Dallas
Season 1 Episode 8
Air Date: October 7, 1978
Recap: A wife catches her husband with his mistress.
At Southfork, over breakfast JR is reading about Maynard Anderson, the man from the opening of the show, he's been appointed to a high position in the government. He's done business with the Ewings for awhile. They mention the name Jenna Wade, but everyone hushes up quickly, and no one will tell Pam who she is.
Anderson calls JR, he wants JR to do something about Jenna. JR then calls Jenna and tells her how much Bobby wants to see her.
Pam asks Miss Ellie who Jenna is, she's the daughter of an old friend of the family, and Jock lets her know that for awhile they thought she and Bobby would get married.
Jenna calls Bobby over to her car when he arrives at the office. She tells him about her affair with Anderson and they talk about their past. She tells him that she's got to get out of the condo that Anderson got for her. He tells her to find an apartment and that he'll pay for it till she gets a job and can pay for it on her own. She says she'll try really hard to do that.
Later at the office Jenna calls Bobby and tell him she's found a place and that he needs to come over and sign the lease.
His cab leaves just as Pam pulls up. In the office JR tells her that Bobby went to sign a lease for Jenna, she thinks that JR is trying to cause problems between the two of them.
Back at the ranch the family is waiting for Bobby to come home for dinner. He finally calls and tells Pam that he's running late, she tells the family that they should start dinner without him.
The next morning Bobby finds Pam at the pool, she is still upset that he stayed out so late with Jenna, just as they are making up the phone rings and of course it Jenna again. Bobby suggests Pam come with him. Jenna tells them that Anderson wants her out of town, but she doesn't want to, her daughter likes it here. Bobby says that he'll make sure that she can stay.
JR meets Anderson for lunch, they talk about Jenna, he tells JR he loves Jenna and that it would have been better if he had gotten her out of town.
JR goes to visit Jenna at her apartment, she thinks that he's using her to break up Bobby's marriage, he says he's surprised she hasn't used the fact that Bobby is the father of her daughter.
She calls Bobby and they meet up in a park, she says that it might be better if she got out of town. He wants to know if he's the father of her daughter, she's never given him a straight answer.
Pam wakes up alone in bed, she finds Bobby in the kitchen. She wants to know what's wrong. Bobby takes Jenna shopping for clothes for her daughter.
Pam and Cliff are having lunch, Bobby was supposed to join them, but no one knows where he is. Cliff tells Pam that he's going to run for senator, and that he wants her to help him. He runs in to Bobby and Jenna, he tells Bobby that he's getting to be more and more like JR.
When Bobby gets home, he and Pam argue about how much time he's been spending with Jenna. Miss Ellie finds Pam and tells her she needs to go get Bobby.
Bobby goes to Jenna's house and looks in on her sleeping daughter.
Pam gets to Jenna's and yells at her, she wants to know if Bobby is the father of her daughter, she tell them that he isn't the father, Bobby leave. Pam asks her why she didn't lie, and Jenna said that she could never lie, and that JR should have known. She finds the check for a years rent and the lease to the apartment signed over to her. Pam leaves and finds Bobby outside waiting for her. The make up and go home.
At Southfork, over breakfast JR is reading about Maynard Anderson, the man from the opening of the show, he's been appointed to a high position in the government. He's done business with the Ewings for awhile. They mention the name Jenna Wade, but everyone hushes up quickly, and no one will tell Pam who she is.
Anderson calls JR, he wants JR to do something about Jenna. JR then calls Jenna and tells her how much Bobby wants to see her.
Pam asks Miss Ellie who Jenna is, she's the daughter of an old friend of the family, and Jock lets her know that for awhile they thought she and Bobby would get married.
Jenna calls Bobby over to her car when he arrives at the office. She tells him about her affair with Anderson and they talk about their past. She tells him that she's got to get out of the condo that Anderson got for her. He tells her to find an apartment and that he'll pay for it till she gets a job and can pay for it on her own. She says she'll try really hard to do that.
Later at the office Jenna calls Bobby and tell him she's found a place and that he needs to come over and sign the lease.
His cab leaves just as Pam pulls up. In the office JR tells her that Bobby went to sign a lease for Jenna, she thinks that JR is trying to cause problems between the two of them.
Back at the ranch the family is waiting for Bobby to come home for dinner. He finally calls and tells Pam that he's running late, she tells the family that they should start dinner without him.
The next morning Bobby finds Pam at the pool, she is still upset that he stayed out so late with Jenna, just as they are making up the phone rings and of course it Jenna again. Bobby suggests Pam come with him. Jenna tells them that Anderson wants her out of town, but she doesn't want to, her daughter likes it here. Bobby says that he'll make sure that she can stay.
JR meets Anderson for lunch, they talk about Jenna, he tells JR he loves Jenna and that it would have been better if he had gotten her out of town.
JR goes to visit Jenna at her apartment, she thinks that he's using her to break up Bobby's marriage, he says he's surprised she hasn't used the fact that Bobby is the father of her daughter.
She calls Bobby and they meet up in a park, she says that it might be better if she got out of town. He wants to know if he's the father of her daughter, she's never given him a straight answer.
Pam wakes up alone in bed, she finds Bobby in the kitchen. She wants to know what's wrong. Bobby takes Jenna shopping for clothes for her daughter.
Pam and Cliff are having lunch, Bobby was supposed to join them, but no one knows where he is. Cliff tells Pam that he's going to run for senator, and that he wants her to help him. He runs in to Bobby and Jenna, he tells Bobby that he's getting to be more and more like JR.
When Bobby gets home, he and Pam argue about how much time he's been spending with Jenna. Miss Ellie finds Pam and tells her she needs to go get Bobby.
Bobby goes to Jenna's house and looks in on her sleeping daughter.
Pam gets to Jenna's and yells at her, she wants to know if Bobby is the father of her daughter, she tell them that he isn't the father, Bobby leave. Pam asks her why she didn't lie, and Jenna said that she could never lie, and that JR should have known. She finds the check for a years rent and the lease to the apartment signed over to her. Pam leaves and finds Bobby outside waiting for her. The make up and go home.
Final Thoughts: This episode was a soap opera with the love triangle, everyone wondering who the father of the child is. The actor who played Maynard Anderson is in Dynasty, he plays Blake's lawyer.
Best Outfit: This denim suit looks really cheap.
Fight Count: 1 (Pam vs Jenna)
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