All language subtitles for Straight from the heart.English

Rk Cnnel and the u.S. Department of education

how long are we gonna keep herding these mustangs

back into the valley?

Until they take it as home and stay put.

And I can get a rope around that stallion.

Tyler, it's just a horse.

He's special.

Special trouble, that's what he is.

Jesse syms, you are gettin'cranky in your old age.

Or lazy.

Ain't got a lazy bone in my body, tyler ross!

Must be cranky, then.

Woman: miss Donovan...

Mr. Cass is ready to see you now.

I think that these pictures will make people

think about the environment,
perhaps even the future of the planet.

Miss Donovan...

Do you love garbage?

I--i beg your pardon.

A great photographer actually reveals

aspects of himself that he's unaware of.

Did you see some truth about yourself in this garbage?

Happy birthday, Jordan!

So, how'd it go at the gallery?

What does he know, anyway?

He knows garbage when he sees it.

Maybe I'm just fooling myself.

Oh! I've been doing this forever.

Maybe I should just give
up and go back to wall street.

What?

No. No, no, no, no.

See, that's why you're gonna make it,

because you never give up.

Even when you should, like with Edward,

who's kept you hanging forever.

Ok. You have to stop that because it's my birthday.

I'm just saying you've been together for 5 years,

you don't even live together.

I mean, wake up and smell the decaf mocha latte.

Edward has territorial issues, right, hubert?

He takes you for granted,

and you don't give him any reason not to.

It's like you got "doormat" tattooed on your forehead.

For your information, miss negative,

I think that he's gonna propose to me tonight, ok?

Really? Yes.

Did he say something?

His exact words were,

"i want to talk about our relationship." So there.

Ok, well, you know, let's hope that he comes through.

On with the celebration.

Toast. Grab your glass.

To my best friend... Yes.

On the occasion of your
official descent into spinsterhood.

Spinsterhood? That's so rude.

You're over 30, sweetie.

better answer it.

Might be someone tryin'
to tell you you won the lottery.

Yeah.

Tyler here.

Tyler franklin ross,

you went after that stupid
horse again, didn't you?

Morning to you, too, sis.

Listen, you got another
letter from country connection.

this one's from new york city, of all places.

Shame she's so far away.
She sounds real nice.

Great.

Remember our deal.

Yeah, I remember, laurie.

Just remember your end of it, all right?

Good-bye.

country connections, the
magazine for rural singles.

What is this? This is great.

Ok? It's mostly men, unlike new york,

where straight single men are an endangered species,

and they wanna get married.

"Have 10,000 acres of wheat.

"Looking for a marriage-minded gal who can keep house,

"cook, and drive a tractor.

Must look good in jeans." Well, that's me.

There! Read the ad I marked.

"Wyoming cattleman, 35, been to college"--

well, that's a good thing.

"Marriage- and children-inclined,

I'm not perfect, and I'm not
looking for someone who is. Tyler ross."

And this concerns me how?

I answered his ad in your name.

Carla!

This is good. He sent a plane ticket.

Carla, you know, of all the crazy, stupid,

ridiculous, mean, insane...

What did you say about me, anyway?

I said that you're warm, and you're funny,

and you're very sincere.

But, I have a terrific guy.

You know what? He needs a nudge. Ok?

A man never wants a woman more

than when another man wants her,

so I got you another man.

I'm not gonna use some poor schmuck of a cowboy

to make Edward jealous. It's
playing games, and I don't do that, Carla.

Look, just go out west, ok? Enjoy your trip.

Take your camera. Maybe they
got better garbage out there.

come in, Edward!

Hi, sweetheart.

How's the birthday girl?

Fine.

Carla. Edward.

How are you?

Ok, I'm gonna, um...

Let you two get on with the big celebration.

Thank you.

have fun.

Thanks, baby.

I got something for you.

Yeah? Yes.

A very special gift.

Very special? Very special.

I thought if we're gonna be living in my apartment,

you should have a key.

So, y-you're--you're asking me to...

Move in with me.

And?

And live together.

I thought this would be the perfect time

to take our relationship to the next level.

This isn't just your birthday, this is, uh...

This is the anniversary of the luckiest night of my life.

The night we met.

Yeah, 5 years ago. 5 Years ago.

I wonder where we're gonna be in--

in another 5 years.

We'll be together.

together. Yeah.

Together single? Together married?

Aw, Jordan.

This is a very real commitment that I'm making,

asking you to move in with me.

Ok, Edward, it's just that

when I imagined this moment, I expected you to say,

"will you be my wife?" Not roommate.

This is a solid offer.

An offer? An offer, really?

And how long is this offer good for?

Until you find somebody better? Until you get bored?

If something goes wrong between the two of us,

who has to go out and find a new place, you or me?

Well, it is my apartment.

Exactly. Your home.

Yours, not ours.

Nobody can promise forever and
be sure they're gonna live up to it.

Really?

Know what?

That's exactly what one of these guys is prepared to do.

And he wants to meet me.

You expect me to believe that you want to meet him?

Yes.

Well, I'm not gonna play these games with you, Jordan.

When you are ready to discuss this

like a mature, rational person,

then call me.

Jordan: I can't believe I agreed to do this.

How will I even recognize him?

Carla: he didn't say?

I can just imagine what tyler ross is gonna look like.

Overalls, a beer belly, one of those funny cowboy hats.

Hi. How are you?

Howdy, darlin'.

It's good to have you home.

Miss Donovan?

Tyler ross?

I, uh-- I'll get your bag.

Thank you.

I gotta admit I feel really awkward.

I'll bet you probably do, too, huh?

I'll bet everyone who does this sort of thing

feels the same way, right?

I wouldn't know.

I'll take that. I'll take that, thank you.

We got a ways to go.

when do we get to town?

We're there.

This country's breathtaking.

Constable would've loved it.

He was a-an english painter.

You don't say?

Yeah, late 18th, early 19th century.

He painted-- landscapes.

A little dark for my taste.

It's gonna be just like

a danielle steele novel.

That's ok, I'll get it.

Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.

Uh, Jordan Donovan, this is my sister laurie.

And, uh, jesse. Jesse, what are you doin'here?

Just lookin'.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Ma'am. Tyler, why is she carrying her own bag?

I offered, but she wanted to do it herself.

Listen, I'll show you to the spare room.

You got about a half-hour,
and then we'll have some dinner.

Ok.

Jesse, I'll help you feed.

Nice to meet you, Jordan. Nice to meet you.

Sure seemed like a nice enough gal.

If you say so.

So, you're a photographer?

Yeah. Ever photograph weddings?

No. Oh.

See, 'cause I'm getting married in a few days,

and the photographer that I
hired has come down with the measles.

Can you believe it, at his age?

Well, it's just i--i may not be here that long.

I just got my wedding dress. You wanna see it?

Sure.

Spare bedroom's over that way.

Make yourself at home.

That's, uh, that's an original thomas kincaid.

Yes, it is.

So, I was gonna go for something a little

less formal, but then I saw this and, oh...

You know how it is.

Oh, it--it's lovely. Really?

I don't have much of a fashion sense.

My idea of gettin'dressed up
is puttin'on a clean pair of jeans.

I'm sure you'll be beautiful.

I'm dying to ask you, what do you think of tyler?

You know, I can honestly say
that I've never met anyone like him.

Man: so, is this your first trip out west, miss Donovan?

Actually, it is, chuck. And please call me Jordan.

Jordan.

Why don't you tell us all about new york?

Would you pass the salt?

Thank you.

I'm sure it wouldn't be very interesting.

Oh, come on, all the museums and the restaurants.

Well, my favorite little place to hang out is

a cafe called la cote basque on 52nd street.

Jackie onassis and her sister lee

used to speak french to each other when they ate dinner.

It was very cool.

Ah.

Jordan's a photographer. Oh.

Chuck just had his picture taken at sears last week,

didn't you? Yes, sir, I did.

I'm actually a fine arts photographer.

I just had a meeting with one
of the top galleries in new york

to talk about having a show.

What kind of pictures do you take?

Refuse.

You--you mean garbage?

I'm sure they're real nice pictures.

Well, I wouldn't exactly call them nice.

No. Significant, yes. There's
a great deal of subtext to garbage.

I think.

The new york art world must be a bunch of idiots.

Anyone want some pie?

hello.

Oh, thank god. Contact with sanity.

Jordan, hey.

Does hubert miss me?

You gotta stop worrying about that fish. Ok?

Where are you? This ranch

out in the middle of nowhere.

This is so much worse than I expected.

He's ugly. I knew it. You know, i--

I should've realized that when
he didn't have a picture with his ad.

Well, he's not exactly unattractive.

I have no idea why he asked me to come.

He clearly does not want me here.

You're not givin' her a chance, ty.

I said I'd meet her. I never said I'd like her.

How can you write her off so quickly?

You don't know anything about her.

I know she likes dropping names
of people she doesn't even know.

I can see her fitting in here, huh, chuck?

Course, she wouldn't have anyone to talk french to.

She's nervous,

and your attitude isn't helping any.

If you want a chance at something wonderful--

wonderful. Trouble is more like it.

Jordan, i-I'm so sorry I got you into this.

Why don't you just tell him that, I don't know,

something came up, you gotta come back right away.

I'm thinking about it.

It's just the other people that
I've met here, like his sister,

are really nice. I feel awful lying to them.

Sweetie, it's so easy to lie. Just pretend you're me.

Hi.

Mind if I join you?

Thanks.

Wow. I've never seen so many stars in my life.

It's beautiful.

Yep.

just a lonesome coyote. No need to be afraid.

I'm not afraid.

Livin'in new york city make people so touchy?

Possibly. What's your excuse?

Just comes natural, I guess.

I'm sure there's a lot of things
out here that I'm not used to.

You east coasters are funny people.

You think the world is flat.

If you go west of Philadelphia,

you'll fall off the edge of it.

You know, has it ever occurred to you

that you might be wrong about some things?

Possibly? No.

No? No, of course not.

You're just yanking my chain.

Little bit, yeah.

Course, there's no sport in it. You're too easy.

Really? So you got me all figured out?

Well, lay it on me. Tell me exactly who you think I am.

Seriously, go ahead.

You got somebody else's name
plastered on the back of your jeans,

you're probably one of those politically correct people

who never had a true thought of your own.

And your mind's as closed as a steel trap.

Can't tolerate anything or anyone

outside your narrow, little world out here.

Decided I was a shallow snob
the second you laid eyes on me, huh?

About the same time you decided I was a dumb hick.

Well, I guess we know where we stand with each other, huh?

I guess so.

As far as me having somebody's name on my...,

I didn't realize your last name was wrangler.

You know, i-I'm just gonna have some coffee and toast, I think.

We don't have any of that, uh,

espresso or cappuccino around here.

We're vaccinating the cattle today.

You can come along if you like. Laurie...

Sounds fascinating. I'd love to.

You may have to ride a horse.

That's no problem. I used to own a horse.

Let him go.

All right, that's the last of 'em.

I told you, Jordan, the cattle get a little...

Gamy once you get up close and personal.

It's all right. Nothing's gamier than garbage.

Hey, ty!

Why don't you show Jordan
some of your rope tricks later on?

I don't think she'd be interested.

Sure, she would. Come on.

That's ok, laurie, really.

No one likes to perform on command.

Have a nice ride. Bye.

You didn't have to let laurie talk you into this.

It's a long ride.

I can handle it.

You know how to bridle a horse?

Yeah, of course.

Ok, ok, the horse is head-shy.

Yeah. He's a little touchy.

You so did that on purpose.

You wanted to see me make a fool of myself, didn't you?

Look, lady, you're the one acting like you know everything.

Wow. You're having the best time at my expense, aren't you?

You've acted like a jerk from the second I got here.

I'll tell you what. I've had it.

I'm on the first plane right back to new york.

Well, that's where you belong.

You're right, it is. I--i absolutely--

at least I can get chinese food delivered by taxi.

People don't eat 50 pounds of cholesterol for breakfast.

Ok, people are a little rude, maybe, sometimes,

but at least they've got a good reason for it.

Like they've got to shove
through 500 people to get to the subway.

But you--you, my friend--hey!

Where you going?

Got to be kidding me. Hey!

Will you slow down?

Where'd you learn to horseback?

Grew up helping my dad at a
boarding stable where he worked.

I thought you grew up in new york city.

Haynesville.

A little town upstate new york.

I exercised the horses while the owners were away.

That ain't the city.

Nah. I didn't go to the city until I went to college.

It was great going to a place you'd always dreamed of.

It was like going to oz, you know? A whole new world for me.

What was wrong with the world you came from?

Nothing. Just looking for more.

Did you find it?

Of course.

Wild horse gather.

To thin out the herd.

Sold at a public sale.

You know those guys?

Hank jamison, head of the stockman's association.

Those are d.L.M. Wranglers.

Department of land management?

They're supposed to manage open range.

Today, they're managing my land.

So, they're trespassing?

Yep. Well--

hey, could we slow down, please?

You might want to stop the up and down stuff.

It'll be easier on your behind.

Why didn't you go down and confront those guys?

Well, it's a personal matter.

But they took those beautiful horses, you know?

I know where to find 'em.

Obviously meant to be free out here.

There's nothing more beautiful on this earth

than a herd of mustang moving across open land.

Why exactly do they thin the herds?

Well, they say it's to protect
the open range, but the truth is

a lot of ranchers don't want their cattle sharing grazing land.

What's gonna happen to 'em?

Nothing. If i have anything to say about it.

Would you stop riding away from me? Gosh.

Oh, my god.

What happened?

Wild horse management at work.

hello, baby.

Hello, baby.

Will he survive?

I'll take him back to the barn.

Jordan: I don't know about this.

Now, what most people don't understand

is that goat milk is the universal donor.

Do I look like someone who's ever milked a goat before?

Just pat the udder, start from the top,

like you're getting milk out of a balloon.

You'll be fine.

she could starve without it.

Hi.

Oh, god, I'm sorry. Sorry.

Good girl.

Oh!

I got it.

I got it!

Oh!

Don't be too rough.

I can be gentle.

Good.

Pete was a long-legged,
crooked-grinned tumbleweed type of guy

who could charm a bear out of honey

and a girl out of her better judgment.

He loved to rodeo.

I loved him.

Never met a hand of poker, a bottle of j.D.,

Or shapely tail feather he didn't like.

Any fool could see where that marriage was headed.

We got a divorce along about the time sarah died.

Who's sarah?

Tyler's wife. He didn't tell you?

No.

Well, I guess he wouldn't.

Well, how did she die?

Tyler'd have a fit

if he knew I was telling you this.

Oh, I'm sorry. I-i don't mean to pry or anything.

Sarah wanted to be a mom and have tyler's child

more than anything in the world,

but she was a high-risk pregnancy.

What happened?

She went into labor when she was 7 months along,

and um...

It all went wrong.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Tyler must've been devastated.

Uhh...'Round here, men are taught to cowboy up.

If it hurts, don't show it.

Guess I'm a little bit different than sarah, huh?

In some ways, but you're more alike than you think.

You stand up to tyler like sarah did.

He won't admit it, but he admires that.

You know, there's something

that I really don't understand, laurie.

Tyler doesn't seem to want me here,

so why did he ask me to come?

I'm going to level with you, Jordan.

Tyler didn't write that ad. I did.

He was madder than hell when he found out about it.

W-well, why'd he go along with it?

He was tired of me bugging him, trying to set him up,

and we made a deal that if he met one woman,

I'd quit trying to play matchmaker.

I'm sorry. I hope you don't think
we've got you here under false pretenses.

Oh, god. It's ok. I understand.

Jordan: what exactly did you mean by wild horse management?

Bureaucracy at work.

Wild horses put up for adoption.

Truth is, they only take the younger, more desirable ones.

Leaving the older ones to fend for themselves?

Next hard winter would take 'em down.

All right. I'll be back.

Well, I'm going with you to the sale.

No, you're not.

Yes, I am!

Don't you ever do anything you're told?

Not since I was 12.

Here they come. Let's go!

a lot of people here.

Yeah.

Most of them are here to buy a pet.

There are a few over there that
like the idea of buying a horse for a few dollars

and send it to a slaughter house for 38 cents a pound.

They kill them?

Dog food.

Either that, or they end up as the daily lunch special

in some fancy european restaurant.

That's disgusting. Is that legal?

Wait here. I got to fill out some forms.

Hello, dave.

I'll take that buckskin.

You had no right to take those horses.

Those damn mustangs are a nuisance.

In fact, we're going to do
another gather in a couple of days.

Open range is just that.

Those horses have a right to be there.

Now, it's too bad you didn't show as much care

for some people as you do for those horses.

just stay off my land.

You accusing me of trespassing?

You were on my land, and you know it.

If you have a problem, take it up with the d.L.M.

Some people think that the
wild things live off the grass.

Another gather coming up.

What's left of the herd

is getting easier to handle.

Set up a portable to hold them a few days, huh?

hey, laurie. Hi.

Listen, have you heard of a rancher named jameson?

Yeah. Why?

Well, he and tyler had sort of a, uh,

well, just a confrontation at the sale.

Hank jameson and tyler have never agreed about the mustangs.

Well, it seemed to be about

a little bit more than just horses.

Once upon a time, hank was a good guy.

Now, he has a heart cold enough to hang meat.

Why? What happened?

He lost his only daughter.

She was all he had.

What does that have to do with tyler?

Hank blames ty for her death.

His daughter was sarah.

See, in the wild, it's the dominant mare

that actually runs the herd.

Young horse gets uppity, she kicks him out for a while.

How does she let him know when his, uh,

his time out is over?

She stops staring him down

and turns away.

Then he knows he can get back in.

That's what tyler's doing.

He's joining up...

The way horses do in the wild.

How's he doing?

Tyler's still got the touch.

Can't believe he's letting tyler touch him.

He knows ty's no threat.

good boy.

Your brother's really good with the horses.

He's a lot better with horses than he is with people.

Whoa, now.

Easy, boy.

That's the bareback rig.

He's putting it on, so the horse will get used

to having something on his back

and around his belly.

Here we go.

whoa, son. Easy, now.

Laurie: he does it by the numbers. Slow and easy.

well, I've had all the excitement
I can take for one afternoon.

I'm going to go fix dinner.

Ok.

Jordan: how'd you learn to do that?

Well, I've seen a lot of horses get their spirits broken.

I knew there had to be a better way.

Would you put that down, please?

Why don't you like having your picture taken?

You afraid I'm going to see what you're hiding?

Give me that.

Hey! What're you doing? Wait!

Please be careful.

I'm going to take your picture.

What's the matter? Don't you
like having your picture taken?

I guess I'm just not used to being

on the other side of it.

Ok. Smile.

Ha ha. Oh, my god.

Why'd you start taking pictures?

When I was a kid, my mom thought

I was spending too much time alone.

She thought the camera would be a good way

to encourage me to get off my butt and do stuff.

You took to it right away?

Yeah, I guess.

Camera's a good way to connect with the world.

At the same time, it was, uh, it was like protection.

Helped me deal with what was
going on in my life at the time.

What was going on in your life at the time?

Uh...I guess I was having a hard time understanding why

one day my father was taking me to the stables

to help him out, and the next day he was gone.

He died?

No.

No. He left.

And I haven't seen him since.

Any man that don't stick around for his kid ain't worth his salt.

If he didn't, there's something
wrong with the man, not the kid.

Why the hell you want to take pictures of garbage?

It's the right kind of subject.

It's dark and it's edgy, and it'll get me noticed.

So, you did it to impress other people?

No offense,

but you really don't know how things work.

I understand you don't trust yourself.

I understand you need other
people to validate your dreams.

That could wear a fella down.

Um...

Laurie, chuck, I've been doing some thinking,

and I'd be happy to do your
wedding photos for you if you'd like.

Chuck: hey, great! Laurie: you would?

Oh, Jordan, I can't tell you how much that means to us.

But there's--there's actually something that I should tell you.

Um...I'm not exactly a professional photographer.

Never really had anything

sold or bought, so...

Oh, that doesn't matter.

I'm sure you'll do a terrific job.

Great.

I've better be going soon, hon.

I've got some stuff to finish up tonight

to make up for missing work tomorrow.

Uhh! The game! Oh, my goodness. I nearly forgot about it.

Game? What game?

It's the annual baseball game

between the ranchers and the townfolk.

It's been going on for nearly 100 years.

Bigger than the world series for us.

No kidding! Sounds fun.

It is if we win.

second base, anita!

Out! 3-Way!

your ankle?

Yeah. It'll be ok, ok?

Who's that?

That was anita.

Come on, let's get you up.

I guess everyone here knows each other?

Just about.

If you're going to do something you're ashamed of,

you'd best be doing it out of town.

Well, I've lived in my apartment for 7 years.

I think I only know one neighbor.

Easy.

Announcer: slickers take the field. Inning's over.

We need you, laurie.

Uhh...

Anita sprained her ankle.

I got a wedding coming up, jesse.

I plan on walking down the aisle with no crutches.

Yeah. But you know the rules.

Got to have at least one gal on the team.

You're barking up the wrong tree, jesse.

Can anyone play?

Anybody who lives outside city limits.

I guess I qualify, huh?

Chuck, you're leading off.

Pete, you're on deck.

Well, you know you have to
have a woman playing on the team.

Oh, yeah. She's on the bench.

But she needs to play.

Play ball!

Jesse: what's up?

She can't just sit on the bench. She's got to play.

Pete, you're on the bench.

Jordan, you're on deck.

Oh, man...

If she doesn't play, we forfeit, fellas.

Ohh...

Go on, george, burn it past him.

Jordan: way to go! Way to go!

Come on, sweetheart, whack it out of the park!

way to go, baby!

Jesse: hold up!

Jordan, you're up.

We play to win.

I don't play to lose.

Chuck: ok, Jordan, bring me home!

Jesse: come on, Jordan, you can do it!

You go, girl!

All right, Jordan, show us something!

Umpire: strike!

Oh, man.

Oh, come on, jimmy. You know that was a ball!

way to go, girl!

Come on, come on, come on!

Yay!

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Whoa!

Ha ha ha! Yes!

Come on! Yeah! Ha ha!

Whoo!

Chuck: I told ya...

Where'd you learn to hit like that?

Did I mention I got through college

on a softball scholarship?

Remind me never to underestimate
you again, miss donavan.

I will, mr. Ross.

Tyler: here comes the slugger.

Morning, guys.

Mind if I come with you and take pictures of the horses?

I won't get in the way. I promise.

Get her a horse.

You know, the indian thanked the
white man for giving him horses.

Because, he said, it made the landscape

look so beautiful.

We'll drive them back this way.

You just stay on your horse and don't get hurt.

Yah! Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah!

hyah! Hyah!

Hyah!

Come on!

that's awesome.

Oh, my...

What the hell are you thinking?
I told you to stay on your horse.

Sorry. I just got caught up in it.

Get on your horse.

we'll let them loose when the gather's done.

Your head cold?

I'll get my hat and meet you back at the barn.

dwight!

You run these horses as far off ross'land

as daylight'll take you.

Man: all right, come on.

Hyah!

Let's go!

No picture is worth risking your life over.

He really cares about me, jesse.

Nah. I just don't want

some big city lawyer hanging me

with a wrongful death suit.

Listen, I'm sorry that I screwed up, ok?

I know.

Yeah. That's right.

Laurie: I just want to check on the flowers.

Peggy, marie, thank you so much. They look beautiful!

This whole church is gorgeous.

Yeah. I always wanted to get married here.

Pete insisted we run off to reno.

We lost all our money the first night.

We had to come back the next day.

were tyler and sarah married here?

Yeah. It was a beautiful ceremony.

Tyler and I were baptized here.

The funeral for sarah and the baby was here.

A lot of bittersweet memories in this old church.

Well, today, there will only be happy ones.

I'll get the pictures printed
up in new york when I get back,

and you'll have them within the week, ok?

I guess you're looking forward to going back?

Heh.

You know, laurie, I know that you'd hoped

that tyler and i would've hit it off,

but I think that everyone has kind of an idea

of who they want to be with.

And I just-- I just don't think

that tyler and I are that for each other.

You know, sometimes the right person

doesn't always come in the right package.

Look at chuck. He's so quiet,

most women wouldn't even give him a second look.

I almost made the same mistake.

Yeah? What changed your mind?

He said that he knew I was pining for pete,

and that didn't bother him.

After all, I wasn't the first person he loved, either.

But he wanted me to be the last.

Aw, that's sweet.

He also said that if I couldn't put my past behind me,

I couldn't have a future with him.

And I nearly lost him, just trying
to hang onto something I couldn't have.

I was hoping tyler would come to realize that.

Oh, my goodness, look at me.

I've got a wedding to get ready for.

oh, my.

Oh!

laurie: ok.

Jordan: well done.

All right. You ready for this?

all right.

Don't you give me too big a piece.

Woman: oh!

I'm gonna go-- hang on just a second.

Ok.

Woman: honey, let's dance.

Man: ok, I'll be right there.

? Everybody rides in a cowgirl's rodeo?

? Unless you got some blue jeans on?

tyler, come here. There's somebody I want you to meet.

All right.

Mrs. Simpson.

This is my brother, tyler.

How do you do, ma'am?

He tells me that you have a visitor from new york city.

My mother came from there.

Oh, did she?

Yes, she, uh...

She came out on a train in 1910.

She was a mail-order bride, you see.

I see.

Hey, jesse.

Hi, Jordan, how are you doing?

I'm good, thanks.

Well, did you get enough photos?

Oh, yeah. Beautiful setting. Beautiful church.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Would you dance with me?

I'd love to.

Excuse me, jesse.

? You'll never win her heart

? You can't dance the dance

? 'Cause nobody rides in a cowgirl's rodeo?

? Unless you got some blue jeans on?

? Nobody sits in the saddle of love?

? Unless they two-step till the cows come home?

? Nobody bridles her heart till she's willing?

she's a fine looking lady.

May I cut in?

She might just fit in around here after all.

? Buddy, I can see

? That you wanna be

? The one that she'll be leaning on?

? Unless you got the sense to take this tip from me?

? She'll make sure you're moving on? Ahem. May i?

? 'Cause nobody rides in a cowgirl's rodeo?

? Unless you got some wranglers on?

? Nobody sits in the saddle of love?

? Unless you two-step till the cows come home?

come on, let's go dance.

I'm with you.

? Buddy, that's up to you

? 'Cause nobody rides in a cowgirl's rodeo?

? Unless you're wearing cowboy boots?

? 'Cause nobody rides in a cowgirl's rodeo?

? Unless you're wearing cowboy boots?

Thank you.

Ahem.

Got some great pictures of chuck and laurie.

Good.

a marriage starting here must really be blessed.

Hmm.

I'm sorry, tyler.

What for?

I heard about your wife and baby.

yeah.

My daughter was in an incubator.

She was so small.

She used to wrap her little...

Little hand around my finger.

I made every deal with god that I could think of.

I couldn't save her.

Any more than I could save sarah.

I don't know why I just told you that.

Laurie: Jordan!

I'm about ready to throw the bouquet. You wanna come?

Ok.

what are you doing, young lady?

Just taking some photos of the local color.

Am I supposed to be part of that local color?

Yeah.

Wait a minute.

You were with ross at the sale barn and the ball game.

Mr. Jameson, I'm sorry about your
daughter, but you know what?

You're not the only one in pain.

Who the hell do you think you are

even talking about my little girl?

You gotta stop punishing tyler for her death,

because it wasn't his fault.

He didn't stop her.

He didn't give a damn about sarah.

He loved her.

And she loved him so much that she took a terrible risk.

Can you understand that kind of love?

I thought she needed milk.

Milk?

This horse doesn't drink milk.

she is lucky we found her when we did, though.

Lucky. That would be a great name for her.

Hey.

ahem.

Here. There's nothing better

at keeping out the cold.

thank you.

You're welcome.

Ahem.

You know, when the, um...

Shoshone were in these parts,

that little filly there would have made a...

Nice bride price.

Bride price? What's a bride price?

When a--when a fellow was...

Courting a woman,

he would take a horse to her teepee,

and if she...

Accepted the horse, then...

Then they were engaged.

What if she said no?

Well...

At least he got to keep his horse.

Ah.

Any other, um, interesting traditions?

Yeah, there's... Ahem...

There's, um...

The, uh...

There's--there's the blanket wrap.

The blanket wrap.

Yeah.

That was when, uh...

A brave would, uh...

Approach a woman that he...

That he fancied, and...

And if she liked him...

Then she would...

Open the blanket,...

And in-- invite him in.

Just...

Wrap it around them.

I can't do this.

tyler.

Listen...

Jordan, you were brought out here under false pretenses.

Saying I wanted to get married.

The truth is, I didn't want
to have anything to do with you.

I know. Laurie told me.

I'm sorry, Jordan.

It's ok.

I just didn't expect this.

Yeah, well, neither did i.

A week ago I thought I wanted to marry Edward.

Edward. That your boyfriend?

Yeah.

I've been dating him for a long time.

But he can't make a commitment,

so my best friend Carla answered your ad in my name.

She thought it would make Edward jealous.

Did it?

I don't know. I don't care.

I think we should talk about sarah.

No.

I know it's hard, tyler, but I
think we should talk about her.

No.

We shouldn't.

What happened to sarah is not your fault.

I'm sure the horses are just fine.

Jesse: morning.

Look, I just need to look for myself, all right?

I'm going with you.

Oh, Jordan.

I just want to help.

Jordan, I don't think it's a good idea.

I'm going with him whether he likes it or not.

The horses didn't force the gate.

Somebody opened it.

Jameson.

Let's find him.

Jesse: get on!

All right.

I'll get out front of them.

They should follow the stallion.

You push 'em.

Jordan, you stay clear. We're gonna move fast.

are you crazy?

Get out of the damn way.

All right, drive through her.

Woman, you're gonna get yourself and that animal hurt.

You're impeding the duties of a federal officer.

I ain't gonna tell you again!

get out of the damn way!

You better get out of the way.

Well, come on!

Get after those horses before they get back on ross land.

smile for the camera.

bet the governor would just love copies of these.

Along with the full story of your
version of open-range management, mr. Jameson.

you have a good day, boys.

Get on out of here!

well, ain't nobody chasing us.

She must have stopped them.

What the hell do you think you were doing?

Helping.

You've helped enough.

Why don't you go home to new york?

She could have gotten hurt, jesse.

Or worse.

how'd you find me?

I know I have no right to be here.

No, you don't.

Well, I want to change that.

Jordan.

Listen.

I was afraid of making another mistake.

But now, I'm more afraid of losing you.

I love you.

I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

it's not too late, is it?

I mean, you and the cowboy aren't, uh...

No, we're not.

Good. Heh.

good.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

mm-hmm.

Laurie?

Jordan's gone.

That guy Edward came to get her.

It's not too late.

You could still catch her.

Why would I wanna do that?

'Cause you love her.

Yeah, well, she'd never fit in here.

That is not the problem,

and you know it.

She made you feel again.

And you don't want to.

Edward: Jordan is a very, very talented photographer.

She's got her own darkroom.

She's got the whole works, right? Heh heh.

If you'll excuse me for a second.

It was nice to meet you.

Edward: felicia, how are you?

How you doing?

Oh, great. Great.

This is the stiffest looking bunch

I have ever seen outside of a funeral parlor.

It's Edward's family from connecticut

and a few of his colleagues from the law firm, you know.

Yeah. And...

You wanna spend the rest of your life around them?

Package deal, what can I say?

You don't seem too thrilled, Jordan.

Of course I am. I'm fine.

Jordan.

You really wanna go through with this?

Wait a minute, Carla. You're the one that set up

this whole mail-order bride thing in the first place

to get Edward jealous enough to propose to me,

so what's your deal?

I didn't do it to get you two together.

I did it to give you a chance to see things differently,

so that you'd realize you don't have to drag somebody

kicking and screaming down the aisle.

You deserve better, Jordan.

Edward and I are perfect for each other.

We have the same interests. We even vote the same way.

sweetie, do you really love him?

I'm marrying him, Carla.

Jordan. Honey.

I want you to meet these people.

Oh, great. I'm thrilled.

hmm.

Well, they're good.

Good enough for your own show.

You're kidding, right?

Hey! Oh, hey!

I was just leaving you a note.

how do I look?

Like a million bucks all green and tasty.

I know!

Oh, um, uh, going out on a date.

Can't be late. Going to le cirque. Jealous? Ha ha.

Um...

Message from Edward on the machine.

Have fun, sweetie. Bye.

I'll just tell you about the show

la costa gave me...

Later. Ok.

Edward: honey, it's me.

Hey, listen...

Working a little late again.

I'll have to take a rain check on that dinner, ok?

I'll talk to you later.

All right, I love you.