Dallas/Those Eyes

Those Eyes
Season 9, Episode 3
Airdate	October 4, 1985
Production Number	174103
Written by	Peter Dunne
Directed by	Nick Havinga
Produced by	James H. Brown
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Dallas — Season Nine

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Those Eyes is the third episode of the ninth season of Dallas, and the one hundred ninety-fourth episode overall.

Much of the drama in this episode focuses on the search for Sue Ellen, who has spent the night on the streets in a drunken stupor, and Clayton and Miss Ellie frightened for her safety.

Starring in Alphabetical Order: Barbara Bel Geddes (Miss Ellie Ewing), Linda Gray (Sue Ellen Ewing), Larry Hagman (J.R. Ewing), Susan Howard (Donna Culver Krebbs), Steve Kanaly (Ray Krebbs), Howard Keel (Clayton Fawlow), Ken Kercheval (Cliff Barnes), Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (Jenna Wade), Victoria Principal (Pam Barnes Ewing)

Also Starring: Jared Martin (Dusty Farlow), Deborah Shelton (Mandy Winger), Jenilee Harrison (Jamie Ewing Barnes), Dack Rambo (Jack Ewing)

Guest Stars: George O. Petrie (Harv Smithfield), William Smithers (Jeremy Wendell), Laurence Haddon (Franklin Horner), Shalane McCall (Charlie Wade), Omri Katz (John Ross Ewing III), Don Starr (Jordan Lee), Debbie Rennard (Sly Lovegren)

and Fern Fitzgerald (Marilee Stone)

Co-Starring: Joshua Harris (Christopher Ewing), Sherril Lynn Rettino (Jackie Dugan)

Featuring: Norma Young (Sanitarium Manager), Tim Green (Police Sergeant Hawkins), Harlan Jordan (Sheriff Baldwin)

with Barbara Bierbrier (1st Woman in Prison), Dee Pyland (2nd Woman in Prison), Carol Stanzioni (Nurse), Gary Moody (Doctor), Alice Ferris (3rd Woman in Prison), Tony Garcia (Raoul), Carol Sanchez (Angela)

Plot Overview

With J.R. showing absolutely no concern for Sue Ellen's whereabouts or even if she's safe – focused on sex with more young women and here, trying to steal Christopher's shares of Ewing Oil before Cliff can make his own unethical attempt to get to his nephew – it is up to Clayton and Miss Ellie to find Sue Ellen.

Not to fear: A police officer has found Sue Ellen and taken her into custody for public intoxication. She is placed in the city's drunk tank, and then to a detoxification unit. Miss Ellie pleads with the detox unit's physician to release her into her custody, but he tells her that Sue Ellen's health and life is at risk, to the point where even one more drink can kill her, and that the only option is a sanitarium, where she can get the help she desperately needs. A horrified Miss Ellie realizes the physician is right, but convincing J.R. is another matter.

J.R. later learns that Sue Ellen is in detox and comes to take her home, only to find Dusty had gotten there first. The two get into a huge fight, and Sue Ellen is traumatized and goes into a state of catatonic shock as orderlies break up the fight.

That night, J.R. – other things on his mind and Sue Ellen of absolutely no concern to him – is confronted by his mother. Miss Ellie reminds him that Sue Ellen is his wife and that she is every bit a Ewing and that their son John Ross needs his mother. She then in no uncertain terms warns J.R. that he had better get his priorities in order or the consequences will be severe ... mostly implied, but the one that was said was that another drink could kill Sue Ellen. Ellie then concedes that a sanitarium is Sue Ellen's only hope but J.R. must give his consent or else she won't be admitted.

J.R. agrees, and an emergency order to have Sue Ellen admitted to the sanitarium is signed.