(309) The Leopard's Spots
In Charleston, South Carolina Afton and Van Buren put on an act in front of Cliff regarding who Pamela Rebecca's father is. Michelle tells Bobby that she won't chase after him as long as April is his woman. Miss Ellie and Clayton go to New England to try to resolve the mystery of the key. Cally meets Alex Barton (Michael Wilding), a gallery owner. J.R. and Marilee Stone discuss the buying out of her company. Carter McKay wants everybody to believe that Tommy has really changed. J.R. meets Michelle Stevens.

Broadcast:September 22, 1989

(310) Cry Me A River Of Oil
J.R. meets Al Halliday (Lance LeGault) who offers to sell him a tanker with an accident record. Cally learns about J.R.'s past romance with April and she confronts both of them about it. Michelle shows up for dinner with Cliff instead of April. Miss Ellie and Clayton ask Jordan Lee about early oil days in Texas and he tells them about a town called Pride where Jock Ewing had his first strike. Rolf Brundin falls victim of Tommy McKay's deadly vengeance. April's past romance with J.R. puts a strain on her friendship with Cally and she decides to move out of Southfork and go back to her place.
Broadcast: September 29, 1989

(311) Ka-booooom!
Cally feels she's not good enough for J.R. and she shares her concern with Miss Ellie. April wants to put an end to her partnership with J.R. Michelle overhears a conversation between April and Bobby which concerns Cliff, and she tells Cliff about it. Cliff feels mistreated at Ewing Oil. Carter McKay's friend Rose Daniels returns but she is scared away by Tommy who acts to "protect" his father. John Ross goes to England to visit his mother. J.R. buys the tanker from Al Halliday and he warns him against any trouble. Miss Ellie and Clayton tell Bobby that they like April. Cally senses that Alex Barton's interest goes beyond just her paintings. Carter McKay gets a warning about Tommy's psychological problems in his role as "father protector." Tommy plants a bomb in Bobby's briefcase and April and Bobby narrowly escape death.

Broadcast: October 6, 1989

(312) Sunset, Sunrise
A storm in the Gulf spells trouble for J.R.'s tanker. Cliff dates Michelle which provokes a cool reaction from April. Michelle resents April's attitude. April asks Cliff whether he sleeps with her sister. Alex gets Cally a studio for her painting and he wants her to drop "Ewing" from her name. J.R. is forced to make a move on Marilee's company but he manages to avoid it at the last minute. Tommy McKay gets accidentally killed in a confrontation with his father. Tracey shows up for the funeral but she finds Carter turned coldhearted. Tracey blames April for her brother's tragedy. April proposes to Bobby. Vanessa Beaumont's son James shows up at J.R.'s office.

Broadcast: October 13, 1989

(313) Pride And Prejudice
J.R. and James Beaumont have a pretty rough first conversation but then they begin to get along fine as James is introduced into Dallas' social life, and makes quite an impression in the process. James dates Kendall, the receptionist at Ewing Oil, and asks her about the company. Bobby is concerned as Christopher goes out on his first date. Carter McKay makes a business deal with April. Alex questions Cally about her European honeymoon and he tries to exploit Vanessa's presence in Austria to his advantage. Cally asks Alex about his personal life. April pressures Bobby on mariage. Miss Ellie and Clayton keep traveling in search of the object that would fit the mysterious key. Vanessa surprises J.R. and Cally by showing up at Southfork to "collect her son."

Broadcast: October 20, 1989

(314) Fathers And Other Strangers
Vanessa says that she came looking for James, and J.R. and Cally make her feel welcome. James dates Sly Lovegren but she plays hard to get. Bobby and April have another fight with Cliff and Michelle. J.R. and Vanessa reminisce about old times. Miss Ellie and Clayton meet Sarah Ewing and her Jewish family whom Jock saved during World War II. Bobby takes James around the refineries. Tension between J.R. and Cliff rises and J.R. wants to buy Cliff out. Sarah Ewing gives Ellie a letter from Jock to his son, written 45 years ago. McKay is told that his tanker is in serious trouble. At the Oil Barons, everybody at the table is completely stunned, most of all J.R., as James makes his shocking revelation.

Broadcast: November 3, 1989

(315) Black Tide
Vanessa reassures J.R. that James is really his son. James' appearance puts a strain on Cally and J.R.'s marriage. Cally accuses Vanessa of plotting to take J.R. away from her. A tanker collision involving Ewing Oil and Weststar puts the two companies on opposite sides again, as a black tide of oil is heading toward the Texas coast. Tension rises between J.R. and Bobby when Bobby finds out about the Ewing tanker. Cliff leaves Ewing Oil, takes McKay's side, and forms a committee to investigate the tanker disaster. Michelle is hungry for money and she tries to get it first from J.R. and then from McKay. Michelle threatens J.R. because in her view, he didn't keep his word after she got Cliff out of Ewing Oil.. Vanessa unsuccessfully tries to talk James into going to Europe with her. Vanessa leaves for Europe and James moves into Southfork.

Broadcast: November 10, 1989

(316) Daddy's Dearest
Lucy tells James what she thinks of J.R. John Ross returns from England to find an older brother. John Ross fears that James' presence will change everything. Bobby tries to do everything in his power to keep Cliff off the committee investigating the tanker disaster. April throws Michelle out. Michelle moves in with Cliff. In the aftermath of the tanker disaster, Ewing Oil gets hate mail and McKay files a lawsuit. James gets Cliff's old office at Ewing Oil. J.R. tells James that his marriage vows to Cally are sacred to him. Bobby tells April it's time to think about marriage. Cally confides in Alex regarding the new family situation at Southfork. James meets Michelle and they hit it off immediately. Cliff plans to get the governor's seat. Just as J.R. is about to quit Ewing Oil because of the tanker crisis, he gets a terrific morale booster in a surprise letter from Jock.

Broadcast: November 17, 1989

(317) Hell's Fury
Carter McKay plans to hurt Ewing Oil using the tanker disaster. Cliff and McKay collaborate against the Ewings. Bobby talks to the captain of the Ewing tanker. Christopher feels left out because James and John Ross socialize a lot. Kay Lloyd reappears in Bobby's office with an ominous warning from Washington. Cally thinks that J.R. has been sleeping with Michelle. Bobby and Christopher have a "father and son talk" about John Ross' situation and the increasing conflicts between the two boys. Michelle plots to break up Cally and J.R.'s marriage. Michelle sleeps with James. Cally pays Alex a late-night visit with words of revenge against J.R. on her lips.

Broadcast: December 1, 1989

(318) Cally On A Hot Tin Roof
Kay Lloyd's appearance creates tension between Bobby and April as April senses a chemistry between the two. Cally angrily confronts J.R. about him and Michelle. J.R. tries to get to Diana Farrington (Leslie Bevis) of the investigating commmittee. Bobby is worried about the Justice Department putting Ewing Oil on their "hit list" again. J.R. blackmails Alex Barton and drives him out of Texas. James warns Cliff against putting the screws to J.R. Bobby is impressed with James' business sense. J.R. learns about Cally's faithfulness to him and wants to undo the damage he did, but he finds her unconscious and he feels guilty.

Broadcast: December 8, 1989

(319) Sex, Lies And Videotape
J.R. confronts Lucy about why she gave sleeping pills to Cally. J.R. and Cally make up after the incidents with Alex and Michelle. Diana Farrington accuses Cliff of waging a personal vendetta against the Ewings but Cliff vows to nail the guilty party. Bobby is forced to sell a Ewing Oil field to pay for the cleanup effort. Carter McKay finds Rose Daniels in Follett, Texas and brings her back to Dallas. Kay Lloyd asks Bobby about whether he'll marry April. J.R. tells Cally that she'll never see Alex again. James discovers that J.R. cheats on Cally and tells him that he's a lousy husband, even though J.R. tries to explain to him that it's just "for business". McKay uses Rose to videotape Cliff and her in bed, and then he blackmails Cliff with the tape. Lucy pressures Cally not to give up her artwork. Kay flies back to Washington. April is ecstatic when Bobby tells her it's time to get married.

Broadcast: December 15, 1989

(320) A Tale Of Two Cities
Cally puts on an art show at a gallery bought by Lucy. Bobby and J.R. argue about Bobby's decision to rehire the tanker captain. James gets disillusioned about the way the oil business is done. Bobby and April plan their wedding. James gets Michelle an apartment. Michelle finds out about the videotape and tells Bobby who confronts Rose McKay about it. James gets caught in the middle, trying to protect Cally and J.R., and when he tries to tell the truth to Michelle, she throws him out. A Coast Guard officer's secret statement to Cliff sheds a new light on the Weststar-Ewing tanker collision.

Broadcast: January 5, 1990

(321) Judgement Day
Cliff has a battle of conscience at Digger's grave before the committee's final decision on the tanker collision. The captain of the Ewing tanker commits suicide. Michelle tells J.R. that she wants to retire from the spy business, and she tells Cliff that she's been spying on him. Rose tells her husband Carter McKay that he made her feel like a whore. Bobby rebuffs McKay's offer to buy Ewing Oil. Bobby appeals to Cliff's conscience on the tanker collision. McKay burns the videotape of Rose and Cliff in bed. J.R. tells Bobby that he takes full responsibility for Ewing Oil's seemingly inevitable fall. The committee reaches a final decision: The tanker collision was an accident.

Broadcast: January 12, 1990

(322) Unchain My Heart
Cliff gives a television interview following the committee's decision on the tanker collision. Bobby gives April an engagement ring but then they break up over three Ewing Oil fields which April bought behind Bobby's back and then unknowingly sold to Weststar. Cliff meets public relations expert Stephanie Rogers (Lesley-Anne Down). J.R., Cally, and John Ross travel to Pride, Texas to help Miss Ellie put the town back on the oil map. Clayton remains skeptical about the new Pride venture. James and Michelle make up. Bobby warns James against doing business out of Ewing Oil offices without his knowledge. Bobby thinks he saw Pamela.

Broadcast: January 19, 1990

(323) I Dream Of Jeannie

A mesmerized Bobby chases after the phantom woman that could be his beloved ex-wife Pam.

Broadcast: February 2, 1990

(324) After Midnight
Bobby's obsession with Pam look-alike Jeanne O'Brien (Margaret Michaels) continues, and he risks losing April over it. Michelle plans a business venture but Eugene Inagaki (Richard Narita) makes problems, so she asks Carter McKay for a favor. April wants to leave Dallas and start fresh somewhere else. James meets Duke Carlisle (Claude Earl Jones) and his imposing daughter Melinda (Shawn Modrell). J.R. strikes oil in Pride with the help of Blackie Callahan (Denver Pyle). Jeanne has a seductive hold on a confused Bobby.

Broadcast: February 9, 1990

(325) The Crucible
The Ewings are concerned about why Bobby is not seeing April anymore. McKay finds a way to force Inagaki to cooperate. April and Michelle are having second thoughts about the singles' club. Lucy and Cally have a confrontation with April and Michelle at the bar. J.R. knocks James out of the deal with Duke Carlisle. J.R. is rebuffed by Stephanie Rogers when he tries to talk her into doing business with Ewing Oil. Tension rises between J.R. and Cally as she gets tired of waiting home for him. Bobby tells Cliff about his obsession with the Pam look-alike. Miss Ellie and Clayton witness a mysterious death during the reading of the will of Atticus Ward (John Larch). Bobby leaves Jeanne and he finally "says good-bye" to Pam.

Broadcast: February 16, 1990

(326) Dear Hearts And Gentle People
J.R. and Cally's marriage is in serious trouble as they keep fighting and he moves to a hotel. McKay accomplishes his mission with Inagaki and he makes Michelle happy but April leaves Dallas to visit her mother Amy (K.Callan) in Ohio. Events continue to unfold in the wake of the mysterious death during the reading of Atticus Ward's will, as "Rabbit" Hutch (Eddie Firestone) gets arrested and then gets bailed out by Ellie and Clayton who later find him dead. Cliff gets appointed chair of the Oil Regulatory Commission and J.R. realizes that he underestimated Stephanie Rogers. Bobby goes to Ohio and tries to make things right again between him and April. Serena Ward reappears and makes J.R. feel good again.

Broadcast: February 23, 1990

(327) Paradise Lost
James and Michelle get frustrated over problems in getting the singles' club project off the ground, and they seek McKay's help. April misses who she was before coming to Dallas, and she has second thoughts about marrying Bobby. J.R. uses Serena to find out information about Stephanie Rogers. J.R. devises a devious scheme to get rid of Cally while trying to make himself look good in front of the family. Miss Ellie and Clayton are told that Rabbit was in fact killed, and the mystery deepens. Bobby asks April's mother not to make it hard for April to leave home, and to let her make her own choices.

Broadcast: March 9, 1990

(328) Will Power
Bobby leaves Ohio without April. Cliff warns J.R. that he may use his power against Ewing Oil. Cally tells the marriage counselor that she's determined to make her marriage work. James and Michelle have a fight but then make up. Bobby plans a trip to Paris with Christopher. Cally appears on a TV talk show. J.R. uses Serena and Ratagan to get into Stephanie Rogers' office. April surprises Bobby by coming back to Dallas. Miss Ellie and Clayton find Arlen Ward dead.

Broadcast: March 16, 1990

(329) The Smiling Cobra

Cally and James pull closer together in an effort to fend off J.R.'s evil ways.

Broadcast: March 30, 1990

(330) Jessica Redux

Cally warns J.R. to behave in their marriage.Bobby and April proudly announce their wedding to Cliff who agrees to be Bobby's best man. Cliff gives Stephanie Rogers an ultimatum regarding her and J.R. Miss Ellie and Clayton learn that Jessica Montfort may be involved in the issue of Atticus Ward's will. J.R. uses Inagaki to get rid of Michelle. J.R. maneuvers Stephanie Rogers to break her and Cliff up. Michelle feels cheated by James and they break up again.

Broadcast: April 6, 1990

(331) Family Plot

Cally and James are driven to vow revenge against the man they both vehemently hate -- J.R. Ewing

Broadcast: April 13, 1990

(332) The Southfork Wedding Jinx
Cally tells J.R. that she plans to be the perfect wife from now on. Cliff meets Liz Adams (Barbara Stock) who wants to sell her late brother's company. Bobby throws a bachelor party.Cally tells April she's pregnant. Bobby and April get married.Cliff dates Liz and accidentally discovers something surprising about her. Miss Ellie and Clayton go on a tour of the Orient. J.R. tells Cally to get off Southfork, he tricks her into signing commitment papers, and he gets himself committed into the mental sanitarium where Jessica is staying.

Broadcast: April 27, 1990

(333) Three - Three - Three, Part 1
J.R., after having secretly committed himself to an insane asylum in an effort to coerce Jessica into signing over to him her shares of Weststar stock, discovers the path to her is littered with bizarre and dangerous patients.

Broadcast: May 4, 1990

(334) Three - Three - Three, Part 2
At the mental sanitarium, J.R. manages to have Jessica sign over the voting rights to the Weststar stock. Liz Adams (Barbara Stock) tells McKay that she knows about his dirty past. Cally and James blackmail J.R.'s attorney Walter Berman (Stephen Mendel) in order to get J.R.'s release papers. Cally wants to keep her pregnancy secret from J.R., and she sues him for divorce. James teams up with Cally to coerce J.R. into signing a property settlement. James tears up J.R.'s release papers which means J.R. is forced to stay at the sanitarium.

Broadcast May 11, 1990

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