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He's on the side of the freesteader. I guess I was kind of hard on him.

Well, you had no way of knowing.

Excuse me, I'm done.

You don't even touch your supper.

I'm not hungry.

He keeps grieving for Ike this way. He's gonna get sick.

I'm gonna talk to the boy.

Want to talk about it? No.

I know what you're feeling.

Like this pain inside you won't go away.

You hope time will help.

Every day feels like the day before until finally it gets so bad you just

want to hit somebody.

the paint out of you and put it into them.

Don't work that way.

I miss him, Teaspoon.

I know.

We all do.

But that ain't gonna change.

The trouble is...

You're holding on to your grief. You gotta let it go or it'll poison you.

Buck didn't have to die like that.

He got himself killed.

Why'd he do it?

Don't matter why.

It happened.

You gotta make peace with that and move on.

I can't.

They're carrying a shipment of rifles bound for Fort Kearney.

It's the third time this month the Army's had guns stolen.

I could sure use that reward money.

Wish I knew who did it.

A bunch of thieves looking to profit from this war talk, most likely.

South's gonna pay top dollar for every gun they can get their hands on before

this thing starts.

Feels like it already has.

And one can of bacon powder.

Anything else, boys?

Well, I think that's all Rachel wanted.

You know, I've been meaning to tell you guys how sorry I was to hear about Ike.

We had our differences now and then, but I always liked that boy.

Hey, Tompkins, how much for this knife here in the case, the one with the

tortoiseshell? Oh, you picked yourself a good one, Cody.

That's genuine tempered steel.

It'll last you a lifetime.

Man, it looks pretty nice.

I think I'll take it. Good.

Where'd you get these, Tompkins?

A peddler sold them to me.

They're medicine pouches. You got no right to sell these. This is my store.

I'll sell whatever I please.

You're a shaker. You got no right to do this.

You got no right.

Get him out of here.

No.

Don't bring him back.

I'm going to die for those Tompkins.

I'm sorry about Buck Tompkins.

He's just been all broken up ever since I passed away.

I'll take... Where's that knife?

Hey, you, come here.

Hey, kid!

Hey, you! Come back here, you little thing!

Gotcha!

Let go of me! I didn't do nothing!

Give me the knife.

What knife? I ain't got a knife.

Daniel! Daniel, what's wrong? What happened?

Nothing. I caught him stealing a knife from the general store, ma'am.

Daniel, you promised me. You said this would never happen again.

I'm sorry, Mr.

Cody.

William F. Cody.

I'm Julie Tobin.

Please accept my apologies.

Daniel's really a good boy, but he's had his problems lately.

I understand.

Daniel? I think you should apologize to Mr. Cody.

That's all right, ma'am.

There's no harm done.

Give it to me.

Give it to me.

I appreciate your kindness.

Okay.

Danny requires you to stay out of trouble.

Daniel, stop it! I'm gonna get you!

No, you ain't. It's over.

Stop it!

Nice to see you breaking up with that for a change.

Now, all you kids, go on home. Go on, get!

Not you.

Now, where is your mother?

Home.

Jesse, do me a favor and tell Teaspoon I'm taking Daniel home, please.

No, you ain't. I don't have to go to no place with you.

Oh, yeah?

Take a look

Guns

Damn So

how much schooling exactly have you had?

About four years I'd guess

You know, it's a good thing I came along when I did. Looked like that boy was

getting ready to whip you.

Heck, he was.

Why were you fighting?

He called my father dumb puke.

That sounds pretty bad.

What's that?

It's what they call Missouri border trash.

I had to fight him.

Oh, of course you did.

A father can't let somebody be disrespectful to his father.

That's why I did it.

Then again, if you do respect your father, you ought to do what he'd want.

And I bet you he'd say that your lessons are more important than sticking up for

him, don't you think?

Probably.

Well, then that's what you ought to do.

I'll make you a deal.

You go to school every day for a week, and you don't get in any fights?

Get all your lessons done?

I'll give you this now.

I promise.

It's got to be between you and me.

Deal?

Deal.

Whoa!

Good day, Miss Tobin.

Good day, Mr. Cody.

Anything wrong?

Daniel, have you been fighting again?

No, I just saw Daniel back in town and offered to give him a ride home, that's

all.

Say, Daniel.

You want to do me a favor and take my horse for me? Yeah.

See you later, Cody. Got to study.

What happened to cutting into him?

Well, I don't know.

Why don't you let me give you a hand with this wood?

No, don't trouble yourself.

You've done quite enough already. No trouble at all.

Stay for a glass of cider, at least.

Sounds great.

Would you do me a favor and help me pile some of this wood up here?

Keep it coming.

Still some more room.

I'm afraid you'll hurt yourself.

This ain't nothing.

There, that's enough.

Come get that cider.

I'm warning you. You get away.

You hear me?

You get away.

Easy, ma'am.

I don't mean you any harm.

I'll shoot you.

I swear I'll kill you.

I'll kill you just like they did my husband and my brother.

Who did this? Don't you talk!

Don't you say anything.

You throw that gun over here.

Come on!

That knife, too.

My name's Buck Cross, ma'am. I ride for the Pony Express.

I'd like to help you.

Oh, yeah?

You're gonna help, all right.

You're gonna give him a decent burial.

Apologies for disturbing you, Julia, but the army's getting too close for

comfort. We need to hide these weapons.

You can't. I've told you I don't want to have anything to do with this. It'll

only be for a short while.

I've already lost a husband. That's enough.

Brad would still be alive if he hadn't joined you.

He died fighting for a cause. Don't shame his memory by turning your back on

it.

Hey, Mr. Kimball!

How's my soldier?

Good. You looking after your mother like I told you? Yes, sir. You sure you do?

That's what your daddy would want.

Come on, Dan. Back to your studies.

Daniel!

You ever need anything, you come see me, hear?

Yes, sir. Good boy.

Please, leave us out of this. I beg of you. If the army finds out we have those

guns here, they'll take our home.

You got a lot more to lose than that.

I would hate for you to do anything to cause that boy more suffering.

Hey, Daniel.

What brings you around here?

It's been a week.

I didn't have any fights yet.

Oh, that's good.

Well, you said if I went a whole week.

A deal, remember?

Oh, that's right.

I guess I owe you that knife.

All righty.

There you go.

Thanks, Cody. This will be great for whittling.

You know my pa used to whittle?

Oh, yeah?

Hey, you want to go fishing?

Oh, no thanks.

I know a spot where the fish almost jump in your pocket.

Look, Daniel, I've been riding for two whole days, and I'm pretty tired.

Why don't you come back some other time?

He's been waiting for you all morning.

The boy's so proud of himself, he's just busting Italian.

Look, Lou, I gave him the math.

Okay. He didn't come for the night.

He came because he wanted to be with you.

Damn it.

I didn't mean nothing bad. I'm just tired, that's all.

I know.

But you can't expect him to understand that.

He took on a responsibility, Cody.

That boy needs somebody he can count on.

You mind tending my horse for me?

Hey, Daniel!

Now, where'd you say that fishing spot was?

Cody,

Cody, I'm... I know a spot where the fish jump out of the water right into

your pocket.

Don't worry. We'll catch them.

All right.

Cody.

Yeah?

Think a promise lasts forever?

I know if a man gives his word, he ought to stand by it.

Even if the person he gave it to ain't alive?

You having trouble keeping the promise you made with your pa?

I swore to him I'd finish my schooling.

Only now I don't see the point in it.

Why not?

What good's book learning if folks are shooting at you?

Well, you gotta be educated if you want to make something of yourself.

There ain't gonna be shooting forever, you know.

Has been as long as I remember.

Everybody says it's gonna get worse.

I know it'd make your Ma happy if you stayed in school.

I don't owe Ma anything.

She's the one who got Pa killed.

What?

Now hold on, Daniel. What are you talking about?

Ma was always fighting with him.

About what?

Swore not to tell.

Hot one!

Cody, look at the size of him!

Yeah!

Come on, get ready.

Go!

Come on, pull!

Come on, kid!

No, your cheek!

Hope there's something left for me.

Better get it quick.

Where these boys been eating?

Oh, you remember Julia?

Nice to see you, ma'am.

Marshal? And her son, Daniel.

Huh? Who you been, T-Spook? That army's giving me the runaround.

They somehow got the notion them stolen guns was hidden over at the Han Ranch.

They was looking high and low.

Why did you have to go, Marshal?

Well, search for it. Of course, if they'd found the guns, I'd have had to

arrest the Hans and confiscate the place.

Oh. Ma'am.

Sorry, that was clumsy of me.

All that fun wore him out.

He's a good boy.

I can't thank you enough for all the kindness you've shown him.

Life's been pretty tough on Daniel lately.

I heard he saw his father shot.

Well, it's not just that.

Things weren't too good between Brad and me.

We had our disagreements.

It upset Daniel so because he adored his father.

Sometimes I think he blames me for what happened.

A boy his age gets confused by his feelings sometimes.

He'll grow out of it.

Yes, of course he will.

You've been such a good influence on him.

Like... Like a big brother he can look up to.

Yes, ma'am.

Goodnight, William.

Thank you for a lovely day.

You ought to get some rest.

It's going to be a while before I get this wheel back on.

I'm not taking my eyes off of you until we get to Rock Creek.

Look, I'm not going to hurt you.

You ought to know that by now.

I'm just worried about your baby.

My baby's going to be just fine.

You haven't slept in a couple of days.

That can't be good.

Look, the sooner we get to town, the sooner I'll sleep.

You keep working.

No ammunition.

What? I ran out of your guns. All we got.

In the wagon.

Well,

well, look what we got here.

Where's the man?

Ain't no one else.

I saw him.

I'm alone, I swear.

Get out of there, lady.

Fight it.

Think he's hiding in here?

What about late?

You got any rings for me in that chest, huh?

No, don't, please. It's just some sheets and dishes.

Blast.

He's not in here.

Junk. Junk stuff.

Do that here, Jimmy. That's real nice, Cody.

You don't have to fancy up for us, Cody. We think you smell just fine.

Why don't you two guys just leave me alone?

Cody?

Cody, wait a minute.

Leave me be.

I'm trying to say I'm sorry.

You shouldn't have done that. Your feelings are your own business.

You're damn right.

I figured I'd know that after what the kid and I went through.

You boys gave us a rough time when we got together.

I guess we did Raj pretty hard.

Sure did.

Love's confusing enough without your friends getting in the way.

I just wanted to tell you I know how you feel.

Lou?

Well, you know.

Sure we can.

I don't understand it, Lou.

It's like my stomach is all tied up in knots and it just keeps getting tighter

and tighter.

I mean, all I keep thinking about is Julie.

It's worse than getting shot at.

That's how it was with Kid and me.

Both of us had all these feelings building up inside, but we were too

scared to say anything By night got so bad. There wasn't any way hiding it.

It's different with me and Julie She could never love me

Maybe she does you don't know till you tell her I can't do that.

I Got no right feeling this way Cody

Falling in love isn't something you decide to do.

It's something that happens whether you like it or not.

You got no reason to apologize.

You think I should tell her?

You think it's a chance you're gonna have to take?

What if she gets upset?

She might surprise you.

Truth is, you don't have any choice.

Not unless you want to keep living with that knot in your stomach.

Bedtime, Daniel.

But I'm not done yet.

It's late. You can finish the rest in the morning.

Don't answer that.

Hey, Cody, you're just in time.

Oh, yeah?

Just in time for what?

Ain't time to say goodnight to Daniel. But I want to talk to Cody. To bed,

Daniel. No more arguments.

See you tomorrow, Daniel. Promise.

Goodnight.

I'll never admit he's tired, but he'll be asleep as soon as his head hits the

pillow.

Well, it's awfully late to be out.

Something wrong?

No.

Can we go outside and sit on the porch?

Nice night out.

One nice as I've ever seen.

Are you all right, William?

Julia, there's something I gotta say.

I want... What's wrong?

You have to go. Right now.

Why? Please, William, don't argue. Just leave.

Listen to me.

If there's going to be trouble, I'm not going anywhere.

We're not in trouble, but you are. If they find you here, they'll kill you.

Now go!

Okay.

I'll get out of sight, but I'm not going anywhere. You understand?

You enjoying the night air?

I was until I heard you coming.

I'm afraid we have to impose on your hospitality again, Julia.

If hospitality were a concern, you wouldn't be here.

Now, now, don't be getting yourself all worked up for nothing.

I assure you, we'll be as quick as possible.

That's the last of them.

Now, that wasn't any trouble, now, was it?

There will be if you keep coming here.

Not if you do what you're told.

Evening, Julia.

Let's go!

What's going on here, Julia?

He threatened to kill Daniel.

I couldn't stop him. There was no one I could go to for help.

My God, I'm so frightened.

Busy, Teaspoon?

Well, I expect I can squeeze you in.

What's the trouble?

I got a question about the law.

Go ahead.

Suppose I had a friend that was forced to help some outlaws.

Now, this friend of mine didn't do anything wrong, but these outlaws made

him hide some stolen money on his land.

Could he be arrested for that?

Well, how'd these outlaws force your friend to help?

They threatened to kill somebody that was very close to him.

Well, law wouldn't hold your friend responsible for that. He ought to go to

law for help.

He can't.

He's too scared.

See, even if these outlaws was captured, others would come after him.

Well, I can see the problem.

I guess there's just no way around it.

Now, hold on, Cody.

What do you think them outlaws would do if they got the notion their money

wasn't safe?

They'd probably move it.

That's right.

Well, it seems to me a smart lawman would be watching where they took it.

Then later on, he'd arrest them.

Outlaws would never suspect your friend.

A teaspoon of that might just work.

You're right, it would.

Damn good idea.

And I want you to tell your friend that...

I expect a big kiss when this is over.

Thomas and I always knew we'd get married.

We grew up together.

Never spent a day apart.

That's how we knew what the other was thinking before they even said it.

It was like that with my friend Ike.

This was his.

It's funny.

Even though he's gone, it's like he's still looking after me.

Is he the one who was shot?

Huck would look at me, and I could hear the words.

How'd it happen?

We met a girl.

Emily.

Huck was normally shy around girls, but, uh... It was different with Emily.

He fell in love with her.

Anyway, somebody killed her father.

She went after him.

I got in the middle of it.

Oh.

So he died trying to save her.

It didn't have to happen.

No.

If he loved her, he couldn't have done anything else.

What's wrong?

How much do you know about birth and babies?

After Kimball moves the raffles from your place, you'll be safe.

Then Teaspoon will follow him and explain everything to the army later.

No one will ever know you were involved.

Why would he move them?

Teaspoon's gonna make them think they're planning to do a search of your place.

I don't know what a relief that is to me.

Thank you so much.

Everything's gonna be okay.

That's it. Now push.

Push. You're almost there.

Keep pushing.

I can't anymore. I can't.

Just a little longer.

Oh, God,

it hurts.

Keep pushing.

That's it. That's it. You're doing fine.

Now push.

Just a little more.

Push.

Push. Come on.

It's a boy.

A healthy boy.

What are you doing here, Daniel?

I ran away.

I've come to stay with you.

I don't think your mother would appreciate that. Now run along.

I don't care.

She's got Cody now.

Cody?

Who the hell is Cody?

Just a dumb puke.

Heard him talking about you and the gun.

What'd they say?

I don't know. Think, Daniel, think!

Time to get up, Daniel.

Come on, you've got chores to do before you...

Oh no.

Shirley, what are you doing here?

Daniel's gone.

He ran away last night.

Are you sure?

I found this by the window.

He must have seen us.

All right, then wait a minute.

I mean, where could he have gone? How does he know?

The only person I can think of is Kimball.

Kimball.

All right, let's go.

No, you take care of this buck for me.

Yeah.

Mr. Kimball. Yeah.

How do you know we're not riding into a trap?

I don't.

That's why we're here. Boy, a little extra security.

Luke!

Yes, sir. Let's move.

Come

on, boy.

A gentleman usually knocks.

Well, usually when he's expecting a lady. Now, where's Kimball?

He left.

Please, I'm looking for my son. Has a little boy been here? The boy was here.

Not for long, though. They left in a big hurry.

Where'd they go?

Where'd they go?

Last one.

That's the last of them, Mr. Kimball. Count them again.

So where are we going to take them? Don't ask questions.

They're all here.

Okay, let's get moving.

Pull me up. You're staying here.

What do you say I go with you? You've got to give your mother a message for

me.

What message?

Give him a limp.

You got no place to run, Kimball!

Let the boy go!

Daniel! Daniel, no!

Don't! Please, don't hurt him! Hold it, ma'am.

He'll be all right.

Let the boy go, Kimball, and take me.

That's far enough.

I'll make a better shield than he will.

I'll warn him.

What kind of a man are you, hides behind a little boy? I'll kill them both of

you, I will.

Tell him, Julia, I'll kill him just like I did that traitor husband of yours. He

quit on me!

You...

This is where we brought Ike.

It's beautiful up here.

A real nice resting place.

Death doesn't bring rest.

It releases a spirit.

I should be soaring free like the wind.

You know, Buck, I've been thinking.

Thomas could use a middle name.

Since you brought him into the world, I'd like to call him Buck.

Would you mind?

I'd be honored.

Would it be a greater honor if you named him Ike?

Thomas Ike Granger.

I think Ike suits him just fine.

straighten everything out with the army.

They won't give you no more trouble.

You're a godsend, Marshal.

I don't know how to thank you.

Come

on, Daniel.

Time to go home.

I don't think so, Daniel.

I made something for you.

Weird old nit myself.

That's real nice.

Thank you.

I want to thank all of you for everything that you've done.

Especially you, William.

Doesn't everybody have chores to do right now?

I've been thinking that maybe I should take Daniel back east to his

grandparents.

What's the problem?

I don't know.

This isn't a good place for a little boy to be growing up.

At least not now.

He needs to forget.

I wish it didn't have to be this way.

Julia.

You know, I think what you're doing is right.

I guess this time just wasn't right for us, that's all.

I would like to see you again.

I'd like that too.

Who knows?

Maybe we'll just meet somewhere.

Why don't we think about it?

Seagull.