01x05 - Episode 5

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[Edmund] General Stafford,

I'm writing in a moment

of critical urgency,

both tactical and moral.

Ten days ago, September 7th,

in the southern Utah Territory,

200 settlers from Arkansas were ambushed

and m*rder*d on the Old Spanish Trail.

After investigating and interviewing

survivors, there's no doubt

that this attack was

organized and carried out

- by members of the Mormon Church

- [Bill] "the Mormon Church,

[whip lashes]

with the knowledge and approval

of Governor Brigham Young."

[man grunts]

"Therefore,

I request 500 additional troops be

sent to Fort Bridger immediately

to assist in eliminating the Mormon forces

before they grow in strength and numbers."

- "Sincerely, Captain Edmund Dellinger."

- [groans]

Brother Wolsey's

careless mistakes

have put our entire

cause in jeopardy,

our people's very

survival at risk.

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

For 40 years, our brothers and sisters

have been driven from their homes

And He will forgive you

- beaten

- and He'll cleanse

burned, r*ped, and m*rder*d by

those who fear what we believe!

[man] Yeah, that's right.

And make no mistake,

they'll continue their as*ault

until no hint of our people remain!

But we cannot allow

that to happen.

We will not allow

that to happen.

We are the chosen!

Not them!

And our days of

persecution are no more!

And He will change our

- Captain.

- Lieutenant.

- Any problems?

- No, sir.

Ran into a company of

Johnson's men at Fort Bridger.

They're on their way to Gilbert.

They'll deliver the letter to

Johnson themselves upon arrival.

You stressed the

importance of time?

They assured me there would

be no stops along the way.

Well, we'll allow a few more days

for additional troops to arrive.

Any more than that, we have

to move out on our own.

We don't have the

numbers for that.

Which is why we're

waiting at all.

Where's the Pratt woman?

She's gone.

Gone where?

West.

I imagine back to the

people she rode in with.

[man hooting]

[Abish] The Mormons

who attacked my people.

I saw them.

They saw me.

The soldiers told me my

husband was still alive.

That he was looking for me.

And still you returned here.

I'm not ready to be found.

[flies buzzing]

[wind howling]

- [Sara] Did you see anyone?

- No.

But they're coming.

A matter of time.

He still has a fever.

We need to move.

We're not moving

when he's like this.

I got some more of the medicine.

[Isaac] It's worse.

We have to make a decision.

A decision about what?

No, we're not doing that.

- If the infection spreads

- We're not taking his leg.

- If the infection spreads

- No!

[man] They've come a

long way to get here.

[man 2] Friendly

riders approaching!

And here he comes.

All smiles and Jesus.

Hoping I won't notice the concurrent

twist he's trying to give my ba*ls.

Likely has a discussion in

mind over that pig business.

I imagine so.

Seeing as God's most probably

whispering in his ear

that all pigs in the territory

have been bestowed as Mormon pork.

What's your feelings on Father,

Son, Holy Ghost and such, Sammy?

Well, never gave much

thought to be honest.

Not since I was a kid, anyway.

Left behind with leprechauns

and pots of gold.

Welcome back, Governor.

[Young] Mr. Bridger.

I wonder if you might have a moment for

us to continue that previous conversation.

I don't see why not.

Just let me first get my hands on

a tin bowl to slip down my pants.

Protect my privates.

[Young] So, I hear there was

a bit of a misunderstanding

with some of my men

regarding your swine.

I believe your men

understood me fairly well.

Especially Brother Wild Bill.

How's his foot doing?

That is exactly the type of

thing I'm trying to avoid.

I would prefer things not to

become contentious between us.

So, to hopefully come

to a common ground,

here is my offer of purchase

for your establishment.

And I believe you will

find it more than fair.

A lot of blisters I got

from this fort here.

It started out as nothing

but a blacksmith and corral.

Now a regular stop for most every

immigrant on their way to paradise.

So, I don't know that

I'd necessarily agree

that your offer is more

than fair, Governor.

So then what exactly is

your price, Mr. Bridger?

I'd have to see where

leaving this place puts me.

Would I need to start

up all over again?

You understand that my purchase

includes your not establishing a fort

anywhere in this area.

Well, even more of a

burden I'd be under.

I will be on my way in

the morning, Mr. Bridger.

My hope is that you will provide

me with an answer before I depart.

It sounds as though

your mention of hope

should have an "or else"

tacked on to the end.

I do look forward to hearing

from you by morning.

[Edmund] The only thing more concerning

than Brigham Young's cunning intellect

is his sense of righteousness

towards his so-called Promised Land.

[inaudible]

His desire to

control Fort Bridger

is reflective of his desire to

control the entire Utah Territory.

As goes Fort Bridger, goes Utah.

As goes Utah, goes the

entire Mormon religion.

If he is allowed to win, this lawless land

will descend into even greater darkness.

I fear this darkness, as

no man, woman or child

shall be safe from its wrath.

[wind howling]

[Devin groaning]

[continues groaning]

I didn't mean to fall asleep.

It's worse.

[coughs]

There has to be

something else we can do.

There has to be

something else we can do.

[coughing]

What?

What? Wait

[wheezing, coughing]

[continues groaning]

Stop! I said no! Stop!

Two Moons, stop!

- What's happening, Mama?

- Stop!

What's happening?

- [Sara] Stop

- I'm not taking his leg!

[Devin] Do it.

It's just pain.

It's just pain.

- [flesh sizzling]

- [Devin screaming]

[Edmund] Yesterday, I watched a grizzly

swim across the Kane River at sunrise.

I witnessed the sun igniting the

golden fur behind his ears

[thunder rumbles]

a golden halo surrounding

his mighty head.

I felt humbled and awestruck

at the power and grace of

this majestic creature,

consumed by the feeling

that there are forces

greater than we can ever know

controlling this Earth.

Got both of you beat.

- You got it.

- My pot.

Yeah, seems like it's been your

pot all night, O'Malley. I'm out.

- I am still in.

- You boys got any loose paper?

Could just take your

cards, Lieutenant.

They're mostly sh*t anyways.

[Edmund] There are

answers to questions that,

for now, remain just

beyond our sight.

[thunder crashes]

[g*ns firing in distance]

- [b*llet whizzes]

- [screams]

[g*ns firing]

- [g*nshots continue]

- [men screaming]

[men shouting]

[screaming]

[Edmund] I am hopeful

that there are peaceful

and beautiful

possibilities for us all.

I am hopeful that the beauty

which I see in these lands

has a power greater

than the darkness.

I tried to tell you,

Captain. I truly did.

[Edmund] I am hopeful that, in our

darkest and most trying of days,

this love will serve

as a safe haven

to guide us all out

of the inferno of fear

driving men to these black and

brutal, lonely corners of hell.

I am hopeful that the great

spirit of love will save us all.

[g*nf*re continues]

[Sara] He looks better.

[Isaac] Yeah.

I suppose that means

we're leaving soon.

Yeah.

To Crooks Springs?

[Isaac] Mmm-hmm.

The closer we get, the less

faith I have in Crooks Springs.

Would you take us to California?

I heard the ocean

is beautiful there.

- Would you take us to the ocean?

- I don't have business in California.

Especially with a woman

and a crippled boy.

- That's not what I meant.

- Crooks Springs it is, then.

Now, his father, he's a

decent enough man. He's

Well

I've known worse.

I just need him to

see Devin and smile.

After what that

boy's been through,

I doubt a stern look from his

father will be all that bad.

- Maybe you could

- I gotta check on the horses.

Do you have something

against California?

No.

[Sara] You can't swim?

I can swim.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Virgil, I can't see nothing!

Well Nowhere for

them to go but up.

[man screaming in pain]

[g*nsh*t]

As you made clear in

our first conversation,

there's no future

in military service.

Not a healthy one anyway.

[coins clinking]

- [man screaming]

- [g*nsh*t]

She's not here.

- The Pratt woman. She's not here.

- [Bill] What do you mean?

Look, we tore this place

apart. She is not here.

She left. The captain

said she went west.

She got pretty comfortable

with the Shoshone.

So, a loose end still remains.

I seen their village.

- Ain't nothing but women and children.

- Red Feather.

That's who she rode in with.

That's most definitely

not a woman or child.

We got more than enough

g*ns to deal with him.

Now let me finish this.

Once and for all.

That's for Brother

Young to decide.

Not for you, not for me.

Good luck with your future

endeavors, Sergeant.

Tonight is about who

we are as a people.

What we stand for.

You know, we're all

gonna burn in hell for

The Lord will help those that

help themselves to do right.

Mr. Bridger.

Governor.

Perhaps I forgot to tell you that

I was on my way back to Salt Lake.

No, you were clear on that.

And that I owed you a number that

I considered to be a fair price.

As it turns out, I don't

believe I've got one.

So I'm afraid I'm gonna keep my name

on this fort a little while longer.

And I truly hoped we could come

to an agreeable arrangement.

There's that mention

of hope again.

Very well.

I have a warrant from

Judge Leonidas Shaver

for your arrest.

Read, Brother.

"For the unlawful aiding

and abetting of Indians

and supplying them with

alcohol, arms, and ammunition

for the purpose of

committing depredation upon

and making w*r on the

citizens of the United States,

this warrant is hereby issued for

the arrest of James Felix Bridger."

That judge of yours

uses a lot of words.

And to be honest I sort

of lost my way at "arrest."

Well, in short, it states

that selling g*ns to Indians is

an act of treason, Mr. Bridger.

And as Governor

of this territory,

I have the authority to bring

you to justice for such acts.

Well, it's possible, there's been a few

Indians through here that snuck a drink.

Maybe even got lucky with

cards and won a pistola,

but whatever they partook in

has been without my knowledge.

That's for the law to decide.

Law has a way to decide things

different out here, Governor.

[sizzling]

These Natives here?

They watch their people get wiped off

the face of the earth by us white folks.

So they've got their

own set of laws.

The mountain men, they're watching

others come in and take claims

they worked for years, so

they've got their particular set.

And me?

I'm just trying to keep my head

down and tend to my own business.

Hopefully a man of a

peaceful God such as yourself

can appreciate others just

making do the best they can.

My land stretches about

12 miles down the river.

There's some nice open

ground just beyond that,

make for a profitable post.

Well, I suppose I

should go take a look.

Let me know if you'd like

any help putting it up.

Good day, Mr. Bridger.

Think that ends that?

Not by a long shot, Sammy.

- [birds cawing]

- [flies buzzing]

[man humming]

[continues humming]

They came looking for me.

The Mormons will

k*ll all of you.

For me.

[in Shoshone] k*ll.

[in English] You.

Your son.

They will k*ll him for me.

All the Shoshone.

[in Shoshone] k*ll.

[wind howling]

I don't know what I was

thinking bringing him here.

You didn't have much of

a choice now, did you?

I did have a choice. I could have

found some other city back east,

someplace they wouldn't find us.

No. They would have found

you no matter where you went.

Worth too much money.

We do what we have to do.

Don't we?

At least you still

have the boy with you.

You lost yours.

I'm sorry.

You tell me his name?

[door opens]

[in Shoshone] What did you see?

Wolves.

[in English] What is it?

[wolves howling]

[Jacob humming]

[hooves thundering]

[continues humming]

[wolves howling]

[screaming]

[Sara] Isaac.

What is it?

[Isaac] Wolves.

If they get bold enough,

they'll take the horses.

- Devin's fever's still down.

- Good.

We have to move.

He'll ride with me.

- We'll leave now?

- As soon as we can.

How much further

west have you been?

Salt Lake Valley.

We scouted for new

land for the Shoshone,

but Winter Bird didn't want

to move her village again.

Is that why you left

with your family?

So I moved my family.

For a better chance of survival.

But there's no such thing

as "safe" in this world,

and no God or Creator to ask for help

or to answer to when you need it most.

Do you really believe that?

I know it.

So you turn your

back on the world?

So you never have to worry

about losing anyone else

you might ever care about again?

That was the plan.

[men ululating]

[in Shoshone] They

k*lled the soldiers.

They will come for us.

We have done nothing wrong.

They will come to

find and k*ll her.

To k*ll all of us.

[in English] How many will come?

Too many.

[in Shoshone] I will

not let more die.

We can move west

As Kinii Da-Dawon told us.

You cannot run forever.

The whites will always find you.

I will go to them. Give myself.

No. You are with us now.

If they want to

fight, we'll fight.

[all ululating]

You up for a ride? Get

out of the snow and cold?

Yes, sir.

Leave in the morning?

No. Tonight.

We've been here too long.

Do you need more?

I know where it is.

Here.

[door opens, closes]

I guess I'm gonna be

even more crippled now.

Ain't nothing

crippled about you.

Never was.

[wind howling]

[horses snort]

[wolves howling]

- [man clicks tongue]

- [gasps]

- How long before the weather's warmer?

- Soon.

Once we hit lower ground.

- How long will it be until we hit lower

- Shh!

[g*ns firing]

- Get down!

- [glass breaking]

[man] Keep going!

[Isaac] You hurt?

[in Shoshone] Are you hurt?

- [in English] Where's my mother?

- Shh.

They're out.

[man] They're coming out!

- sh**t that son of a b*tch!

- [man 2] Look out!

Get him!

- [g*n clicks]

- f*ck!

[Devin] Mr. Reed! Mr. Reed!

Mr. Reed!

[man] I'll k*ll 'em both!

I swear to God, I'll k*ll 'em!

Start yelling out, so

I know where you are!

I'll k*ll 'em

both, I swear to

[Devin] Where is my mom?

Where is she?!

Where is my mom?!

Mom! Mom!

Where's my mom?!

Where is she? Where is she?

Tell me!

f*cking tell me! Where is she?!

They took her.