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It's a simple question, Captain Borgnein.

What right does the government have to suddenly change the terms of the treaty?

Ma 'am, that's a question you'll have to take up with the Board of Indian

Commissioners in Washington.

I'm only a messenger.

The Cheyenne have always hunted there. Since my grandfather's time, every

we follow the octopus out. All I know is the railroad is coming through this

pass.

You can't travel there anymore.

And what are his people supposed to do for food?

I understand President Grant has a new peace plan.

Turns them into farmers.

If you ask me, it's a waste of good seed.

You're right, it would be a waste.

Where you have put my people, nothing will grow.

Well, maybe you aren't trying hard enough.

You can't be lazy and expect the government to come in and take care of

They aren't lazy.

That new reservation land is worthless.

I disagree.

And how would you know?

You've never even ridden out there to see it.

I've seen enough.

Enough to know that all this land is far too valuable to leave in the hands

of... Savage nomads.

The peaceful relations between the Cheyenne nation and the army are far too

valuable to be left in the hands of biased and unfit officers.

Well, you've been informed of the new boundaries.

I strongly urge the Cheyenne nation to abide by them.

Captain, wait. We're not finished here.

We have nothing more to discuss.

Then we're going to formally protest this decision and demand a hearing. Dr.

Quinn, you're wasting your time. If you think you and that half -breed are going

to change a federal mandate, you're quite mistaken. And you're quite

contemptuous. You're naive.

You may convert them.

You can hang a necktie around them, but they are still dog -eating savages. It

is inevitable.

The only solution for this Indian question is extermination.

I'm going to complain to your superiors and...

And I refuse to deal with you anymore.

Ma 'am, you can complain all the way to President Grant himself for all I care,

but you have to get used to dealing with me. I could never get used to dealing

with a man like you.

Since I'm going to be appointed one of the district Indian agents for Colorado

Territory, I'm afraid you don't have a choice.

Good day, ma 'am.

Dr. Quinn.

How can a man like that become an Indian agent?

He's got a lot of powerful friends in Washington.

Do they know he hates Indians?

I'm sure that's why they picked him.

I thought that they were just important church people.

Some of them are missionaries, but most of the agents are in the military.

What's going to happen to Claude Danson and Snowbird?

Well, President Grant and the folks in Washington are deciding it right now.

But if they're all the way in Washington, how do they know what the

here? Brian's right. How could they?

Why don't we go there and tell them?

Go to Washington?

Yes, we could take the entire family.

Can you come too?

I don't see why not.

Jan can look after my cattle.

Ingrid's going to be in Denver all month.

We could see the White House.

And the Library of Congress.

I'd like to see that museum. Just what do you think you can do in Washington?

I could testify before the confirmation hearings.

I could try to stop them from appointing agents who are racist.

I could tell them about cloud dancing and what his people have done for us.

I could ask them to restore the hunting grounds for the Cheyenne.

Why don't we take cloud dancing with us? Let him speak for himself.

He'd never go.

Would you?

Well, I'd have to think about it.

Well, think hard, Sully.

Because tomorrow morning I'm buying tickets for Washington.

And I want to know how many of us are going.

We're really... going? We are really going.

That's it. Thanks.

Here's the keys to the clinic.

Here's the hotel where we'll be staying.

I'm not sure you should be going. What if something happens?

I appreciate your concern, Jake, but I'm sure our journey will be uneventful.

I'm talking about us.

Who's going to do the doctoring with you, John?

It's starting to seem like you care more about them Indians than you do about

our town.

Those Indians saved this town from sickness and starvation.

They saved my life and Jake's.

The least I can do is go to Washington and try to save what future they may

left.

The driver says that we can wait for Sully.

You're going's a waste of time if you ask me.

I would not want to waste my time.

I told her that.

That you wouldn't want to go.

If you would not go, I would not go.

Well, I didn't say I wouldn't go.

I just... It's a waste of time.

I heard the Oglala and the Paiute have sent men to speak to her.

What is it?

I don't know.

I can't see anything.

Hey, stagecoach driver tells us you have room for two more.

That's if you folks will have us.

Well, how far are you going?

Me and my friend would like to see Washington.

Well, in that case, you're more than welcome to join us.

There it is from Washington, continuing on to...

one of you is the doctor.

I am.

You are?

Yes.

And we're tired and hungry.

We've been on a train for three days. I'd like to see all of you. Is the

with you?

He's with me.

We're rooming together.

Well, if he does any damage, you'll have to pay for it. And you tell him there's

no cooking in the room. Tell him if the hotel food is good, I will not have to.

Please sign your names here.

Thanks a lot.

Is that Lieutenant?

Said that the hearing started two days ago. I hope it's not too late. Go on

ahead. I can take care of things here.

Excuse me, ma 'am. Where do you think you're going?

Are the Indian hearings in this room?

Yes. Well, then that's where I'm going.

What's your name, please?

Quinn. Dr. Quinn.

Not on the list.

Please, look again.

Oh.

Uh -oh.

You are Cheyenne.

I am Cloud Dancy.

What tribe are you?

My name is Hesa Nwanda.

I am Seneca.

Looks like you're also a general.

Name's Parker, isn't it? I heard of you. You were on Grant's staff in the war.

F. Eli Parker's the name.

Now I'm Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

I'm Sully.

Have you come for the hearings?

We have come to speak the truth.

I'm afraid you won't get the chance if you're not on the agenda.

The only lady scheduled to testify this afternoon is a Mrs.

Elizabeth Thornhill.

Thornhill?

Oh, well, that explains it.

Explains what?

You have the wrong name.

You told me your name was Quinn.

Yes, I did, but you see, Quinn is my maiden name.

Well, I'm glad we straightened this out.

Looks like we just got on the agenda.

I know I speak for all of us when I thank you for your kind words.

And I assure you, Father, for every Indian soul we give the Episcopalians to

convert, we'll give one to the Catholics as well.

All right, who's next?

Excuse me, Senator.

Yes, madam, what is it?

I suppose I should begin by telling you that I'm not Mrs. Elizabeth Thornhill.

That, madam, is something we all can see.

My name is Dr.

Michaela Quinn, and I've come here from Colorado.

You're a doctor?

My friends Mr. Barr and Sully and Cloud Dancing have come with me to make sure

that you know how the Cheyenne have been treated in the past.

And to tell you how we hope they'll be treated in the future.

Dr. Quinn, we shall be happy to listen to you at some other time.

But our agenda is full for today.

Please, it'll only take a few minutes.

I'm sorry.

But there's no one waiting to testify. May I continue until they arrive?

No, you may not. And now I must ask you to leave. At least let Cloud Dancing

speak. He can tell you what's going on. Maybe you're disrupting these

proceedings. Sergeant, it's one of these people.

Take your hands off her!

No, stop, please.

We're going.

We shall recess for a half hour.

You look as if you've seen a ghost.

I have.

The name of Byron Solly.

I thought he was dead.

If necessary, he will be.

Find out what he's really doing.

Excuse me, Dr. Quinn.

There's a reception tonight in Rotunda.

I'd like you to attend.

Tonight? I know it's short notice, but there will be some people there you

should meet.

What kind of people?

The wives of some members of the Board of Indian Commissioners. I'd like you

to come.

I use a lot of the Cheyenne's native medicine.

The teas and herbs have done wonders and saved lives.

Cloud dancing has been my teacher, as well as my friend.

We have learned much from each other. How nice.

And now she can help you learn to be a citizen.

She already is a citizen, ma 'am.

Cheyenne nation.

Mrs. Howard, has your husband said anything about how the Indians will be

treated under the President's peace plan?

I believe they're going to create something like the Freedmen's Bureau.

What is this Freedmen's Bureau?

It's an organization that was formed to help ex -slaves become model citizens.

It gives them places to live, as well as apprenticeship training and educational

programs. The Bureau is going to teach them to be farmers?

Oh, yes, and masons and carpenters and... Oh,

she's here.

I thought I would never get here.

But the wife of the Secretary of War would not stop gossiping, and of course

wanted to hear everything that she had to say.

Mrs. Grant, allow me to introduce you to Dr. Quinn, Mr. Sully, and Mr. Cloud

Danson. Oh.

You're the one that was thrown out of the hearing.

You know about that.

There are a few secrets in Washington, Dr. Quinn, that the First Lady doesn't

know.

Tell me, where would I find this?

Mrs. Grant, I have never seen you look more lovely.

That is an exceptional dress.

And you are an exceptional liar, General Parker.

Any fool can see that Dr. Quinn's dress is worthy of mention in the society

column, not mine.

Whatever do you want, General? You see, in this town, flattery always precedes

the request.

As you may have heard, Dr.

Quinn and her friends have an interest in testifying before the Commission of

Indian Affairs.

I'd venture at a rather strong interest.

Well, I suppose if Mrs. Howard were to speak to her husband and I speak to

we might encourage them to take the time to listen to your concerns.

Thank you. Oh, don't thank me.

I detest Senator Stewart.

You see, he's been very critical of my husband.

And I would love it if you would give him some grief.

Mrs. Grant, may I introduce you to someone?

Oh, yes.

Excuse me.

I've learned where these freedmen live.

I think in the morning I will go there and see what this government has done

them.

Go to?

Well, I'll go.

They call this place Murder Bay.

These are all ex -slaves.

Come north looking for work.

What's going on here?

Within miles of Congress?

Homeless, starving people.

What's the matter?

I don't know. He won't stop crying.

Here, look at him.

What for?

I have to take him to help. I'm a doctor.

Maybe it was spoiled.

Please call me home.

I'll give him some medicine.

This should settle his stomach.

Ma 'am.

My girl's not feeling so good.

You take a look at it.

What's

wrong?

How do you respect, gentlemen, not one of you comes from a state or territory

west of St. Louis?

How can you be expected to understand the Indians' problem of living on a

reservation in Colorado?

As in the past, we continue to rely on expert guidance provided by bureau

who are assigned to those territories.

Then it should interest this committee to know that some of the agents under

consideration for appointments believe that genocide is the only solution to

Indian question.

Dr. Quinn, some members of the Congress believe that, although I assure you that

none of them is a member of this committee.

The solution, Dr.

Quinn, lies in allowing individuals to find their own place in society, to be

responsible for their own welfare.

And how can they do that when you imprison them on a reservation?

No one is imprisoning them. Once they have learned social and economic skills,

they'll be free to leave, take their place in our civilized world.

But you're doing nothing to ensure their liberty.

You're restricting their hunting grounds and forcing them onto desolate,

unworkable land. We are protecting them. You are setting them up to fail.

They'll fail because of lack of ambition, not because of lack of

I've seen this capital's vision of opportunity, Senator.

And frankly, I'm deeply concerned about what the future holds for my friends the

Cheyenne and all the other Indian nation.

But Black Kettle, the chief of the Cheyenne, has told me that...

As long as there's even a little hope, there's a chance.

I urge you to re -examine every Indian agent appointment to ensure that these

men will make decisions for the survival of the Indians and not their

annihilation.

Thank you for your comments, Dr. Quinn. We shall take them under advisement.

Since it is getting rather late, we shall adjourn.

We reconvene tomorrow morning, 10 o 'clock.

Do you think they heard anything I said?

We did.

Thank you for making this possible.

My pleasure.

Oh, and it's also my pleasure to inform you of an invitation to dinner tonight

at the White House.

Mr.

President, may I introduce Dr.

Michaela Quinn?

Dr. Quinn? A pleasure. Mr. Byron Sully?

Mr. Sully, Mr. President. Cloud dancing?

Cloud dancing.

A pleasure.

General Parker's told me all about you, Dr. Quinn.

I could use you on my cabinet.

Hey, Mom, can I go see Jesse's room?

This is my youngest, Brian.

And this is my boy, Jesse.

You sure got a big house here.

Well, it's not really my house, Brian. It belongs to the people of the United

States. But, uh, well, they let me stay here.

Gentlemen, may I offer you a drink?

I'm going to show them my new telescope. May I?

The dinner won't be for at least a half hour.

Thanks, Mom.

They seem to be getting along very well.

And they're not the only ones.

Nellie is a very attractive young woman. Thank you.

But I do believe that young cadet only has eyes for Colleen.

General Prentiss and his men were driven into a peach orchard.

Here.

It was in full bloom.

As the Confederate bullets hit the trees, the petals fluttered down like

covering the bodies of the dead.

Only a few of his men survived.

But the general's actions gave me time to rally.

And we recaptured our camp and pushed the rebels back.

I wanted to pursue, of course, but I feared being insubordinate.

So I didn't.

I should have.

In reflection, it was a turning point in the war.

It was a victory when this nation needed one.

It was a spectacle of gross carnage.

Ulysses! And Shiloh!

Oh, Shiloh said it in no uncertain terms.

This was no longer a war of defeating armies. No, no.

No, this was a war where victory would only come with a complete annihilation

an entire society.

My dear, I think we've relived enough of the war this evening.

Well, gentlemen, you...

General Parker, will you assist me, please? Yes. Now, let me get you some

coffee, sir. No, no.

Would you like a game, Mr. Sully?

Why not?

Would you, uh... Oh, you break.

Mother.

I was wondering, may Colleen stay overnight?

Oh, Nellie, I was very kind of you, but... Well, Jessica wants Brian to

too. Well, why don't you stay? All of you. There's plenty of room, and we've

enjoyed your company.

May we?

Please.

Well, if you're certain, there would be no trouble.

Oh, no. No trouble at all.

Well, then I suppose I should say yes.

Good.

These were President Jefferson's

favorites.

Oh, such a wonderful fragrance.

Oh, you needn't keep worrying, you know.

I'm sorry. I keep thinking about the committee.

They'll be voting soon.

Perhaps I should try to speak to them again.

Why don't you go and speak to my husband this morning?

He's down in the stables. Go and tell him of your concern.

He'll listen. He likes you. He does?

Mother! Mother!

What do you think?

One of my old ones.

Perfect, isn't it?

It's lovely.

I told you so. You have to wear it to the ball.

What ball?

There's a military ball here tonight.

And Colleen is going to be escorted by the second most handsome cadet in his

class.

Mine, of course, is the first.

Millie, he hasn't even asked me. Well, he will.

He doesn't dare say no to the daughter of the president.

Come on, let's see how we can curl your hair.

I never imagined my daughter would be going to a dance at the White House.

Well, why don't all of you come?

Thank you, but I didn't bring a ball gown. Oh, we'll find one for you.

Besides, it's a chance for you to meet people.

The Department of the Interior has been made aware of the corruption in the

past. President Grant and I are determined not to allow it to continue.

How are you going to do that?

I think we're going to start by getting rid of Jacob Cox, the Secretary of the

Interior.

Does your tribe live on a reservation?

No. Why not?

Well, not enough Senecas left here who practice the old ways.

They've all become citizens.

Mr. President, I was wondering if I might speak with you. Well, can it wait?

was just about to ride my new stallion.

He's a very handsome horse, Mr. President.

Good confirmation.

Oh, do you ride, Dr. Quinn?

Yes, sir, I do.

She's won a few races.

Oh, well, I'd ask you to join me, but you can't ride in that dress.

Seth? Jesse Grant.

What are you doing?

We're having a race.

Have you finished your schoolwork yet?

No, ma 'am. Well, you know you can't come to the party tonight and spy on all

the guests.

If it isn't done.

Understand?

I hate homework.

Me too.

Especially mathematics.

I like mathematics.

Then you do my homework.

No, you gotta do it yourself.

How else are you gonna learn?

You do it and I'll show you a secret passage to my father's office.

Really? Yeah.

Nobody knows about it except me. Not even my sister.

Deal.

Ready?

How did you learn to ride like that?

Out of necessity.

So what was it you wanted to speak to me about?

Earlier this week, I was taken to a slum near here.

A place where a number of black freedmen live.

Murder Bay.

Yes.

Frankly, Mr. President, I was appalled.

So was I when I first saw it.

The Freedmen's Bureau lost government funding before I took office.

I'm hopeful now that private donations will help.

eradicate places like that slum.

But before you think this program is a total failure, I'd like the opportunity

to show you one of its continuing successes.

They earn money for their work.

They get to buy the clothes they make at a discount.

What if the Cheyenne don't want to become tailors?

Well, if the Indians are willing to work hard, they can be anything.

Just look at what General Park has done.

I'm sorry.

Captain Grant!

It's Captain Grant!

This is what the Cheyenne can expect, Dr. Glenn. The solutions at work are all

concerned.

And he regrets that this illness prevents him from attending?

Do you believe this?

I'm sorry.

I've been stood up.

Maybe my father could have him executed.

Please. You can share my day.

They're your brother.

Matthew? He's very attractive.

He's engaged to be married.

That doesn't mean he can't dance with me, does it?

No, not me. I have a proposition for you.

I've got to swear you'll never tell anyone. I swear.

Come on, then.

Right in front of us.

And then what happened?

I drove the cattle right through the fire.

It was the only thing I could do to save the hearth.

I'm sure they were as grateful as I am that you came to the rescue.

You saved me from an embarrassing situation.

You are a true gentleman.

Thank you.

A very handsome gentleman.

Your fiancée is a very lucky woman.

Yes, she is.

I mean, I am, too.

I'm hoping to get stationed in Colorado after I graduate.

You couldn't pick a prettier place to be?

Or a prettier girl to come visit.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to.

I would think you're told that so often.

Not by someone like you.

I hope you finish medical school by then so you can take care of me.

Take care of you?

You could nurse me back to health should I get wounded fighting Indians.

Why would you want to fight Indians?

I need some experience under fire.

It's the fastest way to advance.

But President Grant promised that there won't be any fighting if the Indians

stay on the reservations.

Between you and me, General Sherman and General Custer think Grant is a

sentimental old fool.

And what do you think?

Unjust as it might seem, the Indians will have to accept their fate.

There's no reason to put off that grim day of extermination we all know is

coming.

Are you all right?

I can't catch my breath.

Don't fly down.

Oh, my medical bag's in my room. Please forget it.

What is it?

It's hard.

Can someone just fly down? Yes, right over here.

And here's the final list we'll be voting on.

I have my committee's endorsement. We'd like to have yours as well.

What kind of a man would want to be an Indian agent for $1 ,500 a year?

You should pay them more to keep them on it. The reward is in serving their

country, sir.

Oh?

Bishop Whipple said an agent needs to be an idiot not to retire with a fortune

in just three years.

Half those appointments are clergy, Mr. President. I'm sure you don't want to

suggest that...

Something's happened to Senator Moses.

We'll talk about this later.

I'll gather up my things and be right there.

He does.

He does. He just doesn't want to admit it.

We'll be rid of Parker soon enough.

Then Grant won't be able to stand in our way. And if he tries? We'll buy him a

box seat in Ford's Theater.

Sure. I

forgot

my glasses.

You go on, I'll get them.

If anyone is in here, I would suggest they come out now.

Is he going to make it?

He'll be all right.

Hey. Watch it. Watch it.

Where's your ma?

She's upstairs looking at butterflies.

Where's Colleen?

She wanted to look at more of that pickle stuff in jars.

Hey, Brian.

What were you and Jesse doing last night?

Nothing.

Playing.

Why'd you come running in the room like somebody was chasing you?

Did you see him?

No. Neither do we.

From where we were hiding, we could just see their boots.

You were hiding?

Just you and me. We were hiding in Paul's office.

We heard these men talking.

They left, so we came out.

Then one of them came back and chased us.

What were they talking about?

Something about her husband Grant, about how he's not doing what he should be

doing.

Remember anything else?

One of them said something about buying President Grant a ticket to Ford's

Theater.

That's where President Lincoln got shot, ain't it?

Yeah.

And he didn't get a good look at him?

No.

Well, of course the President receives threats.

For some people, the war isn't over. The Army's no longer responsible. Who's

looking out for him?

Well, the Metropolitan Police.

They travel with him, they patrol the ground, they make certain nobody enters

the White House without being on the guest list, even searched if necessary.

The president is quite safe.

So you think what I'm saying isn't serious?

The boy does not lie.

We all have a list of enemies in this town.

Enemies we've wished were dead.

If Brian heard something, I'm sure it was said in jest.

But even so...

I thought it wise for you to tell someone else what was occurred.

May I introduce Detective Simpson?

Metropolitan Police.

Any word yet on a vote?

No, ma 'am, but there is a letter for you.

Thank you.

Dear Dr. Quinn, it gives me great pleasure to inform you that President

has nominated you for a position in his administration.

They want me to supervise the medical care of the reservation.

I'd be in charge of all the physicians hired by the government.

Would we have to move to Washington?

I don't know.

Why would you even be considering it?

Shouldn't I?

If you want to help the Indians, what better way?

Your home's in Colorado.

I'm building it, remember?

Ellie, couldn't we just think about doing this?

At least talk about it.

It could be a great experience for all of us.

We'd be closer to Grandma.

Ingrid and I'll come visit you.

The train will be running all the way through by then.

And it won't be forever. Two years, four years at the most?

I can never live here.

You can't say no without at least giving it some consideration.

Can't you see what they're doing?

They're making you into one of them.

They're giving me a chance to make a better life for the Indians.

What about our life?

How does moving here make our life better?

I don't know, Sully.

That's something we should all talk about as a family.

Perhaps it won't.

Perhaps I won't even get approved for the job.

I'm sure they're going to want you, Ma.

You'd be great.

Gary?

I'm glad we can come anymore.

Thank you.

Why did Byron's colleague come back now?

I'm sure he only came to testify.

Or crucify.

Can they cue to anything?

I can't take that chance. I've got to do something.

You go home after the vote.

Why take any action at all?

Because he knows what happened.

It was a mistake letting him live.

And fate has given me the opportunity to correct that mistake.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

I got your message.

The president regrets not being here in person.

But he wishes for me to convey his utmost gratitude for your diligent

this selection process.

He knows these agents will serve his peace plan and help the original

of this land become citizens of the United States.

President Grant therefore approves all your nominations of Indian agents.

With the exception of a few names listed here.

What do you mean, exceptions?

Need I remind the senator that President Grant is the commander -in -chief of

the army, and these nominees are members of the army?

The president has other military assignments in mind for them.

We thank the president for his generous counsel.

We'll come up with other names.

We're adjourned.

May I see that list?

Of course.

Abelson, Andrews, Billingsley.

Here it is.

Captain has organized it. That's him.

There are many names on there.

That makes some people very unhappy.

Well, I'm not one of them.

Where can we find the president? I want to thank him for his help.

He's in his office.

I would say goodbye now. I start for home tonight.

Something wrong?

Spears said at the time, I cannot change what is coming.

But this list proves we can do something.

What will happen when the president does not stand with you? What will happen

when he's gone?

I will stand alone.

They may let you wear that uniform and speak in their council, but I see how

they look at you.

You'll always be an Indian to them.

And if you want to survive, you will have to find some way to live in their

world. I've seen their world.

i do not want to live in it i do not want their civilization

Settling up my bill.

Would you total mine up, too, please?

I've had a long talk with the children.

I'm going to withdraw my nomination.

You don't have to turn it down because of me.

You're exactly who I'm turning it down for, Sully.

And Matthew and Brian and Colleen.

I've seen enough.

I want to go home.

We've done what we came to do.

Excuse me, sir, but is your last name Sully?

Yes.

What is going on?

Is this your signature, Lieutenant?

Lieutenant?

Yes.

I have a warrant for your arrest issued by the Department of War.

Arrest? What for?

Desertion. From the United States Army.

Oh, it's a mistake.

Sully wasn't in the Army.

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