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LATE IN 1935, THERE CAME A TIME

OF EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION

ON WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

BIG THINGS, WE FELT, WERE ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY,

WE WERE INCHING OUT OF THE WORST OF THE DEPRESSION

AND ON A SINGLE DAY, 3 OF US ATTEMPTED TO TAKE GIANT STEPS.

I WAS APPLYING FOR MY FIRST JOB ON A NEWSPAPER.

MY FATHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPAND HIS MILLING OPERATION

AND JASON WAS ONLY A HAIRSBREADTH AWAY

FROM WINNING A SCHOLARSHIP AT THE KLEINBERG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.

WE WERE ALL CONVINCED THAT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD

WE WOULD SEE THE RETURN OF PROSPERITY AND HAPPIER DAYS.

ELIZABETH, IF YOU CIRCLE THAT DATE ONE MORE TIME,

YOU'RE GONNA WEAR OUT THE CALENDAR.

YOU SHOULD SAVE THOSE CRAYONS FOR SCHOOLWORK.

THEY COST A NICKEL A BOX.

I JUST DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FORGET

THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DATE.

SMALL CHANCE OF THAT.

I BEAT YOU!

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

NOW, WE'VE GOT BREAD IN THE OVEN. YOU WANT IT TO FALL?

OH, SORRY, GRANDMA.

MAMA, I'M HUNGRY. IS THERE ANYTHING TO EAT?

THERE'S SOME BREAD DOUGH.

YUCK.

THERE'S WARM SOUP ON THE BACK OF THE STOVE.

OH, WELL, I'M STARVING.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T FEEL LIKE VEGETABLE SOUP.

I'M GONNA DO MY CHORES.

MMM-HMM. MAMA,

ARE YOU REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THEM?

WELL, YEAH, I GUESS I AM.

NO NEED TO BE WORRIED, MAMA.

I WISH I WAS AS SURE OF THAT AS YOU ARE, ELIZABETH.

JOHN-BOY WILL GET THE JOB, DADDY'LL GET THE CONTRACT,

AND JASON WILL GET THE SCHOLARSHIP.

AND WE'LL ALL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. SURE.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE OF THAT, ELIZABETH?

BECAUSE TODAY IS THE 7TH. 7 IS OUR VERY LUCKY NUMBER.

SUPERSTITIOUS NONSENSE.

7 IS SUPPOSED TO BE EVERYBODY'S LUCKY NUMBER.

HOW'D IT GET TO BE OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY?

A GYPSY TOLD ME.

THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY GYPSIES AROUND HERE

IN NEARLY 2 YEARS. YOU'RE MAKIN' IT ALL UP.

NO, I'M NOT. AM I, JIM-BOB?

IF THERE ARE ANY GYPSIES HANGIN' AROUND,

YOU CHILDREN SHOULD'VE TOLD US.

WE SAW ONE WHEN GRANDPA TOOK US OVER TO FABER.

AND COUNTESS NEVITA READ MY PALM

AND SHE SAID THAT THE NUMBER 7 WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

YOUR GRANDPA TOOK YOU TO SEE A FORTUNETELLER?

AND SHE ONLY CHARGED US 3 CENTS.

OH, GOOD LORD!

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY GOT YOUR MONEY'S WORTH.

DON'T WORRY, MAMA. JOHN-BOY'LL GET THAT JOB.

YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE.

I DON'T KNOW. HE WAS AWFUL NERVOUS

WHEN HE LEFT HERE THIS MORNING.

WELL, WHAT DID JOHN-BOY HAVE TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT?

I THINK HE'D MAKE A REALLY GREAT REPORTER.

TSK!

TOOK YOU AN HOUR TO DO THIS?

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE TESTING ME FOR SPEED.

SPEED'S IMPORTANT, BUT I PUT MORE STORE BY ACCURACY.

WELL, I CAN VOUCH FOR THE ACCURACY OF EVERY WORD THERE.

NOW, DON'T FLINCH. I CAN'T HELP IT.

ARE YOU SENSITIVE ABOUT CHANGES IN YOUR WORK?

OH, NO, I REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU'RE STARTIN' OUT

YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES. MMM-HMM.

YOUR PROFESSOR STRESS TERSENESS IN WRITING?

TERSENESS? CONCISE. BRIEF.

UH, FOR INSTANCE, HERE YOU SAY, "THE PATROLMAN ERUPTED IN A VOLCANIC FURY."

WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DID.

UH, COULD WE SAY, "THE PATROLMAN GOT MAD"?

THAT WOULD BE MORE TERSE.

IMAGINE THAT OLD MAN TAKING ELIZABETH TO SEE A FORTUNETELLER.

I TELL YOU, LIVIE, I NEVER KNOW WHAT HE'S GONNA DO NEXT.

WELL, I HOPE THAT FORTUNETELLER WAS RIGHT.

WE COULD USE ALL THE LUCK WE CAN GET.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? OUT CONSORTIN' WITH THE GYPSIES AGAIN?

NEVER YOU MIND. YOU SEEN ANY OF THE BOYS AROUND?

BEN AND JIM-BOB ARE UPSTAIRS STUDYING FOR A TEST.

IF YOU WANT, I'LL CALL THEM.

GRANDPA, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, YES.

BUT I COULD DO WITH A LITTLE HELP

LUGGIN' THE MACHINERY OVER TO THE NEW MILL.

YOU'RE NOT AT ALL WELL. YOU'RE BURNIN' UP.

OH, I JUST FEEL A LITTLE ACHY IN MY JOINTS, MAYBE.

WELL, I SURE HOPE YOU'RE NOT COMIN' DOWN WITH SOME KIND OF A GERM.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFLUENZA GOIN' AROUND.

NONE OF THAT. I GOT NO TIME FOR THAT.

NO? WELL, THEN YOU BETTER GET TO BED. AND RIGHT NOW. COME ON.

UH, LEAVE ME ALONE, WILL YOU, ESTHER?

GRANDPA, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO YOURSELF OR ANYBODY ANY GOOD

IF YOU LET YOURSELF GET REALLY SICK.

NOT YOU, TOO, LIVIE.

SORRY. THIS TIME IT'S 2 AGAINST ONE,

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO LISTEN TO US.

WILL YOU COME ON?

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

I WILL GO AND TAKE A REST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN, SOON AS I MAKE YOU A MUSTARD PLASTER.

OH, NO.

YOU LADIES BE GOOD ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW

THE MINUTE JOHN OR THE BOYS COME HOME, WILL YOU?

NOW, WILL YOU GET UNDRESSED AND GET TO BED?

ALL RIGHT, WELL.

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THANK YOU, MISS MARSHALL.

IF YOU'LL JUST GO TO THE WAITING ROOM NOW.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S ALL OVER BUT THE JUDGE'S DECISION, HUH?

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

YOU SOUNDED REALLY GREAT.

YOU SOUNDED PRETTY GOOD YOURSELF.

WELL, THE WAY YOU PLAYED THAT MOZART PIECE,

I RECKON YOU LIKE HIM AS MUCH AS I DO.

NOT REALLY. BUT MOZART IS SURE-FIRE AUDITION MATERIAL.

UM,

YOU, UH,

PLANNING ON SP-SPECIALIZING IN CLASSICAL MUSIC,

IF YOU WIN?

I WANNA PLAY WITH SPITALNY.

WHO'S SPITALNY?

PHIL SPITALNY AND HIS ALL-GIRL ORCHESTRA.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

OH, I WANNA COMPOSE LIKE GERSHWIN.

AND THEY HAVE THE BEST CLASSES HERE IN COMPOSITION AND THEORY.

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE ONE OF US, SO GOOD LUCK.

BUT NOT TOO MUCH.

MISS MARSHALL, MR. WALTON.

YOU HAVE BEEN 2 OF THE MOST SKILLED FINALISTS WE HAVE EVER HAD.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS ONLY ONE SCHOLARSHIP

AND THEREFORE ONLY ONE WINNER.

YOU BOYS STOP THAT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, GRANDMA?

YOUR GRANDPA'S SICK AND IT JUST MIGHT BE INFLUENZA.

IF WE GET IT, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.

INFLUENZA IS NOTHING TO LAUGH ABOUT.

YOUR GRANDPA'S IN THERE HAVING CHILLS ONE MINUTE

AND BURNING UP WITH FEVER THE NEXT.

WANT ME TO GO GET THE DOCTOR, GRANDMA?

WELL, I RECKON I KNOW AS MUCH

ABOUT TREATIN' INFLUENZA AS DOC McIVERS.

I'LL SEND FOR HIM IF I NEED HIM.

OK, GRANDMA. SURE WISH DADDY WERE HERE.

OH, WHILE YOU'RE WISHING,

WILL YOU BRING IN SOME FIREWOOD?

I JUST MAY HAVE TO KEEP THE FIRE GOIN' ALL NIGHT.

I MIGHT SIT UP. WITH THE OLD MAN.

AND DO IT QUIET!

OK, GRANDMA.

ALL RIGHT, IT'LL BE THERE.

TAKE CARE OF THAT, WILL YOU?

YOU CAN'T DO IT, JOHN. THERE'S JUST NO WAY THAT YOU CAN DO IT.

WALT, LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT, WILL YOU?

YOU SEE THOSE?

NOW, IN 2 WEEKS, I START CONSTRUCTION OF 5 OF THESE.

5, NOT ONE.

IT'S A PRETTY BIG OPERATION, JOHN

AND YOUR MILL IS JUST NOT GEARED TO CUT THE AMOUNT OF LUMBER I NEED.

WHY, THE STUDDING ALONE ON THIS WOULD...

I CAN DELIVER ALL THE STUDS YOU NEED.

AND ALL THE RAFTERS, ALL THE SIDIN',

ALL THE SHEETIN', ALL THE FLOORIN'.

WITHIN 14 DAYS? I CAN START DELIVERING IN 5.

OH, JOHN.

I'VE SEEN YOUR OPERATION.

NOT LATELY, YOU HAVEN'T.

YOU KNOW WOODY DAWKINS, OVER IN CROZET?

YEAH, I KNEW HIM. HE'S DEAD.

I BOUGHT ALL HIS EQUIPMENT FROM HIS WIDOW.

ALL AT ONCE? YOU WIN THE IRISH SWEEPSTAKES, OR SOMETHING?

WASN'T THAT EASY.

I, UH, HAD TO TAKE A LOAN FROM THE BANK.

YOU ARE A ROUNDER. I GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU.

HERE, HAVE SOME COFFEE. YOU LOOK A LITTLE TIRED.

I AM. I'M WORKING NIGHTS AT THE MILL.

BUT I'LL GET IT DONE.

JOHN.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO CAL SMITH LUMBER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.

NOW, CAL IS ALREADY GEARED

TO TURN OUT THE AMOUNT OF LUMBER IN THE VOLUME THAT I NEED.

BUT I'M CLOSER TO YOU THAN HE IS.

I CAN DELIVER IT CHEAPER AND FASTER.

NOW, WALT, I'M GONNA LEVEL WITH YOU.

I AIM TO SIT RIGHT HERE UNTIL I GET THAT CONTRACT.

BANDITS ARE OVER THERE.

MOM! THEY'RE HERE!

THEY'RE HOME. THEY'RE HOME!

HEY, EVERYONE.

FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, WE'D BETTER BRACE OURSELVES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

2,500 TWO-BY-FOURS! THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS HE WANTED.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID, I DON'T KNOW.

CENTER BEAMS, 12-BY-16. RIGHT.

IT'D TAKE 4 MEN JUST TO LIFT ONE.

RIGHT. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

WELL, WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING?

HMM? OH, I GOT THE JOB!

I GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP!

AND I GOT THE CONTRACT FROM WALT CATLETT FOR 5 BUNGALOWS.

WE GOT IT!

I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT THE WHOLE TIME.

HOW'RE YOU FEELING, PA?

OH, I'M STUFFED UP AND ACHIN' ALL OVER.

HOW'D YOU MAKE OUT?

GOT THAT CONTRACT FROM WALT CATLETT.

HE'S BUILDIN' 5 NEW BUNGALOWS

AND WE'RE GONNA SUPPLY EVERY STICK OF LUMBER.

HALLELUJAH, THAT'S A TALL ORDER.

I KNOW, PA, BUT WE'LL MAKE IT.

AH, MIGHT AS WELL SHOOT ME

FOR ALL THE GOOD I'M DOING YOU.

WHEN DO YOU HAVE TO DELIVER?

10 DAYS.

OH, THAT'S CUTTIN' IT ALL MIGHTY SHORT.

IF WE DON'T GET A ROOF ON THERE

BEFORE THE RAINS, WHY, IT'LL RUIN EVERYTHIN'.

I KNOW, PA. I'LL HAVE IT FINISHED IN 2 DAYS, BE CUT AND LUMBERED IN 3.

I AM AWFUL SORRY THAT I GOT SICK ON YOU, SON.

DON'T YOU WORRY, PA.

YOU JUST GET WELL.

JIM-BOB, THAT'S THE 3RD NAIL YOU'VE LOST ALREADY.

I WOULDN'T LOSE THEM IF YOU'D STOP BUMPIN' INTO ME.

I DON'T CARE, THIS FRAME HAS TO GO UP.

WELL, I HAVE TO GET THIS NAILED DOWN.

I'M AS IMPORTANT AS YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU BOYS, STOP SQUABBLIN'.

WORK! COME ON, NOW. THIS ISN'T EVEN HERE!

DON'T HAMMER THAT IN YET, BEN. WAIT A MINUTE.

ESTHER. WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

JOHN'S BACK AT WORK AND IT'S NOT EVEN DAYLIGHT.

WELL, HE BETTER BE CAREFUL

OR HE'S GONNA RUIN HIS HEALTH.

YOU'RE A FINE ONE TO TALK.

YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT, ZEB?

WELL, I'LL HAVE TO SAY IT.

THAT MUSTARD PLASTER YOU PUT ON ME

IS NOT DOIN' A PARTICLE OF GOOD.

WELL, THEN I JUST HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE,

ONLY THIS TIME, STRONGER.

OH, NO!

OH, YES.

DADDY.

MAMA'S GOT SOME BREAKFAST FOR YOU.

I HAD MY BREAKFAST AT 4:00, SON.

WELL, SHE'S GOT A PLATE OF EGGS COOKED UP

AND SOME FRESH COFFEE, AND SOME HOT BISCUITS.

SURE COULD USE SOME COFFEE.

NOW, DADDY, I WISH YOU WOULDN'T OVERDO.

THE BOYS WILL BE OUT TO HELP YOU RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.

THERE'LL BE PLENTY FOR THEM TO DO WHEN THEY GET HERE.

YEAH, I'VE GOT TO GO OVER TO THE NEWSPAPER RIGHT AFTER CLASS

BUT I PROMISE TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU ON THE WEEKEND.

YOU SAY SOMETHIN' ABOUT COFFEE, SON?

YES, SIR. I'LL GET IT FOR YOU.

GOT SOME MORE SOUP, LIV?

THERE'S PLENTY.

YOU JUST TAKE YOUR TIME EATIN' IT

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA WORK ON THAT MILL ANYMORE TODAY.

I GOT TO.

YOU'RE SICK. I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES.

JUST TIRED. I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

JOHN, I WANT YOU TO STOP NOW.

GRANDPA'LL BE UP IN A FEW DAYS

AND THE BOYS CAN HELP YOU AFTER SCHOOL.

RAFTERS ARE NEXT.

NO JOB FOR YOUNG BOYS OR OLD MEN.

HOW MUCH CAN YOU ASK OF YOURSELF?

LIV, I OWE $500.

THERE'S NO TIME TO SLOW DOWN.

THERE'S NO POINT IN TALKING TO YOU. YOU WON'T EVEN LISTEN.

THERE'S A STORM COMIN' UP. AND YOU'LL WORK RIGHT THROUGH IT.

YES, I WILL. OH, I KNOW YOU WILL.

LIV, I GOT TO GET THAT ROOF ON.

IN THE POURING RAIN?

WILL YOU LEAVE ME ALONE?

WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL.

IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A STONE WALL TRYING TO GET YOU TO LISTEN.

JOHN.

HE'S SICK, LIVIE.

I KNOW, GRANDMA.

YOU SPEAK TO HIM. HE WON'T LISTEN TO ME.

IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.

OH, I'M SICK OF THIS DAMNED DEPRESSION.

LIVIE! WELL, I AM.

HE WOULDN'T BE OUT THERE KILLING HIMSELF IF THINGS WERE BETTER.

HE'S YOUR SON. WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO HIM

AND ASK HIM WHAT EARTHLY GOOD IT DOES ANY OF US

IF HE RUINS HIS HEALTH?

BUT... GRANDMA.

I'LL TRY. THANK YOU.

JOHN! JOHN WALTON!

WHAT IS IT, MA?

YOU COME DOWN HERE.

MA, IF IT'S NOT IMPORTANT DON'T BOTHER ME.

I'M HEADING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH.

YOU'RE HEADIN' FOR THE SICKBED.

JOHNNY.

JOHN?

JOHN-BOY! JASON!

JOHN-BOY!

CALLING DR. STEVENS. DR. STEVENS, PLEASE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK WITH THE NURSE ON DUTY...

CALLING DR. DENNIS. DR. DENNIS, PLEASE.

MAMA?

SHH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S JUST ME. IT'S JUST ME.

I'VE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME. YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR 12 HOURS.

MOM, I SPOKE WITH DOC McIVERS.

HE SAYS THE BEST THING YOU COULD DO RIGHT NOW

IS JUST GO HOME AND GET SOME REST.

I RESTED JUST FINE RIGHT HERE.

MAMA, YOU'RE GONNA NEED ALL THE STRENGTH YOU CAN MUSTER UP

WHEN DADDY'S HOME TRYIN' TO GET WELL.

SITTIN' HERE EXHAUSTING YOURSELF HOUR BY HOUR

IS NOT GONNA DO YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE ANY GOOD.

MRS. WALTON, YOU REALLY MUST GO HOME.

WE'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HUSBAND.

I'M GONNA BE HERE WHEN HE WAKES UP.

WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF THAT STORE IN WALTON'S MOUNTAIN.

WE CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN THERE'S ANY CHANGE IN HIS CONDITION.

MRS. WALTON, I'M GONNA HAVE TO INSIST.

VISITORS ARE ALLOWED ONLY DURING VISITING HOURS.

NURSE, I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR RULES, BUT I'M STAYIN' HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST...

JOHN-BOY, WILL YOU GO FIND DR. McIVERS

AND MAKE THE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS, PLEASE?

YES, MA'AM.

LIVIE, AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO COMPLICATIONS, HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU GO ON HOME AND GET SOME REST?

NO.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THAT BROOD OF CHILDREN

IF THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER BOTH GET DOWN SICK?

AND WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO JOHN IF HE WAKES UP ALONE IN A HOSPITAL?

MAMA, PLEASE.

JOHN-BOY, WILL YOU GO HOME AND HELP GRANDMA?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ARRANGE FOR YOUR STAY.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU NEED ME, JUST CALL THE STORE, ALL RIGHT?

OH, HE'S STILL GOT HIS FEVER.

HE'S GETTING BETTER.

WELL, THANK YOU, GRANDMA.

IS HE GONNA GET BETTER SOON?

I HOPE SO, HONEY.

HOW LONG DOES HE HAVE TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL?

ABOUT 10 DAYS.

10 DAYS?

WHAT ABOUT THE NEW MILL AND THE SAW?

WE MIGHT AS WELL SAY FARE-THEE-WELL

TO WALTON AND SONS LUMBER YARD

IF WE DON'T GET THAT CATLETT ORDER CUT AND DELIVERED.

FIRST THINGS FIRST, OLD MAN,

AND I SAY THAT WE SHOULD GET JOHN OUT OF THAT HOSPITAL.

WE CAN TAKE JUST AS GOOD CARE OF HIM RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, I CAN STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL AND BE HIS NURSE.

NO. EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY BUSINESS.

GRANDMA, HE IS GETTIN' THE BEST CARE HE POSSIBLY CAN, RIGHT WHERE HE IS.

JOHN-BOY, WE'RE GONNA OWE THAT HOSPITAL AN ARM AND A LEG.

I'M BRINGIN' HOME A PAYCHECK EVERY WEEK.

IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT'LL HELP.

I CAN GET SOME EXTRA WORK WITH BOBBY BIGELOW

IF MAMA'D LET ME WORK WEEKNIGHTS.

THAT'S RIGHT, JASON.

WITH A LITTLE HELP, I COULD CUT

AND DELIVER THAT CATLETT ORDER MYSELF.

I DON'T CARE IF CATLETT EVER SEES THAT ORDER.

JOHN'S WORKED HIMSELF INTO THE HOSPITAL,

AND YOU'RE JUST OUT OF THE SICKBED.

AND I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SPENDING MY TIME

GOING TO THE FUNERALS OF MY SON AND MY HUSBAND

SEEING THEM PUT UNDERGROUND BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN FOOLISHNESS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF BED?

DO YOU WANT THE CHILDREN TO CATCH THAT GERM?

NOW, YOU GET BACK TO BED.

I'LL ADMIT YOUR GRANDMA IS RIGHT FOR ONCE.

I DON'T FEEL QUITE UP TO IT JUST NOW.

I'LL GO SWEAT IT OUT.

COME ON. AND THAT GOES FOR YOU, IT'S LATE.

EXCUSE ME.

ARE DADDY AND GRANDPA GONNA DIE?

OF COURSE NOT.

ALL THEY NEED IS A LITTLE REST.

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

THEY'LL BE BACK TO THEIR OLD SELVES AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE.

COME ON, WHY DON'T YOU CHILDREN DO WHAT GRANDMA SAYS?

JUST GO TO BED, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOODNIGHT. GOODNIGHT, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT.

IS DADDY REALLY GONNA BE OK?

JASON, YOU OUGHT TO SEE HIM IN THAT OXYGEN TENT THING. IT JUST...

WELL, HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. IT'S...

THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WORRIES ME.

HOW ARE WE GONNA GET THAT LOAN PAYMENT OUT BY THE 1ST OF THE MONTH

IF THE MILL ISN'T OPERATING AND IF WE DON'T GET THAT CATLETT ORDER OUT?

THAT'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH THE MONEY,

WE COULD LOSE THE HOUSE, COULDN'T WE?

YES, WE COULD.

AMEN. AMEN.

HE'S AWAKE.

OH, THAT'S GOOD NEWS, MAMA.

SENT ME HOME TO REST.

HE SENDS HIS LOVE TO EVERYBODY.

WELL, I'LL GO BY AND SEE HIM LATER.

I'VE GROWN TO HATE THIS PLACE.

WELL...

IT'S A STRANGE THING. COUPLE OF DAYS AGO

IT LOOKED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS GOING SO WELL FOR THIS FAMILY.

MAYBE WE'RE BEING TOLD NOT TO ALLOW OURSELVES TO GET TOO PRIDEFUL.

"PRIDE GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION."

MAMA, PRIDE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS MILL.

DADDY'S BEEN STRUGGLIN' TO BUILD THIS

JUST SO THAT HE COULD MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR US.

I KNOW.

I JUST GET SO AFRAID WHEN I THINK OF US GOIN' INTO DEBT.

MAYBE LOSIN' THE HOUSE.

OR REMEMBER, THE BIBLE ALSO SAYS:

"THEY SAW THAT THE LORD WAS WITH THEM

AND HE CAUSED THEM TO PROSPER."

WELL, I DON'T DOUBT THAT THE LORD IS WITH US.

HE JUST HASN'T SEEN FIT TO SEND US MUCH PROSPERITY LATELY.

WELL, I'M WORKIN', AND JASON'S WORKING. THAT SHOULD HELP SOME.

I'M GONNA GET A JOB, TOO.

WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH OF A JOB

TAKING CARE OF THIS HOUSE AND THIS FAMILY.

GRANDMA WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE OVER FOR A WHILE.

DID YOU SPEAK TO DADDY ABOUT THIS?

NO, I THOUGHT I'D WAIT UNTIL IT'S SETTLED.

WELL.

WELL, OTHER WOMEN HAVE DONE IT, I DON'T SEE WHY I CAN'T.

YOU BETTER COME IN THE HOUSE BEFORE YOU CATCH PNEUMONIA, TOO.

OLIVIA WALTON.

YOU LEFT A LOT OF INFORMATION OFF YOUR FORM, MRS. WALTON.

I'M SORRY, I... I... I'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED IN BUSINESS BEFORE.

YOU TAKE GREGG OR PITMAN?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SHORTHAND.

NO, NO.

HOW MANY WORDS A MINUTE?

HOW MANY WORDS A MINUTE, WHAT?

HOW MANY WORDS A MINUTE DO YOU TYPE?

I DON'T TYPE.

NONE."

UH, MRS. WALTON,

THIS AGENCY PROVIDES SKILLED PERSONNEL

FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE.

UH, EXACTLY WHAT SKILLS DO YOU HAVE

THAT, UH, MIGHT MAKE YOU A PERSON OF VALUE

TO ONE OF OUR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS?

WELL, I'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED BEFORE.

I MEAN, I'VE WORKED, BUT NOT IN AN OFFICE.

YOU SEE, MY HUSBAND IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND I...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MARGARET ALLEN.

SO HE TOLD JIM-BOB THAT HE'D GIVE HIM 2 CENTS

IF HE WENT UP ONTO THE ROOF AND CROWED LIKE A ROOSTER.

AND THEN, JIM-BOB TOLD ELIZABETH HE'D GIVE HER 5 CENTS

IF SHE'D GO UP INTO THE TREE HOUSE AND FLAP HER ARMS.

HI, MAMA.

EXCUSE ME, MARY ELLEN, WHILE I KISS YOUR FATHER.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL LEAVE YOU 2 LOVEBIRDS ALONE.

BYE-BYE, DADDY. BYE, HONEY.

EXCUSE ME, MISS, COULD YOU HELP ME?

I DROPPED THAT MAGAZINE.

THANKS A LOT.

MY NAME IS JOSEPH WILKES.

I'M MARY ELLEN WALTON.

MY DADDY HAS THE PNEUMONIA.

WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR?

WELL, I FELL OUT OF MY TRACTOR.

BROKE MY LEG IN 4 PLACES.

OH, THAT MUST BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN AND I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

NO THANK YOU, I CAN'T STAY. GOODBYE.

BYE.

HOW'S ELIZABETH?

SHE REALLY MISSES YOU.

JOHN-BOY?

OH, HIS PART-TIME JOB IS WORKIN' OUT ALL RIGHT.

SAYS THE BOSS IS KIND OF HARD ON HIM, BUT HE'S LEARNING A LOT.

AND HOW ARE YOU?

I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE.

ALL KINDS OF NEW EXPERIENCES.

LIV, I WANNA TALK SERIOUSLY TO YOU.

DO I HAVE TO BE SERIOUS?

I WANNA JUST ENJOY BEING HERE WITH YOU.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN', LIV.

I OVER-EXTENDED MYSELF.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA MAKE THOSE BANK PAYMENTS.

WE'LL FIND A WAY.

I WANT YOU TO GO HOME.

I WANT YOU TO TELL GRANDPA AND JOHN-BOY TO SELL THE NEW EQUIPMENT.

JOHN, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

I'LL GO BACK TO THE OLD OPERATION.

IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT AT LEAST IT PAID THE BILLS.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THE CHANCE OF LOSIN' OUR HOME.

ARE YOU SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT?

YES, LIV. I'M SURE.

PLEASE GO HOME AND TELL 'EM MY DECISION.

ONCE UPON A TIME, LIKE TODAY,

ME AND JIM-BOB WENT DOWN TO IKE GODSEY'S STORE.

IKE AND CORABETH WERE HOLLERIN'

AT EACH OTHER SOMETHIN' AWFUL.

MR. GODSEY,

THIS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

IS IN BAD NEED OF A COAT OF PAINT.

CORABETH, DO YOU THINK MY POCKETS ARE LINED WITH MONEY?

MR. GODSEY, I DO NOT INTEND TO EXIST

IN THIS, IN THIS RUNDOWN SHACK ONE MORE MINUTE.

WE'LL HAVE US BOTH IN THE POORHOUSE, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

THEN MRS. ESSIE DAVIS CAME IN

AND SAID THAT WE'D PROBABLY GO TO THE POORHOUSE.

SHE SAID THAT THE FRANKLINS HAD A MORTGAGE LIKE US

AND THE BANK MADE THEM GO TO THE POORHOUSE.

WELL, THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAR ANYONE SAY THAT

YOU JUST TELL 'EM TO WATCH THEIR TONGUE.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, DOWN OFF THAT TABLE.

NOBODY IN THIS HOUSE IS GONNA END UP IN THE POORHOUSE.

EXCUSE ME, GRANDMA. MAMA'S HOME.

IS DADDY OK?

HE'S MUCH BETTER, HONEY.

IS JOHN-BOY HERE?

HE'S UPSTAIRS WORKIN' ON AN ASSIGNMENT FOR A PAPER.

WILL YOU GET HIM, PLEASE, BEN? WHERE'S JASON?

SULKING. GRANDMA MADE HIM STOP PRACTICING THE PIANO.

YEAH, WELL, IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH. TELL ME ABOUT JOHN.

HE'S FEELING MUCH BETTER, GRANDMA.

IN FACT, YOU CAN GO SEE HIM TOMORROW IF YOU WANT TO.

ME, TOO? ME, TOO?

OH, I'M SORRY, ONLY CHILDREN OVER 16 ARE ALLOWED IN.

BUT WE'LL TAKE HIM ALL YOUR MESSAGES.

MAMA, HOW IS HE?

HE'S COMING ALONG FINE, JOHN-BOY.

YOUR... YOUR DADDY HAS SOMETHING HE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU.

YOU BETTER ALL SIT DOWN.

YOUR...

YOUR DADDY FEELS IT MIGHT BE BETTER

IF WE PUT OFF OPENIN' WALTON AND SONS LUMBER YARD UNTIL ANOTHER TIME.

OH, NO. GRANDPA, HE WANTS YOU TO SELL EVERYTHING

EXCEPT THE OLD MILL EQUIPMENT

AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN.

THEN WHEN'S WALTON AND SONS LUMBER YARD GONNA BE?

WELL, I SUSPECT THE LORD'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

GRANDMA, I SUSPECT THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW.

I AGREE WITH JOHN-BOY.

THAT MILL IS SITTIN' OUT THERE PRACTICALLY BUILT.

WE'VE GOT TO FINISH IT. I VOTE YES ON THAT.

SO DO I. YEAH, ME TOO.

WE CAN ALL HELP.

I DON'T THINK YOU CHILDREN REALIZE HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.

IF WE DON'T SELL THAT EQUIPMENT, WE CAN'T MEET THE LOAN

AND IF WE DON'T MEET THE LOAN, WE HAVE TO SELL THE HOUSE.

YOUR FATHER HAS MADE A DECISION AND WE MUST RESPECT HIS DECISION.

MAMA, EVEN IF WE TRY TO SELL THAT MACHINERY

IT'S GONNA TAKE DAYS TO FIND A BUYER.

WE JUST CAN'T GIVE UP ON IT NOW.

NO, NO, WITH ALL OF US WORKIN'

UH, BEFORE YOU GO TO SCHOOL, THE YOUNG ONES, I MEAN,

AND THEN AFTER SCHOOL THEY COME ON OUT AND HELP.

I KNOW WE CAN DO IT. THAT INCLUDES ME.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

AND I KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU

BUT I CANNOT LEAVE THIS HOUSE FOR ANOTHER MORNIN'

AND GO OFF TO COLLEGE KNOWIN' WHAT'S HAPPENIN' HERE.

I'M SORRY.

NOW, I'M GONNA GO OUT THERE AND WORK. ME, TOO.

LET'S ALL GO. COME ON.

HEY, JOHN-BOY, HOLD ON THERE NOW.

HOLD ON. GRANDMA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK YOU BETTER CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.

WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.

I'LL GO CHANGE.

YOU TAKE THE CHILDREN THEIR COATS.

OH, DARN IT ALL.

TIMBER! VERY FUNNY.

BEN, HURRY UP NOW. I AM!

SIT STILL!

HURRY UP. HERE.

OK, OK. I'LL JUST HOLD THEM UP IN ANOTHER MINUTE.

COME ON, JASON.

JIM-BOB.

DO YOU WANT THE NAIL? YES, I WANT THE NAIL.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR TIME, JASON?

COME ON, JIM-BOB, GET OVER HERE.

GET TO WORK, JIM-BOB.

JOHN-BOY. JUST WAIT A MINUTE.

WOULD YOU LISTEN TO ME?

SHH, I THINK I HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THIS.

LISTEN, PLEASE. GRANDPA.

I CAN TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG.

WHAT? THERE ARE PARTS MISSING.

JIM-BOB, THE GIRLS ARE DOING MORE WORK

THAN YOU ARE RIGHT NOW. WILL YOU GET GOING?

I'M TIRED.

SO ARE WE ALL, YOU BABY.

COME ON, WILL YOU J-JUST STOP IT, PLEASE?

I CAN'T EVEN HEAR MYSELF THINK.

ALL RIGHT NOW, GRANDPA, THERE'S PARTS MISSING. YES.

TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE, LET ME GO TO THE STORE, AND I'LL GET THEM.

YES, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO BE ORDERING THEM.

IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO GET HERE.

WELL, I'M, I CANNOT SIT AROUND HERE AND WAIT FOR PARTS TO COME!

COME ON, LET'S JUST GO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT SHAPER

IN SOME KIND OF CONDITION. COME ON. COME ON.

LET ME LOOK AT THESE PLANS HERE.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I HIT MY THUMB WITH THE STUPID HAMMER.

LOOK, GRANDPA.

WHICH ONE OF YOU BUMPED THE LADDER, HUH?

IT WAS MARY ELLEN!

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE! JUST, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT?

NONE OF YOU ARE DOIN' ANY GOOD. WHY DON'T YOU...

JOHN-BOY, JOHN-BOY, CALM DOWN.

MAMA... JOHN-BOY, CALM DOWN.

WE ALL NEED A BREAK NOW.

JASON, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? IT'S COFFEE TIME.

YEAH, I'D SAY THAT.

CAN WE HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE INSTEAD?

YES, OF COURSE YOU CAN.

WE DID PLENTY OF WORK, JOHN-BOY.

WILL YOU SHUT UP, ERIN?

HEY, JASON, WILL YOU COME HERE?

COME HERE, LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT YOU, SON.

OH, PLEASE, GRANDPA, DON'T...

WELL, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT ISN'T BROKEN.

I KNOW THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK UPSTAIRS INSTEAD OF COMPLAININ'

ABOUT A BRUISED THUMB. GET BACK TO WORK.

LISTEN, IT'S... IT'S NOT JUST A BRUISED THUMB.

I HAVE TO PLAY A BARN DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT.

HOW AM I GONNA PLAY GUITAR WITH...

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

I'D SAY IT WAS PRETTY CARELESS OF YOU TO HURT YOURSELF.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK UP AND GET TO WORK?

JOHN-BOY, YOU'RE PUSHIN' US TOO HARD.

I'M SO TIRED. I CAN'T EVEN SEE STRAIGHT.

JASON, I AM NOT MAKING ANYONE DO

ANYTHING MORE THAN I'M MAKING MYSELF DO.

YOU UNDERSTAND? YES, YOU ARE, JOHN.

YOU'RE PUSHING THIS TOO FAR.

YOU YOURSELF, AND WE ARE BEING PUSHED TOO FAR.

AND WE'RE THROUGH, WE'RE JUST...

WE ARE NOT THROUGH! WE ARE GONNA WORK UNTIL WE DROP.

AND WE STILL WON'T BE FINISHED, JOHN-BOY.

JOHN-BOY, GRANDPA'S RIGHT.

HE'S NOT RIGHT.

YEAH?

IT'S ME. CAN I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

I DON'T REALLY WANNA TALK TO ANYONE RIGHT NOW, JASON.

IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON IN.

YOU KNOW, JASON, I, UH...

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SO ROUGH ON YOU OUT THERE.

IT'S JUST... IT'S JUST BEEN AN AWFUL DAY.

I KNOW. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

UH,

I HAD AN IDEA.

YEAH?

IF I WAS TO START WORKIN' WITH BOBBY BIGELOW, FULL TIME,

TRAVELING WITH HIM,

I'D BE EARNIN' A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY WEEK.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

NOW, LISTEN. HEAR ME OUT.

SEE, THE BAND TRAVELS IN THE BUS.

SO, I WOULDN'T NEED TO PAY FOR ROOMS

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST FOOD.

BOBBY PROVIDES THE UNIFORMS.

AND THE SCHOLARSHIP AT KLEINBERG GOES DOWN THE DRAIN.

JOHN-BOY, I'M ONLY 17.

I CAN GO TO THE CONSERVATORY ANY TIME.

JASON, MAMA AND DADDY

ARE NOT GONNA LET YOU THROW AWAY THAT SCHOLARSHIP

TO GO RUNNIN' AROUND WITH A BUNCH OF COUNTRY MUSICIANS.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

ANYWAY, YOU STILL WANNA WRITE MUSIC?

SURE, BUT WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

YOU SAY YOU CAN GO TO THE CONSERVATORY ANY TIME.

COME ON, JASON. THAT SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR RIGHT NOW,

NOT FOR WHEN THINGS GET BETTER.

WHAT'S THIS? IT'S A LETTER

NOTIFYIN' THE CONSERVATORY I'M LETTING GO OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

WHAT? I'M LETTIN' GO OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

YOU CAN'T SEND THIS.

AFTER... AFTER ALL IT TOOK FOR YOU TO GET THAT SCHOLARSHIP?

AFTER ALL THE CONVINCIN' IT TOOK

TO GET DADDY TO GO ALONG WITH IT?

YOU CAN'T THROW THAT AWAY, JASON.

ANYWAY, I HAVE AN IDEA OF MY OWN.

YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN SAWDUST INTO MONEY?

NO.

I RECKON I GOT A WAY TO KEEP OUR HEADS

ABOVE THE WATER FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

HOW'S THAT?

I'D RATHER NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT JUST YET.

YOU KNOW, JASON,

I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I WAS MAKING LIGHT OF THIS.

I KNOW HOW MUCH IT TOOK FOR YOU TO WRITE IT.

BELIEVE ME.

MR. FLETCHER.

I PROMISE YOU, YOU WON'T FIND A HARDER WORKIN' MAN.

I DON'T DOUBT YOU FOR A MINUTE.

I WISH I HAD MORE STRINGERS LIKE YOU.

THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

YOU'RE QUITTIN' COLLEGE.

ONLY FOR A YEAR, IF I CAN WORK IT OUT THAT WAY.

WELL, HOW WILL I KNOW YOU WON'T QUIT ME?

MR. FLETCHER, I'VE MADE MY DECISION.

IF YOU DON'T WANNA GIVE ME WORK ON YOUR PAPER

I'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND IT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

HAVE YOU TOLD 'EM AT THE UNIVERSITY YOU'RE QUITTING?

I'M GONNA SPEAK TO DEAN BECK ON MONDAY ABOUT IT.

HOW LONG BEFORE YOU THINK YOU CAN START HERE?

OH, I, UH... AS SOON AS I'VE SPOKEN WITH HIM.

I JUST HAVE TO CLEAN OUT MY LOCKER,

SAY GOODBYE TO A COUPLE OF PROFESSORS.

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'?

YES, SIR.

REPORT HERE TUESDAY AT 8:00 A.M.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU TUESDAY, SIR.

WALTON, IF YOU WANT WRITING FOR A CAREER,

IT'S PRACTICAL DAY-TO-DAY EXPERIENCE THAT COUNTS.

YOU LEARN MORE HERE IN A YEAR,

THAN YOU WILL 4 AT THE UNIVERSITY.

SON, YOU'VE MADE A SMART DECISION.

YOUR DAUGHTER TELLS ME SHE WANTS TO BE A NURSE.

SHE'D MAKE A GOOD ONE, TOO.

NOW, YOU GOT A SON IN COLLEGE, AND ONE AT MUSIC SCHOOL,

AND A DAUGHTER THAT'S GONNA BE A NURSE.

I MEAN, NOT BAD.

DARN TOOTING, THAT'S NOT BAD.

JOHN-BOY. DADDY.

JOSEPH. HEY, JOHN.

WELL, HOW'S THE FOOD?

IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR MAMA'S, I'LL TELL YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME. I REMEMBER WELL.

DADDY, I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU.

SURE.

COULD I DRAW THE CURTAIN?

ALL RIGHT. EXCUSE US, JOSEPH.

SURE.

UH,

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA LIKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY

BUT MY MIND IS MADE UP.

SO I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D JUST LISTEN TO ME.

MR. FLETCHER AT THE NEWSPAPER

SAYS THAT I CAN WORK FOR HIM FULL TIME, STARTING TUESDAY.

SAYS HE'LL GIVE ME $13.50 A WEEK

PLUS MONEY FOR MY GAS, 'CAUSE I TRAVEL MORE THAN 25 MILES A DAY.

HE MUST THINK A LOT OF YOU, MAKING AN OFFER LIKE THAT.

WELL, IT WAS MY IDEA.

I, UH,

I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT I WOULD

LEAVE COLLEGE FOR A YEAR.

NO.

JUST WAIT A MINUTE.

I... I TOLD YOU, I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

NOW, I THINK I CAN LEAVE COLLEGE

AND WORK IT OUT SO THAT I DON'T LOSE MY SCHOLARSHIP.

NOW, MR. FLETCHER THINKS IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

HE SAYS A YEAR OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

AT THE PAPER WILL BE VERY GOOD FOR ME.

AND I DON'T NEED TO BE IN COLLEGE TO WRITE.

I CAN WRITE ANY PLACE THAT I'VE GOT

A... A PIECE OF PAPER AND A PENCIL.

I CAN READ ANYTHING I WANT, IT'S... IT'S...

WELL, I SORT OF LOOK AT THIS JOB

AS THE BEGINNING OF MY REAL CAREER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON THE PAPER.

I SAID NO.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE YOU'RE KIDDIN' YOURSELF, SON.

YOU DROP OUT FOR A YEAR, YOU MAY NEVER GET BACK.

LIFE HAS A WAY OF TYING YOU DOWN

WITH RESPONSIBILITIES, JOHN-BOY.

THIS IS YOUR TIME. I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU THROW IT AWAY.

DADDY,

IF I BRING HOME THAT MONEY EVERY WEEK,

THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO GET RID OF THE NEW MILL

OR THE EQUIPMENT.

AND WE CAN HAVE WALTON AND SONS LUMBER YARD

IS THAT JOHN WALTON?

AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK ON YOUR FEET.

THEY'RE HAVIN' A DISAGREEMENT.

THE BANK WON'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM US

AND THE HOSPITAL WON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR US TO PAY THE BILLS.

NO.

PLEASE, WOULD YOU JUST LET ME DO THIS THING FOR YOU AND MAMA?

NO!

ALL RIGHT, I CAN BE AS STUBBORN AS YOU CAN

AND I'M TELLING YOU, MY MIND IS MADE UP ABOUT IT.

JOHN-BOY, I SAID, NO!

I'M SORRY, BUT MY, BUT IT'S, BUT IT'S ALREADY DONE.

UNDO IT!

I'M SORRY, I... I... I... I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

I WANNA TALK ABOUT IT, SON.

- I'M SORRY DADDY, NOT NOW. - YOU COME BACK HERE.

NOT NOW, I'M SORRY. COME BACK HERE!

COME...

HI, JOHN.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?

MAMA. ZEB.

OH, THERE'S IKE GODSEY.

WELL, I GUESS WE BETTER GET STARTED

BY PUTTIN' UP THAT SIDING OVER THERE, HUH?

SOMEBODY SHOW IKE HOW TO DRIVE A NAIL.

SOMEBODY SHOW ZACK HOW TO USE A HAMMER.

GO ALONG, IKE. I WAS BORN WITH A HAMMER IN ONE HAND,

FISTFUL OF NAILS IN THE OTHER.

BUILT ME A BUILDING BY THE TIME I WAS 6.

OH, YEAH? WHAT DID YOU BUILD, A PRIVY? NO.

A BEAR TRAP.

OH, YEAH, DID YOU GET ANY BEARS?

NO. NO BEARS WHERE I COME FROM.

IT'S TOO POOR.

WE WERE SO POOR NOBODY EVER DIED. COULDN'T AFFORD TO.

YOU AIN'T TOO POOR TO WORK, ARE YOU? NO.

LET'S GO.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE COME TO HELP.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

WHO TOLD THEM WE NEEDED HELP?

I DON'T KNOW.

EXCUSE ME.

GRANDMA.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE MAKIN' A LOT OF COFFEE TODAY.

ZEBULON, COME IN HERE AT...

OH, THAT OLD FOOL.

OH, IKE, YOU ARE A GOOD MAN.

WELL, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS 3 OR 4 DAYS AGO

IF YOU FOLKS HADN'T BEEN SO ALL-FIRED PROUD.

IKE GODSEY, ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

I WISH IN THE FUTURE YOU WOULDN'T GO

LISTENIN' IN ON PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS.

JOHN-BOY, I DON'T HAVE TIME

FOR ANY OF YOUR HIGH FALLUTIN', PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE TOO BUSY.

AND, UH, ZEB, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU COULD BE MORE USE TO US

IF YOU WERE DRESSED A LITTLE BIT, UH, LESS, UH, CASUAL.

WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY LADIES PRESENT,

BUT JUST FOR YOU, I WILL PUT MY PANTS ON.

THANK YOU ALL. IKE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME, JOHN-BOY.

FINISHED? EVERYTHING?

IT'S JUST SITTIN' THERE WAITING FOR YOU TO GO TO WORK.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THE BANK AGREED TO GIVE US A SHORT EXTENSION ON THE FIRST PAYMENT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE BAD THING, THOUGH.

MR. CATLETT GAVE OUR ORDER TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

HE DID?

JOHN WALTON, THE MILL IS SITTIN' THERE,

WAITIN' FOR YOU TO GO TO WORK.

NOW, IF THERE'S ONE MR. CATLETT, THERE'S BOUND TO BE 2.

WHERE AM I EVER GONNA GET ANOTHER ORDER LIKE THAT?

YOU BETTER HURRY UP AND GET OUT OF HERE AND START LOOKIN'.

OTHERWISE, WE MIGHT END UP IN THE TREE HOUSE.

WANNA HEAR SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT JOHN-BOY?

YOU TELL THAT SON OF YOURS I WANNA TALK TO HIM.

I BROUGHT YOU A MESSAGE FROM HIM.

HE'S STARTIN' BACK TO SCHOOL.

HE'S GONNA KEEP HIS PART-TIME JOB.

MR. FLETCHER WAS KIND OF MAD AT HIM

BUT HE SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT AS LONG AS HE DIDN'T CHANGE HIS MIND.

LIV, I WANNA GO HOME RIGHT NOW.

ONLY GOT ANOTHER DAY TO GO.

MY CLOTHES ARE RIGHT OVER THERE IN THAT CLOSET. COME ON.

OH, JOHN, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. COME ON.

JOHN, SEE?

COME ON. JOHN.

COME ON. DOC McIVERS IS GONNA BE MAD AT ME.

"WALTON AND SONS LUMBER YARD."

THAT'S SOMETHING.

FELLAS, YOU DONE GOOD.

THE DEPRESSION WASN'T OVER BY A LONG SIGHT

AND PROSPERITY WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR AROUND THE CORNER

BUT WE HAD TAKEN A GIANT STEP FORWARD, AS A FAMILY.

DADDY?

WHAT IS IT, HONEY?

IF YOU HAD DIED WHEN YOU WERE SICK,

WOULD YOU HAVE GONE TO HEAVEN OR HELL?

I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE PROBABLY MADE IT TO HEAVEN.

NIGHT, DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT, ELIZABETH.

JOHN, I REALLY DO WISH YOU'D START THINKING

ABOUT GOIN' TO CHURCH ON SUNDAYS.

NIGHT, LIV.

NIGHT.