All language subtitles for S05E23 - Doctor Pat

[ theme music playing ]

♪♪

Chances are
he won't be on it.

The wire said
Monday or Tuesday,

and if those trains
east of K.C. are
anything like this one,

he couldn't have
made connections.

Who is this fellow, Doc?
Somebody you know?

No, I just wrote
Dr. Keller,

the head man in my
old medical school,

and asked him to recommend
a bright, young graduate
to work with me.

If this fellow's so bright,
how come he wants to practice
in Medicine Bow?

[ chuckles ]
I guess I just did
a good selling job

on the advantages
of a small town
over a big city.

And the opportunity to work
with such a distinguished
physician as yourself.

I'll remember that
the next time you
complain about my bill.

I never complain about it.No, he just doesn't pay it.

[ train whistle blows ]

♪♪

Are you sure
we can't be of help?No, thank you.

Please go ahead.
I have to arrange
about my baggage.

I do hope we'll
see you again.

Goodbye.

I guess
he didn't make it.

Well, I've got
to get out to
the Crandall place.

We'll see you, Doc.

I'm leaving these here
at the station till
I know where I want them,

so just those now.

Just a minute, please.

I'm afraid
this crate is mine.

I'm sorry.

I wasn't watching
when they loaded it.

Where do you want it?I think you'd better...

What are you doing?
Carrying gold in there?

Books are almost
as heavy.

Is your hand
all right?

Just squashed a little.Let me see.

Yes, I guess it is.

Sorry, Stacey.
I loaded this on
the wagon by mistake.

Now you tell me.

[ grunts ]
I'll just keep this
with the others.

I'm sorry to have
troubled you.No trouble at all.

Who's your friend?

I don't know,
but she sure
reads a lot.

Really? Get started
home as soon as
you're finished here.

I've got some other
things to do in town.

The hotel, please.

♪♪

[ cries out ]

Wait.

Well, what'd you do?

Did you break
your arm? Huh?Ouch! Don't!

Now, try and move it.No, if his arm's broken
it'll only make it worse.

Somebody
get the doctor.I'm a doctor.

[ groans ]Let me see.

No, don't!
That hurts!

Hey, you're hurting him!

Don't be afraid.
There's no break.

[ groans ]

His shoulder's dislocated.
I'll have to put it back in.

Hold on.
Now, just hold on.

No doctor
I never seen
before in my life

is gonna fool with
my son's arm.

And for darn sure
no girl doctor.

Where's Doc Spalding?
Didn't somebody go get him?

He's out at the Crandall's.Then we wait.

The longer we wait,
the harder it's going
to be to put back in,

and the more
painful for him.That's what you say.

That's what I know.

Look, I am a doctor,

and I know what
I'm talking about.

This ought to be taken care of
before the tendons tighten up.

I don't know.
I don't like it.

If it was my boy, Bates,
I'd sure say go ahead.

She a friend of yours?No.

Mr. Bates, the point is,
I know what should be done,
and it should be done now.

All right.

Go ahead. But you'd
better be right.

You'll have to
rip his shirt off.

No, you go ahead and do
what you have to do
just as he is.

Will you help
hold him?

Now, son, this is
going to hurt a little,
but only for a moment.

Hold him firmly.

No! Don't!

All right.
All right, boy.
All right.

Ow! That hurts!
Don't!

Hold on.
Hold... Hold on.

There.

You hurt me!

And it still hurts, Pa,
something awful.

I ought to
bind this up.Never mind.

Well, then, keep
his arm immobilized
and keep him quiet.

And I'd like to see him
in a day or two.Doc Spalding will see him.

That might be better.
Then you'd be sure.

All right, son.
Can you stand up?

All right?

You're a brave boy.

You hurt me!

I'm sorry.

All right, now.
Here we go.

All right?

Ha!
Giddap!

Thank you
for your help.

Glad to do it,
Doctor...

O'Neill.
Patricia O'Neill.

"O'Neill"?

Yes. Why are you
looking so surprised?

Oh, I didn't know I was.
Good luck, Doctor.

Thank you.

♪♪

Hey, do you know
who that was?

Dr. Patricia O'Neill.

Well, I heard...

You don't mean...

Top man of the class.

Well, what do you know?

Whoa.

Well, good afternoon.

I hope you haven't
been waiting long.Not very.

Please come in.

My name's Spalding.O'Neill.

How do you do?
What can I do for you,
Miss O'Neill?

Doctor, it's
Patricia O'Neill.

Dr. O'Neill
from the college.

Oh.

Then you did come
on the noon train.

Yes. It's a good
thing I did.

There was an accident.

A little boy
fell from the wagon
and dislocated his shoulder.

I reset it.
I think it's all right.

At least I hope so,
for both our sakes.

Yes. Uh...

Oh, incidentally, Doctor,
I was thinking
on the way out,

the arrangement
Dr. Keller suggested-- well,
it doesn't really seem fair.

To you, I mean.

I appreciate your offer
of the guarantee,

but if I can't earn
my proper share
even from the start...

Dr. Spalding, is there
anything the matter?

No, nothing at all.

Well, how would you
plan we worked?

I'd, uh, counted on
sharing the waiting room.

I'd keep my office
and have my, uh,

my associate in here.

I'd meant to have it
cleaned up.

Oh, that's no problem.
I'll do it, of course.

It should work out
rather well.

Yes, I guess it should.

Dr. Spalding...

do you have the letter
that Dr. Keller sent
recommending me?

Why, yes.May I see it?

"You ask if I have
one outstanding student

to meet your needs
out there.

Certainly, Pat O'Neill
fills the bill.

Number one in
this year's class,

thoroughly trained,
and completely devoted
to medicine.

That describes Pat
to a tee.

My recommendation
is unqualified.

As ever,
James Keller, M.D."

Just one thing is
missing, isn't it?

He doesn't mention that
Pat O'Neill is a woman.

Dr. O'Neill,
you have to understand.

Personally, it wouldn't make
any difference to me at all.Are you sure about that?

I have to be honest.
I don't know.

Let me think about it.

Well, let's both
think about it.

I want this job
very much.

It's what I've hoped for.

I guess it's what
I've prayed for.

But I don't want it
under false pretenses.

So until
tomorrow morning,

at 9:00?

♪♪

[ people chattering ]

Good evening.Good evening.

Mind if I join you?Not at all.

Thank you.

I was just reading
on the doings of
my patients-to-be.

Anyway, I hope
they're still that.

So you've seen
Doc Spalding.Yes.

You knew, didn't you?I knew?

Evening.Oh, hi, Ellen.

Bring me a steak, rare.

Yes, I guess I knew.

You might have told me
Dr. Spalding was
expecting a man.

Well, I didn't want
to spoil the pleasure
of the surprise-- for him.

You, I must say,
are a very
gentlemanly liar.

[ chuckles ]
What did he say?

What would you say?What do you mean?

You live here, work here.
What would you say in
Dr. Spalding's place?

Please tell me.
I have a special reason
for wanting to know.

Well, I'd say
when you

helped the Bates boy
this afternoon,

you acted very much
like a doctor who
knew his business.

I mean, her business.

You're still avoiding
the question.

Maybe I am.

Some ideas take some
getting used to, you know.

WOMAN:
Good evening, Doctor.

Good evening.Doctor.

They were on
the train with me.
He's a mining man.

Oh.Where were we?

Oh, yes. You were
avoiding the question.

All right, so this time
I'll put it to you straight.

If you were sick,
would you come to
a woman doctor?

All right,
I'll answer you straight.

I don't know.
It might depend
on how sick I was.

I'll give this to you--
You're honest.

Of course,
if I were a woman
and needed a doctor...

What does that have
to do with it?

An illness is an illness,
an injury an injury.

I'm sorry.

It's only, I have
to make a decision
by tomorrow morning.

Maybe I won't.

Maybe it already
will be made

by Dr. Spalding.

Look at that
letter yourself,
the way he phrased it.

He couldn't have chosen
better words to hide the truth.

That Dr. O'Neill
was a woman?

I don't know what's
got into the man.

I seem to remember you saying
that Dr. James Keller

was the greatest teacher,
the finest doctor,

the wisest man
you'd ever met
in your life.

Well, that was
12, 15 years ago.

In other words,
now he must be
in his dotage.

What?That's what
you're implying.

The man who was Solomon
when you graduated

is a conniving old fool
15 years later.

I didn't say that.

Carl, I'm not
a radical crusader for
the rights of women.

I'm not a bloomer girl,
and I don't intend to be.

But if you decide to back out
on your arrangement with
this O'Neill woman

just because
she is a woman,

I'd be ashamed of you.

That's not fair, Nora.

You asked my opinion.
I gave it to you.

Ah, you're
a big help.

♪♪

♪♪

Dr. Spalding?Yes. Come in.

Won't you sit down?

Is it necessary?

I thought about it
overnight, and I--

So did I, Doctor,

and I think I can
save you some time.

I believe you were right,

that Dr. Keller did
intentionally fail
to tell you

Pat O'Neill was a woman.

I think I know, too,
why he did it--

because he felt I could
succeed out here and be
a valuable assistant for you.

But I think
he also knew

that if he had told you,
you wouldn't have wanted me.

So with no hard feelings,
I'll make it easy for you.

I'm leaving
on the noon train.

Good luck, Doctor.
I hope you find
the man you want.

Dr. O'Neill,

when you came in here,
I asked you to sit down.

Please do.

I made a decision
last night too.

We have a contract,
Doctor.

Maybe not on paper,

and maybe there wasn't
exactly a meeting
of the minds,

as the lawyers say,

but we do have a contract,
and I intend to honor it.

But there's no need--Frankly, I don't know
whether it'll work.

This town's as fair
as any other in this
part of the country--

I'd say fairer than most--
but whether people here

are ready to accept
a woman as a doctor,
I don't know.

And to be honest,
I doubt it.

But if you're willing
to give it a try,

so am I.

You're sure?I'm sure.

[ door opens ]Well, thank you, Doctor.

Oh, am I interrupting?Oh, not at all.

Doctor, I'd like to
have you meet my wife.

Dr. O'Neill is
my new associate.

Welcome to Medicine Bow.
I hope you like it here.

I already do.

Now all that has to happen
is for Medicine Bow
to like me.

I'm sure they will.

Well, uh,

if you'll
excuse me,

I'll get started
moving in.

I want you for dinner
as soon as you're settled.

Thank you.
I'd be delighted.

[ door shuts ]Satisfied now?

I don't know.What do you mean?

You didn't tell me
while I was making

such an impassioned
plea for her last night
how pretty she was.

Well, I didn't
think that mattered.

Fortunately, it doesn't.

Which shows you what
a trusting, understanding
wife you have.

Well, I always
knew that.

While you're in
that frame of mind,
I'll go shopping.

♪♪

Now, what can
I do for you?
My name is Jensen.

I'm Charles Coulter.Mr. Coulter.

My wife, Marie.Mrs. Coulter.
Won't you step in, please?

Thank you.

All right.

Well, first,
I want to open up
an account.

Well, fine.And beyond that,

I'd like to get
some advice, Mister...Jensen.

Mr. Jensen.

Mr. Jensen, I'm new
to this territory,

but from what I've heard
about it, I intend to
operate here from now on.

Well, we're always happy to
have people feel that way.

Uh, what are you
interested in?
Ranching?

There are a few good
spreads available.

No. Mining is my line.

Or I should say,
mine management.

Now, what I'm really
interested in is
a good mine property

that's not paying out
its full potential.

Something that my associates
in Denver and myself

might buy cheap
and turn into
a profitable venture.

Mm-hmm. I take it
you've had experience
in that line.

Oh, indeed I have.

We've been operating in Mexico
for the past few years.

Fact is, that's where
I met my wife.

But there are too many
political problems
outside of this country.

And besides,

I feel that Wyoming
is the coming place.

Well, we'll be very happy
to help you, Mr. Coulter.

I know of one or two
mines around here

that have had
their problems,

and I'll check some of
the other towns in the area
through other banks.

I'd appreciate that.

So if you'll drop by
in a day or so,
I'll have a list.

Thank you very much.You're welcome.

It was nice to have
met you, Mr. Jensen.Thank you.

♪♪

So it was
in Mexico we met.

Interesting.

Last time it was
New Orleans.

Who's there?

Oh, hello.

Hello.

This is a doctor?
Any doctor I know

came at a patient
looking like that,
they'd run for the hills.

Including you?Well, I know better.

I've been working.Ah, I see you have.

Well, you're really
in business, huh?

That's right.

Say, I, uh...

I stopped by to
check on our patient--
the Bates boy.

Did his father
bring him in?

Not yet. I was
a little concerned.

I thought if he hadn't
come in by Sunday,

I ought to go out
and see him.

Does he live
very far out?

As a matter of fact,
it's sort of on
the way to Shiloh.

I'm coming in Sunday.
I could show you where
it is on the way back.

That'd be fine.
Say about 1:00?

Mm-hmm.

My appointment book
and patient records.

It's a little bare,
but give it time.

Bates boy,

Sunday at 1:00.

Thank you for coming by.

Yeah, well, I guess
now that you're
in business,

you might be able
to use this.

Fellow here in town's
pretty good at
wood-burning.

Shall we see
how it looks?

♪♪

Oh, thank you.
That...

That was very
thoughtful.

Well, that looks
all right.

Glad you like it, Doc.

I was just
showing him my office.
It's almost ready.

Good.Well, I'll see you.

Take a look.

Office or library?

Every book
I was ever assigned
I tried to buy.

I could never
bring myself
to sell any.

Carlin on
Circulation,huh?

Do you read German?

I had a year at
the Institute in Vienna
under Dr. Streck.

Have you seen this one?
It's a new text
at Hamilton.

And here's a fine treatise
on histology by Morleau.

I'm afraid I haven't
had time to keep up
on my reading.

Well, I know.
You've been so busy.

Well, maybe I'll be
able to get caught up

now that you're here.

And what is this?

It's some new medicines.

I wasn't sure if you
had them here yet.

Hmm.

A new specific
for angina
by inhalation.

Brunton of England--And digitalis?

Why, there's not
a doctor I know

who hasn't given that up
as being too dangerous.

I know.
That was true.

But Collins' work
has proven that
it was over-dosage.

I have the report--Doctor...

We both had the same teacher,
and apparently he's a man
we both admire.

I distinctly remember
Dr. Keller saying,

"Gentlemen, there are
all kinds of nostrums

that may come and go,

but the wise ones
of you will remember
the indispensable six--

laudanum, calomel,
quinine,

ipecac, antimony
and camphor.

Remember them
and use them.

We are doctors,
not quack medicine men.

Yes, but even if
he did say that--

If he said it?

I mean, uh, well,
I'm sure he meant it
at the time,

but that was
15 years ago.

I mean--I know what
you mean, Doctor.

And of course,
you will treat
your patients

as your judgment
dictates.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
it's office hours.

♪♪

Mrs. Carey, how are you?
Come right on in.

Who's next?

Well, I'm sure
Dr. Spalding
won't be long.

♪♪

[ knock at door ]

Yes?

I want you to have
a look at this patient.

I'm pretty sure it's a tumor,
but I'd like your opinion.

It won't be long, Steve.

Katy, this is
Dr. O'Neill.

I just wanted her to
have a look at you too.

She's a fine doctor,
and she knows all about
this kind of problem.

She can come out
whenever you're through.

Yes, Doctor.
Hello, Katy.

Have you been feeling
uncomfortable long?

Oh, it's been
awful, ma'am.

Well, you have
a fine doctor
in Dr. Spalding.

Now, let's see what
the problem is.

That'd cost
a terrible lot,
wouldn't it, Doc?

I'm afraid it will be
considerable, Steve,

counting travel
and hospital costs.

You don't think
it could just go away--

if we waited, I mean?

I wouldn't say
that couldn't happen,

but, frankly,
if it was my wife,
I wouldn't take the risk.

I asked Dr. O'Neill
to look at Katy just
to confirm my opinion.

What she thinks
don't mean nothin' to me.

It's what you say.

Then you'd better count
on the trip, Steve,
as soon as possible.

I don't know how
I'm gonna manage.

You all right, hon?

I'm sure everything
will work out
just fine, Katy.

I'm sure it will.

Do you agree?
A tumor?

Probably.

If the pain were localized
a little higher,
I'd suspect tiflitis.

The appendix?

That's possible,
but I doubt it.

When are you operating?"Operating"?

On the girl that just left.I'm not. I'm sending
her to Cheyenne.

Cheyenne?
But why don't--

We're not equipped for
that kind of surgery here.

Well, I just brought
a new mask for chloroform.

Now, if we work together...

Katy Anderson will go
to Cheyenne, Doctor.

Yes, Doctor.

Is there anything else
you want me for?

No, thank you.

♪♪

♪♪

How are things
going in town?

Oh, everything's
going fine.

Dr. Spalding and his wife
are very hospitable.

I meant professionally.

Well...
Well, I knew it would
take a long time.

In other words, nothing.

Everybody's
very polite,
but that's all.

They just don't want
to be treated by
a woman doctor.

♪♪

The Bates place is
right up there.

You're sure I'm
not taking you
out of your way?

Frankly, I'm just
as interested in seeing
Bates again as you are.

Oh.

The father,
not the son.

Looked to me like
you did a fine job
on his boy.

I want to hear
Bates tell you so.

You ruined him,
that's what you done!

He can't do his chores.
He can't go to school.

Look at him. He can't
even move his arm.
That's your fault.

Timmy, let me see.
Where does it hurt?No!

I won't hurt you.You said that before.
You're a liar.

Now, wait a minute, son...

You keep out of this.

I thought you said
she wasn't a friend
of yours.

Now, look, Bates...DR. O'NEILL:
Please.

I'll handle this.

Mr. Bates, whatever
I did to your son

the other day
was right.

But there could've been
other complications.

That's why I asked you
to bring him in.

Fine. Fine for you to say.
Doctor visits cost money.

This time it won't.

Whatever Dr. Spalding's
charges, I'll pay for them.

Now will you
bring him in?

Please?

Tomorrow?

Could be I will,
could be I won't.Well, I won't go.

Huh? You'll do
what I tell you.

And you, miss,
I'll tell you this--

If Timmy's arm
don't get better,
and soon,

you'll hear from me,
all right.

Come on, Timmy.

Then we'll expect to
see you tomorrow.

His shoulder can't be
that bad, no matter
what he says.

He's got to be
exaggerating.

I wouldn't be surprised.Well, why should he--

He's got a good thing
going for him.

No schoolwork, no chores--
It's a kid's dream.

You really think...

I've seen it happen
a dozen times at Shiloh
with grown men.

Only thing is,
it's tough to prove.

All he's got to do is yell
every time somebody
touches him.

Think you can find
your way back to town
all right?

I'll manage.
And thank you, Doctor.

For your diagnosis.

♪♪

Whoa.

Made to order.
Do you think you can
find it alone?

I'll remember.

There's a stage line
between Elksburg
and Silver Springs.

From there, it's just
hours to the border,
with no telegraph between.

With two days' start,
we can make it easy.

Charles...Yes?

You promise
you won't hurt him?

Why should I?
All I have to do
is tie him up.

By the time he gets loose,
we'll be long gone.

♪♪

Good morning.

Good morning.Good morning.

If any of you
are waiting for me,
I'll be right with you.

[ knock at door ]Yes?

Bates and the boy
are here.Oh, yes.

Oh, Doctor,

just a minute.

Before we see
the boy...

Now, I want you
to tell 'em just
exactly where it hurts.

You tell 'em how you
can't bear to move it.

Pa, I want to go.

You'll do nothing of
the sort! Now, I want you
to tell Doc Spaulding...

Good morning, Mr. Bates.
Thank you for coming.

Now, Timmy,
let's take a look.

Now, does that hurt?Y-Yeah.

No! Don't!

Now, does that hurt?

Oh, terrible.

Dr. O'Neill and I
agree, Timmy.

This is gonna mean
an operation.

A-An operation?

I'd say we go in
from the front

and cut the scorpula redonda,
wouldn't you, Doctor?

Mm. And then
in from the back

to get to
the pegrosa medullala.

Doc, just a minute.

On the other hand,
if we cut clear up the arm

from the fibula minora
to the calora meglata,
we could--

No! It's okay!

All of a sudden,
it don't hurt no more.

Look!
I can move it. See?

Why, I'd consider that
pretty near a miracle,
wouldn't you, Doctor?

DR. O'NEILL:
I've never seen
anything like it.

A miracle, is it?
You've been lying to me!

Why, you lazy,
good-for-noth...

A whole week
with no chores, huh?

Well, I've got just
the medicine for you.DR. SPALDING: I agree with you.

But this isn't the place
to administer it.

Haven't you got
a woodshed?

I do indeed, and he's
gonna know it today.

I'm sure sorry, ma'am.

That doesn't matter.
I'm just relieved
he's all right.

All right, Tim.
Out.

Out!

Paul, wait a minute.

You've talked
pretty freely
around town.

It's all very well
to apologize to
Dr. O'Neill,

but just her hearing it
isn't gonna mean
very much.

Now, if you're man
enough to say that to
a few other people,

right out there,
for instance...

People have said
I was a hard man.

Nobody yet ever said
I wasn't a fair one.

Folks, I got
something to say

about this
lady doctor here.

Now, I've been talking
pretty free around town

about how she hurt my boy,
how she didn't know
her business.

Well, I was wrong.

She doctored my boy
just fine.

Woman or no woman,
she's all right.

I already
told her that.

If anybody doubts it,
you just tell 'em
to ask me.

Thank you, Mr. Bates.

For what?

Telling the truth?

Ain't often
I eat crow.

When I got it coming,
I'll take my fair share.

Come on, Tim.

Come on.
Oh, wait a minute.

Here.

Thank you.
Mr. Bates,

I don't think
the woodshed's
necessary after all.

No, Pa.

I'm sorry too.
Honest I am, miss.

Well,

we'll see...

how he does with
them chores that've
been piling up.

Mrs. Flynn,
I believe you're next.

I'm next.

Eleanor, when you gonna
learn to wait your turn?

I won't be long.

♪♪

Thank you very much.
It was a fine supper.

It was our pleasure,
Mr. Jensen.

Incidentally,
I heard this morning

that the Golden G
property was available.

What do you
think about it?

Golden G...

Oh, that's the Stevens mine
up near Kelford.

I was planning a trip
up there. You wouldn't want
to go with me, would you?

Well, I, uh...The fact is,

I've got a great deal
of confidence in your
judgment, Jensen.

I've come to realize
you know this country
much better than I ever will.

Oh, thank you very much.

But, uh, Kelford...

that might present
a problem,

being gone from
the bank so long.

When were you
planning on leaving?

Well, I was thinking
about Saturday.

If we left right after
the bank closed,

we could easily
get back by Monday.

And another thing--
This may involve

a lot more cash than
my partners and I
can handle.

I was hoping that you might
know someone around here
who might be interested,

that is,
if the setup is right.

Could be.

You can count on me.
I'll see you Saturday.

That's fine.

What is it?MAN:
Hello, Charlie.

You two are
hard to find.

Hello, Marie.What are you doing here?

I wasn't sure myself
until just now.

Now it looks like
I'll be busy
on Saturday.

We don't need you
for this, Roy.

I thought we agreed
after Del Rio.Agreed? Who agreed?

You just cut out on me--
you and Marie.

You don't
treat a brother
like that, Charlie.

Not even
a half-brother.

We can talk
in my room.

♪♪

You have the lists
on the house calls?I have.

And watch old Mr. Kinney.
He'll try to tell you
I prescribed whiskey.

I didn't.I'll remember.

Carl, if you're leaving
her in charge, leave her
in charge. Come on.

Good luck, Pat.
You know where to
reach me in Cheyenne.

Don't worry. And have
a wonderful vacation.

I will, now that
I have an associate.

♪♪

[ whistle blows ]

Whoa. Whoa.

Anybody home?Coming.

You know, I just can't
think of you as a doctor

when you look
like that.

I don't know how
to take that.

It's a rather
clumsy attempt
at a compliment.

It wasn't clumsy at all.
I knew exactly what you meant.

I was just trying
to stretch it out.

I'll be with you
in a minute.

Hungry?Starved.

I gather things
are going better.

Ever since Mr. Bates

made his public apology.

Of course, they're not
beating down my door,

but they're giving me
a chance to prove myself.

Well, that's all
you can ask for.

I must say, you show
great restraint.

How do you mean?

You haven't
yet asked why

a woman should want
to become a doctor.

I figured
I already knew.

Oh? Tell me.

Well, to begin with,

your father was
probably a doctor.

I'd guess his name
was Patrick.Go on.

He, uh, wanted a son
to carry on. Instead
he got a daughter.

All he could do
about it was to

name her Patricia so
he could call her Pat.

But she was
a dutiful daughter,

and she tried to make up for
her father's disappointment

by going to
medical school.
Am I close?

You left out one thing--
the most important reason.

What's that?I love being a doctor.

Help me.

I've got to see
Dr.... Dr. Spalding.

He's in Cheyenne.
Take her in there.

She's in terrible pain.

Get the other lamp.

My son's away.

I didn't know
what to do,
so I drove her in.

Please wait outside.
I might need you.

Doctor, it's awful!

I know, Mrs. Anderson,
but just try to tell me
where it hurts worst.

There? There?

I can't tell. It...There?

[ cries out ]
Yes.

Stay with her.

Doctor, I can't
stand it!

I will need your help.

Come with me.

Wash up over there,
and hurry.

Doctor,
can you save her?

I think so.

But I want you
to listen to me
very carefully.

Your daughter-in-law
has what's usually
called tiflitis.

It's an inflammation
inside, down here.

It's because a thing
called the appendix
is infected and swelled.

Now, if it burst,
the odds are
she will die.

But it may not
have burst,

and there's
a new operation
to take it out.

I can do it
if you just
say the word.

Well, I don't know.

Steve ought to be
the one.

Where is he?

I don't know.

I couldn't wait when
she started hurting so.

You say she'll die
if you don't?

She'll have
much less chance.

All right, then.

Go ahead.

I guess.

You wait here.

Now I'll explain what
I want you to do.

♪♪

No more chloroform.

What are the chances?

I don't know.

It already burst
before she got here.

There's nothing more
you could do now.

I'll wait outside.

♪♪

What's taking
so long?

You've been out here
for over...[ door opens ]

I'm sorry.

I did everything I could.

♪♪

♪♪

[ cattle mooing ]

A coroner's inquest?
What are you
talking about?

10:00 tomorrow morning
in the courthouse.

But why? Pat did
everything she could
to save her.

Steve Anderson's
demanding it.

Claims she's responsible
for his wife's death.

What does he know about it?
He wasn't even there.

I tell you--Look, I'm just
doing my job.

I'm supposed to tell you
to be there as a witness.
Will you be there?

You're darn right I will.

All right.

♪♪

All ready, Mr. Coulter.
Just locking up
for the weekend.

Before we go,
there's something
I'd like to discuss.

Oh. Certainly.

Now, just hold it there.

What is this?

I'd guess you'd
call it a holdup.
Open the safe.

Do you really think
you can get away
with this?

That depends on whether
you want to stay
alive or not.

If you do, you're gonna
go out of here with me,

and out of this town,
without a word.

And remember,
they'll be two guns
on you at all times--

his and mine.

So for your own sake,
play it smart.

Carry this.

Mr. Jensen,

you forgot to lock up.

Hyah!

[ knock at door ]

Who is it?

THE VIRGINIAN:
It's me.

Hello, Pat.

I heard about the inquest.
I thought I'd drop by
tonight and--

Come in.

This doesn't
seem like you.
Why, Pat?

Why shouldn't I?

What difference
can it make?

I know that jury
will be reasonable.

They'll listen to
what you have to say.

Suppose they do.

But whatever
they decide,

don't you realize
that the mere fact that
they had such a hearing

will make people doubt?

Even the ones that
already accepted me?

You don't know.

You fight so long
to prove something,
and then...

Maybe I'm tired
of fighting.

All you'll prove
this way is that
they were right--

the ones who said
a woman couldn't
be a good doctor.

If she's gonna let
her emotions rule over
her common sense,

maybe it isn't the right
kind of a job for a woman.

I tried.
All those days

nobody set foot
in my office,
I hung on

because I felt
once I got started,
I could make a go of it.

But I can't
fight this.

No matter how it comes out,
there will always be doubt.

If you leave now,
there won't be any
doubt at all.

They'll take it
as a clear sign
you were wrong

and are afraid to
face up to it.

Can't you leave me alone?
Don't you think I feel
bad enough as it is?

You know, you knew
when you decided
to be a doctor

that some patients
would die.

And you're not the first
doctor that's been
called to account.

If you don't
face up to them,

look them in the eye
and defend yourself,

there won't be another woman
practicing medicine

in this part
of the country for
a long time to come.

[ shudders ]

Please go.

I don't think I'm up to any
character-building talks.

♪♪

[ knock at door ]MARIE:
Doctor!

[ knocking continues ]

Doctor?

[ knocking continues ]

Doctor, there's
been an accident.
My husband.

Please come in.
I'll be ready
in a minute.

♪♪

Ho!

I still don't
understand.
This place...

Please!

Mr. Coulton.
But your wife said--

She was excited.
There's your patient.

He's got
a bullet in him.

It was an accident.

Why not? She'll
find out anyway.

Mr. Jensen!

Then you...

MARIE:
You won't be hurt.
Either of you.

We are what we are,
but we're not murderers.

How did this happen?

Jensen reached for his gun.
During the scuffle,
it went off.

I'll have to probe
for the bullet.

Are there no lamps?No.

♪♪

I heard voices
real late last night,

and I looked out the window
just in time to see
a buggy driving away.

Could you see
who was with her?It was too dark.

Well, could you tell
which way they headed?North.

I thought probably
somebody took sick
in the night.

Well, thanks.
Come up here.

[ whistle blowing ]

How are you,
Mrs. Spalding?
Doc.

What's this all about?Just what I said
in the telegram.

I know,
but why the urgency?

We've had coroner's
inquests before.

Not like this one.
Sorry to break up
your vacation.

Well, at least
we had a nice
train ride.

We'd better get over there.
The hearing starts
in half an hour.

No. Nobody's sick
at my place.

Well, did you hear
a buggy go by
during the night?

No, but that wouldn't
mean anything.

I sleep pretty sound.

Well, thanks.

♪♪

She's not in
the office.

Well, I can't believe
she'd run away.

You go on inside.
I'll keep looking.

That's the best
I can do,

but I wouldn't advise you
to ride for a while.

I'll take it
from here.

You did a good job.
How much do we owe you?

Not with
stolen money.

My gun.You won't be
needing it.

Give it to me.Don't be a fool.
I'm running things now.

Well, then, what are
you waiting for?

Tie her up.

♪♪

I'm sorry, Doctor.

We've gone this far.
We have no choice.

Let the record show
that waiting one hour

for the principal
witness to appear,

this inquest was convened.

Now, the purpose
of this hearing

is to ascertain
the cause of
Kate Anderson's death

and to find if
there is just cause
to hold anyone

for trial in connection
with said death.

I'll call the first witness.
Steve Anderson.

Just tell us
what you know
about it, Steve.

I know that woman
killed my wife.

Just as sure if she'd
have shot her with a gun.

♪♪

I'm sorry, Doctor.

You need any help?Give me a hand.

All right, Charlie.
Now the other one--
the derringer.

Easy.

You would've done it,
both of you--
just left them here.

Roy, you're crazy.

If we leave now,
we can get away.
We've got plenty of time.

Two witnesses that can
identify the three of us?
You've got it wrong.

You can't play this game
with only half the chips.

You never did learn that,
did you, brother?

You want it both ways.

Well, now I don't
take a chance.

Go on.
I'll handle it
by myself.

Wait at the crossroads.

You can't do it.

Think you can
stop me?

Drop it!

She'd better be
all right.

She is.

All right, get down,
both of you.

Go in first.

♪♪

Then you confirm
Steve Anderson's
testimony?

If Katy was to be
operated on, it should
have been in Cheyenne.

I said that, yes.

But an emergency can
change the situation.

This operation that
Dr. O'Neill performed,

has it been
done before?Yes.

It's very new,
but it has been done.

Always with success?No operation is
always successful.

Doctor, would you
have done it?

Well, I...
I don't know.

But I do want
to say this--

that if Dr. O'Neill in her
judgment at that time...[ door opens ]

You'd better
let me tell them.No.

The Coulter matter
has nothing to do
with this hearing.

[ people murmuring ]

Pat, where
have you been?

I'm sorry.

I'm ready to testify,
Mr. Collins.

Before you do, Doctor,
you have the right to hear

the testimony that's
already been given.

That won't be necessary.

Just a moment, sir.

Before she testifies,
there's something
I'd like to say.

Go right ahead.

I don't know what
you men have heard
here today

or what you already
have in your minds,

but I can tell you this--

I was there
when Dr. O'Neill

made the decision
to operate on
Mrs. Anderson.

She knew the risk
she was taking,

and she took it.

The easy way

would've been to
let her patient
die in agony.

And now I want to
ask you a question.

Would this hearing

ever have been held

if Pat O'Neill
weren't a woman?

Doc Spalding has
lost patients.

Every doctor has.

So let's just
all of us

be sure exactly what it is
that's on trial here today.

Is it the facts

or our prejudices?

That's all
I've got to say.

Dr. O'Neill?

I'll be brief,
Mr. Collins.

I understand the purpose
of this hearing is to
determine whether or not

if I was justified
in operating on
Katy Anderson.

I was.

Everything I learned
as a doctor told me
it should be done,

that it was
the only chance
to save her life.

True, it was
a relatively new operation,
but it was not unproved.

Medicine goes forward
and thousands of lives
are saved

because new methods
are being discovered
and because doctors,

sometimes at great risk
to their own reputations,

do dare use them.

I know now that my whole
future medical career lies

in the hands
of this jury.

So be it.

But I must tell you this
in all honesty--

If I had the same
decision to make again,
it would be the same.

I'm desperately sorry
Mrs. Anderson is dead.

Every doctor dies
a little himself

with every patient
he fails to save.

But I'm not sorry I did
what I know in my heart
was right.

The rest is up to you.

[ people murmuring ]

I still hate to
see you do this

after the coroner's jury
gave you such a vote
of confidence.

Could you have
turned it down?

Dr. Keller's assistant
for a year, working
right beside him?

At your age,
I guess I couldn't.

And don't worry about
somebody to replace me.

I'll see that
he sends you a good man.
And I do mean a man.

Who says that matters?

If he has another
woman doctor
as good as you--

An older woman
doctor, please.

Good luck, Pat.

Thank you...
for everything.

You do understand?

No.

Well, yes,
I guess I do.

There's another reason.

I think you know
what that is.

Are you sure
this is the solution?

I'm not sure
of anything.

Except I know
if I stayed here,

it wouldn't be long
before my work came second.

I can't let that happen.

At least, not yet.

There's still
too much to learn,
too much to be done.

Don't forget me.

I won't.

[ train whistle blows ]

♪♪

She's quite a woman.
But I still don't
see why she--

Come along, Carl.

So long.

♪♪

[ theme music playing ]