Cliff bought the debt and knowing the Ewings did n't have the money to pay the fine , took control of Ewing Energies .
Meanwhile , Governor McConaughy was to seize the Ewings ' oil wells via eminent domain , making it impossible to pay the fine .
Cliff bought the debt and knowing the Ewings did n't have the money to pay the fine , took control of Ewings   .
Meanwhile , Governor McConaughy was to seize the Ewings ' oil wells via eminent domain , making it impossible to pay the fine .