05x28 - The Cole Crawford Story

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I needed more.

What would you put on a fire?

The more smoke you get.

And I thought.

That is for me.

I don't think so.

They'll come after me

like that.

He would.

And he will.

And now

I know.

And about that, Charlie.

All of them. I just keep it going on.

I want to pull ourselves down.

Newt, get back. Yeah,

I got to go now.

I decide for sore eyes.

What are you two young has been doing?

Making mud pies.

All you paint? Yep.

Good old gumbo. Just like glue gumbo.

I thought that was some kind of soup.

Chris,
how do you expect a man to be a cook

if he doesn't know the difference
between mud and soup?

I heard that.

Now, remember the next time you can
take lunch in looking for a second soup?

How'd it go? Oh, wasn't too bad, too.

The wagons are bogged down to the drizzle
we had last night.

What'll happen if it really wrecked?

You know that cowboy
I was talking to told me that old Jack

Dougherty moves all this stock out of here
before it starts to ring.

Said if he didn't,
it bogged down their bellies.

That's why we haven't seen any cattle
around here the last couple of days.

I thought we were finally off
the Dougherty ranch, and for a while yet,

we could ride for two weeks
in any direction.

Still be on it.

Hard to
believe one man can own so much land.

And this is one part of it
I'll be glad to see behind us.

The cow bogged down on the ground
really gets wet.

Think what'll happen to a wagon?
I've been thinking about it.

You know,
those clouds look like communion business.

I've been thinking about that, too.

Well, standing here talking about
it won't keep the rain away.

Duke, you better get on the trail.

We'll be rolling about 20 minutes
behind you. Yes, sir.

I'm going to check down the line
before we pull out.

Chris,

you know about that young couple,

Crawford?

They seem to be nice.

Nice kids.

Wagons in bad shape.

But he promised to pick up
some new supplies for his town.

We had a man Don't seem to jack
having her at all, so I've noticed.

But the woman won't talk to all.
That'll be all right.

Have they got? No,
Everybody. Only been with us two days.

What's troubling you, Bill?

Oh, I don't know. It's a feeling, I guess.

You know, any time I see a man walking
and looking back over his shoulder

like gold cooperatives,
I wonder what he's running from.

I guess you could say everybody
on this wagon train running away

from somebody

that Charlie only Would you like a cup?

Your coffee? This ain't coffee, remember?

It's mud.

I don't know the difference.

I mean, coffee,

though.

You look them good.
They just aren't good enough.

So they had to move his wife and six kids
out of that shack you built inside.

But you never learn.

But you done the right thing.

You let them stay in for long.

There'll be 20 of them
just like him, of plowing up our range,

feeding on our beef, using up our lumber,

say you best get over that butter
shack and burn it down.

Don't give them nothing to come back to.

I already did. Good.

I like the way you taking hold.

Like one of these days
you're going to be running a spread.

You do that.

You can't be soft about it.

That's right, Dad.

You taught me that pretty good.

Well, I hope so.

Your mother is here.

You wouldn't agree to that.

She just never did seem
to fit into this country.

Maybe she was here too soon.

She said the country was change.

In fact, just before she died,
she wanted me to promise her

that I'd lay away my g*n.

She just never could understand.

And in this country,
a man gets what it takes.

Now, all this land I got it
took it away from Indians with g*ns.

And just about every day since then.

And I've had to fight down to it
with the g*ns.

Maybe she was right.

Maybe the country was changing,
but not that much.

This is still no place for a weak man.

That thought buster I ran

off, said that he was going to get
some of his friends and come after me.

Oh, more than likely that's just talk.

But whether it is or whether it ain't,
you got to be ready for it.

I got the men to back up
and you know I'm back, you 100%.

It's going to take a g*n to move
my next time.

Well, then let it,

son, you made your stand.

Now you got to stick by what you tell
a man.

You've got to do something.
You've got to do it.

It don't make no difference
whether it's right or wrong.

That can be taken care of later.

But you just can't never back down
because once you do your last them

g*ns, you learn. They just play things.

You figure you got to use them,
you use them.

Thanks, Dad.

That's what I want to hear you say,

Frank, when you get back, it's very well.

We got all kinds of the thing to.

That's not my great Good Lord.

Chris Hill still got his wagon
train camped over there.

Well, it's just about ready to pull out
when I went looking for him to dodge Rain.

And he's apt to be stuck in there
for the winter.

So a friend of yours at not Buster.

He back? No. Pretty one. Helen Bentley.

Are you sure?

Now, who is Helen Bentley?

Oh, I thought you'd know her.

Blake was running around with her
about five years.

She finally got tired of waiting for him
to pop.

The question ran out on him.

Now, wait a minute, Blake.

I didn't mean nothing.

Where is she? What's this all about?

I said, where is

on the wagon train with a dr*fter.

Been hanging around with this gal. Okay.

I got to tell you, every move I make
do I want a ride?

You don't.

But if you just another gal and I think
you're getting way too upset over it.

But if you ain't just another gal,
how come you let her to walk out on you?

Look, she didn't walk out on me, Franklin.
She still around me?

That's right.

So what you going to do about it?

I'm going to go bring her back.

Is that what you want?

My to forget about it?

Blake, you go out and use that
of my horse, and you're going with me.

Done.

You sure you know what you're doing?

You got me.

If I wanted to take a ten year,

you what?

I swear I do that long enough.

We're not going to look like
you'll remember filling up with Seymour.

I'll go back.

Here, here, here.

Let me help you with this. Joe.

Do something.

I was just trying to help her
with the wood.

You haven't even been properly introduced.

Oh, now, honey,
this is hardly Boston society.

Just because we're in a heathen band
doesn't mean that we have to dispense

with all social amenities

or whatever.

And I could have packed that wood in.

You shouldn't be doing that kind of work.

Oh, that's all right.

Cause I want to do my part.

Oh. I'm going to learn to cook it.

It kills. Me. Now, you quit that.

Oh, honey.

I hope
I'm not calling at an inconvenient time.

We haven't met. I'm Mrs. Edwards.

Well, I'm Helen Crawford.

This is my husband, Cole.
How do you do, Max?

How do you do?

I'm sorry that our camp isn't very tidy.

I'm not a very good cook.

Really?

I supposed all rent women work.

Well, I've never lived on a ranch.

I've always worked.

How very interesting. What sort of work?

She worked in a dress shop in town.

A dress?

Yes, ma'am.

It's very nice.

And I have to look after myself.

She knew I'd ruined our supper.

She just came here to look down.

I know that.

Honey,
you got to quit. Thinking like that.

Oh. Oh. What am I going to do right now?

You're going to kiss me.

I make too much.

That's true. I was hoping you
folks would like it.

It's pretty good if I say so myself.

Well, if you're sure, go ahead.

Thanks.

You know the hardest thing in the world
to cook on a campfire.

It's like supper.

That's point

I've never cooked before.

Don't you worry about.
You're going to do just fine.

And, Mrs.

Crawford,
don't you worry about Mrs. Edwards.

All those other ladies, either.

They just got a bad case of wagon fever,
that's all.

They'll get in line. All right.

Thank you, Mr. Brewster.

Just call me Charley. Everybody out there.

Bye. Goodbye.

Thanks again.

I wasn't trying to be such a lady.

I'd have punched that nasty Mrs.

Edwards right in the nose.

Oh, honey, you must let that old busybody
get you so upset.

Oh, it's not just Mrs.
Edwards. It's all of them.

I've seen the way they look at me.

Oh, they're just jealous
because you're prettier than they are.

That's all.

I want.

So much for things to be right for us.
They will.

Honey, don't you worry about that.

You're my wife, and I'm so proud of you.

There isn't any past for either one of us.

Not anymore.

Our lives began the minute we met.

I love you so much.

That's all that matters.

You know, I feel that little Crawford girl
the way Mrs.

Edwards in the middle and Streator.

We think it was poignant

and just because she can't go all out,
you ought to know about Mrs.

Edwards.

If you're not able to cook, it's
a cardinal sin.

And besides,
she's the best cook on this whole train.

She told you so herself?

Oh, she ain't so good.

I noticed you ate about a dozen
of those biscuits she brought over to it.

Was there anything wrong with my biscuits?

No. No, I thought they
were especially true tonight

when you cut that out.

You know, Chris speaking about
the Crawfords, something happened to you.

I think you ought to know about that,
Bill.

Well, Mrs. Crawford was driving her wagon.

Well, she's green, all right.

No reason why she shouldn't
try to learn how to handle the team. The.

But you know.

I know,
but she was all alone when I was called.

All I ask is that.

And she said that he wanted to walk
for a while and meet some of the people.

Sounds reasonable. Yeah.
This horse is gone.

But 2 hours later, I saw him.

He was catching up with the train.

You ask him where he'd been?

No, I thought I'd talk to you about it
first.

You know,
I can't figure why she lied to me.

Why do you suppose he's backtracking?

And that's what I'm going to ask him?

Oh, I thought the minute.

Sure, Mr. Hell. Something wrong?

I don't know.

I guess.

I don't know what you mean by that.

When I told you a couple of days ago
you could join up with us,

I also told you there were rules
and regulations to follow.

Oh, yes.

And one of those rules
is nobody to leave this train without

hawks or myself knowing about it.

I just felt like taking a little ride,
that's all.

I'm sorry. It won't happen again.

What are you running from? Coal.

I'm nothing.

I told you I was working on a place up
north, and I.

I saved up enough money
to get a little spread of my own.

I came down here
and couldn't find anything.

And then I met Helen and

got married.

Decided to try California.

I'm not trying to pry
into your private affairs call.

I have no right to do that.

But I have responsibilities
to the people of this train.

If you're running from the law.

No, no one.

Neither Helen or I run it from the law.

Mr. Hill, you've got to believe that.

All right, You keep the rules.

I'll go along with that

and call

when you get ready to tell me
what's troubling you.

I'll be around.

Why didn't you tell him?

Come.

I will only get off shagged already. Glad

when those fellows Frank shot at.

Nobody's talking the

campfire thought I smelled coffee

I get all right
your that'll guys I've got plenty.

You're a shag.

Naughty boy, aren't you?
I tried to get you met, Frank.

Yeah, Yeah, we.

My bail hawks, Duke, Shannon,
Charlie Weston.

All right. Right.

I guess you're quite a ways right
headquarters at this time of night,

aren't you? A matter of fact,
we weren't headed for the round.

We're looking for you.

Oh, and the reason in particular,

You got
quite a few pilgrims on his outfit.

Got to thinking that some of them might
take one of our cows for a dear father.

Never had any trouble with my
taking a wagon train through his land.

Well, that's what he told me.

But there's not much doing right now.

And Frank and me thought we might just
ride along with you for a day or so.

You don't object to you?

Why should I draw a line?

Yeah. Thought you might think so.

Thanks for the coffee.

I'm all right.

I am.

What do you suppose brought that up?

I got a thing around
this part of the country.

I'm trying to figure out why, Like Dorothy
does anything.

Oh, she's great.

And we do exactly what he pleases.

Come on and.

Get a closer.

I'm. You're wasting your time, Blake.

It's all over.

I'm in love with you.

Haven't
you know that? No, I don't know it.

I've been listening to you
tell me that for the last five years.

I even believed it because I wanted to,
but it wasn't true.

Ever.

I'm not going to let you go.

Because you love me.

Oh, do I know you so well?

You only want something
when you think you can't have it.

I'm not going to let you throw away
five years of our life.

That you already have. That's the trouble.

Five years

of loving you and living on promises
you never had any intention of keeping it.

You're going back with me

and your pig farmer friend
because you like that.

He doesn't have to.

He married me.

But you wouldn't understand
that, would you?

That's right.

I wouldn't understand that.

Anyway, I got a feeling
there's going to be some changes.

I think you're
just about to become a widow.

Oh, what's the trouble, Chris?

I'm wrong with the cloven wagon.

Let's go.

You lost a wheel nut.

No damage to the actual ride.

You better go cut upright pole.

Bill, do your act. Go. Sure.

You got a spare wheel? Not now, I.

I don't have any spare parts at all.

Charlie, you better go. Get away or not.

Yes, sir.

I bring a wrench. Do you, sir?

I don't know how you do it. Heigh h*.

Putting up with all these clod

hoppers, are the rest of them as ignorant
as this one?

Expect accidents happen. Well, I guess so.

You'd think that even a pig farmer

represents enough to bring along
some spare parts. Wouldn't you?

Forget it, Blake.

Oh, sure.

No offense, but it is kind of funny now.

Such an ignorant
man can marry such a pretty woman.

Paul,

You got to have a box or something
put under that axle.

Yeah, Get it.

I'll open.

Blake, you asked to ride along with us
for a ways.

Well, I can't stop you from doing that,
but I can stop you

from doing anything that interferes
with the welfare of this wagon train.

You understand that? You're sure in a day.

You know me
always trying to get along with everybody.

But to how?

As Mr.

Robert.

Goes to hell, I want to.

Yes. Is there anything I can do?

No, I don't believe so.

Thank you.

A ride down here, Paul Rail.

We better get my hand on the pole.

So, Charlie, give me

your cash. Used

should be new and further up the line.

Drop the wagon.

Drop the wheel out to look up.

I had some good cabin spots higher up.

It'll take us two days to get there, Fred.

We're all going to get a little wet
and go.

Duke.

Frank. Charlie?

Yes, sir.

What is it? To one of my best dishes?

Yes, sir.

Potatoes from yesterday,
beans from the day before.

And the rest of that Jack rabbit
I shop last week. Gap.

Well, I noticed you cleaned your plate up.

See, Blake Dougherty's still with us.

He won't be along.

He doesn't keep his mouth shut

mightily.

Malone Blake.

Well, I don't want to bother him, Frank.

All I want is a cup of coffee.

Why aren't you go up in music?

What do you want?

Well,
now that doesn't sound very friendly.

You'll be in my guest,
so to speak, is still on my land.

You know, all I want is a cup of coffee

and maybe a little conversation.

Get your coffee now.

Get out of here

now. That's what
I call a good cup of coffee.

And one good friend.

It is another. No.

You don't scare me, Dottie.

Scare you?

Oh, Now,
did you ever get an idea like that?

I noticed that you didn't have a g*n.

And like I said, one good turn deserves

another.

Go and pick it up and enjoy it.

Please go.

Oh, now, ain't that sweet
you ain't worried about.

I don't worry about him, honey doll.

Did she tell you that?
That's what I used to call her?

Honey, don't.

Oh, he's not going to try anything.

Honey, don't you see?

He's it.

The yellow lemon pig farmer.

And that's all he is.

You know, that's what kind of hurts me.

I wouldn't have minded so much of you
to run off with a man

like this.

You just couldn't
know what you were doing.

So I guess I'm going to
just have to take you away with me

for your own good, don't you?

To tell him I'll k*ll you.

Now, that sounds like an out
not threat to me.

I guess I better be prepared
to defend myself.

Well,
what are you waiting for, Pig farmer.

You got to go in there.

Pick it up.

No Cold, please.

That's exactly what he wants you to do.

He's trying to goad you into a fight.

It's exactly what he's going to guess.

Give me that g*n.

I've got as much right to a g*n
as anybody on this train.

I am. No.
When you want to k*ll somebody with it.

Now, please come.

I'll give it to him. Helen,
you know what I got to do?

You're not going to do anything.

I'm moving the wagons out
and you're coming along with it.

Made me take that g*n away from you, boy.

Tell Blake it didn't work.

Training I bad.

It's much bigger than day.

We're going right toward it.

All right, Annabel, Keep everybody move
and not let any wagon stop.

John I got one minute.

Griff.

Right here.

Thank you, sir.

My heart

is not a lot of trouble.

Helen,
if you come on back to town with me now.

After all, I never treated you so badly.

If you bring it present, remember,
I never had to drive in a team.

And all this rain and mud.

You all kind of get things a lot
safer than this mud.

Oh, thank.

All right, everybody.

They came out by now.

We've got to be next.

I heard somebody playing a banjo
not two nights ago when I heard it.

Well, people
now don't know that I'm out of money.

Oh, that's enough.

Now. There must be somebody
once a quarter act or something.

A little poor. My anything.

Come on. It party ain't got started yet.

How about you?
And you were always good at entertaining.

Oh, come on.

I never seen you bashful before.

Not even in front of a whole saloon.

Paul,

do you remember the time
that you stood up on the bar

and did the cancan dance for us?

Folks?

You should have seen that.

I bet there were 50 trail drivers there.

And every one of them in love with Helen.

And she sure could make a man
come crawling to her.

Yes, sir.

She always had her pick.

That's why I never could figure her
just running off with one man.

Play, please.

You take those g*ns off, Blake,
and I'll turn him loose.

One, I don't want any trouble.

It's just that all of us
boys always thought an awful lot of Helen

when she worked in the saloon

dress shop.

Indeed.

Please let me explain.

Understand?

Take your wagon and your lover and
get back to the saloon where you belong.

And I get to travel with decent people.

Get your gear together
and get out of here. Now,

wait a minute. I'll ask you.

Forget whose land you're on.

I said get out of here, Blake,
and don't come back.

You know, a.

Man wants to work
in this part of the country.

You works for Jack Dougherty Orchestra.

I get witnesses. John.

I'm a man's got to work for a living.

I don't mean I like the job.

I understand, Right?

Just let me have a g*n.

You take some advice.

Boy, he's
just waiting for you to try that.

You ain't got a chance in the world.

I You swallow your pride.

Stay away from that

dry cold you lose Either way.

You didn't k*ll him.

You just have to stand
still and face your father.

But keep on running.

One or the other.

Man can only take so much.

But to have

a man can take an awful lot.

And when he the right

and you go see your wife cold.

She needed

Helen.

What are you doing? What?
What's the matter.

With me alone? I know what I'm doing.

I know those women,
and I know what they're thinking.

And I'm willing to believe anything.

But you just make up.
I didn't come from Boston.

I can introduce you to my parents.

I think quite enough has been said
for one evening.

Well, I don't.

Yes, I work for a living.

Is that so horrible?

Read this.

Whatever it is, I'm not interested.

I think you're all going to be a clock.

It's a way of life.

And tomorrow, what it might.

What would you all what do you think that.

I have to prove Anything that I am.

You're worth 20 of them.

Let's go.

You all must be real proud of yourself.

Get in your wagon.

Make it wet.

That's my thing.

Get out of here.

Blake.

I'm not going out of practice,

John.

I don't work.

Just because a bunch of gossipy old women
think you

call.

In a wagon.

I've come from a woman, Blake Farmer

already?

You'll push me as far as Gargano.

You don't threaten me.

Again. Same farmer.

I guess
I'll have to be ready to protect myself.

Dad. You want me to go after him?

Chris? No. Let him go.

Daniel.

Have to know sometime.

I was a girl, Chris.

And you calmed down a little.

There's no way of getting around

all shagged
or is going to hold responsible for this.

I know that better
than any of the rest of you.

And I don't look like
the going is going to get any easier.

Yeah. Three of the wagons were bogged
down at the hubs.

It's like this old ground's
taken about as much water as they can.

Better get those wagons made up. Bill,
we can't stay here.

Another rain like we had last night.
We'll be here all winter.

What about Blake's body?

She has a right to say where he wants him
buried.

You figure say he's going to catch up
to us, then catch up with us.

All right,

Mr. Hale.

And we've been talking, all of us.

We don't like anybody being in trouble
that we've got no part of.

Oh, I don't like it either.

We know about Jack Dougherty.

We know he isn't going to like this.

You think you found a way to change that?

We were talking that is the wife and I.

Well,
we want you to get rid of the Crawfords.

They have no right
to be traveling with this train.

But you tell your wife
when she's elected, Wagon master,

I'll let her give the orders.

No place
you told me about before the news.

Stop. Sound all right? Yeah.

I got to catch up
with was just about there.

I figured it would
be a lot sooner than that.

I still want to move those wagons.

What's the use?
We just have to stop again.

At least he's alone.

Drag it.

I'm sorry about drag.

I brought his horse.

I'm taking him home.

I know you're going to the other horses
for the girl that k*lled him.

I'm taking her to

a shag.

There's more to this than you think.

The only thing there is to it
is that she k*lled my boy.

And that's all I need to know.

She has a right to be heard.
You know that.

She'll be heard.

You'll have a trial on your time
in front of your judge, in your court.

Right. And that's more than she deserves.

She k*lled my boy,
and she's going to pay for it.

I don't care about the drug drag down
the main street of town at the animal

and rope. She's going to pay for it.

I'm not going to let you take her jag.

How do you aim to stop me?

You know we can stop you.

I don't see how that's going
to help your boy.

She k*lled my only son.

I'm afraid you don't quite understand
what that means to me.

I agree. She should face trial for it,

but not in front of a judge
who's already made up his mind.

Because you told him to.

Is that your last word?

That's it.

Because we've been friends
for a long time.

I don't like to see it come to this.

But you make me and I'll take her.

And, you know, I got the man to do it.

I don't want to see it
come to that either.

Well, and turn them over to me.

Take your boy.

Think about things

I hope you find the right answer. Say,

I'm not going to let you have the girl.

All right.

I think my boy all

for one.

I come back for the girl.

I won't be alone.

Oh, but the matter about that Crawford
wagon again.

Look,

I guess Edward was right.

I should have just pulled my wagon
out of line and let you go on without me.

Let's make Campbell
we gone as far as we can go.

One day, anyway,
we'll move you and Helen into my wagon.

Take as much of your gear as we can.

We'll be ready to pull out with us
first thing in the morning.

Yes, sir.

Chris.

John, I cannot.

Oh, some trouble with one of the wagons
in the crowd taking care of.

Good.

Look at that drop and wagon.

We're gonna have to leave it behind.

I figured as much.

You know, Chris Edwards
and his wife are doing a lot of talking.

Everybody to feel that you're
risking trouble for a lot of people

just because of a saloon girl
and a dr*fter.

You feel that way?

I'm not talking about me.

I'm talking about a couple hundred people
that we're

more or less obligated to.

I told those two
they could join up with us.

They paid their fare.

They're entitled to as much protection
as anybody else on this train.

I'm not arguing that point.

I just thought, you better know
what the people are saying.

All right.

You told me

and got thrown in

for help. Oh.

Oh, well. She's sleeping. I,

I, I had this in my wagon.

I plan to wear it from now on.

I guess that you're right.

I'd like to tell you about Helen.

Mr. Hill.

You don't have to know that.

But I just kind of like to sit down.

Thank

someone.

I was all true about Helen
having worked in a saloon.

A lot of people working the saloon.

She hated every minute of it.

Nobody ever knew that except me.

I guess I knew it
because I hated what I was doing, too.

I thought you worked on a ranch.

I did. In a way.

Helen didn't try to stop me from
putting on a g*n because she was afraid.

Blake, Without drama, she tried to stop me
because she knew it couldn't.

I was a hired g*n when I met her.

You said the law wasn't happy.

I didn't lie to you about it.

A lot of big ranches had a gunfighter.

I'd be a lot more.

I k*lled my own kind.

The law called it even.

Got any idea how many men I've k*lled
and got paid for it?

I guess not.

I was enough.

Enough.

So I got real sick of it.

So I quit.

Wandered down to Dougherty's town.

Nobody knew me around there.

I wanted time to stop
and think things out.

And I met Helen, and we fell in love.

She was Blake Gordy's girl.

Five years.

Five years of living on a promise
that he was going to marry her.

She was a sick of her
way of life as I was a mine.

We talked it

out and I closed the door on the past.

You see, we never lied to each other once,

so it was and done with.

That's why I promised Ellen
never to put the g*n on again.

That would be opening up
that door to the past.

Why are you telling me all this cool?

Because we had big plans, Helen and me.

New life in a new place.

And the dreams to live for Helen

was still there for you, too,
If you want to take it.

I know you know better than that, Mr.

Hale. Shags coming after it.

They bring any hired g*ns.

I'll be there to me.

But Helen won't.

She's moving on with you in the morning
I'll satisfy Shag If won't bother.

I can promise you
that. I'm staying to keep.

No, you're not, Helen.

I won't let you. You can't stop me.

I didn't have any life before I met you.

Call, and I wouldn't have any
without you. Helen.

I can't have whole wagon train in danger
because of me.

Because of us.

We're one in the same.

Thank you for everything you've got to do.

You move out in the morning. Mr. Hale,

Cole and I are staying here.

Anything wrong?

Oh, what is making up again?

I'm going to get more rain.
Yeah, I've been watching it.

They're going to pull out before daybreak.

They need any more rain.

Chris will have to sneak these wagons out
one at a time.

We can't risk it. Duke.

How far is it to the tamarind?
Good. Around 40.

We get an early enough start.

We can noon on dry ground,
so we hit the slope.

We're out of this bog.

All right.

You shouldn't be too hard to follow.

I'll meet you there.

Now you're in charge.

Wait a minute, Chris,

Would you mind telling me what you meant
by what you just said?

I thought I made it plain enough.

You're pulling out without me.

Would you tell me why I say it's
just because I want it that way.

But that's because of the Crawfords.

You know, there's no need for this, Chris.

They can ride on another wagon.

Do you think that'll make any difference?

Jagged Aureole. Follow us.

Halfway. California.

He has to.
Folks have begun to panic already.

Do you think they'd help
Hellman Cole along?

They're the reason we're being followed.

All right.

If you're determined
to stay here and face.

Nor do we have the right
to stay here with you.

We have no right to do any such thing.

Most of the people on this wagon train are
carrying everything they own with them.

You'll get stuck here.
You'll involved in a fight.

They have nothing to do with it.

Best we'd have to throw off
half everything on every wagon

just to get out of here.
You know your responsibility, Bill.

And so do the others.

You see that these wagons get through.

You couldn't talk Doherty down.

The last time, Chris, there were three of
us standing right there with g*ns.

We'll be different this time.

All right, then It'll be different.

Cole Cropper doesn't want to run anymore.

You have the right to make that decision.
Well, I'll let him make it.

It's his fight, not yours.

You don't mean that, Bill.

I can't just go off and leave a man
with a side of the trail of trouble alone.

Neither could you.

Well, I'm staying with you.

You'll stand with the wagons
if you like it better

That way, I'll make it an order.

That's mine.

Up to it. Yeah. He's made his mind up.

Let's go.

Me before as much to see Amanda alone.

And then after I.

I'll handle it from here.

Frank, you stay with the boys.

Unless I need you,

Grace.

I come for the girl.

I was expecting you.

You still figuring on
stopping me from taking her?

I still take her on stopping it.

Chris, I got no quarrel with you
or a young girl over there.

I just want that room.

He's my wife, Mr. Doherty.

I don't make no difference. You k*lled
my boy and I'm taking him with me.

They didn't k*ll him, Jack.

Now, what kind of talk is that?

Frank up there
saw Sara standing right there.

That right there in her arms.

I say she didn't k*ll it.

You better explain that.

I don't think I have to.

I think you already know.

But you want to hear it. I'll tell you.

You tell me.

Blake was my only son. Was all I had.

I can understand now. It was

Father
wanted his only son to have everything.

He never had himself.

He wanted it to be easy.

I never made it easy for my boy.

I taught him to fight for everything
you want to, just like I did.

You didn't teach him to fight.

You taught him to take without giving.

It won't work.

That work for me.

How do you think I come by?

Everything I got a man has got to take.

I took all this land
away from the Indians,

and I taught my boy to be tough
so he can hang on to it.

But you forgot one thing.

Times change.

You refuse to change What?

You tried to mold your son
into an exact image of yourself.

You were wrong, Jack.

You're not God.

All I know is that my son is dead
and she k*lled him.

I tried. He's dead.

But Helen Crawford didn't k*ll him.

You did.

I don't know when it started.

Maybe the first time you told him to take
something, regardless of who it hurt.

For first time, he shot a man.

You hired a judge and jury to turn him
loose.

You shot it.

You're
the only one who knows when it really.

But, you know, you shut up.

There was one particular time that was
the time you started k*lling your son.

I said shut up.

My defense with that thing.

Boy, what about you?

I don't know.

But my men up there on the hill.

I wasn't your man, Mr. Doherty.

It wasn't you either.

k*lling
you just didn't make sense to me anymore.

It was more of a man

who made a promise to you,

to himself, to our future.

Do you have any idea what my future was?

Before I met?

I'll tell you,

my father disowned me
when I ran away with your son.

But I did it anyway because I loved him.

And we were going to be married.

You said you would be so pleased
to have a daughter,

but I guess he never, never got around
telling you about that, did he, Mr.

Doherty?

Just like
he never got around to marrying me.

Yes. I was a saloon woman.

I work in a saloon
because I had no place to go back

to, and I had to eat

grass.

I come out here to see justice done.

No, you didn't.

You came here to try to take
some of the load off your own guilt.

You think k*lling me to young people
to have a chance at life would

make it easier for you?

You go ahead.

Well.

We hurry.

We may be able to catch up
with the wagons by now.

Mr. De La, I don't know how
I'll ever be able to thank you, fellows.

The way you just name it.

I've been admiring that g*n to your right.

You would like to have one like that.

Oh, we better get started on.

We would like them.

Newlyweds to make friends,
perhaps, don't you?

So much. Thank you for coming.

I brought you some biscuits.

Nobody makes them better than I do.

If you can find time, Mrs.

Crawford, stop by my wagon
and I'll teach you how to make them.

It's like they really had Christmas.

I am sure

that the.