03x13 - The Ruth Marshall Story

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You know,

I wonder why that would make more noise
when a major is awake.

What's the matter, Charlie?
You getting scared?

What exactly?

I just don't like wolves, that's all.

Know, Charlie, after all these years, I'm
never quite sure.

Still, whether it's an Indian or a wolf.

You still shoving off in the morning,
Flint?

David,

do you think that you can really find
Martial's daughter?

You know the story
about the woman who was.

It was so who knows?

I know.

But Flint,
that child disappeared 11 years ago.

Even if they did have,
they wouldn't tell you what they.

Would piece with us. So they might.

But even being at peace
with the Seward's uneasy.

You know, Red Cloud's a real touchy enemy
and a lot touch your friend.

Well, maybe this is his friendly week.

Remember, Flint,
we're only going to be here

three days repairing this outfit
and no longer.

Well, don't worry about me. I'll get back.

How does

he figure to go out there and find a girl
that's been lost for 11 years?

You know, Charlie,
you might just get lucky.

Yeah. Hey, where's your major?

He told me not to tell you
because you're a big blabbermouth

and you talk too much.

And at the moment, Marshal.

I haven't been able to sleep all night.

Please let me go with you.

I'm sorry. I can travel faster alone.

I want to hold your back.

And if you should get k*lled.

So in this territory,
get around pretty well.

If I'm going to get to Red Cloud, it's
because he wants me to get to him.

I have to go a lot.

I was trying to persuade McCulloch
to let me go with him.

Well, it's up to Flint
to decide how he wants to travel.

Boy. I know it's dangerous, but.

Mr. Marshall, how did you expect to find
your daughter when you came out here?

Well, I.

I didn't know,

but when I found out a white
woman was with the Sioux, I.

I felt
I had to come out and try to do something.

I thought I could size up the situation
and then decide what to do.

As your situation.

But out there was miles
and miles of wilderness.

A lot of Indian tribes,
they don't have much love

for the white men.

I think I know that
even better than you, Mr.

Hawks.

My daughter was eight years old and

my wife's picture,

she was in her early twenties
when I was made.

Ruth favored her as a child.

Maybe that'll help.

I don't know. She's a beautiful woman.

She was the most beautiful creature
that ever walked the face of the earth.

And she was m*rder*d
in these hills by the Sioux.

I know how you feel, Mr. Marshall.

I'll do my best.

So hard to say what all this means to me.

But we know what it means to you.

Just don't get your hopes built up
too high.

So many memories,

so many scalding memories.

We were only five wagons.

It wasn't a very long battle.

Every.

You were the only survivor.

I still don't know how I got through it.

I was picked up by a train
a few days later,

they stopped to bury the dead.

They began to
bury me too, for that matter.

All of a sudden, I moved

down here, scared
the living daylights out of me.

Then I went on with them.

I was all the way to San Francisco
before I even knew my own name.

Well, there's
no use going through all that again,

but it's just being here
and in this country

brings it all back, you know?

I know they
they said my little girl wasn't there

wasn't any little girl there at all.

So there is a chance, isn't there?

Do you believe in miracles? Yes.

I'm alive.

So I have to believe in miracles.

You're in good hands, Mr. Marshall.

Evidently,
McCullough believes in them too.

Get out of the way.

Now. What?

Your good name. Cinnamon.

And I got too much cinnamon.

And already
you cook your way and I'll cook mine.

No wonder
the major's always got indigestion.

Well, he don't get indigestion
for my cooking, I'll tell you that.

How does you get it.

All up and down the line?

Everybody's feeding them all the time.
You eat too much.

Well, he's got to get some decent food
someplace. Oh.

You cook the way you want to go,
and I'll cook the way I want to go.

Get your nose out of my pie. Well, you.

Really just don't smell right.

Mail, right? Yes.

You told me the major be back tonight.

Well, a night in over yet, is it?

Well, where do you go anyhow?

He told me not to tell you.

You know why?
Because you're a little old blabbermouth.

You don't know.

I do. To know if you knew.
You get out of here quick.

But you'll break out.
Burned on your bridges.

Get away from me.

And I just came over here to be friendly.

McCall. We showed up here either.

You probably never see
either one of them ever again.

How is it?

I don't know. Try.

No, Ain't going to do it. Why?

You just get mad all over again?

You can't take criticism.

I can do take criticism.

Anytime anybody tells me I've done
something good, I'm happy all day.

Yeah, well, suppose it isn't good.

How do you know it ain't good?

You even tried it. Yet
and ain't gory Here.

Got too much cinnamon.

Cinnamon, Cinnamon,
are you? Do at it again.

Oh, I only ask uncle out of here
to taste my pie.

I can't afford to taste it.

I still got work to do. Work?

That's right, Audie.

You stick up for your rights.

All right, Bill.

And you take it.

Charlie, I can't.

I've got work to do to a little.

Mike Cook cannot k*ll nobody on his wagon
train yet.

That's a pretty broad statement
to be making.

That's a bald faced lie.

All right, Keep it up.

Keep it up.

Just keep pouring oil on the burning fire.

You two are trying
to get a rise out of me.

And you're going to get it to.
Get it right.

Who ask you to taste what?

All right, Just keep it up.

Keep it up.

One of these days,
one of you two is going to say something,

and there's got to be one less rooster
on his back. And right.

You know what?

That smells pretty good at that
when you get close to it.

Yeah, it smells pretty good that.

Oh, you make me so darn bad.

And now you're trying to make up.

You know, Charlie, at times
you're the brightest spot my whole life.

Save your compliment.

I'm mad and I'm going to stay mad. Well.

I guess
I'd better get back to my own cooking.

That's a good idea, you all blabbermouth.

Any word? No, not a thing.

Do we have to leave tomorrow?

We're pulling out of DAYBREAK. Yeah.

Even if McCullers and back.

Mr. Marcia, we can all up the train
longer than daybreak.

Flint knows that you'll be here.

What about the major meal.

Charlie?

You know, when a major is in here,
I'm in charge.

You mean we're going out to among all them
wolves and Indians without the major?

Yeah. We're big boys. Now, remember.

When you say that just because you know
something I don't know.

Seems like McCullough's been gone


Why don't you stay
and have supper with us tonight?

Charlie makes a real good apple pie.

And, you know, a stew is real good to go.

Oh, thank you. I'll be glad to accompany

Bill.

There. Go. Didn't blame wolves again.

You never know when you're hearing a wolf
or an Indian.

It's not.

Oh. Tomorrow morning
we're going to be heading into

the heart of the Sioux Country.

We're at peace with the Sioux now.

We've had treaties with them before.

Maybe some of you people have heard
what has happened.

Starting tomorrow, I want these wagons
to stay as close together as possible.

I don't want anybody
straying away from the train.

We're going to double a guard at night.

Now, if we're lucky,
we won't see any Indians.

The last time we were through here,
we didn't see a single Sioux.

We knew that they were there
every mile of the way you can feel them,

just like they're
crawling up the middle of your back.

So we're going to get through this country
as fast as we can.

Now, if any one of you sees one
sign of an Indian,

I want you to mind your own business.

Keep your hands off your g*ns
and come and tell me as fast as you can.

Oh, oh, oh.

The alarm won't make me nervous.

Oh, cool off, Charlie.
You've heard him before.

Yeah, but that major's always been here.

Well, thanks for the vote of confidence.

And a wolf howls like that.

It means somebody did. That's Indian talk.

When it comes to wolves,
I've got a lot of respect for Indian Dog.

They live out here with them, don't they?

You know, Charlie,
I had a wolf cub for a pet

once I found him out in the woods,
I thought he was a puppy.

He must have not been very bright.

And bright
as any five year old kid could be.

A daddy finally turned him loose.

I wonder how the French get along.

I wish he was here.

I wish somebody was here. Not you.

I'll tell you one thing, Charlie.

I'll bet he is inflation in all those
night cries like you are tonight.

Well, he's braver than I am.

And he's bigger to.

Get any more of that bad coffee.

Yeah, I'd. But you better pour it
yourself.

Charlie's a little shaky tonight.

Blabbermouth watch.

A man are scared of the dark.

Afraid of the. Wolves.

I am not well, it's
nothing to be ashamed of.

Charlie Wolf was a mighty dangerous thing
to meet up with in the dark.

I seen him terror
grizzly bear or limb from limb.

Or you have not you all blabbermouth,

have you?

Have you?

He, uh.

Oh, no.

I must be dreaming up.

I thought you're an Indian

and I have blue eyes. Oh,

yeah.

I'll get ready to roll.

I'm in those glasses.

Yeah.

They.

Last year,
they're all that old Flint, Charlie Flint.

And those were out as well as we do.

He's going to catch up still. I wonder.

Let me have one more little look around.

You know that you have to drive
this lead wagon.

Can we wait another hour?

I'm afraid not, Mr. Marshall.

Then let me stay behind.
Look for McCullough.

Mr. Marshall, you don't know this country.

You'll end up being lost, too.

I've got a good sense of direction.

Yeah,
but you don't have a good sense of danger.

I don't care about danger now.

That's why I'm not letting you ride out.

You just have to wait a little longer.

When I get

back.

Right?

Minutes or as.

In, go get white men who sh**t my son.

You know, Alaska could bring white
woman who lives with wolves.

She must save my son.

I Oh.

Don't be afraid.

Thank you.

And thanks for taking care of my leg.

I'm very grateful.

My name is.

I'm not going to.

My father used to take me

fishing on summer afternoons.

We'd sit on a bank
very much like this one.

And the whole world's
going to be right there at our fingertips.

We'd be sitting there in the shade and

the water was cool and quiet
and the sunlight shining through the trees

was so clear you felt you could reach
right up and take hold of it.

Sometimes you tell me stories
and sometimes we'd just sit there

and not talk at all.
But it didn't matter much.

All that mattered was the

warm feeling of sharing an afternoon

with someone.

My father's been gone a long time now, but

every time I pick up a fishing pole
on a summer afternoon, he

he sort of sits right here beside me.

Hey there, Grady, stop it.

Table manners are terrible.

My mother used to say fingers
may have been made before forks. Oh,

but forks were made to put into them.

When I was a little boy, I used to lie
there pretending to be asleep.

Then I open my eyes and

look up into her face and say, It's

wonderful to belong to you.

But then you know what I'm talking about,
don't you?

Now, you stop that.

I got to.

I got to get the bones
out of this thing for you.

You're

dinner is served.

You're

and the things that everyone

always says
that the wolves are afraid of fire.

And I always believed them.

Then I never knew anything.

Wolves before.

Good evening.

Won't you sit down and talk to me?

I won't hurt you.

You must know that I.

Won't hurt you.

Friends.

It must be wonderful to live in the forest

and have all the animals in the forest

as your friends.

I came here looking for a girl named

Ruth Marshall.

Could that be you

and Emma's
white woman who lives with wolves?

That's an Indian name.

You live with the Indians.

Have you ever lived with them?

But sometimes when they're sick,

you treat them.

How did you come into this forest?

You don't know.

A long time ago,

some people started for California,

were traveling in the wagons. Five

and they got into these mountains.

They were attacked land

in one of the wagons was a man,

a woman, a small boy

and a little girl.

The woman had fur skin

like yours.

Her hair was brown

and her eyes were blue

like yours.

You had to see a picture

of Ellen.

Mr. Morris has been gone all day.

I just can't imagine him up

and leaving the wagon train
when you told him not to.

Maybe the Indians got him.

Maybe they k*lled him.

Maybe they k*lled Flint.

And maybe they're coming back here
to k*ll the rest of us.

Maybe. Maybe.

Is that all you can say?

Is maybe it could be.

Is that blasted country?

Anyway, Manly's a train and drops
right out of sight.

And all you get is this infernal silence.

Those wolves howling all the time.

But what are you going to do about it,
Bill?

You can't go off and leave Flint, Marshal.

You just can't rule out one morning,
that's all.

You know what the major say, Charlie?

You'd say it's two lives
balanced against 200 A.D..

Well,
they ought to be something we can do.

Well, if you'll tell me what?

Believe me, I'll do it. I don't know what.

I always depend on the major
for my answers.

Well, the major isn't here right now.

And he gave me instructions
when he left to keep this outfit rolling.

We're getting farther and farther away to.

Look, don't
you think I know that, Charlie?

Don't you think I want to?

Helen, I know that they must need help,
and they'd be here right now.

Look, there's thousands of Indians out
there, and my responsibility

to Major Adams in these people
is to get this train through safely.

I know that.

Oh, Charlie, I'm sorry.

Look, you know that there's been bad blood
between the Sioux

and the white men for years,

and all it takes is one itchy
finger on a trigger, a bow and arrow.

And this bloody mess blows, blow sky high.

And let me tell you something else, too.

If Flynn or marshal of tangled with them,
God help them, because we won't be

able to.

I am Kostka.

I speak for Red Cloud.

Chief Marshal.

He sent you Tribune.

His son has been shot.

He begs Roman, who lives with wolves,
to come and bring her magic

to save his son.

He knows you're a descendant

of white buffalo woman
and he knows your magic is very strong.

Many times he has helped

a woman who lives with wolves
and is asking nothing in return.

Now he needs her.

Your magic must be very strong

to be willing to anger so great achieved.

Do you know who
the white Buffalo woman was?

The Sioux believe she lived

generations ago and saved the tribe
from a terrible pestilence.

They also believe
that one of her descendants

is born each generation to save the tribe.

How do they know I'm here?

Oh, my hat.

They'll come back.

We've got to get out of here.

Will you come with me?

Where is a white
woman who lives with wolves?

She will not come.

She must come.

We are her people. She will not come.

You talk to her?

I talk to her.

But I could not get close to her.

It was like she was standing
in a ring of fire, an invisible.

Wall all around her.

Once in the winter of the great snow,

I was wounded unto death.

I saw a white woman
with wolves across the lake.

She seemed to raise her hand to me,

and she disappeared.

My wounds seemed to heal at once.

I knew again who she was.

I want white

woman for medicine, man for my nation.

I will send many warriors.

They will not get to the ring of fire.

She must come to us.

How? We will all perish this.

I know from the lips of my father.

She has a man with her man.

A white man from the white man's wagon.

White man who shook my son?

I do not know.

Go get men.

Do not attempt to touch white lives
with wolves,

but get men and bring them here.

Nothing.

Bill.

Here comes Mr.

Marshall.

Hey, you better slow down.

Or let the man enjoy food.

You want him to get sick?

Don't worry. I could do just nails.

Nothing Personal aside.

Mr. Marshall, I'm so glad to see you.

You can say anything to me.

Where did you say you found Flint's horse?

I saw him up a draw.

He really led me.

Chase Earl, you should let him go.

When there was a chance
he might lead me to McCullum.

No sign of Flint at all?

No, not a sign.

It doesn't look good.

I did see a big group assume.

Could have been out hunting party.

Could have been a w*r party.

They come in this way.

No, I didn't do the first.

Well, the Sioux had Flint.

They'd have his horse. It's one good sign.

Maybe I should go out. Look a little more.

I'll go with you.

Exactly
where would you look, Mr. Marshall?

Well.

I found his horse.

He maybe overlooked something.

Well, that horse could have run Miles
before you came across to him.

Maybe I can pick up his trail.

To provide a better one.

Maybe I can help. Luck. Will you shut up?

Neither one of you are going
any place now. Do you understand that?

You know Mr.

Michael will never talk to me like that
before.

We just can't go off and leave McCullough.

Well, he's thinking about the old train.

You know.

McCullough hasn't got a chance out there
without his horse.

It'll all be a little time to think.

You'll think I'm.

Where have you been?

I've been looking for you all afternoon.

We've got to get out of here.

As soon as the Red Cloud finds out
that you're taking care of the man

who shot one of his brothers,
we're in for trouble.

Look, maybe you're with Marshal,
and maybe you're not.

That doesn't matter.

What matters now is that we've got to get
out of here before the Sioux come back.

Will you come with me?

You're afraid

to leave this world
because it's the only one that you know.

But there's a wonderful
world beyond the forest.

I don't even know how to begin
to tell you about it.

But there's books and cities, music,

people to love, someone to talk to.

You've never really had anyone to talk to,

have you?

Oh, yes, you can.

And you'd be surprised how fast you learn.

You know, you knew how to talk once

you had to, otherwise
you wouldn't understand what I'm saying.

And then there's another world,
a woman's world.

And I don't even know how to begin
to tell you about that.

You'll see silks
there as soft as the breeze

with as many colors
as there are on the rainbow

and on your feet.

You won't wear moccasins,
you wear slippers,

even though they're not as comfortable
as what you got on. Now,

don't ask me why.

There's nothing logical
about what a woman puts on her feet

or a head.

But in your heart

you'll wear a flower or maybe a ribbon.

But you won't look any lovely than you do

right now.

Hello.

That's
the nicest thing you ever said to me.

I don't know how you got into this forest,

but if you'll come with me,
it'll miss you.

Will you come with me?

Will miss you for a while,

but I'll get over it.

You can't take them with you.

They're wild. Even though you've tamed,

they'd never be happier in the forest.

This is their natural home.

But it isn't yours.

You come with me.

All right, Fair enough.

You think about
it, but don't take too long.

The wolves are worse tonight.

Folks are saying
there's something wrong in the hedgerows.

What are you doing here? Hey.

What's the matter with Bill tonight?

Is the major shoes
getting too tight? Firm?

You leave Bill alone?

I do what I can to him. You're
picking on him?

Well, I'm picking on you.

What you should touch you about.

I'm not touchy. I'm just sensitive. Okay.

You know what's wrong with Bill? No.

Bill's getting out of touch.

That's what's the matter.

He ought to go up the line and hear
what folks are saying.

They don't like going off and leaving
McCullough.

People are even talking about
going out on their own to look for him.

Why? That's mutiny.

Well, maybe so,
but that's what they're saying.

Oh, Evelyn.

Mr. Marshall.

Mr. Hawkes,

a group of us
want to go and look for McCullough.

No, he went for me.

I feel like a m*rder*r.

He knew what he was doing.

Don't you feel a little like a m*rder*r
yourself?

Not even trying to help him?

So I send a few of you out
and you don't come back.

Then I have to send a few more
and a few more.

But if a good sized group goes.

Good size group, what happens
when you're gone and the Indians attack?

What happens to all the women
and children?

You mean that, don't you?

You won't even lift the hand of Satan.

When I listen to you talk, I can almost
hear myself argue with a major.

I've said the same things,
almost used the same words.

Now that I'm here in his place,
I just realize how tough

it must have been on him at times
and all he can do is just sit and wait and

maybe pray a little.

All right, Mr.

Hawkes,

Whatever you say.

No one.

Smart Chief Red Cloud.

Next woman who lives with wolves
to come and take her place

at the Council Fire.

The one you wait for
will not be here again.

Already he's been taken to Red Cloud.

And if you wish to save his life,
he will come now.

Wooster, give me some fresh water.

Well, yes, sir.

Let's get more like a major every minute.

Are you going to get it this year
or next year?

I'm going see what I tell you.

Come on, Come on.

We cover.

You place it full of wolves in it.

You're already going.

Kenya's got it.

Handled. I'll go even if the wolves.

They ain't going to eat you.

You're tough and stringy.

They have a table? No, that one.

After I'm dead, Willie was dead.

I've got eyes on.

I'm drunk.

Where's the.

Water? At Bridge. Right, Greg?
That's a lake.

I don't care what it is.
I'm not going back down anymore.

I don't like the sound. They have dropped.

And neither do I.

I told you
there's something wrong out there.

First the wolves and then the drums.

I lost. Drums never sound like any others.

You suppose they're talking about Ash?

Well,
if they had better change their language.

You'd try to make a joke
if you were dying.

Now, look who's scared.
Who's getting. Now.

I've been through this country before.

We have to start them drums.

Somebody has got a good reason
to be scared.

I wish Flint was here,
but he could crouch.

What do you mean?

If McCullough were here, we probably
wouldn't be here. And the drums.

Use Wagon

Train Scout wound, my son the b*llet. Why?

They tried to ambush.

Who sh**t first.

Hit it.

When son is heard,
he will tell Father the truth.

Then we decide
what to do with the white men.

Will white woman

who lived with wolves come to hear my son?

I don't know.

Without her magic,

our warriors were sick and die.

But she will come to save you.

She what?

Then?

Your word die.

You want my man returned to his people?

You will let him go
and not follow after him.

You will sit at my counsel.

Fire.

You will be medicine man for the Sioux,
same as your ancestor.

White Buffalo woman

Cut white Scot down.

We know we cannot expect you
to lead our life with us.

But with you, with our council fire,
we know all will be well with us. We

have brought great joy to your people.

And White Scott Blaze

treaty
with the white men will be forgotten. And.

Where did you find him?

Red Cloud since got back to Wagon
Train Lake wounded

Rusty skin in a wagon.

Ruth.

Ruth.

You feel better?

Flint

How did you get here?

Fred I don't mind.

Tony I'm sure glad to see your might.

We were waiting for a while.

He was a goner. Wasn't.

How did I get back on the train?

I'm going to take back all those
bad thoughts I had about to sue Flint.

They brought you in on a litter.

Must have picked you up out on the trail
someplace.

Was the girl. Girl? Did you find a girl?

Did you find Martial's daughter?

I don't know.

Don't tell me that you found a white girl
that lives with a Sue.

She didn't live with us socially,
with wolves.

What she left was for the biggest wolves.

You've ever seen in your life.

Oh, yes, she did. With the wolves, right?
Sure, sure, sure.

Really sick.

And we thought he was.

I am not. Yes, you are, Flint.

You're going to have to take it easy.

Just lie back down.

Don't talk so much.
You'll be all right, dear to Charlie.

I tell you, I did see a girl.

You sure you did.

She could have been with my.

She didn't know.

We understand, Flint.

You do not understand it.

Hard to talk to her
because she couldn't talk.

Imagine it would be.

Just close
your eyes and try to get some rest.

You're going to be all right
now. Just get some rest.

I'm going after.

You're not going anyplace tonight, Flint.

And I'm going tomorrow.

I'm telling you, there was a girl.

A girl and four wolves. Oh, sure.

She couldn't fly. Well. Come on.

Some rest.

It don't sound right to me.

I don't care. How it sounds, Charlie.

Don't tell me what I saw.
I know what I saw. And it's a girl.

And she took care of my leg.

All right, Flint. All right. I don't know.

She was your daughter, Not Mr.

Marshall, but

I don't know that she could be.

You say she couldn't talk.

I don't know whether she couldn't talk
or she wouldn't talk.

I don't know.

She and I said about everything. I said.

Why do you think she didn't come with you?

I'm not sure.

That's why I'm going back to find out.

How long will it take
you to go back there?

Oh, a few hours. Then I'm going with you.

She's my daughter. She belongs with me.

I don't know, Mr. Marshall.

I don't know who she belongs to.

Let's go.

Go ahead.

So there really was a camp.

Of course there was a cabin.

There's no one here.

So I'm not surprised.

She lived here alone.

No, Mr.

Marshall, not alone with four friends.

Oh. What happened to her?

I wish.

I know

she was very wise
in the ways of the forest.

I think she'll be all right.

She's gone

now. I'll never know what you

found.

My daughter.

Oh. Oh,

yeah.

Well,

somehow I hoped I'd see you again.

Oh, my lake's fine.

Thanks to you.

You decided to come with me,

Came to say goodbye.

I'm sorry.

I understand

these hills are your boundaries
and you feel safe behind.

It is like a kingdom, isn't it?

A kingdom of trees and waters and stars.

And here you are, completely free.

You'll never live behind fences,

never be bound by conventions,

never be trapped by laws.

Maybe you're wiser than any of us.

I was only in your world

a little while.

I'm sorry that I.

Well, that I have to leave.

I can't stay.

The whole world is here.

Mine is out there.

But maybe we'll meet again in the forest
one day.

The Indians say as cross.

Many times

a gift as a remembrance.

I'll remember you.

And thanks for the gift,

my friends.

Friends.

Oh, look,

there comes a major.

I guess you're right, Charlie.

It is him. Boy, am I glad to see him.

Yeah, but what are you going to tell him
about our little trip to the zoo country?

Just use his old favorite
expression trip routine.

You.