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[horses whinnying]

[rooster crowing]

[cow mooing]

- MATTIE, HONEY, YOUR SHIRT.

- JEFF!

GET THE BOYS, AND SEE IF THEY'RE READY.

- [imitating train] WOO WOO! - WHERE'S MY ROSY CHEEKS?

- THERE'S YOUR GOOD GIRL.

THERE YOU GO.

MOMMY'S IN A HURRY. I NEED YOU TO PUT YOUR SHIRT ON.

- MATTHEW.

- THANK YOU.

- JEFF! - SORRY.

- COOKIE HAD TO MILK THE COW AGAIN.

- LOST TRACK OF TIME.

- COME HERE, BABY. OH, GOOD GIRL.

MORNIN', JEFF.

- MORNIN'. - [laughs]

WELL, IT'S NOT RARE BEEF STEAKS,

BUT YOU SHOULD EAT YOUR BREAKFAST ANYWAY, JEFF.

- MORNIN'! - MORNIN', SCOTTIE.

- WELL...

- FOR WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE...

LORD, WE ARE GRATEFUL, AMEN.

- AMEN. - AMEN!

- WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL SLOW DOWN.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CAN START WITHOUT YOU.

- IT SETS A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE STUDENTS

IF THE TEACHER'S LATE.

COOKIE, WOULD YOU, PLEASE?

- OH, YEAH, COME ON HERE, YOU LITTLE SWEET BABY.

NOW, BABY. - I'M IN A HURRY AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE THOSE COWS TO THAT CREEK ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

- COMING. - [Cookie talking to the baby]

- ALL RIGHT NOW, MATTIE, YOU LISTEN TO COOKIE, ALL RIGHT?

- YES, MA. - MIND HIM.

TAKE A NAP WHEN HE TELLS YOU TO. STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

MWAH! BYE-BYE.

- ...AND PICKING FLOWERS, JUST HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME.

SEE YOUR DADDY...

- MISSIE.

- OH, WHAT'S THE MATTER? DID I FORGET SOMETHING?

- NO...

I... JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW TO HAVE A NICE DAY.

- "HAVE A NICE DAY." WELL, THANK YOU.

SAME TO YOU.

WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY WANTED TO SAY, MR. LAHAYE?

- I HATE THAT WE NEED THE MONEY FROM YOUR TEACHING JOB.

BUT BETWEEN THE DROUGHT AND THE CATTLE PLAGUE,

THE HERD'S MUCH SMALLER THAN IT SHOULD BE.

- WELL, ONLY THE GOOD LORD KNOWS HOW BIG OUR HERD SHOULD BE.

LET'S LET OUR FAITH REST IN HIM.

- YOU'RE RIGHT.

- I KNOW I AM.

both: [laughing]

NOW, I'D BETTER GET GOING,

OR TEDSFORD JUNCTION'S GONNA START LOOKING FOR A NEW TEACHER.

- I LOVE YOU. - [laughs]

- HAVE A NICE DAY. - YOU, TOO.

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[men yelling]

[cows mooing]

- BRING 'EM UP AT THE BACK END!

- THERE THEY GO.

- COME ON! MOVE 'EM ALONG!

[horse fluttering]

- SCOTTIE, JEFF!

- YEAH? - YEAH?

- DRIVE THE HERD TO THE CREEK.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

- ALL RIGHT!

- ALL RIGHT.

- WHOA.

- AFTERNOON, MR. LAHAYE.

- HEY, DOROS. ABEL.

WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT MY WAY?

- ALWAYS CUT TO THE CHASE, DON'T YOU?

- IT USUALLY SUITS ME BEST, SAM.

- THAT'S WHY WE CAME TO SEE THIS MAN, ABEL.

ALWAYS DIRECTLY TO THE POINT

AND HONEST TO A FAULT.

- WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU RODE ALL THE WAY OUT HERE

JUST TO PAY ME A COMPLIMENT.

- IT'S OFFICIAL BUSINESS, WILLIE.

WE NEED A SHERIFF IN TEDSFORD JUNCTION.

- WELL, IF YOU'RE HERE FOR MY OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE MATTER,

I'D HAVE TO SAY I AGREE WITH YOU.

- I'M HERE TO OFFER YOU THE JOB.

- WELL, I'M NO LAWMAN, DOROS.

- HEAR ME OUT, WILLIE.

THIS JOB DOESN'T COME WITHOUT ITS SHARE OF BONUSES.

YOU GET A GOOD, STEADY PAYCHECK.

- WHY ME? - BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

AND YOU CAN BE PERSUASIVE KEEPING THE PEACE,

GET THE JOB DONE.

- I APPRECIATE IT, BUT... NOT INTERESTED.

SEE, I GOT MY HANDS FULL LOOKING AFTER MY HERD

UNTIL WE TAKE THEM TO MARKET.

- WELL, I WILL BE HIRING A SHERIFF, WILLIE.

AND I'D LIKE FOR THAT JOB TO GO TO A MAN WITH INTEGRITY,

LIKE YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAY YOU COULD HELP YOUR FAMILY AND THE TOWN.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT, WILLIE.

[horses neighing]

- I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TODAY, BOYS AND GIRLS.

SOMEONE HAS DONATED BRAND-NEW READERS

FOR OUR WHOLE CLASS.

YES, ANNIE?

- ARE THEY FOR OUR VERY OWN TO KEEP?

- EVERYONE WILL GET THEIR VERY OWN COPY TO BORROW

FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP ME PASS THEM OUT?

HERE YOU GO. RIGHT OVER THERE.

NOW, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO OPEN UP YOUR READERS

AND WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE INSIDE COVER.

USE PENCIL, AND USE YOUR BEST PENMANSHIP.

- MRS. LAHAYE? - YES?

- MY READER'S ALREADY GOT A NAME IN IT.

IT SAYS "SAMUEL H. DOROS."

- THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS MAYOR DOROS

WHO DONATED THESE READERS.

WITHOUT HIS GENEROSITY,

WE WOULDN'T HAVE THESE NEW BOOKS.

ALL RIGHT, CLASS,

I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH OUR PENMANSHIP.

[clearing throat] NOW, LET'S BEGIN.

TURN TO PAGE 3.

[people calling out]

- MORNIN', LADIES.

- WHOA!

- HEY, MANDY!

- HOW MUCH LONGER?

- SHOULD BE ANY MINUTE NOW.

- LOOK WHO'S UP FROM HER NAP. - OH...

- MISS KATHY NEVER WANTS TO MISS THE FUN, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

- NOW, I WANT YOU TWO TO BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR.

JUST BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE WILD WEST

DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE IT.

- I SEE HIM! I SEE HIM!

- OH, HE'S HERE! HE'S HERE!

[horse whinnies] PA!

- WHOA.

- COME HERE, SWEETHEART.

- OH, PA! YOU'RE HERE!

OH, YOU'RE FINALLY HERE!

- I'M HERE. I'M HERE, SWEETHEART.

OH, YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT FOR THESE EYES.

I PROMISED YOUR MOTHER

THAT I WOULD MEMORIZE THIS VERY MOMENT.

- OH, PA, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE MISSED YOU.

- MAMA AND THE BOYS ARE FINE. THEY WISH THEY WERE HERE.

THE COST OF THE TRIP WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR ALL OF US.

- I WISH THEY COULD HAVE COME TOO,

BUT I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU DIDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.

- YOUR MOTHER AND I AGREED THAT THE TIMING WAS RIGHT

FOR ME TO MAKE THE JOURNEY.

AND WE KNOW GOD'S HAND WAS IN IT.

SUDDENLY...

EVERYTHING JUST FOUND A PLACE,

AND I'M HERE,

WITH YOU, MY BABY.

- OH! - MY ANGEL.

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

OH, COME MEET ALL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

THAT I'VE BEEN WRITING TO YOU ABOUT ALL THESE YEARS.

- YEAH. YOU ARE STILL SO BEAUTIFUL.

- HEY, GRANDPA! - HEY!

- HEY.

- THIS IS MATTIE.

[laughs and sighs]

- STAGECOACH WAS ROUGH.

I THINK I'LL WALK BACK, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

- [laughs]

- WELL, KATHY'S DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

- SOUNDS LIKE SHE GAVE UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.

- OH, SHE'S WORN OUT FROM ALL THE EXCITEMENT

OF MEETING HER GRANDPA TODAY.

- WELL, IT'S BEEN PRETTY EXCITING FOR ME, TOO.

MARTY AND I HAVE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL

TO GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU FROM MISSIE'S LETTERS.

BUT IT'S SO NICE TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO PUT

THE FACES WITH THE NAMES.

ALL OF US BEING APART HAS BEEN HARD.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD SOME HARD TIMES.

BUT GOD'S WITH US.

- IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS

FOR ALL THE RANCHERS IN THE AREA.

LITTLE OR NO RAIN MADE THE GRAZING SCARCE,

AND THEN THE CATTLE PLAGUE SWEPT THROUGH THE VALLEY.

- THANKFULLY, WE HAVE MY TEACHING JOB

TO HELP MAKE ENDS MEET.

- WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO HOLD OUT

TILL WE CAN DRIVE THE HERD TO MARKET IN SPRINGTIME.

PRAY FOR A BIG PAYDAY. CATCH YOU UP ON THINGS.

- I'LL PRAY FOR THAT MYSELF.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'M JUST THANKFUL TO BE HERE.

- HOW DO YOU ALWAYS MANAGE TO SKEDADDLE

BEFORE YOU'RE FINISHED GETTING DRESSED?

COME HERE.

- YOU STIR IT AROUND...

- I MIGHT TAKE YOUR PA OUT AND SHOW HIM THE HERD THIS MORNING.

- NOT BEFORE I SEE THAT BABY GRANDDAUGHTER OF MINE.

- ROSY CHEEKS. - I'LL GO GET KATHY UP.

IT'S A RARE THING SHE SLEEPS IN THIS LATE.

- MORNIN'. all: MORNIN'!

- ...EAT IT SO THEY CAN FLUFF UP REAL NICE AND FLUFFY, YEAH.

- WILLIE!

WILLIE!

- WHAT'S WRONG? - SHE'S NOT BREATHING.

- KATHY... - WILLIE!

SHE'S NOT BREATHING! - KATHY!

- [crying] - KATHY! JEFF, GET OUT!

KATHY...KATHY...

- [sobbing] - BABY, PLEASE.

- OH, MY...!

- WHAT? WHAT?!

- KATHY, PLEASE!

- [screaming and crying]

- NO. NO, KATHY, PLEASE.

- COME HERE, SON. - [sniffling]

- NO!

- HOLD ME TIGHT.

- GRIEF CONSUMES US.

EMOTIONS BETRAY US.

SOMEHOW, LORD...

LET US REST IN YOUR PROMISE,

YOUR PROMISE THAT KATHY IS SAFE IN YOUR ARMS.

SAFE IN HEAVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO TEARS,

NO PAIN,

NO SUDDEN DEATH,

ONLY JOY

AND PEACE

AND LOVE.

LORD, PLEASE BE WITH MISSIE AND WILLIE AND THEIR FAMILY.

WALK WITH THEM IN THEIR GRIEF.

HOLD THEM UP

WHEN THEY FALTER.

SUSTAIN THEM

WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE GIVING UP.

AMEN.

all: AMEN.

- WATCH YOUR STEP.

- GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

- MAYBE YOU COULD FIX DINNER FOR THEM THIS WEEK.

- I'D BE HAPPY TO.

- I'M ALL RIGHT, WILLIE. REALLY.

I'LL BE OK ON MY OWN.

- YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF KATHY, SONNY.

DON'T LET HER BE SCARED OR NOTHIN'.

SHE'S LITTLE, AND SHE COULD BE AWFULLY LONESOME

THINKING THAT SHE'S MISSING OUT ON ALL THE...

- I'M COLETTE DOROS.

I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR LITTLE SISTER.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

- ME NEITHER.

- I'M SORRY.

- PLEASE ACCEPT MY CONDOLENCES, MR. DAVIS.

IT IS SUCH A TRAGEDY.

I AM SORRY.

- THANK YOU.

- HELLO, SWEETHEART.

UH, MR. DAVIS, THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, COLETTE.

COLETTE, THIS IS MR. CLARK DAVIS,

MRS. LAHAYE'S FATHER AND LITTLE KATHY'S GRANDFATHER.

- I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. - THANK YOU.

- IT'S AWFUL.

- THANK YOU.

[clears throat]

- COLETTE IS, UH, SHE'S ON BREAK.

SHE'S BEEN REFINING HER WAYS

AT THE MILLINGTON FINISHING SCHOOL BACK EAST.

- VERY GOOD.

- YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH DAUGHTERS.

THEY SURE CAN BREAK THEIR FATHERS' HEARTS.

- IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

- THE WORDS WERE JUST RIGHT.

- GOOD.

- IT'S STRANGE...

HOW, IN AN INSTANT, EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE.

- MAKES A MAN UNSURE ABOUT ANYTHING

AND EVERYTHING.

- [sighs] TOUGH TIMES ALL OVER.

- GOT TO SAY, YOU HIRED ME A FEW YEARS BACK.

I WAS WORKING AS A HAND FOR YOU.

IT'S A MIGHT EASIER ON THE NERVES

THAN HAVING MY OWN SPREAD.

NOW THAT I'M MARRIED AND LINDA'S EXPECTING,

I REALIZE HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE,

HOW BAD I WANT IT TO WORK OUT.

- I PUT HER TO SLEEP JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

AND THEN I CHECKED ON HER

RIGHT BEFORE I WENT TO SLEEP,

BUT SHE WAS FINE.

THEN, IN THE MORNING, I--

I WENT TO GET HER UP, AND SHE...

SHE WASN'T...

SHE WASN'T BREATHING.

I JUST WANT HER SAFE...

AND PROTECTED.

- MISSIE...

- I'LL BE FINE.

I'LL BE FINE.

- THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE, HENRY.

- THANK YOU.

- PERHAPS YOU SHOULD HAVE STUCK TO YOUR PREVIOUS VOCATION.

JUDGING BY THOSE GLORIOUS WORDS YOU SPOKE,

YOU KNOW GOD A LOT BETTER THAN YOU KNOW CATTLE.

SHE NEW?

- GIFT TO MY WIFE FROM HER FATHER.

- A FINE GIFT.

- [clicks tongue]

- WHERE'S KATHY?

- DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

WE TOLD YOU, SHE'S WITH THE ANGELS.

- IN HEAVEN?

- YES, SWEETHEART.

- WHY?

- I DON'T KNOW.

[rooster crows]

- MORNING. - MORNING, MISSIE.

- IS MATTIE ASLEEP? - YES.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- IT'S A SCHOOL DAY.

I'M GETTING AN EARLY START FOR ONCE.

JEFF, WILL YOU GET MY HORSE?

- MISSIE...

IT'S TOO SOON.

- JEFF, GET MY HORSE.

- MISSIE, ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D GO BACK TO TEACHING QUITE YET.

- LOOK, THIS IS NOT MY CHOICE.

WE NEED TO WORK. WE NEED THE MONEY.

COOKIE, WILL YOU KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON MATTIE

FOR ME TODAY?

- YES, MA'AM.

- WILL YOU PLEASE MOVE HER CRADLE

AND THE REST OF HER THINGS UP INTO THE BARN?

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

[door shuts]

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- HO!

[sighs]

SO...YOU'RE OUT HERE ALL ALONE?

- UH, I DON'T MIND.

HELPS ME THINK THINGS THROUGH WHILE I GET MY WORK DONE.

- MOBY DICK?

- I THINK IT'S THE BEST THING MELVILLE'S EVER WRITTEN.

- YES, ISHMAEL AND HIS WHALING VOYAGE.

AS FAR AS AUTHORS GO, I PREFER DICKENS.

I'M HALFWAY THROUGH GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

- "SO THE EVENING MISTS WERE RISING NOW,

"AND IN ALL THE BRIGHT EXPANSE

"OF TRANQUIL LIGHT THEY SHOWED TO ME,

I SAW NO SHADOW OF ANOTHER PARTING FROM HER."

THAT'S THE LAST FEW LINES OF THE BOOK.

DIDN'T MEAN TO SPOIL THE ENDING FOR YOU.

YOU SHOULD KEEP READING, THOUGH.

YOU SHOULDN'T RUN FULL-OUT LIKE THAT.

THERE'S WHEEL RUTS AND PRAIRIE DOG HOLES.

- OH, YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

I'M A VERY ACCOMPLISHED RIDER.

- I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

- HOW'S YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER?

- OH, THEY'RE...

THEY'RE NOT MY PARENTS.

- THEY'RE NOT?

- NO, THE LAHAYES ADOPTED ME WHEN I WAS 11,

RIGHT AFTER MY OLDER BROTHER SONNY DIED.

- OH, I'M SO SORRY.

- UH... THIS HORSE...

IT LOOKS FAMILIAR.

- MM. ISN'T HE BEAUTIFUL?

MY FATHER JUST BOUGHT HIM FOR ME.

WILL YOU BE READY FOR AN ADVENTURE TOMORROW?

[horse neighs]

- WHAT? OH.

YEAH, PROBABLY.

- GOOD.

[sighs]

- SEE YOU.

- MRS. LAHAYE?

MRS. LAHAYE?!

- OH, WHAT?

- YOU DIDN'T GET MY PICTURE.

- OH, I'M SORRY.

THAT'S LOVELY.

- IT'S YOUR LITTLE GIRL GOING UP TO HEAVEN.

- AH!

[crying]

AH!

WHY?!

NO!

[night birds whooping]

I'M DONE TEACHING.

I TRIED TO DO IT TODAY, AND I JUST...COULDN'T.

- WE'LL BE JUST FINE.

- WELL, WE MIGHT, WE MIGHT NOT.

I JUST KNOW I CAN'T GO BACK.

- WHO IS IT, ABEL?

- IT'S LAHAYE.

- WILLIE.

- I CAME ABOUT THE SHERIFF POSITION,

IF THE OFFER'S STILL ON THE TABLE.

- OFFER STILL STANDS.

COME ON IN. TALK ABOUT THE PARTICULARS.

[crickets chirping]

- "AND SAMSON CALLED UNTO THE LORD AND SAID,

"'OH LORD GOD, REMEMBER ME,

"'I PRAY THEE, AND STRENGTHEN ME.

'I PRAY THEE ONLY THIS ONCE, OH GOD.'"

- PA!

- [sighs] HEY, LITTLE MAN.

- PA, YOU'RE SQUEEZING ME.

- COOKIE LEFT SOME SUPPER ON THE STOVE FOR YOU.

- MAYOR DOROS OFFERED ME A JOB TODAY.

- WHAT KIND OF JOB? - THEY'RE NEEDING A SHERIFF.

- WE DIDN'T DISCUSS IT.

- WELL, WE NEED THE MONEY. KEEP THE RANCH GOING.

- WELL, WHO'S GOING TO RUN THE RANCH?

- SCOTTIE.

MISSIE, YOUR FINGER'S BLEEDING.

- I DIDN'T FEEL A THING.

[insects buzzing]

- WILLIAM LAHAYE,

AS SHERIFF OF TEDSFORD JUNCTION,

YOUR DUTIES WILL BE WIDE AND VARIED,

NOT LIMITED TO, BUT INCLUDING, KEEPING THE PEACE,

EXECUTING COURT ORDERS AND WARRANTS,

SEIZURE OF DEBTORS' PROPERTY WHEN LIENS ARE DUE,

SERVING PAPERS AND POSTING NOTICES

WHEN CALLED FOR.

DO YOU PROMISE ON YOUR HONOR,

AS YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND AND THE BIBLE IS YOUR CONSCIENCE,

TO UPHOLD THESE DUTIES?

- I DO.

- AS MAYOR OF TEDSFORD JUNCTION,

I DECLARE YOU DULY SWORN IN.

CONGRATULATIONS, SHERIFF LAHAYE.

- HI! - [gasps]

- [laughs]

- HELLO.

- YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO COULD USE A LITTLE ADVENTURE.

- DO I?

- COME ON. COME WITH ME.

- I--I CAN'T. I'VE GOT A JOB TO FINISH HERE.

- DO IT LATER.

- A MAN JUST DOESN'T UP AND QUIT

IN THE MIDDLE OF A JOB.

- A MAN IS THE MASTER OF HIS OWN DAY,

HIS OWN HOURS, MAKES UP HIS OWN MIND.

COME ON.

- [sighs]

- COME ON.

- COOKIE,

YOU GOT SOME GRUB I CAN TAKE OUT TO SCOTTIE AND JEFF?

- I'M WORKING ON IT AS WE SPEAK.

- MATTIE DOWN FOR HIS NAP?

- YES, SIR.

- HOW'S SHE DOING?

- WELL, SIR...

SHE WON'T EAT,

AND SHE WON'T COME OUT OF THAT ROOM.

IT'S LIKE SHE JUST--

- IT'S LIKE SHE JUST STOPPED.

- IT'S LIKE SHE JUST STOPPED.

- WHY DON'T WE TRY TO GIVE HER SOME OF YOUR SOUP?

IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

- OH, YES.

- MISSIE?

I'VE BEEN PRAYING.

FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU COMFORT.

I BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO EAT.

- I CAN'T.

- PLEASE, YOU'VE GOT TO TRY,

EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL HUNGRY.

- PLEASE, PA, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.

- I CAN'T DO THAT, DARLIN'.

I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH.

[gun cocks]

[gunshot]

- DOROS!

DOROS, GET OUT HERE! [women screaming]

DOROS, YOU COWARD! GET OUT HERE!

[gunshot]

ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AND HIDE...

OR FACE ME LIKE A MAN, DOROS?

YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND YOUR MONEY NOW, CAN YOU, HUH?

[gunshot]

- JOE PAXSON? IS THAT YOU?

- IT'S ME. WHO'S THAT?

- IT'S WILLIE LAHAYE.

I'M THE NEW SHERIFF.

- DO SOME SHERIFFING, AND LOCK UP THAT CROOK DOROS.

- WHY DON'T YOU PUT THE GUN DOWN AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT?

- TALKING DON'T SAVE A MAN'S LAND.

BULLETS ARE THE TICKET!

- COME ON, JOE.

I'VE GOT SOME COFFEE IN MY OFFICE.

WE CAN STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT,

GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU.

- DOROS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF IT!

- [woman yelling]

- SAMUEL "SELL ME DOWN THE RIVER" DOROS!

- LISTEN, JOE. JOE!

YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOUR PLAN AWAY LIKE THIS.

- HE TOOK MY FAMILY.

HEY...

YOU GONNA HELP ME, LAHAYE?

- YEAH, I'M GOING TO HELP YOU INSIDE,

GET SOME COFFEE

AND A GOOD, LONG NAP.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

- YOU GOT ONE BAD MAN LEFT IN TOWN, WILLIE.

- SOUP'S GETTING COLD.

- STUBBORN. - YEP.

- MUST BE HUNDREDS.

- MY MOTHER HAD THEM SHIPPED OVER FROM HER HOME IN BOSTON.

FATHER ALWAYS SAID SHE LIVED AND BREATHED BOOKS.

- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

- OH, HAVE YOU READ MUCH SHAKESPEARE?

- MISSIE HAD ME READ ROMEO AND JULIET.

- IT'S SO ROMANTIC, ISN'T IT?

- WELL, I READ IT A FEW YEARS AGO,

AND AT THE TIME, I WAS MORE INTERESTED

IN THE POISON IN THE DAGGER.

- WELL, PERHAPS IF YOU READ IT NOW,

YOU WOULD BE MORE INTERESTED IN THE ROMANCE.

- MAYBE SO.

- IF YOU READ IT NOW, YOU WOULD SEE

THAT, THOUGH THEY'RE YOUNG,

THEY BOTH KNEW THEIR OWN HEARTS.

THEY KNEW THAT THEIRS WAS TRUE LOVE.

YOU CAN BORROW IT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

- REALLY? - I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN, AREN'T I?

- I'M AFRAID THAT SOME OF THOSE ARE TOO FRAGILE TO BE LET OUT.

- JEFF AND I WERE JUST OUT RIDING,

AND I WANTED TO SHOW HIM THE LIBRARY.

- IT'S...

IT'S LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER SEEN.

- WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS ALSO MY OFFICE.

I HAVE WORK TO ATTEND TO.

- OH, FATHER, THERE ARE JUST A FEW MORE TITLES

I'D LIKE TO SHOW JEFF.

- WELL, I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT, COLETTE.

- BUT, FATHER-- - IT'S FINE.

YOUR FATHER'S A BUSY MAN.

GOODBYE, SIR.

- GOODBYE.

- I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.

MY FATHER IS NOT USUALLY SO RUDE.

- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

- I'LL BRING YOU THE BOOK NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, OK?

- NO. YOU'D BETTER NOT. MIGHT UPSET YOUR FATHER.

- I HAVE BEEN UPSETTING MY FATHER

SINCE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO TELL HIM

WHAT DRESS I WANTED TO WEAR.

- YOU SOUND LIKE A GIRL WHO LIKES TO BE CONTRARY.

- I'M A WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS.

- AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

- I'D LIKE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU.

UNLESS YOU DON'T WANT TO.

I-- I'M SORRY IF I'M COMING OFF LIKE A SPOILED BRAT.

I-- - NO!

NO, I LIKE THAT.

- COLETTE!

PLEASE, SWEETHEART, COME ON IN, HAVE A SEAT.

[sighs]

SO, ARE YOU IN THE HABIT OF, UH,

SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH STRANGE YOUNG MEN?

- HE'S HARDLY A STRANGE YOUNG MAN, FATHER.

I MET HIM WITH YOU AT THE LAHAYES' RANCH.

- YOU BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH HIM EVER SINCE?

- I'VE SEEN HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES.

- IS BEING AT HOME SO TEDIOUS

TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH THE LIKES OF HIM?

- YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.

HE KNOWS BOOKS AND RANCHING AND HORSES.

YOU'LL LIKE HIM ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HIM.

- WELL, THAT'S HARDLY SOMETHING THAT'S LIKELY TO HAPPEN, BABY,

BECAUSE YOU'LL BE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL,

AND HE'LL BE GOING BACK TO DOING WHATEVER IT IS THAT HE DOES.

- [scoffs]

- [sighs]

- YOU'RE HOME LATE.

- I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE YOU.

- YOU DIDN'T.

JUST LYING HERE THINKING.

WILLIE...

HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO CRY EVER SINCE KATH'S...

- NO.

[horse flutters]

- COME ON IN, SHERIFF. MR. DORO'S BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

- BOYS.

- SHERIFF LAHAYE.

HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR APPETITE.

PULL UP A SEAT.

- ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

- ANITA. - �SI?

- MAS VINO, POR FAVOR. - SI, SE�OR.

- I MAY HAVE SOME PRESSING ISSUES

THAT WILL NEED YOUR ATTENTION SHORTLY.

SEEMS THAT HENRY AND MELINDA KLEIN

HAVE ME BETWEEN A, UH,

SHALL WE SAY A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE?

- WELL, HENRY AND MELINDA ARE GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE.

- WELL, I'M SURE THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

BUT THEY'VE GOT TO PAY THEIR DEBTS,

JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

- HAD A BAD SPELL LAST YEAR.

- SEE, KLEIN BORROWED A LOT OF MONEY FROM ME,

USING HIS LAND AND HIS LIVESTOCK AS COLLATERAL.

THEY'VE MISSED SEVERAL PAYMENTS.

- HOW MUCH DOES HE OWE? - ENOUGH.

HE NEEDS TO PAY ME,

OR YOU NEED TO REMOVE HIM FROM THE PREMISES.

- LIKE JOE PAXSON?

- I KNOW ABOUT THAT RUCKUS WITH HIM IN TOWN.

DRUNKEN FOOL.

- THE MAN LOST EVERYTHING.

EVEN HAD TO SEND HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER AWAY,

BECAUSE HE COULDN'T PROVIDE FOR THEM.

- YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A BOY,

I COULD REMEMBER GOING FOR DAYS WITHOUT ANYTHING IN MY STOMACH.

AND WHEN I DID HAVE A MEAL,

SEE, COULDN'T EVEN ENJOY IT,

BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY WORRYING ABOUT

WHERE MY NEXT MEAL WOULD COME FROM.

ALL BECAUSE I HAD A FATHER THAT WAS WEAK.

HE BUILT EVERYTHING UP

ONLY TO LET SOMEONE COME IN AND TAKE IT FROM HIM.

I'M NOT MY FATHER, LAHAYE.

- YOU'RE SITTING IN THE BIGGEST HOUSE FOR 100 MILES.

- YOU KNOW, THE GAP BETWEEN ME AND THE CHANCE OF POVERTY

WILL NEVER BE BIG ENOUGH TO SUIT ME.

AND IF THAT MEANS TOSSING PEOPLE LIKE PAXSON OFF HIS LAND,

THEN SO BE IT.

AND I REFUSE

TO LET LIFE TAKE A SUCKER PUNCH AT ME.

SEE, WE ALL MAKE CHOICES, LAHAYE.

NOW, TAKE YOU, FOR INSTANCE.

YOU MADE THE CHOICE TO BECOME SHERIFF,

KEEP FOOD ON YOUR TABLE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

NOW, PAXSON, HE CHOSE TO RAISE CATTLE

WHICH ENDED UP ON ANOTHER MAN'S TABLE.

- WHAT?

- OH, YEAH.

WHEN YOU GET BACK TO THE JAIL,

YOU CAN THANK JOE PAXSON FOR THAT STEAK.

LUNCH WAS ON HIM.

- [drops fork]

GOT TO GET BACK TO TOWN.

- OH, SHERIFF?

AREN'T YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?

NOW, THOSE PAPERS,

THEY GIVE ME THE LEGAL RIGHTS TO CLAIM HENRY KLEIN'S PROPERTY

IF HE SHOULD DEFAULT.

IF HE'S GOT THE MONEY TO PAY ME, WELL, THAT'S FINE.

IF NOT, THEN YOU DO YOUR JOB, SHERIFF,

AND YOU GIVE HIM NOTICE.

SEVEN DAYS, AND THEY VACATE THE PREMISES,

LEAVING ALL THEIR POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING LIVESTOCK, BEHIND.

- YOU TELL DOROS I'LL PAY HIM WHEN I DRIVE THE COWS TO MARKET.

- THAT'S STILL A MONTH AWAY.

LISTEN, THE LOAN CONTRACT SAYS

YOU'VE GOT TO PAY HIM SOMETHING NOW.

YOU NEED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE PAYMENT,

MAYBE SOMETHING YOU COULD SELL.

- I SOLD EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT TIED DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, MELINDA'S EXPECTING.

- [sighs]

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THINGS WERE SO BAD FOR YOU?

- I GUESS I WAS PRAYING FOR A MIRACLE.

- DOROS WILL FORCE THIS ISSUE, HENRY.

HE'LL TAKE YOUR LAND.

- OVER MY COLD, DEAD BODY.

- THAT KIND OF TALK WON'T DO YOUR FAMILY ANY GOOD.

THE LAW SAYS YOU'VE GOT SEVEN DAYS,

OR ELSE I HAVE TO REMOVE YOU FROM YOUR PROPERTY.

[rooster crows, horses neigh]

- HI, PA. - MORNIN'.

- YOU'RE UP AND OUT EARLY.

- WHOO!

I TELL YOU, SCOTTIE,

HE SURE IS ONE TOUGH OLD MAN.

HE'S KEEPING ME BUSIER THAN A FARMER WITH A BROKE PLOW

AND A LAME HORSE.

[sighs]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

- TRYING TO BE, PA.

MOST TIMES, I JUST FEEL LIKE

THERE'S A DARK CLOUD HANGING OVER US

I CAN'T GET OUT FROM UNDER.

JUST NAGGING DOUBTS AND SHAKEN FAITH.

I FEEL LIKE...

LIKE WILLIE AND I ARE PULLING APART.

- LOSING A CHILD,

THAT'S THE HARDEST PAIN ANY PARENT CAN GO THROUGH.

YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU DON'T LET THAT DARK CLOUD

OVERSTAY ITS WELCOME,

STEAL YOUR JOY, MAKE YOU BITTER.

IT WILL WHISPER LIES DISGUISED AS TRUTH.

IT WILL ATTEMPT TO DIVIDE YOU

FROM THOSE THAT YOU LOVE.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU AND WILLIE

ARE BOTH WELCOME BACK HOME IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO STAY.

WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER

TO MAKE SURE YOU GET A FRESH START.

- THANK YOU, PA.

- HEY, YOU TWO HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARD

TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ELSE GETS DONE.

- I GUESS THAT'S IT.

- WELL, YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- I'M SAYING IT MIGHT BE HIGH TIME

THAT YOU WENT TO VISIT YOUR HUSBAND.

THE SHERIFF?

NOW, YOU GO FRESHEN UP,

AND I'LL SADDLE YOUR HORSE, OK, DARLING?

[horse grunts]

- [sighs]

- CAN'T STOP, COLETTE.

- [sighs]

HOW CAN I HELP?

- WANT TO HAND ME THAT HAMMER AND A NAIL?

[horse flutters]

- [gasps]

- WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.

COLETTE AND THE LAHAYE BOY HAVE BEEN GETTING PRETTY COZY.

THEY'RE TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.

- HE'S GOING TO REGRET THAT.

[knocking]

[knocking]

- OH...

- I HOPE I'M NOT INTRUDING.

IF THIS IS A BAD TIME TO VISIT, I CAN COME BACK.

- NO, NO.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU, MELINDA.

PLEASE, COME IN.

- I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T STOPPED BY UNTIL NOW.

I'VE BEEN AN AWFUL FRIEND.

- OH, NO. NO, PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT.

TO BE HONEST,

I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE DEALT WITH THE COMPANY BEFORE.

HOW ARE YOU AND HENRY?

AND THE BABY?

- FINE, EXCEPT FOR, YOU KNOW, THE RANCH, BUT--

- THE RANCH?

- WILLIE HASN'T TOLD YOU?

- NO, I DON'T REALLY SEE WILLIE THAT MUCH NOWADAYS.

NOT SINCE HE'S BEEN WORKING AS SHERIFF.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

- MM. HE CAME BY THE OTHER DAY.

- WHAT HAPPENED, MELINDA?

- [sighs]

HENRY OWES SAM DOROS SOME MONEY,

AND HE SENT WILLIE TO COME BY TO COLLECT.

- I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY SORRY, MELINDA.

- LAST YEAR AFTER THE DROUGHT, UM, DOROS PAID HENRY A VISIT.

AND HE MADE IT SEEM LIKE

HE WANTED TO HELP HENRY GET BACK ON TRACK.

AND LIKE EVERYBODY, WE WERE HURTING FINANCIALLY,

SO WE TOOK HIM UP ON HIS OFFER.

AND NOW WE'RE BEHIND ON OUR PAYMENTS,

AND, UH...

AND SINCE WILLIE IS SHERIFF,

HE'S THE ONE WHO HAS TO FORCE US FROM OUR LAND--

- WILLIE WON'T DO THAT. - THE SHERIFF...

DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

- WHAT HAPPENS TO HENRY AND MELINDA

IF THEY DON'T PAY DOROS ON TIME?

- DOROS WILL FORECLOSE ON THEIR RANCH,

JUST LIKE HE DONE TO JOE PAXSON AND PROBABLY OTHERS.

- I KNOW THIS IS AWFUL FOR YOU.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO TEACHING.

- OH... - IF I GO BACK,

THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS

AND BE IN THIS SITUATION.

- YOU CAN'T GO BACK TO TEACHING, MISSIE.

- YES, I CAN. I CAN REOPEN THE-- - NO. NO!

NOT NOW, PLEASE.

- WHY? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

- I CAN'T EXPLAIN.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW YOU'RE HERE, SAFE.

- I'LL STAY, WILLIE. I'LL STAY.

HAVE YOU BEEN PRAYING FOR HIS HELP?

- I CAN'T SEEM TO.

- MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY PRAYING TOGETHER.

- WHAT EXACTLY WOULD WE BE PRAYING FOR, MISSIE?

THE ONLY THING WE BOTH WANT...

WE WON'T EVER SEE AGAIN.

[door opens and shuts]

[crying]

DON'T LET THIS BE...

OH GOD, PLEASE.

DON'T LET THIS BE HAPPENING.

- HEY, MANDY!

[dogs barking]

- AS YOU CAN SEE, MR. TAYLORSON,

EVERYTHING I BROUGHT WITH ME IS OF THE FINEST QUALITY.

- I'M SORRY, MRS. LAHAYE,

BUT $13 IS ALL I CAN DO.

- THAT STILL LEAVES ME $2 SHORT OF WHAT I NEED.

- WELL, THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.

- BUT IF IT'S WORTH $2 TO YOU...

- WATCH YOUR BACK TAIL, JEREMIAH!

- [man calling out]

- [woman yelling]

[horses neighing]

[smack]

- [whispering] WHAT?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

JEFF?

JEFF!

JEFF?

JEFF?

JEFF--

JEFF, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

- HOW ABOUT A MOONLIGHT STROLL?

- I WAS HOPING YOU'D SAY THAT. [laughs]

- [laughs]

- I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT, SHERIFF.

WE BOTH THINK WE'RE STANDING ON OUR OWN LAND.

- HENRY, YOU KNEW THIS DAY WAS COMING.

YOU SHOULD HAVE PACKED SOMETHING,

GOTTEN YOUR GOODS TOGETHER SO HE COULDN'T HAVE 'EM.

- I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

- COME ON, IS THIS GOING TO TAKE ALL DAY?

- HENRY, PLEASE--

- I KNOW YOU'RE JUST DOING YOUR JOB, WILLIE.

- SEEMS THAT ME AND KLEIN HAVE COME TO AN IMPASSE.

- ABEL.

- YOU'RE TOO FULL OF YOURSELF TO REALIZE

THAT THE USER YOU ARE IS INDEED BEING USED.

TO THE GRAVE YOU'LL BE DRAGGED

BY THE SEDUCER OF YOUR GREED.

AND WHEN YOU'RE AN OLD MAN, YOU'LL LIVE OFF THE MEMORY

OF YOUR USURY AND YOUR ESCAPADES,

TOO FULL OF PRIDE TO ADMIT

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AN EMPTY SHELL.

I KNOW MEN LIKE YOU DESPISE AND REPROOF.

BUT YOU WERE MADE THAT WAY.

BUT YOU REJECTED WHAT YOU WERE MADE FOR.

HERE, DOROS.

HERE'S ENOUGH TO KEEP US ON OUR LAND.

- GIVES YOU ANOTHER 30 DAYS.

- OH, AND BY THE WAY,

I USED TO BE A GOOD PASTOR.

BUT NOW I'M A RANCHER.

SO WHY DON'T YOU GET OFF MY LAND?

- 30 DAYS.

LADIES.

- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

- I WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO IT, MISSIE.

- I KNOW.

WILL YOU RIDE HOME WITH ME?

- I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO TOWN.

[night sounds]

- COLETTE? IS THAT YOU?

- HELLO, FATHER.

- HEY. WHERE YOU BEEN?

- JUST OUT RIDING. - BY YOURSELF?

- I'M GOING TO BE SURROUNDED BY GIRLS AT SCHOOL IN A FEW DAYS,

SO, I DON'T MIND THE SOLITUDE.

- I SEE.

- WELL, IF THAT'S ALL,

I'M GOING TO GO CHANGE.

- WELL, THERE IS ONE MORE THING.

IT'S A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE.

I HAD A CHANGE OF HEART ABOUT THAT, UH, NEW HORSE I GOT YOU.

- YOU MEAN, THE ONE YOU TOOK FROM THE KLEINS?

- YEAH, IT'S BEEN, UH...

BEEN ON MY MIND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

I THINK THE ONLY RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO GIVE IT BACK.

- FATHER, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

- JUST FIND MYSELF IN A BIT OF A BIND

AS EXACTLY HOW TO DO THAT.

- JUST GIVE IT BACK.

- I AM A BUSINESSMAN, AND I HAVE A REPUTATION, COLETTE.

CAN'T APPEAR SOFT OR INDECISIVE.

I THINK THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION

IS THAT IF YOU WERE

TO GIVE THE HORSE TO THAT FRIEND OF YOURS, JEFF LAHAYE,

AND, WELL, HAVE HIM RETURN IT TO THE KLEINS.

ONE MORE THING...

I'D RATHER NOBODY KNEW IT WAS MY IDEA.

- I WON'T TELL.

THANK YOU, FATHER. YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

- I KNOW I AM.

[birds tweeting]

- [sighs]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunder clap]

[hard rain]

- MISSIE...

MISSIE! MISSIE!

COME ON OUT OF THE RAIN NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO PNEUMONIA.

COME ON, NOW.

COME ON INSIDE. LET'S GO.

- PA, NO. - COME ON. COME ON, NOW.

- PA, NO! LET ME-- LET ME GO! - COME ON!

YOU'VE GOT TO GO INSIDE. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?!

- PLEASE, LET ME GO. I CAN FEEL IT!

IT'S THE RAIN! IT'S THE DROPS!

I CAN FEEL IT FOR THE FIRST TIME!

[thunder clap]

[sniffs]

[crying] WHY HER?

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

- NO, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS MEANT TO.

- YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET TO KNOW HER.

SHE WAS AS SWEET AS AN ANGEL.

- I KNOW.

- I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING ANYMORE.

[sobs]

- YOU'RE DOING IT, LITTLE ONE.

- NO, PLEASE...

- YOU'RE DOING IT.

- [people chattering]

- WHOA!

[sighs]

OH, UH--

- MISSIE... - UH...

- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING INTO TOWN TODAY.

- I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED MYSELF.

IS IT ALL RIGHT?

- UM, YEAH, IT'S-- IT'S FINE.

LOOKS GOOD.

- IT'S JUST LEFTOVER HAM.

WE COULD-- - HOW'S MATTIE?

- KEEPING COOKIE ON HIS TOES.

- THAT'S GOOD.

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LORD, FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAD HER,

WE THANK YOU.

FOR ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES THAT WE WILL MISS HER,

MAY I ASK THAT YOUR LOVE HELPS EASE THE ACHE IN OUR HEARTS.

AMEN.

- AMEN.

[kiss]

[horse flutters]

- JEFF. - HO.

- I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME.

- YOU KNEW I'D COME TO SAY GOODBYE.

- IT'S ONLY GOODBYE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

- I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

- I'LL MISS YOU, TOO.

OH, I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

- OH, BUT I DON'T--

- IT'S TWO THINGS, ACTUALLY,

BUT THEY'RE NOT GIFTS IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE,

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T KEEP THEM.

HERE.

- OH, COLETTE, I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

- PLEASE TAKE IT. READ ROMEO AND JULIETAGAIN.

FOR ME.

- THANK YOU.

- OH, HERE.

HERE.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE MY HORSE AND GIVE IT BACK TO MRS. KLEIN.

[horse grunts]

- BUT, COLETTE, YOUR FATHER.

- MY FATHER GAVE ME THIS HORSE.

NOW I WANT TO GIVE IT BACK.

I SHOULD GO.

[horse whinnies]

- OH, I'LL GIVE YOU A LEG UP.

- [laughing]

OK.

THANKS.

[clicking tongue] COME ON.

WRITE ME.

- BUT I DON'T HAVE YOUR ADDRESS!

- SHAKESPEARE DOES!

- HUH!

- BYE, FATHER!

SEE YOU IN A FEW MONTHS.

- LOOKS LIKE WE GOT US A HORSE THIEF.

LET'S GO GET HIM, BOYS.

- WHOA.

- [chuckles]

- GET UP.

- JEFF, IS THAT RIGHT?

- YOU KNOW MY NAME.

- ABEL HERE TELLS ME

HE CAUGHT YOU STEALING ONE OF OUR HORSES RED-HANDED.

- LIKE I TOLD HIM,

COLETTE GAVE ME THE HORSE TO RETURN IT TO THE KLEINS.

- THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A CONSPIRACY

THAT YOU MADE UP WITH THE KLEINS.

I MEAN, THEM BEING AS GOOD A FRIENDS

TO YOUR FAMILY AND ALL.

- HENRY AND MELINDA DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

- LISTEN TO ME, SON,

I CAN'T HELP YOU UNLESS YOU GET HONEST WITH ME.

- YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO TO HORSE THIEVES?

- WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THIS ONE BY THE BOOKS.

I'M TAKING YOU INTO TOWN.

- THAT SHERIFF AIN'T GOING TO DO NOTHING TO ONE OF HIS OWN.

- WILLIAM LAHAYE IS A MAN OF THE LAW.

AND, UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY DOUBT

HE'LL DO THE RIGHT THING.

NOW, GET THIS TRASH OUT OF MY HOUSE.

- WHOA, STEADY NOW!

- I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HEALTHY CROP THIS YEAR!

- HEY, DOC, HAVE A LOOK AT MY FOOT!

[horses neigh] - WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

- DID YOU SEE CHELSEA?

- GET ON DOWN, SONNY.

- GET ON!

- JEFF.

- WELL, I'VE GOT ANOTHER PRISONER FOR YOU, SHERIFF.

YOU NEED TO LOCK HIM UP UNTIL THE FEDERAL MARSHALL ARRIVES.

- GET YOUR HAND OFF MY BOY.

- MY MEN, THEY CAUGHT HIM DEAD TO RIGHTS

ON A STOLEN HORSE.

- OH, IT'S TRUE ENOUGH.

I'M AN EYEWITNESS ALONG WITH MY MEN.

- AND THE LAST I HEARD, HORSE THIEVES,

THEY GET THE NOOSE AROUND THESE PARTS.

BUT I MIGHT BE WILLING TO DROP THE CHARGES

AS LONG AS HE LEAVES AND NEVER RETURNS.

- JUST SLOW DOWN, DOROS.

I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF MISUNDERSTANDING.

- NO. NO, THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING.

I MEAN, THE BOY, HE TOOK MY HORSE.

THAT'S MY PROPERTY.

- YOU BOTH WOULD SWEAR TO THAT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE?

- ON A STACK OF BIBLES.

- YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MY BOY AWAY FROM ME?

- I'D SEND MY OWN DAUGHTER TO JAIL

IF I KNEW SHE WAS A THIEF.

YOU CAN'T LET SOMETHING LIKE FAMILY

INTERFERE WITH THE LAW, LAHAYE.

- YOU KNOW, DOROS...

FOR ONCE, I AGREE WITH YOU.

- WELL...

- [sniffs]

HOW COULD YOU?

- COLETTE, BABY.

I PUT YOU ON THAT STAGE MYSELF.

- OH, I STOPPED THE STAGE. I CAN, YOU KNOW.

WHEN I HAPPENED TO SEE THE HORSE IN MY CORRAL,

I ASKED JEFF ABOUT IT.

HE TOLD ME COLETTE WANTED TO GIVE THE HORSE BACK

TO THE KLEINS.

SEE, I KNEW A SNAKE LIKE YOU JUST MIGHT BE UP TO SOMETHING,

SOMETHING THAT MIGHT GET MY BOY INTO TROUBLE.

SO I WENT AFTER COLETTE AS A WITNESS,

JUST IN CASE THERE WAS ANY KIND OF MISUNDERSTANDING.

LOOKS LIKE I MAKE A BETTER SHERIFF

THAN EVEN I KNEW.

- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I MEAN, DO YOU HONESTLY THINK YOU COULD GET MY DAUGHTER

TO TESTIFY AGAINST ME?

COLETTE?

- IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, FATHER,

YOU CAN'T LET SOMETHING LIKE FAMILY

GET IN THE WAY OF THE LAW.

- COLETTE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT, LAHAYE?

- THESE ARE MY TERMS.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRESSES ON YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- I THINK YOU FORGOT SOMETHING.

TURN AROUND.

- [gasps]

- NOW YOU LOOK PERFECT.

- HOW...?

- WELL, YOU STOPPED WEARING THE LOCKET

ABOUT THE TIME HENRY AND MELINDA

CAME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR DOROS.

I JUST FIGURED IT OUT.

- YOU DIDN'T TELL HENRY OR MELINDA--

- NO. NO, THAT'S STILL YOUR SECRET.

- HOW DID YOU GET IT? WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

- GOT MY FIRST PAYCHECK.

COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE WE NEEDED MORE.

- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT BACK.

[people talking]

- THERE YOU GO, COOKIE.

- THANK YOU.

- OH, EVERYTHING LOOKS SO GOOD.

- ALL THESE NICE ROLLS.

- HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD, MELINDA. HOW ARE YOU?

- NICE PARTY.

- YEAH, LOTS OF HAPPY FOLKS.

- YES, YOU BATTER THAT CHICKEN UP

WITH SOME NICE CAYENNE PEPPER...

- OH, IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

- OH, IT MAKES IT NICE AND SPECIAL.

HEY, YOU BOYS! YOU GET OUT OF HERE!

YOU COME AROUND HERE STEALING ALL OF MY CHICKEN.

YOU'RE WORSE THAN AN OLD FOX IN A HEN HOUSE!

COME AROUND HERE GETTING THE BEST PART OF MY CHICKEN TOO.

- EXCUSE ME.

MR. PAXSON.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

- WELL, I'D SAY YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND

DONE PLENTY FOR ME, MA'AM.

I'M BACK AT MY RANCH.

- OH, I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.

- YEAH, TELEGRAPHED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER,

TOLD THEM WE'VE GOT A ROOF BACK OVER OUR HEADS AGAIN,

AND, UH, I GOT A MESSAGE BACK SAYING THEY'RE COMING HOME.

- THAT IS SO WONDERFUL. - YEAH, IT IS.

[laughs]

[fiddle music]

- [laughing]

- [laughs] EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

- SURE.

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- I TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS WHEN I GET HOME

FOR ME TO TELL YOUR MOTHER ABOUT THE TRIP.

- OH, WELL, YOU COULD MAKE PLANS TO STAY

AND MAKE SOME MORE MEMORIES.

- OH, THERE WILL BE FUTURE VISITS.

I PROMISE YOU THAT.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I SEEM TO RECALL

THAT I TAUGHT MY LITTLE GIRL HOW TO DANCE ONCE UPON A TIME.

- [laughs]

- WHOO-HOO!

all: [laughing and yelling]

- [laughs]

- TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, SON.

- ALL RIGHT. - COME HERE, YOU.

OH! MY GOODNESS. YOU'RE GETTING BIG.

YOU MIND YOUR FOLKS.

- OK. - ALL RIGHT.

I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU TOO, GRANDPA.

- THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP.

MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE

WHEN ALL OF US WERE IN A BAD WAY.

- I SEEM TO RECALL YOU DOING IT FOR ME ONCE.

- YOU HAVE A SAFE TRIP.

- YOU TOO, SON. - SAY HI TO MARTY FOR ME.

- I WILL.

- GIVE MAMA A BIG HUG FOR ME. - I WILL.

- AND ARNIE AND AARON.

- OH, I WILL.

- OH, I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU WERE HERE WITH US, PA.

[sighs] I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOU.

- THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, MISSIE.

GOD'S TIMING IS ALWAYS PERFECT.

EVEN IF WE DON'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME.

COME HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO LET GO.

YOU KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS COMING, YOU HEAR?

[gasps]

ESPECIALLY NOW THAT I CAN PLACE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FACES

WITH THE NAMES.

I LOVE YOU, SWEETHEART,

MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

- I LOVE YOU TOO, PA.

- BYE.

[horse neighs]

- BYE, SWEETHEART. - BYE.

- UP, LUCY! UP, BOBBY!

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