1 00:01:20,881 --> 00:01:24,285 WELL, COME ON. IT'S GETTING LATE, I'VE GOT TO GET HOME. 2 00:01:26,654 --> 00:01:28,456 DON'T RUSH ME, JOHN. 3 00:01:28,489 --> 00:01:31,559 YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THOSE CARDS FOR 5 MINUTES. 4 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:32,793 THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE. 5 00:01:37,865 --> 00:01:41,502 I LOSE THIS HAND, I LOSE EVERYTHING. 6 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,677 ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL. 7 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,482 QUEENS AND 4s. 8 00:01:55,683 --> 00:01:58,186 3 10s. 9 00:01:58,219 --> 00:02:00,521 SORRY, DOC. 10 00:02:00,554 --> 00:02:02,723 THAT BREAKS ME. 11 00:02:02,756 --> 00:02:04,925 ARE YOU SATISFIED? 12 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:07,928 DOC, YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD WITH ME. 13 00:02:07,961 --> 00:02:10,698 I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE. 14 00:02:10,731 --> 00:02:13,201 YOU OWE ME 20 MATCHES. 15 00:02:14,502 --> 00:02:15,869 THANKS, JOHN. 16 00:02:15,903 --> 00:02:18,372 I GUESS IT'S MY DEAL. 17 00:02:18,406 --> 00:02:20,408 ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE? 18 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:25,179 NO, THANKS, IT'S COMING OUT OF MY EARS. 19 00:02:30,818 --> 00:02:32,520 [DOOR OPENS] 20 00:02:35,656 --> 00:02:37,291 I NEED A DOCTOR. 21 00:02:37,325 --> 00:02:39,927 MY WIFE, SHE'S HAVING A BABY. 22 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,895 WE'RE JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN. 23 00:02:41,929 --> 00:02:44,265 PLEASE HELP ME. 24 00:02:44,298 --> 00:02:46,267 I'LL HITCH UP THE TEAM, DOC. 25 00:03:14,962 --> 00:03:17,365 [WAGON APPROACHING] 26 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:23,971 Man: MAMA, I GOT A DOCTOR. 27 00:03:27,007 --> 00:03:28,576 Woman: HURRY, DOCTOR. 28 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:30,611 SHE'S IN SUCH PAIN. 29 00:03:34,882 --> 00:03:36,984 Dr. Baker: YOU STAY HERE, MR. BATES. 30 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:38,919 I'LL NEED SOME HOT WATER TO WASH UP. 31 00:03:38,952 --> 00:03:40,654 Woman: IT'S READY. 32 00:03:59,807 --> 00:04:01,509 HE'S A GOOD DOCTOR. 33 00:04:04,612 --> 00:04:06,347 I'M SURE HE IS. 34 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:27,535 I'M STILL SCARED. 35 00:04:35,376 --> 00:04:37,945 IT'S YOUR FIRST CHILD? 36 00:04:37,978 --> 00:04:40,381 YEAH. 37 00:04:40,414 --> 00:04:43,617 NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN. 38 00:04:43,651 --> 00:04:45,719 A MAN MY AGE... 39 00:04:48,055 --> 00:04:50,858 WE WAITED AND PRAYED FOR YEARS. 40 00:04:53,060 --> 00:04:56,597 I JUST NEVER THOUGHT I'D REALLY BE THIS SCARED. 41 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:58,366 I THINK ALL FATHERS ARE SCARED. 42 00:04:58,399 --> 00:05:00,468 SOME OF THEM JUST DON'T ADMIT IT, THAT'S ALL. 43 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:04,605 WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN AND RELAX? 44 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:06,774 COME ON, THIS COFFEE FEELS HOT. 45 00:05:18,085 --> 00:05:20,954 MY WIFE IS A LITTLE PERSON, TOO, AND... 46 00:05:22,656 --> 00:05:27,361 IT'S REALLY BEEN HARD ON HER ALL THESE MONTHS, 47 00:05:27,395 --> 00:05:30,464 LONG HOURS... 48 00:05:30,498 --> 00:05:33,000 TRAVELING EVERY OTHER DAY. 49 00:05:33,033 --> 00:05:35,669 HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO BE OUT HERE ALL ALONE? 50 00:05:35,703 --> 00:05:38,672 OH, WE WEREN'T ALONE. 51 00:05:38,706 --> 00:05:42,009 WE WERE WITH THE CIRCUS GOING TO SLEEPY EYE, 52 00:05:42,042 --> 00:05:46,714 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PAIN STARTED. 53 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:51,385 I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE THE WAGON INTO TOWN. 54 00:05:51,419 --> 00:05:53,854 LUCKY FOR ME, I FOUND YOU. 55 00:05:56,056 --> 00:05:58,959 YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME. 56 00:05:58,992 --> 00:06:01,462 JOHN CARTER. 57 00:06:01,495 --> 00:06:04,565 LOU BATES. LITTLE LOU. 58 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:08,168 I WONDER IF THEY NEED ANYTHING. 59 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:11,371 IF THEY DO, THEY'LL HOLLER. 60 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:37,164 MY WIFE WANTED A GIRL. 61 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:39,132 I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A GIRL. 62 00:06:40,868 --> 00:06:42,936 HOW ABOUT YOU? 63 00:06:42,970 --> 00:06:46,907 BOY, GIRL, EITHER ONE... 64 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:48,842 AS LONG AS IT'S HEALTHY. 65 00:06:48,876 --> 00:06:51,579 YOU KNOW, BIG PEOPLE. 66 00:06:52,813 --> 00:06:54,081 OH, I DON'T MIND. 67 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:57,918 THE CIRCUS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. 68 00:06:57,951 --> 00:07:02,723 BUT FOR OUR BABY... 69 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,858 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE CIRCUS? 70 00:07:04,892 --> 00:07:06,694 ALL MY LIFE. 71 00:07:06,727 --> 00:07:11,131 ACROBAT, CLOWN, BOOKKEEPER, 72 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:13,033 YOU NAME IT. 73 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:17,838 I WONDER WHAT'S TAKING THEM SO LONG. 74 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:20,007 COME ON, HAVE SOME COFFEE. 75 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,843 [BABY CRYING] 76 00:07:54,007 --> 00:07:58,546 YOU HAVE A BABY GIRL. 77 00:07:58,579 --> 00:07:59,780 IS SHE...? 78 00:08:01,649 --> 00:08:04,184 YOUR BABY SEEMS TO BE PERFECT. 79 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:08,088 A GIRL. 80 00:08:11,058 --> 00:08:13,794 I'VE GOT A BABY GIRL. 81 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:15,996 I'M GOING TO GO SEE MY WIFE. 82 00:08:20,868 --> 00:08:23,804 MR. BATES, YOUR WIFE... 83 00:08:25,606 --> 00:08:28,141 MY WIFE? 84 00:08:28,175 --> 00:08:33,113 SHE'S SO SMALL, SO FRAGILE. 85 00:08:33,146 --> 00:08:35,716 IF SHE WERE STRONGER, I MIGHT HAVE... 86 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,556 ISN'T THERE ANYTHING? 87 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:50,030 NO. YOU'D BETTER GO INTO NOW. 88 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:42,683 SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. 89 00:09:43,784 --> 00:09:45,686 YOU'RE PREJUDICED. 90 00:09:48,722 --> 00:09:51,124 NO, UH-UH. 91 00:09:52,893 --> 00:09:56,730 EVEN IF SHE WASN'T OURS, I'D SAY IT. 92 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:03,003 SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. 93 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:05,906 THE DOCTOR SAID SHE'S PERFECT, 94 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,975 JUST PERFECT. 95 00:10:11,745 --> 00:10:15,048 WE'D BETTER STOP CALLING OUR BABY "SHE." 96 00:10:17,184 --> 00:10:19,186 SHE HAS A NAME, YOU KNOW. 97 00:10:23,256 --> 00:10:25,625 CYNTHIA IS PERFECT. 98 00:10:31,064 --> 00:10:33,901 WE'D... 99 00:10:33,934 --> 00:10:37,871 WE'D BETTER NOT SPOIL HER, 100 00:10:37,905 --> 00:10:42,976 BECAUSE WHEN SHE GROWS UP, 101 00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:45,813 SHE'LL BE TOO BIG TO SPANK. 102 00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:50,884 AND... 103 00:10:50,918 --> 00:10:53,120 DON'T, LOUIS, PLEASE. 104 00:10:55,756 --> 00:10:58,025 WE'VE GOT TO TALK. 105 00:11:02,429 --> 00:11:07,134 I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO THE CIRCUS. 106 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:11,004 I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO ASK, 107 00:11:11,038 --> 00:11:15,776 BUT FOR YOUR DAUGHTER'S SAKE, PLEASE DON'T. 108 00:11:15,809 --> 00:11:17,778 IT'S NO LIFE FOR A GIRL, 109 00:11:17,811 --> 00:11:20,080 ALWAYS MOVING AROUND, 110 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:23,784 NEVER REALLY BELONGING ANYWHERE. 111 00:11:23,817 --> 00:11:27,287 I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO PROMISE, 112 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,990 JUST TO TRY. 113 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:36,296 YOU KNOW I'LL TRY. 114 00:11:36,329 --> 00:11:38,999 I'LL REALLY TRY. 115 00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:42,469 [CYNTHIA COOS] 116 00:11:42,502 --> 00:11:47,007 CYNTHIA IS BEAUTIFUL. 117 00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:59,179 I WON'T BE GOING ON WITH THE CIRCUS, JOHN. 118 00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:02,850 ALICE ASKED ME NOT TO. 119 00:13:02,883 --> 00:13:05,819 SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT ME TO DO ALL THAT TRAVELING, 120 00:13:05,853 --> 00:13:10,891 BUT I THINK THAT WAS ONLY PART OF IT. 121 00:13:13,093 --> 00:13:15,863 I DON'T THINK SHE WANTED OUR DAUGHTER TO GROW UP 122 00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:18,966 WATCHING PEOPLE WATCHING ME. 123 00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:22,269 YOU KNOW... 124 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:28,608 LAUGHING AT THE FUNNY LITTLE MAN IN THE CLOWN OUTFIT. 125 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:31,044 MAYBE SHE WAS RIGHT. 126 00:13:34,614 --> 00:13:37,117 WHAT KIND OF WORK ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR? 127 00:13:43,256 --> 00:13:44,925 I DON'T KNOW. 128 00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:49,062 WELL, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING AT MY LIVERY. 129 00:13:49,096 --> 00:13:50,864 IT'S HARD WORK, BUT... 130 00:13:50,898 --> 00:13:53,233 WHAT KIND OF WORK, JOHN? 131 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:56,036 YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND. 132 00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:59,940 WELL, I COULD PUT YOU ON-- 133 00:13:59,973 --> 00:14:01,441 COME ON, I NEED A LADDER 134 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:04,511 TO GET ON THAT HORSE OVER THERE. 135 00:14:04,544 --> 00:14:06,079 I DON'T MIND BEING LITTLE, 136 00:14:06,113 --> 00:14:10,350 BUT I'D LIKE TO DO A JOB A LITTLE MAN CAN DO. 137 00:14:10,383 --> 00:14:12,252 I UNDERSTAND. 138 00:14:12,285 --> 00:14:13,887 I'LL GO IN TOWN THIS AFTERNOON 139 00:14:13,921 --> 00:14:16,890 AND LOOK FOR SOME WORK. 140 00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:20,360 WELL, RIGHT NOW WHY DON'T YOU GET YOUR THINGS TOGETHER 141 00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:22,295 AND COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE? 142 00:14:22,329 --> 00:14:24,231 NO, THANK YOU. 143 00:14:24,264 --> 00:14:27,234 WE'RE FINE IN THE WAGON. 144 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:30,270 I'VE LIVED IN ONE MY WHOLE LIFE. 145 00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:32,139 YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT THE BABY NOW. 146 00:14:34,174 --> 00:14:37,644 WELL, YEAH, AS SOON AS I GET SOME WORK, 147 00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:40,313 WE'LL GET A ROOM IN TOWN. 148 00:14:40,347 --> 00:14:42,615 - ARE YOU SURE? - YEAH. 149 00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:52,125 Lou: PARDON ME, MA'AM. 150 00:14:52,159 --> 00:14:53,326 YES? 151 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,163 Lou: DOWN HERE. 152 00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:59,266 MY NAME IS LOU BATES, AND I'M LOOKING FOR A JOB. 153 00:15:05,338 --> 00:15:08,441 WHY, LAND SAKES! 154 00:15:08,475 --> 00:15:12,980 A MIDGET! [LAUGHS] 155 00:15:13,013 --> 00:15:15,148 IT APPEARS THAT WAY. 156 00:15:15,182 --> 00:15:18,952 WELL, I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE. 157 00:15:18,986 --> 00:15:20,420 WELL, IT'S A SMALL WORLD. 158 00:15:20,453 --> 00:15:22,389 OH, YES, IT'S... 159 00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:25,692 [LAUGHS] YES, I GET IT, THAT'S VERY FUNNY. 160 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:29,529 IT'S A SMALL WORLD. [LAUGHS] 161 00:15:29,562 --> 00:15:32,532 - NELS, HERE, COME QUICK! - YES, DEAR. 162 00:15:32,565 --> 00:15:35,568 COME LOOK. LOOK, NELS, A MIDGET. 163 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:37,404 [LAUGHS] ISN'T HE CUTE? 164 00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,106 HARRIET, DON'T. 165 00:15:39,139 --> 00:15:41,308 WELL, HE IS, 166 00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:43,310 AND HE'S LOOKING FOR A JOB. 167 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:45,645 ISN'T THAT CUTE? 168 00:15:45,678 --> 00:15:48,081 IT ISN'T MEANT TO BE CUTE, SIR. 169 00:15:48,115 --> 00:15:51,451 I NEED A JOB, AND I SAW THE SIGN OUTSIDE, "HELP WANTED." 170 00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:54,287 [LAUGHS] 171 00:15:54,321 --> 00:15:55,989 ARE YOU GOOD AT FIGURES? 172 00:15:56,023 --> 00:15:57,991 OH, TRY ME. 173 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:02,695 Harriet: OH, NELS, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE! 174 00:16:02,729 --> 00:16:04,497 HARRIET. 175 00:16:09,336 --> 00:16:11,104 HERE YOU ARE, SIR. 176 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:17,610 THAT'S VERY GOOD. 177 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:21,781 OH, NELS, YOU'RE JOSHING. [LAUGHS] 178 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:23,183 ABOUT WHAT? 179 00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:25,085 WELL, ABOUT HIM. 180 00:16:25,118 --> 00:16:28,221 WE CAN'T HAVE HIM WORKING IN THE STORE. 181 00:16:28,255 --> 00:16:30,157 EXCUSE ME FOR JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE. 182 00:16:30,190 --> 00:16:31,424 HARRIET. 183 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:34,761 WHAT'S THE MATTER? 184 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:38,031 STOP TALKING IN FRONT OF THAT MAN AS IF HE WASN'T HERE. 185 00:16:38,065 --> 00:16:40,067 YOU WOULDN'T KNOW HE WAS THERE UNLESS YOU LOOKED DOWN. 186 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:41,434 HARRIET! 187 00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:44,237 OH, DON'T YOU "HARRIET" ME, NELS OLESON! 188 00:16:44,271 --> 00:16:46,139 NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 189 00:16:46,173 --> 00:16:48,775 THIS IS NOT A FREAK SHOW, IT'S A STORE, AND I-- 190 00:16:48,808 --> 00:16:50,377 HARRIET, KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN. 191 00:16:50,410 --> 00:16:52,145 I WON'T HAVE HIM WORKING HERE. 192 00:16:52,179 --> 00:16:54,647 ALL OUR CUSTOMERS WILL SPEND ALL OF THEIR TIME 193 00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:57,050 STARING AT HIM INSTEAD OF BUYING. 194 00:16:57,084 --> 00:16:59,286 IS THAT ALL YOU EVER THINK OF, MONEY? 195 00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:02,489 NO, IT ISN'T ALL I EVER THINK OF. 196 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,257 HE'S JUST... HE'S NOT ONE OF US. 197 00:17:04,291 --> 00:17:05,458 HE'S NOT ONE OF US? 198 00:17:05,492 --> 00:17:08,828 THAT'S RIGHT. HE'S NOT NORMAL. 199 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:10,663 HARRIET, I'M NOT GOING IN THERE AND TELL THAT MAN 200 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:13,833 THAT I CAN'T HIRE HIM BECAUSE "HE'S NOT ONE OF US." 201 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:16,136 WELL, FINE. I'LL HANDLE IT. 202 00:17:16,169 --> 00:17:17,337 HARRIET! 203 00:17:17,370 --> 00:17:18,638 Nels: HARRIET! 204 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:21,274 NOW, THEN, MISTER...UM... 205 00:17:21,308 --> 00:17:22,542 BATES. LOU BATES. 206 00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:24,244 YES, MR. GATES, WOULD YOU HAND ME 207 00:17:24,277 --> 00:17:27,180 THOSE PEACHES RIGHT UP THERE ON THAT SHELF, PLEASE? 208 00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:32,619 NOT WITHOUT A LADDER. 209 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:38,458 WELL, WE DON'T USE LADDERS IN THIS STORE. 210 00:17:38,491 --> 00:17:39,726 I'M SORRY. 211 00:17:52,339 --> 00:17:54,341 [DOOR BELL JINGLES] 212 00:17:57,677 --> 00:17:59,279 OH! 213 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:01,748 OH, PFFF! 214 00:18:06,819 --> 00:18:10,190 John: HEY, LOU! HEY, LOU! 215 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:11,758 LOU! 216 00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:15,262 LOU... 217 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:18,598 DID YOU FIND A JOB TODAY? 218 00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:20,133 NO. 219 00:18:20,167 --> 00:18:22,135 GOOD, BECAUSE I GOT YOU ONE, AND A GOOD ONE. 220 00:18:22,169 --> 00:18:24,171 I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE TODAY, MR. ANDERSON... 221 00:18:24,204 --> 00:18:25,605 NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, JOHN. 222 00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,174 I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET ME A JOB 223 00:18:27,207 --> 00:18:28,641 JUST BECAUSE YOU PRESSURED A FRIEND. 224 00:18:28,675 --> 00:18:30,210 WILL YOU JUST BE QUIET A MINUTE? 225 00:18:30,243 --> 00:18:32,745 I DIDN'T PRESSURE HIM. HE PRESSURED ME, 226 00:18:32,779 --> 00:18:34,747 AND HE NEEDS SOMEBODY REAL BAD. 227 00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:37,150 WHAT KIND OF A JOB? 228 00:18:37,184 --> 00:18:38,618 BANK TELLER. 229 00:18:38,651 --> 00:18:41,821 A TELLER? A BANK TELLER? 230 00:18:41,854 --> 00:18:43,523 OH, THAT'S PERFECT. 231 00:18:43,556 --> 00:18:45,325 DID YOU TELL HIM I WAS GOOD AT FIGURES? 232 00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:46,793 DID YOU TELL HIM I COULD KEEP BOOKS? 233 00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:49,262 I MENTIONED IT, AND WHAT I DIDN'T TELL HIM, 234 00:18:49,296 --> 00:18:50,630 YOU CAN TELL HIM TOMORROW. 235 00:18:50,663 --> 00:18:52,532 YOU'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT IN THE MORNING. 236 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:54,201 HEY, JOHN, THAT'S GREAT. 237 00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:55,702 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU. 238 00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:58,338 NO NEED TO. SEE YOU AT THE BANK AT 10:00? 239 00:18:58,371 --> 00:19:00,173 YOU BET! 240 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:06,746 YOU KNOW, LOU, I'M A LITTLE ENVIOUS OF YOU. 241 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:09,249 I'VE GOT TO GET UP AT 5:00 EVERY MORNING. 242 00:19:09,282 --> 00:19:11,351 HERE YOU'RE STARTING OUT WITH BANKER'S HOURS. 243 00:19:11,384 --> 00:19:12,552 SEE YOU IN THE MORNING? 244 00:19:12,585 --> 00:19:13,853 RIGHT. 245 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:24,364 A TELLER... A BANK TELLER. 246 00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:27,300 [LAUGHS] 247 00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:30,937 WHOO-HOO! HEY, MAMA! MAMA! 248 00:19:36,343 --> 00:19:38,511 John: IT TOOK A WHILE TO CONVINCE LOU I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. 249 00:19:38,545 --> 00:19:41,248 HE WOULDN'T TAKE ANY JOB IF HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CHARITY. 250 00:19:41,281 --> 00:19:42,849 WHAT DID HE SAY ONCE YOU GOT HIM CONVINCED? 251 00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:46,753 OH, HE WAS SO HAPPY, HE COULDN'T SAY MUCH OF ANYTHING. 252 00:19:46,786 --> 00:19:48,455 WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT 253 00:19:48,488 --> 00:19:51,591 WHO'S MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE JOB, YOU OR MR. BATES. 254 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:57,664 IT'S JUST A GOOD FEELING TO SEE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPEN 255 00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:59,566 FOR A MAN LIKE LOU. 256 00:19:59,599 --> 00:20:01,801 YOU SURE HE'LL GET THE JOB? 257 00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:04,003 I'M CERTAIN OF IT. 258 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:06,539 COULDN'T BE MORE PERFECT FOR HIM. 259 00:20:06,573 --> 00:20:08,741 ...AND AS SOON AS I START MY JOB, 260 00:20:08,775 --> 00:20:10,943 WE'LL GET A NICE PLACE NEAR TOWN, 261 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:15,848 AND YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM, ALL PINK AND PRETTY, 262 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:18,718 AND CURTAINS ON THE WINDOW, 263 00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:23,523 AND YOU'LL HAVE THE BIGGEST DOLL IN WALNUT GROVE, 264 00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,925 EVEN BIGGER THAN ME. 265 00:20:25,958 --> 00:20:29,862 THERE'LL BE KIDS TO PLAY WITH, AND SCHOOL, 266 00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,565 AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, 267 00:20:32,599 --> 00:20:35,335 BECAUSE IF YOU WORK REAL HARD, 268 00:20:35,368 --> 00:20:38,571 YOU MAY EVEN GO TO COLLEGE. 269 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:42,409 AND IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU WHAT YOUR DADDY DOES, 270 00:20:42,442 --> 00:20:44,677 YOU CAN SAY HE WORKS AT A BANK, 271 00:20:44,711 --> 00:20:47,614 AND HE'S THE BEST TELLER IN THE WORLD. 272 00:21:24,016 --> 00:21:25,485 ARE WE TOO EARLY? 273 00:21:25,518 --> 00:21:28,087 OH, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL, JOHN. 274 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,956 THE SOONER I GET SOME HELP AROUND HERE, 275 00:21:29,989 --> 00:21:32,425 THE BETTER I'M GOING TO... 276 00:21:36,863 --> 00:21:39,466 John: BILL ANDERSON, LOU BATES. 277 00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:45,338 WELL, I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO TO TALK BUSINESS. 278 00:21:45,372 --> 00:21:47,006 SEE YOU BACK AT THE SHOP, OKAY, LOU? 279 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:48,675 SURE, JOHN. 280 00:22:00,553 --> 00:22:02,555 A PLEASURE, MR. ANDERSON. 281 00:22:02,589 --> 00:22:04,657 MR. BATES. 282 00:22:04,691 --> 00:22:08,661 UM...YEAH, WELL, JOHN TELLS ME 283 00:22:08,695 --> 00:22:12,699 THAT YOU'VE NEVER ACTUALLY WORKED AS A TELLER. 284 00:22:12,732 --> 00:22:14,701 NO, I HAVEN'T. 285 00:22:14,734 --> 00:22:18,805 I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, MRS. OLESON. 286 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:22,008 WHAT KIND OF WORK HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? 287 00:22:22,041 --> 00:22:24,043 CLOWNS, ACROBATS... 288 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,513 I EVEN KEPT BOOKS FOR THE CIRCUS, TOO. 289 00:22:26,546 --> 00:22:29,449 YEAH, I'M VERY GOOD AT HANDLING FIGURES, 290 00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:31,918 ESPECIALLY LARGE SUMS OF MONEY. 291 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:36,756 HMM. WELL, LET'S SEE HOW GOOD YOU ARE WITH FIGURES. 292 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:40,026 SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE, PLEASE. 293 00:22:40,059 --> 00:22:42,795 ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO 294 00:22:42,829 --> 00:22:44,497 WITH THE FIGURES ON THIS PAGE. 295 00:22:44,531 --> 00:22:46,065 YES, SIR. 296 00:22:48,835 --> 00:22:52,705 MR. ANDERSON, MAY I SEE YOU FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE? 297 00:22:52,739 --> 00:22:53,940 YES, CERTAINLY. 298 00:22:53,973 --> 00:22:56,375 OUTSIDE. IT'S PRIVATE. 299 00:23:03,683 --> 00:23:05,418 I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, MR. BATES. 300 00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:11,491 YES, MRS. OLESON? 301 00:23:11,524 --> 00:23:13,993 MR. ANDERSON, JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? 302 00:23:14,026 --> 00:23:16,028 WHAT? 303 00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:20,667 CERTAINLY YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING HIRING THAT DWARF IN THERE, ARE YOU? 304 00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,669 WHY, YES, I WAS. 305 00:23:22,702 --> 00:23:24,203 I NEED A TELLER, AND HE... 306 00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:26,639 ARE YOU RUNNING A BANK, OR ARE YOU RUNNING A SIDESHOW? 307 00:23:26,673 --> 00:23:30,142 I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D HIRE SOMEONE LIKE THAT. 308 00:23:30,176 --> 00:23:34,013 MRS. OLESON, I DO NOT JUDGE SOMEONE BY THEIR SIZE. 309 00:23:34,046 --> 00:23:36,683 I JUDGE THEM BY THEIR ABILITY. 310 00:23:36,716 --> 00:23:38,685 WELL, MR. ANDERSON, PERHAPS THERE ARE A FEW OTHER THINGS 311 00:23:38,718 --> 00:23:40,787 THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. 312 00:23:40,820 --> 00:23:41,954 SUCH AS? 313 00:23:43,756 --> 00:23:48,094 SUCH AS ONCE YOU LET ONE UNDESIRABLE INTO THE COMMUNITY, 314 00:23:48,127 --> 00:23:50,730 DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY WILL FOLLOW? 315 00:23:50,763 --> 00:23:54,501 NOW, I THINK THAT HE SHOULD BE WITH HIS OWN KIND. 316 00:23:54,534 --> 00:23:55,702 MRS. OLESON, I... 317 00:23:55,735 --> 00:23:58,971 I'M NOT FINISHED, MR. ANDERSON. 318 00:23:59,005 --> 00:24:03,676 NOW, OF COURSE, THE DECISION TO HIRE HIM IS YOURS, 319 00:24:03,710 --> 00:24:07,580 BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF HE DOES WORK IN THAT BANK, 320 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:09,816 MY ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED, 321 00:24:09,849 --> 00:24:12,585 AND I'M QUITE SURE THAT THE OLESON ACCOUNT 322 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:15,855 IS BY FAR THE LARGEST THAT IS IN TOWN. HMM? 323 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:21,594 DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR, MR. ANDERSON? 324 00:24:21,628 --> 00:24:22,929 GOOD DAY. 325 00:24:39,111 --> 00:24:41,848 MR. ANDERSON... 326 00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:43,249 THANKS. 327 00:24:52,759 --> 00:24:57,163 WELL, YES. I CAN SEE YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT CIPHERING. 328 00:24:57,196 --> 00:24:59,932 THANK YOU, SIR. 329 00:24:59,966 --> 00:25:03,636 BUT TO BE HONEST, MR. BATES, 330 00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:07,139 I REALLY WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE 331 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:09,676 WITH MORE EXPERIENCE AS A TELLER. 332 00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:11,578 BUT YOU KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE 333 00:25:11,611 --> 00:25:13,580 BEFORE I CAME FOR THE INTERVIEW. 334 00:25:13,613 --> 00:25:16,583 I KNOW, I KNOW, 335 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:19,552 BUT I WAS ANXIOUS TO GET SOME HELP. 336 00:25:19,586 --> 00:25:22,321 OH, IF I DON'T KNOW IT, I CAN LEARN IT VERY FAST. 337 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:25,658 I'M SURE YOU COULD, 338 00:25:25,692 --> 00:25:28,661 IF I HAD TIME TO TEACH YOU, BUT... 339 00:25:28,695 --> 00:25:31,998 WELL, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WORK I HAVE HERE ON MY DESK. 340 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:35,802 AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE THE IDEA 341 00:25:35,835 --> 00:25:38,270 OF HAVING A FREAK IN YOUR BANK. 342 00:25:42,842 --> 00:25:44,010 MR. BATES... 343 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:47,747 NO. CALL ME LOU... 344 00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:49,682 LITTLE LOU. 345 00:25:59,859 --> 00:26:01,794 [SIGHS] 346 00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:11,871 Sarah: HEY, HUSBAND. 347 00:26:14,674 --> 00:26:16,108 IT'S LUNCHTIME. 348 00:26:17,777 --> 00:26:19,812 ALREADY? 349 00:26:19,846 --> 00:26:21,948 - HELLO, LAURA. - JOHN. 350 00:26:23,983 --> 00:26:26,018 - YOU'RE JOINING US? - OH, BETTER THAN THAT. 351 00:26:26,052 --> 00:26:27,219 IT'S MY TREAT. 352 00:26:27,253 --> 00:26:28,621 AH... 353 00:26:28,655 --> 00:26:30,256 BUT ONLY IF YOU WASH UP FIRST. 354 00:26:30,289 --> 00:26:32,625 HE'D COME ALONG JUST THAT WAY IF NOBODY TOLD HIM. 355 00:26:32,659 --> 00:26:33,693 NOW, THAT'S NOT TRUE. 356 00:26:33,726 --> 00:26:35,027 AS BAD AS THE CHILDREN. 357 00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:37,296 WILL YOU STOP THAT AND GO GET US A TABLE? 358 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:39,098 I'M GOING TO STOP AT THE BANK FOR A SECOND. 359 00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:41,868 SARAH TOLD ME ABOUT MR. BATES. DID HE GET THE JOB? 360 00:26:41,901 --> 00:26:44,771 MUST HAVE. BILL'S HAD HIM THERE FOR TWO HOURS. 361 00:26:44,804 --> 00:26:46,238 MUST HAVE PUT HIM ON THE JOB RIGHT AWAY. 362 00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:47,640 THAT'S WONDERFUL. 363 00:26:47,674 --> 00:26:48,841 Laura: CONGRATULATE HIM FOR US. 364 00:26:48,875 --> 00:26:50,643 I WILL. 365 00:26:50,677 --> 00:26:53,012 NOW, YOU GO ON, I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT? 366 00:27:06,258 --> 00:27:07,927 [SIGHS] 367 00:27:09,729 --> 00:27:10,997 HEY, BILL. 368 00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:14,801 JOHN. 369 00:27:14,834 --> 00:27:16,769 WHERE'S LOU? 370 00:27:16,803 --> 00:27:19,271 HE LEFT SOME TIME AGO. 371 00:27:19,305 --> 00:27:21,040 LEFT? 372 00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:22,775 WHEN HE DIDN'T STOP BY AND SEE ME, I ASSUMED THAT-- 373 00:27:22,809 --> 00:27:25,878 I'M NOT GOING TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, JOHN, I... 374 00:27:25,912 --> 00:27:27,947 I CAN'T HIRE HIM. 375 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:31,050 WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T? 376 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:34,887 MRS. OLESON CAME BY WHILE I WAS TALKING TO MR. BATES, 377 00:27:34,921 --> 00:27:38,290 AND TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, 378 00:27:38,324 --> 00:27:41,127 SHE THREATENED TO CLOSE OUT HER ACCOUNT HERE IF I HIRED HIM. 379 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,428 WHY? 380 00:27:42,461 --> 00:27:45,765 YOU KNOW HER AS WELL AS I DO. 381 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:49,068 I CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT HER ACCOUNT. 382 00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:50,703 I'M SORRY. 383 00:28:02,348 --> 00:28:03,716 JOHN. 384 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:04,917 STEVE. 385 00:28:07,987 --> 00:28:09,155 AFTERNOON, JOHN. 386 00:28:09,188 --> 00:28:10,356 HESTER-SUE. 387 00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:11,924 YOU'D BETTER GIVE ME YOUR ORDER NOW, 388 00:28:11,958 --> 00:28:13,225 MRS. O. IS WORKING THE KITCHEN. 389 00:28:13,259 --> 00:28:15,327 [LAUGHTER] 390 00:28:15,361 --> 00:28:16,896 WE WON'T BE HAVING LUNCH HERE TODAY. 391 00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:18,798 I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 392 00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:21,467 JOHN? 393 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:25,838 UGH...AH, HESTER-SUE! UGH! 394 00:28:25,872 --> 00:28:28,007 IT'S TOO HOT IN HERE. I DON'T WANT TO WORK HERE TOD-- 395 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:32,278 OH! OH, MR. CARTER. 396 00:28:32,311 --> 00:28:34,814 WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST LOU BATES? 397 00:28:34,847 --> 00:28:37,449 LOU BATES? I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU MEAN. 398 00:28:37,483 --> 00:28:39,385 YES, YOU DO. 399 00:28:39,418 --> 00:28:43,322 YOU TOLD BILL ANDERSON YOU'D CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT IF HE HIRED HIM. 400 00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:47,359 OH...THAT LOU BATES. 401 00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:49,361 YES, THAT LOU BATES. 402 00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:51,330 WELL, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, 403 00:28:51,363 --> 00:28:53,499 WHAT ARE YOU SO UPSET ABOUT? 404 00:28:53,532 --> 00:28:56,235 I'M UPSET BECAUSE HE'S A FINE MAN TRYING TO EARN A LIVING, 405 00:28:56,268 --> 00:28:59,906 AND YOU'RE STOPPING HIM. WHY? 406 00:28:59,939 --> 00:29:04,043 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIS KIND HERE IN WALNUT GROVE. 407 00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:06,145 YOU SHOULD THANK ME. 408 00:29:06,178 --> 00:29:08,347 WHAT IS HIS KIND? 409 00:29:08,380 --> 00:29:12,484 [LAUGHS] HEAVENS, I SHOULDN'T THINK I'D HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT. 410 00:29:12,518 --> 00:29:13,920 WELL, YOU DO. 411 00:29:15,121 --> 00:29:18,524 WELL, ALL RIGHT, I WILL. 412 00:29:18,557 --> 00:29:21,193 HE'S DEFORMED. HE'S NOT LIKE US. 413 00:29:21,227 --> 00:29:24,196 HE'S A...HE'S A TROLL, THAT'S WHAT HE IS. 414 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:27,166 FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, YOU HAVE EYES, YOU CAN SEE. 415 00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:31,170 WHY, HE'S SPENT HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN A SIDESHOW. 416 00:29:31,203 --> 00:29:34,173 BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU MADE HIM. 417 00:29:34,206 --> 00:29:37,476 HE HAS A FAMILY, AND HE HAS TO EARN A LIVING SOMEWHERE. 418 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:42,414 WELL, FINE, LET HIM EARN A LIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE. 419 00:29:42,448 --> 00:29:44,183 WHY? 420 00:29:44,216 --> 00:29:49,421 BECAUSE HE'S NOT LIKE US. 421 00:29:49,455 --> 00:29:51,323 I DON'T TRUST HIM. 422 00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:53,392 I DON'T TRUST HIM WITH THE CHILDREN. 423 00:29:53,425 --> 00:29:56,829 HE'S...HE'S DIFFERENT. 424 00:29:56,863 --> 00:30:00,466 MRS. OLESON, CANCEL MY ACCOUNT AT THE STORE 425 00:30:00,499 --> 00:30:02,101 AND THE RESTAURANT. 426 00:30:02,134 --> 00:30:04,570 WELL, WHY, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE? 427 00:30:08,007 --> 00:30:10,342 BECAUSE I CAN'T TRUST YOU. 428 00:30:10,376 --> 00:30:12,879 YOUR EYES ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. 429 00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:27,159 ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? 430 00:30:29,996 --> 00:30:31,263 LOU? 431 00:30:31,297 --> 00:30:33,532 UH, YEAH, MA? 432 00:30:33,565 --> 00:30:35,534 I SAID, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? 433 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:37,236 I'M ALL RIGHT. 434 00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:42,441 YOU'RE AWFUL QUIET TONIGHT. 435 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:45,211 THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING QUIET, MA. 436 00:30:45,244 --> 00:30:47,279 I KNOW. 437 00:30:47,313 --> 00:30:49,081 I JUST THOUGHT YOU'D BE HAPPIER. 438 00:30:49,115 --> 00:30:52,384 ABOUT YOUR NEW JOB, I MEAN. 439 00:30:52,418 --> 00:30:54,353 I'M HAPPY, MA. 440 00:30:57,356 --> 00:30:59,959 ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG? 441 00:30:59,992 --> 00:31:01,627 I'M SURE. 442 00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:07,199 WELL, I THINK I'LL TURN IN. 443 00:31:09,201 --> 00:31:11,670 YOU'D BETTER TURN IN, TOO. 444 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:13,472 IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY TOMORROW. 445 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:17,076 NOBODY WANTS A SLEEPY BANK TELLER. 446 00:31:17,109 --> 00:31:19,211 I'LL GO TO BED SOON, MA. 447 00:31:23,082 --> 00:31:24,283 LOU? 448 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:28,354 YEAH, MA? 449 00:31:28,387 --> 00:31:30,656 I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 450 00:31:34,126 --> 00:31:35,962 GOOD NIGHT, MA. 451 00:31:35,995 --> 00:31:37,563 SLEEP GOOD. 452 00:32:04,190 --> 00:32:06,658 AH, THIS IS WHERE HE GOT IN, ALL RIGHT. 453 00:32:06,692 --> 00:32:08,360 PUSHED THE SCREEN IN. 454 00:32:11,697 --> 00:32:15,167 MY GUESS IS THAT IT WAS A KID. 455 00:32:15,201 --> 00:32:18,170 WELL, A GROWNUP COULDN'T GET THROUGH THERE, THAT'S FOR SURE. 456 00:32:18,204 --> 00:32:22,041 WELL, WHY ON EARTH WOULD A CHILD WANT TO COME INTO A STORE 457 00:32:22,074 --> 00:32:24,143 AND STEAL SALAMI AND BREAD 458 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:26,578 WHEN THERE'S ALL THAT CANDY INSIDE? 459 00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:28,047 WELL, YOU SAID THERE WAS A DOLL MISSING. 460 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:29,248 THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHILD. 461 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:31,250 THAT'S ONLY ONE ITEM. 462 00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:34,753 THERE'S ALSO EGGS, AND MILK, AND-- 463 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,388 Nels: HARRIET, YOU'VE ALREADY READ 464 00:32:36,422 --> 00:32:39,325 THAT LIST TO US 5 TIMES. 465 00:32:39,358 --> 00:32:40,659 WHOEVER THE CHILD WAS, 466 00:32:40,692 --> 00:32:43,195 THEY WANTED THE FOOD, THAT'S FOR SURE. 467 00:32:43,229 --> 00:32:45,597 HE DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE MONEY IN THE CASH DRAWER. 468 00:32:45,631 --> 00:32:47,233 WELL, YOU KEEP SAYING "HE." 469 00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:49,068 THE CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN A GIRL. 470 00:32:49,101 --> 00:32:50,569 NO, I DON'T THINK SO. 471 00:32:50,602 --> 00:32:53,372 YOU'D HAVE TO BE PRETTY STRONG TO GET THROUGH THAT. 472 00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:55,574 NO, I'M SURE IT WAS A BOY. 473 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:58,477 WHY WOULD A BOY WANT A DOLL? 474 00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:00,279 THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 475 00:33:02,614 --> 00:33:05,284 WHAT IF IT WASN'T A CHILD? 476 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:08,087 HARRIET, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. 477 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,256 A MAN COULDN'T GET THROUGH THAT OPENING. 478 00:33:10,289 --> 00:33:13,525 UH-HUH... BUT A DWARF COULD. 479 00:33:15,594 --> 00:33:18,164 Lou: * DO DO DO DO DO DO * 480 00:33:18,197 --> 00:33:20,399 * YA TA DEE DEE DEE * 481 00:33:20,432 --> 00:33:22,668 * DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO * 482 00:33:24,570 --> 00:33:26,672 [WAGON APPROACHING] 483 00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:39,551 WHOA. 484 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:43,555 JOHN, GOOD MORNING. 485 00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:49,395 MRS. BATES, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU KNOW 486 00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:50,696 NELS AND HARRIET OLESON. 487 00:33:50,729 --> 00:33:52,298 IT'S A PLEASURE. 488 00:33:52,331 --> 00:33:54,366 I'VE JUST BEEN FIXING LUNCH. 489 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,202 LOU WENT SHOPPING THIS MORNING, 490 00:33:56,235 --> 00:33:57,436 SO THERE'S PLENTY FOR EVERYBODY 491 00:33:57,469 --> 00:33:59,505 IF YOU CARE TO JOIN US. 492 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:01,440 IS LOU AROUND? 493 00:34:01,473 --> 00:34:04,210 YEAH. HE'S IN THE WAGON WITH CYNTHIA. 494 00:34:09,348 --> 00:34:11,483 WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE DOLL HE BOUGHT HER. 495 00:34:11,517 --> 00:34:13,785 [LAUGHS] IT'S BIGGER THAN LOU. 496 00:34:23,862 --> 00:34:26,832 WHY, LOU? WHY DID YOU DO IT? 497 00:34:32,238 --> 00:34:34,273 I DON'T KNOW. 498 00:34:34,306 --> 00:34:36,708 IF YOU NEEDED MONEY OR FOOD, YOU COULD HAVE ASKED. 499 00:34:40,312 --> 00:34:44,616 WOULD IT BE EASY FOR YOU TO ASK? 500 00:34:44,650 --> 00:34:48,254 WOULD YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE A BEGGAR? 501 00:34:52,324 --> 00:34:55,861 OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, WILL YOU STOP THIS NONSENSE? 502 00:34:55,894 --> 00:34:59,131 THE MAN IS OBVIOUSLY GUILTY. ARREST HIM! 503 00:34:59,165 --> 00:35:02,634 AND I WILL CALL THE CIRCUIT JUDGE AS SOON AS WE GET BACK. 504 00:35:02,668 --> 00:35:05,437 MRS. OLESON, MOST OF YOUR GOODS ARE HERE. 505 00:35:05,471 --> 00:35:06,738 I'LL MAKE GOOD ON THE REST OF THEM. 506 00:35:06,772 --> 00:35:08,507 YOU WILL NOT! 507 00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:10,809 A CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED, MR. CARTER, 508 00:35:10,842 --> 00:35:13,212 AND HE SHALL BE PUNISHED. 509 00:35:13,245 --> 00:35:15,681 HE WAS TRYING TO FEED HIS FAMILY, 510 00:35:15,714 --> 00:35:18,750 SOMETHING HE COULD HAVE DONE IF YOU HADN'T INTERFERED. 511 00:35:18,784 --> 00:35:20,686 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT THE BLAME ON ME. 512 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,322 NOW, I WARNED YOU ABOUT HIM. 513 00:35:23,355 --> 00:35:26,592 AH! CIRCUS PEOPLE ALL ALIKE, 514 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,160 THIEVES AND DRIFTERS. 515 00:35:28,194 --> 00:35:29,361 HARRIET, HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO-- 516 00:35:29,395 --> 00:35:32,764 NELS! HE STOLE! 517 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:37,936 NOW, I'M SORRY IF YOU TWO DON'T HAVE THE SAME INSIGHT THAT I DO. 518 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:40,539 IF YOU HAD, YOU'D KNOW THAT HE WOULD BE GONE BY NOW 519 00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:41,607 AND NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. 520 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:42,941 HARRIET, FOR ONCE IN YOUR-- 521 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:46,812 NELS, IT IS MY STORE, AND I AM PRESSING CHARGES! 522 00:35:46,845 --> 00:35:48,847 NOW, TAKE HIM TO THE ICEHOUSE, 523 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,717 AND WE'LL WAIT UNTIL THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE GETS HERE. 524 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:53,352 MRS. OLESON, I'LL-- 525 00:35:53,385 --> 00:35:56,288 IT'S ALL RIGHT, JOHN. 526 00:35:56,322 --> 00:35:58,690 I'LL GO. 527 00:35:58,724 --> 00:36:01,193 JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT WITH MAMA. 528 00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:27,353 HOW'S IT COMING? 529 00:36:27,386 --> 00:36:29,221 OH, SLOW BUT SURE. 530 00:36:29,255 --> 00:36:31,457 DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET MORE THAN I THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO GO. 531 00:36:31,490 --> 00:36:33,259 WATER TABLE MUST BE DROPPING. 532 00:36:33,292 --> 00:36:35,227 I'LL HIT HER NEXT DAY OR TWO. 533 00:36:35,261 --> 00:36:36,962 WELL, I'M OFF FOR A LONG WEEKEND. 534 00:36:36,995 --> 00:36:38,630 NO SCHOOL TOMORROW. 535 00:36:38,664 --> 00:36:41,300 YEAH, I KNOW. THE CIRCUIT JUDGE IS HOLDING COURT. 536 00:36:41,333 --> 00:36:42,634 I FEEL SORRY FOR THAT LITTLE FELLA. 537 00:36:42,668 --> 00:36:44,403 YEAH, WE ALL DO. 538 00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:45,904 I'M HEADING ON HOME FOR LUNCH, CAN I DROP YOU OFF? 539 00:36:45,937 --> 00:36:47,739 THANKS. 540 00:36:47,773 --> 00:36:50,309 OKAY, LET ME COVER UP THIS HOLE, I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU. 541 00:37:18,837 --> 00:37:20,406 [DOOR OPENS] 542 00:37:26,412 --> 00:37:27,746 I BROUGHT YOU YOUR LUNCH. 543 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:29,681 OH, THANK YOU. 544 00:37:30,816 --> 00:37:32,384 I WANT YOU TO KNOW 545 00:37:32,418 --> 00:37:34,986 THAT I DID MY BEST TO MAKE HER CHANGE HER MIND, 546 00:37:35,020 --> 00:37:39,858 BUT SHE IS SO BULLHEADED. 547 00:37:39,891 --> 00:37:41,793 I KNOW YOU TRIED. 548 00:37:47,466 --> 00:37:50,436 IS THERE ANYTHING I COULD DO? 549 00:37:50,469 --> 00:37:53,405 SIT WITH ME WHILE I EAT? 550 00:37:53,439 --> 00:37:55,341 IT GETS AWFUL LONELY DOWN HERE. 551 00:37:55,374 --> 00:37:59,578 SURE. I DON'T MUCH LIKE EATING ALONE MYSELF. 552 00:37:59,611 --> 00:38:01,747 IT'S A SMALL WORLD, ISN'T IT? 553 00:38:01,780 --> 00:38:03,649 [LAUGHS] YEAH. 554 00:38:07,686 --> 00:38:11,457 NANCY, GIVE IT BACK! 555 00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:12,658 IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. 556 00:38:12,691 --> 00:38:13,859 IT IS, TOO! 557 00:38:13,892 --> 00:38:15,060 GIVE IT BACK! 558 00:38:15,093 --> 00:38:16,728 A LOVE LETTER! [LAUGHS] 559 00:38:16,762 --> 00:38:18,530 YOU'LL BE SORRY. 560 00:38:23,502 --> 00:38:24,670 Willie: NANCY! 561 00:38:24,703 --> 00:38:27,673 WILLIE! NYAH! AH! 562 00:38:29,107 --> 00:38:31,109 UGH! 563 00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:32,911 NANCY! 564 00:38:34,713 --> 00:38:36,615 AAH! 565 00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:38,617 NANCY! 566 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:39,951 NANCY! 567 00:38:50,429 --> 00:38:54,500 THAT WAS VERY GOOD. MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOUR WIFE. 568 00:38:54,533 --> 00:38:55,834 I COOKED IT. 569 00:38:55,867 --> 00:38:59,438 [LAUGHTER] [STEPS] 570 00:38:59,471 --> 00:39:02,441 PA, IT'S NANCY. SHE FELL IN THE WELL. 571 00:39:02,474 --> 00:39:04,042 OH, MY GOD! 572 00:39:10,616 --> 00:39:12,484 Harriet, sobbing: PLEASE, DEAR GOD! 573 00:39:12,518 --> 00:39:13,985 OH, WE'VE GOT TO GET HER OUT OF THERE! 574 00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:16,087 Nels: WE WILL, HARRIET, WE WILL. 575 00:39:19,791 --> 00:39:21,092 WE WERE JUST PLAYING. 576 00:39:21,126 --> 00:39:23,429 I KNOW, IT'S OKAY. 577 00:39:23,462 --> 00:39:24,730 IT'S OKAY. 578 00:39:27,098 --> 00:39:29,167 THE HOLE IS TOO NARROW. 579 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,803 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DIG ANOTHER ONE AND TUNNEL ACROSS. 580 00:39:31,837 --> 00:39:35,907 NO, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME, MAYBE TOO LONG. 581 00:39:35,941 --> 00:39:37,609 WAIT A MINUTE. 582 00:39:37,643 --> 00:39:39,845 LOU COULD MAKE IT DOWN THAT HOLE. 583 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,780 IF HE'LL DO IT. 584 00:39:41,813 --> 00:39:43,014 COME ON. 585 00:39:49,688 --> 00:39:51,723 John: LOU! 586 00:39:51,757 --> 00:39:53,058 LOU. 587 00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:55,994 WE NEED YOUR HELP. 588 00:39:56,027 --> 00:39:57,663 WHAT? 589 00:39:57,696 --> 00:39:59,798 NELS' DAUGHTER, NANCY, SHE FELL DOWN A WELL. 590 00:39:59,831 --> 00:40:01,800 THERE'S NO WAY A GROWN MAN CAN GET TO HER. 591 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:03,068 IT'S TOO NARROW. 592 00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:05,036 WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? 593 00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:10,976 Harriet: [CRYING] 594 00:40:11,009 --> 00:40:13,078 I'M AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE TOO LATE. 595 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:15,213 IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO GET HER OUT OF THERE. 596 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:18,216 JUST KEEP YOURSELF CALM. 597 00:40:18,249 --> 00:40:21,119 MY LITTLE BABY... 598 00:40:21,152 --> 00:40:23,689 John: FINE. NOW, LOU, BE CAREFUL OF THE SIDES, IT'S GOING TO BE RISKY. 599 00:40:23,722 --> 00:40:24,890 I WILL. 600 00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:26,091 ALL RIGHT. 601 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:27,493 - OKAY? - OKAY, LET'S... 602 00:40:27,526 --> 00:40:28,694 OKAY? 603 00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:30,729 ALL RIGHT, TAKE UP THE SLACK. 604 00:40:30,762 --> 00:40:32,464 ALL RIGHT, EASY. 605 00:40:32,498 --> 00:40:35,000 EASY...EASY... 606 00:40:35,033 --> 00:40:38,837 LET'S GO, ALMANZO. DOWN. 607 00:40:38,870 --> 00:40:41,807 SLOW...EASY... 608 00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:51,650 EASY...DOWN. ALL RIGHT, EASY. 609 00:40:51,683 --> 00:40:53,685 A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE, 610 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:54,920 A LITTLE BIT MORE. 611 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,870 EASY...EASY... 612 00:41:14,940 --> 00:41:18,143 ALL RIGHT, WHOA, WHOA. 613 00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:20,612 Harriet: [SOBBING] 614 00:41:22,581 --> 00:41:25,651 John: ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME SOME MORE AGAIN...EASY. 615 00:41:25,684 --> 00:41:27,152 ALL RIGHT, REAL SLOW. 616 00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,939 I THINK HE'S DOWN. 617 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:55,881 TAKE MY HAND. 618 00:41:55,914 --> 00:42:00,586 TAKE MY HAND. 619 00:42:00,619 --> 00:42:03,188 [BOTH GROANING] 620 00:42:06,157 --> 00:42:07,726 I'VE GOT HER. 621 00:42:07,759 --> 00:42:10,729 ALL RIGHT, UP, UP. EASY, EASY. 622 00:42:10,762 --> 00:42:13,732 GET HIM UP. EASY NOW. 623 00:42:13,765 --> 00:42:15,533 EASY, EASY. 624 00:42:17,102 --> 00:42:18,770 [SOBBING] 625 00:42:19,971 --> 00:42:21,607 John: SLOW, SLOW. 626 00:42:36,788 --> 00:42:39,124 Nancy: [SOBBING] 627 00:42:44,863 --> 00:42:46,865 I CAN SEE THEM. 628 00:42:46,898 --> 00:42:48,800 I CAN SEE THEM! 629 00:42:49,935 --> 00:42:52,203 HERE HE COMES. COME ON. 630 00:42:52,237 --> 00:42:53,839 GIVE ME A HAND. 631 00:42:57,042 --> 00:43:01,246 GIVE ME SOME SLACK, SOME SLACK. 632 00:43:01,279 --> 00:43:03,348 [CHEERING] 633 00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:17,763 [SOBBING] 634 00:43:17,796 --> 00:43:19,998 OH, MY BABY! 635 00:43:20,031 --> 00:43:23,835 OH, MY BABY, MY BABY... 636 00:43:31,710 --> 00:43:33,945 Harriet: [SOBBING] 637 00:44:56,795 --> 00:44:58,163 I... 638 00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:07,372 YOU...YOU SAVED MY LITTLE GIRL'S LIFE. 639 00:45:10,341 --> 00:45:14,379 I...I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU. 640 00:45:20,418 --> 00:45:23,288 I'M SO SORRY FOR WHAT I DID. 641 00:45:23,321 --> 00:45:25,123 IF I HADN'T INTERFERED, 642 00:45:25,156 --> 00:45:27,292 NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. 643 00:45:38,569 --> 00:45:42,040 I WIRED THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE 644 00:45:42,073 --> 00:45:44,475 AND TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE, 645 00:45:44,509 --> 00:45:48,179 SO YOU'RE FREE TO GO ANYTIME YOU WANT. 646 00:45:52,183 --> 00:45:56,387 OH, AND I SPOKE TO MR. ANDERSON OVER AT THE BANK... 647 00:45:58,256 --> 00:46:01,827 AND HE WANTS YOU TO START WORKING FOR HIM TOMORROW. 648 00:46:07,332 --> 00:46:12,170 WELL... THAT'S ABOUT IT. 649 00:46:19,510 --> 00:46:23,882 OH, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY, 650 00:46:23,915 --> 00:46:28,419 BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M TRULY SORRY. 651 00:46:28,453 --> 00:46:32,223 I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS I HAVE SUCH A SHORT TEMPER. 652 00:46:35,460 --> 00:46:37,228 WHAT? 653 00:46:37,262 --> 00:46:41,199 I HAVE SUCH A SHORT TEMPER. 654 00:46:41,232 --> 00:46:44,102 IF ANYONE HAS A SHORT TEMPER, 655 00:46:44,135 --> 00:46:46,071 IT SHOULD BE ME. 656 00:46:47,572 --> 00:46:49,307 [CHUCKLES] 657 00:46:50,909 --> 00:46:53,211 [CHUCKLES] OH, YES. 658 00:46:59,417 --> 00:47:02,420 I'M NOT A SMALL MAN. 659 00:47:02,453 --> 00:47:05,190 I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY. 660 00:47:07,258 --> 00:47:09,995 OH, OH, THANK YOU. 661 00:47:12,197 --> 00:47:13,865 OH, THANK YOU. 662 00:47:18,336 --> 00:47:20,205 Laura, voice-over: LOU BATES STAYED ON IN WALNUT GROVE 663 00:47:20,238 --> 00:47:23,108 WORKING FOR MR. ANDERSON AT THE BANK. 664 00:47:23,141 --> 00:47:25,043 HE WAS KIND AND HARD-WORKING, 665 00:47:25,076 --> 00:47:28,513 AND WE WERE ALL PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, 666 00:47:28,546 --> 00:47:31,582 BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF HIS SIZE, 667 00:47:31,616 --> 00:47:34,619 LOU BATES WAS A BIG PERSON, 668 00:47:34,652 --> 00:47:37,522 A VERY BIG PERSON.