Ellie Saves the Day

S3 E12: J.R. is caught from all sides when a typhoon delays the oil drilling in Asia as his bank loan becomes due, then Bobby discovers that J.R. has mortgaged Southfork ranch and he is forced to tell Jock and Ellie that they may lose everything. J.R. believes that once Cliff Barnes resigns his post as head of the Office of Land Management, the banks will extend their loan deadline, but again, he's mistaken. When the efforts of all the Ewing men seem to have failed, Ellie makes a supreme sacrifice in an effort to save Southfork.