1 00:01:44,672 --> 00:01:45,839 HERE'S YOUR BAG, ADAM. 2 00:01:45,873 --> 00:01:47,508 WELCOME BACK TO SLEEPY EYE. 3 00:01:47,541 --> 00:01:49,443 THANKS. 4 00:01:49,477 --> 00:01:51,545 Houston: HEY, ADAM! 5 00:01:51,579 --> 00:01:53,314 ADAM! [CHUCKLES] 6 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:55,483 OH, BOY. WELCOME HOME, ADAM. WELCOME HOME. 7 00:01:55,516 --> 00:01:56,850 I'LL TAKE THAT. 8 00:01:56,884 --> 00:01:57,818 HI, HOUSTON. 9 00:01:57,851 --> 00:01:59,787 WHY ISN'T MARY HERE? 10 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,889 WELL, SOMETHING COME UP AT THE LAST MINUTE. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT. 11 00:02:01,922 --> 00:02:04,358 YOU KNOW SOMETHING? TAKING CARE OF THAT DADGUM SCHOOL 12 00:02:04,392 --> 00:02:05,626 IS ONE MESS AFTER ANOTHER. 13 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:07,661 LAST NIGHT, THE PLUMBING BACKED UP AGAIN. 14 00:02:07,695 --> 00:02:10,831 YOU KNOW, I NEVER DID COTTON TO THAT NEWFANGLED INDOOR PLUMBING, ANYHOW. 15 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:13,867 WELL, HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE A NEW FLEDGED LAWYER FELLOW, ANYHOW? 16 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:15,369 EVERYBODY GOING TO BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU. 17 00:02:15,403 --> 00:02:17,338 I KNEW YOU'D MAKE IT DOWN THERE. 18 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:19,340 I'LL BE DADGUM, BOY, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, 19 00:02:19,373 --> 00:02:21,442 THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF AROUND HERE. 20 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:28,649 WELL, HERE WE ARE, ADAM. 21 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,551 HEY, MR. LAWYER! 22 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:33,287 [INDISTINCT CHATTER] 23 00:02:33,321 --> 00:02:34,755 WELCOME BACK. 24 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,590 MARY! 25 00:02:36,624 --> 00:02:38,292 HEY, THERE. 26 00:02:38,326 --> 00:02:39,560 I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS MOMENT. 27 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,295 OH, ME, TOO. 28 00:02:41,329 --> 00:02:42,696 YOU KNOW, FOR A WHILE, THERE, 29 00:02:42,730 --> 00:02:44,732 I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WAS TOO MUCH EXCITED. 30 00:02:44,765 --> 00:02:46,900 I THINK WE WERE. 31 00:02:46,934 --> 00:02:50,438 IF YOU'LL STOP KISSING MY DAUGHTER LONG ENOUGH, I'VE GOT A SPEECH TO MAKE. 32 00:02:50,471 --> 00:02:53,207 NOW, WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED TO BECOME A LAWYER, 33 00:02:53,241 --> 00:02:57,311 AND WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO KEEP IT A SECRET, SO, HERE. 34 00:02:57,345 --> 00:02:58,746 THANK YOU. 35 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:10,291 IT'S BEAUTIFUL. 36 00:03:10,324 --> 00:03:11,725 WHAT IS IT? 37 00:03:11,759 --> 00:03:12,926 IT'S A SIGN. 38 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:16,664 IT SAYS "ADAM KENDALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW." 39 00:03:18,599 --> 00:03:20,301 SPEECH. 40 00:03:21,502 --> 00:03:24,572 CHARLES... ALL OF YOU, 41 00:03:24,605 --> 00:03:26,240 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 42 00:03:26,274 --> 00:03:27,475 Houston: ADAM, WE GOT A REGULAR FEAST SET UP FOR YOU 43 00:03:27,508 --> 00:03:28,909 IN THE DINING ROOM THERE. 44 00:03:28,942 --> 00:03:30,878 I THOUGHT SURE AS SHOOTIN' YOU'D SMELL IT. 45 00:03:30,911 --> 00:03:32,746 Caroline: COME ON, EVERYBODY. 46 00:03:44,492 --> 00:03:46,760 I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE SO MUCH. 47 00:03:46,794 --> 00:03:49,730 MA WAS PLEASED. SHE FIXED MOST OF IT. 48 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:51,765 WE COULD'VE USED HER AT LAW SCHOOL. 49 00:03:51,799 --> 00:03:54,268 WE USED LEFTOVERS TO PATCH THE CRACKS IN THE PLASTER. 50 00:03:54,302 --> 00:03:55,769 [LAUGHS] 51 00:03:55,803 --> 00:03:58,772 WELL, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN FED, MR. KENDALL, 52 00:03:58,806 --> 00:04:00,274 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 53 00:04:00,308 --> 00:04:01,842 WELL, MR. DAVIS DID PROMISE 54 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:04,612 THAT JUNIOR PARTNERSHIP IN HIS FIRM. 55 00:04:04,645 --> 00:04:07,047 FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, I GUESS I GO TO WORK. 56 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,450 YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT ARTHUR WAS A LAWYER. 57 00:04:09,483 --> 00:04:11,385 I WONDER HOW I'D DO AS FIRST LADY? 58 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:13,821 NOT SO FAST. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY FIRST CASE YET. 59 00:04:13,854 --> 00:04:15,956 BUT THE WHITE HOUSE IS SO PRETTY. 60 00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:19,393 SO ARE YOU. 61 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:23,764 WELCOME HOME. 62 00:04:44,852 --> 00:04:46,019 WELL, MR. KENDALL. 63 00:04:46,053 --> 00:04:47,421 HELLO, MR. DAVIS. 64 00:04:47,455 --> 00:04:48,756 - GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. - THANK YOU. 65 00:04:48,789 --> 00:04:49,990 COME ON IN, COME ON IN. 66 00:04:51,459 --> 00:04:53,361 SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN. 67 00:04:53,394 --> 00:04:54,562 THANK YOU. 68 00:04:54,595 --> 00:04:56,530 I CAN'T SPARE YOU TOO MUCH TIME. 69 00:04:56,564 --> 00:04:58,999 I HAVE A MEETING-- A LUNCH MEETING WITH A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE. 70 00:04:59,032 --> 00:05:00,701 WELL, THIS SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG. 71 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:03,637 WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A SURPRISE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 72 00:05:03,671 --> 00:05:05,439 A SURPRISE? DIDN'T YOU GET MY LETTER? 73 00:05:05,473 --> 00:05:08,809 LETTER? OH! YES--YES, I DID, YES, I DID. 74 00:05:08,842 --> 00:05:10,578 THAT WAS OVER A MONTH AGO, THOUGH, WASN'T IT? 75 00:05:10,611 --> 00:05:12,713 - YES. - YEAH. 76 00:05:12,746 --> 00:05:15,883 WELL, HOW DID YOU FIND LAW SCHOOL? 77 00:05:15,916 --> 00:05:18,819 - PRETTY TOUGH. - YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD. 78 00:05:18,852 --> 00:05:20,921 CONSIDERING YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. 79 00:05:20,954 --> 00:05:22,856 MY CIRCUMSTANCES? 80 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:25,393 WELL, I MEAN, ALL THOSE YEARS 81 00:05:25,426 --> 00:05:27,895 OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. 82 00:05:27,928 --> 00:05:29,597 WELL, IT MUST NOT HAVE HURT ME TOO MUCH. 83 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:33,601 I FINISHED IN THE TOP 1% OF MY CLASS. 84 00:05:33,634 --> 00:05:36,604 OH, DID YOU, NOW? DID YOU? WELL... 85 00:05:36,637 --> 00:05:38,872 THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. 86 00:05:38,906 --> 00:05:40,674 CONGRATULATIONS. 87 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,976 I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BIG SUCCESS. 88 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:44,412 LOOK, I HATE TO CUT THIS SHORT, 89 00:05:44,445 --> 00:05:45,879 BUT AS I TOLD YOU, I DO HAVE THIS MEETING. 90 00:05:45,913 --> 00:05:47,748 OH, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY OF YOUR TIME, 91 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:49,683 I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHEN I SHOULD START. 92 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,020 START? 93 00:05:53,053 --> 00:05:54,955 YES, WITH YOUR FIRM. 94 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:58,759 [SIGHS] 95 00:05:58,792 --> 00:05:59,993 WELL... 96 00:06:01,595 --> 00:06:04,665 YOU DO REMEMBER SAYING THAT IF I PASSED THE BAR, 97 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:06,800 THERE'D BE A JOB WAITING FOR ME? 98 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:10,838 ADAM-- 99 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:12,105 [CLEARS THROAT] 100 00:06:12,139 --> 00:06:16,910 SLEEPY EYE IS A EXPANDING, GROWING COMMUNITY, 101 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:21,148 AND MY LAW BUSINESS IS GROWING RIGHT ALONG WITH IT. 102 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,884 NOW, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. 103 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:27,187 I REALLY COULDN'T COUNT ON--WELL, NO, I'LL REPHRASE THAT-- 104 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:29,723 I COULDN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GRADUATE. 105 00:06:29,757 --> 00:06:32,059 NOW, THE YOUNG MAN THAT YOU SAW OUTSIDE WHEN YOU CAME IN, 106 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:33,861 THAT'S DANIEL SLOANE. 107 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:36,464 HE JOINED ME ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, 108 00:06:36,497 --> 00:06:37,965 AND HE'S VERY CAPABLE. 109 00:06:39,567 --> 00:06:42,202 MR. DAVIS... 110 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:45,473 YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD. 111 00:06:45,506 --> 00:06:46,674 WE HAD AN AGREEMENT. 112 00:06:46,707 --> 00:06:49,009 I'VE BEEN COUNTING ON THIS JOB. 113 00:06:49,042 --> 00:06:50,711 WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT. 114 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:53,681 WELL, I'M SORRY. 115 00:06:53,714 --> 00:06:55,182 I AM SORRY! 116 00:06:56,584 --> 00:06:59,520 TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE THINGS. 117 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:02,756 WELL, YES, THEY DO, BUT IF YOU KNEW THAT, 118 00:07:02,790 --> 00:07:05,425 WHY DID YOU PROMISE ME THE JOB IN THE FIRST PLACE? 119 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:09,663 I SAID I WAS SORRY, MR. KENDALL. 120 00:07:11,599 --> 00:07:13,634 SO YOU DID. 121 00:07:18,506 --> 00:07:20,708 READY FOR LUNCH, ARTHUR? 122 00:07:22,175 --> 00:07:24,111 MORNING, YOUR HONOR. 123 00:08:47,294 --> 00:08:50,598 SO, WHO SAYS YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A PARTNER TO GET STARTED IN BUSINESS? 124 00:08:50,631 --> 00:08:53,601 HOUSTON, I WENT TO EVERY LAW OFFICE IN TOWN TODAY, 125 00:08:53,634 --> 00:08:56,203 AND NOT MANY OF THEM LOOKED PROSPEROUS. 126 00:08:56,236 --> 00:08:58,906 I JUST DON'T THINK I'D DO WELL ON MY OWN. 127 00:08:58,939 --> 00:09:00,808 BUT YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE LAW. 128 00:09:00,841 --> 00:09:02,910 WELL, THAT'S RIGHT, BUT... 129 00:09:02,943 --> 00:09:04,578 NOT HERE. 130 00:09:04,612 --> 00:09:05,946 WHAT? 131 00:09:05,979 --> 00:09:07,981 I THINK I SHOULD GO WHERE I'M NEEDED. 132 00:09:08,015 --> 00:09:09,650 ADAM, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? 133 00:09:09,683 --> 00:09:11,151 SOUNDS LIKE HE'S LEAVING SLEEPY EYE. 134 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:12,352 THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. 135 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:13,754 IT CAME TO ME ALL OF A SUDDEN 136 00:09:13,787 --> 00:09:14,955 ON THE WAY HOME TONIGHT. 137 00:09:14,988 --> 00:09:16,189 WHAT DID? 138 00:09:16,223 --> 00:09:18,792 WALNUT GROVE DOESN'T HAVE A LAWYER. 139 00:09:18,826 --> 00:09:19,993 WALNUT GROVE? 140 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:21,862 Houston: ADAM. 141 00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:24,798 ARE YOU REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT LEAVING THE SCHOOL? 142 00:09:24,832 --> 00:09:26,934 YES. 143 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:29,737 WELL, WITH YOU AND MARY GONE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IT? 144 00:09:29,770 --> 00:09:31,639 WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT? 145 00:09:31,672 --> 00:09:33,140 I WAS RUNNING A SCHOOL 146 00:09:33,173 --> 00:09:36,744 WHEN THESE TWO WERE STILL LISTENING TO BEDTIME STORIES. 147 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:39,212 OH, HESTER-SUE, WE JUST CAN'T LEAVE YOU HERE-- 148 00:09:39,246 --> 00:09:41,214 Hester-Sue: LISTEN, MARY. 149 00:09:41,248 --> 00:09:44,718 THAT SHEEPSKIN OF HIS IS NOT WALLPAPER, 150 00:09:44,752 --> 00:09:46,754 AND HE SHOULD USE IT. 151 00:09:46,787 --> 00:09:49,890 NOW, IF HE THINKS GOING TO WALNUT GROVE IS THE THING TO DO, 152 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:51,792 THEN YOU SHOULD DO IT. 153 00:09:51,825 --> 00:09:54,728 LIKE I SAID, I WAS RUNNING A SCHOOL BEFORE BY MYSELF 154 00:09:54,762 --> 00:09:56,363 AND I CAN DO IT AGAIN. 155 00:09:56,396 --> 00:09:58,231 AND YOU WON'T BE IDLE, YOURSELF. 156 00:09:58,265 --> 00:10:00,701 I'M GOING TO NEED A SECRETARY. 157 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:02,836 YOU TYPE WELL AND TAKE GOOD NOTES. 158 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:04,204 Hester-Sue: YES, AND WITH ALL THOSE DOTS, 159 00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:06,339 NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHAT'S PRIVATE. 160 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:08,842 [LAUGHS] 161 00:10:08,876 --> 00:10:10,778 WHAT DO YOU THINK? 162 00:10:10,811 --> 00:10:12,880 OH, I--I DON'T KNOW. 163 00:10:12,913 --> 00:10:14,214 IT'S ALL SO SUDDEN. 164 00:10:15,315 --> 00:10:17,651 YOUR FAMILY WILL BE REAL HAPPY. 165 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:20,387 WELL? 166 00:10:24,091 --> 00:10:27,728 ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO. 167 00:10:27,761 --> 00:10:29,863 Adam: GREAT! 168 00:10:29,897 --> 00:10:32,232 YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M STARVING. 169 00:10:32,265 --> 00:10:35,002 I THINK I'LL HAVE A PIECE OF THAT PIE AFTER ALL, HESTER-SUE. 170 00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:36,704 COMING UP. 171 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,244 ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS? 172 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:49,717 I'M SURE. 173 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:03,063 HOUSTON, YOU COULD SMELL THAT PIPE ALL THE WAY TO SPRINGFIELD. 174 00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:05,165 NOT AS FAR AS WALNUT GROVE. 175 00:11:05,198 --> 00:11:06,800 OH. 176 00:11:06,834 --> 00:11:08,902 HOUSTON, WHAT'S WRONG? 177 00:11:08,936 --> 00:11:11,872 DADGUM RHEUMATISM, I RECKON. 178 00:11:11,905 --> 00:11:13,907 I JUST GOT THROUGH LOADING ADAM'S TRUNK 179 00:11:13,941 --> 00:11:15,709 ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE ATTIC, 180 00:11:15,743 --> 00:11:18,445 AND NOW I GOT TO GO AND LUG IT ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN AGAIN. 181 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:25,485 YOU KNOW, I'M SURE GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE. 182 00:11:25,518 --> 00:11:27,354 SO MANY MEMORIES. 183 00:11:28,989 --> 00:11:31,124 YEAH, I ESPECIALLY RECALL THE DAY 184 00:11:31,158 --> 00:11:33,761 THAT FEISTY LITTLE SISTER OF YOURS 185 00:11:33,794 --> 00:11:35,195 COME STOMPING UP THEM STEPS 186 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:38,198 WANTING TO RENT THIS HERE PLACE. 187 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:40,433 I AIN'T HAD A MOMENT OF PEACE SINCE. 188 00:11:40,467 --> 00:11:43,070 AND YOU'VE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. 189 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:46,373 YEAH. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. 190 00:11:46,406 --> 00:11:48,942 YOU AND ADAM PUT THIS SCHOOL TOGETHER. 191 00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:54,081 IT JUST DON'T SEEM RIGHT TO UP AND MOVE. 192 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,151 HOUSTON, YOU KNOW IT HAS TO BE. 193 00:11:58,185 --> 00:12:00,520 THERE'S NO FUTURE FOR ADAM HERE. 194 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:01,989 IF IT WEREN'T WALNUT GROVE, 195 00:12:02,022 --> 00:12:04,357 IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE. 196 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:05,926 THE IMPORTANT THING 197 00:12:05,959 --> 00:12:09,229 IS THAT ADAM AND I WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN. 198 00:12:09,262 --> 00:12:11,531 BESIDES, WE'LL HAVE THE FAMILY. 199 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:14,802 YEAH, BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE A FAMILY. 200 00:12:14,835 --> 00:12:16,369 I MEAN, WITH YOU GONE, 201 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:19,039 WHO DO YOU THINK ALL THEM LITTLE ONES WILL BE RUNNING UP TO? 202 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:21,308 "HOUSTON, WILL YOU TIE MY SHOES?" 203 00:12:21,341 --> 00:12:24,311 "HOUSTON, WILL YOU TELL US A BEDTIME STORY?" 204 00:12:24,344 --> 00:12:26,980 AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, HESTER-SUE WILL HAVE ME 205 00:12:27,014 --> 00:12:29,349 PEELING TATERS AND STIRRING THE SOUP. 206 00:12:31,318 --> 00:12:33,987 JUST LIKE YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE. 207 00:12:34,021 --> 00:12:36,123 YEAH, I RECKON SO. 208 00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:40,227 YOU KNOW, MARY, 209 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:43,797 YOU'VE BEEN SOMETHING SPECIAL... 210 00:12:43,831 --> 00:12:47,935 SINCE THE FIRST DAY YOU CAME THROUGH THAT DOOR 211 00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:50,470 AND LIT THIS WHOLE PLACE UP. 212 00:12:53,206 --> 00:12:55,275 LIKE SOME KIND OF ANGEL. 213 00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:00,881 IT JUST AIN'T GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. 214 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,288 WELL... 215 00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:11,124 I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, TOO, HOUSTON. 216 00:13:11,158 --> 00:13:13,260 YOU REALLY ARE A SWEET MAN. 217 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:22,169 DON'T LET IT GET AROUND. 218 00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:28,241 GOOD NIGHT, HOUSTON. 219 00:13:46,393 --> 00:13:47,527 HERE THEY COME. 220 00:13:54,101 --> 00:13:56,236 THERE THEY ARE. HEY! 221 00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:57,437 HAVE A GOOD TRIP, HONEY? 222 00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:58,638 YES, HI. 223 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:00,140 Laura: HI, ADAM. Carrie: HI, MARY. 224 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:03,210 Caroline: WELCOME HOME! 225 00:14:03,243 --> 00:14:04,477 Adam: HOW ARE YOU? 226 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,379 Caroline: YOU MUST BE TIRED AND HUNGRY. 227 00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:09,116 Adam: WELL, I'M NOT TIRED, BUT THE HUNGRY PART IS TRUE. 228 00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:10,617 EVERYTHING'S READY. COME ON INSIDE. 229 00:14:10,650 --> 00:14:12,852 - I'LL GET YOUR BAGS. - LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND. 230 00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:16,489 WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE? 231 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:18,358 OH, THAT'S EDGAR MILLS. 232 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:20,660 HE'S GOING TO THE MARKET ON A BIG STRETCH OF LAND UP NORTH. 233 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:22,529 HE AND MRS. OLESON SET UP A COMPANY SELLING SHARES. 234 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:24,231 HAVE YOU BOUGHT ANY? 235 00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:27,467 NO, I GOT PLUMBING TO FIX AND A NEW [INDISTINCT] TO BUY. 236 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:29,269 SIGNS LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOT PLENTY OF TAKERS. 237 00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:31,972 Reverend Allen: ADAM! ADAM. 238 00:14:32,005 --> 00:14:33,173 REVEREND ALDEN. 239 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:34,141 HOME AT LAST. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. 240 00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:35,976 IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. 241 00:14:36,009 --> 00:14:38,178 YOU'RE PLANNING ON BUYING INTO MRS. OLESON'S LAND DEAL? 242 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:41,548 INDEED I AM. I THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CHURCH. 243 00:14:41,581 --> 00:14:45,018 MAYBE I BETTER GET OVER THERE BEFORE HE SELLS OUT. 244 00:14:45,052 --> 00:14:47,420 I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS TOWN GET SO FIRED UP. 245 00:14:47,454 --> 00:14:49,056 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SMELL OF EASY MONEY 246 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,490 THAT DOES GET FOLKS EXCITED. 247 00:14:50,523 --> 00:14:51,925 COME ON, LET'S GET SOMETHING TO EAT. 248 00:14:51,959 --> 00:14:53,260 YEAH. 249 00:15:11,611 --> 00:15:14,414 IT'S A PERFECT LOCATION. IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE POST OFFICE. 250 00:15:14,447 --> 00:15:15,949 THERE'S EVEN A DESK THAT SOMEBODY LEFT. 251 00:15:15,983 --> 00:15:18,018 Albert: WELL, ALL YOU NEED NOW IS A HOUSE. 252 00:15:18,051 --> 00:15:20,287 Almanzo: THE APARTMENT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE OLD CALDWELL PLACE. 253 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,955 Charles: NOW, THAT'S BEEN SITTING IDLE SINCE THEY MOVED BACK EAST. 254 00:15:21,989 --> 00:15:24,091 Laura: AND IT'S RIGHT NEAR US. 255 00:15:24,124 --> 00:15:27,294 Adam: NO, IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE CAN THINK ABOUT GETTING INTO A HOUSE. 256 00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:30,063 Charles: I'LL BET I COULD HELP. I COULD CO-SIGN A LOAN FOR YOU AT THE BANK. 257 00:15:30,097 --> 00:15:31,731 THAT'S KIND, SIR, BUT NO. 258 00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:34,401 I WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF A LIVING I'M GOING TO MAKE FIRST. 259 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:36,136 WE'LL BE FINE AT THE HOTEL. 260 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:38,271 AND WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MISSING A CLIENT 261 00:15:38,305 --> 00:15:39,672 AS LONG AS WE'RE LIVING IN THE OFFICE. 262 00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:41,708 NOW, THAT'S THE TRUTH. 263 00:15:41,741 --> 00:15:43,310 WHO WANTS TO SAY GRACE? 264 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:44,644 BABY GRACE. 265 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:48,315 [LAUGHING] 266 00:15:48,348 --> 00:15:49,983 I WILL. 267 00:15:52,719 --> 00:15:54,754 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU 268 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:57,991 FOR THIS FOOD YOU'VE SET BEFORE US. 269 00:15:58,025 --> 00:16:00,293 BUT MOST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU 270 00:16:00,327 --> 00:16:03,296 FOR BRINGING OUR FAMILY TOGETHER AGAIN, 271 00:16:03,330 --> 00:16:06,199 A DREAM WE NEVER EXPECTED. 272 00:16:06,233 --> 00:16:07,467 AMEN. 273 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:09,102 Men: AMEN. 274 00:16:14,041 --> 00:16:15,442 Dr. Baker: WELL, I DON'T KNOW. 275 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,244 Mills: THERE WON'T BE MANY SHARES LEFT TO SELL. 276 00:16:17,277 --> 00:16:20,147 DR. BAKER, YOU'RE PASSING UP A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME. 277 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:21,748 I HAVE TO THINK IT OVER. 278 00:16:21,781 --> 00:16:24,684 OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. WHAT'S THERE TO THINK OVER? 279 00:16:24,717 --> 00:16:27,087 Dr. Baker: MRS. OLESON, WHEN YOU CAME INTO MY OFFICE 280 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,256 WITH A PAIN IN YOUR MIDDLE, 281 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:31,224 I DIDN'T CUT YOU RIGHT OPEN. 282 00:16:31,258 --> 00:16:33,193 I THOUGHT IT OVER. 283 00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:34,694 AND WHEN I HAD, I PRESCRIBED-- 284 00:16:34,727 --> 00:16:36,496 AH! IT ISN'T NECESSARY 285 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:39,766 TO DISCUSS MY MEDICAL HISTORY, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. 286 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:42,035 I'M SORRY. 287 00:16:42,069 --> 00:16:43,336 I'LL THINK IT OVER. 288 00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:46,806 Mills: SUIT YOURSELF. WHO'S NEXT, PLEASE? 289 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,508 THANK YOU, YOUNG MAN. 290 00:16:57,384 --> 00:16:59,319 THE SHINGLE IS UP. THE DIPLOMA'S ON THE WALL. 291 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,221 I GUESS WE'RE ALL SET. 292 00:17:01,254 --> 00:17:04,624 NOT QUITE. NO OFFICE IS FINISHED WITHOUT A PLANT TO BRIGHTEN IT UP. 293 00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:05,825 NOW WE'RE ALL SET. 294 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,227 [KNOCK ON DOOR] 295 00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:08,561 RIGHT ON TIME. YOUR FIRST CLIENT. 296 00:17:08,595 --> 00:17:09,762 IT'S MORE LIKELY 297 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:12,665 SOMEONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE. 298 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:14,101 NELS! COME ON IN. 299 00:17:14,134 --> 00:17:16,136 - GOOD MORNING. - GOOD MORNING. 300 00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:18,138 WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ALL SET FOR BUSINESS. 301 00:17:18,171 --> 00:17:20,107 YEAH, ALL WE NEED NOW IS A CLIENT. 302 00:17:20,140 --> 00:17:22,175 WELL, THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY A SOCIAL CALL. 303 00:17:22,209 --> 00:17:23,576 SEE, ADAM? WHAT DID I TELL YOU? 304 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:24,777 HAVE A SEAT. 305 00:17:24,811 --> 00:17:26,846 NO, I DON'T HAVE TO SIT. 306 00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:30,183 THIS IS ABOUT THIS LAND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME 307 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:32,785 THAT HARRIET HAS GOTTEN INTO. 308 00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:35,188 EVERYBODY IN TOWN IS DRAWING THEIR MONEY OUT OF THE BANK, 309 00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:38,191 THEY'RE BUYING EVERYTHING FROM ME AT CREDIT, 310 00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:39,492 JUST SO THEY CAN PUT ALL OF THEIR MONEY 311 00:17:39,526 --> 00:17:41,228 INTO THIS LAND THING. 312 00:17:41,261 --> 00:17:42,729 YEAH, WE NOTICED. 313 00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:45,432 WELL, THE SUN IS GOING TO RISE IN THE MORNING AS USUAL, 314 00:17:45,465 --> 00:17:49,136 AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND THAT I'VE GOT A LOT OF UNPAID BILLS. 315 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:50,337 DO YOU THINK IT'S A FRAUD? 316 00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:52,305 PROBABLY NOT. 317 00:17:52,339 --> 00:17:55,408 MR. MILLS CLEARLY HAS TITLE. I CHECKED THAT. 318 00:17:55,442 --> 00:17:59,446 AND HE HAS THAT OFFER FROM THE RAILROAD-- A TENTATIVE OFFER, AT LEAST. 319 00:17:59,479 --> 00:18:00,713 THAT WAS QUITE A COUP HE MADE 320 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,782 GETTING THAT LAND WHEN HE DID. 321 00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:05,852 CAUSED QUITE A SMASH IN THE BUSINESS CIRCLES. 322 00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:07,354 YOU SHOULD SEE ALL THE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS 323 00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:08,688 HE SHOWED ME. 324 00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:12,325 WELL, EXACTLY WHAT IS IT THAT BOTHERS YOU? 325 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:16,796 WELL, IF THAT PROPERTY IS SO VALUABLE, AND HE OWNS ALL OF IT, 326 00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:18,598 IT SEEMS TO ME HE OUGHT TO KEEP THE PROFITS 327 00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:20,833 INSTEAD OF SELLING SHARES. 328 00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:22,469 I'D THINK SO. 329 00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:24,837 OF COURSE, HE DOES HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD REASON FOR IT. 330 00:18:24,871 --> 00:18:28,208 HE SAYS THERE'S ANOTHER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT HE WANTS TO GET INTO 331 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:31,311 AND HE CAN'T IF YOU ASK TO WAIT FOR THE RAILROAD MONEY. 332 00:18:31,344 --> 00:18:34,314 WELL, DO YOU KNOW IF THE LAND HAS BEEN SURVEYED? 333 00:18:34,347 --> 00:18:36,649 Nels: NO. HARRIET TOLD ME TO MIND MY OWN BUSINESS 334 00:18:36,683 --> 00:18:38,485 WHEN I ASKED HER ABOUT THAT. 335 00:18:38,518 --> 00:18:41,688 THAT'S THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND OUT ABOUT. 336 00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:44,357 NOW, THAT LAND USED TO BE TIMBERLAND. 337 00:18:44,391 --> 00:18:48,228 IT COULD BE UNSTABLE IF THERE'S NOT PROPER WATERSHED. 338 00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:51,331 WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD TO CHECK. I'LL JUST MAKE A PHONE CALL. 339 00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:54,367 GOOD. I FEEL BETTER ALREADY. 340 00:18:54,401 --> 00:18:55,935 - IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK. - THANK YOU. 341 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,637 I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN. 342 00:18:57,670 --> 00:18:59,806 THANK YOU, ADAM. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. 343 00:18:59,839 --> 00:19:01,174 GOOD-BYE. 344 00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:04,944 CONGRATULATIONS, COUNSELOR. 345 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:06,346 WELL, WE'RE NOT IN COURT YET, 346 00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:08,415 BUT WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST CLIENT. 347 00:19:08,448 --> 00:19:10,217 AND IT'S A GOOD START. 348 00:19:15,622 --> 00:19:17,624 THANK YOU. 349 00:19:17,657 --> 00:19:19,559 SORRY, FOLKS. THAT'S IT. 350 00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:20,760 Woman: OH, NO! 351 00:19:20,793 --> 00:19:22,495 CAN'T SELL WHAT I DON'T HAVE. 352 00:19:22,529 --> 00:19:24,464 OHH! 353 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:26,733 OH, WELL, MY, 354 00:19:26,766 --> 00:19:28,835 DID YOU THINK IT OVER A LITTLE TOO LONG, DOCTOR? 355 00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:31,204 - I'M AFRAID SO. - OHH. 356 00:19:31,238 --> 00:19:33,273 WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO. 357 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:35,475 I'LL SELL YOU SOME OF MY SHARES, AS A SPECIAL FAVOR. 358 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:36,909 YOU WILL? 359 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:40,580 YES, ANYTHING FOR AN OLD FRIEND AND MY PHYSICIAN. 360 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:43,683 WELL, I'D CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. 361 00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:46,953 OF COURSE I'LL HAVE TO CHARGE YOU JUST 10% OVER COST. 362 00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:48,888 WHY SHOULD I PAY EXTRA? 363 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:50,690 WELL, I HAVE TO MAKE A PROFIT. 364 00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:52,425 [CHUCKLES] 365 00:19:52,459 --> 00:19:54,527 - I GUESS. - ALL RIGHT, COME ALONG. 366 00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:56,429 COME RIGHT INTO MY PARLOR. 367 00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,399 THERE'S EVERY PENNY OF IT. 368 00:19:59,432 --> 00:20:00,600 IT ALL CHECKS OUT. 369 00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:02,569 FINE. 370 00:20:02,602 --> 00:20:04,304 MR. OLESON, I ADMIT TO A LITTLE SURPRISE 371 00:20:04,337 --> 00:20:07,374 THAT YOU DIDN'T GET IN ON THIS YOURSELF. 372 00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:09,609 WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT MY WIFE IS THE BIG INVESTOR IN THIS FAMILY. 373 00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:11,010 [THUNDER] 374 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:12,945 YOU'D BEST GET TO THE BANK BEFORE IT CLOSES. 375 00:20:12,979 --> 00:20:14,847 OH, NO NEED TO. 376 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:18,285 I'LL BE ON THE MORNING STAGE. 377 00:20:18,318 --> 00:20:20,320 YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THAT WITH YOU IN CASH? 378 00:20:20,353 --> 00:20:22,389 YEAH, IT'LL BE SAFE ENOUGH. 379 00:20:22,422 --> 00:20:25,024 I'D GET A BANK DRAFT IF I WERE YOU, LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING. 380 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,294 STOP WORRYING, MR. OLESON. 381 00:20:27,327 --> 00:20:29,996 WELL, I'LL BE ON MY WAY. 382 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:32,265 HAVE A GOOD TRIP. 383 00:20:32,299 --> 00:20:34,301 [THUNDER] 384 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:21,914 WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, DOC? 385 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:23,316 WE'VE BEEN SWINDLED, 386 00:21:23,350 --> 00:21:24,984 THAT'S WHAT'S THE TROUBLE! 387 00:21:28,588 --> 00:21:30,790 WHERE IS THAT THIEVING NO-ACCOUNT-- 388 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:32,058 Nellie: WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 389 00:21:32,091 --> 00:21:33,926 EDGAR MILLS, THAT'S WHO! 390 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,795 NOW, I JUST COME BACK FROM UP NORTH, THE HAWKINS' PLACE. 391 00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:39,065 YOU KNOW THAT LAND WE ALL BOUGHT INTO? WELL, IT'S NOT THERE. 392 00:21:39,098 --> 00:21:40,433 WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE? 393 00:21:40,467 --> 00:21:41,934 - IT'S GONE! - WHAT'S GONE? 394 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:44,537 OUR LAND'S GONE AND OUR MONEY'S GONE WITH IT. 395 00:21:44,571 --> 00:21:47,674 DR. BAKER, WILL YOU STOP RAVING LIKE A MANIAC AND MAKE SOME SENSE? 396 00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:49,942 - IT'S FLOODED. - WHAT IS? 397 00:21:49,976 --> 00:21:53,380 WE DON'T OWN LAND. WE OWN A LAKE. 398 00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:54,681 Nellie: [GASPS] FLOODED? 399 00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:55,948 NOW, WHERE IS HE? 400 00:21:55,982 --> 00:21:57,584 Nellie: HE'S IN HIS ROOM. 401 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:04,624 THINK I'D BETTER GO GET ADAM. 402 00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:11,464 OHH! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? 403 00:22:11,498 --> 00:22:12,665 - HOME. - IS THAT SO? 404 00:22:12,699 --> 00:22:14,567 WHERE'S OUR MONEY? 405 00:22:14,601 --> 00:22:15,802 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 406 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:18,104 TO THINK THAT WE TRUSTED YOU! 407 00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:21,140 MRS. OLESON, I SWEAR TO YOU I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 408 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:22,875 OH, REALLY? 409 00:22:22,909 --> 00:22:24,644 I SUPPOSE THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW 410 00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:27,146 THAT THE LAND YOU SOLD US WOULD FLOOD? 411 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:28,448 - FLOOD? - YES. 412 00:22:28,481 --> 00:22:29,749 Dr. Baker: HERE IT IS. 413 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:31,117 NO, THAT'S ONLY YESTERDAY'S RECEIPTS. 414 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:34,487 EVERY DAY HE HAD A BANK DRAFT MADE UP. 415 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:36,355 YOU COME WITH ME. 416 00:22:41,461 --> 00:22:42,695 WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME? 417 00:22:42,729 --> 00:22:44,531 I'M LOCKING YOU UP IN THE ICE HOUSE 418 00:22:44,564 --> 00:22:46,499 UNTIL WE CAN TURN YOU OVER TO THE LAW. 419 00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:48,768 BY WHOSE AUTHORITY? YOU HAVE NO RIGHT! 420 00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:50,703 MR. MILLS, NOW, I'M AN ATTORNEY, 421 00:22:50,737 --> 00:22:52,739 AND WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT AS CITIZENS 422 00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:54,607 TO FORCIBLY DETAIN YOU. 423 00:22:54,641 --> 00:22:55,908 I DID NOTHING WRONG! 424 00:22:55,942 --> 00:22:58,010 WILL YOU LISTEN TO THAT? 425 00:22:58,044 --> 00:23:01,581 YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW. 426 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:05,017 YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. YOU KNOW THE RAILROAD WANTED THAT LAND. 427 00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:06,486 I'M JUST A SPECULATOR. 428 00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:09,088 I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WOULD FLOOD. 429 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:10,590 YOU'LL HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY 430 00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:12,725 TO PROVE THAT IN COURT. 431 00:23:12,759 --> 00:23:14,393 LET'S GO. 432 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:21,033 OH, ADAM, DO YOU THINK THAT HE COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS? 433 00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:24,671 WELL, MRS. OLESON, THE MAN MAY JUST BE TELLING THE TRUTH. 434 00:23:24,704 --> 00:23:25,838 ADAM. 435 00:23:25,872 --> 00:23:27,440 TELEPHONE. 436 00:23:33,713 --> 00:23:36,583 NOW, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THERE'S NO RECORD 437 00:23:36,616 --> 00:23:38,885 OF ANY BESIDES THAT ONE? 438 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,690 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 439 00:23:43,723 --> 00:23:44,891 BAD NEWS? 440 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,694 YES, ESPECIALLY FOR MR. MILLS. 441 00:23:47,727 --> 00:23:48,928 ADAMS, MILLS WANTS TO SEE YOU. 442 00:23:48,961 --> 00:23:50,497 WHAT FOR? 443 00:23:50,530 --> 00:23:52,765 HE DIDN'T SAY, BUT HE SEEMS VERY INSISTENT. 444 00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:55,602 ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL FIRST. 445 00:23:55,635 --> 00:23:58,738 CAROLINE, CAN YOU GET ME THE COURTHOUSE IN SLEEPY EYE? 446 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,195 THANKS FOR COMING. I WASN'T SURE YOU WOULD. 447 00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:26,533 I WON'T BE STAYING UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON. 448 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:29,135 IS A FAIR TRIAL REASON ENOUGH? 449 00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:30,570 YOU'LL GET ONE. 450 00:24:30,603 --> 00:24:32,605 THE DISTRICT MARSHAL IS ON HIS WAY. 451 00:24:32,639 --> 00:24:33,840 I NEED A GOOD LAWYER. 452 00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:36,175 I WANT YOU TO REPRESENT ME. 453 00:24:36,208 --> 00:24:37,944 NO, THANKS. 454 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:41,080 TURNING DOWN A CASE? BUSINESS MUST BE PRETTY GOOD. 455 00:24:41,113 --> 00:24:43,950 IT'S NOT THAT. 456 00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,885 YOU DON'T LIKE ME? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 457 00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:48,254 I'M NOT LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP. 458 00:24:48,287 --> 00:24:51,090 MR. MILLS, WHEN I DEFEND A CLIENT, 459 00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:54,126 I NEED TO BELIEVE AT LEAST IN HIS PROBABLE INNOCENCE. 460 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,862 WHAT DO YOU MEAN? 461 00:24:55,895 --> 00:24:58,565 I MEAN THAT 6 DAYS AGO, WHILE YOU WERE KNOWINGLY 462 00:24:58,598 --> 00:25:01,868 AND HAPPILY FLEECING THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY, 463 00:25:01,901 --> 00:25:04,103 THE RAILROAD HAD ALREADY WITHDRAWN ITS OFFER 464 00:25:04,136 --> 00:25:08,240 BECAUSE THEIR SURVEY SHOWED THE LAND TO BE UNUSABLE. 465 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:10,242 I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, I SWEAR TO YOU. 466 00:25:10,276 --> 00:25:13,079 I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. 467 00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:15,848 WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY HARD TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT. 468 00:25:15,882 --> 00:25:18,250 MAYBE NOT, UNLESS I PROVE IT. 469 00:25:18,284 --> 00:25:19,952 IT IS AT LEAST PLAUSIBLE 470 00:25:19,986 --> 00:25:22,889 THAT I'M TELLING THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT? 471 00:25:22,922 --> 00:25:24,323 WELL? 472 00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:26,258 MAYBE. 473 00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:29,762 WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I'M NOT YOUR MAN. 474 00:25:29,796 --> 00:25:34,634 NOW, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS GOT HURT FROM THIS LITTLE SCHEME OF YOURS. 475 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,235 I'M A MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY. 476 00:25:36,268 --> 00:25:37,937 DON'T YOU SEE? 477 00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:40,673 THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO DEFEND ME. 478 00:25:40,707 --> 00:25:41,941 YOU ARE INVOLVED HERE. 479 00:25:41,974 --> 00:25:46,178 YOU DO CARE ABOUT THIS TOWN'S WELFARE. 480 00:25:46,212 --> 00:25:47,814 I'M SORRY. 481 00:25:47,847 --> 00:25:50,149 THE IDEA WAS THAT A MAN IS INNOCENT 482 00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:52,985 UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. 483 00:25:53,019 --> 00:25:57,189 BUT APPARENTLY THAT DOESN'T WORK HERE. 484 00:25:57,223 --> 00:25:58,691 OF COURSE IT DOES. 485 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:00,092 THEN, FOR GOD'S SAKE, 486 00:26:00,126 --> 00:26:01,694 HELP ME, MAN! 487 00:26:01,728 --> 00:26:04,731 ARE YOU A LAWYER OR NOT? 488 00:26:04,764 --> 00:26:06,966 MR. KENDALL, I NEED YOU. 489 00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:55,414 MARY. 490 00:26:55,447 --> 00:26:57,216 HMM? 491 00:26:57,249 --> 00:26:59,151 I'M GOING TO TAKE THE CASE. 492 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,154 BUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU SAID-- 493 00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:04,857 I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT... 494 00:27:04,891 --> 00:27:07,126 MARY, I'M A LAWYER, 495 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:09,161 AND IT'S MY JOB TO DEFEND HIM, 496 00:27:09,195 --> 00:27:13,900 NO MATTER WHAT MY PERSONAL FEELINGS ARE. 497 00:27:13,933 --> 00:27:15,334 ARE YOU CERTAIN? 498 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,138 I'M CERTAIN. 499 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:31,984 LIKE I SAID, NEWS TRAVELS FAST. 500 00:27:32,018 --> 00:27:33,786 FOLKS AREN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT. 501 00:27:33,820 --> 00:27:36,222 DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU? 502 00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:39,058 JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, YOUR FUTURE. 503 00:27:39,091 --> 00:27:42,128 I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT TAKING ON MILLS AS YOUR FIRST CASE. 504 00:27:42,161 --> 00:27:43,763 I'VE ALREADY GIVEN MY WORD. 505 00:27:45,832 --> 00:27:47,266 I SUPPOSE A MAN HAS TO DO WHAT HE HAS TO DO. 506 00:27:47,299 --> 00:27:49,268 YOU GOT MY ORDER, CHARLES? 507 00:27:49,301 --> 00:27:52,705 NOT YET, JED. IT'S ALL SET TO LOAD, JUST HAVE TO TALLY UP YOUR BILL. 508 00:27:52,739 --> 00:27:54,106 ARE YOU GIVING A LITTLE GOOD ADVICE 509 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:56,475 TO YOUR SON-IN-LAW HERE? 510 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:57,910 WHAT? 511 00:27:57,944 --> 00:27:59,211 WELL, THE WORD IS OUT. 512 00:27:59,245 --> 00:28:02,048 HE'S THINKING ABOUT DEFENDING THAT CROOK. 513 00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:03,883 I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. 514 00:28:03,916 --> 00:28:05,051 I'M HIS LAWYER. 515 00:28:07,353 --> 00:28:10,389 WELL, YOU MIGHT RECONSIDER, BOY. 516 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:11,623 YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. 517 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:17,797 YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR YOU TO BE CALLING ME "BOY." 518 00:28:17,830 --> 00:28:20,366 AND IF IT'S A MISTAKE, I GUESS IT'S MINE TO MAKE. 519 00:28:24,236 --> 00:28:26,172 HERE'S YOUR BILL, JED. 520 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,007 YOU KEEP IT. 521 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,142 AND KEEP THE LUMBER, TOO. 522 00:28:30,176 --> 00:28:32,812 I DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THIS FAMILY. 523 00:28:36,916 --> 00:28:38,184 I'M SORRY, CHARLES. 524 00:28:41,854 --> 00:28:43,255 DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. 525 00:28:51,563 --> 00:28:52,965 YOU KNOW, MARY, I THINK I CAN MAKE 526 00:28:52,999 --> 00:28:56,535 A PRETTY SOLID CASE FOR MILLS. 527 00:28:56,568 --> 00:28:58,304 IT'S KIND OF STRANGE, ISN'T IT? 528 00:28:58,337 --> 00:29:00,139 WE LEAVE SLEEPY EYE TO PRACTICE LAW HERE, 529 00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:04,243 AND MY FIRST CASE TAKES US RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED. 530 00:29:04,276 --> 00:29:06,545 ADAM, DO YOU REALLY THINK MILLS IS INNOCENT? 531 00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:09,415 IF THINGS HAPPENED JUST THE WAY HE SAYS. 532 00:29:09,448 --> 00:29:12,218 WHAT IF HE'S LYING? 533 00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,086 WELL, I CAN'T HIDE FROM THAT POSSIBILITY. 534 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,421 [GLASS BREAKS] 535 00:29:15,454 --> 00:29:17,089 Man 1: GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM, CITY BOY! 536 00:29:17,123 --> 00:29:18,357 Mary: AHH! Adam: GET DOWN! 537 00:29:18,390 --> 00:29:21,928 Man 2: MILLS DON'T DESERVE NO TRIAL! 538 00:29:21,961 --> 00:29:24,163 Man 1: YOU'RE DEFENDING A CROOK! 539 00:29:24,196 --> 00:29:26,432 Man 2: MAY NOT BE TOO HEALTHY FOR YOU! 540 00:29:30,436 --> 00:29:31,804 ADAM-- 541 00:29:31,838 --> 00:29:33,205 SHH! IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. 542 00:29:33,239 --> 00:29:36,542 WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT. 543 00:29:36,575 --> 00:29:38,477 ADAM, HOLD ME. 544 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,362 AND WHAT SORT OF MAN IS EDGAR MILLS? 545 00:29:56,395 --> 00:30:01,167 WELL, HE'S, UH-- OH, EVER SO CHARMING, 546 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,436 AND POLITE, YOU KNOW THE TYPE. 547 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:05,838 OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR. 548 00:30:05,872 --> 00:30:07,206 Mrs. Oleson: AGAIN? 549 00:30:07,239 --> 00:30:09,475 SUSTAINED. JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, PLEASE. 550 00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:11,477 WELL, I'M TRYING TO, YOUR HONOR, 551 00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,445 BUT HE KEEPS INTERRUPTING ME. 552 00:30:13,479 --> 00:30:15,081 MRS. OLESON, 553 00:30:15,114 --> 00:30:17,116 YOU HAD EVERY GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE 554 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:19,351 THAT THE LAND SALE WAS LEGITIMATE? 555 00:30:19,385 --> 00:30:21,520 I MOST CERTAINLY DID. 556 00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:23,489 WHY, ALL THE ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPERS-- 557 00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:25,124 Adam: OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR, 558 00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:28,127 THAT IS IMPLYING THAT THE SALE WAS NOT LEGITIMATE. 559 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,262 Judge: SUSTAINED. 560 00:30:30,296 --> 00:30:32,498 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. 561 00:30:32,531 --> 00:30:34,867 YOUR WITNESS, COUNSEL. 562 00:30:38,070 --> 00:30:41,373 MRS. OLESON, EDGAR MILLS BELIEVED SO STRONGLY 563 00:30:41,407 --> 00:30:43,042 IN THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY 564 00:30:43,075 --> 00:30:46,378 THAT HE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A SURVEY. 565 00:30:46,412 --> 00:30:49,949 NOW, DIDN'T YOU FIND THAT A LITTLE UNUSUAL? 566 00:30:49,982 --> 00:30:52,919 UH--WELL, GOOD HEAVENS. 567 00:30:52,952 --> 00:30:54,921 I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SUCH THINGS. 568 00:30:54,954 --> 00:30:58,457 YOU ARE KNOWN AS A SHREWD BUSINESSWOMAN? 569 00:30:58,490 --> 00:31:00,126 YES. 570 00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:02,594 WELL, THEN DON'T YOU THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WISE 571 00:31:02,628 --> 00:31:05,597 TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE KIND OF TRANSACTIONS 572 00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:08,067 BEFORE ENCOURAGING THE ENTIRE TOWN 573 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:09,468 TO INVEST THEIR MONEY IN IT? 574 00:31:09,501 --> 00:31:11,938 OBJECTION. HE'S HARASSING THE WITNESS. 575 00:31:11,971 --> 00:31:14,340 YOUR HONOR, I'M JUST TRYING TO ESTABLISH 576 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:19,078 THAT, WHILE MY CLIENT WAS ILL-ADVISED OR MAYBE FOOLISH 577 00:31:19,111 --> 00:31:21,948 TO BUY THAT LAND WITHOUT A SURVEY, 578 00:31:21,981 --> 00:31:24,984 ISN'T THIS WOMAN AND THE OTHER INVESTORS, 579 00:31:25,017 --> 00:31:28,154 THROUGH A COMBINATION OF THEIR GREED AND IGNORANCE, 580 00:31:28,187 --> 00:31:29,355 JUST AS CULPABLE? 581 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:31,190 WELL, HOW DARE YOU! 582 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:34,026 Judge: OVERRULED. YOU MAY CONTINUE. 583 00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,295 I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR. 584 00:31:36,328 --> 00:31:37,496 Judge: MR. SYKES? 585 00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:39,565 NO QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR. 586 00:31:39,598 --> 00:31:42,001 THE WITNESS IS THEN EXCUSED. 587 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:53,545 YOUR HONOR, WE'D LIKE TO CALL THE DEFENDANT, 588 00:31:53,579 --> 00:31:56,215 EDGAR MILLS, TO THE STAND. 589 00:32:07,593 --> 00:32:09,195 DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, 590 00:32:09,228 --> 00:32:10,963 THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, 591 00:32:10,997 --> 00:32:12,698 SO HELP YOU GOD? 592 00:32:12,731 --> 00:32:14,066 Mills: YES, I DO. 593 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:15,467 STATE YOUR NAME? 594 00:32:15,501 --> 00:32:17,403 EDGAR MILLS. 595 00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:21,573 BE SEATED, MR. MILLS. 596 00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:27,013 MR. MILLS, 597 00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:31,083 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY? 598 00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:33,219 WELL, WHAT MONEY IS THAT, SIR? 599 00:32:33,252 --> 00:32:35,054 WHAT MONEY? 600 00:32:35,087 --> 00:32:38,724 THE MONEY THAT WAS PAID TO YOU BY THE CITIZENS OF WALNUT GROVE 601 00:32:38,757 --> 00:32:40,459 FOR THE WORTHLESS SHARES. 602 00:32:40,492 --> 00:32:42,361 SURE THAT YOU DON'T PLAN TO KEEP IT? 603 00:32:42,394 --> 00:32:44,596 IT WAS COME BY HONESTLY. 604 00:32:44,630 --> 00:32:48,067 I'M SORRY FOR THEIR LOSSES, THOUGH. 605 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,070 SO, YOU DO INTEND TO KEEP IT. 606 00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:52,771 YES, SIR, I DO. 607 00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:54,740 Sykes: I SEE. 608 00:32:54,773 --> 00:32:58,744 NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO WHEN YOU FIRST DECIDED TO SELL THE SHARES. 609 00:32:58,777 --> 00:33:01,513 I FIND IT FASCINATING THAT A MAN WHO STANDS 610 00:33:01,547 --> 00:33:03,615 TO MAKE A MODEST FORTUNE FOR HIMSELF 611 00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:06,218 WOULD CONSIDER DOING ANY SUCH THING. 612 00:33:06,252 --> 00:33:07,453 WELL, LIKE I SAID, 613 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:10,256 I HAD SEVERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 614 00:33:10,289 --> 00:33:13,125 THAT WOULDN'T WAIT. 615 00:33:13,159 --> 00:33:14,693 PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO INSTRUCT THE COURT 616 00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:17,763 IN THE NATURE OF THESE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 617 00:33:17,796 --> 00:33:19,698 WELL, THERE WERE SEVERAL. 618 00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:24,303 I HAD REALLY NOT MADE A SPECIFIC CHOICE. 619 00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:26,405 JUST TELL US WHAT THEY WERE. 620 00:33:26,438 --> 00:33:28,374 Adam: OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR. 621 00:33:28,407 --> 00:33:31,510 THAT LINE OF QUESTIONING IS IMMATERIAL. 622 00:33:31,543 --> 00:33:33,145 Judge: SUSTAINED. 623 00:33:33,179 --> 00:33:35,481 Sykes: MY APOLOGIES TO THE COURT. 624 00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:37,483 THE LINE OF QUESTIONING IS IMMATERIAL, 625 00:33:37,516 --> 00:33:40,119 BUT NOT FOR ANY REASON BEYOND THE FACT 626 00:33:40,152 --> 00:33:41,520 THAT THIS MAN'S ANSWERS 627 00:33:41,553 --> 00:33:44,490 WOULD BE A FURTHER EMBROIDERY ON ALL THE OTHER LIES 628 00:33:44,523 --> 00:33:46,058 THAT HE'S TOLD UNDER OATH. 629 00:33:46,092 --> 00:33:48,494 THAT IS NOT TRUE! 630 00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:50,062 ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH A GENTLEMAN 631 00:33:50,096 --> 00:33:54,566 NAMED THOMAS W. HARCOURT? WELL? 632 00:33:56,302 --> 00:33:58,237 ANSWER THE QUESTION, MR. MILLS. 633 00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:05,777 I KNOW HIM. 634 00:34:05,811 --> 00:34:08,247 YES, OF COURSE YOU DO. 635 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:12,284 THOMAS W. HARCOURT IS A SURVEYOR BY PROFESSION. 636 00:34:12,318 --> 00:34:17,189 AND THIS IS A COPY OF THE CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO MR. EDGAR MILLS 637 00:34:17,223 --> 00:34:20,559 THAT THE LAND THAT HE HAD ALREADY PURCHASED WAS WORTHLESS. 638 00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:23,061 [CROWD MURMURING] 639 00:34:33,339 --> 00:34:34,673 [GAVEL BANGS] 640 00:34:34,706 --> 00:34:37,476 MAY I SEE THAT, PLEASE? 641 00:34:45,217 --> 00:34:46,752 IF IT PLEASE THE COURT, 642 00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:49,221 I'D LIKE A LITTLE TIME 643 00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:52,324 TO REASSESS MY POSITION, 644 00:34:52,358 --> 00:34:54,426 IF INDEED I HAVE ONE. 645 00:34:55,494 --> 00:34:57,196 Judge: GRANTED. 646 00:34:57,229 --> 00:34:59,398 WE WILL ADJOURN UNTIL 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING. 647 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:00,699 [GAVEL BANGS] 648 00:35:10,209 --> 00:35:12,444 I'D LIKE A FEW MINUTES WITH MY CLIENT. 649 00:35:22,888 --> 00:35:24,256 I'M SORRY. 650 00:35:24,290 --> 00:35:27,859 OH, YOU'RE SORRY. 651 00:35:27,893 --> 00:35:30,862 WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? 652 00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:32,364 WE COULD HAVE PUT IN A GUILTY PLEA 653 00:35:32,398 --> 00:35:34,933 AND ASKED FOR MERCY. 654 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:38,870 YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS INFORMATION WOULD COME OUT. 655 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:40,839 THAT JUDGE UPSTAIRS IS GOING TO THROW THE BOOK AT YOU. 656 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:43,542 I SAID I'M SORRY. 657 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:45,344 I TOOK A CHANCE. 658 00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:50,616 I THOUGHT PERHAPS THEY WOULDN'T CHECK MY SURVEY REPORT. 659 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:51,883 YOU WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A CHANCE. 660 00:35:51,917 --> 00:35:53,585 YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE. 661 00:35:53,619 --> 00:35:57,256 WHAT'S DONE IS DONE. NO MATTER. 662 00:35:57,289 --> 00:35:58,890 OH, NO. NO MATTER AT ALL. 663 00:35:58,924 --> 00:36:01,193 JUST 18 YEARS IN PRISON. 664 00:36:01,227 --> 00:36:02,428 [CHUCKLES] 665 00:36:02,461 --> 00:36:04,296 NOT REALLY. 666 00:36:04,330 --> 00:36:05,464 AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 667 00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,300 NOTHING. 668 00:36:13,972 --> 00:36:17,243 ALL RIGHT. 669 00:36:17,276 --> 00:36:20,346 NOW, WE DO HAVE ONE CHANCE. 670 00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:22,548 IF YOU RETURN WHAT'S LEFT OF THE MONEY, 671 00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:24,483 THAT CAN SAVE YOU MAYBE 10. 672 00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:27,853 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. 673 00:36:27,886 --> 00:36:34,260 MR. MILLS, I AM TALKING TO YOU ABOUT 10 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE! 674 00:36:34,293 --> 00:36:36,328 IT'S GONE. 675 00:36:36,362 --> 00:36:39,565 SPENT. I OWED SOME MONEY. 676 00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:42,568 MR. KENDALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, 677 00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:44,970 BUT IT IS OVER! 678 00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:49,675 I'M READY FOR ANY PUNISHMENT THAT THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. 679 00:36:54,446 --> 00:36:57,716 MR. MILLS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU. 680 00:36:57,749 --> 00:36:59,751 I'D LIKE TO REST. 681 00:36:59,785 --> 00:37:03,289 I'M REALLY VERY TIRED. 682 00:37:14,300 --> 00:37:16,902 [LOCK JINGLES] 683 00:37:27,846 --> 00:37:29,981 - ADAM? - HMM? 684 00:37:30,015 --> 00:37:32,050 COME ON. LET'S GET SOME SLEEP. 685 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:34,320 NO, YOU GO AHEAD. 686 00:37:34,353 --> 00:37:36,288 NOT WITHOUT YOU. 687 00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:44,963 OH, MARY. 688 00:37:46,898 --> 00:37:49,468 MY FIRST CASE. 689 00:37:49,501 --> 00:37:51,737 MY CLIENT LIES TO ME, 690 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,439 AND THEN HE WON'T EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE 691 00:37:53,472 --> 00:37:54,940 TO HELP HIM OUT. 692 00:37:58,109 --> 00:38:02,748 YOU KNOW, I SAW MR. DAVIS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY. 693 00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:04,950 I'LL BET HE'S GLAD I'M NOT WITH THE FIRM. 694 00:38:06,818 --> 00:38:09,721 ADAM, YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR WHAT HAPPENED. 695 00:38:09,755 --> 00:38:11,457 WHO AM I GOING TO BLAME? MILLS? 696 00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:13,492 YES. 697 00:38:13,525 --> 00:38:15,994 I CAN'T. 698 00:38:16,027 --> 00:38:18,697 I JUST FEEL TOO SORRY FOR HIM. 699 00:38:21,567 --> 00:38:23,034 DEAR GOD, MARY. HE IS GOING TO SPEND 700 00:38:23,068 --> 00:38:24,803 THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON, 701 00:38:24,836 --> 00:38:27,373 AND HE DOESN'T EVEN SEEM TO CARE. 702 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:30,308 [KNOCK ON DOOR] 703 00:38:39,918 --> 00:38:41,453 YES? 704 00:38:41,487 --> 00:38:43,555 I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU AT THIS LATE HOUR, 705 00:38:43,589 --> 00:38:45,991 BUT WE WERE TOLD WE COULD FIND A MR. KENDALL HERE. 706 00:38:46,024 --> 00:38:47,459 THAT'S ME. 707 00:38:47,493 --> 00:38:48,660 MAY WE COME IN? 708 00:38:48,694 --> 00:38:50,061 CERTAINLY. 709 00:38:50,095 --> 00:38:52,664 MR. KENDALL, I'M DR. RUDDY, 710 00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:54,533 MR. MILLS' PHYSICIAN. 711 00:38:54,566 --> 00:38:56,101 THIS IS HIS WIFE, EDNA, 712 00:38:56,134 --> 00:38:57,869 AND THEIR SON, DAVID. 713 00:38:59,638 --> 00:39:02,608 THAT'S RATHER SURPRISING. 714 00:39:02,641 --> 00:39:04,843 I ASKED MR. MILLS IF I SHOULD CONTACT ANY RELATIVES, 715 00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:07,379 AND HE SAID HE WAS A WIDOWER WITHOUT FAMILY. 716 00:39:07,413 --> 00:39:09,080 I THOUGHT AS MUCH. 717 00:39:09,114 --> 00:39:12,718 WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE TRIAL HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THIS. 718 00:39:12,751 --> 00:39:14,386 IT'S JUST A SMALL PARAGRAPH 719 00:39:14,420 --> 00:39:16,822 IN AN ARTICLE ON LAND FRAUD. 720 00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:20,158 I SPOTTED IT WHEN GOING THROUGH THE "FINANCIAL JOURNAL." 721 00:39:20,191 --> 00:39:22,694 YOU MUST WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND. I'LL TAKE YOU TO HIM. 722 00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:25,431 NO, I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM JUST YET. 723 00:39:25,464 --> 00:39:28,166 MR. KENDALL, AFTER READING THIS, 724 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:30,769 I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GO TO MRS. MILLS HERE 725 00:39:30,802 --> 00:39:32,671 AND GIVE HER SOME INFORMATION 726 00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:36,174 THAT EDGAR HAD SWORN ME NOT TO DISCLOSE. 727 00:39:36,207 --> 00:39:39,911 PERHAPS IT WAS A LITTLE UNETHICAL ON MY PART, 728 00:39:39,945 --> 00:39:42,180 BUT I THINK, AFTER YOU'VE HEARD IT, 729 00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:43,982 YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY. 730 00:39:44,015 --> 00:39:46,885 BUT, DOCTOR, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND 731 00:39:46,918 --> 00:39:50,456 THAT IT WON'T HAVE ANY BEARING ON THE TRIAL. 732 00:39:50,489 --> 00:39:51,923 MY CLIENT IS GUILTY. 733 00:39:51,957 --> 00:39:54,593 WE KNOW THAT, MR. KENDALL. 734 00:39:54,626 --> 00:39:56,728 COULD WE TALK A WHILE? 735 00:39:56,762 --> 00:39:59,698 ALL RIGHT. IN THE DINING ROOM. 736 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:01,399 THANK YOU. 737 00:40:04,536 --> 00:40:05,704 I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE. 738 00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:06,905 THANK YOU. 739 00:40:22,954 --> 00:40:24,623 Judge: QUIET, PLEASE. 740 00:40:24,656 --> 00:40:26,692 THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION. 741 00:40:26,725 --> 00:40:27,893 YOUR HONOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL 742 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,862 MRS. EDGAR MILLS TO THE STAND. 743 00:40:38,770 --> 00:40:40,872 YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THIS! 744 00:40:40,906 --> 00:40:42,073 I AM GUILTY! 745 00:40:42,107 --> 00:40:43,575 Judge: THE DEFENDANT WILL REMAIN SILENT 746 00:40:43,609 --> 00:40:45,777 OR FACE REMOVAL FROM THIS COURTROOM. 747 00:40:45,811 --> 00:40:47,012 YOUR HONOR, PLEASE! 748 00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:48,980 Judge: MR. MILLS, THIS TRIAL WILL CONTINUE 749 00:40:49,014 --> 00:40:51,750 WHETHER YOU ARE PRESENT OR NOT. 750 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:53,218 NOW, SIT DOWN. 751 00:40:53,251 --> 00:40:55,086 Bailiff: YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH 752 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:57,022 AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? 753 00:40:57,055 --> 00:40:58,223 Mrs. Mills: I DO. 754 00:40:58,256 --> 00:41:00,526 - STATE YOUR NAME. - EDNA MILLS. 755 00:41:00,559 --> 00:41:01,960 PLEASE BE SEATED. 756 00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:09,601 YOU ARE THE WIFE OF THE DEFENDANT? 757 00:41:09,635 --> 00:41:11,637 YES, I AM. 758 00:41:11,670 --> 00:41:13,605 Adam: NOW, THERE'S A DR. RUDDY IN THE COURTROOM. 759 00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:14,773 WOULD HE RISE, PLEASE? 760 00:41:16,675 --> 00:41:18,209 Adam: DO YOU KNOW DR. RUDDY? 761 00:41:18,243 --> 00:41:19,678 Mrs. Mills: YES, I DO. 762 00:41:19,711 --> 00:41:21,880 HE'S MY HUSBAND'S PHYSICIAN. 763 00:41:21,913 --> 00:41:23,682 I SEE. 764 00:41:26,117 --> 00:41:28,654 DR. RUDDY CAME TO YOU A FEW DAYS AGO 765 00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:30,656 WITH A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, DID HE NOT? 766 00:41:30,689 --> 00:41:32,157 YES, HE DID. 767 00:41:32,190 --> 00:41:34,826 IT WAS ABOUT THIS TRIAL. 768 00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:37,629 Adam: AND THAT WAS THE FIRST YOU'D HEARD ABOUT IT? 769 00:41:37,663 --> 00:41:39,030 Mrs. Mills: YES. 770 00:41:39,064 --> 00:41:41,132 Adam: IT MUST HAVE COME AS QUITE A SHOCK TO YOU. 771 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:44,035 YES, BUT IT WAS NOTHING IN COMPARISON 772 00:41:44,069 --> 00:41:46,772 TO WHAT THE DOCTOR TOLD ME AFTER THAT. 773 00:41:46,805 --> 00:41:48,974 COULD YOU TELL THE COURT WHAT THAT WAS? 774 00:41:52,678 --> 00:41:54,145 DR. RUDDY TOLD ME THAT MY HUSBAND 775 00:41:54,179 --> 00:41:56,281 HAD ONLY A FEW MONTHS MORE TO LIVE. 776 00:41:56,314 --> 00:41:58,249 [CROWD MURMURING] 777 00:42:04,322 --> 00:42:05,691 [GAVEL BANGS] 778 00:42:05,724 --> 00:42:07,959 Judge: ORDER! ORDER, PLEASE. 779 00:42:12,631 --> 00:42:13,599 CONTINUE, COUNSEL. 780 00:42:14,966 --> 00:42:17,736 HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE, MRS. MILLS? 781 00:42:17,769 --> 00:42:19,738 3. 782 00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:22,708 MY YOUNGEST ONE IS HERE IN THE COURTROOM. 783 00:42:22,741 --> 00:42:24,009 HE'S 10. 784 00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:26,144 AND HOW DO YOU ALL GET ALONG? 785 00:42:26,177 --> 00:42:28,046 FINANCIALLY, I MEAN. 786 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:32,751 Mrs. Mills: LIKE MOST, WEEK-TO-WEEK. 787 00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:33,952 UNTIL RECENTLY, 788 00:42:33,985 --> 00:42:37,222 MY HUSBAND SENT ME BANK DRAFTS EVERY DAY. 789 00:42:37,255 --> 00:42:40,926 I DEPOSITED THEM IN THE BANK. 790 00:42:40,959 --> 00:42:44,095 HE TOLD ME THAT HIS SHIP HAD FINALLY COME IN 791 00:42:44,129 --> 00:42:47,633 AND THAT WE'D NEVER HAVE TO WORRY. 792 00:42:47,666 --> 00:42:49,768 I WAS NEVER WORRIED. 793 00:42:49,801 --> 00:42:51,637 NEVER. 794 00:42:51,670 --> 00:42:53,171 Adam: NO, OF COURSE NOT. 795 00:42:53,204 --> 00:42:56,174 YOU HAD NO REASON TO WORRY. 796 00:42:56,207 --> 00:42:58,610 YOUR HUSBAND SAW TO THAT. 797 00:43:00,111 --> 00:43:02,781 GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, 798 00:43:02,814 --> 00:43:04,750 NOW, WE ARE NOT IN ANY WAY 799 00:43:04,783 --> 00:43:08,687 TRYING TO EVADE MY CLIENT'S GUILT. 800 00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:10,388 WHAT WE ARE ASKING 801 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:13,391 IS THAT YOU CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES 802 00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:16,695 BEHIND HIS ACTIONS. 803 00:43:16,728 --> 00:43:19,631 NOW, EDGAR MILLS IS THE SOLE SUPPORT 804 00:43:19,665 --> 00:43:23,034 OF HIS WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN. 805 00:43:24,402 --> 00:43:27,072 AFTER HE LEARNED ABOUT HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION, 806 00:43:27,105 --> 00:43:28,707 HE PANICKED. 807 00:43:28,740 --> 00:43:30,208 HE NEEDED TO MAKE MONEY, 808 00:43:30,241 --> 00:43:32,811 AND QUICKLY. 809 00:43:32,844 --> 00:43:35,213 NOT FOR HIMSELF, 810 00:43:35,246 --> 00:43:37,749 BUT FOR HIS LOVED ONES. 811 00:43:39,384 --> 00:43:41,219 NOW, IF YOU LOOK 812 00:43:41,252 --> 00:43:43,922 AT THE DATES ON THE SURVEY REPORT 813 00:43:43,955 --> 00:43:45,957 AND ON THE BILL OF SALE, 814 00:43:45,991 --> 00:43:48,694 YOU'LL FIND THAT EDGAR MILLS PURCHASED THAT LAND 815 00:43:48,727 --> 00:43:51,396 PRIOR TO THE SURVEY. 816 00:43:52,698 --> 00:43:54,632 WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? 817 00:43:56,001 --> 00:43:59,270 BECAUSE HE WAS DESPERATE. 818 00:43:59,304 --> 00:44:03,909 HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THAT SURVEY REPORT BACK? 819 00:44:03,942 --> 00:44:05,343 A WEEK? 820 00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:06,912 A MONTH? 821 00:44:08,079 --> 00:44:11,883 THAT'S NOT LONG TO YOU AND ME, 822 00:44:11,917 --> 00:44:15,653 BUT THAT'S A LIFETIME TO EDGAR MILLS. 823 00:44:17,255 --> 00:44:19,691 HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE FAMILIES? 824 00:44:22,894 --> 00:44:25,831 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN EDGAR MILLS' PLACE? 825 00:44:28,033 --> 00:44:31,102 THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, 826 00:44:31,136 --> 00:44:32,804 ISN'T IT? 827 00:44:35,506 --> 00:44:36,875 EVERYBODY IN THE COURTROOM! 828 00:44:36,908 --> 00:44:38,710 THE JURY IS IN. 829 00:44:57,295 --> 00:44:59,731 Judge: QUIET, PLEASE. 830 00:44:59,765 --> 00:45:01,733 THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION. 831 00:45:03,168 --> 00:45:06,504 GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, HAVE YOU REACHED A VERDICT? 832 00:45:06,537 --> 00:45:08,073 Man: WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR. 833 00:45:08,106 --> 00:45:11,342 WE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF FRAUD. 834 00:45:19,450 --> 00:45:21,486 [GAVEL BANGS] 835 00:45:21,519 --> 00:45:23,088 Judge: ORDER, PLEASE. 836 00:45:24,455 --> 00:45:28,059 I CONGRATULATE THE JURY ON THIS VERDICT. 837 00:45:28,093 --> 00:45:29,527 REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, 838 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:33,331 THE DECISION OF GUILTY IS PROPER HERE. 839 00:45:33,364 --> 00:45:37,002 I'VE HELD A MEETING IN MY CHAMBERS WITH THE WIFE OF THE DEFENDANT 840 00:45:37,035 --> 00:45:40,906 AND WITH SEVERAL CITIZENS OF WALNUT GROVE. 841 00:45:40,939 --> 00:45:44,375 NOW, MRS. MILLS HAS PLEDGED TO RETURN ALL OF THE MONEY THAT'S LEFT 842 00:45:44,409 --> 00:45:46,511 FROM THIS FRAUDULENT LAND SALE. 843 00:45:46,544 --> 00:45:51,282 NOW, THIS, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON MY SENTENCING. 844 00:45:51,316 --> 00:45:53,418 WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE? 845 00:45:56,421 --> 00:46:00,291 MR. MILLS, I HAVE HERE A LIST-- 846 00:46:00,325 --> 00:46:04,529 A LIST OF NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHOM YOU DEFRAUDED. 847 00:46:04,562 --> 00:46:08,499 NOW, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE MADE PLEDGES TO THIS COURT. 848 00:46:08,533 --> 00:46:12,370 A MRS. OLESON PLEDGES EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUR WIFE 849 00:46:12,403 --> 00:46:15,040 IN EXCHANGE FOR ROOM AND BOARD. 850 00:46:15,073 --> 00:46:17,843 A DR. BAKER HAS PLEDGED MEDICAL ATTENTION 851 00:46:17,876 --> 00:46:20,979 TO YOUR FAMILY FOR AS LONG AS THEY LIVE IN WALNUT GROVE, 852 00:46:21,012 --> 00:46:22,914 AND THE LIST GOES ON. 853 00:46:22,948 --> 00:46:26,317 MR. MILLS, YOU SEE, THESE PEOPLE 854 00:46:26,351 --> 00:46:30,021 WHO BECAME INVOLVED IN YOUR SCHEME OUT OF GREED, 855 00:46:30,055 --> 00:46:32,891 NOW WISH TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH YOUR FAMILY 856 00:46:32,924 --> 00:46:35,493 OUT OF COMPASSION. 857 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:36,962 IT APPEARS THAT MANY HAVE LEARNED 858 00:46:36,995 --> 00:46:39,397 A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THEMSELVES 859 00:46:39,430 --> 00:46:42,133 FROM THIS CASE. 860 00:46:42,167 --> 00:46:44,535 MR. MILLS, 861 00:46:44,569 --> 00:46:47,405 THE COURT RECOMMENDS LENIENCY. 862 00:46:47,438 --> 00:46:49,407 YOU ARE TO LIVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR DAYS 863 00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:53,544 IN THE COMFORT AND LOVE OF YOUR FAMILY. 864 00:46:53,578 --> 00:46:56,047 THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED. 865 00:47:23,942 --> 00:47:25,376 KENDALL, THAT WAS A HECK OF A JOB. 866 00:47:25,410 --> 00:47:27,145 WHY, THANK YOU. 867 00:47:27,178 --> 00:47:29,480 LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU AND ME HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW. 868 00:47:29,514 --> 00:47:30,982 I THINK THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE 869 00:47:31,016 --> 00:47:32,517 I CAN FIND A SPOT FOR YOU IN MY LAW FIRM. 870 00:47:34,185 --> 00:47:36,654 I'M VERY SORRY, BUT I THINK MY PARTNER AND I 871 00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:38,089 WOULD RATHER GO IT ALONE. 872 00:47:38,123 --> 00:47:41,259 LOOK, SON, I CAN MAKE A MUCH BETTER OFFER 873 00:47:41,292 --> 00:47:43,428 THAN ANYTHING YOUR PARTNER CAN AFFORD. 874 00:47:43,461 --> 00:47:45,997 NO, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN. 875 00:47:46,031 --> 00:47:47,899 LET'S GO TO LUNCH, PARTNER.