Christopher and Bobby tells John Ross, Sue Ellen, and Pamela that they will revoke the Mineral Rights on Southfork Ranch if they do not return Elena's assets including her shares in Ewing Energies.
John Ross is not intimidated and threatens to sell off Christopher's methane patent to keep the company from going bankrupt.
Christopher ends up convincing Pamela, Sue Ellen, and John Ross to agree letting the methane car race to make the decision.
Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford, whose character had been spun off into Knots Landing early in the original series' run) returns to Dallas to meet with Bobby.
Gary tells Bobby that he and Valene have fallen on some tough times, and it has put a strain on their marriage.
Sue Ellen looks at it as an opportunity to seduce Gary into siding with her, John Ross, and J.R. Christopher meets with Allison Jones, to talk about converting the city's fleet of vehicles from oil to methane.
Jones tells Christopher that it will not be an easy sell to convince oil loving Texans to switch to natural gas.
John Ross gets a tip from Bum, J.R.'s PI, that one of the mechanics for Christopher's race car is a former convicted felon.
Much to John Ross' disappointment, Christopher's car finish's the race first, and required the fewest pit stops for refueling.
Ryland and his mother have a heated argument in which she accuses him of pushing Emma in to Ann's arms.
When Bobby and Ann returned to Southfork after the race, they see Emma sitting in front of the house.
Defeated, John Ross sits in the dark at Ewing Energies in the conference room drinking scotch.
He claims that there could still be a scam to be pulled on Allison Jones at the DTC, which pleases J.R. J.R. tells John Ross not to worry about anything, and that he has a plan, and it will be his "Masterpiece".