All language subtitles for The Virginian - 8x17 - Holocaust

[ Chattering ]

All right, boys.
Let's quiet down.

We'd lose too much
if we sold our beef
at a low mark.

We'll lose even more
if we wait.You're talkin' like a fool.

The market ain't
gonna drop any lower.
It's rock bottom now.

We got to sell
while we can.

I say that
you're dead wrong.

We'd all be dead if
we were listening to you.

Maybe you'd better
listen to me instead.

How does it look
in Cheyenne?Not so good.

The price of beef
is falling fast.

- It's never been this low.
- Never.

I talked to some
cattle buyers' agents
that I know I can trust.

They made me a firm offer. [ Man ]
How much?

- Fifteen dollars a head.
- Fifteen?

Why, it was $20 last week.

And 25 the week before.Wait a minute.
I haven't finished.

This is a signed agreement.

They agree to hold at 15
no matter how low
the market goes...

if we can get
a combined herd to Cheyenne
by the first of the month.

First of the month?
Are you serious?

It can't be done.

It'll have to be done
if we're to survive.

I know what a brutal blow
this is to all of us.

But you know as well
as I do that $15 a head
will get us through the winter.

[ Man ]
Barely. But you're right, Clay.

Gentlemen, may I point out
that selling now could drive
the market even lower.

Let's hold out
for a better price.

The market's bound
to go up in the spring.

Mr. Kordick,
the Eastern combine
you represent...

will see you
through the winter.

Not many of us
have that kind of capital
to fall back on.

[ Chuckles ]
Now, is Clay Grainger
trying to make us believe...

that he can't afford
to tighten his belt?Well, maybe I could.

Maybe a few of us could.
But what about the others?

The cattlemen's association
was founded to help all the
ranchers, not just the big ones.

Now, if we're going
to be fair about this,
let's put it to a vote.

- So moved.
- And seconded.

All those in favor
of accepting the price
mentioned in the agreement,

raise your hand.

I'll go along
with Clay Grainger.

- And those opposed?
- You bet I am!

[ Gavel Raps ]Motion's carried.

All right.
It's gonna be a lot of work
gathering those herds.

I'll meet with
your foremen tonight,
and we'll make plans.

You can keep me out
of your plans, ramrod.

- My cattle
ain't going no place.
- Walt, listen to reason.

Go on. Have your drive.
But I'm telling you
right now,

you keep your cattle
off my land.

Adam.

Don't split the association
over this.

I'm sorry, Clay. I--
I can't go along with you.

[ Blows ]
A very serious mistake
was made today, gentlemen.

Very serious.
I've heard that
up in Montana,

some of the small ranchers
are leaving their places,

letting the wind
and the weather take over.

Don't fool yourselves.

It can happen here
just as easily.

Ho!

Uh--

Bet you a dollar
you don't make it.

- Bet you a dollar I do.
- Looks like I'm gonna
get skunked again.

I hate to take
all your money.

Well, I can't think
of a better place for it.

Well, I'll rack.

Whiskey.

Friend of yours?

No, not exactly.
Excuse me a minute.

Uh... beer.

Say, uh, don't I know you
from somewhere?

It ain't likely.

Wait a minute.
It'll come to me.

Uh--

Montana. Yeah.

Place called Red Lodge.
Big Nell's place.

We were in a poker game.
Draw poker.

Muirhead.

Nope.
Never heard of him.

Uh-huh.

Well, I don't know
what you call yourself now,

but, uh, I never forget
a poker game.

Not that game.
That was some game.

$500 in the pot,

and I was holdin'
four aces.

And you took the pot
with, uh, two deuces
and a Colt .45.

I'd say you owe me $500!

Trampas!

I want you back at Shiloh
just as soon as
you can get there.

The rest of you hands
better get back
to your own ranches,

'cause we're gatherin' cattle
at first light
for a drive to Cheyenne.

[ Rooster Crowing ]

All right, rise and shine!
The herd's waitin'!
Come on! Get up!

[ Men Groaning, Chattering ]

Yeah, well,
I can wait too,
and I'm in no big hurry.

Come on, boys!
Get up!

[ Harper ]
Come on, Jim. Get up.All right. All right.

[ Virginian ]
Rise and shine!
The herd's waitin'!

Come on! Hit the deck!
Let's go! You too, Trampas!

Huh?

I thought you said
at first light.
It's still dark outside.

Yeah, well, it'll be light
by the time you get out there!

Harper, get some coffee
in 'em, wake 'em up!

Come on, boys!
We got cattle to move.

[ Cattle Lowing ] [ Men Shouting, Whooping ]

[ Shouting, Whooping Continue ]

Saddlebag about ready?

Almost. I didn't think
you'd be back so soon.

Well, we got the herds
together in the basin.
We'll start the drive at sunup.

What's all this?Well, I thought
you might need it.

We're only drivin'
to Cheyenne,
not the North Pole.

Well, I know,
and I know it gets cold
on the range at night.

Well, here.
Let me do that.

Won't have anything
fit to wear
when you get there.

Can you find room
for this?

I don't know.What is it?

It's a plum cake.
I thought you might
get hungry.

We're only gonna have
four chuck wagons.

Thank you, Elizabeth.
That was
very thoughtful of you.

[ Sighs ]
I just hope the horse
can carry all this.

And me too.[ Chuckles ]

Hey, what's the matter
with you?

Good-bye.Bye-bye, dear.

Take care of yourself.

Is that an order?Yes, it is.

So long, Liz.
Maybe I'll bring you
a play-pretty from Cheyenne,

or a new dress
for your doll.

Go away! [ Trampas ]
Whoa!

Whoa. Hey, now.
What's the matter with you?

What's the matter
with these horses?I don't know.

Maybe something
in the wind.

[ Cattle Lowing ]

[ Lowing Continues: Louder ] [ Galloping Hooves ]

[ Yells ][ Gunfire ]

[ Thundering Hooves ]

Hey.What?
What's the matter?

Listen.Stampede?

Get 'em up, fast!Come on!
On your feet!

Stampede! Move it!
Get up! Come on!

Come on!
Let's go, boys!

Hold it. [ Thundering Hooves ]

That's not thunder.

Come on.[ Whistles ]

Is there something
I can get you?

The extra comforter?

No, thank you, dear.
I'm fine.

But you're right.

The house is colder
without Uncle Clay.

Well, good night.

Good night, dear.

[ Glass Shattering ]

Elizabeth!

Elizabeth! Elizabeth!

How bad is he?

Can't tell yet.
I sent Harper
for the doctor.

The boy's lucky
he wasn't trampled.

Any idea
what spooked those cows?

Yeah. Somebody who didn't
want the herd
to get to Cheyenne.

I can't believe anybody would
deliberately run cattle
through a night camp.

- The whole bunch of you
could have been killed.
- Maybe that was the idea.

[ Galloping Hooves ]

How's Jim?Still out.

- Anybody else hurt?
- Couple of the hands won't be
tracking straight for a while.

But nothin' too bad,
I guess.

What about the herd?
How many dead?

I counted 20
before I stopped counting.

The rest are scattered
all over the place.

- Be a job and a half
roundin' them up.
- Well, it's gotta be done.

Fire, due north.
Doesn't look like a brush fire.

- Shiloh.
- Holly! Elizabeth!

Jean, you stay here with Jim.
The rest of you boys round up
the rest of the hands...

and get 'em over
to Shiloh, quick!

Clay!
[ Sobbing ]

Clay!Get the buckets!
We'll save what we can!

Come on!Clay.

You're all right.Clay, it's gone.

It's gone!

Well--

Get some rest while you can.
We still gotta
round up that herd.

[ Abbott ]
Hope you got
better luck than I did.

Mark! What's the news?Did you catch 'em?

Ah, they split up.
The tracks went off
in all directions.

- We had to turn back.
- Turn back?
What about Muirhead?

I told you, this is
just the kind of job
that would bring him into town.

And he left town
right after the fire.
No tellin' where he went.

Well, he's from Montana.

A place up near
Red Lodge.Mark.

What are you doin' here?
I thought you were out
on a posse.

It was no use.
They knew what
they were doing.

They hit hard
and got out fast.

Good professional job.

Holly and Elizabeth
could have died in that fire.

If Kordick paid to have it done,
he's just as guilty as
the men who threw those torches.

Ifit was Kordick.
You don't know that for sure.

He wanted to keep the herd
from gettin' to Cheyenne.

Can you think
of a better suspect?

I heard all about
that meeting, Clay.

There were other men
didn't wanna make that drive.

You know, you don't wanna
go makin' accusations
you can't prove.

We could prove it
if we had Muirhead.

But you don't have Muirhead.
Now, believe me,
I'm doin' all I can.

If he's in Wyoming,
I'll get him.

Well, I don't wanna tell you
how to do your job, Mark.

Well, I've got work to do.

Clay, please tell Holly
how sorry I am.

I will.

Well, I better
be gettin' back.

Thank you, boys.
You did the best you could.

Looks like our best
was... none too good.

The fire's out.
That's somethin'.

Yeah.

And the men who started it
are long gone,

and there's nothin'
we can do about it.

Nothin'.

♪♪ [ Soft Melody ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪ [ Stops ]

Hey, what are you doin'?

Packin'.

You're not gonna go
after Muirhead alone now,
are you?

Looks like it.

He might have
his whole bunch
up there with him.

I hope he does.
I'd sure like to get 'em.

All by yourself?

The sheriff won't go
into Montana after him,

and the telegraph
ain't gonna bring him back.

We need Muirhead here...

to tell us who hired him.Well, it was Kordick,
wasn't it?

Well, I want Muirhead
to say it.

Looks like you're gonna
need some help.

Hey, you get back in your bunk.

I'm goin' with ya.

You're not goin' anywhere. Now, look, Trampas.

Shiloh means just as much
to me as it does to you.

You just try and stop me.

Hey! What the--

I'm all right. Look,
I just got a little dizzy.Oh, sure. Sure.

You're all right.
Why, you can lick your weight
in mountain lions.

Only thing is,
you can't stand up.
Now, get back in the bunk.

Trampas--Look.

You tryin' to make a liar
out of Doc Spaulding?

He said it'd take
at least a week
for you to mend.

Yeah, but--That's seven days,
no matter how you count it.

Look, I'd like
to have your company.

I just can't wait
that long.

You take care of yourself,
you hear, and I'll see you
when I get back.

Where do you think
you're goin'?After Muirhead.

- What about the herd?
- What about it?

Look, Trampas,
I want the men responsible
just as much as you do.

You don't know how much.
But the drive comes first.

Somebody didn't want that herd
to get to Cheyenne. It's
our job to see that it does.

You can get along
without me.No, I can't.

[ Sighs ]
All right.

But the minute
this drive is over,
I'm goin' north to Montana.

Come on. Let's round up
those mangy critters. Now, wait a minute!

What about me?
What am I supposed to do? [ Virginian ] Shut up...

and get well.

[ Chuckles ]

Well, I never liked
this chair anyway.

What's that?

It's my graduation dress.

Oh.

Oh. I know.
I know.[ Sobbing ]

What are we gonna do?

Elizabeth, everything
is going to be--No!

No, it's not
going to be all right.
Not this time.

Elizabeth.

I'm not gonna say that
my heart isn't broken
just like yours.

It was terrible,

and it was cruel.

But it's over.

And we've got
work to do.

I think you'd better
get a bucket and get
some water from the system,

and bring it
in here.

We've got an awful lot
of cleaning up to do
if we're gonna live in here.

Live here? Well, honey,
this is our home.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

I think there's a bucket
in the springhouse.
I'll go get it.

Poor child.

I found this in the study,
or what used
to be the study.

Kept some cash,
securities in here.

Ashes.

Oh, Clay.

They tried to run us out,
but we're still here.

So terrible.

To think that somebody
would do this to us.

Somebody we know.

[ Sobbing ]
Clay, I don't know
if I can go on here.

I never thought I'd
hear you say that again.

[ Sobbing ]

Again?

Well, those are almost
exactly the same words
you used down in Texas.

Remember?

No, I don't remember.

All we had then
was what we had left
of my army pay.

We built it up into
a nice little ranch.

It was a good one...

until the drought came along
and finished it off.

Finished us off,
I thought.Yeah, well, it didn't.

We started
from scratch then.
We can do it again.

Clay, do you honestly think
that we can rebuild Shiloh?

Yes, I believe that.
Don't you?

Well...

the war and a drought
didn't stop us.

I guess a little fire...

can't keep us down.

[ Shouting, Whistling ] [ Cattle Lowing ]

Adam!
How nice to see you.

I just heard
about it, Holly.

I couldn't believe it.Well, it's true enough.

Mary wouldn't let me
out of the house
without bringing this.

There are some other
things in the buggy--

blankets and clothes.

Please tell Mary
that we appreciate it
very much.

I will.

I had to come
straight over, Clay.

I want you to know
that my walking out
on the cattlemen's meeting...

was a matter of principle.

I don't hold
with anything like this.

I know what you think.
I'm-- I'm letting down
the association.

But I can't see
taking a loss when
it isn't absolutely necessary.

Well, I don't look forward
to taking a loss either.

As a matter of fact,
I expect to make enough...

from the sale of my cattle
to restore my house
and buy new stock.

Well, I wish you
all the best, Clay.

I just wanted you to know
where I stand.
If I can help in any way--

Well, thank you, Adam,
but we'll manage.

We'll be all right once
the herd gets to Cheyenne.

We, uh, went along with you
on this drive, Clay,

because we believed
it was the best thing
for all of us.

How come we still haven't
heard from the Virginian?

He'll be along soon.

Something else
on our minds.

We're wondering whose place
might be next.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]The burning of my place
was a diversion...

to get my men
away from the stampede.

I don't think there's
gonna be any more trouble.

You sure about that,
Mr. Grainger?

Not unless you have some notion
of starting some more.

Me?

I'll ignore that
for the moment,
Mr. Grainger.

Gentlemen, I came here
to offer my help. Your help?

Or does this offer come
from a combine back East?

You make "combine"
sound like a dirty word.

What it amounts to is a group
of men with money to invest
in cattle and cattle ranches.

With a sole eye to
making a profit. Forget
every other consideration.

Nothing wrong with profit.
Am I right, gentlemen?

Oh, but you're in it
for more than the money,
I assume, Mr. Grainger.

I'm in it
because it's my life.
It's not yours.

You could just as well
be running a chicken ranch
or a button factory.

I could indeed.
And I'd probably do very well,
with all due modesty.

But right now,
I'm in charge
of a cattle ranch,

and I've been authorized
to invest in other
cattle ranches in this area.

Shiloh, for instance?

As a matter of fact,
Shiloh is one
of the ranches, yes.

It doesn't matter that
my house was burned down?

Well, I wouldn't say
it doesn't matter.

What will you say,
Mr. Kordick?

It was a very
unfortunate occurrence.

- For you, or for me?
- I don't deal in innuendo,
Mr. Grainger.

I'm a straightforward man.
Now, if you care
to make some charges,

I think we should step down
to the sheriff's office
right now.

You know I'm not
ready for that.

And you never will be.

I'm not your friend,
Mr. Grainger,
but I'm not your enemy.

The only thing
I'm interested in
is your land.

I've been authorized
to buy it at top dollar.

I'll pay you what
your ranch is worth
in any good year.

I'm not out
to take advantage
of the situation.

Neither am I.
I have no wish to sell,
none whatsoever.

No?

Well, my guess is that you don't
have enough money in the bank
to keep you through the winter.

I will have after my cattle
are sold in Cheyenne. We'll all
have enough to see us through.

I'm very sorry, gentlemen.
I really am.

I thought you might
have heard by now.Heard what?

My contacts in Cheyenne tell me
your men didn't get there
in time with the herd.

- [ Man ]
What does he mean?
- [ Murmuring ]

Instead of $15 a head,
your cattle sold for nine.

Nine? Nine dollars?

Yes.

I know what a dreadful
shock this must be.

Especially to you,
Mr. Grainger.
You've lost so much already.

Howdy.

Well, glad to see you
up and around.

Yeah.

It's too bad about
not making that deadline.

Yeah. Nine dollars a head.
It costs more than that
to feed 'em.

[ Door Opens ] [ Man ] It ain't like any
cattle drive I was ever on.

Other times, the guys
would be whooping it up.Well, I don't know about you.

I'm just too whooped
to whoop.

Long miles for short money.

- Any word from the sheriff?
- No. No, not a thing.

Muirhead. Muirhead.
That's the one to go after.

It's Muirhead.

Well, it's
too late now anyway.

It's just too late
for Shiloh.

Thanks.You're welcome.

[ Exhales Sharply ]

What are you
gonna do, Clay?

What are we all
gonna do?

Don't go blaming yourself.

You're not responsible
for anybody else
coming up short on this drive.

The man to blame is
the man who delayed us.One man.

You think it was Kordick?Kordick.

There's one thing
I can do
for all of us.

I can keep that
Eastern combine...

from sweeping
through this territory
like a scythe.

How?By hanging on to Shiloh
with both hands...

and not letting go.

Tell one of the boys
to saddle my horse,
will ya?

I'm going into town.
I got business at the bank.

Yes, sir.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

Grainger just
came into town.

- Oh?
- Well, guess where he went.

The bank.

How did you know that?

Well, it's the logical place,
and Grainger's a logical man.

Oh. I notice
he didn't come to see you.

He will.

- Well, not to sell
the Shiloh ranch, he won't.
- Keep your voice down.

You've got him figured out
all wrong.

If I have,
it'll be the first time.

Now, listen.
He's a tough old buzzard.

And if you want him
to come around
to your way of thinking,

you've got to do more
than burn him out.

I have to do what?

Well, it-- it was
just meant as a joke.

A joke?

Walter. You know,
you're a bigger fool
than I took you for.

No man ever calls me that.

- I just did.
- I--

Oh, all right.
Maybe I shouldn't
have said it.

We are on the same side,
after all.

That doesn't
make us partners.

I-I just wanted to
tell you about Grainger.

Well, then tell me something
I don't already know.

Seeing as how-how badly
you want the Shiloh ranch--

I want more than that.

And I'll have it...
as soon as Grainger
gives up the fight.

But that's just it.

If he can borrow what he needs
from Weston at the bank--

You said "if," Walter?
You did say "if"?

[ Chuckles ]

All right, Walter,
you can leave now. I like
to have my breakfast in peace.

Go on.

I said go on, Walter.

Kordick and his employers
are waiting like wolves
around a dying campfire.

Once they devour Shiloh,
there'll be no stopping 'em.

Have they made you an offer?

No, they haven't
mentioned a price.

Not yet,
but they will.

Meanwhile,
all the ranchers
around Medicine Bow...

are watching to see
what I'm going to do.

I've just gotta have
the help of your bank, John,

if I'm going
to pull out of this.

Clay, there's nothing
I'd like more than helping you.

But it's just a bad situation
all around.

- Is that your answer?
- I'm sorry, Clay.

After all the years
we've been dealing
with your bank,

you must have a little faith
in cattle ranchers.

Yes. But I have to answer
to the Bank of Cheyenne.

Then put in
a word for us, John.
Make 'em realize how it is.

Their only interest
is the price of cattle...

and the return
on their investment.

You see that, don't you, Clay?
My hands are tied.

They were always wide open
during the good times.

I've got other
depositors to protect.

I think you're more interested
in protecting your own position.

[ Sighs ]

If you only had
something to show.

I've got collateral.
I'll put up Shiloh.

The way things are,
that just isn't good enough.

Clay, please.
Try to understand.

I won't waste
any more of your time.

Clay!

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

All right, boys.
Line up. Pay call.

Where's Trampas?
Trampas!

- What's going on?
- Pay call.

Now, you're all accustomed
to getting a bonus
at the end of a cattle drive.

Well, this time,
I don't suppose
you're expecting one,

so not getting it
won't hurt so much.

You will get
your wages, though.

But before
you sign up for 'em,

Mr. Grainger has
something to say to you.

Well, first of all,

I know how hard you all worked
to make that deadline,

and I'm grateful
for it.

But my gratitude won't pay
for next month's work.

Gentlemen,
this is your final pay.

Final?

I've gotta let you go.
Shiloh's finished.

You're not quitting?

I have no other choice.
There's no capital
to keep running.

No chance at rebuilding.

Well, maybe it just
looks that way right now.

Why, sure. Why, these
bad times are only temporary.
By next spring--

There won't be
a next spring for Shiloh!

We can't make the winter.

So... find yourselves
other jobs.
This one's finished.

Mr. Grainger thinks that
if there is a chance,

it's so slim
that it's not fair
to bind you over.

So I think the best thing
for you to do...

is ride out
first thing in the morning.

What are you gonna do?

I'll be riding out too.

Bye, boys.
Take care of yourselves.

[ Sobbing ]

There's no use
standing out here
in the cold.

Come on, Elizabeth.

Mr. Grainger?

I didn't want to go
without saying good-bye.

Elizabeth just went
up to the house.

Well, uh-- No, sir.
I-I don't think
I could say good-bye...

to her or Mrs. Grainger,
not straight out.

I understand.

Matter of fact,
I feel the same way.

Anyway, I-- I wanted
to thank you for...

taking in a green kid
and, uh, and giving me
my first real chance.

You earned your way,
James Joseph.

You're a good hand.
One of the best.

Coming from you, Mr. Grainger,
that's really something to hear.

Would you, uh,

tell Mrs. Grainger and--

and Elizabeth that...

I've never really known
that kind of gentleness.

And it's somethin'
I won't ever forget.

I'll tell 'em.
Bye, Jim.

Mr. Grainger,
I wish you all the luck
in the world.

You still here?

Sort of looks
that way.

You say good-bye
to the Graingers?

Yeah, early this morning.

I wouldn't want to
go through that again.

Could hardly get
the words out.

Where you headed?

Where do you think?

Muirhead.I'll find him too.

Well, uh,
so long, partner.

See you around
sometime, somewhere.Why don't we ride together?

Seein' as how we're goin'
in the same direction.

Well, let's not stand here
jawin' about it.
Let's go get him.

[ Virginian's Voice ] We'll
need some new fencing along
the south ridge come spring.

[ Trampas's Voice ]
What's so funny about nailin'
a man's boots to the floor?

[ Jim's Voice ]
I wanted you to know
how much I appreciate...

you takin' in a green kid
and giving me my first
real chance on my own.

[ Virginian's Voice ]
Line up for pay call!

Any man
who can't write his name,
sign with an "X."

[ Harper's Voice ]
Come and get it,
or I'll throw it out.

[ Trampas's Voice ]
All right, who put salt
in the sugar bowl?

[ Virginian's Voice ]
Clean those plates.
We got cattle to move.

[ Trampas's Voice ]
Whew! I don't know
which is worse, Harper--

your chili beans
or your coffee.

[ Jim's Voice ]
I didn't wanna go
without saying good-bye.

Would you tell 'em I--
tell 'em I won't
never forget it.

You tell 'em that for me,
please.

[ Virginian's Voice ]
I think those new hands
are gonna work out fine.

[ Jim's Voice ]
I won't never forget it.

[ Virginian's Voice ]
Rise and shine!

[ Jim's Voice ]
Good-bye, Mr. Grainger. I--

I wish you all the luck
in the world.

[ Door Opens ] Uncle Clay?

Supper's ready.

[ Chattering ]

Jean? Another beer?Not just now.

Well, howdy, Harp,
Jean, Cece.

One of these beers
is yours.

Well, thanks.

[ Clears Throat ]
Well, what are you doin'
these days, Harper?

Oh, I got a good job
over at the Box "W."

Well, don't you go poisonin'
any of them boys
with your bad beans.

They don't mind my beans.
They can eat 'em
three times a day.

Oh, they will. And then see
what they think of 'em.
[ Chuckles ]

What about you, Jim?

Well, I'm workin' here in town
at the livery stable.

You figurin' on movin' west
when you get a stake?

No. I, uh--
I wouldn't wanna
get that far away.

- From what?
- Well, from Shiloh.

- Shiloh?
- Well, from the Graingers.

You know, they've been
mighty good to us.

- Look, Grainger said
Shiloh was done for.
- I know what he said, Harper.

But I've been doin'
some thinkin' lately,

and, uh, well,
I don't think Shiloh
is done for.

You just don't wanna
believe it.

I think maybe
with the right kind of help,
the Graingers can keep goin'.

Look, if there was a way
we could help out, we wouldn't
be sittin' in this saloon.

[ Harper ]
There isn't a thing in
the world we can do.

So you might
just as well forget it
and drink your beer.

All I want you to do
is listen to this
crazy notion I've got.

Maybe it's not so crazy.

Separately, there's not a thing
any of us can do to help.

But suppose we all
work together?

[ Virginian ]
It should be
beyond that range there.

Ah, if that storekeeper
at Red Lodge knew
what he was talking about.

Let's go and find out.

You've been studying that
for almost an hour.

What makes it
so interesting?

[ Clears Throat ]
Well, it's just a piece of paper
that somehow escaped the fire.

Is it the deed
to Shiloh?

- Clay, you're not thinking of--
- I'm thinking of our future.

Well, I don't like
the sound of it.

We've got to think
about Elizabeth. What's
her life going to be like?

What's yours going to be like
if you sell Shiloh?
Clay, you can't.

I've made up my mind, Holly.
We can't go on,
not like this.

Oh, Clay. [ Door Opens ]

Uncle Clay,
there's a light on
in the bunkhouse.

Bunkhouse?

Night riders!

I'll find out soon enough.Clay, be careful.

Don't get hurt.

Elizabeth, you stay here.But, Aunt Holly--

Please, do as I say.

- [ Jim ] Good evenin'.
- Just in time for
a cup of coffee, Mr. Grainger.

Well, what in the Sam Hill
is goin' on here?

Well, most of the fellas
are turnin' in.

They want to get an early start
tomorrow. There's a lot
of work to be done around here.

You know I can't afford
to pay wages, Jim.

Well, we work cheap,
Mr. Grainger.

Fact is,
we work for nothin'.

We don't have any cattle.

Oh, we haven't come
to work cattle.
Not yet, anyway.

What did ya come for?

We'd like to rebuild
Shiloh Ranch, Mr. Grainger,
if that's all right with you.

Without any pay?

Seeing Shiloh back
the way it was, that's
all the pay we'll need.

Unless you've got
other plans.

No, I can't think
of a better plan.

Well, Jim, boys,

all of you, thank you.

Well, I'd better get back
and tell Holly. She thinks
I'm being murdered down here.

[ Laughter ]That's the craziest thing
I ever heard of.

Men being fired,
and then comin' back
to work without pay.

That's no way to get rich.

[ Laughter ]No, sir,
I reckon it ain't.

All right.
Come on, boys.
Let's hit those bunks.

Tomorrow morning,
we're gettin' up
with the sun.

[ Virginian ]
There it is. Yeah, and somebody's home.

There could be a man
for each one of those horses.
Muirhead and four friends.

Or it could be one man
with a string of horses.
Maybe Muirhead alone.

I suppose one of us
could go down and knock
on the door and find out.

If there are five of 'em,
we might need some help.

That means riding into
Red Lodge for the marshal.

Somebody'd have to stay
and watch the place.

One stays. one goes.

I got a better idea.
We both stay.

- You sure?
- It's been a long ride.

I don't wanna go anywhere
without Mr. Muirhead.

Besides, five ain't so many.
That's less than three a piece.

Well, we could
rush the cabin,
take 'em by surprise.

If Muirhead's gonna
tell us who hired him,
we've gotta take him alive.

If something
got at the horses,
that might bring 'em out.

All right.
I'll spook 'em.

[ Whinnies ]

[ Mouths Words ]

[ Whinnies ]

I don't know what
they're fussin' about.
Dumb creatures!

[ Door Closes ]

Well, we know there are
two of 'em, anyway.Yeah.

There must be a way
to get 'em all
out of there at the same time.

There is.
Give 'em some
of their own medicine.

You got a match?

Remember, he's
no good to us dead.Yo.

[ Whispering ]
Get out of there!

I tell ya,
I smell something burning.

There's two of 'em!

[ Man ]
All right, don't shoot!

Oh, no.

Oh![ Laughing ]

[ Laughing, Whooping ]

You wanted some tangible
evidence that we cattlemen
can see this thing through.

Why don't you come out and
have a look at Shiloh, John.
See what's been done.

I've heard already. [ Jim ]
You oughta see it.

It looks just like
it always does.
Big as you please.

Holly wouldn't even listen
to the idea of making
any improvements this time.

Wanted everything exactly
like it was.

Well, that's fine, Clay.
And I'm glad for your sake.

But, uh,

building a house
isn't running a ranch.

Well, no, it's not.
But it's at least a start.

We will have it running.

Of course we'll need
some good breeding stock.

[ Jim ]
And some winter feed.

Some new harnesses,
ropes, blankets, and about
three miles of fencing--

Wait a minute, Jim.
This is not a general store.

Well, if rebuilding Shiloh
isn't proof enough, I've got
more proof right here.

You have?
What proof?

James Joseph Horn.

He and the rest of my hands
have volunteered to stay on
and work without wages...

until Shiloh's running
at a profit.

- Now, you tell that
to the Bank of Cheyenne.
- Clay.

It's not just Cheyenne.

It's not Cheyenne at all, is it?
You're the one
who's not convinced.

That's right, Clay.
I'm not.

Clay, you and other members of
the cattlemen's association...

aren't the only ones
in trouble.

My bank
is up against it.

Kordick, you know,
has offered financing
to some of the ranchers.

Yes. He's trying
to take over.

He's called a special meeting
of the association tonight
for just that purpose.

And if the power
shifts to Kordick,

if he assumes leadership,
cattle business will undergo
a drastic change.

You don't have
to tell me that, John.

I've been trying
to prevent it. Yes, but can you?

All this instability, this
split in your organization--

Clay, I can't risk a loan
to you or any other
cattle rancher right now.

[ Jim ]
Now, look.
Mr. Grainger can stop Kordick.

All we have to do
is wait for Trampas
and the Virginian...

to get back with that
house burner, and for him
to tell what he knows.

But the meeting's tonight!

And I'm afraid Kordick's chances
of running things his own way
look pretty good.

I can name you
association members that'll
have to go along with him--

Rafe Ogden, Adam Southcott,
Del Wardlow.

They're in too deep.

And once they accept
Kordick's help,

they'll be running
their ranches for
the combine, not themselves.

What you're saying is,
I've got to stand up to Kordick
at that meeting tonight.

I'm telling you
you've got to win,
or you've lost Shiloh.

Now, I'm not going to stand here
and tell you Clay Grainger...

was responsible for
the bottom falling out
of the beef market,

because that's just not so.

But, gentlemen, it troubles me
that when it did happen,

the leadership
of this association
was not prepared for it.

[ Door Opens ]Oh.

It makes me wonder
about our future.

[ Door Closes ]

These are times
that are changing, but we're
not changing with the times.

Now, it's--

Mr. Grainger.

Well, we were hoping
you'd attend the meeting.

Is that John Weston
with you?

Yes, it is.
He's here as my guest.

Well, that's fine.
Just fine.

Whoa, John. Just a minute.
This is a closed meeting.

It's restricted to the
membership according to bylaws
of the cattlemen's association.

It's also a special meeting
called without the consent
of the president.

Why is he here?

[ Kordick ]
Well, Walter, maybe it's because
he knows that sooner or later,

this discussion
is going to come around
to the subject of money.

It might just as well
be now as later.

John, I hear you consider
cattle ranchers
to be a poor risk these days.

Possibly.Hmm. I find that strange.
I really do.

Because the organization
I work for is ready to back
these men to the hilt. Yes, sir.

They're ready to dig down
deep in their pockets...

and pull out what it takes
to pay off debts,

mortgages, notes,
whatever.At what interest?

No interest, John.
No interest whatsoever.

They're not in
the moneylending business.

All they want
is to see these men
raising cattle again.

They're not giving money away.
What do they expect
in return for their investment?

Beef.

And the right to purchase
at a fair price.

And who's going
to set those prices?

And what if the market
goes down even lower
than it is now?

Is everybody supposed
to do what you're doing
on the Bar 7?

Increasing my herd?
[ Chuckles ]

That makes good sense,
Mr. Grainger.

If the market goes up,
I'm gonna show
a greater profit.

Rafe, does that make
good sense to you?

I couldn't increase my herd
if I wanted to.
I'm overgrazed as it is.

Yeah, well, I mean
if you were raising cattle
for somebody else.

If you were ordered
to do so.

I still couldn't do it.

I don't have enough water
on my place.
But you know that.

Yes, I know it, Rafe.

But that outfit back East
giving the orders,

they wouldn't know it
and they wouldn't care.

Why should they? When
Wyoming's grazed out, they'll
move on to Montana, Oregon.

They mine the lane.
They use it up,

and they put
nothing back into it.

Why should they?
It's not their land.
It's ours.

You take Kordick's money,
and you'll end up
being nothing better...

than tenant ranchers
on your own land.

Mr. Grainger,
I'm a businessman.

You said so yourself.
I'm offering a sound
business proposition.

Is it sound for a man to give up
the very thing that brought
him here in the first place?

His independence?

Some of us have fought
for this land.
Well, let's fight to keep it!

We've all had bad times.
Worse than this.

For some, it's been floods.
For others, it's been
blizzards and snow.

For me, it was fire.

And I almost gave up.
Would've been easy.

Mr. Kordick offered
to buy me outright
just to get rid of me.

I thank heaven
I didn't accept it.

Why?
What have you got now?

[ Chuckles ]
The man's talking
like a dreamer.

I'm offering a practical
solution to your problems,

and he's talking
about the old days.

You know,
times are changing, gentlemen.
But not Clay Grainger.

No, sir. He just goes
right on taking the sentimental
approach to every issue.

Is it sentimental
to want to preserve
what we've got?

Yes, when it's a piece
of grassland you're
talking about preserving.

Even if you did have
to fight for it once,
those days are over.

All over, gentlemen.
There's nobody to fight now.

No Indians swooping down
with war paint,

tomahawks.

Well, as for the weather,
there's not too much
anybody can do about that.

Shiloh wasn't struck
by lightning.

And you say there's
nobody left to fight?

What about you, Mr. Kordick,
and the company you work for?

Now, hold on,
Mr. Grainger.
Just hold on.

The way you put that,
somebody's liable
to get the idea...

that you're accusing me
of burning down your house.

I'm not saying anything
I can't prove.

Well, then you'd
better not say anything.
There are libel laws,

even in the territory
of Wyoming.

The one thing
you don't have is proof.

Oh, yes.
I have proof.

What kind of proof, Clay?

Of a tragedy.

A man I called my friend,
a troubled man,

heavily in debt,

corrupted by the promise
of financial security.

A man so desperate
to prevent his own ruin...

that he gave orders
to ruin others.

When the price of beef
began to go down,

it was suggested to this man
that Mr. Kordick's employers...

would be grateful
if this organization
was split right down the middle.

So my friend
sent for a fella
he'd known sometime past.

A fella would do anything
for a few dollars.

Now, he didn't have
any particular plan...

until we voted
right here in this room.

Mr. Kordick
was against that.

He could see that
we could make it
on the holding price.

So he implied it might be well
if our cattle were detained.

My friend
took up that thought,

and our cattle were stampeded,
and Shiloh was burned.

Yes, I think back
to the hours my friend
spent in my house,

to the good times
we had together.

And then I think of how
he was brought so low
so quickly,

and how temptation
has been offered
to all of us!

And I have to close my heart
to personal tragedy.

This thing has got
to be stopped now.

There's my proof.
Bring him in.

Clay. I worked
so hard for my place.

I put so much work
into it.

I couldn't face losing it.

God, forgive me.

[ Door Closes ]Hmm.

I'm as shocked as
any man in this room.

And you can't say that
I had anything
to do with it.

I'll say it, and
I'll keep on saying it...

as long as you
and your corruption
remain in Medicine Bow.

Muirhead lit the torch.
Adam gave the order.

But you're responsible,
Mr. Kordick.

[ Chuckles ]
What kind of nonsense
is this man talking about?

I came here to offer you
a chance to climb out of a hole!

Here. This is what
I'm offering.

Good American greenbacks.
That's what it is.

Did you ever see
anything more beautiful
in all your life?

Ogden, have you?

I reckon I have.

You keep your money,
Mr. Kordick.

I'll get by without it.

What are you,
out of your mind?

Are you out of your minds?
What's the matter with you?

Without this,
you can't do anything.

Without this,
you're nothing!

If you gentlemen
need any help from now on,

come and see me
at the bank.

We'll work
things out together.

Oh.

Cattle ranchers.
[ Chuckles ]

The trouble with you people,
you've been in the sun
too long.

Mr. Kordick, wait!

Clay, if my hat was on,
I'd take it off to you.

[ Chattering ]

♪♪ [ Guitar ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic Clapping ]

[ Jean ]
♪ The red river's flowin'
I can touch the sky ♪

♪ And Holly's gonna make
some apple pie ♪

♪ I feel like I'm in heaven
before my time ♪

♪ The sun is shinin'
and it's early spring ♪

♪ Whoops, there goes
an angel's wing ♪

♪ I feel like
I'm in heaven
before my time ♪

♪ The sky is blue
and the grass is green ♪

♪ Touch me so I know
that it ain't no dream ♪

♪ 'Cause I feel like
I'm in heaven before my time ♪

♪ Well, I've been
meanin' to tell you
It's a big surprise ♪

♪ If this ain't heaven
it's a good disguise ♪

♪ 'Cause I feel like
I'm in heaven before my time ♪

♪ Well, the sun is shinin'
and it's early spring ♪

♪ Whoops, there goes
an angel's wing ♪

♪ I feel like I'm in heaven
before my time ♪

♪ Well, I've been
meanin' to tell you
It's a big surprise ♪

♪ If this ain't heaven
it's a good disguise ♪

♪ 'Cause I feel like
I'm in heaven before my time ♪

♪ Mmm, I feel like
I'm in heaven
before my time ♪

♪ Yeah, I feel like I'm
in heaven before my time ♪♪

♪♪ [ Ends ][ Cheering, Shouting ]

How about
something to drink?Speech! Speech!

Yeah, how about it,
Mr. Grainger?Uncle Clay?

[ Chuckles ]
I'm already hoarse from talking
to cattlemen and bankers.

Well, how's it look?Pretty good.

No. We're not going
to talk about cows...

or the price of beef,
not tonight.

[ Chuckling ]Well, all right then.

I'll say a few words
about Shiloh...

and the good people
that helped us
when help was needed.

We thank you most sincerely.

Let's go on
and have some fun.

See if these walls
will stand up to a good
old-fashioned housewarming.

Whoop!
We'd better be careful.

Last time we had a housewarming,
it left you
in pretty bad shape.

[ Laughter ]

Well, anyway,
here we are all together
under one roof.

And for that,
we're everlastingly grateful.

[ Holly ]
Amen.

I didn't mean that
to sound like a prayer.
It just came out that way.

I'd like
to propose a toast.

- To Shiloh.
- To Shiloh.

[ All ]
To Shiloh.