Original subtitles

[CHEERING]

YAY!

THAT WAS GREAT, ALBERT!

YEAH. THANKS.

COME ON, TOM! GET A HIT!

I HAVE A NEW SPINNING TOP, ALBERT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY IT?

FORGET IT, HOLLY.

I DON'T PLAY WITH GIRLS.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT LAURA?

THAT'S DIFFERENT. SHE'S MY SISTER.

COME ON, JEFF. WE'VE GOT THEM! GET ANOTHER HIT.

[BELL RINGING]

HEY, WHAT DID YOU RING THE BELL FOR?

Laura: JUST BECAUSE THE GARVEYS WENT BACK EAST FOR A MONTH

THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO RUN AROUND LIKE LOOSE CHICKENS.

THE NEW TEACHER ISN'T EVEN HERE YET, MOTHER HEN.

ALL THE MORE REASON FOR US TO BE READY FOR HER WHEN SHE IS.

COME ON. EVERYBODY INSIDE!

WE DON'T HAVE TO.

WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO,

BUT I'M NOT STARTING OUT ON THE WRONG FOOT WITH THE NEW TEACHER.

SHE'S RIGHT, WILLIE.

I DON'T SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES

WHICH FOOT I START OUT ON.

I END UP IN THE CORNER STANDING ON BOTH FEET.

[CHILDREN CHATTERING]

Laura: OKAY. EVERYBODY, SIT DOWN.

BE QUIET. QUIET.

[CHILDREN CHATTERING]

QUIET!

EVERYBODY, BE QUIET.

QUIET!

HEY, ALBERT, YOU WANT TO GO FISHING AFTER SCHOOL?

SURE. DO YOU WANT TO COME, LAURA?

I CAN'T. I'VE GOT CHORES TO FINISH, AND SO DO YOU.

YES, TEACHER.

HOW ABOUT SATURDAY? I'LL MAKE SANDWICHES.

I CAN'T GO SATURDAY.

OKAY. HOW ABOUT SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH?

OKAY. IF YOU MAKE PEANUT BUTTER.

Laura: SUNDAY IT IS.

HOW DOES THAT SOUND, ALBERT?

ALBERT?

GOOD MORNING, CHILDREN.

Children: GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.

MY NAME IS MISS ELLIOTT.

I'LL BE TEACHING HERE UNTIL MRS. GARVEY RETURNS.

NOW YOU KNOW MY NAME. HOW ABOUT YOURS?

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE THE ROLL BOOK IS KEPT?

I CAN!

[LAUGHTER]

IT'S IN THE DRAWER, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MISS...

NELLIE OLESON.

MY FATHER OWNS THE MERCANTILE.

OH.

Dr. Baker: CAROLINE?

YOUR DIAGNOSIS WAS CORRECT.

ARE YOU SURE?

NOW, WHY IS THAT ALWAYS THE FIRST QUESTION?

[LAUGHS]

MARY, TELL YOUR MOTHER.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY, MA.

OH, MARY!

OH!

WHEN?

WELL, I'D SAY IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

OH, ADAM WILL BE SO SURPRISED.

I WAS AFRAID IT WOULDN'T BE TRUE.

HE HAS NO IDEA.

AND YOUR FATHER.

OH, I HAVE TO PICK EXACTLY THE RIGHT MOMENT.

DON'T YOU TELL HIM.

NOT A WORD.

CHARLES!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

[LAUGHING]

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GRANDPA!

- WHAT? - YES!

[LAUGHTER]

Adam: IT'S KIND OF LATE FOR SUPPER, ISN'T IT?

THE CHILDREN ALL ATE AN HOUR AGO.

I THINK A HUSBAND AND WIFE SHOULD EAT ALONE ONCE IN A WHILE.

GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO TALK.

FLOWERS, TOO. THAT'S NICE.

YOU WANT ME TO SLICE THE MEAT?

IT'S A CASSEROLE.

CHICKEN, I HOPE.

ADAM, SOMETIMES THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DISCUSS.

[DOOR KNOCKS]

Eli: MR. KENDALL?

YEAH, ELI?

YOU'VE GOT THE TOOLBOX AROUND HERE?

Adam: IT'S ON THE KITCHEN TABLE.

THANKS.

WELL, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

MRS. TERHUNE LOCKED HERSELF IN THE WATER CLOSET.

OH, BOY.

WHY, YOU'RE SURE YOU DON'T NEED ANY HELP?

NO, SIR. I CAN DO IT.

IT WOULDN'T MATTER EXCEPT I'VE GOT TO GO.

Adam: OH, OKAY.

ADAM, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TELL YOU.

SOMETHING'S BURNING.

OKAY.

AHA, IT IS CHICKEN!

PUT IT ON THE TABLE.

I'LL BRING THE POTATOES.

OKAY.

AND NOW I AM DEFINITELY SITTING.

FIRST I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

IT SOUNDS IMPORTANT.

IT IS.

I WENT TO SEE-- [DOOR KNOCKS]

Eli: MR. KENDALL?

I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG.

THE DOORKNOB CAME OFF. I THINK YOU BETTER COME.

MRS. TERHUNE, SHE'S HOPPING MAD.

WELL, SHE DOES HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS,

AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU SHOULD BE HEARING THEM AT YOUR AGE.

- BUT, ADAM-- - I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, DARLING.

COME ON.

Mary: I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

OKAY, DON'T START WITHOUT ME.

WHAT?

I'M...

GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

A BABY?

A BABY.

Caroline: OH, MARY! [CHUCKLES]

LOOK AT THIS!

FEEL HERE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ONCE WORE THESE!

ISN'T IT A BIT EARLY FOR BABY CLOTHES?

NOW, DON'T SPOIL MY FUN.

IT MAY BE YOUR BABY,

BUT THE WHOLE FAMILY SHARES IN THE EXCITEMENT.

NOT ALWAYS.

I DOUBT IF ADAM WILL TELL HIS FATHER.

SOMETIMES I FORGET HE HAS ONE.

KENDALL, CHANDLER, AND HOLMES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

THAT'S MORE THAN HE KNOWS ABOUT ME.

I WISH ADAM WOULD HAVE WRITTEN HIM WHEN WE GOT MARRIED.

WELL, I SUPPOSE FAMILIES HAVE THEIR DIFFERENT WAYS.

IT'S THE ONLY THING HE WON'T TALK ABOUT.

MR. KENDALL'S ALL ALONE,

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.

DO YOU THINK YOU SHOULD WRITE TO HIM?

ME?

WELL, HE IS YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW.

YOU'D PROBABLY MAKE HIM VERY HAPPY.

I'M SURE IT WOULD.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT.

Mr. Kendall: WELL, MY EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS OF THIS NATURE ASSURES ME

THAT WE DO HAVE A CASE, MR. RADCLIFF.

Radcliff: ALL RIGHT, MR. KENDALL, WE'LL GO ALONG WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'LL LET ME CONSULT WITH...

WITH MY COLLEAGUES, I'LL TELEPHONE YOU TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

Radcliff: THAT'LL BE FINE. GOOD-BYE.

THANK YOU, MR. RADCLIFF.

MISS BENNETT.

YES, SIR.

I WANT TO SEND A TELEGRAM.

TO MR. AND MRS. ADAM KENDALL.

WALNUT GROVE, MINNESOTA.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE?

BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME NOT TO.

EXACTLY.

BUT HE'S YOUR FATHER.

IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FAIR NOT TO TELL HIM.

FAIR?

MARY, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S LIKE.

THAT'S NOT MY FAULT, YOU NEVER WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, WHAT DID HE DO TO YOU?

NOTHING.

NOT ONE THING,

TO ME OR FOR ME EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

IT WAS LIKE I DIDN'T EXIST ANYMORE.

MAYBE HE NEEDED SOME OF THE PATIENCE YOU SHOW TO YOUR STUDENTS.

WHERE WOULD I BE NOW WITHOUT IT?

THE PROBLEM IS, YOU THINK EVERY FATHER IN THE WORLD IS JUST LIKE YOURS.

MINE ISN'T.

WELL, MAYBE HE'S CHANGED.

WHY ELSE WOULD HE BE COMING HERE?

GIVE HIM A CHANCE, ADAM.

WHATEVER'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST, HE'S STILL YOUR FATHER.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT.

FOR YOU.

NOT JUST FOR ME.

FOR OUR BABY.

OKAY.

IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING,

I THOUGHT WE'D START A SPECIAL PROJECT IN BASKET WEAVING

FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED.

THAT'S FOR GIRLS.

WHICH IS WHY THE BOYS WILL ALL BE PLAYING BASEBALL.

[CHEERING]

Miss Elliott: YES, LAURA?

DO THE GIRLS HAVE TO STAY?

NO, YOU MAY ALL CHOOSE WHICHEVER PROJECT YOU WISH.

OH, GOOD. COME ON, ALBERT, LET'S GO.

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

ARE YOU SICK OR SOMETHING?

NO.

YOU HEARD HER.

I'M GOING TO MAKE A BASKET.

WHAT ON EARTH FOR?

WELL, SINCE I'M GOING TO BE AN UNCLE, AND MY NEPHEW...

OR NIECE.

WHATEVER...DESERVES A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.

I THINK THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL IDEA, ALBERT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

OH, WELL.

I GUESS WILLIE WILL HAVE TO PITCH.

MY MAMA HAD A BABY ONCE.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S YOUR MAMA.

I KNOW, BUT SHE HAD ANOTHER ONE. LUCY.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A SISTER, ELI.

UH-HUH.

BUT MAMA COULDN'T KEEP BOTH OF US.

THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE.

I'M SURE YOUR MOTHER DID WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR YOU.

NOT MY MAMA.

SHE ONLY HAD TIME FOR ONE.

THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE WITH MISS TERHUNE.

SHE JUST LEFT ME AND WENT AWAY WITH MY SISTER.

NEVER CAME BACK.

MAMAS ONLY GOT TIME FOR ONE BABY.

YOU'LL SEE.

I'VE GOT A SCHOOL FULL OF CHILDREN.

ONE MORE WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GET ALONG. ALWAYS HAVE.

ELI, YOU KNOW YOU'RE SPECIAL TO ME.

NOTHING WILL CHANGE.

YOU PROMISE?

I PROMISE.

WHOA! WHOA!

HELLO, ADAM.

Adam: HELLO, FATHER.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY WIFE, MARY.

HELLO, MARY.

IT'S A PLEASURE, SIR.

WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE FORMAL FOR MY DAUGHTER.

IT'S A PLEASURE, FATHER.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

WELL, ADAM...

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG, FATHER.

I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM NEW YORK. BORDEAUX CLARET, 1865.

Carrie: THAT'S OLDER THAN ME.

DIDN'T THEY HAVE ANY NEW ONES?

[LAUGHS]

WELL, WINE IMPROVES WITH AGE, MY DEAR.

I'LL JUST TAKE THE CORK OFF, AND...

WE'LL LET IT BREATHE FOR A WHILE.

CHARLES?

THANK YOU.

THAT'S A NICE CORK, WHAT DO I DO WITH IT?

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SNIFF IT, MR. INGALLS.

OH.

IT SMELLS LIKE WINE.

WELL, THAT'S PERFECT,

BECAUSE IF IT SMELLED LIKE A CORK, THAT WOULD MEAN

THAT AIR GOT INTO THE BOTTLE, AND PROBABLY SPOILED THE WINE.

Charles: I'LL BE DARNED, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

Mr. Kendall: YEAH. [LAUGHS]

WAIT TILL NELLIE OLESON HEARS ABOUT THIS.

SHE THINKS SHE'S SO SOPHISTICATED.

I BET MISS ELLIOTT KNOWS ALL ABOUT WINE.

SHE'S A REAL LADY.

MR. KENDALL?

Mr. Kendall: HMM?

IT'S NOT BREATHING. I THINK IT'S DEAD.

[LAUGHTER]

HEY.

COME HERE, PREGNANT LADY.

YOU KNOW, MY FATHER TELLS ME

I MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.

I KNEW I'D LIKE YOUR FATHER.

[LAUGHS]

YOU KNOW, I REALLY FELT HAPPY TONIGHT,

AND I'M GLAD YOU WROTE TO HIM.

I'M GLAD, TOO.

I GUESS IT MEANT A LOT MORE TO ME

THAN I THOUGHT IT DID.

YOU'RE ALL HE'S GOT, YOU KNOW.

FATHER NEVER SEEMED THE TYPE TO NEED ANYONE BEFORE,

BUT LIKE YOU SAID, PEOPLE CHANGE.

AND IF WE DON'T GO TO BED SOON I'LL TURN INTO A PUMPKIN.

OH. FROM THE SHAPE OF YOUR STOMACH I'D SAY WE'RE TOO LATE.

IT'S ALREADY TURNING.

VERY FUNNY.

- SUSAN GOODSPEED. - HERE.

- THOMAS MURRAY. - PRESENT.

BENJAMIN STONE.

Benjamin: HERE, SIR, MR. KENDALL.

- OH. - EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS THERE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SON.

FATHER.

CLASS, THIS IS MR. GILES KENDALL, MY FATHER.

Children: HELLO, MR. KENDALL.

HELLO.

ACTUALLY, ADAM, I CAME HERE TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT.

Adam: ALL RIGHT.

MARY, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

FINE.

NOW, SON, I'M GOING TO COME RIGHT TO THE POINT.

HOW WOULD YOU AND MARY LIKE TO COME LIVE WITH ME IN NEW YORK?

- WHAT? - NOW, HEAR ME OUT.

A COLLEAGUE OF MINE KNOWS THIS LAWYER

WHO PRACTICES IN PHILADELPHIA.

NAME OF MAYER.

WELL, THERE'S NOTHING SO UNUSUAL ABOUT THAT,

BUT THIS MAN, THIS LAWYER, IS BLIND.

FATHER, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

THERE'S A VERY, VERY FINE LAW SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY,

AND YOU'VE GOT THE BRAINS.

AFTER YOU GRADUATE, I CAN GUARANTEE A POSITION IN MY FIRM.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOL?

THE...

THE SCHOOL?

WELL, I FIGURE THAT YOU'LL DO MORE

FOR FOLKS LIKE YOU IN A COURTROOM THAN IN A CLASSROOM.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S...ALL OF A SUDDEN, A LAWYER.

I CAN'T ANSWER YOU RIGHT AWAY.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU TALK TO MARY, AND YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

OH, BOY... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I OWE THIS TO YOU, SON.

YOU AND I HAVE, WELL,

KIND OF GONE OUR SEPARATE WAYS THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND...

WELL, YOU'VE GOT STUDENTS WAITING FOR YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WHY DON'T WE ALL HAVE DINNER TOGETHER TONIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

[CHEERING]

OH, HOLLY, THAT'S VERY NICE.

THANK YOU, MISS ELLIOTT.

- MISS ELLIOTT? - YES?

I'M ALL FINISHED.

WHY, NELLIE, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU, MISS ELLIOTT.

CLASS, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

NEXT TIME, NELLIE, TAKE OFF THE PRICE TAG.

WELL, IT SEEMED KIND OF SILLY TO MAKE A BASKET

WHEN THERE WAS A PERFECTLY GOOD ONE RIGHT THERE IN THE STORE.

I RATHER THINK YOU MISSED THE POINT OF THE EXERCISE.

ALBERT, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH YOU?

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

OH, YOUR WORK IS EXCELLENT,

BUT I'D RATHER HOPED THE BASKETS

WOULD BE FINISHED BEFORE I LEFT.

THIS MAY TAKE ANOTHER MONTH.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS BIG ENOUGH.

WELL, PERHAPS YOUR SISTER WILL HAVE TWINS.

AT LEAST I CAN SAY I'VE NEVER SEEN A BASKET

TO EQUAL THIS ONE.

[SAW BUZZING]

CHARLES!

CHARLES?

OH, HI! GILES. SORRY.

I COULDN'T HEAR A FREIGHT TRAIN COMING THROUGH HERE

WITH ALL THAT RACKET GOING ON.

[BUZZING STOPS]

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU.

NO PROBLEM. I'M DUE FOR A BREAK, ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ADAM.

I TOLD HIM I'D LIKE TO PUT HIM IN LAW SCHOOL IN NEW YORK.

WELL, THAT'S A MIGHTY GENEROUS OFFER.

WELL, I'M IN A PRETTY SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION RIGHT NOW,

I FIGURE THERE'S MORE PLEASURE

IN PUTTING MONEY TO GOOD WORK THAN LETTING IT SIT IDLE.

OF COURSE IT IS.

I IMAGINE IT'S A PRETTY TOUGH DECISION FOR ADAM TO MAKE.

IT IS. IT REALLY IS.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE ABLE TO PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR ME.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD DO THAT, GILES.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTERFERE, IT'S NOT MY PLACE.

WELL, MARY'S YOUR DAUGHTER,

AND THAT'S YOUR GRANDCHILD SHE'S CARRYING.

YOU KNOW, CHARLES...

THE CITY IS THE BEST PLACE

FOR A NEW LIFE TO BE BORN.

BEST FACILITIES, BEST MODERN MEDICINE...

WELL, I'VE NEVER HAD ANY REASON TO DOUBT DR. BAKER.

WELL, NO. NO, NO.

BUT I'M ALSO THINKING OF THE FUTURE.

JUST IMAGINE THE OPPORTUNITIES

I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CHILD.

AND MY PLACE IS BIG ENOUGH FOR AN ARMY.

I'M SURE IT IS, GILES,

I JUST FIGURE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T MEASURE THEIR HAPPINESS

BY THE SIZE OF THE ROOM THEY'RE LIVING IN.

OH, IT ISN'T. IT ISN'T.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE WITH

COUNT FOR SOMETHING, TOO.

OUR GRANDCHILD ISN'T GOING TO BE BLIND

LIKE THE OTHER CHILDREN IN THAT SCHOOL.

MAYBE YOU'RE FORGETTING ABOUT THAT.

NO, I'M NOT FORGETTING THAT.

THEN YOU'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR ME?

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T.

WHEN MY CHILDREN LIVE UNDER MY ROOF, THEY DO AS I SEE FIT.

WHEN THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN, THEY MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.

THAT'S YOUR LAST WORD ON THE SUBJECT?

I'M AFRAID IT IS, YES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

BYE.

Adam: IT'S THIS WAY, FATHER.

GOOD EVENING, MARY.

GOOD EVENING, FATHER.

YOU CERTAINLY SET AN ATTRACTIVE TABLE.

THANK YOU. PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SON. THANK YOU.

WELL, SPEAKING OF ATTRACTIVE TABLES,

WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO NEW YORK.

THE FINEST RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD.

FATHER...

THERE'S NO HARM IN BEING OPTIMISTIC.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT--

NO BUTS. NO BUTS.

IF THIS JOHN F. MAYER CHARACTER CAN BECOME A LAWYER,

THEN SO CAN MY SON.

OH, I'M NOT DOUBTING THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT MARY AND I HAVE PUT SO MUCH

OF OURSELVES INTO THIS SCHOOL.

BELIEVE ME, THINGS WILL KEEP RIGHT ON GOING AFTER YOU LEAVE.

I'M SURE THAT BLACK WOMAN IS CAPABLE OF RUNNING YOUR SCHOOL.

WELL, SHE CERTAINLY IS...

AND I KNOW WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY THIS IS.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

ADAM...

YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

PLENTY OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU GIVE ME A DECISION.

MARY, I BROUGHT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

THERE.

I FIGURED IT SHOULD RIGHTLY GO TO THE NEWEST KENDALL.

AND THE PRETTIEST.

A BROOCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A GRANDCHILD,

AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME A VERY HAPPY MAN.

WELL, I'M STARVING. LET'S EAT.

I'LL GET THE STEW.

NO, YOU SIT. YOU SIT.

YOU TAKE CARE OF MY GRANDCHILD,

AND YOU LET THE MEN WAIT ON YOU THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT. - RIGHT THIS WAY, FATHER.

[BELLS JINGLING]

WELL, THE CRADLE'S ALMOST FINISHED.

YEAH, JUST ABOUT,

AFTER I MAKE THIS ONE SPECIAL ADDITION.

WATCH THIS.

THE BABY TRIES TO CLIMB OUT OF THE CRADLE,

IT HITS THE STRING, WAKES MARY AND ADAM.

- BRILLIANT. - I THOUGHT SO.

[LAUGHS]

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL THEM

ABOUT YOUR CONVERSATION WITH GILES?

NO. I CAN'T DO THAT. I WANT THEM TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE.

YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO GO, DO YOU?

I JUST DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE.

IT'S UP TO THEM TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

THAT'S WHY YOU'VE DECIDED NOT TO HELP GILES PERSUADE THEM?

IT'S JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

NOW...

HOW ABOUT THE TRUTH?

IF THEY GO BACK EAST, WE MAY NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE WOULD NEVER SEE OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD.

DO YOU WANT THEM TO GO?

OF COURSE NOT.

DO YOU THINK THAT CHILD'S GOING TO BE BETTER OFF

BEING RAISED IN THE CITY?

NO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. WE JUST WON'T SAY ANYTHING.

IT'S THEIR DECISION. WE WON'T INTERFERE.

I MEAN, IF I WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING,

I'D TELL THEM TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

HE'D BE A LOT BETTER OFF GROWING UP HERE.

BUT IT'S THEIR DECISION, SO YOU WON'T INTERFERE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

IT IS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

I SUPPOSE.

IT IS, AND YOU KNOW IT.

IT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

ALL WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS MY FUTURE AND OUR CHILD'S FUTURE.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE AREN'T LIKE MOST PEOPLE, ADAM.

WALNUT GROVE IS...

IS IN MY MIND, NOT MY EYES.

I WON'T EVER LOSE THAT.

AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU,

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE I LIVE.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

THAT ISN'T EASY, BUT I HAVE TO PUT OUR FAMILY FIRST.

I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME.

I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

YOU HAD TO LEARN BEFORE YOU COULD TEACH.

IS LAW SCHOOL SO DIFFERENT?

[DOOR KNOCKS]

ALBERT!

YES, MA'AM.

COME IN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I JUST CAME OVER TO SEE IF YOU COULD HELP ME FINISH MY BASKET.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

BUT FIRST WHY DON'T YOU COME SIT DOWN?

I JUST BAKED SOME COOKIES TO TAKE TO SCHOOL,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GET FIRST PICKINGS.

YOU BETTER HAVE SOME. GET YOUR STRENGTH BACK.

MISS ELLIOTT?

YES?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

WELL, YES.

SOMETIMES IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL THE PERSON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM.

YES, I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

YOU DO?

YES. ESPECIALLY FOR A MAN.

REALLY?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I GUESS MEN ARE JUST AFRAID.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY THE MAN WHO SAYS THOSE THINGS FIRST,

AND HE REALLY CAN'T BE SURE HOW THE WOMAN FEELS,

SO HE MIGHT GET HURT.

WELL, HOW CAN A MAN TELL?

OH, JUST BY BEING AROUND THE PERSON LONG ENOUGH.

WELL, HOW LONG, A MONTH?

SOMETIMES A MONTH,

SOMETIMES A YEAR.

- A WHOLE YEAR? - MM-HMM.

THAT'S HOW LONG IT TOOK MY FIANCE.

YOUR WHAT?

MY FIANCE.

OH.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE ENGAGED.

MM-HMM.

ONLY 3 WEEKS NOW TILL THE WEDDING.

I'M GETTING MARRIED THE DAY AFTER I LEAVE WALNUT GROVE.

WELL, NOW, HOW ABOUT THAT BASKET?

OH. I'LL FINISH IT WHEN I GET HOME.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

BUT WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED.

I JUST REMEMBERED I HAVE SOME CHORES.

WELL, DON'T YOU EVEN WANT SOME COOKIES?

NO. THEY'LL SPOIL MY LUNCH.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE, ALBERT.

HI, ALBERT.

HI.

I JUST CAME FROM YOUR PLACE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE SOME COOKIES I MADE.

MMM!

THEY'RE GOOD. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD.

THANKS.

YOU WANT TO GO FISHING?

YEAH.

COME ON.

HOLLY?

YES, ALBERT?

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND SOME USE

FOR A GREAT BIG BASKET?

ELI?

YES, MA'AM?

I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

LET'S SIT DOWN, HUH?

I'M LISTENING.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

MY FAMILY LIVED IN A PLACE CALLED WISCONSIN.

WE STUDIED IT IN CLASS, REMEMBER?

THE 13th STATE.

RIGHT.

ANYWAY, FOR MANY REASONS,

MY PA DECIDED WE HAD TO MOVE HERE TO MINNESOTA, AND...

I HAD TO LEAVE ALL MY FRIENDS.

I FELT VERY SAD FOR A WHILE,

BUT...EVEN THOUGH THOSE PEOPLE ARE FAR AWAY,

WE'RE STILL VERY CLOSE, AND THEY'LL ALWAYS BE SPECIAL.

YOU'RE LEAVING, AREN'T YOU, MISS KENDALL?

YES, ELI.

ADAM AND I ARE GOING TO NEW YORK, BUT...

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,

NO MATTER WHERE I AM.

WHENEVER I SMELL ROSES,

THEY'LL REMIND ME OF YOU.

[CRYING]

MISS KENDALL! MISS KENDALL!

[DOOR KNOCKS]

Mary: HESTER-SUE! HELP ME!

OH! WHAT'S THE MATTER, CHILD?

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING'S WRONG. THE PAIN...

COME ON.

SIT DOWN.

DON'T PANIC. JUST LIE BACK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!

WELL, I DO, I'M GOING AND GET DR. BAKER.

NOW, YOU JUST KEEP STILL.

[DOOR CLOSES] [MOANING]

HOW IS SHE?

I GAVE HER SOMETHING TO EASE THE PAIN.

SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

HOW'S THE BABY?

NOT THIS TIME.

Dr. Baker: I'M SORRY, ADAM.

Giles: WHY DIDN'T YOU GET HERE SOONER?

Dr. Baker: WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED.

NATURE HAD ALREADY DECIDED IT WASN'T HER TIME.

SO SUDDENLY?

WE HAD DINNER LAST NIGHT. SHE WAS ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S PAINFUL, MR. KENDALL,

BUT THERE WILL BE OTHER BABIES.

BETTER IT HAPPEN NOW THAN LATER.

CAN I SEE HER?

Dr. Baker: FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE.

SHE NEEDS TO SLEEP.

WAS IT A BOY?

YES.

I'LL BE BACK IN THE MORNING, CHARLES,

NOT THAT THERE'S ANY CAUSE FOR WORRY.

HER SPIRITS ARE LOW, OF COURSE...

BUT HER HEALTH IS FINE.

THANK YOU.

SHE'S OKAY.

OKAY.

JUST SOME SOUP.

IT'S THE BEST THING FOR YOU.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

MARY, I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

NO, YOU DON'T!

NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO NEVER SEE THE TREES...

THE SKY...

YOUR BABY'S FIRST SMILE,

THEN TO FIND OUT YOU WON'T EVEN HAVE THAT CHILD TO HOLD IN YOUR ARMS?

MARY...

HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE TO TAKE?

DEAR GOD, HOW MUCH MORE DO I HAVE TO TAKE?

MARY.

LEAVE ME ALONE, MA!

PLEASE, JUST GO AWAY.

JUST GO AWAY.

ADAM?

OH, CAROLINE. HOW IS SHE?

THE SAME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO HER.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S BETTER

WE JUST GET HER AWAY FROM HERE LIKE WE PLANNED.

WHATEVER YOU THINK BEST.

I'LL GO TALK TO FATHER ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

[DOOR KNOCKS]

WHO IS IT?

ELI.

WHERE IS MRS. TERHUNE?

IN THE KITCHEN, CLEANING UP FROM LUNCH.

WELL, THE TRAY'S ON THE TABLE.

YOU CAN TELL HER I WASN'T HUNGRY.

DON'T MAKE ME DO THAT, MRS. KENDALL.

THEN SHE'LL KNOW I WAS UP HERE,

AND WE AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BOTHER YOU.

THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN SO QUIET.

YES, MA'AM.

LOOK, ELI, I REALLY DON'T FEEL MUCH LIKE TALKING.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN JUST LISTEN.

MR. KENDALL TOLD US YOU AIN'T GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

I'M REAL SORRY ABOUT IT

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANTED ONE.

SO I GOT TO THINKING,

AND I WONDERED IF MAYBE I COULD BE YOUR LITTLE BOY.

I KNOW I'M NOT A BABY NO MORE,

BUT YOU CAN'T SEE ME,

SO YOU COULD PRETEND LIKE I WAS.

YOU KNOW WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY SISTER?

AND I KNOW MY MAMA DIDN'T WANT ME.

WELL, SINCE I CAME HERE,

I'VE BEEN WISHING YOU WERE MY MAMA.

SO I THOUGHT SINCE WE BOTH NEEDED SOMEBODY SO BAD,

WE COULD BOTH PRETEND.

ELI, I...

PLEASE DON'T SAY NO RIGHT OFF.

I'D BE LESS TROUBLE THAN A REAL BABY,

AND IF YOU SAID YES,

I PROMISE I'D TRY REAL HARD TO BE WHAT YOU WANTED.

YOU WOULDN'T BE SORRY.

ELI...

[DOOR KNOCKS]

- ADAM. - HELLO, FATHER.

COME IN.

SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN, ADAM.

HOW'S MARY?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

BEFORE...BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED,

WE PLANNED TO TELL YOU THAT WE DECIDED

TO TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER.

OH, WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU TO GO NOW.

WELL, I THOUGHT SO, TOO, AT FIRST,

BUT I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THE BEST THING FOR MARY

WOULD BE A COMPLETE CHANGE.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE STILL THINKING ABOUT GOING?

YES. THE SOONER THE BETTER.

I JUST CAN'T STAND TO SEE HER SUFFER LIKE THIS.

WELL, ADAM, THERE'S MORE TO THINK ABOUT THAN MARY'S FEELINGS.

LAW SCHOOL IS VERY DIFFICULT

EVEN UNDER THE BEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID OF HARD WORK.

WELL...

IT'S JUST THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER.

WHAT THINGS?

WELL, YOUR WIFE, FOR ONE THING.

NEW YORK CAN BE A VERY LONELY PLACE.

MARY WILL MAKE NEW FRIENDS.

BUT SHE'LL BE LEAVING HER FAMILY HERE.

I'M HER FAMILY. AND SO ARE YOU.

WELL...

LOOK, I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO SOCIALIZE.

I'M VERY BUSY. VERY.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN I'M HEARING THINGS

THAT YOU DIDN'T MENTION BEFORE.

IF YOU'RE HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS, JUST SAY SO.

I'M NOT HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS.

- IT'S... - IT'S WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T THINK WE HAD ANY PROBLEMS

BEFORE MARY LOST THE BABY.

AND WHY NOW, FATHER?

WHY NOW?

IT WAS THE CHILD, WASN'T IT?

ALL THIS TIME,

AND IT WAS THE CHILD.

ANSWER ME.

YOU ANSWER ME, FATHER.

ALL RIGHT! YES.

YES.

YOU'RE LEAVING SO SOON?

WELL, I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO COURT.

IT'S A BIG CASE. IT'S A VERY BIG CASE.

STAGE LEAVES AT 3:30.

I WAS GOING TO COME TELL YOU, ADAM.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND.

YOU STILL CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT ME, CAN YOU?

GOOD-BYE, FATHER.

HESTER-SUE?

NO, IT'S ME.

I'LL TAKE THE 2:00 CLASS.

WHAT?

I SAID, I'LL TAKE THE 2:00 CLASS.

YOU SURE YOU FEEL UP TO IT?

I'M SURE.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT IN WALNUT GROVE,

BUT WHAT TIME WE DO HAVE,

I WANT TO SPEND WITH MY CHILDREN.

THERE'S NO HURRY.

HESTER-SUE AND I CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

ADAM, I WANT TO TEACH.

I WANT TO THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE BESIDES MYSELF.

I...

HAD A TALK WITH MY FATHER.

HOW SOON DOES HE WANT US TO LEAVE?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

FATHER WANTED US TO LEAVE ON THE STAGECOACH THIS AFTERNOON.

I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

I'VE BEEN HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW YOU HAD YOUR HEART SET ON GOING TO NEW YORK...

BUT I JUST THINK WE'RE NEEDED MORE HERE.

SO I TOLD MY FATHER TO GO ON WITHOUT US.

MARY, I KNOW IT'S NOT BEING FAIR TO YOU.

ADAM!

FAIR?

IT'S WHAT I WANTED ALL ALONG.

YOU SWEAR?

OH, I SWEAR!

I SWEAR.

I'VE GOT YOU... AND I'VE GOT MY FAMILY...

[CHILDREN LAUGHING]

AND I'VE GOT MY CHILDREN.

THE SOUND OF MY CHILDREN.

AND I LOVE YOU.

WE'D BEST GO DOWN THERE AND...START TEACHING OUR CHILDREN.

Adam: WHICH PRESIDENTS SIGNED THE CONSTITUTION?

THOMAS?

Thomas: WASHINGTON AND...

I DON'T KNOW.

Adam: OH, YOU WILL.

WE'RE GOING TO STUDY ALL 19 PRESIDENTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR,

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN

IF IT TAKES MRS. KENDALL AND I THE REST OF OUR LIVES.