Family Business

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 9

Airdate:  8-11-12

Recap:  Elena tells John Ross not to defend JR, she tells him that he didn’t do anything to get him out of this mess, it was Bobby and Christopher.  She tells him that Bobby was going to drill on Southfork to protect him from the Venezuelans.  

Christopher and Rebecca walk back from a doctor’s appointment.  He tells her that it will take time to get back to where they were, but they are starting a family and that is what is important.  He points out two stuffed monkeys in a store window, they go inside and buy them.  When Rebecca gets back to her apartment, Tommy asks her how her day with Christopher was.  She asks him how he got inside, since she had the locks changed.  He tells her that she’ll have to work a lot harder getting Christopher’s plans on his extraction rig.  
Rebecca tells Tommy to get them himself.  He tells her to get him his key to the lab and he will, he reminds her it is worth a lot of money to get these plans.  She tells him that she doesn’t want the money.  He grabs her and she scratches his cheek, quickly she apologizes to him, he tells her that she better get the key to the lab or he will put an end to her fairytale with Christopher.

Ryland comes to see Sue Ellen, he brings her a bottle of wine, and opens it pouring a glass.  She tells him that she hasn’t had a drink in twenty years.  He tells her that the reason he gave her campaign so much money was that he knew that she would be easily manipulated into doing what he needed.  She tells him that she doesn’t know what he is talking about.  He tells her that bribing his good friend the medical examiner was pointless, since John Ross didn’t need her help to get out of jail.  Sue Ellen asks Ryland what he wants, he tells her that he needs to borrow her campaign PAC, he needs to clean some money from a business unknown to the public.  She tells him that she will give him his money back, but he tells her that if she doesn’t do him this favor she will be disgraced, she tells him to get out of her office.  He gets up and tells her to think about it.

Tommy meets with Frank.  Frank tells him that he wants Christopher’s extraction plans, Tommy tells him that he wants more money.  Frank tells him that he has one more day to get him the plans.

John Ross helps Elena with a problem on her oil field, they talk about slant drilling, which leads them to an idea.  They go to Bobby and tell him  that if they drill from an angle they can still get the oil, but they won’t be drilling on Southfork.  Christopher comes in and gets upset, Bobby tells him that he is only trying to help, and Christopher says that he is trying to make himself rich in the process.  Bobby tells them to sit down and asks where he was, he can’t go on and collapses.  

At the hospital Elena and John Ross go to his room, Christopher comes out and tells them that it was a brain seizure.  Elena starts to ask him if it was caused by something, but Christopher stops her.  After Christopher goes back into the room John Ross asks her what she was talking about.  She tells him about Bobby’s cancer, she tells him that he had surgery, but that it could spread.  He asks her why no one told him.  Elena tells him that Bobby asks her not to stay anything to him,because he thought that he and JR would use it against him to get Southfork.  John Ross tells her that he will be back and leaves.  He calls Bum and tells him to meet him.  He tells Bum to get JR, Bum still acts like he can’t get a hold of him, but John Ross tells him to tell JR that his brother is dying.

Ann asks the doctor if the cancer spread.  He says no, he tells them that Bobby has a cerebral hemorrhage.  They are going to operate, but they want to wait until his blood pressure down first.  Bobby wants to go home, but Ann and Christopher try to get him to stay.  The doctor tells Bobby that he knows that he can’t keep him at the hospital, but tells him that the hemorrhage could burst at anytime and he has a 30% chance of being dead before he hits the ground.  Bobby tells Ann that they can get a nurse and have a ambulance on hand, but if it is his time to go he doesn’t want to be surrounded by strangers.

Bum calls JR and tells him that he has something to tell him.

Rebecca comes over, Ann tells her that Christopher slept on the sofa, to be close if Bobby needed anything.  The nurse comes in and tells Ann that Bobby wants to do things, Ann leaves Rebecca, and Christopher wakes up.  She asks him how Bobby is doing, he tells her that he’s fine.  She starts to give him a massage, and Elena comes in, Ann walks in and tells Christopher that she needs his help with his father.  When Rebecca leaves the house she walks past Christopher’s car, she looks inside and see’s his briefcase, and his passkey to the lab, she takes it out of the bag, but puts it back and leaves the ranch.

Bobby complains about being couped up, Christopher hands him his phone and to record a message to his grand kids that he will never see and explain it to them.  JR bursts into the room, Ann tells him to get out, and she tells him he caused this, and that he isn’t welcome in the house, and if she finds him in Bobby’s room she will shoot him.  Bobby tells Christopher that he messed up by selling Southfork.  He tells him that he is sorry that he had to sell a piece of his future because of it.  Christopher asks him if he can get him anything, Bobby tells him that all he wants is peace in the family.

John Ross asks Christopher where JR is, Christopher tells him that he won’t fight him anymore about drilling the oil from Southfork if he can get his father to sign over Southfork back to Bobby.  John Ross tells him that JR won’t give up Southfork, Christopher reminds John Ross that Bobby was always there for him when his father wasn’t.  He says that the John Ross he knows would do anything for Bobby.

John Ross goes to JR’s room and tries to get him to sign the ranch over to Bobby, but JR tells him he won’t do it, Southfork is in his bones.  He tells John Ross to find somewhere else to live, that he is too old to have a roommate.  When John Ross leaves he runs into Elena and Sue Ellen, he tells hem that JR is back, he tells them that Christopher agreed to the slant drilling if JR would sign the deed over to Bobby, but that he wouldn’t do it.  Sue Ellen leaves them and goes into the house.  Elena tells him that he shoudn’t be surprised, this is who JR is and always was.  John Ross says that he spent his entire life wanting to be with him, to be him, and he thought that if he was more like his father then that would be enough, but it isn’t.  He tells her that JR is so consumed with bitterness that there is no room for anyone else.  

JR tells Sue Ellen she has to get him into see Bobby, she smacks him, she tells him that all he does is leave a path of destruction, she says that he is done destroying their son.

Ann asks Sue Ellen what’s wrong, she tells her that Ryland knows that she bribed the medical examiner, and that he wants her to launder money for him.  Ann asks her what she is going to do, Sue Ellen doesn’t say anything, and Ann tells her that she has to think of something.  Sue Ellen asks her if she would have made a good governor, and Ann tells her that she would have.

JR goes into the office and looks at a photo of him an Bobby, Carmen, the cook comes in and tells him that Bobby wants to see him, and that Ann has gone.  JR tells Bobby that he could have told him about the cancer.  Bobby tells him that he was too busy trying to undo the damage he caused.  Bobby tells JR that he loves him no matter what.  He tells him that everyone dies.  JR tells him that if he’s got something to say to him then to say it when the doctor’s fix his head.  

Christopher, John Ross and Elena talk about how Ewing Oil could have been if Jock hadn’t pitted JR and Bobby against each other.  Christopher says that it doesn’t have to be that way anymore, he suggests that they partner up.  They go to Bobby and tell him about they are going into business together, with Elena as a partner.  Christopher tells him that the difference between the old Ewing Oil and Ewing Energies, will be that he and John Ross will be equal partners and there will be no need to fight for who will be on top.  Bobby asks how this happened, and Christopher tells him that he realized that wile gas hydrates are the future, it will take time and money, so if they used the new technology to drill oil that John Ross and Elena came up with they will bank roll his gas hydrate plans till it is ready.  Christopher tells Bobby that he will also be an equal partner, Bobby asks him about JR, he tells him that he will get the profits from the oil but nothing more.  Bobby tells them that he hopes that it will work, because they are a lot smarter than he and JR were.  He tells them both to keep an eye on each other, and tells Elena to keep both her eyes on the two of them.  

JR looks at a photo of Miss Ellie and signs the deed over to Bobby, he goes to his room, he places the deed on the bed, and Bobby wakes up, he looks at the deed, and tells JR that he still isn’t off the hook for how he got Southfork in the first place.  JR smiles and tells him that if he dies then he will get it back.  

Rebecca answers her phone, it’s Tommy he asks her if she got the passkey, she tells him that she won’t do it.  He tells her that she owes him, she says no and hangs up on him.  She goes to the bank and takes out a safety deposit box and removes a gun.  

Tommy is waiting at a bar, Frank walks in and tells Tommy that his services are no longer required and walks out.

Bobby gets a call from his lawyer, he tells him that they got a lead on the woman claiming to be Marta Del Sol, he tells him that they may get the information that will link JR to her and the Venezuelans, he asks Bobby if he is ready to send JR to jail.  Bobby tells him to tell him what he finds.  Bobby has another attack, and the ambulance takes him to the hospital.

Tommy goes to Rebecca’s and hits her.  He tells her that he was fine till she came along, he tells her that he did everything she asked.  Tommy pushes her to the bed, they struggle and she gets away, she dumps out the stuff from her purse and points the gun at him.  Tommy tries to take it from her, there is a struggle for the gun and it goes off.
 
Final Thoughts:  This ended with a great cliffhanger, who was shot, Tommy or Rebecca?  I noticed the cars in the show, and wondered why no one had the custom license plate Ewing and the number, but I finally noticed that John Ross has it.  I'm glad that they kept with from the original show, I would think that all the cars would be like that.  

No Good Deed

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 8

Airdate:  7-25-12

Recap:  At police headquarters Elena asks what John Ross is doing in that woman’s hotel room.  He tells her that Marta was upset that JR messed up her deal, and with JR gone she wanted a face to face meeting with him.  He says that Marta used her to get to him.  Elena tells him she doesn't understand, and he says that Marta stole her phone and that he went to save her.  She asks him what happened.  John Ross tells her that they had a fight and that he grabbed her phone, he tells Elena she was alive when he left just like he told the police.  The detective comes in, and tells him that they have evidence that he was in the room, they have his fingerprints and that his DNA will probably match the DNA found under fingernails, since he’s got that scratch on his neck.  John Ross asks if they found the surveillance camera, the detective says that they looked all over and didn’t find one.  Elena tells him that if he knows something he needs to tell them.  He says that he has nothing left to say.  The detective tells him that he's under arrest for the murder of Veronica Martinez.  They taking him away and he gets hid mug shot taken.

Sue Ellen tell John Ross that she's hired the best defense attorneys in the state.  She says it will be only a matter of time before he's proven innocent or it's proven to be a suicide.  She tells them that Elena thinks he's holding something back, she tells him he needs to tell his lawyer if he is.  He tell her it's not that simple, she tells him that he better not be protecting his father.  John Ross tells her that it isn't JR's fault, it's his. He tell her that after Elaine a thought he sent the email that he had an affair with Marta. He tells her that Marta got jealous and things got out of hand. Sue Ellen says that must be suicide, John Ross says he doesn't know. She tells him that he is scaring her, and she asks if this has anything to do with his father's investors.  John Ross says he doesn't want her involved since she's running for governor, that she's got too much to lose.  Sue Ellen tells him that she has got her son to lose and nothing is more important than that.  John Ross tells her that Elena can't find out about him and Marta.  She tell them that they need to find his father.  He told her that this is his mess not JR's and that he will handle it.

Rebecca asks Christopher where they go from here, Christopher tell her that he will be the best father he can be.  She reminds him of what he told her the night he proposed that he wanted his children to grow up with both parents under one roof, he tells her he's not the one that killed that dream.  Rebecca says she knows it's her fault but they're going to be parents and every time he looks at her she sees anger, he tell her that all he feels, she asks if they will ever get past this, and he says he doesn't know she gets out of the car and goes up to her apartment.

The police are telling Bobby about Veronica.  He asks about John Ross he says that he may be a lot of things but he's no murder the police officer says that he's the only suspect they've got.  The evidence is circumstantial, but unless her death is ruled a suicide, it doesn't look good.  Christopher tells Bobby and Ann that he is going into the lab to work on his project and that it's time he started moving on with his life.  Elena come then and Bobby ask how she's doing, she tells him she isn't doing well.  She tells him that John Ross's lawyer doesn't think he will make bail.  She says she wishes there was something she could do, Christopher goes to leave and she asked him whats wrong and to tell her.  He tells her that he may not have killed Veronica, but if you you hang around snakes you're bound to get bit.  She said she understands that he's mad at him but wants to know if he really want to see John Ross punished for something he didn't do.  Elena says that they grew up together and we're best friends, Christopher laughs and says that was a long time ago and walks off.  Christopher stops the sheriff and ask him for a favor he asks him to run a background check on Rebecca. The sheriff says sure thing and he's happy to help.

Vicente comes to see John Ross in jail.  John Ross tell him that he knows Marta filmed him that day and the footage would prove that she was alive when he left, but the police never found the camera.  John Ross says he thinks that Vicente's guys took the camera.  Vicente says he doesn't know what he's talking about.  Vicente tells him to be careful pointing fingers in the wrong direction could be hazardous to him and the rest of his family.  He asks where is the oil that he was promised. John Ross says it's a little hard to do business when he's behind bars. He says get him out and and he'll get his oil. He tells him he sorry about his time is up and walks out.

Christopher gets a visit from the vice president of upstream research for Exxon, he wants to buy exclusive rights to his technology, but Christopher tells him that he isn't interested.

Ann ask Rebecca how she's doing, she tells her that she feels like she's failing her babies.   Ann tell her that she knows she's doing everything in her power to do what's right for her babies. Tommy walks in and Rebecca says she thought she made it clear to him. Anne asked what he's doing there he tell her that Rebecca is his only family. She tell him that Rebecca is trying to turn her life around. She says that they both me a fresh start Tommy says that's easier said than done. Ann tells him about her cousin in Oklahoma and says that she's always looking for ranch hands, especially ones good as he is.  He says that's awfully good of her and Rebecca agrees and says that she doesn't need to do that.  Tommy says that a fresh start is exactly what he needs and asks Ann if she can really get him that job, she told him yes. Tommy says he's going to go upstairs and pack the rest of his things and go.

Bobby answer the door, Vicente tell him that they have business to discuss. He told Bobby that until their loan is paid off from the oil they hold. the lien to the ranch.   he showed them a copy of the papers and tells him that unless they start getting oil they will take ownership of South Fork.  Bobby tell him that his fraudulent deal was with his brother, Vicente tell him he doesn't understand what he means about fraudulent deal. Bobby tell him that was his nephew neglected to tell him was that he controls mineral rights. So he can call in his note but he will never pump a drop of oil on South Fork. 

Two other prisoners come over to John Ross and tell him that they have a message from Vicente .  They beat him up.  They tell him to tell Bobby to get him his oil, or they will kill him.

Bobby's lawyer tell him that it's true that unless he gets the oil he can take South Fork.  Bobby says that they are criminals and they probably killed Marta, his lawyer says that's probably true but until they have proof they are criminals that have a valid claim to the ranch.  Bobby says that this is the big break that they needed they know who JR's investors were, and they know Marta's real name and that there has to be link them to the fraud.  The lawyer his investigators are working on it.  Christopher ask how to JR could do this to his own family.  Bobby tell him that ever since Miss Ellie gave him the ranch JR has been desperate to get it for himself.  Bobby asks the lawyer if they can go to the US Attorney he says that the Vicente must not have a clean record.  
Ann comes in and tells him about John Ross.  They go to the hospital, Bobby asks Sue Ellen what happened.  She tells him that they beat John Ross, Elena rushes to his room but the officer won't let her go in, she asked if he's okay. Sue Ellen tell her that the doctor said that he may have internal bleeding.  They are going to monitor him for 24 hours.  Bobby ask her where the guards were when it happened, she tells him that they got to him when the guards weren't around it was a gang of Latinos.  Bobby tells Christopher that this was Vicente, he tells Sue Ellen that they need to talk to John Ross's lawyer, and get him out on bail he can't go back into prison with them.  Sue Ellen tells Ann that she's not doing enough, she says that all this time she's been blaming it JR for leaving John Ross in this mess.  She says that she feels like a hypocrite and that she knows the only way to help John Ross is for her to go on the other side of the line that she's been trying not to cross for 20 years.  John Ross wakes up and find Christopher at his bedside, he asks if you came to gloat.  Christopher says that no matter how angry he is at him he didn't deserve it he asks who did it to him. He asked if it was Vicente's`s men. John Ross nods. He tell them that they told him that if he doesn't get his oil that they would kill him, just like Marta.  He asks John Ross why he hasn't told the police, he told Christopher that he's already put the family through enough.  Christopher ask him what he's not telling him, he says that there's gotta be a way to prove that he didn't do this.  John Ross tells Christopher that the day you went to see Marta she taped it.  He tells him that they stole the camera.  Vicente is now threatening to use it against him.

Bum call JR, he asks what he learned about what Frank and Cliff doing.  Bum tell JR that's not why he's calling, he tells him that he's got bad news.

Bobby goes to miss Ellie's grave. You tell her that the family is still is fractured and functional as ever he says he keeps wondering what she would do, and says he knows she would do anything to keep the family together. Anne says that's just what he's going to do and he knows that she would understand.
Bobby tells everyone that until they can prove that the deal with a fraud they're going to start pumping oil to protect John Ross.  Christopher says he can't let him do that but Bobby says he doesn't see any other way. Christopher says he thinks he can find a way from not a pump oil and help John Ross, Ann ask how.  Christopher says that the Venezuelans want oil well he can get him something better.  Bobby says he doesn't want him getting  Mixed up with them. Elena asked what he's going to do Christopher says you going to make him an offer the they can't refuse.

Sue Ellen goes to see the coroner, she tells him that her son is innocent and that his report needs to reflect that it was a suicide. She tells him that he's going to be the next governor and he can be there next chief medical examiner. He ask her if she's bribing him she says no she's only asking, she says she's heard that he's prescribing more prescriptions then Michael Jackson's doctor. she says that's odd because all his patients are dead.   



JR goes into John Ross's hospital room.  

Christopher goes to see Vicente and shows him the methane.  He tells him that Exxon just tried buy exclusives rights but he turned them down.  He says that he will give him the exclusive rights in South America, in exchange for the deed to Southfork.  Vicente tells Christopher that he needs to talk it over with his partners and that they would need proof of the technology.  Christopher tell them that there's one other thing he wants the footage of John Ross.

Sue Ellen goes to John Ross's room she tell him that she talked to the medical examiner and that he will rule Marta's death as a suicide.  John Ross tell her that he dreamt that JR came to see him and he's being sent back to jail.  Sue Ellen tell them they can't do that.  The detective comes in and tells John Ross that he's being released.  She tells him that the charges have been dropped, she tells them at the camera has that was found on the roof, but they are still waiting to hear with a medical examiner says.  Suellen takes John Ross to South Fork.  Elena comes over and give him a big hug she asked if he's okay.  She said she doesn't know what she do if you lost him.  Sue Ellen gets a call from the medical examiner, she tells him that she didn't know they were going to drop the charges.  He says that he risked his career, she says it was a suicide, he says it wasn't, that she had defensive wounds and that since John Ross was innocent he just let the real killer walk.  He says he doesn't know how he let her talk him into this, she tells him to be smart, and he hangs up on her.  John Ross over to Bobby and Christopher.  He asked why he did it, Christopher says that at the hospital he realize they work so different.  He asks what he means, Christopher says they're both trying to make their fathers proud, John Ross thanks him.  Bobby tells him that he is sorry he had to go to Vicente, but Christopher tells Bobby he did it for his family.  Bobby hands Christopher the envelope that the sheriff dropped off for him.

Suellen tells Ann that she bribed the medical examiner. 

Christopher goes to Rebecca's house, he tell her that he had the sheriff do a background check on her.  He tell her that it was clean.  He hands her the envelope and tell her that he sorry.  She's glad that he did it, she tells him that she wants him to trust her again.  He tells her that he's tired off angry at everything and everyone.  He says he wants to let it go, but he doesn't know if he can.  He says he wants to know if there's anything else she's hiding he wants to be sure there are no more secrets. She says there aren't.

Rebecca is reading the report when Tommy come then, she asks what part of get the hell out does he not understand.  He says he knows his act with an was convincing what did she really think that he was gone for good.  She says that she meant what she said and wants him gone.  Rebecca says she's pregnant and she needs to make a relationship with Christopher work.  He tells her he needs more than a couple rings especially now, she asked what he means.  Tommy tells her that Exxon came to talk to Christopher.  He tells her he's got a buyer that doesn't care about rights or patents he wants the plans.  Tommy says they're going to have to renegotiate, he grabs and kisses her and ask her if she so deep in the lie at she still believe that there brother and sister.  He told her she doesn't steal the technology that he will tell Christopher everything.
Final Thoughts:  Did not expect the kiss at the end.  I think that Sue Ellen has lost her chance to be the next governor.

Mother and Son

Dynasty

Season 2 Episode 17

Air Date:  March 10, 1982

Recap:  Blake goes to Fallon’s room at the hospital with Krystle, they have brought lunch from the St. Denis Club for her.  Fallon is brought back to the room.  Blake tells her that they want to celebrate, he asks her if she’s seen the baby yet.  She tells him no, and that she doesn’t want to see him.  He asks her what’s wrong.  She tells him that she just wants to be left alone.

   At his office Blake is taking a memo to Andrew to look into who is buying up shares of Denver Carrington.  Jeff comes in and tells Blake that there’s no way to find out since they are doing it in a way that leaves the buy anonymous.  Blake tells him that he knows it Rhinewood, but he just needs proof.  Blake tells Jeff  that he needs his help finding out why Fallon is being so distant with him, he wants to know what she thinks he has done.

   The groundskeeper, Tony, goes to see Alexis , she tells him that he’s got a loose tongue.  She tries to get him to retract his story about her shooting that day.  She tells him that she will accuse him of stealing from her if he doesn’t tells Krystle he was wrong.  He agrees and goes to see Krystle and tells her that he was mistaken.  Alexis tells Krystle that she forgives her for accusing her and for the fight.  Krystle tells her that she thinks this is just another of her great performances, and she tells Alexis that she thinks she was just afraid of what she might have told Blake.  Before she leaves she tells Alexis that she will never forget what she cost her.

   Alexis goes to see Fallon, thinking that she has finally forgiven her, but Fallon just want to know if Blake has know about his all along.  Alexis tells her that she told him once during an argument, but that he never believed her.  Fallon tells Alexis that she doesn’t believe in anyone anymore thanks to her.

   Nick goes to see the baby, the doctor lets him inside, he asks how the baby is doing.  She tells him that they are doing everything that they can for him, but he isn’t doing as well as she would have hoped.  He asks if he can tell  the parents, but she tells him no, she is the babies doctor, but does agree to hold off telling them the bad news for awhile.

   Steven wants to go find Sammy Joe, but Alexis tells him that he should count his pleasings that she is gone.  Steven tells her that he doesn’t believe that Sammy Joe went to her for money, and wants to know what she is holding back to protect herself. 

   Nick goes to Fallon and asks her why she doesn’t want to see her baby.  She ends up telling him it’s because of Blake not being her father, she asks him not to tell anyone she told him. 

   Nick goes to see Blake and tells him the news about the baby, I guess that it’s okay for him to tell the grandparent, but not the parents. Blake wants to go to see Fallon, but Nick tells him that she doesn’t want to see him, and that she is suffering from an identity crisis, because she doesn’t know who her father is.  He tells Blake that the only way for him to prove to Fallon that he is her father is if he takes a blood test.  Blake asks him if she told him who the other man is, Nick tells him that Fallon didn’t tell him.  Blake goes to find the one person who can tell him, but Alexis isn’t home, he finds the portrait still lying on the floor. 

   Nick and the doctor discuss the upcoming surgery, they need to get the parents ok before they proceed.  Nick calls Jeff, but he isn’t home, so he goes to Fallon.  She signs the consent form and ask when the surgery will be.  He tells her it will be in the morning.  He takes her to go see the baby, telling her that if he were to die without her seeing him she would never make it.  Fallon looks at her baby and everything changes for her in that moment.

   Claudia goes into Jeff’s office and unlocks the box in the drawer and is taking pictures of some papers when he walks in on her.  He tells her that his meeting was called off, and asks her why.  She tells him that his uncle wanted the information.  She admits that she took him to her apartment to get the key, but everything after that was different.  She tells him she was doing it because Cecil has information about where Lindsay and Matthew are.

   At the hospital Nick takes Blake and Krystle to the baby and tells them that they are going to perform surgery to close the hole in his heart, he tells them that it is dangerous since he’s so young.

   At ColbyCo. Jeff tells Cecil to tell Claudia where Lindsay is or he will go to Blake.  Cecil tell shim that his hands are clean, he tells him that it was all Claudia’s idea.  Jeff grabs him and demands that he tell him.  Cecil finally tells him that Lindsay and Matthew disappeared and after an accident in Peru are believed to be dead.  Jeff says that he only did it so he could get her to spy for him.  They are interrupted by an emergency call for Jeff about the surgery.  He runs out of the office.

   At the hospital he meet up with Krystle and Blake who tells him that it’s been an hour and they haven’t heard anything.  Not long after that the doctor comes out to talk to them.  Jeff tells Fallon that the baby is alive, but it will be awhile before he can go home.  Fallon tells Jeff that she won’t give the baby up.  Jeff gets upset with her, since one minute she doesn't want the baby and now she does.  Nick come in and asks to talk to Jeff.  In the hall Jeff tells Nick just to stay out of it.  Nick ties to tell him something but Jeff hits him, Nick grabs him and holds him to the wall telling him that he gets the one, but that he needs to think about his son now and not himself. 

   Blake finds Alexis and tells her that he swore to kill her if she ever told that lie again, Alexis swears to him that she wasn’t the one, that it was Sammy Joe.  Then she goes on about how she is the victim, but he tells her that they need to think about Fallon.  Blake tells her to tell him who the other man is, she tries to blow him off, but he grabs her and she finally tells him that it’s Cecil Colby. 

   Jeff goes to his office and finds Claudia waiting for him.  She tells him that she is going to tell Blake and is going to resign from Denver Carrington.  He stops her before she can go, and tells her about the accident in Peru.  He tells her that they haven't found anything yet.  She goes home and calls Cecil, but he isn’t there, she goes in the trunk and finds Matthew’s gun, she picks it up, looking at it.

Final Thoughts:  Oh no what's Claudia going to do now, Nick isn't practicing anymore so who will help her recover?  Of course Fallon will want to keep her baby it was obviously going to happen.

Best Outfit:  Doesn't his pink shirt set off his smoking jacket well.

The Harvest

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 4

Air Date:  December 25, 1981

Recap:  Angela tells Lance that she’s disappointed in him, he spends too much money, and spends too much time away from the vineyard.  She tells him that she has cancelled his checking account, and he wants him to commit himself to the vineyard.

   Vicky and Mario are walking back to her house, she says that she doesn’t want things to get to serious between them. 

   Lance is putting dynamite in the pump house.

   Cole and Chase are quizzing each other on wine terms. 

   Lance lights the dynamite, and the pump house explodes.  Chase rushes out and he and Gus try to put out the fire.

   Lance goes back home and tells Angela what he did, she isn’t impressed with him, she tells him that he better not come to her if the sheriff finds out it was him.

   Chase tells the sheriff that he wants a full investigation, he told Chase about a construction crew who’s dynamite was stolen, and thinks that it was just some kids.

   Mario tries to kiss Vicky, but she isn’t into it, she tells him that she’s afraid because she was in love before and got hurt (this reminds me of Jacob and Bella new moon).  He tells her that she can take as much time as she needs to, they make plans to go to The Hideaway with Cole.  Lance drives by and makes some comment to Vicky about spending time with a picker.

   Chase and Maggie go to Angela’s for another wine revealing party, neither of them like going to them.

   Lance is watching Vicky and Mario dancing, he goes over and tells him that he needs to keep his hands off his cousin, he starts a fight and goes after Mario with a broken bottle.

   Angela tells Chase she has heard that he is broke, and offers to buy the vineyard from him.  He tells her that he’s not interested in selling.  Gus comes and tells Maggie and Chase that the kids were arrested and that Mario is in the hospital. 

   Chase tells Vicky and Cole that they need to stay away from The Hideaway and Lance, Cole has no problem with that, since the last time he got blamed for something Lance did.

   The sheriff goes to see Angela and tells her that he’ll have to arrest Lance because there were too many witnesses this time.  When he gets home he goes to the cottage, Emma is there and thinks he’s Turner Bates, when he turns on the light, she realizes it’s only Lance.  He tells her that she shouldn’t be here, and promises not to tell Angela she snuck out if she tells him how Jason died.  She will only say that he was drunk and burned to death in his car, Lance knows that this isn’t the truth.

   Angela has car trouble, Cole stops and helps her with the car, she asks him why he isn’t in college, she offers to introduce him to the right people, he tells her that he wants to study archeology, but admits working the vineyard has been interesting.

   Vicky goes to the hospital to visit Mario, when she kisses him his mother walks in.  Vicky leaves, telling him to get better.  His mother tells him that he needs to stay away from Vicky or else he might lose his chances at getting that scholarship for college.

   Lance startles his mother in her work room.  He asks her for money, she tells him she’ll get him some in the morning, she wants him to get far away from his grandmother.  He wants to know why she abandoned him, she tells him that things were different then, it was an embarrassment for the family to have an unwed mother in the family.  She tells him that his father left because of her mother, he asks why she didn’t go with him, she tells him that he didn’t ask her to go.  Lance tells Julia that the last memory he has of them as a family is the last time he has felt anything.

  Chase and Gus go to a bar to find some new pickers,.

  Angela has Cole try some really old wine, his great-great grandfather made, then as she takes him around the property she gives him a history lesson about the family.  Lance is hiding in the cellar and overhears Angela telling Cole that Lance has disappointed her and that she’s been watching Cole.

   Back at home Cole tells his parents that he like Angela and that she is thinking of making him her heir, and that she’s going to go with him to the college to pick out some classes about wine making.  Chase and Maggie tell him that they want to discuss things with Angela first.

   Angela goes to Gus’s house and asks him about Mario, she tells them that she’s heard about his desire to go to college and tells them that she can talk with the board of the college to give the scholarship to Mario, she says it will be easier for Mario if he doesn’t have to come back to testify against Lance.  They agree to drop the charges.

   Lance confronts Angela about what he heard her tell Cole.

   Angela tells Chase that Lance has been a big disappointment to her, Chase asks what she wants with Cole, he tells her that she won’t own him.  She says that Cole is an adult and can make up his own mind.

   Lance goes to Julia, she gives him the money, she tells him he needs to leave before the police find him,  he tells her that the charges have been dropped.
   Angela gives Cole a brand new car as I typed that I could hear the announcer from The Price is Right.
   Lance pays Chase's pickers off.
   Cole comes home with the car and Chase tells him to take the car back, Cole tells his parents that he can make his own decisions and that he is keeping the car, he drives back to Angela's house.  Later Vicky and Maggie want to go after him, but Chase says that they need to let him cool off.  Gus and his family come over and they toast to the harvest.  Chase tells Gus that he's very grateful for all his work and that it's his harvest as much as it's Chase's.  Angela calls and tells Chase that Cole is spending the night at her house.
   At Angela's Cole hears Emma singing, he goes towards the stairs but Lance stops him and gives him a hard time about Angela grooming him.  He warns Cole not to get caught in Angela's web, Cole goes back to his room.
   The next day the crew is late, when they do get there they tell Gus that they aren't going to help.  Gus tells Chase that they are afraid, they know that someone got to them.
   Lance tells Angela he has a surprise for her, she tells him that she doesn't want any of his surprises.
   Maggie suggests that they pick the grapes themselves just like his great-great grandparents would have done, so they all go out to the fields.
   Lance tells Angela that he wants to talk to her alone, they go in to the library, where he tells her that he paid off Chase's crew so they wouldn't show up.
   Emma comes downstairs and asks Cole if he saw Turner Bates because she needs to talk to him about Jason.  He says that he will go get Angela, when he goes to the door he hears Lance and her talking about Chase's bad luck and that they are responsible.  Angela opens the door and sees that he is standing right there, he hands her the keys to the car, and goes home.
   He runs to his father in the fields, and they hug it out.
   Angela is holding another party, they must be introducing a new wine, Chase barges in and tells her that he wants to talk to her.  He tells her that he wants his crew back and that Cole overheard everything Lance said, and knows what he did.  She tells him he'll have his answer in the morning.
   The are getting the harvest blessed when the crew returns.  Lance is watching from the distance as they being to pick the grapes.
Final Thoughts:  It's kind of hard to get into these episodes that are just about the vineyard, I like the show, but these are kind of boring, and Chase is getting on my nerves, I'm not sure why there's just something about him that annoys me.
Best Outfit:  This just has the weirdest collar.
Fight Count:  0

Reunion Part 2

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 7

Air Date:  September 30 1978

Recap:  Pam meets her Aunt Maggie at the hospital, they go into the Drunk Ward and see Digger.  Before Gary pulls into the ranch Valene makes him stop, Lucy and Gary convince her that things have changed at Southfork.  They are greeted by the family, and JR apologizes to her, Bobby tells her that Pam will be there later.  Gary talks to Ray about the Ranch and is disappointed that it doesn't seem like they need anymore help.  I think that JR had a little chat with Ray, because not long after JR shows up and tells Gary about this company that he thinks that Gary would be great at running.  Valene doesn't buy anything that JR tells Gary, but Gary wants to believe what his brother is telling him. 
Pam goes to her Aunt's house, Digger tells her he doesn't want to see her and makes her leave.  Bobby tries to get Gary to take a break from reading the papers that JR gave to him about the company, but JR guilt's him into keep working.  Valene talks to Miss Ellie about her and Gary staying at Southfork.  Valene tells Bobby that she's worried about the pressure that Gary will be under if he stays. 
Bobby talks to JR, and tells him that not to do anything to Gary, that he likes having another brother.  Pam comes home upset about what happened with Digger, when Jock asks if there's anything he can do she tells him that he's done enough. 
Later Digger comes over, he runs over some things in the yard.  He throws the things Pam bought for him, he tells Jock that he wants money for Pam, he asks for $10,000, Jock offers $100, and he takes it. 
In their room Bobby comforts Pam, she tells him she doesn't care anymore. 
Gary is still reading those papers, he tells Pam that he's read the same thing over and over.  Miss Ellie brings him some milk and cookies, and Lucy come too.  Somehow the milk spills and the women fuss over the desk, Gary flips out and yells at them.  He runs to the other room and pours himself a drink, Valene see him, and leaves before she can see him decide not to take the drink. 
The next morning Gary is sneaking out.  Valene runs after him, she asks if he drank it, he tells her no.  He says that the family will tear apart if he stays.  She asks about Lucy, he says that she's better off without him.  She tells him she only knew he was gone because she went to his room, and that she loves him.  He leaves. 
JR is outside and offers Valene $5000 to leave she tells she doesn't want his money. 
Miss Ellie is walking and tells Jock she doesn't understand what happened. 
Bobby tries to defend Gary, but Lucy is very angry, she asks where her mother is and JR tells her that she went after Gary. 
Pam goes back to see Digger, she tells him that she's ashamed of him and that he's just as bad as Jock Ewing.  He tries to give her the $100, but she tells him to keep it because Jock owes him a lot more.  He smiles at that. 
Bobby says that he thinks that JR pushed Gary away.  Lucy finds out her mother is not working at the diner anymore.  JR tells her that she asked for money before she left, and shows her a check stub for $5000, he tells her that her mother asked him for it.  She hits him
Final Thoughts:  Since this was a two part episode I decided to wait to write up my thought till the end of the the story.  I thought that this was a pretty good episode.  I like the part when Pam went and told Digger off.  It's a pretty sad episode, but the acting was great, and believable.
Best Outfit:   It looks like JR is going to go on a safari in Africa in this outfit, it made me laugh.

Fight Count:  1 (Valene vs JR)