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Part One
COACHMAN:
Hyah! Hyah! ( child moaning )( moaning continues ) ( clacking )( horses
approaching )
MAN 1: Go around that way. MAN 2: Get to the back. MAN 1: You two, come with me. STEVEN: Don't worry, son. You just be real quiet for me. Don't make a sound. BILLY: What's happening? MAN 2: Get yourself in. STEVEN: Get out of my house. MAN 1: Keep your nose out of our business. STEVEN: How dare you? What do you think you're doing? MAN 1: I'm warning you! STEVEN: Stop! MAN 1: Stay out of this. COACHMAN:
Hyah! MAUDE: Go back to sleep, child. Your dreams are obviously more entertaining than this coach ride. Just a little exercise for my rheumatism darling... unless, of course you indulge in games of chance. I didn't think so. Lordy, lordy. COACHMAN:
Watch yourself, Mister. MAN: Stage is in town. The stage is here. COACHMAN: Whoa. MARY: Billy! Oh! Oh, sweetheart. Oh, I missed you so much. Let me look at you. You're getting so big. COACHMAN: Good boy you got there ma'am. Didn't give me an ounce of trouble. MARY: Well, of course. He's my son. Thank you for watching him. I couldn't wait for your school holiday to begin. I missed you so much! I know. I already said that. Oh! We are going to have so much fun together. Oh, baby, you must be tired. BILLY: I'm okay. MARY: Yeah. Let's go. MAN: Well, come on, give me a hand. MAUDE: Well? Be careful with my luggage. It's genuine French leather. MAN: Let me give you a hand there, Ma'am. MAUDE: Thank you, Sir. VIN: Who the hell needs that much stuff? JOSIAH: Now, that, my friends, is proof there is a God. VIN: Amen, Brother. EZRA: Mother? JOSIAH: Mother?! I always thought Ezra was raised by wolves. MARY:
...and your grandfather said you've been such a good boy. I am so proud of you. WHEELER: Is that little Billy Travis? No, that can't be. He couldn't have gotten so big in just one year. MARY: You remember Mr. Wheeler, don't you? He owns the hotel. He's a little tired from the ride. WHEELER: Oh, probably hungry, too. Well, what say we get my cook to hustle up some sandwiches for you? MARY: Yes. That sounds like a fine idea. WHEELER: Well, come along. You can tell him what you want. MARY: Hey... You want to wait inside while I get the sandwiches? I'll be right back then, but I'm going to miss you. CHRIS: What do you think? Think that looks like a horse? It's yours. ELLIOT: Too bad you had to come back to town. You say one word and I'll kill your mother. I'm the devil! She can't hide from the devil. MARY: Billy! COACHMAN: Get out of the way! MARY: Billy! Oh, my... oh, God! CHRIS: You all right? MARY: Oh...! NATHAN:
Yeah, it looks all right, ma'am. I think his nerves are just a little razzled up. A long ride and a near miss with a wagon will do that to a boy. MARY: What were you thinking, Billy running into the street like that? BILLY: I want to go back to Grandpa's. MARY: What's the matter, Honey? BILLY: He... he's going to get you. MARY: Well, who's going to get me? BILLY: The... the devil. MARY: Honey, have those nightmares been coming back? Your grandma said they went away. NATHAN: Maybe coming back home stirred them up again. BILLY: But I saw him. MARY: Where did you see him, sweetheart? I know you miss your father as much as I do but sometimes forgetting everything just makes it worse. Maybe we need to just... talk a little bit. Billy... BILLY: Go away. NATHAN: Uh, Miss Travis I think the boy could use a little rest. MARY: I'll be out here. MAUDE:
Well, this is a sweet little town, Ezra. EZRA: Wonderful. Just what I want to hear. MAUDE: What on earth are you talking about? EZRA: Mother, what are you doing here? Did something happen in St. Louis? MAUDE: Well, things got a bit complicated there. EZRA: Oh, really? MAUDE: I thought it prudent to disappear for a while. Your letters spoke of this town's potential. EZRA: I knew I should have left off my return address. ELLIOT: Oh, madam... might this belong to you? MAUDE: Thank you, kind Sir. I hadn't realized I had dropped it. ELLIOT: Not at all. EZRA: A handkerchief? The oldest ruse in the book. MAUDE: One can always rely on the classics. Appearances are everything, darling. EZRA: Rare masonry from ancient Rome. Very valuable. MAN: Mm-hmm. MARY:
Mr. Larabee? I'm in your debt for saving my son. I know this may be a bit... presumptuous of me to ask. Well, I was hoping that you might be willing to have a little talk with Billy. CHRIS: Talk? MARY: You see, he's... never spoken about the night his father was killed. CHRIS: Well, I can understand that. MARY: But I think he needs to or... it'll keep haunting him. CHRIS: You think he saw what happened that night? MARY: I hope not... but the loss of his father alone is enough to... well, he, uh... he hasn't been the same since. That's partly why I sent him to live with his grandparents. There's too many ghosts here. CHRIS: Could be he just needs a little more time. Best to just leave him be. MARY: No, we've done that, and he hasn't gotten any better but when I saw him with you earlier-- the way he looked at you-- he even smiled. CHRIS: I don't know, Mary. I'm just not sure I'd be much help. MARY: All right. JD:
You know, I can do rope tricks, too. You want to see some? VIRGINIA: Um, maybe later, JD JD: Well you sure? I got it right here. BUCK: Hey, Kids. VIRGINIA: Hey, Buck! BUCK: Hey. VIRGINIA: How are you? BUCK: I'm fine, Miss Virginia. Thank you kindly. VIRGINIA: Me and Sugarplum were hoping that we'd see you on our ride today. ELLIOT: Virginia... I need your help inside. VIRGINIA: Yes, Papa. BUCK: Ma'am. JD: What are you trying to do to me, Buck? BUCK: Hey, can I help it if I've got animal magnetism? JD: Animal what? BUCK: Animal magnetism. I read about it in a magazine. It's-it's-it's a power I've got no control over. Once women get a whiff of it What can I do? JD: Take a bath? ELLIOT: Mr. Wilmington... I know my daughter may seem very mature but perhaps you should keep company with people your own age. BUCK: Sir. ELLIOT: Keep an eye on him. BUCK: Sometimes this animal magnetism, it's a curse. MAUDE :
(laughing ) He takes his little skirt, and he puts it on the poor dog and makes her dance the cancan-- ( all chuckling ) MAUDE: Full house-- and I said, "Ezra, honey you better be careful. Elsie's going to bite you," but he keeps dancing around and 'round until she goes... ( barks ) ( all chuckling ) MAUDE: And she nips him on the kisser. So he pulls off her skirt, and he says "Well, fine, then, you'll just have to dance naked." VIN: Ezra... we're just hearing about you and your dog. JD: The naked dancer. EZRA: If you'll excuse us, gentlemen. My mother needs her rest. MAUDE: My, my. JOSIAH: She looks just fine to me. VIN: She done cleaned us out. EZRA: Well, how about that? MAUDE: Well, I thank you gentlemen for the libations. JOSIAH: Uh, you need some help carrying my money? MAUDE: ( laughing ) I think I can handle it. JOSIAH: Good night, Maude. MAUDE: Good night. EZRA: I've never had a dog named Elsie and I certainly never dressed her up. MAUDE: Well, it's still an adorable story. JOSIAH: All right, gentlemen this game is called read 'em and weep. VIN: I'm out. JD: I'm already weeping. JOSIAH: This game is called solitaire. ( Billy fitfully
moaning )( wood rhythmically clacking )( horses approaching )
MAN: Go around that way. You two, come with me. STEVEN: Don't worry son. You just be real quiet for me. Don't make a sound. BILLY: What's happening? ( feet scuffling ) STEVEN: You're making a mistake. MAN: You keep your nose out of our business. STEVEN: Don't do this, Frank. MAN: I'm warning you. STEVEN: Stop! MAN: Stay out of this. Let's get out of here. MARY:
Billy?! Billy?! Billy, where are you?! Billy! VIN: Miss Travis... MARY: Billy! VIN: Miss Travis, what's wrong? MARY: He's gone! I woke up, and he was gone! VIN: Miss Travis... MARY: Billy! VIN: He's probably just wandering around town. CHRIS:
You'd better stay. MARY: But I want to help. CHRIS: What if he comes back? MARY: I don't know. Maybe you're right. NATHAN: We looked all over town. He ain't here. BUCK: He's probably just hiding. I was pretty good at that myself when I was a boy. NATHAN: Well, let's give it a second try you being the expert and all. MAUDE: Since when do you go riding after little runaway boys? EZRA: Well, the kid's mother wields considerable influence around here. It'll be good to have her owing me a favor. MAUDE: That's my boy. Always working an angle. JD: Where do you want us to start looking? VIN: Why don't you start at Baker Pass then head south from there. JOSIAH: Ma'am. CHRIS: Mary? We'll find him. MAUDE: Kids... you just never know what kind of crazy thing's going to get into their heads. Why, when Ezra was a little boy he got his hands on a tomahawk playing Injun or some such thing. Next thing I know, his little cousin's fingers are all... Well, honey, it all worked out in the end. NATHAN:
He ain't up here, Buck. I don't know where he is. BUCK: I don't know. He ain't here, either. Nathan... you're a doctor-type fella, aren't you? NATHAN: Yeah, I suppose. BUCK: Uh-huh. You heard about this animal magnetism thing, haven't you? I mean, women-- they can smell it on you. Now, medically speaking if a man's got it, it's not his fault, right? I mean, it's more like a condition. It's... it's like a rash or an ailment. It won't ever go away, will it? It won't... will it? MARY:
( sighs ) I should've seen this coming. I should've done something. MAUDE: By the time you're my age you realize there's a million things you should have done, and each one will stick you in the heart like a knife. MARY: You're saying it never gets easier? MAUDE: Never. But once in a while you'll see something you did right and it helps. It does, it helps a lot. WHEELER: Any luck, Mrs. Travis? MAUDE: Why, didn't I see you at the hotel? WHEELER: Well, very likely, since I own it. MAUDE: Well, I was just on my way over there now. Perhaps you could escort me. I'd just love to hear the finer points of hotelling. WHEELER: Well, there's not much to tell. MAUDE: It must be a very lucrative business. VIN:
We're getting closer. He managed to cover a lot of ground for a little kid. CHRIS: Then he must be scared. VIN: What do you think made him up and run off like that? CHRIS: I don't know. He's running from something. VIN: Ain't we all? EZRA:
Billy! JD: I hope we find the boy all right. Mrs. Travis looked ready to lose her mind over him. EZRA: My mother lost her mind long before I was born. JOSIAH: It's a mother's curse to worry over her kids. JD: What about Ezra's Ma, Josiah? JOSIAH: Charming woman. JD: She sure is. You know, she told me my fortune the other day, Ezra-- didn't even charge me. EZRA: And what did she see from the great beyond? JD: To tell you the truth, it wasn't that good. She told me I was going to be meeting my first and last bullet within six months. JOSIAH: Except... JD: Except she did this ancient ritual and it lifted the curse and now I'm going to be fine. EZRA: And the cost of said ritual? JD: Usually it's ten dollars. JOSIAH: But for you...? JD: Five. EZRA and JOSIAH: Billy! CHRIS:
Vin, Vin, there. VIN: Huh? He's around here somewhere. Hey, Billy! Billy, don't run! I got you! It's okay. BILLY: Let go! Let go! Let go! CHRIS: Hey, hey. We're going to take you back to your ma. BILLY: No, no! He's going to kill her. CHRIS: Who? ( gunshot ) CHRIS: Down! ( gunshot ) CHRIS: You see him? VIN: Yeah. He's up there on that ridge. BILLY: Hey! Let go! ( Billy yelling ) VIN: He's gone. BILLY: No, he's not! He's going to kill her! CHRIS: Who? BILLY: The devil! It's him! It's the devil! He's going to kill us, too! He's coming! CHRIS: All right, all right. All right. JD:
Good evening, ma'am. My name's JD Dunne. What's your name? WOMAN: Evening, Buck. MARY:
I was off visiting neighbors that night. Billy was supposed to go with me, but... he wanted to stay home with his father. When I got back, I saw... men riding away. NATHAN: How many? MARY: Two. But it was dark. I, um... I couldn't really see their faces but they must've heard me coming and that's probably what stopped them from finding Billy. CHRIS: Anyone you can think of that would've wanted your husband dead? MARY: Well, Steven upset a lot of people with his newspaper. He fought for the truth; published it. NATHAN: I remember afterwards, there was an investigation. MARY: Yes, and... they decided that it was a... a robbery that the guilty men were... long gone. I guess they've come back. CHRIS: Or never left. NATHAN: Son... now, I know this is hard for you But I have to ask-- did you see anything that night? MARY: Billy, please, we can't hide from this anymore. BILLY: The devil's going to get us. MARY: No. No. I won't let them, honey. Just talk to me. ( sighs ) Season One
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