August 27, 1997
Paul Morgan told Ray that if he wanted custody, he would have to prove Donna to be an unfit mother, an idea which didn't exactly appeal to Ray (mainly due to its impossibility). Morgan also told Ray that it couldn't look like he was having any affairs with other women (translation--drop Jenna). That evening, Jenna and Charlie came over for dinner. Charlie went out riding, and just after Jenna got all wishy-washy and thanked Ray for being her best friend, he told her that they couldn't see each other very much anymore, especially at his house. "All we both ever wanted was a house and a family," Ray mused. "Maybe we just married the wrong people."
Jeremy Wendell told Cliff that unless he wanted some wells to start closing down, he'd better start pumping Pam for information, and Cliff couldn't argue. Pam, meanwhile, was happy to find Bobby and Christopher in the indoor pool at Southfork late at night. Okay--either it was an indoor pool or the Ewings like decorating their patio with really poorly painted backdrops against which the fake-looking trees cast a very big shadow. But then again, with Miss Ellie's taste in clothes, you never know...
Senator Dowling has been trying to get Donna to go out with him to dinner, and almost had her when he suggested going up to Maryland and doing something with crabs which I didn't really understand. She resisted and had dinner with Dave, where she began experiencing severe pains. But seeing as everything has to be opposite the Dream Season, Donna did *not* have a miscarriage. Ray visited her in the hospital and brought flowers. While he was there, Dowling popped in and gave her a stuffed elephant and cheesy old campaign ads. ("Everyone always brings flowers," he commented.) It made for a very awkward moment.
April brought her showers down upon J.R., who arrived at her hotel for dinner only to find her in bed. She rationalized that they'd both spend the entire evening thinking about what was coming, they might as well get it out of the way, which prompted no argument from J.R.