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The President regrets not being here in person.

But he wishes for me to convey his utmost gratitude

for your diligent efforts in this selection process.

He knows these agents will serve his peace plan

and help the original occupants of this land

become citizens of the United States.

President Grant therefore

approves all your nominations of Indian agents...

- Yeah. - That's good.

...with the exception of, uh, a few names listed here.

What do you mean, "exceptions"?

Well, 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.

I see his point.

May I see that list?

Of course.

Avelson, Andrews, Billingsly.

Here it is -- Captain S. Burgoyne.

That's him.

There are many names on there.

And 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 will say goodbye now.

I start for home tonight.

Something wrong?

Spirits say it is 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 is gone?

I will stand alone.

They may let you wear that uniform

and speak in their counsel,

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.

Sully.

Settlin' up my bill.

Would you total mine up, too, please?

I had a long talk with the children.

I'm going to withdraw my nomination.

You don't have to turn it down 'cause 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.

Hey, look!

Soldiers.

What's going on?

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, but there must be some mistake.

Sully wasn't in the Army!

- Sully, no! - What's going on?

- Sully! - You can't do this!

Sully!

Sully.

Michaela.

Sully, what have they done to you?

I'm gonna get you out of here.

They've obviously made a mistake.

Michaela...

I'll get you an attorney.

No.

Why not? Wh-- What do you want me to do?

I want you to take the children,

and I want you to leave Washington.

Leave?

Well, I won't do that. I'm staying here

until they understand they've got the wrong man.

They got the right man.

I was in the Army, and I deserted.

After Abigail died I headed east and signed up.

I thought I'd lose myself in the war.

Why did you lie to me?

'Cause I wasn't proud of what I did.

I wanted to forget about it.

So I went back to Colorado,

and I started my life again with the Cheyenne.

What do you mean, you let her in?

Excuse me, ma'am.

This prisoner is to have no visitors

- until he's been questioned. - And when will that be?

I don't know, ma'am, but you have to be leaving now.

- Let go of her! - I'm coming back.

Michaela!

I love you, Michaela.

Sully, I'll get you out.

Sully, I love you!

Senator, are you all right?

Oh, yes.

I was just resting.

Thank you for coming to my aid the other night.

You saved my life.

Perhaps you could save a life for me.

Senator? Senator, please.

I need to speak to someone in the War Department,

and I don't know who that would be.

You see, uh, Byron Sully's been arrested.

- Yes, I know. - You do?

And I know why.

That heart attack gave me quite a scare.

Maybe that's why I want you to know the truth.

You tell Sully that his assignment in Georgia

during the war was not for the Army.

It was for the same men who don't want

the Indians to delay the completion of the railroad.

How do you know this?

Because I was once one of them, and I know.

They won't stand for anyone getting in their way --

not me, not you, not even the President.

Senator Moses.

We are waiting on you, sir.

Yes. I'll be right there.

Uh, Dr. Quinn was just inquiring after my heart.

I feel much better now.

Thank you.

If anyone asks, I didn't arrange for this,

and you were never here.

I don't know how much time we have.

Sully, you have to tell me what happened in Georgia.

Doesn't matter.

Does it matter that it wasn't for the Army?

Senator Moses said it had nothing to do with the war.

I know that.

You do?

And if Senator Moses knows that, then he...

he knows who set me up.

You got to get him to come here. I got to talk to him.

Excuse me. Excuse me. What's wrong?

Something's happened to Senator Moses.

Please, let me in. I'm a doctor.

Did anyone see what happened?

We found him like this.

Excuse me.

Oh, my God. Moses.

Dr. Sanderson, help him.

What are you doing here?

I came to speak with the senator.

He's dead.

He's been poisoned.

What?

What makes you say that?

The pink color of his skin, the smell on his glass.

It's cyanide.

That's ridiculous.

Dr. Sanderson, do you agree with that?

Good heavens, no.

This man died of a heart attack.

Any competent physician could see that.

I'm shocked by your wild accusations, Dr. Quinn.

You yourself treated Senator Moses

for his heart condition, did you not?

- Yes, I did. - Poisoned.

- Indeed. - No!

Don't!

Please, clear the room.

- Have some respect for the dead. - He's right.

Please, everyone leave us.

Everyone.

Why won't Sully tell you what happened?

I don't know.

It's as if he doesn't want any help.

Well, I can't believe that.

I want to see him, Ma.

I'll go back to the War Department tomorrow.

I'll find General Parker.

He has to help us.

Do you really think Senator Moses was poisoned?

I'm positive. When I was an intern,

I saw factory workers poisoned by mercury cyanide.

They looked just like that.

I'm worried.

What if they try to do something to you?

It's Sully we should be worried about.

What could he have done that would be so terrible that...

that he can't even bring himself to talk about it?

Maybe he thinks it's somethin' you can't forgive.

Excuse me. I need to see General Parker.

Do you have an appointment, ma'am?

No, but I know he'll see me.

It's important.

I'm sorry, ma'am. These gentlemen

have been waiting to see General Parker all morning.

- You'll have to get in line. - Please?

It's about Byron Sully.

Nothing he could do now, ma'am.

Lieutenant Sully is gonna be court-martialed tomorrow.

So, the defense has nothing further to offer?

No, sir. We don't.

Stand up.

Second Lieutenant Byron Sully,

this general court-martial finds you guilty of desertion.

What's goin' on, Ma?

Second Lieutenant Byron Sully,

Second Regiment of U.S. Artillery,

you are hereby stripped of all rank and privileges

as an officer of the Army of the Potomac.

You are sentenced to be shot to death by a firing squad

- at dawn tomorrow morning. - No!

- Sully! - Don't let them do this to you!

- Sully! - Sully!

Sully, I swear I'll get you out of there!

Sully!

What are we gonna do?

You're gonna go back to the hotel.

I'm gonna find some way to see President Grant.

But you said the guards won't let you in.

Well, then, I'll shout and throw stones

at his bedroom window.

He's gonna hear what I have to say.

- I'm going with you. - No, you can't.

I might get arrested, and if that happens,

someone has to look after Brian and Colleen.

You don't have to get arrested, Ma.

I can get you into the President's office.

Sure, you can.

There's a secret passage.

Brian, this isn't the time to be making up things.

I'm not makin' things up!

Jesse showed it to me.

But there is a little problem.

What is it?

First, we have to get through the gates.

Hyah! Hyah!

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Would you like to buy an apple, sir?

Oh, no, thank you, Miss.

They're very good, sir.

Uh, try one. Oh, no.

I-I'm sorry.

Thank you. Uh, here.

You can -- You can have all of them.

Thank you.

You got to promise you won't tell anyone.

Brian, open the door.

- Hey, Mr. President. - Hmm?

- Come on, Ma. - I'm stuck.

Need a hand, Dr. Quinn?

Yes, thank you.

I see Jesse showed you his secret room, hmm?

- You know about it, too? - Oh, yes.

And so did Todd Lincoln

and a few other children who lived here.

But, uh, you're the first woman

to ever enter my office this way.

I'm sorry to resort to this,

but I had to speak with you.

Brian, why don't you go see Jesse?

He's in his room. Hmm?

May I, Ma?

Now, I know why you're here, Dr. Quinn,

and there's nothing I can do.

Mr. President, I know this man.

He's honest and just and loving.

And if he deserted, he had a good reason.

This is not about good reasons.

This is about military law.

But, Mr. President, even Lincoln

wouldn't allow soldiers to be shot to prove a point.

Dr. Quinn, listen to me.

If I make exceptions, the Army won't respect my command.

Without that respect, the peace plan is doomed.

Do you understand?

I understand...

that the man I love, I was going to marry,

is scheduled to be executed at dawn.

I understand that you're the only human being in this world

that can prevent that.

I'm begging you to save his life.

I'll commute his sentence to life in prison.

- Thank you. - But I want you and your family

out of Washington by tomorrow night.

It's for your own good.

Please, I have to see him before I go.

All right. I'll arrange for it.

But just you -- alone.

Life in prison?

But at least you'll be alive.

As long as you're alive, I have a chance to get you out.

How? Look around.

I can't escape.

Next day or two,

they're gonna be transferring me to another prison.

Once I'm there, I'm never comin' out.

There must be something we can do.

Sully, please...

you have to tell me what happened.

I'll go back to the President.

I'll go to General Parker.

I'll go to Congress.

Somehow, I swear I'll get you out of here...

if it takes everything that I own.

But I have to know what happened to you.

I enlisted in St. Louis.

When they found out what a good shot I was,

they made me a sniper.

My first target was a Confederate major.

They told me that he was working

on some new kind of explosive shell

at a test site in Georgia.

The War Department said that if I killed him,

they'd never get it made

and that it would turn the course of the war.

A lot of lives would be saved.

Every morning, the major would shave outside his tent.

I waited three days to get a clear shot.

Then finally, it was.

No!

No! No.

No. Please, God, no.

I felt so guilty about what I'd done.

I wanted to find out everything I could about the man

I'd killed.

First thing I found out

was that the major wasn't who they said he was.

He was a businessman.

He'd been given a number of war contracts,

and with him dead,

the contracts and a lot of the money went to his rival.

I'm guessin' that rival's name was Moses.

If I find out who poisoned Moses...

You'll find out who put me here.

Time's up.

- I love you. - I love you.

So, you still believe there's some sort

of conspiracy to kill the President?

Yes.

With the President gone, so is his peace plan.

I find this all a bit far-fetched, Dr. Quinn.

Someone poisoned Senator Moses.

Someone framed Sully.

And -- And you already know what my son overheard.

Even if these events were true,

I fail to see the connection.

Well, the connection has to be money.

Whoever's behind this is not interested

in helping the Indians, but in getting rid of them

the quickest way they can so they can complete the railroad.

Do you have any proof at all?

- No. - No.

There is one thing.

What?

We could search the war records.

Whoever signed Sully's orders

to assassinate that Confederate major

had to have been involved with Senator Moses.

Can you get me into the War Department?

Now, before you two go stirring things up,

let me first do some investigating.

I mean, if there is something going on,

I don't want to tip our hand.

Hyah. Come on.

Did you know that the Secretary of the Interior

wanted to put black people on reservations in the Deep South?

No.

The President had to inform Secretary Cox

that the Department of the Interior

is not one of the branches of the government.

Thank God he's gonna fire him soon.

Is Sully still going to be transferred this evening?

Yes. We have until midnight.

Do you think the President will believe us?

I'm not certain I believe anything's going on.

What's going on? Where are you going?!

Get down!

- You all right? - Yes.

You've been hit.

It's all right.

Let's get out before they come back.

General Parker will see to it you get to the right train.

It departs at 9:00.

We're not gonna leave you here.

Matthew, I need you to take everyone home

and wait there until this is all over.

What are you gonna do?

Can't you go to the police about this?

- Somebody tried to kill you. - No.

Unfortunately, we can't trust anyone.

And that's why it's far too dangerous

for you to stay in Washington.

Well, if it's that dangerous, then you have to come with us.

We're not leaving without you.

You stay, we stay.

I'm not gonna argue with you anymore.

You're going to get on that train,

and you're going to go home. Do you hear me?

You're going.

- Who is it? - Parker.

- They all packed? - Yes.

Gather your things.

Everything's arranged.

- How's the bandage? - Oh, it's fine.

You're not a bad doctor.

And you're not a bad general.

Here's a letter for Dorothy.

Give it to her when you get back.

Ma...

Everything's gonna be all right.

Sully and I will be back no time at all.

We have to go.

I love you all so much.

Will you tell Sully we love him, too?

Yes, I will.

Now go. Go.

- You're early. - Well, you don't think

I want to be out any longer than I have to be

on a night like this.

Listen, I need you to sign the ledger,

and I need to see the transfer orders.

Uh-huh. I, uh, left them under the seat.

I'll get them.

Go! Go!

Hyah!

The prisoner's escaping! Fire!

Sergeant at Arms, the prisoner's escaped.

Fire at will! Fire at will!

And I told him that, uh, you wanted to talk to him.

He said he'd meet you at the records office at 6:00.

If you need anything else, ma'am, I'll be outside.

Parker said he'd meet us at the war records office at 6:00.

Thanks.

Grant stood up to them.

That's the reason why they want to kill him.

His peace plan's the only thing keepin' them

from declarin' an all-out war on the Indians.

That's what General Sherman wants.

He'd like to turn Custer loose again.

Instead, he's gonna turn loose a bunch of bad agents,

stir up the Indians, and...

And then the Army'll have to come in to settle things.

That's right.

Hey, Lady Doctor. Soldiers comin'.

Don't stop running till I tell you.

Come on! Come back here!

- Out of the way. - Get out of the way.

There they are! There they are!

Here! Come back!

Down that way!

In here! Hurry!

Here.

Nothin' there, sir!

- Down, boy. - Gather up the men!

We're heading north. Let's go.

- Move out. - You took a great risk.

- Thank you. - You helped my baby.

I'll get you whatever you need.

Could you get him some clothes?

Matthew, what are you doin'?

I think Dr. Mike's in trouble.

What kind of trouble?

What kind of trouble does she usually get into?

- I'm gonna open this. - No.

It's addressed to Miss Dorothy.

Brian...what if there's somethin' in this letter

that we ought to know?

But Ma said --

Brian, what if Ma is in some kind of trouble

and what's in that letter could save her life?

Open it.

What's it say?

Um...

it just says somethin' about how she loves us all very much.

We're gonna trade our tickets in at the next station.

We're going back to Washington.

There's a concert at the White House tonight.

They'll have extra security.

They'll search everyone.

I think the President will be safe until we get there.

How can you be sure?

Well, the police patrol everything within the block.

Nobody could get close enough to shoot him from the grounds.

- What about from farther away? - No.

The nearest building is the Treasury.

You'd have to be an awfully good shot to hit anything from there.

Like a sniper.

"June 20, 1863,

Lieutenant Byron Sully is hereby ordered to report to..."

Signed Colonel George Steward, Army of the Potomac.

Let me see.

What's the name?

General Parker.

Just a minute, sir.

You're not on the guest list,

and everybody's been lookin' for you.

Yes, we have.

One of the prison guards said that the man

who helped Lieutenant Sully escape looked a lot like you.

Hmm. Very interesting, Detective.

But if you'll excuse me,

I'm here to see President Grant on most urgent business.

I don't think we'll disturb the President

till after the concert.

You're under arrest.

It's over here.

Quick.

Sully.

Bravo.

Go!

Oh, my God!

Sully!

Get back! Please step away!

Yes. Yes, sir.

- I will. - The sniper got away.

We searched the roof, found nothing.

But we have General Parker under arrest.

President Grant, you have to listen to me.

No! Don't take that.

Mr. President, you have to see that paper, please.

What is it?

I believe that Senator Steward and Detective Simpson

are part of a conspiracy to kill you.

This woman is insane!

Get her out of here.

Wait.

Let me see the paper.

It's nothing, Mr. President.

- You all right? - Yes. Are you all right?

Lucky I got a hard head.

Told you politics is a dirty business.

So, Dr. Quinn,

you believe there's some sort of conspiracy going on here?

Yes, Mr. President.

It's hardly coincidence that Mr. Byron Sully is arrested,

tried, convicted, and sentenced to death,

and Senator Moses was poisoned.

Senator Moses had a heart attack.

Even his own personal physician said so.

General Parker and I were attacked by gunmen.

You and General Parker committed a felony prison break.

And General Parker was wounded by soldiers,

not your nonexistent assassins.

My son overheard a threat to your life,

and Senator Steward admits to being in your office when --

Senator Steward had left the room.

Anyone could have come in after that.

- Mr. President... - Mr. President...

- Quiet! - This woman...

I'd like you to arrest Senator Steward.

You can't believe her story. Mr. President.

What I do believe is that this man,

with a price on his head,

took the risk to come back here and save my life.

Well, that counts for something. Take him away.

Oh, and, uh, while you're at it,

arrest Detective Simpson, too.

I can't believe it.

Now the rest of you go on home.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, of course, Mr. President.

Thank you, Mr. Sully.

I owe you my life.

I wouldn't be able to do it if Dr. Mike

hadn't broken me out of prison.

Oh, she did, didn't she?

Well, I'll see that you both receive a full pardon

for all the charges against you.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Sully.

What are you doin' here?

These belong to you?

We, uh -- We got worried.

Came back.

Here's your letter.

You didn't read this, did you?

Well, I wanted to, but they wouldn't let me.

All it says is that I...

I love you all very much.

- I want to thank you, Julia. - Oh, please.

I only gave you a room to stay in.

You gave me my husband's life.

Where on earth is Parker?

Uh, Ulysses...

I wanted to do everything at the same time.

And now I don't know what time he's getting here.

All right, all right.

Mr. Sully.

Well, what is it?

I'm making you an Indian agent in the Colorado Territory.

Special appointment signed by me.

I'd like to have one man out there I can trust.

You want the job?

Well, I'd like time to ask my family.

Well, you let me know.

Mr. President, I'm sorry for the delay,

but I was trying to confirm a rumor.

It seems that Senator Steward hanged himself this morning.

I suppose there won't be any investigation.

No trail to follow.

No loose ends.

Except for one.

I think you're entitled to these

and your honorable discharge from the Army.

Parker.

This is yours, as well.

- Thank you, sir. - Oh.

And, Brian, don't you or your mother

ever tell anyone about the secret passage, hmm?

We won't.

I wouldn't want Congress to know about it.

After all, I may need it someday.