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Hey, now, you better keep your mouth shut, Tim.

'Cause Coley Claybourne's back in town.

Now, he sees all that gold you got in them teeth,

why, he and his pa just might stake out a claim on your head.

Mr. Melton?

Mr. Melton.

Oh, it's you, huh?

Well, Pa said if I ever needed anything, I was supposed to come see you.

Yeah. Coley, I'm a businessman.

My equipment is for sale, not for loan.

And I'm well aware that your pa is my cousin.

It ain't that kind of help.

Coley, you're about big enough to do a man's work.

If you want a job, if you want a chance to earn some money,

I'll do what I can for you, but...

All right, just forget it.

Well, where are you running off to?

Listen, you tell your pa from me, there comes a time in every man's life

when he gives up chasing rainbows and pays his bills,

and when he does that, then we'll talk.

Now, you just tell him that from me. You just tell him that.

Ah.

What do you have? Flour and salt.

Yeah, real good, real good. We got it almost loaded.

We? What is this "we"?

How come I always do the toting and you end up doing the checking?

I got the pencil and paper.

Mm... Salt.

Hey, Coley. How you doing?

I didn't know you took up reading for the law.

I went to see Judge Butler, but he's not there.

- Is your pa in town? - No, no, he's up in Sacramento.

- Anything I can do for you? - No.

Coley.

Son, I hope you're expecting to pay for those things.

Reckon I'll be needing some ammunition for the Springfield,

a couple of new picks, and a shovel.

Coley, if you're hungry, take the bacon, the beans,

but I already told your pa there's no more credit.

Makes no difference does he send you or come himself.

Come on, Claude. Why don't you just put it on his pa's bill?

You run this place on credit.

Joe, Len Claybourne's into me for 140 bucks.

Now, because he ain't got the guts to come down and face me, he sends the kid.

- That ain't true. - It ain't, eh? Then where is he?

Why didn't he come down instead of you?

'Cause he's dead, that's why. 'Cause he's dead.

Excuse me. Charley, you seen Coley Claybourne?

Yeah, he's in the stable. He slept there last night.

Good. Thank you.

Coley. Hey, Coley.

Wake up.

Hoss.

Joe came home last night and told me you were in town by yourself.

Ain't nothin' you should trouble over.

Hey, Charley, let me use that towel, will you?

You bet.

Coley, Little Joe tells me that... that your pa's dead.

He told it right.

- How'd it happen? - Shelf caved in on top of him.

- I'm sorry. - Don't be.

It was quick, like he'd have wanted.

Too late for him to know, so there's nothing to be sorry about.

- Where did this happen? - Up on Purgatory Ridge.

Where I buried him three days ago.

Coley, did your pa ever mention to you

the fact that he'd made some arrangements

in case something like this did happen?

If you're talking about Caleb and the judge and your pa,

yeah, he said somethin' about it.

Well, you see, your pa's will made them the executors.

And that means that... that my pa has something to do

with looking out after you.

Now, until he gets back to town, that's my job.

From now on I'm gonna be looking out for myself.

And there's something I gotta take care of right now.

Mr. Dobson, yesterday you said I couldn't have no credit

'cause my pa owed you 140 dollars.

I said you could have the beans.

Well, now...

You tell me if there ain't enough dust there to buy more than beans.

Hoss, look. This ain't dust.

This is real glory gold.

- Coley, this come off your pa's claim? - Whole shelf of it.

Coley, yesterday you didn't tell me you could pay.

Well, you didn't give me a chance.

You were in such an all-fired hurry to say no.

Hang on, hang on. Coley, you still can't pay.

This ain't yours yet. Neither is that claim.

It's a part of your pa's estate. I think you better come on out

and spend the next few days with me at the Ponderosa.

Well, what for? Just so your pa can get his grab ahead of the others?

No, so that we can make sure

that you get exactly what your pa wanted you to have.

Do you know what'll happen when this town hears about the strike?

Only claim on Purgatory Ridge worth a dime was the one that me and Pa staked.

All the rest of the claims on that ridge were dug up and forgot about years ago.

That's right, and you're gonna have to have guns to protect it,

just like your pa wanted my pa to protect you.

Yeah? And he's got Caleb Melton protecting him.

And Melton's got the judge protecting him.

Funny, Pa said with three executors watching each other,

I might just get what's rightly mine.

Come on, Coley.

Son, I don't like to think of you sleeping in a stable

with this on your person.

- Better than some places I know. - Why'd you run off anyway?

- I looked all over for you. - Oh, you did?

Hoss didn't have any trouble finding me, and he just got here this morning.

And he'd been looking for me before he knew about the mine.

So that puts him ahead of you others.

Judge...

I suggested to Coley that he spend the next few days out at the Ponderosa.

Now, just a minute. What rights have you got in this?

My pa left me his power of attorney

and I'm acting in his behalf till he gets back.

It's perfectly legal.

That's a pretty good idea, considering what this town is gonna be like

after they hear what's in the assay report.

Aren't you forgetting I'm the boy's only blood kin

if he's gonna stay with anyone?

Hey, Coley, you mind leaving us alone for a minute, huh?

All right.

- Go on, go on.

Oh, all right.

Now, Judge, I'd like to hear what you think.

Now, this thing kind of caught me with one foot in the stirrup, as it were.

I... I got business over in Fallon.

Now, when's Ben coming back?

- About a week. - Ah, works out good.

I'll be back by then.

Hoss, you take care of the boy until us three duly appointed executors

can sit down and decide what to do.

I got a feeling that's not gonna be so easy.

That boy's got a real hard head.

Plain cussed stubborn like his pa, if you ask me.

Well, what else can you expect? He spent the last four years with him.

Yeah. It's been rough on him ever since his ma left.

And speaking of his ma, I think this is something we ought to discuss with her.

Oh, no, wait a minute, Hoss.

You're not gonna bring her into this. Well, come on now.

Everyone knows Margaret Claybourne just up and ran off

from Coley and his pa four years ago.

That's a plain case of desertion.

The way I remember it, she took a daughter and a baby boy with her.

Now, that ain't desertion.

Len's will don't mention anyone but Coley.

Len's will don't mention the gold strike neither, Judge.

I for one think it's something we ought to discuss with her

before we make any decisions about Coley.

Maybe you'd like to discuss it with that drummer she run off with too.

Now, that's got nothing to do with it. She's still his mother.

And I think we ought to try and get in touch with her.

I'll notify all the major newspapers, run a legal notice on Len's death.

So what do we do? Just sit around here and wait on this woman?

Who hasn't seen fit to contact her own son in four years?

And let a two million dollar claim lie fallow?

There's more to be considered than just money, Caleb.

We gotta think about Coley and what's gonna happen to him.

Quiet down. Quiet down. What's this all about?

Well, the boy claims his pa struck it rich before he died.

Got a lot of people stirred up.

Yeah, and we just thought we'd clear it all up.

A mining town that's short on work ain't no place to be salting rumors.

This here boy's lying...

Now, you just listen here, you old claim jumper. I ain't lyin'.

Well, you ask them. They saw the assay report.

Coley, I told you to keep your mouth shut about this.

Well, now, just how long

do you think you're gonna keep a thing like that quiet, Hoss?

Till the estate's settled and the claim can be assigned to a company.

I don't see where that ought to take forever.

Everybody knew it was just Coley and his pa.

Well, the boy's got a ma too

and it seems she's gonna have something to say about it.

Maggie Claybourne?

Well, she ain't fit enough to use these city streets,

much less tell this boy nothin'.

Hank, shut up.

I'm sorry, son.

- Coley, you ready? - Yeah.

We're gonna have to get some guards out on that claim.

I'll get 'em out there by this afternoon.

Fine. Come on, Coley.

Hoss, the minute I get a reply, I'll contact you.

All right, any of you men wanna earn a dollar a day and found as claim guards,

get down to the sheriff's office in about 20 minutes and be deputized.

I'm not working for no dollar a day,

not till I find out about that claim.

Well, I guess you can't blame those fellas for being a little disappointed.

First it was a gold rush in the making. Now it's less than a miner's wages.

Well, we only need ten guard. They'll be there.

I suppose. It's 'cause they don't think like we think, do they, Caleb?

The Southern and Central Mining could be very grateful

to anybody who'd help us secure that claim.

Just what are you driving at?

Well, that used equipment we let you have, Caleb.

We could forget you ain't paid for it yet.

You tell that company they can pick up this worn-out junk any time they want.

Now, you'll pardon me.

When I say grateful, Caleb, I mean real grateful.

Oh, I'd look if I were you.

What... What do I have to do?

Just deliver, that's all.

Joe?

Hey, Joe?

Hop Sing?

Well, looks like you and me kind of got it to ourselves.

I'll tell you what, you can take the first bedroom at the top of the stairs.

- How much is that gonna cost me? - What did you say?

My pa said when a man offers too much, find out his price.

Well, right now I'd settle for a little less sass,

a little more respect.

Is that why you braised Hank Bradley?

I know what my ma was, Hoss. My pa told me right enough.

I just wanna hear her side of the story, and you should too.

That day, when Pa and me came home,

that cabin was so quiet, you could hear your own breathing.

Little Billy, Beth, her, everybody gone.

Never will forget Pa standing there with her note in his hand.

Like something broke inside.

- Did you read it? - Didn't have to.

The meaning was plain enough.

You know, Coley, sometimes folks have reasons for doing things.

The first year I... I prayed to hear one.

I... I'd have listened.

That was three years ago.

It's too late to start wishing all over again.

But it's never too late to listen, Coley.

You're wrong.

It's too late for Pa.

So it's too late for me.

Looks like half the town turned out to meet her.

Well, let's get on over there.

Thank you.

Those three up there are mine.

Sure ain't the Maggie Claybourne I remember.

Well, it's that San Francisco livin'.

- Mrs. Claybourne. - Hoss Cartwright, Caleb.

- Thank you for meeting us. - Margaret.

I'd have been here last week if I'd seen the paper sooner.

- Where's my boy? - He's out at the Ponderosa.

We thought that the best thing to do until we cleared up a few things.

I didn't come here to clear up anything. I... just came to get my son.

Well, you see, ma'am, that legal notice you read in the paper

don't mean that you can just come and take the boy.

The fact is, Coley doesn't even wanna see you.

I expected that. His father had him for four years.

But I'm his mother.

Let me have him for a few months. Then he can decide for himself.

Well, ma'am, it... it ain't altogether that easy.

You see, there's more to be considered

than just who's gonna be the legal guardian.

You mean the two million dollars?

- You've heard about Len's strike? - Of course. That was in the papers too.

And men from the mining companies came to see me.

Yeah, well, you don't have anything to do with the mine.

You aren't mentioned in Len's will.

I don't care about the mine or the money, just Coley.

Well, you can say that, but who's gonna believe it?

I'll swear to it in court and I'll sign any papers you want.

This won't be a matter that comes to court.

Ma'am, the three executors will decide who the guardian's gonna be.

That's what we wanna talk to you about.

Who else would he go with but me?

Margaret, you'll have to admit the boy's been a lot closer to me

than he has to you these past four years,

and I am Len's blood kin.

But we're Coley's kin. He belongs with us.

Honey, there ain't nobody gonna make any decisions about Coley

until my pa and the judge get back, and that's it.

Hoss, I wanna see him.

Well, ma'am, I can't promise you he'll talk to you.

I think he will. He's my only son.

What about the younger one? Johnny, wasn't it?

His name was Billy, Mr. Melton. He's dead. Over three years now.

Beth, we don't burden others with our troubles.

I'll wait for Coley at the hotel.

- Come, Beth. - Ma'am, I'll take care of your baggage.

No, thank you. We'll... We'll manage by ourselves.

It's usually used for shortening rope. See how easy it comes loose?

It's called a sheep shank.

Although that's not a proper name for a cattleman to use.

Here, come on, try it. You can do it.

Well, I... I don't know if I'd be much of a cattleman.

I... I think I'd just as soon stick to prospecting.

Seems to me prospecting's for... for those who ain't struck it rich yet.

Not with Pa and me. We was gonna keep on going, just the two of us.

Depending on nobody.

Hmm.

But it seems while you two were busy depending on nobody,

you sure were depending an awful lot on each other.

Hoss, you're just in time to help me convince Coley to become a cattleman.

I've got... I've got something else I need to talk to... to Coley about.

Coley... your ma's in town.

You know how I feel about her, Hoss.

Far as I'm concerned, she's just as dead as Pa is.

She... She didn't come alone.

You mean Beth and Billy too?

Well, not Billy, but... but Beth,

and she's anxious to talk to you.

I can't hardly remember what she looks like.

Except she's homely.

All right, I'll go with you,

to see Beth, nobody else.

I don't care what this town thinks. I want to see my son.

Ma'am, you... you see, it... it ain't altogether that easy.

Mother, I think Mr. Cartwright's trying to help.

Then why didn't you bring Coley here?

I did.

But, you see, he...

Well, he don't wanna talk to nobody but Beth.

Mother... let me talk to him.

Please.

All right.

Where is he?

He's just across the hall.

He's waiting for you.

Beth, tell him from me...

Never mind.

I'll tell him, Mother.

- Coley? - Beth?

Beth, is that you?

Come in.

All the way from San Francisco I've been thinking of what I'd say when I saw you.

Now all of a sudden I...

I don't know.

Well, if I... if I'd have seen you on the street,

I... I don't think I'd have recognized ya.

Oh, Coley.

I'm... I'm sorry.

I... I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

It's OK.

You didn't.

It's just that...

you look so... old.

Well, I... I guess you... guess you know about Pa.

I tried to cry when Mama told me.

But I couldn't remember him except for his beard.

What happened to Billy?

Well, the... the doctor in Placerville called it lung fever.

That winter when you and Papa didn't come back...

We came back!

Soon as it thawed.

We waited till April.

Mama worked in the laundry in Placerville till summer.

After that we went to Sacramento and San Francisco.

I ain't holding it against you, Beth.

I mean, there wasn't much choice, not then.

Things are a little different now. You don't have to stay with her anymore.

- You don't mean that. - There's money.

Enough for the both of us the rest of our lives. Now, Pa'd want that.

But you're forgetting about Mama.

She loves you, Coley.

That's the only reason she's here.

That's a lie.

Len's responsible for the way Coley feels,

but why should the whole town hate me?

Well, I reckon that you were just something a little grander

than they were expecting, ma'am.

What do you mean?

Well, I mean... like the clothes you're wearing...

I made these clothes myself.

It's the way I earn my living, dressmaking.

Well, I... I reckon they was thinking of Len

and all those years and the hardships.

When did they start feeling sorry for him?

The way I remember it, they all turned their backs on him long ago,

- afraid he'd try to borrow more money. - Yeah.

Well, that changed when he found all that gold.

And people tend to forget a man's faults after he's dead.

Pity they're not so considerate of the living.

Yeah. It's just human nature, I reckon.

And I ran away and left Coley and his father.

Is that what they're saying?

Yes'm, pretty much.

And you, all of you... you think that's all there was to it?

- Coley. - You gotta tell him.

He thinks we left because we didn't love him.

It's all right, Beth. It's all right. Son...

Don't call me that. Now, you just listen.

No matter what promises you make up or what lies you tell,

it ain't gonna make no difference.

- Coley. - I'm still your mother, Coley.

And it's nothin' I'm proud of.

You should have thought of that before you came back.

I guess I didn't know what I was coming back to.

And don't try and turn me against Pa with your lies, like you done with Beth.

Coley, that isn't true.

It is true. And I gave you a chance to come with me.

What?

I said I gave her a chance to come with me.

You had no right to do that.

Just as much right as you have coming here stirring everything up.

One thing your father didn't teach you, respect for others.

Oh, yeah, he did. For them that deserves it.

There ain't a soul in Virginia City

that knows what your pa's intentions were better than you.

Now, you take a man like Hoss.

He... He thinks he just can't make a mistake, like about your mother.

You mean he's the one who wanted her here?

Yeah.

Now, you and me, we... we understand each other, don't we?

Yeah, I reckon we understand each other.

All right.

Now, I'm not denying for a minute that it would be a real feather in my cap

if I were to wind up managing your holdings,

but you just think what it would be like for you

if anyone else ended up your guardian,

say your ma.

- You seen Coley Claybourne? - Yeah, Hoss.

He's right out there on the front porch with Caleb Melton.

Hoss.

I was just telling the boy here he's got some deciding to do.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Coley, you about ready? Time we was getting back.

Mr. Melton, I'll... I'll think about it.

Good night, boy.

You... You do what I say, now.

Caleb, I don't want that boy fretted.

Hoss, it wasn't me who wanted to bring that woman back here.

She came back here so the boy could make his own choice.

Now, it's gonna be rough enough for him

without everybody pulling at him from every side.

What do you want me to do? Just give her a free hand?

No. I'm asking you to let that boy make up his own mind.

Well, Hoss, I think he already has.

And I think Judge Butler's gonna see it the same way.

No, I... He's probably right.

Coley's mother should be here. She should know what's going on.

Well, I'm glad you agree. Melton doesn't.

How come?

Oh, I reckon he wants to be the guardian or something or other.

Oh. Does he wanna be the guardian of the mine too?

What about the Judge Butler? What does he think?

Well, the judge has been out of town

and there ain't no way of knowing what he thinks.

Well, what do you think?

Well, Pa, I just can't figure a lady like Mrs. Claybourne

leaving one young 'un and raising another one as nice as Beth.

Well, would you make a decision based on that?

I don't know.

But I ain't gotta make that decision, now, have I?

I'm glad you're home, Pa.

Do you think he'll ever talk to us?

You're supposed to be asleep.

I can't sleep, Mama, knowing how Coley feels.

- Maybe if I'd been a little nicer... - No, darling. You were fine.

Your brother's got his mind made up. I don't think we can change it.

Not ever?

I don't know.

But we still love him.

Sometimes just loving isn't enough.

You have to prove it.

Whoa.

This buggy all right, Mrs. Claybourne?

Fine, thank you.

See you when you get back.

Mrs. Claybourne. Mrs. Claybourne.

- Get out of my way, all of you. - Not till I tell you.

Now, there's a lot of folks in this town

don't have any use for your kind around here,

and as soon as you start moving,

you just keep right on moving and don't you ever come back.

I don't care what you want. Now, stand aside.

Whoa. Now, Len Claybourne had a lot of friends in this town.

Good friends. Now, we don't want you coming back here

and grabbing that money and laying another stain on Len's grave.

I don't recall you were such good friends of Len's.

And I don't care what you think of me. Now, get your hands off my horse.

Leave the lady alone.

Turn loose those lines.

There ain't no cause for you two to come butting in here.

I said turn loose those lines.

Here's your luggage.

Did you ask him to bring the bags out here?

No, I didn't.

Take the bags back in the hotel.

All right, get out of here, all of you.

Go on, get out of here.

- Sorry about that, ma'am. - Thank you.

I don't think they'll bother you again. I'll put your bags back in the hotel.

No, please, they saved us the trouble of packing.

Ma'am, there ain't no need in your going.

As a matter of fact, Pa'd like you to come out to the Ponderosa.

He's planning on having a meeting of all the executors.

Well, that's where we're going, but just to say goodbye to Coley. No meetings.

Joe, won't you ride on out with 'em and I'll take care of everything here in town.

Right.

Now, Coley, before you say anything, I invited your mother and sister here.

It's your house.

Yeah, that's right.

But, you know, the world would sure be a whole lot better off...

if people could only learn to listen to others...

even though they don't care for them too much, just listen.

So why don't you do that?

If you say so, I'll... I'll listen.

You see, I've already made up my mind. I know who I want to take care of me.

We'll discuss that later.

We just came to say goodbye, Coley, that's all.

Why don't I leave you folks alone?

If I hurt you by coming here, Coley, I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean to.

Why'd you even come?

I didn't ask for you.

Maybe we came because we love you. Did you ever think of that?

You, maybe, but not her.

How do you know 'less you give her a chance to show you?

I'm giving her the same chance as she gave Pa and me.

Say goodbye, Beth. It's time for us to go.

You're mean, Coley. You're dirty mean.

Now, it wasn't me or Pa that made it like that.

I guess none of us had a choice.

Margaret.

Please, all I wanna do is leave.

You do that, ma'am, and we'll just have to follow you to San Francisco.

Now, there's some talking has to be done.

It might as well be done right here and now.

Say, you're a pretty little lady.

Why don't you go out there and join Hoss and have him show you the ranch?

Coley, you haven't let anyone change your mind, have you?

Didn't budge me none.

- I'll stick with you. - That's what I told you, Judge.

Now, this is bound to hurt some, so we'll get it over as quick as possible.

There's some things gonna be said that are not for your ears, young fella,

so we'll thank you to leave.

If you're gonna be talking about what's gonna happen to me,

I got a right to listen.

Oh, sassing your elders, huh?

You don't look too big to spank.

What do you think, Ben?

Coley, why don't you go upstairs as the judge asked?

We'll call you.

If I've learned anything in 20 years on the bench,

it's that people change their minds.

What they say one day, they don't mean the next.

Now, Coley, he might change his mind,

and that's one of the reasons that we wanted you here.

There are others, but that'll do for the moment.

Now, this isn't the court of law,

but what we say here and decide had better hold up in one.

Well, that's why Len named you as one of the executors.

It's a matter of custody first.

We can talk about the mine and the money later.

Is there anything you'd care to say?

Coley's decided what he wants.

Well, what he wants is not too important right now.

It's what's best for him that we have to decide.

Well, it's pretty obvious that she is not what's best for him.

I'm just making some opening remarks.

And you'd be polite to shut up and listen.

Now, in a court of law there's only one reason

to take a boy away from his mother.

That's if she's not fit to be his mother.

Now, it's only fair to tell you there's some talk that you're not.

- What do you think? - I said it was talk.

I didn't say we believed it.

Margaret, um... there are always two sides to every story.

I... I think the judge was trying to say he'd like to hear your side.

You separated from your husband. That might be a good place to start.

She ran off and left him.

Yes, I left him.

- And your son. - And my son.

You just packed up and left with a fancy drummer.

With a drummer, yes. I wouldn't hardly call Abner Coles fancy.

He's a nice fat old man with five children of his own and a wife.

He was kind enough to give me and Beth and Billy a ride to Placerville.

Abner's not only fat, he's as homely as four miles of bad road.

Why did you... Why did you go off with him?

There was no food in the house, and no money.

Billy was sick. Len was gone.

He was too busy looking for gold to worry about whether we ate

or had medicine or had clothes on our backs.

The fact is that you didn't have to go.

Any of Len's friends would have helped you out.

- You could have come to me. - Could I?

Len asked you to grubstake him lots of times. You turned him down.

And his friends, they ran when they saw him coming,

they were so sure he'd ask for money.

I'll agree to that.

It occurred to me that Len's memory

has suddenly taken on a considerable amount of shine

since folks learned that he'd found a gold mine.

The mine is what brought her back here.

I don't care what she says. She's after the money.

That's a lie.

Well, then, why did you stay away for four years

if you were so interested in your son?

Why didn't you come back a long time ago?

Come back where? Len and Coley weren't in Virginia City.

I could have walked over all the mountains of Nevada

and never found them.

Well, you could have written.

I did write. Not just once, at least a dozen times.

I told him where we were in Placerville.

I wrote him when Billy died. I never got an answer.

I don't believe that.

I wrote him from San Francisco.

I told him what I was doing. Told him how he could reach us.

Told him how much Beth needed him.

I told him to bring Coley and come to San Francisco,

or to send for me and Beth so we could be a family again.

And I never heard a word.

Let's gentle it down. Shouting at one another is not gonna settle anything.

Now, let everybody sit down

and we'll start from the beginning, nice and reasonable.

Sit down, Margaret. You too, Caleb. Go on over there and sit down.

Now, you used to see Len from time to time.

Did he ever mention that he'd heard from his wife?

No.

He said the last he ever heard was the note she left when she ran out on him.

Didn't I tell you we'd call you?

Mr. Cartwright, I... I got something to show you.

- Where'd you find these? - In my pa's stuff.

These are letters that your mother wrote to your father

from Placerville, from San Francisco.

- Why didn't you tell me you had them? - I didn't know what they were.

What?

I don't know how to read.

I wrote to Mr. Melton twice asking where Len was.

He never answered me either.

I never got a letter from her in my life.

There's not a word of truth in that woman. She's lying. She's lying!

- She's lying! - Now, you wait a minute.

You're the one that's lying.

You said that she didn't send any letters to my pa, and she did.

Oh, and I bet you she wrote you too.

Now, don't let her get to you. She's lying.

You're the one that's been lying this whole time.

Don't tell me my ma is lying.

- My ma isn't a liar! - Don't let 'em get to you, son.

Remember what you said to me? We're gonna...

Stop it!

- That's it. Hold it. - All right, stop.

Take your hands off me. You poisoned his mind against me.

Mrs. Claybourne said she wrote her husband, and she did.

She said she wrote you too. Did she?

Well, did she?

I think you've got your answer, Judge.

I think so too.

Caleb. If you're planning a court try for the boy, don't.

You may have to explain why Pollard's been telling folks

that he's got you and the mine in his back pocket.

Coley.

I'm sorry.

Caleb left here under a pretty good head of steam,

so it looks like there's just you two executors left.

Well, that's enough to decide what to do, as long as they can agree.

You any suggestions?

Well, the family's together. That's the important thing.

I... I have one suggestion.

Yeah, I think I know. Let's have some of that brandy.