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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coffeecup" data-source="post: 66435" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>I always attributed it to Miss Ellie - Gary was her favorite child and Lucy was his child and her (at the time) only grandchild.  Miss Ellie probably mourned Lucy not being on Southfork.  Jock would do whatever he could to please Miss Ellie.  J.R. would do anything to make his father proud of him including any dirty work he felt necessary.  Getting Lucy back to Miss Ellie would make her happy and and make Jock proud of J.R.  I think J.R. was confident that he could handle Gary and keep him away or chase him away if he came back because J.R. knew Gary's weaknesses.</p></blockquote><p></p>