01x03 - The John Cameron Story

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The train
was halfway across the state of Nebraska.

The rains had been heavy and the rivers
were sometimes close to flood stage.

But I look held
and the spirits were high, though

sometimes we had to take meds
when we didn't want them.

But Major Adams, the wagon
master, had a lot of faith in this band.

It went both ways,
which meant everyone worked together.

Then came an early frost snow
in early spring.

Even the major
couldn't have figured on that.

Then just as suddenly,
the weather cleared.

Hi, my name is Foote McCullough.

I sculpted the track in my book.

Things were going well to work

so well, in fact, that we almost forgot
the trouble could be tucked behind

any rock.

How is she, Mrs.

Byrd?

All her lab now.

Major.

Major is.

Mary Talbot.

Oh, yeah.

Stopping for stopping for that.

What is it now?

I suppose Mr.

Talbot's decided to have a baby.
That's right.

We'll be lucky
if we get to California next year.

We'll get there, Julie.

Once we're there,
you'll forget all about these delays.

Cover yourself, Julie.

Mr. McCullough?

Yes, ma'am.

How long are we going to be stuck here?

Depends on Major Adams.

I think he is, depending on what Mrs.
Byrd says.

And she's dependent on what Mrs.

Talbot does.

Give this to the Talbot.

I understand people can do with an extra
blanket when they're expecting company.

Much obliged.

I see.

They get it.

Holding up a whole wagon train thing.

Nobody ever had a baby before.

I wish it was you.

We were starving for Julie,
and that was just terrible.

What's wrong, Julie?

Isn't it natural for a man
to want his wife to give him children?

Every man wants to have a son.

Not that I wouldn't mind
having a little girl.

Oh, well, isn't that nice?

Listen to me, John.

There were seven of us kids.

My mother died when I was 14.

Being the oldest, I had six to cook for.

To wash, to mend their clothes,

to sit up and worry with them all night
when they were sick.

I don't want to be caught in a trap again.

I want to live.

I would enjoy myself
while I'm still young.

While I still can.

You sure this is it, Harvard.

I think so, Major.

We better make camp here.

I'm so glad to have

that boys camp.

To work on

right here.

As soon as you're in position.

I'm not the.

One to

invest.

Our crews certainly.

Father Cowperthwaite had a great.

Number until tomorrow.

Sometime. We'll sit here and wait.

I don't mind.

I like it here.

Trees for change.

Nice. Cool stream.

Very lovely tonight, Julie, don't.

It's too hot. Please.

I'll get your drink.

I want to wake

your.

Good evening, Mr.

McCullough.

Excuse me, ma'am.

What for?

One thing about traveling like this.

Not many bathtubs.

I was going to make it. Do.

Yeah, I noticed that

you fixing up for something special.

Maybe

next time, do it before sundown.

Man Got strict orders about anybody
wandering from the camp at night.

You better go back now.

Not like this.

You have to help me first.

You're a strange man, Mr.

McCullough.

What did you do before you started
scouting for a wagon train?

Oh, Hunter.

Trapper. Most anything.

Must be a lonely sort of life.

I like it.

What were you

before you were Mrs.

John Cameron?

You have noticed me there?

Sure, I noticed you.

You wanted me to.

That's right.

You didn't answer my question.

I was a friend of a friend of Mr.

Cameron's in Philadelphia

Monday.

Denies living in Philadelphia Hotel.

What are you doing out here?

Washing in muddy water.

California New Life.

It's my husband's idea.

Kind of idea
that appeals to a lot of folks.

I guess So.

Waiting for the grass to grow
before you can start

waiting for the slowest animals
in the slowest people.

Now we're waiting for a baby boy

know.

I want to get it

to you.

We were married three weeks
before we started on the train.

He's very jealous.

Are you afraid of him?

Not that I've noticed.

I'm a little scared of you, though.

You got to make sure
another man's interested, don't you?

Me? Button on your blouse
that's supposed to make me interested.

I don't figure somebody like you.

I never ask him to marry me.

I got a feeling of he hadn't.

He'd still be living in Philadelphia.

He must have given up a whole lot for you.

Why don't you give up something
for him, Mrs.

Cameron?

What is it, Julie?

Nothing.

I want an explanation.

McCullough

Julie.

Take it easy. Cameron.

There are two horses, not women.

Two riding party.

There can't be very many of

He's got to come back to find out
if it did any good.

You'd better get back to camp.

What about you?

When we get back in Philadelphia,
a banker of banking

don't help fighting Indians in.

Thanks, Cameron.

You're pretty good for banking.

And maybe more of them.

I think everybody in the train

can use a little rest.

Gordon.

Blind

Holden.

Grandpa, come on in.

Hardy, I.

I'd like to be traveling.

Did not have you in a hurry.

Where are you heading for Nevada.

Just as fast as these horses will take it.

We figured to be digging silver
by the end of the month.

We made 50 miles a day.

How much do you come by? Nine Mile.

And lucky to get that in.

The third train we passed all.

I'm complaining saying

you're welcome to spend the night in here.

Am I.

Right?

We shot a buffalo along the way.

Anybody care for some fresh meat?

Sure. Would I? Major Adams?

I'm rich, Doctor.

These here is my brother, Frankie. Paul.

Howdy. We saw you dust a long way back.

We figured you'd be over the river
by nightfall.

So would we.

But we're waiting around for a baby
to get born.

Mrs. The proud Papa.

Where I come from, it's
cause for celebration.

There ain't no boys.

We kind of tired
after such a hard day's ride.

Not as attractive.

Hey, Rich.

Take a look.

Well,

this might be a better celebration.

I thought.

It's Mrs.

Cameron.

She's married.

She don't look.

It made you.

Three horses, three Indians.

That takes care of that.

Now you're
talking about us back at the camp.

Cameron, I go to party

when it was a town that had a baby.

I bring the canary.

I'm still waiting for an explanation.

McCullough You just saved my life. Mr.

Cameron If there was anything to explain,

I'd explain it.

All. You can look

just as miserable as you want to
right now.

As soon as this is over,

you're going to be the happiest man
this whole way in prison.

Looks like we picked up some visitors.

Yeah.

Some fellows from Kansas
on their way to Nevada.

Kind of livened up the camp a little.

Julie, I want to talk.

Julie The tide.

John, we're not in Philadelphia now.

Traveling light on horseback.

Aw, man. Don't have
to wait around for nothing.

We'll be two, maybe

three days
ahead of you by nightfall tomorrow.

You're welcome to come along with us,
if you like.

We got a couple extra horses.

Thank you. I will travel this way.

It's getting late. Julie.

I'm sorry you're not coming with us.

Mr. Cameron.

If we don't see you in the morning.

Goodbye.

Goodnight.

I still want to talk to you, Julie.

Not tonight. I'm too tired.

I'm tired. Too

tired of watching
you make a fool of yourself.

What did I. Do?

You know perfectly well what you did.

Coach McCullum and those other men.

I'm not someone you spend an evening with.

Julie.

I'm your husband.
What if I had a good time?

Forgot the heat in the dirt.

No waiting. That's a long.

It is for my wife.

I didn't ask you to marry me.

I love you, Julie.

If you love me, you won't be shamed of me.

I'm not ashamed of you.

It was trying to make me into something
I'm not.

You should have married one
of those straitlaced Philadelphia ladies.

A kind of swoon
Every time a man comes near.

Well, I'm not like that.

And I never will be.

I can't live in a cage.

Why did you marry me?

Don't you know?

Of course.

It's dark.

I used to always be dark
when you kissed me.

It's late.

We better get some sleep.

Julie. You.

Where are you off to?

She's gone.

Are you sure of J?

Because of Take him easy. Cameron.

What's going on here?

Cameron,
I think the Jack is made up with his wife.

Well,
if they did, she must have went well.

But she didn't make no fuss.
I was awake when they left.

Cameron, don't go off half c*ck.

I'm going after them. Michaela,
listen to me.

You don't know the country.

Well, go to that bridal.

You know you want

that kind of thing.

A man's got to find out for. Yourself
and you might just as well.

Look at them.

Too close.

Hidden. Hidden.

Yeah.

You got it.

Weren't you? Sure did.

Mr. McCullough, I seen the test
bounced off the side when you hit him.

Let's go after it, Mr. McCullough.

I said let's go after him.

Well, it wants to get him.

He's not going to run very far.

You've got to head back to Camp Travis,
and maybe he.

Can come in any minute.

I wouldn't want to miss that.

No, sir.

What are you going to be doing, Flint? Oh.

I got some things I got to see.

During.

A horse racing over the hill

with scripture, with the b*llet.

One of them must have been waiting for me.

I guess they sent me from a long way out.

It's a good place for an ambush.

I'll bet. Is my leg bad enough?

I clean it best I could, but I'm not back.

You can stand the ride back to the train.

I'm not going back.

You haven't learned yet, have you?

I'm going out to the motel.

And I'll probably think
you're going to get the ship you're in.

She's my wife.

All right, Cameron,
if that's the way you feel,

we ride together.

Oh, what

is this camp?

Here's that last night

for catching up.

We don't know. It was that camp.

Yes, we knew.

Didn't know anyone lived out here.

Neither did I.

Annie boy

A, they like to run of the horses.

Sure. You're welcome.

Where are you boys from?

Wagon Train on the side of salvation.

We're looking for a party
that might approach this way.

Which way?

The road westward for people
who've seen them.

No, no.

I mean,

my squire.

She was having no bearing yesterday.

She saw some folks on horseback.

Couldn't let her due.

West was it a woman with. Them

or you don't know them?

That little dog.

We were together.

Well, they

did, yes.

Let's go and get fresh horses.

Might make you new.

Sounds good. Getting up shrubbery.

Now, how about some little lamb jams
and go and pick over this garbage?

We're not hungry. Thank you. I am.

You got.

It's only

you. You got one.

Well.

Oh. Oh.

Yes, yes. Wow.

Good.

Hey, you're hosting day.

Big game.

All you can.

He ain't fit to do no trailing tonight
fever.

He's getting worse. I'll be all right.

Get away. Merry.

Go on back where you belong.
Wait a minute.

What you got in here?

Well, makes no difference.

What ails you.
She always comes up. With that great big.

Taste. Bad enough to cure most anything.

Give it a try, Karen.

Better chew it good before you swallow it.

My strawberry. What is it?

I don't know.

But Indians can come up
with some pretty good medicine.

Saved my life once. You know. Thanks.

Good yourself.

I'll get that for you.

All right.

Tell me about Philadelphia.

Cameron.
How do you want to know? They place

horse trains, whistles, bells,

people walking.

I mean, can you read that?

I like the noise, people.

We lived in a big house on the school
forever.

Stately

way where bank I should be inside.

It was warm and friendly.

He liked it.

McCullough He, like my family.

Must have been quite a wrench
pulling out all your roots.

And I ain't got no regrets.

Comes a time
when a man's got to build a new house.

Come on inside.

We got company.

You're getting older and skinnier,
and you talk more every time I see you.

This is Charlie.

Is his usual buffaloes
and cousins wildcat.

You know what would think?

We're good it Johnny Senior party.

You done with him, didn't you? It's right.

Three men and a female on horseback
said they was from Kansas.

When? Where?

I ran across them on a trail
this morning to celebrate in camp.

About how far from here?

About 30 miles.

And a pretty female, too.

If you talk to her.

I'll pass the time of day,
just like you and me is talking now.

Did you get a chance to talk to her alone?

No, I didn't.

She asked for help, mister.

She didn't need no help,
at least for me. Them three young bucks.

One of them, the ones that need the help.

What do you mean by that?

I mean they was having themselves a time.

And you should have seen her once.

When I was younger, I rode
all the way from Jim Rogers post Clean

the Cherry Creek
just riding and hoop D doing,

and I wished
I had a woman like that with me.

When you're lying.

I'm a lot of things, mister, but I liar.

I ain't now a woman's a woman
and a man's a man.

And she was with them three
because she wanted to be with them.

I never met

a female yet wouldn't get all perked up
about having three young girls

like that trailing with her.

And squabbling over
and shut your filthy mouth.

And. Lies.

Lies Shy Charlie.

Cool down, Cameron.

What reasons they got to lie?

Get away,

Charlie.

Nobody does that to Charlie.

Otis.

Charlie Really sick with the fever.

He didn't mean nothing.

He called me a liar.

So I fight.

So I bet your friend.

That's all. Right.

Try to get a little rambunctious
once in a while.

What can I put him?

Where we can lock him up there
in a small room till he comes to.

The fresh horses.

We still might get to go back to camp
and save your leg.

It's turning black.

I'm going after my color.

You still think Otis was lying?

I don't care.

She's my wife. I want her back.

You don't give up easy.

Don't think I.

Don't know what you like, McCullough.

I knew when I asked you to marry me.

The family knew.

Everybody told me.

But it didn't make any difference.

Julie was what I needed.

It still what I need.

Like a sickness.

It's been that way
ever since the first time I saw.

I can't help it.

McCullough.

Any more than you can help standing there

wondering what kind of an impossible fool
I am.

I reckon.

I don't look at a woman the same way
you, Cameron, or maybe a lot of things.

But I'll ride with you.

And the one they called Paul

is they started k*lling each other.

What do you make of it?

I don't know.

I'm not.

Breaking.

Even over there.

Behind the racket was Julie.

Remind she's around, otherwise
they wouldn't be gunning for each other.

Hey, Rick,

listen to me.

I got a proposition.

I understand.

I miss.

Thank you, Ryan.

I keep Bishop long, and you can get

a lot more ammunition left

to do your r*fle.

Julius out.

I'll let you right out.

You give me the girl.

Take it easy,
Cameron. You're out of range.

The rich save you the trouble ranch.

You hear me?

I hear

all this bonanza, little brother.

What are you going.

To take a look.

You all right where you are?

If you're going to happen in fighting
over, you got to stay by one of them.

You know that, don't you?

You know that much.

You and

what's your matter, honey?

Did you do not fancy?

Your husband will never fight
nobody for you.

Where did it come from?

Right here.

Yes. Come.

Well, if it ain't old Kameny.

So come to join the party.

Come back here.

You and I.

How is he?

Is bad.

If he was really got a hold on.

Why did you have to drag him out here?

It's his idea, not mine.

Isn't God Chase after you?

He took out by himself.

I found him yesterday
after your friends got through them.

I didn't know.

They said they were off hunting.

You don't believe me, do you?

I tried to talk him into going back,
but there was no reasoning with him.

He did. Crawley get to you?

He should have slugged and taken him back.

I wish you had.

I never wanted him

to marry me, Julie.

Love me. Julie, I need you.

It's been like that ever since
I've known him.

I wish I'd never met him.

Don't look at me like that.

I never loved him.

Never.

I never had to.

He's a fool.

He's always been a fool.

Maybe he is.

But a man's got to believe in something

or somebody.

He picked you

and he might die for you.

Mrs. Cameron, Tonight

not many women have a man like that.

What are you going to do

with gangrene?

There's only one thing you can do.

I know.

Surgeon. But I got the knife.

You k*ll him.

What's that to you?

I'm his wife.

Why don't you try and act like one?

Give me a hand and hold his leg.

I said hold his leg.

Cameron,

I got to cut out the gangrene.

Are you going to lose your leg?

Yeah, if you feel like it.

Cameron

and it's

better

he's sleeping.

You better get some sleep yourself.

I can help him now more than you care.

More than anyone.

Said.

I didn't figure somebody like you.

I still don't.

You never will.

You need me.

That's enough for now.

I'm going to go take a look at the horses.

And surely

it's all right, darling.

I'm right here.

And don't try to talk.

We'll talk later.

Later.

Later. Dad.

Trying to

You All right?

They will be.

It was horrible. Julie.

I was going to lie to you and

tell you that they made me go with them.

Julie poured Julie,

always wanting something that isn't there,

always needing something.

Somebody else.

To. I need.

I know that. Don't.

You don't have to pretend to me

you're free. Julie.

The cages open.

What do you say?

It took me a long time to get it
through my head.

Too long, Perhaps

I had no right to marry you.

I wasn't the kind of man
you could ever learn to love.

Oh, but I did.

I did learn.

All I ever wanted
was to be a woman for you.

And I will.

From now on, I promise

that new life in California

will have it together.

I love you.

And I'd have given everything I had
in the world to hear you say that once.

I mean it

the way I think you mean it. Now,

how can I show you?

There's no need to.

Too late, Julie.

It is not too late.

You're going to be all right.

Strange how a man can be sick

out of his mind with fever
and suddenly waken.

The fever is gone.

You can see think I understand.

It isn't only my leg, Julie.

Everything.

You and me

both free.

But I mean it.

I do love you.

Don't send me away.

It's too late to cry, Julie.

Too late.

Cozy brill and cozy.

Didn't you think I'd be back?

What do you want?

Once I take something, it's mine.

Over there.

Julie, move.

Come on, grab blankets.

Get them.

Get out of here.

That's my girl.

Who do you want this big?

A couple of good horses.
Turn the rest of them loose.

Come on, move.

I'm not going with you.

What do you mean, you're not going?

What, you think I come back for?

Go on, get the horses.

I'm staying with him
as long as you have me.

You've had your. Answer.

Shut up.

I got two brothers dead on account of you.

You don't think I'm leaving here
without you, do you?

Do you have to stay?

Get over here.

Look, there.

She got the b*llet that was meant for me.

She must come.

I did give you something for

which you.

She couldn't have been the way
she was any more than I could have

loving her.

No, I imagine.

Welcome back to Karen.

Thank you, madam

Grand. Mr.

McCullough, my son.

I got a baby boy. That's a boy.

Why, girls? Oh,

now, maybe you can tell me
just what the devil you've been doing for

the last four or five days.