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Dallas
Alternative Season 9
Episode 1: What Happens After Bobby?
2 hour episode.
Starting:
Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
Clayton Farlow
JR Ewing
Sue Ellen Ewing
Ray Krebs
Donna Krebs
Pamela Barnes
Cliff Barnes
Jamie Barnes
In a cold hospital room Miss Ellie and JR stand alone looking at Bobby's body hooked up to machines in a hospital bed. Miss Ellie holds tight onto JR's arm. She mumbles, "Its better this way. Everyone can move on," and begins to sob.
News broadcast: "Police are still on the look out for Katherine Wentworth following the death of Robert Ewing, youngest son of the late oilman John Ross Ewing, Sr. Miss Wentworth is a suspected in the murder or Mr. Ewing two days ago. Rushed to the hospital following the accident, she has since vanished without a trace."
The family gathers around the plots of a private cemetary in South Fork, a memorial marker to Jock and Garrison, headstones for Miss Ellie's parents and grandparents. Miss Ellie holds Clayton as a casket is lowered into the ground. Cliff holds Pamela. Sue Ellen hold Chris and John Ross. Ray holds Donna. Jack holds Jamie. Gary holds Abbey. Lucy hold Mitch and JR stand alone.
Noticeably missing is Jenna.
Lucy turns and hugs JR, burying her face into his chest. JR holds her tight. Mitch stands by.
Ranch hands begin to fill the grave a shovel at a time.
Miss Ellie walks up onto a private plan with Clayton, Gary and Abbey following her (she'll be in Knots Landing either seen on the show or referenced).
Lucy and the boys horse back ride to the furthest corner of the ranch.
JR looks at a drunken Sue Ellen in the entry and say, "Now you show up. I'm moving into the city. You can stay here until you've drunk yourself to death." She tries to speak. "Don't bother. You never loved me Sue Ellen. But strong enough I . . . Just leave me alone. Last thing I need now is a drunken whore of a wife." He leaves.
Jenna sits by Bobby's grave alone on the cold ground. Her voice unsteady and heaving with having been sobbing, "I'll miss you Bobby. More than you'll know. I wish you could have been with Pam. Just been here. Anywhere. Just as long as you were still alive. Charlie and I are going back to Europe. I'm going to have our baby. I'll tell him all about you. Don't worry about us. I've got some friends that'll take us in until we can get on our feet. I love you Bobby." She begins to ball.
6 months later.
News broadcast: "Jermey Wendell, Chairman and CEO of the West Star Corporation was arrested today on charges of corruption in a book cooking scheme that has torn the company wide open. Shares of West Star stock continue to plummet."
Mitch talks to Lucy out by the pool. She says, "I know but I can't leave John Ross and Christopher. Grandmother is here. Sue Ellen hasn't been sober since . . ."
"I know. What about Pam?"
"She's . . . She totally broken down. With everything that's happen she's got this court case where Herbert Wentworth's estate is sewing her and Cliff, saying Rebecca's will violated the terms of his."
"You're kidding."
"No. I promised I'd take care of Chris. I don't know how to help her."
"And JR?"
"He's searching for Katherine and going after Jeremy Wendell. I don't think he's left the offices of Ewing Oil. Donna's moved out on Ray. All he's doing is drinking."
Mandy walks into the company condo to find JR see off two young girls. "Don't look at me like that. You're no better then them. They're just honest when they take cash." She runs out crying.
Sue Ellen tries to make it down stairs and slips. Rolls down each step and landing at the bottom of the stairs, a clutched letter in her hand falling to the floor.
JR walks into the hospital to be greeted by Lucy. "What the hell happened?"
"She's drunk JR. She's been drunk. Not that you've been home." She hands him the paper and says, "She true to kill her self. For you."
Lucy leaves him. And reads the letter.
Sue Ellen's voice, "I didn't always love you. I married you because that's what I was suppose to do. I thought we had a deal and it's my fault I broke that deal. I feel in love with you. It wasn't right of me to expect you to love me. I'm going to get out of your way JR. I know you'll take care of John Ross. Just please I beg of you, please be happy. For get that Miss Ellie was suppose to give South Fork to you. They hurt you. And I only made things worse. I love you darling. I love you with all my heart. I just wish I could have protected you from them. But instead I made it worse. I always make everything worse. Please JR. Please be happy."
A tear rubs down his cheek.
A doctor says, "Mr. Ewing."
"Yes."
"I'm sorry. There's no easy way to say this. Your wife's live . . . She's dying. She look a lot of pills. We took care of that. But her live is failing."
Jamie walks out to find Pamela sitting by the pool. "I just got a call from Lucy. Sue Ellen's in the hospital. They don't think she's going to make it."
A near comatose Pamela looks at her. "I should go to her."
"I'll drive you."
I noticeably pregnant Donna runs up to Lucy in the hospital. "Where is she?"
"I can take you to her but she's not awake."
"Is Ray here."
"Yea Mitch went and got him. They're in the cafeteria. He needed a great deal of strong coffee.
"Oh my god. What's happened to this family?"
News broadcast: "Ewing Oil and West Star complete their merger today while Jeremy Wendell faces sentencing. Despite continuing to claim West Star's collapsed was due to a conspiracy waged by short sellers, rogue executives, and competitors, he was found guilty on six counts of conspiracy and fraud."
Ray and Mitch join walk into ICU in the middle of a panic. Ray grabs Donna, "What's going on?"
"It's Sue Ellen. She's gone."
"What do you mean gone. She couldn't just walk out."
In a private plan JR leans over to John Ross and says, "There isn't anyway to make it up to you. But I promise you. You're mother will be better."
"They've got a liver waiting for her?"
"Everything's all arranged. I promise you I'll take care of this."
"Why would you two marry each other, if you didn't love each other?"
"It was expected. Made my daddy proud. I said that I didn't love her, that I didn't think she loved me. But maybe she does. I don't know."
"But you lover her?"
"As strange as that sounds after all I told you."
"And there's still a chance Christopher could be your son?"
"There's a chance. But their's no chance your Cliff Barnes's son. I swear to you. But you got yo keep my secrets. I'm counting on you."
"Of course."
Lucy tells Ray, Donna, Mitch, Jamie and Pam that she's sure JR is taking care of Sue Ellen. "They weren't putting her on a list for a transplant because of her drinking and drugs, but we all know JR."
Donna walks with Pamela behind everyone. "How are you holding up?"
"Just a day at a time."
"I heard you lost in court. Are you financially ok?"
"Me? I'm fine. I'm worried about Cliff. He's lost everything. Jamie's trying but he's just gone off drinking like Digger."
"So what happens to your mother's estate?"
"I don't know. I don't know what Herbert Wentworth's will said."
"And no trace of Kathryn."
"None. How are you and Ray?"
"We haven't spoke much in six months. He pretty much just drinks according to Lucy. She's been looking in in him."
"Thank God for Lucy."
Jack pats Ray on the back, sitting at whole in the wall bar. "Come on Cliff. Let's get you home."
"Sue Ellen?"
"Near as anyone can figure JRs got her and John Ross is with him."
Drunk Cliff slurs. "You know that kid's probably mine."
"I've heard, something to that effect. I talked to Donna. She's president of the Independent Oilman's Association. She's got a job for you."
"For me?"
"You're gonna need a job. Something to keep you in the oil game."
"Haven't you heard. I lost Barnes Wentworth."
"What I've heard is even JR saying you'll win something back on appeal. Everyone knows the whole thing's a bunch of lawyers looking to get rich off your family's misfortune. But in the mean time. Let's get you outta here. Jamie's worried about you."
JR introduces John Ross to Holly Harwood and then to a little her, "Your sister, Ellie."
John Ross is very nice to the little girl, makes her laugh and smile and giggle."
Holly says, "I'm very sorry about your mother."
"Thank you. She'll be OK. The surgery went off without a problem."
"Your daddy tells me he's gonna teach you the oil business. You've got a lot a head or you. Ewing Oil merging with West Star."
"A public company's a lot different too. But we can manage. He's given me half of JRE Enterprises. It's a conglomerate to manage his investments. Including his share of Harwood Oil."
"I see. He's really taken you under his wing. You gonna be OK with this secret? I'm not returning to Texas and it's probably best your mother doesn't know."
"Probably best," JR says.
Pamela slides deeper and deeper into depression. Jamie tries to comfort her. She cries, blaming herself for Bobby's death, certain Christopher will blame her too. "I can't take it anymore."
Lucy argues with Dusty in South Forks driveway. "I told you I don't know where she is. None of us do. Since JR's gone we assume he took her out of the hospital."
"And you aren't worried!"
"Of course we are."
"He's gonna let her die."
"Of course he isn't. What ever JR might be he's not going to kill Sue Ellen."
"Promise me as soon as she shows up you call me. I've hired some people to find her but they're getting know where. I'm staying at the Four Seasons."
"Sure. But Dusty, as much as I can't stand my Uncle, he's not going to hurt Sue Ellen. He's got John Ross with him. He'll take care of her."
"I hope so. Because if anything happens to her, I'll kill him. And I don't miss when I shoot." Dusty gets back in his car, sketching down down the driveway.
Lucy rejoins Mitch and Christopher by the pool for dinner.
News broadcast: "The Ewing Corporation announced its IPO today in an effort to crawl out from under crippling debt caused by the acquisition of West Star. The Ewing Family will retain nine percent of the outstanding shares with each of the following family members holding one percent: Eleanor Ewing Farlow, widow of the founder if Ewing Oil, Jock Ewing; his sons JR, Gary and Ray along with Grandchildren John Ross, Charlotte, Christopher and Lucas and cousin Jack Ewing, expected to give the family a combined wealth of just a little over three billion dollars. In addition to giving his son John Ross one percent of the company and retaining one percent for himself, JR Ewing is selling one percent in cash during the IPO in hopes of raising approximately three hundred million dollars in cash to start up JRE Enterprises as a privately held capital venture endeavor. In addition two percent of the outstanding shares will be handed over to create a corporate foundation for charitable purposes. JR Ewing will serve as Chairman and CEO."
Donna gives birth a lone to a beautiful baby girl.
A long black limousine pulls up at South Fork. JR helps Sue Ellen out of the back. John Ross helps as well. She looks relatively good, just weak. Lucy and Chris rush up to see her.
By the pool JR explains, "They weren't going to help her because she'd not been sober for six months and other people were ahead of her on the list. So what's this I hear Mitch has been living her with you?"
"We are married."
"I see."
"He'll be home in about an hour."
"I suppose it'll be nice to have a doctor in the house to look after Sue Ellen."
Lucy looks at him strange.
"So I heard your father out you in charge of his Ewing Oil shares again. Mighty nice of him. Betcha Abbey wasn't too happy about that."
"I don't really care."
"No you wouldn't."
"JR please let's not talk business," Sue Ellen asks.
"Well of course not. It's supper time and you know the rules at South Fork. I'll go get ya a soda water darlin'. You wait right there."
JR leaves and Lucy asks, "You sure that's JR?"
"I don't understand it. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. But it hasn't. He's even stepping down at Ewing Oil."
"No way."
"That's what he says. He'll stay on as Chairman but doesn't intend to go in day to day."
"JR Ewing is retiring?"
"I know. We'll see how long this lasts."
"How are you feeling?"
"Just weak. JRs setting up counseling for us as a family. I kid you not. All three of us."
"Really? I'll be damned."
JR returns with drinks and says, "You're a Ewing sweetheart, don't you know we been cheatin' the devil since your granddaddy done set us up in the oil business."
"Well I don't about me, but you sure have."
I'm wee hours of the morning JR meets in the den of South Fork with Jack and an Hispanic man about his age. "Carlos her is gonna run a company I been working on. Branch Water. We been hiring former Navy Seals and Army Rangers. Some CIA and a Mossad fella. Carlos and I are old college roommates. He'll be meeting with us Monday mornings. Jack here's my right hand man. He'll be helping me on everything I need." As JR finishes a nock comes from the door and he tells them to come in. Teresa shows Donna in, as well as a young mid-twenties Asian man. "Welcome, Donna. Qi-Li. This is Jack and Carlos. Qi-Li is brilliant with economics. We're gonna see how he manages accountants and lawyers in running JRE Enterprises. And you Donna, she's impressed the hell out of me running the Independent Oilman's Association. But I think it's about time you shows these old oilmen what a woman can do in this business. I want you in as President and CEO of Ewing Oil."
Donna looks at him in shock. "You can't be serious?"
"You done it before darlin'. Now I know your a new mother and all but I'm sure you can balance the two."
"And deal with your dirty business dealings. No thank you."
"No you got old JR wrong. I'm retired. And Ewing Oil is number 19 on the Forbes list. I don't want no dirty dealin's. I want stead growth. We've bringing in fourteen and a half billion dollars with seven hundred million in profit. What we need is someone with some respect in business. I heard rumor we get a Democrat in the White House in a couple years, you're Secretary of Energy. That's what we need. I'm strictly hands off darlin'."
"I certainly don't believe you for one second, JR. You've got something up your sleeve. I just haven't figured it out yet."
"Darlin' I'm just tryin' to put this family back together. Sue Ellen 'ill be joining us from time to time. When she's well enough she'll be taking care of the Ewing Foundation. President and on a board with me and momma. And you let me see to that knuckle-headed husband of yours."
"Stay out of it JR."
"Darlin' I'm about the least please he's family, but he's gotta step and get ta running this ranch. And he's got responsibilities. He's been spiraling out of control now for nine months. This has gotta end. He just sold his Ewing Oil shares this morning. You know what dumping all those shares in the market at once does?"
"I can imagine."
"Price is in a free fall sweetheart. Don't worry I sent Vaughn Leland over to speak to him about setting up a trust fund for his child. Margret? How sweet. Naming her after his momma. Now if I was my daddy I'd threaten to kick his ass over the county line if he don't straighten himself out and take care of his baby girl. But as is, I'll have to get a bit more creative."
"Back off JR."
"Now you known me long enough by now. When have I ever backed off?"
Pamela sits on the floor of a steaming hot shower with blood mixed with water running down the drain. Jamie reluctantly peeks in to find her. Yelling for Cliff and Jack to help.
A doctor approaches Cliff. Jamie and Jack step up next to him. "There were a lot of drugs in your sisters blood Mr. Barnes."
"She was prescribed anti depressants."
"That's the strange thing. They aren't the drugs prescribed to her. These are other things. I need you to bring in her medications. And search her room. See if you can find something else she might have got ahold of."
"What? She hasn't even been out of the house in a month. Where would she get drugs from? Jamie and Jack and I have been living with her. Well I've been in DC a lot but they've kept and eye on her."
"She's a wealthy woman. I'm sure she could get something brought to her. But what she took, its very dangerous. She's very lucky the three of you were living with her."
Sue Ellen sits by the Pool with Dusty. "Thank you for checking on me. I do appreciate it. But really I'm fine. Weak, but I'm fine."
"I'm sorry. I just can't believe JR's been taking care of you."
"He did more than that. He saved my life."
Lucy comes running out of the house, "Pam. She's in the hospital. She just tried to kill herself!"
The Entire Ewing clan comes walking into the hospital together.
Cliff says to Jamie, "Oh God. What the hell is he doing here?" Then he sees Christopher. "I don't think it's a good idea for him to see her like."
JR says, "Hell Barnes it's a good idea for her. She needs to see her son so just step on outta the way."
Jamie says, "Really Cliff. He's probably right."
JR and John Ross go to accompany Christopher."
"He ain't gotta go in with him."
"He's my cousin," John Ross says. "I ain't letting him be alone."
"You heard my son termite. Step aside."
Jamie pulls Cliff out of the way and the three proceed.
Christopher runs up to Pamela. Pamela's so happy to see him she cries. She hugs both boys.
JR says, ain't no one know more what you're going through then me, 'cept maybe momma. But you gotta pull yourself together. You're this little boys mother. I ain't gonna let you take that away from him too."
"Oh JR. Please leave me alone," she cries.
"Well I guess I have that comin'. I'm gonna go over here and sit. You just visit with the boys. And Pam . . . I don't know how many times I stood in my shower contemplating the same thing. But it's the last thing Bobby would have wanted."
With other family members in Pam's room JR walks down the hall and speaks to Carlos. "Well?"
"The doctor was right. None of these pills she was taking matches their prescriptions." He hands JR the bottles.
"Well if I wasn't drugging her, then who the hell was?"
"I'm working on it. There only so many people with access."
Ray walks out of Pam's room and JR goes over to him. "We gotta talk Ray."
"Not now JR."
"Yes now. Sue Ellen's going to a AA meeting tonight. You're going with her."
"Hell if I am."
"You're going with her. You're a mess. I mean even for you. You even seen that little girl of yours?"
"Don't lecture me on fatherhood JR."
"You listen to Vaughn Leland."
"Yes. Put all the money aside for Margret."
"That's a lot of money."
"I don't want it."
"What do you want Ray?"
"I want my brother back."
"Yeah well we finally found somethin' we got in common."
"Yea well I didn't have Jeremy Wendell's life to destroy to take my mind off things."
"You think I did that?"
"I know you did. I'm pretty sure you killed someone to get Sue Ellen a liver, though not sure why, unless you just enjoy hurting her that much you wanta kept her around."
"You done?"
"I just wanted out of Ewing Oil with you doing what you want unchecked. And if Miss Ellie don't come back soon, I'm leaving South Fork as well."
"You know I use to think I could see a bit of my daddy in ya. Not that I liked it one bit. A person don't wanta wake up and find he's got some bastard out there movin' in on his family. But I guess I was wrong, cause no son of Jock Ewing's would shirk his responsibility for being a good father. Well except for Gary that is." JR leaves Ray standing in the hall.
Sue Ellen sits watching Ray stand and introduce himself at an AA meeting."
The Ewing's gather in the living room before dinner. Lucy holding Margret. Ray sitting with Donna. Mitch comes in last. JR says, "I don't wanta her nothing about medical emergencies. Dinners at 6 sharp. You tell that woman next she'll have to come back in the morning to get the fat sucked off her." Everyone complains about JR's comment. The boys are grossed out.
Then Miss Ellie and Clayton show up. She says, "We just came from visiting Pam." Everyone but JR makes a fuss over their arrival.
She steps up to JR. "I hear you've made a lot of decisions about Ewing Oil in my absence."
"Some one had to look out for Bobby's interests. He's got three kids and his will only accounted for two of them. Pam agreed with me we had to include Jenna's baby."
"And Charlie?"
"Bobby's will included that girl. It wasn't my idea."
"But it benefited you so you could take control of everything. And of course Jenna and Pam weren't in any state of mine to discuss anything with you."
"Bobby's estate was worth one billion dollars momma. I didn't exactly rip him off."
"But he's out of your way just like you got rid of my son Gary."
"What now you're accusing me of wanting Bobby dead."
"Worked to your advantage. You destroyed Jeremy Windell just like your daddy destroyed Digger Barnes. And I have no doubt you're behind this law suit over Herbert Wentworth's will to destroy the Barnes."
"No. Can't say I am. Though it's a good one who's ever behind it. Donna offered Jamie a job though."
"Donna?"
"I hired her to run Ewing Oil."
"What the he'll are you up to JR?"
"Up to? You mean like the bull daddy played on me over his will. You know as well as I do he promised me Ewing Oil. Just like your daddy promised me South Fork. But instead you go give half of it to Clayton. He'll probably leave it to that saddle tamp son of his like you'll leave your half to Gary to drink away."
Clayton goes to speak and Miss Ellie says, "No I want to hear this."
"Now you stand her accusing me of being happy Bobby's gone. No matter what went down between us, daddy playin' us off one and other, I new he loved me. That's a hell of a lot more than I can say for anyone else in this room. You including you momma. When was it you stopped caring about me? When daddy came home from the war and took me off to Ewing Oil? Wasn't before that when you held me crying 'cause you were scared. Or the time when he was gone you lost that baby and I had to take care of you. So when was it momma? When did South Fork mean so much more than me? Because if I knew it was hurting you, that you needed it for what ever reason, yeah there was a time I'd have burned it to the ground. You asked me once if I even cared about your happiness. I'll give you the same answer you been giving me. No." JR walks out of the room.
Clayton tries to hold Miss Ellie but she won't let him. She sits down.
The family tries to comfort her. She says, "No he's right. I stopped loving him the day Jock cane home"
"That's not true, Grandma," Lucy says, "You were just busy with Gary and the ranch while he was off with Granddad."
"No. I did. He left me and he took Jock away from me. And I hated him for it."
John Ross finds his father out back walking toward the cars. "I love you."
JR stops. Without turning around he says, "I didn't mean you John Ross. I don't mean this to sound wrong. But I can care if you love me or not. I love you. And even if you hate me, I always will. And I'm gonna leave things better for you. When I leave you Ewing Oil you won't have to fight anyone for it. I just wish I could leave you South Fork."
"I don't care about South Fork. I just care about you. Please dad. Please don't go. I can't go with you. Mom needs me. But I need you."
JR grabs his face to stop from crying.
John Ross steps up to his dad and grabs his from behind. JR turns around and picks up his boy and hugs him.
Miss Ellie sits down on the sofa next to Sue Ellen and says, "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing OK."
"We flew back when we heard but as soon as we got to the hospital Lucy told us you were gone."
"JR took me to California. He made all the arrangements. He saved my life. He's been very attentive ever since. He even found me a new job. Made me President of the Ewing Foundation. I guess the three of us, you me and JR are it's board. He's building a new trauma center in Dallas and a research center for brain injuries. He's naming them after Bobby."
Miss Ellie holds her hands. "Why did you marry JR?"
"Because he was JR Ewing, the heir to Ewing Oil and South Fork and I was raised to be his wife."
"But you fell in love with him."
"When JR pays attention to you, there's something about it, something that makes you feel special. I suppose that's why it hurts so bad when he takes it away from you."
"I know what you mean." Miss Ellie hugs her. "He does love you. I know he does. He's just, he's just gonna hurt you before you can hurt him."
"I know he does. It's just . . . It's not enough. It can't fix what's been done."
"I'm so sorry Sue Ellen." The two women hold each other. Miss Ellie then turns. D says, "Ray. Lucy tells me you weren't there when Margret was born. That's not acceptable. You've neglected your ranch and left your job at South Fork to others."
"Yes ma'am. I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself."
"There's been a lot of that going on. And Mitch. Welcome back to the family. Lucy says you moved in."
"Just temporary."
"Yes. I suppose so. There's a cottage out back. You can have that. Fix it up any way you like. Be perfect for the two of you, maybe even a little one or two. Clayton and I bought a house in Knots Landing. We're looking in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in Dallas for another house." She stands up and walks out of the room.
Outside by the Pool JR tells John Ross stories of his father taking him and his Uncle Bobby hunting and fishing; Gary would never go.
Miss Ellie comes out of the back of the house and steps up to them. "JR can I talk to you?"
"It's your house."
"That's what I want to talk to you about. I came back her to give the ranch to Lucy, but it belongs to you. And I can't tell you what to do with it. I'm just going to ask that you take care of the land and leave it to John Ross. And that both of you remember this is a family home. Everyone's welcome, but first and foremost it's yours. You do what you think is best. And um, thank you for the shared in Ewing Oil. And putting me on the board of the foundation. I'm going to donate my shares to the foundation. And you're wrong." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "I do love you. When things are bad I always think of Gary. Gary will hold me like you use to . . . before your dad came home from the war. But when they're really bad, I count on you to take care of me. That wasn't right of me. I always said you were a lot like your father, but really, you're a lot like my grandfather."
Miss Ellie walks back to the house.
JR says, "I love you momma. And thank you."
In the early morning hours JR meets with Donna, Qi-Li and Carlos. He hands some papers to Donna. This turns South Fork over to Ewing Oil. I'm counting on you figuring out how to get the oil off this property without harming the land or the cattle operation. But I want it bleed dry so there's never any drilling to be done later. The money will go to JRE. So Qi-Li, you'll be even busier then you thought."
Qi-Li says, "Jack's going with me to Northern California to look into cone computer software investments. Then to Detroit to look into hardware. I'll keep you posted."
Donna says, "You wanted me to bring up several middle eastern leases West Star had that no one can get to."
"Ah yes. Carlos. Meet with Donna and see what you can do to provide security. We want those wells on line."
Donna says, "I'm also concerned a lot of our debt is being consolidated in the hands of Texas Standard Bank and Trust. I'm guessing they're gonna want to turn it into an equity share."
"Work out the arrangements. Not a bad idea if we can wipe some debt off the books. Qi-Li, look into buying enough shares to get you on the board of Texas Standard. Maybe Donna too."
News broadcast: "Kathryn Wentworth returned to Texas today with a full pardon from the governor stating the incident that took the life of her x-brother-in-law, Bobby Ewing, was an accident. Kathryn Wentworth serves on the board of directors of Wentworth Industries, Wentworth Tool and Die, Wentworth Oil, Texas Standard Bank and Trust and Commedia. Kathryn Wentworth is Herbert Wentworth's only heir, after months of legal ramblings, with an estimated three and half billion dollars fortune. Ms. Wentworth said she returned to look out for here nephew as her half sister Pamela was committed to a mental institution following an attempted suicide. A court awarded Ms. Wentworth custody of her Nephew, Christopher Ewing and control oh the trust fund left behind by his father which includes over one billion dollars in stock in The Ewing Oil Corporation."
Alternative Season 9
Episode 1: What Happens After Bobby?
2 hour episode.
Starting:
Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow
Clayton Farlow
JR Ewing
Sue Ellen Ewing
Ray Krebs
Donna Krebs
Pamela Barnes
Cliff Barnes
Jamie Barnes
In a cold hospital room Miss Ellie and JR stand alone looking at Bobby's body hooked up to machines in a hospital bed. Miss Ellie holds tight onto JR's arm. She mumbles, "Its better this way. Everyone can move on," and begins to sob.
News broadcast: "Police are still on the look out for Katherine Wentworth following the death of Robert Ewing, youngest son of the late oilman John Ross Ewing, Sr. Miss Wentworth is a suspected in the murder or Mr. Ewing two days ago. Rushed to the hospital following the accident, she has since vanished without a trace."
The family gathers around the plots of a private cemetary in South Fork, a memorial marker to Jock and Garrison, headstones for Miss Ellie's parents and grandparents. Miss Ellie holds Clayton as a casket is lowered into the ground. Cliff holds Pamela. Sue Ellen hold Chris and John Ross. Ray holds Donna. Jack holds Jamie. Gary holds Abbey. Lucy hold Mitch and JR stand alone.
Noticeably missing is Jenna.
Lucy turns and hugs JR, burying her face into his chest. JR holds her tight. Mitch stands by.
Ranch hands begin to fill the grave a shovel at a time.
Miss Ellie walks up onto a private plan with Clayton, Gary and Abbey following her (she'll be in Knots Landing either seen on the show or referenced).
Lucy and the boys horse back ride to the furthest corner of the ranch.
JR looks at a drunken Sue Ellen in the entry and say, "Now you show up. I'm moving into the city. You can stay here until you've drunk yourself to death." She tries to speak. "Don't bother. You never loved me Sue Ellen. But strong enough I . . . Just leave me alone. Last thing I need now is a drunken whore of a wife." He leaves.
Jenna sits by Bobby's grave alone on the cold ground. Her voice unsteady and heaving with having been sobbing, "I'll miss you Bobby. More than you'll know. I wish you could have been with Pam. Just been here. Anywhere. Just as long as you were still alive. Charlie and I are going back to Europe. I'm going to have our baby. I'll tell him all about you. Don't worry about us. I've got some friends that'll take us in until we can get on our feet. I love you Bobby." She begins to ball.
6 months later.
News broadcast: "Jermey Wendell, Chairman and CEO of the West Star Corporation was arrested today on charges of corruption in a book cooking scheme that has torn the company wide open. Shares of West Star stock continue to plummet."
Mitch talks to Lucy out by the pool. She says, "I know but I can't leave John Ross and Christopher. Grandmother is here. Sue Ellen hasn't been sober since . . ."
"I know. What about Pam?"
"She's . . . She totally broken down. With everything that's happen she's got this court case where Herbert Wentworth's estate is sewing her and Cliff, saying Rebecca's will violated the terms of his."
"You're kidding."
"No. I promised I'd take care of Chris. I don't know how to help her."
"And JR?"
"He's searching for Katherine and going after Jeremy Wendell. I don't think he's left the offices of Ewing Oil. Donna's moved out on Ray. All he's doing is drinking."
Mandy walks into the company condo to find JR see off two young girls. "Don't look at me like that. You're no better then them. They're just honest when they take cash." She runs out crying.
Sue Ellen tries to make it down stairs and slips. Rolls down each step and landing at the bottom of the stairs, a clutched letter in her hand falling to the floor.
JR walks into the hospital to be greeted by Lucy. "What the hell happened?"
"She's drunk JR. She's been drunk. Not that you've been home." She hands him the paper and says, "She true to kill her self. For you."
Lucy leaves him. And reads the letter.
Sue Ellen's voice, "I didn't always love you. I married you because that's what I was suppose to do. I thought we had a deal and it's my fault I broke that deal. I feel in love with you. It wasn't right of me to expect you to love me. I'm going to get out of your way JR. I know you'll take care of John Ross. Just please I beg of you, please be happy. For get that Miss Ellie was suppose to give South Fork to you. They hurt you. And I only made things worse. I love you darling. I love you with all my heart. I just wish I could have protected you from them. But instead I made it worse. I always make everything worse. Please JR. Please be happy."
A tear rubs down his cheek.
A doctor says, "Mr. Ewing."
"Yes."
"I'm sorry. There's no easy way to say this. Your wife's live . . . She's dying. She look a lot of pills. We took care of that. But her live is failing."
Jamie walks out to find Pamela sitting by the pool. "I just got a call from Lucy. Sue Ellen's in the hospital. They don't think she's going to make it."
A near comatose Pamela looks at her. "I should go to her."
"I'll drive you."
I noticeably pregnant Donna runs up to Lucy in the hospital. "Where is she?"
"I can take you to her but she's not awake."
"Is Ray here."
"Yea Mitch went and got him. They're in the cafeteria. He needed a great deal of strong coffee.
"Oh my god. What's happened to this family?"
News broadcast: "Ewing Oil and West Star complete their merger today while Jeremy Wendell faces sentencing. Despite continuing to claim West Star's collapsed was due to a conspiracy waged by short sellers, rogue executives, and competitors, he was found guilty on six counts of conspiracy and fraud."
Ray and Mitch join walk into ICU in the middle of a panic. Ray grabs Donna, "What's going on?"
"It's Sue Ellen. She's gone."
"What do you mean gone. She couldn't just walk out."
In a private plan JR leans over to John Ross and says, "There isn't anyway to make it up to you. But I promise you. You're mother will be better."
"They've got a liver waiting for her?"
"Everything's all arranged. I promise you I'll take care of this."
"Why would you two marry each other, if you didn't love each other?"
"It was expected. Made my daddy proud. I said that I didn't love her, that I didn't think she loved me. But maybe she does. I don't know."
"But you lover her?"
"As strange as that sounds after all I told you."
"And there's still a chance Christopher could be your son?"
"There's a chance. But their's no chance your Cliff Barnes's son. I swear to you. But you got yo keep my secrets. I'm counting on you."
"Of course."
Lucy tells Ray, Donna, Mitch, Jamie and Pam that she's sure JR is taking care of Sue Ellen. "They weren't putting her on a list for a transplant because of her drinking and drugs, but we all know JR."
Donna walks with Pamela behind everyone. "How are you holding up?"
"Just a day at a time."
"I heard you lost in court. Are you financially ok?"
"Me? I'm fine. I'm worried about Cliff. He's lost everything. Jamie's trying but he's just gone off drinking like Digger."
"So what happens to your mother's estate?"
"I don't know. I don't know what Herbert Wentworth's will said."
"And no trace of Kathryn."
"None. How are you and Ray?"
"We haven't spoke much in six months. He pretty much just drinks according to Lucy. She's been looking in in him."
"Thank God for Lucy."
Jack pats Ray on the back, sitting at whole in the wall bar. "Come on Cliff. Let's get you home."
"Sue Ellen?"
"Near as anyone can figure JRs got her and John Ross is with him."
Drunk Cliff slurs. "You know that kid's probably mine."
"I've heard, something to that effect. I talked to Donna. She's president of the Independent Oilman's Association. She's got a job for you."
"For me?"
"You're gonna need a job. Something to keep you in the oil game."
"Haven't you heard. I lost Barnes Wentworth."
"What I've heard is even JR saying you'll win something back on appeal. Everyone knows the whole thing's a bunch of lawyers looking to get rich off your family's misfortune. But in the mean time. Let's get you outta here. Jamie's worried about you."
JR introduces John Ross to Holly Harwood and then to a little her, "Your sister, Ellie."
John Ross is very nice to the little girl, makes her laugh and smile and giggle."
Holly says, "I'm very sorry about your mother."
"Thank you. She'll be OK. The surgery went off without a problem."
"Your daddy tells me he's gonna teach you the oil business. You've got a lot a head or you. Ewing Oil merging with West Star."
"A public company's a lot different too. But we can manage. He's given me half of JRE Enterprises. It's a conglomerate to manage his investments. Including his share of Harwood Oil."
"I see. He's really taken you under his wing. You gonna be OK with this secret? I'm not returning to Texas and it's probably best your mother doesn't know."
"Probably best," JR says.
Pamela slides deeper and deeper into depression. Jamie tries to comfort her. She cries, blaming herself for Bobby's death, certain Christopher will blame her too. "I can't take it anymore."
Lucy argues with Dusty in South Forks driveway. "I told you I don't know where she is. None of us do. Since JR's gone we assume he took her out of the hospital."
"And you aren't worried!"
"Of course we are."
"He's gonna let her die."
"Of course he isn't. What ever JR might be he's not going to kill Sue Ellen."
"Promise me as soon as she shows up you call me. I've hired some people to find her but they're getting know where. I'm staying at the Four Seasons."
"Sure. But Dusty, as much as I can't stand my Uncle, he's not going to hurt Sue Ellen. He's got John Ross with him. He'll take care of her."
"I hope so. Because if anything happens to her, I'll kill him. And I don't miss when I shoot." Dusty gets back in his car, sketching down down the driveway.
Lucy rejoins Mitch and Christopher by the pool for dinner.
News broadcast: "The Ewing Corporation announced its IPO today in an effort to crawl out from under crippling debt caused by the acquisition of West Star. The Ewing Family will retain nine percent of the outstanding shares with each of the following family members holding one percent: Eleanor Ewing Farlow, widow of the founder if Ewing Oil, Jock Ewing; his sons JR, Gary and Ray along with Grandchildren John Ross, Charlotte, Christopher and Lucas and cousin Jack Ewing, expected to give the family a combined wealth of just a little over three billion dollars. In addition to giving his son John Ross one percent of the company and retaining one percent for himself, JR Ewing is selling one percent in cash during the IPO in hopes of raising approximately three hundred million dollars in cash to start up JRE Enterprises as a privately held capital venture endeavor. In addition two percent of the outstanding shares will be handed over to create a corporate foundation for charitable purposes. JR Ewing will serve as Chairman and CEO."
Donna gives birth a lone to a beautiful baby girl.
A long black limousine pulls up at South Fork. JR helps Sue Ellen out of the back. John Ross helps as well. She looks relatively good, just weak. Lucy and Chris rush up to see her.
By the pool JR explains, "They weren't going to help her because she'd not been sober for six months and other people were ahead of her on the list. So what's this I hear Mitch has been living her with you?"
"We are married."
"I see."
"He'll be home in about an hour."
"I suppose it'll be nice to have a doctor in the house to look after Sue Ellen."
Lucy looks at him strange.
"So I heard your father out you in charge of his Ewing Oil shares again. Mighty nice of him. Betcha Abbey wasn't too happy about that."
"I don't really care."
"No you wouldn't."
"JR please let's not talk business," Sue Ellen asks.
"Well of course not. It's supper time and you know the rules at South Fork. I'll go get ya a soda water darlin'. You wait right there."
JR leaves and Lucy asks, "You sure that's JR?"
"I don't understand it. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. But it hasn't. He's even stepping down at Ewing Oil."
"No way."
"That's what he says. He'll stay on as Chairman but doesn't intend to go in day to day."
"JR Ewing is retiring?"
"I know. We'll see how long this lasts."
"How are you feeling?"
"Just weak. JRs setting up counseling for us as a family. I kid you not. All three of us."
"Really? I'll be damned."
JR returns with drinks and says, "You're a Ewing sweetheart, don't you know we been cheatin' the devil since your granddaddy done set us up in the oil business."
"Well I don't about me, but you sure have."
I'm wee hours of the morning JR meets in the den of South Fork with Jack and an Hispanic man about his age. "Carlos her is gonna run a company I been working on. Branch Water. We been hiring former Navy Seals and Army Rangers. Some CIA and a Mossad fella. Carlos and I are old college roommates. He'll be meeting with us Monday mornings. Jack here's my right hand man. He'll be helping me on everything I need." As JR finishes a nock comes from the door and he tells them to come in. Teresa shows Donna in, as well as a young mid-twenties Asian man. "Welcome, Donna. Qi-Li. This is Jack and Carlos. Qi-Li is brilliant with economics. We're gonna see how he manages accountants and lawyers in running JRE Enterprises. And you Donna, she's impressed the hell out of me running the Independent Oilman's Association. But I think it's about time you shows these old oilmen what a woman can do in this business. I want you in as President and CEO of Ewing Oil."
Donna looks at him in shock. "You can't be serious?"
"You done it before darlin'. Now I know your a new mother and all but I'm sure you can balance the two."
"And deal with your dirty business dealings. No thank you."
"No you got old JR wrong. I'm retired. And Ewing Oil is number 19 on the Forbes list. I don't want no dirty dealin's. I want stead growth. We've bringing in fourteen and a half billion dollars with seven hundred million in profit. What we need is someone with some respect in business. I heard rumor we get a Democrat in the White House in a couple years, you're Secretary of Energy. That's what we need. I'm strictly hands off darlin'."
"I certainly don't believe you for one second, JR. You've got something up your sleeve. I just haven't figured it out yet."
"Darlin' I'm just tryin' to put this family back together. Sue Ellen 'ill be joining us from time to time. When she's well enough she'll be taking care of the Ewing Foundation. President and on a board with me and momma. And you let me see to that knuckle-headed husband of yours."
"Stay out of it JR."
"Darlin' I'm about the least please he's family, but he's gotta step and get ta running this ranch. And he's got responsibilities. He's been spiraling out of control now for nine months. This has gotta end. He just sold his Ewing Oil shares this morning. You know what dumping all those shares in the market at once does?"
"I can imagine."
"Price is in a free fall sweetheart. Don't worry I sent Vaughn Leland over to speak to him about setting up a trust fund for his child. Margret? How sweet. Naming her after his momma. Now if I was my daddy I'd threaten to kick his ass over the county line if he don't straighten himself out and take care of his baby girl. But as is, I'll have to get a bit more creative."
"Back off JR."
"Now you known me long enough by now. When have I ever backed off?"
Pamela sits on the floor of a steaming hot shower with blood mixed with water running down the drain. Jamie reluctantly peeks in to find her. Yelling for Cliff and Jack to help.
A doctor approaches Cliff. Jamie and Jack step up next to him. "There were a lot of drugs in your sisters blood Mr. Barnes."
"She was prescribed anti depressants."
"That's the strange thing. They aren't the drugs prescribed to her. These are other things. I need you to bring in her medications. And search her room. See if you can find something else she might have got ahold of."
"What? She hasn't even been out of the house in a month. Where would she get drugs from? Jamie and Jack and I have been living with her. Well I've been in DC a lot but they've kept and eye on her."
"She's a wealthy woman. I'm sure she could get something brought to her. But what she took, its very dangerous. She's very lucky the three of you were living with her."
Sue Ellen sits by the Pool with Dusty. "Thank you for checking on me. I do appreciate it. But really I'm fine. Weak, but I'm fine."
"I'm sorry. I just can't believe JR's been taking care of you."
"He did more than that. He saved my life."
Lucy comes running out of the house, "Pam. She's in the hospital. She just tried to kill herself!"
The Entire Ewing clan comes walking into the hospital together.
Cliff says to Jamie, "Oh God. What the hell is he doing here?" Then he sees Christopher. "I don't think it's a good idea for him to see her like."
JR says, "Hell Barnes it's a good idea for her. She needs to see her son so just step on outta the way."
Jamie says, "Really Cliff. He's probably right."
JR and John Ross go to accompany Christopher."
"He ain't gotta go in with him."
"He's my cousin," John Ross says. "I ain't letting him be alone."
"You heard my son termite. Step aside."
Jamie pulls Cliff out of the way and the three proceed.
Christopher runs up to Pamela. Pamela's so happy to see him she cries. She hugs both boys.
JR says, ain't no one know more what you're going through then me, 'cept maybe momma. But you gotta pull yourself together. You're this little boys mother. I ain't gonna let you take that away from him too."
"Oh JR. Please leave me alone," she cries.
"Well I guess I have that comin'. I'm gonna go over here and sit. You just visit with the boys. And Pam . . . I don't know how many times I stood in my shower contemplating the same thing. But it's the last thing Bobby would have wanted."
With other family members in Pam's room JR walks down the hall and speaks to Carlos. "Well?"
"The doctor was right. None of these pills she was taking matches their prescriptions." He hands JR the bottles.
"Well if I wasn't drugging her, then who the hell was?"
"I'm working on it. There only so many people with access."
Ray walks out of Pam's room and JR goes over to him. "We gotta talk Ray."
"Not now JR."
"Yes now. Sue Ellen's going to a AA meeting tonight. You're going with her."
"Hell if I am."
"You're going with her. You're a mess. I mean even for you. You even seen that little girl of yours?"
"Don't lecture me on fatherhood JR."
"You listen to Vaughn Leland."
"Yes. Put all the money aside for Margret."
"That's a lot of money."
"I don't want it."
"What do you want Ray?"
"I want my brother back."
"Yeah well we finally found somethin' we got in common."
"Yea well I didn't have Jeremy Wendell's life to destroy to take my mind off things."
"You think I did that?"
"I know you did. I'm pretty sure you killed someone to get Sue Ellen a liver, though not sure why, unless you just enjoy hurting her that much you wanta kept her around."
"You done?"
"I just wanted out of Ewing Oil with you doing what you want unchecked. And if Miss Ellie don't come back soon, I'm leaving South Fork as well."
"You know I use to think I could see a bit of my daddy in ya. Not that I liked it one bit. A person don't wanta wake up and find he's got some bastard out there movin' in on his family. But I guess I was wrong, cause no son of Jock Ewing's would shirk his responsibility for being a good father. Well except for Gary that is." JR leaves Ray standing in the hall.
Sue Ellen sits watching Ray stand and introduce himself at an AA meeting."
The Ewing's gather in the living room before dinner. Lucy holding Margret. Ray sitting with Donna. Mitch comes in last. JR says, "I don't wanta her nothing about medical emergencies. Dinners at 6 sharp. You tell that woman next she'll have to come back in the morning to get the fat sucked off her." Everyone complains about JR's comment. The boys are grossed out.
Then Miss Ellie and Clayton show up. She says, "We just came from visiting Pam." Everyone but JR makes a fuss over their arrival.
She steps up to JR. "I hear you've made a lot of decisions about Ewing Oil in my absence."
"Some one had to look out for Bobby's interests. He's got three kids and his will only accounted for two of them. Pam agreed with me we had to include Jenna's baby."
"And Charlie?"
"Bobby's will included that girl. It wasn't my idea."
"But it benefited you so you could take control of everything. And of course Jenna and Pam weren't in any state of mine to discuss anything with you."
"Bobby's estate was worth one billion dollars momma. I didn't exactly rip him off."
"But he's out of your way just like you got rid of my son Gary."
"What now you're accusing me of wanting Bobby dead."
"Worked to your advantage. You destroyed Jeremy Windell just like your daddy destroyed Digger Barnes. And I have no doubt you're behind this law suit over Herbert Wentworth's will to destroy the Barnes."
"No. Can't say I am. Though it's a good one who's ever behind it. Donna offered Jamie a job though."
"Donna?"
"I hired her to run Ewing Oil."
"What the he'll are you up to JR?"
"Up to? You mean like the bull daddy played on me over his will. You know as well as I do he promised me Ewing Oil. Just like your daddy promised me South Fork. But instead you go give half of it to Clayton. He'll probably leave it to that saddle tamp son of his like you'll leave your half to Gary to drink away."
Clayton goes to speak and Miss Ellie says, "No I want to hear this."
"Now you stand her accusing me of being happy Bobby's gone. No matter what went down between us, daddy playin' us off one and other, I new he loved me. That's a hell of a lot more than I can say for anyone else in this room. You including you momma. When was it you stopped caring about me? When daddy came home from the war and took me off to Ewing Oil? Wasn't before that when you held me crying 'cause you were scared. Or the time when he was gone you lost that baby and I had to take care of you. So when was it momma? When did South Fork mean so much more than me? Because if I knew it was hurting you, that you needed it for what ever reason, yeah there was a time I'd have burned it to the ground. You asked me once if I even cared about your happiness. I'll give you the same answer you been giving me. No." JR walks out of the room.
Clayton tries to hold Miss Ellie but she won't let him. She sits down.
The family tries to comfort her. She says, "No he's right. I stopped loving him the day Jock cane home"
"That's not true, Grandma," Lucy says, "You were just busy with Gary and the ranch while he was off with Granddad."
"No. I did. He left me and he took Jock away from me. And I hated him for it."
John Ross finds his father out back walking toward the cars. "I love you."
JR stops. Without turning around he says, "I didn't mean you John Ross. I don't mean this to sound wrong. But I can care if you love me or not. I love you. And even if you hate me, I always will. And I'm gonna leave things better for you. When I leave you Ewing Oil you won't have to fight anyone for it. I just wish I could leave you South Fork."
"I don't care about South Fork. I just care about you. Please dad. Please don't go. I can't go with you. Mom needs me. But I need you."
JR grabs his face to stop from crying.
John Ross steps up to his dad and grabs his from behind. JR turns around and picks up his boy and hugs him.
Miss Ellie sits down on the sofa next to Sue Ellen and says, "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing OK."
"We flew back when we heard but as soon as we got to the hospital Lucy told us you were gone."
"JR took me to California. He made all the arrangements. He saved my life. He's been very attentive ever since. He even found me a new job. Made me President of the Ewing Foundation. I guess the three of us, you me and JR are it's board. He's building a new trauma center in Dallas and a research center for brain injuries. He's naming them after Bobby."
Miss Ellie holds her hands. "Why did you marry JR?"
"Because he was JR Ewing, the heir to Ewing Oil and South Fork and I was raised to be his wife."
"But you fell in love with him."
"When JR pays attention to you, there's something about it, something that makes you feel special. I suppose that's why it hurts so bad when he takes it away from you."
"I know what you mean." Miss Ellie hugs her. "He does love you. I know he does. He's just, he's just gonna hurt you before you can hurt him."
"I know he does. It's just . . . It's not enough. It can't fix what's been done."
"I'm so sorry Sue Ellen." The two women hold each other. Miss Ellie then turns. D says, "Ray. Lucy tells me you weren't there when Margret was born. That's not acceptable. You've neglected your ranch and left your job at South Fork to others."
"Yes ma'am. I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself."
"There's been a lot of that going on. And Mitch. Welcome back to the family. Lucy says you moved in."
"Just temporary."
"Yes. I suppose so. There's a cottage out back. You can have that. Fix it up any way you like. Be perfect for the two of you, maybe even a little one or two. Clayton and I bought a house in Knots Landing. We're looking in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in Dallas for another house." She stands up and walks out of the room.
Outside by the Pool JR tells John Ross stories of his father taking him and his Uncle Bobby hunting and fishing; Gary would never go.
Miss Ellie comes out of the back of the house and steps up to them. "JR can I talk to you?"
"It's your house."
"That's what I want to talk to you about. I came back her to give the ranch to Lucy, but it belongs to you. And I can't tell you what to do with it. I'm just going to ask that you take care of the land and leave it to John Ross. And that both of you remember this is a family home. Everyone's welcome, but first and foremost it's yours. You do what you think is best. And um, thank you for the shared in Ewing Oil. And putting me on the board of the foundation. I'm going to donate my shares to the foundation. And you're wrong." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "I do love you. When things are bad I always think of Gary. Gary will hold me like you use to . . . before your dad came home from the war. But when they're really bad, I count on you to take care of me. That wasn't right of me. I always said you were a lot like your father, but really, you're a lot like my grandfather."
Miss Ellie walks back to the house.
JR says, "I love you momma. And thank you."
In the early morning hours JR meets with Donna, Qi-Li and Carlos. He hands some papers to Donna. This turns South Fork over to Ewing Oil. I'm counting on you figuring out how to get the oil off this property without harming the land or the cattle operation. But I want it bleed dry so there's never any drilling to be done later. The money will go to JRE. So Qi-Li, you'll be even busier then you thought."
Qi-Li says, "Jack's going with me to Northern California to look into cone computer software investments. Then to Detroit to look into hardware. I'll keep you posted."
Donna says, "You wanted me to bring up several middle eastern leases West Star had that no one can get to."
"Ah yes. Carlos. Meet with Donna and see what you can do to provide security. We want those wells on line."
Donna says, "I'm also concerned a lot of our debt is being consolidated in the hands of Texas Standard Bank and Trust. I'm guessing they're gonna want to turn it into an equity share."
"Work out the arrangements. Not a bad idea if we can wipe some debt off the books. Qi-Li, look into buying enough shares to get you on the board of Texas Standard. Maybe Donna too."
News broadcast: "Kathryn Wentworth returned to Texas today with a full pardon from the governor stating the incident that took the life of her x-brother-in-law, Bobby Ewing, was an accident. Kathryn Wentworth serves on the board of directors of Wentworth Industries, Wentworth Tool and Die, Wentworth Oil, Texas Standard Bank and Trust and Commedia. Kathryn Wentworth is Herbert Wentworth's only heir, after months of legal ramblings, with an estimated three and half billion dollars fortune. Ms. Wentworth said she returned to look out for here nephew as her half sister Pamela was committed to a mental institution following an attempted suicide. A court awarded Ms. Wentworth custody of her Nephew, Christopher Ewing and control oh the trust fund left behind by his father which includes over one billion dollars in stock in The Ewing Oil Corporation."
