Monday, October 15, 2012

Ellie Saves the Day

Dallas
Season 3 Episode 12
Original Airdate: November 30, 1979

Recap:  There is a typhoon in the South Seas, JR wants to know when the rigs will be up and running again, they tell him that they won’t be up and running for awhile due to the damage the typhoon caused.  JR calls Allan at Cliff’s campaign headquarters, he isn’t there so he tries him at home, Lucy is there.  JR tells him that he wants to meet with him in 20 minutes.  When Alan finally arrives he tells JR that he thinks they are nearing the end of the plan.  JR tells him that he needs Cliff to declare that he is running by the end of the week.
Bobby comes into the office and asks Kristin where JR is.  He tells her that he knows about the Southeast Asia deal, he keeps asking her questions, while she continues to deny knowing anything.  He asks her if the Cartel is in on the deal, she tells him to ask them himself.
   Pam and Cliff are at lunch together, he tells her that he will declare his candidacy if he feels the support after his speech he is giving late.  He asks her to help him, he wants to see Sue Ellen.  She tells him that she is seeing a therapist and that he better not hurt her again,
   At lunch Bobby with a member of the Cartel Bobby finds out that JR alone on the Southeast Asia deal.  He discovers that JR put something up really substantial as the collateral to get the loan.  He goes to the hall of records and finds out that it’s Southfork.
   Cliff and Alan watch his speech together, Alan asks him when he will announce.  Cliff asks him about the money, he tells him that it is pouring in.  Cliff tells him that he will let him know.
   When JR gets home late that night Bobby is waiting for him and wants to talk.  He shows him copies he made at the hall of records.  Things get loud and soon Jock and Ellie come outside wanting to know what is going on.  Bobby tells him that JR mortgaged Southfork to buy the rights to drill in Southeast Asia.    Obviously they are both angry.  Jock asks when the oil will start coming in, JR has to tell them about the damage caused by the typhoon.  JR tries to convince them that things will be ok.  Miss Ellie tells Jock that she didn’t marry him to lose Southfork over an oil deal.  Bobby tells Jock that it isn’t his fault, Jock tells him that it is he taught JR everything he knows, but not when to stop.
   Sue Ellen is layi8ng in bed when JR comes into their room.  She tells him that everyone was listening to what was going on.  She tells him that he is scared, and that she has never seen him scared before.  He turns to go, and she asks him if he is going to her sister, she tells him that she doesn’t think that she’s ever been with a poor man before.
   Bobby tells Pam that he thinks everyone, but Miss Ellie could stand losing Southfork, and that it’s ironic that the Ewing’s will be destroyed by his brother and not hers.
   JR goes to Kristin’s house, he doesn’t believe her at first when she says that she is alone.  She convinces him that she cares about him and not the money.  She tells him that she hates Bobby for what he did.  She asks him if he is going to stay.
   Bobby finds Jock outside and he tells his son that there’s not enough time to start over, and that there is no time to build another Southfork. 
   JR goes into the office and gets a phone call from Alan, he tells him that Cliff will announce that he is quitting the OLM and running for Congress.  JR hangs up and is very pleased with himself.  He goes back to Southfork and gives them all the news.  They can start drilling for oil again in Texas again.  Miss Ellie asks Jock to try and extend the loan again because of this news.
   Jock goes to the offices and begins to get things running again.  Bobby comes in and tells Jock and JR that Vaughn will be in later.
   Cliff is waiting in his car for Sue Ellen, he goes over to her.  She isn’t pleased to see him, thinking he is having someone spy on her like JR.  He asks her about the baby, she tells him that he is well.  He tells her that he is making plans, but she stops him telling him no.
   Jock, Bobby and JR are all watching the press conference, Cliff announces that he is stepping down from the OLM and is going to official put his name in the race.
   Vaughn tells Jock that it’s too risky and that they can’t extend the loan.  He tells them that he would, but it’s the other bankers.  After he leaves Jock says that he thinks that they can get a week.  He says that they better strike oil or it’s all over.
   Back at Southfork Sue Ellen gloats over JR’s misfortune and that Jock is taking over things.  Sue Ellen goes to check up on the baby, she tells him that he will never know about the ranch, and that he will knew get his trust fund.  Miss Elle overhears this and she goes out and takes a tour of the ranch.
   Jock and Bobby go over paper work to see if they missed anything.  Jock gets a phone call and finds out the person who will be the head of the OLM.  When JR gets to the office, Kristin tells him that Jock and Bobby are going over all the paper work.  He decides to leave again and goes to the Cattlemen’s Club.    Once he is gone Kristin calls Jordan Lee, and tells him that she is free for lunch.
   That night before dinner Jock tells Miss Ellie that they tried everything, Miss Ellie tells JR that she will never understand his motives.  She tells them that the bank can’t take away the mineral rights that her father left her from section 14.  She says that she thinks that the bank will extend the loan if the drill for oil there.  She says that she is willing to go against her father’s wishes to save Southfork.
   The next day Miss Ellie goes to Ewing Oil to sign the papers, once she is done she asks Jock to take her home, she turns back and tells JR that she may never forgive him for this.
Final Thoughts:  I'm glad that everything has finally come out, and that JR secret it out of the bag, at least the secret about the oil.  I love Miss Ellie, she is awesome.  I love how she turned things all around and saved the ranch.  I can't wait to see what will happen  now with Cliff and his campaign.
Best Outfit: 
Fight Count:  1 (Bobby vs JR)

   


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