Christmas on the Range (2019)

[bunniefuu]

Kendall: perfect!

[Closes tailgate]

Morning bernadette!

[Cow mooing loudly]

Whoa, mama!
[Cow mooing loudly]

[Running footsteps]

[Door opens, closes]
phone, phone!

No, where's the phone?
[Presses button]

[Phone receiver beeps]

Ugh! Come on!
[Presses button]

[Phone receiver beeps]

Ha! Okay!

Oh, I'm comin' mama!

[Door opens, closes]

Doc, we got breech!
[Cow mooing]

Doc on phone:
what? Kendall?

Breech, breech birth!

Easy, bernadette.
I know.

Doc on phone: there's no easy
way to say this,

But you gotta reach in.

Reachin' in!

[Cow mooing loudly]

Doc on phone: you need to push
it back in as far as you can.

Kendall: we can do this.
Okay, here we go... Ah!

[Engine stopping]

[Door opens]

¶ ¶

[Footsteps]

[Kendall grunts,
cow mooing]

[Kendall grunts louder]

Easy... I know...
Here we go mama.

Clint: hello?
[Kendall grunts]

Clint: I heard the screams,
do you need a hand?

Kendall: doc, hang on.

It's not a good time, mister!

[Cow mooing]
okay, what's next?

Doc on phone: move her forward
with one hand...

And then grasp a leg
with the other.

Bend the hock and lift it
upward rotating it as you lift.

Wait, what?!

I'm sorry,
but if you let-

Kendall: can you go slower or...
[Grunts]

Use word pictures
or something?

I...
I think I can-

Oh, this is not workin'!
[Grunts loudly]

I'm a vet!

[Gasps, grunts]

[Cow mooing]

[Grunts]
thanks doc, bye!

[Phone thuds]

Oh! Grab some gloves,
you're up!

[Panting]

[Cow mooing]

[Gasps, chuckles]

[Panting]

[Mooing]

Oh...
Oh, that's beautiful.

Clint:
yeah, he is.

[Mooing]

Boy, you showed up
just in the nick of time.

I'm kendall.

Clint.
[Squishy sound]

Huh...

[Kendall laughing]

Sorry.

Well, nobody said
life wasn't messy!

Amen to that.

¶ ¶

Kendall: I'd like to think
that you're a godsend,

But I'm assuming you came
for something other than

Saving bernadette, the cow.
[Horses neighing nearby]

Is "the cow" officially
part of her name?

She's named
after my aunt

Who was just
as stubborn.

"The cow" just helps us
distinguish the difference!

[Laughing]
I'm sure she's honored.

Not as honored as
my uncle earl.

Do you see that handsome
guy over there?

That's his namesake.
[Squealing]

[Clint chuckles]
so you're kendall riley?

Guilty.

I figured.

You've got your
daddy's smile.

You knew my father?

I did.

I was tore up
to hear he'd passed.

How'd you know him?

The rodeo...

A long time ago.

He was good to me.

He talked me through
my first bronco,

And let me borrow
his gloves.

I wanna give
them back.

A man's gloves are
important to him.

¶ ¶

He gave 'em to you.

¶ ¶

Would you like
a cup of coffee?

I would,
thank you.

¶ ¶

[Pouring coffee]

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

This ranch is
all yours now?

Yep, I inherited it.

How many head?

220.

No, 221 thanks to you.

[Chuckles]
right.

They're all organic.

I wasn't aware anybody did
that around here.

We're about this close
to getting our certificate.

Certificate?

Becoming certified organic
is a very long process.

You have to
develop a plan,

And then you have to
get it approved.

And by "it,"
I mean everything

From the substances we use
to the processes...

To the tilling...
The grazing...

All of it.

And an inspector comes out
once a year for three years.

Pretty thorough.

You have to be
completely chemical-free.

I have to keep
perfect records,

Sales receipt of all
the food the cows eat.

Sounds like a
commitment.

It's become my life,

But hopefully tomorrow
it's over.

It's our last inspection.

Oh,
that's incredible.

I wish you the
best of luck.

I hope it all
works out for you.

The world could use
more organic farmers.

Thank you.

[Car honks]

Oh, speaking of
the wide world-

Marcus: kendall!

Here comes a slice
of it right now.

Memphis: hey girl!

Sit back and enjoy the
show with these two.

Hey, you guys!

Hey!

Marcus, you're back
from michigan.

Kendall, I missed you.

How was
your trip?

Who's the cowboy?

We just met.

Clint, this is marcus.

Marcus montoya.
[Clint laughs]

Ignore him, I'm memphis...

Proprietor of the
"I will cut you"

Hair and nail salon.

Well, it's a pleasure.

Ever had
a manicure?

I once had a horse
bite my nail off.

[Scoffs]
I'd say!

Marcus and I studied organic
farming together in new york.

And now he's my accountant,
bookkeeper, marketing agent...

Actually, the list of what you
aren't is shorter.

What is he is more
important.

Clint is
a veterinarian.

He just helped me
with bernadette's baby.

Better you
than me.

Clint: we had our
hands full.

It's a pleasure
to meet you guys,

But I'd better
get going.

I'll let you guys
get to it.

[Says suspiciously]
umm-hmm.

Kendall: what did I tell you
about those two?

Well, I'd been warned.
Thank you.

You're welcome.

Call me

In case bernadette
needs anything.

The cow,
not your aunt.

Will do.
Take care.

You too.

[Door opens]

[Jeep starts, drives off]

Alright,
let's see it.

[Scoffs]

It's a classy font;
memorable design.

[Gasps]

Do you know
who that was?

Clint,
the veterinarian.

No, clint mccree!
Brick mccree's son!

Oh.
Brick?

The man that's
trying to buy your ranch?

Is that why clint was here?

Did he say anything
about it?

No, he didn't say anything.

Oh!
What a snake in the grass!

Wait, you didn't tell him
anything did ya?

About what?

The ranch!

Well, I told him the
inspector was coming tomorrow.

[Gasps]
why would you do that?!

I don't know, it just came up.
Words happen.

Did he ask
about anything else?

He asked how many
cattle I have.

He's a spy.
Great.

Kendall: if he is a spy,
he's a terrible one.

He gave me a card
with his name on it.

Oh no, you trust me.

If he's a mccree,
he's up to no good!

They're all bandits to the bone
and you know that!

¶ ¶

Brick mccree,
hmph!

¶ [Tense music] ¶

Brick: you're fired, pete.

Pete: but mr. Mccree,
it's christmas.

Brick: humbug.

Pete: I can fix it,
just give me more time to-

Get off or get thrown off.

You've got 3 seconds.
3...

Pete: mr. Mccree, please...

I've got a wife and
a kid that I gotta feed.

2...

Hank: he's not gonna ask
you again, pete.

The boss is not
happy with your work.

Okay, okay.

Brick: that boy can't
fix anything.

Just buy a new tractor.

Yes, sir.

What about the girl?

Kendall's got one last
inspection tomorrow,

And what if this organic stuff
really does sell?

Then you take care of it.

Hank: yes, sir.
Who's that.

Brick: that's my son.

Well look what the
wind blew in.

Hey, pop.

Hey, clint.

Hank, been a long time.

You got
something to do?

Hank: sure thing, boss.

You look good, boy.

So do you old man

Considering...

Who told you about that?

Mom.

She did, did she?

Well, I suppose it's only polite
to ask how she's doin'?

Lillian: ask her yourself.

[Footsteps]

Brick: lillian,
it's been a minute.

You look good.

You look better
than I expected.

What are you doing here?

I came to spend
christmas with my son,

Who came to spend it with his
father in case it was his last.

Mom...

Brick: there's a lot going on
around here now.

I suppose I could...

I could use your help.

Let's just start
with lunch.

I'll see what
I can rustle up.

[Footsteps]

Clint: you know, I'd like to get
my hands dirty while I'm here,

Chip in when
and where I can but...

¶ [Tense music] ¶

We're gonna have to
ease into this, okay?

Slowly.

Yeah, yeah.
You and me both.

¶ [Tense music] ¶

This place is a mess.

[Exhales]

[Cows mooing]

[Marcus whispering]
is it a good thing or a bad

Thing when he's writing?

[Kendall whispering]
I don't know.

So, how long does it take an
intelligent man

Like yourself to go to school
to be an inspector?

Huh?

Oh, uh...

Normal...
Normal amount of time I suppose.

Wow!
[Giggles]

I bet you were top of
your class, weren't ya?

Inspector stittum: no.

[Squishy sound]
somewhere in the middle.

Genius!
[Giggles]

So, do you got a name?

Or do all your girlfriends call
you "mr. Inspector?"

Inspector stittum:
no, I don't have a girlfriend.

[Gasps]
no? You're joking.

[Sniffs]
no.

Lucky me.

You know my
mascara's organic.

What do you think?

The lipstick too.

You want a sample?

[Giggles]

Did you see that?

He blushed!

How is this
helping us?

It means
he's human.

Oh, I got this.
Don't worry.

Inspector stittum:
miss riley, I'm sorry but uh...

We have a problem.

Kendall:
what do you mean?

I did everything right.

I followed the rules
for 3 years.

I double...
I triple-checked everything.

Inspector stittum:
except for one major thing...

You signed in
the wrong place.

So you mean that-

Inspector stittum:
yep...

You're certified!

Oh!

[Happy laughter]

Spencer, get in here!

Now were you really interested
in seeing my pictures

From my trip to el paso,
or were you just...

Flirting with me
to get the certificate?

Argh...
Figures...

Fall for it every time.

Good effort though,
and I really support

What you guys are
doing here.

It's pretty amazing.

Kendall: thank you, spencer.
Memphis: thank you.

Thank you! Thank you!
You guys!

[Women chattering, laughing]

Gus: y'all scandalous!

Kendall: a woman's gotta do
what a woman's gotta do.

Memphis: that's right!
[Laughing]

So that's it then?
You're good to go?

Kendall: yep, we're
officially organic!

Gus: I know it's cost you...

Your dad'd be proud.

Memphis: yeah, do you have any
idea how expensive

It is for the inspection alone,
and then doing it three times?

Girl practically lost everything
but she did it anyway.

Well, I couldn't have done
it without you guys.

And she already has
a buyer too!

Really?
Tell them!

Top choice foods!

In a couple of weeks, they buy
almost the whole herd.

Kendall,
that's wonderful!

Kendall: thank you,
it's gonna be great!

Vivian: so how long
do we have the

Pleasure of your
company this time?

I don't know,
I like it here.

Memphis give
you that do?

Yeah, you like it?

I love it.

[Women giggle in distance]

Who do you keep lookin'
at over there?

Shh! Don't be
so obvious.

Kendall: he's a mccree but he
said my dad was good to him;

That they met at the rodeo-

Memphis:
he came to spy on her.

[Gasps]
mm-hmm.

So is that why clint's
here to help his dad?

Y'all know he has
cancer, right?

Now how do you know that?

Sheila michaels
works at the hospital.

Lean back.

So kendall, how long have your
fathers hated each other?

Memphis: since before clint
and her were born.

Not that I even know why.

Vivian: so do
you like her?

[Gasps]

I think it's great.
Does she know? No.

Memphis: you know, I heard it
was a property dispute.

Brick swindled land from
your daddy or somethin'.

What don't you hear, girl?

No, no.
I heard that too. See?

Bullhocky.
This is the 20th century.

21St.

You can't just steal land
like that anymore.

All that property
used to belong to brick.

The last chance ranch
was brick's land.

That's what I know.

Well then how did kendall's
daddy get it?

I don't know and neither does
anybody else I reckon.

Except brick.

You know, I bet it
was hush money.

Your daddy found out
that

Brick was laundering cash or
something.

Do you think so? Yes!
You know that's how it is!

Gus: oh now stop that;
brick might be bad, but he ain't evil.

[Scoffs]
speak for yourself.

Gus: now if you folks are gonna
pride yourself

In being the best town gossips,

At least get your
facts straight.

Granddaddy, bad and evil may not
be the same fruit...

But they're in the same bowl.

Gus: yeah,
and that bowl ain't jail.

Bad is selfish.
Evil is malicious.

There's a difference baby girl.

[Vivian whispering]
well, why don't you tell her?

She's got too
much going on.

And our friendship means
too much to me

To be risking it like that.

And who you calling
gossips anyhow?

All I'm sayin' is,
you've got a lot of information

On everybody else
in this town.

Both: oh no we don't!
Gus: you don't?

Both: no.

Excuse me, how many of you have
binoculars in your purses?

¶ ¶

I do!

¶ ¶

But I don't always
carry a purse.

Umm-hmm.

¶ ¶

And how many of y'all have
professional fbi

Listening devices in there?

¶ ¶

No further questions,
your honor.

You know, I don't even know why
you hang here, granddaddy.

This is a hair salon,

And you're as bald
as my elbow!

It's a great place
to meet women.

[Women laughing]

Oh, stop. He's a mess!
[Women giggling]

5... 4... 3...

2... 1...

Kendall:
merry christmas, mom and dad.

¶ The weary world rejoicin' ¶

¶ For yonder breaks... ¶

So it became
official today.

Kendall riley,
an organic farmer.

¶ Fall on your knees... ¶

I know it wasn't
really your thing, dad.

¶ Oh hear... ¶

But it's my thing.

And you guys were
always so supportive

When I was passionate
about something.

¶ Oh night divine... ¶

I'm so excited...

And scared.

Volunteer: merry christmas!
Woman: thanks!

Kendall: I wish you guys were here.
Woman: oh, hot chocolate!

And mom, I just want to tell you
the planning for the

Cattleman's christmas ball is
going really well.

I don't have a lot of
time to organize it but...

Memphis is doing
a lot of the work.

Sweetheart! And the money from
this year is going to

Cancer research
at the hospital.

So I just wanted to
honor you...

By doing something good
for someone else.

¶ Fall on your knees ¶

¶ Oh hear ¶

¶ The angel voices ¶

[Kiss]
love you.

¶ Oh night divine ¶

¶ [Christmas bells jingling] ¶

[Rooster crowing]

[Cows mooing]

[Cows mooing]

How's bernadette,
the cow?

Well, come see for yourself.

Clint:
oh she's looking good,

And the little one...
He's eating well.

Kendall:
yeah, we're fine.

Clint: fantastic, but you know I
could examine him-

Kendall: we're good...
Thanks, I can take it from here.

Alright then.
Well, you have my number-

Oh yes, mr. Mccree,
I have your number.

[Cows mooing]

Oh... I see.

[Cows mooing]

Miss riley...

I'm not my father,
you know.

Really?
Were you his spy?

His what? Spy?
[Chuckles]

Look, I know that he's not the
most popular man in town.

It's kinda the
reason I left;

Guilt by association,
you know?

[Horse neighs]

I swore I'd never come back.

Why are you telling me this?

I'm only here
because he has cancer.

¶ ¶

Yeah, I heard.

Clint: I didn't say it
for sympathy.

¶ ¶

I wanted to drop by and
just pay my respects and...

Tell you that your daddy was
more of a father to me than...

¶ ¶

I just wanted to check
on the little one.

I'm sorry to bother.

It wasn't sympathy.

¶ ¶

My mother had cancer too.

Yeah, I know.

Kendall: and even though your
father is...

Polluting my pond and...

Breaking my tractor and
manipulating the market...

¶ ¶

I wouldn't wish that on
my worst enemy.

¶ ¶

He's really doing all that?

¶ ¶

I'm sorry.

You have a nice day.

You too.

[Sighs]

[Cow mooing]

What are you lookin' at?

¶ ¶

Lillian:
are you okay?

Brick: oh yeah...
Just... Pills...

Um, when's your next
appointment?

I can drive you
if you like.

[Birds chirping]

Well, thank you but...

I don't need you to
do that for me.

Okay.

Lillian.

[Footsteps]

You know, since the three of
us are here right now uh...

Maybe we ought to um...

Sit down to
a meal together...

And try to catch up
a little bit.

Nothin' fancy,
nothin' official just...

Family?

Yeah, family.
What do you think?

¶ ¶

I think we can manage that.

¶ ¶

Good.

Lillian: I'll tell clint.

Okay.

[Footsteps]

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

Marcus: just a few more steps
on the certification paperwork.

First, I need
the original deed.

Okay...
Uh, let's see...

What?

Lillian mccree?

What?

Clint's mom.

What are you talkin' about?

It says here that the ranch was
sold to my father by lillian.

Brick mccree's wife?

Ex-wife.

[Chuckles]
oh! Scandalous!

Guess what she sold
it to him for?

- 150 Grand?
- Unh-uh.

Marcus: 100? 50? $25?

1 Grand?

- 1 Dollar.
- No!

She sold it to him
for one dollar.

It's gotta be a mistake.

Gotta be.

[Cell phone rings]

Hello? Lawrence: hey kendall,
how you doing?

Oh hi, lawrence!

You must have heard that
we've gone official.

Top choice.
Lawrence: I heard you're certified-

Um-hm, yesterday mornin'.
We're just finishing up

Some paperwork and I'm actually
glad you called

Because I wanted to confirm your
purchase at the market for the-

Lawrence: yeah, that's why
I was calling.

There's been a change.
Kendall: I'm sorry?

Lawrence: we're gonna go
with someone else.

Well, I don't understand;
we had an agreement.

Yes, I know verbal commitments
are non-binding but-

Lawrence: I feel bad about this
kendall-

Kendall: can you at least
explain why?

Lawrence: well, your lack of
experience is one reason-

Where did you hear that?

Lawrence: well, it really isn't
important-

Of course.
Lawrence: maybe in the future.

Alright.
Lawrence: take care.

Bye-bye.
[Hangs up cell phone]

Top choice backed out?

¶ ¶

Brick mccree.

¶ [Tense music] ¶

[Hoof beats]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

¶ [Tense music] ¶

[Door closes]

Mrs. Mccree?
Hi, kendall!

Hi, what are you...

I-i'm surprised to
see you here.

Oh yeah, I'm
gonna be staying

At the house
through christmas.

Mr. Mccree need my help
with some things, so...

How are you?

I've been better.
Your husband around?

Uh, 15 years
not my husband.

And uh, yes
but he's really busy.

So am i, ma'am.

[Birds chirping]

Come on in.

Brick: yeah, well don't make me
come after you daniel

Because you know I will.
Yeah...

Kendall riley
is here to see you.

Brick: that would work;
you'd have to put it in writing.

You have company, brick.

I'm gonna have to call you back,
my ex-wife is yelling at me

And she's brought a friend.

Yeah.
[Hangs up cell phone]

How may I help you miss riley?

Why do you keep
meddling with my ranch?

I am not your competition.

Trust me, I don't think of
you as competition.

Then why do you keep
sabotaging me?

I beg your pardon?

Top choice.

Oh yeah well lawrence
is a friend of mine,

And over a biscuit and coffee
I did mention to my friend

That whereas you have had your
certificate for one day,

I had a better deal
on a sure thing.

You are not a sure thing
and i-

This is hard enough for me

Without you making
it impossible.

Look, I'm just trying
to do a good thing here.

Yeah you're the one who
does the good things...

Will you clean these
for me please? Thank you.

You know why my ranch
is so big and why I'm

So successful?
No, why?

Well, it's because I feed
thousands

And thousands of people.

Regular folks; not just those
who can afford what's fancy.

The best thing you can do,

And this is very good advice-

Oh, I'm listening.

Would be to sell the land
back to me.

- Back to you?
- Yeah.

You inherited an unplayable hand
and it's not your fault.

Robert riley was
a fine cowboy,

But a terrible business man.

Everybody knows that.

If I fail,
let it be because I failed,

Not because you cheated.

It's not cheating...

It's just business.

Clint: hey pop, the new calf
could-

¶ ¶

Good day, mr. Mccree...
Lillian.

[Footsteps]

What was all that about?

Lillian: how can you still be
so bitter?

How many years
has it been?

Robert riley's been
dead for three years,

And you're still bent on
vengeance and now you're gonna

Take it out on his daughter?

She had nothing to do with
any of that.

What is going on?

Brick: it's just business.

What is so hard to
understand about that?

Lillian: if that girl could
affect your bottom line

By a dime,
I'd be shocked.

I have to think about
the future,

That's what I'm doing.
- Oh really?

Yeah; everything affects
everything and I wanna leave

My son an inheritance
that's worth something.

What makes you think
I even want this place?

Because you're smart enough to
know that this place

Offers more to you than...

Than poodles with
kennel cough!

Lillian: if you cared enough
to even ask,

His business doesn't even
deal with dogs at all.

¶ ¶

Clean your own
stinkin' glasses.

¶ ¶

What are you doing to her?

Brick: I didn't ask her
to come back.

Clint: not mom... Kendall.

Brick: you should do us both
a favor, son.

Stay away from
the riley girl.

[Sighs]

¶ ¶

What are you
thinking?

What are you
calculating?

How far back does
your property go?

It goes all the way to the
mccree line and then it-

Wait, why?

I'm just considering
all options.

No, not that option.

You asked me to go over
your operating budget,

And evaluate your
situation.

I know,
but that is not-

Why not just sell
the back off?

No!

If brick made an offer even half
as good as the last one-

I am not selling
any part of this ranch.

We need every inch of it
for the cattle and I'm not-

I'm not losing my family farm
after only three years.

It's all I have left.

I'm not telling you
to lose it,

I'm just thinking
more like...

Amputate part of it
to save the rest of it.

Marcus.

Okay...
You're right.

Okay, so what's
this item here?

- Food.
- Cow food?

Yes.

And so what's this
item here?

My food.

The cows are eating
better than you are!

Well, there's 221
of them and one of me.

Perhaps your operating
budget might look a little

Better if you cut out all the
foods that come in nugget form.

I don't have time to cook.

I work with an
organic farmer who is

Too busy running her
organic farm to eat

Anything but processed chicken
in the shape of a boot!

I'm gonna need you
to be serious with me.

I'm trying to be serious,
but you don't seem open to-

Open to what?

What exactly are
you suggesting?

[Sighs]

If you don't
find a buyer,

Then we're gonna have
to go to auction.

And there's only one
left until summer.

And the numbers are saying that
if you don't sell enough cows...

You're done.

¶ [Somber music] ¶

Clint: really?
Family dinner huh?

It was your
father's idea.

Better late than never,
I guess.

[Footsteps approaching]

Brick: hey.

Hey.

It's good to see the
two of you here.

Sorry I'm late.

Well...

Clint: it's bleak
in here, pop.

Oh yeah,
well I don't eat in here much.

Never.

- You know what you could use?
- What's that?

A christmas tree...

Right there.

You know your father's
not a fan of christmas trees.

No trees, no carols,
no presents.

I've never understood it;
it's just one day, pop.

Well I guess I was always too
busy making sure

You had what you needed for
the other 364.

You know most
christmas movies

Are based on characters
that think like that.

Well, you see?
I'm on the right track.

Clint: they're usually
the villains.

Touché.

If there's anyone who could use
some christmas spirit

Right now pop,
it's you.

I've got the
christmas spirit.

h*, h*, h*...
Humbug.

Brick: rudolph the red nosed-
I got it all, just test me.

[Clint laughs]

You're closer than you know,
old man.

Kendall: of course.
That makes sense.

I know it was last minute,
but it was worth a shot.

Man on phone:
I'm so sorry, darlin'.

Kendall: merry christmas.
Give my love to ida.

Man on phone:
I will.

[Hangs up phone, sighs]

[Knocking]

[Door opens]

Hi.

[Door closes]
hey.

I'm kinda busy,
did you need something?

I just came by
to check on our baby...

Calf.

Doug is fine.

You named him!
[Chuckles]

- Yeah.
- And how's mom?

Bernadette is fine too.

[Birds chirping]

Alright, I can tell you are not
gonna leave until

You say what you need to.

[Door opens]
go on.

[Footsteps]

[Door closes]

Come on then.

Okay, so what's
the deal with-

The deal is that I am
trying to stay afloat here,

And your father keeps
trying to drown me

On purpose
and I don't know why.

But I do know why
you keep coming here.

Don't give me that
puppy dog face.

Do you think I'm not
on to you?

Comin' over to check on me,
askin' me about my cattle,

Askin' me about
the inspections.

I don't know why your family

Is so intent on
ruining my life.

I was gonna say what's the deal
with the artificial sweetener?

I mean, you run an organic farm
and you put that in your body?

Talk about ruining your life-

I like the taste of
fake chicken nuggets,

And I don't want cavities.

¶ ¶

I'd like to tell you that
I had nothing to do with this,

But I don't think
you'd believe me.

The truth is,
nobody controls my dad.

The best thing I could do was
get away from him

So he couldn't control me.

I don't know why
he does what he does.

I don't even
think he knows why he

Does what he does,
he just does.

And you're right...

I didn't come here just
to check on the calf,

I came to check on you.

And to apologize to you
for him.

[Footsteps approaching,
door opens]

Alright let's restock that fridge.
[Door closes]

Well, well, well!
Look who came crawling back.

Hi, mitch.

- It's marcus.
- Marcus.

Mr. Clint mc coward?

I've been called
a lot of things in my life,

Some of them true but
a coward isn't one of them.

Marcus: you know, I've never met
your pappy before but...

I picture him with a black,
twirly mustache.

Kendall: sh!

Does he have
a black, twirly mustache?

He's gonna hit you in your face
marcus if you don't shut up.

You know, just say the word
and I'll fight for your honor.

Fight for-
[dogs barking outside]

I will fight for my own honor,
thank you very much.

Just stop it; something's wrong.
[Dogs barking outside]

[Door opens]

[Dogs barking, footsteps]

[Door closes]

Oh! Out the back fence!

A couple dozen
cows are loose!

Can you ride?
A horse?

I ride.

Oh good.

Marcus, patch
the fence okay?

Yeah, i-i can do that.
Kendall: and get the cowhands!

¶ Little house
full of people ¶

¶ A train under the tree ¶

¶ Smiling faces
in all the places ¶

¶ Where I wanna be ¶

¶ ¶

¶ There's snowflakes
falling outside the window ¶

¶ ¶

¶ A fire burning bright ¶

[Mooing]

[Kendall sighs]
they're everywhere!

Bernadette, not you too.

Come on.

Over here!
Found some!

Hiyah!
[Mooing]

¶ My pick up truck's
just way too slow ¶

¶ Rudolph get me
there on time ¶

¶ I want to hold my baby
in my arms ¶

¶ And kiss her tenderly ¶

¶ And if you just help me out ¶

¶ It won't be long until
I'm in tennessee ¶

¶ None of the children
need to know ¶

Kendall: thank goodness the
cowhands found some.

Come on.
[Clicks tongue]

¶ Can I catch a ride ¶

¶ ¶

¶ I can't get home
fast enough ¶

¶ Santa claus can I catch a
ride? ¶

¶ Well I'll just sit back here,
wrap some toys ¶

¶ And all you'll have to do
is drive ¶

¶ I've been so good,
I promise you ¶

¶ If you just give me a lift ¶

¶ Well, I'll be the merriest
wish that you check off ¶

¶ Of your christmas list ¶

¶ And I can just see their
faces now ¶

¶ When I get there they'll
wonder how ¶

Clint: I think we
found the last of 'em.

¶ Santa claus ¶

¶ Can I catch a ride ¶

This won't hold forever,
I gotta get some new wire.

I'll go with
you to the store.

Well, you guys can go.

I gotta a little more
work to do anyways.

Thanks.

¶ Can I catch a ride? ¶

¶ Come on, santa ¶

¶ ¶

That's where my parents
got engaged.

In the gazebo?
Mm-hmm.

It was the night of
the christmas tree

Lighting 30-something
years ago.

¶ ¶

[Kiss]

¶ ¶

I was just
sayin' hi.

To your parents?

Yeah, we spent
a lot of time here.

I learned to ride my bike right
over there in that grass.

The ranch had too
many cow pies.

My dad always used to say it's
just extra padding.

Hmm.

My favorite time when
I was little though

Was early spring
and fall.

We would come here
and get an ice cream,

Listen to the local high
school band practice because

The sports teams would take
their field so...

They would practice here.

Yeah, I used to be on...

A sports team.

Of course you were.
[Giggles]

I played the clarinet
in high school.

No wonder we never met.

¶ ¶

This was always
a little slice of heaven.

¶ ¶

I see what you mean.

¶ ¶

Kendall: so how well
did you know my dad?

Clint:
well, he was a good man.

Kendall:
he always used to say...

When caring for an
animal, half-

Half the battle is getting
them to trust you.

Yeah.

What did your dad
think about you being

Under the wing of a riley?

Are you kidding?
He didn't know.

There's no way
he would approve.

And not just because
all rileys are scoundrels.

Thank you.

[Chuckles]

No, to be honest, there's not
much he does approve of.

He hates that
I'm a vet.

He thinks I'm bucking
against his wishes,

And eventually I'll
come around.

Why don't you?

Why don't
I what?

Come around.

He's successful, you'd
still get to work with animals.

I'd still have to
work with him.

After I saw the way he
treated my mother,

I didn't want to have
anything to do with him.

Didn't want.

Has your opinion
changed?

No...
I guess I had hoped that cancer

Would've changed him or at least
given him a new perspective.

You know my mom told me that
our dads used to be friends?

- No.
- Yeah.

I never heard that part.

Yeah, supposedly
they were close.

- Then what happened?
- I don't know.

It seems nobody wants
to talk about it.

Hmm.

Frosty the cowboy.

Yee-haw!

¶ [Christmas bells jingling] ¶

Oh, no that is too far.

You can't put a cowboy
hat on baby jesus,

Let me fix this.

Jesus is perfect
the way he is.

There.

Clint: I don't think there
were cowboys in the bible.

Good fix.
[Giggles]

¶ ¶

Yes!

¶ ¶

We should
get to the hardware store.

Yeah.

Vivian: that is a solid eight!

I've got an eight!
[Giggles]

¶ ¶

[Footsteps]

[Cell phone beeps]

[Gasps]
we've got an eight!

[Gasps]
memphis has an eight!

We haven't had an
eight in years!

What's an "eight?"

An eight is a salacious scandal

Involving people we all know!

Oh my word!

[Scoffing]

[Door opens, footsteps]

Okay, okay,
quiet down.

I think we're all here.

Vivian, is this
really an eight?

Oh, it's an eight!

Memphis: okay, because if it's
really a four or even a six,

We are removing you off the
emergency text list.

Vivian: do you think I would
even risk

Getting taken off of the list?

I have got an eight!

Memphis:
um-hmm? Prove it.

I saw clint mccree,

And kendall riley...

Together!
Ah!

Vivian,
we knew this.

- He's a spy.
- Yeah.

That's old news.

What?

He's a vet out there
checkin' on that calf.

It wasn't at the ranch,

It was in town near the gazebo
where he touched...

Her cheek!
[Giggles]

Aw!
That's really sweet.

[Both giggling]

[Scoffing]
oh, come on, that's an eight?

Heck, that don't mean nothin'.

Okay, so how often do you touch

A woman's cheek, granddad?

I don't know,
how often do you?

I'm a hairdresser.

Okay, you two...

Now...

What happened after
he touched her cheek?

They went into the
hardware store.

Now what could they
possibly want in there?

Wire.

Probably fixin' a fence.

Tuh!

Follow-up question.

Was there any smiling?

Yes!
By both parties!

And once she even looked
at him and giggled.

[Everyone giggling]

Okay.

Okay, okay.
That's very interesting.

Okay vivian, this is
definitely an eight.

I told you!

A riley and a mccree
together...

Somebody better check the
temperature because

H-e double hockey sticks
just froze over.

Amen.

[Women giggling]

[Scoffing]

¶ ¶

Marcus: well yeah, she's been
working by herself

For the last three years,
but she worked for

Many years before that
with her father.

[Front door opens]
clint: see you later.

[Screen door opens]
marcus: right, I understand.

Thank you for your time.
[Hangs up phone]

Everything okay?

Marcus: somehow kendall has
gained the reputation among

Organic meat producers that
she's inexperienced,

And in over her head.

That she doesn't know
what she's doing.

How'd she get
that reputation?

I think we both know
the answer to that.

Wait, do you have any
influence around here?

Almost none.

Yeah, I
assumed so.

Hey...

Are you planning on
moving out here and

Helping out with
the ranch?

I live in
michigan.

Right, but I thought
maybe you guys would-

You thought what?

What?

Are you two
seeing each other?

Who?

This guy...

No, we're
not together.

No, actually I got
eyes for someone else.

But if you're really falling
for her then there's got

To be something you can
do about all of this.

Never said I
was falling for her.

I'll see ya later.

¶ Ding dong, ding dong ¶

Wow.

[Chattering]
memphis!

Memphis!

Oh my gosh,
oh my gosh!

I've got a nine!

[Snorts]

Both: a nine?!

¶ ¶

Memphis: oh my word!
[Giggling]

¶ ¶

¶ Hosanna in excelsis ¶

¶ Gloria... (Gloria) ¶

It appears your father's
trying to...

Try.

¶ Hosanna in excelsis ¶

[Ball drops]

[Snickering]

Come on, you good
for nothing cowboy!

Who's breakin' who mister?

Get control of him!

Come on now.

Took a look at your
cows down by the barn.

When he's done,
he's done.

I want a cowboy that can ride
a horse, not just hold on.

Yes sir.
[Horse neighing]

Not enough room for
them in those pens.

Stop thinking of
cattle as people.

Stop thinking of
people as cattle.

Good come back.

[Horse whinnies]

Town hasn't
changed much.

Yeah, well I'd be
disappointed if it did.

¶ ¶

Actually I take
that back.

You being here is one
change I approve of.

I wish it could've been
under other circumstances.

Well maybe some sons
wouldn't come back at all.

I don't know that
I would have with my daddy.

Good grief he
was a bad man.

He's a man
of regret.

Too much regret...

Makes a man hard.

So does hate.
Nope.

That's different.

You best be careful where
you put your heart, son.

¶ ¶

Careful who
you let in.

¶ ¶

Hey, I want to
show you something.

Come on.

¶ ¶

Hey girl.

Whoa.

She's beautiful.

Yeah.

She's yours.

You're giving
her to me?

I bought
her for you.

I don't have
anywhere to keep her.

Yeah, well that's true.

Thought maybe you
could keep her here.

Might entice you to come
around a little more often.

Well, you sure are putting
a lot of effort into showing

Me how much you've changed.

But you know what'd prove it to
me more than anything else?

What's that?

Leave kendall
riley alone.

I know you're the one who's
been spreading rumors about her.

I know you had
her fence cut.

As far as I can gather,
this isn't the first time

That you've meddled.

Now, I'm asking you
just back off.

Don't be that man.

Don't be like
granddad.

You know, whether you like
me or not I am your father.

She is not a threat.

No, she's an enemy.

Are you listening
to yourself?

The rileys have done nothing
but cause this family pain.

What?

They have
betrayed us.

They have
taken from us.

How?

I know you're smitten;
I can see it.

Let me give you a
lesson in loyalty.

Loyalty...

When a family draws a line,
nobody in the clan crosses it.

That's an ironclad rule.

Even if she wasn't a
factor, we'd still be

Having this conversation.

And why is that?

Let me let you in
on a little secret.

I think the world of kendall
and what she's trying to do.

And I thought the world
of her father.

Well that is because you
did not know robert riley.

¶ ¶

The rodeo...

He taught me
everything I know.

You were friends
with this man?

We weren't friends.

He was the father
I never had.

¶ [Ominous music] ¶

¶ ¶

Pop- why did you really come back?

What do you want from me?
Nothing.

I'm just trying to do what's right.
What's right?

You have no idea what
you're walking into.

You're right,
I have no idea!

But I am sick of
whatever it is.

I'm gonna invite
her to dinner.

Family dinner.

And I'll stay here and I'll
help out around the ranch.

Otherwise, I am
out of here.

Cancer, or no cancer.

Christmas, or not.

You think you can
humble me, is that it?

That's my offer,
old man.

¶ ¶

[Door slams]

Yeah, no thank you
for calling us back.

Okay, yeah...

One moment, yeah.

I'll be right with you.

Just one second.

Okay.

You need to
take this.

Hello?

- Yes, is this kendall riley?
- Kendall: yes, this is she.

- Hi, my name is kevin davis from...
- Yes?

Kevin: I'm in a bit of a bind
and I'm looking for

A new beef supplier,
organic.

That's perfect.

- Kevin: it needs to be quick.
- [Laughing] yes!

- Kevin: do we have a deal?
- Yes, we have a deal.

Okay, great I'll
see you then.

Okay, bye-bye.

We have a buyer.

[Laughs]
yes!

Okay call every farm hand
you know and we need to get

The cattle into
the pens for sorting.

What about the bad boards
in the loading chute.

We'll fix them.

Do you know where we
can get a front loader?

We need to soften the runway...

Yeah, I can
call gus.

Great, and clint.

Clint?

We need every hand
we can get.

Okay.
Okay.

[Laughs]

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

[Horse whinnies]

¶ ¶

So, I heard you guys
were hiring.

Thanks for
coming out.

We can use all
the help we can get.

Thanks for
having me.

Absolutely.

Hey, if we can have
you hit that back 40.

Kendall's waiting.

Appreciate it.

¶ ¶

[Cow moos]

Come on, girls!

Here baby!

Come on, come on!

[Cows mooing]

¶ ¶

Thanks for
coming out.

If we can get you to level out
that dirt mound over there

We'll be all set.

Thank you.

¶ ¶

[Cows mooing]

¶ ¶

That takes care
of the cattle.

Now all I have to do is
get your father to keep

His hands out of it.

Come to dinner tonight

And you can tell
him yourself.

They want me to come
over for dinner...

I want you to come
over for dinner.

Think of it as phase
one of the peace talks.

We have a lot of work to do
around here, I'm not sure-

Can't work
24/7.

Listen, this is the first
time I've even seen

My old man trying.

Please, while
the iron's hot.

It would mean a
lot to me.

¶ ¶

Lillian: well um...

I'm sorry
brick's late.

They say he's
on his way.

It's fine.

It's typical.

I'm sorry to hear
about his condition.

Yeah, me too.

I know you
can empathize.

¶ ¶

I really respect
you, kendall.

I've always respected
your family and I'm so

Happy that my son can
see that in you as well.

Thank you.

What I'm doing at the ranch,
it's really nothing special.

I'm just trying to do
what I think is best.

Yeah, well sitting fearlessly
at the table of the enemy-

Well, it speaks volumes whether
you acknowledge it or not.

It's funny, I don't
think of him as an enemy.

Even... Though he tries
to make himself one.

He's always hated me
for what I've had.

And I feel sorry for
what he didn't.

You know, hate is something
that most people learn

From their parents.

Your folks didn't have
an ounce in them.

¶ ¶

Did you know my parents well?

Oh yeah, your mom
and I go way back.

Really?

Yeah.
Well, good.

So, someone can finally tell
me what this feud is all about

That I'm in the middle of.

Yes, please.

I don't think we should be
dredging up stuff like that-

It's dredged up every day,

Whether you talk
about it or not.

¶ ¶

Mom.

¶ ¶

Okay.

¶ ¶

What is she getting?

Probably a g*n just in case he
walks in while she's telling us.

[Laughing]

Now, first of all
this is not a feud.

A feud requires more
than one person in it.

This is more
like a vendetta.

It's...

It starts and it ends
with brick, just brick.

The character of a man
definitely emerges

When he's been wronged.

Wronged by who?

By love.

And no, I'm
not the woman.

I couldn't
compete with her.

Not even in memory.

My mother.

¶ ¶

Your mother and
brick were engaged.

What?

That's dad and her mom.

Wait we're-- we're not?

No.

Their wedding was
the talk of the town.

But then...

Lois changed her mind and brick was publically humiliated.

It was supposed to be
a christmas wedding.

Hence... Dad's aversion
to all things christmas.

When the engagement broke, brick
poured himself into this ranch.

I think he was trying to prove
to everybody that, you know,

He wasn't a failure.

And then we started dating
and in retrospect I think

He wanted to get married
because he wanted to show that

Well, to everybody and himself,
that he was over lois.

I knew he didn't love me
the same way but...

I kind of thought he
was gonna learn to.

But you loved him.

I still do.

Even when I can't stand to be in the same room with him.

I just hope you two
never have to

Understand this
kind of love.

¶ ¶

So when, the dust settled
from the divorce I took

A little revenge myself.

What?

I was awarded part of the ranch
in the settlement and I sold it.

To my father.

For a dollar.

No.

[All laughing]

No.

I think I should've had
this framed like the ones

In the restaurant.

Mom...

Hey, it wasn't
that malicious.

I loved your mother, too.

And after all this happened,
her family was disgraced.

They almost lost everything.

And then, she married your dad,
a rodeo cowboy, and it was

Pretty clear they weren't
gonna make ends meet.

So i...

Yeah, I sold it to him.

But, I gave it to her.

[Phone vibrates]

Um, brick sends
his apologies.

There's...

Apparently a problem with
coyotes in the northern range.

And uh, he suggests we
start without him.

Like I said, typical.

Here you go.

Better with you than
in this dusty old box.

Merry christmas, kendall.

Thank you.

¶ ¶

¶ Silent night ¶

¶ Holy night ¶

¶ All... ¶

I miss this.

The city has got
everything else, but...

Not this.

Thanks for the effort tonight,
with the dinner.

Sorry about my dad.

Honestly, I'm kind of
glad he didn't come.

It was a really great
time with your mom.

Before tonight I don't
think I'd ever considered

Life from his perspective.

I don't think he's ever shared
enough that I could.

I mean, I know
he's not right.

At least I could
feel his hurt.

I hope it's true.

That people
really can change.

People change,
especially around christmas.

¶ ¶

Well, I have to
get up early.

I told memphis I'd help
her with decorations.

Well, what is
the shindig?

The cattleman's
christmas ball.

You've never
heard of it?

Sounds fancy.

Right?

And I'm in
charge of it.

Don't you have
a ranch to run?

I do.

But this is tradition;
it's important.

Well, it sounds like
a can't miss event.

That's the goal.

Good night.

So...

Do um...

Do people ask people
to go to this thing?

I mean, do people ask
people out to this thing?

Like a homecoming.

[Chuckles]
no...

I mean, yeah, in the sense
that I pick you up and...

Kind of like a...

Football player picking up
a clarinet player for a dance?

I mean, it's...

One example of what I'm
trying to understand here.

Yeah, just trying to understand
what you're asking here.

You think heads would explode
if I asked you out?

Yes.

Kind of makes you want
to do it, doesn't it?

Definitely.

[Both laughing]

Okay then.

We're about to become
the biggest piece of gossip

This town's ever spread.

[Laughing]
we are.

I'm just doing it for
memphis and the other

Girls in the hair salon.

[Laughing]

See you then.

Good night.
Good night kendall.

¶ ¶

¶ [Humming
"jingle bells"] ¶

Mom, you didn't have
to do the dishes.

I was just changing.

Oh really?

Don't start.

I won't.

But, did
you kiss her?

What do you think?

¶ [Humming resumes] ¶

No, I didn't kiss her.

When did he get back?

Yeah, right.

Right after
you guys left.

Those are some
convenient coyotes.

[Laughs] yeah.

Where is he?

¶ ¶

[Door opens]

You're lying!

What?

You're a liar.

Holster that finger and
tell me what the heck

You're talking about.

What is going on?

Dad's not dying.

What's he
talking about?

These are
vitamins, boosters.

He's in remission.

Hey!

I only found out
about a week ago.

And you didn't
tell us?

Well, I was going to but
I wanted to make sure before

I got everybody's hopes up.

He manipulated us.

It was not that
calculated, trust me.

Trust you?
Yeah, I'm in remission!

That's all it is.

It's not the same as
being in the clear.

It was hard enough to
tell your mom I had cancer.

Much less, tell the two of you
that I suddenly don't with

The chance that maybe now I
gotta tell you I have it again!

What's he even talking about?

I'm just trying to spare
you the this way and that

Way of the thing, that's all.

It's still so
selfish, brick.

It's selfish.
I-- it's selfish?

I'm-- I'm thinking of you!

Clint: no, you're
thinking of you.

There's always been a small part
of me that believed you could

Be a good man, a good father.

But once again...

[Door slams]

¶ ¶

[Sighs] well, you
almost made it brick.

You almost had a son again.
Lillian, please.

Lillian: you know, you never
needed cancer to get him back.

You didn't need to buy him a
horse; you didn't need to help

That girl with a buyer.

All you needed to do was
reach out and say I'm sorry.

I never helped that girl;
don't put that on me.

I never helped that
girl find a buyer.

I would never
help a riley!

[Scoffs]

Are you kidding me?

[Door shuts]

I was thinkin' of you!

[Footsteps]

You okay mr. Mccree?

Oh yeah, yeah.

I'm peaches.

Consider yourself
unbridled.

¶ ¶

Clint: hey, you
got clint's cell.

Leave a message after the beep.
[Beep]

Kendall: hey, it's me.

Still got a lot to do before
the ball in a few hours.

Turns out I could really use
your help around here.

Maybe you're getting
ready for the ball tonight.

Finally taming
those eyebrows.

Are you at the hair
salon right now?

[Laughs]

Give me a call back.

¶ ¶

[Door clicks]

[Whispering]
no, I'm on my way now.

Yeah, just like we
talked about.

Just have the boys ready.

¶ [Christmas] ¶

[People laughing, chattering]

¶ ¶

¶ Counting the days ¶

¶ Nothing has ever
seemed so long ¶

¶ ¶

¶ The cold in the air... ¶

You know?

¶ Lights in the streets
are glowing strong ¶

Lady: hey memphis.

¶ 25 Days, 25 days... ¶

¶ I want to make
them all go away... ¶

Well... Merry christmas.

Um... Excuse me.

¶ 25 Days, the magic
is here... ¶

[Clears throat]

¶ ¶

You look like a christmas angel.

[Giggles]

And I would greatly
appreciate this dance.

Of course.

¶ The house is aglow ¶

¶ The buzz in the town,
you feel it too ¶

Yes!

You get it girl.

Coming through!
[Laughing]

¶ ¶

¶ 25 Days, 25 days ¶

¶ I want to make them
all go away ¶

¶ 25 Days, 25 days,
I just can't... ¶

¶ 25 Days, 25 days ¶

¶ The magic is here
and here to stay ¶

[Giggling]
hi!

You look...
[Sighs]

You are
a vision.

What
he said.

Aw, well thank you for helping
with all of this and with me.

That's right.

Oh, my mom would've
loved this.

She would have also
loved this dress.

It's her
favorite color.

[Laughs]

So... Where's
your date?

You haven't
seen him?

You guys didn't
come together?

Ah, well I figured
he was running late so

I just came on my own.

He'll turn up.

Yeah, yeah.

Well uh, how
about a dance?

I would
love to.

[All chuckling]

What are you
up to, hank?

¶ [Suspense] ¶

¶ ¶

[Cows moo]

Hey!

Get outta here!

Is that
clint?

[Laughs]
you better go home.

Get outta here, now,
both of you, out!

Go home before
I call your daddy.

He just can't leave
her alone, can he?

Call him.

Three on one
isn't enough?

Oh, you think I
need these boys?

Your daddy pays me
to do his dirty work.

[Grunts, hit]

[Laughing]

[Punch]

Look at that, boys.

Spare the rod,
spoil the child.

Is that all
you got, hank?

What?

[Punch, groan]

Man: get him!

[Grunting, fighting]

¶ ¶

[Punching, groaning]

¶ ¶

[Kicking, grunting]

That's enough!

We got a job to do.

Take his jeep.

¶ ¶

[Phone ringing]

Clint: hey, you
got clint's cell.

Leave a message
after the beep.

¶ [Country christmas] ¶

¶ ¶

Where's kendall,
have you seen kendall?

Has anybody seen kendall?

Look, santa's
gotta go.

I'm not done.

You gonna get your
boom box, okay?

Xbox!

Hey, you work
for brick?

No, I work
for kendall.

Have you
seen her?

Her cows are loose,
all of 'em.

Come on.

Tell her.
I left my wrenches

Earlier in the day
when I was working on

Your front loader, remember?
Okay...

I needed them tonight to work
on mr. Thorn's forklift and-

Pete, please.

Okay, well before I could see
the sign to your ranch

All I could see was cows.

Everywhere.

[Worried] no!

Wait, kendall!

¶ ¶

¶ [Intense] ¶

¶ ¶

Wait, kendall!

Wait, stop!

Kendall you left your purse!

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

[Tires popping]

¶ ¶

[Panting]

Spikes on the road.

¶ ¶

Clint!

Clint!

[Groaning]

Hey, hey.

Sorry I didn't call.

Oh...
[Groans]

It was my dad.

I know...
And hank.

I tried to stop them.

I know, it's okay.

The cattle,
they're all gone.

It's okay, I know.

Come here, hey.

You okay?

Clint, clint?

Clint!?

[Breathing heavy]

¶ ¶

Come on!

[Grunts]

[Horse whinnies]

¶ ¶

[Galloping]

Just a little bit further.

Hang on, clint!

Almost there!

Hang on!

Whoa.

Help!

Help!

Oh, oh...

Hank: what are
you doing here?

Take him to the hospital,
get outta here!

[Kick, grunt]

[Punch]

[Groans]

Help!

Help!

What's wrong?

Clint, he's hurt.

Lillian!

Kendall: call the doctor!

Hey clint.

Hey, hey...

Talk to me.
Clint, what happened?

Is this the price you're
willing to pay for my ranch?

Is this the price?

They-- they didn't
recognize him.

They couldn't have
known it was him.

They couldn't have know.

They knew!

They knew, mccree.

[Sighing]

Clint, hang
on son.

Hang on.

¶ ¶

I don't remember punching
you in the eye.

[Sighs]
lillian.

She slammed the door in my face.
[Chuckles]

Kendall: the doctor
says he'll be okay.

He just needs to rest.

Do you know how your
ranch got its name?

My dad went all in;
it was his last chance.

Nope.

Lillian named it before
she sold it to him.

She said it was
a message to me.

It meant that I had one
last chance to make things

Right with clint.

¶ ¶

And with her.

¶ ¶

It appears I have
lost that chance.

¶ ¶

You may have shaped them
into who they are.

But they aren't you.

You are so much
like her, you know.

¶ ¶

Your mom.

Is that why you're
so good to me?

It's why I'm
so hard on you.

It's why I can barely stand
to look at you sometimes.

Then don't
look at me.

Don't come
near me.

Let me run my
ranch in peace.

I don't understand what
you hope to accomplish.

There's no money in
what you want.

There's no future.

I don't do it
for the money.

Then what?

I do it for
my parents.

Because they believed in me.

I do it for my
friends because they...

Inspired me.

I do it for god, for
everything he's given me.

I do it for my kids,
who'll one day say,

"My grandfather rode here.

My mother
fought for here.

I grew up here."

¶ ¶

I do it for people,
mr. Mccree.

Why do you do it?

¶ ¶

I can't think of a reason
good enough to mention.

¶ ¶

Maybe your father was
lucky you took it over.

[Laughs]

Well, none of that
matters now does it?

My cows are scattered
everywhere.

I have a buyer coming
and nothing to sell them.

¶ ¶

I can't leave
clint like this.

And even with my few
cowhands working all night,

We still won't make it.

When's he coming?

In about two
hours or so.

There's just no way.

My whole herd is
scattered for miles.

Marcus: they say he'll be
okay.

Exhaustion, concussion.

They beat him up pretty bad.

Oh, I just dare one of those
bandits to sit in my chair!

Hey hey, I'm
under here.

[Sighs]

Ask and ye
shall receive.

Please get him out from
under that mistletoe.

Nice shiner.

You hit a door?

Yep, I need
your help.

Why on earth would
we ever help you?

Don't you cut
your own hair?

Mm-hmm.

I need y'all to help
me help kendall.

Don't trust him.

No, listen to me.

You people are good for one
thing and one thing only.

And for once in somebody's
life, she needs it, so-

Seriously, you don't know
what you're good at?

Gossip.

So get ready to open
up your rolodexes.

Kendall needs help.

Kendall: maybe I can
lease part of it, or-

No.
Marcus said I could amputate a portion.

Kendall, no!

Hey, hey
calm down.

Please, you
need to rest.

How can I rest when
she's losing her ranch?

[Footsteps approaching]

Whoa.

If looks could k*ll.

Who needs looks when
you got mom, pow.

Yeah, never mind that,
I deserved it.

But I'm making up
for it, come on.

What did you do?

Let's get him up,
come on let's go.

I gotta show you something.

Come on, get him up.

Get him up, let's go,
come on!

¶ ¶

[Grunting]

I'm good.

What exactly are
we looking for?

Hold on now.

Pop?

¶ ¶

See that?

Whoo-hoo!

Giddy-up,
wahoo!

[Horses whinny]

[Cattle moo]

Here they come.

I had the gossips call
everyone from five counties

To get your cattle back here.

¶ ¶

[Cattle moo]

[Horse whinnies]

¶ ¶

I'm sorry for all the trouble
I caused you, kendall.

Merry christmas, son.

¶ ¶

Pretty good,
huh?

[Cattle moo]

I told them it was
for your daddy.

They all come out.

I don't believe it.
[Laughing]

181...

182...

That's 183...

Hello, bernadette.

How you feeling, girl?

184 And 185!

Twenty more head up
in the back pasture.

Thanks...

That's almost
all of them.

We did it.

[Laughs]

You did it.

So, you
gonna help?

I could help.

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

Second chance ranch.

Merry christmas, sir.

Humbug, pete.

[People chattering]

¶ ¶

I knew you'd
be here.

Hi...

Walk with me.

Listen, I have
a proposal.

A proposal?

Well, more like
an idea.

Ah...
[Both laughing]

I'm thinking of
sticking around.

Really?

You know, in case you need
an on-call veterinarian.

I was hoping
for full-time.

Full-time?

You're gonna have a hard
time finding someone

This time of year.

Lucky for me
that you're here.

¶ ¶

Memphis: whoo-hoo!

Yeah!

[Gasping]

[Cheering]

About time!

[Cheering continues]

Hey.
Hey.

[Cheering]

I told you.
[Laughs]

¶ ¶

You know...

If clint married kendall,
the second chance ranch

Would be back in
the family again.

I never thought
of it that way.

[Cheering]

¶ ¶

[Cheering continues]

Oh my!

[Laughter]

[Cheering]

Whoo-hoo!

Yeah!
[Laughing]

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

I know you wouldn't kiss me
if I told you I was dying.

What if I told
you I was...

Ready to start
living again?

¶ ¶

[Sighs]

Well, you'd have to break
up with your mistress.

What?

The ranch.

Hand it over
to somebody.

Oh my goodness.

You actually think clint
is ready for that?

I do not.

¶ ¶

Kendall.

You think you got what
it takes to go organic?

I don't know.

I suppose I could
entertain the idea.

If she was a mccree.

¶ ¶

[Sighs]

And the box.

With all
those memories.

What do you say we bury it
together on christmas morning?

¶ ¶

And lil...

Thanks for making sure
my son didn't turn out like me.

¶ ¶

You're welcome.

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

Memphis: it looks
like we've got a 12.

A 12?

¶ ¶

¶ Yeah, yeah ¶

¶ ¶

¶ Now it's that time of year
when magic's in the air ¶

¶ There's so many smiling
faces, love is everywhere ¶

¶ You can hear
those carol sounds ¶

¶ From outside your
front door ¶

¶ That's when you know
it's almost christmas ¶

¶ Chestnuts roasting,
champagne toasting ¶

¶ Frosty in the snow ¶

¶ Children wishing, lovers
kissing under mistletoe ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ Chestnuts roasting,
champagne toasting ¶

¶ Frosty in the snow ¶

¶ Children wishing, lovers
kissing under mistletoe ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

¶ Chestnuts roasting,
champagne toasting ¶

¶ Frosty in the snow ¶

¶ Children wishing, lovers
kissing under mistletoe ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ It's almost christmas ¶

¶ ¶

¶ ¶

¶ Silent night ¶

¶ Holy night ¶

¶ All is calm ¶

¶ All is bright ¶

¶ Round yon virgin ¶

¶ Mother and child ¶

¶ Holy infant,
so tender and mild ¶

¶ Sleep in heavenly ¶

¶ Peace ¶

¶ Sleep in heavenly ¶

¶ Peace ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶

¶ ["Silent night"] ¶