Michelle tells Bobby she wants to help him find Sheila Foley. J.R. visits Sly and offers her her job back. Dallas police investigate Johnny Dancer's murder. Cliff is the main suspect although Carter McKay may know otherwise. Cally lets slip to Vanessa about her baby. After an altercation between J.R. and Clayton, Bobby vows to sell Ewing Oil after he and Michelle get back from Odessa.

James reacts negatively to the news of his mother's engagement, and makes a surprising toast at his father's engagement party. Cliff and Liz make up. Lee Ann De La Vega and Michelle Stevens are in cahoots against J.R. Dave Culver warns Cliff about his behavior. McKay gets desperate in his efforts to recover an incriminating tape, but winds up being arrested for Johnny Dancer's murder.