Should we have seen the Southfork attic?
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tommie
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All while oil is leaking into the basement, basically threatening to drown Miss Ellie OR burn her up! So much danger, yes, good idea.
Toni
Maximum Member
Or maybe it was Donna Dread the one who put The Real Miss Ellie down there for that year! I can see her capable of that...
"Screams? I can´t hear none dear.
Are you off the wagon again, Sue Ellen dear?"
Laurie Marr
Telly Talk Well-Known Member
A Dorian Gray style portrait of Victoria Principal?
Snarky Oracle!
Telly Talk Supreme
One where the face stays the same, but the birthday rolls forward by four years every January.
Sooooo creepy!
Grant Jennings
Telly Talk TV Fanatic
Southfork rear terrace, daytime, full sun. Bobby exits the house via the sliding glass doors and walks toward his car. Lucy's car pulls up by the garage and Lucy gets out, her mood is downbeat.
BOBBY
Hey Lucy, is everything all right?
LUCY
I just went to the mall to get something for Grandma's birthday.
BOBBY
Sees that Lucy isn't carrying anything.
Couldn't you find anything?
LUCY
No. Sure, there were plenty of nice things but nothing really special. Do you know what I mean?
BOBBY
I think so. Maybe the best gift isn't something you're going to find at the mall.
LUCY
Thinking.
I guess you're right.
Her mood brightens, she hugs Bobby.
Thank you. You just gave me an idea.
Lucy walks briskly back to her car.
BOBBY
Where are you going?
LUCY
Back to the mall.
Bobby shakes his head and smiles as Lucy's car pulls away.
Southfork foyer later the same day. Lucy enters via the rear hallway carrying a bag with a store logo on it. One of the maids is at the entrance to the living room wrapping the power cord around a vacuum cleaner.
LUCY
Have you seen my Grandma?
MAID
No, Miss Lucy, Miss Ellie is still out, no one else is home right now.
LUCY
Thank you.
The maid takes the vacuum into the rear hallway. Lucy slides an item out of the bag, she holds it up with both hands and smiles. A closeup reveals a burgundy leather photo album, there is a scroll pattern embossed in gold-leaf around the perimeter. In the center front are embossed (also in gold leaf) the initials E.S.E. Lucy runs up the stairs.
Southfork attic, almost total darkness until Lucy opens the door at the bottom of the stairs; she flips the light-switch and a single light-bulb, suspended overhead, turns on. Lucy climbs the stairs. Once she is in the attic Lucy looks around at old pieces of furniture, storage trunks and boxes. She looks through several boxes before opening a trunk. Inside the trunk Lucy finds a small box filled with old photos. We see some photos of a young Miss Ellie and Jock; others are of their sons when they were young. Lucy pulls a small chair close to the trunk and sits down; she flips through the photos smiling from time to time. Suddenly she hears a noise that startles her. Lucy rises quickly from the chair and reluctantly walks in the direction of the sound.
LUCY
Timidly.
Hello, is there someone up here?
Closeup of Lucy as she lets out a loud scream.
Cut to the foyer. Miss Ellie enters from the hall with her purse in her hand. We hear another scream. Miss Ellie puts her purse on the table and runs upstairs.
The attic. Miss Ellie walks over to Lucy.
MISS ELLIE
Alarmed and slightly angry.
Lucy, what are you doing up here?
LUCY
Shaking in fear.
Grandma, who is that? What is he doing up here?
MISS ELLIE
I told you never to come up here.
She takes a breath and speaks more calmly now.
Now, go downstairs and tell no one about this. Do you understand me?
LUCY
Yes ma'am.
Lucy timidly walks away and down the stairs. Miss Ellie pulls the chain of another overhead light; she walks forward. We see a feral-looking grown man: full beard, unkempt hair, dirty shirt and wearing what appears to be a diaper. There is a thick brown leather collar around his neck with a chain padlocked to it. The chain (only a few feet long) is mounted to the wall behind him.
MISS ELLIE
She approaches the man and sits on the floor beside him. His eyes are wide and he is rocking himself back and forth quickly. Miss Ellie puts her arm around the man and pulls him close to her.
It's all right, sweetie. Did she frighten you? She didn't mean to.
The man looks up at Miss Ellie in adoration, he is still rocking back and forth but much more slowly.
MISS ELLIE
Shh, shh, it's all right, Mama is here now.
BOBBY
Hey Lucy, is everything all right?
LUCY
I just went to the mall to get something for Grandma's birthday.
BOBBY
Sees that Lucy isn't carrying anything.
Couldn't you find anything?
LUCY
No. Sure, there were plenty of nice things but nothing really special. Do you know what I mean?
BOBBY
I think so. Maybe the best gift isn't something you're going to find at the mall.
LUCY
Thinking.
I guess you're right.
Her mood brightens, she hugs Bobby.
Thank you. You just gave me an idea.
Lucy walks briskly back to her car.
BOBBY
Where are you going?
LUCY
Back to the mall.
Bobby shakes his head and smiles as Lucy's car pulls away.
Southfork foyer later the same day. Lucy enters via the rear hallway carrying a bag with a store logo on it. One of the maids is at the entrance to the living room wrapping the power cord around a vacuum cleaner.
LUCY
Have you seen my Grandma?
MAID
No, Miss Lucy, Miss Ellie is still out, no one else is home right now.
LUCY
Thank you.
The maid takes the vacuum into the rear hallway. Lucy slides an item out of the bag, she holds it up with both hands and smiles. A closeup reveals a burgundy leather photo album, there is a scroll pattern embossed in gold-leaf around the perimeter. In the center front are embossed (also in gold leaf) the initials E.S.E. Lucy runs up the stairs.
Southfork attic, almost total darkness until Lucy opens the door at the bottom of the stairs; she flips the light-switch and a single light-bulb, suspended overhead, turns on. Lucy climbs the stairs. Once she is in the attic Lucy looks around at old pieces of furniture, storage trunks and boxes. She looks through several boxes before opening a trunk. Inside the trunk Lucy finds a small box filled with old photos. We see some photos of a young Miss Ellie and Jock; others are of their sons when they were young. Lucy pulls a small chair close to the trunk and sits down; she flips through the photos smiling from time to time. Suddenly she hears a noise that startles her. Lucy rises quickly from the chair and reluctantly walks in the direction of the sound.
LUCY
Timidly.
Hello, is there someone up here?
Closeup of Lucy as she lets out a loud scream.
Cut to the foyer. Miss Ellie enters from the hall with her purse in her hand. We hear another scream. Miss Ellie puts her purse on the table and runs upstairs.
The attic. Miss Ellie walks over to Lucy.
MISS ELLIE
Alarmed and slightly angry.
Lucy, what are you doing up here?
LUCY
Shaking in fear.
Grandma, who is that? What is he doing up here?
MISS ELLIE
I told you never to come up here.
She takes a breath and speaks more calmly now.
Now, go downstairs and tell no one about this. Do you understand me?
LUCY
Yes ma'am.
Lucy timidly walks away and down the stairs. Miss Ellie pulls the chain of another overhead light; she walks forward. We see a feral-looking grown man: full beard, unkempt hair, dirty shirt and wearing what appears to be a diaper. There is a thick brown leather collar around his neck with a chain padlocked to it. The chain (only a few feet long) is mounted to the wall behind him.
MISS ELLIE
She approaches the man and sits on the floor beside him. His eyes are wide and he is rocking himself back and forth quickly. Miss Ellie puts her arm around the man and pulls him close to her.
It's all right, sweetie. Did she frighten you? She didn't mean to.
The man looks up at Miss Ellie in adoration, he is still rocking back and forth but much more slowly.
MISS ELLIE
Shh, shh, it's all right, Mama is here now.
darkshadows38
Telly Talk Star
it had an attic?
Sarah
Moderator Emerita
Sue Ellen mentions the attic to JR in a scene where Peter is cavorting behind her in the pool.
DallasFanForever
Telly Talk Supreme
I would think the attic was where they stored all the sedatives to make Dr. Danvers job much more convenient when he stopped by.
darkshadows38
Telly Talk Star
it's been awhile since i last watched Dallas but i don't honestly remember that
Jock's Ghost
Telly Talk Well-Known Member
should have stuck that idiot Clayton up there
Snarky Oracle!
Telly Talk Supreme
I still like the idea of Dallas trying to upstage Dynasty and The Colbys with a Nazi treasure/UFO combination a.k.a. Die Glocke. Perhaps it's too big and heavy to put it in the attic?
Let's face it: if these shows don't blend nazis and space aliens before the final seasons, then they really have missed the U-boat.
Snarky Oracle!
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darkshadows38
Telly Talk Star
i don't honestly remember them even going near the attic at all
Only once, really. There was an episode where the Ewings were going out to the Oil Baron’s Ball, and Ellie explicitly pointed out a door in the upstairs hallway to Raul and Teresa, and ominously told them that that door must be kept locked at all times, by day and by night. That was the only episode where we also heard a reference to crazy old Grandma Southworth.
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
Telly Talk Champion
Yeah it's blatantly obvious that this is a reference to Donna Reed and quite possibly Victoria Principal.
