A House Divided is the 25th and final episode of the third season
(1979â€"80 season) and 54th overall of the American television series
Dallas. It is the episode known for spawning the eight-month "Who shot
J.R.?" phenomenon. The episode ended with the mysterious shooting of
J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) in his office by an assailant that would not
be revealed until the following season. The mystery was resolved in
the fourth episode of the following season, entitled "Who Done It",
which remains the second most-watched episode in American TV
history.In the episode, nationalization of the Asian fields causes
financial ruin that affects the cartel members and J.R. Ewing's
banker. This leads to the suicide of cartel member Seth Stone (Buck
Young). J.R. attempts to run both Kristin Shepard (Mary Crosby) and
Alan Beam (Randolph Powell) out of town as they both plot revenge
against him. He also attempts to move Sue Ellen Ewing (Linda Gray)
back into a sanitarium. With Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval) having
sought revenge upon J.R. based on an agreement he realized Jock Ewing
(Jim Davis) and Digger Barnes (Keenan Wynn) had, J.R. has the oil
fields closed down to keep Cliff from earning any royalties. Pamela
Barnes Ewing (Victoria Principal) and husband Bobby Ewing (Patrick
Duffy) move out of Southfork out of disgust at J.R.'s dealings. In the
final scene, J.R. is shot while working late at the office. Conundrum (Dallas) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter