All language subtitles for The Ghost Dance

(eerie music)

(dramatic music)

- Come on.

(claps)

(eerie music)

(chattering)

(scraping)

(eerie music)

(engine rumbling)

(eerie music)

(coyote howling)

(rustling)

(ominous music)

(rustling)

(dog barking)

- Settle down Palo.

(dog barking)

(ominous music)

(ominous chord)
(cries out)

(whacks)

(thunder cracking)

(ominous music)

- Where have you been?

Aranjo?

What the matter with you?

I said where have you been?

- I'm not your child woman.

- [Woman] I spoke with
Vincent's wife today.

Said he got work in the city.

She said maybe--

- I'm not interested.

- We live like beggars
while you wait for some fool

to seek out Aranjo
and his medicine.

- Enough!

You Lena and the
others, all of you,

you will learn to hold
your tongue soon enough.

I will have the power and
everything will be as before.

- Then that's all
we need isn't it?

I can put your chants and
your spells over the fire,

mix them with you power and
serve them at the table.

- Can you understand nothing?

You stupid old woman!

(thunder cracking)

Look, look Lena.

Then you understand this.

Of course not but I do and
that's all that matters.

This is the source,
this is the power

passing over 100
years from the hand

of the Nahalla into mine

and soon woman Nahalla
himself will stand at my side.

- Nahalla?

(scoffs) Crazy!

That's what you are, crazy!

- Wait woman.

Wait and see!

(thunder cracking)

(ominous music)

(rustling)
(ominous music)

(ominous music)

(whisperings)
(ominous music)

(fizzling)
(whispering)

(door creaks)

- What are you doing?

It's late.

Aranjo?

Aranjo?

(ominous chord)
(screaming)

- Lena?

Lena?

(ominous music)

(snarling)

Lena?

(dog snarling)
(screaming)

- [Woman] Morning Carol.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Morning.

- Professor Robert
called twice already.

- Gene Webber?

Not before I've had some coffee.

I'll get it.

- Oh, one of the
TV stations called

and they will be here this
afternoon for an interview.

- That didn't take long did it?

- Well I guess our
friend in the vault

is making a big
hit with the media.

- [Carol] Don't
forget your 9:45.

- 9:45 what?

- With Dean Bell remember?

And you have a meeting
with the tribal elders

at the excavation at 2:30.

- Right.

Listen Tom Eagle's
going out there with me

better give him a call
around noon to remind him.

- [Carol] Okay.

- Oh, Paul before we get
swamped with interviews

make out a release and a
fact sheet for the press

not to technical but
make it informative.

Carol will type it up for you.

- Okay, I'll have it
later this morning.

- Paul make sure the
vault stays locked,

no one's allowed inside
without you or me.

- Okay.

- I've gotta get going.

Carol, tell Webber
I'll get back to him

after my 8:40, please.

- This is gonna be
one of those days.

- Good morning.

Well we're only
missing the usual's

so we may as well get started.

Now I believe we left off with

the emergence of the
ghost dance cult.

As the 1880's drew to a close
almost all of the western

tribes shared a crushing
sense of hopelessness

and once again the
white man's government

wanted to reduce their
reservations even further.

So they were ripe for a messiah

and that messiah was Wovoka.

He started preaching a strange
mixture of Christianity

and the old Indian beliefs
called the Ghost Dance Religion.

Among other claims Wovoka
swore that he had actually

visited God in heaven.

- Oh that gorgeous
Rick Haley called

said he was gonna be
here at about 5:30.

- Gorgeous who?

- You know Rick Haley, the
photographer from Geographic.

- Oh no you mean the guy
who was in here last month

with the little cigars
and the tight pants?

- Mmhmm.

- Well do me a
favor, you handle it.

- With pleasure, I
think he's a doll.

Did you know that Rick
does a lot of stuff

for fashion magazines?

- You mean like whips
and chains monthly?

- And for you information,

he said I have a
very classic look.

- Classic is not the word.

- And he says he really wants
to do something with me.

- I'm sure he would.

- God Paul, you're always
so cynical about people

you don't even know.

Why don't you go
play with your mummy.

(phone ringing)

- Anthropology.

Hiya Ben, what's up?

Oh brother, what did they get?

- I haven't got a
complete list yet

but the grave sites
pretty well cleaned out.

- [Paul] What the hell are
we paying that guard for?

- Don't ask me, we
can't even find him.

Last time he was gone for
two days you know that.

- Yeah probably sleeping it
off under a cactus somewhere.

Alright look, call me
back as soon as you know

exactly what's missing.

Yeah, yeah, talk to you later.

(phone clatters)

Damn it.

- On page 215 in your text
you'll find a depiction

of the Ghost Dance ritual.

The crude muslin shirt
worn by the dancers

were the sacred ghost shirt.

This shirt was believed
to protect the wearer

against the white man's bullets.

You'll see a number
of similarities in
some of the tribal

rituals we've already seen.

Isn't that right Phalan?

I said isn't that right Phalan?

- Huh?

Uh sure, definitely.

(laughs)

- I'm afraid even the Ghost
Dance couldn't bring you

back to life Phalan.

(laughing)

It's important to remember
that for the Indians

the Ghost Dance cult presented
a marvelous new world

in graphic detail, a world
inhabited only by Indians

in which the buffalo would
darken the land once again

and in fact, previous
generations of Indians

would come back
to walk the earth.

(wind whistling)

(eerie music)

(ominous music)

- [Ben] Watch it! Watch it!

(ominous music)

(crying out)

(thuds)
(crying out)

- [Paul] Kay Montalos just
called with some bad news.

- [Kay] Oh please not today.

- [Paul] Some more things
disappeared last night.

- What?

- And that's not all,
there's been an accident

with one of the workers.

- Well what happened?

- He got pinned underneath
a flat bed somehow.

- Oh no, is he gonna be alright?

- They don't know yet but
his legs are pretty bad

and Montalos figures you should
get out there right away.

- Well yes of course.

If I can just get out there
before the elders find out--

- It's too late for that,
the elders probably know

more about it than
we do right now.

- Well how could they
find out already?

- They had to take him to the
infirmary on the reservation.

- Oh Paul.

- And they're on their
way out to the site

to meet with them now.

- Alright listen, you're
gonna have to cover my classes

for me, tell Carol to cancel
with Dean Bell immediately

with apologies, I'm gonna
go over and get Tom,

I'll check in with you later.

- Okay.

- This thing's getting
out of hand Kay.

- Alright I'll handle it.

Mr. Basowaya, you
know Tom Eagle.

- This is no time
for pleasantries.

We told you from the start
that this would bring

nothing but trouble.

- Yes but you did give
us your permission.

- Some of us did Doctor,
but not all of us.

- Can you not understand
what you have brought upon

yourselves and on us if
this is the resting place?

- If this is the resting place--

- The Nahalla doctor.

This is the resting
place of Nahalla.

The body that you
found lying in the box,

it was face down
isn't that true?

- Yes.

- And was this not
the way to insure

the dead one could never
revenge himself on others

in the next life?

- You really believe
all that don't you?

- Eagle, you of all
people should understand.

- Perhaps you have forgotten
what the old man taught you.

- You believe whatever you want.

- Tom.

- Enough has been said here.

Doctor.

But I tell you this,
the man who was hurt

was only the beginning,
stop this work now!

- Well you were a big help.

I felt like a real heel
standing down there--

- Look you can listen to all
that nonsense if you want

but don't ask me to.

- Okay, okay.

All I wanna know is do you
know who this Nahalla is?

- Kay he is just a crazy legend.

- Well you might
think it's crazy

but you could at least have
some respect for their feelings.

- That's easy for you to say Kay

you learned all about
the Indians in a nice,

air conditioned
classroom, I lived it!

I worked damn hard to free
myself of these fairy tales

and there's no way I am going
to be dragged back into it.

- I'm sorry.

I just didn't
realize how you felt.

I wouldn't have asked you to
come up here with me if I had.

I'm sorry, I'm
just a bit touchy.

- It'll be alright.

- But what was that
business all about?

You of all people should
understand, what was that?

- Oh who knows Kay.

When you're out on
that reservation

that supernatural nonsense
is about all you have left.

(sighs)

(creaking)
(moaning)

(banging)

- [Woman] Oh my God.

What if Dr. Foster is here.

- [Man] You're
sitting on my pants.

- Paul?

- Oh Paul.

- You shut up.

Give me my shoe

Dr. Foster is that you?

Ah, Rick, Mr. Haley and I--

- [Rick] Mr. Haley?

I'm Mr. Haley.

I wasn't Mr. Haley a minute ago.

- [Carol] Oh it could be my job.

Well maybe she has
a sense of humor.

(eerie music)

(ominous music)

(screaming)

Get...

(ominous music)

(choking)

(crying out)
(ominous music)

- Hey come on you
know I love you

but let's get
outta here alright?

Hey Carol?

Come on Carol let's not
play games, let's go.

(ominous chord)

(slashes)

(crying out)

(glass shattering)

(ominous chord)

(crying out)

(screaming)

(eerie music)

- [Woman] Here kitty.

Here kitty.

- Senor Ocacio?

- [Woman] Here kitty.

(door snaps)
(gasps)

- I suppose you've
already heard.

About the digging place I mean.

There's much talk
in the village.

- Now is much talk there

and little else.

- From some of the elders
there's even talk of Nahalla.

The people are afraid.

Some want to come to you

but others warn
them to stay away.

Some of them tell their
children to stay away from me.

Will you need me in the morning?

- Yes child of the
Crow, in the morning.

(sirens blaring)

- Kay why don't you
on, I'll lock up.

- No it's alright.

I have to wait for Tom
anyway, he's picking me up.

Paul what do you think...

What do you think our chances
are of getting a solid history

on that body?

- It shouldn't be
much of a problem.

We know that area very well.

I could probably develop
a damn good profile on him

I mean considering the
artifacts that we--

- No that's not
what I'm asking you.

Is there even a
remote possibility
that we might come up

with a personal background?

- Oh you mean actually
identify that specific body.

Kay it's, it's
possible, I mean it's...

It's very unlikely you know
but anything's possible.

- Look Paul, you and I both
know that the tribal council

has been terribly upset
about this project

right from the top right?

- Alright, now you're trying
to suggest that there's

something connected
with what the council

and what happened here?

- It's occurred to me.

Look but I don't think we
should even think about that

right now.

Paul, some of the elders,

unfortunately it's some
of the more vocal ones,

believe that what
we have in there

is the body of
somebody called Nahalla

and whoever it is they're
scared to death of him.

I have to tell you I
didn't do very much

for my scholarly pride to admit

I've never even heard
the name before.

- So, neither have I,

but we both know that every
group has a whole category

of dark legends and
this is just one more.

- Maybe.

But if we can actually
identify that body

we can put the
whole thing to rest.

- Yeah, and then what if it
is your Nahalla in there.

- I know.

Well in that case,
we've got a problem.

One big problem.

(ominous music)

(kissing)

- [Tom] You want anything?

- [Kay] No, no
thanks, you go ahead.

- Where'd you put the coffee?

- It's on the stove.

(scraping)

(ominous music)

- [Tom] Kay.

- What?

I'm sorry, I'm...

What?

- Are you alright?

Sure you don't want any?

- Hmm?

Oh um, yeah, yeah.

(clattering)

- Is there any reason why Paul
can't handle things tomorrow?

You need to get
away from there Kay.

For a little while at least.

Maybe we could both get
away for a few days.

(ominous music)

What do you think?

(ominous music)

Paul can take care of the
work for one day right?

- What?

Oh, sure.

I mean no I've got
too much to do.

I'm alright, really.

We'll talk tomorrow alright?

I just, I just gotta
get some sleep.

- Okay, tomorrow.

Lock everything up tight.

(kisses)

(door creaks)

(ominous music)

(door creaks)

(ominous music)

(water splashing)

(ominous music)

(scraping)

(ominous music)

- No they weren't play things.

Kachina dolls were
considered very sacred.

The medicine men
used them in mystical

and religious rituals.

They would often bury
their dead with the dolls,

in fact, they believed that
the spirit of the dead person

entered the doll.

This is an excellent
collection of kachina dolls.

And this little
fearsome creature

with the blood stained
knife is Soyah Wuhti

or the monster woman.

If you have any other
questions please feel free

to ask any of the
staff, okay thank you.

Kay.

- Hi Paul.

- How you feeling?

You look beat.

- I couldn't sleep, you know.

- I know.

Listen, I may have
found something.

Do you remember the
private collection

that came in last semester?

- What, the one from
the Lyndon Foundation?

- That's it.

I found an old diary in there
that belonged to a guard

at the Territorial Prison.

And there's some references
to a real hell raiser

from the Saint Andrew group.

Every time the guy
referred to him

he call him Nathan Hall, Indian.

You know how they used to
give the Indian prisoners

Christian names.

- Nat Hall, Nahalla.

- Look it's a long
shot but who knows.

- Look was there anything
about what area he came from?

- No, not a thing

but there's a lot of material
I haven't even covered yet.

- Okay, well look, let me know

if anything else turns up okay?

- Sure.

Listen, when are we gonna get
time to unwrap our friend?

- I'd like to wait for the x
ray before we touch a thing.

- Well they should
be back this morning.

- [Kay] Good.

(door bangs)

(ominous music)

(whispering)

(whispering)

(throat clears)

(whispering)

(door bangs)
(gasps)

- Oh for goodness sakes Paul.

- Sorry.

- It's alright.

- They just sent
over the x rays.

- Well, why don't you
give me a few minutes

and we'll get started okay?

- Okay.

(door bangs)

- [Kay] Paul?

Paul.

- What is that?

- I'm not sure.

- A tumor maybe.

- Alright.

We'll go over these tomorrow
with the radiologist.

What do you wanna do?

Do you wanna quit or
shall we open it up?

- Let's do it.

- Oh great, a man
after my own heart.

(ominous music)

Alright, let's stop here or
we'll both be at it all night.

(gloves snapping)

Why don't you get ahead

and pull that outer covering
back on and lock up.

I'll give Tom a call
before we leave.

- Okay.

- I am getting out of here.

Alright Tom, maybe you're right.

Wherever, sure, fine, mmhmm.

No, no, no, it'd be crazy to
come all the way back here,

I'll meet you there.

Okay, fine, bye bye.

(phone clatters)

Tom wants to go to dinner.

You wanna come along?

- No, no thanks.

I gotta a whole mountain
of term papers to...

Oh, before you go, I
found some more references

to your Nahalla in
an old BIA journal.

And it seems that at the
time of the Ghost Dance

Nahalla was a renegade
who couldn't accept

the dream of peace
with the whites.

So he practiced his
own brand of religion.

Ritual murders,
burnings, torture.

- And he was from this area?

- Came here in 1894 for
kidnapping a white woman

and making her his wife.

But she seems to have
fallen under his spell

because she joined his cult

and they became
a murderous team.

- Holy Jesus.

- Yeah but that's not all.

The woman's sister spent months
trying to track them down,

trying to convince her to
leave him and go back with her

and they tortured her for
days before they killed her.

- Oh come on, her own sister?

- Yeah, nice couple huh?

Anyway there's a cross reference

to Colby's Indian Compendium

but I haven't
gotten that far yet.

- Well we've got a Colby's
around here somewhere.

- Kay, do yourself a favor
and let me handle it.

You're tired, go to
dinner and try to relax.

I promise you I'll call you
as soon as I hear anything.

- Can I trust you?

- Scout's honor.

- I don't know how
I'm supposed to relax

after what you've just told me

but I'll try.

I've gotta get going.

- Alright well I'll
walk you to your car.

- [Kay] What for?

(chattering)

(door bangs)

(engine rumbling)

(eerie music)

(whispering)
(eerie music)

(ominous music)

(tires squealing)
(ominous music)

(ominous music)

(gasping)

(ominous music)

(tires squealing)

(crashing)

(crying)

(screaming)

- [Man] Take it easy lady.

(crying out)

Calm down now.

- Where did you come from?

- [Man] I think you'd better
step back to the patrol car.

- No, no a little fuller.

- How's that?

- Oh yes, that's it.

- Thanks Bob for coming in.

Goodnight.

- [Bob] Goodnight.

- Well?

- I'll be honest with you.

You're right.

I have no intention
of wasting my time

looking for some mystery
man out in the desert

but if there are
some people who are

resentful enough
of your excavation

there's a good chance that
one of them has decided

to do something about it.

You would be amazed at
what people will do doctor,

with or without a full moon.

- Lieutenant I think
I understand your
position quite well.

And I can't blame you
if you just can't accept

this as a serious
occurrence that's--

- Now just a minute.

Nobody is taking this
lightly, most of all not me.

We're talking about murder
here doctor, two to be exact

and there's nothing
supernatural about that.

Richard!

Would you make a copy of
this for the lady please?

- [Richard] Yup.

- Thank you.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Good.

Thank you.

Mr. Eagle is down in the lobby,

he'll wait for you there.

- Did they tell
you what happened?

- [Tom] Yes I think that--

- [Kay] You think I'm crazy.

- [Tom] Of course not.

I just think you're
very tired that's all.

- Tom.

I was afraid to
tell the lieutenant,

he already thinks
I'm out of my mind.

(paper crinkles)

This face, the man
who followed me,

it's the face of
the body we found.

(paper crinkles)

- Listen to me honey, you've
been under a terrific strain,

out in the desert at night
your mind can turn summersaults

and whatever you see or
hear can seem very real.

- I'm telling you he was there.

- Sure he was there
and it doesn't matter

if he was actually there or not

because either way
he was really enough

to almost get you killed.

- Tom please, if you do know
something about all this, you

and the old man, I
don't even care anymore

please, don't keep it from me.

(crying)

What's happening to us?

I've never been so frightened.

- Oh my God.

(sighs)

- [Recording] This
is Dr. Foster.

- Oh shit.

- [Recording] I'm not in at
the moment so please leave

your message when
you hear the tone

and I'll get back to you as
soon as I can, thank you.

(beeps)

- Kay, this is Paul.

I don't care how late it
is please give me a call

as soon as you get back.

There's something...

Well there's something very
strange happening here.

The woman that Nahall kidnapped
was a Melissa Stewart,

and there's a damn good picture
of her in Colby's Compendium

and this uh, it's absolutely
crazy but (beeps).

Oh Jesus.

(phone bangs)

(door bangs)

(ominous music)

(clicks)

(ominous music)

No, no!

(ominous music)

(crying out)

(clicks)

- Special collections please.

Yes, this is Dr.
Foster in Anthropology.

Would you check a
title for me please?

It's Colby's South West
Indian Compendium 1911.

(ominous music)

Would you excuse us?

Now please.

- Lib give us a minute please.

Kay what is the matter with--

(dramatic music)

- Tom please, help me.

- And even those who do
not believe a word of it

would just as soon have
nothing to do with him.

The man is, oh I
don't know, strange.

- Alright I understand that

but can he help us?

- There are some people who
think this Ocacio is a sorcerer.

(eerie music)

(knocking)

(dramatic chord)

Ocacio.

My name is Thomas Eagle,

we come to speak to you about
the trouble in the city.

Many things have
happened which the men

in the city cannot understand

and now, the name
Nahalla is spoken.

- They cannot
understand themselves.

How can they understand
what goes on around?

And they speak of Nahalla.

Why?

To run from their own shadows
like frightened children?

Just as you did.

- Ocacio, I only ask that you
speak with us, that's all.

The woman is from
the university,

she thinks she has seen Nahalla.

But a police lieutenant
says that this all the work

of someone who is
trying to fool us.

- Has this police lieutenant
found such a person?

- No.

- Then let him believe
what he wishes.

He is content.

- Ocacio, couldn't
you just explain--

- This is not a school
and I am not a teacher.

First, I must see
your excavation.

- When?

- When do you wish to be
free of your troubles?

- We could be here
in the morning.

- When is your morning?

- At what time?

- Whenever you want.

- My morning is the gray
before the sun, first light.

- We'll be here, first light.

(ominous music)

I'll just be a minute Tom.

(pounding)

Would you see who
that is please?

(pounding)

- [Tom] Sure.

- Oh hi, I...

- Sorry, the museum's closed.

- Oh I know, I'm really
here to see Paul Michaels.

- You wanna leave a message?

- Well Paul let me borrow this,

but he said if I didn't
get it back to him today--

- Look give it to me,
I'll put it on his desk,

call him first
thing in the morning

and tell him you really
brought it back tonight okay?

- Wow that'd be super.

(door clicks)

- Oh help me Tom won't you?

- [Tom] Yes I will.

- [Woman] Thanks.

Thanks a lot.

- [Tom] You're welcome.

Hey wait a minute.

- Yeah?

- Do me a favor, I'm locked out.

Could you please call
the security guard

and tell him to let me in?

- Yeah sure, right away.

- [Tom] Thank you.

(rattling)

(ominous music)

(ominous chord)

(crying out)

(ominous music)

(screaming)
(ominous music)

- [Kay] Tom!

(ominous music)

- [Recording] This exhibit
represents only a small portion

of the bird life native
to the Sonoran desert

which stretches
from northern Mexico

through southern Arizona.

Listen carefully for the
distinct call of each bird.

(birds chirping)

(ominous music)

(screaming)
(ominous music)

(ominous music)

(crying out)
(ominous music)

(bangs)
(cries out)

(gasping)

(ominous music)

- Kay?

I'm sorry I bothered you.

- [Security] No
problem sir, goodnight.

- Goodnight.

Kay?

Kay are you alright?

- Of course.

No, don't.

- What is the matter?

- Nothing Tom, I'm
just tired that's all.

Why don't you just
go on and I'll--

- Are you serious?

I'm not going to leave
you alone with...

What is that?

(cries out)
(whacks)

(ominous music)

(rustling)

(engine rumbling)

(ominous music)

(coyote howling)

- Now Tom Eagle,
now you must help.

- [Tom] Just tell
me what's happening

and I'll do what you ask.

- This much I can tell you,

if you will do just as I say
you will have your woman back

but if not, she is forever lost.

- I'll do as you say.

- There is a house just beyond,

inside there you must
find a leather pouch,

no bigger than your
hand, when you have it

return the pouch to the
body and burn everything.

If one is not cremated the
soul will wander forever.

Stop for no one
above all the woman,

as long as she with Nahalla

she is (speaking
foreign language)

and she will take your life

and put it in the
basket for him.

(knocks)

(ominous music)

(ominous chord)

(thuds)

(ominous music)

(scraping)

(screaming)

(crying out)
(ominous music)

(clatters)

(ominous music)

(chanting in foreign language)

(ominous music)

(hissing)

(ominous music)

(hissing)

(ominous music)

(hissing)

(ominous music)

(hissing)

(ominous music)

(crying out)
(ominous music)

(whacks)
(cries out)

(ominous music)

- (speaking foreign language)

Tom Eagle!

(cries out)

(ominous music)

(crying out)
(fire crackling)

(ominous music)

(whimpers)

(ominous chord)

(ominous music)

(screaming)

(panting)
(ominous music)

(ominous music)