Dallas (TV Series)

Changing of the Guard (1982)

Lois Chiles: Holly Harwood

Quotes 

• Jordan Lee : [at Cattlemen's Club]  Oh, I'm sorry, I'm forgetting my manners. This is Marilee Stone.

  Holly Harwood : Of course. How are you, Mrs. Stone?

  Marilee Stone : Couldn't be better, Holly.

  Jordan Lee : And this is Bobby Ewing.

  [to Holly:] 

  Jordan Lee : You and he have lots in common. He just took over as president of his company too.

  Bobby Ewing : [smiles, shakes her hand]  How do you do?

  Holly Harwood : [smiles]  Nice to meet you, Bobby. But I thought your brother J.R. was president of Ewing Oil.

  Marilee Stone : [smiles]  Not anymore. J.R. took a sudden early retirement.

  Holly Harwood : Oh.

• [last lines] 

  Holly Harwood : [at another club]  What do you say? Do we have a deal?

  J.R. Ewing : Well, that's a very tempting offer, especially coming from such a lovely young lady.

  Holly Harwood : It's a dynamite offer... and you know it. You're out of Ewing Oil. I don't know a damn thing about running an oil company.

  J.R. Ewing : That's very bright.

  Holly Harwood : And I'm bright enough to know what I don't know.

  J.R. Ewing : All right. I'll accept your offer. I'll run Harwood Oil for you on one condition. That I stay completely in the background. Nobody has to know of my involvement.

  Holly Harwood : Forever?

  J.R. Ewing : Till I say so. You continue to act as president. I'll give you all the moves. I don't want an office, and I certainly don't wanna meet in your office.

  Holly Harwood : Whatever you say.

  [shakes her head] 

  Holly Harwood : What about money? Or do you have somebody take care of that for you?

  J.R. Ewing : [chuckles]  Well, Holly, I think if you get to know me a little better, you'll find that I take care of just about everything. I don't want any money upfront. But I do want twenty-five percent ownership of Harwood Oil.

  Holly Harwood : [scoffs]  Twenty-five percent? You don't come cheap, do you, J.R.?

  J.R. Ewing : You wouldn't want me if I did, would you?

  [she smiles] 

  J.R. Ewing : Look at it this way, Holly. With me, you have seventy-five percent of a profitable business... and without me, you just might have a hundred percent of nothing.

  Holly Harwood : All right. Deal.

  [smiles] 

  J.R. Ewing : That calls for a toast.

  [smiles] 

  Holly Harwood : [clinks his glass with hers]  To Harwood Oil. Someday it might be bigger and stronger than Ewing Oil.

  J.R. Ewing : [forces smile]  You know, it just occurred to me I have only been out of work forty-eight hours.

  Holly Harwood : [raises her glass]  To J.R. Ewing.

  [smiles] 

  Holly Harwood : Back in power again.

  J.R. Ewing : [clinks her glass]  As it should be.

  [chuckles]