All language subtitles for The Rifleman - 3x08 - Miss Milly

Ah, it's no use.

Fine time for the pump to go
out. We come back from a two

Weeks' huntin' trip an' can't
even take a bath.

Well, you go out an' see how
much is in the rain barrel,

-Will you?
-All right.

Pa? Here comes jim oxford.

Hello, jim.

Howdy, lucas, mark?
When did you get back?

Oh, about an hour ago.

I got a pump valve for you.

Woman down at the store
asked me to drop it off.

She said you had it on order.

That's right, over a month,

Couldn't have come
at a better time.

Oh.

What's the matter?

That's the wrong size. Hattie
ought to know better than that.

Oh, I reckon so, if she'd
been the one who sent it out.

What do you mean?

Well, ain't you heard?

Of course you ain't, you've been
back up at the mountains.

Hattie don't run the store
no more.

Hattie-

She went up to denver about
ten days ago.

Said her sister
or somebody needed her.

She sold out?

That's right. There's a new
lady now... Mildred scott.

She come down from santa fe,
bought the place. If you ask me,

She sure doesn't know her
business.

Jim, I can't believe hattie
left without sayin' goodbye.

She didn't have no choice,
you weren't here.

Jeez, somebody else
in the store,

That's sure gonna make it
different.

That's right, son. Wait till
you meet 'er, I never seen such

A mixed-up female in my whole
life. Oh, I better get goin'.

Bye, jim.

Well, son,
maybe we better go in

To meet 'er. We're gonna have
to exchange this valve.

What in the world is-

Woman: But you've got to have
it, hattie was never out of it.

She knew I needed it,
she always kept it on hand.

It eases the pain in my back. Oh
you just simply got to have it.

It's called doctor
bertram's super tonic

And it comes in a brown bottle.

I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked
everywhere. I'm going to have

To order it. No, I don't
have it- all down here

And I've looked like everywhere.
Maybe it's- oh, look, look,

Everybody, please, please.
Look I-I'm just getting settled

Here, I've gotta make
my inventory,

If you would just
come back later.

Yeah, but you don't
understand-

I need it so badly.

Would you please go?
I'm terribly sorry.

I've got to have it!

I- I'm awfully sorry,
miss milly.

That's all right, marshal,

Just- just leave it there. Come
back tomorrow, would you please?

Well, miss, I-

Oh, miss milly, this is
lucas mccain, an' his boy, mark.

I was tellin' you about them.

Oh, yes. How do you do?

Excuse me.

How was the huntin' trip,
lucas?

Fine, oh, good, micah, fine.

We've got, uh, three deer
hangin' in the cooler.

Oh, good, good. Uh, I get
invited to a steak dinner?

Oh, anytime, micah, that is,

If you don't have, uh,
too much work left to do.

The marshal was kind enough
to help me out. He was the only

One, well, you saw how everyone
else act- oh, this place is in

Such a mess,
I think I could use

Some of doctor bertram's
tonic myself.

Now, look, miss scott,
I don't wanna add to your

Troubles, but this pump valve
you send out to me

With jim oxford
is the wrong one.

-Wrong one?
-Um-hm.

But how could it be?

Well it doesn't fit the pump.

Well it came all the way from
santa fe, collect on the stage.

Hattie denton must have written
up the order wrong or somethin'.

Well, probably.

Oh, what do you want me
to do with it?

Take it back, an' order the
right one, ma'am.

Mr. Mccain, I'm not set up to
do business, much less start

Exchangin' merchandise.

Now, we don't wanna spend the
rest of our lives gettin' our

Bath water out of a rain barrel
either.

Well, I'm sure that's your
concern, an' not mine.

Now, wait a minute, miss
scott, what're you gonna do

About the valve? Are you gonna
take it back, or not?

You know, I'm afraid you just
don't understand, mr. Mccain,

I just bought this business,
I put a lot of money into it,

Practically every cent I've got.

Well, I paid for that for you.

You didn't even put a deposit

Down on it, an' now you
want me to send it back.

Of course I do.

People here think that
whoever owns the store is a-

Is a bank. When I took hattie
denton's accounts receivable,

I didn't realize it included
practically the whole town.

Don't people around here
pay money?

Or don't they have any money?

Now, look, miss scott,
it's been a pretty dry year,

Crops haven't been
too good.

Folks have been havin' to sell
off cattle to make ends meet.

I'm gonna have to do
the same thing myself.

Well, maybe you better get

At it instead of goin' off
huntin'.

That was our winter meat
we were after!

Well, I hope you got plenty,

You're gonna need it. Let's see
here now, mccain, mccain lucas.

Lucas mcccain. Mccain lucas,
yes, here it is, $32-

Now, just a minute,
miss scott-

Going back-

Hattie denton always kept
a runnin' account for me,

Just like everybody else
in north fork.

Well, I'm not hattie denton,
I can't afford it. There'll be

No more credit in this store for
anyone until all these accounts

Are paid up. Now, if you'd like
to bring yours up to date-

Well, don't you worry about
it, miss scott, it will be

Taken care of. Come on, son.

Oh, lucas, lucas,
wait a minute.

What's the matter
with her anyway?

Now, now, calm down.

She figures she owns the town
or somethin'?

Well, aside from the bank

Over there,
she practically does.

Now, what do you mean
by that, micah?

She told you. That ledger book,

She's carryin' an awful
lot of folks.

What's a store for? People
around here are good for it.

Hattie knew that.

Yes, but miss scott doesn't

Know it yet. She's really a nice
person, lucas. It's just that,

Well, startin' up in a new town,
new business, I'm afraid she

Isn't too impressed
with north fork.

Well, I don't think north fork
is very impressed with her

Either.
You know jim oxford was

Right when he said she didn't
know her business.

She doesn't.

Well, I'm glad you admit it.
She was a schoolteacher up

At santa fe,
before she came down here.

A schoolteacher?

That's right, a schoolteacher.

She came into a small
inheritance. Said, she always

Wanted to go into business by
herself, an' well, when she

Heard hattie was sellin' out,
she came down an' made a deal.

Now, give her a chance,
lucas boy.

Look, micah, I'd be happy
to give her a chance,

If she'd just
be a little bit reasonable.

Oh, time will take care
of that.

A schoolteacher?

All right, micah,
what do you want me to do?

Go back in there an' apologize?

Well, now, I wouldn't rush it,

Give her a few days. Come on,
I'll buy a cup o' coffee.

And, uh, maybe a piece
of chocolate pie.

Are you gonna buy it or,
uh, serve it?

Huh? Oh.

Come on, son.

Marty, tell me something.
How long have we been knockin'

Around from one cow town
to another?

Well, too long I'd say.
Now, denver, there's a town.

Standin' here in this bar ain't
gonna get us any closer to it.

Hmm. What's in denver?
What do we do there?

Well, we always been able to
find somethin'.

Yeah, that's just what I
mean. No, I- I think we've

Found the opportunity we've been
lookin' for right here.

You mean here?

Well, let's say over there,

Across the street in that store.

Now I ain't gonna work
in no store.

Well, who is? But that's the

Only supply point in better
'an 100 miles. People don't

Seem to realize how important
that store is to them.

Why, if it wasn't
there they...

Wouldn't have any place
to buy what they need.

Hey, what are you talkin'
about?

You know how to use that gun,
don't you?

I've been known to use it,
yeah.

Well, that's all you need
to know.

You just stay here an'
leave the rest to me.

Hey, now, jack, you-

I'll be back, I'll be back.

I just don't know.
I mean, how would it look?

Well I'm afraid it would look

Much worse if you went out of
business, miss scott. After all

It is your money. They owe it to
you. Now how are you gonna help

Them, an' supply them with what
they need if they don't help you

An' pay what they owe.

I just don't wanna hurt
anyone's feelings.

Now, why should you care
about that? I saw how they

Treated you, they don't care
about you, miss scott, business

Is business, an' you are not
gonna have one unless you put

Your foot down, an' get those
bills collected.

You won't offend them.

I mean, I don't wanna make any
enemies, if I can help it.

There was a man that came in
earlier today. I shouldn't have

Spoken to him the way I did,
but well, I was so-

I know exactly how you feel.

But believe me, the sooner all
this is cleared up, the better

It will be for everybody.
They will respect you for it.

Now I'm a newcomer to north
fork, just like you.

I don't wanna create
any bad impressions either.

I'll just ride out to your
customers,

An' talk to them in a nice,
friendly way.

Before you know it,
all that money will be paid...

An' things will be just
fine.

That would be nice, but
where would that leave you?

Oh, don't worry about that.

You can give me, oh, ten per
cent of what I collect for you.

I just don't know what to say.

I- I do need help, only-
only what, ma'am?

I hardly know you.
You're a stranger.

Well, I hardly know you. But
I guess we'll just have to trust

Each other, hmm? No one else has
offered to help, have they?

Well, there was the marshal.

Oh. But he's not a
storekeeper.

All right, let's try.
We'll see what happens.

You won't be sorry. Now, if
you'll just give me the ledger

Book, why, I'll get started
right away.

All right. There you are.

Thank you.

Oh, mr. Adams.

Yes?

You will be nice about it,
won't you?

Of course, I will.
Don't worry about a thing.

Marty? Our new business.

That's our new business?
What kind of business is that?

Money. Collectin' money.

Let's see, mccain, mccain, ha!

Lucas mccain. Hm.

Who's that?

Our first customer.

Why don't you give me
some more water, son?

Oh, all right.

Well, what's the matter, you're
afraid you're gonna waste it?

Well, this has gotta last
till mornin'. Now you didn't

Haul it up from the creek,
I did.

All right, mark.

That miss scott, she sure
made a fuss out o' nothin'.

But how come you didn't pay her
off, we've got the $32, an',

Well, more than enough
for the new pump valve.

Well, son, I'll pay her, but
right now it's a matter of

Proper money handlin'. We've got
the money, but I don't spend it

Till I know there's gonna be
more to replace it.

Oh, you mean like sellin'
our cattle?

That's right. That heifer
down at the south pasture,

She's about ready for market. In
a day or so we'll take 'er in,

Sell 'er, an' then we'll
pay miss scott.

You take a ranchin' an' farmin'
town like north fork,

That's the way everybody does
business. They have to.

Hattie knew it an' she never
lost a cent by it.

It's sort of a matter
of mutual trust.

I don't think miss scott
trusts anybody.

Now, mark, like micah said,
let's give her a chance.

After all, a woman starting a
new business, I guess it-

Gets to be a little lonely,
worrisome.

We make amends an' I'm sure
she'll turn out to be just as

Good a friend as hattie was.

-Oh, pa?
-Hmm?

You think she is pretty?

She's pretty. Why?

Oh, well, I just saw the way
you were lookin' at her.

Oh? How'd I look at her?

Well, you know. I-

Son, those dishes aren't
gonna dry themselves, you know.

Good evenin', mr. Mccain.

I know you?

Well, not exactly.
My name is adams.

What can I do for you,
mr. Adams?

Well, my friend here and I

Are just payin' a neighborly
visit. We're makin' north fork

Our home, an' we're acquirin'
an interest in a business here.

That right? What kind
of business?

The, uh, the general store.

I thought miss scott was
runnin' the general store.

Well, she is.
We're just helpin' her.

Oh?

Now, mr. Mccain, there's a
little item on the ledger here

For about $32 that you owe us.

We came to collect it.

You what?

$32, we came to collect it.

An' seein' as how we're havin'
to make this special effort,

You can just add 20 percent
to that amount for our trouble.

She send you out here?

Why else would we come?

Well, you can turn those
horses around an' tell

Miss scott I'll be in tomorrow.

Personally.

Now, please, I said this was
a neighborly visit. We don't

Want any trouble. All we want
is what's rightfully ours.

Maybe you didn't hear me
too well.

Mr. Mccain, I believe in
giving a man fair warning.

You've got a lot to lose here,
for just $32.

Get out o' here.

Anythin' you say. Only next
time, we won' talk so much.

An' maybe you won't have that
rifle with you.

What was it you said, pa,

About miss scott winding up
being a real good friend?

Here you are, ma'am.

Almost $300, and I haven't
even started yet.

This is wonderful.
Now, how much do I owe you?

Why, nothin', ma'am, I've

Already taken it out, if you
don't mind. It's all noted right

Here. I made a copy
so you can keep this.

I hardly know what to say.

Well, you don't have to say
anything. It's a pleasure.

Now I'd better get back to work.

Hello, there. Nice day.

Good mornin'.

I want some corn syrup.

Corn syrup. Uh, oh, here,
here it is. There you are.

Never mind your ledger
this time,

I got the money right here.

I don't understand.

Miss scott, I'm only gonna
say this once. I get my supplies

Here because it's the only
place. If there was another food

Store in this town,
you'd never see me again.

But why?

Maybe I can answer that,
miss scott.

What happened to your face?

Why don't you ask her?

What was he talkin' about?

You got a man workin' for you
named adams, collectin' money?

Well, yes, I do. Why?

People aren't gonna take
to that, miss scott.

Oh, really?

Well, there's $300 in there that
wasn't there yesterday.

Well, I'm not surprised.

Well, certainly there's no
harm in askin' people to pay up.

I mean, well, I know I was a

Little abrupt with you an' some
of the others yesterday, but,

Well, how else am I goin'
to stay in business?

You ask a question like that?

Well, miss scott, you can
mark me paid up for good! 32.50.

Well, honestly, I am sorry if
I offended anyone, but I'm

Simply tryin' to run this
business as a business.

You can't give things away,
you know.

Now, look, miss scott,
nobody is askin' you to give

Anythin' but a little bit of
yourself. The people around here

Depend on this general store for
practically all their supplies.

Now somebody without feelin',
an' without consideration, can

Can make a pretty good thing at
that, just like you an' adams

Are doin'. Linin' your pockets
with gold, so to speak. Now,

Hattie denton wasn't that way.

She loved people, an' she
understood 'em. That was more

Important to her than a full

Cash box. Maybe you better start
thinkin' like that before you

Wind up the loneliest person
in north fork.

Miss scott, can I give you
a piece of advice?

What else, marshal?

You get rid of that man and
his partner, or I will.

Now, listen here, marshal,
you can't tell me how to run-

Partner?

How are you doin', son?

Fine. Two more, an' I'll have
enough for one bath.

Good. You better hurry, though,
it's getting dark out.

All right.

Pa?

That's jim oxford's rig.

Jim? Jim!

Good lord, jim, what happened?

They jumped me,
they stole my money.

I tried to fight 'em off.

Supply bill. $92.

They shot me.

They left me for dead, for $92.

Mark, we've gotta get him to
doc burrage right away.

Go in the house, son,
an' get me some blankets.

They're two of 'em.

Easy, jim, easy now. Try not
to talk, jim. Easy. Easy.

Mark, hurry up with those
blankets, son. Supply bill.

Mr. Adams.

Ah, good evenin', miss scott.

I was just comin' over
to see you.

Would, uh, would this be
your... Partner?

Partner, ma'am?
Well, marty here,

He- he works for me
from time to time.

I see. Have you collected
any more money?

Some. I haven't counted
it all.

Tell me, mr. Adams. The
people you took the money from,

Did they give it you out
of their own free will?

I-I m not sure I understand

What you mean, miss scott.
How else would they pay?

Maybe a little friendly
persuasion helped.

Wait for me at the hotel, mark.

What's she talkin' about?

Oh, I couldn't say. What are
you talkin' about, ma'am?

Your collection methods.

There was a man who came into
the store today what-

Adams, I wanna talk to you.

What about, marshal?

We just came from the doc.
He's tendin' to jim oxford.

He was pistol-whipped an' shot
through the shoulder,

Just to collect the $92
supply bill from 'im.

You couldn't have.

Marshal,
I swear I didn't know-

Now, just a minute, who said
we did anything-

Jim oxford said. You left him
for dead, that's what he said.

We don't know nothin'
about that.

You know how it feels,
a beatin' like you gave him?

Either one of you ever been
shot?

I tell you, we did nothin'.

He drew a gun.

Jim oxford never carried
a gun in his life.

You're under arrest,
both of you.

You'll cool your heels
in jail,

Till oxford's well enough
to testify. Now move!

What have I done?

How could I have been so-
so stupid?

Can you ever forgive me,
marshal?

Miss milly, I've seen a lot
of things happen in this town,

Good an' bad. This isn't the
first time there's been a

Misunderstanding. But you'll see
when the folks find out the

Truth, things will start to
brighten up for you.

Thank you, marshal.

Looks like you're gonna need
a new pane o' glass in that

Window, miss scott.

There you are, mr. Penn. Now,
will there be anythin' else?

No, that's-
that's all today.

Now, just a minute, I know
you haven't sold your cattle,

You can pay me
when you get your money.

Well, I do appreciate that,
ma'am.

An' if you need anythin'

Else, you just come right back
here an' get it.

Thanks ever so much.

Goodbye.

Mark? You're getting everythin'
in the right place?

Oh, I hope so.

Oh, now, this doesn't look
like it's in the right place.

Oh, but- there.
That's where it belongs.

I don't know how I can
thank you all, lucas.

You don't have to
thank us, milly,

But maybe you can help
micah figure out what that is.

You know, the next time I lock
somebody up, I just think I'll

Put him in one of these.

That'd sure be worse
than goin' to jail.