Dallas: The price of oil takes a plunge.

The first two scenes to Season 5 Episode 8: The Split Although the price of oil going down hits the papers, J.R. assures Miss Ellie that it’s temporary. However, Donna hopes that the price keeps going down for the sake of the economy. Ray implied that the speculators will be hurt if they wait for the price to go up. This gets J.R. uptight. Clayton continues to face problems with his refineries shutting down and people being laid off. Clayton wants to keep his men, even if it means a cash flow problem. Sue Ellen worries about Clayton, who assures her that J.R. is facing his own problems by sitting on top of 5 million barrels of oil which has dropped when the price went down. I do not claim ownership over any third-party content used. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!!