All language subtitles for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman S03e20 Things My Father Never Taught Me

What do you think?

I love it.

Lauren, why is this hat so expensive?

Well, it's imported from England.

Mrs. Bullock has had her eye on it.

I think you should buy it.

Mr. Tate.

Ladies.

How's the railroad coming?

On schedule till now.

Something happened?

Well, we've run out of rails to lay.

Our supply car didn't arrive this week.

And Peter and I are in town to find out
why.

Peter is with you?

Yeah, he's over at the telegraph office.

Excuse me.

I know Peter will be glad to see her. I
believe the feeling is mutual.

Yeah, I think you should buy it.

It'll never look as good on Mrs.
Bullock.

Oh, that's a brand new shipment, Grace.
Just come in yesterday.

Here, Robert E., I think you'll find
this in order.

Take some now and some next week.

Do you like it? It's beautiful on you.

Got my vote.

How much is this one?

Oh, that's 100 % cashmere. Too much for
you.

How much?

Twenty dollars.

I don't know why Dorothy ordered it. Not
a woman in town can afford to buy it.

Not even Dr. Mike.

Grace.

So you're going to buy the hat?

I have to think about that.

Dr. Quinn, hello.

Hello, Peter. Did Colleen find you? Yes.
We're going to see each other after

school. What did you find out?

Nothing good.

A mule broke down?

Well, if it's a mule you're after, I'm
sure Robert E. is one for sale at

delivery. It's not that kind of mule,
Dr. Quinn. This mule's a steam engine

we use to transport our supplies to the
work site.

The boiler's pipes are leaking.

Have to be replaced.

Would they take it back to Denver for
repairs?

Well, if they do, that could take a
month, maybe two. And then the snow

so deep that we wouldn't be able to
continue work.

That would shut us down until spring.

I wonder if Robert, you could repair it.

I've been working metal since I was ten.

I had my own place for five years now.

You have any experience in re -piping
train boilers, Mr. E?

Oh, just Robert E.

No, sir, not exactly.

I'm sorry, this isn't going to work.

Why are the home office asking to send a
repair authorization to Denver?

But it would take a month before the
fountain can get to it.

Mr. Tate, whatever it is, I'm sure he
can do it.

Why, Robert, he has fixed everything
from plows to cameras.

Dr. Quinn, when a steam boiler fails
because it's not repaired properly, it

blows up, people have gotten killed.

He does good work.

He's got the tools to do the job.

If he could fix the boiler here instead
of in Denver, we could stay on schedule.

You can do it, can't you, Robert E.? Can
you?

Yeah, I believe so.

Of course he can.

Two conditions.

The first, you have two weeks to
complete the work. If it's not done by

the deal's off and I send it back to
Denver.

And the second?

Peter assists you.

I want him to know everything about the
railway, including how to fix a boiler.

Deal.

You haven't set the price yet.

Well, how much would you charge?

The same as it would cost in Denver?

All right.

I'll pay 10 % up front, and the rest on
completion.

Let's go, Peter.

Where's the telegram? Dr. Quinn?

Robert E.? There's $50 here.

What does that mean? He's paying me
$500.

For a mule?

All right.

So what do you think?

I don't know.

Looks to me like an awful lot of work
for two men.

Sure does. Cutting out all these old
pipes and putting these new ones back in

again. Well, Robert, either you can do
it or you can't. I have to know now.

You can always hire some help.

Not many folks feel comfortable working
for me.

I would.

Thanks, Matthew, but I need more than
one man.

What about the Changs?

They were only hired to help us
transport the boiler.

They are here if you wish to use them.

You work for me?

Don't they speak English?

No, but I can translate for you.

Well,

then I guess we better get started and
make this dinner.

Sure hope you don't let us down, Robert
E. You know how important the train is

to this town.

Let's push it in here.

Congratulations.

You're going hunting.

You're gone for a few days. I just want
to wish you good luck.

I think I'm going to need it.

Don't worry, Grace.

Robert E. can fix anything.

I just haven't confirmed your card.

They thank you, but they prefer their
own food.

However, I would be most happy to
accept.

Excuse me.

Would you like to try some tea?

Sure.

Please, help yourself.

You might try it with milk, as the
English do.

Thank you.

Milk?

No, Colleen, doesn't agree with my
stomach.

I'll take two of that, Colleen.

Do you want the rest of it?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Very good.

Peter. What?

Your lip.

Oh, forgive me.

That's all right. I'm used to it.

I mean, Brian practically wears his
mail.

I've thought of you often and wondered
what you might be doing.

You did?

Do you still have the earth from China I
gave you?

Of course.

I keep it right next to the silver comb
and brush my grandma gave me.

I was afraid that after time you might
come to see it as only dirt.

Oh, no.

You gave it to me.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What are these?

They're biscuits.

They were sent from New York. The Changs
have a cousin who works for a bakery.

We're laying rails through this area
now.

Will it be done in time to bring Grandma
here for the wedding?

Robert E. can be finished in two weeks.

I'm sure he will be.

I'm going to Denver tomorrow, leaving
Peter behind.

Keep an eye on things just in case. They
all got a lot riding on that.

If anything goes wrong, I want to know
about it.

I'm sure there will be no problems.

Robert E. is a good craftsman.

I sure hope so.

What do you mean?

Well, he's got to test the boiler
himself.

Test it?

Well, a man's got to be willing to stand
by his work.

How does he do that?

Well, the boiler's designed to run at a
steam pressure of 100 pounds per square

inch. Heat her up to 150, and if she
holds, it gets paid.

If you don't?

Well, you won't want to be anywhere near
it.

Your dinner's ready.

I'm going to work a little longer.

Well, how much longer?

Some things won't keep.

Yeah, I want to get one more pipe out
tonight, and then I got some work to do

for Lauren.

For Lauren?

Yeah, I still got my regular customers
wanting things done.

Why are you taking on extra work when
you already got your hands full?

I already promised.

Well, maybe you shouldn't be promising
some things without us discussing it

first. Oh, you wanted to discuss the
buggy wheel I'm fixing for Lauren? No.

What's on your mind, Grace?

Just maybe we should have talked this
whole job thing over before you took it

on. It all happened so fast.

Mr. Tate was talking about his problems,
and then Dr. Mike said I could fix it,

and pretty soon I was believing I could.

Can you?

You don't think I can do it?

Is that what you think?

If it is, it's a little late to be
saying something. I believe that you can

it.

And I also believe that there's such a
thing as biting off more than you can

chew. Look, I want to be able to have
something for this family, be able to

afford something. I do, too. But, Robert
E., those folks will blame you if that

railroad is delayed in coming. Look, I'm
going to have it fixed in time. Oh,

Robert E. Grace.

Grace, chances like this don't come
along often.

Who knows what it'll lead to. Maybe a
contract with Denver and Rio Grande.

And maybe you could get hurt.

For quitting all this, I couldn't do it.

That I wasn't smart enough.

I got a right to have a better life for
myself, don't I?

Yes,

you do.

But you got to make sure you

choose the right time and place to try.

I don't want to lose you.

I'll ask them now.

I'm sure they won't move.

Matthew, would you mind taking the boxes
in for you to the work? Sure.

I will help you.

Good morning, Grace. Good morning.

Grace, you speak to me.

I've learned that there are serious
risks involved with the repair of that

boiler.

Had I known, I would never have been so
insistent that Robert E. take the job.

I'm certain that if I speak with Mr.
Tate, he'd understand why Robert, he

want to quit.

If he quits now, they'll say that he
couldn't do it.

Wasn't smart enough.

Robert, he's going to see this through.

No matter what happens.

See you tonight.

You go ahead and get the supplies for
Mr.

Bray. I will catch up.

Bye.

So what may I bring to eat for the
picnic?

There isn't going to be any picnic.

You are expecting rain?

It's expecting better friends.

They do not want me to come.

We'll just have our own picnic.

Please. I understand.

If you would rather be with your
friends... I'd rather be with you.

Nice family.

How long has he been?

Nearly two years since he has seen his
wife and children.

All right, let's get back to work.

Dr. Mike?

Yes?

Do you want this here?

Yes, right where they've always gone.

Is something bothering you, Colleen?

No.

It's just... Well, I was wondering.

You like Peter, don't you?

Yes, I do.

What about you?

I really like spending time with him.

He's so easy to talk to.

There's not many boys like that.

No, there aren't.

My friends think he's strange.

Do you?

No, he's from a different culture.

That's one of the things I like about
him.

Me too.

Dr. Mike!

What happened?

And he's eating lunch.

Went back to work.

Pretty soon he passed out and started
shaking. What did he eat?

Same things I did.

Do you feel all right?

Yeah.

I want you all to wait outside. Colleen
and I will look after him.

Come on, let's go on back to work.

Nothing we can do now.

Come on.

Robert E.

Don't you want to wait?

See how he is? What I want to do is go
back to work.

Now we got a lot of work to do. Now we
short one man.

He'll be alright. He's in good hands.

Just the man I've been looking for.

Now, about your bill.

What about it? You said you'd pay me
later. Well, it's later.

You said you'd credit me for the repairs
I did on your wagon. I would, but the

repairs you made didn't stand up. They
broke.

I had to pay another fellow to fix that
wheel when I got stranded in Soda

Springs. Then I would have fixed it
again.

Should have fixed it right the first
time.

I'll pay you the rest when I get paid.

When's that going to be? When I finish
with the boiler.

How am I going to get paid if something
happens to you?

You won't.

I see where one of your Chinamen took
you.

How are you ever going to make your
deadline?

Don't worry, Lauren.

You'll get your money.

How's Kwong?

Better.

Convulsions have stopped and he's
conscious.

Then he can go back to work?

Till I know what's wrong with him, I
don't think it's a good idea.

Not for him or for any of you.

What do you mean?

I mean it may be contagious.

But you don't know. No, I don't know.

Peter.

Go tell him if he doesn't get up and go
back to work right now, I'm going to

have to replace him.

Robert E., Kwong is much improved,
but...

He's still very weak.

Please, don't do this. Look, I can't do
anything else. Go on.

Go on.

But he could have a relapse. Look, if I
don't deliver on time, I don't get paid.

And neither does anybody else. Hey!

I didn't call no breaks.

Get on back to work.

Go on.

Don't you understand how important this
is to me?

I know it's important you succeed in
making the repairs on time, but is that

reason to mistreat the men that are
working for you?

Just plain hard work, Dr. Mac.

Maybe something you don't know about.

Robert E. I worked hard for everything
that I have, just like you and anyone

else. Our lives are so different, you
can't begin to understand.

So don't go telling me you're just like
me.

You don't even know who I am.

Perhaps you're right.

Perhaps I don't know you as well as I
thought I did. Oh, you don't want to get

me into this. I'm sorry I did.

Let's get back to work. Not me.

You quitting?

I'm sorry, Robert E.

I don't want to work for you anymore.

Not if you're going to treat people like
this.

Peter!

Whatever it is, now they both have it.
Take him to the clinic.

You too, Robert E. I am sick.

But it could be contagious.

No matter.

Getting sick is the least of my
problems.

Open up, Dr. Mike.

If there's some kind of Chinese plague
going on around here, you ought to tell

us what it is.

There is no such thing as a Chinese
plague. Then what's wrong with those two

Chinamen who worked with Robert E. the
past week?

I haven't determined that yet.

How do we know it ain't catching?

Well, Peter doesn't have it, neither
does Matthew or Robert E. It doesn't

to be contagious.

Doesn't appear to be.

Well, the three of them don't have a
fever. They don't have swollen glands.

Oh, we don't care what they don't have.
We want to know what they do have.

So do I, Lauren.

And as soon as I find out, I'll let you
know.

Excuse me.

I just thought you should know that I
don't believe you're contagious.

How are Kong and Lee?

Not very well.

Where does Lee keep his things?

Over there, in the back.

He wanted this picture of his family.

I will take it, Jim.

Robert E., I'm sorry.

I have to say that I do feel responsible
for what you're going through right

now. No, you're not. I'm the one who
took on the job.

Is it really worth the risk?

You don't think I can do it?

I don't see how anyone could do it.

With only you and Peter left, Mr.

Tate will be here in four days.

I'll be ready for him.

Morning, Peter.

Oh, hello, Mr. Sully.

I just got back in town, and I heard
you've been having some problems.

Yes. I was going to notify Mr.

Tate. We may not make the deadline.

A couple days won't make much of a
difference, will it?

I beg your pardon?

Well, if Robert E. don't finish, you're
going to be shipping it to Denver

anyway, so why send bad news early if
you don't have to?

Who knows?

Maybe Robert E.'s luck will change.

The Chinese know about luck, don't they?

Yes, Mr. Sully, we do.

Excuse me, I must get back to work.

Great dinner with some food.

Maybe we'll eat it later.

I work faster. All right.

With just ten minutes.

I brought you some more milk. Couldn't
you like it so much?

Thank you.

Mars and the Chain Brothers are feeling
better.

Perhaps our luck is changing.

Peter. What?

You did it again.

You believe in luck?

I feel lucky I met you.

Oh, here.

I thought maybe the Changs might get
some comfort in holding the earth you

brought me from China.

You are very kind.

Will you go back to China when your work
is done here?

Only to find a wife.

Oh.

Daddy, if I could not find one here.

Oh.

But I would live in this country.

Perhaps in San Francisco.

Oh, I hear there's lots of Chinese
there.

I want to build a big house on one of
the hills and have lots of children.

I want to have children, too.

That is, after I go to medical school.
You would like San Francisco.

I hope to see it someday.

I hope to see you seeing it someday.

Thanks for the food.

Going to work all night again?

Yes.

You want something, Warden?

I love you, Robert

E.

I love you because...

And you fight for what you believe in.

But... I don't know if I can be watching
when you fire that

thing up.

Listen up, Robert E.

Listen up.

Something wrong, Robert E.

Quang and Lee doing?

Better.

They're having some tea and biscuits
this morning, but they're still weak.

Sounds like something they ate.

Peter ate everything they did, and
Matthew ate some of their food, too.

It has to be something else.

What?

I don't know. I haven't any idea what's
wrong.

But if they're not better tomorrow, they
can't help Robert E., and he's going to

fail.

Michaela, you know how I feel about the
railroad coming.

Why does this have to be about the
railroad?

Why can't it just be about helping a
friend?

Dr. Mike!

What happened?

I do not know.

They were just having their tea and
biscuits.

Did Matthew eat any of these?

Yes. I had some, too.

With tea?

With milk.

Matthew had tea.

But he had milk in it.

Urgent you advise at once, sign Dr.

Quinn, and let's go into the Wallkill
Bakery, Orange County, New York. Please

let me know the minute you receive a
reply, Horace.

Probably won't be till tomorrow.

You think they were poisoned?

Yes, but I need to know by what source.

If I treat them for the wrong poison,
well, that could be worse.

Robert E.

I know I was supposed to have your new
access ready, but I've been busy.

I can wait.

Thanks.

How's it going?

I don't believe I'm going to make the
deadline.

Maybe people were right. Maybe.

I bit off more than I could chew.

You gotta stop listening to what other
folks say, Robert E.

You gotta start listening to yourself.

I can already hear the whistle blowing,
can't you?

Yeah, I can.

Hey, uh, need some help?

Yes, I would.

Take the front.

Got a reply.

213 people were poisoned in New York and
other cities.

With those biscuits?

The lead was in the flour used to make
the biscuits.

Someone put it in there?

By accident, but more by ignorance.

The millstones used to make this flour
had holes in them.

But the workers filled the holes with
lead.

When the wheels wore down, the lead was
ground into the flour.

And when it was baked into the biscuits,
the heat and fermentation transformed

it into lead carbonate, which is a
deadly poison.

How come Peter and I didn't get sick?

The milk you drank coated your stomach.
It helped to neutralize the poison.

Are they going to be all right?

I've treated them with a purgative and
iodized potassium.

They should feel better by tomorrow.

You let me know how much it costs.

I'll pay it.

I owe them that they work for me.

I'll take over now. You can go to bed.

David's sleeping all right.

They must love their families very much
to come this far, to work this hard.

The little boy's name is Juan Lee.

Peter says he was born after they left
to come to America.

He's never seen his father.

He will.

They were lucky.

That's what Peter said.

He says our luck has changed.

I could never be this far away from you
and Brian and Matthew.

I hope we always live in the same town.

With the railroad coming, nothing's
going to be that far.

Even a place like San Francisco wouldn't
be any trouble to visit at all.

I suppose not.

I'd come visit you all the time, and you
can come visit us.

What?

Well, when I get married someday.

I mean, if I were to live somewhere
else.

But that's the long way off.

Good night.

Goodnight.

Don't you think?

No.

It gives us about four hours.

Never going to make it.

Look.

Okay, don't look.

Well, let's go to work.

Looks like you got it done.

Sir.

Any problems?

Not a one.

Well, fire her up.

Run the boiler at 150 pounds per square
inch.

And keep it there till I tell you to
back off.

Oh, Mr. Tate.

I just want to thank you for this
opportunity. If it wasn't for you and

my friends here.

This wouldn't be happening. And we all
benefited.

You're successful, Robert E.

For your personal safety, ladies and
gentlemen, I suggest you all back up.

She's up past 150.

Hold it there.

I'll take it from here.

Come on.

Thank you.

Buy that show for my wife. It's a deal
for sale.