03x15 - The Lie

[bunniefuu]

[Birds chirping]

(john-boy) during the time
when I was growing up

on walton's mountain,

i heard whispers and
rumors about a woman

named victoria madden.

some claimed that she was dead.

others said that she had simply
run away from a bad marriage.

whatever happened to victoria,
she left behind a daughter.

her name was nancy

and when my brother ben
became attracted to her,

he had no idea of what
the consequences would be.

Hey, ben. Over here.

How's it goin'?

How're you doing, ben?

[Students chattering]

(Ira) hey, uh, orin's going
to work as a water boy

At the circus in howardsville.

They need a couple more kids.

Or they said.

We were thinkin' we could
all do it, ben. It'd be fun.

Think your daddy would
let you? Yeah. He might.

It depends on how much work
there is to be done at home.

(Orin) well, could
you ask today?

(Donny) otherwise,
it'll be too late.

Yeah, maybe. Well, I
gotta think about it.

Well, not too long.

Yeah, well, I'll let
you know later.

Once they get ahold of you...

Your life is over. Yeah.

Nancy, wait up. What's wrong?

Nothing.

I've been watching you all day.

What are you so sad about?

Maybe I can help.

Nobody can!

Nancy?

Ben, just leave me alone.

Now, I really like you, nancy.

I wish you'd let me help you.

Can you make my daddy let me
go to charlottesville tonight?

Why would you want to
go to charlottesville?

To see my mother.

Your mother?

I thought she was dead.

Everybody thinks
so, but she didn't die.

She ran away.

Daddy didn't tell anybody,

And don't you tell, either.

She's livin' in charlottesville?

She's just stopping over
there on her way to florida.

She wants to see me.

How come your daddy
won't let you go?

It's a long story.

My mother has been
living somewhere up north.

She's moving to florida
to get married again.

And she wrote me

She'd stop in charlottesville,

And if I could please try
and come to her hotel,

Because she wants to see me.

Do you want to see her?

More than anything
else in the world,

But daddy says she
doesn't deserve to see me.

She ran away when I was a baby.

But, ben,

I just want to know
what she looks like

And what she sounds like.

I just want to see her face

And hear her voice.

Well, it seems like you
have a right to that.

You tell that to my daddy.

He won't listen to me.

I'm afraid if I don't
get to see her tonight,

I never will.

Ben,

I did figure out a
way I could get there

So my daddy would
never find out.

How?

You know how to
drive, don't you?

Yeah, but I don't
have my license.

Just got my learner's
permit last month.

No one would ever know.

What do you mean?

You could ask john-boy
if he'd lend you his car.

You could come get me, and I
could sneak out the window.

Oh, no. John-boy'd
never let me take his car.

And even if he did, if your
father ever found out,

He'd skin me alive.

Mine would, too.

Ok.

Hey, I'm really sorry.

It's ok.

I'll figure out another
way to get there.

The bus, maybe,

Or I could probably hitchhike.

Now that's crazy.
It's dangerous.

Ben, this might be the only
chance I'll ever get to see her.

I'll ask john-boy.

But you gotta promise you
won't tell him why you want it.

If nobody knows, then my
father can't possibly find out.

He's not gonna
let me take the car

If I don't tell him
what I need it for.

Ok. I won't tell him.

I'll just borrow it.

(John-boy) good night,
mama. Good night, daddy.

(Olivia) good night, john-boy.

(John) don't study too late.

(John-boy) no. I'm going
to bed right now.

[Crickets chirping]

[Whistling]

[Ben continues whistling]

[Engine rumbling]

I don't even know
what mama looks like.

Daddy tore up all
her old pictures.

I bet she's beautiful.

You think so?

Well, you don't look
much like your daddy, so...

I don't understand.

Then you must look like your
mama, so she's probably beautiful.

[Ben sighing]

Do I have to go in with you?

Good.

Ben?

Ok. I'll come with you. Come on.

I don't even know
what mama looks like.

Well, she'll be looking
for you, won't she?

Yeah.

But she doesn't know
what I look like, either.

I think I see her.

Mama?

Nancy?

[Sighing]

I was so young, nancy.

Younger than you are
now, when I married eustace.

And then, before
I was , I had you.

I understand, mama.

I just couldn't...

Well, I couldn't take
care of you right.

♪♪[music playing]

[Woman chattering]

[Woman laughing]

[Horns honking]

[Laughing]

Oh, harvey, what about this one?

It's your turn.

Ok.

Uh, if I owned this car, uh,

I'd drive it to hollywood

And I'd be jeanette macdonald.

♪ California here I come ♪♪

[Laughing]

(Girl) ok, harvey,
it's your turn.

If I owned this
car, I'd be al capone

And I'd steal a million dollars

And I'd give it all...

(Girl) harvey, what
is it? Come here.

(Girl) oh, my gosh!

Come on.

No, I couldn't.

Well, I can.

Harvey, what if
someone sees you? Shh.

No one's gonna see us. Come on.

No.

Ok, scaredy.

I'll be right back,
baby, with the loot.

Harvey, you're not really
serious about this, are you?

Sure, I am.

[Engine starting]

What's your name gonna be?

Burns.

His name is howard burns.

He's in land development.

He's probably
gonna get very rich.

What's he like?

He's nice.

He's very kind.

I'm sure I'm gonna
be very happy.

I hope you are, mama.

And I hope you are, nancy.

(Man) hey! Hey, you!

Hey, you, come back here! Stop!

Thank you, ma'am.

I'll take that.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you.

Now you finish school, nancy.

Don't you quit the way I did.

I won't, mama.

I might even go on to college.

That'd be wonderful.

You...

You just make sure that
you're very, very ready

Before you marry anyone.

And very, very grown up.

My keys.

Must've dropped them.

Come on.

(Ben) I left them
in the ignition.

Lucky someone
just didn't drive off.

Well, john-boy
would have k*lled me.

Let's get home. It's
getting late. Come on.

Do you want me to walk you?

No, it's all right.

You ok?

Yes, and thank you.

You won't tell anyone, will you?

Are you crazy?

If my daddy ever found out

He'd lock me up and
throw away the key.

Well, he's not the only one.

Ben, promise. Please swear.

Nancy. Please.

Believe me, I won't tell.

I swear.

[Engine starts]

[Thuds]

Where're you goin'?

Nowhere. Back to bed.

What're you doin' up?

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Ben? I'm real tired now.

Where's that ben?
He's gonna be late.

(Jason) I tried and I tried,
but I couldn't make him get up.

(John) mary ellen, go
wake your brother.

(Mary ellen) why me?

(John) because I asked you to.

I think maybe ben
leads a double life.

Schoolboy by day,
by night, d*ck tracy.

Yeah, he got hired by the f.b.i.

To find out about people
who are bank robbers.

Jim-bob, eat your breakfast.

It's too early for you
and your imagination.

Well, maybe he just needs
more sleep than the rest of you.

He's almost ,
growin' like a weed.

It's to be expected.

Before long, he'll be
gettin' himself married off.

Married! Who'd
want to marry ben?

Why, I was no older than ben
when I married your grandma.

You were a whole lot older
than ben, and you know it!

I don't think ben's thinkin'
about gettin' married just yet.

Got it. I got it first.

There's enough for both of you.

Yeah, but the one who
empties it has to fill it up again.

And it's always me.

All right. All
right. I'll fill it.

Look at the goody-goody.

(John) jason, sit down.

Erin, you fill that pitcher.

Why me?

'Cause next time you'll
watch what you say.

(Mary ellen) here's
sleeping beauty now.

(Ben) I'm sorry,
mama. I overslept.

Well, help yourself.
It's warmin' in the oven.

Maybe you can grab a nap
at school this afternoon

To make up for
bein' out all night.

I wasn't out all night.

Well, part of it, anyway.

Do you have to tell?

I'm not sayin' a thing, you are.

Every time you open your mouth.

Where were you, anyway?

Only the shadow knows, right?

Where's the milk?

Right there.

Well, why didn't you fill it up all
the way, as long as you were doing it?

I did.

[Knocking on door]

Easy, son.

Someone's at the door.

That must be charlie.

(John-boy) he's come by
for a load of lumber.

Oh, hey, pete.

Morning, mr. Walton.

Come on in.

Sheriff bridges sent me
out. He had to go to richmond.

You had breakfast? Yes,
sir. Sure have. Thank you.

You all, uh, remember
pete wallace?

(Pete) morning all.

Good morning, mrs. Walton.

Pete, I hear your
mama's feelin' poorly.

Yes, ma'am, she
was feeling poorly

But she's mighty fine
now. Thank you, ma'am.

Would you like
some coffee, pete?

Uh, no, ma'am. Thank you,
mrs. Walton. This, uh...

Well, this ain't exactly
what you call a social call.

What's the problem then, pete?

Well, I want to
talk to john-boy.

Me?

Your car was involved
in a hit-and-run accident

Last night in charlottesville.

(John-boy) what?

I... I wasn't even in
charlottesville last night.

John-boy was here doin'
homework all evenin'.

Well, the victim took
down the license number.

Well, he... He must have
taken it down wrong.

My car was out on... On the
front yard all night long.

What time is this supposed
to have happened, pete?

Oh, about : .

Couldn't have been any of
us. We were in bed by then.

Well, sheriff bridges felt that
the fella was probably wrong

But he made such a fuss that he
asked me to come out here to see you.

Well, now you have.

Yes, sir, I have. I sure have.

But, uh, now I
gotta see the car.

You have to do
what you have to do.

You won't find a
scratch on that car.

John-boy treats
it just like a baby.

(Pete) yes, ma'am.
Let's go look.

All right, everybody.
Stop gawking and eat up.

Come on.

Pass the milk.

[Birds chirping]

Man said he was just
about to start his own car

When the kid swerved in off the
street, hit him and then took off fast.

Said it looked to him like
he'd done it on purpose.

Now, why would I
do a thing like that?

Well, I wouldn't know. But he...

Wait a minute. What's that?

(John-boy) this is crazy.

Somebody must have taken it,

Gotten in an accident,
then brought it back.

(Pete) probably,

But I'm gonna need a
statement from john-boy.

A statement saying what?

Well, saying that you didn't
use your car last night.

Saying that you don't
know what happened.

Saying that it's
your car, legal.

And then there's
going to be a hearing.

(John) hearing?

(Pete) procedure. I
didn't do anything.

(Pete) I'm sorry.
That's the rules.

I don't understand about it.

I did it.

What?

I took the car into
charlottesville last night.

Better go inside.

Sit down, ben.

Pete, have a seat.

Thank you.

John?

Honey, would you send
the kids off to school?

We have some talkin' to do here.

Grandma.

Come on, everybody,
off to school.

You're gonna be late, as it is.

Go on. (Grandma) go on. Go on.

(Olivia) move!

All right, son.

It's what I said.

I took john-boy's car
into charlottesville,

But I didn't hit anybody.

Why'd you go out in the middle
of the night in the first place?

Nothing. I mean, I just
wanted to get out.

In my car?

That's not like you, ben.

Come on, son.

There's nothing more to say.

You mean to tell me that
you take john-boy's car,

You drive without a license,

You get into a
hit-and-run accident,

And you sit there tellin' me
there's nothin' more to say?

You're sayin' the car went out
and got into a wreck by itself?

It must have gotten stolen and
brought back to where I parked it.

(John-boy) well, where were
you when this happened?

I went for a walk. I wanted
to get some fresh air.

Well, then how could
anyone have stolen it?

I left the key in and it was
there when I came out of the...

It was there later,
after my walk.

Mr. Walton,

You've got to admit that
that's a mighty thin story.

I think you all oughta talk
it over amongst yourselves

And then come down and
see me later in the day.

I got to get a signed
statement from you, anyhow.

All right, pete. We'll do that.

I sure am sorry to have
caused you so much trouble.

Just sit down, ben.

It's just us now. I want
you to start talkin'

And I want you to
start talkin' fast.

I have nothing more to say.

You better say somethin'.

I don't know why you took
my car in the first place.

Would you have let
me have taken it? No!

You're not supposed to drive,

By yourself, at night, all
the way into charlottesville.

Were you by yourself? Yes.

I want an explanation
from you, now.

No.

What?

I said, no!

Come on.

I said I wasn't in the
accident and I wasn't!

Get out of here. Where
do you want me to go?

You go to school. Daddy!

I could b*at this out of
you, son, but I'm not going to.

I just wish you trusted me
enough to tell me the truth.

I do!

Then stop this nonsense

And tell me what
happened last night.

It's nobody's business but mine.

Why don't you all
just leave me alone?

You go to school.

When you finish, you come back
here and you go up to your room

And you stay there until
you're willin' to tell the truth.

What do you suppose is goin' on?

Ben is willful and
full of mischief

But he's not so ornery as to
get into that kind of trouble.

I think he just
don't understand.

He understands.

(John-boy) I think
he's scared to death.

Is that why he's not talkin'?

I don't know.

Maybe he got mixed up with a
bad bunch of fellas or somethin'.

Why, we know everybody
that ben knows.

I don't see how he could
get into any real trouble.

Unless maybe he's
coverin' up for somebody.

(Boy) that's why we lost that
game against the orphanage.

Harvey.

[Children chattering]

Ben, are you all right?

No. Everything's terrible.

I keep hearing
these awful stories.

I've been worried to death.

Orin said he heard
that you hit someone,

They got k*lled and
then you ran off.

Right now, I wish someone
had hit me and I'd gotten k*lled.

Oh, ben.

Look, nancy,

I gotta ask you something.

What?

Do you think it'd be all right

If I told my daddy
and maybe john-boy?

Oh, no, if my daddy ever found
out, he'd take me out of school

And I'd never get out of
the house as long as I live.

The truth is, you
didn't do anything.

Isn't that right?

I didn't do any of the
things they think I did.

So it'll be all right.

Not at my house.

I'm in the worst hot
water I've ever been in.

But you can't be put
in jail or anything

If you're not
guilty of something.

But I can't prove I'm
not guilty unless I tell

And you'd have to back me up

And tell them that
I'm saying the truth.

You swore you wouldn't ever.

I know I did, but I
gotta break my word.

You swore.

Ok.

Ok, I won't tell and
you don't have to.

Ever.

Ben, you're wonderful.

[Dog barking]

(Elizabeth) get him, reckless!

[Children chattering]

(Jason) ben, why don't you
come down here and help?

Can't right now,
jase, thanks anyway.

Come on away from
that window, ben.

I'm not through talkin' to you.

John-boy, please leave me alone.

I don't think you realize
how much trouble you're in.

I'm not guilty of anything.
Nothing can happen.

What about a police
record? For what?

I didn't steal your
car. I just borrowed it.

Ben, there was a
hit-and-run accident.

So far, you haven't
been able to prove

That you're not guilty of that.

You were driving without
a license. That's bad enough,

But hit-and-run is hopeless.

Well, there's nothing
I can do about it.

Is there a witness?
Have you got a witness?

Is there somebody who can prove

You didn't have anything to do
with it? Can you get a witness?

How can I do that?

Well, I think you're
protecting somebody.

Were you with a girl?

Mind your own
business, john-boy.

You pig-headed dumbbell.
I'm tryin' to help you.

I don't want your help.

And who do you
think you are, anyway,

Asking me all them questions?

I'm your brother. Then stop
acting like you're the law.

You have no right...
I have every right!

And I don't have to
answer any of them!

You've got your own room,
john-boy. What're you doin' in mine?

Wasting my time.

[Door shuts]

[Door shuts]

Mary ellen, come here.

Can you tell me
anything about ben?

You know everything
that goes on at school.

Like what? I don't know.

Anything that'd get
him out of this mess.

I don't know anything special.

Has he been palling around
with any new characters lately?

John-boy, you would
know everybody ben does.

And besides, even if I did know,

I wouldn't stick my
nose into his business.

I'm not being nosy, mary ellen.

I'm worried about what's
gonna happen to him.

He doesn't realize
how serious this is.

(Mary ellen) what do you mean?

Well, if it ends up in court,

He could get in
a lot of trouble.

Would they put him in jail?

Well, uh, if they find him guilty,
sometimes they put minors

In reform schools or
correctional institutions.

Nancy madden. Erin.

Huh?

Well, ben would just go
crazy in jail. He'd be so lonely.

I don't think she
knows anything about it.

She's doesn't talk
to too many people.

Except ben.

I wouldn't be surprised
if he's in love with her.

If children that
age can be in love.

Thank you, mary ellen.
That's a good start.

[Engine starting]

[Sighing]

[Horse neighing]

Nancy?

It's john-boy walton.

I gotta talk to
you for a minute.

I know you're up there.

I've got to talk to
you about somethin'.

If you don't come
down, I'm gonna go inside.

I'll be right down.

[Birds chirping]

My daddy doesn't like
boys coming around here,

Especially when he's not home.

I just wanted to
ask you a question.

Do you know anything
about my brother

Ben takin' my car into
charlottesville last night

And gettin' into an accident?

Ben wouldn't do
a thing like that.

He admits he took the car.

Says he didn't get into
any trouble, though,

And he won't tell us
any more than that.

I thought maybe you could help.

Why me?

Well, the two of
you are pretty close.

Maybe he confided in you.

He really could use
some help now, nancy.

There isn't anything I can do.

Anything at all.

There's nothing,
john-boy. I'm sorry.

Well, thanks. It was just a try.

John-boy?

Is ben in real bad trouble?

Yes. It was a
hit-and-run accident.

Was anybody hurt?

No, but somebody's car
was pretty badly smashed up.

Ben says it wasn't
him and we believe him

But we gotta have
more than his word.

Fact is, I think he
knows who did it

And he's just
coverin' up for him.

That's awful.

Anything you can
tell me, I'd appreciate.

[Car approaching]

John-boy...

[Clucking]

I don't know anything about it.

I barely even know
ben. I'm sorry, john-boy.

Afternoon, mr. Madden.

John-boy, you want to see me?

No, sir, I just wanted to
ask your daughter somethin'.

(Nancy) we were
just talking, daddy.

I set up some rules around here.

You think I don't
mean what I say?

I didn't even ask
him into the house.

I can't help it if he came
here. I didn't ask him to.

There's not supposed
to be any boys here

When I'm not home,
not for any reason.

But I didn't. He just...

You shouldn't have
opened the door to him.

I told you never to open
the door when I'm not home.

Now, you get upstairs

And don't you come back
down until I tell you to.

Mr. Madden.

And you get out of here!

Mr. Madden, I'd like to...

Get out of here now!

[Door slams]

Hey.

The deputy sheriff come back.

He wanted to know if you was
gonna swear out a complaint.

Complaint about what?

Ben taking your
car without askin'.

He wants me to swear out a
complaint against my own brother?

Well, I think I'll do my complaining
directly to ben, thank you.

Anything else?

Wants us to come
back for a hearin'.

Well, I had an idea.

I went over to see nancy madden.

Eustace's girl? Yeah.

Eustace madden, I'd sooner meet
up with a nest of wild hornets.

Well, uh, she and ben are...

Well, they sort of have a
little crush on each other.

I thought maybe
she'd know somethin'.

She was talking to me and eustace
drove up, she froze up on me.

Scared her to death.

Well, that ben just better
find himself a new girl.

Eustace madden won't tolerate
anyone hanging around his women.

He was pretty hard on her.

[Sighing]

(John) yeah, that
fender's still there.

I know. I hate it.

[Birds chirping]

[Metallic rattling]

Daddy, where's the car wax?

You had it last.

Yeah.

Daddy, come here.

Look at this.

Hotel in charlottesville.

You been there?

Not lately, but it
looks like my car has.

Ben?

Maybe I oughta take
a drive over there

And see if I can
find anything out.

Is that all right with you?

I guess so.

He's got his heels dug in.
He's not gonna speak up.

Wish me luck.

[Engine starting]

He has real red hair.

Yeah. Yeah, about or .

That's right.

Well, there was a kid here
the other night like that.

It was kinda odd
because he sat by himself

Over here and ate his ice cream.

And then he sat and
played with some matches

While they talked
over at this table.

Who's they?

A nice-lookin' woman and a girl.

A girl. What did she look like?

Just a girl, kind of
scared and pale-lookin'.

Did she have... Did she
have long hair, blonde?

Yeah, she did.

She did, huh?

Well, who was the woman?

The woman was an
overnight guest.

I know that 'cause
she signed a check.

It's room , if I
remember correctly.

Maybe the desk
clerk can help you.

Thank you very
much. I'll ask him.

Ben?

John-boy's just gotten
back from charlottesville.

We know all about it, son.

You can't! How can... Ben, ben.

I spoke to the waiter at
the virginia manor hotel.

I know that you were with
nancy madden and her mother.

Come on, son. It's time
we talked about this.

I can't! I swore to
nancy I'd never tell.

She wasn't supposed
to go in the first place.

Her daddy's real strict and he doesn't
like her mom and, well, I just can't tell.

Ben, I'll talk to eustace
madden if you want me to.

No! Just leave
nancy out of this.

Ben, it's gone too
far for that now.

But I promised!

Ben, this thing has
gotten out of hand.

It's got to stop!

Now you have to talk to nancy

And tell her you're
gonna break that promise.

[Birds chirping]

(Jim-bob) hey, ben,
where're you goin'?

Can I come with you?

No, you can't.

Cake! What's the occasion?

Nervousness.

I'm so upset about ben,

I had to have
somethin' special to do.

At the rate I'm goin',

There won't be any left to
give him, even if I wanted to.

Well, I could use
a piece myself.

It'll spoil your dinner.

I'm nervous, too, mama.

You knew eustace
madden's wife, didn't you?

Mmm-hmm.

It's funny, I was just thinkin'
about her this mornin'.

Nobody's heard a
word from her in years.

She left when nancy
was just a baby.

Just left, huh?

Well, it was a little more
complicated than that.

Her family moved here
when she was just .

They were very poor.

She always felt a little
ashamed of the way she looked.

She didn't even stay
in school a year.

She just, uh, left? Why not?

She quit to marry
eustace madden.

When she was ?

Well, she was almost by then.

?

Well, he offered
her security, food.

She looked a little less
hungry after she married him.

And then she had
nancy right away,

Before she was even .

I always thought that
was too much for her.

All her friends
were still young,

And wantin' to stay that way,

Having fun and all.

Eustace wouldn't
even let her see them.

He wouldn't let
her out of his sight.

[Sighing]

And then one day
she just up and left.

Now he's makin'
nancy pay for it, huh?

Mmm-hmm.

Mr. Madden, I just
want to talk to nancy.

I don't want you
around here, boy.

Now you hightail it back
where you come from.

Will you let me ask her just
one question, mr. Madden?

This is my private
property, boy.

Now you get off it.

Mr. Madden, let me have
just one minute with her.

Just one minute.

Not one second.

I know about you, ben walton.

It's all over the county about
you bein' a... A hit-and-run driver.

Daddy, ben didn't do it.

You stay out of this, girl.

And get back
upstairs like I told you!

Please, mr. Madden.

If you're not gone
by the time I count ...

Move!

Hey, ben!

Hey, daddy!

Well, son?

Her father wouldn't
even let me see her.

Did you tell him what happened?

I couldn't, daddy. He
ordered me off the place.

That man is so hateful.
You can't talk to him.

Daddy, what should I do now?

[Hens clucking]

You come with me. John-boy,
tell your mama we'll be back.

All right.

[Hens clucking]

Morning, eustace.

John, I've got no business
with you or that boy of yours.

Now you just get
off my property.

My son here has some
business he hasn't finished yet.

He's got no business here.

He wants to talk to
your daughter, nancy.

Not without my
say-so, he hasn't.

Now you go on home and
don't you come back here.

You got troubles, boy?

Don't you bring
them around here.

Daddy, maybe I can help ben.

No, you can't, young lady.

Let the girl talk, eustace.

She's not going to
say anything, john,

Especially not to that
hit-and-run criminal boy of yours.

Now I don't know what problems
you're havin' with your daughter

And it's none of my business,

But this trouble my
son is in, is my business.

And your daughter has
somethin' to say about it.

I want to hear it. And I think
you ought to hear it, too.

Daddy, ben got
in all this trouble

Because he drove
me to charlottesville.

What?

He took me to see mama.

I thought I forbid you
even to write to her.

I made ben take me to where she
was staying in charlottesville.

And I saw her and talked
to her, and, daddy, I liked her.

But she left you.

I told you she just up
and walked out on you

When you were
just a little baby.

She's sorry now, but
she couldn't help it then.

Nancy!

Eustace, that's
not gonna help...

Eustace, that's not
gonna help anything.

Ben's the one that caused all
this trouble between nancy and me.

None of this would
have happened if,

If he hadn't,

If he hadn't taken her into town

To see that mother of hers.

[Sobbing]

Oh, john, I'm sorry,

But I'm always so worried.

I know that some day
I'm gonna come home

And nancy's gonna be gone.

She's gonna leave me, too.

She's gonna go
and live with that...

Her mother.

Listen, eustace.

Nancy's here 'cause
she wants to be here

'Cause this is her home.

You took care of her.

You love her. She knows that.

John,

Do you really, you
really think she does?

She's here, eustace.

She could be in
charlottesville with her mama.

But, eustace,

Why don't you let her
lead a more normal life

Like the other
girls around here?

I've always been so
afraid to try that, john.

She's here because she
wants to be, eustace.

As far as I know, there's
not a lock in the world

Keep somebody in if
they don't wanna be.

Daddy.

Oh, honey.

[Nancy sobbing]

Come on, son.

Well, now I can
get that dent fixed.

John-boy, why don't you let me
and nancy take care of that for you?

No, ben'll do it, eustace.

He's got a lot of taking
care of to do from now on.

Yeah, well, see
you later. Eustace.

See you in school, ben.

(john-boy) nancy madden
remained in walton's mountain

with her father.

she was graduated
from miss hunter's school

and was courted by
several young men,

including my brother, ben.

but she never married.

as her father grew old,

he came to depend
on nancy totally

and she nursed
him until he d*ed.

she still lives in
the old madden home,

is active in missionary work,

and on sundays, she
sings in the choir.

(Elizabeth) daddy?

(John) what do you
want, elizabeth?

(Elizabeth) when I grow
up, can I marry you?

(John) afraid I'm
already taken, honey.

(Elizabeth) good
night anyway, mama.

(Olivia) good night, elizabeth.