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HERE'S YOUR BAG, ADAM.

WELCOME BACK TO SLEEPY EYE.

THANKS.

Houston: HEY, ADAM!

ADAM! [CHUCKLES]

OH, BOY. WELCOME HOME, ADAM. WELCOME HOME.

I'LL TAKE THAT.

HI, HOUSTON.

WHY ISN'T MARY HERE?

WELL, SOMETHING COME UP AT THE LAST MINUTE. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING? TAKING CARE OF THAT DADGUM SCHOOL

IS ONE MESS AFTER ANOTHER.

LAST NIGHT, THE PLUMBING BACKED UP AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER DID COTTON TO THAT NEWFANGLED INDOOR PLUMBING, ANYHOW.

WELL, HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE A NEW FLEDGED LAWYER FELLOW, ANYHOW?

EVERYBODY GOING TO BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I KNEW YOU'D MAKE IT DOWN THERE.

I'LL BE DADGUM, BOY, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,

THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF AROUND HERE.

WELL, HERE WE ARE, ADAM.

HEY, MR. LAWYER!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WELCOME BACK.

MARY!

HEY, THERE.

I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS MOMENT.

OH, ME, TOO.

YOU KNOW, FOR A WHILE, THERE,

I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WAS TOO MUCH EXCITED.

I THINK WE WERE.

IF YOU'LL STOP KISSING MY DAUGHTER LONG ENOUGH, I'VE GOT A SPEECH TO MAKE.

NOW, WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORKED TO BECOME A LAWYER,

AND WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO KEEP IT A SECRET, SO, HERE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A SIGN.

IT SAYS "ADAM KENDALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW."

SPEECH.

CHARLES... ALL OF YOU,

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Houston: ADAM, WE GOT A REGULAR FEAST SET UP FOR YOU

IN THE DINING ROOM THERE.

I THOUGHT SURE AS SHOOTIN' YOU'D SMELL IT.

Caroline: COME ON, EVERYBODY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE SO MUCH.

MA WAS PLEASED. SHE FIXED MOST OF IT.

WE COULD'VE USED HER AT LAW SCHOOL.

WE USED LEFTOVERS TO PATCH THE CRACKS IN THE PLASTER.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN FED, MR. KENDALL,

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

WELL, MR. DAVIS DID PROMISE

THAT JUNIOR PARTNERSHIP IN HIS FIRM.

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, I GUESS I GO TO WORK.

YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT ARTHUR WAS A LAWYER.

I WONDER HOW I'D DO AS FIRST LADY?

NOT SO FAST. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD MY FIRST CASE YET.

BUT THE WHITE HOUSE IS SO PRETTY.

SO ARE YOU.

WELCOME HOME.

WELL, MR. KENDALL.

HELLO, MR. DAVIS.

- GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. - THANK YOU.

COME ON IN, COME ON IN.

SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

I CAN'T SPARE YOU TOO MUCH TIME.

I HAVE A MEETING-- A LUNCH MEETING WITH A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.

WELL, THIS SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG.

WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A SURPRISE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

A SURPRISE? DIDN'T YOU GET MY LETTER?

LETTER? OH! YES--YES, I DID, YES, I DID.

THAT WAS OVER A MONTH AGO, THOUGH, WASN'T IT?

- YES. - YEAH.

WELL, HOW DID YOU FIND LAW SCHOOL?

- PRETTY TOUGH. - YEAH, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.

CONSIDERING YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

MY CIRCUMSTANCES?

WELL, I MEAN, ALL THOSE YEARS

OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.

WELL, IT MUST NOT HAVE HURT ME TOO MUCH.

I FINISHED IN THE TOP 1% OF MY CLASS.

OH, DID YOU, NOW? DID YOU? WELL...

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BIG SUCCESS.

LOOK, I HATE TO CUT THIS SHORT,

BUT AS I TOLD YOU, I DO HAVE THIS MEETING.

OH, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY OF YOUR TIME,

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHEN I SHOULD START.

START?

YES, WITH YOUR FIRM.

[SIGHS]

WELL...

YOU DO REMEMBER SAYING THAT IF I PASSED THE BAR,

THERE'D BE A JOB WAITING FOR ME?

ADAM--

[CLEARS THROAT]

SLEEPY EYE IS A EXPANDING, GROWING COMMUNITY,

AND MY LAW BUSINESS IS GROWING RIGHT ALONG WITH IT.

NOW, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I REALLY COULDN'T COUNT ON--WELL, NO, I'LL REPHRASE THAT--

I COULDN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GRADUATE.

NOW, THE YOUNG MAN THAT YOU SAW OUTSIDE WHEN YOU CAME IN,

THAT'S DANIEL SLOANE.

HE JOINED ME ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO,

AND HE'S VERY CAPABLE.

MR. DAVIS...

YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD.

WE HAD AN AGREEMENT.

I'VE BEEN COUNTING ON THIS JOB.

WE SHOOK HANDS ON IT.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

I AM SORRY!

TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE THINGS.

WELL, YES, THEY DO, BUT IF YOU KNEW THAT,

WHY DID YOU PROMISE ME THE JOB IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I SAID I WAS SORRY, MR. KENDALL.

SO YOU DID.

READY FOR LUNCH, ARTHUR?

MORNING, YOUR HONOR.

SO, WHO SAYS YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A PARTNER TO GET STARTED IN BUSINESS?

HOUSTON, I WENT TO EVERY LAW OFFICE IN TOWN TODAY,

AND NOT MANY OF THEM LOOKED PROSPEROUS.

I JUST DON'T THINK I'D DO WELL ON MY OWN.

BUT YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE LAW.

WELL, THAT'S RIGHT, BUT...

NOT HERE.

WHAT?

I THINK I SHOULD GO WHERE I'M NEEDED.

ADAM, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S LEAVING SLEEPY EYE.

THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

IT CAME TO ME ALL OF A SUDDEN

ON THE WAY HOME TONIGHT.

WHAT DID?

WALNUT GROVE DOESN'T HAVE A LAWYER.

WALNUT GROVE?

Houston: ADAM.

ARE YOU REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT LEAVING THE SCHOOL?

YES.

WELL, WITH YOU AND MARY GONE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT?

I WAS RUNNING A SCHOOL

WHEN THESE TWO WERE STILL LISTENING TO BEDTIME STORIES.

OH, HESTER-SUE, WE JUST CAN'T LEAVE YOU HERE--

Hester-Sue: LISTEN, MARY.

THAT SHEEPSKIN OF HIS IS NOT WALLPAPER,

AND HE SHOULD USE IT.

NOW, IF HE THINKS GOING TO WALNUT GROVE IS THE THING TO DO,

THEN YOU SHOULD DO IT.

LIKE I SAID, I WAS RUNNING A SCHOOL BEFORE BY MYSELF

AND I CAN DO IT AGAIN.

AND YOU WON'T BE IDLE, YOURSELF.

I'M GOING TO NEED A SECRETARY.

YOU TYPE WELL AND TAKE GOOD NOTES.

Hester-Sue: YES, AND WITH ALL THOSE DOTS,

NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHAT'S PRIVATE.

[LAUGHS]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

OH, I--I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S ALL SO SUDDEN.

YOUR FAMILY WILL BE REAL HAPPY.

WELL?

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO.

Adam: GREAT!

YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M STARVING.

I THINK I'LL HAVE A PIECE OF THAT PIE AFTER ALL, HESTER-SUE.

COMING UP.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

I'M SURE.

HOUSTON, YOU COULD SMELL THAT PIPE ALL THE WAY TO SPRINGFIELD.

NOT AS FAR AS WALNUT GROVE.

OH.

HOUSTON, WHAT'S WRONG?

DADGUM RHEUMATISM, I RECKON.

I JUST GOT THROUGH LOADING ADAM'S TRUNK

ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE ATTIC,

AND NOW I GOT TO GO AND LUG IT ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE GOING TO MISS THIS PLACE.

SO MANY MEMORIES.

YEAH, I ESPECIALLY RECALL THE DAY

THAT FEISTY LITTLE SISTER OF YOURS

COME STOMPING UP THEM STEPS

WANTING TO RENT THIS HERE PLACE.

I AIN'T HAD A MOMENT OF PEACE SINCE.

AND YOU'VE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

YEAH. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

YOU AND ADAM PUT THIS SCHOOL TOGETHER.

IT JUST DON'T SEEM RIGHT TO UP AND MOVE.

HOUSTON, YOU KNOW IT HAS TO BE.

THERE'S NO FUTURE FOR ADAM HERE.

IF IT WEREN'T WALNUT GROVE,

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THE IMPORTANT THING

IS THAT ADAM AND I WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER AGAIN.

BESIDES, WE'LL HAVE THE FAMILY.

YEAH, BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE A FAMILY.

I MEAN, WITH YOU GONE,

WHO DO YOU THINK ALL THEM LITTLE ONES WILL BE RUNNING UP TO?

"HOUSTON, WILL YOU TIE MY SHOES?"

"HOUSTON, WILL YOU TELL US A BEDTIME STORY?"

AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, HESTER-SUE WILL HAVE ME

PEELING TATERS AND STIRRING THE SOUP.

JUST LIKE YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE.

YEAH, I RECKON SO.

YOU KNOW, MARY,

YOU'VE BEEN SOMETHING SPECIAL...

SINCE THE FIRST DAY YOU CAME THROUGH THAT DOOR

AND LIT THIS WHOLE PLACE UP.

LIKE SOME KIND OF ANGEL.

IT JUST AIN'T GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.

WELL...

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, TOO, HOUSTON.

YOU REALLY ARE A SWEET MAN.

DON'T LET IT GET AROUND.

GOOD NIGHT, HOUSTON.

HERE THEY COME.

THERE THEY ARE. HEY!

HAVE A GOOD TRIP, HONEY?

YES, HI.

Laura: HI, ADAM. Carrie: HI, MARY.

Caroline: WELCOME HOME!

Adam: HOW ARE YOU?

Caroline: YOU MUST BE TIRED AND HUNGRY.

Adam: WELL, I'M NOT TIRED, BUT THE HUNGRY PART IS TRUE.

EVERYTHING'S READY. COME ON INSIDE.

- I'LL GET YOUR BAGS. - LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.

WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE?

OH, THAT'S EDGAR MILLS.

HE'S GOING TO THE MARKET ON A BIG STRETCH OF LAND UP NORTH.

HE AND MRS. OLESON SET UP A COMPANY SELLING SHARES.

HAVE YOU BOUGHT ANY?

NO, I GOT PLUMBING TO FIX AND A NEW [INDISTINCT] TO BUY.

SIGNS LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOT PLENTY OF TAKERS.

Reverend Allen: ADAM! ADAM.

REVEREND ALDEN.

HOME AT LAST. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

YOU'RE PLANNING ON BUYING INTO MRS. OLESON'S LAND DEAL?

INDEED I AM. I THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CHURCH.

MAYBE I BETTER GET OVER THERE BEFORE HE SELLS OUT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS TOWN GET SO FIRED UP.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SMELL OF EASY MONEY

THAT DOES GET FOLKS EXCITED.

COME ON, LET'S GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

YEAH.

IT'S A PERFECT LOCATION. IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE POST OFFICE.

THERE'S EVEN A DESK THAT SOMEBODY LEFT.

Albert: WELL, ALL YOU NEED NOW IS A HOUSE.

Almanzo: THE APARTMENT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE OLD CALDWELL PLACE.

Charles: NOW, THAT'S BEEN SITTING IDLE SINCE THEY MOVED BACK EAST.

Laura: AND IT'S RIGHT NEAR US.

Adam: NO, IT'LL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE CAN THINK ABOUT GETTING INTO A HOUSE.

Charles: I'LL BET I COULD HELP. I COULD CO-SIGN A LOAN FOR YOU AT THE BANK.

THAT'S KIND, SIR, BUT NO.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF A LIVING I'M GOING TO MAKE FIRST.

WE'LL BE FINE AT THE HOTEL.

AND WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MISSING A CLIENT

AS LONG AS WE'RE LIVING IN THE OFFICE.

NOW, THAT'S THE TRUTH.

WHO WANTS TO SAY GRACE?

BABY GRACE.

[LAUGHING]

I WILL.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU

FOR THIS FOOD YOU'VE SET BEFORE US.

BUT MOST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU

FOR BRINGING OUR FAMILY TOGETHER AGAIN,

A DREAM WE NEVER EXPECTED.

AMEN.

Men: AMEN.

Dr. Baker: WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

Mills: THERE WON'T BE MANY SHARES LEFT TO SELL.

DR. BAKER, YOU'RE PASSING UP A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.

I HAVE TO THINK IT OVER.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. WHAT'S THERE TO THINK OVER?

Dr. Baker: MRS. OLESON, WHEN YOU CAME INTO MY OFFICE

WITH A PAIN IN YOUR MIDDLE,

I DIDN'T CUT YOU RIGHT OPEN.

I THOUGHT IT OVER.

AND WHEN I HAD, I PRESCRIBED--

AH! IT ISN'T NECESSARY

TO DISCUSS MY MEDICAL HISTORY, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL THINK IT OVER.

Mills: SUIT YOURSELF. WHO'S NEXT, PLEASE?

THANK YOU, YOUNG MAN.

THE SHINGLE IS UP. THE DIPLOMA'S ON THE WALL.

I GUESS WE'RE ALL SET.

NOT QUITE. NO OFFICE IS FINISHED WITHOUT A PLANT TO BRIGHTEN IT UP.

NOW WE'RE ALL SET.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

RIGHT ON TIME. YOUR FIRST CLIENT.

IT'S MORE LIKELY

SOMEONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE.

NELS! COME ON IN.

- GOOD MORNING. - GOOD MORNING.

WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ALL SET FOR BUSINESS.

YEAH, ALL WE NEED NOW IS A CLIENT.

WELL, THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY A SOCIAL CALL.

SEE, ADAM? WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

HAVE A SEAT.

NO, I DON'T HAVE TO SIT.

THIS IS ABOUT THIS LAND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

THAT HARRIET HAS GOTTEN INTO.

EVERYBODY IN TOWN IS DRAWING THEIR MONEY OUT OF THE BANK,

THEY'RE BUYING EVERYTHING FROM ME AT CREDIT,

JUST SO THEY CAN PUT ALL OF THEIR MONEY

INTO THIS LAND THING.

YEAH, WE NOTICED.

WELL, THE SUN IS GOING TO RISE IN THE MORNING AS USUAL,

AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND THAT I'VE GOT A LOT OF UNPAID BILLS.

DO YOU THINK IT'S A FRAUD?

PROBABLY NOT.

MR. MILLS CLEARLY HAS TITLE. I CHECKED THAT.

AND HE HAS THAT OFFER FROM THE RAILROAD-- A TENTATIVE OFFER, AT LEAST.

THAT WAS QUITE A COUP HE MADE

GETTING THAT LAND WHEN HE DID.

CAUSED QUITE A SMASH IN THE BUSINESS CIRCLES.

YOU SHOULD SEE ALL THE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

HE SHOWED ME.

WELL, EXACTLY WHAT IS IT THAT BOTHERS YOU?

WELL, IF THAT PROPERTY IS SO VALUABLE, AND HE OWNS ALL OF IT,

IT SEEMS TO ME HE OUGHT TO KEEP THE PROFITS

INSTEAD OF SELLING SHARES.

I'D THINK SO.

OF COURSE, HE DOES HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD REASON FOR IT.

HE SAYS THERE'S ANOTHER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT HE WANTS TO GET INTO

AND HE CAN'T IF YOU ASK TO WAIT FOR THE RAILROAD MONEY.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW IF THE LAND HAS BEEN SURVEYED?

Nels: NO. HARRIET TOLD ME TO MIND MY OWN BUSINESS

WHEN I ASKED HER ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND OUT ABOUT.

NOW, THAT LAND USED TO BE TIMBERLAND.

IT COULD BE UNSTABLE IF THERE'S NOT PROPER WATERSHED.

WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD TO CHECK. I'LL JUST MAKE A PHONE CALL.

GOOD. I FEEL BETTER ALREADY.

- IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK. - THANK YOU.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.

THANK YOU, ADAM. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD-BYE.

CONGRATULATIONS, COUNSELOR.

WELL, WE'RE NOT IN COURT YET,

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST CLIENT.

AND IT'S A GOOD START.

THANK YOU.

SORRY, FOLKS. THAT'S IT.

Woman: OH, NO!

CAN'T SELL WHAT I DON'T HAVE.

OHH!

OH, WELL, MY,

DID YOU THINK IT OVER A LITTLE TOO LONG, DOCTOR?

- I'M AFRAID SO. - OHH.

WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.

I'LL SELL YOU SOME OF MY SHARES, AS A SPECIAL FAVOR.

YOU WILL?

YES, ANYTHING FOR AN OLD FRIEND AND MY PHYSICIAN.

WELL, I'D CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

OF COURSE I'LL HAVE TO CHARGE YOU JUST 10% OVER COST.

WHY SHOULD I PAY EXTRA?

WELL, I HAVE TO MAKE A PROFIT.

[CHUCKLES]

- I GUESS. - ALL RIGHT, COME ALONG.

COME RIGHT INTO MY PARLOR.

THERE'S EVERY PENNY OF IT.

IT ALL CHECKS OUT.

FINE.

MR. OLESON, I ADMIT TO A LITTLE SURPRISE

THAT YOU DIDN'T GET IN ON THIS YOURSELF.

WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT MY WIFE IS THE BIG INVESTOR IN THIS FAMILY.

[THUNDER]

YOU'D BEST GET TO THE BANK BEFORE IT CLOSES.

OH, NO NEED TO.

I'LL BE ON THE MORNING STAGE.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THAT WITH YOU IN CASH?

YEAH, IT'LL BE SAFE ENOUGH.

I'D GET A BANK DRAFT IF I WERE YOU, LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

STOP WORRYING, MR. OLESON.

WELL, I'LL BE ON MY WAY.

HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

[THUNDER]

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, DOC?

WE'VE BEEN SWINDLED,

THAT'S WHAT'S THE TROUBLE!

WHERE IS THAT THIEVING NO-ACCOUNT--

Nellie: WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

EDGAR MILLS, THAT'S WHO!

NOW, I JUST COME BACK FROM UP NORTH, THE HAWKINS' PLACE.

YOU KNOW THAT LAND WE ALL BOUGHT INTO? WELL, IT'S NOT THERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE?

- IT'S GONE! - WHAT'S GONE?

OUR LAND'S GONE AND OUR MONEY'S GONE WITH IT.

DR. BAKER, WILL YOU STOP RAVING LIKE A MANIAC AND MAKE SOME SENSE?

- IT'S FLOODED. - WHAT IS?

WE DON'T OWN LAND. WE OWN A LAKE.

Nellie: [GASPS] FLOODED?

NOW, WHERE IS HE?

Nellie: HE'S IN HIS ROOM.

THINK I'D BETTER GO GET ADAM.

OHH! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

- HOME. - IS THAT SO?

WHERE'S OUR MONEY?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

TO THINK THAT WE TRUSTED YOU!

MRS. OLESON, I SWEAR TO YOU I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

OH, REALLY?

I SUPPOSE THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW

THAT THE LAND YOU SOLD US WOULD FLOOD?

- FLOOD? - YES.

Dr. Baker: HERE IT IS.

NO, THAT'S ONLY YESTERDAY'S RECEIPTS.

EVERY DAY HE HAD A BANK DRAFT MADE UP.

YOU COME WITH ME.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

I'M LOCKING YOU UP IN THE ICE HOUSE

UNTIL WE CAN TURN YOU OVER TO THE LAW.

BY WHOSE AUTHORITY? YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!

MR. MILLS, NOW, I'M AN ATTORNEY,

AND WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT AS CITIZENS

TO FORCIBLY DETAIN YOU.

I DID NOTHING WRONG!

WILL YOU LISTEN TO THAT?

YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE FULLY PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW.

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. YOU KNOW THE RAILROAD WANTED THAT LAND.

I'M JUST A SPECULATOR.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WOULD FLOOD.

YOU'LL HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY

TO PROVE THAT IN COURT.

LET'S GO.

OH, ADAM, DO YOU THINK THAT HE COULD GET AWAY WITH THIS?

WELL, MRS. OLESON, THE MAN MAY JUST BE TELLING THE TRUTH.

ADAM.

TELEPHONE.

NOW, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THERE'S NO RECORD

OF ANY BESIDES THAT ONE?

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

BAD NEWS?

YES, ESPECIALLY FOR MR. MILLS.

ADAMS, MILLS WANTS TO SEE YOU.

WHAT FOR?

HE DIDN'T SAY, BUT HE SEEMS VERY INSISTENT.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL FIRST.

CAROLINE, CAN YOU GET ME THE COURTHOUSE IN SLEEPY EYE?

THANKS FOR COMING. I WASN'T SURE YOU WOULD.

I WON'T BE STAYING UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON.

IS A FAIR TRIAL REASON ENOUGH?

YOU'LL GET ONE.

THE DISTRICT MARSHAL IS ON HIS WAY.

I NEED A GOOD LAWYER.

I WANT YOU TO REPRESENT ME.

NO, THANKS.

TURNING DOWN A CASE? BUSINESS MUST BE PRETTY GOOD.

IT'S NOT THAT.

YOU DON'T LIKE ME? THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP.

MR. MILLS, WHEN I DEFEND A CLIENT,

I NEED TO BELIEVE AT LEAST IN HIS PROBABLE INNOCENCE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN THAT 6 DAYS AGO, WHILE YOU WERE KNOWINGLY

AND HAPPILY FLEECING THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY,

THE RAILROAD HAD ALREADY WITHDRAWN ITS OFFER

BECAUSE THEIR SURVEY SHOWED THE LAND TO BE UNUSABLE.

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, I SWEAR TO YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY HARD TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE IT.

MAYBE NOT, UNLESS I PROVE IT.

IT IS AT LEAST PLAUSIBLE

THAT I'M TELLING THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT?

WELL?

MAYBE.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I'M NOT YOUR MAN.

NOW, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS GOT HURT FROM THIS LITTLE SCHEME OF YOURS.

I'M A MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

DON'T YOU SEE?

THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO DEFEND ME.

YOU ARE INVOLVED HERE.

YOU DO CARE ABOUT THIS TOWN'S WELFARE.

I'M SORRY.

THE IDEA WAS THAT A MAN IS INNOCENT

UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

BUT APPARENTLY THAT DOESN'T WORK HERE.

OF COURSE IT DOES.

THEN, FOR GOD'S SAKE,

HELP ME, MAN!

ARE YOU A LAWYER OR NOT?

MR. KENDALL, I NEED YOU.

MARY.

HMM?

I'M GOING TO TAKE THE CASE.

BUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU SAID--

I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT...

MARY, I'M A LAWYER,

AND IT'S MY JOB TO DEFEND HIM,

NO MATTER WHAT MY PERSONAL FEELINGS ARE.

ARE YOU CERTAIN?

I'M CERTAIN.

LIKE I SAID, NEWS TRAVELS FAST.

FOLKS AREN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU?

JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU, YOUR FUTURE.

I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT TAKING ON MILLS AS YOUR FIRST CASE.

I'VE ALREADY GIVEN MY WORD.

I SUPPOSE A MAN HAS TO DO WHAT HE HAS TO DO.

YOU GOT MY ORDER, CHARLES?

NOT YET, JED. IT'S ALL SET TO LOAD, JUST HAVE TO TALLY UP YOUR BILL.

ARE YOU GIVING A LITTLE GOOD ADVICE

TO YOUR SON-IN-LAW HERE?

WHAT?

WELL, THE WORD IS OUT.

HE'S THINKING ABOUT DEFENDING THAT CROOK.

I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT IT.

I'M HIS LAWYER.

WELL, YOU MIGHT RECONSIDER, BOY.

YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR YOU TO BE CALLING ME "BOY."

AND IF IT'S A MISTAKE, I GUESS IT'S MINE TO MAKE.

HERE'S YOUR BILL, JED.

YOU KEEP IT.

AND KEEP THE LUMBER, TOO.

I DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH THIS FAMILY.

I'M SORRY, CHARLES.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, MARY, I THINK I CAN MAKE

A PRETTY SOLID CASE FOR MILLS.

IT'S KIND OF STRANGE, ISN'T IT?

WE LEAVE SLEEPY EYE TO PRACTICE LAW HERE,

AND MY FIRST CASE TAKES US RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.

ADAM, DO YOU REALLY THINK MILLS IS INNOCENT?

IF THINGS HAPPENED JUST THE WAY HE SAYS.

WHAT IF HE'S LYING?

WELL, I CAN'T HIDE FROM THAT POSSIBILITY.

[GLASS BREAKS]

Man 1: GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM, CITY BOY!

Mary: AHH! Adam: GET DOWN!

Man 2: MILLS DON'T DESERVE NO TRIAL!

Man 1: YOU'RE DEFENDING A CROOK!

Man 2: MAY NOT BE TOO HEALTHY FOR YOU!

ADAM--

SHH! IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

ADAM, HOLD ME.

AND WHAT SORT OF MAN IS EDGAR MILLS?

WELL, HE'S, UH-- OH, EVER SO CHARMING,

AND POLITE, YOU KNOW THE TYPE.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

Mrs. Oleson: AGAIN?

SUSTAINED. JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, PLEASE.

WELL, I'M TRYING TO, YOUR HONOR,

BUT HE KEEPS INTERRUPTING ME.

MRS. OLESON,

YOU HAD EVERY GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT THE LAND SALE WAS LEGITIMATE?

I MOST CERTAINLY DID.

WHY, ALL THE ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPERS--

Adam: OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR,

THAT IS IMPLYING THAT THE SALE WAS NOT LEGITIMATE.

Judge: SUSTAINED.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

YOUR WITNESS, COUNSEL.

MRS. OLESON, EDGAR MILLS BELIEVED SO STRONGLY

IN THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY

THAT HE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A SURVEY.

NOW, DIDN'T YOU FIND THAT A LITTLE UNUSUAL?

UH--WELL, GOOD HEAVENS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT SUCH THINGS.

YOU ARE KNOWN AS A SHREWD BUSINESSWOMAN?

YES.

WELL, THEN DON'T YOU THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WISE

TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE KIND OF TRANSACTIONS

BEFORE ENCOURAGING THE ENTIRE TOWN

TO INVEST THEIR MONEY IN IT?

OBJECTION. HE'S HARASSING THE WITNESS.

YOUR HONOR, I'M JUST TRYING TO ESTABLISH

THAT, WHILE MY CLIENT WAS ILL-ADVISED OR MAYBE FOOLISH

TO BUY THAT LAND WITHOUT A SURVEY,

ISN'T THIS WOMAN AND THE OTHER INVESTORS,

THROUGH A COMBINATION OF THEIR GREED AND IGNORANCE,

JUST AS CULPABLE?

WELL, HOW DARE YOU!

Judge: OVERRULED. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

Judge: MR. SYKES?

NO QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

THE WITNESS IS THEN EXCUSED.

YOUR HONOR, WE'D LIKE TO CALL THE DEFENDANT,

EDGAR MILLS, TO THE STAND.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH,

THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH,

SO HELP YOU GOD?

Mills: YES, I DO.

STATE YOUR NAME?

EDGAR MILLS.

BE SEATED, MR. MILLS.

MR. MILLS,

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY?

WELL, WHAT MONEY IS THAT, SIR?

WHAT MONEY?

THE MONEY THAT WAS PAID TO YOU BY THE CITIZENS OF WALNUT GROVE

FOR THE WORTHLESS SHARES.

SURE THAT YOU DON'T PLAN TO KEEP IT?

IT WAS COME BY HONESTLY.

I'M SORRY FOR THEIR LOSSES, THOUGH.

SO, YOU DO INTEND TO KEEP IT.

YES, SIR, I DO.

Sykes: I SEE.

NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO WHEN YOU FIRST DECIDED TO SELL THE SHARES.

I FIND IT FASCINATING THAT A MAN WHO STANDS

TO MAKE A MODEST FORTUNE FOR HIMSELF

WOULD CONSIDER DOING ANY SUCH THING.

WELL, LIKE I SAID,

I HAD SEVERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

THAT WOULDN'T WAIT.

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO INSTRUCT THE COURT

IN THE NATURE OF THESE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

WELL, THERE WERE SEVERAL.

I HAD REALLY NOT MADE A SPECIFIC CHOICE.

JUST TELL US WHAT THEY WERE.

Adam: OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

THAT LINE OF QUESTIONING IS IMMATERIAL.

Judge: SUSTAINED.

Sykes: MY APOLOGIES TO THE COURT.

THE LINE OF QUESTIONING IS IMMATERIAL,

BUT NOT FOR ANY REASON BEYOND THE FACT

THAT THIS MAN'S ANSWERS

WOULD BE A FURTHER EMBROIDERY ON ALL THE OTHER LIES

THAT HE'S TOLD UNDER OATH.

THAT IS NOT TRUE!

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH A GENTLEMAN

NAMED THOMAS W. HARCOURT? WELL?

ANSWER THE QUESTION, MR. MILLS.

I KNOW HIM.

YES, OF COURSE YOU DO.

THOMAS W. HARCOURT IS A SURVEYOR BY PROFESSION.

AND THIS IS A COPY OF THE CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO MR. EDGAR MILLS

THAT THE LAND THAT HE HAD ALREADY PURCHASED WAS WORTHLESS.

[CROWD MURMURING]

[GAVEL BANGS]

MAY I SEE THAT, PLEASE?

IF IT PLEASE THE COURT,

I'D LIKE A LITTLE TIME

TO REASSESS MY POSITION,

IF INDEED I HAVE ONE.

Judge: GRANTED.

WE WILL ADJOURN UNTIL 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

[GAVEL BANGS]

I'D LIKE A FEW MINUTES WITH MY CLIENT.

I'M SORRY.

OH, YOU'RE SORRY.

WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

WE COULD HAVE PUT IN A GUILTY PLEA

AND ASKED FOR MERCY.

YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS INFORMATION WOULD COME OUT.

THAT JUDGE UPSTAIRS IS GOING TO THROW THE BOOK AT YOU.

I SAID I'M SORRY.

I TOOK A CHANCE.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS THEY WOULDN'T CHECK MY SURVEY REPORT.

YOU WEREN'T LOOKING FOR A CHANCE.

YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE.

WHAT'S DONE IS DONE. NO MATTER.

OH, NO. NO MATTER AT ALL.

JUST 18 YEARS IN PRISON.

[CHUCKLES]

NOT REALLY.

AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WE DO HAVE ONE CHANCE.

IF YOU RETURN WHAT'S LEFT OF THE MONEY,

THAT CAN SAVE YOU MAYBE 10.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

MR. MILLS, I AM TALKING TO YOU ABOUT 10 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE!

IT'S GONE.

SPENT. I OWED SOME MONEY.

MR. KENDALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN,

BUT IT IS OVER!

I'M READY FOR ANY PUNISHMENT THAT THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

MR. MILLS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I'D LIKE TO REST.

I'M REALLY VERY TIRED.

[LOCK JINGLES]

- ADAM? - HMM?

COME ON. LET'S GET SOME SLEEP.

NO, YOU GO AHEAD.

NOT WITHOUT YOU.

OH, MARY.

MY FIRST CASE.

MY CLIENT LIES TO ME,

AND THEN HE WON'T EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE

TO HELP HIM OUT.

YOU KNOW, I SAW MR. DAVIS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY.

I'LL BET HE'S GLAD I'M NOT WITH THE FIRM.

ADAM, YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

WHO AM I GOING TO BLAME? MILLS?

YES.

I CAN'T.

I JUST FEEL TOO SORRY FOR HIM.

DEAR GOD, MARY. HE IS GOING TO SPEND

THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON,

AND HE DOESN'T EVEN SEEM TO CARE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU AT THIS LATE HOUR,

BUT WE WERE TOLD WE COULD FIND A MR. KENDALL HERE.

THAT'S ME.

MAY WE COME IN?

CERTAINLY.

MR. KENDALL, I'M DR. RUDDY,

MR. MILLS' PHYSICIAN.

THIS IS HIS WIFE, EDNA,

AND THEIR SON, DAVID.

THAT'S RATHER SURPRISING.

I ASKED MR. MILLS IF I SHOULD CONTACT ANY RELATIVES,

AND HE SAID HE WAS A WIDOWER WITHOUT FAMILY.

I THOUGHT AS MUCH.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE TRIAL HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THIS.

IT'S JUST A SMALL PARAGRAPH

IN AN ARTICLE ON LAND FRAUD.

I SPOTTED IT WHEN GOING THROUGH THE "FINANCIAL JOURNAL."

YOU MUST WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND. I'LL TAKE YOU TO HIM.

NO, I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM JUST YET.

MR. KENDALL, AFTER READING THIS,

I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GO TO MRS. MILLS HERE

AND GIVE HER SOME INFORMATION

THAT EDGAR HAD SWORN ME NOT TO DISCLOSE.

PERHAPS IT WAS A LITTLE UNETHICAL ON MY PART,

BUT I THINK, AFTER YOU'VE HEARD IT,

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY.

BUT, DOCTOR, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND

THAT IT WON'T HAVE ANY BEARING ON THE TRIAL.

MY CLIENT IS GUILTY.

WE KNOW THAT, MR. KENDALL.

COULD WE TALK A WHILE?

ALL RIGHT. IN THE DINING ROOM.

THANK YOU.

I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.

THANK YOU.

Judge: QUIET, PLEASE.

THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.

YOUR HONOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL

MRS. EDGAR MILLS TO THE STAND.

YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT TO THIS!

I AM GUILTY!

Judge: THE DEFENDANT WILL REMAIN SILENT

OR FACE REMOVAL FROM THIS COURTROOM.

YOUR HONOR, PLEASE!

Judge: MR. MILLS, THIS TRIAL WILL CONTINUE

WHETHER YOU ARE PRESENT OR NOT.

NOW, SIT DOWN.

Bailiff: YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH

AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?

Mrs. Mills: I DO.

- STATE YOUR NAME. - EDNA MILLS.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

YOU ARE THE WIFE OF THE DEFENDANT?

YES, I AM.

Adam: NOW, THERE'S A DR. RUDDY IN THE COURTROOM.

WOULD HE RISE, PLEASE?

Adam: DO YOU KNOW DR. RUDDY?

Mrs. Mills: YES, I DO.

HE'S MY HUSBAND'S PHYSICIAN.

I SEE.

DR. RUDDY CAME TO YOU A FEW DAYS AGO

WITH A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, DID HE NOT?

YES, HE DID.

IT WAS ABOUT THIS TRIAL.

Adam: AND THAT WAS THE FIRST YOU'D HEARD ABOUT IT?

Mrs. Mills: YES.

Adam: IT MUST HAVE COME AS QUITE A SHOCK TO YOU.

YES, BUT IT WAS NOTHING IN COMPARISON

TO WHAT THE DOCTOR TOLD ME AFTER THAT.

COULD YOU TELL THE COURT WHAT THAT WAS?

DR. RUDDY TOLD ME THAT MY HUSBAND

HAD ONLY A FEW MONTHS MORE TO LIVE.

[CROWD MURMURING]

[GAVEL BANGS]

Judge: ORDER! ORDER, PLEASE.

CONTINUE, COUNSEL.

HOW MANY CHILDREN DO YOU HAVE, MRS. MILLS?

3.

MY YOUNGEST ONE IS HERE IN THE COURTROOM.

HE'S 10.

AND HOW DO YOU ALL GET ALONG?

FINANCIALLY, I MEAN.

Mrs. Mills: LIKE MOST, WEEK-TO-WEEK.

UNTIL RECENTLY,

MY HUSBAND SENT ME BANK DRAFTS EVERY DAY.

I DEPOSITED THEM IN THE BANK.

HE TOLD ME THAT HIS SHIP HAD FINALLY COME IN

AND THAT WE'D NEVER HAVE TO WORRY.

I WAS NEVER WORRIED.

NEVER.

Adam: NO, OF COURSE NOT.

YOU HAD NO REASON TO WORRY.

YOUR HUSBAND SAW TO THAT.

GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

NOW, WE ARE NOT IN ANY WAY

TRYING TO EVADE MY CLIENT'S GUILT.

WHAT WE ARE ASKING

IS THAT YOU CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES

BEHIND HIS ACTIONS.

NOW, EDGAR MILLS IS THE SOLE SUPPORT

OF HIS WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN.

AFTER HE LEARNED ABOUT HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION,

HE PANICKED.

HE NEEDED TO MAKE MONEY,

AND QUICKLY.

NOT FOR HIMSELF,

BUT FOR HIS LOVED ONES.

NOW, IF YOU LOOK

AT THE DATES ON THE SURVEY REPORT

AND ON THE BILL OF SALE,

YOU'LL FIND THAT EDGAR MILLS PURCHASED THAT LAND

PRIOR TO THE SURVEY.

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

BECAUSE HE WAS DESPERATE.

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THAT SURVEY REPORT BACK?

A WEEK?

A MONTH?

THAT'S NOT LONG TO YOU AND ME,

BUT THAT'S A LIFETIME TO EDGAR MILLS.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE FAMILIES?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN EDGAR MILLS' PLACE?

THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER,

ISN'T IT?

EVERYBODY IN THE COURTROOM!

THE JURY IS IN.

Judge: QUIET, PLEASE.

THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.

GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, HAVE YOU REACHED A VERDICT?

Man: WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.

WE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF FRAUD.

[GAVEL BANGS]

Judge: ORDER, PLEASE.

I CONGRATULATE THE JURY ON THIS VERDICT.

REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

THE DECISION OF GUILTY IS PROPER HERE.

I'VE HELD A MEETING IN MY CHAMBERS WITH THE WIFE OF THE DEFENDANT

AND WITH SEVERAL CITIZENS OF WALNUT GROVE.

NOW, MRS. MILLS HAS PLEDGED TO RETURN ALL OF THE MONEY THAT'S LEFT

FROM THIS FRAUDULENT LAND SALE.

NOW, THIS, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON MY SENTENCING.

WILL THE DEFENDANT PLEASE RISE?

MR. MILLS, I HAVE HERE A LIST--

A LIST OF NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHOM YOU DEFRAUDED.

NOW, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE MADE PLEDGES TO THIS COURT.

A MRS. OLESON PLEDGES EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUR WIFE

IN EXCHANGE FOR ROOM AND BOARD.

A DR. BAKER HAS PLEDGED MEDICAL ATTENTION

TO YOUR FAMILY FOR AS LONG AS THEY LIVE IN WALNUT GROVE,

AND THE LIST GOES ON.

MR. MILLS, YOU SEE, THESE PEOPLE

WHO BECAME INVOLVED IN YOUR SCHEME OUT OF GREED,

NOW WISH TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH YOUR FAMILY

OUT OF COMPASSION.

IT APPEARS THAT MANY HAVE LEARNED

A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THEMSELVES

FROM THIS CASE.

MR. MILLS,

THE COURT RECOMMENDS LENIENCY.

YOU ARE TO LIVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR DAYS

IN THE COMFORT AND LOVE OF YOUR FAMILY.

THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.

KENDALL, THAT WAS A HECK OF A JOB.

WHY, THANK YOU.

LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU AND ME HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW.

I THINK THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE

I CAN FIND A SPOT FOR YOU IN MY LAW FIRM.

I'M VERY SORRY, BUT I THINK MY PARTNER AND I

WOULD RATHER GO IT ALONE.

LOOK, SON, I CAN MAKE A MUCH BETTER OFFER

THAN ANYTHING YOUR PARTNER CAN AFFORD.

NO, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

LET'S GO TO LUNCH, PARTNER.

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