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[HARMONICA PLAYING]

HI.

GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUNG LADIES.

HI.

THAT WAS SURE PRETTY MUSIC YOU WERE PLAYING.

Man: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I NEVER SAW SO MANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

DO YOU PLAY THEM ALL?

WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO.

LAURA, THAT'S NOSY.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK A QUESTION LIKE THAT.

SORRY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I GOT A QUESTION MYSELF.

CAN YOU GIRLS TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND THE WHIPPLE PLACE?

MRS. WHIPPLE? YOU KNOW MRS. WHIPPLE?

AMANDA WHIPPLE. THAT'S MY MA.

I'M HER SON GRANVILLE.

GRANVILLE. SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU A LOT.

MARY WORKS FOR MRS. WHIPPLE.

AH! THEN YOU CAN TELL ME JUST WHERE TO FIND HER.

THIS PLACE HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE I WAS HERE.

SURE. JUST FOLLOW THIS ROAD RIGHT PAST THE POND.

THANK YOU.

SINCE YOU'RE WORKING FOR MY MA, I'M--I'M SURE I'LL BE SEEING YOU.

MARY...

INGALLS. THIS IS MY SISTER LAURA.

IT'S A PLEASURE MEETING BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU. GIDDYUP!

HEY, MY BOOK!

GEE, LAURA, MRS. WHIPPLE'S GOING TO BE SO HAPPY.

YEAH.

[RATTLING]

GRANVILLE!

GRANVILLE? OH, GRANVILLE!

OH, MY SON!

JUST COME IN HERE, PUT YOUR THINGS WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF DRAWER SPACE.

I'VE JUST BEEN USING YOUR DRAWERS TO STORE SOME BEDCLOTHES

AND SEWING THINGS.

NOW I'LL GET SOME FRESH SHEETS, PUT THEM ON THE BED,

AND YOU CAN REST EASY.

THERE SOMETHING WRONG, SON?

UH...

THIS OLD BUGLE.

HOW DID YOU EVER GET IT?

OH, THE ARMY DOCTOR GAVE THAT TO ME WHEN YOU WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,

AND I FIGURED THAT YOU JUST MIGHT WANT IT WHEN YOU CAME BACK HOME.

OF COURSE, IF IT BRINGS BAD MEMORIES...

NO, NO, MA. IT'S FINE.

JUST THOUGHTFUL, YOU KEEPING IT ALL THESE YEARS.

I KEPT IT FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, A MOTHER LIKES TO HAVE HER BOY'S THINGS AROUND HER.

[SIGHS]

GRANVILLE, HAS YOUR LEG BEEN TROUBLING YOU AGAIN?

NO, NO. THE LEG'S FINE.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT MORPHINE.

L--l WASN'T DOUBTING YOU, SON.

IT'S BEEN 9 MONTHS SINCE I TOUCHED ANY OF IT,

AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

I JUST...

KEEP ENOUGH AROUND THAT I KNOW IT'S THERE.

I WON'T SHAME YOU WITH IT, MA.

I NE--OTHERWISE, I NEVER WOULD HAVE COME HOME.

SHAME? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WON THIS FINE MEDAL, DIDN'T YOU?

AND YOU WERE WOUNDED.

AND--AND THE--WHEN THE PAIN WAS SO TERRIBLE,

THAT MEDICINE THEY GAVE YOU--

THE DOCTOR HIMSELF SAID THAT YOU COULDN'T HELP IT IF YOU CRAVED IT.

MA, MA, LISTEN. I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE,

AND I DON'T WANT YOU WORRYING ABOUT IT.

NO WORRY NOW THAT YOU'RE HOME.

THE WORRY WAS WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO YOU.

OH, GRANVILLE!

I'M SO HAPPY AND PROUD THAT YOU'VE COME BACK HOME.

[CRYING]

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I'M GLAD I'M HOME, MA.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BY MRS. WHIPPLE'S TOMORROW.

YEAH, I'LL BET SHE'S HAPPY, SURE ENOUGH.

HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN AWAY, MARY?

SINCE THE WAR, BUT HE WROTE TO HER.

SHE READS HIS LETTERS OVER AND OVER.

12 YEARS IS A LONG TIME.

MRS. WHIPPLE SAID HE WAS A HERO AT SILO.

HE WON A MEDAL.

THAT'S SHILOH, DEAR.

YEAH, SHILOH.

HE EVEN GOT A LETTER FROM GENERAL GRANT.

THAT WAS A PRETTY COSTLY ACTION FOR BOTH SIDES.

AN AWFUL LOT OF MEN DIED.

I GUESS.

HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A LONG TIME.

MRS. WHIPPLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO PHILADELPHIA TO SEE HIM.

THAT'S WHERE HE'S BEEN, PLAYING IN AN ORCHESTRA THERE.

MMM. AND HE TAUGHT MUSIC, TOO.

CARRIE'S ALL TUCKED IN, MA.

Caroline: THANK YOU, DEAR.

PA? MM-HMM.

YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY THE FIDDLE, AREN'T YOU?

SOON AS YOU GET BIG ENOUGH IN THE BRITCHES.

WELL, IF I'M BIG ENOUGH TO TUCK CARRIE IN AND DO MY CHORES,

I'M BIG ENOUGH TO PLAY THE FIDDLE.

SO YOU ARE. WE'LL START TOMORROW.

THANKS, PA.

DID YOU EVER FIGHT IN A WAR, PA?

NO, MARY, AND I PRAY TO GOD I NEVER HAVE TO.

WELL, I BET YOU'D BE A HERO AND WIN A MEDAL.

BUT I THINK MOST MEN WOULD TRADE ANY MEDAL TO FORGET THE MEMORY OF WAR.

AND SPEAKING OF WAR, I THOUGHT YOU HAD SOME HISTORY HOMEWORK.

MARY'S USING MY BOOK.

ALL FINISHED.

THANKS, MARY.

WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING IN HISTORY NOW?

SAME OLD THING. DEAD PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER]

[BUGLE CALLS]

[GUNS FIRING]

[MEN SHOUTING]

[BUGLE PLAYING "CHARGE"]

[SHELLS EXPLODING]

Harriet: GOOD MORNING, MRS. WHIPPLE.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. OLESON.

THIS IS MY SON GRANVILLE,

AND HE'S COME HOME ALL THE WAY FROM PHILADELPHIA

TO STAY WITH ME.

OH, PHILADELPHIA! WELL, HOW NICE, MR. WHIPPLE.

WELL, THE FACT IS, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I WAS THERE.

I'VE BEEN TRAVELING.

OH, DON'T BE SO MODEST, GRANVILLE.

HE TENDS TO HIDE HIS LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL.

MRS. OLESON, HE'S PLAYED WITH THE BEST ORCHESTRAS THERE.

OH! MY, HOW INTERESTING.

WELL, WALNUT GROVE CERTAINLY COULD USE A LITTLE CULTURE.

HA HA HA!

I--I--I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CULTURE,

BUT I--l WAS HOPING TO GIVE SOME MUSIC LESSONS,

AND MA THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ALLOW ME

TO POST THIS NOTICE IN YOUR STORE.

[WHISPERING]

"INSTRUMENTS FURNISHED. INQUIRE AMANDA WHIPPLE."

WELL, OF COURSE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE TWO EXCELLENT STUDENTS FOR YOU--

MY OWN NELLIE AND WILLIE.

THEY'RE BOTH VERY MUSICALLY INCLINED.

WELL, THANK YOU, MRS. OLESON.

I HADN'T EXPECTED TO FIND STUDENTS SO SOON.

OH! [CHUCKLES]

WELL, TO BE QUITE TRUTHFUL WITH YOU,

I'M AFRAID YOU WON'T FIND VERY MANY PARENTS IN THIS TOWN

WHO ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

THE FACT IS, I AM THE ONLY ONE

WHO HAS HAD ANY FORMAL MUSICAL TRAINING HERE.

HA HA HA! VOICE, ACTUALLY.

WELL, THEN, I'LL HAVE TO HEAR YOU SING SOMETIME.

OH! HA HA HA!

MRS. OLESON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

AND I'LL BE GLAD TO SEE THE CHILDREN ANYTIME AFTER SCHOOL.

OH, YES, CERTAINLY.

WELL, I'LL--I'LL POST THIS FOR YOU. GOOD-BYE.

[PLAYING NOTES]

MY! YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL, NELLIE.

NOW I WANT YOU TO PRACTICE THIS EXERCISE EXACTLY AS I SHOWED YOU,

ONE HOUR EVERY DAY.

YES, SIR, BUT I MAY NOT NEED AN HOUR EVERY DAY.

MY MOTHER SAYS IT PROBABLY WON'T TAKE ME AS LONG AS MOST.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FINISH THAT PIPING, DEAR?

YES, MA'AM.

MARY, ARE YOU HERE TO TAKE A LESSON, TOO?

NO. I'M DOING SOME SEWING FOR MRS. WHIPPLE.

Mrs. Whipple: AND A FINE YOUNG SEAMSTRESS SHE IS, Too--

THE BEST I EVER RUN INTO.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I GUESS,

BUT MY MOTHER THINKS MUSIC IS MORE IMPORTANT,

AND MR. WHIPPLE SAYS I'M GOING TO BE VERY GOOD.

AREN'T I, MR. WHIPPLE?

YES. YOU'RE GOING TO DO JUST FINE,

BUT NO ONE, NO ONE CAN PLAY WITHOUT PRACTICING.

DON'T WORRY. I WILL.

YOU KNOW, MA, NELLIE MAY BE RIGHT.

THIS SEAMSTRESS OF YOURS MAYBE SHOULD TAKE SOME MUSIC LESSONS.

Mary: I DON'T THINK I'D BE VERY GOOD.

Mrs. Whipple: OH, NONSENSE, CHILD.

MARY IS A VERY GOOD STUDENT.

SHE WORKS REAL HARD FOR ME,

AND SHE EARNS MONEY FOR HER FAMILY.

MARY, THE TRUTH IS, YOU MIGHT BE JUST THE STUDENT I'M LOOKING FOR.

MR. WHIPPLE, I LIKE MUSIC VERY MUCH,

BUT I CAN'T PAY FOR MUSIC LESSONS.

WON'T HAVE TO IF YOU CAN PRINT AS WELL AS YOU STITCH.

I'LL GIVE YOU MUSIC LESSONS IF YOU'LL WRITE MUSIC SHEETS FOR ME.

YOU MEAN ALL I HAVE TO DO IS JUST PRINT?

OH, IT'S NOT EASY. MUSICAL NOTES HAVE TO BE COPIED JUST SO.

UH, I'LL NEED NEW SHEETS EACH WEEK,

AND THE MORE STUDENTS I GET, THE MORE WORK THERE'LL BE.

I DON'T CARE!

I'D LOVE TO LEARN TO PLAY...SOMETHING, ANYTHING!

I THINK THAT I'VE GOT JUST THE THING.

[PLAYING SIMPLE TUNE]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YES.

OH, YES!

THEN WE BEGIN.

[PLAYING SAME TUNE WITH SOME WRONG NOTES]

[SQUEAK]

[SQUEAK]

YUCK.

Charles: ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T DO TOO GOOD, HUH?

YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO BE REAL GOOD

TILL YOU PRACTICE SOME MORE.

THEN I'M GOING TO PRACTICE EVERY DAY.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO HEAR.

NOW, YOU DO THAT, YOU'LL BE PLAYING BETTER THAN ME IN NO TIME.

WANT TO TRY IT AGAIN?

SURE. [DOG BARKING]

HEY, MARY!

SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN HERE A LITTLE BIT SOONER.

YOU MISSED HALF-PINT'S FIRST LESSON.

LAURA'S NOT THE ONLY ONE TAKING LESSONS.

MR. WHIPPLE'S GMNG ME LESSONS ON THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

COME INSIDE. I'LL SHOW YOU.

LET'S GO SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT THERE.

HERE, PA.

OH.

HI, MA.

HI. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, MARY?

MR. WHIPPLE CALLS IT A TOY PIANO.

HE SAYS I'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY A REAL ONE

AFTER HE TEACHES ME THIS.

MARY, I THOUGHT THOSE LESSONS COST 50 CENTS.

THEY DO, BUT MR. WHIPPLE NEEDS MUSIC SHEETS FOR HIS STUDENTS,

SO HE SAID IF I DID THE PRINTING FOR HIM, HE'D GIVE ME FREE LESSONS.

WELL, I'LL BE DARNED.

Charles: LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.

OH, HE'S SO NICE, PA. YOU'D REALLY LIKE HIM.

PLAY SOMETHING.

[PLAYING SIMPLE TUNE]

I THINK THAT'S VERY GOOD.

IT SURE IS. CAN YOU READ THE NOTES ON THERE?

UH-HUH. IT'S EASY. AND WITH ALL THE COPYING I'LL BE DOING,

I'M GOING TO LEARN A LOT MORE FAST.

I'LL TELL YA, HALF-PINT, IN NO TIME AT ALL,

MARY'S GOING TO BE GMNG US LESSONS.

YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO PLAY, PA.

WELL, SURE I DO, BUT I CAN'T READ MUSIC.

IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF CHICKEN TRACKS ON A BARBED-WIRE FENCE TO ME.

SPEAKING OF CHICKENS, SOMEONE HAS SOME CHORES TO DO.

ALL RIGHT, MA.

COME ON, CARRIE.

THAT WAS AWFUL NICE OF MR. WHIPPLE TO GIVE HER FREE LESSONS.

I'LL HAVE TO LOOK HIM UP AND THANK HIM.

OH, THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

I SAW MRS. WHIPPLE IN TOWN TODAY.

SHE AND HER SON ARE COMING OVER FOR DINNER ON SATURDAY.

OH, SATURDAY, HUH? MM-HMM.

WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE IF A CITY MUSICIAN

CAN KEEP UP WITH A COUNTRY FIDDLE.

[PLAYING LIGHT TUNE]

[PLAYING SAME TUNE]

[PLAYING FASTER]

WHOO!

[PLAYING FASTER]

YA-HOO!

YOU'RE LOSING ME!

NO.

Charles: WHOO!

Caroline: WONDERFUL!

MY FIDDLE AND I SURRENDER.

YOU TWO WERE WONDERFUL!

YOU WERE GOOD, PA.

THANK YOU, HALF-PINT.

PLAY US ANOTHER SONG.

I WISH I COULD.

I'M AFRAID I BUSTED ONE OF MY STRINGS.

Caroline: OH!

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE NOT. I MAY HAVE ONE IN THE WAGON.

HEY, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

MRS. WHIPPLE, WILL YOU HAVE SOME PIE NOW?

LET'S HELP!

OH, YOU ARE TOO HOSPITABLE!

I HAD A FEELING MUSIC RAN IN THE FAMILY, CHARLES.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

MARY IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST STUDENT I HAVE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW CAROLINE AND I

APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR HER.

OH, IT'S MY PLEASURE. BESIDES, I COULDN'T DO WITHOUT HER.

MARY IS A HARD WORKER.

THERE'S NOTHING I HATE WORSE

THAN THE JOB SHE'S DOING FOR ME.

HERE WE ARE.

THERE YOU GO.

I UNDERSTAND YOU GOT A LOT OF STUDENTS NOW.

YEAH, MOSTLY DUE TO HER.

SHE'S CORRALLED HALF THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL.

AH, THAT'S MY MARY.

GLAD THINGS ARE GOING WELL.

IT COULDN'T BE BETTER.

[PLUCKS STRING]

FUNNY, YOU KNOW? WHEN I LEFT,

THERE WASN'T MUCH HERE-- JUST A FEW FARMS.

THE ARMY LOOKED REAL GOOD.

I SPENT THE LAST DOZEN YEARS

LOOKING FOR WHAT WAS HERE ALL THE TIME--

PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT,

HOPE THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.

I GUESS THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO UNDERSTAND, A MAN LIKE YOU...

FAMILY AND ALL.

NOT AT ALL.

I THINK I UNDERSTAND REAL WELL.

[PLUCKING STRING]

THERE WE GO.

READY TO TRY IT AGAIN?

WHY NOT? I CAN'T GET ANY WORSE.

[CHUCKLES] DON'T FEEL BAD, CHARLES.

I'VE KNOWN SO MANY PLAYERS FELT THE SAME WAY.

[PLAYING UP-TEMPO TUNE]

NO, NO. NO, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW HERE, GET YOUR INSTRUMENTS UP. HE'S HERE.

NOW YOU PLAY YOUR SCALES.

WHEN I GIVE YOU THE SIGNAL,

PLAY YOUR WHATEVER--

WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO.

[BLLATT]

[PLAYING RANDOM NOTES]

[BLLATT BLLATT]

[PLAYING CONTINUES]

OH! WELL, MR. WHIPPLE!

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HERE.

MRS. OLESON.

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE NELLIE'S

DOING VERY WELL WITH HER PRACTICE.

HMM? OH, YES.

MY, THEY ARE WORKING SO HARD.

IT IS SO GRATIFYING TO KNOW

THAT THEY SHARE MY LOVE OF MUSIC.

Nellie: STOP THAT!

STOP YOUR OWN SELF. IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY THIS DUMB OLD HORN ANYWAYS.

EXCUSE ME.

Woman: GRANVILLE!

GRANVILLE WHIPPLE.

Mrs. Whipple: WELL, GRANVILLE,

YOU REMEMBER VERA COLLINS.

THAT'S ROY'S WIFE.

OH, FORGIVE ME. I SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED YOU.

WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL, IT'S BEEN 12 YEARS.

UH, THIS IS ROY JUNIOR.

YOU'VE NEVER MET HIM.

ROY JUNIOR, THIS IS MR. WHIPPLE.

GRANVILLE WAS THE HERO OF YOUR FATHER'S REGIMENT.

YES, MA'AM!

HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?

IN THE LETTERS MY PA SENT HOME,

HE SAID YOU WERE THE BEST BUGLER IN THE WHOLE BLAMED ARMY.

Vera: HE LOOKS A LOT LIKE HIS FATHER, DOESN'T HE?

ROY JUNIOR NEVER KNEW HIS FATHER,

BUT HE'S READ THOSE LETTERS OVER

TILL THEY'RE NEARLY WORN OUT.

SURE HAVE.

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO WAS WITH HIM.

WELL, I..

Vera: WHY DON'T WE JUST SAVE ALL OF THIS

AND YOU COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE FOR SUPPER?

YOU WILL COME, WON'T YOU?

THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE, WOULDN'T IT?

YES, YES, YES, VERY SOON.

GOOD. AMANDA, WILL YOU LOOK AT SOME YARD GOODS WITH ME?

I'VE GOT A PATTERN AND I'VE GOT SOME TROUBLE WITH IT.

Mrs. Whipple: WELL, OF COURSE, DEAR.

MR. WHIPPLE?

YES.

THEY SAID YOU WERE GOING TO TEACH MUSIC.

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO STUDY WITH YOU ON THE BUGLE.

NO. NO, NO. I'M SORRY.

I--UH, I'M AFRAID THE ONLY ONE I HAVE IS BEYOND PLAYING.

OH, BUT I GOT MY OWN.

THEY SENT ME PA'S WHEN HE WAS KILLED.

I CAN PLAY IT SOME, BUT NOWHERE AS GOOD AS YOU.

[SIGHS]

A BUGLE'S NOT A SOUND I LIKE HEARING ANYMORE.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SOLDIER, A BUGLER,

AND PA WROTE THAT WAS HIS CHOICE.

THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU WERE HIS FRIEND.

YOU WERE WITH HIM, WEREN'T YOU?

WHAT?

WITH PA...AT SHILOH...

WHEN HE DIED.

HE SAID YOU TWO ALWAYS STUCK TOGETHER,

LIKE FLYPAPER.

EVERYBODY CALLED YOU THE TWINS.

WE, UH...

WE GOT SEPARATED THAT DAY.

BATTLES ARE-- ARE LIKE THAT.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS SO QUICKLY.

THE NOISE, THE SMOKE--

BET IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU WOULD HAVE SAVED HIM.

PA ALWAYS SAID BUGLERS ARE THE BRAVEST,

'CAUSE THEY'RE UP AT THE FRONT.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH, I SUPPOSE.

TELL MY MA I'LL SEE HER AT THE HOUSE.

GOOD-BYE, SIR.

[DOOR LATCH CLICKS]

MY GOODNESS! THAT POST FROM MINNEAPOLIS

IS JUST GETTING FASTER AND FASTER.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I ONLY ORDERED THIS LAST WEEK,

AND HERE IT IS?

AND YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT MRS. EDWARDS DOWN AT THE POST OFFICE

SAID THAT SHE TELLS EVERYONE THAT COMES IN THERE

ABOUT THE LESSONS YOU'RE GMNG.

WELL, THAT'S--THAT'S, UH, THAT'S VERY NICE OF HER.

I'LL--I'LL--I'LL MAKE SURE TO THANK HER.

ARE YOU GOING OUT?

YEAH, JUST--JUST TO THE STORE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE OLESON GIRL'S LESSON?

I HAVE A FEW MINUTES.

OH. OH, ALL RIGHT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HELLO, MARY.

GOOD DAY, MRS. WHIPPLE.

I FINISHED ALL THE MUSIC SHEETS YOU ASKED FOR.

WELL, JUST PUT THEM ON THE TABLE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THEM.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE ANY EIGHTH NOTES.

I'M NOT SURE I GOT THEM RIGHT.

IT'S WRONG. YOU DID THEM-- YOU DID THEM WRONG.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL--UH, I'LL FIX IT.

I DON'T MIND DOING THEM OVER.

NO, NO, NO, NO. EVIDENTLY YOU-- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I'M SORRY.

I TOLD YOU EXACTLY HOW I WANTED THEM DONE.

MUSIC IS WRITTEN ONE WAY, THE RIGHT WAY,

AND IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, I'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN.

I'LL DO THEM OVER.

YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THEM RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

YOU'VE NOT ONLY WASTED TIME, YOU'VE WASTED PAPER.

GRANVILLE! MARY SAID SHE'D DO THEM OVER!

[DOOR SLAMS]

UH, THAT WILL BE 75 CENTS.

I BELIEVE I HAVE THE RIGHT CHANGE.

GOOD.

75 CENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. FOSTER.

AND DO GIVE MY BEST TO MRS. OLESON.

I CERTAINLY WILL. GOOD DAY TO YOU.

GOOD DAY.

CAN I HELP YOU, MR. WHIPPLE?

UH, YES. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE MORPHINE.

OH, I'M AFRAID WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

UH, SOME LAUDANUM, THEN.

WELL, WE HAVEN'T STOCKED ANY HEAVY PAINKILLERS--

NO OPIUM OR MORPHINE-- FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.

WELL, I NEVER HEARD OF A STORE THAT DIDN'T CARRY MORPHINE.

NOW, WHAT DO PEOPLE AROUND HERE DO FOR PAIN?

YOU HAVE TO SEE DR. BAKER NOW.

HE'S THE ONE THAT ASKED US TO TAKE THOSE DRUGS OFF THE SHELF.

SAYS THAT FOLKS THAT USE THAT STUFF

ARE LIABLE TO HURT THEMSELVES WORSE

THAN WHAT WAS PAINING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND, UH, WHERE-- WHERE WOULD I FIND HIM?

HIS OFFICE IS DOWN BEHIND THE POST OFFICE.

I SAW HIM EARLIER, SO HE OUGHT TO BE THERE.

WELL, LISTEN, IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BAD OFF,

I GOT SOME HEADACHE POWDERS HERE.

SOME FOLKS SAY THEY'RE PRETTY GOO--

MR. WHIPPLE, I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY--

I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR.

I DON'T INTEND TO TEACH THE BUGLE.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SHOW IT TO YOU, THAT'S ALL.

I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT YOU'D--

NOW, LISTEN, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THOUGHT.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

I'M SORRY.

ROY, ROY, ROY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

NO INFLAMMATION.

APPEARS THE SURGEON DID A FINE JOB.

SHRAPNEL?

UM, YES--AT SHILOH.

I HANDLED A FEW OF THOSE MYSELF.

YOU CAN PUT YOUR SHOE BACK ON.

THAT'S A LONG TIME FOR IT TO BE CAUSING YOU PAIN.

WHAT DO YOU USE FOR IT?

UH--UH, MORPHINE.

THAT'S A HEAVYWEIGHT PAINKILLER FOR A LEG ACHE.

WELL, I--l-- I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY IN ABOUT 9 MONTHS.

GOOD.

I'LL GET YOU SOMETHING FOR IT.

THIS IS A NEW PRESCRIPTION THEY'VE BEEN USING UP IN ROCHESTER,

HANDLES MOST PAIN PRETTY WELL.

IT'S NOT MORPHINE.

NO, NO, BUT IT DOESN'T CAUSE THE PROBLEMS MORPHINE DOES.

I TOLD YOU I NEED--I NEED MORPHINE.

YOU ALSO TOLD ME YOU HADN'T TAKEN ANY FOR 9 MONTHS.

THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY.

MR. WHIPPLE,

I'VE SEEN ENOUGH DEPENDENCE ON DRUGS TO READ THE SIGNS.

LOOK AT YOUR HAND.

ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL STOP THAT TREMBLING FOR GOOD

IS TO FIGHT IT THROUGH WITHOUT MORPHINE.

YOU DON'T CARE. YOU DON'T CARE.

YOU DOCTORS CAUSE IT, AND YOU DON'T CARE.

OH, I CARE.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE DIDN'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT MORPHINE, AND WE STILL DON'T,

BUT I DO KNOW WHAT lT'LL DO FOR YOU IF YOU TAKE IT LONG ENOUGH.

YOU CAN'T KNOW.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE.

TAKE THIS.

TRY.

AND I'LL HELP YOU ANY WAY I CAN.

UH-HUH, NOW KEEP YOUR MEDICINE, DOCTOR.

I'LL GET-- I'LL GET MY OWN.

Charles: MARY?

BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU. TIME FOR SUPPER.

ALL RIGHT, PA.

WHERE'S YOUR LITTLE PIANO? DID YOU FORGET IT?

I LEFT IT AT MRS. WHIPPLE'S.

I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY ANYMORE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY? WHY NOT?

I'D JUST AS SOON NOT TALK ABOUT IT, PA.

ALL RIGHT. GET YOUR BOOKS AND COME ON.

PA?

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU LIKE SOMEONE

AND IT TURNS OUT THEY JUST DON'T LIKE YOU AT ALL?

WELL, MARY, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU

IF I HAD SOME IDEA WHO THIS SOMEONE WAS.

MR. WHIPPLE.

HE JUST HATES ME.

COME ON. YOU CAN'T MEAN THAT.

HE TOLD ME YOU WERE HIS PRIZE STUDENT.

NOT ANYMORE.

I MADE A MISTAKE ON THE MUSIC SHEETS,

AND I TRIED TO TELL HIM I WAS SORRY.

HE WOULDN'T EVEN LISTEN!

HE NEVER WANTS TO SEE ME AGAIN--EVER.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T MISUNDERSTAND HIM?

YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM, PA.

HE WAS SO ANGRY.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, MARY.

WE ALL HAVE OUR BAD DAYS SOMETIMES,

AND DAYS WE JUST CAN'T GET ALONG.

WE SAY AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T MEAN.

YOU DON'T THINK HE MEANT IT?

I'M SURE HE DIDN'T.

MR. WHIPPLE'S GONE THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT OF SADNESS IN HIS LIFE,

WHAT WITH THE WAR.

HE'S MOVED TO A NEW TOWN. HE'S TRYING TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

I THINK THOSE NEW FRIENDS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PATIENT WITH HIM.

I WANT TO BE HIS FRIEND.

AND HE WANTS TO BE YOURS.

I'LL BET YOU HE TELLS YOU FIRST CHANCE HE GETS.

THINK SO?

I KNOW IT.

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SMILE BEFORE SUPPER, HUH?

THAT'S BETTER. COME ON.

[DOOR BANGS]

UHH!

GRANVILLE? SON?

GRANVILLE.

MAMA, DON'T.

DON'T...

PLEASE?

OH, GRANVILLE!

L--l NEED IT, MA.

NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE BLAME.

YOU WERE DOING SO WELL.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, MA.

IS IT--IS IT YOUR LEG, SON?

IT MUST BE IN TERRIBLE PAIN

TO THROW AWAY 9 MONTHS OF TRYING.

UH-HUH. MAMA, I'M SORRY, BUT I, UH...

MAMA, I GOTTA--I GOTTA GO AWAY.

GO AWAY?

YOU WERE SO HAPPY HERE.

L--l WA--I WAS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WELL, THERE MUST BE A REASON.

MA, I--PLEASE.

YOU TELL ME I'M GOING TO LOSE MY SON AGAIN,

AND YOU WON'T EVEN TELL ME THE REASON WHY?

HEY, MA-- MA, THIS.

THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

YES, THAT!

THAT LITTLE WHITE POWDER!

SON...

YOU HAD THE COURAGE TO WIN THIS.

NOW, IF YOU'LL STAY HERE, THEN I'LL HELP YOU.

UH,

I DIDN'T EARN THIS MEDAL, MA.

I'M NO HERO, AND I NEVER WAS.

I WAS JUST THE ONLY ONE LEFT ALIVE.

THAT WAS GOD'S CHOOSING.

NOW IT'S GOD'S CHOOSING?

MAMA...

I'M ALIVE BECAUSE I RAN!

WHEN THE CANNONS STARTED THAT DAY,

I JUST-- I RAN AND RAN,

AND THEN I--THEN I--l HID TILL IT WAS ALL OVER.

C-COWARD.

COWARDICE, MA.

THAT'S PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.

NO. THERE'S NO MEDALS IN IT, NO BUGLES.

GRANVILLE, EVERYONE IS AFRAID SOMETIME.

ROY COLLINS WASN'T AFRAID.

HE TRIED TO STOP ME.

HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND,

AND I RAN OUT ON HIM.

AND WHEN I CAME BACK, HE WAS JUST--HE WAS JUST

LYING THERE AND LOOKING AT ME.

AND I COULD FEEL THE DEATH ON HIS HAND.

AND THEN--AND THEN-- AND THEN

WHEN I SAW HIS SON...

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP RUNNING FROM A SHAME

IS TO FACE IT.

NOW, THERE'S NO SHAME IN TRUTH.

WE ALL GET SCARED IN THIS LIFE.

OH, I LOVE YOU.

I NEED YOU.

AND I WANT MY SON WHOLE AGAIN.

I GOT TO TELL HIM.

MA, YOU'RE RIGHT. I GOTTA TELL HIM.

ROY'S SON HAS--HAS TO KNOW.

THEN I WON'T EVER HAVE TO HIDE ANYMORE.

HE LOOKS JUST LIKE HIS PA.

LT'D BE LIKE I WAS TELLING ROY.

L--l GOTTA DO IT NOW.

LET ME GO WITH YOU. NO, MA.

NO, IT'S GOTTA BE JUST LIKE THAT--

THAT DAY.

ALONE. ALL ALONE.

[SIGHS]

I LOVE YOU, MA.

[KISS]

[SIGHS]

Charles: HI, DOC!

MORNING, CHARLES.

CHARLES! YEAH.

WILL YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SOMEONE BROKE INTO MY OFFICE LAST NIGHT.

WHAT?

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE FIXING THIS LOCK.

HMM! MORPHINE.

YOU KNOW MRS. WHIPPLE AND HER SON FAIRLY WELL, DON'T YOU?

SURE. GRANVILLE?

YEAH. I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D GO OVER THERE WITH ME.

SHE MAY NEED SOMEONE.

I KNOW WHAT HE DID WAS A TERRIBLE THING,

BUT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT NOW.

AND HE'LL PAY THE DAMAGES, DR. BAKER.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE DAMAGES, MRS. WHIPPLE.

IT'S GRANVILLE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

YOU SAID HE RODE OUT TO THE COLLINS' PLACE.

YES, EARLY THIS MORNING.

THAT TRIP SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR BOTH WAYS.

WELL, AND I'VE BEEN EXPECTING HIM FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

I THINK I OUGHT TO TAKE A RIDE OUT THERE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO GO WITH YOU, MR. INGALLS.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I'LL BE AT THE OFFICE WHEN YOU GET BACK.

RIGHT, DOC.

THERE'S GRANVILLE'S HORSE.

[WHISTLES]

HO! HO!

GRANVILLE!

JUST SIT UP HERE.

GRANVILLE!

GRANVILLE!

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER,

WE COMMEND THIS SON TO THY HANDS,

AND WE ASK THY BLESSING ON THIS MOTHER.

THE WARS OF MAN TAKE THEIR TOLL IN MANY WAYS.

THIS SOLDIER BORE HIS WOUND THROUGH SUFFERING YEARS IN SEARCH OF THY PEACE.

PLEASE GIVE HIM YOUR LOVE AND YOUR WARM EMBRACE.

AS THE BUGLER ASKS...

THIS SOLDIER HAS COME HOME.

[BUGLE PLAYING "TAPS"]