DALLAS
- War of the Ewings
Original Broadcast Date April 24, 1998
Running Time - 2 Hours
Dallas: War of the Ewings" begins
with a scene of Bobby Ewing in the shower. He turns arounds
and says 'Good morning'. The same scene from thirteen years
ago, when Pam woke up from her "dream". Sue Ellen
Ewing steps into the shower with him and gives him a kiss...
it's then turns out, that it's is actually J.R. Ewing's bad
dream. Sue Ellen comes in to his room and wakes him up, reminding
him that they're planning to have lunch.
J.R. reads the morning paper at breakfast,
seeing that his company, Weststar Oil, is rated the number 1
independent oil company in Texas. Ewing Oil, now owned by Bobby
and Sue Ellen, is second.
J.R. asks his banker to get him a loan,
so he can plan a hostile takeover of Ewing Oil. He's told that
his net worth won't cover such a large amount. Anita Smithfield,
J.R.'s lawyer and lover comes over and J.R. tells her he's tired
of making offers to get Ewing Oil back - he plans on splitting
Bobby and Sue Ellen up in a 'divide and conquer' setup. He also
tells her that he has discovered geological reports that indicate
there's oil under Ray Krebbs' ranch, which J.R. intends to use
a collateral for his loan.
The Ewings have lunch at a place called the Ranch House. Some
guy hits on Sue Ellen and Bobby slugs him, initiating a barfight.
Bobby wins, with a minor assist from Sue Ellen and a big assist
from Ray Krebbs, who turns up out of nowhere. J.R. hides behind
an overturned table. It turns out J.R. paid the guys to stage
the fight for his own purposes - he gets them to throw him out
gently to complete the charade. Ray tells the Ewings that he's
returned to do some work for a European oil company. J.R. scoffs
at the cowboy trying to play the oilman's game.
Later, Ray confides in Bobby that he's
broke, and the ranch is mortgaged several times over. Bobby
offers to help and asks Ray to help him out at the ranch while
he's around.
Sue Ellen meets with Carter McKay and
his associate Peter Ellington. McKay offers Sue Ellen a proposition
that will make Ewing Oil bigger than Weststar. He knows about
some hidden oil reserves but won't tell Sue Ellen where they
are unless she makes him a partner in Ewing Oil. It turns out
that they plan to buy up the mortgage on Ray's ranch and use
those oil reserves.J.R.'s limo is full with his luggage so he
hitches a ride with Sue Ellen to the airport. During the ride,
J.R. shows the first seeds of dissension, making Sue Ellen feel
like she's the real driving force behind Ewing Oil while Bobby
just tags along for the ride. Jus then J.R.'s limo explodes.
A bomb was planted to kill him. Bobby and J.R. discuss the day's
events and J.R. tells him that while Sue Ellen may be firm and
strong on the outside she's really a very fragile person.
J.R. makes overtures to Sue Ellen, claiming
he still needs and wants her companionship but he reaches too
far and Sue Ellen suspects that he set up the whole bombing
to make her sympathetic to him, in order to get a piece of Ewing
Oil. Anita tells J.R. that Sue Ellen and Bobby are negotiating
with McKay. She also mentions that Ray is badly in debt and
the mortgage is due soon, so J.R. better act fast.
Stunning Jennifer Jansen, CEO of Jansen
Oil, comes to see J.R. from Europe. She wants J.R. to help her
find some other independents in Texas to deal with. He suggests
Ewing Oil and arranges a meeting, figuring the Jennifer will
easily be able to distract Bobby and cut a good deal.The guys
are quickly bailed out by J.R., who set up the rustling scheme
to try to get Bobby away from the office. J.R. berates them
for bringing guns along, against his orders. The guys tell him
the plan would have succeeded if not for Ray.
Bobby and Sue Ellen meet with McKay again.
Bobby is still hesitant to proceed with the deal because of
McKay's cutthroat nature and he knows he's just in the oil game
for his own ends. Sue Ellen sees his hesitation as lacking 'the
killer instinct', as J.R. told her before. Bobby wishes he could
set it all aside and just stay on the ranch.
J.R. introduces Jennifer to Bobby [who's
charmed] and Sue Ellen [who's not] at a hotel. He explains Jennifer's
situation and asks Bobby to take Jennifer back to her hotel.
Bobby does one better and asks Jennifer to dinner to discuss
their deal. J.R. meets Anita in the lobby of the hotel and a
shot is fired in his direction, barely missing.
Bobby and Jennifer eat at Weststar's
private box at Texas Stadium, as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones makes
an apperance. Jennifer lets slip that she knows that McKay is
planning to join Ewing Oil, which tips Bobby off that she's
probably spying for J.R.. He immediately leaves.
While Bobby and Ray fix up some fences
cut down by rustlers, Ray mentions that he saw some guys loading
up cattle in a truck. They head over to investigate and the
rustlers start shooting at them. Fortunately, some ranch hands
come by with guns to even the odds. Daring Ray manages to force
their surrender by outmanoeuvring them as the police arrive.
Ray tells Sue Ellen about his problem. She offers to help but
Ray says he has to deal with it himself. J.R. tells Ray he knows
about his problem and is willing to buy his ranch, claiming
he wants to move away from Southfork but not too far. Ray tells
him to forget it and J.R. starts taunting him about being a
'half-breed'. Bobby arrives and tells J.R. he cut his date story
because he knows Jennifer was coached by him.
Sue Ellen and Bobby have an argument
about Bobby's lack of involvement and enthusiasm for his daddy's
company. Bobby resents her accusation, telling her she's beginning
to sound like J.R.. He says he'll stay out of the business if
it keeps her happy. J.R. is thrilled that his plan seems to
be working.
Jennifer comes to the ranch and rides
out to find Bobby. She apologizes for cooperating with J.R.
and says that she wishes she could make things better because
she feels like she really cares for him. Bobby agrees that they
should start over. Sue Ellen agrees to McKay's deal and wants
to discuss it with Bobby over dinner but Bobby says he's already
made plans with Jennifer. Bobby and Jennifer hit it off and
she decides to stay a while longer than she expected after they
spend the night together.
Anita Smithfield tells J.R. that Ray's
mortgage is up at the end of business tomorrow. J.R. calls his
banker, and asks him to get some money together so he can buy
the ranch. J.R.'s banker meets with McKay and Ellington and
lets them know that J.R.'s bidding on the property as well which
gets McKay hot and bothered.
Ray find one of the rustlers in a bar and questions him about
what happened. He finds out that J.R. set the whole thing up.
Bobby and Sue Ellen apologize to each
other. McKay calls Sue Ellen and tells him that J.R. is competing
for his oil reserves and also finally lets her know that they're
under Ray's ranch. Sue Ellen realizes that Bobby was right and
McKay can't be trusted. Ellington overhears Sue Ellen making
plans to go over to see J.R.
Ratagan, who has been investigating the
attempts on J.R.'s life, finally finds out that Ellington is
the one responsible. Ray tells Bobby that the rustling was a
J.R. ploy to get Bobby away from the office. He also tells him
that J.R. is trying to buy his ranch. Bobby chides Ray for letting
his pride overcome his faith in his family.
Ellington finds Sue Ellen getting into
the elevator at J.R.'s building and pulls a gun on her. McKay
gets to J.R.'s office first. Bobby and Ray arrive soon after
and tell J.R. that Bobby has paid off the mortgage. J.R. and
McKay start bidding on the ranch. When the bidding gets up to
45 million dollars, Bobby realizes there must be oil on the
ranch.Ellington calls from the next room and tells J.R. that
he'd better let McKay win the bidding war or Sue Ellen will
be killed. McKay offers Ray a ready-made cashiers check for
50 million and J.R. gives in. Once the check is handed over,
J.R. tells Bobby and Ray about Sue Ellen's situation. J.R. creates
a diversion while Bobby and Ray go around the other side. Ellington
shoots J.R. who falls back on the floor. Sue Ellen rushes to
help him but he's fine because he was wearing a bulletproof
vest.
Bobby and Ray manage to beat Ellington
as Ratagan drags him off. McKay tells the Ewings that Ellington
acted alone. J.R. tells McKay that he may own the ranch, but
Jock Ewing made sure a long time ago that only the Ewings would
have drilling rights on Southfork, so McKay just owns the ranch
again. McKay storms off, defeated.
Ray thanks J.R. for unwittingly helping
him. Bobby gives J.R. a fist in the face for endangering Southfork.
Jennifer arrives and Bobby says he has planned a trip to Europe
with her. Then Sue Ellen punches J.R. one too. But the movie
ends with J.R's smile.
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