03x22 - The Tracy Sadler Story

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But drugs are not.

Keep your eyes open, Major.

Where's he going, Charlie?

Oh, he's going down the road
to pick up a small wagon

train to join us about six wagons.

He also said he was going to try to trade
for some freight horses.

And I think I should have gone with him.
Charlie?

Yeah. You know, the majors.

A man of rare judgment.

It means you too valuable here
to leave the train.

I guess you're right.

But anyway,
if he does train for the French charges,

how are you going to get him back here?

By himself?

Charlie,
how do you think the dead rancher he's

going to trade with will get these tired
old horses back to his place? Why?

I'll send somebody along naturally.

I see what you mean.

You know, you're getting smarter
all the time. Yeah.

You're starting
to answer your own questions now.

It's like we got company now.

Well, now that's a piece of luck.

If that wagon train hadn't stopped,
we might not have caught up with him

for two or three days.

I wonder what's holding them up.

Miss Sadler,
I didn't know you were carrying.

That kind of money.

I wouldn't have it now if you did.

Why do you do me an injustice?

What kind of a man do you think I am?

I know exactly what kind of a man you are.

That's why I hired you.

Now you can either get on your saddle
horse back there and ride out,

or you can stay on and drive for me.

And you can earn the rest of this.

Yeah.

How can I earn it.

As a man?

And one of those wagons out there.

He's got something that belongs to me.

And I mean, to get it back.

You want him k*lled?

Yeah.

You and Charlie circle up, Harlan.

I got to talk to him.

All right.

But you heard what he said.

Listen,
I don't take orders from everybody.

What a valuable man I am.

And you.

Wanna.

You're the wagon.

Master of this outfit.

Well, I am. Until Major Adams gets back.

I'm Flynn McCullough.

Hi. Hi. My name's Tracy, Sadly.

My pleasure, ma'am.

My driver, Cadwalader.

Mr. McCullough, I'd like to join your.

Your train. Well, I'm sure the Major.

Be glad to have you, ma'am.

Well, then, if you just tell me
what your fee is, I'd like to pay you now.

Well, there's no hurry about the money.

I'll drop by later tonight and pick it up.

No, that's all right.
I just don't pay you now.

There isn't time.

Why don't you pull your wagon in the line
before the train tightens up?

Right.

Oh, no.

Where you run off to?

I just been looking around

about one thing.

We're going to be stuck here
for several days.

It suits me just fine.

I make it a lot
easier for you to find him.

Who? We're looking for.

His name's Forrest Fletcher.

Forrest?

That's right.

That's the fella we're after.

That's your class.

Good.

Makes it easy.

I'll have to do is ask him.

No, I don't want anybody to know.

I even know his name.

Oh, no, you're right. You're right. Later
on. Later, when he gets k*lled.

People want to know why
I was asking for him.

What does he look like?

I don't know what he looks like.

You don't know what he looks like?

Well, I don't know.

He's a man about 60, 61.

I'm not sure he's 60. 61.
His name is Fletcher. That's right.

And he'll be traveling with his son.

I know. Horses, huh? 12.

Well,
isn't that enough for you to go on Catch?

I just don't want you to let anybody know
you're looking for him.

I just go out and find him.

All right.

All right, all right.

I'll find him. Hi.

Oh, I just joined the train.

My wagons up the line.
My name's Cadwalader.

Jamieson. Henry Jamieson.

Would you sit down?

No, no, I can't stay, Mr.

Jamieson.
I got some business down the line.

But I'm glad to know
you. I'll. I'll see you later.

All right.

So what's

in the lungs?

Oh, Mr.

McCullough, you've come for your money.

No, not necessarily.

I'll get it for you. But wait a minute.

I'm going to throw a hoedown tonight
to sort of get the folks minds off

the fact that they're not be traveling
for a few days.

And I thought maybe, well,
I could offer myself as an escort for them

to get acquainted.

Well, I'm sorry.

I'll get your money.

My name's Anderson.

What's your first name? Sonny.
That's it. Anderson.

Last names. Charles Anderson. Charles.

You got that backwards, ain't you?

I don't think so, Anderson.

You ain't done your chores yet.

I guess you're right.

And I'll take care of it.

Well, that takes care of one thing.

You sure you won't change your mind
about tonight?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Thank you very much. I'm afraid I. Won't.

Well, change your mind.

You just give a holler

and a clean.

Now, this boy looks to me
like he's thinking about Buffalo.

How about a David?

Well,
come on. Yet Thinking about something.

Yeah, I just thinking about
being back home again.

Most boys.

I think this trip was kind
of an exciting adventure.

I liked it out there.

I didn't want to leave.

Just when you get to California, son,
you like it there a whole lot better.

Happier times for us.

Where you been?

Oh, blown away.

His trade trading lies.

Another cattleman
who never would let me out of his sight.

Been that way since he was a.

David, suppose you go
and see if you can get us more firewood.

Make sure he's.

Safe, Flint.

I don't think there's any chance for I've
been held up more than two or three days.

Oh, I don't think so. I hope not.

There's something bothering you?

Well, no, just the boy that's all.

He won't get his homesick trail,
as you will said.

I see.

You know, Mr.

Forest,
I've seen lots of fathers on this train.

Some of them treat their boys
like they were workhorses.

I just want them to know they're alive.

I think it's nice the mouth of a guy.

That you and David average.

Hello. Well,
thanks for saying that, Clint.

I just hope I don't spoil him too much.

I don't think so.

I like to know as soon as I open
the matter. I appreciate it,

Mr. Edward.

Yeah. The Senate?

Yes. I shook hands of more people
and a politician running for office.

Did you find him?

I went all the way around because Dad
blame circle in the wrong direction.

Answer me, Kat.

Did you find it?

My father never.

Where?

Second, lacking a head.

Can you imagine a fool thing like that?

Me not finding him till the next.

The last wagon.

It's the boy with him.

Yeah.
The boy's with him. And his name's David.

I heard him talking.

He was No Miss Tanner.

I think I've worked hard enough

just finding Forrester
and the money you promised me.

Why don't I sleep over there tonight
and k*ll him and have the whole.

Thing do nothing until you're told.

I'll take care of that kid, too.
And it won't cost you a cent.

Don't you touch him.

You leave
that boy alone, You understand me?

I didn't think you'd care
what happened to that kid.

I'm going to do his part in anyhow.

It's not his past.

But I thought you said that's.

Not his pa.

I don't know.

I'm his mother.

Damned if I can figure you out. Mum.

You've been so head up
about catching up with this forest.

Fallen for running away with your son.

Well, now that you found him,

you're only practical.

Look at him.

Can't catch.

I can't.

I'm scared.

Scared of what?

Forest.

I'll take care of him.

It's not forest.

It's the time I spent
waiting for this moment.



in prison.

In prison?

That's right.



Waiting for the moment
when I first set eyes on him.

Now it's here.

And a

I don't know what to do.

I'm scared.

I just can't run up to him
and throw my arms around him.

Tell him he belongs to me.

He's so close, and I.

I can't touch him.

I can't call him by his name.

And he can't call me by mine.

Well, maybe I'll know what to

catch.

Catch?

He hasn't yet yourself cleaned up.

Cleaned up?

What for?

We're going to the dance.

Change your clothes. Dance?

Have you got anything to change into.

The only clothes I've got?

Otherwise,
I would have washed them long ago.

All right, then.

Just comb your hair and clean your face.

Get washed.

Yes, I'm ready.

Miss Sadler.

You. I'll be there in a minute.

I never did
see a woman yet who could make it on time.

Good.

Good.

I want mine straight, Mr. Prescott.

Thanks, everyone,
for a couple of more thirsty men. Flannel.

I don't know why not, Mr..

But, David, I think you'd be happier
down there with the apple.

Oh, but I'll take mine out of the bottle.

Oh, here we go.

There he is.

Black

man on the left talking to McCullough.

I don't see the boy, though.

May I join you?

Well, now,
if I didn't know better, I'd say that Mr.

Price, etc., changed your mind.

Well, am I still welcome?
Is that all right?

I'll. Oh, if you'll dance with me.

Well, then it's all right, isn't it?

Thank you.

I just got to thinking.
Maybe you're right.

I've joined your train. I should get out,
meet some of my neighbors.

There's no time like the present.

Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet
our new member by train, Ms..

Tracy Sadler.

How do you know Mr. Stephens?

Do Mr.

Prescott do as Mr. Jones.

It's a fox.

A hand too far.
She certainly ought to know him.

He's in the wagons too. Out of yours.
How do you do?

How do you do?

I think I remember seeing you.

You're traveling with the young boy,
aren't you?

You mean my friend David?

He's down there
having a sight of drinking contest.

She's.

Oh, no, thank you.

I think I'd be considered more of a lady
if I joined the cider group.

All right.

All right. I'll get some.

Are you fellows a clover?

That's fine.

Thank you.

Well, now, aren't
you going to tell me what your names are?

My name is David LAMB.

David Forest.

Hello, David.

I saw you unite behind Patrick,
and they're right behind us.

Yes, that's right.

I just said hello to your grandfather.

Oh, he's not my grandfather's setter.

He's my father.

Oh, for heaven's sakes.

Then don't you dare
tell him I made such a silly mistake.

Were you not selling his cellar

steak?

Now, if you'll excuse us.

I didn't mean any.

We don't have to go yet, do we, Dad?

I'm afraid you do, son. Just a minute.

Cabanas cellar.

I'm glad I met you.

I'm glad I met you, too, David.

You see, I turn my back for a minute.

You begin to pay attention to another man.

But I'm happy to say.

He's just a little too.

Old for you.

Huh? Yes.

Why don't you like women talking to me

now? You never heard me
say such a thing, did you, boy?

No, he never exactly said that.

But you said we don't need one
living with us.

What we don't do is we go along
pretty good so far without him.

Should we have PA?

But what's wrong with him?

Well,

maybe there isn't anything wrong with him.

Exactly.

Let's just say you're posh,
selfish wants to have you all to himself.

That's why we had to come early tonight.

Because Miss Sadler was talking to me.

Say, how come you to be asking
such questions all of a sudden?

You never did before?

I like myself.

She's kind of different.

Oh, what do you mean, different?

Well, when I shook hands with it,
it was soft as a kitten snack.

Oh, she smelled good, too. Well,

let's get some sleep.

We'll talk about this later.

Nobody in the world will ever know
how happy I am tonight.

You've been quite a surprise to me.

What do you mean?

When I met you today, you were distant.

I might even say unfriendly.

Tonight. You've been charming.

I might have been so ready.

Naturally, I.

I'm curious about the change.

Well, let's just say I'm.

I'm grateful for your company.

Can we leave it at that?

Yes, we can. But if you decide

you want to talk about it
some time, I'd like to be the one.

Goodnight, Mr. McCullough.

Goodnight,

son. Dear Paul,

you up so early?

Couldn't sleep anymore.

Try not to wake you up. That's all right.

Tell you what.

David woke up the fire and I'll get up.

Make some flapjacks.

That'll be great.

Hello, David.

Mind the cellar.

You're up early, aren't you?

Yes, ma'am.

Do you always get up this early?

No, ma'am.

Neither do I.

I couldn't sleep last night.

I had to go down to the creek
and get some fresh water.

Yes, I say it and.

Well.

And what David?

You're strong for 12 years old.

How'd you know I was 12?

Just guessed I can do this

if I was almost out the center.

If you bake it with ashes, it might be
easier to get going in the morning.

I see.

I must have forgot last night.

I have to go to the letter.

David,

would you like to stay
and have breakfast with me?

I bet you haven't eaten yet. Have you.

Gone here?

Forgot I got a call myself.

I supposed to pick up the fire for PA.

You'll come back and visit me again,
won't you?

Here's my setter.

I liked you very much by now.

You won't forget

my Mr.

Forest.

Sarah, let go.

I didn't mean to take so long.

That's all right, son.

I made the better yet anyway.

We're going to have a fight on your hands.

Aren't you?

I thought you were asleep.

Okay, Jane.

Never asleep when something's gone on,

if you're aiming to woo
that boy away from forest,

it ain't going to be as easy as you think.

He likes me, kid.

Surely like you,

he likes forest too.

You try to come between them,
you have to find out

just how much

A Then on the other hand,

if something was to happen to Forest,

I'd say
it was the most natural thing in the world

for a boy to turn to his mother,

even if he didn't know too well.

I'm a settler,

Ed money no more.

I'll admit it was in the first place.

It's different now.

Last night when you told me about your boy

waiting 12 years for an

ally, I.

I can't put it into words exactly, but.

Well,

I'd like to help you.

And I hope you'll believe me.

Thank you.

Catch.

Well, there you are.

I've given you up
Not getting tired of my cooking, are you?

Oh, boy. Fried chicken again.

It's your favorite.

I'm sorry I'm late, Tracy,

but I had some work to do for PA. See?

Come on.

Were you really doing

chores for your pa, David?

Well, no.

I was waiting for a pile of takers.

Afternoon nap.

You just went to sleep.

You didn't seem to like me very much.

Oh, it isn't that he doesn't like you,
Tracy.

It's just that
he hasn't got much use for anyone.

What about your mom?

I don't know.

I never would say much about her.

I haven't even seen her picture.

Don't you ever wonder

what she look like?

Oh, surely. Sometimes.

Sometimes.

I just can't imagine what she looked like.

Then what happened?

What do you think?

Well,

come on, David.

Sometimes I wish you look like you

may think I'm a fossil for sale.

You know,
I don't think you're silly, David,

because, you see,
if I ever had a little boy,

I'd want him to look exactly like you.

Oh. I'm sorry.

I should have done that.

Well, I'm not sorry.

That's just about the nicest thing

you could have ever done.

Well, come on,

let's eat.

Except for the ants beat us to it.

I want to talk to you.

Certainly, Mr.

Forrest.

All alone.

What could we have to talk about that
he couldn't hear?

We hardly know each other.

Suit yourself.

Would you like to sit down?

Oh, thank you.

Now, I've often thought it's a shame
that you and I couldn't be better friends.

David and I are. You know.

That's why I'm here, Mr.

Hunter, I must ask you to stop seeing him.

I have my reasons.

Why I can't see what.

Pass. Not for you to judge, Mr. Sadler.

David is my son.

I'm all he needs.

I think you're wrong, Mr.

Forrest.

Is it so difficult for you to understand
a simple request?

David, as my son,
you're little more than a stranger to him.

I've asked you to leave him alone.

That's my right, I believe.

Yes, I understand about your rights,
but I still don't see why.

Why are you so interested in my son?

Is it because you don't happen
to have a child of your own?

It shouldn't be so difficult
for a woman like you.

What do you mean, a woman like me?

I'd be very careful
how I answered that, Mr..

Who are you?

What's your name?

You know what my name is?

Tracy Sadler.

Did you ever live in Philadelphia?

Have you ever been in prison?

You don't listen. Very good, Mr..

If you're stupid enough to sh**t,
go ahead.

Clint McCullough will have a hangman's
noose around your neck within an hour.

All right, Mr.

Nick,
do you want to tell me your real name?

She told you her real name.

It's Tracy Sadler.

You just stay away from my son.

Oh, Flint,

Have you seen David in last few minutes?

No, I haven't done wrong. I'm afraid so.

What know about this Sadler woman?

I know. I must go.

I think she's trying to steal David
away from me still.

David, What does she want to do that for?

Because I'm convinced she's his mother.

Tracy Sadler.

I've got to find him. Flint,
I'd appreciate if you'd help me.

Mr.. Come along.

I'll tell you about Mr. Forest.

You know, I was just saying.

Where are we going, Tracy?

Oh, no place, I.

I just wanted to talk to you.

Sure.

Where we talk about.

You and me,

Mr. Forrest.

I sure wish he'd get to know you.

I know you like you.

Has he ever said anything about me?

Hasn't said a word.

But I can tell
he doesn't like me to see you.

I don't know why, though.

David,

I have something to tell you.

Yes. It's not going to be easy for you to
understand, but I want you to try for me.

Will you do that?

Sure.

You see,

your real pa

died before you were born.

So then

Mr. Forrest raised you like.

Like he was your pa and you were his son.

He didn't mean to lie to you
or anything like that.

I guess he just

wanted to make you feel like

you had a father,
just like everybody else.

I don't understand.

Why. I know this is a lot to understand
so quick, but you.

You just had to know this sooner or later.

I don't believe it.

He's pulling. You're making it all up.

Oh, no, David.

I'm not making it all up. It's true.

I wouldn't lie to you.

Now, please listen to me. David, please.

No, David.

David, I'm.

I'm. You're your mother.

My mother's dead.

Since all I believe him, I believe my poor

utterly

believe in me.

I am.

I am.

I believe.

But David.

David,
go back to the wagon and wait for me.

What have you been doing?

What did you say to my son?

He's not just sick to death of Eric.

I was right about you all along.

Never been right about me.

You've never taken the trouble
to be right about me.

You're already in prison
before I knew my son was married.

Besides, what could I have learned?
The jury didn't.

You could have learned.
I was convicted on false evidence.

That's what you're going to learn.
You served your time in prison.

You can't be convicted again.

So why don't you admit
you m*rder*d my son?

Get it off your conscience?
Because I didn't do it.

You're probably trying to m*rder me next.

Your driver's already threatening my life.

All right, Mr.

Fox, Just take it easy, will you?

What about him?

The SAT. What he says true.

My name is not Tracy Sadler.

My name's Grace Reno.

All right.

Was till
I made the biggest mistake of my life.

Mary David Forrest.

The mistake was his. He's dead.

Maybe it was your mistake
that cost him his life.

You raised.

This. What? You want to know?

He's dead and can't defend himself.

Because I'm alive. That means
I don't have the right to defend myself.

I don't want to hear it.

Well, you're going to hear from you.

All right, folks, get a hold of yourself.

You said your life's been threatened,

but as long as I'm running the train,
I want to know why

I let her talk.

I know what kind of a man
his son was when I married him.

And I loved him.

He didn't love me.

And there was another girl,

and I found out about her.

And one night they were together, and I.

She came at me with a knife.

And there was

there was a terrible struggle.

And he separated us

and he was k*lled.

And I was in her hand.

It wasn't mine story.

She told me to prison for 12 years.

It took me all that time to find out
who had my son.

You must.

And on the exact day they let me out,

because when I came out, he'd gone.

He just took my son.

And when I met him.

You weren't fit to take care of him.

When I got him.

And 12 years in
or out of prison doesn't change that fact.

You can say that

you don't

mind what I said.

Get a bill deal.

Get a hold of yourself.

So sorry.

That's all right.

As you got a hold of yourself,
let's go find David.

Oh, he's got something to say about this.

Come on,

get it.

Put it.

It came out of my wagon either.

Well,
he's probably wanted off to be by himself.

This is your fault.

He was happy to look.

Well, if anything happens to that boy,
I don't know what I'm going to do to you.

All right, you two, that's enough.

I'm sick of hearing you argue
back and forth arguments

not going to find him,
and it's not going to help him.

I want you to calm down and I'll go out
and I'll go with you.

I can go better. Alone, Mr. Forrest.

Come on.

Catch.

Oh, David.

David.

David, listen to me.

I'm all alone.

I'm all alone.

And I'm your friend.

I'm your friend friend.

What do you want?

I want to k*ll you.

Whether I do or not

depends upon
what happens to Miss Sadler. Son.

You're drunk.

Yeah, I'm drunk

and very drunk.

And you want to know why I'm drunk?

You listening to Miss Sadler cried

no more?

She cried the more I drank.

And I reached my decision.

I read some of my very best decisions

when I'm drunk.

So you and me

are getting away from these wagons.

No, it's not that, David.

It's just that

your feelings have been hurt.

It's hard for you.

Understand
how two people you love could put.

They could treat you this way.

But maybe
you're not seeing their side either.

Do you ever think about that?

Look, you want them to understand you,

but you've got to make it an effort
to understand them.

You're
the only thing that's going to help.

The whole thing depends on you.

But why did my pa.

He's not your pa, He's your grandfather.

Got to accept that, David.

And once you have, then you have to
ask yourself why he raised you as his son.

He did it

to protect you from the fact
that you were born in prison.

He could have told you about your parents.

He could have destroyed
the idea of mother to you.

But he he didn't.

He wanted to protect you from that.

He's given you 12 years of happiness.

Is that something to blame him for?

To punish him for that?

Why did Tracy
tell me everything would have been

all right if he hadn't come along?

Do you remember the.

Night that you met her there at the cider?

Have you any idea how hard

it was for her to politely
shake your hand?

What you want to do is

take you in her arms
and tell you everything.

But she didn't.

She didn't until
she thought she was going to lose you.

David.

Love is that

Love is a difficult thing to handle.

You're learning that pretty early,

but that's what you've got to
understand is hurt your love.

You've got to understand that.

How Well, what happens from now on

is going to depend on
how well you understand it.

I think I'd like to go

back to the wagon train now,

Mr. Forest.

Mr. Forest.

Catch.

Catch.

Next time you send someone to do

your k*lling, send a man, not a weasel.

But he had to do it yourself.

I'm sure you're more reliable.

Catch. Why did you do this?

I didn't like the misery
he was causing you.

I figured everybody be better off.

But, I mean, you didn't send him.

I know it's my fault that David ran away.

Anything happens to him,
that's my fault, too.

But I happen to love it.

And that's not my fault.

So you don't have to forgive me
for what I've taken away from him.

But I don't care what you have to tell him
to give it back to him.

Oh, he's.

He's young.

Maybe you'll forget.

See, I won't be around to remind him.

Go on back to the wagon, catch,
and I'll clean that up

and I'll help you hit the team.

The sadly,

a story about my son's death.

I believe it.

There were two women in his life.

One, My wife deserted him at birth.

The other I thought right about his death.

That made it easy
for me to fix the blame for it.

It was

made it easier for me to justify

taking your baby away from you.

I knew what my son was,

knew it all along,

spoiled him rotten.

Most fathers only get one chance.

Your son gave me the second.

Maybe.

Maybe you ought not to go now.

You go and live it up there you. I.

I'm sorry.

Aggrieved. You

should go. Away.

Yes, you should.

That's exactly what you should have done.

Is something I got to say to you
if you really like it.

But before you start wasting time talking,
there's something you ought to know.

You see that wagon out yonder?

I've got to see Tracy.

This is what I had to tell you.

Then you better hurry, boy,

because that's her wagon.

Is she going away?

Why? Well, maybe I better go and ask her.

Well, hurry up.

What are you waiting for?

I been gone

all on

guard.

What are we stopping for?

Somebody yelling at us.

Why don't you go on by yourself, Dave?

Hey, you go.

Oh, I'll lose something.

I got to sit and don't get mad.

Know I know why.

You're glad
to get to go back to the train. Why?

Because we're all going to jail
together with.

With you, with Grandpa.

Let's go.