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Jack, stop it! Jack!

Jack, go away!

Aah!

Doctor?

Yes?

Am I really very sick?

Yes, you are, Mary.

Do I have to have an operation?

Yes, Mary.

How's she doing?

Her pulse is steady.

Good.

Give her a little more.

This is going to take a while.

Mary. Where is she?

Didn't they tell you at the desk?

No one told us anything. Where's Mary?

Where's Dr. Mayes?

He's in his surgery. He's waiting for you there.

Doctor, what happened?

Mary's fever went back up.

She went into convulsions.

Convulsions?

We're going to have to operate again,

and remove the diseased tissue.

This would hardly cover her bill.

I know that, Mr. Benson. That's...

That's why I'm giving you my personal note.

I'm going to go home and sell my farm,

and I'll pay that bill.

I've told you before,

it is not the policy of this institution to extend credit.

I'm not talking about credit,

I'm talking about my daughter's life.

I wish I could help.

Look, Mr. Hanson, I'm not looking to make a profit with the place.

I'll sell you the land, the house, the barn,

even my equipment, my tools, for any money you can give me.

I can't buy your farm, Charles.

Where you going?

Going with you.

We talked it over. It's what we both want.

Figured the money'd be coming in twice as fast with both of us working.

It'll be our gift to Mary.

Ain't no way you can say no, so don't.

I put a lunch in Isaiah's pack.

It's enough for both of you.

Thank you.

Well, you best say your good-byes. Time we was going.

Help your mama, now.

Bye, darling.

Take care.

You be good and you mind your sister, all right?

Come on. Come on, the sign says what it means.

Charles: And what about the poster I got in the depot in Rochester?

Well, this is 4 or 5 months old,

probably because some idiot forgot to take it down.

Well, we came a lot of miles because of that.

Hey, that's your idea. Nobody asked you to come here.

All right, then at least give us a chance.

Give us a chance to earn back the money it cost us to get here.

Look, I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

Look, I'm just asking you for a chance.

Isaiah: Let go of him, Charles. Come on.

I'm telling you for the last time.

I told you once, and I'll tell you again: We ain't hiring!

Man: Now, I've got to say this 10 times a week,

and I don't like it any more than you do.

Come a long way for nothing.

I know how you feel. I've been there myself.

Hey, look, all right, you're not hiring.

You know any place, any kind of work we can get around here?

Yeah, that way, about 10 miles.

But no guarantee.

They're building a tunnel up there,

and they might need some men.

Or they might not.

Man: All right, back to work.

Move it out.

Well...

What's another 10 miles?

Come on.

Mrs. Ingalls? Mr. Benson would like to see you, please.

Oh, of course.

I'll be back.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Come in.

Mr. Benson.

You wanted to speak to me?

Mrs. Ingalls, I still have not heard from your husband.

You will, Mr. Benson.

You will.

Time is running out, and the bills are mounting.

There's the extra medication

and the additional nursing.

But I've been with Mary almost every minute.

Mrs. Ingalls, no matter how much time

you spend with your daughter,

our nurses are responsible for her care,

and they must be paid for their work.

Mr. Ingalls gave you his word

and his note,

and the money will certainly be here

as soon as he can arrange it.

Good day, Mr. Benson.

Mary is sleeping beautifully.

You've been here such a long time, Mrs. Ingalls.

Don't you think you should get some rest?

I need more than rest.

I need a job.

Oh...

Tch.

If there was something around here,

so I could be close to Mary...

I know.

I mean, I know I can't qualify as a nurse, but...

Anything else.

Anything at all.

Well, they always need someone in the laundry.

It's not much, but you could start right away.

That'll do just fine.

Well, fine. Now come on and get some rest now.

Come on. I'll sit with Mary.

Let's go.

What I'm telling you is

you draw powderman's pay,

you load and blast the way I tell you.

Now, you talk English!

You know I don't savvy that lingo.

I just said,

I will not kill my crew because you will not listen to reason.

It's not your crew, China boy.

You work for me.

Every last one of you.

You get that straight.

Wing: Mr. Harris, we work for you...

But I will not risk the lives of my men.

Wing...

I've got to punch a tunnel through that mountain.

One little accident, and you're trying to hide.

What's the holdup, Harris?

Why aren't these men working?

Well, sir, there's... Nothing serious.

Just a little misunderstanding, sir.

Delays cost the railroad money.

End of steel is within 9 miles.

You've got a tunnel to finish.

Harris: Yes, sir.

We just had a small argument, sir.

My powderman doesn't want to load heavy enough

to move the proper amount of rock.

Get another powderman.

Harris: Yes, sir.

Charles: We'll do it.

Who are you?

My name is Ingalls. This is my partner Edwards.

We're both powdermen. Haven't had a chance to talk to Mr. Harris yet.

I guarantee we'll move that rock for you.

Well, that solves your problem. Hire them.

And remember, end of steel is coming at you

like a runaway locomotive.

Yes, sir.

Just one thing. We want to get paid by the week, not by the month.

The railroad only pays once a month.

Pay it by the week or we don't work.

If they earn it, give it to them.

Might even sweeten it with a little hazard pay.

The main thing is,

get it done.

Harris: Yes, sir.

You talk real big.

You got Franklin thinking you know how to handle powder.

But you've still got to show me.

And we'll show you.

With dynamite or blasting oil. Either one.

We'll see.

Now listen, everybody.

Till I tell you different,

these two fellas are your new powdermen.

And wing, you run your crew of China boys,

and that's all you do.

Take them into the tunnel and finish the cleanup,

starting now.

No. Not if they use

the same heavy loads of explosives that you suggest.

I will not endanger the lives of my men.

I'll give you 5 minutes.

Then your pay stops, and so does your chow.

Either work or walk. It's that simple.

You fellas, come on.

I'll see if you're as good as you say you are.

We do not work, we have no money to send home.

Our families back home have nothing to eat.

Hurry up with that fuse.

I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying.

Ain't you putting an awful lot in there?

I'll let you know when it's too much.

Just give me the one with the fuse.

I'm willing to send the whole face of this thing come off.

Don't just look at me. Get another one going.

Blooey.

How you doing?

All right.

Let's get this last hole loaded.

All right. You've got the job.

You get to moving twice as fast as you are,

you might just stay on the payroll.

We can move as fast as you want.

After you finish loading,

you can get ready to blow off the entire face.

Get some men down here, get rid of this platform.

Coming right up.

Wing, we need 6 men to handle the scaffolding.

Give me that hot one.

We got the job.

You got it. I got a chance to get my head blown off.

Don't you worry about it.

You just stick with me.

Yeah...

Fire in the hole!

Come on, move!

Let's go! Out!

It's not, dearie.

They pay no different if you leave yourself time to breathe.

No, it feels good to be doing something,

other than just sitting around.

Well, nurse Johnson said you can do.

And a bit of laying down, too, for that matter.

She's put a cot in the nurses' quarters for you.

Can you do that?

Oh, we mothers can.

There's no point in paying for an outrageous hotel room you can't use.

Well, off with you now. Your shift's finished.

Go see your little girl.

You're too kind, Sarah.

I'll just finish this piece.

Right.

I thought you were going to take it easy for a while.

Well, figured I'd stay ahead of the drillers,

get this done while I work the cleanup.

I have something to show the powdermen.

I've got drills to sharpen.

Over there.

It'll only take a minute.

My fault.

Rock from the tunnel roof fell down,

day before you came.

I load the holes the way you load them.

The blast brought the rock down.

He needs a doctor.

Doctor can mend broken arm, broken leg.

But this man is broken inside.

Nobody can fix that.

I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do.

I've got a daughter lying in a hospital bed.

Maybe the doctors can help her, and maybe they can't.

But what I'm telling you is that we take care of our own.

That's the way it is.

Harris: Ingalls...

I'd like to see you two men up at the office.

I haven't got you in the paybook yet.

Figured you'd had about enough of the China boys for one day.

Yeah.

Heard you say you had a daughter in the hospital.

I've been down that road myself.

Hazard pay is about 1/3 more than the regular rate.

Should be a help.

It will, thanks.

Tell you what would be even a bigger help,

if I could telegraph that money to Rochester somehow.

You can. I can fix it.

I appreciate it.

You just follow orders, keep on doing what you're doing,

I'll treat you right.

Thank you, sir.

You think wing's right?

You think we're loading too heavy?

If I've got a choice, I go with the man who pays me.

"My dearest Mary,

"how I wish I could be with you right now

"instead of having to put words to paper so far away.

"I love you, my darling.

You're in my thoughts and prayers constant..."

Mary, I'll put this away.

You can read it yourself when you're feeling better.

Ma...

If something happens...

If I'm not here when pa comes...

Mary...

Mary, look at me.

What are you talking about?

I just want you to tell him I love him,

- and I tried, but... - Mary!

Stop talking like that!

I'm not getting any better, ma.

I can feel it.

Mary, I don't care what you think you feel.

The doctor tells me you're doing fine.

But ma...

Just in case something happens...

I want you to tell pa I love him...

If you want to tell your pa something,

you're going to have to tell him yourself.

And to do that you're going to

have to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and get well.

I guess I did sound that way.

Well...

That's normal.

Everybody feels like that sometimes.

That's my girl.

Well, you're doing a little better.

I'll be glad to show you, Mr. Franklin.

No need, no need.

Using as much dynamite as you are,

you have to be moving a lot of rock.

Yes, sir. We are.

We're getting close to 4 feet a day for a solid week now, sir.

Add another foot a day, and you just might finish on schedule.

We'll sure try, sir.

- Mr. Ingalls. - Yes, sir.

I have a question for you.

If we double your hazard pay,

do you think you can get another foot of tunnel a day?

No.

Yes, sir, we can do it. I guarantee it.

Well, there you are, Mr. Harris,

from now on we'll expect another foot a day.

Yes, sir.

He doesn't know what he's asking.

Well, we can do it. I can use the extra money.

Those loads we're using now is rattling the mountain.

Let it rattle.

You use too much dynamite.

What's it to you how much dynamite I use?

You can't blast an extra foot of rock per day.

Word gets around fast, doesn't it?

After every blast, China boy goes into tunnel first.

Now the roof rock falls down,

China boy gets hurt, or killed.

If that's all that's bothering you,

I'll be the first man in the tunnel after every blast.

I'll check the overhead, and bar down any loose rock.

Does that satisfy you?

I will wait and watch, see you kill yourself.

I've got work to do.

Days aren't long enough.

You've got to come in here in the middle of the night

and do somebody else's work. What for?

Ah, the drillers are shortchanging me.

They don't want me to get that extra foot a day.

I've been looking all over camp for you.

Figured you'd be in here. A telegram came.

What is it, Charles?

It says...

Mary's got her strength back.

They're going to operate on her again.

Isaiah: It's going to be all right.

The thing you've got to do, Charles, is get yourself some sleep.

No.

I'm fine.

My baby's going to get the best care, and...

It's going to take money.

Charles.

I said I'll be fine.

Harris: Hey, wait. What's going on around here?

It's not quitting time.

We go to honor and Bury our friend lin chou,

who is dead because I was a fool!

You'd better get those lanterns filled.

We've got work to do.

Funeral going on, Charles.

Somebody I don't know, and I can't help.

It ain't very Christian to be blasting in the middle of it.

Now, I'm going to get that extra foot a day.

I want the money.

What do you mean, you can't spare an hour?

What's happened to you, Charles?

Why don't you give me a sermon later, and just fill the lanterns?

I've had enough of you and that tunnel.

Now, I'm going to that funeral,

and when I'm done, I'm going to pack my stuff and get out of here.

Well...

What was all that about?

Just a difference of opinion.

I've got to get back at it.

Better to move some rock.

Let me get started, I'll load her up.

Man:

Hey...

That's not bad, it's not bad.

Yeah, we're not going to have any trouble making that extra foot a day, huh?

Do you hear something?

Hey, run! Cave-in!

Come on, we've got... we've got two men trapped in there.

We've got to get them out of there!

We need tools, torches, and more rock carts.

Well, come on, move!

You tell them, get in the tunnel.

Tell them to get in the tunnel!

Move! Get in there!

Get in there!

My friend is trapped in there.

You're going to help me get him out!

Now get in the tunnel!

You bunch of cowards!

You!

All right, maybe you don't like them,

but you just can't stand here and watch them die in there!

All right, maybe they asked for it...

Look...

My best friend is in there. I can't get him out by myself.

I need your help!

Wing.

You're the one man I thought would give me a hand.

I mean, of all the men on this job,

I thought you'd give me a hand!

Charles: Here...

That's a little better.

- There you go. - Ohh...

It's your leg?

How bad do you think it is?

It's bruised,

but not broken.

Okay, just sit still.

I'll see if I can get us out of here.

It's plugged up tight and solid.

The blast ripped into the fault.

Your pounding will bring it all down.

I can let them know we're alive.

It won't make any difference.

Not a man out there would risk his life to get us out.

They'll get us out.

We've already buried one man today.

That's enough.

You're wasting your time.

I've got nothing else to do.

I did a lot of lying to you to get this job.

I never worked in a tunnel before.

Well...

You needed the money for your daughter.

I don't have any excuse.

I was just...

Afraid of being fired.

They think I'm too old.

Ahh...

They send out a young know-nothing

to push and crowd.

Till they can find a reason to fire me.

I've got enough laid by to take care of myself.

It's not that.

It's just having nothing to do that hurts.

I spent a lot of years...

Drilled a lot of tunnels,

learning my trade.

And I'm better now than I ever was.

But when a man's being crowded,

he makes mistakes.

And I made a beauty.

Harris, we both did.

Better check your lantern.

We're running out of air.

Mary: Ma?

Send someone for Dr. Washburn, get me an orderly,

and see that the surgery is ready.

Yes, Dr. Mayes.

You're going to operate?

I'd hoped that she'd be stronger,

but we can't wait, not now.

Clamp, please.

Dr. Mayes: How's she doing?

Her pulse is too weak.

Hold on, Mary.

Hold on.

It's just a little while longer.

Sponge.

Ligature.

Mrs. Ingalls?

Mary is back in her room.

All the signs are good.

Thank you.

Father...

Who art in heaven...

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come...

Thy will be done...

On earth...

As it is in heaven.

Dear god...

God, take care of my baby.

Take care of my baby.

Please, god.

Amen.

Nurse: Mrs. Ingalls.

Ma...

You're a fighter, honey.

Just like your pa.

Charles!

Edwards!

What is the holdup now?

Harris!

Why aren't these men working?

You were saying, Mr. Franklin?

You're fired!

I don't need you.

Wing could do the job as good as you ever could.

Wing, you're in charge now.

Get this crew to work!

Get your crew to work!

If you fire Mr. Harris,

we quit.

So do I.

And me.

And while you're standing there with your mouth open,

there's a couple of things I want you to know.

First, you've got a busted-down tunnel,

and second, there's going to be brass jumping over brass

trying to pin the blame on somebody,

and it ain't going to be any of us,

because none of us are going to be here.

There's only going to be one person left here holding the bag,

and that's you!

And when they get through with you,

you're not going to be able to get a job

anywhere on any railroad at any time!

And if you don't know that already,

I'm happy to be the man to tell you first.

- However... - Wait...

If you want to speak kindly to Mr. Wing...

Or Mr. Ingalls...

Or Mr. Edwards...

Then they might just tidy up your little mess for you,

so that no one would be any the wiser.

But at their own good time,

and with nobody getting hurt.

The choice is up to you.

Mr. Harris,

just get the job done.

Wing...

Start the cleanup.

Mr. Wing.

Ma'am...

Let me have a bunch of those flowers.

Thank you.

- Nurse? - Yes?

Where's Mary?

It's all right, Mr. Ingalls.

Your wife took her out to the garden.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Caroline: Lay down or something?