All language subtitles for 7.16 To Kill a Buffalo

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You, uh...
you speak English?

You from the Ute nation,
ain't you?

You got a real bad
banged up leg, there.

You ought to let me
take a look at it.

It might even be broke.

If it was,
I could fix it for you.

Now, I ain't gonna hurt you.

But I don't want you hurtin' me
neither, see?

Dad-burnit, buster...

I'm gonna help you,
whether you like it or not.

That knife ain't gonna
do you a whole lot of good,

'cause I'm gonna
take that away from you.

Now, just take it easy.

You ain't gonna
hurt nobody but yourself.

I'm gonna take a look
at that leg, now.

I didn't like having
to do that, buddy, but...

there ain't no other way.

Figure you ain't gonna
get in no better mood.

Hey, come on, get in there.

Here we go, come on.

Well, how many
does that make it, Pa?

Thanks, Charlie.

160.

I promised at least
200 by next week.

And we got to deliver.

I tell you, if Hoss doesn't
catch up with that herd

pretty soon,
I don't know what we'll do.

Hey, what...

Found him out by Cooper's Creek.

Got a busted leg,
he's in pretty bad shape.

Well, what do you
got him tied up for?

That's exactly the reason.

He ain't altogether happy
with that situation.

Well, what is he,
half-mean or half-hungry?

I don't know-- I imagine
it's a little of both, Joe.

Looked like he'd been out there
three or four days to me.

Joe, you better bring
Doc Hadley out here.

Right, Pa.

You understand English?

Now, you take it easy,
you'll be all right.

Ute.

Yeah, I know he's a Ute.

Wonder what he's doing out here.

The Ute abandon their wounded.

They live like packs of wolves.

They are savage animals.

All right, Martinez.

You talk their language,
don't you?

Si.

Let's get him inside

and see what you can find out.

Just take it easy.

I reckon...
I tired him plumb out.

For all the gratitude
he's showin',

you'd think I brought
a wildcat home

instead of a human being,
wouldn't you?

Oh, he's much worse
than a wildcat, señor.

The Ute has been taught to hate
the white man from childhood.

And this one--
he has learned his lesson well.

Here is food, Mr. Cartwright.

Oh, good.

Thank you, Hop Sing.

Mm-mm!
Looks scrumptious, don't it?

This is good.

He will not eat it, señor.

Why? He ought to be starving.

Utes feed their prisoners food

soaked in alkali.

It amuses them

to see them
rolling on the ground,

screaming in agony.

Well...

Martinez,
you stay here with him.

See if you can
find out what his name is

and all about him.

Uh-huh.
Be back after a while.

Hello, Hoss.
Oh, hi, Doc.

How's the patient?
Well, apparently, all right.

He all that meal and he's
in there with Martinez now.

Uh-huh. Better see him.

He's in here.

Señor...

Well, Martinez?

His name is Tatu.

He's the son of a Ute war chief.

And he has his father's
poison in his veins.

Would you tell him that, uh,
we just want to be his friends?

I did, señor.

Well, what'd he say?

He said he will cut the throats
of all white beasts.

Especially yours, señor.

Because you are the one
who threw away his "hinuda."

His what?

A hinuda is a medal

shaped like a bird.

To a Ute, it is
a protection against evil.

Oh, so that's
what that was in his hand.

Didn't know it was
so all-fired important to him.

Oh---...

is a great honor,
given only to the best hunters.

To die without it

is a great shame, hmm?

Well, you better
stick close, Martinez,

we may have to explain
a couple things.

You do not need me, señor.

He understands your tongue.

Why didn't he say so?

I told you, Señor Ben.

He is a Ute.

And he cannot be trusted.

All right.

Go on back
to the corral, Martinez.

We'll, uh, we'll tend to him.

Thank you.

Well, at least
the leg's not broken.

Oh, sorry about that, Doc.
Yeah, that's all right.

I've handled worse.

I once fixed the leg of a mule.

Hoss, administer the anesthetic.

Where is it, in your bag?

Hoss, administer the anesthetic!

Oh---...

That anesthetic.

Little buddy, I hate
to do this to you again,

but you don't
leave me much choice.

Thank you, gentlemen.

I won't need
any further assistance.

Pa...

that medal Martinez
was telling us about--

You reckon it'd do any good
if I rode out there

and could find it,
bring it back to him?

Well, I... I don't know
if it'd help any.

Sure wouldn't
make anything any worse.

I think I'll do that.

See you after awhile.
Right.

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Hop Sing, is supper ready?

On stove, Mr. Cartwright.

I getting it right away.

Pa, I can't find
those receipts anywhere.

Well, they should
be in that second drawer, Joe.

Oh, don't worry about it now.
Supper's about to be served.

Well, Hoss isn't gonna like

missing supper one bit.

I think he's got enough

in reserve to tide him over.

Yeah.

Hop Sing, looks delicious,
as usual.

Mm-mm!
Here, Joe.

Ah, thanks, Pa.

First time in months

I haven't had
to fight for my supper.

You've managed to survive.

Pass me the bread.

Hey, what in tar...?

Doggone it!

Tatu, I'm getting sick and tired

of your peculiar ways
of saying thanks!

We're just trying
to help you, boy, doggone it!

But you're making it
awful tough.

Yeah, we're just trying
to be friends, boy.

We don't want to hurt you.

Doggone it!

I went to a whole lot
of trouble

to get this for you today.

I brought your medal.

All right, boy...

...if you're convinced
you're gonna kill me,

I'm gonna give you a chance,
'cause I'm coming up there.

Hoss...?

Now...

give me that pistol
before somebody gets hurt.

Come on, you ain't got nothing
to be afraid of now.

Nobody's gonna hurt you.
Give me the pistol.

Hoss very brave.

No.

Tatu just happens
to be a lousy shot,

for which I'm very happy.

Uh-huh.

Eh, a pretty fair job.

All right.

All the swelling's
gone, anyhow.

Yup. All right,
let's see how it stands up.

Try it, Tatu.

Tatu stand?

Sure, of course.

Sure. Stand up and walk.

Tatu cannot walk.

Of course you can.

Why, son, those muscles
you tore loose--

They're all well now.

Come on, come on.

Doctor...

you are good medicine man.

You take fire from my leg,

but you cannot heal leg.

That is why my chiefs
leave me in mountain.

Because I C... I cannot hunt,

I cannot run, not ride.

Tatu, your chiefs were wrong.

Chiefs never wrong!

Oh, well,
you'll have to convince him.

I've got at least a dozen
other patients to take care of.

Good luck.
Thank... thank you, Doc.

Now, look here, Tatu.

The leg is well.

I did not seek to come here.

I was to die.

You say you are my friend,

but you shame me.

Shame you? Now, why would
I want to do a thing like that?

They take my horse and say,

"Tatu, son of Owatec,

must wait for the great darkness
to come."

Alone.

I wait till
the sun travels down.

But the great darkness
does not come.

And I wait.

The wind is cold,

and my leg screamed.

Three times
the sun crossed the sky.

Have no water, no food.

The great darkness comes with
the rising of the fourth sun.

The pain is gone,

and I sleep.

And I run with the wind
to kill the buffalo.

In my eyes, I see
the gentle ways of my mother.

And then you find me,
and bring back the pain!

Now you shame me
because I cannot walk!

Now, Tatu, that ain't so.

I ain't shamed you,
and that leg is healed!

Hoss lies!

I cannot walk!

All right, so you can't walk.

If you can't walk,
you can't hunt, can you?

So you won't
be needing this anymore.

Hey...

Look, you stubborn "cayoot,"
you're walking.

Hoss...

I---

I am still hunter.

You betcha you are.

You care for lemon or cream,
Miss Julie?

Hmm?
Very good. Excellent.

Now, remember, you serve
Mrs. Flanner first, then Julie.

First, old lady,
and then young one.

Right.

And-and use the good China.

We got to convince Mrs. Flanner

we're fancy enough
for me to take her daughter out.

Yes, sir. Okay, let's go
through it one more...

My, oh, my, oh, my,
ain't we getting fancy.

What are you and Hop Sing gonna
be doing next, dancing a minuet?

The little gal
must really be something

to turn you into a regular

parlor room Romeo
like this, Joe.

Mm...

I-I thought you were out
in the barn fixing the stalls.

Yeah. I, uh...

I thought you was out
chasing them wild horses.

Well, it's... that's what
I'm fixing to do right now.

Gonna go round 'em up right now.

Why don't you get
the stalls fixed?

I may bring back a whole herd.

And you, uh,
plan on inviting 'em for tea?

Why do you tear boards down,
then put boards up?

I reckon a lot of things we do

look sort of silly
to you, don't they?

Yes.

But many of your ways are good.

You know, I reckon we could
probably learn something

from your people, too.

It is possible, but...

But what?

Do white men leave
their brothers to die

like my chiefs did to me?

Well, I'll tell you, Tatu,

there's lots of different kind
of white men,

but I reckon most of us do
hold life sacred, yeah.

That is good.

Tell me something.

Where'd you learn to speak
English so good anyhow?

My father was a scout
for the white soldier.

He said they were the savages.

They hunted my people,
and killed old men, women,

children.

That is why
he turned away from them.

Hey.

You're home early.

Have any luck?

Not a sign of 'em.

I don't know, that whole herd

just seems to have
disappeared in thin air.

I need 30 more head
by the end of the week.

I just don't think
we can deliver.

Hmm... Oh, well,
I'll tell you what.

You... you don't need to worry
about them horses anyway.

You got something serious
to worry about.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

Like how to pour tea for
that little gal and her mama.

Hey, they're not here already,
are they?

I better get in there
to Hop Sing,

get him to rehearse again.

Hey, Joe?

Joe, you might make use
of that tub, too.

Tub?
Yeah.

What is a tub?
A tub?

Well, sir, a tub is one

of the great benefits
of civilization.

Matter of fact,

you could make use
of one yourself right now.

Hey, Bill, take care
of the horse will you?

Come on.

You go ahead and get undressed.

I'll get you a towel.

Tatu, this water is for you,

not for the clothes.

For Tatu?
Sure.

Hot water for cooking,
and, also, to kill bugs.

Yeah, well,
you're sort of getting the idea.

Hoss, you up there?

Yeah. Be right down, Pa.

Look, you go ahead and get in
there and take you a good bath.

It ain't gonna kill you,
I promise you.

Done it once or twice myself.

You'll probably be needing this.

Soon as you get through,
come on downstairs.

We got some company.

No, thank you.
Mr. Cartwright?

Yes, thank you, Hop Sing.

Well, although I'm sure
that things are... are much more

informal here in the West,

I still insist on meeting
the families

of the young men that
my daughter Julie knows.

Well, I think
you're very wise.

And I must say that I think

that Joseph has a very,
very nice family.

Well... thank you.

Oh, my other son Hoss.

Hoss, uh, this is Mrs. Planner,
and her daughter Julie.

How do you do?

Happy to meet you, ma'am.
You, too, Julie.

Thank you.

Hope you'll pardon
my appearance,

but I've put in a pretty
hard day's work.

There's nothing wrong with
honest toil, Mr. Cartwright.

No, ma'am, and it does something
for my appetite, too.

Yeah, would you care for a
little more tea, Mrs. Flanner?

No.

Oh, oh, no. No, thank you.

0h!

Oh...

Oh---!

Tatu all clean, Hoss.

Ta-Tatu, you gotta
get out of here.

But Hoss say I should come.

Get him upstairs.
Okay.

Go, Hoss.

Please leave me.

Aw, come on, Tatu.

You didn't mean no harm.

You didn't know no better,
that's all.

Besides, I-I thought
it was kind of funny.

You ought to have seen
the expression

on that old lady's face.

Everyone will
laugh at Tatu, like Hoss.

Look, I've been laughed at
myself a few times.

Don't take yourself
so seriously.

Little Joe will hate Tatu.

He won't do no such a thing.

I'll tell you what,

they're busting out
some horses down there

in the lower corral right now.
You come on with me

and I'll show you
how much he hates you.

Come on.

That's one very strong horse,
señor.

Yeah, he's a tough one,
all right.

You think you can break him
by tomorrow?

We're 20 head short.

We could sure use him.

Not tomorrow, señor.

Today.

Ah, give him a try.

We better get back
to work, too.

No, wait, I want to see this
for a minute.

Hi, Tatu. Hardly recognize you
with your clothes on.

Little Joe,

I want to tell you how...

Oh, forget it.

Let's forget it.

What's happened happened.

Don't worry, Julie and I will
get back together.

Are you sure?

I'm not sure, but I'm not gonna
worry about it,

and I don't want you to either.

Caballo diablo.

Well, like I said,
it's a tough animal.

Well, I try him again tomorrow.

All right.
Let me try.

Oh, Tatu,
you've already had one accident.

Please!

This is man's work.

Tatu try.

Go ahead. Let him try.

All right. Go ahead.
But be careful.

Go get him.
Joe, let's go.

See you, Hoss.
All right, Pa.

Take it easy.

Don't lean
on that fence too hard, Hoss.

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I have seen the Indian
who could tame the wild animal

as if putting a spell on it.

Let him go, Martinez.

The horse knew the Indian
was as wild as he is.

Well, he was...

he was ready to go back.

That's all there is to it.

Yeah, I... I reckon so.

But there for a while,

I thought he really wanted
to learn, you know?

It must be very difficult to...

break the habits and...

instincts of a lifetime.

Yeah. I reckon so.

Mr. Cartwright. Mr. Cartwright.

You won't believe it.
You just won't believe it.

All right,
just take it easy now.

Believe what?

Tatu. He just ride in.

And he bring a whole herd
of horse with him.

Hey, careful! Careful!

Those six in that section!

Well, what do you think
of that, Pa?

Oh.

Man, look
at all those pretty horses.

Are these enough
for your contract?

Enough?
Oh, Tatu.

But, Tatu, how'd you get
that many all by yourself?

This says I am best hunter.

Tatu knows
this is lead stallion.

Herd would follow.

Oh, they sure did.

Well, now I can fill
that contract.

You boys got your work cutout
for you.

It looks like it.
Get going.

Tatu, you must be pretty hungry.

Hop Sing, what about it?

Yes, sir, Mr. Cartwright.

It was I, the Indian,

the savage, the wolf
who found the herd.

They call you a wolf?

Huh.
They should have called you...

a fool.

Or a traitor to your own breed.

A traitor?

You call Tatu a traitor? A fool?

Those horses that you brought in
so proudly, huh?

You know where they're going?

They're going to the forts,

to the Army,

to the long swords,

to the enemies of your people.

Liar.

Liar!

Liar?

Why don't you ask
the señores Cartwright, huh?

Well...

Proud hunter.

Hey...

how's it feel to put new weapons

into the hands
of the whites, huh?

With those horses,

they will hunt down perhaps

your own tribe.

Huh?

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Bueno caballo.

We shall see if you are stronger
than Martinez.

Horse thief.

You dirty dog eater.

You call me a thief?

You're the true son
of your father,

that dog who sold his people
to the white soldiers.

You will die for those words.

Tatu... Tatu, stop it!
Stop!

What's going on here?

He said bad words of my father.

I told you he was a savage,

a wild beast.

Put that down, Tatu.

Tatu, put it away.

Put it away.

All right, Martinez...

get back to the bunkhouse.

Tatu,

you come into the house.

We have some
serious talking to do.

Hoss, you bring him alone.

Hoss,

I was wrong?

Let's go in.

In my tribe,

a man alone with the stock
is a thief.

You're no longer
with your tribe.

Tatu,

we want to help you.

But...

We can only do just so much.

There's a school in Santa Fe.

And...

we think you should go there.

Like a child?

I want to learn, but...

Look, we talked it over
and we feel it's a good thing.

Now, the decision
is still up to you.

But, Santa Fe.

I had not thought
to leave you, my friends.

I had not thought to go
to another strange place.

Hoss?

Do you wish me
to go to Santa Fe?

Well, it's not that I...

I wish you to go, Tatu, it's...

It's just that...
well, you learn better there.

They can... they can
teach you better than we can.

That school in Santa Fe
is one of the best there is.

Tatu...

maybe you can learn something
for your people.

Like... maybe
you can learn how to...

how to grow things,
and show them how.

How to... how to get meat and
keep it on the table, always.

No.

My people left me to die.

I closed my eyes
as an Indian and was reborn.

Your doctor gave me new life.

I will go to your school.

In the morning,

why don't you and me
ride into Virginia City

and we'll pick you up
some new duds.

And I must cut hair.

All right.

A haircut.

How's that, huh?

How do you like it?

It's... It's cooler.

You get used to that.

Oh, here, Paul.

Oh, thank you very much.

My pleasure. Thank you.

We'll get you a smaller size
before we go home.

Come on.

Don't pay no attention
to them yahoos in there.

They don't mean nothin'.

Look, I got to pick up
some stuff for Pa.

You meet me over at
the horses after a while

and we'll pick you up
another hat, all right?

Come on, Pete,
show us how to do that

heap big Indian war dance.

Pete... Come on, Pete,
let's see you stomp

those buffalo into the ground.
There you go.

Me war dance, me war dance.

Me big buffalo dance.
Yeah!

Watch this.
Me big hunter.

Go, hunter!
Let's go, Pete!

Me big warrior...

Stop.

Stop, old man.

No more.

Leave him alone!

Stop!

Let's see you
stomp those buffaloes

into the ground, Pete.

That's it, Pete.

Me... big hunter.

Me... big warrior.

Go away, kid, leave him alone.

Come on, Pete,
let's do it again,

show 'em how it's done.
Look out, Bill!

White men.

White savage.

The Indian does not
laugh at old men.

He does not laugh
at the sacred ways of others.

I throw away
the white man's things.

All right.

Hold it, hold it.

S... Stay calm.

Jake... you and Odie.

Ain't you got
nothin' better to do?

You should be ashamed.

You two tramps, beat it.

Go on, get out of here.

Tatu...

as long as you stand there
holding that knife like that,

you ain't no different
from all the rest of 'em.

Me big warrior.

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I was a fool, Hoss.

But in that old man's face,
I saw my people.

All of them, being laughed at.

Yeah.

I wish I could say I know
how you felt, but...

...there ain't no way.

I'm a white man.

Look...

Pa's got a little get-together,

a little shindig
he's cookin' up.

It's supposed to be a surprise.

Sort of a going-away
party for you.

So when you come in,
act surprised.

Don't you tell nobody
I told you, you hear?

I will say nothing.

Act surprised.

So...

you are now a white man, huh?

Hey, you're not missing
your own party, are you?

It is hot inside.

Yeah, I suppose it is.

Pa loves that fireplace.

He keeps it going
12 months a year.

I'm kind of thirsty.
Want something to drink?

Oh, I'd love something,
thank you. All right.

How about you?
No, thank you.

You sure?

Okay, you wait here,
I'll be right back.

Mmm! Isn't it just
a heavenly night?

It will be cold tomorrow.

Far in the hills.

I do wish you luck in Santa Fe.

Thank you.

I think it's wonderful
of the Cartwrights

to send you to school,
so you can be civilized.

Oh, dear...

that's not what I meant at all.

It is all right.

I know what you meant.

Oh, hi, Mr. Cartwright.

It's really a heavenly party.

Come.

Come on.

Yes.

You too, my friend.

You belong in the mountains
and in the plains.

Tatu...

Last night...

you said the Indian world
was dying.

I cannot get it out of my mind.

Do you understand?

Yeah. Yeah, I think I do.

If you go to the white school

in Santa Fe, Tatu.

But then I think:

You have been in school.

Here, on the Ponderosa.

You have learned many things
you did not know before.

You have learned that...

love is better than hate.

Understanding is stronger
than knives.

Friendship is wiser than war.

And maybe I can teach my people.

If...

Tatu, let me tell you something:

The greatest teacher of 'em all
is your heart.

Good-bye, little brother.

No, no, senor, one of the men
has seen him at dawn.

He was riding fast up towards
Boeing Cliffs toward the north.

Oh. Well...

he rode off once before,

maybe he'll be back
again this time, too.

Oh, no, señor.

He will not return.

He's right, Pa.

He won't be coming back.

He was an animal.

Like I told you-- a thief.

He took the horse,

your hospitality,

and he left nothing in return.

I gave him the horse;
it was his to take.

And he left us
everything he could.

The only thing he had-- this.

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