Hunter von Leer

Boss Hogg (SORRELL BOOKE) almost loses $100,000 when three con men try to convince him that his bank is responsible for the theft of their precious shipment of gold.

On a college campus, young men are dying of heart attacks. When Kolchak (Darren McGavin) investigates, he finds that the men were associated with Professor C. Evan Spate, who is researching an ancient Middle East tablet, and that a series of similar deaths plagued the expedition that recovered the tablet.

Bobby finally learns the reason behind J.R.'s recent mysterious actions. B.D. Calhoun continues to terrorize J.R. with his dangerous game playing. Bobby and Pam fear that Sue Ellen has resumed her drinking when she fails to return home one evening but J.R. has good reason to believe that may not be the reason for her absence. A worried Ray travels to Washington D.C. to be with Donna while she is in the hospital and gets a surprise when Senator Dowling pays her a visit.

Sue Ellen is unsuspecting when B.D. Calhoun, whom she knows as Peter Duncan, makes contact with her in his vendetta against J.R. Calhoun "accidentally" bumps into Sue Ellen and Pam. Ray feels the frustration of losing his wife and their expected child. He and Clayton resume working together in the horse cutting business in an effort to forget their troubles. Pam's increasing overprotectiveness of Christopher worries Bobby. Jeremy Wendell pursues his plan to bring ruin to Ewing Oil.

Ewing Oil makes a financial comeback as Bobby and J.R. secure important deals, but J.R. is too overcome with anxiety about B.D. Calhoun to savor the success. Bobby becomes suspicious when J.R. acts overly concerned about Southfork's security system. Cliff reluctantly goes through with Jermey Wendell's plan to undermine Ewing Oil and April Stevens continues her ploy to gain back her five percent of the company. Meanwhile, Donna is unexpectedly rushed to the hospital with excruciating stomach pains and Sue Ellen has another inauspicious run-in with "Peter Duncan".