Original subtitles

ANYWAY, MISS BEADLE DOESN'T THINK

WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE CIVIL WAR--

I MEAN, REALLY UNDERSTAND IT--

BY JUST ACCEPTING THE NORTH'S VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED.

TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, HUH?

WELL, EACH SIDE THOUGHT IT WAS RIGHT

AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS WRONG.

MISS BEADLE SAYS IF WE REALLY KNEW WHY-- ON BOTH SIDES--

WE'LL GET TO REALLY SEE HOW THE WAR HAPPENED.

BALANCED LOOK AT THINGS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M JUST NOT SO SURE IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THE CIVIL WAR'S ONLY BEEN OVER FOR 11 YEARS.

YOU GOT FOLKS SETTLING IN AROUND HERE FROM BOTH SIDES.

FEELINGS STILL RUN PRETTY HOT ON THE SUBJECT.

WELL, THAT'S WHY MISS BEADLE THINKS IT'S A GOOD CLASS PROJECT.

WELL, MAYBE. I JUST HOPE

SHE'S NOT STIRRING UP A HORNET'S NEST.

Man: GOOD NEWS!

GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS!

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? GOOD NEWS!

THEY FINALLY DID IT!

WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON, PA.

I DON'T KNOW, DARLIN'. LET'S FIND OUT.

Driver: YES, SIR, THEY FINALLY DID IT! WHOA!

Nels: WHAT? WHAT? TELL US!

HERE. READ IT FOR YOURSELF.

JAMES AND YOUNGER GANG TRIED TO HOLD UP

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK UP IN NORTHFIELD.

GOT THEMSELVES DONE IN FOR THEIR TROUBLE.

Man: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DONE IN?

WELL, READ WHAT IT SAYS RIGHT THERE.

CLELL MILLER AND BILL CHADWELL SHOT DEAD IN THE STREET.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JAMES BOYS?

WELL, THEM TWO GOT AWAY. NOT TOO FAR, I'LL WAGER.

FRANK JAMES GOT HIMSELF SHOT.

RECKON THAT'LL SLOW 'EM DOWN A MITE.

MURDERING, THIEVING SCUM!

I'LL BE PLEASED TO ATTEND THEIR NECKTIE PARTY.

Nels: THOSE PAPERS ARE A PENNY EACH.

CAN WE HAVE OUR BAGS, PLEASE? YOU BET, MISTER.

MORNING, MRS. FOSTER.

OH, GOOD MORNING, MR. INGALLS.

I'D LIKE TO MAIL THIS LETTER TO DENVER.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING IN FOR US?

I'LL LOOK FOR YOU.

HEY! EASY.

HEY, EASY.

AH--SWAMP FEVER. IT COMES...

IT COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING.

JUST NEEDS TO REST FOR A FEW DAYS.

NAME'S B.K. DANKWORTH. MY PARTNER ANDREW HOBBS.

MR. HOBBS, I'M SORRY YOU'RE FEELING POORLY.

THAT'S MY DAUGHTER MARY. I'M CHARLES INGALLS.

PLEASED TO KNOW YOU.

WE WERE DOING SOME LAND SPECULATING UP IN REDWOOD FALLS

WHEN MR. HOBBS HERE CAME DOWN WITH A FEVER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, REST IS NEEDED.

THAT'S WHY WE STOPPED HERE AT THE HOTEL.

THE HOTEL IS FULL UP.

THAT IS A PROBLEM.

IS THERE ANOTHER HOTEL OR A BOARDING HOUSE?

NO, BUT I HAPPEN TO BE THE AGENT FOR A HOUSE FOR RENT.

Dankworth: IF WE CAN MOVE IN NOW, WE'LL TAKE IT.

$4.00 A WEEK.

WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING MIGHTY SICKLY THERE, MR. HOBBS.

DOC BAKER'S OUT THE DAYTON PLACE RIGHT NOW,

BUT I CAN FETCH HIM OVER AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK INTO TOWN.

NO...NO, THANK YOU.

Dankworth: THANK YOU VERY KINDLY, BUT SWAMP FEVER IS

SOMETHING MR. HOBBS IS USED TO.

UH, WE KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT,

AND THE DOCTOR COULDN'T HELP VERY MUCH.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME AND REST.

WELL...WELL, I HOPE YOU GET TO FEELING BETTER.

THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE TOO ABLE TO WALK.

I GOT MY WAGON RIGHT OVER HERE. WE'LL TAKE YOU OVER TO THE HOUSE.

MUCH OBLIGED.

THANK YOU.

BE HAPPY TO PAY YOU.

OH, NO. WE DON'T CHARGE NEIGHBORS.

APPRECIATE IT.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AMONG FRIENDS, EH?

Hobbs: YEAH.

Charles: YOU GOT HIM ALL RIGHT?

Dankworth: YEAH, I GOT HIM.

Mary: I'LL GET THE SHADES.

Charles: ALL RIGHT.

THE PLACE IS GOING TO NEED A LITTLE CLEANING UP,

AS YOU CAN SEE.

NOBODY'S LIVED HERE FOR A WHILE.

IT'S BIG, BUT IT'LL DO FINE.

I'LL JUST GET THIS OFF.

YEAH, THAT'S BETTER.

SURE APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING US UP HERE, MR. INGALLS.

OH, IT'S OUR PLEASURE. ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO FOR YOU?

WELL, WE WILL BE NEEDING TO LAY IN SOME SUPPLIES.

WELL, THE MERCANTILE'S WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE IT IS.

UH, THAT BRINGS UP A LITTLE PROBLEM.

YOU SEE, THE FEVER BRINGS ON CONVULSIONS, AND, UH...

WELL, I KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO.

UNTIL MR. HOBBS IS BETTER,

I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE FOR ME TO BE AWAY TOO LONG.

THE IDEAL SOLUTION WOULD BE TO HIRE SOMEBODY

WHO COULD RUN THE ERRANDS EVERY DAY,

SOMEONE LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER.

WE COULD PAY HER 25 CENTS A DAY.

OH, PA, COULD I? PLEASE?

SHE COULD ONLY DO IT AFTER SCHOOL.

THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT. 10 CENTS A DAY

IS PLENTY FOR RUNNING ERRANDS.

THEN IT'S A DEAL.

DEAL!

WILL THAT DO IT?

WELL, THAT OUGHT TO GET 'EM STARTED.

HEY. YOU KNOW, AT 10 CENTS A DAY,

I COULD BUY ENOUGH OF THIS TO MAKE THAT DRESS IN 5 DAYS.

PA, DO YOU THINK THEY'LL WANT ME ON SATURDAYS?

WELL, I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

'CAUSE IF THEY DO, AND IF THEY STAYED

ANOTHER WEEK BESIDES, I--

MARY, MARY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE?

NOW STOP CHATTERING AND PAY MR. OLESON.

I'LL START LOADING UP THE WAGON.

YES, SIR.

BE $7.40.

CHARLES?

HEY, HOW YOU DOING, DOC?

FINE. HANSON TOLD ME ABOUT

THAT FELLOW WITH SWAMP FEVER.

YEAH. THING IS, HE DOESN'T WANNA SEE A DOCTOR.

YES, AND THAT PUZZLES ME A BIT.

I GUESS IT'S JUST SOMETHING THEY'RE USED TO--

ALL THAT FEVER AND CONVULSIONS.

CONVULSIONS? WHAT CONVULSIONS?

I DON'T KNOW. WHATEVER KIND OF CONVULSIONS

YOU GET WITH SWAMP FEVER.

YOU DON'T GET CONVULSIONS WITH SWAMP FEVER.

WELL, MR. HOBBS DOES.

OH...BETTER CHECK MY MEDICAL BOOK.

SEE YA, DOC.

SEE YA, CHARLES.

JESSE, WE WERE SURE LUCKY

I DIDN'T PASS OUT BACK THERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CAUTERIZE IT

TO KEEP THAT INFECTION FROM SPREADING.

[GROANS]

IT'S GOOD THE BULLET WENT ON THROUGH.

HOW COULD EVERYTHING GO WRONG LIKE THAT?

IT JUST DID.

WE'VE HAD OUR OWN WAY FOR A LONG TIME, FRANK.

YEAH, I GUESS WE HAVE.

IS IT ALL OVER, JESSE?

WELL...THINGS WILL NEVER BE LIKE THEY ALWAYS WERE.

IT'S JUST YOU AND ME NOW.

IF WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STAY PUT FOR A WHILE

WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED, AFTER THIS LEG HEALS UP,

WE CAN HEAD OUT FOR THE DAKOTAS.

AND DO WHAT?

HOMESTEAD SOME LAND OR BUY IT.

AT LEAST THERE'S SOME MONEY LEFT.

WE STARTED LIFE AS FARMERS.

WE CAN BE FARMERS AGAIN.

[SIGHS AND GROANS]

I THINK I'M READY FOR THAT.

YOU AND ME BOTH.

YOU KNOW, I'M STILL NOT SURE

ABOUT THIS JOB OF MARY'S.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S RIGHT.

MA, I TOLD YOU-- THEY'RE VERY NICE.

THEY ARE ALSO COMPLETE STRANGERS.

WELL, I MUST SAY, THEY DID SEEM LIKE VERY NICE PEOPLE.

YOU'D LIKE THEM, MA.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE THAT'S SICK?

HOW DO WE KNOW IT ISN'T CONTAGIOUS?

CAROLINE, SWAMP FEVER IS NOT CONTAGIOUS.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S SWAMP FEVER?

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, NO, I'M NOT SURE.

WELL, THEN, I DON'T THINK WE CAN ALLOW MARY

TO TAKE THIS JOB UNTIL WE ARE SURE.

MA!

ALL RIGHT, LET'S NOT GET EXCITED.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

I'LL TAKE DR. BAKER OUT THERE TOMORROW,

AND HE CAN EXAMINE HIM.

ALL RIGHT. BUT UNTIL THEN, YOU'RE NOT TO GO NEAR THEM.

YES, MA'AM.

Charles: WHOA.

I'LL WAIT FOR YOU OUT HERE, DOC.

ALL RIGHT.

[KNOCKING]

Jesse: WHO IS IT?

MY NAME IS DR. HIRAM BAKER.

I CAME BY TO SEE IF I COULD BE OF ANY HELP TO YOU.

DOCTOR, I'M B.K. DANKWORTH.

A PLEASURE, MR. DANKWORTH.

I'M TOLD YOU HAVE A SICK MAN HERE.

YES, SIR. MY PARTNER HAS SWAMP FEVER.

UH, IT'S AN OLD FAMILIAR PROBLEM.

NO NEED TO TROUBLE YOU AT ALL.

IT'S NO TROUBLE.

MR. INGALLS MENTIONED SOME ACCOMPANYING CONVULSIONS,

AND THAT JUST DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME.

I THINK HE SHOULD BE EXAMINED.

WELL, I DON'T PLAN TO ARGUE MEDICINE

WITH A DOCTOR. THE FACT IS,

I'VE WANTED HIM EXAMINED ALL ALONG,

AND I STILL DO.

WELL, THEN--

WELL, YOU SEE, THAT BRINGS UP A LITTLE CONTROVERSY.

UH, YOU SEE, MR. HOBBS HAS

AN UNREASONABLE DISTRUST FOR DOCTORS,

AND, UH, I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO TALK HIM OUT OF IT.

WHY, THE ONLY WAY HE'D LET A--

A MEDICAL MAN WITHIN TWO FEET OF HIM

IS FOR ME TO BOUND HIM HANDS AND FEET

AND THEN SET ON HIM.

[LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLES] YEAH.

WELL, IF MR. HOBBS SUFFERS A CHANGE OF MIND,

I'LL BE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE.

YES. WELL...

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL, I CAN'T DIAGNOSE HIM

IF THEY WON'T LET ME IN THE HOUSE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO MARY,

BUT BETTER NOT WORK FOR HIM

IF HOBBS HAS SOMETHING CONTAGIOUS.

WELL, NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, CHARLES.

THOSE TWO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER ALL THE TIME,

AND IT HASN'T SEEM TO HAVE AFFECTED DANKWORTH AT ALL.

YOU THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT?

I'M SURE.

IT'D EASE CAROLINE'S MIND IF YOU'D BE THE ONE TO TELL HER.

HA! I'LL DROP BY THIS AFTERNOON.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT 10 CENTS A DAY

MEANS AN AWFUL LOT TO MARY.

HA HA HA!

THEY'RE GONE.

[CHILDREN ARGUING LOUDLY]

Miss Beadle: CHILDREN!

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE

THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR BLAME.

WE'RE EXAMINING THE CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR,

NOT WHO WAS RIGHT OR WRONG.

YES, MARY?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

HOW WE CAN STAY AWAY FROM RIGHT OR WRONG.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT WE COULD,

BUT IT LOOKS MORE AND MORE LIKE WE CAN'T.

WELL, WE CAN IF-- IF WE LOOK INTO

WHY PEOPLE FELT THE WAY THEY DID,

NOT WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THEM.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK

AT BOTH SIDES AS IMPARTIALLY AS WE CAN,

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

YES, BOB?

I SAY THE NORTH WON BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT!

I DON'T SEE HOW ANYBODY CAN SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

THE WHOLE SOUTH IS NOTHING BUT A BUNCH

OF REBELS AND MURDERERS!

WELL, MAYBE THEY FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE NORTH!

Miss Beadle: BOB!

NOW, I'M CHOOSING TO ALLOW THIS DISCUSSION

TO GO ON BETWEEN YOU,

BUT I DON'T WANT A SHOUTING MATCH.

NOW, SIT DOWN.

I WAS TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER IT,

BUT MY DADDY DOES.

HE CAN'T FORGET.

NEITHER CAN MY MA.

WE WERE LIVING IN MISSOURI.

THE REBS HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN OUT,

EXCEPT FOR A BUNCH OF COWARDS CALLED QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS,

WHO HID IN THE HILLS OR WHEREVER

TILL THEY COULD KILL DEFENSELESS PEOPLE.

THEY KILLED MY OLDER BROTHER.

HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD.

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE SOUTH HAD CAUSE FOR THAT?

NO, BOBBY.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR BROTHER.

Miss Beadle: I'M NOT SURE

WHETHER WE SHOULD CONTINUE THIS PROJECT.

IT JUST MIGHT BE TOO EMOTIONALLY CHARGED.

WHY DON'T WE THINK ABOUT IT,

AND WE'LL VOTE ON IT TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, CLASS IS DISMISSED.

Mary: HELLO, MR. GARVEY.

HI, MARY.

HOW YOU DOING, MARY?

HALF-PINT WAS TELLING ME THINGS HEATED UP

PRETTY GOOD AT SCHOOL TODAY, HUH?

WELL, I CAN NEVER SAY YOU DIDN'T WARN ME.

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

YOU CAN GO BACK TO WORK FOR HOBBS AND DANKWORTH.

OH, THANK YOU! CAN I GO THERE NOW?

SURE, GO ON. HAVE A GOOD TIME.

BYE. BYE, HONEY!

MARY?

YES, SIR?

UH, HERE'S OUR CLOTHING SIZES.

SINCE WE LEFT MOST OF OUR BELONGINGS IN SPRINGFIELD,

WE COULD SURE USE A CHANGE.

ANYTHING FANCY?

NO. JUST SOME WORKING DUDS.

AND YOU CAN EARN A LITTLE BIT EXTRA

IF YOU GET OUR TRAVELING CLOTHES CLEANED.

OH, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ME EXTRA.

DON'T GO ARGUING ABOUT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?

UH, SMOKING TOBACCO.

OH, WE COULD USE SOME TOWELS AND SOAP FOR MR. HOBBS' FEVER.

Hobbs: DOES THAT STORE HAVE ANY BOOKS?

WELL, YEAH. SOME.

ANYTHING ABOUT HISTORY WOULD BE BEST,

BUT I'D TAKE WHAT'S HANDY.

HOBBS CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP HIS NOSE OUT OF BOOKS.

PROBABLY KNOWS MORE THAN WHAT'S GOOD FOR HIM.

REALLY? DO YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR?

YES, I DO.

BUT NOT FROM BOOKS. WE FOUGHT IN IT.

WHICH SIDE?

THE SOUTH.

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL!

I MEAN, NOT THAT YOU WERE IN THE WAR, BUT--

BUT IF YOU COULD TELL ME THINGS ABOUT IT...

YOU SEE, WE HAVE THIS CLASS PROJECT AT SCHOOL,

AND WE'RE STUDYING THE CIVIL WAR--

HOW IT WAS ON BOTH SIDES.

BUT MOST EVERYTHING IS HOW THE NORTH SAW IT.

WHAT KIND OF THINGS YOU LOOKING TO FIND OUT, MARY?

WELL, A BOY IN OUR CLASS--BOB FORD--

HE SAID SOME SOUTHERNERS CALLED QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS

KILLED HIS 6-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.

YES, THAT MIGHT WELL HAVE HAPPENED.

YOU SEE, MARY, IN A WAR...

PEOPLE DO TERRIBLE THINGS TO EACH OTHER.

WELL, SOME FOLKS SAW QUANTRILL'S RAIDERS

AS HEROES...

SAW IT FIT TO HIDE 'EM AND FEED 'EM.

EVEN WHEN THEY KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE?

BELIEVE ME, GIRL,

THE NORTH DID THINGS JUST AS BAD, IF NOT WORSE.

WELL, LIKE WHAT?

YOUR SCHOOLBOOKS EVER MAKE MENTION OF A RULE 11?

ANDREW...

SHE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE,

DOESN'T SHE?

WELL, RULE 11 SPELLS THAT OUT

ABOUT AS CLEARLY AS ANYTHING CAN.

YOU SIT YOURSELF DOWN, GIRL,

AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

RULE 11 CAME ABOUT AFTER QUANTRILL AND HIS MEN

ALMOST DESTROYED LAWRENCE, KANSAS, IN 1863.

SINCE THE RAIDERS HID OUT

ACROSS THE BORDER IN MISSOURI,

THE DISTRICT UNION COMMANDER ORDERED THAT FAMILIES

IN 3 MISSOURI COUNTIES AND PART OF ANOTHER

HAD TO PROVE THEIR LOYALTY TO THE NORTH

OR LEAVE THE TERRITORY.

WELL, SINCE MOST OF THE FAMILIES

COULDN'T PROVE THEIR LOYALTY,

THEY TOOK WHAT POSSESSIONS THEY COULD

AND STARTED TO LEAVE.

THEIR HOMES WERE LOOTED AND BURNED.

UNION SOLDIERS AND ANTI-QUANTRILL GUERRILLAS

MURDERED HUNDREDS OF THE HOMELESS,

WHO WERE TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

THAT'S A LIE! WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

MARY'S TELLING THE TRUTH. I KNEW ABOUT RULE 11.

THEN WHAT DOES IT PROVE?

BOBBY, IT PROVES THE WAR

DOES BAD THINGS TO EVERYBODY!

I SAY THEY DESERVED IT!

THOSE PEOPLE WERE TRAITORS!

Girl: THEY WERE NOT!

BOB, SIT DOWN. CHILDREN, STOP IT! BE QUIET!

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

MA'AM.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. FORD.

I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU.

AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT MYSELF, EITHER.

NOW, LOTS OF FOLKS ARE RILED UP

ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

JUST WHAT IS IT THAT I'M DOING, MR. FORD?

TEACHING MY BOY WHAT HEROES

THOSE REB SOLDIERS WERE

THAT MURDERED HIS BROTHER.

IF I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CHANCE OF THAT,

I WOULD RESIGN MY POSITION AND LEAVE TOWN TOMORROW.

YOU JUST KEEP IT UP, AND YOU WON'T NEED TO RESIGN.

ME AND FOLKS LIKE ME WILL SEE TO THAT.

YOU JUST TAKE YOUR REB SYMPATHIES DOWN SOUTH,

WHERE YOU AND YOUR KIND BELONG.

MR. FORD!

MY FATHER WAS AN OFFICER IN THE UNION ARMY.

HE WAS DECORATED FOR VALOR BY GENERAL GRANT.

THE SAME GENERAL GRANT, SIR,

WHO WAS JUST OUR PRESIDENT.

HE DIED IN A SOUTHERN PRISON

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR.

NOW YOUR SON, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION,

DOESN'T REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY

THAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FAMILY.

HE WAS TOO YOUNG. BUT YOU, SIR,

HAVE DELIBERATELY KEPT THAT MEMORY ALIVE

IN A MANNER HE WILL CARRY WITH HIM

FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!

WHAT I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO

IS TO TEACH YOUR SON AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN

WHAT HATE CAN DO, WHILE YOU, MR. FORD,

HAVE TAUGHT HIM NOTHING BUT HATE.

HYAH!

Mary: MR. DANKWORTH AND MR. HOBBS

MUST BE RICH.

IMAGINE PAYING ME 50 CENTS EXTRA

JUST FOR GETTING THEIR CLOTHES CLEANED!

Caroline: MARY, IT'S GETTING SO YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT

ANYTHING EXCEPT MR. DANKWORTH AND MR. HOBBS

AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE MAKING.

WELL, I EARNED 80 CENTS IN ONLY 3 DAYS!

JUST REMEMBER THAT 8 OF THOSE 80 CENTS GOES

IN THE COLLECTION PLATE THIS MORNING.

YES, MA'AM.

[BELL RINGING]

Charles: MORNING, DOC.

MORNING, CAROLINE, CHARLES...CHILDREN.

GOOD MORNING.

Jonathan: MORNING, CHARLES.

I SURE HOPE THE REVEREND

HAS A SHORT SERMON PLANNED FOR TODAY.

IT'S GOT TO BE HOTTER THAN YOU-KNOW-WHAT IN THAT CHURCH.

DR. BAKER!

OH, SORRY, MA'AM.

[APPROACHING HOOFBEATS]

WHO DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY ARE?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY GOT A LOT OF GUNS.

GIRLS, YOU GO ON INSIDE WITH YOUR MOTHER.

Man: MORNING!

Charles: MORNING.

ME AND MY MEN ARE LOOKING FOR SOME INFORMATION.

THERE'S GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT THE JAMES BROTHERS

ARE HOLED UP SOMEWHERE IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.

YOU A SHERIFF?

WELL, IN A WAY. WE'RE BOUNTY HUNTERS.

THERE'S A GOOD REWARD OUT FOR THEM TWO.

FOLKS DON'T LOOK TOO KINDLY ON BOUNTY HUNTERS,

BUT, UH...WE SAVE ALL YOU TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY.

HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?

WELL, TRIALS COST MONEY.

WE FIND THEM BEFORE THE LAW DOES, THERE'S NO TRIAL.

AN EYE FOR AN EYE, IF YOU GET MY MEANING.

YEAH, WE GET YOUR MEANING,

BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY AROUND HERE

CARRYING A GUN EXCEPT YOU.

OH, WELL, THEY'RE HIDING OUT.

THEY WOULDN'T BE SHOWING WEAPONS UNLESS THEY HAD TO.

HERE'S SOME POSTERS.

THESE PICTURES ARE OLD, BUT YOU CAN GET AN IDEA WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

WE'D APPRECIATE IF YOU HAVE FOLKS KEEP AN EYE OUT.

YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT.

MUCH OBLIGED.

WE'D BEST GET INSIDE.

BETTER TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S THEM.

LORD A-MERCY, CHARLES. WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

WHAT, AND HAVE THOSE BOUNTY HUNTERS

SHOOT 'EM DOWN IN COLD BLOOD?

THAT'S AS BAD AS ANYTHING THE JAMES BOYS EVER DID.

I AGREE...

BUT WE OUGHT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE

IN ON THIS THAN JUST US.

LET'S NOT INVOLVE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

SAY WE CALL A MEETING AT THE MILL TOMORROW ABOUT NOON, HUH?

GET EVERYBODY THERE.

AND NO HOTHEADS.

WE'LL ASK THE REVEREND TO JOIN US.

GUESS THAT PROVES NOBODY IN TOWN SUSPECTS.

EVEN SO, I SAY WE SHOULD BUY A COUPLE OF HORSES

AND HEAD ON OUT OF HERE TONIGHT.

FRANK, THEY'VE BEEN HERE AND GONE.

I'D SAY THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE WE COULD BE RIGHT NOW.

I WOULDN'T MIND SO MUCH IF I HAD A REASON,

BUT YOU WON'T GIVE ME ONE!

MARY, JUST TRY TO UNDERSTAND--

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY I CAN'T GO ON WORKING FOR THEM.

CAN'T YOU EVEN TELL ME WHY?

YES, BUT NOT NOW.

NOW, THERE'S SOME THINGS WE DON'T KNOW,

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND OUT.

UNTIL WE DO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WORK FOR THEM.

I PROMISE YOU, WHEN WE FIND THOSE THINGS OUT

AND WE TELL YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND.

NOW, THAT'S THE END OF IT, ALL RIGHT?

YES.

WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT, THEN?

ONE OF US WILL GO TO MANKATO AND NOTIFY THE MARSHAL THERE.

I'LL MAKE THE TRIP.

FINE. I WANT TO ADD, CHARLES,

I THINK YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

[APPROACHING HOOFBEATS]

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TELL THEM?

AS LITTLE AS WE CAN.

Rider: I'LL COME RIGHT TO THE POINT.

WE HAVE A WITNESS THE JAMES BROTHERS

GOT OFF THE STAGE LAST WEEK IN WALNUT GROVE.

THEIR PICTURES CAME OUT IN THE NEWSPAPER YESTERDAY.

NOW, YOU GOING TO TELL ME THEM AIN'T

THE SAME TWO THAT GOT OFF MY STAGE?

WHERE ARE THEY?

I SAID, WHERE ARE THEY?

I'M WARNING ALL OF YOU...

HARBORING OF CRIMINALS IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE.

WE EITHER GET YOUR COOPERATION,

OR EVERY BUILDING IN THIS TOWN

IS GOING TO BE TURNED INSIDE-OUT.

BELIEVE ME, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY.

I WANT AN ANSWER.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

MY NAME IS ALDEN.

I MINISTER THE CHURCH HERE,

AND I BELIEVE WE NEED A TOWN MEETING.

A TOWN MEETING?

YES. I THINK YOU'D GET MAXIMUM RESULTS

IF YOU COULD SEE EVERYONE.

YOU'RE TELLING ME

THAT NOBODY HERE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY?

I'M TELLING YOU, SIR,

THAT WE NEED A TOWN MEETING.

HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I SAY IT'LL TAKE AN HOUR.

AND WE'RE SEALING OFF THE TOWN,

IN CASE ANYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL IN MIND.

Jonathan: NOW, HOLD UP A MINUTE.

WE GOT KIDS UP IN THAT SCHOOL,

AND SOME OF THEM LIVE OUT OF TOWN.

THEY GOT TO GET HOME.

WELL, THE KIDS CAN LEAVE, BUT NOBODY ELSE.

AND THEY'RE NOT TAKING ANY HORSES WITH THEM.

TURNER, SLADE, TAKE CARE OF IT.

NED!

MOVE!

IF WE'RE TO TURN THOSE MEN IN

FOR EXECUTION WITHOUT A TRIAL,

IT'S GOING TO BE THE DECISION

OF EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, NOT JUST OURS.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO MEET AT THE CHURCH EARLY

SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT AMONG OURSELVES.

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE THERE'S A SMALL CHANCE

THAT THAT POSSE MIGHT JUST BE PASSING THROUGH

ON THEIR WAY SOMEWHERES ELSE?

NO. THEY'VE FOUND OUT SOMETHING.

AH, IF WE JUST HAD SOME HORSES.

NO, THERE'S NO CHANCE OF THAT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, FRANK,

BUT THAT BUNCH WON'T BE TAKING ME ALIVE.

Miss Beadle: IN CONCLUDING OUR PROJECT EARLY, I--

Jonathan: MISS BEADLE,

UH, COULD I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

CERTAINLY. EXCUSE ME.

Jonathan, whispering: WE GOT SOME ARMED GUARDS OUT THERE.

UNTIL THE MARSHAL GETS BACK,

I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF THESE KIDS WENT RIGHT ON HOME.

CLASS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISMISSED EARLY TODAY.

[ALL CHEERING]

NOW, I WANT YOU TO GO STRAIGHT HOME.

TOMORROW WE'LL BEGIN OUR STUDY

OF THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

[ALL GROANING]

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE DISMISSED.

NOW, REMEMBER, GO STRAIGHT HOME.

MARY...MAY I SEE YOU FOR A MOMENT?

YES, MISS BEADLE?

YOU'VE BEEN VERY QUIET TODAY.

I GUESS I HAD MORE THAN MY SAY.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

NO.

MARY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK,

MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, YOU GOT THE MOST OUT OF THIS PROJECT.

YOU DID EXCELLENT WORK.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I THINK YOU BETTER GET HOME NOW.

BYE, MISS BEADLE.

GOOD-BYE.

[SIGHS]

WHAT DID MISS BEADLE WANT?

SHE SAID I DID GOOD WORK ON THE CLASS PROJECT.

I GUESS YOU DID.

WELL, I COULDN'T HAVE,

WITHOUT HELP FROM MR. DOBBS AND MR. DANKWORTH.

I NEVER EVEN THANKED THEM.

MARY.

YOU GO ON, LAURA. I WON'T BE LONG.

MARY! YOU'RE NOT GOING OVER THERE

AFTER PA TOLD YOU--

PA TOLD ME I COULDN'T WORK FOR THEM.

DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT NOT TALKING TO THEM.

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD.

LAURA, I'M JUST GOING TO THANK THEM, AND THEN COME HOME.

IT'S WRONG.

YOU GO ON.

HELLO, MISS.

20 MINUTES. WE'LL WAIT THAT LONG,

AND THEN WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

I TELL YOU, MR. BRODER,

IT JUST DON'T SEEM LOGICAL

THEM FOLKS WOULD BE HIDING THOSE TWO.

I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A MORE LAW-ABIDING BUNCH IN MY LIFE.

LAW-ABIDING THEY MAY BE, BUT FRIENDLY THEY'RE NOT.

THEY'LL TALK, OR HAVE CAUSE TO REGRET IT.

Charles: HALF-PINT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK IN TOWN?

I LEFT MY SPELLER AT SCHOOL. I CAME BACK TO GET IT.

IS MARY ON HER WAY HOME?

SH-SHE...

IS SHE ON HER WAY HOME?

SHE WENT TO THANK MR. DANKWORTH AND MR. HOBBS.

HOW LONG AGO?

I DON'T KNOW. QUITE A WHILE.

EVER SINCE WE GOT OUT OF SCHOOL.

PA, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

NEVER MIND. YOU GO ON HOME.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY BOOK?

NEVER MIND YOUR BOOK! GO ON HOME!

CARRIE, GO WITH YOUR SISTER.

FRANK. COME HERE.

TAKE A LOOK.

[SIGHS]

NO, JESSE.

NO!

LIFE'S HARD, FRANK.

WE'LL USE WHAT MEANS WE CAN TO STAY ALIVE.

THAT GIRL MIGHT BE THE ONLY WAY WE HAVE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[DOOR OPENS]

Mary: HI, MR. DANKWORTH.

HELLO, MARY. COME ON IN.

[DOOR CLOSES]

THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY.

FRANK, I TOLD YOU-- THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE.

WE GOT NO HORSES, AND YOU COULDN'T GET ANYWHERE ON THAT LEG.

ALL RIGHT, JESSE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU MEAN...

UNLESS THEY LET YOU GO, YOU'LL...

YOU'LL KILL ME?

NOW, IT WON'T COME TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT, MARY.

BUT I LIKED YOU!

EVERYBODY LIKED YOU.

NO, JESSE.

NO!

NO MORE TALK.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUT YOU IN HERE.

NO! PLEASE! PLEASE!

GO ON. GET IN THERE.

SURE YOU WANT TO TRY THIS, CHARLES?

MARY MIGHT BE ALREADY ON HER WAY HOME.

I CAN'T TAKE THAT CHANCE.

MAYBE IF WE TOLD THE POSSE

THAT SHE WAS IN THERE WITH THEM.

AH, COME ON, JONATHAN,

YOU KNOW BRODER BETTER THAN THAT.

THE ONLY THING HE THINKS ABOUT IS KILLING.

HE DOESN'T CARE WHO GETS IN THE WAY.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY.

JUST MAKE SURE NOBODY TELLS THAT POSSE.

ALL RIGHT. STAY LOW.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

WELL, I-I'M JUST HEADING OVER TO MY HOUSE HERE.

BRODER SAYS NOBODY LEAVES TOWN.

WELL, I ONLY LIVE DOWN HERE

A LITTLE BIT, AND MY WIFE AIN'T FEELING GOOD.

I WAS JUST GONNA CHECK ON HER.

NOBODY LEAVES TOWN.

NOBODY, HUH?

A HOSTAGE IS NO GOOD

UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO KILL THAT HOSTAGE.

ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THAT?

WE HAVE TO BE.

IT IS THE ANNOUNCED INTENTION

OF THAT POSSE TO EXECUTE THOSE MEN--

NOW, HOLD IT!

DID ANY OF THE FOLKS THAT THEY SLAUGHTERED EVER GET A FAIR TRIAL?

YOU CAN ALL DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO!

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL THAT POSSE THE TRUTH!

NO, YOU AIN'T.

YOU GET OUT OF MY WAY, GARVEY!

NOW, HOLD ON HERE!

WE AIN'T JUST TALKING ABOUT

THE FINE POINTS OF RIGHT AND WRONG ANYMORE.

THE JAMES BOYS IS HOLDING MARY INGALLS HOSTAGE...

AND WE CAN'T SAY NOTHING, OR THEY MIGHT KILL HER.

Ford: WELL, I'M TELLING YOU...

I'M AGAINST THIS!

I'M SORRY FOR THE INGALLS GIRL, BUT--

LEWIS FORD!

IS YOUR MIND SO CLUTTERED WITH HATE

THAT YOU AIN'T PICKED UP ON NOTHIN' I SAID?

IF WE DON'T KEEP THEM BOUNTY HUNTERS AWAY FROM HERE,

MARY INGALLS MAY BE KILLED!

YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

Hanson: JA,AND YOU KEEP IT TIGHT SHUT, TOO!

THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING TIRED OF YOU.

DON'T YOU INTERFERE WITH THIS!

[SHOUTING] I WOULD LIKE TO STATE

THAT AS MINISTER OF THIS CONGREGATION,

I WILL CONDONE ANY ACT,

ANY STATEMENT,

DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE LIFE OF MARY INGALLS!

NOW, MAY GOD FORGIVE ME IF I'M WRONG,

BUT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

THAT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO!

NOW, WE WILL UNITE AND BE ONE IN THIS IF WE--

YOU FINISH UP, PASTOR. I CAN WAIT.

MISTER, UH...

BRODER IS THE NAME, PASTOR.

MR. BRODER...

THIS IS ONLY A TOWN MEETING,

BUT IT IS BEING HELD IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

OH, SURE WOULDN'T WANT TO SHOW DISRESPECT

IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

LET'S GET DOWN TO CASES.

EVEN THOUGH A WITNESS

POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FRANK AND JESSE JAMES

AS GETTING OFF THAT STAGE HERE LAST WEEK,

NOBODY I TALKED TO SEEMED TO REMEMBER.

AND MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THEY DIDN'T REMEMBER,

AND THAT IS TO TELL YOU THERE'S A $5,000 REWARD

FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE APPREHENSION

OF THESE CRIMINALS-- HALF OF IT TO THE PERSON

THAT SHOWS ME WHERE THEY'RE HOLED UP.

THESE ARE THE MEN IDENTIFIED AS ARRIVING IN WALNUT GROVE.

PASS IT AMONG YOU.

LOOK CLOSE.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

[CHARLES PANTING]

THAT'LL BE FAR ENOUGH.

MY DAUGHTER.

SHE'S HERE.

HAD TO KEEP HER.

SEEN THE POSSE.

LOOK, SHE'S JUST A LITTLE GIRL. LET HER GO.

YOU CAN KEEP ME INSTEAD.

THAT'S AN INTERESTING PROPOSITION, MR. INGALLS,

BUT IT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

WE'RE GOING TO HOLD BOTH OF YOU.

COME ON.

Broder: NOTHING AT ALL TO SAY?

NOT ANY OF YOU?

Reverend: WELL, THEN, MR. BRODER,

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

OH, YES, PASTOR.

THAT ANSWERS MORE THAN MY QUESTION.

[SCOFFS] HOUSE OF GOD.

HOUSE OF GOD?

THIS IS A HOUSE OF LIARS!

YOU ARE ALL LIARS!

WE ARE ALL LIARS.

ALL OF US.

I'LL TELL YOU--

NO!

ANYBODY GOING TO CLAIM THAT REWARD,

IT'S GOING TO BE ME!

Doc Baker: JONATHAN!

NO! STAY OUT OF IT, DOC! THESE ARE LAWMEN.

ALL RIGHT, SON, WHERE ARE THEY HIDING OUT?

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE,

BUT THEY GOT A YOUNG GIRL IN THERE.

YOU GOT TO PROMISE SHE WON'T BE HURT.

OH, AGREED.

YOU'RE GUARANTEEING ME HALF OF THAT $5,000?

OH, I DO, SIR.

YOU GET THAT CHURCH BELL RINGING.

[BELL RINGING]

Jonathan: AIN'T GONNA NEED THEM HORSES.

YOU JUST SHOW US WHERE THEY'RE HIDING OUT.

WE'LL DECIDE WHETHER WE NEED HORSES OR NOT.

HAVE IT YOUR WAY.

Jonathan, whispering: Shh. Quiet.

Quiet, now.

THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE HOLED UP.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO JOIN US,

YOU BETTER HEAD FOR TOWN.

SLADE...

COVER THE BACK.

[GUN COCKS]

Broder: FRANK! JESSE! WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!

YOU GOT ONE CHANCE... AND ONLY ONE.

YOU GOT 5 SECONDS TO COME OUT!

1...2...

3...

[GUNS COCK]

FIRE!

[GUNFIRE]

I SPOOKED THE HORSES!

GET THEM WAGONS OUT OF TOWN!

Man: COME ON, LET'S GO! MOVE!

CEASE FIRE!

SLADE. TAKE A LOOK!

NOBODY! NOTHIN'!

AIN'T EVEN A STICK OF FURNITURE IN THERE!

[HORSES WHINNYING]

ALL RIGHT, ALL OF YOU...

WE GOT SOME HORSE TRACKING TO DO.

I'M SORRY, MARY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ONLY CHANCE WE HAD.

LISTEN, IF I WAS YOU TWO,

I'D BE RIDING WHILE I STILL HAD A SKIN ON.

LET'S GO, FRANK.

COME ON. COME ON!

THANK YOU, JONATHAN.

NO SIGN OF A THING, BOSS.

YOU GOT PLENTY TO ANSWER FOR, MISTER.

FOR WHAT? TRYING TO SAVE YOUR HORSES?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ALL THAT SHOOTING UP THERE

SPOOKED THEM HORSES SOMETHING TERRIBLE,

AND ME AND CHARLES,

WE HAD A HORRIBLE TIME TRYING TO RUN THEM DOWN.

HE'S RIGHT.

THEY ALL OUTRAN US EXCEPT THAT ONE.

HAD TO CHASE HIM ALL THE WAY TO MY PLACE.

THIS HERE'S THE ONLY ONE WE FOUND,

BUT THE REST OF THEM ARE PROBABLY JUST OUT THERE

GRAZING IN THE HILLS.

OH, UH, BRODER...

YOU GOT THEM OUTLAWS, DIDN'T YOU?

WE'VE COME THROUGH A TIME OF TRIAL AND DECISION.

THOSE OF US THAT WERE A PART OF IT...

WILL LONG WONDER IF WE DID THE RIGHT THING,

LETTING THOSE TWO WHO WERE BRIEFLY IN OUR MIDST

ESCAPE THE... DRUMHEAD COURT...

AND THE TERRIBLE TERMINATION OF LIFE.

OR WERE WE ENTIRELY WRONG?

EACH OF THOSE INVOLVED

IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE HIS OWN PEACE

WITH HIS CONSCIENCE...

AND WITH GOD.

TOWARD THAT END, LET'S ALL JOIN IN SILENT PRAYER.

Mary, voice-over: THE JAMES BROTHERS

MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE,

AND NONE OF US EVER SAW THEM AGAIN...

EXCEPT BOBBY FORD,

WHO WOULD SEE JESSE ON ANOTHER DAY--

HIS LAST DAY,

6 YEARS LATER.