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Episode Recaps: Season Four
Episode Sixty-Seven: A Fiery Night of Passion

Cally is not pleased when Justin reveals that he knows J.R. is his father, although Justin is thrilled…Christopher confesses to Todd that he is in a jam, with J.R. threatening to reveal Karen's drug addiction to the papers if Christopher doesn't sign over 10% of Weststar. Christopher knows that will hurt the custody trial for Megan. Todd gets an idea….Sue Ellen and Jack decide to embark on a relationship….Ray basically gives Jenna Evans the brush-off, telling her he really doesn't want to be involved with her. Jenna is crushed and hurt…Todd meets with Christopher and tells him to ask for a percentage of Ewing Oil in exchange for the 10% of Weststar, giving Christopher some blackmail information by telling of J.R.'s involvement in Ray and Donna's breakup (while keeping his own role innocent). He tells Christopher to get the percentage and then sell to Sue Ellen. Christopher thinks this is a great idea, and seeks advice from Sue Ellen as well, who suggests the same thing…Afton swears Pamela Rebecca to secrecy regarding her ability to walk, saying by lying she is going to win Cliff back…Jenna Evans runs into Donna, and angry, reveals that she was the woman that Ray slept with and rubs it in her face, making Donna even more furious at Ray….J.R. swears to get custody of Justin away from Cally, scaring her as she returns to Arkansas…Cliff calls Bryan Safi, a drilling expert, about investigating the land across from Southfork to make sure its acceptable for drilling…John Ross and Melissa have a romantic encounter in the hayloft, but soon its disrupted when the hay loft catches on fire…J.R. is at Mandy's apartment, and gets a mysterious silent phone call…At a Halloween party, Lucas thinks he sees his mother, Jenna Wade Krebbs.

Episode Sixty-Eight: And The Mayor Is?

J.R. announces to the whole family that Justin is his son….Lucas's vision of Jenna dissipates and he wonders if he's going crazy….John Ross and Melissa survive the fire, thanks to Melissa…Cally tells Miss Ellie about J.R.'s threat to get custody of Justin, and Miss Ellie swears to make sure that doesn't happen…..Pamela Rebecca realizes that she still loves John Ross and comes up with a plan to get him back….Miss Ellie tells J.R. that he better not try to get custody of Justin. Knowing not to cross his mother, J.R. is forced to resort with a next plan of action regarding Cally and Justin….Christopher visits J.R. and asks him for a percentage of Ewing Oil in exchange for the 10% of Weststar. Christopher threatens to tell Miss Ellie about J.R.'s role in Ray and Donna's split up, with Ray and Todd's support. As well, he tells J.R. that Cliff will start drilling on the land across from Southfork if he doesn't hand over a percentage. Figuring that J.R. will be having Gary's 7.5% soon, J.R. complies, and gives Christopher 2% of Ewing Oil, leaving him with 50%…..Christopher signs over the 2% secretly to Sue Ellen, giving her 10% control of Ewing Oil…..J.R. learns that Cally is in financial trouble and buys the small house she rents, promptly evicting her….Afton's ex-husband, Harrison Van Buren, shows up in Dallas, discovers that she's faking her paralysis, and blackmails her for money….Pam decides that she wants to go to Paris and discover what is in the house left to her in the will by Jenna, thinking it has something to do with Katherine, and wanting to put this whole saga behind them….Sue Ellen and Jack go public with their relationship…..Donna wins the mayoral campaign for Dallas!

Episode Sixty-Nine: Blackmail

Cally calls Sue Ellen, frantic because she's been evicted and she has no place to go. Sue Ellen talks to Cliff and convinces him to let Cally stay in his guesthouse….J.R. tells Donna about the land that Cliff bought across from Southfork….Jenna Evans leaves Dallas…..Lucy and Neil decide to get married….Jillian, Margaret's new friend, meets J.R……Pamela Rebecca blackmails Megan's doctor into calling Christopher and lying to him, saying that Megan is not his daughter….J.R. hires a mysterious woman, Dominique, in his plan for Cally….John Ross and Justin bond….Cally moves to Dallas…Karen gets out of rehab….Pam and Bobby fly to Paris and discover that the address Jenna gave in her will was to a company called Wentworth, Limited. Curious, Pam and Bobby go in and meet with the President, Rex Wentworth…..J.R. goes to confront Cliff about Cally living in his guesthouse, and the two end up in a huge fight, with Cliff resolving to start drilling on the land across from Southfork.

Episode Seventy: Man and Wife

Gary wants to start selling the houses he's developed….It's the day of Lucy's wedding, and everyone is gathered at Southfork….At the wedding, Todd meets Janice Kelly, Lucy's secretary and Phyllis's daughter, and finds himself very intrigued by her….Dominique breaks into Cally's while she is at the wedding and starts installing hidden cameras….Lucy and Neil are wed….During the reception, Sue Ellen casually asks Jack about buying his 7.5% of Ewing Oil. Jack, who is feeling a little insecure in the relationship, assumes that Sue Ellen just wants his percentage of Ewing Oil and that's why she became involved with him. They get into a huge fight about it….Christopher and Karen's relationship has cooled down a lot……Afton accidentally gets knocked into the pool at the wedding, and stands up. Everyone is shocked….J.R. gets word that Mandy will not make it through the night, so he goes to visit her in her hotel room, and makes a shocking discovery there.

Episode Seventy-One: To Drill Or Not To Drill?

J.R. is shocked to find Jillian Renfro, Margaret's friend, in Mandy's room. It is revealed that she is Mandy's daughter, but her father is unknown…..Dr. Benson, under Pamela Rebecca's blackmail, calls Christopher and informs him that their original blood mix-up was a mix-up, and that John Ross is really Megan's father…..Afton comes clean with Cliff about walking, and the two have a reconciliation of sorts….Eric Stone returns to Dallas, recovered and makes contact with Pamela Rebecca….Eric reveals to Cliff, Afton and Pamela Rebecca that he is Cliff's son. He welcomes Cliff into the family….Christopher tells Karen about Megan…..Cally leaves one morning to drive Justin to school, but can't find her purse anywhere. When she comes back, it's lying on the table, with her license lying right in front of it. Cally thinks she may be going crazy. What's really happened is Dominique had watched Cally via the hidden cameras and broken in while she was driving Justin, placing the purse there to make Cally think she was going nuts…..Afton tells Harrison that he no longer has blackmail leverage on her….Sue Ellen and Jack get into another fight, so Jack decides to sell her his 7.5%, as that would be a true test of her feelings for him…Pam and Bobby are being followed by a mysterious person in Paris, hired by Rex….Cliff is at the land across from Southfork, making drilling preparations. Ray and Miss Ellie see him, and stop by, and learn that he plans to drill, even though Miss Ellie begs him not to….Ray tells Donna about Cliff's plan to drill….Todd visits Janice at Ewing Oil and makes a date with her….Donna visits Cliff and asks him to not drill across from Southfork. Cliff says he will, and Donna says she will do everything in her power to stop him…In Paris, Pam and Bobby meet with Rex Wentworth, who is revealed to be Herbert Wentworth and a french woman's son---meaning he's Katherine's half-brother. Pam and Bobby explain their connection to Katherine, and its revealed by Pam that Katherine was crazy and that she shot her. Rex orders them out and then swears revenge for killing his beloved sister.

Episode Seventy-Two: Co-Conspirators

J.R. spends the day with Justin and subtly maligns her in front of his son, causing Justin to grow very upset with Cally….Afton's best friend, Barbara Safi, has moved to Dallas with her husband Bryan, who is going to be working on the drilling project for Cliff. Barbara mentions that it was a huge sacrifice to move all the way to Dallas for this drilling project, and that she gave up a lot…Jack tells Sue Ellen that he is going to sell her his 7.5%, and Sue Ellen is confused…..Donna starts to call in favors to get Cliff's drilling halted….Justin gets really mad at Cally….A mysterious figure hired by Rex plots to kill Pam….Melissa runs into a drunk and depressed Christopher at a bar. She takes him home, where Christopher reveals the next day that Megan is really John Ross's. Melissa suspects Pamela Rebecca is up to something….Pamela Rebecca confesses to Eric what she did to deceive Christopher about Megan's parentage….Karen goes to a mysterious visit at the hospital….J.R.'s plan for Cally is revealed: With the help of Dominique, he is going to gaslight her in order to prove her an incompetent mother and get Justin…..Cally comes into J.R.'s office, screaming at him for making Justin hate her. Dominique secretly records everything, and Cally sounds like a crazy woman. During the proceeding, Dominique breaks a glass and makes noises so that it sounds like Cally threw it. Dominique and J.R. plot to manipulate this tape later in court, so it looks like Cally is nuts.

Episode Seventy-Three: Giving Thanks

Christopher drinks more, and Theresa of all people tries to stop him….Karen tells Christopher that she is now working at the Cancer ward of the hospital, and cannot come to Cliff's with him for Thanksgiving….Todd picks up Janice for their date, but the two get stuck in the elevator. While there, they kiss….On the land across from Southfork, J.R. confronts Cliff, Bryan and Barbara Safi, telling Cliff that Donna is going to use her power as mayor to get the drilling halted. Barbara Safi freaks out, getting really angry that she has uprooted her life to move to Dallas, only to have Donna Dowling shut things down….Jack sells Sue Ellen his 7.5% of Ewing Oil, giving her a total now of 17.5%. They make love afterwards, proving to Jack that Sue Ellen wants to be with him for him….Cally plans to make stuffing for Thanksgiving, which she will be having at Cliff's. She takes a nap while preheating the oven, and Dominique observes this, quickly going to work….Cally later wakes up to find the stuffing made and her pies out of the oven. She wonders what's going on—is she going crazy? Actually, Dominique did all the work, to make Cally think she's going nuts…..Pamela Rebecca tells John Ross that Megan is his daughter, not Christopher's, and John Ross is elated…..At Cliff's, Cliff, Pam, Afton, Pamela Rebecca, Eric, John Ross, Melissa, Christopher, Bobby and Cally all gather together for dinner. Bobby has to hold himself back from assaulting Cliff for drilling across from Southfork.…Eric's role in the family is announced by Cliff….Pam tells Cliff about Rex…..Thanksgiving at Southfork is quieter, with J.R., Miss Ellie, Clayton, Sue Ellen, Jack, Donna, Ray, Lucas, Margaret, Justin and later, Karen, Christopher, Pam, Bobby, Melissa and John Ross attending…..J.R. gets a disturbing phone call about Mandy….J.R. goes to the hospital, where Mandy is near death and announces that Jillian is J.R.'s daughter before dying.

Episode Seventy-Four: J.R.'s Daughter

Todd and Janice are really falling for each other….Jillian and J.R. are both uncomfortable with the notion of being related…John Ross talks to Justin and gets his to not be as mad at Cally…..Christopher and Melissa meet to discuss the issue of Megan's paternity, believing that Pamela Rebecca is up to something. They suggest that John Ross take a paternity test….Karen bonds with some cancer patients….Gary and Valene return to Dallas after a visit to Knots Landing. They decide to move back there, once Gary's development project is settled….Cally gets inspired and paints five new paintings, sharing her good news with Sue Ellen over the phone….Todd runs into Eric Stone, who swears that he's going to get revenge on Todd….Later, Eric makes contact with Karen, who is hesitant to talk to him, making him swear to get Karen for himself….John Ross tells Pamela Rebecca he wants a paternity test, worrying her. She tells Eric, who says that he knows someone that will doctor the results. Pamela Rebecca is psyched….Cally wakes up as Sue Ellen arrives to see her new paintings. When Sue Ellen walks in, Cally is shocked to see that her paintings are not there, but rather five completely different ones have replaced them (Dominique did it). Cally freaks out, worrying Sue Ellen….Donna tells Cliff that the drilling has been stopped thanks to her. As she walks out, Bryan and Barbara Safi walk in, and Barbara Safi recognizes her from somewhere. Cliff informs them that Donna has stopped the drilling, and Barbara swears to hurt Donna for doing that…..J.R. announces to the family that Jillian is his daughter…..Pam is almost killed by Rex's henchmen while driving.

Episode Seventy-Five: 'Tis The Season To Be Vengeful

Pam is almost killed by one of Rex's henchmen, but Rex calls it off at the last minute. Still Pam tells Bobby about her near auto accident, and Bobby wonders if Rex had anything to do with it.....J.R. convinces Miss Ellie to invite Justin and Cally over for lunch, for reasons that he is remaining quiet about....Todd and Janice grow closer....John Ross and Christopher take the paternity test, but the results won't be back for a while.....There is a coldness and distance between Karen and Christopher, sending him to the bottle.....After a talk with Miss Ellie, John Ross realizes he should make up with J.R........Cliff asks Afton to marry him and she says yes....John Ross talks to Gary and both decide that they should start selling their houses. J.R. listens to the live feed that he had planted in Gary's office, and is relieved that Gary is going to sell as he can FINALLY get his plan in motion. However, he needs to get John Ross out of town to do so. John Ross makes clear to Gary his intentions to make up with J.R., making J.R. happy---this makes his plan so much easier......John Ross goes to J.R., and apologizes, and J.R. manages to guilt trip him into going on a business trip for Ewing Oil, getting him out of town so J.R.'s plan for Gary can go through.....Cally comes over to Southfork for lunch with Miss Ellie, where J.R. drugs her drink with special pills Dominique gave him. Later, it makes Cally feel woozy and "stoned", making her seem incompetent and crazy in front of Miss Ellie. It all culminates when Cally almost gets Miss Ellie and Justin into an accident.....Miss Ellie confides her fears about Cally to both Clayton and Sue Ellen, but Sue Ellen is suspicious that J.R. is up to something....Barbara Safi does some research and remembers where she knows Donna from....Barbara learns from Afton that J.R. hates Donna and is someone in town with a lot of influence. Barbara plans on speaking with him.....Rex is told by his henchmen the complete history of Pam and Cliff. We learn that Rex blamed Rebecca Wentworth for his mother's suicide, and now is going to seek revenge on her children.

Episode Seventy-Six: The Last Laugh

Dominique drugs Cally's food. Later, when Cally is shopping with Miss Ellie and Sue Ellen, she starts to act loopy, getting the women concerned. Sue Ellen promises to talk to Cally…..Eric calls upon a private investigator to dig up some dirt on Todd….Lucy and Neil return home….Jillian and J.R. have a bonding lunch, but J.R. gets a little too trusting, as he reveals his scheme for Gary: He paid off a geologist to tell Gary the land he bought was good, and is going to take out an ad in the paper with the real truth—that Gary's land he built the houses on is unsafe, ruining his business. Jillian plays it cool, but secretly is horrified….Eric helps Karen at the hospital, and the two bond as she confesses about her child she gave up for adoption. Christopher later comes by, drunk, and bitches out Eric, making a fool out of himself and infuriating Karen…..Justin gets sick at school, and the school nurse calls Cally. However, Dominique has placed an expensive gadget on Cally's phone that intercepts the calls, and Dominique picks it up, pretends to be Cally and says she'll be right down to pick up Justin. When she doesn't show up an hour later, Southfork is called, and Miss Ellie answers. Miss Ellie calls Cally herself, who claims that she never received a call from the nurse. This makes Cally look crazy…..Pam is surprised when Rex and his wife Iris come to Dallas to make peace. Pam invites them to stay at Southfork…..Sue Ellen confides in Jack that she thinks J.R. is up to something with Cally….Barbara Safi visits J.R. and tells him Donna's secret. J.R. is shocked and plans on using it against Donna….The advertisement against Gary's land runs in the paper. Gary realizes he'll never get any money for this, and will have to file bankruptcy. He blames J.R. and goes to confront him, but J.R. plays it innocent and even has someone at the newspaper to say he didn't place the ad. He offers to help Gary out by buying his 7.5% of Ewing Oil and adding 15% interest to help him out. In a bind, Gary is forced to accept….Meanwhile, at Southfork, Jillian tells Valene what J.R. did to Gary. The two race to find Gary, while someone follows them, having overheard their conversation…..At Ewing Oil, Valene manages to stop Gary from signing the papers to J.R. and tells him everything J.R. did. Jillian shows herself as the person who spilled the beans. Then Sue Ellen surprises everyone by showing up, claiming she overheard Valene and Jillian, and offering Gary 50% interest for his 7.5% of Ewing Oil. Gary agrees and Sue Ellen wishes J.R. a triumphant "Merry Christmas."

Episode Seventy-Seven: Fallout

Pam informs Bobby and the rest of the family that Rex and his wife Iris will be staying with them at Southfork……J.R. and Jillian make up after her betrayal of him…..Lucy and Cally go shopping, where Cally's credit card is declined. When they return home, Cally finds her phone shut off as well. Contacting the companies in front of Lucy, she learns that the Credit Card and Phone Company sent her multiple bills, but she never received them. Lucy worries that Cally may be unbalanced and shares this with Miss Ellie, who resolves to do something after Christmas…..Sue Ellen tries to talk to Cally about getting help, but she doesn't want to talk about the subject…..Todd and Janice realize they're falling in love as they make love…Rex learns some very interesting information about the Clifford Group---namely that Afton inherits it if Cliff's dead---and plans on using that…..Neil gets a mysterious and threatening phone call….Sue Ellen and Lucy start to experience some tensions between them. Later Sue Ellen overhears a conversation between Lucy and Ray where they talk about their long ago affair. She swears never to reveal her knowledge….Iris and J.R. are reunited, having had an affair years ago when J.R. was in Europe following leaving Dallas in 1991. Iris is crazy about him, something that doesn't go unnoticed by Rex, who swears revenge….The paternity tests for Megan are delayed, but Eric assures Pamela Rebecca that John Ross will be called the father, as he has used his influence to doctor the results…..Christopher and Karen make up….John Ross returns from New Orleans, and learns what J.R. did from Gary. Furious, John Ross tells J.R. he's disowned him….Eric learns VERY interesting information about Todd and plans to fly to Boston to investigate….Rex announces that he's having a New Year's Eve party….The Ewings celebrate Christmas and think back on the past year…..In the Mountains, a man named Stefan looks at the woman he rescued so many years ago that was comatose from an accident, and marvels as she wakes up with amnesia.

Episode Seventy-Eight: J.R.'s Carol

On Christmas, J.R. is visited by Aaron, the twin of Adam, the "devil" that tried to convince J.R. to commit suicide nine years earlier by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born. Aaron decides to show J.R. a similar scenario, except he will show the future of those in J.R.'s life in fifteen years, after J.R. has died…..Aaron starts out by showing some scenes to J.R. of his past…..Moving onto the future, Aaron begins by showing what will happen to those in J.R.'s life thanks to his influence. Some lives are good, some are bad: Afton and Pamela Rebecca: Thanks to a big battle between Cliff and J.R., Afton divorced Cliff, became a millionaire, and embarked on a popular singing career, with Pamela Rebecca as her manager. Cliff: Thanks to the battle with J.R., Cliff lost the Clifford Group, and ended up a drunk just like his father. Bobby, Pam, Gary and Valene: Due to his constant scheming, Pam and Bobby left Southfork and moved to Knots Landing. Bobby was later killed in an Earthquake, leaving a depressed Pam. Gary helped Pam through her grief, and eventually the two became lovers and married, when Valene divorced Gary upon finding out about the affair. John Ross and Justin: John Ross has turned into a bitter old man just like his father, and kicks the blue collar Justin out of his home at Christmas. Cally: Cally is now a successful art dealer in New York, but thanks to J.R.'s years of manipulation, she and Justin no longer speak. Ray and Donna: These two are happily married. Jillian: She is now a prostitute in New York City. Sue Ellen: When J.R. died, Sue Ellen drank herself into a coma. Miss Ellie: J.R.'s years of scheming eventually caught up to his mother, resulting in Clayton's death from stress and Miss Ellie being institutionalized. J.R. is depressed by the images he sees, and Aaron warns him that if he does not stop his scheming and plotting, this will be his future. J.R. then wakes up and after reflecting for a moment, brushes the experience off as nothing but a bad dream. He won't be changing his ways anytime soon.

Episode Seventy-Nine: Headlines

Gary tells Lucy that he sold her 7.5% to Sue Ellen…..Lucy is FURIOUS, but forgives Gary thanks to prodding by Miss Ellie. However, she is still VERY upset with Sue Ellen, as tensions between the two of them continue to rise….Sue Ellen goes to visit Cally, but sees Dominique snooping around. She trails Dominique to J.R., then confronts J.R. about what his connection is to the mysterious woman, accusing him of having something to do with Cally's behavior of late…..Donna's big secret is revealed in the Dallas Evening News as all of Dallas is shocked to read the headline: Donna Dowling—Abortion Secret Revealed!!!

Episode Eighty: Last Dance

Donna gathers the family together and tells them the story behind the headline about an abortion: When she was still in college, she got extremely drunk, and ended up getting pregnant. Shortly after she was forced to leave college because of her parents death, only to find that health complications would force her to get abortion, or guarantee her death, and possibly her child's death if she were to continue with the pregnancy. The family is accepting, but Donna continues to get threats on her life. She's also hiding another secret regarding the abortion….Thanks to Pamela Rebecca and Eric's scheming, John Ross is announced as Megan's father….Everyone prepares to attend the big New Year's Eve celebration that Rex Wentworth is having at the Oil Baron's Club…..Iris Wentworth visits J.R. and lets him know that she still wants to continue their affair….Eric visits Karen at the hospital, and the two bond a bit….Donna contemplates leaving office with all the threats made on her….Gary and Valene leave Dallas….J.R. gets a call that says that while with a friend, Justin was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. The nurse explains that she called Cally, but Dominique later reveals to J.R. that SHE interrupted the call, and that Cally has no idea about Justin…..Justin is going to fine, so this makes J.R. happy as it's going to make Cally look nuts…..The family visits Justin, and everyone expresses worry about Cally's mental state….Tensions between Lucy and Sue Ellen continue….J.R., Sue Ellen, Lucy and Miss Ellie visit Cally, and they tell her about Justin. Cally can't believe it and denies ever getting a call. Sue Ellen is the only won that thinks J.R. is up to something, and tells Jack, who is determined to help her out, if for no other reason than to please Sue Ellen….Eric visits Boston and learns of Todd's past as a male prostitute, getting pictures from his former pimp…..A depressed Christopher drinks New Year's Eve, and Melissa finds him. They prepare to go to the ball together, but end up getting stranded in the snow on the way there….Karen wonders where Christopher is at the party, and ends up talking to John Ross. There is a lot unresolved feelings between these two….Cliff meets Rex and doesn't trust him, but Afton is intrigued by him….Little do the Ewings know that Rex has a bomb planted at the party to kill everyone. The clock ticks away….

Episode Eighty-One: Sex, Lies and a Cassette Tape

The bomb does not go off due to a Y2K glitch. Rex is furious…..Todd and Janice make love and declare their love for each other….Donna and Ray grow closer. There is obviously still feelings there….Pamela Rebecca uses Megan to try to get closer to John Ross, and it appears to be working….Jack cases the Ewing Oil building, and establishes the connection between Dominique and J.R. Figuring that she is helping him to work over Cally, Jack gets determined to meet Dominique and solve the mystery…."Angel" still has no memory of her past….Cally gets served with a court order from J.R. saying that he is suing her for custody of Justin on the grounds of mental instability. Worse, the family is backing J.R. in light of Cally's behavior….Cally confronts J.R…..Jack, using an alias, "casually" meets Dominique and audio records their conversation, but gets nothing. However, Dominique has an interest in him….Eric calls Todd's pimp and tells him that if Todd asks who dug into his past, specifically to tell Todd that it was "an old southern gentleman," knowing that Todd and J.R. have a rivalry. Eric then prepares to send the incriminating pictures of Todd the gigolo to Janice…..Ray and Donna grow closer, as he convinces her to stay on as mayor. The threats against Donna stop, as the culprits are caught. Donna contemplates getting back with Ray…..Donna decides if anything is to work out with Ray, she needs to completely honest with Ray. So, she tells him the WHOLE story about her abortion---like who the father is. It's Bobby, something that Donna says as Bobby walks in.

Episode Eighty-Two: Bedknobs and Beer Bottles

Faced with Bobby, Donna needs to explain herself: Bobby was the person that she met that night at the party in college. Bobby, drunk in his depression over Jenna leaving him, slept with the equally drunk Donna and had no recollection. Donna decided never to tell him, especially when she married Ray, because she did not want to jeopardize their friendship. Ray is shocked but supportive, Donna is devastated, and Bobby is angry but wonders how to tell Pam….Lucas confides in Jillian about his visions of Jenna….A meeting is arranged between J.R. and Cally's lawyers over Justin, and Cally's case does not look good….Karen starts to think about the child that she gave up for adoption, and calls Eric to ask him for a favor…..Jack tries to take out Dominique again, but still gets no information out of her regarding J.R. Dominique decides that she wants Jack sexually, and makes plans…..Ray and Donna bond again in the face of her confession to him, and they decide to give their relationship another chance….Iris calls J.R. to her hotel room for "a meeting."…..Christopher gets drunk again, leading Sue Ellen and Pam to find him. Pam can't believe that Christopher has been drinking, and gets infuriated with Sue Ellen when she finds out that Sue Ellen knew and didn't tell her…..Karen lies and says she's going to PA to visit Kimberly, but really is taking off with Eric….Afton and Cliff plan their wedding….Pam tells Bobby about Christopher's drinking….Janice gets the pictures of Todd…..Dominique meets Jack again, but drugs him and takes him to her room, sleeping with the drugged and groggy Jack…..J.R. and Iris meet in a hotel room and have sex. Little do they know that Rex knows everything that's going on and plans to kill J.R…….

Episode Eighty-Three: Look Who's Expecting Now

Jack wakes up from the night with Dominique, feeling guilt but determined for revenge….Miss Ellie calls Cally, but Cally is cold to her, knowing that Miss Ellie is prepared to testify for J.R. in a custody trial….Clayton gets a painting from Laurel Ellis….Jack gets some Sodium Pentathol, drugs Dominique and gets her to confess to her whole alliance with J.R. on tape. Dominique also mentions sleeping with Jack on the tape. Jack prepares to confront J.R. with it….Todd confronts Janice about her cold behavior, and he learns about the pictures sent to her. Janice tells Todd she never wants to see him again, and a fumed Todd heads to Boston to visit his former pimp…..John Ross and Pamela Rebecca bond over Megan as Melissa gets jealous and bonds with Christopher….Eric and Karen fly to PA for mysterious purposes…..Pam and Bobby confront Christopher about his drinking and tell him that they are going to watch out for him….Sue Ellen, late for a meeting, ducks into Jack's office to grab a tape recorder and hears the whole conversation with Dominique, including the part about sleeping with her. Even though Jack tries to explain himself, Sue Ellen won't have it and tells him she never wants to see him again. She takes the tape though, saying she'll handle J.R…..Kimberly calls Southfork looking for Karen, resulting in Christopher learning that Karen lied about why she went to PA…..Todd confronts his former pimp, who reveals that an "old southern gentleman" was asking about Todd's past. Infuriated, Todd swears to make J.R. Ewing pay….Neil surprises Lucy with a house of their own, but he's hiding a secret….Pamela Rebecca shows up at Southfork, leading to a confrontation with Melissa, where the latter accuses Pamela Rebecca of using Megan to get John Ross. Tensions escalate and Melissa reveals that SHE'S pregnant….Rex tells his henchman to kidnap Bobby Ewing….Bobby tells Pam about how he was the father of Donna's baby, but doesn't explain about the drunken part because Pam flips and runs off. While chasing her, Bobby is abducted by Rex's henchman…..Sue Ellen confronts J.R. with the tape, saying she knows how he paid someone to make Cally think she was going nuts. She threatens to expose him unless he drops the suit. J.R. is forced to comply.

Episode Eighty-Four: Everybody Hates J.R

Bobby is kidnapped by Rex and his henchman, and threatened by Rex: He is forced to call Pam and tell her that he is leaving town for a while, and if he doesn't, Rex's henchman---Grace's nanny—will harm little baby Grace! Bobby is forced to comply, hurting Pam…..Sue Ellen tells Cally that J.R. paid someone to make her think she was going crazy and that the custody suit has been dropped….Angel struggles to remember who she is…Jack tries to make up with Sue Ellen but she won't have it…Melissa worries about the status of her relationship with John Ross…Eric and Karen, pretending they are looking at a house, meet Austin, Karen's son….Afton calls Neil and threatens him, telling him that it's time Lucy knew the REAL truth. Neil balks and stalls….Both Cally and Todd storm into Ewing Oil and publicly threaten J.R…..Pam worries about the missing Bobby….Afton and Cliff get married…Sue Ellen lets it slip to John Ross that J.R. was behind Cally thinking she was insane. John Ross is infuriated at his father, and has a plan…Ray, Donna and Pam all learn that J.R. was responsible for the story about Donna's abortion going public---all three threaten him….Karen, with the unknowing aid of Eric, kidnaps her son….Pam and Sue Ellen get into an argument about Christopher's drinking….John Ross sells Sue Ellen his 25% of Ewing Oil, which she confronts J.R. with, saying that she has 50% of Ewing Oil….Bobby is put in a plane by Rex and his henchman, but the plane goes down…..J.R. gets up in the middle of the night, unaware that an intruder with a gun is watching him. J.R. goes into the kitchen where the shooter fires, and someone falls to the ground.

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