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HELLO, PA.

GRAHAM.

IS SUPPER ALMOST READY?

WELL, I'M JUST PUTTING THE POTATOES TO BOIL.

DID YOU BRING THE MEAT?

UH-UH.

I FORGOT.

WELL, WE GOT LOTS OF POTATOES.

GRAHAM, I WANT MY WHISKEY.

YOU PROMISED NOT TO DRINK ANYMORE.

YEAH, WELL, I JUST WANT ONE LITTLE DRINK'S ALL.

YOU NEVER STOP WITH ONE DRINK.

NOW, WHERE'S MY WHISKEY, GRAHAM?

YOU PROMISED, PA.

NOW, WHERE'D YOU HIDE IT, GRAHAM?!

COME ON, TELL ME!

COME ON!

I BUSTED IT.

BOTH BOTTLES.

WHY?

[SOBBING]

[BELL CLANGING]

ALL RIGHT, CHILDREN.

I WOULD LIKE THE FIRST ARITHMETIC CLASS

TO START ON THESE PROBLEMS

THAT I'VE WRITTEN ON THE BOARD.

THE REST OF YOU WILL PLEASE CONTINUE

WITH THE LESSONS I GAVE YOU YESTERDAY.

I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM FOR A WHILE.

GRAHAM? WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP OUTSIDE WITH ME?

[DOOR OPENS] HEY,DOC?

BACK HERE.

HOW'RE YOU DOING?

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, INGALLS?

YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT, DOC.

IT'S FOR ALL THOSE TRIPS YOU MADE OUT TO THE HOUSE

LAST WINTER WHEN THE GIRLS WERE SICK.

HANSON GAVE ME SOME OF MY BACK WAGES.

YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE I WANTED TO PAY.

WELL, THANK YOU, INGALLS.

I'M USUALLY THE LAST ONE AROUND HERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

YEAH, LOVE IT.

MISS BEADLE.

MORNING.

MORNING, MISS BEADLE.

GRAHAM?

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

GET IN ANOTHER FIGHT?

TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT, GRAHAM.

I THINK I BETTER GO.

PLEASE WAIT A MOMENT, MR. INGALLS.

COME ON, GRAHAM.

NOW TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF.

WELL, THIS IS GONNA STING A LITTLE.

DID YOU GET HIT ANYWHERE ELSE?

NO, SIR. I FELL OUT OF A TREE.

HMM.

WELL, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME TREE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN PUT YOUR SHIRT BACK ON.

GRAHAM?

WOULD YOU MIND WAITING OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT?

THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

HOW MANY TIMES IS THAT NOW, MISS BEADLE?

4, IN AS MANY MONTHS. EVERY TIME, IT GETS WORSE.

HE'S GONNA CRIPPLE THAT BOY.

WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? THE MAN'S A DRUNK.

YOU CAN'T TALK TO HIM ABOUT HIS DRINKING. I'VE TRIED.

REVEREND ALDEN TRIED, AND HE WOULDN'T LISTEN.

ARE YOU TWO TELLING ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE?!

IF WE WEREN'T SO DOGGONE CMLIZED,

I'D SUGGEST A PUBLIC HORSEWHIPPING.

HE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO YOU, DOC,

AND HE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO THE REVEREND.

WHAT ABOUT THE WHOLE TOWN? WHAT IF WE ALL GOT TOGETHER?

THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECT ON HIM.

HOW WOULD YOU MANAGE THAT?

TOWN MEETING RIGHT AFTER CHURCH.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT BOY NEEDS HELP.

HIS FATHER NEEDS HELP, TOO.

RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE A BETTER CHRISTIAN THAN I AM, DOC.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HIS FATHER. I JUST CARE ABOUT THE BOY.

MISS BEADLE.

JOHN STEWART WON'T LISTEN TO ANY OF US INDMDUALLY,

BUT IF WE ALL GET TOGETHER,

MAKE IT A COMMUNITY MATTER,

WE MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECT ON HIM.

AND IF HE TELLS US TO MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS?

THEN WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

WE DON'T HAVE A CONSTABLE OR A JAIL HERE,

BUT THEY'VE GOT BOTH IN SPRINGFIELD. IF WE HAVE TO...

[DOOR OPENS]

OH.

YOU TALKING ABOUT ME?

WELL, HERE I AM.

WELL!

COME ON! LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY.

IF ANYBODY GOT THE GUTS.

HUH?

YOU'RE WELCOME HERE. lT'LL SAVE US A TRIP OUT TO YOUR PLACE.

WELL, SPEAK YOUR PIECE, INGALLS.

I'M REAL ANXIOUS TO KNOW

WHY YOU ALL ARE HOLDING THESE MEETINGS

TO STICK YOUR NOSES INTO MY PERSONAL AFFAIRS.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR BOY WAIT OUTSIDE.

NO. MY BOY'LL STAY RIGHT HERE WITH ME.

WHY DON'T YOU START TALKING?

THERE'S NO REASON WHY THE BOY HAS TO HEAR ANY OF THIS.

HE STAYS RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT, SUIT YOURSELF.

WE KNOW YOU MISTREAT YOUR SON,

AND WE'RE HERE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

WELL, WELL, WELL. YOU CAN'T--WHAT--

YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING

ABOUT HIM OR ME.

OH, YES, WE CAN.

WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT?!

IT'S NOT JUST ME, IT'S EVERYBODY, THE WHOLE TOWN.

WHOLE...TOWN.

YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO DO ANYTHING

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE CAN TAKE YOUR BOY AWAY FROM YOU.

NO, PLEASE!

PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME AWAY FROM PA.

I'M BAD SOMETIMES, AND HE HAS TO WHIP ME.

IT ISN'T HIS FAULT THAT I MAKE HIM MAD SOMETIMES.

I WANNA BE WITH HIM. I WON'T LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE.

I LOVE MY PA.

GIRLS ASLEEP?

YEAH.

CAN'T GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD, CAN YOU?

HOW CAN ANYONE BEAT A CHILD?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

IT'S EVEN HARDER TO BELIEVE

THAT THE BOY STILL LOVES HIM.

EVEN A DOG STAYS WITH A MASTER THAT BEATS HIM.

THAT'S NOT A VERY SATISFACTORY ANSWER, CHARLES.

I'M AFRAID THERE ARE NO ANSWERS, JUST FACTS.

HE BEATS THE BOY, AND HE MAY DO IT AGAIN.

WELL, IF HE DOES, IT'S GONNA BE

ON EVERYBODY'S CONSCIENCE.

GRAHAM WANTS HIS FATHER. WHAT CAN WE DO?

PRAY FOR HIM.

[LAUGHTER]

LAURA? CAN I SPEAK TO YOU A MOMENT, PLEASE?

YES, MISS BEADLE?

IS YOUR FATHER IN TOWN TODAY?

YES, HE'S OVER AT THE MILL.

OH, GOOD. TELL THE CHILDREN I'LL BE BACK

IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

SOMETHING WRONG, MISS BEADLE?

I HOPE NOT.

MR. INGALLS?

OH, MORNING, MISS BEADLE.

GRAHAM STEWART DIDN'T COME TO SCHOOL TODAY,

AND I'M TERRIBLY WORRIED.

MAYBE HE'S JUST LATE.

NO, HE'S NEVER BEEN THIS LATE.

I'VE GOT MY WAGON RIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE THERE.

I'LL TAKE A RIDE OUT.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

I'LL GET WORD BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

HOW BAD IS HE, DOC?

I WON'T KNOW TILL HE COMES TO.

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU WENT OUT THERE, INGALLS.

TOO LATE.

JUST TOO LATE.

OH, WHAT IF YOU HAD GOT OUT THERE TO STOP HIM?

WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME, AND THE NEXT?

THERE ISN'T GONNA BE A NEXT TIME, DOC.

THERE'D BETTER NOT BE.

[DOOR OPENS] Man: DOC! DOC, YOU GOT MY BOY?

WHERE IS HE? DOC!

MRS. INGALLS SAID YOU'D PROBABLY BE HERE.

NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU AND DOC TRYING TO STEAL MY BOY?

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

YOU HIDING HIM BACK THERE?

DON'T GET IN MY WAY, INGALLS.

I WANT MY BOY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE HIM.

HE'S IN BAD SHAPE. HE'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS.

UH...

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

COME ON, GET OUT OF MY...

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME.

I WENT OUT TO YOUR PLACE AN HOUR AGO

AND I FOUND YOUR SON LYING UNCONSCIOUS BEHIND A TABLE.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME HE DID THAT TO HIMSELF?

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER.

WHAT, SOMEBODY ELSE WENT OUT THERE

AND TORE UP YOUR HOUSE AND BEAT UP YOUR SON?

L...

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

GRAHAM?

GOD HELP ME, WILL YOU?

OH, PLEASE, GOD.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, HELP ME.

THAT MAN IS A MONSTER!

WHAT I WANNA KNOW, IS HE GONNA COME BUSTING IN HERE

LIKE HE DID LAST TIME?

NO. HE'S LOCKED IN MY STOREROOM AT THE MILL.

HE'S ASLEEP. HE WILL BE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A HORSE WHIP WOULD BE GOOD FOR WHAT AILS HIM.

SOME TAR AND FEATHERS THROWED IN.

WE CAME HERE TO HELP THE BOY.

ALL I HEAR IS TALK ABOUT PUNISHING THE FATHER.

HE'S EARNED PUNISHMENT.

HURT THE FATHER, AND YOU HURT THE BOY,

BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS FATHER.

DESTROY THE FATHER, AND YOU DESTROY THE BOY.

DR. BAKER?

JOHN STEWART IS A SICK MAN.

Kennedy: "RIGHT OUT OF A BOTTLE" SICK.

IF ONE OF YOUR ANIMALS WAS SICK,

YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO CURE IT.

CAN YOU DO ANY LESS FOR A SICK MAN?

CURE HIM. SAVE HIM,

AND YOU SAVE TWO PEOPLE.

OH, YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE.

NO, KENNEDY, IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE,

GIVEN THE RIGHT KIND OF HELP.

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE TO WATCH HIM

AROUND THE CLOCK.

YOU CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR.

LT'D BE A WASTE OF TIME TO TRY.

YES.

IS THAT YOUR ANSWER?

A CHANCE TO HELP A FELLOW HUMAN BEING,

AND YOU CALL IT A WASTE?

YOU HEARD YOUR WIFE, INGALLS.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

IT'S VERY GOOD OF YOUR FATHER TO LET YOU

COME AND STAY WITH US FOR A WHILE.

I KNOW YOU MISS HIM.

BUT IT'S FOR THE BEST. YOU'LL SEE.

NOW, MR. INGALLS IS GOING TO STAY WITH HIM,

AND HE'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE, YOU'LL SEE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DOING YOUR PART

BY STAYING HERE.

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GIVE YOUR PA

ANY CAUSE FOR WORRY.

NOW, HOW WOULD HE FEEL IF HE KNEW

YOU WEREN'T GONNA HAVE ANY SUPPER?

HE WOULDN'T KNOW.

HE'S ALWAYS DRUNK BY SUPPERTIME.

Girl: POT PIES ARE READY, MA.

SHALL I TAKE THEM OUT OF THE OVEN?

YES.

MM, I COULD EAT IT ALL.

LAURA. WELL, I COULD.

ALL RIGHT, SIT DOWN.

ALMIGHTY GOD...

THERE YOU ARE.

WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE BOTTLES?

WHAT BOTTLES?

LET'S GET A FEW THINGS STRAIGHT.

THE ONLY REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE

MY WIFE THINKS THERE'S SOMETHING DECENT

IN EVERY MAN, EVEN YOU.

I WANT TO BE WITH MY FAMILY.

NOW, AS LONG AS WE'RE GONNA BE TOGETHER,

YOU'RE GONNA DO WHAT I SAY.

NOW, PUT THE REST OF THE WHISKEY ON THE TABLE.

HUH? WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND POUR IT OUT.

[SCREECHING]

[SCREECHING]

[SCREECHING] GET IT OFF!

JOHN.

JOHN. AAH!

JOHN!

AAH!

JOHN!

TAKE IT EASY.

[SCREAMING]

[CHOKING]

Laura: I HOPE MISS BEADLE DOESN'T

GIVE US A GEOGRAPHY TEST TODAY.

Mary: YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK. I SAW YOU.

BUT THAT WAS FOR YESTERDAY.

YOU SHOULDN'T SPEND SO MUCH TIME READING TENNYSON.

BUT I LIKE TENNYSON.

MAYBE YOU CAN GET HIM TO TAKE YOUR GEOGRAPHY TEST.

YOU'RE SILLY, MARY.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. YOUR LUNCHES ARE READY.

HERE'S YOURS... AND--

COME ON, GRAHAM.

I DON'T NEED ANY.

MA MADE IT SPECIAL FOR YOU, GRAHAM.

I NEVER TAKE LUNCH TO SCHOOL.

BUT IT'S DIFFERENT NOW.

I DON'T WANT IT DIFFERENT.

I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL ALONE, LIKE ALWAYS.

Laura: BUT GRAHAM-- IT'S ALL RIGHT, LAURA.

YOU GO ON AHEAD, GRAHAM.

THE GIRLS WILL SEE YOU LATER.

I DON'T THINK GRAHAM WANTS THE OTHER CHILDREN

TO KNOW HE'S STAYING WITH US

INSTEAD OF WITH HIS FATHER.

WE WON'T TELL ANYBODY.

IT'S NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.

GOOD. WHY DON'T YOU

TAKE HIS LUNCH ALONG,

AND WHEN LUNCHTIME COMES,

YOU CAN PRETEND YOU'RE SHARING WITH HIM.

LET'S DO THAT.

WE CAN GO OUT TOGETHER, THE 3 OF US.

THAT'LL BE FINE.

ALL RIGHT, OFF WITH YOU.

MWAH. MM.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

HERE YOU GO. HAVE SOME WATER.

THAT STUFF'S SO PALE,

YOU CAN HARDLY TASTE SOMETHING.

KEEP DRINKING IT. YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE IT.

I GUESS I DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE, DO I?

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU DON'T.

YEAH, YOU THINK I'VE EARNED

ABOUT A LITTLE REST?

IF I WAS TO LET YOU REST,

YOU'D BE ASLEEP IN 5 MINUTES.

LT'D TAKE ME AN HOUR TO WAKE YOU UP.

WELL, I COULD SURE USE AN HOUR'S REST.

YOU KNOW THAT TROUBLE YOU HAD LAST NIGHT?

WELL, ANYBODY CAN HAVE BAD DREAMS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY TONIGHT,

'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE SO TIRED

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SNORE.

GO ON, GET BACK TO WORK.

I NEVER FED CHICKENS BEFORE.

SEE THAT ONE?

WHAT ABOUT IT?

IT'S MINE. MA SAID IT COULD BE MY VERY OWN.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHEN IT GROWS UP, IT'S GONNA LAY TONS OF EGGS.

GEE. YOUR VERY OWN.

THAT BIG ONE--HE'LL PROBABLY LAY A TON OF EGGS, TOO.

THAT'S A ROOSTER, A BOY CHICKEN.

BOY CHICKENS DON'T LAY EGGS.

THEN HOW DO YOU TELL WHICH IS WHICH?

THEY'RE JUST...

WELL, THEY'RE DIFFERENT.

YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT.

BOY CHICKENS ARE LIKE PAS

AND GIRL CHICKENS ARE LIKE MAS, AND...

WELL, THERE'S ONE SURE WAY TO TELL.

IF YOU LIFT A GIRL CHICKEN OFF THE NEST,

THERE'LL BE AN EGG UNDER HER.

BOY CHICKENS, NO EGG.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT ONE OF MINE ISN'T MINE ANYMORE.

OH? WHY NOT?

IT'S YOURS. I JUST GAVE IT TO YOU.

OH, NO, I--l COULDN'T.

IT'S TOO LATE. YOU CAN'T GIVE IT BACK NOW.

LT'D BE IMPOLITE.

IT'S YOURS, GRAHAM.

THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH.

NO EGG. YOU'RE A BOY.

INGALLS?!

EASY. EASY.

I CAN'T STOP.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. GET YOUR ARM AROUND ME.

LET'S GET IN THE HOUSE.

LIE YOU DOWN; YOU'LL BE OK.

DAMN IT.

COME ON. ALL RIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THE HELP, GIRLS.

AS SOON AS YOU GET THAT TABLE CLEARED OFF,

YOU BETTER GET STARTED ON YOUR HOMEWORK, THOUGH.

THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR THAT.

I'VE DONE MINE.

YOU'RE SO LUCKY, MARY.

IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH LUCK.

WHERE'S GRAHAM?

HE TOOK A LANTERN AND WENT OUTSIDE A FEW MINUTES AGO.

LAURA, HE DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.

I DIDN'T TELL HER ANYTHING.

KNOW WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?

WELL, HE WENT OUTSIDE TO CLEAN OUT THE STALLS IN THE BARN

TO SURPRISE YOU.

GRAHAM, WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.

I'M NOT DONE YET.

OH, I THINK IT'S ENOUGH FOR TONIGHT.

YOU COULD FINISH IT IN THE MORNING.

DO YOU THINK lT'D BE BETTER?

I THINK SO.

MISS INGALLS?

YES?

COULD I BUILD A CAGE FOR MY CHICKEN?

A CAGE? WHAT FOR?

FOR WHEN I TAKE HIM HOME.

SO HE WON'T GET AWAY.

YES, OF COURSE.

I FOUND SOME WOOD,

AND I CAN SAW IT AND MAKE A FRAME

AND PUT A BOARD ON THE BOTTOM

AND SLATS ON THE SIDES.

IT SOUNDS PRETTY COMPLICATED.

IT'S EASY. MY PA...

CAN I GO SEE HIM?

I'M SORRY, GRAHAM.

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

PLEASE?

OH.

YOU KNOW, YOU AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM?

YOU MISS YOUR PA...

AND I MISS MY HUSBAND.

SUPPER'S READY.

I HOPE YOU COOKED PLENTY. I'M STARVING TO DEATH.

THERE'S PLENTY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK.

YEAH, IT LOOKS SOMETHING BETTER.

AN IMPROVEMENT EVERY DAY.

TOMORROW, I'M GONNA BUILD A NEW DOOR.

THAT'S GOOD. AN EASY DAY FOR A CHANGE.

NO, I SAID I'M GONNA BUILD A DOOR.

YOU'RE GONNA START A CORNFIELD RIGHT OVER THERE.

OR HADN'T YOU NOTICED THE PLOW

I GOT IN THE BACK OF THE WAGON?

I'M NEVER GONNA MAKE IT.

SURE YOU WILL.

HAVE A SUPPER-- BLACK BEAN SOUP, SOME CORNBREAD.

I GUARANTEE YOU YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB, GRAHAM.

YOU LIKE IT?

WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT, WILL YOUR CHICKEN LIKE IT?

I THINK SO, BUT IT STILL NEEDS A TOP.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

HOW ABOUT THIS? WILL THIS DO?

LT'LL WORK JUST FINE.

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU WHEN YOU GO, GRAHAM.

WHEN WILL THAT BE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HAS PA STOPPED DRINKING?

OH, I'M SURE HE HAS.

DOES HE ALWAYS GET MAD AT YOU WHEN HE DRINKS?

MOSTLY.

MARY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF YOUR MOTHER.

HER NAME WAS LUCY.

LUCY?

THAT'S A PRETTY NAME.

PA SAYS IT SOMETIMES WHEN HE'S BEEN DRINKING.

BUT THAT'S THE ONLY TIME HE EVER TALKS ABOUT HER.

I KNEW SHE HAD DIED.

WHEN I GOT BORN.

THOSE THINGS HAPPEN SOMETIMES, GRAHAM.

PA MUST MISS HER SOMETHING TERRIBLE,

JUST LIKE YOU MISS MR. INGALLS.

WHEN HE GETS DRUNK, IT MAKES HIM MAD.

AT YOU?

YES.

BUT ONLY WHEN HE'S DRUNK.

AND HE NEVER REMEMBERS.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MOTHER,

YOU MUSTN'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR THAT, GRAHAM.

I DON'T. PA DOES.

DON'T BE TOO LONG.

HELLO, MR. STEWART.

YOU'RE LOOKING FINE.

CHARLES TELLS ME HE CAN HARDLY COOK ENOUGH FOOD

FOR THE TWO OF YOU.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE?

MY USUAL ROUNDS.

WELL, THAT'S FUNNY.

I DON'T RECALL YOU EVER PAYING

A SOCIAL CALL ON ME BEFORE.

WHEN I STOPPED BY TO SEE THE INGALLS,

CAROLINE AND THE GIRLS ASKED ME TO SAY HELLO TO CHARLES.

OH.

I SAW GRAHAM.

HE'S DOING VERY WELL.

OF COURSE, HE MISSES YOU.

OH, SURE HE DOES.

NICE YOU COULD FIND TIME TO STOP BY.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, REVEREND.

CAROLINE AND I BOTH THOUGHT IT COULD BE VERY IMPORTANT.

I AGREE.

I'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH IF HE BLAMES THE BOY.

CHARLES, TRY TO GO EASY WITH HIM.

I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO, REVEREND.

YOU TAKE CARE.

WELL, THE HOLIER- THAN-THOUS

JUST COULDN'T WAIT TO SEND A SNOOP UP AROUND

TO SEE IF I WAS SUFFERING

LIKE I OUGHT TO BE, COULD THEY?

COME ON. REVEREND ALDEN WASN'T SNOOPING.

HE WAS BRINGING ME A MESSAGE FROM MY WIFE, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, AIN'T THAT NICE?

COME ON, YOU GOT A COUPLE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT LEFT.

GET TO CHOPPING. WE NEED SOME FIREWOOD.

I SURE MISS MY WIFE.

WHEN'D YOU LOSE YOURS?

A LONG TIME AGO.

WHAT WAS HER NAME?

LUCY.

HOW'D SHE DIE?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

NONE TO ME. I JUST WONDERED.

WHAT'D SHE DIE OF?

SHE DIED GMNG BIRTH TO THE BOY.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY YOU BLAME HIM FOR HER DEATH, HUH?

THAT'S WHY I WHAT?

YOU HEARD ME. WHY YOU BLAME YOUR SON FOR YOUR WIFE'S DEATH.

I DON'T BLAME HIM.

OF COURSE YOU BLAME HIM.

YOU TELL HIM THAT EVERY TIME YOU BEAT HIM.

EVERY TIME YOU'RE DRUNK, YOU TELL HIM THAT.

YOU TELL HIM HE IS WHY HIS MOTHER DIED.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

OF COURSE IT'S TRUE. HE'S NOT GONNA LIE ABOUT IT.

YOU BLAME HIM, DON'T YOU?

LEAVE ME ALONE, WILL YOU?

FINISH CUTTING THAT WOOD,

AND WE'LL FIND SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU TO DO.

WELL, YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

THAT'S MY HOLD-OUT BOTTLE.

IT'S THE ONE I DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT.

WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME

THAT I FOUND SOMETHING OUT, AND I DID,

AND IT GAVE ME SOME PLEASURE

TO POUR IT OUT-- SOME.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE, TOO...AHEM.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

I DID BLAME GRAHAM.

I BLAMED MY SON FOR MY WIFE'S DEATH.

I DIDN'T REALIZE IT, BUT I DID. I...

I LOVE MY SON.

I DO.

WELL, COME ON. WHY DON'T WE GET SOME SLEEP?

I WANT TO GO HOME TOMORROW.

WELL, CHILDREN, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO TODAY?

THAT IS, AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR CHORES.

YOU MEAN WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL?

IT'S SATURDAY, SILLY.

OH, I FORGOT.

I'D LIKE TO START SEWING ON MY NEW DRESS, MA.

WELL, ALL RIGHT. THEN PERHAPS YOU CAN JOIN US LATER.

WHERE?

WELL, I THOUGHT WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE PICNIC

AND GO DOWN TO THE CREEK. MAYBE TAKE A FISHING LINE.

HOW'S MY GIRLS?

YOUR PA'S OUTSIDE.

COME ON.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.