All language subtitles for The Virginian - 8x06 - The Runaway

[ Steam Hissing ][ Whistle Blowing ]

[ Knocking ] Bayo?

Yeah.

I have a nice supper
waiting for you.

[ Chuckles ]
Hey.

You know what I've been
thinkin' about, Claire?

Come here.

I've been thinkin'
about them mountains.

See, about this time of day,
sun hits 'em,

and they look like
they're made out of gold.

Hey, maybe they are, huh?
Just a couple of miles away,

waitin' for somebody
to come along
and dig it all up.

Huh?[ Chuckles ]

I heard talk today
that there's some ranchers
looking for experienced help.

Oh, Claire.
Now, I told you, you know.
I quit with ranchin'.

[ Chuckles ]
Ten hard years.

[ Chuckles ]
All I got was enough ground
to bury my wife in.

Besides, I got me a job.

You can do
a whole lot better than
cleaning up a saloon, Bayo.

Yeah, well,

it'll do till
somethin' else comes along.

If you got some decent work,
you could send for
that boy of yours...

like you've always
been talking about.

Well, I'm goin' to, Claire.

Just takes time.
You know, I got plans.

I'm gonna learn me a trade,
or maybe I'll get
a business.

Then I could
take care of Hoot
the way I want to.

Bayo, a boy needs
to be with his father.

And he's goin' to be,
Claire.

[ Sighs ]
It just takes time.

You know, till I get
on my feet again.

Until then, well--

Look, I left him with
a very good family.

They've always treated him
like he's one of their own.

Hey, I'll bet you
he's havin' the time
of his life right now.

And I wouldn't wanna
spoil that for anything.

I'll bet you...

he's as happy...

as a bear cub
in a pot of honey.

[ Hinge Squeaks ]

[ Dog Barking ]

[ Barking Continues ]

[ Barking ]

[ Barking Continues ]

[ Barking Continues ]

Who is it?
Who's there?

[ Barking Continues ]

Boy, come back!
Do you hear me?

[ Gunshot ]

Won't do you no good
to run, boy!

I'll catch ya!
I'll drag ya back!

Do ya hear me?
Come back!

Won't do you no good
to run, boy!

[ Light Hoofbeats ]

Hello.Liz. What are you
doing here?

I came to see
how you were doing
with that mountain lion.

Well, there's
no sign of him yet,
but we're ready for him.

What makes you think
he's gonna come back here?

This is where he made
his last kill.

He's probably sittin' up there
right now eyein' that calf.

We'll wait here till
he comes down to get it.

Yeah, which I hope
is before breakfast,

seein' as how
I missed-- [ Yawns ]
dinner and supper already.

Well, you must be
pretty hungry.

[ Chuckles ]
You could say that.

You could say "starved"
and be closer to it.

In that case,
follow me.

Oh.

Behold!

That wouldn't be a food
basket now, would it?

Real honest-to-goodness
food?It's only leftovers.

Leftovers?

Leftover ham,
leftover baked beans,
leftover fried chicken.

[ Whistles ]Leftover
sweet potato pie.

Here. Why don't you
let me give you a hand?I'll tell you one thing.

There won't be any
leftover leftovers
when we get through with it.

I'm hungry enough
to eat a horse,
saddle and all.

What's the matter?Something seems
to be missin'.

- What?
- The food.

Surely you're joking.

What happened
to the chicken?

You sure it was cooked?
Maybe it just flew away.

[ Branches Rustling ]

[ Rifle Cocks ]Hold it.

Hey! Hey!

Well, what kind
of critter is that?

- He's coming your way, Jim!
- Where?

Hey, kid! Hold on.
Hold on, son.

Hold it. What the--
Ow!

Hey, will you just--
Ow!

Ow! Hey-- All right.
If that's the way
you want it.

Wait here for that lion while
I take care of this bobcat.
Kid, what's the matter with you?

[ Clay ]
Can't you just
tell us your name, son,

or where you came from?

Wait until after he's eaten.
Then he'll tell us.

Seems to me
he could do both.

I bet you haven't had
a hot meal inside of you
for days.

Why don't you try it?

That milk is just
as sweet as honey.
Nice and cool too.

I have a nice surprise
for you after you eat.

Come on.

You'll see
it's mighty good.

Ho! No, you don't.
Now, come on.

Sit down.

[ Holly Gasps ]Hey!

[ Clay ]
There he is!Oh!

Whoa!

What this young fella needs
is a good spankin'.

Not while I'm around here,
Clay Grainger.

Now, you all get out of here!
No wonder the poor boy
wants to run away--

with two grown men
standing over him,
asking him questions.

I thought you had
a mountain lion to catch.

For a while there,
I thought I already
caught him.

And I'm sure that you have
work to do around here
on the ranch.

Yes. I have
something to do.

But I'm not gonna be
very far away.

Thank you, honey.I'll get him
some more milk.

Yes.

Oh.

Guess you've been through
a lot in your short life.

I can see that.

But nobody's gonna
hurt you here.

Nobody.

Now, try this.

Put this in your hand.

Well?As near as
I can find out,

nobody's heard
anything in town
about a missing boy.

From the looks of his clothes,
he came from a lot farther
than Medicine Bow...

or anywhere else near here.He still hasn't
said anything, huh?

Not even his name.

He looks at ya
as if he's listening,
but he won't answer.

He must have his reasons.Well, I wish I knew
what they were.

Maybe we could find out
who he belongs to.

Did you talk
to the sheriff?Yes.

He's gonna look into it
and let us know
if he finds out anything.

Then I guess that's
the best we can do.

Hmm. I'd better
get back to work.

[ Sighs ]

- What are you so pleased about?
- I'm thinking about the boy.

Clay, I wanna buy him
some new clothes.

The ones he's wearing now
look like they're about
ready to fall off.

He'll have to have shoes.

Now-- Now,
wait a minute.Some good ones.

It's only a matter of time
before his folks
come lookin' for him.

Only a day or two
at the most.

Probably just wandered off
and got lost and
is afraid to admit it.

His people must be out
looking for him right now.

Well, I hope they are.

But he still needs
new clothes.

And the way it looks,
his people can't have
much money.

Oh, let me buy them
for him, Clay.

All right. Get him
whatever you want.

Only
just be careful.

Be careful of what?

Getting
too attached.

[ Chuckles ]

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, that, uh--

Yeah, that's, uh--
That's the one, all right.

Yeah. He had,
uh, red hair,
and about so tall.

When did ya see him? Well, it was the day
before yesterday.

I had just come out of
the back room, and there he was
lookin' at them sandwiches...

down at the end
of the bar.

Before I could stop him,
he grabbed one and run out.

I know. I should've figured
he was from your place.

Did you see where he went? The way he was runnin',

he might be clean
into Wyoming by now.

I guess this is, uh,
one boy you lost.

I'll get him back.

You're right, Henry.
That boy's a troublemaker.

Run off on me twice before.
But I'm willin' to bet
he never runs off again.

[ Coin Clatters On Table ]

Uh, I hear they, uh--
they don't allow...

a place like yours
in Wyoming.

Could be you'll
have some trouble
bringing him back.

I've got papers
from this state sayin'
the boy belongs to me.

One way or another,
I'll bring him back.

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Knocking ]

Do you always sleep
with your shoes on?

Still,
they're your feet.

I suppose you can do
what you want.

Tomorrow,

we're gonna take you
into town and buy you
some new clothes.

Would you like that?

And then after that,

Trampas is gonna show you
all around the ranch.

Did you ever see them
break a wild horse?

Or lead
a thousand cattle
out to pasture?

There are so many that you
can't possibly see the ground.

And down in the barn,

we have a mare
that's ready to foal.

At any time now,

there'll be a brand-new
animal on this earth.

You can watch that little colt
stand for the first time...

and see how funny it looks when
it's taking its first steps.

You'll think it's
going to fall down.

But pretty soon, it'll
start sniffing the wind.

And then, it'll be running
beside its mother.

You could even
give it its name.

Would you like that?

Would you like
to do these things?

Then you will.

I have to have
something to call you.

What do your folks
call you?

Are they dead?
Is that it?

My ma.

I'm sorry. And your pa?

Where's he?

Well, what does he call you?

Hoot.

Hoot. Hoot?

You mean like the owl?

[ Laughs ]
It's nice meeting you, Hoot.

[ Kisses ]

We're going to be
good friends.

Don't you worry, son.
It's not gonna hurt a bit.

You have
my personal word for it.

Oh. Don't make it
too hot, Clay.

I don't know
how to heat up
a tub of bathwater.

I've been doing it
for you for so long,
I thought you might have forgot.

[ Scoffing Chuckle ]

Ah! Just right.

Well, have at her.

Well, aren't you going
to get undressed?

Can't take a bath
with your clothes on,
you know.

Although, maybe those clothes
you've got on there
could stand a scrubbin'.

Oh. Well, I can't say
as I blame him.

Truth is, when I was
your age, I wouldn't
take a bath either.

You know,

my folks had to chase me
all over the ranch.

Sometimes, my dad
had to rope me,

and he wouldn't
take the rope off
until I was in the tub.

There's just something
about bathwater and boys
that don't mix.

Anyway, I couldn't see
what good it did me when
it wrinkled me all up like that.

But maybe
they were right.

Anyway,
after the first plunge,
it wasn't so bad.

What is it?

What is it you're afraid of?

Is it because we're here?

Would you take a bath
if we left you alone?

All right.

And here's
a nice warm towel,
and there's the soap.

And you just
take your own time.

Oh, no. That boy's
afraid of a lot more
than a little water.

You can see it
in his eyes.

And you haven't been able
to find out anything more
about him, huh?

Only that his mother's dead
and that his father
calls him Hoot. Hoot what?

He won't say.Hmm. You want me
to have a talk with him?

Well, it can't hurt.

I've tried everything
I can think of.

I've talked to him like a son,
man-to-man, like a friend.

Tried making deals.
Even resorted to trickery.

He just... seems to sense
that I'm gonna ask him...

about his father
or where he came from,

and... he shuts up tight.

Maybe you will have
better luck.

Well, it's worth a try.

Hmm. Funny thing.

He kind of grows on ya.

Those eyes--

they look like they've seen
all of the unhappiness
in the world.

Maybe they have.

I just wish I knew
what he was afraid of.

Hmm.

[ Whispering ]
Oh, my heavens.

Clay?

Clay?

- What is it?
- Come up here.

His back.

Oh, no.

Who would do
a thing like that?

[ Object Clatters ]

[ Clears Throat Loudly ]

Up kind of late,
aren't ya?

I couldn't sleep either.
Stopped by to see if that, uh,
mare had had her foal yet.

Guess it won't be long now.

Wanna come inside with me
for a while?

Kind of cold
this time of night.
Come on.

Sorry I don't have
any milk to offer you.

Plenty of this stuff, though,
if you don't mind drinkin' mud.

Want some?

Nothin' better than
a good cup of coffee
on a cold night.

Go ahead and drink up.
Be careful now.
It's hot.

[ Chuckles ]
That's a boy.

I guess you're tougher
than I thought.

Suppose you'd have to be,
though, runnin' away
from home like you did.

Not that I blame you,
seein' as how you were
beaten and whipped.

Uh, Mrs. Grainger
saw the scars on your back
when she went to cover you up.

Guess I'd run away from home,
too, if my pa beat me like that.

My pa never beat me!

He was the best pa
in the whole world.
You better take that back!

All right, Hoot.
I'm sorry.
Come on. Sit down.

He used to take me fishin',

and he taught me
how to ride a horse
and to do lots of things.

- Where is he now?
- He had to go away.

Hmm. Where to?

I don't know.
But he'll be back, and
we'll be together always.

Who's been taking
care of you, Hoot?

Are they the folks
who beat you?

If you tell me,
maybe I can do
something about it.

And if I can't,
maybe the sheriff can.
He knows we found you.

Once he hears
you've been beaten,
he'll wanna know who did it.

Who was it, Hoot?
Come on. Tell me.

The Sillses.
They beat me.

And I ain't never
goin' back. I won't.

It's gonna be
all right, Hoot.[ Sniffles ]

You just tell me
about these Sillses.

Everything's gonna be
all right.[ Sniffling ]

He said his pa left him
with some neighbors
of theirs named the Sillses.

They live up near
Greely, Colorado.

His pa promised to send
for the boy later,
but he never did.

How could he leave his son
with people like that?

Well, maybe he didn't know
what they were like.

All the more reason
not to leave him.

Well, I'm gonna ride on
out there and find out what
they have to say about this.

And you can tell 'em for me,
if they want that boy back,

they'd better start treating him
like a human being.

I don't care if his father
left him there or not.

They so much as threaten
to beat him again, and they're
going to have to answer to me.

We have laws against
that kind of thing. [ Holly ] And you tell 'em...

that we intend
to keep an eye on Hoot.

- You tell them that.
- I'll make it clear.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

How could anyone beat
a helpless child like that?

[ Sighs ]
I'm sorry now that we
found out where he came from.

Well, we did.

Clay?

What if we didn't
give him back?

A father has a right
to leave his boy
with whoever he wants.

But what if he
didn't know that his son
was gonna be beaten?

That doesn't make
any difference.
He left him with the Sillses.

Maybe we can get 'em to change
their way towards Hoot, but we
can't refuse to give him back.

But what will I tell him?
It doesn't seem right.

Well, it's the law.

- And I warned you about
getting too attached.
- "Too attached"?

What do you know
about it?

What do you know about
what a woman feels
toward a child?

I started getting attached
the minute I saw him.

I was already too attached
when I held him in my arms
and saw that he needed my love.

Men! You think
you know everything!

And maybe you do...
about steers!

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Men Shouting, Whistling ]

Get up there!

[ Shouting, Whistling ]

No. We never did
get that old mountain lion.

He just stopped
comin' around.

Good.Well, what's good
about that?

I like mountain lions.

Well, I wasn't thinkin'
of it just like that,

but I guess I kind of
like 'em too.

Can I ask you somethin'
straight-out personal?

- Sure.
- Where'd you get
a name like Hoot?

My pa gave it to me.
He said that I asked
so many questions...

that someday I'll be
smarter than a hoot owl.

[ Laughs ]
Well, I guess he knew
what he was talkin' about.

My pa knew just about
everything in the whole world.

He even knew stories
about a giant.

Only, he wasn't a bad giant.
He was a good giant...

who used to keep kids
from bein' scared of the dark.

He sure helped me.
I'm hardly scared of anything.

Boy, I sure wish I'd had a giant
like that when I was little.

What was this
good giant's name?Pa called him Bayo.

"Bayo"? Oh, that's
a funny name for a giant.
But I like that.

Wanna hear a story?

I sure would.

Well, one day...

long, long, long ago,
when I was just a kid,

there was this giant. [ Elizabeth ]
Hoot?

Come see
what we've got.

[ Chuckles ]
There he is.

What do you
think of him?Is he sick?

No. He's just a baby.
What are you going
to name him?

Hmm? Hoot?

What'll you call him?

Bayo?

Bayo.

[ Man ]Bayo. ♪♪ [ Honky-tonk Piano ]

What?

Well, I was just telling
my friend here that
there's lots better ways...

- to makin' money
than workin' a ranch.
- Whoo! That's the truth.

Can you name one?

Well, there's, uh,
finding gold.

Yeah! Yeah, yeah,
that's the thing.

I bet you Bayo and me
could go up there in them
Medicine Bow mountains...

right now and find
all the gold we wanted.

- Now, what do you say, Bayo?
- Maybe we could.

Well, I know we could!
Sure we could, Bayo.
Come here.

Look. Where do you think
would be the best place
to look?

You given it
any thought, Bayo?Well--

Oh, you really think so?

Stony Ridge, huh? [ Bayo ]
Yeah, yeah.

You know,
I was just thinkin'
the other day.

[ Chuckles ]
When the sun
gets on those mountains,

they look like they're
made out of gold.

Why don't we just
get ourselves a stake
and go get us some?

Aw!Oh, now, come on. Let's have
a drink to our new partnership.

Come on, Bayo.
Sit down there, Bayo.

[ Laughing Hysterically ]

Oh, you earned
your drink, Bayo.
You really earned your drink.

[ Laughing ]

[ Horse Approaching ]

[ Footsteps ] [ Knocking ]

Who's there? [ Virginian ]
Mrs. Sills?

Who is it? I want to talk to you.

Go away! There's
nothin' to steal here.
Just go away and leave us alone!

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I've come a long way.
All I want is some answers.

- About what?
- A boy named Hoot.

Just stand still, mister.
Don't you move.

Jonah Sills?Maybe.

Who are you?
What do you want?

He says he wants
to know about Hoot.

Hoot? Well--
Well, what about him?

I'd like to see
who I'm talking to.

You run outside
and play, Sarah Lee.

Would you like
some coffee?No, thanks.

From the looks
of your horse out there,
you rode a ways.

Wyoming. Medicine Bow.

Medicine Bow? That's--Katie.

You saying you rode
all that way
just to ask about the boy?

Why?I think you know why.

- You say it.
- By the looks of his back
after he ran away.

Hoot run away?

[ Jonah ]
Reckon you got
the wrong place, mister.

Hoot ain't lived with us
for almost two years.

- That's not his story.
- Well, then I guess
he was lyin'.

T'ain't like Hoot to lie.
He was a good boy.

He spoke of his pa.

The Callahans
were neighbors of ours.

Luke Callahan just fell apart
when Hoot's ma died.

Couldn't work
his spread anymore,
hardly wanted to live.

Only the one boy-- Hoot.

Asked Katie and me
to look after him.

Said he was goin' off
to find a job someplace...

and he'd send for the boy
as soon as he could.

He never did.Nearly a year went by.

We got some letters
from different places--

[ Scoffs ]
not saying much,

asking after the boy
but not forhim.

And then the letters
stopped comin'.

See, Hoot used to run away,
looking for his pa.

And then Jonah'd have to
go fetch him back again.

I didn't have the time for it.
Took me from my work.

Katie had a baby
on the way, and--

Well, you see how it was.
I got a family to look after.

Hardly enough
for the table as it is.

It didn't look like Hoot's pa
was gonna send for him, so I--

Well, I just had
to give him away.

- Where? Where did you give him?
- The orphanage
over at Clearwater.

It's a real nice place.

Some woman come
to pick him up.

She seemed nice enough.
Said they'd take
good care of him.

Did you ever hear any more
from Luke Callahan?

Well, we got this letter
a few months ago.

Guess he figured the boy
was still with us.

[ Sighs ]
Full of the same old promises.

- Did he say where he was?
- No.

But the letter was
postmarked Medicine Bow.

Can you point me
to the sheriff's office?Point you--

You're almost looking at it,
mister. It's right up there.Thank you.

You're welcome.

♪♪ [ Whistling ]

Trampas?Huh?

Which shirt do you
think I should I buy?

Mmm, whichever one
you want.

Well, that's not
much of an answer.

Well, you're the one who's
supposed to buy his clothes,
remember?

Well, it wouldn't hurt
to offer an opinion.

[ Exhales ]
All right. Uh, let's see.

Mmm! If I were just gonna
work around the ranch,
uh-- this one.

But on the other hand,
if I was goin'
to a Sunday dance...

or courtin' that little girl
down the street,
here's the one I--

Well, you wanted my opinion.

[ Sighs ]
Don't you want to help Hoot?

Well, sure.
It's just that--

[ Exhales ]
Well, I don't think he's telling
us the truth. That's all.

-About what?
-The Sillses. Why didn't he tell
us about them to begin with?

Because he was afraid
we'd send him back.

[ Exhales ]
Where was he heading
when we found him?

Just as far away from
the Sillses as he could get.
And I don't blame him.

Maybe. I just--

Well, I think
he's hiding something,
and he's afraid to tell us.

All right, Trampas.
Maybe he's an outlaw on the run.

Maybe you should check with the
sheriff and see if he's wanted
for holding up a stagecoach.

[ Whistles ]And don't laugh at me!

[ Chuckles ]

If you would just take
some time getting to know him
instead of being so suspicious.

All right. If it'll make you any
happier, buy him both shirts.
I'll buy the pretty one.

But buying him a shirt
is not getting to know him.

[ Sighs ]
All right.
I'll take him fishing.

When?

Well, the first chance I get.

- Do you promise?
- I promise.

Here.
These should fit him.

Oh, uh, I gotta go to the bank.
I'll see you in a little bit.

Seems like everyone
in town's away--
the sheriff, the clerk.

Well, he's in back.

That's a fine
pair of shoes.

Must be for
a little brother, eh?

You're a bit young
to have a boy that size.

Well, whatever his reason,
the boy still lied to us.

Well, his scars weren't lies.
He probably got them
at the orphanage.

They don't usually
beat their children,
at least not with whips.

Maybe in this one they did.Well, then why bring
the Sillses into it?

Maybe he was hoping
they'd come and take him back.

They seemed like
good people.

This Luke Callahan--
you ever hear of him
in Medicine Bow?

No. He might've just been
passing through though.

I thought I'd go in later
and ask around.

And I'll have a talk with Hoot
when he gets back, try to
get to the bottom of this.

Where is he?Holly took him
into town.

She wanted Doc to have
a look at his back.

Isn't that pretty well
healed up by now?Well, you know how Holly is.

Now that I think of it,
somebody was asking
about a lost boy.

Only it seems to me
like they found one.

Did you see who?Well, let's see.

That's right.
It was the foreman
out at Shiloh.

Said this small boy
come wanderin' onto their land.

- Is he still there?
- Far as I know, 'less they
found who he belonged to.

This Shiloh now--
how far away is it?

- It's a couple hours' ride
south of here.
- Ahh.

Thank you.Uh, you headin'
out there now?

As soon as the blacksmith
has my horse ready.

Well, just stay
on the main road.
You can't miss it.

Hey, Bayo, you ever gonna
get this place swamped?

Well, I'm workin' on it
right now, Bart.

Well, don't forget
the boardwalk, will ya?

I won't.

[ Holly ]
Is that the kind you want?

Might as well take
a handful then.

Don't go far.
We'll be leaving soon.All right.

[ Pots Clanging ]

You oughta be
a little more careful, son.

- Sorry, mister.
- Hoot! Come along, Hoot!

Can't you talk
to him later, Clay?

Well, the sooner we
all learn the truth,
the better.

If that boy ran away from
an orphanage, we've gotta
make plans to send him back.

But will a few hours
make that much difference?

If you had seen how excited
he was about going fishing
with Trampas--

If you'd seen his face--
Well, you can't take
that away from him.

He's had too many
disappointments already.Well, all right, Holly.

But just as soon as he
gets back, we're gonna talk--
just the two of us.

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Splashing ]You got him!

Oop! Yep, yeah, yeah!

Uh! Yep, yep!
Here we go! Oh!

Aw, I sure thought
I had him that time.

He wouldn't have
got away from my pa.

Huh, I don't know
about that.

The way that fish
has been stealing my bait,

I wouldn't be surprised
if he's got hands.

- How do you know
it's the same one?
- Recognize his laugh.

[ Chuckles ]

My pa
could've caught him.

Guess he could've
at that. Hmm.

I'll put another worm
on here.

How do you like Shiloh
so far, Hoot?

It must be
the biggest ranch
in the whole world.

[ Laughs ]
Well, it's big, but I don't
know about the whole world.

When I grow up, I'm gonna have
a ranch just like it...

with a million head of cattle,
and mustangs and everything.

Well, I sure hope so.

- Trampas?
- Yeah?

If I had a ranch,
would you be my foreman?

Oh, I-- I don't know, Hoot.
I got a pretty good job
right here.

I'm gonna need someone
who knows as much
about ranchin' as my pa.

Only he'll be too old by then,
so he'll have to take care of
the books like Mr. Grainger.

Well, I'd-- I'd like to be
your foreman, Hoot.

I'd like that very much.

You know, Hoot,
I'm gonna try my luck
around the bend here.

Oops.

Dad gum, these trees
get in your way, don't they?

Trampas!
Trampas, my line's caught!

You gave me a good chase
this time, boy.

I'm gonna see to it
you don't run off again.

It'll do you
no good to fight.

- Let go of him.
- This is none of your business.

I think it is.

I've got legal papers
on that boy!

You'll get yourself
in trouble protecting him.

You're on Shiloh land.
You got something to say,
you say it to Mr. Grainger.

All right.

But when I leave Shiloh land,
that boy'll be going with me.

And you'll not be able
to do a thing about it.

We were told Hoot
was placed in an orphanage.

He was, but they
couldn't handle him.

- He kept running off,
getting into trouble.
- What kind of trouble?

- Ooh, stealin' food.
- He had to eat.

A child steals food.
A grown man--
money to buy food.

It's all stealing.

The court found
Hoot incorrigible,
placed him under my custody.

- This, uh, "home" of yours--
what kind of place is it?
- Oh, like it says there.

I take boys a bit too wild
for their own good
and make men out of them.

You mean
you teach 'em to behave?

Ah, that's part of it.

Even if you
have to use a whip.

We saw Hoot's back.

My boys...
are like wild animals.

Some of them take to kindness,
others you have to beat.

Now, Hoot is
a real troublemaker.

Tell me, does the court
know about these
training methods of yours?

The court knows it has
no more trouble with my boys,
and that's good enough for them.

- Well, it's not
good enough for me.
- What do you mean?

I'm not turning Hoot
over to you.

That is a court order!From another state.

It's legal anyplace
I hunt him down!

Maybe so,
but you're not taking
that boy out of this house.

Is that clear,
Mr. McPherson?

The sheriff
might say different.

You're not the first ones
tried to help that boy,
but I always get him back.

I will this time too.

Hoot isn't an orphan, Clay. [ Door Closes ]

He doesn't belong in a home.
He has a father.

Not if we can't find him, Holly.
He doesn't have anyone.

But maybe it wasn't him, Bayo.
Three years is a long time.

She called him Hoot.

'Sides, I oughta
know my own son.

Then go to him.

Look at me, Claire!

That boy used
to look up to me.

He thought his papa
knew everything,

could do everything
better than anybody else.

Now look what
I've become. Hmm!

Someone the whole
town laughs at,
makes a fool of.

Aw, I can't let him
see me like this!

You can change, Bayo.

Yeah, and I'm going to.

Only it just takes time!

I got plans.

Soon as I get on my feet,
I'm gonna send for him.

What are you gonna do
until then, Bayo?

You gonna stay drunk
so that you can forget
he's around?

You gonna lock yourself
into this room so you
don't run into him again?

[ Sighs ]

Is that how you're gonna
get back on your feet?

[ Scoffs ]

[ Sighs ]

It just takes time, Claire.

Oh, I've got
these plans, but--

It takes time.

Well, it looks
legal enough.It's legal.

Now I want you to ride
out there and pick up
that boy for me.

I've wasted
enough time here.Yeah, I guess you have.

Hey, what are you doing?Just what it looks like.

I am going to wash up.

Well, when are you
going out there?Just as soon as I'm ready.

That can wait! [ Washbasin Clatters ]

Now you listen to me,
McPherson!

I've been riding all night
looking for an outlaw
I never did find.

I've missed three meals,
and I've been caught
in a windstorm.

And right now I am going
to shave. I'm going to
get me something hot to eat,

something cold to drink,
and I may even take a nap!

- This is signed
by a district judge!
- Then have him go get the boy!

When will you be ready?

[ Shaving Mug Clinking ]

About an hour.I'll be back.

Don't bother.
I'm going out there alone.

Sheriff, if you let
that boy get away, I'll--

You'll what, McPherson?

I'm sure you won't.

Hello.Good morning, Claire.
Maybe you can help me.

- You're not looking
for a room, are you?
- No, no.

I'm looking for a man
named Callahan-- Luke Callahan.

I think he was in Medicine Bow
about three months ago.

He must have stayed somewhere.
I've tried the hotel
and the other boardinghouses.

- No, he didn't stay here.
- Are you sure?
His boy's out at Shiloh.

I said he didn't stay here.

I don't know any Luke Callahan.
I've never heard of him.

Thanks, Claire.
Sorry I bothered you.

It's all right.

Claire?

Thanks.

[ Door Closes ]

And if I refuse
to give him to you?

Oh, you know better
than that, Clay.
It's the law.

Well, I don't believe in a law
that allows a grown man
to beat a defenseless child!

I know how you feel,
but McPherson's
got a court order.

There's nothing
I can do about it.

You can give us
a little more time to try
and find the boy's father.

My foreman's out looking
for him right now.What good will that do?

Hoot was sent to an orphanage,
and he wasn't an orphan.
To a home for wayward boys.

Well, if that boy's wayward,
I'm a Missouri mule!

There must be somelaw
that says a father has
a right to his own son!

If he wants him, which does not
seem to be the case.

Well, he will
when he sees him.

Besides, I've never heard
of a Luke Callahan
around Medicine Bow.

You've got to give us
a little more time, Mark.

This boy's whole life
may depend on it.

What do I tell McPherson?

Well, tell him the boy's
too sick to travel.

Tell him he ran away.
Tell him anything, but don't
let him take him back.

He may never
come out the same.

[ Exhales ]

It is getting
kind of late in the day.

They couldn't go
very far at night.

I'll be back
in the morning, Clay.

If you haven't
found Callahan by then,

the boy goes back
with McPherson.

I've got no choice.

[ Door Opens ]

Is this how
you're going to pull
yourself together, Bayo?

Is this all you're gonna do
for the rest of your life?

I'm all right.
I'll be fine by tomorrow.

This istomorrow.

Look at yourself, Bayo.

Just look at yourself!

It's such
a waste of a man.

I wanted to help, Bayo.

It seems I can't.

Wait!

I know where you
can find Luke Callahan.

- Where?
- At my place, upstairs.

Nobody in town knows him.

Not as Luke Callahan,
but they know him.

All the ladies
turn the other way
at the sight of him.

The boys laugh at him,
and men poke fun at him.

He's the town drunk.
Goes by the name of Bayo.

Bayo. If you still
want to talk to him,

you're going to have
to shake him up a little bit
to make him understand you.

Get him on his feet, please.

Get him to stand up
and walk.

[ Whispering ] Dear God,
make him walk like a man.

Bayo! Callahan!

Luke Callahan!Yeah? Mm-hmm.
[ Clears Throat ]

Now can you
hear me?[ Mutters ]

Sit up
and listen to me.[ Mutters ] I'm all right.

Now, look. I don't want you
to pass out again while
I'm talking to you.

I'm not that drunk.
I wish I was.

There's a bottle
around here somewhere.

Never mind about the bottle.
Just listen to me.

Your boy Hoot's
out at Shiloh Ranch.

He's out there,

and there's nothing
he wants more in this world
than to see his father.

Not like this.

I'll give you time
to shave and clean up.
Then I'm taking you to the boy.

Now you wait a minute, mister.
You're not gonna
take me anywhere.

Why don't you just leave me
alone, huh? Go on about
your business and let me be.

What's the matter, Luke?
You afraid of the boy?

Afraid of my own son?
[ Scoffs ]

That's 'bout the stupidest
thing I've ever heard.

I always loved my boy,
and he always loved me.

The only thing is,

I just need a li-little time
to straighten up a bit...

before I go to see him,
you know?

You know, the truth is,

I didn't want him to know
I was working in a saloon.

So, I'll go see him...
tomorrow or the next day.

I fell on hard times,
mister.

That's why I had to leave Hoot
in the first place,

'cause I couldn't take care
of him the way I wanted to.

He seemed real fine
when I saw him
with that Grainger woman.

Hmm! He got so big.

You know what he said to me?
[ Chuckles ]

"I'm sorry, mister." Yeah.
[ Laughs ]

I don't know how he got
to the Shiloh,

but he sure seemed
happy enough.

That's all I want--
for him to be happy.

Bayo! Boy ran away from a place
little better than a jail.

He was beaten.
Came to Shiloh by accident.

If you don't
come and get him,

he's gonna have to go
back to the same place
and more beatings.

That's just not so!
I left him with the Sillses,
a fine family.

[ Virginian ]
He kept on running away
from 'em, trying to find you.

I would've sent for him.

[ Clicks Tongue ]
But, well,

you see the way
things are with me now.

Well, what am I
gonna do with him?

How am I gonna take care of him,
give him all the things
that he needs--

schoolin' and...
the right bringin' up?

No.

[ Smacks Lips ] When I get
on my feet again, though,
things are gonna be different.

You tell him that, huh?

As soon as I get
on my feet.

Yeah, I'm gonna
send for him.

And that is a promise.

[ Groans ]

Bayo?

Bayo! Bayo!

[ Claire ]
Oh!

Oh, Bayo.

You just couldn't
be helped...

no way.

[ Sobs ]
No way.

There's not much I can add
to what you've already said,
Reverend.

There was one part
that struck me as
particularly appropriate.

You said Luke Callahan
was one of God's children.

He returned to his father.

Not many of us here knew
the real Luke Callahan.

We only knew him
through his son.

To that boy,
Luke was a giant named Bayo.

A good giant--
the best ever.

Let's all try to share
that memory of Luke Callahan.

It's probably
a lot closer to the truth
than we'll ever know.

Hoot. Hoot?

We'll wait for you
down by the buggy.

Why'd you have to die, Pa?

You said you'd send for me.

You promised.

[ Claire ]
Hoot?

My name is Claire--
Claire Martin.

I was a friend
of your father's.

- He told me all about you.
- Why didn't he send for me?

We were gonna
be together always.

Yes.

Yes, that's--
that's all he talked about.

Why, he could hardly wait
till you were together again.

He was going
to send for you.

Then why didn't he?

Well, because--

because he was waiting for the
right time when he could take
care of you the way he wanted.

Your father was a fine man.

He loved you very much.

Don't you ever forget that.

The trouble with him was he--

he lost track of time.

You think I like
turning the boy over
to McPherson?

There must be
something we can do.

We-- We can't just
let that man take him back
to that awful place.

If his father
was still alive,
it'd be different.

I'd tell him to take the boy
and tell McPherson to go
to court if he wanted to.

- But now--
- But now he's an orphan,
plain and simple.

When he needs help the most,
McPherson has a legal right
to him.

I'd just like to know how
the law got all turned around
in this case...

to protect the guilty
and condemn the innocent.

Well, honey,
it's not Mark's fault.Oh, I know, I know.

The thing about the law is,
it was written by men.

Some men know how to use it
to take advantage of others.

Well, this man
has to be stopped. [ Door Opens ]

Uncle Clay?
Hoot took old Charlie
out for a ride.

I guess he just
wanted to be alone.

- What about it?
- Well, I don't know. It's just
that he's been gone so long.

I told him
to meet me at the corral,
but he hasn't come back yet.

If something's happened,
I'll never forgive myself.

Well, maybe he just
rode out too far.

- Where's McPherson?
- I left him back in town.

But he could've followed me
out here. He doesn't trust me
any more than I like him.

Oh, Clay.

Your runnin' days are over, boy.

You're coming back to stay
for a long time.

And I'll be watchin' ya
every minute of every day.

Sometimes my dad
had to rope me.

He wouldn't take
the rope off
till I was in the tub.

There's just
something about...

boys and bathwater
that don't mix.

Anyway, I couldn't see
what good it did me when
it left me all wrinkled.

And you will be able to watch
that little colt stand
for the first time...

and see how funny it looks
taking its first steps.

You'll think
it's going to fall.

But the first thing
you know,
it'll sniff the wind,

and then it'll be running
alongside of its mother.

You could even
give it its name.

What are you
going to name it?

What'll you call him?

Bayo?

Bayo.

Gettin' close to the border now,
boy. You'll be home soon.
[ Laughs ]

I'm hardly scared
of anything.

Well, I wish
I'd had a giant like that
around when I was little.

What was this
good giant's name?Pa called him Bayo.

"Bayo"? Oh, that's
a funny name for a giant.
But I like that.

How do you like Shiloh
so far, Hoot?

It must be
the biggest ranch
in the whole world.

[ Laughs ]
Well, it's big, but I don't know
about the whole world.

When I grow up,
I'm gonna have
a ranch just like it...

with a million head
of cattle, and mustangs
and everything.

Well, I sure hope so.

Trampas?Yeah?

If I had a ranch,
would you be my foreman?

Likely miss your supper.

It won't be
the first time, eh?

Or the last.

- What is this?
What do you want?
- We can start with the boy.

Tell him, Sheriff!
That boy's been
placed in my custody!

You take him,
and I'll take you
into court!

Well, that's another
thing we want.

That way, the judge
can see how you treat
those boys of yours.

Maybe you can explain
what you do with the money
you get from the state,

instead of buying food
and decent clothes.

Yes, I think the judge
could take a good, hard look
at that place of yours.

[ Chuckles ]
N-Now wait! I-If the boy means
so much to you, Mr. Grainger,

there's no use causin'
ourselves a lot of trouble,
now, is there?

I-- You see what I mean? [ Virginian ]
No, you don't see what he means.

If you don't take
Mr. Grainger to court,
he'll take you.

And I'm taking you with me now,
McPherson. You can wait for your
court appearance in my jail.

Jail? What for?
You can't arrest me!

You've got no charge! [ Trampas ]
That horse Hoot's ridin'--

sure looks like a Shiloh brand
to me. What do you say, Jim?Well, yeah, it sure enough does.

Yeah, that's a Shiloh horse.
McPherson here was just about to
take it right across the border.

Oh! [ Whistles ]
That's bad. That's real bad.

What about horse stealing,
McPherson?
That charge suit you?

I only took the boy!
He was on the horse!

You got to listen to me,
Sheriff! Listen to me!

Aw, come on, McPherson.
Let's go.

Come on, Hoot.

[ Knocking ]

Claire!
Come on in.Thank you, Elizabeth.

Are your aunt
and uncle at home?Yes, they're in the study.

And McPherson?

They're gonna close up
that home of his and place
the boys with good families.

Huh. What about Hoot?
What good family is he
going to be placed with?

The Sillses were good enough,
but they couldn't help him
in the least.

Miss Martin.Come in.

I couldn't help overhearing.
I can help him.

Well, won't you sit down?

Please--
Please give me that chance.
I know how much he means to you.

But he means
even more to me.

I tried to help his father,
and I failed.

I'm not blaming myself,
and I'm not here
out of self-pity or guilt.

I loved Luke Callahan.

He made a promise
to the boy.

I'd like to keep it for him.

But Hoot needs
so much care.

I can give him that.

He'd have a room of his own.
I'd make a home for him.

Mmm, the boy
needs a man--

I-I've talked to
the sheriff about that,

and he said he'd help
in that direction.

So Hoot would always
have someone to talk over
special problems with.

Well, it'll be up
to the court to make
the final decision.

And if they do turn him over
to you, they'll be watching
to see you do a good job.

Anyway, there'll be
some of us pretty happy
he's not too far away.

He could come out here
whenever he wants.

But, you see,
in town with me,

he-he'd go to school
the way Bayo wanted.

And he can grow up to be
the man that his father
wanted him to be.

Well, I guess it's up to Hoot.

How about it, young fella?

Do you want to make
your home in town
with your father's friend?

[ Whispers ]
Hoot?