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TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE SOUL OF CANAAN, TEXAS,

YOU'D FIRST HAVE TO START WITH THE STORY

OF TWO YOUNG BOYS...

RODNEY?BEST BE GOING.

MWAH!

THAT BOY AND HIS BOOKS.

DJ!

I'M COMIN'!

BOYS, WHO WERE ONCE SWORN ENEMIES,

ONE WHITE, THE OTHER BLACK,

AND BANDIT, THE PUPPY THEY FOUND,

WHOSE LIFE THEY'D SAVED,

AND, BY THAT ACT,

BECAME FRIENDS.

AND THERE WAS DANIEL BURTON,

WHO, DESPITE STRUGGLING

TO RAISE HIS FAMILY ON HIS OWN...

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, PAPA.

RODNEY.

...TOOK THE BLACK BOY IN

WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO DO IT,

AN ACT OF COURAGE

IN A TOWN DIVIDED...

...AND, THEN,

THE ACCIDENT,

THAT LEFT HIS YOUNGEST BOY, BOBBER, CRIPPLED...

AND, FINALLY,

IT'S THE STORY OF A PROMISE ONE BOY--

CHEERS.

--NOW A WRITER,

MADE TO THE OTHER,

A PROMISE TO RETURN TO CANAAN,

AND, WITH HIM,

HE BROUGHT A GIFT,

OFFERED BY A STRANGER,

A GIFT WITH THE POWER TO CHANGE SO MUCH,

IN WAYS FEW COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.

YOU SURE YOU PACKEDENOUGH CLOTHES?

I'VE PACKED MOSTEVERYTHING I'VE GOT.

WHAT ABOUT SOCKS?

HERE YOU GO.

THIS ENOUGH FOR YOU?

BESIDES, IT'S A BIG CITY.

IF I NEED ANYTHING, I CAN JUST BUY IT NEW,

RIGHT, RODNEY?

ANYTHING YOU WANT.

AND JUST WHAT ARE YOUPROPOSING TO USE FOR MONEY,

YOUR GOOD LOOKS?

I'LL PACK SOMEOF THESE FOR YOU.

DON'T KNOW FOR SUREHOW LONG WE'RE GOING TO BE GONE.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HANDLETHE HARVEST YOURSELF THIS YEAR.

WELL, RODNEY'LL PITCH IN.

BETWEEN THE TWO OF US, WE'LL MANAGE.

ANYTHING ELSE NEEDS DOING, YOU'RE IN CHARGE,

AND, DON'T FORGET, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CASH

HID IN THE CORNER OF THE SHED,

JUST FOR EMERGENCIES.

WE'LL GET ALONG FINE.

YOU JUST TAKE CAREOF BOBBER.

DADDY!DJ!

YOU NEED TO HURRY.

YOU'LL MISS YOUR FLIGHT!

WE WOULDN'T BE THE BURTONS

UNLESS WE WAS FIXIN'TO MISS SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, KISS YOUR SISTER GOODBYE.

BYE.

AND BE SUREAND THANK RODNEY.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM, WE WOULDN'T BE GOIN'.

THANKS, RODNEY.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU DOWHAT THOSE DOCTORS SAY, OKAY?

I WILL.

HEY!

JUST SO'S YOU ALL KNOW,

I'M NOT DRIVING YOUALL THE WAY TO SAN JOSE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

YOU READY, BOBBER?

CALIFORNIA,

READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME,

BOYS, I JUSTREMEMBERED SOMETHING--

Y'ALL GOT ANY GUM?

WHAT DO WE NEEDGUM FOR?

KEEP YOUR EARS FROM POPPIN'ON THE PLANE.

WE CAN STOPAT SHOUP'S.

LET'S DO IT.

WE GOT TIME.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, BOYS.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, HURRY IT UP.

HELLO?

AH, MR. BURTON!

CAN I HELP YOU FIND SOMETHING?

I NEED SOME CHEWING GUM.

JUICY FRUIT, IF YOU'VE GOT IT.

JUICY FRUIT.

SPEARMINT. CHICLETS.

COMPLETE ASSORTMENT.

HOW'S THAT BRAVE, YOUNG MR. BOBBER?

I HOPE HE'S WELL.

OH, FAIR TO MIDDLING.

WE'RE ACTUALLYON OUR WAY TO CALIFORNIA

TO SEE ABOUT GETTIN' HIMFIXED UP RIGHT NOW.

CALIFORNIA!

OH, IF I HAD ANY SENSE,

I'D CLOSE UPAND MOVE TO CALIFORNIA MYSELF,

THE WAY THINGS ARE GOIN'.

REALLY?

BUSINESS BEEN SLOW?

SLOWER THAN SLOW.

IT'S DEAD.

YOU'RE MY FIRST CUSTOMERALL DAY.

WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRYTOO MUCH ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, MONEY'SALWAYS TIGHT AROUND HERE

COME THE END OF THE MONTH.

NO, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

THE WHOLE TOWN'S CHANGING.

OLD FOLKS ARE MOVING AWAY.

NEW FOLKSARE SHOPPING ELSEWHERES.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IF THE TOWN'S CHANGING,

MAYBE YOU OUGHTA CHANGERIGHT ALONG WITH IT.

AND JUST WHAT WOULD YOUSUGGEST CHANGING EXACTLY?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE TRY SOMETHING NEW.

I HEARD ABOUT SOME BOYSPUTTING IN A BIG COMPANY FARM

SOUTH OF TOWN.

THAT'LL BE NEEDINGSOME FARM SUPPLIES,

SAVE 'EM THE TRIP TO CLARKSBORO.

HMM.

FARM SUPPLIES...

AND JUST EXACTLYWHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW

ABOUT FARM SUPPLIES?

HI.CAN I HELP YOU?

YES, MA'AM.

I'M DANIEL BURTON, THIS IS MY SON.

WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENTTO SEE DR. HANSON.

JUST ONE MOMENT.

YES?

DR. HANSON, THE BURTONS ARE HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

PLEASE, COME IN.

HAVE A SEAT.

I'M DANIEL BURTON.THIS IS MY SON, BOBBER.

BOB.

BOB.

I'M MARCUS HANSON.

WELL, I'M GLADTO FINALLY MEET YOU.

AS YOU KNOW,

I LEARNED OF YOUR CASE

AFTER READINGRODNEY FREEMAN'S BOOK,

AND APPROACHED HIMWITH MY OFFER TO HELP.

AS I TOLD MR. FREEMAN,

THE MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE

HAS A VERY ADVANCEDNEURO-ORTHOPEDICS GROUP,

AND SOME GOOD ADVANCESHAVE BEEN MADE

IN THE WHOLE FIELD

OF SPINAL INJURYREHABILITATION,

SO WHEN I HEARD ABOUTYOUR STORY,

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU'D MAKEA GOOD CANDIDATE.

AS FOR THE PROCEDURE ITSELF,

WE'LL USE SPECIAL PINSAND SCREWS

TO REALIGN AND STABILIZETHE DAMAGED VERTEBRAE.

THEN, THERE'LL BE

AN INTENSIVE PERIODOF PHYSICAL THERAPY,

WHERE WE'LL STRENGTHENSOME MUSCLES

AND, WELL, RETRAIN SOME OTHERS.

NOW, YOU'LL BE DOINGMOST OF YOUR WORK

RIGHT IN HERE--

OH, GOOD, THERE'S DR. ADAIR.

SHE'S HEAD OFOUR OF POST-OP REHAB.

DR. BRIONY ADAIR,

I WANT YOU TO MEETDANIEL BURTON.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MR. BURTON.

THANKS.

IT'S NICETO MEET YOU, TOO.

THIS IS MY SON, BOBBER.

IT'S BOB.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARDTO MEETING YOU.

YOU'VE GOT A LOTOF ADMIRERS AROUND HERE.

I'VE BEEN GIVING THEMA TOUR OF THE FACILITIES.

DO YOU HAVE TIMETO SHOW BOB

THE THERAPY ROOMS?

SURE.

COME ON.

THE DOCTOR,

WHAT'S HER NAME?

DR. ADAIR. BRIONY ADAIR.

BRINY?

THAT'S RIGHT.

RIGHT. HMM...

LEVEL WITH ME, DOC.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY THINKTHIS IS GONNA WORK?

WELL, WE'VE HADSOME SUCCESS IN THE PAST

WITH SIMILAR CASES,

SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCEHE'LL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT.

SO, WHAT'STHE BEST-CASE SCENARIO?

WELL, THE BEST-CASESCENARIO

IS THAT ONCE WE RELIEVETHE PRESSURE ON THE NERVES,

HE'LL REGAINFULL USE OF HIS LEGS.

WELL, WHAT'S THE WORST?

HELLO?

SISSY?

DADDY?EVERYTHING OKAY?

YEAH.

UM, I JUST GOT DONETALKING TO THE DOCTOR, AND, UH,

THINGS MAY NOT BE AS ROSYAS WE HAD HOPED FOR.

THE DOCTOR SAYS THE SURGERYMAY NOT HELP ALL THAT MUCH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT COULD EVEN MAKE THINGS WORSE.

HOW'S BOBBER TAKIN' IT?

WELL, I HAVEN'T TOLD HIM YET.

TO BE HONEST,

I WAS KIND OF WONDERINGWHETHER I SHOULD OR NOT.

HE OUGHTA KNOW.

WELL, IF HE KNOWS,

THEN HE MIGHT NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT.

THEN THAT'S HIS CHOICE.

YEAH, BUT

THIS MIGHT BETHE ONLY CHANCE HE HAS,

AND IF BOBBER GETS WIND OF THIS,

THEN HE LOSES THAT CHANCE,

AND IT'S LIKELY TO BETHE ONLY ONE HE HAS LEFT.

OH, HERE HE IS NOW.

YOU WANNA SAY HI TO SISSY?

NO.

HEY, LISTEN, HE SAYSHE'LL SPEAK AT YOU LATER.

OKAY.

WELL, TAKE CARE.

ALL RIGHT.

LOVE YOU.

JUST CATCHING THEM UPON THE LATEST.

SO I HEARD.

BE REAL NICEIF YOU TOLD ME, THOUGH, FIRST.

I DON'T WANT THE OPERATION,

NOT IF IT COULDMAKE THINGS WORSE.

BUT, BOB, I ALSO TOLD YOUR FATHER

THAT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE

THAT WE WOULDSEE IMPROVEMENT.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

NO, NO, WE DON'T, NOT FOR SURE.

WELL, I WISH YOU'D HAVETOLD ME THAT

BEFORE EVERYONE GOTTHEIR MINDS MADE UP,

AND THEN I'D HAVE TOLD YOUI WASN'T INTERESTED.

I'M SORRY, SON.

IT'S JUST, I WAS JUST AFRAID--

AFRAID YOU COULDN'T FIND A WAYTO FIX WHAT HAPPENED?

HOW MANY TIMESI GOTTA TELL YOU,

THE ACCIDENT WASN'T YOUR FAULT,

SO IT'S NOT YOUR JOBTO KEEP ON TRYING TO FIX IT.

I HAVE AN IDEA.

WHAT IF BOB AND IWERE TO TAKE A LITTLE WALK.

NO POINT.

I'M NOTCHANGING MY MIND.

JUST THINK OF ITAS A SADIE HAWKINS DANCE.

LADIES' CHOICE.

CAN'T SAY NO.

AGAINST THE RULES.

HERE.

SO...

CARDS ON THE TABLE.

WHY THE CHANGE OF HEART?

LIKE I SAID,

NOBODY TOLD MEIT COULD MAKE IT WORSE.

THAT'S A GOOD REASON.

NO WONDER YOU'RE UPSET.

LOOK, I GET AROUNDGOOD ENOUGH.

I WORKED HARDTO GET AROUND THIS GOOD.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO RISKWHAT I'VE GOT?

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

NO ONE CAN.

NOT YOU, NOT MY DAD, NOBODY.

IT'S HERE, TOO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE.

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT,

A FIRE.

THE DOCTORSWEREN'T EVEN SURE

THEY COULD SAVE MY ARM.

SO MANY SKIN GRAFTSAND SURGERIES.

SOMETIMES, I WISHEDTHEY'D JUST STOP TRYING.

I ABOUT HAD,

BUT THEY NEVER DOUBTEDTHEY COULD SAVE MY ARM.

TURNS OUT, THEY WERE RIGHT.

SO, HERE'S THE DEAL--

IF YOU DECIDETO HAVE THE SURGERY,

I WILL WORKWITH YOU MYSELF-,

JUST YOU AND ME.

BUT THERE'S ONE THINGI WON'T DO.

I WON'T LET YOU QUIT.

NOT UNTIL WE HAVE TRIEDEVERYTHING WE CAN.

BOB, YOU'VE BEENGIVEN A GIFT,

JUST LIKE I WAS.

IF I WERE YOU,

I'D THINK REAL HARD

BEFORE I DECIDEDI WASN'T INTERESTED.

HOW YOU FEELING, BUD?A LITTLE DROWSY?

YEAH...

POP?

YEAH, BUD?

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG...

THAT'S NOTGOING TO HAPPEN.

WE'VE COME TOO FAR FOR THAT.

BUT, IFSOMETHING DOES,

I WANT YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU'RE THE BEST DAD A FELLACOULD EVER HOPE TO HAVE.

YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME,

ON ANY OF US,

BUT ESPECIALLY ME.

YOU BEST GETSOME SLEEP NOW, BUD.

WE GOT A MIGHTYBIG DAY TOMORROW.

YUP, BIG DAY.

MIGHTY BIG DAY...

ANY WORD?

THIS IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT...

WE'VE GOT TO BE REALISTIC,

BUT WE CAN TRY, WE CAN STRIVE,

AND NEXT JANUARY, WE'RE GONNA STRIVE.

IT'S TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP.

IT'S TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY TO MOVE,

IT'S TIME FOR A FAIR TAX POLICY,

IT'S TIME FOR LOWER INTEREST RATES...

HELLO? DAD?

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS,

THE BOY'S GOTMORE SCREWS IN HIM

THAN A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR...

NOT TO MENTION ALL THESE RODS AND BRACKETS,

AND TITANIUM STUFFI NEVER EVEN HEARD OF.

HE'S OKAY?

OH, HE'S FINE.

CAME THROUGH IT LIKE A TROOPER.

WHEN WILL WE KNOWIF IT WORKED?

WELL, NOBODY'SREALLY SAYING FOR SURE,

NOT TILL HE STARTS REHAB ANYWAY.

THEY SHOULD HAVEA PRETTY GOOD IDEA BY THEN.

DR. ADAIR.

BRIONY, PLEASE.

BRINY...

I'D WANTED TOCHECK ON HIM EARLIER,

BUT I GOT BEHIND.

HOW'S HE DOING?

HE'S OUT LIKE A LIGHT,

BUT I GUESS THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?

AND YOU?

HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?

ABOUT HOW YOU'D EXPECT.

LISTEN, I HAVEN'T EATEN ALL DAY,

AND I WAS GOING TO GRABA QUICK BITE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN ME.

SURE.

A FELLA'S GOTTA EAT, I RECKON.

YOU ALWAYS BEENA CITY GIRL?

WHAT MAKE YOU THINKI'M A CITY GIRL?

JUST FIGURED.

YOU EVER HEARD OFCRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI?

POPULATION 4,837.

WELL, AT LEAST THAT'SWHAT IT WAS WHEN I LEFT.

WELL, HOW IN THE HECKDID YOU END UP

ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?

LET'S JUST SAY

A STRAIGHT LINE ISN'T ALWAYSTHE SHORTEST DISTANCE

BETWEEN TWO POINTS.

THERE'SSOME TRUTH TO THAT,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VESEEN ME PLOW.

THERE'S ONE.

MIND IF I ASK YOUA QUESTION?

BE MY GUEST.

HOW'D YOU GETTHAT NICKNAME?

WHAT NICKNAME?

"BRINY."

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S GOT TO BESHORT FOR SOMETHING,

BUT DARNEDIF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT.

THE ONLY BRINY I KNOW

HAS TO DO WITHMAKING PICKLES,

AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME,

I CAN'T FIGURE OUTHOW SOMEBODY AS PRETTY AS YOU

COULD GET HERSELF NICKNAMEDAFTER SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'SBRIONY.

BRIONY IS A FLOWERTHAT GROWS IN SCOTLAND.

IT'S WHERE MY FATHER'S FROM.

HMM, IT'S NICE.

I LIKE IT.

BRI-ON-Y.

I'M SORRY.

I HAVE TO GO.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THATFOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

'NIGHT.

'NIGHT.

I FOUND 'EM,

AND THE NEWPOPULAR SCIENCEJUST CAME IN, TOO.

WELL, THERE'S STILLPLENTY OF ROOM IN HERE.

ANYTHING ELSE?

OH, YEAH, THERE'S A BUNCHOF GET-WELL CARDS

ON THE SIDEBOARD.

CAN YOUGRAB THOSE FOR ME?

YEAH.

HEY, SISSY, WHERE'S THAT ADDRESS?

IT'S OVER THEREON THE HUTCH.

HEY, SISSY...

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S NOTHING.

NO, IT'S AN APPLICATION

FOR THE UNIVERSITYOF TEXAS.

DOES POP KNOWABOUT THIS?

NO.

JUST CAME.

WELL, WHEN DID YOUPLAN ON TELLING HIM?

IT'S JUST AN APPLICATION.

I'M NOT SURE I'LL EVENSEND IT IN.

I JUST WANT TO WAIT TILL THINGSSETTLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT

BEFORE I MENTION IT.

WELL, I WOULDN'TWAIT TOO LONG,

'CAUSE IF YOU ARETHINKIN' ABOUT LEAVING,

HE DESERVES TO KNOW.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

HOW YOU FEELING?

LIKE I'VE BEEN IN A FIGHTWITH A FREIGHT TRAIN.

PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE BIGNORFOLK SOUTHERNS

USED TO ROLL BY MY HOUSE,

ENGINES ALL PAINTED UPWITH STRIPES,

LIKE A BIG OL' CATFISH.

OKAY,

I'M GOING TOSTART YOU OUT EASY,

AND YOU LET ME KNOWIF I'M WORKING YOU TOO HARD,

AND THEN, I'LL WORK YOU HARDER.

-YOU READY?-YUP.

LET'S GET CRACKING.

SHOW 'EMWHAT YOU'RE MADE OF, SON.

GOOD.

GOOD.

LET ME SHOW YOUHOW TO DO THIS.

HOLD, JUST HOLDUNDER HERE.

AND TWO MOREOF THOSE.

I CAN'T.

YES, YOU CAN.

JUST FOCUS, CONCENTRATE.

COME ON, BUD, YOU CAN DO IT.

ONE MORE.

COME ON--

GOOD.

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGHFOR TODAY.

WHY DON'T YOU GO HAVEA LONG SOAK IN THE WHIRLPOOL?

YOU DESERVE IT.

YOU READY?

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'TTHANK YOU ENOUGH

FOR ALLYOU'VE BEEN DOIN'.

IT'S MY PLEASURE.

I'VE BEEN TRYINGTO THINK OF SOME WAY

TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

NO, THAT'S NOT NECESSARY, REALLY.

I WAS KIND OF THINKING THATMAYBE I COULD AT LEAST

JUST TAKE YOU OUTTO A NICE DINNER?

THERE'S THIS LITTLE PLACE

THAT THE GUYAT THE HOTEL RECOMMENDS,

CALLED THE FIREGLOW?

THAT IS NICE.

YOU BEEN THERE?

NO.

WELL, MAYBEWE COULD GO TOGETHER?

ARE YOU ASKING ME ON A DATE?

I-I GUESSYOU COULD CALL IT THAT,

I MEAN, IF IT AIN'TAGAINST THE RULES.

I MEAN, Y'ALL GOT THAT

DOCTOR-PATIENTPRIVILEGE RIGMAROLE THING

GOING ON, SO...

I DON'T WANNA GET YOUIN NO TROUBLE OR NOTHING.

I'M SURE WE COULD FIND A WAYTO BEND THE RULES.

AFTER ALL, YOU ARE THE BOY'S FATHER.

I AM HIS DADDY, YEAH.

HELLO?

HEY, SISSY.

DJ THERE?

HE'S RIGHT HERE.

DJ!DAD WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

NO, ACTUALLY, I NEED THE BOTH OF YOU.

BOTH OF US?

HEY, DADDY, WHAT'S UP?

WELL, IT SEEMSI GOT MYSELF A DATE.

DADDY, THAT'S WONDERFUL!

WHO IS SHE?

SHE'S BOBBER'S REHAB DOCTOR.

SEE, HER AND BOBBERHIT IT OFF SO GOOD,

I JUST WANTED TO SHOWMY APPRECIATION.

OKAY, SOWHERE YOU TAKING HER?

I'M TAKING HER OUT TO DINNER.

THE FOLKS AT THE HOTELRECOMMENDED THIS PLACE.

SOUNDS ROMANTIC.

NOW, SEE, THAT'S WHY I NEED YOUR HELP.

I AIN'T BEEN OUT ON A DATEIN 25 YEARS, KIDS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WHAT DO I DO?

I... YOU GOTTA HELP ME.

WELL, LET'S STARTWITH CONVERSATION.

ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HER, NEVER YOURSELF,

AND EVEN WHENSHE ASKS ABOUT YOU,

MAKE IT SEEM LIKE

YOU'RE STILLTALKING ABOUT HER.

GOT IT.

ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HER.

AND, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, WHATEVER YOU DO,

DON'T USE "RECKON"EVERY OTHER WORD.

IT MAKES YOUSOUND LIKE A HICK.

WELL, DANG-FLABBIT, SON!MAYBE I AM JUST A HICK.

WELL, LET HERCATCH ON TO THAT GRADUAL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TOSPRING IT ON HER

THE FIRST THING.

ANYTHING ELSE?

ISN'T THAT ENOUGH?

DADDY, JUST RELAX.

RELAX AND HAVEA GOOD TIME.

YOU'LL DO FINE.

OKAY.

GOODNIGHT.

RELAX, HAVE A GOOD TIME...

SO, YOU THINKHE'S SERIOUS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL TELL YOUONE THING FOR SURE--

GIVING MY DAD ADVICEABOUT WOMEN?

SOMETHING KIND OFUNSETTLIN' ABOUT THAT.

HMM...

HEY, YOU WANT A SODA?

OH, SURE, IF YOU'RE BUYING.

WHY SHOULD TODAY BEANY DIFFERENT?

MORNING, MR. SHOUP.

HOW YOU DOING, DJ?

GOOD.

WHAT'S WITHTHE SEED CATALOGS?

YOU AIN'T THINKINGABOUT FARMING, ARE YOU?

NO, BUT I AMTHINKING ABOUT FARMERS.

FACT IS, IT WAS YOUR DADTHAT GOT ME STARTED ON IT.

I MIGHT BE CARRYINGA WHOLE NEW LINE HERE.

THAT MIGHT WORK.

YOU THINK SO?

WELL, FARMERS GOTTO BUY THEIR STUFF SOMEWHERE,

NO REASON IT SHOULDN'T BEFROM YOU.

I LIKE THE WAYYOU THINK, SON.

MM-HMM.

WELCOME TO THE FIREGLOW.

MAY I HELP YOU?

YES, SIR, UH, BURTON, PARTY OF TWO?

I CALLED IN EARLIER.

AH.

EXCUSE ME, SIR,

BUT, UH, MAY I HAVEA WORD WITH YOU?

SURE.

I'M SORRY, SIR,

BUT WE REQUIRE OUR PATRONSTO WEAR A TIE.

OH, I GOT ON A TIE.

I MEAN A TIE-TIE, THE NORMAL KIND.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T OWNTHE NORMAL KIND.

I SEE.

WELL, I'M SURE WE CAN FINDSOMETHING THAT WILL WORK.

THAT SHOULD SUFFICE.

YOU THINKIT'S BRIGHT ENOUGH?

WELL, LET'S JUSTCALL IT COLORFUL.

THAT'LL BE $5, PLEASE.

FIVE BUCKS?

YOU'RE GONNA NEED TOTIE IT FOR ME.

I SEE...

THERE.

VOILA.

VOILA...

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

WELL, I GUESSI NEEDED A TIE.

YOU HAD A TIE.

AH, WE'RE FINALLYDRESSED FOR DINNER.

I THOUGHT I WAS DRESSEDWHEN I GOT HERE, BUT...

ARE WE COMING?

NO, WE'RE NOT COMING.

WE'RE GOING.

I KNOW A PLACE WHERE PEOPLESTILL HAVE MANNERS.

THERE'S A GREAT LITTLERESTAURANT ON THE WHARF.

UH, EXCUSE ME--

IT'S NOT FANCY, BUT IT'S GOT--

I'LL NEED THE TIE.

SURE.

THAT SHOULD GETYOUR FIRE GLOWIN'.

WHEE, HOWDY!

THANK YOU.

WOW!

NOW, THATIS WHAT I CALL SERVICE.

I WAITED MY SHAREOF TABLES BACK HOME.

CHEERS.

OH, CHEERS.

SO WHEN'D YOU DECIDETO BE A DOCTOR?

IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYSWANTED TO BE,

FOR AS FAR BACKAS I CAN REMEMBER.

BUT EVEN KNOWING EARLY ON,

I MEAN, IT STILLMUST HAVE BEEN LONG.

YOU HAVE TO MAKEA LOT OF SACRIFICES,

BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOWALL ABOUT THAT,

CONSIDERING YOU RAISED A FAMILYALL BY YOURSELF.

NOT FAIR.

YOU KNOW WAY MORE ABOUT METHAN I KNOW ABOUT YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

YOU A SINGLE LADY?

NOW.

OH. ARE YOU SEEING ANYONE?

MY JOB KEEPS ME PRETTY BUSY.

THAT WOULD BE A NO?

THAT WOULD BE A NO.

AH. HMM.

EVER MARRIED?

MM-HMM.

CHILDREN?

MY FOLKS SURE ENOUGHTHOUGHT WE WERE.

YOU KNOW THAT'S NOTWHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YOU GOT KIDS?

NO.

DID YOU WANTSOME MALT VINEGAR WITH THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, YOU TELL ME.

I'M PRETTY SURETHAT YOU DO.

IT'S NOT MY PRETTIEST FEATURE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU'RE STILL BEAUTIFUL.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT IT?

YOU MIND ME ASKING?

MY MAMA AND IWERE CANNING PRESERVES.

THE BOILER THAT SHE USEDTO STERILIZE THE JARS EXPLODED.

IT KNOCKEDA WHOLE BOX OF PARAFFIN

INTO THE FIREAND ALL OVER ME.

BY THE TIME WE PUT IT OUT, I HAD THIRD-DEGREE BURNS,

ALL THE WAY UP TO MY SHOULDER.

EIGHT SURGERIES LATER,

HALF A DOZEN SKIN GRAFTS,

A LOT OF TEARSAND HARD WORK,

AND HERE I AM.

SO, THAT'S WHAT DID IT.

DID WHAT?

CHANGED BOBBER'S MIND.

YOU TOLD HIM ABOUT YOU, DIDN'T YOU?

I MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW

THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE AFRAID.

EVERYBODY'S AFRAID OF SOMETHING.

PROBABLY EVEN YOU.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TOTHANK YOU ENOUGH

FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOWHOW GRATEFUL I AM.

I JUST REMEMBERREADING YOUR STORY,

THINKING,"WHO IS THIS GUY?

"THIS DANIEL BURTON?

"SO STRONG.

"NEVER BACKS DOWN

"FROM WHAT HE THINKSIS RIGHT,

YET SO KIND."

NOW YOU'REEMBARRASSIN' ME.

I THOUGHT, THIS GUY CAN'T BE REAL.

HE'S GOTTA BE JUSTSOME CHARACTER IN A BOOK.

BUT HERE YOU ARE.

I HOPE I'M NOTA DISAPPOINTMENT.

NO.

YOU'RE NOT A DISAPPOINTMENT.

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHTIF I KISSED YOU?

I'D NEVER FORGIVE YOUIF YOU DIDN'T.

HOPE THAT WASN'TAGAINST THE RULES.

IT WASN'T.

WELL, I WOULDN'T MUCH CAREIF IT WAS.

WE'VE STABILIZEDTHE INJURY.

THAT'STHE IMPORTANT PART,

AND, JUDGING FROMTHE TEST RESULTS,

THERE SEEMS TO BESOME MODEST IMPROVEMENT

IN MOTOR FUNCTION.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN' ISIT DIDN'T WORK.

I'M SAYING THERE'S IMPROVEMENT,

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

BUT THE BOY STILL CAN'T WALK.

PA, IT'S OKAY.

IT IS SOME BETTER, IT REALLY IS.

IT JUST SEEMS TO ME

LIKE HE'S BEEN THROUGHAN AWFUL LOT

FOR ONLY "SOME BETTER,"

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYIN'.

YOU CAN'T LET YOURSELFGET DISCOURAGED.

WITH ONGOINGPHYSICAL THERAPY,

THERE'S A CHANCE

WE COULD STILL SEECONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.

JUST HOW AM ISUPPOSED TO MANAGE THAT?

WE'LL FIND SOMEONENEAR CANAAN.

I CAN EVEN WORK WITH THEM

TO SET UP A PROGRAMSPECIFICALLY FOR BOB.

I'M HAPPY TO MAKESOME PHONE CALLS.

OR YOU COULD JUSTFOLLOW US BACK

AND FIND SOMEONE IN PERSON.

WHOA, NOW, HOLD UP HERE, SON.

WE CAN'T JUSTASK DR. ADAIR

TO DROP EVERYTHINGSHE'S GOT GOING ON HERE

AND FLY OFF TO CANAAN.

I MEAN, ESPECIALLYWITH THE HOLIDAYS

JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

MAYBE SHE OUGHTASPEND CHRISTMAS WITH US.

I'M SURE SHE'S GOT PLANS.

DO YOU?

BOBBER--

ACTUALLY, I DON'T.

WELL, THEN IT'S SETTLED.

SHE'S SPENDING CHRISTMASWITH US

AND SHE CANMEET SARAH

AND DJ.

OH, AND RODNEY'LLBE THERE, TOO.

I DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE.

IMPOSE? MY DADDOESN'T EVEN KNOW

THE MEANINGOF THE WORD "IMPOSE."

DO YOU, POP?

OF COURSE, WE'D LOVEFOR YOU TO COME JOIN US,

BUT YOU JUSTNEED TO KNOW

WHAT YOU'REGETTING YOURSELF INTO.

IT AIN'T NOTHING RITZY.

JUST A GOOD OL'FAMILY CHRISTMAS.

IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

OKAY, WELL,

COME ON, POP,

WE GOT TO GET TO A PHONEAND TELL THE OTHERS.

YOU GO AHEAD, SON, I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.

LOOKS TO ME LIKEYOU JUST GOT RAILROADED.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME?

I'VE BEEN WONDERINGHOW ON EARTH

I WAS EVER GONNA MANAGESAYING GOODBYE TO YOU.

IT'S GONNA BEA WHOLE LOT EASIER NOW,

KNOWIN' THERE'S A HELLOJUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY.

I CAN'T IMAGINEANYTHING BETTER

THAN SPENDINGCHRISTMAS IN CANAAN,

WITH YOU.

BANDIT, EITHER PUSH, PULL, OR GET OUTTA THE WAY,

PREFERABLY THE LATTER.

HERE, I'LL PUT HIM OUT.

COME ON, BANDIT.

COME ON, BOY.

IS THAT THE NICEST TREEYOU COULD FIND?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

IT'S GREEN.

IT'S GOT BRANCHESIN ALL DIRECTIONS.

AND THERE AIN'TNO SQUIRREL NESTS.

SEEMS A LITTLETHIN ON THAT SIDE.

RODNEY, WHAT IF WETURN IT THE OTHER WAY?

MAYBE IT'S GOTA BETTER SIDE.

DID YOU CLEAN ALL THE JUNKOUT OF THE GUEST ROOM?

WHAT, ALL THOSESEED CATALOGS?

I THOUGHT SHE WASA COUNTRY GIRL.

MAKE HER FEELRIGHT AT HOME.

THIS COUNTRY GIRL

MIGHT JUST BEYOUR FATHER'S NEW BEAU,

AND I'LL BE SWITCHED

IF I'M GOING TOLET HER THINK

A BUNCH OF HAYSEEDSLIVE HERE.

NOW, GO ON.

HUH?

I'D SAY THIS LOOKSPRETTY GOOD.

IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

GOOD ENOUGHFOR COUNTRY FOLK.

NOW WE JUST NEEDTHE ANGEL.

I'LL GET IT.

YOU THINK SHE'D MIND?

ME INVITING A FRIEND HEREFOR CHRISTMAS?

I IMAGINE SHE'D BE HAPPY.

SHE'D NEVER HAVE WANTED YOUTO STAY ALONE FOREVER.

AND WHAT BETTER TIMETHAN CHRISTMAS?

SHE ALWAYS DID LOVECHRISTMAS.

AND SHE ALWAYSLOVED THIS ANGEL.

THEN LET'S PUT HERUP ON HER ANGEL'S PERCH,

SO SHE CANWATCH OVER US,

JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

COME ON.

THE BOYS ARE WAITING.

OKAY, WHO WANTS THE HONORS?

DJ?

NO, MY HANDSGOT PITCH ON 'EM.

YOU'LL HAVE TO.

BOBBER?

CAN'T REACH THAT FAR.

WHY DON'T YOUDO IT THIS YEAR?

I SUPPOSE I COULD, I GUESS.

ALL RIGHT.

THERE.

PERFECT.

HER PLANE LANDSIN A COUPLE HOURS.

BEST GET MOVIN'.

HEY, YOU SUREYOU DON'T WANT TO BORROW

SOME OF MY COLOGNE?

IT'S MUSK.

I'LL DO JUST FINEWITHOUT IT,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OOH, SOMEBODY'SA LITTLE PRICKLY.

I WONDER WHATTHAT'S ABOUT.

I WOULDN'T HAVETHE FAINTEST IDEA.

YOU KIDS ARE GOING TO END UPEMBARRASSIN' ME YET.

WELL, WE'LL CERTAINLYGIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT.

DRIVE SAFE.

WILL DO.

POOR GIRL.

I HOPE SHE KNOWSWHAT SHE'S IN FOR.

THEY'RE HERE!

THEY JUST DROVE UP.

AND WOULD YOUQUIT FUSSING?

YOU LOOK SUFFICIENTLYGLAMOROUS.

WHY IS IT THATI FEEL LIKE A MOTHER

MEETING MY SON'S PROM DATEFOR THE FIRST TIME?

WELL, I'M NOT QUITE SURE,

BUT IF YOU'RE THINKINGABOUT HAVING

THE "BIRDS AND THE BEES"TALK WITH HIM,

I THINK THAT DUCK'SPRETTY WELL FLOWN.

WHAT'S TAKING THEMSO LONG?

WELL, HE'S GETTINGHER THINGS.

WOMEN COME WITHA LOT OF ACCESSORIES.

THEY DO.

WOULD YOU LOOK ATTHE THREE OF YOU?

YOU'RE ALL LINED UPLIKE IT'S A FIRING SQUAD.

HERE WE ARE, GUYS AND GAL.

PLEASE WELCOME DR. ADAIR.

HELLO.

I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.

ME TOO.

THIS IS MY OLDER SON, DJ.

MA'AM--UH, DOCTOR?

IT'S BRIONY.

BRIONY... MA'AM.

AND THIS ISRODNEY FREEMAN,

CANAAN'SMOST FAMOUS AUTHOR.

CANAAN'S ONLY AUTHOR, BEST I CAN TELL.

I LOVED YOUR BOOK.

IT MAKES COMING HEREALMOST LIKE COMING HOME.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS SARAH--

SISSY, I CALL HER,

WHICH I'M SURESHE HATES.

SARAH.

I'M SO GLAD TO FINALLY MEET YOU.

I HOPE YOU BROUGHTAN APPETITE.

DINNER'S ABOUT READY.

I BET YOU'D LOVESOME HELP.

JUST POINT METOWARDS THE KITCHEN

AND TURN ME LOOSE--

NO!

I MEAN...

YOU'RE A GUEST.

I CAN MANAGE.

WELL, LET ME HELP YOU

GET SETTLED IN.

COME ON, GRAB YOUR THINGS HERE.

JUST FOLLOW ME.

THROUGH HERE.

OKAY.

I'LL HELP YOU GETSETTLED IN HERE...

NO, MA'AM...

AND WHAT'SYOUR NEW BOOK ABOUT?

SHORT STORIES MOSTLY, ABOUT GROWIN' UP.

THINGS MY GRANDMOTHERTAUGHT ME.

OH, YOU WOULD HAVELOVED HER.

THAT WOMAN WAS FEARLESS.

OH, SHE HAD TO BE.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'TEASY BACK THEN.

BACK THEN?

SO WHEN DID IT GET EASYALL OF A SUDDEN?

I MUST HAVEMISSED THAT PART.

OKAY, NOWIT'S SARAH'S TURN.

I WANT TO HEARALL ABOUT YOU.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

ANYTHING.

HOPES, DREAMS.

ANY SPECIAL FELLASLURKING OUT THERE

THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

NOT MUCH TIMEFOR THAT

WHEN YOU'RE BUSYRIDING HERD

ON THIS BUNCH.

THEN, HOW ABOUT YOUR PLANS?

NOT MUCH TO TELL.

EVER THOUGHT ABOUT COLLEGE?

AS BRIGHT AS YOUR DADSAYS YOU ARE.

YEAH, SISSY,

WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?

SARAH GO TO COLLEGE?

WHAT FOR?

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

I RECENTLY APPLIEDAT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

AT AUSTIN.

DANIEL, WHY DIDN'TYOU TELL ME?

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

THAT'S THE FIRSTI'VE HEARD OF IT MYSELF.

I WAS WONDERINGWHEN ONE OF US

WAS FINALLY GOING TOMAKE A RUN FOR IT,

ESPECIALLY NOW THATTHERE'S SOMEBODY HERE

TO KEEP TRACK OF YOU.

HEY.

YOU GOT 'EM ALL TUCKED IN?

MM-HMM.

THREE IN BEDS, AND RODNEY ON THE COUCH.

LISTEN, DADDY.

WHAT I SAID,

ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE?

I JUST FILLED OUTTHE APPLICATION, THAT'S ALL.

I PROBABLY WON'T EVENGET ACCEPTED,

AND, EVEN IF I DO,

I DON'T HAVE TO GO.

I'VE BEEN MEANINGTO TELL YOU.

IT'S JUST,

WHEN SHE ASKED, I BLURTED IT OUT.

WELL, SHE HASA GIFT FOR THAT,

MAKING FOLKS SAYWHAT THEY'RE FEELIN'.

IT'S OBVIOUSTHE BOYS LIKE HER.

YEAH. AND YOU?

I JUST MET HER.

I DON'T KNOW HER HARDLY AT ALL.

SHE CERTAINLY FEELS AT HOME.

BUT YOU LIKE HER, RIGHT?

I LIKE THAT YOU LIKE HER.

OH, I HAVEN'T HADONE OF THESE SINCE LAST YEAR!

HEY, LOOK, I GOT ONE, TOO.

JUST THE COLOR I WANTED.

DJ, CARE TO HAND METHAT PACKAGE

THERE UNDER THE TREE?

THANK YOU.

NOW, SEE, WE'VE GOT A LITTLEFAMILY TRADITION AROUND HERE.

THE KIDS KNOWALL ABOUT THIS.

IT STARTEDONE PARTICULAR CHRISTMAS--

MY DADDY STARTED IT--

IT HAD BEENA PRETTY ROUGH YEAR.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTING MUCH,

BUT COME CHRISTMAS MORNING,

HERE WERE ALL THESE GIFTS,

WRAPPED AND UNDER THE TREE,

JUST LIKE ALWAYS.

WELL, MY MAMA, WHEN SHE SEEN IT,

BOY, SHE LIT INTO MY DAD,

SAID, "WHERE'D YOU GETTHE MONEY FOR ALL THAT?"

AND DADDY JUST SMILEDAND LOOKED AT HER, AND SAID,

"DON'T YOU KNOW NOTHIN', WOMAN?

"EVEN IF YOU'RE FLAT BROKE,

YOU CAN STILL HAVESOMECHRISTMAS."

SEE, TO HIM,"SOME CHRISTMAS" MEANT

GIVING ALL THE GIFTSYOU REALLY WANTED TO GIVE,

WHEN ONLY YOUR HEARTCOULD AFFORD IT.

WE DID IT THAT FIRST YEARRODNEY CAME TO LIVE WITH US,

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

I SURE DO.

YOU GAVE MEMY FIRST TYPEWRITER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO, THIS YEAR,

WITH YOU BEINGPRACTICALLY FAMILY AND ALL,

I THOUGHT YOU DESERVED

SOME CHRISTMAS, TOO.

IT'S A LITTLE HOUSE.

IT'S A COUNTRY HOUSE.

YOU'RE ALWAYSTALKING ABOUT

HOW YOU'REA COUNTRY GIRL,

SO I JUST THOUGHT, MAYBE SOMEDAY,

YOU MIGHT LIKE A LITTLECOUNTRY PLACE OF YOUR OWN.

THANK YOU.

I LOVE IT, I REALLY DO.

IT'S SO SWEET.

OF COURSE, UNTIL THEN,

YOU'RE PLENTY WELCOMETO STAY RIGHT HERE WITH US.

I BROUGHT ALONGA LITTLE CHRISTMAS OF MY OWN.

FIRST, THE GUYS.

A SWEATER.

NOT JUST

ANY SWEATER.

THAT'S CASHMERE.

NOTHING WRONG WITHSHEEP'S WOOL.

THANKS, BRIONY.

AND, SARAH,

THIS IS FOR YOU.

THEY'RE LAUREL BURCH.

I THINK SHE MAKESTHE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS,

DON'T YOU?

WELL, GO AHEAD, SISSY.

PUT 'EM ON.

I'LL DO IT LATER.

NAH, DO IT NOW.

I WANNA SEEWHAT YOU LOOK LIKE IN 'EM.

LOOK HOW PRETTYYOU LOOK.

YOU COULD BE ON THE RUNWAY.

YEAH, ALONG WITH

ALL THE OTHERCROP DUSTERS.

NOW, COME ON, BE NICE, DJ.

SORRY.

THANK YOU,

DR. ADAIR.

YOU SHOULDN'T'VE.

ALL US GIRLSNEED SOME PRETTY THINGS.

NOW, DANIEL,

YOUR TURN.

AW...

BRIONY, YOU DIDN'TNEED TO DO ALL THIS.

YOU BETTER SEE IF YOU LIKE ITBEFORE YOU START THANKING ME.

IT'S A "REAL" TIE.

WHOO...

ITALIAN SILK NO LESS.

I BET YOU DIDN'T THINKI'D NOTICE.

I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU.

I GUESS

NO MORE GETTIN' THROWN OUTOF RITZY PLACES.

COME IN HANDY

AROUND HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND...

I BROUGHT SOMETHINGFOR THE HOUSE.

A KIND OF A THANK-YOUTO ALL OF YOU

FOR INVITING METO CHRISTMAS.

HERE.

YOU DIDN'THAVE TO DO THAT.

ONE OF YOU GUYSWANT TO OPEN IT?

GO ON.

WHAT IS IT?

A FRIENDBROUGHT IT BACK

FROM ITALY.

I WANTED YOU ALL TO HAVE IT.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

UH... YES, MA'AM.

SURE IS.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOKSO PRETTY ON YOUR TREE.

WE ALREADY HAVE AN ANGEL.

OH, BUT NOT LIKE THIS.

THIS IS A BOTTICELLI.

WELL, A COPY, ANYWAY.

ALL THE WAY FROM FLORENCE.

YOU KNOW, IT WOULDLOOK REAL NICE

ON THE MANTLE.

- I-I VOTE WE PUT IT THERE.- MM-HMM, MM-HMM--

IT'S A TREE-TOPPER.

YOU CAN'T PUT A TREE-TOPPERON THE MANTLE.

HERE, LET ME DO IT.

THERE.

A LITTLE TOUCHOF RENAISSANCE.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR HIM?

HE SAID

WE ALREADY HAVE AN ANGEL.

AND WHERE DO YOUGET THE NERVE

TO JUST WALTZ IN HERE

AND MOVE THINGS AROUNDWITHOUT ASKIN'?

YOU HAD NO RIGHT--

SARAH...

I'M SO SORRY.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE?

IT'S BEEN HARDON ALL OF 'EM.

I'M NOT BLINDTO THAT, BUT...

IT'S THINK IT'S BEENTOUGHEST ON HER.

I NEVER MEANT TO DO ANYTHINGTHAT WOULD UPSET HER.

I KNOW.

THIS JUST ALL HAPPENEDPRETTY QUICK, YOU KNOW.

CHRISTMAS WASWHEN WE LOST HER MAMA.

I THINK THIS JUSTBROUGHT IT ALL BACK.

FOR YOU, TOO.

THING IS,

MAYBE SHE KNOWSYOU'RE JUST NOT READY.

IT'S JUST HER WAYOF SHOWING IT,

OF GETTING YOUR ATTENTION.

IT'S ODD.

14 YEARS I'VE LIVED WITH THIS,

THE SORROW OF LOSING BETSY,

AND I THOUGHT THAT...

I KNOWWHAT YOU THOUGHT.

SOMETIMES, WE THINKWE'VE WORKED THROUGH A THING,

JUST BY HAVING LIVED WITH ITSO LONG,

BUT OFTENTIMES,

IT'S SOMETHINGWE SET ASIDE,

AND NEVER REALLY FACEDAT ALL,

JUST GOT ON WITH LIFE.

DANIEL, YOU'VE DONEA REMARKABLE THING

FOR YOUR KIDS.

YOU'VE GIVEN THEMA STABLE HOME,

AND I KNOW THAT WASN'T EASY.

YOU TOOK ON RODNEYWHEN HE NEEDED A FAMILY,

AND MAYBE YOU LET THAT FOCUS

DISTRACT YOUFROM YOUR OWN GRIEF.

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE.

AND NOW THEY'RE GROWN.

I THINK IT'S YOUR TURN.

YOUR TURN TO FACE THAT GRIEF,

TO WORK ON YOU,

IN YOUR OWN TIME, IN YOUR OWN WAY,

JUST YOU.

I'M SORRY.

YOU SURE YOU DON'TWANT ME TO DRIVE YOU?

MY DADDY ALWAYS TAUGHT ME

A FELLA SHOULDLEAVE THE DANCE

WITH THE SAME GIRLHE BROUGHT.

DJ OFFERED.

IT'S FINE.

YOU KNOW,

ALL I'M ASKING FORIS JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME.

WE ALL HAVE THINGSWE CAN'T CHANGE.

I ONLY WISH

YOU COULD HAVE LOOKEDA LITTLE DEEPER INTO YOUR HEART

BEFORE YOU THOUGHTTO INVITE ME IN,

THAT'S ALL.

GOODBYE, DANIEL.

...WE GOT THE FERTILIZERS,

AND THE PESTICIDESAROUND THE CORNER,

UP AGAINST THE WALL...

WHAT'S 01' MAN SHOUPUP TO NOW?

COME ON, LET'S GO FIND OUT.

IT'S TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

YOU GO.

YOU SURE?

YEAH.

...FERTILIZER OUT BACK

AND PESTICIDESAROUND THE CORNER,

RIGHT NEXT TO THE ONESAGAINST THE WALL--

HEY, MR. SHOUP!

RODNEY!

RODNEY FREEMAN.

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

JUST IN TIME FOR WHAT?

FOR A TOUR.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NEWESTAUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR

OF THE AGRO HARVEST LINEOF PROFESSIONAL FARM PRODUCTS.

IT SEEMS LIKE AN AWFULLOT OF INVENTORY.

WELL, IT IS,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY,

IF YOU CAN'T GIVE IT TO 'EMWHEN THEY NEED IT,

THEY'LL FIND IT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME,

THE FARMERS CAN BUYALL THEIR SUPPLIES

RIGHT HERE IN CANAAN.

COME ON, LET ME SHOW YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT STACKS AND STACKSOF STUFF OUT BACK,

YOU'LL BE SURPRISED

WHEN YOU SEEHOW MUCH STUFF WE GOT...

HEY, HEY, BOBBER,

THEY'RE WRECKIN' THE HOUSE DOWN, COME ON.

THIS DON'T CONCERN YOU.

BOBBER, NO!

YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!

I SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO POPAND STAYED HOME THAT NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, BACK IN CALIFORNIA,

I TOLD HIM "SOME BETTER"WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

BUT I ONLY TOLD HIM THATBECAUSE HE FELT SO BAD,

AND EVERYONE WORKED SO HARD.

BUT IT'S NOT, RODNEY.

"SOME BETTER" IS NOTGOOD ENOUGH BY HALF.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

NOT TOO FAR OVER...

ALL RIGHT, WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU SIT HERE,

PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE STRAPS.

SEE?

AND WHEN YOU PUSH DOWN,

IT RAISES THE SANDBAG.

AND YOU WANT MORE WEIGHT,

YOU CAN JUST PUTSOME SAND IN.

WELL, YOU WANT TO TRY IT OUT?

THOSE DOCTORS ALREADY TRIEDEVERYTHING IN THE BOOK.

I DON'T KNOWIF A BUNCH OF PULLEYS

AND A BAG OF SAND'SGOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NOW, LAST YEAR, THIS WAS ALL ALFALFA,

BUT I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TORALPH CLARK DOWN AT THE CO-OP,

AND HE SAYS

WE MIGHT OUGHTA CONSIDERPUTTING IN SOYBEANS,

MAYBE UP TO HALF.

NOW, I TOLD HIMI'D ASK YOU.

WE COULD DO THAT.

BUT MIND YOU, DOWN AT DAVIS & DUNN,

THEY'RE PUTTIN' IN100 ACRES OR MORE OF SORGHUM.

DAVIS & DUNN?

YOU KNOW, THAT NEW COMPANY FARM

SOUTH OF TOWN?

MAYBE THEY KNOWSOMETHING WE DON'T.

WELL, WE AIN'T NEVERPLANTED NO SORGHUM BEFORE.

JUST CAUSE WE HAVEN'T, DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T.

WHATEVER YOU THINK.

OH, NO, DADDY,

I AIN'T PUTTIN'MY HEAD IN THAT NOOSE

WITHOUT SOME COMPANY.

WELL, WHATEVER WE PLANT,

IT'S EITHER GONNA FREEZE, BAKE,

GET EATEN BY BUGS,

OR BE WORTH NOTHINGBY THE TIME WE BRING IT IN,

SO I SAY PLANT WHATEVERYOU WANNA PLANT.

IT AIN'T GONNAMATTER MUCH ANYWAY.

WELL, NOW, AIN'T YOU JUSTMR. SUNSHINE THESE DAYS?

HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'?

TOWN'S THAT-A-WAY.

WELL WHY DRIVEALL THE WAY TO CLARKSBORO

WHEN WE CAN ORDER FROMOLD MAN SHOUP?

WELL, RODNEY WAS RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE OPENIN' DAYAT THE COUNTY FAIR.

ALL HE'S MISSIN'IS THE COTTON CANDY.

AND THE PEOPLE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHATI WAS AFRAID OF.

WHAT?

WELL, FARMERSNOT BUYING THEIR STUFF HERE.

WE MAY HAVE COME A WAYSIN THIS TOWN,

BUT WE AIN'T COME THAT FAR.

WAIT HERE.

I'M NOT USELESS, YOU KNOW!

WHATEVER YOU SAY, BOBBLES.

HERE, BANDIT, COME ON, BOY!

THERE YOU GO.

HEY, LOOK AT THAT.

KEEP IT UP, BOBBER.

HOW LONG'SHE BEEN OUT THERE?

ALMOST AN HOUR.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIMEWE ALL HAD A LITTLE TALK.

I NEVER SEEN HIMLIKE THIS BEFORE.

EVER SINCE CHRISTMAS.

WHEN BRIONY LEFT,

IT'S LIKE THE JOY JUSTFLEW RIGHT OUT OF HIS LIFE.

WHY DOESN'T HE JUST CALL HERAND TELL HER HE'S SORRY?

BECAUSE HE'S TOO PROUD

TO LET HERSEE HIM LIKE THIS.

SO, WHY'D HE LET HER LEAVEIF HE LOVED HER SO MUCH?

MAYBE HE DECIDED

HE JUST WASN'T READYFOR SOMEONE ELSE IN HIS LIFE.

IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS.

HOW READYDOES HE GOT TO BE?

IF ONLY SHE HADN'TBUSTED THAT ANGEL.

IT WASN'T THE ANGEL.

IT WASN'T?

IT WASN'T THE ANGEL, OR MAMA, ORANY OF THAT OTHER STUFF.

HE DID IT BECAUSE OF ME.

HEY, BOBBER!

CHANGE THE CHANNELTO HAPPY DAYS, WILL YA?

YOU KNOW THAT'S ONLYFOR EMERGENCIES,

RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU THINKTHIS IS?

YOU NEED TO GO WHERE?

CALIFORNIA,

TO TALK TO DR. ADAIR.

SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP.

DOES MR. BURTONKNOW ABOUT THIS?

HE'D NEVER LET ME.

THEN HOW CAN YOU JUSTUP AND DISAPPEAR?

I'LL TELL HIM I'M STAYINGOVER AT A GIRLFRIEND'S.

JERI-LYNN DRAKE'S BABY'S SICK, AND I'M HELPIN' OUT.

I'VE GOT ENOUGHFOR MY TICKET.

I'VE JUST NEVERFLOWN ANYWHERE BEFORE.

DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.

CAN YOU HELP ME?

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

WELL...

I GUESS I DO KNOWA LITTLE SOMETHING

ABOUT GETTING OUT OF DODGE...

OR WHATEVER THIS PLACE IS.

...THAT'S A REALLYGOOD IMPROVEMENT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE ANOTHER20 DEGREES OF ROTATION.

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGHFOR TODAY.

YOU WORKEDREALLY HARD.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

SARAH?

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

SORRY TO BARGE INON YOU LIKE THIS,

BUT I NEED TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?

WE WANT YOUTO COME BACK TO CANAAN.

HE ONLY LET YOU GO

BECAUSE HE THOUGHTHAVING YOU IN HIS LIFE

WOULD HURT ME.

HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

DOES HE KNOW YOU'RE HERE?

THEN THIS WASYOUR IDEA, NOT HIS?

THE FAMILY'SWORRIED ABOUT HIM.

IT'S LIKE ALL THE JOYHAS JUST GONE OUT OF HIM.

HE NEVER SMILES,

NEVER LAUGHS.

IF ANYONE CAN HELP HIM,

IT'S YOU.

HE STILL CARESABOUT YOU.

I KNOW HE DOES.

THAT DOESN'TGIVE ME THE RIGHT

TO SHOW UP AT HIS DOORUNINVITED.

I'M INVITING YOU.

WE ALL ARE.

BUT DANIEL ISN'T,

AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN.

HE'S THE ONLY ONEWHO CAN OPEN HIS HEART

THE WAY HE WANTS TO.

THE WAY HE NEEDS TO.

IF I SHOW UP IN CANAANBEFORE HE'S READY,

IT WON'T SOLVE ANYTHING.

CHANCES ARE,

IT'LL LIKELYMAKE THINGS WORSE.

I'M SORRY.

SO YOU'LL LET ME KNOWHOW HE'S DOING?

I WILL.

SARAH, I KNOW THISHASN'T BEEN EASY,

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.

YOU'VE HELD THIS FAMILYTOGETHER SO LONG,

AND THEN, SUDDENLY, YOUR DAD SHOWS UP

WITH ANOTHER WOMANIN HIS LIFE,

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOWONE THING.

I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MEANTO THIS FAMILY,

AND NO MATTERWHAT HAPPENED,

I WOULD NEVER HAVE DONEANYTHING TO CHANGE THAT.

THANK YOU, DR. ADAIR.

BRIONY.

BRIONY.

THANK YOU.

THANKS, RODNEY.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.

WHERE THE HECKYOU BEEN, SISSY?

YOU KNOW WHERE.

I TOLD YOU.

I TALKED TO JERI-LYNN.

I WENT TO CALIFORNIA,

TO TALK TO BRIONY.

AND WHAT EXACTLYDID YOU EXPECT TO GET

OUT OF DOING THAT?

GIVE YOU TWO A SECOND CHANCE.

IT WAS THE HAPPIESTYOU'VE BEEN

SINCE MAMA DIED.

I'D NEVER SEEN YOU LIKE THAT,

AND THEN IT WAS LIKETHIS CLOUD CAME OVER ALL OF US.

I KNOW WHY YOU DID IT.

YOU DID IT TO PROTECT ME.

WELL, WE'LL GET BY SOMEHOW, WE ALWAYS DO.

SOMETIMES, WE GET BYBECAUSE WE HAVE TO,

BUT SOMETIMES, "GETTIN' BY"IS JUST "SETTLING."

FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE,

YOU DESERVE MORETHAN JUST SETTLING.

SHE PROBABLY DON'T EVENCARE ANYMORE?

SHE'S PROBABLYMOVED ON.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

SHE SAY ANYTHINGABOUT SEEING ANYBODY?

DIDN'T SAY, DIDN'T ASK.

FIGURED IT WAS BESTTO LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

DR. ADAIR.

BRIONY?

IT'S DANIEL.

HI.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU.

I UNDERSTANDYOU HAD A VISITOR.

I DID.

IT WAS QUITE A SURPRISE.

SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

SAYS YOU'VE BEEN A LITTLE DOWN?

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU.

AH, IT'S JUST A ROUGH PATCHI'M GOIN' THROUGH.

I'LL BE FINE.

DANIEL, THERE'S ONE THING I LEARNED EARLY ON.

SOMETIMES, THE BEST WAYTO LIGHTEN YOUR OWN BURDEN

IS TO TAKE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S.

FIND SOMEONE WHO'S WORSE OFF THAN YOU,

SOMEONE WHO NEEDS YOU.

PLANT SOME OTHER FIELDS.

WATER SOMEONE ELSE'S CROPSFOR A WHILE.

SOUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE.

I'M GONNA KEEP THAT IN MIND.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, DANIEL.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOU,

PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU REALIZE.

THANK YOU.

THAT MEANS A LOTCOMING FROM YOU.

IT'S TRUE.

I KNOW IT FIRST-HAND.

WELL...

UM...

I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN ON YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU DID.

IT'S NICE TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.

HEY, IF YOU'RE EVERIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

YOU BE SURE AND STOP INAND SAY HELLO, ALL RIGHT?

YOU TOO.

OKAY.

WELL, GOODNIGHT.

'NIGHT.

WATER TIME...

WHAT YOU GOT FOR USTHERE, BOBBER?

WELL, NOW,

LOOKS LIKE YOU BOYSHAD YOURSELF QUITE A YEAR.

WELL, YOU CAN THANKDJ FOR THAT.

HE WAS THE ONE WANTEDTO PLANT THE SORGHUM.

WELL THEN, YOU'RE LUCKYSOMEONE AT YOUR PLACE

KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT FARMING.

WHOA-HO-HO...

WHOO-HOO!

OKAY, COME ON, POP, LET'S CELEBRATE.

CHILI CHEESE FRIES, AND I'M BUYING.

WHO'S THAT?

THAT'S DELMER P. DAVIS,

OWNER OFDAVIS & DUNN FARMS.

THE WAY HE'S GOIN',

BEFORE LONG,

HE'LL OWNHALF THE COUNTY.

HEY, DAD, YOU COMING?

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGERSHOUP CAN HOLD ON.

AGRO HARVESTWANTS THEIR MONEY.

HE TOLD ME

HE CAN BARELY AFFORDTO KEEP HIS LIGHTS ON.

AND IF HE DOESSTART SELLING,

HIS MARK-UPIS NEXT TO NOTHING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

PEOPLE WOULD RATHER DRIVEA HALF HOUR AWAY

AND PAY A THIRD AGAIN MORE.

IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

WELL, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO.

THAT'S THE ECONOMICSOF PREJUDICE.

YOU TELLIN' ME

AFTER ALL THIS TOWN'SBEEN THROUGH,

THERE ARE STILLFOLKS HERE

THAT'D RATHER SEEA HARDWORKING FELLOW LIKE SHOUP

FAIL AND FALL FLAT

THAN SEE HIM SUCCEED?

WHAT ROCK YOU BEENHIDING UNDER, PA?

YOU THINK JUST 'CAUSEIT DON'T MATTER TO US,

IT SHOULDN'TMATTER TO THEM?

WELL, I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, NOT EVERYONE'S LIKE YOU.

IT'D BE NICE IF THEY WERE,

BUT THE SIMPLE FACTIS THAT THEY'RE NOT,

NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

TO SEE A MAN FAILJUST 'CAUSE HE'S BLACK,

IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

CAN I HELP YOU, MR. BURTON?

YES, SIR.

I WAS WONDERINGIF YOU WAS HIRING.

HIRING FOR WHAT?

STORE CLERK?

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

TELL ME,

YOU SEE ANYONE HERENEEDIN' A CLERK?

WELL, YOU WILL.

SOMETIMES, ALL YOU NEED TO DOTO BRING FOLKS IN

IS TO SHOW 'EM A FAMILIAR FACE.

YOU MEANA FAMILIAR WHITE FACE?

I JUST MEAN A FAMILIARFARMER'S FACE.

CHRISTMAS TIME'SCOMING UP REAL SOON.

YOU'RE BOUND TO BENEEDING SOME MORE HELP.

WELL, I CAN'T PAY YOU NOTHIN',NOT AT FIRST.

THAT'S OKAY.

I'LL JUST TAKE IT OUT IN TRADE.

BUT WHY?

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK HERE?

I GOT MY REASONS.

LET'S JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

OKAY, YOU CAN START TOMORROW.

I COULD START TOMORROW, BUT I'M READY TO START TODAY.

TODAY?

YEAH. TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO WE DO FIRST?

WHATWEDO FIRSTISWESWEEP THE PORCH.

YES, SIR, BOSS.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

LET ME HELP.

WE GOT SOME MOREBACK THERE, RIGHT?

YEAH...

CAN I HELP YOU, SON?

ONE CUSTOMER ALL DAY,

AND THAT WAS THE DING-DONG.

CAN'T MAKE A LIVIN'JUST SELLIN' DING-DONGS.

JUST GOT TO BE PATIENT.

YOU KNOW, I SAW THAT FELLAFROM DAVIS & DUNN

DRIVE BY YESTERDAY.

HE SLOWED DOWNAND TOOK A GOOD LOOK.

HE'S BEEN DOING THATFOR WEEKS.

HE AIN'T STOPPED ONCE.

YEAH?

JUST GOT TO GIVE HIM TIME, THAT'S ALL.

TIME'S THE ONE THINGIN SHORT SUPPLY.

EVERYTHING ELSE I GOT.

TOMORROW WILL BE A BETTER DAY.

LISTEN, DANIEL,

YOU'VE WASTED ENOUGHOF YOUR TIME HERE ALREADY.

LET'S QUIT FOOLIN' OURSELVES.

JUST TAKE OUR LOSSESAND MOVE ON.

WHATEVER I OWE YOU, I'LL FIND A WAY TO PAY IT.

IT MIGHT TAKE ME A WHILE, BUT I'M GOOD FOR IT.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING,

IT JUST FELT GOOD

TO DO SOMETHINGFOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

TOMORROW'S GONNA BEA BETTER DAY.

MR. DAVIS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

MY NAME'SDANIEL BURTON.

I RECKON WE NEED TO TALKABOUT OUR TOWN.

NOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

I'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST

BUYING FROMTHIS PARTICULAR GENTLEMAN.

IT'S JUST THAT WE REQUIREA CERTAIN QUALITY

IN WHAT WE BUY.

WELL, YOU CONSIDERAGRO-HARVEST PRODUCT

GOOD QUALITY, DON'T YOU?

I SUPPOSE.

GOOD AS ANY.

WELL THEN, YOU'D BE GETTINGWHAT YOU'RE USED TO.

LOOK, YOU SEE, WE BUY IN BULK.

THAT'S GOOD,'CAUSE WE SELL IN BULK.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

ANY PRICE YOU CAN GETWE CAN MATCH,

PROBABLY BEAT,

AND BY THE TIMEYOU FIGURE IN THE COST

OF HAULIN' ITALL THE WAY OUT TO HERE,

IT'S BOUND TO BE CHEAPERFOR YOU.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING.

SEE, THE FELLA WE BUY FROMDOWN IN CLARKSBORO'S

BEEN AT IT 20 YEARS OR MORE.

HE'S GOT A TRACK RECORD.

THIS SHOUP FELLA?

SHOUP'S FAMILY'SOWNED THE STORE

SINCE THE EARLY '30s.

HE'S SECOND GENERATION.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL LEVEL WITH YOU.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHTBUYING FROM HIM.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

IT'S JUST NOT MY KIND OF PLACE.

WELL, I GUESS I MISJUDGED YOU.

SORRY FOR WASTIN' YOUR TIME.

NOW, HOLD ON A SECOND HERE.

I GOT A RIGHT TO BUYWHERE I FEEL COMFORTABLE.

THAT'S MY CHOICE.

THERE'S NO LAWAGAINST THAT, IS THERE?

THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST IT, NOT AN OFFICIAL ONE ANYWAY.

I'M GONNA LEVELWITH YOU, MR. DAVIS.

I'M JUST A STRUGGLIN' FARMER.

I GOT AN OLD TRUCK,

AN OLD TRACTOR.

SOME YEARS, WE DO OKAY,

OTHERS, NOT SO GOOD,

BUT I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING,

I'D BE A WHOLE LOT WORSE OFFIF IT WASN'T FOR MY NEIGHBORS,

IF IT WASN'TFOR THIS TOWN.

YOU SEE,

IF WE GET A CHANCETO HELP A NEIGHBOR,

AND WE JUST CHOOSE TO STAND BYAND WATCH HIM FAIL

WHEN WE COULD HAVE DONESOMETHING ABOUT IT,

THEN THIS TOWN DIES A LITTLE.

I'M JUST ASKING YOUTO HELP A NEIGHBOR,

THAT'S ALL,

JUST ONE NEIGHBOR.

CAN I HELP YOU?

WHO DO I NEED TO TALK TOABOUT PLACING A SEED ORDER?

I COULD HELP YOU WITH THAT.

RIGHT ON OVER HERE.

WE'LL GET YOU ALL FIXED UP.

EMMANUEL SHOUP.

DELMER DAVIS.

SO THERE YOU ARE.

WHATCHA DOIN'?

JUST OUT HERE THINKIN'.

ABOUT?

SHOUP.

HE ASKED ME IF I WANTEDTO GO IN WITH HIM,

BE HIS PARTNER.

DO YOU WANNA?

I MIGHT.

LET DJ RUN THINGSAROUND HERE.

HE'S BEEN DOING ITMOSTLY BY HIMSELF ANYWAY.

I THINK THAT'SA FINE IDEA,

FOR YOU AND FOR DJ.

I'VE BEENTHINKING, TOO.

ABOUT?

I'VE BEEN ACCEPTEDBY U.T.

STARTING NEXT YEAR,

EVEN OFFERED MEA SCHOLARSHIP.

WHAT WITH WORKING,

AND RODNEY'S OFFERTO LOAN ME A LITTLE MONEY

FOR TUITION,

I THINK I CANPAY MY WAY,

IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU.

THAT'S GREAT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD GO.

YOU KNOW, YOUR MAMAALWAYS SAID

YOU WERE GONNA GOTO COLLEGE.

SHE'D BE SO HAPPY.

THOUGH IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLEDIFFERENT AROUND HERE

WITHOUT YOU.

MAYBE YOU COULD INVITEBRIONY OUT FOR A VISIT.

NAH, I'M SURE

SHE'S GOTTENON WITH HER LIFE BY NOW.

I'D EXPECT THAT.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT,

NOT FOR SURE.

HI, THIS BRIONY--

HEY, BRIONY, IT'S--

I'M SORRY I CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW,

BUT IF YOU LEAVE ME A MESSAGE,

I'LL BE HAPPY TO RETURN YOUR CALL.

BRIONY.HI, IT'S JUST--

HEY, BRIONY.

IT'S DANIEL.

DANIEL BURTON.

I JUST WANTED TOGIVE YOU A CALL AND...

LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU WERE RIGHTABOUT YOU TOLD ME.

THE SOONER YOU STARTTRYING TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE,

THE MORE YOU REALIZETHAT YOUR OWN PROBLEMS

DON'T REALLY ADD UPTO ALL THAT MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I EVERLOST SIGHT OF THAT.

ANYWAY, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY

IF YOU'RE EVERANYWHERE AROUND CANAAN,

I'D LOVE IT IF YOU'D STOP BY,

OR IF YOU JUSTWANT TO CALL SOMETIME

AND SAY HELLO,

I'D LIKE THAT, TOO.

I THINK ABOUT YOU,

I THINK ABOUT YOU A LOT LATELY.

I HOPE YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

WELL, ANYHOW,

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU,

AND BY THE WAY--

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW, WHOEVER INVENTEDTHEM DAD-GUM ANSWERING MACHINES

OUGHTA BE SHOT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, SON.

THANK YOU, FOLKS.MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, NOW.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, SON.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMASTO YOU.

HURRY UP AND LOCK THE DOOR

BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSECOMES IN AND BUYS SOMETHING.

LISTEN, DANIEL,

I OWE YOU A LOT.

NO MORE THAN I OWE YOU.

WELL,

WHOEVER DESERVES IT MORE, THANK YOU.

YOU HEADED HOME?

YEAH, I GOT A WHOLEHOUSE FULL OF IN-LAWS.

YOU?

I'M HEADED OUTTO THE FREEMAN PLACE.

RODNEY SAYS IT'S HIS TURN

TO HAVE CHRISTMASOUT THERE THIS YEAR,

AND I GOT A FEELIN'

HIM AND SARAH HAVE PROBABLY GOTSOMETHING SPECIAL COOKING.

SOUNDS REAL NICE.

YEAH, I GOTTA ENJOYHAVING EVERYBODY TOGETHER,

YOU KNOW, WITH SARAHLEAVING FOR COLLEGE NEXT YEAR.

ONCE THEY LEAVE THE ROOST, IT'S HARD TO GET 'EM BACK.

THEN YOU'D BESTMAKE THE MOST OF IT.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, PARTNER.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MY FRIEND.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HE'S HERE.

HEY, EVERYBODY, SORRY I'M LATE.

HAVE A SEAT.

I THOUGHTYOU'D NEVER GET HERE.

ME TOO.

OLD SHOUP WAS SO FULLOF GOOD TIDINGS,

I DIDN'T THINKHE WAS GONNA LOCK UP

AND LET ME COME HOME.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

FINISH SETTING THE TABLE?

I'M ON IT.

SISSY,

I THINK YOU MISCOUNTED.

THERE'S AN EXTRA PLATE HERE.

NO, IT'S RIGHT.

THERE'SSOMEONE ELSE

JOINING US.

OH, REALLY?

SOMEBODY I KNOW?

I'D SAY THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE.

BRIONY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU INVITED ME,

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

YOU SAID IF I WAS EVERIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

I SHOULD STOP AND SAY HELLO.

SO, HERE I AM.

HELLO.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

SO, HOW LONGYOU PLAN ON STAYIN'?

I'M NOT SURE.

THERE'S A JOB OPENINGIN CLARKSBORO.

THEY'RE LOOKING FORA GOOD ORTHOPEDIST.

I'VE BEEN THINKINGI MIGHT APPLY FOR IT.

ARE YOU SUREABOUT THIS?

ABOUT WHAT?

MOVING TO CANAAN.

IT'S A LONG WAYFROM THE BIG CITY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEENA COUNTRY GIRL,

YOU KNOW THAT.

BESIDES, IT'LL GIVE ME A CHANCE

TO WORK A LITTLE BIT MOREWITH BOBBER.

WELL, HE'LL SUREAPPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S NOTA PERMANENT POSITION.

ONLY A YEAR.

THEN WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TOWAIT AND SEE.

I RECKON

A PERSON CAN LEARN A LOTIN A YEAR, DANIEL BURTON,

DON'T YOU?

YEAH.

I RECKON HE CAN.

HEY, YOU TWO, DINNER'S READY!

WELL, LET'S GO.

OH, MY, IT'S LOVELY.

DJ, BOBBER, WE'RE READY.

HERE, BUDDY, LET MEGET THESE FOR YOU.

NO, IT'S OKAY.I'M FINE.

YOU SURE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

YOU NEVER SEEN ANYONEWALK BEFORE?

ATTA BOY, BOBBER.

I'M PROUDOF YOU, BUDDY.

LET US BOW OUR HEADSAND THANK THE LORD,

LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER, MISS EUNICE, WOULD'VE.

WE THANK YOU, LORD JESUS,

FOR US TO SHARE THIS MEALONE TO ANOTHER,

AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESSTHOSE FOLK WHO STRUGGLE,

EVEN NOW, AS WE ENJOY THIS PLENTY,

AND AS WE PARTAKEOF THIS FOOD,

HELP US GROW, NOT ONLY IN STRENGTH,

BUT IN LOVE,

ONE TO THE OTHER,

IN A DESIRE TO BEMORE LIKE THEE.

AMEN.

AMEN.

WELL SAID, RODNEY.

YEAH.

AS WE GATHERED

AROUND THE TABLE,

WHO COULD HAVE IMAGINED HOW A GIFT FOR BOBBER

WOULD BECOME, FOR DANIEL,

ANOTHER GIFT ENTIRELY.

BUT, THEN, IN THE WORDS OF BRIONY,

"WHATCOULDBE BETTER THAN SPENDING A CHRISTMAS--

"ANY CHRISTMAS--

IN A PLACE CALLED CANAAN?"