Randolph Powell

J.R. pushes Alan Beam to pressure Lucy into setting a wedding date so they'll move to Chicago but Jock messes up J.R.'s plans by securing for Alan a law partnership in Dallas. Kristin tries to help J.R. by telling Lucy about Alan's girlfriend but the plan backfires and Lucy announces a date for the wedding. Also available on iTunes

Alan Beam's 'romance' with Lucy is discovered by Kristin who believes once J.R. knows about it he will quickly get rid of the ambitious young lawyer but J.R. fools everyone by encouraging Alan to follow through with his plan to marry Lucy. Lucy puts off deciding about Alan's proposal until J.R. orders her not to see him again then she makes a startling announcement. Also available on iTunes

Lucy decides that Alan Beam is the man for her after she witnesses him standing up to J.R. without knowing it was a fight staged by the two of them to further convince Cliff Barnes of Beam's loyalty. Lucy makes an obvious play for Alan, who sees her as his ticket to riches, while Pam accuses Bobby of trying to ruin her brother and accidentally learns from Cliff about J.R.'s secret Asian oil deal.

At the annual Ewing sponsored rodeo, Sue Ellen finds herself drawn to Dusty Farlow, a cowboy participant, and Digger Barnes holds good on his threat to see 'his' grandson while J.R. and Kristin have a little game plan all their own. J.R. feels threatened by Sue Ellen's sudden enthusiasm for life once more as she openly displays interest for Dusty, while Lucy in turn forces Ray to deal with a painful situation he tried to forget. Also available on iTunes