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Bat, v/o: there's a reason They called it the wild west.

Elizabeth: I'd like to tell you About a friend of mine.

Her name was martha jane Cannary.

Don't you dare touch My husband.

Calamity jane? Thomas: this woman's a thief!

[bones crunch, thomas yells] Lay a hand on me And I'll break it.

Elizabeth: the woman rode, shot And drank

As well as any man.

Sheriff: there she goes.

[struggling] [gun shot]

Calamity jane: you've got Strength in you.

Fight it.

You've got to Fight it.

♪

[train whistle]

Bat, v/o: I was just a young man When I first headed west.

In the years that followed, I became a cowboy,

A gunslinger, and even served As sheriff of dodge city,

One of the most lawless Towns in the country.

My name is bat masterson.

Now, I'm a reporter and I've Come west again

To chronicle the world That I know best,

The american west.

Lure of gold, land, destiny

Flooded the frontier with men Both good and bad.

These are the incredible true Tales of the wild west.

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[door shuts]

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Excuse me.

I'm...

23 minutes late.

First impressions are Not your forte.

I wasn't planning On making one.

Elizabeth starbuck.

I'm an admirer of Your work, mr. Masterson.

Well, thank you, That's...

But I am pressed for time.

I have to catch a train To south dakota this afternoon.

I'm sorry, did we Have an appointment?

I had dinner in Manhattan

With your editor, Mr. Lewis.

Didn't he tell you I was coming west?

Yeah, he knew better.

Look miss starbuck,

I'm just a columnist.

When it comes to the Business of the paper that's

That's why I'm here.

Your columns are my Favorite feature.

They make me Think of home.

I thought you said You were from new york.

Not originally.

My husband founded a Mining company in deadwood.

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Well, what are you Doing in kansas?

I am prepared to make A substantial investment In your paper.

But I told mr. Lewis There's one condition.

You have a reputation For seeking out the truth.

For sorting the fact From the legend.

You have been talking To gene.

I'd like to tell you About a friend of mine,

A woman whose name Has been exploited

And twisted by your Profession.

I want to set the Record straight.

Who might that be?

Her name was Martha jane cannary.

Calamity jane?

The fiercest woman On the frontier.

You're saying you two Were friends?

Not at first.

Not remotely.

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The woman rode, shot and Drank as well as any man.

There was no one in her life But wild bill hickok

And he'd been dead two years,

Killed at a deadwood Poker table.

Bat: aces and eights...

The dead man's hand.

Calamity jane: Excuse me, ladies.

Just have to get A few things.

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Two bottles of whiskey, Half dozen eggs.

Elizabeth: I'll thank you To stand in line

Like the rest of us.

Don't no one seem to mind.

Or do you, ladies?

What do you expect?

You frighten them.

Anyone who dresses Like that is no lady.

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Well, scuse me for not Wanting to

Squeeze myself Into a corset

Every day of My miserable life.

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Here you go, jane.

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Do us all a favor.

Go see doc...

For pete's sake.

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Thomas: miss cannary.

I don't go by That name.

I was looking to Bump into you.

It's funny, smith 'cause

I've been looking To avoid you.

Thomas: it's time you Settled your debts.

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At week's end, if you Haven't coughed that up,

I'll have you in jail.

Yeah?

You and whose army?

Thomas: you ain't as tough As you think, cannary.

Not without wild bill Hickok to protect you.

[laughter]

[punch, grunt] [crowd murmurs]

[thomas grunts]

Consider it a down payment.

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[thomas pants]

You broke my nose!

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I guess they called her Calamity for a reason.

She had no friends

And wanted none.

I never understood why She stayed in deadwood.

What changed your Mind about her?

The coming of the plague.

[hammering]

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Don't you dare touch My husband!

Rufus: elizabeth.

Elizabeth: no one wants Your kind here.

Calamity jane: yeah? What kind is that?

Rufus: elizabeth. It's a misunderstanding.

Rufus. Are you drunk?

Calamity jane: no, He's sick.

Look at his face. Rufus: hey! Hey.

I'm all right. I just...

I just need sleep.

Calamity jane: he'll Need more than that.

It's smallpox.

What do you know About it?

Calamity jane: I know They're setting up a hospital.

And you best take him There 'fore

He gives it to The rest of us.

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Rufus.

Let's go home.

[rufus coughs]

Nicles theme] ♪

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Lizzie,

You shouldn't be here.

I want you to go.

Not 'till you're well.

Your workers need you.

As do I.

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If you stay, you'll catch it.

Then we'll stay together.

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[rufus coughs]

Stubborn as ever.

Listen...

My office desk,

Bottom drawer.

If the worst should happen...

Don't say that.

Take the papers

To mccarroll's firm.

Calamity jane: hey doc.

Rufus: he'll help you. Doc: well, thank you for doing This.

Calamity jane: yeah, of course. Rufus: listen to me.

[rufus coughs]

You won't be able to Access our accounts

'till you see the lawyer.

Rufus, stop.

You're coming home.

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Bat: you thought she stole The watch?

A timepiece that Expensive certainly

Didn't belong to her.

Jane's been accused Of many things

But I never heard Her called a thief.

Taking from the sick Was a bridge too far,

Even in deadwood.

I saw my chance to Get rid of her

Once and for all.

Calamity jane: doc?

How we doing?

Lost another patient This morning.

There will be more Today.

What do you want me To do?

Start with that feller On the end.

Just do your best to Make 'em comfortable.

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Lizzie?

Guess again.

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That is one rigid filly You roped yourself, mister.

I have to tell her.

[rufus gasps and coughs]

Sheriff: good day, betsy.

Hold that thought. Sheriff: how are things holding

Up here At the infirmary?

Betsy: the sick keep Rolling in.

It just doesn't stop.

Sheriff: sorry to hear that.

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Looking for a jane cannary.

You seen her?

Betsy: I believe I saw her,

Right over there.

Sheriff: there she goes!

[instruments clattering]

[running footsteps]

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Hey! Look out!

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You've had enough.

Really? You're gonna fleece me

While I'm tending to sick folk?

You mean tending To their pockets?

That's low, Even for you.

What?

That's the dumbest thing I ever heard.

Thomas: how do you Explain this?

Hmm?

[bones crush] [thomas yells]

Lay a hand on me And I'll break it.

You understand?

Sheriff: all right, That's enough.

Now, I'm bringing You in.

You want to go Standing?

Sheriff.

What are you doing?

Sheriff: my job, Doc.

Now go do yours. Doc: look, I would ask

You to not arrest my nurse While she is on duty.

Thomas: nurse?

This woman is a thief!

Doc: I need her.

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Dang it!

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[door opens]

[door closes]

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Where's my husband?

Where's my husband?

The doc told me to um...

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I ain't good at This kind of thing.

You're lying.

I know you are.

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I'm sorry.

What have you done?

Don't touch me!

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Look.

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West chronicles theme] ♪

Bat: my condolences.

I just couldn't imagine Life on my own.

I was too afraid.

You don't seem to Face the world with fear.

I was raised to Be one thing.

Like so many women.

But suddenly,

I'd inherited A mining company.

I couldn't even Bury him.

Because you were Bedridden yourself.

With smallpox.

The other thing He left me.

I was certain it Was my death sentence.

And the woman you Tried to have arrested?

Was now my caretaker.

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Doc: all right, Deep breath.

[breathing in]

Okay. Okay.

Well, elizabeth, we have sent to Bismarck for the vaccine.

It's going to take a couple Of days to arrive.

In the meantime,

I want you to get plenty of Sleep

And take on water.

It's so much pain.

I understand. Jane?

My nurse will Tend to you. Jane?

No.

Not her.

I don't want her.

Isn't there anybody Else?

No, I'm sorry.

Now look, these folks are At death's door.

She has a fighting chance

If we can keep her alive Long enough

For the vaccine to come.

Please help me.

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I guess we're stuck With each other.

What does someone like you Know about caregiving?

Well, I know about raising Five brothers and sisters

Since the age of 14.

[pouring water]

Now drink.

You need to drink.

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Leave me alone.

Giving up that easy?

I'm not like you.

Ain't that a fact.

I'm not strong.

Why haven't you got it?

Take a sip.

I'll tell you.

[coughing]

I got the pox As a young'n.

Doc says that makes Me immune.

Luck of the draw, I guess.

My luck has run out.

Not if I have anything To say about it.

Drink.

Elizabeth, look at me.

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You've got strength In you.

Fight it.

You've got to fight it.

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Est chronicles theme] ♪

[birds chirping]

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[elizabeth coughs]

[elizabeth coughs]

Welcome back.

Doc gave you The vaccine.

Turns out you're Going to make it.

Seems your luck ain't Run dry just yet.

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How long was I asleep?

Whole day.

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Elizabeth: it was me Who went to the sheriff.

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Yeah, I figured.

Wouldn't be the first Time I got chased out of town.

Somebody gave itto you?

I won it off a friend In a poker game.

Wild bill hickock.

It's the only purty thing I keep on me.

Bill said that gold Suited me.

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I was sorry to hear About his passing.

His murder.

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I wasn't there When he...

I was off getting Drunk,

Being useless.

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So many times I wanted To ride away

From this place and Forget all about it but

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I just can't seem To do it.

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I'm glad you stayed,

Jane.

Thomas: where is she? [women screaming]

Hey!

Don't you come in here.

I'm not here for you.

Mrs. Starbuck.

Your husband failed To make his payment.

I'm taking possession Of your home.

What?

My husband is dead.

Please... - get out of here or I swear, Smith...

Not this time! [women screaming]

You figure to shoot Me smith?

In front of all These people?

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This camp's had enough Of you.

We all got to pay What we owe.

[elizabeth grunts] [glass shatters]

[struggling]

[gun shot] [struggling]

[fighting]

[breathing heavily]

Now, you are going to Give this lady

More time to pay her debt.

You understand me?

All right, a week.

Six weeks! Thomas: six!

I meant six.

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Calamity jane: and I want it In writing

By the end of the day.

Elizabeth: some nurse.

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Bat, v/o: historians believe That calamity jane

Helped save over a dozen Lives

During the 1876 deadwood Smallpox outbreak.

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Per jane's request,

She was buried in deadwood,

Right next to Wild bill hickok.

Jane helped me Get back on my feet.

She gave me the Confidence

I needed to run A business.

You here to pay Her back.

Is that it?

I'm giving you An exclusive.

Will you write it?

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First impressions

Not always useful, Are they?

You have to let people Prove who they are.

♪

Well, miss starbuck,

I'd say you have.

Welcome to the business.