Aunt Lil Trotter takes the stand at the end of Ray Krebs trial and explains what really happened in Mickey's hospital room just before Mickey's life support system was unplugged. The judge sentences Ray afterwards. Sue Ellen has erotic fantasies while watching shirtless young men playing football while walking aimlessly alone through the park, but in a surprising twist, Sue Ellen decides to live out her Blue Lagoon fantasies with J.R. later that night instead of finally hooking up with a young Peter (played by Chris Atkins) who obviously has a crush on her. After their encounter, J.R. feels used when Sue Ellen reveals that she has no real feelings for him outside the bedroom.
Both the Ewing and Barns family attend the Oil Baron's Ball, and Pam and Kathrine become jealous when Bobby arrives with Jenna Wade as his date. Cliff Barns wins the prestigious Oil Baron of the Year Award, and threatens J.R. and the Ewing family that he's about to tell the whole world the true story about Jock Ewing and Digger Barns during his acceptance speech.