- Pamela's discovery that John Ross has been sleeping with Emma ignites a firestorm at Southfork threatening not only their relationship, but Bobby and Ann's relationship as well. Christopher and Heather must deal with a drastic action taken by Bo; Elena and Nicolas' relationship is tested as Drew's arrival in Dallas continues to threaten their plans; and Emma takes a page out of her grandmother's playbook that ends in disaster.—Anonymous
- Nicolas steals Elena's proof to anonymously disclose behind her back John Ross's affair with Emma to bride Pamela. Ann and alcohol-relapsing Sue Ellen's secrecy about it compromises their report with Bobby. Emma is shown proof of John Ross's duplicity, while he enlists found-out siren and fired secretary Candace against the Rylands. Christopher provides Heather the ultimate proof of commitment to her and already doting son by preventing Bo to get him back and proposing. Drew refuses to be held back so Nicolas can execute his revenge on the Ewings, so the Mexican cartel lord is mobilized to stop him at all cost. Pamela catches John Ross in the adulterous act, insists on a trio with Emma but surprises less pleasantly with a chemical clue.—KGF Vissers
- Nicolas comes home to Elena waiting at his penthouse. She's freaked out about Drew knowing what they're up to and wonders if they should confess to the Ewings before they become something they're not. Fresh off his meet with a drug cartel, Nicolas urges her to stay the course.
At Southfork, Bobby is annoyed to find John Ross meeting with contractors about a new master bedroom. "Over my dead body," Bobby says. John Ross laughs.
Pamela finds a note from John Ross telling her to follow a trail of rose petals outside. She picks up her phone and walks, checking her messages. She sees the video of John Ross with Emma.
Christopher shaves off his stubble in the morning and interrupts Heather out on the ranch. He tells her she's like a breath of fresh air and he's ready to take the next step, but she warns him it's not that simple since she has a son. They're interrupted by a call -- Heather's ex Bo just took their son Michael from school.
At Southfork, John Ross goes looking for Pamela. He gets a call from Bum, who's been looking into Candace.
Drew finds his mother Carmen at a market and gives her a note.
After meeting with her sober coach at Southfork, Sue Ellen notices water streaming from Pamela's room. She and Ann find Pamela sitting, fully clothed beside the running tub. She shows them the video.
They tell her they're sorry she found out this way and she's incensed that they knew and didn't tell her. She throws them out.
Bobby hears Sue Ellen and Ann discussing it. When Ann tells him what's going on, she rages at her for keeping it from him after promising specifically not to keep secrets. He assumes Emma sent the video and tells Ann to kick her out.
Bobby storms outside and walks into Christopher and Heather surrounded by cops. Sheriff Derrick tells them there's nothing they can do since Bo is Michael's father. Christopher volunteers to go check places Heather thinks they might be.
John Ross shows up on Candace's doorstep. Inside, she's packing. He busts her for working for Harris Ryland and offers to pay her bills if she tells him what she was up to.
Elena comes home to find her mother waiting for her, worried about Drew. Elena doesn't tell her mother anything.
John Ross drops by Judith Ryland's whore house. He warns her to stop coming after him, saying Candace will testify about them trying to frame him. John Ross questions why she hasn't give Emma more power at Ryland Transport given what a disappointment Harris is to her. Judith asks his intentions with Emma and he freely admits they're "less than honorable."
Judith tells him they'll do anything to protect Emma and he says the same about his family.
When he leaves, Emma comes out from a hidden panel. She appears unfazed, saying she has no expectations from him.
Judith urges her granddaughter to follow through with their plan to get the dress stained with John Ross's DNA so they have some power over him.
Drew surprises Nicolas in his car. Nicolas tells him he and Elena have an intricate plan to take down the Ewings and urges him to go back to Mexico. But Drew blames the Ewings for his father's death and says the blood feud can only be settled with blood. Drew runs off.
Nicolas calls Luis with the cartel and tells him to get his men looking for Drew. If Drew tells the Ewings anything, it could upset their IPO and plans to launder cartel money.
Out looking for Bo, Christopher and Bobby get a call from Derrick saying Bo was just spotted at the rodeo with Michael.
Emma calls John Ross. She tells him she got rid of the dress and her grandmother is giving her more power at the company. She demands he come celebrate with her at the Omni hotel. She has her Pamela-matching teddy and the not-thrown-away dress ready.
At the brothel, Harris assures his mother he'll handle John Ross.
Christopher shows up at the rodeo and finds Michael alone. He tells Christopher his daddy didn't mean to hurt anybody, he just wanted the cops to leave them alone. Heather arrives and is reunited with her son. Christopher tells her he's ready to commit to them.
Bo's brother explains that Bo brought Michael to show him he could still ride and wasn't some loser. Bo blames the Ewings for losing his job and his family and is headed to Southfork.
Nicolas comes home to find Elena crying over lying to her mother. She feels guilty for pushing Christopher away and says he never hurt her family, JR did. Nicolas tells her he loves her and calls her his destiny.
Ann shows up angry on Harris' doorstep. She's mad at Emma and at Bobby for kicking Emma out. Harris suggests Ann be mad at him instead, since he's the reason Emma is under threat from the cartel. He invites her in for a drink, dialing up the charm.
Nicolas sets Elena up to take a bath and goes to get her food. The he goes to her purse and pokes holes in her diaphragm.
Ann and Harris stroll around his house and down memory lane. He apologizes for not being strong enough to stand up to his mother and tells her he thinks they could have worked.
He kisses her, and for a moment, she lets him. Then she breaks away and he apologizes. His mother sees everything from inside the house.
At Southfork, Pamela stands in the staked out ground for her new master suite and listens to a voice mail from her cheating husband, telling her he hopes she liked his surprise.
Sue Ellen finds her and apologizes for keeping the affair from her, saying she was trying to protect Pamela from the pain. "I'm not you. I'm not a weak, sniveling drunk like you," Pamela says.
Inside, Pamela pulls up the find my phone app to find John Ross -- at the Omni Hotel.
Sue Ellen pours herself a drink.
Emma puts on her green teddy and shares a drink with John Ross.
Alone at Southfork, Sue Ellen drinks the place dry.
At the Omni, Pamela slips into the room where her husband is rolling around in bed with Emma. She coolly watches them and says nothing. When they see her, John Ross leaps off and urges her not to do anything she's going to regret. "Love what you're wearing," Pamela says to Emma.
Pamela slips her hand into her trench coat ominously. Then she undoes the sash of her coat and takes it off to reveal that she's wearing the same green lingerie. "Can I join you?" Pamela asks.
John Ross goes through the Seven Stages of his Wife Initiating a Threesome with His Mistress: shock, horror, trepidation, disbelief, incredulousness, titillation, and acceptance. He joins them in bed.
The Doors "Break on Through to the Other Side" plays as Elena goes for her perforated diaphragm and gets into bed with Nicolas.
Bo drives up to Southfork, where Sue Ellen is scouring for more booze. She finally passes out.
A fire breaks out inside Southfork. (It's implied, but not clear, that Bo set it.)
In bed, Pamela starts gasping for air. Emma climbs off and calls 911. John Ross finds an empty bottle of pills in Pamela's pocket.
Christopher and Bobby pull up to Southfork to see Bo's truck and Southfork in flames. They race inside, looking for Ann as Sue Ellen lies passed out on the floor. A piece of the rafter falls and knocks them both down amid the smoke and flames.
To be continued...
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