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[DOG BARKING]

HA HA HA! ISAAC.

HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I THINK WE CAN USE SOME MORE WOOD.

OH, WE'LL GET IT.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.

OH, I CAN MANAGE.

GIVE THAT TO ME.

HERE. COME ON, GIVE IT TO ME.

IT'S A MAN'S WORK. IT'S WHAT A HUSBAND'S FOR.

HONESTLY, YOU PEOPLE,

I'M REALLY QUITE CAPABLE.

HOW DO YOU THINK I MANAGE

WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND?

BADLY. RIGHT, GIRLS?

[GIGGLING]

WELL, COME ON, GIRLS. LET'S SHOW HIM.

DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH. DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH.

NO, NO, NO. WE'LL TAKE THE REST.

O.K.

HOW IS IT?

THAT'S DONE.

GOOD.

WE'RE ALMOST READY, CHARLES.

ALL RIGHT. GENTLEMEN, WHY DON'T YOU

FIND YOURSELF A SEAT HERE?

I THINK YOU ALL KNOW JOE COULTER.

AT LEAST MOST OF YOU DO, ANYWAY.

JOE'S THE REASON WE'RE HERE.

JA, AND HE'S A GOOD REASON TOO.

HE HAS THE--

YEAH. LARS ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS,

AND HE'S IN FAVOR OF IT,

BUT I'M AFRAID HE'S GONNA GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF US.

ALL RIGHT. I SHUT UP.

ALL RIGHT. THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS WE'RE FARMERS.

LET'S BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER--

WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

WE'RE LOSING MONEY WITH EVERY CROP.

THE REASON WE'RE LOSING MONEY

IS BECAUSE WHEAT'S OUR MONEY CROP,

AND THERE'S NO MARKET FOR WHEAT.

THAT BRINGS US TO JOSEPH COULTER.

HE'S AN AGRONOMIST.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS EITHER

UNTIL HE EXPLAINED IT TO ME.

IT'S A MAN WHO GOES TO SCHOOL AND LEARNS ABOUT FARMING,

ABOUT PLANNING, ABOUT MODERN METHODS.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND SHOW THEM HOW THEY WORK?

WOW, LOOK AT THAT.

LET ME HAVE ONE OF THEM.

LET ME LOOK AT THAT. YEAH.

WHERE IN CREATION DID YOU EVER FIND CORN LIKE THIS?

HE RAISED IT AT THE PETERSON'S PLACE.

I'LL BE DOGGONE.

IT DON'T LOOK REAL.

WHAT YOU CALL INDIAN CORN'S ALL I EVER SEEN.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT HALF THAT SIZE.

IN 20 YEARS OF MILLING,

THAT IS THE BEST CORN I EVER SEE,

AND YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.

NAW, YOU CAN'T GROW CORN LIKE THIS AROUND HERE IN ANY AMOUNT

WITH OUR SOIL AND GROWING SEASON.

YOU CAN MAKE THAT CORN YOUR MONEY CROP

INSTEAD OF WHEAT.

JEHOSHAPHAT. I DON'T KNOW.

IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT, I'D BE EATING MY HORSES!

THIS IS A GOOD CROP, BELIEVE ME.

INGALLS, WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THIS?

YOU WANNA SWITCH OVER TO CORN?

YES, I DO.

IF WE WAS TO CHANGE OVER,

WHERE'D WE GET THE SEED FOR THAT KIND OF CORN?

I CAN GET THE SEED AT A FAIR PRICE.

MY WIFE'S FATHER'S A GRAIN DEALER IN MINNEAPOLIS.

I CAN GET THE SEED

FOR THAT KIND OF CORN FROM HIM-- ANY AMOUNT.

HOW MUCH A BUSHEL?

HIS COST.

WHY WOULD HE GIVE IT TO US AT COST?

'CAUSE I WROTE HIM

ABOUT THE CORN I GREW HERE

AND TOLD HIM YOU COULD GROW THE SAME.

HE WROTE BACK AND SAID HE'D HELP YOU GET STARTED

IF YOU'D GIVE HIM THE FIRST CHANCE

TO BUY YOUR CROP AT A FAIR PRICE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA MAKE OUT OF THE DEAL?

SOME FRIENDS, I HOPE.

I'D LIKE TO STAY HERE FOR A WHILE.

I'LL GO TO MINNEAPOLIS AND BUY THE SEED FOR YOU.

I CAN GET THERE AND GET BACK

BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR FIELDS READY FOR PLANTING.

THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I THINK IT'S THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME,

AND I'M GONNA TAKE IT.

LET'S HAVE A SHOW OF HANDS-- EVERYBODY IN FAVOR.

WELL, WHAT DO WE GOT TO LOSE?

ALL RIGHT. AGREED THEN.

NOW LET'S FIND OUT IF THIS CORN TASTES AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS.

CAROLINE, WE'RE READY.

BOYS? GIVE US A HAND HERE, WILL YOU?

PICK UP SOME OF THESE THINGS.

THANK YOU.

MRS. COULTER'S NICE, ISN'T SHE?

YEAH.

SHE'S PRETTY, TOO.

SHE SURE IS.

IT WOULD BE AWFUL

IF SHE WASN'T REALLY GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, IF SHE JUST HAD A GIANT STOMACH

FOR EVER AND EVER.

THAT'S SILLY. SHE'LL HAVE THE BABY,

AND HER STOMACH WILL GO AWAY.

MRS. LEADBETTOR HAS A BIG STOMACH,

AND IT DOESN'T GO AWAY.

MRS. LEADBETTOR ISN'T GONNA HAVE A BABY.

SHE JUST EATS TOO MUCH.

HOW CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

I MEAN, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S A BABY

OR JUST TOO MUCH SUPPER?

DR. BAKER CAN TELL.

AND MA SAYS THE BABY KICKS INSIDE.

YUCK.

I KNOW I DON'T WANNA HAVE A BABY.

WHY NOT?

WELL, IT HURTS ENOUGH WHEN WILLIE OLESON

KICKS ME FROM THE OUTSIDE.

IT MUST HURT TWICE AS BAD

WHEN YOU GET KICKED FROM THE INSIDE.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE THE BABY DOESN'T HAVE SHOES ON.

OH, YEAH.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.

I WISH WILLIE OLESON DIDN'T HAVE SHOES ON.

IT'S 4 DAYS TO MINNEAPOLIS.

IT SHOULDN'T BE MORE THAN 2, 3 DAYS AT THE MOST

TO GET THE TEAM, THE WAGON,

AND THE SEED, AND START BACK.

I'VE ALLOWED 7 DAYS FOR THE RETURN TRIP,

AND THAT MEANS 2 WEEKS.

2 WEEKS, AND THEN I'LL BE HOME.

YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT THAT LONG?

I THINK SO.

IF IT'S ANY LONGER, I'LL WORRY.

YOU AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

I PROMISED EVERYBODY I'D BE BACK IN 2 WEEKS,

AND I'D BETTER BE, OR THERE'LL BE ALL HECK TO PAY.

I DON'T SEE WHY.

IF YOU WERE GAMBLING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

ON MY SAY-SO, YOU WOULD, AND THEY ARE.

THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FIELDS READY BEFORE 2 WEEKS,

AND THEY'LL BE LOOKING DOWN THAT ROAD.

NOW YOU JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

MRS. INGALLS AND HER GIRLS

WILL BE RIGHT THERE IF I NEED THEM.

O.K.

YOUR FATHER'S BEEN SAYING I'D NEVER GROW UP.

WELL, MAYBE I HAVE NOW.

MAYBE THIS'LL PROVE IT TO HIM.

NEVER MIND WHAT PAPA SAYS.

[VOICE BREAKS] YOU'RE ALL THE MAN I'LL EVER WANT.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

WELL, COME ON. KISS ME GOOD-BYE

BEFORE YOU CLOUD UP AND RAIN.

O.K.

Joe: HEY!

HA HA!

GIDDY-UP THERE.

NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE.

HEARD OF WHAT?

PLOWING IN THE DARK.

PA CAN SEE IN THE DARK.

ONLY OWLS CAN SEE IN THE DARK.

HI, EVERYBODY. WELL, LOOKIE THERE.

I'M A FEW MINUTES LATE, AND ALL THE SUPPER'S GONE.

YOU ALWAYS SAY

IF YOU CAN'T GET TO THE TABLE ON TIME,

YOU DON'T DESERVE YOUR SUPPER.

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT.

DID YOU GET A LOT DONE?

OH, I SURE DID, GOT EVERYTHING PLOWED

ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CREEK.

ANOTHER 2 DAYS, I OUGHT TO HAVE ALL THE FIELDS PLOWED.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

CAROLINE, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT DOES?

WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE PLOWING A FIELD

FOR A WHEAT CROP YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SELL

OR YOU'RE PLOWING IT FOR A CORN CROP

YOU KNOW IS GONNA MAKE SOME GOOD LIVING FOR A CHANGE.

YOU MARK MY WORDS.

THIS NEW CORN IS GONNA BE THE BIGGEST THING

TO HIT THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

WISH IT WOULD HURRY UP AND GET HERE.

IT'S A LONG TIME YET.

LT'LL JUST BE A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.

I FIGURE COULTER'S IN MINNEAPOLIS RIGHT NOW

MAKING OUR DEAL.

THERE. A LITTLE MORE.

WELL, THAT'LL ABOUT DO IT, MR. COULTER.

ONE MORE THING.

HA HA! LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.

I'M GONNA BE A FATHER PRETTY SOON.

YEAH?

MAY HAVE TO GET A SIDE SADDLE

IF IT'S A LITTLE GIRL.

YEAH.

WELL, HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

O.K. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GO, FRANK.

HEY, INGALLS.

WHOA. WHOA.

HEY, DON'T TELL ME.

MIDDLE OF THE DAY, MIDDLE OF THE WEEK,

AND YOU'RE OUT HUNTING, HUH?

IT'S THAT OR GO BATS.

I FINISHED ALL MY WORK YESTERDAY.

I DONE EVERYTHING TWICE.

I SMASHED EVERY CLOD.

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING, INGALLS. I AIN'T NEVER BEEN

THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

IT'S WORSE THAN WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID

WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS.

I KNOW. I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

I THINK EVERYBODY DOES.

I CAN'T SLEEP NIGHTS.

NEITHER CAN I.

I GET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

I GO OUT AND I LOOK AT THAT FRESH-CULTIVATED GROUND,

JUST WAITING FOR THEM SEEDS.

AND I SEE THAT CORN GROWING GREEN AND PRETTY.

I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE SECRET, CHARLES.

MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

JUST TAKE IT EASY. IT WON'T BE LONG.

TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY AT THE LATEST.

I AIN'T GONNA SLEEP A WINK

TILL THAT SEED IS IN THE GROUND.

YOU'RE NOT, I'M NOT, LEADBETTOR'S NOT--

NOBODY'S GONNA SLEEP.

I BETTER BE HITTING THE ROAD.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR HUNTING.

GOOD TALKING TO YOU, CHARLES.

TAKE CARE. WE'LL SEE YOU.

YAH!

[WHISTLING]

O.K. SLOW DOWN.

EASY.

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA!

SLOW DOWN. WHOA!

EASY! EASY!

SLOW DOWN! WHOA!

AAAAGGGGHHHHH!

AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!

PA! PA! WE'RE LATE.

BETTER HURRY UP, THEN. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

HOPE MR. COULTER GETS BACK TODAY.

I'M SURE HE WILL.

NOW HURRY ALONG. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE LATE.

BYE, PA. BYE, PA.

BYE-BYE.

JORGENSON, KENNEDY, HOW ARE YOU?

CHARLES, YOU GOT ANY IDEA

WHERE THAT COULTER MIGHT BE?

HE'S MORE THAN A DAY LATE NOW.

COME ON. IT'S ONLY 9:00 OF THE SECOND DAY.

I KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS. I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.

WHAT YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, CHARLES, I'VE BEEN WAITING

FOR HIM TO COME BACK WITH THAT SEED EVER SINCE THE DAY HE LEFT.

I ADMIT I'M NOT A PATIENT MAN.

YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT.

I GOT MY FIELDS READY TO PLANT NOW 3 DAYS.

COMES A WEEK OF RAIN, I'LL HAVE TO PLOW ALL OVER.

WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME FIX.

BUT 3 DAYS LATE ON A 3-WEEK TRIP IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

I WORRY MAYBE SOMEBODY ROBBED HIM OF OUR MONEY.

THERE'S HIGHWAYMEN 'TWEEN HERE AND MINNEAPOLIS.

OR HE MIGHT JUST HAVE TAKEN OUR MONEY

AND GONE RIGHT ON PAST MINNEAPOLIS ON TO CHICAGO.

WHAT, AND LEAVE HIS WIFE HERE?

AND HER ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY.

KENNY, THE MAN'S DOING US A FAVOR.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK AGAINST HIM.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WE WENT INTO THIS ON YOUR SAY-SO, INGALLS.

IT BETTER COME OUT RIGHT.

IT WILL. I PROMISE YOU THAT.

WELL, YOU SEE THAT YOU KEEP IT.

I WILL.

COME ON.

GIT!

GIT! GIDDY-UP, GIDDY-UP.

[CAWING]

I CAN'T DO IT, PONY.

I CAN'T DO IT.

OH, YOU'RE BACK AGAIN.

GO ON, NOW. GET OUTTA HERE.

GIT!

GOT HIM, PONY.

GOT HIM A GOOD ONE.

HE WON'T BE BACK FOR A WHILE.

CAN'T LET HIM GET ANY.

HE'LL BRING BACK THE WHOLE FLOCK.

HUNDREDS OF THEM.

THEY'LL EAT EVERY GRAIN OF SEED WE GOT, PONY.

GOTTA WATCH THEM. GOTTA WATCH THEM.

WATCH THEM.

POT TO THE WATER, OR THE WATER TO THE POT.

MY MOTHER NEVER COULD REMEMBER WHICH WAS RIGHT.

WELL, I REALLY DON'T THINK IT MATTERS.

IT CERTAINLY DOES IF YOU'RE PARTICULAR ABOUT YOUR TEA.

A ROLLING BOIL IS CONSIDERED--

WILL YOU STOP THAT?

YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR THAT HANDKERCHIEF OUT

FOLDING IT AND REFOLDING IT.

YOU MUSTN'T LET YOURSELF BE SO UPSET.

I KNOW IT'S FOOLISH OF ME, BUT I AM WORRIED.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE.

YOUR HUSBAND IS ONLY

A DAY AND A HALF OVERDUE,

AND THAT'S NOT LONG FOR MINNEAPOLIS.

IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY.

IT'S--IT'S ALL SO IMPORTANT, MRS. INGALLS.

THE SEED CORN, WHAT MY HUSBAND IS TRYING TO DO.

I'M SURE IT IS.

GETTING PEOPLE HEREABOUTS

TO CHANGE FROM WHEAT TO CORN,

MAKING THEM UNDERSTAND

HOW MUCH BETTER OFF THEY'LL BE WITH CORN--

IT'S--IT'S--IT'S BEEN

ALMOST LIKE A RELIGION TO MY HUSBAND.

HIS MISSION IN LIFE IS WHAT HE CALLED IT.

NOT MANY MEN WOULD DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS.

TRUDY COULTER, YOU CAN BE VERY PROUD OF YOUR HUSBAND.

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR YOU.

CAN'T SLEEP AGAIN, HUH?

NO.

YOU TELL EVERYBODY ELSE, "DON'T WORRY. BE PATIENT,"

AND LOOK AT YOU.

I'M NOT WORRIED.

I'M ALSO NOT PATIENT.

HE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW, FOR SURE.

I HOPE SO.

ALL THE MEN WILL BE GATHERING IN TOWN TOMORROW AGAIN WAITING.

JUST WISH I KNEW WHAT ROUTE HE TOOK.

I'D RIDE OUT AND MEET HIM.

HE'LL BE HERE.

YOU'D BETTER GET SOME SLEEP, OR YOU'LL BE TOO TIRED

TO PLANT THAT CORN WHEN IT DOES GET HERE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

A WATCHED POT DOESN'T BOIL.

LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.

MM. HA!

IT'S NO USE TRYING TO TALK TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, INGALLS, THEN YOU TELL US, WHERE IS HE?!

THE MAN'S 3 DAYS OVERDUE AT SUNDOWN.

3 DAYS, YOU'RE READY TO TAR AND FEATHER HIM.

YOU BUNCH OF WET-NOSED CHILDREN.

YOU CAN'T WAIT 3 DAYS FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

HOW LONG YOU WILLING TO WAIT, INGALLS?

AS LONG AS I HAVE TO.

CAROLINE?

OH, YOU'RE DRESSED.

YEAH. I COULDN'T SLEEP.

IT'S VERY EARLY, ISN'T IT?

IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS TILL DAYLIGHT.

I THOUGHT I'D HITCH UP THE TEAM,

GO DOWN THE ROAD AND MEET COULTER.

YOU MEAN GO LOOK FOR HIM.

YEAH.

I'LL BE BACK SOON.

TAKE CARE.

YOU GO TO SLEEP.

OHH...

OH, THAT'S GOOD, PONY.

IT'S LIKE RAIN ON DRY GROUND.

[CAWING]

NO.

NO, YOU DON'T.

[CAW CAW]

[CAW CAW]

YOU HEAR THAT, PONY?

THEY'RE LAUGHING.

OH!

THEY'RE LAUGHING.

CAN'T LET THEM GET ANY.

NEXT TIME, THERE'LL BE 50,

THEN 100.

ALL THEY GOT TO DO IS WAIT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

MY WIFE'S GMNG ME HOLY HECK.

YOU SHOULD HEAR MINE.

"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND OR SOMETHING?" SHE SAYS.

"WE'RE GONNA STARVE TO DEATH."

SAME THING. SHE THINKS I'M CRAZY

LOAFING AROUND STARVING.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, LEADBETTOR, BUT I'M AT THE END OF MY STRING.

WHAT'S A MAN TO DO?

I KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

IF COULTER DON'T SHOW BY SUNDOWN, I'M GONNA--

WHAT?

Harriet: AND TELL THEM TO GO AWAY.

HEAVENS, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

ALL THAT FOUL LANGUAGE.

HONESTLY, NELS, WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT THERE

AND ASSERT YOUR...

[GASP]

OH, MRS. COULTER.

MARY, LAURA, COME IN. NOW GO CLOSE THE DOOR!

NOW CLOSE YOUR EARS.

OH, THOSE MEN OUT THERE.

ISN'T THAT TERRIBLE?

THEY'VE BEEN DRMNG ME CRAZY ALL MORNING.

DID THEY UPSET YOU?

NO.

MRS. COULTER, GIRLS.

NOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE ALLOWANCES.

NOW, THESE ARE NOT EVIL MEN OUT THERE.

THEY'RE OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS.

WELL, THEY'RE BEHAVING LIKE ANIMALS.

ALL THAT FOUL LANGUAGE.

OH, HONESTLY. I CAN CERTAINLY DO

WITHOUT THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR.

AND FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR WHATNOT,

I DON'T CARE.

NOW. MRS. COULTER, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

I NEED FLOUR.

ALL RIGHT.

THE GIRLS ARE GOING TO HELP ME CARRY IT IF YOU PACK IN IN SEPARATE BAGS.

CERTAINLY.

IT'S HER DADDY, AIN'T IT,

GONNA SELL THE SEED TO COULTER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE CAN'T SHARE THE BLAME?

A WOMAN AIN'T TO BLAME

FOR WHAT HER MAN DOES, OR HER PA.

THEY'RE IN CAHOOTS.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT COULTER?

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIS WIFE?

WE GOTTA TRUST INGALLS.

I NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE, DID YOU?

LET'S SEE NOW.

I'M AFRAID THIS MIGHT BE TOO MUCH

FOR YOU TO CARRY.

WE'RE NOT THAT WEAK.

WE CAN CARRY 50 POUNDS.

50 POUNDS?

IF WE WANTED TO. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO.

OH. HO HO.

OH! NO. NOW JUST GIVE MRS. COULTER

JUST WHAT SHE'S GOING TO NEED TODAY,

AND THEN NELS WILL BE DELIVERING 50 POUNDS OF FLOUR

TO YOUR PLACE THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, REALLY...

HER MAJESTY HAS SPOKEN.

THAT IS JUST PART OF OUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, NO. NEVER MIND.

THANK YOU. COME, GIRLS.

GO ON. SCOOT.

GOOD-BYE, GIRLS.

BYE-BYE.

A LOT OF MONEY, THAT'S WHY.

I KNOW THAT AS WELL AS YOU DO.

ANY TIME YOU GO TRUSTING A MAN WITH A LOT OF MONEY,

YOU GOT CAUSE TO WORRY.

BUT WE REALLY AIN'T GOT ANY CAUSE TO BLAME HIS WIFE.

I SAY LEAVE HER OUT OF IT.

SHE'S GOT NO BUSINESS HERE. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY.

COULTER LATE LIKE HE IS,

I'M SURPRISED SHE'D DARE SHOW HER FACE.

NO DECENT WOMAN--

YEAH, AND I MEAN YOU, LADY.

YOU GOT A NERVE, YOU HAVE.

YOUR MAN'S GOT US HUNG OUT ON THE LINE, MRS. COULTER.

MY LAN D'S WAITING,

MY YEAR'S CROP STAKED ON HIS SAY-SO.

CHANCES ARE HE'S RUN OFF WITH OUR MONEY.

LEAVING HER HERE, CARRYING A CHILD?

SHE COULD SNEAK OFF AND JOIN HIM, COULDN'T SHE?

NO! NO! NO!

[CRYING]

MRS. COULTER! STOP!

LOOK WHAT YOU DID.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES

TALKING TO HER THAT WAY.

WAIT A MINUTE.

AND SHE'S GONNA HAVE A BABY!

YOU'RE AWFUL!

NOW, LOOK HERE, YOUNG LADY.

GOD'LL PUNISH YOU, YOU'LL SEE.

YOU DESERVE IT, ALL OF YOU!

HE'LL PUNISH YOU.

I KNOW HE WILL!

MRS. COULTER?

WAIT!

WAIT, MRS. COULTER!

MRS. COULTER? MRS. COULTER!

MARY, SHE CAN'T GET UP.

SHE CAN'T GET UP!

MRS. COULTER. MRS. COULTER?

RUN BACK AND GET DR. BAKER, LAURA. HURRY!

NOW, LOOK, FRIEND. NEW ELHAM AIN'T NO BIG CITY.

NOT MUCH GOES ON HERE.

NOTHING GOES ON HERE THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO DOUBT YOU, CONSTABLE,

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, THAT'S ALL.

YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK.

IF I SAY HE WENT THROUGH HERE

DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY,

HE WENT THROUGH HERE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.

HAD A BIG LOAD OF GRAIN, EVERYTHING FINE AS FROG HAIR.

HE'S GOTTA BE BETWEEN HERE AND WALNUT GROVE.

'LESSEN HE GOT THERE ALREADY.

NO. I'D HAVE PASSED HIM ON THE ROAD.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

A BIG WAGON LIKE THAT JUST DOESN'T VANISH.

IF IT WAS A VALUABLE LOAD, IT SURE COULD HAVE.

YEAH.

MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU.

[CROWS CAWING]

THE WOOD PILE'S GONE, THE FIRE'S GOING OUT.

I GOT MORE TO DO THAN JUST SIT IN A ROCKING CHAIR

AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW TO SEE WHO'S PASSING,

IN CASE SOMEBODY COMES BY TO ASK.

SORRY, MA'AM. DIDN'T MEAN TO BOTHER YOU.

I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T SEE HIM. I MIGHT HAVE.

WELL, DID YOU?

COUPLE OF 3 DAYS AGO.

SEEMS LIKE I REMEMBER A WAGON LIKE THAT. I THINK I DID.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

[GROANING]

[GROANING]

DR. BAKER? AM I GONNA LOSE THE BABY?

NOW, MRS. COULTER, YOU HEARD WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID.

YOU TELL ME--HONEST.

HONEST.

NOW, DR. BAKER WOULDN'T FIB TO YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STAY IN BED AND REST FOR A FEW DAYS.

BUT I CAN'T STAY IN BED.

OH, YES, YOU CAN.

THE GIRLS AND I ARE GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE

AND LOOK AFTER YOU.

NOW, MRS. COULTER, I WANT YOU TO DRINK THIS.

THAT'S IT.

A LITTLE MORE.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

NOW, THAT MEDICINE WILL MAKE YOU DROWSY.

YOU SHOULD TAKE A NAP.

AND STOP WORRYING. YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

ANYWAY, I WON'T BE FAR AWAY.

MRS. INGALLS?

THANK YOU.

SHE'LL SLEEP NOW, MAYBE AS LONG AS 8 TO 10 HOURS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT HERE.

GOOD. HER PROBLEM'S MORE EMOTIONAL THAN PHYSICAL.

I MEAN, I'M SURE SHE'S NOT GOING TO LOSE THE BABY,

UNLESS SHE DOES SOMETHING...HARMFUL OUT OF HER ANXIETY.

IF WE DON'T GET SOME NEWS OF HER HUSBAND SOON--

AND IF THE NEWS IS BAD, I'D BETTER NOT BE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AWAY.

YOU GIRLS HELP YOUR MOTHER, HEAR?

All: WE WILL.

BYE, MRS. INGALLS.

GOOD-BYE.

[CAWING]

GET OUTTA HERE!

[WAGON WHEELS CLATTER]

[SOFTLY] HELP.

[LOUDER] HELP!

[CLATTERING FADES]

[FAINTLY] HELP.

[WHISPERING] HELP.

WELL, WHERE'S INGALLS, HUH?

AIN'T SEEN HIM, HAVE YOU?

NO, WE HAVEN'T.

THAT DON'T MEAN A THING.

HE COULD HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO

THAN TO HANG AROUND WITH US.

ALL I WANNA KNOW IS WHERE INGALLS IS.

GO AHEAD AND ANSWER ME, IF YOU'RE SO SMART.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL TELL YOU WHERE HE AIN'T.

HE AIN'T RUN OFF WITH COULTER TO SPEND OUR MONEY!

YOU THINK THAT ABOUT CHARLES INGALLS, YOU'RE DEAD WRONG!

YEAH? WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO THINK?

NEITHER ONE OF THEM'S HERE, ARE THEY?

GO AHEAD AND ANSWER ME THAT!

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ANSWER THAT.

NOW YOU MEN CLEAR OUT OF HERE,

AND YOU CLEAR OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW!

WE GOT AS MUCH RIGHT HERE AS ANYBODY ELSE.

YOU ARE BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE.

WE AIN'T BLOCKING IT.

YOU ARE SO, WITH YOUR DIRTY TALK

AND YOUR NASTY MANNERS.

NO ONE WOULD DARE COME PAST YOU.

WE HAVEN'T DONE A NICKEL'S WORTH OF BUSINESS

ALL DAY LONG BECAUSE OF YOU.

GET OUT OF HERE.

JUST GO AND WAIT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR A CHANGE.

YOU CAN CUSS ALL YOU WANT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

JUST GET OUTTA HERE. GO ON, ALL OF YOU.

Charles: HELLO!

MY NAME'S CHARLES INGALLS.

ED STACY.

FRIEND OF MINE LEFT NEW ELHAM

DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY

WITH A WAGON LOAD OF SEED CORN.

HE WAS HEADING FOR WALNUT GROVE, AND HE NEVER GOT THERE.

I'VE BEEN CHECKING WITH EVERYBODY ALONG THE ROAD HERE,

SEEING IF THEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN HIM.

NO, NO. CAN'T SAY AS I HAVE.

A LOAD OF SEED CORN, YOU SAY? THAT'S RIGHT.

I'D SURE REMEMBER THAT IF I'D HAVE SEEN IT

OR EVEN HEARD ABOUT IT--

I'D TELL YOU LIKE A SHOT--BUT I DIDN'T.

ARE YOU SURE OF THAT?

THIS MAN'S LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT.

MISTER, YOU ASKED ME IF I SEEN A LOAD OF SEED CORN,

AND I SAID, "NO, I AIN'T."

AND THAT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH.

MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU.

INGALLS?

YEAH?

COME ON BACK HERE.

LOOK, I WASN'T GONNA SAY NOTHING ABOUT THIS,

BUT YOU TOLD ME A MAN'S LIFE WAS AT STAKE.

I MEAN, I MAY BE HARD UP,

BUT I AIN'T THAT HARD UP.

WHAT IS IT?

COME ON.

I FOUND THIS HERE TEAM.

I WAS GONNA KEEP THEM.

I MEAN, IT'S A GOOD TEAM.

MORE THAN LIKELY BROKE LOOSE FROM SOMEBODY--

PROBABLY THAT FELLA YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WOULD THERE BE ANY CHANCE YOUR MAN

HAD RENTED A TEAM FROM AN OUTFIT IN MINNEAPOLIS?

EVERY CHANCE.

WELL, THE TAG ON THIS HARNESS

SAYS THEY'RE THE PROPERTY

OF A LIVERY STABLE IN MINNEAPOLIS.

WHERE'D YOU FIND THEM?

ABOUT A MILE BACK DOWN THE ROAD FROM WHERE YOU CAME.

I PASSED HIM.

SURE AS SHOOTIN', I PASSED HIM.

I WAS GONNA WRITE THEM FELLAS

AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS TEAM.

I JUST AIN'T GOT AROUND TO IT YET.

HEY, INGALLS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW

IT'S NOT LIKE I STOLE THEM HORSES.

I FOUND THEM.

I MEAN, THEY JUST WALKED...

IT'S A GOOD TEAM ANYWAY, COME TO THINK OF IT.

[CROWS CAWING]

COULTER!

COULTER. I FOUND YOU.

CHARLES--CHARLES, THE CORN.

THE SEED CORN.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THE SEED CORN. IT'S FINE.

YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY. I'LL GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

ROBBERY IS WHAT IT IS.

THEY SAME AS STOLE MY LAST DOLLAR

FOR THIS HAREBRAINED SCHEME, INGALLS AND COULTER BOTH.

THEY WAS IN CAHOOTS.

YOU CAN'T TELL ME

THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

I KNOW WHEN I'VE BEEN ROBBED!

IT'S NOT ONLY US, IT'S OUR WIVES

AND OUR KIDS.

FOOD RIGHT OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS.

LISTEN. WHEN YOU GET SCARED,

YOU STRIKE OUT AGAINST YOUR BEST FRIEND?

YOU CALL HIM A THIEF?

YOU PICK ON A PREGNANT WOMAN,

AND YOU MAKE HER SICK SO SHE ALMOST LOSES HER BABY?

WELL, TELL ME, WHAT KIND OF A MAN DOES THAT?

NO MAN!

COWARDS!

COWARDS WITHOUT BACKBON ES!

YOU DON'T DESERVE GOOD LUCK. YOU DON'T DESERVE--

MR. HANSON, MR. HANSON, MR. HANSON!

MR. INGALLS SAYS TO TELL YOU HE'S BACK.

THE SEED CORN'S OUT TO MR. COULTER'S PLACE.

MR. COULTER'S HURT BECAUSE THE TEAM RUN OFF

AND BROKE THE WAGON,

BUT HE'S ALL RIGHT. I GOTTA GET DOC BAKER!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

YOUR PRECIOUS SEED CORN IS HERE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE EVERYTHING.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO GO.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

MRS. COULTER?

HELLO.

JOSEPH.

I SEE YOU'RE ALL PACKED, SET TO GO, HUH?

YEAH.

GUESS THERE'S NO WAY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

CHARLES, AFTER WHAT MY SO-CALLED FRIENDS

AND NEIGHBORS DID TO MY WIFE

WHILE I WAS OUT BUSTING MY LEG FOR THEM, NO.

NO, I WANT NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH THEM

OR THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.

YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?

I MOST CERTAINLY DO.

I CAN'T SAY AS I BLAME YOU.

BESIDES, WITH THAT LEG,

YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE

TO MAKE A CROP THIS YEAR ANYWAY.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

BEFORE YOU GO, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU GOT?

LT'LL JUST TAKE A SECOND. COME ON OUTSIDE.

NOT ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

IS GONNA PLANT A SEED

UNTIL THEY'VE PLOWED AND PLANTED YOUR FIELD.

STILL WANNA LEAVE?

TRUDY? LET'S GO SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW NEIGHBORS.