The Heiress

Dallas 

Season 3 Episode 11

Air Date:  November 23, 1979

Recap:  Kristin asks JR if he will be coming over to her place after the party, he tells her that he can’t it’s family night. 

   At Jock’s birthday party, the family is giving Jock his presents, when Alan comes over and says that he’d like to explain things to Jock, but JR gets up and makes a scene.  Lucy is laughing at all of this, Jock steps in and stops the fight.  Lucy goes to the table and goes after Alan, JR follows her and pulls her away.

   The next day Bobby congratulates JR on his performance at the party.  JR tells him that he thinks everything went well, and that it will surely get back to Cliff who will believe that Alan is definitely not working for the Ewing’s anymore.  JR sits down at the breakfast table and reads about the incident in the gossip column. 

   Lucy goes to Cliff’s campaign headquarters and gives Alan $100 for the campaign.  They make a date for that night.

   Sue Ellen is with her therapist.  She tells him that he has made her feel more like a person and not just Mrs. JR Ewing.  She tells him that she loves her baby, but all she can’t show him any of her love because all she can think of is what Cliff and JR did to her.

   Alan has a young boy sign Cliff’s petition, and he gives the boy a $1 to do it, he writes down that the boy gave them $10.  He shows Cliff the list of contributions.  Cliff assures him that he will give him his decision soon.Cliff mentions seeing the item in the gossip column.  After Cliff leaves Alan calls JR and tells him that he needs more money, and that he is sure that Cliff will announce soon that that Cliff bought the fight.

   Bobby and Pam are walking in Dallas, he tells her that her brother has to be stopped, she is on team Cliff again and thinks he does no wrong.

   Cliff runs into Sue Ellen, he asks her about the baby.

   Lucy is on the phone with a friend, she wants her to lie to Jock so that Lucy can go out with Alan tonight, she is grounded for getting too many speeding tickets.  Jock agrees that she can go help her friend study for a test the next day.  After he goes upstairs she calls Alan and asks him where they can meet.

   Pam goes to Cliff’s, he tells her that he saw Sue Ellen and that she looks great.  She asks him if he is going to run for congress again.  He tells her that if he does then he will get Sue Ellen.  Pam tells him that Sue Ellen doesn’t love him anymore.  He asks her if Bobby sent her to do his dirty work.  He tells her that if he is elected then he will use that power to destroy the Ewing’s.  She tells him what Bobby told her, he tells her that Bobby is lying about them being almost broke because of what he’s done, he tells her about the drilling in Southeast Asia.  He asks her who is lying Bobby or him.

   When Bobby gets home from Austin the next day, he tells Jock that he thinks that there will be an investigation into the O.L.M very soon.  He goes upstairs, Pam asks him if he’s destroyed Cliff’s career yet.  She tells him that he lied to her, he says that he didn’t, but she asks him where the money came from to buy the leases for the drilling Southeast Asia. 

   Lucy is going to the campaign headquarters, but sees Alan leave so she follows him to the park, where she sees him meet with JR.  She is upset and drives off.

   Sue Ellen tells her therapist about meeting Cliff.  She says that Cliff just wants what JR has and that was the only reason why he was ever interested in her.  She tells him that she thinks she hates Cliff.

   Bobby calls and checks on the other rigs that they have used, none are doing anything for them but want to, he calls  and gets confirmation that they are indeed drilling in Southeast Asia.

   Lucy goes to Alan’s apartment, he is inside with his girlfriend, at first they ignore the doorbell, but Lucy keeps pushing it.  Alan goes out to the hall and she confronts him about see him with JR.  He tries to explain things to her, but she runs off.  He goes back inside and tells his girlfriend that he is onto something big, and thinks that they should cool things off for awhile.  He tells her that marrying Lucy is the chance of a lifetime for him and he won’t pass it up.

   JR is with Kristin, when Alan calls, he tells him that Lucy saw them in the park.  JR tells him that he will take care of it.

   Pam turns to Bobby in bed and tells him to tell her the truth and she will believe him.  He tells her that he doesn’t know anything, but he intends to find out.

   They next morning, Bobby tells JR that he wants to talk to him at the office.  JR hears Lucy coming down the stairs and fakes a phone call that convinces Lucy that Alan isn’t working with JR. 

   At the office JR goes to Bobby’s office and asks him what he wants.  Bobby asks him about the Southeast Asia leases.  He asks JR where he got the money.  JR wont’ give him a straight answer and tells Bobby that he doesn’t like to be checked up on.

   Alan goes to Lucy and tells her that he wants to explain, she tells him that she is sorry and that she overreacted.  They go to his place, and she asks him about the other girl.  He tells her that nothing matters to him but her.
Final Thoughts:  I think this whole storyline with Alan and JR scheming is great I love the fake fight, but I didn't like that Alan is scheming to marry Lucy.
Best Outfit:   I don't like the lace thing on the front of the dress, to me it looks like it's backwards too