▁and ▁Margaret ▁C och ran ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁birth ); ▁Michael ▁believed ▁R ex ▁had ▁committed ▁the ▁murder ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁reason . ▁However , ▁after ▁John ▁had ▁R ex ▁and ▁Michael ▁held ▁over night ▁in ▁a ▁holding ▁cell ▁for ▁question ing ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁they ▁were ▁hiding ▁something ▁and ▁wonder ed ▁what ▁the ▁two ▁could ▁possibly ▁be ▁keeping ▁secret ▁between ▁them , ▁they ▁talked ▁it ▁out ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁neither ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁killed ▁Tr uman . ▁ ▁Michael ▁kept ▁the ▁truth ▁about ▁Tommy ' s ▁parent age ▁from ▁Mar cie . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁Tommy ' s ▁parent age ▁came ▁to ▁light , ▁Michael ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁for ▁per j ury . ▁He ▁ski pped ▁b ail ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁Texas ▁with ▁Charlie ▁B anks ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁find ▁Mar cie ▁( who ▁had ▁left ▁town ▁with ▁Tommy ▁after ▁Tod d ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁cust ody ▁of ▁his ▁son , ▁whom ▁he ▁called ▁Sam ). ▁ ▁Michael ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁bought ▁back , ▁but ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁John . ▁ ▁The ▁authorities ▁followed , ▁and ▁a ▁c raz ed ▁Mar cie ▁took ▁V iki ▁David son ▁host age ▁in ▁the ▁stand - off . ▁▁ ▁Michael ▁took ▁V iki ' s ▁place ▁as ▁Mar cie ' s ▁host age ▁and ▁convinced ▁her ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁Sam ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁L lan view . ▁ ▁Tod d ' s ▁pre gn ant ▁te en age ▁daughter ▁St arr ▁Mann