14x08 - Changing Gears

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AMY: Previously on "Heartland"...

- Are you happy?

- It's easy to be happy when you're playing a part.

- (CHUCKLES)

- But back home, I need to be the strong one.

TIM: My life could not be further from polo and champagne celebrations.

- Why are you telling me this?

- 'Cause I like you.

- Well, what about the girls?

- You show me.

- (HORSE WHINNIES)

- Ungh!

Yeah, I got this.

♪ (TRUCK RUMBLES, TARP FLAPS)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(TRUCK RUMBLES LOUDLY)

(ENGINE CUTS OUT)

- (DOOR BANGS SHUT)

- AMY: Caleb!

Did you bring my favourite baby Carson?!

- I did!

- Hi!

- (CHUCKLES)

- Should we get you out of there?

- (CARSON FUSSES)

- Look at you.

(GIGGLES)

- (DOOR BANGS SHUT)

- Hey, check this out.

It's gonna blow your mind.

(TARP RUSTLES)

Caleb, is that... ?

Yes, it is.

You've gotta be kiddin' me.

(WHOOSH, LOUD CLUNK)

- That's the ticket.

- Careful.

Easy.

You're right; this is a real honey.

Yeah.

All you gotta do is find a few parts for it

- and she's gonna rock.

- (GRUNTS)

Yeah.

(LIGHT TAP)

AMY: Caleb, where did you find this?

I was looking for a new truck online

and, uh, there it was,

- Ty's old wheels for sale.

- So you just bought it?

Yeah.

Uh, it hardly cost anything...

it doesn't even run, but I know what it meant to you.

Well...

- this is amazing, but...

- No buts.

I want you to have it.

- (SIGHS)

- 'Kay, I gotta get going.

I gotta be at practice or Tim's gonna k*ll me.

Well, you're going to practice with the baby?

How're you gonna coach?

Well, he can watch from the car seat.

- You're never too young

- Caleb!

- to learn how to rodeo.

- No, leave him here.

I'd be happy to babysit.

(SIGHS)

No can do.

I...

I gotta, I gotta take him to meet Cass and drop them off at their baby momma music class or...

Why don't you go with them and,

- and I'll watch the girls.

- Okay.

You coach and I get to hang out with my godson.

- 'Kay, that would be great.

- Okay, deal.

Thanks, Grandpa.

- Yes!

We get to hang out!

- (RAMP THUDS)

(TAILGATE CLUNKS SHUT)

(HORSE SNORTS, INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Where are the saddles?

Caleb screwed up and got us a couple of horses that only ride bareback, so you got the day off.

Uh, who says I can't ride bareback?

I do.

You've never done it before.

Yeah, well, there was a time when I'd never ridden saddle broncs, but I picked that up pretty quickly.

Yeah, well, this is different, trust me.

This isn't for you.

Well, it is now.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, LOUD CLUNK)

'Kay, I think we really should go over the basics again, huh?

Stop dumbing it down!

You don't talk to the other guys like this.

That's 'cause they've done it before.

Saddle or no saddle, it's still just riding a bronc.

Okay, have at it.

(BRONC WHINNIES AND SNORTS, GATE CLANGS)

(BLOWS OUT HER BREATH)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BRONC PANTS)

(GATE CLANKS LOUDLY, BRONC WHINNIES)

(HOOVES THUNDER, JADE GRUNTS)

- (HEAVY LANDING THUD)

- Ungh!

Ungh!

(THUNDEROUS TUMBLING THUDS)

(METALLIC CLANKING, INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- So...

I...

- Whatever you're gonna say, don't.

(GATE SQUEALS AND CLANKS SHUT)

Oh, nice of you to show up.

You wanna get in the chute and show everybody how to ride a bareback bronc the right way?

- Yeah.

- (LAUGHS)

Yay!

You get to see your daddy ride.

(CHUCKLES)

(CLEARS HIS THROAT)

(LIGHT THUD)

(GRASPING TUG, RUSTLING)

♪ Say, "Hi, Dad!"

(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)

Hey!

You ready?

(GATE CLANKS OPEN)

(DISTORTED WHINNY AND GRUNT)

(HOOVES STOMP LOUDLY, BRONC WHINNIES AND GRUNTS)

(CALEB GRUNTS, BRONC WHINNIES)

- (THUNDEROUS THUD)

- Ungh!

Caleb!

- (GATE SQUEALS CLOSED)

- TIM: Caleb!

(BRONC WHINNIES WILDLY)

(GROANS)

♪ ♪

♪ And at the break of day ♪

♪ You sank into your dream ♪

♪ You dreamer ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh... ♪

♪ You dreamer... ♪

♪ You dreamer... ♪

(PANTING)

No!

You can't go in there with him!

(OUT OF BREATH)

You're right.

It's okay.

Daddy's gonna be okay.

TIM: Hey!

Caleb! Hey!

(LIGHT SLAPS)

Hey!

- (GROANS)

- You all right?

You hear me?

- (GROGGY)

Yeah.

- Okay.

What day is it?

I don't know.

Come on, seriously, what day is it?

Tim, I have a kid.

Every day's the same.

Okay, he's fine.

All right, all right!

All right, Caleb! Woo!

- Ungh.

- All right, Caleb!

(HARD PAT)

- (CARSON COOS)

- (RELIEVED CHUCKLE)

Thanks.

- (DOOR CLANKS SHUT)

- Pretty big wreck to end the practice.

You okay?

Enh, I've seen worse.

Now can we talk about my ride?

I thought you wanted me to keep that to myself?

Just the part where you tell me you told me so.

Look, I get it.

It's very different than with a saddle,

- but I wanna learn.

- Why don't you just stick to what you're already do really well?

Because I need another event if I wanna start winning the all-around cowboy buckles.

Soon-to-be renamed all-around cowgirl buckles.

Okay, I get it.

I respect your ambition.

So will you teach me?

Yeah, but you're gonna have to take your lumps.

The best way to learn is to keep doing it until you stop being thrown.

Okay.

Let's get to it.

I wanna enter both bronc events at the first rodeo of the indoor season...

- (LAUGHS)

- and win all-around buckle.

Well, it's good not to set your goals too high.

(TAILGATE BANGS SHUT)

(BIRDS CHIRP, APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS)

- Grandpa.

- How was practice?

Well, Caleb had a pretty bad fall.

Oh yeah?

Is he okay?

He somehow avoided getting hurt, but I think it shook him up pretty bad.

He was quiet on the way home.

So, this bike...

Yeah.

Yeah, I know how hard the reminders of Ty can be.

It's not just that.

I've somehow started finding comfort in these things, just like you said I would.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

But I don't know how anyone could let Ty's bike go like this?

- He would be so upset.

- I agree.

- So I'm gonna fix 'er up.

- Really?

Well, I'm gonna give it a sh*t.

- (CHUCKLES)

- Thank you.

And once it's good to go, I think we should sell it to someone who will actually ride it.

You don't wanna keep it?

Well, it was...

it was really thoughtful of Caleb to bring it to us, but...

Ty would want someone who is actually going to enjoy his motorcycle the way he did.

Well, that makes good sense.

(CHUCKLES)

I'll get started on it tomorrow.

Thanks.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

Well, look who came by to say hello.

- With pastries.

- (LAUGHS)

Yum!

Yes, yum is right.

You didn't have to do that.

Well, I figured with Lou out of town, I thought you guys might need a little bit of help, but it looks to me like you two have everything in order here.

JACK: So, uh, you care to stay for dinner?

Uh, no thank you.

It smells delicious, but I actually already ate at the diner, so.

- Hey!

- Suit yourself.

Why don't you come and say hello to your GG.

TIM: Hey!

Are you staying for dinner?

- Uh, no, I'm not actually.

- You want coffee?

Uh, no, I only have it over the fire now.

Your cowboy ways have ruined it for me any other way.

So, that was quite the wreck today, wasn't it?

Yeah, Caleb's lucky he didn't get trampled.

What?

Someone got trampled?

Oh no, no.

Somebody just fell.

It just was an awkward fall.

It happens sometimes.

I don't get why you guys are so willing to risk your lives for this crazy sport.

It's like a total death wish.

There are a lot of dangerous sports, like hockey, football, boxing...

Enh, there's a point to those.

There's an objective that's more than just seeing how many times you can land on your head before you can't form a complete sentence.

Have you ever even been to a rodeo?

Mm... no, it's not exactly a New York activity.

Okay, I think you should come by sometime and check out a practice.

I don't know.

I don't think it's my thing.

Oh, like polo was my thing?

No, I guess not.

Especially after you got your butt kicked.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

Did I ever.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE, DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

- (Kn*fe CHOPS, DOOR SHUTS)

- What?

♪ (METALLIC RATTLE)

(JACK GRUNTS)

(METALLIC CLANK)

(TOOL CLANKS)

- (SIGHS)

- How's it going?

Well, she's in just as bad a shape as she looks.

How long to fix it?

Mmm...

hmm.

I gotta flush the fuel system, re-seal the shocks, repack the wheel bearings, and here's the big problem.

And right here, this carburetor is sh*t.

Can't you just replace it?

Well, yeah, but...

not the easiest part to track down for this particular bike.

I'm probably gonna have to order one from the UK, And - pffft - who knows how long that's gonna take.

Oh wow.

I'm sorry, I had no idea it would be this much work.

Maybe we should just sell the bike as is.

Well, now that I've started, I'd kind of like to do it myself.

(REMI BARKS IN THE DISTANCE)

You sure?

Okay.

As long as you don't mind.

(TRUCK RUMBLES)

- (ENGINE SHUTS OFF, DOOR OPENS)

- Caleb!

- (GROANING)

Hey!

Oh.

- How are you feeling?

Oh.

Just a little hitch in my giddy up.

No big deal.

Looks like it.

(LAUGHS)

Jack's working on the bike?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's gotta replace the carburetor and a few other things.

But once he does that, I...

- What?

- (SIGHS)

Look, I really appreciate you finding that bike for me, and it was so kind of you to bring it back here, but I'm gonna sell it.

And, of course, I'll pay you back the money.

Uh, that wasn't really the point.

I know.

It's just no one can ride it here, and that's not what Ty would've wanted.

He'd want someone to appreciate that bike the same way he did.

- Yeah.

Okay.

- Hey!

- Hey.

- (FOOTSTEPS CRUNCH IN SNOW)

Thanks for giving me a ride.

You ready?

Yeah.

Don't you guys get bucked off or anything.

(LAUGHS)

- I will do my best.

- (LAUGHS)

Okay, remember, you put your feet over the points of the horse's shoulders, bring knees up toward your chin, and your heels should come up as high as the handle on the rigging, okay?

- I don't like it.

- Why not?

She should be riding with two hands, like the rest of the women on the circuit.

No way.

I'm wanna qualify for the all-around buckle.

I go up against the guys in saddle broncs, and I can do it in bareback also.

Okay, bind your hand really tight, all right?

- Okay.

- (LIGHT PATS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER, GATE SQUEALS)

(GATE CLANGS SHUT)

(INHALES DEEPLY AND SLOWLY EXHALES)

(TETHER RUSTLES)

- (HORSE WHINNIES)

- Ahhhh!

(HEAVY THUD)

Come on, that's, that's too tight!

Well, I need to get a good grip.

- Just a little looser.

- Caleb.

(GATE CLANKS OPEN, BRONC WHINNIES)

(HOOVES THUD, JADE GRUNTS)

- (HARD THUD)

- Ungh!

(GATE LATCH CLANKS, GATE SQUEAKS OPEN)

(HOOVES THUD)

- You okay?

- It was too loose!

I told you I didn't have a good enough grip!

No, it was a shortcut.

If you wanna ride with one hand, you're gonna have to get as strong as the guys.

'Kay, remember to keep your core tight.

That's where your power and balance comes from.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hope you know there's no champagne flutes here or high society polo people.

Oh yeah, it's definitely more grounded.

- (HOOVES THUD RAPIDLY)

- Literally.

That landing had to hurt.

Oh, you'd be surprised what a little adrenaline'll do

- to k*ll the pain.

- (BUZZER BLARES)

Yeah, till it wears off and you're walking funny for the rest of your life.

- Is that a sh*t?

- (LAUGHING)

No.

I just, I don't get why anybody would want to do this.

Although I have to say, I admire Jade's tenacity.

She knows what she wants and she's not gonna let anything stand in her way.

She is amazing.

She is amazing.

She has an amazing coach.

Even if he does walk a little funny.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

- All right.

- (CHAIR CLUNKS)

_ Amy!

Good news!

- You found a carburetor.

- Yes, I did.

Tracked one down just outside of London, England.

Should be here in a month.

You can't find one that will come sooner than that?

I'm happy I found one at all.

It'll get here when it gets here.

I was just thinking that you'd wanna keep the momentum going.

It is what it is.

I'm gonna go throw a tarp on that bike for now.

(LATCH CLANKS, DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

- (SIGHS HEAVILY)

- (DOOR CLUNKS SHUT)

(TARP RUSTLES)

(BIKE MOTOR RUMBLES)

- (WHOOSH)

- TY: Look out, old man!

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHING)

(BIKES RUMBLE)

(TARP RUSTLES)

(THUMPS LIGHTLY INTO PLACE)

(TUB LID THUMPS SHUT, FOOTSTEPS THUD CAREFULLY)

Moving a little slow this morning.

Yeah.

A couple more aches and pains than usual.

Why?

Did you get tossed off a few more broncs?

Yeah.

Tim seems to think the more I get bucked off, the quicker I'll adjust my form to avoid the pain.

(SIGHS)

I just don't see how eating dirt is gonna make you learn a new skill, especially when it comes to...

saddle broncs versus bareback.

It's a totally different thing.

Tell me about it.

Why don't you try learning on a broke horse?

- Really?

Is that a thing?

- I don't know.

Why not?

Get the feel for riding bareback without actually hitting the ground every time you make a mistake.

I actually really like the sound of that.

Do you want me to give you a hand?

Can you meet me after practice this morning?

Yeah, sure.

Uh...

I'll bring Spartan.

He'll be perfect for that.

- Great.

- (CHAMP GRUNTS)

- TIM: Thanks.

- (DOOR BANGS SHUT)

Could I get one of those to go, please?

Sure.

- Hey.

- Hi.

I thought you only drank coffee off the fire now.

Well, no one's offered to make me one of his famous cowboy coffees, so.

Well, that could be arranged.

I can't get your practice out of my mind.

It was surreal.

It was ugly, but it was...

beautiful at the same time.

Well, thanks...

I think.

I mean, here I am on this pilgrimage, I'm trying to seek out all these new experiences, and never in a million years did I think that rodeo would be one of them.

Well, I'm glad we can make an impression.

You should've brought your camera.

Would you have been okay with that?

Why not?

Well, 'cause I kinda felt like I was a visitor in this inner sanctum, but...

if you're fine with it,

- I would love to come back.

- Yeah, it'd be great.

I'm on my way there in a minute.

Why don't you come by?

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

I got it.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, I think I will.

I'm gonna stop by the ranch, I'm gonna pick up my camera,

- and I will meet you there.

- (KEYS JINGLE)

- Okay.

- Thank you.

(LAUGHING)

- (ENGINE CUTS OUT, KEYS JINGLE)

- ♪ On the way home ♪

♪ With nothin' to lose ♪ ♪

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN, RADIO MUSIC CUTS OFF)

(WIND GUSTS STRONGLY, DOOR BANGS SHUT)

(GATE CLANKS OPEN, BRONC WHINNIES)

(JADE GRUNTS, HOOVES THUD)

(TUMBLING THUD, SHUTTER SNAPS)

- CALEB: Jade!

Are you okay?

- (BRONC WHINNIES)

Yeah, she's fine, except for your spurring.

- You're still not getting it.

- It's not working.

I don't think I can just get the bad rides out of my system.

Well, start listening, Jade.

I'm trying to tell you how to do it.

Tim, you said I'm not getting it.

At this rate, I'm gonna completely embarrass myself on the circuit.

I need to see how it's done, and none of these guys are gonna show me.

Uh, they're all scared I'm gonna start kicking their butts at this, too.

Get in there and show her how to do it right.

- I didn't bring my rigging today.

- Well, borrow that guy's.

No, I'm not using someone else's rigging.

What, is this about the spill you took the other day?

- 'cause that was a fluke, Caleb.

- I'm...

I'm not doing it, okay?

I'm not riding with someone else's rigging, so forget it!

That's it.

Hey, Caleb.

How's it going?

Good.

What's going on here?

Well, I figured that I would get Jade used to riding a bareback horse without being on one that's actually just gonna buck her off every time.

Okay.

Hey, w...

why don't we try your spurring motion on Spartan.

Okay.

Now remember, up, up and down instead of back and forth.

- Okay.

- Good.

Pull up hard on the rigging handle.

- Looks good.

- Looks pretty good.

- You ready?

- Yeah.

'Kay.

(CHUCKLES)

CALEB: Yeah, good.

Now just, just feel the motion of the horse.

(FOOTSTEPS THUD)

(TARP RUSTLES)

TY: You know, I wish I could've talked to him one last time.

Who knows?

Maybe I could've forgiven him.

I just wish I had that chance.

Goodbye, Dad.

(ASHES SCATTER)

Hey, Jack?

I wanna thank you for everything.

For being here.

(CHUCKLES, FISTS BUMP)

(WHOOSH)

(TARP RUSTLES)

(RECEDING FOOTSTEPS THUD)

(DOOR SQUEALS OPEN AND BANGS SHUT)

What was that all about?

I'm just helping Jade with her training.

You call that training?

It looked more like

- a step backward to me.

- Hey, that's not true.

Yeah, I already feel way more confident.

Oh, I'm sure you do on a retired pleasure horse.

- Hey...

- But how's that gonna get you

- ready for the real deal?

- I feel really good about it, and I wanna keep working with Amy.

Okay, fine.

You all know better than I do now.

All right.

But the first rodeo of the indoor season's coming up fast, and it's not gonna be Spartan in that chute.

- Don't mind him.

- I don't.

(LAUGHS)

Hey, uh, do you wanna meet tomorrow?

What about later today?

Yeah, I could probably do later this afternoon.

- Cool.

- 'Kay.

- Bye.

- See ya.

Thank you for all your help today.

Yeah, yeah, uh...

I'm just glad we're slowing

- things down for Jade.

- Are you okay?

I just, I have a lot on my mind.

From your fall the other day?

Thinking it might be time to give this up.

No, it's not.

Caleb.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

I've had a great run, but all good things come to an end, right?

Look, just because you had one fall...

I mean, you've had a ton of wrecks.

Exactly.

I mean, I don't think I should push my luck any further.

I'm a father now and...

Listen, um... do me a favour, don't say anything to your dad.

I, I think I should be the one to tell him.

Yeah, of course.

(SNORTS)

Hey, he'll be thrilled finally getting rid of me, right?

(INHALES)

Caleb, do you think you could come by here later

- and help me with Jade?

- Yeah.

But don't worry about bringing Spartan.

I have another idea for the next step.

- Okay.

- Oh.

- (RIGGING JINGLES)

- Hmm.

Thanks.

See ya.

JACK: Amy, what're we doin' here?

It's a surprise.

Amy, you know I don't like surprises.

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

(DOORS CLICK OPEN)

(DOORS BANG SHUT)

(FOOTSTEPS CRUNCH)

You must be Amy.

Is that what I think it is?

A carb for an .

Can you believe there's one this close?

- Is it new?

- Brand spanking.

How much you want for it?

Ahh...

- Let's say $ even.

- Six hundred?!

I found one in the UK for half that.

Well, that away across the pond.

This one's right here.

Well, I'm not paying double.

Well, the price is the price.

Take it or leave it.

- I'll leave it.

- No, Grandpa, wait.

With shipping and everything, it's gonna work out to be about the same.

And besides, this one's right here, so we don't have to wait.

You should listen to your granddaughter...

unless, of course, the job's too big for you.

I mean, I get it, I get it.

It's of a lot of work,

- my friend.

- Cut the crap!

You are trying to gouge us, and that is not happening.

You got me?

(SIGHS)

(TRUCK RUMBLES, REMI BARKS)

(GEARSHIFT CLUNKS)

(KEYS JINGLE, ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

(BIRDS CHIRP)

Is everything all right?

Yup.

You know, the nerve of that guy, trying to screw us over like that...

and then having the gall to smooth talk me!

Yeah, it was a bit offside, I guess, but I just thought that's what people did at junkyards.

You know, they haggle.

That ain't haggling, it's robbery.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

Is there something else going on, Grandpa?

Like what?

I don't know, like...

like what that guy was saying.

Are you really just putting it off?

- Amy, you know I don't put things off.

- I know, I know, I just...

(SIGHS)

maybe it's too much.

I can find someone else to work on the bike.

I just need the proper parts and I don't wanna get ripped off, that's all.

Then I'll fix it up and...

and you can do whatever you want with it.

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

(DOOR BANGS SHUT)

(DOOR OPENS)

(MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY IN THE DINER)

- (DOOR THUDS SHUT)

- Hey.

Somebody's really gettin' into rodeo.

You're gonna love these photos.

Come on, sit.

Look at this. 'Kay, I think it really captures the v*olence and the chaos of it all.

See what I mean?

Yeah.

Yeah, it does.

You know, you could've focused your camera on some other things.

Like where's the courage and the skill, and the talent involved in the sport?

Well, sometimes I just get in a groove and I sh**t whatever's right there...

No.

I thought, I thought you got what you were after there.

That's the way you see us.

- Tim, you don't understand...

- I completely understand.

You wanted to photograph a bunch of daredevils with a death wish, and that's exactly what you did.

And I was crazy to think that you'd ever see rodeo any other way.

(MUSIC PLAYS QUIETLY, DISHES CLANK)

- Tim!

I...

- (DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)

(DOOR CLUNKS SHUT)

Wow.

AMY: Just take a deep breath.

Hold tight.

(GATE CLANKS OPEN, STEER BELLOWS ANGRILY)

(JADE GRUNTS, HOOVES THUD)

(STEER BELLOWS ANGRILY)

AMY: Yeah, Jade! Woo!

CALEB: Yeah!

Nice ride!

- This was such a smart idea.

- Yeah.

It's a good way to learn.

The fall's not as big off a steer's back.

Okay, let's go again, but this time, keep your knee's up a little higher.

That was really good.

TIM: I don't know what came over me, I just sorta lost it.

Those pictures, oh, they were so cliché.

- I just guess I overreacted.

- (COWS BELLOW)

(SIGHS)

Are you... you even listening?

Yeah, I'm listening.

- I should apologize.

- (HOOVES CRUNCH IN THE SNOW)

Yeah.

Yeah, you probably should.

(COWS BELLOW)

Then there's Jade.

She wants to ride bareback broncs and Amy thinks she can teach her on Spartan.

Hah!

Spartan!

- (DISTRACTED CHUCKLE)

- Yeah.

Spartan, huh?

- Right?

Crazy.

- (CHUCKLES)

I mean, Amy's great at what she does, but she's not a rodeo gal.

It's just gonna set Jade back.

I'm gonna have to pull her from the first rodeo of the indoor season.

There's no way she'll be ready.

W...

w...

what...

sorry, what does this have to do with Spartan?

Jade can't ride Spartan and learn how to do the real deal.

- Yeah... yeah, right.

Uh...

- Right?

well, with that,

- I'd say that you just...

- (CATTLE BELLOW)

need to do what you think is best.

(HOOVES THUD)

Yeah.

Yeah, exactly.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, well, thanks for listening.

- Anytime.

- (LAUGHS)

- (DOOR OPENS)

- You did so great out there.

Yeah, your spurring's really coming together.

I feel good.

I think I'm ready for the real thing.

- Yeah?

- Let's do it.

Oh, hey, Caleb, You know, you were really great with her.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Are you sure you wanna walk away from rodeo completely?

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

You gotta make some tough decisions in life.

Responsible ones.

Like Ty did with the motorcycle.

He loved riding that thing, but when Lyndy came along, he made the right choice and sold it, 'cause he knew it was dangerous.

Caleb, you know, I get where you're coming from, but you should know that you're wrong about Ty.

How do you mean?

We needed the money to keep building our house.

That's why Ty sold the bike.

Just because he became a father didn't mean he had to bubble wrap his life.

Those trips to Mongolia, do you really think those were safe choices?

No!

But he had to keep following his passion.

Sure, Lyndy made him change the way he looked at life, but it didn't mean he changed who he was.

You did good today.

(LIGHT PAT)

(VEHICLE APPROACHES, DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

- Hi!

Uh, excuse me?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Um...

- (GEARSHIFT CLUNKS)

- do you know if Tim's around?

- (DOOR BANGS SHUT)

No, he's not right now.

- Hey, uh...

- (ENGINE SHUTS OFF)

you were taking pictures of the practice, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I was.

I thought I got some pretty provocative sh*ts, but Tim didn't seem so happy when he saw them.

Why not?

Uh, too many wrecks.

Too much blood and gore.

He thinks I was trying to make the rodeo look a certain way.

Were you?

I was just looking for the danger and the adrenaline.

I mean, that's the point, isn't it?

Look, I get that it looks that way from the outside, but for those of us who live it, Tim and I, and Jade, rodeo is more than something we just do, it's a part of who we are.

It's our way of life.

(CHUCKLES)

I guess that can be pretty tricky to put into words.

Maybe that's why Tim wanted you to...

capture it in photos.

Thanks.

I'm sorry, what's your name again?

- Caleb.

Caleb Odell.

- Thanks, Caleb.

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

JACK: Listen, Amy, about the junkyard.

I admit...

I may have overreacted a little.

Okay, more than a little. But that guy had it coming.

He was trying to rip us off.

I know.

He actually admitted that to me.

He did?

When?

He called back.

I don't know if he just grew a conscience, or if you scared him into it, but he offered us the carburetor at half price.

I picked it up on the way home.

- Fantastic.

- Yeah.

It's in my truck.

Wow.

Well, that's great.

I could probably install it tomorrow then.

Okay.

Guess I'd better cancel that order from the UK.

(CHUCKLES)

- (GRATEFUL SIGH)

- Thanks.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

♪ ANNOUNCER: (INDISTINCT COMMENT)

Looks like Danny's in for a rough ride right out of the gate. But look it, Danny's the man!

Well, he may have lost his hat, but he's not going anywhere. We need to talk about that rodeo this weekend.

I'm so stoked.

I've been studying all the bareback broncs that are gonna be there.

Mm... glad you're fired up.

You can't get ready by watching YouTube videos and riding a steer.

I heard all about it.

I think you should put it on hold for now.

Tackle bareback bronc riding further down the road, when you've had some real training.

That's not fair.

Just because I'm not doing things exactly the way you want me to doesn't mean it's not working.

I'm ready, and Caleb thinks so, too.

Well, Caleb's not the head coach.

I think you need to put the time in the chutes, ride some real broncs, before you enter a rodeo.

Fine.

I'll prove it to you.

Tomorrow, at practice, I'll ride a bronc.

And if I can't stay on for eight seconds, then I'll pull out of the rodeo.

But if I can...

Yeah, I know where this is going.

Okay, fine.

You got a deal.

But I got one horse coming in tomorrow and it's Pile Driver.

- Which one's Pile Driver?

- The one that threw Caleb.

♪ (TRUCK RUMBLES)

(ENGINE SHUTS OFF, DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

Okay.

Jade and I have a little wager going.

- Here's the deal.

- We need to talk.

- (PAPER RUSTLES)

- What is this?

It's my letter of resignation.

(LETTER CRINKLES)

Handwritten?

Yeah, I'm quitting rodeo, and that includes the rodeo school.

Caleb, there comes a time when everybody has to decide to hang up their spurs.

But what does that have to do with my rodeo school?

(SIGHS)

It was a really tough decision, Tim.

Rodeo is in my blood, so...

watching from the sidelines...

I can't do it.

I'm all in or all out and...

yeah, so this is my last day.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE, LETTER RUSTLES)

(PILE DRIVER WHINNIES AND GRUNTS)

♪ (DULL THUDS, PILE DRIVER GRUNTS)

- Hey.

- (CHUCKLES)

Okay, focus on my spurring.

Nah, you got it down.

You don't worry about that.

So any last minute words of wisdom, Coach?

Carpe Diem.

I was watching this old surfing movie last night.

It means...

I know what it means.

Seize the day.

Yeah, exactly!

Look, you're in your prime.

Ride it out for as long as you can.

Chase that feeling, that high you only get from...

owning a wave...

Uh, I mean, a bronc.

(CHUCKLES)

'Kay, Brah.

(LAUGHS)

Have fun.

- (BLOWS OUT HIS BREATH)

- (LAUGHS)

(PILE DRIVER WHINNIES)

(PILE DRIVER WHINNIES, BANGS AROUND IN CHUTE)

(PILE DRIVER WHINNIES)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GATE CLANKS OPEN, PILE DRIVER WHINNIES)

- (JADE GRUNTS)

- That's it, Jade!

Keep that form.

(PILE DRIVER WHINNIES AND GRUNTS)

(THUNDEROUS STOMPING AND WHINNYING)

- (JADE GRUNTS)

- AMY: Come on, come on,

- you can do it!

- (PILE DRIVER WHINNIES)

(JADE GRUNTS, HOOVES THUD, PILE DRIVER GRUNTS)

(BUZZER BLARES)

(INDISTINCT CHEERS)

(BREATHING HARD)

Yes!

Great job, Jade!

That was amazing!

You did it!

Ohh!

Did you see that?!

(CALEB AND AMY LAUGH, JADE CATCHES HER BREATH)

Next up: all-around cowgirl!

- Woo!

- (EXHALES HEAVILY)

AMY: You rocked it.

Yeah, you did.

It was awesome.

- It was pretty good, I'd say.

- Hey, hey, hey!

Hold up.

Great ride out there.

You really got it down.

Oh, even though she trained on a broke horse and a steer?

Amy, honey, I gotta admit, your training seems to have helped.

In fact, I have never seen anybody rise so far so fast.

So we're sticking to our deal?

I'm riding bareback this weekend?

Oh yeah.

You're ready to compete.

Well, I'm gonna do more than compete; I'm gonna win.

(LAUGHS)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)

Well... that's a wrap on Caleb Odell.

Stop talking.

You're not going anywhere.

I gave you my letter of resignation.

Yeah, I got it and you spelled resignation wrong.

Caleb, I can understand why you might wanna leave riding.

You got a family now you have to think of.

But what about all the people that helped you get to where you are?

Seems to me you might wanna help the next generation.

You're a great coach.

I think it's kinda selfish of you...

Whoa... just, just back up a sec.

- Say that again.

- You're selfish.

No, the part about me being a great coach.

You mean that?

Well, let me put it this way.

You're a much better coach than you ever were a competitor.

So, you're staying.

Yeah.

Wait.

Was that an insult or a compliment?

(DOOR SQUEAKS OPEN)

(DOOR CLANGS SHUT)

- Hi.

- Hi.

(SIGHS)

So, the other day, I may have got a little worked up and...

I was a little too harsh.

You were right.

I was attracted to the all the wrong things about rodeo -

crashes, the v*olence, the... you know, all of it -

but I realize that there's more to it than that.

What changed your mind?

I had a chat with that cowboy that you work with, Caleb.

Really?

Caleb got through to you?

Well, partially.

See, I think, at some point, my better instincts as a photographer took over, and when I went through my roll, past all those bloody faceplants, I came to a few images that, I think, might speak a little louder to you.

So, I um...

I made you this.

A whole book?

Well, it's just one copy, just for you.

(BIRDS CHIRP)

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE, BOOK TAPS LIGHTLY)

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN)

(DOOR BANGS SHUT)

(GLOVES RUSTLE AND THUMP LIGHTLY ON THE SEAT)

♪ (PAGE RUSTLES)

(PAGE RUSTLES)

♪ (PAGE RUSTLES)

(PAGE RUSTLES)

(BOOK LIGHTLY THUMPS SHUT)

(BOOK THUDS)

(DOOR CLICKS OPEN, POLISH JAR THUMPS)

- (CHUCKLES)

- (DOOR THUDS SHUT)

Well, she's all fixed up and good to go.

Wow, that was fast.

Thank you.

- No problem.

- Are you sure?

'Cause I can't imagine this was easy.

Oh, no, it wasn't that hard.

Once I got the parts, it was just a matter of puttin' 'em back together.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY, POLISH JAR THUMPS)

That's not what I'm talking about, Grandpa.

I'm sure that this brought back a lot of memories for you.

Yeah.

You know...

Ty used to always talk about that motorcycle trip that you took with him to spread his father's ashes.

He wasn't sure that he could've done it without you.

Well...

you know, I didn't... didn't really do anything.

I...

I was just there.

Exactly.

Just like you always were for him.

I hope you know how much that trip meant to Ty...

how much you meant to him.

(SNIFFS)

♪ (EMOTIONAL)

You know...

I just hope that...

he knew how much he meant to me, because lately,

- I've been thinking that...

- (POLISHING RAG RUBS)

that I didn't tell him enough.

Hey...

you don't have to worry about that.

Ty knew that he was the son you never had.

And in case he didn't tell you enough, he considered you the father that he never had.

(SWALLOWING HARD)

You know, you...

how you have handled all of this, well, you're amazing.

(FOOTSTEPS SCUFF)

I couldn't have done this without you.

You have been so strong for me and for everyone else for so long.

And I have to admit, I needed that.

But I'm in a better place now, and...

you gave me the strength to start to let go.

Maybe it's your turn.

(INHALES SLOWLY)

And this bike?

You put way too much work into this bike for us to let someone else cruise around on it.

(EMOTIONAL CHUCKLE)

So we're keeping it.

(SNIFFS)

I thought you already decided.

I changed my mind.

I've kept some things that...

remind me of Ty in a special way, and now I see that this bike is that for you.

You keep saying it's my decision.

Well, I've made it.

♪ (EMOTIONAL SIGH, LIGHT PAT)

(LIGHT KISS)

(DISTANT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

- Hey.

- Hi.

Okay.

I made this over the fire, just the way you like it.

So does that mean that you forgive me?

- (GRUNTS)

- (MUG THUMPS)

That book that you made me...

that was incredible.

- It was, it was amazing.

- So that's a yes?

That's... yeah, that's, that's a yes.

But can you forgive me for...

for the way I spoke to you?

I don't know, it was pretty over-the-top, Tim, but...

maybe this'll um...

this'll help to put the issue behind us.

(KISSING)

Okay.

I think we might get past the -minute coffee date this time.

I thought you had a rodeo to get to.

Right.

Wanna come?

Yeah, I do.

(WATER POURS)

Hey, Grandpa, you wanna go for a ride?

That sounds nice.

Let me get Buddy tacked up.

(HOSE THUMPS, WATER SHUTS OFF)

(HELMET THUDS)

Nice jacket.

I know it's a little cold, but Ty would want someone to be enjoying that bike.

♪ Looking out now ♪

♪ Everybody seems to want to get away ♪

♪ ♪ I hear a shout and day is dark ♪

I can feel Ty watching over us.

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah.

And he's laughing his head off at all this, isn't he?

- Definitely.

- BOTH: (CHUCKLE)

♪ (ENGINE RUMBLES)

♪ Only one thing left to do ♪

- You good?

- Yeah.

♪ Embrace that ones who stand by you ♪

♪ It's a call to arms ♪

(MOTORCYCLE RUMBLES)

♪ It's a call to arms ♪

(MOTORCYCLE RUMBLES)