Original subtitles

[GUNSHOTS] **

JUST A MOMENT.

HELLO, DAVE.

MR. PRESCOTT, I CAME AS SOON AS I GOT YOUR TELEGRAM.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?

OH, THEY'RE DOWNSTAIRS. YOU JUST TELL US WHO AND WHERE AND

LEAVE THE REST TO US.

GOOD. COME ON IN.

NOW, I BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF LAND WITH THE INTENTION OF SELLING IT

TO THE RAILROAD AT A...NICE PROFIT, BUT THERE'S ONE THING

THAT'S HOLDING IT UP. THIS PARCEL NEXT TO MINE, THE OWNER

WON'T SELL.

NO?

NOW, IF HE CONTINUES TO HOLD OUT, HE'S GONNA FORCE THE

RAILROAD TO USE THE ALTERNATE ROUTE OVER HERE.

WELL, WHAT'S THE TIME ON IT?

1 WEEK.

WE'LL GET RIGHT ON IT, MR. PRESCOTT.

NOT QUITE YET. I'M GONNA GO OUT TOMORROW AN' HAVE ONE LAST

TALK WITH HIM. IF HE STILL HOLDS OUT, HE'S ALL YOURS.

THIS IS HIS NAME HERE, THIS MCCAIN?

YEAH, LUCAS MCCAIN.

NOW, HOLD UP, SON.

HERE, PA.

OH, THANKS.

PA?

YOU GO AHEAD, MARK.

BUT, PA-- YOU JUST CHECK THE REST OF

THE FENCE, SON.

GOOD MORNING, MCCAIN. NOW, IS THAT ANY WAY TO GREET A

NEIGHBOR?

WELL, IN MY BOOK, PRESCOTT, A NEIGHBOR IS SOMEONE WHO LIVES ON

THE LAND, NOT SOMEONE WHO SPECULATES WITH IT.

BUYING AND SELLING LAND JUST HAPPENS TO BE MY BUSINESS,

THAT'S ALL.

AND WORKING THE LAND JUST HAPPENS TO BE MINE.

BUT WITH THE MONEY YOU'LL GET FROM THE RAILROAD, YOU CAN FIND

A BETTER PIECE OF LAND TO WORK.

I'M PERFECTLY SATISFIED WITH THE PIECE OF LAND I ALREADY

HAVE.

YOUR NEIGHBORS ALONG THE ROUTE ARE ANXIOUS TO SELL.

YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THEM, AREN'T YOU, PRESCOTT?

NO, I COME AND GO, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA LIVE WITH THEM.

WELL, WE'VE WORKED OUT OUR DIFFERENCES BEFORE.

YEAH, BUT THIS TIME YOU ARE TAKING MONEY OUT OF THEIR

POCKETS. THEY'RE NOT GONNA LIKE THAT.

MAYBE NOT, BUT IF I DO SELL TO YOU, THEN THE RANCHERS WHO

HAVE THE PROPERTY ALONG THE ALTERNATE ROUTE WON'T LIKE IT.

YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY.

MCCAIN. FOR YOU.

A BRIBE?

NO-- JUST A BUSINESS PROPOSITION. I WANNA PROTECT MY

INVESTMENT AND I'LL SHARE SOME ANTICIPATED PROFITS. JUST GOOD,

SOUND BUSINESS.

BUT NOT MY KIND.

I'LL WAIT IN TOWN FOR YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M GONNA CHANGE MY MIND?

MCCAIN, I'VE YET TO SEE THE MAN WHOSE MIND I COULDN'T

CHANGE, SOONER OR LATER.

I WONDER WHICH IT WILL BE WITH YOU.

I WONDER WHICH IT WILL BE WITH YOU.

MARK, YOU'D BETTER GET TO BED, SON, WE'VE GOT A LOT O' WORK TO

DO TOMORROW MORNING ON THE SOUTH SECTION FENCE.

PA?

MM-HM?

ABOUT THAT ENVELOPE THAT MR. PRESCOTT OFFERED YOU? HOW MUCH

MONEY WAS IN IT?

WHY, I DON'T KNOW, SON, I DIDN'T COUNT IT, WHY?

I WAS JUST THINKIN'.

HM, THINKING WHAT?

MAYBE WE OUGHTA SELL.

DID I HEAR YOU RIGHT?

WELL, THERE-- THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT O' LAND IN NORTH FORK

JUST AS GOOD AS OURS, AN'--AN' BESIDES, YOU WERE SAYIN' ONLY

LAST MONTH THAT WE COULD DO WITH A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY.

MARK, THIS IS OUR HOME.

I KNOW BUT-- BUT WHAT?

WELL, NOTHIN'.

NOTHIN'! THERE IS SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT?

NOTHIN'!

NOW, SON, WE'VE GOT AN UNDERSTANDING. WE ALWAYS SPEAK

OUT WHAT WE THINK.

I DIDN'T WANNA COME RUNNIN' TO YOU COM-- COMPLAINING LIKE A

KID. YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING THAT A MAN SHOULD FIGHT HIS OWN

BATTLES.

WHAT BATTLE ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

YESTERDAY, WITH KENNY WHEELER. WE USED TO BE GOOD

FRIENDS, BUT--BUT I WASN'T GONNA LET HIM GET AWAY WITH...

SAYIN' WHAT HE DID ABOUT YOU.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE KEPT CALLING YOU NAMES, COZ YOU WOULDN'T SELL THE LAND.

PROBABLY GOT IT FROM HIS FATHER, COZ MR. WHEELER WANTS TO SELL

AN' YOU'RE IN HIS WAY.

OH, AN' THAT'S WHY MARK MCCAIN WANTS TO GIVE IN.

IT'S NOT GIVIN' IN, PA, I--I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TURNING

AGAINST YOU.

OH, BUT WE CAN'T HELP WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO, SON, WE HAVE TO

STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.

IT'S...WELL, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.

[SIGHS] PRINCIPLE. SOMETIMES THAT SEEMS TO BE NOTHING MORE

THAN JUST A WORD. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT BUT--

SURE YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID IT, MARK, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT,

SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY A WORD. BUT IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE--WE

LIVE AN' FEEL, NOT JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT.

MARK, WHEN YOUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY, I TOOK YOU AWAY FROM

OKLAHOMA BECAUSE, WELL, I--I COULDN'T STAND THE RANCH THERE

ANYMORE. I COULDN'T STAY, YET I REALLY COULDN'T LEAVE. I KINDA

CARRIED IT IN MY HEART. I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME BUT I WAS

LOOKING FOR A PLACE JUST LIKE IT. WELL, I FOUND IT HERE IN

NORTH FORK. SAME LAND, SAME VALLEYS, SAME HILLS. THIS HOUSE

WE BUILT, SAME HOUSE, BARN, SAME BARN. THAT HILL, MARK, THAT'S

THE WAY IT USED TO LOOK IN THE MOONLIGHT. KIND OF A SOFT

BLANKET OF SILVER ON IT, THE ONLY THING MISSING IS THE CROSS

AT THE CREST THAT MARKS YOUR MOTHER'S RESTING PLACE.

OTHERWISE IT'S--IT'S THE SAME HILL.

WELL, YOU BETTER GET TO BED NOW, SON. HAVE A GOOD SLEEP.

I WILL, PA.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CATTLE ARE GONE! WONDER WHAT MADE THEM BREAK THROUGH.

THEY DIDN'T BREAK THROUGH, MARK.

HUH?

THEY WERE DRIVEN THROUGH.

LOOK, THIS WAS DONE WITH A WIRE CUTTER, AND EVERY ONE OF THESE

POSTS WAS DELIBERATELY HACKED OFF AT THE BASE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT, PA?

ROUND UP THOSE STEERS FOR NOW. COME ON.

ROUND UP THOSE STEERS FOR NOW. COME ON.

DAVE.

DID YOU WANNA SEE ME ABOUT SOMETHING?

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

MESSAGE?

THIS MORNING, DOWN AT THE SOUTH SECTION OF MY PROPERTY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MY FENCE WAS DOWN, AN' MY CATTLE WERE ON YOUR LAND.

WHAT'S THAT TO ME?

YOU WANTED ME TO KNOW I HAD TROUBLE, YOU WANTED ME TO KNOW

THAT...YOU MEANT BUSINESS.

NOW, IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT, WHY DON'T

YOU GO STRAIGHT TO THE MARSHAL?

I WAS GOING TO, BUT I THOUGHT IT OVER, I DECIDED TO KEEP THIS

STRICTLY BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

OH?

ABOUT THAT, UH, ENVELOPE YOU HAD YESTERDAY.

I TOLD YOU I'D HOLD IT FOR YOU. IT'S ALL YOURS, MCCAIN.

THIS 20 OUGHT TO BE ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF MY FENCE

DAMAGES. AND IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT, YOU

CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE MARSHAL.

NO DEAL, HUH? STUBBORN JUST LIKE YOU SAID, MR. PRESCOTT?

VERY STUBBORN.

[GUNSHOT] TAKE COVER, MARK.

[GUNSHOTS] WELL, IT'S ALRIGHT NOW, SON, I

GUESS THEY'VE GONE.

WHO DO YOU THINK THEY WERE, PA?

I DON'T KNOW, SON, BUT I KNOW WHO SENT THEM. PRESCOTT.

TO KILL YOU?

[SIGHS] NOT THIS TIME. LET'S GET HOME.

[SIGHS] NOT THIS TIME. LET'S GET HOME.

LUCAS.

MARK.

NOT THE WAY YOU USUALLY GREET ME.

I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU, LOU.

THEN WHO?

Mark: HELLO, MISS MALLORY.

HELLO, MARK, HOW ARE YA?

OH, ALRIGHT, I GUESS. I'D BETTER GO AN' START COOKING

SUPPER. YOU'LL STAY, WON'T YOU?

NO, THANK YOU, MARK.

ALRIGHT, LUCAS, WHO?

WHO WHAT?

WHO ARE YOU EXPECTIN'?

OH, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT, LOU.

IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO BE READY TO USE THAT. YOU WERE

IN TOWN YESTERDAY, YOU COULD'VE COME UP TO SEE ME.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S A...MIGHTY BIG COMPLIMENT TO ME.

LOU, I HAD A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND.

YES, I KNOW. PRESCOTT.

MM-HM.

I SAW HIM OPERATING IN DENVER, LUCAS, HE'S USED TO

GETTIN' WHAT HE WANTS.

WELL, HE'S NOT GONNA GET WHAT HE WANTS THIS TIME.

YOU KNOW THE MEN HE HAS WORKIN' FOR HIM?

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

I KNOW HOW ROUGH THEY CAN BE.

SO LET 'EM BE ROUGH.

BE SENSIBLE, LUCAS.

[SNORTS] LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO SOLD YOU THEIR LAND SO YOU COULD

RESELL IT LATER ON AT A PROFIT TO THE RAILROAD?

ALRIGHT, LUCAS, I HAD THAT ONE COMING. BUT I FEEL

DIFFERENTLY NOW. NORTH FORK'S MY HOME, I CARE ABOUT IT.

BESIDES I--I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF YOUR GETTIN' HURT. OH,

LUCAS, YOU'RE NOT JUST FIGHTIN' PRESCOTT, WHAT ABOUT FRED

WHEELER AND THE OTHER RANCHERS ALONG THIS ROUTE?

LOOK, LOU, IF I DID SELL, ALL THE RANCHERS ALONG THE

ALTERNATE ROUTE WOULDN'T LIKE IT. I JUST CAN'T PLEASE

EVERYBODY.

I'M ONLY ASKING YOU TO BE PRACTICAL, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? THIS PLACE IS A PART OF ME, NO ONE'S

GONNA TAKE IT AWAY.

LUCAS, SOMETIMES THE FIGHT ISN'T WORTH IT. LUCAS, SELL OUT

AND BUY ANOTHER PIECE OF LAND.

YOU RODE ALL THE WAY OUT HERE ON YOUR OWN TO SAY THAT, OR DID

PRESCOTT SEND YOU?

I'VE NEVER MET A MAN LIKE YOU BEFORE, YOU'RE--YOU'RE

IMPOSSIBLE. I HATE YOU. YOU'RE JUST COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE!

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT, LUCAS, I DON'T HATE YOU.

I KNOW.

BUT YOU ARE IMPOSSIBLE.

[GLASS SHATTERING] PA, WHAT WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW, SON, COME ON.

THE LAMP, MARK!

GET DRESSED, SON.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

YES, COME ON.

MARK, YOU WAIT HERE.

[THUMPING AT THE DOOR] [COCKING RIFLE]

MY HOUSE WAS SET ON FIRE TONIGHT.

WHY TELL ME? I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

I COULD BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF, PRESCOTT.

I WAS DOWNSTAIRS ALL EVENING--

I COULD BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF, AN' NOT GIVE IT A SECOND

THOUGHT.

NOW, LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU RELAX, MCCAIN, HUH? PUT THAT GUN

DOWN.

THAT'S BETTER. NOW WE CAN TALK SENSIBLY.

ON THE RIDE IN, I KEPT THINKING, "WHAT SHOULD I DO TO

HIM? HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THIS?" WELL, KILLING YOU IS NOT GONNA

GET ME WHAT I WANT, TAKING YOU TO THE LAW STILL NEEDS MORE

PROOF, SO I GUESS IT'S STILL BETWEEN YOU AND ME. NOW, I'VE

BEEN GETTING YOUR MESSAGES, BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE GETTING

MINE, SO NOW YOU LISTEN AN' YOU LISTEN GOOD. YOU COULD TEAR DOWN

ALL MY FENCES, I'D PUT UP NEW ONES, YOU COULD BURN MY HOUSE TO

THE GROUND, I'D BUILD ANOTHER ONE. YOU COULD TRY TO SCARE ME

OFF WITH AN ARSENAL, I WON'T SCARE, SO YOU GIVE UP, PRESCOTT,

YOU GIVE UP, BECAUSE I WON'T.

I THOUGHT OVER WHAT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT, MCCAIN.

TURN THAT BUGGY AROUND AN' GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T HELP ADMIRE YOU.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID, PRESCOTT?

BUT I'M GONNA GET WHAT I WANT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

NOW LOOK-- ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DAVE?

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. PRESCOTT.

YOU'RE COVERED FROM THE OTHER SIDE TOO...AND FROM BEHIND.

Dave: THROW THAT RIFLE AWAY, MCCAIN.

NOW, YOU CAN PUT UP A FIGHT IF YOU WANT TO, BUT YOUR SON IS

LIABLE TO GET HIT IN THE CROSSFIRE. THAT'S BETTER. NOW

CAN WE TALK BUSINESS?

NO DEAL, PRESCOTT.

FAIR PRICE.

NO DEAL!

SONNY, YOU'D BETTER GO IN THE, UH, IN THE SHED.

GO ON, SON, GO ON.

THAT'S BETTER. THE BOY ISN'T A WITNESS, HUH? LAST CHANCE,

MCCAIN.

Mark: PA?!

CHANGE YOUR MIND, MCCAIN.

Mark: PA?

MCCAIN, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

[KNOCKING] HOLD IT, DAVE!

I'M GONNA MAKE HIM BEG!

I SAID, HOLD IT!

HE DOESN'T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD BEG, BUT HE KNOWS THE

MEANING OF THE WORD FIGHT. WELL, SOMETIMES YOU MAKE A BAD

INVESTMENT, WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU TAKE YOUR LOSSES AND YOU TRY

SOMETHING ELSE, THAT'S BUSINESS.

SO LONG, MCCAIN.

JUST A MINUTE, PRESCOTT. YOU STILL OWE ME $5, FIRE DAMAGE ON

MY HOUSE.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

GIDDY-UP!

[KNOCKING] PA?!

JUST A MINUTE, SON.

PA.

I'M ALRIGHT, SON.

PA, YOU ALRIGHT?

EVERYTHING IS-- YOU SURE YOU'RE ALRIGHT?

I'LL GET YOU SOME WATER.

ALRIGHT, GET ME SOME WATER.

WHAT'RE YOU THINKING?

I'M NOT THINKING, I'M LOOKING.

LOOKING AT WHAT?

THE HILL, VALLEY, THE HERD.

EVERY ROCK, EVERY BLADE OF GRASS. AND ALL OF IT OURS.

LOOKS GOOD TO YOU, HUH?

ESPECIALLY NOW. BEFORE I ONLY SAW IT WITH MY EYES.

AND NOW YOU SEE IT WITH YOUR HEART.

YEP, JUST CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, THOUGH.

NOBODY CAN, SON. IT'S A DEEP WARM FEELING, A COMFORT WE--WE

JUST HAPPEN TO CALL HOME.

** **