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We'll load them up in your wagon later.

Mr. Tully, Black Kettle and his party are late for the treaty council.

The Cheyennes say only a white man needs a watch to tell him when he's hungry.

Well, I see their point.

Don't worry. We'll be here.

We, uh, haven't been introduced. I'm Colonel William Egan of the 3rd

Miss... Doctor.

Doctor Quinn.

Doctor. Well, fortunately, I...

Don't believe we'll be needing any medical services here today, Doctor.

a peace council.

The government wants to take another piece of Cheyenne's land.

The treaty's been voted through Congress, Mr. Sully. We're just trying

the best of the situation.

Well, if it's already been decided in Washington, then why have this meeting?

We want to make every effort at a fair exchange.

What are you going to give them this time? A few bags of tobacco, some stale

flour? As a matter of fact...

General Sherman and Custer are sending a bet supply to replace what was lost.

You'll never replace the buffalo?

No, but we'll provide what the buffalo did.

Food, shelter and warmth in the form of tents and blankets.

Don't shoot!

Don't shoot!

Sally, what did you do? Just make it a point.

Don't shoot! It's just for show.

Listen to me, I... No, no more talk.

Come back.

Ask them to come back inside.

We will talk more. What is there to talk about?

You say the Great Fathers decided to take the land.

Our nation's representatives voted.

Your nation does not include the Cheyenne nation. We did not vote. I've

told you. General Sherman has authorized me to deliver a peace offering, the

first of many shipments to come.

Our land is worth more than your pity.

But you won't need the land. The Great Father will provide for you. You won't

need to hunt.

My son said, we do not need to hunt.

We do not need to exist.

Well snowbirds say the same this winter when your children are hungry and cold I

Can understand your anger cloud dancing but your people could desperately use

those supplies

She says medicine woman knows what she speaks.

We will take the offering.

Uh, folks?

Oh, please, don't hurt your brother.

People,

we only have two weeks to plan our festivities for Washington's birthday.

Festivities? How about us putting on the Continental Congress after dark?

No. You can't have the girls in the path tonight.

All right, they can be dreadful. Oh, it don't matter.

How about old George's birthday?

Ought to be free to do whatever.

By grace.

I ain't free to be in the cadget now, am I?

I'm going to be a Cheyenne.

Oh, no, you ain't. Why not?

Because he's going to be George Washington.

But I don't have gray hair. Or wooden teeth.

No, as a child boy, chopping down the cherry tree.

Can I use Tully's tomahawk?

No, you'll use an axe, just like little George did.

Dr. Mike.

I can't believe you're letting Brian take part in this.

I see nothing wrong with celebrating the birthday of the founding father of our

country. Celebrating for who?

Some people just don't have a lot to celebrate, that's all.

Sometimes telling your father's serious.

Look who's talking.

and will be favoring us once again with your wonderful rendition of Abraham

Lincoln. Yep.

And I have Mary Todd with me this year.

Who's Mary Todd?

His wife.

Lord, she's so sweet.

Yeah, too sweet.

You just told Hank.

No whores in the paddock.

Myra is my fiancée, and I would appreciate if you treat her accordingly.

All right.

Only engaged whores in the pageant.

We're almost done here.

Sorry I couldn't spare anyone to help you deliver these.

Better for us to go anyway. My fly officer is down with an illness.

Ready? Just a minute.

Would you mind if I looked in on him?

All right.

In there.

You're burning up let me get you some water

Come on, Egan.

The conditions in that tent are appalling.

It's filthy.

And there's no one to take care of him.

Our medical officer is back at the fort. That man has typhus. He ought to be

quarantined. He ought to at least be burning sulfur to clear the air of the

disease. We've successfully dealt with the typhus threat, Doctor.

You just saw the last case of it. He came down with it on the way here.

I'd like to take him to my clinic.

That is against regulations. I'm sorry. I have my order.

Dr. Mike looked at it. I believe it's safe.

It may be safe, but it's not what we eat.

I know it's not what you're used to.

But it's better than starving.

You have plenty.

Can I take one?

For my sweetheart.

Her name is Ingrid.

I have to wear this.

Well, if you want to be in the pageant, you do.

A whole week's gone by and you haven't learned your lines.

Line. I cannot tell a lie.

Very good, wasn't it, Matthew?

Yep.

I think I'm going to turn in.

You're going to bed already?

It's early. Are you feeling all right?

My head kind of hurts.

Anything I can get you?

Nope, I'll be fine. Night, everybody.

Good night.

Here you go.

There's trouble with the reservation Some kind of sickness. What kind?

I don't know. That's why I need your mom's help.

How long are you going to be gone, Mom?

I'm not sure.

I don't know what we're dealing with yet.

Matthew, stay here with you.

Sure.

103. Another white man's disease?

Yes.

My medicine doesn't work.

Neither does mine, unfortunately.

Giving him quinine.

Maybe we should try the fever tea.

Little moon has grown much worse overnight.

She's bad.

Yes?

What is it?

Headaches, fever, rash.

It has to be tight.

The Indians have no natural resistance.

You're a strong white male. You've probably been exposed.

It means you have a higher tolerance.

It's not me I'm worried about. What about you?

Actually, I was exposed in medical school.

I did my residency in the poorhouse.

Where did it come from? I don't know.

The soldier I saw, he had the same thing.

Oh, my God.

It's the blanket, Sully. It must be the blanket.

Of course.

The epidemic at the fort.

The army did this on purpose.

It's their own soldiers.

They saw the opportunity to kill some Indians and they took it.

We can't be sure of that. Maybe he didn't know the blankets were infected.

They knew.

Oh, my God.

And I insisted Black Cat will take them.

He's dead.

Little Moon's dead.

It's all my fault.

You're giving yourself a lot of credit.

The army that gave them those blankets, you didn't know they were infected. You

thought you were doing something good.

You knew better and thought of cloud dancing. Why didn't I listen to you?

Stop it.

Both trusted Egan.

The only thing we can do is keep it from spreading.

Cloud dancing.

Is the fever tea working?

On some, yes.

Most join the spirits.

How are you feeling?

Black helped the family and mine.

They did not use the blankets. We gave them to the people.

That is our punishment.

Now that we've burnt so many of our clothes, this is the only unworn garment

could find for you.

It was to be Little Moon's wedding dress.

I cannot tell a lie.

I cannot tell a lie.

I cannot tell a lie. I can't either. You're terrible.

Now, come on. We've got to keep the clinic clean for Dr. Mike.

Matthew?

Matthew, what's wrong? Nothing.

His head is hurting him. You're burning up.

I'm not. Yes, you are. Now, lie down.

Dr. Mike will fix him, no?

No.

I mean, yes, she would if she was here. But she ain't.

I'm all right.

No, you're not, Matthew.

Says if he could see this disease, knew where it came from, he'd go there and

fight it.

I could give him something to help him, Red.

No, thank you.

I want to go outside.

There's not more we can do.

Yes, there is.

We do know where this disease came from.

Then we should go there and fight it.

Go back to where you came from.

Go back!

I'm a doctor and I need to get back to town. I don't care who you are. We got

orders to shoot anybody coming off that reservation.

There's typhus there.

I didn't know that. We've seen it. We've been watching.

Turn back or I'll shoot.

Turn back!

All right, take it easy. Come on, turn back! We're going!

There's some way I could get word to the children.

You can.

Write a note.

Come here, boy.

Got a bandage?

Yes.

Here.

Got something, Brian, so Wolf can get a set?

He gave me this to mend a week ago.

Go find Brian.

Go on.

I hear myself think. Hard enough for you to think as it is.

Look!

Whoa!

Colleen, they're back!

Ma?

Ma?

Sorry? Something around his nose.

It says here there's a typhus epidemic at the reservation.

Matthew, you got typhus? Dr. Mike and Sully are all right, but they're stuck

there. Army's put up a quarantine.

Matthew?

Hi, man.

We go out to the barn?

Matthew!

Come on, let's go inside.

Did you see him? He's burning up.

Did you see that rash on his chest?

Mr. Flicker, please, you gotta help us. I don't know anything about typing.

All I know is it's catching and you can die from it.

Catching?

Matthew touched Horace. He ain't touching you.

I'll be all right, Myra, honey.

Better get inside that clinic, Horace.

All you've been exposed.

Got a board to place up.

Give me some wood.

Now, wait a minute. You can't leave the children alone in there. I ain't gonna

be alone.

Get in there, Horace.

You can't keep them in there against their will. You want to go in there with

them? No, no, no. Don't, don't, don't.

I'll bring you something to eat. Anything else you need.

Go on.

Get in there.

Yes.

The only safe thing to do is until Matthew's over.

Lauren, get a board and write quarantine on it.

I don't know, Jake.

You remember Tommy Jones?

I saw him right after he got out of the army. Gave the tightness to his whole

family before he died. Not a pretty death, neither.

We've got to protect the town.

Hey, Brian!

Oh,

Brian. It's going to be all right.

Don't worry.

It's going to be all right.

How

is

he? He's got a fever.

I've seen Dr. Mike give quinine for that.

I'm not sure I should.

She's real careful with medicine.

You do what you think is best.

To Dr. Mike, Matthew couldn't have a better person looking after him.

But I need Dr. Mike.

I've never seen this before.

I'm scared.

Me too, honey. Me too.

I just wish I was at my telegraph office. I could find a way to get word

Whoa!

Brian, that's a good idea.

I'll write a note.

She's got typhus.

We're locked up in the clinic.

Typhus. Locked.

Hood, I missed you, Ma.

Maybe you should listen to her.

We have heard enough from her.

I wouldn't blame you if you never listened to another thing I said.

But believe me when I tell you I wish to God this had never happened.

But it did, and burning the bodies is the only way I know how to stop it.

Tell him, ask him.

Please.

I don't think we'll knock them.

The bodies must be whole when they cross over to the spirit world.

The longer we wait, the more people will go with them to the spirit world.

Thank

you.

Here, boy. Come on.

I've got to get to him, Sully.

Halt!

Stay back!

No, don't!

You must have a fever.

Please! You're going to kill yourself!

Stay behind. Let's scare him back.

Please!

My son's sick.

I have to get back into town.

Lady, I got orders to kill.

I didn't mother!

We don't want to shoot you, lady, but we will.

Let me go!

What do you think you're doing? Let me go!

No! I'm not going to let you kill your son.

Let me go!

I'll find a way out.

I promise.

Find a way out.

kill four more.

Beth, you'll be all right.

Like you said, he's young and strong.

We'll fight it off.

He's all alone there.

Get Colleen and Brian with him.

I know she could treat his fever.

I just feel so helpless trapped here like this. There's nothing I can do for

him.

Nothing you could do if you were there.

It ain't for you.

You planning on letting them starve in there?

Go on.

Horace!

You all right?

As good as can be expected.

How's Matthew?

Not so good.

Well, I put some of his favorites in here.

Thanks, Grace.

You've done your business.

Yeah.

Dr. Mike can't get to Matthew.

We gotta find a way to get Matthew to Dr. Mike. But how?

I ain't quite got that part figured out yet.

We're here, Matthew.

We're here.

Higgins!

Matthew!

Matthew, help me!

Help me, please!

Somebody help me, please!

What's wrong with you, girl?

away from me. Please.

She must have caught that typhus from Matthew.

Matthew.

Get on back to that camp now.

Get on back.

You heard him.

Go on.

Dr. Mike's out of her mind with worry.

I know how she feels.

Cloud Danson, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for bringing them blankets here.

Sorry for believing Egan.

I'm sorry for everything my people are doing to yours.

Spirits tell me my anger is good.

My hate is not.

There are good men, there are bad men.

You're a good man, Sully.

You're still my brother.

Let's get to it.

Get back in there, Myra.

No.

Let's go, boys. Let's get him.

I ain't got it, Myra.

Oh, thank God. It was the worst.

Oh, wait a minute.

Here. Thank Grace for the food.

Maybe you can thank her yourself.

Oh. Put it in.

Our town.

Now they're trying to give us their disease from this stinking little camp.

Jake, let's not get carried away.

Nobody invited them here.

You can find someplace else once and for all.

They didn't bring the typhus here.

Matthew did.

Then why are they good?

Who's to say it's not the other way around?

Oh, that's because of one sick child.

I told you it's catchy.

One becomes a hundred before you know it.

I'm gonna stop it right here and now. No, Jake.

We don't know enough. And Dr. Mike. Dr.

Mike ain't here.

I heard tell the only way to get rid of it is to burn it out.

So the soldier thinks that...

Horace!

I know you're worried about him so much, but like I said, I think he'll be

better off alone.

I mean, soldiers ain't gonna shoot at two little kids, are they?

No offense.

She's right, Horace.

All right, then.

Go on, now.

Or Hank and them get back.

What's he doing?

It's a shy way of showing the loss he feels.

Thank you for doing this.

You can save it this way.

Tell that to the spirits.

Off the reservation.

Can't you at least let them put their dead to rest?

They all died of typhus.

If you don't want to catch it, you'll back off.

Fall back.

What are you doing all the way out here?

Our brother.

He died of the typhus.

We're taking him back to our homestead to be buried.

Oh, you are, are you?

What's wrong with you, boy?

I got it.

Let him through.

Let him through!

Get up.

Hello?

Matthew?

Matthew?

Matthew, are you all right?

What happened?

George Washington wouldn't have lied.

Yes, he would have.

He was brave, just like you are.

And he stood up for what was right.

What were you thinking of to make you so sad?

How I feel if Matthew Lee did die.

Told you.

No.

It's going to be all right.

You're going to be fine, Matthew.

I'm glad you're feeling better.

Thanks.

I'm really proud of you.

All of you.

Especially you, Colleen.

You did exactly what I would have done with Aquini.

And you probably saved your brother's life.

Any idea how I got this?

The army blankets carry the disease.

Oh, my God.

I'll give one to Ingrid. No.

I'll get her for you.

Oh, my God.

What have they done?

Ingrid?

Ingrid, are you all right? Yeah, I'm with my sister.

Typhus?

Where's the blanket Matthew brought you?

Blanket? They burned.

They burnt everything.

She's going to be all right.

I'd like to take her to the clinic.

And Matthew?

He's all right, too.

He's asking for you.

I don't think I need to ask who did this.

Helping out that reservation, ain't you?

Bring that typhus back with you.

You better point that gun someplace else.

You better do some explaining.

The typhus was spread by the army blanket the cavalry gave to the Indians.

Matthew brought one to Ingrid.

But you burned it along with everything else.

That means there's no threat anymore.

You're sure?

I'm positive.

Army did this.

They tried to destroy the Indians.

You tried to destroy the immigrants.

Don't get out of our way.

Dr.

Quinn.

Mr. Tully, what can I do for you? You can bring the 45 Cheyenne you killed

to life and answer for their death.

What are you talking about?

You knew that those blankets were infected with typhus, didn't you?

No.

You had no idea.

Orders came from Custer and Sherman. They sent the blanket. Our government

condones the killing of innocent women and children?

They say that those children grow up to be warriors. They say nits make life.

And what do you say?

I say they're wrong, but I also say there's nothing we can do about it. I

accept that.

You have to report this.

I plan to.

But I don't know if I'll be here to see it through.

Why not?

I always hoped to die serving my country.

It tasted good, too.

So where can I clean up?

All right.

Sully, I wanted to thank you.

What for?

For being there for me.

You were my strength. I'll never forget that.

I'm not so strong.

Ladies and gentlemen.

We've got one final piece of entertainment for you, so please take

All of you move up so you can see and hear.

Ladies and gentlemen, in celebration of George Washington's birthday, Mr. Horace

Bing as Abraham Lincoln will now read the Declaration of Independence.

Accompanying him is Myra as Mary Tom.

Mr. President.

The paper that George Washington signed, setting us free from England.

We hold these truths to be self -evident, that all men are created

equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,

that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The King of England has endeavored to prevent the population of these states.

For that purpose...

obstructing the laws for the naturalization of foreigners.

He has endeavored to bring to the inhabitants of these frontiers the

merciless Indian savages.

Are they talking about the Cheyenne?

I'm afraid so.

Whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages,

sexes, and conditions.

I've heard the Declaration read many times.

But I don't remember ever hearing that passage.

It took living here and seeing the truth in order to hear the lies.

They lied about the Indians?

I'm afraid so, Brian.

They lied to themselves.

But this is still the greatest country in the world.

One where there are people like you who grow up and make it even better.

Tell them all.

I know you will. These United colonies are and of a right ought to be free.

and independent states.