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(calm music)

- Easy she does it.

Alright in the center.

Careful.

- Solid piece of machinery Mr. Gleeson.

- Yes and I'd like it to stay that way.

- No rush, spent all day to get this, take it easy.

- Yeah I'm not stupid Dad.

- Yeah I know, just want you to be careful that's all.

- We already discussed it Michael

and the answer's still the same.

- I can do it, I'm old enough.

- No you're not.

- Why is it when you want me to do something

I'm the man of the house,

but when it's something I want to do

you straight to the McGregors?

- [Matt] Well we're just about set.

- What is it with him and Kathleen?

Wants everything done, then he gets me to do it.

- Look on the bright side, from what I hear

Blaine's Ravine's got quite a healthy night life.

- Ah, and this coming from a man of the church.

- The deed has its own rewards.

- Well Kathleen's packed enough for 10 men,

should last a few hours.

- Great.

Come on off you get.

- Mom says I can go.

- [Man] God works in mysterious ways.

- [Matt] You take it nice and easy.

- And Michael do as Rob tells you.

- And treat the new press even more carefully Rob.

- Yeah I'll try not to take it over a cliff.

- So,

have you had time to think about when we're getting married?

- It's six o'clock in the morning.

- Yeah, well you've been up for hours.

- Not now Matt.

- You been wearing the ring I gave you?

- Oh I don't wear it to work.

The press it gets dirty.

- Oh.

- Look Matt of course I'm gonna give you an answer,

but now is not the time.

- And when will be the right time.

- Well look you're busy and I'm busy

and this really isn't the right place to talk about it.

- When you're ready then.

(orchestral music)

- Can I drive?

- Nope.

- Did Mom tell you not to let me?

- Doesn't take two people to drive a dray.

- That's what I told her, she'll never let me grow up.

- Well try being a McGregor.

- If Mom and your dad ever get married

I'll be a McGregor then.

- Well the way they're going

it doesn't look like they ever will.

Come on.

- What's the problem?

- What are you doing for the rest of the day?

- I've got some chores, nothing important.

- Good, you can help me move that.

(dramatic music)

- That's been there forever.

- Well it's not going to be there much longer.

- And you want it moved now, today?

- No time like the present.

(dramatic music)

- James do you have to do that now?

- I'm just preparing for the new press.

- Furniture's fine the way it is.

- Well it will be good to have a change.

- Let's leave things the way they are for now.

- Whoa, whoa.

- I'll take them from here.

- I'm just trying to decide

whether we should take the ridge road or not,

take two hours off the trip.

- I went over there the other week,

there's nothing wrong with it.

- You went through Blaine's Ravine on your own

and you survived? (laughing)

- Just part of the way.

I could've gone on my own if I wanted to.

They don't scare me I could take them all on.

- You're a regular rough rider aren't you?

- Tree's been here since we were kids.

Used to try to climb it.

- Yeah well time it was moved.

- What harm's it doing?

- Dangerous, rotted through,

should've been pulled out years ago.

- [Kathleen] Good morning Mr. Perkins.

- Oh morning.

Yep this has to be wrong.

To Montana, advise Western Union Colorado new bank.

Montana's in North America isn't it?

- Well it's the only one I know of.

- An open wire service, no idea,

must've got their wires crossed.

Oh wires crossed very good. (laughing)

There we go.

Bernard Hardwick Blaine's Ravine,

trade in press on its way, please advise of arrival,

signed Mrs. O'Neil.

New flatbed press eh, very impressive.

- Come on giddyup, giddyup.

Giddy up come on.

I thought you said this road was alright.

- Maybe I didn't get this far.

- We're only two miles down the track.

- Well it felt longer.

Maybe if we shift the weight,

we could push the press to the front, lighten the back.

- And who's gonna move it, you?

- We could use the horses.

- Look you take the reigns and I'll push.

- Rob I really think we should.

- Ready? - Yeah.

- Go.

- Come on giddyup.

(horses neighing) (groaning)

- Again.

- Giddy up come on, come on.

- One two three.

- Giddy up come on, giddyup giddyup giddyup.

Giddy up.

- A bit of muscle is all it takes.

- Don't tell me that Kathleen O'Neil

is afraid to make a decision.

- I am, you're the on who made me afraid Seamus.

- I always thought it was your father,

that's why you married me,

to get away from the old tyrant.

- I married you because I loved you.

I thought you loved me.

- But I did love you.

- You were never there when I needed you.

- I was there in spirit.

- Took two weeks to find you when Michael was born.

- Well I got sidetracked.

- By wine, women and gambling.

- But I always came back.

- Not the last time.

- Yeah.

Don't blame me because you can't trust men.

It's your father's fault,

he's the one who tried to break your spirit.

- You're the one who let me down Seamus.

Hard to trust any man after what you did.

- Mrs. O'Neil?

Kathleen?

We have a problem.

Hardwick's gone back on his agreement over the press.

- We agreed, 200 pounds for the new press

and 60 pounds for the old one

if we did our own delivery and pick up.

- He's now saying he'll only give us 30 pounds

off the old press.

- I can't possibly find another 30 pounds.

I'm extended at the bank as it is.

- Perkins has made a mistake.

- Hardwick knows the old press is on its way.

What's his game I wonder.

- This can't be right.

- It isn't you've obviously made a mistake.

- I haven't made a mistake in 25 years.

- In that case it's well overdue.

- Well if you're so clever what do you make of this?

- Montana hale, still in Colorado, late...

- Some sort of weather report?

- Possibly but they've spelled hail H-A-L-E

instead of H-A-I-L.

- Ah yes but the Americans do spell things different

to the English.

- When you have a moment Mr. Perkins.

- Oh sorry.

You were saying?

- We want to send a wire to Mr. Hardwick.

Offer appears 30 pounds short,

obvious mistake in transmission.

Please confirm original offer.

I'll wait for a reply.

- And should I read that back in case there's a mistake?

(chattering)

- The wire you were expecting Mr. Hardwick.

- Women, should no better than to get into business.

- Especially with you eh Mr. Hardwick. (laughing)

- To Mrs. O'Neil.

Dear lady, no mistake, 200 pounds,

less 30 pounds for old press.

Final offer.

- Warm regards Bernard Hardwick. (laughing)

Warm regards.

- So much for your new press.

- But the new press could pay off our less in a few months.

We could charge more for advertisements,

our sales would go up.

- I'm not letting Hardwick get the better of me.

I'll give him dear lady.

Mr. Perkins we're going to wire half a dozen suppliers

around the country for quotes on the same press

I ordered from Hardwick.

Mr. Gleeson will compile a list for you.

- But it could take months to get a new press.

- And I want Hardwick to get copies

of all the wires we send.

- Yes ma'am.

- Well don't just stand there Mr. Gleeson

we've got a war to win.

(hammering)

(thudding)

- Done.

- Not yet.

(dramatic music)

(chattering)

- Mr. Hardwick these came for you, for your attention.

She has a chip Mr. Hardwick

after all the help you've been to her.

- Looks like Mrs. O'Neil

is not the wilting violet I thought.

Ever played chess Plunkett?

- Checkers.

- Chess is a game of tactics.

- So is checkers.

- Checkers is a fools game.

- Chess is for the thinking man.

In all the years I've been playing

I can humbly say I've never been beaten,

and I've never yet met a woman who could play.

- She seems to be playing quite nicely at the moment.

- Ah yes but her press is on its way Plunkett

and it'll be in my hands soon,

and when it is, check mate.

(laughing)

(dramatic music)

- I'll push.

(telegraph clicking)

- Kathleen.

- Hardwick isn't budging.

- We'll just have to cut our losses.

- We Mr. Gleeson?

- I'd like to think the paper's just as much a part of me

as it is of you.

In fact it's a part of the whole town.

- It's a sorry day when the likes of someone

from Blaine's Ravine puts one over on us.

- I couldn't agree more Mr. Perkins.

I'll be back later.

- And who asked your opinion?

- Who's side are you on?

- I just want a new press, not to start a civil war.

- Giddy up giddyup come on giddyup.

Giddy up giddyup giddyup giddyup.

(horses neighing)

- Try it again.

- Come on get.

Giddy up giddyup come on.

(wood creaking) Look out.

(groaning)

Michael. (groaning)

I don't think you're gonna be able to dig me out.

- What'll we do?

- You better check the press.

I don't want that slipping on me as well.

- One of the ropes has snapped.

- Will the others hold?

- That should stop it.

Are you gonna be alright?

- I don't think anything's broken.

- Well what'll we do?

- James.

I've decided to tell Mr. Hardwick that the deal is off.

- Off, you mean we're gonna get the old press back?

- He's not budging and I'm not selling.

- The only reason we could do without a press at all

for two days was because the new press

would allow us to catch up.

- Don't worry I'm only calling his bluff.

My guess is that he wants this transaction as much as I do.

He's just testing me.

- I hope you're right.

- Well I just hope that Rob and Michael

aren't rushing to get to Blaine's Ravine in record time.

Hardwick needs to sweat for a while.

- She's bluffing.

- You hope, what now?

- What now Plunkett,

is a case of having nerves of steel.

I didn't make money by being lily little.

(groaning)

- Come on Michael push harder.

- It's no use, I'm not strong enough.

- We haven't got any choice,

you're gonna have to move the press.

- I could take one of the horses and run for help.

- We haven't got time.

- [Michael] I'll be back before dark.

- I'm starting to lose the feeling in my leg.

- It's ready.

- Yeah giddyup.

Get giddyup, go on go, (shouting) giddyup.

Giddy up come on. (shouting)

Yeah come on.

(snapping)

- I'd say it's there for good.

- I'm not giving up yet.

- Dad I know you don't like to be beaten

but is it really gonna make a difference if it stays?

- It'll make a difference alright.

(chopping)

(dramatic music)

- Rob there's no way I can move it.

- I guess that saves your mother

from skinning us alive then eh?

- That's it.

It was staring me in the face the whole time.

- What?

The pulley?

- Not one pulley, a whole lot of pulleys,

it's all to do with power you see?

- Have you done this before?

- No I read it in a book.

(laughing)

- The man's mad. - Hardwick?

- No Perkins.

I think he's got hale in Montana on the brain.

- Any word from Hardwick?

- Nothing.

Look I don't think your plan's working,

but why don't you ask Matt for some help?

- Now why on Earth would I involve him?

- Maybe he could talk some sense to Hardwick, man to man.

- Why is it then men think that they have all the answers?

- Look I only thought...

- I have no intention of running to Matt

every time there's a problem.

- I did not mean to imply...

- [Kathleen] We need more printing paper did you collect it?

- No I didn't.

- Never mind I'll do it myself on the way back from the bank.

(sighing)

- Sorry Emily I didn't see you.

- Are you alright?

- It's just this press, I'll be glad when it's all resolved.

- I heard, Mr. Gleeson was telling me.

There's nothing else is there?

- No of course not.

- I just thought...

- Everything's fine.

- Is it?

You've always been there for me Kathleen.

I'd like to think you could turn to me

if ever you needed to.

- I know, and thank you Emily.

Somethings I have to sort out for myself.

- Pulleys change the direction of the power.

The more pulleys I use, the less strength it takes.

The pulleys make the power you see?

- Yeah yeah just get on with it.

(groaning)

- Still not strong enough.

- Well give us the rope maybe both of us can do it.

Ready?

It's moving.

(tearing)

(thudding)

Got it? - Yeah.

- Alright push it to the middle.

Great.

Alright.

You get that down, I'll tie this up.

- Sorry I said the shortcut was alright.

- My decision I'm aware.

Just another excuse for me

to get treated like a kid I suppose.

- You, no way, it's me who's treated like a kid.

- When you're the son of a legend

you can't afford to make mistakes.

- I suppose so, it must be pretty hard on your dad.

I mean living up to what he's done.

- Yeah I never thought about it like that.

What was your dad like?

- I don't really remember him, he died when I was six.

He was fun though, I think he gambled,

let Mom pay off all his debts.

I think that's why she never stopped working.

- Yeah Dad was the savior since Mom died.

- They're kind of alike I guess.

- Where's that book you've been reading?

- Something to be said for science after all eh?

- Here.

- Giddy up.

- Any word from Hardwick?

- No why? He's obviously taken you at your word

and canceled the entire deal.

- The boys will almost be in Blaine's Ravine by now.

- Kathleen far be it for me to say this but...

- Go on James I was wrong.

I admit it.

- Do you think that perhaps you could find it in yourself

to apologize to Hardwick,

say that you're not well versed in business

and that you'll accept the 30 pounds less for the old press.

- It's too late to send a wire now,

it can wait 'til morning.

- She won't be sending a wire tonight Mr. Hardwick,

looks like she's sticking to her word, the deal's off.

- She can't run a newspaper without a press.

- She's still got the old one.

- Which will be in Blaine's Ravine by tonight.

Come tomorrow she won't be able to call the deal off.

Yes sir.

I stand to make quite a tidy profit on this one.

- A years salary for some, maybe even two years salary.

You know I reckon I've been a part of this Mr. Hardwick.

- You know I reckon you have too Plunkett.

All of six pence worth.

- Dig any further we're gonna meet the devil.

- Yeah well he'll be sorry if we do.

- Look I might only be your son,

that doesn't me I won't understand worrying you.

- Nothing's worrying me.

- You wouldn't be taking down this stump

if you didn't want to get something off your chest.

- I asked Kathleen to set a date for our wedding.

- Yeah well that's great news.

- She was too busy to give me an answer.

- How did you ask her?

- Well I asked her.

- But how?

Were you like the bull at a gate?

- Well I don't know.

- Did you ask her nicely?

- Well maybe not.

There's one thing I do know, you're not going to push

a woman like Kathleen into anything.

- Well there's one thing I know

and we're not gonna move this unless we use dynamite.

- Dynamite,

now that's the best idea you've come up with all day.

- We don't have any dynamite.

- Yeah, Caster does.

You pack up later, finish that tomorrow.

(suspenseful music)

(punch thumping)

(dog barking)

(angry shouting)

- We'll have a go at the livery

and then I'll get a room at the hotel.

- Well we can't leave the press by itself.

- Well we gotta eat mate.

I think we both need a wash and then a good night's sleep.

(angry shouting)

- But Rob this is Blaine's Ravine.

- Michael who's going to walk off with a press

that weighs half a ton?

(angry shouting)

(punches thumping)

Yeah alright, but I need a steak as big as a bullock.

(honky-tonk piano music)

(suspenseful music)

- Hey you, get away from that press.

- [Man] Come on get on with it.

(honky-tonk piano music)

- I have got the greatest steak that you ever,

Michael?

What?

Are you alright?

- The press Rob, they got at the press.

- Yeah yeah I know, come on let's get up.

(honky-tonk piano music)

- That's them.

- You're a bit big to be picking on children aren't you?

- Don't know what you're talking about.

- There's some parts missing off of our printing press

and we'd like them back.

- Press, what press? (laughing)

- You know the one I mean.

- You ain't calling me a thief are you?

- No no no, just calling a spade a spade.

- You want to come outside and say that?

- Leave it Rob.

- We'll be in the livery tonight

in case anyone else wants to pay us a visit.

(laughing)

- [Man] Hey, hey, whoa, whoa.

(dramatic music)

- After due consideration I agree to accept 30 pounds less.

Oh dear.

Personally I thought our bluff might work.

- My dear Perkins progress comes before pride.

- Mark the telegram

for Rob McGregor's attention Mr. Perkins.

- Howdy, I'm expecting a wire from Colorado,

name's Hale, Montana Hale.

Hello?

You do speak English in these parts?

- Oh yes indeed. (laughing)

It's just that some of us have trouble with our geography.

- Pretty.

- I like coming here, it helps me think.

- Does it help you make decisions too?

- Sometimes.

There is something troubling you isn't there?

- I don't trust myself to make a decision at the moment.

Especially not the right one.

- I've always trusted your decisions in the past Kathleen.

- Sometimes I've been wrong.

- You can't put off making decisions simply

because you're worried you might make the wrong choice.

If you don't have faith in yourself

you're more than welcome to borrow the faith I have in you.

- I'd like to send a wire to Mrs. O'Neil

in Paterson's Ridge.

- McGregor is it?

- Yeah that's right.

- I've got a wire for you somewhere.

Ah.

- Kathleen's dropped the price of the old press.

- Mom would never do that.

- Well it seems Hardwick somehow talked her into it.

He's gonna pay even less with those parts missing.

If it's worth anything at all now.

- Why would anyone want to steal those parts anyhow?

- The only person to gain from it would be Hardwick himself.

- How do we prove it?

- Takes a thief to catch a thief.

- Do you know something about this.

- Maybe something, maybe nothing, depends.

- How much?

- A guinea.

- Five shillings.

- Done.

(explosion booming)

(laughing)

- Right that does it.

- So what do you plan to do now?

- Try to shift another immovable object.

(dramatic music)

- Dusty trip?

- Yeah, bit of a clean and some oil,

it'll be as good as new.

- I don't think so Mr. McGregor.

There appears to be some vital parts missing.

Not worth a brass razoo to me now.

- They were stolen last night.

- You don't say?

Well I thought this was such a decent town.

- Those parts are worthless without the press.

My guess is whoever stole them

will try to pass them on to you.

- Look I'll tell you what I'll do with you.

I'll take it off your hands as scrap.

I'll give you five quid for it.

Best I can do.

Call it a good will gesture.

- Sounds fair enough to me.

- Here you go, 200 pounds less five

and you've got yourself a bargain.

- Well I've got the bank note right here,

just needs me to authorize it.

Actually before we finalize this

I better see that the new press is working alright.

- But of course.

The crank handle's missing.

- I thought you said it was new?

- I don't understand it,

it was in perfect working order.

The mongrels, someone's stolen that crank handle.

- Must've been the same people who robbed us.

- What are you trying to pull?

- Hey look I'm just the driver.

I was told to pick up a new press in working order.

If you can't deliver then I guess the deal's off.

- But Mrs. O'Neil and I have got an agreement.

- I'm sorry Mrs. O'Neil

will just have to get the old press fixed.

- But, but I got the new press in especially for her.

- Well it was a waste of our time too

coming all this way for nothing.

- Well if she has to get a press fixed,

how about the new one?

- You're talking about 200 pounds

for something that doesn't work.

- Less 40 for the old press.

- 60 pounds was the offer.

- 50.

- Nice to meet you Mr. Hardwick.

- Alright, alright, 60 pounds,

the original agreement, 60 pounds.

- Sorry Mr. Hardwick.

See there's been a few extra costs

in getting the press here.

Well the dray needs repairing,

then there's our wages and hire of the dray.

- Giddy up come on.

- I see you convinced them to buy your press.

No doubt about it Mr. Hardwick,

when it comes to trading there's none better.

Must be all that chess you play. (laughing)

- Why you? (thudding)

- You'll be a legend yourself soon.

- The new press will arrive tomorrow,

received 65 pounds for old press,

all well regards, Rob.

- You're getting a new press.

- Are we?

- And 65 pounds off for the old press.

- [James] How did that happen, you haven't made a mistake?

- I haven't made a mistake in 25 years.

- Montana Hale.

- I didn't hear you say it was the name of a person.

- I didn't say it was a weather report either.

(emotional music)

- Now I know I go at things like a bull at a gate but,

well I'm sorry if I don't put things

a way some other men might,

but well hang it all Kathleen I love you.

I don't know how else to put it.

- Oh Matt this has nothing to do with you.

I needed to settle a few things first.

- Have you?

- It's been important to me to know

that I can survive on my own.

- Well you've proven that time and time again.

- I don't want to change.

It's taken a long time, but I like who I am.

- Well if that's all you're worried about.

I don't want you to change.

- I've been afraid to trust my own judgment.

I made mistakes with people before.

- Well I'm a mistake?

- No.

No.

I want to marry you.

- You do?

- Whenever you want.

- Would tomorrow be too soon?

- Make it the day after and you've got a deal.

(dramatic music)