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[RINGING]

Wilder: ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, TAKE YOUR SEATS.

TAKE YOUR SEATS.

NOW, TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN A NEW PROJECT

WHICH I HOPE YOU ALL WILL ENJOY

AS WELL AS LEARN FROM.

NOW, HAS ANY OF YOU HEARD OF THE WORD GENEALOGY?

-NO. -NO.

Wilder: WELL, BASICALLY, IT'S THE STUDY OF ONE'S ORIGIN.

YES, LAURA?

YOU MEAN, IT'S KIND OF LIKE HISTORY.

Wilder: WELL, YES.

LET ME SHOW YOU.

THIS IS A CHART COMPRISED OF NAMES, DATES,

AND RELATIONSHIPS OF DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY.

THIS IS MY FAMILY TREE.

NOW, HAS ANY OF YOU EVER HEARD OF THAT?

-YEAH. -YEAH.

THE PROJECT IS FOR EACH OF YOU TO MAKE A FAMILY TREE

OF YOUR VERY OWN TO HAND IN BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

[STUDENTS GROANING]

Laura: IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

Wilder: AT THAT TIME, WE WILL GO OVER THEM

AND COMPARE THE NAMES, DATES, AND RELATIONSHIPS

THAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS MAY, OF COURSE,

WORK ON THE SAME CHART.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE BEST ONE.

Wilder: WE HAVE A PROJECT FOR THE MONTH.

LET'S ALL TAKE OUT OUR MATHEMATICS BOOKS

AND HAVE A QUIZ FOR THE DAY.

[STUDENTS GROANING]

BYE.

ALBERT, COME ON.

LET'S GET HOME AND FINISH OUR CHORES

SO WE CAN START THE PROJECT.

LAURA, WE HAVE MORE THAN 3 WEEKS TO FINISH IT.

BESIDES, SIMON AND I WERE THINKING ON GOING FISHING.

RIGHT, SIMON?

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, I CAN'T GO TODAY.

I PROMISED MY PA I'D COME STRAIGHT HOME.

WE GOT SOME STUMPS TO PULL.

Albert: WELL, WE WON'T BE LONG.

I KNOW A SPOT WHERE THE FISH BITE

AS SOON AS YOU DROP A HOOK.

COME ON. WE'LL BE 30,

MAYBE 40 MINUTES AT THE MOST.

ALBERT, IF YOU THINK THAT I'M GOING TO DO YOUR CHORES,

YOU'RE CRAZY!

SEE YOU!

COME ON, CARRIE. LET'S GO CHECK THE MAIL.

HEY, YOUNG'UNS, HOW YOU DOING?

Laura: HI, PA!

SEE YOU AT HOME.

WHOA.

HELLO, CHARLES.

HEY, NELS.

GOT A SPECIAL DELIVERY HERE FOR YOU.

REALLY? I WASN'T EXPECTING ANYTHING.

WELL, YOU GOT 3 CRATES OF SOME PIPE FROM FELDMAN PLUMBING.

FELDMAN PLUMBING?

OH, NO.

OH, SHE'S DONE IT.

SHE HAS REALLY DONE IT.

SHE'S DONE WHAT?

CHARLES, EVER SINCE WE GOT BACK HERE FROM WINOKA,

HARRIET HAS BEEN AT ME TO GET A WATER CLOSET.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID HER UP TO NOW,

BUT SHE'S TRICKED ME AND WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED IT.

WELL, I GUESS I CAN'T AVOID THE INEVITABLE ANYMORE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THE CRATES.

Simon: OH, I GOT ONE!

OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

GET HIS HOOK OUT.

OKAY, I GOT HIM.

GOT HIM? HURRY UP.

THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT, ALBERT. IT'S GETTING LATE.

YEAH, OKAY.

YOU WERE SURE RIGHT ABOUT THIS POND.

THE FISH REALLY SNAP UP A HOOK.

YEAH.

I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

I WISH MS. GARVEY WAS STILL TEACHING.

MS. WILDER GIVES US TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.

WELL, SHE'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE YOU SMARTER, THAT'S ALL.

I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW, ALBERT,

YOU'RE REALLY THE LUCKY ONE.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

Simon: WELL, THE PROJECT, YOU KNOW?

ALL US KIDS HAVE TO LOOK UP OUR FAMILIES--

RELATIVES' NAMES AND STUFF.

YOU, BEING A BASTARD, DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOING ANYTHING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

GET OFF!

COME ON!

HEY, HEY, HOLD IT!

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT!

YEAH, WELL, I DON'T LIKE BEING CALLED THAT NAME!

I'M SORRY. IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I PROMISE!

SIMON?

WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU BEEN DOING, BOY?

FISHING, PA.

NOW, DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO COME STRAIGHT HOME FROM SCHOOL?

Simon: YES, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU DO INSTEAD? YOU GO FISHING!

I WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SCHOOL LOOKING FOR YOU, BOY.

I GOT TO GET THEM STUMPS UP BEFORE I CAN PLANT,

AND I NEED YOUR HELP TO DO IT.

I'M SORRY, PA.

SORRY DON'T GET THE STUMPS OUT, SON.

YOU GOT TO LEARN, WHEN I TELL YOU TO DO SOMETHING,

YOU DO IT.

-ALL RIGHT, LEAN OVER. -PLEASE, PA. PLEASE!

AH!

Man: GOT TO LEARN TO BE RESPONSIBLE, BOY.

Simon: AAH!

GOT TO LEARN!

RESPONSIBILITY!

-YOU GOT TO LEARN! -RESPONSIBILITY!

Father: YOU GOT TO LEARN!

[BELT SLAPS SIMON]

Man: YOU MUST LEARN RESPONSIBILITY.

WE CANNOT TOLERATE TARDINESS.

RESPONSIBILITY!

TARDINESS!

RESPONSIBILITY!

TARDINESS!

[SIMON CRYING OUT]

THERE YOU GO.

MORE HOT WATER.

YEAH, THIS OUGHT TO WARM IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

THANKS.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. WHY?

WELL, I KNOW IT'S NOT SATURDAY,

BUT YOU'RE USUALLY A LITTLE MORE ENTHUSIASTIC

ABOUT WASHING THAN THIS.

MM, WELL,

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

SIMON AND I GOT IN A FIGHT, TODAY.

OH.

IT WASN'T MUCH OF ONE.

WELL, THAT'S HOW WE BOTH LANDED IN THE POND.

WHAT WAS THE FIGHT ABOUT?

NOTHING IMPORTANT. WE'RE BOTH FRIENDS AGAIN.

HE JUST SAID SOMETHING HE DIDN'T MEAN.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING I DO MEAN.

BETTER GET TO SCRUBBING, OR THERE WON'T BE ANY ROAST LEFT.

SEE YOU IN THE HOUSE.

IN ORDER TO CLEANSE OUR SOUL,

WE FIRST MUST CLEANSE OUR BODY.

OUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD.

ONLY EVIL DWELLS IN A HOUSE THAT IS UNTIDY.

YOU MUST LEARN THE LEVEL OF CLEANLINESS

THAT IS EXPECTED HERE.

YOU WILL LEARN OUR WAY, ALBERT.

WE MUST CLEANSE YOUR SOUL.

YOU WILL LEARN, YOU WILL LEARN.

Laura: ALBERT, COME ON. WAKE UP.

THIS IS NO TIME FOR A NAP.

SUPPER'S ON THE TABLE.

WELL, I WAS JUST FIXING TO GET OUT.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN.

OK.

NELS?

[PIPES CLINKING]

NELS, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES,

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU GOING TO BE?

OH!

AH!

-LET ME SEE IT! -ALL RIGHT.

OH!

OH.

OH, NELS...

JUST THINK, OUR VERY OWN OUTHOUSE IN THE HOUSE!

-HA HA! -THAT'S RIGHT!

YES!

-IT'S NICE, ISN'T IT? -OH, NELS, THANK YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MY DEAR. YOU'RE WELCOME.

OH, YOU KNOW, IT REMINDS ME OF A THRONE.

AS I'M SITTING HERE,

I SHALL FEEL LIKE QUEEN VICTORIA.

[LAUGHTER]

[BOTH SIGH]

NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO, NO, NO!

[SCREAMING]

OH, WHY'D YOU DO THAT?

YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!

IT WASN'T MY IDEA!

OH!

[HARRIET CRYING]

ALBERT, WE'VE GOT TO START WORKING ON OUR CHART.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU START YOURS,

AND I'LL MAKE ONE OF MY OWN?

WELL, YOU HEARD WHAT MS. WILDER SAID.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS CAN WORK TOGETHER.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO NEED TO MAKE TWO CHARTS.

WELL, I WOULD JUST RATHER.

HELLO, LAURA.

HI, NELLIE.

WILLIE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOUR CLASS PROJECT.

HOW'S YOURS COMING?

I HAVEN'T STARTED IT YET.

OH, I SEE.

IT MUST BE VERY HARD TRACING ALL YOUR RELATIVES,

NAMES AND EVERYTHING,

HAVING TO SPEND ALL THAT TIME IN THE FOREST

OR WHEREVER IT IS YOU'RE FROM.

IT WAS CALLED THE BIG WOODS,

AND I'LL MANAGE, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, THE OLESON FAMILY GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO ROYALTY.

WE HAD HEADS OF STATE AND TITLES FOR MOST OF MY RELATIVES.

YOU MEAN LIKE NERO AND IVAN THE TERRIBLE?

Nellie: I'LL IGNORE THAT.

I'M POSITIVE, WITH MY HELP, WILLIE'S CHART

WILL BE THE BEST AND MOST INTERESTING OF ALL.

HOW'S YOUR FAMILY TREE COMING, ALBERT?

I TOLD YOU, WE HAVEN'T STARTED OURS YET.

ALBERT COULDN'T MAKE A FAMILY TREE IF HE WANTED TO.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, FIRST.

HE'S GOT PARENTS, AND SO DO I.

BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME, IS IT?

ALBERT KNOWS WHAT I MEAN.

DON'T YOU, ALBERT?

THIS IS ABOUT AS MUCH OF A FAMILY TREE AS YOU'VE GOT.

HEE HEE!

DON'T YOU PAY HER NO MIND.

SHE'LL NEVER CHANGE.

SHE'S JUST TALKING HER USUAL NONSENSE.

Man: WELL, MISTER AND MRS. TILLEY,

HERE'S THE BOY I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

HIS NAME IS ALBERT.

SO, THIS IS ALBERT.

WELL, HE LOOKS LIKE A NICE BOY.

AND WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HIS PARENTS?

NOTHING AT ALL.

HE WAS LEFT ON OUR DOORSTEP

BY SOMEONE NO ONE EVER SAW.

HIS PARENTS COULD HAVE BEEN

SICKLY OR DERANGED.

DERANGED? OH, MY LORD.

I CAN'T HAVE THAT IN MY FAMILY.

WHAT ABOUT HIS TEETH?

SMILE, BOY.

LET US SEE YOUR TEETH.

Mrs. Tilley: HE LOOKS SANE AND HEALTHY,

BUT YOU CAN'T BE SURE.

Mr. Tilley: DOES THE BOY WORK HARD?

-DERANGED? -SICKLY.

SMILE, BOY.

[ALL 3 TALKING AT ONCE]

STOP IT! STOP IT! LEAVE ME ALONE!

LEAVE ME...

OH.

Laura: ALBERT?

OH.

OH, LAURA.

ALBERT, ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

Charles: WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE?

ALBERT, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

GUESS I MUST HAVE HAD A NIGHTMARE.

HUH. I'D SAY YOU DID.

THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO SLEEP ALL RIGHT?

YES, SIR.

SORRY I WOKE YOU BOTH UP.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.

I WAS HAVING A DULL DREAM, ANYWAY.

ALL RIGHT. THEN BOTH OF YOU GET BACK TO BED

WHILE WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE NIGHT LEFT, HUH?

YES, SIR.

TRY HAVING A GOOD DREAM THIS TIME, HUH?

-YES, SIR. GOOD NIGHT, PA. -GOOD NIGHT.

Laura: GOOD NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT, ALBERT.

GOOD NIGHT, LAURA.

REALLY WORKING AWAY, HUH?

OH.

DIDN'T HEAR YOU CLIMB UP.

GUESS I WAS DAYDREAMING.

DAYDREAMING?

SEEMS TO ME YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF DREAMING LATELY.

HEY.

COME ON. YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU, SON?

I'M NOT YOUR SON.

NOT REALLY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL...

TO YOU AND MA, I'M YOUR SON.

TO LAURA AND CARRIE, I'M THEIR BROTHER.

GRACE, TOO.

KIDS AT SCHOOL CALL ME ALBERT INGALLS.

I'M EVEN REGISTERED AS ALBERT INGALLS...

BUT DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART,

I KNOW I'M NOT.

I CAN'T REALLY MAKE

ANYBODY ELSE BELIEVE IT, EITHER.

WELL, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE BELIEVES.

YOU LIVE IN OUR HOUSE. WE LOVE YOU.

YOU'RE PART OF OUR FAMILY.

BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME.

USING A NAME DOESN'T MAKE IT LEGAL.

IF--

IF ONLY YOU COULD ADOPT ME...

THEN EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE.

I KNOW WHEN I ASKED YOU IF I COULD CALL YOU PA,

YOU SEEMED PLEASED.

IF YOU THINK THIS MIGHT BE ASKING TOO MUCH--

YOU KNOW, WHEN, UH...

WHEN YOU ASKED IF YOU COULD CALL ME PA...

AND YOU TOOK MY NAME, I JUST...

I JUST FIGURED THAT WAS ENOUGH.

THAT'S MY FAULT FOR NOT THINKING.

IT'S MY FAULT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT

STARTING TOMORROW, HUH?

[CHOKES UP] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU...

PA.

MY BOY.

ASKING TOO MUCH?

I'M SO HAPPY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

EXCUSE ME.

WHO CAN WE TALK TO ABOUT FILING ADOPTION PAPERS?

THAT WOULD BE JUDGE ADAMS.

IT'S THE NEXT TO THE LAST DOOR TO YOUR RIGHT

AT THE END OF THE HALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN.

THAT MUST BE HIM.

JUDGE ADAMS?

THAT'S ME.

THE LADY DOWN THE HALL SAID WE SHOULD SEE YOU

ABOUT FILING FOR ADOPTION.

OH, YES, YES, MISTER--

EXCUSE ME. INGALLS, CHARLES INGALLS,

AND THIS IS MY WIFE CAROLINE,

-HOW DO YOU DO? -AND THIS IS ALBERT.

IT'S A PLEASURE.

LET'S SIT RIGHT AROUND THIS TABLE.

IT SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

NOW, AM I CORRECT IN ASSUMING

THAT THIS IS THE LAD YOU WISH TO ADOPT?

YES, SIR, THAT'S CORRECT.

WE WERE HOPING WE COULD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING TODAY, IF POSSIBLE.

WELL, MR. INGALLS, IT DOES TAKE MORE THAN THAT.

UNLESS, OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS,

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WELL, NOW, TELL ME,

IS ALBERT A BLOOD RELATIVE OF YOURS?

NO, HE'S NOT.

DID HIS PARENTS DIE?

OH, WE DON'T KNOW.

WELL, HAS THIS LAD BEEN LIVING WITH YOU?

YES, HE HAS.

WELL, HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?

WELL, WE MOVED FROM WALNUT GROVE TO THE CITY OF WINOKA,

AND THAT'S WHERE WE MET ALBERT.

HE WAS ALONE FENDING FOR HIMSELF.

MY WIFE AND I PERSUADED HIM TO WORK FOR US AND GO TO SCHOOL.

AFTER A WHILE, WE REALIZED THAT WINOKA

JUST WASN'T THE PLACE WE WANTED TO RAISE OUR FAMILY,

AND WE MOVED BACK TO WALNUT GROVE,

AND ALBERT CAME WITH US.

HMM, WELL, ALBERT...

WHAT WERE YOU DOING ALL ALONE IN A BIG CITY LIKE WINOKA?

DID YOU RUN AWAY FROM HOME?

WELL, SIR,

I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A HOME TO RUN AWAY FROM,

THE WAY I SAW IT.

I THINK WHAT ALBERT MEANS IS

THAT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY A HOME.

HE WAS LIVING IN AN ORPHANAGE, THE DAKOTA ORPHANAGE.

OH, WHERE?

UH, PIERRE.

WELL, MR. INGALLS, I

MUST TELL YOU THAT SINCE ALBERT WAS A WARD OF THE DAKOTA ORPHANAGE,

I'LL HAVE TO CONTACT THEM AND GET THEIR APPROVAL

BEFORE ANY PETITION FOR ADOPTION CAN BE FILED.

WILL THAT TAKE LONG?

I MEAN, DO YOU SEE ANY PROBLEMS?

NO, NO. IT WILL ONLY TAKE AS LONG

AS IT TAKES US TO SEND A TELEGRAPH,

AND AS FAR AS ANY PROBLEMS,

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PROCEDURE.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND WE HAVE HERE THE ADOPTION APPLICATION.

YOU JUST MAKE OUT THESE PAPERS,

AND I'LL CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

OH, WELL, MR. OLESON,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE, TODAY?

UH, WELL, HESTER-SUE, MARY, UH,

I WONDERED IF I COULD USE YOUR WATER CLOSET.

HA HA!

EXCUSE ME, MR. OLESON,

BUT YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY

UP HERE JUST TO USE THE WATER CLOSET?

WELL, I GUESS THAT DOES SOUND KIND OF FUNNY, DOESN'T IT?

WHAT I ACTUALLY MEANT WAS THAT I WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR WATER CLOSET

TO COMPARE IT WITH THE ONE THAT I'M TRYING TO INSTALL.

OH.

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THESE DIRECTIONS.

FIRST TIME HARRIET TRIED IT, SHE ALMOST DROWNED HERSELF.

HA HA!

I THINK I BETTER GET IT RIGHT NEXT TIME.

I THINK SO.

WELL, PROFESSOR, THIS WAY TO THE LAVATORY.

[CHUCKLES]

THE INGALLS...

FAMILY.

-PA? -MM-HMM?

WHO'S OLDER,

GRANDMA INGALLS OR GRANDPA HOLBROOK?

OH, LET ME SEE.

I THINK GRANDMA INGALLS.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, DARLING?

I THINK SO.

UH, WELL...

I KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWER.

PA, CAN I MAKE MY CHART ON POSTER PAPER?

THAT WAY, I CAN MAKE IT REAL BIG.

SURE. WHY NOT? I'LL PICK YOU UP SOME AT THE MERCANTILE.

THANKS.

-CHARLES? -MM-HMM?

HAVE YOU SEEN MY OLD BIBLE?

NO, I HAVEN'T, DARLING.

ISN'T IT IN THE CHEST?

WELL, IT USUALLY IS.

Albert: I HAVE YOUR BIBLE UP HERE, MA.

ALBERT, WHAT ARE YOU USING THE BIBLE FOR?

OH, "THE INGALLS FAMILY TREE."

MM-HMM, SINCE I'M GOING TO BECOME AN INGALLS,

I WANTED TO SEE THE NAMES OF MY NEW RELATIVES.

WELL, ACTUALLY, THESE WEREN'T THE NAMES

I WAS GOING TO PUT DOWN AT FIRST.

OH, WHY NOT?

OH, THAT NELLIE OLESON.

I WAS GOING TO MAKE UP A LIST OF NAMES

SO SHE'D BE GREEN WITH ENVY.

[CHUCKLES]

WHAT NAMES WERE YOU GOING TO PUT ON THAT LIST?

GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

HA HA!

AH, ALBERT.

AND THIS IS WHERE MY NAME WILL GO.

AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,

NELLIE OLESON WILL BE GREENER THAN GRASS.

HOW ABOUT SOME PIE AND MILK?

MMM! SOUNDS GOOD.

COME ON.

HEY, NELS, GOOD MORNING.

HELLO, CHARLES.

NOT VERY WELL, I'M AFRAID.

OH, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

WHAT'S ALL THE MAIL DOING HERE?

MRS. FOSTER'S AWAY TAKING CARE OF HER SISTER'S NEW BABY,

SO I'M PLAYING POSTMISTRESS FOR A FEW DAYS.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

OH, I PROMISED LAURA I'D PICK HER UP SOME POSTER PAPER.

IT'S FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT.

OH, THE FAMILY TREE. I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU LIKE?

AH, JUST ENOUGH FOR A GOOD-SIZE CHART WILL DO.

HEY, HOW'S THE WATER CLOSET COMING?

WELL, I THINK I'VE GOT ALL THE BUGS OUT OF IT.

THEN THE MAIL CAME IN,

AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TEST IT YET.

BY THE WAY, THERE'S A LETTER HERE FOR YOU.

YEAH, IT'S FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.

OH, GOOD. I'VE BEEN EXPECTING THAT.

Harriet: AAH! NELS!

HELP! UGH! UGH!

I TOLD HER NOT TO USE IT YET!

HA HA!

OH, CHARLES, EXCUSE ME.

Harriet: HELP! HELP ME!

Charles: HA HA!

OH, THAT WOMAN.

-HI, PA. -HI, PA.

Charles: HI, EVERYBODY. SORRY I'M LATE.

HERE. GOT YOUR POSTER PAPER.

Laura: THANKS, PA. LOOK AT IT, ALBERT!

NOW WE CAN MAKE REAL BIG CHARTS!

I WAS BEGINNING TO WORRY.

I WAS JUST WORKING ON AN ORDER AND DIDN'T WATCH THE TIME.

DID WE GET ANY MAIL?

NO, NO MAIL YET.

I'M GOING TO GO UNHITCH THE TEAM. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

CHARLES...

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE WAS SOME MAIL THIS AFTERNOON.

THEY FOUND ALBERT'S REAL FATHER?

A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE ALBERT'S FATHER.

OH, CHARLES.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF THAT QUESTION ALL AFTERNOON.

WELL...

WE'VE GOT TO TELL ALBERT.

THE LETTER SAYS THE MAN'S WAITING IN REDWOOD FALLS.

I'LL GO OVER TO THE COUNTY SEAT TOMORROW AND MEET HIM,

MAKE SURE HE REALLY IS HIS FATHER.

LET'S NOT SAY ANYTHING TO THE BOY UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE.

I'M HERE TO SEE JUDGE ADAMS.

UH, YES, MR. INGALLS?

WE RECEIVED YOUR TELEGRAPH.

THE GENTLEMEN ARE WAITING INSIDE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

OH, MR. INGALLS.

JUDGE ADAMS.

HE'S IN THE OTHER ROOM.

MR. INGALLS, THIS IS MISTER--

QUINN'S THE NAME.

YOU GOT MY BOY?

I THINK THAT ALL DEPENDS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME PROOF TO SHOW ME

THAT YOU REALLY ARE HIS FATHER.

WELL, MR. QUINN HAS SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE

REGARDING THE EXACT DATE AND TIME

THAT ALBERT WAS LEFT AT THE SCHOOL,

AND THAT, ALONG WITH OTHER CORROBORATIVE INFORMATION,

WAS PROOF ENOUGH TO THE DAKOTA SCHOOL

THAT HE IS ALBERT'S FATHER.

IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE.

HOW COME IT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO FIND THE BOY?

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE BOY ON AND OFF FOR SOME TIME NOW,

BUT I'M ALL BY MYSELF.

I GOT TO WORK MY LAND.

THAT DOESN'T LEAVE MUCH TIME FOR SEARCHING.

ALBERT, HE--

HE BE GOING ON 11 YEARS PRETTY SOON NOW, HMM?

HE'S STRONG?

WHAT?

HE'S STRONG?

OH, YEAH.

GOOD. HE'LL BE PLENTY HELPFUL TO ME

WHEN I GET HIM TO THE FARM.

STRONG HELP DOESN'T COME CHEAP THESE DAYS.

WELL...

HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

HE'S A WONDERFUL BOY. HE'S AN EXCELLENT STUDENT.

AS LONG AS HE'S A GOOD WORKER,

THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

WELL, AREN'T YOU EVEN CONCERNED ABOUT HOW HE'S BEEN?

I MEAN, MY GOD, YOU'RE HIS FATHER.

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF A MAN HE'S GROWIN' UP TO BE?

ALL I WANT TO KNOW, IF HE'S STRONG, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT IF MY SON DOESN'T WANT TO GO WITH HIM?

IT ISN'T A DECISION FOR THE BOY TO MAKE, NOT AT HIS AGE.

ALBERT BE NO CONCERN OF YOURS NO MORE.

HE IS MY CONCERN. HE'S PART OF MY FAMILY.

WAS PART OF YOUR FAMILY!

I'M HIS PAPA!

NOW, LOOK, I WANT THAT BOY TO LEAVE WITH ME TOMORROW!

NO MORE TALK!

SEE YOU TOMORROW, JUDGE.

HE DOESN'T WANT A--

HE DOESN'T WANT A SON. HE WANTS A FARMHAND.

I'M SORRY. HE'S GOT THE LAW ON HIS SIDE.

I'LL BRING HIM IN TOMORROW.

Caroline: THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

Charles: THERE ISN'T.

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.

THE LAW SAYS THAT HE HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE ALBERT AWAY.

THE LAW?

IT'S ALWAYS THE LAW!

DOESN'T THE LAW CONSIDER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS?

WHAT HURTS THE MOST IS THAT HE DOESN'T EVEN LOVE HIM.

HE DOESN'T LOVE HIM AT ALL.

HE--ALL HE WANTS IS A FARMHAND.

THAT'S ALL HE KEPT ASKING.

"IS HE STRONG? IS HE STRONG?

"CAN HE DO THE WORK?"

THE BOY HAD BEEN BETTER OFF ALONE IN THE CITY

THAN LIVING WITH THE LIKES OF HIM.

DEAR GOD, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE MY SON AWAY.

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE HIM AWAY!

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[CHARLES SOBBING]

HEY, ALBERT?

ALBERT!

HOW YOU DOING?

HI.

LAURA TOLD ME YOU WENT FISHING.

CATCH ANYTHING?

NO.

GUESS THE FISH AREN'T BITING TODAY.

HEY, WELL, I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS...

AND IT'S GOING TO COME AS A BIG SURPRISE TO YOU.

THE DAKOTA ORPHANAGE LOCATED YOUR REAL FATHER.

I TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE A BIG SURPRISE.

THAT'S SOME NEWS, HUH?

SEE, JUDGE ADAMS WROTE ME A LETTER ABOUT IT,

AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO YOU UNTIL I WAS SURE...

SO, WELL, I WENT INTO THE COURTHOUSE TODAY, AND--

AND I MET HIM, YOUR REAL FATHER.

AND HE TOLD ME HE WANTED YOU TO COME LIVE WITH HIM.

WHAT'S MY FATHER'S NAME?

QUINN, JEREMY QUINN.

ALBERT...

QUINN.

WHEN DO I HAVE TO LEAVE?

WELL, HE'D WANT YOU WITH HIM

JUST AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET THERE,

SO I THOUGHT WE OUGHT TO GO FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT A BOY

SHOULD BE WITH HIS REAL PA.

IN--

IN THIS CASE, I WAS HOPING THINGS

WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT NOTHING'S EVER GOING TO...

CHANGE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A FAMILY HERE.

SON--

I'M LEAVING NOW.

I'LL WRITE TO YOU EVERY DAY.

ME, TOO.

THIS POSTER'S REAL NICE.

IT'LL PROBABLY BE THE BEST IN CLASS.

WELL...

I'VE GOT TO GO NOW.

NO MATTER WHERE I GO...

OR WHATEVER I DO...

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY SISTER, LAURA.

ALWAYS.

AH, MR. INGALLS.

JUDGE ADAMS.

ALBERT.

MR. QUINN IS WAITING UPSTAIRS IN THE COURTROOM.

I HAVE SOME PAPERS HERE TO FINALIZE.

I'LL ONLY BE JUST A FEW MINUTES.

JUDGE?

YES, ALBERT?

DO YOU THINK I COULD SEE HIM FIRST?

CERTAINLY, ALBERT.

THE COURTROOM IS AT THE HEAD OF THOSE STAIRS.

Charles: WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU?

I'D BEST GO ALONE.

SURE.

I'LL WAIT DOWN HERE WITH JUDGE ADAMS.

THEN WE'LL COME UP.

OKAY.

WELL, COME CLOSER, BOY, SO I CAN GET A BETTER LOOK AT YOU.

FATHER?

LISTEN, BOY.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING

ABOUT WHAT MR. INGALLS SAID,

AND I...

I...

WELL, I CAN SEE--

YOU'VE BEEN TAKEN REAL GOOD CARE OF.

YOU KNOW, I'M-- I'M ALL ALONE.

WHAT WITH HAVING A FARM TO RUN...

WELL, IT...

IT JUST...

IT JUST WOULDN'T WORK OUT.

WE'RE STRANGERS, YOU AND ME.

WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON.

I KNOW-- I KNOW THAT, UH...

YOU'D BE...

YOU'D BE HAPPIER LIVING HERE WITH A...

FAMILY THAT LOVES YOU.

I'M SURE THAT

YOU LOVE THEM.

I GOT NOTHING TO OFFER YOU, BOY.

IT JUST WOULDN'T WORK OUT FOR YOU AND ME.

YOU STAY WITH THE INGALLS.

I'LL GO TELL JUDGE ADAMS TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

PA?

COULD...

WOULD YOU GIVE ME A KISS GOOD-BYE?

LOOK, YOU STAY--YOU STAY RIGHT HERE, BOY.

MR. INGALLS?

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND, AND I--

I TOLD THE BOY HE CAN STAY WITH YOU.

WHAT?

HE'S HAPPY WITH YOU.

HE TOLD ME SO, SO, UH,

I CHANGED MY MIND.

NOW, THEN, IS THERE SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO,

SOMETHING I HAVE TO SIGN OR SOMETHING?

WELL, YES, YOU, UH--

IF YOU'LL JUST SIGN THIS CONSENT FORM.

HE'S ALL YOURS.

QUINN.

HOW DO I KNOW YOU WON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND,

COME BACK FOR THE BOY?

[CHUCKLES]

DON'T WORRY.

JUST LIKE THE BOY, YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN.

I GUESS THERE'S SOME GOOD IN EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

ALBERT?

I GUESS YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME...

PA.

I GUESS I AM, SON.

Laura: IT WAS A JOYOUS DAY IN ALL OF OUR LIVES

WHEN PA RETURNED WITH ALBERT,

FOR EVERYONE KNEW, FROM THAT DAY ON,

ALBERT WAS TO BE FOREVER AN INGALLS.