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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 358530" data-attributes="member: 46">Isn't it obvious why? J.R. faked a geological report (which is illegal) that convinced Cliff to basically bankrupt himself and embezzle from Wentworth Tool and Die, not to mention to turn off Sue Ellen to Cliff permanently when Cliff in desperation asked her for a loan. Sue Ellen's presence at Cliff's hospital bed was out of her own guilt. Yes, Cliff should look at himself and his own lack of thoroughness, but J.R.'s illegality with that fake geological report hit Cliff like a hammer.Of course, J.R. was this vicious because Cliff had almost ruined him financially earlier that season, but Miss Ellie bailed J.R. out by making a deal with Clayton to sell the oil that was stockpiled at the original $33 per barrel. That still cost Ewing Oil something like $10 million, but J.R. would have seen a loss of $30 million plus with the market price of oil falling, would have defaulted on a $200 million loan, plus all the Ewing Oil assets that he put up as collateral, which would have been another $50 million or so lost. J.R. would have cost Ewing Oil something in the region of $280 million! And all because he wanted to get John Ross and Sue Ellen off the Southern Cross Ranch. Losing $10 million from Miss Ellie's deal with Clayton was small change by comparison.</blockquote>