All language subtitles for S18E01.The Taming of Trudy Bell.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-jenkins_track3_[eng]

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Narrator:
Where Western history
comes alive.

Stories of the Old West,

stories of hardships
and adventure,

of dreams and of courage.

Stories of the American pioneer
are all a part of our past,

of our heritage.

The men who went west
to harvest lumber

were as sturdy
as the trees that fell

and as rugged as the rebel
country where the forest stood.

They battled weather,
loneliness, and fire

to pioneer an industry
and provide homes

for a westward growing nation.

The hazards were great,

but the lusty lumberjacks
took them all in stride.

And at least one logger,
Will Zane,

thought he did until he met
a girl named Trudy Bell.

Years of logging gave Will
skills and abilities

in overcoming obstacles,
and, believe me,

he needed them all for...

Some of these pines
are over 100 years old.

I declare, Trudy Bell.

These trees make a man
feel insignificant.

Most men are, Tucker.
Don'’t you think?

[ chopping ]

How does it feel
to you, Will?

A tough old girl,
Danny.

She'’ll come down.
They all do.

Don'’t you think
we ought to turn back now?

I promised your father
I'’d finish

going over his books today.

Of course not.

You haven'’t seen anything yet.

We'’ll go up
to where they'’re cutting.

But I think maybe we should--Go ahead by yourself, then.

Hold it, Danny.

That should just about do it.

Hey!

Get out of the way!

Get out of there!

Timber!

Hey!

[ screaming ]

Will?
Will, are you here, boy?

Trudy? Are you all right?

Look at me.
My habit'’s ruined.
It'’s just ruined.

And what'’s happened
to my horse?

Well, he showed better sense
than you did, ma'’am.

He run off when
he see that tree coming.

I'’m glad you're so amused.

I might have been killed.

Yes, ma'’am. That's why I tore
you off that horse that way.

That'’s what might
have killed me.

It'’s ridiculous when
a lady can'’t go for a ride

without being assaulted.

See here, miss.
He saved your life.

Well, next time, I prefer to
take my chances with the tree.

You stay right here.
I'’ll go get my axe
and oblige you.

Now, just a minute.

You two had no business
riding in here.

This is lumber company land.

No business?

Tell them
who you are, Trudy.

She happens to be--I can take care
of myself, Tucker.

I'’m Trudy Bell, that's who.

H.J.'’s daughter?That'’s right.

Well, Trudy--Miss Bell.

That'’s very nice that
your daddy owns all this land.

But these trees,
they don'’t know you

from one of Lil'’s saloon girls,
and if you'’re standing

underneath one
when it'’s falling,

you'’re just as likely to get
as caved in as they are.

Now, see here, you.

I think you'’d better apologize
to Ms. Bell for that remark.

And I think you better
get on out of here

before I put my boots to you.

What is your name?

I appreciate your
friendly interest, ma'’am.

It'’s Zane. Will Zane.

Spelled Z-A-N-E.

I'’m going to report
your arrogance,

your rudeness,

your behavior to my father.

You go ahead and do that,
and, while you'’re at it,

me and Danny, we'’re going
to go on about the business

of cutting up
your daddy'’s tree.Right.

[ grunts ]

I thought you two
got along real well.

Yeah, real well.

You know, Danny,
she'’s a pretty little gal.Oh, yeah.

But, I'’ll tell you, she's got
a tongue like a pike pole.

[ laughs ]

Gal like that would
be a real challenge.

[ laughs ]

Here you are, Ralph.
Good, American money.

Boyle, Danny.That'’s me name,
and proud of it.

Are you sending your wages
back to "Calilimerick,"
as always?

I keep enough back to buy me

a drop of comfort
at Lil'’s place.

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 60.

Well, you should
keep back enough

to buy yourself
a partner at the box social.

Are you daft? You got as much
chance at catching me there

as I got of catching you there.

I'’ve got to be there.
I'’m the auctioneer.

You got a funny idea
how to spend a pay day.

Danny?

See if you can get
Will to come.

What made me ask
a dumb thing like that?

McCarthy, Jim.

Aren'’t you going
for your wages, Will?

As a matter of fact,
I was the first one

at the pay line this morning.

Oh, I might have known.

Well, looks like
you'’re getting ready

for a little serious drinking.

[ chuckles ]
With a month'’s pay
in my pocket,

you don'’t think I'm going
to any box social, do you?

Well, I thought you might.

Come on,
let'’s go to Lil's.

I'’ll see you
in a little bit, Danny.

Now I hope you won'’t let this
lunch go too cheaply, Tucker.

You think I'’d let anyone else

have the honor
of sharing it with you?

[ crickets ]

Well, Miss Bell.

Why, this box is just about

going to put
the others to shame.Thank you.

And it'’s a bargain
at any price.

Well, now, I know
you folks are all hungry,

so gather round and
we'’ll begin the proceedings.

Now, you all know
why we'’re here,

to raise money
for the new school house.

Our young ladies have been
making these box lunches

all afternoon,
and they'’ve been very busy,

and we'’re going
to auction them off.

The highest bidder
gets both the box lunch

and the company
of the young lady.

If you see a lively
looking package, men,

start bidding.

Well, suppose we start
with this one.

Mmm, something here
smells mighty good.

Now who'’s going
to start the bidding?

Do I hear a dollar?

One dollar.

Delbert Hucks bid a dollar.

Do I hear two dollars?

Two dollars?

Dollar and a half.

Why, you couldn'’t
even get a whiff

of this for a dollar
and a half.

Two dollars. Two fifty.

Three dollars.

Now we'’re getting somewhere.

Three dollars and fifty cents,
and that'’s my final bid.

Four dollars.

Del bid four dollars.
Do I hear four fifty?

Four dollars once,

four dollars twice,

and sold to Delbert Hucks
for four dollars.

Now who'’s the pretty little
miss that goes with this?

Mary Christine.
I just knew it was you.

Oh, if you think this
is a pretty package,

you should see the
miss who brought it.

Now who'’s going to be
the lucky man?

Do I hear a dollar?

Five dollars.

Well, an opening bid
of five dollars.

This young man must have
some inside information.

Who'’ll make it five fifty?

Man:
$20.

$20?

Uh, 21.

$30.

Uh, 31.

$40.

41.

$60.

Uh, $60.
Do I hear any more bidding?

$60 once. Twice.
And sold for $60.

There you are, Will.
Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Miss Bell?

Tucker, are you going
to let this animal have me?

Now, see here, Will Zane,

I don'’t know
what you have in mind--

I have in mind having lunch.I have no intention
of having lunch with you.

Ah, now, Miss Bell,
you know the rules.

Tucker, are you going
to allow this?

I most certainly am not.

Mr. Zane, I'’d better warn you.

I was middle weight champion
of my graduating class.

Well, I appreciate that.

Now, I better warn you.

I ain'’t ever graduated
from nothing,

so all I know
is fighting logger-style,

and that includes gouging,
stomping, ear-chewing,

and anything else
you want to do.

On second thought, Trudy,

he did pay you $60
fair and square.

Tucker Logan, don'’t you
ever speak to me again.

But Trudy!

Well, let'’s get on
with the auction, folks.

I sure hope
this is a $60 lunch,

'’cause I sure ain't
got a $60 partner.

You just watch
what you say to me, Mr. Zane.

I'’m saving up plenty
to tell my father.

Your daddy doesn'’t frighten me.

He'’s a big man now,
but he started out

a plain old logger just
like me, tin pants and all.

Well, that may be, but he'’s
always been a gentleman,

with a gentleman'’s respect
for a lady.

Are you saying I don'’t
qualify as a gentleman?

You?

You'’re only fit to keep company
with one of Lil'’s saloon girls.

Well, any one of them
can fry better chicken.

You know,
you'’re just like this lunch.

You'’re all dolled up
on the outside,

but tough and stringy
on the inside.

Why, you little devil.

Get down here.

Don'’t. Don't you...

Don'’t you dare! Ow!

Ow!

That ought to teach you.

[ groaning ]

Just wait till I tell
my daddy about this.

There won'’t be a lumber camp
anywhere that'’ll hire you.

Well, ma'’am, it will
have been worth it.

You know,
you taught me something.

There'’s only
one difference between

a lady and a dance hall girl.

A dance hall girl'’s
got better manners.

You wait.

You wait.

[ whistling ]

Ah.

[ chuckles ]

Well, this is a surprise.

I thought you'’d
still be involved

in your social activities.

Oh, the ladies at Lil'’s,
they missed you.

They asked me to deliver
their regards.

They couldn'’t understand
how their old buddy

could desert them
in favor of the box social.

Well, I tried to explain
to them that

there comes a time
in every man'’s life

when he has to take
a serious view of things,

start looking to the future.

Start planning a more
responsible way of life.

Well, they didn'’t seem
to understand

how that could ever
happen to you.

Shut up, Danny.

That'’s a fine thing to say
to your old partner

who'’s only concerned
with your future happiness.

And if I hadn'’t explained it--

Shut up, Danny.
I said shut up.

Shut up.

Oh, you'’re right,
you'’re right.

Aye, here I am
wasting time with words,

and I ought to be sharpening
our tools for tomorrow.

You can forget that,
too, '’cause we ain't

going to be needing
them anymore.

Not needing our axes?

Oh, Will,
you are a fast worker

if the boss'’ daughter's already
got us jobs in the office.

We don'’t have any jobs
anymore, Danny.

What do you mean by that?

I think we'’re fired.
At least I am.

Well, I can'’t fell
a tree by myself.

If I'’m going to be fired,
it'’d be a comfort to know why.

I just spanked Trudy Bell.

[ ax clatters ]

You just what?

Spanked her.

Turned her over my knee
and spanked her.

Holy saints.

Did she have it coming?

I'’ve known a lot
of women, Danny.

I'’ve never raised a hand to one
before, but she deserved it.

Still...I know I shouldn'’t
have done it, but,

it was like
she was testing me.

Oh, Will. Serious trouble.

Here comes her father.

Danny:
Afternoon, Mr. Bell.

Afternoon, boys.

I certainly didn'’t expect
to find you here.

Why is that, sir? Have you
already seen your daughter?

Trudy?

I know she hardly lights long
enough for me to see her.

Then I think I should
tell you myself.

I just gave your daughter
a trashing.

A thrashing?

Yes, sir.He didn'’t mean to.

I did mean to.

Pulled her over my knee,

raised her dress,
and applied my hand

to where I knew
it'’d hurt the most.

You did that to my daughter?

Yes, sir.

Well, I find that
rather upsetting.

So did she, and I expect you'’ll
be hearing about it from her.

Yes. I expect I will.

There'’s one more thing, sir.

There'’s something else?

I won'’t apologize.

I doubt that Trudy
would be satisfied

with an apology anyway.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

What'’d he mean by that?

I don'’t know.

But it don'’t mean we're fired.

Let'’s get busy.

But you can'’t put
a man in jail for that.

Why can'’t I?

Assault and battery is still
against the law, isn'’t it?

You don'’t look
very battery to me.

He spanked me, Daddy,
right in front of everybody.

It was humiliating.

You probably needed it.

Are you taking his side?

Trudy,

ever since your mother died,
you'’re all I've got,

and I love you.

That'’s probably the reason

I never had the heart
to spank you myself,

though you needed it
often enough.

You are taking his side.

I just want you to forget
the whole thing, honey.

Will Zane made a fool of me.

I can'’t forget it.

And if you won'’t help me,

I'’ll just have to take care
of him myself.

All right, all right.

I learned long ago
not to argue with you

once you made up your mind.

Oh, Daddy.
I knew I could count on you.

I'’m sure you did.

Now, you go fetch
your bonnet and we'’ll go.

Mr. Bell. Ma'’am.

I'’ll come right
to the point, Will.

She plans to swear out
a warrant against you

for assault and battery.

She does, does she?

I'’d appreciate it
if you come along

with us now
to the Sheriff'’s office.

I ain'’t never been in jail
in my life, Mr. Bell,

and I'’m not going now,
not for something you should

have done about 18 years ago.

That may very well be,
but it doesn'’t change things.

Trudy'’s determined to see
you punished for what you did.

Would be an unjust court
that would punish a man

for doing a good deed.

Looks like he'’s going
to give us trouble, Trudy.

I wish I could
take him in myself,

but I'’m behind schedule.

Here, you keep
this gun on him,

and he'’ll behave.

You drive, Will.

And don'’t think
you can try anything

just because
my father'’s not going.

I'’m pretty handy with a gun.

That'’s right, Will.
She'’s not afraid

of anything in the world.

What'’s so funny?

You are,
with your chin stuck out

and that gun so heavy
you can hardly hold on to it.

I can hold it,
don'’t you worry,

and I know where
the trigger is, too.

You don'’t really want to go
through with this, do you?

Don'’t I?

When I'’m through with you,

you'’ll never lay a hand
on a lady again.

I ain'’t never laid a hand
on a lady yet.

I can hardly wait
to see you behind bars.

You won'’t be so smart then.

Well, they'’d better lock me up
for a good long time

because the day I get out,
I'’m going to give you my hand

till you can'’t sit down
for over a month

without thinking about me.

You don'’t scare me, Will Zane.

You know what I'’m thinking?

Don'’t know and I don't care.

I'’m thinking,
you test every man you meet

hoping to find one meaner
and stronger than you are.

You'’re crazy.

And beneath that cast iron
expression, you'’re scared,

scared you won'’t find one.

Drive, don'’t talk.

Ho.

I think, secretly, you'’re
hoping I'’ll grab that gun,

turn you over my knee,
and spank you again.

[ click ]

You crazy little hell head,
you could have killed me.

Give me that gun.

Come with me, young lady.

Oh, Will, you better not.
No!

Don'’t you dare!

I'’m going to tell
my father on you!

Oh, no!

Oh, no! Stop!
[ screams ]

Help!

Help me, I can'’t swim.

Will, please.

Please, I can'’t swim.
I'’ll drown.

Why don'’t you just stand up?

Oh, Will,
why did you make me do it?

Why did you make me
pull the trigger?
I might have killed you.

It was just a little
test of my own.

Will?

Will, will you teach me
how to swim?

Nope.

So, Trudy Bell was tamed

as the West was tamed,

not without a struggle,

but with a firm hand wielded
by a superior force.

The conquest of each
was unwilling,

but, in the end, each bowed
to stubborn determination.

Be with us again next week

for another story
from our American past.

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