The exterminator
In “The Buck Stops Here,” a seventh-season “Dallas” episode, J.R. (Larry Hagman) is seated in his office at night when Harry (James L. Brown) knocks on the door.
HARRY: Evening, J.R.
J.R.: Come in, Harry.
HARRY: [Enters the room, closes the door behind him] What’s up?
J.R.: Two very important deals were stolen out from under me by Cliff Barnes. They were hush-hush, strictly confidential. Brokers that I’ve known and trusted for years came to me and told me I was the only one they were talking to. But Barnes beat me out. That greedy little cockroach is getting information before I can act. He has a spy working for him.
HARRY: Well, the first thing we have to do is set out a trap.
J.R.: All right. Let’s talk about the bait. I want that little insect to bite — and bite hard.
Dallas Decoder 
[…] rarity on this show. It’s no fun to watch our hero get beat, but but I’m heartened by the scene where J.R. summons Harry McSween to his office to help him set a trap for his enemy. “I want […]