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<blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 60436" data-attributes="member: 130">Episode 2: Realinement. Starring:Miss Ellie Ewing FarlowClayton FarlowJR EwingSue Ellen EwingRay KrebsDonna Krebs Lucy Ewing CooperMitch CooperJack EwingPamela BarnesCliff BarnesJamie Ewing BarnesRebecca WentworthA long black limousine turns onto the South Fork driveway followed by several Texas State Rangers.&nbsp; They pull up on the side and the Rangers accompany Kathryn to the front door.&nbsp; She walks in.&nbsp; JR with the boys walks into the Entry from the back.&nbsp; Miss Ellie and Clayton turn around in the living room to watch the scene unfold.&nbsp; Jock&#039;s picture hangs above the bar again.&nbsp; There have been a few other changes to the living room.&nbsp; JR says, &quot;What the hell are you doing walking in my house?&quot;She hands him a paper.&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;ve come here to get Christopher.&quot;&nbsp; Christopher holds tight to JR. John Ross covers Christopher.&nbsp; &quot;That ain&#039;t gonna happen.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care about your court order.&nbsp; You come near this boy I&#039;ll break your neck.&quot;Ray walks in the front door and around them with several ranch hands, all armed.&nbsp; Carlos walks out into the balcony above.&nbsp; &quot;Mr. Ewing you don&#039;t want a go there,&quot; a Ranger says. &quot;Yes I do.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is my brothers boy and ain&#039;t no one taking him from South Fork.&nbsp; I&#039;ll make you a deal Kathryn.&nbsp; I won&#039;t contest your taking control of the trust fund that contains Bobby&#039;s three percent of Ewing Oil, if you just turn around and walk away.&quot;&quot;I already got that JR.&quot;&quot;With one hitch.&nbsp; Pam only controls the non Ewing Oil money.&nbsp; I did control the shard.&nbsp; So that court order don&#039;t mean a damn thing for what you really want.&nbsp; Two separate trusts.&nbsp; You leave that boy here and you can control both.&quot;&quot;Alright.&nbsp; But I&#039;ll be sending over paper work to make sure of it.&nbsp; And I&#039;ll be keeping custody.&nbsp; Because if I ever need it, I intend to use it.&quot;&quot;Send over what you want darlin&#039;.&nbsp; I&#039;ll sign it.&quot;&nbsp; JR says turning Chris over to John Ross and approaching Kathryn. &quot;And I want a seat on the board of Ewing Oil so I can keep and eye on it.&quot;&quot;Done. But you better remember, Ole JR&#039;s keepin&#039; an eye on my brother&#039;s money, you misappropriate one dime and you&#039;ll answer to me.&quot;Kathryn laughs, &quot;I don&#039;t need his money.&nbsp; I&#039;m a billionaire, haven&#039;t you heard?&quot;&quot;I&#039;ve heard.&nbsp; Have you heard?&quot;&nbsp; JR leans forward and whispers, &quot;I&#039;m coming for you.&quot;Looking scared Kathryn chokes out, &quot;Bobby got in the way.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I don&#039;t care darlin&#039;.&nbsp; You&#039;re in my way now.&nbsp; Feels like someone walkin&#039; cross your grave.&quot;Kathryn straight her self out and walksout the front door saying, &quot;Make sure you keep up your end.&quot;&nbsp; JR slams the door after them. JR looks up at Carlos, &quot;I want a gate by the road.&nbsp; And I don&#039;t care, search warrant or not, she does get on South Fork.&nbsp; In the morning we figure out who her friends are and take them out, one by one.&quot;&nbsp; JR then walks to the back of the house.&nbsp; The boys go into the living room with their grand parents.&nbsp; Donna meets with JR in the stables.&nbsp; Without looking at her she says, &quot;Kathryn acquired one percent of Ewing Oil.&nbsp; About three hundred thirty million dollars.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s in addition to Bobby&#039;s shares.&quot;&quot;What?&quot;&quot;To keep her from taking Christoper I gave her control over Bobby&#039;s shares, another three percent.&quot;&quot;She&#039;s behind Texas Standard Bank&#039;s buying up our debt.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure she has control of it.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I am sure.&quot;Ray says to Donna&#039;s surprise, &quot;What are we gonna do?&quot;JR turns to them and answers, &quot;Make her pay for what she did.&nbsp; Call Cliff.&nbsp; I want to meet with him.&nbsp; We&#039;re finally on the same side.&nbsp; That bitch has been drugging Pam.&nbsp; I&#039;m send Carlos over there to set up security.&nbsp; I want momma and Clayton back on South Fork.&quot;&nbsp; Ray says to Donna, &quot;I want you back here too.&quot;&quot;OK.&nbsp; I&#039;ll move back.&nbsp; But I want my own room.&nbsp; Until we can figure us out.&quot;JR chuckles, &quot;Got the same set up with Sue Ellen.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jack goes over financials with Qi-Li.&nbsp; &quot;That&#039;s s lot of money.&nbsp; I don&#039;t get it.&nbsp; Why JRE and give up control of Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;He hasn&#039;t given up control of Ewing Oil.&nbsp; The devil&#039;s in the details when it comes to running a public company.&nbsp; But JRE provides enormous diversity both to protect his money and grow it.&nbsp; He&#039;s managed to start with three hundred forty-five million selling one percent of Ewing Oil to Ewing Oil.&nbsp; Now he&#039;s setting it up with all the money that will be coming in from South Fork Oil.&quot;&nbsp; Looking Jack in the eye Qi-Li smiles and touches his hand on the table, keeping it there.&nbsp; After a bit of tension Jack removed his hand and asks, &quot;What&#039;s this?&quot;&quot;These are the financials of Harwood Oil.&nbsp; Holly Harwood is selling some of it and buying one percent of Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;Is JR buying into Harwood Oil?&quot;&quot;No. He&#039;s been a consultant to the company.&nbsp; He says he wants me to keep a close eye, with her buying so much of Ewing Oil.&quot;&quot;Makes since.&quot;&quot;Can I get you a drink Jack?&quot;&quot;Yeah. I suppose so.&nbsp; Bourbon. Net.&quot;Qi-Li jumps up and gets it, talking about a play coming to Dallas next week and other trivial things.&nbsp; Handing him the glass he caresses his hand.&nbsp; &quot;Those are financials on a deal JR got wind of that Cliff Barnes is putting together.&nbsp; He&#039;s hobbling together some money for a production sharing agreement with Barnes Oil and Al Ain National Oil.&quot;Jack stands to face him, uncomfortable with Qi-Li standing over him.&nbsp; &quot;I thought he lost Barnes Oil.&quot;&quot;No. Barnes-Wentworth.&nbsp; His sister, Katherine, dropped Barnes from the name and he filed papers to conduct business as Barnes Oil.&nbsp; Apparently his position as President of the Independent Oilman&#039;s Association is of interest to several middle eastern friends of his. He and his wife are building the company together.&nbsp; Another thing JR wants me to keep an eye on.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m sure JR&#039;s angling to use Cliff to get at some of those oil deals for himself.&quot;&quot;From what I&#039;ve ascertained, Mr. Ewing has a history of using people.&quot;&nbsp; The two stand very close to each other, only a breath apart.&nbsp; &quot;Some people like to be used.&quot;Qi-Li smirks.&nbsp; &quot;Some do.&quot;Jack reaches around him, grabs up his ass and pulls him in to a strong kiss which leads to the two uncontrollably undressing each other.&nbsp; Katherine meets in an office with two older men.&nbsp; She hands one a list, &quot;I want you to work on each one of these members of Ewing&#039;s board.&nbsp; I don&#039;t expect to have JR or Jack&#039;s support.&nbsp; Or even Donna Krebs. But if you want to stay on running Texas Standard Bank, I&#039;d better have yours and everyone else on that list.&quot;&nbsp; Then she looks at the other man. &quot;And Cliff hired you to set up his books?&quot;&quot;Wasn&#039;t a problem.&quot;&quot;Good.&nbsp; I want those Al-Ain connections of his in the middle east.&quot;From the doorway, Jeremy Wendell says, &quot;You&#039;re in my seat.&quot;Katherine laughs, &quot;Everything in this building is mine Mr. Wendell.&nbsp; Including you.&quot;&nbsp; She sands. &quot;Have you ever read the Art of War?&nbsp; Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.&nbsp; You&#039;ve mastered the latter.&quot;&nbsp; She steps out of the way of the desk.&nbsp; &quot;But don&#039;t forget I&#039;ve mastered the my position as well.&nbsp; Please sit.&nbsp; This is Doulas Bannon.&nbsp; He&#039;s working for Cliff.&nbsp; And David Miller.&nbsp; He&#039;s the President of Texas Standard Bank.&quot;Donna arrives home to find Ray sitting on the sofa, one leg bent over the other to bounce a sleeping Margret.&nbsp; She shhhhhhh&#039;s her and then picks up and quietly takes her into the next room. Returning he quietly says, &quot;She&#039;s been fusing for a couple hours now.&nbsp; I just got her to sleep.&quot;&quot;I thought you had a lot of work to do to day.&quot;&quot;I came in for lunch.&nbsp; Besides, South Fork&#039;s not going anyplace. All that work will just be there tomorrow.&quot;&quot;True.&quot;&nbsp; Donna smiles at Ray. JR walks with Ellie in a park in Los Angles.&nbsp; &quot;Do you know a father&#039;s job is?&quot;&quot;You run a gas station company.&quot;JR laughs.&nbsp; &quot;That&#039;s true, but not my job, why child have fathers?&nbsp; You know how your mother feeds you and takes you shopping.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s Mrs. Powell.&quot;&quot;I see.&nbsp; Well, my role is to protect you. Make sure you&#039;re safe and looked after.&nbsp; Mrs. Powell washes you up and I make sure no one harms you.&nbsp; But you always have to be honest with me.&nbsp; Promise.&quot;&quot;Yes daddy.&quot;&quot;You&#039;re safe and happy now?&quot;&quot;I guess so.&quot;&quot;Is there something you&#039;re not telling me?&quot;&quot;Well Mrs. Powell makes me eat broccoli and I hate it.&nbsp; She says I have to eat it until I like it.&quot;JR laughs.&nbsp; &quot;Well you do have to eat foods which are good for you.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes the foods we like the best aren&#039;t good for us.&quot;&quot;Why?&quot;&quot;Really I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; But they&#039;re not.&quot;&quot;Like candy?&quot;&quot;That&#039;s right.&nbsp; But we don&#039;t have to eat something we don&#039;t like.&nbsp; There are plenty of good foods.&nbsp; I&#039;ll talk to Mrs. Powell.&quot;&quot;Really daddy!&quot;&quot;No worries sweet pea.&quot;&nbsp; She hugs her father.&nbsp; Miss Ellie and Sue Ellen walk with Pamela on the grounds of a mental hospital.&nbsp; They assure her the Christopher is doing well.&nbsp; Lucy and Mitch took him on a trip to New York City and he was excited to see the &quot;dinosaur&quot; museum.&nbsp; Pam tells them she got a call from Jenna about visiting.&nbsp; The two think it would be a great idea.&quot; Jack discusses a deal with Cliff, he&#039;s running Burton Field Services and wants to sign Cliff.&nbsp; Cliff says, &quot;But you didn&#039;t tell me that JR owns the company.&quot;&quot;Just twenty perfect.&nbsp; And I own twenty percent.&nbsp; Besides JR doesn&#039;t have anything to do with the company.&nbsp; The shares are owned by JRE, which Qi-Li runs. JR probably doesn&#039;t even know he owns it.&quot;&quot;Oh don&#039;t you bet on it.&quot;&quot;You really think JR&#039;s worried about you when he&#039;s got Kathryn to deal with?&nbsp; Speaking of which, have you seen her?&quot;&quot;No.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I&#039;m kinda hoping that I&#039;ll be the last person she wants to see.&quot; Sue Ellen meets in the living room of South Fork with the DOA.&nbsp; The woman discuss how the house is now hers and JR&#039;s and that they&#039;ll be hosting a cocktail party before the Oil Barons Ball.&nbsp; They talk about a fundraiser for a new Children&#039;s Hospital building and Sue Ellen mentions the Ewing Foundation of which she is President.&nbsp; She points out that Lucy is in the board with her and so is Miss Ellie. &quot;Just he three of us. Makes it easier to get along.&quot;&nbsp; A Ewing Oil board meeting begins to gather, fifteen members including Jack and JR.&nbsp; Donna asks JR if Kathryn will show up.&nbsp; &quot;Oh I&#039;m sure she&#039;ll be here.&quot;&nbsp; Jeremy Wendell is the last to show up.&nbsp; &quot;Looking disturbed JR.&quot;&quot;Herd you got the governor to give you pardon too.&nbsp; Guess he&#039;s givin&#039; those out like candy.&nbsp; But that don&#039;t mean you&#039;re welcome here.&quot;&quot;Feels like home since most of this company is West Star.&quot;&quot;I&#039;d think any roof over your head and three squares be a good home for a man as broke as you.&quot;&quot;Broke?&quot;&nbsp; Jeremy laughs. &quot;Haven&#039;t you heard.&nbsp; I&#039;m married to Kathryn Wentworth. That&#039;s why I&#039;m here.&quot;&quot;Well don&#039;t that beat all.&nbsp; Still picking up my left overs, Wendell.&quot;Jeremy noticed the photo of Jock with JR and Bobby on the wall next to one of Donna.&nbsp; &quot;Nice pictures.&quot;&quot;Those are the leaders of this here company.&nbsp; My cousin Jack here,&quot; JR grabs his shoulder, &quot;He&#039;s going up next.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Nice.&nbsp; Keep it in the family.&nbsp; Jack, since I&#039;m married to your sister&#039;s sister-in-law, I guess that makes us family too.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Donna asks everyone to take their seats.&nbsp; Kathryn walks through the modest offices of Barnes Oil brushing off the one secretary and walking in Jamie&#039;s office where she meets with Cliff.&nbsp; &quot;Well brother dear.&nbsp; Looks like you&#039;ve made a new start of things.&nbsp; Jamie Ewing, Kathryn Wentworth.&quot;&nbsp; She holds out her hand with an enormous diamond rink.&nbsp; Jamie shakes it. &quot;Must be nice to have the position of Presidency of the Independent Oilman&#039;s Association to help you out here.&quot;&quot;Why don&#039;t you get out of here Kathryn?&quot;&quot;Now Cliff. Your not made at me because of my daddy&#039;s will are you.&nbsp; It should have happened a long time ago.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure your daddy left you and Pam something.&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t give a damn about it.&nbsp; You killed Bobby.&quot;&quot;That was an accident.&quot;&quot;Of course it was.&nbsp; I came back to speak to Pam. To make things right between the two of us. Just like I want to do with you.&nbsp; We&#039;re family.&quot;&quot;What is it you want?&quot;&quot;I bought a table for the Oil Barron&#039;s Ball.&nbsp; I hope you and Jamie will attend. And please bring Jack.&nbsp; I have someone I&#039;d like him to meet.&nbsp; An old friend.&quot;&quot;I don&#039;t think he&#039;d like any old friend of yours.&quot;&quot;An old friend of his.&nbsp; Now please don&#039;t be difficult.&nbsp; I&#039;ll tell you what.&nbsp; I&#039;ll make the Wentworth Group available to you.&nbsp;&nbsp; Any of the many company&#039;s will help you.&nbsp; I&#039;m told they&#039;re working on a fracking technology that will be a game changer.&nbsp; Please.&nbsp; And bring Pam with you.&quot;&quot;Pam is going on a trip with Christoper to Europe, to get away.&quot;&quot;Oh good for her.&nbsp; I think that&#039;s a wonderful idea.&nbsp; Please tell her she can use my townhouse in London and I have a place in San Moritz and the South of France.&nbsp; What ever she wants.&nbsp; Well, I&#039;ll leave you to work.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have my people call you.&nbsp; Take care Cliff.&nbsp; Nice to meet you Jamie.&quot;Kathryn steps in the back of her limousine sitting next to a man who says, &quot;I&#039;ve found a house to look at.&nbsp; It&#039;s right down the street from your sister, around the corner from the Farlow&#039;s.&quot;&quot;Perfect.&nbsp; Cozy.&quot;&nbsp; The Ewings gather before dinner in the living room.&nbsp; JR makes Jack a drink as Donna and Ray walk in. Donna asks where&#039;s Lucy?&quot;Sue Ellen answers, &quot;She&#039;s back in New York.&nbsp; I guess Mitch might have a new job lined up.&quot;&quot;Well won&#039;t that be nice for her.&nbsp; New York would be the perfect place for a young girl like Lucy,&quot; JR says.&nbsp; Miss Ellie and Clayton walk in next and Miss Ellie asks, &quot;What about Lucy?&quot;&quot;Well momma a hospital up in New York City is courtin&#039; Mitch.&quot;&quot;But they just bought a house by us,&quot; she says noticing a portrait of Bobby on the wall.&nbsp; Looking around she see&#039;s a few changes but smiles that her granddads picture is still up.&nbsp; JR says, &quot;She can maintain two homes.&nbsp; After all with all Gary&#039;s shares in Ewing Oil.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I suppose so.&quot;&nbsp; Miss Ellie takes a seat next to Donna on the sofa.&nbsp; &quot;How are you and Ray doing?&quot;&quot;Pretty good actually.&nbsp; He spends more time with Margret than you can imagine. He takes her all over the ranch.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Really.&quot;&quot;She sleeps more in hand pickup truck than at home.&quot;&quot;Well that&#039;s wonderful.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;And you?&quot;&quot;I work a lot.&quot;&quot;Too much I imagine.&nbsp; I know the hours Jock had to put in running a business.&nbsp; I can&#039;t believe JR&#039;s around South Fork so much.&nbsp; He has these Monday morning meetings, well you know you&#039;re there.&nbsp; And a few other things but honestly he&#039;s here with John Ross more than anything.&quot;&quot;Ray told me.&nbsp; JR even watching as John Ross helped mend a fence.&quot;JR says, &quot;I&#039;d like to propose a little toast to Donna who talked me into investin&#039; in Solmar, a solar energy company.&nbsp; We&#039;re diversifying in all sorts of energy technologies.&nbsp; The man&#039;s Ewing will mean energy in this country, thanks to Donna.&nbsp; So here&#039;s to Donna Krebs, the one woman in business that can impress ole JR.&quot;They toast to Donna and she responds not knowing what JR is up to. &quot;Nothin&#039; darlin&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothin&#039; at all.&nbsp; Ewing Oil needed a bright mind and a friendly face.&nbsp; I sure wasn&#039;t gonna be the friendly one.&nbsp; You&#039;ve helped make us all kindsa friends.&nbsp; My little bother Bobby would be proud.&quot;&nbsp; Teresa speaks to Sue Ellen and she announces dinner is ready.&nbsp; John Ross meets them waking into the dinning room. Up stairs JR watches Sue Ellen turn, walking to their old room.&nbsp; John Ross say, &quot;Good night.&nbsp; Love you dad.&nbsp; Love you mom.&quot;Looking at him between the two of them as he slips into his room they tell him they love her too.&nbsp; With John Ross&#039;s door closed JR says, &quot;I was wondering Sue Ellen about this fabric you picked out for my room.&nbsp; It&#039;s a bit feminine don&#039;t you think?&quot;&quot;No I didn&#039;t think so.&quot;&quot;I was thinkin&#039; its more your taste.&nbsp; Why don&#039;t you take the master bedroom. I&#039;ll go back to our old room . . . if ya want.&quot;&quot;Are you sure.&quot;&quot;If ya want darlin&#039; but I gotta tell ya, I ain&#039;t got a wink of sleep sleeping alone.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;JR.&quot; &quot;Darlin&#039; just one night.&nbsp; For old time&#039;s shake.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m going to regret this,&quot; Sue Ellen says walking down the hall toward him. JR takes her in his arms and they enter the master bedroom together.&nbsp; Cars pull up to South Fork. Inside friends and family gather.&nbsp; JR and Sue Ellen host a cocktail party.&nbsp; The Anderson&#039;s are there.&nbsp; JR introduces Jack to their granddaughter Amy.&nbsp; &quot;I hope the two of you will spend some time together.&nbsp; Jack here don&#039;t have a date either.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;m sitting with my father.&nbsp; Apparently my mother couldn&#039;t make it.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;I&#039;m sitting at a table with my sister and her family.&nbsp; I guess I&#039;m expecting a surprise guest.&quot;&quot;That could be awkward.&quot;&nbsp; At Pam&#039;s house Jamie and Cliff greet guests including the Lee&#039;s.&nbsp; Jordan asks how Pam is doing.&nbsp; Cliff says, &quot;Just fine.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s doing her a world of good to be out of here.&quot; &quot;Still hard to believe Bobby&#039;s gone.&nbsp; Even harder to believe JR&#039;s put Donna in charge.&nbsp; Kinda hard to say no to her.&nbsp; Suppose that&#039;s why he choose her.&quot;Cliff says, &quot;Yeah, you can trust her.&nbsp; But can she trust JR.&quot;&quot;That&#039;s the thing.&nbsp; But that was always the question with Bobby having JR behind him.&nbsp; How&#039;s that oil company of yours going. I hear you got some Middle East leases.&quot;&quot;Yeah were gettin&#039; there.&quot;There&#039;s a bit of a rumble come over the house as Kathryn and Jermey walk through the house.&nbsp; Kathryn kisses Jamie on both cheeks and introduces her husband and his son, David, and David&#039;s wife, Lilian.&quot;Everyone arrives at the Oil Baron&#039;s Ball, mingling on their way to their tables.&nbsp; The Ewing table sits up front. JR greet Qi-Li along the way and Lucy and Mitch join the rest of the family.&nbsp; Sitting down Lucy announces she and Mitch are moving to New York.&nbsp; She assures her disappointed grandmother she&#039;s keeping the house and will be back often.&nbsp; Note: set up for a spin off with Lucy and Mitch and others living in an apartment building in New York City: Bergman Square.&nbsp; Jack joins Cliff&#039;s table where The Wendell&#039;s take there seat, absent Kathryn.&nbsp; Behind him Kathryn introduces him to Becky.&nbsp; He turns around, rather up set, &quot;This is your surprise.&quot;&nbsp; Jamie asks, &quot;You known her?&quot;&quot;Yea.&nbsp; I was married to her sister, long time ago, for a couple weeks.&quot;Becky says, &quot;Until she found us in bed,&quot; leaning in and kissing Jack&#039;s cheek.&quot;&quot;Oh, you&#039;re that girl,&quot; Jamie says. At the bar Qi-Li asks Jack about the girl he&#039;s sitting with.&nbsp; &quot;Just an old girlfriend.&quot;&quot;Old or back with her?&nbsp; She awful touchy.&quot;&quot;Don&#039;t you start.&quot;&quot;I was thinking you&#039;d could come over tonight.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;We&#039;ll see.&quot;&quot;Oh I see.&nbsp; In case she puts out you, I&#039;ll just be your back up.&quot;&quot;Keep your voice down. What the hell.&nbsp; And and of course not.&nbsp; That&#039;s not it at all.&nbsp; She caused me more trouble than I care to remember.&quot;&nbsp; Donna and Ray dance next to Miss Ellie and Clayton.&nbsp; JR and Sue Ellen join them.&nbsp; JR says, &quot;That Barnes table looks awful tense.&quot;Miss Ellie says, &quot;What are you doing about that woman?&quot;&quot;Don&#039;t worry momma.&nbsp; I got all well in hand. Got a few curve balls but nothing I can&#039;t handle.&nbsp; Sent Pam with Christopher out of the county, took care of that mess.&quot;&quot;That was your idea?&quot;&quot;Called up Jenna. Explained the whole thing.&nbsp; I promised Bobby I&#039;d take care of the family.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got this momma.&quot;&quot;I sure hope so.&nbsp; I can stand being in the and room with that woman.&quot;&quot;No one can,&quot; Ray says.&nbsp; That night JR takes a walk out by barns.&nbsp; Carlos says, &quot;That woman has some powerful friends.&nbsp; But she&#039;s also got so some powerful enemies.&quot;&quot;I like to meet some of them.&quot;&quot;The more I dig into that Wentworth family the worse it gets.&nbsp; I can tell you this.&nbsp; Her mother&#039;s death wasn&#039;t an accident.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Really.&quot;&quot;I&#039;m still working on it, but Wentworth Tool and Die is a lot more valuable than its share price would indicate.&nbsp; It&#039;s got technologies that are real game changers.&nbsp; I&#039;ll keep digging. These aren&#039;t the kinds a people you want to introduce yourself to without being prepared.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stevew, post: 60436, member: 130"] Episode 2: Realinement. Starring: Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow Clayton Farlow JR Ewing Sue Ellen Ewing Ray Krebs Donna Krebs Lucy Ewing Cooper Mitch Cooper Jack Ewing Pamela Barnes Cliff Barnes Jamie Ewing Barnes Rebecca Wentworth A long black limousine turns onto the South Fork driveway followed by several Texas State Rangers. They pull up on the side and the Rangers accompany Kathryn to the front door. She walks in. JR with the boys walks into the Entry from the back. Miss Ellie and Clayton turn around in the living room to watch the scene unfold. Jock's picture hangs above the bar again. There have been a few other changes to the living room. JR says, "What the hell are you doing walking in my house?" She hands him a paper. "I've come here to get Christopher." Christopher holds tight to JR. John Ross covers Christopher. "That ain't gonna happen. I don't care about your court order. You come near this boy I'll break your neck." Ray walks in the front door and around them with several ranch hands, all armed. Carlos walks out into the balcony above. "Mr. Ewing you don't want a go there," a Ranger says. "Yes I do. This is my brothers boy and ain't no one taking him from South Fork. I'll make you a deal Kathryn. I won't contest your taking control of the trust fund that contains Bobby's three percent of Ewing Oil, if you just turn around and walk away." "I already got that JR." "With one hitch. Pam only controls the non Ewing Oil money. I did control the shard. So that court order don't mean a damn thing for what you really want. Two separate trusts. You leave that boy here and you can control both." "Alright. But I'll be sending over paper work to make sure of it. And I'll be keeping custody. Because if I ever need it, I intend to use it." "Send over what you want darlin'. I'll sign it." JR says turning Chris over to John Ross and approaching Kathryn. "And I want a seat on the board of Ewing Oil so I can keep and eye on it." "Done. But you better remember, Ole JR's keepin' an eye on my brother's money, you misappropriate one dime and you'll answer to me." Kathryn laughs, "I don't need his money. I'm a billionaire, haven't you heard?" "I've heard. Have you heard?" JR leans forward and whispers, "I'm coming for you." Looking scared Kathryn chokes out, "Bobby got in the way." "I don't care darlin'. You're in my way now. Feels like someone walkin' cross your grave." Kathryn straight her self out and walksout the front door saying, "Make sure you keep up your end." JR slams the door after them. JR looks up at Carlos, "I want a gate by the road. And I don't care, search warrant or not, she does get on South Fork. In the morning we figure out who her friends are and take them out, one by one." JR then walks to the back of the house. The boys go into the living room with their grand parents. Donna meets with JR in the stables. Without looking at her she says, "Kathryn acquired one percent of Ewing Oil. About three hundred thirty million dollars." "That's in addition to Bobby's shares." "What?" "To keep her from taking Christoper I gave her control over Bobby's shares, another three percent." "She's behind Texas Standard Bank's buying up our debt. I'm pretty sure she has control of it." "I am sure." Ray says to Donna's surprise, "What are we gonna do?" JR turns to them and answers, "Make her pay for what she did. Call Cliff. I want to meet with him. We're finally on the same side. That bitch has been drugging Pam. I'm send Carlos over there to set up security. I want momma and Clayton back on South Fork." Ray says to Donna, "I want you back here too." "OK. I'll move back. But I want my own room. Until we can figure us out." JR chuckles, "Got the same set up with Sue Ellen." Jack goes over financials with Qi-Li. "That's s lot of money. I don't get it. Why JRE and give up control of Ewing Oil." "He hasn't given up control of Ewing Oil. The devil's in the details when it comes to running a public company. But JRE provides enormous diversity both to protect his money and grow it. He's managed to start with three hundred forty-five million selling one percent of Ewing Oil to Ewing Oil. Now he's setting it up with all the money that will be coming in from South Fork Oil." Looking Jack in the eye Qi-Li smiles and touches his hand on the table, keeping it there. After a bit of tension Jack removed his hand and asks, "What's this?" "These are the financials of Harwood Oil. Holly Harwood is selling some of it and buying one percent of Ewing Oil." "Is JR buying into Harwood Oil?" "No. He's been a consultant to the company. He says he wants me to keep a close eye, with her buying so much of Ewing Oil." "Makes since." "Can I get you a drink Jack?" "Yeah. I suppose so. Bourbon. Net." Qi-Li jumps up and gets it, talking about a play coming to Dallas next week and other trivial things. Handing him the glass he caresses his hand. "Those are financials on a deal JR got wind of that Cliff Barnes is putting together. He's hobbling together some money for a production sharing agreement with Barnes Oil and Al Ain National Oil." Jack stands to face him, uncomfortable with Qi-Li standing over him. "I thought he lost Barnes Oil." "No. Barnes-Wentworth. His sister, Katherine, dropped Barnes from the name and he filed papers to conduct business as Barnes Oil. Apparently his position as President of the Independent Oilman's Association is of interest to several middle eastern friends of his. He and his wife are building the company together. Another thing JR wants me to keep an eye on." "I'm sure JR's angling to use Cliff to get at some of those oil deals for himself." "From what I've ascertained, Mr. Ewing has a history of using people." The two stand very close to each other, only a breath apart. "Some people like to be used." Qi-Li smirks. "Some do." Jack reaches around him, grabs up his ass and pulls him in to a strong kiss which leads to the two uncontrollably undressing each other. Katherine meets in an office with two older men. She hands one a list, "I want you to work on each one of these members of Ewing's board. I don't expect to have JR or Jack's support. Or even Donna Krebs. But if you want to stay on running Texas Standard Bank, I'd better have yours and everyone else on that list." Then she looks at the other man. "And Cliff hired you to set up his books?" "Wasn't a problem." "Good. I want those Al-Ain connections of his in the middle east." From the doorway, Jeremy Wendell says, "You're in my seat." Katherine laughs, "Everything in this building is mine Mr. Wendell. Including you." She sands. "Have you ever read the Art of War? Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. You've mastered the latter." She steps out of the way of the desk. "But don't forget I've mastered the my position as well. Please sit. This is Doulas Bannon. He's working for Cliff. And David Miller. He's the President of Texas Standard Bank." Donna arrives home to find Ray sitting on the sofa, one leg bent over the other to bounce a sleeping Margret. She shhhhhhh's her and then picks up and quietly takes her into the next room. Returning he quietly says, "She's been fusing for a couple hours now. I just got her to sleep." "I thought you had a lot of work to do to day." "I came in for lunch. Besides, South Fork's not going anyplace. All that work will just be there tomorrow." "True." Donna smiles at Ray. JR walks with Ellie in a park in Los Angles. "Do you know a father's job is?" "You run a gas station company." JR laughs. "That's true, but not my job, why child have fathers? You know how your mother feeds you and takes you shopping." "That's Mrs. Powell." "I see. Well, my role is to protect you. Make sure you're safe and looked after. Mrs. Powell washes you up and I make sure no one harms you. But you always have to be honest with me. Promise." "Yes daddy." "You're safe and happy now?" "I guess so." "Is there something you're not telling me?" "Well Mrs. Powell makes me eat broccoli and I hate it. She says I have to eat it until I like it." JR laughs. "Well you do have to eat foods which are good for you. Sometimes the foods we like the best aren't good for us." "Why?" "Really I don't know. But they're not." "Like candy?" "That's right. But we don't have to eat something we don't like. There are plenty of good foods. I'll talk to Mrs. Powell." "Really daddy!" "No worries sweet pea." She hugs her father. Miss Ellie and Sue Ellen walk with Pamela on the grounds of a mental hospital. They assure her the Christopher is doing well. Lucy and Mitch took him on a trip to New York City and he was excited to see the "dinosaur" museum. Pam tells them she got a call from Jenna about visiting. The two think it would be a great idea." Jack discusses a deal with Cliff, he's running Burton Field Services and wants to sign Cliff. Cliff says, "But you didn't tell me that JR owns the company." "Just twenty perfect. And I own twenty percent. Besides JR doesn't have anything to do with the company. The shares are owned by JRE, which Qi-Li runs. JR probably doesn't even know he owns it." "Oh don't you bet on it." "You really think JR's worried about you when he's got Kathryn to deal with? Speaking of which, have you seen her?" "No. And I'm kinda hoping that I'll be the last person she wants to see." Sue Ellen meets in the living room of South Fork with the DOA. The woman discuss how the house is now hers and JR's and that they'll be hosting a cocktail party before the Oil Barons Ball. They talk about a fundraiser for a new Children's Hospital building and Sue Ellen mentions the Ewing Foundation of which she is President. She points out that Lucy is in the board with her and so is Miss Ellie. "Just he three of us. Makes it easier to get along." A Ewing Oil board meeting begins to gather, fifteen members including Jack and JR. Donna asks JR if Kathryn will show up. "Oh I'm sure she'll be here." Jeremy Wendell is the last to show up. "Looking disturbed JR." "Herd you got the governor to give you pardon too. Guess he's givin' those out like candy. But that don't mean you're welcome here." "Feels like home since most of this company is West Star." "I'd think any roof over your head and three squares be a good home for a man as broke as you." "Broke?" Jeremy laughs. "Haven't you heard. I'm married to Kathryn Wentworth. That's why I'm here." "Well don't that beat all. Still picking up my left overs, Wendell." Jeremy noticed the photo of Jock with JR and Bobby on the wall next to one of Donna. "Nice pictures." "Those are the leaders of this here company. My cousin Jack here," JR grabs his shoulder, "He's going up next." "Nice. Keep it in the family. Jack, since I'm married to your sister's sister-in-law, I guess that makes us family too." Donna asks everyone to take their seats. Kathryn walks through the modest offices of Barnes Oil brushing off the one secretary and walking in Jamie's office where she meets with Cliff. "Well brother dear. Looks like you've made a new start of things. Jamie Ewing, Kathryn Wentworth." She holds out her hand with an enormous diamond rink. Jamie shakes it. "Must be nice to have the position of Presidency of the Independent Oilman's Association to help you out here." "Why don't you get out of here Kathryn?" "Now Cliff. Your not made at me because of my daddy's will are you. It should have happened a long time ago. I'm sure your daddy left you and Pam something." "I don't give a damn about it. You killed Bobby." "That was an accident." "Of course it was. I came back to speak to Pam. To make things right between the two of us. Just like I want to do with you. We're family." "What is it you want?" "I bought a table for the Oil Barron's Ball. I hope you and Jamie will attend. And please bring Jack. I have someone I'd like him to meet. An old friend." "I don't think he'd like any old friend of yours." "An old friend of his. Now please don't be difficult. I'll tell you what. I'll make the Wentworth Group available to you. Any of the many company's will help you. I'm told they're working on a fracking technology that will be a game changer. Please. And bring Pam with you." "Pam is going on a trip with Christoper to Europe, to get away." "Oh good for her. I think that's a wonderful idea. Please tell her she can use my townhouse in London and I have a place in San Moritz and the South of France. What ever she wants. Well, I'll leave you to work. I'll have my people call you. Take care Cliff. Nice to meet you Jamie." Kathryn steps in the back of her limousine sitting next to a man who says, "I've found a house to look at. It's right down the street from your sister, around the corner from the Farlow's." "Perfect. Cozy." The Ewings gather before dinner in the living room. JR makes Jack a drink as Donna and Ray walk in. Donna asks where's Lucy?" Sue Ellen answers, "She's back in New York. I guess Mitch might have a new job lined up." "Well won't that be nice for her. New York would be the perfect place for a young girl like Lucy," JR says. Miss Ellie and Clayton walk in next and Miss Ellie asks, "What about Lucy?" "Well momma a hospital up in New York City is courtin' Mitch." "But they just bought a house by us," she says noticing a portrait of Bobby on the wall. Looking around she see's a few changes but smiles that her granddads picture is still up. JR says, "She can maintain two homes. After all with all Gary's shares in Ewing Oil." "I suppose so." Miss Ellie takes a seat next to Donna on the sofa. "How are you and Ray doing?" "Pretty good actually. He spends more time with Margret than you can imagine. He takes her all over the ranch." "Really." "She sleeps more in hand pickup truck than at home." "Well that's wonderful." "And you?" "I work a lot." "Too much I imagine. I know the hours Jock had to put in running a business. I can't believe JR's around South Fork so much. He has these Monday morning meetings, well you know you're there. And a few other things but honestly he's here with John Ross more than anything." "Ray told me. JR even watching as John Ross helped mend a fence." JR says, "I'd like to propose a little toast to Donna who talked me into investin' in Solmar, a solar energy company. We're diversifying in all sorts of energy technologies. The man's Ewing will mean energy in this country, thanks to Donna. So here's to Donna Krebs, the one woman in business that can impress ole JR." They toast to Donna and she responds not knowing what JR is up to. "Nothin' darlin'. Nothin' at all. Ewing Oil needed a bright mind and a friendly face. I sure wasn't gonna be the friendly one. You've helped make us all kindsa friends. My little bother Bobby would be proud." Teresa speaks to Sue Ellen and she announces dinner is ready. John Ross meets them waking into the dinning room. Up stairs JR watches Sue Ellen turn, walking to their old room. John Ross say, "Good night. Love you dad. Love you mom." Looking at him between the two of them as he slips into his room they tell him they love her too. With John Ross's door closed JR says, "I was wondering Sue Ellen about this fabric you picked out for my room. It's a bit feminine don't you think?" "No I didn't think so." "I was thinkin' its more your taste. Why don't you take the master bedroom. I'll go back to our old room . . . if ya want." "Are you sure." "If ya want darlin' but I gotta tell ya, I ain't got a wink of sleep sleeping alone." "JR." "Darlin' just one night. For old time's shake." "I'm going to regret this," Sue Ellen says walking down the hall toward him. JR takes her in his arms and they enter the master bedroom together. Cars pull up to South Fork. Inside friends and family gather. JR and Sue Ellen host a cocktail party. The Anderson's are there. JR introduces Jack to their granddaughter Amy. "I hope the two of you will spend some time together. Jack here don't have a date either." "I'm sitting with my father. Apparently my mother couldn't make it." "I'm sitting at a table with my sister and her family. I guess I'm expecting a surprise guest." "That could be awkward." At Pam's house Jamie and Cliff greet guests including the Lee's. Jordan asks how Pam is doing. Cliff says, "Just fine. I think it's doing her a world of good to be out of here." "Still hard to believe Bobby's gone. Even harder to believe JR's put Donna in charge. Kinda hard to say no to her. Suppose that's why he choose her." Cliff says, "Yeah, you can trust her. But can she trust JR." "That's the thing. But that was always the question with Bobby having JR behind him. How's that oil company of yours going. I hear you got some Middle East leases." "Yeah were gettin' there." There's a bit of a rumble come over the house as Kathryn and Jermey walk through the house. Kathryn kisses Jamie on both cheeks and introduces her husband and his son, David, and David's wife, Lilian." Everyone arrives at the Oil Baron's Ball, mingling on their way to their tables. The Ewing table sits up front. JR greet Qi-Li along the way and Lucy and Mitch join the rest of the family. Sitting down Lucy announces she and Mitch are moving to New York. She assures her disappointed grandmother she's keeping the house and will be back often. Note: set up for a spin off with Lucy and Mitch and others living in an apartment building in New York City: Bergman Square. Jack joins Cliff's table where The Wendell's take there seat, absent Kathryn. Behind him Kathryn introduces him to Becky. He turns around, rather up set, "This is your surprise." Jamie asks, "You known her?" "Yea. I was married to her sister, long time ago, for a couple weeks." Becky says, "Until she found us in bed," leaning in and kissing Jack's cheek." "Oh, you're that girl," Jamie says. At the bar Qi-Li asks Jack about the girl he's sitting with. "Just an old girlfriend." "Old or back with her? She awful touchy." "Don't you start." "I was thinking you'd could come over tonight." "We'll see." "Oh I see. In case she puts out you, I'll just be your back up." "Keep your voice down. What the hell. And and of course not. That's not it at all. She caused me more trouble than I care to remember." Donna and Ray dance next to Miss Ellie and Clayton. JR and Sue Ellen join them. JR says, "That Barnes table looks awful tense." Miss Ellie says, "What are you doing about that woman?" "Don't worry momma. I got all well in hand. Got a few curve balls but nothing I can't handle. Sent Pam with Christopher out of the county, took care of that mess." "That was your idea?" "Called up Jenna. Explained the whole thing. I promised Bobby I'd take care of the family. I got this momma." "I sure hope so. I can stand being in the and room with that woman." "No one can," Ray says. That night JR takes a walk out by barns. Carlos says, "That woman has some powerful friends. But she's also got so some powerful enemies." "I like to meet some of them." "The more I dig into that Wentworth family the worse it gets. I can tell you this. Her mother's death wasn't an accident." "Really." "I'm still working on it, but Wentworth Tool and Die is a lot more valuable than its share price would indicate. It's got technologies that are real game changers. I'll keep digging. These aren't the kinds a people you want to introduce yourself to without being prepared." [/QUOTE]

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