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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 179138" data-attributes="member: 130">In the offices of Wendell Resources Elena asks, “Why hasn’t the President pardon you yet?”  “I’m sure he’s afraid it’ll look bad for him.”“Well it looks bad already.  That is why he pardoned me.”  “Of course.  But he can’t just pardon me without the spotlight on him and god only knows what Judith Brown has on him.”“I’m sure John Ross knows.”  John Ross leaves the family cocktail hour with Chris into his study.  Ellie looks annoyed.  John Ross says, “You’re not going to get the Ewing Process through Ewing Alternative Energy.  It’s owned by Ewing Pattens and Licensing, LLC, which is owned by Ewing Global and for which I am the sole employee, President and chief bottle waster.”“Why am I not surprised?”“How much of Ewing Alternative Energies do you want?”“What?  Without my process for methane extraction?”“No it can have it back.  But I want a solid lease agreement with Ewing Oil for its development and EwingTrident to market the gas.”“Exclusive?”“No solid.  How much?”“Why?”“Because I don’t want another fight in this family.  If it means this much to you, to cut out me, Bo, Ellie, Lucas.”  “What’s Lucas got to do with anything?”“Your father gave him his shares, equal to all of us.”“He sold them.”  “I took care of that.  You don’t need to worry yourself about any of that.  How much?”“Sixty percent.”  “In trust.”“Everything seems to be in trusts you control.”  “That’s not going to change.  I promised Uncle Bobby, when you were in the hospital, I’d take care of you no matter what.  And Lucas.  I’m not going to break that promise.  Sixty percent to you, forty percent Ewing Global.”  He holds out his hand.  Chris hesitates but shakes.  John holds his hand tight and pulls him in, “But this bullshit with the Leland’s ends.  If it don’t I’ll kick your ass clear across the county line, brother.”  The two emerge from the study.  Ellie inquires as to the secrecy.  John Ross says, “If it’s company business you’ll hear about it in the morning.  If it’s not, it’s my personal business and this’ll be the end of it.”  She winks at Chris and says, “Like my daddy use to say, ‘anything worth having is worth going for - all the way’.”  Bo walks in with Harris.  There’s an instant hush.  Jayden holds onto her grandma’s arm with a big grin waiting to see.  Ellie turns around.  “Why Harris.”  She walks over and hugs him, whispering in his ear, “Just remember who you’re working for.”  “Nice to see you Ellie.”“Always a pleasure.”John Ross holds out his hand, “Welcome to Southfork.  If you can convince my brother to stay, I’d be very appreciative.”  They shake.  “I’ll see what I can do.”  Bobby holds out his hand, “Welcome Harris.”They shake.  “Thank you Bobby.”  Sue Ellen hugs him.  “I don’t know if you’ve meet.  This is Jayden.  John Ross’s oldest.”Anne hugs him next, “Welcome Harris.  We made pot roast.”Pamela hugs him and says, “Anne says it’s your favorite.”“This is true.”  Anne continues, “Now John Ross sits at the head of table.  Pamela at the other end.  There’s an empty chair between me and Ellie, it’s all yours.”Ellie laughs, “Imagine that.”</blockquote>

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