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<blockquote data-quote="Karin" data-source="post: 77223" data-attributes="member: 57167">[ATTACH=full]5161[/ATTACH] At Southfork Ranch was JR watching the morning news show with a grim look on his face. He obviously didn’t like what he saw. On the screen they were showing a reportage from yesterday’s movie premiere of A Family Affair. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; “The premiere was visited by some of the most recognizable faces in Dallas who didn’t at all mind that the movie was partly about them,” a voice over informed the viewers, as clips of Cliff, Afton and Becky on the red carpet were seen. Then they cut to Afton’s interview piece. “Me and my daughter are very happy to be here!”JR rolled his eyes at that statement since he knew that it was not true. If one was to believe Cliff Barnes Afton was just as upset about the movie as they were. The reportage showed some more people that JR recognized and who he used to think were friends, in particularly Marilee Stone, before it cut back to a studio interview with Cliff Barnes and Don Lockwood. The young blonde reporter turned to Don and said, “So Mr. Lockwood you mentioned earlier that you’ve based a lot of this film on your wife’s diary entries. So would you mind giving us a little flavor of what’s to come in the movie?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “No not at all, I happen to have one of Sue Ellen’s old diaries with me here,” Don replied as he opened up an old book with red covers, “This entry is from April 1979, shortly before her son John Ross was born. Her loving husband thought that the right place to wait in the child’s birth at was at the Sanatorium for drunks.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Ouch that sounds awful,” the reporter commented.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “It is, listen to this,” Don said and started to read from Sue Ellen’s diary. “Today when JR came to see me I threw a glass at him. Oh how I hate him for locking me in here like a caged animal…”JR looked very upset at what he was hearing. Then he called out, “Sue Ellen!”Sue Ellen came into the office room where JR was watching TV. “JR what’s wrong?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “That’s what’s wrong,” JR pointed at the TV screen.“Oh no!” Sue Ellen groaned in dismay when she saw her rat of a husband and Cliff Barnes on the screen.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh yes, it’s that despicable husband of yours who sees it fit to wash all of our dirty laundry on TV,” JR argued. “And he’s even brought in Cliff Barnes in the studio with him to humiliate us some more.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I can see that, no wonder he wouldn’t take my calls,” Sue Ellen said angrily.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah I guess he was too busy planning how to stab you in the back. I must say you really made an error in judgment letting that jerk read your diaries. Hell even I haven’t read your diaries so I don’t appreciate being told what’s in them from that jerk,” JR argued as he gesticulated angrily towards the TV.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Don’s reading my diary on TV?” Sue Ellen closed her eyes, as she really didn’t think the humiliation could get any worse, but she was wrong.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah,” JR confirmed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Damn!” Sue Ellen cursed. “I feel like such a fool, I mean he told me that he could play dirty but did I listen?” She said upset, “Oh hell no I figured after you any man would be an improvement. So I went right ahead and married the jerk!” Sue Ellen vented when Lucy, Christopher, Rebecca, Margaret, Miss Ellie and Clayton entered the room.“Mind your language Sue Ellen,”&nbsp; Miss Ellie said, “there are children in this house!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah what are you two arguing about anyway?” Clayton asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “About them!” JR and Sue Ellen said in unison and pointed at the TV.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh dear, what’s Cliff Barnes and Don Lockwood doing on TV?” Miss Ellie asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Asking for trouble,” JR muttered.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh look Rebecca, that’s Uncle Cliff on TV!” Christopher exclaimed delighted. “Isn’t that cool that our uncle’s on TV?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah go Uncle Cliff!” Rebecca cheered. “But what’s he talking about?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “My movie,” Sue Ellen said on the verge of tears.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I was afraid of that,” Miss Ellie sighed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “It looks like they are doing a great job of promoting it too. I mean who would have thought we’d be treated to Sue Ellen’s most private thoughts on TV?” Lucy said sarcastically.JR gave her a look that could kill and like a hurt animal he lashed out at Lucy, “Spare us your sarcasm Lucy. This is serious. Can’t you see that those idiots have made a fool out of Sue Ellen and me?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well sorry, I thought you had a sense of humor, obviously I was wrong!” Lucy rolled her eyes.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Lucy please don’t you see that there’s nothing funny about this situation?” Sue Ellen bit her lip, “I mean my husband has just sold me out for money. He’s even reading my diaries on TV against my will. I don’t think I’ve ever been so humiliated by someone I love before.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well then you have a short memory. I mean your marriage with JR was no bed of roses,” Lucy reminded Sue Ellen.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know that, but that doesn’t change the fact that Don’s proven that he can play just as dirty as JR and I didn’t think that of him…” Sue Ellen said bitterly.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well he’s not gonna get away with it. Because we are Ewings and if someone hurts us we hurt them back. So it’s about time we stick together and show everyone that nobody messes with us Ewings,” JR said angrily. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “JR’s right, Don’s going to regret the day he decided to cross us,” Sue Ellen agreed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Sue Ellen?” Lucy said surprised. “I can’t believe that you’re actually siding with JR after all that he’s done to you!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’m not siding with JR. I’m siding with my family!” Sue Ellen said firmly. “Don’s hurt me and I’d be damned if I just sit around and let him get away with it!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah but still I never thought I’d see the day when you and JR was on the same team again,” Lucy said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “They’re right Lucy, we Ewings always help each other when one of us in trouble and it’s time that we stick together and show everyone that we’re a family again,” Miss Ellie said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I agree with you Ellie. We must do something about this and I think the best way to start is by gathering the family together so we can discuss how to handle this,” Clayton said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good idea, I’ll go and get my parents,” Margaret said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “And I’ll call Bobby and Pam in Houston and tell them to get on the first flight back to Dallas,” Miss Ellie said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “But mama is that really necessary?” JR complained. “I am sure we can do just fine without that Barnes woman.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “JR! Enough of that attitude already!” Miss Ellie lectured her eldest son. “We can’t help you if you don’t cooperate with us and that means that you must show everyone that you get along with Sue Ellen, Pam, Lucy, Gary and everyone else the movie says you are on bad terms with!” Miss Ellie reasoned.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’m sorry Mama, you’re right. I’ll better call Bobby at the hotel myself,” JR said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “But what if mommy and daddy won’t answer at the hotel?” Rebecca asked. “I tried to call them yesterday but they were out!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh don’t you worry your pretty little head about that,” JR said tousled Rebecca&#039;s hair. “I have my ways of getting hold of people if I really want to!” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Good, you’ll call Bobby and Pam,” Miss Ellie agreed. “Then when they get back I think you should take them and Sue Ellen out to dinner on town.”“Oh I don’t know if that’s such a good idea,” Sue Ellen objected.“Oh believe me, it’s a good idea. You’ll see the best way to prove to the public how phony that movie is, is by showing everyone in public how well JR get along with the people he’s let down. Then people will start to question how true those rumors about us are!” Miss Ellie explained.“That actually makes sense,” Sue Ellen said.“So are you in?” JR asked.“Yeah you can count on me,” Sue Ellen nodded.“Good,” JR replied. “Now I just wish that Don hadn’t involved Cliff Barnes. I mean why is it that he’s using every chance he can to carry on his silly vendetta against us Ewings?”“I don’t know,” Miss Ellie sighed.“I mean Cliff Barnes just escalated the problem!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So Uncle Cliff’s bad news?” Rebecca asked.“Yeah you got it kid!” JR tousled Rebecca&#039;s hair again and gave her one of his best shit eating grins.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karin, post: 77223, member: 57167"] [ATTACH=full]5161[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4]At Southfork Ranch was JR watching the morning news show with a grim look on his face. He obviously didn’t like what he saw. On the screen they were showing a reportage from yesterday’s movie premiere of [I]A Family Affair.[/I][/SIZE][B] [/B][/SIZE] “The premiere was visited by some of the most recognizable faces in Dallas who didn’t at all mind that the movie was partly about them,” a voice over informed the viewers, as clips of Cliff, Afton and Becky on the red carpet were seen. Then they cut to Afton’s interview piece. [I]“Me and my daughter are very happy to be here!”[/I] JR rolled his eyes at that statement since he knew that it was not true. If one was to believe Cliff Barnes Afton was just as upset about the movie as they were. The reportage showed some more people that JR recognized and who he used to think were friends, in particularly Marilee Stone, before it cut back to a studio interview with Cliff Barnes and Don Lockwood. The young blonde reporter turned to Don and said, “So Mr. Lockwood you mentioned earlier that you’ve based a lot of this film on your wife’s diary entries. So would you mind giving us a little flavor of what’s to come in the movie?” “No not at all, I happen to have one of Sue Ellen’s old diaries with me here,” Don replied as he opened up an old book with red covers, “This entry is from April 1979, shortly before her son John Ross was born. Her loving husband thought that the right place to wait in the child’s birth at was at the Sanatorium for drunks.” “Ouch that sounds awful,” the reporter commented. “It is, listen to this,” Don said and started to read from Sue Ellen’s diary. “Today when JR came to see me I threw a glass at him. Oh how I hate him for locking me in here like a caged animal…” JR looked very upset at what he was hearing. Then he called out, “Sue Ellen!” Sue Ellen came into the office room where JR was watching TV. “JR what’s wrong?” “That’s what’s wrong,” JR pointed at the TV screen. “Oh no!” Sue Ellen groaned in dismay when she saw her rat of a husband and Cliff Barnes on the screen. “Oh yes, it’s that despicable husband of yours who sees it fit to wash all of our dirty laundry on TV,” JR argued. “And he’s even brought in Cliff Barnes in the studio with him to humiliate us some more.” “I can see that, no wonder he wouldn’t take my calls,” Sue Ellen said angrily. “Yeah I guess he was too busy planning how to stab you in the back. I must say you really made an error in judgment letting that jerk read your diaries. Hell even[I] I[/I] haven’t read your diaries so I don’t appreciate being told what’s in them from that jerk,” JR argued as he gesticulated angrily towards the TV. “Don’s reading my diary on TV?” Sue Ellen closed her eyes, as she really didn’t think the humiliation could get any worse, but she was wrong. “Yeah,” JR confirmed. “Damn!” Sue Ellen cursed. “I feel like such a fool, I mean he told me that he could play dirty but did I listen?” She said upset, “Oh hell no I figured after you any man would be an improvement. So I went right ahead and married the jerk!” Sue Ellen vented when Lucy, Christopher, Rebecca, Margaret, Miss Ellie and Clayton entered the room. “Mind your language Sue Ellen,” Miss Ellie said, “there are children in this house!” “Yeah what are you two arguing about anyway?” Clayton asked. “About them!” JR and Sue Ellen said in unison and pointed at the TV. “Oh dear, what’s Cliff Barnes and Don Lockwood doing on TV?” Miss Ellie asked. “Asking for trouble,” JR muttered. “Oh look Rebecca, that’s Uncle Cliff on TV!” Christopher exclaimed delighted. “Isn’t that cool that our uncle’s on TV?” “Yeah go Uncle Cliff!” Rebecca cheered. “But what’s he talking about?” “My movie,” Sue Ellen said on the verge of tears. “I was afraid of that,” Miss Ellie sighed. “It looks like they are doing a great job of promoting it too. I mean who would have thought we’d be treated to Sue Ellen’s most private thoughts on TV?” Lucy said sarcastically. JR gave her a look that could kill and like a hurt animal he lashed out at Lucy, “Spare us your sarcasm Lucy. This is serious. Can’t you see that those idiots have made a fool out of Sue Ellen and me?” “Well sorry, I thought you had a sense of humor, obviously I was wrong!” Lucy rolled her eyes. “Lucy please don’t you see that there’s nothing funny about this situation?” Sue Ellen bit her lip, “I mean my husband has just sold me out for money. He’s even reading my diaries on TV against my will. I don’t think I’ve [I]ever[/I] been so humiliated by someone I love before.” “Well then you have a short memory. I mean your marriage with JR was no bed of roses,” Lucy reminded Sue Ellen. “I know that, but that doesn’t change the fact that Don’s proven that he can play just as dirty as JR and I didn’t think that of him…” Sue Ellen said bitterly. “Well he’s not gonna get away with it. Because we are Ewings and if someone hurts us we hurt them back. So it’s about time we stick together and show everyone that [I]nobody[/I] messes with us Ewings,” JR said angrily. “JR’s right, Don’s going to regret the day he decided to cross us,” Sue Ellen agreed. “Sue Ellen?” Lucy said surprised. “I can’t believe that you’re [I]actually[/I] siding with JR after all that he’s done to you!” “I’m not siding with JR. I’m siding with my family!” Sue Ellen said firmly. “Don’s hurt me and I’d be damned if I just sit around and let him get away with it!” “Yeah but still I never thought I’d see the day when you and JR was on the same team again,” Lucy said. “They’re right Lucy, we Ewings always help each other when one of us in trouble and it’s time that we stick together and show everyone that we’re a family again,” Miss Ellie said. “I agree with you Ellie. We must do something about this and I think the best way to start is by gathering the family together so we can discuss how to handle this,” Clayton said. “Good idea, I’ll go and get my parents,” Margaret said. “And I’ll call Bobby and Pam in Houston and tell them to get on the first flight back to Dallas,” Miss Ellie said. “But mama is that really necessary?” JR complained. “I am sure we can do just fine without that Barnes woman.” “JR! Enough of that attitude already!” Miss Ellie lectured her eldest son. “We can’t help you if you don’t cooperate with us and that means that you must show everyone that you get along with Sue Ellen, Pam, Lucy, Gary and everyone else the movie says you are on bad terms with!” Miss Ellie reasoned. “I’m sorry Mama, you’re right. I’ll better call Bobby at the hotel myself,” JR said. “But what if mommy and daddy won’t answer at the hotel?” Rebecca asked. “I tried to call them yesterday but they were out!” “Oh don’t you worry your pretty little head about that,” JR said tousled Rebecca's hair. “I have my ways of getting hold of people if I really want to!” “Good, you’ll call Bobby and Pam,” Miss Ellie agreed. “Then when they get back I think you should take them and Sue Ellen out to dinner on town.” “Oh I don’t know if that’s such a good idea,” Sue Ellen objected. “Oh believe me, it’s a good idea. You’ll see the best way to prove to the public how phony that movie is, is by showing everyone in public how well JR get along with the people he’s let down. Then people will start to question how true those rumors about us are!” Miss Ellie explained. “That actually makes sense,” Sue Ellen said. “So are you in?” JR asked. “Yeah you can count on me,” Sue Ellen nodded. “Good,” JR replied. “Now I just wish that Don hadn’t involved Cliff Barnes. I mean why is it that he’s using every chance he can to carry on his silly vendetta against us Ewings?” “I don’t know,” Miss Ellie sighed. “I mean Cliff Barnes just escalated the problem!” “So Uncle Cliff’s bad news?” Rebecca asked. “Yeah you got it kid!” JR tousled Rebecca's hair again and gave her one of his best shit eating grins. [/QUOTE]

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