All language subtitles for Little.Men.S02E01.480p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-TEPES

Boy:
HEY, EMIL, YOU CAN SEE
TONS OF FISH FROM UP HERE.

IT'S PRETTY NEAT.

[ * ]

TWO YEARS ALONE
IN THE WILDERNESS.

AH, THAT'S LIVING.

Woman:
HE WAS A FRIEND
OF MY FATHER'S.

PEOPLE IN TOWN
THOUGHT HE WAS
ECCENTRIC.

I WAS FASCINATED BY HIM.

HE WAS THE
ONE PERSON WHO
WASN'T AFRAID

TO SPEAK UP
FOR WHAT HE
FELT WAS RIGHT.

HE WAS EVEN THROWN
IN JAIL FOR IT.

REALLY?

Man:
WHO WAS THROWN
IN JAIL?

Woman:
HENRY DAVID THOREAU.

IT WAS JUST
FOR ONE NIGHT.

HE REFUSED TO PAY A
TAX JUST TO SUPPORT
THE WAR WITH MEXICO.

WHY?

Man:
BECAUSE HE FELT THE
WAR WAS IMMORAL.

THOREAU FELT THAT
PEOPLE'S OBLIGATIONS
TO THEIR OWN CONSCIENCE

WERE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THEIR OBLIGATIONS
TO THEIR GOVERNMENT.

AND HE STOOD BY
THOSE BELIEFS.

Man:
WAGON'S UP
BY THE ROAD.

YOU ALL SET?

PERFECT TIMING.

Woman:
COME ON, EVERYONE.
IT'S TIME TO GO.

HE ACTUALLY
REFUSED TO
PAY HIS TAXES,

KNOWIN' FULL
WELL HE'D GO
TO JAIL FOR IT?

IT WAS HIS WAY OF
TAKING A STAND.

AND HE DID IT IN
A PEACEFUL WAY,

WHICH WAS ALSO
SOMETHING HE
ADVOCATED.

TO HIM VIOLENCE WAS NEVER
THE WAY TO ACHIEVE
A DESIRED END.

AH, THAT MIGHT BE
TRUE LIVIN' OUT
HERE IN THE WOODS.

BACK IN THE REAL WORLD,
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA FIGHT
FOR WHAT YOU WANT.

COME ON DOWN NOW,
TOMMY. LET'S GO.

COMING.

[ Gasp of alarm ]

[ Yelp of pain ]

TOMMY!

TOMMY, ARE
YOU ALL RIGHT?

HOLD STILL. TRY
NOT TO MOVE.

DAN, GET
THE WAGON.

Doctor:
HOW DOES
THAT FEEL?

Tommy:
ALL RIGHT,
I GUESS.

I'LL SEND OVER
SOME CRUTCHES
FOR YOU,

BUT YOU'LL NEED TO
STAY OFF THAT LEG

FOR A FEW
DAYS TO START.

YOU MEAN NO SCHOOL?

NO. THAT DOESN'T
MEAN NO SCHOOL.

WE'LL BRING YOUR
LESSONS TO YOU.

Woman/Doctor:
[ Chuckling ]

I'LL RIDE INTO
TOWN AND NOTIFY
HIS PARENTS.

THANK YOU,
MRS. BHAER
AND REMEMBER,

DO NOT LEAVE
THAT BED.

Man:
OH, WE'LL MAKE
SURE HE STAYS PUT,

EVEN IF WE HAVE
TO POST A GUARD.

[ Cawing of crow ]

[ Grunts of effort ]

ALL RIGHT.
TRY IT NOW.

[ Screeching of hinges ]

[ Whinnying of horse ]

Man:
MR. McBRIDE.

IS MRS. BHAER AT HOME?

YEAH.

IS SHE
EXPECTIN' YOU?

I SHOULD THINK NOT.

I WONDER WHAT
HE WANTS.

WELL, WHATEVER
IT IS,

PROBABLY
AIN'T GOOD.

[ Approaching footsteps ]

[ Jingling of bell ]

DID YOU HAVE TO
GIVE HIM THAT BELL?

HE'S BEEN RINGING
THAT THING FOR TWO
DAYS NON-STOP NOW.

WELL, AT LEAST
HE'S STAYING PUT.

[ Rapping of door knocker ]

I'LL GO.

MR. McBRIDE.
MRS. BHAER.

I UNDERSTAND ONE OF YOUR
STUDENTS WAS INVOLVED
IN AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO.

YES. TOMMY BANGS.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M
A CLOSE FRIEND
OF HIS FAMILY.

NO, I WASN'T
AWARE OF THAT.

YES, THEY'VE OFTEN
TURNED TO ME WHEN
SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL.

LEGAL COUNSEL?
I HAVE COME TO INFORM YOU

THAT I WILL BE FILING
A SUIT OF NEGLIGENCE

AGAINST
THIS SCHOOL

ON BEHALF OF
THOMAS BANGS

IN THE DISTRICT
SUPERIOR COURT.

WHAT?

I TRUST YOU WILL
COOPERATE FULLY
IN THIS MATTER.

I AM, AFTER ALL,
MERELY ACTING IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN.

[ * ]

I SPOKE TO TOMMY'S PARENTS
RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED.

THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO BE TOO
CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

THEY SAID YOU REFERRED
TO THE INJURY AS A MISHAP.

WELL...

UH, YES. IT WAS
AN ACCIDENT.

HE SLIPPED
AND FELL.

TOMMY OFTEN HAS THESE
KINDS OF MISHAPS.

I'M SORRY, MRS. BHAER,
BUT I'M AFRAID I LOOK
UPON A BROKEN LEG

AS SOMETHING
CONSIDERABLY MORE SERIOUS

THAN AN AMUSING
INCONVENIENCE.

AND TOMMY'S PARENTS,
BOTH OF WHOM ARE BLESSED WITH

CARING AND TRUSTING HEARTS,

OFTEN FIND
THEMSELVES VICTIMS

OF THOSE WHO WOULD
SEEK TO DIMINISH

WRONGS COMMITTED
AGAINST THEM.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
IT WAS NEGLIGENCE, MA'AM.

THE CHILD WAS
ENTRUSTED TO YOUR CARE,

AND YOU PLACED HIM IN
A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HE WAS CLIMBING A TREE...

WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
AT HIS DESK IN SCHOOL,

WHERE CHILDREN BELONG
ON A SCHOOL DAY.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ADMIT
WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS?

TOMMY'S WELFARE
IS THE LAST THING
ON YOUR MIND.

YOU'VE BEEN AFTER ME TO
SELL PLUMFIELD TO YOU

SINCE MY HUSBAND'S DEATH.

NOW YOU'VE FINALLY FOUND
A WAY TO PRESSURE ME.

I SEE. SO THIS IS
ALL ABOUT YOU THEN,

NOT ABOUT THE POOR CHILD
LYING UPSTAIRS WITH
A BROKEN LEG.

I WAS TOLD YOU WERE
A WOMAN OF CONSIDERABLE
VANITY, MRS. BHAER,

BUT I MUST ADMIT
I AM SURPRISED YOU PUT
YOUR OWN CONCERNS

ABOVE THE WELFARE
OF THE CHILDREN.

WHAT?

I AM ORDERING A COACH

TO REMOVE TOMMY FROM YOUR
SCHOOL THIS AFTERNOON.

I WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING
HIS THINGS COLLECTED
TOGETHER BEFORE THEN.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO HIS PARENTS.

I HAVE ADVISED AGAINST THAT.

YOU'VE ALREADY
SPOKEN WITH THEM,

DETAILING YOUR ACCOUNT
OF THE, UH, "MISHAP".

WHAT MORE COULD
YOU TELL THEM?

WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK TO
THE OTHER CHILDREN
THAT WERE THERE?

OR NICK RILEY,
MY CARETAKER.

THEY'LL TELL YOU
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

YES. I WOULD LIKE THAT.

THERE'S NO CASE
HERE, MR. McBRIDE.

TOMMY WILL BE THE
FIRST TO AGREE WITH ME.

WELL THAT'S WHY WE
LET THE JUDGE DECIDE.

GOOD DAY, MRS. BHAER.

YOUR COACH IS HERE.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL
BE ABLE TO COME
BACK SOON,

AND YOUR LEG
WILL BE HEALED,

AND YOU'LL BE...
I'M SORRY, MRS. JO.

I SHOULDN'T EVEN
HAVE CLIMBED
IN THAT TREE.

LISTEN TO
ME, TOMMY.

I'VE CLIMBED THAT
SAME TREE BEFORE,

MANY TIMES WHEN
I WAS YOUNGER.

THE VIEW FROM THE BRANCHES
IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU CAN SEE THE
ENTIRE POND FROM
SHORE TO SHORE.

AND IF YOU LOOK
STRAIGHT DOWN,

YOU CAN EVEN SEE
THE FISH SWIMMING
IN THE WATER.

I KNOW. I COUNTED
EIGHT OF 'EM.

[ Chuckle ]

IT'S A WHOLE
DIFFERENT
WORLD UP THERE,

MUCH MORE INTERESTING
THAN JUST STANDING
ON THE GROUND.

I'M SORRY THAT
YOU SLIPPED AND
FELL, TOMMY.

BUT I AM SO
HAPPY THAT YOU
CLIMBED THAT TREE.

I HOPE YOU
CLIMB MANY MORE.

Mr. McBride:
SO THIS IS WHERE
YOU CONDUCT CLASS.

IN THE BARN.

WELL THE ACTUAL BARN
WHERE THE ANIMALS
ARE KEPT IS BELOW US.

UNCLE FRITZ AND AUNT JO
USED TO KEEP HAY AND...
AND FEED UP HERE,

UNTIL IT WAS
CONVERTED TO
THE SCHOOLROOM.

HMMM. UH, TELL
ME THIS, UH...

ON THE DAY THAT
TOMMY BANGS
WAS INJURED,

YOU DECIDED
TO CONDUCT CLASS
OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.

UH, IS THIS
CORRECT?

YES.

WE WERE READING
THOREAU'S "WALDEN",

AND IT WAS SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT...

AUNT JO SUGGESTED WE
GO TO WALDEN POND,

WHERE THOREAU
ACTUALLY LIVED,
TO CONDUCT CLASS.

DOES YOUR AUNT OFTEN
CONDUCT, UH, THIS
TYPE OF OUTING?

YES, ACTUALLY
SHE DOES.

AUNT JO BELIEVES
A LARGE PART OF
ONE'S EDUCATION

OCCURS OUTSIDE
THE CLASSROOM.

HMM. HOW NOVEL.

UH, BUT I AM
STILL CONFUSED.

UH, IF YOU'RE
CONDUCTING CLASS
AT THE POND,

HOW DID TOMMY
COME TO BE
CLIMBING A TREE?

WELL, THE LESSONS WERE
FINISHED FOR THE DAY,

AND THE STUDENTS WERE
ALLOWED SOME FREE TIME

BEFORE NICK CAME TO PICK
US UP IN THE HAY WAGON.

TELL ME THEN, IN YOUR
OWN WORDS, EXACTLY HOW
THE INJURY OCCURRED.

[ Sigh ]
WELL MANY OF THE STUDENTS
BEGAN SKIPPING STONES.

BUT, UH, TOMMY BECAME
BORED WITH THIS AND...

DECIDED TO
CLIMB THE TREE.

WAS HE TOLD
NOT TO?

NO. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

MRS. BHAER DIDN'T MIND
HIM CLIMBING THE TREE?

NO. SHE LETS US DO STUFF
LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.

SHE ALWAYS WATCHES
US CLOSELY AND TELLS
US TO BE CAREFUL.

BUT SOMETIMES INJURIES
LIKE TOMMY'S DO HAPPEN,

ISN'T THAT CORRECT?

NOT OFTEN.

MRS. JO TAKES REAL
GOOD CARE OF US.

HE SLIPPED ON A
BRANCH AND HE FELL.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
COULD'VE HAPPENED
TO ANYONE.

BUT THESE SORTS
OF ACCIDENTS SEEM
TO FOLLOW TOMMY
AROUND, DON'T THEY?

HE DOES TEND TO
GET HURT MORE THAN
THE REST OF US.

CAN YOU GIVE
ME ANY OTHER
EXAMPLES?

NO. I'M AFRAID I
CAN'T RECALL ANY.

THERE'S NOTHING TO
WORRY ABOUT, NAT,

AS LONG AS YOU
TELL ME THE TRUTH.

UM, WELL THERE
WAS THIS ONE TIME

WHEN TOMMY
CUT HIMSELF.

CUT HIMSELF? WAS IT BAD?

UH, NO, DR. PIERCE JUST,
UM, S-STITCHED IT UP.

DR. PIERCE
WAS SUMMONED?

WELL... YEAH.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

UM...

I DON'T...
I DON'T REMEMBER.

SURE, I REMEMBER.

HE WAS SETTIN'
THE TABLE
FOR DINNER,

AND HE WAS
CARRYIN' TOO MANY
THINGS AT ONCE.

AND TOMMY COMES
THROUGH THE DOOR

RIGHT AS BILLY
WAS COMIN'
THROUGH THE DOOR,

AND BOOM! THE DOOR
SLAMS INTO TOMMY,

AND THE KNIFE
HE WAS CARRYIN'
CUT HIS ARM.

THE PLATE SMASHED
INTO ABOUT A
MILLION PIECES.

WE GO THROUGH
MORE PLATES HERE.

WAS THE CUT BAD?
OH, REAL SMALL.

I WANTED TO STITCH
IT, BUT MRS. JO SAID
DR. PIERCE SHOULD DO IT.

BUT I COULDA DONE IT.

I'VE SEEN HIM DO IT
HUNDREDS OF TIMES.

IS DR. PIERCE, UH,
OFTEN SUMMONED OUT HERE
TO STITCH UP WOUNDS?

YEAH. HE'S
HERE MORE THAN
HE'S IN TOWN.

BUT I LIKE IT
'CAUSE HE LETS ME
HELP OUT SOMETIMES.

HMM. I SEE YOU HAVE AN
INTEREST IN MEDICINE.

YES, SIR.
THAT'S GOOD. UH, TELL ME,

ARE THERE MANY
OTHER INTERESTING
MEDICAL CASES
HERE AT PLUMFIELD?

WELL, YOU PROBABLY HEARD
ABOUT THE MEASLE EPIDEMIC
WE HAD LAST YEAR.

OH, YES, THE SCHOOL
WAS QUARANTINED, IF
I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

YEAH. IT WAS
REALLY BAD.

OH, AND THEN
LAST WINTER NAT
WAS IN A COMA.

A COMA?
YEAH, NICK WAS TEACHING
HIM HOW TO FIGHT, SEE?

AND SO THEN HE WENT...
NICK?

HE'S THE CARETAKER HERE?
YEAH.

AND SO NAT WENT
INTO TOWN AND
PICKED A FIGHT

WITH A BOY BIGGER
THAN HIM.

AND THEN THE BOY
PUNCHED HIM AND HE...

AND HE HIT HIS
HEAD ON THE...

ON THE, UM...

WELL, HE HIT HIS HEAD.

BUT IT WASN'T
ANYTHING BAD.

IT WAS JUST A...

YOU KNOW, A...

COMA.

HE'S A DESPICABLE
MAN, ELI McBRIDE.

I HEARD HE'S
CONSIDERING RUNNING
FOR MAYOR NEXT YEAR.

WELL, HE
CAN FORGET
LAURIE'S VOTE.

[ Sigh ]

EDWARD WIRED BACK.

HE SAID THESE KINDS OF
LAWSUITS ARE BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT.

HE'S HAD THREE
IN THE LAST YEAR
ALONE AT HIS FIRM.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS
IS HE AGREES THAT
IN THIS INSTANCE,

THERE ISN'T
MUCH OF A CASE.

AND CLEARLY IT'S
A MATTER OF...

"CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE"

AND THE JUDGE
WILL MOST LIKELY

RULE IN
YOUR FAVOR.

CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE?
WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IT MEANS
THAT TOMMY,

BY CHOOSING TO
CLIMB THE TREE IN
THE FIRST PLACE,

WAS IN FACT
CONTRIBUTING TO
HIS OWN INJURY.

EDWARD CAN CITE
OTHER CASES WHERE
THE SAME ARGUMENT
WAS USED.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
SO I'LL HAVE TO SAY

THAT IT WAS
TOMMY'S FAULT
THAT HE GOT HURT?

WELL, YES...

PARTIALLY,

WHICH IN
FACT IT WAS.

AND THAT'S
ALL YOU NEED...

YOU WON'T HAVE
TO SAY A THING.

EDWARD WILL
REPRESENT YOU.

HE'S A
FINE LAWYER.

I DON'T WANT
A LAWYER.

BUT, JO, YOU
MAY NEED ONE.

Mr. McBride:
I SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFF.

HE SAID YOU SPENT
SOME TIME IN
JAIL LAST YEAR

FOR ASSAULTING ONE
OF THE CHILDREN'S
GUARDIANS.

MIND TELLING
ME ABOUT THAT?

WHAT'S THAT GOT
TO DO WITH TOMMY
GETTIN' HURT?

MERELY TRYING TO GAIN
AN OVERALL IMPRESSION
OF THE SCHOOL,

FROM THE CHILDREN
WHO ATTEND IT

TO THE EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE HIRED TO
CARE FOR THEM.

I'M JUST THE CARETAKER.

I DON'T GET INVOLVED
MUCH WITH THE KIDS.

THAT'S ODD.
THE CHILDREN SEEM TO
HAVE A DIFFERING VIEW.

THEY SPEAK QUITE
HIGHLY OF YOU.

MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY
REFER TO YOU AS A KIND
OF SECOND FATHER,

WHICH, AS YOU
MIGHT IMAGINE,
CONCERNS ME.

AFTER ALL A MAN
SUCH AS YOURSELF,

WORKING IN A SCHOOL
WITH CHILDREN,

NOT EXACTLY MY
IDEA OF A ROLE...
LOOK.

I'M REAL BUSY HERE.

I DON'T HAVE THE TIME
FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, MR. RILEY.

[ * ]

[ Screeching of hinges ]

AND, UH, MAKE
SURE THIS IS
MARKED URGENT.

I WANT THE JUDGE
TO SEE IT TODAY.

THE SAFETY OF
THE CHILDREN
IS AT STAKE.

MM-HMM. MM-HMM.

SORRY. NONE OF
MY BUSINESS.

YOU THE, UH, NEW EDITOR
OF THE NEWSPAPER?

HARRISON BRIDGER.
JUST GOT IN
LAST WEEK.

ELI McBRIDE.
I HAVE A LAW
FIRM IN TOWN.

UH, I'M JUST INVOLVED
IN A CASE OF NEGLIGENCE
AGAINST A LOCAL SCHOOL.

NEGLIGENCE?
IT BEGAN WITH A
SINGLE INCIDENT,

BUT AFTER SOME
INVESTIGATION,
I'VE UNCOVERED A...

AN ALARMING PATTERN OF,
UH, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

DOES THE REST
OF THE TOWN
KNOW ABOUT THIS?

OH, I'M
AFRAID NOT.

THE OWNER OF THE
SCHOOL HAS GONE
TO GREAT LENGTHS

TO HIDE HER
LITTLE SECRET FROM
PUBLIC SCRUTINY.
[ Chuckle ]

COULD I PERSUADE
YOU TO SPEAK TO
THE "CHRONICLE"
ABOUT THIS?

UM, WELL, UNDER
NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES

I WOULD NEVER
DISCUSS AN ONGOING
CASE WITH A NEWSPAPER.

BUT, UH, TO SAY NOTHING
WHEN THE CHILDREN
ARE IN DANGER,

I'M AFRAID I'D BE GUILTY
OF NEGLIGENCE TOO.

Jo:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
TOMMY ANYMORE.

NOW IT'S ABOUT
THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

[ Banging of door knocker ]

McBRIDE HAS
COMPLETELY TWISTED
EVERYTHING.

HE MAKES IT SEEM AS
THOUGH I DELIBERATELY PUT
THESE CHILDREN IN HARM.

MRS. BHAER.

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?

I ONLY WANT
TO PROTECT
THE CHILDREN,

AS DOES THE JUDGE.

WHAT IS THIS?

IT'S A TEMPORARY
INJUNCTION,

ORDERING YOU TO
CLOSE THIS SCHOOL

UNTIL A FULL
HEARING CAN
BE SCHEDULED.

WHAT?
YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END
OF THE DAY TOMORROW,

OR ELSE THE SHERIFF
AND HIS DEPUTIES WILL
CLOSE IT FOR YOU.

GOOD DAY.

[ * ]

[ Closing of door ]

THAT'S THE
LAST OF IT.

ALL SET?

YEAH.

MRS. JO, CAN WE
COME VISIT YOU?

NO.

THE INJUNCTION
PREVENTS YOU FROM
COMING ONTO THE
PROPERTY, NAT.

BUT I'LL COME VISIT
YOU AS OFTEN AS I CAN.

BYE, SWEETHEART.
BYE, AUNT JO.

YOU BE GOOD.

YOU HEAR ME?

I'LL SEE
YOU SOON.

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING WILL
BE ALL RIGHT,
YOU'LL SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

COME ON.
LET'S GO.

GO ON.

[ Whispering ]
GO ON.

I'LL BE BACK SOON.

[ * ]

NAN, YOUR
CARRIAGE IS HERE.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU
HAVE EVERYTHING?

YOU HAVE YOUR
MUSIC BOX?

AND YOUR
FROG SKELETON?

I'LL COME AND
VISIT YOU. WOULD
THAT BE ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

I'LL MISS YOU.

[ Sobbing ]

I'M SORRY FOR
SAYING THOSE THINGS
TO MR. McBRIDE.

I WASN'T THINKIN'.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

YOU DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG,
DO YOU HEAR ME?

[ Sobbing ]

WE'LL GET THROUGH
THIS, I PROMISE.

SOMEHOW WE'LL
GET THROUGH THIS.

OKAY.
GOODBYE NOW.

GOODBYE, MRS. JO.

BYE.

BYE.

[ * ]

I'M DONE. MAY
I BE EXCUSED?

YES.

HE'S NOT TAKING
THIS WELL.

HE'LL BE ALL
RIGHT ONCE THE
KIDS COME BACK.

WELL, IT JUST
AIN'T RIGHT.

A WHOLE DINNER
AND NOT ONE
PLATE IS BROKEN.

I'D ALMOST FOR-
GOTTEN HOW QUIET
THIS HOUSE CAN GET.

I CAN ALMOST
HEAR NAT PLAYING
HIS VIOLIN.

OR NAN LAUGHING
AT SOME PRANK THAT
SHE JUST PULLED.

OR TOMMY RINGING
THAT AWFUL BELL.

WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE
TO HEAR IT AGAIN.

Mr. McBride:
THANK YOU FOR BEING
GRACIOUS ENOUGH
TO SPEAK WITH ME.

WELL YOU'LL FORGIVE
US FOR BEING
SOMEWHAT BIASED,

BUT I WOULD
RATE PLUMFIELD

AS ONE OF THE
FINEST SCHOOLS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.

I CAN THINK OF NO OTHER
SCHOOL I'D RATHER HAVE
OUR DAUGHTER ATTEND.

BUT IS IT NOT TRUE
THAT INITIALLY

YOU HAD RESERVATIONS
ABOUT SENDING HER THERE.

WELL, YES,
INITIALLY.

BUT ONCE BESS
WAS ENROLLED...

CERTAIN PEOPLE
IN TOWN SAID

THAT THEY OVERHEARD
YOU AND YOUR SISTER

ENGAGE IN A HEATED
PUBLIC ARGUMENT,

IN WHICH YOU
QUESTIONED THE,
UH, DISCIPLINE

AND SAFETY OF THE SCHOOL.

OH, WELL...

IT WASN'T LIKE THAT. NO.

WE WERE JUST...

YOU KNOW HOW
SISTERS CAN GET.

Laurie:
OUR HESITATION
SIMPLY HAD TO DO

WITH OUR FREQUENT
TRAVELING
SCHEDULE.

YES. OUR TRAVEL
SCHEDULE.

WE TRAVEL.

OFTENTIMES TO EUROPE.

FREQUENTLY.

Mr. McBride:
IS IT NOT TRUE
THAT BESS...

ALMOST DROWNED IN
A RIVER ON THE...

PLUMFIELD PROPERTY,

SHORTLY AFTER SHE
WAS ENROLLED IN
THE SCHOOL?

Laurie: I WOULDN'T
GO SO FAR AS TO SAY
SHE NEARLY DROWNED.

SHE SLIPPED
AND FELL INTO
THE RIVER.

CHILDREN FALL INTO
RIVERS EVERY DAY.

BUT BESS COULDN'T SWIM.

WELL, NO...

NOT AT
THE TIME.

SHE LEARNED
SHORTLY AFTER.

NICK TAUGHT HER
HOW TO SWIM.

NICK RILEY, THE CARETAKER?
YES.

HE'S WONDERFUL
WITH THE CHILDREN.

HE'S BEEN A GREAT
ASSET TO PLUMFIELD.

HE MAKES SURE THINGS
ARE SAFE AND CLEAN,

AND, WELL, HE CAN FIX
JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN
JO HAPPIER SINCE HE
CAME INTO HER LIFE...

[ * ]

BECAUSE HE'S
SO GOOD AT...

KEEPING THINGS
SAFE AND...

CLEAN AND...

FIXING THINGS.

[ Sigh ]
MOTHER.

[ Rattling of carriage ]

[ Whinnying of horse ]

Jo:
MR. BRIDGER?

YOU'RE THE NEW EDITOR
OF THE "CHRONICLE",
AM I RIGHT?

YES, I AM, I
ARRIVED IN TOWN
JUST LAST...

WELL, I FIGURED
I'D COME BY AND

TELL YOU MY SIDE
OF THE STORY,

BEING AS YOU
NEVER BOTHERED
TO ASK ME.

OH, YOU MUST
BE MRS. BHAER.

I-I KNOW I
RUSHED TO PRINT
THE ARTICLE,

BUT I HAD A
DEADLINE TO GET
THE PAPER OUT,

AND, UH,
I FELT I HAD ALL
THE NECESSARY
FACTS TO...

SO YOU DECIDED TO
GO AHEAD AND PRINT
LIES RATHER THAN
TELL THE TRUTH.

IF THIS IS THE
KIND OF JOURNALISM
THAT YOU PRACTICE...

SO YOU DISPUTE
MR. McBRIDE'S
FINDINGS?

OF COURSE I
DISPUTE THEM.

AND IF YOU HAD
BOTHERED TO RE-
SEARCH YOUR FACTS,

INSTEAD OF
RUSHING OFF...
SO MR. RILEY HERE

IS NOT A CONVICTED CRIMINAL?

SINCE WHEN IS IT
AGAINST THE LAW
TO GIVE SOMEONE
A SECOND CHANCE?

WELL, IT ISN'T.
BUT IF HE TEACHES
THE CHILDREN
HOW TO FIGHT,

RESULTING IN ONE
OF THEM GETTING
SERIOUSLY HURT,

THEN MAYBE IT
OUGHT TO BE.
THAT WAS MY DOIN', NOT HERS.

Nick:
SHE DON'T
ALLOW FIGHTIN'.

Harrison:
BUT SHE HIRED YOU.

IT'S HER
RESPONSIBILITY.

AND NOW THERE'S
TALK OF YOUR
RELATIONSHIP
HAVING EVOLVED

INTO SOMEWHAT OF
A... COURTSHIP.

SOME MIGHT VIEW
THAT AS IMPROPER.

WHO TOLD
YOU THAT?

ELI McBRIDE DIS-
COVERED IT DURING
HIS INVESTIGATION.

I BELIEVE IT WAS,
UH, AMY YOUR SISTER
WHO TOLD HIM.

WELL IT'S
NOT TRUE.

WELL IF IT ISN'T
TRUE, NOW WHY WOULD
YOUR SISTER SAY THAT?

COME ON, LET'S GO.

IT'S A WASTE OF
TIME TALKIN' TO HIM.

McBRIDE'S GOT HIM
IN HIS BACK POCKET.

NO, WAIT.

THAT'S WHERE
YOU'RE WRONG.

Harrison:
LOOK, I APOLOGIZE
FOR PRINTING
THAT ARTICLE

WITHOUT
HAVING TALKED
TO YOU FIRST.

WHATEVER
MR. McBRIDE'S
MOTIVATIONS ARE

FOR PURSUING
THIS LAWSUIT,

IT DOESN'T
ERASE THE FACT

THAT HE HAS
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
TO BACK HIS CLAIMS.

HE HAS DETAILED
ACCOUNTS OF
CHILDREN GETTING
HURT AND LOST;

ANOTHER ALMOST
DROWNING IN A RIVER;

OTHERS BEING ALLOWED
TO WANDER THROUGH
THE WOODS ALONE

FOR THREE NIGHTS
IN THE DEAD
OF WINTER

ON SOME SORT OF
INDIAN RITUAL.

Dan:
THAT WAS ME.

AND I ASKED HER
TO LET ME DO IT.

SHE DIDN'T
WANT ME TO GO.

DAN, PLEASE.

THE POINT IS,
McBRIDE MIGHT BE
DOING ALL OF THIS

FOR REASONS OTHER THAN
PROTECTING THE CHILDREN.

BUT I'M NOT. I WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.

IF THAT MEANS
CLOSING THE SCHOOL
AND PUTTING YOU
OUT OF BUSINESS,

THEN I'LL DO MY
BEST TO MAKE SURE
THAT HAPPENS.

BUT IF IT TURNS
OUT THAT WHAT'S
BEST FOR THE
CHILDREN

IS KEEPING THE
SCHOOL OPEN AND
MR. RILEY HERE

STAYING ON
AS CARETAKER,

I'LL DO MY BEST
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT HAPPENS.

BUT YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO PROVE
THAT TO ME FIRST.

[ * ]

McBRIDE!

Jo:
NICK?

WAIT A MINUTE. I'M LATE
FOR A MEETING, MR. RILEY.

I WANNA
TALK TO YOU.

WELL, IT WILL
HAVE TO WAIT.

Nick:
YOU BEEN SPREADIN'
LIES ALL OVER TOWN,

AND IT'S
GONNA STOP.

STEP OUT OF MY WAY.
NOT UNTIL WE
SETTLE THIS.

THE ONLY THING
THAT YOU SHOULD
BE SETTLING,
MR. RILEY,

IS YOUR EMPLOYMENT
SITUATION.

PERHAPS IT'S
TIME YOU MOVED ON

AND FOUND ANOTHER
LONELY WIDOW
TO PREY UPON.

Jo:
NICK!

LET GO OF ME.

Jo:
NICK, STOP.

HOW DARE YOU
ASSAULT ME?

YOU SEE THAT?
YOU SAW WHAT
HAPPENED?

THIS IS THE SORT
OF ROLE MODEL
MRS. BHAER ALLOWS
IN HER SCHOOL.

ONE CAN ONLY
IMAGINE HOW HE
HANDLES UNRULY
STUDENTS.

IT'S OVER,
MRS. BHAER.

YOUR SCHOOL IS FINISHED.

I'M SO
SORRY, JO.

IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT.

IT JUST SLIPPED
OUT OF MY MOUTH,

AND BEFORE I KNEW IT,
HE WAS TWISTING MY WORDS...

Jo:
IT'S ALL
RIGHT, AMY.

I'M NOT ANGRY WITH YOU.

McBRIDE SEEMS TO
EXCEL AT TWISTING
PEOPLE'S WORDS.

I WIRED EDWARD.

HE'LL COME TO
REPRESENT YOU
AT THE HEARING.

MEG, I CAN'T
AFFORD A LAWYER.

OH, I ALREADY
TALKED TO HIM
ABOUT THAT.

HE WON'T
CHARGE YOU.

[ Sigh ]

I TOLD HIM ABOUT
THE INJUNCTION.

HE SAID THAT THE
JUDGE'S DECISION
TO ISSUE IT IS
NOT A GOOD SIGN.

IT MEANS THAT HE
FEELS McBRIDE'S
CLAIMS HAVE
SOME VALIDITY.

BUT IT'S NOT
HOPELESS.

WE HAVE
SOME CLAIMS
OF OUR OWN,

ABOUT WHAT
A WONDERFUL
SCHOOL THIS IS,

AND THE INCREDIBLE
WORK YOU'VE DONE
WITH THESE CHILDREN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE WON'T GIVE UP
WITHOUT A FIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT
THAT JUDGE SEES

EXACTLY WHAT
KIND OF PLACE
PLUMFIELD IS.

[ * ]

Nat:
DID YOU HAVE
MUCH TROUBLE
SNEAKIN' OUT?

NO. MY PARENTS
ARE TOO BUSY
TO NOTICE.

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT
YOU MEAN. MY FATHER'S
NOT EVEN HOME.

HE'S BEEN AWAY
ON BUSINESS IN
PHILADELPHIA FOR
OVER A MONTH NOW.

THE HOUSEKEEPER
DOESN'T CARE WHAT I DO.

SORRY I'M LATE.

MY UNCLE JUST
GOT FINISHED
TELLING ME

WHAT SCHOOL HE'S
SENDING ME TO.

[ Sigh ]
PETERSKILL
ACADEMY.

PETERSKILL
ACADEMY?

THAT'S A
HORRIBLE SCHOOL.

IT'S A BUNCH
OF SPOILED
RICH KIDS.

Dan:
LOOK...

THIS AIN'T OVER YET.

THE HEARING'S IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE GOTTA KEEP
THINKIN' POSITIVE.

ALL RIGHT?

DO YOU HAVE
THE BOOK?

YEAH.

I THINK IT'S YOUR
TURN TO READ, BESS.

ALL RIGHT.

[ * ]

Bess: [ Reading ]
THE SURFACE OF
THE EARTH IS SOFT

AND IMPRESSIBLE BY
THE FEET OF MEN;

AND SO WITH THE PATHS ON
WHICH THE MIND TRAVELS.

HOW WORN AND DUSTY
THEN MUST BE THE
HIGHWAYS OF THE WORLD;

HOW DEEP THE RUTS
OF TRADITION
AND CONFORMITY.

I DID NOT WISH TO
TAKE A CABIN PASSAGE,

BUT RATHER TO GO
BEFORE THE MAST

AND ON THE DECK
OF THE WORLD,

FOR THERE I COULD
BEST SEE THE MOONLIGHT
AMID THE MOUNTAINS.

I DO NOT WISH
TO GO BELOW NOW.

MY IMAGINATION
CARRIED ME SO FAR

THAT EVEN IF
THY REFUSAL HAD...

[ * ]

I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M
SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPENED
IN TOWN WITH McBRIDE.

I KNOW YOU WERE
ANGRY, NICK.
I WAS ANGRY TOO.

BUT ASSAULTING
HIM WASN'T
THE ANSWER.

I KNOW. IT'S JUST...

BACK ON THE SHIPS,

GUYS DIDN'T
HAVE LAWSUITS
AND LAWYERS.

YOU HAD A
PROBLEM WITH
SOMEBODY,

YOU SETTLED IT
RIGHT THEN AND THERE
WITH YOUR FISTS.

THAT'S THE WAY IT'S
BEEN FOR ME AS LONG
AS I CAN REMEMBER.

LISTEN, JO...

COMIN' HERE,
WORKIN' FOR YOU,
THIS SCHOOL...

IT'S BEEN
GOOD FOR ME.

YOU AND THE
KIDS MADE ME
FEEL WANTED.

AND I THANK
YOU FOR IT.

BUT I THINK
MAYBE IT'S TIME
I SHOULD LEAVE.

I THINK IT'D
BE BEST FOR
THE SCHOOL.

IT MIGHT EVEN HELP
WITH THE LAWSUIT.

ME BEIN' HERE
HAS ONLY MADE
THINGS WORSE.

I'M THE ONE WHO
HIRED YOU, NICK.

THAT NEWSPAPER
MAN WAS RIGHT.

NO MATTER WHAT
YOU DO, RIGHT
OR WRONG,

ULTIMATELY IT
COMES BACK TO ME.

IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY.
EXACTLY.

WHICH IS WHY
YOU'LL BE DOIN' THE
RESPONSIBLE THING

IN GETTIN'
RID OF ME.

MIGHT SEND A MESSAGE TO
THE JUDGE THAT YOU'RE
CLEANIN' THIS PLACE UP.

CLEANING THIS PLACE UP.

TO THE EYES OF
THE JUDGE, I MEAN.

LISTEN.

THINK ABOUT IT.

AND LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT
ME TO DO.

Mr. McBride:
THE FACTS SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES, MRS. BHAER.

YOUR CLASSROOM
IS LOCATED IN A
DILAPIDATED BARN,

WHICH, IT WILL BE ARGUED,
POSES A DANGER TO
LIFE AND LIMB.

AND YOUR
UNCONVENTIONAL
TEACHING METHODS,

OF WHICH YOU'RE
SO PROUD,

HAVE PROVEN TO BE NOT
ONLY RECKLESS,
BUT DOWNRIGHT HAZARDOUS.

NOW WE CAN GO TO THE
HEARING TOMORROW,

AND WE CAN STAND
BEFORE THE JUDGE,

AND I WILL TELL HIM
HOW YOU HAVE HIRED
A CONVICTED FELON,

WHO ASSAULTS PEOPLE
IN THE STREETS.

AND I CAN
DETAIL EVERY
SINGLE INCIDENT

IN WHICH A CHILD
WAS HARMED HERE.

I CAN DO
ALL OF THAT.

OR WE CAN SETTLE THIS
MATTER RIGHT NOW.

I WILL WITHDRAW
THE LAWSUIT...

IF YOU WILL AGREE TO
SELL ME PLUMFIELD.

TRUE, THE SCHOOL WILL
STILL BE CLOSED,

BUT YOU WILL BE SPARED
NOT ONLY THE ARDUOUS
LEGAL HEARING,

BUT ALSO THE
SUBSTANTIAL
MONETARY DAMAGES

WHICH THE JUDGE
ALMOST CERTAINLY

WILL AWARD
TOMMY'S PARENTS.

I'LL TAKE MY
CHANCES IN COURT.

[ Sigh ]
FINE.

IF YOU THINK YOU
CAN AFFORD IT.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING
YOUR HANDS ON
THIS SCHOOL, EVER!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT
THESE CHILDREN.
YOU NEVER HAVE.

BUT YOU DO.

YOU CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT THEM.

WHAT I SAID
EARLIER WAS WRONG.

YOU HAVE NEVER
PUT YOUR WELFARE
BEFORE THE CHILDREN'S.

THEIR NEEDS HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN AT THE CORE OF
YOUR VERY BEING,

WHICH IS WHY YOU
MUST ASK YOURSELF,

"WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF
WINNING THIS LAWSUIT?"

YOU DO REALIZE THAT
TOMMY WILL BE CALLED
FOR QUESTIONING,

AS WILL ALL THE
OTHER CHILDREN.

AS A LAWYER, I HAVE SEEN
THESE CASES TURN UGLY,

DRAGGING ON INTO
VERY LENGTHY,

VERY HUMILIATING
PUBLIC SPECTACLES.

THEY CAN BE
TERRIBLY PAINFUL,

ESPECIALLY FOR
YOUNG CHILDREN.

I'LL TELL THE
JUDGE ABOUT THIS.

WHEN HE HEARS
THAT YOU OFFERED
TO WITHDRAW
THE LAWSUIT

IN EXCHANGE FOR
MY SCHOOL...

I WILL DENY
IT, MRS. BHAER.

IT'LL BE YOUR WORD
AGAINST MINE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY
AT THE MOMENT,

YOUR REPUTATION IS NOT,
UH, THE MOST SOUND.

YOU DISGUST ME.

YOUR OPINION OF
ME IS NOT WHAT'S
IMPORTANT HERE.

THE SETTLING OF THIS MOST
UNPLEASANT LAWSUIT IS.

SO I WOULD CAUTION
YOU TO THINK LONG
AND HARD ABOUT IT.

NOT FOR
YOUR SAKE,

BUT FOR THE CHILDREN.

[ * ]

[ * ]

I BEEN LOOKIN'
ALL OVER FOR YOU.

HEARD McBRIDE
WAS OUT TODAY.

IT WAS MY IDEA
TO TURN THE BARN
INTO THE SCHOOLROOM.

FRITZ WANTED TO
CONVERT ONE OF
THE ROOMS IN
THE HOUSE.

IT'S WARMER
AND CLEANER...

AND SAFER.

BUT I TALKED HIM INTO IT.

I MEAN, WHAT CHILD
WOULDN'T WANT TO GO
TO SCHOOL IN A BARN?

I KNOW I WOULD.

WELL, HE
WAS RIGHT.

IT'S COLD IN
HERE, AND DUSTY.

THERE'S SPIDERS
IN THE RAFTERS.

FRITZ HAD SUCH
A WONDERFUL WAY
WITH THE CHILDREN.

HE WAS COMPASSIONATE,
YET FIRM.

WHEN HE DIED...

I WAS DETERMINED TO
KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN.

AND THOUGH MY
METHODS WEREN'T THE
MOST CONVENTIONAL,

I TRUSTED MYSELF.

I TRUSTED MYSELF.

BECAUSE I KNEW
IN MY HEART

THAT I ONLY WANTED
WHAT WAS BEST
FOR THE CHILDREN.

YET IT'S BEEN
ONE ORDEAL
AFTER THE OTHER.

McBRIDE WAS RIGHT.

CHILDREN HAVE BEEN HURT.

AND I HAVE BEEN TO BLAME.

NO, YOU HAVEN'T.

AND THE KIDS WOULD
BE THE FIRST ONES
TO AGREE WITH ME.

McBRIDE'S JUST
TRYIN' TO GET
UNDER YOUR SKIN.

WELL, HE'S SUCCEEDED.

HE'S OPENED
MY EYES TO
THE STRUGGLES

THAT I HAVE PUT
THESE CHILDREN
THROUGH,

AND THE STRUGGLES
I WILL CONTINUE TO PUT
THESE CHILDREN THROUGH

IF I KEEP FIGHTING
THIS THING.

THE KIDS'LL BE
ALL RIGHT, JO.

YOU TAUGHT
'EM WELL,

EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF 'EM.

[ Sniffling ]

WELL, I HOPE SO.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T
TRUST MY METHODS, NICK.

I DON'T TRUST MYSELF.

SO WHAT'RE
YOU GONNA DO,
JUST GIVE UP?

WELL, I WON'T
LET YOU.

I KNOW I TOLD YOU TO
THINK ABOUT WHETHER
I SHOULD LEAVE,

BUT I'M JUST GONNA
GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

NO. NO, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO.

JO, YOU CAN'T
GIVE UP.

I HAVE NO CHOICE!

THE CHILDREN
HAVE BEEN PUT
THROUGH ENOUGH.

[ Sniffling ]

I'M SELLING
PLUMFIELD
TO McBRIDE.

[ * ]

Dan:
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

SHE'S ACTUALLY GONNA
SELL PLUMFIELD.

McBRIDE'S MAKIN'
HER DO IT.

HE'S GOT HER
BELIEVIN' THE
THINGS HE SAYS
ABOUT HER ARE TRUE.

BUT THEY'RE NOT.

PLUMFIELD'S THE BEST
SCHOOL THERE IS.

I SHOULD KNOW. I'VE
BEEN KICKED OUT
OF ENOUGH OF 'EM.

YEAH, MRS. JO
TREATS US
LIKE PEOPLE.

AT ALL THE OTHER
SCHOOLS, ALL THEY DO
IS GIVE YOU ORDERS

AND TELL YOU
TO BE QUIET.

WE CAN'T LET HER DO THIS.
WE GOTTA HELP HER.

HOW? I MEAN,
EVEN IF WE DO
CONVINCE AUNT JO,

McBRIDE'S
STILL GONNA
WIN THE CASE.

I'VE HEARD MY
FATHER SAY HE'S
THE KIND OF LAWYER

WHO DOESN'T QUIT
UNTIL HE GETS
WHAT HE WANTS.

Nat:
THAT'S TRUE.

HE SAID HE'D DRAG
THIS CASE OUT INTO A
LONG AND UGLY MESS.

MRS. JO JUST
DOESN'T WANNA PUT
US THROUGH IT.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUT OURSELVES THROUGH IT.

NAN'S RIGHT.

IT'S UP TO US
TO PUT A STOP
TO THIS.

MRS. JO'S
JUST TRYIN'
TO PROTECT US.

NOW WE GOTTA
PROTECT HER.

HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT?
Dan: STOP THE HEARING.

WE DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO MAKE McBRIDE
DROP THE LAWSUIT.

WHATEVER IT
TAKES, DAN?

YOU SAW WHAT
HAPPENED TO NICK
WHEN HE TRIED TO
STOP McBRIDE.

I'M NOT TALKIN'
ABOUT HURTIN'
ANYBODY HERE.

THERE ARE OTHER
WAYS TO DO THIS.

SUCH AS?

I DON'T
KNOW YET.

WE'LL THINK
OF SOMETHIN'.

WHATEVER IT IS,

WE GOTTA MAKE
SURE WE SEE TO
IT TO THE END.

NOW THOREAU,
HE WAS WILLIN'
TO GO TO JAIL

FOR WHAT HE
KNEW WAS RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE
REST OF YOU,

BUT I'M WILLIN'
TO DO THAT.

I'LL GO TO JAIL.

YEAH, I'LL GO TOO.

ME TOO.

Emil:
I GUESS GOIN'
TO JAIL'S BETTER

THAN GOIN' TO
PETERSKILL ACADEMY.

[ Sigh ]
I SUPPOSE SO.

I GUESS I'LL JUST
HAVE TO WEAR ONE OF
MY UGLIER DRESSES.

ALL RIGHT.

[ * ]

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU TOLD MRS. JO
THAT YOU'D HELP
KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN

IF SHE COULD
PROVE IT'S WHAT'S
BEST FOR THE KIDS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GOOD. 'CAUSE WE'RE
GONNA PROVE IT
TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

COME IN.

YOU SURE YOU
WANNA DO THIS?

YES.

WE'LL FOLLOW
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

[ * ]

[ * ]

Nick:
WHAT'RE THE
KIDS DOIN' HERE?

THIS WAY,
JUDGE HANCOCK.

I THOUGHT WE COULD
HOLD THE HEARING
IN THE CHURCH.

WHAT THE...

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

Nan:
WE'RE STOPPIN'
THE HEARING.

WE'RE NOT LETTIN'
ANYBODY IN

TILL WE GET A CHANCE
TO SPEAK TO THE JUDGE.

DAN, PLEASE
DON'T MAKE THIS

ANY MORE
DIFFICULT THAN
IT ALREADY IS.

WHAT'S THE
MEANING OF THIS?

THESE ARE MY
STUDENTS, YOUR HONOR.

WE'RE DEFENDING
MRS. JO AND
OUR SCHOOL.

WELL, DEFEND
THEM INSIDE.

NOW MOVE OUT
OF THE WAY.

NO.

WHAT?

THIS LAWSUIT IS STUPID.

TOMMY!

Mr. McBride:
THIS IS NONSENSE.

FURTHER EVIDENCE
OF THE LACK OF
DISCIPLINE AT
PLUMFIELD.

Dan:
OUR SCHOOL
HAS PLENTY OF
DISCIPLINE.

MAYBE MRS. JO
DOESN'T HIT KIDS
WHEN THEY DO WRONG,

LIKE THEY DO AT
OTHER SCHOOLS,

BUT THAT DON'T MEAN WE
DON'T LISTEN TO HER.

THE FACT IS
WE LISTEN
REAL WELL,

'CAUSE WE KNOW
THE THINGS SHE
TEACHES US ARE
IMPORTANT,

LIKE THINKIN'
FOR OURSELVES

AND STANDIN'
UP FOR WHAT WE
KNOW IS RIGHT.

YEAH, AND WE'RE NOT
LEAVING UNTIL YOU
WITHDRAW THIS
STUPID LAWSUIT.

THIS IS ABSURD.
NOW MOVE OUT OF
THE WAY, ALL OF YOU.

GO ON!
Emil: NO!

WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO MOVE US YOURSELF.

SOMEONE FETCH
THE SHERIFF.

IF YOU DON'T
MOVE AT ONCE,

I SHALL HAVE
YOU ARRESTED.

Bess:
FINE.

THROW US IN JAIL.

WE DON'T CARE.
BESS!

YEAH. THROW US IN JAIL.

Rob:
I WANNA GO TO JAIL TOO.

ROB!

IF THE CAUSE IS WORTHY...

Judge:
THIS IS NOT A
GAME, CHILDREN.

THIS IS VERY
SERIOUS.

Nat:
YES, SIR, WE
KNOW THAT.

BUT WE'D RATHER
GO TO JAIL

THAN BE FORCED TO
LEAVE PLUMFIELD.

MR. McBRIDE'S
TELLIN' EVERYONE
HOW DANGEROUS IT
IS OUT THERE.

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE
THAT AT ALL.

MRS. JO TEACHES US.

SHE LISTENS TO US
AND TAKES REALLY
GOOD CARE OF US.

IN FACT, WE FEEL
SAFE THERE.

IT'S NOT JUST
OUR SCHOOL.
IT'S OUR HOME.

OUT HERE, THIS IS
WHERE IT'S DANGEROUS.

Harrison:
YOU BETTER LISTEN
TO HIM, JUDGE,

BECAUSE UP UNTIL
NOW, NO ONE HAS,

MYSELF INCLUDED.

AND IF ANYONE
KNOWS WHETHER THE
SCHOOL IS SAFE,

I THINK IT WOULD
BE THE CHILDREN.

Asia:
WELL, IT'S ABOUT
TIME SOMEBODY CAME
TO THEIR SENSES.

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
US ALL TO START LISTENING
TO THE CHILDREN.

I AGREE.

YOU SHOULD LISTEN
TO THE CHILDREN.

LISTEN TO
THE CHILDREN.

WELL, IF THE REST OF MY
FAMILY IS GOING TO JAIL,

I MIGHT AS WELL GO TOO.

Harrison:
SO, MR. McBRIDE,

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WISH
TO SAY TO THE "CHRONICLE"

BEFORE YOU HAVE THE
SHERIFF TOSS THESE
NICE PEOPLE INTO JAIL?

I THOUGHT PERHAPS
YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT...

HOW YOU WERE WILLING
TO EXTORT MRS. BHAER

INTO SELLING
PLUMFIELD TO YOU

IN EXCHANGE FOR
YOU DROPPING
THE LAWSUIT,

WHICH, OF COURSE,
WOULD CAUSE ONE

TO QUESTION YOUR MOTIVES,

AND BY EXTENSION,
THE VERY CLAIMS
THAT YOU HAVE MADE.

ENOUGH!

IN LIGHT OF THE, UH...

SITUATION, YOUR
HONOR, I, UH...

RESPECTFULLY
WITHDRAW THE LAWSUIT.

Crowd:
[ Applause ]

[ * ]

[ Cheering ]

[ * ]

Dan:
I'LL GET THE GATE.

Jo:
I'LL GET IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[ * ]

[ Screeching of hinges ]

[ Laughter ]

Jo:
WELL, IT
ISN'T PERFECT,

BUT IT'S STILL THE BEST
SCHOOL IN TOWN. LET'S GO!

Dan:
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO.

[ * ]

Nan:
HOME!

[ * ]