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Come on, stay put now.

Dr. Maxson makes you feel better. I promise.

How many pennies did you say he swallowed?

Seven. Is he going to be all right?

He's going to be fine.

Just give him some of this castor oil tonight.

It comes with a money -back guarantee.

Oh, my gosh!

on me, old man.

Come back here.

Come on.

You coward.

But afraid to face me?

Turn around.

What for?

Because I can be the one that shot Kid Cole.

I said turn around, old man.

Somebody get the sheriff.

There ain't no sheriff.

Then somebody better get a doctor.

You got your mind set to draw on me?

Go ahead and draw.

Sorry, ma 'am. See your feller?

No, as of now, he's my patient.

It's all right, ma 'am. I made sure not to hit no vital organs.

Well, I'm sure he appreciates that.

It's an honor to see you shoot someone, Mr. Cole.

No honor to it. My cousin Leonard saw you shoot a fella in Juarez.

Never been to Juarez.

Somebody help me bring him in.

Never met no lady doctor.

Then we're even, Mr. Cole.

I never met a gunfighter.

Stand up, boy.

I was told a woman doctor from Boston could not survive alone on the new

frontier.

But I won't give up.

And I'm not alone anymore. I've inherited a family.

And that may be my biggest challenge of all.

How much do I owe you?

Five dollars.

Could have been cheaper to bury him.

He may still have that opportunity, Mr. Cole.

He's very weak.

Excuse me, ma 'am, but I don't wish any man's death.

And why did you become a gunfighter?

It wasn't my choice.

I killed a man in Texas a long time ago.

He had a reputation for being fast, so I got one, too.

Then people started coming after me.

How's the air around here?

Gets it from function.

How'd you know that?

I reckon I'd call him.

Here.

This should help some.

The doctor in St. Louis said it wasn't so bad, you know. Said, uh, if I'd, uh,

just kind of settle down, take it easy, that I should be okay.

Sounds like a good guy.

Thanks.

This seems like a nice town.

Peaceful life.

And you can't beat the view.

I know what it's like to be new in town, Ingrid.

You're the first girl Matthew's ever brought to supper.

It's time we got to know each other better.

Where's Brian?

He said he was too excited to eat.

He's going hunting with Solly tomorrow. He's got ants in his pants.

You kept right, Colleen? Yes, Matthew.

Where are you from in Sweden, Ingrid?

Stockholm.

Do tell us about it. I hear it's lovely.

Matthew, the blessing.

Dear Lord, please bless the food that is in front of us and bless us and our

guests.

Amen.

Amen.

So I... I understand you and Matthew met at the church.

He's spoken... a great deal about you since then.

Are you all right?

Drink this.

I'm so sorry.

I eat too fast.

I'm sure that's what it was.

Let's go back to the table.

What happened?

Is she okay?

She's malnourished, Matthew.

Her stomach reacted to the fact that she hasn't been eating.

She's starving?

That ought to be enough.

Thanks for the job, Miss Hall.

Well, now, young man, can you use a little change in his pocket?

We'll settle up when you get done.

You be back by dark?

Let's do it.

Got something for you.

What can I do for you?

I look direct. You got it?

With half the mine closed, there are a lot of you boys looking.

I'm strong.

Direct hard.

I'm sorry.

We can't go.

You know,

I'm even going to have to close down store credit. Too many of them here

Hey, you kid hungry?

I made you a little supper.

Thanks.

Warren, get out of here!

When you look at that, they're doing it again. I'm getting my gun.

Warren!

Stay away from here!

Lauren!

All right!

All right, now you boys go on.

That garbage is for my hog.

It's not theirs to take.

Here.

What's wrong with it?

Looks like somebody shot her.

It's all right.

What's that?

I'm asking the deer's permission to take her earth life.

No! She doesn't give her permission.

She's just hurt. She's in pain. I can't let her stay that way, Brian.

Cheyenne says if you inhale the deer's last breath, you can keep her spirit

alive.

I don't want to.

She's not going to live, Brian.

She can't run some coyote. Mom can fix her leg.

She fixed my leg. It's as good as new.

Brian. Put her back.

Give her back her spirit.

Please, Sully.

Hello, Ingrid.

I had to see you again.

You all right?

I'm so sorry for the dinner.

Don't worry about that.

I'm just worried about you.

Thank you for worry.

My brother, he come with my sisters from North Dakota.

Now that our father is gone, it's good that we all come one day.

Here.

Brought this for you?

No, not under there.

Yun says he take care of us.

Oh.

But he say he work for us.

Miss Olive's got me running fences.

Work. You interested?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

Get my medical bag.

I'll do what I can.

You shouldn't have told them you could fix it.

They're asking for trouble.

You're the one that brought trouble back here.

He can talk you into anything.

What should we name it?

Is it your first name?

No.

Well, what is?

It's not a good name for a deer.

Hey, come on.

I promise I won't laugh.

Trust me. It's not even a good name for a man.

Please.

Byron. What?

Byron. Byron.

Hey,

Byron.

Water? Yes.

You like Ingrid, no?

No.

Yeah.

She's nice. Yeah.

Here. Thanks.

For my sisters.

Eat.

So many.

For one person.

One cow.

One cow to feed you all.

show you.

Wolf do that? No, that wasn't a

wolf. That cow's been butchered.

Get my gun. We can't be sure. It was him.

Oh, who are you kidding? We both saw those scroungers.

Cattle rustling is a serious offense. And not something you can let somebody

away with.

How

old

are you?

Seven?

He's a cow feeder.

He's a boy who's after sanctuary in the Lord's house, and he's gonna get it.

He's gonna meet the Lord, all right, just as soon as he's jerked up to Jesus.

You can't kill a man for trying to feed his family.

Oh, yeah?

Reverend, you'd better step aside.

I'm sorry, Olive.

If you want me to move, you're gonna have to make me move.

Me, too.

Me too.

Go home.

We'll be back.

You can't keep him in there forever.

He's a little down, huh?

They say he stole a cow.

He's lucky the bullet went right through.

Zoe!

I heard he had a little coat.

I think we should wire Denver for a marshal.

A once stolen cow?

It's going to come out for a toothache. What we need is a sheriff.

You're absolutely right. We should look into getting one.

And how are you going to pay for this, Sheriff? I suppose we could take up a

collection.

That's a good idea.

Should we put out an advertisement?

I guess we should.

But you're going now?

Those people are ready to hang him.

No, please stay with him. They might come back for him.

Got some advice for you.

You best watch your step.

I'm here.

You best watch you or you're here.

Thank you, Mr. Cole.

My pleasure, ma 'am. You know I don't cut in the pool manner.

Horace, I'd like to place a nap. Yes, ma 'am.

And I want you to make sure it's posted throughout the territory.

What would you like to say?

Help wanted.

Sheriff, must be a strong moral fiber, have knowledge of the law.

There go most of your candidates right there.

I don't suppose you'd be interested in the job.

I'm retired.

So I see.

Dayhart, same as the call?

Ma 'am.

It's dangerous bringing her here.

I had to.

I'll watch the front.

You gotta let me tell them it was my idea.

No.

It's not right for you to take all the blame.

They take you, and

then no one left to take care of sisters.

You help.

Yes, promise.

Promise you no tell.

I don't feel right about this.

Hope I... Promise?

Promise.

So what are your qualifications then, sir?

Let's see now.

Well, I rode with the Younger gang and the James gang.

Oh, I rode with the Dalton gang for a spell, too.

So if any of them is to show up in town causing a ruckus, I'd recognize them

right off.

And you, sir?

I got my own gun.

Would I get to wear a badge?

My qualification?

Well...

Killed me 12 men already.

I ain't afraid to use force if I have to.

So, let's say someone was accused of disturbing the peace. Then how would you

handle that?

I reckon I'd have to shoot him.

And if somebody stole a piece of candy out of a store, what would you do then?

I'd have to shoot him, too.

Gentlemen, prepare to fire.

V is fine, but accuracy is final.

Looks like the only way I'm going to have me a quiet, peaceful little town is

make me one.

I'm surprised you'd be interested in such a position.

Well, truth be told, all I really wanted to do was find a quiet place to put out

a few rose bushes.

Maybe break up a saloon fight once in a while.

Mr. Cole, would you excuse us just for a moment?

Yes, ma 'am.

Well, thank you all for showing up.

The committee has reached a final decision, and we're going to hire Mr.

Sorry, fellas.

We'd like you to start immediately by moving the boy to the safety of the

What's the salary?

Say, two bits a day?

Make that four bits a day, and we got a deal.

Then we agreed, Mr. Cole.

Uh, just one thing else.

You ain't gonna be my boss, are you?

Are you sure you're all right?

Come over here. I've got something for you.

Here.

Take this.

It's for you people.

Come on, sir.

Thanks, ma 'am.

I'll take care of it. They want food.

They ought to hunt for it.

Just like everybody else.

They're miners and farmers.

They don't know how to hunt.

Guys, they don't own any guns.

Are you going to pay for their guns?

Nobody asked them to come here.

Nobody asked any of us to come here.

Oh, baby, enough on that boy.

He do something wrong.

Some people don't like other people because of where they come from.

There's something I got to tell you.

What is it?

I was with John.

It was my idea to kill the cow.

I helped him slaughter and bring it back.

But guilty he is.

How could you, Matthew?

How could you steal that cow?

The town's blamed the immigrants, and now they're ready to hang a boy.

You'd have done the same thing if we were hungry.

These people are starving. I just thought I could help.

Why did you wait until now to tell me?

Because John made me a promise.

It was wrong of John to make you make a promise like that.

If anything happens to John, it's just got no one to look after him.

I can't stand the thought of her going hungry.

If I can just get Miss Olive to listen, I can explain. No.

No, you let me handle this.

I'll offer to pay for the cow.

And you'll get a job.

Don't earn the money.

Here's the money for the cow.

Take it.

I will not.

Why not? Isn't it enough?

There's enough there for two cows.

Then take it. I can't. It weren't you that stole it. What if it was?

Matthew, you wouldn't do something like that.

But if I did?

Then we'd have to hang you two.

Wouldn't we?

That's the only way to keep order around here.

No exceptions to the law.

What law are you referring to? I'm referring to the law of the land out

This ain't Boston, you know.

We're doing what needs to be done.

If you hang that boy, it's going to be murder, not justice.

told you something like this was going to happen, didn't I? She won't do it

again. Yes, she will.

She's a wild animal. You can't control her like a dog.

I promise. I'll take care of her. I'm sorry, Brian, but that deer has got to

back where she came from.

She doesn't belong here.

You can give me a spanking if you want, but please let me keep her.

You must keep her tied up, you hear me?

Yes, ma 'am.

Hey, got me a square head.

Good work, Jake.

What do you think you're doing?

Did you see what they're doing?

Yes, ma 'am.

They're getting ready to set fire to that.

Well, sorry, ma 'am. There's no law against bringing up a dummy.

You're not going to do anything about it?

Nope. Then I will.

Go, ma 'am. Go now.

Tell him to take it down.

I can't do that. They don't plan to wait on a trial. They're going to hang him.

Little lady, you got my word.

There's going to be a trial.

It's just that them boys are pretty sure of the verdict.

A bag of beans.

and a couple of candies for the little ones.

That's $1 .25.

Please put it on my account, Mr. Bray.

Your account's been closed.

I always paid you in time.

Have I not?

My children are hungry.

I have 50 cents.

I'll get you the rest.

You've got no credit here.

Hey, move!

Stop right there!

Stop him! He's stealing this!

Get him!

Now they think they can take whatever they want.

Let's go, Jake!

What are we waiting for?

It all started with that cow thief.

Don't make me shoot you, boy.

You ain't getting more than one of us before we get you.

Let's go.

You're the sheriff.

Nothing I can do, ma 'am. We're outgunned.

I will turn into a dozen, and a dozen will turn into a whole herd. Where do

draw the line? This here's a trial, and the verdict is guilty.

This is not your affair.

You've got to have mercy on your sorry soul.

I

know

I'm new in town, but it would have been nice to have been invited to your party.

Stand down man judges coming tomorrow gonna be a trial

All right

bring it up go home all of you go home

the judge be arriving?

He ain't. I just got word he can't come. Something about a double murder up in

Boulder. He said you should do it. He made you something called a proxy.

That means he's appointed you his official representative.

Now, hold on. I ain't no judge.

You are now.

You ever been through a trial?

Yes, ma 'am, but I ain't never been on this side of the law.

You don't steal a man's horse?

His cattle, his water, or his wife. And you don't shoot a man in the back.

You do any of those things, you get hung.

Everybody knows that.

Pal, remember last year when Franklin dug that illegal well?

He did.

He didn't argue none when we hung him.

Well, he didn't have that much choice then, did he?

Some of us argued plenty. What are we fooling around for? He already said he

it! Yeah!

As an official judge,

I want to hear both sides of this story.

Oh, you've heard from everyone what happened.

I hadn't heard from the fellow on trial.

He gets to speak his piece.

You want to say something?

Ladies and gentlemen, I did wrong.

But you don't know how his...

To lose your... Hope.

How it is to lose your hope.

I'm sorry.

Please, forgive me.

Sit back down, son.

Anybody else got something to say?

Let's hang him.

Yeah!

Wait.

I got something to say.

I helped John kill the cow.

No. I helped him bring it back to town.

If you're going to hang someone, hang me.

Oh, please.

I... I don't know if anyone will listen to me.

My views aren't always the most popular.

I do wish you'd listen to Matthew.

He and John stole a cow.

They know what they did was wrong.

But they did it because someone they both cared for was starving.

I don't know what it's like to be hungry.

so hungry I'd steal.

I hope I never know.

If that day came, I'd hope that my friends and family would see

me in need and help me.

I've come to love this town and the people in it.

I want it to be a good, safe place for my children.

And what we're deciding today is what kind of a place this town will be.

A place where we all look out for ourselves or a place where we look out

another.

And that means all of us.

Whether we've been here for ten years, one year,

one month.

Whether we're from Ireland, Sweden, or Boston.

Might have a nice speech, Dr. Mike.

Anybody got anything else to say?

I've got something to say.

I'm dropping the charges.

What? You can't do that.

Can't I?

If she brought them up, she can sure drop them.

It's all over. You're free to go.

I always wanted to say that.

Hold on there, boys.

Now you're going to work off that cow.

I want to see you at the ranch at six in the morning to start mending fences.

Yes, ma 'am.

You'd make a very fine lawyer.

Could I have a word with you?

Now, don't get me wrong, Dr. Quinn.

You got a lovely little town here.

But I'm real sorry. I just can't stay.

You're quitting?

It hasn't even been a week.

You know, I may not be a gunslinger, and I sure ain't no lawman, neither.

Guess I'm gonna have to learn me a trade.

Maybe I ought to go to medical school.

So long, man.

You remember what I told you when we were hunting?

That the Cheyenne believed that a wild animal should be free.

That we should take only what we need for food. You remember that?

Do you think the deer is going to be happy here like this for the rest of its

life?

No freedom to run and play and be with its family.

Now you have my spirit.