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THE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

HAVE UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN THE WINNER

OF THIS YEAR'S POETRY CONTEST.

AND THAT WINNER IS...

CASSANDRA COOPER.

OH!

I NEVER WON ANYTHING BEFORE.

WELL, YOU SURE DO DESERVE IT.

Laura: SHE CERTAINLY DOES.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE THAT FRAMED.

OH, YES. THANK YOU.

CLASS DISMISSED.

Cassandra: LET'S GO TELL MA AND PA.

Willie: OH, HEY, ALBERT. YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME BALL?

Albert: NO, I GOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN CHORES.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE INGALLS' PLACE.

Nels: THAT'S ABOUT 3 MILES STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CHARLES INGALLS,

HE'S OVER DIGGING AN IRRIGATION DITCH AT THE THOMPSONS' PLACE.

THAT'S ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF STRAIGHT DOWN.

I'M MUCH OBLIGED.

THIS IS SOME RIG, MISTER.

WELL, THANK YOU, SON.

WHERE WOULD THE HOTEL BE?

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, OVER THE RESTAURANT.

OH. I'VE GOT A RESERVATION OVER THERE.

THE NAME'S COOPER, JED COOPER.

NOW, UH, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS BAG

AND PUT IT OVER IN MY ROOM?

YES, SIR!

DRIVER.

A DOLLAR!

A WHOLE DOLLAR!

Jed: MR. INGALLS! MR. INGALLS!

YES, SIR.

COULD I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?

YOU BET.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, OLD-TIMER?

I GUESS YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE ME.

WELL, NO, SIR. I'M SORRY. I DON'T.

WELL, IT WAS NEAR A YEAR AGO

THAT I WAS PANNING FOR GOLD UP IN HIRAMSVILLE

WHEN YOU CAME UP WITH JAMES AND--

WAIT A MINUTE! JED COOPER?

YES.

HA HA! I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU.

WELL, I GUESS I DID LOOK DIFFERENT THEN--

RAGGED AND KIND OF POOR

AND NOT SO WELL-FED.

HA HA HA!

TELL ME, HOW ARE MY GRANDNIECE AND NEPHEW?

OH, THEY'RE JUST FINE, JUST FINE,

AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

WELL, I WANT TO TELL YOU...

THEY'VE WEIGHED HEAVY ON MY MIND

EVER SINCE I HAD TO TURN YOU DOWN ABOUT CARING FOR THEM.

HOW I KEPT FRETTING ALL THE TIME THEY WAS IN SOME ORPHANAGE.

SO, IT CAME AS A GREAT RELIEF TO ME

THAT THE RECORDS SHOWED THAT YOU TOOK IN THE YOUNG'UNS AFTER ALL.

OH, WE TRIED TO WRITE TO YOU A COUPLE OF TIMES,

BUT THE LETTERS JUST KEPT COMING BACK.

I GUESS WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT ADDRESS.

LISTEN, CAN YOU COME OVER TO THE HOUSE FOR SUPPER TONIGHT?

WELL, IF IT WON'T INCONVENIENCE YOU.

NOT AT ALL.

I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS TRIP FOR A LONG TIME.

I'LL BE OVER AT THE HOTEL,

AND IF YOU'LL STOP BY, I'LL FOLLOW YOU OUT.

BE MY PLEASURE. I'LL SEE YOU AROUND SUPPERTIME.

YES, YES. UH, DRIVER.

I'LL BE DARNED.

YES, IT WAS THE BIGGEST GOLD STRIKE I EVER SEEN

AND THE BIGGEST THE FOLKS EVER SEEN IN HIRAMSVILLE.

James: DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE RICH?

WELL, ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND FOR TWO LIFETIMES,

SO, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL ME RICH.

Charles: I'D SAY SO.

WELL, ANYWAYS...

WHEN THE EXCITEMENT WAS ALL OVER,

I BOUGHT EVERYTHING I WANTED,

MOVED INTO THE BIG HOUSE IN MINNEAPOLIS,

AND THEN, I GOT TO THINKING

ABOUT THE ONE THING I COULDN'T BUY WITH MY MONEY,

AND THAT'S MY FAMILY.

Cassandra: CAN YOU STAY LONG, UNCLE JED?

Jed: WELL, I AIN'T IN NO RUSH, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

OH, GOOD.

IF IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT,

I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE OF THE CHILDREN WHILE I'M HERE,

MAYBE TAKE THEM OUT TO EXPLORE THE WOODS

AND MAYBE HAVE A PICNIC, HUH?

THAT'S FINE, LONG AS THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME

FOR THEIR CHORES AND THEIR HOMEWORK.

WELL, I'LL SEE TO THAT.

CASSANDRA, DID YOU TELL YOUR UNCLE JED

ABOUT WINNING THE POETRY CONTEST?

NOT YET.

YOU WON A CONTEST?

YES.

SHE GOT THIS.

OH.

Caroline: IT'S QUITE AN HONOR.

WELL, IF THAT DON'T BEAT ALL.

WOULD YOU READ US THE POEM?

YES.

I'LL GO GET IT.

Cassandra: IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I THINK I REMEMBER IT ALL.

IT'S CALLED "A MIRACLE FROM GOD."

ONCE, I WAS LOST AND SCARED AND COLD.

"YOU HAVE NO FAMILY," I WAS TOLD,

EXCEPT A BROTHER TO KEEP ME WARM

IN ANY WINTER OR ANY STORM.

HE WAS AS LOST AND SCARED AS I,

BUT BRAVE ENOUGH TO NEVER CRY.

"WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH," IS WHAT HE SAID,

"EVEN THOUGH MA AND PA ARE DEAD."

BUT IN MY HEART I COULD NOT SEE

HOW LIFE WITHOUT THEM COULD EVER BE.

THEY LAY IN COLD SILENCE BENEATH THE SOD.

TO SAVE US WOULD BE A MIRACLE FROM GOD.

THE MIRACLE CAME LIKE A GLORIOUS DAWN

JUST WHEN IT SEEMED ALL HOPE WAS GONE.

WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD IN HIS HEAVEN ABOVE

FOR OUR NEW FAMILY'S UNBOUNDED LOVE.

DARLING...

OH...OH, DARLING.

James: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY, UNCLE JED?

Jed: TODAY WE ARE GOING SHOPPING.

SHOPPING?

FOR WHAT?

I COULDN'T HELP NOTICING,

IT SEEMS TO ME YOU BOTH NEED A SET OF NEW CLOTHES.

NEW CLOTHES!

WHY, SURE.

GEE, UNCLE JED, I DON'T KNOW.

NOW, WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU?

ALL THE REST OF THE KIDS IN THE FAMILY.

OH?

I'D SURE FEEL FUNNY HAVING NEW THINGS WHEN THEY DON'T.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. I ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT,

SO, COME ON.

HA HA!

YOU--YOU MEAN ALL OF THEM?

YOU BETCHA. ONE FOR SCHOOL AND ONE FOR SUNDAYS.

OH!

WELL, NOW, OF COURSE, I'LL NEED ALL OF THEIR SIZES AGAIN.

YOU KNOW HOW CHILDREN GROW.

James: GEE, UNCLE JED. SUNDAYS, TOO?

DON'T YOU NEED THEM?

YEAH, I GUESS. I'M WEARING ONE OF ALBERT'S OLD SUITS,

AND THAT'S ALREADY GETTING TOO SMALL.

Cassandra: AND MY BEST DRESS BELONGED TO MARY.

Jed: WELL, THEN THERE YOU ARE.

OH! OH, WELL, OF COURSE, NOW, IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS

TO FILL THE ORDER.

THEN WE BEST GET STARTED.

OH! YES, SIR!

NELS, GO INTO THE STOREROOM

AND GET THE SAMPLES FOR ME, PLEASE.

[WHISPERING] HURRY UP. THIS OLD MAN HAS LOTS OF MONEY.

HA HA!

THESE NEW SHOES FIT JUST RIGHT.

AND THEY LOOK GOOD, TOO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME, SON.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY DOING THIS,

BUT, I MEAN, I CAN SEE WHERE SOME FOLKS MIGHT TAKE IT WRONG,

LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE.

BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT THAT WAY.

I'M A HUMBLE GENTLEMAN MYSELF,

AND, WELL, I PLAIN ENJOY THE PLEASURE

OF BUYING THEM THESE THINGS.

OF COURSE. WE UNDERSTAND.

JUST DON'T SPOIL THEM TOO MUCH, HUH?

OH, THAT MIGHT BE ASKING A LOT.

MA, PA, UNCLE JED, LOOK!

THIS IS THE SUIT I WANT, AND THIS IS THE CLOTH I WANT.

WELL, AREN'T YOU THE HANDSOME LAD?

Charles: OH, THAT HE WILL BE.

Caroline: IT'S VERY NICE, JAMES.

Cassandra: MA, COME LOOK AT THIS MATERIAL!

James: DO YOU THINK THIS WILL MAKE A GOOD SUIT?

IT'LL MAKE A FINE SUIT, SON.

Caroline: IT'S SWEET.

Cassandra: IT'S AWFULLY EXPENSIVE.

Jed: HONEY, YOU JUST PICK OUT ANYTHING YOU WANT.

Jed: I AIN'T NEVER SEEN TWO PEOPLE AS MUCH IN LOVE

AS YOUR MA AND YOUR PA.

WHY, IT WAS ALWAYS A HONEYMOON FOR THEM

DURING THE GOOD TIMES AND IN THE BAD TIMES, TOO.

AND THERE WERE SOME REALLY BAD TIMES, I CAN TELL YOU--

RUINED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK GETTING SICK AND DYING,

BUT NOTHING WAS EVER TOO BAD FOR THEM TWO

AS LONG AS THEY HAD EACH OTHER.

WELL, THEN, YOU TWO STARTED COMING ALONG,

AND I DIDN'T COME AROUND SO MUCH ANYMORE.

Cassandra: WHY NOT?

WELL, I FIGURED THEY HAD THEIR HANDS FULL

WITHOUT TENDING TO AN OLD DRIFTER LIKE ME.

OH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

THEY WERE ALWAYS TELLING STORIES ABOUT YOU,

ALWAYS WISHING THAT YOU'D COME BACK.

IS THAT A FACT?

OH, YES.

WELL, THEN MAYBE I WAS WRONG

NOT TO COME AROUND SO MUCH.

OH, THOSE WERE THE GOOD TIMES, THEN,

JUST LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU TWO, YOU REMIND ME OF YOUR PA WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY

ON THE PICNICS, FISHING, WALKS THROUGH THE WOODS,

AND TAKING HIM TO HORSE RACES.

SAY, ARE THERE ANY HORSE RACES AROUND HERE?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WE'RE SURE GOING TO FIND OUT, AIN'T WE?

SURE!

UNCLE JED?

YES?

I DON'T EVER WANT YOU TO GO,

NOT EVER.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Reverend Alden: FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS,

WE HAVE ENJOYED THE PRESENCE IN WALNUT GROVE

OF MR. JEDEDIAH COOPER.

AND BEFORE WE END TODAY'S SERVICE,

I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK HIM FOR HIS GENEROSITY

IN DONATING FUNDS FOR A NEW CHURCH ROOF.

WE HOPE YOUR STAY WON'T BE TOO SHORT.

James: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY, UNCLE JED?

Jed: WELL, GO WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

James: FISHING. COULD WE GO FISHING?

Caroline: YOU'LL HAVE TO GO HOME AND CHANGE INTO YOUR OLD CLOTHES FIRST.

James: GREAT. LET'S GO, THEN.

Jed: I'D LIKE A LITTLE WORD WITH YOUR FOLKS BEFORE THEY LEAVE.

Charles: OH, SURE.

KIDS, WHY DON'T YOU GO OFF AND PLAY FOR A WHILE?

LET'S GO OVER HERE TO TALK, EH?

Caroline: THAT WAS A WONDERFUL THING, DONATING A NEW ROOF.

Jed: THANK YOU.

Charles: IT WAS.

THE OLD ONE WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED THROUGH THE WINTER,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO TO HELP REPAY THEM BACK

FOR THE MANY KINDNESSES I'VE GOTTEN.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A FINE PEOPLE, ALL OF YOU,

AND, WELL, THAT'S WHY I WANT TO SAY--

WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS--

WELL, IT'S REALLY KIND OF HARD FOR ME.

YOU SEE, THESE LAST 3 WEEKS I'VE BEEN WITH THE YOUNG'UNS,

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN I EVER BEEN SO HAPPY.

THEY'VE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

I KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT A MAN DREAMS

HIS FAMILY SHOULD BE--

CLOSE AND LOVING...

AND CARING.

WELL, IT'S THE KIND OF HAPPINESS

THAT I JUST CAN'T STAND TO LEAVE BEHIND.

JED, WHY LEAVE IT BEHIND?

YOU COULD BUILD YOURSELF A FINE PLACE RIGHT HERE IN WALNUT GROVE.

OH, YES.

THEN YOU COULD SEE THE CHILDREN HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANTED TO.

I KNOW, AND IT COULD BE THE REASONABLE THING TO DO,

BUT--I ADMIT IT-- BUT, YOU SEE,

I'VE SPENT NEAR A LIFETIME GOPHERING AROUND

IN ONE GOLD FIELD OR ANOTHER,

MADE SOME GOOD STRIKES, TOO,

BUT NOT LIKE THIS ONE.

EVEN I COULDN'T FIND THE MEANS TO SQUANDER IT AWAY.

WELL, ANYWAYS,

HAVING SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE

IN OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES,

I HAVE THE AMBITION

TO FINALLY SETTLE DOWN

IN THE CENTER OF THINGS,

IN THE CITY, WITH ALL IT HAS TO OFFER,

AND MAYBE GO TRAVELING TO EUROPE

OR ANY OTHER PLACE I'D A MIND TO,

AND I'D LIKE JAMES AND CASSANDRA

TO GO WITH ME,

SEE THOSE PLACES.

WHY, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, JED, BUT--

Jed: LOOK, CHARLES AND CAROLINE,

I SWEAR TO YOU, I AIN'T PLANNED IT WHEN I COME HERE.

IT WAS JUST A VISIT,

AND THEN...

IT JUST HAPPENED.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I LOVE THEM TWO LIKE NOBODY IN MY WHOLE LIFE,

AND I KNOW THEY LOVE ME.

WELL...

YOU OFFERED THEM TO ME ONCE.

I'M READY TO TAKE THEM.

WELL, JED, IT'S--

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT, NOW.

THEY'RE PART OF THIS FAMILY.

WE LOVE THEM. THEY LOVE US.

I KNOW THAT, BUT I'M THEIR KIN,

THE ONLY BLOOD RELATIVE THEY HAVE.

LEASTWAYS, ASK THEM,

OR WE WON'T KNOW HOW THEY FEEL UNTIL YOU DO.

JED...

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO PUT THE CHILDREN

IN A POSITION TO MAKE A CHOICE LIKE THAT?

I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.

WHEN WILL YOU TELL THEM?

RIGHT AWAY, TONIGHT.

AFTER SUPPER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[JED COUGHING]

James: UNCLE JED, WHY DO YOU COUGH SO MUCH?

WELL, IT KIND OF GOES WITH THE TERRITORY--

STANDING FOR TOO MANY YEARS IN TOO MANY RIVERS

PANNING FOR GOLD.

DOESN'T IT BOTHER YOU?

NOT ESPECIALLY. I'VE HAD IT TOO LONG.

I KIND OF GOT USED TO IT.

UNCLE JED?

MM-HMM, YES, DARLING?

WERE YOU EVER MARRIED?

WELL, ALMOST I WAS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, SHE MARRIED ANOTHER FELLOW.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

I WAS PLENTY RILED ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME.

MARRYING BETSY AND RAISING A FAMILY

WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF.

YOU MUST HAVE MET OTHER LADIES.

OH, I DID. I DID.

BUT THEY WASN'T BETSY.

GOSH, YOU MUST HAVE REALLY BEEN CRAZY ABOUT HER.

I WAS.

DID YOU EVER SEE HER AGAIN?

NO, ONLY IN MY MIND.

IT'S FUNNY, A THING LIKE THAT.

IT HURTS SO TERRIBLE FOR A LONG TIME

AND THEN, YOU START BUILDING A SHELL AROUND YOURSELF

AND YOU DON'T FEEL NOTHING

FOR AN EVEN LONGER TIME.

DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?

YEAH. IT'S KIND OF WHAT CASSANDRA WENT THROUGH

WHEN MA AND PA GOT KILLED.

IT WAS LIKE I WAS WALKING IN MY SLEEP.

WELL, WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH WAS A LOT MORE TERRIBLE

THAN WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

YOU SEE, FINDING YOU TWO, WELL, IT'S MADE UP

FOR AN AWFUL LOT.

AH, US, TOO, UNCLE JED.

NO FOOLING?

SURE.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE INGALLS, AIN'T YOU?

YEAH, BUT YOU'RE SPECIAL.

HOW SPECIAL?

WELL, THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO EXPLAIN.

SEE, IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T LIKE THE INGALLS FAMILY,

IT'S JUST THAT WE LOVE ALL EACH OTHER

AS FAMILY.

Cassandra: BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T REMEMBER

HOW MUCH WE LOVED OUR REAL MA AND PA.

HAVING YOU WITH US, UNCLE JED,

IT'S LIKE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF THEM BACK AGAIN.

BLESS YOU, CHILD.

AND BLESS YOU BOTH.

Charles: SO... THAT'S ABOUT IT.

WE FELT YOU SHOULD ALL HEAR ABOUT IT AT THE SAME TIME.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING TODAY?

YOUR UNCLE JED THOUGHT WE SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE YOU.

WE LOVE HIM A LOT,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HERE.

Caroline: AND WE DON'T WANT YOU TO,

BUT IT'S TOO IMPORTANT A DECISION

NOT TO GIVE IT A LOT OF THOUGHT.

Charles: THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS YOUR UNCLE JED CAN GIVE YOU THAT WE CAN'T--

FINE SCHOOLS, TRAVEL, BIG HOUSE...

ANYTHING MONEY CAN BUY.

Caroline: IT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE HERE...

AND VERY NICE, TOO.

Carrie: I'D MISS YOU SOMETHING AWFUL.

YEAH, I'LL SAY.

Charles: SO, WHAT I THINK YOU SHOULD DO

IS TAKE YOUR TIME,

THINK ABOUT IT, TALK IT OVER.

YOUR UNCLE JED WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW.

UH, PA...

I MEAN, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT US TO STAY?

I MEAN, WE DO COST YOU A LOT AND TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE.

Caroline: JAMES.

DON'T YOU EVER QUESTION THAT.

WE MADE THAT DECISION A LONG TIME AGO.

WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT AGAIN.

WE LOVE YOU, SON.

WE LOVE BOTH OF YOU.

SO...

IT'S A MATTER OF WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.

CASSANDRA?

YES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

MA AND PA SAID WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

IF YOU WENT AWAY,

DO YOU THINK YOU'D HAVE SERVANTS?

RICH PEOPLE USUALLY DO.

I WONDER WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE.

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IT.

NEITHER CAN I.

ALBERT?

YEAH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.

I'M NOT YOU.

I GUESS IT WOULD BE SOMETHING--

YOU KNOW, HAVING EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE US.

YEAH, BUT, WELL, WE COULD VISIT.

YEAH.

IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME, THOUGH.

NO, IT SURE WOULDN'T.

YOUR PA TOLD ME HE AND YOUR MA TALKED TO YOU.

YES, SIR.

WELL, LET'S GO FOR A RIDE,

AND WE'LL HAVE OUR LITTLE TALK, EH?

DRIVER.

Jed: NOW, AFTER BEING CROWDED UP IN THAT LOFT,

IT WILL BE A RELIEF TO HAVE ROOMS OF YOUR OWN, WON'T IT?

James: YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE.

Cassandra: I NEVER HAD A ROOM TO MYSELF BEFORE.

Jed: OH, WELL, THAT'S ONLY A SMALL PART OF IT.

YOU'LL HAVE FINE CLOTHES

AND MY SERVANTS, MR. AND MRS. CRAWFORD,

TO SEE TO YOUR NEEDS WHEN I'M NOT AROUND.

OH, THEY'RE A FINE COUPLE, AND YOU'D LIKE THEM.

NOW, THERE COULD BE SOME THINGS THAT YOU'LL WANT

THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT,

LIKE, UH, SAY, A PONY.

WELL, THAT WOULD BE NICE.

CASSANDRA'S A REAL GOOD RIDER.

SHE IS?

WELL, THEN WE'LL GET TWO OF THEM!

Jed: WHAT ELSE? WHAT ELSE?

UNCLE JED, I--

THERE'LL BE THE TRIPS,

TRIPS TO NEW YORK CITY.

I HEAR TELL THE THEATERS THERE ARE REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE.

OH, WE'LL GO LOTS OF PLACES TOGETHER.

YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL SEE.

UNCLE JED--

AH, I GUESS WHAT IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO--

I CAN'T FACE THE REST OF MY LIFE ALONE.

NOT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

IS ABLE TO EASE THE PAIN OF BEING ALONE.

THE PLACES I COULD GO AND THE THINGS I COULD DO--

WHAT COULD IT MEAN IF I CAN'T SHARE IT WITH THE ONES I LOVE?

DO YOU SEE WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME?

DO YOU?

OH, WE'RE FAMILY!

WE'RE REAL FAMILY, AND WE BELONG TOGETHER.

UNCLE JED?

YES, SON.

COULD CASSANDRA AND I WALK THE REST OF THE WAY HOME?

I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT BY OURSELVES.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

PULL OVER, DRIVER.

I'LL BE AT THE HOTEL, ANYTIME.

James: YES, SIR.

DRIVER.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HERE.

OH, ME, NEITHER.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO VISIT HIM SOMETIMES, BUT--

AH, BUT IT MEANS SO MUCH TO HIM.

I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

NEITHER COULD I.

YOU HAVE A GREEN OVER THERE?

[DOOR OPENS]

HOW'D IT GO?

WELL, WE HOPE YOU MEANT WHAT YOU SAID

ABOUT HOW YOU WANT US TO STAY,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, TOO.

OHH, THAT'S WONDERFUL!

UNCLE JED'S GOING TO BE SO DISAPPOINTED, THOUGH.

YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM?

WE WANTED TO, BUT--

BUT HE ACTED SO SURE WE WERE GOING TO SAY YES.

WELL, HE'S GOT TO BE TOLD RIGHT AWAY.

YOU TWO WANT ME TO DO IT?

HE SAID HE'D BE WAITING DOWN AT THE HOTEL.

I BEST GET OVER THERE.

COME ON IN.

OH, WE HAVE A NICE SUPPER TONIGHT.

Charles: JED, I KNOW HOW YOU MUST FEEL.

I JUST HOPE YOU CAN BELIEVE

WE DIDN'T TRY TO INFLUENCE THE CHILDREN IN ANY WAY.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR.

[COUGHING]

HERE. DRINK SOME OF THIS.

NO.

COME ON. ONE SIP. IT WILL HELP YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S IT.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO SEE DOC BAKER.

OH, NO, NO.

NO, I'M FINE.

IT ALWAYS ACTS UP LIKE THAT

WHENEVER I GET BAD NEWS.

I'M ALL RIGHT, NOW.

IT'S TOO BAD.

I HOPED IT WOULD WORK OUT THE OTHER WAY

SO NO ONE NEEDED TO FEEL THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.

CHARLES, I WANT THOSE CHILDREN.

Jed: NOW, YOU CAN MAKE IT EASY FOR YOURSELVES

AND GO ALONG.

IF NOT, I HAVE TELEPHONED THE CIRCUIT JUDGE.

HE CAN BE HERE IN 3 DAYS

AND SO CAN MY LAWYER.

THAT'S IF YOU STAND UP AGAINST ME,

LEGAL-LIKE!

JED, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE SAYING THIS TO ME.

FIRST, YOU TALK ABOUT GIVING JAMES AND CASSANDRA A CHOICE,

AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT GOING TO COURT?

WELL, IF THINGS HAD WORKED OUT THE WAY I PLANNED,

EVERYTHING WOULD BE KINDER ALL AROUND.

KINDER?

DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT KINDER.

THINGS DON'T TURN OUT THE WAY YOU WANT,

AND THEN YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN.

I'M SORRY, CHARLES.

I REALLY AM.

BUT PLEASE... DON'T TRY TO GO UP AGAINST ME,

BECAUSE YOU WON'T WIN.

WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT, JED.

YOU GO ON AND YOU BRING YOUR JUDGE

AND YOU BRING YOUR LAWYER.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT IT.

WE BEST BE GOING.

WE'RE READY. BYE, SWEETHEART.

WE WON'T BE LONG.

LET'S GO, CHILDREN.

Carrie: BYE.

Albert: PA?

HMM?

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO WIN.

WE GOT TO.

[JED COUGHING]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHARLES INGALLS IS THINKING OF,

THAT'S ALL.

I MEAN, THERE THEY ALL ARE,

CRAMMED TOGETHER IN THAT LITTLE, TINY HOUSE,

AND HE WON'T TAKE A--

HARRIET, HE LOVES THOSE CHILDREN.

OH, NELS.

[JED COUGHS]

OH, MR. COOPER.

MRS. OLESON.

Nels: OH, YOU SOUND WORSE.

IT WILL GET BETTER.

HAVE YOU GOT ANY MORE OF THAT MEDICINE?

WELL, SURE, BUT I THINK YOU OUGHT TO SEE DOC BAKER.

HE COULD PRESCRIBE SOMETHING A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE'VE GOT.

WELL, THAT MAY BE SO,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I GOT TO GET TO THAT HEARING.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

WELL, MR. COOPER, I CERTAINLY DO HOPE THAT YOU WIN THAT CASE.

OH, I'LL WIN.

I'LL WIN.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

JUST PUT IT ON MY BILL.

[SIGHS]

WELL, CHARLES MAY LOVE THOSE CHILDREN,

BUT HE CERTAINLY DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT

TO DEPRIVE THEM OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RICH.

[SIGHS]

UH, HOW MUCH IS THAT COUGH ELIXIR?

OH, 19 CENTS.

THIS PROCEEDING WILL BE QUITE INFORMAL.

I'M HERE TO WEIGH THE FACTS AS PRESENTED,

CONSIDER THEM,

AND REACH WHAT I REGARD AS, UNDER THE LAW,

A FAIR JUDGMENT.

ARE BOTH PARTIES WILLING TO ACCEPT THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HEARING AS FINAL?

WE ARE, YOUR HONOR.

Judge: MR. INGALLS?

YES, SIR.

NOW, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT JAMES AND CASSANDRA

HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE TO REMAIN WITH THE INGALLS FAMILY.

THAT IS CORRECT, YOUR HONOR.

I'D LIKE THE CHILDREN TO ANSWER, PLEASE.

Judge: JAMES, CASSANDRA.

IS IT YOUR WISH TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH MR. AND MRS. INGALLS?

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

Judge: VERY WELL.

YOU MAY PRESENT YOUR CASE, COUNSELOR.

YOUR HONOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WISH TO STATE

THAT THERE IS ONE RESPECT IN WHICH THIS CASE IS MOST UNUSUAL,

AND THAT IS THAT THERE IS NO PARTICULAR ANIMOSITY PRESENT

BETWEEN THE DISPUTING PARTIES.

MY CLIENT HAS THE HIGHEST RESPECT FOR MR. INGALLS AND HIS FAMILY

AND IS TAKING THIS COURSE OF ACTION

SOLELY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COOPER CHILDREN.

MR. INGALLS, WOULD YOU SAY THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT?

I WON'T ARGUE WITH THAT, YOUR HONOR.

Judge: PROCEED.

Counselor: WE ARE AWARE

THAT AT THE TIME OF THE PARENTS' UNTIMELY DEATH,

MR. INGALLS WENT TO ELABORATE LENGTHS TO PLACE JAMES AND CASSANDRA

IN A SUITABLE HOME OR INSTITUTION.

FINDING NONE, HE TOOK THEM INTO HIS ALREADY CROWDED HOME

AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED THEM LEGALLY.

WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN

HAD BEEN OFFERED TO MY CLIENT, THEIR GRANDUNCLE,

AT THAT TIME,

BUT THAT DUE TO HIS SEVERELY REDUCED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THEN,

HE WAS UNABLE TO TAKE ON SO PROFOUND A RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT, OF COURSE, IS NO LONGER THE CASE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, UH... OH, I'M JUST WATCHING AND WONDERING.

I CERTAINLY WISH I COULD BE A LITTLE FLY ON THAT WALL.

SO DO I.

FLIES HAVE A TENDENCY TO GET SWATTED.

[GROANS]

AND SO, YOUR HONOR, JAMES AND CASSANDRA ARE...

PART OF A HOME WHERE THEY'RE LOVED,

AND I THINK THEY'RE VERY HAPPY.

AS FAR AS MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED,

THAT'S ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT.

Judge: DOES ANYONE HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD

BEFORE I MAKE MY DETERMINATION?

VERY WELL.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT MONETARY CONSIDERATIONS

HAVE NO PLACE WHATEVER IN MY FINDING.

NATURAL FAMILY TIES ALWAYS TAKE PRECEDENCE, UNDER THE LAW,

IN DETERMINING CUSTODY...

UNLESS, THAT IS, IT IS FOUND THAT THE FAMILY MEMBER SEEKING CUSTODY

IS UNFIT BY REASON OF INCOMPETENCE

OR SHOWS EVIDENCE OF BEING A POTENTIALLY ABUSIVE PARENT.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INDICATIONS THAT SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST

IN THIS CASE.

MR. INGALLS.

YES, SIR.

YOU ARE AWARE THAT A WAITING PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER FILING

IS REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION PAPERS BECOME FINAL.

YES, SIR. I'M AWARE OF THAT.

THOSE PAPERS ARE DUE NEXT MONTH.

WELL, HAD THIS HEARING TAKEN PLACE AFTER THAT TIME,

THERE'D BE NO QUESTION OF ITS OUTCOME.

MR. COOPER.

YES, SIR.

THE LAW IS SOMETIMES A VERY NARROW INSTRUMENT OF JUSTICE

AND SOMETIMES A VERY COLD ONE.

IN MY VIEW, IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE EXERCISED IN THIS CASE.

I DON'T THINK I'M FOLLOW--

I AM MAKING A RECOMMENDATION,

BUT IT IS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION,

THAT YOU LEAVE THE CHILDREN IN THEIR PRESENT CUSTODY.

NO, YOUR HONOR.

I WANT THEM.

Judge: THEN, SINCE FINAL ADOPTION PAPERS ARE STILL PENDING,

IT IS MY DUTY TO RULE THAT ON SATURDAY NEXT,

LEGAL CUSTODY OF JAMES AND CASSANDRA

BE TRANSFERRED TO MR. COOPER.

NO!

CASSANDRA!

CASSANDRA, DON'T CRY. PLEASE DON'T CRY.

CHILD, CHILD.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE.

YOU LIED TO US.

YOU LIED!

Jed: WELL, THANK YOU, PHILIP.

I'M GRATEFUL YOU COULD SPARE THE TIME.

WITH WHAT YOU PAY A MAN, I'D BE A FOOL NOT TO.

I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR YOU AND THE CHILDREN.

WELL, THEY'RE VERY YOUNG.

DO YOU THINK I'VE MADE A MISTAKE?

PROBABLY NOT. AS YOU SAY, THEY'RE YOUNG.

WE BEST BE GOING, MISTER.

OF COURSE.

REMEMBER TO CALL WHEN YOU GET BACK TO MINNEAPOLIS.

SURE.

Driver: GIDDYUP, BROWNIE.

HUP!

[COUGHING]

[JED COUGHING]

EASY, MR. COOPER. EASY.

LET'S SIT DOWN HERE AND RELAX, NOW.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT.

NOW, BREATHE SLOWLY, MR. COOPER. SLOWLY.

EASY.

RELAX.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S FINE.

THERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I AIN'T NEVER HAD IT THIS BAD BEFORE.

YES.

NELS OLESON TOLD ME YOU WERE SUFFERING FROM A BAD COUGH,

BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS THIS SEVERE.

UM, WHY DON'T YOU AND I GO AROUND TO MY OFFICE,

AND I'LL CHECK YOU OVER.

[CRYING]

DON'T CRY ANYMORE, PLEASE, CASSANDRA.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

HE'S GOING TO TAKE US AWAY,

AND WE'LL NEVER SEE MA AND PA AGAIN.

SURE, WE WILL.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO VISIT. YOU'LL SEE.

IT WON'T BE THE SAME,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I HATE HIM.

I USED TO LOVE HIM, BUT NOW I HATE HIM.

NO, YOU DON'T.

YES, I DO, AND I WON'T STAY WITH HIM.

I'LL RUN AWAY.

YOU'LL SEE.

I'LL RUN AWAY.

MR. COOPER.

WILL I LIVE?

THAT DEPENDS.

WHAT IS IT?

ARE YOU A DRINKING MAN, MR. COOPER?

WELL, I USED TO BE. NOT MUCH.

I'D ADVISE AGAINST MIXING THE TWO.

WHAT WILL IT DO-- MAKE ME SLEEPY?

MAYBE A LITTLE.

IT'S BRACED WITH LAUDANUM.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE ONE TEASPOONFUL EVERY 3 HOURS

OR ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN ATTACK.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME, DOC?

SIT DOWN, MR. COOPER.

YOU HAVE CONSUMPTION.

ME?

A BIG FELLOW LIKE ME?

WELL, THE WEIGHT WILL START COMING OFF.

IT'S IN THE EARLY STAGES.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THAT COUGH?

WELL, UH...

OH, MORE THAN 10 YEARS, I'D SAY.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY.

HOW LONG HAVE I GOT?

OH, YOU COULD HAVE A GOOD MANY YEARS.

WELL, THEN WHY DID YOU SAY IT DEPENDS?

BECAUSE I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU 6 MONTHS, MR. COOPER,

IF YOU TRIED TO LIVE THROUGH ANOTHER MINNESOTA WINTER.

BUT THIS IS MY HOME.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS BIG HOUSE.

I KNOW IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I'M SYMPATHETIC,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW THE WHOLE TRUTH.

NOW, A MAN IN YOUR CONDITION NEEDS A WARM, DRY CLIMATE,

LIKE ARIZONA OR PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

THAT FAR, EH?

WILL I GET CURED?

YOU'LL GET BETTER.

OH, LORD.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN NEVER COME BACK HERE.

VISITS WILL BE FINE IN THE SPRING AND THE SUMMER,

BUT YOU MUST NEVER TRY LIVING HERE AGAIN.

I'M SORRY, MR. COOPER,

BUT IT'S BEST YOU KNOW NOW, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU DON'T TELL ANYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

OH, 50 CENTS FOR THE MEDICINE WILL BE FINE.

NO, I'D, UH-- I'D RATHER GIVE YOU THIS.

OH, I COULDN'T TAKE THAT MUCH.

AH, NOW, YOU LISTEN.

I KNOW YOU MOSTLY GET PAID IN CHICKENS OR BAGS OF APPLES.

HA HA!

NOW, SURELY THERE'S SOME NEW EQUIPMENT THAT YOU COULD USE.

OKAY?

OH, YES.

THANK YOU.

James, voice-over: IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T FEEL

LIKE THE INGALLS ARE FAMILY.

IT'S JUST THAT WE LOVE EVERYBODY AS A FAMILY.

Cassandra, voice-over: BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN

WE DON'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE LOVED OUR REAL MA AND PA.

HAVING YOU WITH US, UNCLE JED,

IS LIKE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF THEM BACK AGAIN.

Judge, voice-over: IT'S MY DUTY TO RULE THAT ON SATURDAY NEXT,

LEGAL CUSTODY OF JAMES AND CASSANDRA

BE TRANSFERRED TO MR. COOPER.

Cassandra: NO!

James: CASSANDRA!

Cassandra: YOU LIED TO US!

YOU LIED!

Dr. Baker, voice-over: BECAUSE I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU 6 MONTHS, MR. COOPER,

IF YOU TRIED TO LIVE THROUGH ANOTHER MINNESOTA WINTER.

Cassandra: YOU LIED TO US!

YOU LIED!

Caroline: CASSANDRA, PLEASE TRY TO EAT A LITTLE SOMETHING.

Cassandra: ALL RIGHT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YESTERDAY.

YOU HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL SORRY.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING.

MAYBE CASSANDRA AND I SHOULDN'T EVEN GO TO SCHOOL

SINCE THERE'S ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS LEFT.

I THINK YOU PROBABLY OUGHT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM.

WHY DON'T YOU GO ON TO SCHOOL? IT WILL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

[HOOFBEATS]

I'LL SEE WHO IT IS.

JED, I DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER THAT YOU SEE THE CHILDREN TILL SATURDAY.

CHARLES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG.

I AIN'T EVEN BEEN TO BED.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CHILDREN.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON IN THE HOUSE.

YOUR UNCLE JED HAS SOMETHING HE'D LIKE TO SAY.

CASSANDRA.

I WANT YOU TO STAY AND LISTEN.

WELL, I GOT SOME NEWS YESTERDAY.

IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE IMPORTANT BUSINESS THAT'S TOO FAR

AND TOO OUT-OF-THE-WAY FOR ME TO TAKE YOU YOUNG'UNS.

SO, I WOULD BE OBLIGED TO YOU TWO

IF YOU STAYED HERE WITH THE INGALLS...

AS, UH... AS THEIR CHILDREN.

Jed: NOW, I GUESS I'VE BEEN A SELFISH OLD MAN,

ALWAYS THINKING OF MYSELF INSTEAD OF YOU TWO,

AND I'M SORRY.

WELL, MY BAG IS PACKED, I'M READY TO LEAVE,

AND LIKE I SAID,

IT IS IMPORTANT BUSINESS THAT CAN'T WAIT.

James: UNCLE JED?

YES, SON.

HOW LONG WILL YOU BE GONE?

OH, A LONG TIME, A LONG TIME,

SO I'M PULLING UP STAKES AND SELLING THE HOUSE.

NOW, UH...

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME,

ESPECIALLY JAMES AND CASSANDRA HERE,

BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH...

MY FEELINGS, THEY AIN'T CHANGED NONE.

WELL, FOR LAND SAKES!

THANK YOU, UNCLE JED.

WELL, THANK ME?

FOR WHAT?

LETTING US LOVE YOU AGAIN.

OH.

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