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John Ross,
wake up.
[ Beeping continues ]
John Ross!
I'm getting a reading,
John.
[ Beeping quickens ]
Pull the drill!
Pull it! Now!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
How are we lookin',
boys, huh?
Let's go!
Let's go!
Oh, come on.
Come on.
Come on,
come on, come on.
[ Cheering ]
Yeah!
Whoo!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Cap it!
Cap that thing!
[ Cheering continues ]
She's flowing at
10,000 barrels, John!
[ Cheering continues ]
Whoo!
Whoo!
Oh, baby.
[ Laughs ]
Woo-hoo!
Oh.
Dallas
S01 Ep01 - Changing of the Guard
Sync and corrected by dr.jackson
for www.addic7ed.com
Go on.
Touch it.
It's ice.
[ Lighter clicks ]
Flammable ice.
Methane.
Frozen and compressed
in hydrate form
along the coasts
of every continent.
There's more energy
in these hydrates
than all the world's
coal, oil,
Christopher Ewing?
Is that you
behind that wall of lockers?
Shoot.
My pants.
Mrs. Stanfill?
Yes, ma'am.
It is.
I hope that's your fiancee
in there with you, Christopher.
[ Sighs ]
Yes, ma'am.
It is.
Oh,
Rebecca Sutter, ma'am.
What must you
think of me?
His daddy
would crow with pride.
Will you be coming
to the wedding, Mrs. Stanfill?
I wouldn't miss it,
dear.
And may I suggest
that you, uh, save something
for the honeymoon?
Yes.
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Exhales sharply ]
[ Clicks tongue ]
Ann:
Should be interesting
to see Christopher
and John Ross together again.
Has Elena seen Christopher
since he's been back?
Music plays
Music plays
[ Engine revs ]
If there's one thing
my daddy taught me,
it was to
hope for the best
but prepare
for the worst.
You stay tuned.
[ Engine revs ]
So, how's he doing?
Um, in and out,
Mr. Ewing.
Clinical depression
is like that.
But he's
taking his meds,
and we're
keeping him comfortable.
All those fights,
J.R.
Over Ewing Oil.
And Southfork.
Those fights changed me.
Changed me in a way
I don't like.
I worry about Christopher
and John Ross.
I want them to have a chance
to be a family.
Without all the bitterness
We'll talk.
Okay.
This beautiful girl
you're going to marry...
- Does she cook?
- She wants to learn.
She'll never make mole
like Elena,
but maybe I could teach her
to fry a tortilla.
You'll like her once you
get to know her, Carmen.
[ Sighs ]
You and my daughter
made such a beautiful couple.
[ Sighs ]
See what you did?
John Ross:
Ah, look at you.
Here I thought my cousin
was marrying a mad scientist
with a mustache.
You must be
John Ross.
I've been looking forward
to meeting you.
Watch out. Worst hound dog
West of the Mississippi.
Been back for three weeks,
and you haven't come see me?
Been busy.
- Welcome home.
- Thanks.
- Good to see you.
- You, too.
- Been a long time.
- It has.
And you look,
uh, different.
- Yeah, I changed my hair.
- Your clothes?
Opened an office in Dallas
tracking oil leases.
Got to
dress the part.
Oh, you must be Elena.
[ Cellphone rings ]
- Rebecca.
- Yes.
- So nice to meet you.
- So nice to meet you, too.
- That's mother. I'll go get her.
- So, you grew up with these two.
Yeah, regrettably.
Oh, I can't wait to hear all about them.
[ Groans ]
John Ross: Oh, if it isn't
the next governor.
Sorry I'm late.
Mother,
it's so nice to see you.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
You got to
tell Bobby.
Just give me a minute.
Rebecca: I was just
telling Sue Ellen
that my one and only bridesmaid
had a family emergency
and won't be able
to make the wedding.
Ann: Oh.
Rebecca's parents...
They, uh, they died
in a plane crash.
She's got a brother,
I saw him
this afternoon.
John Ross.
You should go see your father
before it's too late.
I got nothing to say
to my father.
You will regret time
you don't spend
with your family, son.
So, I hear
you've come home
with some kind of
alternative energy scheme
to save the world.
Here I was hoping to tempt you
into wildcatting with me.
Oil's the past, John Ross.
Alternatives are the future.
I couldn't
disagree more.
Well, this country's quickly
running out of resources.
With all due respect,
cousin, that's a load.
With all due respect, you have no
idea what you're talking about.
All right, all right,
listen, um...
I have been thinking all evening
about how to best say this,
and there really
is no best way
other than to just
come out with it.
But there is no doubt
in my mind...
...it's the right thing to do.
I've decided the time has come
to sell Southfork.
[ Sighs ]
Better get your truck, then.
Come with me.
What the hell
are you doing?
No more than Jock did...
Drilling for oil on Southfork.
Miss Ellie threw Jock's rig
off the ranch.
80 years ago,
Christopher!
You have no right
to drill on this land.
I'm a Ewing.
I have every right.
Elena: We only confirmed the
find this morning, Bobby.
John was gonna
tell you tonight.
You're a part
of this?
I spotted the reserve
on a seismic survey.
If I'm right,
you are sitting on
a couple of billion barrels
of light, sweet crude...
The most sought-after
crude oil in the world.
This will make us richer than
we ever imagined, Uncle Bobby.
It'll change everything!
I am sick to death
of this family
devouring itself
over money!
This is exactly
Come on in.
I'm sorry Mr. Ewing.
Just doing my job.
It's all right.
[ Police radio chatter ]
[ Scoffs ]
John Ross has
filed an injunction
against the sale
of Southfork.
Christopher:
You got to be kidding me.
He's petitioning to have the
terms of mama's will overturned
on grounds
of mental incompetence.
That's a lie.
- Maybe I should hold off.
- No!
You start looking
for a conservancy
with deep pockets, Mitch.
John Ross wants to turn
Southfork into a battlefield,
I'll give the...
I will give him
the fight of his life.
Looking good over here.
We got company.
[ Siren chirps ]
It's a court order,
Mr. Ewing.
Staying you
from further drilling.
I've filed with the court to overturn
the terms of my grandmother's will.
[ Laughs ]
It's the perfect dress.
- Thank you.
- Really?
- You look so beautiful.
- Thank you.
[ Gasps ]
Oh, look at the beading.
[ Laughter ]
Dude...
You want the usual?
Yeah.
Thanks, Eric.
Yeah.
[ Computer beeps ]
Hey, Ken.
What's going on?
Something bad happened,
man.
We tapped a cache
of methane
lying close
to the surface of the seabed.
I... I think we
triggered an earthquake.
What?
Dr. Wong is shutting us down
until he figures out what to do.
There might be a link
between harvesting methane
and earthquakes.
I know you've been working
with hydrate cores.
It's not safe, Chris.
I gotta go.
Dad...
It's me... John Ross.
I would get up
two hours before dawn,
make coffee.
[ Laughing ]
Pamela would always catch me.
I'd say it was for my mom.
She didn't buy it.
Let me get away with it,
though.
I miss her.
I miss her, too.
What happened?
The, uh, team that I was
working with in China...
They triggered
an underwater earthquake
while extracting methane
from the ocean floor.
It's a complete disaster.
[ Sighs ]
I can't continue.
Can't risk hurting people.
Be unthinkable.
I'm so sorry,
Christopher.
I know
how hard you worked on this.
Why are you here,
Elena?
Are you happy,
Christopher?
Rebecca's the best person
I know.
But you didn't answer
my question.
Why are you here?
I wanted to give this
back to you.
I want you to be happy.
So sorry about
your work.
John Ross: Well?
What did he say?
He didn't want
to talk about it.
W-what do you mean?
Y-you guys didn't exchange
any of that geeky tech talk?
Very funny. No.
[ Scoffs ]
What did you talk about?
Southfork.
The injunction.
The wedding.
[ Sighs ]
Hey.
We're still going,
right?
I wouldn't miss it.
[ Groans ]
What's wrong?
Oh, my stomach.
Oh, I'll get you something.
[ Exhales deeply ]
[ Groans ]
[ Clatter in distance ]
[ Clatter in distance ]
[ Shotgun cocks ]
I don't miss, mister.
Not at any range.
[ Glass shatters ]
Next time, Ms. Ewing,
shoot him.
Oh, I will.
Good night.
Bobby: Good night.
Thank you.
[ Both sigh ]
[ Door closes in distance ]
How's your stomach?
I'm fine.
Fine.
Why don't we try
and get some sleep, huh?
Got a big day tomorrow.
Okay.
Come on.
Uh, I'll be right up.
I'll get the lights.
Okay.
Come here.
Come on, man.
Where's the money?
[ Crying ]
[ Sniffles ]
[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
Mitch: Well, Bobby,
there she is.
Have you ever met
this woman?
I only met her
on the phone,
but her father's big in
the land-conservancy business.
Well,
My mother's will
is inalterable
on the issue of trustees.
And I assure you,
miss Del Sol,
no lady was ever more competent
than my mama.
My nephew's injunction
will be thrown out of court.
Then I see no reason
why this project
can't move forward.
Good.
The sooner, the better.
[ Sighs ]
[ Sniffles ]
Music plays
Hello, Ray.
You look good, Bob.
So do you.
Son, everybody,
I'd like you to meet
miss Marta Del Sol.
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hello.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
We have been discussing
my selling Southfork
to her father's
conservancy.
Hey, dad.
Uh, can we talk?
Uh, excuse me one moment.
Excuse us.
Look, there's something
I got to tell you
before you close
this deal, all right...
Tommy:
Christopher!
Tommy.
Hey.
- How are you?
- I'm good. I'm good.
Uh, dad, this is Tommy,
Rebecca's brother.
- Oh. Welcome to Southfork, Tommy.
- Thank you.
Where you been?
Oh, you have no idea
how long
I was detained
at the border.
Right.
hidden me away
in boarding school
all those years,
my father would have
taught me the oil business,
as he assured me he would.
And I would be running
Ewing Oil today
instead of that idiot
Cliff Barnes
having stolen it from us.
John Ross.
[ Sighs ]
I know
I have made mistakes.
I shouldn't have used you
against J.R.
But for what it's worth,
I have changed.
Listen to me carefully,
son.
I know you are disdainful
of my connections.
But they are powerful.
Think of me as an ally.
I can help.
You have a call,
Mr. Ewing.
Here's what you wanted,
John Ross.
Hey.
Got a little something
you might want to hear.
Excuse me.
All right.
What's this about?
Oh, uh,
excuse me. Sorry.
What?
...talking about?
[ Door closes ]
You crazy?
You couldn't wait
to tell him.
What?!
About the methane?
The earthquake?
Everything I told you in
confidence, you told John Ross!
- I don't know what you're talking...
- Don't lie to me!
- Let go of me!
- Don't lie to me!
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
John Ross tried
to blackmail me.
He said he was gonna
tell my father everything.
I didn't tell him
anything.
[ Scoffs ]
And what you did...
What you did
was for nothing.
Because he doesn't
love you.
He uses people.
And you want to know
what's really sick?
I trusted you again.
John Ross doesn't love anyone
but himself?