Original subtitles

I GIVE YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE WILD BOY

OF THE NORTH!

STAND BACK, STAND BACK.

McQueen: GO ON, MOVE BACK.

LET GO. SOMEBODY GIVE ME MY OTHER CANE.

[BOY GRUNTING]

OW! OHH!

SHUT UP IN THERE!

MY GOD.

IT'S HIM.

IT'S THE WILD BOY.

HIS NAME IS MATTHEW.

HE CAN'T TALK, BUT HE CAN HEAR.

Jenny: HE SCRATCHED HIS NAME IN THE DIRT OVER THERE.

THE REASON HE ACTS THIS WAY IS BECAUSE

DR. McQUEEN KEEPS HIM LOCKED UP IN THAT CAGE.

YOU'D BE THAT WILD, TOO.

DR. McQUEEN.

AH, AH.

DID YOU GET-- DID YOU GET YOUR PARTIES ALL RIGHT?

YES, I DID. I NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES IN MANKATO

AND SLEEPY EYE TO KEEP A LOOK OUT,

AND IF I CAN IMPOSE ON YOU TO TELL PEOPLE AROUND HERE:

I AM OFFERING A $50-REWARD

FOR THE RECAPTURE OF THE BOY.

- UH, $50? - THAT'S RIGHT.

[LAUGHING]

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ISAIAH, THAT ELIXIR THAT McQUEEN'S PEDDLING

PROBABLY HAS A MORPHINE BASE.

I'D HAVE TO TEST IT TO BE SURE.

ANYWAY, ALL HE HAD TO DO

WAS TO GIVE THE BOY LARGE DOSES OF THE ELIXIR

AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL HIS MOODS.

YOU MEAN, THAT'S WHY THE BOY WAS ACTING CRAZY.

EXACTLY.

I CAN TEACH MATTHEW HOW TO TALK WITH HIS HANDS.

AND I CAN TEACH YOU AND JENNY HOW TO UNDERSTAND HIM.

YOU THINK YOU CAN? I'M KIND OF A BONEHEAD.

I KNOW I CAN.

YOU KNOW, I WAS OUT AT ISAIAH'S THIS MORNING,

AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE CHANGE THAT'S COME OVER MATTHEW.

HE DOESN'T LOOK ANYTHING MORE LIKE THAT WILD BOY NOW THAN I DO.

YEAH, IT'S AMAZING.

ISAIAH WANTS TO BRING HIM INTO TOWN TO MEET SOME OTHER FOLKS.

I THOUGHT SUNDAY AT CHURCH MIGHT BE THE BEST PLACE.

THAT SOUNDS SAFE ENOUGH TO ME.

McQUEEN'S LONG GONE. I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO BE COMING BACK.

YEAH. WELL...

I GOT TO GET GOING. I GOT AN OFFICE FULL OF PATIENTS.

- WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU, DOC. - MM-HMM.

I'M GOING TO HAVE $50

TO SPEND ON ANYTHING I WANT.

[ISAIAH WHISTLING "OLD DAN TUCKER"]

HEY! HEY! HOLD ON THERE. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, THIS?

OH. THAT THERE'S CALLED WHISTLING, SEE?

ALL I'M DOING IS I'M PUCKERING UP MY LIPS A LITTLE,

BLOWING SOME AIR OUT OF THERE, AND IT MAKES A SOUND.

NO, NO. HERE.

HERE, WATCH WHAT I'M DOING, OKAY?

[WHISTLING "OLD DAN TUCKER"]

SEE? YOU GOT TO PUCKER UP YOUR LIPS PROPER.

THE WHOLE KEY TO GETTING THE RIGHT SOUND IS THE PUCKER.

NOW, PUCKER UP SOME THERE. PUCKER UP YOUR LIP.

NOW BLOW SOME AIR THROUGH THERE REAL SLOW LIKE.

UH-HUH, WELL...

YOU AIN'T QUITE GOT IT, BUT IT'LL COME.

REMEMBER, THE MOST IMPORTANTEST THING IS THE PUCKER. ALL RIGHT?

[LAUGHS]

OH, SAY, BY THE WAY, I'M TAKING YOU INTO TOWN TOMORROW

FOR CHURCH SERVICES.

ABOUT TIME YOU MET SOME OTHER FOLKS.

BUT OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING.

IT'LL BE FINE. I PROMISE.

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLES]

HO! WHAT THE--

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

[WHISTLES]

OH! YOU FINALLY LEARNED IT, DID YOU?

OH, YEAH. YOU GOT YOURSELF A FINE WHISTLE THERE. FINE.

GOOD PUCKER, TOO.

HERE, TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO ON BACK TO BED,

GET YOURSELF SOME SLEEP WHILE THERE'S STILL SOME NIGHT LEFT? HUH?

[WHISTLING]

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

[STILL WHISTLING]

Congregation: * YES, WE'LL GATHER AT THE RIVER *

* THAT FLOWS BY THE THRONE OF GOD *

WELL!

I MUST SAY YOU'RE IN VERY FINE VOICE TODAY.

[LAUGHTER]

NO, THEY'RE VERY FINE VOICES, AND--

YOU KNOW, A VOICE IS A WONDROUS THING.

IT ENABLES US TO TALK TO OUR FELLOW MAN,

AND WE CAN EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS TO EACH OTHER.

IT ENABLES US TO PRAISE THE LORD IN PRAYER AND SONG.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT A VOICE?

[LAUGHTER]

NO, IT--A VOICE IS...

IS A MARVELOUS GIFT FROM GOD,

BUT TOO OFTEN IT'S TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU A STORY THAT WAS TOLD TO ME THE OTHER DAY.

IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG BOY.

HE'S AN ORPHAN.

HE CAN'T TALK,

BUT HE CAN HEAR.

NOW, IT WAS DUE TO THIS INABILITY TO SPEAK

THAT HE WAS PLACED IN AN ASYLUM--

NOT BECAUSE HE WAS DEMENTED OR MENTALLY ILL,

BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE SILENCE.

NOW, ABOUT--TWO YEARS AGO?

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, HE WAS PLACED IN THE CARE

OF A MAN WHO PROMISED TO HELP HIM.

INSTEAD, HE USED THE BOY'S SILENCE FOR HIS OWN FINANCIAL GAIN,

DISPLAYING HIM LIKE A WILD ANIMAL--

CALLING HIM A WILD BOY OF THE NORTH.

Rev. Alden: WE NOW KNOW THAT HE WAS NOT WILD, JUST MUTE.

BUT THANKS TO SOME

CHRISTIAN GENEROSITY AND GUIDANCE,

HE HAS NOW LEARNED NOT ONLY HOW TO TALK WITH HIS HANDS

BUT ALSO HOW TO LIVE A NORMAL HUMAN LIFE.

NOW, HE'S HERE TODAY ASKING ACCEPTANCE

AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

I, FOR ONE, WANT TO WELCOME HIM.

MATTHEW?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MATTHEW,

AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO THE PEOPLE OF WALNUT GROVE.

[APPLAUSE]

WELL, BEFORE WE CONCLUDE TODAY'S SERVICE,

I HAD ONE MORE THING TO SAY.

[CONGREGATION LAUGHS] I PROMISE YOU,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LONG.

SOME MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS TALK OF A REWARD.

WELL, MY FRIENDS--

[WHISPERING] You didn't say anything, did you?

TODAY, I SAY THE WILD BOY

DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE.

NOW, WOULD YOU ALL STAND AND TURN TO PAGE 34 FOR OUR CLOSING HYMN?

COME ON, JEB, THERE'S HUNDREDS OF THEM.

THOUSANDS, MAYBE.

NO, TAD-POLING IS FOR KIDS.

BOUNCED A ROCK FOR 10 TIMES ONCE.

YOU EVER DONE THAT, MATTHEW?

CAUGHT ME AN 8-POUND CATFISH ONCE, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

MATTHEW'S NEVER BEEN FISHING.

AIN'T SKIMMED A ROCK? AIN'T BEEN FISHING?

HOW ABOUT ARM WRESTLING? EVER DONE THAT?

WELL NOW, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN BEAT ME AT ARM WRESTLING.

DON'T BE SILLY! MATTHEW JUST SAID HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

I'M SHOWING HIM HOW.

JEB, COME ON. YOU'RE JUST BEING A SHOW-OFF.

ALL RIGHT. GET A GOOD GRIP.

NOW, WHEN JENNY SAYS "GO," YOU TRY AND PULL ME DOWN.

I'LL TRY TO DO THE SAME TO YOU.

Jeb: UNDERSTAND?

JENNY, YOU SAY WHEN.

ON YOUR MARK,

GET SET, GO.

Jenny: JEB CARTER, YOU'RE ABOUT THE RUDEST PERSON I KNOW!

[JEB LAUGHS] YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!

WELL, NOW, NO HARD FEELINGS-- OH!

YOU THINK THAT'S PRETTY CLEVER, DON'T YOU?

WHAT'S HE SAYING?

"I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FISH OR SKIM ROCKS,

BUT I JUST CAUGHT A 110-POUND BOY AND BOUNCED HIM TWICE."

WHAT DO YOU SAY-- FRIENDS?

FRIENDS.

OH, DON'T YOU DARE!

ISAIAH, BY MY COUNT, THAT FINISHES UP THIS ORDER.

OH, GLAD TO HEAR THAT. FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN CUTTING FOR A WEEK.

DON'T STOP NOW, WE STILL GOT THE JOHNSON ORDER TO FILL.

- YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS? - I'M AFRAID SO.

OHH.

[SAW STARTS UP]

[SAW SHUTS OFF]

- WHAT'S THE MATTER? - McQUEEN. HE'S BACK.

WHICH ONE OF YOU IS EDWARDS?

I AM.

I HEAR YOU GOT MY WILD BOY DOWN ON YOUR FARM.

I GOT A BOY OUT THERE, BUT HE ISN'T WILD,

NOT ANYMORE.

HIS NAME IS MATTHEW, BUT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THAT.

NOT WILD, HUH?

[LAUGHS]

YOU THINK YOU CAN LOCK HIM UP IN A BARN, TAME HIM?

LOOK HERE, McQUEEN, WE KNOW ALL ABOUT THE BOY'S PROBLEM

AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HIM, SO I SUGGEST

YOU JUST TURN AROUND AND LEAVE.

McQUEEN, YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

THAT BOY'S GOT A NORMAL LIFE NOW.

HE'S ACCEPTED BY EVERYBODY IN WALNUT GROVE.

YOU LEAVE HIM BE.

YOU'RE WRONG THERE, MR. EDWARDS.

NOT EVERYBODY WANTS AN ANIMAL AROUND.

SOMEBODY HAD TO CALL ME, DIDN'T THEY?

AND I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GET THAT BOY UP HERE,

OR I'M BRINGING THE LAW DOWN ON YOU.

WHO ARE YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE LAW?

- ISAIAH, LET HIM GO. - I'M WARNING YOU, EDWARDS.

I GOT LEGAL PAPERS THAT SHOW MATTHEW'S MINE.

Almanzo: GIVE US SOME PROOF.

I'M HIS LEGAL GUARDIAN.

THERE AIN'T A COURT IN THE LAND THAT WOULDN'T SUPPORT ME ON THAT.

YOU GET OUT OF HERE, McQUEEN.

THE BOY IS STAYING WITH ME.

YOU'RE A FOOL, EDWARDS.

Almanzo: ISAIAH.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOU,

SO I WIRED A CIRCUIT JUDGE.

HE'LL BE HERE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

SO WILL I.

MATTHEW, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL SEE.

BUT YOU GOT TO BE SURE.

I MEAN, EVERYONE IN TOWN IS BEHIND US.

WITH ALL THOSE GOOD THOUGHTS, HOW CAN WE LOSE?

Harriet: NELS!

WHAT ON EARTH IS ALL THAT--

NELS, WHAT ARE YOU--

AH! NELS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'VE DESTROYED MY ENTIRE STOCK OF ELIXIR. OH!

NOW I'VE DESTROYED YOUR ENTIRE STOCK OF ELIXIR.

OH! YOU LISTEN TO ME, NELS OLESON!

NO, HARRIET, YOU LISTEN TO ME!

LISTEN TO ME NOW.

YOU HAVE DONE SOME CRUEL AND MEAN THINGS IN THE PAST,

BUT THIS ONE TOPS THEM ALL!

WHAT?

THIS BANK DRAFT IS WHAT.

McQUEEN TELLS ME THIS IS YOURS

FOR YOUR PART IN FINDING THE BOY.

WELL, I--HE--OH!

TO THINK THAT YOU HAD A PART IN THIS AND THEN WANTED MONEY--

- WELL-- - IT JUST MAKES ME SICK.

HARRIET, I'M TELLING YOU ONE THING:

IF YOU EVER MENTION THAT NAME McQUEEN IN THIS HOUSE AGAIN,

SO HELP ME, I'LL--

NELS.

I JUST HOPE TO GOD THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO MATTHEW AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO.

MOTHER!

OH! HE'S CRAZY!

[CRYING]

QUIET, PLEASE.

[RAPPING GAVEL]

Judge: WILL YOU TAKE YOUR SEATS, PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

I AM JUDGE AMOS SIMPSON,

AND IT IS MY DUTY TO CONDUCT THIS HEARING HERE TODAY

AND TO RULE ON THE LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP OF ONE MATTHEW ROGERS.

I REMIND YOU THAT THIS PROCEEDING IS ONLY A HEARING.

IT IS NOT A TRIAL.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WILL HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY

TO STATE THEIR CASE AND TO BE QUESTIONED,

AND UPON THE COMPLETION OF ALL TESTIMONY,

I WILL THEN STUDY THE STATEMENTS

AND RENDER MY JUDGMENT ACCORDINGLY.

I CALL, UH, ISAIAH EDWARDS.

- YOUR HONOR. - MR. EDWARDS,

WOULD YOU KINDLY EXPLAIN

HOW IT IS THAT MATTHEW FIRST CAME TO LIVE WITH YOU?

YES, SIR. THE FIRST TIME I SAW MATTHEW,

HE WAS IN McQUEEN'S MEDICINE SHOW IN A CAGE,

BEING TREATED LIKE A WILD ANIMAL.

Isaiah: IT WAS DOWNRIGHT CRUEL THE WAY THAT BOY

WAS BEING TREATED.

WELL, DID HE LOOK OR ACT WILD TO YOU?

YES, SIR, HE DID,

BUT LATER I FOUND OUT DIFFERENT.

WHEN WAS THAT?

IT WAS AFTER THE ESCAPE.

WE'D BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM ALL DAY LONG,

ONLY TO FIND HIM IN THE WILDERS' BARN.

THEIR NIECE, JENNY, MADE FRIENDS WITH HIM,

AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT HE WAS MUTE.

I DECIDED TO HELP HIM, GIVE HIM A CHANCE,

SO I TOOK HIM IN.

DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT YOU MIGHT BE BREAKING THE LAW

BY NOT RETURNING HIM TO MR. McQUEEN?

NO, SIR, IT DIDN'T.

AFTER SEEING THE WAY McQUEEN TREATED THAT BOY,

I FIGURED THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST KEEP HIM AWAY.

MR. McQUEEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?

I DO, YOUR HONOR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK MR. EDWARDS IF HE EVER SAW A VIOLENT OUTBREAK

DURING THE TIME THE BOY STAYED WITH HIM.

ANSWER THE QUESTION, MR. EDWARDS.

YES, SIR. MATTHEW DID GO KIND OF CRAZY--

IN THE BEGINNING.

BUT THEN DOC BAKER KNEW WHAT CAUSED IT.

Dr. Baker: IT WAS A MODERATE CASE OF MORPHINISM--

AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVED IT TO BE.

AND AFTER I'D TESTED MR. McQUEEN'S ELIXIR,

FOUND IT TO HAVE A MORPHINE BASE,

I WAS SURE MY DIAGNOSIS WAS CORRECT.

Dr. Baker: YOUR HONOR, IT IS MY OPINION THAT MR. McQUEEN NOT ONLY LIED

ABOUT THE HEALING POWERS OF HIS ELIXIR,

BUT HE USED LARGE AMOUNTS OF IT

TO SEDATE AND CONTROL MATTHEW'S BEHAVIOR.

YOUR HONOR, I HAVE MORE THAN 50 AFFIDAVITS

SIGNED BY PEOPLE STATING THAT MY ELIXIR HAS HEALED THEM.

I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WOULD OUTWEIGH THE OPINION OF ONE COUNTRY DOCTOR.

Laura: I'VE BEEN TEACHING MATTHEW TO TALK WITH HIS HANDS.

EVER SINCE THEN, HE'S BEEN SO EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING.

MATTHEW IS A BRIGHT AND KIND BOY.

HE'S JUST TRYING TO ADJUST TO A NORMAL WAY OF LIFE.

NOW, CERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR, YOU CAN SEE

THAT THESE AREN'T THE TRAITS OF SOMEONE WHO'S DERANGED,

SOMEONE WHO IS SUPPOSEDLY WILD.

MRS. WILDER,

EVEN A WILD DOG CAN BE TAME FOR A WHILE,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU WANT HIM

LIVING IN YOUR HOME WITH YOU, DOES IT?

NOW, ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOUR NIECE

IS THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS BECOME A FRIEND OF MATTHEW'S?

YES, IT IS.

JENNY WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND HIM IN OUR BARN.

SHE'S ALSO THE ONE WHO SHOWED US HOW TRULY GENTLE HE REALLY IS.

WELL, IF HE HAS ALL THESE WONDERFUL TRAITS AS YOU SAY,

WOULD YOU MIND TELLING US WHY IT IS THAT HE

ISN'T LIVING IN YOUR HOUSE NOW?

WELL, YOUR HONOR,

I HAVE A DAUGHTER, AND SHE'S JUST A YEAR OLD.

- AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE-- - MRS. WILDER, ISN'T IT TRUE

THAT YOU'RE JUST SCARED OF THE BOY?

WELL, I WAS-- AT FIRST.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.

NO!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

Laura: MATTHEW IS A GOOD BOY.

PLEASE, YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE US.

[MURMURING]

[JUDGE RAPS GAVEL] Judge: QUIET, PLEASE.

QUIET.

NOW, BEFORE I HEAR ANY MORE,

I'D LIKE TO HAVE MATTHEW BROUGHT IN.

YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO CALL LUTHER ABBOT TO THE STAND.

HE'S A FORMER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF MINE,

AND HE CAN VERIFY EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN SAYING HERE TODAY.

Luther: YES, SIR. CONSIDERING HOW VIOLENT THE BOY WAS,

MR. McQUEEN TREATED HIM AS BEST HE COULD.

HE WAS FED GOOD AND CLOTHED,

AND HE WAS CARED FOR REAL PROPER.

MR. McQUEEN ONLY PUT HIM IN THAT CAGE FOR THE SHOW,

THAT'S ALL.

AND, UH, AT NIGHT, HE SLEPT ON A COT.

AND BEFORE I DECIDED TO STOP TRAVELING WITH THE SHOW,

IT WAS MY JOB TO CARE FOR THE BOY,

AND, WELL, I DID THAT JOB REAL GOOD, TOO.

THANK YOU, MR. ABBOT. YOU MAY STEP DOWN.

YOUR HONOR,

IT PAINS ME TO SAY THAT...

BEFORE YOU SITS A WILD AND DERANGED BOY,

IN CONSTANT NEED OF CARE AND CONTROL.

NOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. JUDGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BOY IS CALM.

I MUST ADMIT, HE DOESN'T SEEM VERY WILD TO ME.

JUDGE, YOU CAN WASH HIM UP AND PUT HIM IN SOME NEW CLOTHES,

BUT THAT DOESN'T ALTER THE FACT THAT HE CAN BECOME VIOLENT AT ANY MOMENT.

NOW, MR. EDWARDS HERE HAS SAID HE WAS VIOLENT ONCE.

I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER TIMES HE DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT.

THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY OTHER TIMES!

I TELL YOU, THE BOY IS FINE.

MR. EDWARDS, LOWER YOUR VOICE, PLEASE.

I WILL NOT HAVE THIS HEARING DEGENERATE INTO A SHOUTING MATCH.

YOUR HONOR,

THE BOY'S BEEN HERE FOR BARELY 3 MONTHS.

I TOOK CARE OF HIM FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

I'M TELLING YOU THAT BEFORE YOU SITS

A VIOLENT AND DERANGED HUMAN BEING,

CAPABLE OF EXPLODING AT ANY MOMENT.

McQueen: HE IS A WILD ANIMAL--

I'M TELLING YOU, AN ANIMAL.

Woman: OH! McQueen: GET HIM!

GET THE WILD BOY! GET HIM!

ISAIAH! ISAIAH!

YOU SCUM!

Judge: ORDER! ORDER!

YOUR HONOR,

I REST MY CASE.

MATTHEW!

MATTHEW!

MATTHEW, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I WAS REALLY WORRIED I WOULDN'T FIND YOU.

UNCLE ALMANZO'S LOOKING FOR YOU, TOO.

YOU HAD A RIGHT TO BE SCARED.

MR. McQUEEN WAS VERY CRUEL.

IT'S ONLY NATURAL.

YOU'RE NOT CRAZY AND WILD, SO STOP TALKING LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT DEAF.

I'M SORRY I YELLED.

MATTHEW, WHATEVER HAPPENS,

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I THINK YOU'RE SOMEONE SPECIAL.

WE BETTER GET BACK.

Judge: NOW, AT THE OUTSET OF THIS HEARING,

I STATED THAT THE LEGAL RIGHTS

OF JOSHUA McQUEEN WOULD BE UPHELD

UNLESS ABSOLUTE PROOF TO THE CONTRARY COULD BE MADE.

NOW, TODAY--AHEM--

I'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

EMOTIONS HAVE RUN VERY HIGH.

BUT THE FACTS REMAIN IN FAVOR OF MR. McQUEEN.

NOW, I MUST HEREWITH ORDER THAT THE YOUNG MAN BE PLACED--

I LIED.

Judge: WHAT?

IT WAS ALL A LIE.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

YOUR HONOR, THAT THERE'S THE MONEY

THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY McQUEEN.

HE PAID ME TO COME AND LIE FOR HIM.

YOUR HONOR, DON'T LISTEN TO THIS MAN. HE'S NOTHING BUT--

MR. McQUEEN, YOU'VE HAD YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK.

NOW SIT DOWN!

YOUR HONOR, EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID

BY THESE GOOD PEOPLE ABOUT McQUEEN IS TRUE.

I KNOW, I WAS THERE.

McQUEEN CALLED ME A...

"BUSINESS ASSOCIATE"? YEAH.

MAYBE I WAS,

PLAYING THE SHILL

TO GET FOLKS TO BUY HIS ELIXIR.

MONEY IS THE ONLY REASON

HE WANTS THAT BOY BACK.

PUTTING HIM IN A CAGE

TURNED McQUEEN'S SHOW INTO A GOLD MINE,

AND HE TREATED HIM LIKE DIRT--

BEATING HIM WITH THAT CANE,

STARVING HIM.

AND IT WAS MY JOB TO KEEP HIM ALL

DRUGGED UP WITH BOTTLES OF McQUEEN'S MEDICINE.

PAYING ME $50 AND OFFERING UP A REWARD--

DON'T THAT TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF A MAN HE IS?

I'VE BEEN A LOSER ALL MY LIFE.

I DONE SOME THINGS THAT WAS PRETTY LOW,

BUT THE SHAME I FEEL

FOR BEING A PART OF THAT MAN'S CRUELTY

WILL STAY WITH ME TO MY GRAVE.

JUDGE...McQUEEN CAN KEEP HIS MONEY,

AND YOU CAN DO WITH ME WHAT YOU WANT

FOR ALL THE LYING THAT I DID,

BUT JUST...

DON'T MAKE MATTHEW GO BACK WITH HIM.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.

AS A--AHEM--

RESULT OF THESE NEW FACTS,

THE COURT HEREBY RULES THAT

JOSHUA McQUEEN HAS MISREPRESENTED

HIS ROLE AS GUARDIAN FOR MATTHEW ROGERS.

Judge: HE HAS CRUELLY AND INTENTIONALLY

TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MATTHEW'S MISFORTUNE

FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL GAIN.

THE COURT FEELS THAT THIS TREATMENT WAS TO HAVE CONTINUED UNCHECKED,

AS EVIDENCED BY THE BRIBERY ATTEMPT

TO ENSURE A SATISFACTORY DECISION.

I REVOKE MR. McQUEEN'S RIGHTS OF GUARDIANSHIP CONCERNING MATTHEW ROGERS.

[TALKING AND LAUGHING]

[JUDGE RAPS GAVEL]

Judge: IF I MAY FINISH.

IT IS ALSO THE JUDGMENT OF THIS COURT THAT

MATTHEW ROGERS IS AN UNSTABLE AND VOLATILE BOY,

AS WITNESSED BY HIS ACTIONS HERE TODAY.

Judge: HE'S NOT READY TO ASSUME LIFE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME,

AND I THEREFORE ORDER THAT HE BE RETURNED TO THE MINNESOTA ASYLUM IN ROCHESTER

UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY CAN FIND HIM TO BE NORMAL.

BUT, YOUR HONOR, LISTEN, HE'S--

CAN'T YOU GIVE HIM SOME HELP? I MEAN, THE BOY'S JUST--

MR. EDWARDS, I'VE MADE MY DECISION.

NOW, THE HOUR BEING LATE AND TOMORROW BEING SUNDAY,

I HEREBY ORDER THAT MATTHEW BE REMANDED TO MY CUSTODY

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CHURCH SERVICES.

Judge: I WILL THEN PERSONALLY TRANSPORT HIM

TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS HEARING IS HEREBY CONCLUDED.

HOW COULD THAT MAN HEAR ALL THAT HE HEARD

AND THEN SEND THE BOY AWAY LIKE THAT?

ISAIAH, WE ALL FEEL THE SAME AS YOU.

WE WERE ALL SO WORRIED ABOUT HIM GOING BACK WITH McQUEEN,

WE NEVER FIGURED THIS COULD HAPPEN.

AUNT LAURA, ISN'T THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO?

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.

WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO.

MATTHEW, GET YOUR BAG.

ISAIAH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT BOY IS NOT SENT BACK TO AN ASYLUM.

MATTHEW, I SAID GET YOUR BAG.

MR. EDWARDS, HOW DO YOU PLAN ON KEEPING HIM OUT OF THAT PLACE?

BY LEAVING.

MATTHEW AND I ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE.

WHAT? ISAIAH, THAT'S CRAZY.

IT'S NO CRAZIER THAN SENDING THAT BOY TO A PLACE HE DOESN'T BELONG!

WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING AROUND. WE'LL START FRESH SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THEY'LL HAVE THE LAW AFTER YOU.

THEN WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING AROUND.

MAYBE WE'LL HEAD OUT TO CALIFOR--

MATTHEW, WHERE'S YOUR BAG?

Almanzo: WHAT'S HE SAYING?

"IT'S WRONG WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. VERY WRONG.

"IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT THAT I CAME HERE,

AND I WON'T HAVE YOU BREAKING THE LAW TO HELP ME."

MATTHEW, LISTEN.

"NO. YOU LISTEN.

"YOU CAN MAKE ME GO, BUT I'LL JUST RUN AWAY.

"THE JUDGE SAID THAT I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ASYLUM,

"AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL GO. NOWHERE ELSE.

"THANK YOU FOR TRYING,

"BUT I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

REALLY, I WILL."

GO ON, HARRIET.

ISAIAH.

MATTHEW.

I, UH...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S JUST THAT I'M...

VERY, VERY SORRY.

YEAH.

ISAIAH...

MATTHEW...

REVEREND, UM, MATTHEW WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS

BEFORE THE SERVICES, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

CERTAINLY.

LET'S GO ON IN.

I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THE HEARING YESTERDAY

AND THE DECISION THAT WAS REACHED.

Rev. Alden: MATTHEW HERE WILL BE LEAVING US AFTER TODAY,

AND HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

MATTHEW?

MATTHEW HAS ASKED ME TO BE HIS VOICE HERE TODAY,

IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

"I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL

"FOR ALLOWING ME TO BECOME PART OF YOUR TOWN.

"I MADE MANY WONDERFUL FRIENDS HERE:

"ALMANZO...

"LAURA...

"JENNY...

"YOU'RE ALL TRUE FRIENDS...

THAT I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE VERY MUCH."

I CAN'T.

"EVEN THOUGH MY TIME HERE HAS BEEN VERY SHORT...

"IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

"IT IS MY DREAM TO SOMEDAY COME BACK HERE...

"AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL WELCOME ME THEN

"AS YOU HAVE NOW.

GOOD-BYE."

Rev. Alden: IF WE COULD-- Isaiah: EXCUSE ME, REVEREND.

I JUST--I--I FIND THIS WHOLE THING AMAZING.

I MEAN, A BOY LIKE MATTHEW

CAN SAY MORE WITH HIS HEART

THAN MOST OF US CAN EVER SAY WITH OUR MOUTHS.

YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY...

THIS BOY WAS JUDGED TO BE UNSTABLE--

NOT NORMAL.

SEE, UM, I HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF SCHOOLING,

SO I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

MAYBE SOMEBODY COULD EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

LAURA?

DOC?

UM, MAYBE I'M NOT NORMAL.

JUDGE, YOU KNOW WHAT I WANTED THAT BOY TO DO YESTERDAY?

Isaiah: I WANTED HIM TO RUN AWAY WITH ME.

HE REFUSED.

YOU KNOW WHY HE REFUSED?

Isaiah: BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO GET HIS FRIEND IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

AND MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME, WHICH ONE OF US WAS ACTING NORMAL?

I MEAN, HOW MANY OF US FIT THAT DESCRIPTION?

JOHN?

Isaiah: I RECALL YOU HELPING ALMANZO PLOW HIS FIELD

AFTER WORKING IN YOUR BLACKSMITH SHOP ALL DAY LONG.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLED YOU CRAZY FOR THAT.

DEAR OLD NELS.

Isaiah: TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN WE HAD THE DROUGHT,

YOU EXTENDED CREDIT TO EVERY MAN IN THIS ROOM,

AND HALF OF THEM HAVEN'T PAID YOU BACK YET!

THAT'S NOT NORMAL, NELS.

NOT NORMAL AT ALL.

HOW ABOUT YOU, REVEREND?

Isaiah: WHAT DO YOU GET FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU DO FOR US--

BESIDES A INVITE TO A SUNDAY SUPPER?

AND THE RIGHT TO HEAR ALL OUR PROBLEMS?

YOU, DOC--

YOU TOOK CARE OF THIS BOY,

YOU GAVE HIM YOUR BEST MEDICAL CARE, YOUR BEST.

Isaiah: WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO, DOC?

YOU OUGHT TO JUST WANDER AROUND THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW

AND GATHER UP ALL THE MONEY EVERYBODY OWES YOU.

YOU DON'T DO THAT, DO YOU?

Isaiah: YOU JUST ACCEPT A DOZEN EGGS, A BASKET OF TURNIPS.

AND, LAURA, YOU KNOW

THAT YOU TAUGHT A WILD BOY

HOW TO SPEAK WITH HIS HANDS.

Isaiah: I MEAN, THAT'S CRAZY.

CRAZY.

I TELL YOU WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO.

WE OUGHT TO TAKE THIS LITTLE GIRL RIGHT HERE,

AND WE'RE GOING TO SEND HER ALONG WITH MATTHEW

'CAUSE SHE MET THIS BOY, THIS...

"UNSTABLE," THIS "NOT NORMAL," THIS "WILD" BOY,

AND SHE MADE A FRIEND,

A FRIEND, JUDGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO?

OUGHT TO GET YOURSELF A LONG PIECE OF ROPE,

AND YOU JUST HITCH IT ROUND THIS WHOLE BUILDING AND HAUL US ALL ALONG--

ALL ALONG WITH MATTHEW,

BECAUSE WE DON'T ACT ANY MORE NORMAL THAN THAT BOY THERE.

I MEAN, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE,

SOMETHING TERRIBLE WRONG.

I LOVE THAT BOY.

I'M SORRY FOR TAKING UP THE TIME, REVEREND. I'M THROUGH.

WELL, MR. EDWARDS, THAT WAS, UM--

QUITE AN INTERESTING ARGUMENT YOU MADE IN THERE.

I THINK MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO BECOME A LAWYER.

THANKS, JUDGE,

I COULDN'T DEFEND A LAW THAT DOESN'T RESPECT

PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.

WELL, YOU THINK YOU COULD DO ME A FAVOR BY, UH--

TRANSPORTING MATTHEW TO THE AUTHORITIES?

YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT?

MY OWN SCHEDULE WON'T ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE BOY MYSELF, SO...

IF YOU COULD DELIVER HIM TO THE ASYLUM IN SAY, UH...

20 YEARS,

I THINK THAT'D BE JUST FINE.

20 YEARS?

Judge: YEAH.

LOOK, JUST MAKE BELIEVE THAT I WAS NEVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT?

GOOD-BYE.

AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND MATTHEW.

MATTHEW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK.

YOU HEAR ME?

SIMPSON'S GONE.

YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE YOU DON'T WANT TO EVER AGAIN.

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