Face off
In “The Ewing Touch,” a sixth-season “Dallas” episode, Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) approaches Rebecca (Priscilla Pointer) outside a restaurant.
ELLIE: Rebecca. We should talk.
REBECCA: All right.
They walk together.
ELLIE: You and I share a grandson now. Let the two of us try to work together and put a stop to this family feud. Cliff has his own company now and J.R. is busy. They’re on equal ground. They really have no reason to fight each other.
REBECCA: [Stops, faces her] That’s a very fine attitude for you to have Ellie. But then again, it wasn’t your son who almost died.
ELLIE: But Rebecca, that’s over. It’s behind us. Cliff pulled out of it.
REBECCA: If it were one of your boys, would you be so quick to forgive?
ELLIE: I hope so.
REBECCA: I’ll tell you something, Ellie. I’m all for it. But if J.R. takes one step out of line, I guarantee you, we’ll destroy him.
ELLIE: Rebecca, I’ve done everything I know to put a stop to this nonsense. But if it’s a fight you want, just remember: Other people have fought the Ewings before — and they’ve regretted it.
REBECCA: We’ll see.
ELLIE: [Sighs] All right, Rebecca. I tried. Now it’s up to you.
Rebecca turns and walks away.
