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Season 5 (1981-82)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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CBS Fridays 9:00-10:00pm Eastern
Lorimar production / Produced by Leonard Katzman
prod. nos. 189301 to 189326

5.1 (78) Dallas: Missing heir
9Oct81 CBS / prod. no. 189301
directed by Irving J. Moore.
The identity of the dead woman floating in the pool is revealed. J.R. and
Cliff accuse each other of murder and both are questioned by the police.

5.2 (79) Dallas: Gone, but not forgotten
16Oct81 CBS / prod. no. 189302
directed by Leonard Katzman.
J.R. and Cliff testify at the inquest. A grieving Sue Ellen takes action to
put an end to her marriage.

5.3 (80) Dallas: Showdown at San Angelo
23Oct81 CBS / prod. no. 189303
directed by Irving J. Moore.
J.R. uses Miss Ellie to gain access to the Southern Cross Ranch and his son
as Sue Ellen has misgivings about building a new life with Dusty.

5.4 (81) Dallas: Little boy lost
30Oct81 CBS / prod. no. 189304
directed by Leonard Katzman.
As they prepare to do battle for temporary custody of John Ross, J.R.
concocts a scheme to undermine Sue Ellen's chances. But the "wheels of
justice" do not turn in J.R.'s favor this time around.

5.5 (82) Dallas: The sweet smell of revenge
6Nov81 CBS / prod. no. 189305
directed by Irving J. Moore.
J.R. launches a no-hold-barred attack on the Farlows in an effort to force
them to get Sue Ellen and John Ross off the Southern Cross Ranch. Bobby is
forced to agree to Pam's hospitalization for depression, and is contacted
by an extortionist who presents him with a picture of Kristin and her baby.

5.6 (83) Dallas: Big shutdown
13Nov81 CBS / prod. no. 189306
directed by Leonard Katzman.
J.R. secretly attempts to secure $200 million to buy up the Farlows' oil
supply and force Sue Ellen and John Ross off their ranch.

5.7 (84) Dallas: Blocked
20Nov81 CBS / prod. no. 189307
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Clayton Farlow refuses to give in to J.R.'s demands. Bobby makes
arrangements to buy more information regarding the identity of the father
of Kristin's baby. Pam becomes increasingly withdrawn and nobody knows how
her psychiatric treatment will end up.

5.8 (85) Dallas: The split
27Nov81 CBS / prod. no. 189308
directed by Leonard Katzman.
Ellie receives a shocking legal document from Jock which affects the future
of Ewing Oil. Jock continues on his mission in South America for the State
Department. J.R. has a Confrontation with Dusty at the Cotton Bowl stadium.

5.9 (86) Dallas: Five dollars a barrel
4Dec81 CBS / prod. no. 189309,
directed by Irving J. Moore.
J.R. is forced to submit to Cliff's demands for Ewing property after Cliff
buys the bank notes on J.R.'s $200 million loan and threatens foreclosure.
J.R. plots unsuccessfully to acquire Gary's and Ray's voting shares. Pam is
allowed to leave the hospital for a brief visit to Southfork.

5.10 (87) Dallas: Starting over
11Dec81 CBS / prod. no. 189310
directed by Leonard Katzman.
Miss Ellie wants to help Ray out of his financial problem and uncovers
J.R.'s schemes in the process. J.R. consults a broker in New York about
selling Ewing stock. Sue Ellen says good-bye to Dusty. Bobby buys Kristin's
baby thinking J.R. is the father. Bobby unintentionally surprises Pam with
the one thing she's always wanted -- a baby.

5.11 (88) Dallas: Waterloo at Southfork
18Dec81 CBS / prod. no. 189311
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Pam is happy taking care of Christopher, the new baby,while Bobby secretely
investigates legal possibilities of adoption. A determined Miss Ellie
confronts J.R. about his recent schemes invloving Ewing Oil funds. She
agrees to back him as president of Ewing Oil on the condition that he not
persecute Sue Ellen during the divorce hearing.Meanwhile, J.R. plots to
have Sue Ellen declared an unfit mother but eventually loses another battle
for custody over John Ross. Ray is forced to pull out of his development
deal. Jock continues in South America.

5.12 (89) Dallas: Barbecue two
1Jan82 CBS / prod. no. 189312
directed by Leonard Katzman.
After the divorce hearing,Sue Ellen moves into her new apartment with John
Ross. Mitch makes progress in his medical profession. A cable from Jock
announces his arrival from South America and Miss Ellie plans a barbecue as
a homecoming. The whole family awaits Jock's arrival and even Rebecca
Barnes-Wentworth, Clayton Farlow, and Cliff get invited. The happy scene is
shattered by a phone call for Miss Ellie who tells a stunned J.R. of the
terrible tragedy.

5.13 (90) Dallas: The search
8Jan82 CBS / prod. no. 189313
directed by Irving J. Moore.
J.R., Bobby, and Ray fly to South America to join in the investigation at
the site of the crash of Jock's helicopter. They search in the jungle and
even reach the crash site where Bobby finds Jock's medallion but nothing
else. Miss Ellie, Donna, and Pamela stay at Southfork. Sue Ellen leaves
before the Ewing boys return with the terrible news.

5.14 (91) Dallas: DENIAL
15Jan82 CBS / prod. no. 189314
directed by Victor French.
director of photography: Edward R. Plant
*
Special Guest Star: (end credits)
Audrey Landers
Guest Stars:
Morgan Woodward,
Diane McBain, George O. Petrie, Jim McKrell,
Lindsay Bloom, Dennis Redfield, Stephanie Blackmore,
And:
Peter Brown as Tom
Co-Starring:
J. Edward McKinley, Toni Berrell, Ray Stewart, Dan Hamilton, Chuck Winters, Joe Hecht,
Micheal Ashe, Phyllis Flax, Deborah Tranelli, Debbie Rennard, Cynthia Harrison, Mary Gregory
Synopsis:
Jock's death devastates J.R., Ray, and Lucy the most. J.R. seeks consolation with Serena but feels very depressed
and neglects Ewing Oil business. Bobby takes over most of the operations. Miss Ellie is pressured by family lawyer
Harve Smithfield and by Bobby but refuses to allow Jock's will to be read and to have Jock declared legally dead.
She says: "As long as I believe he's alive, he's alive." Sue Ellen meets a new man named Tom but he comes on too
strong and she rebuffs his advances. Ray refuses to go into another deal with Punk Anderson because he feels devastated
by Jock's death. Donna and Ray drift apart because of Donna's success in publishing a book about the late Sam Culver.
J. R. tells Sue Ellen he will never let her take John Ross away from him, despite the recent divorce.

5.15 (92) Dallas: Head of the family
22Jan82 CBS / prod. no. 189315
directed by Patrick Duffy.
Ray neglects his ranch duties and is reprimanded by Bobby.Clayton offers
his friendship to Sue Ellen. Bobby tells Miss Ellie that if J.R. continues
his neglect of Ewing Oil business, he may have to step in as president but
Miss Ellie disagrees.Lucy gets an offer for a modelling portfolio. Bobby
tells Pam that they got Christopher through private adoption and that his
parents were a couple from Louisiana who had been killed in a car crash.
Sue Ellen sees Cliff. Donna decides to write another book on the late Sam Culver.

5.16 (93) Dallas: The phoenix
29Jan82 CBS / prod. no. 189316
directed by Harry Harris.
J.R. finally returns to the business and brings John Ross into the office
for the first time. Bobby has a fist fight with Ray over Ray's negligence
in running the ranch. Pam is concerned about whether Christopher came from
a healthy family and pressures Bobby to tell her about who Christopher
parents were. J.R. is afraid the reading of Jock's will is going to divide
Ewing Oil shares in a way he won't like. Lucy's photographer friend Roger
starts following her. Cliff gets Afton a singing job. Ray has an
extra-marital affair with a girl from the bar. J.R. sleeps with Marilee
Stone and convinces her to talk the cartel into doing business with Ewing Oil again.

5.17 (94) Dallas: My father, my son
5Feb82 / prod. no. 189317, My father, my son
directed by Larry Hagman.
J.R. pressures Donna to talk Ray into giving up his voting shares. J.R.
sees Cliff and Sue Ellen together in a restaurant, hires a detective to
keep Sue Ellen's house under surveillance, and tells Afton she should stop
Cliff from seeing Sue Ellen. Cliff tells Afton he's in love with Sue Ellen.
Donna leaves for Laredo to do research for her book. A lawyer tells Bobby
he will have to ask Sue Ellen for permission to adopt Christopher because
Sue Ellen is the sister of Christopher's mother (Kristin). Lucy learns
Mitch is dating Evelyn Michaelson (Patricia McCormack) and, feeling
abandoned, turns to Roger. J.R., John Ross, and Sue Ellen spend time
together in a fun park and J.R. invites Sue Ellen to dinner at Southfork.
She refuses after some hesitation.

5.18 (95) Dallas: Anniversary
12Feb82 CBS / prod. no. 189318
directed by Joseph Manduke.
J.R. hatches a plot against Cliff with the help of Wally Hampton, chairman
of one of the biggest conglomerates in the South-West. If Cliff accepts
Hampton's offer for Chief Operating Officer, he will have to move to Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Rebecca is reluctant to see Cliff go but leaves the choice up to
him. Evelyn Michaelson confronts Lucy (who is separated from Mitch) and
tells her she wants Mitch. Donna discovers Ray in bed with the girl from
the bar, thanks to another plot by J.R. Bobby buys Pam an aerobics
business. J.R. tries to win Sue Ellen back. He shows her a video from the
late 1960s where Sue Ellen is 20 years old, appearing in the Miss Texas
contest. That is how they first met because J.R. was one of the judges in the contest.

5.19 (96) Dallas: Adoption
19Feb82 CBS / prod. no. 189319
directed by Larry Hagman.
Sue Ellen accepts J.R.'s invitation to dinner at Southfork. Pam and Bobby
are shocked the most to see her back at the Ewing residence. Lucy's
photographer friend Roger gets increasingly obsessed with her and gets mad
when she doesn't want to talk with him. J.R. has Ray arrested, comes to
jail, and makes him sign a statement giving up his 10 voting shares in
Ewing Oil. Ray signs and says: "Go to hell, J.R." Ray tells Donna he wants
to cut all his ties to the Ewings and that he wants a divorce. Donna tells
Ray he will have to file himself because she's not ready to give up on him.
She goes to the bar to confront Bonnie (Ray's girlfriend) and punches her
in the face. Cliff discovers that J.R. and Wally Hampton collaborated on
framing him. He confronts J.R. about it. Cliff also tells J.R. he plans to
marry Sue Ellen. Cliff wants the cartel to do business with him but Marilee
Stone and Jordan Lee say the timing is bad because they're already in a
deal with J.R. Bobby asks Sue Ellen for an affidavit disclaiming any
interest in Christopher and stating she doesn't know who the father is. Sue
Ellen tells Bobby J.R. is the father. The court grants Pam and Bobby
temporary managing conservatorship over Christopher, which is a necessary
legal step before full adoption. Roger gets mad at Lucy when she tells him
she wants their relationship to be professional, not personal. Sue Ellen
gest mad at J.R. because she thinks he is Christopher's father and she
thinks she had to lie on the affidavit saying she doesn't know who the father is.

5.20 (97) Dallas: The maelstrom
26Feb82 CBS / prod. no. 189320
directed by Patrick Duffy.
Sue Ellen tells Clayton that Kristin and J.R. were lovers. Ray recovers
from Jock's death and reconciles with Donna. J.R. learns Bobby paid Sue
Ellen a visit and accuses him of poisoning her mind against him. Mitch
pressures Lucy for divorce. Lucy turns to Roger. Jeff Farraday asks Bobby
for a meeting. J.R. meets Cliff's half-sister Katherine.

5.21 (98) Dallas: The prodigal
5Mar82 CBS / prod. no. 189321
directed by Michael Preece.
Rebecca gives Cliff autonomy in running Wentworth Tool and Dye, which
upsets Katherine. Donna learns during her book research that the late Sam
Culver and Jock had Sam's uncle Jonas Culver committed to a mental
institution to get his oil-rich land.Jonas later killed himself. J.R. gets
Christopher's birth certificate from California. Clayton wants to find out
from Afton whether Cliff is worthy of Sue Ellen. Katherine meets with J.R.
about how to stop Cliff. J.R. plots to have Cliff buy worthless land.
Farraday blackmails Bobby. Roger tells Lucy she can never have pictures
with anybody else and threatens her. Pam tells Roger to stay away from Lucy.

5.22 (99) Dallas: Vengeance
12Mar82 CBS / prod. no. 189322
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Miss Ellie questions Sue Ellen about whether she is serious about Cliff.
Afton tells J.R. that Clayton is in love with Sue Ellen. Lucy asks Blair
Sullivan for another photographer. Farraday wants more money from Bobby.
J.R. uses Marilee Stone to have Cliff buy worthless land (Wellington
property). An adoption investigator arrives at Southfork. J.R. accuses
Clayton of wanting Sue Ellen for himself. Cliff proposes to Sue Ellen.
Mitch tells Lucy he wants a divorce.

5.23 (100) Dallas: Blackmail
19Mar82 CBS / prod. no. 189323
directed by Michael Preece.
J.R. thinks he is Christopher's father. Clayton goes overseas on vacation.
Bobby finds Farraday murdered. Sue Ellen accuses J.R. of destroying her
friendship with Clayton. Donna and Miss Ellie clash over Donna's discovery
of Jock's involvement in Jonas Culver's death. Cliff thinks he's on the
verge of striking oil and asks Sue Ellen again to marry him. J.R. tells
Bobby he's Christopher's father and demands Bobby's loyalty on Ewing Oil
business in return for keeping the matter secret. Roger kidnaps Lucy. J.R.
tells Sue Ellen that Cliff is heading for disaster on the Wellington
property. Police take Bobby in for questioning about Farraday's murder.

5.24 (101) Dallas: The investigation
26Mar82 CBS / prod. no. 189324
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Rebecca learns Cliff has been withdrawing large amounts from Wentworth Tool
and Dye. Police question Bobby about Farraday. Bobby and Pam rescue Lucy
from Roger. Lucy is taken to the hospital where Mitch shows up to visit
her. Lucy decides to go ahead with the divorce. Cliff is facing financial
ruin and tries to borrow money from Sue Ellen but she tells him to get
lost. She tells him she feels used by him. Sue Ellen tells Pam about
Cliff's situation and about the conversation she had with him. Farraday's
associates show up at Bobby's office thinking Bobby had drug deals with
Farraday. They offer him continuous drug supplies.It turns out they killed
Farraday during a confrontation over his failure to come up with money.
J.R. tells Sue Ellen she belongs at Southfork.

5.25 (102) Dallas: Acceptance
2Apr82 CBS / prod. no. 189325
directed by Michael Preece.
Rebecca fires Cliff from Wentworth Tool and Dye over the recent
embezzlement. Bobby helps the police catch Farraday's murderers by
arranging a fake cocaine buy. Miss Ellie becomes increasingly withdrawn
over Jock but finally accepts his death. Punk Anderson wants to establish a
memorial scholarship to Jock at the Southern Methodist University. J.R.
sends roses to Sue Ellen's place every day. Mitch leaves Dallas and Lucy
behind and moves to Atlanta. Cliff feels rejected and abandoned by
everybody. Afton tries to console him. Miss Ellie gives Donna the go-ahead on her book.

5.26 (103) Dallas: Good-bye, Cliff Barnes (season 5 finale)
9Apr82 CBS / prod. no. 189326
directed by Irving J. Moore.
Marilee Stone tells Cliff that J.R. used her to set Cliff up to get Sue
Ellen back. Bobby tells Pam the truth about Christopher. They fly to Los
Angeles and learn that Kristin miscarried J.R.'s baby, that Farraday and
Kristin were married, and that Farraday is Christopher's father. Clayton
comes back from vacation. J.R. and Sue Ellen plan to marry and break the
news to family. Lucy tells Muriel she was raped by Roger. Cliff feels
devastated when Sue Ellen tells him she's marrying J.R. He tries to kill
himself. Rebecca shows up at Southfork and tells Miss Ellie that the
Ewing-Barnes feud will continue. Sue Ellen feels guilty about Cliff's
suicide attempt and tells J.R. she may not be able to marry him if Cliff dies.

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