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(upbeat orchestral music)

(upbeat orchestral music)

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses

She'll be drivin six white horses

She'll be drivin six white horses

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

She'll be drivin six white horses when she comes

Well we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

Well we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

Well we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

Well we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

Well we'll kill the old red rooster

Well we'll kill the old red rooster

Well we'll kill the old red rooster

Yes, we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

Yes, we'll kill the old red rooster when she comes

(laughing)

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her

Well we'll all go out to meet her

Well we'll all go out to meet her

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

Well we'll all go out to meet her when she comes

- Hiya Ben, what's new?

- How's it goin, Ben?

- [Man] How's it goin, Ben?

- [Man] How's it goin, Ben?

- How's it goin, Ben?

I know three pound parrots with bigger vocabularies.

I know three pound parrots with bigger vocabularies.

- [Man] We don't want not trouble, Ben.

- [Man] We don't want not trouble, Ben.

- What's gonna happen is that a big spaceship

is gonna land outside this door

is gonna land outside this door

and a little guy with green antennas is gonna get out

and come running in here.

and come running in here.

But he won't be coming in here for a drink.

But he won't be coming in here for a drink.

No, no, he'll be coming in here to judge, are we worth it?

Or should he just disintegrate us

Or should he just disintegrate us

and move on to someplace else?

and move on to someplace else?

He's gonna spot you boys.

Now, what good word do you got for him, hmm?

Now, what good word do you got for him, hmm?

What deep, moving, persuasive, intelligent,

What deep, moving, persuasive, intelligent,

saving communication you got for him?

saving communication you got for him?

Hi boy, how's it goin, boy?

Hi boy, how's it goin, boy?

Then pow, good bye world.

Then pow, good bye world.

- Let's get outta here.

- Let's get outta here.

See you outside.

(table crashes loudly)

(table crashes loudly)

(chattering)

- Bye, boys.

- Okay friends, that's enough of that feudin stuff.

- Okay friends, that's enough of that feudin stuff.

It's lovin time, all you newlyweds

It's lovin time, all you newlyweds

join hands and let's dance.

Your cheatin heart will make you weep

Your cheatin heart will make you weep

You'll cry and cry and try to sleep

You'll cry and cry and try to sleep

But sleep won't come the whole night through

But sleep won't come the whole night through

Your cheating heart will tell on you

Your cheating heart will tell on you

When tears come down like falling rain

When tears come down like falling rain

You'll toss around and call my name

You'll toss around and call my name

You'll walk the floor the way I do

You'll walk the floor the way I do

Your cheating heart

Your cheating heart

- I'm already 10 minutes late.

Why don't you drop us off at the theater

and then you can look for him yourself?

and then you can look for him yourself?

- David, I'll even let you help me

turn on one of the spotlights.

turn on one of the spotlights.

You know, backstage can be a pretty exciting place,

You know, backstage can be a pretty exciting place,

especially on opening night.

You'll see.

You'll see.

- [Man] Ben here?

- Ben who?

- Okay.

- [Man] Somebody there, Margaret?

- [Man] Somebody there, Margaret?

- No, father.

(upbeat jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)

- [Man] Ben?

- Hey, hey, you ever seen an oasis, Linc, old buddy?

- Hey, hey, you ever seen an oasis, Linc, old buddy?

- Hey, hey, you ever seen an oasis, Linc, old buddy?

Well, you're it.

Palm trees, camels, water wells, the whole scene

Palm trees, camels, water wells, the whole scene

right in the dead center of this desert.

right in the dead center of this desert.

Make ya thirsty?

Come on.

- Later Ben, afterwards.

- Later Ben, afterwards.

- Uh huh.

- Uh huh.

- She needs ya, Ben.

- Ah, but do I need her?

- Ah, but do I need her?

- She's having your baby, Ben.

- She's having your baby, Ben.

(punches loudly)

- You bottle the water.

Like the coloreds and the rangers now?

You wanna try for the kill or to be killed, huh?

You wanna try for the kill or to be killed, huh?

- Doesn't anybody like you?

- Doesn't anybody like you?

- It just isn't my night.

- It just isn't my night.

(giggles)

- I know that feeling.

- I know that feeling.

- Drink?

- No, let's walk.

(light dramatic orchestra music)

(light dramatic orchestra music)

("Don Giovanni" by Mozart)

("Don Giovanni" by Mozart)

(audience applauding)

(audience applauding)

- David, look what I came up with.

- David, look what I came up with.

Come on, you gotta eat something.

Come on, you gotta eat something.

I promised your mother I'd look after you.

You don't want me to go back on my word, do ya?

You don't want me to go back on my word, do ya?

- What's a Don John?

- A Don Juan?

Well, he's a man, special kind of man.

Well, he's a man, special kind of man.

Well, like the man in the opera tonight

only Mozart called him Don Giovanni.

only Mozart called him Don Giovanni.

- You ought to see Jack Morgan, two black eyes.

- You ought to see Jack Morgan, two black eyes.

Mary Oliver, boy, did I beat her up.

Mary Oliver, boy, did I beat her up.

- You beat up a girl?

- She's about the toughest kid in school but I took her.

- She's about the toughest kid in school but I took her.

They said my Dad was like the man in this opera.

They said my Dad was like the man in this opera.

- David, if you didn't know what that meant,

- David, if you didn't know what that meant,

why did you have to fight?

- It's the way they said it.

- It's the way they said it.

What's this opera all about, Mr. Stiles?

What's this opera all about, Mr. Stiles?

- Well this man, this Don Giovanni,

- Well this man, this Don Giovanni,

he gets around, you know?

he gets around, you know?

I mean, he travels a lot, he meets a lot of people.

- My Dad stays right here with us

- My Dad stays right here with us

except when he was in the Army.

- Well some of the people this Don Giovanni meets

- Well some of the people this Don Giovanni meets

have dads, too, David.

And one of them gets into a duel

with Don Giovanni and gets killed.

with Don Giovanni and gets killed.

And then his daughter wants revenge

And then his daughter wants revenge

the same way you wanted revenge

with Jack Morgan and Mary Oliver.

with Jack Morgan and Mary Oliver.

That's the way opera is, you know?

One thing leads to another.

One thing leads to another.

And eventually, a stone statue of this man,

And eventually, a stone statue of this man,

Don Giovanni killed, the girl's father,

Don Giovanni killed, the girl's father,

gets down off the pedestal

gets down off the pedestal

and he comes to the Don's house for dinner.

and he comes to the Don's house for dinner.

I guess you might call him a stone guest.

I guess you might call him a stone guest.

Anyway, he asks the Don to repent.

Anyway, he asks the Don to repent.

- What's repent?

- Well, to say he's sorry.

Don Giovanni just laughs at him.

Don Giovanni just laughs at him.

So, the statue carries Don Giovanni away to hell.

So, the statue carries Don Giovanni away to hell.

- Wait'll I see Mary Oliver Monday.

- Wait'll I see Mary Oliver Monday.

I'll beat her up all over again.

(audience applauding)

(rock thuds loudly)

(gasps)

(gasps)

- Almost a thousand feet.

- Thought it was 900, how'd you figure it?

- Thought it was 900, how'd you figure it?

- Well, the speed of a falling object remains constant.

- Well, the speed of a falling object remains constant.

So, if you count the seconds and multiply...

So, if you count the seconds and multiply...

You think I'm a school teacher.

(giggles)

(giggles)

- Around women, I never think.

- My name is Hazel, Hazel Quine.

- My name is Hazel, Hazel Quine.

- Well, Hazel Quine,

I'm all through busting things up for tonight.

I'm all through busting things up for tonight.

- I saw you in that bar and, and

- I saw you in that bar and, and

something said to me, "Get up, Hazel, and follow him.

something said to me, "Get up, Hazel, and follow him.

"Get out of that chair right this minute and talk to him."

"Get out of that chair right this minute and talk to him."

I felt, I felt if I didn't,

I felt, I felt if I didn't,

I'd never do anything all my life.

- Yeah well, we all have our problems, Mrs. Quine.

- Yeah well, we all have our problems, Mrs. Quine.

- Yeah well, we all have our problems, Mrs. Quine.

- Ha, Mrs.?

Do I look married?

- You wanna pick up some easy money, Ms. Quine?

- You wanna pick up some easy money, Ms. Quine?

You tell em in town that Ben Belden said to a new woman,

You tell em in town that Ben Belden said to a new woman,

a woman he'd never even held hands with, "Let's forget it."

a woman he'd never even held hands with, "Let's forget it."

You'll get a hundred to one odds in any saloon

You'll get a hundred to one odds in any saloon

that I'd never say a thing like that.

that I'd never say a thing like that.

- Are you sure?

- You're a very handsome woman but you're pressing.

- You're a very handsome woman but you're pressing.

A man doesn't like that.

A man doesn't like that.

- Can we go down in the mine?

- Can we go down in the mine?

(exhales loudly)

(exhales loudly)

- It's dangerous.

- Good.

- That's how I got it so cheap.

- That's how I got it so cheap.

Rotten timber, shaft cut through heaving ground,

Rotten timber, shaft cut through heaving ground,

elevator that's due to bust loose any minute

elevator that's due to bust loose any minute

and nine men still buried down there from 10 years ago.

They're buried somewhere below the 1100 foot level under,

They're buried somewhere below the 1100 foot level under,

under tons of country rock.

under tons of country rock.

- Mr. Belden, I've lived on top of the Earth for 41 years.

- Mr. Belden, I've lived on top of the Earth for 41 years.

(both giggling)

(both giggling)

- I'll tell you something, Ms. Quine.

- I'll tell you something, Ms. Quine.

You're a pretty crazy kid.

You're a pretty crazy kid.

(both giggling)

(light dramatic orchestra music)

(light dramatic orchestra music)

(elevator cracks loudly)

(elevator cracks loudly)

(breathing heavily)

(breathing heavily)

- Ben'll be right along, Nora.

He got hung up at the mine.

Some of our charges didn't fire right

Some of our charges didn't fire right

and he had to mark em.

15, 20 minutes, he'll be along.

15, 20 minutes, he'll be along.

(groaning)

(groaning)

Oh yeah, by the way, he said to go ahead without him.

- He tell you he never wanted this baby?

He wouldn't even help me pick a name.

He wouldn't even help me pick a name.

David, that's the only one he picked.

David, that's the only one he picked.

Our two little girls, Jeannie and Steffy,

Our two little girls, Jeannie and Steffy,

I had to name them.

Did they eat their dinner, Mrs. Winters?

- Like two hungry grizzlies.

- Like two hungry grizzlies.

They're sound asleep at my house

with Mr. Winters in the parlor

with Mr. Winters in the parlor

in case they wake up, don't you worry about them.

in case they wake up, don't you worry about them.

(Nora panting) - We're just about

out of time, Nora.

out of time, Nora.

I'm gonna need instruments and that means the hospital.

I'm gonna need instruments and that means the hospital.

- I told you I'm gonna have this baby right here.

- [Doctor] Wouldn't be the money, would it, Nora?

- [Doctor] Wouldn't be the money, would it, Nora?

- I'm gonna prove this to him, don't you see that?

- I'm gonna prove this to him, don't you see that?

All the time, he keeps saying,

All the time, he keeps saying,

if he only could get a few dollars ahead,

if he only could get a few dollars ahead,

he says I just keep looking for bills to keep him broke.

he says I just keep looking for bills to keep him broke.

Well, it takes money to raise a family.

You would think he'd realize that.

You would think he'd realize that.

I'm gonna prove it to him that I can,

I'm gonna prove it to him that I can,

I can save his money.

(panting)

(panting)

- I'm your obstetrician, not your marriage counselor.

I'm taking you out of here and that's that.

- I won't go.

- I won't go.

I won't go.

(panting)

(panting)

(singing "Don Giovanni")

(singing "Don Giovanni")

(ground rumbling)

(ground rumbling)

(stones crashing loudly) (Hazel screaming)

(stones crashing loudly) (Hazel screaming)

(dramatic orchestra music)

(dramatic orchestra music)

(exhales forcefully)

(exhales forcefully)

- [Ben] Now look, right there.

- [Ben] Now look, right there.

Just past that drill, that's bedrock 100 feet thick.

Just past that drill, that's bedrock 100 feet thick.

Over there, that's the neck of the bottom

Over there, that's the neck of the bottom

with a 10,000 ton cork plugged in.

with a 10,000 ton cork plugged in.

(giggles nervously)

(giggles nervously)

(crying)

(singing "Don Giovanni")

(singing "Don Giovanni")

(flames bursting)

(flames bursting)

(audience applauding)

(audience applauding)

- David?

- David?

(dramatic orchestra music)

(dramatic orchestra music)

(dramatic orchestra music)

(dramatic orchestra music)

(dramatic orchestra music)

- Where's David?

- Where's David?

- [Mr. Stiles] Not here?

Well, he'll be along when he runs out of tears.

Well, he'll be along when he runs out of tears.

You know, he needed to see that opera tonight.

You know, he needed to see that opera tonight.

- Not yet.

- Not yet.

- How's Belden taking it or did you ever find him?

- How's Belden taking it or did you ever find him?

- He'll be here.

- He'll be here.

- Any other man that stayed out on a night like this

you'd peg for a monster but not good ol' Ben.

you'd peg for a monster but not good ol' Ben.

Which commandment hasn't he broken?

Which commandment hasn't he broken?

Just because he was at Fort Riley the same time you were,

Just because he was at Fort Riley the same time you were,

that's hardly the tie that binds.

I don't get it, Linc, you've got a pretty hard nosed

I don't get it, Linc, you've got a pretty hard nosed

set of principles with a lot less bend in em

set of principles with a lot less bend in em

than I have but if you're finally gonna allow,

there's a big swing between absolute right

there's a big swing between absolute right

and absolute wrong if you're finally gonna come down

and absolute wrong if you're finally gonna come down

off the judgment seat.

Why let yourself get conned by an out and out stinker?

Why let yourself get conned by an out and out stinker?

Why let yourself get conned by an out and out stinker?

- Maybe I understand what's bugging him.

Maybe the Army opened him up like it did me.

Maybe the Army opened him up like it did me.

When he came back, there wasn't enough room for him here.

When he came back, there wasn't enough room for him here.

He knows there's something else,

there's something different, something bigger.

He knows you have to look for it,

He knows you have to look for it,

you have to go out and look.

- So, let him look.

- So, let him look.

What's stopping him?

- A wife, three kids, and one more coming tonight.

- Most of the men in this country,

- Most of the men in this country,

Linc, have wires and kids.

Linc, have wires and kids.

If he wants to break out, let him take his family and go.

If he wants to break out, let him take his family and go.

- Well, I'm afraid we just made Aristotle very unhappy.

- Well, I'm afraid we just made Aristotle very unhappy.

(chuckles)

Quoting Mr. A., "We must look upon the female character

Quoting Mr. A., "We must look upon the female character

"as being a sort of natural deficiency" unquote.

"as being a sort of natural deficiency" unquote.

I just delivered a perfectly healthy natural deficiency

I just delivered a perfectly healthy natural deficiency

weighing eight pounds.

- I didn't hear her cry.

- I didn't hear her cry.

Don't all babies cry when they're born?

- This one didn't.

- This one didn't.

- Maybe she heard about her father

- Maybe she heard about her father

and decided silence was the wisest course.

and decided silence was the wisest course.

(dramatic music)

- Norah wants you, Linc.

- Norah wants you, Linc.

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

- Do you need anything, Nora?

- Oh, just my husband.

- Oh, just my husband.

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

- It's okay.

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

That's something.

That's something.

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

- David?

- Hi there, David.

- Hi there, David.

- [Ben] Stay down and cover your ears.

- [Ben] Stay down and cover your ears.

Somebody in town may hear this.

Somebody in town may hear this.

(exploding loudly)

(exploding loudly)

They call it the good ol mountain dew

They call it the good ol mountain dew

And them that refuse it are few

I'll hush up my mug if you fill up my jug

I'll hush up my mug if you fill up my jug

With that good ol mountain dew

With that good ol mountain dew

(rocks rumbling)

(rocks rumbling)

- I didn't blow that charge just for an alarm.

- I didn't blow that charge just for an alarm.

I expected it to clear this jam up.

I expected it to clear this jam up.

There's still a hundred feet of shaft below this level.

This stuff should have fallen free, unless...

This stuff should have fallen free, unless...

- Unless the whole shaft just caved in?

- Unless the whole shaft just caved in?

- Well, they found King Tut, didn't they?

All I've gotta do is use my air hammer.

All I've gotta do is use my air hammer.

Between it and the dynamite down here,

mm, I could blow four feet of facing every eight hours.

mm, I could blow four feet of facing every eight hours.

mm, I could blow four feet of facing every eight hours.

At that rate, I should be able

to break into the Corleone Mine next door

in a small matter of 200 hours.

in a small matter of 200 hours.

Only two little items that louse that up.

Only two little items that louse that up.

Only two little items that louse that up.

One is no air pressure for the drill.

And two, not enough air down here for more than two days.

And two, not enough air down here for more than two days.

- You know, it's strange.

- You know, it's strange.

(exhales forcefully)

But for the first time in my life, I feel free.

But for the first time in my life, I feel free.

And somehow, very happy.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

- We were up pretty late last night.

When we got back, Hazel wasn't there.

When we got back, Hazel wasn't there.

We've got this camper parked up on the ridge from Idaho

We've got this camper parked up on the ridge from Idaho

and anyway, we figured she was still out sightseeing.

- You figured.

- You figured.

- It's been a little rough on Hazel.

- It's been a little rough on me, too.

- It's been a little rough on me, too.

How would you like to take

a third person along on your honeymoon?

a third person along on your honeymoon?

- Hazel's not a third person, she's my sister

and I owe her plenty.

and I owe her plenty.

- Look, kids.

- Anyway this morning, Hazel's not back.

- Anyway this morning, Hazel's not back.

Sheriff, that's not like Hazel.

Sheriff, that's not like Hazel.

- Last night, I saw her pick up a man in the bar

- Last night, I saw her pick up a man in the bar

and leave with him.

- Don't pay any attention to her.

- Don't pay any attention to her.

- What did the man look like?

- What did the man look like?

- He uh, he, he was a miner forty-niner.

Only, he was much younger than Hazel.

Only, he was much younger than Hazel.

Actually, he was kinda cute but wild, ya know?

Actually, he was kinda cute but wild, ya know?

- Think maybe I know the man.

- Think maybe I know the man.

- Sue, you're beginning to bug me.

Hazel wouldn't pick up a man, that's just, it's crazy.

Hazel wouldn't pick up a man, that's just, it's crazy.

I tell ya, something's happened to her.

I tell ya, something's happened to her.

- There's been a cave in at Ben's claim.

- There's been a cave in at Ben's claim.

The lift's buried at the bottom of the shaft

and Ben's pickup is parked up there.

- I'll get Charley Praeger, he'll know what to do.

- I'll get Charley Praeger, he'll know what to do.

- I hope your wrong, son,

and I hope your bride's wrong, too,

because if your sister did introduce herself

because if your sister did introduce herself

to a man last night and the man's the one I think,

to a man last night and the man's the one I think,

well, I just hope we're all wrong.

- Hey, just tell me Sheriff.

- Hey, just tell me Sheriff.

Just come right out and say it.

- His name's Ben Belden, if that's who she met.

- His name's Ben Belden, if that's who she met.

And right now, son, she may be a long ways underground.

And right now, son, she may be a long ways underground.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music) (siren wailing)

(dramatic music) (siren wailing)

- [Charley] You and Ben been working on the ninth toll?

- [Charley] You and Ben been working on the ninth toll?

- [Tod] Yes sir, Father renotorized it

for him last month.

- Far as I can see, it looks clear halfway down.

- Far as I can see, it looks clear halfway down.

Think it started about fourth level.

Think it started about fourth level.

Always was a lot of loose slag around there.

Always was a lot of loose slag around there.

All the way down to seventh.

I used to warn Eddie Haggard when he had this claim

I used to warn Eddie Haggard when he had this claim

to sprag those slabs.

That's how come he and those other men are still down there.

That's how come he and those other men are still down there.

Same thing all again

Same thing all again

unless Ben was in one of those tunnels when it happened.

Ted, I'll need to use your car radio.

Ted, I'll need to use your car radio.

- He doesn't seem so bad now, does he?

- He doesn't seem so bad now, does he?

Like guys in my outfit who got killed.

No matter how cruddy they'd been the second before,

No matter how cruddy they'd been the second before,

once they were dead, they were okay.

They were back in, forgiven.

They were back in, forgiven.

Why is that, Tod?

- Are you asking me, Linc, or accusing me?

- Are you asking me, Linc, or accusing me?

- Is that the only answer for guys like Ben?

- Is that the only answer for guys like Ben?

- We're not sure if she's down there, son.

- We're not sure if she's down there, son.

No reason for you to stay around up here.

This place is gonna get awful crowded in the next half hour,

This place is gonna get awful crowded in the next half hour,

people and equipment.

people and equipment.

You'd be easier back in town.

- I'll wait, Sheriff.

I'll just wait.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(hammering stone loudly)

- I read once that it's a custom in some parts of the world

- I read once that it's a custom in some parts of the world

for the friends of the dying person

to gather around the death bed

to gather around the death bed

and remind him of all his good deeds.

and remind him of all his good deeds.

It's a, it's a kind of sacrament

It's a, it's a kind of sacrament

to help him pass through the gates of heaven.

to help him pass through the gates of heaven.

- You've got a lot of moxie.

- You've got a lot of moxie.

(shoveling dirt frantically)

(shoveling dirt frantically)

- There's Howard, he's only two years younger than I am.

- There's Howard, he's only two years younger than I am.

And Lester and Lauren and Ronnie

And Lester and Lauren and Ronnie

and now, Jimmy, my five brothers, all grown up.

and now, Jimmy, my five brothers, all grown up.

All married, all living their own lives, as it should be,

All married, all living their own lives, as it should be,

as I taught them to do.

I wonder which of my good deeds they'd remind me of now?

I wonder which of my good deeds they'd remind me of now?

I wonder which of my good deeds they'd remind me of now?

The sparkling sink, the glistening bathtub?

The sparkling sink, the glistening bathtub?

(chuckles)

(chuckles)

The scoured roasting pan?

My pumpkin pie?

All the dust that I chased out of the quarters

All the dust that I chased out of the quarters

for 25 years since Momma and Papa died.

for 25 years since Momma and Papa died.

Ha, isn't that a stunning list of good deeds, Ben?

Ha, isn't that a stunning list of good deeds, Ben?

"We'll never forget what you've done for us, Hazel."

"We'll never forget what you've done for us, Hazel."

Ronnie said that, just last week

Ronnie said that, just last week

after the preacher had married Jimmy and Sue.

"Here's a little check for you, Hazel, just for you."

"Here's a little check for you, Hazel, just for you."

It was 500 dollars.

It was 500 dollars.

See, they each chipped in a hundred

See, they each chipped in a hundred

and it doesn't come easy, money in Centralville.

and it doesn't come easy, money in Centralville.

(chipping rock loudly)

(chipping rock loudly)

Why, I looked at that check and I began to cry.

Why, I looked at that check and I began to cry.

"Oh come on, sis, it's the least we can do for you

"after all you've done for us."

"after all you've done for us."

Not only that, Lester, yes,

Not only that, Lester, yes,

I distinctly remember it was Lester that said that.

I distinctly remember it was Lester that said that.

"Not only that," he said, "Jimmy and Sue

"Not only that," he said, "Jimmy and Sue

"want you to go with them on their honeymoon."

(chuckles)

(chuckles)

"I couldn't do that," I said,

"I couldn't do that," I said,

"My goodness, they'd want to be alone."

"My goodness, they'd want to be alone."

"Why Hazel," he said, "you've never even seen a mountain."

"Why Hazel," he said, "you've never even seen a mountain."

Lauren said that.

And then, then Jimmy said, "Come on, Hazel.

And then, then Jimmy said, "Come on, Hazel.

And then, then Jimmy said, "Come on, Hazel.

"Sue and I want you to go with us.

"Why shucks, you're not gonna get,

"Why shucks, you're not gonna get,

"you're not gonna get in our way."

"you're not gonna get in our way."

It was sort of like an epitaph.

Here lies Hazel Quine, she never got in the way.

Here lies Hazel Quine, she never got in the way.

See, they didn't understand why I cried.

See, they didn't understand why I cried.

Well, they thought I was touched, you know, by the check.

Well, they thought I was touched, you know, by the check.

But I cried because all of a sudden, I realized

But I cried because all of a sudden, I realized

they were saying goodbye to me, that I'd been retired,

they were saying goodbye to me, that I'd been retired,

that this was my gold watch.

Oh, why do they always give gold watches to people

Oh, why do they always give gold watches to people

when they retire?

Is it so they can count the little time they have left?

Is it so they can count the little time they have left?

And guard each fugitive second?

And guard each fugitive second?

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

And then, and then I saw you in that bar.

And then, and then I saw you in that bar.

And I heard you talking to that young man on the street.

And I heard you talking to that young man on the street.

I know you're married and your wife is having a baby

I know you're married and your wife is having a baby

and you didn't want to go home.

and you didn't want to go home.

I don't know, I don't know why you didn't want to go home.

I don't know, I don't know why you didn't want to go home.

But that doesn't matter now, either.

But that doesn't matter now, either.

Please.

(whimpering)

(crying)

(crying)

- Oh, I'm sorry, Hazel, I'm sorry.

- Oh, I'm sorry, Hazel, I'm sorry.

But you're not just any woman, not anymore.

But you're not just any woman, not anymore.

You're earnest, you're special.

You're earnest, you're special.

See, when I take a girl out,

it's just to shock people around here,

it's just to shock people around here,

to get back at Nora or to make myself feel rotten and cheap.

to get back at Nora or to make myself feel rotten and cheap.

But don't you see, Hazel, I don't hate you.

But don't you see, Hazel, I don't hate you.

(bell ringing)

(bell ringing)

(gears grinding)

(gears grinding)

- [Man] You alright, kid?

- Bout a hundred feet of fill jammed in down there.

Let's get hammering on this air pipe.

Let's get hammering on this air pipe.

- [Man] Right.

- Look at em.

- Look at em.

(chattering)

(chattering)

- [Charley] Hold it, Pete.

- [Charley] Hold it, Pete.

- Is there anything you wanna tell me, Mr. Praeger?

- Is there anything you wanna tell me, Mr. Praeger?

- Doc?

- No use arguing with her, Charley.

- No use arguing with her, Charley.

- I've got nothin to report, Nora.

Neither good nor bad.

Neither good nor bad.

We're doing everything we know to do, we'll see.

We're doing everything we know to do, we'll see.

- Where's Linc?

- Show Mrs. Belden where that Case is.

Alright, Pete.

Alright, Pete.

- Okay, you stay with doctor.

(bell rings)

(bell rings)

- [Man] Linc, the lady wants to see you.

- You'll be going back down there pretty soon, won't you?

- As soon as Charley's got the air line set.

- As soon as Charley's got the air line set.

- You'll be able to talk to Ben through the line, won't you?

- You'll be able to talk to Ben through the line, won't you?

I mean if he's, uh, still alive.

I mean if he's, uh, still alive.

- I hope so, Nora.

- I didn't, when you were in the Army with him,

- I didn't, when you were in the Army with him,

did he ever talk to you about me?

- No.

- No.

And I didn't talk to him about Lander, Texas

or my mother and father.

or my mother and father.

- Oh, right from the very first day when he came back,

I knew there was a restlessness

I knew there was a restlessness

but I knew I had to hold on tight or I'd lose him.

but I knew I had to hold on tight or I'd lose him.

So, as I held on in all kinds of ways

by having this many babies as fast as I could,

by having this many babies as fast as I could,

find a way to spend it

as soon as I knew we'd got a few dollars ahead,

as soon as I knew we'd got a few dollars ahead,

getting him to buy the house

whenever he began to talk about leaving here

whenever he began to talk about leaving here

and, you know, trying Denver.

and, you know, trying Denver.

And I uh, pushed him into buying this claim.

And I uh, pushed him into buying this claim.

So uh, will you tell him for me, tell him now

So uh, will you tell him for me, tell him now

that I'm sorry that I tried to hold him.

that I'm sorry that I tried to hold him.

I should have let him go years ago if that's what he wanted.

I should have let him go years ago if that's what he wanted.

I shoulda let him decide.

So, you tell him if he lives, if he comes back,

So, you tell him if he lives, if he comes back,

that he's free, he's finally free.

that he's free, he's finally free.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(gears grinding)

(gears grinding)

(bell rings)

(bell rings)

(bell ringing)

(bell ringing)

(metal panging)

(metal panging)

- Hold it.

- Tell him stop the hammering.

- Tell him stop the hammering.

- Hold off on the hammering.

- Hold off on the hammering.

- Feels like the line's hit a solid wall.

One of those slabs must be lying smack across the shaft.

One of those slabs must be lying smack across the shaft.

Case, how long's number nine tunnel?

Case, how long's number nine tunnel?

- Well, we've extended it 20 feet

- Well, we've extended it 20 feet

plus the 50 that was in before Ben took over the claim.

plus the 50 that was in before Ben took over the claim.

- He'll run out of air between 6 and 7 o'clock.

- He'll run out of air between 6 and 7 o'clock.

Two now, alright.

Two now, alright.

We'll hold off on the air pipe

We'll hold off on the air pipe

til we get this stuff cleared between us and the slab.

From here in, every minute counts.

From here in, every minute counts.

By 4 o'clock we better reach the slab.

By five, she has to be drilled and blown clear.

By five, she has to be drilled and blown clear.

(striking rock loudly)

(striking rock loudly)

(water splashing)

(water splashing)

- I should have taken it off.

- I should have taken it off.

Far as I know, it's still Sunday.

Far as I know, it's still Sunday.

Far as I know, nobody's figured out where we are.

Far as I know, nobody's figured out where we are.

So, we have a choice.

We can sit here and wait,

We can sit here and wait,

keep breathing for as long as we can, keep hoping,

keep breathing for as long as we can, keep hoping,

or I can plant enough of this stuff in that blockage

or I can plant enough of this stuff in that blockage

to blow this whole mountain down.

to blow this whole mountain down.

Of course, there is a slight disadvantage.

Of course, there is a slight disadvantage.

It might come down on our heads.

But then again, it might not, it just might not.

But then again, it might not, it just might not.

But then again, it might not, it just might not.

It might clear that shaft and get us some air.

It might clear that shaft and get us some air.

So uh, that's the program, Hazel.

- I've sat, Ben.

For 41 years, I've sat.

For 41 years, I've sat.

- You mean, whatever I say is okay?

- You mean, whatever I say is okay?

(engine rumbling)

(engine rumbling)

(bell rings)

- I've been thinking about that opera.

- I've been thinking about that opera.

- I'm going into town, David, do you want anything?

- God sent Don John to hell, didn't he?

- God sent Don John to hell, didn't he?

- Yeah.

- Maybe Jack Morgan was right, and Mary Oliver.

- Maybe Jack Morgan was right, and Mary Oliver.

Maybe my Dad did bad things.

Maybe my Dad did bad things.

Maybe that's why God put him in a deep hole.

Maybe that's why God put him in a deep hole.

- David, if that's true,

then all the more reason to stand up for your Dad.

then all the more reason to stand up for your Dad.

- I'd ask him what he did

to make God so mad at him if he was here.

to make God so mad at him if he was here.

Some people say maybe they won't get him up.

Some people say maybe they won't get him up.

What did he do wrong?

What did he do wrong?

- It's not a question of right and wrong.

- It's not a question of right and wrong.

It's a question of why.

Matter of fact, at first I made the same mistake

Jack Morgan and Mary Oliver did.

Jack Morgan and Mary Oliver did.

Then I had a talk with my friend, Linc, you know.

Then I had a talk with my friend, Linc, you know.

He told me some things

that made me look at your Dad a different way.

that made me look at your Dad a different way.

- What things?

- What things?

- See, some people always know what's right and wrong.

- See, some people always know what's right and wrong.

They like to set people straight,

make sure everybody follows the rules.

make sure everybody follows the rules.

These people, in a way, they're very lucky.

These people, in a way, they're very lucky.

They don't have to think very much.

They're always sure about everything.

They're always sure about everything.

But your father wasn't so lucky, David.

But your father wasn't so lucky, David.

To him, right and wrong kept crossing the lines

To him, right and wrong kept crossing the lines

and bumping into each other.

But let me tell you something.

But let me tell you something.

That put him in the company of a lot of good people,

thinking, feeling, sensitive people.

Oh and another thing, the crowd says,

Oh and another thing, the crowd says,

"Sure, it's hard to know right from wrong

"Sure, it's hard to know right from wrong

"but not all the time.

"Sometimes you know what's right so why don't you do it?"

"Sometimes you know what's right so why don't you do it?"

The answer to that is this, I think.

The answer to that is this, I think.

One of the things that good people do

for other good people like,

for other good people like,

well, like when somebody falls down

and you give them a hand

or like when you say, "Good morning."

or like when you say, "Good morning."

Really what you mean is, "I'm glad to see you."

One of these things is to know a man is trying

One of these things is to know a man is trying

and we'll applaud the try, not just judge the result.

and we'll applaud the try, not just judge the result.

and we'll applaud the try, not just judge the result.

And the third thing that you can say about your father,

And the third thing that you can say about your father,

David, is that he never ran away from his troubles

and he could have but he never tried

and he could have but he never tried

to solve them in the dark.

to solve them in the dark.

Now, those are three big points to give a man, David.

Now, those are three big points to give a man, David.

Do you understand what I'm trying to tell ya?

Do you understand what I'm trying to tell ya?

Any of it?

Any of it?

- Not all the words but the sound of it.

- Not all the words but the sound of it.

(dramatic music)

- What are you thinking about, Ben?

- What are you thinking about, Ben?

- Told you before, around women, I never think.

- Told you before, around women, I never think.

Well okay, for a few minutes there,

Well okay, for a few minutes there,

I was thinking about praying.

I was thinking about praying.

For a few minutes there, I was thinking about making a deal,

get us out of here

and then I'm off on the straight and narrow.

and then I'm off on the straight and narrow.

But then I thought, a few days will pass and there I'll be,

But then I thought, a few days will pass and there I'll be,

just back where I was before, so...

just back where I was before, so...

(scoffs)

Way it works out for me is no deal.

Way it works out for me is no deal.

I'll do what I have to do and he'll do what he has to do.

I'll do what I have to do and he'll do what he has to do.

There's only one thing, you.

You've done nothing, Hazel, to hurt anybody.

You've done nothing, Hazel, to hurt anybody.

- Is it ready, Ben?

- Is it ready, Ben?

I've heard it said that we can

I've heard it said that we can

only get to heaven by ourselves, on our own.

only get to heaven by ourselves, on our own.

If that's true, it's the saddest thing that ever was.

If that's true, it's the saddest thing that ever was.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

- Let's find out.

(gears clicking)

(gears clicking)

(rocks bursting loudly)

(audience applauding)

(audience applauding)

- Tod?

They just told me you were leaving.

The second night of the season, why?

The second night of the season, why?

- Now that Ben Belden's dead,

I don't think I can stand seeing him condemned to hell

I don't think I can stand seeing him condemned to hell

seven nights a week.

Thanks for the job, Mr. Bob.

Thanks for the job, Mr. Bob.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(crowd chattering)

(crowd chattering)

- Who listens, who learns?

- Who listens, who learns?

- Somebody, once in a while.

(upbeat jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)

- [Announcer] A Screen Gems Presentation,

Herbert B. Leonard, Executive Producer.

Herbert B. Leonard, Executive Producer.

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