All language subtitles for S04E03 - A Little Learning

[ theme song playing ]

Give him his gun.

Hope you're not so careless
with it next time.

We don't want
you back here.

Here's your release to show
you served out your time.

$5 traveling money.
It's customary.

Go buy yourself a prison.

[ clinking ]

[ imitates air whooshing ]

Brung you
a horse, Bert.

Gonna need
him for sure.

Did you find her?

Feller in Rock Spring
wants to hire three guns.

He asked for you
special, Bert.

Did you look for her?

Told him a week
from Tuesday.

I asked you
about her.

Forget about her
for a while, will ya?
She ain't worth it.

Don't tell me
who to forget about

and don't tell me
what she's worth!

Bert, cut it out!

You tell me where she is.

I asked you!
Tell me where she is!

Place called
Medicine Bow.

She's teaching
school.

Bert, listen, this guy
in Rocky Springs--

Shut up.
Just shut up.

I'll meet y'all
there on Sunday.

I always wanted to go
to Medicine Bow.

Come on, hyah!

Easy, now, lady.

Easy. Don't you slide
off those eggs.

You and I are going
on a little trip.

Taking her
into the teacher.

Sure.

That hen's got
a lot to learn.

It's for the kids.

She teaches them
arithmetic with it.Oh.

Takes 21 days for
those eggs to hatch out.

That's how she teaches
the young ones to count.

If you ask me,
she could teach 'em
just as easy to count

by counting them roosters
outside her door.

Yep, from what I hear,
every man in town,

barring those that have
wives or busted legs.

Mm-hmm.

Only natural
that schoolteacher
should cause a stir.

She's new
and she's pretty.

And smart thrown in.

Thought I'd mention it,
so to speak,

in case you had
any notions to, uh,

ask her to the dance.

Boy, I bet there's a line
a mile long waiting to ask.

That many?

One more won't make
any difference.

That's right.
Nothing ventured,
nothing gained.

[ knocking ]

Come on in, Rafe.

Howdy.

I heard you were
going into town.

Good thing
I caught you.

Something wrong?

No, I...

Just picking up my time.

You're quitting?

Now, here's a man
that's got some sense.

Sorry to lose you, Rafe.

You won't find many spreads
better than Shiloh.

Well, I wouldn't
argue with that.

Maybe you ought to talk
to the Judge about it.

He'll be back from St. Louis
the end of the week.

It wouldn't do no good.

I value you trying to help,
but, well, uh,

it's just something
I gotta do by myself.

Saddle up. I'll have
your money in the office.

Uh, you want
to tie on behind,

you can ride with me.

Slower, but it'd be
somebody to talk to.

I'm much obliged,
only I'm in a bit of a hurry.

I gotta get into town
before school lets out.

Oh, just as you say,

one more shouldn't
make any difference.

[ screaming ]

[ ringing bell ]

Quiet, children!
Please!

You have five minutes more.

Jo, swings are for sitting,
not standing.

Yes, Miss Perry.

Tommy, take it easy.

Five minutes?
You can make up your mind.

It just takes
a easy yes or no.

And, uh, two
of you to ask?

Cal was born and bred
a coward, ma'am.

Well, then, perhaps I'd
better go with somebody else.

Well, now, that depends
on what you're looking for.

If you was a-hopin'
that a gentleman

would take you
by the arm...

I most truly was.

Kenny!

Kenny Beesom,
leave Jo alone!

I done told you, boy!

Don't you pester
no girls.

It sure ain't easy,

being both pa
and ma to that boy.

Now, about that dance.

Now, Cal, don't you go
start pesterin' no girls.

Miss Martha, I think you're
already going to that dance.

I think maybe you just
kind of joshin' us, ain't ya?

Well, um...

As a matter of fact.

RAFE: Ma'am?

Could I--could I
talk to you, ma'am?

She's talking to us.

It's, uh, real important.

Well, it'll
have to wait.

Gentlemen, I only
have a moment anyway,

and there'll be lots
of other times, I'm sure.

Now, I do appreciate
your stopping by like this,

and I'll see you
next Saturday, right?

You must save me
a dance, now,

or I'll be
deeply offended.

Now, you wanted
to talk to me, hmm?

I'm afraid
I can't guess

if you don't want
to tell me.

I want to get some learnin'.

I want to go to school.

Say, is this
Medicine Bow?

Yup.

Say, your horse
looks like

he needs this
more than mine does.

Here, I don't mind.

What do you say, Bert?

Ryker.

Five years.

Put on some weight.

Not you.

Maybe a hired gun
eats better, huh?

I ain't here to hire out.

I thought I'd tell you
that to save you asking.

What, then?

Well, that's personal.

Must be kind
of important, huh?

I wouldn't say him
and me's been walkin'.

If you stay, you got
some things to learn.

Don't matter
we ever rode together.

Man sure can change,
can't he?

You leave your gun.

Little piece of tin
there on your shirt

really makes you
different, don't it?

Which way is the school
from here?

End of the road,
turn right,

back the other end
of town.

You pick up your gun
when you leave.

Don't bother
to clean it, hear?

See, I'm starting
to learn right off.

Hyah!

[ laughing ]

Quiet, children.

[ laughing ]

Shh.

That's very good,
Rafe,

but think of it
as a house,

and the roof must
always point up.

Thank you, ma'am.

You may sit down
now, Rafe.

[ giggling ]

Shh, children.

Now, for
the second letter, B...

just think
of honeybee.

And that shouldn't be
too difficult,

because there you have
a couple of hives.

Now, you put it
the right way, and you have B.

Is that clear?

Yes, ma'am,
that's real clear.

You forgot
to raise your hand!

Well, I'm sorry
I forgot.

Go ahead, Rafe.

Well, it's clear to me,

but it won't be
to the honeybees

with the hive standing
on edge like that.

The honey'll run out.

[ laughing ]

Then perhaps I'd
better teach them, too.

But not today.
Time's up.

Wait, children.
Wait for the bell.

Rafe, would you
stay a moment?

I, uh, just
wanted to say

about the children,

if they laugh when you
don't want them to--

Oh, why, they
just young is all.

They don't mean no harm.

Big fellow like me
not knowing how to read?

But you will.

Yes, ma'am, I will,
that's for sure.

It just rubs me
how long it's gonna take.

Shouldn't take long.

How long, ma'am?

Well, perhaps I can
give you extra help.

[ children fighting ]

All right, all right!

Kenny Beesom,
fighting again?

What is your excuse
this time?

Teacher asked
you something.

Let go!

When you're ready
to settle down--

Let me go!
You're hurtin' me!

Wait till
I tell my pa!

I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to hurt none.

Of course.

Well, I think
the rest of you

better
run along now.

I'm sure you have
chores at home.

I just didn't know
how tight I was holding him.

I'll stand witness, Rafe.

[ clucking ]

Howdy.

You know each other?

Well, I worked at Shiloh,
ma'am, couple weeks.

More than some
and less than others.

Just started settin'
this morning.

Ah!

Younger children
learn to count

by counting the days
till the eggs hatch.

That's
real smart, ma'am.

Want to put 'er
over in the shade?

I sure will.
I'll take good care of her.

Regular. You count
the days I miss,

you won't count
to nothing.

Sounds like he's
gonna be around a lot.

Yes.

Every day?

Yes.

That was very nice of you
to remember the hen,

but you shouldn't have
taken a special trip.

Thank you.

Uh...

Something special?

Very special.

He wanted some learning.
He's going to school.

I, uh, didn't make
a special trip.

I was coming
to the dance anyway.

The dance? But that's
Saturday night.

This is only Thursday.

I would've asked
you before,

but I couldn't
get away.

Well, I'm terribly sorry
and flattered too, but...

You're already promised?

I'm afraid so.

But didn't Trampas
tell you?

No, ma'am.

I guess he forgot.

Got that old hen
bedded down soft and easy.

Now if only I could do
the same for myself.

You have no place
to stay?

Oh, don't worry about it.
I'll make out all right.

You want a ride
into town?

Much obliged.

I'm gonna be
Johnny come early.

You'd better fix up
some more of those letters.

Bert.

School's gotta
have two doors.

I'm lucky.

You were
in prison.

Uh-huh, I'm out.

But you didn't
finish your sentence.

Well, I got time off
for good behavior.

I was polite
to the warden.

No kiss?

Or maybe you had
your fill of kissin'.

Eighteen months
is a long time.

Please.

You know, it's
funny how you get

to thinking
about things.

I used to think
20 times a day

that you'd be
waiting for me.

You had no reason.

Well, you get to thinking
about a lot of things.

Bert, it's finished.

You, uh, can say your good-byes
in a couple of days,

'cause we'll be riding
out of here on Sunday.

Bert, listen to me.
I am not riding out.

Well, I can't see
what kind of a life
you'd have here,

not after they find out
what you are.

I am a teacher.

I'm the first teacher
they've had here
in eight months.

Miss Martha Perry.

[ chuckles ]

That's all sugar
and spice.

Why, that's
almost perfect,

'cept that
ain't your name.

Kramer, Mrs. Bert Kramer.

That's your name.

I ought to know.

I married you out
of a two-bit saloon.

That could turn
some folks.

Didn't turn you.

Well, I'm different.

When it comes to you...

I get all confused.

Bert, you might
as well know.

Know what?

I couldn't do it while
you were in prison,

but I'm going
to get a divorce.

I still haven't
had my kiss.

Is there
somebody else?

Why don't you
tell me who?

No, that's
all right.

Maybe you
won't have to.

I'll find out.

I wasn't hardly seven
when my ma was took,

and the next year
Big Rafe.

That your dad?Yeah, Pa.

He was called Big Rafe
and I was Little Rafe,

so we could tell which one
folks were talking to.

Then he died.

Well, neighbors
kind of took me in.

Being kind of big,

there was always folks
ready to take you in.

Whoa.

Payin' boys' wages
for a man's work, huh?

Yep. About only thing
I missed was a school.

Well, uh, what makes
you want it now?

Not now.
I always wanted it.

Always.

All these years
I kept saying to myself,

"Rafe, you ain't
gonna be like your pa.

"You're gonna--
you're gonna learn
to write your name,

not just make a mark,"

then getting more
and more ashamed,

too shamed to even ask
somebody to teach me.

Then I heard the talk
about this teacher,

how kind
and gentle she was.

Well, you know.

Have you thought about
how you're gonna live?

Oh, I'll find a job
somewhere, I suppose.

Try the harness shop
right there.

Thanks. I will.

Uh, the owner's
Mrs. Kobey.

Her husband died
a while back.

She talks a lot,
but she's
a good soul.

Lots of good people
in this town.

Pa, there he is!
That's him!

Pa, you got him.
He's the one that hurt me.

Well, now, I didn't
mean to hurt you.

That's the honest truth,
mister.

I was just holding him,
bustin' up a fight.

I'm awfully sorry,
mister, really sorry.

Just don't you
tetch him again!

You don't have
to worry about that.

You said you was gonna
give him a hidin'.

Git on home.

But Pa!

Ahem. I don't think
I know your friend.

Ryker, this
is Rafe Simmons.

He's quitting Shiloh
for town.

He's nosy,
like all sheriffs.

I'm just lazy.

I like
to see a man

that backs off
from trouble.

You, uh, coming
in here to work?

To work and, well,
I'm going to school.

School?

Sure gonna
be crowded.

Sure is.

Well, you find
the time,

you come in
and talk with me.

I'll do that
for sure.

He'll be all right.

Yeah.

[ laughing ]

So I walked right up
to this big hunk of lard

and I lay it out for him,
plain and simple.

I said, "You touch
that kid again,

"and I'll take the hide
right off'n of you.

I'll cut you down
'twixt the fat and the fur."

[ laughing ]

Well, what'd
he say to that?

Just yes-sirred me
all over the place.

Nose so low
it was makin' tracks.

You know, Cal,

them big fellows are
like that sometimes--

all size and no sand.

Right.

Yeah, all blowed up
just like a gas balloon.

Just give 'em one little
poke and they're gone.

Well, first thing,

get over
to the stable.

Pure waste of money
to board your horse.

There's plenty of room
out back in the shed.

Now, you just
take your time

and get good
and settled.

There's nothing
to do around here

that can't wait
a little while longer.

You come back.
I'll fix you
something to eat.

Boy your size,
I expect you'll
find the room.

Oh, it's sure nice
having you here.

After you look around,
you'll see

that I need you
more than you need me.

Oh! My, I've been
talking your ear off.

Uh, I-I'm sorry.

Oh, no, ma'am.

It's real nice having
someone to talk to.

Yes. It is.

Well, now. Git!

How many times
you gonna tie that, Walt?

Ain't he the dandy?

Maybe if you put on a tie,

Cal, that schoolmarm'd
look at you.

You had on a tie.
She didn't look at you.

Too busy looking
at that big feller.

You know, that
beats me, him going
to school like that.

Why, that's like
a range bull

feeding with
a bunch of kittens.

I'd like to've asked him
about that.

Yeah, why don't you, Cal?

I never meant y'all
to think I was holding

no grudges
or nothing like that.

Wait a minute, Cal.
Now, listen.

If he's like
you said he was--

You know Ryker don't
stand for no trouble.

No trouble,
just a little funning,
unless that was all talk.

No! It wasn't
all talk.
Come on, now.

Go on, hear?

Howdy.

How do you like
our school?

Oh, fine.
I like it fine.

He's real big
for a schoolboy, ain't he?

They must be putting
something in the milk.

I never seen
a six-year-old
that big.

He ain't six, Hank,
he's seven.

Ain't you seven, boy?

Well, speak up!
Cat got your tongue?

Oh, how'd he know?
He can't even spell it.

Sure he can!
Go on, boy.

Spit out "cat"
for me.

Go ahead.
Spell it for us.

Maybe cat's
too big for him.

Maybe we ought
to start him out

on something small,
like mouse.

[ laughing ]

Like a shivering, skeert,
yellow-bellied mouse.

Rafe, you
want a lift?

Well, if you're
going by the stable.

Climb up.

Get up there.

Get up. Get up.

[ knocking ]

Oh! Why, Mr. Ryker.

What a pleasant
surprise.

Unless you've brought
the law with you.

Oh, no.
No, I'm just passing by

and, uh, wondering
if you were all right.

Fine. Why
shouldn't I be?

Well, I've been
worrying about you,

living here alone,
you know...

Oh, I'm used to that.

Well, no,
I don't mean you.

I mean the men,
they, uh...

We got all kinds
in the town here.

I'm used to that too.

Well...

It was certainly very nice
of you to be interested,

and I can assure you
if I ever do need help...

Well, you
just let me know.

It's funny,
but I never figured
Ryker to be the one.

He sure always had a way
with the ladies, though.

Was it him?

You might as well tell me.

Please go.
I don't want you here.

You know I'm
gonna find out.

I got till Sunday.

Bert...

It's either him
or somebody.

You know
I'm gonna find out.

So I said to him,
"Nothing ventured,
nothing gained,"

and he took to it
like jam spread on honey.

Went sashayin' up
to the schoolhouse door

with that silly hen
in his cage

and asked her
to the dance.

[ laughing ]

Boy, I'd give a month's pay
to see his face.

"Oh, I thank you,
Mr. Virginian,

"for asking me
to the dance,

but it just so happens
I'm going with Trampas."

[ laughing ]

You know, he hasn't said
anything in three days.

I don't want to be around
when he says something.

[ whistling ]

Howdy.
Well.

I was, uh, wondering
when you'd get back.

I got held up.Oh!

♪ I dream of Martha
with the light blonde hair ♪

Eight buckets boiling,

three short cold.

Make it just right
for a bath.

Might be kind of cold
by the time you get back.

Back? From where?

North Fork. There's a lot
of fence down up there.

I'd say about
a quarter of a mile.

Fence?

Mm-hmm.

Steers running
all over the place.

They start going off
that headwall, it
could get expensive.

Now, now, just
hold on a minute.

Twenty-fourth, right?
Saturday the 24th.

Right.
Right, that's
my day off.

That's what
I signed for,

every other Saturday,
3:00 p.m.

Except for
a special reason.

And this has got
to be a special reason.

I'm short-handed.

I got six men gone
on that trail drive.

What about those two
out there?

Somebody's got
to stay on the place.

Don't worry,
you'll have some help.
Randy's up there.

Matter of fact, he asked
for you special.

That much fence to fix,

we won't get back here
till, well, 10:00.

Oh, I'd say 9:30.

Well, I'm due in town
in an hour.

I'm going to the dance.

With the teacher.

Oh, you never told me.
I'm sorry.

Don't worry about it.
You might even be lucky.

Maybe she can't dance.

Who was gonna dance?

That's very good.

But, uh, why did you want
to learn to spell mouse?

In case someone asked.

Well, it really...

isn't the writing.

It's the reading,

being able to...

to read something
somebody wrote down.

Well, that'll come soon.

How soon?

You're trying to pin
me down again.

It's so terribly
important?

Yes, ma'am, it is.

Why?

Well, well...

It--there's something
I gotta read.

Read?

Well, it's my ma's.

She used it
for her writing,

'fore she died.

I'm sorry.

I remember it
real well.

I-I wasn't more
than seven,

and nights when Pa
was away on roundups

and out with trail herds
and things like that,

Ma, well...

she'd sit by a lamp

and sometimes
she'd write in it.

And sometimes
she'd--she'd

just sit there,
reading,

and kind of smiling
to herself.

She was real pretty
and gentle-like, good.

Anyway, she was
good to me.

She left
the journal for you?

No, ma'am. She...

Well, I found it
in her things

when I was packing them.

Well, what's
the next word?

Well, I think that's
enough for today, Rafe.

It was very good.

Oh, yes'm.

Thank you,
ma'am.

Rafe...

Would you like me
to read your mother's
journal to you?

No, ma'am.
It wouldn't be the same.

I mean, somebody
else reading it.

Not that I'm
not grateful.

I understand.

Didn't you ever
ask your father?

Wouldn't do no good.
He couldn't read either.

How are you, boy?
How's your arm?

Y-you know, it's lucky
I run into you.

Save me the trouble
of looking for you.

I carved it myself.

Well, I thought you
might need a whistle.

Oh, uh, unless
you're too old.

Teach you how to make
bird calls with it.

I-I didn't hear
no thanks.

Thanks.

It's Saturday.

You got all them
mugs to clean.

Where you been?Nowheres, Pa.

Oh, comes to
lollygagging.

All right, go on.
Get to work.

Yes, Pa.

[ whistle clatters ]

What you got there?

Nothing. Ain't
nothing, Pa.

Let me see it.

You got money
to waste on whistles?

Didn't spend
no money, Pa.

You been rolling
dice again?

No, honest.
It was a gift to me.

Gift to you?
By who?

I done asked you, boy.
Who give it to you?

Him.

Him?

That ain't no answer.
Who give it to you?

If you wasn't lying,
you'd know fast enough.

I'm a mind to--Pa, it was him!

Rafe Simmons.

The big feller?

He give you this?

You didn't have to take
no whistle from him.

You could've
come to me.

I'd have
made you one.

You never did, Pa.

You never asked me.

To go to him...

I didn't go to him, Pa.

That's the honest truth.

He was just in front
of Miss Martha's place

and he seen me,
and he stopped me there.

The teacher?

He was to the teacher's?

Just in front
of her place.

And he seen me.

And he give me
the whistle.

Said he's carved
it hisself.

Special for me.

Pa?

He ain't bad.

Just dumb is all.

Seemed he was trying
to make it up.

Pa!

Go on
and get your supper.

It's warmin'.

Sam!

Just coming over.

Got any answers?

Some,
but not too much.

Killed a fellow
in Quarryville,

but had hisself
covered pretty good.

The only charge
they could bring
was manslaughter.

That's two years.Less than that.

Watched his Ps and Qs
and got six months off.

When'd he come out?

The 20th, five days ago.

Hmm. Nothing in these?

Been behavin' himself.

Five days.

Just so he stays that way.

All right.
Thank you, Sam.

Fellow wants to learn,
it's all right with me.

Looks like he ought
to do his learning
in the schoolhouse.

Did you see him
come out?

My boy did. That's
good enough for me.

Ain't the way
I learned my letters.

I never had
no private teachers.

Hmm. This towel
is awful hot.

Hey, Cal, you want
to get in the fun?

Schoolboy's a-comin'.

Just lay easy,
mister.

Let the heat
soak in.

Whoa, boy!

[ cackling ]

Broke to harness
real good, ain't he?

Yeah, big'un like him
ought to be pulling
a beer wagon.

[ laughing ]

Boy, you ever learn
how to spell "cat" yet?

If you don't mind,
I'm a little late.

Mrs. Kobey promised
this by 5:00.

Hold on, boy.
Don't go away.

You ain't told
us the rest.

Come on, boy.

About that special attention
you've been getting

over there
in the house all alone.

[ snickering ]

What y'all
been doing?

I-- just learning
my lessons.

Come on, boy,
you can tell us.

There ain't nothing
to tell.

You mean there ain't nothing
you wantto tell!

Leastwise, the schoolteacher'd
been more careful than that.

Look like she'd at least
have waited until dark.

Y-you oughtn't have
talk like that, mister.

Maybe she was askeert
he'd get away.

Ain't every day
a nice, fine, young fella

like you wants
to learn.

Put me down!
Fella, put me down!

Put me down, fella! Hey!

Him, he done it.
He hurt Cal real bad.

[ groans ]

Go get
the doctor.

All right,
break it up.

Let's move!

Let's go.

You heard
about it, huh?

I heard about it.

I just rode in.

Got him on bail?

I might, if some
responsible party...

I'm responsible.

If you got $21.

$21?

Bail is 40.
He's got 19.

Three fives, $15.

Unless you'd like
to lend me six.

Beesom's got
a big mouth.

It's time
somebody closed it.

You can thank him.

Now, you got
your rights.

You don't need
to tell me why,

but with
that circuit judge,

you'd best have
a real good answer for him.

I'd buy you a beer
if I had the time.

Or the money. Ha.

I got a lady waiting
at the dance, you know.

No, you just run along.
Don't worry about me.

Rafe, there'll always
be people ready to talk.

Meanin' what?

Well.

Maybe you oughta do
your learning at school,

stay away from
Miss Martha's place.

I'll take
your word on that.

A beer...

if I can pay
for it next week.

Okay.

[ tap on door ]

You just won't
leave me alone.

I don't know
why I should.

Everybody else in town
knows his way here.

I can't say
that I'm surprised, though.

The first time I ever met you
was in a saloon.

People don't
never change.

You was standing at a bar,

and there was a bunch
of cowhands around you.

Well, I had to live!
I had--

Come one, come all.

It's only the price
of a drink.

You married me.

That was only
because I couldn't
stand it anymore.

It got to be like
a bunch of coyotes

hanging around
a stray calf.

You're the one
that married me, honey.

Maybe that's because
I couldn't stand it either.

[ knock on door ]

Well!

Aren't you going
to ask me in?

Of course.

You haven't brought me
another hen?

No, just some bad news,
I'm afraid.

Trampas won't be coming
in from Shiloh tonight.

He's not hurt?

No, just
his feelings, ma'am.

He had to fix some
fence, was an emergency.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, so am I, knowing
the inconvenience to you.

But, uh, you don't have
to miss going to the dance,

if I could offer
my services.

That's very kind
of you, I'm sure,

but I do think I'd be
much better off at home.

Not that I wouldn't
be deeply honored,

but I've had, uh,
a raging headache all day.

Well, I couldn't bring
myself to disappoint Trampas,

but since I won't
be hurting him...

I do hope
you'll understand.

Of course, ma'am.

Take some powders.
Get some sleep.

I intend to,
believe me.

Maybe some other time.

Do ask me, please.

You adding one more
to your string?

I didn't go
with him.

Why not?

'Cause you had a chance
to go with somebody new,

somebody fresh,
like that big boy

that was here
this afternoon?

You vulgar, stupid--

Now, if I wasn't
so close to it,

I don't think
you'd be so mad.

Where are you going?

I got some questions to ask.

Gonna ask
your schoolboy, honey.

Bert.

Whiskey, dear.

I hear you don't
like to be alone, boy.

I'm gonna give you
a little advice.

Ain't gonna cost
you nothing.

Not even gonna
cost you a dime.

Gonna be free.

You stay away from that
schoolmarm's place, hear?

'Less, of course, you think
she's sweet enough to die for.

'Less you think that
she's so soft and so sweet...

Now, you better forget
about her, boy,

and you better forget
about what happened
this afternoon,

and you better--

I promised to keep
the peace, mister.

You're making it
awful hard for me.

That's enough.

I'll take that.

Could cut you up
pretty good.

You're lucky.

You too.

Hey, I never got
that whiskey.

That makes
two of us.

Could be we ought
to learn him a lesson.

Hmm?

More coffee?

Thank you, ma'am.

Well, folks told me
that if I married him,

it'd be the end of me.

To tell the truth,
it was the beginning,

a whole new,
wonderful beginning.

Well!

Here I am keeping you,
and it's getting late.

Oh, no, ma'am.
It's very interesting.

It's like being read to
from a storybook.

Is it?

Besides, I lost
some time today.

Oh, wasn't all that much.

Was enough.

Well, you don't have to make
it up right this minute.

You know, Mr. Kobey
always used to say

it's worth the whole week
just for Saturday night,

especially there's
a dance going on.

Rafe, there's something
troubling you,

and you want
to talk about it.

No, ma'am.

Well.

Uh, when you finish,
stop by the kitchen.

There's an apple pie
cooling.

Thank you, ma'am.

Mister-- Mr. Simmons?

Kenny? Come on in.

Is something wrong?

Well, then there
must be some reason,

you being out this late.

She said to come over.

Who? Who said come over?

Miss Martha. She wants you
to come over to her place.

It's some kind
of trouble.

Is it bad?

Said I mustn't tell
nobody 'cept you.

I best get home now.
My pa finds I'm out...

Sure.

Rafe?

Oh, yes, ma'am?

Change your mind
about going to the dance?

No, I just thought
I'd take a walk.

[ snoring ]

Did you tell him?

Did you tell him?

[ crying ]
I told him, Pa.

Good boy.

You get on to bed.

Say, barber...

You got a gun?

A gun?

Yeah, a gun.
You know, bang bang!

No! We don't
need no gun.

I think you got
a gun, barber.

You know what,
if I was you,

I'd go get
it right now.

[ piano playing ]

All right.

All right what?

All right whatever it was

you dragged me away
from the dance for.

Oh, you used
to like my company.

I still do.

I like it even better
when you talk.

Yeah. Well, it's no good

when a man keeps
steaming inside, is it?

You mean Rafe?

Yeah, especially him.

They're not used to it.

It's like a fellow
who never takes a drink

taking four jiggers of
whiskey straight down.

Think there'll be trouble?

Well, they're scared of him.

Might get so he likes it.

What do you
want me to do?

I want you to ask me
to give you back
your bail money.

Let me lock him up.

I can't do that.
He trusts me.

I wouldn't want
to hurt him.

It might be hurting
him more, leaving him loose.

He steps out of line,
I can't hand out any favors.

He won't step
out of line.

He gave me his word.

[ rope snaps ]

Biggest darn bull
I ever seen.

Looks like he's got
a tough hide too.

He's strong.

Come on, boy.

Come on, boy.

Come on over
into the barn.

In the barn.That's right.

Come on, boy.
Come on over.

Come.Go on, boy.

Go.Right through the door.

I said get through
the door, now.

Just get back
against the post, boy.

Get back against
the post.

I said get back
in there, now!

Against the post.

Now...

you don't happen
to be carrying

a gun or a knife
on you, do you?

He might.

He's pretty good
at carving whistles.

Give me the gun.

[ cocks pistol ]

No!

You don't need
this, boy.

You can't even
read, can you?

Now, barber, you
go on and leave
us alone here.

Go on.What do you mean?

I said go on
and get out of here.

Me and him got things
to talk about.

That ain't fair.
You told--

Just shut up
and get outta here!

Give me the whip.

Don't stand there.
Get on out!

Oh, uh,
not you, boy.

Just you and me now.

Just you and me.

You'd better listen
to me this time.

Didn't listen
last time, did you?

Couldn't leave her
alone, could you?

Just took
one little word from her

to bring you on back,
didn't it?

You're wrong!

I'm wrong?

You don't think that I know
how pretty she is?

You don't think that I know
that she's soft to touch

and lovely and she has hair
that smells like sweet grass?

Would you listen to me?

Oh, you can't get her
outta your mind,

can you, boy, huh?

Can't get her
outta your mind!

Well, now, boy,

yeah, now you keep
seeing her

every time this whip
cracks through your hide.

You're wrong!Now, look, boy.

She thinks
she wants you?

Well, she ain't
gonna want you

when I get through
with you, boy.

[ neighing ]

Uh!

Oof!

[ neighing ]

[ fires ]

[ fires ]

Sheriff! Sheriff!
Get the sheriff, hurry!

What happened?

Tell me!

The...

They come at me
in the dark,

him and the other.

I was on my way
to see you.

On your way to me,
at this hour?

Why?

[ crying ]

You--you sent for me.

The boy.
What boy?

Kenny. Kenny Beesom.
He said you needed me.

I didn't. I never
even spoke to him.

[ crowd yelling ]

Over here!

He's dead.

Did you know him?

Man's been killed.

He asked for the schoolhouse
when he came into town.

Was he a friend
of yours?

They'll ask you
in court.

He was my husband.

Who did it,
Rafe?

He didn't do it.
I know he didn't.

He said that, uh,

some men were waiting here
for him when he got here,

and he said
that Kenny Beesom

had brought him
a message from me.

Don't swallow none
of that, Ryker.

She's making it up
out of wind and water.

Boy was home
with me all night.

More'n likely
that big galoot

come out here to see
if he couldn't kill off

some of his competition.

I don't believe you.
You're lying.

Ask the boy.
Why don't you ask the boy?

I will.

But first I'm
gonna find Rafe.

We gotta get him
out of here.

I'll need three men.

Did you send for him?

No.

"He won't make
any trouble," huh?

"He gave me
his word."

Like to help you
look for him.

All right,
if you want.

Kenny!

[ sighs ] What'd you say?

Why you still up?

I heard the ruckus,
the shooting.

Come here.

Come here, boy.

Pa.

If he got killed--

No, it wasn't him.

Come here, boy.

Get on my lap.

Come on. Come on.
Get up on my lap.

[ chuckles ]

Now, you just
ease off.

If I make a promise,
I keep it.

Just so's you don't forget
what you promised me.

Case anybody asks you
was you out tonight,

can you remember that?

[ chuckles ]

No matter who.

'Cause they's folks

that could make
trouble for your pa.

Don't forget.

Let's get to bed.

Now we can both
sleep easy, huh?

Oh!

Sit down!
I want to talk to you.

Could we come in, please?

Any back door?

No.

We thought he
might be here.

Good night, ma'am.

You have to do
things sometimes.

You don't always
like 'em.

I'm sorry.

All right,
I was wrong.

I say anything?

Pretty loud for a man
that wasn't talking.

And I can say
it right out.

Well, who's
stopping you?

You're wrong about
the rest, too.

Rafe didn't
kill anybody.

There wouldn't be no question
if I kept him locked up.

I want you to tell
them how it happened.

I want you
to tell the truth.

There won't be
any harm to you.

I won't bring
any charges.

I-I understand
how it'd be with you

with a busted rib
and all,

but Kenny...

an-any harm I brought you,
it wasn't intended.

You know that,
don't you?

When I gave you that whistle,
I thought we were friends.

Don't listen
to him, Kenny.

He may get away
with one murder.

I don't think he'll
get away with two.

Well, we gotta be sure
he did it first.

We gotta go talk
to the boy.

Where do you
think I'm going?

Mister...

Just--just one word
from you is all--

and I'd be all right!

Miss Martha, too!

You've got no reason
to hate her.

Haven't you got
any feelings at all?

What about him?

Y-you're twisting
the truth!

Maybe you're gonna
twist my neck.

That's between
you and me, but...

What are you doing
to your boy?

You're making him
a liar, a cheat.

Worse than that!

[ sighs ]

You're gonna tell
the truth!
Stop! Let go!

You're gonna tell
the truth!

KENNY: Stop it,
stop it, stop it!

Stop it! Stop!

Mister, you're
gonna kill him!

[ gasping ]

Someone! Somebody!

[ groaning ]

Rafe, listen!

You can't make it.
Don't try it!

Don't corner him.
He could be dangerous.

Maybe if I went in--You're asking to get
yourself killed.

I told you,
he trusts me.

All right, five minutes.Thanks.

Rafe, it's me.
I'm coming in.

[ coughs ]

Close the door.

It ain't gonna
change nothing.

It ain't gonna help.
You ain't gonna get him
to tell the truth.

I've been saying
the truth.

You ain't saying it now!

They'll be
the judge of that.

They've got your story
and they've got mine.

We don't have
your story, do we, son?

Your pa says
you were here all night.

He was.

If you were here,
then you must've
heard the shot,

the noise
and all the fuss.

Probably woke you up,
so you got dressed.

But your pa wouldn't
let you go out.

Maybe even slapped you
when you asked, huh?

No, sir.
He wasn't even here.

What are you
trying to--

Let him talk.

Well, where was
your pa, son?

Where'd he go?
What time?

I don't know.
Quit asking me!
I don't know!

Kenny, a man
was killed tonight.

Right out in front
of the teacher's house.

Your pa claims
Rafe here did it,

claims Rafe was jealous
of Miss Martha

and went over there
and waited for this man
and killed him.

But we know different,
don't we?

We know that the only reason
Rafe went over there

was because somebody
brought him a message.

Pa.

You know what to say.

Kenny, most times

you have to do
what your pa says.

Most times that's right.

But sometimes
it can be wrong,

especially when...

someone else may hang.

He could hang?

It's likely.

If you don't
tell the truth.

Besides, what you're doing

is just like putting
your pa's hand on the rope.

Mister.

I'll say the truth.

[ crying ]

Well, that's
the last of it.

I best get these
to the station.

The train's due
in about 10 minutes.

Miss Martha...

I...

I sure wish you'd stay.

I can't.

But you've...

both been
very kind.

Now, I don't want you
to be lollygagging, you hear?

For the last time,
you don't have to go.

People here
wouldn't understand.

They'd try, but they
wouldn't be able to.

What about Rafe?

He's begun to learn.
He won't stop now.

He comes of good stock.

This is his mother's journal.

He's bound and determined
to read it.

She must've loved
his father very much.

"If all my world

"were condensed
to a single moment,

"to one brief experience,

"to one man,

I would only ask
that it be Gordon."

Isn't that
beautiful?

His father's name
was Rafe.

[ thumps ]

It's a five-minute walk
to the station.

[ theme song playing ]