04x09 - The Colter Craven Story

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Charlie.

Charlie.

You know you can get more by.

How do you. Here.

I need another fly.

Like I need a rattlesnake
in my breast pocket.

I The water supply.

Alice Dartboard barrel is empty.

One on a port side, about a third floor.

Mostly my side.

All right.

Just have to miss your bed tonight.

I had a bath last Saturday.

Every first would not.

Major, how far you want Mescalero?

And of course, McCullough's.

Man ought to be just down the road.

He's probably heard it all.

Well, I better not be too far.

The way we've been stepping on water,
my teeth. I feel like they.

They can throw that soft,

and I'm still holding out.

Oh, oh, oh, That is

so awesome.

Smoke three miles up ahead.

What? Mescalero?

I've been in his saddle so long,
I would know.

Fort Mescalero smoke. Many other kind.

Think it's Apaches.

Major at $32 a month.

I ain't paid to think.

Huh? Let's have a look

here.

I said,

Hey, mister.

No, I told you
gentlemen to leave us alone.

I won't worry, but.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, gentlemen.

I thought you were some of the friendly
citizens of Fort Mescalero Or not.

That's where we're headed.

Of your own free will.

I'm Seth Adams.

I'm ramrod and a wagon train through here.

His father is Bill Hawkes,
and I am called a Craven Horace.

How do you do, sir?

Oh, Elders.

Oh, yes,

Doctor.

Oh, my dear.

This is Major.

A train. And Major Adams, ma'am.

And Mr.

Hawkes, Ma'am. Bill, on.

My way out of this gentleman. Says,

Will you?

Gentlemen,
this whole kind is to join us for dinner.

Well.

Not this season.

And, ma'am,

you seem to be heading east,
but most of things.

I don't think you're going very far.

Oh, it's. Yes.

I. A multiple compound.

Fracture.

Well, we got spare
wheels back to the wagon train,

but I don't think we got one
that'll fit that act.

So how long you been here?

Day. And have.

What do you hear going on?

Doing?

Well, I'm beginning to have a drink
and think it over.

A brief libation there.

No, thank you.

Any of that? He doesn't. Drink either.

Well, in that case, gentlemen,
if you'll pardon me.

I'll help.

Do. Well,

I'd intended to wait here
the rest of the day.

And then if nothing occurred,
I piled what I could on my dress.

And I'm all right on.

But it appears that you have a good.

Maybe you haven't noticed, Mr..

But there's a drought,

right?



And you won't find a drop of water.

What's up ahead?

Six miles ahead.

Last four months, Glen.

Nearest water pass. There's the river.

It's 50 miles by the time you go around
by cattle, No mountains bear.

Well, I can give you folks
who live to Fort Mescalero.

You can kind of get yourselves
outfitted there

and whatnot so I can get home.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Let's get this straight.

You want to back there?

More specifically, sir,
I'm wanted out of there.

Well, you can't go east.

There's no water.

There's nothing left
except the Pacific Ocean.

Well,
I have nothing against the Pacific Ocean.

Have you an idea.

About your good judgment, Doctor?

Major, if we may join your train

in return for

our transportation, I can offer

a compendium of my

medical services.

Seems to me, Mr.

you change your heading about
as often as a Bronco.

Major,

the only thing that really lies ahead is

tomorrow.

And tomorrow comes regardless of which way

we're heading.

Good evening, Man.

Doctor, you are busy.

Oh, I was making a list
of our personal effects.

They have considerable weight
and I imagine they'd be distribute

among several of the wagons
over a long haul.

Perhaps.

But just as far as Fort Mescalero,
we can hold them on our wagon.

Very.

You know, I can't go to Fort Mescalero.

I thought we were acceptable
to this party.

Evidently, I presumed not to.

Why can't you go there?

A matter of professional ethics.

I have ethics to Doc, and I want to know
why a man was shot from ambush.

I didn't do it.

I was called upon to treat him.

Possession of the b*llet

rendered the case inoperable.

My refusal to confine him to his grave

led to an invitation to leave town.

See, the man was Buck Clayton.

And that makes him something different
in Fort Mescalero.

It does.

Clayton's run this part of the world. You.

Here we go again.

We'll bring out good news, huh?

How's the missus? You about ready?

I don't know, but I am scared, Major.

Like all was before.

Doctor,
would you mind taking a look at Mrs.

Weatherby?

Major Adams?

In a party this large,
there must be at least 50 midwives.

Doc, my wife is different.

She always has been.

Ella is my dear.

Would you mind going with this gentleman
and looking at his wife?

You're not coming.

My services aren't needed at this point.

I'll stand by.

Doctor,

you can distribute your goods
among the first five wagons

as long as you're on this train.

I want you to remember one thing.

I run it.

Among other things.

We don't allow whiskey on this train

except that
which is used for medicinal purposes.

And that we carry on my wagon. Our wagon.

And in civilized restrictions.

A and one that hardly applies
to me, Doctor

Watson.

These came by.

That's the formaldehyde, sir.

I'm going over

to the Weatherby,
waiting to see how she's doing.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

I want to see the heads of those kegs
knocked in on this train.

We don't have any use for formaldehyde.

I would recommend Dr..

Hartley.

Used to be one myself.

Well, you heard what I just said.

Let Detroit.

Road free.

Don't look

right out.

Will you join me there?

I could do that. Thank you.

That I can take this job
or I can leave it alone.

But I get so many chances to leave alone.

I don't see any harm in taking
what is right here with you.

Right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome, sir.

Oh, not great, Doctor.

You are a real doctor, and I.

Yes, You're just the man
I want to talk to.

For years, I've been having a little sharp
pain in the lower part of my belly

right there.

You don't suppose that to be a doctor?

That appendicitis, do on your left side?

The same place right there on

your appendix.

There is on your right side.

Maybe I got to.

Sorry.

Once I had double pneumonia. My.

Ow, ow, ow, ow.

Doctor
guess maybe you better stay out of sight.

Barber In this neighborhood,
you might be better off, my dear.

All right, down here.

What are.

Oh, good.

Done.

Just.
Why'd you put the hole in that bucket?

Called?

That bucket was full of water.

But my hand was on that bucket.

Next time, a b*llet would be in you.

Grandpa.

Grandpa,

make up

Robert.

Yeah.

If you're not hurt, I wonder. Hurt?

Try to hit you hard.

Now. What is this about?

This Be in your water, Bill.

All this water belongs to us.

Owes us my Paul.

Then shoulder up your sidekick
and we'll go see your Paul.

He ain't my sidekick.

He's my brother. Quiet.

I'll pick him up anyway.

Come on, get up there. Come on, Quinn.

The big bully.

Yeah, that was.

That was the most interesting tableau
so far.

But we've seen a lot of fairground.

Yes, sir. What?

We've down.

Yes, we've got.

The whole.

What happened to your brother?

Well,
he got hit in the head with the bucket.

What happened to your face?

I left my own.

Give me a backhand fly, knocked me down

and fire that shot I did.

What may he done?

How many times have I told you
that when you hit a trigger, Our man.

I better hit the ground a lot. Paul.

But in this case, I'm sorry.

I had to push
your boys around out there. Mr..

But they were getting rambunctious.

My boys are simple enough
without somebody hitting them in the end.

It's lucky Junior.

My oldest, wasn't there. He's a k*ller.

What can I do for you, sir?

My name is Seth Adams.

Got a wagon train out here.

I'd like to get some water from you.

You mean you want to buy some water?

That's right.

You've come to just the right man.

How much do you need?

Oh, I guess 100 barrels or so.

I ought to get us to the river.

I can accommodate you.
Thank you very much.

For $25 a barrel,

Mister.

I don't think I heard you right.

You heard me.

$25 a barrel.

That's piracy. That's the price.

I'll give you a. Dime around here.

A man comes down, diamonds, the water.

Maybe even $0.20.

I know you're not even warm.

You trying to hold me up on account.

Of what I did to them
boys of yours out there?

I'm charging you $25 a barrel.

That I figure that's about
how bad your need.

My water and water belongs to the Lord.

The Lord didn't dig the well. I did.

And you let all my people die of thirst.

Why let them get thirsty enough
to pay $25 a barrel

or get rid of their excessive baggage
and their weapons?

Every little bit helps, you know,
What about water in my stomach?

Cause you can add $0.10 ahead,

you know, to jettison everything
expendable before you reach the river.

Hey, Mark,

do we?

Well, by tomorrow,
the horse things are going.

To start swell. In the next day,
they'll turn black.

No, don't walk the couple more days.

Maybe it's real. Really?

Shouldn't be on the horse
the way they are.

We're not going to dump anything.

I don't care
if we have to carry it on our own backs.

Now, why aren't you out there shot?

Where are you supposed to be?

You know, if there are any Indians out
there, they're at the river.

They get thirsty, too. Well,
why don't you go back and see our Mrs.

Weatherby
come along with that baby. She's gone.

And don't you think that Mrs.

Weatherby is having enough trouble
without me bustin in on Earth?

What's the matter with you?

Even that

coffee, doctor, I thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you very much.

My pleasure.

Hey, Doc.

Maxton Galloway, what do you

said?

We see?

How did you do it then?

I was walking too.

Well, I didn't make it.

Can you feel that?

Yes. It hurt me a little.

Is my leg broken?

A nice, clean, simple fracture.

You got to sh**t me.

Oh, I think not.

But what can you get me to use
for splints?

Bust up an old chicken. Great, doc.

Well, I do, yes. Excellent.

Well, to get her, I need some bandannas
or cause I can care for bandages.

Yes, sir.

You going to cut it off?

Cut off a good leg like that?

Why? It's just been a little on reason.

I'd cut off a leg like that
is use it for myself.

Of course,
it might be a mite short for me.

You all right?

If I lived on the side of a hill,
I could walk level in.

Are you a doctor?

Yes. No.

Some just libraries to.

Thank you for.

Here.

I'll clean mine.

Just relax, Jamie.

Now, it's going to hurt a little bit.

Not much.

I'll give you a dime if you don't cry out.

I just breathe deeply.

This.

Hey, What are you doing?

Just shut off
the supply of blood to the brain.

It's like feeding.

Your goodness to the pain of the wires.

I wouldn't I hours.

No, it's okay, Doctor.

I can take it.

You already have.

A broken leg.

We shut her Now. Don't worry, Janie.

The doctor is fixed it.

You're going to be all right.

Thank you, Doctor.

What about my dime?

That's right.

I do owe you a dime.

You've been a brave boy.

And there it is.
Bright and shining. Bright. You

think

he'll be all right, Major?

Same thing happened to me
when I was little kid.

I was playing like a wheel slipped off
a 30 foot came right on my head,

hair had fingers.

You know, the way.

I got it figured that rivers
about four miles on the other side

of that mountain and here we've got
to ride 50 miles around it to get to it.

So how do we know
there's no pass through there?

Well, all I know is
I just haven't got time to look for one.

Like I told you before,
I'm not going to dump supplies.

All those hogs back at that port
can take advantage of our hard luck.

You know, those mountains don't look too
rough. Maybe we can. Bridge.

I think you can
find and pass over them in the morning.

Maybe, huh?

Well, all the stocks thirsty.

Take a few horses
and turn them loose and follow them.

I don't know of a.

Horse yet that won't go to a straight
route to water.

Well, then you better get set
for an early start.

Soon as you can see. Early start.

Ain't they all early, sir?

I found the water Major Hole River,
for about two miles over that hill.

You know,

I just figured, well, I could make it,
but it's going to be kind of tough.

What I've

as a wife.

Mr. Weatherby,
get some clothes, measure my clothes.

You know, I never driven six up before.

I'm a pretty good hand with the plow.

You'll be all right, Mr. Hawkes. There.

He'll give you a hand.

All right.

Come on. Let's go.

Ha! No problem.

Oh. Oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh, oh.

Good night.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

The for

everything.

I've always in that way.

You'll had me, Major.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm well aware of that.

Well, the party's over,

right?

Yeah. Yeah.

There's



miles

away.

Virtually

anything happened yet?

Nothing so far.

No taste, are you?

You're not dead now.

You ain't mad at me, are you, Major?

Y'know, Johnny,
I'm not mad at it all the time.

You know what day this is?

My money.

You, Charlie, It's Saturday.

Well, I mean, tomorrow, the damage control

thermostat.

Yeah, Charlie, I didn't make good.

The subject I've chosen for this service
is really this is next to godliness.

That's what I like. Hell. Five. Because.

Doctor.

Doctor.

Hey, Doc, is.

My wife Doctor signed up?

Yeah. Some of the women handle this.

Ah, they examined the woman.

A caesarean section is indicated.

I can't help you.

What do you mean, you can't help?

A caesarean section requires an incision.

The jolting of the wagons and pull
the stitches loose are in Charlie here.

Cut his arm with a butcher knife
I stitched up a regular sewing thread

and it held.

I am not a qualified surgeon.

I saw a piece of paper
in your little black bag.

It's that different?

I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do.

Nothing. Me and the missus.

Ain't getting any younger.

We've had four children.

All born dead last one nine years ago.

We almost quit. Hope

I'd help you if I could.

Unless you help her.

The woman will die, too.

All the more reason
why it's. Impossible for me.

These have been poor years, Doctor.

Moving from place to place.

Losing patients because you won't operate.

I can't. Operate.

You know that.
I've been able to endure it.

Because in the towns there were.

There were other doctors.

People could turn to

the other and not

that woman

or that child dies.

Far as I'm concerned, you can

you can crawl in that bottle
and stay there.

I crawled into that bottle

a long time ago.

When you joined this train,

I agreed to supply you transportation
in return for your medical services.

Yeah,

that is true.

Well,

Major,

look at my hand.

Try to open it.

Go ahead. Try to open my fingers.

What does that prove?

I can't open it.

What do you mean, you can't open it?

I saw you set that little boy's leg
and you knew exactly what you were doing.

You open both hands
then that did not entail

surgery.

What's the matter with you?

I don't know.

When did it start?

I guess you teary eyed after the w*r. But

I'm sure it's tied to the long before
then.

I was a boy.

I worked in a slaughterhouse.

I stood on a little platform over.

Now, remember

when the stairs came up,

I saw £16 sledge.

I paid my way

through medical school with that job.

You were kind of working at loggerheads
with yourself, weren't you?

I suppose it was contradictory, but I

rationalized that the

stairs would be k*lled anyway

and my earnings enabled me
to learn to save men's lives.

I graduated just in time of the w*r.

Oh, hello.



My branch of the service.

There was no blue gray.

The colors were blown white, flesh, pink,

blood red.

Then everything was gray, green.

The gray green was cut away
and cut away again.

And then it was just great.

And my knife rose
and fell like that £16 ledge.

And it wasn't campaign.





When did it start?

Major

soldier's shock.

The gangrene, the lack of supplies.
I wasn't your fault.

Whose fault was it?

There's

the condition.

The doctor doesn't
blame the patient or the condition.

I failed.

I should have known

more had been more adept.

But you know, as much as the next day,

it wasn't enough.

They should have given me a sword
instead of a scalpel.

You won't find much help
at the bottom of a barrel.

That's not

gonna make me sick.

I'm talking
to the eighth wonder of the world

that is a living man

without one single solitary. Got.

Who do you think

you are to sit in judgment of yourself?

What makes you think
that you ought to be infallible.

You are the only man that was at Shiloh.

You're not the only man that ever wanted
to push his memories back into a bottle.

Put the cart in. One right off.

You got to.

Make yourself
personally responsible for the w*r.

I was at Shiloh.

I had to.



every one of them friends and neighbors.

I came out with 17.

You're going to stay drunk all your life

because 28% of your charges lived.

I'd like to bet
you didn't know the name of a single

one of them.

Come on, let's have some coffee.

Come on.

Come on.

Sit and.

Talk to the.

Thieves.

The pot said right there, Johnny.

Let me tell you

about a fellow that I knew once

I tried to solve this problem.

The same way you're trying to solve yours

in the army.

Captain

resigned his commission
six years before the w*r.

I was in a little town in Illinois, Galena

blocks.

And I had a little lumber, lost
it all, and built a woman over there.

And that Sam sure looks like it. Hey, Sam.

Hey, Sam.

Where in tarnation you been?

What have you been doing?

Have been glad to see you.

I just came home.

That's okay.

I'll buy you a little drink.

Later, huh?

That's.

I guess you came to the right
man with it all.

Hey, sir, you hear about old Sam?

Got himself kicked out of the army, folks.

They will do a little too much
drinking irregular drugs.

Yes. They couldn't stand him no more.

Where you couldn't expect much jail.

You know, folks say he never was no good.

Yeah, folks do say, don't they?

GROSS You can't always believe.

What. Folks say. Where's the shed?

Oh, say that your poor Omar
died in the w*r towers.

I don't believe the hold on her.

I know what folks feel about you,
young sister, don't you?

Oh, save.

She's working at a dance
hall down in Saint Louis.

I don't believe that.

And that's what folks say.

You know what built

Sam didn't
get much of a welcome from his father.

His people were a pretty hard bitten.

Didn't have much use
for people who were short of cash.

Oh, I guess they can see their side of it.

All right.

After all, old Sam didn't
come home rich or covered with glory.

Oh, I'll help you.

I can't throw you out
even though you are afraid.

You didn't go to work in my store

starting tomorrow, $22.50 a month.

And you could take it or leave it tomorrow
and twice as much as a private Make

you think I'm worth it?

Only time will tell.

Would you excuse me, please?

I must put the children to bed.

With your permission, Father,

I'm sure you gentlemen would prefer
to discuss your business in private.

My family.

Afternoon, Bill.

Hey, How much is Santa worth?

And I was worth. About $14.

I ask 30 to 54.

Do you want me to settle myself or not?

I'm a set arms militia outfit.

Make corporal

Corporal, an infantry outfit.

You got to make general
to be able to ride with it.

But all what you need is a good pair
of boots.

You're doing a lot of walking
while mister are you?

This afternoon in the battle.

And there's a mighty fine one right there.

I can let you have that settled for $40.

Well. Sam,
you said you're asking 30 to 50.

Okay.

Sam makes a mistake
to cut out of the business.

Exactly.

No. Well,

long as it's you,

I'm willing to have that

settled for $38,
and it's worth every penny of it.

Now, forget now there's a w*r coming up.

Prices will be going up.

You know, Bill,
you're going to be a leader.

You're going to need a rig

like this
when you're commanding your troops.

Well,

I'll let you know.

I know people don't mind.

Don't forget, $36, you couldn't buy it.

Oh, Fred, they're not

hear.

I was telling you about something.

Before I get back. In one hour.

Carry on.

I heard her

write the stuff.

That's the way they're doing.

All right, great.

Give me a beer, Joe.

I swear I got 20 men out there
with 43 feet drilling.

Soldiers have

put your accent.

So I had to marry you, Sam.

And you better get rid of those.

Brigadier General started.

I thought they were kind of good.

And you get to be Sergeant Major, as I can
look every man in the outfit.

That's why

you can like boys

to get a lead. Man.

But I'm not doing it

now, Sam.

I could use every bit of help I could get.

Would you be willing to try?

I'd be willing to try.

Oh, good. Here, take my note.

Finish your drink,
and we'll go have at it.

No, I don't need the night.

I don't need that drink.

That's all right.

Yeah.

Hey, how you personal?

How long? You're in line?
Everyone, come on.

Get in a line where you're going
and why not?

Go on your boat?

Now, listen to me. Where you're from.

Right up there.

All town is going to help us
with our soldier.

And I want you to pay.

Attention to him All there.

I believe it should

go for.

Sergeant or Sam.

I'm kind of a pleasure to write a column.

Take your post.

Yes, sir.

The top dog.

Now, gentlemen.

Is that you, Tim Malloy?

Yes, sir.

Three pages.

What?

Good to see you, Tim.

Mexico to go to back

now. Gentlemen,

I want you to watch a regular execute
the manual army.

Right. Hey,

one, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Or up.

Oh, well, I don't know.

Acting first Sergeant.

I think the captain

was there

in the rag.

In about a month.

Sam, It's just worked wonders
with a bunch of bedraggled misfits.

They were ready for anything,
and it was just in time to represent

Fred on Fort Sumter.

The Civil w*r was all.

I was a proud man that day.

Standing on that platform
angered by it, or a congressman,

the mayor and his wife,
our friends and neighbors.

Hey, Sam, where are you going?

I'm going with you for Springfield.

I got a job in the governor's office
close to the government.

Glad you're going along with it.

Why are

all right?

You want to going?

No. You'll be home soon.

I'll be back.

I didn't run across

Sam again until just after Shiloh.

One of the worst days in American history.

Over 30,000 casualties.

That first night,
I was out looking for my wounded.

What's your outfit soldier?

Was the second Illinois.

I volunteered the second.

Galena boy,

you got a light set.

Say, what tarnation you doing here?

You run out of punch.

I managed to wangle my way back
into the army.

Well, I'm sure glad to see you.

At least


And I

remember Tim Malloy,

too. I remember Tammy.

We made him second
lieutenant has got himself k*lled.

They had three kids.

Hey, Sam.

How'd you like to take over his job?

I don't know, sir.

After today, I'm not so sure

I'm qualified to be a second lieutenant.

Sam, we could sure use a train, man.

Me and my boys, it sure like to have you.

Sam, You up?

Good.

And we can resume fighting in the morning.

Here's
where we can. Resume in the morning.

Well, come

on, Lola.

I'd like you to.

Meet a solid townsman of mine,

Major Seth Adams.

General Sherman.

Sam, I'm just a lieutenant.

The b*ttlefield promotion says

you've earned it.

Let's go.

Come.

God bless you, sir.

Ulysses, Social Grant

and Grant.

Now he's the president of

these United States of America.

He had a lot more responsibility than you.

Would

he use that responsibility
to redeem himself?

It isn't often a man gets a second chance.

What are you going to do with yours,
Major?

Adam?

I've asked myself that question
a thousand times.

Just the first time. Anybody else ever.

As to the question.

What am I going to do with a hand

that can only hold a knife that. Way

you can cut your throat.

I'll ask

Colter.

Your patient is weak.

£13 now, Mrs.

Craven. Really?

How much did that baby weigh?

Well, £7.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you very much.

And you two, That major?

Yeah, it is for 20 years.

Good do for an echo.
Well, thank you, Weatherby.

That's rock.

Nice grill.

We in mind
the name after Robert Alaina, but.

And I would like your permission to name
after you.

Well, that's a very great compliment, sir,
but I would prefer that

you name them
after a very special hero of mine.

Ulysses Simpson.

Grant.

What are some Yankee names? Oh,

you're than Simpson, Grant.

Glad I made sure a mouthful.

A name for a little fella like that.

Have you had one yet? No, not yet.

Hi, friend.

Haven't you got any.

Work to. Do?

What are you going to do?

And what?

Want you to take off your g*n?

You all get up

all right,
everybody, let's get our team fixed up.

We pull out of here in 15 minutes,
don't we?

Got a river to cross?

Yes. Oh!

Oh.