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Come on.

Can you keep me?

I'm a little rough.

I want to play too.

Reverend, don't want no one touching.

Easy.

Nice and gentle, boy. The keys can break.

How do you expect to get this all the way over to the church? No, just set it

down and we're going to get a cart. All right. One, two.

Martha, I'm all right. Will you strain him, Martha? Leave me alone. But I'd

to...

Right with his boots on.

Dead.

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.

You sure he had no family? Well, told us all his kin were killed by a twister.

Oh, bring him into the clinic.

What? The operating room.

Well, now she's going to try to bring him back from the dead.

No, I'm going to do an autopsy.

Find out why he died.

Who cares?

Well, he looks young and strong.

Young men don't usually die like that.

Oh, well, he went out happy.

Did you ever see a piano that big?

Nope.

A man could hurt himself listening to something that big, couldn't he? It's

supposed to hold still now.

What would you do if it was you, you know, hurt yourself like that?

What the heck are you talking about?

I got a bulb.

Bulb?

You better let me take a look. No.

Would you rather have that woman do it?

You got a hernia, though.

Anybody ever die from this?

Old Lou did back in 62.

You'll be all right, just as long as you wear this.

I need you to help me make out a will.

I want to leave Daddy's pocket watch to Cousin Ed.

Cousin Ed can't even tell time.

Well, I don't have a grandchild to leave it to, do I?

You got me.

You ain't fixing to die, are you? People die all the time before they expect to.

You mean like Ma?

Yeah.

Like my wife and my daughter.

Of course, I knew when Abigail took up with Sully, it would come to a bad end.

What's this?

Oh, it's just a deed to that property of Ma's.

All right.

Let me see that.

Anyone hungry?

When do the races start?

Look, there's Alice.

Hey, let's pitch some horseshoes.

You want to come?

No, thanks.

I thought you and Alice were friends.

Used to be.

Now all she cares about is a hair bun.

You think she's prettier than me?

No, not at all.

How come she's so popular?

It's very mysterious.

But there are some people who seem to have... It's kind of like a perfume.

Makes everyone want to be around.

I sure don't have it.

You will.

One day.

Miss Dully, he wanted to see me.

Oh, he'll come along soon. He's visiting his wife's grave.

Again?

He must have loved her a lot.

We don't have to do this. Of course I do. It's the second anniversary of

Abigail's passing.

And my granddaughter.

What? Ellie.

Oh, he'll clear out. We got an understanding.

Hasn't been long enough.

It's never going to be long enough.

You married her without my permission. Now you're paying.

Only, I got to pay too.

We all lost.

When are you two going to stop fighting?

Speaking of paying.

What? That homestead you built is on my land.

That was Abigail's. Your wife gave it to her.

I just found the deed. She never put Abigail's name on it.

Legally, it's mine.

to keep those arms straight. I'm going too fast.

All right. Now, next, we got the three -legged race for children 10 and older.

So choose your partner.

It's my favorite.

You have a partner?

I already have one.

I promise you.

Have you got a partner yet?

Would you be my partner?

Why don't you help me judge?

Now, everybody get ready.

Here we go.

And go!

Thank you, Mr. Bray.

You didn't need to bring them over.

I was heading this way.

Anything that I could do for you?

There's this little pain I've been having.

From when you lifted the piano?

Yeah, I guess maybe that's when it started.

Would you just like to come here for a moment? No, I... Just a moment.

I... I already been examined.

Jake. Told me I got a hernia.

Gave me a truss.

Is the pain stopped?

Then I'm afraid the truss won't work.

Don't you go touching me.

All right.

Well, perhaps you can describe it to me.

Well, it's... a lump.

How big?

Well, I ain't measured it.

You excuse me for a moment.

You busy?

Yes, Mr. Braden.

That's what I need to talk to you about.

Lauren says he owns the land I built the homestead on.

Owned it?

What does that mean?

I don't know yet.

Would you wait?

Did Jake explain what a hernia is?

Of course.

Well, not in so many words.

It's when there's a tear in the stomach muscle and the intestine pokes out like

that.

How do you fix this?

An operation.

You mean cut me open? That's right. So I can push the intestine back and sew up

the tear.

I won't have you messing with my innards.

It could become strangulated.

What's that?

That's when the muscle clamps down, cutting off blood to the bowel.

Could lead to gangrene. Huh.

Even death.

I heard enough.

What a lot of nonsense.

Mr. Bray, you need surgery.

Keep away from me with those knives.

The pain isn't going to go away.

You best listen to her. Don't you go tell me what to do. Stay away from me

get off my property.

And that goes for you too.

Find out what killed him? Other than, uh... He had a bad heart. A hole in the

left ventricle.

He might have died from any, uh... exertion.

So you're done?

No. I need to practice sewing up hernia.

Why?

Lauren's gonna need the operation, and I haven't done it in school.

Something troubling you?

Well... He should be buried.

He will be.

You know, Cheyenne say that they did carry their scars with them to the

afterlife.

Well, I disagree.

I believe it's the people who left who carried the scars.

What are you saying?

Don't you think it's time that you put Abigail to rest?

Well, things like that just happen in their own time. I know. It's difficult

let go. Why don't you just get back to that?

You're good at cutting.

Hello, ladies.

We need a tin of lard.

You all right, Mr. Bray?

What else do you need?

A pack of flour.

I want you to come to my birthday party.

We're all going to dress up in costumes. It's fun.

I could be Pocahontas. My ma has all these beads.

Who are you going to be?

I was thinking about Lily Langtree.

Miss Ellen, you got any feather bollocks?

Oh, hundreds. They're hanging in back.

We're expecting some notions this week.

I'll stop that.

I've been searching everywhere.

What's the matter?

Did I upset you?

Is it Brian?

If you tell me what it is, maybe I can help you.

I didn't ask you yet.

I saw her at the store.

She walked right by me.

I'm sorry.

Nobody liked me.

I got no friends. That's not true.

That Sunday school made fun of me.

Why?

I get because I always know the answer.

I know how that is.

When I was your age, they used to call me a bookworm.

It's far too serious.

Let me tell you.

People who are popular when they're young, they often grow up to have very

lives.

And people who are different, they go on to be successful and make

wonderful contributions.

Like who?

Well, like... Like Abraham Lincoln.

Well, the law does.

You know Maude gave Abigail that land as a wedding present. I don't know

anything of the kind.

The deed says the land belongs to my wife, God rest her soul.

Which means it belongs to me.

Have you ever heard of squatters' rights?

Morning, Dr. Marks.

No information on the homestead?

No, afraid not.

I told you, you should drink your breakfast.

It's none of your business. It is my business when you're disturbing my

customers. Now, find a bed and sleep it off.

You took my daughter.

My baby girl.

My pretty little baby. I loved her more than anything.

Why'd you close your door to her?

You know John well.

She was engaged.

Martin Anderson.

Fine young man.

You set that up. She had no say.

I knew what was best for her.

Martin was going to work with me.

Run the store.

You fixed that.

You happy?

No.

but I loved her.

You dare say that to me?

Calm down, Lorne. You're drunk.

become strangulated. We're going to have to operate.

You ain't cutting me. I don't. No.

Not now, not ever. Not even if I was.

Lauren.

Lauren. Lauren.

I'm going to need your permission.

Mine? You're his only relation.

He said he didn't want it.

He's not being rational. He's in terrible pain.

Please.

Have you done it before?

Not with these complications.

Why, do you think he can?

Truthfully, I'm not sure.

But I know this. If I don't try, he's going to die.

She's got it in there right now. She's going to cut open his stomach and insult

that muscle.

Do what?

He'll never get up off of that, Pete.

I say he will.

How much you want him back?

I ain't a gambler.

But if I was, Doc picked me up good.

I'll take that bet.

Horace? Who else wants to make a wager?

Two bucks.

If Lauren cares.

Odds are now two to one against the Doc.

Three on Dr. Mike.

Hold up, boys.

Lauren.

Yeah?

I don't know if you can hear me or not, but you gotta wake up.

Don't let her do this. Do you hear me, Lauren?

Don't let her do this. Do you hear me, Lauren?

Jake?

Olive, it might be better if you wait outside.

Don't worry.

I'll look out for Lauren.

I'm not squeamish.

Let the girl stay?

She's assisting me as I did my father.

I want you to pour some chloroform onto the rag and hold it over his mouth and

nose like this.

Whiskey would work just as well.

Everybody ready?

She's got him laid out there now. She's getting ready to cut.

Oh, Lord.

On second thought, I think...

Wait in the other room.

Light, please.

What the...

Soft yellow stuff.

Subcutaneous layer.

Fat.

Looks like chicken fat.

Sure does.

Here it is.

The tear is larger than I thought.

See where the intestine's coming through?

She's clamping something with the... Looks like pliers.

Pliers?

I don't know.

This is the risky part.

I have to cut around the tear, loosen the muscle without nicking the bowel.

What happens if you do?

It'll contaminate the wound.

That's bad?

Fatal.

Jake, I'm fainting!

He's been bleeding, folks, for years.

He must have seen something terrible.

Well, it is, Lauren.

Is he breathing normally?

Yes. We'll attend to him later. Colleen, quickly get another rag and moisten it

with chloroform.

More like it, please.

I'm going to cut the muzzle.

Oh, this looks dangerous.

Dear Lord, we ask you to help our brother Lauren in his time of need.

look after his spirit.

And allow our Dr.

Quinn to be the instrument of your healing.

Come on, you're doing fine.

Clean the spoon.

What's that for?

Push the bowel back through the muzzle.

Putting a spoon inside.

Spoon?

He's scooping out his guts.

Clamp. Got a bleeder.

Hold it there.

Tie the vein off.

There's blood all over.

Looks like they slaughtered a pig.

Bleeding stopped.

Leave her.

That's not what you said. You said if you pull through, you can pay up.

Is it over? Yeah, Jake.

It's all over.

It's all over.

You made it through.

Dr. Mike, I'm real glad that the operation went good.

We're waiting for him to wake up. Didn't mean to trouble you. I brought my

niece, Alice. No trouble.

Hello, Alice.

Actually, we've come to see Colleen.

Colleen? Someone's here to see you.

We've got something for her.

Hey, Colleen.

Alice!

I'd like you to come to my birthday party.

Thank you.

It's dress -up, right?

Hope you have time to fix something.

Oh, I'm sure we can.

Well, see you then. See you.

Bye -bye.

He made it through the night.

It's very encouraging.

But when's he coming to?

It could be a few hours or even a few days.

I can't take the waiting.

His pulse is strong.

I don't feel easy.

It shouldn't be too long.

You know how it is with brothers and sisters.

Lauren's way older than me, and until I came along, he was... Mom.

He's still mad at me just for being born.

He treated me awful.

And I gave it back to him twice as hard.

He never let another living soul be against me.

See, what I found out is that underneath it,

he just can't stand for anyone

to know that.

I have someone in my family like that.

Your ma.

Lauren, tell me.

Difficult to live with, even when you love him.

I do.

He's all I got.

And if you don't make it... I'm telling you right now...

I'm grateful to you.

For trying to save him.

We got our differences.

But I respect you.

And you're going to stay that way no matter what happens.

fixed your costume yet? I'm going to be Florence Nightingale. Miss Oliver's got

some fabric for me.

Won't be real different.

Surely will.

Bye now.

Why'd you invite her?

My aunt made me.

Your muslin is here.

It's perfect for your costume. I don't want it.

Why? Alice only invited me because her Aunt Emily made her.

What makes you think that?

You did this, didn't you?

What are you talking about?

Tell the truth.

We were talking about... about birthdays.

I merely asked... Colleen, you're going to have a wonderful time. It won't

matter how you got there.

I'm going.

Colleen?

Thank you for assisting with the surgery.

You're as good as any nurse I've ever looked at.

Good afternoon, Nightingale.

Sorry about the party.

Olive and I were just trying to help.

You made it worse.

I know.

Forgive me?

I miss parties anyway.

I'd rather help you at the clinic.

Everybody needs a party sometime.

But if you're happy with who you are and what you're doing, you'll find the

friends who are right for you.

Where am I?

In the clinic. You're all right, Lauren.

You're going to be all right. What happened?

We repaired the hernia.

What? You're all stitched up. Good as new.

You're all right. Lauren, calm down.

You cut me open?

She didn't have no choice. You were dying.

Please, Mr. Bray, it's dangerous to move around. I'm getting out of here.

Lauren, please. You can run to the stitches.

You.

You want to kill me, don't you?

He ain't getting that land.

You bring me that deed, Olive, so I can sign it over to you.

His pulse is weak and rapid.

We have to do a transfusion.

Slow down.

We have to replace the blood that he lost.

I agreed to let you cut him.

You never said... You agreed.

Somebody had to. How could you? She saved your life. Can't you understand?

We're all fighting as hard as we can to keep you with us.

So, I'm going to die?

No, you're strong.

But you've got to cooperate.

We're going to need someone to give blood.

I will.

Thank you, but we have a better chance if we transfer blood from a man to a

They're the most generous of you.

Will they make it?

Sometimes transfusions work.

Sometimes they don't.

We don't know why.

Perhaps they should have sent him to Denver where they have hospitals and

surgeons who've done this a hundred times. He would never have gone.

You may feel a little dizzy.

Why are

you doing this?

If it's the land, you're... I don't care about the land.

Please, both of you.

I need you to lie quiet.

Where are you going in such a hurry? Taking flowers to Mr. Bray.

My aunt said you were standing there for the whole operation.

Did you really see his inside?

Is there an awful lot of blood?

Four times or less. Doctor might cut a vein. They call them bleeders, but she

ties up a thread.

I declare.

Well, um, I gotta get back.

Nice talking to you.

Bet she'll be a doctor, too.

Well, no, soon.

If he makes it, he might have to clear out of the homestead.

I hope not.

Perhaps he's changed his mind.

He looks pretty determined to me.

I suppose we could move in here, upstairs.

It's not very private.

I'd be closer to my patients.

It might be hard on the children going back where their mother died.

Just prepare him.

You know how I was saying that I'm not...

How do you feel about moving back into town where you used to live?

It's your clinic now.

We could take the rooms above.

People coming and going all the time.

Do we have to?

Seems Mr. Bray owns this land and he's asked to go.

I like it here.

What about my horse?

All the animals.

They could go to Robert E. Not the chicken.

What about my puppy?

Won't have nowhere to run around and play.

The tree.

That's a meadow.

When do we have to leave?

We'll pack tomorrow.

I'm sure everything will be fine once we get settled.

Uh, excuse me.

I'm going to turn in.

What's up?

See you in the morning.

It'll be easier for me to see my patients.

And I won't have a long ride in and out of town.

Yep, I'm glad.

This was my friend Tom.

pulling through, thank God.

Good.

I'll be going.

Sully!

That you out there?

Don't go creeping around like a snake.

Show your face.

Who's that book writer says, when a man's about to die, he tells the truth?

You ain't dying.

No, but I come close.

Didn't I?

Yeah.

You wrecked all the plans I had for Abigail.

They were my plans, not hers.

I come to see that after a time.

But I was too proud.

I couldn't tell her.

She never stopped loving you.

Not even after I... disowned her?

No.

She knew you loved her.

Oh, John.

What is it?

That envelope.

No, you keep it.

What is it?

Don't open it now.

Don't open it till tomorrow.

I don't want nothing from you.

Why you got to be so darn stubborn?

Same reason you do, I guess.

You bet.

Go on now.

Get out of here.

Let an old man get some sleep.

Got something to tell you.

What is it?

You don't have to leave.

How's that?

Lauren gave me the deed to the land.

Found it over.

All right.

So what should we do with all this?

Unpack them.

This... This was Abigail's, wasn't it?

What do you want to do with it?

Give it all to Lauren.

Sully?

Stay for dinner.

We have a lot...