Original subtitles

Grace: JOHN!

YEAH?

BREAKFAST.

OH, YEAH. COMING.

I SWEAR, THAT BOY JUST FORGETS THE TIME WHEN HE'S READING.

YEAH, HE SURE DOES.

YOU KNOW, A BOY THAT AGE OUGHT TO GET OUT MORE AND DO THINGS.

OH, HIS PA LOVED BOOKS, AND SO DOES THE BOY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PLEASURE IN READING.

YEAH, WELL, I WOULDN'T KNOW.

HERE, I'LL DO THIS FOR YOU.

OK.

NEED A HAND?

NO. I GOT IT.

THIS IS A FINE BOOK.

HAVE YOU EVER READ LORD BYRON?

LORD BYRON? WHAT DO THEY CALL HIM LORD FOR?

THAT WAS HIS TITLE.

OH.

HE WAS MY FATHER'S FAVORITE.

WELL, YOU BEST GET IN THE HOUSE, GET SOME BREAKFAST.

IMAGINE EVEN LORD BYRON TOOK TIME OUT TO EAT.

ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU REALLY OUGHT TO READ IT SOMETIME.

WELL, I WILL. I WILL.

WHEW!

THAT'S FINE SHOOTING, SIR.

MIGHTY FINE SHOOTING.

WHY, A MAN COULD SHOOT THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE

WITH A RIFLE LIKE THIS.

THAT'S A GENUINE WINCHESTER 73,

FIRES A .44-40 CARTRIDGE.

OH, YOU CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THIS RIFLE,

I'LL TELL YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHARLES?

IT'S A DANDY. HOW MUCH IS IT?

WELL, A RIFLE LIKE THIS DOESN'T COME CHEAP.

Isaiah: WELL, HOW MUCH?

$7.50, BUT LOOK WHAT YOU'RE GETTING--

A WALNUT STOCK, SPORTING FRONT AND REAR SIGHTS.

WELL, I CAN SEE ALL THAT.

IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A BOY'S BIRTHDAY.

[SIGHS] YEAH, I KNOW.

WELL, I GOT PLENTY OF OTHER RIFLES.

NOW, LET ME SEE.

I COULD GIVE YOU A GOVERNMENT SPRINGFIELD FOR 2.90,

WITH 20 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION THROWN IN. HOW ABOUT THAT?

WELL...

OH, THAT RIFLE WILL WEIGH MORE THAN THE BOY DOES.

COME ON, LET'S GO SEE WHERE I HIT THAT THING.

YEAH, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND,

BUT I WANT JOHN JR. TO GET THE RIGHT KIND OF START,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I KNOW.

CAN'T GET THAT BOY OUT OF DOORS.

FINISHES HIS CHORES, HE'S OFF UP TO THAT TREE HOUSE

JUST READING AND WRITING.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IN THAT, TOO, YOU KNOW.

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

IT'S JUST IF I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER TO THAT BOY,

WELL, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIM,

AND I DON'T MEAN WORK TIME, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I WANT HIM TO LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS I LIKE.

HEY, WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT?

THAT AIN'T BUT A HALF INCH OFF WHERE I LAID THEM SIGHTS. HEH HEH!

WELL, THAT SETTLES IT.

MY SON'S GOT HIMSELF A GENUINE WINCHESTER 73.

MR. THOMS, YOU MADE YOURSELF A SALE!

HOO!

HELLO THERE!

Grace: I'M IN THE KITCHEN.

HEY, UH, HA HA! HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

JUST FINE. YOU MUST HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL DAY.

OH, I DID. IT WAS A PIP.

SAY, WHERE'S--UH, WHERE'S JOHN?

NOW, WHERE DO YOU THINK HE IS?

HE'S NOT HOME FROM SCHOOL YET.

OH, YEAH. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

LOOKY THERE. WRAPPED THAT UP MY OWN SELF.

OH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL ME THAT. WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I AIN'T GONNA TELL YOU. IT'S A SURPRISE.

TODAY'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S JOHN'S.

STILL AND ALL, I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN'.

SUIT YOURSELF. I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT I GOT HIM EITHER.

NOW, HURRY UP AND GET OUT OF THIS KITCHEN

SO I CAN GET THE DECORATING DONE ON THIS CAKE!

OUT OF HERE! GET GOING!

I'LL BET HE LIKES MY PRESENT BETTER THAN HE LIKES YOURS.

OH, ISAIAH! YOU'RE TERRIBLE.

I KNOW! HA HA. I'M GOING TO UNHITCH THE TEAM.

[GRACE GIGGLES]

"ROLL ON, THOU DEEP AND DARK BLUE OCEAN, ROLL.

"10,000 FLEETS SWEEP OVER THEE IN VAIN.

"MAN MARKS THE EARTH WITH RUIN.

HIS CONTROL STOPS WITH THE SHORE."

DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO SEE THE OCEAN?

MAKES ME WANT TO STICK MY TOES IN PLUM CREEK.

MY FEET ARE SWEATING. SO ARE MINE.

COME ON, I'LL RACE YOU!

WAIT FOR ME!

THEY JUST DON'T APPRECIATE POETRY, I GUESS.

NEITHER DID I WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

YOU KNOW, I WISH I COULD WRITE SOMETHING SOMEDAY

THAT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SOMETHING INSIDE, LIKE LORD BYRON.

YOU WILL. I KNOW YOU WILL.

I SURE HOPE SO. OH, DON'T FORGET TO ASK YOUR PA

IF I COULD BORROW HIS COPY OF EMERSON.

I WON'T FORGET.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHAT?

MY FEET ARE KIND OF HOT, TOO.

I'LL RACE YOU!

OK.

[LAUGHS]

Grace: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

John: OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

Carl: BLOW OUT THE CANDLES So AS WE CAN EAT IT, JOHN.

WAIT A MINUTE. I GOT TO MAKE A WISH.

[BLOWS]

HA HA!

[ALL LAUGH]

Isaiah: JOHN, UM, FIRST THE PRESENTS, THEN THE CAKE.

WHOOP! NOT THAT ONE NOW. YOU GOT OTHERS TO OPEN.

YOU OPEN THIS ONE LAST. HERE, TRY THAT ONE THERE.

BETTER MOVE THE CAKE.

"FROM CARL AND ALICIA."

I DIDN'T GET HIM ANYTHING.

OH, I PICKED OUT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

THEN HURRY UP AND OPEN IT.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT I GOT YOU.

OH! A QUILL PEN AND INK

AND SPECIAL GOOD PAPER, TOO. THANK YOU.

Carl: I KNEW YOU'D LIKE IT.

WASN'T TALKING TO YOU.

HERE, TRY THAT ONE.

"TO SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL ON THEIR BIRTHDAY.

LOVE, GRACE."

KEATS.

JOHN KEATS.

Grace: Do YOU LIKE IT?

LIKE IT? OH, THANK YOU!

UH...HEY, HEY, YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE HERE.

THERE'S NO CARD ON THIS ONE.

OH, YEAH, WELL, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. OPEN IT.

HUH?

HA HA.

WELL, COME ON, NOW, HEY.

STAND UP THERE. FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THAT THING.

THAT THERE IS A GENUINE WINCHESTER 73.

WELL, LOOK AT THAT. IT'S GOT A WALNUT STOCK,

SPORTING FRONT, AND REAR SIGHTS.

WHY, YOU CAN'T GET A BETTER RIFLE THAN THAT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WELL...l MEAN,

ISN'T IT TOO EXPENSIVE? IT MUST HAVE COST YOU DEAR.

OH, DON'T YOU WORRY NONE ABOUT WHAT THE COST WAS.

YOU SEE THAT? HE HAD ME FOOLED THERE. THOUGHT HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

HEY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

COME SATURDAY MORNING, YOU AND ME,

WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND HAVE OURSELVES A LITTLE HUNTING TRIP.

HOW'S THAT SOUND?

SOUNDS FINE.

CAN I COME, TOO?

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S TIMES WHEN THE OLDER MENFOLKS

LIKE TO GET OFF BY THEMSELVES. AIN'T THAT RIGHT, JOHN?

YES, SIR.

WELL, YOU MENFOLK CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.

RIGHT NOW I WANT TO GET THIS CAKE CUT AND SERVED BEFORE IT GETS OLD.

HERE YOU ARE, JOHN.

[WHINING]

LAND SAKES, DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

IT'S GONNA BE MORNING IN A FEW HOURS.

I COULDN'T HELP IT. I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT,

BUT I'M TURNING OUT THE LIGHT ANYWAY.

NOW YOU GET TO SLEEP, YOUNG MAN.

GRACE...

YES?

I WISH HE HADN'T SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON THE GUN.

OH, I KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HIM TONIGHT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIM.

I'M NOT SAYING OTHER FOLKS SHOULDN'T,

BUT I COULDN'T-- I COULDN'T KILL ANYTHING.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HUNTING BEFORE.

HE MUST KNOW HOW I FEEL.

BUT HE JUST PRETENDS HE DOESN'T HEAR ME.

WELL...YOU KNOW, ISAIAH WAS RAISED IN THE WOODS.

HE'S BEEN HUNTING ALL HIS LIFE, FOR FOOD AND CLOTHING.

I KNOW THAT, BUT...

HE JUST WANTS YOU TO BE LIKE HIM.

HE WANTS TO SHARE THE THING THAT HE DOES THE BEST.

HE LOVES YOU.

I KNOW THAT.

BUT I CAN'T BE LIKE HIM,

NOT ABOUT EVERYTHING.

NOT ABOUT HUNTING.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL HIM COME SATURDAY.

WELL...

I'LL TALK TO HIM.

WOULD YOU?

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

NOW YOU GO TO SLEEP.

[KISS]

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

PA!

YEAH.

I PROMISED JOHN I'D ASK IF HE COULD BORROW YOUR COPY OF EMERSON.

AS LONG AS HE'S CAREFUL WITH IT.

OH, HE WILL BE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

THANK YOU. HE'S GOING TO BE A POET SOMEDAY.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

I THINK SO, TOO. SEE YA!

SEE YA!

HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE A POET?

IT DOESN'T MATTER. ANY AGE.

DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE TO BE ONE?

NO, NO. EMERSON WROTE ABOUT IT

IN THAT BOOK YOU'RE BRINGING TO JOHN.

HE SAID THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF POETS:

POETS BY EDUCATION AND PRACTICE--

THOSE WE RESPECT--

AND POETS BY NATURE-- THOSE WE LOVE.

THE LAST ONE-- THAT'S JOHN.

THOSE WE LOVE, HUH?

I GOT TO GO. I'LL BE LATE!

Alicia: YOU STAY HOME. YOU CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL.

Grace: WHO FORGOT HIS LUNCH?

Carl: OH, I DID.

Grace: HAVE A GOOD DAY.

Carl: YES'M.

JOHN, DON'T YOU WORRY NONE ABOUT YOUR CHORES.

I'LL HAVE 'EM DONE BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.

I WANT YOU TO GET RIGHT TO YOUR HOMEWORK

SO WE CAN LEAVE BRIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING.

CAN I COME, TOO? I'LL GET ALL MY HOMEWORK DONE.

PLEASE, PA?

WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

Isaiah: OH, HOLD ON, NOW. WE'VE HAD OUR TRIPS OFF BY OURSELF, HAVEN'T WE?

YEAH, BUT..

ALL RIGHT. NOW IT'S YOUR BROTHER'S TURN.

NOW YOU GET ON TO SCHOOL BEFORE I PULL YOUR EARS OFF.

NEXT TIME FOR SURE?

FOR SURE.

OK.

HEH HEH. THAT LITTLE CARL SURE DOES LIKE IT OFF IN THE WOODS, DOESN'T HE?

HE CERTAINLY DOES.

WELL, MAYBE I'LL TAKE HIM NEXT TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HIM WITH YOU THIS TIME?

OH, NO. CAN'T DO THAT. PROMISED JOHN JR.

SAID IT WOULD JUST BE THE TWO OF US.

YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T MAKE THAT PROMISE FOR YOURSELF?

NOW, WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

WELL, I JUST MEAN THAT I'M NOT SO SURE THAT JOHN WANTS TO GO.

WELL, OF COURSE HE WANTS TO GO. HE LOVES IT OUT IN THE WOODS.

HE LOVES THE WOODS, ISAIAH,

BUT HE DOESN'T LOVE TO HUNT.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO SHOOT ANYTHING.

WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

HE TOLD ME LAST NIGHT.

WELL, THAT DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL.

I MEAN, LOOK HOW HAPPY HE WAS WITH THE RIFLE.

YOU WERE HAPPY, AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO HURT YOU.

WELL, I'LL BE.

HE'S A BOY. I JUST, UH...

FIGURED HE'D LOVE TO HUNT.

OH, DON'T FEEL BAD.

NO, I DON'T. IT'S JUST...

JUST DON'T KNOW THAT BOY AS WELL AS I THOUGHT I DID.

WELL, NEVER NO MIND.

I GUESS CARL'S BIG ENOUGH TO CARRY THAT WINCHESTER.

BESIDES THAT, HE WANTS TO GO WITH ME.

WELL, ISAIAH, JOHN JR. DOES WANT TO BE WITH YOU.

OH, WHAT FOR? ALL HE DOES IS READ AND WRITE THAT POETRY OF HIS ALL THE TIME.

NOW, DON'T BE UPSET WITH HIM.

NO, I'M NOT, I'M NOT. IT'S JUST...

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE THINGS I LIKE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THINGS HE LIKES.

THERE AIN'T MUCH I CAN DO ABOUT THAT.

I GOT WORK TO DO. HYAH!

HO!

MORNING, LEN!

MORNING, EDWARDS.

Isaiah: HOW ARE YOU?

FINE. FINE. YOURSELF?

COULDN'T BE BETTER. TAD?

HELLO, SIR.

YOU BETTER GET TO UNLOADING THAT WAGON, TAD.

GLAD YOU GOT HERE, EDWARDS.

WE'RE ABOUT TO WORK OURSELVES OUT OF MATERIALS.

WELL, I DIDN'T FIGURE YOU'D GET TO IT THIS QUICK.

WELL, THERE WAS A PRETTY GOOD CHILL IN THE AIR LAST NIGHT.

BOY AND I DECIDED IT'S A GOOD TIME

TO GET STARTED GETTING SOME VENISON.

OH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

YEAH, I KEPT HIM OUT OF SCHOOL

SO AS WE CAN GET THIS JOB FINISHED.

HE'LL LEARN MORE IN THE WOODS THAN HE WOULD IN THAT SCHOOLROOM ANYWAY.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE HE WILL.

SAY, I HEARD YOU GOT YOU A FINE RIFLE THE OTHER DAY.

YEAH, I DID. IT'S A GENUINE WINCHESTER.

GOT IT FOR JOHN JR.

OOH. BET HE'S EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. YEAH, HE IS.

HAD A CHANCE TO USE IT YET?

NO, NO, UH...

WE'RE FIGURING ON GOING OUT FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING,

EARLY.

WELL, I'LL GIVE THE BOY A HAND.

THAT'D BE GOOD.

GIDDY-UP!

WHOA!

HEY, YOU'RE HOME NICE AND EARLY, ISAIAH.

FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK?

NO, SIR.

GET TO IT. TOLD YOU I WANTED TO GET STARTED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE--

NEVER MIND WHAT YOU THOUGHT. JUST GET STARTED.

[WHISPERING] Go on.

ISAIAH.

HEARD ALL I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT. THE MATTER'S CLOSED.

BUT THIS MORNING--

IF I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER TO THAT BOY,

HE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A SON TO ME.

NOW, HE'S GOING HUNTING WITH ME TOMORROW.

LET ME FINISH THE WORK.

GIDDY-UP.

COME ON, JACK.

THAT OLD COW WAS MIGHTY GENEROUS THIS MORNING.

MORE MILK HERE THAN WE COULD DRINK IN A WEEK.

HATE TO SEE ALL THAT GOOD MILK GO TO WASTE.

JUST WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE WE COULD DO WITH IT.

GEE, PA, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT COULD WE DO WITH A LOT OF EXTRA MILK, MARY?

LET ME THINK.

WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST SAY YOU'D LIKE SOME ICE CREAM?

WE'D LIKE SOME ICE CREAM.

Caroline: WELL, WE'LL NEED SOME ICE.

NO SOONER SAID THAN DONE. I'LL HITCH UP THE TEAM.

Mary: PA, CAN YOU GIVE ME A RIDE BY THE SANDERSONS'?

JOHN'S GOING TO HELP ME WITH MY ESSAY.

WELL, JOHN'S NOT HOME THIS WEEKEND, DARLING.

HE WENT HUNTING WITH MR. EDWARDS.

HE SAID HE'D BE HOME THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

EITHER WAY, IT'S A NICE DAY FOR A RIDE. COME ON.

BE HOME EARLY SO YOU CAN HELP WITH SUPPER.

I WILL, MA.

WHERE'S YOUR GLASSES, MARY?

I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR THEM ALL THE TIME.

DR. BURKE SAID SO. BYE, MA.

BYE-BYE.

BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

I KNOW WHY MARY DOESN'T WANT TO WEAR HER GLASSES.

Caroline: OH, YOU Do, Do YOU?

YUP. SHE WANTS JOHN TO SEE HER BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

NOTHING...

IF YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.

HYAH!

HYAH! HYAH!

Grace: MORNING, CHARLES.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. EDWARDS. IS JOHN IN THE HOUSE?

NO, MARY. HE'S OFF FOR THE WEEKEND WITH MR. EDWARDS.

NOW, SEE? WHAT'D I TELL YOU?

Mary: BUT HE SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE To Go.

UH, MARY,

I'VE GOT A PITCHER OF LEMONADE IN THE HOUSE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO IN AND HAVE SOME?

YEAH. CAN I, PA?

SURE, YOU CAN.

CAN ALICIA HAVE SOME WITH ME?

OH, CERTAINLY.

COME ON.

DON'T LET HER GET INTO THE SUGAR.

Mary: I WON'T. COME ON.

I TRIED TO TELL HER JOHN WOULDN'T BE HERE.

CHARLES, I WANTED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU ALONE.

SOMETHING WRONG?

I WISH I KNEW. IT'S ISAIAH.

HE'S NOT FEELING POORLY?

OH, NO. IF IT WAS ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I'D KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IT'S THE RIFLE.

THE NEW ONE HE BOUGHT FOR JOHN?

YES.

JOHN'S NOT LIKE MOST BOYS,

AT LEAST NOT WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTING.

HE JUST COULDN'T KILL ANYTHING,

NOT EVEN FOR FOOD. HE JUST COULDN'T DO IT.

AND NOW I SAIAH'S MADE HIM GO OFF ON THIS TRIP.

WHY DIDN'T JOHN JUST EXPLAIN IT TO HIM?

HE TRIED. I TRIED YESTERDAY.

I THOUGHT HE UNDERSTOOD, BUT...

I GUESS HE'S JUST SO HURT ABOUT THE BOY NOT WANTING THE RIFLE.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ISAIAH.

EVEN SO, HE'LL GET OVER IT.

I HOPE SO.

SURE, HE WILL. YOU'D BE SURPRISED

WHAT A FATHER AND SON CAN GET ACCOMPLISHED

ON A WEEKEND TOGETHER.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M PROBABLY MAKING TOO MUCH OF IT.

IT'S SILLY, I GUESS.

YOU LOVE 'EM BOTH. NOTHING SILLY ABOUT THAT.

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT SOME LEMONADE BEFORE YOU GO?

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

Isaiah: COME AND GET IT!

THERE YOU GO. PUT SOME OF THEM ON YOUR INSIDE,

THEN WE'LL GET STARTED.

HERE.

WHAT'S THAT?

I HAD SOME THINGS TO TELL YOU,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THEM.

IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO WRITE THE WAY I FEEL.

WELL, UM, I'LL READ IT LATER ON WHEN, UH--

PLEASE READ IT NOW.

IT'S ABOUT THE HUNTING. PART OF IT IS, ANYWAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I READ IT. NOW LET'S FINISH UP SO WE CAN GET STARTED HUNTING.

HOLD IT.

[RUSTLING]

NOW BE CAREFUL.

[CLICK]

AAH!

AAH! AAH!

SHOOT HIM!

AAH AAH!

AAH! SHOOT HIM!

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

GET HELP.

I NEED HELP.

IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE KNOW.

HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.

IF IT WERE ANYONE ELSE,

I'D SAY THERE WAS NO CHANCE.

BUT THAT MAN'S AS STRONG AS THEY COME.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT.

SOME COFFEE, DOCTOR?

THANK YOU.

HE'S STRONG. HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'S MY FAULT.

COME ON. WHAT KIND OF THING IS THAT TO SAY?

IT'S THE TRUTH.

I JUST STOOD THERE AND WATCHED.

MR. INGALLS, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU, BOY.

THEN WHY DIDN'T I SHOOT?

HE BEGGED ME TO SHOOT.

HE KEPT SCREAMING IT OVER AND OVER.

AND I JUST STOOD THERE.

JOHN, ALL KINDS OF THINGS GO THROUGH A MAN'S MIND

IN A CASE LIKE THAT, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

BUT I'M NOT A MAN.

THAT'S THE WHOLE THING, MR. INGALLS.

COURSE YOU ARE.

I'M NOT. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND I'M NOT?

IF I WERE, HE WOULDN'T BE IN THERE DYING RIGHT NOW.

NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO TALK ABOUT DYING.

I JUST TOLD YOU HE'D BE ALL RIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

L--l WANTED TO BE LIKE HIM,

BUT I COULDN'T.

I WANTED HIM TO BE PROUD OF ME.

I WANTED HIM TO LOVE ME.

HE DOES LOVE YOU.

NO, HE DOESN'T. I KNOW HE DOESN'T.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.

I KNOW IT'S THE TRUTH, AND SO DOES HE.

JOHN-.

LEAVE ME ALONE, MR. INGALLS, PLEASE!

Isaiah: SHOOT HIM!

SHOOT HIM!

SHOOT HIM! SHOOT HIM! SHOOT HIM!

[ROOSTER CROWS]

I TOLD YOU HE WAS STRONG.

COME ON.

HOW AM I?

YOU'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE.

REMEMBER NEVER TO SAY I'M AS TOUGH AS A GRIZZLY BEAR.

WELL, I HEARD THE BEAR LOOKS WORSE THAN YOU DO.

WELL...BY THE TIME I RETELL IT, HE WILL BE.

HOW'S JOHN?

HE'S FINE.

GOOD.

MUST HAVE SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF HIM.

I'M SURE IT DID, BUT HE'S JUST FINE.

I HAD TO SHOW HIM WHAT A GOOD HUNTER I WAS.

DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB, DID I?

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THAT LATER.

I WANT YOU TO REST NOW.

CAN I SEE THE CHILDREN?

CARL AND ALICIA ARE AT THE INGALLS'.

NOW, YOU DO JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS.

YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND YOU REST.

YEAH, I'M, UH...

KIND OF TIRED.

HE'LL SLEEP NOW.

[SOBBING]

Charles: SHH!

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. LET IT ALL OUT.

OH, I WAS SO AFRAID.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

I KNOW.

OH, I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

OH, MY!

TO LOOK AT THESE CLOTHES,

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

A LUCKY MAN.

I'LL GO TELL JOHN.

HE'S NOT OUT THERE. HE MUST HAVE GONE FOR A WALK.

CHARLES, LOOK.

I FOUND IT IN I SAIAH'S POCKET.

THAT'S WHAT JOHN MEANT LAST NIGHT,

THE REASON HE THOUGHT ISAIAH DIDN'T LOVE HIM.

THE BOY DIDN'T KNOW THAT ISAIAH COULDN'T READ.

SURELY ISAIAH WOULD HAVE TOLD THE BOY WHEN HE GAVE HIM THE LETTER.

OH, NO, NEVER. HE MADE ME PROMISE NEVER TO TELL.

HE WAS SO AFRAID IT WOULD MAKE HIM LOOK LESS TO JOHN.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND HIM AND TELL HIM.

I WILL. IS THERE ANY SPECIAL PLACE THAT HE GOES?

YES. THE TREE HOUSE. HE SPENDS HOURS UP THERE.

I'LL CHECK.

JOHN?

JOHN?

JOHN?

THE RIFLE.

[GUNSHOTS]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

JUST FINE.

GRACE WAS PRETTY WORRIED,

YOU RUNNING OFF LIKE THAT.

ISAIAH'S GONNA BE FINE.

WHAT?

HE'S GONNA BE FINE. HE'S RESTING EASY.

HE ASKED ABOUT YOU BEFORE HE FELL ASLEEP,

WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE ALL RIGHT.

I CAME OUT HERE...

I WANTED TO PROVE SOMETHING TO MYSELF.

I HAD A DEER IN MY SIGHTS STANDING RIGHT OVER THERE...

BUT I COULDN'T.

I DON'T BLAME HIM FOR HOW HE FEELS ABOUT ME.

WE'RE JUST TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL.

HE LOVES YOU.

NO, HE DOESN'T. I KNOW.

IT'S THAT LETTER YOU WROTE HIM, ISN'T IT?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

GRACE FOUND IT IN HIS POCKET.

THEN YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

HE READ IT...

AND IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO HIM.

HE JUST STUFFED IT IN HIS POCKET.

IT'S NOT EASY TO WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

HE CAN'T READ.

ISAIAH CAN'T READ, AND HE CAN'T WRITE.

YOU WANT HIM TO BE PROUD OF YOU.

WELL, HE FEELS THE SAME WAY.

THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW HE COULDN'T READ,

BECAUSE HE WANTS YOU TO RESPECT HIM.

YOU WANT TO BE LIKE HE IS, AND HE WANTS TO BE LIKE YOUR PA WAS.

HE LOVES YOU, BOY.

HE LOVES YOU.

I WANT TO SEE HIM.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

[DOOR OPENS]

OH!

HOW IS HE?

HE JUST WOKE UP. I'M FIXING HIM SOME BROTH.

CAN I SEE HIM?

DO YOU HAVE MY LETTER?

CAN WE BE ALONE FOR JUST A MINUTE?

CERTAINLY.

TRIED TO SHOW YOU WHAT A GOOD HUNTER I WAS.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

I GAVE YOU A LETTER THE OTHER DAY.

REMEMBER?

YEAH, I REMEMBER.

WELL...

I'D LIKE TO READ IT TO YOU NOW.

WELL, THERE... THERE AIN'T NO NEED FOR THAT.

YES, THERE IS, ISN'T THERE?

YEAH.

"DEAR MR. EDWARDS..."

"IT SEEMS SO FUNNY WRITING THAT--MR. EDWARDS.

"I WANT SO MUCH TO JUST SAY PA OR DAD OR SOMETHING,

"BUT I CAN'T,

"NOT UNLESS I KNOW THAT YOU WANT ME TO,

"AND I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU DO.

"I GUESS IT'S BECAUSE I CAN'T BE THE KIND OF SON YOU'D WANT.

"MAYBE I COULD BE SOMEDAY.

"I'LL TRY.

"I'LL TRY AS HARD AS I CAN TO MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME,

"BUT I'M AFRAID NOW

"BECAUSE I KNOW IN MY HEART

THAT I CAN'T DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO."

"PLEASE TRY AND UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE LOVE ME ANYWAY."

SON.

MY SON.

PA? PA?

HUH? WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

BREAKFAST.

OH, YEAH, I'M ON MY WAY.

WHAT YOU DOING UP THERE?

OH, I'M, UH...RESTING.

FATHER'S GOT A RIGHT TO GET SOME REST, AIN'T HE?

HA HA!