Casey Denault runs into JR and the secretaries yucking it up in a bar. Despite Casey having tried to swindle JR just a few hours ago, JR suprisingly suggests that he and Casey should work together again. "Forgive and forget is my motto." Yeah, right. JR's cooking something up.
Then we have Sue Ellen and Nicholas, basking in the afterglow of doing the dirty. But that doesn't last long, as Nick is not happy about being used as a tool in Sue Ellen's revenge on JR. Sue Ellen does confess a little to the revenge angle, but Nick means more to her than just that. Uh huh.
Bobby gets a surprise visit from Dave Culver, who's back in town for a bit, and thinks he has a way that Bobby and JR can get the Ewing Oil Company name back into the family. What's up with that? And why would Dave be interested in helping with that?
Sue Ellen also has a surprise visit from Oswald Valentine, the creepy guy that Sue Ellen bought the lingerie company from before turning it into a powerhouse and then firing Oswald. But he's back, no hard feelings, and wants to work together again. She declines, obviously. He over-reacts in an agitated way that, I'm assuming, means he's going to stir up trouble for her in the next few episodes. Sue Ellen blithely heads off to wardrobe for her next scene.
Quick scene with Kimberly Cryder and her ailing daddy, where they review details of Kimmy's plot to steal JR from Sue Ellen and take over the world.
April and Nicholas jog together again, sweating attractively, then head back to her apartment. They banter a bit, slightly naughty but not really anything, but then April ruins the moment by bringing up Petey again, the guy that knows Nick as Joey Lombardi. They glare at each other until the prop man makes the phone ring.
April snatches it up and turns away from Nick to take the call, which is supposed to mean that it's a private call, but the move is really pointless since Nick is standing right there. Seems the detective in New York does NOT want to look for Joey, at all, nada. It's dangerous. Then sinister music ends the scene so we can understand trouble is a brewin.
JR stops by Lisa's apartment, he wants her to move somewhere else since Bobby knows where she lives. Then Cliff knocks on the door, and JR hides while Lisa deals with that. Cliff rants about JR being an animal, manages to bring up the fact that Sue Ellen used to be his girlfriend back in the day, and then insists that Lisa go to lunch with him. And she does.
All of this, of course, irritates JR and he spits out that "I'll show him what kind of animal I can be." This time we have dramatic music to help us follow the plot points.
Then we have Clayton once again visiting Laurel in her little studio where she putters around with plants. She's full of questions this time. How does your wife feel about you coming here? Why are you coming here so much? You haven't even made a pass at me.
Honey, don't be so talkative. You're supposed to just stand there and be mysterious so WE can all wonder what Clayton is up to. Don't make it all about you.
Then Oswald invades JR's office, dragging in a troupe of lingerie-clad models who immediately begin strutting around the room and posing seductively with the coffee maker. Apparently he just assumes that JR will help him launch a new line. JR kicks him out. (And Sly glares at Oswald the whole time, because if ANYBODY is going to gyrate in a thong for JR, it's going to be HER, damn it.)
Bobby confronts Cliff in his office, demanding to know why Cliff is having anything to do with Lisa. Cliff explains that it's not what he thinks, that they are just friends, and he actually kind of feels sorry for her. Wouldn't YOU do anything to get back someone you loved?
These people are just suckers.
Over at Ray and Jenna's House of Twisted Relationships, Jenna overhears Charly plotting to sneak out of the house and have her little friend lie and cover for her. Jenna confronts her, Charly is a rude little snot claiming to hate everyone, and Jenna hauls off and slaps her. Good. Girl, you were a cute character until you got hormones, over you now.
Kimberly Cryder confronts JR: "I'm not going to wait forever. I LEFT my husband." JR: "Just say it." What do you want? Kim: "You want Westar? Get rid of Sue Ellen." Amazingly, JR snaps, grabs Kimberly, throws her half over the bar, and then even pulls her hair, threatening her left and right. Wow. Guess Kimberly needs a Plan B.
Then we're at Southfork, where folks are about to initiate a suprise party for Miss Ellie and Clay's third-year anniversary. (Sue Ellen looks very startling in an outfit that can only be described as "hooker cocktail waitress".) Ray, Jenna and Bobby have a few awkward moments, and then we discover that Clay didn't even remember it was their anniversary. Not a very successful shinding.
But it suddenly gets a whole lot better.
JR pulls Bobby outside, and I don't know if it was the booze or the sight of seeing Sue Ellen in that outfit, but JR goes too far in telling Bobby that he "thinks he can stop Lisa if you would just buy Westar stock." Whoops.
That's an odd thing to say, and suddenly things start clicking for Bobby. "Are you telling me that she works for YOU!"
Bobby charges JR, plunges into the pool with him, and we end the episode with Bobby violently trying to drown JR, water splashing everywhere.
Yay! Somebody has FINALLY been throw in the pool again. It's been far too long.
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