If there's a real-life Dallas figure as villainous as J.R. Ewing, it's Jerry Jones, so of course we have a scene with the two of them toasting each other's health. It's like seeing Voldemort and Sauron having brunch together.

J.R. justifies his actions as "throwing him in the deep end" in trying to teach him the oil business. He's going out of town and leaving John Ross in charge. With simple instructions to "make him proud." Let me guess where this is headed. Anyway, J.R.'s leaving on a jet plane helicopter and we don't know when he'll be back again.

Rebecca calls Ann, requesting a meet-up to explain herself. Being married to Bobby has made Ann too trusting, it would appear. Still, they get together. Rebecca confesses she worries about what Tommy will do if he suspects her of going soft, while Ann tells her she has to earn a second chance with Christopher. Jeez, Rebecca...your eyes well up more than that penguin in the Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Christopher, on the other hand, bribes his way into John Ross's apartment and finds the DVD Marta left for him. He seems pretty amused.

John Ross returns to Southfork, trying to make amends with Bobby. Though he has a funny way of showing it; blaming Bobby for...forcing J.R.'s hand. Oh, and threatening to kick Bobby out if he interferes with their plans to drill. He also pays a visit to Elena, insisting he's not his father. Elena seems reluctant to take him at his word.

Elena has a lot of visitors that night, as a drunken Christopher swings by and, by way of apology for his cutting her a "see ya" check, passes out at her place. She still doesn't forgive him, but he stops just short of giving her the DVD. Maybe he's not as willing to take the low road as he claimed.

Ann visits her ex-husband, Harris Ryland (Mitch Pileggi), owner of Ryland Trucking, who's been contracted by J.R. to transport oil from Southfork. She wants him to cancel it. Oh, he's a winner. He'll do it, for a hug. Eww.

Final scenes: Elena tells John Ross she won't help him with the drilling because she doesn't want to get involved in the internecine Ewing conflict, then they have sex on his desk; Rebecca's playing the dutiful accomplice to Tommy; Christopher returns John Ross's DVD and demands proof J.R. was in on the deal or he's turning it over to the cops so he'll be busted for conspiracy.

Is Christopher turning bad? Is John Ross turning good? What of doughnuts? What?

Next week: Bobby slaps Harris, someone has a gun and lots of daddy issues come to the fore.