DALLASTALK
presents
STARRING:
(in alphabetical order)
PATRICK DUFFY (BOBBY)
LINDA
GRAY (SUE ELLEN)
SUSAN HOWARD (DONNA)
STEVE KANALY (RAY)
KEN KERCHEVAL (CLIFF)
VICTORIA
PRINCIPAL (PAM)
TED SHACKELFORD (GARY)
CHARLENE
TILTON (LUCY)
JOAN VAN
ARK (VAL)
CO-STARRING:
OMRI KATZ (JOHN ROSS)
CHRISTOPHER DEMETRAL (CHRIS)
DEBORAH KELLNER (BECKIE)
DAVID MARSHALL GRANT (WILL)
SCARLETT JOHANSSON (MAGGIE)
JENSEN ACKLES (BOBBY)
SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY
JESSICA LANGE (BARBARA)
and
HALLE BERRY
as
Three
weeks later. Southfork Ranch, Braddock, Texas. Summer of 2001.
The
Ewings´ black limo drove through the arc over the ranch´s entry, featuring
letters S and F rounded by a circle. Though the property had been under major
changes during the last fifty years, that arc stayed as a proud welcome from
its owners...
At the
breakfast table by the pool, were reunited almost the whole Ewing family, as a
Saturday tradition. There were Bob, Pam, Chris, Gary, Val, Betsy, Ray, Donna
and Maggie, besides Lucy and her little son Peter.
They
were waiting for welcoming the new married couple James and Cally, together
with their kids. They had been away in Europe for a few months, after his
mother Vanessa died at Michelle Beaumont´s hands.
The
first to get out were the kids, 12-year-old Jimmy, and 10-year-old Ellie. Their
parents followed them.
-
Welcome
home Jimmy! – said Bob as he walked to him smiling, and shaking his hand. James
sadly smiled him back.
-
Oh
Bobby! We missed you so!.- said sincerely Cally as she held him.
Pam, Lucy and Val also
embraced Cally, more beautiful than ever, and the kids soon began to play with
7-year-old Peter.
-
The
reading of the testament was quickly over, but then we thought that it would be
a great chance for the children to know Europe.
-
How
exciting! Where did you go, exactly? – asked Maggie.
-
We´ll
tell ya all once we´ve made ourselves comfortable.
-
Your
bedroom is ready and we hope that you make this house your home from now on –
added honestly Pamela, while Donna and Val nodded at once.
-
Sure.
Family is important...What about John Ross?
-
James,
he asked me to apologize for him, he had some business to do, but he´ll be here
for lunch...
John Ross was driving his
sportscar with plate Ewing 8 towards the new WKB Studios. There he was going to
meet Debbi Porter, still head manager of the station.
-
Hello
Debbi! – he said, as he walked into her office.
-
Hello
John Ross! – she answered, looking at the bunches of flowers placed all around
the office – It´s been really kind from you...
-
It´s
not! Just a way to welcome you back. I knew that you´d be interested in your
job at the station. My mother and my uncle Cliff came to an agreement when they
almost went to court because of the famous, not to say infamous, trashy report.
-
I
do thank you for trusting me and defend me before them. I had nothing to do
with that mess...
-
Right,
it all was part of a revenge plot made up by Alan Beam to put down my family´s
and Ewing Oil´s reputation...Some people just can´t admit their mistakes and
overcome them. Now the station belongs to my mother, since Cliff wanna get rid
of everything he can´t control on his own.
-
And
are you sure that your mother will ever trust me? – shyly asked Debbi.
-
If
you let her know your inner-self and you come at tomorrow´s barbecue, she
probably will.
-
All
right...John Ross. I think I owe you one, maybe a big one. Perhaps it´s time
for us to meet each other...
At the
Ewing Building, not very far away from there, Sue Ellen and Cliff were signing
the contract to give her away the station.
-
Never
thought I might get to do business with you Cliff.
-
Sue
Ellen, you know this is not a business, I´m saving my neck. That Beam bastard
had it planned all the way to ruin the Ewings and make the feud with the
Barneses start over at once...but it backfired on him...Did you track him down?
-
I...I
am not sure but I think he might be in California. He and the two millions he
got for closing a fake deal for Westfork with that presumptuous winemaker from
San Francisco...
-
Have
you heard anything from him...what´s his name...that Channing?
-
Gary
talked with him by phone a couple of times, but he couldn´t get anything
definite. Alan faked Gary´s signature on the pre-contract, and he considers
that his company didn´t commit with the pipeline business at all.
-
Never
trust anyone on the other side of the line, especially if it´s a cell phone.
Look at poor Debbi, she spent months believing she was following my orders,
when actually she was talking with Alan.
-
Well
Cliff, glad to see you, and sorry to make you come on Saturday, but I wanted to
work this out before James´s return...You´ll be welcome at the barbecue and
hope that Afton will fully recover...
Back at
Southfork, James and Cally were emptying their suitcases with Teresa´s help.
Once she finished, quietly exited.
-
How
are you feeling honey?
-
Maybe
it´s the jet lag...but I´m feeling just as if I didn´t know where I am, as if I
couldn´t recognize this house or these people.
-
It´s
logical, we´ve been exchanging hotels for months and touring in Europe...I´m
glad that Ellie and Jimmy get along so well.
-
They´re
swell kids...I wonder how John Ross must be...
James
took out a picture of Vanessa and put it on the bedtable. Cally noticed it and
caressed his cheek with her hand:
-
James,
you´re soon gonna feel better, do not feel guilty for your mama´s death. You
had nothing to do with that, Michelle was crazy...and Vanessa´s death was probably
accidental...
-
I´m
o.k. now. Now I only care about you: my family. And Ewing Oil.
Gary and
Val were walking around the Southfork lands, and noticed that their son Bobby
was helping the ranchhands in the stable. They waved at him.
-
I
can´t believe how Bobby´s changed in the last month...
-
Since
he had that accident, really.
-
Since
we talked about his homosexuality...
-
...And
my alcoholism. Do you think he´s seeing someone?
-
Well,
in a way, I was beginning to think the same. Betsy seems to be a little jealous
because they don´t go to the movies together as they used to.
-
He
ain´t late at high school nor goes out on Saturday nights, nor has had any kind
of trouble at all.
-
What
really calls my attention is that he´s writing again. You know, drawing and
writing always were his favorite hobbies...Since about one month ago, I´ve
often found him writing, though he doesn´t let me read what...
-
Perhaps
that´s his real vocation. Perhaps we got another writer in the family.
-
I
wouldn´t mind at all. I wish Betsy were more focused now, the way Bobby is...
At the
Krebbses´, near the main house, Donna and Maggie were moving some boxes filled
with old papers. Maggie picked up one of them and, when she walked into the
kitchen, several letters fell down. Below one of them, appeared a book reading
“Diary. 1946”.
-
Is
everything o.k. sweetheart? – asked Donna, from the storeroom.
-
Yeah
mum. – Then she took the diary and kept it in the bag she had left on the
table.
-
Well
we oughta quit for today. I´m exhausted...and you too babe.
-
May
I make you a personal question about dad?
-
Like
when did he learnt that he was a Ewing and not just a foreman?
Donna
came out by the pool along with her daughter and sat down comfortably:
-
It
was back in 1981. The one everyone thought was Ray´s dad came up one day and
gave proofs to Grandpa Jock about his being his real father.
-
Who
was his mother?
-
A
nurse from Kansas that he met overseas during the War whose name was like
yours, Margaret.
-
So
you named me after her?
-
Yes
indeed. Though your dad and I were divorced already when you were born, it
seemed to me a good idea to tribute his mama. She died when Ray was just 15...
-
What
a romantic story! Jock and Margaret falling in love during the War...Tell me
more...
-
Sorry
but the rest is top secret...Maybe someday someone will write a book about it,
but I doubt it...
Donna
walked into the house as Maggie looked pensive. What could there be behind that
diary she had found?
Half-way
between the stables and the houses, Bobby took his cell out and made a call:
-
Hi
Will.
-
How
are you?
-
Fine
but can´t talk right now. Meet you tomorrow at the barbecue...
-
May
I call you tonight?
-
I´ll
love that...
Bobby
pressed the end call button and took a deep breath, and then smiled and ran off
home...
(Fade out)
At lunch time, the Ewings
gathered again.
-
We
have delayed the barbecue a couple of weeks for you to attend – said Val.
-
That´s
very kind from you – added James.
-
Hope
everything just went the way you expected in Vienna, James – indirectly asked
Bob.
-
Yes,
everything was worked out for once and all. Though I never thought that my
mother had diversified her investments so much...
-
Vanessa´s
friends and lawyer were very sweet to us Bob. I couldn´t help remember our
holiday trip with J.R.
Pam looked out of the
corner of her eye at Bob...He smiled a too happy smile.
-
Yeah,
we had fun after all.
It was then when Cally
realized that she oughtn´t have said that. April´s memory for Bob would be
linked to Vienna forever.
-
Have
you invited to the barbecue any young executive? – said a provocative Lucy.
-
No,
Lucy, just the usual friends: the old oil barons, their sons and grandsons, and
some friends we haven´t seen for a long time.
-
I
invited Will, Lucy – she smiled, pretending to be surprised.
-
Your
cousin Will Monahan? – asked Gary.
-
Yes.
He´s been here for awhile and, Lucy aside, he doesn´t have many friends out of
the financial circle...
-
Is
there any special reason? – intervened Betsy.
-
Not
that I know, but you can ask it to him yourself honey.
-
I
sure will little sister – said Betsy.
At the Wentworth Manor,
Cliff was calling to Houston, to the hospital where Afton was checked in. He
was passed on to Mitch, who was accompanying her.
-
Hi
Mitch. Glad you´re there. Tell me, how´s Afton evolving? Really? It would be
great that she could forget chemo completely...What about the last tests?
Fabulous. Do me a favor, give me my daughter Becky. Too bad. Then I will call
her at her mobile phone. I think it´s time to go back to normal. Say to Afton
that I called, as soon as she´s out of chemo.
Cliff served himself a
glass of iced tea and looked all over that luxurious place, once bought by her
mother Rebecca. After so many years, he was still feeling as insecure as he was
feeling when she died at a plane crash, though he could eliminate his guilty...
At the Southfork Manor, it
was time for the last cocktail after the lunch...
-
I
hope that Dusty will be able to come over this year, Barbara feels like seeing
her daughter Carrie again – commented Lucy.
-
Why
did she leave so suddenly yesterday? – asked Val.
-
She
didn´t leave. She had a meeting with her broker, obviously it´s trendy to make
your business on Saturday...
-
Speaking
of business – said Cally – I want to make you an offer...
-
O.K.
Would you like to swim with the kids in the pool?
-
All
right, I´m gonna change...
Bob, Gary and James had
their own talk subject: business.
-
James,
I want you to know that I´ve finally understood why you left us to move on
Ewing Oil. Count on me for any question...
-
And
me too – added Bob – Oil industry is very unstable: today we can be at the top,
but tomorrow something might happen that´ll put us down.
James finished his bourbon.
-
I
guess I should take that as a gesture of encouragement and support to join back
Ewing Oil...
-
We
meant that – said Bob.
-
What
I just don´t get is why this is coming from my uncles instead of my brother and
partner in business...
-
James,
don´t worry, John Ross must have had some sort of unavoidable commitment, you
know how young men are at that age...
Suddenly, they heard the
roaring motor of J.R.´s heir´s car, and he parked near the pool. He said hello
to the women and kids and then walked into the house to meet his brother...
-
Speaking
of the Devil,.. – joked Bob.
-
Hi
little brother – said John Ross, while he took his sunglasses off.
James turned around to him
and, after some tense moments, they embraced each other endearingly...
That night, in her bedroom,
Maggie opened the Diary she had found dated in 1946. She soon realized that it
was her grandmother´s Diary and very often mentioned her grandfather Jock...
Maggie fell asleep, holding
the Diary with her hands...
At that very moment, at the
Ewing-Clemmens´ house, Betsy had slipped into his brother´s bedroom while he
was showering. She looked for his cell phone and began to press buttons, until
she reached the “realized calls” option: there she found a number often
redialed that she quickly memorized. Afterwards, she silently left. At her own
room´s privacy, Betsy modified her cell´s settings so it wouldn´t be showing
its number, and called the number she had memorized.
-
Good
evening, I´m calling from the Yellow Pages´ Customer Service, we are checking
out if your number appears correctly assigned to your name in the professional
section. Am I talking to Mr. Matthew Ackles, aren´t I?
He cleared his throat and
eventually answered:
-
Well,
I think you´re mistaken, young lady: my name is Willard Monahan, and I am a
financier.
(Fade out)
The next morning Chris was
turning the pages of the newspaper before to get back at his apartment and his
office, both in the same Dallas building. Pam and Bob joined him right away
along with Lucy.
-
Any
interesting news, Chris?
-
Well
dad, apart from the oil prices going down, the Middle West crisis and the holes
in the ozone layer, yeah, one things has called my attention...
Chris gave to his father
the paper wide opened by the specific page. The headline said “SMU professor
involved in net sex scandal.”
-
Was
he your professor, Chris? – a curious Lucy asked.
-
No,
actually I didn´t attend SMU...but I´d say that John Ross did know him.
-
My
God, it must be horrible to be involved in such a scandal and lose your reputation
at his age... – Pam remarked.
-
Anything
wrong Chris? Look kinda worried... – his dad noticed.
-
No,
not all...I gotta go. – Chris stood up, kissed his parents and said goodbye to his
cousin Lucy. Then he grabbed his briefcase and got into the car with the “Ewing
9” plate.
-
So,
must be leaving too – said Lucy – Want me to drive you to Dallas, Pam?
-
No
– she answered – I´m going to stay home to help Val and Donna with the last
arrangements of the barbecue.
At the Krebbses´, Maggie
kept reading fervorously his grandma Margaret´s diary. Suddenly, the door was
opened and Maggie quickly covered the book with a magazine. It was her mother
-
Hi
honey. If you don´t leave now, you´ll be late at school. Want me to drive you?
-
Yeah,
yeah, oh thank you, I´ll be ready in a minute. – Donna left and Maggie took the
diary and put it in a music box she locked afterwards.
-
Mum
– she asked her on the way to school - do we have any relative, apart from the
Ewings, I mean from the Krebbs´ family side?
-
No,
your daddy´s aunt Lil died a few years ago and her son Mickey was very unlucky
himself too... – Donna chose carefully her words because she didn´t want to
explain her daughter Mickey Trotter´s tragic story in Dallas. - And, well...
-
Go
on... – said the girl with interest.
-
Though
they weren´t his children, Ray always considered Jenna´s kids Charlie and Lucas
as if they were his own...
-
Had
she been married before?
-
Yep...
– Donna hated the possibility of her daughter thinking that she didn´t fully
relied on her so she decided to tell her a secret – I want you to know
something, but it must be kept between you and me. Lucas, Jenna´s daughter, was
actually your uncle Bobby´s baby.
-
But
how could that happen...? Wasn´t he married to Pam?
-
Pam
and Bobby were divorced for a couple of years and, on their second wedding´s
day, they learnt that Jenna was carrying Bobby´s baby. I want you to know the
truth because these kind of things sometimes happen, and we don´t have to be
worse persons for that.
-
Does...Christopher
know that he has a stepbrother...?
-
Don´t
know Maggie. Maybe yes, maybe not...
Far away from there, in
Houston, Barbara Baxter was receiving a visit at her luxurious apartment.
-
Hello
mother.
-
Hello
babe. Come on in... – said Barbara as she held a glass with her hand – And
don´t worry about this, it´s only Perrier with lemmon...
-
I
gave up intruding your life a long time ago, mother. I´m here to talk about
other stuff.
-
All
right, make yourself comfortable - Barbara sat down in the coach and her
daughter Carrie in the armchair next – How´s your sweet husband?
-
Steven
and I...are getting a divorce.
Barbara stood up and
pointing at the liquor cabinet, she asked:
-
Maybe
you oughta have something heavier than my Perrier...
-
One
bourbon, and make it double...
At the same time, John Ross
was having dinner with Debbi at a very fashionable restaurant in Dallas.
-
I
never thought I´d get to see you out of that station office...
-
Nor
that I could survive to what happened with the fake report. I´m very grateful
to you and your mother for keeping me in the job when you bought the station,
despite I was partly responsible of it.
-
You
were no less cheated than me or Cliff Barnes, though in Barnes´s case, it´s
already a habit...
-
I
made the mistake to feel almighty because I came from California, so different
from Dallas...to Texas. Things are done here in a big way, but in the deep,
many things still are like they are in a small town.
-
Obviously
you saw through us. I want to invite you to come at the barbecue we will be
holding at my family´s ranch next Saturday.
-
I
don´t know if it would be a good idea to be seen together there...at least by
now. I understand that the Ewings fiercely protect each other from the
outsiders...sorry if my comment bothers you.
-
You´re
completely right Debbi. Even so, I want you to come. We´re going to celebrate
my graduation at SMU and it´s going to be a special occasion. It would mean to
me a lot you coming over...
Debbi
smiled, slightly blushed by the young man´s sincerity.
-
O.k.
then...but, don´t you think that your mother could be resented to me for what I
had to do after that airing?
-
Are
you talking about her appearance on that talk show and her speech on behalf of
A.A. and against the wife abuse? – Debbi nodded. – My mother had been looking
for an excuse to do something like that for centuries. She´s been sober for
many years but never turned to A.A. nor had made any public statement neither.
-
So,
how could she stop drinking?
-
She
replaced alcohol with something much more effective: revenge.
Back at Houston, Barbara
and Carrie kept on talking...
-
You
must know that this puts me in a very complicated situation...
-
Of
course I do mother. But you won´t believe that I´m going to back up just to
make your life less complicated...
Barbara looked at the
liquor cabinet:
-
Wanna
another drink?
-
Why
not? – the younger woman answered. She was about 40 years old.
-
I
can´t do anything but taking care of that lonely ranch all day long. I miss my
job and Steven and I can´t talk without beginning to shout each other...
-
What
about your new stepmother? – at last she asked what she wanted to know since
she came in.
-
Don´t
know, she looked kinda bored at Southern Cross and only stayed for supper. The
next morning, after Clayton argued with his son, they packed up and hit the
road...
-
Where
to? Do you know?
-
Switzerland
I think. At least, that woman couldn´t stop talking about her dear
Switzerland...But, why are you worried about Madeleine?
-
Hope
to be wrong, but I think that what your grandfather´s marriage is not what it
seems to be, and this could affect all of us Ewings and Farlows...
At Sue Ellen´s Turtle Creek
mansion, she was welcoming her former sister-in-law Valene.
-
It´s
a wonderful house, Sue Ellen...You must be so happy to live here with your
son...
-
Well
– she answered – maybe it´s too big for one person. John Ross has a condo of
his own at downtown, so I don´t see him around many nights. Besides he also
stays the night at Southfork...
Sue Ellen made her guest
come outside to the pool patio and offered her iced tea...
-
I´ve
asked you to come, first, to thank you the right way for telling me your
meeting with Kristin...It was such a hard time for me: I was divorcing from
J.R. and couldn´t believe that my sister had been so out of control...
-
I
do understand you. When we settled down in Knots Landing, Gary hit the bottom a
couple of times, but, luckily, he´s been sober for many years. He was so
panicked to lose control again and ruin our relationship one more time...
-
I´ve
been reading all your books, Val – Sue Ellen went inside the house and brought
them over: “Capricorn Crude”, “Nashville Junction”, “Hostage”...You´ve got a
very straightforward style that could fit in my plans right now...
-
Are
you looking for a writer – asked Val.
-
Not
really, I´m looking for a female writer to research the past of two very dear
people...
Val
wide-opened her eyes, while she stared at her...
-
I´d
like you write for my publishing company a biography of Jock and Ellie Ewing´s,
beginning with the early years. As a tribute to them and their love story, quite
unusual for their times. But, you ought to use their real names and do a
research with my help, in whatever possible way...
Val got up and walked to
the tennis court at the downside area of the property. Sue Ellen followed her,
intrigued.
-
I´m
so flattered, Sue Ellen. But I just gotta say no. A long ago another person
asked me to investigate the beginnings of someone close to her, and what I
found out, might have ruined their lives forever, so...I´d rather refuse your
offer...Thank you for recalling me...It was so admirable your statement after
that awful report about John Ross...and I´d love us to be friends, but no, I
can´t write that book...
After while Val got into
her car as she recalled the moment when she made that discovery and understood
what it really meant, hesitant about telling someone or refusing her proposal.
That time, she had told Donna what she had found out. But this time around,
with Sue Ellen, things would be different: she wanted Jock´s and Ellie´s memory
to be kept the way it had become through the years, once forgotten the old
resentments: two persons who were the most important thing for each other, and
who loved each other until the last day they were together...
(Fade out)
The Ewing Annual Barbecue
was welcoming its first guests...
-
Hi
Punk, Mavis, we´re so glad you could make it... – Pam gently said.
-
I
wouldn´t miss it for anything in the world. Where´s that husband of yours...?
-
He´s
inside Punk, with Ray – a smart Donna answered.
Punk and Mavis entered the
house to say hello, while Val came by the two women.
-
All
looks really fantastic girls. I hope everybody will have a great time...
-
Sure
they will Val, thanks to you and Donna. My new job at the publishing company is
letting me a little free time – commented Pam.
-
Isn´t
that your cousin Will? – asked Donna, looking at a handsome 40 in his early
forties, who had just walked in, dressed in jeans, a striped shirt and a gray
cowboy hat.
-
Yeah,
he is.
At other corner of the area
accommodated for the barbecue, Bobby had also noticed Will´s arrival. He stared
as him until Will smiled, and then Will lost him of sight when Pam warmly
embraced him.
Sue Ellen came with John
Ross, both dressed in Texan attire for the occasion.
-
Ready
for another Ewing Bar-b-q, mother?
-
Yep,
I missed them badly in these last years...Southfork always was my home, despite
of everything.
-
I´ve
invited a girlfriend myself, hope you it won´t bother you.
-
No,
not at all – she said, smiling – do I know her?
-
Yeah,
look over there – John Ross pointed at a young, pretty woman with dark skin,
surrounded by several young men who were trying to invite her to dance.
-
Did
you invite Debbi Porter...? – Sue Ellen was speechless.
-
Well,
if my uncles can invite their secretaries, I don´t see why I can´t invite
Debbi, who´s our employée now at the station...but please, no business talk...
John Ross walked towards
the woman and she kissed his cheek. Afterwards, she innocently waved his hand
at Sue Ellen.
-
You
didn´t tell me that she´d be here...
-
My
mother missing a Southfork barbecue? Also we´re gonna celebrate my graduation,
and I decide who´s coming at my parties...
Val and Donna kept on
welcoming the newcomers. Now it was time for Marilee Stone and her grandson
Johnny Lee.
-
Hope
you´ll enjoy the barbecue. Make yourself comfortable – kindly said Val.
-
Where´s
Betsy? – anxiously asked Johnny Lee.
-
She´s
by the pool I think. She´ll come over right away.
-
I´d
better go for her...
A self-satisfied Marilee
looked at her grandson and then at the two women:
-
Ain´t
be great if these two would tie the knot someday? – right after that, she
walked forward to ask for a drink.
-
That
woman makes me chill...- said Val.
-
Believe
me, you´re not the only one, and what´s more, she must be angry: Sue Ellen and
she had a horrible fight at the Oil Barons´ Ball. If I do know her, she´s come
with a revenge in mind...
Val looked at her
astonished. As she was seeing, there was a lot of people in Dallas who belonged
to the same kind of J.R.´s.
John Ross was showing Debbi
Porter the main house pool when they found Betsy and Johnny Lee in a
compromising position, on a deck chair.
-
I
told you it´s over! – the girl suddenly stood up and jumped into the pool.
-
Please
ask Teresa for a bathing suit, otherwise my aunt Val is gonna have a heart
attack if she sees any kind of show at the pool...
Debbi laughed about his
remark and realized that she was liking more and more that young man. He was a
few years older than her, maybe over 10, but he was treating her so
respectfully and devotedly that she couldn´t refuse his invitations. Besides,
he and his mother had saved her reputation when they declared on a press
conference that Debbi had nothing to do with that faked broadcast report.
-
You
wanna see my room?
-
Maybe
next time, but now we could ask Teresa for bathing suits...
-
Could
we? But you´ll gonna swim with me, ain´t you?
-
Not
for us, for them...
Debbi pointed at Betsy and
Johnny Lee, who were fooling around naked in the pool...John Ross was
speechless.
At the Krebbses´, Maggie
was giving herself the last touches to join the barbecue. She thought about the
diary she had been reading, Margaret Hunter´s, her father´s mother. Probably
there were more somewhere. She walked into her parents´ bedroom and snooped at
the lower side of the closet. Her mother had been re-placing a lot of boxes
during the last month. Then she went up to the attic, which was filled with
packages with notes reading its contents. At last, she found one that read:
“M.H.” She opened it and there, wrapped in paper, there were three more diaries
written by Margaret. From 1947 to 1950. She picked them up and, when she was
going to put them safe in her room, she heard Christopher´s voice.
-
Maggie!
Are you up there? Aren´t you ready yet?
-
Right
now Chris. You go ahead...
Barbara and Lucy were
having a friendly chat but with plotting tones in it.
-
So
when are we holding the meeting?
-
When
the barbecue is over. We must report your family about our suspicions, Lucy, and
contact Dusty. Things ain´t goin´ too good at Southern Cross...
-
Have
you talked to your daughter Carrie?
-
Yeah,
there´s trouble in paradise. Madeleine reportedly had a frozen reception there.
Afterwards they flew back to Switzerland...
-
Sorry
this is affecting so many people...
-
Lucy,
this is gonna affect all of us if what we suspect is confirmed. The sooner we
talk with the others, the better...
Sue Ellen and Marilee
clashed into each other, as usual lately.
-
I´m
sorry...- said Sue Ellen, before to see who it was...
-
I
understand your condition honey – Marilee abruptly said.
J.R.´s ex-wife pretended to
have not heard her and walked towards Pam.
-
So...ready
for your journey to Italy?
-
Oh
yes, Sue Ellen. I´m so excited. We had fun in Paris...and we´ve prepared a
outstanding report, for both "Woman Today" and your new TV channel...
-
I´ve
noticed Debbi Porter was John Ross´s date...What do you think of that?
-
I
think it´s o.k. for now. He´s almost all grown up and she...was involved in something
that might have hurt her.
-
Alan
Beam´s personal vendetta almost works out...
-
Actually
and please don´t tell anyone - she said in whisper – but I think a Richard
Channing is rather angry with him and Westfork Industries...
-
Poor
Gary...
At Gary´s and Val´s house,
Bob was waiting for his brother to finish a phone call. He eventually did.
-
Gary,
everyone´s asking for you...Are you ready for the Ewing barbecue?
-
Wait
a minute Bob. Just want to tell you something – Bob changed his look as he
arched his eyebrows – Remember that Richard Channing venture that Alan Beam had
so hard wanted me to take?
-
You
mean the California pipeline?
-
Right.
Today I´ve found out that Richard Channing is blaming me for the contract
breach. As it seems, Alan faked my signature on that pre-contract and faxed it
to him the day he left Dallas. Channing told me that he had also transferred
into an account I had in California...
-
California?
-
Yep,
but...I cancelled all my accounts there long ago. Alan seems to have been
posing as me to open an account and get that million as a first payment of the
pipeline deal...
-
You´re
not saying that Alan has conned Channing using your name, aren´t you?...
-
Not
only that. As he told me, a second million was going to be paid to him if he got
the deal closed. That million has been cashed by Alan at a Swiss bank...
-
I.e.,
we have Alan Beam running away from Dallas carrying a briefcase worth 2 million
dollars...
-
That´s
right, though not precise. The day he left, I was very nervous about Bobby´s
crash. I told Alan to go ahead with the Channing deal. Later on, my secretary
brought me a dossier about him that I had asked her to do: what I found in it
scared me to death. Even if only half of it was true, that individual is not
the best partner one can have...
-
What
was it about?
-
Connections
with a European multinational corporation with a terrorist past, also with a
Mafia-like group called The Thirteen, his life was attempted several times, he
was sentenced to jail for a few crimes and, even his second wife died
mysteriously...So I backed down and rejected the deal. Tried to contact
Channing but he wasn´t reachable and Alan was gone. You know the rest...
-
Do
you mean that Channing might come back and demand you those 2 million dollars
back?
-
Not
only that Bob. He wants us to be his partners in the pipeline, at any price.
I´m fed up with this business...Every day I´m more fed up with it, I mean it
Bob...
Outside at the barbecue,
Chris and Maggie were dancing.
-
Didn´t
anyone tell you that you´re very mysterious lately?
-
Thanks,
nice compliment. – Maggie hesitated.
-
What
were you gonna say?
-
Nothing
– the girl changed her mind. She remembered her mother´s words about Lucas´s
existence. – Have you ever missed to have a brother, Chris?
-
Well,
John Ross has been the closest to a brother to me, at least concerning the
negative side... – both laughed the joke – Why are you asking?
-
Not
long ago I learnt by chance that a friend of mine had a stepbrother he never
met.
-
Must
be hard to live isolated from your brothers and parents, especially as a child.
My daddy, as far as I know, never had any other son but me, and I´m adopted. –
Maggie looked at him tenderly, trying to decide what was the right thing to do.
-
Christopher,
you have a brother, your dad had another son with Jenna Wade.
Christopher stepped back,
looking confused. When the young woman began to stutter an apology, Chris ran
off towards his father. Donna, who had been watching them, rushed by her
daughter.
-
Darling,
tell me you didn´t say it to Christopher...
-
I´m
sorry, I thought he had to know...
Donna embraced her daughter
and looked out for Bob, who was standing near to one of the tables, with Gary.
-
Seems
like the old times, eh Gary?
-
More
or less, only that we´re the daddies now...
-
I´m
sorry Bob, may I talk to you for a minute?
Bob and Donna walked apart
from them.
-
Some
days ago, Maggie found an old diary of Ray´s mother, Margaret, and, when I was
explaining to her about her grandparents backstory, I slipped out that you had
another heir, Bob.
-
You
mean Lucas?
-
Sure.
-
And?
-
Well,
I thought that you never told Christopher so you didn´t have to explain the
circumstances of your break with Jenna and your second wedding to Pam...
-
You
weren´t living here any more Donna, but I did. When Jenna and Ray got married,
Christopher and I talked about Lucas. In fact, he found about it by chance
through Jenna´s daughter Charlie. It was too hard for him to accept it but I
think he did. At those days he was suffering a big deal and put the blame of
everything to his being adopted.
-
I
had no idea...Then, why has he reacted so oddly when Maggie´s told so?
-
I´ll
talk to him. Thanks for caring Donna – Bobby warmly kissed her in her lips.
Will and Bobby had finally
said hello to each other, in the middle of the crowd of guests. Their faces
didn´t show it, but what they were whispering expressed quite a lot. Not far
from there, Betsy was watching over them.
-
I
missed you a lot – Bobby broke the ice.
-
Me
too. I got your letter...and your drawing – Will revealed – you´re good, with
both things.
-
You
too...
Will blushed up and asked
him plainly:
-
When
shall I meet you...in private?
-
Within
fifteen minutes, at the Southern Stables. John Ross will make his big speech...
-
Something´s
telling me that you don´t like him very much...
-
Chris
and James are nice guys but John Ross always look at us, Betsy and me, as if we
were two freaks, just for being twins...
Will raised his glass and
toasted to Bobby. Then he walked to Pam. At the same time, Betsy got closer to
her brother.
-
Interesting
that cousin of Pam´s. Do you thing I´m his type?
-
You
got Johnny Lee hang up on you. Let someone for the others...
Betsy smiled while her
brother walked away. He couldn´t suspect that she knew how to lip-read and had
“read” everything they have said to each other, including that about their
meeting at the stables...
-
At
the Ewing bar-b-q´s, the big point is: who´s gonna fall into the pool? – said a
gay Marilee. – Hi Bobby – she said
impulsively.
-
Hi
Marilee... – Bob scowled...
-
I´ve
heard that Pam is away very often lately. If you´re feeling alone, call on me
and we might have lunch together...at home.- Marilee wide-opened her big mouth.
-
You´re
obviously having a great time, as usual. You haven´t seen my son Christopher,
have ya?
-
No,
he´s too young for me. But he´ll look terrific in a couple of years...
The thought of Marilee
trying to seduce Chris was so panicking to Bob, and he couldn´t help
laughing...
-
I
said it´s over! – cried out Betsy.
-
Just
a minute ago you didn´t think the same... – said Johnny Lee, both with their
hair still wet after the pool swim.
-
I
don´t wanna see you again, let me go. You haven´t got enough class for me,
neither does your family.
Marilee´s eyes were popping
out. She rushed over near the pool.
-
Take
back your words right now, you spoiled brat... – demanded Marilee.
-
I
don´t want to. You´re such a creepy old woman who have nobody to go with at a
party and always has to go with your hick grandson hanging on...
Marilee raised her hand to
slap her, but Bobby stopped her.
-
Let
it go Mrs. Stone. Go back with the others.
The shouting had called the
attention of several guests, and also family members like Will, Val, Lucy and
Maggie.
-
You´re
such an unfit slut just like your sister Lucy.
Lucy stood in front of
Marilee, her arms firmly planted around her waist. She looked at Will with complicity
and both of them pushed Marilee into the pool. An angry Johnny Lee tried to
knock out Will but hit Bob instead. Will quickly reacted and punched Johnny
Lee, who ended up joining his grandmother in the pool.
-
Keep
it in mind, ´cause my granny always said that: “We the Ewings may be right or
wrong but we keep together like a family and support each other.”
Once alone, Johnny Lee
tried to help his grandma to get out of the pool, but she got rid of his hands
while murmuring: “Damn Ewings, I´ll get even on them...”
When Marilee was walking
out of the ranch towards the park lot, Sue Ellen ran off to say goodbye to her:
-
Oh
darlin´. Just hope you got what you deserved. Your gown is obviously shrinking.
Must be rather cheap...Read my mag so you´ll learn how to dress with class.
Sue Ellen turned around as
Marilee was fuming...
Minutes later Ray loudly
whistled to call the people´s attention. By his side were Bob, John Ross and
Sue Ellen.
A little further were
Maggie, Lucy, Betsy, James and Cally.
-
Friends
and family – requested Bob in loud voice – Since we are reunited for this
annual barbecue, we want to announce that my nephew John Ross has just got his
degrees at SMU and will immediately join Ewing Oil, now as the CEO...
They all clapped,
encouraged by Ray, Bob and Sue Ellen.
-
I´m
very happy to be able to follow my dad´s and my grandpa´s steps, and return to
the business that saved these lands, long time ago: oil.
Cally was curiously
watching James. He looked at her and walked towards them. He congratulated his
brother and added:
-
I´m
so proud of John Ross, my dear little brother, not so little any more, able to
reach such high places. Besides, I think that his mother Sue Ellen has
something else to announce...
Sue Ellen was surprised at
first, and then smiled and proudly stood up, as she said:
-
Yes
I have. Very soon, I´m going to quit Ewing Oil and it will belong entirely to
my son, and his brother James. They both will own the company 50%...
Now John Ross was the
surprised one...Why had his mother kept that decision away from him, and also
her new agreement with James?
The family and the guests
clapped again.
Lucy and Barbara had decided
to reunite the family and report them of their enquiries. Chris, Will and Bobby
seemed to be missing.
-
You
must trust him honey. Especially after his change he has been through lately.
-
And
I do trust him, Valene. But I gotta find him. Sudden runaways are a bad sign...
-
I
think he was heading to the stables the last time I saw him...- reported
Betsy...
-
Thanks
baby...
Betsy put her hand on her
mother´s shoulder, as she smiled a bit wickedly.
James served a drink to
Cally and they joined the others at the living-room.
-
What´s
going on?
-
It´s
something very important that you oughta know, but we better wait for Gary
back...- remarked Lucy.
-
Believe
me, James, darling: it´s worth awhile waiting to know what it is about...
-
Can´t
you smell the old smell of conspiracy Ray? – asked Donna in a low voice. He
reluctantly raised his eyebrows.
At the higher ground of the
stable, Bobby and Will were talking, unaware of that...
-
I
know only for a month and you´re like my family...
-
I´m
actually from your family, by marriage though, Pam´s and Bob´s...
-
I
feel so close to you. Maybe I shouldn´t tell you, but there was another person
a few months ago...A professor from high school...I thought I felt something
about him but I was fooling myself. Now I know that for sure...
-
I´m
much older than you, Bobby, and you´re under age too...Honestly, do you think
that we could have a future together? Aren´t I taking you away the opportunity
to do other things, to meet people your age?
-
I
only know that, right now, I wanna be with you...in more than one sense...
Will and Bobby kissed
passionately, as they began to unbutton their respective shirts...
At the Southfork Manor, the
elders kept on waiting as the young ones were having a swim in the pool, while
the night was falling...
-
The
boys have set up a good fight before, poor Marilee...
-
Poor,
are you kidding? – ironically said Sue Ellen.
-
She
always cheers the Ewing barbecues up. Many years ago, my cousin Jamie pushed
her into the pool, at a barbecue too...
-
She
was a very brave girl, cousin Jamie... – recalled Sue Ellen sympathetically.
-
Where´s
she now? – asked James without thinking.
-
One
day, we got a call from California. Jamie had been killed in a
mountain-climbing accident, one year after that...- reported Pam.
-
My
God, how terrible – said Cally, firmly holding James´s arm.
Suddenly, the telephone
rang. Sue Ellen and Pam stared at each other. Bob caught the complicity gesture
and walked out to answer the phone, strongly wishing they were good news.
Silence could be cut off
when Bob began to talk. Ray kissed Donna, Cally held James even stronger,
Barbara, Lucy and Val were watching the couple and Sue Ellen and Pam finally
stood up, unable to wait any longer. Both women had felt a bad foresight...
Bob hang up. With tears in
his eyes, he informed the family...
“It was Dusty, calling from
Southern Cross...He has been reported from Switzerland, that Clayton has had a
skiing accident...He had a fatal heart attack...He´s dead.”
END OF EPISODE 11
Guest Stars:
KEHLY GRAY (Kelly)
MORGAN WODWARD (Punk)
ALICE HIRSON (Mavis)
and
as
MARILEE STONE
"EWING EMPIRE" is a
web-based Fan-Fiction written and edited by PAM´S TWIN SISTER and TONI DÍAZ.
The main characters of this net super soap were created by DAVID JACOBS for the
shows "DALLAS" and "KNOTS LANDING".
This episode is affectionately dedicated to SolidSnake2003, for his
sincere support to our fanfic.
Coming next, Episode 12: “THE STEPFATHER”
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