John Ross Ewing, John Ross and others in “Unfinished Business”

[reading J.R.'s final letter to him aloud] John Ross, if you're reading this, it means I'm dead. And if I'm dead, that means Barnes is coming after you. You must crush him before he can win. I promised your Uncle Bobby that taking down Harris Ryland would be my masterpiece. I bet my last nickel Barnes'll join forces with Ryland to destroy us. Use what I've given you to take from them what they want to take from us. When you've done that, Bobby will know what to do.

And remember, you're my son, tip to tail.

Bum

[to Bobby, handing him an envelope] He wanted you to have this.

[Bobby reads it silently] What's it say?

Christopher

Ain't you gonna tell us?

[Bobby beckons to Bum] Uncle Bobby!

Christopher

Dad!

Bobby

[as he and Bum leave the den] This is between my brother and me... for now.

Bobby

[to Bum] You pay off whoever you have to pay off... so that everybody still thinks J.R. was killed by a mugger. And when the time comes, we'll take care of this ourselves... as a family.