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What you're saying is, if we don't beat him to ash holler, it's turned back to starve, is that it?

That's it.

You're going to help me make sure that other wagon trains don't get to ash holler before me.

What's it mean, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife?

Well, they call it adultery.

You want to turn back?

To save your flogging? She said it wasn't your fault.

You tell me she was lying!

My little boy and my little girl will go up in the promised 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.

Hey, how far do you figure to ash holler? Six days?

All right, we're going to skeleton.

I guess if I get some wood, some horses actin' kind of skaters.

Yeah, I'll see to 'em.

They'll, uh, noon tomorrow.

The wagon should be here.

He's your fella.

Get in here. All right, hold it!

Jellida!

Who?

Jellida, I know him.

You ain't lost your catch, Luke.

Well, you ain't movin' too swift either.

God's truth.

I think you don't bump it into you soon, but not here.

Jellida, this year's Evan Thorpe. He's leadin' this train. Jellida?

Evan?

I didn't figure you'd be this far north.

Signed with Ryman. Ryman train linked up with the Ritter train.

Got a big train goin' to California, huh?

Ain't goin' to California.

All them farmers worked it out how's Mexico sure as heck invade and take back California any day.

We're cuttin' off to ash holler.

You mean switchin' to the Oregon Trail?

Uh, how many wagons you got goin' north?

One hundred and twenty-three.

One hundred and twenty-three wagons.

They'll clean out the settlers at ash holler.

Buy everything ain't nailed down.

When you plan on gettin' there.

Head of you, Luther. That's when.

Ahead of you.

Well, we just changed our plans.

You're welcome to fire, kid.

We'll wait for you in Oregon.

Okay, come on in here.

We're just gonna find out.

There's this big train, a hundred and twenty-three wagons.

They're cuttin' off from the California Trail and they're headin' for ash holler.

That means they're gonna buy up all the supplies.

So here's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna cut the noontimes in half.

We're gonna start an hour early every morning till pass the word along.

We gotta get to the holler before they do.

Move out in front of 'em.

You're gonna follow that droppings all the way to Oregon.

What you're sayin' is if we don't beat 'em at ash holler,

it's turned back a starve. Is that it?

That's it. That's what I'm sayin'.

Well, folks, I think Captain Thorpe's suggestion is the only choice we've got.

I agree, Joseph.

Let's go, let's go.

Well, some interesting news.

You ain't gonna tell me that other train's ahead of us, are you?

Mean and stay that way.

Well, now, that gives us a little problem doin' it yet.

Just mean we're gonna have to travel a little lighter and move a little faster.

No. I ain't leavin' none of my stuff behind.

That's the only way we're gonna make it, Frank.

You give me your word, we're just gonna be in ash holler first.

We still got a chance?

It's me talkin' folks into changin' core story.

Now you're tellin' me we gotta make it on empty bellies and crippled stock.

We ain't lost yet.

We ain't won yet, either.

This here is a hundred dollars.

And gold.

A hundred dollars?

Yeah.

Just a little token of my faith in you, Jim.

You ain't renowned for your generosity, Frank.

If I don't get them people somethin' to eat, they gonna bury me.

And this here hundred dollars ain't gonna be worth much to me, is it?

Now you gonna help me make sure that other wagon train don't get to ash holler before me, ain't you?

Ah, that fella guidin' it to Luther Sprague.

I knowed him a lot of years.

We even be called friends.

Friendship's been known to pale inside some as bright as this.

Killin' involved?

Just slow 'em down to life.

A hundred dollars, Jim.

Buy you most anything your heart desires.

A hundred dollars in gold.

That's what I've always admired about you, Jim.

You're a man that knows the true value of friendship.

What's the matter now, Mr. Kirk?

I had to get the skidditch ones here, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones here, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Told you I'm gonna have to get the skidditch ones, Captain.

Now you don't have to hold it anymore.

It's not bad.

It's really pretty good.

I ain't as good as my Ma do.

I guess not.

Oh, that still hurts.

No.

It does, but you're just too brave to say so.

But I used to get hurt.

I'm all kissing to make it better.

Do you want me to do that?

Oh, no. No, ma'am.

No.

I bet it's not as good as your Ma used to make, but would you like a piece?

Yes, ma'am.

You know, William, you and I have something in common.

I had a son. He would have been just a little bit older than you are if he'd lived.

And I'm just as ill-tempered about losing him as you are about losing your Ma.

You ain't got any other kids?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

You feel well enough to move?

Well, I see you again.

If you'd like to.

I'd like to very much.

Thank you. Thank you for everything.

I'll bring back your plane.

Goodbye, William.

Hey, then. What's all that about?

Well, the folks come to me and say they'd like to do a little singing and dancing for the 12 miles we cover today.

If you're kind of celebrating, I say, well, if you can still sing and dance, you just go right ahead.

You said go ahead. You're going to be sorry about that tomorrow.

Oh, stop your grouching, Luther. The last time, I'll have to relax for a while.

Don't you think it's about that time Miss Devlin met?

Oh, my pleasure.

I just did, don't you? Consider it.

Listen to him, Frank.

Them damn fools have themselves a high old time, ain't they?

Probably don't need no help to fall back. With all that party in there, they'll do it to themselves.

Yes, Adela. Everybody needs real help.

Come on, let's get to it.

Loosen that bolt just enough so they get a few miles out of it before it breaks down.

That weird will look like it's caused by the trail.

I'll take care of one of these other ways.

I think I'll call it a night.

No. You stay.

No, it's all right, Joseph. I'm a little tired myself.

Susan, you're having a good time.

Just don't make me feel guilty about it, will you?

I'll see you in the wagon.

Well, why thank you, Mr. Soap. I'd love to.

Huh?

What's wrong with this dance?

Oh, I can't. See, I can't dance.

It's not until the night. Come on.

This hand here.

Hand up. That's what we do, right?

No?

And back to the left.

Turn a little.

Hold on, Luther.

Have a little time tracking you down.

I've been with you people all day,

and I just want to lay here and listen to you make fools out of yourself.

All little time. I've never heard nobody, Luther.

Is that right?

Well, that big train ain't a stopping for nothing.

They're either rolling or they're sleeping. They're going to beat us to Ash Harlan.

Look, Evan, I'm the only person on this train that knows if we kill time today,

we're going to pay for it tomorrow.

I've seen too many fools die like this.

Huh?

Yeah.

You like Ms. Devlin?

Sure. Aren't you?

Yeah, but I don't know if I like her as my new mom.

You said anything about a new mom?

You was dancing with her?

Listen, just because I was dancing with her don't mean I'm going to waltz down the aisle with you.

Oh.

Listen, I remember, Pa, you always did do pretty fair waltz.

Put that tent in that wagon.

Anything you say, Pa.

Yeah.

Hooking up went very quickly today.

I'd say you had some practice, William.

Finish loading up, will you, Susan? I've got to get some more water.

Well, I'll take one of those for you, Mr. Wyatt.

Let him do it, Joseph. It'll go faster.

All right. Cool.

Hey, chitch, chitch, chitch, chitch.

Mr. Thorpe?

Water, Ms. Wyatt.

I'd like a word with you when you have time.

We've got time right now.

Do another wagon through the wheel.

All these people must take aim at every rock on the trail.

What do you want to talk about?

Joseph.

I'm worried about him.

Why?

He's had consumption. He's much better now, but he hasn't fully regained his strength.

Please don't tell him that I told you this. He'd be furious.

No, no, no.

I just think in the next two months, then, it's going to be especially hard for him.

Well, our doctor back in Rochester said the move west might be good for him.

He said some people recover fully on the trail.

So what's the matter?

This next week, I'd like to take his night watch.

No, Mrs. Wyatt.

Please, Mr. Thorpe. I don't have any children to take care of. I'm strong.

Joseph does everything else. It's just the night. It's the dampness in the air.

Please.

Well, we're not exactly expecting trouble, but we've got to be ready for it.

But I know how to use a rifle. Joseph taught me.

Well, that ain't the point.

Well, I've got to find somebody to pair you with, somebody you feel kind of safe with.

Did you sign on one of the burnets?

Yes.

Same hometown?

We went to the same school together. We danced at each other's weddings.

I'll think of something.

Thank you.

Susan, women don't take guard duty.

Mrs. Mullen does, and she doesn't have any children either.

Oh, Joseph, you've taught me how to use a rifle.

Captain Thorpe thought I might take the watch with Samuel Burnett.

Sam? Thorpe suggested.

Well, why didn't you tell me that in the first place?

Samuel, it's got character.

Well, it's something to do when I can't sleep. Drive Rowena crazy.

I thought I was the only one that couldn't sleep.

What keeps you awake?

Hey, look at that.

I don't slow them down, son.

I hope nobody got hurt.

See, if you always weren't about the wrong thing, you know it, you hide.

Now, that's something worth worrying about.

Of course, if we don't get the ash holler first, your hide ain't going to be worth a plug nickel.

Are we going back to our train now?

No. We only got them slowed down. Now we've got to figure out how to stop them.

Pa, the brunette flag is stuck and we can't get it out.

I cannot believe this suit.

Pa, can I take night watch for Miss Wyatt tonight?

Did you ask you to?

No, I just want to.

You know the rules as well as I do, don't you?

No one under 14 can take a night watch.

No one under 14 can take a watch.

Come on.

Susan, wait a minute.

Come on. Get away.

Please.

One time.

I'll go out and try the reaps.

Go.

Hyah!

What in the hell happened?

Oh, you got caught in a big hole.

Willie, take them two liters.

Come on, give me some muscle back here.

All right.

Well, it says shoot and shoot is right.

Can you tell me why these cool things happen to us more than other folks?

No, it happens to all of us. It just affects us in different ways.

Will, hang on to them liters.

You two fellas getting out of the wheel.

You got him, Willie?

Oh!

Oh!

Shoot and shoot.

Wait and wait.

It's ready to roll.

Well, Fletcher's not.

It's going to be two or three hours before they get that thing put back together.

Well, that's just fine.

Might as well camp here for tonight.

Might as well.

I didn't see nothing like this in my whole born days.

Every time you turn around, a wagon breaks down.

I've been thinking on that.

I'm going to think about it, too.

You think somebody's helping them break down,

somebody from that California traffic?

I'm going to tell you something, Evan, if you ever lose this race,

it's going to come up on a short-sized stick.

I'm just going to sit here, growl, and get some looking to do.

Look here.

What do you know?

It looks like awful fresh tracks down there.

A place to camp, nice and private.

That hurt.

I saw that hurt.

They were down for over two hours with that fix this morning.

That's the worst thing I've ever done before.

Of course, along with the trainage.

Luther.

Don't.

Now, it wasn't my idea, Luther.

I swear.

We've been friends a lot of years.

Luther.

Friends.

Okay, Tyler.

Got a lot of moving to do.

Give me a hand.

I'm friends.

This one?

I'll ride you these.

Oh, they're lovely women.

Thank you.

I'll pick out two of the prettiest and press them.

That way, I'll have a reminder of a lovely evening.

Was it hard to press flowers?

No.

You just put them between the pages of a very big book.

Well, that reminds me.

Mr. Thank you for everything.

By the hand of your right hand.

Careful.

The Markie family.

What strange visions does the very name spirit of?

Tattoo chiefs.

Bamboo temples.

Keyvanish rites and human sacrifice.

I'll ask Captain Thorpe to be relieved from guard duty.

If he asks me why, I'll just say,

I wasn't as strong as I thought I was.

It won't happen again.

Oh, Samuel, I love Joseph.

But I couldn't promise you it won't happen again.

Can you? Really?

No.

I can't promise a damn thing

because I don't know how it happened in the first place.

Well, there's no blaming each other.

There's no talking about it.

It's over.

Wait. You say it's over, but what?

Will it still be the same with the four of us?

Will it?

I don't know.

Now that's the line.

It may seem the same when we have supper together.

Talk on Sundays.

It won't be the same, Captain.

No more.

No more, you know.

That's what I call a real studious fella.

Come on.

Why ain't you asleep?

What's it mean?

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife?

Oh.

Well, that means you shouldn't want your neighbor's wife.

You know, you shouldn't try and take her from her.

It's wrong to break one of the Ten Commandments, isn't it?

Mm-hmm.

Well, what happens to someone who breaks a commandment?

Well, it depends, you know.

There's laws, and what do you know as well as I do?

There's laws of this trail.

Don't say nothing about coveting.

No, the way it was read to me, the laws of this trail is,

uh, what they call it, adultery.

Thirty-nine lashes.

Are we talking about someone, son?

Her.

Mr. Burnett.

Now, you don't accuse nobody unless you've got proof.

Well, I thought she's the nicest lady I'd ever seen since Ma.

She fooled me.

I thought she loved her husband. I thought she loved him.

Well, how do you know she doesn't?

She couldn't.

I think you'd better tell me what this is all about.

They just kiss like you on my Easter.

Yeah, all right, all right, all right.

What are you gonna do to them, Pa?

Well, you're gonna do nothing.

It's their business. They thought they was private.

Didn't know you was snooping around and looking.

Why are you so angry with her?

She did wrong, didn't she?

You gotta live by the rules. That's what Joyce told us.

It's trail law.

Don't you preach at me.

Go to your tent. Go to bed.

Heard you last night, prowling around the camp.

Oh, I couldn't sleep. That's all.

I'm the night owl. You're not.

What's chasing you?

Still got that second sense, hasn't you?

I wish I did.

Then I'd know what I was doing here.

I mean, really doing here in the middle of nowhere.

Sometimes I wonder that myself.

I don't believe that.

You're a man who knows exactly who you are and where you're going.

Is that so?

I've got three kids.

I believe I know what I'm doing, and I don't.

I'm trying to keep ahead of it, and I can't make it.

I've seen the way they look at you.

They believe in you, and that's enough.

They did. I tried to teach them to live by the rules,

what's right and what's wrong, and what's the difference.

My father taught me a slightly different set of rules.

A little easier to live by.

I don't think so.

Margaret, one of mine came to me last night.

Told me he'd seen some folks break in the trail laws.

Things that could maybe hurt other folks in the train.

And he wants me to punish him.

Well, I don't know what to do.

That's a start. At least it's honest.

You'll think of something, Evan.

I don't want to. I'm damned if I want to.

It's one of our business.

What'd you find out?

They're going to be making 14 miles a day to get where they are.

Don't ask me how they done it. They did it.

What you're trying to tell me is they're going to beat us the asshole.

I ain't saying that, but I'm going to say something you don't want to hear.

I want to hear it. Say it.

All right, we ain't got a chance unless we do 12 today and the same tonight.

Roll the knife.

That's right.

I was scared you were going to say that.

Well, if we don't do it, you're going to beat them horses.

You going to do it?

Well, are you going to do it or not?

Yes, we're going to do it.

What are you doing, Aiden?

Come on, step your team. We're rolling.

I am finishing my breakfast, Captain.

No, hook 'em up. We're rolling.

I will do that when I am ready, Mr. Lord.

You know we set ourselves today and you know why.

Sure do.

Happy to oblige when I have finished eating.

If we don't get to Ash Hollow, you're not going to be eating at all.

Now get your wagon out of the way. Just lock it in the oven.

Let them go around me.

Wait up! Right now, get it out of the way.

I'm taking you off guard duty. I suppose you know that.

I've already taken myself off guard duty.

Doesn't exactly say things I do.

No. But I don't know what else to do.

Do you?

Mr. Thorpe, how did you find out?

My boy, William.

Well, Miss Good, that lead pole is going to hold up and I'm going to bet you a dollar.

Thank you, Captain.

You're going to bet me a dollar?

Not that you, Evan.

Huh? What are you going to do?

I ain't going to do nothing.

You're still hoping you're going to get what you're after when we hit Ash Hollow, aren't you?

You've got to live by the rules, Thorpe.

You cut a hot moon in half, third day running in half.

No time to water our animals, much less feed ourselves.

So far we're doing both.

You promised us an honest God layover to feed our stock before this so-called emergency come up.

Sure did. And that's going to be tomorrow in Ash Hollow.

Should have put it to a vote.

You can put it to a vote now, today, because tonight we're rolling. All night.

Captain Thorpe!

What's the matter?

My hub nut's gone, and these don't fit.

What do you mean it's gone?

Couldn't be dropped off.

When we stopped and came around here to grieve the wheel, it was gone.

And I know they were tight when we started.

Well, you need a wrench to get them off. Somebody must have screwed it off.

I don't know.

Was anybody around when you pulled up?

William come walking by.

Maybe he saw someone.

William?

Maybe he did.

I'll ask you.

See if I got any extra.

Thank you.

Sponge William.

Huh?

He's, uh, back to the other side of the wagon, Pa.

Sit here and belly ache.

It ain't a belly ache. I asked him.

Good.

You took the Wyatt's wheel nut, didn't you?

You make me ashamed.

A son of mine.

In this country, it takes twelve good men and a judge to decide if a man is guilty.

And you think you can do it alone.

Did you ever stop to think,

if this wagon doesn't get to Ash Hollow before the big train,

you'll get to Oregon half starved?

Take them to Mr. Wyatt.

I can't, Pa.

Take them!

Take them!

The Pa said I should give you these.

Thank you.

Hey, William. Wait a minute.

Where are you, Pa?

Well, the two of you have been real good to us, William,

and we won't forget it.

I did it.

Huh?

I did it.

What?

I don't believe that.

You've done so much for us, William. What have I done to you?

Nothing. It was her.

I wanted you to drop out of the other wagon train.

Why?

To save her.

To save her from what, William?

Thirty-nine lashes.

The young William wants us to drop out of the train.

To save you from thirty-nine lashes.

He saw Samuel and me.

Yes?

Last night.

It wasn't his fault.

Why is it your fault?

It just happened.

I don't know how.

It won't happen again.

Joseph?

Joseph?

You want to turn back?

To save your flogging?

To save you from watching.

I got it.

I think I wouldn't settle for flogging if you would.

You're all I care about.

No.

No, we won't turn back now.

Why don't you finish stuff or run along in place?

But don't wander off too far.

Good evening, Captain Thorpe. - Ma'am.

How's Mr. Burnett? - Oh, fine.

Tired like everybody, but why?

Oh, we had a little run in this morning.

No, I'm sorry. I hope we didn't make it harder on the children.

No, no harder, no.

Truth is, Captain, you're not the only one that's been having trouble with him lately.

But today he's been so sweet and thoughtful.

Well, I'm glad.

What is it, Joseph? - Stay out of this.

A friend.

A neighbor.

She said it wasn't your fault.

She was lying.

You tell me she was lying!

What?

You ain't got no business in there.

Don't settle yourself.

Are you crazy?

Get up.

Back on your way.

Two thousand miles to Oregon.

We may be stuck when we get there.

You two stop and try and kill yourself.

Back on your way.

Maybe I would have done the same thing.

Back on your way.

All right.

Now think we've been punished to suit you yet. - No!

Well, I've been doing some thinking.

If I had to, it'd just go crazy.

I'm wondering why all this happened to us.

I guess I know why.

You've had to do all of my work for me.

You've been worrying about me for months, just like I was still sick.

Well, anyway, I'm beginning to feel more like a man again.

You always were.

You know, the funny thing...

through all this happened to us...

I know I still love you.

Poor Joseph.

You come on up here and sit by me.

Hey, that's all the fun!

I'm sure it's taking a sweet time.

Say, William, where are you going?

Yeah?

How are you?

You all right?

Yeah.

What's the matter with you?

You homesick?

Well, answer me. You want to go back?

She ain't there.

Who do you mean, "she"?

Ma, there's one died on us. Why?

You think you miss her as much as I do, don't you?

Well, you don't.

He's here.

Well?

Well, my job wasn't a big tree.

Twelve hours!

Hey, I got you!

We made up!

We made up!

We made up!

We're gonna eat tonight!

We made up!

We're twelve hours ahead! We made up!

We made up!

We made up tonight!

We did it!

We made up twelve hours ahead of them!

We did it!

We did it!

Whoo!

Whoa!

Miss Wyatt!

I'm sorry.

I...

Oh.

Who are you?

No.

That's quite a bore you have there.

I think you've done a little growing.

I think we all have.

Thank you, Mr...

Thank you, Miss Wyatt.

Move 'em out!

Help! Help!

Move 'em right out now!

Time to dusty the earth beneath my feet.

Time to dusty as I ride through the burning heat.

With the help of God and this mountain man,

I have a dream where the sun goes down.

The Willamette Valley's all in me,

'cause I'm Oregon Valley.