10x15 - Sweet Annie Laurie

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Bonanza". Aired: September 12, 1959 - January 16, 1973.*
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Set during and after the Civil w*r, "Bonanza" is the story of Ben and his 3 sons on the family's thousand-acre spread, known as the Ponderosa, near Virginia City.
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10x15 - Sweet Annie Laurie

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Hope the trip wasn't too rough.

- Here's your bag, ma'am.
- Thank you.

COACHMAN: [WHISTLES] Hup! Hup!

[INDISTINCT]

- There you go.
- Reckon that about does it.

I'll be on my way.

You forgot the
hardware. I'll go in fetch it.

I'll get it, Billy. Pick
that hardware up,

it'd push your ankle bones right
through the soles of your shoes.

I guess that's got it,
Hoss. See you around.

Right. See you around, Billy.
Tell that cute little Judy hello for me.

Right.

You know, I swear I know
the man driving that wagon,

but I can't recall his name.

It's Hoss Cartwright from
the Ponderosa, you know?

Hoss. Of course. Should
be easy to remember.

- He's as big as one.
- [CHUCKLES] Yeah.

Whoa! Whoa, whoa.

[WOMAN GASPS]

- Please...
- Miss, what are you...?

Please don't give me away, Mister.
Please keep going. Keep going.

Ma'am, town's behind us.

I'll get you out of
there in just a minute.

Ain't nobody following us.
We got the road to ourselves.

Here.

[GASPS] I hope I didn't
cause you any trouble.

Not at all.

- Thanks for the ride.
- Yes, ma'am. You... you're welcome.

Hey, where... where you going?
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Where you going? You can't
just walk off into no place.

I apologized for
being in your wagon.

- And I thanked you for the ride.
- Sure you did, but...

Then why can't I go
where I wanna go?

Well, ma'am, you can, but...

Well, wait a minute. What do
you say we sort of start over again?

What I'm trying to say is,
ma'am, that... that I ain't angry

for you hiding in my wagon, I
was just concerned about you.

All them boxes bouncing around,
I was afraid you might get hurt.

Thank you. That's
very kind of you.

Well, what I'm trying to say
is, ma'am, if you want a ride,

why don't you get up there on
the seat? It's more comfortable.

- Can't just leave you out here, can I?
- I'm going to Carson City.

Is there some place around
here where I can catch a stage?

Yes, ma'am, there's an old abandoned
way station right down the road,

but the driver'll stop for you if
he sees you standing out there.

- Is it out of your way?
- Not a bit.

It's about a mile from
my turn-off. Come on.

All right. All right.
I'll ride with you.

Fine. Fine.

There you go.

By the way, my name's
Hoss Cartwright. What's yours?

- I'm Laurie.
- What are you doing in Carson City?

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Well, ma'am, it's gonna be about
three hours before that stage comes by.

I don't mind waiting.

Ain't much in that old way station
except cobwebs and spiders.

Tell you what, if you'd like,

we could go on out
to the Ponderosa

and you could have a bite
to eat and get a little rest.

Thank you, but I've
imposed enough already.

Ma'am, it ain't no imposition to
have a bite to eat with some friends.

We make friends
around here pretty quick.

Thank you, but
I'd still rather not.

Whatever you
want, ma'am. Well...

There is one thing.

You don't happen to know what
the fare is to Carson City, do you?

Yeah, it's three dollars.

Well, good day, ma'am.

Thank you.

- Have a nice trip, you hear?
- Thank you.

[WIND WHISTLES]

Ma'am... are you sure you wouldn't
like for me to stay here and wait with you?

I hate to just leave you
out here by yourself like this.

Well, if it wouldn't be too much
trouble, I'd be very much obliged.

Oh, I ain't got
much to do no-how.

- Sure pretty day, ain't it?
- Yes.

- Hey, that's... that's right pretty.
- Thank you.

It's a gold mounting.
Cameo's good too.

Yeah, I bet it is. Yeah,
that's... that's pretty.

I... I'd sell it to
you for four dollars.

Or three, if that's too much.

I thought maybe you might
like to buy it for your wife.

I... I ain't got no wife.
But I'll tell you what...

You... you keep the
cameo and take this anyhow.

Ma'am, it ain't enough

- even to be considered a loan.
- No.

No, I won't be
beholden to anybody.

I can't take the money
unless you take the brooch.

All right, if that's what you
want, that's what we'll do.

Only... only if you'll write to me
and let me know where you are,

and I can send it to
you if you ever want it.

Thank you so very much. You
don't have to wait with me now.

I'll be all right.

- Are you sure?
- Yes, I'm sure.

All righty.

- Good day again.
- Good day.

Thanks for everything.

Yes, ma'am. Have
a nice trip, you hear?

Thank you, I will.

Well, we meet again.

Miss Laurie. Miss Laurie!

Here you go. Let's put
another one back there.

Take this one. It'll be a
little more comfortable,

get you up a little straighter.
Now, get your shoes off.

We can get that
circulation going.

And we'll need something to
keep you warm. Wait a minute.

This oughta do it. Pull
this up real nice and snug.

Should make it much
more comfortable.

- Now, how's that?
- Yes, thank you.

I... I still don't know
what happened.

One minute I was all right, and
the next minute, I was just gone.

We could have the doctor come out
and take a look at you, Miss Laurie.

- It is Miss Laurie, isn't it?
- Yes. Laurie Brown.

And I don't need a
doctor, thank you.

Whatever it was, it's
gone now and I feel fine.

And I must catch that stage.

Not today, Laurie. That stage
has already gone. Just rest.

You can catch the one tomorrow.

Beef broth, Missy.
It's good for you.

Make jumpy stomach
purr like kitten.

Thank you. Does smell good.

Oh, it tastes good too.

Here, I can manage
that, thank you.

Have you... have you
fainted many times before?

No. Never.

You know, I ain't ever fainted,

but I've felt mighty shaky when
I've missed a meal occasionally.

You didn't by chance miss
breakfast this morning, did you?

I'm not proud to say this, but
I didn't have any breakfast...

- today or yesterday.
- Well, all you had to do...

Hop Sing, go in and get
the lady a steak and gravy

and biscuits and the
whole thing. Get her a meal.

Oh, no, no, no, no,
broth first, then rest.

- And then a big meal.
- But this lady's hungry. Starving.

No, he is right about
one thing. I am very tired.

Well, if rest is what you
need, rest is what you'll get.

We got plenty of that. We got
lots of guest rooms. Come on.

- I'll help you up.
- Thank you.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

Excuse me, Mr. Hoss.
Come, Missy, I show you.

You get a nice rest
and then after you rest,

I fix you anything
you like to eat.

You like spaghetti or Italian food,
Hop Sing A-number-one cook,

cook you anything you like.

Well?

- Well, what?
- Nothing. Just... well?

That's what Pa would say
if he wasn't in Sacramento,

- so I thought I'd say it for him.
- Well...

I mean, I couldn't just leave her
there at the way station, could I?

No, no, no. She just
showed up in your wagon?

That's right. She was
sort of a stowaway.

- Stowaway?
- Mm-hm.

Didn't tell you why, though?

No, and I promised her I
wouldn't ask. And you ain't either!

You're right, I'm not gonna
ask. I'm gonna go to work.

I'm gonna go up on Wing Creek
and I'm gonna fix some fences.

Because that's
something I understand.

I'd... I'd stick to the
regular boots if I were you.

Them things'll k*ll your feet.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

Miss Laurie... you've
been gone quite a spell.

I wondered if
you were all right.

- Yes.
- [SIGHS]

But I'm glad you're here. There's
something that I've got to tell you.

My first name is Laurie,
short for Annie Laurie.

But my last name isn't Brown.

Yeah, I... I sort
of suspected that.

If you knew I was lying, then
why were you so kind to me?

Well, you didn't
do it very well,

and it's obvious you ain't
had a lot of practice at it.

I didn't figure you to
be a desperate criminal.

I haven't done
anything against the law.

But... it's not Miss,
either. I'm married.

I... ran away from my husband.

Well... I reckon you
had good reason.

Part of it was my fault.

I married a man that I'd
known for less than a week.

I never dreamed that one
person could be so wrong

about another person
as I was about him.

I just had to get away.

Have you got... you
got kinfolks nearby here?

No, I don't have any folks...
except for an aunt in Saint Joe.

I was... going to get
a job in Virginia City

to help pay for the
fare to get there.

When I got off the stage, I
saw a friend of my husband's.

He'll get word to my
husband. I just know he will.

And you figure your...

your husband will come
after you then, right?

Yes.

I can't go back to him.

I think I'd rather die.

You see, that's why I was trying
to catch the stage to Carson City.

I just have to get
to Carson City.

All right. You will.

I'll get you there first thing in
the morning to catch that stage.

But right now, I think you
ought to get a little rest.

Yes, I can now. And I will.

Come on.

Where have you been, boss?
Kelly expected you yesterday.

I didn't have anything
to tell him yesterday.

Well?

- Any sign of her?
- The lady got off the stage

in Virginia City.

She's where we can reach
out and get her when it's time.

What do you mean,
when it's time?

Why didn't you
bring her with you?

Oh, easy, boy. Slow down, Kelly.

Easy, boy.

Did you expect me to
kidnap her off the street?

She's my wife. I told
you to bring her back!

And that's why I do
the planning, not you.

Now, let go, or we
split the partnership

and you can do
it all on your own.

Cooped up here...

I'm going half out of my head.

I'm not waiting.

We go after Laurie tonight.

- Count me out.
- Kelly,

you can't go near Virginia City.
You're wanted all over this state.

MAN: Not to mention
California, Utah and Montana.

Almost any place you name,
there's a rope waiting for you.

How would you like
to be a free man, Kelly?

Able to ride into
any town, anywhere,

and spend all that
money I helped you make.

If you'll forget Laurie,
I'll show you how to do it.

Keep talking.

Ever hear of the Cartwrights?

- The Ponderosa ranch?
- Yeah.

We're gonna use Laurie
and the Cartwrights...

to make you a free man.

I hurried. I hope
I'm not too late.

Oh, no. It'll be an hour before
the stage gets to the way station.

It's only 20 minutes
from here. Sit down. Here.

Sit down. Have some
breakfast. What would you like?

Oh, no, thank you. I
really couldn't eat a thing.

- How about... how about some coffee?
- Fine.

We've got some things we
need to talk over, anyway.

[SIGHS] That little dab of
money I gave you yesterday,

that's all you've got, ain't it?

It'll be enough to get me to
Carson City. I'll find a job there.

You know that a friend of
your husband's saw you in town.

Yes. Paul Rodgers.

[SIGHS] Well, I'll see
you safely to the stage,

but you mustn't
stop in Carson City.

Rodgers or your husband would
find you there in ten minutes.

You must go all the
way to Saint Joe. Here.

Oh, I couldn't accept this!

It's just a loan. You can
pay me back when you get it.

Just send it to Hoss Cartwright,

Ponderosa Ranch, Nevada.
That's all the address you need.

No, I really can't accept this.

Don't argue with me, Laurie.

I get meaner than a snake
when people argue with me.

You couldn't be mean,
you wouldn't know how.

You're so kind. I'd forgotten there
were people in the world like you.

- I'll get the buggy.
- [BANGING AT DOOR]

Mr. Cartwright,
I'm Paul Rodgers.

Yes, I know.

I'd like to talk to Laurie
for a few moments.

- Well, I'm not sure that...
- It's all right, Hoss.

Your husband wants
to see you, Laurie.

I don't wanna see him.

He's thought it over, Laurie.

He's willing to
give you a divorce...

but he wants to
hear you ask for it.

No, I don't wanna see him.

What's the harm? He just wants to
say he's sorry and tell you goodbye.

Do you see anything wrong
with that, Mr. Cartwright?

I see that as her
decision, Mr. Rodgers.

Why didn't he come himself
instead of sending you?

You know why, Laurie.
He's a proud man.

Too proud to chase you
and beg for a few words.

He's willing to give you a divorce,
but you have to come halfway.

It's the wise thing to do,
Laurie. If you get on the stage...

he'll be waiting in Carson
City when you get there.

And no telling what
he'll do or say then.

I... I wouldn't go
alone. I couldn't.

- Will you go with me?
- Certainly.

Very good. It's
not far from here.

A side road.
Rough, but passable.

Whoa!

Right this way.

See, it didn't take long.

Hello, Laurie. I'm glad to see you,
even if you aren't glad to see me.

My wife and I have
a little talking to do.

- I'm sure you gentlemen will excuse us.
- Of course.

If anything happens to her...

She is his wife, Mr. Cartwright.

Did you think I
wouldn't follow you?

Find you wherever you went?

Rodgers said that
you'd give me a divorce.

I told him to say that.

I want you to go with me to
Arizona, Texas and Mexico.

No, I won't go!

You'll go.

[SHE BREATHES RAPIDLY]

[BOTH GRUNT]

Now, don't scream, Laurie,
or that big friend of yours

will come charging to
the rescue and I'll k*ll him

before he gets through the door.

That's a promise.
You scream, I'll k*ll him.

Understand?

That's better.

[SHE GASPS]

You're gonna like Mexico.

No. I won't go.

You'll go.

In a minute, you're
gonna walk out there...

and smile... real pretty...

and tell your big friend...

that you're gonna stay
with your lawful husband.

You're gonna tell him that

or he won't live
to get back home.

I won't go.

I won't go with you.

If you force me,
I'll run away again.

No, Laurie... you're not
gonna run away again, not ever.

I won't go with you. I
won't stay with you either.

I'd rather die.

Big talk.

- I don't believe a word you're saying.
- It's true!

I mean it.

Go ahead, prove it.

There's a g*n.

Pick it up.

I won't stop you.

Pick it up, cock the
hammer, pull the trigger.

Go ahead. Cock it.

Pull the trigger.

Scared, huh?

Give it to me!

I'm gonna show you who's boss.

I'm gonna hurt you, Laurie.

And you're not
gonna make a sound.

[g*n CLICKS]

[SOBBING]

Kelly. Kelly Adams.

Oh, I been getting telegrams
for the last month on Kelly Adams.

He was wanted for three murders
and about a half a dozen bank robberies.

- Did you know about that?
- No!

No. Only that he was wanted.

He was drinking one
night and bragged about it.

You see, that's why I ran away.

I doubt seriously if you've
got anything to worry about.

But... but...

But I... I k*lled him.

That's something
I can't ever forget.

But you've got to remember,

your husband was
wanted, dead or alive.

He had two cash
rewards out for him.

And from what you tell me,
he threatened Hoss Cartwright

if you as much as called out for
help at a time that he was hurting you.

No, what you did...

had to be in self-defense.

HOSS: That's what I
been telling her, Roy.

Well, Joe and the
Deputy are waiting outside.

We'd better get
on out to that cabin.

Well, I'm gonna take Laurie
back to the Ponderosa. Come on.

All right.

Whoa!

Well, we got a
mighty tired horse.

We ran him all the way from town.
He's gonna have to have some rest.

I should have told you
who my husband was.

I tried to, but I
was too ashamed.

Well... don't talk about it,
Laurie. That is, unless you want to.

Kelly could be very nice.

I... I was clerking in the
mercantile in Placerville.

We bumped into each
other one evening in the rain

and I got mud all over my dress.

The next day, he...
bought me a new dress.

Prettiest one I'd ever seen.

How long ago was that?


Four months.

Cholera took Ma and Pa.

I had no friends
or kin in Placerville.

Kelly would be waiting
when I finished work.

He took me into the
jewelry store one evening

and bought me that cameo.

[SIGHS] Well, it ain't
been easy for you, has it?

But... you can start
forgetting about it now.

Giddy-up! Giddy-up!

The horses are out front.

I'll need... three or four minutes
to write this note, then we can ride.

Well, what do you think?

Dark hair. No mustache.

You'll get by, especially when we
get out of this part of the country.

You'll need a new name.
You got one picked out yet?

No hurry, but I'm
sure you'll think of one.

Right.

How about a drink for the road?

Now, easy on that stuff,
Kelly. You know how you get.

Cheers.

What's this note you're writing?

I told you, for the Sheriff.

Now, listen, Kelly.

And listen good.

You're an old, old,
old friend of mine.

- Understand?
- Yeah.

I don't want you
put away in Boot Hill.

So, I'm taking your body
home for burial in the family plot.

- Comprende?
- Right.

That's enough.

You know, this plan of yours...

Very good. It's very good.

Only, I'm gonna change it some.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

Laurie's going with me.

Oh, Laurie's going with you?

[SCOFFS]

You take her... you
even try and take her,

and you've thrown away
everything we've done.

You see, she's my
wife. My woman.

No woman ever walked
out on Kelly Adams.

And she's not
about to be the first.

What about the
Cartwrights, Mister?

Flesh and blood,
like the rest of us.

They stop a .45
slug... they'll die.

One or all of them, they'll die.

You take Laurie,
you k*ll a Cartwright,

and you'll start the biggest
manhunt Nevada ever saw.

You're right again, Rodgers. Only
they won't be hunting me. I'm dead.

[REINS JINGLE]

It's Duncan. Told
him to meet me here.

Kelly, you gotta listen to me.

Laurie gone... a
Cartwright dead,

the Sheriff's gonna turn
over every rock in the country.

He's gonna wonder
about that note,

and everything we've
done will be wasted.

Go right ahead, Dunc.

- What are you doing, Duncan?
- You're the thinker.

You make the plans, we
do the work, take all the risks.

And you get a third of the take.

Only some of them plans
were full of holes. Like Red Hill.

Two men were k*lled.

Salty and Big Jack. That
was sure somebody's fault.

That was an accident! A mistake.

Coal oil burns real well.

Burn the cabin? Why?

You made another mistake.
Salty was a good friend.

Rode with me for ten years.

A man's good friend gets
k*lled, somebody's gotta pay.

All right, Dunc, you
can do the outside.

Just a minute!

You heard me, Dunc.

Duncan!

You listen...

Now, you listen to me.

You need me. Every job,
I tell you how and when.

Not anymore, Rodgers.

Laurie, I wish you'd
change your mind.

I can't see no reason
to just... rush off.

No, I can't stay.

It's a big house.
We got lots of room.

Besides that, Pa's gonna
be kinda angry with us

if he finds out we let you get
off without his saying hello.

Besides that, you hang
around long enough,

you'll get to like this country, the
mountains, streams, lakes and...

Can't you see?

So many terrible things
have happened here.

I... I want to go
back to Saint Joe.

Yes'm.

Well, there'll... there'll be an inquest
and statements to make, possibly both.

As soon as the Sheriff says it's all
right, I'll put you on the first stage.

- [SOBS]
- Oh, now, don't cry.

Please don't cry.

- Here.
- Thank you.

[SOBS]

Boys, it looks to me like Mr. Rodgers
didn't want his friend buried

in a criminal's grave, so he just
set fire to the cabin and skedaddled.

No use us chasing him,
though. He wasn't wanted.

Yeah. I know that Laurie's
husband was wearing this belt buckle

when he came out on the porch.
I don't know about that other stuff.

Well, this watch has
his name inside the case.

And the ring has got both
his and her initials in it.

Hoss, I... I would like for
her to see these things.

Roy, she's kind of shook
up right at the moment.

It would be a kindness if you'd
wait a while, let her gather herself up.

Oh, I can take
care of that, all right.

Coroner's down with
some kind of a fever.

It'll take three or four days
before he's up and around again.

So, I tell you what...

I'll get word to you just as
soon as we want her in town.

[SPEAKS EXCITEDLY IN CHINESE]

Wait, wait, wait a
minute, Hop Sing.

Run all that by once again
at a trot, and in English.

Miss Laurie, she gone.

- Hop Sing fix a tray...
- She's what? Gone where?

How I know? She say she
wanna go back Saint Joe.

Wait, wait. When'd she leave?

I don't know. I don't know.
Hop Sing busy in kitchen.

I made a custard, fix a
tray, make the coffee...

He go, she go, everybody
go, nobody home again.

[SPEAKS CHINESE]

KELLY: Well, if it ain't
my good and faithful wife.

[MOUTHING]

You disappoint me. I come back from
the grave, I figure the least you can do

- is give me a big kiss of welcome.
- Don't touch me!

You're hurting me!

[GASPS] You're hurting me!

You got some hurt coming
when you tried to k*ll me!

OK, sit down.

Rodgers' clothes. You're
wearing his clothes. You k*lled him!

Never mind about Rodgers.
What you gotta remember

is that Kelly Adams
is dead and buried.

My name is Winters.
Henry Winters.

We're gonna get on
that stage, man and wife.

We're going to Carson,
then Texas and Mexico.

No, I won't go with you. You
can't make me go with you.

[DOOR OPENS]

There's a rider coming.
Somebody from the Ponderosa.

Yeah, somebody's coming...
after the buggy or you.

Better be for the buggy.

It's your big friend.

Looks like he
just ran out of luck.

You aren't going to k*ll him... just
because he's been good to me?

Maybe not, if we can
strike a bargain, you and me.

Two things you gotta do.

Get rid of him. I don't care how
you do it, just send him away.

All right. I'll do my best.

And you gotta give
me your word of honor,

we go all the way to Mexico,
man and wife, no trouble.

All right, all right, I promise!

All right.

You get out.

I want you here. If he even
sounds like he suspects something,

yank the door open and get out
of the way. I'll be sitting waiting.

[SIGHS]

- Miss Laurie.
- I hope you're not sore at me.

For borrowing the
buggy? Why should I be?

Not just the buggy. For leaving
without a thank-you or goodbye.

You see, Hoss, I was scared.

I trusted you, but I
didn't trust the Sheriff.

I knew that it was
time for me to go.

Yeah. Yeah, I know that feeling.

I sometimes can't hardly
wait to get on my way myself.

You've been so good for
me, and I do thank you for it.

I... I'm sorry that you had
to come after the buggy,

but you don't have to wait
around till the stage gets here.

Oh, no, I'll be much obliged to.

I... I know it sounds ungrateful,
but I'd rather you didn't stay.

I'd like to be alone.

Yes'm. I know that feeling too.

Well...

Oh, I... I guess I must
have dropped my purse.

Yeah.

Is... is everything all right?

Yes.

Please go, Hoss.

Please go.

Well... reckon there's
nothing left but... goodbye.

[LAURIE SCREAMS]

LAURIE: Let me go!

Get off me!

Get away from me!

Drop that g*n, big
man, or I'll k*ll her.

You're a fool, big man.

[LAURIE SOBS]

Laurie...

Now, now.

It's all right.

Let's go. Come on.

Put your left hand on the book.

Now raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear that
all the facts and statements

contained in this deposition,
which you have signed,

- are true, so help you God?
- I do.

Well, that does it.
You're free to go.

- And I wish you a lot of luck.
- Thank you, sir.

Free to go! You don't know
how wonderful that sounds.

Yeah, I think I do, Miss Laurie.

To Saint Joe, and old
friends and family. A new start.

But you know, you could
have that new start right here

if you want to,
and I'll help you.

I would, Hoss, if I
had your courage.

Aw! You got plenty of your own.

You risked your life to save
mine out there at the way station.

I don't know many folks
that would have done that.

But I reckon you'd have done
that for anybody, wouldn't you?

Oh, no, not for anybody.

Just somebody as...
dear and kind as you are.

But so much has happened.

I just have to have a
chance to get away and think.

You do understand,
don't you, Hoss?

Yes'm, I... I reckon I do.

I'll write to you, I promise.

You write to me.

Goodbye, ma'am.

- Bye, Hoss.
- COACHMAN: Hup!
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