02x13 - A Day of Terror

[bunniefuu]

You're gonna snap in two,
first big bump we go over.

-You better calm down,
little sister.
-Let her alone, Nick.

-She's perfectly all right.
-Mm-hmm.

Like a colt
under his first saddle.

I could remind you how you were
the first time you addressed
the Cattlemen's Association.

-Well, how was he?
-Well, he--

-[clears throat]
-[laughs]

We better not talk
about that.

Everybody's nervous
the first time
they face an audience.

It's not that. It--

I don't want to disappoint you.

You won't, darling. You won't.

Anyway, I bet you're
the prettiest new Bible class
teacher those kids ever had.

Thank you, Heath.

Now why didn't I
think of that?
Sweet talk.

Now don't worry, sis.
It's not as scary
as it looks.

Now, the children should be
at Mr. Engstrom's at 9:00.

That'll give you
plenty of time
to get them here at 10:00.

"And, Nick, the children
are going to church,
not to a picnic."

Why, thank you.

You two will leave
after you drop off
the children?

Won't you?

Is she asking us
to stay away

from our little sister's
first Bible class?

Nick, promise. Please.

Well, now,
that's gonna be
a terrible disappointment.

Don't worry, sis.
We'll leave.

[laughs]

It looks so different
on Saturday.

Once the children get here,
you'll feel right at home.
Come on.

Hold it.
Don't move,
either one of you.

-Come on in.
-[door opens]

-They're the only ones here?
-That's it, Ma.

Take him inside.

Don't hurt him any more
than he's hurt already.

[groaning]

Ma? Them women--

Don't you worry, son.

Your ma's lookin' after you.

They ain't gonna
cause any trouble,

unless they came to church
to find a convenient
place to die.

-[groans]
-I gotta see how bad it is.

I don't mean
to hurt you, son.

Easy. Easy.

You're gonna be
just fine.

Go take a look outside, Wes.
See if anybody else
is comin'.

Sorry to inconvenience you,
but this boy's got
a b*llet in him.

Couldn't go
no further.

-Was that any reason
to hold a g*n on us?
-You the preacher's wife?

-No.
-Didn't expect to find
anybody here on Saturday.

My daughter is teaching
a Bible class here
at 10:00.

Troy. Come give me
some help.

Hand me that canteen.

I think I know
who they are.

So do I.

If there's gonna
be more people around,
we ought to get out.

-We can find a doc up the road.
-We ain't goin' nowhere.

This boy
has suffered enough.

Why, otherwise, would we
have stopped here?

How far is it to town?

-VICTORA: Three miles.
-Is there a doctor there?

-Yes. You'll find his house--
-I'm not taking him
in to any doctor.

He's comin' here.

-I see.
-No, you don't.

Well, it doesn't
make any difference
whether I see or not.

Yes, it does, because
you're gonna get him.

Did you hear
what I said?

It upsets me when people
don't do like I say.

Maybe you don't know
who I am.

My name's Annie Morton.

Yes, I've heard of you
and your sons.

It's all clear, Ma.

I also heard how you robbed
and k*lled those two
gold miners

up at Settlers' Gap
yesterday.

News travels fast.

-Is that where
your son was shot?
-Yeah, it is.

And this is where
he's gonna get better--

With your help, lady.

-All right, Audra. Let's go.
-No, no.

Not her. Just you.

That way I'll be sure
you'll come back
real fast

and bring only
the doctor.

I want you to get
one thing straight.

You're gonna do
just what I say

and how I say
and when I say,

or she's not gonna be
teachin' a Bible class
again.

"Bible class"?

I won't be long, Audra.

Nobody'll bother her.
Just be sure you get
back here fast.

Troy, you go with her.

Make it fast, Troy.

Sit down.

Go on.

Are you comfortable, Lon?

Wes.

Wes, get over here
and help me
with your brother.

You want him to die?

He ain't gonna die, Ma,

not with you takin' care of him.

Lady, if you figure
on tellin' that doc
more than you have to--

I know what to tell him.

Well, just so long
as you know.

-How much further is it?
-Less than a mile.

Ma is sure gonna be jumpy
till we get back.
Come on! Get up!

[wagon approaching]

-Why, Victoria,
what brings you to town?
-Iva, is the doctor in?

No. Tom's up at Brown's Lake
for the weekend to do
some fishing.

Oh. Well, may I borrow
his medical bag?

-His medical bag?
-It's an emergency.

Please, Iva,
I'm in a hurry.

Oh. Just a moment.

-Ain't there another doctor
in this here town?
-No.

Ma's sure gonna
be unhappy about that.

Hey, how far is it
to that Brown's Lake?

It's a three-hour ride
from here.

My brother could
bleed to death by then.

That's why I asked
for the doctor's bag.

-Here it is.
-I'll return it
as soon as I can.

Victoria, is there
anything I can do
to help?

No. Thank you.

Come on.

[groaning]

I ain't gonna die,
am I, Ma?

Of course not, Lon.

You'll feel fine
as soon as the doctor

digs out the b*llet
and binds you up.

Bible class teacher, huh?

Good-lookin' one too.

I don't remember 'em
being that cute.

Course I only went once.

Just couldn't
stand it indoors.

Course it might have
been different if they'd
been as pretty as you.

[horse nickers]

Sit down.

-Where is he?
-He wasn't in.

You'll find all
the instruments
you need in here.

I ain't never dug a b*llet
out of my own son.

What about his brothers?

-No. They ain't no use.
-We gotta get out of here, Ma.

-And go where?
-To another town
where we can find a doctor.

And have him so shook up
he don't live to get there?

We got no choice, Ma.

All right. I'll do it.

You better put him
on that table
over there.

Troy, Wes, come pick up
your brother.

[panting]

[groans]

I can't.

-What are you doin'?
-I have three sons of my own.

They've had more than
their share of accidents
that I've had to take care of

when no doctor
was available.

I'll try and take care
of your son.

Well, that's good
to know.

But only
on one condition.

Condition? What makes
you think you can talk
to me about conditions?

I'm not doing this
for you or your boy.

I'm doing it because I want you
out of here by the time
the children arrive.

-Is that the condition?
-Yes.

You just get him
well enough to ride.

Make no sense for us
to hang around after that.

-As long as you understand.
-Oh, now, look here--

Sure.

[sighs]
Audra.

Light the stove
in the vestry.

Boil some water.

[door opens, closes]

-[groans]
-You're hurtin' him.

He can stand it
if you can.

Your ma sure acts
like she knows how
to fix a wound.

Come on, now.
You don't have
to act so unfriendly.

Gal like you ought to have
heaps of things to do
with her time,

besides teaching
a Bible class.

Neither one of you
are gonna get hurt, now.

Fact is, we're

kind of grateful for the way
your ma is helping us out.

You gave her no choice.

Well, your ma wouldn't
have just stood there

and let my brother
bleed to death.

Sure is a

shame I can't

kind of stick around--

sit in on that class
you're gonna teach.

-I don't think you'd like it.
-Maybe not,

but I sure would like
the teacher.

Wes! Get out of here
and up to the belfry.

We need a lookout.

Bang on the wall if you
see someone comin'.

He never would have
come near you if you
hadn't given him a reason.

We need the water.

Bite down on this.

[groans]

The b*llet is in very deep.

You told me you could save him.
Ain't that what you said?

-I said I would try.
-You should never have
started if you weren't sure.

-Let her alone, Ma.
-She's puttin' a knife to him.

Anyone does that's
got to be sure--
I will stop anytime you want.


No, keep goin'.

But I'm warnin' you.
Nothin' better happen
to him.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do
to stop this from
hurting you.

[hoofbeats]

That's Wes.
Someone must be comin'.

-It isn't time for those kids
to get here yet, is it?
-I don't know.

Troy, go see who it is.

-It's a preacher.
-I don't want him
comin' in here. You--

Get rid of him.

Nothin' else, girly.
Just get him to go.

-AUDRA: Good morning, Reverend.
-MAN: Good morning, Audra.

-Children haven't arrived yet?
-My brothers went to get them.

I thought I'd stop by
and see whether
you needed some help.

Well, thank you,
but my mother's
here with me.

Oh, yes.
You'll be needing
the hymnals.

-I'll, uh, get them for you.
-I already have them.

Fine.
And the lesson--

What's that going
to be about?

I thought I'd tell them
the story of the Prodigal Son.

Very good.
Looks like you
don't need my help at all.

I'll see you
and your mother
at services tomorrow.

Thank you for coming by.

-He's gone.
-You're smarter than I thought.

Well, get on
with it.

[sharp groan]

I found the b*llet.

What are you
waitin' for?

-You're torturing him.
-My hands have to be dry.

[groaning]

[exhales]

Give me some bandages.

Up-- There we are.
That a girl.

Oh, I'm sorry.
Here we go, Heath.
Here's another one.

Say, if you fellas got nothin'
better to do while the kids are
in Bible class,

you could ride back over
for a cup of my new
seasoned cider.

-Sweet or hard?
-I got 'em both.

You just keep
that keg primed
and we'll be over.

Invitation as friendly as that,
we'll be pickin' up the kids
every week.

Well, you boys
are welcome anytime.

-Move over there.
-Have a nice trip.

All right, Heath.

It'll start
healin' now.

You're gonna
be fine, Lon.
Just fine.

[sighs]
He can travel now.

-It don't hurt you now, do it?
-No. Not like it did, Ma.

Oh, that's good.
You can rest here.

You said you'd leave
as soon as I was through.
That was the condition.

The only conditions
I ever abide by are
those that suit me.

Look at him.
He's too weak to travel.

He can travel,
and you said yourself
there's no point--

Lady, you're wasting your time
arguing with Ma.

She says he ain't fit to travel,
and that's the way
it's gonna be.

Let's go, Ma.
She fixed me up.
I can ride.

No, you ain't movin'.
That wagon ride's likely
to open your wound up again.

You start bleedin'--
You lost enough
blood already.

What about the children?
They'll be here soon.

They don't bother me.

Fillin' 'em full
of all kinds of pap--

Makin' 'em think
there's some kind of

good Lord keepin'
a special eye on 'em.

Why don't you tell 'em
the truth?

The only help you get
in this world is when
you help yourself.

I'm asking you once again,
please keep your word.
Please go.

I ain't riskin' my son's life.

We'll go when I say
he's ready.

-[pounding]
-Must be those kids.

Troy, take
your brother upstairs.

You can go on with your
class, only be sure
that's all you do--

'cause if I see or hear
anything I shouldn't,

I won't lose a moment
thinkin' about it.

I should never have
asked Heath and Nick
not to stay for the class.

I'm glad you did.
They're not armed.

-Do you think you can go
through with it, Audra?
-I think so.

Bring that doctor's bag
up here.

-There we go.
-There we go.

NICK:
Come on, girl.

There we go.
Come on.

Good morning, children.

Just take a seat
down front.

-Well, calm down any yet?
-Yes.

Sure you don't want us
to stick around, huh?

Why--

NICK: Ah-- Too late.
You had your chance.

Besides, we're going over
to Leif Engstrom's place
to taste his new cider.

-So we'll see you
a little later.
-Oh, where's Mother?

-Up in the choir loft.
-Mm-hmm.

Good luck, sis.

Well, we could, uh,
sit in the back there,

-and squat way down and listen.
-Nah, Nick. We promised.

At that cattlemen's meeting,
you'd have thought I had
my boots on backwards.

I got up to speak,
stepped on the chairman's foot.

While I was speakin',
I spilled water
all over him

and after I got through
I stepped on his foot again
goin' back to my seat.

-[chuckles]
-Will you get in?

Oh! Yeah. Get some
of that cider.

As you probably
already know,

I'm going to be teaching
this class from now on.

And as you also
probably know,

my name is Audra Barkley--
Miss Audra, if you like.

It hasn't been so long
since I sat just
where you're sitting now.

And maybe, just like you,
I used to wonder

whether my
Sunday school teacher
would make the lesson

interesting enough
to stop me from thinking

about all the fun
I could have been having
if I were out there.

Well, let's see if I can make
our lesson exciting enough

to put your
imaginations to work.
[continues, indistinct]

I don't want them kids
wonderin' where you are.

Get on down to 'em.

And don't you try anything,

'cause this g*n'll be
on you every second.

pastures where sheep
and cattle grazed. There were
orchards and vineyards,

birds and flowers--

Boy howdy, Leif.
That's real fine cider.

Fresh and cool
as a mountain stream.

Mm-hmm! Not too sweet either.

Tell me to come over some night
for some of that hard stuff.

Anytime, boys.
Gravensteins and Spitzenbergs.

-That's the secret.
-Just a little of each, huh?

[chuckles]
You trying to steal
my recipe, Nick?

Well, now, I, uh-- I figure
I may as well learn
from a good cider maker.

That way I gotta learn good,
then I can have him over
to my house for some of mine.

Now don't use any
that's specked.

Wash 'em real good
before you start your pressing.

-Your cider'll be
as good as mine.
-Thank you, Leif.

We better be
going, Nick.

All right.

If the womenfolk got time
to stop by, they can
taste my cider too.

AUDRA: The Bible tells us--
[continues, indistinct]

Yeah, you figurin'
the next one already, Ma?

Only way to get
anything to work

is to plan it ahead
and to plan it right.

Yeah. But you never
planned on this.

Or on you lettin' that miner
take a shot at Lon.

You know, I thought
he was dead, and so did Wes.

Anyway, we'd have been clear
out of this valley by now

if you done
like that woman said.

What she wanted
ain't what I want.

What are you gonna do with her
and that gal when we leave?

I ain't decided yet.

LON:
Ma?

You're gonna get plenty
of rest when we get up
to those mountains.

That gold'll buy us
everything we need

until you're well
and on your feet again.

And all through the Bible
we find stories
of people

and their feelings
toward one another.

Most of these stories
tell us of the love
they had for each other,

and the sacrifices they made
for those they love.

There are also stories of

people who feel nothing
but hatred for others--

who don't know what it is
to feel real love.

People like that
are incapable
of happiness.

They live only
with cruelty
and violence.

I was going to tell you
the story of the Prodigal Son,

but I think I'll save that
for another time.

This morning I'm going
to tell you the story
of two women.

The name of one was Ruth.

The name of the other
was Naomi.

The important part
of this story

deals with the love
of the young woman, Ruth,

for the older woman, Naomi.

It tells of their feelings
for one another,

and is remembered
to this day

because of a moment
in their lives when--

when neither knew
if they would ever
see each other again.

It was at this moment

that Ruth turned
to Naomi

and said something that--

that made Naomi realize

how deeply she was loved
by Ruth.

She said,

"For whither thou goest,

"I will go,

"and where thou lodgest,

I will lodge."

If you'll all please
open your Bibles to page 305

and read silently
to the end of the chapter,

we'll talk about it
during discussion period.

It ain't over yet,
is it?

The children
will be going out
for a short recess soon.

If there's any feeling
left in you,

you'll leave as soon
as they go out
to play.

I can arrange to have them play
in an area where they won't
even see you.

Oh, believe me,
this is no trick.

Even if I wanted to,
there's no one
I could tell it to.

You'll be miles from here
before anyone else arrives.
Please!

Ma, I think
I can travel now.

I'd be in a lot worse fix

than I am now
if she hadn't helped me.

-I know what's best
for you, boy.
-We ought to get out of here.

You think I'm gonna do
what that woman tells me?

We'll go when
I'm good and ready,
and not before.

She didn't fix Lon up
because she wanted to.

We'd be in jail this minute
if she'd had the g*ns
and not us.

Ain't that true?

-Maybe.
-You see?

I know all about
your fancy kind--

Afraid to breathe
the same air we do.

We belong in cages,
where they won't get

contaminated.

Well,

maybe if you'd had
some hard times--

When we're ready to leave,

you and your daughter
will know all about it.

Now get back down there.

Go on.

[children laughing,
shouting]

[no audible dialogue]

Your Bible story
was beautiful, Audra.

Until today
that's all it was.

Just a story.

I'll go in
and get the hymnals.

[door shuts]

We was gettin' along
real good, you and me,
before we was interrupted.

You'd better go.

Ain't gonna be
no interruptions this time.

Your ma out there
with the kids,

mine busy up there.

[screams]

-[screams]
-ANNIE: Wes!

You animal.
You dirty, rotten beast!

Go! Get out!

Come down here--
Sly when I ain't watchin' you.

You low-down skulkin' swine!

-Nothin's bad enough for you.
-Ma!

Goin' after some woman
when your brother's
lyin' up there dyin'.

Heartless, good for nothin'--

-I ought to k*ll you, hear?
k*ll you!
-Well, do it. Then do it.

k*ll you-- Then I wouldn't
have to worry about you
no more.

Wes--

-Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry, -Wes.

I didn't mean
none of that.

What kind of a ma
would I be,

killin' my own flesh and blood
that I give birth of?

Come on. Come on, boy.

My baby, just like
Lon and Troy.

I wouldn't harm
a hair on your head.

Oh, exceptin' now and again
when you get me riled.

But it don't mean nothin' real.

Just tryin' to show you
what's wrong and what's right.

Oh, Wes--

I didn't mean
to hit you so hard.

You ain't hurt bad,
are you?

It'd tear the heart
right out of me

if you was hurt bad.

Come on now.
Come on.

Sit up.

There.

Now give your ma
a little smile.

Come on. Come on now.
A little smile.

Aw, let's see a smile.

Oh, Wes.

I love you still--
Just like always.

Come on now.

There's a good boy.

Now you go back up
to the lookout.

We'll be leaving
in a very short while.

-Nothin' would have happened
if she hadn't egged him on.
-That's a lie.

Do you really believe
your son needed that kind
of encouragement?

He's good. All my boys are.

I've always made sure of that.

Oh, you've made sure
of a lot of things.

That's all Annie Morton
has ever done--

Made sure that she and her sons
got what they wanted

by helping themselves--
by k*lling.

How many did you k*ll
when you held up
the Denver stage

or robbed that bank
at Albuquerque?

Did you get what you wanted
when you k*lled that rancher
in Tucson?

Or those two gold miners
at Settlers' Gap?

You've got quite a bit
of information about me,
don't you?

It has stared at me
from a dozen posters.

Get those kids back inside.

You know, uh, we ain't got
too much time

before they come back
for them kids, Ma.

Them two ain't gonna
stay behind when we go.

Well, now, you ain't thinkin'
about takin' 'em with us,
are you now?

I done my thinkin'.

We're gonna get rid of 'em.

-Well, Mrs. Merar, come on in.
-No, thank you, Jarrod.

I just want to know--
Is everything all right?

It's a little
quiet around here,
if that's what you mean.

Mother and Audra
are down at the church.

Audra's giving
her first Bible class,

and Nick and Heath
are transporting
all the children.

Well, about an hour ago
your mother came to our place.

-She wanted the doctor,
but he's away fishing.
-What did she want him for?

Well, that's the funny thing.
She didn't say.

I thought it was someone up here
who was sick.

-I gave her Tom's medical bag.
-Why wouldn't she tell you
what she wanted with it?

I don't know.

She acted so strange.

-There was a man with her.
-Who was he?

I never saw him before.
They came in a wagon.

If you'll excuse me,
Mrs. Merar, I'd better
get right over to the church.

-And thank you very much.
-Not at all.

♪ [organ playing]

TOGETHER:
♪ O joy of all

♪ The meek

♪ To those who fall

♪ How kind thou art

♪ How good to those

♪ Who seek

♪ Jesus, our only joy

♪ Be thou

♪ As thou our prize

♪ Wilt be

♪ Jesus, be thou

♪ Our glory now

♪ And through

-♪ Eternity
-Wes has got the other canteen.

Go and get it, Troy.

♪ O hope of every

♪ Contrite heart

[footsteps]

I need
your canteen, Wes.

Them, uh, two down there--

-Ma says she don't want 'em
around when we leave.
-How's she aimin' to fix that?

Easy. sh**t 'em.

What does she want to go
and do a thing like that for?

You feel like arguing
with her about it, Wes?

I just don't think
it's necessary.
Do you?

Well, Ma--
She don't pay much mind
to what I think.

Yeah, she's done okay up to now
with no help from us.

Except it's us
that do the dirty work.

It ain't right,
killin' them two.

-Is she set on it?
-If you'd seen her face,
you'd know she was.

Well, I don't go along with her.
It's all wrong.

Well, I'll tell her
you said so, brother.

[hoofbeats]

♪ [singing continues]

-Someone's comin'!
-♪ [stops]

You lost your mind?
I told you to knock
on the wall.

-It's a rider.
-He's not to come in, hear?

Come on, children.
Come with me.

Quickly.

You stay up here
with us.

Go down and see
who it is, Troy.

[g*nsh*t]

[g*nshots]

Down on the floor.

Get down on the floor.

Drop that g*n.
Drop it.

Over there.

Ma, he k*lled Troy.

Jarrod. Jarrod.

You all right?

-Who's that?
-My son.

Get that gal out here.

-VICTORIA: Leave
her alone, please.
-Shut up.

I gave you an order.

There don't have to be
no more killin', Ma.
I'll go get Lon.

-We can get out of here.
-I told you to get
that gal in here.

What's the use, Ma?
Killin' her ain't
gonna help us none.

We can make it
up to the mountains
before anybody gets here.

They k*lled Troy.
They gotta pay for it.

That's reason enough.
Now you go get that girl.

What's your reason, Ma?
You ain't got no reason
for killin' her.

-I got plenty of reason.
-You've only got one-- Jealousy.

You're going to k*ll
a 19-year-old girl for no
other reason than jealousy.

-Jealous?
-Why else would you do it?
She's done nothing.

That's right.
She didn't do nothin'.
It was me that started--

[yelps]

You hit me.

Your ma.

You hit your ma.

Couldn't help it.

The way you treat me.
The things you make us do.

It was true, what she said.

You want to get rid of her
'cause you're jealous.

Every time I turn my head
to look at a girl,

-let alone go near one.
-I'm warning you, Wes.

It was the same
with that gal in Wichita--

The one I wanted to marry.

What did you do
but beat her up so bad

she couldn't ever
show her face again?

And it'll be the same
with Lon too, when he's older,
just like it was with me.

He ain't never
gonna be free of you
as long as he stays with you.

You gotta forget it, Ma.

-You gotta let these people go.
-I'll get her myself.

Ma!

Now you stay away
from that girl
or I'll k*ll you.

I mean it.
I'll k*ll you.

[g*nshots]

Ma!

Ma?

-We opening a new winery, Nick?
-Nope, cider mill.

Audra, get me a few glasses,
will you, please?

I'll give you all
the privilege of sampling

the finest cider made
this side of the old country.

That's it. Jarrod?

How much capital outlay
do you think I'd need

-to put cider
on a commercial scale?
-That depends on the size.

$5,000 or $6,000
might cover
the filtration plant--

Give you a first run
of a few hundred gallons.

-Nick, you're not really
serious about this, are you?
-Dead serious.

Start a new apple orchard.

Lay in a stock of Gravensteins
and Spitzenbergs,

and in a few years we'll be
shipping Barkley cider
all over the state.

Ah. Now, will you look at that?

Nectar is what it is.

Not too sweet
and not too dry.

Ah, Heath!
Grab yourself a glass.

What's that for?

That jug of cider
you gave me this morning.
I gave it to Don Hamilton.

-The vet?
-That's right.

After he sampled it,
he tried it on his horse.

Said it beats all the liniment
he's ever used.

Great for a rubdown.
And he's gonna be using

a couple more jugs
near the end of the month.

Uh, let's, uh--

Let's go into supper,
shall we?

By the way,
I ran into the reverend.

He wants to know
if you're gonna teach
next Saturday's Bible class.

-Of course.
-I think the reverend
found the right girl.