Cliff had moved into a new house just outside of Braddock County, he bought it as a wedding gift when Afton and his estranged daughter had returned back into his life.
Becky stood in her room hanging out of the window smoking a cigarette, she had found it difficult living in Dallas, difficult finding out who her father was at such a late stage, she was an angry young women and now the whole world was going to pay. She had been involved with Christopher in a relationship from when she arrived in Dallas, but she never was in love with him. She had found it strange that technically he was her cousin although he was adopted by her Aunt Pamela and biologically had no connection with her, plus the fact he never grew up with her so she had no family bond with him at all but still it was always an issue for her father.

A knock came at her door , she looked shocked and threw the remainder of the cigarette out of the window "One second" she shouted as she grabbed some perfume and ran around the room squirting it. She went over and opened the door , Afton her mother walked in. "smells like a perfumery in here" Afton stated knowing full well what her daughter had been doing. Becky smiled sarcastically and sat down on the bed. "if this is another lecture then forget it" Becky said. Afton smiled and sat down next to her "Im sorry you feel I lecture you, but I am concerned about you, and if thats a lecture then so be it". Becky nodded and looked at her mother. "what do you want from me mom? I am not what you want me to be and Im sorry but Im me and thats how it is". Afton looked thoughtful for a moment

"Thats a cop out, you are you and so the rest of the world can go to hell, well good luck because thats a very lonely attitude to have and a very dangerous one".

Becky smiled "what next mom? huh? your gonna tell me that you love me, we hug, and everything's ok? because its not ok, I feel so angry.....and I don`t know why....I just want to hit out"

Afton looked into her daughters eyes and swallowed "I don`t have to tell you I love you. I hope you know that, your angry? who with me? "

There was a moment of silence. Becky stood up and walked to the window and took out a cigarette and lit it.

"yeah I smoke..gonna punish me?" Becky asked emotionally in almost a whisper. Afton thought for a moment "no but isn`t that what your trying to do to me? . Becky took a drag on her cigarette, the atmosphere turned tense.

"I feel lied to mom, I feel you lied to me, you deceived me, when we came to Texas I felt so naive, about my life, about who I am. You always told me my father was dead and he wasn`t, I would lay in bed and I would imagine what he was like" Becky closed her eyes as the emotions became to much to bear "and all that time he was here"

Again there was silence. Afton stood up and walked over to her daughter. "Im so sorry Becky, I did what I thought was right. Everything in Dallas was so complicated, Cliff, the Ewings....it was a mess. Im so sorry I hurt you".

Becky turned to her mother and shouted emotionally "The Ewings? Thats all I hear the damn Ewings, how they destroyed my grandfather how they effected your lives.....well this is my life and when you made your choices alls you thought about was your own"

Afton struggled to keep back her tears as life in Dallas some sixteen years before had come storming back again to take hold of her life once more . "I don`t want to loose you Becky".

Becky turned to her mother "well maybe you should of thought about that before". Becky looked back out of the window "please I can`t do this now...please mom....I can`t" Beckys voice was filled with pain and she was trying to come to grips with her past.

Afton nodded and kissed the back of her daughters head and left the room. Becky stood staring , lost in her thoughts.

JR walked into Westar , he was in no mood for pleasant conversation. He passed his secretary "is Anita here?" he asked not stopping to make eye contact. "yes Mr Ewing shes in your office" the secretary replied looking down. JR walked into his office and slammed the door. Anita sat in an chair drinking a bourbon, she was wearing a tight fitting red dress which showed off her stunning physique.

JR looked at her "god I hate funerals" he said. Anitas eyes opened wide "well hello JR, how did it go?" she asked. JR threw his Stetson on his desk "you know a funeral is a funeral, I don`t wanna talk about that"

JR walked over and began to massage Anitas leg "Iv said it before you are one hell of a woman" He bent over to kiss her.

Anita pushed him away "JR you just buried your sister in-law".
JR laughed "You know its funny funerals always make me feel kind of frisky" he laughed again and tried to kiss her pushing his hand further up her leg. She again pushed him away.
"Im sorry JR, I can`t do this, don`t you feel the least bit guilty, shes dead, and I feel like we killed her" Anita tossed her hair to one side.
JR shook his head "Anita I took you for having more brains than that honey, how do you work that out?".
Anita stood up "You wanted the Krebbs land, we were blackmailing her, her affair with Philip Conran, if Ray hadn`t found out she would still be alive".
JR looked sternly at Anita "Thats all very noble of you Anita, well you sit around wondering what might of been , but to be in this business you gotta take the rough with the smooth, , I will do whatever it takes to be back behind Ewing Oil, to get back my families respect , the respect of my son and either your in or your out but if your out your a whole lot dumber than I took you for".
Anita looked at JR viciously "Your crazy JR, your dangerous".
JR pulled her close to his chest "Power...... power is dangerous but it can get you whatever you want, and when you want it" He began to kiss her passionately and fell back onto the chair.