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I'll be careful there, will ya?

Look what you're doing.

You know how much we paid for that sign?

Tell us again. We'll haul you up here. You can hang it yourself.

Can you help me over here?

Careful, fellas. The door frame's still wet.

It is the custom to conduct a rehearsal supper on the evening of the third day

prior to the wedding.

The size of the wedding party will determine both the seating plan and the

There. Oh, that lace has just come along perfect.

It's going to look so beautiful across your shoulders.

Colleen, will you please read that part again about the rehearsal supper?

That really isn't necessary, Grace.

Oh, no, sorry.

This is going to be the grandest wedding that Colorado Springs will ever see.

You bet.

Sally and I appreciate your enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm? Well, that's the most exciting thing that's ever happened to

town. What, with the train coming in three days and then your wedding a week

later? It's just the ground isn't really how Sally and I pictured it. Oh,

speaking of pictures, here, come sit down.

I want you to take a look at these necklines.

Now, what do you think about this one? I love this one.

Of course, this one's beautiful, too. I love the way that it looks in the back.

Isn't it grand?

Sure, if what you want's a train roller in town.

Of course that's what we want.

Scully's got more on his mind than trains about now.

That's right, Jake.

Sure it is.

Like the wedding night, for instance.

Well, I'm betting on the baby brother.

Train.

Scully wants a baby sister, so we made a bet.

It's on my mind, Jake.

He's asking Robert E. here if he can fix my buck saw.

Broke the blade.

I can do that.

What's wrong with Sully?

He'd be happy to finally get through. Hank, I think this discussion can hold.

It's all right, Reverend.

Ma told us about the birds and the bees.

I doubt she told you Hank's version.

Speaking of bets, I'm ready to wager that Sully don't go through with it.

playing crazy.

Well, he don't sound too keen to me.

He's still bad.

One cloud dancing would be his best man.

But since Machida...

General Cutcher killed Snowbird.

My friend, Nohar.

Remember?

Killing Braves is one thing.

Killing women and children is another.

Well, still putting odds at two to one.

Any takers?

At all weddings of any pretensions, ushers' cards are used to avoid

the church being filled with sightseeing strangers.

I'm sorry, but that's something I must do.

Dr. Mikes is feeling a little low because Grandma's not coming. Oh, well,

can blame her?

Imagine a mother not coming to her own daughter's wedding. What about the rest

of her family?

Sounds to me like Grandma ruled that route.

Yeah, we'll do the thing without cloud dancing.

That's my best friend.

Still no word from your family?

Same without them either.

I'm afraid not.

I'll be your family.

And I'll be your best friend.

This is a fine house.

Yes, it is.

What's wrong?

What is it?

We will never have a house.

Matthew's always too busy with his cattle to finish the building.

Well, Sally's offered to help him, but Matthew always seems to have a reason

to need it.

Oh, with excuses.

He's stubborn with pride.

He tries to prove he is a man.

when he already is one.

Yeah.

Well done.

Good job, Brian.

Silly, can I be your best man?

Brian, you're too young.

But I'm too old to carry the ring.

That's who?

Mrs. Godfrey.

In the book it says the ring bearer is supposed to be from three to eight years

old. See, I'm ten years old.

Well... What if you were to carry more than one ring?

Does God say anything about that?

No. But there's only one ring.

Everybody knows that.

Apparently not everyone. I've heard of couples exchanging rings.

Is that what you and Tully are going to do?

Well, we've never discussed such a thing.

We sure haven't.

But that doesn't mean that we can't.

Does it?

Courtney. I ain't wearing a ring.

I thought you agreed we could discuss it. That's right, and we just did.

You didn't even hear my opinion.

Michaela, no matter what it is, I ain't wearing a wedding ring, so why waste

your breath?

Well, discussion implies hearing all views and then deciding.

Go ahead.

Well, there are a lot of couples who exchange rings. Many, in fact.

I haven't only heard of them, I've met some of them. Some of my father's

libertist friends.

Libertists?

Freethinkers. People who aren't afraid to defy convention.

I'm not afraid.

No, I never said you were afraid.

Please, you didn't go in the way that I wanted you to.

No, what you wanted me to do is say yes.

No.

No, I just wanted us to share our thoughts, our feelings.

You've always been there for me, Sally.

You've always heard me out.

Well, if each of us wears a ring, we're telling the world that we belong to each

other, that we're husband and wife, and that nothing else is necessary to prove

that.

Do you get that?

There's nothing that you can't say to me.

You know that.

Rings mean so much more than a name.

Tell me honestly, how would you feel if suddenly you had to change your name to

Byron Quinn?

Cheyenne don't change their names when they marry.

You're not Cheyenne.

You're not going to settle on this right now.

Two rings, you say?

I don't... See, what's so much harder about carrying two rings than one is

you've got to be over it.

Sully's going along with it.

Dr. Mike said they hadn't talked it over. And Sully said they sure haven't.

How do you sound when you say that?

Kind of mad.

I've just doubled, folks.

What about my bet?

A baby brother or a baby sister?

I think you put in the cart for the horse.

bridesmaids have to be older than 13.

15's about average, I'd say.

15, you say, huh?

Yeah. My age.

Oh, Colleen, you must think.

I want you to be a bridesmaid.

You do?

Of course.

But you didn't say anything.

I've been much too preoccupied lately.

Have you been hoping to hear from Boston?

I suppose so.

Would you do me the honor?

I ain't had enough time to decide yet.

I know.

I didn't come here for any decisions.

I came to talk about Matthew and Ingrid.

What about them?

Apparently Matthew thinks he had to prove his manhood by building his own

homestead all by himself.

That's such a bad idea.

Sully.

Ever since Olive left him her cattle, she hasn't had enough time to do it.

he should have taken me up on my offer. What offer?

To take the old homestead. You offered it to him?

Once ago.

Why didn't you tell me?

I didn't see any reason to set you going on about it.

Like now? Is that how you see what I'm doing?

Going on about it?

A man's got to make those kind of choices for himself.

So does a woman.

Oh, man.

Patience is not one of my virtues.

I'm expecting a shipment of munitions.

Meanwhile, place this in full public view.

By mandate of federal law.

You know how there's a day you plan on for such a long time. It gets so you

think it's never going to come.

And then it does.

Dorothy,

I've been meaning to ask.

Would you be my nature of honor?

Oh, my dear.

What is it?

I'd like to give you some advice.

From someone who's had experience.

Well, don't you worry. The disease has fallen off a lot.

Remember, I've never fallen off a lot.

I'll tell you everything I know.

For whatever it's worth.

Didn't figure you'd come out to see the train.

I didn't.

I came for something else.

I'm real sorry, Sully, but I had to put it up.

It's the law.

Who's John?

You know, China got burned in the train wreck and Mom fixed his face.

No kidding.

Hey, look at this. Hey, how are you?

As mayor, it's my privilege to welcome the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to

Colorado Springs.

My munitions, gentlemen.

I should think you'd want to start off on the right foot by making your

deliveries on time.

General Custer, I think it's only polite that we wait until tomorrow to unload

the freight and get on with the celebrating, don't you?

Why, of course.

Only polite.

I was worried that you weren't coming.

Not worried enough to accommodate your own mother's or your sister's schedule

for Slytherin?

Well, I was told that May 20th was the date the wedding had to take place.

Told by whom? A close friend.

What on earth was this friend's basing such a mandate upon?

Spiritual guidance.

The reverend told you what day you had to marry? No, well... Cloud dancing

ticket. Cloud dancing?

I should have known.

The whim of some Indian is more important than... Did a flower show?

And I'll thank you not to refer to him as some Indian. An Indian?

And he was not a wimp.

He was given a sign.

The important thing is that we've all gathered together for the wedding of our

beloved Michaela and Mr. Sully and to celebrate it with joy.

Nobody treats my girls like that.

Understand? Not people who don't harm us.

A beacon of ladies.

May I?

No, you may not.

It means to almost meet you.

That's Hank.

Hank, your son.

Hank. He's rather charming.

In a provincial sort of way. He's a pig.

Yes, well...

Well, what do you think?

It looks the same to me. I mean the sign.

Oh. Oh, yeah.

It was a birthday present from the whole town.

The entire town.

It's very nice, Michaela.

Yes, very nice.

Well, I realize it might not be as fancy. It may not.

And fancy?

Really, Michaela, you're vernacular.

What? You're beginning to sound more like these rustics.

then, ah.

Well, your accent's changed somewhat, but I think it's charming.

Really? No one said anything.

How would they know?

So, um, what do I sound like now?

Neither here nor there.

Oh, I'm sick enough to be needing a room right now, so you'll each have your

own. Sick.

These are Dr. Mike's recovery rooms.

Don't worry. We clean them real good. Well, you clean them well.

Right.

But if anyone comes down with something, you may have to double up.

I'll save you the trouble. I'll simply stay at a hotel.

All the way in Manitou? Manitou what?

Manitou. It's ten miles from here.

It's the nearest hotel.

The rooms are lovely, Michaela.

Especially this one with the balcony, Marjorie.

Michaela. I know your sister has never had the

funniest of dispositions.

Something's wrong.

I'm afraid it's true.

It's been over a year since Everett abandoned her.

One would think she'd be feeling somewhat better, or at least resolved.

Instead, she grows worse by the day.

Or bitter by the hour.

Have you any antidote for betrayal, Michaela?

it'd be possible to pick up our freight tomorrow.

Freight? I brought a few things for the wedding.

A few things?

As much of Boston as would fit into a freight compartment.

And some that wouldn't.

I've ordered a string quartet from Denver.

But, Mother... No, but, I didn't come all this way not to do this wedding

properly.

And this one?

China. Silver.

Crystal.

Linen.

Trousseau. Trousseau.

Bridal party attire and wedding gown.

Mother, I... Oh, it's just divine.

Mother had it made in London.

The tails as well.

It's nice of you to go to all this trouble, Mrs. Quinn.

Mikaela and I got our own plans.

I'll go check with Horsey where he can keep all this till the wedding's over.

Over?

But these things are the wedding.

A wedding isn't about things, Mother.

Have these crates delivered to the church, please?

But, uh... They belong to me.

It's a van.

They're probably at Grace's for lunch. We can talk to Horace there.

Sorry, Billy. Please try not to worry her.

What?

Cutler made Horace put that up yesterday.

Sergeant. Good evening.

General George Anton Cutler here, sir.

Marjorie. Rebecca.

We've just traveled all the way from Boston for Michaela's wedding.

You will be attending, of course.

Of course.

I wouldn't dream of missing the social event of the year.

Sir.

Please take care of this munitions order.

I wouldn't happen to know the whereabouts of that Indian, now would

Sully?

It has two stories, three fireplaces. I got my own room. Me too.

And it has indoor plumbing.

Appreciate all the help you gave me on the house, Matthew.

Wasn't nothing.

You built it yourself.

I guess mostly, but I didn't have anything standing in my way.

Didn't have a herd of cattle to look after.

The way I see it, that herd's just going to keep getting bigger and bigger.

Taking up more of your time.

I can't take the old homestead selling.

Matthew, you'd be doing me a favor.

I don't want to see you go alone.

You don't understand.

It's too big a gift.

Well, Olive's herd wasn't too big a gift. She died.

What do I got to do?

Die in order to give it to you?

No.

Don't even joke like that.

Then just think about it, at least.

All right.

There.

Yeah.

Come on.

Oh.

Isn't it wonderful?

It's absolutely charming.

It's larger.

What a beautiful view, Michaela. Yes, isn't it?

Well, I agree with Mother. It's the same as the other cabin, only somewhat

larger. No, it's so much more than that. There's two stories, three fireplaces,

and more rooms.

It's larger.

The indoor plumbing.

What, this?

With all due respect, this is a latrine.

Not a sewer system.

But this is not Boston.

That really is the point, Michaela. This is a lovely home for Colorado Springs.

That we can all agree on, can't we?

Of course.

It's lovely.

Ask Matthew the way I did.

Gotta talk.

Actually, I gotta talk.

First, my name wasn't good enough.

Now our house ain't good enough. I saw you turned it and you looked at it

through their eyes.

I have heard more than I ever wanted to about Boston and Colorado Springs. Where

you live isn't here.

So when are you going to start looking at the world through our eyes?

Where are you going?

Something I got to do. I don't know why I waited this long.

Holly?

I believe everyone's set.

Oh, it's so nice to see you all again.

And I understand you're doing the catering.

The food.

Oh, yes, ma 'am.

Here's the menu.

Mother, this has a perfectly lovely dinner planned.

What's this?

The lace.

It's going all over Michaela's wedding dress.

You can stop worrying about a wedding dress this very minute.

Well? It's stunning.

Of course it is.

And will you look at that skirt?

And the train is six feet long.

Well, I've always liked long trains on wedding dresses.

What about these puff sleeves?

Aren't they just delicious?

Well, actually, the top is a little bit too flouncy for my taste.

Well,

I do miss the lace.

And there's a groom's tuxedo and bridesmaid's dresses, usher's suits,

course, a lovely matron of honor's dress for Rebecca.

But... Oh, Mother, I believe Michaela already has a matron of honor.

I don't mind. But, no, really, Michaela, your ma's right. It's tradition.

And that wedding dress.

Oh, nothing we can make could ever compare to that.

Well, that's not true. Yes, it is.

And we all know it.

Sonny's horse, sir, but he ain't here.

Secure Mr. Sully's horse.

I have missed my brother.

You will marry soon.

Yes. It's not why I come.

A good marriage is one of the most important things a man can make in his

lifetime.

We are the lucky ones. We found women strong enough to carry the weight of a

good marriage.

That you will find happiness with a wife.

This reminds me of the happiness I had with Snowbird.

You think of her often.

I do not.

I do not have to.

She fills me.

That is why I no longer need this.

This is my wedding shirt from Snowbird.

You must wear it for us on your wedding day.

I wanted you to be my best man.

Stand beside me.

Best man.

After all that has happened, I often wonder if I'm still a man at all.

You're a thousand times a man, Custer. It is cloud dancing.

He's put a bounty on your head.

Why is this?

I no longer ride with the dog soldiers.

I do not have the heart for their bloodshed.

I am alone and have no harm to anyone.

It's because you're a leader.

Medicine man.

If Custer is meant to kill me, I cannot stop it.

You can run. Go as far away from here as you can. One cannot run from fate.

I will be this best man for you.

No, it's too dangerous.

You just lost me, my prey.

No, Mr. Sully.

You just lost me, mine.

The salmon mousse is slipping. The souffle is falling.

The ice is melting.

My rehearsal supper wouldn't have been slipping, falling, or melting.

As soon as Sully comes, you will tell him

yes, yeah? If Sully comes.

Thank you. I didn't say that.

So did I tell you you look beautiful tonight?

No, I've been too busy fawning over Mrs. Quinn. Now hold on there, young lady.

It's the nicest thing you've said all week.

Do you like the sun?

You don't look so good.

I mean, you look beautiful.

Kind of, sort of.

Thank you, Sergeant.

I got people waiting on me gonna worry.

So they should. You can't hold me here forever.

True.

I could just kill you now. Be done with it. But you won't. No, no.

Because you've been doing a little too much of that lately.

People got their eye on you.

People in high places.

But I can still kill your friend. You could.

Then I'd have to kill you.

Well, now, you've amused me, Mr. Sully.

And for that, I'm going to set you free.

What about my horse?

Well, come now.

You've got a reputation to protect.

You're the mountain man who doesn't need things like guns and horses, isn't that

right?

Well, yes, that's right.

You better go now before I change my mind.

Don't worry. He'll be here.

You don't understand.

I only left two nights ago, and he was angry with me.

I can't blame him. I let Mother barge in here and take over everything.

I made demands on him that may be impossible.

I wouldn't blame him if he changed his mind.

I wouldn't blame him if he never came back.