Dallas - Season 6 (1982)

The Oil Baron's Ball opens up a new era for Miss Ellie. Sue Ellen is shocked when Dusty shows up at the Southern Cross while she is there visiting Clayton. Lucy decides she must get on with her life and put the past behind her.

The Ewing clan gathers at Southfork to hear the contents of Jock's will. Miss Ellie realizes that there is little hope of Jock ever returning so she takes her own advice about "moving on".

With Jock's will pitting them against each other, J.R. and Bobby prepare to do battle to prove who is the best man and entitled to Ewing Oil. Miss Ellie is in the middle as her two sons square off and Ray is happy that he is now on par financially with Donna.

J.R. and Bobby take different routes in their efforts to outdo each other for Ewing Oil. J.R. again is up to his old tricks to gain the advantage over his brother in their rivalry.

J.R. and Bobby's true colors emerge as they jockey for position in their race for Ewing Oil. Members of the Ewing family experience varied emotions when Ellie invites a gentleman friend to dinner.

J.R. Ewing and Cliff Barnes vie for the same oil refinery, with either Sue Ellen or Afton holding the trump card to win the deal for her man.

Oilmen boycott JR's wedding to Sue Ellen as they are all up in arms over his variance to pump oil at full capacity. Meanwhile, JR rubs Cliffs nose in the fact that he's re-marrying Sue Ellen by inviting him to the wedding. Other guests include Clayton Farlow, who tries to help console Miss Ellie over the fight between JR and Bobby. In an effort to fight JR's variance, the state of Texas is willing to create a different oil commission, but only if Donna will serve on the committee.

Cliff goes nuts at JR & Sue Ellen's dance, resulting in half the wedding party taking an unscheduled dip in the pool. Afton later admits to Cliff her part in his securing the purchase of his oil refinery from Gil Thurman and Bobby reveals his knowledge of JR being behind Harwood Oil.

Holly Harwood entertains thoughts of getting JR out of her company and Bobby into her bed at the same time. The Texas Energy Commission deliberates on JR's variance, as he pulls a move that threatens the entire Texas oil community, which shows up at the Ewing annual barbecue like an old-fashioned Texas showdown.

Having decided to contest Jock's will, Miss Ellie meets with resistance from JR, Bobby, and Harve Smithfield, who must defend the will and recommends someone else to her. Donna meets with resistance from the Texas Energy Commission when she stands her ground about JR's variance.

Miss Ellie and Pam meet with Mark Graison in hopes of his family releasing Brooks Oliver to help break Jock's will. Donna is ready to give up on the Texas Energy Commission and JR, who goes on TV in an effort to boost more support from the common man, only to further the hatred of him among the oil industry. And Bobby has found a loophole to force the Cartel to re-open the Wellington field.

Heated tensions remain as the hearing concerning Jock's will approaches. Everyone learns that if Jock's will is overturned, it would result in Ray and Gary receiving almost nothing as a result. JR learns from Sue Ellen that Mark Graison is interested in Pam. Bobby, having forced the Cartel's hand, feels the outside pressure on Ewing Oil, as well.

The race for profits between J.R. and Bobby Ewing continues in the aftermath of the court's ruling on Jock's will.

Having bragged about being able to sink to JR's level, Bobby does just that. Miss Ellie returns from Galveston with a new outlook on the race between her sons. Clayton decides to sell his ranch in San Angelo, while Cliff goes berserk when he finds out that what happened between Afton and Gil Thurman was really true. Lucy tells Ray the real reason why Mickey was delinquent in performing his duties on the ranch.

Blame is placed and accepted all over the Barnes-Wentworth, Ewing, and oil community when Rebecca dies as a result of a mid-air collision of the company jet. JR's variance is revoked and he scrambles to find where his next big profit is coming from. Meanwhile, Holly tries, once again, to rid her company of him.

After Pam leaves Southfork, Holly gets the cold shoulder in her chance meeting with Bobby, as he's beginning to think the only thing left for him to do is throw himself into the fight for Ewing Oil, whole-heartedly. The Barnes-Wentworth clan gather for the reading of Rebecca's will. JR begins to unload his gas stations as Walt Driscoll returns from the Carribbean with money for the illegally-sold oil.

Pam's sister informs her she's moving to Dallas, unaware that Kathryn's also trying to move in on her husband, while Mark keeps trying to move in on Pam. Meanwhile, Bobby tries to find solace in something other than a bottle and Cliff can't get over the self-blame for the death of his mother. Donna begins to realize the serious effects of JR moving in on a senatorial seat in Washington when Dave talks to her about it because he feels threatened by the notion.

After Holly consults with Bobby regarding JR's latest scheme, he enlists Ray help in finding out where JR is really shipping a million barrels of oil. When JR is approached to run for senate, Sue Ellen is reluctant to be in the spotlight because of her past problems with alcoholism.

When Bobby and Ray pull a sting operation on Driscoll, JR starts dancing for the Cubans as he tries to retrieve his money, leaving Driscoll to rot in jail. Bobby finds out that Pam had lunch with Mark Graison and Lucy grows closer to Mickey Trotter, compelling her to be honest with him about what happened with Roger. Katherine proposes a deal to JR that would benefit the both of them.

Katherine continues to plot to win Bobby by talking Pam into going to France with Mark Graison. JR plots to go to Cuba to retrieve his lost money. Cliff plots to take over for Bobby in the Canadian oil deal, and Holly plots to try one more time to get JR out of Harwood Oil.

Sue Ellen begins to investigate Holly's claim that JR is being unfaithful. JR, meanwhile, flies to Puerto Rico in hopes of retrieving what he can out of the forty millions dollars he lost without having to fly to Cuba. After learning that Pam has flown to France with Mark Graison, Bobby takes Christopher out to Southfork, where Punk Anderson is discussing Clayton's intentions with Miss Ellie. Mickey's aunt calls and Donna talks her into flying down from Kansas, much to Mickey's chagrin. Katherine continues to burn the candle at both end, plotting with JR to help him ...

Battle lines are drawn across the globe, as Bobby needs the Canadian oil fields to come in, but fears they won't without Barnes-Wentworth new drill bit, and the deciding vote is sitting in comfort in France with Mark Graison, who's really putting the romantic pressure on Pam. Cliff denies the bit to him because he wants Bobby's deal in Canada for himself. Katherine wants Bobby to have the bit because she wants Bobby for herself. When JR returns from Cuba, Sue Ellen and Holly Harwood haggle over his fidelity, so she sets the stage for Sue Ellen to find out for herself.

Sue Ellen, having found JR returned to his old ways, returns to her old ways, as well. Pam flies home to Dallas and drives straight out to Southfork, treating Bobby like she stole their son and accusing him of having something personal to do with her sister, Katherine. Cliff still refuses to let go of the drill bit that Bobby desperately needs. And Mickey and Lucy continue to grow closer together.

The latest ramifications of the fight for control of Ewing Oil surface when Sue Ellen is involved in a drunk driving accident and Mickey, who tried to stop her from driving, lays in a hospital bed, fighting for his life. Bobby confronts Holly and blames her for Sue Ellen returning to the bottle and Cliff lays his cards on the table and tries to convince Pam to refuse Bobby the drill bit he so desperately needs.

Bobby's marriage, Afton's relationship with Cliff and Ray's attempt to find the other driver that ran Sue Ellen and Mickey off the road all come to a close.