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[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

- Hello, Ben. - Hello, doc.

Fella's been waitin' for you to get back to town.

He, uh, came in just after you left this morning.

Where is he?

Over at the saloon.

I've been told he's had a lapse of memory.

- Oh? - Yeah, he, uh...

He heard about your experiments.

Matter of fact, I understand

he's been corresponding with you.

What's his name?

According to Fred over at the saloon,

he calls himself Shenandoah.

Shenandoah, that's right,

we have been in touch. It's an interesting case.

Forget this case, doc, I mean it.

Remember, I'm, I'm the law here.

Ben, medicine's one thing, the law is another.

It's my order that he's to stay away from you,

and you're to stay away from him.

Why?

I'm not here to answer your questions, doc.

I'm here to tell you what to do.

I don't want you tampering with that man's memory.

Just let well enough alone.

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? On beyond ?

? This land so lonely ?

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? So roam ?

? In search of home ?

? Across this land ?

? So lonely ??

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

Yes?

Oh, I'd like to see Dr. Macauley, please.

My name is...

I'm called Shenandoah.

Shenandoah?

Yes, I've been corresponding with the doctor.

He knows I'm coming.

Well, I'm sorry, you can't see the doctor now.

Well, if he's busy, I'd be happy to wait.

No, it's not that he's busy.

He's out of town.

Well, isn't that his buggy?

Oh. Well, yes, that is my husband's buggy.

But he took another one. He left that for me.

I see. Well, then I'll wait across the street at the saloon.

It won't do you any good. He won't be back today.

Well, may I make an appointment to see him tomorrow?

No.

Well, when do you expect the man back?

I don't know, it might be weeks.

I simply don't know, I'm sorry.

I don't understand, I...

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

You've been waiting for him so anxiously,

and you let him go.

A case like that?

I know.

There's nothing I can do.

Absolutely nothing.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[HORSE GALLOPS]

Most people knock when they come in a room.

It's considered polite.

Even sheriffs are supposed to have manners.

Roll it up and move on, mister.

- Why? - Because I said so.

Well, I've paid for my lodgings in advance.

I know, a week.

I'll see that you get a refund.

- What do you see? - What do you mean?

You're looking at my face like it's a military map.

What do you mean, military?

Just a figure of speech.

What do you want with Dr. Macauley anyway?

Sheriff, you seem to have all the answers.

Is there any reason you don't know that one?

So you haven't got a memory, huh?

Yeah, that's the problem.

All right, never let it be said this town isn't hospitable.

Roll it up in the morning early,

and then ride straight out of town.

No stops.

You have no right.

I may have no right, but I want to see the doctor,

and I can't unless he knows I'm here. I'm sorry.

- Joshua, I'll get the sheriff. - No, Fran.

You just leave us be.

There's nothing to worry about.

Mr. Shenandoah will be leaving presently.

It seems that everybody in this town wants me to leave.

Nothing I can do for you.

How do you know that, doctor? You haven't tried.

I've too much to do.

There just aren't that many hours in the day.

Then how do you explain this letter?

"I find your case particularly interesting.

"Perhaps with my new therapy, I can be of help.

"At any rate, I would be most willing to try.

"Please feel free to come as quickly as you wish.

I eagerly look forward to your visit."

Well, you must have something to say.

Doctor, I've ridden over 500 miles to see you.

I'm down to my bottom dollar.

Well, if it's money you want...

Of course it's not money, it's me!

I want to find out who I am,

and you seemed to offer me some help!

I am sorry, I can't.

Well, then why did you write the letter?

Well, things change.

What changed?

- It just happened. - Things don't happen, doctor.

People make things happen.

Now, what is it you're afraid of?

I've heard of doctors who took care

of the wounded in the middle of a battle

without any concern about themselves.

And you're afraid of a sheriff in a small town with a colt 45.

You're some doctor.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Yes.

It's Dr. Macauley, I've got to talk to you.

Come on in.

Well, what's on your friend's mind?

It's my mind, and I've changed it.

We'll start tomorrow morning, with your permission, of course.

Well, of course you have it.

I can't guarantee anything.

I understand that, but...

Well, there is a possible chance for a cure?

Highly.

Tomorrow morning in my office?

I'll be there.

Fran?

- Fran? - Joshua.

Fran, I feel so much better.

He'll be here the first thing in the morning

and we'll begin.

Maybe I can help him.

Maybe I really can help him!

[BEN] Doctor? I think maybe we'd better have a little talk.

I had to see him, Ben.

You know what kind of trouble

that man called Shenandoah can spell for me?

I couldn't just let him go.

- Scientific curiosity, huh? - That's part of it.

A doctor's oath, his holy oath?

As ordinary and common as it may sound, yes.

Forget about your big debt to mankind.

What about the little real debts?

What about what you owe me?

That gunman could have blasted your head off

just for the sheer drunken pleasure of doing it.

And who stepped in, who stopped him?

And was almost killed doing it?

I don't have to be reminded, Ben.

I think maybe you do.

Remember, that bullet was just one inch from my heart.

I simply asked you to stay away from Shenandoah.

I told you to let well enough alone.

Ben, I'm sorry, I can't let well enough alone.

The condition that boy's in, he needs help.

What about me?

You think I go about giving orders

just to throw my weight around?

Am I that kind of a lawman?

Is that the way I built my reputation?

Doctor...

am I respected or am I not respected in this county?

- Well, answer me, go ahead! - Yes, yes, Ben.

You're respected.

Without that respect, this badge doesn't mean a thing.

Without that respect, I don't mean a thing.

It didn't just fall on me like a brand new suit of clothes.

I had to work twice as hard for it,

because I had to fall twice as hard.

I'll tell you about it, doc.

You'll be the only one who'll know.

You and that man called Shenandoah.

Yeah, he knows.

But it's locked in his brain.

He saw me, doctor,

and he didn't recognize me.

He didn't recognize me as the union soldier

who was captured along with him.

The union soldier who couldn't stand

that intensive interrogation and the thirst and hunger.

The union soldier who,

for a glass of water and a maggoty piece of beef,

gave the position of his regiment.

Some people stand up under stress better

than others, that's all.

I'm not asking for understanding, doctor.

I just, i just want the dead past to remain dead!

What's his name, Ben?

What's Shenandoah's real name?

That's for only me to know, doctor.

And for no one else to find out.

I like what I am now. I want to hold on to this.

You could restore his memory, couldn't you?

- There's a chance. - I can't take that chance.

He'll remember who I was and what I did.

He'll rob me of everything I value.

I gave up my self-respect a long time ago.

I want to hold on to the respect of other people.

There's also a chance it won't work.

I told you, I can't take those chances!

Now, what are you gonna do, doc? I've got to know right now!

I can't tell you right now!

I've got to think it over.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

I'll give you something else to think over, doctor.

That man called Shenandoah had a brother.

His brother was killed when our regiment was wiped out.

Now, what do you think is going to happen when he recognizes me?

Who do you think he'll want to kill?

And if you probe deep enough and touch that nerve,

who do you think is gonna want to kill him?

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[SIGHS]

The procedure is based mostly upon trust.

You will trust me enough to let me hypnotize you.

If it works, I'll take you back

through the dark corridors of your mind.

We'll strip away events layer by layer,

until we link up with the rest of your life.

The forgotten years, the lost episode.

I think I understand.

Well, maybe you don't.

We each have a responsibility.

I must warn you... of two things.

It may be a total failure.

Are you prepared for that?

Yes, I am, doctor.

I have nothing to lose, I really couldn't be

any worse off than I am now.

You certainly could be.

That's the second thing.

If we succeed... you may never be the same again.

Dredging up the past can be painful, shocking.

And sometimes the devil we know

is better than the devil we don't know.

I'm willing to take the risk.

I'm in your hands.

I'm not here to play God.

I'm here just to be a doctor.

That's my responsibility.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Now, close your eyes.

Relax.

After a short while, I'll put you into a trance.

You can open them, do you understand?

Yes.

Now, breathe deeply.

[INHALES AND EXHALES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

The ring?

There's something about the ring, isn't there?

Yes, my ring.

You keep returning to it.

Why?

Well, you tell me.

It belongs to me, the only thing that's really mine.

The one clue to your identity.

Tell me about the ring.

It has some...

It has something to do with the war.

Go ahead.

The ring, the war.

You know the answer, go on.

I...

- I don't remember. - You don't want to.

I want to, but I can't!

- Because you don't trust me. - No.

I told you you may never be the same again.

Maybe that's what you're afraid of.

No, I wanna remember, but I can't.

Then it's the pain.

I told you that dredging up the past

can hurt, can shock.

I told you that sometimes the devil you know

is better than the devil you don't know.

- But I've got to know! - Then prove it!

Get up.

Get up.

Open your eyes.

Turn around and start walking.

You're walking through a battlefield.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

The battle is over.

The smoke has cleared.

And it's quiet.

Yes, it's the quiet of the dead.

So many bodies.

Twisted, broken bodies.

Where is he, that's why I came here to find him, where is he?

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Where is he, he's here, somewhere.

It's a mistake.

He's not here, It was somebody else they saw, not him!

- Who? - It doesn't matter who.

It's a mistake. He's not here.

He's there, isn't he?

It's no mistake.

You can't forget him any longer, because he's there.

Go to him.

I don't know where he is.

You know, go to him!

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

I found him.

I didn't see his face, just his ring.

The ring that belonged to our family.

Your family?

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Wait.

Don't go, we're not through yet.

There's no reason to stay. There's nothing for me here now.

That isn't what you came for. That's what you settled for.

A thing rather than a human being.

Rather than that dead soldier lying behind you.

Turn around.

Turn around, look at him!

There's nothing to see.

Turn around.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

You saw his face?

You recognized him?

Yes.

Who is he?

He's my brother.

And his name?

His name is Walter.

His last name.

Same as yours.

[SOBS]

No, wait, I see another face.

No, no, only your brother is important.

- The rest doesn't matter! - That face.

I remember the face!

Your last name, your identity, who you are!

It's what I feel about the face.

That's why I'm here, he murdered my brother.

Forget about him, he's not important!

What's important is that he's responsible

for my brother's death, and his name is...

His...

His name is...

Ben Sumner!

[GUNSHOT]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

He's dead.

Oh, no!

It wasn't your fault, Mrs. Macauley.

I saw everything.

He fired a shot into your house,

and then ran like a madman.

Fired a shot?

Joshua?

Joshua, Joshua.

- What happened? - I don't know.

I don't remember anything.

I remember something my husband used to say.

It's not always important who you are.

It's always important what you are.

Goodbye, Shenandoah.

Goodbye.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

? The man I sought ?

? That day was buried ?

? Deep within ?

? The land so lonely ?

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? So roam ?

? In search of home ?

? Across this land ?

? So lonely ??

[THEME MUSIC]

[ROARS]

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