01x10 - A Man for All Seasons

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ANNOUNCER: Previously

on Elkhorn.

PACKARD: What’s a New

York reformer doing

in the Dakota territory?

ROOSEVELT: We are here to mak

cattle ranching our business.

SEWALL: And what of

your life back east?

Where’s Alice?

BAMIE: You need to

go to your wife.

There might not be another

chance to tell her goodbye.

MARQUIS: It is inevitable

we meet, you know.

The world is too small

for great men such as ourselves.

Seems I’ve caught the

gentleman staring.

- This here’s our property!

- Not yet it ain’t.

Auntie, Wilmot here’s the one

I was tellin’ you about.

The handsome fella?

DOW: Every time

I look at Rosie,

I swear

ROSIE: Oh!

Miss Medora, uh

DOW: At that dance,

I’m gonna ask her for her hand.

- You’re not to see him again.

- I love him

MEDORA: Don’t cast aside

what I have done for you.

ROOSEVELT: I sent word back

to New York, I’ll be returning

in the winter, spend

Christmas with my daughter.

MEDORA: The roundup

will soon be upon us.

Bad things happen all the time.

[THUNDER]

MARQUIS: Take him

down, Paddock.

[g*nsh*t]

SEWALL: I think we may

be on the wrong end

of someone’s r*fle.

PADDOCK: I got ’im in my sights.

SEWALL: They make it to

those northern cliffs

we’ll lose half the herd!

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♪["ELKHORN" THEME] ♪♪

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[CATTLE STAMPEDING]

SEWALL: They’re runnin’

scared, Mister Roosevelt!

We’re wasting time.

Dow!

Get back to Merrifield

and get every man we can get.

DOW: Yes sir, yah!

Yah, yah!

[THUNDER]

Come on, get mounted, we’ve

got to stop that herd!

My investment is about to

stampede off a cliff

And your payday along with it!

Or have you truly

lost your mind!?

Or maybe you’ve lost your nerve!

Those steers go

off that cliff

then the greenhorn and his

whole ranch are finished.

MARQUIS: Enough!

That is not just

Elkhorn stock, you fool.

That herd spans half

a dozen ranches!

The entire industry of

Medora would be finished!

Well maybe if you

weren’t such a coward!

[SLAP]

Our business is

concluded, Paddock.

So it seems.

DOW: Stampede!

We got a stampede! MERRIFIELD:

What on earth are you

squawking about, kid?

DOW: There’s a stampede!

The storm-Cattle-

We gotta go!

- MERRIFIELD: Boys,

get your stuff!

Come on! Move!

Let’s go, go, go!

SEWALL: It’s what I feared.

How do we control ’em?

MARQUIS: By guiding them!

You ride even on

both sides and try

to steer them away

from danger

And hope they tire

themselves out.

And if they don’t grow tired?

If they remain stubborn?

Then I will ride to the

front and stop them myself.

Not alone you won’t.

Bill, join the men and

do what you can to keep

the herd from harm’s way.

The Marquis and I shall

ride to the front, together.

Allons-y!

[COWS MOOING]

♪[TENSE] ♪♪

MERRIFIELD: Hyah!

Hey, hey, hey!

Come on, come on!

Get movin’ here!

Hyah!

Hyah, hyah, hyah!

MARQUIS: Make for

the cliff, Roosevelt!

MERRIFIELD: Keep ’em even, boys!

[g*nf*re]

[CATTLE STAMPEDE]

[g*nshots]

Hyah!

[g*nshots]

[GRUNT]

SEWALL: How’s the arm?

ROOSEVELT: Tolerable.

Well, you know I don’t

have much expertise, but

that looked like some fine

riding today, Mister Roosevelt.

Thank you.

I merely did what

needed to be done.

Y’know, we’d never be

able to prove it, but

I’m pretty sure a certain

someone was out there today

when you showed up.

And I’m pretty sure that you

showing up saved our bacon.

Well Wilmot and

I won’t forget it.

Well, that’ll be one for ages

[LAUGHS]

’cause it will be a story

to tell the grandkids.

ROOSEVELT: How’s the

herd, Merrifield?

MERRIFIELD: Have ’em sorted by

ranch tomorrow morning and

sh**t I think we got 800 of

our own already rounded up.

The other two hundred

though not so much.

They’re still scattered

out there somewhere.

I want you to take what

men you need and drive

the herd into Medora tomorrow.

Mister Roosevelt,

I’ll get you them

dr*fter steers

trust me on that-

- ROOSEVELT: I do.

You’ve been the finest

partner that I could’ve

asked for which is why I’m

now asking you to deliver

the cattle that we do have,

to ensure their safe

delivery to market.

We cannot risk another stampede,

not this close to the end.

I’ll see to it then.

We’ll take the remaining

ranch hands and bring in

the stragglers soon after.

Yes sir.

Oh, Sewall.

Next time you’re

saggin’ in the saddle,

rub some of that tobacco

juice on your eyes.

[LAUGHS]

It’ll be a rude awakenin’,

but I guarantee you will

be awake, whether

you wanna be or not.

Heard what you

did, Mr. Roosevelt.

Wanna say thank you,

for savin’ our herd too.

I’m sure the other ranchmen

would’ve done the same thing.

PACKARD: Forty hours in the

saddle and he’s still out there?

Riding as we speak,

broken shoulder and all.

Far cry from the greenhorn

who arrived last summer.

- That’s for sure.

- Sure to make quite the story

front page in Medora

at the very least.

Would you care to give a quote?

Quote

Y’know what?

This coffee’s real decent

Oh, and that man

Mister Theodore Roosevelt, well.

I’d say one day if he wants it,

that man could be president.

Come inside.

Antoine baked your

favorite dessert.

Crêêpes suzette.

I’ve no appetite.

I’ve not seen Paddock

since your return.

Probably sulking somewhere,

as a child would.

Should we be concerned of him?

No

Roosevelt on the other hand

You misjudged him, yes?

But there will be

time for such talk.

For now,

you’ve ensured our survival,

and I’m grateful.

[HORSE APPROACHING]

ROOSEVELT: Just delivered the rest

of the herd to your stockyard.

Here’s the tally.

Tres bien.

I trust you’ll honor our deal?

Six cents a pound, in

case you’ve forgotten.

Oh, I remember

quite well.

A good year for you, then.

A good year for all

of us, in the end.

Well, we can only hope next

year is equally as fruitful.

Who can say what the

future will hold?

Strange, isn’t it?

You being there, just

after the stampede

And I could say

the same about you.

The world is simply too small.

ROOSEVELT: Let’s

go home, Manitou.

♪[TENSE] ♪♪

[CLAPPING]

WELL-WISHER 1: Well

done, Mister Roosevelt!

I had a feeling about you!

Well thank you, I’m honored.

Congrats, congrats.

Thank you.

I heard about what you did-

Alright, you can

take the man out of

the statehouse, but

40 hours in the saddle-

Thank you!

Would you just

take it easy, Wil?

Uncle, you are not the one

getting down on

one knee, alright?

No.

It’s gotta be perfect.

SEWALL: Hey.

It’ll be what it’ll be.

MADDOX: Evenin’ fellas!

Ma’am, it’s good

to see you again.

DOW: Uh, would you happen

to know where Rosie’s at?

MADDOX: Well, she’s probably off

somewhere fussin’ with her garb.

Same as you!

C’mere.

A friendly warning.

She ain’t no fool,

so don’t ever be

treatin’ her as such.

Oh no, no, I-

MADDOX: Not this day,

or any other.

You got that?

Yes.

I won’t.

Well go on and find her then!

[CLEARS THROAT]

Oh, I uh,

I got two left feet.

Well that’s alright

I barely got one!

[LAUGHS] Come on.

SEWALL: Alright.

[CLAPPING, CHEERING]

[LAUGHTER, CHATTER]

Well it’s the man of the hour.

Well, good press

goes a long way.

Well, I just print it sir,

whether the people

believe it is up to them.

FERRIS: Friends!

Please, if I can have

your attention please.

If you could just spare me

a moment of your time

Here we are.

Another round-up ended.

Another season come and gone.

And what a season it’s been,

I’m proud to stand up here

and say that our

town is thriving.

Our ranches are thriving.

So enjoy the night, folks.

It belongs to all of ya.

ROOSEVELT: Here, here!

[APPLAUSE]

Would the finest seamstress in

the Badlands do me the honor?

So long as you

don’t slow me down.

[LAUGHS]

[CLAPS LOUDLY]

[MUSIC STOPS]

Ladies & gentlemen of Medora,

may you please welcome

the most beautiful

woman in the world:

my wife.

A ballade, s’il vou plait.

♪[BALLAD] ♪♪

♪[MUSIC LIVENS UP] ♪♪

[CLAPPING]

Hello Rosie.

Hi there.

You look, um

Nice?

Oh no.

That won’t do it.

Truth is, I don’t think

I’ve ever seen

anything as beautiful.

Well, you’re not

so bad yourself.

Oh well, I did it for you.

Have you been dancin’?

No, uh, I-I-

I’m not much of a dancer

Come on.

Oh, oh okay.

[g*nsh*t]

♪[TENSE] ♪♪

♪[TENSE] ♪♪

Y’all know I like

to follow the rules.

♪[TENSE] ♪♪

Whats’a matter?

Ain’t I invited to

your little soiree?

It’s French!

Speakin’ of

Go home, Paddock.

Or what?

You gonna slap me?

[LAUGHS]

MARQUIS: A man

settles his

grievances in private.

Do not disgrace yourself.

I ain’t seekin’ no grievance

from you, not tonight!

But you!

It’s about high time someone

put you in your place-

I won’t tell you twice.

Walk outta here.

Or get dragged out.

[CHUCKLES]

You ain’t even

gotta tell me once.

[FIGHTING]

Stay down!

ROSIE: No no no no

ROSIE: No no no no

MADDOX: No.

[FIGHTING]

Woowhee!!

[CLAPPING, CHEERING]

Come on, Joe, make

yourself useful!

[CLAPPING]

♪[MUSIC STARTS BACK] ♪♪

[EXHALES]

That was long overdue.

And, I guess I gotta admit it,

you did good.

Bringin’ that woodsman out here.

I’m happy to hear you say that.

You’ll be alright managing

things this winter?

There ain’t a Dakota winter yet

that can ruffle this Canadian.

Good man.

Back to New York, then?

For a spell.

There is

something important

that needs my attention.

Don’t worry.

I’ll keep Elkhorn ship-shape

for when you get back.

DOW: Uh, Rosie?

ROSIE: Yes, Wilmot?

I, uh, whoa-

What?

W-would you, um eh

Would you like

some, uh, lemonade?

This dancin’ is just makin’

me all parched and uh,

it’s a lot.

Why, that’d be just fine.

Alright well, I’ll

go grab it then.

Alright.

Come on, Wilmot!

You look happy.

I am.

That’s good.

We should try to be happy

with the choices we make.

I’ll place an ad tomorrow, for

a new manager at the hotel.

No, Medora.

Please.

I love him.

Please don’t make me choose.

- Rosie- - ROSIE: Please.

MEDORA: You misunderstood.

I would never make you choose.

But the fact is, you will

soon be far too busy.

- I- - MEDORA: Living

in a sod house,

raising his children

while he works the ranch

from dawn til dusk.

It won’t be like that, alright?

It won’t.

MEDORA: Some parting advice.

When the happiness fades

and it will fade

you must learn to lie

much better than that.

Medora!

Rosie

there is somethin’ that I’ve

been wantin’ to say to you.

Well, uhm, ask, really.

Could we step outside,

get some fresh air?

Alright.

DOW: Great.

Uh, uhm.

Uhm.

I am, not as good with my

words as Mister Roosevelt.

But, I’ve been thinkin’

about them, really hard

and uh, to come up with

the right ones and uh, -

Uh Wilmot-

DOW: No, please just,

let me- - ROSIE: Alright.

Okay alright.

Okay.

Seven months back,

my uncle he,

he said to me "Wil,

we are going to Dakota"

and I said "Alright."

And I figured that we’d come

out here, make some money,

have some fun, and go home.

And the thing is

I don’t wanna go back.

I don’t wanna go anywhere

if it means leaving you.

So-

So Rosie

Will you marry me?

Where would we live?

Wh-what?

ROSIE: If I marry you,

where would we live?

Oh, uh, Elkhorn I suppose.

All of us together?

You and me and

your uncle and Mister Roosevelt?

Well, truth is

I-I haven’t really

thought about that.

One day, I’m gonna make

a place of our own.

A sod house?

No, No.

A home.

Hey.

What is this?

I love you Rosie, it’s

as simple as that.

There’s nothin’ simple

about this, Wil.

What else is there to think

about if we wanna be together?

Oh, it just seems

uh, an easy choice.

It’s not so easy when

someone’s makin’ you choose.

Wait, wait,

if I said somethin’

wrong I am so sorry,

I uh-

You said what you meant.

And it was real nice.

But,

if you’re askin’ me to

choose right here, right now.

Then I’m sorry but

I can’t marry you.

- Rosie- - I have to go.

DOW: Please, please

Rosie!

[CRIES]

I suspect you would

like to k*ll me.

Although to k*ll a

man of my esteem

would mean you would be hunted

until the end of your days.

You may speak freely.

PADDOCK: How’s it feel

Knowin’ Roosevelt bested

us both at every turn?

Shall I admit to you

I was wrong?

I shall.

But only in this regard:

I was wrong to

misuse you, Paddock.

To not see your full potential.

In Algeria,

I commanded many fine soldiers.

Fierce men.

Effective men.

But not

strategic.

A simpleton thinks only of

wins and losses in battle.

A general, on the other hand

thinks of winning the w*r.

And in good time.

After all, if Napoleon

taught us anything

You do not launch a w*r

in the middle of winter.

Loiter too long and

you’re gonna miss

your train this afternoon.

ROOSEVELT: Just wanted

to see it one more time.

It’s a fine hunting

lodge you built,

it’s a fine home.

Yeah, well, I hope

Mary sees it that way.

How’s Dow this morning?

He’ll be fine.

He’s from tough stock.

Broken plenty of bones, just

ain’t used to women

breakin’ his heart yet.

Guess we all had a lot of

lessons to learn out here.

And you, Theodore,

you find what

you’re lookin’ for?

I believe so.

Good.

You can take it back with you.

Back to your daughter.

Yes.

Yes indeed.

One more thing, before I depart.

It’s a matter of

great importance.

I’m relieving you as manager

of Elkhorn, Dow as well.

How’s that now?

I’ve drawn up new contracts.

You’ll both be

promoted to partner,

with a share of the profits.

Well that’s uh,

that’s awful kind’a you.

Out there on the roundup,

you claimed that

I saved your life.

But you comin’ here

the way that you did

I can’t help but feel it

was you who saved mine.

Well

Here’s hopin’ for

a gentle winter.

Well, it’s out of our hands now.

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

MEDORA: Seems I’ve caught

the gentleman staring.

Wintering in New York, then?

And on to Paris.

Family obligations

on such things.

And yourself Theodore?

Something similar, I suppose.

MEDORA: I always find something

bittersweet on the ride back.

As if all of this

were some great game,

none of it real,

like coming out of a dream.

You think all of

this was a game?

MEDORA: Dakota has

its excitements.

But it is not the world.

Not our world, at least.

You know that’s the difference,

between you and I.

You shed your skin

when it suits you most.

In different places,

in different company.

And the politician does not?

Whatever I may be,

may I always be it.

And this place, well,

New York is the game.

This place is real.

As are the people who

call Dakota their home.

Their lives, their

struggles are

as valid as any.

Medora?

I have our tickets.

STATION MANAGER:

All aboard the 3:15!

Fargo, St. Cloud,

Minneapolis and Chicago!

Until our next round.

[TRAIN WHISTLES]

[TRAIN CHUGS]

[DOOR OPENS]

Teedie

I’m home.

BAMIE: I scarcely

recognized you.

They actually made a cowboy

out of you didn’t they?

Oh Bamie, there is so much

that I want to tell you that

letters could not ever convey.

It has been

quite, the adventure.

In due course.

But for now,

there is somebody you’ll

be wanting to see.

[BABY COOING]

BAMIE: She looks

like her mother.

ROOSEVELT: Yes, she’s beautiful.

BAMIE: She’s spirited,

joyful stubborn.

She looks like her mother,

but there is no doubt

she is her father’s daughter.

Thank you, Bamie.

[BABY LAUGHS]

Have you kept up on politics?

I’ve tried to avoid them, yet

somehow they find a

way back to my ear.

BAMIE: Quite something.

The Republicans losing

the presidency so soundly.

ROOSEVELT: I did warn them about

nominating such a blowhard.

BAMIE: They say the

old guard is dead.

That the party is crying

out for something new.

Someone new, someone who will

stand up against corruption.

Who can bridge the

East, and the West.

Is this a pitch?

BAMIE: It’s a reason to stay.

I’ve heard your name spoken as

a strong candidate for mayor.

It’s not finished.

Elkhorn.

It barely lasted the year.

It won’t last

another without me.

You have another reason to stay.

A baby girl.

I love her Teedie,

as though she were my own.

After the loss of mother,

caring for Baby Lee has

lifted my soul.

[SIGHS]

If you need to

return to your

ranch in the spring,

I’ll continue to care for her.

Keep her happy.

While you finish

what you started.

But for now?

Let’s spend the

holidays as a family.

Bamie.

What became of my room?

It’s just as you left it.

Alice.

I went away.

I couldn’t stand being in

this house a moment longer.

I went west.

To build

something.

You’d love it.

Watching the sun rise

over the badlands.

It’s beautiful.

And sad.

Our daughter is here.

She is

so full of light.

Like her mother.

I didn’t know

if I would find my way back.

But I will always come back.

I promise you.

Goodbye, my light.