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Your time has come, Alice.

What once we taught, you now know.

What once we questioned, you have answered.

We never strive to be the masters of men.

Rather, we seek to work with them as we have worked with you.

Teaching you the regal and ordinal, the straight and narrow path.

You have learned to follow the church.

As it will follow me.

To remain in the light.

So that I may see the way to go.

And if the darkness should come.

And take you without warning?

Then I shall light a candle.

Today, I ask you this question for the final and most important time. Do you

promise to keep the Ordinal and never to depart from it as long as you shall

live?

Yes.

Then upon that faith, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the

Holy Ghost.

Amen.

I must leave now.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

I know who you used to be.

Why don't you let me take this ride?

How come?

The last ride or two said the command's racking up. Could be dangerous.

My kid, it sounds like you're getting noble on me.

I mean it, Lou. Let me go.

I've been on this ride a hundred times.

But that was before we... What's that got to do with me doing my job?

I don't want anything to happen to you, that's all.

First you want me to move in with Rachel, now you want me to quit my job?

That ain't caring about me, that's smothering me.

Lou, let me go.

Why don't you do me a favor?

Stop being my mama and stick with being my man.

Dear Cowboys, wha?

Yeah.

Where am I?

In Bruderhof.

I don't know. The Bruderhof. Where we live.

Who exactly is we?

The Peacemakers.

I'm Alice.

I'm James.

James Hickok.

Who were those men at the river?

Sons of men in town acting to please their fathers.

The town does not want us here.

We are different.

Many men are made nervous by those different than themselves.

Are you one of those men?

I don't think so.

Grandfather. Jakob.

Ah, good strong grip. You're much better.

Thank you.

That means you'll be able to leave soon.

Schnitz. Please excuse Grossvater.

I understand.

I guess he just gets nervous around me because I'm different.

I'd like to go into town if possible. I want to talk to the Marshal about what

happened at the river.

It will do no good.

Why not?

I told you the people in town have no time for us.

Yeah, but I'm not one of you.

Alice?

Your clothes were torn at the river and covered with blood. You'll have to wear

these.

So

how

many of you are there back at the...

Bruderhof. Twelve.

Twelve? That ain't too many.

Why's this town so hot against you?

Blackbirds.

Because they know more of us are coming.

Next week we begin building our church.

A hundred of our people will join us.

This is almost the biggest town.

You're not the first to have realized that.

We'll stop here.

Move it along.

What'd you say?

Get this wagon out of here.

No, don't.

We'll move further down.

Well,

look here.

Another one.

No. No, I ain't one of them.

Could have fooled me.

I've been reading about you.

You carry a gun.

Yeah, something unusual about that peacemakers don't carry weapons These

ways not until now. I just wanted to talk to you about some some fellas who

attacked the peacemakers down by the river Already looked into it heard you

shot first Suppose you read that in the paper, too.

Oh My son told me Leave you two already met at the river now. Hold on The

way the people in this town think I'd say my boy let you off easy.

I guess I don't like this town very much thing No?

Well, we like it a lot.

And we ain't prepared for a lot of people in black to build a church, so

pretty soon there's more of them than there is of us.

If them peacemakers try to build a church here next week, there's gonna be

hell to pay.

Not to mention blood.

Not yet.

First, you must rest.

It's who you are that's important.

Who am I?

In a place where your dreams can all come true.

But first you must eat, and drink, and heal.

Am I... am I dead?

No, Mr. Tyler.

You were dead.

I offer you...

A chance to live again.

Hey, Cody.

More trouble than you, kid.

That's Lou.

Not that again.

Well, I can't help it.

She gets me all worked up inside.

Look, kid.

Just on the run.

She's gonna be back in a couple of days.

If something happens to her, that won't matter, will it?

You know what you need, kid?

I believe you need some physical exercise.

Take your mind off your troubles.

You think so?

Absolutely. Now, you come right over here and take as many swings as you

need. Don't worry about anything.

Works like a charm.

Are you anxious to get on your way?

Yeah, I got a job to do. I can't deny that.

I ain't much for riding yet, so I sent him a message on the stage.

What do you do, James Hickok?

I ride for the Pony Express.

Really?

You must have many fascinating experiences.

Yeah, this is one of them.

You're making fun of me.

No, I just don't understand you.

Marshall says your people don't carry guns, is that right?

And you find that strange?

When the whole town's hell-bent on dragging you down the river, yeah, I do.

Peacemaker acts because of what's in his heart, not others.

That's something else.

Why do you call yourselves the peacemakers anyway?

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be the children of God.

That's how it reads from the Sermon on the Mount.

You may have heard Jacob recited at my baptism.

I wasn't staring at him.

He wasn't staring at you.

That's all right. I wasn't staring at you.

I rather enjoyed it.

I thought only little kids got baptized.

Peacemakers baptize when one is old enough to understand the step he is

taking. Straight and narrow.

That's right.

My ceremony was incomplete.

We have to do it again this Sunday.

By then we will have started to build our church.

Building a church in the middle of this much hatred doesn't make much sense,

does it?

We don't seek to make sense, James Aycock.

We seek to make peace.

Laura?

I take too much.

She gives too much.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

How is your, uh, veletzel?

It's very good.

No, no, no, no. In, uh, your wound.

Oh.

Uh, it's coming along.

Wearing guns.

It's my way.

But it is not our way.

I'm on your side, Jacob.

What makes you think that we need the help of Einfremder?

We have survived for more than 200 years without that kind of help.

We have seen worse than this town since its devil, Estes.

Who's Estes?

The publisher of the newspaper.

He writes stories about us filled with lies.

And now that you are here...

What stories will he tell?

Maybe I can talk to him.

Change it, Matt.

Mr. Estes.

I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage.

I'm James Butler Hickok.

Well, well.

Peacemakers are better at recruiting than I imagined.

No, I didn't join the Peacemakers. I'm just trying to help them out a little

bit.

Well, the floor is yours.

What cause do you have to write these things about the Peacemakers?

You're inciting a whole town against a couple of defenseless families.

A couple of families?

The Peacemakers have plans to settle here in numbers that will swamp James

Creek. Destroy our way of life.

The railroad's supposed to come through here in a couple of years anyway. Your

way of life is going to change, whether you like it or not. The railroad is

progress. It opens doors, creates opportunities.

The Peacemakers close doors and do God knows what behind them.

I know what goes on behind them.

Oh, you do?

Well, do ask your friends about Indiana.

There were peacemakers found worshiping the devil there.

Sacrificing animals for their rituals.

That's crazy.

And those hex marks on their barns.

You ask them what they really mean.

I know what they mean.

How their spirits must be raised by an outsider like yourself.

They never consider the fact that you'll be long gone when they truly need your

help. Who said I'm going anywhere?

Well, you can be on the peacemaker's side if you want to, Mr. Hickok.

But the good people of James Creek are on my side. And we'll do whatever it

takes to see that that church does not go up next week.

You know, they say the pin is mightier than the sword.

But, gee, there's a lot of citizens who'd argue the other way.

You know, the more I'm around people with guns, the less I want to carry

them.

That's very impassioned.

Can I quote you on that?

Today we're going to talk about something that's very important.

It's a long journey.

Are we taking a trip?

Yes. But you're already on this trip.

Something wrong with the schools in town?

We're a separate people, James Hickok. And schools and clothing.

It's been that way for over 200 years. For 200 years, I know.

You know, times are a-changing, Alice.

Not for us.

The path of the peacemaker is long and difficult.

You're only at the beginning, but believe me, there are mountains to climb

and deserts to cross.

And sometimes you come to fences.

And at the gates of these fences there are gatekeepers. And sometimes these

gatekeepers will not let you pass.

Now, if you ask the gatekeeper... Why are you helping us?

Because you need it.

I talked with Estes today.

He's still offering to buy our land.

What do you mean?

Several months ago, when we first came, he tried to buy our land.

He had no problem with our religion then.

He thought I could make a profit from it.

It was after we said no that the newspaper stories began.

Well, he claims that you're all devil worshippers.

Yeah. The simplest way to get the ignorant behind you is to say that

you're battling the devil.

Opa? Yeah?

How do we get through the gate if the gatekeeper does not want us to go past?

Good. First, you must ask yourself if you truly want to get through the gate.

If we do?

Can we ask others on the path for help?

There is

one other reason I'm staying.

You.

That would be unwise.

Why?

They never were.

Why not?

What if I took them off?

Water.

You're stronger now, Mr. Tyler.

Past weaknesses no longer affect you.

I can offer you something you will enjoy even more.

Salvation.

You said I need saving.

You have no secrets, Mr. Tyler.

Your actions speak louder than your words.

You were once the most feared gunfighter in the West.

More than 20 kills.

The fastest gun alive.

Who ended up as a filthy drunk.

crawling from bottle to bottle, from alley to alley.

I just couldn't handle drink, that's all.

No, you couldn't handle your life, your conscience.

Those men you killed, they never went away.

They haunted you.

Is that who you are, someone I killed?

No.

I'm someone who can make those...

Shadows.

Those echoes disappear.

How?

There's a man.

A gunfighter.

A murderer.

They say he's the fastest gun.

And people, good people, are afraid to go against him.

What do you want me to do?

Kill him.

You're the only one who can.

And in so doing, you'll rid the world of a killer worse than you ever were.

What do I do?

Drink.

Drink a toast to the man whose death will be your redemption.

A toast?

Wild Bill Hickok.

May he rest in peace.

Kid, even your blister's got blisters.

I never worried my way clean through to the bone before.

I guess I should have known better.

Thank you, Rachel.

What are you talking about?

I was getting all worked up over Lou, and Cody, being the generous person that

he is, let me do all his chores so that I'd feel better.

So I was a little more worried than I thought.

Cody!

Cody!

What? Turning one man's misfortune into your good fortune is just downright

cruel. Well, you won't be saying that it's so cruel when there's six feet of

snow outside and you're sitting inside here in front of a nice warm fire.

No, that is not the point, and I don't want to hear any more out of you.

What's going on?

Just having a little argument, that's all.

Oh, well, I understand. You're in the middle of it.

What do you mean?

It's all my fault.

I was worried about you, and I didn't know what to do about it, so I talked to

Cody here. Outside.

Outside.

Excuse us.

Why are you getting all mad?

Kid, it's bad enough having you get all worked up every time I ride out of here,

but you worrying everyone else too is going too far.

I know.

Why is it so hard for you to understand that I am the same person I was before

you and I started... riding double?

Because you're not the same person to me, Lou.

That's an awful sweet thought, kid.

But I got a job to do around here, and I can't have you getting in my way.

Well, I can't help the way I feel.

No, I guess not.

Well, maybe knowing how I feel will help you keep some things to yourself.

Can you do that?

I'll try.

That's all I can ask.

We tapped on this one.

It feels, uh, kind of unnatural to be courting you under the

circumstances.

What circumstances?

You know, things ain't exactly settled around here.

Getting ready to raise the church, town's getting ready to stop you.

Jacob's getting ready to stop me.

Is there a place we could go?

Be a bit more private?

Mm-hmm.

I don't know. I didn't mean

that... Oh, I didn't lay a hand on her.

And you're not going to either.

That's what this board is for.

It's called bundling, a tradition.

We can talk all night.

Ain't like any tradition I ever heard about.

No?

Tell me about your traditions.

A fella might take a girl for a ride on a wagon.

Well, we've already done that.

Yeah, we have.

We might take her to a dance or go outside and look at the stars.

Do you wish to go outside?

No.

I don't know.

Well, you must.

Surely you've known many ladies.

Women, yeah.

Ladies, a few.

But ladies like you?

Not one.

Al.

I guess this boars discourage many a suitor, huh?

You're the first.

Come on, pretty girl like you.

No, I didn't say you were the first man I've known.

I said you were the first who's courted me.

I was married.

Tell me about it.

I married the first man I knew.

Dead. I'm sorry.

He owned a small store.

Some men came in wearing masks.

They had guns.

That's when you met the Peacemakers.

I needed someone to go to.

Something different.

A people and a place that was separate from everything I knew.

Well, have you found it?

In a town where you end up fighting anyway just to build a church? The town

is fighting, not us.

Whatever.

Can it really be that different from what you left?

See, you must level your brains. You can't blame this on me.

Yeah, then I will bring trouble.

You and all of you.

My guns.

Where would you find them? No matter. Go.

You did a fine job.

You must have quite a grudge against Hickok.

He killed my brother.

Tell you, Marshal, you better be doing something about this. I got a small

outfit. I can't afford losses like this. I don't know what to tell you, Marshal.

Seems like that's all you ever say. I don't know what to tell you. Hey, what's

wrong? What's wrong?

Three of my best steers were slaughtered this morning. That's all.

Slaughtered? Where?

Up on the north side of my range.

It was cut every which way. It wasn't on me taking either. As far as I could

tell, it was just cut.

I don't want to talk about it no more.

It was Peacemakers.

Well, your north lines up against Peacemaker land, isn't it? Yeah, it is.

Well, don't you get it?

It's just like Indiana.

Animal sacrifice.

I don't know about that.

Oh, come on, Marshal.

It's exactly why I wanted to buy their land to begin with.

Three animals dead.

There's only ten Peacemakers.

Now imagine what it's going to be like with a hundred of them here.

It's like what you've been saying all along in your newspaper coming true.

It hasn't come true yet.

And it's up to us to make sure it never does.

I'm with you.

Tomorrow, we begin to raise our church.

But those in the town will try and stop us, y'all.

It's possible. They are the gatekeepers on this journey.

But, Opa, we will need help. And the cowboy has guns.

The cowboy is our friend.

And as for the guns, once blood has been shed on the journey, the wound never

heals.

So, go to work. Go. You should.

Thank you.

Why don't you just go, James Hickok?

Because you need this.

The church, the peacemakers, more than I've ever known anybody to be anything.

And because you need my help.

Tomorrow, if there is violence...

The ground will be spoiled.

The church will not house God.

I know.

That's good coffee.

About as good as anything can be 15 miles out of Sweetwater just after

sunup. Barnett, you don't get the point. You get up early, you ride out, point

yourself with the territory and the people, and maybe even sniff out a

little trouble.

Only works if trouble's coming at you from upwind.

Well, you're sure right about that.

You want some coffee?

Information.

Where can I find James Hickok?

Who'd you ask him?

Name's Tyler.

Tyler, huh?

What's the likes of you want with Hickok?

I'm gonna send him to hell.

Drop it.

Toss the guns.

Now, I don't want to kill him, but I will.

Unless you tell me what I want to know.

Barnett, don't tell him.

Thank you.

I wasn't even sure you knew.

Barnett!

Tell me.

James Creek.

Scatter the horses.

Verified what you mean.

You're a dead man, Tyler.

Dead?

I've never been more alive.

Easy,

Barnett. I'll be all right. It's only a scratch.

The beginning of a fine day, eh, Fremda?

Why do you always call me that, Fremda?

Firmdom means outsider.

One who makes trouble and then leaves.

I have to write all this stuff down to remember it.

You not coming?

No, I'll be there. I just gotta go visit somebody first.

I hurt you once. What makes you think I won't do it again?

Because even someone who wants to believe Estes as much as you do still

can't be willing to do his dirty work?

Not now.

I saw it in your eyes when Estes was telling that rancher about the

peacemakers slaughtering his steers.

You don't trust him anymore.

You ain't trusted him since he told you to kill those animals.

Come on, Marcus. Help me out here.

Me?

Why should I help you out?

Look, Marcus.

You know something is wrong, you know Estes is behind it.

You open that gate, maybe together we can figure it out.

What are we going to do about this, Mr. Astor? You know as well as I do that we

can't allow this church to go up.

Jacob!

Jacob Stoltzfus!

Listen to reason.

This town is not going to stand by and allow you and another hundred of your

kind to trample us. They ain't interested in what we have to say.

Please, my offer to purchase your land still stands.

I'll not look for solutions in the devil's pocketbook, Mr. Astor.

You raise this wall and your whole world will come tumbling down.

You listen to me!

I listen to my God.

Men who cannot see reason are not men I want in my town.

I say let's get him.

Wait.

Before you let Mr. Estes tell you what to do, you ought to know why he wants

you to do it. Don't you listen to him.

I agree, Mr. Estes.

Listen to him.

It was the railroad.

Mr. Estes found out the railroad's coming through James Creek, right

through the Peacemaker's land.

He don't care about religion.

He just cares about money. That's nonsense.

It's out of fabric. Wait a minute.

You convinced me to sell a stretch of my land.

You said once the peacemakers move in, it'll all be worthless.

Railroad going through my land, too?

Runs through a lot of your land.

At least the acres are sold to Mr. Estes.

And when the railroad comes to buy it back... Estes will be rich.

Mr. Hickok here, he figured it all out.

Everything Mr. Estes said about the peacemakers is a lie.

I killed your steers.

You ain't got the right to let me be. There's no reason to hit him, Marshal.

What goes on between me and my boy is my business.

You're right.

What goes on between Estes and this town is a lot more dangerous.

Your son told the truth, Marshal.

It's a lot more than you can say for Estes.

Pete, you had us believe in you, Estes.

I guess that makes us as guilty as you, but you're going to have to pay the

price for it.

I sold you some of my land, too.

The peacemakers just want to build a church and be left alone.

I say let them be.

I say we do more than that.

I say we help them.

It goes up!

Some sight to see, ain't it?

Hey, Doc.

James Tyler.

You heard of me?

I heard about what you do.

What do you want with me?

A minute of your time.

We've got some business to attend to.

Where are your guns?

Back at the house.

No.

You stay here.

Build your church.

Your kind doesn't belong here.

And he does.

Let's go.

Please.

Somebody's gonna die here, Mr. Hickok.

Now... I'd just as soon it be either you or me, but I can be accommodating.

Put your gun down.

I don't want blood drawn on this ground.

Get out.

Get out!

Why are you doing this, Tyler?

To save myself.

And to save you.

I appreciate that, but I think I'll keep my faith in my own hands.

I wanted Tyler to kill you. Why not let an animal kill an animal?

I guess I'll just have to kill you myself.

Salvation.

Our kind deserves better than to die by his hands.

Thank you.

You don't have to go.

But I can't live your way.

Try. I did try.

And I'll never forget it.

Or you.

Will you come back?

I don't think so. I just bring too much trouble.

I'm an outsider, remember?

No.

You're a family.

Thank you.

And if the darkness should come and take you without warning... Then I shall

light a candle.

Do you swear to follow the Ordinal and never to stray from it as long as you

shall live?

Yes.

Then upon that faith, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son,

and the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

You are found.