All language subtitles for Riverboat S01E14 Guns for Empire

That's the crew of the shore
band? How about you? Yeah, well,

tomorrow we go back to work.

Anthony Larm arrives here about this
morning with the rest of his cargo.

Oh, incidentally, you've been feeding his
cargo guard the rest of the crew? Yeah,

what's the special cargo on this
charter job? Well, I don't know.

We'll find out when he gets here.

Oh, listen, tell
Carney when he gets back...

Fix that steam lock, huh? The valve's
been sticking. And wait up for me, huh?

You know, it's a funny thing.

Every time we get to a town
with over 50 people in it,

I always seem to draw a deck line.

Why, Ben, you don't think that I'm trying
to interfere with your fun now, do you?

Tell you what.

You go ashore tomorrow, and I'll
load the car. Well, that's fair enough.

I'm going to show Miss Train at the town.

Oh.

Well, I wouldn't do that if I were you,
Ben. It's the second time you've said that.

What are you getting at? Forget it.
You're 21. You can take care of yourself.

Just don't get hurt, huh?

Don't worry about it.

Mr. Lorimer likes men who know how to
take orders. He'll be told about this.

Thanks, Mr. Lansing.

Well, you know where to take him. If
you meet anyone, tell him he's drunk.

If you don't hear from me
in four days, kill him.

You all right?

I didn't even see him. Well, those
river rats don't even waste a minute.

I think I scared him off
before he got anything, though.

Mr. Fraser, I need some of
your crew to stand watch.

I'm sorry, Lorimer's cargo isn't our
responsibility until it gets on board the boat.

Ben?

Sorry, Rose, it was just a sneak thief.

Sure you're all right?

Yeah.

Have some more coffee, Sergeant.

You'll need it.

You're crossing the Mississippi tonight.

Tonight, sir?

I want you in Fort Davis by morning.

Give this report to the colonel.

You'll know where to find the steamboat?

I've got a pretty good
idea where it's going now.

Anthony Lorimer has several hundred guns.

He's ready to go ahead.

Kind of hard to believe, Lieutenant.

He doesn't look the sort from what
I've seen of him. Neither did Aaron Burr.

He was organizing an army
to seize land and create

an empire for himself
when he was arrested.

It was never proved in court, sir.
Sergeant, we've been watching Lorimer,

tracing his gun purchases
from a dozen different sources,

and his trail led right here to Louisiana.

He acted secretly every step of the way.

But now I know where those guns are.

And the Army has a case against them,
and they go right ahead... Who is it?

The desk clerk, sir. I
have a letter for you.

Just a minute.

Looks like trouble.
Get going and good luck.

Well, I can't get far. Go get him.

One moment, Sergeant.

Who are you?

The name is Lansing.

I'm with Anthony Lorimer.
It means nothing to me.

You bought into this game, mister.

You lose.

I want the report
Lieutenant Peterson gave you.

You aren't hurt, Ben.

I'm all right.

Well, did he steal anything?

I don't think so.

It's a cargo for some
farmers on the Red River.

I'll check in the morning.

Ben, I have something to tell you.

Here I am.

These three days on the river
have meant a great deal to me.

The fun and... well, meeting you.

It meant a lot to me too, Rose.

They're not over yet.

Well, in one way they are.

Not yet?

No, Ben, please. Oh, sir.

You've been on the river a long time.

There have been other
women passengers, and... Well,

it's a lonely trip traveling alone.

Surely you must have...

What's bothering you, Rose?

Nothing.

Never mind.

Good night, Ben.

Rose, I want to see you
tomorrow. I want to show you the town.

I'm sorry. I won't be
able to see you again.

Not like this, on deck.

What do you mean?

Rose, I ask you a question.

Please, Ben.

Don't make it any
harder for me than it is.

Well, I didn't have any luck at all,
Ben. I couldn't find the captain anywhere.

Looked at all the good
bars and all the bad ones.

The crew just came back. I
didn't see them anywhere either.

We had a prowler last
night, but nothing's missing.

You don't tie that in
with the captain, do you?

No.

It's a funny thing, though.

Gray Holden's not the kind to go
gallivanting off someplace. Not without telling me.

Something must have come up.
More cargo, more than likely. Well,

I hope you're right. Well, listen, if
you think we should look some more,

I'll round up all the boys.

No, not yet. We'll give them another hour.

All right, you men,
get those boxes loaded.

Well, Mr. Larmer, here we are.

Final step.

Oh, Mr. Lorimer, I wasn't
expecting you till morning.

Captain Holden isn't back yet.
You received my letter in Memphis?

Captain Holden did, yes.

What about your cargo? My men
are unloading the last wagon.

Have your crew put it aboard. I'm Ben
Fraser, the pilot. I'm aware of that.

But I've charted the boat.

You'll haul my property along
with myself and my assistants.

We'll sail down the
Mississippi, then west to the Red River.

I take my instructions
from Captain Holden.

He tells me what I carry
and where I carry it. Well,

our destination will be 300 miles
up Red River in Arkansas State.

It's my own settlement.

A community of farmers
known as Lorimer City.

Mr. Lorimer, maybe I got off on the
wrong foot with you, but then start loading.

Oh, Mr. Lansing is my right-hand man.

He'll give you your sailing orders.
Now, wait a minute. The cargo, Mr. Fraser.

Let it rot. Guns do not rot.

We have 500 rifles over there,
and you're loading them now.

What are you trying to pull?
We don't carry guns as cargo.

Let me make myself clear, Mr. Fraser.

I am Mr. Lorimer's protection
officer, and for his farms.

Captain Holden will not be joining us.

What do you mean?

Just that.

We do not tolerate opposition.

Captain Holden is in a
safe place as our guest.

His good health depends
upon your cooperation.

I don't believe you. You're bluffing.

Give me his coat.

I think that's easy to
prove. You know his work jacket?

Does this look familiar? It's his.

There's blood on it.

He was difficult. He's not
blabbing about the captain.

Now, Mr. Fraser, you're
the officer in charge.

Order your men to turn
their weapons over to me.

You're not taking over this boat.

Turn your guns on the crewmen. I don't
want them talking to anyone in the town.

Place it in the bow.

You came.

I wasn't sure.

Oh, you knew I would.

I'll never take you for granted again.

Well, I want to hear you say you miss me.

Oh, you know I did. I did. I thought
every minute that I'd wake up and, well,

just find it was gone
and it was all a dream.

We all dream, my dear.

But only a few of us have the
strength to turn our dreams to reality.

But we can plan and talk later.

You're here.

That's the important thing.

Oh, Mr. Lansing will give
you your sailing orders.

Now give us a little privacy.

I caution you not to do
that again, Mr. Fraser.

This crew's going to throw you
right off the boat, Lansing.

I disagree.

Let me make myself clear for
the last time, Mr. Fraser.

Captain Holden remains
in a place unknown to

you and in the company of two of my men.

You'll see him again in four
days, provided you cooperate with us.

What if I don't?

We'll bury the two of you.

What kind of thieves are you?

Why, we are not thieves, Mr. Fraser.

Anthony Lorimer's a very great man.

His voice is opening up the
wilderness, settling the land, building farms,

Guiding new settlers to organize
ideal communities with 500 rifles.

Oh, we've gathered those guns
from Charleston, Baltimore,

as far north as Philadelphia. It's still
very wild country along the Red River.

No, I want your guns.

We have to take them.

What's that thing?

Fires 100 bullets a minute or more.

It's a new Belgian invention, a
rapid-firing rifle, and my man knows how to use it.

You see, I'm not a gambling man,
Mr. Fraser, and I take no chances.

Show them how it
works. Give them a sample.

Again, another sample.

We've come a long way, Fraser.

We're not turning back.

And I don't think you'll
throw us off the boat.

Your guns, please. You're in
command, Ben. Give us the word.

And don't forget the captain.

He's right. We want Gray back and alive.

Give him the guns.

Well, it's about time you got it loaded.

Did you hear him?

How much more do we have to take?

Well, he's got guns and we haven't.

He's right.

He and his killers are
going to get Gray back.

We'll take him down, River,

but every minute we'll be trying
to find out where they got him.

Well, he's got four days. If he's
alive. There's someone that might help us.

She won't.

At least I'm gonna try.

Tony?

Charming, Rose, charming.

Do you like it?

I think it's beautiful.

It's one that you
bought me in New Orleans.

It needed you.

Thank you. Tony.

I heard about your
trouble with Mr. Frazier.

No trouble at all, my dear.

But you're holding Captain
Holden somewhere. He's your prisoner.

My plans are too big, too
important to be upset by a riverboat man.

But surely if you told
Ben, he'd understand.

He wouldn't listen. Small men
never do. Like Captain Holden,

all he believes is in brute force.

He'll not be harmed, my dear, if he
does his job. I give my word on it.

But knowing how he must feel, he and
Captain Holden are very close friends.

Is it the good Captain Holden or the old
Mr. Fraser you're worried about, my dear?

Oh, no, Tony, I'm only thinking of you.

I know what you're doing is important.

I believe that with all of my heart.

Then you must trust me.

The cargo's aboard, sir.

You'd better get up on
deck. I don't trust the crew.

They don't obey orders fast enough.

Wait for me, my dear.

Ben.

Oh, Ben, I'm so glad you're
here. Let me talk to you.

I only want to talk about one thing, Rose.

Where's Gray Holden?

I don't know.

I think you do.

No, they didn't tell me.

Oh, Ben, I know how you
feel. Everybody seems

to be your enemy right now, but I'm not.

Then tell me what you know, Rose.

I'd help you if I could.

Don't you understand? I'm
trying to save Gray's life.

Ben, I honestly don't know where he is.

I'm getting mighty tired of
waiting on His Majesty there.

Why don't we cut him loose?

Let him earn his keep.

Either that or let's kill him right now.

Well, Armour said to keep him alive
for four days, and he wasn't kidding.

I don't want to be the
man that crosses him.

All right.

But I'm getting real
sick of spoon feeding him.

I'm going to cut you loose.

If you try anything
funny, just you remember.

We can always tell Lorimer
you try to make a break for it.

Thanks a lot, boy.

You pour me a cup of coffee.

Why don't you watch what you're
doing, you clumsy ox? Leave him be!

You pour that coffee.

You've had your accident for the day.

You just put that pot down on
that table real calm and easy like.

Why, Blinky, you don't think that I'd...

I don't think you would do nothing but
try to get out of here or anything else.

But you ain't gonna get a chance,

so you get over there and
clean up that mess you made.

All right.

Get a cup and come on,
pour yourself some coffee.

Thanks.

You know, you fellas
know how to treat a man.

It's real cold in here.

I didn't want a slab of bread!

That's better.

Now, Juan, you do the dish
portion and the cooking. It's fine.

Which one of you boys does the sewing?

Thanks for the promotion, anyway.

Do you want to see me?
Yes, won't you sit down?

What do you want, Lorimer?

Our mutual friend, Miss Traynor,
persuaded me to talk to you. Well, you can save it.

You're being insulting to the lady.

Perhaps you need a
lesson in manners and tact.

No, Tony, please.

Ben listened to him.

You must understand.

I already do. And I say you don't.

Please, Ben.

You're just hurt because
I'm in Mr. Lorimer's camp.

I can see that.

But you would be too if you knew about
his great works and his plans for the future.

All right, Lorimer.

Tell me about your great plans.

To drive settlers from your land
who won't do business with you?

No. And what are the guns for?

To protect the people
who have placed their

lives in my trust. Protect them from what?

From land speculators, from
promoters, from hostile Indians.

Don't you see, Ben?

One day that wilderness is going
to be a state. One of the biggest.

I believe that too.

It doesn't need you, Lorimer.

You're wrong, Fraser.

I want to build a new land.

A place where men can lead a decent life.

Not be governed by cheap, bickering
politicians. Lorimer City is just the beginning.

We'll set an example for
the whole world to follow.

You're gonna do all that with guns.

What have guns got to do with that?

Mr. Lorimer is a good man.

He has men in every major
town describing Lorimer City.

Free land.

It won't take long, Ben.

People will come here by the thousands.

This country will grow without men
like Lorimer. Not for what they can get.

You're like all the rest
of the blind fools, Fraser.

I'm a man of action.

I'm building the ideal
community, the perfect state.

Without dreamers, there'd be no followers.

The trouble with you is, you don't
believe that some men are born to govern. No,

I believe it's something you gotta
learn, something you gotta work for.

Let's not hand any man on a platter.

He seemed to be prowling around, sir.

Have you ever seen him before? No, sir.

Now come out, with your hands in the air.

What is this, Lansing?
Who is this man? This

is Lieutenant
Peterson, United States Army.

Spy, tracker, and hound dog.

You're the man I saw
on the dock last night.

That's right.

Army Secret Service.

We've been investigating
Anthony Lorimer's promises.

Last night I found the evidence we
needed. Evidence of what? An armed rebellion.

You have rifles.

Possessing guns is not illegal.

Unless they're to be used as a
conspiracy to seize government land.

And I believe they are.

Our report's on the way to Fort Davis.

You'd be wise to turn in at
the nearest town and surrender.

You can stop play acting now, Lieutenant.

Your report won't get to Fort Davis.

Sergeant Weldon's dead. Is this
man telling the truth, Lansing?

Lansing!

I see no man.

Put away that gun.

I see no gun.

Put it away!

Where's the army man?

Army man?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I saw no army man.

You need some rest, Mr. Fraser.

You're imagining things.

I can't believe it that they'd
go up against the army like that.

Well, the stakes are big, Joe, real big.

They killed Peterson and threw him
overboard. It had to be that way.

Yeah, and it's only your
word that you ever saw the man.

Yeah, with what we know,
none of us are gonna get

off this boat alive once
we deliver that cargo.

Well, at least they
need us to run the boat.

Yeah.

Back!

Yeah, Connie. We're in trouble
down here. Steam key's locked.

He's building up pounds of pressure.

Well, cut the lock. You'll
blow us all up. Cut the lock.

I can't. It won't cut. It's too
late. I've got the crew on deck.

Well, get out yourself. I'll be
right down. Take the wheel, sir.

These fools fast! I told
you to check it! Well, I

didn't do it! What a Lansing's man!

He wants to run me boiler
room! What's going on down here?

Why have the paddle wheels stopped?

One of your men brought the
steamlock. I'll see him get an official.

We ought to cool off
the whole boat, though.

Come on, get me out of here. Where's Grey
Holy? Let me out of here! I'll tell you.

Tell me where he is. He's in a shack up
in the river. Now let me out of here!

Where is he?

What's happening?

What road? Get me out of here!
Where is he? Tell me where he is!

Give me a chance! Ben! Ben, she's going
up! I said, can we all go up with a bang?

Tell me where he is! Give
me a chance! Where? Where?

The pressure's dropping!

Tommy! The bluff is
over, Fraser! It's no bluff!

That valve isn't frozen anymore!

Yeah.

Hello, Mrs. Winter.

Hello, Ben. Haven't seen you in months.

It's good to see you.
Is your husband around?

No, he's out in the woods.
This is one of his chopping days.

You can do business with me.

All right, let's see what you can sell me.

Can we get a message out of here?

You got trouble?

I need some men, men with guns.

Ben, where would we get
them? You know, we're

far from people up
here. Where's the captain?

He's a prisoner.

Look, I've got to get a
message to the sheriff.

He only comes around once
in three months. The nearest

town is 40 miles away.
I wish I could help.

What did you tell her, Fraser?

Nothing.

Just who do you think you are,
giving orders? This is my land.

Oh, get out of my way.
Don't try it, Fraser.

Lansing, stop it.

Get out of here.

You know Mr. Lorimer
doesn't treat people that way.

I'm so sorry for what
happened. That's all right.

It isn't the first
hard knock I've ever had.

That's the kind of person
that'll suffer if Lorimer has his way.

That isn't true.

Mr. Lorimer is a good man.

Oh, don't give me that.

Oh, Ben, listen.

I grew up on the river.

There were keelboats
then, and I had nothing.

But I was pretty, and I had
a little school learning.

And I got along.

You don't have to explain to me, Rose.

Ben, please. I want you to hear.

I went to New Orleans
with a riverboat gambler.

He was killed there over a
poker table. After that, well,

I got along the best way I could.

I was working in a gambling
hall when I first met Lorimer.

He fell in love with me, Ben.

He's given me a chance to be somebody.

And he wants to marry me.

So now you're his spy.

Spy.

Because I wanted to pretend I was
a girl again, walking with a boy.

I didn't have to pretend, Rose.

Yes, I know that now.

But Ben... Ben, it was
always too late for you and me.

The only thing I have left is my
belief in Lorimer and what he's doing.

You can see why I can't change.

It's too late for me.

Rose, it's never too late
if you believe in something.

Now tell me where Gray is.

Then I can't tell you that.

You've known where he is all along.

Then you're hurting me.
Tell me, Rose, tell me!

Then you know I'd help the
captain if I could. Yeah.

Help him to die.

If he tries any more of his
tricks, I'll kill him myself.

Well, I'm quite certain Holden is secure.

But I'm not so sure about Fraser.

He won't give up. What'd he say to Rose?

They had a long talk.

He wanted her to do
something for him. I trust Rose.

Well, I don't.

She won't help him.

And after tomorrow, it
won't matter. You know, Larmer,

this whole business is
beginning to bother me.

We're making friends.

Settlers want to join us.

I don't know how to take you, Lorimer.

Are you going to let Fraser go
back down river from Lorimer City?

He'll be back with a load of federal
troops so fast you won't be able to think.

I see no reason for that.

We haven't harmed him or his captain.

Holding them is a necessity.

But I most certainly
intend to set them free.

I don't.

What?

I intend to burn this boat and let
the Hulk block up the channel for good.

I won't let you.

I gave my word. But I didn't give
mine. Don't talk to me that way.

You're my employee.

I pay you. I'm not letting you
ruin everything we've built.

The boat goes, and so
do Holden and his pilot.

The men at the Hendricks
cabin have their instructions.

I'm not leaving anyone
around to tell tales.

I forbid it.

You hear me? I forbid it.

And my service is no
longer required? Now, just

a minute, Lansing. I'd be very glad to go.

You know you're indispensable to me.

Anything wrong, Rose?

Get rid of him, Tony.

He's vicious.

The way he treated Mrs. Winther.

More of Ben's talk?

No, I was there. I saw it.

I don't trust him.

I'll talk to him.

You mustn't let this disturb you, Rose.

Tony, I've believed in you.

And now because of something
Lansing's done, you lose faith in me.

Yes.

He laughed at you.

He laughed at your leadership.

Rose, you don't understand.

Are you so blind you can't see that
he's just using you, biding his time?

Why, he'll take over when he's ready.

Take over?

Everything you've created.

He's greedy, Tony.

You're wrong, Rose.

He's my friend.

I trust him.

But I'm beginning to wonder
if you're really on my side.

You're always defending the river people.

It's time you learned that I won't
tolerate any enemies in my work.

If you got in my way, I destroy you too.

Where's Ben?

Please, it's important.

Well, he went to the
engine room. It's back out.

Ben, I've got to talk to
you. Please, it's important.

We've said all there is to be said, Rose.

Ben, I know you're right.

I was a fool making myself
believe something when I knew better.

You've got to get away.

You've got to get back to Captain Holden.

Lansing plans to kill you
both and burn the boat.

What do you mean, burn the boat?

Lorimer won't stop him.

What about Gray Holden? Where is he?

He's in a shack on the
River Road, a few miles

from Union Point, the Hendricks place.

How do you know?

Lansing just told me.

You can get there alone,
Ben. The Winthrops have horses.

What will Lorimer do when
he finds out you told me?

He won't hurt me. Now hurry.

I'll try to keep him
away so you have a chance.

Thanks, Bruce.

Are you done? Take your time about
fixing it. I know where Gray is.

I want to borrow one of your
horses. I'll get him back to you.

Help yourself.

Where are the other horses?

He stole the only horse we own.

Now you ought to kill you.

One more killing shouldn't bother you.

You told Fraser where Holden is.

It had to be you.

You're the only one who
would have guessed it.

I want to know why.

You lied to me, Tony.

It was all a pack of lies, wasn't it?

You're just what Ben said you were.

A man out to get all he
can no matter who gets hurt.

And marrying me.

That was a lie too, wasn't it, Tony?

Well, what else could you expect?

The common girl of the river.

I'll get ready for your
friends when they come back.

I'll deal with you later.

Hurry up with that bacon. Don't you
hurry. You're not going anywhere.

I want none of your lip. Just
bring that bacon over here.

Well, you sure took your time getting
here. Thanks a lot. How's the boat?

It's all right, except for a bent shaft.

A bent shaft? Yeah. Well, come on,
let's go. The horses are out back.

What's the matter with you? I got
clipped in the leg. Can you make it? I'll try.

Come on.

How much longer?

She's got to be straight. I
know that, but hurry it up.

It's no job for her, and
it's mighty touchy. One kink,

and we drip the bottom out of the
boat. You're stalling for time.

I'll give you another two hours.

That's all.

There you go.

Come in the back way.

I'm expecting you two. Lorimer's got the
dock covered. Between the three of us,

maybe we can turn the
trick. The three of us?

Where's your husband, Mrs.
Winter? He won't be back till Friday.

Well, then you stay out of this.

Not a chance. I've seen that
gun Lorimer's got on deck.

You need all the help you can get.

She's right, Gray. If we can
get around behind that gun.

I'll get that gun if you and
Mrs. Winter will cover me.

No, you don't know the
setup. That gun is unbelievable.

Wait till I get behind the gun.

When I get the seat, it'll cover me.

Gray.

I don't want Rose hurt. Watch out for her.

Tony, you're sick.

I'm going to take you away from here.

Don't talk nonsense, Rose.

I don't want to kill you, Tony.

Don't make me.

Rose, you wouldn't shoot.

You couldn't.

Little people only make threats.

Tony, don't.

Give me that knife.

No, Tony, don't. Tony,
don't, please. Please, Tony.

Tony, please.

Ciara was holding, he's ready, go ahead.

Y'all in one piece? Yeah,
of course I am, Carney.

I gotta find Rose Train.

I tried to stop him, Ben.

You did.

You both did a fine job.

It's all over.

All over.

Thank you, Ben.

Try to miss me a little.

Sometimes.

Well, we're making pretty
good time for Fort Davis.

Yeah.

How's your leg feeling?

It's all right. Tell me, Ben,
you ever been awarded a medal?

No.

Why?

Well, you're probably
going to get one when

we deliver Lorimer's
farm tools to the army.