Original subtitles

Jonathan: THERE AIN'T NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY OUR WHEAT,

AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OUR PRICE FOR IT.

SUPPOSE THEY GO ELSEWHERES AND GET IT CHEAPER.

THEY'RE GOING TO WIND UP PAYING

MORE THAN THE DIFFERENCE IN FREIGHT CHARGES.

JOE'S RIGHT. WE'RE CLOSEST TO THE MILLS IN SLEEPY EYE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH US.

THE PRICE IS HIGH, BUT IT'S FAIR.

WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE

THAT WE ALL STICK TOGETHER IN THIS THING.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE SHOULD BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT AND--

NOW, HOLD ON.

YOU REMEMBER THE LAST BUMPER CROP OF WHEAT WE HAD?

YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN?

SURE DON'T.

THE WAY I REMEMBER IT, THEY MADE YOU TAKE

LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT YOUR CROP WAS WORTH.

SOME OF THE SMALLER FARMERS HERE

ARE TOLD, "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT."

WASN'T WORTH THE GROWING FOR WHAT I SETTLED FOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL,

BUT I'D JUST AS SOON BURN MY WHOLE CROP

AS SELL AS CHEAP AS I DID LAST TIME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. WE LEARNED A LESSON.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR US TO DEAL WITH THEM ONE AT A TIME.

WE ALL STICK TOGETHER, WE ALL COME OUT ON TOP.

THERE MIGHT BE JUST ONE THING WRONG IN THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I GOT THE BIGGEST CROP. I GOT THE MOST TO LOSE.

WHY SHOULD I STICK MY NECK OUT

SO SOME EX-SLAVE MAKE THE SAME MONEY AS I DO?

Jonathan: DON'T GET STARTED WITH THAT AGAIN, LARRABEE.

YOU THINK JOE KAGAN IS THE ONLY ONE GETS HURT

IF WE DON'T STICK TOGETHER ON THIS THING?

WE ALL GET HURT, INCLUDING THE BOTH OF YOU.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH UP TO YOU, LARRABEE. WE'RE ALL AGREED.

YOU SELL SHORT, AND WE AIN'T GOT A CHANCE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

ALL RIGHT.

WHEN YOU CAN'T GO AROUND A BOG, YOU GO THROUGH IT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT, HUH?

AGREED.

ALL RIGHT. MEETING ADJOURNED.

FREE OR NOT, LOOKS LIKE THE WHITE FOLKS

STILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU, DON'T IT, BOY?

[GIGGLES]

[LAUGHING]

Man: HA HA HA!

GUESS I NEVER APPRECIATED YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR BEFORE.

Jonathan: IT'S A FAIR PRICE WE'RE ASKING.

TO YOU, MAYBE, BUT NOT TO MY COMPANY.

IF YOU'RE READY TO TALK SERIOUS BUSINESS,

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

SORRY, MR. BATES. YOU GOT OUR PRICE.

YOU CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.

OH, I'LL LEAVE IT.

SURELY ENOUGH, I WILL.

BY THE TIME I FINISH BUYING UP ALL THE OTHER CROPS,

I'LL STOP BY AND SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY THEN.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT ALL THE PRICES ARE THE SAME AS MINE.

AIN'T A SINGLE BARN OR SILO IN THESE PARTS

AIN'T PILED TO THE RAFTERS WITH WHEAT.

YOU NEED IT, AND WE GOT IT,

BUT THIS TIME, MR. BATES,

YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A FAIR PRICE FOR IT.

WE'LL JUST SEE ABOUT THAT.

YES, WE WILL.

GET UP.

YEAH. THAT'S THE PRICE, AND THAT'S IT.

YOU'VE GOT AN AWFUL SMALL CROP TO BE SO UPPITY.

SMALL CROP, BIG CROP.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

THAT'S THE PRICE.

BEFORE I GIVE IN TO THIS BLACKMAIL,

I'M GOING TO BE SURE YOU'RE STICKING TOGETHER.

EVEN IF YOU ARE, CAN'T TELL.

MIGHT BE WE'LL JUST PAY THE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS

AND BUY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

[DOORBELL JINGLES]

ALL RIGHT. WHAT ELSE, MR. KAGAN?

GOOD MORNING, MRS. OLESON.

OH, MR. LARRABEE.

TWO JARS--

I'LL HAVE A BOX OF 10-GAUGE SHELLS

AND SOME OF THAT BEAGLE OIL.

UH...CERTAINLY.

UH...FINISH MY ORDER FIRST.

UM...AND TWO JARS OF...

TWO JARS OF ORANGE MARMALADE.

MARMALADE. YES. ORANGE MARMALADE.

THERE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURSELF IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, BOY,

TALKING TO A WHITE LADY LIKE THAT.

NOW, I RECKON YOU OWE MRS. OLESON AN APOLOGY.

WELL, NOW, ACTUALLY I OWE MRS. OLESON

A DOLLAR AND 26 CENTS BUT NOT AN APOLOGY.

HEY, JOE, YOU ABOUT READY?

BE RIGHT THERE.

WELL, NOW...

THAT DOES COME TO ONE DOLLAR...

AND 26 CENTS, DOESN'T IT?

YES. YES. RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

YES.

IF I'D HAVE STARTED ANYTHING,

GARVEY WOULD HAVE HELPED HIM OUT.

I CAN'T HANDLE BOTH OF THEM.

WAS THAT, UM... 10-GAUGE?

NEVER MIND. I'LL GET IT LATER.

Mr. Bates: WELL, NOW, MR. LARRABEE,

YOU'VE GOT THE BIGGEST CROP OF ANYBODY.

IF YOU COULD JUST COME DOWN A LITTLE,

I'D BE HERE IN THE MORNING TO FREIGHT IT AWAY

AND PUT THE CASH RIGHT IN YOUR HAND.

Mr. Larrabee: I SAID MY PIECE, MR. BATES.

WELL, I'M NOT AUTHORIZED

TO ACCEPT A PRICE THAT HIGH.

I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE

WHAT THE COMPANY HAS TO SAY.

WELL, YOU DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

OF COURSE, I COULD GIVE YOU A BARGAIN ON APPLES.

APPLES?

I GOT ANOTHER BARNFUL OF THEM.

WHO DOESN'T? IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS,

NOBODY IN THE COUNTY IS GOING TO WANT

TO STARE ANOTHER APPLE PIE IN THE FACE.

WHY, EVEN THE PIGS WILL BE

TURNING THEIR BACKS ON THEM FOR FEED.

WELL, THE ONLY REASON I BROUGHT UP THE APPLES

IS IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR WAY TO BUY THEM AT A MODEST PRICE,

I JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED TO GIVE A LITTLE ON THE WHEAT.

HOW MUCH IS A LITTLE?

ENOUGH TO MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE.

LARRABEE!

MRS. LARRABEE, I NEED TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND.

I--I DON'T KNOW IF--

Mr. Larrabee: LET HIM IN.

WELL?

I DON'T EXPECT YOUR WIFE AND BOYS ARE GOING TO

WANT TO HEAR WHAT I GOT TO SAY, LARRABEE.

I DON'T EXPECT ANYBODY CARES

WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO SAY, GARVEY. SPEAK YOUR PIECE.

YOU GAVE YOUR WORD ABOUT HOLDING TOGETHER ON THIS.

THAT'S TOO BAD. I WASN'T TAKING ANY FOOLISH CHANCES.

HE GAVE ME A PRICE ON A BARNFUL OF WORTHLESS APPLES.

I TOOK IT, LOWERED THE PRICE ON MY WHEAT.

WHY? YOU KNEW HE HAD TO TAKE OUR PRICE.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING OF THE SORT!

BESIDES, THERE AIN'T NO NIGGER GOING TO MAKE THE SAME PROFIT AS ME.

SO THAT'S IT.

OUT OF SPITE TO ONE MAN, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS

TO A WHOLE TOWN, TO YOUR NEIGHBORS?

YOU CAN THINK WHAT YOU LIKE. NOW GET OUT.

THIS TOWN WAS DEAD, AND WE WAS TRYING

TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE.

AIN'T ONE OF US WASN'T WORKING

AND STRUGGLING TO DO THAT,

BUT WE NEEDED THAT WHEAT CROP AND THE MONEY IT'D BRING.

AFTER WHAT YOU DONE, WE MIGHT AS WELL BURN IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

I SAID FOR YOU TO GET OUT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE REACHED INTO THE POCKET

OF EVERY HONEST FARMER IN THIS TOWN

AND STOLE THAT MONEY.

YOU'RE A THIEF, LARRABEE,

AND WORSE THAN THAT, YOU'RE A THIEF AND A LIAR!

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! I SAID FOR YOU TO GET OUT!

[DOOR CLOSES]

I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT,

IN FRONT OF HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO BOYS.

I AIN'T NEVER TALKED TO A MAN LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT COME OVER ME.

DON'T LET IT EAT AT YOU.

I'M NOT SURE I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE

THE SAME THING MYSELF.

Alice: WELL, I DON'T CARE ONE BIT.

WE HAD SUCH PLANS FOR THAT MONEY.

WE ALL DID.

AIN'T MUCH LEFT TO DO NOW

EXCEPT SELL FOR WHAT WE CAN GET AND FORGET ABOUT IT.

YEAH.

I'VE GOT PLENTY FOR SUPPER.

STAY IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

NO, THANK YOU, CAROLINE.

I'VE GOT SUPPER WAITING AT HOME.

AND ANDY'S WAITING FOR US.

WE'LL GET TOGETHER WITH THE REST OF THE FARMERS

AFTER CHURCH ON SUNDAY.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

LARRABEE IS REALLY A GOOD NEIGHBOR, ISN'T HE?

HE'S NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT, AND THAT'S THAT!

AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!

OH, JUDD, PLEASE--

SHAMING ME!

SHAMING ME IN FRONT OF MY OWN FAMILY!

WELL, YOU CAN'T HARDLY BLAME HIM FOR BEING UPSET.

NOW YOU'RE TAKING HIS SIDE!

OH, I'M NOT TAKING HIS SIDE.

I'M GOING TO SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL.

NO, JUDD! DON'T DO IT!

OH, PLEASE! NO, JUDD! DON'T DO IT!

OUT OF MY WAY, ADELE.

JUDD! JUDD!

[FOOTSTEPS]

I'M HERE TO SEE YOUR PA, BOY.

HE'S NOT HERE.

WHERE IS HE?! DON'T LIE TO ME!

I'M NOT LYING TO YOU!

YOU'RE A LIAR!

BOY?

BOY!

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

PA! PA!

Alice: ANDY, WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S WRONG?

IT'S MR. LARRABEE. HE'S AFTER PA.

HE'S GOT A SHOTGUN, AND HE'S MAD.

Jonathan: HE DID THAT TO YOU, BOY?

YES, SIR.

YOU RIDE WITH YOUR MA. I'LL TAKE YOUR HORSE.

JONATHAN, YOU COME WITH US.

NO. I'LL BE BACK SOON.

HE'S GOT A SHOTGUN.

I DON'T CARE!

I DO! YOU'VE GOT US TO THINK ABOUT, TOO!

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THE BOY HOME.

WHOA.

LORD GOD.

MR. LARRABEE. HE MUST HAVE COME BACK.

ALICE, TAKE CARE OF THE BOY.

JONATHAN.

DON'T WORRY. I'M JUST GOING TO TOWN.

NO! NELS! NELS!

THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU!

HARRIET...

Harriet: YOU'RE NOT A FARMER!

GO TO BED.

NELS, LISTEN TO ME. NOW LISTEN TO ME.

WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME? WHAT IF YOU GET SHOT?

LET'S GO.

NO, NELS. YOU DO HAVE A WIFE AND A FAMILY TO CONSIDER.

HARRIET, GO TO BED!

NELS, LISTEN TO ME!

[HOOFBEATS]

[BANGING ON DOOR]

Charles: LARRABEE!

LARRABEE, OPEN UP!

JUDD, WHAT--

STAY PUT. I'LL HANDLE THIS.

YOU CLEAR OFF OF MY PROPERTY! ALL OF YOU!

Charles: YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE BY RESISTING.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THINGS A LOT WORSE

IF YOU DON'T CLEAR OFF OF MY PROPERTY!

Jonathan: YOU OPEN THAT DOOR, LARRABEE,

OR WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK IT DOWN!

IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT THAT YOUR BOY GOT HURT!

YOU CLEAR OFF MY PROPERTY UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET YOUR HEAD BLOWED OFF!

Nels: PUT THE GUN DOWN, LARRABEE,

REAL SLOW.

IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT,

IT'S GOING TO BE YOU.

NOW, PUT IT DOWN SLOW.

PA?

PA, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT DO ALL THESE MEN WANT WITH YOU?

UNLOCK THE DOOR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT OUT THERE!

YOU BEAT UP MY SON! YOU BEAT HIM UP!

JONATHAN, LET GO! LET GO!

LET THE CIRCUIT JUDGE HANDLE IT.

WE'LL LOCK HIM IN THE ICEHOUSE

UNTIL THE JUDGE GETS HERE THURSDAY.

LET'S GO.

I'M SORRY.

Jonathan: HOW'S YOUR HEAD, SON?

I THINK YOU'D BEST STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY.

NO. DOC BAKER SAYS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED.

EVERYTHING WE'VE WORKED FOR THIS WHOLE YEAR...

GONE.

LARRABEE. OH, GOD.

AT LEAST I'LL HAVE THE PLEASURE

OF SEEING HIM ROT IN JAIL FOR WHAT HE'S DONE.

I'D BEST GET TO SCHOOL.

WILL YOU ALL PLEASE READ CHAPTERS 4 AND 5

AND BE PREPARED FOR A WRITTEN EXAMINATION ON FRIDAY...

OR MONDAY.

THERE WILL BE NO CLASS TOMORROW

AND MAYBE FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THE...

TOWN BUSINESS THAT'S TO BE CONDUCTED HERE.

I HOPE YOU ALL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE TIME TO STUDY.

CLASS DISMISSED.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

OK, I GUESS.

JUST A LITTLE TIRED.

WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME AND GET SOME REST?

I'VE GOT SOME THINGS I HAVE TO FINISH UP HERE.

OK.

Boy: HEY, WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?

Different boy: WHAT'S THE MATTER? WORRIED ABOUT YOUR PA?

Boy: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

LISTEN TO HIM. HEY, YOUR PA IS REALLY GONNA GET IT TOMORROW.

TODD, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

WHY SHOULD I?

'CAUSE I SAID SO. NOW GO ON HOME.

HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR HEAD CRACKED OPEN BY HIS PA.

SO WHAT ARE YOU STICKING UP FOR HIM FOR?

'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT.

NOW LEAVE HIM BE.

BOY, THAT BUMP ON YOUR HEAD

MUST HAVE SCRAMBLED YOUR BRAINS.

COME ON.

WHY ARE YOU STICKING UP FOR ME?

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT WHAT YOUR PA DID.

DON'T YOU NEVER MIND WHAT MY PA DID.

IT WAS YOUR PA STARTED IT ANYHOW.

WEREN'T FOR HIM, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

JUST--JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS FOOD.

BLESS OUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS.

FORGIVE ME, LORD, FOR FEELING HATE.

THAT CROP WAS THE ONLY THING

WE HAD COMING FOR THIS WHOLE YEAR,

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A WHILE TO GET OVER IT.

THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING, LORD.

AMEN.

Alice and Andy: AMEN.

LARRABEE'S BEEN YELLING ABOUT NOT BEING GUILTY

OF BURNING THAT BARN.

I DON'T KNOW WHO HE THINKS HE'S KIDDING.

I WISH ANDY DIDN'T HAVE TO TESTIFY TOMORROW.

THE BOY'S GOT TO TESTIFY, ALICE.

I KNOW.

WELL, LEASTWISE, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG ANYWAY.

PA, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO MR. LARRABEE?

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

EAT YOUR SUPPER, ANDY.

YES, MA'AM.

I CAN UNDERSTAND JUDD LARRABEE

CHEATING SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT NOT ME.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS FRIEND.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, HANGING'S TOO GOOD FOR HIM.

TIME TO GO.

Judge: IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING, MR. LARRABEE.

BARN-BURNING IS A SERIOUS FELONY OFFENSE.

HOW DO YOU PLEAD?

I NEVER BURNED THAT BARN.

IT'S A MATTER OF RECORD THAT YOU CONFESSED TO IT.

I THOUGHT THEY WAS TALKING ABOUT ME ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING THAT BOY.

VERY WELL.

THEN YOU PLEAD NOT GUILTY

TO THE CHARGE OF BARN-BURNING

BUT GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

AM I CORRECT?

I RECKON.

REVEREND ALDEN, WOULD YOU AGREE

TO ACT AS JURY FOREMAN?

I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE ON THE JURY, JUDGE PARKER.

HOWEVER, AS TOWN PASTOR, I FEEL THAT JURY FOREMAN IS SOMEWHAT INAPPROPRIATE.

THEN CAN YOU RECOMMEND SOMEONE?

WELL, YES, SIR.

I THINK CHARLES INGALLS WOULD DO AN ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE JOB.

MR. INGALLS?

YES, SIR?

IS THAT AGREEABLE WITH YOU?

YEAH. I SUPPOSE IT IS.

THEN CHOOSE YOUR JURY AND DO SO WITH ALL SPEED.

I HAVE PRESSING BUSINESS ELSEWHERE.

YES, YOUR HONOR.

AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED,

JUST TAKE A SEAT ALONGSIDE THAT WALL.

REVEREND ALDEN.

MR. OLESON.

DR. BAKER.

FRED SIMMONS.

STEVE MASON.

JUDGE! THEM MEN IS ALL PREJUDICED AGIN' ME.

THAT'S JUST AN OPINION, MR. LARRABEE,

AND I'M AFRAID YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE.

WE NEED A JURY.

WHY DON'T HE GET MATT THERE ON THE JURY?

HE WON'T GET MATT BECAUSE HE KNOWS MATT'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO NAME MATT GILLIS, YOUR HONOR.

DOES THAT SATISFY YOU, MR. LARRABEE?

YOU MAY CONTINUE, MR. INGALLS.

MATT.

JOE KAGAN.

JUDGE! HE CAN'T NAME KAGAN TO THAT JURY!

WILL YOU STATE YOUR REASON FOR OBJECTING TO MR. KAGAN?

BECAUSE IT'S AGIN' THE LAW TO HAVE A COLORED ON A JURY, THAT'S WHY.

YOU'RE OBJECTING TO HIS RACE. AM I CORRECT?

YOU BET I AM.

THEN I MUST INFORM YOU AND THE COURT

THAT IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

TO BAR A MEMBER OF THE NEGRO RACE

FROM SITTING IN JUDGMENT ON A WHITE DEFENDANT.

THEREFORE, MR. LARRABEE'S OBJECTION

IS OVERRULED.

TAKE YOUR PLACE, MR. KAGAN.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

Charles: JEFF HARMON.

HARRY ROSS.

TOM O'FARRELL.

MIKE DUBBINS.

Judge: AND IT WAS BECAUSE

YOU FELT CHEATED BY MR. LARRABEE

THAT YOU WENT TO CONFRONT HIM AT HIS HOME.

THE WHOLE TOWN WAS CHEATED BY WHAT HE'D DONE.

YET YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE TO CONFRONT HIM.

I WAS THE FIRST. I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHERS,

BUT WORD GOT AROUND THAT I'D ALREADY SPOKE MY PIECE.

SEE, ME AND HIM HAVE HAD OUR TROUBLES BEFORE, YOUR HONOR.

YOU WERE ABUSIVE TO HIM, THEN.

YOU COULD SAY.

IN FRONT OF MY WHOLE FAMILY, HE TRIED TO SHAME ME!

I TOLD YOU THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE!

MY FAMILY'S GOT A RIGHT TO BE IN THEIR OWN HOUSE!

WE WILL HAVE AN ORDERLY PROCEEDING OR NONE AT ALL.

I'M ESTABLISHING THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD SUFFICIENT CAUSE

TO SEEK REVENGE AGAINST MR. GARVEY.

WHETHER HE DID IN FACT DO SO IN THE MANNER CHARGED

IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO FIND OUT.

DO YOU WISH TO QUESTION THE WITNESS?

I GOT NOTHING TO SAY TO HIM,

NOW OR EVER.

YOU MAY STEP DOWN, MR. GARVEY.

NEXT WITNESS.

WHEN MR. LARRABEE

ARRIVED AT YOUR HOUSE,

WERE YOU ALONE?

Andy: YES, SIR.

HIS MANNER FRIGHTENED YOU.

IT SURE DID.

HE WAS HOLLERING AND WAVING A SHOTGUN AND--

NOW, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION, ANDREW.

WHEN MR. LARRABEE THREW YOU TO THE FLOOR,

DO YOU BELIEVE HE WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO HURT YOU?

YOU MEAN, WAS IT AN ACCIDENT?

DO YOU FEEL IT WAS?

NO, SIR.

JUDGE, CAN'T YOU--

YOU'LL HAVE YOUR TURN, MR. LARRABEE.

WHEN YOU REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS,

DID YOU SEE MR. LARRABEE AGAIN?

NO, SIR.

WHEN YOU LEFT THE FARM TO LOOK FOR YOUR PARENTS,

DID YOU SEE ANYBODY?

NO, SIR.

IT WAS AWFUL DARK.

I COULD HARDLY SEE ANYTHING.

VERY WELL.

YOU MAY QUESTION.

N-NOW, BOY, I'LL ADMIT I WAS RILED,

AND I'LL ADMIT I PUSHED YOU AROUND,

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN YOU NO HARM.

CAN'T YOU SEE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

NO, I CAN'T.

JUDGE, CAN'T YOU MAKE HIM SEE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

I RECKON NOT.

STEP DOWN, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

MR. LARRABEE, WHEN YOU SAY THAT MR. GARVEY

CAUSED YOU TO SEEK REVENGE AGAINST HIM...

WOULD YOU ALSO SAY THAT MR. GARVEY HIMSELF

HAD CAUSE TO BE ANGRY WITH YOU?

Mr. Larrabee: YEAH. I RECKON HE THOUGHT HE HAD.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT OTHERS

HAD CAUSE TO BE ANGRY WITH YOU?

OTHERS GOT A RIGHT TO THINK THE WAY THEY WANT TO.

YOU DID AGREE TO HOLD

TO THE WHEAT PRICE, DIDN'T YOU?

ANSWER THE QUESTION!

YES, I DID!

AND THEN YOU BROKE YOUR WORD.

IT WAS IN MY BEST INTERESTS.

WAS IT? EVEN WITH THE SELLING OF THE APPLE CROP,

YOU DIDN'T MAKE AS MUCH

AS IF YOU'D STUCK TO THE ORIGINAL PRICE.

NOW, HOW WAS THAT IN YOUR BEST INTERESTS?

BECAUSE THAT BUYER MIGHT HAVE TOLD US ALL TO GO JUMP IN THE CREEK

AND BOUGHT SOMEWHERES ELSE!

NOBODY ELSE SEEMED TO THINK SO.

WELL, NOBODY ELSE HAD AS MUCH TO LOSE.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER REASON

WHY YOU CHOSE TO BREAK YOUR WORD?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT QUESTION.

WELL, MR. GARVEY HAS TESTIFIED

THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA

THAT MR. KAGAN WOULD MAKE THE SAME PROFIT AS YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND HE GOT HIMSELF WIPED OUT, TOO.

IN OTHER WORDS,

FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR HATRED OF ONE MAN,

YOU WERE WILLING TO DAMAGE THE ECONOMY

OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

I DON'T CARE WHAT OTHERS WANT TO THINK!

MR. LARRABEE...

WOULD YOU CARE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON YOUR OWN BEHALF?

YOU BET I DO.

I MIGHT HAVE HURT THAT BOY,

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

BUT I NEVER BURNED DOWN NO BARN!

I THINK GARVEY DONE IT HISSELF.

HE EVEN SAID HE'D RATHER BURN HIS CROP THAN SELL IT AT THAT PRICE,

AND I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DONE,

AND I THINK HE'S TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ME,

AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO SAY!

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

Judge: ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

IF ALL BUT THE JURY WOULD ADJOURN ELSEWHERE

FOR EXACTLY ONE HOUR,

THE COURT FEELS THAT A VERDICT

CAN BE REACHED IN THAT TIME,

IF NOT BEFORE.

COURT'S ADJOURNED.

Man: LOOKS CUT-AND-DRIED TO ME.

Woman: SERVES HIM RIGHT FOR WHAT HE DID.

BARN-BURNER. OUGHT TO HANG HIM FOR WHAT HE DID.

OH, IT'S TERRIBLE.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO HANG MR. LARRABEE,

ARE THEY, PA?

WELL, I HOPE NOT, BOY.

BAD AS LARRABEE IS,

EVEN HE DON'T DESERVE THAT.

THE BOY IS DONE TESTIFYING.

I DON'T SEE ANY NEED FOR US TO GO BACK INSIDE.

NO.

GO AHEAD ON HOME, SON.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT HOME.

YOUR WIFE WANTS TO SEE YOU.

JURY STILL OUT?

YES.

HA! WASTE OF TIME.

AIN'T GOING TO BE NO VERDICT,

NOT WITH MATT ON THAT JURY.

THE REST OF THEM PEOPLE AGIN' ME, BUT NOT MATT.

YOU'RE SURE?

SURE I'M SURE.

AFTER WHAT YOU DID?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, AFTER WHAT I DID?

YOU SEEM TO FORGET NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF THEY HADN'T TAKEN THAT NIGGER IN LIKE ONE OF OUR OWN.

HATE.

THAT'S ALL YOU KNOW IS HATE.

WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

I USED TO TRY TO PRETEND THAT IT WASN'T IMPORTANT,

THAT IT WAS JUST YOUR WAY...

BUT NOW I LOOK AT MY BOYS,

AND I SEE THE SAME POISON FILLING THEM.

WELL...

NO MORE.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THE TRIAL,

YOU'LL NOT SEE YOUR SONS OR ME AGAIN.

AND WHO'S GOING TO STOP ME?

I AM...

ANY WAY I HAVE TO.

MAY GOD FORGIVE ME.

WHOA.

HOW ABOUT IF I HEAT YOU UP SOME SOUP?

OK. I'LL PUT THE TEAM IN THE CORRAL.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Man: LOOKS CUT-AND-DRIED TO ME.

Woman: SERVES HIM RIGHT FOR WHAT HE DID.

BARN-BURNER. OUGHT TO HANG HIM FOR WHAT HE DID.

OUGHT TO HANG HIM FOR WHAT HE DID.

OUGHT TO HANG HIM FOR WHAT HE DID...

Andy: HYAH! HYAH! GIDDYAP! GIDDYAP! GO!

ANDY! ANDY!

HAVE YOU REACHED A VERDICT?

NOT ON BOTH COUNTS, YOUR HONOR.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

THEN WILL YOU TELL THE COURT WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED?

ON THE CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY,

IT'S GUILTY.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

ON THE CHARGE OF BARN-BURNING,

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH A DECISION.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

[GAVEL BANGING]

I WILL TOLERATE NO FURTHER DISRUPTIONS.

IF THE SPECTATORS CANNOT CONDUCT THEMSELVES

IN A PROPER MANNER, I WILL CLEAR THIS COURT.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

JUST HOW FAR APART ARE YOU?

11 GUILTY, ONE NOT GUILTY.

MAY I ASK THE IDENTITY OF THE DISSENTER?

I AM, SIR.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

[GAVEL BANGING]

Judge: SILENCE!

MR. KAGAN, AS A MEMBER OF THE COLORED RACE,

YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED IN THIS COMMUNITY?

AS MUCH AS CAN BE EXPECTED,

I THINK I AM, SIR.

WELL, IN MY EXPERIENCE,

YOU'RE CERTAINLY THE FIRST NEGRO

TO SIT IN JUDGMENT ON A WHITE MAN.

PERHAPS IT'S ALL GONE TO YOUR HEAD

AND IMPAIRED YOUR POWERS OF REASON.

NO, YOUR HONOR.

I TAKE NO PLEASURE

IN GOING AGAINST THE OPINIONS

OF THESE GOOD PEOPLE.

PERHAPS YOU CAN TELL THE COURT

EXACTLY WHY YOU'VE CHOSEN TO DO SO.

YOUR HONOR, I...

I CAN'T DENY THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD,

MR. LARRABEE PROBABLY DID SET THAT FIRE,

AND I CAN'T DENY THERE'S POWERFUL CAUSE

TO SUSPECT HIM OF IT...

BUT THE FACT I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM

IS THAT NOBODY SAW HIM DO IT.

MR. KAGAN, IN YOUR OPINION,

DO YOU SEE ANY POSSIBILITY

OF YOUR BEING PERSUADED AWAY FROM YOUR VERDICT?

NO, YOUR HONOR,

NOT UNLESS SOMEBODY SHOWS UP

AND SAY THEY SAW HIM DO IT.

THEN YOU PRESENT THIS COURT

WITH A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM,

THE SOLUTION OF WHICH IS LEFT FOR ME TO SOLVE.

I THEREFORE WILL DO THE ONLY REASONABLE THING

AND THE ONLY SENSIBLE THING

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES

AND DISMISS MR. KAGAN FROM THE JURY

AND APPOINT ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

YOU MAY TAKE YOUR PLACE

AMONG THE SPECTATORS, MR. KAGAN.

ALL RIGHT,

BUT NOT BEFORE I HAVE MY SAY.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

YOU'VE HAD YOUR SAY.

YOU'VE HAD MORE THAN YOUR SAY.

NO, SIR.

I WILL HAVE YOU FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM THIS COURT

IF YOU DO NOT STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY!

THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL HAVE TO DO,

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SPEAK MY PIECE.

YOUR HONOR,

IT CAN'T HURT ANYTHING, CAN IT?

IN DEFERENCE TO YOU, REVEREND,

I SHALL AGREE WITH THIS...

BUT I DON'T WANT YOU

WASTING ANY MORE TIME UNNECESSARILY.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

UH, MR. LARRABEE OVER THERE...

I AIN'T GOT NO USE FOR HIM OR HIS KIND.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT HE DID TO THIS TOWN,

TO THE GARVEY BOY.

WOULDN'T MATTER TO ME IF HIM AND OTHERS LIKE HIM

FELL OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH TOMORROW.

WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE, THAT'S FOR SURE,

BUT THAT AIN'T UP TO ME.

I GOT TO LIVE MY LIFE THE BEST WAY I CAN,

KNOWING THAT THE LARRABEES OF THIS WORLD

ARE LOOKING AT ME AND MY KIND

WITH HATRED IN THEIR HEARTS.

I CAN'T CHANGE THAT,

BUT I GOT TO BELIEVE IN THE LAW,

AND I GOT TO BELIEVE IN JUSTICE,

AND I GOT TO BELIEVE THAT IT APPLIES TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US,

INCLUDING MR. LARRABEE.

MAYBE...MAYBE I THINK ABOUT THINGS

DIFFERENT FROM MOST FOLKS

BECAUSE, I GUESS, MAYBE I AM DIFFERENT.

FOR LESS REASON THAN YOU'D CONVICT A MAN

FOR BURNING A BARN THAT NOBODY SAW HIM BURN,

I'VE SEEN MY PEOPLE

WITH ROPES AROUND THEIR NECKS,

HANGING DEAD...

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT

BECAUSE I CAN'T ERASE

THOSE PICTURES FROM MY BRAIN.

I KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN JUSTICE DISAPPEARS,

AND I WILL BRING HARM TO NO MAN

WHEN HIS GUILT AIN'T BEEN PROVED IN MY EYES.

MR. KAGAN, YOU MAY TAKE YOUR PLACE

AMONG THE SPECTATORS.

Judge: MR. INGALLS,

SELECT ANOTHER JUROR, PLEASE.

Charles: RAY BICKELL.

TAKE YOUR PLACE.

SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE 11 GUILTY VERDICTS,

IT WOULD SAVE TIME AND TROUBLE

IF YOU SIMPLY ANNOUNCED WHAT YOURS IS,

AND PERHAPS WE CAN CONCLUDE THESE PROCEEDINGS.

Andy: NO.

PLEASE, YOU CAN'T.

PLEASE, JUDGE. THERE'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

I'M SORRY. I--I THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

YOUNG MAN, ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY

MUST BE CONSIDERED IRRELEVANT...

UNLESS YOU...LIED IN YOUR TESTIMONY.

NO, SIR. I--I DIDN'T LIE.

MR. LARRABEE--HE COULD HAVE SET THE FIRE.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT HE COULDN'T HAVE COME BACK AND DONE IT.

I'M...

THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, TOO.

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

IT WAS DARK THAT NIGHT.

IT WAS SO DARK, I COULDN'T EVEN SEE MY WAY TO GET TO THE CORRAL,

SO I TOOK A LANTERN OUT WITH ME,

AND I HUNG IT UP ON THE FENCE WHILE I GOT MY HORSE READY.

THE WIND WAS BLOWING SOMETHING FEARFUL, TOO,

AND I WANTED TO GET TO MY FOLKS SO BAD, I JUST FORGOT ABOUT IT.

THE WIND COULD HAVE BLOWN IT OFF THE FENCE.

JUDGE, THAT'S THE WAY IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED!

DID YOU EVER FIND THE LANTERN?

YES, SIR. STILL LAYING THERE IN THE ASHES.

I WANTED TO BE SURE HE WAS PUNISHED

FOR WHAT HE DID TO ME AND MY FOLKS

AND THE WHOLE TOWN...

BUT I CAN'T.

I MEAN...

NOT WHAT AFTER MR. KAGAN SAID.

TAKE YOUR SEAT, SON.

WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE?

JUDD LARRABEE,

YOU'VE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

AS FOR THE CHARGE OF BARN-BURNING,

SOME REASONABLE DOUBT EXISTS AS TO ITS VALIDITY,

AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT DOUBT.

THANK YOU.

I COULD EASILY SEND YOU TO PRISON

FOR A VERY LONG TIME,

BUT THAT WOULD SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE TO THIS COMMUNITY,

TO WHICH YOU OWE SO MUCH.

I THEREFORE SENTENCE YOU TO PAY JONATHAN GARVEY

AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO HIS DESTROYED CROP,

HAD HE SOLD IT AT THE ORIGINAL AGREED-ON PRICE.

JUDGE, THAT AIN'T FAIR!

I WOULD ADVISE YOU NOT TO USE THE WORD "FAIR"!

MY SENTENCE MIGHT CHANGE RAPIDLY.

NOW, DO YOU WISH TO ANNOUNCE ANY MORE OBJECTIONS?

I WILL RETURN IN EXACTLY TWO WEEKS

TO CONFIRM THAT THE TERMS OF THIS SENTENCE

ARE CARRIED OUT TO THE LETTER.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

I DIDN'T NEED NO NIGGER DEFENDING ME!

I DIDN'T NEED NOBODY! YOU UNDERSTAND?

I DIDN'T NEED NOBODY!