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♪ BECAUSE I WOULD NOT

♪ BREAK A VOW

♪ I MADE UNTO MY DEAR

♪ 'TWAS FROM THE MONARCH

♪ OF ABERDEEN

♪ THAT DWELT THE WINGED SAINT

MORNING, MA'AM.

HMM.

LOU, TAKE CARE

OF THINGS HERE.

I'M GOING OVER TO FERGUS'.

GET OUT OF HERE, YOU MUTT.

GO ON, GIT!

[ DOG CONTINUES BARKING,

OH, MY.

WHAT?

I TOLD YOU TO WATCH THINGS.

HOLD ON, LADIES.

WHOA, WHOA.

EASY, NOW, WHOA,

WHOA, WHOA.

ARE YOU LADIES ALL RIGHT?

WHOA, WHOA.

NEVER LEAVE MY COACHES

UNATTENDED.

I JUST TURNED MY BACK FOR

A MOMENT, SIR.

THAT ONE MOMENT ALMOST

GOT MY PASSENGERS KILLED.

YES, SIR.

I'M VERY SORRY, SIR.

SEE TO IT THAT THEY GET

FULLY REFUNDED WHEN THEY

GET TO WINDSOR.

YES, SIR, MR. MINK.

WHOA-HO.

EMMA?

EMMA, DEAR, I'M READY TO START

THE RAREBIT.

MISS ELIZABETH, WHY DO YOU

KEEP ME ON IF YOU'RE JUST GONNA

DO THE COOKING YOURSELF?

STILL CAN'T KEEP HER FROM

GETTING UNDERFOOT, EH, EMMA?

MARY.

MARY, MARY.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE

YOU HOME.

AND SO ALICIA DIDN'T RETURN

AFTER THE TERM?

NO.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIEND

VICTORIA?

DID SHE LEAVE SCHOOL AS WELL?

YES, AND SO SUDDENLY.

ONE DAY WE'RE READING IN THE

LIBRARY, THE NEXT, SHE'S BEING

WHISKED OFF TO MARRY SOME

BANKER IN SUDBURY.

BANKER?

WELL, HER FATHER MUST HAVE

OFFERED QUITE A DOWRY.

HOW SPLENDID FOR HER.

OH, HOW AWFUL, YOU MEAN.

WHY?

WELL, MOTHER, THERE'S JUST

SO MUCH TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE

BEFORE YOU MARRY.

OH. WELL, NOW TELL ME ALL

ABOUT YOUR STUDIES.

OH, TRES BIEN, MOTHER.

I DID WELL IN HISTORY,

SCIENCE, AND THE LANGUAGES,

BUT IN LITERATURE,

TOP OF MY CLASS.

OH.

THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO TEACH

SOMEDAY, MOTHER.

TEACH?

YES, THE HEADMISTRESS TOLD

ME OF A NEW TEACHER TRAINING

COLLEGE IN QUEBEC THAT

ACCEPTS WOMEN.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT

YOUR FATHER HAS TO SAY.

BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE VERY

PROUD OF YOUR HIGH MARKS.

VERY PROUD, INDEED.

OH, DADDY!

ONCE BECAUSE I MISSED YOU,

TWICE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,

AND THREE TIMES BECAUSE

I ALWAYS WILL.

WELCOME HOME.

OH, DADDY, THANK YOU.

OH, WHAT'S ALL OF THIS?

THE POEMS OF BYRON?

I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE

WITH POETRY.

OH, AND NOT JUST BYRON,

THERE'S KEATS AND WORDSWORTH,

SO MANY I CAN'T REMEMBER.

SOMEDAY I WANT TO FILL

THE HEADS OF CHILDREN WITH

ALL THEIR WORDS.

SWEET MARY, ALWAYS

THE DREAMER, HUH?

HEH HEH.

BUT, JAMES, HOW CAN IT HURT?

SHE'S 17.

MOST GIRLS HER AGE ARE

ALREADY SPOKEN FOR.

BUT, JAMES, SHE HAS HER

HEART SET ON THIS.

ELIZABETH, SHE HAS A BLACK

FATHER AND A WHITE MOTHER.

NOT ONE YOUNG MAN HAS COME

TO ASK FOR HER HAND.

NOW, WE MUST FIND SOMEONE

WHO CAN LOOK PAST

HER LIABILITIES.

OH, JAMES, HOW CAN YOU TALK

ABOUT HER THAT WAY?

LOOK, I KNOW SHE LOOKS

PERFECT TO US, BUT NOT

EVERYONE SEES HER THAT WAY.

AND WE MUST BE REALISTIC.

WE MUST FIND SOME WAY TO

OVERCOME IT.

NOW, YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE

THE PROBLEM?

IT'S JUST THE NEWSPAPER

NEVER RUNS ANYTHING

QUITE LIKE THIS.

YOU DO RUN MATRIMONIALS,

DON'T YOU?

OH, OF COURSE.

IT'S JUST THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN

SOMEONE OFFER SO BIG

A DOWRY BEFORE.

IT'S A FORTUNE.

WELL, COULD YOU SEE THAT

IT RUNS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE?

AND MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS

A PROMINENT SPACE.

"RESPECTABLE WHITE HUSBAND

WANTED FOR YOUNG COLORED

GIRL, $10,000 DOWRY"?

HOW DARE YOU?

WHAT AM I TO YOU, FATHER, JUST

ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY?

NOW, MARY, YOU KNOW

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING

THIS TO ME?

WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?

WHAT ABOUT MY PLANS?

I WANT MORE FROM MY LIFE THAN...

I KNOW YOU DO.

BUT IT'S YOUR FUTURE I MUST

LOOK OUT FOR, BECAUSE A YOUNG

WOMAN CANNOT FEND FOR

HERSELF IN THIS WORLD TODAY.

IT'S TOO HARD.

THOSE DREAMS OF YOURS ARE

MUCH TOO IMPRACTICAL.

I WON'T ACCEPT THIS.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS.

IT IS NOT YOUR DECISION.

I'll SPEAK TO HER.

MARY WILL BE FINE.

SHE JUST NEEDS TO GET USED

TO IT, THAT'S ALL.

SHE'S SO YOUNG, JAMES.

OH, SO WAS THE YOUNG GIRL

I SENT FOR 23 YEARS AGO.

MARY'S NOT THAT GIRL.

GROWING UP POOR IN IRELAND,

CROSSING AN OCEAN BY MYSELF,

IS A FAR CRY FROM THE

SHELTERED LIFE SHE'S HAD.

SHE'S NO MORE SHELTERED

THAN HER SCHOOLMATES, MOST

OF WHOM ARE PREPARING FOR

THEIR WEDDINGS.

SHE MAY NOT BE READY

FOR MARRIAGE, JAMES.

IS IT MARY WHO'S NOT READY,

OR HER MOTHER?

OH.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD

WANT FOR MARY?

I WOULD WANT FOR HER TO

MARRY INTO A FAMILY THAT

WOULD ACCEPT HER FOR

THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL THAT SHE IS.

AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

I WOULD WANT HER TO KNOW

THE HAPPINESS THAT WE'VE HAD.

AND I WOULD WANT HER

TO KNOW THIS.

GOOD MORNING, MR. TODD.

I HAVE SEEN OVER TWO DOZEN

SUITORS, ELIZABETH.

HALF OF THEM ARE

NE'ER-DO-WELL FORTUNE

HUNTERS, DOWN ON THEIR LUCK,

AND THE OTHER HALF ARE SPOILED

ARISTOCRATS, WITH NO MORE

BUSINESS SENSE THAN ONE

OF MY HORSES.

PERHAPS GOD'S TRYING TO

TELL YOU SOMETHING, JAMES.

YES, WELL, GOD HAS

THE LUXURY OF ETERNITY,

AND WE DON'T, AND I REFUSE TO

SETTLE FOR ANY RIFF-RAFF.

I MIGHT AS WELL GIVE MARY

TO ONE OF THOSE POOR SLAVES

COMING INTO CANADA, CLAMORING

FOR HIS FREEDOM.

YOUR FATHER WAS ONE OF

THOSE SLAVES, WASN'T HE, JAMES?

NOW, YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT

WHAT I MEAN.

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO FIND THE MAN YOU'RE

LOOKING FOR.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY

JAMES MINK, AND HE'S ALREADY

SPOKEN FOR.

HEH HEH HEH, SUCH BLARNEY.

NOW, MINK, HAVE YOU GIVEN

ANY THOUGHT TO OUR OFFER?

MY BUSINESS FRIENDS ARE

ANXIOUS FOR YOUR DECISION

ON THIS CITY COUNCIL MATTER.

NOW, WE FEEL YOU'RE THE KIND

OF CANDIDATE TORONTO NEEDS

RIGHT NOW.

REALLY?

WHY IS THAT, MR. CARBERRY?

WELL, A MAN WHO STARTS OUT

WITH A HORSE AND BUGGY

AND BUILDS IT INTO ONE OF

THE CITY'S MOST PROFITABLE

BUSINESSES KNOWS WHAT IT

MEANS TO WORK HARD.

THIS HOTEL, LIVERY OPERATION...

YOUR FORTUNE HAS COME BY

SWEAT, NOT BY BIRTHRIGHT.

WELL, SURELY THERE ARE

OTHER MEN THAT ARE MORE

ACCOMPLISHED THAN MYSELF.

NONE OF THEM POSSESS YOUR,

UH, SHALL WE SAY, UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS?

LET'S BE HONEST,

MR. CARBERRY.

YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS

FRIENDS, YOU OWN FACTORIES

THAT ARE IN DESPERATE NEED

OF CHEAP LABOR.

MEANWHILE, THERE ARE

HUNDREDS OF PITIFUL FUGITIVE

SLAVES POURING INTO CANADA.

WHAT BETTER WAY TO ENTICE

THEM INTO YOUR SWEAT SHOPS

THAN BY USING ME, THE SON OF

A FREED SLAVE, AS A SYMBOL OF

WHAT HARD WORK CAN ACCOMPLISH?

WHAT YOU WANT IS A TOKEN.

OH, COME, NOW, MINK.

CLEARLY, YOU'VE MISINTERPRETED

OUR INTEREST.

I WILL BE YOUR SYMBOL,

MR. CARBERRY.

BUT I WILL NEED SOMETHING

IN RETURN.

GO ON.

YOUR COUNCIL HAS A GREAT

DEAL OF INFLUENCE IN WHO, UH,

GETS THE ROYAL MAIL CONTRACT

FROM KINGSTON TO TORONTO.

AS YOU KNOW, I SUBMITTED

A BID MYSELF.

YOU ARE QUITE

THE NEGOTIATOR, MINK.

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY ITS,

UH, ONE OF MY UNIQUE

QUALIFICATIONS, EH?

DO I HEAR 75?

75, I HAVE 75.

75 ONCE, 75 TWICE.

SOLD TO MR. ROSS

OF BROWN FARMS.

HE'S A FINE HORSE.

BUT I WOULDN'T PUT HIM

OUT TO STUD.

SEE HERE?

FERRET MOUTH.

HIS FOALS WILL BE TROUBLE.

OH, IT'S NOT HIS FOALS I'M

INTERESTED IN, IT'S HIS SPEED.

OH, THEN YOU'VE FOUND

YOURSELF AN ADEQUATE HORSE,

BUT CLEARLY, YOUR STANDARDS

ARE LOWER THAN MINE.

OH, REALLY?

WELL, THEN, UH, SUPPOSE

YOU ENLIGHTEN ME.

A MAGNIFICENT ANIMAL.

LET'S JUST SAY SHE'S LIKE

THE FIRST TASTE OF A VERY

EXQUISITE CHAMPAGNE.

MY NAME IS WILLIAM JOHNSON.

I'M FROM NEW YORK, AND I

REPRESENT A CARTEL

IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

WE'RE BRINGING THESE ARABIANS

INTO THE PROVINCE.

NOW, IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO

SAY ABOUT IT, TWO YEARS

FROM NOW, THERE WON'T BE

A GENTLEMAN IN ALL OF UPPER

CANADA WITHOUT ONE.

IS SHE UP FOR AUCTION?

THAT WOULD BE LIKE CASTING

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY, SIR?

I WON'T HAVE THESE BEAUTIES

CROSS-BRED INTO OBLIVION.

I'M GOING TO BE VERY SELECTIVE

ABOUT WHO I SELL TO.

IS SHE FAST?

HYAH!

HORSES ARE MY LIVELIHOOD,

AND I'VE NEVER RIDDEN ANYTHING

QUITE LIKE HER BEFORE.

DO WE HAVE A SALE, THEN?

WELL, I'M NOT SURE YOU'VE

GIVEN ME YOUR BEST PRICE.

PERHAPS WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT

AT DINNER THIS EVENING.

THAT IS, IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE

ANY OTHER PLANS.

I THINK I CAN REARRANGE

MY SCHEDULE.

GOOD.

TELL ME, MR. JOHNSON,

WHEN SHALL I EXPECT DELIVERY?

WELL, THE DEMAND FOR THESE

HORSES IS VERY HIGH, AND THE

BOAT OUT OF AFRICA IS

VERY SLOW.

SO I CAN'T GUARANTEE THEM

TILL LATE SUMMER.

BUT THEY ARE WORTH WAITING

FOR, AREN'T THEY, MR. MINK?

I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE

GOING TO BE A VERY RICH MAN,

MR. JOHNSON.

YES.

BUT ALL THE SUCCESS IN

THE WORLD WON'T MAKE UP FOR

MY BEING SUCH A RUDE GUEST.

MRS. MINK, MY APOLOGIES FOR

TURNING YOUR LOVELY DINNER

INTO A HORSE AUCTION.

I SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN

HOW TO BEHAVE IN THE COMPANY

OF SUCH A CHARMING HOSTESS

AND HER LOVELY DAUGHTER.

MARY?

PLEASE DON'T APOLOGIZE,

MR. JOHNSON.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO

A HORSEMAN FOR 23 YEARS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE

AN AMERICAN.

YES, MA'AM, BUT GIVEN ALL

THE UGLINESS DOWN SOUTH,

PLEASE DON'T HOLD THAT

AGAINST ME.

FRANKLY, I SPEND SO MUCH

TIME IN CANADA, I CONSIDER IT

A SECOND HOME.

IN FACT, I'M CONSIDERING

MOVING HERE WHEN I FINALLY

ESTABLISH MYSELF.

AND WILL YOU BE BRINGING

ANY FAMILY WITH YOU?

I WISH I COULD SAY YES,

BUT I'M AFRAID I'M CONDEMNED

TO BACHELORHOOD.

I SEEM TO BE MARRIED TO

THE HORSE TRADE, AND IT'S

A VERY JEALOUS BRIDE.

WELL, PERHAPS YOU HAVEN'T

FOUND THE RIGHT WOMAN YET.

PERHAPS.

MR. JOHNSON, I HAVE

A QUESTION FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT

A WOMAN GETTING A HIGHER

EDUCATION?

MARY.

TELL ME, HOW SHOULD A YOUNG

LADY FEEL WHEN HER FATHER TAKES

AWAY HER DREAM OF COLLEGE TO

ARRANGE HER MARRIAGE TO

A COMPLETE STRANGER?

MARY, THIS IS NEITHER

THE TIME, NOR THE PLACE.

I'D LIKE TO ANSWER THAT

QUESTION, IF I MAY, MR. MINK.

CERTAINLY, I'M NO EXPERT ON

SUCH A PRIVATE MATTER.

BUT MAYBE I CAN MAKE YOU

BOTH HAPPY.

MARY, IT IS YOUR FATHER'S

DUTY TO FIND YOU A HUSBAND

WHO WILL CARE FOR YOU THE WAY

THAT HE HAS.

BUT PERHAPS, IN HIS SEARCH,

HE WILL FIND SOMEONE

FORWARD-THINKING ENOUGH

TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF

AN EDUCATED WIFE, AND MAN

ENOUGH NOT TO GIVE A

WHAT SOCIETY THINKS.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT

SUCH A MAN EXISTS, MR. JOHNSON,

BUT, UH, I'M A REALIST.

WELL, TIMES ARE CHANGING,

MR. MINK.

MAYBE YOU JUST NEED TO CAST

YOUR NET A LITTLE WIDER.

IT WOULD BE A SHAME NOT TO

LET SUCH A BRIGHT YOUNG LADY

PURSUE HER DREAM.

SIR?

MARY, ELIZABETH.

THANK YOU.

MR. MINK?

YES? AH.

THERE WAS A MESSAGE

AT MY HOTEL THAT SAID YOU

WANTED TO SEE ME.

YES. WILLIAM.

COME, SIT DOWN.

SHERRY?

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, THE, UH, OTHER

EVENING, YOU ADVISED ME TO, UH,

WIDEN MY SEARCH IN LOOKING

FOR A HUSBAND FOR MARY.

I HOPE I DIDN'T OVERSTEP

MY BOUNDS.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

ON THE CONTRARY, IN FACT,

YOU OPENED MY EYES.

YOU ADVISED ME TO, UH, LOOK

FOR A MORE FORWARD-THINKING

MAN, SOMEONE WHO WOULD LET

MARY PURSUE HER DREAMS.

YES, I SAID THAT.

YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE...

THAT YOU ARE THAT MAN.

I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY.

ALL I ASK... IF, OF COURSE,

YOU WILL ACCEPT MY OFFER...

IS FOR YOU TO TAKE GOOD CARE

OF MARY, GIVE HER THE LOVE

THAT SHE DESERVES.

UH, YES, OF COURSE.

I MEAN, UH...

MR. MINK, UH, MARY IS A LOVELY

YOUNG WOMAN, BUT I...

I'll NEED SOME TIME TO THINK.

ABOUT THIS.

OF COURSE.

I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS.

MY COMPLIMENTS ON

A LOVELY AFFAIR.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S YOUNG MAN

IS QUITE A CATCH.

WE THINK SO, TOO,

MR. CARBERRY.

I'M ALSO IMPRESSED BY

YOUR GUEST LIST.

THIS KIND OF GALA EVENT CAN GO

A LONG WAY IN AN ELECTION YEAR.

SMART THINKING, MINK.

MRS. MINK.

OH, REALLY, AS IF OUR GUESTS

WERE INVITED TO FURTHER YOUR

AMBITIONS.

THE MAN HAS NO MANNERS.

WELL, HE'S A POLITICIAN.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.

NOW, MAY I HAVE THE DANCE

WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

IN ALL OF TORONTO?

YES, YOU MAY.

AH.

MOTHER, WERE YOU AFRAID?

OH, YES, I THINK EVERY GIRL

IS ON HER WEDDING NIGHT.

BUT I SOON DISCOVERED THAT

YOUR FATHER WAS A GENTLE AND

TENDER MAN.

AND I AM SURE THAT WILLIAM

WILL BE THE SAME.

OH, MARY, YOU'VE YOUR WHOLE

LIFE BEFORE YOU.

EMBRACE EVERY PART OF IT,

WHETHER PLEASURE OR PAIN,

WITH YOUR WHOLE SOUL.

AND REMEMBER, GOD WILL

NEVER PUT YOU THROUGH MORE

THAN YOU CAN BEAR.

I'VE FORGOTTEN.

WHEN DO YOU SAIL?

FIRST OF THE MONTH.

MY DRIVER WILL TAKE US

ACROSS THE BORDER INTO

NIAGARA TONIGHT.

WE SHOULD BE IN NEW YORK

HARBOR BY THE WEEK'S END.

MM-HMM.

WELL, SIR, YOUR DOWRY.

MR. MINK...

AH, JAMES, PLEASE.

JAMES.

WILLIAM, TAKE GOOD CARE

OF MY DAUGHTER, PLEASE.

OH, I LOVE YOU, MARY.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOTHER.

I'll WRITE YOU AS SOON.

AS I REACH ENGLAND.

ONCE BECAUSE I'll MISS YOU,

TWICE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,

AND THREE TIMES BECAUSE

I ALWAYS WILL.

PICK IT UP, KITCHEL.

HYAH.

OH, WILLIAM, LOOK AT HOW

BEAUTIFUL IT IS.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D COME TO

AMERICA, OR SAIL TO ENGLAND.

IT'S ALL SO WONDERFUL

WILLIAM, PLEASE BE GENTLE.

$200... WHY, THANK YOU, SIR.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN, IT'S

A BARGAIN AT TWICE THE PRICE.

250... I THANK YOU SIR.

250, 250, WHO'LL GIVE ME 300?

WHO'LL GIVE ME 300?

YOU, SIR, IN THE BACK, 300.

WHO WILL GIVE ME 350?

WHO WILL GIVE ME 350?

350 FOR THE...

350!

350, I THANK YOU, SIR.

NO, NO!

YOU!

THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK

TO YOUR HUSBAND.

I HOPE YOU ROT.

I'M PLANNING ON IT.

KITCHEL, GET THESE

LINED UP, HER FIRST.

DO I HEAR 450?

GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.

SOLD FOR $400.

A GIRL OF

CHILD-BEARING AGE, OFFERED BY

MR. WILLIAM JOHNSON.

NO, NO, GET YOUR HANDS

OFF ME!

IT REQUIRES A MINIMUM BID

OF $700.

WHO WILL OPEN?

725.

STOP THIS!

STOP THIS, I'M NOT A SLAVE.

I'M NOT A SLAVE!

LISTEN TO ME!

THIS MAN... THIS MAN KIDNAPPED

ME FROM MY HOME IN CANADA.

I'M THE DAUGHTER OF

JAMES MINK, AND I'M NOT

A SLAVE.

LISTEN TO ME!

I'M NOT A SLAVE!

MOVE HER DOWN

IN THE BIDDING.

I'M NOT A SLAVE!

NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME.

YOU'D BEST LEARN YOUR PLACE,

AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT...

IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO

LOWER THE VALUE OF SUCH

A MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF

PROPERTY, SIR.

SHE CAUSED QUITE A STIR.

YEAH, WELL, THIS LITTLE

EITHER DELIRIOUS

FROM THE HEAT, OR HER HEAD'S

FULL OF FANTASIES.

EITHER WAY, A BEATING IS

NO WAY TO TAME A SASSY MOUTH.

YOU OUTBID THE OTHERS,

AND YOU CAN DO AS YOU PLEASE.

MISTER.

$1,200.

I BELIEVE THE OFFER IS FAIR,

GIVEN HER WILD STREAK.

MISTER...

ON THE CONTRARY, PERHAPS

HER WILD STREAK IS WHAT

EXCITES YOU THE MOST.

DO WE HAVE A SALE OR NOT?

I BELIEVE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

MORE THAN A FIELD HAND, SIR.

AND WHAT YOU WANT COMES

AT A MUCH HIGHER PRICE.

2,000.

MISTER, THIS MAN STOLE ME.

HE KIDNAPPED ME.

I'M NOT A SLAVE HERE.

PLEASE BELIEVE ME.

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE A VERY LOVELY

YOUNG LADY.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE A REAL

GOOD HOME FOR YOU.

MY FATHER WILL KILL YOU

FOR THIS.

BE GOOD TO YOUR NEW

MASTER, NOW, MARY.

YEEE!

YEEHEE!

YEEE!

GOOD LUCK AT THE MARKET,

MR. CLAY?

LUCK IS A FICKLE MISTRESS,

MR. STROOPE.

TOBACCO PRICES ARE DOWN.

OH, SORRY TO HEAR THAT, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU WANT DONE WITH

THE?

SHE'S NOT STRONG ENOUGH

FOR THE FIELDS.

BEST PUT HER IN THE KITCHEN

WITH INDIGO.

YEHEEE!

SHERMAN, YOU SAID YOU'D

BE HOME YESTERDAY.

I WAS WORRIED.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN.

I WAS SIMPLY DELAYED

AT MARKET.

DELAYED BY WHAT?

BY WHOM?

I'M TIRED, CATHERINE.

I'M NOT IN THE MOOD

FOR QUESTIONS.

COME ON, YOU CAN MOVE

FASTER THAN THAT.

YOU'RE HURTING ME.

I SAID MOVE.

LET GO OF ME.

DON'T TREAT ME LIKE AN ANIMAL.

SISSY, YOU SASS ME AGAIN,

I'll TAKE THAT YELLOW SKIN.

OFF YOUR BACK.

MR. CLAY WANTS HER WORKING

IN THE KITCHEN WITH YOU,

INDIGO.

SEE TO IT SHE LEARN HER PLACE

AND DON'T CAUSE NO TROUBLE.

YES, SIR, MR. STROOPE.

MERCY, CHILD, WHY YOU WANT

TO RILE UP MR. STROOPE

LIKE THAT?

COME ALONG, GIRL, THESE

POTATOES AIN'T GONNA PEEL

THEMSELVES.

AIN'T YOU DONE THIS BEFORE?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, CHILD,

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

OLD INDIGO GONNA

LEARN YOU HOW.

YOU GOT THE HANDS

OF A.

WHERE YOU COME FROM?

CANADA?

IS THAT WHERE YOU LEARNED

THAT FANCY TALK?

AND IF I CAN JUST GET WORD

TO MY FATHER IN TORONTO,

I KNOW HE'LL COME FOR ME AND

TAKE ME BACK HOME.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

MARY, UH, I GOT SOME BAD

NEWS FOR YOU, GIRL.

YOU IS HOME.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

I'M NOT A SLAVE.

I WAS KIDNAPPED.

I'M NOT LIKE YOU.

GIRL, LET ME TELL YOU

SOMETHING, WE ALL BEEN

KIDNAPPED.

YOU AIN'T NOTHING SPECIAL.

DON'T MATTER HOW YOU GOT HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN BOUGHT AND PAID

FOR, JUST LIKE THE REST OF US,

AND THAT MAKE YOU A SLAVE.

IF YOU WON'T HELP ME,

I'll GO TO MR. CLAY.

I'll MAKE HIM BELIEVE.

THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH IS, MASSA CLAY

AIN'T GONNA GIVE YOU UP FOR

YOUR DADDY, OR NOBODY.

NOW, HE DONE BROUGHT YOU

HERE FOR ONE REASON.

STOP THAT TALK, BOY.

NOW, MAMA, MASSA CLAY AIN'T

NO LITTLE BOY,

NO MORE.

NOW, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HIS

MAMMY, BUT YOU SURE AIN'T

LEARNED HIM NO MANNERS.

NOW, WE BOTH KNOW WHY HE

BROUGHT THIS GAL HERE.

ELROI, STOP IT.

NOW, YOU BEST GET THIS IN

YOUR HEAD, GIRL.

DON'T NOBODY LEAVE THIS PLACE

UNLESS IT'S ON A CHARIOT

OF FIRE.

LET GO OF ME, ELROI.

YOU AIN'T RIGHT IN THE HEAD,

YOU KNOW THAT, GIRL?

ELROI,

I'M GETTING AWAY FROM HERE.

NOW, THAT'S THE STUPIDEST

THING I EVER HEARD.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GOT

TWO MILES OFF THIS PLACE

BEFORE STROOPE AND HIS DOGS

BEEN ALL OVER YOU.

THEN WHAT WAS YOU GONNA DO,

TELL HIM YOU WAS OUT

FOR A MOONLIGHT WALK?

WOMAN, YOU GOT NO IDEA

WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

WELL, AT LEAST I'M NOT SOME

COWARD WHO'S TO AFRAID TO BE

ANYTHING BUT A BOOT-LICKING

SLAVE HIS WHOLE LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

DO YOU? THAT IS WHAT THEY GIVE

A BOOT-LICKING SLAVE WHEN

THEY CATCH HIM RUNNING.

THEY BURN IT INTO HIM LIKE

HE'S SOME ANIMAL.

THEN THEY TELL HIM IF HE EVER

RUN AGAIN, HE BEST GET FREE,

BECAUSE IF THEY CATCH HIM,

HE GONNA GET A ROPE AROUND

HIS NECK.

DON'T YOU JUDGE ME, GIRL,

NOT TILL YOU BEEN WHERE I BEEN.

IT'S COLD OUT HERE.

YOU SHOULD COME IN AND SIT

BY THE FIRE.

DO YOU THINK MARY'S

SOMEWHERE LOOKING UP AT

THESE SAME STARS RIGHT NOW?

WELL, IF SHE'S ANYTHING LIKE

HER MOTHER, SHE'S WONDERING

THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.

I THOUGHT WE WOULD

HAVE HEARD FROM HER BY NOW.

THE MAIL FROM ENGLAND

IS VERY SLOW.

WE'LL HEAR SOMETHING

REAL SOON.

I MISS HER.

THE FROST WILL BE HERE SOON.

LOOK, ALL MY ROSES ARE LOSING

THEIR PETALS.

MARY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING

IN HERE?

UM, YOUR BOOKS, SIR...

I WANTED TO SEE YOUR BOOKS.

YOU CAN READ, THEN, MARY?

SHOW ME.

"IN THEE I FONDLY HOPE

TO CLASP

A FRIEND WHOM DEATH ALONE

COULD SEVER.

TILL ENVY, WITH MALIGNANT

GRASP

DETACH THEE FROM MY BREAST

"FOREVER."

"THE LYRIC POETRY OF BYRON."

ARE YOU AWARE THE LAW ALLOWS

ME TO HAVE YOU BEATEN FOR

LEARNING TO READ?

BUT THE LAW

IS A FOOLISH ONE.

WE'LL LET THIS BE OUR

LITTLE SECRET.

"FATHER, WILLIAM JOHNSON

SOLD ME AS A SLAVE.

I'M BEING HELD AT THE CLAY

PLANTATION NEAR RICHMOND.

PLEASE HELP ME.

"THREE KISSES. MARY."

MORNING MR. CLYDE.

MORNING, MR. CLAY.

YOU LOOK TROUBLED.

SHH! GIVE IT UP.

GETTING OUT OF HAND.

THE ROADS IS CRAWLING

WITH POSSES.

NOW, YOU STAY HERE.

MAIL TO RICHMOND UNTIL

THE END OF THE WEEK.

NONE OF MY MAIL

IS WORTH RISKING THE

SLAVE-CATCHERS FOR.

HA HA!

AFTERNOON, SIR.

LET ME HOLD YOUR HORSE WHILE

YOU HOP ON UP THERE.

ELROI, WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE MUST HAVE SPOOKED, SIR.

MR. CLYDE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

DON'T YOU NEVER GO NEAR MY

HORSE AGAIN.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME, BOY?

YES, SIR. SORRY, SIR.

HYAH, COME ON.

EPHRAIM, IT'S YOU.

IT'S YOUR NAME.

BOY, WHAT YOU THINK

YOU'RE DOING?

MARKING MY NAME.

SISTER, YOU'RE GONNA BE

THE DEATH OF US ALL.

ELROI, I'M JUST TEACHING HIM

A FEW LETTERS.

HE JUST MAD BECAUSE HE'S

TOO DUMB TO MARK HIS NAME.

BOY, GIVE ME THAT STICK.

E-R...

L-O.

NOW, WHO ARE YOU

CALLING DUMB?

I WANT YOU BOTH TO CLOSE

YOUR EYES.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

JUST LISTEN.

"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

LIKE THE NIGHT

OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES

AND STARRY SKIES.

AND ALL THAT'S BEST OF DARK

AND BRIGHT

MEET IN HER ASPECT

"AND IN HER EYES."

HMM, YOU SURE CAN SPIT OUT

SOME FANCY WORDS, GIRL.

HEH HEH, THEY'RE NOT

MY WORDS, ELROI.

OPEN YOUR EYES.

I AIN'T SUPPOSED TO LOOK

AT NO BOOK.

BOY, YOU GET OUT OF HERE,

AND DON'T YOU TELL NOBODY

ABOUT THIS, YOU HEAR ME?

GO ON.

NOW, IT'S ONE THING I RISK

MY HIDE ON YOUR FOOL LETTER,

BUT YOU LEAVE THAT BOY BE.

I AIN'T LETTING HIM CATCH

HIS BACKSIDE ON STROOPE'S WHIP.

WHAT, DID YOU TAKE THIS FROM

THE BIG HOUSE?

NO, MR. CLAY GAVE IT TO ME.

THERE'S NOTHING AGAIN TODAY.

WELL, PERHAPS TOMORROW.

THAT ONE'S VERY ODD.

IT'S FROM AMERICA.

OH, MY.

IT'S MARY.

WHAT IS?

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

OH, MY!

OH, NO, THIS CAN'T BE TRUE.

JAMES, TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE.

SON OF A...

NO, NO, IT'S A MISTAKE.

IT MUST BE A MISTAKE.

THAT IS MARY'S WRITING.

IT'S HER!

OH,

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

I'll HAVE TO GO AND GET HER.

I'll BRING HER HOME SAFELY,

AND WHEN I COME BACK, I'M GONNA

HUNT THAT DOWN,

AND I'M GONNA KILL HIM!

NO, NO, WAIT, WAIT.

NO, WE HAVE TO TALK.

I GOT HER INTO THIS, AND I'M

GOING TO HAVE TO GET HER OUT.

NO, WE'RE BOTH TO BLAME.

NOW, LISTEN, WE HAVE TO FIND

SOMEONE TO HELP US.

NO, SOMEONE WILL HELP US!

PLEASE!

OH, MY.

MY.

WE HAVE BEEN TO THE QUEEN'S

MILITIA, LORD ELGIN, AND TO THE

AMERICAN EMBASSY, AND

NO ONE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO

A THING ABOUT IT.

NOW, THEN, I'M DESPERATE.

WE NEED YOUR HELP.

WELL, OF COURSE, I'll FILE.

LETTERS OF PROTEST WITH

PRESIDENT FILLMORE AND THE

GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.

BUT APART FROM THAT,

THERE'S LITTLE I CAN DO.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S

NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET

THE AMERICANS TO COOPERATE?

MR. MINK, PLEASE TRY TO

UNDERSTAND.

OUR RELATIONS WITH THE STATES

IS STRAINED AT BEST.

NOW, GIVING REFUGE TO THEIR

FUGITIVE SLAVES HASN'T

HELPED MATTERS.

WE'RE IN NO POSITION TO MAKE

STRONG DEMANDS AGAINST

WASHINGTON.

I'M SORRY.

LORD ELGIN, MY DAUGHTER

IS BEING HELD AGAINST HER WILL

IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF UPPER

CANADA IS JUST GOING

TO ABANDON HER?

JAMES, WE'VE TAKEN ENOUGH

OF LORD ELGIN'S TIME.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

SIR?

YES.

I KNOW IT AIN'T MY PLACE TO

GIVE ADVICE, BUT YOU KNOW

I LOVE MISS MARY, TOO.

YOU SEE, SIR, I KNOW THIS

LADY, BIDDY SHADD, SHE RUNS

THE SLAVE CAMP OUT AT

MACAULEY TOWN.

SHE BEEN LIKE AN ANGEL TO ME

AFTER I GOT FREE.

WELL, SHE KNOWS FOLKS

THAT HELP THE RUNAWAYS

DOWN SOUTH.

MAYBE SHE CAN HELP MISS MARY.

MR. MINK, WELCOME.

MISS SHADD?

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA

DO IS GET WORD TO MY

ABOLITIONIST FRIENDS IN

THE STATES.

NOW, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU

THAT ARRANGING AN ESCAPE CAN

TAKE MONTHS, SOMETIMES YEARS.

YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS

TO NAME THEIR PRICE.

I'M WILLING TO PAY ANYTHING

TO GET MARY OUT.

I KNOW YOU'RE A RICH MAN,

MR. MINK, BUT YOU COULD SPEND

YOUR ENTIRE FORTUNE AND STILL

NOT GUARANTEE HER FREEDOM.

THE SLAVE OWNERS ARE READY

TO KILL ANYONE CAUGHT HELPING

THE FUGITIVES.

THEY EVEN THREATEN THEIR OWN

SLAVES WITH DEATH IF THEY

TRY TO ESCAPE.

THE TRUTH IS, THE MAN

HOLDING YOUR DAUGHTER WOULD

PROBABLY RATHER SEE HER HANG

THAN SET FREE.

I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE

WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH,

MISS SHADD.

IF YOUR FRIEND'S NOT WILLING

TO GET MARY OUT QUICKLY, I WILL

GO TO VIRGINIA AND BRING HER

HOME MYSELF.

I'll BURN IN BEFORE.

SHE SUFFERS A MOMENT LONGER.

WE'LL HELP YOU, MR. MINK.

I FOUND THIS MAN IN BUFFALO.

JAMES, I CAN'T STAY

HERE ALONE.

I'VE ALREADY FAILED MARY,

AND I WON'T MAKE MATTERS

WORSE BY PUTTING YOU

IN DANGER, AS WELL.

AND I WON'T RISK LOSING

EITHER ONE OF YOU.

I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO

WHAT YOU'VE ASKED OF ME.

THIS TIME, I CAN'T.

SHE'S MY DAUGHTER, TOO.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THE SOUTH IS NO PLACE FOR A

BLACK MAN AND HIS WHITE WIFE.

JAMES, THIS LIFE WE HAVE

HERE, THIS HOME, WITHOUT YOU,

WITHOUT MARY, WHAT COULD IT

MEAN TO ME?

NOW, I AM GOING WITH YOU.

SOMETHING'S WRONG, JAMES.

SHE CAN'T HAVE MEANT US

TO COME HERE.

NO, THIS HAS TO BE IT.

WELL, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE

GOT OUT-OF-TOWNERS HERE, BOYS.

DIDN'T YOU FOLKS KNOW IT

ISN'T HEALTHY FOR A COLORED MAN

TO BE OUT AFTER DARK?

PLEASE, I'M NOT ARMED.

I'll DO AS YOU ASK.

JUST LEAVE MY WIFE ALONE.

SHE'S YOUR WIFE?

YES.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JAMES MINK.

SORRY IF WE SCARED YOU.

THERE'S A RUNAWAY FAMILY

INSIDE, AND WE'RE TAKING THEM

OVER THE BORDER TOMORROW.

THE STREET'S BEEN CRAWLING

WITH SLAVE-CATCHERS.

BIDDY'S WIRE SAID YOU HAVE

TO GET TO NEWCASTLE.

THE BEST BET WILL BE TO GO

THROUGH HAGERSTOWN,

MARYLAND, THAT'LL BE

THE FURTHEST POINT SOUTH

IN FREE TERRITORY.

THEN CATCH THE DAY TRAIN

TO VIRGINIA.

WE'LL NEED LODGING.

YOU'LL STAY HERE TONIGHT.

BUT FROM NOW ON, YOU WILL

TRAVEL ONLY BY DAY.

THERE ARE SAFE HOUSES HERE,

HERE, AND HERE.

MAKE SURE YOU REACH THEM

BY SUNDOWN.

WHEN YOU GET TO NEWCASTLE,

FIND THE QUAKER CHURCH FIRST

THING, AND THE MINISTER THERE

WILL HELP YOU THE REST

OF THE WAY.

WHY THE QUAKERS?

DOWN SOUTH, MR. MINK, BELIEF

IN JESUS IS NOT SURE SIGN OF

GOODNESS, EXCEPT AMONG

THE FOOT-WASHERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO BOOK

PASSAGE FOR TWO TO NEWCASTLE.

$6 WILL BUY YOUR MASTER

TWO SEATS, BOY. BUT IF YOU WANT

TO GO SOUTH YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO POST A BOND ON YOUR HEAD

BEFORE GETTING ON THAT TRAIN.

I DON'T THINK YOU

UNDERSTAND, SIR.

I'M A FREE MAN.

I HAVE TO SEE YOUR

PAPERS, THEN.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

IF YOU'RE FREE, JUST SHOW ME

YOUR PAPERS,

OR MOVE ALONG.

I SAID BEFORE,

I WAS A FREE MAN.

MY WORD SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE

TALKING TO?

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE?

THE BOY HERE SAYS HE'S FREE,

BUT HE AIN'T GOT NO PAPERS.

HE DON'T LOOK LIKE

NO RUNAWAY.

WHY DON'T WE GO LOOK AT

THE NOTICES, JUST THE SAME?

LET GO OF ME!

YOU'RE LUCKY

I DON'T SHOOT YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT

TROUBLE EVER SINCE YOUR

MASTER DIED.

NOW, YOU'LL APOLOGIZE

TO THESE GENTLEMEN.

YOU BETTER LEARN SOME

MANNERS, BOY, OR THAT SASSY

TONGUE OF YOURS IS GONNA GET

YOU STRUNG UP.

I'll TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

FOR MY OWN SLAVE, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

NOW, YOU HEARD ME.

APOLOGIZE.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

ALL ABOARD TO NEWCASTLE.

SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS NOW,

HUH?

JAMES MINK, SLAVE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT

ANYONE ELSE SEES RIGHT NOW.

ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT

WE KNOW WHO WE REALLY ARE.

I'M SORRY I HAD TO HIT YOU.

NO, NO ONE MUST SEE YOU

TOUCHING ME, EVER.

TIME TO BOARD NOW, MA'AM.

YOUR CAN PUT

YOUR BAGS IN THE SLAVE CAR.

MA'AM.

A PROPER GENTLEMAN NEVER

EATS WITH HIS ELBOWS ON

THE TABLE.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME,

YOU LITTLE HALF-BREED.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

DON'T LIE TO ME.

I CAUGHT THAT LITTLE DARKIE

EPHRAIM CUTTING HIS NAME

INTO A TREE.

ONLY SOMEBODY WITH A FANCY

TONGUE COULD HAVE SHOWN

HIM THAT.

I KNOW YOU BEEN TEACHING HIM.

IT WASN'T HER, BOSS.

I LEARNED THE BOY MYSELF.

YOU'RE LYING, BOY.

AIN'T NO DUMB AS YOU

COULD LEARN READING

AND WRITING.

I STOLE IT FROM

THE MASTER'S STUDY.

I'VE BEEN LEARNING MYSELF

HOW TO READ.

NO, ELROI.

SHUSH UP, GIRL.

OH, YOU'RE LYING, ELROI.

"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY

LIKE THE NIGHT

OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES

AND STARRY SKIES."

YOU MUST LIKE GETTING

WHIPPED, BOY.

FOR BREAKING THE

CODE OF READING AND WRITING,

THE LAW SAYS YOU GET

39 STRIPES.

LASH HIS HANDS.

HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY, BOY.

ONE.

TWO.

PLEASE, LET ME STOP THIS.

THREE.

LET IT GO, CHILD.

THE BOSS GONNA HAVE ELROI'S

HIDE, NO MATTER WHAT.

FOUR.

FIVE.

SIX.

SEVEN.

ELROI, I'M SO SORRY.

PARDON ME, SIR.

WE WERE TOLD YOU DEAL

IN BLACK WOOL.

AND WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

A FRIEND OF A FRIEND.

I'VE MANY FRIENDS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO BE MORE

SPECIFIC.

ARE THESE RIDDLES

NECESSARY?

IT WAS A MAN IN BUFFALO,

HIS NAME WAS RISSER.

THEN YOU ARE FRIENDS

OF MINE.

I'M SORRY FOR THE INTRIGUE,

BUT THE SLAVE TRADE HAS MANY

EYES AND EARS.

I'M REVEREND ELI BRENNEMAN.

ELIZABETH MINK.

SO, REVEREND, HOW FAR

IS THIS CLAY PLANTATION?

A GOOD HOUR'S RIDE

FROM HERE.

GOOD. WE CAN GET THERE

BY NIGHTFALL.

MR. MINK, I CAUTION YOU

ABOUT BEING TOO HASTY.

GETTING A SLAVE OFF A

PLANTATION IS VERY DANGEROUS.

BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING,

WE'RE GONNA NEED A PLAN.

MARY IS NOT A SLAVE, SIR.

AND I ALREADY HAVE A PLAN.

WE'LL SLIP IN THERE

BY NIGHTFALL, AND WE'LL GET

MARY OUT.

YOU MIGHT MANAGE THAT.

YOU MIGHT EVEN GET HER

ALL THE WAY BACK TO TOWN.

BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET

OUT OF VIRGINIA WITH EVERY

MARSHAL AND SLAVE-CATCHER

FROM HERE TO THE BORDER

LOOKING FOR A FAIR-SKINNED

RUNAWAY, A COLORED MAN

AND A WHITE WOMAN?

MR. MINK, IF YOU'RE CAUGHT,

YOU COULD BE SOLD AS A SLAVE,

AND ELIZABETH COULD BE JAILED.

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MARY IF

THEY HAVE TO SEND HER BACK TO

THE CLAY PLANTATION.

TELL US WHAT WE MUST DO.

MARY, I'M SORRY FOR WHAT

STROOPE DID TO ELROI.

HAD I KNOWN ABOUT IT,

I WOULD HAVE STOPPED IT.

YES, SIR.

HE'S A GOOD MAN,

MR. STROOPE.

HE JUST GETS CARRIED AWAY

SOMETIMES.

MY, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

OH!

SHH. IT'S JUST A SCRATCH.

NO, DON'T.

PLEASE, PLEASE.

MARY.

PLEASE, STOP IT.

MARY.

DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH ME

AGAIN.

I THINK YOU'RE FORGETTING

WHO I AM.

I PAID A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY

FOR YOU.

I'll DO WITH YOU AS I PLEASE!

YOU SEE THAT BUNCH OF

STARS THERE?

THE SLAVE FOLK CALL THAT

"THE DRINKING GOURD."

THE HANDLE POINTS NORTH,

TOWARD THE PROMISED LAND.

TO MY HOME.

YES.

ELROI, WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE

THAT TIME, OUT THERE ON

THE RUN?

THEM THREE DAYS WERE

SWEET AS HONEY, EVEN WITH

THEM DOGS ON MY HEELS.

I WAS MY OWN MASSA,

MY OWN MAN.

ONCE YOU GET A TASTE OF

FREEDOM, YOU DON'T NEVER LOSE

YOUR HUNGER FOR IT.

DID YOU EVER IMAGINE TRYING

TO RUN AGAIN?

HMM. I USED TO THINK

ABOUT IT EVERY NIGHT.

JUST NOW, I GOT MORE

REASON TO STAY.

ELROI...

I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU,

BUT I CAN'T LIVE THIS WAY

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,

I JUST CAN'T.

I KNOWS YOU CAN'T, MARY.

I KNOW.

LOOKY HERE, A WHOLE MESS

OF POTATOES, ALL PEELED

AND READY TO COOK.

I WONDER WHO DONE THAT?

SOMEONE WHO HAD

A GOOD TEACHER.

TAKE THESE SWEETS ON INTO

THE PARLOR.

MRS. CLAY'S WAITING ON THEM.

THE CLAYS HAVE OWNED THIS

PROPERTY FOR 150 YEARS,

MRS. CARBERRY.

INDEED.

FOOL GIRL, LOOK WHAT

YOU'VE DONE, THEY'RE RUINED!

GET DOWN AND CLEAN UP

THAT MESS.

OH, NO, PLEASE.

IT'S MY FAULT.

I'M AFRAID I GAVE YOUR LITTLE

GIRL QUITE A START.

HERE, DEAR, LET ME HELP YOU.

REALLY, THAT'S NOT

NECESSARY, MRS. CARBERRY.

OH, SHE'S SUCH A NERVOUS

LITTLE THING.

I DON'T MIND HELPING.

THERE, NOW I'M SURE SHE'LL

BE JUST FINE.

MR. CLAY, I DON'T MEAN TO BE

PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT MY SLAVE

JAMES IS RATHER PARCHED

AFTER OUR LONG RIDE.

I WONDER IF YOU COULD SEND

THE GIRL OUT TO THE STABLES

WITH A COOL DRINK FOR HIM.

SEE TO IT, MARY.

THANK YOU.

ONCE.

TWICE.

I'D LAY AWAKE AT NIGHT

TRYING TO REMEMBER YOU AND

MAMA, YOUR VOICES, YOUR

CLOTHES, ANYTHING TO HANG ONTO

UNTIL YOU CAME FOR ME.

BUT AFTER A WHILE, IT GOT

HARDER AND HARDER TO

PICTURE YOU.

AND I REALIZED THAT MY WORST

FEAR WAS THAT I MIGHT FORGET

YOU, AND THAT YOU MIGHT

FORGET ME.

MARY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, DADDY.

HE'S A FRIEND.

MY NAME IS ELROI, SIR.

I'M GONNA HELP YOU GET YOUR

DAUGHTER OFF THIS PLACE.

TELL ME, MRS. CARBERRY,

WHAT LED YOU TO BELIEVE I MIGHT

BE INTERESTED IN SELLING OFF

A PIECE OF MY LAND?

AN EDUCATED GUESS, MR. CLAY.

ACCORDING TO YOUR NEIGHBORS,

THAT PARCEL HAS LAIN FALLOW

FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

AND WITH TOBACCO PRICES

DOWN THE WAY THEY ARE,

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE OPEN

TO A FAIR OFFER.

NOW, OF COURSE, IF I'M

MISTAKEN, THERE MIGHT BE OTHER

PLANTERS I COULD TALK TO.

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

YOUR OFFER IS GENEROUS.

I'M SURE WE CAN COME TO

AN AGREEMENT.

BUT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT

ONE THING.

30 ACRES IS NO SMALL

UNDERTAKING.

HOW WILL YOU MANAGE ON

YOUR OWN?

WE IRISH HAVE NEVER BEEN

AFRAID OF HARD WORK, MR. CLAY.

BESIDES, I LEARNED A GREAT

DEAL ABOUT BUSINESS FROM

MY LATE HUSBAND.

A GOOD BUSINESS MIND WILL

ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR.

YOU'LL NEED STRONG BACKS

TO WORK THIS LAND.

I'M SORRY,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, SLAVES, DEAR.

SURELY YOU'LL WANT TO BUY

YOURSELF SOME GOOD.

AYE, OF COURSE, I'M SORRY.

I'VE HAD A VERY LONG DAY.

IN FACT, I'VE TAKEN UP FAR

TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME.

I WONDER IF YOU'D BE KIND

ENOUGH TO ASK MY DRIVER

TO COME ROUND.

OH, NONSENSE, MRS. CARBERRY,

YOU'LL BE OUR GUEST TONIGHT.

THEN WE CAN CONCLUDE OUR

BUSINESS IN THE MORNING.

WELL, I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

WHERE SHALL I HAVE

MY SLAVE SLEEP?

I WOULDN'T FRET, DEAR.

I'M SURE HE'S ALREADY FOUND

HIMSELF A NICE SPOT FOR

THE NIGHT.

IF THERE'S ONE THING

LOVE TO DO, IT'S SLEEP.

NOW, IT TAKE A MAN

TEN MINUTES TO MAKE IT TO

THE CREEK, FOLLOW IT

DOWNSTREAM TO WHERE IT GETS

SHALLOW, AND THEN FROM THERE,

IT'S JUST A STRETCH OF FIELD

TO NEWCASTLE.

THAT WOULD TAKE AN ETERNITY.

I SAY WE USE THE SHADE OF

THE TREES, AND FOLLOW

THE ROAD ALL THE WAY TO TOWN.

THAT WOULD BE HALF THE TIME.

NOW, THAT'S FOOL-HEADED.

THEM SLAVE-CATCHERS' HOUNDS

WILL BE ON YOUR TAIL BEFORE

YOU'RE A MILE OFF

THE PLANTATION.

THAT CREEK'S THE ONLY

WAY TO THROW THEM DOGS.

YOU TAKE YOUR WAY,

YOU'RE GONNA GET MARY KILLED.

LOOK, THIS IS MY PLAN.

YOU NEED TO MIND YOUR OWN

BUSINESS AND STAY OUT OF MINE.

HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT

TO HIM?

MARY.

MRS. CARBERRY.

YES?

MRS. CARBERRY, IF I MAY ASK

A PERSONAL QUESTION.

YOUR HUSBAND, WAS HIS ILLNESS

A LENGTHY ONE?

NO, HE DIED RATHER

SUDDENLY, ACTUALLY.

OH, I'M SORRY.

BUT PERHAPS IT WAS GOD'S WAY

TO SPARE YOU THE PAIN OF

LOSING HIM GRADUALLY.

YES, PERHAPS.

YOU'RE VERY BRAVE TO BE

STARTING A NEW LIFE

FOR YOURSELF.

WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

MARY?

I KNOW YOU HAVE

EVERY REASON TO HATE ME.

I ONLY WANTED THE BEST

FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

HOSPITALITY, MR. CLAY.

I'll WIRE MY BANK AS SOON AS

I GET BACK TO THE HOTEL.

I SHOULD HAVE MONEY FOR YOU

BY WEEK'S END.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR

NEXT VISIT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

JAMES?

I HAVE THE DRAFT.

THAT'S A LOT TO PAY FOR LAND

WE WILL NEVER USE.

OH, JAMES, LOOK.

IT'S KITCHEL, JOHNSON'S MAN.

STAY HERE.

NO.

I SAID, STAY HERE.

STOP, PLEASE.

JOHNSON, THAT YOU?

JOHNSON?

JOHNSON?

KITCHEL.

WHERE'S WILLIAM JOHNSON?

I AIN'T TELLING YOU NOTHING.

WHERE IS HE?

JAMES!

GET OUT OF HERE, ELIZABETH.

REMEMBER WHY WE'VE COME.

GET ME SOME ROPE.

REVEREND BRENNEMAN?

WE MUST GO NOW.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WILLIAM JOHNSON,

THAT WHO STOLE MARY,

HE'S IN TOWN.

I HAD A RUN-IN WITH HIS MAN.

I MADE SURE HE CAN'T FOLLOW US,

BUT IT WON'T BE LONG

BEFORE JOHNSON FINDS US.

BUT WE NEED MORE TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME.

WE MUST GO NOW.

WE MAY NOT HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

THEN WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE DO.

AND MAY GOD ALMIGHTY

PROTECT US.

I'll WAIT FOR YOUR SIGN.

MRS. CARBERRY.

MR. CLAY, I'M SORRY

TO INTRUDE.

SOMETHING URGENT HAS COME UP,

AND I HAD TO SEE YOU AT ONCE.

PLEASE, COME IN.

HYAH.

MARY.

DADDY, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

JOHNSON IS ON HIS WAY.

JOHNSON?

WE HAVE GOT TO GO.

BUT DADDY, I HAVEN'T EVEN

SAID GOODBYE TO INDIGO,

TO ELROI.

I WISH WE HAD TIME.

BUT WE'VE GOT...

YOU GOING, AIN'T YOU?

THEN I'M GOING WITH YOU.

ELROI, IF THEY CATCH YOU,

THEY'LL HANG YOU.

I GOT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE.

YOU CAN'T STAY HERE, AND I

CAN'T STAY HERE WITHOUT YOU.

ELROI, IT'LL BE MUCH

TOO DANGEROUS.

I DIDN'T MAKE PLANS FOR YOU.

I CAN HELP YOU, SIR.

I KNOW HOW THEM

SLAVE-CATCHERS DO THINGS.

IT'S TOO RISKY.

DADDY, I'M NOT LEAVING

WITHOUT HIM.

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR

TROUBLES, MRS. CARBERRY.

I HOPE THE QUESTIONS

CONCERNING YOUR HUSBAND'S

ESTATE CAN BE CLEARED UP

QUICKLY.

YES, I HOPE SO, TOO.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A MATTER

I MUST SEE TO IN PERSON.

THANK YOU.

BUT I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT

OUR BUSINESS WAS CONCLUDED

BEFORE I LEFT FOR

THE CAROLINAS.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT

IN ORDER, SIR.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

BUT SURELY THIS COULD HAVE

WAITED FOR YOUR RETURN.

BELIEVE ME, MR. CLAY,

NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME

THAN FINISHING THIS UP.

ELROI.

IVE BROUGHT YOU

SOME MORE FIREWOOD, MAMA.

IT'S GONNA LAST ME

A LONG TIME, SON.

MAMA, I GOT SOMETHING

TO TELL YOU.

LOOK HERE, ELROI, I MADE

YOUR FAVORITE, SWEET JAMS.

I LOVE YOU, BOY.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, MAMA.

GO, GO.

WHAT THE...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

THESE, BOY?

NOTHING, SIR.

YOU'D BEST NOT BE LYING

TO ME.

WHAT WE GOING TO DO NOW?

WHEN HE COME TO, HE GONNA

KNOW YOU'RE A PART OF THIS.

THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE

TO CONVINCE HIM OTHERWISE.

OH.

COME ON.

WHOA, GIRL.

THIS WAY!

HURRY, HURRY!

IN THE WAGON.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE

IN ORDER.

WELL, IF YOU'LL JUST

COUNTERSIGN, THEN WE'LL BE

NEIGHBORS, MR. CLAY.

INDEED.

GET THE HORSES.

WHAT IS IT, STROOPE?

ESCAPE, SIR.

IT'S ELROI

AND THAT GIRL.

THEY KNOCKED ME AND

THE MA'AM'S COLD.

OH, NO.

AND ALL THE HORSES ARE

ACCOUNTED FOR.

I'M GUESSING THEY'RE ON FOOT.

MRS. CARBERRY, PLEASE

FORGIVE THIS INTERRUPTION.

OBVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO BE

INDISPOSED FOR THE NEXT

WHO-KNOWS-HOW-LONG.

PERHAPS WE CAN CONTINUE

THIS BUSINESS LATER.

YES, OF COURSE.

GOOD DAY, THEN.

STROOPE, GATHER THE DOGS.

NO, MR. STROOPE,

PLEASE DON'T HURT ELROI.

GET OF MY WAY, INDIGO.

DON'T HURT MY BOY.

PLEASE, MASTER,

HE A GOOD BOY.

PLEASE, YOU LOVE OLD INDIGO.

DO IT FOR ME.

I CAN'T DO THAT, INDIGO.

LET HIM GO!

MR. STROOPE.

PLEASE, PLEASE!

MASTER, DO IT FOR ME!

PLEASE, LET HIM GO.

THEY CAN'T BE STUPID ENOUGH

TO HIDE IN THE HOUSE.

WHAT?

DO SOMETHING.

PERFUME.

WE'RE GONNA SEARCH EVERY

ROAD AND FARM FROM HERE TO

NEWCASTLE UNTIL WE FIND THEM.

YES, SIR.

MAMA!

OH, MAMA!

KITCHEL?

KITCHEL, WHERE

ARE YOU?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

IT'S MINK.

HE CAME AFTER HIS DAUGHTER.

WE LEAVE AT FIRST LIGHT.

IT'S A TWO-DAY TRIP BY ROAD TO

POINT PLEASANT ON THE

OHIO RIVER.

ONCE YOU'RE THERE, YOU'LL BE

MET AND TAKEN ACROSS TO

THE OHIO SIDE AND SAFETY.

BUT THERE'S STILL 200 MILES

FROM PORT PLEASANT TO CANADA.

200 OF THE SWEETEST MILES

THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN, SIR.

SLAVE FOLK CALL IT

THE "FRONT PORCH OF

THE PROMISED LAND."

THE SLAVE-CATCHERS OF OHIO

ARE OUTNUMBERED 50 TO 1

BY OUR PEOPLE.

ONCE THAT BOAT GETS YOU

ACROSS THE RIVER, YOU'RE AS

GOOD AS HOME.

AND I DIDN'T FORGET

YOUR PROMISE, MAMA.

WHAT PROMISE, DEAR?

THAT GOD WOULD NEVER PUT

ME THROUGH MORE THAN

I COULD BEAR.

MARY, TELL ME ABOUT ELROI.

I KNOW HE'S NOT WHAT FATHER

WANTS FOR ME, BUT HE'S KIND

AND GENTLE, AND MORE OF A MAN

THAN ANY OF THOSE PRETENDERS

IN TORONTO.

AND DO YOU LOVE HIM?

HE RISKED HIS LIFE FOR ME,

MOTHER.

BUT DO YOU LOVE HIM?

WITH ALL MY HEART.

WELL, THEN, NOTHING ELSE

MATTERS, DOES IT?

ONE THING BOTHER ME,

PREACHER, IS IT SEEMS KIND OF

FOOL-HEADED TRAVELING BY DAY

WHEN EVERYBODY CAN SEE US.

ELROI, I COULDN'T

AGREE MORE.

NEWS TRAVELS FAST,

MR. JOHNSON.

IN MY BUSINESS, IT PAYS TO

HAVE AN EAR TO THE GROUND,

MR. CLAY.

I CAME TO OFFER YOU MY HELP.

I THINK MY MEN ARE

PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF TRACKING

DOWN OUR OWN.

WELL, I DON'T MEAN TO STICK

MY NOSE IN, BUT IT SEEMS YOUR

MEN ARE OUTSIDE WATERING

THEIR HORSES WHILE YOUR

SLAVES ARE MAKING

TRACKS NORTH.

HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST

TO BRING THEM BACK?

I'M A FAIR MAN.

1,000 FOR THE BOY,

2,000 FOR THE GIRL.

THAT'S ABSURD.

I COULD HAVE ANY SLAVE GIRL

I WANT FOR HALF THAT PRICE.

AH, BUT ANY SLAVE GIRL

WOULDN'T BE MARRIED,

NOW, WOULD SHE?

HALF NOW, HALF WHEN YOU

BRING THEM BACK.

I'll NEED TO TALK TO.

THE BOY'S MAMA.

MR. JOHNSON, WHAT'S YOUR

INTEREST IN MARY?

SURELY IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY.

YOUR MRS. CARBERRY AND THE

COLORED SHE TRAVELS WITH ARE

SLAVE RUNNERS.

WE'VE CROSSED PATHS BEFORE.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE

THE LAST WORD WHERE

THE CONCERNED.

GOOD DAY, MR. CLAY.

MA'AM.

SHERMAN, IF YOU'RE INCAPABLE

OF LOVING ME, AT LEAST LET ME

KEEP MY DIGNITY.

LET THE GIRL GO.

YOU'RE PATHETIC.

JUST TELL ME WHO HELPED

THEM ESCAPE, MAMA, AND WE'LL

LEAVE YOU IN PEACE.

CAN'T NOBODY GIVE ME PEACE

BUT MY LORD.

YOU IDIOT.

THIS IS CLAY'S MAMMY.

HE LOVES HER MORE THAN

ANYONE ON THIS PLACE.

HE TOLD ME I COULD

QUESTION HER.

WELL, HE DIDN'T SAY YOU

COULD DO THAT.

NOW, GET OUT OF HERE!

OH, MY.

KITCHEL, I BELIEVE IT'S TIME

TO PAY A VISIT TO THE LOCAL

FOOT-WASHERS.

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,

THEY ALWAYS HAVE THEIR

FINGERS IN THE STEW.

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE QUAKER PREACHER, HE AIN'T

GONNA DO YOU NO GOOD.

WE STOPPED HIM ON THE ROAD

THIS MORNING, AND HE WAS

MAKING A FUNERAL OUT TO

POINT PLEASANT.

COME ON, THEY GOT A FULL DAY

RIDE ON US.

I DIDN'T GET THERE UNTIL IT

WAS TOO LATE, MR. CLAY.

JOHNSON BEAT HER BAD.

SHE'S ASKING FOR YOU.

LEAVE US.

INDIGO, IT'S ME, SHERMAN.

I'M HERE.

MASSA, YOU GONNA GIVE

OLD INDIGO HER WISH?

YOU GONNA LET MY BOY GO?

I'M SORRY, INDIGO.

I'M JUST SO SORRY.

DON'T CRY, LITTLE MASSA.

OLD INDIGO GOT A SWEET

CORN CAKE FOR YOU.

YOU RUN ON OUTSIDE AND PLAY

WITH MY ELROI.

HE A GOOD BOY.

YOU AND HIM GONNA BE FINE

YOUNG MEN SOMEDAY.

INDIGO.

MAMMY.

MAMMY.

YOU SHOULD TRY TO REST,

MY LOVE.

WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

I REMEMBER THE DAY

SHE WAS BORN.

I SWORE I'D ALWAYS PROTECT HER.

WELL, WE'LL LET ELROI

DO THAT NOW.

EVERYTHING'S CHANGED,

ELIZABETH.

I LOOK AT MYSELF AND DON'T EVEN

KNOW HOW I AM.

WELL, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

POINT PLEASANT UP AHEAD.

THE BOAT SHOULD BE WAITING

FOR YOU ABOUT A MILE NORTH

OF THERE, BEHIND A THICKET

OF TREES.

WHOA.

WE GOT A ROAD BLOCK.

AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY

THROUGH.

GOOD DAY, NEIGHBORS.

VIRGINIA STATE MARSHAL,

REVEREND.

WHERE ARE YOU HEADED

WITH THOSE CASKETS?

MIDDLEPORT.

I'M TAKING THEM FOR BURIAL

ON FAMILY LAND.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

SLAVE ESCAPE, TWO DAYS AGO

OUTSIDE OF NEWCASTLE.

A MAN, A WOMAN,

TWO SLAVE-RUNNERS.

I'M SURE THAT DOESN'T

TROUBLE A GOOD QUAKER

LIKE YOURSELF, THOUGH.

MY FAITH FORBIDS ME TO LIE,

SIR, SO I CAN HONESTLY SAY,

I WISH YOUR RUNAWAYS WELL.

REVEREND, ARE YOU HIDING

FUGITIVES IN THOSE CASKETS?

FUGITIVES? NO.

WELL, YOU DON'T MIND IF WE

TAKE A LOOK, THEN, SEEING AS

YOU'RE NOT A LIAR.

DEFILING THE DEAD IS

AN ABOMINATION BEFORE GOD.

HEH HEH!

KITCHEL, OPEN THEM.

I'll JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH.

MY CONSCIENCE.

OH, GOOD.

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR

APOLOGIES, REVEREND.

THIS WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

CLOSE UP THAT COFFIN SO THE

REVEREND CAN BE ON HIS WAY.

WAIT.

JOHNSON, WHAT ARE

YOU DOING?

THIS WAGON'S GOT A FALSE

BOTTOM, MARSHAL.

WHERE ARE THEY?

AIDING AND ABETTING RUNAWAY

SLAVES IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE

AGAINST THE VIRGINIA CODE, SIR.

I ANSWER TO A HIGHER LAW

THAN THE VIRGINIA CODE.

THEY'RE HERE.

FIND THEM.

COME ON.

HYAH, COME ON.

GET UP, HYAH, GET UP.

HYAH, HYAH, HYAH!

GET UP, GET UP!

COME ON!

OH!

MARY.

YOU STAY HERE, MA'AM.

NO! MARY!

JAMES, IT'S JOHNSON!

MARY!

GET OUT OF HERE.

GET TO THE RIVER.

NO, JAMES!

MARY!

I'll TAKE MINK AND THE GIRL.

HYAH, HYAH, HYAH!

THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR.

WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?

THEY'RE COMING.

NOBODY'S GETTING

ON NO BOAT.

I'M TAKING THAT

RUNAWAY BACK.

HOLD ON.

I DON'T THINK SO, NEIGHBOR.

IT'S A SHAME IT HAS TO END

THIS WAY, JAMES.

YOU'RE THE ONLY

PERSON I EVER FELT AN OUNCE

OF RESPECT FOR.

NOW, GET UP HERE.

I'M TAKING MY WIFE BACK

TO VIRGINIA.

GET UP HERE!

STEP ASIDE.

NO!

YOU... LOW-DOWN... DIRTY...

SON OF A!

DADDY! DADDY, STOP.

STOP!

NOT WORTH IT.

LIKE I SAID, BOY...

I'M TAKING HER BACK.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO KILL ME.

'CAUSE THIS "BOY" WILL DIE

A WHOLE LOT BETTER MAN THAN

YOU EVER WERE.

COME ON.

I'll BE.

COME ON, BABY,

LET'S GO HOME.

LET'S GO, COME ON.

OH, MAMA.

EVERYBODY IN THE BOAT.

LET'S GO.

QUICKLY.