03x05 - The Elizabeth McQueeny Story

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What can I do for you, madam?

I'm Elizabeth McQueeney.

I've just arrived here and I've been told
you're the only man who can help me.

Sure. We'll do what I can for you, madam.

I've also been told that you drive
a very hard bargain.

I'm a businessman. A good one.

Can you outfit me to join the wagon train
when it forms here?

Completely.

I want only the finest of things.

And what will your need to be, madam?

I want anything and everything
necessary for a trip on the wagon train.

Consider your needs satisfied.

I do.

And I want you to multiply my requirements
by ten

pregnant.

I want everything for a chip on the wagon
train.

Multiplied by ten.

Multiplied by ten?

Yes, ma'am.

And what did you say your name was?

Madam Elizabeth McQueeney.

It just said that

this will serve to introduce
Madam Elizabeth McKinley.

Madam, a cream used to be given
every assistance and consideration,

just as if this were a government
sponsored

project Horse to bribe.

Well, my dear madam, it appears
that you have some influential friends

in Washington.

Well, I lived in Washington

for over three years,
and one does accumulate a few friends.

Well, just what is this project?

They referred to a girls finishing school.

Madam,
the new territory needs a lot of things,

but a girls
finishing school is not one of them.

Major, you are one of those barbarians
who doesn't believe in culture.

Why would a young girl
want to go west to school? Men.

I beg your pardon?

Some of the countries
most capable men would be going

west to seek their fortunes.

And some of them will be lucky.

And some of them will be marrying
cultured young ladies.

Perhaps,

Madam, you are fooling yourself.

Mademoiselle.

Do some. Bread. Be

rich. Adams.

I would like to present my young lady
Roxanne.

Aisha de Daniele.

Mrs. Lynn.

Delighted.

Nina.

Pleasure meeting you.

Major Adams. Jeannie

Quinn.

Dear Joy.

Pleased to meet you, sir.

Mary.

Pleasure. Anna

and Diana.

How do you do?

And long here.

Good morning.

But what's happened?

I don't know, but I'm on.

Let's go out. You.

This is an Elizabeth McQueen wagon.

Yes, but don't you address the familiar?

Like.

What are. What do you call her?

You are a country bumpkin.

Madame is the only way

you dare address anyone of her station.

Yes, miss. I mean.

Madame, not me.

You call me right there.

All right, Stanley, get up in the wagon.

Mind your manners.

You get paid to drive the team,
not entertain the young ladies.

Yes, sir.

You know, I have heard

that there.

Is it.

Hard to drive a train?

Can you handle the horses in time?

Why don't you.

Traveling with your mom and dad?

You're lucky my mom and dad are dead.

I'm sorry.

Madam Elizabeth McQueeney

and her girls had been with the train
only a week.

And I knew I couldn't
put it off any longer.

I had to have a talk with a school teacher
about her young ladies

before some of the things that I knew
could happen.

Happen. But I waited too long.

So best that you take your hands off me
or I'll pay your bill.

Let me get my.

And the name is Daniel Duval.

You put a fender on me,
you'll ruin this de mayo, Coquille.

You thought you could.

Get away with it,
Leading my husband astray.

Roll yourself. You gather round mine. You.

You dry up, old baby.

I teach you never to speak about again.

Lesson? No, man. Many used to let Mama.

Oh, I'm all right

like that.

All around.

You don't belong here.

You are a you.

Now have a very, very crazy.

Right here with you.

I have it. Mademoiselle Duval,

you have made enough
of a spectacle of yourself for one night.

Oh, but, madame, it is not all like it.

We will discuss that later.

I like to make a scene.

She accuses me,
and it was her husband who wanted to talk.

Even so,
that does not excuse you to Lamont.

Major Adams,

I would like to apologize for the matters
my young ladies in the morning.

I will be more than willing to apologize
to all the others.

Madam McSweeney, I've got to talk to you.

Well, of course, Major.

Whenever it pleases you. Now.

Very well.

All right.

The show is all over.
Go on. About your business.

You know, I give a silver dollar here

that Charlie, you know, you'd give
all that you have left if he gets.

To do so.

Come in.

Major, would you sit down?

Thank you.

Well,

if this is the way a school man lives,
I'll eat my saddle.

Made Major, If you don't think
I'm a schoolmarm, what do you think I am?

A lady of the theater.

You're very perceptive.

My life has been the theater.

That's not exactly the place
where a lady can gain respect, is it?

Major, I wouldn't change.

One moment of it
or any of the blessings of respectability.

Then what's the idea of all this hogwash
you've been telling me

about
starting a finishing school for girls?

Well, the theater might be called
a finishing school.

I might call a theater a lot of things,

but what I really want to
know is what you were hiding.

Well, my friends from Washington

suggested
that I travel under the guise of.

Shall we say, a less colorful
occupation. Why.

Major,

would
you have wanted us on your wagon train

if you'd known we were of the theater?

My dear madam, my position on this wagon
train is such that.

The day will come, Major,
when women will stand alongside of men

in any field without shame or apology.

Those are mighty fine words, indeed.

But just what do you intend to do
in the far west and alongside the men.

And dig for gold? Hardly.

But I feel the West offers
tremendous opportunities.

New wealth, new thinking,
and my business will flourish.

You haven't yet
told me what that business is going to be.

I have an impresario.

I intend to open
the Palace of Entertainment.

And these

young ladies of yours are dancing girls.

The finest I could find in train.

They will help me make McSweeney's

Palace as famous as well
your Rocky Mountains.

Was there ever a woman impresario before?

Well, any woman is an impresario

if she chooses to entertain a man.

Well,
I hadn't looked at it exactly in that way.

But you'll be entertaining a lot of men.

I am a lot of woman,

Major.

You're very upset.

Don't deny that.

I'm familiar with this problem.

Let me explain something to you.

We're entertainers because there's
something inside us that makes us

that way.

Very much like the man
who wants to be a doctor or a priest.

We are what we want to be.

And someday, the people of the world

will progress
enough in their thinking not to curse.

But what they don't know

or understand

would not make.

For good night.

Madam
McQueeney said she was a lot of woman.

In the cool, gray light of morning.

I realized Madam
McQueeney was a lot of problems to grow

a wagon master who has to measure
miles and profits versus problems.

I didn't look forward to the sun setting.

And having to face my problems.

Roger Adams.

Major Stanley, what are you doing.

Out there in the woods, Major?
Well, don't worry about the.

I'll take care of it, folks.

There may be some Indians out here.

They're perfectly friendly,
so just don't let it bother you.

You haven't got the head.

You go through it.

With those r*fles. Now

you gotta.

Understand that Indian sign language, Mr..

No, you do.

You bet I do.

Do you believe

those Indian lies over a white man's word?

You don't look like
much of a white man to me anyway.

I'll tell you what I think you are later.

From what I've seen of you,
I don't think there'll be any later

for you on this train.

Just wanted those Indians.

Tell you.

Who told me you were a thief
who stole silver and a squaw. Huh?

What did I tell you? Lies.

I got no. Silver.

They've got squaws. The squaw.

She followed me.

Rain in the face.

Thought you was worth a no g*n.

Well, I'll tell you something, Mr.

Count.

How. How, how and what.

Counter a better Joe Falcone.

Well, I'm really impressed.

Well, I'll tell you what
I'm going to do with you, Mr.

Bill. Charlie.

See, this fella has enough provisions
to give him to Fort Bridger.

Not even a kind word.

Yeah. One move.

It just occurred to me.

Perhaps I ought to join your wagon train.

Not a chance.

My blood will be on your hands.

I get lost easily.

All right, you go ahead and get lost.

But I'm sure if you go there on direction,
rain in the face

or find you.

Can you drive a team?

My dear madam,

my bloodline is directly from Ben-Hur.

Be May.

I could use this map.

Madam McQueeney,
I assure you that this desert rat

will cause you nothing but trouble.

And I am Elizabeth McSweeney.

Which is our wagon legs.

You know, Bill,
I'll bet if they had school moms

like Liz McQueen in my day,
I learned a lot more with you.

I might learn something.

How do you suppose she knows When a girl's
finished, they all look finished to me.

Do it, Charlie. Did I hear you right?

I don't know what you heard me.

All I said is they didn't go to school.

Mum's like that. It made it.

Did you call her? Lived at their name.

Eat it.

Know it or it.

Can't call her Liz right off.

You call her Liz once more.

And if she doesn't call you up, I will.

I don't know what you're getting you upset
at all. Rattle up about that.

Pound Got a nice tender
look from it when you call.

It is like an old salt,
like a newborn calf.

Well you just keep on talking
and your eyes will need a fresh steak.

Do you think he's a real honest
to goodness?

Count me,

Charlie.

I don't know what a count is,
but I'll bet you eating it.

He's a no count, I'll tell you that.

And Madam Elizabeth McQueeney is a pool
to be taken in my major.

That is nice.

Your act
especially honorary even for you, Major.

You keep on worrying
about the liaison count,

and you're going
to get a bad case of heartbreak.

You can't complain, you polecat,
if you once more mention her name.

I do?

Yes. Maybe not.

I'll.

I'll be with you in just a minute.

Listen to me, you two.

I don't give a darn
what you call anybody else on this train.

But when you address me,
you address me with a proper respect.

Is that clear? Yes, sir.

Yes. All right, sir.

Now, what can I do for you ladies?

I have been selected to speak
for our citizens committee.

Congratulations.

I shall get right to the point.

Please do.

The Society for the Protection of morale.

The manner sounds just like when I'm
watching the DC top and committee.

Can you hold your talking?

Yes, sir.

Oh, just what was that
you were talking about?

Protecting who?

Our society had a meeting.

And after careful examination
of all the facts,

we voted unanimously
that Madam Elizabeth McCready

and her girl shall be requested
to leave this wagon train.

Since we are ladies are not savages,

we further decided that you may elect
the time to put them off.

That will be dangerous
to their physical welfare.

That's very thoughtful of you.

Just make sure that it's soon.

Why don't we just tar
and feather them now?

That's just what I said, Major.

If you don't mind.

Just what? And Sam, Hildy, George Society.

Your kangaroo court
decided that these ladies had done Major.

Try to remember that
we have paid you to accept certain

responsibilities like a mayor of a town.

And we thought that this was a courtesy
letting you handle this matter.

But if you continue to display masculine
emotions,

we shall be glad to settle the matter
completely through our own hands.

Would it be asking too much for you
to tell me what the facts are

that you mention?

We should never have discovered it

if it weren't for my son, Stanley.

Oh, you must be very proud of Stanley.

Madam Elizabeth McQueeney is not a school
mistress.

She is in show business and wants herself

entertained practically
all the royal heads in Europe.

She made a fortune and opened
her own establishment in Washington, DC.

She not only had the gaudy
saloon and gambling,

she had dancing girls
from all over the world.

Imagine.

I'll try just
which girl told all is to Stanley.

Roxanne.

Are you sure Roxanne wasn't fooling?

Stanley?

Do you think that that type of girl
could fool my Stanley?

My husband had them figured right off?

Yes. So I noticed.

Since men are incapable of defending
themselves against this type of women,

we will do it for them.

I'll handle this, ladies.

Just don't you throw the first stone.

Teacher that a nurse.

Oh, she can teach us how to dance.

The can?

No. What?

That is. Yes.

The count is impossible
enough without spoiling him any more.

I don't see.

Oh, you've all been such is.

Thank you So much.

We are going to have

your house.

Wonderful.

All right, gentlemen.

I do believe you are exquisitely jealous.

No one has ever dared to call me
ladies before.

No one.

No one.

And you needn't think you can hoodwink
me like you do.

Those those infants.

Do I look like the kind of a man
that would take advantage of a woman?

Definitely.

I knew I made a mistake
the moment I had. You.

Good.

I knew we were made for each other
the moment I accepted your offer.

Offer now is a lady
never raises her voice.

I should give you back to the Indians.

What do you think I am your sl*ve.

You can handle me like dirt on a prairie.

I'll treat you as I like.

You all treat me as part of a better deal.

Falcone Cow.

No cow.

That does it, Les.

I quit.

From now on, you can drive your own wagon.

Real bad, though. Yes.

You are really very sweet.

Come here,

sl*ve.

Madam McQueen.

Yes, Major.

I have something very important
to talk to you about.

Come in, Major.

Thank you,

madam.

I'm very sorry,
but I couldn't help it over here.

How come you let a fella like that
call you? Les

was that the important thing
you had to talk to me about?

No, ma'am.

I came here to tell you
that you got to leave this wagon train.

Really? Yes, really.

There isn't a soul on the train
that doesn't know all about you being

in show business.

I thought
that was to be our little secret, Major.

I told no one.

But it seems that one of your girls
thought she could trust a young boy

on the train.

And that young boy's
mother has formed a vigilante group.

And so the mother didn't want her dear
little boy to untie the apron.

She was not their boy, as they're worried
so much about their men.

And they made up their minds
that you've got to leave.

And you made.

It makes no difference what I feel, madam.

But I have a responsibility
to run this wagon train that.

When must we leave?

We'll be coming into our way station
in a few days.

And you don't want to see us tarred
and feathered?

No, ma'am, I don't.

Good night,

Fool.

Our off fool.

Hello, Les.

How would you like to try your hand
at a friendly game of stud?

Like you're going to bet with the buttons
the girls gave you?

Oh, no.

Oh, the salary you owe me.

But you'll figure the day of your services

is work.

On all the pans.

Les, I don't.

Go much for butting into preachers
business.

Things like whether it's right
or wrong for a decent, God fearing folk

to be exposed to the evil influences
of whiskey, gambling and entertaining

women never even bothered my head
thinking about it much.

Well,
I kind of lean toward the side that didn't

make too much of a man's having
a little entertainment and diversion.

I don't know why right or wrong
should give me a headache now.

Unless it was because I was sorry
for not McQueeney and her girls.

I'll be a sponge, Uncle,
if I can convince myself that her bringing

entertainment and pleasure into the new
territory was wrong or bad in our lives.

I could lay my hands on some good
Yankee money.

I've got an idea
that could make a fortune.

Finally,

in our little

old counties in a place I'd trade.

I had you and your girls to write off.

As entertainers.

They say it takes one to know one.

That does.

And I'll admit it to you.

I've done my turn in show business.

Really? Yeah.

You know,
you and I are going to make a great team

as soon as I figure out
a way to finance it,

I'm going to make you
the biggest attraction in the West.

Bigger than the Rocky Mountains.

Lower down the Rocky Mountains,

beating a path to your door.

And looking

at it with the help.

Of us.

Would you like to weather
any untoward incidents today?

There was no accident.

No one wanted to talk to us.

There is a possibility

there may be some change in our plans.

I thought there would be
some excitement on this trip.

If only we could play
the mechanical piano.

I would be happy if I don't,
then soon I know I shall dry up.

Perhaps tomorrow you will be

able to be more like yourself

and then.

Aren't you overdoing the NIU school girl.

Just a bit.

I'm not that girl.

Well.

I don't know what

I wish.

I know

right now you're a very hot young lady
who wishes she would.

Did I want to go myself?

And I'm afraid.

Perhaps you should tell me about.

It. Never forgive me.

How do you know?

I didn't mean it. But

deep enough, being alone was an accident.

It was a default.

I know.

I tried not to,
but I couldn't stop myself.

I. I told him everything

about you and me.

He didn't hate me. Act.

He wanted me to marry him.

And good.

And I wanted to.

I know just how you feel.

And how could you know how I feel?

Sorry.

Please forgive me.

Please.

I wanted to die.

I wanted to.

I was 17

and it happened quite unplanned.

Just like it has to you.

What?

There is an angel, you know

who finds us this greatest of all love.

This is painfully exquisite.

First love.

I was studying music in Italy.

Rafael was of the royal family.

Like the girl.

Like the cup.

Do you suppose the same angel
gave you rap?

You gave me stand,

Mary.

I am certain that the same angel

blessed this both.

Women like that have no decency, no heart.

And we have been to consider it.

If you don't get rid of them
now, we'll do it our way.

Right or. Wrong,
they are still human beings.

Are they now?

And they're not going to be treated
this way. Did you hear them go?

He won't do anything.

But I can't live without stand.

Then go to him.

Tell him how you feel

and be together for as long as you live.

But his mother.

Oh, I'll take care of her.

Where have you been?

Began to worry about you.

I'm sure you wondered where I was.

You know,
you have to give me a chance to get even

already.

Only six months pay.

What have you got to wager?

How about one hand, one year or nothing?

I've have you like this till I die,

Madam Queen,
you'll take care of your mother.

Try to stop worrying, darling.

You ruin everything.

That standing

Daddy

dearly.

Let's see

you have a full flush.

That could only cost you
another year's labor.

If you're wrong.

What's with your legs?

You'll k*ll all my talent.

What talent?

I happen to have a nose for money.

Could have a fortune under your nose

and not even smell it.

Those cards are going to change color

by waving as you're going to see me.

Nobody could be as lucky as you
and honest.

Madame.

Something's happened to Stanley.

Watch the face
when I turn up my whole card.

If you want to see a real tragedy.

Madame, please help me.

That you're clogging up the wheels.

Of love.

Please.

Something is very wrong with Stanley

wife.

Please help me.

Stanley.

Stanley.

But there's something awful
that happened to

sick.

Oh, What ails you, boy?

I know it keeps. Turn it over.

It can be worse.

Can you stand up?

I try to.

Just get dizzy.

Open your mouth and put out your tongue.

He has the spotted fever.

I take care of you.

Roxanne.

Roxanne, listen to me.

If you want your Stanley to live,
you must do exactly what I say.

He will stay here.
And you will stay with him.

I will go for medicine and help.

Never leave him for one minute.

If the fever tends to chills, put
your body close to his and keeping warm.

And if he starts to rave, bind his arms
and his legs, or he'll do himself

and you harm,
you can tear strips from your dress

for the bindings.

Oh oh.

I'll keep you warm.

With the matter with me.

I'm no angel,

major.

I assure you all that pretty. Girls
leave this wagon right now.

Why don't you just eat? Just do.

Before I planted it, most whiskers.

Mine's all gone. You ain't your

Major Adams.

Oh, yes. With Madam McQueeney.
Good evening.

Major Adams.
I'm afraid you have a plague on your head.

Oh, huge. Hell on me.

I am not referring to your lady's
vigilantes.

Stanley Bloor is out there in the woods,
stricken with spotted fever.

All right.

Boys, we'll have to go with Madam
McQueeney.

There's a boy sick out in the woods.

Do you want the whole train
to come down with the fever?

No, I don't.
But we can't leave him out there alone.

I know Roxanna is with him,
and she knows what to do until I get back.

Roxane. She'll get it
if she's out there with him.

And you'll get it. If you go back.

A lot of people will have it before
we're through.

Hugo will have it.
If we do the right thing.

To isolate the sick, that's all. The only

boy has passed the word down the line.

Tell people not to panic, but to report
any new case of illness immediately.

Oh, and tell them that we'll have to ask
for volunteers to take care of the sick.

Now, Major,

if you get blankets and supplies,
we can prepare the quarantine area.

Oh, and I suggest you select a spot
where the fever victims can be left.

The least contact
between the sick and die.

I know about epidemics.

I was in one just outside of Richmond.
I'll never forget.

How come you know so much about them?

I was in the one in New Orleans.

When you got my son

was buried.

Here. Here.

Now, easy.

Your boy's already sick,
but we're going to take care of him.

I think it's all lies.

Everything anyway.

Or you can go. Out there. Now.

Go. My baby

girl in my.

The girl that.

Within 24 hours

of Stanley Blowers being struck
down by the plague, 16 people were

put in the designated spot to be picked up
and taken

to the quarantine area.

When word got back to the wagon

camp of Roxanna
had been struck down by the fever.

Every one of McSweeney's girls volunteered

and went out to help.

Well, madam, how can I.

See my log.

Then?

Take care.

I will attend to Roxana.

You go and help the.

Fair is unpleasant to see

and as fair as a shadow of hell
and a frightening thing to watch.

They waited paralyzed to see
who would be the next victim

of this unseen k*ller.

Well.

Look at that wagon.

It went clean out of his head. Oh,
not that cutie.

Lace will leave a body without a reason
unless they got a better customer.

That's what I've been trying to say.

All he was doing
is waiting for his chance.

Madam McQueeney, out here with the sick.

I wonder what he took.

From the amount of energy
you two have wasted yapping about it.

You kind of brought him
in. I want you to do like I told you.

Go get him.

Even if you have to put a hole in him
as big as my fist.

I want that.

No car brought back
here just now. Get it, Sir,

I Misery

and pain consumed every bone, every muscle

and thought until

Major Adams.

You're going to be all right.

You hear me?

All right.

What happened?

You had the fever.

How long

you been delirious for?

Three days.

But your crisis is over.

You just rest now

and you'll be your own brassy self in
no time.

My train.

Your angel has been good to you.

There hasn't been a new case
reported in over 48 hours.

The crisis is over.

Oh oh,

You saved his life, Major.

All right.

Modesty is becoming.

But he should know.

And I intend to tell it, that you ordered
Hawks and Wooster to look for him

when you realized he was missing.

But I didn't.

I know you don't want.

Thanks, but you have mine.

I'm deeply grateful to you.

I be so afraid.

Oh, I still

right.

Roxanne.

Roxanne,

don't die.

Please,

Please don't die.

Please.

Oh, no. No.

Oh, no,

no. Stan. No.

Stanley.

Stan.

Roxanne will never be afraid to go.

Oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, No.

No, no,

no. Oh.

Three weeks

and four days was what the fever cost us
some time.

I don't want to even think about
what it cost us and Friends of tears.

Yet it could have been worse.

It would have been if we hadn't

had Madam of Queenie
to fight the battle against that plague.

If there ever was doubt.

There wasn't any more.

Madam.

A Queenie was afraid of
neither man nor plague.

It would have been nice
if I could have told you that the days

that Elizabeth, Queenie and her girls
remained with the wagon train were right.

But I can't.

They were tolerated then, that's all.

I guess you can't ask people
to change their thinking overnight. The

what?

The. Oh.

Never mind.

Just give me that hatbox,

ladies.

Madam, I think this belongs to you.

Major.

I had given it up for last. Why?

I just happened to come across it
while you were taking care of the sick.

I thought it would be safer in my keeping.

Never ceases to surprise me.

It takes a lot of imagination
to know an old hatbox is valuable.

There are people who could have this

right under their nose
and never even smell it.

There's a little surprise inside for you,

too. Jonah Grant.

Who is Jonah Grant?

He's the wagon master.

That will you on to Nevada.

Introduce

my very dear
friend, Madam Elizabeth McQueeney,

who's going to open Palace.

Major Adams, how can I ever thank you?

I may. Jim.

You come back here in half an hour
and bring every man from the train.

I'll have a surprise for you. Madam.

Nothing in this world
that you could ever do would surprise me.

Well, we shall see.

All right,

Major.

I think we all make mistakes.

Yeah, but we don't always get the chance
to let them down.

Doing.

I'll take Roxanne's place,

gentlemen.

I don't know.

She simply said to be here
in a half an hour, and I'm going to be

real.

What do you think you're going to do?

Dance with him?

Oh, so.

Madam

Elizabeth McQueen, He built
the finest theater the West would.

Never know.

And through her doors, every man
that was to become a legend in the West.

Elizabeth with Queenie, a larger

woman became a bigger legend than the All

the.