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We're all bound, ladies, captain.

Bound for Oregon and husbands.

Just come close, but don't kill 'em now, not quite yet.

Paul, this is crazy. - Get back away from me.

I own a saloon. They help me to keep my customers happy.

I'm gonna tear his head off right now. - Easy, Luther.

You're gonna look after him, aren't you, Luther?

On our friendship.

Watch for your dust.

Ready, ready, ready.

Time to dust me, the earth beneath my feet.

Time to dust me, as I ride through the burning heat.

With the help of God and this mountain man,

and the hand of my elder son.

My little boy and my little girl

will grow up in the polished land.

And in the eyes of a woman meant for me,

I have a dream where the sun goes down.

The Willamette Valley's calling me,

'cause I'm Oregon Bound.

Oh, I'm Oregon Bound.

Yes, I'm Oregon Bound.

I better get to guard, don't you?

I'll still find out.

Maybe they ought to.

I don't know what they'll do.

But supposing it ain't.

Supposing it is.

They'll cut us off the train.

We must have the prairie by ourselves to die.

Even if you ain't got what we think,

the Indians will kill us.

It ain't fair to the others.

You can't worry about the others.

Oh, to tell Captain Thorpe,

I don't know how much longer I can take care of him without help.

Thorpe help.

Thorpe help.

Let's wait 24 hours.

Well, will you look at this?

They're kind of pretty, aren't they?

Huh? Yeah, he's passable.

Better see what's going on.

Oh, thank God.

We were praying that someone would come.

Are you from a wagon train?

Yes, I am. My name's Evan Thorpe.

This is Luther Sprague, our scout.

He's a trained Captain, Mammy, just to embarrass Sayso.

The Captain?

Well, ladies, we're forgetting our manners.

Captain Thorpe and Mr. Sprague are probably hungry and--

Ain't necessary, ma'am.

We were just wondering what you were doing out here all alone.

Ain't alone.

I'm with him.

Oh.

We are all bound ladies, Captain.

Bound for Oregon and husbands.

Mr. Ryan here is a representative of our intendeds

who have financed his journey.

You all mail order, ladies?

That's right.

Yeah, it doesn't exactly answer our question.

I mean, what are you doing out here?

We were with another train, and our stock fell ill.

Is that what's bothering us, lady, over here, ma'am?

You mean both?

No, she's just had a touch of pant fever.

But she's feeling much better now, thank the Lord.

We were very worried about her.

I'm not a very good liar.

Oh, please stand and believe about us.

Our train had a dropout rule.

Anyone with cholera was forced to be abandoned to recover or die.

If you're worried about contagion,

I assure you that Miss Bowles has recovered.

Yeah, I can see that. We won't worry. Just wait until the truth, ma'am.

You see, that kind of rule applies to all wagon trains,

and just thank the Lord we ain't had to use it yet.

Now, Luther?

Yeah.

I was thinking this ground looks pretty good for a camp.

What we'll do is bring the wagon train in here,

and all you ladies have to do is wait.

Does that mean that you are allowing us to join your train, Captain?

Oh, I could never stand on the way of holy matrimony, Miss, uh...

Hannah Morgan.

Miss Hannah Morgan.

Alan!

What?

Ready?

Uh, yeah.

See you ladies for sunset.

Oh, Captain Thorpe, thank you.

Yeah, bye-bye.

This is Frank. Thank you.

Goodbye. See you soon.

See you.

Goodbye, oh, thank you.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Oh, you laid it on pretty sick.

Well, it got us on that train, didn't it?

Away from Niles Sharp and headed for Oregon!

Now, we gotta have a break.

Been riding all night.

The horses and men can't take it.

Play that with a violin, I'll cry my eyes out.

I'm gonna give it to you straight, Niles.

She's a good looker.

She's too smart for her own good.

Gotta have somebody with brains around.

Thought I got brains enough to know that them girls got cholera

like that California wagon master says they have.

And we ought to turn back.

Is your belly changing colors on you, old friend?

I ain't scared of nothing that I can fight.

That cholera gets started, it's like a fire busting loose.

And that's exactly why I'm wondering why it is only my goods being touched by it.

What about all them graves we passed?

I don't care.

My Frisco place is opening, I need Hannah Morgan and her girls for business,

or I got no business.

Niles, this ain't business.

It's Hannah Morgan.

She gets ridin' across half the country just to find out if she's dead or not.

Well, nobody leaves Niles Sharp unless they are dead.

Got head?

How's it going, Roy?

What's the matter with you? Look a little drawn.

Everything all right? Oh, fine, Captain. Everything's just fine.

Keep on going, Roy.

Come on. Come on out here.

Hey!

Look out!

Come on.

Take me down to the stove.

I'm doing great.

How are you? How are you?

Captain, no.

Should we move all wagons?

Hmm, look it off. I'm pretty right where you are, ma'am.

Oh, thank you, Captain.

All right, ladies.

Let's make this place look like a proper camp.

They'll be there.

Go get a bucket of water. We already have water.

Well, go get another one. Go on.

Make it look like you're busy working.

Domestic. Be domestic.

It's just the words enough to give me chills.

Domestic.

Let me give you a hand of that.

Oh, thank you, but I'm quite capable of carrying you by myself.

Well, I guess you are, but you look sort of...

Sort of like an old man.

You look like a young man.

You look like a young man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Well, you look like an old man.

Sort of what?

Well, special.

Kind of like you ain't used to carrying heavy things.

Like a, well, like a painting or a piece of fine china.

Not real, huh?

I didn't mean that. What I meant was, you know, not practical.

Well, I guess if you're not practical, you're nothing.

What I was talking about, ma'am, was looks.

Oh, young man, looks are very deceiving.

I've been working since I was ten years old.

That's neither. No problem at all.

I reckon I could carry two of these without straining.

Next time, we'll have to bring another one.

My name's Andrew Thorpe, ma'am.

Folks call me Andy.

Libby Owens, huh?

Pleasure.

I reckon your whole life's going to be changed a lot now, ain't it, and so on?

Hope so.

Well, getting married and all.

What do you mean and all?

Well, that's just an expression and all.

You ain't never heard it.

Well, sure. I've heard of it.

I just wondered if you knew what it meant.

Well, I'm sorry, ma'am.

No, I don't.

How did you know I was getting married at all?

Well, news travels real fast on a wagon train.

News travels fast everywhere.

Miss Owens, you ever seen the man you're going to marry?

No, and he hasn't seen me either.

Well, he's sharing for surprise.

How so?

You're beautiful.

And?

And what?

Well, usually after you're beautiful comes something else.

I'm sorry, ma'am. I don't know what.

Good.

Miss Owens, I swear for the life of me, I can't figure out what in the world we're talking about.

What?

Hey, Rachel, wait a minute now. What's the matter with you?

Ain't it hardly nothing?

I'm not really very hungry, Pa.

Huh?

Captain?

Yes, ma'am.

Now, what we all come here to discuss with you is it's about the new members.

Oh, you mean Miss Morgan and her friends?

Yes, sir.

You see, we know you're the kind of man, Captain, to take in the helpless.

And we are all for feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.

And clothing the naked.

What exactly is your concern, ma'am?

Well, you see, Captain, it's just that these new women are kind of delicate for the kind of hard trail we've been following.

Them pretty dresses they're wearing is like to tear right off, like to stay on.

Well, you see, I can't really throw them off the train for that now, can I?

Oh, we wasn't even suggesting a thing like that.

Well, what were you suggesting, ma'am?

Well, we thought maybe you'd kind of keep an eye on it, Captain.

All right, now that you mention it, I'll do just that.

Well, this is one time the train captain will enjoy doing his duty.

Now, Margaret, them ladies ain't got nothing on you.

Which ladies did you mean, the delicate ones or the ones who just left?

Margaret, that ain't like you.

Totally.

The color of my true love's hair.

His face is something wondrous.

The clearest eyes and the strongest hands.

I am the ground whereon he stands.

I love my hand and wear me.

Care for a little hands, mister?

I love the ground whereon he stands.

Well, I guess so.

You were talking about St. Louis earlier.

That mean you was born there?

No.

I live near there on a farm near Madison, Illinois.

On a farm? Well, that's one thing we've got in common.

Maybe.

I was five years old when my family and I arrived in this country

on a hunger ship out of Ireland.

We ran out of potatoes on the way and went on being hungry after we got here.

Well, it makes two things regret in common because I've been a little bit hungry myself.

It didn't seem to make you bitter.

Bitter?

Ain't no sense in that.

You always make sense.

Hey.

No, hey, don't tell anybody around here about that.

The captain of a train always has to make sense.

I like a man who can laugh, mister Thorpe.

My father never did.

Never had anything to laugh about, I guess.

He had a hard life and he made his kids' lives hard.

When you're young, you don't know any better.

You know something, ma'am?

You don't sound Irish and you sure don't look like you was brought up on a farm.

My feet's in big order now.

My ma, she gave me some book learning.

My paw didn't hold with it much, but my ma, she stood right up to it.

Sound like me.

I wish I had my ma's courage.

Looked to me like I got all kinds of courage.

Well, that's my story. What's yours?

Oh, too long and too boring.

It's not the story I usually tell.

Something about you brings out the truth.

I'm very flat-eyed, ma'am.

What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?

It's just that I thought I felt something coming and I was mistaken.

You weren't mistaken, ma'am.

You were the only looking lady you weren't mistaken at all.

Much obliged, mister. At any time.

The turn off to the California Trail is about three miles up ahead.

This dust is going to ruin my clothes.

California Trail is where sharp will be coming up from Bridger.

We're going to do it. This is where.

Max, we don't have to, you know.

I mean, we could just stay and be safe with these people.

Roll the dice.

You ought to be looking over your creaming white shoulders for sharp the rest of your life.

Well, do you?

Whoo!

Aaron!

What's the matter?

Why are you stuck? You still may have ordered a bride.

More helpless females.

Guess I'll have to go back and see what's wrong.

Sure, isn't it?

It's yours, Joe.

Let's get out!

Ladies, what's the problem, mister?

I must have forgot to grease them wheels. They're heated up and locked tight.

I can get her fixed and rolling in a couple of hours. No problem.

Sure is the problem. We'll give you a hand.

It's all right, Captain.

My fault and I'll take care of it.

Might give the ladies a lift, huh?

Let them go along with you.

Good idea. Just follow the trail. We'll be three or four miles further up.

Ladies, come on one of these wagons.

Excuse me, miss.

You care to ride?

I'm fine with my end, thank you.

You keep walking all day, it's going to get the night of tiresome.

All right.

This time's over.

Moving out.

Yes!

Oh, big.

Big.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

Seemed like nothing to see it come out right.

Do you know that right then you had an expression on your face

like my father used to have when he was apologizing to me,

which is pretty often.

He gave me this book once.

He said there's more truth than this

than in all of your life.

Would you read me something, please?

All right.

Though on the border of the couch they sat

stammering and stumbling.

It was the last hour.

A madness of farewells.

A madness of farewells.

Love's never like that in real life.

I don't believe that.

Well, you'll find out when you grow up.

Well, I'll know one thing, Miss Owens.

I wouldn't marry a man I ain't never seen before.

Because you can't love him, can you?

I don't love anyone, Andrew.

Except maybe Hannah who takes care of me in this hospital.

It appears to me, Miss Owens, you don't give people half a chance.

Oh, yeah, about 40 wagons.

The signs are not more than a few hours old.

Did we go ask them?

Well, that California wagon master said you left them off east of here.

We'll try that way first.

Plenty of time to catch a slow-moving train.

Too late, Niles.

Hannah's gone.

Gone?

Dead.

All of them.

Hannah wasn't last to go.

Cholera.

Can't tell if I got it or not.

I'm pretty tired.

Probably couldn't tell one way or the other.

Now don't come any closer, Niles.

Because if I ain't got the disease, I sure got the contagion.

So are we going to help you then, Max?

Well, I could wait here, see what happens, then join you later at Bridger.

If I'm here later.

Really, really?

I think your plan is great.

Pete, don't!

Well, what are we going to do now?

Why are we going to do our Christian duty, Dixie? What else?

What's this?

You're the train captain. I didn't know you.

I'm Niles Sharpe.

I'm sorry to bring this kind of trouble down on you folks.

Couldn't be sorry as I'm after you.

We're going to get out of here.

I'm sorry.

You're going to get out of here.

You're going to get out of here.

You're going to get out of here.

What's this?

You're the train captain. I didn't know you.

I'm Niles Sharpe.

I'm sorry to bring this kind of trouble down on you folks.

Couldn't be sorry as I'm after you.

Couldn't be sorry as I'm that fellow there, could you?

He's lying. He killed Max.

Believe it, Hannah. Or not. That's beside the point.

What is the point, mister?

I have a contract with this lady.

She and her friends work for me.

I own a saloon. They help me to keep my customers happy.

So, considering the circumstances, you good people won't mind I recover my property and leave you in peace.

I'm going to tear his head off right now.

Easy, Luther.

Ain't nobody on this train answers your description of property, mister.

I want you to just get in peace before, like he says, you get your head blowed off.

I'll see you later, Captain.

Hey, John? Martin?

Let's get Mr. Brian Berry.

I'll see you soon, Professor Paul.

That's it. It's all over. Get his stuff. Go back to your wagons. We're moving out.

It ain't over, Captain. And you know it ain't.

Go back to your wagon, man. We're moving out.

I think you'd better come see the stupid ones.

Margaret, I gotta get the...

I think you'd better come see them.

All right, Sharp killed Max. Those farmers over there, they know that.

If you think they're going to stand up for us and...

Captain Thorpe and Mr. Sprague did not back down to Nile Sharp.

Two men. I know another one who won't let us go.

Captain Thorpe's son?

I wouldn't bet on it.

He didn't know what you were. He does now.

It won't make any difference to him.

It will.

Hannah, I want two of you ladies to meet me down at the Stuart wagon.

What's wrong?

I'm awful if she's got cholera.

And you're the only ones in this company with experience in treating this thing.

Please, come on.

We had to tell him I survived cholera.

What are we going to do, Hannah?

We do what we've always done. Pretend to enjoy it.

Besides, though, didn't you hear what he just said?

He said we're the only ones in this company.

I'll go with him.

Well, I guess we'll all come and help.

No, Libby's enough. Libby, get the medical book and a bottle of laudanum.

I told you once, Captain.

It ain't nothing but camp for you.

I understand your feelings, Roy, but I've got to find out for myself.

Please.

What's she doing here?

Not at all.

How long has he been sick?

Two days. I thought it was bad meat.

You mean both of them at the same time?

Yes, Captain.

And your wife?

Since yesterday.

What do you think?

I think you'd better keep everybody back away from this tent.

Call it.

It sure looks like it.

There, there.

I know it's bad, but the laudanum will help.

You'll never have a sip of this.

How's my boy?

Holding his own.

How about some tea?

I don't think I could hold it down.

Come on, try. It's good for you.

You'll settle your stomach.

Now, everything's going to be all right.

You'll have a beautiful home in Oregon.

And all of this will just seem like a bad dream.

Just a bad dream.

I don't know if they're any better or not.

Can't tell.

Thank you.

You know, I told you once,

she's a lovely-looking lady.

You're the handsomest woman I ever see.

Now, why is it you're always your most flattering when I look my very worst?

Wait.

Have you forgotten I've been exposed?

No, I ain't forgotten.

I don't take no notice of what people say.

I'm sorry.

I said you hour after hour in there with Mrs. Stewart.

You know he was talking about you, Ma.

She ain't got nothing on you in terms of courage.

With all due respect,

she could have learned a little something from you about mercy.

You can't figure why in hell they're not moving down there.

That is awful quiet down there, isn't it?

Tell Russ to scout around and see what he can find out.

Can I have to leave him? You know that.

But you can't just leave people as if they were extra baggage?

No better than anybody. That other trained captain left you and your friends.

We fooled you.

You what?

Yes, we fooled you.

It was just an act. Kate played a part. We all did.

But this is real, Eddie. I'm staying here with the students.

Nobody's staying.

Go to your wagon.

Go on, Hannah.

Rachel just lost her supper.

Let's move out! Come on, get out of here!

Let's move it! Come on!

Hook them horses up! Get them teams up here!

Let's go!

Move it out!

Come on, you son of a bitch!

Let's go!

Hold it!

Roy?

FIFA breaker?

The missus of me made it.

My boy Preston's gone.

Well, I'm back, captain.

And we'll go with this train.

And we'll share whatever happens.

We ain't part of it. Not no more.

I'm awful sorry, Roy. I don't blame you.

Once you take over the train, look.

Oh, hellfire, even though with that tractor get to you, you did what you said.

I ain't talking about him.

She's got it.

Why?

Rachel's got the collar.

I'm going to drop out with her.

Now, what are you talking about?

Look, just do what I ask you. That's all.

Luther, would you do what I tell you?

Oh, this is crazy. Get back away from me.

I want you to handle the wagon.

Will?

I want you to help Margaret.

Don't worry, I got them two saddle horses, and I'll be back to you as fast as possible

as soon as Rachel gets there.

And whatever we do, we just do what we have to do, and we'll come out together.

Bye, Andy.

Bye, Will.

Come on, I'll say goodbye. It's only for a little while.

All right, Pa.

Go on.

Come on, Will.

The way you've been said, come on.

I should be staying with you, Evan.

We all should be staying.

Come on now.

I want you healthy. Look after my boys.

Simple as that.

It's not so simple.

Evan, this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

What are you going to look after him, ain't you, Luther?

On our friendship.

Watch for your dust.

All right, move around! Go!

What are you doing here?

You know, she gets the rules.

Never was good with rules.

Maybe that's why I am who I am.

Is she any better?

She's still burning up. I can't get the fear down.

I brought what's left of the laudanum. That should help.

But what she really needs is someone there all the time.

Now, one of us has got to be fresh.

So me first.

I can take care of her.

I know you can. Come on, please. Me first.

You know as well as I do why Hannah stayed behind.

And it wasn't because of Captain Thor.

She's going to take the whipping again to save us.

And to save the rest of these folks, too.

Kate, let's go back.

And give Niall show up everything he wants?

Oh, we'd better do better than that.

You're a finely set up man, Mr. Sprague.

You didn't come out here to tell me that.

It's got on your mind.

Well, I got the feeling you aren't very fond of leaving people behind.

Well, especially Captain Thorpe and his little girl.

Heaven Thorpe's best friend I got.

Well, well, what are you going to do about it?

I'm thinking on it.

Huh?

Huh?

I can't see.

What?

I can't see.

Of course you ain't got your spectacles on.

Here. Here they are.

They're in here.

A awful hot pot.

I know.

Is this what it's like?

Is this what it was like?

Diane?

No.

No.

It's going to be all right.

We're going to whip this silly old favor.

Hey, Rihanna.

You're going to be just fine.

Pick him up and lie down.

You know it, don't you?

What?

It's going to take, ain't it?

No.

Give me that Lord himself.

It's gone.

She's always been a spider, weaving her web, catching whoever she wanted.

Using me and using Max, now she's using that train captain down there.

Wait. Not yet.

This is just to let them know they got company.

Now, this is stupid.

We can just go down there and get her.

I don't forgive her.

What kind of animal he's out here.

I'm going to get us some more.

He'll kill you.

I'll get the water.

He won't hurt you.

You stay here with my little girl.

Give me that.

Heaventhorpe, you're a stubborn man.

That's right.

Now get back with Rachel.

Heaven, I know I can't stop you.

Well, if you want her, then just go get her.

Not yet.

I want to see her and her new boy.

Get a taste of being thirsty and hungry and scared.

Well, it's been since last night.

Well, then let's have a little fun.

Hey, boys.

Don't kill them.

Just come close, but don't kill them now.

Not quite yet.

Hold it.

Let's go courting.

Thirsty, Hannah?

You're in, Captain.

You're gonna do it, then do it.

This is my party, Long.

Not yours.

Well, Hannah, you're at rock bottom now, aren't you?

No friends.

He's got a friend, mister.

You found another one, huh, Hannah?

You're real good at that, finding men who will die for you.

Nobody else is gonna die, Niles.

I'll go with you.

Oh!

Oh, thank you.

Hannah.

Then you'll go with me, huh?

Look at you.

I remember when you wore silks and satins and diamonds in your ears.

Look at you now.

You're filthy.

Be draggled every way.

If that trained captain's good enough for you,

then you ain't good enough for me.

Maybe that's all you were meant for all along.

Rowder's coming, Niles.

What are you waiting for?

Are you showing me your hide, Dixie?

Come back here.

Yeah, huh?

Yeah.

Why, you yellow-bellied lizards!

Pop!

Anybody got any water?

Rachel, she's dripping.

Leave us broken.

That's my little Rachel.

Huh?

I'm awful thirsty.

Well, we're gonna get you some water.

Farmer's too much for you?

A hundred dollars.

Anything you want.

Come on.

I got gold.

Anything you want.

You name it, it's yours.

Just leave me a mound.

Captain.

Listen, you taught me a lesson.

You really did.

You asked me one of those tasks.

Niles' job is wrong.

He's the first one to admit it.

What are you gonna do with him, Evan?

Leave him.

He's worse than a cholera.

You can't leave me here like this.

I'll tell you something, mister.

Army's coming back to arrest you,

if you last that long.

Well, I won't be here!

Get another chance, Hannah!

You can't do this to me!

Hannah!

I'll make it up to you!

Give me another chance!

Hannah!

The valley's calling me,

'cause my Oregon bound.