episode 111 - Season 6, Episode 8: The Ewing Touch

J.R.'s and Bobby's true colors emerge as they jockey for position in their race for Ewing Oil. Members of the Ewing family experience varied emotions when Ellie invites a gentleman friend to dinner. Lucy has trouble relating to an attentive client and Ray decides he has to take a stronger hand with Mickey. Cliff blames Pam for his losing out on a good business proposition and J.R.'s shady deeds accelerate as he races to beat out Bobby for Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 112 - Season 6, Episode 9: Fringe Benefits

J.R. Ewing and Cliff Barnes vie for the same oil refinery, with either Sue Ellen or Afton holding the trump card to win the deal for her man. Sue Ellen unhappily suspects that J.R. has used her in dealing with the lecherous Thruman while Afton realizes what she must do to help Cliff win over J.R. in the most important opportunity of his career. Miss Ellie questions J.R. about his tactics in pumping oil at full capacity and rejects the idea that there is anything serious between her and Frank Crutcher.

  

Episode 113 - Season 6, Episode 10: The Wedding

The Ewing feuds are temporarily put aside as guests gather at Southfork for a wedding. Lucy is the only family member who refuses to attend J.R.'s wedding, the drama of which is heightened as Cliff Barnes and Afton attend. With Ellie's blessing, Donna agees to a position on the Energy Commission to help its chances in committee. Ellie expresses her frustration at the split Jock's will has created in the family.

  

Episode 114 - Season 6, Episode 11: Post Nuptial

The heated emotions at the wedding of J.R. and Sue Ellen are quenched in the Southfork swimming pool. Cliff Barnes makes his presence at the wedding unpleasant and the celebration ends in a melee of flying fists and tangled emotions. While the new J.R. Ewings are on their honeymoon, Bobby discovers that J.R. is possibly engaged in activities which could bring down the mighty Ewing empire and disgrace the family name.

  

Episode 115 - Season 6, Episode 12: Barbecue Three

The annual Ewing barbecue ends in turbulence. J.R. pulls the dirtiest trick yet in his fight with Bobby for Ewing Oil, which angers the cartel and frustrates the new oil commission. When the barbecue is used as a battlefield for the opposing factions, the fracas unites the Ewings against the other oilmen. Afterwards, Miss Ellie realizes that she must take a hand in the feud that is splintering her family.

  

Episode 116 - Season 6, Episode 13: Mama Dearest

Miss Ellie explores the possibility of breaking Jock's will to save her family in spite of opposition from J.R. and Bobby. Pam supports Miss Ellie's position, which upsets Bobby, while Sue Ellen goes along with her husband's wishes. Bobby is frustrated in his desire to get more oil and more profits, while J.R. becomes a media hero as a result of his plentiful oil and cheap gasoline. Holly realizes she has put herself in a difficult position with J.R.'s interest in her company and Donna comes up against heavy opposition in the Energy Commission.

  

Episode 117 - Season 6, Episode 14: The Ewing Blues

Miss Ellie faces a hard decision when she must decide to tarnish Jock's memory or see her family disintegrate because of his will. Pam supports her mother-in-law's determined stand, which creates a breach between her and Bobby, and she finds a strong ally in Mark Graison. J.R. and Sue Ellen further alienate themselves when they go on television defending his position in the industry and in Ewing Oil. Donna is discouraged when the energy commission gives in to J.R. and Ray gives her much needed support, which leads to blows with J.R.

  

Episode 118 - Season 6, Episode 15: The Reckoning

The hearing to overturn Jock's will causes great emotional pain for Miss Ellie as well as further setting in motion other undercurrents in the Ewing Family. If Jock's latest will is ruled invalid an earlier one will leave Ewing Oil to Ellie with Ray and Gary without their trusts. J.R. attacks Pam for butting in and gets Sue Ellen to try and get Pam to support Bobby's position against his mother.

  

Episode 119 - Season 6, Episode 16: A Ewing Is a Ewing

The race for profits between J.R. and Bobby Ewing continues in the aftermath of the court's ruling on Jock's will. Miss Ellie escapes from the tension at Southfork with a trip to Galveston where she runs into an irate Clayton, still smoldering from J.R.'s use of Sue Ellen to get his excess crude refined at his refinery. Bobby discovers energy commission member George Hicks has ties with J.R. and Holly Harwood gets to know the real J.R. as the both use threats to establish a new working relationship with each other.

  

Episode 120 - Season 6, Episode 17: Crash of '83

Bobby is forced to emulate his brother, J.R., in dirty dealing which turns his stomach and disgusts Pamela. J.R. modestly denies he has political aspirations as he desperately searches for a refinery to continue the cheap gasoline production which is making him a popular hero. Rebecca vows to use all of the Wentworth influence to prevent him from acquiring a refinery and Cliff discovers that Afton had an affair with Thurman.

  

Episode 121 - Season 6, Episode 18: Requiem

Cliff Barnes blames himself after the crash of the Wentworth company plane in which his mother had taken his place as a passenger. Rebecca's accident is the latest episode caused indirectly by the ongoing war between her son and J.R. Ewing. J.R. is stunned when the energy commission rescinds his variance to pump oil and he quickly makes contact with Driscoll to establish a Caribbean oil deal.

  

Episode 122 - Season 6, Episode 19: Legacy

Pam leaves Bobby and Southfork to the delight of J.R. and Katherine Wentworth. J.R. sees his brother's split with his wife as an advantage to himself in their business rivalry and Katherine has her own reasons for interfering in her half-sister's life. Lucy rescues Mickey from a bar room brawl and they start to form a friendship while Donna and Ray are surprised at the cartel's attitude towards Bobby. Clayton advises Ellie to forget her family troubles and get on with her life.

  

Episode 123 - Season 6, Episode 20: Brothers and Sisters

Bobby and Pam find their strained relationship stretched even further as each is the target of another's plotting. With Katherine interested in Bobby and Mark pursuing Pam the separated pair find it difficult to reach each other. Miss Ellie finds helping Clayton find a new home in Dallas after the sale of the Southern Cross satisfying, much to the discomfort of J.R.

  

Episode 124 - Season 6, Episode 21: Caribbean Connection

Bobby discovers evidence proving that J.R. is illegally shipping oil to an embargoed country. As Bobby plots to put a knot in J.R.'s Caribbean connection, J.R. again considers running for public office with Sue Ellen concerned that her past might damage her husband's chances for election. Holly again goes to Bobby for advice but J.R. coerces her into doing his bidding in spite of Bobby's counsel. Mickey gets Lucy involved with his misunderstandings with Donna and Ray while Ray rushes to help Bobby pin down J.R.'s involvement in the illegal oil shipments.

  

Episode 125 - Season 6, Episode 22: The Sting

Bobby springs his trap on J.R. equalizing the two brothers in the race for Ewing Oil unless J.R. can neutralize the harm done by Bobby to his Caribbean deal. Katherine offers to supply information to J.R. to help in their common rivalry with Cliff Barnes as well as Bobby. The cartel is happy to see Cliff back on his feet which is due largely to Pam and Mark Graison. Driscoll vows revenge on J.R., as does Holly Harwood, and J.R. faces the fact that they are but two on a long list.

  

Episode 126 - Season 6, Episode 23: Hell Hath No Fury

J.R. and Bobby are both victims when Holly and Katherine plot to spoil their marriages for different reasons. Bobby has an opportunity to get out of the Canadian deal which is being held up and Cliff waits to grab it if he does. Bobby tells Pam that he will not quit the fight for Ewing Oil and Ray offers him monetary support.

  

Episode 127 - Season 6, Episode 24: Cuba Libre

J.R. finds the Ewing name doesn't mean much in Cuba when he arrives there to negotiate his and Holly's oil shipments. While J.R. is away, Sue Ellen confronts Holly to disprove his infidelity and Mickey's mother visits Southfork at Donna and Ray's invitation. Bobby and Cliff accidentally meet and have a confrontation about the Canadian deal as well as Bobby's troubled marriage. Miss Ellie and Clayton are the subjects of much speculation.

  

Episode 128 - Season 6, Episode 25: Tangled Web

J.R.'s Cuban deal sets up a string of events involving Bobby, Pam, Sue Ellen, and Holly. Bobby's illusions about the even race he is having with J.R. for Ewing Oil is shattered by a box of Cuban cigars. He also finds out that Pam is in France with Mark, where they are discovered by friends from Dallas. Afton defends Cliff and orders Katherine out of their house. Ray confesses to Aunt Lil that Jock was his father.

  

Episode 129 - Season 6, Episode 26: Things Ain't Goin' Too Good At Southfork

Sue Ellen returns to her old habits after she discovers J.R. in Holly's bedroom. She staggers to Clayton for help and Miss Ellie can't understand when she finds them together. Pam returns to confront Bobby and faces the decision to either help her husband in his fight for Ewing Oil and possibly lose him forever or not to help him and perhaps lose him to Katherine. Lucy and Mickey try to help Sue Ellen with tragic results.

  

Episode 130 - Season 6, Episode 27: Penultimate

Lucy bitterly blames Sue Ellen for the accident which has injured Mickey. The Ewing clan gathers at the hospital where Sue Ellen and Mickey have been taken after the car crash on the Southfork road. Lucy blames Sue Ellen for her drunken driving while Ray blames himself for bringing Mickey to Texas from his Kansas home. Clayton confronts J.R. for the actions which drove Sue Ellen back to seeking refuge in a bottle, while Bobby blames Holly for the intrigue she set up which has shattered Sue Ellen's faith in J.R.

  

Episode 131 - Season 6, Episode 28: Ewing Inferno

Ray feels that J.R. was responsible for Sue Ellen and Mickey's accident and his rage leads to a sequence of events with possibly tragic consequences for everyone in Southfork. Ray feels that he has failed by not protecting Mickey and offers a large reward for information about the hit and run driver who caused the accident but is not prepared when he finds the truth. Clayton urges Miss Ellie to take a vacation from her troubled family and Pam tells Bobby that she is going to help him win Ewing Oil but is going to divorce him. J.R. finally realizes what the fight for the company is costing the Ewings and the price may be more than even he can afford.

  

Episode 132 - Season 7, Episode 1: The Road Back

The Ewings face the reality of the Southfork fire. Bobby tries to keep Ray and J.R. calm but J.R. claims both Ray and Bobby are just as responsible for Mickey's condition as he is. Clayton tries to keep Miss Ellie in the dark about the fire at Southfork.

  

Episode 133 - Season 7, Episode 2: The Long Goodbye

Southfork, and the Ewing relationships, undergo rebuilding after the fire and other recent events. Away from the ranch, Mickey regains consciousness. Bobby asks Pam to come back and they agree to have dinner together, which upsets Katherine and Cliff. Clayton tells Bobby he must remain at Southfork until Ellie is well enough to return home. Mark will not wait much longer for Pam.

  

Episode 134 - Season 7, Episode 3: The Letter

J.R. and Katherine plot against Pam and Bobby. Sue Ellen is convinced that her and J.R.'s son, John Ross, needs help and she takes him to a psychologist who recommends a day camp where Peter Richards is a counselor. Cliff pushes Pam to form a partnership with him and Mark. Donna is concerned by Ray's obsessive guilt regarding Mickey.

  

Episode 135 - Season 7, Episode 4: My Brother's Keeper

Bobby and Pam end their marriage as J.R. and Katherine cheer from the sidelines. Sue Ellen finds she has an admirer at her son's day camp. J.R.'s plotting against his brother includes cutting him out of Ewing Oil. Pam finally realizes that Cliff is sincerely concerned about her, while turning a deaf ear to Afton's suspicions about Katherine's motives.

  

Episode 136 - Season 7, Episode 5: The Quality of Mercy

Unless their truce holds, Bobby learns that only a miracle could put him ahead of J.R. in their fight for Ewing Oil with the showdown only a few days away. Cliff recruits a spy in J.R.'s office and Pam moves into her mother's house which indicates that she will work with Cliff and Mark. Lucy admits that she has doubts about spending her life with a crippled Mickey and Sue Ellen tells her it is the tradition of the Ewing women to have bad luck with their men.

  

Episode 137 - Season 7, Episode 6: Check and Mate

The J.R. and Bobby Ewing contest for Ewing Oil officially concludes with startling and unexpected developments. J.R. and Bobby turn over their books for the final audit, which determines who will run the family company. When they gather to hear the results the course of the meeting bears significantly on the outcome. Sue Ellen invites Peter and John Ross' other camp counselors to Southfork for a party. With the help of Sly's spying, Cliff is able to outwit J.R. on an oil deal and Pam is afraid the Ewing-Barnes feud will start again.

  

Episode 138 - Season 7, Episode 7: Ray's Trial

With the fight for the family company finally resolved, the Ewings make futile attempts to repair the lacerations in their lives caused by the contest. Bobby is stunned to run into Jenna, his former girlfriend, working as a waitress and he stands Katherine up. J.R. has a confrontation with Holly and Sue Ellen notices that she is becoming uncomfortable around Peter. Ray is indicted by a grand jury for murder and Pam is upset to learn that Jenna is back in Bobby's life.

  

Episode 139 - Season 7, Episode 8: The Oil Baron's Ball

Emotions spill over at the Oil Baron's Ball as the Ewing and Barnes' parties confront each other. J.R. is delighted to see Bobby and Pam with other dates but shocked when Cliff is named Oil Man of the Year. Sue Ellen arranges for Peter to escort Lucy, who presents Jock Ewing Memorial scholarships and pays tribute to her grandfather. Katherine fuels a confrontation between Pam and Jenna during the evening and the truth behind Mickey's death is revealed when Lil takes the stand during the trial and Ray is found guilty.

  

Episode 140 - Season 7, Episode 9: Morning After

The Oil Baron's Ball ends with fists and food flying between J.R., Bobby, Cliff, Ray, and Mark. Cliff sets the Ewings on edge by defaming Jock's memory during his acceptance speech at the ball and with other sarcastic remarks to J.R. Afterwards, Pam treats Mark's battle scars at her home and Jenna binds Bobby's wounds at her condo. Lucy is curious about Sue Ellen's friendship with Peter, a relationship which takes a sardonic twist when Peter has to be coaxed into continuing his activities with John Ross because of his feelings for his mother.

  

Episode 141 - Season 7, Episode 10: The Buck Stops Here

The Charity Rodeo at Billy Bob's brings out the best of the Ewing clan's riding skills but uncovers the depth of their emotional crises. Pam realizes that she has alienated both Bobby and Mark but, after seeing Bobby with Jenna at the rodeo, makes up with mark in no uncertain terms. J.R. is outraged at the possibility that Sue Ellen is carrying on with Peter and at the office he sets a trap to find out who is double-crossing him by letting Cliff and Pam steal a lead on his prospective deals.

  

Episode 142 - Season 7, Episode 11: To Catch a Sly

J.R.'s determination to discover how Cliff is getting information about Ewing Oil's operations pays off when Sly falls into his trap. When J.R. confronts his secretary, she tells him how Cliff coerced her into working for him and he decides to use her to mislead Cliff. Meanwhile, Peter is upset when Lucy brings John Ross to camp instead of Sue Ellen. Katherine looks into Jenna's past to discredit her with Bobby.

  

Episode 143 - Season 7, Episode 12: Barbecue Four

Clayton Farlow and Miss Ellie have a surprise for the guests gathered at Southfork for the annual Ewing barbecue. Reactions vary after Clayton announces that he and Ellie are engaged, but J.R. is furious. Bobby tries to get Jenna to quit her job so that he can see more of her. J.R.'s plotting against Cliff Barnes gains momentum and Sly makes a deal with Cliff to support her and her brother.

  

Episode 144 - Season 7, Episode 13: Past Imperfect

J.R.'s resolve to prevent the marriage of his mother and Clayton Farlow becomes more determined when Miss Ellie receives an engagement ring during dinner at Southfork. J.R. denies to everyone that he will do anything to prevent the marriage but starts an investigation into Clayton's past. Bobby buys a boutique for Jenna which she rejects at first but finally agrees to accept only as a loan she must repay. Cliff takes the bait that J.R. dangles in front of him with Sly's help.

  

Episode 145 - Season 7, Episode 14: Peter's Principles

Sue Ellen has to fight her own emotions to try and convince Peter that he should not jeopardize his future because of her. She is concerned that Peter might try something desperate and goes to his apartment to see him. Miss Ellie cautions J.R. not to interfere with her plans to marry Clayton. Marilee Stone proposes a joint venture with Cliff, implying more than business, and, when Afton discovers them together, goes to Pam for support. Pam's concern prompts her to call Bobby and, much to Jenna's displeasure, they meet.

  

Episode 146 - Season 7, Episode 15: Offshore Crude

J.R.'s capacity for double-crossing comes close to running over as he sets up for a ride in risky offshore oil exploration. Cliff's need to perpetuate the Barnes-Ewing feud and his all consuming passion to out-do J.R. makes him reckless when Sly feeds him false information. Lucy invites Peter to Southfork and Sue Ellen is coerced into making a return visit to his apartment. Afton softens her attitude towards Cliff even as Marilee pushes him for an intimate relationship in return for a partnership in the offshore oil fields.

  

Episode 147 - Season 7, Episode 16: Some Do... Some Don't

Sue Ellen looks for a way out of her relationship with Peter. Peter talks Sue Ellen out of breaking off their affair but when she is mistaken for his mother her resolve becomes firmer. J.R. wants to have another child which Sue Ellen refuses to do. Ellie and Clayton talk about their upcoming marriage then have a serious misunderstanding. Bobby wants to buy another company against J.R.'s advice and Sly again sets up with Cliff. Bobby and Jenna reach an agreement even as Katherine works Bobby and J.R. works her.

  

Episode 148 - Season 7, Episode 17: Eye of the Beholder

Miss Ellie changes her mind about marrying Clayton and J.R. is delighted. Clayton broods over Ellie's decision about their wedding and then shows up at Southfork demanding an explanation but J.R. meets him with a gun. Bobby and Jenna's rekindled romance has a devastating effect on Pam when she discovers that her ex-husband has been spending nights away from Southfork. J.R. proceeds with his plans to trap Cliff into bidding on the offshore oil leases. Peter agrees to escort Lucy to a party and Sue Ellen has to hide her feelings from J.R. and the rest of the family.

  

Episode 149 - Season 7, Episode 18: Twelve Mile Limit

J.R. hides his chargrin at his mother and Clatyon's reconciliation by continuing to work on Cliff's greed for his own advantage. J.R. arranges to sell his geologist reports on offshore tracts to Cliff who reluctantly agrees to buy them after Marilee makes it a condition for joining him in the venture. Donna and Ray find Randolph unconscious from liquor and pills and accuse J.R. of driving him to suicide.

  

Episode 150 - Season 7, Episode 19: Where Is Poppa?

J.R. rushes to Sue Ellen's bedside after she is hit by a car and receives a shocking piece of news. Peter and Lucy also run to the hospital where an unconscious Sue Ellen was taken after a minor accident near Jenna's boutique. Marilee agrees to a partnership with Cliff as long as the other cartel members don't know about it. Bobby wants Clayton to beomce a greater part of the family by going into offshore drilling with him and J.R., who continues to harass Katherine.

  

Episode 151 - Season 7, Episode 20: When the Bough Breaks

Sue Ellen leaves the hospital unsure of who got her pregnant. J.R. and Peter are each convinced that he fathered the child Sue Ellen lost in the accident. Bobby, who is having his own dobuts about Charlie's parentage, realizes the subject is hanging between him and Jenna. J.R. makes Marilee have second thoughts about becoming Cliff's partner and Clayton bows out of the offshore venture with the Ewings.

  

Episode 152 - Season 7, Episode 21: True Confessions

Bobby confronts Jenna about Charlie's parentage and has difficulty accepting the fact that Jenna has led him on. Katherine sets up a confrontation between Naldo, Jenna, and Bobby but is not pleased with the results and Naldo's predictions. Ray and Donna discover the secret which J.R. is using to blackmail Randolph. Lucy asks Peter to model with her at Southfork and J.R. gets Marilee to agree to pulling out of her deal with Cliff after the offshore oil leases are awarded.

  

Episode 153 - Season 7, Episode 22: And the Winner Is?

Cliff bids high and J.R. bids low but each think he is the winner in the offshore drilling controversy. Randolph confesses to Ray and Donna that he gave J.R. information and all are at a loss to explain why he did not use the knowledge to win the leases. Ellie wants a small wedding, but Clayton is upset that his sister Jessica has been invited and Katherine realizes she may have outsmarted herself by getting Jenna out of Bobby's life.

  

Episode 154 - Season 7, Episode 23: Fools Rush In

J.R. gleefully operates behind the scenes to enmesh Cliff in an untenable financial situation he can use to his own advantage. Cliff learns he must raise $260 million to complete his offshore drilling obligations and, despite Afton's objections, goes to Vaughn Leland for the huge loan, unaware that J.R. and Leland are conspiring against him. Charlie goes to Bobby upset over his split with his mother and J.R. hires Peter to be John Ross' private counselor at the same time he is having his background investigated.

  

Episode 155 - Season 7, Episode 24: The Unexpected

Clayton's sister, Jessica, arrives at Southfork for her brother and Ellie's wedding loaded with gifts but lacking the customary good thoughts. J.R. is especially impressed by Jessica and her present to him -- her late husband's regimental sword. Pam makes the decision to marry Mark out of pity and a triumphant Katherine demands that J.R. give her the tapes he has been using to blackmail her. Bobby is unable to wish Pam luck and admits to Jenna how he is torn between his feelings for Pam and his need to hold onto her and Charlie.

  

Episode 156 - Season 7, Episode 25: Strange Alliance

J.R. and Jessica find an ally in each other as strange alliances are formed. Both J.R. and Jessica share the same sentiments about Ellie and Clayton's wedding plans. Lucy's determination to find out why Peter is not interested in her makes Sue Ellen apprehensive and Pam is frightened that her marriage to Mark will make her lose Bobby forever even as she tries to shield Mark from finding out the truth about his health. Bobby is finally able to wish Pam and Mark happiness but his own future is clouded as Jenna tells him she will not wait forever for him.

  

Episode 157 - Season 7, Episode 26: Blow Up

Pam tries to rush Mark into a quick marriage but he wants a big wedding and Miss Ellie insists on her own small nuptial event with Clayton at Southfork. J.R. and Jessica conspire to sabotage Ellie and Clayton's wedding and Jenna and Bobby agree to try a fresh start. Cliff's wells keep coming in dry and, needing collateral to borrow more money, he tries to turn to Mark for help but Pam won't let him. J.R. decides its time to put the screws on Peter after Sue Ellen has a nasty scene with a drunken Lucy.

  

Episode 158 - Season 7, Episode 27: Turning Point

J.R. badgers Jessica to uncover the secret in Clayton's past that he could use to stop his mother's wedding. Cliff has to sell assets to get cash for his drilling without knowing that J.R. is the buyer and is pulling the strings to frustrate Cliff's attempts at hitting oil. Peter is arrested when cocaine is found in his car by the police.

  

Episode 159 - Season 7, Episode 28: Love Stories

Bobby asks Jenna to marry him and she eagerly accepts, Clayton pushes to wed Miss Ellie before J.R. and Jessica can interfere, and Pam and Mark's future clouds over after she receives some tragic news. Jessica attacks Clayton for selling the Southern Cross and leaving Dusty without a heritage.

  

Episode 160 - Season 7, Episode 29: Hush, Hush, Sweet Jessie

J.R.'s snooping into Clayton and Jessica's past makes him realize his mother may be in grave danger. The concern of the Ewings for Miss Ellie's safety increases after it is learned that she never arrived at a fashion show she was to attend with Jessica and Donna. Mark's death affects the Ewings in a variety of ways and Bobby and Jenna face Pam's need for Bobby's help. Katherine buys Cliff's share of Wentworth Took & Die so he can continue his offshore drilling and Pam discovers Katherine's duplicity in her relationship with Bobby.

  

Episode 161 - Season 7, Episode 30: End Game

J.R. becomes the focus of accumulated hatreds in Southfork. A desperate search ensues for both Miss Ellie and Jessica while the fate of Peter is left in Sue Ellen's hands.

  

Episode 162 - Season 8, Episode 1: Killer At Large

J.R. panics when he realizes that the bullets that brought down Bobby were meant for him. As Bobby's shooting occurred in J.R.'s office, it's apparent that his brother was the intended victim. J.R. realizes that the killer is still at large and pushes the police to investigate those who had reason to seek revenge against him.

  

Episode 163 - Season 8, Episode 2: Battle Lines

J.R. leaves no stone unturned to discover who is gunning for him. J.R.'s efforts to expose the would-be assassin are frustrated by the seemingly airtight alibis of all his enemies, until the gun used in the attack on Bobby is discovered in the home of a prime suspect and an arrest is made.

  

Episode 164 - Season 8, Episode 3: If At First You Don't Succeed

J.R. fears for his life when the investigation into Bobby's shooting takes an unexpected turn that leaves the police baffled as the assailant prepares to strike again.

  

Episode 165 - Season 8, Episode 4: Jamie

Southfork has a mystery guest. The would-be assassin is interrupted during a second deadly attempt at murder. However, the discovery may have come too late to save the victim. A mysterious stranger arrives at Southfork making a startling claim that astounds the family.

  

Episode 166 - Season 8, Episode 5: Family

Jamie gets acquainted with the Ewings and a skeptical J.R. demands she prove her identity, but Sue Ellen assures her that she is part of the family. Jamie produces her Alaska driver's license and an old photo of Jock and her father and bests J.R. when he tests her knowledge of the oil business. At the diner where she works, Lucy is rescued from some roughnecks by her co-worker's boyfriend. Cliff is tempted by an offer from Weststar to acquire Barnes-Wentworth with a powerful seat for him on its board.

  

Episode 167 - Season 8, Episode 6: Shadow of a Doubt

Pam delves deeper into the mystery of Mark's disappearance, J.R. manipulates Cliff Again, Lucy fights over a boy and Bobby and Jenna postpone their wedding. At Southfork, Sue Ellen comes to Jamie's defense and promises to protect her from J.R. Bobby and Jenna decide to wait for Miss Ellie to return before getting married and Bobby toys with the idea of striking out with his own oil business.

  

Episode 168 - Season 8, Episode 7: Homecoming

The return of Miss Ellie and Clayton engenders mixed reactions at Southfork as she acknowledges Jamie's resemblance to Jason and Cliff is delighted to learn from a conversation overheard by Mandy that he has J.R. worried. Pam speculates with Cliff that it seems Mark expected to return and although Cliff is skeptical, she contacts Dr. Kenderson for help.

  

Episode 169 - Season 8, Episode 8: Oil Baron's Ball III

J.R.'s manipulations are evident at the annual Oil Barons Ball as the Ewing and Barnes families face off with Pam the likely loser. Miss Ellie takes pains to make Clayton feel comfortable at Southfork but at the ball he is troubled when his wife is referred to as an Ewing. Cliff is concerned at Pam's emotional state because of her obsession over Mark and her knowledge of Bobby and Jenna's upcoming wedding.

  

Episode 170 - Season 8, Episode 9: Shadows

Miss Ellie takes drastic steps to make Clayton feel secure at Southfork over J.R.'s objections and Bobby's discomfort. Ellie feels that Clayton may be deliberately staying away from home and Donna suggest she remove Jock's portrait from the house. Pam faces the realization that she has lsot Bobby and renews her efforts to locate Mark's plane. Lucy brawls with Betty while on a date with Eddie and Jenna's ex-husband resurfaces in Dallas.

  

Episode 171 - Season 8, Episode 10: Charlie

Bobby and Jenna are frantic when Charlie disappears, Clayton still feels like an outsider at Southfork and Pam interprets new evidence as proof that Mark is alive. Charlie learns that Marchetta is her father and vanishes, while the police search for her. J.R. tries to date Mandy and Cliff encourages her to accept.

  

Episode 172 - Season 8, Episode 11: Barbecue Five

J.R. is delighted that no Barnes are in attendance at the Ewings' annual barbecue at Southfork but he receives a shock from Jamie which spoils his fun. At the barbecue, Jamie produces a document that J.R. immediately declares a fake but which Clayton predicts will cause the Ewings many headaches. Pam continues her search for Mark with renewed hope after a psychic predicts a man will re-enter her life.

  

Episode 173 - Season 8, Episode 12: Do You Take This Woman...

Bobby and Jenna's wedding day arrives but a mysterious phone call leaves the assembled guests without a bride and groom. Jamie declares she doesn't intend to use the document she possesses against the family, only to prove she is a Ewing. It's existence sends J.R. scurrying to try to prove iti s a forgery and Cliff looking for proof of its validity. Marchetta comes to terms with Jenna over Charlie but Jenna learns once again that she cannot trust him.

  

Episode 174 - Season 8, Episode 13: Deja Vu

Bobby thinks Jenna intentionally ran out on him and with that the wedding is cancelled. Bobby is stunned to find Jenna with Marchetta. Pam's happiness at the turn of events is tempered by her search for Mark and new evidence sends her to the Caribbean. Cliff and Mandy search for Digger's records to try to substantiate Jamie's document about Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 175 - Season 8, Episode 14: Odd Man Out

Bobby is devastated with the news that Jenna married Marchetta and tries to forget her by drinking. Jenna tries to reach Bobby by phone but is prevented from doing so by her husband who forces her to go with him to Laredo, where she gets a shock. Pam is told that Mark was seen at a hospital in the Caribbean and referred to a facility in Jamaica. Jamie is impressed by J.R.'s concern for the family and reassures him, Bobby, and Sue Ellen that she won't us her document against them.

  

Episode 176 - Season 8, Episode 15: Lockup in Laredo

Jenna is arrested for murder, J.R.'s world seems to falling apart and Pam's search is proving fruitless. Jenna pleads not guilty to murdering Marchetta but is denied bail in Laredo and Bobby tries to trace Charlie. J.R. provokes Jamie, who threatens to use her document after he accuses her of lying about his infidelity, which Sue Ellen witnesses.

  

Episode 177 - Season 8, Episode 16: Winds of War

Jamie leaves Southfork and her hatred of J.R. teams her up with Cliff and alienates her from Sue Ellen. Clayton predicts that Jamie will now use her document to try to divide Ewing Oil and Donna and Ray find evidence to prove that the document may be valid. Cliff realizes that J.R. is feeding him false information through Mandy and intends to reverse the pipeline even though Mandy resents being used. Bobby learns that Jenna's fingerprints were on the gun that killed Marchetta but he is able to rescue Charlie.

  

Episode 178 - Season 8, Episode 17: Bail Out

Jenna is reunited with Charlie after she is released on bail and tells Bobby she won't marry him when the trial hangs over her head. Pam learns that J.R. has been misleading her with false rumors about Mark, which makes her suspicious of the reports that he was recently seen in Hong Kong. She also refuses to join Cliff and Jamie in their fight for a share of Ewing Oil because she doesn't want to hurt Bobby, whom she surprises by letting him know that she hopes for a reconciliation.

  

Episode 179 - Season 8, Episode 18: Legacy of Hate

J.R. realizes what a precarious position he has put his family in after he, Bobby, and Ellie are legally notified that Cliff and Jamie are suing for their share of Ewing Oil. Pam joins Cliff and Jamie in their suit in retaliation for J.R. having misled her about Mark.

  

Episode 180 - Season 8, Episode 19: Sins of the Fathers

Futher documentation is discovered verifying the document dividing Ewing Oil between the Barneses and the two factions of the Ewings. A workman from the original Ewing well reveals that Jock was concerned about Digger and protected him from a vicious Jason. J.R. remarks to a stunned Cliff that a trial would expose his father as a helpless drunk and Pam is advised to follow up the lead that Mark may be in Hong Kong.

  

Episode 181 - Season 8, Episode 20: The Brothers Ewing

The pending fight for Ewing Oil brings J.R., Bobby, and Ray closer together but J.R.'s schemes alienate Miss Ellie and Clayton. J.R. tells his brothers to prepare for a no holds barred battle with Cliff, while Donna worries about her husband's alliance with the devious J.R. Cliff is predicting a certain court victory but Pam and Jamie are afraid their father's reputations with be forever tarnished druing the proceedings. The rift between the brothers Ewing and Clayton worsens when he refuses to participate in an illegal scheme to hide a valuable piece of Ewing property.

  

Episode 182 - Season 8, Episode 21: Shattered Dreams

Jenna's trial gets moved to Dallas but she and Bobby are devastated when her defense suffers a serious setback. Jenna's case takes a serious turn after a witness who professed knowing the name of the real killer ends up dead. Ellie stands by Clayton in his opposition to the Ewing brothers' illegal schemes to protect the company and admits her husband and Southfork are what are important to her. Even though Pam admits her love of Bobby, she and Sue Ellen go to Hong Kong in search of Mark.

  

Episode 183 - Season 8, Episode 22: Dead Ends

Pam finally gets to see the patient she and Sue Ellen have traveled so far to find and J.R. and Cliff create an unpleasant incident. Pam faces up to what the results of her Hong Kong trip will mean to her life and J.R. continues to pursue Mandy and welcomes Sly back. Against Bobby's objections, the police treat Veronica's death as a drug overdose and Jenna's request for a postponement is denied.

  

Episode 184 - Season 8, Episode 23: Trial and Error

Jenna is frightened as her trial begins with a scathing opening statement by the prosecution and Bobby is called to testify against her. Bobby and Jenna are even more distressed after they learn that Veronica's sister is afraid to testify. Meanwhile, Pam and Sue Ellen start back to Dallas from Hong Kong and J.R. denies responsibility for their trip but admits he wants to keep Pam away from Bobby.

  

Episode 185 - Season 8, Episode 24: The Verdict

The jury decides Jenna's fate. The energy commission shuts down one of J.R.'s fields because of contamination and J.R. arranges a surprise for its chairman after promising to finance his campaign. Pam admits to Bobby that she has not found Mark and his comforting embrace is misunderstood by Jenna. J.R.'s attitude toward her has Sue Ellen puzzled and J.R. tells Mandy he may not be with his wife much longer.

  

Episode 186 - Season 8, Episode 25: Sentences

Charlie's welfare is uppermost in Jenna's mind as she is found guilty of murder and awaits sentencing. Bobby reassures Charlie that she can rely on him and makes a risky statement in the courtroom to ensure Jenna's peace of mind which upsets Pam, who thinks he has been lying to her. Pam reaffirms her support of Cliff and Jamie against the Ewings and admits that she must face the fact that Mark is dead. J.R. uses the tapes of Billings' indescretion to get him to close down Cliff's offshore Gold Canyon operation and Sue Ellen threatens J.R. with divorce.

  

Episode 187 - Season 8, Episode 26: Terms of Estrangement

J.R. and Bobby prepare to meet Cliff and Jamie in court. Pam stays in the fight against her ex-husband and his brother. New developments make Bobby hopeful that Jenna may have another chance but her bitterness makes her tell Bobby not to see her again. J.R. is contacted by a strange man who claims to have information vital to the fight for control of Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 188 - Season 8, Episode 27: The Ewing Connection

J.R., Bobby, and Ray are intrigued by the stranger who claims he can help them save Ewing Oil but Cliff is worried when he finds out that the man is Jamie's brother. After the stranger reveals his identity to the Ewing brothers they are surprised he's Jamie's brother but relieved to find he's a Ewing. Meanwhile, Donna believes she and Ray are headed for divorce and Lucy and her ex-husband meet. Sue Ellen allows an ailing John Ross to stay home from school while she attends her therapy group.

  

Episode 189 - Season 8, Episode 28: Deeds and Misdeeds

Cliff and Jamie are married, unaware that the Ewing brothers have new evidence in the fight for Ewing Oil. Jack Ewing's help for control of the family company at first seems of no value when it is learned that the documents he was to produce were destroyed in a fire. Then it is discovered that Amanda, Jock's first wife, has copies that will give the brothers the upper hand in their battle to retain control of Ewing Oil. The news that the hit man is in custody raises hopes that Jenna soon will be released and intensifies Bobby's conflicting emotions over her and Pam.

  

Episode 190 - Season 8, Episode 29: Deliverance

The fight for Ewing Oil goes to the courts with the Ewing brothers confident that Amanda's evidence will prove more powerful than the documents Cliff and Jamie possess. J.R. has deliberately goaded Cliff into proceeding with the lawsuit so the Barnes' can be publicly discredited. Bobby devises a plan to draw a confession from Marchetta's suspected killer and secure Jenna's release, which leaves him with mixed emotions after he and Pam declare their love. A newspaper item about one of the Ewings infuriates a reader who makes an ominous vow.

  

Episode 191 - Season 8, Episode 30: Swan Song

An unforseen and shocking occurrence leaves members of the Ewing family facing the greatest crisis of their lives. Bobby's agonizing emotional struggle over Pam and Jenna comes to an end when he decides between them. Sue Ellen's behavior fuels J.R.'s determination to have her institutionalized, a move Miss Ellie reluctantly supports. Cliff is surprised by Jamie's reaction when he deliberately gives her grounds for an annulment of their marriage.

  

Episode 192 - Season 9, Episode 1: The Family Ewing

The Ewings grieve over the loss of Bobby, with Pam blaming herself for Bobby's death. After Bobby's funeral, J.R. is forced to execute Bobby's will and is upset by its disclosures. He is unmoved by Sue Ellen's genuine desire to console him and his rejection propels her into a world far removed from the luxury of Southfork.

  

Episode 193 - Season 9, Episode 2: Rock Bottom

Sue Ellen goes on drinking spree and Bobby's will is read, leaving some with the hope to take advantage of it. Mandy puts pressure on J.R. to leave his wife.

  

Episode 194 - Season 9, Episode 3: Those Eyes

The search for Sue Ellen ends up in the police station drunk tank. Sue Ellen is moved to a detoxification ward where J.R. and Dusty have a confrontation which sends Sue Ellen into a frenzy. Miss Ellie and Clayton get J.R. to commit her to a sanitarium. Meanwhile, J.R. tries to keep Pam out of Ewing Oil while Cliff sees his own hopes of controlling Christopher's inheritance as a means of getting ahead of his nemesis.

  

Episode 195 - Season 9, Episode 4: Resurrection

Miss Ellie accepts the idea of selling Ewing Oil as a means of keeping her troubled family together, but the prospect further divides the Ewing heirs. J.R. wants to buy Christopher's share of the company and Jack wonders if J.R. will want his ten percent. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen gets a visit from Dusty in the sanitarium and begs him to take her with him.

  

Episode 196 - Season 9, Episode 5: Saving Grace

J.R.'s scheme to pressure Pam into selling her son's Ewing Oil stock to him backfires. J.R. also is annoyed that his investigation of Jack's past proves worthless. Wendell gives Cliff a deadline to get commitments from Pam and Jack to sell their stock to him and Miss Ellie is undecided whether to sell to Wendell or back J.R.

  

Episode 197 - Season 9, Episode 6: Mothers

J.R. faces losing control of Ewing Oil when his mother and Pam decide to sell to Wendell. Miss Ellie is not happy when Sue Ellen's trouble making mother arrives at Southfork determined to straighten out her daughter's life. Pam and Miss Ellie wish to sell out to Wendell, with Jack and Ray willing to follow their lead, which causes J.R. to contemplate taking John Ross and leaving Dallas.

  

Episode 198 - Season 9, Episode 7: The Wind of Change

Bobby Ewing posthumously receives the Oil Man of the Year Award at the Oil Baron's Ball, which Miss Ellie passes on to Christopher. While accepting for her son, Pam makes an announcement that astonishes J.R. and significantly affects the future of Ewing Oil. Before the ball, J.R.'s distress makes his mother change her mind about selling to Wendell but J.R. considers Wendell's pending acquisition of Christopher's interest unacceptable and vows to start over.

  

Episode 199 - Season 9, Episode 8: Quandary

At Ewing Oil, Pam incurs J.R.'s wrath when she reminds him that they are partners and settles into Bobby's old office. J.R. is delighted that Pam didn't sell to Wendell, but Cliff attacks her for reversing her decision and Mark thinks that she essentially chose Bobby over him in deciding to retain Christopher's shares. Donna and Ray make a decision about their baby and Angelica Nero interests an unsuspecting Cliff in an oil drilling venture as a ploy to attract J.R.

  

Episode 200 - Season 9, Episode 9: Close Encounters

The Ewing hosted charity rodeo provides a fitting arena for the family's social and economic maneuvering. Jenna and Donna cheer Jack and Ray on in the bareback bronc riding event while Jenna, Sue Ellen, and Jamie compete in the barrel race and Pam and Christopher root for Mark in the steer roping event. Angelica decides on Ewing Oil for her venture and Pam makes it clear that she is as involved as J.R. in Ewing Oil decisions.

  

Episode 201 - Season 9, Episode 10: Suffer the Little Children

Sue Ellen seeks a legal separation from J.R. and full custody of John Ross, but J.R. vows that she will never be safe if she takes his son away from him. Miss Ellie dashes Patricia's hopes of saving the Sue Ellen - J.R. marriage and both agree that John Ross is the one good thing that came from it. J.R. wants to personally discuss the Ewing deal with Marinos and gets suspicious after Angelica is evasive and comments that Jack's involvement in the deal might be important.

  

Episode 202 - Season 9, Episode 11: The Prize

J.R.'s investigation of Marinos pressures Angelica to try and quickly close the deal but his detective suggests J.R. hold off because of some odd activity at Marinos before disappearing. The detective calls from Athens for J.R. to meet him at the airport but his luggage shows up but the detective doesn't. Angelica discloses why Jack is critical to the deal and Pam is opposed to the co-venture but Angelica and Grace agree that she can be taken care of is she becomes a problem.

  

Episode 203 - Season 9, Episode 12: En Passant

J.R.'s efforts to coerce the judge in the custody fight with Sue Ellen over their son prove fruitless after Sue Ellen takes John Ross' future into her own hands. The son of the judge who will preside at the appeal hearing for John Ross' custody is grateful when J.R. offers to find a job for him at Ewing Oil and J.R. hopes the father will also be grateful.

  

Episode 204 - Season 9, Episode 13: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen

The future of several lives hang in the balance as Sue Ellen ponders a move back to Southfork, which could also affect her custody of John Ross. J.R. admits to Sue Ellen that she could forfeit custody of John Ross if she moves back to Southfork but urges her to do so for the future of their son. Jack is stunned when Jenna wants to stop seeing him and Angelica is relieved that J.R. has not received the information he was seeking from Greece.

  

Episode 205 - Season 9, Episode 14: Curiosity Killed the Cat

The disappearance of Jack Ewing puts J.R. in an embarrassing position and the threat of the impending deal with Marinos could crumble. J.R. promises an angry Angelica he will find out why Jack did not show up for their luncheon meeting. Mandy decides to align herself with Cliff Barnes when he convinces her that J.R.'s meetings with Angelica are not all business. Jenna confides to Miss Ellie how miserably she treated Jack and how much she misses Bobby.

  

Episode 206 - Season 9, Episode 15: The Missing Link

Matt Cantrell comes to town looking for Bobby unaware that his boyhood chum and business partner has been killed. Pam meets Cantrell when he barges into her office looking for Bobby and is stunned at the news of Bobby's death. Pam learns how much Matt and the mine meant to Bobby and considers continuing Ewing Oil's investment in his promising emerald mining operation. J.R. suspects that Mandy is leaking information to Cliff about the need for his equipment for the Marinos deal and an unfortunate turn of events suddenly makes locating Jack a matter of life and death.

  

Episode 207 - Season 9, Episode 16: Twenty-Four Hours

The efforts to locate Jack Ewing intensify as Jamie lies unconscious and with J.R. having his own reasons for joining in the search. The urgency of finding a compatible blood donor for Jamie sends all the Ewings on the search for her brother. When J.R. refuses to continue Ewing Oil's investment in Matt's mine, Pam decides to back it with her own money. Meanwhile, Angelica and Grace anxiously await the results of Jack's blood analysis and assure Nicholas that he will be at the Venezuelan conference of oil ministers in which Marinos Shipping will participate.

  

Episode 208 - Season 9, Episode 17: The Deadly Game

J.R. learns that blood matching indicates that Jack and Jamie had the same parents which gives him an entirely new perspective in his dealings with Angelica and the Marinos deal. Ellie finds out what is troubling Clayton and takes it on herself to save him and Pam decides to visit Matt's emerald mine. Angelica gets J.R. to have Jack attend an oil conference in Martinique and Sue Ellen uses her powers of persuasion on Dr. Kenderson.

  

Episode 209 - Season 9, Episode 18: Blame It On Bogota

J.R.'s scheming to involve Pam in Matt's mining operation sends Pam to South America and also entices Cliff to invest in the venture. Sue Ellen's ingenuity earns J.R.'s begrudging respect while she enjoys the company of Dr. Kenderson. Nicholas, Angelica, and Grace scheme to get Jack to Martinique without J.R.'s influence. With drilling on the Marinos project underway, Cliff is puzzled as to where J.R. got the equipment.

  

Episode 210 - Season 9, Episode 19: Shadow Games

Pam disappears and Matt is left for dead at the campsite in Colombia. Clayton realizes that it is time to sell Farlow Industries when he finds that Ellie has been secretly backing his losses. Nicholas has news that stuns Angelica and Grace and threatens to ruin their Martinique scheme, while J.R. gets the better of Cliff at the Graison Research charity auction at which Jenna avoids Jack who is Grace's escort.

  

Episode 211 - Season 9, Episode 20: Missing

J.R. travels to Colombia to make sure his connection with Matt is kept hidden and to pay Rueda to search for Pam while Cliff and Mark arrive and blame Matt for Pam's disappearance. Grace seduces Jack and Angelica tells Nicholas they'll proceed with the Martinique scheme as planned. In Colombia, a messenger delivers Pam's brooch to Matt with a cryptic note which leaves Cliff scared and very shaken.

  

Episode 212 - Season 9, Episode 21: Dire Straits

In Colombia Cliff and Mark, who blame themselves for Pam's misfortune, reluctantly agree to let Matt deliver the ransom note alone as instructed by the kidnappers and in Dallas Jenna's fixation causes growing concerns. Having made the money drop, Matt returns with a note saying Pam will be released the next day at the same spot. Meanwhile, at Southfork, an arrangement is made for a psychiatrist to see Jenna.

  

Episode 213 - Season 9, Episode 22: Overture

J.R. becomes increasingly jealous of Jerry Kenderson's attentions to Sue Ellen, Jenna continues to be undecided about psychiatric visits, and in Colombia, a thoroughly disenchanted Cliff ponders Pam's offer to buy back his interest in the emerald mine.

  

Episode 214 - Season 9, Episode 23: Sitting Ducks

The family welcomes Pam and Mark home from Colombia and J.R. is secretly delighted that Pam will continue to subsidize Matt's excavation of the mine. In Colombia, Matt vows to prove to a skeptical Rueda that he is not only interested in Pam's money and after Ray helps Donna with the handicapped kids, she wonders why he is overly interested in one of the deaf boys. In Martinique, Jack ignores Grace's admission that she loves him and Angelica and Nicholas plot the final phase of their scheme which threatens the lives of an unsuspecting J.R. and Jack.

  

Episode 215 - Season 9, Episode 24: Masquerade

In Martinique, Jack masquerades as Dimitri, while J.R. suspects that Angelica has been illegally taking Dimitri's affairs into her own hands. Back in Dallas, Kenderson takes Sue Ellen to dinner and indicates that he will not be satisfied with a platonic relationship and Jenna continues to worry the family after she cancels her therapy sessions.

  

Episode 216 - Season 9, Episode 25: Just Desserts

In the aftermath of the Martinique masquerade ball catastrophe, Angelica disappears, Grace ends her romance with Jack, and Jack refuses to work any longer with J.R. Garrett informs J.R. that the Ewing-Marinos drilling operation must be suspended temporarily and J.R., confident that the suspension will be brief, agrees to buy back the shares from an angry Marilee, Jordan, and Andy.

  

Episode 217 - Season 9, Episode 26: Nothing's Ever Perfect

J.R. is struck by the realization that he may have lost Sue Ellen for good and is informed that he will have to do something underhanded if he is to discredity her friend Jerry Kenderson. As Pam prepares to turn over Christopher's shares of Ewing Oil to J.R., he is alarmed at her reservations about selling the thing for which Bobby fought so hard. Angelica buys falsified documents and contemplates revenge against J.R. and Jack. Mandy is crushed when J.R. breaks up with her in order to pursue Sue Ellen.

  

Episode 218 - Season 9, Episode 27: J.R. Rising

Matt finds emeralds, the adoption of Tony hits a snag, J.R. goads Kenderson into giving Sue Ellen an ultimatum, the Marinos deal can now go ahead, and a vengeful Angelica arrives. Clayton and Ray encourage Jack to stay in Dallas and discuss a joint venture with him. Cliff is determined to form a new partnership with the cartel, Mark, and Pam.

  

Episode 219 - Season 9, Episode 28: Serendipity

In anticipation of future Ewing-Marcos drilling, J.R. shuts down less productive wells, making the cartel suspicious of his buy-back arrangement with them. Matt plans to surprise Pam in Dallas with his emeralds but Pam and Mark fear for Matt's life when an earthquake destroys Los Gatos. An incognito Angelica is taken into custody for carrying a handgun but is released when her permit is found in order.

  

Episode 220 - Season 9, Episode 29: Thrice in a Lifetime

J.R. promises Sue Ellen he'll never take her for granted again and is surprised and confused at her impulsive actions. Jack disagrees with Clayton and Ray when they decide to hire an older cowboy, Ben Stivers, to supervise the horse-breeding and racing chores. Tony agrees to having Donna and Ray adopt him but the adoption is denied because of Ray's record.

  

Episode 221 - Season 9, Episode 30: Hello Goodbye Hello

J.R. finds renewed happiness with Sue Ellen in spite of his oil empire tottering, Mandy pursuing him, and a dangerous enemy lurking in wait. Financially strapped, J.R. has to pass on a lucrative opportunity to buy out a competitor. The cartel moves in and offers to include Cliff who declines because of the promise he made to Jamie.

  

Episode 222 - Season 9, Episode 31: Blast from the Past

The happiness on Pam and Mark's wedding day soon fades as J.R.'s attempt to outwit Angelica may have come too late to save Jack's life and jeopardizes Sue Ellen's life as well. Meanwhile, the presence of the enigmatic Ben Stivers continues to puzzle the Ewings.

  

Episode 223 - Season 10, Episode 1: Return to Camelot, Pt. 1

Bobby is alive and touches the lives of the Ewings, Farlows, Krebbs, and Barnes in Part 1 of the new season premiere.

  

Episode 224 - Season 10, Episode 2: Return to Camelot, Pt. 2

Bobby is alive and touches the lives of the Ewings, Farlows, Krebbs, and Barnes in Part 2 of the new season premiere.

  

Episode 225 - Season 10, Episode 3: Pari Per Sue

Family disturbances again are rife at Southfork as Sue Ellen begins her campaign to even the score with her husband J.R. Ewing. Sue Ellen decides to embarrass J.R. by going into business as a manufacturer of erotic women's clothing. Cliff Barnes grows closer to Jack Ewing, trying to gain control of Jack's interest in Ewing Oil. Donna Krebbs becomes more occupied with her Washington lobby work, adding to the rift in her relationship with Ray.

  

Episode 226 - Season 10, Episode 4: Once and Future King

Miss Ellie is shocked when her suspicions about Wes Parmelee seem to be valid. Irresistibly drawn to Paramelee's bunkhouse, Miss Ellie makes a shattering discovery and her apprehensions about the mysterious ranch hand turn to disbelief, dread, and fear. J.R. finds himself fighting on two fronts: Sue Ellen's campaign against him gathers momentum, causing him to lose his temper and patience as he must make his own plans to save the ailing oil industry.

  

Episode 227 - Season 10, Episode 5: Enigma

Deeply troubled, Miss Ellie orders the mysterious Wes Parmalee to leave Southfork, rejecting his disturbing claims. Furious with Sue Ellen for having him and Mandy followed, J.R. offers her a divorce but unwittingly, he and Mandy fall deeper into Sue Ellen's trap. J.R. and Bobby are shocked when their request for a multi-million dollar loan is rejected by the Cattlemen's Bank.

  

Episode 228 - Season 10, Episode 6: Trompe L'Oeil

The Southfork families are stunned as Miss Ellie reveals Wes Parmalee's claims. J.R. and Bobby are convinced that Parmalee's claims are false until he pays them a surprise visit at Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen's campaign to get even with J.R. and to put an end to his affair with Mandy proves more successful than she could have hoped. Bobby and J.R. start their business expansion plans and J.R.'s meeting with the mercenary B.D. Calhoun leaves him confident that oil prices with rise again.

  

Episode 229 - Season 10, Episode 7: Territorial Imperative

J.R. and Bobby start investigating Parmalee after they are warned that his claims might stand up in court, changing control of Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen's vendetta against her husband and his mistress turns into a big financial success as Dallas reacts to the sexy advertising for Valentine's Girl. Cliff wastes no time in meeting Jack's ex-wife with his eye on her possible five percent of Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 230 - Season 10, Episode 8: The Second Time Around

Bobby and Pam's wedding day bliss at Southfork is shattered when Ray Krebbs lashes out at their happiness. Depressed from an earlier argument with Donna, Ray enviously berates Bobby, which Pam overhears. J.R. uses the outburst to make a last ditch effort to get Jenna to the wedding. Wes Parmalee shows up and refuses to leave until Miss Ellie agrees to a later meeting and Jamie attends with Jack and is shocked when Cliff arrives with Jack's ex-wife on his arm.

  

Episode 231 - Season 10, Episode 9: Bells Are Ringing

Bobby and Pam are forced to face a difficult decision about their wedding in light of Ray's startling revelation. J.R. receives shocking news about Wes Parmalee's claims -- information that may have a profound effect on the control of Ewing Oil. April Stevens schemes with Cliff against Jack Ewing and J.R. makes the necessary payment to further his plan to raise the price of oil.

  

Episode 232 - Season 10, Episode 10: Who's Who At the Oil Baron's Ball?

Clayton fights both Jock's ghost and Wes Parmalee in his effort to keep Miss Ellie as his wife. Clayton questions Miss Ellie about whether she believes Parmalee's claims. With the annual Oil Baron's Ball approaching, J.R. makes an interesting proposal to April Stevens, while Sue Ellen strikes a deal of her own with a Hollywood producer in her ploy to get back at her husband. J.R. is confronted by Central Intelligence about his relationship with B.D. Calhoun and Pam struggles with the specter of Jenna coming between her and Bobby.

  

Episode 233 - Season 10, Episode 11: Proof Positive

Wes Parmalee makes a startling disclosure at the annual Oil Baron's Ball in front of Dallas' finest. After he is confronted by J.R., Bobby and Clayton, Parmalee reluctantly agrees to a lie detector test in order to prove he is the true owner of Ewing Oil. In an attempt to resolve the situation, Miss Ellie requests a secret meeting with Parmalee while Clayton arrives at his own disturbing resolution. April Stevens plots to cash in on her ex-marriage to Jack Ewing.

  

Episode 234 - Season 10, Episode 12: Something Old, Something New

Bobby leaves for South America in search of information to disprove Parmalee's claims, with evidence mounting that he really is Jock. The grim duty of retracing the route to Jock's accident faces Bobby in South America. J.R. pressures a confused Miss Ellie to declare Parmalee a fraud. Sue Ellen cashes in on her plot to get back at J.R. and Mandy learns who the benefactor behind her good fortune has been.

  

Episode 235 - Season 10, Episode 13: Bar-B-Cued

Bobby returns from South America with evidence regarding Wes Parmalee but it's an unexpected, and uninvited, guest at the annual Ewing barbecue who provides Miss Ellie with the shocking truth. J.R. and Clayton grow closer as a result of the Parmalee calamity. Donna has a brief but intriguing meeting with an important senator in her efforts for the oil lobby and J.R. and Cliff strike further sparks at the barbecue.

  

Episode 236 - Season 10, Episode 14: The Fire Next Time

An angry Clayton goes on a manhunt and Miss Ellie seeks the aid of her sons in calming her furious husband. J.R., confident that the Middle East situation is at rest, learns some frightening news concerning B.D. Calhoun. Donna returns to Dallas with a decision about her marriage to Ray. Jeremy Wendell approaches Cliff with a devious business proposition.

  

Episode 237 - Season 10, Episode 15: So Shall Ye Reap

Threatened by B.D. Calhoun's menacing presence, J.R. takes the necessary steps to rid himself of the mercenary. Pam's suspicious investigation into some of Cliff's business deals prompts him to reconsider Jeremy Wendell's proposition while April Stevens eyes a fortuitous opportunity when she "accidentally" runs into Wendell. Jenna attempts to sever more ties with Bobby while her pregnancy continues to put a strain on Bobby and Pam's marriage.

  

Episode 238 - Season 10, Episode 16: Tick, Tock

Sue Ellen is unsuspecting when B.D. Calhoun, whom she knows as Peter Duncan, makes contact with her in his vendetta against J.R. Calhoun "accidentally" bumps into Sue Ellen and Pam. Ray feels the frustration of losing his wife and their expected child. He and Clayton resume working together in the horse cutting business in an effort to forget their troubles. Pam's increasing overprotectiveness of Christopher worries Bobby. Jeremy Wendell pursues his plan to bring ruin to Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 239 - Season 10, Episode 17: Night Visitor

Ewing Oil makes a financial comeback as Bobby and J.R. secure important deals, but J.R. is too overcome with anxiety about B.D. Calhoun to savor the success. Bobby becomes suspicious when J.R. acts overly concerned about Southfork's security system. Cliff reluctantly goes through with Jermey Wendell's plan to undermine Ewing Oil and April Stevens continues her ploy to gain back her five percent of the company. Meanwhile, Donna is unexpectedly rushed to the hospital with excruciating stomach pains and Sue Ellen has another inauspicious run-in with "Peter Duncan".

  

Episode 240 - Season 10, Episode 18: Cat and Mouse

Bobby finally learns the reason behind J.R.'s recent mysterious actions. B.D. Calhoun continues to terrorize J.R. with his dangerous game playing. Bobby and Pam fear that Sue Ellen has resumed her drinking when she fails to return home one evening but J.R. has good reason to believe that may not be the reason for her absence. A worried Ray travels to Washington D.C. to be with Donna while she is in the hospital and gets a surprise when Senator Dowling pays her a visit.

  

Episode 241 - Season 10, Episode 19: High Noon for Calhoun

Fearing for the safety of their families, J.R. and Bobby send Sue Ellen, Pam, John Ross, and Christopher to California to escape the menacing threat of Calhoun but J.R. is forced into a deadly showdown when the terrorist locates them. Back in Dallas, April experiences the loneliness of a con artist. Cliff throws himself into a precarious deal and is frantic when Pam is not there to back him up. Miss Ellie and Clayton enjoy a private weekend away from Southfork and Senator Dowling continues to entertain Donna.

  

Episode 242 - Season 10, Episode 20: Olio

J.R. pays an emotional price for his involvement with Calhoun but he may face a bigger danger with the law for consorting with a terrorist. Despite her growing relationship with Senator Dowling, Donna feels stifled in her efforts for the oil lobby. Bobby takes temporary charge of Ewing Oil but it's J.R. who's doing the dirty work -- through the coy femininity of April Stevens. Ray attempts to explain to Charlie why he has to stay away from her and her mother. Pam and Cliff lock horns over her loyalties and the families of Southfork receive numbing news from California.

  

Episode 243 - Season 10, Episode 21: A Death in the Family

Shocking news from California raises questions of who is the true proprietor of the elusive 10 percent of Ewing Oil. The quiet search for Jack Ewing is continued by J.R. and April Stevens. Sue Ellen shuts down her Los Angeles lingerie operation but finds a new "Valentine Girl" for Dallas. Christopher and John Ross play a potentially deadly game. Ray considers playing dirty in his divorce suit with Donna and Sue Ellen and J.R. renew their love for each other.

  

Episode 244 - Season 10, Episode 22: Revenge of the Nerd

An ecstatic Cliff Barnes unloads a stunning bombshell on the Ewing brothers. Furious at Cliff's disturbing disclosure, J.R. divides the Southfork house by accusing Pam of scheming with her brother to bring ruin to Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen offers an interesting solution to Pam's predicament. April Stevens desperately seeks comfort from the men in her life. Ray arrives at a painful resolution in his custody battle with Donna for their unborn child.

  

Episode 245 - Season 10, Episode 23: The Ten Percent Solution

J.R. deviously schemes to frame Cliff Barnes for Jamie's death. While secretly maneuvering to secure the infamous ten percent of Ewing Oil, J.R. also orchestrates a meeting between April and a friendly judge who may end up being helpful to his cause. Pam has lurking suspicions about Cliff's dealings with Jeremy Wendell, while Cliff desperately attempts to raise the money to pay back a Wendell loan. Donna brushes off the persistent Senator Dowling and an angry widow of a former Ewing employee plots revenge on the Southfork family.

  

Episode 246 - Season 10, Episode 24: Some Good, Some Bad

J.R. and Bobby get some aid in their never ending quest for the ten percent of Ewing Oil from a surprise visitor. Bobby and Pam come to Cliff's defense for the alleged murder of Jamie and Pam later gets furious at her brother when she learns of his underhanded business dealing with Jeremy Wendell. Bobby, attempting to clear the air between himself and Ray, gets a shock when he visits his half-brother's house. J.R. asks a wary Sue Ellen to move back in with him.

  

Episode 247 - Season 10, Episode 25: War and Peace

An intensive court battle results in a decision which causes pandemonium in both Ewing and Barnes' camps. J.R. and Bobby undertake a vicious custody battle with Cliff for the elusive ten percent of Ewing Oil. Sue Ellen contemplates bringing Mandy Winger back to Valentine Lingerie. Donna goes into labor at a political fundraiser, while Pam continues to struggle with the thought of Jenna carrying Bobby's baby.

  

Episode 248 - Season 10, Episode 26: Ruthless People

Double crossed by J.R. and April Stevens, Jeremy Wendell vows revenge on Ewing Oil. A banner headline implicating J.R. in terrorist activities not only provides Wendell with ammunition, but outrages Miss Ellie and the rest of the Southfork family members. Mandy Winger returns to reprise her life as the Valentine Lingerie star but she has designs on recapturing an even more seductive role. Ray, in Washington for the birth of his child, reaches an understanding with both Donna and Senator Dowling.

  

Episode 249 - Season 10, Episode 27: The Dark At the End of the Tunnel

Tired of J.R.'s underhanded business tactics, Bobby, Ray, and Miss Ellie sell out, turning their shares of Ewing Oil over to J.R. News from Washington hurls the Southfork family members into angry turmoil. Sue Ellen cautiously hatches a plot to test J.R.'s professed loyalty. Pam finally confronts Jenna and a very wealthy April Stevens reciprocates for past feelings of humiliation.

  

Episode 250 - Season 10, Episode 28: Two-Fifty

Miss Ellie is distraught over the fate of both Clayton and Ewing Oil. J.R. desperately scrambles to defend himself and the company against the Justice Department charges, while Jeremy Wendell continues to coerce Mrs. Scottfield into cooperating with him against the Ewings. Mandy Winger reveals the true reason for her return to Dallas and Senator Dowling promises Bobby he'll investigate the chances of saving Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 251 - Season 10, Episode 29: Fall of the House of Ewing

Bobby and Pam's dreams of a serene and happy future are shattered. The impending loss of Ewing Oil has a desperate J.R. fighting for his life while a smug Jeremy Wendell reveals his plot to him. Jenna and Ray discuss their future and Sue Ellen and Mandy confront one another over the man they both love.

  

Episode 252 - Season 11, Episode 1: After the Fall: Digger Redux

The Ewings are thrust into a state of tragic despair while awaiting the fate of Pamela after her car accident. Bobby's dreams of happiness are shattered with Pam's accident. J.R. runs into unexpected obstacles in his quest to recapture his power in the oil industry. Meanwhile, Cliff, distraught at the possibility of losing his last family member, befriends an aging drunk who's strangely reminiscent of his father, Digger Barnes.

  

Episode 253 - Season 11, Episode 2: After the Fall: Ewing Rise

Miss Ellie worries about Clayton's activities while Sue Ellen meets Nicholas Pearce, a dashing investment banker who seeks to help her build up her lingerie business. Meanwhile, J.R. obtains the will for Pamela in case she doesn't make it.

  

Episode 254 - Season 11, Episode 3: The Son Also Rises

A veiled figure, who invades Pam's hospital room, sends shock waves through the Ewing household. A confused and angry Christopher vanishes from Southfork, sending the ranch into further turmoil. J.R. receives some fascinating information from his private detective, and he meets a potentially advantageous business partner in Casey Denault.

  

Episode 255 - Season 11, Episode 4: Gone With the Wind

Bobby makes a startling discovery when he enters Pam's hospital room. Things are moving along smoothly for J.R., after he promotes Casey Denault into underhanded action, and Sue Ellen embarks on a business trip to Los Angeles with the suave Nicholas Pearce. Clayton berates his doctor for revealing his hidden medical secret to Miss Ellie and Cliff vainly searches for Dandy after kicking him out of his life.

  

Episode 256 - Season 11, Episode 5: The Lady Vanishes

Bobby and Cliff and the rest of the Ewings desperately search for Pam, fearful that the mystery figure may be involved in her disappearance. Bobby and Cliff make an odd pair as they scour Texas to unravel the mystery surrounding Pam. J.R. welcomes an intriguing lady from his past, as well as good news from Casey.

  

Episode 257 - Season 11, Episode 6: Tough Love

J.R. and Ray have to stop a frustrated and furious Bobby from destroying a bar full of cowboys while on a rampage. In the midst of having to restore order to his and Christopher's life, Bobby has an icy meeting after he bumps into a beautiful and mysterious woman. J.R. pulls one of his classic double crosses on a dear old friend and Dandy's tale of oil rich land piques a despondent Cliff's interest.

  

Episode 258 - Season 11, Episode 7: Last Tango in Dallas

Pam unloads another devastating bombshell on Bobby. J.R. receives valuable inside information regarding Weststar that he may be able to put to good use while Bobby learns of additional news regarding Pam while he and Christopher befriend an attractive young woman. At the annual Oil Baron's Ball, Jenna ponders a serious question from Ray, and J.R. finally meets the handsome Mr. Pearce.

  

Episode 259 - Season 11, Episode 8: Mummy's Revenge

The families of Southfork anxiously await news from the hospital concerning Clayton. J.R. tries to comfort a scared and nervous Miss Ellie as Clayton undergoes surgery. Determined to succeed on her own, Sue Ellen rejects April as a business partner, while Lisa Alden continues to pursue her friendship with Bobby and Christopher.

  

Episode 260 - Season 11, Episode 9: Hustling

Bobby comes to a weighty resolution concerning his beloved Pam. Christopher's reaction to the bad news from Pam provides Bobby with the impetus for his decision. While Sue Ellen is having her problems with Nicholas Pearce, J.R. conveniently bumps into Kimberly Cryder, the wife of his nemesis, Wilson Cryder. Casey secretly entertains potential members of a future cartel and Jenna finally reaches a decision about Ray's proposal.

  

Episode 261 - Season 11, Episode 10: Bedtime Stories

Ray and Jenna reveal their good news to Bobby and the rest of the Ewings. Despite their budding relationship, Bobby severs ties with Lisa Alden in the interest of Christopher, but takes the initiative with another woman from his past. In spite of his renewed happiness with Sue Ellen, J.R. begins to woo the formidable Kimberly Cryder in his quest to conquer Weststar.

  

Episode 262 - Season 11, Episode 11: Lovers and Other Liars

Frustrated and furious at Cliff for shutting down his oil rig, Dandy takes control with a shotgun. J.R., with the unwitting help of April Stevens, continues to pursue Weststar, as well as Kimberly Cryder. Sue Ellen seeks more than business advice from Nicholas Pearce after learning about her husband's philandering.

  

Episode 263 - Season 11, Episode 12: Brothers and Sons

With Bobby as best man, Ray and Jenna finally exchange wedding vows. The wedding day finds Christopher struggling with the discovery of the identity of Lucas's father, while Jenna pines over past feelings for Bobby. As J.R. continues to stray from the straight and narrow, Sue Ellen's respect and admiration for Nicholas Pearce grows. Lisa takes an important step in securing her relationship with Christopher, one that may destroy Bobby.

  

Episode 264 - Season 11, Episode 13: Brother, Can You Spare a Child?

Bobby prepares to fight the lawsuit Lisa has against him while Sue Ellen has dinner with the Cryders. Meanwhile, Casey makes plans to work against J.R. and Charlie is caught with her boyfriend.

  

Episode 265 - Season 11, Episode 14: Daddy's Little Darlin'

Bobby prepares for a brutal court fight to retain custody of Christopher. J.R., who learns of Casey's disloyalty, plans to teach the upstart a lesson while he continues to badger Kimberly to set up a meeting between him and her powerful father. Cliff is unable to persuade an old farmer to give the right way for his gas pipeline.

  

Episode 266 - Season 11, Episode 15: It's Me Again

After an ultimatum from Dr. Styles, J.R. demands a show of faith from Kimberly concerning their relationship. With hopes of furthering their budding relationship, April demonstrates concern for Bobby by allowing him to be with Christopher instead of her. Jenna reveals some deeply hidden feelings to a surprised Bobby.

  

Episode 267 - Season 11, Episode 16: Marriage On the Rocks

J.R. and Sue Ellen's marriage takes a turn for the worse after Kimberly leaves her spouse and demands that J.R. follow suit. J.R. has his turn to demonstrate his allegiance to Kimberly Cryder, while Sue Ellen decides to mix business with pleasure in her relationship with Nicholas Pearce. Bobby accosts Lisa, who is still unwilling to give up her fight for Christopher.

  

Episode 268 - Season 11, Episode 17: Anniversary Waltz

An angry Bobby vows vengeance upon the culprit he suspects is behind Lisa's custody battle. J.R. continues to fit the correct pieces into his puzzle for winning control of Weststar Oil in order to regain Ewing Oil, but some surprising competition may upset his plans. April ignores the warnings from her private investigator regarding his findings on Nicholas Pearce.

  

Episode 269 - Season 11, Episode 18: Brotherly Love

Bobby plots his own secret quest to regain the name of Ewing Oil. Vowing revenge on J.R., Bobby goes after the thing his brother loves best, Sue Ellen, seeking her own brand of retribution against her husband, heats up her relationship with Nicholas Pearce.

  

Episode 270 - Season 11, Episode 19: The Best Laid Plans

J.R. and Kimberly Cryder concoct a scandalous surprise for Sue Ellen. To Bobby's relief, Lisa Alden can't be found, apparently cancelling the trial. Clayton finds comfort from a supportive Laurel, while Miss Ellie walks into the shock of her life.

  

Episode 271 - Season 11, Episode 20: Farlow's Follies

Miss Ellie retreats into a drunken rage after she spies Clayton and Laurel together for a second time. Disillusioned and hurt, Ellie seeks comfort in silence, bewildering Clayton. J.R. and Kimberly's scheme to rid themselves of Sue Ellen backfires. April reveals a potentially dangerous confession to Bobby.

  

Episode 272 - Season 11, Episode 21: Malice in Dallas

The long awaited custody trial for Christopher comes to pass, pitting Lisa Alden against a determined Bobby. J.R. and Bobby square off against each other concerning J.R.'s involvement with Lisa. April puts Nicholas' and her life in jeopardy after her snooping reveals his true identity. Upset at the prospect of Clayton having an affair, Miss Ellie flees Southfork.

  

Episode 273 - Season 11, Episode 22: Crime Story

April's mischievous undertaking to uncover Nicholas' true identity lands her in hot water. April is forced to go into hiding when some thugs attempt to question her about Nicholas. J.R. influences Cliff to hang on to his Weststar shares, while in Washington D.C., attempting to reclaim the Ewing Oil name, Bobby's business relationship with Kay Lloyd turns pleasurable.

  

Episode 274 - Season 11, Episode 23: To Have and to Hold

A frightened April succumbs to the strong-arm pressure of thugs and reveals Nicholas' identity. J.R. prepares for the battle with Dr. Styles, but Kimberly fears for her father's failing health. Meanwhile, Cliff turns to pills in an effort to calm his frayed nerves and Ellie returns from her solo vacation to have it out with Clayton.

  

Episode 275 - Season 11, Episode 24: Dead Reckoning

Clayton erupts into a vengeful rage when David Shulton tells Ellie about Clayton's tryst with Laurel. To J.R.'s delight, Miss Ellie informs the family she has kicked Clayton out of the house. Bobby's budding romance with Kay continues to blossom and frustrated with J.R.'s insensitivity, Casey meets another of J.R.'s victims, Cliff Barnes.

  

Episode 276 - Season 11, Episode 25: Never Say Never

J.R. sets his sights on the beautiful and innocent Laurel Ellis. Clayton's arrest for murder provides J.R. with ammunition to lure Laurel into his stable of conquests. In their effort to win back Ewing Oil, Kay introduces Bobby to a powerful Senator. Meanwhile, Kimberly and Styles appeal to Cliff for help in their fight against J.R.

  

Episode 277 - Season 11, Episode 26: Last of the Good Guys

J.R. revels in his power when he uncovers evidence that could extricate Clayton from the charge of murdering David Shulton. Holding the key to Clayton's freedom, J.R. decides to use the information to his own advantage. Kimberly recruits an unlikely ally in her fight against J.R.

  

Episode 278 - Season 11, Episode 27: Top Gun

J.R. triumphantly prepares to assume control of Weststar Oil. Nicholas reveals his mysterious whereabouts to Sue Ellen and Laurel divulges J.R.'s sexual blackmail plot to a furious Clayton. Bobby experiences the ways and means of a powerful Washington bureaucrat, and Connie plays a practical joke on Ray.

  

Episode 279 - Season 11, Episode 28: Pillow Talk

In the aftermath of Sue Ellen's victory over J.R., he threatens that she'll never see their son again. Ellie reaches an important decision regarding Clayton's fate with Southfork. Bobby and Kay continue to build a meaningful relationship and Ray can't shake loose from an obsessive Connie. Meanwhile, Cliff offers his gasline to Wendell in an effort to rid himself of J.R.'s stranglehold.

  

Episode 280 - Season 11, Episode 29: Things Ain't Goin' So Good at Southfork, Again

Jenna returns to an ominously empty home. A lonely Lucy Ewing-Cooper returns to Southfork to learn that Miss Ellie has reached a decision that may change the ranch forever. Sue Ellen is turned back by a triumphant J.R. in her attempt to regain John Ross. Bobby rejoices at the good news from the Justice Department and J.R. masterminds a scheme of his own agains tthe infamous Jeremy Wendell.

  

Episode 281 - Season 11, Episode 30: The Fat Lady Singeth

J.R. declares all out war on his brother Bobby, wife Sue Ellen, and Nicholas Pearce. Cliff receives startling news about Pam and Lucy meets the calculating Casey Denault. Ray and Jenna reach a fateful decision regarding their future in the aftermath of Ray's dangerous liason with another woman.

  

Episode 282 - Season 12, Episode 1: Carousel

Murder charges are filed as the families of Southfork are torn apart over the shooting of J.R. by his furious wife, Sue Ellen. Cliff finally comes face to face with Pam, as Bobby wrestles with his feelings about his ex-wife. Clayton settles in as half-owner of Southfork, and Carter McKay, a rancher from Colorado, looks into buying Ray Krebb's ranch.

  

Episode 283 - Season 12, Episode 2: No Greater Love

Cliff Barnes, resolving to get out of the oil business, offers Barnes-Wentworth to Bobby and Ewing Oil. Clayton Farlow, immersed in the running of Southfork, also offers to sell his oil refineries to Bobby. J.R., plotting to regain custody of his son, defers to Clayton's authority and moves back into Southfork, and Sue Ellen and John Ross set up house far from the ranch.

  

Episode 284 - Season 12, Episode 3: The Call of the Wild

Sue Ellen, despite securing custody of her son, John Ross, resigns to let him live at Southfork. While on a hunting trip with Bobby and their sons in a backwoods town, J.R. falls head over heels for the woman of his dreams -- one who will unfortunately lead him down a nightmarish path.

  

Episode 285 - Season 12, Episode 4: Out of the Frying Pan

J.R.'s lust for the young country girl Cally Harper leads him into a dangerous situation that even his wiles, Ewing money, power, and clout can't get him out. At Miss Ellie's urging, Bobby offers a partnership in Ewing Oil to a very unlikely candidate while Sue Ellen finalizes her divorce from J.R. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Casey Denault lures Lucy further into his web of revenge and Carter McKay and Clayton fret over the lack of water for their cattle.

  

Episode 286 - Season 12, Episode 5: Road Work

While J.R. is imprisoned on a torturous chain gang, his long time nemesis, Cliff Barnes, joins Bobby as a new partner in Ewing Oil. Clayton suspects foul play when the river that runs across Southfork mysteriously dries up. Sue Ellen ponders the charms of the shrewd Jeremy Wendell in her quest for revenge against J.R. and a beautiful buy mysterious pool hustler piques Bobby's interest.

  

Episode 287 - Season 12, Episode 6: War and Love and the Whole Damned Thing

A beaten and nearly broken J.R. marries the innocent Cally Harper in a desperate effort to escape the crazed clutches of her vengeful brothers. Ray Krebbs returns to find that the new owner of his ranch, Carter McKay, has provoked Southfork into a full-scale range war by diverting precious water to his land.

  

Episode 288 - Season 12, Episode 7: Showdown At the Ewing Corral

Newlywed J.R. struggles to escape from the dreaded Harper farm, while Southfork prepares for war against the unrelenting Carter McKay and his henchmen. Mckay buys off the Ewing hired hands in his plot to take over the coveted ranch, Sue Ellen and Jeremy Wendell further their relationship, and Tracy reveals her secretive past to Bobby.

  

Episode 289 - Season 12, Episode 8: Deception

Carter McKay reveals his true intentions to the Ewings. To avoid bloodshed in the impending range war, McKay offers to buy two sections of the sacred Southfork and J.R. hires his own special brand of mercenaries in preparation for the battle. Suspecting Casey Denault is a fraud, April secretly meets with Lucy, and Bobby meets with the man from Tracey's past.

  

Episode 290 - Season 12, Episode 9: Counter Attack

The range war violently erupts as Bobby vows revenge after Christopher is caught in the brutal cross-fire. J.R., Bobby, Clayton, Ray, and their mercenaries mount forces to destroy McKay and his men and save Southfork. Cliff finds solace in a sympathetic soul, Bobby's old friend Tammy, and April puts the financial squeeze on Casey Denault.

  

Episode 291 - Season 12, Episode 10: The Sting

Unaware that Jeremy Wendell is the force behind Carter McKay, Miss Ellie goes ahead with her decision to sell of the sacred Section 40 to McKay. In the aftermath of the bloody battle between Southfork and McKay, Sue Ellen sets out after J.R. for putting their son in danger. J.R., meanwhile, secretly goes into business with April Stevens and Bobby and Tracey reach a decision about their relationship.

  

Episode 292 - Season 12, Episode 11: The Two Mrs. Ewings

There is a startling disclosure at the glamorous Oil Baron's Ball, Dallas' social event of the season. Cally Ewing, J.R.'s new bride, attempts to acclimate herself to the grandeur of Southfork, while he searches for a way to remove her from his life. Sue Ellen receives a visit from a long lost friend from Hollywood and Cliff ardently pursues his relationship with Tammy.

  

Episode 293 - Season 12, Episode 12: The Switch

Determined to create a life for herself in Dallas and win over J.R., Cally turns to an unlikely source for advice -- Sue Ellen. Cliff suspects April is the culprit who is edging Ewing Oil out of lucrative deals and, despite her blossoming friendship with Bobby, Tracey accepts a job working for her father, Carter McKay, at Weststar.

  

Episode 294 - Season 12, Episode 13: He-e-ere's Papa!

J.R.'s in hot water again when Nicholas Pearce's father, ex-mobster Joseph Lombardi, comes looking for the man who killed his son. J.R. confronts Sue Ellen about her ex-lover Pearce's mob connections and John Ross struggles with his parents' divorce and follows his father's lead in rejecting Cally.

  

Episode 295 - Season 12, Episode 14: Comings and Goings

Sue Ellen launches into pre-production with writer Don Lockwood on the epic film that she hopes will finally bring ruin to the mighty J.R. Ewing. A lucrative deal for Bobby and Cliff is foiled when J.R. refuses to let Ewing Oil sell off important lands unless Bobby lets him back in to the oil business. Carter McKay's troubled son, Tommy, fresh out of a South American prison on a drug charge, arrives in Dallas and Cally searches for a way to make peace with John Ross.

  

Episode 296 - Season 12, Episode 15: Country Girl

Against an ominous skyline of black storm clouds, Southfork prepares for another one of its all out, glamorous weddings. Cally shocks J.R. with information that will change his life forever and Sue Ellen bares her soul to Lockwood when she provides him with her personal diaries.

  

Episode 297 - Season 12, Episode 16: Wedding Bell Blues

A tornado threatens the wedding ceremony while Carter McKay learns that his son Tommy hasn't fully recovered from his involvement with drugs, while Tommy sets his sights on the beautiful and wealthy April. Bobby's relationship with Tracey suffers when she shoulders the tension between her brother and father.

  

Episode 298 - Season 12, Episode 17: The Way We Were

It's brotherly war when Bobby furiously confronts J.R. for ignoring their agreement to consult one another concerning business. Sue Ellen, drawing closer to Lockwood, searches for clues into his past while Tommy McKay pursues the drug trade in Dallas under the guise of entering the import/export business. J.R. becomes aware that Tommy not only has eyes for April but also hates his father -- Carter McKay.

  

Episode 299 - Season 12, Episode 18: The Serpent's Tooth

J.R., hoping to get back into Ewing Oil, seeks information on Weststar's dealings while Sue Ellen keeps seeing Don Lockwood and Bobby and Tracey's relationship continues to take a downward turn.

  

Episode 300 - Season 12, Episode 19: Three Hundred

The 300th episode marks an unusual show in which the feuding Ewing brothers, J.R. and Bobby, get trapped overnight in an elevator, with a defiant Bobby owning the only source of food or drink -- a precious case of expensive wine. The unique situation pits the pair against each other in a battle of wills and wits, not only sparring over how to run Ewing Oil, but how to run their respective lives as well.

  

Episode 301 - Season 12, Episode 20: April Showers

The Ewing brothers are back in business together and set their sights on the biggest oil deal in history at the expense of Carter McKay and Weststar. April comes between Bobby and Tracey after she tries to convince Tracey that her brother is dangerous. Sue Ellen and Don Lockwood travel to a romantic Malibu beach to cast their film. Cally attempts to make herself more acceptable to Dallas standards and readily agrees to help J.R. with his business dealings.

  

Episode 302 - Season 12, Episode 21: And Away We Go!

Bobby's love affair with Tracey is shattered when Carter McKay vows to avenge the thrashing his beloved son, Tommy, suffered at the hands of Bobby. Meanwhile, Sue Ellen feels insecure in her relationship with Lockwood after seeing her life story exposed on film and J.R. and Cally show an interested European oil investor a good time -- Texas style.

  

Episode 303 - Season 12, Episode 22: Yellow Brick Road

Honeymooners J.R. and Cally, along with Bobby, mix pleasure with oil business in the spectacular old town of Salzburg, Austria, until Bobby is shocked by a surprise visitor. The Ewing brothers battle Carter McKay for a multi-billion dollar European oil contract, while Afton Cooper dismisses Cliff's interest in her personal life.

  

Episode 304 - Season 12, Episode 23: The Sound of Money

The Ewings head off to Vienna in their battle for the coveted European oil contract. Bobby and April explore their blossoming relationship atop the famed Maria's Mountain in Salzburg. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Clayton still can't retain his memory.

  

Episode 305 - Season 12, Episode 24: The Great Texas Waltz

In the romantic city of Vienna, Vanessa Beaumont, the only woman to ever break J.R. Ewing's heart, forces him to choose between her and his love for Cally. McKay suggests to April that she dissuade Bobby from pursuing the European oil contract while in Dallas, Cliff obsesses over finding out it if Afton's daughter is his own.

  

Episode 306 - Season 12, Episode 25: Mission to Moscow

America's most infamous capitalist, J.R. Ewing, travels to Moscow, the mecca of Communism. At Vanessa's urging J.R. and Bobby flee Vienna for a crucial and mysterious meeting in Red Square. Meanwhile, back at the Ranch, Sue Ellen has second thoughts about her relationship with Don after a scene is filmed between the actors playing Sue Ellen and J.R. in her movie.

  

Episode 307 - Season 12, Episode 26: Reel Life

Someone is attempting to frighten April as she continues to see Bobby while Sue Ellen gives Cally advice on how she will have to fight to make her marriage work. J.R. gets threatened by Sue Ellen about her movie being released if he ever crosses her again.

  

Episode 308 - Season 13, Episode 1: Phantom of the Oil Rig

A raging J.R. Ewing is consumed with vengeance after Sue Ellen blackmails him with her threatening motion picture. Battered and bruised, Cliff Barnes resumes his quest for the evasive Afton Cooper while April, in the midst of fending off threatening phone calls, receives a surprising and unwelcome visitor.

  

Episode 309 - Season 13, Episode 2: The Leopard's Spots

Tommy claims he's changed, while plotting revenge against Bobby; a gallery owner likes Cally's paintings; J.R. makes a risky deal behind Bobby's back; Cliff finally finds Afton; the mysterious key sends Miss Ellie and Clayton to New England; J.R. and Michelle meet

  

Episode 310 - Season 13, Episode 3: Cry Me a River of Oil

Having gone behind brother Bobby's back in stretching Ewing Oil's reserves too thin, J.R. frantically scrambles to secure enough oil to meet a potentially deadly deadline. Tommy continues his ruse of being rehabilitated while his counselor warns Carter McKay that his son could be dangerous.

  

Episode 311 - Season 13, Episode 4: Ka-Booooom!

Seeking revenge, Tommy McKay plants an explosive device in the unsuspecting Bobby's briefcase. At her sister April's expense, Michelle connives her way into Cliff's heart; Desperate to fulfill his secret oil contract, J.R. buys a battered and shabby tanker to transport the crude; Clayton and Ellie chase their mystery to the ramshackle town of Pride, Texas; Alex Barton sells one of Cally's paintings to an influential buyer; and Bobby sets Cliff straight as to who is in charge at Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 312 - Season 13, Episode 5: Sunset, Sunrise

Carter McKay and his son Tommy have a fatal confrontation and gold digging Michelle decides to play the "Cliff vs. J.R." game. Meanwhile Alex arranges for Cally to paint in an artist's loft conveniently located a floor above his place, while J.R.'s ship of oil comes in and a mysterious intruder arrives to change his life forever.

  

Episode 313 - Season 13, Episode 6: Pride and Prejudice

Despite his arrogant attitude, new Dallasite James Richard Beaumont creates quite an impression with J.R. and other members of the Ewing clan. Sensing the resolution to the mysterious key is at hand in the town of Pride, Texas, Miss Ellie shocks Clayton with an astounding move. Meanwhile, Bobby and Christopher share a "man-to-man" discussion and both J.R. and Cally are dismayed at a shocking and somewhat unwelcome visitor.

  

Episode 314 - Season 13, Episode 7: Fathers and Other Strangers

Vanessa Beaumont travels to Dallas to retrieve her son James, who is deciding on whether or not to make Southfork his home. James, in an effort to immerse himself into the family, enjoys a day out in the fields with Bobby. Finally at the end of their enigmatic quest in Montana, Ellie and Clayton are amazed at what they discover.

  

Episode 315 - Season 13, Episode 8: Black Tide

In an emotional and volatile family gathering at the Oil Baron's club, J.R.'s delight at discovering that James is his son is short-lived upon the interruption of an even bigger bombshell.

  

Episode 316 - Season 13, Episode 9: Daddy Dearest

In the aftermath of the oil tanker collision, Ewing Oil finds itself under fire from the press, environmental groups, and Cliff Barnes' investigative committee. Michelle, playing both sides of the fence, moves in with the high-riding Cliff while James, already savvy to his father's ways, does his best to coerce her into joining their side.

  

Episode 317 - Season 13, Episode 10: Hell's Fury

Cally's rosy world is shattered when she spies J.R. with a familiar other woman. Distraught over J.R.'s apparent infidelity, Cally runs to Alex for comfort. Meanwhile, following in his father's philandering footsteps, James lures Michelle onto their side and an old flame of Bobby's ignites a fire when she returns to his life.

  

Episode 318 - Season 13, Episode 11: Cally on a Hot Tin Roof

Cally unleashes the wrath of J.R. after she angrily confronts both him and Michelle about their supposed liaison. Her confession about her night with Alex ignites a fury in J.R. that she has never witnessed before and she finds solace in an unlikely source - James. Meanwhile, McKay and Weststar maneuver to make Ewing Oil look solely responsible for the oil spill.

  

Episode 319 - Season 13, Episode 12: Sex, Lies and Videotape

April and Bobby's relationship ices over as his reunion with Kay heats up. Cally agrees with J.R. that they should put the past behind them -- unaware of what J.R. has in store for Alex Barton. Meanwhile, McKay weaves a devious plot to further insure Cliff's loyalty to Weststar.

  

Episode 320 - Season 13, Episode 13: Tale of Two Cities

An overly honorable James ends up the victim after he puts himself in the middle of a personal collision between Cally and the philandering J.R. Meanwhile, Bobby and April move closer to the altar and Michelle relates incriminating evidence against McKay to a surprised source.

  

Episode 321 - Season 13, Episode 14: Judgment Day

As the investigative committee convenes, the fate of Ewing Oil rests with a troubled, but ambitious Cliff Barnes. Sensing the demise of the Ewings, Carter McKay swoops in for the kill and offers to buy the beleaguered company. Meanwhile, J.R., remorseful about the potential end of the great Ewing Oil, grimly accepts responsibility for the disaster.

  

Episode 322 - Season 13, Episode 15: Unchain My Heart

Frustrated at just being the "man of the hour", Cliff is ripe pickings for high powered public relations expert Stephanie Rogers. The beautiful and calculating Ms. Rogers takes command of Cliff's futile political pursuits, unaware of the revenge that Carter McKay has vowed for Barnes. Meanwhile, J.R.'s lust of oil is rejuvenated when he sets his sights on striking crude in the supposedly dry town of Pride, TX.

  

Episode 323 - Season 13, Episode 16: I Dream of Jeannie

A mesmerized Bobby chases after the phantom woman that could be his beloved wife Pam. J.R. resorts to a bizarre technique to enlist the aid of legendary oil wildcatter Blackie Callahan in his quest for crude in Pride, TX. Cliff, despite being suspicious that J.R. is behind Stephanie, goes ahead with her plans to get him nominated to the independent oil regulatory commission.

  

Episode 324 - Season 13, Episode 17: After Midnight

Bobby finds himself becoming obsessed with Pam's look-a-like Jeanne O'Brien. April laments her break-up with Bobby while J.R. and Blackie receive the shock of their lives. Meanwhile, James dodges the lustful advances of a new business partner's precocious daughter and Michelle calls in her favor from Carter McKay.

  

Episode 325 - Season 13, Episode 18: The Crucible

Father and son come to blows when J.R. humiliates James by interceding on his behalf in a business deal. Cally and Lucy tangle with the Stevens sisters, April and Michelle and Bobby's soul searching about his relationship with Jeanne and April reaches a painful conclusion.

  

Episode 326 - Season 13, Episode 19: Dear Hearts and Gentle People

Cliff Barnes' star continues to rise in the political world -- further raising the ire of J.R. Ewing. Immersed in crushing Cliff, J.R. attempts to woo the woman behind the man -- Stephanie Rogers. Frustrated at her lack of attention from J.R., Cally grows closer to the accommodating James and April returns to her hometown to contemplate her future with - or without - Bobby.

  

Episode 327 - Season 13, Episode 20: Paradise Lost

J.R. devises an ingenious plan to rid Cally from his life. Cliff warns Stephanie to steer clear of the dangerous J.R. Ewing, unaware that she is intrigued and challenged by him. After another mysterious death occurs, Clayton and Ellie turn private eyes to solve the case of the Ward twins.

  

Episode 328 - Season 13, Episode 21: Will Power

J.R. is forced to resort to desperate measures when Cally vows to make their marriage work. Clayton and Ellie discover another murder -- and the leading suspect is someone they know very well.

  

Episode 329 - Season 13, Episode 22: The Smiling Cobra

Cally and James pull closer together in an effort to fend of J.R.'s evil ways. Michelle vows to strike back at the person responsible for foiling her and April's plan for a single's club -- unaware that the culprit is a formidable force.

  

Episode 330 - Season 13, Episode 23: Jessica Redux

J.R. is at his worst as he looks to destroy his wife, tear down Cliff Barnes' career, manipulate his son's future, and protect his mother Ellie. J.R. "accidentally" creates problems between James and Michelle and, after having read her diary, perplexes Stephanie with his intuitive advances. Meanwhile, Clayton attempts to visit Jessica in the sanitarium to understand her connection to Atticus Ward.

  

Episode 331 - Season 13, Episode 24: Family Plot

Cally and James are driven to vow revenge against the man they both vehemently hate -- J.R. Ewing. Aware that it was his sister Jessica who was trying to murder him, Clayton is further floored when she reveals shocking news about Dusty. Meanwhile, a suspicious Stephanie confronts J.R. about his intimate knowledge of her and McKay attempts to woo Clayton Farlow on to the Weststar Oil team.

  

Episode 332 - Season 13, Episode 25: The Southfork Wedding Jinx

Another high-spirited and unpredictable Southfork wedding plays host to April and Bobby. Cally and James begin their plan of deception to destroy J.R. and Clayton decides to petition the court to assume custody of Jessica's Weststar stock -- unaware that the cunning J.R. has set his sights on infiltrating the insane asylum that houses Jessica.

  

Episode 333 - Season 13, Episode 26: Three, Three, Three, Pt. 1

J.R., after having secretly committed himself to an insane asylum in an effort to coerce Jessica into signing over to him her shares of Weststar stock, discovers the path to her is littered with bizarre and dangerous patients. Meanwhile, James convinces Cally to consult with a powerful divorce attorney and Cliff volunteers to help the beautiful Liz Adams run her oil company provided she spends her free time with him.

  

Episode 334 - Season 13, Episode 27: Three, Three, Three, Pt. 2

J.R., sequestered in the insane asylum, overcomes having to fit in with the inmates and bedding down a notorious "Black Widow" to successfully coerce Jessica into signing over her Weststar shares to him -- unaware that his vengeful wife Cally and his bitter son James are working toward controlling the key that will release him from the sanitarium. Meanwhile, Carter McKay secretly meets with Cliff's new love Liz Adams.

  

Episode 335 - Season 14, Episode 1: April in Paris

Bobby and April's long awaited, romantic honeymoon in Paris is interrupted by Sheila Foley, an enigmatic, well-to-do woman, while J.R.'s frustration mounts when he realizes all escape routes from the mental institution are blocked. Meanwhile, Cally begins to have second thoughts about her conspiracy with James to keep J.R. locked away forever, while James luxuriates in his newfound freedom.

  

Episode 336 - Season 14, Episode 2: Charade

Bobby becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of charades with Sheila Foley in an effort to rescue his kidnapped bride, while J.R. faces a life threatening situation in the asylum. Meanwhile, the transformation of James' life begins when his arrogance leads to disaster in a high roller game of poker.

  

Episode 337 - Season 14, Episode 3: One Last Kiss

J.R. relies on fellow patients in the asylum as he schemes to secure his freedom, while Bobby turns to his cyclist friends in a last ditch effort to rescue his imperiled bride.

  

Episode 338 - Season 14, Episode 4: Terminus

Still playing the charade, Bobby attends an important oil industry reception with Sheila, unaware of the ominous events about to change his life forever. Meanwhile, back in Dallas, J.R. ties up loose ends now that he is out of the sanitarium.

  

Episode 339 - Season 14, Episode 5: Tunnel of Love

The charade played out, Bobby returns from his honeymoon in Paris, a changed man and alone. Meanwhile, Cliff proposes to Liz but she is forced to lie about her feelings to protect him from the web of revenge that ties her to Johnny Dancer and her former position with the government. James seeks allies in his scheme to destroy J.R., while J.R. strikes close to the heart in a move to blackmail McKay.

  

Episode 340 - Season 14, Episode 6: Heart and Soul

Despondent about April, Bobby turns his back on Ewing Oil, while J.R. gets a surprise visit from the only woman he has ever loved. Meanwhile, Michelle is furious with Bobby for returning to Dallas without April.

  

Episode 341 - Season 14, Episode 7: The Fabulous Ewing Boys

With the hoodlum Johnny Dancer dead, Carter McKay, Cliff Barnes, and Liz Adams all are likely murder suspects. In other developments, J.R. courts Vanessa, but his hold on her may be tenuous.

  

Episode 342 - Season 14, Episode 8: The Odessa File

Venezuelan oil magnate Lee Ann De La Vega attempts to cast a spell over J.R. Ewing when she maneuvers to buy his precious Ewing Oil. Despite J.R.'s vehement objections, Bobby decides to rid himself of the oil company. A startling discovery about Sheila Foley's real identity is made.

  

Episode 343 - Season 14, Episode 9: Sail On

Things go from bad to worse for J.R. when Ewing Oil slips further from his grasp and James makes a shocking announcement about Cally in the midst of J.R.'s engagement toast to Vanessa.

  

Episode 344 - Season 14, Episode 10: Lock, Stock, and Jock

A forgotten moment from J.R.'s past returns to haunt him as Lee Ann takes control of Ewing Oil and plots with Michelle to destroy every facet of J.R.'s life. Meanwhile, the jailed Carter McKay's future looks bleak as he becomes the prime suspect in the Johnny Dancer murder trial.

  

Episode 345 - Season 14, Episode 11: "S" Is for Seduction

J.R. contemplates romancing Lee Ann in his effort to win back Ewing Oil, unaware that he's falling into her trap.

  

Episode 346 - Season 14, Episode 12: Designing Women

Lee Ann continues her sly seduction of J.R., taking the final steps in her elaborate plan to drastically change his personal and professional life forever. Meanwhile Johnny Dancer's killer is revealed, but the true story is kept a secret causing vastly different ramifications for Cliff and McKay.

  

Episode 347 - Season 14, Episode 13: 90265

Unaware of her grand scheme for revenge upon him, J.R. is forced to face the sobering fact that Michelle owns Ewing Oil. J.R. gets thunderstruck when James informs him that Michelle is his wife while Bobby finds the daughter of Sheila Foley in Malibu.

  

Episode 348 - Season 14, Episode 14: Smooth Operator

Bobby gets a jolt of adrenaline when he learns that Sheila Foley will be in town soon, but he can't ignore his growing involvement with his unsuspecting ally, Jory, Sheila's daughter. Meanwhile, J.R. learns of Michelle and James' pseudo-marriage and starts plotting to recapture Ewing Oil.

  

Episode 349 - Season 14, Episode 15: Win Some, Lose Some

Southfork experiences another turbulent marriage and this time J.R. plays referee as James and Michelle duke it out. Meanwhile, Liz bargains to sell her company to J.R. in exchange for Cliff's appointment as the government's energy czar.

  

Episode 350 - Season 14, Episode 16: Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons

Bobby and J.R. get a respite from their troubles when they take their sons -- James Richard, John Ross, and Christopher -- on an authentic Southfork cattle drive. Meanwhile, Liz and Cliff's relationship takes a turn for the worse when she finds him with another woman.

  

Episode 351 - Season 14, Episode 17: When the Wind Blows

J.R. treads lightly as he keeps Debra Lynn, the woman who claims to be James' wife, at bay while manipulating James into returning to his current wife, Michelle. Meanwhile, Cliff wallows in self pity and accuses Liz of fingering him as Johnny Dancer's murderer.

  

Episode 352 - Season 14, Episode 18: Those Darned Ewings

J.R., who is becoming attached to his grandson Jimmy, must decide whether to encourage James to remain married to Debra Lynn so that Jimmy will remain with the family, or to divorce her and re-marry Michelle so that the family with retain a stake in Ewing Oil. Meanwhile, Bobby offers Jory an opportunity for a new life in Dallas.

  

Episode 353 - Season 14, Episode 19: Farewell, My Lovely

After learning that he's the father of Cally's baby, J.R. leaves Southfork to track her down. Later, Clayton returns to Southfork with shocking news from Miss Ellie for both J.R. and Bobby.

  

Episode 354 - Season 14, Episode 20: Some Leave, Some Get Carried Out

At her daughter Jory's request, Hillary Taylor, aka Sheila Foley, agrees to meet with Bobby at Southfork, unaware of the danger that lurks there. Meanwhile, James sends Michelle into an emotional tailspin when he decides to remain married to Debra Lynn and leave Southfork.

  

Episode 355 - Season 14, Episode 21: The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire

J.R., nearing a breakdown from recent losses, faces another major defeat when a vengeful enemy from his past returns with unwelcome news. In other developments, Cliff is shocked to learn that his nemesis is now his business partner.

  

Episode 356 - Season 14, Episode 22: Conundrum, Pts. 1 & 2

Adam, a visiting angel, gives despairing J.R. a view of what life would have been like had he never been born, in a special two hour series finale.

  



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