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HAVE I EVER TOLD Y'ALL

ABOUT THE TIME THAT A GRIZZLY,

WELL IT BIT MY FRIEND'S SCALP OFF?

AND I-

I HAD TO USE HORSE HAIR AND A BONE NEEDLE

TO SEW IT BACK ON.

NO, IT'S TRUE. SEE MY FRIEND, HE-

HE BET ME THAT I COULDN'T TIE A BOW

AROUND A GRIZZLY BEAR'S EAR.

LIBBY, DON'T GO TOO FAR.

SO, IT WAS A DEAD WINTER

AND I CREPT IN THROUGH THE CAVE,

I MUSTA CRAWLED THROUGH A MILE OF SNOW

TO GET INTO THIS GRIZZLY,

AND IT WAS SOUND ASLEEP.

LIBBY!

LIBBY, WHAT HAPPENED? LET ME HELP YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED? IT HURTS.

ALL RIGHT, BE CAREFUL IT'S A RATTLER.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET HER IN.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

HERE WE GO. IT HURTS.

LET'S GET THAT BLANKET LAID OUT!

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.

LAY 'ER DOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT, EASY, EASY.

ALL RIGHT,

YOU NEED TO SUCK OUT THAT VENOM AS QUICK AS YOU CAN,

RIGHT THERE.

COME ON.

CHECK HER LEGS.

DOCTOR HENRY CHISHOLM, MA'AM.

I ARRIVED AT CAMP YESTERDAY.

DOCTOR?

CAN YOU HELP?

I SUSPECT THIS POOR GIRL'S BEEN

BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE.

YEAH, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT, DOC!

TAKE THIS TOURNIQUET, PUT IT ON HER ARM.

KEEP THAT ARM STEADY PLEASE. YOU'RE DOIN' GREAT SWEETHEART.

THERE WE GO.

TIE IT JUST TIGHT ENOUGH, RIGHT THERE, PERFECT.

WOAH!

NO!

AREN'T YOU GETTIN' A LITTLE AHEAD OF YOURSELF, DOC?

WITH WHAT I HAVE ON HAND,

I CAN MANAGE HER FEVER, PERHAPS SAVE HER LIFE.

PLEASE NO.

I'M JUST NOT SURE ABOUT THE ARM.

WAIT, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO SWELL.

SOON THE FINGERS WILL TURN BLACK,

GANGRENE WILL SET IN.

IN THESE UNSANITARY CONDITIONS,

IT'S NOT A MATTER OF "IF," BUT "WHEN."

THAT ARM'S GOTTA COME OFF.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD HER STILL, HOLD STEADY, HERE WE GO.

NO, NO, NO.

NO, NO, NO.

WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?

THIS GIRL DOES NOT NEED TO LOSE HER ARM RIGHT NOW.

MA'AM,

IF YOU WANT LIBBY TO KEEP HER ARM,

WE NEED TO ACT FAST.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW THIS MAN?

MR. BRIDGER'S OUR GUIDE.

WE WERE TOLD HE'S THE BEST FRONTIERSMAN

ON THE ENTIRE TRAIL.

AND I AM A GRADUATE FROM THE

HARVARD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE!

DOC, YOU HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

LISTEN.

THERE'S A FLOWER

THAT THE INDIANS USE FOR SNAKE BITES.

NOW, IF WE CAN FIND SOME,

THEN WE MIGHT SAVE HER ARM AND HER LIFE.

A- A FLOWER?

AND I SUPPOSE WE'RE GONNA DO SOME SORT OF

SPIRIT DANCE AS WELL?

IT'S CALLED SNAKEROOT.

IT GROWS UNDER FALLEN LOGS ON A HILLSIDE.

AND THAT-

THAT'S OUR BEST HOPE.

BUT WE NEED IT NOW.

I WANNA TRY THE FLOWER FIRST

BEFORE SEEING LIBBY LOSE HER ARM.

DUKE,

BRING MY HORSES AROUND

RIGHT QUICK.

AND A HORSE FOR ME TOO PLEASE.

I WON'T JUST SIT HERE AND WATCH LIBBY SUFFER.

I NEED TO HELP. ALL RIGHT,

WE'LL TRY IT YOUR WAY.

I CAN KEEP HER FEVER DOWN FOR A SHORT TIME.

BUT IF YOU DON'T COME BACK BY SUNDOWN,

WE'LL HAVE TO OPERATE.

THEN WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING?

MA'AM!

I UNDERSTAND YOUR FEARS,

I JUST HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THE RISKS.

NOW, SNAKEROOT LIKES TO GROW

AROUND DEADFALL ON A HILLSIDE.

IF MY MEMORY'S CORRECT, WELL I KNOW JUST THE PLACE.

ARE YOU QUITE SURE THIS WILL WORK?

WELL IT'S BEEN A WHILE,

BUT I SEEN THIS CURE WORK

WITH MY OWN EYES.

BRIDGER, V/O: IT WAS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,

I WAS LEADING A TRAPPING BRIGADE

OUT BY THREE FORKS IN MONTANA.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU CAME OUT

ALL THIS WAY JUST TO

CHECK ON INVENTORY, VASQUEZ.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER,

BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN ACCURATELY

TRACK OUR EXPENDITURES.

BRIDGER, V/O: MY BUSINESS PARTNER, LOUIS VASQUEZ,

HE'D COME OUT TO OUR TRAPPING OUTFIT

TO HELP BALANCE OUR ACCOUNTS.

THREE KEGS OF BEADS JIM?

WE'RE ONLY BUDGETED FOR ONE.

YEAH, WELL I FIGURED BEST

TO HAVE SOME EXTRA ON HAND TO TRADE WITH THE CROW.

HAVE YOU HEARD NOTHING I'VE TOLD YOU?

OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON KEEPING AN ACCURATE

COUNT OF OUR INVENTORY.

LOUIS.

HOW 'BOUT

I'LL DO THE TRAPPIN',

AND YOU KEEP THE BOOKS,

IKE WE ALWAYS DO.

BECAUSE AS PARTNERS,

WE SHOULD SHARE IN ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES, NO?

EVEN THE ONES YOU THINK ARE NOT SO FUN.

BRIDGER, V/O: BUT LITTLE DID I KNOW,

WE WERE ABOUT TO GET A FRONTIER LESSON

WE WOULD NEVER FORGET.

FINE.

LET'S ADD IT ALL UP AGAIN

IF WE GOTTA.

YES, WE HAVE TO.

JIM.

GET DOWN!

BRIDGER, V/O: OUR OLD ADVERSARY, THE BLACKFEET,

HAD FOUND OUR CAMP.

BUT AS BAD AS THAT WAS,

THINGS WERE ABOUT TO GET

A WHOLE LOT WORSE.

WHERE IS JIM BRIDGER?

JIM, THAT'S WOLF'S HEART!

YOU SAID HE WOULD BE FIGHTING THE CROW IN WYOMING THIS SEASON!

WELL THAT WAS THE RUMOR.

MAYBE I WAS MEANT TO HEAR IT.

BRIDGER, V/O: ONLY THEN DID I KNOW HOW BAD A FIX WE WERE IN.

THE BLACKFEET WERE THERE FOR ONE REASON -

TO KILL ME.

WOLF'S HEART,

BLAMED ME FOR HIS FATHER'S DEATH,

HAD BEEN TRACKING ME FOR MONTHS.

ALL RIGHT BOYS,

WHEN I YELL FIRE,

YOU GIVE 'EM A VOLLEY

AND WE RUN BACK TO LAST NIGHT'S CAMP.

ALL RIGHT, READY?

VASQUEZ, DON'T BE A FOOL,

JUST GET READY TO RUN.

FIRE!

VASQUEZ, COME ON!

VASQUEZ,

YOU WENT AND GOT YOURSELF SHOT.

CAN YOU WALK?

YES. IF YOU'LL HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT, JUST DON'T DIE ON ME.

I'LL PROBABLY GO BROKE IF YA DO.

COME ON.

MR. BRIDGER,

I DON'T SEE WHAT ANY OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH MY DAUGHTER.

WELL, I'M GETTIN' TO THAT.

BUT FIRST...

THIS LOOKS LIKE A LIKELY SPOT FOR SNAKEROOT.

LET'S GO THE REST OF THE WAY ON FOOT.

MRS. WILLIMON, YOU OKAY?

YOU WANNA REST HERE WITH THE HORSES, MA'AM?

YOU MEAN, AM I GOING TO FAINT?

I'M NOT, MR. BRIDGER.

WE'LL FIND THE PLANT FASTER IF WE BOTH LOOK.

LET'S GO.

AND CALL ME JIM.

WELL THEN, JIM,

HOW MUCH DO WE NEED TO ACTUALLY FIND?

WELL,

I DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW.

I ONLY USED IT ONCE.

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

YOU TOLD US THAT THIS FLOWER WOULD WORK.

WELL IT CAN,

IN FACT...

I ONCE HAD TO STAKE MY BEST FRIEND'S LIFE ON IT.

COME HELP ME.

KEEP AN EYE OUT HAWK,

THEY MIGHT BE COMIN'.

JED!

HE'S WEAK.

THAT'S IT, GET IN HERE, LAY DOWN.

COME ON, VASQUEZ. GET HIM DOWN,

LAY HIM DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, VASQUEZ,

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO VASQUEZ.

OH IT AIN'T THAT BAD.

IT DIDN'T HIT A BONE,

WENT CLEAN THROUGH.

VASQUEZ,

VASQUEZ.

JED, HE'S BURNIN' UP,

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

I DON'T KNOW,

I DIDN'T THINK HIS WOUND WAS BAD AT ALL.

VASQUEZ.

IT IS POISON.

HE WAS HIT WITH A BALL

DIPPED IN RATTLESNAKE POISON.

IT IS HOW BLACKFEET

KILL THOSE THEY HATE.

THAT SHOT WAS MEANT FOR ME.

DID YOU SEE JIM?

I SHOT A WARRIOR.

I SAW VASQUEZ.

WHY THE HECK DIDN'T YOU RUN WHEN I SAID TO HUH?

PARTNERS.

I TOLD YOU, WE ARE PARTNERS.

WHEN YOU FIGHT,

I WILL FIGHT WITH YOU.

VASQUEZ!

VASQUEZ!

WOLF'S HEART WILL NOT REST UNTIL HE KILLS YOU, BRIDGER.

HE DOES NOT CARE WHO ELSE MUST DIE

BEFORE HE HAS REVENGE.

BUT FOR THIS,

I KNOW A CURE.

I MAY SAVE YOUR FRIEND.

TELL ME HOW TO CURE THIS.

BRIDGER, V/O: COYOTE RUNNER TOLD ME OF A PLANT CALLED "SNAKEROOT"

THE NEZ PERCE USED TO TREAT RATTLESNAKE BITES.

LUCKILY, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON.

COYOTE RUNNER HAD SEEN A PATCH OF IT JUST THAT MORNING,

AND HE TOLD ME WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.

BUT, WELL IT WAS

BACK IN THE SAME DIRECTION

WOLF'S HEART HAD COME FROM TO ATTACK US.

YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS ALONE.

LET US COME AND WATCH YOUR BACK.

NOPE.

I WILL NOT PUT ANY MORE OF YOU IN DANGER

OVER MY FEUD WITH WOLF'S HEART.

YOU STAY HERE,

THAT'S AN ORDER.

BRIDGER, V/O: SURE ENOUGH, I FOUND A PATCH OF SNAKEROOT PLANTS

EXACTLY WHERE COYOTE RUNNER SAID IT WOULD BE.

SNAKEROOT.

IT CURES POISON.

BRIDGER, V/O: BUT JUST AS I FOUND A CURE FOR MY FRIEND,

I REALIZED I'D BEEN TRAPPED

AND WAS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY MY ENEMIES.

JIM BRIDGER,

THE GREAT TRICKSTER.

WELL NOW I HAVE TRICKED YOU.

I KNEW WOULD BE LOOKING FOR SNAKEROOT,

IF YOUR FRIEND STILL LIVED.

HE DOES.

FOR NOW.

THEN HE WILL HAVE A BAD DEATH.

BUT NOT AS BAD AS YOURS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, OKAY.

I WILL RIDE WITH YOUR SCALP

TO ALL THE TIPIS OF MY PEOPLE,

BRIDGER,

SO THAT THEY MAY KNOW

MY FATHER

IS AT PEACE

IN THE AFTERLIFE.

OR MAYBE,

MAYBE WE CAN BOTH SEE HIM THERE OURSELVES.

WE ARE MANY.

YOU ARE ONE.

YOU MAY KILL ME, BUT YOU WERE A FOOL TO COME HERE ALONE.

HE AIN'T ALONE!

JED!

DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO COME LOOKIN' FOR ME!

WELL WE'RE HERE.

SO WHAT COMES NEXT?

WE CAN ALL WALK AWAY, WOLF'S HEART.

OR WE CAN ALL DIE

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

BRIDGER, V/O: I COULD FEEL THE HEARTBEAT OF MY ENEMY

RIGHT BENEATH MY KNIFE.

I'D FACED DEATH MANY TIMES

AND FELT NO FEAR OF IT,

BUT IF I DIED THERE,

WELL MY FRIEND VASQUEZ WOULD DIE TOO.

I WILL NEVER STOP HUNTING YOU, JIM BRIDGER,

UNTIL YOUR DEATH COMES BY MY HAND.

MAYBE,

BUT IT WON'T BE TODAY.

JED,

WHY DIDN'T YOU STAY BEHIND?

SORRY, BOSS.

CAPTAIN VASQUEZ WOKE UP FOR A MINUTE

FIGURED YOU WENT OFF ALONE.

SAID HE'D FIRE US IF WE DIDN'T BRING YOU BACK.

SINCE WHEN DID HE START CALLING HIMSELF CAPTAIN VASQUEZ?

BRIDGER, V/O: BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK TO VASQUEZ,

HE WAS NEARLY GONE.

OKAY, LET'S GET ANOTHER ONE ON THERE.

BRIDGER, V/O: BUT THE POULTICE WE MADE FROM THE SNAKEROOT

SEEMED TO WORK A MIRACLE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

HE MUST REST.

BUT HE WILL LIVE.

NEXT TIME, JIM,

YOU CAN FIGHT.

I'LL STICK TO ACCOUNTING.

YOU GOT A DEAL,

PARTNER.

YOU GOT YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR BACK.

YEAH, VASQUEZ IS BACK.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, VASQUEZ.

WELL,

VASQUEZ, HE WAS-

HE WAS UP ON HIS FEET IN A DAY OR TWO.

SO LIBBY, WELL SHE'LL BE JUST FINE IF,

WELL IF WE CAN FIND SOME SNAKEROOT SOON.

MISS WILLIMON.

MISS WILLIMON, YOU OKAY?

JIM?

COME HERE QUICKLY.

THIS IS IT, RIGHT?

IT SURE IS.

GATHER UP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN,

BUT BE DELICATE.

TRY AND GET THE ROOT IN THERE TOO.

ALL RIGHT, NOW HOLD THE POOR GIRL STILL.

DOCTOR, STOP!

MOM!

WE FOUND IT.

ALL RIGHT,

TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

MOTHER.

AM I ALL RIGHT?

SWEET DARLING!

LIBBY'S FEVER HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY,

MRS. WILLIMON

I BELIEVE THE CRISIS HAS PASSED.

MY ARM HURTS SO BADLY.

MOTHER.

YOU STILL HAVE IT, MY DEAR.

JUST BE GLAD FOR THAT.

JIM.

I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH

FOR SAVING MY GIRL.

I JUST WISH I HADN'T DOUBTED YOU TO BEGIN WITH.

WELL, I'M JUST HAPPY I COULD HELP.

I SURE AM GLAD YOU'RE FEELIN' BETTER LITTLE LADY.

NOW SHE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S FEELIN' GOOD.

MR. BRIDGER.

YOU MUST THINK ME AN ARROGANT FOOL.

NOT AT ALL, DOC,

NO.

WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT,

WELL, PEOPLE, THEY'RE-

THEY'RE ONLY AS WISE AS WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED.

AND YOU,

WELL YOU'RE JUST A BIT WISER NOW.

INDEED I AM.

CLEARLY I WAS WRONG AND I APOLOGIZE.

AH, WELL I GOTTA GO CHECK ON THOSE WAGONS,

WE GOT A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY TOMORROW.