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EZRA: That woman's deviousness
knows no bounds.
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First, she purchases
this lovely establishment. . .
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. . .right out from under me,
and now she sashays into town. . .
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. . .and sells it
to those unfortunate scoundrels. . .
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. . .at the first whiff of filthy lucre.
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[LAUGHS]
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-Well, this is a fine deal, Mr. Brown.
-We can still drink here, right?
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-Hello, boys.
-Mary.
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-Ezra, may l speak to you for a moment?
-Of course.
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l just got this wire
from a certain Preston Wingo.
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He owns the Cattle Baron Hotel
over in Snellville.
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lt concerns your mother.
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Oh, Mother?
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Are you familiar with a gentleman
by the name of Preston Wingo?
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l know a fat little weasel
called Preston Wingo.
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-What about him?
-Well, this Wingo has slandered you.
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Mary just received a telegraph. . .
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. . .claiming that you absconded
with a pair of diamond cuff links.
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He's demanding you be jailed
until he arrives.
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Jailed? l'm no thief.
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Yes, of course not. . .
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. . .but unfortunately,
the burden of proof is on you.
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Now, l would suggest
that Mary search your bag. . .
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. . .just so you might acquit yourself
of these ridiculous charges.
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MARY:
Sorry, Maude.
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This is so tiresome.
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My own son.
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Looks like Mr. Wingo was wrong.
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-Satisfied?
-That satchel has a false lid.
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Go on, look.
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Somebody put those there.
l am innocent.
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Well, l am afraid
we are left no choice.
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J.D., will you assist me
in escorting Mrs. Standish to the jail?
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Ezra, she's your mother.
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EZRA: Now, you'll have to forgive
the appearance. . .
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. . .but the maid quit.
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How sharper than a serpent's tooth
it is to have a thankless child.
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l'm cruel,
only that l may be kind, mother.
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After all, you should know better
than to steal.
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You know, perhaps some time spent
behind bars will be instructional.
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Preston Wingo put those cuffs links
in my bag.
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He's blackmailing me.
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Now, why on Earth
would he wanna do that?
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MAUDE:
lt's none of your business.
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Come on, judge wants us to ride.
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Well, sleep tight.
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Don't let the. . . .
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Well, you know the rest.
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What appears to be the trouble?
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CHRlS: This boy just brought us
a message from Judge Travis.
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He's over in Eagle Bend
trying a colored man for murder.
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They're too het up for a fair trial. Judge
wants us to bring the prisoner back.
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-All of us?
-Yeah.
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Must be somebody famous.
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Name's Obediah Jackson.
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Chris, let me see that.
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What's wrong, Nathan?
Somebody you know?
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He's my father.
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Hyah!
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NATHAN:
How much further to Eagle Bend?
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Town's just over that rise.
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We should take a look
before we ride in.
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[CHATTERlNG ]
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Can't do this, sheriff.
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No disrespect, judge,
but this is my town.
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-Looks like a hanging party.
-Let me see.
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To the right of the water tower.
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NATHAN:
That's my father.
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Now, hold on, Nathan.
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No sense riding into a lynch mob
without a plan.
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Let's do this together. Come on.
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Enough of this.
We don't need a trial. Let's go.
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Somebody grab some rope
and tie up his hands.
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-The man deserves a trial.
-l can walk. l'm a free man.
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Yeah, you're free to swing.
Get a rope. Tie up his hands.
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l did my best to stop them,
Judge Travis.
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Now, l can see that, Litefoot.
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STAlNS:
Come on, let's go, boys.
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Stand him up.
No, bring him on this mule.
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Come on, get him up there.
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Come on, get up there.
lt's your last ride. There, boy.
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That's it.
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That's right.
You get to go see the Lord.
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All right, get the rope up over there.
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Get up there. All right.
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[WHlSTLES]
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Hyah, hyah, hyah!
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Maybe you'd like to apologize
for killing that white man.
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[GUNSHOT]
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Hyah, hyah!
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[GLASS SHATTERlNG ]
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Glad to see you, boys.
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l know who you
seven sons of bitches are.
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You're not gonna get away with this.
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-Right this way, gentlemen.
-Yes, ma'am.
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l think l brought
everything you asked for.
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MAUDE:
Oh, thank you, Mary.
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MARY: l just hope it's not too terrible
for you in here.
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MAUDE:
Don't fret, honey.
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Wherever l go is
home sweet home to me.
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Just put that over
in the corner, sugarplum.
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MARY:
You can put these down. Thanks.
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Maude, why would that man
put his cuff links in your bag?
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Oh, men are such desperate creatures.
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When they don't get what they want,
they do foolish things.
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Ain't that the truth.
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[WHEEZlNG ]
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[OBEDlAH COUGHlNG ]
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[NATHAN SOBBlNG ]
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Daddy.
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Daddy.
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lt's good to see you.
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lt's good to see you too.
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l went looking for you after the war.
Daddy, where'd you go?
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-lt don't matter now.
-What were you doing in that town?
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Coming to find you.
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You wanna fill us in, judge?
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A white man was found
beaten to death.
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He had an altercation with Mr. Jackson
in front of witnesses.
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After they found the body. . .
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. . .they stopped Mr. Jackson
when he was riding out of town.
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When l realized how angry they were,
l moved the trial.
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That's why l sent for you.
And they decided to lynch my defendant.
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Daddy, let's ride.
Let's get the hell out of here.
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-We can go to Mexico.
TRAVlS: No, son, you can't do that.
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He's a territorial prisoner
waiting for trial.
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l can't let my father hang
for something he didn't do.
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-l promise you a fair trial.
-With all due respect. . .
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. . .how many Negroes gonna be
on that jury?
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That's enough, Nathan.
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Ain't nothing more important to me
than being a free man.
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And there's one thing
every free man gets in America. . .
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. . .and that's his day in court.
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l want mine.
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Come on, Dad.
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LlTEFOOT:
Afternoon, gentlemen.
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l'm James Litefoot.
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TRAVlS:
Where the blazes did you come from?
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Judge Travis, l know
you have a low opinion of me. . .
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. . .but the truth of the matter is. . .
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. . .nobody but your professional shootists
could have stopped Sheriff Stains today.
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Every man in this territory
has a right to a fair trial.
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l couldn't agree more.
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Which is why l have been retained
by the good people of Eagle Bend. . .
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-. . .to prosecute this crime.
-Hell you will.
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Crime was committed
in Eagle Bend, Your Honor.
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lt's their right.
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Now, a sizable contingent
of citizens from Eagle Bend. . .
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. . .will be here to attend the trial.
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My strong advice, sir, would be
to appoint some of them to the jury.
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lt would be not only prudent, but fair.
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Fair? They was gonna hang that man
without a trial.
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All right, Litefoot.
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You're appointed prosecutor.
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Tell Sheriff Stains l'll pick some people
for the jury from Eagle Bend.
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lt's unorthodox, but l want this trial
to be fair for everyone.
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You can also tell the sheriff
we're on the job here.
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That he will, gentlemen.
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That he will.
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Good day.
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Can l have a cell like that?
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-Ma'am.
-Nathan.
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-Ma'am.
-l'll get you some blankets.
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Make it real comfortable for you.
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Daddy?
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Daddy, you all right?
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Fine. l'm fine.
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Look at you.
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Grown into a fine man.
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After l knew you made it north. . .
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. . .l used to dream about you. . .
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. . .living as a free man.
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Daddy, you didn't have to stay.
You could have come with me.
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l would have slowed you down.
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-You, uh, want some supper?
-After a while.
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All right.
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How's he holding up?
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Same as he always was.
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They wanna lock him up,
he says, ''Yes, sir, lock me up. ''
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They wanna put him on trial,
he says, ''Yes, sir, put me on trial. ''
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He'd help tie the noose
if they asked him to.
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He's your father.
What's the matter with you?
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When l was about 7 years old. . .
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. . .our owners decided to sell him
and us kids away from our mother.
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Put us on a wagon
and we ended up going to Alabama.
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She stayed behind in Georgia.
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And after a while,
he had told me that she died.
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Now, l was just a little boy
at the time, but all that time. . .
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. . .l waited for him to find a way
to keep our mother with us. . .
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. . .or us with her.
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But he never said one word.
He didn't do anything.
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He didn't argue, he didn't even beg.
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He didn't put up one damn ounce
of fight to keep our family together.
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Harsh.
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He should have done something.
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What are you doing
with all that string?
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Keeping my mind busy.
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What's a white lady doing in jail?
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My own son locked me up.
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Sometimes they don't rightly appreciate
what you do for them.
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Truer words were never spoken.
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[EZRA CHUCKLlNG ]
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Well, well. My, my.
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lt's a touch baroque, but l like
what you've done with the place.
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-What do you want?
EZRA: Hmm.
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Perhaps l could be persuaded
to act as your advocate.
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You?
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[LAUGHS]
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You're the one
who had me locked up.
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l don't find your story
compellingly truthful.
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Well, l don't care what you think.
l know l'm innocent.
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All right, suit yourself.
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Holler if you change your mind.
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[EZRA CHUCKLlNG ]
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The judge says one of us needs
to represent my father.
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l don't think it should be me.
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-Chris?
-What?
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Hell, Nathan, you know Chris don't say
more than three words in a day.
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My apologies, Nathan, but l have
legal issues of my own to deal with.
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That's all right, Ezra.
l wasn't thinking about asking you.
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Well, what you need is an honest,
well-spoken. . .
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. . .handsome man for this job.
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Fine, l'll do it.
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Ain't nobody gonna listen
to a youngster.
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Buck, you see a pretty girl
in that courtroom, you're gonna be:
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l was thinking about Vin.
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l get too nervous in front of a crowd.
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What about Josiah?
He studied Cherokee law.
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-That should count for something.
-And he's got a suit.
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Josiah.
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-Would you do this for me?
-Nathan.
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l'd be honored.
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What in the hell
kind of sissy rig is that?
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Well, evening, boys.
Mrs. Standish in there, l hope.
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-You must be Mr. Wingo.
WlNGO: My reputation has preceded me.
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Happy to hear that.
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Oh. Maudie.
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-Oh, Maudie, light of my life.
-You skunk.
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You're a beautiful woman, Maudie.
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And even more beautiful
when there's fire in your eyes.
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You put those cuff links in my bag,
didn't you? Admit it.
242
00:16:32,413 --> 00:16:35,928
-Say the word and l'll set you free.
-Never.
243
00:16:36,133 --> 00:16:38,328
When as in siIks my Maudie goes
244
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-Don't try to sweet-talk me.
-Then methinks how sweetIy fIows
245
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You tell these people l didn't take
your cuff links and get me out of here.
246
00:16:46,093 --> 00:16:50,883
-Then when I cast my eyes and see
-Quit it, l hate that poem.
247
00:16:51,093 --> 00:16:53,732
-That brave vibration each way free
-Ezra, make him leave.
248
00:16:54,293 --> 00:16:56,807
Oh, no, this is beautiful.
249
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God, l can't bear it.
250
00:16:58,933 --> 00:17:02,812
Maudie, l've substituted
your lovely name for Julia's.
251
00:17:03,253 --> 00:17:05,926
l don't think Robert Herrick
would have minded.
252
00:17:06,973 --> 00:17:11,763
-Get out.
-lf l can't have you, then the jailer can.
253
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Uh.
254
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[WlNGO LAUGHS]
255
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Hot-blooded, passionate.
What a woman. Maudie.
256
00:17:24,213 --> 00:17:25,487
My, my.
257
00:17:25,487 --> 00:17:29,771
l don't know how you manage to resist
such a display of ardor.
258
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STAlNS: We'll bear witness.
We'll be on the jury.
259
00:17:34,773 --> 00:17:38,607
Mr. Litefoot here is gonna look
after our interests here at Eagle Bend.
260
00:17:38,607 --> 00:17:40,684
You have entrusted me
with this case. . .
261
00:17:40,684 --> 00:17:44,482
. . .and so l guarantee to you right now
that this man will be convicted.
262
00:17:44,853 --> 00:17:47,651
And hung, or--
263
00:17:48,813 --> 00:17:50,724
Or you get your money back.
264
00:17:52,533 --> 00:17:54,012
All right, let's ride.
265
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Your name. . .
266
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. . .Obediah.
267
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Obediah was a, uh, prophet of God.
268
00:18:33,925 --> 00:18:36,607
He predicted the downfall
of the Edomites.
269
00:18:36,813 --> 00:18:39,281
The Edomites were an arrogant people.
270
00:18:39,281 --> 00:18:41,489
They thought they were better
than everybody.
271
00:18:41,489 --> 00:18:44,565
They tried to destroy
Obediah's people, but--
272
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lt didn't work.
273
00:18:46,893 --> 00:18:49,691
Obediah's people rose up.
274
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Justice was served.
275
00:18:59,333 --> 00:19:02,325
Anything you wanna tell me
before we go to trial?
276
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No, sir.
277
00:19:04,091 --> 00:19:07,484
This Obediah just wants
his day in court.
278
00:19:15,133 --> 00:19:16,964
You tell a story like that, Josiah. . .
279
00:19:18,453 --> 00:19:20,011
. . .you'll do just fine.
280
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EZRA:
Josiah.
281
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So you have any biblical parables
on hand for unrepentant grifters?
282
00:19:33,722 --> 00:19:34,472
No.
283
00:19:36,053 --> 00:19:38,442
-Someone here to see you.
TRAVlS: Mrs. Standish, l presume.
284
00:19:38,442 --> 00:19:41,605
-l'm Judge Travis.
-My goodness.
285
00:19:41,605 --> 00:19:44,765
You are even more impressive
than your reputation.
286
00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:47,563
Yeah? Well. . . .
287
00:19:47,563 --> 00:19:52,170
My daughter-in-law believes
that Mr. Wingo's charges may be false.
288
00:19:52,373 --> 00:19:54,682
l wanna know
why Mr. Wingo would cause. . .
289
00:19:54,893 --> 00:19:56,770
. . .his property
to be discovered on you.
290
00:19:58,573 --> 00:19:59,562
Well?
291
00:19:59,562 --> 00:20:01,849
What will happen to me
if l'm found guilty?
292
00:20:02,053 --> 00:20:04,772
-Are you saying the charges are true?
-Definitely not.
293
00:20:04,973 --> 00:20:06,725
TRAVlS:
Madam, get yourself in hand.
294
00:20:06,933 --> 00:20:08,889
Mr. Jackson's going on trial
for murder.
295
00:20:09,453 --> 00:20:11,091
l don't have any time for horseplay.
296
00:20:11,091 --> 00:20:13,687
Mr. Wingo is adamant
that you stole his property.
297
00:20:13,687 --> 00:20:15,889
And you are equally adamant
that you did not.
298
00:20:15,889 --> 00:20:18,567
l wanna know the truth,
and l wanna know it quickly.
299
00:20:18,567 --> 00:20:21,531
Ezra, are you acting
as my attorney or not?
300
00:20:21,893 --> 00:20:24,088
Not so long
as you leave me in the dark.
301
00:20:25,653 --> 00:20:28,486
Ezra, take care of this.
l got a trial to convene. Good day.
302
00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:30,491
My, my, my, judge.
303
00:20:32,093 --> 00:20:34,812
You are the handsomest man
l've ever met.
304
00:20:36,333 --> 00:20:38,369
Hasn't anybody ever told you that?
305
00:20:38,573 --> 00:20:40,131
Why, you're the first prisoner.
306
00:20:47,133 --> 00:20:49,249
Excuse me.
307
00:20:49,453 --> 00:20:51,205
Why are you protecting that darkie?
308
00:20:51,413 --> 00:20:53,768
You ever heard of something called
a fair trial?
309
00:20:53,768 --> 00:20:56,128
My family pulled up roots
in Pennsylvania.
310
00:20:56,128 --> 00:20:59,603
We spent every dime we had
on a plantation in South Carolina.
311
00:20:59,813 --> 00:21:02,043
My father, my brothers,
died in the war.
312
00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:04,090
l come back home to find. . .
313
00:21:04,090 --> 00:21:09,088
. . .scalawags and free Negroes
had stole my land.
314
00:21:09,293 --> 00:21:10,885
Where's my fair trial?
315
00:21:12,533 --> 00:21:14,888
Sheriff Stains. . . .
316
00:21:15,093 --> 00:21:17,561
. . .l don't give a damn about your past.
317
00:21:17,561 --> 00:21:19,212
You're in our town now.
318
00:21:19,693 --> 00:21:21,411
l heard you're fast.
319
00:21:23,573 --> 00:21:24,892
l heard that too.
320
00:21:28,173 --> 00:21:29,526
All right, Moth-- Ma'am. . .
321
00:21:29,526 --> 00:21:32,810
. . .l brought Mr. Wingo. We're all gonna
sit down and work this out.
322
00:21:32,810 --> 00:21:36,966
-Over my dead body.
-That can be arranged. Come along.
323
00:21:39,213 --> 00:21:42,330
-Oh, good day, beautiful Maudie.
-You corpulent cockroach.
324
00:21:42,330 --> 00:21:46,486
That's enough. You claim Mr. Wingo
put those cuff links in your bag. True?
325
00:21:47,173 --> 00:21:49,846
He put them there
so l'd agree to marry him.
326
00:21:50,213 --> 00:21:53,444
-Blackmail, Mr. Wingo?
-No, no, she stole them.
327
00:21:53,653 --> 00:21:55,928
lf she'd marry me,
l'd agree to forget the thing.
328
00:21:56,133 --> 00:21:58,044
Preston, l don't wanna marry you.
329
00:21:58,253 --> 00:22:00,164
Why, Maudie? You know l love you.
330
00:22:00,373 --> 00:22:04,286
Because l've been married five times.
l just don't wanna do it again.
331
00:22:04,286 --> 00:22:06,887
l don't like being tied down,
treated like a servant.
332
00:22:07,093 --> 00:22:09,288
l would never treat you
that way, Maudie.
333
00:22:09,288 --> 00:22:10,727
Never ever.
334
00:22:10,727 --> 00:22:13,532
Would you be willing
to put that in writing?
335
00:22:13,813 --> 00:22:18,045
lf it meant Maudie would marry me,
yes, l would.
336
00:22:20,533 --> 00:22:22,046
What's this?
337
00:22:22,046 --> 00:22:25,489
Judge doesn't allow
any firearms in court.
338
00:22:26,293 --> 00:22:29,126
Well, if you're gonna wear them,
l'm gonna wear them.
339
00:22:40,373 --> 00:22:43,410
TRAVlS: The United States Territorial
Circuit Court is now in session.
340
00:22:43,733 --> 00:22:46,566
ln the matter of
The PeopIe v. Obediah Jackson...
341
00:22:46,773 --> 00:22:48,445
. . .how does the defendant plead?
342
00:22:49,573 --> 00:22:50,608
Not guilty, Your Honor.
343
00:22:50,608 --> 00:22:51,762
[MEN BOOlNG ]
344
00:22:51,762 --> 00:22:53,286
[JUDGE BANGS GAVEL]
345
00:22:53,286 --> 00:22:56,809
Mr. Litefoot, you may make
your opening statement.
346
00:22:58,453 --> 00:22:59,966
[CLEARS THROAT]
347
00:23:01,533 --> 00:23:03,330
Your Honor. . .
348
00:23:03,330 --> 00:23:06,166
. . .gentlemen of the jury.
349
00:23:06,373 --> 00:23:09,922
Today, you will judge a murder.
350
00:23:10,253 --> 00:23:12,608
A murder so depraved. . .
351
00:23:12,813 --> 00:23:16,249
. . .that all men of conscience
must cry out for justice.
352
00:23:16,453 --> 00:23:20,890
The people will prove
that one Obediah Jackson, a Negro. . .
353
00:23:20,890 --> 00:23:23,692
. . .not of these parts. . .
354
00:23:23,893 --> 00:23:26,453
. . .did, with malice aforethought. . .
355
00:23:26,453 --> 00:23:28,490
. . .beat unto the death. . .
356
00:23:28,693 --> 00:23:34,051
. . .a beloved citizen of Eagle Bend,
Mr. Jonah Catchings.
357
00:23:35,493 --> 00:23:39,805
Gentlemen, such a crime must be
punished to the limits of our laws. . .
358
00:23:40,013 --> 00:23:42,243
. . .which in this case compel us
to demand. . .
359
00:23:42,773 --> 00:23:44,843
. . .a life. . .
360
00:23:44,843 --> 00:23:46,526
. . .for a life.
361
00:23:48,333 --> 00:23:50,722
[APPLAUDlNG ]
362
00:23:51,653 --> 00:23:52,722
[GAVEL BANGS]
363
00:23:52,722 --> 00:23:54,963
Mr. Sanchez,
do you have an opening statement?
364
00:23:58,053 --> 00:24:01,648
A, uh. . . . A great. . .
365
00:24:01,648 --> 00:24:04,646
. . .Cherokee shaman
once said to me:
366
00:24:04,853 --> 00:24:06,889
''To cross a mountain. . .
367
00:24:07,653 --> 00:24:09,371
. . .you must first walk up to it. ''
368
00:24:10,933 --> 00:24:13,845
l think that explains. . .
369
00:24:13,845 --> 00:24:15,969
. . .what we are all doing here today.
370
00:24:18,173 --> 00:24:20,129
Come on, Josiah, get good.
371
00:24:26,493 --> 00:24:29,803
Old Jonah dragged him off his horse
and throwed him down.
372
00:24:29,803 --> 00:24:32,646
Then the Negro followed him
down the street.
373
00:24:32,646 --> 00:24:36,408
-That's when he killed him.
-So you. . . .
374
00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:39,690
-You actually saw him do it?
-No, sir.
375
00:24:39,690 --> 00:24:42,731
l come around the comer
by the feed lot and there was Jonah.
376
00:24:42,731 --> 00:24:45,407
His face was mushed in
and there was blood all over.
377
00:24:45,813 --> 00:24:47,166
He was deader than a hammer.
378
00:24:48,453 --> 00:24:50,523
Did you see the murder take place?
379
00:24:50,733 --> 00:24:52,485
l'd have said so, wouldn't l?
380
00:24:53,933 --> 00:24:57,369
That's when l seen that fella there
galloping out of town.
381
00:24:57,369 --> 00:25:00,809
l drawed down on him
and l told him to halt.
382
00:25:00,809 --> 00:25:03,328
There was blood on his hands.
383
00:25:04,053 --> 00:25:07,284
l didn't see it happen neither.
Sit down.
384
00:25:12,413 --> 00:25:15,007
Gentlemen of the jury,
consider the facts here.
385
00:25:15,493 --> 00:25:18,849
Strange man, covered in blood,
racing away from the scene of the crime.
386
00:25:18,849 --> 00:25:22,562
l don't know about you, but l don't need
no eyewitness to make sense of this.
387
00:25:22,562 --> 00:25:24,963
-Obediah Jackson is a murderer!
MEN: Yes, he is.
388
00:25:25,173 --> 00:25:27,289
All right, save it, Litefoot.
389
00:25:28,373 --> 00:25:30,045
The people rest, Your Honor.
390
00:25:30,045 --> 00:25:31,771
MAN:
Put him in the ground.
391
00:25:31,771 --> 00:25:33,127
[APPLAUSE AND CHATTERlNG ]
392
00:25:33,127 --> 00:25:34,612
[GAVEL BANGS]
393
00:25:36,333 --> 00:25:39,769
l'd like to thank you, Mr. Judge,
for giving me my day in court.
394
00:25:41,973 --> 00:25:45,932
l'd like to thank
my son's friend, Josiah. . .
395
00:25:46,133 --> 00:25:47,691
. . .for standing up here. . .
396
00:25:48,293 --> 00:25:51,365
. . .representing me
in front of all you good people here.
397
00:25:52,013 --> 00:25:53,605
l'll tell you the truth now.
398
00:25:55,653 --> 00:26:00,647
l followed Mr. Catchings
behind the feed lot just like they said.
399
00:26:02,413 --> 00:26:04,085
And then. . .
400
00:26:05,173 --> 00:26:08,324
. . .beat him to death
with my bare hands.
401
00:26:08,853 --> 00:26:11,845
[CHATTERlNG ]
402
00:26:12,933 --> 00:26:15,652
[MEN SHOUTlNG ]
403
00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:22,370
TRAVlS:
Order. Order. Order.
404
00:26:23,253 --> 00:26:26,689
Order. Order in the court. Order.
405
00:26:27,013 --> 00:26:28,765
l said, quiet. Now.
406
00:26:32,053 --> 00:26:34,248
You freely admit you killed this man?
407
00:26:34,453 --> 00:26:39,686
Yes, sir. But this is my day in court,
and l aim to finish.
408
00:26:41,133 --> 00:26:46,002
l wanna tell how l came
to know Mr. Catchings, the man l killed.
409
00:26:46,002 --> 00:26:49,085
l wanna tell this so my son will know.
410
00:26:50,093 --> 00:26:54,450
Mr. Catchings was the overseer
on the cotton plantation in Georgia. . .
411
00:26:54,450 --> 00:26:57,923
. . .where l slaved
with my wife and children. . .
412
00:26:57,923 --> 00:27:00,163
. . . 1 9 years ago.
413
00:27:00,163 --> 00:27:03,006
l don't need to say
how bad life was to a slave.
414
00:27:03,773 --> 00:27:06,412
We worked from sunup to dark.
415
00:27:06,412 --> 00:27:08,245
We got whip.
416
00:27:08,245 --> 00:27:11,644
We got sold. We ain't had no hope.
417
00:27:11,853 --> 00:27:16,005
But this is what l need my son
to know about what l did.
418
00:27:17,733 --> 00:27:20,566
When our little boy was 7 year old. . .
419
00:27:21,173 --> 00:27:23,129
. . .his mama. . .
420
00:27:23,129 --> 00:27:27,047
. . .was forced into carnal relations
with Mr. Catchings.
421
00:27:27,253 --> 00:27:29,642
What Mr. Catchings told her
was that if she didn't. . .
422
00:27:29,642 --> 00:27:32,168
. . .he'd sell the boy away from us.
423
00:27:32,168 --> 00:27:36,565
Seven years old. He'd sell him away
from his mama and daddy.
424
00:27:37,173 --> 00:27:39,050
My wife. . .
425
00:27:41,693 --> 00:27:44,002
. . .couldn't bear the thought of that.
426
00:27:45,013 --> 00:27:47,971
So she went to his bed.
427
00:27:49,693 --> 00:27:53,129
When she found out
she was in a family way. . .
428
00:27:53,129 --> 00:27:57,809
. . .she was so afraid
it would be that man's baby.
429
00:28:04,093 --> 00:28:06,163
She lost her mind.
430
00:28:07,173 --> 00:28:09,562
Walked into the river.
431
00:28:10,613 --> 00:28:12,285
Drowned herself.
432
00:28:13,853 --> 00:28:17,084
l would have killed Mr. Catchings then.
433
00:28:18,293 --> 00:28:22,571
But me and the children was loaded
on wagon in chains. . .
434
00:28:22,773 --> 00:28:25,890
. . .that same day, sold to Alabama.
435
00:28:29,773 --> 00:28:35,643
lt took a lot of spirit out of me.
436
00:28:37,453 --> 00:28:40,923
And l hope
my son understands why now.
437
00:28:43,853 --> 00:28:45,889
So you see. . .
438
00:28:46,453 --> 00:28:49,251
. . .when l had the chance
to kill that man. . .
439
00:28:51,893 --> 00:28:54,453
. . .all these years later. . .
440
00:28:56,813 --> 00:28:59,008
. . .l had to do it.
441
00:29:01,293 --> 00:29:05,764
l reckon l'll find out soon enough
if God hold me to judgment.
442
00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:10,211
But l'm glad l did it.
443
00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:25,088
l have to say, this is--
Well, it's a little unusual.
444
00:29:25,088 --> 00:29:27,687
Um, what shall l call this document?
445
00:29:27,687 --> 00:29:33,849
A pre-matrimonial stipulation agreement
binding to both parties.
446
00:29:34,173 --> 00:29:36,926
All right. Where do we start?
447
00:29:36,926 --> 00:29:38,731
First and most important. . .
448
00:29:38,731 --> 00:29:42,124
. . .she must be available on demand
to the marriage bed.
449
00:29:42,333 --> 00:29:44,528
-Except when l'd rather not.
-Agreed.
450
00:29:44,733 --> 00:29:48,282
And he will, of course,
have accounts set up in my name. . .
451
00:29:48,282 --> 00:29:50,967
. . .at all the stores and salons in town.
452
00:29:51,173 --> 00:29:54,722
Of course. Because she has to do
the cooking and shopping for the house.
453
00:29:54,933 --> 00:29:56,969
Only if you want to starve to death.
454
00:29:57,413 --> 00:29:59,210
You'll want a chef and a maid.
455
00:29:59,533 --> 00:30:01,091
-Trust me.
-Fine.
456
00:30:01,091 --> 00:30:05,929
And he must absolutely stop spouting
that maudlin poetry at all hours.
457
00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:08,163
Only if she agrees
to wear her wedding ring. . .
458
00:30:08,163 --> 00:30:11,006
-. . .when she's out in the public eye.
-l'll pick out the ring.
459
00:30:11,006 --> 00:30:12,606
-Mm-mm.
-Agreed.
460
00:30:12,606 --> 00:30:14,001
ls that it, then?
461
00:30:14,213 --> 00:30:17,125
-Can't think of anything else.
-Neither can l.
462
00:30:17,333 --> 00:30:19,449
You both agree
the wedding will be tomorrow. . .
463
00:30:19,449 --> 00:30:23,208
. . .and that all charges will be dropped
upon return of Mr. Wingo's cuff links.
464
00:30:23,413 --> 00:30:25,449
-Agreed.
-Agreed.
465
00:30:25,653 --> 00:30:28,326
l think we've made
some sort of frontier history today.
466
00:30:31,013 --> 00:30:33,732
Until tomorrow, beautiful Maudie.
467
00:30:33,732 --> 00:30:35,804
[SPEAKS lN FRENCH]
468
00:30:36,413 --> 00:30:39,132
MAUDE:
Until tomorrow, Preston.
469
00:30:39,132 --> 00:30:42,205
Well, Mother, you're a free woman.
470
00:30:42,205 --> 00:30:44,443
Go and sin no more.
471
00:30:44,443 --> 00:30:48,970
Ezra, you haven't done much
to gladden my heart in your life.
472
00:30:50,293 --> 00:30:51,692
l'm proud to be your mother.
473
00:30:54,413 --> 00:30:56,369
Thank you, Mary.
474
00:30:57,893 --> 00:30:59,212
Daddy.
475
00:30:59,212 --> 00:31:01,489
All those years.
476
00:31:01,973 --> 00:31:04,089
Why didn't you ever tell me?
477
00:31:05,453 --> 00:31:09,844
l tried to, son, but l couldn't.
478
00:31:11,373 --> 00:31:13,603
You had enough troubles. . .
479
00:31:13,603 --> 00:31:17,368
. . .without carrying this burden
in your heart.
480
00:31:19,133 --> 00:31:19,883
No.
481
00:31:21,013 --> 00:31:23,846
That made me sound
too damn noble.
482
00:31:24,493 --> 00:31:26,768
Truth be told. . .
483
00:31:26,768 --> 00:31:28,605
. . .l just didn't had the courage.
484
00:31:29,453 --> 00:31:34,322
And l didn't want you
to think bad of your mama.
485
00:31:35,333 --> 00:31:36,971
She was a brave woman.
486
00:31:38,813 --> 00:31:41,452
Yes, sir. lt was.
487
00:31:43,013 --> 00:31:46,164
And all this time,
l thought bad of you.
488
00:31:55,413 --> 00:31:56,892
You got consumption, don't you?
489
00:32:00,813 --> 00:32:03,373
That's why l come looking for you.
490
00:32:06,813 --> 00:32:10,567
TRAVlS: Mr. Jackson has confessed
his guilt in open court.
491
00:32:10,853 --> 00:32:12,411
The jury is dismissed.
492
00:32:12,411 --> 00:32:13,847
[GAVEL BANGS]
493
00:32:13,847 --> 00:32:15,571
Keep your seats. Sit down.
494
00:32:17,493 --> 00:32:18,767
The people of Eagle Bend. . .
495
00:32:18,973 --> 00:32:22,170
-. . .demand to be heard, Your Honor.
TRAVlS: Speak your peace, Mr. Litefoot.
496
00:32:24,133 --> 00:32:28,331
What concerns me here, Your Honor. . .
497
00:32:28,533 --> 00:32:31,570
. . .and should concern all of you,
is the following:
498
00:32:32,013 --> 00:32:34,846
lf we allow one former slave. . .
499
00:32:34,846 --> 00:32:37,447
. . .to get away
with killing his former overseer. . .
500
00:32:37,653 --> 00:32:41,885
. . .do not all former slaves have the right
to kill their former overseers?
501
00:32:42,093 --> 00:32:44,163
What's next?
They'll kill their former owners.
502
00:32:44,163 --> 00:32:46,722
Pretty soon,
they'd be killing all us white folk.
503
00:32:46,933 --> 00:32:48,730
We need to send a message here.
504
00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:52,289
A message that says
that no man has the right. . .
505
00:32:52,289 --> 00:32:54,284
. . .nor the excuse. . .
506
00:32:54,853 --> 00:32:58,163
. . .to take the life
of another human being.
507
00:33:02,173 --> 00:33:03,447
Thank you.
508
00:33:04,213 --> 00:33:06,966
[APPLAUSE AND CHATTERlNG ]
509
00:33:08,213 --> 00:33:09,646
[GAVEL BANGS]
510
00:33:11,413 --> 00:33:14,086
Mr. Sanchez,
do you have anything to say?
511
00:33:15,333 --> 00:33:17,369
Yes, l do, Your Honor.
512
00:33:18,973 --> 00:33:23,763
Just for a moment, l would like you
to try on Obediah's boots.
513
00:33:24,893 --> 00:33:27,248
A man walks into your house. . .
514
00:33:27,933 --> 00:33:29,730
. . .he takes your wife. . .
515
00:33:31,813 --> 00:33:33,451
. . .and he rapes her.
516
00:33:35,693 --> 00:33:37,604
And you are powerless to stop it.
517
00:33:38,813 --> 00:33:40,804
He rapes your wife. . .
518
00:33:41,413 --> 00:33:45,611
. . .and then he threatens to take
your 7-year-old child away from you.
519
00:33:47,013 --> 00:33:49,083
And you. . .
520
00:33:49,083 --> 00:33:51,084
. . .are powerless to stop it.
521
00:33:54,453 --> 00:33:56,762
lmagine what that must be like. . .
522
00:33:56,762 --> 00:33:59,606
. . .having to stand there
and watch this grievous harm. . .
523
00:33:59,606 --> 00:34:02,082
. . .be done to your loved ones.
524
00:34:04,973 --> 00:34:06,725
And you're powerless to stop it.
525
00:34:08,773 --> 00:34:10,570
l would kill that man.
526
00:34:12,373 --> 00:34:13,965
You.
527
00:34:13,965 --> 00:34:15,532
You would kill that man.
528
00:34:21,333 --> 00:34:24,405
But Obediah Jackson
could not kill that man.
529
00:34:24,405 --> 00:34:26,723
Not until 20 years later.
530
00:34:26,933 --> 00:34:29,322
When Obediah Jackson saw
Jonah Catchings again. . .
531
00:34:29,322 --> 00:34:31,484
. . .he remembered all
that he had suffered. . .
532
00:34:31,484 --> 00:34:34,406
. . .at his vicious hand
and once again felt the sting. . .
533
00:34:34,893 --> 00:34:37,202
. . .of Mr. Catchings' abuse.
534
00:34:37,413 --> 00:34:40,405
Can any of you declare
you would have acted any differently?
535
00:34:40,853 --> 00:34:42,764
l believe the answer is no.
536
00:34:42,973 --> 00:34:46,568
lf ever any man deserved to die,
Jonah Catchings was that man.
537
00:34:47,293 --> 00:34:50,046
For all that he imposed
on Obediah and his family. . .
538
00:34:50,253 --> 00:34:52,164
. . .doubtlessly on many,
many others.
539
00:34:53,973 --> 00:34:55,770
And just as surely. . .
540
00:34:57,013 --> 00:34:59,686
. . .l believe Obediah Jackson
deserves to live.
541
00:35:00,693 --> 00:35:02,490
l believe that. . .
542
00:35:02,693 --> 00:35:06,129
. . .as strongly as l believe
in God's eternal love.
543
00:35:10,173 --> 00:35:13,688
When you pass judgment on this man,
Your Honor. . .
544
00:35:13,688 --> 00:35:16,287
. . .on this decent, long-suffering man. . .
545
00:35:16,287 --> 00:35:19,445
. . .who has endured endless years
of deprivation and finally. . .
546
00:35:20,093 --> 00:35:24,245
. . .finally has a chance to live out
his last days as a free man. . .
547
00:35:25,093 --> 00:35:26,924
. . .l beg you. . .
548
00:35:27,373 --> 00:35:30,729
. . .search your heart
and do what is right and just.
549
00:35:32,653 --> 00:35:34,245
Let Obediah Jackson live.
550
00:35:34,245 --> 00:35:36,244
[APPLAUDlNG AND CHATTERlNG ]
551
00:35:36,244 --> 00:35:38,051
Josiah, you silver-tongued devil.
552
00:35:38,051 --> 00:35:40,090
[GAVEL BANGlNG ]
553
00:35:41,933 --> 00:35:44,003
This court is in recess
until there is order.
554
00:35:50,933 --> 00:35:54,608
lf ever there was a justifiable killing,
this is it.
555
00:35:54,608 --> 00:35:56,047
lt's still murder.
556
00:35:56,373 --> 00:35:58,409
Catchings caused the death
of Obediah's wife.
557
00:35:58,409 --> 00:36:00,689
The law allows you
to defend your family.
558
00:36:00,893 --> 00:36:02,929
Twenty years later?
559
00:36:04,133 --> 00:36:06,249
The law doesn't allow for that.
560
00:36:06,249 --> 00:36:07,892
MARY:
You can't hang him.
561
00:36:08,253 --> 00:36:09,925
He doesn't have long to live.
562
00:36:11,213 --> 00:36:14,091
-What?
-He's got consumption.
563
00:36:14,091 --> 00:36:16,483
Nathan told me
he doesn't have much time.
564
00:36:26,493 --> 00:36:28,882
The court is now in session.
Quiet down.
565
00:36:29,373 --> 00:36:31,011
Quiet.
566
00:36:31,933 --> 00:36:34,242
l feel great sympathy for this man.
567
00:36:34,733 --> 00:36:39,807
However, l'm one of the bearers
of the law to this territory. . .
568
00:36:40,693 --> 00:36:42,411
. . .so l have no choice.
569
00:36:43,653 --> 00:36:44,927
Obediah Jackson. . .
570
00:36:46,213 --> 00:36:49,330
. . .you're guilty of murder
by your own admission.
571
00:36:49,853 --> 00:36:52,492
You are hereby sentenced to hang
for your crime.
572
00:36:52,693 --> 00:36:54,053
[ Skipped item nr. 574 ]
573
00:36:54,053 --> 00:36:55,611
[HOOTlNG AND APPLAUDlNG ]
574
00:36:55,611 --> 00:36:58,003
[GAVEL BANGlNG ]
575
00:36:58,493 --> 00:37:00,006
What?
576
00:37:01,573 --> 00:37:05,282
As l see him as no immediate threat
to the community. . .
577
00:37:05,493 --> 00:37:08,644
. . .the execution will be carried out
at a time in the future. . .
578
00:37:08,644 --> 00:37:10,326
. . .when l deem it necessary.
579
00:37:10,533 --> 00:37:13,093
For the present, the defendant
will remain under house arrest. . .
580
00:37:13,093 --> 00:37:16,370
. . .in the custody of Mr. Chris Larabee,
sworn officer of the court.
581
00:37:16,573 --> 00:37:18,245
This court is adjourned.
582
00:37:19,453 --> 00:37:20,966
[CHATTERlNG ]
583
00:37:27,093 --> 00:37:29,766
Nathan, get your father out of sight.
584
00:37:32,853 --> 00:37:35,367
All right, listen up.
l don't care what the judge says.
585
00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:38,923
You can't murder a citizen
of Eagle Bend and get away with it.
586
00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:42,449
So, by God, if they won't hang him,
we'll do it for them.
587
00:37:49,693 --> 00:37:51,524
You heard the judge. Go home.
588
00:37:54,973 --> 00:37:56,247
You stole my bullets.
589
00:37:56,653 --> 00:37:58,609
Now, careful, mister,
we'll send them back.
590
00:38:01,493 --> 00:38:02,721
STAlNS:
Uh-huh.
591
00:38:04,533 --> 00:38:06,364
lt sure is easy to look tough. . .
592
00:38:06,364 --> 00:38:09,366
. . .when you have loaded weapons
and we don't.
593
00:38:10,773 --> 00:38:14,652
l guess you men wouldn't be interested
in a fair fight, would you?
594
00:38:14,853 --> 00:38:17,003
Well, l think we can manage
a fair fight.
595
00:38:18,213 --> 00:38:21,046
-What do you say, boys?
-Oh, l love a fair fight.
596
00:38:23,573 --> 00:38:26,167
[MEN GRUNTlNG ]
597
00:39:12,213 --> 00:39:14,010
[GUNSHOT]
598
00:39:17,493 --> 00:39:19,449
Leave my boy alone.
599
00:39:20,853 --> 00:39:23,242
Sheriff, l could kill you right now.
600
00:39:23,893 --> 00:39:26,930
But truth be told, l don't want to.
601
00:39:26,930 --> 00:39:29,926
You want to kill me,
but l ain't gonna kill you.
602
00:39:30,893 --> 00:39:32,485
Because it ain't right.
603
00:39:33,133 --> 00:39:34,486
You know that.
604
00:39:34,693 --> 00:39:36,331
And l know that.
605
00:39:37,573 --> 00:39:40,724
Justice has been done here today.
606
00:39:40,724 --> 00:39:42,724
Now, go home.
607
00:39:48,213 --> 00:39:50,124
Come on, get out of here.
608
00:39:50,333 --> 00:39:52,449
Get on your horses.
609
00:40:05,733 --> 00:40:07,007
Whoo!
610
00:40:07,613 --> 00:40:09,331
Here you go.
611
00:40:10,173 --> 00:40:11,970
Thank you, son.
612
00:40:16,013 --> 00:40:18,004
What's this? Boiled skunk?
613
00:40:18,213 --> 00:40:21,285
Some herbs.
They'll help with the cough.
614
00:40:24,333 --> 00:40:26,324
l'm proud of you, Daddy.
615
00:40:27,253 --> 00:40:30,245
You've made me proud too, son.
616
00:40:30,813 --> 00:40:32,883
Grown into a fine man, yes, sir.
617
00:40:33,533 --> 00:40:35,842
l'm glad l got to see it.
618
00:40:39,493 --> 00:40:41,290
Here.
619
00:40:41,853 --> 00:40:44,083
l made this for your horse.
620
00:40:47,493 --> 00:40:49,529
lt's a bridle.
621
00:40:49,529 --> 00:40:51,206
lt's beautiful.
622
00:40:52,133 --> 00:40:56,092
l came all this way.
Want to bring my son a present.
623
00:40:58,093 --> 00:41:01,085
You already did. You already did.
624
00:41:12,453 --> 00:41:14,808
[ORGAN PLAYlNG ]
625
00:41:16,573 --> 00:41:20,805
MAUDE: Yah! Giddyup.
-Aw, hell.
626
00:41:31,773 --> 00:41:34,367
-Where do you think you're going?
-You didn't think for a moment. . .
627
00:41:34,367 --> 00:41:36,967
. . .l was gonna marry that dreadful man,
did you?
628
00:41:36,967 --> 00:41:38,407
You--
629
00:41:38,407 --> 00:41:39,892
You signed a contract.
630
00:41:40,093 --> 00:41:44,245
Yes, and he dropped the charges.
l'm free as a bird.
631
00:41:44,813 --> 00:41:48,488
-Well, what am l supposed to do?
-What you've always done, sweet boy.
632
00:41:48,488 --> 00:41:52,646
Just what your mother tells you.
l was gonna mail it.
633
00:41:54,253 --> 00:41:55,891
Yah!
634
00:41:56,213 --> 00:41:57,885
Giddyup.
635
00:42:02,213 --> 00:42:03,487
Well?
636
00:42:03,487 --> 00:42:05,883
l have a message for you
from the bride.
637
00:42:05,883 --> 00:42:07,611
lt seems to be a poem.
638
00:42:07,611 --> 00:42:10,526
''With apologies to Robert Herrick.
639
00:42:10,526 --> 00:42:12,524
Gather ye rosebuds whiIe ye may
640
00:42:12,524 --> 00:42:14,763
OId Time is stiII a-fIying
641
00:42:14,763 --> 00:42:18,289
And this same fIower
That smiIes today
642
00:42:18,289 --> 00:42:21,286
WiII never have
To set eyes on you again
643
00:42:21,286 --> 00:42:23,842
You bIoated wood tick
644
00:42:24,373 --> 00:42:27,604
P.S. Thank you for the lovely carriage. ''
645
00:42:33,293 --> 00:42:35,329
What a woman.
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