Legacies

"Legacies" is the fifteenth episode and season finale in the second season (2013) of the television series Dallas. In the US it aired along with the final episode in the season, "Guilt by Association", functioning as a two-hour finale. It finally answered the question that was uttered in "The Furious and the Fast": Who shot J.R.? Plot At Harris Ryland's house, Emma rummages through her father's desk in the study room. When Harris catches her, she tells him that she was searching for pills. He unlocks a safe and hands her some pills. In Zurich, Switzerland, Christopher confronts Dr. David Gordon and Carina about cashing checks in his mother's name. The doctor explains to Christopher that he met Pam Ewing after the accident which resulted in burns to more than 60 percent of her body. Due to her disfigured appearance, she left Dallas out of fear of scaring Christopher. She sought the doctor's help in reconstructing her body. During the last round of surgeries, she learned that she had pancreatic cancer, which delayed her return to Dallas. Gordon brought Pam to Abu Dhabi to undergo an experimental cancer treatment. The treatment failed and she died shortly afterwards. Her brother, Cliff Barnes, realized that her one-third share of Barnes-Global would be given to Christopher in her will. Cliff requested that the doctor and Carina, Pam's nurse, keep the death a secret so that he could control Pam's shares in the company. In exchange, Cliff financially supported the doctor and the nurse over the years, making the Ewings believe that Pam was still alive for twenty-four years and uninterested in her family. Christopher receives Pam's will and a letter she wrote before her death. Bobby, Pamela, John Ross go to the Dallas police station in an attempt to convince Roy Vickers to talk. Cliff summons Harris to his car for a private meeting, upset that Vickers was arrested. He threatens to expose Harris over his connection to the sabotage of the Ewing Energies methane rig. Harris leaves, assuring Cliff that he will handle the situation. Cliff makes a telephone call.