02x36 - The Rodney Lawrence Story

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You can spend the
best part of the afternoon looking for.

Yeah, you ain't got no better since then.

You keep getting yourself lost.

I have a mind
to let you stay lost with them junk.

You've been eaten.

Don't you want your milk taste like?

Come on, we'll be late.

But something

You wait here.

This is 1000.

Why do you fight me?

Have you had eyes to see that this is not
a by joining the evil ones used g*ns.

I have all the arrows.

The tracks were made by whiteman's horses,

by the Indian pony.

There is much to do.

I will help you.

Your mother was a brave woman.

What was her name?

Lily.

I used to say she was prettier than Lily.

So the field.

She was always toiling,

didn't she? Laugh?

Seems like she was always laughing at poor

Lawrence.

Then Lily Lawrence.

They called me. Or charm.

I'm right.

Where are your people?

None.

Besides,

it is not good to be alone.

When I was a boy,
I lived in the lodges of my father's

people, the Cheyenne, and made w*r

on my white brothers.

But always more came.

And the g*ns were stronger medicine
than our arrows.

I spoke for peace,

and at times there was peace.

And I rode with the pony soldiers.

I carried the words of the white father
to my Indian brothers.

And w*r came again.

The Cheyenne were my enemies.

Now I have no enemies,

but I have no friends.

There is no welcome for
me at any fire but my own.

It is not good.

Do not grieve for them.

They are together.

This land is my lodge.

I follow the game and make camp
with the deer and the beaver.

When you share my fire with me.

For tonight

Tomorrow

go to go hunting for them.

The small one has a big hate,

but he cannot set out.

And until his hands have healed,

there is much to learn before

he follows the trail of evil men.

Come early and burn lions.

You do that?

Flowers? Yes.

What about the market?

No point.

That makes you wonder.

I mean, an old grave and a fresh carving
Mark.

Somebody who remembered and came back.

Friend, maybe.

Yeah.

And a sentimental little girl
and a man named Cree Cinnamon.

A lie may be, but I'm 79.

But, lady,
you know, even more than around here.

Like a ten year or a. Frankly.

I'm not mourning around.

There's
something special about this place.

Do you feel it?

No. No, I can't say that I do.

The first time I came here, I felt,

oh, I don't know how to say it,

but, well, as if I've been coming
toward it all of my life.

As if something wonderful
was going to happen here.

I'll have to leave it.

Well, I wouldn't worry about that.

At least not until Mrs. Elliot has a baby.

It doesn't seem to be in any hurry
to look at this world.

Oh, but it's a wonderful world full
of sunlight and the smell of woods and

venison for supper.

Now, your venison. My taste.

Like venison.
There was lots to do in the cook.

And this is going
to taste like old Charlotte.

Is that a hint, Mr.

McCullough?

That's. Please miss many.

Mr. Flint. McCullough, Sir.

May we have the honor of your presence
for supper this evening?

It'll be my pleasure.

Great.

I'll be the envy of all
those boys have been coming to court. You?

Oh, but you already are.

I've told them all.

I'm just waiting for you to grow up.

Are you a long enough?

And I'm just liable to make it.

Yes. There are many wagons
making camp below.

There's something you should see.

Why it is time for you

to learn the ways of your people.

You said such a thing once before

four summers past,

we went together to a village
where men seek Yellowstone's cold gold.

Do you remember?

Yes, I remember.

I remember it well.

How it was a place of evil.

When men worship a colored wheel,
it spins with a ball in it.

The women color their faces
with paint and dance like pleasure.

sl*ves.

It was a lean winter,

and in the store, men gave us too little
for what we took to trade.

I would not welcome on such as those.

It is said among my people
that no man judge another

until he walks in his moccasins
for one man.

These are good men.

They can teach you much
about the ways of your people.

It would be the wish

of your father
and mother that you would go among them.

And is it your wish

will be, as you say.

All that's going to be good.

Ten fresh feet. Yeah.

Where are you off to?

Well, we're going to be stuck here
for a couple of days.

I thought I'd just ride into Truckee
and see Bill Dashwood and your boys.

I'm sure I can handle everything here.

Only problems will be small one.

Shall we share that little crushers
am very anxious to get born.

Don't you worry, Major.

We'll handle everything
good, Doctor, and all.

You'll take care of the doctor.

All right. I'll do the doctor.

Well, between you,
I'm sure you can handle this.

See you later.

So where are you going without me?

Oh, well, I've.

I've been invited tonight.

What's the matter with my cooking?

Well, I just want this venison to taste
like venison

is venison.

You're new on the train, aren't you?

Tied up couple of days ago.

My name is Caleb.

Jason Elliott. This is Pete Gaul.

Hello, Jason.

AUDIENCE Matty,

I've been wondering about your name.

Mandy.

That's a pretty name for a pretty girl.

My name's Peter Gall,
but you've being kind of special.

You can call me Pete.

And you can call me Miss McCrae.

Mr. Galt.

I reckon she
don't know you got away with the women.

One skirmish. Don't settle a w*r.

Talk on the train as it happens.

Carrying plenty of money,

no harm in combining
business and pleasure.

Davis.

Great. Well, Flynn,
I've been expecting you.

Mandy told me you were bringing
some fresh meat for supper.

Well, sit down. Sit up. Thank you.

Should be back directly.

I went off to watch the sunset
for some special place expenses.

Why don't you finish that tune
you plants and real nice.

All right.

The fact is,
I think I like your plan is to.

But as well as I like man cooking,

I'll take care of Mandy.

What do you think you're doing?

He doesn't mean any harm.

You ask me, we can expect trouble.

He was governess as mean looking Indian
as I've ever seen.

He wasn't.
I wouldn't worry about a mr. God.

I see the area pretty well
and all I saw was signs of a few strays.

Probably
just a lonely prior to that. Curious

one, by the way, I wouldn't
be quite so quick with a g*n next time.

I mean, if you live in and you run across
your level to start a full scale w*r

and you Miss McCrae,

I don't want you wander
around the woods anymore by yourself.

Now you listen to me.

No, you listen to me.

Knows what's best for you, man.

I don't know what the fuss is about.

Nothing happened.

It's not what happened that bothers me.

It's what might have happened.

Mandy brought you some broth.

Honey.

I don't feel like eating.

You've got to try.

I know it's hard, but think of the baby.

Since when did you think of the baby
or me?

Either, for that matter.

You and your dreams of California.

That's all that really matter.

Taking me away from my home and family
and friends with the baby coming.

We can pull out a

truck and turn back
if that's what you want.

I'll take you home again.

You do that.

Stop it.

Abel. Stop it.

You've been leading me on
ever since I first set eyes on you.

You're run down on this? Horses.

They no concern.

You are simply more alone

time.

All right,
everybody, get back to your wagons.

It's all over.

What's going on?

Mr. Buckley here didn't understand
how we take care of our women on a train.

But I think he understands now.

That's what colored Buckley.

We've been traveling together a long time,
and we're getting kind of edgy,

but we're almost there.
So there's no sense by the men.

I says, come out of that car

or something.

She says, When I leave anyhow, nothing's

close.

I'm sorry if I spoke kind of sharp to you
today.

I apologize to your father.

All right.

You ought to see my Mandy.

She comes from way down.

Some,

and she's so sweet.

Honey bee.

This form around her mouth.

Well,

look,

you Someday

I wish I would have to hang it on a tree.

I know.

Every time I go down, she said you.

Get on home.

Get along with me.

Cindy Avalon,

Cindy Norris, and.

That song is that.

I don't know.

I heard a man and a woman singing it.

Where there are women, there is always.

Singing.

Women there thicker than blackbirds,

noisier to

the young men quarrel

over the smiles and hurting words,
I said in anger.

They're quick to fight

the games of

their children are games of k*lling

my son.

Soon all of this will be swallowed up
by the white man.

Our way of life is passing.

The time will come
when you must go back to your people.

You are my people.

I need no one else.

You will.

It troubles me
that you see only evil among your people.

Perhaps you see only what you want to see.

I would have you return to them
and seek out the leaders of the train.

I would have you follow in their tracks.

If you wanted to give somebody a present,

what thing would you give?

Man or woman?

Woman?

Young

told me about her.

I've only seen her twice.

Then you know all you need to know.

When I
was a man old enough to seek a wife,

I went to the waking up of one eye
whose daughter was called a woman,

and the ground before the whiskey up was
heaped with the trophies of many warriors.

I brought only a handful of flowers

from the high rock above the snow line.

All the camp laughed at the foolish
Cheyenne, who came to win a woman

with just a handful of flowers.

But she took the flowers
and would have none of that.

How did you know to bring a flower?

I knew all about her.

She knew about me from the first look.

It is.

So was people who belong to each other.

We were man and wife
from the day we were born.

My heart was so hard to

her death

was my death.

The magazine tracks.

All right.

So our nocturnal visitor was an Indian?

Yeah.

First time I ever knew of an Indian
living in flowers when he came to come.

But he walks like one, and the
he left was definitely Paiute.

Mandi Looks like a got yourself
a very special

kind of bow.

You know, Charlie,
this fellow's about a half pack rat.

Every time he takes something,
he leaves something in return.

Pretty fair exchange.

Yeah.

You're sure he was awake all night?

Lesson
that Indian comes and goes like a ghost.

Well, I don't eat like no ghost.

He made off with Mandy's
corn bread breakfast.

Come to think of it,
that was in broad daylight.

And you didn't even see it.

It might solve all of our problems
if you'd let him sample

some of this poison that you call coffee.

Another thing, a man.

It can come and go through our garden
the way he does.

Ain't exactly harmless, you know?

Yeah.

Don't do that all the time.

Okay.

Be ready in 5 minutes.

I'll get you supper
as soon as I take this to Mary Elliot.

Oh, yeah.

Let me

only a sample. Now.

The rest is for supper.

Well, they're mighty pretty,

but not nearly so tasty as hokey.

Oh, he's been here
within the last 5 minutes.

Here, I'll get Flint.

I am a sight to behold.

Surely you are

a fox are trading for your Well,

your people are good and generous.

There's cash on this train.

Plenty of it

appears to be the right time
to make a pile

and cut a new trail, Do you think?

Oh, lots of folks.

Buckleys, for instance, keep.

It hid in their wagon.

As I figured we'd take the money.

And the Indian takes.

The blame.

It's perfect

as fresh flowers.

Mandy. Yes.

To get them in the same way?

Yes. On the steps this morning.

Means that he was here last night.

What happened.

To Buckaroo?

He's had a strong bike's broken into
and there's money taken.

Are you sure it was the same man?

Well,
I wasn't until I saw his calling card.

And it.
There's something about this pattern.

It just doesn't seem to fit this time.

He didn't leave anything.

And the second thing is, I don't see
why an Indian should want money.

He wouldn't do a thing like that.

Just because a man loves you.

Flowers in the morning, that doesn't mean
it is a cent for a moccasin.

Tracks leading away from Buckley's wagon.

Man, There was something odd
about those tracks.

Boom. Yeah.

You know, this fellow knows
all Indian tricks in the book.

The trail disappears
ten yards away from the wagons.

I'm sorry, Mandy.

Before, it was kind of a game.

At this time,
a man's life savings are involved.

Next time your friend shows up, he's
going to have to answer a lot of questions

tonight.

So by.

I've been waiting for you.

I thought that you would come again.

They were your people.

I knew it.

I knew you were an Indian.

They were k*lled very near here.

By Indians?

No, by one.

Putting the flowers
there was a good thing.

Gentle thing.

I'm called Rod.

My name's Mandy.

Mandy McRae.

Mandy McCrae.

That has the sound of Music.

And as Sonny locks land on a temple,
it's like Golden Fleece.

Why, That's Shakespeare.

Have you read it in school?

But where did you learn
The Merchant of Venice?

From anyone. His past.

I read from the book of my mother's.

I did not know the meaning

of the words until I saw you.

I thought you might be hungry.

I'm always hungry
when I smell your company.

There's much

you can take it home with you.

A child will be pleased.

Oh, tell.

He's one of great age.

He chose me for a son.

Although I thought of his blood,
he taught me all he knows.

But still I'm not so wise as he.

I think it would be wise

if you didn't go down to the wagon
train again.

What?

They're looking for you.

But because they think you've stolen.

I did not steal.

I pay for what I take.

The things you left behind.

Well, some people say they have no value,

but up until now, it was a kind of game.

But after the money was taken, money?

I have no need of money.

The money's gone.

A man's life savings.

You see, after they found the moccasin
tracks, it was just like all.

I did not steal any money.

You forgot that.

I have nothing
to give you in exchange for it.

Don't be silly.

It's a prison.

Oh, and the little lady
will not say that I stole it.

The little lady wishes to continue
acting like a lady,

but she may change your mind
if you keep acting like a fool.

Do you believe I would do such a thing?

Would I be if I did.

That?

Since the days

when the woman made meals for me,
I haven't tasted anything like this.

I shall have to send her a present
The next time you'll see her.

I shall go No more.

As the wagon train gone,

I should like to see the eyes
of the young one.

When he speaks to me.

Money was taken from a wagon.

Now those who say that I was stolen. Why?

Because I went to the wagons in darkness.

I went as the fox.

But always I left payment for what I took.

Look here, my son.

I want you to go back
to the camp of the white man.

I want you to seek out the man
called Flint and tell him all of this.

Truly, as you've told me here.

It shall be as you wish.

You thank him as many

mighty good, tasty.

And to make we go.

Oh, I don't know jolly that much more.

A man could ask for a really good
hot coffee, a warm fire and good friends.

Say, how about some music?
A little song, huh?

That's pretty good. I did.

You got your harmonica, Mr. McRae?

No, I'll go get it. Good.

That's what I really call coffee table.

This is real good for a change. Yeah.

Oh, God.

What do you think you're doing?

Run double back.

How'd it happen, k*ller?

He must have come on The Indian goal.

I heard the shots.

I saw the Indian bending over McRae.

I got in a couple of shots
I didn't see round.

Gault went after him

and played.

I won't fight.

You can't do any good.

Then it's my fault.

It's all my fault.

Then I blame you. Me?

I stand. That's.

That's mine.

Yeah.

You don't understand.

I've seen him. I've talked to the Indian.

He's not an Indian.
His name is Rod Lawrence.

I should have told you that If I had him,
my father still be alive.

Oh, yeah.

Take care of it.

Yeah,

I got some tracks.

I'm looking for the man called Flint.

Your name?

Lawrence.

Are you Flint? Yes.

I've come to talk to you.

We've got a lot to talk about.

There's the k*ller.

Let's get up.

All right.

You can let the mind just forget it.

But he's the k*ller.

He's the one that took the money
out of that lady.

You got a tender heart music for now.

Anything
settle, it'll be in tracking our colors.

Right.

Let's handle this.

Legal like Charlie.

Take him to the majors wagon.

I'll talk with you later.

All right, you people,

get back to your wagons.

Thanks for the help, Charlie.

Nothing you couldn't handle by yourself.

I just wanted you to know
we'd be ready to stand out.

Do it.

Thanks.

You look after the Indian,

he gets away. We stand to lose a pile.

How do you think

Major's banker?

For half the people on this train?

Why push our luck?

And don't push it.

Don't deserve it.

And you came here to tell me

that you didn't take the money? Yes.

Well, I believe you.

And I don't think you k*lled my.

But I'm the only one that thinks that

perhaps you can help me.

An Indian was seen leaving the wagon,

but his moccasins do not leave
the same tracks as you as the Indian.

You live with

What he place
any value on the money of the white men.

You speak as a friend,

but you accuse one who has something evil.

But I don't accuse.

I only ask for help.

Then you got to come quick. As Mrs.
Elliott.

Her baby's coming. Where's Hawks?

Hawks? He's busy with Mr. Elliott.
I'll get some water.

Stay right here and keep an eye on him.

Yes, sir. I can. Guard him. Good.

Hey, how about a little to help

you? Don't play cards.

Too bad.

I'll have to tie you up.

I just can't figure it out.

A nice looking
young fella like you going around still.

And he won't even play cards.

In fact, he won't even talk.

I'll get going.

Why do you do this?

Well, the way I see it, if you did
k*ll McCray, you wouldn't come back here.

I don't think you did do it.

But the law may not see it that way,
even if you get to talk you alive.

So I'm going to give you a break.

I'll remember it.

Don't stand here talking. Get move again.

And this time don't come back.

You got away.

You got away and you came here.

That was foolish.

I'm going to call Flint and you're
not going to move until he gets here.

They said the man that was k*lled
was your father.

You've got to know that it wasn't
I that k*lled

him. Why?

Whereas the young one called, right

now. Go on, go quickly.

We heard the shots and came running just
in time to see them headed for the woods.

I winged what I'm like.

I said, I was wrong about him
and his son of Worcester.

I went after it just like that.

I'll go to hell.

But you look after the trains
to get a camp of this somewhere.

I'm going to find it.

We must talk.

I had to stop the bleeding.

The bleeding is
inside. You cannot stop it.

I leave you in bad trouble.

My son.

You are being hunted among them.

The two who have done these evil things.

I will k*ll those two. No,

I know what is in your heart.

Once many winters past I too was mad.

Was a grief

that is in you now.

Oh had enough supplies

belonging to the pony
Soldiers was ambushed.

The driver k*lled the wagon and burned.

Then the soldiers came upon
a pilot village

where there were only women and children.

The Braves were out hunting.

The soldiers believed that
the evil was of the pilot doing the songs.

Leader was young and rash.

He ordered the village burned as a lesson.

When the women and children
tried to stop this,

they were shot down

among

what tough women?

My son.

With this knife.

I k*lled a woman and child.

His woman. His child.

But his pain did not stop mine

from her winters.

Then you have lived, my son.

This knife has been in my heart.

I have been what I am

a brother to the fox, to the crow.

Because I do not belong

to the world of man.

You must go back to your own kind, my son.

Seek out a good man and follow him.

You've been like my blood father

since the first time we came together.

I don't want to be different than you.

You must be better.

A man wants his son to do right

when he did wrong.

I beat you all my life

was Godliness.

That's my son.

Oh, so.

May he drink his reward

from the flowing spring

he wandered through the never

ending game filled trails.

And later he found his loved ones.

Make no sign that I'm here.

Only listen.

Last night, a man helped me to escape.

A white man is called Keller.

But he's been gone all night
searching for you.

And the other one.

God, they rode out together.

In which direction?

That way

I will find them. Why?

To k*ll them.

Tell your people this

When you came to find me,
he saw these men in a wagon.

They were stealing
and making it seem as if I had stolen.

And because he saw them, he was k*lled.

As your father was k*lled.

Come with me, Rod.

We'll find Hawks in Flint.
And when we tell them. No

such men as.

These k*lled my parents long ago.

Okay.

You would not let me follow them
because I was too young.

Listen to me.

He stopped you once before

and he'd stop you again if he could.

I must live my own way.

Not ourselves and not yours.

Rod. Rod.

Oh. Oh, my head.

I had my head.

What happened?

What happened to all? Oh,

I had

blood. All

You been drinking again?

Drinking. What's the matter with you?

I've been laying on that wagon
half dead all night.

The last thing I remember,
I was in the fridge

and something hit me over the head.

Look, blood.

Oh, I said look, don't touch it.

Here he is, broad daylight.

Been under there all night.

I might have died.

Nobody even know it.
Don't anybody miss me around here?

I thought I was kind of quiet
for a change.

Oh. Major. Been here. I bet he'd found me.

You ought to be glad
that he isn't here with the prisoner.

And all that money
gone. Oh, not the money.

Oh, now, wait a.

Minute, Charlie.

The next time is in a garden
going around here. I'll do it right now.

I got business with Keller,
and they're not back yet.

Went back from where?

Well, they figured they could cut that
Indian off upstream.

I pretty clever.

They got us all fooled saying.
You got to stop it. Stop.

All right.

He's going to have to k*ll her
in gold and.

We better be moving on.

Keep coming, fool.

Keller.

Keller.

Keller,

It's him you want, not me.

That's the truth.

It's all his idea.

Well, they wear the moccasins
and put the blame on you.

This is the knife of old chap
who was k*lled, which did the.

k*lling. He shot the Indian

la too fast with a g*n.

I never want a hand in, old man.

I swear.

Then you'll be the first one.

Okay.

When I made camp together,
we k*lled for meat.

Or to keep warm and for no other reason.

But you deserve to die.

They deserve to die.

Not by your hand,

but down the knife.

He would protect.

Such as these.

Maybe I protect the way of a chair.

What do you know? Little jail?

Just what I heard you say.

If you k*ll these,

you destroy what is left of him.

And you would spare them.

And be alive and in shape to stand trial.

When we get to Truckee,

I get the horses.

I won't get away this time.

Charlie.

I'm sure glad you brought Keller
and go back.

At least by now. I know. I'm glad.

I was beginning to think that your garden
was about as bad as it could.

Oh, you don't mean that.

Just think they had all that money.

No saddlebags all the time.

Thank you.

All right.

Oh, yes, I'm all right, Mr.

Crane. And Rod.

What about Rod?

Well, he just sort of disappeared.

He just kind of got
swallowed up by the night.

I guess he went back to his own world.

He didn't want anything from us.

Andy.

Okay.

I said I was to find the good ones
among you and follow in their path.

He meant the men,
like the one called Flint.

And he meant you.

Come with

us now and.