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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY HALLMARK CHANNEL AND FRIENDS OF NCI

Santa: MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, IT'S ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

[BELL JINGLES]

- AND NOW,

WITH 2,314 BILLABLE HOURS, RACHEL ZACHARY.

[APPLAUSE]

DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE, RACHEL.

BUT DO US ALL A FAVOR--

GET RID OF THAT CLUNKER YOU DRIVE.

YOU'RE NOT IN LAW SCHOOL ANYMORE.

[LAUGHING]

AND NOW, FOR THE ASSOCIATE WHO BROKE ALL RECORDS OF BILLABLE HOURS

AND WON A SPARKLING VICTORY IN COURT TODAY.

JAMES WHITE.

- HEY. - UH-HUH.

- THIS IS THE LARGEST BONUS CHECK

THAT THIS FIRM HAS EVER CUT TO AN ASSOCIATE.

WELL, NOW HE CAN AFFORD TO TAKE ME OUT TO LUNCH

IN PARIS.

- GIMME THAT, COME ON.

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU, TOM.

[AMBULANCE SIRENS WAILING]

- HOW YOU FEELIN'?

- SCARED.

- IT'S OK TO BE SCARED.

HEY, EVEN THOUGH I'M A DOCTOR,

SOMETIMES I GET SCARED

WHEN I HAVE TO RIP OFF A BAND-AID.

- REALLY?

- MM-HMM, BUT DON'T TELL ANYONE, OK?

- WANT YOU TO START THINKING ABOUT THE LOCKE CASE.

- THE GUY'S A CERTIFIED CRIMINAL.

- YOU'VE GOT TO START THINKING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE, JAMES.

LOOK, WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU?

FEELING ALL WARM AND FUZZY INSIDE ABOUT SAVING THE WORLD?

OR MAKING ENOUGH MONEY THAT YOU WILL NEVER, EVER

HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY?

- WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE TALKIN' HERE?

- I'M TALKING ABOUT MAKING YOU A PARTNER.

- PARTNER? - I WANT YOU ONBOARD ON THIS, JAMES.

- THINK ABOUT IT.

- WH--I WILL. - BUT DON'T...

DON'T DEVELOP A CONSCIENCE ON ME, ALL RIGHT?

- DON'T WORRY, I'LL STAY IMMORAL...

AT LEAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

- AT LEAST? - YES.

[CHUCKLING]

- AAH! MY SHOULDER! IT HURTS!

- HANG IN THERE, DANNY.

YOU'RE GOING TO START TO FEEL BETTER IN JUST A MINUTE.

- I WANT MY MOM.

- YOUR MOM IS RIGHT OUTSIDE,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE HER

AS SOON AS WE GET YOU FIXED UP, OK?

- I'M GONNA MISS CHRISTMAS.

HOW IS SANTA GONNA FIND ME HERE?

- YOU ARE NOT GONNA MISS ANYTHING, OK?

AND HE'S GONNA KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO FIND YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO, JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES

AND THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS, OK?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- WELL, HELLO.

- HELLO.

RYDER, PARTY OF ONE. HAD A RESERVATION FOR 8 P.M.

- [FRENCH ACCENT] AH, MADAM.

I'M AFRAID WE'VE GIVEN YOUR TABLE AWAY.

AH, YOU'RE SO VERY LATE.

MMM. I THINK WE COULD SQUEEZE YOU IN.

[NORMAL VOICE] HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

- HMM. EXHAUSTING.

I HAD A HERNIA, GUNSHOT WOUNDS,

OH, AND A LITTLE BOY THAT WAS AFRAID

THAT SANTA WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND HIM AT THE HOSPITAL.

- OHH.

- HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

- IT WAS GOOD. I, UH, GOT OFFERED A PARTNERSHIP.

- WOW. WOW. CONGRATULATIONS, I GUESS.

- PLUS, WE, UH... WE GOT THE JEFF LOCKE CASE.

- JEFF LOCKE. THAT GUY IS A TOTAL CROOK, AND YOU KNOW IT.

- WHAT IF HE WAS ONE OF YOUR PATIENTS? YOU'D HAVE TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

- THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

HERE'S TO LOVE.

- TO LOVE.

- THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT I EVER GOT.

- OH. AND NO... YOU KNOW WHAT? NO. COME HERE.

- NO.

- NO, NO, NO. OH, NO, NO, NO.

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME FINISH

DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

- IT LOOKS PRETTY DECORATED ALREADY.

- WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING UP TOP MISSING.

- OK. OH!

- COME ON. BE CAREFUL.

- OH, HMM!

IS THAT FOR ME?

- THAT'S FOR YOU.

- DO I OPEN IT NOW, OR SHOULD I WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS?

- OH, NOW WOULD BE GOOD.

MS. SADIE RYDER...

I LOVE YOU,

AND YOU KNOW I WANNA SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU.

SO WILL YOU MARRY ME?

- YES. YES, I WILL.

OH, JAMES, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

[SIGHS]

- WHAT'S WRONG? YOU OK?

- YES, I'M A--I'M SO HAPPY.

YOU JUST REALLY CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE IS ALL.

- I JUST THINK, MAYBE WE CAN GET MARRIED THIS SUMMER

AND THEN HONEYMOON IN EUROPE.

- SUMMER...IT'S SO SOON.

- IT'S NOT SOON ENOUGH.

- JAMES, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MET MY FAMILY.

- WE'RE MEETING THEM TOMORROW.

- YEAH, BUT I CAN'T JUST GO TO MY FATHER

AND SAY, "DAD, THIS IS JAMES.

BY THE WAY, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED."

- WHY NOT? - IT JUST WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.

- THIS ISN'T VICTORIAN TIMES. YOU KNOW THAT.

- I'M HIS ONLY DAUGHTER. HE WOULD BE SO HURT AND OFFENDED

IF I GOT ENGAGED WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO HIM,

I JUST...I JUST CAN'T DO THAT TO HIM.

- WHAT, YOU'RE GIVING ME BACK THE RING?

- NO. YOU'RE JUST... HOLDING ONTO IT FOR ME,

UNTIL WE CAN MEET WITH MY DAD AND TELL HIM OUR PLANS

AND HE GIVES US HIS BLESSING.

- WHAT IF HE DOESN'T LIKE ME?

- OH, HONEY! HE'S GONNA LOVE YOU,

SAME AS I DO.

- HEY, BEAUTIFUL. - HEY, BABE.

- NEED SOME HELP?

- NO, I GOT IT.

- WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW THE LUMBERJACK LOOK WAS STILL IN. HA.

- UH-HUH. - [CHUCKLES]

- I HOPE YOU BROUGHT SOME CLOTHES OTHER THAN THAT.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS?

- WELL, NOTHING, IF YOU DON'T MIND GETTING COVERED IN MUD AND BURRS.

- MUD AND BURRS?

- YEAH, WE LIVE ON A WORKING RANCH.

EVERYBODY PITCHES IN.

- AHH.

WHAT'S A LITTLE MUD AND BURRS GONNA HURT?

I GOT PLENTY OF CLOTHES.

ARE YOU READY? - OK. [GIGGLES]

- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. HERE WE COME.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

Sadie: SO, THIS IS PINE GAP.

- WOW, THIS REALLY IS THE BOONIES.

- SO THIS IS WHERE WE GET ALL OUR FARM SUPPLIES

AND WHERE I GOT MY FIRST PARTY DRESS.

OH, THAT'S WHERE I WAS BORN!

- YOU WERE BORN IN A BAR?

- NO, SILLY.

USED TO BE DR. TREADWELL'S OFFICE

UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1985,

AND THEN THEY TURNED IT INTO A BAR.

- OH.

- YEAH, PINE GAP HASN'T HAD A DOCTOR SINCE THEN.

NOW EVERYBODY'S GOTTA GO OVER TO KINSINGTON,

WHICH IS AN HOUR--[GASPS]

LOOK OUT! [HORSE WHINNIES]

- UHH, AAH.

UHH. AAH. [GASPS]

AAH!

- YOU OK?

[GROANS] YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

JUST A LITTLE BUMP ON MY HEAD.

A LITTLE DIZZY. HOW 'BOUT YOU?

- JUST A LITTLE SCARED.

OH, MY CAR.

OH. [SIGHS]

WHY IS A HORSE RUNNING OUT IN THE STREET, ANYWAY?

- WELL, THIS IS THE BOONIES, HON.

WHERE ELSE ARE THEY GONNA RUN?

- YOU FOLKS ALL RIGHT?

- OH.

- SADIE RYDER.

- BILL, HOW ARE YOU?

- I COULDN'T BE BETTER. ARE YOU OK?

THAT'S QUITE A SKID YOU TOOK THERE.

- WE ARE OK. REALLY.

- YEAH.

- NICE CAR.

WE DON'T SEE TOO MANY OF THESE AROUND HERE.

- THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU OUGHTA BE ABLE TO GET HOME.

YOU MIGHT WANNA FIX THAT WINDSHIELD, SOON.

- UH, BILL'S A MECHANIC.

- REALLY.

CAN YOU FIX THIS?

- I CAN TRY.

BRING HER BY TOMORROW, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

- WILL DO.

- JAMES, WE SHOULD GET YOU HOME.

BUT I BETTER DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY, OK? - YEAH.

- I'LL TELL THE SHERIFF WHAT HAPPENED.

- OH, THANK YOU.

- GOOD MEETIN' YA.

- YOU, TOO.

- SADIE, YOU TELL YOUR FATHER I SAID HI.

- WILL DO.

- I'LL SEE YOU TWO REAL SOON.

[COW MOOS] [CHICKEN CACKLES]

- SO I'M WARNING YOU.

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

WHEN WE GET TO THE HOUSE.

- WHY?

- WELL, DAD HASN'T PUT THEM UP SINCE MOM DIED.

THE HOLIDAYS SEEM TO REMIND EVERYONE

THAT MOM ISN'T HERE ANYMORE, SO...

DON'T EXPECT TO SEE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

- WOW! NOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

- READY TO FACE THE FIRING SQUAD?

[DOG BARKS]

- THAT'S WOLFIE.

YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.

HE DOESN'T LIKE STRANGERS.

[GROWLS]

- HEY, IS ANYBODY HOME?

- [GROWLS]

- HA HA! TRAVIS, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?

- HEY, SIS.

- HEY! - HEY.

I WAS JUST MESSIN' AROUND WITH WOLFIE.

RARR! - [BARKS]

- IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

- IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME!

HEY, THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND JAMES.

JAMES, MY LITTLE BROTHER TRAVIS.

- GOOD TO MEET YA. - LIKEWISE.

- HEY, SADIE! YOU MADE IT.

IS THIS THE NEW GUY?

- YEAH. THIS IS JAMES.

- COOL. YOU COMIN' TO MY SHOW TONIGHT?

- SHOW? - ZEB'S IN A BAND.

- YEAH, WE'RE PLAYIN' BUCKLES ALL WEEK. SHOULD BE AWESOME.

YOU LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC?

- HEY, YOU TWO COME HELP ME BUTCHER THIS DEER ALREADY,

SO WE CAN PUT HIM IN THE SMOKER.

- JAKE! - SADIE, YOU'RE BACK!

- THIS IS JAMES.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.

CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR STUFF?

[DOG GROWLS] - UHH.

- ALL RIGHT. HOLD STILL.

I'M GONNA PUT SOMETHING COLD ON YOUR HEAD.

- HOW COME YOUR BROTHERS STILL LIVE AT HOME?

- WELL, TRAVIS IS STILL IN SCHOOL.

ZEB HAS A JOB OVER THE FEED STORE.

AND JAKE, WELL, DAD'S HOPING HE'S GONNA TAKE OVER THE RANCH.

- WELL, WHAT ABOUT JOBS AND ALL?

DOESN'T HE WANT THEM TO GO TO COLLEGE?

- NO, DAD THINKS COLLEGE IS A WASTE OF MONEY.

HE FIGURES IF RANCHING IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM,

THEN THEY MIGHT AS WELL DO IT, TOO.

- WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHY'D YOU GET TO GO TO COLLEGE AND TO MEDICAL SCHOOL?

- WELL, THERE ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO BEING DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL.

- SADIE!

- AUNT TRUDY!

- OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YA.

YOU LOOK GORGEOUS! GORGEOUS AS EVER.

- IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. I MISSED YOU!

AUNT TRUDY, THIS IS JAMES.

JAMES, AUNT TRUDY.

- PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

- WELL, LOOK AT YOU ALL DRESSED UP.

WHERE'D YOU THINK YOU WERE HEADIN', THE OPERA? HA HA!

OH, I'M MAKIN' CHEESE LOAF TONIGHT. YOUR FAVORITE.

- GREAT! WHERE'S DAD?

- OH, HE'S IN TOWN AT A MEETIN'.

- WHAT KIND OF MEETING?

- THE SO-CALLED ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE TRYIN'

TO TURN COPPER COUNTY INTO A NATIONAL PARK.

THE B.L.M. IS HOLDIN' HEARINGS ABOUT IT TONIGHT.

- WHAT'S THE B.L.M.?

- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

- IT'S TERRIBLE WHAT THEY'RE DOIN' TO US.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOUR DADDY SO ANGRY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT'S WRONG WITH NATIONAL PARKS?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT'S WRONG IT? EVERYTHING'S WRONG WITH IT!

- THE B.L.M. IS A NATIONAL AGENCY

THAT REGULATES GRAZING PERMITS, AMONGST OTHER THINGS,

AND OUR HERD GRAZES ON GOVERNMENT LAND.

SO IF THEY TURN INTO A NATIONAL PARK,

OUR GRAZING RIGHTS ARE REVOKED AND NO MORE RANCH.

- SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU NEED A GOOD LAWYER.

- HAH!

- YOU KNOW WHAT, SWEETHEART?

WHY DON'T I TAKE YOU ON THE GRAND TOUR,

AND THEN YOU CAN LAY DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT. OK?

- SOUNDS GOOD. - OK.

- DON'T FORGET, HONEY.

YOUR DADDY WANTS JAMES TO BUNK WITH TRAVIS TONIGHT.

- YES, WE KNOW, AUNT TRUDY.

HE ALREADY BROUGHT HIS STUFF UP.

- BY THE WAY, CLINT CALLED.

- OH. THANK YOU.

SO, THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM.

AND THAT'S MY MOM IN THE PAINTING.

JAKE DID IT WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

- WOW, THAT'S AMAZING.

- SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

SO, UH, WHO'S CLINT?

- MY HIGH-SCHOOL BOYFRIEND.

- YOU STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIM? - NO!

- WHY DOES HE KNOW YOU'RE IN TOWN?

- WELL, AUNT TRUDY NEVER REALLY FORGAVE ME FOR BREAKING UP WITH HIM.

SHE HAS A THING FOR BIG COWBOYS. TCH.

THOSE ARE THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS OUT THERE.

THE SUN SETS RIGHT BETWEEN THOSE PEAKS.

I USED TO COME OUT EVERY NIGHT AND WATCH IT.

- EVEN WHEN IT'S COLD?

- MM-HMM. [CHUCKLES]

BRR!

- AND THOSE ARE OUR STABLES OVER THERE.

AND OUT THERE IS ALL THE RANGELAND WHERE OUR CATTLE GRAZE.

- WOW, YOU'RE REALLY GLAD TO BE BACK, HUH?

- YEAH. BUT I'M HAPPIEST THAT YOU'RE HERE TO SHARE IT WITH ME.

- IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE.

- YEAH.

[COYOTE HOWLING]

- AAH. OUCH!

AAH. OUCH!

[GROANS]

...THE BATHROOM.

[SNORING]

[BARKS]

- HEY, BE A GOOD DOG.

GOOD BOY.

AAH! AAH!

[BARKING]

[BARKING]

- GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY.

GOOD WOLFIE.

ST-STAY THERE.

AAH! OH!

[RIFLE ENGAGES]

AAH AAH AAH!

HEY, DON'T SHOOT!

NO! DON'T SHOOT! DON'T SHOOT!

- WHAT THE HECK?

- I GOT IT.

- DADDY! [GASPS]

- WHO ARE YOU?

- UH, I'M SADIE'S BOYFRIEND.

- DADDY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THAT'S JAMES!

- UNBELIEVABLE.

- HO HO HO! - JEEPERS!

- SO, JAMES...

THIS IS MY FATHER KARL.

- MR. RYDER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- UH, MR. RYDER, HI. I-I-IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M--I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THE MESS.

- I JUST WANNA KNOW ONE THING.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING SNEAKING AROUND THE HOUSE?

- I WAS TRYING TO FIND A BATHROOM.

- OUTSIDE?

WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, NOT IN THE PAST.

THE BATHROOM'S INSIDE.

- I-I KNOW. I-IT'S J--

WOLFIE STARTED GROWLIN' AT ME,

AND I DUCKED OUTSIDE TO GET AWAY FROM HIM.

[GROWLS]

- WHY DIDN'T YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF?

I DAMN NEAR SHOT YOU DEAD.

- [SIGHS] OH, DAD, WOULD YOU STOP WITH THAT?

JAMES WAS CONFUSED.

HE TOOK A NAP, AND HE WOKE UP DISORIENTED.

- I KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING.

HE WAS TRYING TO LOOK IN YOUR WINDOW,

TO SEE YOU IN YOUR NIGHTIE.

- DADDY...

WE GOT INTO A LITTLE ACCIDENT TODAY.

HE BUMPED HIS HEAD.

WHEN HE WOKE UP HE COULDN'T FIND THE LIGHT.

THAT IS ALL. WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

- A LITTLE ACCIDENT.

SON, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

I DON'T WANT YOU IN ANY MORE ACCIDENTS

WHILE YOU ARE IN THE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER. GOT THAT?!

- [WHISPERS] Got It.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

- [SIGHS]

- COME ON, BOYS. LET'S GET TO BED.

WE GOTTA GET THOSE FENCES FIXED IN THE MORNIN'.

- OK, DAD.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP?

- I FIGURED YOU NEEDED SLEEP.

YOU TOLD ME YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN MORE THAN 4 HOURS ALL WEEK.

- GREAT, NOW YOUR DAD HATES ME.

- HONEY, HE DOESN'T HATE YOU. - [SIGHS]

- SADIE, LET'S GET SOME SLEEP NOW.

- UH, MR. RYDER. LOOK, I'M--I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

THAT WAS A TOTAL MISUNDERSTANDING

- THEN WHY WEREN'T YOU WEARING PANTS?

- I GOT 'EM CUT IN A BEAR TRAP.

Sadie: WHAT BEAR TRAP?

- IN YOUR DAD'S STUDY.

I-I THOUGHT IT WAS A BATHROOM.

- YOU'RE SOME PIECE OF WORK, BOY.

YOU GET MY DAUGHTER IN A NEAR-FATAL CAR ACCIDENT,

YOU STEP IN A BEAR TRAP,

AND THEN YOU ALMOST BURN DOWN THE HOUSE,

ALL IN ONE DAY.

- MR. RYDER, I-I-I KNOW HOW THIS MUST LOOK,

BUT I'M NORMALLY A VERY CAREFUL AND RESPONSIBLE GUY.

- HE IS.

- AND THIS WAS, UH, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE A-- LIKE AN ABERRATION.

- A WHAT? - IT'S A DEVIATION

FROM THE PROPER AND EXPECTED COURSE.

- YOU'RE A DEVIANT? - WHA... NO!

NO! NO. THE SI- THE SITUATION IS A DEVIATION.

I MEAN IT'S-- IT NORMALLY ISN'T ME.

- LOOK, JAMES.

I DON'T TRUST A MAN WHO USES BIG FANCY WORDS

WHEN A SMALL ONE WILL DO JUST FINE

AND WHO SNEAKS AROUND

INSTEAD OF ADMITTING HE'S MADE A MISTAKE.

- YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND.

- GOOD.

WELL, LET'S ALL GET SOME SLEEP THEN.

STAY OUT OF MY STUDY!

GOOD NIGHT, SWEETHEART.

- GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

- GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

- GOOD NIGHT, BUTTERCUP.

- GOOD NIGHT, JAMES.

- [SIGHS]

[ALARM RINGS]

- UH. AAH!

- YOU AWAKE YET?

- SORTA.

- DO YOU WANNA SEE MY BARBED WIRE COLLECTION?

[CLANGING]

[REVVING CHAINSAW]

- WHAT'S THAT? BALLET PRACTICE?

- NAH, IT'S YOGA.

I-I'VE BEEN DOIN' IT SINCE I HURT MY BACK WRESTLING.

- BETTER PUT SOME CLOTHES ON, BOY.

BREAKFAST IS ABOUT TO BE SERVED.

- AH, GOOD MORNING!

- HI, HONEY.

- NICE BRAIDS. - [CHUCKLES]

HOW YA FEELIN'? - GOOD.

SO, KARL, ANYTHING GOOD IN THE NEWS THERE TODAY?

- AHEM.

- WOW, THIS BREAKFAST SURE SMELLS GOOD, TRUDY.

- WELL, PANCAKES WILL BE READY IN A SEC. COFFEE?

- SURE.

IS THERE ANY MILK?

- THERE'S POWDERED CREAMER, RIGHT THERE ON THE TABLE.

- WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MILK?

- THIS IS MORE ECONOMICAL.

- MILK'S $2.00.

- IT ADDS UP OVER THE DECADES.

- BOYS, BREAKFAST IS GETTIN' COLD!

- COMIN' TRUDY. - COMIN'.

[BANGS TABLE] DAMN MEDDLERS!

- DAD, WHAT'S WRONG?

- THE OUTSIDERS THINK THAT THEY CAN COME IN WITH THEIR BIG MONEY

AND THEIR SLICK LAWYERS AND JUST TAKE OVER.

- WHAT DOES IT SAY?

- THEY'RE SAYING THAT OUR PERMITS ARE BEING RECONSIDERED

BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT THAT RANCHING HAS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

- DAD, RANCHING DOES HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

- THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEY THINK ENVIRONMENT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DRIVE BY

ON YOUR WAY TO GO SKIING.

- WHAT DOES YOUR LAWYER SAY?

- LAWYERS. WE DON'T NEED LAWYERS.

- SURE YOU DO. UH, IF YOU'D LIKE,

I COULD TALK TO THESE PEOPLE FOR YOU.

- WHAT, SO YOU COULD CHARGE ME?

LAWYERS ARE ALL A BUNCH OF BLOOD-SUCKING PARASITES.

- DAD, HA! JAMES IS NOT A PARASITE.

HE--HE'S DONE SOME VERY GOOD THINGS AS A LAWYER.

- LIKE WHAT?

HELPING OUT ALL THOSE RICH PEOPLE WITH THEIR BIG SWINDLES?

- THE BIBLE SAYS THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD DO

IS KILL ALL THE LAWYERS. HA HA HA.

- ACTUALLY, IT WAS SHAKESPEARE.

UH, HENRY VI.

UH, THE SCENE'S ABOUT A CONSPIRACY

TO OVERTHROW THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.

YOU SEE, ONE OF THE PLOTTERS SAYS

THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS KILL ALL THE LAWYERS

SO THAT THEY DESTROY THE LAW

AND LET THE PEOPLE HAVE NO LEGAL PROTECTION.

SO ACTUALLY, IT'S AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE POSITIVE ASPECT

THAT LAWYERS HAVE HAD ON SOCIETY.

COULD YOU PASS THE BUTTER, PLEASE?

- IT'S MARGARINE.

- YOU'RE MAD AT ME BECAUSE I QUOTED SHAKESPEARE?

- WELL, IT MAKES YOU SOUND LIKE A SNOB.

- A SNOB?

YOUR AUNT'S THE ONE THAT BROUGHT UP KILLING LAWYERS.

I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REBUT HER.

- JAMES, WILL YOU PLEASE JUST TRY AND GET ALONG WITH MY FAMILY?

- HURRY UP, YOU TWO! WE AIN'T GOT ALL DAY!

WHY DON'T YOU TWO FEED THE HORSES?

- OK, DAD.

WELL, COME ON, TENDERFOOT.

- WHAT'S A TENDERFOOT?

WHAT DOES YOUR DAD HAVE AGAINST LAWYERS ANYWAY?

HE THINKS THEY'RE JUST A WASTE OF TIME.

HE FIGURES HE CAN SETTLE IT ALL HIMSELF.

- THAT'S JUST CRAZY.

I MEAN, IF HE REALLY WANTS TO SAVE THE RANCH,

DOESN'T HE REALIZE THAT A GOOD LAWYER

WILL BE WAY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SHOTGUN?

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME.

- [SIGHS] YOUR DAD'S SO STUBBORN.

- YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

- NOW I KNOW WHERE YOU GET IT FROM.

- ME? HA HA HA! - YEAH, YOU!

AAH! OW. I THOUGHT HAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SOFT.

- [GIGGLES]

- LET'S GO, YOU TWO!

- OH!

- WHAT'S TAKIN' SO LONG?

- UH, WE, UH, ARE ALL DONE.

- WHERE IS HE?

- UH, I THINK HE WENT INSIDE TO CHANGE HIS CLOTHES.

- GOOD.

KINDA LOOKED LIKE A SALESMAN IN THOSE DUDS.

OH, BILL CALLED.

HE SAID HE'D GET TO THE CAR LATER TODAY.

- OH, GOOD.

- YOU KNOW, THAT CAR LOOKED PRETTY BANGED UP.

YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.

- DADDY, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

- I'M SURE HE LIKES ACCIDENTS.

GIVES HIM THE CHANCE TO SUE SOMEONE.

- DAD, WOULD YOU STOP THAT.

I THINK YOU'RE BEING REALLY HARD ON JAMES.

- SWEETIE, I'M JUST THINKIN' OF YOU.

- WELL, I-IF YOU WANNA DO SOMETHING FOR ME,

THEN JUST...

TRY AND BE NICE TO JAMES, OK?

- I'LL TRY.

BUT NO PROMISES.

- [SIGHS]

- THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA CHANGE CLOTHES.

- NO.

- WELL, COME ON. WE AIN'T GOT ALL DAY.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE'S A NICE EASY RIDE.

- STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE?

- I TOLD YOU I HAD A PONY.

- WHAT ABOUT THAT ONE?

- [LAUGHS]

THAT'S HAYWIRE.

JAKE HASN'T FINISHED BREAKING HIM YET.

- HE AIN'T FINISHED.

HE'LL DRIVE YOUR HEAD IN THE GROUND.

- GO ON.

PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE STIRRUP

AND SLING YOUR LEG OVER.

- GOOD HORSE.

WHOA.

WHOA.

OH. WHOA.

- GOOD JOB. OK. NOW JUST GATHER THE REINS IN ONE HAND.

- [GRUNTING]

- AND GIVE HER A KICK, AND WE'RE OFF.

- WHOA.

- HON, DON'T HANG ON TO THAT. THAT'S JUST FOR THE REINS.

- IF I DON'T HANG ON TO IT, I'M GONNA FALL OFF.

- OK, SUIT YOURSELF.

BUT COWBOYS DON'T RIDE LIKE THAT.

- NO. HEY, THIS WAY.

BACK, BACK.

AAH.

[GRUNTING]

AAH! OH! HEY!

THAT WAY!

UHH.

COME ON, GO.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

OH, I GOT THIS. OK.

OH, OH! OW!

OOH. AHH!

UHH.

- WHERE YOU FROM, JAMES?

- WELL, I LIVE IN L.A., BUT I GREW UP IN FRANCE.

- FRANCE?

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS ARE YOUR PARENTS IN?

- AGRICULTURE.

- FARMERS.

- NOT EXACTLY.

THEY, UH, THEY OWN VINEYARDS.

- SO THEY'RE IN THE LIQUOR INDUSTRY.

- I WOULDN'T REALLY CONSIDER WINE AND LIQUOR

TO BE THE SAME THING.

I MEAN, WINE'S CIVILIZED.

IT'S THE NECTAR OF THE GODS.

I BROUGHT A CASE UP WITH ME.

- SO YOU LIKE TO DRINK.

- I LIKE TO HAVE A GLASS OF WINE WITH MY DINNER. SURE.

- IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE DOING LAST NIGHT?

- NO, NO. OF COURSE NOT.

- THEN HOW COME YOU GOT IN AN ACCIDENT?

- A HORSE JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

- YOU WERE UP THERE SLEEPING IT OFF, WEREN'T YOU?

- I'VE BEEN WORKING 90 HOURS A WEEK IN THE OFFICE,

AND, UH, IT WAS A LONG DRIVE.

I WAS EXHAUSTED, OK?

NOT DRUNK.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

- HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CLOSE THE GATE BEHIND YOU.

THAT'S THE FIRST RULE OF THE RANCH, SON.

YOU ALWAYS CLOSE THE GATE BEHIND YOU.

OTHERWISE THOSE CATTLE WILL RUN OUT THERE 20, 30 MILES

IN ANY WHICH DIRECTION.

WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS GREENHORN?

COME ON, LET'S GET TO IT.

THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE BREAKING THROUGH.

SADIE, GRAB ME THAT FENCE TOOL.

- SO, WHAT WERE YOU AND MY DAD TALKING ABOUT?

- OH, NOTHING.

HE WAS JUST ACCUSING ME OF BEING DRUNK LAST NIGHT.

- OH, HONEY.

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW HE'S BEING A LITTLE PRICKLY.

- THAT'S PUTTING IT A LITTLE MILDLY.

- JUST HANG IN THERE.

HE'LL WARM UP TO YOU.

- YEAH, WELL, I'M NOT GONNA HOLD MY BREATH.

IT'S PRETTY DESOLATE OUT HERE, HUH?

- YEAH.

THIS PART OF THE RANGE HAS BEEN RANCH FOR A LONG TIME,

SO A LOT OF THE NATIVE GRASSES ARE GONE.

- IS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

- YEAH. WE TRY TO KEEP THE CATTLE OFF OF THIS PART

SO THE SOIL CAN REGENERATE,

BUT THEY KEEP FINDING THEIR WAY BACK.

- DAD!

OVER HERE!

COME ON.

DAD, LOOKS LIKE A FRESH KILL.

- WOLVES.

- WOLVES?

- DON'T WORRY. THEY DON'T ATTACK HUMANS.

- UNLESS THEY'RE RABID.

- ONCE IN A WHILE THEY'LL GO AFTER A CALF.

- USUALLY YOU JUST CHASE THEM OFF LIKE DOGS.

- WELL, LET'S DON'T JUST STAND HERE.

LET'S GET THAT FENCE UP.

- WOW! HEY, POP, LOOK AT THIS.

WOW.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MERRILL 4-POINT TWIRL HERE.

MADE IN 1876.

THAT'S PRETTY RARE.

- YOU COLLECT BARBED WIRE?

- OH, YEAH. THIS HERE IS THE HISTORY OF THE WEST RIGHT HERE.

- TRAVIS COLLECTS OLD TOOLS, TOO.

- HE CAN EVEN MAKE A FIRE WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A TWIG AND SOME TWINE.

- WELL, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.

- WELL, IT'S EASY. HERE, I CAN SHOW YOU.

BASICALLY...

YOU NEED A STRAIGHT STICK AS A SPINDLE

AND A FLEXIBLE ONE AS A BOW.

THEN WE NEED TO FIND A BOARD AND MAKE A NOTCH FOR IT LIKE SO.

ZEB, YOU GOT SOME KINDLING FOR ME?

- SURE.

LINT--THE BEST KINDLING THERE IS.

- SO NOW I JUST GO A LITTLE FASTER...

AND--AND I'VE GOT AN EMBER.

NOW I'LL JUST BLOW IT DOWN TO THE KINDLING.

[BLOWING]

AND I GOT FIRE.

- [LAUGHING]

- COOL. - HOW 'BOUT SOME COFFEE?

- [GROANS]

- THIS IS MORE LIKE IT. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE.

- SOMETIMES WHEN I'M OUT RIDING AND THERE'S NOTHING AROUND,

I THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR THE FIRST SETTLERS THAT CAME HERE.

- PRETTY AMAZING PEOPLE.

- WELL, THERE WERE PEOPLE JUST LIKE US--

YOUNG COUPLES LOOKING TO START A LIFE TOGETHER.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU THINK YOU COULD LIVE HERE?

- DON'T BE SILLY.

WHAT WOULD WE DO?

- YOU COULD START YOUR OWN PRACTICE.

- OH, GREAT. I COULD PROSECUTE CATTLE RUSTLERS

OR GUYS WHO STEAL PIES OFF WINDOWSILLS WHILE THEY'RE COOLING.

- JAMES. - COME ON, SADIE.

WE HAVE A GREAT LIFE IN L.A.

[ENGINE REVVING]

- HEY, WATCH OUT.

- I GOT IT! - OK.

- GO ON, GIVE IT TO HAYWIRE.

- JUST TOSS IT RIGHT HERE.

- [SIGHS] READY?

- UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, HONEY?

WHY DON'T I DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO TOWN,

AND YOU CAN RIDE IN WITH MY DAD?

- S-SURE.

- SO YOU CAN TALK. YOU KNOW?

- OH, YEAH.

- SO I'LL MEET YOU AT THE GARAGE, OK?

- OK. - YEAH.

GO ON, GET IN OVER THERE.

- OK.

SURE IS A NICE SPREAD. HOW MANY ACRES YOU GOT?

- SON, YOU DON'T ASK A RANCHER HOW MANY ACRES HE'S GOT.

IT'S THE SAME AS ASKING A MAN HOW MUCH MONEY HE'S GOT IN THE BANK.

[ENGINE STARTS]

- YOU KNOW THEM? - NAH, JUST BEIN' NEIGHBORLY.

- SO, KARL--

- MR. RYDER.

- SORRY, MR. RYDER, UH, SORRY.

I GUESS YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME AND SADIE.

- SHE SAID SHE'D MET SOMEONE.

- WE DIDN'T JUST MEET, YOU KNOW.

UH, IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS--SINCE MAY.

- THAT'S NOTHING.

MY WIFE AND I WERE ENGAGED FOR 7 YEARS BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED.

- THAT'S A LONG TIME.

- HER DADDY DIDN'T LIKE ME.

THOUGHT I WAS A NO-GOOD COWBOY WITH NO FUTURE.

- REALLY?

HOW'D YOU WIN HIM OVER?

- I DIDN'T.

HE DIED. JUNE AND I GOT MARRIED A FEW MONTHS LATER.

- I SAW THAT PAINTING OF HER ABOVE YOUR FIREPLACE.

SHE WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

SADIE LOOKS A LOT LIKE HER, DOESN'T SHE?

- SHE DOES.

SOMETIMES I'LL SEE HER THERE AND I'LL THINK,

THERE'S JUNE NOW.

THEN I REMEMBER...

- YOU MUST MISS HER.

- MISS HER?! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

YOU'RE WITH A WOMAN 30 YEARS, 30 YEARS OF HAPPINESS,

AND THEN SHE'S GONE JUST LIKE THAT,

AND YOU'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT EXCEPT THE MEMORIES,

EACH ONE LIKE A DAGGER STUCK IN THE HEART.

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

- OH, BOY, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.

SO, DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TALK WITH MY DAD?

- I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BRINGING UP YOUR MOM.

- OHH, HE'S PRETTY TOUCHY ABOUT THAT. I SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU.

- BUT IT'S BEEN 3 YEARS.

- YEAH. BUT HE BLAMES HIMSELF.

- WHY? I THOUGHT SHE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

- SHE DID. BUT IF SHE'D BEEN TO SEE THE DOCTOR

OR MAYBE GONE TO THE HOSPITAL SOONER...

MAYBE THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.

- MAYBE.

- THAT'S WHY I WANT TO COME BACK HERE, JAMES.

THIS TOWN NEEDS ME.

- IS THAT WHAT YOUR DAD THINKS,

THAT I WANT TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM HERE?

- WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, ISN'T IT?

- I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU, SADIE.

ALL THE REST WE CAN FIGURE OUT AS WE GO.

- [SIGHS] ANYWAY, THE CRAFTING SEMINAR STARTS AT 2:00.

I GOTTA GO.

- THE CRAFTING SEMINAR?

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?

- YOU KNOW, MAKING STUFF.

OK, SO, UH, MEET ME AT THE VILLAGE GREEN AT 5:00

FOR THE TREE-LIGHTING CEREMONY, OK?

- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO UNTIL THEN?

- CHECK OUT THE TOWN. WALK AROUND.

JUST GO HAVE LUNCH.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

- DON'T GLUE ANYTHING I WOULDN'T GLUE.

- HEY THERE, STRANGER.

- HEY. - GOOD TO SEE YA.

- HEY--OHH.

- SORRY.

WELL, LET'S...

SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS SPACECRAFT FLYING AGAIN.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- OH, THERE SHE IS, MISS AMERICA.

I HEAR YOU'RE PRACTICALLY ENGAGED.

- SHE'S NOT ENGAGED YET.

DON'T KNOW HOW THESE RUMORS GET STARTED.

- WELL, CLINT COTTON'S GONNA BE A MIGHT DISAPPOINTED

WHEN HE HEARS ABOUT THIS. MM-MM-MM.

- I JUST CAME HOME TO SEE MY DAD,

AND MY BOYFRIEND CAME WITH ME. THAT'S ALL.

- SO...WHEN'S THE WEDDING?

- I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- YOU, TOO, HON.

- HUH.

[BELL RINGS]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- HELLO.

- JAMES, IT'S TOM. HOW ARE YA?

- GOOD. GOOD.

- YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ALL DAY.

- YEAH, THE SERVICE IS PRETTY SPOTTY OUT HERE.

- UH, DID YOU GET MY EMAIL?

- YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN AROUND A COMPUTER YET.

- YOU MUST REALLY BE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS.

- YOU COULD SAY THAT.

- SO, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MY OFFER?

- YES.

- HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS ON THE LOCKE CASE?

- JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, OK?

- ALL RIGHT.

BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE THIS OFFER WILL STILL BE HERE WHEN YOU GET BACK.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

- I UNDERSTAND.

- TALK TO YOU LATER.

- WEDDINGS. WEDDINGS. WEDDINGS.

DON'T THEY EVER TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE?

- LIKE WHAT?

- LIKE MY CAREER, MAYBE.

- OH, HONEY, NO ONE CARES ABOUT THAT.

- WELL, WHY NOT? I WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

- WELL, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE SMART.

NO BIG NEWS THERE.

BUT WHO YOU'RE MARRYING-- THAT'S INTERESTING.

- MM-HMM. WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

- YOU'RE NOT GETTIN' ANY YOUNGER.

- I'M 28.

- I WAS 28 ONCE. I WAS VOTED MISS ALABAMA HILLS

OF THE COPPER COUNTY QUEEN PAGEANT.

- YES, I KNOW. AND?

- AND I WAITED TOO LONG.

I THOUGHT HANK FLYNN WOULD POP THE QUESTION. BUT HE NEVER DID.

- AUNT TRUDY, HE WAS IN PRISON.

- WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, SWEETIE.

OH, I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I MADE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF MEN OUT THERE.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO CALL CLINT YET?

- NO.

NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

[JINGLE BELLS PLAYS]

- SO WHAT WAS THE FALLOUT FROM THE MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT.

- NOT GOOD. MOST OF THE RANCHERS DON'T WANT ANY CHANGE, PERIOD.

- YEAH, WELL, THEIR CATTLE ARE GRAZING ON TAXPAYER LAND.

THEY'RE GETTIN' A FREE RIDE.

OF COURSE THEY DON'T WANT CHANGE.

- LOOK, I UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF VIEW.

THIS IS THEIR WAY OF LIFE.

- YEAH, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO WIND UP WITH NOTHING

IF THEY DON'T PLAY BALL.

- UH, COULD WE GET SOME MORE COFFEE, PLEASE? THANKS.

- I, UH, COULDN'T HELP BUT OVERHEAR THE CONVERSATION

YOU WERE JUST HAVING. - WHAT ABOUT IT?

- WELL, I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD SIT DOWN WITH YOU

AND TALK ABOUT IT. - WHO ARE YOU?

- I'M JAMES WHITE. I REPRESENT KARL RYDER.

- REALLY?

PLEASE, JOIN US. - ALL RIGHT.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- WHAT TIME WAS HE SUPPOSED TO MEET YA?

- 5:00. - WHEW!

MAYBE HE GOT LOST.

- HA. JAMES DOESN'T GET LOST.

HE JUST, UH, EXPLORES.

- NOW, I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN LAND MANAGEMENT ISSUES,

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE

IS EMINENT DOMAIN.

- NO, IT ISN'T. THEY DON'T OWN THE LAND.

- DOESN'T MATTER. NOW YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT ANY LONG-STANDING,

EXTRALEGAL RELATIONSHIP IS AN IMPLIED CONTRACT--

LIKE A COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE.

- FAIR ENOUGH.

- SO RATHER THAN PULLING THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER THE LOCAL RANCHERS

AND LETTING THEM FEND FOR THEMSELVES,

LET'S WORK OUT SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION.

- OK.

- IF THE LAND TRUST PEOPLE WOULD BUY

THE GRAZING PERMITS OFF OF THE RANCHERS,

THEN THE LAND COULD STILL BE CONSERVED

AND THE RANCHERS WOULD STILL HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO EITHER BUY NEW LAND

OR INVEST IN NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA.

- JAMES, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD IDEA. BUT THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM.

- WHAT? - THESE RANCHERS DON'T WANT CHANGE.

NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE DEAL IS, THEY JUST SAY, "NO."

- KARL'S BEEN THE MOST VOCAL OPPONENT TO CHANGE.

YOU THINK HE'LL BE UP FOR IT?

- I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

- SOUNDS GOOD.

- IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU GUYS.

- THANKS A LOT.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

[RING]

- HELLO.

- CLINT, IT'S TRUDY.

JUST THOUGHT YOU'D MIGHT LIKE TO COME OVER TO THE TREE-LIGHTIN' CEREMONY

AND SEE A CERTAIN SOMEONE.

- BOY, I SURE DO APPRECIATE IT, TRUDY. I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

- 7...6...

5...4...

3...2...

1...

[CHEERING]

- THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- WELL, SADIE RYDER, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

[LAUGHING]

- CLINT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- WELL, I JUST CAME DOWN FOR A BIT OF CHRISTMAS CHEER.

BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING TO GET MY PRESENT THIS EARLY.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YA.

- YEAH, NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

- TOO LONG.

BUT YOU STILL ARE PRETTY AS A PICTURE.

- HEY, I'M JAMES.

- CLINT COTTON, ALWAYS GOOD TO MEET A FRIEND OF SADIE'S.

- ACTUALLY, I'M HER BOYFRIEND.

- SO YOU'RE THE BOYFRIEND, HUH?

HOW 'BOUT THAT?

YOU EVER BEEN UP HERE BEFORE?

- NO.

- WELL, WELCOME TO PINE GAP. THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY.

- YEAH, IT SURE IS PRETTY UP HERE.

- YEAH. REAL PRETTY.

HEY, I GUESS THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING HUNTIN' WITH US TOMORROW, HUH?

- UH, ACTUALLY...

- JAMES DOESN'T HUNT.

- WHAT?

NAH, HUNTING'S GREAT.

I JUST--YOU KNOW, GETTING BACK TO NATURE,

THE GREAT OUTDOORS, FRESH MEAT.

- YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HUNTING BEFORE, HAVE YOU?

- NO.

- [LAUGHING] WELL, SON, YOU ARE IN FOR ONE HELL OF AN ADVENTURE.

- CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WENT OUT WITH THAT GUY.

LOOKS LIKE HE JUST CLIMBED OUT OF A MINESHAFT.

- I WAS 16. THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

- YEAH. WELL, HE STILL THINKS HE'S GOT A CHANCE WITH YOU.

- YOU'RE PRETTY CUTE WHEN YOU'RE JEALOUS.

- AND WHAT'S THIS WHOLE THING WITH HIM GOING HUNTING WITH US?

SINCE WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?

- HE'S FRIENDS WITH MY BROTHERS. THEY MUST HAVE INVITED HIM.

- GREAT.

- YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.

- OH, NO. NO. I DO.

I'VE GOTTA GO HUNTING TO PROVE MY MANHOOD

TO YOUR DAD AND YOUR EX-BOYFRIEND.

SOME RIDICULOUS CAVEMAN RITUAL.

OTHERWISE THEY'RE GOING TO THINK I'M SOME KIND OF GIRLIE MAN.

- [GIGGLING]

- WHAT? - NOTHING.

[GIGGLING]

[WOLFIE BARKING]

- YOU'RE EARLY.

- NEVER TOO EARLY FOR THE HUNT.

- NOBODY'S UP YET, BUT COME ON IN.

- BAGGED A PHEASANT ON THE WAY.

THOUGHT I'D HAVE TRUDY ROAST IT UP.

- THANKS.

- SURE SMELLS GOOD IN HERE. WHAT'S COOKING?

- SOME BISCUITS.

- WELL, HOW 'BOUT THAT?

HOMEMADE BISCUITS.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMEBODY A FINE WIFE SOMEDAY.

HEH HEH HEH.

- HEY, CLINT, READY TO NAIL SOME BUCKS?

- HELL YEAH. BROUGHT MY COMPOUND.

- CLINT, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- LIKEWISE. SO WHO'S ALL GOING?

- YOU, ME, AND THE BOYS.

- JAMES, HOW 'BOUT YOU?

YOU COMING HUNTING WITH US? OR YOU GONNA STAY HOME,

WORK ON YOUR NEEDLEPOINT?

- I'M GOING. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH BREAKFAST.

- WHAT IS THIS? - YEAH, IT'S MIGHTY TASTY.

HERE, YOU WANNA TRY SOME?

- NO, THANK YOU. I DON'T LIKE QUICHE.

- IT'S NOT QUICHE, IT'S A FRITTATA.

- JAMES, YOU GOTTA GIVE US THE RECIPE FOR THIS.

- YEAH. IT'S GOOD.

- HEAVENS TO BETSY. YOU'RE HAVING BREAKFAST ALREADY?

- YES, MA'AM.

NOW I WAS HOPING FOR SOME OF YOUR DELICIOUS PANCAKES,

BUT JIMMY HERE THOUGHT WE'D PREFER QUICHE.

- IT'S NOT QUICHE. IT'S A FRITTATA.

- HERE, PUT THIS ON SO WE DON'T SHOOT YOU BY ACCIDENT.

- I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT BEING SHOT ON PURPOSE.

- DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO HIM.

JUST DO WHAT MY DAD TELLS YOU, AND YOU'LL BE FINE.

HEY, GUYS, HAVE A GOOD HUNT.

I'LL SEE YOU AT SUNSET TO BRING HOME YOUR TROPHIES.

- BYE, BUTTERCUP, I LOVE YOU.

- BYE, HONEY, I LOVE YOU, TOO. OH, HEY, MAYBE WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE

YOU'LL GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO MY DAD FOR A MINUTE, YOU KNOW?

- THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL HE'S UNARMED.

- CLOSE THE GATE!

- HERE LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT, SONNY.

- I GOT IT.

- WELL, LET'S GO THEN!

- SO, CLINT, WHAT DO YOU DO AROUND HERE BESIDES HUNT?

YOU A RANCHER?

- NO, I'M A CONSULTANT.

HOW 'BOUT YOU?

- I'M A LAWYER.

- A LAWYER? AIN'T THAT SOMETHING?

SO, UH, HOW'D YOU AND SADIE MEET?

- AT A WINE-TASTING...

WHICH WAS BEING HELD AT A GUN SHOW.

- NO BEER, HUH?

- YOU DON'T DRINK BEER OUT HERE, SON.

- YEAH. IT GIVES AWAY YOUR SCENT.

- GUESS YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THIS, BUT DEER HAVE A VERY KEEN SENSE OF SMELL.

- 40 TIMES MORE SENSITIVE THAN A HUMAN'S.

- MOST IMPORTANT THING IN HUNTING--

- OTHER THAN SHOOTIN' STRAIGHT.

- SCENT CONTROL.

[SNIFFS]

YOU'RE NOT WEARING COLOGNE ARE YOU?

- NO, SIR.

- [SNIFFING]

FACE CREAM?

- OF COURSE NOT! - I DON'T KNOW.

- YOU DON'T SMELL LIKE THE WOODS. THAT'S FOR SURE.

MORE LIKE ROSE PETALS.

- [LAUGHING]

- WON'T HURT TO GIVE YOU A GOOD SPRITZ OF THIS.

- UGH. WHAT IS THIS STUFF?

- DOE URINE.

[LAUGHING]

- AUGH.

- ALL RIGHT, THE WIND'S COMING FROM THE NORTH.

ZEB.

- YEAH. WHAT'S THE PLAN.

- YOU AND TRAVIS SET UP A BLIND OVER THERE.

JAKE, YOU AND JAMES SET UP DOWN BY THE CREEK.

- WHERE ARE YOU SETTING UP YOUR BLIND?

- WE'RE GONNA HUNT ON FOOT.

MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.

- JAMES, YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT YOUR RIFLE?

- YEP. GOT IT.

- 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER HOLDING ME RESPONSIBLE

FOR YOU BLOWING OFF YOUR OWN TOE.

- RIGHT.

[CLANKING]

WHAT'S HE DOING?

- ANTLER RATTLING.

- IS THAT LIKE A MATING CALL?

- SORTA.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE TWO BUCKS FIGHTIN' OVER A DOE.

THE OTHER BUCKS HEAR THAT, THEY COME RUNNIN'.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN 2 GUYS GET INTO A BAR FIGHT

AND EVERYONE WANTS TO GET IN ON IT?

- RIGHT.

- ANYWAY, WE GOT TO BE QUIET NOW. WE SIT HERE AND WAIT.

NO TALKING.

- NO TALKING AT ALL?

- NOPE.

WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN HATE HUNTING?

IT AIN'T THE SHOOTING.

- SO SADIE'S GOT HERSELF A NEW BOYFRIEND, HUH?

- YEAH.

- HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM?

- HE'S ALL RIGHT. KINDA CLUMSY.

- I SAW HIM IN TOWN YESTERDAY.

- OH? - YEAH.

HE WAS IN THE TOTEM HAVING COFFEE WITH THOSE BOYS

FROM THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

- WHY WOULD HE BE DOING THAT?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- PROBABLY WASN'T HIM.

- PRETTY SURE IT WAS.

ANYWAY, I THOUGHT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

- WHEN I SAW THOSE SCULPTURES OF THOSE BEARS,

THE PICTURE OF YOUR MOM YOU DID--

YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD ARTIST.

- THANKS.

- EVER THINK ABOUT GOING TO ART SCHOOL?

- SURE. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT COSTS MONEY.

ANYWAY, I GOTTA TAKE OVER THE RANCH.

- WHAT ABOUT TRAVIS OR ZEB?

DON'T THEY WANT TO TAKE IT OVER?

- TRAVIS MIGHT. BUT, UH...

I'M THE OLDEST, SO IT FALLS TO ME. IT'S A TRADITION.

- TRADITION'S GOOD. BUT IF EVERYBODY FOLLOWED TRADITION,

NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER COME TO AMERICA OR SETTLED THIS LAND.

- YOU GOT A POINT THERE.

HEH. I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT BE A PRETTY GOOD LAWYER.

WHERE YOU GOING?

- OH, I GOTTA STRETCH. I'M STIFF AS A BOARD.

- YOU'RE GOING TO SCARE OFF ALL THE DEER.

- I'LL BE QUIET.

[SHUTTER CLICK]

- AAH.

- YOU SCARED OFF OUR CHRISTMAS DINNER!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- THERE HE WAS, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

HE'S THE BIGGEST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.

- WOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GOT THAT CLOSE TO HIM.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT HIM?

- ME AND GUNS...

HEY.

- HEY, COWBOY.

YOU'RE A HIT WITH THE LADIES.

- I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE YOU JEALOUS.

- WELL, IT'S WORKING.

- WOW, YOUR BROTHER'S REALLY GOOD.

- I KNOW.

I'M ALWAYS TELLING HIM HE SHOULD START HIS OWN BAND

AND GO ON THE ROAD. BUT HE'LL NEVER DO IT.

DAD'S ALWAYS TELLING HIM WHAT A ROTTEN LIFE MUSICIANS HAVE.

- IT'S NOT ROTTEN IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

- YEAH!

WHOO!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING OUT

TO THE COPPER COUNTY CHRISTMAS DANCE.

GOD, I LOVE SAYIN' THAT. WHOO!

NOW THIS'LL BE OUR LAST SONG SO, UH, GRAB A GUY OR A GAL

AND GET YOUR MANEUVER ON UNDERNEATH THAT MISTLETOE.

COME ON. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

READY, BOYS? 1, 2, 3, 4.

- AREN'T YOU GONNA DANCE?

- UH...UH, YEAH. PLEASE.

HAVE FUN. YES, GO AHEAD. HAVE FUN.

- HEY, KARL.

- NOT DANCING?

- UH, NO. I'M KINDA SO-SO AT THE OLD TEXAS 2-STEP. YOU KNOW?

I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE ABOUT THE WHOLE DEER THING THIS MORNING.

I'M SORRY I SCARED HIM AWAY.

- IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME HUNTING. YOU'LL LEARN.

- THANKS.

UM...I WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ELSE.

- WHAT?

- WELL, AS YOU'RE AWARE, YOUR DAUGHTER IS--

SHE'S A REALLY WONDERFUL PERSON.

I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE HER.

THE THING IS I WAS THINKING ABOUT ASKING HER--

- HEY, KARL. GOOD TO SEE YA.

- HELLO. - MR. RYDER.

- HELLO. - HEY, KARL.

YOU REMEMBER JEFF AND LARRY FROM THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DON'T YA?

- SURE. - SEE YOU GOT YOUR LAWYER WITH YOU.

- ACTUALLY--

- THIS IS MY DAUGHTER'S BEAU, JAMES.

- WELL, KARL, I MET THESE GENTLEMEN THE OTHER DAY,

AND WE WERE TALKING.

- YEAH. JAMES, HERE, HAD A GREAT IDEA

ABOUT SOLVING THE WHOLE GRAZING PERMITS ISSUE.

- EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN, I GOT SOME THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF.

- YOU WERE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT MY GRAZING PERMITS? WHAT FOR?

- WELL, I KNEW THAT YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING YOUR GRAZING PERMITS

TO THE ENVIRONMENTALIST GROUP.

AND SO WHEN I RAN INTO THESE GUYS AT THE TOTEM,

WE KICKED AROUND SOME SOLUTIONS.

SO I SUGGESTED TO THEM THAT THE PRESERVATIONISTS

BUY YOUR GRAZING PERMITS OFF OF YOU

RATHER THAN HASHING IT OUT IN THE COURTS.

- I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

- YOU WORKED THIS ALL OUT WITH THEM?!

- I MEAN, BASICALLY--

- I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED MY INSTINCTS.

YOU'RE A SNEAKY, LYING, NO-GOOD CITY SLICKER

WHO THINKS YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR EVERYONE.

- I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.

- I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP-- FROM ANY OF YA. YOU GOT THAT?!

- COME ON, KARL, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT.

- WE CAN WORK OUT SOME SORT OF A COMPROMISE, MR. RYDER.

- NOT INTERESTED!

LET'S GO, SWEETHEART. COME ON.

- DAD, WHAT'S WRONG?

- KARL, LET ME EXPLAIN. - COME ON.

- HE'S JUST TAKING IT THE WRONG WAY.

- HEY, WE WERE DANCING IF YOU DON'T MIND.

- ACTUALLY, I DO MIND.

I'M GETTING SICK OF YOU HORNING IN ON MY GIRLFRIEND.

- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

- JUST STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU.

- SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE SCARED. - I'M NOT SCARED OF YOU.

- THEN LET'S GO, BISCUIT BOY. HOW 'BOUT YOU AND ME

GO OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND SETTLE THIS LIKE MEN?

- THAT'S NOT HOW MEN SETTLE THINGS.

- COWARD.

- DON'T CALL HIM A COWARD.

- THAT'S FEISTY, STICKIN' UP FOR YOUR MAN LIKE THAT.

- I'M STICKING UP FOR MYSELF.

HEY, I AM NOT YOUR PROPERTY TO FIGHT OVER, EITHER OF YOU.

- CARE FOR A DANCE, MISS TRUDY.

- HANK, IS THAT REALLY YOU?

- IT SURE IS, SWEETCAKES. I'M A FREE MAN!

- OHH.

- DID YOU HAVE TO GO HIT HIM LIKE THAT?

- LOOK, HE HAD IT COMING AND YOU KNOW IT.

- GREAT, NOW EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN THINKS I'M SOME CITY SLICKER

WHO NEEDS HIS GIRLFRIEND TO DEFEND HIS HONOR IN A BAR FIGHT!

- SADIE, COME WITH ME, WE'RE GOING HOME.

- DAD, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

- YOUR SO-CALLED BOYFRIEND HERE

HAS BEEN MAKING DEALS WITH THE B.L.M. BEHIND MY BACK.

- NO, HE HASN'T. HE WOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO ME.

DID YOU? - I DIDN'T MAKE ANY DEALS.

- HE PASSED HIMSELF OFF AS MY LAWYER.

- LOOK, KARL, I JUST SAID THAT

SO I COULD OPEN A LINE OF DIALOGUE WITH THEM.

- THAT'S A BALD-FACED LIE.

- I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT? I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.

THE IDEA IS A GOOD ONE, AND YOU SHOULD CONSIDER IT.

- LOOK, BOTH OF YOU, OK?

WE'RE GONNA WAIT AND TALK ABOUT THIS TOMORROW

WHEN YOU'VE BOTH COOLED DOWN JUST A LIT--

DAD!

- IS POPS ON THE WARPATH AGAIN? - [SIGHS] YEAH.

- IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM, I CAN GIVE JAMES A RIDE BACK.

- YEAH, OK, I WILL.

- NO, NO, COME ON, DON'T GO! SADIE, COME ON!

HE'S GONNA TRY TO TURN YOU AGAINST ME.

- IT WILL BE OK. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, ALL RIGHT?

GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT.

- COME ON.

- WOW, THAT'S A BETTER WORKOUT THAN I GET AT THE GYM.

- YEAH, I'M HUNGRY AS A HORSE.

- WE STILL GOTTA CHECK THE HERD.

I AIN'T SEEN A SINGLE STEER ALL MORNING.

- THEY'RE PROBABLY ALL HUDDLED UP IN THE HOLLOW.

- I'LL GO CHECK ON THEM IF YOU WANT.

- THANKS, JAMES. - YEAH, SURE THING.

- HAS ANYBODY SEEN AUNT TRUDY?

- WHY?

- SHE HASN'T BEEN HOME.

I'M KINDA WORRIED ABOUT HER.

- SOMETHING'S WRONG. ALL THE CATTLE ARE MISSING.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE CATTLE ARE MISSING?

- I JUST WENT OUT TO CHECK THE GATES,

AND THEY WERE LEFT OPEN. I DIDN'T SEE THEM ANYWHERE.

- BOY! DID YOU CLOSE THOSE GATES AFTER YOU YESTERDAY?

- OF COURSE I DID! I TRIPLE-CHECKED THEM.

- HE DID, DAD. I SAW HIM.

- SADIE, BOYS, COME ON, LET'S SADDLE UP THEM HORSES.

- HE LEFT THAT GATE WIDE OPEN.

I HOPE WE CAN FIND THEM, BOYS.

- WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? - HELP?

YOU LEFT THE GATE OPEN, AND YOU WANT TO HELP?

- DAD!

- I DIDN'T LEAVE IT OPEN, I CHECKED.

- SO THE GATE JUST LEFT ITSELF OPEN?

- NO, NO, BUT I DIDN'T DO IT.

- I'VE GOT A YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK OUT THERE,

AND IF WE DON'T GET THOSE CATTLE BACK, I'M RUINED.

YOU'VE CAUSED NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE THE DAY YOU CAME HERE.

WRECKIN' YOUR CAR, PRACTICALLY BURNIN' DOWN THE HOUSE.

THEN LETTIN' AN ENTIRE HERD ESCAPE!

- WELL, THAT'S NOT TRUE. WHY DON'T YOU ADMIT IT?

YOU'VE HAD IT IN FOR ME EVER SINCE I GOT HERE.

- I HAVE NOT HAD IT IN FOR YOU.

- YES, YOU HAVE.

YOU DON'T LIKE ME BECAUSE I'M A LAWYER.

YOU KNOW, I WORK HARD, I PLAY FAIR,

AND I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU KNOW, MOST FATHERS WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE ME AS A SON-IN-LAW.

- SON-IN-LAW?

DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA LET MY DAUGHTER MARRY YOU?

- IT'S NOT UP TO YOU, IT'S UP TO SADIE.

- I WANT YOU OFF MY LAND.

- FINE. I'M LEAVING, BUT SADIE'S GOING WITH ME.

COME ON, SWEETHEART, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

- JAMES, NO.

I HAVE TO GO HELP GATHER THE CATTLE.

- SADIE, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO STICK TOGETHER HERE

AND BE A TEAM.

LET ME HELP. - THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HORSES.

SHORTCAKE THREW A SHOE.

LET'S GO, SADIE, RIDE IRVING.

- JAMES... I GOTTA GO.

JUST SIT TIGHT, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, ALL RIGHT?

- SADIE, I LOVE YOU, BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET YOUR DAD

TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

- WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

- I'M GONNA GET IN MY CAR AND GO BACK TO L.A.

I'M GETTING KIND OF SICK OF THIS OLD-FASHIONED HICK TOWN, ANYWAY.

- HICK TOWN? WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,

THEN JUST LEAVE.

- I WILL.

- MAN, YOU REALLY DID LOOK LIKE SADIE, HUH?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

[DROPS BAG]

- WELL, IF THAT'S A SIGN. I'M TAKIN' IT.

NOT ENOUGH HORSES, EH?

[GRUNTS]

- OK, COME ON. GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY. COME ON.

[HAYWIRE NEIGHS] - AH!

COME ON! COME ON, FELLA.

DAMN IT. ALL RIGHT.

OOH.

GOOD BOY. AH.

HA!

[GRUNTING]

COME ON.

- [NEIGHS]

- OH!

- DADDY, YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TALK TO JAMES THAT WAY.

- SADIE, I KNOW YOU'RE MAD,

BUT WE GOTTA TRACK THEM CATTLE DOWN

AND GET 'EM BACK. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

- IF MOM WAS HERE, SHE WOULDN'T LET YOU ACT LIKE THAT.

- DON'T BRING HER INTO THIS.

- WELL, WHY NOT? YOU THINK THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR

WOULD MAKE HER HAPPY?

TELLING MY BOYFRIEND TO GET OFF YOUR PROPERTY

LIKE HE'S SOME KIND OF CATTLE RUSTLER?

- SADIE, I WAS DOING YOU A FAVOR.

HE'S NOT THE MAN FOR YOU.

IN TIME, YOU'LL COME TO SEE THAT.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE HIM A CHANCE?

- I DID. BUT THE BOY COULDN'T CUT IT.

IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

- WHAT IF WE GET BACK AND HE'S STILL THERE?

- I HOPE HE IS. - YOU DO?

- SURE. I CAN RESPECT A MAN WHO SAYS, "TO HELL WITH YOU,"

TOUGH IT OUT. BUT HE WON'T BE.

HE'LL BE HEADIN' HOME IN HIS LITTLE SPORTS CAR.

- WHEW.

[SIGHS]

TRY THIS.

OH, YEAH, OH, THAT'S THE TICKET.

CHOCOLATE. GOOD BOY.

OK.

THAT GOES IN HERE.

OH, COME ON.

I KNOW IT'S NOT CHOCOLATE.

OH, OK, GOOD BOY, HERE WE GO.

[GRUNTS]

AH. WHOA, WHOA, HEY!

WHOA, HEY!

AH! OH!

GOOD BOY, GOOD BOY.

[CATTLE MOOING]

- I SEE 'EM. THEY'RE GOING UP TO THE CANYON.

- WELL, LET'S GO THERE.

- LET'S GO.

[NEIGHS]

- AAH, AAH!

[CATTLE MOOING]

- YOU OK, SADIE? - I GUESS SO.

- IF HE'S STILL THERE WHEN WE GET BACK,

I PROMISE YOU, I'LL BE NICE TO HIM.

[HORSE NEIGHING]

- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN START RIGHT NOW.

HERE HE COMES.

- OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

- WELL, HEY THERE, COWGIRL.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, CLINT?

- WELL, I HEARD YOUR STEERS WENT MISSIN',

SO I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED A LITTLE HELP BRINGIN' THEM HOME.

- WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?

- YOUR AUNT TRUDY CALLED ME.

- REALLY? YOU TWO HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN CLOSE LATELY.

- EASY, GIRL. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.

- DON'T "EASY, GIRL" ME.

COME ON. [CLICKS TONGUE]

[YELLING AND GRUNTING]

OH, BOY. GOOD BOY.

- JAMES!

JAMES.

[HUMMING]

- AUNT TRUDY, WHERE'S JAMES?

- I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

- WELL, DID HE LEAVE? WHERE'D HE GO?

- I DON'T KNOW, SWEETIE.

- JAMES, ARE YOU HERE?

JAMES, ARE YOU IN HERE?

- [HUMMING]

WHERE YOU BOYS BEEN?

- OUT ROUNDIN' UP THOSE LOST CATTLE.

GOOD THING YOU CALLED ME.

QUITE A JOB.

- GOOD THING YOU WERE AROUND TO HELP.

- WELL, HE'S GONE.

HE DIDN'T--HE DIDN'T LEAVE A NOTE,

A PHONE MESSAGE, NOTHING?

- NO, SWEETIE, HE DIDN'T.

- GREAT, IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

- SADIE, SWEETHEART...

- DAD, I LOVE HIM, AND YOU DROVE HIM AWAY.

HE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.

- LOVER'S QUARREL.

[GROANING]

OH, NO.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

AHH!

OK, CLASS REVIEW SURVIVAL STRATEGY.

STEP ONE, DON'T PANIC. [COYOTE HOWLS]

WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT? OK.

STEP TWO, PANIC SLIGHTLY BUT YOU MAKE YOURSELF BIG AND SCARY.

OH, SHELTER, STEP THREE.

JUST MAKE SURE NOTHIN' ELSE IS USING IT.

NICE. SMALL FOR A STUDIO,

BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

OHH.

[SHIVERING]

IT'S FREEZING.

OK, I GOTTA START A FIRE.

GOTTA HAVE A STICK, SOME STRING.

AH, GOT SOME--

Answering Machine: HI, THIS IS JAMES.

I'M NOT AVAILABLE, SO PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.

[BEEP]

- JAMES, IT'S ME.

I'M CALLING TO SAY I'M SORRY,

AND I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR LEAVING.

MY DAD WAS AWFUL TO YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY ON YOUR WAY HOME ALREADY,

BUT PLEASE, PLEASE CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS.

I MISS YOU AND...

I LOVE YOU. AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU.

[SIGHS]

OK, BYE, SWEETHEART.

- [GRUNTING]

OH, YEAH.

COME ON, HAVE SOME LINT.

OH.

[BREATHING HEAVILY] COME ON.

COME ON, BABY.

OK, OH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH.

OK, COME ON.

OH!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- WHO IS IT?

Karl: SANTA.

- COME IN, DAD.

WHERE DID YOU FIND THOSE?

- IN THE ATTIC, WHERE SANTA LEFT THEM.

- [CHUCKLES]

- HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

- TERRIBLE. [SIGHS]

- YOU HEARD FROM HIM YET?

- NO.

- MAYBE THIS'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

IT WAS YOUR MOTHER'S.

- WOW.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU STILL HAD THIS.

- SADIE, I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO JAMES.

- OH, DADDY, IT'S REALLY NICE THAT YOU'RE APOLOGIZING.

BUT I--

- IF YOU TWO REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER,

YOU'LL KISS AND MAKE UP,

LIKE YOUR MAMA AND I ALWAYS DID.

- WILL YOU GIVE US YOUR BLESSING IF WE WANT TO GET MARRIED?

- IF HE'S THE GUY YOU WANT, YES.

NOW, I KNOW I AIN'T BEEN ACTIN' RIGHT LATELY.

WHEN YOUR MAMA DIED, A GOOD PART OF ME LEFT, TOO.

WHEN I SEE YOU TWO TOGETHER, WELL, I JUST MISS HER EVEN MORE.

- OH, DAD.

- ON OUR WEDDING DAY, I MADE A PROMISE

THAT I WOULD BE A KIND AND LOVING MAN.

WELL, THAT'S A PROMISE THAT I INTEND TO KEEP.

HONEY, I LOVE YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

OH.

I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE HEARD A MILLION TIMES,

BUT YOU'LL SEE.

EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

- HEY, SIS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHERE'S DAD?

- OUT FEEDIN' THE HORSES.

- HERE WE GO, LADIES.

LITTLE EXTRA OATS FOR CHRISTMAS.

THERE WE GO. COME ON, SUGAR.

DID JACK TAKE HAYWIRE OUT THIS MORNING?

- NO. - HE'S NOT IN HIS PADDOCK.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN TO.

WHAT YOU MAKIN'?

- OH, A FRITTATA. JAMES GAVE ME THE RECIPE.

- DAD!

- HAYWIRE'S MISSING.

- HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.

- DAD, I'M GOING WITH YOU.

- IT'LL BE FASTER IF I GO ALONE.

YOU CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

- DAD, I REALLY THINK I SHOULD GO.

- HONEY, HE PROBABLY JUST GOT A LITTLE LOST.

YOU GET ON THAT TELEPHONE

AND YOU CALL EVERYBODY OVER HERE FOR A SEARCH PARTY.

AND IF I CAN'T FIND HIM REAL QUICK,

WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY OUT THERE.

WOLFIE!

[WOLFIE BARKS]

- AH, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I GUESS.

- LOOK WHO JUST SHOWED UP.

- HAYWIRE!

OH, NO, HE MUST HAVE BUCKED JAMES RIGHT OFF.

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD, HONEY, PLEASE BE OK.

James: HELLO!

- JAMES!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

HELLO!

- [BARKING]

- WHAT IS IT, BOY? YOU SMELL SOMETHIN'?

- [BARKING]

- IS HE OUT THERE?

- HI, SHERIFF. IT'S SADIE RYDER.

YES, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO.

UH, I'M CALLING BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING AN EMERGENCY.

MY BOYFRIEND GOT LOST ON THE RIDGE OVERNIGHT,

AND WE ARE ORGANIZING A SEARCH PARTY.

[WOLF GROWLS] [HORSE NEIGHS]

- [GROWLING, BARKING]

- [NEIGHING]

- OH, BOY. OH!

- [SNARLING] - OH!

[BARKING]

[DOG BARKING] - GO GET HIM, WOLFIE!

- [BARKING]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

- HEY!

- HEY, HEY, HEY, BOY!

HEY, HEY, HEY! COME HERE! HEY, HEY, WHERE'S KARL?

WHERE'S KARL? - [BARKING]

- HEY, WOLFIE! HEY, YOU FOUND ME!

- [BARKING] - WHAT'S THAT? WHAT?

OK. OH, WHAT'S THAT?

WHAT? OK. ALL RIGHT, DON'T WORRY, I'M COMIN'.

I'M LISTENING TO THE DOG. DON'T WORRY.

AH, I GOT YOU, I THINK.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, HEY!

- GET OUT OF HERE!

- [GROWLING]

- JAMES!

- OH, KARL, YOU OK?

POPPED MY KNEE. GET MY RIFLE. GOTTA GET RID OF THIS WOLF.

GO ON!

- [SNARLING]

- GET THE RIFLE. REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.

STEADY ARM NOW.

GO AHEAD.

SHOOT!

[GUNSHOT, WOLF WHIMPERS]

- NICE SHOT!

- WHOA, I GOT IT! YEAH!

- WE'RE GONNA MAKE A HUNTER OUT OF YOU YET.

- OH, CAN YOU GET UP?

- I'M FINE. JUST THE KNEE.

OH. AH.

I THINK YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

- YEAH? WELL, I'LL MAKE SURE I WON'T TELL ANYONE.

- WELL, I'M PROUD OF YA.

[BOTH LAUGH]

- SO, KARL, YOU...

THINK YOU CAN GIVE SADIE AND I YOUR BLESSING TO GET MARRIED?

- YES. I'LL EVEN GIVE HER AWAY.

IT'LL BE HARD, BUT I WANT YOU BOTH TO BE HAPPY.

I HAD A LOT OF HAPPINESS IN MY TIME,

AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

- YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU.

HEY.

YOU THINKIN' WHAT I'M THINKIN'?

- YEP.

- WELL, SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD SIGN OF EITHER OF THEM,

WE'VE GOT TO ASSUME THE WORST.

WE'RE GONNA SPREAD OUT OVER THE RANGE IN TEAMS OF TWO,

AND IF YOU FIND THEM, GIVE THEM EMERGENCY FIRST AID FIRST,

AND THEN RADIO THE OTHERS.

- WAIT A SECOND.

- WHAT?

- THERE THEY ARE, I SEE 'EM!

- JAMES...DAD!

- OK.

- IS THAT A TREE?

DADDY, WHAT HAPPENED? JAMES!

- HEY, ARE YOU OK?

- OH! OH, YOU'RE OK! DAD?

- OH, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH, JUST A BUSTED KNEE.

I'LL BE RIGHT AS RAIN SOON ENOUGH.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WHAT HAPPENED?

- WELL, I THOUGHT THAT I'D TAKE HAYWIRE OUT

AND TRY TO HELP FIND THOSE CATTLE YESTERDAY,

BUT, WELL, THE HORSE HAD OTHER IDEAS,

AND I WOUND UP GETTING THROWN OFF,

AND THEN I GOT LOST

AND WOUND UP SPENDING THE NIGHT IN A CAVE.

- OH, NO! - I WAS ABLE TO START A FIRE

THANKS TO YOUR BROTHER. I HAD A FEW TRUFFLES LEFT TO EAT.

- NOW DON'T BE SO MODEST THERE, JAMES.

HE SHOT A WOLF THAT WAS ABOUT TO ATTACK ME.

- JAMES, YOU AMAZE ME!

- AND NOW, I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT MY DAD'S KNEE.

- CAN YOU MOVE OK, DAD?

- EASY, DAD! EASY!

- GUESS YOU WON'T NEED TO HOBBLE NOW, WILL YOU?

- GRAB ON. GRAB ON.

- WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

BIT OF A SPILL OUT THERE?

- YEAH. THANKS TO YOU!

- ME? I'M NOT THE ONE WHO DECIDED

TO TAKE A CRAZY HORSE OUT INTO THE WILDERNESS.

- COME ON, CLINT!

YOU KNOW YOU UNLATCHED THAT GATE BEHIND ME

AND YOU LET THE CATTLE OUT, JUST SO I'D GET THE BLAME.

- [CHUCKLES] THAT'S CRAZY.

THAT'S LIKE ONE OF THEM CONSPIRACY THEORIES.

- NO, IT'S TRUE.

CLINT CAME OUT TO HELP US LOOK FOR THE CATTLE

CLAIMING THAT AUNT TRUDY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS MISSING,

BUT SHE HASN'T EVEN BEEN HERE.

- TRUDY, IS THAT TRUE? - I DON'T RECALL.

I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL DAY.

- OH, TRUDY, DARLIN', DON'T BE SO SHY.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT 'CAUSE SHE SPENT THE NIGHT

DANCIN' WITH ME. DIDN'T YOU?

- YEAH.

- SO YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CATTLE.

YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO COVER FOR CLINT, HUH?

- HEY! THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' TO COVER!

- YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WANTIN' ME OUT OF THE PICTURE.

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT!

- YOU KNEW THAT SADIE LOVED ME.

YOU'RE TRYING TO EMBARRASS ME IN FRONT OF KARL

SO HE'D THINK THAT I'M SOME IRRESPONSIBLE, CARELESS PERSON.

SO WHEN WE WENT HUNTIN', HE TAILED BEHIND ME

AND HE UNLATCHED THE GATE THAT I CLOSED.

KNOWIN' THAT THE CATTLE WOULD GET OUT,

KNOWIN' THAT I'D GET THE BLAME.

- THAT IS 100% NOT TRUE.

- OH, COME ON, CLINT! YOU LET KARL'S ENTIRE HERD GET AWAY.

- YOU THINK YOU CAN FOOL ALL THESE GOOD PEOPLE

WITH YOUR FANCY TALKIN' AND YOUR BIG WORDS, DON'T YA?

- NO, I'M JUST TRYIN' TO CLEAR MY NAME.

- WELL, NOBODY CALLS ME A LIAR!

- I DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

- IT'S CHRISTMAS, CLINT.

DON'T MAKE ME HOGTIE YOU LIKE A CALF, ALL RIGHT?

NOW YOU BE A GENTLEMAN, AND I'LL LET YOU UP.

WE'LL HAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE, AND WE'LL FORGET ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING, ALL RIGHT?

- FINE! GRR!

- JAMES!

- OK, EVERYBODY,

SINCE YOU CAME HERE FOR A SEARCH PARTY

AND THERE IS NO SEARCHING, LET'S HAVE A PARTY!

[ALL CHEERING]

- [CHEERING] - OH!

[O CHRISTMAS TREE PLAYING]

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, SIS.

- HEY, COWBOY.

THAT WAS A NICE TAKEDOWN YOU MADE OUT THERE.

- AH, YEAH.

WELL, 4 YEARS OF VARSITY WRESTLING,

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D ACTUALLY USE IT IN REAL LIFE.

- WELL, I AM REALLY GLAD THAT YOU STOOD UP FOR YOURSELF.

AND FOR ME.

- ME, TOO.

WHY DON'T YOU STEP OUTSIDE WITH ME FOR A SECOND?

- ALL RIGHT.

- SO GLAD TO GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

- HMM.

- YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES

WHEN I WAS OUT THERE,

I REALLY THOUGHT SOMETHIN' WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

- YEAH, I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT.

- YOU REALLY THOUGHT THAT I'D JUST LEAVE AND NOT COME BACK?

NOT CALL OR ANYTHING?

- WELL...

- SADIE, I LOVE YOU.

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.

WHICH IS MY WAY OF SAYING...

SADIE ANN RYDER...

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

- [CHUCKLES]

- I ASKED YOUR DAD.

HE SAID IT WAS OK.

- [SNIFFLES]

WELL, THEN...

JAMES MONTROSE WHITE,

I WILL.

- YOU WILL?

GOOD.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

OH.

MWAH. - [CHUCKLES]

SORRY. BAD TIMING HERE.

LET ME SHUT THIS OFF.

[RING]

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

HEY, YOU'RE GONNA WANT ME TO TAKE THIS.

HELLO?

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, JAMES.

- TOM, I'M KIND OF SURPRISED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

SHOULDN'T YOU BE OPENING UP PRESENTS OR SOMETHING?

- OH, NO.

I GOT THAT OVER WITH AT 8 A.M.

WENT TO THE GYM, NOW IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.

WHEN DO YOU GET BACK HERE

AND START WORKING ON THIS JEFF LOCKE CASE?

- ACTUALLY, UH, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE

TO HELP YOU OUT WITH THIS ONE.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- WELL, UH, SADIE AND I, WE JUST GOT ENGAGED.

- WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL THE MORE REASON FOR YOU TO GET BACK HERE

AND START CRACKING ON THIS CASE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE NEEDING TO MAKE SOME MONEY

SO YOU CAN BUY A NEW HOUSE FOR THAT NEW WIFE OF YOURS.

- ACTUALLY, TOM, I THINK, UH,

I THINK I'M GONNA BE STRIKING OUT ON MY OWN.

SADIE AND I, WE WANT TO SETTLE DOWN UP HERE.

ANYWAY, THIS TOWN NEEDS A GOOD LAWYER.

- [LAUGHS]

- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING UP A 6-FIGURE SALARY

AND A PARTNERSHIP,

SO YOU CAN GO OUT AND LIVE IN THE STICKS?

- WELL, IT'S NOT THE STICKS, TOM.

IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY NICE COMMUNITY

THAT SADIE AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF.

BUT THANKS FOR THE OFFER.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- [LAUGHS]

- HOW ABOUT THAT?

[BELLS JINGLING]

[LAUGHTER]

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, GENTLEMEN.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- HAVE SOME MORE CHAMPAGNE.

THIS IS FROM JAMES.

IT'S FROM HIS FAMILY'S VINEYARD IN FRANCE.

- DON'T MIND IF I DO.

- I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR THE OTHER NIGHT.

IF JAMES THINKS WE CAN WORK THIS OUT,

WELL, I'LL THINK IT OVER

AND, UH, YOU WORK IT OUT WITH HIM.

- THANKS, KARL. THAT'S GREAT.

- CHEERS.

- CHEERS. - CHEERS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- COULD I GET EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION, PLEASE?

- CHEERS. - UH, FIRST OF ALL,

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ORGANIZING THE SEARCH PARTY

TO COME OUT AND GET ME.

AND SORRY I CAME BACK SO EARLY AND RUINED YOUR PLAN.

[LAUGHTER]

I'D LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY, UH, THAT, UH,

WELL, WHILE I WAS OUT THERE LOOKING AT THE STARS

AND, UH, WELL, FREEZING MY BUTT OFF,

I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS

THAT I TRULY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.

AND THAT IS, UH, THE WOMAN THAT I LOVE TO BE MY WIFE.

HER DADDY SAID I COULD.

[LAUGHTER]

- SO, I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU

AT OUR WEDDING THIS SUMMER,

INCLUDING YOU, CLINT.

AND FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THAT.

BECAUSE, UH, WHEN SADIE AND I GET MARRIED,

WE PLAN ON SETTLING DOWN RIGHT HERE IN PINE GAP.

[CHEERING]

- HOLD ON HERE. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

NOW, MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M A MAN OF FEW WORDS.

[LAUGHTER]

BUT SINCE THIS IS A SPECIAL OCCASION,

I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

NOW, WHEN I FIRST MET MY FUTURE SON-IN-LAW,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MY DAUGHTER SAW

IN THIS CITY BOY.

HE COULDN'T RIDE, HE COULDN'T SHOOT, HE COULDN'T HUNT.

BUT HE DID MAKE SOME NICE BISCUITS.

[LAUGHTER]

I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THIS TENDERFOOT

WAS GONNA LAST EVEN ONE DAY.

WELL, I WAS WRONG.

SOON I REALIZED THAT HE WAS JUST AS STUBBORN AND RECKLESS

AS I WAS WHEN I WAS HIS AGE.

JAMES, TODAY I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SPECIAL GIFT.

OPEN IT UP.

THESE WERE MY GREAT GRANDFATHER'S SPURS.

HE WAS A CITY BOY, TOO, WHEN HE FIRST GOT TO PINE GAP.

- THANK YOU, KARL.

- NAH, DON'T THINK ME. YOU EARNED 'EM.

YEAH.

NOW YOU'RE MY SON-IN-LAW.

[LAUGHTER]

- WELL, THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY TO THAT IS...

TO FAMILY.

All: TO FAMILY.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

All: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.