04x13 - The Roger Bigelow Story

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All right.

Out of my way.

Henry,
Nancy's having Sunday dinner with me.

Thought I told you
to stay away from my girl.

Oliver, She was your girl.

Then why don't you let me take her
to church?

That's what she and I are going
to talk about after you go inside.

I don't recall giving you permission
to make any decisions for me, Henry Tate.

You just come along
and take your dirty hand off of her.

You better watch it
before you get yourself hurt.

And it's tough in Roger

and it.

Roger.

Roger.

You want

right?

Come on inside
and get cleaned up for that.

Get of the church.

I'm not having dinner with you, Roger.

Not today or any other day.

And I'm not going to see you anymore.

Not until you learn to
control that vicious temper.

I wouldn't ride out too far if I were you.

You know, the Major gets looks at me as.
I start looking for people.

Well, I don't want a major upset.

Well, have a nice ride.

Thank you.

It's getting late.

We better be getting back to the train.

All that hard to get that.

I want you get off.

I'm taking a horse

right where you are.

You're hurt.

You need help.

I got horses. The only help I need.

Well, I'm sorry,
but you can't have Prince Albert.

You wanna know and take it
back to the wagon train with us?

Well, I'm taking him
if I have to k*ll you to do it.

I don't believe that.

I don't think you take the life
of a fellow human just for a horse.

And you better believe

it, because that's a choice
you're going to have to make.

No, he's hurt his leg.

It must have happened some days ago.

He looks like some kind of fugitive.

And we know he's dangerous.

He's one of God's children, Nancy.

And it's no accident we happened along
to help him when he needed it.

Bring Prince over here.

I'll put him in the saddle.

Give me a hand.

The boys pass those legs. Now.

He's all of it.

He's got a piece of.

His head right down here.

Or you're fighting him.

Out in the prairie.

You're dead from exposure.

Hey, boys, take a look at that face.

Yeah.

How can you tell
what a face looks like at all in whiskers?

You thinking what I'm thinking?

I'm not thinking. I know West Varney.

Sure it is.

You know this man?

Not personally, no.

But we've seen enough of his pictures.

Pictures? Yeah.

Almost every time we go
through on the trail, we find that face

plastered all over the sheriff's
m*rder posters.

See these birds?

They figure the wagon
train is a pretty good place to hide out.

But not on this train.

Not if I recognize them first.

We were sure he was a fugitive
of some kind.

One of the worst kind of big law.

You're just lucky that he was in
better shape when you come across him.

He must have busted out of jail,

Remember, a couple of years ago,
they locked him up. You're right, Bill.

They lock him up for robbing again
in the same territory.

Do you know.

I seem to remember something like this
that we're quite a ways from any law firm.

And turning over to

you, make sure he's chained up good
and tight or little heels.

Have a bucket of water on him.

Ever cooler on Major Adams.

Yeah.

If, as you believe
this man was put in jail for a robbery,

isn't it possible that he was sentenced
to two years in the first place

and that he was released?

You know, I suppose that's possible.

In which case he would be a free man
rather than a fugitive, wouldn't he?

Yes, if that were the case.

And if he hadn't committed any crime
since he got out.

But that's very unlikely.

But my point is, we don't know that
he hasn't fully paid his debt to society.

Do it.

What are you getting at?

I don't believe that we have the right
to chain a man up.

If, as far as we know,
he is a free, innocent man.

We are not chaining him up.

I am the one that's changing him up.

But even if he is free right
now, West Verney is hardly

the kind of a man
that you can call innocent.

Every man is innocent until proven guilty.

I know that, my boy.
I know what the law is.

I'm not trying to convict the man.

I'm just trying to hold him for the proper
authorities.

Well,
nobody's pressing any charges against him.

Well, I'll press charges against him
based on past performances

and the fact that he would, by golly,
commit a crime right now

if he had a chance.

I don't consider that just major.

Oh, you don't, huh?

Listen, I'm

only doing this so you and your wife
won't get in any trouble.

After all, you're paying passenger
on this train.

And it's my duty to protect you.

By golly, even against yourself.

Well, he'll be a paying passenger, too.

I'll give you the money for him
for as far as he wants to go.

For the love of Jehoshaphat. Why?

Because he needs help.

Listen. By Major Adams.

My husband is not a child.

He's an ordained minister.

I know. A graduate of Mount
Pleasant Seminary.

His title is Reverend Not Boy.

I know all that, Mrs. Bigelow.

And I'm very sorry.

I didn't intend any disrespect, Reverend,
but I got an idea

that they didn't teach you much about men
like West Verney and that seminary.

Yours.

They taught me to see good in all men.

I can't argue with you there,
but I'm afraid if there's any good not

follow is buried so deep
you couldn't dig down to it

if you tried all the way from here
to California

a little experience
in this kind of country

will teach you a few things
that don't add up to your school.

There is no experience
that could change my belief

that the good of the man will triumph
over the evil if given a chance.

Are you going to tell me that you're going
to take West Viney under your wing

and try to let that good that you're
talking about triumph over all the evil

that's in that fellow?

I must perform my duty wherever I see fit.

If I thought that there was
the slightest chance of you accomplishing

anything, I'd be the first man
to tell you to go ahead and try it.

But there's quite a few other people
in this train I've got to look after.

I'll be responsible for

Mrs. Bigelow.

Will you try and convince that
husband of yours that this man is no good?

Have the utmost confidence
in my husband's judgment.

He has wisdom well beyond his years.

Well, I just can't let you do it.

And I can't pick the time or the place
to serve the Lord.

West Virginia will be taken
care of in my wagon.

And whether you wish to allow us

to remain with the train or not
is entirely your decision.

Well, just to go 9 minutes,

You know, I can't leave
you people out here in this Indian country

all by yourselves

are you wouldn't stand a chance
without the protection of this train.

I don't want to take advantage of you,
Major.

It's just that
I have no choice in the matter.

And you do. Twice my foot.

I don't care how you say it.

You're still putting it on my shoulders.
Mother.

The strong shoulders of a man.

I know it to be good and fair.

Oh, you do, do you? Yes, I do.

And I know you think
I'm making a terrible mistake.

It's just
I have faith that you won't stop me

if you think there's the slightest
chance of saving a human. Be.

I never want an argument

with a preacher in my life.

You're hurting my wrist.

Don't try to figure it out all at once.

You're safe.

There's nothing to worry about.

That's all right.

I'm quite good at it.

I used to shave my father all the time.

It would go on my heart.

Yes, You fainted.

And my husband
and I brought you here to the wagon train.

Oh, he's gone.

He left after he removed your clothes.

Where are they?

Your clothes.

I washed them. Why?

Because they were filthy.

I mean, why all this?

Because you needed help.

That's no reason.

It is for some people.

Like my husband.

You will feel much better
after a clean shave.

You must be starved too.

I have some soup on the fire.

You can have some. When I finished.

Judging.

Funny Call a young kid
like Roger Bigelow Rabbit.

I never did hear of a preacher
that young before.

What do you know about preachers?

I bet you never even read the Bible.

I have sold most of it anyway.

Well, you wouldn't know the way you act
sometimes.

I were just talking about preachers.

They don't come out young too often.

They don't come.

Not determined very often either.

Measure. You think he was bluffing

when he said he'd pull out of the train
and go it alone?

I do not think
he meant exactly what he said.

There's
no compromising with that young feller.

Not yet, anyway. Here it comes now.

All right, All Rogers Cup coffee?

No, no coffee.

Thank you, Major.

You didn't leave your wife alone
in that wagon with Barney, did you?

Well,
he hasn't regained consciousness yet.

He's a pretty sick man now.
I suppose he is.

I hope he stays that when we get to Oak
Falls, it was the telegraph station there.

We can send a wire
and find out for sure about him.

Remember,

you were a betting man,
which I'm sure you're not.

I'd make you quite a little better.

That fellow's wanted for something.

Rather, if he is, it was love.

I should take the responsibility
for his future right out of our hands.

All right, Fair enough, Major.

In the meantime, I want to give you
the money for his passage.

That's not necessary.

Now, I'd feel a lot better if you let me.

I didn't.

You tell me something about saving
that stake years to build yourself church.

Well, that's my intention.

But if I'm called upon to use it
before then, then that's what I'll do.

I think that money could be
put to better use in your church.

So there'll be no charge.
The advantage passage.

Well, thank you, Major.

Isn't that quite a little chunk of money
to be carrying around?

Yes. It's
$1,000 inheritance from my father.

He was a minister to.

When she think it'd be a little bit safer
if you gave it to me.

Let me put it in the strongbox.

That might be quite a little temptation
to that guest of yours.

I'm sure it'll be safe, Major.

Thank you anyway. Excuse me.

All right, Roger. Excuse me.

I sure he's determined to save us all.

Well, you know, Charles,
if it works on Barney,

there still might be a chance for you.

Don't you worry about my soul.

I don't need no. Save it.

Suppose you're going to tell me
it's lily white, huh?

Well, it might be a little gray around
the edges, but it's not black like yours.

Listen, you two,
I think you've got something

more important
to worry about and talk about.

And how black your gal learning souls are.

I want you to take turns on stand
watch on that Bigelow wagon.

So either nothing happens over there

as far as your souls are concerned,
I don't know myself.

Which is the blackest.

All I see our guest is feeling
some better.

Much better.

This is my husband, Roger Bigelow.

I didn't ask your name.

I work for Wes Morgan.

Welcome.

Wesley Morgan.

And I. Nancy.

I guess I owe you to my life.

Well, I'm just glad we haven't long.

When we did, you were in pretty bad shape.

But you're going to be all right now.

Oh, incidentally,
the wagon master refused payment.

He's a good man.

Yes. This gruff exterior
isn't hard to see through.

Why would you be fair in a wagon, my son?

On a little trip?

Well, because we thought there
might be some charge for your passage.

Why should you fare well?

You didn't seem to have any money on you.

Besides, you didn't take it anyway,
so doesn't make any difference.

Would you put this
in the chest, Nancy, please.

All right.

What's the catch?

I don't understand.

That's what I mean. I don't either.

I tell where you found me,
I was willing to k*ll you for something.

I passed up.

I said it
k*lling me when you got the chance,

you bring me back here,
you take care of me.

Even offered to spend money on me.

I You either got an angle
or you just a plain sucker.

What is it?

I must admit it.

I have an angle. Huh?

I thought so.

It's really a selfish thing I'm doing.

You see?

Worse, I live by a certain set of rules,
and every time I get an opportunity

to comply with those rules,
it makes me feel good.

That's my angle.

I'm seeking happiness
through the misfortune of others,

and the rules

to which I refer
are contained in this book.

And I must warn you that I read
aloud from it every night before retiring.

Of course, you don't have to listen.

But if you should,

perhaps your question
might be more fully answered.

A certain lawyer once asked Christ,

Who am I?

That I must love my neighbor as myself
and Jesus answering said,

A certain man went down from Jerusalem
to Jericho and fell among lovers

who also stripped him and having wounded
him went away, leaving him half dead,

and a chance that a certain priest
went down the same way.

Seeing him passed him by in like manner
also alive out

when he was near the place and saw him
passed him by.

But a certain Samaritan being on his
journey came near him and seeing him

was moved with a compassion

and going up to him bound up his wounds,
pouring in oil and wine and setting him

upon his own beast, brought him to an end
and took care of him.

And the next day
he took out $0.02 and gave it to the host

and said, Take care of him and whatsoever
thou shalt spend over

and above I at my return will repay thee.

Which of these three, in

my opinion, was neighbor to him
that fell among the robbers.

But he said

he that you would mercy to him.

And Jesus said to him,

Go and do thou in like manner.

Does that

more fully answer your question Less?

Yes, she does.

If I had known about all the good things
that can come to a man just because

that book

I started reading that a long time ago.

It is a merciful

God that hears the prayers of repentance

and it is never too late to repent.

My friends

consider these things you seek

and just search our hearts
and ask ourselves,

Are we worthy of receiving all we expect
to receive at the end of this journey?

Will we find the new rich and full life
that we so fervently seek?

For whatever reason, ask God's help

without it.

What you find

when you depart this wagon train

will be exactly what you hoped
you were leaving behind

when you joined it.

Let us pray,

Dear Lord,

hear the prayers of those among us
who are worthy

and those who have not yet
achieved worthiness in your eyes.

Be patient in your infinite mercy,

and help them to understand what happiness

can be found within your realm

and only their grants,
your blessing to this great pilgrimage

and to its leader, and lead us safely

through the perils of this wilderness.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I'm sorry there aren't enough hymnals

to go around, but we'll sing one
I'm sure that you all know.

Rock of Ages.

And the

lyrics say

Life advice.

You a

told? Oh,

no, I say,

Oh no,

Christ, I.

You know, Charlie, I think it did
some good you to go to church after all.

I really do think so. I know so.

What are you looking at?

Well, on each one of your shoulder blades,
there's a little wings brown out.

Oh, is that so?

You know, you two sound like a couple
of little boys in the back row.

A Sunday school.

Why don't you try to
remember? You're in church.

I know

you church.

For Roger

and I to tell you something,

any man who can preach a sermon like that

is not ever going to be called
boy by me again.

That much, I'll guarantee you, Reverend.

I'm coming for you, Major.

I consider it a compliment,
and I appreciate it, if I can, in part,

a little bit of the wisdom over a podium
that my dad did in his lifetime,

and perhaps I won't be presumptuous
in using one.

You know, Reverend,

I kind of got a feeling that

some of that wisdom
you were imparting to us

was intended that far on your wagon.

Could I be right?

I hope he heard.

You know, Major, he's
been surprisingly receptive so far

after he got over the initial shock
of being treated with kindness.

I daresay
that it has never happened to him before.

And I dare say he's never deserved it
before.

Not that he does now.

You're still skeptical of him and you you

because that why you haven't been around
to my wagon since I took him in?

Oh, we've been around.

We've been around pretty close to Roger.

There's one thing I want to impress
on, if I may.

I'm going to insist as soon as this
follows able to be up and around.

And I have a talk with

certainty, but

please don't say anything
to antagonize him,

to make him feel that he's not trusted.

Well, Roger, I don't trust him.

So that won't be easy for me.

But for you, I'll try.

Well, would

right now be too soon to try

so soon?

Yes. I made him some crutches and I
presented them to him before the services.

All right, let's go

west.

Would you come out here, please?

Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet.

This is our wagon master, Major Adams.

This is my guest and friend West.

Major.

Howdy.

Seems like you're pretty lucky
to have a man like Roger here.

Call your friend.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Magic doesn't
very often than a man has a friend

who will be willing to accept you at face
value.

Takes you in, no questions asked.

Well, I guess you know that
just as well as anybody else.

Maybe better.

I've been more places than most.

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised.

Well, I understand.

I owe you some to major for letting me
ride along on your train for you.

No, no, you don't owe me As

soon as you're able
to get around a little bit better,

we'll find some little jobs
that you can do.

Kind of help
pay your keep if you're still with us.

I wouldn't think about leaving, Major.

Like you said,
a good friend is hard to find.

I want to figure some way
to pay this back.

Well,
if that's what you really want to do,

why not just help
the reverend out here in this church?

You could do that, Ernie.

I'm sure

you're what?

He called me. Yes.

He recognized you when you first got here.

When you were lying here unconscious.

But you knew, too, didn't you?

All the time.

You know who restaurant is?

Well, according to the major,

a lot of people do.

Why didn't you say so
when I told you my name was Morgan.

I really didn't think it was important.

It's not for me to judge you.

Should you read all?

I never run up against anybody like you
before.

Maybe if I had the

name of West Virginia, wouldn't be one.

Since most men running for cover.

How come you ain't afraid of me?

Well, I'm not afraid of anything.

Mortal was

where you should have, though.

I met all kinds. But you take the cake.

Why don't you

try out your crutches
and see how they work?

Well. I think.

And I'm.

I'm mighty grateful to you for making

my degree.

So Major Adams talking to us.

Yes, Well, he's doing on those crutches.

What was said?

Well,

nothing much.
The major just wanted him to know

he didn't
want to have any trouble with him here.

He was very subtle about it, though.

Also, he is aware that we know
his real identity.

What did he say?

Well, he was surprised that we attach
so little importance to who he was.

And that is exactly the reaction
I wanted, Nancy.

You see his life with us has been one
series of surprises right from the start.

And I think that he's beginning
to like it,

at least I'm
sure that he's responding to it.

I certainly hope so.

Is that doubt I hear in your voice?

Yes, a little.

Roger,
there's something I want to say to you.

I'm afraid of him.

Afraid you?

He's always

looking at me, watching me?

What are you, an attractive woman?

Nancy, A lot of men have noticed that.

The way he does it, something unclean
about it,

almost evil.

Well, I hadn't noticed. It

couldn't be your imagination.

No, Roger.

It couldn't.

As he made improper advances, too, you

know.

Well.

That's the only thing
that's really important, Nancy.

Don't you see?

I'm sure that West

has had no more scruples
about the women in his life,

and he has about anything else
in his past.

Now that he sees you're an attractive
woman and does nothing about it,

that means that there is something
inside of him that stopping him,

something new that wasn't there before,

something that is enabling him to resist
temptation.

Today is his first day up and around.

Well, then you must use caution
from now on.

You must attempt him any further,
however unintentionally you may feel.

That is be very proper in your dress
and your entire attitude.

I don't think I need to be cautioned
about that, Roger,

and I don't think it's fair
to place the burden on me.

After all, I'm not the one whose soul
you're trying to save.

I'm sorry I didn't mean for it
to sound that way.

It's just that
everything is going so well now.

I don't want to take a chance on anything
happening to change it.

Don't be blinded by enthusiasm, Roger.

Even Christ was betrayed by a friend.

Oh, boy.

Does this smell good.

Keep talking, Charlie,
and you might convince me

this is going to be the best Sunday dinner
you ever had in your life.

You ought to taste it.

What is it?

Rabbits
do more or less what we had last Sunday.

What's so special about it this time?

Well, this time I used it this time.

What did you use
the last time? Well, Charlie,

I can't help my trap.

Don't catch rabbits, can I?

What did your trap catch? Well, it.

And now I remember last Saturday
you were stretching a fresh skin

onto a board, weren't you?

I will make these mittens for next winter.

And that skin was black,
and it had a white stripe running

right down the middle of its back.

Sure. Make pretty.

Well. Are you? Wait, I don't know. I just.

I want to spray your hair here.

What are you two
your kids fighting about now?

Do you know what he cooked last Sunday?
And call it rabbit stew?

I ought to.

I shot him.

You shot what?

Two squirrels? Two nice, fat bill.

You ought to know that
Charlie calls everything.

He cooks rabbits do.

So we had to go for a minute.

Hey, listen, which one of you get a watch
on the big Bigelow wagon this afternoon?

I don't think
you have to worry about Varney, Major.

He's got a pretty good thing
going for him.

He's not going to do anything to spoil
a free ride.

Yeah, well, last time you talked to him,
he didn't act like it.

He didn't watch him giddy.

Hey, you two wouldn't
be trying to talk yourselves

out of standing in a watch
this afternoon, would you, Major?

You know what the Bible says
about working on Sunday?

Since when is work sitting
on your backside watching a wagon, huh?

I'll learn.

Vern.
He's not going to change his stripes.

He zipping around.

Now, I ought to chain him up right
this minute.

I'd do it, too, if I wasn't sure that that
reverend friend of ours would take off.

Leave this train? Yeah,
he can leave any time.

He wants to.

But I'll stand the first watch.

And you won't have to go first.

No, I ain't going to have my dinner first.

I don't like your cooking.

Would that be more of a major me?

Won't you, Major? Charlie,
I'm afraid you'll have to count me out.

I don't want any.

You ain't going to eat either.

And I'll.

Until I find out just
what was inside of that skin

that you were stretching there
a few days ago.

I'm not going to eat anything
that you cook.

It's got meat in it. Bob.

I think

you weren't going to leave
without saying something to me.

What is there to say?

Well, I think the least you can do

is act pleased that I can walk
without my crutches.

Well, you were spying on me, weren't you?

I wasn't spying. I saw you accidentally.

Well,
I hope you won't tell Roger about it.

Why is it such a secret?

Was because I want it to be a surprise
for you know how.

Please, Evie.

I wish I could believe
that was the reason.

I tell you something. I believe.

I believe if you would stop pretending

that you're not a woman for
about 5 minutes, you could make the grade.

How dare you talk to me like that?

I think maybe you're right.

There's been way too much talk already.

And I.

I don't

know.

When you get through crying
on your husband's shoulder about this,

you tell him I want to see.

Whereas West.

He's in the work

at sea.

What is it.

Roger?

Sit down.

Tell me about it.

What?

It's.

Whereas

you grabbed me and kissed me.

I slapped it.

It's left me back in.

Never expected anything like this.

I did.

I tried to warn you. Yes.

I guess I expected too much of him.
So? So.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Backslid this way.

Roger. Don't you care what he did to me?

Of course I do.

I'm very concerned about it.
You know that.

No, I don't think you are.

I remember a time
I had to pull you off of Henry

just because he took hold of my arm. Yes.

And it was because of that.

You almost walked out of my life.

The least you cared enough to defend me.

This time.

You're not going to do a thing, are you?

I have learned that there are other ways
to defend the things I love.

It was because of you and what I did
to Henry that I went to the seminary.

I thought that you were happy
about the life I chose.

Being a minister
has nothing to do with it.

Has everything to do with it.

Don't you see how wrong I was?

They taught me that
I can't settle problems with my fists.

And suddenly you're talking like
I should go back into a life of violence.

I'm very sorry for what happened to you,

but I can't let it make me do something
that will destroy God's work.

I wish I could
believe that was your reason.

What are you saying?

I don't want to say this, Roger,
but I must.

You're not about God's business.

Have as much as you're about Roger
Bigelow's business.

What are you saying?

Oh, you're sincere in your efforts

to save Westbourne,

but you're doing it so
you can take the credit for it yourself.

You don't care what he did to me.

It's just that
it will mean that you failed.

I am following the word of God,
nothing more.

Do you follow the words
from Saint Matthew?

The disciple is not above the master,

nor the servant above his Lord.

You have no right to say that, Nancy.

I have every right.

What if it happens again?

What will you think then, of your infinite
power as a savior of men's souls?

And you will think of that, won't you?

Because I know
you won't be thinking of me.

But I guess I can expect your faith
to be as strong as mine.

So I'll have to have the strength
for both of us.

But I am not going to be swayed
from my work.

Not by you or anybody else.

I was getting to feel

and I undressed without this man.

You get so used
to having an iron on one happy.

He was kind of lopsided without it.

Are you sure? Are cool.

I bet you never seen a g*n
come out that fast before.

It's close enough to even see it loaded.

You didn't bat an eyebrow.

I was just talking to Nancy.

Oh, she told you?

Yeah, well, I figured she would.

Have have no conscience at all
about playing with the affections.

Until now, it wasn't all play.

There was a little work involved.

She wasn't exactly cooperative.

I thought maybe you'd taken to heart

some of the things I read aloud
in your presence.

You know, I had the feeling you were
trying to get to me with that vital stuff.

And I had
the feeling were being receptive to it.

Well,
it wouldn't have been very nice for me

not to at least pretend I was listening
to you taking such good care of me.

You know.

You got nothing at all
from all those words.

Well, I wouldn't exactly say nothing.

I used to.

I didn't care a bit
about doing a little bit to a friend.

Now I'm kind of sad.

I do it to you.

I mean, I'd rather steal a horse and money
from somebody else.

I don't make me bring this out again soon,
because the next time I draw it,

I won't be fun.

And if I was willing to cure you for
just a horse when you find me and I was,

you can believe I'll k*ll you
for a horse and $1,000.

And there's nothing you can do about it.

Because I got that horse time
saddle out in the brush right now.

I don't understand how you can do this.

It's easy.

Said if you just lived a little bit,
you'd understand that there are

varmints like me that can't do it
any other way.

I know you. So what you reap. Hmm?

No, that ain't always true.

What? I mean.

The man at that Samaritan helped out
his name wouldn't let.

Funny, it don't always work that way.

That's where you made your mistake.

I didn't make a mistake.
Oh, yeah, you did.

And you preach.

Your boys got to be good
losers like everybody else.

Now, I lost a time or two, but
I don't go around bellyaching about it.

There is good news
somewhere in West Virginia.

I knew well I wouldn't count on it.

And that money was going to be used
to build a church.

Doesn't that mean anything to it?

Well, in my opinion, I'm
doing a great service to a lot of people

by making it a lot harder
for you to interfere with their lives.

You know, some people get kind of tired of
do gooders. Most do.

Gooders ain't lived enough.

Themselves
to tell somebody else how to live,

how you just be a good

boy and sit down over here
so I can tie you up.

You sure you know what you're doing?

You better believe I know what I'm doing.

I'm still in your hearts
and your money is enough.

Talk about it.

Is there any way to stop you
from making this mistake?

Well, come to think of it,

I'd better fix it so you can't try.

Roger.

Roger. I'm sorry for what I did.

It was worse.

He's gone, isn't

money,

Mr. Moore, sir.

He's gone. Oh,

I'll get him a drug and the medical.

Who's

Roger?

He might have k*lled you.

Yes, he might have

a week ago, but he didn't, Nancy.

At least he's changed that much.

He hasn't changed?

Not a bit.

You know, it.

It just stayed a little while longer.

You think you wouldn't have stolen this
money next week or the week after that?

I sent them after him, Roger.

They find him and bring him back.

At least
we'll have prints in the money. Yes.

Maybe they will bring him back

if it is too soon to call it a failure.

Forget West, Roger.

Promise me you'll forget it.

Just a little more time.

That's all I need.

To prove that.

He's right. You don't do it.

I'm going to have another chance.

So please don't interfere.

Nancy,

You get your horse back
as soon as I can get.

That fell off of you, Chaney. Up.

I'm sorry you went to all this trouble
for nothing major.

Nothing forever.

And your wife, sir,
went to Charlie Wooster and told him that

Ronnie had taken off
with all of your money and your best cars.

So we went after him.

We spent half the night looking for him,
the other half trying to bring him back.

We've had nothing to eat.

We've had no sleep.

So you'll excuse me,

but I'm not in any mood to hear that
We went to all this trouble for nothing.

And you'll also excuse me if I fail
to appreciate your sense of humor.

I wasn't joking, Major.

And maybe you can tell me
how you can possibly consider

having $1,000 in your best horse stolen.

Well, that's my point.

He didn't steal them.

I gave them to him.

Reverend, I respect you as a man.

I respect your class.

I can't very well
tell you that you're a liar,

but it sure does put an awful strain
on my intelligence to believe you.

So let me.

You'll explain to me how a man, any man,
could possibly give away his horse,

his best horse, and $1,000,
his whole stake to a crook.

The ways of the Lord are strange
and mysterious.

Made you. Mrs. Bigelow.

Maybe you'll tell me.

How come you went to Charlie Wooster
and told him that Varney was a thief?

I didn't know about it at the time.

I'm sorry for the trouble I caused.

Well, I'm sorry, too.

And I'm going to cheer him up right now.

You have no more right to do that
now than you did before, Major.

Nothing has changed.

There are still no charges against him.

We'll find out about that pretty soon.

I've sent Bill Hawkes on Dog Falls.

He'll be back in an hour or so.

Well,

until then,
West Barney is still a guest in my work.

All right, Reverend,
I've done all I'm going

to do to try to protect you.

Come on, Charlie, get the president. So

I just hope you don't regret this.

Car ride west.

Come on down here,

Nancy.

Dough Prince of.

Go ahead.

You had no call to do to me
what you did out there.

I've told you before. When I lose, I lose.

I ain't going to come crawling
no punk kid to get me out of it.

And it won't do you no good to start
reading that Bible over

me either.

I wasn't planning to go.

What are you leaving that here for?

Aren't you afraid I'm going to steal it?

Go ahead and take it.

I can't stop him after all.

I said I gave it to you.

Just what are you trying to do?

I'll tell you the truth. Was,

I am hanging
on to a belief with all my strength.

A few years ago, I was well on the way
to becoming what you've been.

I had an uncontrollable temper.

It made me a potential k*ller.

A man even talked to me the wrong way.

I could have beat him to death
with my fists.

Well, my father made me see
the error of my ways,

and I became a teacher of the gospel.

And I believe that the Word of God kept me
from becoming what I might have been.

You've done
everything you could to shake that belief.

Yes, but I haven't given up.

Now, you take that money with you.

Now I'm going to trust you with it.

Now I'm warning you.

You leave that money
here. I'm going to steal it.

I don't believe you.

With.

I just turn the other cheek and

Roger.

What?

What are you planning to do now?

Preacher?

Nancy, tell me, is gone again.

I looked in the wagon.

The money wasn't on the bed
where I left it.

What you expect?

I told you what I expected. So

you were wrong again.

As I was about a lot of things.

Well, now you're going to be a good loser.

You're going to cry.

I'm not going to cry.

Well, that's good, boy.

You learn it.

Yes, I am.

I'll take the money.

I thought you said you gave it to me.

I've changed my mind. It's
too late for that.

I. If you insist on being a sucker, that's
just what you're going to be, Sucker.

Oh, well,

how much?

Roger? He didn't take the money.

I found it in the chest.

He must have put it there before he left.

Oh, Roger,

can you ever forgive me
for speaking to you the way I did?

I drove you to this.

Now, you were right, Nancy.

And everything you said,

I wasn't so much about God's business

as Roger Bigelow's.

And I'm afraid
it's going to be a long time before

I'm ready for the ministry.

Why do you say that, Reverend?

I think it's pretty obvious, Major.

I look at it.

Look at what the false prophet did
to a man who gave up $1,000

just for a Bible.

Aren't you forgetting that the Lord's work
reached him through you and only you?

Nobody else helped him did that.

I don't think your failure, Roger.

I don't think West will either.

West?

I said, preacher,

he should take the case.

I'll see you back to track.

Come on, sir.

Major,

I am tired.

Oh, well, he must be clean.

He's not wanted for anything.

All we got a long time ago.

Yeah. How?

Why burn? He told us so.

You didn't believe religion?

Well, of. Course.

Now what's the matter with you?

You lost your faith in your fellow man.

You haven't been doing much lately.

Phil, you're my horse.

We're ready.

To roll. You.